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江西省上饶艺术学校2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试
英语试题
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】
Who is Scott
A. A salesman. B. A waiter. C. A student.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Has Scott quit his job as a waiter
W: Yes. Now he sells books in a bookstore during the day and studies French at night.
M: He has been interested in French since he was at school.
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What is the conversation about
A. A boss. B. An exam. C. An interview.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W：How did it go
M：I think I did well. They said they would make a decision by this Thursday.
W：What are your chances of getting that job
M：I believe I have a good chance. The boss seems to like me.
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Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a school. B. In a shop. C. In a car museum.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Good afternoon, madam. What can I do for you
W: Well, my son is graduating from college next month and I’m getting him a car.
M: No problem. This way, please.
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Which is included in the rent
A. Electricity.
B. The Internet.
C. Parking
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Sir, does the rent cover all the expenses, including the use of electricity and heating
M: Yes, but you have to pay extra for parking.
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What do we know about the man
A. He doesn’t like his job.
B. He will not give up his job.
C. He has a large family to support.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Well, you said you didn’t care very much for your job. Have you ever thought of giving it up
M: Not really. You see I have a lot of friends in the office. I’m part of the family there.
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。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What does Jack have to do at 10:00 am
A. Attend a lecture. B. Catch a bus. C. Repair his bike.
7. How does the boy usually go to school
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car.
【答案】6. A 7. B
【解析】
【原文】W: I just saw Jack at the bus station. Why is he waiting for a bus
M: He has to go to a lecture at 10:00 this morning.
W: I know that. But why did he have to wait for a bus You always go to school by bicycle together, don’t you
M: That’s right. But his bicycle broke down, and he had it repaired this morning.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8 Which sport did Peter probably take part in
A. The relay race.
B. Swimming.
C. The table tennis.
9. Who won the high jump
A. Betty. B. Joe. C. The man.
【答案】8. A 9. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Congratulations, Betty.
W: Thank you. What about Peter
M: Oh, he dropped the stick.
W: Bad luck! Do you know who won the high jump
M: Joe from our class.
W: Your class do very well at the sports meeting. By the way, what sport are you taking part in
M: Swimming.
W: Good luck to you.
M: 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】
10. What did Adriana create
A. A bicycle. B. A computer. C. A generator.
11. How did Adriana get the idea of her project
A. From the Internet. B. From her father. C. From a designer.
12. What was the only problem Adriana faced
A. She lacked fund.
B. She was in need of support.
C. She couldn’t find suitable materials.
【答案】10. C 11. A 12. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Today I’m talking with 15-year-old Adriana Brown. She built her own bicycle generator. Adriana, can you tell us about your project How did you get started
W: Well, I’ve helped my dad with some of his projects. But I decided I wanted to do my own project this time. So I researched ideas on the Internet. I decided on a bicycle generator because it’s really useful. I can use it to power my computer.
M: So, how did you build it
W: First, I found plans for generators. I chose a simple design and made a first draft of the project. Then, my dad made some suggestions and I made another draft. After that, I started to look for materials. The only problem was that I didn’t have a lot of money, so it was difficult!
M: So, what did you do
W: Well, I went to a bicycle shop and a car repair shop. I told them about my project. They gave me some extra parts.
M: Oh, that was nice.
W: Yeah, it really was… When I got all the materials, I was ready to put it all together.
M: Well, I think it’s great. Very impressive!
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 did Mark learn about the competition
A. From the TV. B. From a magazine. C. From the radio.
14. What do we know about the competition
A. It takes place once a year.
B. It has been held for 4 times.
C. It’s for children under eight.
15. What helped Samarth Mahapatra win a place
A. His method of handling micro plastics.
B. His device for treating mental illness.
C. His special way to help the blind cook.
16. How does Mark most probably feel in the end
A. Inspired. B. Ashamed. C. Surprised.
【答案】13 B 14. A 15. C 16. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Hello, Mark. Were you watching TV or listening to the radio just now
M: Neither. I was just reading a magazine.
W: What did you read
M: I read about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge.
W: What is that
M: It is an annual national competition that invites students in grades 5 to 8 to find a unique solution to a daily problem. So far, it has been held for 14 times.
W: Who are the winners this year
M: Sarah Park won first place because of her device for people suffering mental illness. Samarth Mahapatra took home the second prize for his way to help people who cannot see cook. Snigtha Mohanraj came in third for her invention that handles micro plastics and oil from polluted water.
W: So what prizes did they get
M: The grand prize winner received $25,000 and a special destination trip. The second place winner received $10,000 in prize money, and the third place winner got a special destination trip.
W: They are really amazing teenagers.
M: Yes. Now I even want to invent something.
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. What is the talk mainly about
A. Old people’s lives. B. A supermarket chain. C. Services for the elderly.
18. What was the problem with Robert Smith’s mother
A. She lost her phone by accident.
B. She was cheated through phone.
C. She was unable to make calls.
19. Which company has trained the staff to provide safer and friendlier service
A. True Call. B. Safeway. C. Red & Yellow Care.
20. Who might benefit from Safeway according to Martin Bateman
A. Businessmen. B. Sick people. C. Senior customers.
【答案】17. C 18. B 19. C 20. C
【解析】
【原文】It’s good to see people live longer lives. But how we can help people who live longer live better has been a big challenge. Now, a number of businesses are offering services specifically designed for the elderly. One of them is True Call. True Call is a UK telephone communication service that can block unwanted telephone calls. Businessman Robert Smith has set the system in his mother’s home, since a group of people had stolen her life savings through phone calls a few months earlier.
Another one called Red & Yellow Care is a health care service. According to the director Mike Hart, their staff is trained to be able to explain their service in a simple and clear way, and unafraid of repeating the information. All the training is to provide safer and friendlier service for the elderly.
Then there is Safeway, a supermarket chain. One of the staff, Martin Bateman says that he and his co-workers now ask older customers more frequently if they need help at the checkouts. These customers may not know what to do with the self-checkout machines. All in all, the elderly are gaining increasing attention from the society. They’ll be living longer and better.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑
A
These are hotel rooms where you can have an unusual experience!
Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah
A favorite of celebrities, this resort in the Utah desert is popular with any traveler. While every room here has character, none matches the elegance of the Girijaala Suite.
At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace (平台) overlooking majestic rock formations; and a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. But don’t worry if you get chilly; the interior of the room has a cozy king-size bed and a deep-soaking tub to help you warm up.
Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge, South Africa
At this property on the border of Kruger National Park, guests can reserve a one-night experience in a four-level tree house to see animals that roam the park.
And of course, this is no ordinary structure: the house is entirely self-sustaining with a solar power supply, a water collection system and a bio-rock sanitation system. The tree house is understandably off the grid (电网) so guests can sleep under the night sky taking in the magic of their surroundings.
Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California
The Beverly Wilshire has been a magnet for the rich, famous and powerful since its opening in 1928. Guests who reserve the Veranda Suite located on the roof of the hotel are in for a serious surprise. Not only is the room accessed by a hidden entrance behind a wrought-iron staircase, but it also has a 2,100 square-foot terrace with dreamy views of the Hollywood Hills. In the middle of this private, urban oasis is a 10-foot-tall tent with a crystal chandelier (吊灯)，marble lamps and fur rugs. In a city full of stars, this may be your best opportunity to soak them in.
