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第一部分
录音稿
Text 1
W: Hey, Ben. Why don’t you tell me that great story of yours?
M: I’m sorry, but I need to call my manager right now. I’ll tell you when I’m finished.
Text 2
M: Does the chicken taste all right? I learnt from a cook yesterday.
W: It’s wonderful, but a little dry. To tell the truth, I can cook chicken too.
Text 3
W: What a beautiful sunny day today! Let’s go to the beach.
M: Okay, I’ll get my beach towel. You can lie down on the sand while I am swimming.
Text 4
M: Can I see your ticket, madam?
W: Oh, I was so busy looking at the paintings in this hall that I must have forgotten to buy one.
Text 5
W: I’m wondering what kind of clothes to wear for our visit. What’s the weather usually like in your country in September?
M: It’s not very pleasant, I’m sorry to say. Usually, September is the rainiest month of the year, but it’s not very cold.
Text 6
W: What are you reading?
M: It is a book written by a guy who was born without arms or legs.
W: What? So, how does he get around?
M: He can actually walk pretty well, but he can’t move that fast. He also has an assistant who helps him. He is actually quite successful.
W: He must have worked pretty hard.
M: Yeah. He travels around the world and gives speeches to young people. He’s changed many people’s lives. Even when nothing seemed possible, he stayed positive and put in even more effort.
Text 7
W: How was your weekend, Mark?
M: Pretty relaxing. I went travelling in Colorado and hiked Mount Elbert. It was tough, but the view from about 14,000 feet was worth it!
W: Impressive! How did you get there?
M: I flew to Colorado on Friday morning, and then took a bus from the airport to Leadville. There I met up with my college friend. On Saturday we drove to Mount Elbert and hiked the mountain. So, how was your weekend?
W: It was good. I learned to cook a new Indian dish. It was challenging, but I managed to do it. I even brought some to work.
M: Nice! What else did you do?
W: I also watched a football match. I know you’re into sports. Want to catch up during lunch break? You can try my new dish and give me some suggestions.
M: OK! It’s my pleasure.
Text 8
M: Hello, welcome to this week’s Meeting Artists. Our guest today is Mildred Howard. She will talk about her story with gardens. Welcome, Mrs Howard.
W: Thank you. To begin with, I’d like to share my childhood memories. Well, my parents had gardens. So I could always pick fresh tomatoes, pull out carrots and taste sweet melons.
M: Interesting! Many kids don’t know where food comes from.
W: That’s why I started the Alice Waters Garden Project.
M: Can you tell us something about it? For example, how does it work?
W: We design and build a 5-acre garden first. The kids, mainly aged from 7 to 12, work in the garden with their hands in the dirt. Then they take what they’ve grown to the kitchen and spend time cooking and developing recipes. This is the way they learn something about teamwork, creativity, and most importantly, where the food they eat every day comes from.
Text 9
W: Good afternoon! Welcome to the Service Centre. What can I do for you?
M: Good afternoon. I’d like to rent a two-bedroom apartment.
W: OK, do you have a specific location in mind?
M: Well, I’d like to live near the elementary school, or at least within 2 miles.
W: Do you teach at the school?
M: No. I teach at the university, but my son goes to school there.
W: OK. What price range can you afford?
M: $500 to $580 a month.
W: Would you prefer an apartment with furniture or an empty one?
M: With furniture, and we’d like to be able to cook at home.
W: Okay. Here are the photos of two apartments that I think will fit your needs. You can choose between them.
M: Thank you. Ah. The one on the Broadway Avenue looks nicer than the one on Main Street. When can I have a look?
W: You can look around now if you’d like. Let me get the key for you. If you are satisfied, we can sign an agreement today.
M: Great! Thanks. How much do you charge for the service?
W: $100.
M: All right.
Text 10
M: Hello, everyone. My name is John. Today I want to say something mainly about my daily life. First I want to say my life has changed a lot. When I was a child, I had a lot of time to play. But now I have to study all day. I used to play baseball and basketball with my classmates, but now I just stay at home and do my homework. I seldom watch TV these days, but I’m often busy preparing for my tests. Books were my good friends. I used to read a lot of cartoon books and storybooks instead of reading textbooks all day like now. I enjoy doing homework with my friends. But my parents don’t allow me to do that, because they think we will talk instead of studying. I disagree. We can learn a lot from each other. My mother is a doctor, and my father is an engineer. They expect me to be a doctor when I grow up, but I want to be a writer. Maybe I’ll be a doctor anyway, but I don’t think I could be a happy doctor.
