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靖远县2027届第一联考试题
高三英语
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)
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Where will the man go this Saturday?
A. To the museum. B. To the hospital. C. To the cinema.
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What is the picture about?
A. A city. B. A farm. C. A pet.
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What is Patti’s phone number?
A. 763-4565. B. 736-4565. C. 736-4564.
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Why hasn’t the woman been attending the club meetings lately?
A. She was ill. B. She left the club. C. She took a trip.
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What are the speakers doing?
A. Washing clothes. B. Buying clothes. C. Designing clothes.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面一段对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
6. What has happened to the woman?
A. Her car has run out of gas.
B. Her phone is dead.
C. She can’t use location service.
7. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Drive through the highway.
B. Take a shortcut to Route 4.
C. Ask her friend to collect her.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
8. Where can people hear the speech?
A. At an awards ceremony.
B. At an opening ceremony.
C. At a graduation ceremony.
9. What did the speaker do when she left college?
A. She worked with Doug.
B. She founded a newspaper.
C. She worked for a newspaper.
10. What does the speaker work for now?
A. Toronto Sun. B. Cottage Life. C. Whitby News Advertiser.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
11. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?
A. Develop personal rules.
B. Respect their families and ancestors.
C. Treat others as they wish to be treated.
12. Which of the following is the teaching of Confucius?
A. Governments should be moral.
B. Husbands should respect wives.
C. People should memorize rules of behavior.
13. What does the speaker say about Confucius’ influence?
A. He has influenced many cultures.
B. He has little effect on people today.
C. He used to be even more important.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
14. Who is the intended audience of this announcement?
A. Staff at children’s organizations.
B. Young people who want to volunteer.
C. People who have given money in the past.
15. How much money of the donations will go to services this year?
A. 85 %. B. 95 %. C. 100%.
16. Which program would be funded by this foundation?
A. After-school programs.
B. Future career planning.
C. Computers for preschool students.
17. What type of support does the foundation want?
A. Equipment only.
B. Both volunteers and equipment.
C. Both financial donations and volunteers.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
18. What is the main purpose of the new program?
A. To sell books at a lower price.
B. To help people who can’t afford books.
C. To collect old books for recycling.
19. How did Ms. Chen feel about the program’s first week?
A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Grateful.
20. What can we infer about Xiao Mei?
A. She often goes to the bookstore to study.
B. She got a book without paying for it.
C. She donated a picture book to the Shelf.
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
Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronation (加冕) for all British rulers since 1066 and is home to the ancient Coronation Chair, also known as King Edward’s Chair. It is also the final resting place of 30 kings and queens with memorials to Edward the Confessor, Richard II, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and more royal tombs found within the Abbey.
On the Westminster Abbey tour, you’ll get a chance to visit Poets’ Corner, where more than 100 British poets and writers are buried or commemorated (纪念), including Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.
Step inside the Lady Chapel and look up at its awe-inspiring vaulted ceiling, see ancient murals (壁画) at The Chapter House in the East Cloister, enjoy the Queen’s Window designed by world-renowned artist David Hockney, and head to the West Door to respect the statues of 10 heroic Modern Martyrs, including Martin Luther King Jr.
With so much history and heritage to discover, you could easily spend two to three hours exploring Westminster Abbey. Here are the opening times.
Monday — Friday (except Wednesday) 9:30 — 15:30
Wednesday 9:30 — 18:00
Saturday (Sept — Apr) 9:30 — 13:30 (May — Aug) 9:30—15:30
Sunday Worship only
* Opening times may vary, depending on events and services taking place in the Abbey.
A professional guided tour of Westminster Abbey includes the chance to combine your Westminster Abbey tour with a visit to the Houses of Parliament or a bus tour of London. Here’s how you can get to Westminster Abbey.
21. What do we know about Westminster Abbey?
A. It is a royal place for public speeches. B. It offers memorials to all kings and queens.
C. It features tombs of worldwide literary figures. D. It integrates accomplishments in various fields.
22. What is the right time for a visit to Westminster Abbey?
A. 9:00, Mon. 6 Jul. B. 17:30, Wed. 14 Oct.
C. 14:00, Sat. 21 Mar. D. 11:30, Sun. 9 Aug.
23. Where can you park your rented bike if you cycle to Westminster Abbey?
A. At Storey’s Gate. B. At St James’s Park.
C. At a Jubilee line station. D. At a bus stop on route 88.
B
The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. One woman said the code numbers of the digital lock at her front door changed every day and she could not figure out why. Still another said she kept hearing the doorbell ring, but no one was there.
Their stories are part of a new pattern of behavior in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for monitoring, revenge and control.
In more than 30 interviews with The New York Times, domestic abuse victims, their lawyers, shelter workers and emergency responders described how the technology was becoming an alarming new tool. Abusers—using apps on their smartphones, which are connected to the Internet-enabled devices—would remotely control everyday objects in the home, sometimes to watch and listen, other times to scare or show power. Even after a partner had left the home, the devices often stayed and continued to be used to threaten and confuse.
For victims, the experiences were often aggravated by a lack of knowledge about how smart technology works, how much power the other person had over the devices, how to legally deal with the behavior and how to make it stop.
“People have started to ask what to do about this,” said Erica Olsen, director of the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. When it came to discussing the misuse of emerging technologies, she said: “we don’t want to introduce the idea to the world, but now that it’s become so common, the cat’s out of the bag.”
Connected home devices have been increasing in domestic abuse cases over the past year. Several lawyers said they were arguing about how to add language to the current restraining orders to cover smart home technology.
24. What is the problem with the Internet-enabled devices?
A. They give rise to complaints in the help hotlines.
B. They are being employed in domestic abuse.
C. They are unaffordable as newest conveniences.
D. They threaten the market of smart home technology.
25. The underlined word “aggravated” in Paragraph 4 means________.
A. worsened B. broadened C. reflected D. guaranteed
26. According to Erica Olsen, the discussion of the misuse of emerging technologies is________.
A. insignificant B. unavoidable C. controversial D. optional
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Officials have trouble drawing up laws to protect people’s privacy.
B. Smart home technology has made people’s houses unsafe to live in.
C. Connected home devices lead to the increase in domestic abuse.
D. Laws need to be revised to restrict the use of smart home technology.
C
Behavioral ecologist Diane Colombelli-Négrel was wiring the nests of superb fairy-wrens (细尾鹩莺) to record the birds’ sounds when she noticed something odd. Mothers sang while hatching (孵化) their eggs, even though keeping quiet would avoid attracting predators (捕食者). That early discovery “was a bit of an accident”, says Colombelli-Négrel, of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. It made her wonder: Could the baby birds be learning sounds, or even songs, before hatching?
Scientists have long thought about how early in development individuals learn to perceive distinct sounds. It's known that humans learn to recognize their mother’s voice from the womb (子宫) . For birds such as superb fairy-wrens, which perfect their songs with parental teaching, it was thought that sound perception (认知) began after hatching. But when it became obvious that mother birds were intentionally singing to their eggs, “We knew we were on to something,” says Sonia Kleindorfer, a bird ecologist at the University of Vienna.
Colombelli-Négrel, Kleindorfer and a colleague reported in 2014 that superb fairy-wrens learn to distinguish between sounds of their own species and others while still in their eggs. In a new study, that ability appears to extend to at least four more bird species.
In birds and humans, a drop in the embryonic (胚胎的) heart rate suggests attention to a stimulus (刺激). In the scientists’ earlier work, unhatched fairy-wrens’ heart rates slowed in response to repeated sounds of their own species, but not others.
To investigate whether this phenomenon is more widespread among birds, the team also turned its attention to the embryonic heartbeats of other bird species. The team measured the heart rates of 109 unhatched chicks before, during and after exposure to playbacks of songs from their own species or others. Then the scientists looked at whether 138 embryos stopped paying attention or became habituated to, repeated sounds of unfamiliar individuals of their own species singing. This habituation. measured by the heart rate returning to normal, would imply learning had occurred.
