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湖北省部分重点中学2024届高三第一次联考
高三英语试卷
试卷满分：150分
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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the woman do
A. Wipe the table. B. Wash the dishes. C. Clean the floor.
2. How often are the meetings held
A. Once a day. B. Once a week. C. Once a month.
3. What does the man mean
A. He is going blind B. He likes darkness. C. He can’t bear the strong light.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. On a mountain. B. In a gym. C. At the speakers’ home.
5. What did the man think of the garden
A. It was beautiful. B. It was crowded. C. It was inspiring.
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. How will the woman give the lucky money to William
A. By We Chat Pay. B. By bank transfer. C. In cash.
7. What will William probably do during the holiday
A. Attend classes.
B. Join his family for dinner.
C. Travel to his grandparents’ house.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman think young people prefer public transportation
A. Decrease in income.
B. Difficulty of parking.
C. Convenience of public transportation.
9. Why does the woman like cars
A. They run fast. B. They are cheap. C. They can go anywhere.
10. When did the man get rid of his vehicle
A. A year ago. B. Half a year ago. C. One month ago.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does Lisa want the new job
A. It pays more money.
B. It offers her career promotion.
C. It will be easy as she’s done it before.
12. How did Lisa find out about the job
A. From a co-worker. B. From an advertisement. C. From someone working there.
13. How many children does Lisa have
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Suggestions about adopting a pet.
B. Ways of learning to look after a dog.
C. Job applications to an animal shelter.
15. What does the woman like best about working at a shelter
A. Cleaning the cages.
B. Getting along with pets.
C. Interacting with other volunteers.
16. What does the woman regret about her volunteering work
A. The lack of pay.
B. The long working hours.
C. The inability to adopt all the pets.
17. What will the man probably do next
A. Buy a dog. B. Talk to his roommate. C. Contact a shelter near him.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What made sweet foods special in ancient civilizations
A. They were hard to make.
B. They were the safest foods.
C. They were only for important persons.
19. When was the cupcake invented
A. In the 1800s. B. In the 1300s. C. In the 1200s.
20. Why did it take so long for more recipes to be published
A. The materials were too expensive.
B. People perfected desserts early on.
C. More demand for sugar was needed.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Of Special Interest to Freshman
Freshman Seminars
Freshman Seminars are small classes just for freshmen, with some of York’s most distinguished teachers. Some seminars provide an introduction to a particular field of study; others take an interdisciplinary(跨学科的) approach to a variety of topics. All seminars provided a friendly environment for developing relationships with teachers and other students.
STARS
STARS (Science, Technology, and Research Scholars) provides undergraduates of every year with an opportunity to combine research and course-based study. The program offers research opportunities and support to students historically disadvantaged in the fields of natural science and quantitative reasoning, such as racial and ethnic minorities, women, and the physically challenged. More than 100 students each year participate in STARS, during the academic year or over the summer months.
Academic Advising
Academic Advising is a collective effort by the residential colleges, academic departments and various offices connected to York University Dean(院长)’s office. Students’ primary academic advisors are their residential college deans, to whom they may always turn for academic and personal advice. The deans live in residential colleges and supervise the advising networks in the college. Each academic department has a director of undergraduate studies (DUS) who can discuss with students the department’s course offerings and requirements for majors.
Perspectives on Science and Engineering
Perspectives on Science and Engineering is a lecture and discussion course for about 75 selected freshmen who have exceptionally strong backgrounds in science or mathematics. The yearlong course explores abroad range of topics. exposes students to questions at the frontiers of science, and connects the first-year students to York’s Scientific community.
1. An African female freshman seeking opportunities of research is most likely to choose .
A. Freshman Seminars B. STARS
C. Academic Advising D. Perspectives on Science and Engineering
2. Which freshman may have priority to attend Perspectives on Science and Engineering
A. The one who has already got a novel published.
B. A medalist of the International Mathematical Olympiad.
C. The one who has designed an original engineering project.
D. An applicant for York’s Scientific Community.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the residential colleges
A. Deans of most academic departments live with students there.
B. Directors of undergraduate studies of most majors work together there.
C. The college deans serve as the central figures in an advising network.
D. The college deans engage in scientific research with selected freshmen.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。介绍了约克大学一些新生感兴趣的活动。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据黑体字STARS段落中“The program offers research opportunities and support to students historically underrepresented in the fields of natural science and quantitative reasoning, such as racial and ethnic minorities, women, and the physically challenged.(该项目为自然科学和定量推理领域历史上处于劣势学生提供研究机会和支持，如少数民族、妇女和残疾人)”可知，如果一个非洲女新生寻求研究机会最有可能选择STARS。故选B项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据黑体字Perspectives on Science and Engineering段落中“Perspectives on Science and Engineering is a lecture and discussion course for about 75 selected freshmen who have exceptionally strong backgrounds in science or mathematics.(Perspectives on Science and Engineering是一个讲座和讨论课程，面向大约75名在科学或数学方面有特别强背景的新生)”可知，参加Perspectives on Science and Engineering需要在科学或数学方面有特别强背景，结合选项，B项“A medalist of the International Mathematical Olympiad.(国际数学奥林匹克的奖牌获得者)”符合要求。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据黑体字Academic Advising段落中“Academic Advising is a collective effort by the residential colleges, academic departments and various offices connected to York University Dean(院长)’s office. Students’ primary academic advisors are their residential college deans, to whom they may always turn for academic and personal advice. (Academic Advising是由住宿学院、学术部门和与约克大学院长办公室相关的各个办公室共同努力的结果。学生的主要学术顾问是他们住宿学院的院长，他们可以随时向他们寻求学术和个人建议。)”可知，学院院长是咨询网络的主要人物。故选C项。
B
Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.
I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones (煎饼) and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.
Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.
One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words “Tea Leaves” caught my eye. A tea room Here, in the land of loneliness and pain
I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely. I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones. It felt silly and wonderful—and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.
I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missed, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.
4. The underlined word “treat” in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. delicious food B. service
C. something pleasant D. a kind of tea party
5. Which of the following about “Tea Leaves” is true
A. It touched the author.
B. It looks silly and wonderful.
C. Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties.