第二部分
第一节
A
【文章大意】 这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了希望读书俱乐部,涵盖活动内容、参与要求、注意事项、收费标准及联系方式。
21.B 细节理解题。根据Fees部分中“Kids from 3—7: Free; Kids from 8—18: 10 dollars a month; Adults: 15 dollars a month.”可知,6岁男孩儿和他的父母在俱乐部待两个月要付[(15+15)×2=]60美元。故选B。
22.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段“If you are interested, call 487-256-656 or 487-266-545, send an e-mail to hopebook@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.hopebookclub.com.”可知,文章提到了打电话、发电子邮件和访问网站三种方法来获得更多关于俱乐部的信息。故选A。
23.C 细节理解题。根据What you should do部分中“Everyone in the book club is expected to join in the discussion.”可知,C选项“俱乐部鼓励大家参加讨论。”正确。故选C。
B
【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲的是意大利舞蹈演员Niccolo Filippi最近决定探索中国文化及其传统舞蹈形式,并相信这段经历不仅会促进他的职业生涯的发展,还会拓宽他在舞蹈世界之外的视野。
24.B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“‘I saw it as an art that combines tradition and modernity, which was mostly the reason why I liked it,’ says Filippi.”可知,Filippi爱上中国传统舞蹈的主要原因是它融合了传统和现代元素。故选B。
25.A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Two of his friends shared videos of his performances on social media, and the response was overwhelming. One video garnered 500,000 views, while the other received 200, 000 views.”可推知,作者通过列出数字说明Filippi的视频的受欢迎程度。故选A。
26.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Filippi believes that learning about different cultures is priceless, and he sees it as a means of personal growth.”可推知,接受不同的文化能促进个人成长。故选C。
27.D 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其由第一段的“Having spent more than a decade on the dance floor, Niccolo Filippi, a 23-year-old Italian dance performer, recently decided to explore Chinese culture and its traditional dance forms and believes that this experience will not only boost his career, but also broaden his horizons beyond the world of dance.”可知,本文主要讲的是意大利舞蹈演员Niccolo Filippi最近决定探索中国文化及其传统舞蹈形式,并相信这段经历不仅会促进他的职业生涯的发展,还会拓宽他在舞蹈世界之外的视野。由此可知,D选项“An Italian dancer shows passion for Chinese-styled dance.”能够概括本文主旨。故选D。
C
【文章大意】 本文为一篇说明文,介绍了海水下种植的操作原理及应用前景。
28.C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The domes provide the plants’ water by harvesting freshwater from sea water. The domes are slightly hotter than the outside sea temperature, which means that water from the sea water ‘floor’ steams inside the dome and gathers on its inside surface as freshwater. This then ‘rains’ on the plants.”可知,海水下种植作物所需要的水来自海水因温度差而产生的蒸汽淡水。故选C。
29.A 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“‘This setup also allows an exchange of CO2 from the ocean inside the dome,’ adds Gamberini.”(甘贝里尼补充说:“这种设置还允许穹顶内海洋中的二氧化碳交换。”)及“We’ve noticed that this environment doesn’t really need to be refilled that much…”(我们注意到这个环境其实不需要再加那么多……)可知,穹顶里的二氧化碳充足,环境不需要那么多的补给,因此推断,此处的光源也是充足的,画线词与enough同义。故选A。
30.C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“However, Littlejohn says farming underwater, as the underwater garden is doing, is ‘necessary’ for future space exploration. ‘Probably the experience gained from growing underwater will give benefits in exploring further than we can yet see,’ he says.”可知,海水下种植为今后的太空农业积累经验。故选C。
31.D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“However, a decade ago, Luca Gamberini’s father decided to turn to underwater farming.”(然而,十年前,卢卡·甘贝里尼的父亲决定转向水下种植。)及全文内容可知,本文介绍了海水下种植的操作原理及应用前景。D选项“如何在海底开农场”是最佳标题。故选D。
D
【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了门口效应(doorway effect)及其产生的原因。
32.C 细节理解题。根据第一段“Have you ever walked through a door and thought to yourself, ‘What was I going to do?’ If you have, you are not alone. Psychologists believe that walking through a door and entering another room create a ‘mental block’ in the brain. This is generally referred to as the doorway effect.”可知,进入一个房间却忘记自己要做的事情被称作门口效应。故选C。
