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高三英语试卷
第I卷(选择题)
一、听力,本题共20小题,共30分。
1.Which dorm is the closest to the campus?
A. The one on the hill.
B. The one near the river.
C. The one in the south part of town.
2.Where are the speakers?
A. In their car. B. At a birthday party. C. In a shopping mall.
3.What will the man do next?
A. Take some photos. B. Pick some flowers. C. Draw a picture.
4.What does the woman want to do?
A. Apply for a job. B. Call the manager. C. Leave the company.
5.How does the woman sound?
A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Pleased.
听一段材料,回答问题。
6.What’s wrong with the woman?
A. Her arms hurt. B. Her back hurts. C. Her neck hurts.
7.What can we learn about the woman?
A. She will take the man’s advice.
B. She is tired of doing computer work.
C. She seldom takes breaks at work.
听一段材料,回答问题。
8.Where are Sally and David from?
A. America. B. France. C. Singapore.
9.What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. To show Sally and David around some attractions.
B. To pick Sally and David up from the airport.
C. To treat Sally and David to dinner.
听一段材料,回答问题。
10.What do the speakers think of doing exercise after work?
A. Time-wasting. B. Great. C. Tiring.
11.What does the man suggest doing?
A. Eating less for dinner.
B. Going to the gym later.
C. Having dinner earlier in the evening.
12.What do we know about the speakers?
A. They both have jobs.
B. They both enjoy swimming.
C. They always go to bed early.
听一段材料,回答问题。
13.What kind of feeling do people connect red to?
A. Anger. B. Sadness. C. Loneliness.
14.Which of the following is a cheerful and lively colour?
A. Blue. B. Purple. C. Yellow.
15.Who wears blue uniforms?
A. The policemen and the postmen.
B. The policemen and the navy.
C. The postmen and the navy.
16.How many colours are mentioned in the passage?
A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight.
听一段材料,回答问题。
17.Which bike does the woman like?
A. The green one. B. The black one. C. The brown one.
18.What does the man think of the black bike?
A. Expensive. B. Beautiful. C. Fashionable.
19.Where are the speakers?
A. In Australia. B. In Holland. C. In America.
20.What will the speakers do before they go to another shopping centre?
A. Asking the shopowner for help.
B. Having something to drink.
C. Looking for stores in the United States.
二、阅读理解:本题共15小题,共37.5分。
A
STEM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths education. These camps provide the skills needed to succeed in our technological society.
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Steve & Kate’s Camp was founded on the belief that when you trust kids, they learn to trust themselves, and develop a creative confidence that will help them unleash (释放) their true potential. It offers a safe, judgment-free environment where kids can be themselves, explore their passions, and make a few mistakes along the way. Phone: 415-389-5437
Asheville School
Asheville School is offering a unique app camp experience for teenagers across the US and abroad who are interested in learning how to make exciting new apps. Students will learn about programming language and AR technology. Phone: 828-254-6345
Game Camp Nation
Harness (利用) your child’s energy for video games to fuel their future, strengthen self-confidence and make new friends. Creativity, critical thinking & communication: we emphasise the 3Cs needed for success in today’s media-driven world. Hands-on projects spark curiosity. Our groups are intentionally kept small, and our staff encourage the kinds of peer interaction that easily make friends. Phone: 619-446-6495
Camp Motorsport
For the camper who loves to hear those famous words“Start your engines!”, Camp Motorsport offers exciting motorsport focused summer camp programmes for girls and boys aged 9 to 17. In addition to gaining valuable seat time, campers get hands-on experience with the STEM aspects of automotive design.When not driving, Camp Motorsport still has all the fun summer camp activities campers expect including a private lake with swimming, boats, and gaga ball just to name a few. Phone: 888-836-1212
1. Which camp will you choose if you want to take programming courses?
A. Steve & Kate’s Camp. B. Game Camp Nation.
C. Camp Motorsport. D. Asheville School.
2. What number will you call if you want to have much fun after joining the camp?
A. 619-446-6495. B. 828-254-6345. C. 888-836-1212. D. 415-389-5437.
3. What do Steve & Kate’s Camp and Game Camp Nation have in common?
A. They both appeal to learners full of curiosity.
B. They both make learners become confident.
C. They are both free of charge for teenagers across the US.
D. They are both popular with programming language learners.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】文章主要介绍了四个提供STEM教育的夏令营及其特色和联系方式。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。 根据Asheville School中“Students will learn about programming language and AR technology.(学生将学习编程语言和AR技术)”可知,如果想参加编程课程,应选择Asheville School。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。 根据Camp Motorsport中“Camp Motorsport still has all the fun summer camp activities campers expect including a private lake with swimming, boats, and gaga ball just to name a few. (Camp Motorsport仍然有所有露营者期待的有趣的夏令营活动,包括一个有游泳、船只和加加球的私人湖泊,仅举几例)”可知,想在入营后玩得开心应选择Camp Motorsport,其电话为888-836-1212。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。 根据Steve & Kate’s Camp中“Steve & Kate’s Camp was founded on the belief that when you trust kids, they learn to trust themselves, and develop a creative confidence that will help them unleash (释放) their true potential.(Steve & Kate’s营地创立的初衷是:当你信任孩子时,他们就会学会信任自己,并培养出一种创造性的自信,这种自信将帮助他们充分发挥自己的潜力)”以及Game Camp Nation中“Harness (利用) your child’s energy for video games to fuel their future, strengthen self-confidence and make new friends.(充分利用孩子对电子游戏的热情,这不仅能为他们的未来打下坚实基础,还能增强他们的自信心,并帮助他们结交新朋友)”可知,两个夏令营的共同点是都能让学员变得自信。
B
Many of us wonder what lies in outer space. When we look up at the night sky, we see stars, the shinning of a moving satellite and occasionally a distant planet. But one thing we don’t see is the millions of pieces of junk filling up space. It’s this debris (残骸) that’s causing problems for the existing technology that’s up there and which we rely on.
The amount of space junk is increasing. Over the last few decades, satellites and rockets have been launched into space, littering the universe as they go. It’s estimated there are now millions of pieces of metal and other materials in orbit — everything from old rocket to accidentally dropped astronaut tools, and even bits of paint.
The fear is that if we don’t start taking this litter out of the sky soon, it will become a significant threat to active satellites. Nobu Okada, Chief Executive of Astroscale — a company working on ways to clean up space junk — says hitting “even a small piece of paint… has enough power to blow up other satellites.”
Several ideas are being looked at to collect the debris floating around in space. In2018, the Remove Debris spacecraft carried out various experiments, including testing a net that could follow a satellite and firing a harpoon (叉) at a target in orbit to try to catch it.
This year the UK Space Agency is helping to fund new approaches to tracking satellites and debris in space. Jacob Geer from UKSA told the BBC: “Space surveillance (监控) and tracking is one of the key things we can do to keep safe those satellites we rely on now, and to make sure certain orbits don’t become inaccessible for future generations because there’s too much debris in them.”
It’s clear that a solution is needed so a deep clean can take place. But looking to the future, like any litter problem, we need to look at ways of creating less — and that shouldn’t be the stuff of science fiction.
4. What does the first paragraph say about space junk?
A. It is something dangerous. B. Its influence has been undervalued.
C. It was left by astronauts on purpose. D. Its amount is becoming small recently.
5. Why did Nobu Okada mention a small piece of paint?
A. To stress the significance of active satellites.
B. To introduce the plan of cleaning the debris.
C. To explain the difficulty in cleaning space junk.
D. To describe the damage space junk could bring.
6. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. The effort to remove space junk. B. The approach of space surveillance.