D. It made the author recall her childhood.
6. We can infer from the text that the author would probably .
A. open her own teahouse
B. ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home
C. go back to her hometown to visit Stacey
D. want to actively adapt to the new environment
7. What would be the best title for the passage
A. East and West, Home Is the Best B. A Cup of Comfort
C. A Difficult Settlement D. A Friend in Need Is A Friend Indeed
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者因为从海边一个城市搬到一个新的城市，开始极其不适应，想念家乡的一切，但作者还是努力的去适应新的环境，终于有一天，当他发现一个“Tea Leaves”的地方，为之深受触动，从而开始融入这个新的城市的故事。
【4题详解】
词义猜测题。根据文章第二段“The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. (这是个维多利亚梦，有着精致的茶杯，和带有印花图案的桌布。)”可知，对于爱茶的“我”来说，是令人愉快的一些东西。故正确答案为C。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words “Tea Leaves” caught my eye. A tea room Here, in the land of loneliness and pain ( 有一天，我正走在街上，突然“茶叶”两个字吸引了我的目光。茶室 在这片孤独和痛苦的土地上 )”可知，Tea Leaves让“我”想到孤独和伤痛，深深触动了“我”。故正确答案为A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. (我觉得这个新的城市和州可能会成为我的家。)”可知，作者想要积极适应这个新的城市和州。故正确答案为D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段第二句中“I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain. (我烤了烤甜蜜的小茶室，这减轻了我的痛苦。)”可知，甜蜜的小茶室缓解了“我”心中的痛苦。文章主要讲述了茶缓解了“我”搬家到新地方后的孤独和痛苦。B项“A Cup of Comfort (一杯安慰)”，指的是一杯缓和痛苦的茶，符合文意。故正确答案为B。
C
Imagine that an alien species landed on Earth and, through their mere presence, those aliens caused our art to fade, our music to standardize, and our technological know-how to disappear. Actually, that is what humans have been doing to our closest relatives — chimps (大猩猩).
Back in 1999, a team of scientists led by Andrew Whiten showed that chimps from different parts of Africa be have very differently from one another. Some groups would get each other’s attention by tapping branches with their knuckles (指关节), while others did it by loudly tearing leaves with their teeth. The team identified 39 of these traditions that are practiced by some communities but not others — a pattern that, at the time, hadn’t been seen in any animal except humans. It was evident, the team said, that chimps have their own cultures.
It took a long time to convince unbelievers that such cultures exist, but now we have plenty of examples of animals learning local traditions from one another. However, when many scientists have come to accept the existence of animal cultures, many of those cultures might disappear. Ammie Kalan and her colleagues have shown, through years of intensive field work, that the very presence of humans has gradually reduced the diversity of chimp behavior. Where we grow, their cultures weaken. It is a bitterly ironic thing to learn on the 20th anniversary of Whiten’s classic study.
“It’s amazing to think that just 60 years ago, we knew next to nothing of the behavior of our sister species in the wild,” Whiten says. “But now, just as we are truly getting to know our primate (灵长类) cousins, the actions of humans are closing the window on all we have discovered.”
No one knows whether the destruction of chimp culture is getting worse. Obviously, conservationists need to think about saving species in a completely new way — by preserving animal traditions as well as bodies and genes. “Instead of focusing only on the conservation of genetically based beings like species, we now need to also consider culturally based ones,” says Andrew Whiten.
8. What does the author say we humans have been doing to chimps
A. Ruining their culture. B. Accelerating their extinction.
C. Treating them as alien species. D. Standardizing their living habits.
9. What is the finding of Andrew Whiten’s team
A. Chimps demonstrate highly developed skills of communication.
B. Chimps rely heavily upon their body language to communicate.
C. Chimps behave in ways quite similar to those of human beings.
D. Different chimp groups differ in their way of communication.
10. What did Ammie Kalan and her colleagues find through their intensive fieldwork
A. Whiten’s classic study has little impact on the diversity of chimp behavior.
B. Chimp behavior becomes less varied with the increase of human activity.
C. Chimps transform their culture to quickly adapt to the changed environment.
D It might already be too late to prevent animal cultures from extinction.
11. What does the author suggest conservationists do
A. Focus entirely on culturally-based beings rather than genetically-based ones.
B. Place more stress on animal traditions than on their physical conservation.
C. Conserve animal species in a novel and all-round way.
D. Explore the cultures of species before they disappear.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了作者指出人类破坏了黑猩猩的文化，并列举了相关的研究。研究发现不同的黑猩猩群体交流的方式不同，同时随着人类活动的增加，黑猩猩的行为变化越来越少。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Imagine that an alien species landed on Earth and, through their mere presence, those aliens caused our art to fade, our music to standardize, and our technological know-how to disappear. Actually, that is what humans have been doing to our closest relatives — chimps (大猩猩).(想象一下，一个外星物种降落在地球上，仅仅通过他们的存在，这些外星人就使我们的艺术褪色，我们的音乐标准化，我们的技术知识消失。事实上，这就是人类对我们最近的亲戚——黑猩猩所做的)”以及第二段“It was evident, the team said, that chimps have their own cultures.(研究小组说，很明显，黑猩猩有自己的文化)”可知，作者说我们人类破坏了黑猩猩的文化。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Some groups would get each other’s attention by tapping branches with their knuckles (指关节), while others did it by loudly tearing leaves with their teeth.(一些群体会用指关节敲打树枝来引起彼此的注意，而另一些群体则会用牙齿大声撕扯树叶)”可知，Andrew Whiten的团队发现不同的黑猩猩群体交流的方式不同。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Ammie Kalan and her colleagues have shown, through years of intensive field work, that the very presence of humans has gradually reduced the diversity of chimp behavior. Where we grow, their cultures weaken.(Ammie Kalan和她的同事们通过多年密集的实地研究表明，人类的存在逐渐减少了黑猩猩行为的多样性。我们在哪里成长，它们的文化就在哪里弱化)”可知，Ammie Kalan和她的同事通过密集的实地调查发现随着人类活动的增加，黑猩猩的行为变化越来越少。故选B。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Obviously, conservationists need to think about saving species in a completely new way — by preserving animal traditions as well as bodies and genes.(显然，自然资源保护主义者需要考虑用一种全新的方式来拯救物种——既要保护动物的身体和基因，也要保护它们的传统)”可知，作者建议环保主义者用创新全面的方式保护动物物种。故选C。
D
You can’t see it, smell it, or hear it, and people disagree on how precisely to define it, or where exactly it comes from. It isn’t a school subject or an academic discipline, but it can be learned. It is a quality that is required of artists, but it is also present in the lives of scientists and entrepreneurs. All of us benefit from it and we succeed mentally and spiritually when we are able to handle it. It is a delicate thing, easily wiped out; in fact, it blossoms most fully when people are playful and childlike. Meanwhile, it works best in meeting with deep knowledge and expertise.
This mysterious—but teachable—quality is creativity, the subject of a recently-published report by Durham Commission on Creativity and Education. The report concludes that creativity should not exist in the school curriculum only as it relates to drama, music, art and other obviously creative subjects, but that creative thinking ought to run through all of school life, infusing (充满) the way humanities and natural sciences are learned.