21. What is available to the visitors at the Girijaala Suite
A. Chatting with celebrities.
B. Appreciating scenic beauty.
C. Getting close to wild animals.
D. Sleeping on a king-sized bed outdoors.
22. What makes Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge special
A. It offers the best view of deserts and rocks.
B. It is designed in an environmentally-friendly way.
C. It is equipped with modern communication system.
D. It is located on the border of Kruger National Park.
23. What do the three hotels have in common
A. They are tailored for the rich.
B. They are located in national parks.
C. They are modern and well-equipped.
D. They offer guests outdoor sleeping experiences.
【答案】21. B 22. B 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍全球三家特色酒店。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah中的介绍“At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace (平台) overlooking majestic rock formations; and a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies.(房间面积超过3500平方英尺，拥有一个大型私人游泳池，一个俯瞰雄伟岩层的广阔露台；还有一个空中休息区，客人可以在犹他州晴朗的天空下睡觉。)”可知，在the Girijaala Suite，游客可以欣赏美景。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge, South Africa中的介绍“And of course, this is no ordinary structure: the house is entirely self-sustaining with a solar power supply, a water collection system and a bio-rock sanitation system.(当然，这不是普通的结构：房子完全是自给自足的，有太阳能供电，水收集系统和生物岩石卫生系统。)”可知，Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge的特别之处在于它是以一种环保的方式设计的。故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah中的“At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace (平台) overlooking majestic rock formations; and a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. (房间面积超过3500平方英尺，拥有一个大型私人游泳池，一个俯瞰雄伟岩层的广阔露台；还有一个空中休息区，客人可以在犹他州晴朗的天空下睡觉。)”以及Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge, South Africa中的“The tree house is understandably off the grid (电网) so guests can sleep under the night sky taking in the magic of their surroundings. (可以理解的是，树屋没有电网，所以客人可以在夜空下睡觉，欣赏周围的神奇。)”和Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California中的“In the middle of this private, urban oasis is a 10-foot-tall tent with a crystal chandelier (吊灯)，marble lamps and fur rugs. In a city full of stars, this may be your best opportunity to soak them in. (在这个私人的城市绿洲中央，有一个10英尺高的帐篷，里面有水晶枝形吊灯、大理石灯和毛皮地毯。在一个满城繁星的城市，这可能是你沉浸其中的最佳机会。)”可知，这三家酒店共同之处在于他们都提供户外睡觉的体验。故选D。
B
It’s perhaps the world’s most famous underwater attraction that remained in film and in legend: the Titanic. But now experts say the ocean liner, once a wonder of the high seas, is falling to pieces.
Capt. Alfred McLaren, the scientist who in July led the most recent expedition to the ship’s underwater grave, said his team saw clear signs of the accelerating damage of the wreck (残骸). There was damage likely caused by rust and sea life, and the captain’s cabin had collapsed.
“I was absolutely astonished,” McLaren said.
Worse still, the fallen mast (桅杆) that crushed the ship’s deck is believed by many to be the result of an unapproved salvage (打捞) operation. “It was almost depressing to see how quickly she was getting worse,” McLaren says. “I would be really surprised if there’s very much standing up from the bottom, two decades from now.”
Ed Kamuda, who runs the Titanic Historical Society in Springfield, Mass., says adventure tourists — who pay $36,000 each to visit the wreck — are also contributing to the destruction of it.
“This is something I expected. I just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly,” Kamuda said. “People are going down just as an ego trip to say ‘I was there.’ All this takes a fare on the ship.”
The Titanic has sat at the bottom of the Atlantic since it sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage on April 14 1912. More than 1,500 people died that night. The ship came to rest at the bottom of the freezing North Atlantic, more than 2 miles beneath the waves. The wreck was discovered in 1985, and since then it has been repeatedly visited by treasure hunters.
But still some scientists say those divers, and other thrill seekers are not necessarily to blame for the Titanic’s current problems.
Capt. Craig McLean of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went on an expedition to the Titanic in June as part of a government study that is monitoring the condition of the ship. He says it’s unclear what part of the damage is from Mother Nature and which is from human nature.
“It’s too early and there isn’t enough evidence to put our fingers on anything,” McLean said.
Regardless, most agree there’s little that can be done for this most famous of wrecks. And soon, the mighty Titanic could well be lost again.
24. McLaren expected that in twenty years _______.
A. Only a minor part of the wreck would remain as it is
B. The wreck would be getting worse at a faster speed
C. Only salvage operation with the purpose of research would be approved
D. The wreck would be completely destroyed by unapproved treasure hunters
25. What is the tourist’s purpose of visiting the wreck, according to Kamuda
A. To contribute to the breaking down of the Titanic. B. To help finance the preservation of the Titanic.
C. To satisfy their curiosity and adventurousness. D. To better understand the history of the Titanic.
26. Craig McLean is one of the scientists who believe _______.
A. Visitors should not be prohibited from the Titanic and other famous wrecks
B. The influence of the thrill seekers on the wreck will finally be determined
C. The government should contribute more to the monitoring of the Titanic
D. The damage of the Titanic is not necessarily attributed to the adventure tourists
27. The author is most likely to agree that the future of the Titanic is _______.
A. promising B. discouraging C. controllable D. vague
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了游客参观泰坦尼克号水下残骸，导致沉船加速损坏。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“I would be really surprised if there’s very much standing up from the bottom, two decades from now. (20年后如果泰坦尼克号仍有很多残骸幸存下来，我将非常惊讶)”可知，McLaren预期20年后可能只有一小部分保存下来。故选A。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段“People are going down just as an ego trip to say ‘I was there.’ (人们下到海底，就像一种自我满足的行为，告诉大家：“我来过。”)”可知，游客参观沉船的目的是为了满足好奇心和探索欲。故选C。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“He says it’s unclear what part of the damage is from Mother Nature and which is from human nature.(他说，目前还不清楚哪些是大自然造成的破坏，哪些是人类造成的)”可知，根据Craig McLean的观点，泰坦尼克号的损害并不一定来自探险游客。故选D。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Regardless, most agree there’s little that can be done for this most famous of wrecks. And soon, the mighty Titanic could well be lost again.(无论如何，大多数人都认为，对于这艘最著名的沉船，我们无能为力。很快，巨大的泰坦尼克号很可能再次消失)”可知，作者也认为泰坦尼克号的未来不可观，令人气馁。故选B。
C
The rainforests are alive with the sound of animals. Besides the pleasure of the din (喧嚣), it is also useful to ecologists. “If you want to measure the biodiversity of a piece of land, listening out for animal calls is much easier than looking for tracks in the undergrowth. But such “bioacoustics (生物声音的) analysis” is still time-consuming, and it requires an expert pair of ears.
In a paper published on October 17th in Nature Communications, a group of researchers led by Jorg Müller, an ecologist at the University of Würzburg, describe a better way: have a computer do the job. Smartphone apps already exist that will identify birds, bats or mammals simply by listening to the sounds they make. Their ide a was to apply the principle to conservation work.
The researchers took recordings from across 43 sites in the Ecuadorean rainforest. Some sites were relatively uncultivated, old-growth forests. Others were areas that had recently been cleared for grazing or cacao planting. And some had been cleared but then abandoned, allowing the forest to regrow. Sound recordings were taken four times every hour, over two weeks. The various calls were identified manually by an expert, and then used to construct a list of the species present. As expected, the longer the land had been free from agricultural activity, the greater the biodiversity it hosted.
Then it was the computer’s turn. The researchers fed their recordings to artificial-intelligence models that had been trained, using sound samples from elsewhere in Ecuador, to identify 75 bird species from their calls. “We found that the AI tools could identify the sounds as well as the experts,” says Dr Müller.
