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2024年高考英语模拟试题（五）
（新高考卷）（江苏专用）
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。
3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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．Where does the man plan to put the painting
A．In the kitchen. B．In the living room. C．In the front hallway.
2．What did the woman do yesterday
A．She had a meeting. B．She typed an e-mail. C．She finished her daily report.
3．What will the woman do first
A．Finish her homework. B．Design a water system. C．Go over the instructions.
4．Why does the man make the phone call
A．To cancel an appointment. B．To offer some information. C．To organize a business trip.
5．What is the possible relationship between the speakers
A．Doctor and patient. B．Journalist and player. C．Employer and employee.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．When will the woman take her flight
A．At 9:25. B．At 12:45. C．At 21:00.
7．How will the woman pay for the ticket
A．In cash. B．By check. C．By credit card.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why does the woman come to the man
A．To change a tie. B．To express thanks. C．To make a complaint.
9．What does the woman like about the wallet
A．The colour. B．The design. C．The material.
10．How much is the wallet today
A．10 dollars. B．18 dollars. C．20 dollars.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
8．Why does the woman come to the man
A．To change a tie. B．To express thanks. C．To make a complaint.
9．What does the woman like about the wallet
A．The colour. B．The design. C．The material.
10．How much is the wallet today
A．10 dollars. B．18 dollars. C．20 dollars.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．Who is the woman most probably speaking to
A．A retiree. B．A patient. C．A librarian.
15．What does the man need to do with the records
A．To return them. B．To collect them. C．To update them.
16．Why does the lunch club need more drivers
A．It is located in a neighboring community.
B．It promises to provide a lift for its members.
C．Many members are from other communities.
17．When will Mrs. Carroll go to the hospital
A．Next Friday. B．Next Tuesday. C．Next Monday.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What products does Stevenson’s produce
A．Metal goods. B．Medical tools. C．Machine parts.
19．Who is Ronald Stevenson
A．The director of the company.
B．The founder of the company.
C．The manager of the company.
20．What is the school unable to do this year
A．Arrange a morning presentation every week.
B．Hire a teacher to observe and talk to the students.
C．Send a teacher to find out about the group’s progress.
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
Solar Panels
While both solar panels and plant leaves harvest energy from the sun, a team at Princeton University took biomimicry (仿生学) in solar panels a step further by adding folds to solar cells. The folds look like the natural wrinkles found in leaves, channeling more light into the cell. The researchers claimed in 2015 that the leaf-like cells generated 47 percent more electricity than those without folds.
Self-Cleaning Paint
The surface of the lotus (莲) plant’s leaves gets rid of dirt and water so well that this self-cleaning quality was named the “lotus effect” in 1977. In 1999, the German building company Sto released an outdoor paint called Lotusan. When dried, the paint’s surface is similar to that of the lotus leaf to shed water and dirt off immediately.
Bullet Trains
The Shinkansen Bullet Train in Japan is known for its aerodynamic shape that decreases the amount of sound the train makes while entering and exiting tunnels at speeds of 150 to 200 mph. The trains were modeled on a bird that hunts fish by diving into bodies of water. The shape of the train also allows it to travel 10 percent faster with about 15 percent less electricity.
Wetsuits
Unlike whales, beavers (河狸) don’t have layers of fat to keep them warm when they dive into icy water. Instead, their thick fur traps air among the individual hairs, keeping the mammals warm and dry. In 2016,a team of engineers at MIT sought to copy this quality in a wetsuit covered with rubber “hairs”, specifically designed for watersports athletes like surfers. Just like beavers, the athletes would be kept warm by hair trapped on the outside of the suit.
21．Which item is a brainchild of a German company
A．Solar Panels. B．Self-Cleaning Paint.
C．Bullet Trains. D．Wetsuits.
22．How does a wetsuit keep watersports athletes warm
A．By shedding water immediately. B．By thickening the layers of the suit.
C．By adding special hairs to trap heat. D．By self-heating the outside of the suit.
23．What do these inventions have in common
A．They are nature -inspired. B．They increase fuel efficiency.
C．They are environmentally-friendly. D．They generate no economic returns.
B
In Saskatchewan, Canada, vegetables have a short growing season. So a very unique farm in Hudson Bay is growing fresh, pesticide-free(无农药的)vegetables in a hydroponic(水培的)farm all year long. There the plants are grown in water instead of soil.
Growing vegetables in the middle of nowhere, about 300 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, may seem like a big risk, but there is no other place for people to get locally grown food. Produce is available in local supermarkets but it is trucked in from far away.
The idea to turn the no longer used Stewart Hawke school into a farm came to the Nels when Hudson Bay asked for bids (投标)for the building in 2018. It was empty and if an alternative use wasn’t found, it would be pulled down. “We started looking for ideas, and we went and proposed doing this, ”Jan Nel said. “And they loved it. ”
After the proposal was accepted, the family worked together to prepare the building in January 2019 and they planted the first seeds in just one classroom the next month.
The company has grown and is now using several rooms thanks to the quality of the produce and the fact that it is local, according to June Nel. “It’s not two weeks old;it hasn’t travelled across the country or across the world, ”she said. “It actually tastes like lettuce. Lots of people have commented on our herbs. It actually still tastes fresh when you get it, and there’s no pesticide used. ”
She expects more producers to turn to hydroponics in the future but notes that the technology is limited to only some fruits and vegetables and doesn’t work for potatoes or grains. “It’s not the answer to the food security question or challenge, but it will play an increasingly larger role, ”she adds.
24．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs
A．Vegetables are plentiful in Saskatchewan.
B．People in Saskatchewan can’t get fresh vegetables.
C．Hydroponic farms are very popular in Saskatchewan.
D．The climate in Saskatchewan is not good for farming.
25．What did the farm use to be
A．A supermarket. B．A school.
C．A garden. D．A factory.
26．What is the biggest advantage of the Nels’vegetables
A．They are cheap. B．They are fresh.
C．They are nutritive. D．They are delicious.
27．What is the best title for the text
A．A New Way Helps Deal with Food Security
B．A Family Devote to Improving People’s Life
C．A Used School Turns into a Hydroponic Farm
D．An Innovative Practice Boosts the Future of Farming
C
Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds—as many as six revolutions per second—that it can make even audiences feel a little dizzy. Although they occasionally fall down upon landing, figure skaters mostly spin through the air without losing their balance. That’s because they have conditioned their bodies and brains to stop that dizzying feeling.
Kathleen Cullen, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, studies the vestibular (前庭的) system, which is responsible for our sense of balance and motion, and says spinning without falling from dizziness is an art perfected over time. At the start of their careers, skaters and other athletes feel dizzy when they spin around. But ultimately, they train their brains to better interpret that feeling.
“Something really fundamental happens in the brain of people like dancers or skaters over lots of practice. And that’s basically a change in the way the brain is processing information,” Cullen says. “When you spin around, you’re activating the semicircular canals (半规管). They’re filled with liquid and they’re sensing your circular movement. But when you stop, the liquid has inertia and it tends to continue to move. They get a false sensation of movement. Over years of training, figure skaters’ brains have adapted and learned to ignore this error.”
Athletes also learn ways to reduce their dizziness. For example, focusing on a fixed reference or motionless object minimizes dizziness and loss of balance. “Ballet dancers often move their heads around during each turn to fixate on a visual reference. Similarly, at the end of the spin, athletes will focus on a specific spot on the wall to provide a fixed reference,” Cullen says.