Nevertheless, it is arts subjects through which creativity can most obviously be promoted. The value placed on them by the independent education is clear. One only has to look at the remarkable arts facilities at Britain’ stop private schools to understand this. But in the state education the extreme focus on English, maths and science threatens to destroy arts subjects; meanwhile, reduced school budgets mean decreasing extracurricular activities.
This difference between state and private education is a matter of social justice. It is simply wrong and unfair that most children have a small part of the access to choirs, art studios and drama that their more privileged peers enjoy. As lives are affected by any number of threatening challenges—climate crisis, automation in the workplace—humans are going to need creative thinking more than ever. For all of our sakes, creativity in education, and for all, must become a priority.
12. What is the primary function of the first paragraph in the passage
A. It offers a historical overview of creative thinking.
B. It introduces the precise definition and benefits of creativity.
C. It guides the reader on to the topic of creativity in education.
D. It provides evidence for the importance of science education.
13. What is the conclusion of a recently-published report
A. Natural sciences should be learned the way humanities courses are.
B. Growth of creativity should run through the entire school curriculum.
C. Art courses should be made required for all students，
D. Students should learn more obviously creative subjects.
14. What do we learn about the private schools in the UK
A. They encourage extracurricular activities.
B. They attach great importance to arts education.
C They prioritize arts subjects over maths and sciences.
D. They meet the needs of students from different family backgrounds.
15. What should be done to meet the future challenges
A. Increasing government investment in school education.
B Narrowing the existing gap between the rich and the poor.
C. Providing all children with equal access to arts education.
D. Focusing on meeting the needs of under-privileged students.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要论述的是创造力的重要性和现在培养创造力的困难所在。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“It is a delicate thing, easily wiped out; in fact, it blossoms most fully when people are playful and childlike. Meanwhile, it works best in meeting with deep knowledge and expertise.(这是一个微妙的东西，很容易被消灭；事实上，当人们充满童趣和童心时，它才会绽放得最灿烂。同时，它在与渊博的知识和专业知识会面时效果最好。)”和第二段“This mysterious—but teachable—quality is creativity, the subject of a recently-published report by Durham Commission on Creativity and Education.(这种神秘但可教的品质就是创造力，这是达勒姆创新与教育委员会最近发表的一份报告的主题。)”可知，第一段是对某个事物的描述，第二段说这就是创造力，因此，第一段的功能是引导读者了解教育中的创造力这个话题。故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The report concludes that creativity should not exist in the school curriculum only as it relates to drama, music, art and other obviously creative subjects, but that creative thinking ought to run through all of school life, infusing (充满) the way humanities and natural sciences are learned.(报告的结论是，创造力不应该只存在于学校课程中，因为它与戏剧、音乐、艺术和其他明显具有创造性的学科有关，而应该贯穿整个学校生活，融入人文科学和自然科学的学习方式。)”可知，最近发表的一份报告的结论是培养创造力应该贯穿整个学校课程。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“One only has to look at the remarkable arts facilities at Britain’ stop private schools to understand this.(你只需要看看英国私立学校卓越的艺术设施就能理解这一点。)”可知，英国的私立学校非常重视艺术教育。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“It is simply wrong and unfair that most children have a small part of the access to choirs, art studios and drama that their more privileged peers enjoy. As lives are affected by any number of threatening challenges—climate crisis, automation in the workplace—humans are going to need creative thinking more than ever. For all of our sakes, creativity in education, and for all, must become a priority.(大多数孩子只有一小部分机会去唱诗班、艺术工作室和戏剧表演，这是完全错误和不公平的。随着生活受到气候危机、工作场所自动化等一系列威胁挑战的影响，人类将比以往任何时候都更需要创造性思维。为了我们所有人的利益，教育中的创造力，为了所有人，必须成为一个优先事项。)”可知，我们应该为所有儿童提供平等接受艺术教育的机会来应对未来的挑战，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。
Review Our Worries
We spend a lot of our lives worrying, but there’s one basic thing we almost never remember to do.____16____For example, one week, we might be worried about running out of money, the next of having offended a friend, and the third about being brought down by a rumour on social media. The worries go on and on, shifting unstoppably from one target to another.____17____
What we seldom spend time doing is pausing to compare the scale of the worry with what actually happened in the end. We are too taken up with the next worry to return for a composed review.
However, if we force ourselves to perform one, a strange discovery is likely to dawn on us. ____18____We almost lost our minds to worry, but we didn’t run out of money in the end, our friend wasn’t offended, and so on.____19____Mark Twain’s famous saying comes to mind: “I have lived through many disasters, only a few of which actually happened.”
____20____If we got it so wrong in the past, we’re highly likely to get it wrong now too. Of course, we’re convinced that this is really and truly the end, but such a certainty was with us on many other situations which we appear to have sailed through well enough.
Perhaps the world is not quite as awful as we assume. Perhaps most of the drama is ultimately unfolding in a place we need to explore and heal as fast as we can: our own minds.
