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广东省实验中学2024届高三级第一次阶段考试
英 语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It's our pleasure to confirm this year’s Category Winners.
First Novel Award Winner
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit (机智). It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman’s debut (初次登台、开张)is a funny and moving diamond.
Biography Award Winner
Book: In the Days of Rain
Author: Rebecca Stott
The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.
Poetry Award Winner
Book: Inside the Wave
Author: Helen Dunmore
To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead — the underworld and the human living world – and the acutely intense being of both.
Children's Award Winner
Book: The Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it’s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children's fiction.
1. What kind of life does Eleanor lead
A. boring and lonely. B. funny and touching.
C. exciting and complex. D. ordinary and happy.
2. Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain
A. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.
B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.
C. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians.
D. To pass on her family traditions.
3. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing
A. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine B. In the Days of Rain
C. Inside the Wave D. The Explorer
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章给读者介绍了四本获奖的书籍，包括它们的书名、作者以及内容等。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据First Novel Award Winner部分的Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. (31岁的Eleanor，周五结束一周的工作，星期一又开始。)和It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility.(这是从某方面来说是一种满足，但是一个意外的分享经历突然打开了可能性的大门)可推测，Eleanor过着平淡而幸福的生活。D. ordinary and happy.(普通而幸福)符合以上说法，故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Biography Award Winner部分的Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. (她的父亲曾是一位有影响力的牧师，当她的父亲在弥留之际，他恳求她帮他写回忆录)可知，Rebecca Stott 写In the Days of Rain 是为了完成父亲的遗愿。B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.(为了帮助她的父亲实现最后的愿望)符合以上说法，故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Children's Award Winner部分的Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it's only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. (飞机坠入亚马逊丛林，四个孩子幸免遇难，但对弗雷德和他的朋友们来说，这只是残酷的生存之战的开始)可知，The Explorer这本书主要讲述了四个孩子的冒险生存的经历。由此推测，The Explorer对喜欢冒险的孩子来说有吸引力。D. The Explorer符合以上说法，故选D项。
B
The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate communications class. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of experience. And he was always respectful of the other students’ perspectives, as if each of them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile—and he left with one too.
“These students gave me the confidence that I didn’t need to feel bad about my age,” Valencia says.
One day, I spotted Valencia on campus. He said he would have to stop taking classes that semester and reapply for next year. By then, he hoped to have earned enough money and have his student-loan papers in order. He asked seriously whether he could still sit in on my communications class.
Sure, I said. But he wouldn’t get any credit.
No problem, he said.
Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, jumping into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles—a 63-year-old man with as much energy and curiosity as any of the youngsters in class.
A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t afford that semester’s tuition but was still doing the homework. “Here he is, willingly taking a class for the delight of it and benefit of learning,”says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. Afterward, I overheard Valencia wanted to stay in school until he earned a master’s degree, but it had taken him 12 years to finish community college, so he had a long way to go.
There is something splendidly unreasonable about Valencia’s determination to get a four-year degree and then a master’s. At his current pace, he’ll be 90 when he finally hangs all that paper on the wall. But that doesn’t seem especially relevant. He’s found all the youthful energy and academic opportunity stimulating. Valencia’s grade in my class this semester will not show up on his transcripts(成绩单). But I’m giving him an A—and in the most important ways, it counts.
4. What made Valencia different from his classmates
A. He was respectful to the teacher.
B. He activated the class atmosphere.
C. He was eager to learn despite his age.
D. He often put forward different opinions.
5. According to the author, why did Valencia continue to attend classes
A. He treasured the chance of learning.
B. He wished to show his determination.
C. He needed the credits to further his study.
D. He desired to have an A on his transcripts.
6. Which of the following best describes Valencia
A. Modest and independent. B. Energetic and generous.
C. Enthusiastic and motivated. D. Considerate and intelligent.
7. What can we learn from the passage
A. No pains, no gains. B. It is never too old to learn.
C. Strike the iron while it is hot. D. Where there is life, there is hope.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个关于“活到老，学到老”的故事。杰里·瓦伦西亚是一个63岁的大三学生，尽管年龄很大，但他对学习仍然充满热情。在课堂上，他会积极参加讨论，尊重其他同学的观点，很多学生对他的精神充满了敬佩。他并没有足够的钱去支付学费但他仍不放弃，通过工作赚钱，坚持继续完成学业，还要继续读研。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate communications class. (这个学生很早就到了，坐在前排和中间，在我的教室里，他在很多方面都很突出。我得说，他比我本科传播学班上的同学大40岁左右。)”、第三段“He said he would have to stop taking classes that semester and reapply for next year. By then, he hoped to have earned enough money and have his student-loan papers in order. He asked seriously whether he could still sit in on my communications class. (他说他那学期将不得不停止上课，并重新申请明年的课程。到那时，他希望能赚到足够的钱，并把学生贷款文件办妥。他严肃地问我是否还能旁听我的交际课。)”、第六段“Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, jumping into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles—a 63-year-old man with as much energy and curiosity as any of the youngsters in class. (很快，他又回来了，回到他的旧桌子旁，加入到我们关于如何在洛杉矶寻找和讲述故事的讨论中——一个63岁的男人，和班上任何一个年轻人一样充满活力和好奇心。)”、第七段“A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t afford that semester’s tuition but was still doing the homework. (瓦伦西亚的很多同学显然知道他付不起那学期的学费，但他仍然在做作业。)”和“Afterward, I overheard Valencia wanted to stay in school until he earned a master’s degree, but it had taken him 12 years to finish community college, so he had a long way to go. (后来，我无意中听到瓦伦西亚想留在学校直到获得硕士学位，但他花了12年时间才完成社区大学学业，所以他还有很长的路要走。)”可知，瓦伦西亚与他的同学的不同之处在于：尽管他年纪大了，但他渴望学习。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t afford that semester’s tuition but was still doing the homework. “Here he is, willingly taking a class for the delight of it and benefit of learning,” says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. (瓦伦西亚的许多同学显然知道他付不起那学期的学费，但他仍在做作业。25岁的大三学生杰西卡·埃斯皮诺萨说：“他来了，为了学习的乐趣和益处，他很乐意去上课。”)”可知，瓦伦西亚继续上课是因为他得到了学习的乐趣，珍惜学习的机会。故选A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of experience. (他以他的幽默和经验智慧，热情地参加了课堂讨论。)”可知，瓦伦西亚很热情；由倒数第二段中的“A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t afford that semester’s tuition but was still doing the homework. “Here he is, willingly taking a class for the delight of it and benefit of learning,” says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. (瓦伦西亚的许多同学显然知道他付不起那学期的学费，但他仍在做作业。25岁的大三学生杰西卡·埃斯皮诺萨说：“他来了，为了学习的乐趣和益处，他很乐意去上课。”)”可知，63岁交不起学费的瓦伦西亚，为了学习的乐趣仍继续上课，说明他很上进；他是一个热情、上进的人。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，本文讲述了一个关于“活到老，学到老”的故事。杰里·瓦伦西亚是一个63岁的大三学生，尽管年龄很大，但他对学习仍然充满热情。在课堂上，他会积极参加讨论，尊重其他同学的观点，很多学生对他的精神充满了敬佩。他没有足够的钱去支付学费但他仍不放弃，通过工作赚钱，坚持继续完成学业，还要继续读研。可得出这篇文章主要告诉我们“It is never too old to learn. (活到老，学到老。)”的道理。故选B。
C
A video circulated on social media earlier this year, showing a tourist opening the door of a vehicle, reaching out an arm and attempting to stroke a passing lioness. The lioness shrugged him off, but it could have easily gone horribly wrong.
