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株洲市二中2024年下学期高二年级第一次月考考试试卷 英语试题 时量：120分钟 分值：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. What did the woman think the man was going to do? A. Do some laundry. B. Go to Sweden. C. Have supper. 2. How many people will have dinner together? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 3. When should the man make the call by his time? A. At 2 p.m. B. At 3 p.m. C. At 5 p.m. 4. What does the woman mean? A. They need to make more efforts. B. Most of the work remains to be done. C. The work is not as much as the man thinks. 5. Which T-shirt will the man buy? A. The black one with long sleeves. B. The lighter-colored one with a V-neck. C. The round-necked one with short sleeves. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回6、7题。 6. What does the teacher think of David's math? A. It's not very good. B. It's excellent. C. It's average. 7. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Parent and teacher. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why is the woman unwilling to play Juliet? A. She dislikes the role. B. She's afraid of playing with Marie. C. She doesn't want to memorize lines. 9. Who may play Juliet in the end? A. The woman. B. Marie. C. Lisa. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At the airport. C. At the woman's house. 11. What does the man plan to do in California? A. Relax himself. B. Buy a new house here. C. Practice speaking English. 12. Why did Drew choose Mrs. McNamara? A. They are from the same place. B. Her house is near the school. C. She has a beautiful house. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Which is the man's favourite at first? A. Reading books. B. Watching TV. C. Cleaning houses. 14. What did the man's mother ask him to do in his Grade Five? A. Read one book every week. B. Read two books every week. C. Write a report on the TV programme. 15. What topic might the man's brother be interested in? A. Animals. B. Science. C. Engineering. 16. What made the man begin to love books? A. The reviews in the books. B. The rewards from his mother. C. The new experience gaining from reading. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Which bus did the speaker get on? A. The first bus that passed. B. The third bus that passed. C. The second bus that passed. 18. What was the only word the speaker knew of the language? A. The name of the hotel. B. The name of the street. C. The name of the city. 19. Who was the second person the speaker asked? A. A policeman. B. A postman. C. A newspaper seller. 20. What can we learn about the speaker from the text? A. He had arrived in another town. B. He hadn't reached the destination. C. He had found the hotel with the help of someone. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Spring breakers don’t need to spend a fortune to enjoy life in the sunshine for a week. U. S. News carefully considered everything to bring you the best inexpensive spring break destinations. Key West This small island in the Florida Keys is known for its odd residents and best snorkeling (浮潜) opportunities. While you’ll find plenty of spots for partying along Duval Street, you can also soak up some culture at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. Plus, Key West offers several budget-friendly (经济实惠的) vacation rentals, so you can save your cash for bars and boat tours. Panama City Beach Panama City Beach is a tried-and-true Florida spring break location that is sure to please the masses. Scope out a spot across the town’s 27 miles of white sand beaches to sunbathe, play volleyball or scan the horizon for bottlenose dolphins. Hotel prices are reasonable if you book your accommodations in advance. Just note: in this town alcohol consumption is not allowed on the beach during March, so you’ll have to enjoy your adult drinks elsewhere. South Padre Island With hotels offering nightly rates around $ 200 or less and DJs and celebrities holding court at nightclubs, South Padre Island, Texas, is a hot spring break destination for college students. This South Texas local is only about 30 miles north of the U. S. -Mexico border. meaning you’ll get to enjoy warm weather without having to leave the country. As an added bonus, the island offers a free public shuttle system, so budget-conscious travelers won’t have to worry about spending money on a rental car. 1. What can tourists do in Key West? A. Have a good surfing. B. Bathe in the sun on the beach. C. Throw a party anywhere on the island. D. Visit the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. 2. What is special about Panama City Beach? A. The hotel prices are low whenever you go. B. It is a perfect destination for everyone C. You can drink wine on the beach in March. D. You can see the bottlenose dolphins in person. 3. What do the three travel destinations have in common? A. They are alive with wildlife. B. They are budget-friendly. C. They offer a taste of culture. D. They offer free public shuttle system. 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了三个春假期间便宜好玩的去处。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Key West部分中的“While you’ll find plenty of spots for partying along Duval Street, you can also soak up some culture at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. (虽然你会在Duval Street上找到很多聚会的地方，但你也可以在海明威故居和博物馆里感受一些文化。)”可知，在Key West游客可以参观Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Panama City Beach部分中的“Scope out a spot across the town’s 27 miles of white sand beaches to sunbathe, play volleyball or scan the horizon for bottlenose dolphins. (在小镇27英里长的白色沙滩上找一个地方晒日光浴，打排球，或者在地平线上寻找宽吻海豚。)”可知，你可以亲眼看到宽吻海豚。故选D。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Spring breakers don’t need to spend a fortune to enjoy life in the sunshine for a week. U. S. News carefully considered everything to bring you the best inexpensive spring break destinations. (春假不需要花一大笔钱去享受一周阳光下的生活。《美国新闻与世界报道》仔细考虑了一切，为你带来最便宜的春假目的地。)”、Key West部分中的“Plus, Key West offers several budget-friendly (经济实惠的) vacation rentals, so you can save your cash for bars and boat tours. (此外，基韦斯特还提供几种经济实惠的度假租赁服务，这样你就可以省下钱去酒吧和乘船游览了。)”、Panama City Beach部分中的“Hotel prices are reasonable if you book your accommodations in advance. (如果你提前预订，旅馆的价格是合理的。)”和最后一段中的“As an added bonus, the island offers a free public shuttle system, so budget-conscious travelers won’t have to worry about spending money on a rental car. (还有一个额外的好处，岛上提供免费的公共班车系统，所以预算紧张的游客不必担心要花钱租车。)”可知，这三个旅游目的地的共同之处在于它们都很经济实惠。故选B。 B Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first and second-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung reached a point in their adult lives when they started to long for the Chinese food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it. There was such a “representation gap”, as Sarah puts it, in terms of what kinds of cuisines were noticeably featured in those early days of TV celebrity chefs and the emerging food blogosphere (博客圈). As it turns out, though, the Leungs were uniquely positioned to do something about it. Bill, the father, had spent years cooking beef at his family’s Chinese American takeout restaurant. Judy, the mom, was born and raised in Shanghai and had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile, the two sisters had grown up in the New Jersey suburbs, eating their parents’ food, but also growing in America’s own food-obsessed culture. So, in 2013, the Leungs started The Woks of Life. What distinguished their blog from others was that the intergenerational heritage (传承) of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept—The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites, tapping into their own areas of expert knowledge. Kaitlin is proud that The Woks of Life follows along line of pioneers-folks like Joyce Chen, Martin Yan and Ming Tsai, who first started to bring Chinese home cooking into the mainstream in the US. “We feel proud that we have made a meaningful mark over the past decade, casting light that there’s a huge demand for these recipes,” she says .