A. Our worries are nearly always out of line with reality.
B. They ruin our precious time on Earth in the process.
C. Ignore our worries and focus on more productive things.
D. Go back and check how our worries matched up to reality.
E. We might say that only 1% of our worries truly become awful.
F. Our worries are caused by external factors beyond our control.
G. We should use the data about the unreliability of our fears as a guide to the future.
【答案】16. D 17. B 18. A 19. E 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲的是作者对我们的担忧的一些看法。
【16题详解】
空前“We spend a lot of our lives worrying, but there’s one basic thing we almost never remember to do.(我们花了很多时间在担心，但有一件基本的事情我们几乎从来没有记得去做。)”说明了有一件基本的事情我们几乎从来没有记得去做，空格处应该解释是哪一件事，空后“For example, one week, we might be worried about running out of money, the next of having offended a friend, and the third about being brought down by a rumour on social media. The worries go on and on, shifting unstoppably from one target to another.(例如，这一周我们可能会担心没钱，下一周可能会担心冒犯了朋友，第三周可能会担心被社交媒体上的谣言打倒。担忧持续不断，不可阻挡地从一个目标转移到另一个目标。)”说明了我们有很多的担心，举的都是一些想象出来，还没有发生的事情，也就是说不是现实，D选项“Go back and check how our worries matched up to reality.(回头看看我们的担忧与现实是否相符。)”说明了空前所说的那件事具体是什么，和后文说我们的担忧都是现实相呼应，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选D。
【17题详解】
空前“For example, one week, we might be worried about running out of money, the next of having offended a friend, and the third about being brought down by a rumour on social media. The worries go on and on, shifting unstoppably from one target to another.(例如，这一周我们可能会担心没钱，下一周可能会担心冒犯了朋友，第三周可能会担心被社交媒体上的谣言打倒。担忧持续不断，不可阻挡地从一个目标转移到另一个目标。)”举例说明了我们的担心都有哪些，空格处应该说这些担忧会有什么坏处，B选项“They ruin our precious time on Earth in the process.(在这个过程中，它们毁掉了我们在地球上的宝贵时间。)”说明了空前的那些担忧的坏处，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选B。
【18题详解】
空后“We almost lost our minds to worry, but we didn’t run out of money in the end, our friend wasn’t offended, and so on.(我们几乎因为担心而失去理智，但我们最后没有花光钱，我们的朋友没有被冒犯，等等。)”说明我们所担心的根本就没有发生，也就是和现实不符合，A选项“Our worries are nearly always out of line with reality.(我们的担忧几乎总是与现实脱节。)”说明了我们的担心几乎总是和现实不符合，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选A。
【19题详解】
空后“Mark Twain’s famous saying comes to mind: “I have lived through many disasters, only a few of which actually happened.”(我想起了马克·吐温的名言：“我经历过许多灾难，但真正发生的很少。”)”说明了我们担心的事情发生的几率很低，E选项“We might say that only 1% of our worries truly become awful.(我们可能会说，只有1%的担忧真正变得可怕。)”说明只有1%的担忧会真正发生，和后文说发生地很少相呼应，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选E。
【20题详解】
空后“If we got it so wrong in the past, we’re highly likely to get it wrong now too. Of course, we’re convinced that this is really and truly the end, but such a certainty was with us on many other situations which we appear to have sailed through well enough.(如果我们过去犯了如此严重的错误，我们现在很可能也会犯同样的错误。当然，我们确信这是真正的终结，但在许多其他情况下，这种确定性伴随着我们度过我们似乎已经度过的情况。)”说明我们过去的一些经验可以对我们现在的生活有影响，也就是会指导我们的生活，G选项“We should use the data about the unreliability of our fears as a guide to the future.(我们应该利用有关我们的恐惧不可靠的数据来指导未来。)”说明了我们可以利用过去的恐惧来指导我们的未来，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选G。
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)
Kimberly and I had planned a trip to Europe for a long time, but we encountered some curveballs. Getting the departure time wrong, we had to ____21____ from the original train trip to a ship one.
Boarding the ship, we ____22____ it was not like a spacious hotel. The room was incredibly tight. The ____23____ in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink. You turned it on and sprayed yourself,____24____ the rest of the room.
The week-long ship travel was full of ____25____. There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages. We had stopovers on ____26____ of all sizes, where we cycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety ____27____. So finally we ____28____ back home.
We still appreciated the experience. Our real passion was about the ____29____ rather than the destination — the missed rides, the ____30____ ship, the mixture of cultures, and all the ____31____.
Sometimes people are so ____32____ to their comfortable life that it scares them to be off the beaten track. Yet, once out of their comfort zone, the different experiences are what actually ____33____. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes, being ____34____ to adventure — this is how you create ____35____.
21. A. shift B. range C. break D. deliver
22. A. admitted B. regretted C. fancied D. realized
23. A. towel B. shower C. drier D. wardrobe
24. A. rather than B. let alone C. along with D. in particular
25. A. risks B. barriers C. conflicts D. adventures
26. A. islands B. harbors C. malls D. decks
27. A. measures B. consequences C. concerns D. expectations
28. A. emerged B. jogged C. returned D. headed
29. A. journey B. emotion C. scenery D. culture
30. A. vacant B. luxurious C. overcrowded D. expensive
31. A. listed B. recommended C. canceled D. unsettled
32. A. close B. accustomed C. opposed D. accessible
33. A. fall over B. stand out C. set off. D. goby
34. A. open B. alert C. blind D. limited
35. A. hope B. importunities C. passion D. changes
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和Kimberly旅行中碰到的各种情况，并领悟到了旅行的意义。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于出发时间不对，我们不得不从原来的火车旅行改为轮船旅行。A.shift（使）转换到（另一个人或另一事物）；B.range(在一定的范围内)变化；C.break弄坏；D.deliver发表。根据上文“ Getting the departure time wrong”及空后“from the original train trip to a ship one”可知，时间变了，所以作者的行程计划也发生了转变。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：登上这艘船，我们意识到它不像一个宽敞的酒店。A.admitted承认；B.regretted后悔；C.fancied爱慕；D.realized意识到。根据前文“Boarding the ship”以及后文“The room was incredibly tight.”可知，我们登上船以后意识到情况不对。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：浴室里的花洒是一个与水槽相连的喷头。A.towel毛巾；B.shower花洒；C.drier吹风机；D.wardrobe衣橱。根据后文“in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink”可知，这是浴室里的花洒。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：你打开花洒，会把自己和房间里的其他人都喷了。A.rather than而不是；B.let alone更不用说；C.along with连同……一起；D.in particular尤其。根据上文“The room was incredibly tight.”及空后“the rest of the room”可知，房间非常狭小，如果打开花洒，喷自己的时候，会连同房间里的其他人一起喷了。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为期一周的船上旅行充满了冒险。A.risks风险；B.barriers障碍；C.conflicts冲突；D.adventures冒险。根据下文“There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages.”以及“ Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety 7 .”可知，作者的旅行遇到了许多有挑战的事。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们在各种大小的岛屿上都有中途停留，我们在那里骑了30-40公里的自行车。A.islands岛屿；B.harbors海港；C.malls购物中心；D.decks层面。根据上文“Boarding the ship”可知，“岛屿”符合语境。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后就刮起了狂风——如此猛烈以至于出于安全考虑连公共汽车都无法通过。A.measures方法；B.consequences结果；C.concerns忧虑；D.expectations期望。根据上文“Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass”及常识可知，风非常的猛烈，出于安全考虑，公共汽车也禁止通行了。故选C项。
28题详解】
考查动词。句意：所以最后我们回家了。A.emerged出现；B.jogged慢跑；C.returned返回；D.headed前往。根据上文“Then there were whole gales (狂风) —so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety 　　7　　.”空后“back home”可知，天气太恶了，所以最后他们回家了。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们真正的激情是旅行而不是目的地——错过的旅程、拥挤的船只、文化的混合以及所有的不安定。A.journey旅程；B.emotion情绪；C.scenery风景；D.culture文化。根据上文“We still appreciated the experience.”可知，作者他们重视的是旅途的过程。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们真正的激情是旅行而不是目的地——错过的旅程、拥挤的船只、文化的混合以及所有的不安定。A.vacant空着的；B.luxurious奢侈的；C.overcrowded挤满的；D.expensive昂贵的。根据上文“The room was incredibly tight.”可知，船是拥挤的。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词词义辨析。句意：我们真正的激情是旅行而不是目的地——错过的旅程、拥挤的船只、文化的混合以及所有的不安定。A.listed罗列的；B.recommended推荐的；C.canceled取消的；D.unsettled扰乱的。根据上文“Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety 7 .”可知，这是不确定因素。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有时，人们太习惯于舒适的生活，以至于害怕脱离常规。A.close接近的；B.accustomed习惯的；C.opposed相反的；D.accessible可进入的。根据下文“it scares them to be off the beaten track”可知，人们害怕脱离常规，更习惯于舒服的生活。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，一旦走出他们的舒适区，不同的体验才是真正与众不同的。A.fall over被绊倒；B.stand out突出；C.set off出发；D.go by经过。根据上文“once out of their comfort zone”可知，走出舒适区，情况会不一样。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：把事情混在一起，尝试新事物，通过别人的眼睛看事情，勇于冒险——这就是你如何创造激情的方式。A.open敞开的；B.alert警惕的；C.blind实名的；D.limited有限的。根据上文“Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes”可知，要用开放的心态对待冒险。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：把事情混在一起，尝试新事物，通过别人的眼睛看事情，勇于冒险——这就是你如何创造激情的方式。A.hope希望；B.importunities强求；C.passion激情；D.changes变化。根据上文“Our real passion was about the 9 rather than the destination”可知，“激情”符合语境。故选C项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A recent short video series, Escape from the British Museum, which tells the story of___36___a Chinese cultural relic escapes from the British Museum and finds it swayback to China, has sparked___37___(heat) discussions about the return of Chinese cultural relics from overseas.