C. The importance of sending up satellites. D. The experiment of tracking spacecraft.
7. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A. Space junk: satellites threat
B. Scientists’ exploration of outer space
C. Space surveillance: a way to keep space clean
D. New proof of space junk’s harm to the universe
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讨论了太空垃圾的问题以及人类为解决这一问题所做的努力。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段中“It’s this debris (残骸) that’s causing problems for the existing technology that’s up there and which we rely on.(正是这些残骸给我们赖以生存的现有技术带来了问题)”可知,太空垃圾具有危险性。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Nobu Okada, Chief Executive of Astroscale—a company working on ways to clean up space junk—says hitting “even a small piece of paint… has enough power to blow up other satellites.(致力于清理太空垃圾的astroscale公司的首席执行官Nobu Okada说,撞击“即使是一小块油漆……也有足够的力量摧毁其他卫星)”可知,Nobu Okada提到一小块油漆是为了描述太空垃圾可能带来的损害。故选D。
【6题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Several ideas are being looked at to collect the debris floating around in space. In2018, the Remove Debris spacecraft carried out various experiments, including testing a net that could follow a satellite and firing a harpoon (叉) at a target in orbit to try to catch it.(目前正在研究收集太空中漂浮的碎片的几种方法。2018年,“清除碎片”航天器进行了各种实验,包括测试一种可以跟踪卫星的网,以及向轨道上的目标发射鱼叉以试图捕获它)”可知,第四段主要说明了人类在清理太空垃圾方面付出的努力。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段“The fear is that if we don’t start taking this litter out of the sky soon, it will become a significant threat to active satellites.(令人担心的是,如果我们不尽快把这些垃圾从天空中清除出去,它将对活跃的卫星构成重大威胁)”以及最后一段“It’s clear that a solution is needed so a deep clean can take place. But looking to the future, like any litter problem, we need to look at ways of creating less—and that shouldn’t be the stuff of science fiction.(很明显,需要一个解决方案,这样才能进行一次彻底的清理。但展望未来,就像任何垃圾问题一样,我们需要寻找减少垃圾产生的方法——这不应该是科幻小说的内容)”可知,短文主要介绍了太空垃圾会对卫星造成威胁,以及需要清理太空垃圾以确保未来的安全。可知,最佳标题是“太空垃圾:卫星的威胁”。故选A。
C
Salad plants have already been grown in old shelters and tunnels. Urban farming is a regular topic of interest at places like the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, where leaders consider whether the world's food system, blamed for causing both obesity and malnutrition, can be fixed. There are already plenty of urban farming projects around the world, particularly in the US, Japan and the Netherlands, from urban fish and plant farms to vertical farming.
“It's becoming an expanding industry,” said Richard Ballard, one of the founders of the farm Growing Underground. “There're several other businesses starting up in London in containers, and there are other vertical farms around the country now.”
Growing Underground is not a standard farm. The rows of crops could be in almost any tunnel, but these plants are 100 feet below Clapham High Street and show that urban agriculture is, in some cases at least, not a fad. The underground farm has occupied a part of the Second World War air-raid shelters for nearly five years, and Ballard is planning to expand into the rest of the space later this year.
Growing Underground supplies herb and salad mixes to grocery shops, supermarkets and restaurants. Being in London creates an advantage, Ballard says, as they can harvest and deliver in an hour.
He adds other advantages. Being underground means temperatures never go below 15℃ surface greenhouses need to be heated. They can do more harvests: 60 crops a year, compared with about seven in a traditional farm. Electricity to power the lights is a major cost, but the company believes renewable energy will become cheaper.
Similar British companies include the Jones Food Company in Lincolnshire, while in the US AeroFarms has several projects in New Jersey, and Edenworks in Brooklyn.
8. What do we know about urban farming?
A. It leads to a healthier lifestyle. B. It is rarely discussed at the WEF.
C. Different farming methods are used. D. Local governments pay efforts to develop it.
9. Which of the following best explains "a fad" underlined in Paragraph 3?
A. A dream that's easy to realize. B. A field controlled for a long time.
C. An approach to a serious problem. D. A fashion that’s popular for a short time.
10. What can we learn about the underground farm?
A. It is more productive than a traditional farm. B. It provides food directly to the customers.
C. Its major products are herbs and salads. D. It uses less energy than a greenhouse.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Current food system causes health problems
B. Growing Underground attracts more people
C. Traditional farming will be replaced soon
D. Urban farming is still thought costly and time-consuming
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如今城市农业的发展情况,其中“地下种植”农场的创始人表示这正在成为一个不断扩张的行业。文章还介绍了“地下种植”农场的一些特点和优势。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“There are already plenty of urban farming projects around the world, particularly in the US, Japan and the Netherlands, from urban fish and plant farms to vertical farming.(世界各地已经有很多城市农业项目,特别是在美国、日本和荷兰,从城市鱼类和植物农场到垂直农场)”可知,在城市农业中采用了不同的耕作方法。故选C。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“The underground farm has occupied a part of the Second World War air-raid shelters for nearly five years, and Ballard is planning to expand into the rest of the space later this year.(这个“地下农场”在二战期间曾作为防空洞使用近5年,巴拉德计划在今年晚些时候将其扩展到其他地方)”可知,在克拉彭高街开展农业有历史由来,说明不是一种短时间内流行的时尚。画线词与D选项“一种短时间内流行的时尚”意思最接近。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“They can do more harvests: 60 crops a year, compared with about seven in a traditional farm.(他们可以收获更多的作物:一年60次,而传统农场一年只有7次)”可知,地下农场比传统的农场更多产。故选A。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段““It's becoming an expanding industry,” said Richard Ballard, one of the founders of the farm Growing Underground. “There're several other businesses starting up in London in containers, and there are other vertical farms around the country now.”(“地下种植”农场的创始人之一Richard Ballard说:“这正在成为一个不断扩张的行业。”“伦敦还有其他几家集装箱企业正在起步,现在全国各地也有其他垂直农场。”)”结合文章主要介绍了如今城市农业的发展情况,其中“地下种植”农场的创始人表示这正在成为一个不断扩张的行业。文章还介绍了“地下种植”农场的一些特点和优势。可知,B选项“地下种植吸引了更多的人”最符合文章标题。故选B。
D
I was at the Gathering for Science in Boston, on 22 April 2017, as were 70.000 other scientists. We were there to stand up for facts and truth.
Where are the crowds of scientists now? Since then, harms from science denial have only increased: global suffering has grown owing to inaction on climate change, and some epidemics have risen along with vaccine skepticism.
I've been out there talking to the science deniers, and I've asked my scientist friends to come with me. “Those people just aren't worth talking to.” they'll say. “I wouldn't make a difference anyway.” What's wrong. Those people can and do change their minds, although it requires someone to put in the time to overcome distrust.
To be sure, many experts have launched themselves against misinformation, enduring abuse on social media and even threats to their safety. But when scientists turn down my invitations, it's not because of fear. Most often, their excuses are grounded in the “backfire effect”, a questionable 2010 finding that people sometimes embrace misconceptions more strongly when fared with corrective information, implying that pushing back against falsehoods is counter-productive. Even the researchers whose results were exaggerated to popularize this idea do not embrace it anymore, and argue that the true challenge is learning how best to target corrective information.
In fact, evidence is growing that rebuttals can be effective. Science deniers all draw on the same flawed reasoning techniques: cherry-picking evidence, relying on fake experts, and engaging in illogical reasoning. A landmark 2019 study showed that critiquing the flawed techniques can contain the spread of misinformation.
So how does “technique rebuttal” work in practice?