Reckless behaviour around wildlife risks the safety of both people and animals. People risk being attacked, mauled (撕咬) and possibly killed, while animals can be harmed, removed or put down, irrespective of whether they were only defending themselves. Animal attacks can also cast a destination in a negative light, causing temporary closures or scaring off visitors. All just so someone could boast that they had stroked a lion or captured a moment on a camera phone.
“Tourists are getting more and more reckless around wildlife and the source of the problem is social media.” says wildlife photographer Anette Mosshachers. “People risking their lives or doing stupid things with wildlife are after ‘likes’ and followers, something to show off on social media,” says Mossbacher. “The greater the risk, the more ‘likes’ they get. With some clients, it seems like a sickness or addiction.”
Yet social media is not entirely to blame. People have always taken risks for an experience. Foolish behavior and a tendency to get cocky around dangerous animals must have been around since the dawn of humanity. A hunger for attention online might drive some of the current madness, but some individuals might be trying to recreate a piece of the action they have seen on television. Perhaps the adrenaline (肾上腺激素) rush when close to wild animals causes an evaporation of common sense.
“There’s a worrying lack of awareness that animals several times our size, weight, speed and strength can easily hurt us,”says wildlife photographer David Lloyd. “I don’t think parks are doing enough to raise awareness. Tourists need to know how their presence can affect wildlife. A good example is cheetahs (猎豹) on vehicle rooftops. It may be a thrill for the bystanders, but the consequences if a mother cheetah falls off would be severe. She would no longer be able to hunt, so her cubs could easily starve.”
“People aren’t getting the education about why they need to stay away from wildlife, including avoiding diseases, keeping people secure and letting wildlife be wild,” says Philip Muruthi, vice president of species conservation and science for the African Wildlife Foundation. “We need to educate tourists through signs, pamphlets and frontline drivers. We should stick to guidelines, and there needs to be enforcement through the law.”
8. What can we learn about reckless behaviour around wildlife
A. It harms tourists more than animals.
B. It enables tourists to get intimate with animals.
C. It may bring more profits to a tourist destination.
D. It may get animals killed for defending themselves.
9. As for Mossbacher’s opinion on what drives people’s reckless behavior, the author is______.
A. sympathetic B. disapproving
C. doubtful D. indifferent
10. What does the underlined word “cocky” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Selfish. B. Frightened.
C. Arrogant. D. Shocked.
11. What can we conclude from the passage
A. Parks are expected to take more responsibilities for educating tourists.
B. Raising tourists’ awareness means stressing the danger of animals to them.
C More regulation of the tourist industry is the key to raising tourists’ awareness.
D. Penalties rather than education can stop people taking silly risks around wildlife.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章分析了游客面对野生动物时变得越来越鲁莽这一现象的原因并提出解决这一问题的建议。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“People risk being attacked, mauled (撕咬) and possibly killed, while animals can be harmed, removed or put down, irrespective of whether they were only defending themselves. (人可能会被攻击、咬伤，甚至可能被杀死，而动物可能会被伤害、移走或杀死，不管它们是否只是在自卫)”可知，人类鲁莽的的行为可能会导致会让动物因为自卫而被杀死。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中Mossbacher的话“Tourists are getting more and more reckless around wildlife and the source of the problem is social media.(游客面对野生动物时越来越鲁莽，而问题的根源是社交媒体)”可知，Mossbacher认为社交媒体是游客面对野生动物时越来越鲁莽的根本原因，根据第四段中“Yet social media is not entirely to blame. People have always taken risks for an experience.(然而，社交媒体并不完全是罪魁祸首。人们总是为了体验而冒险)”可知，作者认为Mossbacher的表述并不完全准确，作者认为游客的鲁莽行为也可许是从于人类的本性。所以他对Mossbacher的观点持怀疑态度。故选C项。
【10题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段中“People have always taken risks for an experience. Foolish behavior and a tendency to get cocky around dangerous animals must have been around since the dawn of humanity. (人们总是为了体验而冒险。自人类诞生以来，在危险动物面前愚蠢的行为和cocky倾向一定一直存在)”可知，冒险是人类的本性，结合并列词组“Foolish behavior”可知推知，“get cocky”也是一种鲁莽的、不理性的表现，结合选项，cocky与arrogant同义，意为“傲慢的”。故选C项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“I don’t think parks are doing enough to raise awareness. Tourists need to know how their presence can affect wildlife.(我认为公园在提高公众意识方面做得还不够。游客需要知道他们的存在会如何影响野生动物)”和第六段中“People aren’t getting the education about why they need to stay away from wildlife, including avoiding diseases, keeping people secure and letting wildlife be wild(人们没有得到关于为什么他们需要远离野生动物的教育，包括避免疾病，保证人们的安全，让野生动物自然生长)”可推知，公园在提高公众意识方面做得还不够，应该在教育游客方面承担更多的责任。故选A项。
D
A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.
The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.
Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.