To the team’s surprises all of the eggs showed a slowed heart rate in response to their species’ sounds and showed habituation. That finding suggests that these unhatched birds learned to perceive the sounds of their species’ songs.
The scientists don’t know why some bird species, whose calls are genetically determined, not taught by teachers, have this ability before birth. The team hopes to study prenatal (产前的) sound perception in more bird species.
28. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To share a story. B. To explain a concept.
C. To present a topic. D. To make a prediction.
29. Why is human perception of their mother’s voice mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To tell the real time when birds start to recognize the world.
B. To prove that human beings are the most advanced species.
C. To stress the difference between human beings and birds.
D. To show that birds perceive voices later than humans.
30. How did the researchers carry out their study?
A. By referring to earlier studies. B. By observing and measuring.
C. By discussing and analyzing. D. By studying the similar examples.
31. What’s the best title for the text?
A. The best place to learn bird calls
B. The kind of call birds make to each other
C. Birds' heart rates increase when pressed with threats
D. Birds learn the call of the wild while still in their eggs
D
Growing up in Cyprus, Elena felt she was different from other girls — she was interested in biology. But it was a family tragedy that helped shape her determination to major in medicine. “My parents lost their first child because he had Down’s syndrome. He passed away when I was about seven years old,” she says. “And I guess that’s always been playing on my mind and I gradually formed the idea of studying medicine.”
At about 14, she set her sights on studying medicine in the UK. “Despite being a student from a foreign country, I achieved A-levels in all my subjects, considered suitable for medicine,” she says. Now as a consultant surgeon at one of the busiest major trauma (创伤) units in England, Elena has spoken of her successful career and the challenges she has encountered as a female doctor including sometimes having to remind patients suspicious of her that “I am the surgeon”.
Elena’s main job is working with the major trauma team, but is also involved in the team dealing with patients that have severe surgical issues. “When I’m a consultant, I have a position of responsibility not only towards my patients, but also towards the team that I cooperate with,” she says. Working hard, she has never experienced prejudice from other male surgeons, who show great respect for her.
Elena does not shy away from the fact that being a woman has sometimes felt like a disadvantage. “Find what you love doing day after day, because your professional career is a long time, and it takes a lot — probably like 20 or 30 years of your life. Therefore, it’s of great significance to do what you are fond of and then just go for it,” she says.
32. What inspired Elena to pursue a career in medicine?
A. A childhood incident. B. Her desire for being different.
C. Her interest in biology. D. Encouragement from her parents.
33. What was one challenge Elena faced?
A. Gaining acceptance from her patients. B. Achieving A-levels in her English studies.
C. Obtaining good scores as a foreign student. D. Reminding herself about her being a doctor.
34. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Respect from other surgeons. B. Elena’s main responsibilities.
C. Prejudice from Elena’s patients. D. Medical staff’s devotion to the job.
35. What is Elena’s advice on choosing a career?
A. Make a long-term professional plan. B. Know your strengths and weaknesses.
C. Follow your passion and determination. D. Understand your career responsibilities.
第一节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下列短文,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。
Today, it is unrealistic to consider turning off your electronics forever as a way to make you put all your mind to the things at hand.___36___
Take a break.
Turn off your screen---it's OK to take a break. Sitting in front of any screen for too long isn't good for you. ___37___ Leave your phones at your desk and take a short 10-minute walk to get some fresh air.
Create no-electronics space.
If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning and the last thing you do before you go to bed at night are looking at your phone, stop it! ___38___ Do something more active---morning yoga, a light run, and even making yourself a delicious breakfast are all great ways to wake up your body and mind.
You don't need to be always available.
Just because your phone rings or a new email comes in doesn't mean you need to immediately look at it. You can change your phone to silent mode(模式) for a few hours:___39___ Set the time for checking your email and other messages.
___40___
There are a number of different apps, websites and other online tools that can help control the amount of time you spend using your electronics. Using these tools during your working hours, and even throughout the day, is an excellent way to check how much time you are spending and where you are spending it.
A. Use tools to force you to stop.
B. Recognise that you've got a problem.
C. This prevents you checking it continuously.
D. Leave your phone on the table in the living room.
E. So how can you cut down on time on your electronics?
F. It can cause eye hurt as well as other physical body pains
G. Day and night your eyes move from one screen to the next.
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)
Brazil’s election offers hope for the rainforest
A presidential election in 2022 will offer a chance for Brazil’s government to reverse policies that have____41____to global climate change. The country is home to 60% of the Amazon rainforest, which has historically been an important carbon____42____. But a worrying study published in 2021 in Nature found that over the past decade it has____43____become a carbon source. The culprits: forest fires and deforestation, which has soared by more than 40% since President Jair Bolsonaro____44____in 2019.
On his watch, environmental enforcement and fines dropped to record lows. Activists say this has encouraged____45____logging, mining, and land-grabbing. In June the environment minister, Ricardo Salles, resigned after federal police began investigating him for alleged____46____in timber trafficking.
A greener president would try to crack down on such crimes. Polls____47____that Mr Bolsonaro is likely to lose the election. His successor could convince Germany and Norway to unfreeze the Amazon Fund, a pot of money for enforcement and____48____development that was withdrawn in 2019 amid concerns about Mr Bolsonaro’s policies. A new president could also revive talks with President Joe Biden, who has offered to____49____a $20bn fund for the rainforest once Brazil starts showing results.
But even an enlightened president will have to battle a____50____Congress, which is considering a number of laws that threaten the rainforest and its inhabitants. These include a land-regularisation bill nicknamed the “land-grabbing law” and a bill that would____51____wildcat mining on indigenous territories. In August thousands of indigenous people camped out in the capital as the supreme court debated a case that would restrict their territories to land that was____52____when a new constitution was passed in 1988. The court postponed its____53____, but Congress is considering a law that would have the____54____effect.
Better leadership in Brazil could jump-start regional efforts to boost enforcement and find sustainable____55____to deforestation for the rainforest’s inhabitants. But if Mr Bolsonaro wins again, his determination to fill the forest with roads, dams and mines could cause destruction far beyond the borders of Brazil.
41. A. referred B. contributed C. amounted D. related
42. A. footprint B. sink C. source D. emission
43. A. indeed B. instead C. accidentally D. otherwise
44. A. stepped down B. took office C. claimed precedence D. kept watch
45. A. seasonal B. selective C. illegal D. professional
46. A. involvement B. attachment C. limitation D. existence
47. A. advise B. advocate C. suggest D. represent
48. A. sustainable B. economic C. rapid D. rural
49. A. claim B. manage C. create D. borrow
50. A. farmer-friendly B. warm-blooded C. pressure-free D. profit-making
51. A. realise B. normalize C. publicise D. legalise
52. A. sold B. explored C. cleared D. occupied
53. A. election B. argument C. appeal D. decision
54. A. main B. varied C. final D. same
55. A. replacements B. transitions C. alternatives D. references
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
语篇填空
Xiao Ming’s Cellphone
Xiao Ming’s cellphone ____56____. I couldn’t get through to him while the cellphone ____57____. I wanted to inform him that he ____58____ by the basketball club.
Cellphones ____59____ widely____60____nowadays. It seems that they ____61____ so frequently that people ____62____ by them. Someone thinks that cellphones ____63____ on some occasions.
Xiao Ming’s cellphone ____64____ well soon. Maybe by next Sunday the cellphone ____65____ home and will be being used again.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校提供了三类寒假志愿者工作供学生选择:(1)在公园里协助维护环境卫生,(2)在社区帮忙照顾小学生,(3)在地铁站附近做引导员(guide)。请你选一项志愿者工作,并说明:
1. 为什么选择这项工作。
2. 你打算做哪些准备。
第二节(满分25分)
67. 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。
I fell in love with Katrina right away. She was new to our school, but she didn’t seem shy or nervous. She smiled at everyone, even on the first day of class. Unluckily, we only got to enjoy that smile for the first three days of school. Our teacher told us that Katrina had cancer (癌症) and would be in the hospital.