Arnaud Gagneur and his colleagues at the University of Sherbrooke conducted more than 1.000 20-minute interviews in which they listened to new parents' concerns about vaccinations and answered their questions. Those parents' children were 9% more likely to receive all the vaccines on the schedule than were those of uninterviewed parents whose babies were delivered in the same maternity ward. One mother told him: “It's the first time that I've had a discussion like this, and I feel respected, and I trust you.” It is self-evident in science communication that you cannot convince a science denier with facts alone; most science deniers don't have a lack of information, but a lack of trust.
So what should scientists do? Even non-experts can use technique rebuttal. A geologist can engage a neighbor who is vaccine hesitant. A protein biologist can coach an aunt or uncle who wants “more evidence” that climate change is real. Instead of shilling to more comfortable conversations, engage in respectful exchange. If you spend more time asking questions than offering explanations, people will be more likely to pay attention to the explanations that you do offer.
12. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Gathering for Science addressed online abuse.
B. The silence of scientists worsens harm from science denial.
C. Ineffective vaccines speed up the spread of some epidemics.
D. The author's friends find it valuable to talk with science deniers.
13. According to the passage, the “backfire effect” ______.
A. suggests caution before correcting others
B. emphasizes the effectiveness of rebuttals
C. results from flawed reasoning techniques
D. enjoys wide support in the academic field
14. The last two paragraphs suggest that ______.
A. the interviewed parents agreed to vaccination due to the sufficiency of the information
B. geologists and protein biologists need to make sure the conversations are comfortable
C. scientists are encouraged to listen carefully and ask questions during interaction
D. scientists should teach non-experts how to conduct respectful exchanges
15. In writing this passage, the author aims to ______.
A. express concerns for misinformation
B. analyze the main cause of science denial
C. advocate employing technique rebuttal
D. present the problems scientists encounter
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章提出了否认科学所造成的危害不断加剧这一问题,然后就此问题提出解决办法,即要有技术性的反驳,鼓励科学家在互动过程中,要去仔细聆听他人且问他人问题。
【详解】1.推理判断题。根据第二段的“Where are the crowds of scientists now? Since then, harms from science denial have only increased: global suffering has grown owing to inaction on climate change, and some epidemics have risen along with vaccine skepticism.”(如今,科学家们在哪里?自从那时起,否认科学的危害只增不减: 由于对气候变化的不作为,全球苦难加剧,随着对疫苗的怀疑,一些流行病不断出现。)可知,作者提出 “科学家如今都在哪里?”,这暗示了科学家们如今都保持沉默,从而加剧了否认科学所造成的危害。故选B。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段的“Most often, their excuses are grounded in the “backfire effect”a questionable 2010 finding that people sometimes embrace misconceptions more strongly when fared with corrective information, implying that pushing back against falsehoods is counter-productive.”( 大多数情况下,他们的借口都是基于“回火效应”,2010年的一值得怀疑的发现是,当人们面对纠正性信息时,人们有时会更强烈地接受错误概念,这意味着反击谬误是适得其反的。)可知,backfire effect(回火效应)表明,人们在纠正别人时会产生适得其反的效果,所以推断出,backfire effect(回火效应)表明在纠正其他人之前要谨慎。故选A。
3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“...conducted more than 1.000 20-minute interviews in which they listened to new parents' concerns about vaccinations and answered their questions... It is self-evident in science communication that you cannot convince a science denier with facts alone; most science deniers don't have a lack of information, but a lack of trust.”(进行了超过1000次20分钟的采访,在采访中,他们听取新任父母对疫苗的关注,并回答了他们的问题......在科学传播中,你不能仅凭事实就说服一个否认科学的人,这是不言而喻的;大多数否认科学的人并不缺乏信息,而是缺乏信任。)和最后一段“If you spend more time asking questions than offering explanations, people will be more likely to pay attention to the explanations that you do offer.”(如果你花更多的时间问问题而不是解释,人们就会更加注意你给出的解释。)可以推断出,最后两段表明,在互动过程中,科学家被鼓励要去仔细聆听他人且问他人问题,故选C。
4.推理判断题。文章第一段讲了2017年“我”和70000位科学家一起在波士顿的科学大会上维护事实和真理。第二段讲述了如今,科学家们都保持沉默,否认科学所造成的危害不断加剧。第三段作者表明只要投入时间就能改变别人对科学的否认。第四段作者用“回火效应”来表明,在纠正别人之前要谨慎。第五段作者提出反驳别人的谬误是有效果的。第六段,第七段和第八段介绍了“技术性的反驳”在实践中的应用,同时要鼓励科学家在互动过程中,要仔细聆听他人,且问他人问题。所以,综合全文可知,作者先提出现有的问题,即否认科学造成危害不断加剧,然后提出解决办法--即要有技术性的反驳,所以可推断出,作者写这篇文章的目的就是要提倡使用技术性的反驳,故选C。
三、阅读七选五:本题共5小题,共12.5分。
With climate change continuing to worsen, our situation is beginning to feel increasingly serious. ____16____ Is it right? Maybe not.
Techno-optimism is one of the greatest misconceptions when it comes to solutions to ensure our future. It can be defined as a belief that future technologies will solve all of our current problems. This definition reinforces (强化) the idea that there’s no reason to panic or change our current energy-intensive lifestyle. All society needs to do is look to green technology to work its magic. ____17____
One of the best examples of this optimistic misconception is the electric car. Despite being highly regarded as an eco-friendly way to get around, electric cars are not the end for the future of transport. Batteries in electric cars use chemical elements which we could be seeing a shortage of by the midcentury. ____18____ Techno-optimism has led many to believe that if everyone just switched to driving electric vehicles, we would be making incredible steps towards sustainability. However, the reality is that the amount of resources and energy needed to produce enough electric vehicles for everyone is not even remotely sustainable.
____19____ Investing in public transportation and moving away from individually owned vehicles. Producing fewer cars. Improving recycling practices of old batteries. The solutions we seek should not be rooted in new technology, but be about changing the way our society functions.
Techno-optimism puts too much emphasis on technology and not enough on what we can do right this minute. Unfortunately, people seem to like the picture that techno-optimism paints. ____20____ It is important to understand that the problem begins when we see those technologies as a way to make our current lifestyles eco-friendly. Until we are ready to face the need for a less complex life, we cannot make true progress towards sustainability.