Though the study shows numbers can quantify feelings, researchers are still a bit confused as to why estimates of seemingly subjective feelings can be such good predictors of future actions. According to Oswald, a number of factors could be at play. Humans are very experienced in comparative thinking and are able to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their neighbors. We’re also accustomed to using measuring devices for other aspects of life like temperature, distance and weight, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that we’re able to measure our feelings in a similarly accurate way. Another study co-author Caspar Kaiser says that it may also be because we communicate our feelings and do it in a scaled fashion every day. This could be why it comes out in the data more accurately than in objective markers.
Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.
Looking ahead, Kaiser hopes this same data can be studied in lower-income countries so that it can be applied universally to places with varied levels of economic development. But more than anything else he’s interested in studying why feelings work so well.
12. Paragraph 2 is mainly about .
A. research process and findings
B. research topic and significance
C. research subjects and purpose
D. research data collection and analysis
13. What can we know about the study
A. It also applies to people from lower-income countries.
B. It challenges the opinion that feelings data are unreliable.
C. It explains why ratings of feelings can foresee future actions.
D. It first shows data about feelings can predict human behavior
14. What is Ori’s attitude towards the study
A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Supportive. D. Cautious.
15. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. How You Rate Your Life Predicts Your Future Behavior
B. Feelings Forecast Actions Better than Economic Factors
C. Why Your Feelings Affect Your Future Actions
D. Ranking Every Aspect of Your Life Counts
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一项新的研究发现，与对家庭收入和就业状况等社会经济因素的正式研究相比，人类的情感可以准确地用数字表达出来，对我们的行为具有更大的预测力。文章讲述了该项研究的过程及结论的得出。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.”（这项研究的合著者，经济学和行为科学教授安德鲁 · 奥斯瓦尔德(Andrew Oswald)收集了近70万人的信息。在过去的30年里，他们每年都会被问及对自己的工作、配偶、健康和家庭的感受。利用收集到的数据，研究人员构建了统计模型，以显示人们的感受以及他们因报告的感受而采取的行动。研究发现，生活满意度的等级与人们随后采取的行动有直接的线性关系。参与者将他们的工作满意度评为7分中的2分，他们辞职的可能性为25% 。那些得到6分(满分7分)的人只有10% 的可能性会放弃。在婚姻、健康和住房等其他指标上也是如此。）可知，本段主要讲述了实施研究的过程和研究结果。故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.”（先前的研究也表明，关于情感的数据可以预测人类的结果，但不是以这样的线性方式；满意度可以很好地预测未来的行动。此外，经济学家此前一直对情感数据持批评态度，因为他们认为这些数据不科学、不可靠。但是，这项研究表明，社会经济因素预测人类行为的可能性低于情感数据。）可知，之前的研究结果表明情感的数据可以预测人类的行为。但是，这项研究表明，社会经济因素预测人类行为的可能性低于情感数据。所以这个研究的结果证实了之前的研究的的结论不可靠。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.”（没有参与这项研究的经济学教授 Ori Heffetz 说，这项研究表明，即使感觉数据更难研究，也不应该被低估。他说: “忽视这一点的科学家要承担自己的风险。”）可推知，经济学教授 Ori Heffetz认为， 即使感觉数据更难研究，也不应该被低估。所以对于这次研究他是赞同的。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.”（一项新的研究发现，与对家庭收入和就业状况等社会经济因素的正式研究相比，人类的情感可以准确地用数字表达出来，对我们的行为具有更大的预测力。）可知，文章介绍了一项新的研究成果：人类的情感可以准确地用数字表达出来，这对我们的行为具有更大的预测力。同时结合下文讲述研究的过程及结论的得出，本文主要讲述了一项新的研究成果：你对自己的评价会影响你未来的行为。故选A。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据下面短文，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。
Resolving (解决) Conflict in Friendships
Conflict is surely a common problem in life and friendships.___16___ That's because there isn't enough depth to guarantee all the trouble it takes to smooth over the disagreement. Unfortunately, even when the friendship reaches a deeper level, conflict continues to happen and can break apart a relationship. Here are some resolutions.
Resolve it the day it happens. One rule my parents follow in their marriage is that they don't go to bed angry with each other. They always attempt to resolve things the day it happens so that in the morning, it's a fresh start with no past grudge (怨恨). I've found I need a short cool down period so that I don't act in anger.___17___ Whatever you do, don't let things ride for too long.
___18___ Sometimes if you sit down and talk things over, you begin to see where the other person is coming from. Realize that everyone has been created differently with various talents, abilities, and personality traits. For example, you might be a leader while your friend is more of a follower. You may be frustrated with him or her for not being very decisive. Yet it is important to understand that each person is unique and needs to be appreciated.
Initiate resolution. ___19___ Even when you think the other person is wrong，it's not a bad thing to say "I'm sorry if I offended you in that way." If you're honest and genuine in delivering your words, there's a good chance your friend will respond positively.
Most importantly, be loving in what you do. Try to focus on peacefully resolving the disagreement. It is not a most pleasant task to resolve conflict in any friendship. ___20___