Some of my friends in my class and I decided to go to see her in the hospital. She had just moved to a new town and didn’t even get a chance to make friends with anyone yet. We wanted to keep her company. That was how we came to know Katrina and how much fun she really was.
It was awkward at first because we didn’t know what to talk about, but when she started telling us about her hospital adventures, we were all laughing. And before we knew it, we had been there for almost three hours. She told us about the kid in the room next to her who would get up and pull the fire alarm for absolutely no reason. And sure enough, while we were sitting with her, the fire alarm went off. We all laughed when nobody feared and escaped. And she told us how much she missed her little animals: a rabbit, a bird, cats, dogs, etc. Later, her mom told us that her favorite thing was to go to the Humane Society and adopt (收养) the poorest animal. She always managed to take it home and make it beautiful.
After that day, we continued visiting her. We could see she was hopeful that she would eventually recover. However, during one of our visits, she learned from doctors that she only had a 50% chance to recover. She was quite scared, crying, “I don’t want to die.” And we heard her family was having economic problems and that her single mom was having little time to help take care of her animals. Suddenly, she felt her world became dark; she grew anxious and helpless.
We told her we were there to fight with her. We wouldn’t let her go.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式作答。
After returning to school, we wondered how to support her.
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Finally, her cancer was gone and she would go home on her birthday and have a party.
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靖远县2027届第一联考试题
高三英语
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)
1. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
Where will the man go this Saturday?
A. To the museum. B. To the hospital. C. To the cinema.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: I’m sorry that I can’t go to the science museum with you this Saturday. My friend is in hospital and I need to see him that day.
W: I know, but it’s really a pity. There is a new 3-D printer in the museum.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
What is the picture about?
A. A city. B. A farm. C. A pet.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: What a nice picture! A beautiful farm with cows everywhere!
M: Thank you. I took the picture when I stayed in the countryside.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
What is Patti’s phone number?
A. 763-4565. B. 736-4565. C. 736-4564.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Is Patti there?
M: I’m sorry, I’m afraid you’ve dialed the wrong number. There is no Patti here.
W: Are you sure? I called yesterday and she was there. I remember the number clearly, isn’t this 763-4565?
M: No, it isn’t. It’s 736-4565. It seems you’ve misdialed.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
Why hasn’t the woman been attending the club meetings lately?
A. She was ill. B. She left the club. C. She took a trip.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: I haven’t seen you in our reading club meeting lately. I thought you quit or got sick or something.
W: Hah, no. Don’t worry. I was away traveling with my family.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
What are the speakers doing?
A. Washing clothes. B. Buying clothes. C. Designing clothes.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Great! Our clothes are finally done. Where is my white shirt?
W: Here’s a light blue shirt. Is it yours?
M: No, it’s not mine... Wait. It is mine. It’s a disaster!
W: Oh, no! All our clothes are light blue.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面一段对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
6. What has happened to the woman?
A. Her car has run out of gas.
B. Her phone is dead.
C. She can’t use location service.
7. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Drive through the highway.
B. Take a shortcut to Route 4.
C. Ask her friend to collect her.
【答案】6. C 7. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Ma’am, may I help you?
W: Sorry, I’m a bit frightened. I pulled off the road when I saw this gas station.
M: Do you need to fill up the gas tank?
W: No. I don’t have service on my phone and lose access to my electronic maps. I really need some suggestions on where to go.
M: Well, I’d be glad to help.
W: I’m supposed to go to my friend’s house in Oldham, a town near Manchester.
M: Oh, great. Avoid the highway traffic by taking this country road toward the airport. After driving over a mountain pass, you’ll see signs for Route 4 toward Manchester. Get on Route 4, about 20 kilometers before the airport.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
8. Where can people hear the speech?
A. At an awards ceremony.
B. At an opening ceremony.
C. At a graduation ceremony.
9. What did the speaker do when she left college?
A. She worked with Doug.
B. She founded a newspaper.
C. She worked for a newspaper.
10. What does the speaker work for now?
A. Toronto Sun. B. Cottage Life. C. Whitby News Advertiser.
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B
【解析】
【原文】 Good evening, I’m Penny Caldwell. I’m honored to receive this award — the Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement. What I have learned in publishing is to manage my expectations but keep dreaming, work hard, and be adaptable. That came to me from Doug Creighton, the founding publisher of the Toronto Sun. When I was fresh out of university, Doug suggested that I should find a place in a small newspaper where I could learn to do everything. So I went home and applied to every community newspaper across Canada, and I got a job as a sports reporter and columnist at the Whitby News Advertiser. The newspaper’s editor and senior reporters taught me a lot. Finally, I would like to end with a thank you to Cottage Life, where I am currently employed, and particularly to AI Zikovitz, my friend and long-time boss, who every day teaches me something new about hard work, being adaptable, and chasing my dreams.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
11. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?
A. Develop personal rules.
B. Respect their families and ancestors.
C. Treat others as they wish to be treated.
12. Which of the following is the teaching of Confucius?
A. Governments should be moral.
B. Husbands should respect wives.
C. People should memorize rules of behavior.
13. What does the speaker say about Confucius’ influence?
A. He has influenced many cultures.
B. He has little effect on people today.
C. He used to be even more important.
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Have you heard of the Golden Rule? The great Chinese philosopher Confucius taught this principle. It is a very important and well-known idea. The rule says not to do anything to other people that you would not want them to do to you. It is a very simple yet deep truth. Confucius possessed a lot of important wisdom like this. He encouraged many values like children respecting elders, people respecting their ancestors, and wives respecting husbands. He desired for these moral principles in people’s lives and in the government of the country. He believed that people should develop their own personal rules instead of simply memorizing rules of behavior to follow. He also had a thoughtful way of teaching. Instead of presenting his ideas through arguments and reasoning, he taught his rules through personal examples. He himself studied hard and sought truth, dreams and a perfect personality. In short, Confucius aimed to establish a world of great harmony. For over two thousand years, his teachings and beliefs still have a great effect on Chinese culture. Many other cultures around the world have also been influenced to this day by these important moral teachings.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
14. Who is the intended audience of this announcement?
A. Staff at children’s organizations.
B. Young people who want to volunteer.
C. People who have given money in the past.
15. How much money of the donations will go to services this year?
A. 85 %. B. 95 %. C. 100%.
16. Which program would be funded by this foundation?
A. After-school programs.
B. Future career planning.
C. Computers for preschool students.
17. What type of support does the foundation want?
A. Equipment only.
B. Both volunteers and equipment.
C. Both financial donations and volunteers.
【答案】14. C 15. A 16. A 17. C
【解析】
【详解】We would like to thank you again for your generous support for the children’s community foundation over the years. Our organization could not exist without your contributions. Thanks to the love and kindness of people like you, we are the number one founder of children’s organizations in the state. We are excited to announce that starting from this year, we will be able to spend 85 percent of our donations directly on support services for needy children in the area. We will continue to put this money into the programs such as health and fitness, technology for teens and after-school programs. We want to put your money to the work right away. Research has shown that donations in these areas can make significant differences to the lives of our young people. Are you looking for a way to make a difference this year? We now need your support more than ever. Please consider making a donation before May 31. This will permit us to provide top-quality summer programs for the students from low-income families. We will be offering free summer classes in reading, computer and PE. Sign up to teach a class or tutor some of our students. Every caring adult can make a difference.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
18. What is the main purpose of the new program?
A. To sell books at a lower price.
B. To help people who can’t afford books.
C. To collect old books for recycling.
19. How did Ms. Chen feel about the program’s first week?
A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Grateful.
