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六校联盟高二年级期中联考
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：至选择性必修第二册Unit1。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the woman good at
A. Singing. B. Playing the drums. C. Playing the pianos.
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Why is the man late
A. Because of the heavy traffic.
B. Because of the bad weather.
C. Because of the basketball match.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will the woman probably do
A. Charge her phone. B. Leave the house. C. Call her mother.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What are the speakers talking about
A. A souvenir. B. A place. C. A colorful life.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How much will the woman pay to rent the car
A. 200 dollars. B. 210 dollars. C. 240 dollars.
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。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 man want to do
A. Pay taxes. B. Answer questions. C. Get information.
7. What does the woman advise the man to do
A Call back later. B. Send an email. C. Speak to someone else.
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. What is the weather probably like now
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
9. What happened at the get-together last year
A. No one wanted to play any games.
B. People ran out of food and drinks.
C. People just wanted to stay warm.
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. When did the woman reserve the room
A. On the 11th. B. On the 12th. C. On the 13th.
11. How many nights will the woman stay at the hotel
A. One. B. Three. C. Five.
12. What does the woman request be sent to her room
A. Breakfast. B. A newspaper. C. A guest book.
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】
13. Where will the speakers have the party
A. In a garden. B. In a hotel. C. In their house.
14. What food will the man prepare for the party
A. Pizzas. B. Salad. C. A birthday cake.
15. What kind of birthday present will the woman get for Grandpa
A. A scarf. B. A book. C. A hat.
16. When will the party be held
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
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】
17. How long is the lecture about ants
A. 60 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 30 minutes.
18 Where will the film The Great Migration be shown
A. In Theater A. B. In Theater B. C. In Theater C.
19. Who will host the event Encouraging Garden Wildlife
A. David Crocker. B. Monica Chaddha. C. Jane Smith.
20. When will the listeners leave the Exhibition Room
A. At 2:00 pm. B. At 2:30 pm. C. At 3:00 pm.
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
Weald & Downland Living Museum
Fun fact
Over 50 historic buildings from across the Weald and Downland area have been dismantled (拆除) and then reconstructed across a lovely 40-acre site in the South Downs national park. The collection of buildings represents almost a thousand years of rural life in south-east England: furnished just as they would have been in the past — complete with the homes, farms and public buildings. There’s a sense of exploring a real village as you wander between them along green paths, stopping to climb the stairs of a 17th-century craftsman’s (工匠) cottage to lie on the straw bed or sheltering from a shower in a smoky, 14th-century hall.
Getting there
The Stagecoach 60 bus service from Chichester to Midhurst stops just five minutes away at Grooms Yard, Singleton. The nearest railway stations are Chichester (2 miles) and Haslemere (7 miles). The museum is on Town Lane in Singleton, reached via the A286 from Chichester to Midhurst. Parking is free and there are disabled parking spaces opposite the museum shop.
Value for money
Yes. It’s not cheap but it’s a special experience that easily fills a day. Plus it’s a valuable cause worth supporting. Adults ￡14, children 5-17 and students ￡6.50, under-4s free, family ￡38 (two adults and two children) or ￡25 (one adult and three children).
Opening hours
Daily 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm).
21. What can visitors do in Weald & Downland Living Museum
A. Take a shower in the hall.
B. Stay overnight at a cottage.
C. Learn construction techniques.
D. Explore rural life centuries ago.
22. How much would a couple with their 5-year-old twin sons pay for admission
A. ￡25. B. ￡34.5. C. ￡38. D. ￡41.
23 What do we know about Weald & Downland Living Museum
A. It charges parking fees.
B. It has varied opening hours.
C. It is inconveniently located for bus riders.
D. It offers the disabled thoughtful service.
B
Expressions of honour and respect have been shared for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away on May 1, 2023 at the age of 84.
Lightfoot was born on November 17, 1938, in Orillia, Ontario. He made his performing debut (初次登台) at age five singing in a choir (唱诗班). He claimed that it was the choirmaster who taught him how to enjoy and sing great music. He took piano and voice lessons and began winning amateur singing competitions. Just before he turned 13, Lightfoot performed on stage at Massey Hall in Toronto as one of the winners of the Kiwanis Music Festival.
As a teenager, Lightfoot continued to study the piano and taught himself how to play drums. He soon became a paid musician, travelling throughout Canada and playing with different bands. Lightfoot played numerous styles of music and began writing songs about Canadian nature and history.
While he still enjoyed performing, by 1964 Lightfoot began gaining recognition as a songwriter, and other musicians started recording his songs. One of the most famous musicians to play his music was Elvis Presley.
He continued to write, perform and record his songs as he grew older. In 1975, Lightfoot wrote and recorded one of his most famous songs, about a real shipping disaster occuring in the Great Lakes, called “The Wreck of the Edmund Fizgerald”. This song is still played and is one of the most famous Canadian songs ever recorded.
Lightfoot won many awards for his 20 original albums(专辑). He was awarded 16 Juno Awards, Canada’s top prize for music. In’ 1986 Lightfoot was given a spot in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. He also received a
Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 1997. In Ontario, he was awarded the highest provincial prize, becoming a member of the Order of Ontario.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described him as one of the greatest singer-songwriters. “Gordon Lightfoot captured our country’s spirit in his music, and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape,” he said on Twitter. “May his music continue to inspire future generations, and may his spirit live on forever.”
24. What does Lightfoot think of the choirmaster
A. Far-sighted. B. Inspiring. C. Well-read. D. Strict.
25. What can be inferred about Lightfoot from paragraph 3
A. His performances brought him little money.
B. His songs became known throughout Canada.
C. His talent turned into a career.
D. His dream of travelling around the world came true.
26. What encouraged Lightfoot to write one of his famous songs in 1975
A. A real-life accident. B. The Juno Awards.
C. The wonder of the Great Lakes. D. A songwriting contest.
27. What is the purpose of this text
A. To promote the value of music. B. To remember a great musician.
C. To introduce Canadian music awards. D. To recommend classic Canadian songs.
C
Imagine coming home after a long day at work and being welcomed by a loving pet who greets you warmly. Better yet, imagine a pet that never has to be fed and never has to use the bathroom.
Robopest provide many of the perks of a real pet without all of the responsibility. These furry (毛的) robofriends are more advanced and lifelike than remote-controlled toy dogs. Many feature realistic fur for an enjoyable petting experience and make sounds and small, natural movements.
Paro is one of the most popular companion robots. It is a robotic baby harp seal (鞍背海豹) with cute black eyes and a pacifier (安抚奶嘴) that doubles as its charger. Created by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Paro is more than a stuffed animal. The little seal is packed with five kinds of sensors: touch, light, audio, temperature and posture. Plus, Paro is super intelligent; it can learn to behave in a way that the user prefers. According to the Paro website, “If you stroke (抚摸) it every time you touch it, Paro will remember your previous action and try to repeat that action to be stroked.”
While animal-assisted therapy (疗法) and the benefits of pets have been analysed in numerous scientific studies, real animals may not always be the appropriate choice for an older adult. Animals can be a lot of work; they can spread some diseases to humans and they may not always be on their best behaviour. That is where robotic pets come into play. In a study on Paro’s effect on hospital/nursing home residents, researchers found that those who interacted with Paro were less lonely over the period of the trial.
