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2023-2024学年第一学期期中检测试题
高三英语
第一部分: 听力 (共两节，20小题，每题1.5分, 满分30分)
第一节
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How much should the girl pay
A. 2.50. B. 4.00 C. 5.00.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: How much is a ticket to the juggling show
M: They’re usually five pounds, but you’re a student so you can get a ticket at half of the usual price.
W: Oh, good! I was a little worried just now because I’ve only got four pounds.
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What does the woman’s sister look like
A. She has short black hair. B. She wears a brown hat. C. She wears glasses.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Is that girl with short black hair your sister
W: No, that’s her friend. My sister has got long brown hair, just behind the girl with black hair.
M: Oh, yes. I see her. She’s got glasses on just like you.
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What is the woman doing
A. Asking for directions. B. Having a driving test. C. Studying road signs.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Ice on the road, bridge ahead, look out for wild animals. What does this sign mean, Steven
M: That one means “danger, river bank”. You have to study all the signs before your driving test next week.
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Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In a classroom. B. In a restaurant. C. In a supermarket.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Waiter! Could we have the bill, please
W: Jack, let me get this.
M: No, no, Jenny. You treated me last time. It’s on me this time.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A football match. B. TV programs. C. Tea.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: What interesting programs are on TV tonight
M: There will be a football match on the sports channel.
W: Football matches are not my cup of tea.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What does the woman like about winter
A. Cold. B. Wind. C. Snow.
7. How long did it take to make the snowman last year
A. Three hours. B. Four hours. C. Seven hours.
【答案】6. C 7. A
【解析】
【原文】W: I’ll be glad when winter comes.
M: Why is that
W: Because I love snow.
M: Snow is beautiful. But I don’t like the cold wind.
W: Cold wind doesn’t matter so much. Last year we made a big snowman.
M: How big was it
W: It was seven feet tall.
M: How long did it take you to build such a snowman
W: It took four of us three hours to make it.
M: Did you give him a nose
W: Of course. We gave him a big carrot for a nose.
M: Let me help you make one this year if it snows heavy enough.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Where does the woman work full-time
A. In a company. B. In a supermarket. C. At a kindergarten.
9. What requirement can’t the woman meet
A. The age. B. Work experience. C. Much overtime work.
【答案】8. B 9. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Anything interesting in the newspaper
W: I’m not reading news. I’m looking at the job information.
M: Why Aren’t you working at the supermarket now
W: Yes. But the supermarket will be closed next week. Now I need a new job.
M: I’m so sorry to hear that. Have you found any useful job information
W: Yes. A company is looking for a saleswoman. It needs a woman under 35 years old, with at least three years’ work experience.
M: Do you want to have a try
W: Yes. I meet the requirements. Oh, no. It says a lot of overtime work is required.
M: You don’t want to work overtime
W: No, I don’t. If I work overtime, I’ll have little time for my part-time work at the kindergarten. I’ll look for some more information. Hopefully I’ll find a satisfying job.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What does the man want to do
A. Attend a lecture. B. Listen to a concert. C. Give a performance.
11. How long will it take the man to get to his destination on foot
A. About 5 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 25 minutes.
12. What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus
A. The bus doesn’t go directly.
B. The bus is quite slow.
C. People have to wait for the bus.
13. What do we know about the woman
A. She is new here.
B. She is a driver of a shuttle bus.
C. She provided two choices for the man.
【答案】10. A 11. B 12. C 13. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Can you tell me how to get to the Music Building from here I have a lecture to attend there.
W: Oh, I’m afraid you are new here.
M: Yes, I just got here last night.
W: Well, to go to the Music Building, you have two choices. If you want to go right now, you can walk straight down this street until you’ve passed a post office, and then turn right. The Music Building will be straight ahead.
M: How long will it take to get there
W: About twenty minutes.
M: What’s the second choice, please
W: If you don’t mind waiting around for a while, you can take the shuttle bus. The bus only takes about five minutes to get there.
M: Do you mean I’ll have to wait for some time if I take the bus
W: That’s right
M: Well, I guess I might as well walk.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What does the man think of online shopping
A. It is quite convenient.
B. Returning goods is difficult.
C. The delivery is a bit too slow.
15. What does the man say about Trade Me
A. It offers some rare records.
B. He often buys books and CDs on it.
C. He can buy things from other users on it.
16. What did the man buy for his mother as a Christmas present
A. A golf bag. B. A coat. C. A sofa.
17. What is the man concerned about in the end
A. How the sofa will be delivered.
B. When the sofa will arrive.
C. How much the delivery will cost.
【答案】14. A 15. C 16. B 17. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Charlie, do you like to do shopping online
M: Yes. I tend to do more of my shopping online, including my food shopping, because it saves time and money. I’ve never really had a problem with it. Even when I want to return something, it’s always really good.
W: There are a lot of Internet shopping sites. What kind of site do you use the most
M: Well, it’s hard to say. I’ve bought books and DVDs and things like that from Amazon. I just order them online, and some certain people send them to my door. I use Trade Me quite a lot too, where people can buy things, used or new, from other users.
W: Have you bought anything online recently
M: Yes. This month, I bought all of my family’s Christmas presents online. I bought my mother a coat, and my father a golf bag. My sister needs a sofa and I just ordered it online.
W: Really I’ve never bought anything that large. I don’t think it is an easy job to deliver a sofa. Has it arrived yet
M: No, but I’m looking forward to seeing how they will deliver it.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. How long does it take to change the Screen Machine into a cinema
A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C. 80 minutes.
19. What is the truck driver responsible for
A. Operating the film. B. Selling tickets. C. Fixing the motors.
20. How do most people in the speaker’s hometown book tickets for films now
A. By queuing at the ticket office.
B. By making telephone calls.
C. By using the Internet.
【答案】18. B 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【原文】 M: I live on an island off the west coast of Scotland. I love it here but a trip to the cinema means a 55-minute boat journey plus a half-hour drive to the nearest town. That’s why we all get so excited about the Screen Machine. It’s a mobile cinema that travels around the Scottish islands, and sometimes we get to see the latest movies. You can’t miss the huge, bright blue Screen Machine when it comes into the car park. It takes an hour for it to change into a comfortable, air-conditioned 80-seat cinema. It’s amazing. I really admire the Screen Machine’s driver. Of course, he operates the film. And there is always another person selling tickets. They need a mechanic, too. Ticket prices are very reasonable, so as you can imagine, as soon as the Screen Machine arrives, the ticket office phone starts ringing. We can now also book in advance on the Screen Machine website, which makes it even more convenient. And that’s the way most people choose now. It’s an amazing service and much better than a long journey across the sea to the cinema.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Top recommendations for fans of non-fiction
Alfie And Me
Carl Safina
In this diary, ecologist Carl Safina has documented his journey raising and freeing a baby owl (猫头鹰). He and his wife came across the small animal when it was sick and dying. They never expected the healing journey to extend their way. Carl talks about the remarkable impact the owl Alfie, had on their lives and how their bond led to a fresh perspective on everyday life.
The Flower Hunter
Lucy Hunter
This book explores how anyone can take advantage of the landscape as a way to create their own flowery work. It teaches readers how to capture the natural beauty. It also dings and to use their imagination for craft encourages them to appreciate their surrounding and creativity.
Colour Confidence
Jessica Sowerby
“Colour Confidence” is for people who don’t know how to make colour look nice in their homes. This book shows them how to find their perfect home colour tone. It ensures that readers know how to make their personalities shine through it. There are also tips on how colour can influence your mood or the place.
The Strength of Love
Kate Garraway
If you want to tackle the day with certainty, read this book about self-confidence by Kate Garraway. In this handbook, she shares tips on how to deal with sadness and loss. There’s also advice on how to maximize self-love and happiness. With this, she hopes to prove love is the most powerful medicine of all.