Directed by two Chinese vloggers, the three-episode series circles around the personification of a Chinese jade(玉) teapot. The female vlogger who plays the role___38___the jade teapot comes across a Chinese journalist in London whom she believes to be her long-lost family and asks him to take her back home. The series not only entertains but also ___39___(touch) on a powerful message that Chinese people are longing___40___(desperate) for the return of cultural heritage.
___41___(release) over August 30 to September 5, the series had received more than 20 million likes on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and each episode___42___(play) over 5 million times on Bilibili, another Chinese video platform, by September 8. Millions of viewers made___43___(comment) expressing the hope that the cultural relics could return with dignity and honor.
The ___44___(popular) of this short series demonstrates the enthusiasm of young people for history and traditional culture, their emphasis on cultural heritage and preservation,___45___the hope of the Chinese people for the return of their lost cultural relics.
【答案】36. how
37. heated 38. of
39. touches
40. desperately
41. Released
42. had been played
ments
44. popularity
45. and
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一部名为《逃出大英博物馆》的系列视频短片。短片讲述了一件中国文物如何逃出大英博物馆并辗转回到中国的故事。
【36题详解】
考查宾语从句的引导词。句意：近日，一部名为《逃出大英博物馆》的系列视频短片引发了人们对中国文物归国问题的热烈讨论。该短片讲述了一件中国文物如何逃出大英博物馆并辗转回到中国的故事。设空处引导宾语从句且在句中作方式状语，应用连接副词how。故填how。
【37题详解】
考查形容词。句意见上题解析。设空处为形容词作定语修饰名词discussion。故填heated。
【38题详解】
考查介词。句意：扮演玉茶壶的女视频博主在伦敦遇到了一位中国记者，她认为这是她失散已久的家人，并要求他带她回家。此处考查固定短语play a role of“扮演……的角色”。故填of。
【39题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：该系列不仅娱乐，而且触及了一个强有力的信息，即中国人非常渴望文化遗产的回归。设空处和空前的entertains并列作句子的谓语，时态为一般现在时，主语为the series(该系列)，谓语动词应为单数形式，结合主谓一致，故填touches。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意见上题解析。设空处应用副词的形式修饰动词long。故填desperately。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：该系列于8月30日至9月5日发布，在抖音(中国版TikTok)上获得了超过2000万个赞。设空处在句中用作非谓语作状语，和其逻辑主语是逻辑的被动关系，应用动词的过去分词的形式，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填Released。
【42题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：截至9月8日，每集在中国另一家视频平台哔哩哔哩上的播放量已超过500万次。数以百万计的观众发表评论，希望这些文物能带着尊严和荣誉回归。设空处在句中作谓语，根据时间状语“by September 8 (截至9月8日)”可知，句子的时态为过去完成时，空处和句子的谓语之间是被动关系。应用过去完成时的被动语态，主语为each episode，结合主谓一致。故填had been played。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意见上题解析。设空处应用名词的形式作宾语，空前无冠词修饰，应用名词复数的形式表示泛指。故填comments。
【44题详解】
考查名词。句意：这部短片的受欢迎程度表明了年轻人对历史和传统文化的热情，他们对文化遗产和保护的重视，以及中国人民对找回失去的文物的希望。设空处应用名词的形式作主语，表示抽象概念为不可数名词。故填popularity。
【45题详解】
考查连词。句意见上题解析。空格后的部分和空前的their emphasis是并列关系，应用并列连词and。故填and。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 中国古典诗词是中华民族的文化瑰宝，为鼓励同学们讲好中国故事，你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以“我最喜欢的诗人”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.该人物及其主要贡献简介;
2.该人物对你的影响。
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。
My favourite poet
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 My favourite poet
Many celebrated Chinese poets of the Tang dynasty have displayed their extraordinary talents and unique intelligence in Tang poetry. Among all these poets, Li Bai has always held a special place in my heart.
As a poet, Li Bai’s major contribution lies in the exquisite craftsmanship of his poems, which effortlessly blend vivid landscapes with deep philosophical musings. Besides, his ability to capture the beauty of nature and the human experience resonates deeply with readers worldwide. His timeless verses of profound imagery and emotion have left a long-lasting mark on literature.
In essence, Li Bai’s poetry serves as a timeless reminder, continuing to inspire generations of readers, including myself. His poems have taught me to appreciate the fleeting moments of beauty, explore my own creativity, and express my feelings through writing.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于说明文，要求考生以“我最喜欢的诗人”为题，写一篇短文，参加学校正在组织的英语作文比赛。
【详解】1.词汇积累
著名的：celebrated→noted
非凡的：extraordinary→remarkable
才能：talent→gift
另外：besides→moreover
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In essence, Li Bai’s poetry serves as a timeless reminder, continuing to inspire generations of readers, including myself.
拓展句：In essence, Li Bai’s poetry serves as a timeless reminder, which continues to inspire generations of readers, including myself.