Robot pets are becoming a common fixture in assisted living communities and, as years go by, these robopets will become more advanced at copying real animal behaviours. While some believe that robot pets can’t compete with real animals, the companionship they provide to older adults cannot be denied.
28. What does the underlined word “perks” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Solutions. B. Challenges. C. Chances. D. Advantages.
29. How smart is Paro
A. It can work without electricity. B. It can touch its user.
C. It can repeat its user’s words. D. It can adapt its actions to its user.
30. What is paragraph 4 mainly intended to explain
A. What researchers have found about diseases.
B. Why robotic pets are suitable for people.
C. What dangers animals can bring to humans.
D. Why hospitals apply animal-assisted therapy.
31. What is the author’s attitude to the future of robot pets
A. Disapproving. B. Doubtful. C. Positive. D. Unclear.
D
To figure out if we can die of boredom, we first have to understand what boredom is. For help, I called James Danckert, a psychologist who studies boredom at the University of Waterloo in Canada. “A lot of people think about being bored as being lazy. And it’s absolutely not that,” he says. “Bored people want to be engaged with their world, eager to do something satisfying and exciting. But any attempt to do so is failing.”
That means boredom is usually very upsetting. And it can have physical consequences. In one of his experiments, Danckert made people extremely bored by showing them a video of two people hanging clothes to dry. He found that when people got bored, their hearts beat faster and their levels of a hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) went up, compared to when they watched another video that made them sad. These physical changes were signs that boredom was stressing them out. “It’s not like having a full-on panic attack,”Danckert says. But it’s certainly enough to make boredom unpleasant.
Let’s come back to if boredom can kill you. Back in the 1980s, scientists asked people who worked for the British government a whole bunch of questions, including how bored they felt in their daily lives. The study tracked the participants over time. When any one of them died, the survey recorded the cause of death. In 2010, two researchers matched up these causes of death with the participants’ level of boredom. It turned out that people who said they were more bored were also more likely to have died of heart disease. “We know that prolonged exposure to stress is bad for your health,” Danckert says. A single boring day can’t kill you. But if you’re always bored, the stress could add up into something dangerous.
“Oh no,” you might be thinking. “School is boring, my friends are boring, everything is boring! What’s going to happen to me ” Don’t worry, Danckert says, “As you get older, you get less bored,” mainly because you gain more independence and have to get busy to achieve your long-term goals. And trust me: that’s anything but boring.
32. According to James Danckert, people feel bored because ______.
A. they are too lazy to do anything B. they can’t fully understand boredom
C. they are too frightened to have a try D. they can’t gain excitement in life
33. What can we learn from paragraph 2
A. Doing housework will make people bored.
B. Physical changes can lead to extreme boredom.
C. People’s heart rate increases with boredom.
D. Watching something sad is a boring experience.
34. What does the underlined word “prolonged” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Continued. B. Short. C. Sudden. D. Active.
35. What does Danckert recommend to save people from boredom
A. Depending on friends. B. Setting long-term goals.
C. Keeping yourself occupied. D. Trusting people around you.
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。
Four Tips to Improve Your English Vocabulary
Learning vocabulary is a big part of learning a language. The more English words you learn, the better you can communicate your needs, ideas, thoughts and feelings to others in English. ____36____ Here are four tips for better vocabulary learning.
●Write down new words.
It’s a really good idea to write down useful new vocabulary. ___37___ Plus, lots of people learn better when they see things written on paper, rather than just hearing them.
●Revise new vocabulary regularly.
So, you’ve got an English notebook full of useful vocabulary to remember. But did you know that if you don’t look again at the new words and phrases, you only remember on average 20-25 percent of them ____38____
So make five minutes each day to revise your English vocabulary. The more you look backwards, the faster you go forwards!
●Learn from context.
“Context” means the text that comes before and after a particular word. ___39___ It helps you guess the meaning of words you don’t know, it shows you how a word is used in a sentence, and it helps you remember the word for longer.
This means learning vocabulary by reading and listening is more effective than trying to study word lists. It also means that it’s better to make a note of how a word is used in a sentence rather than just the word on its own.
●____40____
Researchers have found that you need to see or hear a word on average ten times to remember it. But you learn it much faster when you’re actively using a word.
So, besides getting as much exposure to English as you can,take every opportunity to communicate in English with other people.
A. Use it or lose it!
B. See or hear a word more times.
C. New words are usually hard to remember.
D. That’s a shocking waste of time and effort!
E. It also refers to the situation in which a word is used.
F. The act of writing the words helps you remember them better.
G. So what can you do to build your English vocabulary quickly and effectively
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。
Wednesday comes, and along with it my first drum lesson. Mike, the drum teacher, ____41____ me to a room where there are two drum sets, and he tells me to ____42____ at the one closer to the door.
People make me ____43____. That’s the way I have always been. But Mike has a very calm manner, which ____44____ me lightly. Not only does he not tell me that I, a fifty-year-old mom of three, am the ____45____ of person to play the drums, but he ____46____ me for how well I follow along with him. After my first lesson, I ____47____ as much as I can and notice a rapid ____48____ in my skill.
I am a quiet person, so it seems ____49____ for me to learn drumming. But I become so ____50____ on drums that it is ____51____ my expression of who I am comes out with every beat and rhythm (节奏). I am not nervous, shy and quiet. I am a ____52____.
As the weeks turn into months of ____53____, Mike convinces me to play with others at a jam. When walking up on the stage, I breathe ____54____. The guitarist starts playing and soon I join in. What a rush I feel when we finish, and everyone is clapping and ____55____ for us. I did it!
41. A. leads B. forces C. urges D. exposes
42. A. laugh B. jump C. sit D. stare
43 A. friendly B. proud C. envious D. nervous
44. A. reminds B. relaxes C. confuses D. scares
45. A. similar B. valuable C. modern D. wrong
46. A. praises B. visits C. contacts D. forgives
47. A. change B. practice C. spend D. consider
48. A. response B. recovery C. assessment D. improvement
49. A. natural B. unusual C. informal D. conventional
50. A. educated B. popular C. focused D. dependent
51. A. as if B. even though C. unless D. because
52. A. teacher B. judge C. drummer D. singer
53. A. waiting B. playing C. guessing D. hiding
54. A. unwillingly B. indirectly C. occasionally D. deeply
55. A. preparing B. struggling C. cheering D. arguing
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。
Over the past decades, the small, industrial city of Zibo has been best known for ____56____ (it) petrochemical output. In recent months, however, it has become the centre of a ____57____ (nation) barbecue craze and social-media phenomenon unlike anything China has seen before. Tourists have flooded the city in the central province of Shandong in the hope of ____58____ (try) its lesser-known kebabs (烧烤), posting videos on the Internet, ____59____ then departing (离开). Yards have been ____60____ (temporary) turned into dining halls in order to deal ____61____ massed crowds.