21. What can we know from Alfie And Me
A. Carl Safina captured Alfie on a trip.
B. Alfie improved Carl’s living conditions.
C. They enjoyed each other’s company.
D. The Safinas saved Alfie just for fun.
22. Whose book helps you to enhance confidence
A. Carl Safina’s. B. Lucy Hunter’s.
C. Jessica Sowerby’s. D. Kate Garraway’s.
23. What do these four books have in common
A. They give instructions. B. They are non-fiction.
C. They are entertaining. D. They concern nature.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本受欢迎的非小说类纪实文学作品。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Alfie And Me 下的“In this diary, ecologist Carl Safina has documented his journey raising and freeing a baby owl (猫头鹰). He and his wife came across the small animal when it was sick and dying. They never expected the healing journey to extend their way. Carl talks about the remarkable impact the owl Alfie, had on their lives and how their bond led to a fresh perspective on everyday life.(在这本日记中，生态学家卡尔·萨芬纳记录了他养育和释放一只小猫头鹰的旅程。他和他的妻子偶然发现了这只病得奄奄一息的小动物。他们从未想过自己的治愈之旅会延续下去。卡尔谈到了猫头鹰阿尔菲对他们生活的显著影响，以及他们的关系如何让他们对日常生活有了新的看法)”可知，卡尔和阿尔菲关系亲近，他们很享受彼此的陪伴。故选C项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题The Strength of Love下的“If you want to tackle the day with certainty, read this book about self-confidence by Kate Garraway. In this handbook, she shares tips on how to deal with sadness and loss. There’s also advice on how to maximize self-love and happiness. With this, she hopes to prove love is the most powerful medicine of all.(如果你想自信地度过每一天，那就读读凯特·加罗威写的这本关于自信的书。在这本手册中，她分享了如何处理悲伤和失去的建议。还有关于如何最大化自爱和幸福的建议。她希望借此证明爱是最有效的良药)”可知，由Kate Garraway写的The Strength of Love这本书能帮助你增强信心。故选D项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据本文标题“Top recommendations for fans of non-fiction(给非小说类书迷的最佳推荐)”以及根据小标题Alfie And Me下的“In this diary, ecologist Carl Safina has documented his journey raising and freeing a baby owl (猫头鹰).(在这本日记中，生态学家卡尔·萨芬纳记录了他养育和释放一只小猫头鹰的旅程)”；小标题The Flower Hunter下的“This book explores how anyone can take advantage of the landscape as a way to create their own flowery work.(这本书探讨了任何人如何利用景观作为一种方式来创造自己的花朵作品)”；小标题Colour Confidence下的““Colour Confidence” is for people who don’t know how to make colour look nice in their homes.(Colour Confidence是为那些不知道如何让家里的色彩看起来漂亮的人准备的)”以及小标题The Strength of Love下的“If you want to tackle the day with certainty, read this book about self-confidence by Kate Garraway.(如果你想自信地度过每一天，那就读读凯特·加罗威写的这本关于自信的书)”可知，这些书都是纪实文学。故选B项。
B
On Dec.26, Gelinne was having a cup of coffee at home, gazing out at frozen Beards River. Suddenly, his daughter cried “Look!” Gelinne looked up just in time to see a small aircraft a few hundred yards away, coming down.
As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront. The plane had slid to a stop on the broad, frozen river, far from shore, sinking. The pilot was standing on the wing. Gelinne knew from his previous training that even a few minutes in the icy water could kill the pilot.
Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances walking on it. So he and his son, John, pulled two kayaks (皮划艇) out. “If it can float on the water, it can slide on the ice,” Gelinne said.
The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. When Gelinne reached the plane, the pilot was standing on a tail wing, surrounded by open water. Gelinne pushed his kayak off the ice and into the water, paddling toward the pilot and thinking, “What if he panics What if I fall over ”
With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.
Soon a police officer arrived and radioed for help. A boat from the local Department of Natural Resources appeared. It picked up the pilot, Steve 71, and rushed him to safety, who would be treated for minor injuries. Later the boat returned to help Gelinne, exhausted, to shore.
The boat had arrived just in time, Gelinne recalled. “I’m 60 years old,” he says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” Still, he was satisfied.
24. What was Gelinne’s first reaction to the air crash
A. Hesitant. B. Concerned. C. Scared. D. Surprised.
25. What can be learned from paragraph 4
A. The plane had sunk to the bottom.
B. The pilot was nearly frozen to death.
C. The kayaks got stuck in floating ice.
D. The rescue was tougher than expected.
26. Why did Gelinne need help
A. Because his son didn’t help him.
B. Because the kayaks were broken.
C. Because the ice wasn’t solid enough.
D. Because the pilot was too exhausted.
27. Which of the following can best describe Gelinne
A. Honest and independent. B. Modest and intelligent.
C. Helpful and humorous. D. Generous and cautious.
【答案】24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述一位60岁的老人Gelinne，在 12月26 日，冒着严寒，克服困难去救由于飞机失事而落入水中的飞行员Steve 的故事。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront.(当飞机消失在树后时，曾经当过水手的杰琳意识到它将降落在河中。他毫不犹豫地跑到水边)”可知，他一看到飞机降落在河中，就毫不犹豫地跑到水边，所以推知是担心的。故选B项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. (皮划艇的桨太弱了，所以两人试着用棍子推动小船。他们的第一次尝试让他们在原地打转。但是经过努力，他们取得了进步。)”可知，救助过程非常比预想的要困难。故选D项。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.(儿子就在旁边，Gelinne专注于让飞行员保持冷静，他开玩笑说：“就像拥抱你的妻子一样，紧紧抓住皮艇。”领航员抓住皮艇的船头。Gelinne知道他必须把飞行员弄到没有破冰的架子上。但每次杰琳尝试，皮划艇都破冰而出。他需要帮助)”可知，因为冰不够坚固，导致皮划艇都破冰而出。他需要帮助。故选C项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。推理判断题。根据第二段“As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront.(当飞机消失在树后时，曾经当过水手的杰琳意识到它将降落在河中。他毫不犹豫地跑到水边)”可知，他一看到飞机降落在河中，就毫不犹豫地跑到水边去救人，所以他是热于助人的，以及第五段“With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.”(儿子就在旁边，Gelinne专注于让飞行员保持冷静，他开玩笑说：“就像拥抱你的妻子一样，紧紧抓住皮艇。”)”可推知Gelinne 是个幽默的人，所以Gelinne是乐于助人又幽默的。故选C项。
C
The “diet” in diet drinks may be a false promise for some soda lovers. A study published recently in JAMA Network Open adds to the evidence that drinks made with sucralose (蔗糖素) may stimulate the appetite, at least among some people.
“We found that females and people with obesity (肥胖)had greater brain reward activity” after consuming the artificial sweetener, says study author Katie Page, “What was most surprising was the impact of body weight and biological sex. They were very important factors in the way that the brain responded to the artificial sweetener.”
Both groups also had a reduction in the hormone that inhibits (抑制) appetite, and they ate more food after they consumed drinks with sucralose, compared with after regular sugar-sweetened drinks. In contrast, the study found males and people of healthy weight did not have an increase. in either brain reward activity or hunger response, suggesting they’re not affected in the same way.
Page and her team measured the response to diet soda in three ways. They used brain images of the 74 study participants to record the activities of parts of the brain linked to appetite. They used blood samples to measure blood sugar and hormones that can drive hunger. And they also tracked how much participants ate at a buffet table at the end of each study session.
“These results are consistent with patterns that we’ve actually seen in my lab in animal studies,” says Susan Swithers, a behavioral scientist at Purdue University.