A. So where should we look for answers instead?
B. The modern world’s simple solution is technology.
C. Moreover, they are more energy intensive to produce.
D. Is it a trap that many people have fallen into in recent years?
E. Unfortunately, this is an incredibly dangerous opinion to hold.
F. Despite any technology, we as a whole are not living sustainably.
G. Nevertheless, the truth is, we need a widespread change in our lifestyles.
【答案】16. B 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. G
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章指出“技术乐观主义”试图用技术解决当前的气候问题,作者用电动汽车的例子来证明这种想法似乎是没用的。改变我们的社会运作方式,以及人们的生活方式才是解决问题的关键所在。
【16题详解】
根据上文“With climate change continuing to worsen, our situation is beginning to feel increasingly serious.(随着气候变化的持续恶化,我们的情况开始变得越来越严重)”可知,气候问题持续恶化,人类的情况开始变得越来越严重。由此推知,人类可能会采取解决气候问题的办法。结合下文“Techno-optimism is one of the greatest misconceptions when it comes to solutions to ensure our future. It can be defined as a belief that future technologies will solve all of our current problems.(当谈到确保我们未来的解决方案时,技术乐观主义是最大的误解之一。它可以被定义为相信未来的技术将解决我们当前的所有问题)”可知,人们试图依靠技术来解决气候问题。B项“The modern world’s simple solution is technology.(现代世界的简单解决方案就是技术)”符合题意。故选B。
【17题详解】
空处位于段末应承接上文。根据上文“Techno-optimism is one of the greatest misconceptions when it comes to solutions to ensure our future. It can be defined as a belief that future technologies will solve all of our current problems. This definition reinforces (强化) the idea that there’s no reason to panic or change our current energy-intensive lifestyle. All society needs to do is look to green technology to work its magic.(当谈到确保我们未来的解决方案时,技术乐观主义是最大的误解之一。它可以被定义为相信未来的技术将解决我们当前的所有问题。这个定义强化了这样一种观点,即没有理由恐慌或改变我们当前的能源密集型生活方式。社会所需要做的就是期待绿色技术发挥其魔力)”可知,上文提到了“没有理由恐慌或改变我们当前的能源密集型生活方式”这种观点,由此推知,下文应对这种观点进行评价。E项“Unfortunately, this is an incredibly dangerous opinion to hold.(不幸的是,这是一个极其危险的观点)”符合题意。故选E。
【18题详解】
根据上文“One of the best examples of this optimistic misconception is the electric car. Despite being highly regarded as an eco-friendly way to get around, electric cars are not the end for the future of transport. Batteries in electric cars use chemical elements which we could be seeing a shortage of by the midcentury.(电动汽车就是这种乐观误解的最好例子之一。尽管电动汽车被高度认为是一种环保的出行方式,但它并不是未来交通的终点。电动汽车中的电池使用的化学元素到本世纪中叶可能会出现短缺)”可知,上文提到了电动汽车的弊端。结合本段主要谈论“乐观误解”推知,空处应继续对电动汽车的弊端进行陈述。C项“Moreover, they are more energy intensive to produce.(此外,它们的生产更耗能)”符合题意。故选C。
【19题详解】
空处位于段首,应为本段主旨句或引出本段内容。根据下文“Investing in public transportation and moving away from individually owned vehicles. Producing fewer cars, Improving recycling practices of old batteries. The solutions we seek should not be rooted in new technology, but be about changing the way our society functions.(投资公共交通,远离个人拥有的车辆。生产更少的汽车,改善旧电池的回收利用做法。我们寻求的解决方案不应该植根于新技术,而应该改变我们社会的运作方式)”可知,作者认为我们应该改变社会的运作方式,这才是解决气候问题的办法。A项“So where should we look for answers instead?(那么,我们应该在哪里寻找答案呢?)”符合题意,引出本段内容,下文是对该问题的回答。故选A。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Techno-optimism puts too much emphasis on technology and not enough on what we can do right this minute. Unfortunately, people seem to like the picture that techno-optimism paints.(技术乐观主义过于强调技术,而对我们现在能做的事情却不够重视。不幸的是,人们似乎喜欢技术乐观主义所描绘的画面)”和下文“It is important to understand that the problem begins when we see those technologies as a way to make our current lifestyles eco-friendly. (重要的是要理解,当我们将这些技术视为使我们当前的生活方式环保的一种方式时,问题就开始了)”可知,人们似乎更喜欢依靠技术解决问题,当我们把技术视为当前的环保生活方式时,问题就开始了。由此可知,要解决气候问题,不能只依靠技术,关键是要从很大程度上改变我们的生活方式。G项“Nevertheless, the truth is, we need a widespread change in our lifestyles.(然而,事实是,我们需要广泛改变我们的生活方式)”符合题意。故选G。
四、完形填空:本题共15小题,共15分。
Nearly everyone has received texts from wrong numbers. But how many times do those texts ____21____ change people’s lives? Probably never. We usually choose to ____22____ them, but Tony Wood didn’t. He received an ____23____ message from a woman called Syd ____24____ an opinion on her formal dress.
Wood had never met Syd, but he ____25____ the message to his children, who all thought Syd looked great in her dress.
He took a picture of his children giving two ____26____ up and sent their opinions to Syd, but never ____27____ back from her.
Several weeks later, Wood saw the text he sent to Syd with the picture of his children ____28____ on social media! Wood introduced himself to Syd and told her his son Kaizler wasn’t in the picture because he was being ____29____ for leukemia (白血病).
This ____30____ was enough for people to help the Wood family. It started when a stranger joined the “Prayers for Kaizler” group and ____31____ a page on a crowdfunding platform to help the family ____32____ Kaizler’s medical costs.
Donations started coming in from total ____33____ and soon the Woods’ had $50,000. One wrong number text really ____34____ this boy’s life, and one honest ____35____ is all it took for people to help the family in need.
21. A. slightly B. obviously C. literally D. quickly
22. A. answer B. ignore C. refuse D. save
23. A. inaccurate B. impolite C. illegal D. unusual
24. A. turning to B. relying on C. asking for D. dealing with
25. A. showed B. announced C. distributed D. reported
26. A. fingers B. thumbs C. palms D. hands
27. A. rose B. held C. heard D. kept
28. A. spread B. sold C. edited D. deleted
29. A. diagnosed B. cured C. treated D. prescribed
30. A. notice B. information C. picture D. text
31. A. looked up B. fixed up C. made up D. set up
32. A. spend B. collect C. cover D. raise
33. A. relatives B. strangers C. neighbors D. friends
34. A. changed B. ruined C. colored D. disturbed
35. A. explanation B. apology C. conversation D. response
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】文章主要讲述了一条发错的短信如何改变了一个患白血病男孩的命运。
【21题详解】
考查副词。 句意:但那些短信有多少次是真正地改变了人们的生活?A. slightly轻微地;B. obviously明显地;C. literally确实,真正地;D. quickly快速地。根据下文“change people’s lives? Probably never”可知,此处强调“真正改变生活”极为罕见,literally表示“确实、真正地”,用于加强语气。
【22题详解】
考查动词。 句意:我们通常选择忽略它们,但Tony Wood没有。A. answer回答;B. ignore忽略;C. refuse拒绝;D. save保存。根据下文的转折“but Tony Wood didn’t”和“He took a picture of his children giving two ______ up and sent their opinions to Syd”可知,大多数人的做法与Wood相反,Wood认真回复了,所以普通人应是“忽略”。
【23题详解】
考查形容词。 句意:他收到了一个名叫Syd的女人发来的一条不寻常的信息,想征求关于她礼服的意见。A. inaccurate不准确的;B. impolite不礼貌的;C. illegal非法的;D. unusual不寻常的。根据下文“Wood had never met Syd”可知,这是一条错发的短信,对于Tony来说,收到陌生人征求礼服意见的短信是“不寻常的”。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语。 句意:他收到了一个名叫Syd的女人发来的一条不寻常的信息,想征求关于她礼服的意见。A. turning to转向;B. relying on依赖;C. asking for寻求;D. dealing with处理。根据下文“an opinion on her formal dress”可知,Syd发错短信是想请人给意见,ask for an opinion意为“征求意见”。
