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郫都区2023—2024学年度上期期中考试
高二英语
(时间：120分钟 满分：150分)
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第I卷 选择题(共95分)
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。每段对话或独白后有1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. What will the woman do tonight
A. Do her work. B. See a film. C. Date with the man.
2. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a bank. B. On the street. C. At a hotel.
3. What can we learn about the man
A. He likes watching TV.
B. He thinks well of the Internet.
C. He is going to buy a TV.
4. When is the woman going to attend her swimming lesson this afternoon
A. At 4:30. B. At 5:15. C. At 4:45.
5. What do we know about the man
A. He has found another job.
B. He is quite confident of himself.
C. He is upset about losing his job.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What upsets the woman
A. Too many people at the river.
B. The trash on the river bank.
C. The heavily polluted river.
7. What are the speakers going to do
A. Pick up the trash.
B. Stop people littering.
C. Hold a swimming contest.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What can we know about the writer
A. He was born disabled.
B. He likes to go sightseeing.
C. He has written many books.
9. How do the speakers feel about the writer
A. Sympathetic. B. Inspired. C. Amused.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the man want to learn writing
A. Self-teaching.
B. Studying in a classroom.
C. Taking a course on the Internet.
11. Why does the man want to take writing courses
A. To make more money.
B. To enjoy the fun of writing.
C. To become a professional writer.
12. What brochure will the man receive
A. Creative writing. B. Fiction writing. C. Business writing.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why was the woman absent from the party
A. She visited Lily.
B. She was studying for the final.
C. She didn’t like social activities.
14. When will the final be
A. About a week later. B. About two weeks later. C. About a month later.
15. How does the man feel about the coming final
A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Unconcerned.
16. What will the man do next
A. Stay up studying. B. Take notes in class. C. Ask Lily for help.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is WSP looking for
A. Project organizers. B. Volunteers. C. Project designers.
18. What is the Japan project
A. Short-term. B. Medium-term. C. Long-term.
19. What will you do if you take part in the Poland project
A. Play with the children.
B. Take care of the children.
C. Improve the children’s holiday center.
20. What is the India project for
A. Poor children.
B. Homeless children.
C. Children with disabilities.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Fall is one of the absolute best times to go camping. Not only is the summer heat quickly fading from memory, but the landscapes are painted with vibrant colors as the leaves make their annual change from green to gold, orange, and red. If you’re planning a camping trip this autumn, we have some suggestions on where you should go, no matter which part of the country you live in.
Acadia National Park, Maine
Fall comes early to Acadia National Park, with the leaves beginning to change color in early September. Still, the park is one of the best places to set up camp in the autumn, offering around one hundred sites for campers. But, if you want to experience autumn in Maine at its finest, book a spot in the Blackwoods Campground.
Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee
The main attraction at Tennessee’s Fall Creek Falls State Park is its waterfall. But the park has amazing options for campers too, including more than 220 campsites spread out across five different areas in various parts of the 26,000 acre landscape.
Carson National Forest, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico’s highest mountain, Carson National Forest offers visitors plenty of surprises, providing 80 safe campsites. The forest features a 16-mile long hiking trail and is home to elk, bear, big horn sheep, and other large creatures.
Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
With plenty of wild backcountry to explore, thousands of trails to wander, and some of the best fall colors found anywhere on the planet, Gunnison National Forest is a paradise for campers. The region has 56 designated campsites, allowing visitors to choose where to set up camp based on their favorite outdoor settings.
1. Which is the main reason why fall is a good camping time
A. The scenery is colorful. B. The summer is very hot.
C. The leaves are painted. D. The landscapes are vertical.
2. Which place offers the most campsites for visitors
A. Acadia National Park. B. Fall Creek Falls State Park.
C. Carson National Forest. D. Gunnison National Forest.
3. Where should visitors go if they are interested in wildlife
A. Acadia National Park. B. Fall Creek Falls State Park.
C. Carson National Forest. D. Gunnison National Forest.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个公园的情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Fall is one of the absolute best times to go camping. Not only is the summer heat quickly fading from memory, but the landscapes are painted with vibrant colors as the leaves make their annual change from green to gold, orange, and red.(秋天绝对是野营的最佳季节之一。不仅夏天的炎热很快从记忆中消失，而且随着树叶每年从绿色变成金色、橙色和红色，风景也被涂上了鲜艳的色彩)”可知，秋季是一个很好的露营时间的主要原因是风景丰富多彩。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Still, the park is one of the best places to set up camp in the autumn, offering around one hundred sites for campers. (尽管如此，这个公园仍然是秋天扎营的最佳地点之一，为露营者提供了大约100个营地)”；第三段“But the park has amazing options for campers too, including more than 220 campsites spread out across five different areas in various parts of the 26,000 acre landscape.(但公园也为露营者提供了惊人的选择，包括220多个露营地，分布在26,000英亩景观的不同部分的五个不同区域)”；第四段“Home to New Mexico’s highest mountain, Carson National Forest offers visitors plenty of surprises, providing 80 safe campsites. (卡森国家森林是新墨西哥州最高峰的所在地，提供80个安全的露营地，为游客提供了许多惊喜)”以及第五段“The region has 56 designated campsites, allowing visitors to choose where to set up camp based on their favorite outdoor settings.(该地区有56个指定的露营地，游客可以根据自己喜欢的户外环境选择在哪里扎营)”可知，Fall Creek Falls State Park为游客提供最多的露营地。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“The forest features a 16-mile long hiking trail and is home to elk, bear, big horn sheep, and other large creatures. (这片森林有一条16英里长的徒步小径，是麋鹿、熊、大角羊和其他大型生物的家园)”可知，如果游客对野生动物感兴趣，他们应该去卡森国家森林。故选C。
B
On August 5 just after 7.30 pm, Mike Estepa suffered a massive heart attack. The crazy cyclist was 40 kilometres into his Sunday ride when he stopped by the side of the road to text his family saying he’d be home in about 30 minutes. Moments later, he was lying in the ditch, unconscious.
Larissa Arthur was driving back to Calgary from a hike in Field, B. C. with a friend. It was a warm and sunny day, and the two were chatting when a flush of yellow caught Arthur's eyes, She immediately pulled off the road.
As Arthur approached the figure. she feared the worst: Estepa was covered in ants and exhibited no signs of life. There was no pulse and he wasn't breathing." says Arthur. A bystander called 911 and Arthur, a registered nurse, started chest compressions. She and two other drivers took turns carrying out CPR for the next 15 minutes before medical teams arrived and whisked Estepa away.
Two days later, when Estepa woke up in the hospital, he was shocked to learn he had gone into cardiac arrest (心脏骤停). How did this happen, and ,why was he lucky enough to have survived He was full of gratitude and needed to speak with the woman who had saved him, whom he named his "angel” .