During the recent May Day holiday, one of ____62____ most important weeks of the year for shopping and entertainment spending, the petrochemical city ____63____ (list) as a top tourist destination alongside other popular places such as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors. A widely ____64____ (share) online picture jokes that the last time so many people showed up in the city was during the Siege of Qi, a famous battle _____65_____ took place in the area in 284 BC.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15分)
66. 假定你是李华，某国际学校学生会主席。你校学生会正在向全体学生征集以“中国科学家精神”(The Spirit of Chinese Scientists)为主题的短视频。请你用英文拟一则征稿启事，
内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.投稿方式及截止时间
Contributions Wanted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student 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。
A Gift Beyond Measure
At an early age, I was crazy about music, dreaming of possessing a piano on which I could practice and play in the way a famous pianist did on the stage. Later when I was getting older, on my way to school, there was an instrument shop that I passed by almost every day. When I saw through the window, in the corner of the shop stood a nice piano which would always attract my eyes so deeply that I even forgot everything around me.
To my sadness, my family was truly struggling. In that period, my mother was laid off from her position and my father was only a clerk in a company. It was just a matter of getting by on a low income, not to mention buying me an expensive piano though they knew I was eager to play that piano so much. The increasing wrinkles in my father’s face even stopped me from having this thought.
Then one day after school, I went as usual to the shop window to look at the piano. However, the piano had gone! It was a big surprise. Someone had purchased the piano that I would stare at almost every day! I should not have been surprised as others had the right to buy it, if they could afford to. However, at the thought of not being able to see that piano any more, tears filled my eyes.
Disappointed and helpless, I wandered aimlessly up and down the street. I felt as though something had been stolen in my heart. After what seemed a year, I returned home, dragging my heavy legs. Hardly had I just gone into the house when my mother called my name. Brushing away my tears, I followed the sound of her voice into the dining-room.
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。
I couldn’t imagine what was happening in front of me.
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Then the door opened and my father appeared, with a big smile on his wrinkled face.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六校联盟高二年级期中联考
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：至选择性必修第二册Unit1。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the woman good at
A. Singing. B. Playing the drums. C. Playing the pianos.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Do you sing or play a musical instrument The piano, for example
W: Well, I did study piano as a child, but I gave it up. I’m afraid I can’t sing either, but I’m not bad at playing the drums.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Why is the man late
A. Because of the heavy traffic.
B. Because of the bad weather.
C. Because of the basketball match.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: It’s Tom, Mum. I’ll be home late. I’m afraid I got caught in traffic.
W: Oh, what a pity — you’ll miss the basketball match tonight. I hope you have your umbrella with you. It looks like it’s going to rain.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will the woman probably do
A. Charge her phone. B. Leave the house. C. Call her mother.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Uh-oh. I think my cell phone is about to die.
M: Don’t worry, I charged mine before we left the house.
W: Thank goodness. I don’t want my mother to worry! She’s already called three times.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. A souvenir. B. A place. C. A colorful life.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Where did you get this It’s beautiful.
W: Oh, I’ve been to so many places; I almost can’t remember where that’s from. Judging from the color of the cloth, that must be a souvenir I bought in South America.
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How much will the woman pay to rent the car
A. 200 dollars. B. 210 dollars. C. 240 dollars.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Welcome to Cars Rental Company. What can I do for you
W: I need to rent a car for eight days. What are your rates
M: 30 dollars a day.
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。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 man want to do
A. Pay taxes. B. Answer questions. C. Get information.
7. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Call back later. B. Send an email. C. Speak to someone else.
【答案】6. C 7. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Hello. XYZ Accounting.
M: Hello! Could I speak to Brian Robinson, please
W: Mr. Robinson is in a meeting right now. Can I put you through to his voice mail
M: No, thanks. I’ll try back later. I just have a couple of quick questions about my tax return.
W: Oh, maybe another accountant could help you. I think Gina Bowers could answer your questions. I’ll transfer you, if you like.
M: Yes, that would be great. Thank you.
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. What is the weather probably like now
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
9. What happened at the get-together last year
A. No one wanted to play any games.
B. People ran out of food and drinks.
C. People just wanted to stay warm.
【答案】8. B 9. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Oh, look at the sky, Mary! It’s starting to get cloudy.
W: I thought it was going to be a fine day today. I hope it doesn’t rain.
M: We can’t have our picnic without some good sunshine for all the eating and games and entertainment.
W: Yeah, but not too much sunshine, Alan! Don’t you remember last year It was so hot.
M: And no one wanted to participate in any of the planned activities. All we wanted was cold drinks. I remember that the temperature just climbed higher and higher that day.
W: Well, we don’t have that problem this year. Did you catch the weather forecast, by any chance Is it supposed to rain
M: I don’t know. I didn’t hear the weather report this morning.
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. When did the woman reserve the room
A. On the 11th. B. On the 12th. C. On the 13th.
11. How many nights will the woman stay at the hotel
A. One. B. Three. C. Five.
12. What does the woman request be sent to her room
A. Breakfast. B. A newspaper. C. A guest book.
【答案】10. A 11. B 12. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Good afternoon. How may I help you, Madam
W: Hello. I reserved a room here the day before yesterday — a room for two from the 13th to the 15th.
M: OK. May I have your name
W: Yes. It’s Jenny Green.
M: Just one moment, please. Ah, yes. Here it is. I’ll just print out the details for you to confirm. You’re in room 408.
W: Thank you.
M: And could you fill in your details in the guest book, please Name, home address, today’s date, the 13th and your signature.
W: OK. Here you are.
M: OK. Please phone or come down to reception if you need anything. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 9:30 in the Green Hall, and checkout time is 11 o’clock.
W: Thank you. Would it be possible to have a newspaper sent to my room
M: Yes, certainly. Which newspaper would you like
W: The Times, please.
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】
13. Where will the speakers have the party
A. In a garden. B. In a hotel. C. In their house.
14. What food will the man prepare for the party
A. Pizzas. B. Salad. C. A birthday cake.
15. What kind of birthday present will the woman get for Grandpa
A. A scarf. B. A book. C. A hat.
16. When will the party be held
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
【答案】13. C 14. A 15. B 16. C
【解析】
【原文】M: It’s Grandpa’s birthday next week. We must have a surprise party!
W: A party Do you mean you want to have loud music and food everywhere
M: Well, no, but Grandpa will. You know he loves jazz.
W: OK. Well, how about having it at a hotel
M: Hotels are expensive—and it’s too cold for a garden party at this time of year. We really should have it here at our house.
W: OK, I suppose you’re right. What food should we have
M: Oh, I’ll make some pizzas, and I’m sure Grandma will make a birthday cake.
W: Yes, I’m sure she will. I’ll make some salad then. What do you think I should get him
M: Let me think. No scarves or hats—I’m giving him a scarf and Grandpa just bought a hat last month. What about a book He reads a lot.
W: OK, good idea. Oh, what day should we plan to have the party
M: Well, his birthday’s on Thursday, so we could do it on Friday—no, Saturday. Saturday is the best day for a party.