【25题详解】
考查动词。 句意:Wood从未见过Syd,但他把这条信息给了他的孩子们看,孩子们都认为Syd穿这条裙子很好看。A. showed展示;B. announced宣布;C. distributed分发;D. reported报道。根据下文“the message to his children, who all thought Syd looked great in her dress”可知,孩子们都认为Syd穿这条裙子很好看,说明他把这条信息给了他的孩子们看。show sth. to sb.意为“把某物给某人看”。
【26题详解】
考查名词。 句意:他拍了一张孩子们竖起两个大拇指的照片,把他们的意见发给了Syd,但再也没有收到她的回复。A. fingers手指;B. thumbs大拇指;C. palms手掌;D. hands手。根据上文“his children, who all thought Syd looked great in her dress”可知,孩子们认为Syd穿礼服好看,会用“竖起大拇指”表示认可,thumbs up是固定搭配,意为“竖大拇指,点赞”,表示认可。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查动词。 句意:他拍了一张孩子们竖起两个大拇指的照片,把他们的意见发给了Syd,但再也没有收到她的回复。A. rose上升;B. held握住;C. heard听到;D. kept保持。根据上文“sent their opinions to Syd, but never”可知,but表转折,说明发送消息后没有收到回复,hear back from sb.是固定搭配,意为“收到某人的回复”。
【28题详解】
考查动词。 句意:Wood看到他发给Syd的带有孩子们照片的短信在社交媒体上传播!A. spread传播;B. sold出售;C. edited编辑;D. deleted删除。根据下文“on social media”可知,短信被传播到了社交媒体上。
【29题详解】
考查动词。 句意:Wood向Syd作了自我介绍,并告诉她他的儿子Kaizler没有出现在照片中,因为他正在接受白血病的治疗。A. diagnosed诊断;B. cured治愈;C. treated治疗;D. prescribed开药。根据下文“for leukemia (白血病)”可知,Kaizler身患白血病,正在“接受治疗”。
【30题详解】
考查名词。 句意:这个信息足以让人们帮助Wood一家。A. notice通知;B. information信息;C. picture图片;D. text短信。根据上文“Wood introduced himself to Syd and told her his son Kaizler wasn’t in the picture because he was being ______ for leukemia (白血病).”可知,Wood告知儿子患病的这一信息,这个信息足以让人们帮助Wood一家。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语。 句意:一切始于一个陌生人加入“为Kaizler祈祷”小组,并在众筹平台上建立了一个页面,帮助这个家庭支付Kaizler的医疗费用。A. looked up查阅;B. fixed up修理;C. made up编造;D. set up建立。根据下文“a page on a crowdfunding platform to help the family”可知,陌生人在众筹平台“建立”了一个页面。
【32题详解】
考查动词。 句意:一切始于一个陌生人加入“为Kaizler祈祷”小组,并在众筹平台上建立了一个页面,帮助这个家庭支付Kaizler的医疗费用。A. spend花费;B. collect收集;C. cover覆盖,支付;D. raise筹集。根据下文“Kaizler’s medical costs”可知,众筹的目的是“支付”医疗费用。
【33题详解】
考查名词。 句意:捐款开始从完全陌生的人那里涌来,很快Wood一家就有了5万美元。A. relatives亲戚;B. strangers陌生人;C. neighbors邻居;D. friends朋友。根据前文“It started when a stranger joined the “Prayers for Kaizler” group and ______ a page on a crowdfunding platform to help the family”和“Donations started coming in from total”可知,捐款来自素不相识的人。
【34题详解】
考查动词。 句意:一条错发的短信真的改变了这个男孩的一生,而一次真诚的回应就足以让人们帮助这个有需要的家庭。A. changed改变;B. ruined毁掉;C. colored着色;D. disturbed打扰。根据下文“this boy’s life”可知,短信带来了帮助,改变了男孩的命运。
【35题详解】
考查名词。 句意:一条错发的短信真的改变了这个男孩的一生,而一次真诚的回应就足以让人们帮助这个有需要的家庭。A. explanation解释;B. apology道歉;C. conversation对话;D. response回应。Wood收到错发的短信后,没有忽略,而是认真回复了Syd,正是这次“回应”引发了后续的帮助。
第II卷(非选择题)
五、语法填空:本题共10小题,共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。
After 1,200 days of silence, Li Ziqi, the massively popular Chinese influencer, ____36____ is famous for sharing calming clips of herself cooking traditional Chinese dishes, farming and working on fancy art projects, ____37____ (post) three new videos of her lifestyle to all of her social media channels up to now, gaining her millions of new followers overnight.
In a clip, the 34-year-old ____38____ (create) from Mianyang city in China’s southwestern Sichuan province handmakes a delicately ____39____ (carve) closet. In another clip, she spins, dyes, and weaves silk fabric. All these processes demonstrated in the videos are of complexity and require a high level of skills and ____40____ (patient).
Li first started posting cooking videos online around 2016. Her content often features her doing things like ____41____ (gentle) hanging persimmons (柿子) to dry in the sun, collecting flower arrangements, and gracefully ____42____ (ride) horses.
With more than 20 million fans on YouTube, and 53 million on Douyin, she is one of the very few Chinese v-loggers who are ____43____ (influence) both on the Chinese Internet and overseas. ____44____ her videos becoming more popular, Li became ____45____ unofficial cultural ambassador of China by portraying China’s international image on social media.
【答案】36. who
37. has posted
38. creator
39. carved 40. patience
41. gently 42. riding
43. influential
44. With 45. an
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了网红达人李子柒的故事。
【36题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:在沉默了1200天之后,中国知名网红李子柒,以分享自己烹饪传统中国菜、农业和花式艺术项目的宁静视频而闻名,至今她已在所有社交媒体渠道上发布了三个新视频,展示她的生活方式,一夜之间赢得了数百万的新粉丝。空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Li Ziqi,指人,且关系词在从句中作主语,应用who引导,故填who。
【37题详解】
考查时态。句意同上。此处是主句的谓语,由up to now可知,句子应用现在完成时,主语是Li Ziqi,助动词应用has,故填has posted。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意:在一个视频中,这位来自中国西南部四川省绵阳市的34岁创作者手工雕刻了一个精美的壁橱。此处应用名词creator作主语,特指李子柒,应用单数,故填creator。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:在一个视频中,这位来自中国西南部四川省绵阳市的34岁创作者手工雕刻了一个精美的壁橱。此处应用非谓语动词作定语,修饰,修饰名词closet,动词carve和名词closet是被动关系,应用过去分词carved作定语,故填carved。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意:视频中展示的所有这些过程都是很复杂的,需要高水平的技能和耐心。此处应用名词patience作宾语,不可数,故填patience。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意:她的内容经常展示她做一些事情,比如轻轻地把柿子挂在阳光下晾干,收集花艺作品,以及优雅地骑马。此处应用副词作状语,修饰动词hanging,故填gently。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。此处应用动名词作介词like的宾语,和hanging,collecting是并列关系,故填riding。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意:她在YouTube上有超过2000万粉丝,在抖音上有5300万粉丝,是少数在中国互联网和海外都有影响力的中国博主之一。此处应用形容词influential作表语,故填influential。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意:随着她的视频越来越受欢迎,李在社交媒体上展示了中国的国际形象,成为了中国非正式的文化大使。此处表示“随着”,应用介词with和后面的 her videos becoming more popular构成with复合结构,句首单词首字母大写,故填With。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意同上。此处泛指一位文化大使,且unofficial发音是以元音音素开头,应用an,故填an。
六、书面表达:共15分。
46. 为了迎接世界骑行日,上周日你校开展了主题为“骑向绿色未来”的城市绿道骑行活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.活动目的;2.活动内容;3.活动反响。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:世界骑行日 World Cycling Day 城市绿道 the Urban Greenway
Cycling to a greener future
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【答案】Cycling to a Greener Future
Last Sunday, our school organized a cycling activity along the Urban Greenway with the theme “Cycling to a Greener Future” to celebrate World Cycling Day.
The aim of this activity was to promote a low-carbon lifestyle and raise students’ awareness of environmental protection. A large number of students actively participated. They cycled in groups, enjoying the beautiful natural scenery along the way and breathing the fresh air. During the ride, they also stopped from time to time to pick up garbage and put up posters to call on people to protect the environment.