“It was emotional,” says Arthur of her meeting with Estepa a few weeks later. Saving his life had extra importance for her: the bike she was returning from that day was one of 100 she's planned to honour her father, who died in 2017 after he fell during a hike that Arthur was meant to be on. "I couldn't save my father's life." Arthur says, "but this was a chance for me to save someone. "
4. Why did Mike Estepn stop while riding
A. He suffered a heart attack. B. He wanted to send a message.
C. He would like to lie in the ditch. D. He was too far away from his home.
5. What do we know about Arthur
A. She was an amateur nurse. B. She was scared of ants.
C. She knew how to do CPR. D. She went cycling with a friend.
6. What did Arthur think of her saving Estepa
A. Grateful. B. Lucky.
C. Significant D. Natural.
7. What's the best title of the text
A. A Miracle to Return to Life B. An Angel on the Roadside
C. A Risky Cycling Alone D. A Chance to Save Life
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了Mike Estepa 在旅行途中突发心脏病而被路过的护士Arthur挽救的经历。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的The crazy cyclist was 40 kilometres into his Sunday ride when he stopped by the side of the road to text bis family可知， Mike Estepa停下来是为了给家人发信息。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中 Arthur, a registered nurse, started chest compressions. She and two other drivers took turns carrying out CPR for the next 15 minutes，可知Arthur是专业的护士。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第一段中的Saving his life had extra importance for her: the bike she was returning from that day was one of 100可知，Arthur认为自己救了Estepa这件事对自己格外重要。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。综合全文信息可知，本文主要讲述丁Arthur在路上救了晕倒的Mike Estepa，因而被Estepa称为天使。故选B。
C
When the company OpenAI developed its new artificial intelligence (AI) program, ChatGPT, in late 2022, educators began to worry. ChatGPT could create text that seemed like a human wrote it. How could teachers discover whether students were using language created by an AI chatbot to cheat on a writing task
As a linguist who studies the effects of technology on how people read, write and think, I believe there are other more pressing concerns besides cheating. These include whether AI, more generally, threatens student writing skills, the value of writing as a process, and the importance of regarding writing as a tool for thinking.
As part of my research on the effects of AI on human writing, I surveyed young adults in the U.S. about some issues related to those effects. One participant said that at some point if you depend on predictive text, you’re going to lose your spelling abilities. Enter “Was Rom” into a Google search and you’re given a list of choices like “Was Rome built in a day”. Type “ple” into a text message and you’re offered “please” and “plenty”. These tools complete our sentences automatically, giving us little chance to think about our spelling, and continuously asking us to follow their suggestions.
Evan Selinger, a philosopher, worried that predictive texting reduces the power of writing as a form of mental activity and personal expression. “By encouraging us not to think too deeply about our words, predictive technology may change how we deal with each other,” Selinger wrote. “We give others more algorithms (算法) and less of ourselves. Automation can stop us thinking and the resulting text didn’t feel like mine anymore.”
I asked ChatGPT whether it was a threat to humans’ motivation to write. The bot responded: “There will always be a demand for creative, original content that requires the unique viewpoint of a human writer.” It continued: “Writing serves many purposes beyond just the creation of content, such as self-expression, communication, and personal growth, which can continue to encourage people to write even if certain types of writing can be automated.”
I was glad to find the program had seemingly admitted its limitations.
8. What is the author’s main concern about ChatGPT
A. Whether it will lead to students’ cheating.
B. Whether it will shape students’ writing style.
C. How students will make use of it at school.
D. What effects it will have on students’ writing.
9. What will predictive technology do to us according to Evan Selinger
A. Give us more creative ideas. B. Make us write like a machine.
C. Encourage us to think more deeply. D. Make us tend to ignore grammatical mistakes.
10. What can we learn from ChatGPT’s response
A. Writing will become completely automated. B. Robots will work with humans in writing.
C. Robot writing will become more creative. D. Human writing will still matter a lot.
11. What can be the best title for the text
A. What impact will AI bring to writing B. What is the future of modern literature
C. How to improve writing with AI’s help D. How to apply AI technology to education
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“人工智能给写作带来什么影响——ChatGPT如何剥夺学生自主写作和思考的动力”。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“These include whether AI, more generally, threatens student writing skills, the value of writing as a process, and the importance of regarding writing as a tool for thinking.(这些问题包括，更普遍地说，人工智能是否威胁到学生的写作技能，写作作为一个过程的价值，以及将写作视为思维工具的重要性)”可知，作者比较关心人工智能会给学生的写作带来的影响。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根文章第三段“Evan Selinger, a philosopher, worried that predictive texting reduces the power of writing as a form of mental activity and personal expression.“By encouraging us not to think too deeply about our words, predictive technology may change how we deal with each other,” Selinger wrote. ”(哲学家Evan Selinger担心，预测性短信会削弱写作作为一种心理活动和个人表达形式的力量。“通过鼓励我们不要太深入地思考自己的言语，预测技术可能会改变我们处理彼此的方式，”Selinger写道)”可知，预测性的写作会削弱人类自我思考，只是像一个机器一样写作。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“There will always be a demand for creative, original content that requires the unique viewpoint of a human writer.(对创造性、原创内容的需求总是需要人类作家的独特观点)”可知，创造性和原创性的内容还是需要人类作家的输出。由此可以推测，人类作家对于写作来说任然具有重要性。由此推知，人类写作仍然非常重要。故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“ChatGPT could create text that seemed like a human wrote it. How could teachers discover whether students were using language created by an AI chatbot to cheat on a writing task (ChatGPT可以创建看起来像是人类写的文本。教师如何发现学生是否使用人工智能聊天机器人创建的语言在写作任务中作弊？)”可知，本主要介绍ChatGPT对于写作产生的影响。由此可知，A项“人工智能将给写作带来什么影响？”适合作本文最佳标题。故选A。
D
Have you ever found that you were able to sleep better with an air conditioner or fan running or perhaps with the sound of rain falling outside If so, then you’re already familiar with white noise.
White noise refers to a noise that has a mixture of all the audible (听得见的) frequencies that the human ear can detect. It is a combination of all the frequencies of sound played at once. It can cover the sounds of other noises because of its various frequencies, leading many people to experience its calming effects.
Researchers have studied the effect of white noise on humans for many years, finding evidence it can reduce crying in infants and improve work performance. Many studies have also examined how white noise may affect human sleep. They found that listening to white noise positively affects sleep. For example, people living in a high-noise area of New York City fell asleep faster and spent more of their time in bed asleep while listening to white noise. In another study, listening to white noise through headphones improved sleep quality for seriously ill patients in a loud hospital room.
However, a recent analysis of multiple studies looking at white noise’s effect on sleep has produced mixed results. The researchers are doubtful about the quality of existing evidence and conclude that further research is necessary in order to widely recommend white noise as a sleep aid. They also note that in some instances, white noise can perturb a person and may affect their hearing.
Despite that, researchers are still optimistic that the steady white noise might reduce a sleeper’s sensitivity to unpredictable noises from the environment, such as transportation sounds like cars and planes, which are considered a major contributor to poor sleep.