“You are supposed to get sugar after something tastes sweet. Your body has been accustomed to that,” explains Swithers. But diet soda may lead to a disconnect. The sugar never arrives, and “that could decrease the body’s efficiency in metabolizing (新陈代谢)sugar the next time.”
28. What did Page find might affect the brain’s response to diet soda
A. The artificial sweetener. B. The reduction in hormones.
C. The drinker’s sex and weight. D. The amount of sweet drinks.
29. What is paragraph 4 of the text mainly about
A. The methods of the study. B. The impacts of diet soda.
C. The causes of overeating. D. The responses of participants.
30. What is Swithers’ attitude toward Page’s study
A. Unclear. B. Approving. C. Doubtful. D. Unsatisfied.
31. Where can you find this text
A. A story collection. B. A travel journal.
C. A consumer guide. D. A health magazine.
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文介绍了最新研究表明喝无糖汽水不但不会减肥，反而会刺激女性和肥胖者的食欲，吃得更多。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段““We found that females and people with obesity (肥胖)had greater brain reward activity” after consuming the artificial sweetener, says study author Katie Page, “What was most surprising was the impact of body weight and biological sex. They were very important factors in the way that the brain responded to the artificial sweetener.”(研究报告的作者凯蒂·佩奇说：“我们发现女性和肥胖者在食用人工甜味剂后，大脑的奖励活动更大。最令人惊讶的是体重和生理性别的影响。它们是大脑对人工甜味剂做出反应的重要因素。”)”可知，Page的研究结果表明体重和性别是影响大脑对人造甜味剂反英的两个重要因素。故选C项。
【29题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Page and her team measured the response to diet soda in three ways. They used brain images of the 74 study participants to record the activities of parts of the brain linked to appetite. They used blood samples to measure blood sugar and hormones that can drive hunger. And they also tracked how much participants ate at a buffet table at the end of each study session.(佩奇和她的团队用三种方式测量了人们对无糖汽水的反应。他们使用74名研究参与者的大脑图像来记录大脑中与食欲有关的部分的活动。他们使用血液样本来测量血糖和能导致饥饿感的激素。他们还追踪了参与者在每次学习结束时在自助餐桌上吃了多少)”可知，本段主要提出了 Page使用了三种方法来测量大脑对无糖汽水的反应，下面分别介绍了这三种方法。所以本段介绍了研究方法。故选A项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段““These results are consistent with patterns that we’ve actually seen in my lab in animal studies,” says Susan Swithers, a behavioral scientist at Purdue University.(普渡大学(Purdue University)的行为科学家苏珊·斯威瑟斯(Susan Swithers)说：“这些结果与我们在实验室的动物研究中实际看到的模式一致。”)”可知Swithers认可Page的研究。故选B项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The “diet” in diet drinks may be a false promise for some soda lovers. A study published recently in JAMA Network Open adds to the evidence that drinks made with sucralose (蔗糖素) may stimulate the appetite, at least among some people.(对于一些苏打爱好者来说，无糖饮料中的“减肥”可能是一个虚假的承诺。最近发表在《美国医学会杂志网络公开版》上的一项研究进一步证明，用三氯蔗糖制成的饮料可能会刺激食欲，至少对某些人来说是这样)”以及纵观全文可知，文章介绍了关于无糖汽水的最新研究成果。无糖汽水会使女性和肥胖消费 者吃的更多，起不到减肥效果。所以文章可能出处是关于健康的杂志。故选D项。
D
“Tie an Italian’s hands behind his back, and he’ll be speechless.” This old joke conveys a rigid image of Italians: they are talkative and emotional, and all their arm movements supposedly go to prove it.
Susan Goldin-Meadow of the University of Chicago has a rather different view. Emotions come out in lots of ways: facial expressions, posture, tone of voice and so on. But people are doing something different when they use gestures with speech, which she sums up in the title of her new book, “Thinking With Your Hands”.
In effect, everyone gestures, not just Italians. Conference interpreters gesture in their little booths (隔间), though no one is looking. People born blind gesture when they speak, including to each other. All this suggests that cognition (认知) is，to some extent, “embodied”; thinking is not all done in your head. Gestures that accompany speech are a second channel of information. People who say they believe in sexual equality but gesture with their hands lower are not indicating women’s shorter stature (身高); they can be shown to have prejudices of which they may be unaware.
Child development is the focus of Goldin-Meadow’s book. Some students who fail at a tricky mathematics problem may gesture in a way that indicates they are on the point of getting it. They should be taught differently from the ones whose gestures suggest that they are entirely at sea. Goldin-Meadow believes that gesturing could play a larger role in education by addressing the student’s needs better.
This is well explained in the book’s last section. Teachers are encouraged both to use gestures themselves and to observe those their students make. Parents are taught to fill in the word a child is most likely to be missing when they gesture rather than adding information. Children with language delays caused by brain injuries at birth, but who gesture as much as their peers, are likely to catch up verbally (口头上) by the age of about 30 months. Those who gesture less are more likely to need early intervention.
32. What is the purpose of the joke in the first paragraph
A. To show that Italians are talkative and emotional.
B. To set a humorous tone for this article.
C. To illustrate the relationship between gestures and speech.
D. To correct people’s wrong impression of Italians.
33. What does the author want to say by mentioning people talking about sexual equality
A. People’s gestures are not consistent with their speech.
B. Gestures help the speaker tell lies more easily.
C. People use gestures to hide their real intentions.
D. Gestures can express what the speaker really thinks.
34. What do the underlined words “at sea” mean in paragraph 4
A. Desperate. B. Confused. C. Incapable. D. Frightened.
35. What does Goldin-Meadow offer in the last section of her book
A. Practical advice. B. Educational theory.
C. Typical examples. D. Research conclusions.
【答案】32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文介绍了 Susan Goldin-Meadow 的新书 Thinking With Your Hands，作者在书中论述了她对人们说话是的手势的研究成果。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一单““Tie an Italian’s hands behind his back, and he’ll be speechless.” This old joke conveys a rigid image of Italians: they are talkative and emotional, and all their arm movements supposedly go to prove it.(“把意大利人的手绑在背后，他会哑口无言。”这个老笑话传达了意大利人刻板的形象：他们健谈、情绪化，他们所有的手臂动作都被认为是为了证明这一点)”是为了引 出本文话题：Susan Goldin-Meadow 关于手势的研究。所以此处作者的写作意图是为了说明手势和对话之间的关系。故选C项。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Gestures that accompany speech are a second channel of information. People who say they believe in sexual equality but gesture with their hands lower are not indicating women’s shorter stature (身高); they can be shown to have prejudices of which they may be unaware.(伴随着说话的手势是第二种信息渠道。有些人说他们相信男女平等，但把手放低并不表示女性身材较矮；他们可能会表现出他们可能没有意识到的偏见)”可知，作者提到人们谈论性别平等主要是为了说明有时人们说话是的手势传递了说话人的真实想法，即使他本人并没有意识到。故选D项。
【34题详解】
词句猜测题。根据前文“Some students who fail at a tricky mathematics problem may gesture in a way that indicates they are on the point of getting it.(有些学生在做一道棘手的数学题时不及格，他们可能会用手势表示自己马上就要答对了)”以及本句的“They should be taught differently(对他们的教育有所不同)”可知，前半句说有些学生的手势表明他们就要解出数学题了，后半句是与前半句的对照，有些学生的手势暗示他们还找不到解题的头绪，所以推知at sea应是“困惑”之意，和B项意思相近。故选B项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“This is well explained in the book’s last section. Teachers are encouraged both to use gestures themselves and to observe those their students make. Parents are taught to fill in the word a child is most likely to be missing when they gesture rather than adding information. Children with language delays caused by brain injuries at birth, but who gesture as much as their peers, are likely to catch up verbally (口头上) by the age of about 30 months. Those who gesture less are more likely to need early intervention.(这在书的最后一节有很好的解释。老师们被鼓励自己使用手势，并观察学生的手势。父母们被教导要在孩子做手势时补充他们最有可能遗漏的单词，而不是添加信息。出生时脑损伤导致语言发育迟缓的孩子，虽然和同龄人一样多做手势，但在大约30个月大的时候，他们的语言能力可能会赶上来。那些手势较少的人更有可能需要早期干预)”可知，本段中列举了三个例子：鼓励教师在教学中观察和使用手势； 教会父母做手势时，说话不要增加额外信息；根据做手势的频率决定是否对出生时大脑受到损伤的婴儿进行干预。归纳三个例子，可以得出 Goldin-Meadow 在书的最后一部分提供了实用建议。故选A项。
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。
We watch our salt and fat intake to protect our hearts. We exercise and take calcium to protect our bones. We apply sunscreen cream to protect our skin. ___36___ It turns out that there is a lot.