20. What can we infer about Xiao Mei?
A. She often goes to the bookstore to study.
B. She got a book without paying for it.
C. She donated a picture book to the Shelf.
【答案】18. B 19. C 20. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Hello everyone, and welcome to the school’s weekly news broadcast. I’m your host, Li Ming. Today, we have a positive local story. Last Saturday, our city library started a new program called “The Book Buddy Shelf.” Here’s how it works: anyone can buy an extra book when they shop, and then donate it to this special shelf at the library. People who cannot afford to buy books, especially children, can then take these books home for free, no library card needed. The program was a huge success in its first week. The library manager, Ms. Chen, said they received over 200 books. “We are very thankful for everyone’s kindness. We’ve got storybooks, science books, and even some cookbooks! It’s wonderful to see the community sharing the joy of reading.”
We interviewed a young girl named Xiao Mei at the library. She was holding a new picture book. She said with a big smile, “My mom said we can’t buy new books this month. But I found this one here! I’m so happy.” The “Book Buddy Shelf” is located near the library’s main entrance. The library hopes this program will continue to grow. They remind everyone that the books should be new or in very good condition.
That’s the end of today’s news. Remember, a small act of kindness can make a big difference.
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
Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronation (加冕) for all British rulers since 1066 and is home to the ancient Coronation Chair, also known as King Edward’s Chair. It is also the final resting place of 30 kings and queens with memorials to Edward the Confessor, Richard II, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and more royal tombs found within the Abbey.
On the Westminster Abbey tour, you’ll get a chance to visit Poets’ Corner, where more than 100 British poets and writers are buried or commemorated (纪念), including Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.
Step inside the Lady Chapel and look up at its awe-inspiring vaulted ceiling, see ancient murals (壁画) at The Chapter House in the East Cloister, enjoy the Queen’s Window designed by world-renowned artist David Hockney, and head to the West Door to respect the statues of 10 heroic Modern Martyrs, including Martin Luther King Jr.
With so much history and heritage to discover, you could easily spend two to three hours exploring Westminster Abbey. Here are the opening times.
Monday — Friday (except Wednesday) 9:30 — 15:30
Wednesday 9:30 — 18:00
Saturday (Sept — Apr) 9:30 — 13:30 (May — Aug) 9:30—15:30
Sunday Worship only
* Opening times may vary, depending on events and services taking place in the Abbey.
A professional guided tour of Westminster Abbey includes the chance to combine your Westminster Abbey tour with a visit to the Houses of Parliament or a bus tour of London. Here’s how you can get to Westminster Abbey.
21. What do we know about Westminster Abbey?
A. It is a royal place for public speeches. B. It offers memorials to all kings and queens.
C. It features tombs of worldwide literary figures. D. It integrates accomplishments in various fields.
22. What is the right time for a visit to Westminster Abbey?
A. 9:00, Mon. 6 Jul. B. 17:30, Wed. 14 Oct.
C. 14:00, Sat. 21 Mar. D. 11:30, Sun. 9 Aug.
23. Where can you park your rented bike if you cycle to Westminster Abbey?
A. At Storey’s Gate. B. At St James’s Park.
C. At a Jubilee line station. D. At a bus stop on route 88.
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲的是威斯敏斯特教堂的历史地位、主要看点、开放时间及参观方式。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Westminster Abbey has been the site of coronation (加冕) for all British rulers since 1066 and is home to the ancient Coronation Chair, also known as King Edward’s Chair. It is also the final resting place of 30 kings and queens with memorials to Edward the Confessor, Richard II, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and more royal tombs found within the Abbey.(自 1066 年以来,威斯敏斯特大教堂一直是英国所有统治者加冕典礼的举行地,这里还有一把古老的加冕椅,又称“爱德华国王椅”。此外,这里也是 30 位国王和王后的安息之地,还有纪念圣爱德华(忏悔王)、理查二世、伊丽莎白一世、玛丽苏格兰女王等人的纪念碑,以及大教堂内众多其他王室墓穴。)”可知,威斯敏斯特大教堂集各个领域的成就于一体。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据开放时间“Monday — Friday (except Wednesday) 9:30 — 15:30 Wednesday 9:30 — 18:00 Saturday (Sept — Apr) 9:30 — 13:30 (May — Aug) 9:30—15:30 Sunday Worship only(周一至周五(周三除外) 9:30 - 15:30 星期三 9:30 — 18:00 周六 (9 月至 4 月) 9:30 - 13:30 (5 月至 8 月) 9:30 - 15:30 周日 仅进行礼拜活动)”可知,A(周一9:00)早于开放时间;C(三月份,周六14:00)非开放时间;D(周日11:30),周日通常不接待游客;B(周三17:30)属于开放时间。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Access中Cycling部分的内容“Rent a bike with Santander Cycles and take the direction of Westminster Abbey. You can find parking lots at Storey’s Gate and Westminster Pier.(租一辆Santander Cycles自行车,朝威斯敏斯特教堂方向骑行。你可以在Storey's Gate和Westminster Pier找到停车场。)”可知,Storey’s Gate是明确指定的自行车停放地点之一。
B
The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. One woman said the code numbers of the digital lock at her front door changed every day and she could not figure out why. Still another said she kept hearing the doorbell ring, but no one was there.
Their stories are part of a new pattern of behavior in domestic abuse cases tied to the rise of smart home technology. Internet-connected locks, speakers, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for monitoring, revenge and control.
In more than 30 interviews with The New York Times, domestic abuse victims, their lawyers, shelter workers and emergency responders described how the technology was becoming an alarming new tool. Abusers—using apps on their smartphones, which are connected to the Internet-enabled devices—would remotely control everyday objects in the home, sometimes to watch and listen, other times to scare or show power. Even after a partner had left the home, the devices often stayed and continued to be used to threaten and confuse.
For victims, the experiences were often aggravated by a lack of knowledge about how smart technology works, how much power the other person had over the devices, how to legally deal with the behavior and how to make it stop.
“People have started to ask what to do about this,” said Erica Olsen, director of the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. When it came to discussing the misuse of emerging technologies, she said: “we don’t want to introduce the idea to the world, but now that it’s become so common, the cat’s out of the bag.”
Connected home devices have been increasing in domestic abuse cases over the past year. Several lawyers said they were arguing about how to add language to the current restraining orders to cover smart home technology.
24. What is the problem with the Internet-enabled devices?
A. They give rise to complaints in the help hotlines.
B. They are being employed in domestic abuse.
C. They are unaffordable as newest conveniences.
D. They threaten the market of smart home technology.
25. The underlined word “aggravated” in Paragraph 4 means________.
A. worsened B. broadened C. reflected D. guaranteed
26. According to Erica Olsen, the discussion of the misuse of emerging technologies is________.
A. insignificant B. unavoidable C. controversial D. optional
27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Officials have trouble drawing up laws to protect people’s privacy.
B. Smart home technology has made people’s houses unsafe to live in.
C. Connected home devices lead to the increase in domestic abuse.
D. Laws need to be revised to restrict the use of smart home technology.
【答案】24. B 25. A 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。智能家居设备越来越多地被用于家庭暴力,这种现象引起了诸多讨论。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Internet-connected locks, speakers, lights and cameras marketed as the newest conveniences are now also being used as a means for monitoring, revenge and control.”(联网锁、扬声器、灯光和摄像头被标榜为最新的便利设备,现在也被用作监视、报复和控制的手段。)可知,互联网设备被用于家庭暴力。故选B。
【25题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段中的“by a lack of knowledge about how smart technology works, how much power the other person had over the devices, how to legally deal with the behavior and how to make it stop”(由于缺乏关于智能技术如何运作、对方对设备有多大权力、如何合法处理这种行为以及如何阻止这种行为的知识)可知,此处是指受害者的糟糕体验被加剧,所以aggravate意为“使加重,使恶化”。故选A。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句中的“we don’t want to introduce the idea to the world, but now that it’s become so common, the cat’s out of the bag”(我们不想把这个想法介绍给世界,但是现在它变得如此普遍,秘密已经泄露了)可知,埃里卡·奥尔森认为,对滥用新兴技术的讨论是不可避免的。故选B。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“Several lawyers said they were arguing about how to add language to the current restraining orders to cover smart home technology.”(几名律师表示,他们正在争论如何在目前的限制令中添加涵盖智能家居技术的语言。)可知,有必要修改法律限制智能家居技术的使用。故选D。
C
Behavioral ecologist Diane Colombelli-Négrel was wiring the nests of superb fairy-wrens (细尾鹩莺) to record the birds’ sounds when she noticed something odd. Mothers sang while hatching (孵化) their eggs, even though keeping quiet would avoid attracting predators (捕食者). That early discovery “was a bit of an accident”, says Colombelli-Négrel, of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. It made her wonder: Could the baby birds be learning sounds, or even songs, before hatching?