Of course, not everything in a rainforest makes a noise. Dr Müller and his colleagues used light-traps to capture night-flying insects, and DNA analysis to identify them. Reassuringly, they found that the diversity of noisy animals was a reliable proxy for the diversity of the quieter ones.
The results may have relevance outside eco logy departments, too. Under pressure from their customers, firms such as L’Oreal; a make-up company, and Shell, an oil firm, have been spending money on forest restoration projects around the world. Dr Müller hopes that an automated approach to checking on the results could help monitor such efforts, and give a standardised way to measure whether they are working as well as their sponsors say.
28. What can we learn about Bioacoustic analysis
A It makes animal calls attractive. B. It requires special skill and time.
C. It measures biodiversity easily. D. It applies to many research fields.
29. What can be inferred from the process of taking recordings in the rainforests
A. Researchers trained AI models to mimic animal calls.
B. AI tools can identify bird species as well as the experts.
C. Agricultural activities led to a decrease in biodiversity.
D. Researchers used AI tools to conserve rainforests well.
30. What does the underlined word “proxy” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Accelerator. B. Assumption. C. Formation. D. Indicator.
31. What’s the potential application of AI in forest restoration projects
A. Identifying the sponsors. B. Evaluating the biodiversity.
C. Monitoring the effectiveness. D. Establishing eco logy departments.
【答案】28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了研究人员发明了让计算机来进行动物声音识别的工作，解释了其工作原理以及应用情况。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“But such “bioacoustics (生物声音的) analysis” is still time-consuming, and it requires an expert pair of ears.(但是这种“生物声学分析”仍然很耗时，而且需要一双专家的耳朵)”可知，生物声学分析需要特殊的技巧和时间。故选B。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“As expected, the longer the land had been free from agricultural activity, the greater the biodiversity it hosted.(正如预期的那样，土地远离农业活动的时间越长，它所承载的生物多样性就越大)”可推知，从在雨林中进行录音的过程中可以推断出农业活动导致生物多样性减少。故选C。
【30题详解】
词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段“Of course, not everything in a rainforest makes a noise. Dr Müller and his colleagues used light-traps to capture night-flying insects, and DNA analysis to identify them.(当然，不是雨林里的所有东西都会发出声音。Müller博士和他的同事们用捕光器捕捉夜间飞行的昆虫，并通过DNA分析来识别它们)”以及划线词上文“the diversity of noisy animals was a reliable”可知，由于不是所有的东西都会发出声音，所以吵闹动物的多样性就成了安静动物多样性的可靠标志。故划线词意思是“标志”。故选D。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Dr Müller hopes that an automated approach to checking on the results could help monitor such efforts, and give a standardised way to measure whether they are working as well as their sponsors say.(Müller博士希望一种自动检查结果的方法可以帮助监督这些努力，并提供一种标准化的方法来衡量它们是否像赞助者所说的那样有效)”可知，人工智能在森林恢复项目中的潜在应用是监测有效性。故选C。
D
When I graduated from college and moved to Washington, D.C., in 2017, I left all of my friends behind. Treating new associates with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my loneliness. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the recipes(食谱), which is how Bun Bo Bae, my Vietnamese cooking blog, came into being in 2019.
I’ve probably been destined(注定的) to start a food blog. I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen with my mom. As a child, I’d sit and watch her cook. My duties started with just passing her the ingredients(配料). Soon, I was measuring, steaming and stir-frying my way toward kitchen mastery. I left for college before I could learn my mom’s best dishes.
Studying abroad, I was desperately homesick in the beginning. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my favorite dishes. It turns out that my mom doesn’t have any recipes. She grew up in the kitchen with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge orally(口头地).
Bun Bo Bae was initially a space for me to put what I learned into writing. I didn’t want all of the secret knowledge behind dishes like my mom’s bún bò hué (a spicy beef and pork noodle soup that inspired the blog’s name) or my dad’s thit bǎm s t cà chua (a pork-based tomato sauce) to vanish one day if the oral tradition ended. I wanted to write down every piece of advice I was given in detail to make sure people could keep creating these dishes as authentically as possible. As my food blog and follower count grew, so did my confidence in the kitchen.
Bun Bo Bae also promoted my confidence at work. I taught myself social media and web building, and the skills helped me land my job at NPR (National Public Radio), where one of my recipes was served in Sound Bites. I even hosted a cooking class for my colleagues to celebrate AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month.
32. What can be inferred about the author from paragraph 1
A. She enjoyed her time of staying alone.
B. Her cooking blog has existed for a decade.
C. Her meals were popular with her new friends.
D. She kept a cooking blog at the request of her friends.
33. How did the author’s mother learn cooking
A. She searched for information online.
B. She taught herself as an adult.
C. She learnt from her own mother as a kid.
D. She once signed up for a cooking course.
34. What does the underlined word “vanish” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Spread. B. Disappear. C. Change. D. Repeat.
35. What is Sound Bites probably
A. A dining place. B. A cooking blog.
C. A cooking class for Asians. D. A TV programme about cooking.
【答案】32. C 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文属于记叙文，主要讲述了作者出国工作后创立了自己的越南烹饪博客Bun Bo Bae，作者在上面写父母的菜谱，后来随着博客和粉丝数量上升，作者也增加了自信，并且作者从写博客上获得的技能也帮助作者得到了一份工作。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Treating new associates with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my loneliness. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the recipes(食谱), which is how Bun Bo Bae, my Vietnamese cooking blog, came into being in 2019.(用家常菜招待新同事是我结交新朋友和治愈孤独的最好尝试。很快，每个人都在问我食谱，这就是我的越南烹饪博客Bun Bo Bae在2019年诞生的原因。)”可知，作者用家常菜招待新同事，很快每个人都在问作者食谱，由此可推测出，作者的菜很受新朋友欢迎。故选C。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She grew up in the kitchen with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge orally(口头地).(她也和她的妈妈一起在厨房里长大，我姥姥口头传授了她的知识。)”可知，作者的妈妈在小的时候从自己的妈妈那里学习烹饪。故选C。
【34题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“if the oral tradition ended”可推知，这里是说作者不希望口头传统的终止让这些菜肴背后的秘密知识消失。vanish意为“突然消失”，与disappear的意思最接近。故选B。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I taught myself social media and web building, and the skills helped me land my job at NPR (National Public Radio), where one of my recipes was served in Sound Bites.(我自学了社交媒体和网络建设，这些技能帮助我在NPR，即国家公共广播电台，找到了工作，在这里我的一个食谱在Sound Bites上提供。)”可知，Sound Bites属于国家公共广播电台，作者的一个食谱出现在上面，由此可推测出，Sound Bites应该是一个关于烹饪的电视节目。故选D。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When you eat is as important as what you eat for keeping a good weight, preventing and curing some diseases and living a long and happy life. We’re all familiar with our biological clocks that send out chemical signals at certain times to help us wake, sleep, and do other activities. ___36___ That is to sync (同步) our consumption (消耗) of food with chemical reactions in the body.
According to these clocks, the best way to eat is to consume more energy earlier in the day and less energy later in the day. But our bodies desire the opposite - more calories at the end of the day and fewer in the morning. This is a problem from a time when humans’ food supply was unreliable and storing energy was an advantage. ___37___ Studies in animals and humans have connected it with weight gain, diseases and aging.
So we need to change that food clock and eat in a way-more early, less inter-that allows food patterns in line with our biological clocks.