12. Why does white noise have calming effects
A. Because it can absorb other noises. B. Because it can help people sleep better.
C. Because it can be detected by human ears. D. Because it can cover the sounds of other noises.
13. How does the author explain the benefits of white noise
A By giving examples. B. By telling stories.
C. By asking questions. D. By making comparisons.
14. What does the underlined word “perturb” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Amuse. B. Calm. C. Disturb. D. Warn.
15. Which statement may researchers agree with according to the last two paragraphs
A. White noise should be strongly recommended as a sleep aid.
B. Harmful effects of white noise have become a major concern.
C Poor sleep will make people sensitive to the unpredictable noises.
D. More researches are needed to confirm the effect of white noise on sleep.
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述白噪音对睡眠有积极影响，但还有待进一步研究证明。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“It is a combination of all the frequencies of sound played at once. It can cover the sounds of other noises because of its various frequencies, leading many people to experience its calming effects.(它是同时播放的所有频率的声音的组合。由于其不同的频率，它可以掩盖其他噪音的声音，使许多人体验到它的镇静效果)”可知白噪音有镇静作用是因为它可以掩盖其他声音。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“They found that listening to white noise positively affects sleep. For example, people living in a high-noise area of New York City fell asleep faster and spent more of their time in bed asleep while listening to white noise. In another study, listening to white noise through headphones improved sleep quality for seriously ill patients in a loud hospital room.(他们发现，听白噪音对睡眠有积极影响。例如，生活在纽约市高噪音地区的人入睡更快，并且花更多的时间在床上睡觉，同时听白噪音。在另一项研究中，在嘈杂的病房里，戴着耳机听白噪音可以改善重病患者的睡眠质量)”可知，作者通过举例解释白噪音的好处，故选A。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“in some instances, white noise can”以及后文“a person and may affect their hearing”可知，白噪音在某些情况下，可能影响人的听力，即干扰到人。故划线词意思是“干扰”。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“However, a recent analysis of multiple studies looking at white noise’s effect on sleep has produced mixed results. The researchers are doubtful about the quality of existing evidence and conclude that further research is necessary in order to widely recommend white noise as a sleep aid.(然而，最近一项针对白噪音对睡眠影响的多项研究的分析得出了不同的结果。研究人员对现有证据的质量表示怀疑，并得出结论，为了广泛推荐白噪音作为助眠剂，还需要进一步的研究)”可推知，研究人员会同意需要更多的研究来证实白噪音对睡眠的影响的观点。故选D。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone knows about straight-A students. Many straight-A students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their low-scoring classmates. Here are some secrets of the young study champions.
_____16_____.
Top students bear no breaks on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is booted up, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, and snacks ignored. Study is business; business comes before recreation.
Get organized.
Paul Melendres, a straight-A freshman from New Mexico, keeps two folders — one for the day’s assignments, another for papers completed and graded. _____17_____. Melendres’ methods have actually proven effective. Even students who don’t have a private study area remain organized to cut down time-wasting searches.
Clean up your act.
Neat papers are likely to get higher grades than sloppy ones. “The student who turns in a neat paper,” says Claude Olney, an Arizona State University business professor, “is already on the way to an A. It’s like being served a cheeseburger. _____18_____.”
Speak up.
“If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining, I asked him to repeat it,” says Christopher Campbell. Class participation goes beyond merely asking questions, though. ______19______. “Better academic grades come from better understanding.” says Campell. “I don’t want to memorize information for tests only.”
Test yourself.
As part of her note-taking, Domenica Roman emphasizes points that she thinks may be covered during exams. ____20____. Later she gives herself a written examination before test day. “If I can’t answer the questions satisfactorily, I will go back and review.” she says.
A. Set priorities.
B. Schedule your time.
C. She designs test questions based on them.
D. It’s a matter of showing intellectual curiosity.
E. A bag or drawer keeps essential supplies together.
F. Hard work isn’t the whole story behind their academic grades.
G. You can’t believe it tastes good if it’s presented on a dirty plate.
【答案】16. A 17. E 18. G 19. D 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了学习成绩优秀的学生的学习方法。
【16题详解】
下文“Top students bear no breaks on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is booted up, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, and snacks ignored. Study is business; business comes before recreation. (优等生在学习时间上不受任何打扰。一旦打开书或启动电脑，电话就无人接听，电视节目不看，零食也不吃了。学习是事业；学习重于娱乐。)”说明优等生都是优先考虑学习，选项A“设定优先顺序。”符合本段主题，适合做小标题。故选A项。
【17题详解】
上文“Paul Melendres, a straight-A freshman from New Mexico, keeps two folders — one for the day’s assignments, another for papers completed and graded. (Paul Melendres是新墨西哥州的一名优等生，他有两个文件夹，一个放当天的作业，另一个放已完成并评分的论文。)”说明要把必须完成的作业放在一起，不能和已完成的混在一起，选项E“用一个袋子或抽屉把必需品放在一起。”承接上文，建议把必需的东西放在一起。故选E项。
【18题详解】
上文“The student who turns in a neat paper is already on the way to an A. (交了一份整洁的试卷的学生，就已经在拿A的路上了。)”说明整洁的试卷容易得到好评，上文“It’s like being served a cheeseburger. (这就像被端上一个芝士汉堡。)”和选项G“如果把它放在脏盘子里，你不会相信它很好吃。”承接上文，用比喻的手法，说明试卷就像汉堡，如果不整洁，就不愿意吃。故选G项。
【19题详解】
上文“If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining, I asked him to repeat it.(如果我不明白老师在解释什么，我会让他重复一遍。)”说明要积极的寻求知识，而上文“Class participation goes beyond merely asking questions, though. (然而，课堂参与不仅仅是提问。)”说明课堂参与不仅仅是提问，选项D“这是表现出求知欲的问题。”承接上文，说明学生的提问是求知欲的表现。故选D项。
【20题详解】
小标题“Test yourself.(自我测试)”和上文“As part of her note-taking, Domenica Roman emphasizes points that she thinks may be covered during exams. (作为笔记的一部分，Domenica Roman强调了她认为考试中可能会涉及的要点。)”说明要进行自我测试，找出自己认为考试中可能涉及的要点，选项C“她根据它们设计试题。”承接上文，说明根据自己找到的要点，设计自测的试题。故选C项。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共四节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you need courage when facing a challenge, learn from Jessica Cox. Born in February 1983 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, Jessica Cox____21____her parents. Why She had no arms. As Cox grew up, her mother ____22____ that her daughter had the ____23____to live a normal life by doing things differently.____24____ independent at a young age, Cox learned to tie her shoes, get dressed and take a____25____. She also got prosthetic(假体的) arms then and used them for 11 years, all the time ____26____ why she had to live with them. Getting called names like “Robot Girl” made her ____27____ and quiet. But at age 14, everything changed.