“The brain and the inner ear are in constant communication with the body and one another to achieve balance,” says Brigid Dwyer, an assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. “For most people, however, dizziness is only a potential issue during faster and more forceful activities,” Dwyer says. “Amazingly, when needed, our brains can be well adapted to the dizzying tasks we encounter.”
28．Why do figure skaters hardly feel dizzy after spinning in the air
A．They can maintain the balance well.
B．They are in good physical condition.
C．They have trained long periods for that.
D．They are gifted at controlling their brain
29．What does the underlined word “inertia” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．The force to make an object move faster.
B．The force to get an object to start moving.
C．The nature to change an object’s original state.
D．The nature to remain an object’s original state.
30．What does Paragraph 3 focus on
A．Scientific analyses. B．Helpful perception.
C．Practical examples. D．Amazing outcome.
31．What does Brigid Dwyer seem to tell us in the last paragraph
A．Dizziness exists in many dynamic activities.
B．The brain can communicate with inner ears.
C．Communication is vital to keeping balance.
D．The brain can be used to dizziness over time.
D
The 2010s brought no shortage of miraculous technologies, from tablet computers to4G mobile internet. But these had surprisingly little effect on the economy. During that decade productivity growth in the developed countries averaged a miserable (少得可怜的) 1% a year, holding down average wages. Innovative firms embraced new tech, but many less adventurous ones did not bother. The experience showed that technological breakthroughs and improvements in average living standards do not always go hand in hand.
Generative AI, its developers say, will be different. Not since the invention of the internet has a new technology so captured the public imagination. The technology is consumer-friendly: within days of its release to the public, Chat GPT, the most famous AI chat bot, had millions of users. It is easy to see how this innovation could improve all types of work at all types of firms, from increasing the accuracy of doctors’ diagnoses to helping programmers write software code more efficiently.
With that said, for AI to truly spread out in the economy, it needs to make its mark beyond the most innovative companies. And this will take time. Although the internet began to be used by some companies in the early 1990s, it was not until the late 2000s that two-thirds of American businesses had a website. About 70 world’s largest firms still show no interest in AI, according to our analysis. Some evidence even suggests that usage of Chat GPT and its competitors is falling — perhaps as people have tried it out, and then decided it is not for them.
Indeed, even the most powerful technologies take time to be adopted, because companies tend to use a mix of software and services, some of which may be years or even decades old. Replacing outdated systems can be costly and complicated. Moreover, in the many industries either run or heavily regulated by the government, such as healthcare, education and construction, bosses and trade unions often resist the application of new technology, worried that it will lead to job losses. In time AI could well transform how people live their lives and do their jobs. But the road to widespread usage, and any resulting productivity boom, will be a long one.
32．What is paragraph 1 mainly about
A．How productivity affects average wages.
B．Why the 2010s is a productive decade.
C．Whether economic growth follows new technologies.
D．What innovative companies care for.
33．What does the author want to indicate by mentioning Chat GPT in paragraph 2
A．AI’s public imagination. B．Consumers’ enthusiasm.
C．AI’s healthy profits. D．AI’s huge potential.
34．What can be inferred from paragraph 3
A．Big firms are less motivated to adopt new tech.
B．More efforts are needed to advocate AI.
C．Chat GPT is falling behind its competitors.
D．Websites were uncommon in the early 2000s.
35．Which word best describes the author’s attitude towards the future of AI
A．Hopeful. B．Worried. C．Cautious. D．Pessimistic.
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。
What Makes a Great Teacher
Teaching is one of the most complicated jobs today. It demands a variety of qualities: broad knowledge, enthusiasm, a caring attitude and a desire to make a difference in the lives of young people. No wonder that it’s hard to find great teachers. 36 .
Great teachers are prepared and organized. They are in their classrooms early and ready to teach. 37 . Their classes are organized in such a way as to minimize distractions (分心).
Great teachers engage students and get them to look at issues in various ways. Effective teachers use facts as a starting point, not an end point. They ask “why” questions, look at all sides and encourage students to predict what will happen next. They ask questions frequently to make sure students are following along. They try to engage the whole class, and they don’t allow a few students to dominate the class. 38 .
Great teachers are warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring 39 . They make themselves available to students and parents who need them. They are involved in school wide committees and activities. They form strong relationships with their students and demonstrate a commitment to the school.
40 . They exhibit expert knowledge in the subjects they are teaching and spend time continuing to gain new knowledge in their fields. They present material in an enthusiastic manner and meet their students’ needs to learn more on their own.
A．Parents set high expectations for their kids
B．Here are some characteristics of great teachers
C．Great teachers are masters of their subject matter
D．They present lessons in a clear and structured way
E．They know clearly which students are highly gifted
F．Teachers with these qualities are known to stay after school
G．In short, they keep students motivated with varied approaches
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While doing some cleaning in my kitchen, I noticed a tiny black pellet(小球)on the shelf. Gecko(壁虎)dropping, I 41 . There must be a baby gecko here.
There are lots of geckos here in the Desert Southwest. I’d 42 the habit of checking the oven and dishwasher before I turned them on. I didn’t want one of the little guys to get 43 .
Nevertheless, the oven or the dishwasher wasn’t the biggest 44 for a gecko inside a home. It was 45 . A gecko trapped in a house wouldn’t find enough bugs to eat. I didn’t want that to happen to my current visitor. But to save him, I had to find him first. And that would be 46 .
I searched everywhere in the 47 , but useless. Suddenly, a picture flashed in my mind: a pile of 48 . “Yes, I know where that is!”I have a basket that holds my collection of oddly shaped or uniquely coloured stones, which caught my eye. Ever so carefully, I 49 one stone, then another—until I 50 a tiny yellow tail!
I brought the whole basket outside and left it on the ground, where I 51 the baby gecko could find his way home. When I 52 a few hours later, the little gecko was gone.
Now I 53 peek(窥视)inside the dishwasher and the oven before turning them on. 54 , I know I am not the only one looking out for geckos. No 55 is too small for us to love.
41．A．remembered B．discovered C．thought D．wished
42．A．approved of B．sought for C．fed on D．got into
43．A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．lost
44．A．trouble B．danger C．failure D．pleasure
45．A．starvation B．thirst C．climate D．poverty
46．A．different B．simple C．interesting D．tough
47．A．kitchen B．bedroom C．garden D．lab
48．A．books B．woods C．stones D．bottles
49．A．arranged B．grasped C．cleaned D．removed
50．A．dropped B．obtained C．spotted D．rescued
51．A．agreed B．hoped C．feared D．promised
52．A．counted B．checked C．picked D．locked
53．A．even B．never C．still D．already
54．A．Nevertheless B．Instead C．Therefore D．Otherwise
55．A．place B．dream C．human D．creature
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。
A long time ago, there was a mountain 56 (name) “Chengdu Zaitian” in the vast wilderness. This mountain was home to the Kua Fu tribe, 57 members were all tall and mighty like giants.