What are the guiding principles (原理) in this system of eating A few changes to these eating habits will help sync up our internal systems. Two are especially important:
1. Limit your eating to when the sun shines-a window of about 12 hours or, better yet, fewer. ___38___
2. Eat more in the morning and midday and less later on. Your body will work best and it will be healthier if you store calories in advance rather than save them until later in the day, as many of us do.
People should learn how to do this day to day. ___39___ Our bodies change depending on what’s going on in our lives, so we may need to change when we eat to be at our best.
___40___ It will help prevent diseases and even control diseases. Following this plan can result in all kinds of improvements to your quality of life: better sleep, more energy--and just overall better health.
A. That means cutting out nighttime food.
B. Here is the science behind your eating habits.
C. What benefits can we get from eating this way
D. But we also should define “when” another way.
E. We also have a food clock with a similar purpose.
F. Today this kind of food clock has negative effects on our health.
G. Healthy food and regular eating habits can help you live longer.
【答案】36. E 37. F 38. A 39. D 40. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。最好的饮食方式是在一天的早些时候消耗更多的能量，并在一天的晚些时候消耗更少的能量。但是这种饮食方式存在问题，我们需要改变饮食时钟，以一种更早、更少内部干扰的方式进食，让食物模式与我们的生物钟保持一致。
【36题详解】
上文“We’re all familiar with our biological clocks that send out chemical signals at certain times to help us wake, sleep, and do other activities. (我们都熟悉我们的生物钟，它在特定的时间发出化学信号来帮助我们醒来、睡觉和做其他活动。)”指出我们的生物钟在特定的时间发出化学信号来帮助我们醒来、睡觉和做其他活动，结合下文“That is to sync (同步) our consumption (消耗) of food with chemical reactions in the body.(这是为了使我们对食物的消费与体内的化学反应同步。)”和“According to these clocks, the best way to eat is to consume more energy earlier in the day and less energy later in the day. (根据这些时钟，最好的吃法是在一天的早些时候消耗更多的能量，在一天的晚些时候消耗更少的能量。)”可知，下文主要介绍了食物钟，由此可知，空处应是引出“食物钟”，E项“我们还有一个用途相似的食物钟。”符合，故选E。
【37题详解】
上文“According to these clocks, the best way to eat is to consume more energy earlier in the day and less energy later in the day. But our bodies desire the opposite - more calories at the end of the day and fewer in the morning. This is a problem from a time when humans’ food supply was unreliable and storing energy was an advantage.(根据这些时钟，最好的饮食方式是在一天的早些时候消耗更多的能量，并在一天的晚些时候消耗更少的能量。但我们的身体却渴望相反的结果——在一天结束时摄入更多卡路里，而在早上摄入更少卡路里。在人类食物供应不可靠、储存能源具有优势的时代，这是一个问题。)”指出这种饮食方式有问题，下文“Studies in animals and humans have connected it with weight gain, diseases and aging.(对动物和人类的研究表明，它与体重增加、疾病和衰老有关。)”具体介绍了其对身体的负面影响，F项“今天这种食物钟对我们的健康有负面影响。”承上启下，故选F。
【38题详解】
上文“Limit your eating to when the sun shines-a window of about 12 hours or, better yet, fewer.(将您的饮食限制在阳光明媚的时候——大约 12 小时内或者更更少。)”指出将您的饮食限制在白天，也就是说晚上不能吃宵夜，A项“这意味着不能吃夜间食物。”符合，故选A。
【39题详解】
下文“Our bodies change depending on what’s going on in our lives, so we may need to change when we eat to be at our best.(我们的身体会根据我们生活中发生的事情而改变，所以我们可能需要调整吃东西的时间以达到最佳状态。)”指出我们的身体会根据我们生活中发生的事情而改变，所以我们可能需要调整吃东西的时间以达到最佳状态，因此，“何时”这个概念需要重新定义，D项“但我们也应该用另一种方式来定义“何时”。”符合，故选D。
【40题详解】
下文“It will help prevent diseases and even control diseases.(它将有助于预防疾病，甚至控制疾病。)”具体介绍了这种饮食方式的好处，C项“这样吃有什么好处？”和下文构成问答，下文it代指eating this way。故选C。
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
It was a September day. Today was the first day of high school for a freshman, Kayla. Kayla had always been a bit of a shy kid, but she had always ___41___ her studies. She was determined to make full use of her high school years.
As she walked down the hallways, Kayla couldn’t help but feel ___42___. The older students seemed so confident, while she felt small and unimportant, But Kayla was determined to succeed, no matter what ___43___ came her way.
It wasn’t long before Kayla’s determination was put to the ___44___. In her first week of school, she was assigned (分派) a (n) ___45___ project that required a lot of research and planning. Kayla did her ___46___, but she soon realized that she was in over her head. As she struggled (努力) to complete the project, Kayla began to ___47___ herself. She wondered if she was cut out for high school. But then, something ___48___ happened.
Kayla’s classmates began to notice how ___49___ she was working, and they started to offer her help and ___50___. They gave her advice on how to ___51___ her time better, and they shared their tips for ___52___ assignments. With their help, Kayla was able to complete the project on time and with great ___53___.
From that day on, Kayla ___54___ that high school was not a challenge to be faced alone. With the help and support of her ___55___, she was able to deal with any difficulty that came her way.
