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荆州中学2023～2024学年高二上期末考试
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。
例：How much is the shirt
19.15 B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How does the woman want her meat cooked
A. Rare. B. Medium-rare. C. Well done.
2. Which place might the man go to this weekend
A. A concert hall. B. A stadium. C. A gallery.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. Polite greetings. B. Table manners. C. Body language.
4. What are the speakers doing
A. Taking a picture. B. Having a haircut. C. Looking at a photo.
5. What will the man do after he gets home
A. Drive to a furniture store.
B. Buy the woman a new table.
C. Borrow a truck from the woman.
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 does the woman think of electronic music
A. It is clever. B. It is loud. C. It is modern.
7. How old was the woman when attending a classical concert
A. 16. B. 17. C. 18.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man turn to the woman
A. He has to work late.
B. He has to get groceries.
C. He has a package to come.
9. What is the man getting
A. A box of fruit. B. Some alcohol. C. Some sports equipment.
10. What do we know about the speakers’ kids
A. They are under the age of 21.
B. They’ll return home by 3:00 p.m.
C. They’ll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
12. What does the woman want to become
A. A security guard.
B. A computer security expert.
C. A computer science teacher.
13 What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Do well in math. B. Major in math. C. See math as a career.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation take place
A. At school. B. At the zoo. C. At an amusement park.
15. Why is Lisa surprised
A. John was busy. B. John arrived late. C. John changed his mind.
16. Why did John lie to Lisa
A. He wanted to come alone.
B. He was afraid of roller coasters.
C. He wanted to give her a surprise.
17. What does John say about Lisa
A. Considerate. B. Brave. C. Reliable.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why did the speaker buy a new umbrella
A. His old one was damaged.
B. He really loved that one.
C. He failed to bring one.
19. What is the main advantage of the hotel’s location
A. It is very close to a bakery.
B. It is beside the Eiffel Tower.
C. It is within walking distance to Louvre.
20. Why did the speaker go to Paris
A. To see some artworks.
B. To eat some French food.
C. To meet some good friends.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Everyone has got a plan, a goal, a target that we all want to achieve. However, for many reasons we pause to take a sigh, and most times we don’t do anything about them anymore. So how can you set goals properly
Reading some good books about setting goals is a great place to start. These books should push you ahead of the rest, and importantly, to make you attain your set goals.
Creating Your Best Life
Written by Caroline Miller, MAPP, she takes the standard SMART formula for goal setting and goes beyond that approach. She makes a point of giving you specific exercises while also sharing related stories. It’s a great book to consider as we connect better with stories and can find more motivation to set goals in the manner that Miller outlines in her book.
The Magic of Thinking Big
“You are what you think you are,” writes David J. Schwartz, PhD in The Magic of Thinking Big. Exceeding your goals is possible when you believe in yourself. Get over the fear of failure and use the power of a positive attitude to achieve big things.
The Book of Mistakes
Skip Prichard is a wonderful storyteller and weaves that skill into this book. This book takes a figurative person who discovers nine mistakes that highly successful people never make.
Goals!
Author of dozens of books on personal development Brian Tracy explains the 12 steps necessary to accomplish goals both large and small. The author emphasizes self-discipline and persistence and two keys to achieving your goals.
1. What’s an advantage of the books in the text
A. They stop you complaining of facts. B. They identify the reasons for a pause.
C. They help you achieve your set targets. D. They push you to design a grand project.
2. Which book stresses the importance of self-confidence
A. Goals! B. The Magic of Thinking Big.
C. The Book of Mistakes. D. Creating Your Best Life.
3. Who introduces the detailed process of achieving goals
A. Brian Tracy. B. Caroline Miller.
C. Skip Prichard. D. David J. Schwartz, PhD.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四本关于目标设定与达成的书籍。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“These books should push you ahead of the rest, and importantly, to make you attain your set goals.(这些书应该让你超越其他人，更重要的是，让你实现既定目标。)”可知，这些书的优点是，能够帮助人们实现既定的目标。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Magic of Thinking Big部分中“Exceeding your goals is possible when you believe in yourself. Get over the fear of failure and use the power of a positive attitude to achieve big things.(当你相信自己时，超越目标是可能的。克服对失败的恐惧，用积极的态度去成就大事。)”可知，书籍The Magic of Thinking Big强调了自信的重要性。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Goals!部分中“Author of dozens of books on personal development, Brian Tracy explains the 12 steps necessary to accomplish goals both large and small.(作为数十本关于个人发展的书籍的作者，Brian Tracy解释了完成大小目标所需的12个步骤)”可知，作者Brian Tracy在他的书里介绍了实现目标的详细过程。故选A项。
B
When most kids go to the beach, they’re too focused on making sandcastles and splashing around to notice litter, but several years ago, for 7-year-old Cash Daniels, noticing a plastic straw sparked a lifelong passion for saving the planet.
Cash, who is now known as the “conservation kid”, has always loved nature. He grew up fishing along the Chattanooga River, after all! But once he learned that 80 percent of all trash from land and rivers ends up in the ocean, he couldn’t sit back.
He started with cleanups along the river, something that quickly went from a family affair to a community effort with volunteers and neighbors. In 2019, Cash, together with a Canadian conservationist, Ella Galaski-Rossen, started a nonprofit called the Cleanup Kids. Despite living in different countries, they managed to create educational videos on their YouTube channel. “We hope to be a really big nonprofit that eliminates plastic in the U. S. and Canada,” Cash said. “We want to inform kids and adults in the landlocked states on how their actions are connected to the water and the ocean,” Cash said.
Cash was selected as one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. He also earned the title of National Honoree, where he received a$5,000 grant to go to a nonprofit of his choice, and he became the first person to win the Youth Conservationist Award two years in a row from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation.
“I want to travel the world, teach others, and help them feel connected to the ocean. Because if you are connected to the ocean-if you love it and what lives in it—you’ll want to protect it,” he said. “This is my fun, and it becomes more fun with every new discovery.”