33.C 推理判断题。根据第二段“In the early years of brain research, scientists thought that human memory was like a closet, with many sections in which we could store little boxes of experiences from our lives. Boxes would remain there forever, and whenever we had to look into them, we could just go to that particular section and find that box of memory.”以及第三段中的“Beautiful as this description of human memory formation sounds, it is not true. Our brain is much more complex than that. Psychological studies suggest that our memories are episodic (由松散片段组成的)in general. If you think back to anything, you’ll probably quickly realize our memories don’t function as clear narratives. Instead, they’re more episodic and divided into parts.”可知,并不是所有的记忆都可以在大脑中找到。故选C。
34.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Baumann also points out that a busy and perhaps overloaded brain does seem to play some part in this phenomenon.”可知,超负荷的大脑会增加产生门口效应的可能性。故选D。
35.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The good news is that experiencing such forgettable episodes after entering another room does not tell you anything about your memory and intelligence. So when you enter a room and suddenly forget why you are there, you should not think that Alzheimer’s disease is creeping up on you!”可知,出现门口效应并不代表记忆力或智力出现了问题,它没有什么影响。故选A。
第二节
【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何写一篇精彩的电影评论给出了一些建议。
36.G 根据空前内容“Whether it’s for pleasure or a job requirement, writing a good movie review can be a useful exercise.”可知,前句讲述的是会写影评是很有用的。选项G(它可以让你探索你与电影的个人联系。)是上文内容的自然延续,讲述的是会写影评会让你建立和电影的联系。故选G。
37.B 根据空前内容“Give a brief summary of the main characters, the setting and the central conflict of the movie. Never break the number one rule of movie reviews: don’t give too much away.”可知,我们可以对电影做一个简短的总结,但是不要剧透太多。选项B(别毁了你的读者对电影的兴趣。)是上文内容的自然延续,指的是剧透不要太多,否则读者对已知剧情的电影会不感兴趣。故选B。
38.F 根据空前内容“Move into your analysis of the movie. Write several paragraphs discussing the interesting elements in the movie that support your points. Discuss the acting, the direction, the cinematography and the setting, keeping your writing clear and easy to understand.”可知,上文指出在对电影进行分析时,要让自己的写作清晰易懂。选项F(所以不要使用太多关于电影制作的专业术语。)是上文内容的自然延续,要让写作清晰易懂就不要使用太多关于电影制作的专业术语。故选F。
39.E 根据空后内容“In this way you are giving your readers a feel of the movie and continuing to express your comments on the film at the same time.”可推断出,空处指的是一种方式,这种方式既能给读者一种电影的感觉同时还能表达你对电影的评论。选项E(你可以用对话来帮助你表达你的观点。)提出可以用对话表达观点,这样的确既让自己的影评有电影的感觉,同时又能表达自己的观点。故选E。
40.A 空处为段首句,为本段主要内容。根据下文“You could treat your review like a formal college essay. But it’s more interesting if you make it your own. If your writing style is usually humorous or interesting, your review should be no exception. If you’re serious or dramatic, that works, too. Let your language and writing style reflect your unique view and personality—it’s much more entertaining for the readers.”可知,本段主要讲述的是如果能让影评个性化,反映出自己独特的观点,那就更好了。选项A(给它一些个性。)所提出的建议正是让影评个性化。故选A。
第三部分
第一节
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者实现自己儿时的梦想,去看了维多利亚瀑布的经历。
41.C 根据上文“Locals call it Mosi-oa-Tunya—‘the smoke that thunders’.”可知,此处指这个名字取得好,没有其他名字能更好地描述维多利亚瀑布了。故选C。picture图片;idea想法;name名字;position位置。
42.A 根据后文“…then, that was where I would go one day!”可知,此处指作者小时候看到瀑布的照片就知道自己以后一定要去那里。故选A。know知道;wonder想知道;doubt怀疑;guess猜测。
43.D 此处指上文“…then, that was where I would go one day!”提到的要去看瀑布的梦想。故选D。standard标准;success成功;level水平;dream梦想。
44.C 根据上文“I stood at the entrance of the Victoria Falls Park on the Zimbabwe (津巴布韦) side of the falls!”可知,作者要看到瀑布了,十分兴奋。故选C。fear恐惧;anger愤怒;excitement激动,兴奋;comfort宽慰。