Catching sight of the sunrise and sunset, Kua Fu suddenly hit upon an idea 58 he wanted to race against the sun to see who ran faster! The next day, the moment the sun came out, he took a big step and ran towards the sun 59 full speed. The sun, however, was not still, and it 60 (steady) rose from the horizon, reached the highest point and then set to the west. Kua Fu could not stop for 61 instant, and he ran like wind all the way, 62 (struggle) to catch up. Most of the day passed, and Kua Fu was finally about to overtake the sun in Yugu, where the sun 63 (suppose)to fall! But as he got closer, he felt exhausted and extremely thirsty when a huge heat wave hit him all over. Then Kua Fu drank up all the water of the Yellow River and the Weihe River. But that was still far from enough. Kua Fu threw his cane out with his last bit of 64 (strong), which turned into a peach forest with rich fruits, serving as a resting place for people to enjoy the coolness and take peaches as food 65 they continued their journey.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
假定你是李华。你因病没能按时参加英语口语考试，请你写一封邮件向外教Smith女士说明情况，请求补考，内容包括：
1. 说明情况；
2. 请求给予补考机会；
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Ms. Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a senior at your high school.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Our science teacher always enjoys giving out challenging assignments to our Grade 10 science class. Unlike other teachers who hand out page upon page of textbook questions, Mr. Hussey seems to prefer having the students learn science through a more hands-on, do-it-yourself approach.
“Today, ”said Mr. Hussey, “everyone will be making an icebox!”As we sat in awe, trying to imagine what kind of device he was referring to, Mr. Hussey handed out the project instructions. In groups of two, we would design a storage (贮藏) device that was capable of keeping its contents at a constant temperature for a certain period of time, regardless of the outside temperature. The competition was quite straightforward：every contestant would receive a cube (立方体) of ice. The team that had the biggest piece left the next day would win!
As always, I partnered with my best friend, Vlad. That afternoon we went straight to the library. After an intense discussion, we agreed on the basic idea of having the ice cube inside a box, which would be put inside another bigger box. Between the two boxes would be the heat insulator (绝缘体).
The first test of the icebox was extremely disappointing. Since this was our first experiment, we both wanted good results to build our confidence. Before I went to bed that night, I carefully picked out a huge block of ice from our refrigerator and placed it inside the icebox. When I woke up the next morning and looked into the icebox, there wasn’t even a bit of ice left. Reflecting on this failure, we were determined to find a better insulating material. Then we tried the same experiment again. This time, we made it. There was 70 percent of the ice left.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The day of the competition came very fast.
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The next day, everybody rushed towards these works of art.2024年高考英语模拟试题（五）
（新高考卷）（江苏专用）
全析全解
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。
3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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．Where does the man plan to put the painting
A．In the kitchen. B．In the living room. C．In the front hallway.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Do you like this painting I bought I want to put it in the front hallway.
W: I like it, but I think it might look better in the kitchen or the living room.
2．What did the woman do yesterday
A．She had a meeting. B．She typed an e-mail. C．She finished her daily report.
【答案】A
【原文】M: Have you done your yesterday’s daily report
W: No, I haven’t. I had to attend the meeting discussing rights of women all day long yesterday. I’ll do it right after typing this e-mail.
3．What will the woman do first
A．Finish her homework. B．Design a water system. C．Go over the instructions.
【答案】C
【原文】W: I’m struggling with my project. I have to come up with a design for a water treatment system... but I don’t know where to start.
M: Well, why not look closely at the task instructions first
W: Good idea.
4．Why does the man make the phone call
A．To cancel an appointment. B．To offer some information. C．To organize a business trip.
【答案】B
【原文】W: Good afternoon, Suzhou Trading Co., Ltd.
M: Hello. This is Smith from Hongxing International Trading Co., Ltd.
W: Hello. We’ve been looking forward to meeting you.
M: Likewise. We’ll be arriving on the 3rd and staying at the Palace Hotel.
5．What is the possible relationship between the speakers
A．Doctor and patient. B．Journalist and player. C．Employer and employee.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Have you had any illness or accident before
M: A broken knee I got playing football when I was 17. Apart from that, nothing.
W: OK. So what’s your problem
M: Well, recently I’ve been getting this pain here, just in my forehead.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．When will the woman take her flight
A．At 9:25. B．At 12:45. C．At 21:00.
7．How will the woman pay for the ticket
A．In cash. B．By check. C．By credit card.
【答案】6．B 7．C
【原文】M: Eastwind Airways.
W: Do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday
M: Yes. There’s a flight at 12:45 and one at 21:00. Which flight would you like
W: Well, I need to get there in the morning.
M: OK. How about the earlier flight Then your arrival will be at 9:25 a.m., local time.
W: Excellent.
M: So that’s $5,000. How would you like to pay
W: Can I pay at the check-in desk
M: Yes, but you will be charged an extra 5 dollars if you do that.
W: Oh, in that case, here’s my credit card.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why does the woman come to the man
A．To change a tie. B．To express thanks. C．To make a complaint.
9．What does the woman like about the wallet
A．The colour. B．The design. C．The material.
10．How much is the wallet today
A．10 dollars. B．18 dollars. C．20 dollars.
【答案】8．A 9．B 10．B
【原文】M: Can I help you
W: Yes, well, I bought this tie last week for my husband’s birthday, but he doesn’t like it. Could I change it for something else
M: Certainly, madam. What do you have in mind
W: Maybe a wallet.
M: Any particular colour
W: Not really.
M: How about this one
W: I like the design, but don’t particularly care for the colour. Do you have that in other colours, too
M: Well, they come in white, pale yellow, and brown. Will a brown one do
W: Yes…
M: Here you are.
W: How much is it
M: It’s only 20 dollars.
W: That is a lot of money for a wallet.
W: But it’s really pleasant as a gift, isn’t it And you will get a 10% discount today.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
8．Why does the woman come to the man
A．To change a tie. B．To express thanks. C．To make a complaint.
9．What does the woman like about the wallet
A．The colour. B．The design. C．The material.
10．How much is the wallet today
A．10 dollars. B．18 dollars. C．20 dollars.
【答案】8．A 9．B 10．B
【原文】M: Can I help you
W: Yes, well, I bought this tie last week for my husband’s birthday, but he doesn’t like it. Could I change it for something else
M: Certainly, madam. What do you have in mind
W: Maybe a wallet.
M: Any particular colour
W: Not really.
M: How about this one
W: I like the design, but don’t particularly care for the colour. Do you have that in other colours, too
M: Well, they come in white, pale yellow, and brown. Will a brown one do
W: Yes…
M: Here you are.
W: How much is it
M: It’s only 20 dollars.
W: That is a lot of money for a wallet.
W: But it’s really pleasant as a gift, isn’t it And you will get a 10% discount today.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．Who is the woman most probably speaking to
A．A retiree. B．A patient. C．A librarian.
15．What does the man need to do with the records
A．To return them. B．To collect them. C．To update them.
16．Why does the lunch club need more drivers
A．It is located in a neighboring community.
B．It promises to provide a lift for its members.
C．Many members are from other communities.
17．When will Mrs. Carroll go to the hospital
A．Next Friday. B．Next Tuesday. C．Next Monday.
【答案】14．A 15．C 16．C 17．C
【原文】M: Good morning. My name’s Frank. I’ve just retired and moved to the community. I’d like to become a volunteer, and I guess you are in charge of the voluntary work here.
W: That’s right.
M: What sort of thing could I do
W: Well, we need help with the library. We borrow books from the city library. So, one thing you could do is get involved in collecting them.
M: That’s no problem.
W: Another thing is the records that we keep of the books we’re given. It would be very useful to have another person to help keep the records up to date.
M: Right. I can do that. Do you run a lunch club in the community for elderly people
W: Yes, we have a very successful club.
M: I could help with transport, if that’s of any use.