4. Which can replace the underlined words “sit back” in paragraph 2
A. Fall asleep. B. Lose heart.
C. Turn a blind eye. D. Lend a hand.
5. What is the purpose of starting the Cleanup Kids
A. To recycle waste plastics.
B. To make instructive videos.
C. To spread marine knowledge.
D. To appeal for ocean protection.
6. Which of the following best describes Cash Daniels
A. Sympathetic and devoted. B. Initiative and talented.
C. Ambitious and humorous. D. Determined and modest.
7. What does Cash Daniels story imply
A. Passion fuels dreams.
B. Great minds think alike.
C. Helping others is of great fun.
D. Actions speak louder than words.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲的是Cash Daniels热爱大自然，他从7岁开始就对保护地球充满了热情，他先从清理河流沿岸开始，并将此发展成一项人们可以广泛参与的活动。他被评选为2021年美国十大青年志愿者之一。
【4题详解】
词句猜测题。根据文章第二段划线词之前“He grew up fishing along the Chattanooga River, after all! But once he learned that 80 percent of all trash from land and rivers ends up in the ocean, he couldn’t(毕竟，他是在Chattanooga河边钓鱼长大的！但当他了解到80%来自陆地和河流的垃圾最终都进入了海洋后，他就不能再这么做了)”以及第三段开头 “He started with cleanups along the river, something that quickly went from a family affair to a community effort with volunteers and neighbors.(他从清理河流开始，这件事很快就从家庭事务变成了志愿者和邻居的社区努力。)”可知当Cash Daniels看到了解到80%来自陆地和河流的垃圾最终都进入了海洋以后，他开始对河流岸边的垃圾进行了清理，最终这件事成为了人们可以广泛参与的活动，由此可以推测Cash Daniels对于最终都进入了海洋的垃圾没有置之不理，而是采取了积极的行动，所以划线词的意思与C项Turn a blind eye(视而不见)意思相近，故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段““We want to inform kids and adults in the landlocked states on how their actions are connected to the water and the ocean,” Cash said.(卡什说：“我们想让内陆各州的孩子和成年人了解他们的行为与水和海洋的关系。”)”可知the Cleanup Kids的目的是让内陆各州的孩子和成年人了解他们的行为与水和海洋的关系，即呼吁人们保护海洋。故选D项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Cash, who is now known as the “conservation kid”, has always loved nature. He grew up fishing along the Chattanooga River, after all! But once he learned that 80 percent of all trash from land and rivers ends up in the ocean, he couldn’t sit back.( Cash现在被称为“环保孩子”，他一直热爱大自然。毕竟，他是在Chattanooga河边钓鱼长大的！但当他了解到80%来自陆地和河流的垃圾最终进入海洋时，他不能坐视不管。)”可知Cash热爱大自然，关心环境，所以他是富有同情心的，根据文章最后一段““I want to travel the world, teach others, and help them feel connected to the ocean. Because if you are connected to the ocean-if you love it and what lives in it—you’ll want to protect it,” he said. “This is my fun, and it becomes more fun with every new discovery.”(“我想环游世界，教别人，帮助他们感受到与海洋的联系。因为如果你和海洋有联系——如果你爱它和它的生物——你就会想要保护它，”他说。“这是我的乐趣，随着每一个新发现，它变得更加有趣。”)”可知Cash想要环游世界，教育别人，帮助他们感受到与海洋的联系，所以他是有奉献精神的，故选A项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“When most kids go to the beach, they’re too focused on making sandcastles and splashing around to notice litter, but several years ago, for 7-year-old Cash Daniels, noticing a plastic straw sparked a lifelong passion for saving the planet.(当大多数孩子去海滩时，他们太专注于堆沙堡和溅水，而没有注意到垃圾，但几年前，对7岁的Cash来说，注意到一根塑料吸管激发了他毕生拯救地球的热情。)”以及文章最后一段““I want to travel the world, teach others, and help them feel connected to the ocean. Because if you are connected to the ocean-if you love it and what lives in it—you’ll want to protect it,” he said. “This is my fun, and it becomes more fun with every new discovery.”(“我想环游世界，教别人，帮助他们感受到与海洋的联系。因为如果你和海洋有联系——如果你爱它和它的生物——你就会想要保护它，”他说。“这是我的乐趣，随着每一个新发现，它变得更加有趣。”)”以及其他段落的内容可知一根塑料吸管激发了Cash拯救地球的热情而这种热情进而转化成了他的梦想，所以Cash 的故事暗示了激情可以点燃梦想。故选A项。
C
Many people live with chronic (慢性) pain, and there’re complex reasons for it. Now a new study researcher Laura Case of the University of California, San Diego, co-authoring with Jennifer Baumgartner, suggests a new potential influence on pain: feeling socially connected.
This new study reanalyzed measures collected in an earlier study, in which a group of chronic pain sufferers had been randomly arranged an intervention (干预) shown to reduce pain (sleeping with a heavily-weighted blanket) or to a control condition(sleeping with a slightly-weighted blanket). After sleeping with their blankets for a week, changes in people’s pain levels were assessed.
In the earlier study, the pain sufferers had also reported on their anxiety, levels of loneliness, and sense of social connectedness—not how many social connections they had, but how generally close they were to other people and how strongly they experienced a sense of belonging. But these hadn’t all been analyzed to see how they related to pain and pain relief from the blankets. That’s where the new study came in.
The new findings showed that people who were more socially connected experienced less pain than those who were less socially connected. After taking into account differences in how much pain relief the sufferers expected and how painful they felt in the beginning, those who were socially disconnected felt more pain relief from the weighted blanket than from the lighter blanket, while more socially connected people received equal pain relief from both blankets.
These findings show that having a sense of belonging provides some level of protection against pain. Why Socially connected people probably feel safer and less anxious, says Baumgartner, because they know they can depend on others for support when they’re hurting. Besides, positive social touch—like receiving a friendly hug or massage—has been shown to reduce pain feel, and people who’re more socially connected likely experience more of those types of touch, Case adds.
Their study adds to a growing body of research showing how important social connectedness and social touch are for our health and happiness—something that’s been getting more attention in recent years.
8. What did the new study mainly focus on
A. The participants’ pain levels. B. The effects of social connections on pain.
C The different interventions. D. The participants’ similar sense of belonging.
9. What can be learnt from the new study
A. Being socially disconnected worsened people’s pain.
B. People having more social connections experienced no pain.
C. People’s initial pain levels had few effects on the participants.
D. The weighted blanket benefited those socially disconnected a lot.
10. What does Case probably suggest people do in paragraph 5
A. Compete with each other. B. Avoid too much touch.
C. Hug their friends more. D. Control their feelings.
11. From which section of the newspaper is the text probably taken
A. Health. B. Technology. C. Environment. D. People.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了一项新的研究发现社会联系会缓解慢性疼痛，解释了研究开展的经过以及研究的发现。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Now a new study researcher Laura Case of the University of California, San Diego, co-authoring with Jennifer Baumgartner, suggests a new potential influence on pain: feeling socially connected.(现在，加州大学圣地亚哥分校的研究员Laura Case与Jennifer Baumgartner合著了一项新研究，提出了一种新的对疼痛的潜在影响：社会联系感)”和第三段“and sense of social connectedness—not how many social connections they had, but how generally close they were to other people and how strongly they experienced a sense of belonging. But these hadn’t all been analyzed to see how they related to pain and pain relief from the blankets. That’s where the new study came in.(不是他们有多少社会联系，而是他们与他人的亲密程度，以及他们感受到的归属感有多强烈。但这些并没有被全部分析，以了解它们与毯子带来的疼痛和疼痛缓解有何关系。这就是新研究的切入点)”可知，新研究重点分析了社会联系对疼痛的影响。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“After taking into account differences in how much pain relief the sufferers expected and how painful they felt in the beginning, those who were socially disconnected felt more pain relief from the weighted blanket than from the lighter blanket, while more socially connected people received equal pain relief from both blankets.(在考虑了患者期望的疼痛缓解程度和他们一开始感受到的疼痛程度的差异后，那些与社会脱节的人从加重的毯子上感受到的疼痛缓解比从较轻的毯子上感受到的疼痛缓解更多，而与社会联系更紧密的人从两种毯子上得到的疼痛缓解是一样的)”可推断，加重的毯子更有利于社会联系不多的人。故选D。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“Besides, positive social touch—like receiving a friendly hug or massage—has been shown to reduce pain feel, and people who’re more socially connected likely experience more of those types of touch, Case adds.(此外，积极的社交接触——比如接受一个友好的拥抱或按摩——已经被证明可以减轻疼痛感，而且社交联系更紧密的人可能会经历更多这种类型的接触，凯斯补充道)”可推断，Case 有可能建议人们多拥抱他们的朋友。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Now a new study researcher Laura Case of the University of California, San Diego, co-authoring with Jennifer Baumgartner, suggests a new potential influence on pain: feeling socially connected.(现在，加州大学圣地亚哥分校的研究员Laura Case与Jennifer Baumgartner合著了一项新研究，提出了一种新的对疼痛的潜在影响：社会联系感)”结合下文介绍研究开展的经过以及研究的发现可知，本文与个人健康有关。故文章最有可能出现在报纸的“健康”版块。故选A。
D
Is future you It might seem like a strange philosophical question. But the answer to how you think about your future self could make the difference between decisions you ultimately find satisfying and ones you might eventually regret.