A. Don't expect too much.
B. Try to see the other person's perspective.
C. Be the first person in a fight to say sorry for your part.
D. Many shallow friendships end up being ruined after an argument.
E. To say sorry bravely when a conflict breaks out is a better resolution.
F. However, it is worth the efforts because it results in a deeper friendship.
G. For some, counting to one hundred before saying anything may be an option.
【答案】16. D 17. G 18. B 19. C 20. F
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了冲突无疑是生活和友谊中常见的问题，我们要努力集中精力和平解决友谊中的冲突，比如在冲突发生的那一天就去解决，从对方的角度看问题，真诚地表达自己的观点并及时道歉等。
【16题详解】
根据下一句“That's because there isn't enough depth to guarantee all the trouble it takes to smooth over the disagreement (这是因为没有足够的深度来保证消除分歧所带来的所有麻烦)”可知，句中的“there isn't enough depth (没有足够的深度)”与D项中的“shallow (肤浅的)”对应，选项 D. Many shallow friendships end up being ruined after an argument.(许多肤浅的友谊在一次争吵后都被毁掉了。)”符合逻辑以及语境，下文的that指代选项提到这件事。故选D。
【17题详解】
根据前一句“I've found I need a short cool down period so that I don't act in anger (我发现我需要一个短暂的冷静期，这样我才不会生气)”可知，句中的“a short cool down period (一个短暂的冷静期)”与G项中的“counting to one hundred before saying anything (数到一百再说话)”对应， 选项G. However,it is worth the efforts because it results in a deeper friendship.(然而，对有些人来说，数到一百再说话可能是一种选择)符合逻辑以及语境，故选G。
【18题详解】
设空处为本段主旨句。根据下一句“Sometimes if you sit down and talk things over,you begin to see where the other person is coming from. Realize that everyone has been created differently with various talents, abilities, and personality traits. (有时候，如果你坐下来好好谈一谈，你就会发现对方是从哪里来的.认识到每个人都有不同的天赋、能力和个性特征。)”可知,本段建议从他人的角度来看问题。B项Try to see the other person's perspective.(试着从对方的角度看问。)可以作为主旨句，故选B。
【19题详解】
根据下一句“Even when you think the other person is wrong,it's not a bad thing to say"I'm sorry if I offended you in that way. (即使你认为对方错了，说“如果我那样冒犯了你，我很抱歉”也不是坏事)”可知，句中的“I'm sorry (我很抱歉)”与C项中的“say sorry (道歉)”对应，C项Be the first person in a fight to say sorry for your part.(在战斗中做第一个为你的角色道歉的人)内容相关，符合语境，故选C。
【20题详解】
根据前一句“It is not a most pleasant task to resolve conflict in any friendship (在任何友谊中解决冲突都不是一件令人愉快的事情)”，以及结合文章主旨“努力集中精力和平解决友谊中的冲突”，可知，句中的“not a most pleasant task (不是一件令人愉快的事情)”与F项中的“it is worth the efforts (这是值得的努力)”形成对比，再次点明主旨，F项. However, it is worth the efforts because it results in a deeper friendship.(然而，这是值得的努力，因为它导致了更深的友谊)衔接合理，符合语境以及文章主旨，故选F。
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。
My 5-year-old daughter Kai walked around a bus stop, picking up candy wrappers and plastic bottles and throwing them in the waste bin. We were a visiting family here, but she was cleaning the sidewalk, which didn’t shock me, nor was I ____21____ when strangers looked at us.
Our cleanup project began when we drove past an empty field one day and Kai ____22____ the field was covered by ____23____ balloons. We had read about how animals could ____24____ balloons for food. “Stop,” Kai said, and I ____25____. Surprisingly, we found the field was full of much trash ____26____ the balloons. “Can we come back and clean it ” Kai asked. Then each Friday, we returned to have a(n) ____27____ cleaning.
However, it seems we can never ____28____ the trash completely. I feel something close to ____29____! Why are we making kids clean up our _____30_____ It has everything to do with the planet we adults are leaving for kids. Plastic pollution is globally distributed and microplastics have even been discovered in human blood. It is not a _____31_____ story that we have created trash but our next generation cleans up them.
Now Kai hopes to become a marine biologist to protect sharks one day. She still has many years to _____32_____, if adults get serious about solving plastic pollution. We shouldn’t leave our next generation a _____33_____ planet and expect them to save it.
The last time our family was at the beach, we still picked up plastic bottles. Most _____34_____, though, we saw an octopus (章鱼) playing around our feet, a _____35_____ of a harmonious habitat worth protecting.
21. A. embarrassed B. discouraged C. concerned D. frightened
22. A. apologized B. confirmed C. spotted D. explained
23. A. loose B. magic C. processed D. abandoned
24. A. trade B. mistake C. replace D. change
25. A. pulled over B. blew up C. turned down D. gave in
26. A. due to B. ahead of C. other than D. instead of
27. A. official B. serious C. optional D. regular
28. A. deliver B. remove C. track D. produce
29. A. stress B. comfort C. anger D. pride
30. A. mess B. platform C. court D. house
31. A. scary B. pleasant C. historic D. real
32. A. decide B. struggle C. survive D. contribute
33. A. safe B. giant C. distant D. sick
34. A. personally B. memorably C. technically D. universally
35. A. promise B. threat C. reminder D. favor
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和女儿通过捡塑料垃圾的故事，号召大家停止使用塑料产品，以及参与到清理塑料的行动中来。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们是一个来访的家庭，但她正在打扫人行道，这并不令我震惊，当陌生人看着我们时，我也不感到尴尬。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. discouraged 泄气的；C. concerned关心的；D. frightened害怕的。根据上文“which didn’t shock me”没有惊讶到作者，以及该句中的“when strangers looked at us.”可推知，此处为作者看到女儿正在清理人行道，对于陌生人的注意，作者并不感到尴尬。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我们开车经过一片空地，凯发现空地上布满了废弃的气球，于是我们的清理工作就开始了。A. apologized道歉；B. confirmed证实；C. spotted发现；D. explained解释。根据上文“Our cleanup project began”以及该句中的“the field was covered by ____3____ balloons.”发现的东西，可推知，此处应表示作者的女儿发现空地上布满了废弃的气球，于是准备清理这些。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天，我们开车经过一片空地，凯发现空地上布满了废弃的气球，于是我们的清理工作就开始了。A. loose宽松的；B. magic魔力的；C. processed加工过的；D. abandoned废弃的。根据上文“picking up candy wrappers and plastic bottles”捡起糖纸和塑料瓶，可知，此处应表示作者和女儿清理废弃的气球。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们读过关于动物如何把气球误认为食物的书。A. trade贸易；B. mistake把……误认为；C. replace代替；D. change改变。根据上文提到作者和女儿准备清理废弃的气球，以及该句中的“balloons for food”可知，此处应表示作者读过关于动物如何把气球误认为食物的书。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：“停车，”凯说，我把车停在路边。A. pulled over靠边停车；B. blew up炸毁；C. turned down拒绝；D. gave in屈服，让步。根据上文凯说的话““Stop,””可知，此处为作者听到女儿说的话后，把车停在了路边。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，我们发现除了气球外，田野里到处都是垃圾。A. due to由于；B. ahead of在……之前；C. other than除了；D. instead of反而。