Scientists have long thought about how early in development individuals learn to perceive distinct sounds. It's known that humans learn to recognize their mother’s voice from the womb (子宫) . For birds such as superb fairy-wrens, which perfect their songs with parental teaching, it was thought that sound perception (认知) began after hatching. But when it became obvious that mother birds were intentionally singing to their eggs, “We knew we were on to something,” says Sonia Kleindorfer, a bird ecologist at the University of Vienna.
Colombelli-Négrel, Kleindorfer and a colleague reported in 2014 that superb fairy-wrens learn to distinguish between sounds of their own species and others while still in their eggs. In a new study, that ability appears to extend to at least four more bird species.
In birds and humans, a drop in the embryonic (胚胎的) heart rate suggests attention to a stimulus (刺激). In the scientists’ earlier work, unhatched fairy-wrens’ heart rates slowed in response to repeated sounds of their own species, but not others.
To investigate whether this phenomenon is more widespread among birds, the team also turned its attention to the embryonic heartbeats of other bird species. The team measured the heart rates of 109 unhatched chicks before, during and after exposure to playbacks of songs from their own species or others. Then the scientists looked at whether 138 embryos stopped paying attention or became habituated to, repeated sounds of unfamiliar individuals of their own species singing. This habituation. measured by the heart rate returning to normal, would imply learning had occurred.
To the team’s surprises all of the eggs showed a slowed heart rate in response to their species’ sounds and showed habituation. That finding suggests that these unhatched birds learned to perceive the sounds of their species’ songs.
The scientists don’t know why some bird species, whose calls are genetically determined, not taught by teachers, have this ability before birth. The team hopes to study prenatal (产前的) sound perception in more bird species.
28. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To share a story. B. To explain a concept.
C. To present a topic. D. To make a prediction.
29. Why is human perception of their mother’s voice mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To tell the real time when birds start to recognize the world.
B. To prove that human beings are the most advanced species.
C. To stress the difference between human beings and birds.
D. To show that birds perceive voices later than humans.
30. How did the researchers carry out their study?
A. By referring to earlier studies. B. By observing and measuring.
C. By discussing and analyzing. D. By studying the similar examples.
31. What’s the best title for the text?
A. The best place to learn bird calls
B. The kind of call birds make to each other
C. Birds' heart rates increase when pressed with threats
D. Birds learn the call of the wild while still in their eggs
【答案】28. C 29. D 30. B 31. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家研究发现,有些鸟还在蛋里的时候就学会了识别野外的叫声。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章第一段讲述了行为生态学家黛安娜通过对细尾鹩莺的观察后提出问题“It made her wonder: Could the baby birds be learning sounds, or even songs, before hatching?(这让她想知道:小鸟在孵化之前会不会学习声音,甚至唱歌?)”,下文陈述了相关研究结果,所以文章第一段的作用是引出本文话题。故选C。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“It’s known that humans learn to recognize their mother’s voice from the womb (子宫) . For birds such as superb fairy-wrens, which perfect their songs with parental teaching, it was thought that sound perception (认知) began after hatching. (据悉,人类从在子宫里就开始学习辨认母亲的声音。对于像细尾鹪鹩这种通过父母的教导来完善自己的叫声的鸟类来说,人们认为,其声音感知是在孵化后开始的。)”可推知,段中提到人类对母亲声音的感知时间,是为了与鸟类感知声音的时间进行对比,从而证明鸟类比人类感知声音时间晚。故选D。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第五段“The team measured the heart rates of 109 unhatched chicks before, during and after exposure to playbacks of songs from their own species or others. Then the scientists looked at whether 138 embryos stopped paying attention or became habituated to, repeated sounds of unfamiliar individuals of their own species singing. (研究小组测量了109只未孵出的雏鸟在播放同类或同类叫声之前、期间和之后的心率。然后,科学家们观察138个胚胎是否停止注意或习惯了它们自己物种中不熟悉的个体重复的声音。)”可知,研究人员通过观察和测量开展他们的研究。故选B。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,并结合根据第一段的问题“It made her wonder: Could the baby birds be learning sounds, or even songs, before hatching?(这让她想知道:小鸟在孵化之前会不会学习声音,甚至唱歌?)”和倒数第二段中的结论“That finding suggests that these unhatched birds learned to perceive the sounds of their species’ songs. (这一发现表明这些未孵化的鸟类学会了感知同类的叫声。)”可知,文章主要介绍了科学研究发现,有些鸟类还在蛋里的时候就学会了识别来自大自然中同类的叫声。所以“Birds learn the call of the wild while still in their eggs(鸟类还在蛋里就学会了识别来自大自然的声音)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选D。
D
Growing up in Cyprus, Elena felt she was different from other girls — she was interested in biology. But it was a family tragedy that helped shape her determination to major in medicine. “My parents lost their first child because he had Down’s syndrome. He passed away when I was about seven years old,” she says. “And I guess that’s always been playing on my mind and I gradually formed the idea of studying medicine.”
At about 14, she set her sights on studying medicine in the UK. “Despite being a student from a foreign country, I achieved A-levels in all my subjects, considered suitable for medicine,” she says. Now as a consultant surgeon at one of the busiest major trauma (创伤) units in England, Elena has spoken of her successful career and the challenges she has encountered as a female doctor including sometimes having to remind patients suspicious of her that “I am the surgeon”.
Elena’s main job is working with the major trauma team, but is also involved in the team dealing with patients that have severe surgical issues. “When I’m a consultant, I have a position of responsibility not only towards my patients, but also towards the team that I cooperate with,” she says. Working hard, she has never experienced prejudice from other male surgeons, who show great respect for her.
Elena does not shy away from the fact that being a woman has sometimes felt like a disadvantage. “Find what you love doing day after day, because your professional career is a long time, and it takes a lot — probably like 20 or 30 years of your life. Therefore, it’s of great significance to do what you are fond of and then just go for it,” she says.
32. What inspired Elena to pursue a career in medicine?
A. A childhood incident. B. Her desire for being different.
C. Her interest in biology. D. Encouragement from her parents.
33. What was one challenge Elena faced?
A. Gaining acceptance from her patients. B. Achieving A-levels in her English studies.
C. Obtaining good scores as a foreign student. D. Reminding herself about her being a doctor.
34. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Respect from other surgeons. B. Elena’s main responsibilities.