【点睛】[高分句型1] As a poet, Li Bai’s major contribution lies in the exquisite craftsmanship of his poems, which effortlessly blend vivid landscapes with deep philosophical musings. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] In essence, Li Bai’s poetry serves as a timeless reminder, continuing to inspire generations of readers, including myself. (运用了现在分词作状语)
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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Birthday Box
I was ten years old when my mother was seriously ill. Still, she gave me a birthday party. Sick as she was, Mama had seen to it, organizing it at the hospital.
She made sure the doctors and nurses all brought me presents. We were good friends with them all by that time because Mama had been in the hospital for so long.
The head nurse, Louise, gave me a little box. I opened the little present first. It was a fountain pen, are alone.
“Now you can write beautiful stories, Katie,” Louise said to me.
“Thanks, Louise,” I said politely.
Patty and Tracey gave me a present together. It was a diary and had a picture of a little girl in pink, reading in a garden swing.
“It’s great,” It old them. “I’ll write in it with my new pen.” And I wrote my name on the first page just to show them I meant it.
They hugged me and winked at Mama. She tried to wink back but was just too tired and shut both here yes instead.
Then Dr. Dann and Dr. Pucci gave me a big box filled to the top with little presents, each wrapped up individually. All things they knew I’d love—paperback books and writing paper and erasers.
There was one box, though, they held out till the end. It was about the size of a large top hat. The paper was deep blue and covered with stars; not fake stars but real stars, I mean, like a map of the night sky. The ribbon was two shades of blue with silver lines running through. There was no name on the card. “Who’s it from ” I asked.
No one spoke. The only sound for the longest time was Mama’s breathing machine going in and out and in and out. At last, Louise said, “It’s from your mama, Katie.”
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。
I took the paper off and opened the beautiful box slowly.
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Then.one night, right after my first birthday without Mama, I opened the birthday box again.
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【答案】One possible version:
I took the paper of and opened the beautiful box slowly. Inside, I found a treasure trove of memories waiting to be unwrapped. It was a collection of letters, each tied with a ribbon, and labeled with a date. As I carefully untied the first letter and began to read, tears welled up in my eyes. The letters were from my mother, written during her time in the hospital. They were filled with words of encouragement, love, and wisdom. It was as if she was right there beside me, guiding me through life’s challenges.
Then one night, right after my first birthday without Mama, I opened the birthday box again. The letters had become my source of strength, and I revisited them whenever I needed guidance. Mama’s words had a timeless quality, offering comfort and support even in her absence. I realized that her love was a gift that would always be with me, and her unwavering belief in me had become my guiding star. As I carefully placed the letters back in the box, I knew that Mama’s legacy would live on through me, in the stories I wrote with the fountain pen and the moments I recorded in the diary. The birthday box was more than just a collection of gifts; it was a testament to the enduring power of a mother’s love, a love that would stay with me throughout my life’s journey.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的妈妈生病住院，病情严重，在作者的生日的时候，医院的护士给作者准备了生日礼物，作者的内心非常的感动，作者注意到有一份礼物没有署名，护士告诉作者这是作者的妈妈给作者准备的礼物。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我拿起包装纸，慢慢地打开了这个漂亮的盒子”可知，第一段可描写作者打开礼物，发现是许多妈妈的封信以及信的内容对作者的鼓励。
②由第二段首句内容“一天晚上，就在我没有妈妈陪伴的第一个生日过后，我又打开了生日礼盒。”可知，第二段可描写作者重温妈妈的生日礼物对作者的启迪。
2.续写线索：打开礼物——妈妈的信——支持和鼓励——生日重温礼物——怀念和感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①打开：untie/open
②充满：be filled with/be full of
情绪类
①满含泪水：tears well up / tears come to one’s eyes
②爱：love/ affection
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. As I carefully untied the first letter and began to read, tears welled up in my eyes.（由连接词as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. I realized that her love was a gift that would always be with me, and her unwavering belief in me had become my guiding star.（由that引导的宾语从句）
听力答案：1-5 BCCAB 6-10 BAACB 11-15 BCABB 16-20 CCCAA湖北省部分重点中学2024届高三第一次联考
高三英语试卷
试卷满分：150分
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the woman do
A. Wipe the table. B. Wash the dishes. C. Clean the floor.
2. How often are the meetings held
A. Once a day. B. Once a week. C. Once a month.
3. What does the man mean
A. He is going blind B. He likes darkness. C. He can’t bear the strong light.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. On a mountain. B. In a gym. C. At the speakers’ home.
5. What did the man think of the garden
A It was beautiful. B. It was crowded. C. It was inspiring.
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. How will the woman give the lucky money to William
A. By We Chat Pay. B. By bank transfer. C. In cash.
7 What will William probably do during the holiday
A. Attend classes.
B. Join his family for dinner.
C. Travel to his grandparents’ house.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman think young people prefer public transportation
A. Decrease in income.
B. Difficulty of parking.
C. Convenience of public transportation.
9. Why does the woman like cars
A. They run fast. B. They are cheap. C. They can go anywhere.
10. When did the man get rid of his vehicle
A. A year ago. B. Half a year ago. C. One month ago.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why does Lisa want the new job
A. It pays more money.
B. It offers her career promotion.
C. It will be easy as she’s done it before.
12. How did Lisa find out about the job
A. From a co-worker. B. From an advertisement. C. From someone working there.
13. How many children does Lisa have
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Suggestions about adopting a pet.
B. Ways of learning to look after a dog.
C. Job applications to an animal shelter.
15. What does the woman like best about working at a shelter
A. Cleaning the cages.
B. Getting along with pets.
C. Interacting with other volunteers.
16. What does the woman regret about her volunteering work
A. The lack of pay.
B. The long working hours.
C. The inability to adopt all the pets.
17. What will the man probably do next
A. Buy a dog. B. Talk to his roommate. C. Contact a shelter near him.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What made sweet foods special in ancient civilizations
A. They were hard to make.
B. They were the safest foods.
C. They were only for important persons.
19. When was the cupcake invented
A. In the 1800s. B. In the 1300s. C. In the 1200s.
20. Why did it take so long for more recipes to be published
A. The materials were too expensive.
B. People perfected desserts early on.
C. More demand for sugar was needed.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Of Special Interest to Freshman
Freshman Seminars
Freshman Seminars are small classes just for freshmen, with some of York’s most distinguished teachers. Some seminars provide an introduction to a particular field of study; others take an interdisciplinary(跨学科的) approach to a variety of topics. All seminars provided a friendly environment for developing relationships with teachers and other students.
STARS
STARS (Science, Technology, and Research Scholars) provides undergraduates of every year with an opportunity to combine research and course-based study. The program offers research opportunities and support to students historically disadvantaged in the fields of natural science and quantitative reasoning, such as racial and ethnic minorities, women, and the physically challenged. More than 100 students each year participate in STARS, during the academic year or over the summer months.