Wear quality sunglasses. It has been proven that wearing sunglasses blocks out 99% to100% of ultraviolet (紫外线的) light. However, dark glasses aren’t necessarily protective. ___37___ When you are looking through dark glasses, your pupils are kept wide open, which lets more UV light inside to do damage. So, be careful when choosing sunglasses.
Eat for your eyes. ___38___ For vitamins, grab strawberries, tomatoes, or choose peanuts or sunflower seeds. For zinc, good sources are beef. For moega-3 fatty acids, look for fish.
Take a break from screens. While there is no scientific evidence that the light from electronic screens damages eyes, staring at a screen can leave eyes tired and may even blur (模糊) vision.___39___ Instead, taking a break every 20 minutes to look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds is helpful.
Finally don’t forget to see an eye specialist for a checkup. ___40___
A. We also have many ways to protect our eyes.
B. All the eye problems are best treated when found early.
C. But what can we do when it comes to protecting our eyes
D. Those who consume enough vegetables have healthier eyes.
E. Glasses that block blue light from screens don’t seem to do the trick.
F. If the glasses are dark but not UV-protected, that’s worse for your eyes.
G. Foods rich in vitamins, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids are linked to lower risks of eye problems.
【答案】36. C 37. F 38. G 39. E 40. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一些保护视力和眼睛健康的方法。
【36题详解】
根据前文“We watch our salt and fat intake to protect our hearts. We exercise and take calcium to protect our bones. We apply sunscreen cream to protect our skin.(我们注意盐和脂肪的摄入量以保护我们的心脏。我们通过锻炼和补充钙来保护骨骼。我们涂防晒乳来保护皮肤)”可知上文是关于如何保护心脏、骨骼和皮肤的，而下文都是关于如何保护眼睛，所以C项“But what can we do when it comes to protecting our eyes (但在保护眼睛方面，我们能做些什么呢 )”符合文意，由前文内容过渡到保护眼睛，后文是本句的回答。故选C项。
【37题详解】
根据前文“Wear quality sunglasses. It has been proven that wearing sunglasses blocks out 99% to100% of ultraviolet (紫外线的) light. However, dark glasses aren’t necessarily protective.(戴上质量好的太阳镜。事实证明，戴太阳镜可以阻挡99%到100%的紫外线。然而，墨镜并不一定具有保护作用)”可知，本段主要讲述了好的太阳镜可以保护眼睛，但是并不是墨镜一定具有保护作用，所以F项“If the glasses are dark but not UV-protected, that’s worse for your eyes.(如果眼镜是深色的，但不防紫外线，那对你的眼睛更有害)”是对前句的进一步说明，符合文意。故选F项。
【38题详解】
根据前文“Eat for your eyes.(为你的眼睛而吃)”可知G项“Foods rich in vitamins, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids are linked to lower risks of eye problems.(富含维生素、锌和omega-3脂肪酸的食物可以降低患眼疾的风险)”符合本段主题，是对前句的进一步解释说明。故选G项。
【39题详解】
根据前文“Take a break from screens. While there is no scientific evidence that the light from electronic screens damages eyes, staring at a screen can leave eyes tired and may even blur (模糊) vision.(离开屏幕休息一下。虽然没有科学证据表明电子屏幕发出的光会损害眼睛，但盯着屏幕会让眼睛疲劳，甚至可能模糊视力)”可知，本段主要讲述了，不要一直盯着屏幕看，所以E项“Glasses that block blue light from screens don’t seem to do the trick.(阻挡屏幕蓝光的眼镜似乎不起作用)”符合本段主题，其中screens为同词复现。故选E项。
【40题详解】
分析设空，位于段尾，是对前文的总结，所以根据前文“Finally, don’t forget to see an eye specialist for a checkup.(最后，别忘了去看眼科专家做检查)”可知，B项“All the eye problems are best treated when found early.(所有的眼部问题在早期发现时最好进行治疗)”符合文意，是对前文的总结。故选B项。
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 childhood was mostly silent. It was full of love, laughter, anger and sadness like any family, but these things occurred ___41___. The knowledge instilled (灌输) in me was ___42___ by watching my mother as she moved through her silent world.
I loved to watch her hands, which were always ___43___ me things by showing me how, as she watered, weeded and dug her garden. The hands were rough with cuts and ___44___, but filled with wisdom.
Sometimes, those same hands spoke to me literally. Basic ___45___ language started in the family quite suddenly but then ___46___ just as quickly. My mother ___47___ that lip-reading was quicker. She would look at me intently and ___48___ words such as, “watch this” or “this is how”, or “never touch this plant”. We often went for hours like this, ___49___ a word spoken and yet we were talking in various ways the whole time.
As I grew up, I began to ____50____ why my mother spent so much time in her garden. Her deafness had come during an era of little tolerance for diversity, and much ____51____ of disability. The world outside was demanding and unforgiving while her garden was full of kindness and ____52____. For her it was the only place under her ____53____.
My mother’s knowledge is deeply ____54____ inside me. I now have gardening hands, with cuts and scars, and cherish their ____55____. With any luck my kids will have them one day, too.
41.
A. quickly B. constantly C. quietly D. normally
42.
A. passed down B. brought up C. laid down D. made up
43.
A. serving B. awarding C. sparing D. teaching
44.
A. spots B. lines C. marks D. scars
45.
A. pose B. sign C. signal D. wave
46.
A. failed B. progressed C. stopped D. spread
47
A. regretted B. insisted C. predicted D. suspected
48.
A. mouth B. eye C. nose D. finger
49.
A. casually B. simply C. barely D. merely
50.
A. indicate B. understand C. wonder D. confirm
51.
A. recognition B. confusion C. disapproval D. credit
52.
A. acceptance B. innovation C. inspection D. guidance
53.
A. investigation B. strategy C. guarantee D. control
54.
A. involved B. buried C. applied D. choked
55.