“It’s about representation, yes, but there’s also a huge demand. Asian Americans look to reconnect with the food of their heritage.” Five years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find a ton of Chinese recipes in the New York Times food section, Kaitlin notes. Now you can. 4. What do the underlined words “representation gap” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. The shortage of Chinese chefs. B. The lack of Chinese food recipes. C. The gap between young and old ABCs. D. The difference between chefs and bloggers. 5. What is the purpose of paragraph 2? A. To prove how unique the Leung sisters are. B. To show why the Leung sisters prefer Chinese food. C. To point out the Leungs’ advantage to start a food blog. D. To stress the Leung sisters’ love for home cooking food. 6. What makes The woks of Life special? A. The concept of baking food. B. The large number of followers. C. The bloggers, way of posting recipes. D. The intergenerational heritage of knowledge. 7. What is the significance of The woks of Life? A. It strengthens bonds between individuals. B. It marks the popularity of Chinese cuisine. C. It has developed many new Chinese recipes. D. It links Asian Americans with their food tradition. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了年轻一代的美国华裔在做中国菜时遇到的困难以及The Woks of Life博客的诞生。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first and second-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung reached a point in their adult lives when they started to long for the Chinese food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it. There was such a “representation gap”, as Sarah puts it, in terms of what kinds of cuisines were noticeably featured in those early days of TV celebrity chefs and the emerging food blogosphere (博客圈).(像许多其他在美国出生的华人（ABCs）和年轻一代的第一代和第二代中国移民一样，Sarah和Kaitlin Leung这两位姐妹在成年后也渴望吃到自己从小长大的中国菜，但发现很难学会如何准备。正如Sarah所说的那样，在电视名厨和新兴博客圈早期的那些日子里，哪些菜肴明显受到关注，存在“代表性差距”)”可知，Sarah和Kaitlin是美籍华人，当她们想吃小时候的中式饭菜时，却不知道如何做。由此可推知，Sarah所说的早期电视名厨和新兴的美食博客圈中的“代表性差距”就是没有中餐食谱的分享。故选B项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“As it turns out, though, the Leungs were uniquely positioned to do something about it.(然而，事实证明，梁家姐妹有独特的条件来解决这个问题)”以及本段下文的叙述可推知，本段介绍了为什么Leungs一家人有条件创建博客来改变当时人们没有途径学习烹饪中餐的情况。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“What distinguished their blog from others was that the intergenerational heritage (传承) of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept—The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites, tapping into their own areas of expert knowledge.(他们的博客与其他博客的区别在于，梁家姐妹渴望的跨代知识传承被直接融入了这个概念——四位家庭成员轮流发布食谱，分享各自的最爱，挖掘各自的专业知识领域)”可知，他们的博客与其他博客的不同之处在于，梁氏夫妇如此渴望的知识代际传承被融入了这个观念。故选D项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Asian Americans look to reconnect with the food of their heritage.(亚洲裔美国人希望重新与他们的传统食物建立联系)”可知，这个博客让亚裔美国人和他们的饮食传统建立起联系。故选D项。 C Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and might indicate that your memory isn’t as sharp as before. How can we improve our memory? According to Charan Ranganath’s book, Why We Remember, there are many strategies. Taking good care of our physical bodies will improve our brain health generally, and so improve memory, says Ranganath. But we can also use the nature of memory to make certain memories stand out. Events are more memorable when they are novel. So, if we want to draw on a memory later, we can focus more on unexpected things in an experience. For example, going to a new restaurant with your partner will make the experience more memorable than going to one where you often dine. When it comes to learning, we can use special tricks. For example, we can use the phrase “King Philip came over for good spaghetti (意大利面)” to remember biological classification: kingdom (界), phylum (门), class (纲), order (目), family (科), genus (属), species (种). However, memory is not just about recalling. It is subjective and can change over time because our brains reconstruct memories each time we recall them. “Each time we revisit the past in our minds, we bring present information that can invisibly, and even dramatically change our memories,” says Ranganath. Factors like how recently something happened, how much something is repeated, and how we are feeling at the time will change how well we recall a memory. Also, the people around us can affect our memory for an event, by either sharing their own memory or by their expectations of how an event should be remembered. That’s why two people witnessing a street fight may see different things occurring, but eventually come to have similar memories about what happened. Their memories influence each other, more so if they talk it through after the fact. While we can use our memory to remember important lessons from life, we must also be humble. By understanding the way memory works, we can learn to strengthen it for the things we need to know and to avoid some of the pitfalls. 8. Which of the following actions can enhance the memorability of an event? A. Repeating a familiar routine. B. Experiencing something new. C. Engaging in physical activities. D. Focusing on everyday occurrences. 9. Why does the author mention “King Pilip came over for good spaghetti”? A. To highlight the unreliability of our memory. B. To illustrate how easily memories are forgotten. C. To demonstrate a memory aid technique for recalling. D. To help readers remember the order of biological classification. 10. What can we learn about the process of recalling memories from paragraph 6? A. Memories change our feelings when recalled. B. Memories remain permanently fixed over time. C. Memories become more detailed with recalling. D. Memories may change after the event is discussed. 11. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Why do we forget important dates? B. How do we reconstruct memory over time? C. How can we improve and understand our memory? D. Why do we remember certain events more than others? 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了提升记忆力的方法，包括体验新事物、利用记忆技巧和理解记忆本质，同时探讨了记忆的主观性和可变性。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Events are more memorable when they are novel. So, if we want to draw on a memory later, we can focus more on unexpected things in an experience.(事件新颖时更令人难忘。因此，如果我们以后想利用记忆，我们可以更多地关注一次经历中意想不到的事情)”可知，体验新事物可以增强事件的记忆性。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“When it comes to learning, we can use special tricks. For example, we can use the phrase “King Philip came over for good spaghetti (意大利面)” to remember biological classification: kingdom (界), phylum (门), class (纲), order (目), family (科), genus (属), species (种).(说到学习，我们可以使用特殊的技巧。例如，我们可以用“菲利普国王来吃意大利面”这句话来记住生物分类：王国、门、纲、目、科、属、种)”可知，作者提到“King Philip came over for good spaghetti”是为了展示一种记忆辅助技巧，帮助读者记住生物分类的顺序。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段的“That’s why two people witnessing a street fight may see different things occurring, but eventually come to have similar memories about what happened. Their memories influence each other, more so if they talk it through after the fact.