The brain patterns that emerge on an MRI (核磁共振成像) when people think about their future selves most like the brain patterns that arise when they think about strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye, our future selves look like other people. If you see future you as a different person, why should you save money, eat healthier or exercise more regularly to benefit that stranger
However, if you see the interests of your distant self as more like those of your present self, you are considerably more likely to do things today that benefit you tomorrow. A paper in the journal PLoS One revealed that college students who experienced a greater sense of connection and similarity to their future selves were more likely to achieve academic success. Relationships with our future selves also matter for general psychological well-being. In a project led by Joseph Reiff, which includes 5, 000 adults aged 20 to 75, he found that those who perceived a great overlap (重叠) in qualities between their current and future selves ended up being more satisfied with their lives 10 years after filling out the initial survey.
So how can we better befriend our future selves and feel more connected to their fates The psychological mindset with what we call ”vividness interventions“ works. We have found, for instance, that showing people images of their older, grayer selves increases intentions to save for the long term. Besides, you might try writing a letter to-and then from-your future self. As demonstrated by Yuta Chishima and Anne Wilson in their 2020 study in the journal Self and Identity, when high-school students engaged in this type of ”send-and-reply“ exercise, they experienced elevated (升高的) levels of feelings of similarity with their future selves.
Letter-writing and visualization exercises are just a couple of ways we can connect with our future selves and beyond, but the larger lesson here is clear: If we can treat our distant selves as if they are people we love, care about and want to support, we can start making choices for them that improve our lives-both today and tomorrow.
12. What’s the function of paragraph 2
A. Generating further discussion. B. Introducing a research result.
C. Showing the effect of the finding. D. Concluding various viewpoints.
13. How does the author prove his statements
A. By offering relevant statistics. B. By using quotations.
C. By referring to previous findings. D. By making comparisons.
14. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Benefits of befriending our future selves.
B. Ways of connecting with our future selves.
C. Methods of changing psychological mindsets.
D. Possibilities of us becoming our future selves.
15. What does the article want to tell us
A. Making future plans makes a difference.
B. Our future selves look like other people.
C. Getting to know your future self benefits.
D. Your choice affects the fates of strangers.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一片说明文。文章主要介绍了与自己未来建立联系的好处，以及如何与未来的自己建立联系，并为未来做出有益的选择。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“The brain patterns that emerge on an MRI(核磁共振成像)when people think about their future selves most like the brain patterns that arise when they think about strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye, our future selves look like other people. If you see future you as a different person, why should you save money, eat healthier or exercise more regularly to benefit that stranger (当人们思考未来的自我时，核磁共振成像上出现的大脑模式最像是当他们思考陌生人时产生的大脑模式。这一发现表明，在大脑的眼中，我们未来的自己看起来和其他人一样。如果你把未来的自己视为一个不同的人，你为什么要省钱、吃得更健康或更经常地锻炼来造福那个陌生人？)”可推知，本段通过设问来引出下文，产生进一步的讨论，为什么要和未来的自己建立联系。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第二句话到最后一句话“A paper in the journal PLoS One revealed that college students who experienced a greater sense of connection and similarity to their future selves were more likely to achieve academic success. Relationships with our future selves also matter for general psychological well-being. In a project led by Joseph Reiff, which includes 5, 000 adults aged 20 to 75, he found that those who perceived a great overlap(重叠) in qualities between their current and future selves ended up being more satisfied with their lives 10 years after filling out the initial survey. (《公共科学图书馆综合》杂志上的一篇论文显示，与未来自我有更大联系感和相似感的大学生更有可能在学业上取得成功。与未来自我的关系对整体心理健康也很重要。在Joseph Reiff领导的一个项目中，包括5000名年龄在20岁至75岁之间的成年人，他发现那些认为自己现在和未来的品质有很大重叠的人，在完成最初的调查10年后，最终对自己的生活更加满意)”可推知，作者通过参考先前的发现来证明他的陈述。故选C。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句话“So how can we better befriend our future selves and feel more connected to their fates (那么，我们如何才能更好地与未来的自己成为朋友，并与他们的命运更加紧密地联系在一起呢？)”以及全段内容来看，本段主要介绍了与未来的自己联系的方式。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中第二句话“But the answer to how you think about your future self could make the difference between decisions you ultimately find satisfying and ones you might eventually regret.(但是，你如何看待未来的自己的答案可能会决定你最终感到满意的决定和你最终可能后悔的决定)”及第三段的第二、三句话“A paper in the journal PLoS One revealed that college students who experienced a greater sense of connection and similarity to their future selves were more likely to achieve academic success. Relationships with our future selves also matter for general psychological well-being.(《公共科学图书馆综合》杂志上的一篇论文显示，与未来自我有更大联系感和相似感的大学生更有可能在学业上取得成功。与未来自我的关系对整体心理健康也很重要)”和最后一段“Letter-writing and visualization exercises are just a couple of ways we can connect with our future selves and beyond, but the larger lesson here is clear: If we can treat our distant selves as if they are people we love, care about and want to support, we can start making choices for them that improve our lives-both today and tomorrow(写信和可视化练习只是我们与未来自我和未来自我联系的几种方式，但这里更大的教训是明确的：如果我们能把遥远的自我当作我们爱、关心和想要支持的人来对待，我们就能开始为他们做出选择，改善我们今天和明天的生活)”可知，文章介绍了与未来自己建立联系的好处，如何与未来的自己建立联系，并为未来做出有益的选择。由此推知，这篇文章想告诉我们了解未来的自己的利好处。故选C。
第二节 (共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to communicate complex information
Did you ever have to read a presentation where you felt like you’re lost in confusing terms, data and concepts Are you giving others this same experience ___16___ But there are ways you can simplify your presentation and reengage your audience. Here’s how you can get complex information across.
Use interactive content. It gets the readers more involved in your presentation by letting them play an active part. ___17___ Beyond that, questionnaires and chatbots provide personalized and specific answers to readers as part of your presentation. Making your presentation interactive used to be hard, but now you can just use Storydoc. Go make your first interactive presentation. It’s easy as pie.
___18___ No one will read a presentation with a thousand words. Do everyone a favor and use images. Images can be super effective at communicating complex information and save you a lot of needless text. In fact, visual representation of data and concepts can often convey what words cannot. Use diagrams and images to illustrate your points and simplify the complex.
Narrate your content. ___19___ Whether it’s through text to speech Al or video bubbles, centering your presentation around a story can help guide your audience through the complexity, making it more digestible, engaging, and memorable.
Use examples and fables. They can help explain clearly the complexity of ideas for they are what we’ve already known and understood. ___20___ More importantly, the real secret lies in selecting examples that are not just familiar but also deeply relevant-those are the ones that will truly ring with your listeners
A. Show, don’t tell
B. Make every word count.
C. This makes the complex concepts less new and more familiar
D. If you don’t sound excited, the listeners won’t feel excited either
E. Storytelling is another powerful tool for communicating complex concepts.
F. Communicating complex information is a common challenge in presentations
G. For example, allow them to choose the content route they wish to take and control the pace.
【答案】16. F 17. G 18. A 19. E 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何传递复杂的信息提出了一系列的建议。
【16题详解】
根据空前“Did you ever have to read a presentation where you felt like you’re lost in confusing terms, data and concepts Are you giving others this same experience (你是否曾经读过一篇演讲，感觉自己迷失在混乱的术语、数据和概念中？你会给别人同样的经历吗？)”可知空前就交流中可能出现的术语、数据和概念的混乱提出了两个问题，根据空后“But there are ways you can simplify your presentation and reengage your audience. Here’s how you can get complex information across. (但是有一些方法可以简化你的演讲并重新吸引你的听众。下面是如何传递复杂信息的方法。)”可知此处指出有一些可以传递复杂信息的方法，空处承上启下，所以空处应该提出传递复杂信息这个话题，F项Communicating complex information is a common challenge in presentations. (在演讲中，传达复杂的信息是一个常见的挑战。)提出传递复杂信息这个话题，承接上文，引出下文，符合上下文语境。故选F项。
【17题详解】
根据空前“Use interactive content. It gets the readers more involved in your presentation by letting them play an active part. (使用交互式内容。这会让读者更积极地参与到你的演讲中来。)”可知本段的建议是使用交互式内容，根据空后“Beyond that, questionnaires and chatbots provide personalized and specific answers to readers as part of your presentation. (除此之外，问卷调查和聊天机器人为读者提供个性化和具体的答案，作为你演讲的一部分。)”可知此处仍然讲的是交互式内容的好处，空处呈上启下，所以空处应该就空前所提到的交互式内容举出例子，G项For example, allow them to choose the content route they wish to take and control the pace. (例如，允许他们选择他们想要的内容路线并控制节奏。)举例说明如何使用交互式内容，承接上文，引出下文，符合上下文语境。故选G项。
【18题详解】
空处位于句首，应是本段的主旨句。根据空后“No one will read a presentation with a thousand words. Do everyone a favor and use images. (没有人会读一篇一千字的报告。帮大家一个忙，使用图片。)”可知此处讲的是要善于运用图片而不是篇幅较长的文字来展示自己所讲的内容，所以空处的建议应该是运用展示而不是讲的方式来传递复杂信息，A项Show, don’t tell(展示，不要告诉)指出要用展示的方式，概括了本段的主旨大意，符合上下文语境。故选A项。
【19题详解】
根据本段小标题“Narrate your content. (叙述你内容。)”可知本段的建议是运用讲故事的方式来传递复杂信息，根据空后“Whether it’s through text to speech Al or video bubbles, centering your presentation around a story can help guide your audience through the complexity, making it more digestible, engaging, and memorable. (无论是通过文本到语音还是视频气泡，以故事为中心的演讲都可以帮助引导观众理解复杂的内容，使其更容易理解、更吸引人、更难忘。)”可知此处讲的仍然是通过讲故事的形式来传递信息的好处，所以空后应该对这一建议所能采用的方法进行进一步的解释，E项Storytelling is another powerful tool for communicating complex concepts. (讲故事是传达复杂概念的另一个强大工具。)指出了讲故事是叙述的传达复杂概念的一种强大工具，符合上下文语境。故选E项。
【20题详解】
根据空前“Use examples and fables. They can help explain clearly the complexity of ideas for they are what we’ve already known and understood. (使用例子和表格。它们可以帮助我们清楚地解释思想的复杂性，因为它们是我们已经知道和理解的。)”可知本段的建议是使用例子和表格来传递复杂信息，根据空后“More importantly, the real secret lies in selecting examples that are not just familiar but also deeply relevant-those are the ones that will truly ring with your listeners. (更重要的是，真正的秘诀在于选择那些不仅熟悉而且非常相关的例子——那些能真正引起听众共鸣的例子。)”可知此处依旧讲的使用例子的好处，空处承上启下，所以空处应该讲的是运用例子和表格来传递复杂信息的好处，C项This makes the complex concepts less new and more familiar. (这使得复杂的概念不再那么新鲜，而是更加熟悉。)指出使用例子和表格来传递复杂信息的好处，符合上下文语境。故选C项。
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I found a wonderful picture of Maolan karst cones online and presented it to the innkeeper. “You can’t go there,” the innkeeper ____21____me with a smile. “The viewing platform has been closed due to____22____that too many visitors could cause geological damage.”
Though disappointed, we____23____an alternative: a seven-hour hike through the“funnel forest”. Initially, we were ____24____to run the risk. However, I had____25____the tourism motto in the nature reserve: “If you don’t do it now, you won’t do it in your lifetime.” Three of our group ____26____decided to venture into the forest. The innkeeper responded with a knowing ____27____:“Great. Bear Grylls went there.”
The next morning, we set off with a local____28____. Rain came and went three times, and before I actually____29____to climb over the first mountain, I had already got wet to the skin. I was a walking____30____of mud and water.
Our guide, in his 50s, behaved like a botanist, introducing the locally specific plants to us, but I was hardly in the____31____. Every step sank into the muddy, sucking ground. Every log or rock in front of us was a physical____32____. “One can never reach those places without strong willpower,” I murmured, reciting that millennium-old____33____, over and over again.
Sinkholes and entrances to underground rivers kept popping up along our____34____. Thinking of them leading to an unknown world, I began to____35____the road that I can control even more.
Wandering in a green chaos without any obvious landmarks is also breathtaking.
21. A. motivated B. told C. followed D. favored
22. A. surroundings B. matters C. concerns D. conclusions
23. A. worked out B. took in C. poured out D. broke down
24. A. unwilling B. ambitious C. bound D. modest
25. A. anticipated B. promoted C. interpreted D. noticed
26. A. shortly B. lately C. eventually D. severely
27. A. taste B. trick C. smile D. temper
28. A. botanist B. keeper C. farmer D. guide
29. A. managed B. exposed C. subscribed D. yielded
30. A. adaptation B. mixture C. antique D. presentation
31. A. zone B. mood C. angle D. peak
32. A. association B. adaptation C. participation D. challenge
33. A. prediction B. line C. trace D. comfort
34. A. route B. landmark C. platform D. intervention
35. A. guarantee B. occupy C. reveal D. appreciate
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. B 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和同伴在“漏斗森林”探险的经历。在探险的路上，作者多次遇到下雨的糟糕天气，体力不支，心情低落。但当想到不断冒出的水坑和地下河流的入口在通往一个未知的世界时，他开始更加欣赏沿途令人叹为观止的风景 。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你不能去那里，”客栈老板微笑着告诉我。A. motivated激励；B. told告诉；C. followed跟随；D. favored支持。根据上文“You can’t go there”可知，老板告诉作者不能去照片上的地方。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“由于担心太多游客会造成地质破坏，观景台已经关闭了。”A. surroundings环境；B. matters事件；C. concerns担忧；D. conclusions结论。根据后文“that too many visitors could cause geological damage”可知，关闭是因为担心太多的游客会造成地质破坏，故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管很失望，我们还是想出了另一个办法：徒步7个小时穿过“漏斗森林”。A. worked out解决；B. took in吸收；C. poured out倾吐；D. broke down出故障。根据后文“an alternative: a seven-hour hike through the “funnel forest””指作者想出了一个替代方案：徒步7个小时穿过“漏斗森林”。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，我们不愿意冒这个险。A. unwilling不愿意的；B. ambitious有抱负的；C. bound必然的；D. modest谦虚的。根据后文“to run the risk”可知，期初不愿意冒险，是看到格言以后才决定的。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我注意到自然保护区的旅游格言：“如果你现在不做，你这辈子就不会做了。”A. anticipated预期；B. promoted促进；C. interpreted解释；D. noticed注意到。根据后文“the tourism motto in the nature reserve”指作者注意到了自然保护区的旅游格言。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们组的三个人最终决定冒险进入森林。A. shortly不久；B. lately最近；C. eventually最后；D. severely严重地。根据后文“decided to venture into the forest”可知，他们三个人最终决定冒险进入森林。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：客栈老板会意地笑着说：“太好了。贝尔·格里尔斯去了那里。”A. taste味道；B. trick诡计；C. smile微笑；D. temper脾气。呼应上文“me with a smile”指客栈老板微笑，故选C。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我们和当地导游一起出发了。A. botanist植物学家；B. keeper监护人；C. farmer农民；D. guide导游。根据后文“Our guide”可知，他们是和导游一起出发的。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：雨来了又走了三次，在我真正设法爬过第一座山之前，我已经浑身湿透了。A. managed设法；B. exposed暴露；C. subscribed订阅；D. yielded屈服。根据后文“to climb over the first mountain”指设法爬过第一座山，短语manage to do sth.表示“设法做某事”。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是泥和水的混合体。A. adaptation改编；B. mixture混合体；C. antique古董；D. presentation展示会。根据后文“of mud and water”以及上文提到作者浑身湿透了，所以是泥和水的混合体。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的导游50多岁，表现得像个植物学家，向我们介绍当地特有的植物，但我没有兴致。A. zone地区；B. mood情绪；C. angle角度；D. peak巅峰。根据上文“but I was hardly in the”中but表示转折关系，可知作者没有兴致看植物，短语be in the mood表示“有心情”。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们面前的每一块木头或岩石都是对身体的挑战。A. association联系；B. adaptation改编；C. participation参加；D. challenge挑战。根据上文“Every step sank into the muddy, sucking ground.(每一步都踩在泥泞不堪的地面上)”可知，行走困难，所以每一块木头或岩石都是对身体的挑战。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“没有强大的意志力，一个人永远无法到达那些地方，”我喃喃自语，一遍又一遍地背诵着这句千年之久的台词。A. prediction预测；B. line线条，台词；C. trace痕迹；D. comfort安慰。根据上文““One can never reach those places without strong willpower,” I murmured, reciting that millennium-old”可知，作者在背诵一句千年之久的台词。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：天坑和地下河的入口在我们的路线上不断出现。A. route路线；B. landmark地标；C. platform平台；D. intervention干预。根据下文“Thinking of them leading to an unknown world”此处指他们前进的路线上不断出现天坑和地下河的入口。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：想到它们通向一个未知的世界，我开始更加感激这条我可以掌控更多的路。A. guarantee保证；B. occupy使用；C. reveal揭露；D. appreciate欣赏，感激。根据前文“Thinking of them leading to an unknown world”可知，想到可以通向一个未知的世界，作者感激这条泥泞的充满挑战的，现在能够掌控更多的路。故选D。
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。
There are certain things on the Earth that we must not lose. The great animal migration across the Serengeti Plains or the towering pyramids of Egypt are such examples. Every country is proud of___36___ (it) cultural or natural heritage sites, all of ___37___ must be protected. We are lucky to have UNESCO to oversee such ___38___unique task. It sees heritage as our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass down ___39___ future generations as well as irreplaceable sources of inspiration.
The incredible splendour of heritage sites is a ___40___ (remind) of the power of nature and the genius of man. As a nature reserve, Jiuzhaigou Valley is home to snow-capped mountains, thick forests, impressive waterfalls and lakes. This dream-like scenery makes us realize that nature has ___41___ (literal) created a masterpiece. Similarly, standing in the shadow of the Borobudur Temple, as the sun rises over this grand historic building, we ___42___ (impress) with the effort and determination of the people ___43___ (establish) it with only primitive tools.
It is in heritage sites like this___44___we cannot help but be humbled, come to understand our limitations as human beings, and know that our duty is to protect them for generations ____45____ (come).
【答案】36. its
37. which 38. a
39. to 40. reminder
41. literally
42. are impressed
43. establishing
44. that 45. to come
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要论述了文化遗产的重要性以及保护文化遗产的意义。
【36题详解】
考查代词。句意：每个国家都为自己的文化或自然遗产感到自豪，所有这些都必须得到保护。修饰名词sites应用形容词性物主代词its。故填its。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：每个国家都为自己的文化或自然遗产感到自豪，所有这些都必须得到保护。此处为介词+关系代词结构非限制性定语从句修饰先行词cultural or natural heritage sites，作介词的宾语，指物，应用which。故填which。
【38题详解】
考查冠词。句意：我们很幸运有联合国教科文组织来监督这项独特的任务。task是可数名词单数，此处为泛指，且unique是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，应填a。故填a。
【39题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：它认为遗产是我们过去的遗赠物，我们今天生活的东西，我们传给后代的东西，以及不可替代的灵感来源。短语pass down to表示“传给……”。故填to。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：遗产遗址令人难以置信的辉煌提醒着人们大自然的力量和人类的天才。作表语，结合不定冠词可知应用单数名词reminder。故填reminder。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意：这梦幻般的景色让我们意识到大自然确实创造了一件杰作。修饰动词create应用副词literally，故填literally。
【42题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：同样，站在婆罗浮屠寺的阴影下，当太阳从这座宏伟的历史建筑上升起时，我们对人们用原始工具建造它的努力和决心印象深刻。短语be impressed with表示“对……印象深刻”，根据上文rises可知为一般现在时，主语为we，谓语用复数。故填are impressed。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：同样，站在婆罗浮屠寺的阴影下，当太阳从这座宏伟的历史建筑上升起时，我们对人们用原始工具建造它的努力和决心印象深刻。此处作介词of的宾语，与名词people构成动名词的复合结构。故填establishing。
【44题详解】
考查强调句。句意：正是在这样的遗产遗址中，我们不禁感到谦卑，认识到我们作为人类的局限性，并知道我们的责任是为子孙后代保护它们。分析句子结构可知此处为强调句：it is +被强调部分+that/who+其他，被强调部分为in heritage sites like this，应用that。故填that。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：正是在这样的遗产遗址中，我们不禁感到谦卑，认识到我们作为人类的局限性，并知道我们的责任是为子孙后代保护它们。结合语境此处表示“未来的一代”应用不定式to come作后置定语。故填to come。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，上周末参加了学校举办的书法讲座，请你写一篇演讲稿，分享活动心得。内容包括：
1.讲座时间和地点；
2.讲座内容；
3你的感想
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear friends,
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【答案】Dear friends,
In a bid to deepen our understanding of Chinese traditional culture, a lecture on traditional Chinese calligraphy was held in the school hall by our school calligraphy club.
The lecture fell on last Saturday, lasting from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., during which time a renowned calligrapher narrated the development history of traditional Chinese calligraphy and shared some significant masterpieces with us. In addition, an on-the-spot teaching of the use of brush was given, from which participants can get the hang of brush calligraphy. So meaningful was this lecture that it gave us fascinating insights into traditional Chinese calligraphy as well as provided a platform for us to experience the exceptional charm of calligraphy first-hand.
Having benefited from this lecture a lot, I’m looking forward to more golden opportunities to expose myself to more traditional culture. Thanks for listening.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于上周末参加了学校举办的书法讲座这一情况，写一篇演讲稿，分享活动心得。
【详解】1.词汇积累
为了：In a bid to→ With the aim to
此外： In addition → What’s more
提供：provided→ offered
机会：opportunities→ chances
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In a bid to deepen our understanding of Chinese traditional culture, a lecture on traditional Chinese calligraphy was held in the school hall by our school calligraphy club.
拓展句：In a bid to deepen our understanding of Chinese traditional culture, a lecture whose theme is about traditional Chinese calligraphy was held in the school hall by our school calligraphy club.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The lecture fell on last Saturday, lasting from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., during which time a renowned calligrapher narrated the development history of traditional Chinese calligraphy and shared some significant masterpieces with us.（运用了介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Having benefited from this lecture a lot, I’m looking forward to more golden opportunities to expose myself to more traditional culture.（运用了非谓语动词中的现在分词作状语。）
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
When starting my sixth-grade year, I was nervous about many things. But nothing compared to the problem that I got to the age where my voice started changing. At first, the voice getting deep excited me. But then I learned before getting deeper, it can crack (变嘶哑).
The first time it happened I was so embarrassed. Surprisingly, my friends didn’t make fun of me. In fact, they didn’t even mention it. But in my self-conscious sixth-grade mind I was certain they made fun of me behind my back. They weren’t having the same problem.
After my first voice crack experience, I was determined to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. At least not in public. So, except for strategic times I said, “cool” and “yeah”, I didn’t talk. My logic was, “If I don’t use my voice, it cannot crack.” However, I couldn’t go without talking forever. I needed a new solution.
I began clearing my throat before speaking, which actually seemed to help. Limiting how much I spoke and clearing my voice made me much less stressful. This was great but there was a larger problem. I was much more scared about having a voice crack during class. My class had many new kids I’d never spoken with. I didn’t want their first impressions of me to be based on a voice crack.
Unfortunately, one day my concern came true. It was about two months after the beginning of the term. On the day it happened everything was the same as always until I got into the classroom. I noticed that we had a substitute teacher (代课老师) and immediately started thinking about how he would take attendance. My permanent teacher never had to, since he already knew each student, I panicked. So many thoughts rushed through my mind that I couldn’t think straight. I calmed myself down by telling myself that I only had to say one word “Here”. “Easy enough, right ” I thought so until my name was called. I did my routine — cleared my throat, took a breath, and said, “Here.” The only problem was that while saying this, I had the worst voice crack in the history of voice cracks.
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。
The whole class turned to look at me.
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“You know, the voice problem you met in class is normal,” a classmate came to me and said.
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【答案】Version 1:
The whole class turned to look at me. My face burned with embarrassment as I felt each pair of eyes fixed on me. The substitute teacher’s puzzled expression only added to the awkward moment. I wished the ground would open up and swallow me whole, but all I could do was shift uncomfortably in my seat. The whispers that followed were like knives to my self-esteem. When the bell finally rang for the break, I rushed out of the classroom, feeling utterly humiliated. It seemed like the whole school now knew about my voice crack.(87 words)
“You know, the voice problem you met in class is normal,” a classmate came to me and said. His reassuring words caught me off guard. As he shared his own similar experiences, I realized I wasn’t alone in this struggle. Knowing that others were going through the same thing made me feel seen and understood. His empathy sparked a sense of team spirit and support that I hadn't anticipated. Gradually, I let go of the fear of judgment and started to embrace my voice cracks as a natural part of growing up. This newfound sense of confidence and self-acceptance transformed my interactions at school, making me feel more at ease and connected with my peers.(97 words)
Version 2:
The whole class turned to look at me. I felt my face turning red and wished the ground would open up and swallow me whole. The embarrassment was unbearable, and I couldn’t even bring myself to meet anyone’s gaze. After what felt like an eternity, the substitute teacher finally spoke up, breaking the awkward silence. He chuckled and said, “Well, that’s quite a lovely young voice!” The class laughed friendly along with him, and I managed a weak smile, wondering whether they were just trying to make me feel better. Finally, the bell rang and I walked out to have some fresh air. (94 words)
“You know, the voice problem you met in class is normal,” a classmate came to me and said. “Everyone goes through it. It happens to most of us during this stage of life.” He explained how he had also experienced voice cracks and how he had learned to embrace them as a natural part of growing up. I looked at him in surprise, grateful for his reassurance. My initial embarrassment and concern gave way to gratitude and confidence. My classmates were understanding and supportive, just as my friends had been from the beginning. With their encouragement, I gradually became more confident in using my voice, accepting the changes that came with puberty without fear or shame. (98 words)
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了上六年级的作者经历了声音突变。刚开始他对嗓音变低感到兴奋，但发现声音嘶哑后备感尴尬。尽管朋友并未嘲笑他，但他仍自卑，担心被人议论。为避免尴尬，他选择少说话，甚至在上课前清嗓子。然而，在代课老师的一堂课上老师点名，作者不得已必须答到，但就是这一声“到”让他尴尬不已。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“全班都转过头来看着我。”可知，第一段可描写听到作者的声音后同学们的反应和作者的尴尬。
②由第二段首句内容“‘你知道，你在课堂上遇到的声音问题是正常的，’一个同学走过来对我说。”可知，第二段可描写作者得到同学的安慰和鼓励，开始勇敢接受破音的问题。
2.续写线索：受到全班同学的注视——感到万分尴尬——带着羞辱冲出教室——得到同学的安慰——正视和接受自己的问题
3.词汇激活
行为类
①希望：wish/hope
②冲出：rush out/run out
③经受：go through/experience
情绪类
①困惑的：puzzled/confused/perplexed
②尴尬的：awkward/embarrassing
【点睛】[高分句型1]My face burned with embarrassment as I felt each pair of eyes fixed on me.(运用了as引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型2]The whispers that followed were like knives to my self-esteem.(运用了关系代词that引导限制性定语从句)
[高分句型3] Knowing that others were going through the same thing made me feel seen and understood.(运用了连词that引导宾语从句)
1~5：BCBCA 6~10: BACBA 11~15: ABACC 16~20: BACAA荆州中学2023～2024学年高二上期末考试
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。
例：How much is the shirt
19.15 B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How does the woman want her meat cooked
A. Rare. B. Medium-rare. C. Well done.
2. Which place might the man go to this weekend
A A concert hall. B. A stadium. C. A gallery.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. Polite greetings. B. Table manners. C. Body language.
4. What are the speakers doing
A. Taking a picture. B. Having a haircut. C. Looking at a photo.
5. What will the man do after he gets home
A. Drive to a furniture store.
B. Buy the woman a new table.
C. Borrow a truck from the woman.
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 does the woman think of electronic music
A. It is clever. B. It is loud. C. It is modern.
7. How old was the woman when attending a classical concert
A. 16. B. 17. C. 18.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man turn to the woman
A. He has to work late.
B. He has to get groceries.
C. He has a package to come.
9. What is the man getting
A. A box of fruit. B. Some alcohol. C. Some sports equipment.
10. What do we know about the speakers’ kids
A. They are under the age of 21.
B. They’ll return home by 3:00 p.m.
C. They’ll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
12. What does the woman want to become
A. A security guard.
B. A computer security expert.
C. A computer science teacher.
13 What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Do well in math. B. Major in math. C. See math as a career.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation take place
A. At school. B. At the zoo. C. At an amusement park.
15. Why is Lisa surprised
A. John was busy. B. John arrived late. C. John changed his mind.
16. Why did John lie to Lisa
A. He wanted to come alone.
B. He was afraid of roller coasters.
C. He wanted to give her a surprise.
17. What does John say about Lisa
A. Considerate. B. Brave. C. Reliable.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why did the speaker buy a new umbrella
A. His old one was damaged.
B. He really loved that one.
C. He failed to bring one.
19. What is the main advantage of the hotel’s location
A. It is very close to a bakery.
B. It is beside the Eiffel Tower.
C. It is within walking distance to Louvre.
20. Why did the speaker go to Paris
A. To see some artworks.
B. To eat some French food.
C. To meet some good friends.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Everyone has got a plan, a goal, a target that we all want to achieve. However, for many reasons we pause to take a sigh, and most times we don’t do anything about them anymore. So how can you set goals properly
Reading some good books about setting goals is a great place to start. These books should push you ahead of the rest, and importantly, to make you attain your set goals.
Creating Your Best Life
Written by Caroline Miller, MAPP, she takes the standard SMART formula for goal setting and goes beyond that approach. She makes a point of giving you specific exercises while also sharing related stories. It’s a great book to consider as we connect better with stories and can find more motivation to set goals in the manner that Miller outlines in her book.
The Magic of Thinking Big
“You are what you think you are,” writes David J. Schwartz, PhD in The Magic of Thinking Big. Exceeding your goals is possible when you believe in yourself. Get over the fear of failure and use the power of a positive attitude to achieve big things.
The Book of Mistakes
Skip Prichard is a wonderful storyteller and weaves that skill into this book. This book takes a figurative person who discovers nine mistakes that highly successful people never make.
Goals!
Author of dozens of books on personal development, Brian Tracy explains the 12 steps necessary to accomplish goals both large and small. The author emphasizes self-discipline and persistence and two keys to achieving your goals.
1. What’s an advantage of the books in the text
A. They stop you complaining of facts. B. They identify the reasons for a pause.
C. They help you achieve your set targets. D. They push you to design a grand project.
2. Which book stresses the importance of self-confidence
A. Goals! B. The Magic of Thinking Big.
C. The Book of Mistakes. D. Creating Your Best Life.
3. Who introduces the detailed process of achieving goals
A. Brian Tracy. B. Caroline Miller.
C. Skip Prichard. D. David J. Schwartz, PhD.
B
When most kids go to the beach, they’re too focused on making sandcastles and splashing around to notice litter, but several years ago, for 7-year-old Cash Daniels, noticing a plastic straw sparked a lifelong passion for saving the planet.
Cash, who is now known as the “conservation kid”, has always loved nature. He grew up fishing along the Chattanooga River, after all! But once he learned that 80 percent of all trash from land and rivers ends up in the ocean, he couldn’t sit back.
He started with cleanups along the river, something that quickly went from a family affair to a community effort with volunteers and neighbors. In 2019, Cash, together with a Canadian conservationist, Ella Galaski-Rossen, started a nonprofit called the Cleanup Kids. Despite living in different countries, they managed to create educational videos on their YouTube channel. “We hope to be a really big nonprofit that eliminates plastic in the U. S. and Canada,” Cash said. “We want to inform kids and adults in the landlocked states on how their actions are connected to the water and the ocean,” Cash said.
Cash was selected as one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. He also earned the title of National Honoree, where he received a$5,000 grant to go to a nonprofit of his choice, and he became the first person to win the Youth Conservationist Award two years in a row from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation.
“I want to travel the world, teach others, and help them feel connected to the ocean. Because if you are connected to the ocean-if you love it and what lives in it—you’ll want to protect it,” he said. “This is my fun, and it becomes more fun with every new discovery.”
4. Which can replace the underlined words “sit back” in paragraph 2
A. Fall asleep. B. Lose heart.
C. Turn a blind eye. D. Lend a hand.
5. What is the purpose of starting the Cleanup Kids
A. To recycle waste plastics.
B. To make instructive videos.
C. To spread marine knowledge.
D. To appeal for ocean protection.
6. Which of the following best describes Cash Daniels
A. Sympathetic and devoted. B. Initiative and talented.
C. Ambitious and humorous. D. Determined and modest.
7. What does Cash Daniels story imply
A. Passion fuels dreams.
B. Great minds think alike.
C. Helping others is of great fun.
D. Actions speak louder than words.
C
Many people live with chronic (慢性) pain, and there’re complex reasons for it. Now a new study researcher Laura Case of the University of California, San Diego, co-authoring with Jennifer Baumgartner, suggests a new potential influence on pain: feeling socially connected.
This new study reanalyzed measures collected in an earlier study, in which a group of chronic pain sufferers had been randomly arranged an intervention (干预) shown to reduce pain (sleeping with a heavily-weighted blanket) or to a control condition(sleeping with a slightly-weighted blanket). After sleeping with their blankets for a week, changes in people’s pain levels were assessed.
In the earlier study, the pain sufferers had also reported on their anxiety, levels of loneliness, and sense of social connectedness—not how many social connections they had, but how generally close they were to other people and how strongly they experienced a sense of belonging. But these hadn’t all been analyzed to see how they related to pain and pain relief from the blankets. That’s where the new study came in.
The new findings showed that people who were more socially connected experienced less pain than those who were less socially connected. After taking into account differences in how much pain relief the sufferers expected and how painful they felt in the beginning, those who were socially disconnected felt more pain relief from the weighted blanket than from the lighter blanket, while more socially connected people received equal pain relief from both blankets.
These findings show that having a sense of belonging provides some level of protection against pain. Why Socially connected people probably feel safer and less anxious, says Baumgartner, because they know they can depend on others for support when they’re hurting. Besides, positive social touch—like receiving a friendly hug or massage—has been shown to reduce pain feel, and people who’re more socially connected likely experience more of those types of touch, Case adds.
Their study adds to a growing body of research showing how important social connectedness and social touch are for our health and happiness—something that’s been getting more attention in recent years.
8. What did the new study mainly focus on
A. The participants’ pain levels. B. The effects of social connections on pain.
C The different interventions. D. The participants’ similar sense of belonging.
9. What can be learnt from the new study
A. Being socially disconnected worsened people’s pain.
B. People having more social connections experienced no pain.
C. People’s initial pain levels had few effects on the participants.
D. The weighted blanket benefited those socially disconnected a lot.
10. What does Case probably suggest people do in paragraph 5
A. Compete with each other. B. Avoid too much touch.
C. Hug their friends more. D. Control their feelings.
11. From which section of the newspaper is the text probably taken
A Health. B. Technology. C. Environment. D. People.
D
Is future you It might seem like a strange philosophical question. But the answer to how you think about your future self could make the difference between decisions you ultimately find satisfying and ones you might eventually regret.
The brain patterns that emerge on an MRI (核磁共振成像) when people think about their future selves most like the brain patterns that arise when they think about strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye, our future selves look like other people. If you see future you as a different person, why should you save money, eat healthier or exercise more regularly to benefit that stranger
However, if you see the interests of your distant self as more like those of your present self, you are considerably more likely to do things today that benefit you tomorrow. A paper in the journal PLoS One revealed that college students who experienced a greater sense of connection and similarity to their future selves were more likely to achieve academic success. Relationships with our future selves also matter for general psychological well-being. In a project led by Joseph Reiff, which includes 5, 000 adults aged 20 to 75, he found that those who perceived a great overlap (重叠) in qualities between their current and future selves ended up being more satisfied with their lives 10 years after filling out the initial survey.
So how can we better befriend our future selves and feel more connected to their fates The psychological mindset with what we call ”vividness interventions“ works. We have found, for instance, that showing people images of their older, grayer selves increases intentions to save for the long term. Besides, you might try writing a letter to-and then from-your future self. As demonstrated by Yuta Chishima and Anne Wilson in their 2020 study in the journal Self and Identity, when high-school students engaged in this type of ”send-and-reply“ exercise, they experienced elevated (升高的) levels of feelings of similarity with their future selves.