C. Prejudice from Elena’s patients. D. Medical staff’s devotion to the job.
35. What is Elena’s advice on choosing a career?
A. Make a long-term professional plan. B. Know your strengths and weaknesses.
C. Follow your passion and determination. D. Understand your career responsibilities.
【答案】32. A 33. A 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了埃琳娜受家庭悲剧的影响,决心从医,并介绍了她作为一名女医生的成功职业生涯以及她所遇到的挑战。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“But it was a family tragedy that helped shape her determination to major in medicine. ‘My parents lost their first child because he had Down’s syndrome. He passed away when I was about seven years old,’ she says. ‘And I guess that’s always been playing on my mind and I gradually formed the idea of studying medicine.’(但正是一场家庭悲剧帮助她下定决心主修医学。“我父母失去了他们的第一个孩子,因为他患有唐氏综合症。我七岁左右的时候,他就去世了,”她说。“我想这件事一直萦绕在我的脑海中,我逐渐形成了学医的想法。”)”可知,是童年时期的一场家庭悲剧激发了埃琳娜追求医学事业的决心。故选A项。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Elena has spoken of her successful career and the challenges she has encountered as a female doctor including sometimes having to remind patients suspicious of her that ‘I am the surgeon’.(埃琳娜谈到了她成功的职业生涯以及她作为一名女医生所遇到的挑战,包括有时不得不提醒对她表示怀疑的病人“我是外科医生”)”可知,埃琳娜面临的一个挑战是获得病人的接受。故选A项。
【34题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段“Elena’ s main job is working with the major trauma team, but is also involved in the team dealing with patients that have severe surgical issues. “When I’m a consultant, I have a position of responsibility not only towards my patients, but also towards the team that I cooperate with,” she says. Working hard, she has never experienced prejudice from other male surgeons, who show great respect for her.(埃琳娜的主要工作是与主要创伤小组合作,但也参与了处理有严重手术问题的病人的小组。“当我是一名顾问时,我不仅要对我的病人负责,还要对我合作的团队负责,”她说。由于努力工作,她从未受到其他男外科医生的偏见,他们对她非常尊重)”可知,本段介绍了埃琳娜的主要职责。故选B项。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“‘Find what you love doing day after day, because your professional career is a long time, and it takes a lot — probably like 20 or 30 years of your life. Therefore, it’s of great significance to do what you are fond of and then just go for it,’ she says.”(她说:“找到你每天都喜欢做的事情,因为你的职业生涯很长,需要花费很多时间——可能像你生命中的20或30年。因此,做你喜欢的事情,然后放手去做,这是非常有意义的。”)可知,埃琳娜建议选择职业时要追随自己的热情和决心。故选C项。
第一节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下列短文,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。
Today, it is unrealistic to consider turning off your electronics forever as a way to make you put all your mind to the things at hand.___36___
Take a break.
Turn off your screen---it's OK to take a break. Sitting in front of any screen for too long isn't good for you. ___37___ Leave your phones at your desk and take a short 10-minute walk to get some fresh air.
Create no-electronics space.
If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning and the last thing you do before you go to bed at night are looking at your phone, stop it! ___38___ Do something more active---morning yoga, a light run, and even making yourself a delicious breakfast are all great ways to wake up your body and mind.
You don't need to be always available.
Just because your phone rings or a new email comes in doesn't mean you need to immediately look at it. You can change your phone to silent mode(模式) for a few hours:___39___ Set the time for checking your email and other messages.
___40___
There are a number of different apps, websites and other online tools that can help control the amount of time you spend using your electronics. Using these tools during your working hours, and even throughout the day, is an excellent way to check how much time you are spending and where you are spending it.
A. Use tools to force you to stop.
B. Recognise that you've got a problem.
C. This prevents you checking it continuously.
D. Leave your phone on the table in the living room.
E. So how can you cut down on time on your electronics?
F. It can cause eye hurt as well as other physical body pains
G. Day and night your eyes move from one screen to the next.
【答案】36. E 37. F 38. D 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几种减少使用电子设备的方法。
【36题详解】
根据前句“Today, it is unrealistic to consider turning off your electronics forever as a way to make you put all your mind to the things at hand.”(今天,考虑永远关掉电子设备来让你把所有的心思都放在手边的事情上是不现实的。)以及后文介绍了一些方法,可知此处需要过渡句,起到承上启下的作用。E项“So how can you cut down on time on your electronics?”(那么,怎样才能减少使用电子产品的时间呢?)符合文意。故选E。
【37题详解】
根据前句“Sitting in front of any screen for too long isn't good for you.”(长时间坐在屏幕前对你没有好处。)可知,本段在讲述长时间使用电子设备的坏处。F项“It can cause eye hurt as well as other physical body pains”(它会导致眼睛疼痛以及其他身体疼痛。)符合文意。故选F。
【38题详解】
根据本段主旨句“Create no-electronics space.”(创设没有电子产品的空间。)以及前句“If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning and the last thing you do before you go to bed at night are looking at your phone, stop it!”(如果你早上醒来的第一件事和晚上睡觉前的最后一件事都是看手机,停下来!)可知,本段说明睡前不要看手机,把它放在卧室之外的其他地方。D项“Leave your phone on the table in the living room.”(把你的手机放在客厅的桌子上。)符合文意。故选D。
【39题详解】
根据前句“You can change your phone to silent mode(模式) for a few hours”(你可以把手机调成静音模式几个小时。)可知,此处说明调整手机静音模式有好处。C项“This prevents you checking it continuously.”(这将防止你不断地查看它。)符合文意。故选C。
【40题详解】
根据最后一段第一句“There are a number of different apps, websites and other online tools that can help control the amount of time you spend using your electronics.”(有很多不同的应用程序、网站和其他在线工具可以帮助你控制使用电子产品的时间。)可知,此段在说明可以用一些应用程序帮助控制电子产品的使用时间。A项“Use tools to force you to stop.”(使用工具来迫使你停下来。)符合文意及文章结构。故选A。
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)
Brazil’s election offers hope for the rainforest
A presidential election in 2022 will offer a chance for Brazil’s government to reverse policies that have____41____to global climate change. The country is home to 60% of the Amazon rainforest, which has historically been an important carbon____42____. But a worrying study published in 2021 in Nature found that over the past decade it has____43____become a carbon source. The culprits: forest fires and deforestation, which has soared by more than 40% since President Jair Bolsonaro____44____in 2019.
On his watch, environmental enforcement and fines dropped to record lows. Activists say this has encouraged____45____logging, mining, and land-grabbing. In June the environment minister, Ricardo Salles, resigned after federal police began investigating him for alleged____46____in timber trafficking.
A greener president would try to crack down on such crimes. Polls____47____that Mr Bolsonaro is likely to lose the election. His successor could convince Germany and Norway to unfreeze the Amazon Fund, a pot of money for enforcement and____48____development that was withdrawn in 2019 amid concerns about Mr Bolsonaro’s policies. A new president could also revive talks with President Joe Biden, who has offered to____49____a $20bn fund for the rainforest once Brazil starts showing results.
But even an enlightened president will have to battle a____50____Congress, which is considering a number of laws that threaten the rainforest and its inhabitants. These include a land-regularisation bill nicknamed the “land-grabbing law” and a bill that would____51____wildcat mining on indigenous territories. In August thousands of indigenous people camped out in the capital as the supreme court debated a case that would restrict their territories to land that was____52____when a new constitution was passed in 1988. The court postponed its____53____, but Congress is considering a law that would have the____54____effect.
Better leadership in Brazil could jump-start regional efforts to boost enforcement and find sustainable____55____to deforestation for the rainforest’s inhabitants. But if Mr Bolsonaro wins again, his determination to fill the forest with roads, dams and mines could cause destruction far beyond the borders of Brazil.