45.B 根据前文“As I approached the falls…”和后文the thunderous roar可知,当作者走近瀑布时,听见了咆哮声。故选B。see看见;hear听到;describe描述;draw描绘。
46.D 根据上文“…I…the thunderous roar and I…”可知,马上要到瀑布那里了,作者加快了脚步。故选D。gather集合;count计数;follow跟随;quicken加快。
47.A 根据后文the impressive view可知,作者停了几分钟欣赏这令人赞叹的景色。故选A。enjoy欣赏;share分享;seek寻找;miss错过,思念。
48.B 呼应上文the impressive view,此处指瀑布令人惊叹的美景。故选B。popular流行的;amazing令人惊叹的;normal正常的;similar相似的。
49.B 根据宾语the falls可知,此处指观赏瀑布。故选B。protect保护;view观赏,看;imagine想象;avoid避免。
50.C 根据后文“The activities range from flying fox across the gorge to gorge swinging.”可知,公园还为寻求刺激的人提供了一些活动。故选C。course课程;show演出;activity活动;place地方。
51.D 根据后文“…to stay put (留在原地) and enjoy the view.”可知,虽然活动多,但作者选择待在原地欣赏风景。故选D。refuse拒绝;agree同意;forget忘记;choose选择。
52.A 根据上文“I watched these thrill-seekers and their screams made me believe…”可知,寻求刺激的人发出尖叫声,让作者确信自己做出了正确的决定。故选A。right正确的;final最后的;hard艰难的;brave勇敢的。
53.A 根据上文“Seeing Victoria Falls truly was a dream come true…”可知,梦想成真,作者很高兴。故选A。glad高兴的;afraid害怕的;sure确信的;sorry抱歉的。
54.C 后文“…I didn’t get to experience the falls from the other side…”以及“…could sit in a natural pool at the very edge (边缘) of the falls.”指出作者没能坐在瀑布边缘的天然水池里,这是一个遗憾。故选C。way方法;question问题;pity遗憾;possibility可能性。
55.B 根据上文可知,作者是去参观瀑布的,所以是游客。故选B。customer顾客;visitor游客;manager经理;guide导游。
第二节
【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章首先以记叙的方式描述了作者前往孔子的故乡曲阜的旅行经历,并借此机会深入反思孔子的教诲。随后,文章转为议论,阐述了孔子思想的长远影响、其核心价值的简洁性以及在当今世界中跨文化交流的意义。
56.lived 考查动词时态。空处作本句谓语,此处描述过去发生的事情,应该用一般过去时。故填lived。
57.wisely 考查副词。空处修饰空后的动词,用副词形式。故填wisely。
58.levelling 考查状语从句的省略。本句是when引导的时间状语从句的省略,完整句子应是when I am levelling the ground,当从句主语和主句主语相同,且谓语动词为be动词时,从句主语和be动词可省略。故填levelling。
59.the 考查冠词。根据句意可知,此处特指孔子的出生地,需用定冠词修饰。故填the。
60.to reflect 考查非谓语动词。此处是固定搭配allow sb to do sth,意为“允许某人做某事”,空处应填不定式。故填to reflect。
61.which/that 考查定语从句。空处引导限制性定语从句,先行词是Confucius’ teachings,指物,关系词在从句中作主语,用which或that引导。故填which/that。
62.programmes 考查名词复数。programme为可数名词,意为“项目”,前面没有限定词,所以此处应该用复数形式,表示泛指。故填programmes。
63.in 考查介词。lie in为固定短语,意为“在于”。故填in。
64.or 考查连词。此处是固定搭配whether…or…,意为“无论……还是……”。故填or。
65.is based 考查动词时态和主谓一致。此处是固定搭配be based on,意为“基于”,描述客观事实,用一般现在时,主语China为第三人称单数。故填is based。
第四部分
第一节
One possible version:
My camping experience
Hello everyone, I’m Li Hua. I’d like to share my camping experience last Sunday.
My family and I went camping in the forest park. Upon arrival, we set up our tents and prepared a delicious picnic with the food we brought. The park was incredibly beautiful, with fresh air and a peaceful atmosphere. We enjoyed a relaxing picnic surrounded by nature. In the afternoon, we explored the park, discovering various plants and fascinating creatures along the way. As night fell, we shared stories under the starry sky.
It was a truly magical experience. This camping trip was a fantastic opportunity to connect with nature and create lasting memories with my family.
第二节
【思路点拨】 本文以人物为线索展开,主要讲述了作者因工作繁忙忽视了与女儿米卡的相处,后来通过一起救助一只小鸟,为它取名为Chance并照顾它成长的过程,重新与女儿建立起情感联系的故事。由此作者意识到陪伴是最真挚的爱,决定以后多花时间陪伴女儿。
【详解】
1. 段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“很快,米卡满面笑容,说道:‘我明白了。’”可知,第一段可描写作者和女儿共同帮助小鸟,订购鸟食,并且给小鸟起了名字。
②由第二段首句内容“没过多久,鸟食来了,我们立刻喂了小鸟‘Chance’。”可知,第二段可描写在作者和女儿的照顾下,小鸟Chance逐渐恢复,女儿也十分开心,由此描述作者的最终感悟。
2. 续写线索:订鸟食—起名字—投喂小鸟—照顾小鸟—小鸟恢复—女儿愉快—最终感悟
One possible version:
Soon, Micah smiled broadly, “I’ve got it.” “What do we need?” I asked again. She said the baby bird needed some special bird food. Hearing this, I immediately phoned to place an order. While waiting for delivery, Micah added that we needed to name the bird. “How about ‘Chance’? I think it has a good chance of making it with your help,” I proposed. She didn’t say a word but nodded with a bright smile.