W: That’ll be nice. People come to the club from neighboring communities, and we’re always in need of more drivers.
M: What about help for individual residents Do you arrange that at all
W: Yes. In fact, there’s Mrs. Carroll. She needs a lift to the hospital next Monday.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What products does Stevenson’s produce
A．Metal goods. B．Medical tools. C．Machine parts.
19．Who is Ronald Stevenson
A．The director of the company.
B．The founder of the company.
C．The manager of the company.
20．What is the school unable to do this year
A．Arrange a morning presentation every week.
B．Hire a teacher to observe and talk to the students.
C．Send a teacher to find out about the group’s progress.
【答案】18．A 19．B 20．C
【原文】
W: Welcome to Stevenson’s, one of the country’s major producers of metal goods. Thank you for choosing us for your two weeks of work experience. My name is Julia, the managing director. Stevenson’s is quite an old company. It was set up in 1923 by Ronald Stevenson who went into the steel industry when he left school.
Stevenson’s original plan was to produce spare parts for the machine tools industry – although in fact that never happened. Shortly before the company went into production, Stevenson was given the opportunity to make goods for hospitals, so that’s what we did for the first five years.
Now some idea of what you’ll be doing during your two weeks with us. Most mornings you’ll have a presentation from one of the managers, to learn about their department. And you’ll spend some time in each department, observing and talking to people. Normally a teacher from your school will come in each week to find out how the group were getting on, but your school isn’t able to arrange that this year. OK, are there any questions before we move on
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
Solar Panels
While both solar panels and plant leaves harvest energy from the sun, a team at Princeton University took biomimicry (仿生学) in solar panels a step further by adding folds to solar cells. The folds look like the natural wrinkles found in leaves, channeling more light into the cell. The researchers claimed in 2015 that the leaf-like cells generated 47 percent more electricity than those without folds.
Self-Cleaning Paint
The surface of the lotus (莲) plant’s leaves gets rid of dirt and water so well that this self-cleaning quality was named the “lotus effect” in 1977. In 1999, the German building company Sto released an outdoor paint called Lotusan. When dried, the paint’s surface is similar to that of the lotus leaf to shed water and dirt off immediately.
Bullet Trains
The Shinkansen Bullet Train in Japan is known for its aerodynamic shape that decreases the amount of sound the train makes while entering and exiting tunnels at speeds of 150 to 200 mph. The trains were modeled on a bird that hunts fish by diving into bodies of water. The shape of the train also allows it to travel 10 percent faster with about 15 percent less electricity.
Wetsuits
Unlike whales, beavers (河狸) don’t have layers of fat to keep them warm when they dive into icy water. Instead, their thick fur traps air among the individual hairs, keeping the mammals warm and dry. In 2016,a team of engineers at MIT sought to copy this quality in a wetsuit covered with rubber “hairs”, specifically designed for watersports athletes like surfers. Just like beavers, the athletes would be kept warm by hair trapped on the outside of the suit.
21．Which item is a brainchild of a German company
A．Solar Panels. B．Self-Cleaning Paint.
C．Bullet Trains. D．Wetsuits.
22．How does a wetsuit keep watersports athletes warm
A．By shedding water immediately. B．By thickening the layers of the suit.
C．By adding special hairs to trap heat. D．By self-heating the outside of the suit.
23．What do these inventions have in common
A．They are nature -inspired. B．They increase fuel efficiency.
C．They are environmentally-friendly. D．They generate no economic returns.
【答案】21．B 22．C 23．A
【解析】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个仿生学的发明。
21．细节理解题。根据第二个小标题Self-Cleaning Paint下的“In 1999, the German building company Sto released an outdoor paint called Lotusan. When dried, the paint’s surface is similar to that of the lotus leaf to shed water and dirt off immediately. ( 1999年，德国建筑公司Sto推出了一种名为“Lotusan”的户外涂料。干燥后，油漆的表面类似于荷叶的表面，可以立即脱落水分和污垢。)”可知，这种具有自我清洁功能的外层涂料是由一家德国建筑公司发明的。故选B。
22．推理判断题。根据第四个小标题Wetsuits下的最后两句中信息“In 2016，a team of engineers at MIT sought to copy this quality in a wetsuit covered with rubber “hairs”, specifically designed for watersports athletes like surfers. Just like beavers, the athletes would be kept warm by hair trapped on the outside of the suit.( 2016年，麻省理工学院的一个工程师团队试图复制这种品质，他们设计了一种覆盖着橡胶“毛发”的潜水服，这种潜水服是专门为冲浪者等水上运动运动员设计的。就像海狸一样，运动员们将通过困在潜水服外面的毛发来保暖。)”可知，科学家们给这种潜水服添加了特制的毛发来蓄热。故选 C。
23．推理判断题。根据第一段的“a team at Princeton University took biomimicry (仿生学) in solar panels a step further by adding folds to solar cells.( 普林斯顿大学的一个研究小组将太阳能电池板的仿生学又向前迈进了一步，他们在太阳能电池上添加了褶皱。)”；第二段的“When dried, the paint’s surface is similar to that of the lotus leaf to shed water and dirt off immediately.( 干燥后，油漆的表面类似于荷叶的表面，可以立即脱落水分和污垢。)”；第三段的“The trains were modeled on a bird that hunts fish by diving into bodies of water.( 这些火车以一种鸟为模型，这种鸟通过潜入水中捕食鱼。)”以及第四段的“Just like beavers, the athletes would be kept warm by hair trapped on the outside of the suit.( 就像海狸一样，运动员们将通过困在潜水服外面的毛发来保暖。)”可知，全文介绍的是人类利用仿生学发明的四件物品，因此推断这些发明的共同点是都是自然赋予人类灵感而被发明出来的。故选A。
B
In Saskatchewan, Canada, vegetables have a short growing season. So a very unique farm in Hudson Bay is growing fresh, pesticide-free(无农药的)vegetables in a hydroponic(水培的)farm all year long. There the plants are grown in water instead of soil.
Growing vegetables in the middle of nowhere, about 300 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, may seem like a big risk, but there is no other place for people to get locally grown food. Produce is available in local supermarkets but it is trucked in from far away.
The idea to turn the no longer used Stewart Hawke school into a farm came to the Nels when Hudson Bay asked for bids (投标)for the building in 2018. It was empty and if an alternative use wasn’t found, it would be pulled down. “We started looking for ideas, and we went and proposed doing this, ”Jan Nel said. “And they loved it. ”
After the proposal was accepted, the family worked together to prepare the building in January 2019 and they planted the first seeds in just one classroom the next month.
The company has grown and is now using several rooms thanks to the quality of the produce and the fact that it is local, according to June Nel. “It’s not two weeks old;it hasn’t travelled across the country or across the world, ”she said. “It actually tastes like lettuce. Lots of people have commented on our herbs. It actually still tastes fresh when you get it, and there’s no pesticide used. ”
She expects more producers to turn to hydroponics in the future but notes that the technology is limited to only some fruits and vegetables and doesn’t work for potatoes or grains. “It’s not the answer to the food security question or challenge, but it will play an increasingly larger role, ”she adds.
24．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs
A．Vegetables are plentiful in Saskatchewan.
B．People in Saskatchewan can’t get fresh vegetables.
C．Hydroponic farms are very popular in Saskatchewan.
D．The climate in Saskatchewan is not good for farming.
25．What did the farm use to be
A．A supermarket. B．A school.