41. A. referred B. contributed C. amounted D. related
42. A. footprint B. sink C. source D. emission
43. A. indeed B. instead C. accidentally D. otherwise
44. A. stepped down B. took office C. claimed precedence D. kept watch
45. A. seasonal B. selective C. illegal D. professional
46. A. involvement B. attachment C. limitation D. existence
47. A. advise B. advocate C. suggest D. represent
48. A. sustainable B. economic C. rapid D. rural
49. A. claim B. manage C. create D. borrow
50. A. farmer-friendly B. warm-blooded C. pressure-free D. profit-making
51. A. realise B. normalize C. publicise D. legalise
52. A. sold B. explored C. cleared D. occupied
53. A. election B. argument C. appeal D. decision
54. A. main B. varied C. final D. same
55. A. replacements B. transitions C. alternatives D. references
【答案】41. B 42. B 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. D 51. D 52. D 53. D 54. D 55. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。巴西总统换届将给巴西政府提供一个机会,扭转那些与全球气候变化有关的政策。因巴西现任总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗及其国会为了经济发展制定的政策法律,不仅危及亚马逊雨林的生态,影响全球气候,也波及到其中居民生活。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:2022年的总统选举将为巴西政府提供一个机会,扭转那些导致全球气候变化的政策。A. referred参考;B. contributed贡献,促成;C. amounted总计;D. related联系。根据下文“The country is home to 60% of the Amazon rainforest, which has historically been an important carbon ____. But a worrying study published in 2021 in Nature found that over the past decade it has ____ become a carbon source.The culprits: forest fires and deforestation, which has soared by more than 40% since President Jair Bolsonaro ____ in 2019.”可知,过去十年中,巴西雨林从一个重要的“碳汇”转变成了一个“碳源”,导致全球气候恶化,这个气候问题的罪魁祸首是森林火灾和森林砍伐,尤其是2019年上台执政的总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗的政策导致森林火灾和森林砍伐激增了40%以上。短语contribute to,意为“促成,是……的原因之一”。故选B项。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个国家拥有60%的亚马逊雨林,在历史上一直是一个重要的碳汇。A. footprint足迹;B. sink水槽;C. source来源;D. emission排放。根据下一句“But a worrying study published in 2021 in Nature found that over the past decade it has ____ become a carbon source.”可知,2021年发表在《自然》杂志上的一项令人担忧的研究发现,在过去十年里,它反而成为了一种碳源,所以可推知,亚马逊雨林功能反转,从吸收二氧化碳的“碳汇”转变为排放二氧化碳的“碳源”。短语carbon sink,意为“碳汇”。故选B项。
【43题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:但2021年发表在《自然》杂志上的一项令人担忧的研究发现,在过去十年里,它反而成为了一种碳源。A. indeed确实;B. instead反而;C. accidentally意外地;D. otherwise否则。根据上一句“The country is home to 60% of the Amazon rainforest, which has historically been an important carbon ____.”可知,亚马逊雨林以前是吸收二氧化碳的“碳汇”,而本句句首转折连词but,说明亚马逊雨林如今不再有碳汇功能,反而成了不利全球气候的碳源。故选B项。
【44题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:这个问题的罪魁祸首是森林火灾和森林砍伐,自2019年总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗上任以来,森林火灾和森林砍伐激增了40%以上。A. stepped down任期届满;B. took office上台;C. claimed precedence请求优先权;D. kept watch看守。根据本段第一句“A presidential election in 2022 will offer a chance for Brazil’s government to reverse policies that have ____ to global climate change.”可知,2022年巴西要进行总统换届选举,故President Jair Bolsonaro应该是于2019年上台的现任总统。故选B项。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:活动人士说,这鼓励了非法伐木、采矿和掠夺土地。A. seasonal季节性的;B. selective选择性的;C. illegal非法的;D. professional职业的,专业的。根据上文“On his watch, environmental enforcement and fines dropped to record lows.”可知,巴西总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗颁布的政策中,环境执法和罚款降至历史最低水平,变相地鼓励了非法伐木、采矿和掠夺土地,因为罚金不多。故选C项。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:今年6月,环境部长里卡多·萨列斯(Ricardo Salles)在联邦警察开始调查他涉嫌参与木材走私后辞职。A. involvement参与;B. attachment依附;C. limitation限制;D. existence存在。根据上文“On his watch, environmental enforcement and fines dropped to record lows.”可知,巴西总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗颁布的政策中,环境执法和罚款降至历史最低水平,因为犯罪成本低,连环境部长都涉足木材走私以获取非法收益。故选A项。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:民意调查显示,博尔索纳罗可能会输掉选举。A. advise建议;B. advocate提倡;C. suggest表明,显示;D. represent代表。根据上一句“A greener president would try to crack down on such crimes.”可知,一个更环保的总统会试图打击此类犯罪,民意调查的结果是:民众需要一个会打击此类犯罪的总统,博尔索纳罗做得不到位,所以他可能下台。故选C项。
【48题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他的继任者可能会说服德国和挪威解冻亚马逊基金,这是一笔用于执法和可持续发展的资金,由于人们对博尔索纳罗的政策感到担忧,该基金在2019年被撤回。A. sustainable可持续的;B. economic经济的;C. rapid快速的;D. rural农村的。根据最后一段第一句“Better leadership in Brazil could jump-start regional efforts to boost enforcement and find sustainable ____ to deforestation for the rainforest’s inhabitants.”可知,在解冻亚马逊基金之后,巴西更好的领导可以启动区域努力来加强执法力度,并为雨林居民寻找可持续的森林砍伐的替代方案;sustainable为复现词,故选A项。
【49题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:新总统还可能重启与乔•拜登总统之间的谈判,拜登曾提出,一旦巴西开始(在森林保护方面)显示出成效,他将为亚马逊雨林创设一个200亿美元的基金。A. claim索取;B. manage管理;C. create创造;D. borrow借。根据语境可知,除了德国和挪威的亚马逊基金,美国在“once Brazil starts showing results”的条件下,拜登也愿意出资建立基金会,提供基金帮助亚马逊雨林的修复工作。故选C项。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但是,即使是一位开明的总统,也不得不与牟利的国会斗争,因为国会正在考虑一系列威胁雨林及其居民的法律。A. farmer-friendly对农民友好的;B. warm-blooded;C. pressure-free无压力的;D. profit-making盈利的,牟利的。根据第二段“Activists say this has encouraged ____ logging, mining, and land-grabbing.”可知,新总统要保护亚马逊及其居民,就得和通过伐木、采矿和掠夺雨林中居民的土地来牟利的国会作斗争。故选D项。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:其中包括一项被戏称为“土地掠夺法”的土地合法化法案,以及一项使在土著领土上的非法采矿这事合法化的法案。A. realise实现;B. normalize正常化;C. publicise宣传;D. legalise合法化。根据上文“But even an enlightened president will have to battle a ____ Congress, which is considering a number of laws that threaten the rainforest and its inhabitants.”可知,国会正在考虑一系列威胁雨林及其居民的法律;第二段中“On his watch, environmental enforcement and fines dropped to record lows. Activists say this has encouraged ____ logging, mining, and land-grabbing.”可知,国会制定的法律,使非法的采矿,土地掠夺都合法化。故选D项。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:8月,当最高法院就一项将土著居民的领土限制在1988年新宪法通过时所占用的土地上的案件进行辩论时,数千名土著居民在首都露宿街头。A. sold 出售;B. explored探索;C. cleared清除;D. occupied占领,居住。根据本段第二句中“These include a land-regularisation bill nicknamed the ‘land-grabbing law’”可知,国会在考虑“征地法”,把占用土著居民的土地搞成合法的法案,根据语境,土著居民的领土会被缩小,局限在1988年时他们居住的那片区域。故选D项。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:法院推迟了决定,但国会正在考虑一项具有同样效果的法律。A. election选举;B. argument论点;C. appeal上诉;D. decision决定。根据上一句“In August thousands of indigenous people camped out in the capital as the supreme court debated a case that would restrict their territories to land that was ____ when a new constitution was passed in 1988. ”可知,当最高法院就一项将土著居民的领土限制在1988年新宪法通过时所占用的土地上的案件进行辩论时,数千名土著居民在首都露宿街头,以示抗议,所以法院推迟限制土著居民领地的决定。故选D项。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:法院推迟了决定,但国会正在考虑一项具有同样效果的法律。A. main主要的;B. varied不同的;C. final最终的;D. same相同的。根据第四段第二句中“These include a land-regularisation bill nicknamed the ‘land-grabbing law’”可知,国会在考虑“征地法”,把占用土著居民的土地搞成合法的法案,与法院的意图相同。故选D项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:巴西更好的领导可以启动区域努力,加强执法力度,并为雨林居民寻找可持续的森林砍伐的替代方案。A. replacements代替;B. transitions转变;C. alternatives可供选择的事物;D. references参考。根据第一段最后一句“The culprits: forest fires and deforestation, which has soared by more than 40% since President Jair Bolsonaro ____ in 2019.”可知,自2019年以来,森林火灾和森林砍伐激增,要修复亚马逊的碳源状态,恢复到碳汇功能,要禁止滥砍滥伐,非法盗伐,给森林居民找一条可持续发展的出路。故选A项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
语篇填空
Xiao Ming’s Cellphone
Xiao Ming’s cellphone ____56____. I couldn’t get through to him while the cellphone ____57____. I wanted to inform him that he ____58____ by the basketball club.