A. roughness B. flexibility C. strength D. softness
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. D 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. D 54. B 55. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的母亲是聋哑人，所以作者的大部分童年都是沉默无声的。它充满了爱，笑声，愤怒和悲伤，就像任何家庭一样，但是这些事情发生在一个安静地环境中。
【41题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：和其他家庭一样，它充满了爱、欢笑、愤怒和悲伤，但这些事情都是悄然发生的。A. quickly快速地；B. constantly持续不断地；C. quietly安静地，悄悄地；D. normally正常地。由上文“My childhood was mostly silent.”可知，作者的童年几乎是无声的，所以一切都是在静悄悄地发生，故选C。
【42题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：灌输给我的知识是通过看着我母亲在她寂静的世界里移动而传承下来的。A. passed down传递下去；B. brought up抚养；C. laid down放下；D. made up弥补。由上文“The knowledge instilled(灌输) in me was”可知，知识被传承下来，故选A。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她给花园浇水、除草和挖土的时候，我喜欢看她的手，因为她总是教我一些东西。A. serving服务；B. awarding授予；C. sparing饶恕；D. teaching教。根据上文“The knowledge instilled(灌输) in me was_________ by watching my mother as she moved through her silent world.”可知，作者从母亲那里学到了很多知识，由此可知，此处指母亲总会教作者一些东西，故选D。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：双手粗糙，布满伤痕，但充满智慧。A. spots地点；B. lines直线；C. marks标记；D. scars伤疤。由上文“The hands were rough with cuts”可知，母亲的双手粗糙，布满伤痕，故选D。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：基本的手语在这个家庭中开始的很突然，但是很快就停止了。A. pose引起；B. sign示意；C. signal打手势；D. wave挥手。上文提到“by watching my mother as she moved through her silent world.”母亲是个聋哑人可知，此处指手语，故选B。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：基本的手语在这个家庭中开始的很突然，但是很快就停止了。A. failed失败；B. progressed进展；C. stopped停下来；D. spread传播。由started和but可知，前后是转折关系，开始使用手语，但很快就停止了。故选C。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我母亲坚持认为读唇语更快。A. regretted后悔；B. insisted坚持；C. predicted预测；D. suspected怀疑。由下文“that lip-reading was quicker.”可知，读唇语更快，这是母亲坚持认为的。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意： 她会专注地看着我，嘴里念叨着诸如“看这个”、“这是怎么做的”或者“永远不要碰这棵植物”之类的话。A. mouth用口型默示；B. eye注视；C. nose小心翼翼地向前移动；D. finger用手指触摸。由上文“My mother________ that lip-reading was quicker.”可知，母亲坚持认为读唇语更快，所以母亲会看着作者，用口型默示的方式来告诉作者一些事情，故选A。
【49题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意： 我们经常这样谈上几个小时，几乎不说一句话，但是我们一直在用各种各样的方式交谈。A. casually随便地；B. simply只是；C. barely几乎不；D. merely仅仅。由下文“a word spoken”和上文提到的作者和母亲用读唇语的方式交谈可知，他们几乎不说一句话，故选C。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着我的成长，我开始明白为什么我的母亲花这么多时间在她的花园。A. indicate暗示；B. understand理解；C. wonder好奇；D. confirm确认。由下文“why my mother spent so much time in her garden.”和下文“The world outside was demanding and unforgiving while her garden was full of kindness and________”提到外面的世界苛求而无情，而母亲的花园却充满了善意和包容可知，作者开始理解了母亲花这么多时间在她的花园的原因，故选B。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的耳聋发生在一个对多样性缺乏宽容、不赞成残疾人的时代。A. recognition认出；B. confusion困惑；C. disapproval不赞同；D. credit信用。由上文“Her deafness had come during an era of little tolerance for diversity, and much”可知，母亲出生在一个对多样性缺乏宽容、不赞成残疾人的时代。故选C。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：外面的世界苛求而无情，而她的花园却充满了善意和包容。A. acceptance接受；B. innovation创新；C. inspection检查；D. guidance指导。由上文“The world outside was demanding and unforgiving while her garden was full of kindness and”中的while可知，前后是对比关系，外面的世界苛求而无情，而她的花园却充满了善意和包容。故选A。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：对她来说，那是她唯一能控制的地方。A. investigation调查；B. strategy策略；C. guarantee保证；D. control控制。由上文“why my mother spent so much time in her garden.”和上文提到的花园对母亲充满了善意和包容可知，母亲喜欢待在花园里修剪花朵，这是因为花园对母亲充满了善意和包容，这是母亲唯一能自己掌控的地方，故选D。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我母亲的知识深深地埋藏在我心底。A. involved涉及；B. buried掩埋；C. applied应用；D. choked噎住。由下文“inside me.”和上文提到的“The knowledge instilled(灌输) in me”可知，母亲的知识深深地埋藏在作者心中，故选B。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我现在有了园艺的双手，手上有刀伤和疤痕，并且珍惜它们的粗糙。A. roughness粗糙；B. flexibility灵活；C. strength力量；D. softness柔软。由上文“I now have gardening hands, with cuts and scars, and cherish their”和上文提到的经常待在花园里的母亲的手“The hands were rough with cuts”也是粗糙的可知，如今作者也有了园艺的双手，布满刀痕和伤疤，这说明手很粗糙，故选A。
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。
The Yuan Dynasty witnessed the maturity of Chinese landscape painting. The techniques of ink and wash ___56___ (employ) in this period, which brought Chinese landscape painting ___57___ the peak of prosperity and splendor. The ink-and-wash landscape painters developed the idea ___58___ a stretch of landscape represents a stretch of one’s spiritual world.
Ni Yunlin, Wu Zhen, Huang Gongwang and Wang Meng were known as the “Four Masters of the Yuan”, ___59___ enjoyed the free clouds and green mountains of nature. Of them all Ni Yunlin is considered to be ___60___ typical.
In Ni’s The Rongxi Studio, colours are completely abandoned and “the level and distant” method is applied to the ___61___ (compose) of the painting, so as to achieve the effect of peace and detachment (超脱). The world ___62___(create) here is the world in the artist’s mind: cold mountains and insignificant waters reveal the ___63___(painter) desire to leave the earthly world. Withered (枯萎的) trees convey the artist’s pursuit of freedom, though it sometimes means ___64___ (pain) loneliness. The small pavilion under the trees is “Rongxi Studio,” the name meaning a studio big enough only ___65___ (hold) a knee-a reflection of a human being’s inferior position in the universe.
【答案】56. were employed
57. to 58. that
59. who 60. the most
61. composition
62. created
63. painter’s
64. painful
65. to hold
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文介绍了元代四大画家及其山水画的特点。
【56题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：这一时期水墨技法的运用，使中国山水画达到了繁荣与辉煌的顶峰。分析句子结构可知，employ作本句的谓语，和主语The techniques之间是被动关系，用被动语态，根据前文可知，描述的是元代的事，用一般过去时，主语复数，谓语复数形式。故填were employed。
【57题详解】
考查介词。句意：这一时期水墨技法的运用，使中国山水画达到了繁荣与辉煌的顶峰。此处是固定搭配：bring...to...意为“带……到……”。故填to。
58题详解】
考查同位语从句。句意：水墨山水画画家发展出这样一种观念：一幅山水画代表了一个人精神世界的一部分。分析句子结构可知，空处是同位语从句解释说明抽象名词the idea的具体内容，从句中结构完整，用that引导。故填that。
【59题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：倪云林、吴镇、黄公望和王蒙被称为“元四大家”，他们享受着大自然的自由云朵和青山。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是前句提到的人Four Masters of the Yuan，指人，关系词替代先行词在从句中作主语，应该用关系代词who引导。故填who。
【60题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意：在他们当中，倪云林被认为是最典型的。根据of them可知，此处typical需用形容词最高级，故在前加the most。故填the most。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：在倪云林的《荣西画室》中，完全摒弃了色彩，在构图上采用了“层次与距离感”的方法，从而达到平和与超脱的效果。the 　　　　　　 (compose) of the painting是名词所有格结构，所以空处应填名词，compose的名词形式是composition。故填composition。
【62题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这里所创造的世界，就是艺术家心目中的世界：冰冷的山峦和微不足道的流水，流露出画家想要离开尘世的渴望。分析句子结构可知，本句已有系动词is，所以create用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语The world之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动，作后置定语。故填created。
【63题详解】
考查名词所有格。这里所创造的世界，就是艺术家心目中的世界：冰冷的山峦和微不足道的流水，流露出画家想要离开尘世的渴望。空后是名词desire，所以空处应填定语，根据句意，此处表达“画家的渴望”之意，应用名词所有格painter’s作定语。故填painter’s。
【64题详解】
考查形容词。句意：枯萎的树木传达了艺术家对自由的追求，尽管有时也意味着痛苦的孤独。空后是名词，所以空处应填形容词作定语，pain的形容词形式是painful。故填painful。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：树下的小亭子是“荣西画室”，意思是一个只有膝盖大小的工作室，反映了人类在宇宙中的卑微地位。此处是固定搭配：adj. enough to do sth.意为“足够……去做某事”，hold用不定式形式。故填to hold。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分)
第一节（满分15分)
66. 你校正在开展阳光体育活动，校学生会拟以“体育精神”为主题举办摄影展。请你代表学生会，在校英文报上发布一则通知，征集摄影作品，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.作品内容和要求；
3.投稿方式和截止日期。
注意：
1.词数80词左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Notice
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Students’ Union
【答案】One possible version:
Notice
Aiming to promote sun sports and showcase typical examples, our school will be holding a photography exhibition on the theme of sports spirit.