Cox remembers boarding the bus on the first day of 8th grade with a ____28____ by Eleanor Roosevelt running through her mind. “No one can make you feel inferior(卑微的) without your____29____.” She decided to accept her _____30_____ and removed her prosthetic arms for good. Cox says that it is not until we are_____31_____ to ourselves that we are able to overcome our challenges. That year, she also _____32_____ her black belt from the International Taekwondo(跆拳道) Federation!
After college, Cox was _____33_____ by Arizona Daily Star, which kick-started her career as a lecturer. She has spoken to audiences in over 26 countries since then. Cox often _____34_____ people in a humorous way.
Cox conquered her greatest fear-flying and in 2011 became the world’s first armless pilot. She uses her feet to fly the plane! So learn from Jessica Cox—_____35_____are opportunities.
21 A. shocked B. excited C. annoyed D. touched
22. A. doubted B. ordered C. denied D. thought
23. A. choice B. challenge C. right D. fear
24. A. Rarely B. Extremely C. Hardly D. Patiently
25. A. trip B. break C. bath D. course
26. A. wondering B. wandering C. expecting D. waiting
27. A. proud B. considerate C. shy D. kind
28. A. sign B. quote C. note D. warning
29. A. fight B. pride C. comment D. permission
30. A. personality B. strength C. difference D. popularity
31. A. grateful B. close C. unique D. true
32. A. removed B. acquired C. attempted D. purchased
33. A. reported B. called C. informed D. improved
34. A. agrees with B. argues with C. quarrels with D. communicates with
35. A. Fears B. Challenges C. Experiences D. Advantages
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了天生没有双臂的Jessica Cox克服挑战、超越自我的故事，呼吁向她学习，认识到挑战就是机遇。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：1983年2月，Jessica Cox出生在亚利桑那州的塞拉维斯塔，她让她的父母震惊不已。A. shocked使震惊，使惊愕；B. excited使兴奋；C. annoyed使生气；D. touched触动。根据下文中的“Why She had no arms.(为什么？她没有双臂。)”可知，她天生没有胳膊，所以使她的父母很震惊。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着Cox的长大，她的母亲认为她的女儿有权利通过做些不同的事情来过正常人的生活。A. doubted怀疑；B. ordered命令；C. denied否认；D. thought认为。根据下文中的“Cox learned to tie her shoes, get dressed and take a ____5___”可知，她母亲认为她有权利过上正常人的生活。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意参考上题。A. choice选择；B. challenge挑战；C. right权利；D. fear惧怕。根据空后的“to live a normal life”并结合常识可知，过正常的生活是人们的权利。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Cox很小的时候就非常独立，她学会了系鞋带、穿衣服和洗澡。A. Rarely很少，不常；B. Extremely极其，非常；C. Hardly几乎不；D. Patiently耐心地。根据句中的“Cox learned to tie her shoes, get dressed and take a ____5___”可知，Cox很小就会自己系鞋带、穿衣服和洗澡，所以她非常独立。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意参考上题。A. trip旅行；B. break间歇；C. bath洗澡，洗浴；D. course课程，过程。根据空前的“tie her shoes, get dressed”可知，此处与系鞋带、穿衣服等日常活动并列，指的是她自己会洗澡。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时，她还得到了假臂，并使用了11年，一直在想为什么她必须和假臂一起生活。A. wondering想知道；B. wandering闲逛，漫游；C. expecting期望；D. waiting等待。根据空后的“why she had to live with them”可知，此处表示年幼的她想知道为什么自己要佩戴假臂。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：被称为“机器人女孩”这样的绰号让她变得害羞和安静。A. proud骄傲的；B. considerate体贴的；C. shy害羞的；D. kind友好的。根据句中的“Getting called names like ‘Robot Girl’”和and后的quiet可知，这里和quiet一样，都是被人起外号带来的影响，她变得害羞。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Cox记得八年级的第一天登上公共汽车时，埃莉诺·罗斯福的一句话在她脑海中回荡。A. sign标牌；B. quote引语，语录；C. note笔记；D. warning警告，警示。根据下文中的“No one can make you feel inferior(卑微的) without your____9____.(没有你的……，没有人能让你自卑。)”可知，此处指的是埃莉诺·罗斯福说过的一句话。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有你允许，任何人都不能让你感到自卑。A. fight搏斗，打斗；B. pride自豪；C. comment评论；D. permission允许。根据句中的“No one can make you feel inferior(卑微的)”以及语境可知，此处表示未经你的许可，没人能让你感到自卑。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她决定接受自己的不同，并永远摘掉了假臂。A. personality性格，个性；B. strength优点，力量；C. difference不同，差异；D. popularity流行。根据上文中的“She had no arms.(她没有双臂。)”可知，此处指的是接受她的不同。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Cox说，只有忠于自己，我们才能克服挑战。A. grateful感激的；B. close接近的，亲密的；C. unique独一无二的；D. true忠实的，真实的。根据上文中的“She decided to accept her ____10____and removed her prosthetic arms for good.(她决定接受自己的不同，并永远摘掉了假臂。)”和句中的“we are able to overcome our challenges.”可知，她接受了自己本来的样子，所以她认为只有忠于自己才能战胜自己的挑战。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一年，她还获得国际跆拳道联合会的黑带!A. removed清除；B. acquired（通过努力、能力、行为表现）获得；C. attempted尝试；D. purchased购买。根据空后的“her black belt from the International Taekwondo(跆拳道) Federation”可知，她通过自身的努力获得了黑带。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：大学毕业后，Cox被《亚利桑那每日星报》报道，从此开启了她作为演讲者的职业生涯。A. reported报道；B. called称呼；C. informed通知；D. improved改善。根据空后的“by Arizona Daily Star”可知，此处指的是她的事迹被《亚利桑那每日星报》报道。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Cox经常用幽默的方式与人交流。A. agrees with同意；B. argues with与……争论；C. quarrels with与……争吵；D. communicates with与……交流。根据上文中的“She has spoken to audiences”可知，她对观众演讲，此处指的是她用幽默的方式与人交流。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以向Jessica Cox学习吧——挑战就是机遇。A. Fears害怕，惧怕；B. Challenges挑战；C. Experiences经历；D. Advantages优势。根据上文中的“we are able to overcome our challenges”以及文章中对Cox直面挑战、超越自我的事迹介绍可知，此处指的是挑战就是机遇。故选B。
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共55分)
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节 语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang rivers, the Sanjiangyuan area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) ____36____(know)as “China’s water tower.” It is____37____unique plateau wetland ecosystem and serves as an important ecological defense for the country.
Decades ago, serious ____38____ (environment) degradation (恶化) in Sanjiangyuan, ____39____was caused by climate change and human activities, resulted in a large number of lakes drying out and wildlife numbers falling ____40____ (sharp). Great efforts have been made to turn the park ____41____a symbol of the progress of China’s ecological civilization.Over the past years, the environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ____42____ (experience) great changes. Water conservation in the area has risen by 11 percent this year, ____43____ (compare) with 10 years ago. Local people enjoy the gifts given by nature, and the establishment of the national park has enabled them to become its protectors and benefit from it. Some work as tour guides, assisting ____44____ (visitor) from home and abroad.
