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湖北省武汉市江岸区2023—2024学年度高三元月质量检测
高三英语试题
(考试时间:120分钟试卷 满分:150 分)
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用模皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。承音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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】
Where did the man go yesterday
A. To a library. B. To a museum. C. To a tennis court.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Jenny said she planned to play tennis with you yesterday but you were not at home.
M: I went to the City Library to borrow some books for my research on museums.
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Who is the woman talking to
A. A neighbor. B. Her son. C. A deliveryman.
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】M: Excuse me, Mrs. Brown. Here is a package for you.
W: Thank you, young man.
M: Actually, the deliveryman sent your package to our flat by mistake. Mom asked me to give it back to you.
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Why is George late
A. He missed the bus. B. His bike broke down. C. He had to change clothes.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: George, you are late. What happened
M: I’m sorry, Ms. Green. I was on my bike when a bus drove by and the next second there was mud all over me. I had to go back and get changed.
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How did the man feel after watching the video
A. Excited. B. Moved. C. Surprised.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: The short video has more than 2 million views now. Have you watched it
W: You mean the one you shared yesterday Yes. I was even touched to tears.
M: To tell you the truth, so was I.
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What’s the matter with Laura
A. She is under work pressure. B. She pressed the wrong button. C. She broke the printing machine.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: The printing machine is broken!
M: Calm down, Laura. Just plug it in, and press the red button to turn it on.
W: Oh, look at me! The project drives me mad!
M: You do need a good rest.
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出最住选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Boss and secretary. B. Coach and player. C. Receptionist and customer.
7. Why is the swimming pool closed
A. It is under decoration. B. Its equipment needs updating. C. Today is weekly cleaning day.
【答案】6. C 7. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Good morning, Crown Hotel. Can I help you
M: Good morning, this is David Cooper. I booked a room on your app and I’ m calling to confirm it
W: Sure, Mr. Cooper. I have seen your reservation here. One room for today and tomorrow.
When are you going to check in
M: We’ll probably arrive at 9 pm. Will the swimming pool be open then
W: I’m sorry. The pool is closed every Monday for cleaning. But our newly decorated gym opens till midnight. We have some new sports equipment.
M: OK. I will have a try.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What will the speakers have for supper
A. Fried food. B. Italian food. C. Homemade food.
9. What will the woman do next
A. Take a bath. B. Order food online. C. Go to a restaurant.
10. What does the woman think of the man
A. He is creative. B. He is generous. C. He is thoughtful.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C
【解析】
【原文】W: I don’t feel like cooking today. Let’s just get some food delivered on the phone. How about some fried chicken tonight
M: Fried chicken You never liked fried food! What’s going on
W: I am stressed out, and they say fried food can bring instant joy.
M: No wonder. Listen, you don’t actually need the fried chicken. I know a restaurant that serves the best Italian food. It tastes like my grandma’s homemade dishes. Would you like to try some
W: You mean right now
M: Yes! I’ll drive.
W: But I don’t want to move an inch.
M: All right. What about this You have a nice bath and I’ll drive there to order some takeout. It’s quicker.
W: Oh, you are always so sweet, honey.
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】
11. How does the man like Avatar 2
A. Disappointing. B. Average. C. Impressive.
12. Which part of Avatar 1 attracted the man most
A. The plot. B. The characters. C. The special effects.
13. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Compare the two movies.
B. Appreciate Avatar 2 again.
C. Explain his love for Avatar 1.
【答案】11. A 12. C 13. B
【解析】
【详解】W: Did you go to see the movie Avatar 2 yesterday
M: Don’t mention it! It feels like a recycled movie
W: Recycled What do you mean
M: The setting, the characters, and even the plot were similar to Avatar 1. The director Cameron seems to have remade it.
W: You can’t be serious! There has to be something different.
M: The only difference is the title, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to the cinema.
W: I thought you were a fan of the director. Is it because you expect too much of him
M: Probably. The special effects of Avatar 1 are so wonderful that I say “wow” every time I watch it. But this time, I didn’t feel the excitement I had expected.
W: That explains it. Nothing can compare to Avatar 1 in your mind. Why not give Avatar 2 a second chance Then probably you will change your mind.
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】
14. What are the speakers talking about
A. The city marathon. B. The supply distribution. C. The changeable weather.
15. When did the woman complete her course
A. Around 8:00. B. Around 10:00. C. Around 12:00.
16. What was the weather like in the morning
A. Windy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
17. What will the man probably do next year
A. Run a race. B. Work as a volunteer. C. Join the law office.
【答案】14. A 15. B 16. B 17. B
【解析】
【原文】M: You took part in the annual city marathon last week! That’s awesome! I didn’t know you are an athlete!
W: Thank you, but it’s just a hobby. Marathon allows me to escape from my tiring work at the law office.
M: What about the race Did you complete the whole course
W: I ran a half marathon- about 13 miles altogether. It took me about 2 hours.
M: Oh, I couldn’t even picture myself running that long, especially in such hot windless days.
W: The race started at 8 o’ clock, and luckily there were enough clouds the whole morning.
M: Did you carry any supplies with you
W: No, the volunteers would provide us with enough supplies along the path. It wasn’t as tough as you think. Would you like to join me next year
M: Er, I think I can help distribute the supplies and cheer for the athletes.
W: That’s a great idea.
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】
18. What helps women find more scientific clues
A. Their sixth sense. B. Their world view. C. Their research methods.
19. Who contributed to the development of the air conditioner in cars
A. Katie Hafner. B. Rosalind Franklin. C. Margaret Wilcox.
20. What does the radio program mainly focus on
A. Public opinions on science. B. Major scientific breakthroughs. C. Untold stories of female scientists.
【答案】18. A 19. C 20. C
【解析】
【原文】I’m Katie Hafner, host of a new weekly radio program called Lost Women of Science coming next November. Through history women have made hundreds of scientific breakthroughs. They have a sixth sense that enables them to pick out more important clues. But many of the female scientists are missing from public view. The more I do this research, the more I realize that women are at the heart of some of the most important developments in science. For example, Rosalind Franklin contributed much to the discovery of the structure of DNA. And the work of Margaret Wilcox, an American engineer, was crucial to the development of the air conditioner in cars. Each season, we’ll explore and celebrate the life and work of one woman who shaped our world view. And we’ll explore some of the reasons why you might not know her name. We’ll be looking at the barriers these women faced, as well as their passion and drive. Join us as we honor these remarkable stories you may not know.
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。
A
Peter E 1:00 PM. Thanks for meeting today. I wanted to touch base with all of you regarding the new ad campaign we just launched. Can you give me an update on the statistics
Bob 1:02 PM Sure. The audience out here in the East is responding very well to the commercials. Our sales have increased by about 40% since the launch. I think the emotional aspect of the ad is working.
Peter E 1:04 PM. That’s really good to her. Is there anything we should be concerned about
Bob 1:05 PM I’m just worried about the cost. I looked over the budget for the campaign, and it seems extraordinarily high. I’m not sure if the increased sales will cover the costs.
Camilla 1:07 PM That’s what 1 was thinking too. My territory isn’t seeing the same increase in sales a5 Bob’s. And the costs are similar here as they are out East.
Bob 1:09 PM We should rethink when and where we play the commercials. The sales increases are coming mainly from younger people. Maybe we should focus more on social media outlets rather than the traditional and more expensive methods like television.
Camilla 1:10PM I completely agree.
Peter E 1:11 PM. Thar’s certainly something to consider. I’ll bring this up to my team here. Camilla, can you give me an idea of your figures
Camilla 1:12PM Sure. Our sales saw a slight increase of 5% this last month.
Peter E 1:13 PM. OK. Thanks. Can you send me the detailed reports by the end of tomorrow
Typo a message
21. What does Camilla have to say about sales in her region
A. They’ve stayed the same. B. They’ve gone down. C. They’ve improved. D. They’ve exploded.
22. Why does Bob think commercials Via social media is a better use of money
A. Because it doesn’t take as much effort to use. B. Because fewer people are used to social media.
C. Because of how coo the company will appear. D. Because of their target audience’s preference.
23. According to the passage, what part of the ad is especially effective
A. It shows lots of different advantages. B. It appeals to people’ S emotions,
C. It meets people ‘S various needs. D. It conveys some subtle ideas.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文，文章主要介绍了几个人关于商品广告的对话。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三栏中Camilla所说的话的“Sure. Our sales saw a slight increase of 5% this last month.(当然。上个月我们的销售额小幅增长了5%。)”可知，卡米拉认为她所在地区的销售已经改善了，故选C。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六栏中Bob第三次所说的话“We should rethink when and where we play the commercials. The sales increases are coming mainly from younger people. Maybe we should focus more on social media outlets rather than the traditional and more expensive methods like television.(我们应该重新考虑播放广告的时间和地点。销售额的增长主要来自年轻人。也许我们应该更多地关注社交媒体，而不是电视等传统且更昂贵的方法)”可推知，Bob认为通过社交媒体做广告是一种更好的花钱方式，因为他们符合目标受众的偏好，故选D。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二栏中Bob第一次所说的话“The audience out here in the East is responding very well to the commercials. Our sales have increased by about 40% since the launch. I think the emotional aspect of the ad is working.(东部地区的观众对广告反响非常好。自推出以来，我们的销售额增长了约40%。我认为广告的情感方面正在发挥作用。)”可知，根据这篇文章，广告分特别有效的方面是它能唤起人们的情感，故选B。
B
When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.
She doesn’t know any of this. There's nothing shocking: for our chatting. we seldom begin certain conversations though we talk on the phone weekly, sometimes making each other laugh so hard that I choke and she cries. But what we don't say could fill up rooms. Fights with my father. Small failures in school. Anything that really upsets us.
My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa.”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.” I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations:
Don’t fill up on bread. I say absent-mindedly. The servings here are huge.
My son, middle-aged, says: Did you really just say that to me
What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking together, I desire to reach for his hand.
It's humble, yet heartbreaking. After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.” My mother doesn’t read poetry—or at least, she doesn’t tell me, and I felt nervous clicking “Send”.
She never mentioned the poem. But the next time I went home for vacation, I noticed something new in the kitchen fixed to an antique board: the poem. The board hung above the heater, the warmest spot in the kitchen. The poem still hangs there. Neither my mother nor I have ever spoken about it.
24. What's the function of paragraph 1
A. To stress the theme. B. To establish the setting.
C. To represent the characters. D. To create the atmosphere.
25. Which of the following best describes the mother daughter relationship
A. Shaky. B. Distant. C. Reserved. D. Intense.
26. Why did the author send the poem to her mom
A. It reminded her of mom's love.
B. She wanted to apologize to mom.
C. It suited mom's taste of literature.
D. She needed an interpretation from mom.
27. What does the poem mean to mom
A. A memory of golden days.
B. Daughter’s gratefulness to her.
C. A decoration in the plain kitchen.
D. Daughter's understanding of her.
【答案】24. C 25. C 26. A 27. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和母亲对于表达爱时的关系，母亲的内敛和寡言少语让作者很不理解，但是最终一首诗让作者意味着女儿对她的理解。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.”（读书的时候，我妈妈喜欢剪下一段或一个句子，贴在厨房的墙上。她挑了一些无聊的句子让我迷惑不解。但我更喜欢用柔软的灰色2号铅笔把我喜欢的明亮线条逐字逐句地抄在日记本上。）可推知，第一段的作用是来展示人物性格特征。故选C项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa. ”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.””（我妈妈从来没有对我说过“我爱你，丽莎。”——仿佛这四个字的缺席说明了我是谁，所以我随身携带着它，就像身上的标签一样。她最后一次差点说出这句话是在两年前，当时她打电话告诉我一个朋友住院了。我说：“我爱你，妈妈。”她停了一会儿，然后说：“谢谢。”）可推知，“寡言少语的，内敛的”是最能描述母女关系的。故选C项。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.””（我把这首诗抄在日记里，用电子邮件发给了妈妈，并补充说：“这首诗让我想起了你。”）可知，作者把这首诗寄给她的妈妈是因为这让她想起了妈妈的爱。故选A项。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations.”（从那以后，我再也没有说过这句话，但我一直在想，为什么母亲一直不说，直到我找到了一首诗，为我在谈话中试图理解的空白提供了词汇。）可知，这首诗对妈妈意味着女儿对她的理解。故选D项。
C
The curb cut (下斜路缘). It’s a convenience that most of us rarely, if ever, notice. Yet, without it, daily life might be a lot harder—in more ways than one. Pushing a baby stroller onto the curb, skateboarding onto a sidewalk or taking a full grocery cart from the sidewalk to your car—all these tasks are easier because of the curb cut.
But it was created with a different purpose in mind.
It’s hard to imagine today, but back in the 1970s, most sidewalks in the United States ended with a sharp drop-off. That was a big deal for people in wheelchairs because there were no ramps (斜坡) to help them move along city blocks without assistance. According to one disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Mount Everest”. So, activists from Berkeley, California, who also needed wheelchairs, organized a campaign to create tiny ramps at intersections to help people dependent on wheels move up and down curbs independently.
I think about the “curb cut effect” a lot when working on issues around health equity (公平). The first time I even heard about the curb cut was in a 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review piece by PolicyLink CEO Angela Blackwell. Blackwell rightly noted that many people see equity “as a zero-sum game.” Basically, that there is a “prejudiced societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another.” What the curb cut effect shows though, Blackwell said, is that “when society creates the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully, everyone wins.”
There are multiple examples of this principle at work. For example, investing in policies that create more living-wage jobs or increase the availability of affordable housing certainly benefits people in communities that have limited options. But, the action also empowers those people with opportunities for better health and the means to become contributing members of society—and that benefits everyone. Even the football huddle (围成一团以秘密商讨) was initially created to help deaf football players at Gallaudet College keep their game plans secret from opponents who could have read their sign language. Today, it’s used by every team to shield the opponent from learning about game-winning strategies.
So, next time you cross the street, or roll your suitcase through a crosswalk or ride your bike directly onto a sidewalk—think about how much the curb cut, that change in design that broke down walls of exclusion for one group of people at a disadvantage, has helped not just that group, but all of us.
28. By “might as well have been Mount Everest” (paragraph 3), the disability rights leader implies that a six-inch curb may become ________.
A. as famous as the world’s highest mountain
B. an almost impassable barrier
C. a connection between people
D. a most unforgettable matter
29. According to Angela Blackwell, many people believe that ________.
A. it’s fair to give the disadvantaged more help than others
B. it’s impossible to have everyone be treated equally
C. it’s necessary to go all out to help the disabled
D. it’s not worthwhile to promote health equity
30. Which of the following examples best illustrates the “curb cut effect” principle
A. Spaceflight designs are applied to life on earth.
B. Four great inventions of China spread to the west.
C. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world.
D. Classic literature got translated into many languages.
31. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage
A. Everyday items are originally invented for people with disabilities.
B. Everyone in a society should pursue what is in his or her interest.
C. A disability rights leader changed the life of his fellow men.
D. Caring for disadvantaged groups may finally benefit all.
【答案】28. B 29. B 30. A 31. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。6英寸长的没有斜坡的路缘对于坐轮椅的人来说“就像珠穆朗玛峰一样”，而当这个问题解决，受益的不仅是坐轮椅的群体，还有我们所有人。这个现象也即是下斜路缘效应，即当社会创造条件，允许那些被落下的人充分参与和贡献，每个人都是赢家。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第二三句“That was a big deal for people in wheelchairs because there were no ramps (斜坡) to help them move along city blocks without assistance. According to one disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Mount Everest”. (这对坐轮椅的人来说是一件大事，因为没有斜坡可以帮助他们在没有帮助的情况下沿着城市街区移动。一位残疾人权益领袖表示，6英寸长的路缘“就像珠穆朗玛峰一样”。)”可知，没有斜坡，6英寸长的路缘对于坐轮椅的人来说是一个几乎无法逾越的障碍。故选B。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段第三四句“Blackwell rightly noted that many people see equity “as a zero-sum game.” Basically, that there is a “prejudiced societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another.” (布莱克威尔正确地指出，许多人将公平视为“零和游戏”。基本上，有一种“有偏见的社会怀疑，故意支持一个群体伤害另一个群体。”)”可知，零和游戏是一方得益一方受损的局面，布莱克威尔指出很多人把下斜路缘的设计认为是零和游戏，也即是认为这是不可能实现的公平。故选B。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段末句“What the curb cut effect shows though, Blackwell said, is that “when society creates the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully, everyone wins.” (然而，布莱克威尔说，下斜路缘效应表明，“当社会创造条件，允许那些被落下的人充分参与和贡献，每个人都是赢家。”)”第五段前三句“There are multiple examples of this principle at work. For example, investing in policies that create more living-wage jobs or increase the availability of affordable housing certainly benefits people in communities that have limited options. But, the action also empowers those people with opportunities for better health and the means to become contributing members of society—and that benefits everyone. (以下是该原则发挥作用的多个例子。例如，投资于能够创造更多生活工资岗位或增加经济适用房供应的政策，肯定会使那些选择有限的社区的人们受益。但是，这项行动还使这些人有机会获得更好的健康，并有办法成为对社会有贡献的成员，这使每个人都受益。)”可知，下斜路缘效应指的是当社会创造条件，允许那些被落下的人充分参与和贡献后，最终会使每个人都受益。结合选项，A项“Spaceflight designs are applied to life on earth. (航天设计应用于地球上的生命。)”涉及到地球上的每一个人，能很好地解释下斜路缘效应。故选A。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“So, next time you cross the street, or roll your suitcase through a crosswalk or ride your bike directly onto a sidewalk—think about how much the curb cut, that change in design that broke down walls of exclusion for one group of people at a disadvantage, has helped not just that group, but all of us. (所以，下次你过马路的时候，或者你把行李箱推过人行横道的时候，或者你骑自行车直接上人行道的时候，想想路沿的下斜，想想这种设计上的改变打破了对处于不利地位的一群人的排斥之墙，不仅帮助了这个群体，而且帮助了我们所有人。)”可知，路沿的下斜不仅帮助了坐轮椅的群体，而且帮助了我们所有人。所以，对弱势群体的关爱最终会让所有人受益。故选D。
D
Gentle sound stimulation, also known as pink noise, may significantly enhance deep sleep in older adults and improve their ability to recall words, a new study has found.
Deep sleep is critical for memory consolidation. However, beginning in middle age, deep sleep decreases substantially, which scientists believe contributes to memory loss in aging. The sound stimulation significantly enhanced deep sleep in participants and their scores on a memory test. “This is an innovative, simple and safe non-medication approach that may help improve brain health,” said Phyllis Zee, professor at Northwestern University in the US. “This is a potential tool for enhancing memory in older populations and attenuating normal age-related memory decline,” said Zee.
Zee and a team of researchers gathered 13 adults, 60 and older, and monitored their sleep in a lab for two nights. On both nights, the participants took a memory test, went to bed while wearing headphones and a special cap, and took another memory test in the morning. But without the participants’ awareness, researchers only played pink noise into the headphones on one night. More specifically, they timed the sounds to match the participants’ slow-wave oscillations. During deep sleep, brain waves slow to about one oscillation per second, compared to about ten oscillations per second during wakefulness. The system they employed in the study allowed the team to deliver a low burst of pink noise at the “precise moment” when the participants’ slow waves rose — a pattern that is unique to each person.
The study found that participants’ slow waves increased after the night of sound stimulation, suggesting that they were getting more deep sleep. And on the morning after hearing pink noise, they performed three times better on memory tests than they did after sleeping without any sound stimulation.
Previous research showed pink noise during deep sleep could improve memory consolidation in young people. But it has not been tested in older adults. The new study targeted older individuals and used a novel sound system that increased the effectiveness of the sound stimulation in older populations.
The study was a relatively small one, so further research is needed to confirm its findings and to study how longer-term use of pink noise affects sleep. But Northwestern has taken steps to patent the researchers’ technology, which seems to have hit upon a way to stimulate slow waves at the right moment. The team hopes to develop an affordable device that people can use at home, from the comfort of their beds.
32. The new study mainly reveals that _____.
A. deep sleep consolidates old adults’ memory
B. pink noise boosts memory among the elderly
C. sleep disorders play a key role in memory loss
D. sound stimulation increases the length of sleep
33. The word “attenuating” in the second paragraph most probably means _____.
A. worsening B. reversing C. slowing down D. bringing about
34. What can be learned about the new study
A. It employed a sound system programmed in step with brain waves.
B. It compared the effects on older adults and on younger populations.
C. It repeated the experiment several times without the participants’ notice.
D. It adjusted the participants’ slow-wave oscillations to match the stimulations.
35. It can be inferred that the approach used in the study _____.
A. may put old adults in risk in the long run
B. has the potential to be applied in practice
C. requires an innovative and affordable device
D. needs Northwestern’s patent for confirmation
【答案】32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了一项新的研究发现，轻柔的声音刺激，也被称为粉红噪音，可能会明显改善老年人的深度睡眠，并提高他们回忆单词的能力。文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及方法。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Gentle sound stimulation, also known as pink noise, may significantly enhance deep sleep in older adults and improve their ability to recall words, a new study has found. (一项新的研究发现，轻柔的声音刺激，也被称为粉红噪音，可能会明显改善老年人的深度睡眠，并提高他们回忆单词的能力)”可知，这项新研究主要揭示了粉色噪音能提高老年人的记忆力。故选B。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“This is a potential tool for enhancing memory in older populations and”以及后文“normal age-related memory decline”可知，这是一种潜在的工具，可以增强老年人的记忆，缓解与年龄有关的正常记忆衰退。故画线词意思是“缓解”。故选C。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“More specifically, they timed the sounds to match the participants’ slow-wave oscillations. During deep sleep, brain waves slow to about one oscillation per second, compared to about ten oscillations per second during wakefulness. (更具体地说，他们对声音进行了定时，以匹配参与者的慢波振荡。在深度睡眠时，脑电波缓慢到大约每秒一次振荡，而在清醒时大约每秒10次振荡)”可知，新研究采用了一种与脑电波同步的音响系统。故选A。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“But Northwestern has taken steps to patent the researchers’ technology, which seems to have hit upon a way to stimulate slow waves at the right moment. The team hopes to develop an affordable device that people can use at home, from the comfort of their beds. (但西北大学已经采取措施为研究人员的技术申请专利，似乎找到了一种在正确的时间刺激慢波的方法。该团队希望开发一种价格合理的设备，人们可以在家里舒适地躺在床上使用)”可推知，本研究中使用的方法具有应用于实践的潜力。故选B。
第二节(共5小题:每小题公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。
Your Brain Was Made For Walking
If a president, a legendary philosopher, and one of the bestselling authors of all time credited the same secret for their success, would you try to follow it too What if the secret was something you already knew how to do ____36____.
Get walking! It’s not just some people who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster.____37____A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting. According to the study, walking outside — versus on a treadmill (跑步机) — produces the most novel and highest quality analogies in participants who walked and then sat down to do creative work.
The movement aspect of walking is obviously key. You’ve probably heard the phrase “Exercise your creativity”, which refers to the brain as muscle. Our creative mindset is stimulated by physical movement. ____38____
But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. The National Human Activity Pattern Survey reveals that Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors. Being inside, you’re more likely to stagnation (停滞), the antithesis of energy. ____39____ Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.
____40____ Engage more closely with your surroundings for the next four weeks. Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, to notice the way people move. Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.
A. In fact, you probably do it every day.
B. Physical movement is unintentional.
C. Without energy, you can’t wonder or create.
D. So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking
E. That is why walking with a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.
F. Researchers have traced connections between walking and generating ideas.
G. Disconnecting from multimedia increases performance on all problem-solving tasks.
【答案】36. A 37. F 38. E 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了走路对创造力的积极影响，并提供了相关研究和数据支持。作者强调了走路的运动性和环境性对于激发创造力的重要性，并鼓励读者将走路作为实现创造力目标的起点。
【36题详解】
根据下文第二段“Get walking!(开始步行)”、第三段“The movement aspect of walking is obviously key.(步行的运动方面显然是关键)”以及最后一段“Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.(步行不仅仅是为了锻炼身体。为奇迹而走)”可知，本文主要讲的是每个人每天都在做的“走路”这件事。由此可知，A项“In fact, you probably do it every day.(事实上，你可能每天都这样做)”能够承上启下，符合语境。故选A项。
【37题详解】
根据下文“A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting.(斯坦福大学的一项研究发现，与坐着相比，参与者走路时的创造力提高了81%)”可知，此处上下文说的是行走和产生想法之间有联系。由此可知，F项“Researchers have traced connections between walking and generating ideas(研究人员已经找到了行走和产生创造性的想法之间的联系)”能够衔接下文，符合语境。故选F项。
【38题详解】
根据上文“Our creative mindset is stimulated by physical movement.(我们的创造性思维是由身体运动激发的)”可知，此处上下文说的是运动激发创造性思维。由此可知，E项“That is why walking with a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking(这就是为什么和朋友一起散步，或者独自一人散步会激发创造性思维)”能够承接上文，符合语境。故选E项。
【39题详解】
根据上文“Being inside, you’re more likely to stagnation (停滞), the antithesis of energy.(在室内，你更有可能陷入停滞，与活力形成对立)”以及下文“Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.(只要走出去，你就走出了你习惯的环境和舒适区，如果你想打开你的思维，接受新的可能性，这是必要的)”可知，空白处表示的含义是呆在室内会使能量陷入停滞，导致没有想象与创造。由此可知，C项“Without energy, you can’t wonder or create(没有能量，你就不能想象或创造)”能够承上启下，符合语境。故选C项。
【40题详解】
根据下文“Engage more closely with your surroundings for the next four weeks.(在接下来的四周里，与周围环境更紧密地接触)”可知，本段说的是要设定目标。由此可知，D项“So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking ( 那么，为什么不从走路开始设定一个创造性的目标呢？)”符合本段主旨，适合本段主旨句。故选D项。
第三部分 语言运用 (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)
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人空白处的最佳选项。
It wasn’t easy to practice gratitude (感激) every day. After I ____41____ Cushing’s disease and had an operation a few years ago, my ____42____ was that everything would be OK. However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains, and ____43____ myself to a new life was difficult lor me, I began to notice that I’d become a ____44____ person.
One day, I heard a discussion about gratitude by Dr Tony Evans. It ____45____ me and forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself. I have a (n) ____46____ spouse (配偶) and patents. I’d heard the stories of other people’s struggles with Cushing’s disease. Their spouses had left them and they didn’t have family to ____47____ . I didn’t face any of these problems, yet I didn’t realize that.
I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. Once I decided that, my ____48____ improved, and I began to approach situations ____49____ . Instead of viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as _____50_____ .
This led me to practice the concept of sowing and reaping (收获), which I learned from my parents. They didn’t just talk the talk, but rather they _____51_____ this concept to us. _____52_____ , it wasn’t until I had my own experiences that I understood what it meant.
Let me explain. When I was _____53_____ by my own pity, my harvest in life was ruined, because everything I was _____54_____ was negative. Since I started practicing gratitude, so many different doors of opportunity have opened up for me.
My advice is starting practicing gratitude until it becomes a part of your daily _____55_____ . Take note of the difference it will make in your life.
41.
A. treated B. caught C. affected D. diagnosed
42.
A. assumption B. description C. suggestion D. solution
43.
A. referring B. abandoning C. adjusting D. releasing
44.
A. reasonable B. considerate C. generous D. hateful
45.
A. annoyed B. challenged C. fooled D. ignored
46.
A. active B. creative C. sensitive D. supportive
47.
A. turn to B. turn in C. turn up D. turn down
48.
A. image B. taste C. mood D. character
49.
A. obviously B. differently C. greedily D. frequently
50.
A. opportunities B. responsibilities C. abilities D. difficulties
51.
A. reported B. explained C. performed D. demonstrated
52.
A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
53.
A. relieved B. addicted C. defended D. consumed
54.
A. raising B. sowing C. meeting D. learning
55.
A. burden B. supply C. routine D. struggle
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. A 51. D 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者因为疾病变得充满憎恨。在一次听了关于感恩的讨论并审视自己后，作者决定每一天都践行感恩，也明白了种下什么因就会有什么果。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前，我感染了库欣病并做了手术后，我的假设是一切都会好起来的。A. treated对待，治疗；B. caught抓住，患病；C. affected影响；D. diagnosed诊断。根据下文“had an operation a few years ago”可知，作者患上了库欣病。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. assumption假设，猜测；B. description描述；C. suggestion建议；D.solution解决。根据下文“However, I was wrong”可知，“一切都会好起来”是作者假设的情况。故选A。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直有疼痛，让自己适应新生活对我来说很困难。A. referring涉及，查阅；B. abandoning抛弃，遗弃；C. adjusting校对，调整，适应；D. releasing释放。根据“However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains”可知，作者的库欣病并没有好，因此推知他需要适应新的生活。故选C。
44题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我开始注意到我已经变成了一个充满憎恨的人。A. reasonable合理的；B. considerate体贴的，周到的；C. generous大方的，慷慨的；D. hateful可恶的，充满憎恨的。结合作者患病的事情和“and ____3____ myself to a new life was difficult for me.”和生活常识可知，作者因为这些事情性情大变，内心充满憎恨。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它挑战了我，迫使我长时间、认真、诚实地审视自己。A. annoyed使……生气；B. challenged挑战；C. fooled愚弄；D. ignored忽略，忽视。根据“forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself.”推知，作者听到的关于感恩的讨论给了他挑战，迫使他审视自己。故选B。
【46题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我有一个支持我的配偶和父母。A. active积极的；B. creative有创造力的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. supportive支持的。根据下文“Their spouses had left them and they didn’t have family to ____7____. I didn’t face any of these problems, yet I didn’t realize that.”推知，不像其他患者那样被配偶抛弃，作者有一个支持自己的配偶。故选D。
【47题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们的配偶已经离开了他们，他们没有家人可以求助。A. turn to转向，求助于；B. turn in上交；C. turn up调高，出现；D. turn down调低，拒绝。呼应上文“Their spouses had left them”可知，那些患者也没有家人可以求助。故选A。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一旦我决定了这一点，我的情绪就好转了，我应对各种情况（的态度）也不一样了。A. image形象；B. taste味道；C. mood情绪；D. character角色，汉字，性格。根据上文“I began to notice that I’d become a ____4____ person.”以及“I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. ”推知，决定带着感恩的心态活着时，作者的情绪好了很多。故选C。
【49题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. obviously明显地，显然；B. differently不同地；C. greedily贪婪地；D. frequently频繁地。根据下文“Instead of viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as ____10____.”推知，作者应对各种情况也和之前不一样了。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不再消极地看待各种情况，而是开始把它们视为机遇。A. opportunities机会，机遇；B. responsibilities责任；C. abilities能力；D. difficulties困难。根据“Instead of viewing situations negatively”可知，作者把自己遇到的情况看作机遇，而不再是麻烦和问题。故选A。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们不只是说说而已，而是向我们展示了这个概念。A. reported报道；B. explained解释；C. performed表演，表现；D. demonstrated证明，展示。根据“They didn’t just talk the talk”可知，父母不仅只是说说“播种和收获”这个概念，并用行动向作者展示了。故选D。
【52题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，直到我有了自己的经历，我才明白这是什么意思。A. Instead相反；B. Besides此外；C. However然而；D. Therefore因此。上文“父母对概念的展示”和此处“作者通过亲身经历才明白这个概念”之间为转折关系。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我被自己的怜悯所吞噬时，我的人生收获就毁了，因为我所播种的一切都是消极的。A.relieved缓解；B. addicted使……上瘾；C. defended保卫；D. consumed消费，消耗，吞噬。根据“my harvest in life was ruined”可知，此处指作者顾影自怜时，即他被怜悯吞噬时。故选D。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. raising提高，喂养，种植；B. sowing播种；C. meeting遇见；D. learning学习，了解。根据上文“the concept of sowing and reaping”和本句harvest可知，此处是指“收获”被毁是因为种下的一切都是消极的。故选B。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的建议是开始实践感恩，直到它成为你日常生活的一部分。A. burden负担，重担；B. supply供给；C. routine日常；D. struggle挣扎。根据上文“I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily.”可知，此处作者建议人们练习感恩，直到它成为日常生活的一部分。故选C。
第二节短文填空(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea Art
It’s common to see people in coffee bars create coffee art, but it’s a whole different ball game doing the same thing with tea. Han Zheming has managed ____56____ (perfect) the skill, creating tea art in cups, or dian cha in Chinese, which used to be a ritual during the Song Dynasty.
Over the past six years, the 40-year-old Shanghai resident has used tea and spoons to create nearly 200 patterns based on ancient paintings. “It’s like ____57____ (add) bells and whistles lo tea, giving people a stronger sense of occasion, so drinking tea is ____58____ (fun) ,”Han says. “Dian cha enhances the taste of tea. It is similar to the foam (泡沫) on top of a cup of coffee, ____59____ that it is made of tea rather than milk.”
Chinese tea culture started to enjoy ____60____ (popular) during the Tang Dynasty and boomed throughout the Song Dynasty, when tea became ____61____ necessity for almost everyone, from nobles and scholars to common people, just like other essential items, such as rice, oil and salt, as suggested by Song politician and thinker Wang Anshi.
Different from the method of making tea during the Tang period, in the Song Dynasty, the popular way of having tea was through dian cha. The process begins with hot water being poured over fine ____62____ (powder) tea creating a mixture. Then more hot water is added slowly ____63____ the tea is constantly beaten by hand with a bamboo stick. It is believed that this method later spread to other parts of East Asia, including Japan, ____64____ similarities can be seen in the way matcha (抹茶) is prepared today.
This action of pouring hot water is called dian; hence the name dian cha ____65____ (list) as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province, in 2019.