Students are required to take original photos with a mobile phone or camera, documenting impressive sporting scenes on campus. Each student is supposed to submit only one entry with a title and personal information including name, class and email address. Please send your file package to photoexhi@ by the end of November.
Your active participation is highly anticipated.
Students’ Union
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。你校正在开展阳光体育活动，校学生会拟以“体育精神”为主题举办摄影展。请你代表学生会，在校英文报上发布一则通知，征集摄影作品，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品内容和要求；3.投稿方式和截止日期。
【详解】1.词汇积累
展览：exhibition→show
应该：is supposed to→should
提交：submit→hand in
期望：anticipate→expect
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Aiming to promote sun sports and showcase typical examples, our school will be holding a photography exhibition on the theme of sports spirit.
拓展句：Our school will be holding a photography exhibition on the theme of sports spirit, whose purpose is to promote sun sports and showcase typical examples.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Aiming to promote sun sports and showcase typical examples, our school will be holding a photography exhibition on the theme of sports spirit.(运用了现在分词作状语)
【高分句型2】Students are required to take original photos with a mobile phone or camera, documenting impressive sporting scenes on campus.(运用了现在分词作状语)
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
English was always easy for me, but that changed the first day I walked into Mrs. Johnson’s class. I’d heard rumors from former students that she was strict and demanding that her class was impossible to pass, and that I was crazy for even wanting to take it. Consequently, I was extremely nervous.
On the first day of school, Mrs. Johnson stood in the front of her classroom, smiling, while she waited for the class to settle down. Her long, curly, red hair and clear blue eyes made her seem full of life. You could tell she had so much knowledge that it just wanted to overflow and spill (溅出) all over the floor.
“This course is Advanced Writing Course,” she said. “I’m not exaggerating when I say this class will be difficult, but if you trust me, I’ll guide you.”
She explained her grading system was different from what we were used to and that we’d better forget about the so-called good grades we had got before. She guaranteed that our writing would improve once we understood the new writing skills which she would teach us.
“Writing is an art” she said. “You can’t just put words on a piece of paper and sign your name on top of it. Instead, what you put your name on is out there to be judged.”
I’d never thought about it that way. Every time I rushed to finish an essay and wrote my name on top, it was still my writing, my words, out there for everyone to read.
She hoped that if we wanted to be good writers, we had to remember writing really was an art, and that it might take a long time to perfect.
Even though I thought I was doing fine in her class, my writing grade was terrible. I began to doubt myself and even thought about quitting the writing class. That was when I realized I needed to find out what I could do to improve my grade.
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。
So I went to Mrs. Johnson’s office after class.
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The after-class instructions continued for months until the Year Writing Contest came.
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【答案】Version 1:
So I went to Mrs. Johnson’s office after class. “Mrs. Johnson, I, uh, I’d like to talk with you about my writing.” I stammered, my voice barely rising above a whisper. Smiling, she got up from her chair, patted me on the shoulder and said gently, “OK, what’s your problem ” Her warm smile melted my nervousness. I poured out all my puzzles about writing, which she explained one by one patiently. She also told me writing, like any other skill, was something I could get better at with time and practice. She even promised to tutor me after class on a regular basis.
The after-class instructions continued for months until the Year Writing Contest came. Mrs. Johnson encouraged me to enter for it, but I hesitated—I wasn’t ready for a contest. Seeing my lack of motivation, she said only those who dared to fail greatly could achieve greatly. Waking up to her encouragement, I decided to give it a try. Although I didn’t win any prize, the experience helped me understand Mrs. John’s remark “writing was an art”. After that, I was really into writing and never stopped it, which I owed to the guidance of my dear teacher Mrs. Johnson.
Version 2:
So I went to Mrs. Johnson’s office after class. “Mrs. Johnson, I, uh, I’d like to talk with you about my writing.” I stammered, my voice barely rising above a whisper. Smiling, she got up from her chair, patted me on the shoulder and said gently, “OK, what’s your problem ” Her warm smile melted my nervousness. I poured out all my puzzles about writing, which she explained one by one patiently. She also told me writing, like any other skill, was something I could get better at with time and practice. She even promised to tutor me after class on a regular basis.
The after-class instructions continued for months until the Year Writing Contest came. When Mrs. Johnson entered me for it, I joyfully took the opportunity as those months of after-class instructions had greatly aroused my interest in writing and boosted my confidence. As Mrs. Johnson said, when you had a dream, you just grabbed it and never let go. To my greatest joy, I won the first prize. After that, I was really into writing and understood that writing was an art, which I owed to the guidance of my dear teacher Mrs. Johnson.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者一直觉得英语是很容易的，直到上了约翰逊夫人的的写作课，她说写作是一门艺术，可能需要很长时间才能臻于完美，所以作者的写作成绩比自己想象的差，之后作者请约翰逊夫人指导写作，让作者的写作能力有了很大的提高，也让作者一直喜欢写作。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“所以下课后我去了约翰逊夫人的办公室。”可知，第一段可描写向约翰逊夫人请教如何提高自己的写作能力，约翰逊夫人耐心指导作者。
②由第二段首句内容“课后指导持续了几个月，直到年度写作比赛到来。”可知，第二段可描写作者在约翰逊夫人鼓励下参加比赛，让自己明白写作就是一门艺术。
2. 续写线索：上约翰逊夫人的的写作课——知道自己的写作能力——请求约翰逊夫人指导——写作能力提高——明白写作是一门艺术。
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①解答：explain/answer/expound
②鼓励：encourage/inspire/stimulate
③实现：achieve/attain
情绪类
①紧张：nervousness/disquiet
②犹豫：hesitate/falter/hold back
【点睛】[高分句型1]I poured out all my puzzles about writing, which she explained one by one patiently.(运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]Seeing my lack of motivation, she said only those who dared to fail greatly could achieve greatly.(运用了现在分词作状语和who引导的定语从句)2023-2024学年第一学期期中检测试题
高三英语
第一部分: 听力 (共两节，20小题，每题1.5分, 满分30分)
第一节
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How much should the girl pay
A. 2.50. B. 4.00 C. 5.00.
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What does the woman’s sister look like
A. She has short black hair. B. She wears a brown hat. C. She wears glasses.
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What is the woman doing
A. Asking for directions. B. Having a driving test. C. Studying road signs.
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Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. In a classroom. B. In a restaurant. C. In a supermarket.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A football match. B. TV programs. C. Tea.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What does the woman like about winter
A. Cold. B. Wind. C. Snow.
7. How long did it take to make the snowman last year
A. Three hours. B. Four hours. C. Seven hours.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Where does the woman work full-time
A. In a company. B. In a supermarket. C. At a kindergarten.
9. What requirement can’t the woman meet
A. The age. B. Work experience. C. Much overtime work.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What does the man want to do
A. Attend a lecture. B. Listen to a concert. C. Give a performance.
11 How long will it take the man to get to his destination on foot
A. About 5 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 25 minutes.
12. What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus
A. The bus doesn’t go directly.
B The bus is quite slow.