(这就是为什么两个目睹街头斗殴的人可能会看到不同的事情发生，但最终会对所发生的事情有相似的记忆。他们的记忆会相互影响，如果事后再谈，影响会更大)”可知，当我们讨论一个事件后，我们的记忆可能会受到影响，从而发生改变。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段的“How can we improve our memory? According to Charan Ranganath’s book, Why We Remember, there are many strategies.(我们怎样才能提高记忆力？根据查兰·兰加纳特的书《为什么我们记得》，有很多策略)”以及全文可知，文章主要讲述了如何提高和理解我们的记忆，包括通过体验新事物、使用记忆技巧以及理解记忆的本质来改善记忆。所以C项“我们如何提高和理解我们的记忆力？”适合作本文的标题。故选C。 D Biodegradable(可降解的) food packaging is designed to detect to what degree the food has gone bad by changing its color. Best-before labels are often poor predictors of when food becomes dangerous to eat, which can lead to waste and food poisoning, says Benedetto Marelli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. So he and his colleagues tried to create the package that can react to changes in food. They made four films(膜) similar to plastic package, each consisting of two layers. One layer was made from a protein extracted from silkworm silk, while the other was made of one of four so-called covalent organic frameworks (COFs). These materials contain carbon and hydrogen, as well as atoms like oxygen or nitrogen, all arranged in a network that allows air and water to go through easily. After checking the films were non-toxic and strong, the researchers tried to compost(堆肥处理) them. For the best performing film, 50 percent of it degraded after being placed in soil for 30 days, which is comparable to existing biodegradable plastics. The material also changed colour when immersed in water with different pH values, due to the COF layer’s interaction with the liquid. Because the pH of food increases as it spoils, the researchers tried to use a piece of the film as a colour-changing label attached to a packet of raw chicken. The label started off orange but turned yellow and got 17 percent lighter after 20 hours at 30℃, indicating that the meat had begun to spoil. The researchers also loaded the COF layer with a chemical. After 15 days, so ya beans packaged in the film and left in high heat and humidity went bad, but only a third as much as beans wrapped in traditional plastic. “For a successful market entry, the material will need to be affordable and easy to produce. The standard for competing with plastic production is very high.” says Marelli. 12. Why did Marelli decide to create the package? A. To improve the biodegradability of food. B. To compete with plastic for market share. C. To make a breakthrough in biotechnology. D. To tackle food waste and enhance food safety. 13. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. The functions of films. B. The categories of films. C. The application of films. D. The composition of films. 14. What is the feature of the film? A. It prevents food from spoiling. B. It shows sensitivity to chemicals. C. It has incomparable biodegradability. D. It is unaffected by unfavorable conditions. 15. What is Marelli’s attitude towards the prospect of the film? A. Realistic. B. Hopeless. C. Optimistic. D. Indifferent. 【答案】12. D 13. D 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了麻省理工学的贝内代托·马瑞利和同事们试图创造一种能对食物变化做出反应的包装。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Best-before labels are often poor predictors of when food becomes dangerous to eat, which can lead to waste and food poisoning, says Benedetto Marelli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. So he and his colleagues tried to create the package that can react to changes in food. (麻省理工学院的贝内代托·马瑞利说，“最佳食用前”标签往往不能很好地预测食物何时会变得危险，这会导致浪费和食物中毒。因此，他和他的同事们试图创造一种能对食物变化做出反应的包装。)”可知，他们创造这种包装的目的是为了处理食物浪费和提高食品安全。故选D。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“One layer was made from a protein extracted from silkworm silk, while the other was made of one of four so-called covalent organic frameworks (COFs). These materials contain carbon and hydrogen, as well as atoms like oxygen or nitrogen, all arranged in a network that allows air and water to go through easily. (其中一层是由从蚕丝中提取的蛋白质制成的，而另一层是由四种所谓的共价有机框架(COFs)中的一种制成的。这些材料含有碳和氢，以及氧原子或氮原子，它们排列成一个网络，让空气和水很容易通过。)”可知，本段主要介绍膜的组成。故选D。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The material also changed colour when immersed in water with different pH values, due to the COF layer’s interaction with the liquid. Because the pH of food increases as it spoils, the researchers tried to use a piece of the film as a colour-changing label attached to a packet of raw chicken. (由于COF层与液体的相互作用，当浸入不同pH值的水中时，材料也会改变颜色。由于食物变质后pH值会增加，研究人员尝试用一片薄膜作为变色标签贴在一包生鸡肉上。)”当与液体相互作用，加入不同pH值的水，材料颜色会发生变化，可推知它对化学物质的敏感。故选B。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“‘For a successful market entry, the material will need to be affordable and easy to produce. The standard for competing with plastic production is very high.’ says Marelli. (“为了成功进入市场，这种材料需要价格合理且易于生产。与塑料产品竞争的标准非常高。马瑞利说。)”根据马瑞利说的话，可推知，他对这种包装膜的前景的态度是现实的。故选A。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Photography for me has always been a key. It opens up doors, gives me an excuse to travel with more purpose, and lets me see behind the scenes. ____16____—“Better get back to taking photos. Nice to chat!” What is my advice to beginners? I didn’t study photography; I’m not formally trained; ____17____ But that’s not what photography is about for me. If you want to be a photographer, be constantly asking yourself the question: “What is the story here?” It doesn’t matter if you are shooting a dish at your favorite restaurant or the food waste processing plant that deals with wat’s left over—____18____ What does that mean? If I’m photographing a dinner party for Social Supply, it’s important to capture not just the plate of food, but to step back and capture the scene around it. If I’m taking photos of a mushroom harvest in Yunnan, I make sure to find an angle that shows just how much they’ve harvested, but also a few close-ups of the weathered hands that are carefully sorting. ____19____ I’ve taken hundreds of thousands of photos this year alone. The more you shoot the better you will be. So, start shooting—anything and everything, but specially your fiends’ businesses and projects. Do I have a good camera? Yes, but some people still think that the photos I post from my phone were taken on that camera, so don’t confuse a good device with being a good photographer. ____20____ so start there, and start today. A. Let the story guide you. B. I have virtually no art experience. C. Like anything, photography requires practice. D. Photography becomes an incredible drive to explore. E. Some of my favorite photographers just use their phone. F. It also helps to slip out of awkward small talk at parties. G. I feel deeply connected with whatever is captured through my camera lens. 【答案】16. F 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者结合自身经历给出了一些摄影的建议。 【16题详解】 上文“Photography for me has always been a key. It opens up doors, gives me an excuse to travel with more purpose, and lets me see behind the scenes.(摄影对我来说一直是个关键。它为我打开了一扇门，给了我一个更有目的旅行的借口，让我看到了幕后。)”提到了摄影对作者的重要性；下文““Better get back to taking photos. Nice to chat!”(“还是聊回拍照吧。这很好聊!”)”转而提到“回到拍照的话题”，为过渡句，下文第二段开始提出学习摄影的建议。由此可知，设空处应是承接上文的话题，与摄影的好处相关。F项“It also helps to slip out of awkward small talk at parties.(这也有助于在聚会上避免尴尬的闲聊。)”中的it指代上文的Photography，also helps也与上文对应。故选F项。 【17题详解】 上文“I didn’t study photography; I’m not formally trained;(我没有学过摄影；我没有受过正规训练；)”提到了作者既没学过摄影，也没有受过正规训练；下文“But that’s not what photography is about for me.(但这不是摄影对我的意义。)”转而提到上文提到的那些都不是摄影对作者的意义。结合设空处前面的分号可知，设空处与上文两个句子构成排比句式。B项“I have virtually no art experience.(我几乎没有美术经验。)”