Today, as people walk on the vast land of Sanjiangyuan, _____45_____ (look) at the mountains, glaciers, and lakes, and catching sight of wild animals and birds, they cannot help but be impressed by the vastness and beauty of nature.
【答案】36. is known
37. a 38. environmental
39. which 40. sharply
41. into 42. has experienced
pared
44. visitors
45. looking
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了位于青藏高原的三江源地区，这个地区被誉为“中国的水塔”，因为它拥有长江、黄河和澜沧江的源头。
【36题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：位于青藏高原的三江源地区是长江、黄河和澜沧江的源头，被称为“中国的水塔”。考查本句谓语动词，根据下文可知，本句时态为一般现在时；主语为“the Sanjiangyuan area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau”，单数，和动词“know”之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填is known。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：它是独特的高原湿地生态系统，是国家重要的生态屏障。修饰名词“plateau wetland ecosystem”，表示泛指，用不定冠词。plateau首字母的发音为辅音音素。故填a。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：几十年前，由于气候变化和人类活动的影响，三江源地区环境严重恶化，导致大量湖泊干涸，野生动物数量急剧下降。分析句子成分可知，空处为形容词形式修饰空后的名词“degradation”。故填environmental。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：几十年前，由于气候变化和人类活动的影响，三江源地区环境严重恶化，导致大量湖泊干涸，野生动物数量急剧下降。考查定语从句的关系词，关系代词为serious 　　　　　　　　　 (environment) degradation (恶化) in Sanjiangyuan，在非限制性定语从句中担当主语，用which引导。故填which。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意：几十年前，由于气候变化和人类活动的影响，三江源地区环境严重恶化，导致大量湖泊干涸，野生动物数量急剧下降。修饰动词“fall”用副词形式。故填sharply。
【41题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：为了使公园成为中国生态文明进步的象征，人们付出了巨大的努力。固定短语：turn…into…，意为“将……变成……”，符合句意。故填into。
【42题详解】
考查时态。句意：多年来，青藏高原的环境发生了很大变化。这里为本句谓语动词，根据时间状语“Over the past years”可知，本句时态为现在完成时；主语为“the environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau”，单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填has experienced。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：与10年前相比，该地区今年的水资源保有量提高了11%。非谓语动词担当状语，和主语“Water conservation”之间存在被动关系，用过去分词形式。故填compared。
【44题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：有些人做导游，帮助来自国内外的游客。根据空后的“from home and abroad”可知，空处为名词的复数形式。故填visitors。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：今天，当人们走在三江源辽阔的土地上，望着山川、冰川、湖泊，看着野生动物和鸟类，他们不禁被大自然的辽阔和美丽所打动。非谓语动词担当状语，和形式主语“people”之间为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填looking。
第四部分 任务型阅读(共两节，满分20分)
My Big Solo(独唱)
When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the complicated life.
One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to show their unique talents. Excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate. However, my self-doubt held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.”
Days turned into weeks, and the talent show approached. One day Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me. “How about singing together in the talent show ” She grinned, “I heard you singing a tune, along the way home. I can’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.
My mum heard our conversation and her face lit up. “A big event.” Then she suggested, “Why not practise right now upstairs I believe you’ll be a perfect match.”
Emma and I kept rehearsing (排练) almost every single day after school. As the days went by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the talent show, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was unable to perform.
46. 根据本文内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项。
excitement shockperform curiosity doubt go adapt popularpractise difficult changefavour
My Big Solo
When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle. As a shy girl, I had to ________myself to the new life.
My school announced an exciting talent show. Everyone was________to prepare for the big day. Deep down, I felt________and desired to participate. However, I ________my talent.
One day, Emma, a________girl, invited me to sing together with her. I couldn’t believe my ears. I felt like________by fortune.
With my mum’s encouragement, Emma and I kept________every day after school. With days________by, I felt pretty good about our act.
But the day before the________Emma had a stomachache and couldn’t perform. ________and depressed, I sat silently at home and wasn’t sure what to do next.
47. 根据文本内容回答下列问题 (50字左右)
What would I do next and what would happen in the end
_______________________________________________________________________________
【答案】46. ①. adapt ②. excited ③. curious ④. doubted ⑤. popular ⑥. being favored ⑦. practising ⑧. going ⑨. performance ⑩. Shocked
47. I felt worried and upset at first and even wanted to quit, but then with mom and Emma encouraging me, I was determined to face the challenge and carried on practising for the performance. Finally, I did a great job in the performance, and I felt confident to fit into the new life.
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者搬到一个新地方后，作为一个害羞的女孩如何努力适应新环境。作者和同学一起打算参加才艺表演，但是表演的前一天同学却因病无法参加。
【46题详解】
1. 考查动词。根据第一段“As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the complicated life.(作为一个生性害羞的女孩，我不得不重新开始，以适应复杂的生活)”可知，作为一个生性害羞的女孩，作者不得不重新开始，以适应复杂的生活。由此可知，空处应为动词，表示“适应”。动词“adapt”，意为“适应”，符合句意。故填adapt。
2. 考查形容词。根据文章第二段“Students were encouraged to show their unique talents. Excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day.(学生们被鼓励展示他们独特的才能。学校里充满了兴奋，每个人都开始为这个大日子做准备)”可知，当学校宣布这个消息的时候，同学们都很兴奋的准备这个大日子。单词“excitement”，意为“兴奋”；分析句子成分可知，空处为形容词担当表语，故用“excitement”的形容词形式，意为“兴奋的”，用excited。故填excited。
3. 考查形容词。根据第二段“Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate.(在内心深处，我感到一丝好奇和参与的渴望)”可知，得知消息的作者感到好奇。单词“curiosity”，意为“好奇心”；分析句子成分可知，空处为形容词担当表语，故用“curiosity”的形容词形式。故填curious。
4. 考查动词。根据第二段“However, my self-doubt held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.”(然而，我的自我怀疑让我退缩了，“我没有任何特殊的技能可以分享。”)”可知，作者虽然对此感到好奇，但是作者怀疑自己的技能。单词“doubt”，意为“怀疑”；根据上文时态可知，本句时态为一般过去时。故填doubted。
5. 考查形容词。根据文章第三段“One day Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me.(一天，Emma，我们班最受欢迎的女孩之一，来找我)”可知，Emma是一个受欢迎的女孩。单词“popular”，意为“受欢迎的”，符合句意。故填popular。
6. 考查动词。根据文章第三段“Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.(因为Emma拥有世界上最美丽的声音，我觉得自己被命运眷顾。)”可知，得到Emma的邀约，作者觉得自己得到了命运的眷顾。单词“favour”，意为“眷顾”。分析句子成分可知，空处为非谓语动词担当宾语，表示被动关系，用动名词的被动式。故填being favored。
7. 考查动词。根据文章第五段“Emma and I kept rehearsing(排练) almost every single day after school.(Emma和我几乎每天放学后都在排练)”可知，作者和Emma每天都在练习唱歌。单词“practise”，意为“练习”，符合句意；分析句子成分可知，空处为非谓语动词担当“Keep”的宾语，用动名词形式。故填practising。
8. 考查动词。根据文章第五段“As the days went by, I was feeling pretty good about our act.(日子一天天过去，我对我们的表演感觉很好)”可知，日子一天天过去，作者对两人的表演感觉很好。动词“go”，和空后的“by”构成固定短语：go by，意为“时间流逝”，符合句意；分析句子成分可知，空处为非谓语动词担当宾语补足语，和宾语“days”之间存在主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填going。