C．A garden. D．A factory.
26．What is the biggest advantage of the Nels’vegetables
A．They are cheap. B．They are fresh.
C．They are nutritive. D．They are delicious.
27．What is the best title for the text
A．A New Way Helps Deal with Food Security
B．A Family Devote to Improving People’s Life
C．A Used School Turns into a Hydroponic Farm
D．An Innovative Practice Boosts the Future of Farming
【答案】24．D 25．B 26．B 27．C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了加拿大的Nels一家将一个废弃的学校改造为水培农场的故事。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段“In Saskatchewan, Canada, vegetables have a short growing season.(在加拿大的萨斯喀彻温省，蔬菜的生长季节很短)”可知，Saskatchewan的气候不太适合农业种植。故选D。
25．细节理解题。根据第三段“The idea to turn the no longer used Stewart Hawke school into a farm came to the Nels when Hudson Bay asked for bids (投标)for the building in 2018.(2018年，当哈德逊湾对这栋建筑进行招标时，尼尔斯家族萌生了将不再使用的斯图尔特 霍克学校改造成农场的想法)”可知，这个水培农场过去是一个学校。故选B。
26．细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Produce is available in local supermarkets but it is trucked in from far away.(农产品在当地超市就能买到，但都是从很远的地方用卡车运来的)”和第五段最后一句中“It actually still tastes fresh when you get it, and there’s no pesticide used.(当你拿到它的时候，它尝起来仍然很新鲜，而且没有使用农药)”可知，最大优势是蔬菜很新鲜。故选B。
27．主旨大意题。根据第三段“The idea to turn the no longer used Stewart Hawke school into a farm came to the Nels when Hudson Bay asked for bids (投标)for the building in 2018.(2018年，当哈德逊湾对这栋建筑进行招标时，尼尔斯家族萌生了将不再使用的斯图尔特 霍克学校改造成农场的想法)”结合文章主要讲述了加拿大的Nels一家将一个废弃的学校改造为一个水培农场的故事。因此选项C“一个旧学校变成了一个水培农场”为本文最佳标题。故选C。
C
Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds—as many as six revolutions per second—that it can make even audiences feel a little dizzy. Although they occasionally fall down upon landing, figure skaters mostly spin through the air without losing their balance. That’s because they have conditioned their bodies and brains to stop that dizzying feeling.
Kathleen Cullen, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, studies the vestibular (前庭的) system, which is responsible for our sense of balance and motion, and says spinning without falling from dizziness is an art perfected over time. At the start of their careers, skaters and other athletes feel dizzy when they spin around. But ultimately, they train their brains to better interpret that feeling.
“Something really fundamental happens in the brain of people like dancers or skaters over lots of practice. And that’s basically a change in the way the brain is processing information,” Cullen says. “When you spin around, you’re activating the semicircular canals (半规管). They’re filled with liquid and they’re sensing your circular movement. But when you stop, the liquid has inertia and it tends to continue to move. They get a false sensation of movement. Over years of training, figure skaters’ brains have adapted and learned to ignore this error.”
Athletes also learn ways to reduce their dizziness. For example, focusing on a fixed reference or motionless object minimizes dizziness and loss of balance. “Ballet dancers often move their heads around during each turn to fixate on a visual reference. Similarly, at the end of the spin, athletes will focus on a specific spot on the wall to provide a fixed reference,” Cullen says.
“The brain and the inner ear are in constant communication with the body and one another to achieve balance,” says Brigid Dwyer, an assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. “For most people, however, dizziness is only a potential issue during faster and more forceful activities,” Dwyer says. “Amazingly, when needed, our brains can be well adapted to the dizzying tasks we encounter.”
28．Why do figure skaters hardly feel dizzy after spinning in the air
A．They can maintain the balance well.
B．They are in good physical condition.
C．They have trained long periods for that.
D．They are gifted at controlling their brain
29．What does the underlined word “inertia” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．The force to make an object move faster.
B．The force to get an object to start moving.
C．The nature to change an object’s original state.
D．The nature to remain an object’s original state.
30．What does Paragraph 3 focus on
A．Scientific analyses. B．Helpful perception.
C．Practical examples. D．Amazing outcome.
31．What does Brigid Dwyer seem to tell us in the last paragraph
A．Dizziness exists in many dynamic activities.
B．The brain can communicate with inner ears.
C．Communication is vital to keeping balance.
D．The brain can be used to dizziness over time.
【答案】28．D 29．D 30．A 31．D
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要分析了花样滑冰运动员大多在空中旋转而不会失去平衡的原因。
28．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“That’s because they have conditioned their bodies and brains to stop that dizzying feeling.(这是因为他们已经调整了自己的身体和大脑来阻止这种令人眩晕的感觉。)”可知，之所以花样滑冰运动员在空中旋转后几乎不会感到头晕是因为他们擅长控制调整自己的大脑。故选D项。
29．词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“They’re filled with liquid and they’re sensing your circular movement.(它们充满了液体，它们能感知你的圆周运动。)”和“it tends to continue to move.(它倾向于继续移动。)”可知，当你停下来的时候，它倾向于继续移动，说明液体是有惯性的，所以可推知画线词是“惯性”。故选D项。
30．主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“Something really fundamental happens in the brain of people like dancers or skaters over lots of practice. And that’s basically a change in the way the brain is processing information(经过大量的练习，像舞者或滑冰运动员这样的人的大脑中会发生一些非常基本的事情。这基本上是大脑处理信息方式的改变)”可知，本段的重点是聚焦在对运动员的大脑信息处理方式的科学分析上。故选A项。
31．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Amazingly, when needed, our brains can be well adapted to the dizzying tasks we encounter.(令人惊讶的是，当需要时，我们的大脑可以很好地适应我们遇到的令人眼花缭乱的任务。)”可知，布丽吉德·德怀尔在最后一段似乎告诉了我们，随着时间的推移，大脑可以习惯头晕。故选D项。
D
The 2010s brought no shortage of miraculous technologies, from tablet computers to4G mobile internet. But these had surprisingly little effect on the economy. During that decade productivity growth in the developed countries averaged a miserable (少得可怜的) 1% a year, holding down average wages. Innovative firms embraced new tech, but many less adventurous ones did not bother. The experience showed that technological breakthroughs and improvements in average living standards do not always go hand in hand.
Generative AI, its developers say, will be different. Not since the invention of the internet has a new technology so captured the public imagination. The technology is consumer-friendly: within days of its release to the public, Chat GPT, the most famous AI chat bot, had millions of users. It is easy to see how this innovation could improve all types of work at all types of firms, from increasing the accuracy of doctors’ diagnoses to helping programmers write software code more efficiently.
With that said, for AI to truly spread out in the economy, it needs to make its mark beyond the most innovative companies. And this will take time. Although the internet began to be used by some companies in the early 1990s, it was not until the late 2000s that two-thirds of American businesses had a website. About 70 world’s largest firms still show no interest in AI, according to our analysis. Some evidence even suggests that usage of Chat GPT and its competitors is falling — perhaps as people have tried it out, and then decided it is not for them.
Indeed, even the most powerful technologies take time to be adopted, because companies tend to use a mix of software and services, some of which may be years or even decades old. Replacing outdated systems can be costly and complicated. Moreover, in the many industries either run or heavily regulated by the government, such as healthcare, education and construction, bosses and trade unions often resist the application of new technology, worried that it will lead to job losses. In time AI could well transform how people live their lives and do their jobs. But the road to widespread usage, and any resulting productivity boom, will be a long one.