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】
17. How long is the lecture about ants
A. 60 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 30 minutes.
18. Where will the film The Great Migration be shown
A. In Theater A. B. In Theater B. C. In Theater C.
19. Who will host the event Encouraging Garden Wildlife
A. David Crocker. B. Monica Chaddha. C. Jane Smith.
20. When will the listeners leave the Exhibition Room
A. At 2:00 pm. B. At 2:30 pm. C. At 3:00 pm.
【答案】17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi, there, everybody, I’m Jane Smith and welcome to Animal World. Before you start your visit, I’d like to tell you about a few special events happening here today. The first event is called The World of Ants, and it’s happening this morning quite soon in the Insect House. Dr. David Crocker is giving a lecture all about ants — the different types of ants, how they organize themselves, what they eat, their behavior and so on. It’s from 11 o’clock to 12 o’clock. At midday, that’s 12 o’clock, there’s a film which is just as fascinating, called The Great Migration. This is all about birds and how they move across continents and oceans. As I said, it’s a film which all the family will enjoy, and it’s on in Theater C, which you can see here just behind me, just a little farther down the hall past Theater A and Theater B — so bear that in mind for 12 o’clock. It will last 45 minutes. The next event is called Encouraging Garden Wildlife and will take place in the Exhibition Room with Monica Chaddha. Monica will be showing you ways of encouraging animals, birds and other wildlife to visit and live in your garden, how to place boxes for nests, what food to put out for them and all sorts of practical advice. That’s at 2:30, so just after lunch, and will last half an hour.
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
Weald & Downland Living Museum
Fun fact
Over 50 historic buildings from across the Weald and Downland area have been dismantled (拆除) and then reconstructed across a lovely 40-acre site in the South Downs national park. The collection of buildings represents almost a thousand years of rural life in south-east England: furnished just as they would have been in the past — complete with the homes, farms and public buildings. There’s a sense of exploring a real village as you wander between them along green paths, stopping to climb the stairs of a 17th-century craftsman’s (工匠) cottage to lie on the straw bed or sheltering from a shower in a smoky, 14th-century hall.
Getting there
The Stagecoach 60 bus service from Chichester to Midhurst stops just five minutes away at Grooms Yard, Singleton. The nearest railway stations are Chichester (2 miles) and Haslemere (7 miles). The museum is on Town Lane in Singleton, reached via the A286 from Chichester to Midhurst. Parking is free and there are disabled parking spaces opposite the museum shop.
Value for money
Yes. It’s not cheap but it’s a special experience that easily fills a day. Plus, it’s a valuable cause worth supporting. Adults ￡14, children 5-17 and students ￡6.50, under-4s free, family ￡38 (two adults and two children) or ￡25 (one adult and three children).
Opening hours
Daily 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm).
21. What can visitors do in Weald & Downland Living Museum
A. Take a shower in the hall.
B. Stay overnight at a cottage.
C. Learn construction techniques.
D. Explore rural life centuries ago.
22. How much would a couple with their 5-year-old twin sons pay for admission
A. ￡25. B. ￡34.5. C. ￡38. D. ￡41.
23. What do we know about Weald & Downland Living Museum
A. It charges parking fees.
B. It has varied opening hours.
C. It is inconveniently located for bus riders.
D. It offers the disabled thoughtful service.
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了Weald & Downland生活博物馆的相关信息。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fun fact部分中“The collection of buildings represents almost a thousand years of rural life in south-east England: furnished just as they would have been in the past —complete with the homes, farms and public buildings. There’s a sense of exploring a real village as you wander between them along green paths, stopping to climb the stairs of a 17th-century craftsman’s (工匠) cottage to lie on the straw bed or sheltering from a shower in a smoky, 14th-century hall.(这组建筑代表了英格兰东南部近千年的乡村生活：家具和过去一样，包括住宅、农场和公共建筑。当你沿着绿色小径漫步在这些村庄之间，停下来爬上17世纪工匠小屋的楼梯，躺在稻草床上，或者在烟雾缭绕的14世纪大厅里躲雨时，你会有一种探索真实村庄的感觉)”可知，游客在Weald & Downland生活博物馆可以探索几个世纪前的乡村生活。故选D项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Value for money 部分中“family ￡38 (two adults and two children) or ￡25 (one adult and three children). (家庭38英镑(两名成人和两名儿童)或25英镑(一名成人和三名儿童))”可知，一对夫妇和他们两个5岁的双胞胎儿子的门票是38英镑。故选C项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Getting there部分中“Parking is free and there are disabled parking spaces opposite the museum shop.(停车场是免费的，博物馆商店对面有残疾人停车位)”可知，Weald & Downland生活博物馆有专门的残疾人停车位，为残障人士提供了体贴的服务。故选D项。
B
Expressions of honour and respect have been shared for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away on May 1, 2023 at the age of 84.
Lightfoot was born on November 17, 1938, in Orillia, Ontario. He made his performing debut (初次登台) at age five singing in a choir (唱诗班). He claimed that it was the choirmaster who taught him how to enjoy and sing great music. He took piano and voice lessons and began winning amateur singing competitions. Just before he turned 13, Lightfoot performed on stage at Massey Hall in Toronto as one of the winners of the Kiwanis Music Festival.
As a teenager, Lightfoot continued to study the piano and taught himself how to play drums. He soon became a paid musician, travelling throughout Canada and playing with different bands. Lightfoot played numerous styles of music and began writing songs about Canadian nature and history.
While he still enjoyed performing, by 1964 Lightfoot began gaining recognition as a songwriter, and other musicians started recording his songs. One of the most famous musicians to play his music was Elvis Presley.
He continued to write, perform and record his songs as he grew older. In 1975, Lightfoot wrote and recorded one of his most famous songs, about a real shipping disaster occuring in the Great Lakes, called “The Wreck of the Edmund Fizgerald”. This song is still played and is one of the most famous Canadian songs ever recorded.
Lightfoot won many awards for his 20 original albums(专辑). He was awarded 16 Juno Awards, Canada’s top prize for music. In’ 1986 Lightfoot was given a spot in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. He also received a
Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 1997. In Ontario, he was awarded the highest provincial prize, becoming a member of the Order of Ontario.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described him as one of the greatest singer-songwriters. “Gordon Lightfoot captured our country’s spirit in his music, and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape,” he said on Twitter. “May his music continue to inspire future generations, and may his spirit live on forever.”