9. 考查名词。根据文章第五段“But the day before the talent show, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was unable to perform.(但是在才艺表演前一天，Emma打电话说她胃痛得厉害，不能表演了)”可知，在表演的前一天，Emma打电话说自己不能表演。单词“perform”，意为“表演”，符合句意；分析句子成分可知，空处为名词形式。故填performance。
10. 考查形容词。根据文章第五段“But the day before the talent show, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was unable to perform.(但是在才艺表演的前一天，Emma打电话说她胃痛得厉害，不能表演了)”可知，在表演的前一天，Emma打电话说自己不能表演。根据常理可知，消息太突然，所以作者应该是感到震惊。单词“shock”，意为“震惊”，符合句意；分析句子成分可知，空处为形容词担当状语，表示“震惊的”，用形容词“shocked”。故填Shocked。
【47题详解】
考查推理判断。根据文章第一段“When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the complicated life.(在我上中学的时候，我们家搬到了西雅图。作为一个生性害羞的女孩，我不得不重新开始，以适应复杂的生活)”可知，作者是希望能够改变自己适应新环境的；再根据文章第五段“As the days went by, I was feeling pretty good about our act.(日子一天天过去，我对我们的表演感觉很好)”可知，作者每天练习，感觉不错；再根据标题“My Big Solo”可推测，作者最终是选择独自表演。故答案为I felt worried and upset at first and even wanted to quit, but then with mom and Emma encouraging me, I was determined to face the challenge and carried on practising for the performance. Finally, I did a great job in the performance, and I felt confident to fit into the new life.
第五部分 写作(满分20分)
48. 假如你是李华，为了帮助新到你班的英国交换生Peter适应中国生活，你决定周日邀请他一起参加社区活动，体验中国文化。请你给Peter写一 封Email, 主要内容如下：
1. 地点与时间安排； 2. 介绍活动内容（包粽子，品茶等）；3. 此次活动的意义。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Peter,
How are you I hear that you are eager to adapt to life here. There happens to be some activities in our community, which I’d like to invite you to attend to experience the local-Chinese culture here.
First, we will go to the community center at 9 am. on Sunday to have a Chinese class, learning the history of Chinese characters. After that we will go to the local stage to listen to the local Quyi art show while tasting the Chinese tea. In the afternoon we will go on to learn how to make zongzi in the food workshop.
Wish you enjoy the rich community life and learn more from it.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国交换生Peter写一 封Email，邀请他一起参加社区活动，体验中国文化。
【详解】1.词汇积累
渴望做某事：be eager to do →desire to do
适应：adapt to →adjust to
首先：first →to begin with
丰富的：rich →abundant
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：First, we will go to the community center at 9 am on Sunday to have a Chinese class, learning the history of Chinese characters.
拓展句：First, we will go to the community center at 9 am on Sunday to have a Chinese class, where we can learn the history of Chinese characters.
【点睛】【高分句型1】There happens to be some activities in our community, which I’d like to invite you to attend to experience the local-Chinese culture here.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】In the afternoon we will go on to learn how to make zongzi in the food workshop.（运用了“疑问词+to do”结构作learn的宾语）
1—5 ACBCB 6—10 BAABC 11—15ACBAB 16—20 CBACC郫都区2023—2024学年度上期期中考试
高二英语
(时间：120分钟 满分：150分)
注意事项：
1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷规定的位置上。
2.选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后再填涂其它答案;非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡的对应区域内作答，超出答题区域答题的答案无效;在草稿纸上、试卷上答题无效。
第I卷 选择题(共95分)
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。每段对话或独白后有1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. What will the woman do tonight
A. Do her work. B. See a film. C. Date with the man.
2. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a bank. B. On the street. C. At a hotel.
3. What can we learn about the man
A. He likes watching TV.
B. He thinks well of the Internet.
C. He is going to buy a TV.
4. When is the woman going to attend her swimming lesson this afternoon
A. At 4:30. B. At 5:15. C. At 4:45.
5. What do we know about the man
A. He has found another job.
B. He is quite confident of himself.
C. He is upset about losing his job.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What upsets the woman
A. Too many people at the river.
B. The trash on the river bank.
C. The heavily polluted river.
7. What are the speakers going to do
A. Pick up the trash.
B. Stop people littering.
C. Hold a swimming contest.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What can we know about the writer
A. He was born disabled.
B. He likes to go sightseeing.
C. He has written many books.
9. How do the speakers feel about the writer
A. Sympathetic. B. Inspired. C. Amused.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the man want to learn writing
A. Self-teaching.
B. Studying in a classroom.
C. Taking a course on the Internet.
11. Why does the man want to take writing courses
A. To make more money.
B. To enjoy the fun of writing.
C. To become a professional writer.
12. What brochure will the man receive
A. Creative writing. B. Fiction writing. C. Business writing.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why was the woman absent from the party
A. She visited Lily.
B. She was studying for the final.
C. She didn’t like social activities.
14. When will the final be
A. About a week later. B. About two weeks later. C. About a month later.
15. How does the man feel about the coming final
A. Confident. B. Worried. C. Unconcerned.
16. What will the man do next
A. Stay up studying. B. Take notes in class. C. Ask Lily for help.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is WSP looking for
A. Project organizers. B. Volunteers. C. Project designers.
18. What is the Japan project
A. Short-term. B. Medium-term. C. Long-term.
19. What will you do if you take part in the Poland project
A. Play with the children.
B. Take care of the children.
C. Improve the children’s holiday center.
20. What is the India project for
A. Poor children.
B. Homeless children.
C. Children with disabilities.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Fall is one of the absolute best times to go camping. Not only is the summer heat quickly fading from memory, but the landscapes are painted with vibrant colors as the leaves make their annual change from green to gold, orange, and red. If you’re planning a camping trip this autumn, we have some suggestions on where you should go, no matter which part of the country you live in.
Acadia National Park, Maine
Fall comes early to Acadia National Park, with the leaves beginning to change color in early September. Still, the park is one of the best places to set up camp in the autumn, offering around one hundred sites for campers. But, if you want to experience autumn in Maine at its finest, book a spot in the Blackwoods Campground.
Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee
The main attraction at Tennessee’s Fall Creek Falls State Park is its waterfall. But the park has amazing options for campers too, including more than 220 campsites spread out across five different areas in various parts of the 26,000 acre landscape.
Carson National Forest, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico’s highest mountain, Carson National Forest offers visitors plenty of surprises, providing 80 safe campsites. The forest features a 16-mile long hiking trail and is home to elk, bear, big horn sheep, and other large creatures.
Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
With plenty of wild backcountry to explore, thousands of trails to wander, and some of the best fall colors found anywhere on the planet, Gunnison National Forest is a paradise for campers. The region has 56 designated campsites, allowing visitors to choose where to set up camp based on their favorite outdoor settings.
1. Which is the main reason why fall is a good camping time
A. The scenery is colorful. B. The summer is very hot.
C. The leaves are painted. D. The landscapes are vertical.
2. Which place offers the most campsites for visitors
A. Acadia National Park. B. Fall Creek Falls State Park.
C. Carson National Forest. D. Gunnison National Forest.
3. Where should visitors go if they are interested in wildlife
A. Acadia National Park. B. Fall Creek Falls State Park.
C. Carson National Forest. D. Gunnison National Forest.
B
On August 5 just after 7.30 pm, Mike Estepa suffered a massive heart attack. The crazy cyclist was 40 kilometres into his Sunday ride when he stopped by the side of the road to text his family saying he’d be home in about 30 minutes. Moments later, he was lying in the ditch, unconscious.
Larissa Arthur was driving back to Calgary from a hike in Field, B. C. with a friend. It was a warm and sunny day, and the two were chatting when a flush of yellow caught Arthur's eyes, She immediately pulled off the road.
As Arthur approached the figure. she feared the worst: Estepa was covered in ants and exhibited no signs of life. There was no pulse and he wasn't breathing." says Arthur. A bystander called 911 and Arthur, a registered nurse, started chest compressions. She and two other drivers took turns carrying out CPR for the next 15 minutes before medical teams arrived and whisked Estepa away.
Two days later, when Estepa woke up in the hospital, he was shocked to learn he had gone into cardiac arrest (心脏骤停). How did this happen, and ,why was he lucky enough to have survived He was full of gratitude and needed to speak with the woman who had saved him, whom he named his "angel” .
“It was emotional,” says Arthur of her meeting with Estepa a few weeks later. Saving his life had extra importance for her: the bike she was returning from that day was one of 100 she's planned to honour her father, who died in 2017 after he fell during a hike that Arthur was meant to be on. "I couldn't save my father's life." Arthur says, "but this was a chance for me to save someone. "
4. Why did Mike Estepn stop while riding
A. He suffered a heart attack. B. He wanted to send a message.
C. He would like to lie in the ditch. D. He was too far away from his home.
5. What do we know about Arthur
A. She was an amateur nurse. B. She was scared of ants.
C. She knew how to do CPR. D. She went cycling with a friend.
6. What did Arthur think of her saving Estepa
A. Grateful. B. Lucky.
C. Significant D. Natural.
7. What's the best title of the text
A. A Miracle to Return to Life B. An Angel on the Roadside
C. A Risky Cycling Alone D. A Chance to Save Life
C
When the company OpenAI developed its new artificial intelligence (AI) program, ChatGPT, in late 2022, educators began to worry. ChatGPT could create text that seemed like a human wrote it. How could teachers discover whether students were using language created by an AI chatbot to cheat on a writing task
As a linguist who studies the effects of technology on how people read, write and think, I believe there are other more pressing concerns besides cheating. These include whether AI, more generally, threatens student writing skills, the value of writing as a process, and the importance of regarding writing as a tool for thinking.
As part of my research on the effects of AI on human writing, I surveyed young adults in the U.S. about some issues related to those effects. One participant said that at some point if you depend on predictive text, you’re going to lose your spelling abilities. Enter “Was Rom” into a Google search and you’re given a list of choices like “Was Rome built in a day”. Type “ple” into a text message and you’re offered “please” and “plenty”. These tools complete our sentences automatically, giving us little chance to think about our spelling, and continuously asking us to follow their suggestions.
Evan Selinger, a philosopher, worried that predictive texting reduces the power of writing as a form of mental activity and personal expression. “By encouraging us not to think too deeply about our words, predictive technology may change how we deal with each other,” Selinger wrote. “We give others more algorithms (算法) and less of ourselves. Automation can stop us thinking and the resulting text didn’t feel like mine anymore.”
I asked ChatGPT whether it was a threat to humans’ motivation to write. The bot responded: “There will always be a demand for creative, original content that requires the unique viewpoint of a human writer.” It continued: “Writing serves many purposes beyond just the creation of content, such as self-expression, communication, and personal growth, which can continue to encourage people to write even if certain types of writing can be automated.”
I was glad to find the program had seemingly admitted its limitations.
8. What is the author’s main concern about ChatGPT
A. Whether it will lead to students’ cheating.
B. Whether it will shape students’ writing style.
C. How students will make use of it at school.
D. What effects it will have on students’ writing.
9. What will predictive technology do to us according to Evan Selinger
A. Give us more creative ideas. B. Make us write like a machine.
C. Encourage us to think more deeply. D. Make us tend to ignore grammatical mistakes.
10. What can we learn from ChatGPT’s response
A. Writing will become completely automated. B. Robots will work with humans in writing.
C. Robot writing will become more creative. D. Human writing will still matter a lot.
11. What can be the best title for the text
A. What impact will AI bring to writing B. What is the future of modern literature
C. How to improve writing with AI’s help D. How to apply AI technology to education
D
Have you ever found that you were able to sleep better with an air conditioner or fan running or perhaps with the sound of rain falling outside If so, then you’re already familiar with white noise.
White noise refers to a noise that has a mixture of all the audible (听得见的) frequencies that the human ear can detect. It is a combination of all the frequencies of sound played at once. It can cover the sounds of other noises because of its various frequencies, leading many people to experience its calming effects.
Researchers have studied the effect of white noise on humans for many years, finding evidence it can reduce crying in infants and improve work performance. Many studies have also examined how white noise may affect human sleep. They found that listening to white noise positively affects sleep. For example, people living in a high-noise area of New York City fell asleep faster and spent more of their time in bed asleep while listening to white noise. In another study, listening to white noise through headphones improved sleep quality for seriously ill patients in a loud hospital room.
However, a recent analysis of multiple studies looking at white noise’s effect on sleep has produced mixed results. The researchers are doubtful about the quality of existing evidence and conclude that further research is necessary in order to widely recommend white noise as a sleep aid. They also note that in some instances, white noise can perturb a person and may affect their hearing.
Despite that, researchers are still optimistic that the steady white noise might reduce a sleeper’s sensitivity to unpredictable noises from the environment, such as transportation sounds like cars and planes, which are considered a major contributor to poor sleep.