This activity was widely praised by all the participants. It not only enhanced students’ physical fitness and teamwork spirit but also made them more determined to contribute to building a greener future.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文写作中的报道。要求考生为校英文报写一篇报道,报道学校开展的主题为“骑向绿色未来”的城市绿道骑行活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
目的:aim→ purpose
大量的:a large number of→ a great many
参加:participate→ take part
提高:enhance→ improve
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:Last Sunday, our school organized a cycling activity along the Urban Greenway with the theme “Cycling to a Greener Future” to celebrate World Cycling Day.
拓展句:Last Sunday, our school organized a cycling activity along the Urban Greenway, whose theme is “Cycling to a Greener Future” to celebrate World Cycling Day.
【点睛】【高分句型1】They cycled in groups, enjoying the beautiful natural scenery along the way and breathing the fresh air.(运用了现在分词担当状语)
【高分句型2】It not only enhanced students’ physical fitness and teamwork spirit but also made them more determined to contribute to building a greener future.(运用了not only…but also…连接的并列谓语)
七、任务型读写:本大题共1小题,共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。
My story began in one autumn morning, as I rounded a bend on the path to school. I was 13 years old, and was on the way to school. It was the first time I had caught sight of a fox. Fascinated to the point that I forgot all fear, I dared to go up to it. I had never come so close to a wild animal. There was nobody else around, only me and the fox.
“Hey, fox!” I tried to greet it, though my voice was so weak it felt like I was saying hello to myself. It didn’t hear me. It stayed there and I watched it. My heart was beating fast. It was so cute. For a moment, I thought I might be able to touch it.
Throughout the day at school, I could only think of the fox at the big tree. At my return to the place where we met, I was sure I’d find it there.
And I did. This time I gathered a little bit more courage and called out to it,“Fox!”Of course it escaped. But that only made me long to meet it again. I decided that if I could find its cave (洞) and catch it, I would try to tame (驯服) it, making it my friend.
Thus, I spent most of my free time in the forests trying to find the fox during the following months. But I never saw it again before winter came. During the winter, I followed its footprints far across the fields. Suddenly I was alarmed by the calling of wolves near me. I ran away frighteningly, stumbled and hurt my ankle. It recovered very slowly, so that I had to stay at home during the winter, reading a book about animals of the forest and foxes.
When spring arrived, I was free again. I looked for fox caves and waited for my fox. To my amazement, it had got young ones but kept moving because of my observations; therefore I decided to observe the fox from a longer distance.
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。
One day, as I sat quietly at the door, the fox cautiously approached.
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But to my surprise, the day after I brought it home, it escaped.
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【答案】One day, as I sat quietly at the door, the fox cautiously approached. I held my breath, not wanting to startle the little creature. As it came closer, I could see the trust in its eyes, and I knew that it had got accustomed to my presence and that our bond had deepened. Over time, I was able to bring it food and even stroke its fur and occasionally, it would huddle peacefully against me as we sat on the green grass, like two old friends. And just like what I’d do to an old friend who seemed to need help, I took it home, thinking I could better take care of it and we could better enjoy each other’s company.
But to my surprise, the day after I brought it home, it escaped. It jumped out of an open window and in no time vanished into the woods. As I watched it slip away, with a nimbleness and grace that was a joy to behold, darting through the underbrush with a fluidity that spoke of its wild nature, I suddenly realized that perhaps the wild called to it more strongly than I ever could. I should never have tried to keep it as a tame pet, because wild creatures were supposed to be roaming in their own home, rather than being confined in mine. I didn’t see it then — not even with the help of that book about foxes, but now, on looking back, I know that my self-acclaimed “love” for it was not love at all, but possession.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,这篇文章讲述了作者在上学的路上第一次见到狐狸,被它的可爱所吸引,想要驯服它成为朋友。他花费了很多时间在森林里寻找狐狸,但直到冬天才再次见到它。春天时,作者发现狐狸有了幼崽,他开始从远处观察狐狸,逐渐与狐狸建立了信任和深厚的情感联系。然而,当他把狐狸带回家后,狐狸却逃回了森林。这让作者意识到,野生动物应该自由地生活在自己的世界里,而不是被人类占有。他认识到自己所谓的“爱”其实是占有欲,而不是真正的爱。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“一天,我静静地坐在门口,狐狸小心翼翼地走过来。”可知,第一段可描写作者成功等到这只狐狸来接近自己,和它相处得很融洽,以及作者把这只狐狸带回了家,以便更好地照顾它。
②由第二段首句内容“但令我惊讶的是,我把它带回家的第二天,它就逃走了。”可知,第二段可描写作者看到这只狐狸逃回大自然时的情景,以及从中领悟到人与动物之间应如何相处。
2.续写线索:
作者等待狐狸的接近——狐狸接近作者——作者把狐狸带回家——狐狸逃走——作者看到的情景——作者的领悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①靠近:approach/go near
②习惯于:get accustomed to/get used to
③照顾:take care of/look after
情绪类
①使惊吓:startle/scare/frighten
②喜悦:joy/delight/happiness
【点睛】[高分句型1]. As it came closer, I could see the trust in its eyes, and I knew that it had got accustomed to my presence and that our bond had deepened. (运用了As引导时间状语从句、两个that分别引导名词性从句作knew的宾语)
[高分句型2]. And just like what I’d do to an old friend who seemed to need help, I took it home, thinking I could better take care of it and we could better enjoy each other’s company. (运用了what引导名词性从句作like的宾语、who引导限制性定语从句以及that引导名词性从句作thinking的宾语并被省略)
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一、听力,本题共20小题,共30分。
1.Which dorm is the closest to the campus?
A. The one on the hill.
B. The one near the river.
C. The one in the south part of town.
2.Where are the speakers?
A. In their car. B. At a birthday party. C. In a shopping mall.
3.What will the man do next?
A. Take some photos. B. Pick some flowers. C. Draw a picture.
4.What does the woman want to do?
A. Apply for a job. B. Call the manager. C. Leave the company.
5.How does the woman sound?
A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Pleased.
听一段材料,回答问题。
6.What’s wrong with the woman?
A. Her arms hurt. B. Her back hurts. C. Her neck hurts.
7.What can we learn about the woman?
A. She will take the man’s advice.
B. She is tired of doing computer work.
C. She seldom takes breaks at work.
听一段材料,回答问题。
8.Where are Sally and David from?
A. America. B. France. C. Singapore.
9.What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. To show Sally and David around some attractions.
B. To pick Sally and David up from the airport.
C. To treat Sally and David to dinner.
听一段材料,回答问题。
10.What do the speakers think of doing exercise after work?
A. Time-wasting. B. Great. C. Tiring.
11.What does the man suggest doing?
A. Eating less for dinner.
B. Going to the gym later.
C. Having dinner earlier in the evening.
12.What do we know about the speakers?
A. They both have jobs.
B. They both enjoy swimming.
C. They always go to bed early.
听一段材料,回答问题。
13.What kind of feeling do people connect red to?
A. Anger. B. Sadness. C. Loneliness.
14.Which of the following is a cheerful and lively colour?
A. Blue. B. Purple. C. Yellow.
15.Who wears blue uniforms?
A. The policemen and the postmen.
B. The policemen and the navy.
C. The postmen and the navy.
16.How many colours are mentioned in the passage?
A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight.
听一段材料,回答问题。
17.Which bike does the woman like?
A. The green one. B. The black one. C. The brown one.
18.What does the man think of the black bike?
A. Expensive. B. Beautiful. C. Fashionable.
19.Where are the speakers?
A. In Australia. B. In Holland. C. In America.
20.What will the speakers do before they go to another shopping centre?