Academic Advising
Academic Advising is a collective effort by the residential colleges, academic departments and various offices connected to York University Dean(院长)’s office. Students’ primary academic advisors are their residential college deans, to whom they may always turn for academic and personal advice. The deans live in residential colleges and supervise the advising networks in the college. Each academic department has a director of undergraduate studies (DUS) who can discuss with students the department’s course offerings and requirements for majors.
Perspectives on Science and Engineering
Perspectives on Science and Engineering is a lecture and discussion course for about 75 selected freshmen who have exceptionally strong backgrounds in science or mathematics. The yearlong course explores abroad range of topics. exposes students to questions at the frontiers of science, and connects the first-year students to York’s Scientific community.
1. An African female freshman seeking opportunities of research is most likely to choose .
A. Freshman Seminars B. STARS
C. Academic Advising D. Perspectives on Science and Engineering
2. Which freshman may have priority to attend Perspectives on Science and Engineering
A. The one who has already got a novel published.
B. A medalist of the International Mathematical Olympiad.
C. The one who has designed an original engineering project.
D. An applicant for York’s Scientific Community.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the residential colleges
A. Deans of most academic departments live with students there.
B. Directors of undergraduate studies of most majors work together there.
C. The college deans serve as the central figures in an advising network.
D. The college deans engage in scientific research with selected freshmen.
B
Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.
I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones (煎饼) and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.
Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.
One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words “Tea Leaves” caught my eye. A tea room Here, in the land of loneliness and pain
I walked through the doors and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely. I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones. It felt silly and wonderful—and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.
I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missed, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.
4. The underlined word “treat” in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A. delicious food B. service
C. something pleasant D. a kind of tea party
5. Which of the following about “Tea Leaves” is true
A. It touched the author.
B. It looks silly and wonderful.
C. Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties.
D. It made the author recall her childhood.
6. We can infer from the text that the author would probably .
A. open her own teahouse
B. ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home
C. go back to her hometown to visit Stacey
D. want to actively adapt to the new environment
7. What would be the best title for the passage
A. East and West, Home Is the Best B. A Cup of Comfort
C. A Difficult Settlement D. A Friend in Need Is A Friend Indeed
C
Imagine that an alien species landed on Earth and, through their mere presence, those aliens caused our art to fade, our music to standardize, and our technological know-how to disappear. Actually, that is what humans have been doing to our closest relatives — chimps (大猩猩).
Back in 1999, a team of scientists led by Andrew Whiten showed that chimps from different parts of Africa be have very differently from one another. Some groups would get each other’s attention by tapping branches with their knuckles (指关节), while others did it by loudly tearing leaves with their teeth. The team identified 39 of these traditions that are practiced by some communities but not others — a pattern that, at the time, hadn’t been seen in any animal except humans. It was evident, the team said, that chimps have their own cultures.
It took a long time to convince unbelievers that such cultures exist, but now we have plenty of examples of animals learning local traditions from one another. However, when many scientists have come to accept the existence of animal cultures, many of those cultures might disappear. Ammie Kalan and her colleagues have shown, through years of intensive field work, that the very presence of humans has gradually reduced the diversity of chimp behavior. Where we grow, their cultures weaken. It is a bitterly ironic thing to learn on the 20th anniversary of Whiten’s classic study.
“It’s amazing to think that just 60 years ago, we knew next to nothing of the behavior of our sister species in the wild,” Whiten says. “But now, just as we are truly getting to know our primate (灵长类) cousins, the actions of humans are closing the window on all we have discovered.”
No one knows whether the destruction of chimp culture is getting worse. Obviously, conservationists need to think about saving species in a completely new way — by preserving animal traditions as well as bodies and genes. “Instead of focusing only on the conservation of genetically based beings like species, we now need to also consider culturally based ones,” says Andrew Whiten.
8. What does the author say we humans have been doing to chimps
A. Ruining their culture. B. Accelerating their extinction.
C. Treating them as alien species. D. Standardizing their living habits.
9. What is the finding of Andrew Whiten’s team
A. Chimps demonstrate highly developed skills of communication.
B. Chimps rely heavily upon their body language to communicate.
C. Chimps behave in ways quite similar to those of human beings.
D. Different chimp groups differ in their way of communication.
10. What did Ammie Kalan and her colleagues find through their intensive fieldwork
A. Whiten’s classic study has little impact on the diversity of chimp behavior.
B. Chimp behavior becomes less varied with the increase of human activity.
C. Chimps transform their culture to quickly adapt to the changed environment.
D. It might already be too late to prevent animal cultures from extinction.
11. What does the author suggest conservationists do
A. Focus entirely on culturally-based beings rather than genetically-based ones.
B. Place more stress on animal traditions than on their physical conservation.
C. Conserve animal species in a novel and all-round way.
D. Explore the cultures of species before they disappear.
D
You can’t see it, smell it, or hear it, and people disagree on how precisely to define it, or where exactly it comes from. It isn’t a school subject or an academic discipline, but it can be learned. It is a quality that is required of artists, but it is also present in the lives of scientists and entrepreneurs. All of us benefit from it and we succeed mentally and spiritually when we are able to handle it. It is a delicate thing, easily wiped out; in fact, it blossoms most fully when people are playful and childlike. Meanwhile, it works best in meeting with deep knowledge and expertise.
This mysterious—but teachable—quality is creativity, the subject of a recently-published report by Durham Commission on Creativity and Education. The report concludes that creativity should not exist in the school curriculum only as it relates to drama, music, art and other obviously creative subjects, but that creative thinking ought to run through all of school life, infusing (充满) the way humanities and natural sciences are learned.
Nevertheless, it is arts subjects through which creativity can most obviously be promoted. The value placed on them by the independent education is clear. One only has to look at the remarkable arts facilities at Britain’ stop private schools to understand this. But in the state education the extreme focus on English, maths and science threatens to destroy arts subjects; meanwhile, reduced school budgets mean decreasing extracurricular activities.
This difference between state and private education is a matter of social justice. It is simply wrong and unfair that most children have a small part of the access to choirs, art studios and drama that their more privileged peers enjoy. As lives are affected by any number of threatening challenges—climate crisis, automation in the workplace—humans are going to need creative thinking more than ever. For all of our sakes, creativity in education, and for all, must become a priority.