12. Why does white noise have calming effects
A. Because it can absorb other noises. B. Because it can help people sleep better.
C. Because it can be detected by human ears. D. Because it can cover the sounds of other noises.
13. How does the author explain the benefits of white noise
A. By giving examples. B. By telling stories.
C. By asking questions. D. By making comparisons.
14. What does the underlined word “perturb” in paragraph 5 mean
A Amuse. B. Calm. C. Disturb. D. Warn.
15. Which statement may researchers agree with according to the last two paragraphs
A. White noise should be strongly recommended as a sleep aid.
B. Harmful effects of white noise have become a major concern.
C. Poor sleep will make people sensitive to the unpredictable noises.
D. More researches are needed to confirm the effect of white noise on sleep.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone knows about straight-A students. Many straight-A students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their low-scoring classmates. Here are some secrets of the young study champions.
_____16_____.
Top students bear no breaks on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is booted up, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, and snacks ignored. Study is business; business comes before recreation.
Get organized.
Paul Melendres, a straight-A freshman from New Mexico, keeps two folders — one for the day’s assignments, another for papers completed and graded. _____17_____. Melendres’ methods have actually proven effective. Even students who don’t have a private study area remain organized to cut down time-wasting searches.
Clean up your act.
Neat papers are likely to get higher grades than sloppy ones. “The student who turns in a neat paper,” says Claude Olney, an Arizona State University business professor, “is already on the way to an A. It’s like being served a cheeseburger. _____18_____.”
Speak up.
“If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining, I asked him to repeat it,” says Christopher Campbell. Class participation goes beyond merely asking questions, though. ______19______. “Better academic grades come from better understanding.” says Campell. “I don’t want to memorize information for tests only.”
Test yourself.
As part of her note-taking, Domenica Roman emphasizes points that she thinks may be covered during exams. ____20____. Later she gives herself a written examination before test day. “If I can’t answer the questions satisfactorily, I will go back and review.” she says.
A. Set priorities.
B. Schedule your time.
C. She designs test questions based on them.
D. It’s a matter of showing intellectual curiosity.
E. A bag or drawer keeps essential supplies together.
F. Hard work isn’t the whole story behind their academic grades.
G. You can’t believe it tastes good if it’s presented on a dirty plate.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共四节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you need courage when facing a challenge, learn from Jessica Cox. Born in February 1983 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, Jessica Cox____21____her parents. Why She had no arms. As Cox grew up, her mother ____22____ that her daughter had the ____23____to live a normal life by doing things differently.____24____ independent at a young age, Cox learned to tie her shoes, get dressed and take a____25____. She also got prosthetic(假体的) arms then and used them for 11 years, all the time ____26____ why she had to live with them. Getting called names like “Robot Girl” made her ____27____ and quiet. But at age 14, everything changed.
Cox remembers boarding the bus on the first day of 8th grade with a ____28____ by Eleanor Roosevelt running through her mind. “No one can make you feel inferior(卑微的) without your____29____.” She decided to accept her _____30_____ and removed her prosthetic arms for good. Cox says that it is not until we are_____31_____ to ourselves that we are able to overcome our challenges. That year, she also _____32_____ her black belt from the International Taekwondo(跆拳道) Federation!
After college, Cox was _____33_____ by Arizona Daily Star, which kick-started her career as a lecturer. She has spoken to audiences in over 26 countries since then. Cox often _____34_____ people in a humorous way.
Cox conquered her greatest fear-flying and in 2011 became the world’s first armless pilot. She uses her feet to fly the plane! So learn from Jessica Cox—_____35_____are opportunities.
21. A. shocked B. excited C. annoyed D. touched
22. A. doubted B. ordered C. denied D. thought
23. A. choice B. challenge C. right D. fear
24. A. Rarely B. Extremely C. Hardly D. Patiently
25. A. trip B. break C. bath D. course
26 A. wondering B. wandering C. expecting D. waiting
27. A. proud B. considerate C. shy D. kind
28. A. sign B. quote C. note D. warning
29. A. fight B. pride C. comment D. permission
30. A. personality B. strength C. difference D. popularity
31. A. grateful B. close C. unique D. true
32. A. removed B. acquired C. attempted D. purchased
33 A. reported B. called C. informed D. improved
34. A. agrees with B. argues with C. quarrels with D. communicates with
35. A. Fears B. Challenges C. Experiences D. Advantages
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共55分)
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节 语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Lancang rivers, the Sanjiangyuan area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) ____36____(know)as “China’s water tower.” It is____37____unique plateau wetland ecosystem and serves as an important ecological defense for the country.
Decades ago, serious ____38____ (environment) degradation (恶化) in Sanjiangyuan, ____39____was caused by climate change and human activities, resulted in a large number of lakes drying out and wildlife numbers falling ____40____ (sharp). Great efforts have been made to turn the park ____41____a symbol of the progress of China’s ecological civilization.Over the past years, the environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ____42____ (experience) great changes. Water conservation in the area has risen by 11 percent this year, ____43____ (compare) with 10 years ago. Local people enjoy the gifts given by nature, and the establishment of the national park has enabled them to become its protectors and benefit from it. Some work as tour guides, assisting ____44____ (visitor) from home and abroad.
Today, as people walk on the vast land of Sanjiangyuan, _____45_____ (look) at the mountains, glaciers, and lakes, and catching sight of wild animals and birds, they cannot help but be impressed by the vastness and beauty of nature.
第四部分 任务型阅读(共两节，满分20分)
My Big Solo(独唱)
When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the complicated life.
One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to show their unique talents. Excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate. However, my self-doubt held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.”
Days turned into weeks, and the talent show approached. One day Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me. “How about singing together in the talent show ” She grinned, “I heard you singing a tune, along the way home. I can’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.
My mum heard our conversation and her face lit up. “A big event.” Then she suggested, “Why not practise right now upstairs I believe you’ll be a perfect match.”
Emma and I kept rehearsing (排练) almost every single day after school. As the days went by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the talent show, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was unable to perform.
46. 根据本文内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项。
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My Big Solo
When I was in middle school my family moved to Seattle. As a shy girl, I had to ________myself to the new life.
My school announced an exciting talent show. Everyone was________to prepare for the big day. Deep down, I felt________and desired to participate. However, I ________my talent.
One day, Emma, a________girl, invited me to sing together with her. I couldn’t believe my ears. I felt like________by fortune.
With my mum’s encouragement, Emma and I kept________every day after school. With days________by, I felt pretty good about our act.
But the day before the________Emma had a stomachache and couldn’t perform. ________and depressed, I sat silently at home and wasn’t sure what to do next.
47. 根据文本内容回答下列问题 (50字左右)
What would I do next and what would happen in the end
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48. 假如你是李华，为了帮助新到你班英国交换生Peter适应中国生活，你决定周日邀请他一起参加社区活动，体验中国文化。请你给Peter写一 封Email, 主要内容如下：
1. 地点与时间安排； 2. 介绍活动内容（包粽子，品茶等）；3. 此次活动的意义。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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