根据上文“Surprisingly, we found the field was full of much trash”令人惊讶的是，发现很多垃圾，可知，此处应表示我们发现除了气球外，田野里到处都是垃圾。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后每个星期五，我们都会回来定期打扫卫生。A. official官方的；B. serious严重的；C. optional可选择的；D. regular定期的。根据句意自己该句中的“Then each Friday”可知，此处应表示作者他们会定期回来打扫卫生。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，似乎我们永远不可能完全清除垃圾。A. deliver分发；B. remove清除；C. track跟踪；D. produce生产。根据上文提到的定期回来打扫卫生，以及该句中的“the trash completely”可知，此处应表示清除垃圾。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我有一种近乎愤怒的感觉！A. stress压力；B. comfort安慰；C. anger愤怒；D. pride自豪。根据下文“Why are we making kids clean up our ____10____ It has everything to do with the planet we adults are leaving for kids.”作者发出的疑问，以及认为这一切都与我们成年人留给孩子们的地球有关。由此可推知，作者对此现象是表示愤怒的。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们为什么要让孩子帮我们收拾残局？A. mess杂乱，残局；B. platform平台；C. court法院，球场；D. house房子。根据下文“Plastic pollution is globally distributed and microplastics have even been discovered in human blood.”可知，提到塑料污染遍布全球，由此可推出，此处应表示作者对于让孩子帮我们收拾残局这个事实感到不解。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这不是一个令人愉快的故事，我们创造了垃圾，但我们的下一代清理它们。A. scary可怕的；B. pleasant令人愉快的；C. historic历史上重要的；D. real真实的。根据下文“that we have created trash but our next generation cleans up them.”我们创造了垃圾，但我们的下一代清理它们，由此可知，此处应表示这不是一个令人愉快的故事。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果成年人认真对待解决塑料污染问题，她还有很多年的时间来决定。A. decide决定；B. struggle斗争；C. survive幸存；D. contribute贡献。根据上文“Now Kai hopes to become a marine biologist to protect sharks one day.”提到决定希望成为一名海洋生物学家，以及下文“if adults get serious about solving plastic pollution.”由此可知，此处应表示如果成年人认真对待解决塑料污染问题，作者女儿还有很多年的时间来决定是否要成为一名海洋生物学家。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们不应该给我们的下一代留下一个病态的星球，并期望他们拯救它。A. safe安全的；B. giant巨大的；C. distant遥远的；D. sick病态的。根据下文“and expect them to save it.”提到拯救地球，可知，此处为作者认为不应该给我们的下一代留下一个病态的星球。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，最令人难忘的是，我们看到一只章鱼在我们的脚边玩耍，这提醒我们一个值得保护的和谐栖息地。A. personally就个人而言；B. memorably难忘地；C. technically技术上；D. universally普偏地。根据上文“The last time our family was at the beach, we still picked up plastic bottles.”提到的上一次的经历，以及该句中的though引出的转折和下文内容可知，此处应表示最令人难忘的一次经历。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，最令人难忘的是，我们看到一只章鱼在我们的脚边玩耍，这提醒我们一个值得保护的和谐栖息地。A. promise承诺；B. threat威胁；C. reminder提醒的事物；D. favor支持。根据句意以及该句中的“a harmonious habitat worth protecting.”可知，此处应表示作者和女儿看到一只章鱼在他们的脚边玩耍，这提醒他们一个值得保护的和谐栖息地。故选C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)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with their control of the Grand Canal. Today, this waterway is shorter than it was once, ____36____ it is still the longest man-made river in the world. ____37____ (important), the Grand Canal continues to provide a vital cultural and economic link for modern China.
The original Canal system began around the year 605, ____38____ China’s emperor Yang realized that he needed a better way to move food and feed his army, so the emperor ordered the construction of the first section of the Grand Canal, ____39____ (connect) those existing canals, lakes and rivers.
For more than a thousand years, goods ____40____ (transport) along the Grand Canal. Even today the country’s watery highway plays an important economic role in China. Boats continue to carry tons of coal, food and other goods ____41____ Hangzhou and Jining. However, local governments eager to increase ____42____ (tour) and city development have torn down almost all of the older canal-side buildings. In 2005 a group of citizens proposed that the historic Grand Canal be made ____43____ UNESCO world heritage site, hoping this status would protect both the waterway and the architecture around it. With UNESCO status officially ____44____ (grant) in 2014, the world’s greatest engineering accomplishments continue to link north and south China for _____45_____ (century) to come.
【答案】36. but
37. Importantly
38. when 39. connecting
40. have been transported
41. between
42 tourism
43. a 44. granted
45. centuries
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了大运河的发展历史和意义，以及人们为保护大运河做出的努力。
【36题详解】
考查连词。句意：现如今这条水道比以前更短了，但是它仍然是世界上最长的人工河。分析句意可知，前后句之间是转折关系，用连词but连接前后两个分句。故填but。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：重要的是，大运河继续提供重要的文化和现代中国经济的联系。空格处在句中作状语，修饰整个句子，应用副词形式。故填Importantly。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：最初运河系统大约始于公元605年，当时中国的隋炀帝意识到他需要一种更好的方式来运输食物和养活他的军队，所以皇帝下令建造大运河的第一段，连接现有的运河、湖泊和河流。此处为定语从句修饰先行词the year 605，关系词将其代入定语从句中作时间状语，应用关系副词when引导。故填when。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：最初的运河系统大约始于公元605年，当时中国的隋炀帝意识到他需要一种更好的方式来运输食物和养活他的军队，所以皇帝下令建造大运河的第一段，连接现有的运河、湖泊和河流。分析句子结构，句子谓语动词是ordered，提示词是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语the construction之间是主动关系，应用现在分词表主动，作伴随状语。故填connecting。
【40题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：1000多年来，货物被沿着大运河运输。空格处在作谓语，根据时间状语For more than a thousand years可知，应用现在完成时，主语goods和transport是动宾关系，应用现在完成时的被动语态。故填have been transported。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：船只继续在杭州和济宁之间运输大量的煤炭、食物和其他的货物。between…and…是固定搭配，意为“在……和……之间”。故填between。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意：然而地方政府渴望增加旅游和城市的发展，已经拆毁了几乎所有运河边的老建筑。根据and并列结构可知，空格处应填名词作宾语，tourism为不可数名词。故填tourism。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：2005年一群公民提议将历史悠久的大运河列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录，希望这一地位能够保护这条水道和它周围的建筑。site为可数名词，此处表示泛指，UNESCO以辅音音素开头，需用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：随着联合国教科文组织保护遗产的身份在2014年被官方认定，世界上最大的伟大的工程成就将在未来的几世纪里继续连接中国的南方和北方。考查with的复合结构，空格处应填非谓语动词形式，逻辑主语UNESCO status和grant之间是动宾关系，应用过去分词形式。故填granted。
【45题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：随着联合国教科文组织保护遗产的身份在2014年被官方认定，世界上最大的伟大的工程成就将在未来的几世纪里继续连接中国的南方和北方。根据空格前的介词for可知，空格处应填名词作宾语，century表示“世纪”为可数名词，上文没有冠词，故应用复数形式。故填centuries。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校英语社团计划创建一个英文公众号 (English official account)。请你给社团负责人Ryan写信推荐一个栏目，内容包括：
1. 栏目名称；
2. 栏目内容；
3. 推荐理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Ryan,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Ryan,
I’m really excited to be informed that we are going to start an English official account, which is definitely a wonderful idea. As for proposals, I’d like to recommend “Students’ Voice” as a distinctive column.