与上文对应。故选B项。 【18题详解】 上文“If you want to be a photographer, be constantly asking yourself the question: “What is the story here?” It doesn’t matter if you are shooting a dish at your favorite restaurant or the food waste processing plant that deals with wat’s left over(如果你想成为一名摄影师，就要不断地问自己这个问题：“这里的故事是什么？”无论你是在你最喜欢的餐馆拍摄一道菜，还是在处理剩饭剩菜的食物垃圾处理厂)”提到了如果相当一名摄影师，就要不断问自己“这里的故事是什么？”；下文“What does that mean? If I’m photographing a dinner party for Social Supply, it’s important to capture not just the plate of food, but to step back and capture the scene around it.(这是什么意思？如果我正在为Social Supply拍摄晚宴，重要的是不仅要捕捉一盘食物，还要退后一步，捕捉周围的场景。)”通过举例子进一步解释了问“这里的故事是什么？”的含义。A项“Let the story guide you.(让故事引导你。)”与上文的“What is the story here?”对应。故选A项。 【19题详解】 设空处位于段首，为段落主旨句；下文“I’ve taken hundreds of thousands of photos this year alone. The more you shoot the better you will be. So, start shooting—anything and everything, but specially your fiends’ businesses and projects.(仅今年一年，我就拍了数十万张照片。你拍得越多，你就会越好。所以，开始拍摄吧，什么都可以，尤其是你朋友的生意和项目。)”提到了拍得越多，就会越好，说明摄影是需要练习的。C项“Like anything, photography requires practice.(像任何事情一样，摄影需要练习。)”最能概括本段内容。故选C项。 【20题详解】 上文“Do I have a good camera? Yes, but some people still think that the photos I post from my phone were taken on that camera, so don’t confuse a good device with being a good photographer.(我有好的相机吗？是的，但有些人仍然认为我从手机上发布的照片是用那台相机拍摄的，所以不要把一个好设备和一个好摄影师混为一谈。)”提到了不要把好设备和好摄影师混为一谈，由此可知，设空处应与摄影设备和摄影师有关。E项“Some of my favorite photographers just use their phone.(我最喜欢的一些摄影师只用他们的手机拍。)”与上下文对应。故选E项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 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。 I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl. Every day was an exciting adventure of ____21____ in my childhood filled with arts, crafts and music. ____22____, somewhere along the way I lost touch with my creative self. At 21, upon graduation, I ____23____ a job at a company. I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work. The days were long and ____24____. Working this way for one year was painful enough. Before long I decided to make a ____25____. One thing I had developed an interest in was sewing, so I ____26____ a sewing course at a community college. It was only a five-week course but it ____27____ my interest and got my confidence up. As I dreamt bigger, later I ____28____ a part-time design course. I took classes two nights a week. Although exhausting, it gave me energy, ____29____ and happiness. As it became clearer that ____30____ was where my love lay, working at the company became harder. I felt bored. No energy, no ____31____ and zero fulfillment. Apparently, I needed a bigger change. ____32____, I made a difficult decision — quitting my ____33____ and studying my design course full time. The last few years witnessed my success in what I love. Today I am living a creative life as the ____34____ of my own fashion brand. I feel ____35____ that setting the wheels of change has led me to where I am today. 21. A. pleasure B. creation C. imagination D. amusement 22. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise 23. A. landed B. desired C. shifted D. handled 24. A. boring B. interesting C. rewarding D. challenging 25. A. survey B. change C. commitment D. preparation 26. A. taught B. passed C. attended D. designed 27. A. maintained B. increased C. awakened D. protected 28. A. gave up B. tried out for C. came up with D. signed up for 29. A. passion B. recognition C. curiosity D. innovation 30. A. arts B. crafts C. fashion D. adventure 31. A. promotion B. vacation C. business D. motivation 32. A. Initially B. Instantly C. Gradually D. Eventually 33. A. job B. dream C. interest D. decision 34. A. teacher B. designer C. inventor D. musician 35. A. inspired B. blessed C. relieved D. impressed 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. B 【解析】 【导语】作者讲述了自己勇敢选择自己喜欢的事业和人生，并取得成功的故事。 【21题详解】 考查名词。句意：在我的童年，每天都是充满艺术、手工艺和音乐的令人兴奋的创造冒险。A. pleasure乐趣；B. creation创作；C. imagination想象力；D. amusement娱乐，娱乐活动。根据上文“I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl.”以及空后“filled with arts, crafts and music”可知，作者从小就很有创造力，童年里每天都做各种创作。 【22题详解】 考查副词。句意：然而，在途中的某个地方，我与创造性的自我失去了联系。A. Besides此外；B. Therefore因此；C. However然而；D. Otherwise否则。上文“I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl. Every day was an exciting adventure of ________ in my childhood filled with arts, crafts and music.”与空后“somewhere along the way I lost touch with my creative self.”为转折关系，however“然而”符合语境。 【23题详解】 考查动词。句意：21岁毕业时，我在一家公司找到了一份工作。A. landed着陆，成功得到；B. desired渴望；C. shifted转移；D. handled处理，应付。根据空后“I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work.”可知，作者找到一份工作，land“成功得到，捞到（尤指许多人想得到的工作）”符合语境。 【24题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这样的日子漫长又无聊。A. boring令人厌烦的，乏味的；B. interesting有趣的；C. rewarding值得做的，报酬高的；D. challenging富于挑战性的。根据空前“I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work.”以及空后“Working this way for one year was painful enough.”可知，作者觉得这样的日子很无聊、乏味。 【25题详解】 考查名词。句意：不久之后，我决定做出改变。A. survey调查；B. change变化；C. commitment承诺；D. preparation准备。根据下文“One thing I had developed an interest in was sewing, so I ________ a sewing course at a community college.”以及下文“Apparently, I needed a bigger change.”可知，作者决定做出改变，重拾自己小时候的爱好。 【26题详解】 考查动词。句意：我产生兴趣的一件事是缝纫，所以我参加了一所社区大学的缝纫课程。A. taught教；B. passed经过；C. attended参加，上 （学）；D. designed设计。根据下文“It was only a five-week course”可知，作者去上了社区大学的缝纫课程。 【27题详解】 考查动词。句意：这只是一个为期五周的课程，但它唤醒了我的兴趣，让我树立了信心。A. maintained维护；B. increased增加；C. awakened唤醒，唤起；D. protected保护。根据空后“got my confidence up”以及第三段中“As I dreamt bigger, later I ________ a part-time design course.”可知，这个仅为期五周的课程，唤醒了作者的兴趣。 【28题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：随着我的梦想越来越大，后来我报了一个兼职设计课程。A. gave up放弃；B. tried out for参加……选拔；C. came up with提出；D. signed up for报名参加。根据下文“I took classes two nights a week.”可知，作者报名了设计课程。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：虽然很累，但它给了我能量、激情和快乐。A. passion激情，酷爱；B. recognition承认；C. curiosity好奇心；D. innovation创新，改革。根据下文“As it became clearer that ________ was where my love lay”可知，设计课程让作者找到了自己热爱的东西，passion“激情，酷爱”符合语境。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：随着我越来越清楚地意识到，时尚是我的挚爱，在这家公司的工作变得越来越艰难。A. arts技艺，人文科学；B. crafts工艺，手艺；C. fashion时尚，时装业；D. adventure冒险。根据下文“quitting my ________ and studying my design course full time”以及最后一段“Today I am living a creative life as the ________ of my own fashion brand.”可知，作者意识到自己喜欢时装设计。 【31题详解】 考查名词。句意：没有精力，没有动力，没有成就感。A. promotion晋升，促销；B. vacation假期；C. business商业，企业；D. motivation动力。根据上文“I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work.”以及“I felt bored.”可知，作者所做的工作让作者感觉没有动力，没有成就感。 【32题详解】 考查副词。句意：最后，我做了一个艰难的决定——辞去工作，全职学习设计课程。A. Initially最初；B. Instantly立刻；C. Gradually逐渐地；D. Eventually最终。根据空后“I made a difficult decision, — quitting my ________ and studying my design course full time.”可知，作者最终决定辞职，全职学习设计。 【33题详解】 考查名词。句意：最后，我做了一个艰难的决定——辞去工作，全职学习设计课程。A. job工作；B. dream梦想；C. interest兴趣；D. decision决定。根据空后“studying my design course full time”可知，作者决定辞去工作，全职学习设计。 【34题详解】 考查名词。句意：今天，我作为自己时装品牌的设计师，过着创造性的生活。A. teacher教师；B. designer设计师；C. inventor发明家；D. musician音乐家。根据第三段中“studying my design course full time”可知，作者学习设计，最终成为一名设计师。 【35题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我感到很幸运，是改变的车轮把我带到了今天。A. inspired受到启发的，能力卓越的；B. blessed有福的，幸运的；C. relieved放心的，宽慰的；D. impressed印象深刻的。根据空后“setting the wheels of change has led me to where I am today”可知，作者对于自己做出改变从事自己热爱的设计行业感到非常幸运。