Before long, the bird food arrived and we fed the bird “Chance” at once. To our relief, the special food was to its taste. The following weeks, we went to feed and check on Chance every day. One day, Micah happily shared with me her finding that Chance became independent. Looking at her shining face, I was almost moved to tears. I never imagined that the bird Chance became the real chance to rebuild the emotion bridge between us. From then, I decided to accompany her more, just as what we had done to Chance. Company is the best love.
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模块素养测评卷
Units 1—3
(时间: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。
( )1.What does Ben need to do right away?
A.Meet his manager. B.Make a phone call.
C.Tell the woman his story.
( )2.Who cooked the chicken?
A.A cook. B.The man. C.The woman.
( )3.Where will the speakers go?
A.To a swimming pool. B.To a playground.
C.To the seaside.
( )4.What did the woman forget?
A.To buy a ticket. B.To bring money.
C.To take her phone.
( )5.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A.The clothes. B.The visit. C.The weather.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6段材料,回答第6、7题。
( )6.What do we know about the writer?
A.He never travels around the world.
B.He is a teacher.
C.He was born disabled.
( )7.How does the man find the writer?
A.Encouraging. B.Polite. C.Strange.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
( )8.How did Mark get to Mount Elbert from Leadville?
A.By plane. B.By car. C.By bus.
( )9.What did the woman do over the weekend?
A.She went on a hike. B.She played a football game.
C.She made a new dish.
( )10.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Husband and wife. B.Co-workers.
C.College friends.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
( )11.What is the man doing?
A.Hosting a programme. B.Chairing a meeting.
C.Giving a lecture.
( )12.What did the woman’s parents grow in their gardens?
A.Potatoes and melons. B.Potatoes and tomatoes.
C.Carrots and tomatoes.
( )13.Why was the project started?
A.To get a teamwork award.
B.To make kids develop confidence.
C.To help kids know more about food.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
( )14.Why would the man prefer to rent an apartment near the elementary school?
A.He teaches there. B.He once lived there.
C.His son studies there.
( )15.Which price would the man prefer?
A.$480. B.$550. C.$600.
( )16.Which kind of apartment would the man prefer?
A.An empty one. B.One with furniture in it.
C.One without a kitchen.
( )17.What can you learn from the conversation?
A.The woman lost the keys to the two apartments.
B.The man might take a look at the two apartments.
C.The man isn’t interested in either of the two apartments.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
( )18.What kind of books does the speaker read now?
A.Textbooks. B.Storybooks. C.Cartoon books.
( )19.What does the speaker think of doing homework with his friends?
A.He can chat with them.
B.He can concentrate on study.
C.He can learn a lot from them.
( )20.What does the speaker want to be in the future?
A.An engineer. B.A doctor. C.A writer.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Hope Book Club
A book club is a small group of persons that are reading the same book in order to share different feelings and opinions about the book.
The book club meets once a month for an hour of lively discussion. All students (3+), teachers and parents are welcome! Here you can discover a new world, learn new ideas and make new friends!
What you should do:
★You will read the book on your own and then discuss your reading in the book club.
★You must keep up with your reading so that you can join as a part of your group. The book club will decide what pages or chapters (章) you will read.
★You should take down notes and thoughts as you read.
★Everyone in the book club is expected to join in the discussion.
More tips:
★Keep our place clean.
★No pets and no smoking.
★Take good care of books and return them on time.
★You must ask for leave if you cannot join in the discussion.
Fees:
★Kids from 3—7: Free;
★Kids from 8—18: 10 dollars a month;
★Adults: 15 dollars a month.
If you are interested, call 487-256-656 or 487-266-545, send an e-mail to hopebook@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.hopebookclub.com.
( )21.How much should a 6-year-old boy and his parents pay for being in the club for two months?
A.30 dollars. B.60 dollars.
C.50 dollars. D.75 dollars.
( )22.How many ways are mentioned here to get more information about the club?
A.Three. B.One. C.Five. D.Eleven.
( )23.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.The club meets every week to discover a new world together.
B.Books aren’t allowed to be taken out of the club.
C.Joining in the discussion is encouraged in the club.