12. What is the primary function of the first paragraph in the passage
A. It offers a historical overview of creative thinking.
B. It introduces the precise definition and benefits of creativity.
C. It guides the reader on to the topic of creativity in education.
D. It provides evidence for the importance of science education.
13. What is the conclusion of a recently-published report
A. Natural sciences should be learned the way humanities courses are.
B. Growth of creativity should run through the entire school curriculum.
C. Art courses should be made required for all students，
D. Students should learn more obviously creative subjects.
14. What do we learn about the private schools in the UK
A. They encourage extracurricular activities.
B. They attach great importance to arts education.
C. They prioritize arts subjects over maths and sciences.
D. They meet the needs of students from different family backgrounds.
15. What should be done to meet the future challenges
A. Increasing government investment in school education.
B. Narrowing the existing gap between the rich and the poor.
C. Providing all children with equal access to arts education.
D. Focusing on meeting the needs of under-privileged students.
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。
Review Our Worries
We spend a lot of our lives worrying, but there’s one basic thing we almost never remember to do.____16____For example, one week, we might be worried about running out of money, the next of having offended a friend, and the third about being brought down by a rumour on social media. The worries go on and on, shifting unstoppably from one target to another.____17____
What we seldom spend time doing is pausing to compare the scale of the worry with what actually happened in the end. We are too taken up with the next worry to return for a composed review.
However, if we force ourselves to perform one, a strange discovery is likely to dawn on us. ____18____We almost lost our minds to worry, but we didn’t run out of money in the end, our friend wasn’t offended, and so on.____19____Mark Twain’s famous saying comes to mind: “I have lived through many disasters, only a few of which actually happened.”
____20____If we got it so wrong in the past, we’re highly likely to get it wrong now too. Of course, we’re convinced that this is really and truly the end, but such a certainty was with us on many other situations which we appear to have sailed through well enough.
Perhaps the world is not quite as awful as we assume. Perhaps most of the drama is ultimately unfolding in a place we need to explore and heal as fast as we can: our own minds.
A. Our worries are nearly always out of line with reality.
B. They ruin our precious time on Earth in the process.
C. Ignore our worries and focus on more productive things.
D. Go back and check how our worries matched up to reality.
E We might say that only 1% of our worries truly become awful.
F. Our worries are caused by external factors beyond our control.
G. We should use the data about the unreliability of our fears as a guide to the future.
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)
Kimberly and I had planned a trip to Europe for a long time, but we encountered some curveballs. Getting the departure time wrong, we had to ____21____ from the original train trip to a ship one.
Boarding the ship, we ____22____ it was not like a spacious hotel. The room was incredibly tight. The ____23____ in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink. You turned it on and sprayed yourself,____24____ the rest of the room.
The week-long ship travel was full of ____25____. There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages. We had stopovers on ____26____ of all sizes, where we cycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were whole gales (狂风) — so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety ____27____. So finally we ____28____ back home.
We still appreciated the experience. Our real passion was about the ____29____ rather than the destination — the missed rides, the ____30____ ship, the mixture of cultures, and all the ____31____.
Sometimes people are so ____32____ to their comfortable life that it scares them to be off the beaten track. Yet, once out of their comfort zone, the different experiences are what actually ____33____. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something through another person’s eyes, being ____34____ to adventure — this is how you create ____35____.
21. A. shift B. range C. break D. deliver
22. A. admitted B. regretted C. fancied D. realized
23. A. towel B. shower C. drier D. wardrobe
24. A. rather than B. let alone C. along with D. in particular
25. A. risks B. barriers C. conflicts D. adventures
26. A. islands B. harbors C. malls D. decks
27. A. measures B. consequences C. concerns D. expectations
28. A. emerged B. jogged C. returned D. headed
29. A. journey B. emotion C. scenery D. culture
30. A. vacant B. luxurious C. overcrowded D. expensive
31. A. listed B. recommended C. canceled D. unsettled
32. A. close B. accustomed C. opposed D. accessible
33. A. fall over B. stand out C. set off. D. goby
34. A. open B. alert C. blind D. limited
35 A. hope B. importunities C. passion D. changes
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A recent short video series, Escape from the British Museum, which tells the story of___36___a Chinese cultural relic escapes from the British Museum and finds it swayback to China, has sparked___37___(heat) discussions about the return of Chinese cultural relics from overseas.
Directed by two Chinese vloggers, the three-episode series circles around the personification of a Chinese jade(玉) teapot. The female vlogger who plays the role___38___the jade teapot comes across a Chinese journalist in London whom she believes to be her long-lost family and asks him to take her back home. The series not only entertains but also ___39___(touch) on a powerful message that Chinese people are longing___40___(desperate) for the return of cultural heritage.
___41___(release) over August 30 to September 5, the series had received more than 20 million likes on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and each episode___42___(play) over 5 million times on Bilibili, another Chinese video platform, by September 8. Millions of viewers made___43___(comment) expressing the hope that the cultural relics could return with dignity and honor.
The ___44___(popular) of this short series demonstrates the enthusiasm of young people for history and traditional culture, their emphasis on cultural heritage and preservation,___45___the hope of the Chinese people for the return of their lost cultural relics.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 中国古典诗词是中华民族的文化瑰宝，为鼓励同学们讲好中国故事，你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以“我最喜欢的诗人”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.该人物及其主要贡献简介;
2.该人物对你的影响。
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。
My favourite poet
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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。
Birthday Box
I was ten years old when my mother was seriously ill. Still, she gave me a birthday party. Sick as she was, Mama had seen to it, organizing it at the hospital.
She made sure the doctors and nurses all brought me presents. We were good friends with them all by that time because Mama had been in the hospital for so long.
The head nurse, Louise, gave me a little box. I opened the little present first. It was a fountain pen, are alone.
“Now you can write beautiful stories, Katie,” Louise said to me.
“Thanks, Louise,” I said politely.
Patty and Tracey gave me a present together. It was a diary and had a picture of a little girl in pink, reading in a garden swing.
“It’s great,” It old them. “I’ll write in it with my new pen.” And I wrote my name on the first page just to show them I meant it.
They hugged me and winked at Mama. She tried to wink back but was just too tired and shut both here yes instead.
Then Dr. Dann and Dr. Pucci gave me a big box filled to the top with little presents, each wrapped up individually. All things they knew I’d love—paperback books and writing paper and erasers.
There was one box, though, they held out till the end. It was about the size of a large top hat. The paper was deep blue and covered with stars; not fake stars but real stars, I mean, like a map of the night sky. The ribbon was two shades of blue with silver lines running through. There was no name on the card. “Who’s it from ” I asked.
No one spoke. The only sound for the longest time was Mama’s breathing machine going in and out and in and out. At last, Louise said, “It’s from your mama, Katie.”
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I took the paper off and opened the beautiful box slowly.
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Then.one night, right after my first birthday without Mama, I opened the birthday box again.
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