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 In 1983, the announcement of finding Nüshu in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province attracted broad interest from many national and international academics, specialists and the media. Locally ____36____ (know) as “mosquito writing”, Nüshu looks like dancing Chinese characters at first glance. On ____37____ (close) inspection, however, it is unreadable to readers of Mandarin (普通话). Nüshu was used by women who lacked access ____38____ education in reading and writing. It was taught mainly by mothers and their daughters then practised among themselves and friends. For women at that time, it was like a ray of sunshine, ____39____ made their lives more colorful and enabled them to express themselves freely. Surprisingly, for hundreds of years, Nüshu remained unnoticed outside of Jiangyong. It wasn’t until the 1980s ____40____ Nüshu was learned of by the outside world. There are only a few remains of Nüshu texts, as most were traditionally buried or burned. ____41____ (lucky), after years of research, over 95% of all ____42____ (exist) original documents written in Nüshu have been collected and translated. Now, this mysterious written language ____43____ (experience) something of a rebirth. Local governments are inviting Nüshu specialists to prepare easy-to-understand manuals (手册) ____44____ (promote) Nüshu culture as well as stress the need for its preservation. Nüshu represents a typical Chinese traditional female culture and remains an empowering means to appreciate women’s beauty and ____45____ (strong). 【答案】36. known 37. closer 38. to 39. which 40. that 41. Luckily 42. existing 43. is experiencing 44. to promote 45. strength 【解析】 【导语】短文介绍了女书的相关信息。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在当地被称为“蚊形文字”的女书，乍一看就像在跳舞的汉字。be known as“被称为……”是固定短语。本句省去be，用过去分词作状语。 【37题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：然而，更仔细一看，普通话读者是读不懂的。呼应上文“at first glance”此处指更仔细地看，空处填形容词比较级closer作定语。 【38题详解】 考查介词。句意：没有机会接受读写教育的女性使用了女书。access to“获得”为固定搭配。 【39题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：对当时女性而言，这就像一缕阳光，让她们的生活更加丰富多彩，并使她们能够自由地表达自我。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是a ray of sunshine，关系词在从句中作主语，使用关系代词which。 【40题详解】 考查强调句。句意：直到20世纪80年代，女书才被外界所知。本句去掉it was和设空处句子依然完整，故为强调句式：it be+强调部分+that/who，强调部分为时间状语，用that。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：幸运的是，经过多年的研究，所有现存的用女书书写的原始文件中，95%以上都已被收集和翻译。副词luckily“幸运的是”作状语修饰句子，置于句首，首字母大写。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：幸运的是，经过多年的研究，所有现存的用女书书写的原始文件中，95%以上都已被收集和翻译。形容词existing修饰名词documents。 【43题详解】 考查时态。句意：现在，这种神秘的书面语言正在经历某种重生。根据“Now”可知，本句为现在进行时，主语language表示单数意义，be动词使用is。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：当地政府正在邀请女书专家编写通俗易懂的手册，以推广女书文化，并强调保护其文化的必要性。此处表示目的，使用动词不定式作目的状语。 【45题详解】 考查名词。句意：女书代表了典型的中国传统女性文化，仍然是欣赏女性美丽和力量的有力手段。appreciate后接名词作宾语，strength“力量”是不可数名词。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一部分 应用文写作（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter得知你校开设了名为“心灵小屋（Soul House）”的心理咨询室，来信询问其具体情况。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括： 1. 开设原因和目的； 2. 具体实施情况； 3. 效果及反馈。 参考词汇：心理咨询psychological consultation 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】范文一 Dear Peter, Glad to be informed that you are interested in the psychological consultation room in our school named “Soul House”. I take the honor to introduce it to you. Here are some relevant details. As you know, school life can sometimes be tough. Aimed at reducing students’ mental stress, Soul House was set up. It’s a place where the students can pour out their pressure and worries concerning school or family, as well as get some advice. As a consequence, the students are able to study more energetically. Without doubt, Soul House is highly spoken of. Hope my account can contribute to your understanding. Please feel free to contact me for more information. Yours, Li Hua 范文二 Dear Peter, How is everything going? I’m writing to tell you something concerning the questions you raised in your last letter. As is known to all, students in high schools bear heavy pressure. Aiming to help students deal with the stress and take positive attitudes towards life, our school set up Soul House. Students are welcomed to step into Soul House to release bad mood. There are thoughtful and considerate consultants waiting for them. Besides, if students are not available, they’re advised to write letters. And they’ll receive the reply soon. The Soul House is highly spoken of by all students and teachers. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生给英国朋友Peter写一封回信，介绍学校开设的名为“心灵小屋”的心理咨询室的具体情况。 【详解】1.词汇积累 旨在做：(be) aimed at doing→(be) intended to do/(be) designed to do 减轻：reduce→relieve/decrease 因此：as a consequence→in consequence/consequently 无疑：without doubt→‌beyond doubt/undoubtedly 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Without doubt, Soul House is highly spoken of. 拓展句：There is no doubt that Soul House is highly spoken of. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Glad to be informed that you are interested in the psychological consultation room in our school named “Soul House”.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】It’s a place where the students can pour out their pressure and worries concerning school or family, as well as get some advice.（运用了where引导的定语从句） 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The class came to an end. John was delighted that he had created a very satisfying work. So he walked to the back of the classroom to put his work away carefully. There, lying on the carpet in front of the classroom bookcase, was a golden ticket! John picked it up. His heart beat faster when he saw that the name line was blank. He couldn’t believe his luck! The boys and girls in John’s class could earn golden tickets by doing well in their study or by being extra helpful or kind. Once a week their teacher drew a ticket out of a box on her desk and let the winner choose a prize. Today was the golden ticket drawing, and here was another ticket, just for him! John looked around. No one else was near the ticket. All his classmates were at their desks, laughing and talking with each other. Miss Smith was engaged in grading the papers collected earlier in the morning. John decided to write his name on the blank line. Then he could put it into the prize box with the six tickets he’d already earned. With so many chances, one of his tickets would be most likely to be picked! Then he could choose the pink toy pig for his sister’s birthday, just like he had been hoping. He smiled and reached for the pencil in his pocket. Suddenly his fingers stopped. There was a strange feeling in his chest, and it wasn’t his heartbeat. “Finders are keepers, right?”, he wondered. He looked out of the window and tried to figure it out. On the one hand, he did find the ticket, but he hadn’t earned it. Somebody must have lost it. But on the other hand, he did need this extra ticket for his great plan! 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 John stared at the blank name line for a moment. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “John, I intend to give you another ticket!” Miss Smith said. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】John stared at the blank name line for a moment. He knew his plan wouldn’t be so great if he won with a ticket that didn’t belong to him. So he walked up to his teacher. “Miss Smith, I happened to find this ticket on the floor near the bookcase. I think the one who lost it will look for it. And these are mine.” he said, dropping his six tickets into the box. When he turned around to leave, the teacher stopped him. “John, I intend to give you another ticket!” Miss Smith said. John was amazed and wondered why. Miss Smith smiled and signed to the class to quiet down, “John handed in the golden ticket he had just found. I think he is honest and deserves another one!” The class burst into loud applause. John happily went back to his seat, eagerly expecting the ticket drawing. He still wanted his name to be picked, but he would feel OK even if it wasn’t. After all, making the right choice did make him feel great! 