D.The members can take their dogs but can’t smoke in the club.
B
Having spent more than a decade on the dance floor, Niccolo Filippi, a 23-year-old Italian dance performer, recently decided to explore Chinese culture and its traditional dance forms and believes that this experience will not only boost his career, but also broaden his horizons beyond the world of dance.
His interest in diversifying his skills grew after he stumbled upon a short video of traditional Chinese-styled dance on YouTube. “I saw it as an art that combines tradition and modernity, which was mostly the reason why I liked it,” says Filippi.
Ever since, he has been closely following Chinese dance performers and watching numerous videos to learn more about the traditional style that he admires. “I prefer the traditional style because of its light movements. It also reflects my personality with elegance,” he adds.
Filippi’s chance came when he was invited to perform for a Chinese New Year celebration in the central Italian city of Florence. He has since fully committed himself to the art form, learning several pieces and putting his newfound passion into practice.
“The biggest difference that I found (compared to other disciplines) is the change of moods and emotional expressions among dances,” says Filippi, adding that he needed to shift from the dynamic moves of hip-hop to the graceful and fluid movements of Chinese dance. Despite various obstacles, Filippi’s efforts have not gone unnoticed. Two of his friends shared videos of his performances on social media, and the response was overwhelming. One video garnered 500,000 views, while the other received 200,000 views.
Filippi believes that learning about different cultures is priceless, and he sees it as a means of personal growth. “I like to think of a person as a book,” he says. “Embracing different traditions and cultures, such as Chinese culture and many others, is like adding new chapters to my book, making it more diverse and wonderful.”
( )24.What is the main reason why Filippi falls in love with traditional Chinese dance?
A.Its potential to boost his career.
B.Its mix of traditional and modern elements.
C.Its graceful and light movements.
D.Its true reflection of his elegant personality.
( )25.How does the author illustrate the popularity of Filippi’s videos?
A.By listing numbers. B.By giving an example.
C.By sharing a story. D.By making a comparison.
( )26.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Filippi thinks little of learning from other cultures.
B.People prefer to write down their past experiences.
C.Accepting various cultures boosts personal growth.
D.A book with chapters on traditions is more wonderful.
( )27.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Chinese-styled dance videos go viral on social media.
B.An Italian’s dance journey towards specialization starts.
C.Filippi’s desire for Chinese culture extends beyond dance.
D.An Italian dancer shows passion for Chinese-styled dance.
C
The Gamberini family business, Ocean Reef Group, specialised in diving equipment. Agriculture was not part of the picture. However, a decade ago, Luca Gamberini’s father decided to turn to underwater farming.
To start, they used small, transparent (透明的) balloons sunk below the water and filled with air, making an underwater dome (穹顶). The plants are grown in a soil-free way.
The domes provide the plants’ water by harvesting freshwater from sea water. The domes are slightly hotter than the outside sea temperature, which means that water from the sea water “floor” steams inside the dome and gathers on its inside surface as freshwater. This then “rains” on the plants.
“This setup also allows an exchange of CO2 from the ocean inside the dome,” adds Gamberini. “We’ve noticed that this environment doesn’t really need to be refilled that much,” he says. “The light from the Sun that reaches underwater is also sufficient for the growth of the plants,” Gamberini adds.
To tend to the plants, divers enter the domes from below, their legs still in the water while their upper body in the air. When plants are harvested, they are placed in reusable bags or containers, which are sealed and brought to the surface of the sea to be collected.
At first Gamberini couldn’t really see a good reason for the farming. But around five years ago, the first time he visited one of the beautiful underwater domes, he found himself changing his mind.
Today, the underwater garden has six domes, each holding around 2,000 litres of air, located at depths of between five and 11 metres. The company has grown a huge variety of plants underwater, strawberries, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, quinoa, and even tobacco included.
Dr George Littlejohn, an associate professor of plant science at the University of Plymouth, says the technology is not yet at a stage where it is a practical way to produce high yields of crops. There are also some things to be improved, like the inconvenience of planting and harvesting. However, Littlejohn says farming underwater, as the underwater garden is doing, is “necessary” for future space exploration. “Probably the experience gained from growing underwater will give benefits in exploring further than we can yet see,” he says.
( )28.How are plants watered inside the underwater domes?
A.They can get rain from the sky.
B.They can take in sea water directly.
C.Freshwater is made from sea water inside the domes.
D.Freshwater is supplied from the coast.
( )29.What does the underlined word “sufficient” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Enough. B.Little.
C.Strong. D.Dark.
( )30.What does Littlejohn think of farming underwater?
A.It can put an end to starvation worldwide.
B.It costs too much to operate the whole system.