41. A. feared B. loved C. missed D. forgot
42. A. bored B. excited C. worried D. interested
43. A. difficulties B. honours C. reasons D. dangers
44. A. use B. side C. trouble D. test
45. A. simple B. challenging C. suitable D. amazing
46. A. part B. share C. best D. duty
47. A. teach B. doubt C. enjoy D. believe
48. A. great B. strange C. confusing D. secret
49. A. fast B. bravely C. fluently D. hard
50. A. flash B. news C. support D. service
51. A. manage B. find C. fill D. waste
52. A. thinking about B. getting through C. giving up D. asking for
53. A. freedom B. creation C. success D. trust
54. A. realized B. argued C. stressed D. recommended
55. A. families B. customers C. teammates D. classmates
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. C 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。那是九月的一天。今天是新生凯拉高中生活的第一天。凯拉一直是一个有点害羞不自信的孩子，但她决心充分利用她的高中时光，在同学的帮助下完成一次高中很有挑战的项目，这让凯拉意识到并不是一个人要面对的高中挑战。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：凯拉一直是一个有点害羞的孩子，但她一直热爱她的学习。A. feared害怕；B. loved热爱；C. missed错过；D. forgot忘记。根据下文“She was determined to make full use of her high school years.”可知，她决心充分利用她的高中时光，凯拉热爱学习。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：凯拉走在走廊上，不禁感到担心。A. bored无聊的；B. excited兴奋的；C. worried担忧的；D. interested感兴趣的。根据下文“The older students seemed so confident, while she felt small and unimportant”可知，凯拉对自己感到担忧。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但凯拉决心要成功，无论遇到什么困难。A. difficulties困难；B. honours荣耀；C. reasons理由；D. dangers危险。根据下文“she was able to deal with any difficulty that came her way.”可知，凯拉决心解决遇到的困难。故选A。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：没过多久，凯拉的决心就受到了考验。A. use使用；B. side旁边；C. trouble麻烦；D. test考验。根据下文“but she soon realized that she was in over her head.”可知，凯拉的决心受到了考验。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在她上学的第一周，她被分配了一个具有挑战性的项目，需要做大量的研究和计划。A. simple简单的；B. challenging有挑战的；C. suitable适合的；D. amazing令人惊叹的。根据下文“ that required a lot of research and planning.”可知，这个项目不好做，有挑战性。故选B。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯拉尽了最大的努力，但她很快意识到自己力不从心。A. part部分；B. share分享；C. best最高水平；D. duty职责。根据下文“As she struggled (努力) to complete the project”可知，凯拉尽最大努力去做项目。故选C。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她努力完成这个项目时，凯拉开始怀疑自己。A. teach教；B. doubt怀疑；C. enjoy享受；D. believe相信。根据下文“She wondered if she was cut out for high school.”可知，凯拉怀疑自己是否适合上高中。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但随后，伟大的事情发生了。A. great伟大的；B. strange奇怪的；C. confusing令人困惑的；D. secret秘密的。根据下文“and they started to offer her help”可知，同学们帮助凯拉，这是伟大的事情。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：凯拉的同学们开始注意到她学习有多努力，他们开始给她提供帮助和支持。A. fast快速；B. bravely勇敢；C. fluently流利；D. hard努力。根据上文“As she struggled (努力) to complete the project,”可知，同学们发现凯拉很努力想完成项目。故选D。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯拉的同学们开始注意到她学习有多努力，他们开始给她提供帮助和支持。A. flash闪光；B. news新闻；C. support支持；D. service服务。根据下文“With the help and support ”可知，同学们帮助支持凯拉。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们给了她如何更好地管理时间的建议，并分享了他们完成任务的技巧。A. manage管理；B. find找到；C. fill填满；D. waste浪费。根据下文“her time better,”可知，同学们帮助凯拉更好管理时间。故选A。
【52题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们给了她如何更好地管理时间的建议，并分享了他们完成任务的技巧。A. thinking about考虑；B. getting through完成；C. giving up放弃；D. asking for要求得到。根据下文“With their help, Kayla was able to complete the project”可知，同学们分享给凯拉如何完成任务的技巧。故选B。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他们的帮助下，凯拉能够按时完成这个项目，并取得了巨大的成功。A. freedom自由； B. creation创造；C. success成功；D. trust信任。根据下文“With their help, Kayla was able to complete the project on time and with great ”可知，在同学们帮助下，凯拉成功完成项目。故选C。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，凯拉意识到高中并不是一个人要面对挑战。A. realized意识到；B. argued争论；C. stressed强调；D. recommended推荐。根据下文“With the help and support of her 　　15　　　　, she was able to deal with any difficulty that came her way.”可知，凯拉意识到高中不是一个人面对挑战。故选A。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在同学的帮助和支持下，她能够处理任何遇到的困难。A. families家人们；B. customers顾客们；C. teammates队友们；D. classmates同学们。根据上文“Kayla’s classmates began to notice ”可知，同学们帮助了凯拉。故选D。
第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cruise, an autonomous-vehicle company, is suspending all its driverless operations across the US. The decision is based on an accident in which a Cruise robotaxi ___56___ (drag) a pedestrian(行人) 20 feet and over.
On Oct 2, the car hit a woman and she ___57___ (throw) into the neighboring lane of the Cruise driverless car. After coming to ___58___ stop, the Cruise car attempted to pull over while the woman was underneath the vehicle. The news spread quickly and ___59___ (panic) the public. “When the Cruise car is ___60___ (unreasonable) risky to public safety, the DMV (the California Department of Motor Vehicles) can immediately suspend permits,” the agency said in a news release. It added that the suspension was partly based on a state ___61___ (regulate).
“___62___ (confront) with the present situation, we should take steps right now to rebuild public trust. Part of this involves ___63___ (take) a hard look inwards and at how we do work at Cruise,” the company said. Rather than deciding ___64___ is at fault when accident happens, it is how to avoid potential risks that matters.
While the journey of driverless cars is not without obstacles, the eventual destination is bound ____65____ (be) another milestone for humankind's amazing vision and inventiveness.
【答案】56. dragged
57. was thrown
58. a 59. panicked
60 unreasonably
61. regulation
62. Confronted
63. taking 64. who
65. to be
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了Cruise公司的一辆自动驾驶汽车发生事故，伤及行人，公司决定在美国各地暂停其所有无人驾驶汽车的运营。
【56题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：这一决定是基于一起事故，一辆Cruise机器人出租车将一名行人拖了20英尺以上。分析句子可知，此处为定语从句中谓语动词的填入，结合句意可知，此处应为陈述过去发生的事情，为一般过去时。故填dragged。
【57题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：10月2日，这辆车撞到了一名女子，她被扔进了Cruise无人驾驶汽车的相邻车道。分析句子可知，此处为谓语动词的填入，主语she和动词throw为被动关系，结合句意可知，该句为陈述过去发生的事情，所以为一般过去时的被动语态结构。故填was thrown。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在停车后，Cruise汽车试图靠边停车，而该女子就在车下。分析句子可知，此处为固定短语come to a stop“停下来”，所以此处为冠词a的填入。故填a。
【59题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：消息迅速传开，引起了公众的恐慌。由and连接的spread为过去时可知，此处动词也应为一般过去时，保持并列谓语结构。故填panicked。
【60题详解】
考查副词。句意：当Cruise汽车对公共安全构成不合理的风险时，DMV(加州机动车辆管理局)可以立即暂停许可。由副词修饰形容词可知，此处为副词unreasonably作状语修饰形容词risky。故填unreasonably。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：它补充说，暂停部分是基于一项国家规定。根据句意以及空前a冠词可知，此处为名词regulation“规定”作介词on的宾语成分。故填regulation。
【62题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：面对目前的情况，我们应该立即采取措施，重建国民的信任。分析句子可知，此处为非谓语动词作状语，confront好逻辑主语we为被动关系，所以为过去分词形式。故填Confronted。
【63题详解】
考查动名词。句意：部分原因是要认真审视我们在Cruise的工作方式。分析句子可知，此处为动词短语involve doing sth“包含做某事”，所以此处为动名词形式。故填taking。
【64题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：当事故发生时，决定谁有过错并不重要，重要的是如何避免潜在的风险。分析句子可知，此处为连接代词who引导的宾语从句，who在从句中作主语成分，意为“谁”。故填who。
【65题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：虽然无人驾驶汽车的旅程并非没有障碍，但最终的目的地注定是人类惊人的视野和创造力的又一个里程碑。分析句子可知，此处为固定短语be bound to do“必须做某事”，所以此处为动词不定式形式。故填to be。
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，你来自英国的交换生朋友Eric目前在海口学习，元旦节想在岛内游玩，希望你为他推荐一个公园。请给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 公园的名字和位置；
2. 公园的特色；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：字数为80字左右。
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【答案】Dear Eric,
Learning you will travel Hainan during the New Year holiday, I highly recommend a visit to Betel Nut Valley, a park located at the border of Baoting County and Sanya City.
Betel Nut Valley offers a perfect blend of natural landscapes and local culture. Walking among the towering betel nut trees provides a truly magical experience, allowing you to connect with nature in a unique way. Exploring the cultural villages of the Li and Miao ethnic groups and learning about their distinctive lifestyles is a special treat. Besides, you can enjoy traditional performances to experience their warmth and vitality. If you are hungry, there are various tasty local specialties to satisfy your appetite.
Welcome to Betel Nut Vallet! Hope you will have a pleasant and fulfilling trip there.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于来自英国的交换生朋友Eric目前在海口学习，元旦节想在岛内游玩，希望你为他推荐一个公园这一情况，给他回一封邮件。
【详解】1.词汇积累
提供：offer→ provide
此外：Besides→ What’s more
各种各样的：various→ all kinds of
独特的：distinctive→ unique
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：Learning you will travel Hainan during the New Year holiday, I highly recommend a visit to Betel Nut Valley, a park located at the border of Baoting County and Sanya City.