32．What is paragraph 1 mainly about
A．How productivity affects average wages.
B．Why the 2010s is a productive decade.
C．Whether economic growth follows new technologies.
D．What innovative companies care for.
33．What does the author want to indicate by mentioning Chat GPT in paragraph 2
A．AI’s public imagination. B．Consumers’ enthusiasm.
C．AI’s healthy profits. D．AI’s huge potential.
34．What can be inferred from paragraph 3
A．Big firms are less motivated to adopt new tech.
B．More efforts are needed to advocate AI.
C．Chat GPT is falling behind its competitors.
D．Websites were uncommon in the early 2000s.
35．Which word best describes the author’s attitude towards the future of AI
A．Hopeful. B．Worried. C．Cautious. D．Pessimistic.
【答案】32．C 33．D 34．B 35．C
【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了经验表明，技术突破和平均生活水平的提高并不总是齐头并进的，介绍了人工智能的潜能以及存在的一些挑战。
32．主旨大意题。根据第一段“The 2010s brought no shortage of miraculous technologies, from tablet computers to4G mobile internet. But these had surprisingly little effect on the economy. During that decade productivity growth in the developed countries averaged a miserable (少得可怜的)1% a year, holding down average wages. Innovative firms embraced new tech, but many less adventurous ones did not bother. The experience showed that technological breakthroughs and improvements in average living standards do not always go hand in hand.(2010年代不乏奇迹般的技术，从平板电脑到4G移动互联网。但令人惊讶的是，这些措施对经济的影响微乎其微。在那十年里，发达国家的生产率平均每年增长可怜的1%，压低了平均工资。创新的公司拥抱新技术，但许多不那么冒险的公司却不闻不问。经验表明，技术突破和平均生活水平的提高并不总是齐头并进的)”可知，第一段主要是谈论新技术的诞生是否一定会导致经济增长。故选C。
33．推理判断题。根据第二段“Generative AI, its developers say, will be different. Not since the invention of the internet has a new technology so captured the public imagination.(其开发人员表示，生成式人工智能将有所不同。自互联网发明以来，还没有一项新技术如此俘获了公众的想象力)”以及之后举例Chat GPT并列举其各种用途，证明其被采用的巨大潜力。由此推知，作者在第二段提到GPT是想说明人工智能的巨大潜力。故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据第三段“With that said, for AI to truly spread out in the economy, it needs to make its mark beyond the most innovative companies. And this will take time. (话虽如此，人工智能要想真正在经济中普及开来，它需要在最具创新性的公司之外留下印记。而这需要时间)”可推知，推广人工智能还需要做出更多的努力。故选B。
35．推理判断题。根据第四段“Indeed, even the most powerful technologies take time to be adopted, because companies tend to use a mix of software and services, some of which may be years or even decades old.(事实上，即使是最强大的技术也需要时间来被采用，因为公司倾向于使用软件和服务的混合，其中一些可能已经有几年甚至几十年的历史了)”以及“In time AI could well transform how people live their lives and do their jobs. But the road to widespread usage, and any resulting productivity boom, will be a long one.(假以时日，人工智能很可能会改变人们的生活和工作方式。但是，广泛使用的道路，以及由此带来的生产力繁荣，将是一条漫长的道路)”可推知，作者对人工智能的未来是谨慎的。故选C。
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。
What Makes a Great Teacher
Teaching is one of the most complicated jobs today. It demands a variety of qualities: broad knowledge, enthusiasm, a caring attitude and a desire to make a difference in the lives of young people. No wonder that it’s hard to find great teachers. 36 .
Great teachers are prepared and organized. They are in their classrooms early and ready to teach. 37 . Their classes are organized in such a way as to minimize distractions (分心).
Great teachers engage students and get them to look at issues in various ways. Effective teachers use facts as a starting point, not an end point. They ask “why” questions, look at all sides and encourage students to predict what will happen next. They ask questions frequently to make sure students are following along. They try to engage the whole class, and they don’t allow a few students to dominate the class. 38 .
Great teachers are warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring 39 . They make themselves available to students and parents who need them. They are involved in school wide committees and activities. They form strong relationships with their students and demonstrate a commitment to the school.
40 . They exhibit expert knowledge in the subjects they are teaching and spend time continuing to gain new knowledge in their fields. They present material in an enthusiastic manner and meet their students’ needs to learn more on their own.
A．Parents set high expectations for their kids
B．Here are some characteristics of great teachers
C．Great teachers are masters of their subject matter
D．They present lessons in a clear and structured way
E．They know clearly which students are highly gifted
F．Teachers with these qualities are known to stay after school
G．In short, they keep students motivated with varied approaches
【答案】36．B 37．D 38．G 39．F 40．C
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章从四个方面介绍了名师的素养。
36．根据标题“What Makes a Great Teacher (怎样才能成为一个好老师？)”及空后每一段开头的“Great teachers are prepared and organized.(优秀的老师是有准备和有组织的。)”，“Great teachers engage students and get them to look at issues in various ways.(优秀的老师让学生参与进来，让他们从不同的角度看待问题。)”和“Great teachers are warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring.(优秀的老师是温暖的，平易近人的，热情的和关心的。)”可知，空处指出好老师具备一些特点，B项“Here are some characteristics of great teachers(这里有一些优秀教师的特点)”引出下文的好老师的特点，承上启下，符合语境。故选B。
37．空前“Great teachers are prepared and organized. They are in their classrooms early and ready to teach.(优秀的老师是有准备和有组织的。他们早早进入教室，准备上课。)”说明优秀的老师会提前做好上课的准备，空后“Their classes are organized in such a way as to minimize distractions (分心).(他们的课安排得尽量不让人分心。)”说明的是他们的课的特点，空格处也应该介绍这种有条理的老师的特点，D选项“They present lessons in a clear and structured way(他们以清晰而有条理的方式呈现课程)”说明有条理的老师的课也是有条理的，承上启下，符合语境，故选D。
38．空前“They ask “why” questions, look at all sides and encourage students to predict what will happen next. They ask questions frequently to make sure students are following along. They try to engage the whole class, and they don’t allow a few students to dominate the class.(他们会问“为什么”的问题，从各个方面看问题，并鼓励学生预测接下来会发生什么。他们经常问问题，以确保学生跟上进度。他们努力让全班学生都参与进来，不允许少数学生主导课堂。)”介绍的是好老师在课堂上所采用的不同的教学方法，G选项“In short, they keep students motivated with varied approaches(简而言之，他们用不同的方法来激励学生)”说明了好老师会用很多不同的方法，承接上文，符合语境，故选G。
39．空后“They make themselves available to students and parents who need them. They are involved in school wide committees and activities.(他们为需要他们的学生和家长提供帮助。他们参与了全校范围的委员会和活动。)”说明好的老师会经常为学生和家长提供帮助，而且积极参加学校的活动，要做到这一点就要多在学校待着，F选项“Teachers with these qualities are known to stay after school(众所周知，具有这些品质的老师会在放学后留下来)”说明了好老师会在放学后留下来，方便为学生和家长提供帮助，承接上文，符合语境，故选F。
40．空格处是本段主题句，根据空后“They exhibit expert knowledge in the subjects they are teaching and spend time continuing to gain new knowledge in their fields. They present material in an enthusiastic manner and meet their students’ needs to learn more on their own.(他们在他们所教的学科中展现出专业知识，并花时间继续在他们的领域中获得新知识。他们以热情的方式呈现材料，满足学生自主学习的需求。)”可知，本段主要讲的是好的老师专业素养很高，业务能力很强，C项“Great teachers are masters of their subject matter(优秀的老师是他们学科的大师)”说明好的老师业务能力很强，因此适合作本段主题句。故选C。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While doing some cleaning in my kitchen, I noticed a tiny black pellet(小球)on the shelf. Gecko(壁虎)dropping, I 41 . There must be a baby gecko here.