A. Asking the shopowner for help.
B. Having something to drink.
C. Looking for stores in the United States.
二、阅读理解:本题共15小题,共37.5分。
A
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Asheville School
Asheville School is offering a unique app camp experience for teenagers across the US and abroad who are interested in learning how to make exciting new apps. Students will learn about programming language and AR technology. Phone: 828-254-6345
Game Camp Nation
Harness (利用) your child’s energy for video games to fuel their future, strengthen self-confidence and make new friends. Creativity, critical thinking & communication: we emphasise the 3Cs needed for success in today’s media-driven world. Hands-on projects spark curiosity. Our groups are intentionally kept small, and our staff encourage the kinds of peer interaction that easily make friends. Phone: 619-446-6495
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1. Which camp will you choose if you want to take programming courses?
A. Steve & Kate’s Camp. B. Game Camp Nation.
C. Camp Motorsport. D. Asheville School.
2. What number will you call if you want to have much fun after joining the camp?
A. 619-446-6495. B. 828-254-6345. C. 888-836-1212. D. 415-389-5437.
3. What do Steve & Kate’s Camp and Game Camp Nation have in common?
A. They both appeal to learners full of curiosity.
B. They both make learners become confident.
C. They are both free of charge for teenagers across the US.
D. They are both popular with programming language learners.
B
Many of us wonder what lies in outer space. When we look up at the night sky, we see stars, the shinning of a moving satellite and occasionally a distant planet. But one thing we don’t see is the millions of pieces of junk filling up space. It’s this debris (残骸) that’s causing problems for the existing technology that’s up there and which we rely on.
The amount of space junk is increasing. Over the last few decades, satellites and rockets have been launched into space, littering the universe as they go. It’s estimated there are now millions of pieces of metal and other materials in orbit — everything from old rocket to accidentally dropped astronaut tools, and even bits of paint.
The fear is that if we don’t start taking this litter out of the sky soon, it will become a significant threat to active satellites. Nobu Okada, Chief Executive of Astroscale — a company working on ways to clean up space junk — says hitting “even a small piece of paint… has enough power to blow up other satellites.”
Several ideas are being looked at to collect the debris floating around in space. In2018, the Remove Debris spacecraft carried out various experiments, including testing a net that could follow a satellite and firing a harpoon (叉) at a target in orbit to try to catch it.
This year the UK Space Agency is helping to fund new approaches to tracking satellites and debris in space. Jacob Geer from UKSA told the BBC: “Space surveillance (监控) and tracking is one of the key things we can do to keep safe those satellites we rely on now, and to make sure certain orbits don’t become inaccessible for future generations because there’s too much debris in them.”
It’s clear that a solution is needed so a deep clean can take place. But looking to the future, like any litter problem, we need to look at ways of creating less — and that shouldn’t be the stuff of science fiction.
4. What does the first paragraph say about space junk?
A. It is something dangerous. B. Its influence has been undervalued.
C. It was left by astronauts on purpose. D. Its amount is becoming small recently.
5. Why did Nobu Okada mention a small piece of paint?
A. To stress the significance of active satellites.
B. To introduce the plan of cleaning the debris.
C. To explain the difficulty in cleaning space junk.
D. To describe the damage space junk could bring.
6. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. The effort to remove space junk. B. The approach of space surveillance.
C. The importance of sending up satellites. D. The experiment of tracking spacecraft.
7. Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A. Space junk: satellites threat
B. Scientists’ exploration of outer space
C. Space surveillance: a way to keep space clean
D. New proof of space junk’s harm to the universe
C
Salad plants have already been grown in old shelters and tunnels. Urban farming is a regular topic of interest at places like the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, where leaders consider whether the world's food system, blamed for causing both obesity and malnutrition, can be fixed. There are already plenty of urban farming projects around the world, particularly in the US, Japan and the Netherlands, from urban fish and plant farms to vertical farming.
“It's becoming an expanding industry,” said Richard Ballard, one of the founders of the farm Growing Underground. “There're several other businesses starting up in London in containers, and there are other vertical farms around the country now.”
Growing Underground is not a standard farm. The rows of crops could be in almost any tunnel, but these plants are 100 feet below Clapham High Street and show that urban agriculture is, in some cases at least, not a fad. The underground farm has occupied a part of the Second World War air-raid shelters for nearly five years, and Ballard is planning to expand into the rest of the space later this year.
Growing Underground supplies herb and salad mixes to grocery shops, supermarkets and restaurants. Being in London creates an advantage, Ballard says, as they can harvest and deliver in an hour.
He adds other advantages. Being underground means temperatures never go below 15℃ surface greenhouses need to be heated. They can do more harvests: 60 crops a year, compared with about seven in a traditional farm. Electricity to power the lights is a major cost, but the company believes renewable energy will become cheaper.
Similar British companies include the Jones Food Company in Lincolnshire, while in the US AeroFarms has several projects in New Jersey, and Edenworks in Brooklyn.
8. What do we know about urban farming?
A. It leads to a healthier lifestyle. B. It is rarely discussed at the WEF.
C. Different farming methods are used. D. Local governments pay efforts to develop it.
9. Which of the following best explains "a fad" underlined in Paragraph 3?
A. A dream that's easy to realize. B. A field controlled for a long time.
C. An approach to a serious problem. D. A fashion that’s popular for a short time.
10. What can we learn about the underground farm?
A. It is more productive than a traditional farm. B. It provides food directly to the customers.
C. Its major products are herbs and salads. D. It uses less energy than a greenhouse.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Current food system causes health problems
B. Growing Underground attracts more people
C. Traditional farming will be replaced soon
D. Urban farming is still thought costly and time-consuming
D
I was at the Gathering for Science in Boston, on 22 April 2017, as were 70.000 other scientists. We were there to stand up for facts and truth.
Where are the crowds of scientists now? Since then, harms from science denial have only increased: global suffering has grown owing to inaction on climate change, and some epidemics have risen along with vaccine skepticism.
I've been out there talking to the science deniers, and I've asked my scientist friends to come with me. “Those people just aren't worth talking to.” they'll say. “I wouldn't make a difference anyway.” What's wrong. Those people can and do change their minds, although it requires someone to put in the time to overcome distrust.
To be sure, many experts have launched themselves against misinformation, enduring abuse on social media and even threats to their safety. But when scientists turn down my invitations, it's not because of fear. Most often, their excuses are grounded in the “backfire effect”, a questionable 2010 finding that people sometimes embrace misconceptions more strongly when fared with corrective information, implying that pushing back against falsehoods is counter-productive. Even the researchers whose results were exaggerated to popularize this idea do not embrace it anymore, and argue that the true challenge is learning how best to target corrective information.
In fact, evidence is growing that rebuttals can be effective. Science deniers all draw on the same flawed reasoning techniques: cherry-picking evidence, relying on fake experts, and engaging in illogical reasoning. A landmark 2019 study showed that critiquing the flawed techniques can contain the spread of misinformation.
So how does “technique rebuttal” work in practice?
Arnaud Gagneur and his colleagues at the University of Sherbrooke conducted more than 1.000 20-minute interviews in which they listened to new parents' concerns about vaccinations and answered their questions. Those parents' children were 9% more likely to receive all the vaccines on the schedule than were those of uninterviewed parents whose babies were delivered in the same maternity ward. One mother told him: “It's the first time that I've had a discussion like this, and I feel respected, and I trust you.” It is self-evident in science communication that you cannot convince a science denier with facts alone; most science deniers don't have a lack of information, but a lack of trust.
So what should scientists do? Even non-experts can use technique rebuttal. A geologist can engage a neighbor who is vaccine hesitant. A protein biologist can coach an aunt or uncle who wants “more evidence” that climate change is real. Instead of shilling to more comfortable conversations, engage in respectful exchange. If you spend more time asking questions than offering explanations, people will be more likely to pay attention to the explanations that you do offer.
12. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Gathering for Science addressed online abuse.