24. What does Lightfoot think of the choirmaster
A. Far-sighted. B. Inspiring. C. Well-read. D. Strict.
25. What can be inferred about Lightfoot from paragraph 3
A. His performances brought him little money.
B. His songs became known throughout Canada.
C. His talent turned into a career.
D. His dream of travelling around the world came true.
26. What encouraged Lightfoot to write one of his famous songs in 1975
A. A real-life accident. B. The Juno Awards.
C. The wonder of the Great Lakes. D. A songwriting contest.
27 What is the purpose of this text
A. To promote the value of music. B. To remember a great musician.
C. To introduce Canadian music awards. D. To recommend classic Canadian songs.
【答案】24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。加拿大创作歌手Gordon Lightfoot于2023年5月1日去世，享年84岁，人们对他表达了纪念和敬意，文章介绍了Gordon Lightfoot的个人经历以及成就。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“He claimed that it was the choirmaster who taught him how to enjoy and sing great music.(他声称是唱诗班指挥教会了他如何欣赏和演唱伟大的音乐)”可知，Lightfoot觉得唱诗班指挥鼓舞人心。故选B。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“As a teenager, Lightfoot continued to study the piano and taught himself how to play drums. He soon became a paid musician, travelling throughout Canada and playing with different bands. Lightfoot played numerous styles of music and began writing songs about Canadian nature and history.(十几岁时，Lightfoot继续学习钢琴，并自学打鼓。他很快成为了一名有报酬的音乐家，在加拿大各地旅行，并与不同的乐队一起演出。Lightfoot演奏了多种风格的音乐，并开始创作有关加拿大自然和历史的歌曲)”可推知，Lightfoot的才能变成了事业。故选C。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“In 1975, Lightfoot wrote and recorded one of his most famous songs, about a real shipping disaster occuring in the Great Lakes, called “The Wreck of the Edmund Fizgerald”.(1975年，Lightfoot创作并录制了他最著名的歌曲之一，这首歌讲述了发生在五大湖的一场真实的航运灾难，名为“埃德蒙·菲兹杰拉德号的残骸”)”可知，现实生活中的事故促使Lightfoot在1975年创作了这首著名的歌曲。故选A。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Expressions of honour and respect have been shared for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away on May 1, 2023 at the age of 84.(加拿大创作歌手Gordon Lightfoot于2023年5月1日去世，享年84岁，人们对他表达了纪念和敬意)”结合文章介绍了Gordon Lightfoot的个人经历以及成就。可推知，这篇文章的目的是纪念一位伟大的音乐家。故选B。
C
Imagine coming home after a long day at work and being welcomed by a loving pet who greets you warmly. Better yet, imagine a pet that never has to be fed and never has to use the bathroom.
Robopest provide many of the perks of a real pet without all of the responsibility. These furry (毛的) robofriends are more advanced and lifelike than remote-controlled toy dogs. Many feature realistic fur for an enjoyable petting experience and make sounds and small, natural movements.
Paro is one of the most popular companion robots. It is a robotic baby harp seal (鞍背海豹) with cute black eyes and a pacifier (安抚奶嘴) that doubles as its charger. Created by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Paro is more than a stuffed animal. The little seal is packed with five kinds of sensors: touch, light, audio, temperature and posture. Plus, Paro is super intelligent; it can learn to behave in a way that the user prefers. According to the Paro website, “If you stroke (抚摸) it every time you touch it, Paro will remember your previous action and try to repeat that action to be stroked.”
While animal-assisted therapy (疗法) and the benefits of pets have been analysed in numerous scientific studies, real animals may not always be the appropriate choice for an older adult. Animals can be a lot of work; they can spread some diseases to humans and they may not always be on their best behaviour. That is where robotic pets come into play. In a study on Paro’s effect on hospital/nursing home residents, researchers found that those who interacted with Paro were less lonely over the period of the trial.
Robot pets are becoming a common fixture in assisted living communities and, as years go by, these robopets will become more advanced at copying real animal behaviours. While some believe that robot pets can’t compete with real animals, the companionship they provide to older adults cannot be denied.
28. What does the underlined word “perks” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Solutions. B. Challenges. C. Chances. D. Advantages.
29. How smart is Paro
A. It can work without electricity. B. It can touch its user.
C. It can repeat its user’s words. D. It can adapt its actions to its user.
30. What is paragraph 4 mainly intended to explain
A. What researchers have found about diseases.
B. Why robotic pets are suitable for people.
C. What dangers animals can bring to humans.
D. Why hospitals apply animal-assisted therapy.
31. What is the author’s attitude to the future of robot pets
A. Disapproving. B. Doubtful. C. Positive. D. Unclear.
【答案】28. D 29. D 30. B 31. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是机器人宠物的一些优点。
【28题详解】
词义猜测题。根据下文中的“These furry (毛的) robofriends are more advanced and lifelike than remote-controlled toy dogs. Many feature realistic fur for an enjoyable petting experience and make sounds and small, natural movements.(这些毛茸茸的机器狗朋友比遥控玩具狗更先进、更逼真。许多逼真的皮毛为一个愉快的宠物体验，并发出声音和小的，自然的动作。)”可知，这些宠物机器朋友更形象、更逼真，可以提供许多愉快的宠物体验，也就是说，机器人宠物提供了真正宠物的一些好处，由此可知，划线单词的意思应与“好处”意义相近。故选D项。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Plus, Paro is super intelligent; it can learn to behave in a way that the user prefers. According to the Paro website, “If you stroke (抚摸) it every time you touch it, Paro will remember your previous action and try to repeat that action to be stroked.”(此外，帕罗超级聪明；它可以学会以用户喜欢的方式行事。据Paro网站介绍，“如果你每次触摸它都抚摸它，Paro就会记住你之前的动作，并试图重复你抚摸它的动作。”)”可知，Paro超级聪明，他可以学会按照用户喜欢的方式行事，由此可知，Paro能够调整自己的行为去适应用户。故选D项。
【30题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中的“While animal-assisted therapy (疗法) and the benefits of pets have been analysed in numerous scientific studies, real animals may not always be the appropriate choice for an older adult.(虽然许多科学研究都分析了动物辅助疗法和宠物的好处，但对于老年人来说，真正的动物可能并不总是合适的选择)”可知，许多研究发现真正的动物辅助疗法不总是适合老年人选择，结合下文中的“That is where robotic pets come into play.(这就是机器人宠物发挥作用的地方。)”可知，机器人宠物可以解决真正宠物的一些问题；由此可知，本段主要讲述的是为什么机器人宠物适合人类。故选B项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据尾段中的“While some believe that robot pets can’t compete with real animals, the companionship they provide to older adults cannot be denied.(虽然有些人认为机器人宠物无法与真正的动物竞争，但它们为老年人提供的陪伴是不可否认的。)”可知，尽管有些人认为机器人宠物无法和真正的宠物竞争，但作者认为机器人宠物给老人的陪伴是不可否认的，由此推知，作者对机器人宠物的未来持乐观态度。故选C项。
D
To figure out if we can die of boredom, we first have to understand what boredom is. For help, I called James Danckert, a psychologist who studies boredom at the University of Waterloo in Canada. “A lot of people think about being bored as being lazy. And it’s absolutely not that,” he says. “Bored people want to be engaged with their world, eager to do something satisfying and exciting. But any attempt to do so is failing.”
That means boredom is usually very upsetting. And it can have physical consequences. In one of his experiments, Danckert made people extremely bored by showing them a video of two people hanging clothes to dry. He found that when people got bored, their hearts beat faster and their levels of a hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) went up, compared to when they watched another video that made them sad. These physical changes were signs that boredom was stressing them out. “It’s not like having a full-on panic attack,”Danckert says. But it’s certainly enough to make boredom unpleasant.