As studying is always students’ top priority, we students are under great pressure and lack opportunities to be listened to. Why not help students express their inner feelings and have a good mood to embrace the tough yet bright future This column, I promise, is bound to be a precious outlet and a stepping stone to communicating fluently in English.
That’s all for my advice! Thank you!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给学校英语社团负责人Ryan写信，为计划创建的英语公众号推荐一个栏目。
【详解】1.词汇积累
真正地：really→truly
开始：start→begin
机会：opportunity→chance
建议：advice→suggestion
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：As for proposals, I’d like to recommend “Students’ Voice” as a distinctive column.
拓展句：As for proposals, I’d like to recommend “Students’ Voice” as a distinctive column, which is beneficial to students.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m really excited to be informed that we are going to start an English official account, which is definitely a wonderful idea. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】Why not help students express their inner feelings and have a good mood to embrace the tough yet bright future (运用了why not句型以及非谓语动词不定式作目的状语)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Jim was born and raised in New York City for his entire life. He was the captain of the Fire Department of New York, which was no surprise as he came from a family of firefighters. He loved serving his local community.
While on the job, Jim had suffered a sad event that left him confused about what he was supposed to do with the rest of his life. Jim had lost a good man that was on his team. The grief had eaten the captain up for weeks. He couldn't seem to get himself out of the deep hole he had found himself in. That's when a massive change came his way.
A young boy walked up to Jim with a special request. It was normal for Jim to have young and excited children come up to him to see the fire engine. However, he could immediately sense that this boy had something else in mind. This young boy was named Trucker. He was dressed in regular jeans and a T-shirt, but he had a firefighter jacket above this. Jim found this to be absolutely adorable and it also showed him how much Trucker cared about firefighting.
Trucker explained to Jim that he loved firefighters more than anything on the planet. His mother nodded in agreement with her son's statement. Trucker was fascinated by the fire department. This was common but Jim was surprised to hear Trucker's mother said he was only 5 years old and had neuroblastoma(成神经细胞瘤), a rare form of cancer that typically affects young children. There's no cure for patients like Trucker who suffer from the disease. There was nothing more they could do but help him realize his dream.
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。
After knowing Trucker's story, Jim was curious to hear the boy's request.
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Everyone was happy to see Trucker fulfilling his wish, especially Jim.
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【答案】After knowing Trucker's story, Jim was curious to hear the boy's request. “I wish I could be a firefighter like you. Could I stay with you for just one day ” asked Trucker, his eyes full of anticipation. Without hesitation, Jim agreed and wanted to do what he could for the poor boy. Having gathered his teammates, he had a ceremony for Trucker to join the team. Then he guided the boy to experience the daily work of firefighters. The day passed quickly, with his dream coming true, Trucker expressed his sincere gratitude to Jim and his team.
Everyone was happy to see Trucker fulfilling his wish, especially Jim. He was delighted that he could help Trucker realize his dream. At the same time, Trucker was a great inspiration to him. It was the little boy’s desire and love for firefighters that had a great influence on him. Jim was no longer drown in the sadness of losing his teammate. It also helped him strengthen his resolve as a firefighter to serve the community. What a wonderful thing！
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作为消防员的Jim，在一次消防事件中失去了自己的一个队友，他因此感到很悲伤，并且对自己的未来也感到迷茫。这时，他遇到了一个叫Trucker的小男孩，这个5岁的小男孩虽然患有成神经细胞瘤，但是却表现出了对消防的巨大热情，梦想着自己能成为消防员。Jim触动很大，想要帮助小男孩实现梦想。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“了解了Trucker的故事后，Jim很想听听这个小男孩的要求。”可知，第一段可描写Trucker的愿望是什么，并且描述Jim如何Trucker帮助实现愿望。
②由第二段首句内容“看到Trucker实现了自己的愿望，每个人都很开心，尤其是Jim。”可知，第二段可描写通过这件事，Jim的感受，以及Jim的改变。
2.续写线索：问愿望——帮助——感谢——感悟——改变
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.力所能及：do what he could / do all that he could
②.实现：come true/realize/fullfill
③.影响：have a great influence on/ have a great impact on
情绪类
①.感谢：express his sincere gratitude to / express his sincere appreciation to /be grateful
②.决心：strengthen his resolve / strengthen his determination
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Without hesitation, Jim agreed and wanted to do what he could for the poor boy. （由连接词what引导的宾语从句作do的宾语）
[高分句型2]. It was the little boy’s desire and love for firefighters that had a great influence on him.（强调句型）广东省实验中学2024届高三级第一次阶段考试
英 语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. It's our pleasure to confirm this year’s Category Winners.
First Novel Award Winner
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Eleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her own solitary, unique wit (机智). It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeyman’s debut (初次登台、开张)is a funny and moving diamond.
Biography Award Winner
Book: In the Days of Rain
Author: Rebecca Stott
The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.
Poetry Award Winner
Book: Inside the Wave
Author: Helen Dunmore
To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead — the underworld and the human living world – and the acutely intense being of both.
Children's Award Winner
Book: The Explorer
Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn
Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends it’s only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb children's fiction.
1. What kind of life does Eleanor lead
A boring and lonely. B. funny and touching.
C. exciting and complex. D. ordinary and happy.
2. Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain
A. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.
B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.
C. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians.
D. To pass on her family traditions.
3. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing
A. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine B. In the Days of Rain
C. Inside the Wave D. The Explorer
B
The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate communications class. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of experience. And he was always respectful of the other students’ perspectives, as if each of them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile—and he left with one too.