C. People have to wait for the bus.
13. What do we know about the woman
A. She is new here.
B. She is a driver of a shuttle bus.
C. She provided two choices for the man.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What does the man think of online shopping
A. It is quite convenient.
B. Returning goods is difficult.
C. The delivery is a bit too slow.
15. What does the man say about Trade Me
A. It offers some rare records.
B. He often buys books and CDs on it.
C. He can buy things from other users on it.
16. What did the man buy for his mother as a Christmas present
A. A golf bag. B. A coat. C. A sofa.
17. What is the man concerned about in the end
A. How the sofa will be delivered.
B When the sofa will arrive.
C. How much the delivery will cost.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. How long does it take to change the Screen Machine into a cinema
A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C. 80 minutes.
19. What is the truck driver responsible for
A. Operating the film. B. Selling tickets. C. Fixing the motors.
20. How do most people in the speaker’s hometown book tickets for films now
A. By queuing at the ticket office.
B. By making telephone calls.
C. By using the Internet.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Top recommendations for fans of non-fiction
Alfie And Me
Carl Safina
In this diary, ecologist Carl Safina has documented his journey raising and freeing a baby owl (猫头鹰). He and his wife came across the small animal when it was sick and dying. They never expected the healing journey to extend their way. Carl talks about the remarkable impact the owl Alfie, had on their lives and how their bond led to a fresh perspective on everyday life.
The Flower Hunter
Lucy Hunter
This book explores how anyone can take advantage of the landscape as a way to create their own flowery work. It teaches readers how to capture the natural beauty. It also dings and to use their imagination for craft encourages them to appreciate their surrounding and creativity.
Colour Confidence
Jessica Sowerby
“Colour Confidence” is for people who don’t know how to make colour look nice in their homes. This book shows them how to find their perfect home colour tone. It ensures that readers know how to make their personalities shine through it. There are also tips on how colour can influence your mood or the place.
The Strength of Love
Kate Garraway
If you want to tackle the day with certainty, read this book about self-confidence by Kate Garraway. In this handbook, she shares tips on how to deal with sadness and loss. There’s also advice on how to maximize self-love and happiness. With this, she hopes to prove love is the most powerful medicine of all.
21. What can we know from Alfie And Me
A. Carl Safina captured Alfie on a trip.
B. Alfie improved Carl’s living conditions.
C. They enjoyed each other’s company.
D. The Safinas saved Alfie just for fun.
22. Whose book helps you to enhance confidence
A. Carl Safina’s. B. Lucy Hunter’s.
C. Jessica Sowerby’s. D. Kate Garraway’s.
23. What do these four books have in common
A. They give instructions. B. They are non-fiction.
C. They are entertaining. D. They concern nature.
B
On Dec.26, Gelinne was having a cup of coffee at home, gazing out at frozen Beards River. Suddenly, his daughter cried “Look!” Gelinne looked up just in time to see a small aircraft a few hundred yards away, coming down.
As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront. The plane had slid to a stop on the broad, frozen river, far from shore, sinking. The pilot was standing on the wing. Gelinne knew from his previous training that even a few minutes in the icy water could kill the pilot.
Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances walking on it. So he and his son, John, pulled two kayaks (皮划艇) out. “If it can float on the water, it can slide on the ice,” Gelinne said.
The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. When Gelinne reached the plane, the pilot was standing on a tail wing, surrounded by open water. Gelinne pushed his kayak off the ice and into the water, paddling toward the pilot and thinking, “What if he panics What if I fall over ”
With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.
Soon a police officer arrived and radioed for help. A boat from the local Department of Natural Resources appeared. It picked up the pilot, Steve 71, and rushed him to safety, who would be treated for minor injuries. Later the boat returned to help Gelinne, exhausted, to shore.
The boat had arrived just in time, Gelinne recalled. “I’m 60 years old,” he says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” Still, he was satisfied.
24. What was Gelinne’s first reaction to the air crash
A. Hesitant. B. Concerned. C. Scared. D. Surprised.
25. What can be learned from paragraph 4
A. The plane had sunk to the bottom.
B. The pilot was nearly frozen to death.
C. The kayaks got stuck in floating ice.
D. The rescue was tougher than expected.
26. Why did Gelinne need help
A. Because his son didn’t help him.
B. Because the kayaks were broken.
C. Because the ice wasn’t solid enough.
D. Because the pilot was too exhausted.
27. Which of the following can best describe Gelinne
A. Honest and independent. B. Modest and intelligent.
C. Helpful and humorous. D. Generous and cautious.
C
The “diet” in diet drinks may be a false promise for some soda lovers. A study published recently in JAMA Network Open adds to the evidence that drinks made with sucralose (蔗糖素) may stimulate the appetite, at least among some people.
“We found that females and people with obesity (肥胖)had greater brain reward activity” after consuming the artificial sweetener, says study author Katie Page, “What was most surprising was the impact of body weight and biological sex. They were very important factors in the way that the brain responded to the artificial sweetener.”
Both groups also had a reduction in the hormone that inhibits (抑制) appetite, and they ate more food after they consumed drinks with sucralose, compared with after regular sugar-sweetened drinks. In contrast, the study found males and people of healthy weight did not have an increase. in either brain reward activity or hunger response, suggesting they’re not affected in the same way.
Page and her team measured the response to diet soda in three ways. They used brain images of the 74 study participants to record the activities of parts of the brain linked to appetite. They used blood samples to measure blood sugar and hormones that can drive hunger. And they also tracked how much participants ate at a buffet table at the end of each study session.
“These results are consistent with patterns that we’ve actually seen in my lab in animal studies,” says Susan Swithers, a behavioral scientist at Purdue University.
“You are supposed to get sugar after something tastes sweet. Your body has been accustomed to that,” explains Swithers. But diet soda may lead to a disconnect. The sugar never arrives, and “that could decrease the body’s efficiency in metabolizing (新陈代谢)sugar the next time.”
28. What did Page find might affect the brain’s response to diet soda
A. The artificial sweetener. B. The reduction in hormones.
C. The drinker’s sex and weight. D. The amount of sweet drinks.
29. What is paragraph 4 of the text mainly about
A. The methods of the study. B. The impacts of diet soda.
C. The causes of overeating. D. The responses of participants.
30. What is Swithers’ attitude toward Page’s study
A. Unclear. B. Approving. C. Doubtful. D. Unsatisfied.
31. Where can you find this text
A. A story collection. B. A travel journal.
C. A consumer guide. D. A health magazine.
D
“Tie an Italian’s hands behind his back, and he’ll be speechless.” This old joke conveys a rigid image of Italians: they are talkative and emotional, and all their arm movements supposedly go to prove it.
Susan Goldin-Meadow of the University of Chicago has a rather different view. Emotions come out in lots of ways: facial expressions, posture, tone of voice and so on. But people are doing something different when they use gestures with speech, which she sums up in the title of her new book, “Thinking With Your Hands”.
In effect, everyone gestures, not just Italians. Conference interpreters gesture in their little booths (隔间), though no one is looking. People born blind gesture when they speak, including to each other. All this suggests that cognition (认知) is，to some extent, “embodied”; thinking is not all done in your head. Gestures that accompany speech are a second channel of information. People who say they believe in sexual equality but gesture with their hands lower are not indicating women’s shorter stature (身高); they can be shown to have prejudices of which they may be unaware.