Cellphones ____59____ widely____60____nowadays. It seems that they ____61____ so frequently that people ____62____ by them. Someone thinks that cellphones ____63____ on some occasions.
Xiao Ming’s cellphone ____64____ well soon. Maybe by next Sunday the cellphone ____65____ home and will be being used again.
【答案】56. was broken
57. was being repaired
58. had been admitted
59. are 60. used
61. are being used
62. have been controlled
63. should be restricted
64. will be repaired
65. will have been brought
【解析】
【导语】文章讲述了小明的手机坏了,作者联系不到他,同时陈述了对手机使用的个人看法。
【56题详解】
考查动词时态及形容词。句意:小明的手机坏了。根据“I couldn’t get through to him”可知,此处指“小明的手机坏了”,应用形容词broken,作表语,句子陈述的动作已发生,应用一般过去时,主语为cellphone,谓语用单数。
【57题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:手机在修的时候,我联系不上他。根据语境可知,文章陈述过去的事情,应用过去时态;由“I couldn’t get through to him”可推知,小明的手机正在被维修,应用过去进行时的被动语态,主语为cellphone,谓语用单数。
【58题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:我想通知他,他已经被篮球俱乐部录取了。根据“by the basketball club”可知,他已经被篮球俱乐部录取了,应用被动语态,动作发生在wanted之前,属于过去的过去,应用过去完成时的被动语态。
【59题详解】
考查动词时态。句意:现在手机被广泛使用。根据“nowadays”可知,句子陈述现在的客观事情,应用一般现在时,主语为Cellphones,谓语用复数。
【60题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:现在手机被广泛使用。根据“nowadays”可知,句子陈述现在的客观事情,应用一般现在时,use与主语Cellphones是逻辑动宾关系,应用被动语态。
【61题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:似乎它们被使用得如此频繁,以至于人们已经被它们控制了。根据句意及语境可知,此处指“手机正在被使用”,应用现在进行时的被动语态,主语为they,谓语用复数。
【62题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:似乎它们被使用得如此频繁,以至于人们已经被它们控制了。根据句意及语境可知,此处指“人们已经被它们控制了”,表示对现在产生的影响,应用现在完成时的被动语态,主语为people,助动词用have。
【63题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:有人认为在某些场合应该限制使用手机。根据句意及语境可知,此处指“手机应该被限制”,应用should be restricted。
【64题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:小明的手机很快就会修好的。根据“soon”可知,此处指“小明的手机很快就会修好”,应用一般将来时的被动语态。
【65题详解】
考查动词语态。句意:也许到下个星期天,手机就会被带回家,再次被使用。根据句意及语境可知,此处指手机修好后,将被带回家,应用被动语态,由“by next Sunday”可知,此处指到将来某一时刻完成的动作,应用将来完成时。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校提供了三类寒假志愿者工作供学生选择:(1)在公园里协助维护环境卫生,(2)在社区帮忙照顾小学生,(3)在地铁站附近做引导员(guide)。请你选一项志愿者工作,并说明:
1. 为什么选择这项工作。
2. 你打算做哪些准备。
【答案】 It is a great honor to participate in the school winter vacation volunteer activities.I would like to go to the community to help take care of primary school students.
First of all, I think primary school students,who are the hope of the future of the motherland,should get better care and concern.Besides, I think children are very cute.They are very naive, very lively and very energetic.I think it is very interesting to be with them,willing to take care of them.
I will make a lot of toys for them to play with, make a lot of food for them,tell them stories and teach them to sing and so on.In the end, I hope that we can have a pleasant winter vacation.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生按照学校要求选择一项志愿者工作,并说明为什么选择这项工作和打算做哪些准备工作。
【详解】1.词汇积累
参加:participate in→take part in
此外:besides→what’s more
聪明的:cute→clever
照顾:take care of→look after
2.句式拓展
同义句转化
原句:I think it is very interesting to be with them,willing to take care of them.
拓展句:I think it is very interesting to be with them, so I am willing to take care of them.
【点睛】【高分句型1】 It is a great honor to participate in the school winter vacation volunteer activities.(运用了it作形式主语)
【高分句型2】First of all, I think primary school students,who are the hope of the future of the motherland,should get better care and concern.(运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节(满分25分)
67. 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。
I fell in love with Katrina right away. She was new to our school, but she didn’t seem shy or nervous. She smiled at everyone, even on the first day of class. Unluckily, we only got to enjoy that smile for the first three days of school. Our teacher told us that Katrina had cancer (癌症) and would be in the hospital.
Some of my friends in my class and I decided to go to see her in the hospital. She had just moved to a new town and didn’t even get a chance to make friends with anyone yet. We wanted to keep her company. That was how we came to know Katrina and how much fun she really was.
It was awkward at first because we didn’t know what to talk about, but when she started telling us about her hospital adventures, we were all laughing. And before we knew it, we had been there for almost three hours. She told us about the kid in the room next to her who would get up and pull the fire alarm for absolutely no reason. And sure enough, while we were sitting with her, the fire alarm went off. We all laughed when nobody feared and escaped. And she told us how much she missed her little animals: a rabbit, a bird, cats, dogs, etc. Later, her mom told us that her favorite thing was to go to the Humane Society and adopt (收养) the poorest animal. She always managed to take it home and make it beautiful.
After that day, we continued visiting her. We could see she was hopeful that she would eventually recover. However, during one of our visits, she learned from doctors that she only had a 50% chance to recover. She was quite scared, crying, “I don’t want to die.” And we heard her family was having economic problems and that her single mom was having little time to help take care of her animals. Suddenly, she felt her world became dark; she grew anxious and helpless.
We told her we were there to fight with her. We wouldn’t let her go.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式作答。
After returning to school, we wondered how to support her.
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Finally, her cancer was gone and she would go home on her birthday and have a party.
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【答案】范文
After returning to school, we wondered how to support her. Soon, we worked out ways. The next day, we started a fundraiser, which saw all students, parents, and staff were enthusiastic. That day, we ended up raising over $4,500. To further support Katrina, we took her animals home and helped take care of them. Moreover, we visited her as much as we could. And we gave her cards and gifts to cheer her up. Her room looked like a gift shop after a while. Gradually, Katrina became more hopeful and her smiles returned.
Finally, her cancer was gone and she would go home on her birthday and have a party. We were all excited to be invited to her party. On her birthday, we brought Katrina cakes, gifts, etc. And we celebrated her birthday and her success in survival by dancing, singing songs and playing games. Katrina and her mother quite thanked us for our support during their hardest time. Days later, when Katrina became strong enough, she returned to school and had fun with us again. We were already more than just classmates; we were also close friends.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,主要讲述卡特里娜新到学校不久就患癌症住院,作者和同学们去医院看望她,与她建立深厚情谊,在得知她因康复几率及家庭经济问题而感到恐惧无助后,同学们表示会与她并肩作战。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容可知,第一段可描写同学们想出各种支持卡特里娜的办法展开,如筹款、照顾她的动物、常去看望她等,让卡特里娜重新燃起希望。
②由第二段首句内容可知,第二段可描写卡特里娜生日派对上大家的欢乐互动,以及卡特里娜和妈妈对同学们的感谢,最后强调他们关系进一步升华。
2.续写线索:回校后思考支持卡特里娜的方法——开展筹款活动——照顾她的动物——常去看望并送礼物——卡特里娜癌症康复举办生日派对——大家庆祝——卡特里娜和妈妈感谢——同学们关系更亲密。
3.词汇激活
行为类
①支持:support /back
②帮助:help/assist
情绪类
①兴奋的:excited/thrilled
②热心的:enthusiastic/passionate
【点睛】【高分句型 1】The next day, we started a fundraiser, which saw all students, parents, and staff were enthusiastic.(运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型 2】Days later, when Katrina became strong enough, she returned to school and had fun with us again.(运用了when引导的时间状语从句)
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