“These students gave me the confidence that I didn’t need to feel bad about my age,” Valencia says.
One day, I spotted Valencia on campus. He said he would have to stop taking classes that semester and reapply for next year. By then, he hoped to have earned enough money and have his student-loan papers in order. He asked seriously whether he could still sit in on my communications class.
Sure, I said. But he wouldn’t get any credit.
No problem, he said.
Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, jumping into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles—a 63-year-old man with as much energy and curiosity as any of the youngsters in class.
A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t afford that semester’s tuition but was still doing the homework. “Here he is, willingly taking a class for the delight of it and benefit of learning,”says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. Afterward, I overheard Valencia wanted to stay in school until he earned a master’s degree, but it had taken him 12 years to finish community college, so he had a long way to go.
There is something splendidly unreasonable about Valencia’s determination to get a four-year degree and then a master’s. At his current pace, he’ll be 90 when he finally hangs all that paper on the wall. But that doesn’t seem especially relevant. He’s found all the youthful energy and academic opportunity stimulating. Valencia’s grade in my class this semester will not show up on his transcripts(成绩单). But I’m giving him an A—and in the most important ways, it counts.
4. What made Valencia different from his classmates
A. He was respectful to the teacher.
B. He activated the class atmosphere.
C. He was eager to learn despite his age.
D. He often put forward different opinions.
5. According to the author, why did Valencia continue to attend classes
A. He treasured the chance of learning.
B. He wished to show his determination.
C. He needed the credits to further his study.
D. He desired to have an A on his transcripts.
6. Which of the following best describes Valencia
A. Modest and independent. B. Energetic and generous.
C. Enthusiastic and motivated. D. Considerate and intelligent.
7. What can we learn from the passage
A. No pains, no gains. B. It is never too old to learn.
C. Strike the iron while it is hot. D. Where there is life, there is hope.
C
A video circulated on social media earlier this year showing a tourist opening the door of a vehicle, reaching out an arm and attempting to stroke a passing lioness. The lioness shrugged him off, but it could have easily gone horribly wrong.
Reckless behaviour around wildlife risks the safety of both people and animals. People risk being attacked, mauled (撕咬) and possibly killed, while animals can be harmed, removed or put down, irrespective of whether they were only defending themselves. Animal attacks can also cast a destination in a negative light, causing temporary closures or scaring off visitors. All just so someone could boast that they had stroked a lion or captured a moment on a camera phone.
“Tourists are getting more and more reckless around wildlife and the source of the problem is social media.” says wildlife photographer Anette Mosshachers. “People risking their lives or doing stupid things with wildlife are after ‘likes’ and followers, something to show off on social media,” says Mossbacher. “The greater the risk, the more ‘likes’ they get. With some clients, it seems like a sickness or addiction.”
Yet social media is not entirely to blame. People have always taken risks for an experience. Foolish behavior and a tendency to get cocky around dangerous animals must have been around since the dawn of humanity. A hunger for attention online might drive some of the current madness, but some individuals might be trying to recreate a piece of the action they have seen on television. Perhaps the adrenaline (肾上腺激素) rush when close to wild animals causes an evaporation of common sense.
“There’s a worrying lack of awareness that animals several times our size, weight, speed and strength can easily hurt us,”says wildlife photographer David Lloyd. “I don’t think parks are doing enough to raise awareness. Tourists need to know how their presence can affect wildlife. A good example is cheetahs (猎豹) on vehicle rooftops. It may be a thrill for the bystanders, but the consequences if a mother cheetah falls off would be severe. She would no longer be able to hunt, so her cubs could easily starve.”
“People aren’t getting the education about why they need to stay away from wildlife, including avoiding diseases, keeping people secure and letting wildlife be wild,” says Philip Muruthi, vice president of species conservation and science for the African Wildlife Foundation. “We need to educate tourists through signs, pamphlets and frontline drivers. We should stick to guidelines, and there needs to be enforcement through the law.”
8. What can we learn about reckless behaviour around wildlife
A. It harms tourists more than animals.
B. It enables tourists to get intimate with animals.
C It may bring more profits to a tourist destination.
D. It may get animals killed for defending themselves.
9. As for Mossbacher’s opinion on what drives people’s reckless behavior, the author is______.
A. sympathetic B. disapproving
C. doubtful D. indifferent
10. What does the underlined word “cocky” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Selfish. B. Frightened.
C. Arrogant. D. Shocked.
11. What can we conclude from the passage
A. Parks are expected to take more responsibilities for educating tourists.
B. Raising tourists’ awareness means stressing the danger of animals to them.
C. More regulation of the tourist industry is the key to raising tourists’ awareness.
D. Penalties rather than education can stop people taking silly risks around wildlife.
D
A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.
The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.
Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.
Though the study shows numbers can quantify feelings, researchers are still a bit confused as to why estimates of seemingly subjective feelings can be such good predictors of future actions. According to Oswald, a number of factors could be at play. Humans are very experienced in comparative thinking and are able to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their neighbors. We’re also accustomed to using measuring devices for other aspects of life like temperature, distance and weight, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that we’re able to measure our feelings in a similarly accurate way. Another study co-author Caspar Kaiser says that it may also be because we communicate our feelings and do it in a scaled fashion every day. This could be why it comes out in the data more accurately than in objective markers.
Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.
Looking ahead, Kaiser hopes this same data can be studied in lower-income countries so that it can be applied universally to places with varied levels of economic development. But more than anything else he’s interested in studying why feelings work so well.
12. Paragraph 2 is mainly about .
A. research process and findings
B. research topic and significance
C. research subjects and purpose
D. research data collection and analysis
13. What can we know about the study
A. It also applies to people from lower-income countries.
B. It challenges the opinion that feelings data are unreliable.
C. It explains why ratings of feelings can foresee future actions.
D. It first shows data about feelings can predict human behavior
14. What is Ori’s attitude towards the study
A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Supportive. D. Cautious.
15. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. How You Rate Your Life Predicts Your Future Behavior
B. Feelings Forecast Actions Better than Economic Factors
C. Why Your Feelings Affect Your Future Actions
D. Ranking Every Aspect of Your Life Counts
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据下面短文，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。
Resolving (解决) Conflict in Friendships
Conflict is surely a common problem in life and friendships.___16___ That's because there isn't enough depth to guarantee all the trouble it takes to smooth over the disagreement. Unfortunately, even when the friendship reaches a deeper level, conflict continues to happen and can break apart a relationship. Here are some resolutions.