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了约翰班上的男孩和女孩可以通过学习成绩好或者通过额外的帮助或者善良而获得金奖券。每周一次，他们的老师从桌上的一个盒子里抽出一张彩票，让获奖者选择一个奖品。一天约翰在地上捡到一张没有名字的金奖券，他本可以在这张没有名字的券上写上自己的名字，这样就可以抽到奖品为妹妹准备生日礼物，但是他最后还是将这张券给了老师。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“约翰盯着空白的姓名行看了一会儿。”可知，第一段可描写约翰犹豫不决，不知道该不该留下这张券纠结心里。 ②由第二段首句内容““约翰，我打算给你一票！”史密斯小姐说。”可知，第二段可描写约翰将捡到的券给了老师，他的这一做法赢得了大家的赞赏，所以老师给了他一张券。 2.续写线索：兴奋——犹豫——上交——夸赞——高兴——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①走近：walk up to/approach ②寻找：look for/seek/search ③值得：deserve/merit/be worth 情绪类 ①高兴地：happily/gladly/merrily/joyfully ②惊讶的：amazed/astonished/ surprised 【点睛】[高分句型1] I think the one who lost it will look for it.(运用了who引导的定语从句) [高分句型2] He knew his plan wouldn’t be so great if he won with a ticket that didn’t belong to him.(运用了省略that引导的宾语从句，if引导的状语从句和that引导定语从句) [高分句型3]John happily went back to his seat, eagerly expecting the ticket drawing. (运用了非谓语动词作状语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 株洲市二中2024年下学期高二年级第一次月考考试试卷 英语试题 时量：120分钟 分值：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. What did the woman think the man was going to do? A. Do some laundry. B. Go to Sweden. C. Have supper. 2. How many people will have dinner together? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 3. When should the man make the call by his time? A. At 2 p.m. B. At 3 p.m. C. At 5 p.m. 4. What does the woman mean? A. They need to make more efforts. B. Most of the work remains to be done. C. The work is not as much as the man thinks. 5. Which T-shirt will the man buy? A. The black one with long sleeves. B. The lighter-colored one with a V-neck. C. The round-necked one with short sleeves. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回6、7题。 6. What does the teacher think of David's math? A. It's not very good. B. It's excellent. C. It's average. 7. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Parent and teacher. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Why is the woman unwilling to play Juliet? A. She dislikes the role. B. She's afraid of playing with Marie. C. She doesn't want to memorize lines. 9. Who may play Juliet in the end? A. The woman. B. Marie. C. Lisa. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At the airport. C. At the woman's house. 11. What does the man plan to do in California? A. Relax himself. B. Buy a new house here. C. Practice speaking English. 12. Why did Drew choose Mrs. McNamara? A. They are from the same place. B. Her house is near the school. C. She has a beautiful house. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Which is the man's favourite at first? A. Reading books. B. Watching TV. C. Cleaning houses. 14. What did the man's mother ask him to do in his Grade Five? A. Read one book every week. B. Read two books every week. C. Write a report on the TV programme. 15. What topic might the man's brother be interested in? A. Animals. B. Science. C. Engineering. 16. What made the man begin to love books? A. The reviews in the books. B. The rewards from his mother. C. The new experience gaining from reading. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Which bus did the speaker get on? A. The first bus that passed. B. The third bus that passed. C. The second bus that passed. 18. What was the only word the speaker knew of the language? A. The name of the hotel. B. The name of the street. C. The name of the city. 19. Who was the second person the speaker asked? A. A policeman. B. A postman. C. A newspaper seller. 20. What can we learn about the speaker from the text? A. He had arrived in another town. B. He hadn't reached the destination. C. He had found the hotel with the help of someone. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Spring breakers don’t need to spend a fortune to enjoy life in the sunshine for a week. U. S. News carefully considered everything to bring you the best inexpensive spring break destinations. Key West This small island in the Florida Keys is known for its odd residents and best snorkeling (浮潜) opportunities. While you’ll find plenty of spots for partying along Duval Street, you can also soak up some culture at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. Plus, Key West offers several budget-friendly (经济实惠的) vacation rentals, so you can save your cash for bars and boat tours. Panama City Beach Panama City Beach is a tried-and-true Florida spring break location that is sure to please the masses. Scope out a spot across the town’s 27 miles of white sand beaches to sunbathe, play volleyball or scan the horizon for bottlenose dolphins. Hotel prices are reasonable if you book your accommodations in advance. Just note: in this town alcohol consumption is not allowed on the beach during March, so you’ll have to enjoy your adult drinks elsewhere. South Padre Island With hotels offering nightly rates around $ 200 or less and DJs and celebrities holding court at nightclubs, South Padre Island, Texas, is a hot spring break destination for college students. This South Texas local is only about 30 miles north of the U. S. -Mexico border. meaning you’ll get to enjoy warm weather without having to leave the country. As an added bonus, the island offers a free public shuttle system, so budget-conscious travelers won’t have to worry about spending money on a rental car. 1. What can tourists do in Key West? A. Have a good surfing. B. Bathe in the sun on the beach. C. Throw a party anywhere on the island. D. Visit the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. 2. What is special about Panama City Beach? A. The hotel prices are low whenever you go. B. It is a perfect destination for everyone C. You can drink wine on the beach in March. D. You can see the bottlenose dolphins in person. 3. What do the three travel destinations have in common? A. They are alive with wildlife. B. They are budget-friendly. C. They offer a taste of culture. D. They offer free public shuttle system. B Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first and second-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung reached a point in their adult lives when they started to long for the Chinese food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it. There was such a “representation gap”, as Sarah puts it, in terms of what kinds of cuisines were noticeably featured in those early days of TV celebrity chefs and the emerging food blogosphere (博客圈). As it turns out, though, the Leungs were uniquely positioned to do something about it. Bill, the father, had spent years cooking beef at his family’s Chinese American takeout restaurant. Judy, the mom, was born and raised in Shanghai and had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile, the two sisters had grown up in the New Jersey suburbs, eating their parents’ food, but also growing in America’s own food-obsessed culture. So, in 2013, the Leungs started The Woks of Life. What distinguished their blog from others was that the intergenerational heritage (传承) of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept—The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites, tapping into their own areas of expert knowledge. Kaitlin is proud that The Woks of Life follows along line of pioneers-folks like Joyce Chen, Martin Yan and Ming Tsai, who first started to bring Chinese home cooking into the mainstream in the US. “We feel proud that we have made a meaningful mark over the past decade, casting light that there’s a huge demand for these recipes,” she says .