Let’s come back to if boredom can kill you. Back in the 1980s, scientists asked people who worked for the British government a whole bunch of questions, including how bored they felt in their daily lives. The study tracked the participants over time. When any one of them died, the survey recorded the cause of death. In 2010, two researchers matched up these causes of death with the participants’ level of boredom. It turned out that people who said they were more bored were also more likely to have died of heart disease. “We know that prolonged exposure to stress is bad for your health,” Danckert says. A single boring day can’t kill you. But if you’re always bored, the stress could add up into something dangerous.
“Oh no,” you might be thinking. “School is boring, my friends are boring, everything is boring! What’s going to happen to me ” Don’t worry, Danckert says, “As you get older, you get less bored,” mainly because you gain more independence and have to get busy to achieve your long-term goals. And trust me: that’s anything but boring.
32. According to James Danckert, people feel bored because ______.
A. they are too lazy to do anything B. they can’t fully understand boredom
C. they are too frightened to have a try D. they can’t gain excitement in life
33. What can we learn from paragraph 2
A. Doing housework will make people bored.
B. Physical changes can lead to extreme boredom.
C. People’s heart rate increases with boredom.
D. Watching something sad is a boring experience.
34. What does the underlined word “prolonged” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Continued. B. Short. C. Sudden. D. Active.
35. What does Danckert recommend to save people from boredom
A. Depending on friends. B. Setting long-term goals.
C. Keeping yourself occupied. D. Trusting people around you.
【答案】32. D 33. C 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了什么是无聊，以及长期无聊带给人的危害，建议人们忙起来去摆脱无聊。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段““A lot of people think about being bored as being lazy. And it’s absolutely not that,” he says. “Bored people want to be engaged with their world, eager to do something satisfying and exciting. But any attempt to do so is failing.” (“很多人认为无聊就是懒惰。事实绝对不是这样。”他说。“无聊的人想要融入他们的世界，渴望做一些令人满意和兴奋的事情。但任何这样做的尝试都是失败的。”)”可知，James Danckert认为人们感到无聊是因为在生活中没有令人兴奋的事。故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“He found that when people got bored, their hearts beat faster and their levels of a hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) went up, compared to when they watched another video that made them sad.(他发现与看另一个让他们难过的视频相比，人们感到无聊的时候，他们的心跳更快，并且一种叫做皮质醇的激素水平上升)”可知，人们的心率会随着无聊感增加。故选C。
【34题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“A single boring day can’t kill you. But if you’re always bored, the stress could add up into something dangerous. (无聊的一天不会害死你。但如果你总是感到无聊，压力可能会累积成危险的事情)”以及“exposure to stress is bad for your health (暴露在压力之下对你的健康有害)”可知，持续接触压力会让人处于危险中，故划线词意思是“持续的”。故选A。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Don’t worry, Danckert says, “As you get older, you get less bored,” mainly because you gain more independence and have to get busy to achieve your long-term goals. And trust me: that’s anything but boring. (别担心，Danckert说，“随着年龄的增长，你会变得不那么无聊，”主要是因为你获得了更多的独立性，不得不忙起来实现你的长期目标。相信我，这一点都不无聊)”可知，Danckert建议人们要忙起来去摆脱无聊。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。
Four Tips to Improve Your English Vocabulary
Learning vocabulary is a big part of learning a language. The more English words you learn, the better you can communicate your needs, ideas, thoughts and feelings to others in English. ____36____ Here are four tips for better vocabulary learning.
●Write down new words.
It’s a really good idea to write down useful new vocabulary. ___37___ Plus, lots of people learn better when they see things written on paper, rather than just hearing them.
●Revise new vocabulary regularly.
So, you’ve got an English notebook full of useful vocabulary to remember. But did you know that if you don’t look again at the new words and phrases, you only remember on average 20-25 percent of them ____38____
So make five minutes each day to revise your English vocabulary. The more you look backwards, the faster you go forwards!
●Learn from context.
“Context” means the text that comes before and after a particular word. ___39___ It helps you guess the meaning of words you don’t know, it shows you how a word is used in a sentence, and it helps you remember the word for longer.
This means learning vocabulary by reading and listening is more effective than trying to study word lists. It also means that it’s better to make a note of how a word is used in a sentence rather than just the word on its own.
●____40____
Researchers have found that you need to see or hear a word on average ten times to remember it. But you learn it much faster when you’re actively using a word.
So, besides getting as much exposure to English as you can,take every opportunity to communicate in English with other people.
A. Use it or lose it!
B. See or hear a word more times.
C. New words are usually hard to remember.
D. That’s a shocking waste of time and effort!
E. It also refers to the situation in which a word is used.
F. The act of writing the words helps you remember them better.
G. So what can you do to build your English vocabulary quickly and effectively
【答案】36. G 37. F 38. D 39. E 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了提升英语词汇量的几个建议。
【36题详解】
前文“The more English words you learn, the better you can communicate your needs, ideas, thoughts and feelings to others in English.(你学习的英语单词越多，你就越能用英语与他人交流您的需求、想法、想法和感受)”讲了英语词汇量大的好处，下文“Here are four tips for better vocabulary learning. (这里有四个技巧可以更好地学习词汇)”就更好学习词汇提出了四个建议。由此可知，空处应为一个问句承上启下，与G项“So what can you do to build your English vocabulary quickly and effectively (那么，你可以做些什么来快速有效地建立英语词汇量呢？)”上下文一致，故选G项。
【37题详解】
根据小标题“Write down new words.(写下新单词)”可知，本段主要讲述写下新单词的好处。由此可知，F项“The act of writing the words helps you remember them better. (写单词的行为可以帮助你更好地记住它们)”符合本段语境。故选F项。
【38题详解】
根据上句“But did you know that if you don’t look again at the new words and phrases, you only remember on average 20-25 percent of them (但是你知道吗，如果你不再看新的单词和短语，你平均只记得其中的20-25%？)”可知，只记住了20%-30%的内容，有点浪费时间。由此可知，D项“That’s a shocking waste of time and effort! (这是令人震惊的时间和精力浪费！)”能够承接上文，符合语境。故选D项。
【39题详解】
根据前文““Context” means the text that comes before and after a particular word.(“语境”是指特定单词之前和之后的文本)”可知，空处应会继续解释“context”，然后再谈语境的好处。由此可知，E项“It also refers to the situation in which a word is used. (它也指使用单词的形势)”能够承接上文，符合语境。故选E项。
【40题详解】
根据下文“Researchers have found that you need to see or hear a word on average ten times to remember it. But you learn it much faster when you’re actively using a word.(研究人员发现，你需要平均看到或听到一个单词十次才能记住它。但是当你积极使用一个单词时，你会学得更快)” 及“So, besides getting as much exposure to English as you can, take every opportunity to communicate in English with other people.(因此，除了尽可能多地接触英语外，还要抓住一切机会与其他人用英语交流)”可知，主要讲述了使用单词的重要性。由此可知，A项“Use it or lose it! (要么使用它，要么失去它！)”适合作本段小标题。故选A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。
Wednesday comes, and along with it my first drum lesson. Mike, the drum teacher, ____41____ me to a room where there are two drum sets, and he tells me to ____42____ at the one closer to the door.