There are lots of geckos here in the Desert Southwest. I’d 42 the habit of checking the oven and dishwasher before I turned them on. I didn’t want one of the little guys to get 43 .
Nevertheless, the oven or the dishwasher wasn’t the biggest 44 for a gecko inside a home. It was 45 . A gecko trapped in a house wouldn’t find enough bugs to eat. I didn’t want that to happen to my current visitor. But to save him, I had to find him first. And that would be 46 .
I searched everywhere in the 47 , but useless. Suddenly, a picture flashed in my mind: a pile of 48 . “Yes, I know where that is!”I have a basket that holds my collection of oddly shaped or uniquely coloured stones, which caught my eye. Ever so carefully, I 49 one stone, then another—until I 50 a tiny yellow tail!
I brought the whole basket outside and left it on the ground, where I 51 the baby gecko could find his way home. When I 52 a few hours later, the little gecko was gone.
Now I 53 peek(窥视)inside the dishwasher and the oven before turning them on. 54 , I know I am not the only one looking out for geckos. No 55 is too small for us to love.
41．A．remembered B．discovered C．thought D．wished
42．A．approved of B．sought for C．fed on D．got into
43．A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．lost
44．A．trouble B．danger C．failure D．pleasure
45．A．starvation B．thirst C．climate D．poverty
46．A．different B．simple C．interesting D．tough
47．A．kitchen B．bedroom C．garden D．lab
48．A．books B．woods C．stones D．bottles
49．A．arranged B．grasped C．cleaned D．removed
50．A．dropped B．obtained C．spotted D．rescued
51．A．agreed B．hoped C．feared D．promised
52．A．counted B．checked C．picked D．locked
53．A．even B．never C．still D．already
54．A．Nevertheless B．Instead C．Therefore D．Otherwise
55．A．place B．dream C．human D．creature
【答案】
41．C 42．D 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．D 47．A 48．C 49．D 50．C 51．B 52．B 53．C 54．A 55．D
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者家在家的厨房发现壁虎，并尽力帮助它的故事。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我认为是壁虎的粪球掉下来了。A. remembered记得；B. discovered发现；C. thought想，认为；D. wished希望。根据上文“I noticed a tiny black pellet(小球)on the shelf.”可知，作者认为是壁虎的粪球掉在另外架子上。故选C项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我养成了在打开烤箱和洗碗机之前先检查一下的习惯。A. approved of同意；B. sought for搜寻；C. fed on以…..为食；D. got into进入，养成。根据下文“the habit of checking the oven and dishwasher before I turned them on”可知，作者养成了在打开烤箱和洗碗机之前先检查一下的习惯。故选D项。
43．考查过去分词词义辨析。句意：我不想让其中一个小家伙受伤。A. fixed 固定的；B. touched感动的；C. hurt 受伤的；D. lost丢失的。根据“ I’d _____the habit of checking the oven and dishwasher before I turned them on.”可知，作者养成了在打开烤箱和洗碗机之前先检查一下的习惯，目的是不想让其中一个小家伙受伤。故选C项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，烤箱或洗碗机并不是家里壁虎面临的最大危险。A. trouble麻烦；B. danger危险；C. failure失败；D. pleasure快乐。根据上文“I didn’t want one of the little guys to get ______ .”可知，烤箱或洗碗机并不是家里壁虎面临的最大危险。故选B项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：而是饥饿。A. starvation 饥饿；B. thirst口渴；C. climate气候；D. poverty贫穷。根据下文“A gecko trapped in a house wouldn’t find enough bugs to eat.”可知，饥饿是壁虎最大的威胁。故选A项。
46．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这将是很艰难的。A. different不同的；B. simple简单的；C. interesting 有兴趣的；D. tough棘手的，艰难的。根据下文“I searched everywhere in the _____, but useless.”和常识可知，找到壁虎很难。故选D项。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在厨房里到处找，但没有用。A. kitchen厨房；B. bedroom卧室；C. garden花园；D. lab实验室。根据上文“While doing some cleaning in my kitchen”可知，作者在厨房里到处找壁虎。故选A项。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，我脑海中闪过一幅画面：一堆石头。A. books书籍；B. woods树林；C. stones石头； D. bottles瓶子。根据下文“one stone”可知，作者突然想到了一堆石头。故选C项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我非常小心地移走了一块石头，然后又移走了另一块——直到我发现了一条黄色的小尾巴！。A. arranged安排；B. grasped掌握；C. cleaned清理；D. removed移除。根据下文“until I ___10___ a tiny yellow tail!”可知，作者非常小心地移走了一块又一块石头。故选D项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我非常小心地移走了一块石头，然后又移走了另一块——直到我发现了一条黄色的小尾巴！。A .dropped掉落；B. obtained获得；C. spotted发现；D. rescued援救。根据下文“where I ______ the baby gecko could find his way home. ”可知，移走石头，作者最后发现了壁虎。故选C项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把整个篮子带到外面，放在地上，希望壁虎宝宝能找到回家的路。A. agreed同意；B. hoped希望；C. feared害怕； D. promised承诺。根据上文“I brought the whole basket outside and left it on the ground”可知，作者希望壁虎宝宝能找到回家的路。故选B项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个小时后，当我检查时，小壁虎不见了。A. counted数数；B. checked核对，检查；C. picked捡起；D. locked锁上。根据下文“a few hours later，the little gecko was gone.”可知，检查时，壁虎不见了。故选B项。
53．考查副词词义辨析。句意：现在，在打开洗碗机和烤箱之前，我仍然会偷看它们的内部。A. even甚至；B. never决不；C. still仍然；D. already已经。根据上文“I’d ______ the habit of checking the oven and dishwasher before I turned them on.”可知，现在，在打开洗碗机和烤箱之前，作者仍然会偷看它们的内部。故选C项。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我知道我并不是唯一一个在寻找壁虎的人。A. Nevertheless然而；B. Instead而不是；C. Therefore 因此；D. Otherwise否则。根据句意可知，前后为转折关系。故选A项。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：任何生物都不会太小而让我们无法去爱。A. place地方；B.dream梦想；C. human人类；D. creature生物。根据常识可知，壁虎是生物。故选D项。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。
A long time ago, there was a mountain 56 (name) “Chengdu Zaitian” in the vast wilderness. This mountain was home to the Kua Fu tribe, 57 members were all tall and mighty like giants.
Catching sight of the sunrise and sunset, Kua Fu suddenly hit upon an idea 58 he wanted to race against the sun to see who ran faster! The next day, the moment the sun came out, he took a big step and ran towards the sun 59 full speed. The sun, however, was not still, and it 60 (steady) rose from the horizon, reached the highest point and then set to the west. Kua Fu could not stop for 61 instant, and he ran like wind all the way, 62 (struggle) to catch up. Most of the day passed, and Kua Fu was finally about to overtake the sun in Yugu, where the sun 63 (suppose)to fall! But as he got closer, he felt exhausted and extremely thirsty when a huge heat wave hit him all over. Then Kua Fu drank up all the water of the Yellow River and the Weihe River. But that was still far from enough. Kua Fu threw his cane out with his last bit of 64 (strong), which turned into a peach forest with rich fruits, serving as a resting place for people to enjoy the coolness and take peaches as food 65 they continued their journey.