C.It paves the way for farming in space.
D.It has made progress in planting and harvesting.
( )31.Which can be used as the title of the passage?
A.The new function of sea water
B.Agriculture in the future
C.The new field of the Gamberini family business
D.How to start a farm under the sea
D
Have you ever walked through a door and thought to yourself, “What was I going to do?” If you have, you are not alone. Psychologists believe that walking through a door and entering another room create a “mental block” in the brain. This is generally referred to as the doorway effect.
In the early years of brain research, scientists thought that human memory was like a closet, with many sections in which we could store little boxes of experiences from our lives. Boxes would remain there forever, and whenever we had to look into them, we could just go to that particular section and find that box of memory.
Beautiful as this description of human memory formation sounds, it is not true. Our brain is much more complex than that. Psychological studies suggest that our memories are episodic (由松散片段组成的) in general. If you think back to anything, you’ll probably quickly realize our memories don’t function as clear narratives. Instead, they’re more episodic and divided into parts.
New research led by psychologist Oliver Baumann from Bond University in Australia suggests that it’s not so much the doorways that cause a memory wipe, as moving from one location to a significantly different one—it’s the abrupt change of scenes that prepares our minds for something new. “A good example is moving around in a department store,” says Baumann. “Taking the elevator between floors may have no effect on our memory, but moving from the store to the parking lot might cause us to forget something that we need to buy.”
Baumann also points out that a busy and perhaps overloaded brain does seem to play some part in this phenomenon. In other words, walking through open doors is thought to reset memory to make room for a new episode.
The good news is that experiencing such forgettable episodes after entering another room does not tell you anything about your memory and intelligence. So when you enter a room and suddenly forget why you are there, you should not think that Alzheimer’s disease is creeping up on you!
( )32.Which of the following would most probably be “doorway effect”?
A.You missed a call and forgot to ring back.
B.You read a book and forget what it is about.
C.You entered the office and forgot what to get.
D.You saw a man years ago and forget who he is now.
( )33.What can we learn from the passage?
A.All memories are linked in the brain.
B.Memories are clearly separated in the brain.
C.Not all the memories can be found in the brain.
D.Memories are stored in particular sections of the brain.
( )34.What can we infer from Baumann’s research?
A.Taking an elevator stimulates new memory.
B.Walking through open doors results in memory loss.
C.A sudden change of the scene boosts intelligence development.
D.An overloaded brain increases the possibility of doorway effect.
( )35.What does the author think of “doorway effect”?
A.Insignificant. B.Beneficial.
C.Influential. D.Damaging.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to write a movie review
Whether it’s for pleasure or a job requirement, writing a good movie review can be a useful exercise. 36. If you’ve recently watched a film and want to share your opinions about it, here are some tips to help you compose a wonderful movie review.
Follow your main text with a short plot summary. It’s good to give readers an idea of the movie you’re reviewing. Give a brief summary of the main characters, the setting and the central conflict of the movie. Never break the number one rule of movie reviews: don’t give too much away. 37.
Move into your analysis of the movie. Write several paragraphs discussing the interesting elements in the movie that support your points. Discuss the acting, the direction, the cinematography and the setting, keeping your writing clear and easy to understand. 38.
Use plenty of examples to back up your points. If you make a statement about the movie, back it up with a descriptive example. Describe the way scenes looked, the way a certain person acted, camera angles, and so on. 39. In this way you are giving your readers a feel of the movie and continuing to express your comments on the film at the same time.
40. You could treat your review like a formal college essay. But it’s more interesting if you make it your own. If your writing style is usually humorous or interesting, your review should be no exception. If you’re serious or dramatic, that works, too. Let your language and writing style reflect your unique view and personality—it’s much more entertaining for the readers.
A.Give it some personality.
B.Don’t ruin the movie for your readers.
C.It is necessary to keep a humorous writing style.
D.You should first watch enough movies on your own.
E.You can use dialogues to help you express your views.
F.So don’t use too many technical terms about film making.
G.It allows you to explore your personal connection with a film.
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Locals call it Mosi-oa-Tunya—“the smoke that thunders”. No other 41 describes Victoria Falls better. I saw a photo of the falls as a child and I 42 then, that was where I would go one day! Thirty years later, I achieved that 43 .