People make me ____43____. That’s the way I have always been. But Mike has a very calm manner, which ____44____ me lightly. Not only does he not tell me that I, a fifty-year-old mom of three, am the ____45____ of person to play the drums, but he ____46____ me for how well I follow along with him. After my first lesson, I ____47____ as much as I can and notice a rapid ____48____ in my skill.
I am a quiet person, so it seems ____49____ for me to learn drumming. But I become so ____50____ on drums that it is ____51____ my expression of who I am comes out with every beat and rhythm (节奏). I am not nervous, shy and quiet. I am a ____52____.
As the weeks turn into months of ____53____, Mike convinces me to play with others at a jam. When walking up on the stage, I breathe ____54____. The guitarist starts playing and soon I join in. What a rush I feel when we finish, and everyone is clapping and ____55____ for us. I did it!
41. A. leads B. forces C. urges D. exposes
42. A. laugh B. jump C. sit D. stare
43 A. friendly B. proud C. envious D. nervous
44. A. reminds B. relaxes C. confuses D. scares
45. A. similar B. valuable C. modern D. wrong
46. A. praises B. visits C. contacts D. forgives
47. A. change B. practice C. spend D. consider
48. A. response B. recovery C. assessment D. improvement
49. A. natural B. unusual C. informal D. conventional
50. A. educated B. popular C. focused D. dependent
51. A. as if B. even though C. unless D. because
52. A. teacher B. judge C. drummer D. singer
53. A. waiting B. playing C. guessing D. hiding
54. A. unwillingly B. indirectly C. occasionally D. deeply
55. A. preparing B. struggling C. cheering D. arguing
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者虽然是三个孩子的母亲，已经50岁了，但还是去学习打鼓，并且十分专注和勤奋。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：鼓手老师迈克把我带到一个房间，那里有两套鼓，他让我坐在靠近门的那套。A. leads领导，带领；B. forces迫使；C. urges催促；D. exposes暴露。根据后文“me to a room”结合作者学习鼓的事实可知，此处指老师把作者带到一个房间，应用动词lead。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：鼓手老师迈克把我带到一个房间，那里有两套鼓，他让我坐在靠近门的那套。A. laugh笑；B. jump跳跃；C. sit坐下；D. stare凝视。根据上文“where there are two drum sets, and he tells me to”以及常识，打鼓需要坐下来，故选C。
【43题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们让我紧张。A. friendly友好的；B. proud骄傲的；C. envious妒忌的；D. nervous紧张的。根据后文提到迈克冷静的态度让作者放松和表示转折的but，可知人们让作者紧张。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是迈克的态度很冷静，这让我很轻松。A. reminds提醒；B. relaxes放松；C. confuses使困惑；D. scares使害怕。根据上文“But Mike has a very calm manner, which”可知，迈克冷静的态度让作者轻松。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他不仅没有告诉我，我，一个50岁的三个孩子的母亲，不适合打鼓，而是他赞扬我得上他。A. similar相似的；B. valuable宝贵的；C. modern现代的；D. wrong错误的，不适合的。根据上文“I, a fifty-year-old mom of three”的描述可知，作者认为自己年纪大了，但是老师没有告诉作者她不适合打鼓，故选D。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。他不仅没有告诉我，我，一个50岁的三个孩子的母亲，不适合打鼓，而是他赞扬我得上他。A. praises赞美；B. visits拜访；C. contacts联系；D. forgives原谅。根据后文“me for how well I follow along with him”可知，老师夸奖作者跟得很好，故选A。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一堂课后，我尽可能多地练习，我注意到我的技能有了迅速的提高。A. change改变；B. practice练习；C. spend花费；D. consider考虑。根据后文“as much as I can and notice a rapid”提到了技能提高，说明作者花费时间练习。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：第一堂课后，我尽可能多地练习，我注意到我的技能有了迅速的提高。A. response回复；B. recovery恢复；C. assessment评估；D. improvement改善，提高。上文“as much as I can and notice a rapid”提到作者练习得很勤奋，所以技能有了迅速提高。故选D。
【49题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我是一个安静的人，所以对我来说学习打鼓似乎很不寻常。A. natural自然的；B. unusual不寻常的；C. informal非正式的；D. conventional传统的。根据上文“I am a quiet person”可知，作者是个安静的人，却去学打鼓，这是不寻常的。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是我变得如此专注于鼓点，就好像我对我是谁的表达伴随着每一个节拍和节奏。A. educated受过教育的；B. popular流行的；C. focused专注的；D. dependent依赖的。根据后文“with every beat and rhythm”可知，作者专注于每一个节拍和节奏。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：但是我变得如此专注于鼓点，就好像我对我是谁的表达伴随着每一个节拍和节奏。A. as if好像；B. even though即使；C. unless除非；D. because因为。根据后文“I am not nervous, shy and quiet.”可知，鼓点的节奏好像表达了真实的作者，她并不是一个害羞、紧张、安静的人。故选A。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是一个鼓手了。A. teacher老师；B. judge裁判；C. drummer鼓手；D. singer歌手。呼应上文“for me to learn drumming”指作者学习打鼓，如今是鼓手。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期过去了，几个月过去了，迈克说服我在即兴演奏时和别人一起演奏。A. waiting等待；B. playing玩耍，演奏；C. guessing猜测；D. hiding隐藏。呼应后文“The guitarist starts playing and soon I join in.”此处指演奏打鼓，应用动词play。故选B。
【54题详解】
考查副词词义辨析 。句意：当走上舞台时，我深深地呼吸。A. unwillingly不愿意地；B. indirectly间接地；C. occasionally偶尔；D. deeply深地。根据上文“When walking up on the stage, I breathe”可知，作者要演奏了，所以深呼吸来缓解情绪。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们结束时，我感到很激动，每个人都在为我们鼓掌和欢呼。A. preparing准备；B. struggling努力；C. cheering欢呼；D. arguing争论。根据上文“everyone is clapping and”可知，演出成功，每个人都在为他们鼓掌和欢呼。故选C。
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。
Over the past decades, the small, industrial city of Zibo has been best known for ____56____ (it) petrochemical output. In recent months, however, it has become the centre of a ____57____ (nation) barbecue craze and social-media phenomenon unlike anything China has seen before. Tourists have flooded the city in the central province of Shandong in the hope of ____58____ (try) its lesser-known kebabs (烧烤), posting videos on the Internet, ____59____ then departing (离开). Yards have been ____60____ (temporary) turned into dining halls in order to deal ____61____ massed crowds.
During the recent May Day holiday, one of ____62____ most important weeks of the year for shopping and entertainment spending, the petrochemical city ____63____ (list) as a top tourist destination alongside other popular places such as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors. A widely ____64____ (share) online picture jokes that the last time so many people showed up in the city was during the Siege of Qi, a famous battle _____65_____ took place in the area in 284 BC.