“It’s about representation, yes, but there’s also a huge demand. Asian Americans look to reconnect with the food of their heritage.” Five years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find a ton of Chinese recipes in the New York Times food section, Kaitlin notes. Now you can. 4. What do the underlined words “representation gap” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. The shortage of Chinese chefs. B. The lack of Chinese food recipes. C. The gap between young and old ABCs. D. The difference between chefs and bloggers. 5. What is the purpose of paragraph 2? A. To prove how unique the Leung sisters are. B. To show why the Leung sisters prefer Chinese food. C. To point out the Leungs’ advantage to start a food blog. D. To stress the Leung sisters’ love for home cooking food. 6. What makes The woks of Life special? A. The concept of baking food. B. The large number of followers. C. The bloggers, way of posting recipes. D. The intergenerational heritage of knowledge. 7. What is the significance of The woks of Life? A. It strengthens bonds between individuals. B. It marks the popularity of Chinese cuisine. C. It has developed many new Chinese recipes. D. It links Asian Americans with their food tradition. C Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and might indicate that your memory isn’t as sharp as before. How can we improve our memory? According to Charan Ranganath’s book, Why We Remember, there are many strategies. Taking good care of our physical bodies will improve our brain health generally, and so improve memory, says Ranganath. But we can also use the nature of memory to make certain memories stand out. Events are more memorable when they are novel. So, if we want to draw on a memory later, we can focus more on unexpected things in an experience. For example, going to a new restaurant with your partner will make the experience more memorable than going to one where you often dine. When it comes to learning, we can use special tricks. For example, we can use the phrase “King Philip came over for good spaghetti (意大利面)” to remember biological classification: kingdom (界), phylum (门), class (纲), order (目), family (科), genus (属), species (种). However, memory is not just about recalling. It is subjective and can change over time because our brains reconstruct memories each time we recall them. “Each time we revisit the past in our minds, we bring present information that can invisibly, and even dramatically change our memories,” says Ranganath. Factors like how recently something happened, how much something is repeated, and how we are feeling at the time will change how well we recall a memory. Also, the people around us can affect our memory for an event, by either sharing their own memory or by their expectations of how an event should be remembered. That’s why two people witnessing a street fight may see different things occurring, but eventually come to have similar memories about what happened. Their memories influence each other, more so if they talk it through after the fact. While we can use our memory to remember important lessons from life, we must also be humble. By understanding the way memory works, we can learn to strengthen it for the things we need to know and to avoid some of the pitfalls. 8. Which of the following actions can enhance the memorability of an event? A. Repeating a familiar routine. B. Experiencing something new. C. Engaging in physical activities. D. Focusing on everyday occurrences. 9. Why does the author mention “King Pilip came over for good spaghetti”? A. To highlight the unreliability of our memory. B. To illustrate how easily memories are forgotten. C. To demonstrate a memory aid technique for recalling. D. To help readers remember the order of biological classification. 10. What can we learn about the process of recalling memories from paragraph 6? A. Memories change our feelings when recalled. B. Memories remain permanently fixed over time. C. Memories become more detailed with recalling. D. Memories may change after the event is discussed. 11. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Why do we forget important dates? B. How do we reconstruct memory over time? C. How can we improve and understand our memory? D. Why do we remember certain events more than others? D Biodegradable(可降解的) food packaging is designed to detect to what degree the food has gone bad by changing its color. Best-before labels are often poor predictors of when food becomes dangerous to eat, which can lead to waste and food poisoning, says Benedetto Marelli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. So he and his colleagues tried to create the package that can react to changes in food. They made four films(膜) similar to plastic package, each consisting of two layers. One layer was made from a protein extracted from silkworm silk, while the other was made of one of four so-called covalent organic frameworks (COFs). These materials contain carbon and hydrogen, as well as atoms like oxygen or nitrogen, all arranged in a network that allows air and water to go through easily. After checking the films were non-toxic and strong, the researchers tried to compost(堆肥处理) them. For the best performing film, 50 percent of it degraded after being placed in soil for 30 days, which is comparable to existing biodegradable plastics. The material also changed colour when immersed in water with different pH values, due to the COF layer’s interaction with the liquid. Because the pH of food increases as it spoils, the researchers tried to use a piece of the film as a colour-changing label attached to a packet of raw chicken. The label started off orange but turned yellow and got 17 percent lighter after 20 hours at 30℃, indicating that the meat had begun to spoil. The researchers also loaded the COF layer with a chemical. After 15 days, so ya beans packaged in the film and left in high heat and humidity went bad, but only a third as much as beans wrapped in traditional plastic. “For a successful market entry, the material will need to be affordable and easy to produce. The standard for competing with plastic production is very high.” says Marelli. 12. Why did Marelli decide to create the package? A. To improve the biodegradability of food. B. To compete with plastic for market share. C. To make a breakthrough in biotechnology. D. To tackle food waste and enhance food safety. 13. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. The functions of films. B. The categories of films. C. The application of films. D. The composition of films. 14. What is the feature of the film? A. It prevents food from spoiling. B. It shows sensitivity to chemicals. C. It has incomparable biodegradability. D. It is unaffected by unfavorable conditions. 15. What is Marelli’s attitude towards the prospect of the film? A. Realistic. B. Hopeless. C. Optimistic. D. Indifferent. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Photography for me has always been a key. It opens up doors, gives me an excuse to travel with more purpose, and lets me see behind the scenes. ____16____—“Better get back to taking photos. Nice to chat!” What is my advice to beginners? I didn’t study photography; I’m not formally trained; ____17____ But that’s not what photography is about for me. If you want to be a photographer, be constantly asking yourself the question: “What is the story here?” It doesn’t matter if you are shooting a dish at your favorite restaurant or the food waste processing plant that deals with wat’s left over—____18____ What does that mean? If I’m photographing a dinner party for Social Supply, it’s important to capture not just the plate of food, but to step back and capture the scene around it. If I’m taking photos of a mushroom harvest in Yunnan, I make sure to find an angle that shows just how much they’ve harvested, but also a few close-ups of the weathered hands that are carefully sorting. ____19____ I’ve taken hundreds of thousands of photos this year alone. The more you shoot the better you will be. So, start shooting—anything and everything, but specially your fiends’ businesses and projects. Do I have a good camera? Yes, but some people still think that the photos I post from my phone were taken on that camera, so don’t confuse a good device with being a good photographer. ____20____ so start there, and start today. A. Let the story guide you. B. I have virtually no art experience. C. Like anything, photography requires practice. D. Photography becomes an incredible drive to explore. E. Some of my favorite photographers just use their phone. F. It also helps to slip out of awkward small talk at parties. G. I feel deeply connected with whatever is captured through my camera lens. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl. Every day was an exciting adventure of ____21____ in my childhood filled with arts, crafts and music. ____22____, somewhere along the way I lost touch with my creative self. At 21, upon graduation, I ____23____ a job at a company. I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work. The days were long and ____24____. Working this way for one year was painful enough. Before long I decided to make a ____25____. One thing I had developed an interest in was sewing, so I ____26____ a sewing course at a community college. It was only a five-week course but it ____27____ my interest and got my confidence up. As I dreamt bigger, later I ____28____ a part-time design course. I took classes two nights a week. Although exhausting, it gave me energy, ____29____ and happiness. As it became clearer that ____30____ was where my love lay, working at the company became harder. I felt bored. No energy, no ____31____ and zero fulfillment. Apparently, I needed a bigger change. ____32____, I made a difficult decision — quitting my ____33____ and studying my design course full time. The last few years witnessed my success in what I love. Today I am living a creative life as the ____34____ of my own fashion brand. I feel ____35____ that setting the wheels of change has led me to where I am today. 21. A. pleasure B. creation C. imagination D. amusement 22. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise 23. A. landed B. desired C. shifted D. handled 24. A. boring B. interesting C. rewarding D. challenging 25. A. survey B. change C. commitment D. preparation 26. A. taught B. passed C. attended D. designed 27. A. maintained B. increased C. awakened D. protected 28. A. gave up B. tried out for C. came up with D. signed up for 29. A. passion B. recognition C. curiosity D. innovation 30. A. arts B. crafts C. fashion D. adventure 31. A. promotion B. vacation C. business D. motivation 32. A. Initially B. Instantly C. Gradually D. Eventually 33. A. job B. dream C. interest D. decision 34. A. teacher B. designer C. inventor D. musician 35. A. inspired B. blessed C. relieved D. impressed 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 In 1983, the announcement of finding Nüshu in Jiangyong County, Hunan Province attracted broad interest from many national and international academics, specialists and the media. Locally ____36____ (know) as “mosquito writing”, Nüshu looks like dancing Chinese characters at first glance. On ____37____ (close) inspection, however, it is unreadable to readers of Mandarin (普通话). Nüshu was used by women who lacked access ____38____ education in reading and writing. It was taught mainly by mothers and their daughters then practised among themselves and friends. For women at that time, it was like a ray of sunshine, ____39____ made their lives more colorful and enabled them to express themselves freely. Surprisingly, for hundreds of years, Nüshu remained unnoticed outside of Jiangyong. It wasn’t until the 1980s ____40____ Nüshu was learned of by the outside world. There are only a few remains of Nüshu texts, as most were traditionally buried or burned. ____41____ (lucky), after years of research, over 95% of all ____42____ (exist) original documents written in Nüshu have been collected and translated. Now, this mysterious written language ____43____ (experience) something of a rebirth. Local governments are inviting Nüshu specialists to prepare easy-to-understand manuals (手册) ____44____ (promote) Nüshu culture as well as stress the need for its preservation. Nüshu represents a typical Chinese traditional female culture and remains an empowering means to appreciate women’s beauty and ____45____ (strong). 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一部分 应用文写作（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter得知你校开设了名为“心灵小屋（Soul House）”的心理咨询室，来信询问其具体情况。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括： 1. 开设原因和目的； 2. 具体实施情况； 3. 效果及反馈。 参考词汇：心理咨询psychological consultation 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The class came to an end. John was delighted that he had created a very satisfying work. So he walked to the back of the classroom to put his work away carefully. There, lying on the carpet in front of the classroom bookcase, was a golden ticket! John picked it up. His heart beat faster when he saw that the name line was blank. He couldn’t believe his luck! The boys and girls in John’s class could earn golden tickets by doing well in their study or by being extra helpful or kind. Once a week their teacher drew a ticket out of a box on her desk and let the winner choose a prize. Today was the golden ticket drawing, and here was another ticket, just for him! John looked around. No one else was near the ticket. All his classmates were at their desks, laughing and talking with each other. Miss Smith was engaged in grading the papers collected earlier in the morning. John decided to write his name on the blank line. Then he could put it into the prize box with the six tickets he’d already earned. With so many chances, one of his tickets would be most likely to be picked! Then he could choose the pink toy pig for his sister’s birthday, just like he had been hoping. He smiled and reached for the pencil in his pocket. Suddenly his fingers stopped. There was a strange feeling in his chest, and it wasn’t his heartbeat. “Finders are keepers, right?”, he wondered. He looked out of the window and tried to figure it out. On the one hand, he did find the ticket, but he hadn’t earned it. Somebody must have lost it. But on the other hand, he did need this extra ticket for his great plan! 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 John stared at the blank name line for a moment. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “John, I intend to give you another ticket!” Miss Smith said. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $