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科左中旗实验高中2023-2024学年度上学期高二年组月考考试
英语试卷
出题人：陈学颖
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035,medical technology is better than ever. Many people could live to be 150, so at 40, you're not old at all.And your parents just had an anti-aging medicine.Now, all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt, "Turn red. "It changes from blue to red. In 2035, "smart clothes"contain particles (粒) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change your clothes' color.
You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, "You shouldn't drink that!"Your fridge has read the chip that contains information about the milk, and it knows the milk is out of date. In 2035, every article of food in the store has such a chip.
It's time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive them-selves. Just tell your"smart car" where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve.Such "smart technology" is all around you.
So will all these things come true "For new technology to succeed"says scientist Andrew Zoll,"it has to be so much better than it replaces what we have already. "The Internet is one example- what will be the next
21. In 2035, many people could live to be 150 be-cause of ( )
A. the magical mirror B. the magical food
C. the good scientists D. the better medical technology
22. According to the text, the following things will use "smart technology"except ( )
A.mirror B.clothes C. food D.cars
23. We can learn from the text that in the future ( )
A. everyone will look the same B. people will never get old
C. clothes can change the color by themselves
D. people can get fresh milk anytime from the fridge
B
Most of the smart thermostats carry the same benefits,including the Ecobee3. They72can learn your preferences and schedules, and then adjust the temperature accordingly. They're better-looking and more enjoyable to use than the basic pieces of plastic that occupy most households. And once you're able to heat up or cool down your house from your phone, without having to get out of bed, you won't want to go back to the past.
If you live in a larger house, the Ecobee3 can be much more convenient W2 offering you a couple of more remote sensors. Yes it gets pretty expensive at that point. But having those gives you effective control over the temperature in different rooms around your house. In comparison, other thermostats' measurements are largely limited to the area in which they're installed.
If you live in a smaller place, that's no big deal; the Ecobee3 still has distinct advantages. It is touch enabled, making it less annoying when you want to enter Wi-Fi passwords to see weather information, and so on.
Still, all the smart thermostats are pretty great.Which one is best just depends on whether you need a whole-home solution or a simpler one. For now, if it's the former, go with the Ecobee3. Their presence will probably make you more conscious about saving energy. Ecobee3 Smarter Wi-Fi Thermostat with Re-mote Sensor is available at all shopping websites.
（ ）24．How can you control Econee3
By installing Wi-Fi.
B．By replacing its sensors.
C．By using the relative phone.
D．By closing power supply.
（ ）25．What advantages dose Ecobee3 have compared with other thermostats
Its size is difficult.
Its price is lower.
C．Its password is simpler.
D．Its coverage area is larger.
（ ）26．What change will Ecobee3 bring to us
It makes us enjoy travelling and working better.
It leads us to hope to open a shop online.
It leads us to build our own smart houses.
D．It helps us pay attention to environmental protection.
（ ）27．What’s the author purpose in writing the text
A．To show the future of Ecobee3.
B．To attract people to buy Ecobee3.
C．To introduce how to use Ecobee3.
D．To explain why Ecobee3 was invented.
C
Sometime in the early 1960s, a significant thing happened in Sydney, Australia. The city discovered its harbor. Then, one after another, Sydney discovered lots of things that were just sort of there-broad parks, superb beaches, and a culturally diverse population. But it is the harbor that makes the city.
Andrew Reynolds, a cheerful fellow in his early30s, pilots Sydney ferryboats for a living. I spent the whole morning shuttling back and forth across the harbor. After our third run Andrew shut down the engine, and we went our separate ways-he for a lunch break, I to explore the city.
"I'll miss these old boats, "he said as we parted.
"How do you mean " I asked.
"Oh, they're replacing them with catamarans.Catamarans are faster, but they're not so elegant,and they're not fun to pilot. But that's progress, I guess. "
Everywhere in Sydney these days, change and progress are the watchwords(), and traditions are increasingly rare. Shirley Fitzgerald, the city's official historian, told me that in its rush to modernity in the 1970s, Sydney swept aside much of its past, including many of its finest buildings. "Sydney is confused about itself, she said. "We can't seem to make up our minds whether we want a modern city or a traditional one. It's a conflict that we aren't get-ting any better at resolving(决). "
On the other hand, being young and old at the same time has its attractions. I considered this when I met a thoughtful young businessman named Anthony. "Many people say that we lack culture in this country,"he told me. "What people forget is that the Italians, when they came to Australia,brought2000 years of their culture, the Greeks some 3000years, and the Chinese more still. We've got a foundation built on ancient cultures but with a drive and dynamism of a young country. It's a pretty hard combination to beat.
He is right, but I can't help wishing they would keep those old ferries.
28. What is the first paragraph mainly about ( )
A. Sydney's striking architecture.
B. The cultural diversity of Sydney.
C. The key to Sydney's development.
D. Sydney's tourist attractions in the 1960s.
29. What can we learn about Andrew Reynolds ( )
A. He goes to work by boat.
B. He looks forward to a new life.
C. He pilots catamarans well.
D. He is attached to the old ferries.
30. What does Shirley Fitzgerald think of Sydney ( )
A. It is losing its traditions.
B. It should speed up its progress.
C. It should expand its population.
D. It is becoming more international.
31.Which statement will the author probably agree with
A. A city can be young and old at the same time.
B. A city built on ancient cultures is more dynamic.
C. Modernity is usually achieved at the cost of elegance.
D. Compromise should be made between the local and the foreign.
D
Smart cities premise to bring better lives, faster transport, cleaner air and lower crime, all through their intelligent use of connected technology. said experts and after huge investment in the field. China is leading the way.
“China’s smart cities market increases about 30 percent year-on-year in 2018, and all the provinces have begun development and construction for smart cities, with more to follow,” said an expert.
"Although most cities have started a smart city project, there is no globally unified a thinking on the concept and operation of smart cities, said Franc.
Alibaba is now involved in dozens of pilot projects across China, wit it open AI(人工智能)platform Tianging for the ET City Brain system officially launched in September. Set up by its cloud computing subsidiary, the Brain looks to make the city "think" through AI and cloud computing technologies, and help make the best of public services in real time.
Since introducing technology, Hangzhou's traffic jam has fallen from the fifth-worst in China in2016, all the way to 57th place this year. "Now our experiments are mostly for government use, but we truly expect our open AI platform to enter more area sand help citizens live, work and entertain better,"said Hua.
In McKinsey Global Institute's recent report Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable fu-0ture, they find cities can use smart technologies to improve some key quality life by 10 to 30 percent-numbers that translate into lives saved, fewer crime incidents, a reduced health burden, and carbon emissions.
（ ）32．What can we know about the smart city
A．Its concept has not been accepted by people.
B．It can be achieved only by lots of investment.
C．The worldwide standard for i has been established.
D．Its progress in China is among the best in the world.
（ ）33．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 refer to
A．Traffic jam .
B．Traffic flow.
C．AI platform.
D．Public services.
（ ）34．Hangzhou is mentioned as an example to show that ______
Its traffic problem has been settled.
the city has become more intelligent.
Its public services have greatly improved.
It has made achievements in smart city construction.
（ ）35．What is the best title for the text？
A．Smart cities Are on the way.
B．Outline of the Future Smart Cities.
C．Hangzhou’s Construction of Smart Cities.
D．Alibaba Construction More to Smart Cities.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Pomodoro Technique was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. The technique uses a timer to divide your work into 25-minute sessions called "pomodori".36 When you have completed four pomodori, it's time for a longer break of 20to 30 minutes. It's simple and easy to use. Follow the steps below to start using it.
Check your schedule. Your first step is to check your schedule 37 .Estimate how long each task should take you, in terms of the number of pomodori you will need to complete it.
Set your timer. Before you start, make sure that you have everything you need. Set your timer for the work period you've settled on.
Take a short break. When your timer goes off, take a five-minute break. You should do this even if you're busy, because these breaks are your time to rest and "recharge your batteries". 38 The Pomodoro approach works by maintaining your energy, so that you don't need to work on tasks when your concentration levels are low.
39 When your break is over, reset your timer for the next session and continue your work.When you've completed four pomodori, take a 20-to30-minute break. Use it to go for a walk, have lunch, read a book .. anything, so long as it takes you away from your desk for a while and clears your mind.
Remember, it is important to listen to your body. If your mind starts to wander or you start to feel tired, don't push through to the end of the session. 40 It may be that three pomodori followed by a 20-minute break suits you best, or that five sessions followed by a 30-minute break is better.
A. You might want to experiment with this.
B. You can use whatever sort of timer you like.
C. After each session, you take a five-minute break.
D. Irregular short breaks help to keep you focused and energetic.
E. Continue your work sessions and take a longer break.
F. Cirillo argues that energy levels are far more important than time.
G. Look at your to-do list and think about what you need to do today.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Instead of being a pacing-up time, winter is a locking-down time. Winter frees us in all sorts of ways.
I once had a neighbor named Earl. An old-timer and a self-made man, he 41 told me stories about Maine winters in the past. He suggested he had 42 the ice age. He backed up his old stories with 43 of old black-and-white photographs of heavy snowstorms that piled up to second-floor windows and completely 44 cars.
And I’ll never 45 what he said as an end to one of his stories, “A man couldn’t get much done once the snow came.” So what did he do once the snow came He spent a great deal of time 46 to home and hearth, where he 47 the wood stove, sat with his wife, made pots of coffee, and read by the fire.
As I write these words I occasionally raise my head to 48 the window at the woodpile stacked (堆), the garden harvested, the apple tree 49 , the lawn mowed, and the bicycle shed newly roofed.
As I tended to all those things, when did I have time to 50
Some years ago a friend sent me a quote by Socrates that I try to be mindful of: Beware the fruitlessness of a 51 life.
The advice 52 me to look forward to the coming of winter, because I’ve finally learned that it is a slowing-down time, a gift of rest, a (n) 53 to acknowledge that most of the outdoor work that could be done has been done.
A friend of mine who lives in the Southeast recently called. In the course of our 54 he celebrated the climate where he lives, which 55 him to work outside year-round. “I’m always on the go.” he told me.
But I think I need a good time of winter.
（ ）41．A．gradually B．excitedly C．angrily D．unwillingly
（ ）42．A．struggled B．explored C．survived D．celebrated
（ ）43．A．laughter B．evidence C．expectation D．patience
（ ）44．A．buried B．struck C．destroyed D．supported
（ ）45．A．realize B．forget C．recall D．learn
（ ）46．A．designing B．improving C．fixing D．tending
（ ）47．A．bought B．controlled C．built D．filled
（ ）48．A．lookat B．watch over C．glance out D．glare at
（ ）49．A．picked B．cut C．planted D．fell
（ ）50．A．settle B．arrange C．work D．breathe
（ ）51．A．busy B．happy C．creative D．special
（ ）52．A．demanded B．taught C．appointed D．assisted
（ ）53．A．amazement B．surroundings C．opportunity D．ability
（ ）54．A．convenience B．appearance C．contribution D．conversation
（ ）55．A．employs B．forces C．enables D．saves
第二节(共10小题 每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The very ancient poetry that 56 (write) a thousand or more years ago was simpler and about common things like love, romance and nature that people appreciate. Though much poetry was created in the eras following the Song dynasty, it is thought that the poets became increasingly 57 (academy) and hard to understand so that modern Chinese can’t appreciate the style and meaning.
For foreigners, ancient Chinese poetry 58 (be) more difficult 59 (comprehend). One of the reasons is the nature of Chinese characters 60 (they).Often one character has many meanings, 61 makes the translation of Chinese into English a key part of reading and understanding Chinese poetry. Put simply, good translation is essential to 62 (full) understand Chinese poems.
Another point worth 63 (notice) about ancient Chinese poetry is that itis influenced by Confucian and Taoist thinking. Ancient Chinese poetry has a focus of friendship besides love or being 64 lover. Friendships, to the village, the community, the country or your drinking friends are dominant themes. The poets’ main task seems to be just writing poetry, because a life as a poet is an important thing. In this respect, Chinese poetry is all 65 the poet, the “meaning” for the poet and not what is happening around the poet.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jeff 得知你参加了你校学生会主办的“我最敬爱的科学家”故事分享会，写信询问有关情况。请你回复邮件，告之相关内容：
1．感谢关注；
2．你的分享；
3．你的感想。
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第二节(满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Alexis Langlois, who manages a large farm, heard her neighbor crazily knocking on her front door on a Monday afternoon.
“There’s an emergency”, Amber Countryman yelled. “The horses are stuck in the water.” Langlois was struck with “absolute panic”. She threw on her winter boots - without socks - and rushed toward the small pond on the 80-acre property. She was surprised by what she saw: four horses were in the water up to their necks in 10 feet of ice water.
She immediately called 911. While waiting for help to arrive, “people just started showing up,” she said. “Neighbors were pouring in. People came with ropes, chain saws, shovels and pickaxes.”
“I grabbed a bunch of supplies,” said Countryman, whose two teenagers and their friend also assisted with the effort.
“It was -8℃ that day,” she said, adding that she brought out handwarmers and water for the helpers.
Everyone was determined to get the horses out of the pond - which is about 15 feet wide.
Beneath a six-inch layer of ice, the water was “just barely above freezing”, said Chris Yerkes, the South Kalispell Fire Department chief who rushed to the pond with about a dozen volunteer personnel.
When the firefighters arrived, neighbors had already attempted to pave a path through the ice toward the edge of the pond using pickaxes, sledgehammers and shovels, and “we continued with that effort.” Yerkes said. Unfortunately, “as we got closer to the edge, we realized there was about three to four inches of mud.”
The thick layer of mud - which the rescuers couldn’t cut through - blocked the horses from climbing out. Firefighters enlisted additional support from Flathead County Animal Control, as well as staff from local equestrian organization Rebecca Farm.
“There had to have been at least 60 people here,” Langlois said. “It was very swift action on everybody’s part.”
注意：
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
It took nearly two hours to find a workable solution that could bring all four horses to safety.
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To get the horses out, they used a powerful tractor (拖拉机) to get the animals out of the mud and ropes to pull them over the edge.
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（北京）股份有限公司2022-2023学年度下学期期末考试
高一英语答案
21-23 DAC 24-27 CDDB 28-31 CDAA 32-35DCDA 36-40 CGFEA
41-45 BCBAB 46-50 DDCAD 51-55 ABCDC
56．was written 57．academic 58．is 59．to comprehend 60．themselves
61．which 62．fully 63．noticing 64．a 65．about
Dear Jeff,
I’m glad to know that you are interested in the story-sharing meeting with the theme of “My most admired scientist” held by the students union of our school. Thank you for your attention. I would like to tell you some details about it.
In the activity, we all enthusiastically introduced the scientists we admire most, such ad Newton, Einstein, Chen Jingrun, etc. The scientist I admire most is Qian Xuesen, who is the most outstanding representative figure of the aerospace field. What I admire him most is that he overcame numerous obstacles to return to his motherland and participated in the construction of new China.
We are all deeply inspired by these scientists and determined to become the pillars of our motherland.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写：
One possible version
It took nearly two hours to find a workable solution that could bring all four horses to safety. It was a process of trial and error that required a few firefighters to slip into the cold water to tie belts under the chests of the horses. The scene was chaotic, and everyone - including the horses - was panicked. At one point, somebody fell through the ice up to their knees. Emergency responders eventually secured a rope around the first horse and tried to pull the horse with all their strength. Luckily, the mechanism worked and the first horse was saved. But when they continued to save the remaining three horses in the same way, they failed.
To get the horses out, they used a powerful tractor to get the animals out of the mud and ropes to pull them over the edge. Obviously, the tractor was so powerful that the rescue work went smoothly. At first, the horses struggled in the water and threw the body in full circles. Ultimately, all four horses were rescued one by one. At that moment, a ripple of excitement ran through the crowd. The effort took a total of about three hours. Despite being chilled and startled, all four horses seemed healthy. People hugged and joy swelled up inside them. They know it is the joint effort that counts. Many hands made light work.
答案及解析：
阅读理解A篇：
21．A 细节理解题。根据“The Pencil Museum, Cumbria”和文中“the wonderful shop is especially enjoyable for stationery (XE) lovers”可知对文具感兴趣的小孩会选择参观铅笔博物馆，故答案为A。
22．C 细节理解题。根据“The Natural History Museum, Hertfordshire”下的“the personal collection” and “The Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction, Hertfordshire”下的“crazy collecting”可知，他们都热爱收藏，故答案为C。
23．C 文章出处题。根据文章内容可知，文章介绍的是四家奇怪的博物馆，文章的目的是吸引游客前往参观，故答案为C。
阅读理解B篇：
24．D 细节理解题。根据“I generally feel safe eating toast that Holly has made because it boasts nothing but few steps.”可知，作者认为烤面包的过程只需要几步，很简单，所以他吃他妻子做的烤面包应该是安全的。
25．D 细节理解题。根据“The best-by date doesn’t count if the product is frozen.”可知，Holly 坚持认为这个面包是能吃的，是因为如果这个事物是冰冻的，就不受生产日期的限期。
26．B 细节理解题。根据“I responded holding up a slice of bread which felt like a stone.”可知，Holly 烤的面包很硬。“Yes,” said Holly. “We were out of cream, so I used pepper from Sichuan, China instead.”可知，Holly烤的面包很辣。
27．A 细节理解题。根据全文以及“You never appreciate anything I do,” replied Holly. “That’s not true,” I said. “I appreciate everything you do.”说明 Holly 在很努力地烤面包。
阅读理解C篇：
28．D 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，阅读小说预示着更强的理解他人动机的能力，即阅读小说
有助于让人们更好地理解他人，故答案为D。
29．C 猜词题。根据第三段划线词所在的句子“In a 2013 study, researchers examined something called the need for cognitive closure (认知闭合), or the desire to “reach a quick conclusion in decision - making and an aversion to uncertainty and confusion”，句意为在2013年的一项研究中，研究人员调查了一种被称为认知闭合需求的东西，也就是“面对一个模糊或者复杂的问题时，给问题找一个明确答案”的强烈欲望。即讨厌模糊和困惑，划线词为厌恶或不喜欢之意。故答案为C。
30．A 细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句可知，对认知闭合有强烈需求的人，严重依赖“早期信息提示”当面对新信息时，他们难以改变自己的思想。他们也更倾向于获得更少的信息与观点，即他们不大情愿接受新生事物，故答案为A。
31．B 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句以及第三段最后一句可知，认知闭合需求低的人往往具有高情商的性格特征，如更有同理心、更有创造力、更乐于接受自相矛盾的说辞。又根据最后一段最后一句可知，在人们阅读像《洛丽塔》这样的小说作品时，会被迫体验叙事者的思维方式，这能减少人们对认知闭合的需求。综上我们可以判断，阅读小说作品既然能减少我们对认知闭合的需求，那么反过来它就能够培养、提高我们的情商，故答案为B。
阅读理解D篇：
32．D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Tipasa fell intoruin in the Sixth century”可知阿尔及利亚提帕萨考古遗址 Tipasa 在六世纪陷入废墟。从而可知，Tipasa 在六世纪时遭到了彻底的破坏。故选D。
33．A 推理判断题。根据文章第三段 Lynda 的话可知，Tipasa 自 1982年起就被联合国教科文组织指定为世界遗产，其独特之处在于其优美的景观，它的历史、古迹、文化、自然和建筑共同存在。这就是这个地方的精神所在。从而可推断出，Tipasa有独一无二的特征。故选A。
34．C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“About 20 percent of the Sites examined, including Tipasa, are already at higher risk from flooding and erosion”可知，包括 Tipasa 在内，约 20％的被调查地点已经面临洪水和侵蚀的高风险。故选C。
35．D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“UNESCO has repeatedly threatened to remove the site of World Heritage status”可知，联合国教科文组织曾多次威胁要剥夺该遗址的世界遗产地位。故选D。
七选五：
36．C 前文提到“Not all of them, and not at every moment”并非所有人都如此，也并非时时刻刻都有秘密，与选项C中的“but some of them some of the time”不过总会有人那么一些人，有那么一些时刻，是有秘密的，在语意上可以衔接，故选C。
37．D 前文提到“It might take a dash of courage to reveal something sensitive”吐露敏感的事情确实需要那么一点儿勇气才能做到，与选项 D“But when you take the risk, your fiend will recognize this and appreciate it”不过当你冒这个危险时，你的朋友会发现这一点，也会对此报以感激，从句意上可以衔接，故选D。
38．F 前文提到“你可能会在附近没人可以听到的森林里大声喊出自己的秘密，不过这就跟没人听到树叶掉落一样”。与选项 F“没有倾听对象的吐露秘密，根本就不是吐露秘密”，语意一致。故选F。
39．E 后文提到“当我们寻求他人帮助时，消极思维的恶性循环更容易被打破”，与 E 选项“别人也能为你提供积极的观点、引导和建议”，这两句相呼应，故选E。
40．B 最后一段最后一句，选项 B“当你向别人敞开心扉时，别人也会对你敞开心扉”对全文进行总结。故选B。
完型填空：
41．B 考查副词辨析。根据下文“He suggested he had… the ice age. He backed up his old stories with…”可知，厄尔在高兴地分享他这段充满传奇的往事，因此选B。
42．C 考查动词辨析。A“the ice age”和下文“photographs of heavy snowstorms that piled up to second-floor windows” 可知作者度过了一段非常寒冷的时光。survive 指艰难度过，因此选C。
43．B 考查名词辨析。根据“backed up his old stories with”和“old black-and-white photographs”可知他在找证据证实他的故事，所以选B。
44．A 考查动词办析。根据“heavy snowstorms that piled up to second-floor windows”得知雪很厚，堆积到了二楼窗户，应该是掩埋了车子，选A。
45．B 考查动词辨析。根据下文作者清楚地说出老人说的原话得出作者从来没有忘记，选B。
46．D 考查动词辨析。根据“home and hearth”可知是照顾家和照料壁炉，tend to 意为“护理，照料”，因此选D。
47．D 考查动词辨析。根据“read by the fire”可知，他是给炉子添柴火，fill指“装满”，因此选D。
48．C 考查动词短语辨析。“the woodpile stacked, the garden harvested, the apple tree…”都是対窗外的描写，可知作者是看出窗外，glance out 指“向外看”，因此选C。
49．A 考查动词辨析。根据“the garden harvested”，可知收获季节已过，苹果也采摘了，因此选A。
50．D 考查动词辨析。根据下文 “I’ve finally learned that it is a slowing-down time, a gift of rest”得知，冬天是一个慢下来的季节，是一个要休息的季节，breathe 指“呼吸”，“我”忙着所有这些事情，哪有时间喘口气呢？因此选D。
51．A 考查形容词辨析。根据“As I tended to all those things, when did I have time to…可知，作者的这种状态是忙碌的状态，因此选A。
52．B 考查上下文理解。根据搭配和上下文语境的理解，可知是“忠告教会我期待冬天的到来”因此选B。
53．C 考查名词辨析。前文作者感慨忙碌的生活没有时间休息，根据“I have finally learned that it is a slowing-down time, a gift of rest”得知冬天是一个时机，一个承认冬天大部分可以完成的户外工作都已经完成的机会”，因此选C。
54．D 考查名词辨析。根据“A friend of mine who lives in the Southeast recently called”可知朋友打电话给“我”，“我们”是在交谈，因此选D。
55．C 考查动词辨析。根据该句“he celebrated the climate where he lives”和下文“I am always on the go”可知天气很好，他随时都可以忙碌起来，所以让他能够整年都在外面工作，enable 指“使能够”，因此选C。
语法填空：
56．was written 考查从句中谓语动词的被动式
57．academic 考查词性变化
58．is 考查主句中谓语动词，poetry 是诗歌的总称，所以谓语用单数
59．to comprehend 考查非谓语，sth +be+adj+to do
60．themselves 考查反身代词
61．which 考查非限制性定语从句
62．fully 考查副词，副词 fully 修饰动词understand
63．noticing 考查非谓语，固定搭配 worth doing
64．a 考查冠词，泛指用 a
65．about 考查介词，about 关于

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