拓展句：As I have learnt you will travel Hainan during the New Year holiday, I highly recommend a visit to Betel Nut Valley, a park located at the border of Baoting County and Sanya City.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Walking among the towering betel nut trees provides a truly magical experience, allowing you to connect with nature in a unique way.（运用了动名词Walking作主语以及现在分词allowing作状语。）
【高分句型2】If you are hungry, there are various tasty local specialties to satisfy your appetite.（运用了If引导的条件状语从句。）
第二节 读后续写(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。
Officer Jonda was driving on a dangerous road one cold, dark winter night. The storm made it difficult to see, but she could tell the car in front of her was swaying. Although it was still within its lane, Jonda had a sixth sense for accidents and lived in terror of them ever since that awful night so many years ago. She still couldn't abolish the terrible image of that teenager screaming for help, her help. Help that she had been unable to give as she was driven back by the intense heat of the car fire. These were memories Jonda could never really turn off. She counted on her training for support, and these days she never ignored any signs of the next accident.
Her partner, David, took the first step. “Let’s pull that car over before someone gets hurt,” he said. The car ahead slowed down, but not enough to stop, and ended up sliding off the road into the Dalton River. Jonda quickly stopped her police car and rushed to the water's edge, yelling at David to call for backup. The rain had caused the river to rise and the car was half submerged(淹没), trapped against a tree, and the passenger seat was underwater. Jonda was filled with a sense of dread. In the heavy rain, she could barely see, but she could hear the trapped driver screaming and banging on the window.
“Never again!” This is too much, too familiar, Jonda thought.
She called for the window hammer, rushing towards the car. The water was rising quickly, reaching up to her waist and chilling her to the bone. She had to work fast or risked losing feeling in her lower body. Through the window, she saw an old woman named Sandy, chest-deep in water, wearing a work badge.
David caught up with Jonda and passed her the window hammer. Jonda yelled at the old woman to turn away from the glass. She swung the hammer, but the thick glass barely cracked. Her heart sank as she realized that the car was slowly being freed from the tree.
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。
She struck the glass again, and this time it broke into little pieces.
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Tears streamed down Jonda's cheeks as she held Sandy tightly.
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【答案】范文
She struck the glass again, and this time it broke into little pieces. Water rushed in, and the car finally broke free and started to drift downstream. Sandy sighed, her lips shivering. Jonda leaned in and wrapped her arms around Sandy, comforting her that her family weren’t going to lose her. She instructed Sandy to put her arms around her neck and hold on tightly. David grabbed Jonda’s waist and pulled with all his strength. They managed to pull the poor woman out of the car through the broken window just before it was swallowed by the water.
Tears streamed down Jonda’s cheeks as she held Sandy tightly. “We didn’t lose you! We didn’t lose you!” she cried with relief. Sandy, frozen and sore, thanked Jonda deeply for Jonda’s bravery. But to Sandy’s surprise, Jonda also expressed gratitude. Then Jonda shared the story with Sandy. Since the accident many years ago, the image of the teenager was always flashing through her mind, which had become her nightmare. It was Sandy who gave Jonda a chance to get rid of her sense of guilt.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了在寒冷的冬夜，Jonda警官在路上发现前面的车落入水中，帮助车内的人逃生的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：①由第一段首句内容“她又敲了一下玻璃，这次玻璃碎成了小块。”可知，第一段可描写Jonda怎样把Sandy从车里救出来。
②由第二段首句内容“Jonda紧紧地抱着Sandy，眼泪顺着脸颊流了下来。”可知，第二段可描写Sandy获救了，Sandy向Jonda表达感谢，可为什么Jonda流泪呢？Jonda给Sandy讲述了另外一个故事，正是Sandy把Jonda从自责中解脱出来。
2.续写线索：寒冷的冬夜里行驶——预感前车出事故——联想之前无能为力的事故——前车落水——想办法救援——救助成功——消除内疚
3.词汇激活
行为类①颤抖：shiver/shake
②拉，拽：pull/drag/draw
③闪现：flash/come to one's mind
情绪类①放松：with relief / to one's relief
②感激：gratitude/thank
【点睛】[高分句型1]Sandy sighed, her lips shivering.（运用了独立主格结构）
[高分句型2]It was Sandy who gave Jonda a chance to get rid of her sense of guilt.（运用了强调句式）江西省上饶艺术学校2023-2024学年高三上学期12月考试
英语试题
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】
Who is Scott
A. A salesman. B. A waiter. C. A student.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the conversation about
A. A boss. B. An exam. C. An interview.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a school. B. In a shop. C. In a car museum.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Which is included in the rent
A. Electricity.
B. The Internet.
C. Parking
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What do we know about the man
A. He doesn’t like his job.
B. He will not give up his job.
C. He has a large family to support.
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。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What does Jack have to do at 10:00 am
A. Attend a lecture. B. Catch a bus. C. Repair his bike.
7. How does the boy usually go to school
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Which sport did Peter probably take part in
A. The relay race.
B. Swimming.
C. The table tennis.
9. Who won the high jump
A. Betty. B. Joe. C. The man.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What did Adriana create
A. A bicycle. B. A computer. C. A generator.
11. How did Adriana get the idea of her project
A. From the Internet. B. From her father. C. From a designer.
12. What was the only problem Adriana faced
A. She lacked fund.
B. She was in need of support.
C. She couldn’t find suitable materials.
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 did Mark learn about the competition
A. From the TV. B. From a magazine. C. From the radio.
14. What do we know about the competition
A. It takes place once a year.
B. It has been held for 4 times.
C. It’s for children under eight.
15. What helped Samarth Mahapatra win a place
A. His method of handling micro plastics.
B. His device for treating mental illness.
C. His special way to help the blind cook.
16. How does Mark most probably feel in the end
A. Inspired. B. Ashamed. C. Surprised.
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. What is the talk mainly about
A. Old people’s lives. B. A supermarket chain. C. Services for the elderly.
18. What was the problem with Robert Smith’s mother
A. She lost her phone by accident.
B. She was cheated through phone.
C. She was unable to make calls.
19. Which company has trained the staff to provide safer and friendlier service
A. True Call. B. Safeway. C. Red & Yellow Care.
20. Who might benefit from Safeway according to Martin Bateman
A. Businessmen. B. Sick people. C. Senior customers.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑
A
These are hotel rooms where you can have an unusual experience!
Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah
A favorite of celebrities, this resort in the Utah desert is popular with any traveler. While every room here has character, none matches the elegance of the Girijaala Suite.
At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace (平台) overlooking majestic rock formations; and a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. But don’t worry if you get chilly; the interior of the room has a cozy king-size bed and a deep-soaking tub to help you warm up.
Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge, South Africa
At this property on the border of Kruger National Park, guests can reserve a one-night experience in a four-level tree house to see animals that roam the park.
And of course, this is no ordinary structure: the house is entirely self-sustaining with a solar power supply, a water collection system and a bio-rock sanitation system. The tree house is understandably off the grid (电网) so guests can sleep under the night sky taking in the magic of their surroundings.
Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California
The Beverly Wilshire has been a magnet for the rich, famous and powerful since its opening in 1928. Guests who reserve the Veranda Suite located on the roof of the hotel are in for a serious surprise. Not only is the room accessed by a hidden entrance behind a wrought-iron staircase, but it also has a 2,100 square-foot terrace with dreamy views of the Hollywood Hills. In the middle of this private, urban oasis is a 10-foot-tall tent with a crystal chandelier (吊灯)，marble lamps and fur rugs. In a city full of stars, this may be your best opportunity to soak them in.
21. What is available to the visitors at the Girijaala Suite
A. Chatting with celebrities.
B. Appreciating scenic beauty.
C. Getting close to wild animals.
D. Sleeping on a king-sized bed outdoors.
22. What makes Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge special
A. It offers the best view of deserts and rocks.
B. It is designed in an environmentally-friendly way.
C. It is equipped with modern communication system.
D. It is located on the border of Kruger National Park.
23 What do the three hotels have in common
A. They are tailored for the rich.
B. They are located in national parks.
C. They are modern and well-equipped.
D. They offer guests outdoor sleeping experiences.
B
It’s perhaps the world’s most famous underwater attraction that remained in film and in legend: the Titanic. But now experts say the ocean liner, once a wonder of the high seas, is falling to pieces.
Capt. Alfred McLaren, the scientist who in July led the most recent expedition to the ship’s underwater grave, said his team saw clear signs of the accelerating damage of the wreck (残骸). There was damage likely caused by rust and sea life, and the captain’s cabin had collapsed.
“I was absolutely astonished,” McLaren said.
Worse still, the fallen mast (桅杆) that crushed the ship’s deck is believed by many to be the result of an unapproved salvage (打捞) operation. “It was almost depressing to see how quickly she was getting worse,” McLaren says. “I would be really surprised if there’s very much standing up from the bottom, two decades from now.”
Ed Kamuda, who runs the Titanic Historical Society in Springfield, Mass., says adventure tourists — who pay $36,000 each to visit the wreck — are also contributing to the destruction of it.
“This is something I expected. I just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly,” Kamuda said. “People are going down just as an ego trip to say ‘I was there.’ All this takes a fare on the ship.”
The Titanic has sat at the bottom of the Atlantic since it sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage on April 14, 1912. More than 1,500 people died that night. The ship came to rest at the bottom of the freezing North Atlantic, more than 2 miles beneath the waves. The wreck was discovered in 1985, and since then it has been repeatedly visited by treasure hunters.
But still some scientists say those divers, and other thrill seekers are not necessarily to blame for the Titanic’s current problems.
Capt. Craig McLean of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went on an expedition to the Titanic in June as part of a government study that is monitoring the condition of the ship. He says it’s unclear what part of the damage is from Mother Nature and which is from human nature.
“It’s too early and there isn’t enough evidence to put our fingers on anything” McLean said.
Regardless, most agree there’s little that can be done for this most famous of wrecks. And soon, the mighty Titanic could well be lost again.
24. McLaren expected that in twenty years _______.
A. Only a minor part of the wreck would remain as it is
B. The wreck would be getting worse at a faster speed
C. Only salvage operation with the purpose of research would be approved
D. The wreck would be completely destroyed by unapproved treasure hunters
25. What is the tourist’s purpose of visiting the wreck, according to Kamuda
A. To contribute to the breaking down of the Titanic. B. To help finance the preservation of the Titanic.
C. To satisfy their curiosity and adventurousness. D. To better understand the history of the Titanic.
26. Craig McLean is one of the scientists who believe _______.
A. Visitors should not be prohibited from the Titanic and other famous wrecks
B. The influence of the thrill seekers on the wreck will finally be determined
C. The government should contribute more to the monitoring of the Titanic
D. The damage of the Titanic is not necessarily attributed to the adventure tourists
27. The author is most likely to agree that the future of the Titanic is _______.
A. promising B. discouraging C. controllable D. vague
C
The rainforests are alive with the sound of animals. Besides the pleasure of the din (喧嚣), it is also useful to ecologists. “If you want to measure the biodiversity of a piece of land, listening out for animal calls is much easier than looking for tracks in the undergrowth. But such “bioacoustics (生物声音的) analysis” is still time-consuming, and it requires an expert pair of ears.
In a paper published on October 17th in Nature Communications, a group of researchers led by Jorg Müller, an ecologist at the University of Würzburg, describe a better way: have a computer do the job. Smartphone apps already exist that will identify birds, bats or mammals simply by listening to the sounds they make. Their ide a was to apply the principle to conservation work.
The researchers took recordings from across 43 sites in the Ecuadorean rainforest. Some sites were relatively uncultivated, old-growth forests. Others were areas that had recently been cleared for grazing or cacao planting. And some had been cleared but then abandoned, allowing the forest to regrow. Sound recordings were taken four times every hour, over two weeks. The various calls were identified manually by an expert, and then used to construct a list of the species present. As expected, the longer the land had been free from agricultural activity, the greater the biodiversity it hosted.
Then it was the computer’s turn. The researchers fed their recordings to artificial-intelligence models that had been trained, using sound samples from elsewhere in Ecuador, to identify 75 bird species from their calls. “We found that the AI tools could identify the sounds as well as the experts,” says Dr Müller.
Of course, not everything in a rainforest makes a noise. Dr Müller and his colleagues used light-traps to capture night-flying insects, and DNA analysis to identify them. Reassuringly, they found that the diversity of noisy animals was a reliable proxy for the diversity of the quieter ones.
The results may have relevance outside eco logy departments, too. Under pressure from their customers, firms such as L’Oreal; a make-up company, and Shell, an oil firm, have been spending money on forest restoration projects around the world. Dr Müller hopes that an automated approach to checking on the results could help monitor such efforts, and give a standardised way to measure whether they are working as well as their sponsors say.
28. What can we learn about Bioacoustic analysis
A It makes animal calls attractive. B. It requires special skill and time.
C. It measures biodiversity easily. D. It applies to many research fields.
29. What can be inferred from the process of taking recordings in the rainforests
A. Researchers trained AI models to mimic animal calls.
B. AI tools can identify bird species as well as the experts.
C. Agricultural activities led to a decrease in biodiversity.
D. Researchers used AI tools to conserve rainforests well.
30. What does the underlined word “proxy” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Accelerator. B. Assumption. C. Formation. D. Indicator.
31. What’s the potential application of AI in forest restoration projects
A. Identifying the sponsors. B. Evaluating the biodiversity.
C. Monitoring the effectiveness. D. Establishing eco logy departments.
D
When I graduated from college and moved to Washington, D.C., in 2017, I left all of my friends behind. Treating new associates with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my loneliness. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the recipes(食谱), which is how Bun Bo Bae, my Vietnamese cooking blog, came into being in 2019.
I’ve probably been destined(注定) to start a food blog. I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen with my mom. As a child, I’d sit and watch her cook. My duties started with just passing her the ingredients(配料). Soon, I was measuring, steaming and stir-frying my way toward kitchen mastery. I left for college before I could learn my mom’s best dishes.
Studying abroad, I was desperately homesick in the beginning. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my favorite dishes. It turns out that my mom doesn’t have any recipes. She grew up in the kitchen with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge orally(口头地).
Bun Bo Bae was initially a space for me to put what I learned into writing. I didn’t want all of the secret knowledge behind dishes like my mom’s bún bò hué (a spicy beef and pork noodle soup that inspired the blog’s name) or my dad’s thit bǎm s t cà chua (a pork-based tomato sauce) to vanish one day if the oral tradition ended. I wanted to write down every piece of advice I was given in detail to make sure people could keep creating these dishes as authentically as possible. As my food blog and follower count grew, so did my confidence in the kitchen.