Resolve it the day it happens. One rule my parents follow in their marriage is that they don't go to bed angry with each other. They always attempt to resolve things the day it happens so that in the morning, it's a fresh start with no past grudge (怨恨). I've found I need a short cool down period so that I don't act in anger.___17___ Whatever you do, don't let things ride for too long.
___18___ Sometimes if you sit down and talk things over, you begin to see where the other person is coming from. Realize that everyone has been created differently with various talents, abilities, and personality traits. For example, you might be a leader while your friend is more of a follower. You may be frustrated with him or her for not being very decisive. Yet it is important to understand that each person is unique and needs to be appreciated.
Initiate resolution. ___19___ Even when you think the other person is wrong，it's not a bad thing to say "I'm sorry if I offended you in that way." If you're honest and genuine in delivering your words, there's a good chance your friend will respond positively.
Most importantly, be loving in what you do. Try to focus on peacefully resolving the disagreement. It is not a most pleasant task to resolve conflict in any friendship. ___20___
A. Don't expect too much.
B. Try to see the other person's perspective.
C. Be the first person in a fight to say sorry for your part.
D. Many shallow friendships end up being ruined after an argument.
E. To say sorry bravely when a conflict breaks out is a better resolution.
F. However, it is worth the efforts because it results in a deeper friendship.
G. For some, counting to one hundred before saying anything may be an option.
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。
My 5-year-old daughter Kai walked around a bus stop, picking up candy wrappers and plastic bottles and throwing them in the waste bin. We were a visiting family here, but she was cleaning the sidewalk, which didn’t shock me, nor was I ____21____ when strangers looked at us.
Our cleanup project began when we drove past an empty field one day and Kai ____22____ the field was covered by ____23____ balloons. We had read about how animals could ____24____ balloons for food. “Stop,” Kai said, and I ____25____. Surprisingly, we found the field was full of much trash ____26____ the balloons. “Can we come back and clean it ” Kai asked. Then each Friday, we returned to have a(n) ____27____ cleaning.
However, it seems we can never ____28____ the trash completely. I feel something close to ____29____! Why are we making kids clean up our _____30_____ It has everything to do with the planet we adults are leaving for kids. Plastic pollution is globally distributed and microplastics have even been discovered in human blood. It is not a _____31_____ story that we have created trash but our next generation cleans up them.
Now Kai hopes to become a marine biologist to protect sharks one day. She still has many years to _____32_____, if adults get serious about solving plastic pollution. We shouldn’t leave our next generation a _____33_____ planet and expect them to save it.
The last time our family was at the beach, we still picked up plastic bottles. Most _____34_____, though, we saw an octopus (章鱼) playing around our feet, a _____35_____ of a harmonious habitat worth protecting.
21. A. embarrassed B. discouraged C. concerned D. frightened
22. A. apologized B. confirmed C. spotted D. explained
23 A. loose B. magic C. processed D. abandoned
24. A. trade B. mistake C. replace D. change
25. A. pulled over B. blew up C. turned down D. gave in
26. A. due to B. ahead of C. other than D. instead of
27. A. official B. serious C. optional D. regular
28. A. deliver B. remove C. track D. produce
29. A. stress B. comfort C. anger D. pride
30. A. mess B. platform C. court D. house
31 A. scary B. pleasant C. historic D. real
32. A. decide B. struggle C. survive D. contribute
33. A. safe B. giant C. distant D. sick
34. A. personally B. memorably C. technically D. universally
35. A. promise B. threat C. reminder D. favor
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)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with their control of the Grand Canal. Today, this waterway is shorter than it was once, ____36____ it is still the longest man-made river in the world. ____37____ (important), the Grand Canal continues to provide a vital cultural and economic link for modern China.
The original Canal system began around the year 605, ____38____ China’s emperor Yang realized that he needed a better way to move food and feed his army, so the emperor ordered the construction of the first section of the Grand Canal, ____39____ (connect) those existing canals, lakes and rivers.
For more than a thousand years, goods ____40____ (transport) along the Grand Canal. Even today the country’s watery highway plays an important economic role in China. Boats continue to carry tons of coal, food and other goods ____41____ Hangzhou and Jining. However, local governments eager to increase ____42____ (tour) and city development have torn down almost all of the older canal-side buildings. In 2005 a group of citizens proposed that the historic Grand Canal be made ____43____ UNESCO world heritage site, hoping this status would protect both the waterway and the architecture around it. With UNESCO status officially ____44____ (grant) in 2014, the world’s greatest engineering accomplishments continue to link north and south China for _____45_____ (century) to come.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校英语社团计划创建一个英文公众号 (English official account)。请你给社团负责人Ryan写信推荐一个栏目，内容包括：
1. 栏目名称；
2. 栏目内容；
3. 推荐理由。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Ryan,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Jim was born and raised in New York City for his entire life. He was the captain of the Fire Department of New York, which was no surprise as he came from a family of firefighters. He loved serving his local community.
While on the job, Jim had suffered a sad event that left him confused about what he was supposed to do with the rest of his life. Jim had lost a good man that was on his team. The grief had eaten the captain up for weeks. He couldn't seem to get himself out of the deep hole he had found himself in. That's when a massive change came his way.
A young boy walked up to Jim with a special request. It was normal for Jim to have young and excited children come up to him to see the fire engine. However, he could immediately sense that this boy had something else in mind. This young boy was named Trucker. He was dressed in regular jeans and a T-shirt, but he had a firefighter jacket above this. Jim found this to be absolutely adorable and it also showed him how much Trucker cared about firefighting.
Trucker explained to Jim that he loved firefighters more than anything on the planet. His mother nodded in agreement with her son's statement. Trucker was fascinated by the fire department. This was common but Jim was surprised to hear Trucker's mother said he was only 5 years old and had neuroblastoma(成神经细胞瘤), a rare form of cancer that typically affects young children. There's no cure for patients like Trucker who suffer from the disease. There was nothing more they could do but help him realize his dream.
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。
After knowing Trucker's story, Jim was curious to hear the boy's request.
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Everyone was happy to see Trucker fulfilling his wish, especially Jim.
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