Letter-writing and visualization exercises are just a couple of ways we can connect with our future selves and beyond, but the larger lesson here is clear: If we can treat our distant selves as if they are people we love, care about and want to support, we can start making choices for them that improve our lives-both today and tomorrow.
12. What’s the function of paragraph 2
A. Generating further discussion. B. Introducing a research result.
C. Showing the effect of the finding. D. Concluding various viewpoints.
13. How does the author prove his statements
A. By offering relevant statistics. B. By using quotations.
C. By referring to previous findings. D. By making comparisons.
14. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Benefits of befriending our future selves.
B. Ways of connecting with our future selves.
C. Methods of changing psychological mindsets.
D. Possibilities of us becoming our future selves.
15. What does the article want to tell us
A. Making future plans makes a difference.
B. Our future selves look like other people.
C. Getting to know your future self benefits.
D. Your choice affects the fates of strangers.
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。
How to communicate complex information
Did you ever have to read a presentation where you felt like you’re lost in confusing terms, data and concepts Are you giving others this same experience ___16___ But there are ways you can simplify your presentation and reengage your audience. Here’s how you can get complex information across.
Use interactive content. It gets the readers more involved in your presentation by letting them play an active part. ___17___ Beyond that, questionnaires and chatbots provide personalized and specific answers to readers as part of your presentation. Making your presentation interactive used to be hard, but now you can just use Storydoc. Go make your first interactive presentation. It’s easy as pie.
___18___ No one will read a presentation with a thousand words. Do everyone a favor and use images. Images can be super effective at communicating complex information and save you a lot of needless text. In fact, visual representation of data and concepts can often convey what words cannot. Use diagrams and images to illustrate your points and simplify the complex.
Narrate your content. ___19___ Whether it’s through text to speech Al or video bubbles, centering your presentation around a story can help guide your audience through the complexity, making it more digestible, engaging, and memorable.
Use examples and fables. They can help explain clearly the complexity of ideas for they are what we’ve already known and understood. ___20___ More importantly, the real secret lies in selecting examples that are not just familiar but also deeply relevant-those are the ones that will truly ring with your listeners
A. Show, don’t tell
B. Make every word count.
C. This makes the complex concepts less new and more familiar
D. If you don’t sound excited, the listeners won’t feel excited either
E. Storytelling is another powerful tool for communicating complex concepts.
F Communicating complex information is a common challenge in presentations
G. For example, allow them to choose the content route they wish to take and control the pace.
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。
I found a wonderful picture of Maolan karst cones online and presented it to the innkeeper. “You can’t go there,” the innkeeper ____21____me with a smile. “The viewing platform has been closed due to____22____that too many visitors could cause geological damage.”
Though disappointed, we____23____an alternative: a seven-hour hike through the“funnel forest”. Initially, we were ____24____to run the risk. However, I had____25____the tourism motto in the nature reserve: “If you don’t do it now, you won’t do it in your lifetime.” Three of our group ____26____decided to venture into the forest. The innkeeper responded with a knowing ____27____:“Great. Bear Grylls went there.”
The next morning, we set off with a local____28____. Rain came and went three times, and before I actually____29____to climb over the first mountain, I had already got wet to the skin. I was a walking____30____of mud and water.
Our guide, in his 50s, behaved like a botanist, introducing the locally specific plants to us, but I was hardly in the____31____. Every step sank into the muddy, sucking ground. Every log or rock in front of us was a physical____32____. “One can never reach those places without strong willpower,” I murmured, reciting that millennium-old____33____, over and over again.
Sinkholes and entrances to underground rivers kept popping up along our____34____. Thinking of them leading to an unknown world, I began to____35____the road that I can control even more.
Wandering in a green chaos without any obvious landmarks is also breathtaking.
21. A. motivated B. told C. followed D. favored
22. A. surroundings B. matters C. concerns D. conclusions
23. A. worked out B. took in C. poured out D. broke down
24. A. unwilling B. ambitious C. bound D. modest
25. A. anticipated B. promoted C. interpreted D. noticed
26. A. shortly B. lately C. eventually D. severely
27. A. taste B. trick C. smile D. temper
28. A. botanist B. keeper C. farmer D. guide
29. A. managed B. exposed C. subscribed D. yielded
30. A. adaptation B. mixture C. antique D. presentation
31. A. zone B. mood C. angle D. peak
32. A. association B. adaptation C. participation D. challenge
33. A. prediction B. line C. trace D. comfort
34. A. route B. landmark C. platform D. intervention
35. A. guarantee B. occupy C. reveal D. appreciate
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。
There are certain things on the Earth that we must not lose. The great animal migration across the Serengeti Plains or the towering pyramids of Egypt are such examples. Every country is proud of___36___ (it) cultural or natural heritage sites, all of ___37___ must be protected. We are lucky to have UNESCO to oversee such ___38___unique task. It sees heritage as our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass down ___39___ future generations as well as irreplaceable sources of inspiration.
The incredible splendour of heritage sites is a ___40___ (remind) of the power of nature and the genius of man. As a nature reserve, Jiuzhaigou Valley is home to snow-capped mountains, thick forests, impressive waterfalls and lakes. This dream-like scenery makes us realize that nature has ___41___ (literal) created a masterpiece. Similarly, standing in the shadow of the Borobudur Temple, as the sun rises over this grand historic building, we ___42___ (impress) with the effort and determination of the people ___43___ (establish) it with only primitive tools.
It is in heritage sites like this___44___we cannot help but be humbled, come to understand our limitations as human beings, and know that our duty is to protect them for generations ____45____ (come).
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，上周末参加了学校举办的书法讲座，请你写一篇演讲稿，分享活动心得。内容包括：
1.讲座时间和地点；
2.讲座内容；
3你的感想
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
Dear friends,
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
When starting my sixth-grade year, I was nervous about many things. But nothing compared to the problem that I got to the age where my voice started changing. At first, the voice getting deep excited me. But then I learned before getting deeper, it can crack (变嘶哑).
The first time it happened I was so embarrassed. Surprisingly, my friends didn’t make fun of me. In fact, they didn’t even mention it. But in my self-conscious sixth-grade mind I was certain they made fun of me behind my back. They weren’t having the same problem.
After my first voice crack experience, I was determined to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. At least not in public. So, except for strategic times I said, “cool” and “yeah”, I didn’t talk. My logic was, “If I don’t use my voice, it cannot crack.” However, I couldn’t go without talking forever. I needed a new solution.
I began clearing my throat before speaking, which actually seemed to help. Limiting how much I spoke and clearing my voice made me much less stressful. This was great but there was a larger problem. I was much more scared about having a voice crack during class. My class had many new kids I’d never spoken with. I didn’t want their first impressions of me to be based on a voice crack.
Unfortunately, one day my concern came true. It was about two months after the beginning of the term. On the day it happened everything was the same as always until I got into the classroom. I noticed that we had a substitute teacher (代课老师) and immediately started thinking about how he would take attendance. My permanent teacher never had to, since he already knew each student, I panicked. So many thoughts rushed through my mind that I couldn’t think straight. I calmed myself down by telling myself that I only had to say one word “Here”. “Easy enough, right ” I thought so until my name was called. I did my routine — cleared my throat, took a breath, and said, “Here.” The only problem was that while saying this, I had the worst voice crack in the history of voice cracks.
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。
The whole class turned to look at me.
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“You know, the voice problem you met in class is normal,” a classmate came to me and said.
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