Bun Bo Bae also promoted my confidence at work. I taught myself social media and web building, and the skills helped me land my job at NPR (National Public Radio), where one of my recipes was served in Sound Bites. I even hosted a cooking class for my colleagues to celebrate AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month.
32. What can be inferred about the author from paragraph 1
A. She enjoyed her time of staying alone.
B. Her cooking blog has existed for a decade.
C. Her meals were popular with her new friends.
D. She kept a cooking blog at the request of her friends.
33. How did the author’s mother learn cooking
A. She searched for information online.
B She taught herself as an adult.
C. She learnt from her own mother as a kid.
D. She once signed up for a cooking course.
34. What does the underlined word “vanish” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Spread. B. Disappear. C. Change. D. Repeat.
35. What is Sound Bites probably
A. A dining place. B. A cooking blog.
C. A cooking class for Asians. D. A TV programme about cooking.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When you eat is as important as what you eat for keeping a good weight, preventing and curing some diseases and living a long and happy life. We’re all familiar with our biological clocks that send out chemical signals at certain times to help us wake, sleep, and do other activities. ___36___ That is to sync (同步) our consumption (消耗) of food with chemical reactions in the body.
According to these clocks, the best way to eat is to consume more energy earlier in the day and less energy later in the day. But our bodies desire the opposite - more calories at the end of the day and fewer in the morning. This is a problem from a time when humans’ food supply was unreliable and storing energy was an advantage. ___37___ Studies in animals and humans have connected it with weight gain, diseases and aging.
So we need to change that food clock and eat in a way-more early, less inter-that allows food patterns in line with our biological clocks.
What are the guiding principles (原理) in this system of eating A few changes to these eating habits will help sync up our internal systems. Two are especially important:
1. Limit your eating to when the sun shines-a window of about 12 hours or, better yet, fewer. ___38___
2. Eat more in the morning and midday and less later on. Your body will work best and it will be healthier if you store calories in advance rather than save them until later in the day, as many of us do.
People should learn how to do this day to day. ___39___ Our bodies change depending on what’s going on in our lives, so we may need to change when we eat to be at our best.
___40___ It will help prevent diseases and even control diseases. Following this plan can result in all kinds of improvements to your quality of life: better sleep, more energy--and just overall better health.
A. That means cutting out nighttime food.
B. Here is the science behind your eating habits.
C. What benefits can we get from eating this way
D. But we also should define “when” another way.
E. We also have a food clock with a similar purpose.
F. Today this kind of food clock has negative effects on our health.
G. Healthy food and regular eating habits can help you live longer.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
It was a September day. Today was the first day of high school for a freshman, Kayla. Kayla had always been a bit of a shy kid, but she had always ___41___ her studies. She was determined to make full use of her high school years.
As she walked down the hallways, Kayla couldn’t help but feel ___42___. The older students seemed so confident, while she felt small and unimportant, But Kayla was determined to succeed, no matter what ___43___ came her way.
It wasn’t long before Kayla’s determination was put to the ___44___. In her first week of school, she was assigned (分派) a (n) ___45___ project that required a lot of research and planning. Kayla did her ___46___, but she soon realized that she was in over her head. As she struggled (努力) to complete the project, Kayla began to ___47___ herself. She wondered if she was cut out for high school. But then, something ___48___ happened.
Kayla’s classmates began to notice how ___49___ she was working, and they started to offer her help and ___50___. They gave her advice on how to ___51___ her time better, and they shared their tips for ___52___ assignments. With their help, Kayla was able to complete the project on time and with great ___53___.
From that day on, Kayla ___54___ that high school was not a challenge to be faced alone. With the help and support of her ___55___, she was able to deal with any difficulty that came her way.
41. A. feared B. loved C. missed D. forgot
42. A. bored B. excited C. worried D. interested
43. A. difficulties B. honours C. reasons D. dangers
44. A. use B. side C. trouble D. test
45. A. simple B. challenging C. suitable D. amazing
46. A. part B. share C. best D. duty
47. A. teach B. doubt C. enjoy D. believe
48. A. great B. strange C. confusing D. secret
49. A. fast B. bravely C. fluently D. hard
50. A. flash B. news C. support D. service
51. A. manage B. find C. fill D. waste
52. A. thinking about B. getting through C. giving up D. asking for
53. A. freedom B. creation C. success D. trust
54. A. realized B. argued C. stressed D. recommended
55. A. families B. customers C. teammates D. classmates
第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cruise, an autonomous-vehicle company, is suspending all its driverless operations across the US. The decision is based on an accident in which a Cruise robotaxi ___56___ (drag) a pedestrian(行人) 20 feet and over.
On Oct 2, the car hit a woman and she ___57___ (throw) into the neighboring lane of the Cruise driverless car. After coming to ___58___ stop, the Cruise car attempted to pull over while the woman was underneath the vehicle. The news spread quickly and ___59___ (panic) the public. “When the Cruise car is ___60___ (unreasonable) risky to public safety, the DMV (the California Department of Motor Vehicles) can immediately suspend permits,” the agency said in a news release. It added that the suspension was partly based on a state ___61___ (regulate).
“___62___ (confront) with the present situation, we should take steps right now to rebuild public trust. Part of this involves ___63___ (take) a hard look inwards and at how we do work at Cruise,” the company said. Rather than deciding ___64___ is at fault when accident happens, it is how to avoid potential risks that matters.
While the journey of driverless cars is not without obstacles, the eventual destination is bound ____65____ (be) another milestone for humankind's amazing vision and inventiveness.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，你来自英国的交换生朋友Eric目前在海口学习，元旦节想在岛内游玩，希望你为他推荐一个公园。请给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 公园的名字和位置；
2. 公园的特色；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：字数为80字左右。
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第二节 读后续写(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。
Officer Jonda was driving on a dangerous road one cold, dark winter night. The storm made it difficult to see, but she could tell the car in front of her was swaying. Although it was still within its lane, Jonda had a sixth sense for accidents and lived in terror of them ever since that awful night so many years ago. She still couldn't abolish the terrible image of that teenager screaming for help, her help. Help that she had been unable to give as she was driven back by the intense heat of the car fire. These were memories Jonda could never really turn off. She counted on her training for support, and these days she never ignored any signs of the next accident.
Her partner, David, took the first step. “Let’s pull that car over before someone gets hurt,” he said. The car ahead slowed down, but not enough to stop, and ended up sliding off the road into the Dalton River. Jonda quickly stopped her police car and rushed to the water's edge, yelling at David to call for backup. The rain had caused the river to rise and the car was half submerged(淹没), trapped against a tree, and the passenger seat was underwater. Jonda was filled with a sense of dread. In the heavy rain, she could barely see, but she could hear the trapped driver screaming and banging on the window.
“Never again!” This is too much, too familiar, Jonda thought.
She called for the window hammer, rushing towards the car. The water was rising quickly, reaching up to her waist and chilling her to the bone. She had to work fast or risked losing feeling in her lower body. Through the window, she saw an old woman named Sandy, chest-deep in water, wearing a work badge.
David caught up with Jonda and passed her the window hammer. Jonda yelled at the old woman to turn away from the glass. She swung the hammer, but the thick glass barely cracked. Her heart sank as she realized that the car was slowly being freed from the tree.
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。
She struck the glass again, and this time it broke into little pieces.
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Tears streamed down Jonda's cheeks as she held Sandy tightly.
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