B. The silence of scientists worsens harm from science denial.
C. Ineffective vaccines speed up the spread of some epidemics.
D. The author's friends find it valuable to talk with science deniers.
13. According to the passage, the “backfire effect” ______.
A. suggests caution before correcting others
B. emphasizes the effectiveness of rebuttals
C. results from flawed reasoning techniques
D. enjoys wide support in the academic field
14. The last two paragraphs suggest that ______.
A. the interviewed parents agreed to vaccination due to the sufficiency of the information
B. geologists and protein biologists need to make sure the conversations are comfortable
C. scientists are encouraged to listen carefully and ask questions during interaction
D. scientists should teach non-experts how to conduct respectful exchanges
15. In writing this passage, the author aims to ______.
A. express concerns for misinformation
B. analyze the main cause of science denial
C. advocate employing technique rebuttal
D. present the problems scientists encounter
三、阅读七选五:本题共5小题,共12.5分。
With climate change continuing to worsen, our situation is beginning to feel increasingly serious. ____16____ Is it right? Maybe not.
Techno-optimism is one of the greatest misconceptions when it comes to solutions to ensure our future. It can be defined as a belief that future technologies will solve all of our current problems. This definition reinforces (强化) the idea that there’s no reason to panic or change our current energy-intensive lifestyle. All society needs to do is look to green technology to work its magic. ____17____
One of the best examples of this optimistic misconception is the electric car. Despite being highly regarded as an eco-friendly way to get around, electric cars are not the end for the future of transport. Batteries in electric cars use chemical elements which we could be seeing a shortage of by the midcentury. ____18____ Techno-optimism has led many to believe that if everyone just switched to driving electric vehicles, we would be making incredible steps towards sustainability. However, the reality is that the amount of resources and energy needed to produce enough electric vehicles for everyone is not even remotely sustainable.
____19____ Investing in public transportation and moving away from individually owned vehicles. Producing fewer cars. Improving recycling practices of old batteries. The solutions we seek should not be rooted in new technology, but be about changing the way our society functions.
Techno-optimism puts too much emphasis on technology and not enough on what we can do right this minute. Unfortunately, people seem to like the picture that techno-optimism paints. ____20____ It is important to understand that the problem begins when we see those technologies as a way to make our current lifestyles eco-friendly. Until we are ready to face the need for a less complex life, we cannot make true progress towards sustainability.
A. So where should we look for answers instead?
B. The modern world’s simple solution is technology.
C. Moreover, they are more energy intensive to produce.
D. Is it a trap that many people have fallen into in recent years?
E. Unfortunately, this is an incredibly dangerous opinion to hold.
F. Despite any technology, we as a whole are not living sustainably.
G. Nevertheless, the truth is, we need a widespread change in our lifestyles.
四、完形填空:本题共15小题,共15分。
Nearly everyone has received texts from wrong numbers. But how many times do those texts ____21____ change people’s lives? Probably never. We usually choose to ____22____ them, but Tony Wood didn’t. He received an ____23____ message from a woman called Syd ____24____ an opinion on her formal dress.
Wood had never met Syd, but he ____25____ the message to his children, who all thought Syd looked great in her dress.
He took a picture of his children giving two ____26____ up and sent their opinions to Syd, but never ____27____ back from her.
Several weeks later, Wood saw the text he sent to Syd with the picture of his children ____28____ on social media! Wood introduced himself to Syd and told her his son Kaizler wasn’t in the picture because he was being ____29____ for leukemia (白血病).
This ____30____ was enough for people to help the Wood family. It started when a stranger joined the “Prayers for Kaizler” group and ____31____ a page on a crowdfunding platform to help the family ____32____ Kaizler’s medical costs.
Donations started coming in from total ____33____ and soon the Woods’ had $50,000. One wrong number text really ____34____ this boy’s life, and one honest ____35____ is all it took for people to help the family in need.
21. A. slightly B. obviously C. literally D. quickly
22. A. answer B. ignore C. refuse D. save
23. A. inaccurate B. impolite C. illegal D. unusual
24. A. turning to B. relying on C. asking for D. dealing with
25. A. showed B. announced C. distributed D. reported
26. A. fingers B. thumbs C. palms D. hands
27. A. rose B. held C. heard D. kept
28. A. spread B. sold C. edited D. deleted
29. A. diagnosed B. cured C. treated D. prescribed
30. A. notice B. information C. picture D. text
31. A. looked up B. fixed up C. made up D. set up
32. A. spend B. collect C. cover D. raise
33. A. relatives B. strangers C. neighbors D. friends
34. A. changed B. ruined C. colored D. disturbed
35. A. explanation B. apology C. conversation D. response
第II卷(非选择题)
五、语法填空:本题共10小题,共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。
After 1,200 days of silence, Li Ziqi, the massively popular Chinese influencer, ____36____ is famous for sharing calming clips of herself cooking traditional Chinese dishes, farming and working on fancy art projects, ____37____ (post) three new videos of her lifestyle to all of her social media channels up to now, gaining her millions of new followers overnight.
In a clip, the 34-year-old ____38____ (create) from Mianyang city in China’s southwestern Sichuan province handmakes a delicately ____39____ (carve) closet. In another clip, she spins, dyes, and weaves silk fabric. All these processes demonstrated in the videos are of complexity and require a high level of skills and ____40____ (patient).
Li first started posting cooking videos online around 2016. Her content often features her doing things like ____41____ (gentle) hanging persimmons (柿子) to dry in the sun, collecting flower arrangements, and gracefully ____42____ (ride) horses.
With more than 20 million fans on YouTube, and 53 million on Douyin, she is one of the very few Chinese v-loggers who are ____43____ (influence) both on the Chinese Internet and overseas. ____44____ her videos becoming more popular, Li became ____45____ unofficial cultural ambassador of China by portraying China’s international image on social media.
六、书面表达:共15分。
46. 为了迎接世界骑行日,上周日你校开展了主题为“骑向绿色未来”的城市绿道骑行活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.活动目的;2.活动内容;3.活动反响。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:世界骑行日 World Cycling Day 城市绿道 the Urban Greenway
Cycling to a greener future
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七、任务型读写:本大题共1小题,共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。
My story began in one autumn morning, as I rounded a bend on the path to school. I was 13 years old, and was on the way to school. It was the first time I had caught sight of a fox. Fascinated to the point that I forgot all fear, I dared to go up to it. I had never come so close to a wild animal. There was nobody else around, only me and the fox.
“Hey, fox!” I tried to greet it, though my voice was so weak it felt like I was saying hello to myself. It didn’t hear me. It stayed there and I watched it. My heart was beating fast. It was so cute. For a moment, I thought I might be able to touch it.
Throughout the day at school, I could only think of the fox at the big tree. At my return to the place where we met, I was sure I’d find it there.
And I did. This time I gathered a little bit more courage and called out to it,“Fox!”Of course it escaped. But that only made me long to meet it again. I decided that if I could find its cave (洞) and catch it, I would try to tame (驯服) it, making it my friend.
Thus, I spent most of my free time in the forests trying to find the fox during the following months. But I never saw it again before winter came. During the winter, I followed its footprints far across the fields. Suddenly I was alarmed by the calling of wolves near me. I ran away frighteningly, stumbled and hurt my ankle. It recovered very slowly, so that I had to stay at home during the winter, reading a book about animals of the forest and foxes.
When spring arrived, I was free again. I looked for fox caves and waited for my fox. To my amazement, it had got young ones but kept moving because of my observations; therefore I decided to observe the fox from a longer distance.
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。
One day, as I sat quietly at the door, the fox cautiously approached.
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But to my surprise, the day after I brought it home, it escaped.
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