【答案】56. its
57. national
58. trying 59. and
60 temporarily
61. with 62. the
63. was listed
64. shared 65. which##that
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了淄博成为全国烧烤热和社交媒体现象的中心的社会现象。
【56题详解】
考查代词。句意：在过去的几十年里，工业小城淄博以其石化产品而闻名。修饰名词output应用形容词性物主代词its。故填its。
【57题详解】
考查形容词。句意：然而，近几个月来，它已经成为全国烧烤热和社交媒体现象的中心，这在中国是前所未见的。修饰名词craze，应用形容词national。故填national。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：游客们涌向中部省份山东的这座城市，希望能品尝到这里不太知名的烤肉串，并在网上发布视频，然后离开。try作介词of的宾语，应用动名词形式。故填trying。
59题详解】
考查连词。句意：游客们涌向中部省份山东的这座城市，希望能品尝到这里不太知名的烤肉串，并在网上发布视频，然后离开。结合前后文语境可知，trying its lesser-known kebabs，posting videos on the Internet与后文then departing为并列关系，应用连词and。故填and。
【60题详解】
考查副词。句意：为了应对拥挤的人群，院子暂时变成了餐厅。修饰动词短语turn into应用副词temporarily，故填temporarily。
【61题详解】
考查介词。句意：为了应对拥挤的人群，院子暂时变成了餐厅。短语deal with表示“应对”。故填with。
【62题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在最近的五一假期（一年中购物和娱乐消费最重要的一周之一）期间，这座石化城市与长城和兵马俑等其他热门景点一起被列为顶级旅游目的地。后文most important为最高级，前面要与定冠词连用。故填the。
【63题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：在最近的五一假期（一年中购物和娱乐消费最重要的一周之一）期间，这座石化城市与长城和兵马俑等其他热门景点一起被列为顶级旅游目的地。主语与谓语构成被动关系，根据上文the recent May Day holiday可知为一般过去时的被动语态，主语为the petrochemical city，谓语用单数。故填was listed。
【64题详解】
考查形容词。句意：一张广为流传的网上图片开玩笑说，上一次这么多人出现在这座城市是在公元前284年的齐城之战期间，这是一场发生在该地区的著名战役。修饰后文名词picture应用形容词shared。故填shared。
【65题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：一张广为流传的网上图片开玩笑说，上一次这么多人出现在这座城市是在公元前284年的齐城之战期间，这是一场发生在该地区的著名战役。定语从句修饰先行词battle，在从句中作主语，指物，故填which/that。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15分)
66. 假定你是李华，某国际学校学生会主席。你校学生会正在向全体学生征集以“中国科学家精神”(The Spirit of Chinese Scientists)为主题的短视频。请你用英文拟一则征稿启事，
内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.投稿方式及截止时间
Contributions Wanted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student Union
【答案】Contributions Wanted
Hello, everyone! I am Li Hua, president of the Student Union of our school. Our school is collecting some short videos on the theme of “The Spirit of Chinese Scientists”. Here is some useful information about this activity.
The purpose of this activity is to spread the spirit of perseverance to people. In addition, the most important thing is that the submitted work should include a scientist. Finally, if you want to submit a short video, please send it to our school website, and note that the deadline is October 1st.
I hope you can actively participate in our school activities.
The Student Union
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你是李华，某国际学校学生会主席。你校学生会正在向全体学生征集以“中国科学家精神”(The Spirit of Chinese Scientists)为主题的短视频。请你用英文拟一则征稿启事，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.投稿方式及截止时间。
【详解】1.词汇积累
目的：purpose→aim
此外：besides → what’s more→/in addition
最后：finally→in the end→at last
参加：participate in→take part in
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Our school is collecting some short videos on the theme of “The Spirit of Chinese Scientists”.
拓展句：Our school is collecting some short videos which should be on the theme of “The Spirit of Chinese Scientists”.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The purpose of this activity is to spread the spirit of perseverance to people.（运用了动词不定式作表语）
【高分句型2】In addition, the most important thing is that the submitted work should include a scientist.（运用了that引导的表语从句）
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A Gift Beyond Measure
At an early age, I was crazy about music, dreaming of possessing a piano on which I could practice and play in the way a famous pianist did on the stage. Later when I was getting older, on my way to school, there was an instrument shop that I passed by almost every day. When I saw through the window, in the corner of the shop stood a nice piano which would always attract my eyes so deeply that I even forgot everything around me.
To my sadness, my family was truly struggling. In that period, my mother was laid off from her position and my father was only a clerk in a company. It was just a matter of getting by on a low income, not to mention buying me an expensive piano though they knew I was eager to play that piano so much. The increasing wrinkles in my father’s face even stopped me from having this thought.
Then one day after school, I went as usual to the shop window to look at the piano. However, the piano had gone! It was a big surprise. Someone had purchased the piano that I would stare at almost every day! I should not have been surprised as others had the right to buy it, if they could afford to. However, at the thought of not being able to see that piano any more, tears filled my eyes.
Disappointed and helpless, I wandered aimlessly up and down the street. I felt as though something had been stolen in my heart. After what seemed a year, I returned home, dragging my heavy legs. Hardly had I just gone into the house when my mother called my name. Brushing away my tears, I followed the sound of her voice into the dining-room.
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I couldn’t imagine what was happening in front of me.
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Then the door opened and my father appeared, with a big smile on his wrinkled face.
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【答案】参考范文：
I couldn’t imagine what was happening in front of me. Standing there in the room was the very piano I had been longing for day and night. With excitement and surprise in my heart, I couldn’t stop tears streaming down my face. My mother came over to me, saying they knew the piano was what I had dreamed about and my father had tried everything possible to make my dream come true. I was about to say something when there was a sound of footsteps.
Then the door opened and my father appeared, with a big smile on his wrinkled face. I gave him a big hug. “It’s so nice of you, Dad!” I said. I could not imagine how much effort he had made and how hard he was working every day. Maybe only the wrinkles on his face could tell me everything. My father kissed me on the forehead, whispering that he had earned enough to buy the piano at last. Only then did I realize that no gift could measure up to a father’s love.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者很小的时候，就对音乐着迷，梦想有一架钢琴。每天放学时都会经过一家钢琴店，看着里面的钢琴很是渴望。一天，作者发现钢琴店里的钢琴不见了，很是难过，认为一定是被人买走了。但是，回到家后，作者意外地发现那架钢琴居然摆设在自己的家里，后来，作者知道原来是父亲辛苦地挣钱买给作者当作礼物的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我无法想象在我面前发生了什么。”可知，第一段可描写作者进入房间后，看到眼前情景的经过。。
②由第二段首句内容“这时门开了，我父亲走了出来，布满皱纹的脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。”可知，第二段可描写作者对于父亲买钢琴的感激以及作者的感受。。
2.续写线索：进入房间——看到钢琴——内心的兴奋和惊喜——父亲进来了——看到父亲后的感激——作者的感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①过来：came over /come up/come here
②.意识到：realize /be aware of
③.阻止：stop /prevent /hold back
情绪类
①.渴望：longing for /desire/eager to
②.兴奋：excitement / stimulation
【点睛】[高分句型1]. My mother came over to me, saying they knew the piano was what I had dreamed about and my father had tried everything possible to make my dream come true.（运用了非谓语动词中的现在分词作伴随状语。）
[高分句型2]. Only then did I realize that no gift could measure up to a father’s love.（运用了only位于句首，句子需要部分倒装。）

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