Child development is the focus of Goldin-Meadow’s book. Some students who fail at a tricky mathematics problem may gesture in a way that indicates they are on the point of getting it. They should be taught differently from the ones whose gestures suggest that they are entirely at sea. Goldin-Meadow believes that gesturing could play a larger role in education by addressing the student’s needs better.
This is well explained in the book’s last section. Teachers are encouraged both to use gestures themselves and to observe those their students make. Parents are taught to fill in the word a child is most likely to be missing when they gesture rather than adding information. Children with language delays caused by brain injuries at birth, but who gesture as much as their peers, are likely to catch up verbally (口头上) by the age of about 30 months. Those who gesture less are more likely to need early intervention.
32. What is the purpose of the joke in the first paragraph
A. To show that Italians are talkative and emotional.
B. To set a humorous tone for this article.
C. To illustrate the relationship between gestures and speech.
D. To correct people’s wrong impression of Italians.
33. What does the author want to say by mentioning people talking about sexual equality
A. People’s gestures are not consistent with their speech.
B. Gestures help the speaker tell lies more easily.
C. People use gestures to hide their real intentions.
D. Gestures can express what the speaker really thinks.
34. What do the underlined words “at sea” mean in paragraph 4
A. Desperate. B. Confused. C. Incapable. D. Frightened.
35. What does Goldin-Meadow offer in the last section of her book
A. Practical advice. B. Educational theory.
C. Typical examples. D. Research conclusions.
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。
We watch our salt and fat intake to protect our hearts. We exercise and take calcium to protect our bones. We apply sunscreen cream to protect our skin. ___36___ It turns out that there is a lot.
Wear quality sunglasses. It has been proven that wearing sunglasses blocks out 99% to100% of ultraviolet (紫外线的) light. However, dark glasses aren’t necessarily protective. ___37___ When you are looking through dark glasses, your pupils are kept wide open, which lets more UV light inside to do damage. So, be careful when choosing sunglasses.
Eat for your eyes. ___38___ For vitamins, grab strawberries, tomatoes, or choose peanuts or sunflower seeds. For zinc, good sources are beef. For moega-3 fatty acids, look for fish.
Take a break from screens. While there is no scientific evidence that the light from electronic screens damages eyes staring at a screen can leave eyes tired and may even blur (模糊) vision.___39___ Instead, taking a break every 20 minutes to look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds is helpful.
Finally, don’t forget to see an eye specialist for a checkup. ___40___
A. We also have many ways to protect our eyes.
B. All the eye problems are best treated when found early.
C. But what can we do when it comes to protecting our eyes
D. Those who consume enough vegetables have healthier eyes.
E. Glasses that block blue light from screens don’t seem to do the trick.
F. If the glasses are dark but not UV-protected, that’s worse for your eyes.
G. Foods rich in vitamins, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids are linked to lower risks of eye problems.
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 childhood was mostly silent. It was full of love, laughter, anger and sadness like any family, but these things occurred ___41___. The knowledge instilled (灌输) in me was ___42___ by watching my mother as she moved through her silent world.
I loved to watch her hands, which were always ___43___ me things by showing me how, as she watered, weeded and dug her garden. The hands were rough with cuts and ___44___, but filled with wisdom.
Sometimes, those same hands spoke to me literally. Basic ___45___ language started in the family quite suddenly but then ___46___ just as quickly. My mother ___47___ that lip-reading was quicker. She would look at me intently and ___48___ words such as, “watch this” or “this is how”, or “never touch this plant”. We often went for hours like this, ___49___ a word spoken and yet we were talking in various ways the whole time.
As I grew up, I began to ____50____ why my mother spent so much time in her garden. Her deafness had come during an era of little tolerance for diversity, and much ____51____ of disability. The world outside was demanding and unforgiving while her garden was full of kindness and ____52____. For her it was the only place under her ____53____.
My mother’s knowledge is deeply ____54____ inside me. I now have gardening hands, with cuts and scars, and cherish their ____55____. With any luck my kids will have them one day, too.
41.
A. quickly B. constantly C. quietly D. normally
42.
A. passed down B. brought up C. laid down D. made up
43.
A. serving B. awarding C. sparing D. teaching
44.
A. spots B. lines C. marks D. scars
45.
A. pose B. sign C. signal D. wave
46.
A. failed B. progressed C. stopped D. spread
47.
A. regretted B. insisted C. predicted D. suspected
48.
A. mouth B. eye C. nose D. finger
49.
A. casually B. simply C. barely D. merely
50.
A. indicate B. understand C. wonder D. confirm
51.
A. recognition B. confusion C. disapproval D. credit
52.
A. acceptance B. innovation C. inspection D. guidance
53.
A. investigation B. strategy C. guarantee D. control
54.
A. involved B. buried C. applied D. choked
55.
A. roughness B. flexibility C. strength D. softness
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。
The Yuan Dynasty witnessed the maturity of Chinese landscape painting. The techniques of ink and wash ___56___ (employ) in this period, which brought Chinese landscape painting ___57___ the peak of prosperity and splendor. The ink-and-wash landscape painters developed the idea ___58___ a stretch of landscape represents a stretch of one’s spiritual world.
Ni Yunlin, Wu Zhen, Huang Gongwang and Wang Meng were known as the “Four Masters of the Yuan”, ___59___ enjoyed the free clouds and green mountains of nature. Of them all Ni Yunlin is considered to be ___60___ typical.
In Ni’s The Rongxi Studio, colours are completely abandoned and “the level and distant” method is applied to the ___61___ (compose) of the painting, so as to achieve the effect of peace and detachment (超脱). The world ___62___(create) here is the world in the artist’s mind: cold mountains and insignificant waters reveal the ___63___(painter) desire to leave the earthly world. Withered (枯萎的) trees convey the artist’s pursuit of freedom, though it sometimes means ___64___ (pain) loneliness. The small pavilion under the trees is “Rongxi Studio,” the name meaning a studio big enough only ___65___ (hold) a knee-a reflection of a human being’s inferior position in the universe.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分)
第一节（满分15分)
66. 你校正在开展阳光体育活动，校学生会拟以“体育精神”为主题举办摄影展。请你代表学生会，在校英文报上发布一则通知，征集摄影作品，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.作品内容和要求；
3.投稿方式和截止日期。
注意：
1.词数80词左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Notice
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Students’ Union
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
English was always easy for me, but that changed the first day I walked into Mrs. Johnson’s class. I’d heard rumors from former students that she was strict and demanding that her class was impossible to pass, and that I was crazy for even wanting to take it. Consequently, I was extremely nervous.
On the first day of school, Mrs. Johnson stood in the front of her classroom, smiling, while she waited for the class to settle down. Her long, curly, red hair and clear blue eyes made her seem full of life. You could tell she had so much knowledge that it just wanted to overflow and spill (溅出) all over the floor.
“This course is Advanced Writing Course,” she said. “I’m not exaggerating when I say this class will be difficult, but if you trust me, I’ll guide you.”
She explained her grading system was different from what we were used to and that we’d better forget about the so-called good grades we had got before. She guaranteed that our writing would improve once we understood the new writing skills which she would teach us.
“Writing is an art,” she said. “You can’t just put words on a piece of paper and sign your name on top of it. Instead, what you put your name on is out there to be judged.”
I’d never thought about it that way. Every time I rushed to finish an essay and wrote my name on top, it was still my writing, my words, out there for everyone to read.
She hoped that if we wanted to be good writers, we had to remember writing really was an art, and that it might take a long time to perfect.
Even though I thought I was doing fine in her class, my writing grade was terrible. I began to doubt myself and even thought about quitting the writing class. That was when I realized I needed to find out what I could do to improve my grade.
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。
So I went to Mrs. Johnson’s office after class.
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The after-class instructions continued for months until the Year Writing Contest came.
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