【答案】
56．named 57．whose 58．that 59．at 60．steadily 61．an 62．struggling 63．was supposed 64．strength 65．before
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了夸父逐日的神话故事。
56．考查非谓语动词。句意：很久以前，在辽阔的荒野中有一座山，名叫“成都载天”。mountain和name构成逻辑上的被动关系，所以要用过去分词作后置定语。故填named。
57．考查定语从句。句意：这座山是夸父部落的家园，他们的成员都像巨人一样高大威武。分析句子结构可知非限制性定语从句修饰先行词the Kua Fu tribe，在从句中作定语，应用whose。故填whose。
58．考查名词性从句。句意：看到日出和日落，夸父突然有了一个主意，他想和太阳赛跑，看谁跑得更快！idea后面接同位语从句，从句不缺少成分，且句意完整，应用that。故填that。
59．考查固定搭配。句意：第二天，太阳一出来，他就迈了一大步，全速向太阳跑去。短语at full speed表示“全速前进”。故填at。
60．考查副词。句意：然而，太阳并不是静止的，它稳步地从地平线上升起，到达最高点，然后向西落下。此处修饰谓语动词rose应用副词steadily。故填steadily。
61．考查冠词。句意：夸父一刻也停不下来，他像风一样一路狂奔，奋力追赶。短语for an instant表示“一刻，一会儿”。故填an。
62．考查非谓语动词。句意：夸父一刻也停不下来，他像风一样一路狂奔，奋力追赶。struggle和he之间构成逻辑上的主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语。故填struggling。
63．考查谓语动词的时态和语态。句意：大半天过去了，夸父终于要在禺谷赶上太阳了，而禺谷正是太阳落山的地方！根据上文Kua Fu was可知为一般过去时，且suppose与sun之间构成逻辑上的被动关系，为一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用单数。故填was supposed。
64．考查名词。句意：夸父用尽最后一点力气，把手杖扔了出去，那里变成了一片桃林，果实丰富，是人们乘凉休息的地方，也是他们继续赶路前吃桃子的地方。作介词of的宾语，应用名词strength，表抽象概念，不可数。故填strength。
65．考查状语从句。句意：夸父用尽最后一点力气，把手杖扔了出去，那里变成了一片桃林，果实丰富，是人们乘凉休息的地方，也是他们继续赶路前吃桃子的地方。引导时间状语从句，表示“在……之前”应用before。故填before。
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
假定你是李华。你因病没能按时参加英语口语考试，请你写一封邮件向外教Smith女士说明情况，请求补考，内容包括：
1. 说明情况；
2. 请求给予补考机会；
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Ms. Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a senior at your high school.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear Miss Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a senior at your high school. I’m writing to ask for a chance to take the oral test again. Last week, I suffered from a very high fever. The doctor suggested I ask for a sick leave. I followed his advice but unluckily, I missed Thursday’s oral test. When I knew I failed my favorite subject because of my illness, I felt very terrible and anxious. Actually, I’ve been studying very hard at English the whole year and I think I’ve made great improvements with your help. I plead you to give me another chance to reappear in the test so that I will be able to improve my grade.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours，
Li Hua
【解析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给外教Smith女士写一封邮件，向她说明你因病没能按时参加英语口语考试的情况，并请求补考。
1.词汇积累
机会：chance →opportunity
不幸地：unluckily →unfortunately
由于：because of →owing to
取得进步：make improvements →make progress
2.句式拓展
状语从句变为现在分词作状语
原句：When I knew I failed my favorite subject because of my illness, I felt very terrible and anxious.
拓展句：Knowing I failed my favorite subject because of my illness, I felt very terrible and anxious.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The doctor suggested I ask for a sick leave.（运用了省略引导词that的宾语从句，且从句使用了虚拟语气，省略了should）
【高分句型2】I plead you to give me another chance to reappear in the test so that I will be able to improve my grade.（运用了so that引导的结果状语从句）
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。
Our science teacher always enjoys giving out challenging assignments to our Grade 10 science class. Unlike other teachers who hand out page upon page of textbook questions, Mr. Hussey seems to prefer having the students learn science through a more hands-on, do-it-yourself approach.
“Today, ”said Mr. Hussey, “everyone will be making an icebox!”As we sat in awe, trying to imagine what kind of device he was referring to, Mr. Hussey handed out the project instructions. In groups of two, we would design a storage (贮藏) device that was capable of keeping its contents at a constant temperature for a certain period of time, regardless of the outside temperature. The competition was quite straightforward：every contestant would receive a cube (立方体) of ice. The team that had the biggest piece left the next day would win!
As always, I partnered with my best friend, Vlad. That afternoon we went straight to the library. After an intense discussion, we agreed on the basic idea of having the ice cube inside a box, which would be put inside another bigger box. Between the two boxes would be the heat insulator (绝缘体).
The first test of the icebox was extremely disappointing. Since this was our first experiment, we both wanted good results to build our confidence. Before I went to bed that night, I carefully picked out a huge block of ice from our refrigerator and placed it inside the icebox. When I woke up the next morning and looked into the icebox, there wasn’t even a bit of ice left. Reflecting on this failure, we were determined to find a better insulating material. Then we tried the same experiment again. This time, we made it. There was 70 percent of the ice left.
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The day of the competition came very fast.
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The next day, everybody rushed towards these works of art.
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【参考范文】
The day of the competition came very fast. We all brought our masterpieces into the classroom. Every team had a different design-from boxes made of different materials to boxes that operated in different ways. One fellow even attached a motor to his icebox and turned it into a refrigerator. Before we left school, Mr. Hussey gave each group an ice tube of the same size. We put them in the iceboxes that were placed side by side on the table. Then we left for home, hoping that we would win.
The next day, everybody rushed towards these works of art. We all hoped that there would still be some ice left. Some kids searched and searched, and were even about to tear their iceboxes apart, but couldn’t find anything. Luckily, it turned out that we didn’t do too badly. Having almost 60 percent of the ice cube still remaining, we had an above-average result! The winner of the competition, however, was the guy who made a motorized refrigerator. When we opened his icebox, he had a piece of ice that was 140 percent the size of the original! His innovative design was definitely a cut above the rest.
【解析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了科学老师总是喜欢给10年级的科学班布置有挑战性的作业，这天老师要求他们制作一个冰箱，并且进行比赛，比赛很简单：每个参赛者都会得到一块冰块。第二天剩下最大一块的队伍将获胜。于是作者和朋友Vlad搭档，经过不断尝试，他们的比赛结果高于平均水平，比赛的获胜者是制造了电动冰箱的人。
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“比赛的日子来得很快”可知，第一段可描写同学们进行比赛的场面和心情。
②由第二段首句内容“第二天，每个人都冲向这些艺术品”可知，第二段可描写同学们第二天去查看冰的情况以及作者他们所取得的比赛结果。
2.续写线索：比赛来临——不同的设计参赛——开始比赛——第二天查看结果——高于平均水平——获胜者创新设计出类拔萃

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