I stood at the entrance of the Victoria Falls Park on the Zimbabwe (津巴布韦) side of the falls! I could not control my 44 ! From the entrance, I followed the path that leads visitors through the forest to the falls. As I approached the falls, I 45 the thunderous roar and I 46 my steps. I made my way to a clearing and there it was: Victoria Falls! I stopped for several minutes to 47 the impressive view, and then continued to walk along the path through the forest. The path branched off to various lookouts (瞭望台), each of which offered 48 views of the falls on the other side of the gorge (峡谷). Aside from walking through the forest to 49 the falls, the park also has several 50 for thrill-seekers. The activities range from flying fox across the gorge to gorge swinging. I 51 to stay put (留在原地) and enjoy the view. I watched these thrill-seekers and their screams made me believe that I’d made the 52 decision!
Seeing Victoria Falls truly was a dream come true and I was 53 that I got to see it. It was a 54 that I didn’t get to experience the falls from the other side where the 55 could sit in a natural pool at the very edge (边缘) of the falls.
( )41.A.picture B.idea
C.name D.position
( )42.A.knew B.wondered
C.doubted D.guessed
( )43.A.standard B.success
C.level D.dream
( )44.A.fear B.anger
C.excitement D.comfort
( )45.A.saw B.heard
C.described D.drew
( )46.A.gathered B.counted
C.followed D.quickened
( )47.A.enjoy B.share
C.seek D.miss
( )48.A.popular B.amazing
C.normal D.similar
( )49.A.protect B.view
C.imagine D.avoid
( )50.A.courses B.shows
C.activities D.places
( )51.A.refused B.agreed
C.forgot D.chose
( )52.A.right B.final
C.hard D.brave
( )53.A.glad B.afraid
C.sure D.sorry
( )54.A.way B.question
C.pity D.possibility
( )55.A.customers B.visitors
C.managers D.guides
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Kongzi (551—479 BC), or Confucius in English, 56. (live) in the Spring and Autumn Period (770—476 BC). He once 57. (wise) said, “When I am building a mountain, if it needs just one final basketful of earth and I stop, it is I who have stopped; on the other hand, when 58. (level) the ground, even if I have added just one basketful, if I continue, it is I who press on.”
Recently, I had the chance to travel to Qufu, Shandong—59. birthplace of Confucius—which allowed me 60. (reflect) deeply on his sayings.
During the trip, I was encouraged by the long-lasting influence of Confucius’ teachings 61. place much stress on righteous behaviour. I’ve seen this not only throughout the people I came across but also in its expansion (扩张) across the world, carried by education 62. (programme) that help bridge cultures.
When I visited the Temple of Confucius, I realized that the strength of his teachings lies 63. their simplicity, much like his saying about persistence (坚持)—it does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.
The focus on relationships by Confucius, whether with family 64. with society, has shaped the way China interacts (与……互动) with the world. I’ve come to see that Shandong, or to be exact, China as a whole, 65. (base) on countless individual acts of responsibility and integrity.
Though Confucius’ teachings are ancient, they continue to speak with people across different cultures today, offering a message in an increasingly uncertain world.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华,上周日你和家人去了森林公园露营。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文,分享此次经历,内容包括:
1. 露营的时间和地点;
2. 露营的过程;
3. 你的感受。
注意:写作词数80个左右。
第二节(满分25分)
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。
When Micah was a child, I used to do many things with her. Later, I got promoted and was always on constant business trips. Three years’ devotion to work resulted in my absence from her life and now she was a teenage girl. Recently, I eventually managed to have enough time to accompany her.
For the last few weeks, Micah had watched mockingbirds make a nest in a tree and lay eggs there. Sometimes, I came to stay with her without being invited. But whenever I tried to break the ice, “I’m good.” was about all she said to me. Or “Leave me alone.”
“Why doesn’t she want to do things with me?” I thought as I set the table for dinner one evening, hoping for an emotion bridge to reappear between us. Did she feel hurt with my long absence? Lost in thought, I was seeking to mend the relationship.
“Mum!” Micah yelled suddenly. “Come quick!”
Surprised, I rushed out, only to find a little baby bird on the ground, weak and helpless. My eyes went to the branches above.
“The wind must have blown him out of the nest,” I said.
“No, it was Mr Whiskers—our cat. You let him go outside!” Micah said, a bit annoyed.
Looking at the nest without the parents, “I’m sorry,” I said and put the bird in my palm cautiously and gently. She didn’t reply, but did not refuse my offer to help, either. Deciding to take care of the little baby till it became independent, I placed it in its nest.
“What should we do next?” I asked. No answer again. Instead, Micah went inside and brought her iPad. “Bird videos?” I asked. “Yes. I’m finding out what to feed it,” she said seriously.
注意:续写词数应为150个左右。
Paragraph 1:
Soon, Micah smiled broadly, “I’ve got it.”
Paragraph 2:
Before long, the bird food arrived and we fed the bird “Chance” at once.
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