【答案】56. to perfect
57. adding 58. more fun
59. except 60. popularity
61. a 62. powdered
63. as##when##while
64. where 65. was listed
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了点茶的历史和韩哲明是如何完善点茶技艺的。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：韩哲明成功地完善了茶艺，创造了杯茶艺术，即中国点茶，这曾经是宋代的一种仪式。manage to do sth.固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，故填to perfect。
【57题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：“这就像给茶加上了花哨的东西，给人一种更强的场合感，所以喝茶更有趣，”韩说。like是介词，其后面的动词应用动名词作宾语，故填adding。
【58题详解】
考查比较级。句意：“这就像给茶加上了花哨的东西，给人一种更强的场合感，所以喝茶更有趣，”韩说。由strongher和句意可知，此处表示“更有趣”，应用fun的比较级作表语，故填more fun。
【59题详解】
考查连词。句意：它类似于一杯咖啡上的泡沫，只不过它是由茶而不是牛奶制成的。此处表示“只是”，应用连词except，except that...表示“只不过……”，故填except。
【60题详解】
考查名词。句意：中国茶文化从唐代开始流行，到宋代蓬勃发展，茶与米、油、盐等生活必需品一样，成为上至贵族、士大夫，下至平民百姓的必需品，正如宋代政治家、思想家王安石所建议的一样。此处应用名词popularity作宾语，不可数，故填popularity。
【61题详解】
考查冠词。句意：中国茶文化从唐代开始流行，到宋代蓬勃发展，茶与米、油、盐等生活必需品一样，成为上至贵族、士大夫，下至平民百姓的必需品，正如宋代政治家、思想家王安石所建议的一样。此处泛指一个必需品，应用不定冠词来修饰，且necessity发音是以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
【62题详解】
考查形容词。句意：该过程首先将热水倒入细茶粉中，形成混合物。此处应用形容词powdered作定语，修饰tea，表示“变成粉末”。故填powdered。
【63题详解】
考查连词。句意：然后，一边用竹签不断地用手打茶，一边慢慢地加入更多的热水。空处引导时间状语从句，应用as/when、while引导时间状语从句，故填as/when/while。
【64题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：据信，这种方法后来传播到了东亚其他地区，包括日本，从今天的抹茶制作方法中可以看出相似之处。空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词Japen，且关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导，故填where。
【65题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：这个倒热水的动作叫“点”；2019年，点茶被列为江苏省镇江市润州区非物质文化遗产。此处在句中作谓语，句中描述过去发生的时，且主语the name dian cha和动词list是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是第三人称单数，be动词应用was。故填was listed。
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Jack邀请你一同制定毕业后的暑假计划。给他写封邮件，内容需包含：
1.你的选择
2.你的理由及如何执行该计划
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
Dear Jack,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours.
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jack,
I’ m more than glad to hear from you. Yes, like you said, I have been longing for the upcoming summer vacation after the College Entrance Examination, during which I can do a lot of amazing things.
This three-month vacation will undoubtedly be my longest holiday ever. Therefore, I’d like to make it as meaningful as possible. Firstly, I’ll take a part-time job to earn some money to cover part of my college tuition. In the meanwhile, I can meet many interesting people and learn about society. Besides, I’ m planning to enroll in a driving course and try to get my driver’s license as driving will be an important and necessary skill in modern society. If time permits, I’m going to learn some Musical Instruments, which is something I’ve always wanted to do. I have a strong interest in guitar, so I want to learn how to play guitar, which can enrich my hobby. I practice in my spare time in the evening, so that I can enjoy the peace of the guitar melody.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。要求考生给邀请你一同制定毕业后的暑假计划的新西兰朋友Jack写封邮件。
详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：glad→happy/delighted
渴望：long for→be eager for
毫无疑问：undoubtedly→without doubt
支付：cover→pay
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：This three-month vacation will undoubtedly be my longest holiday ever. Therefore, I’d like to make it as meaningful as possible.
拓展句：This three-month vacation will undoubtedly be my longest holiday ever so that I’d like to make it as meaningful as possible.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Yes, like you said, I have been longing for the upcoming summer vacation after the College Entrance Examination, during which I can do a lot of amazing things.(运用了介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】If time permits, I’m going to learn some Musical Instruments, which is something I’ve always wanted to do. (运用了if引导的条件状语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节(满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I started karate (空手道) class a few years ago, I didn’t know a single person. I felt ashamed of having no idea how to do any of the moves. Even though I liked the learning part, I did not like the feeling-worse-than-everyone part!
But one day after class while I was putting my shoes on, a girl named Abigail said, “That last kick we practiced is so hard for me, and you’re so good at it.”
“You must have confused me with someone else,” I replied. “I’m not good at any of it.”
“In that case, I’m in trouble,” she joked, “because you’re the one I stand behind and copy in class.”
I laughed, “Seriously ”
“Seriously!” she laughed, too. After that, we became great friends. However, a few months later when Abigail’s mom got a job in a different state and she had to move away, I was rather sad. I had a tough time dragging myself to karate for a while after that I missed Abigail so much.
Then, a girl named Ava joined my class. She was always quiet. Until one day we finally had a conversation.
“It must be weird (怪异的) being the new one in class.” I said.
“So weird!” said Ava. “You do things really differently than we did at my old dojo (柔道馆).”
I suddenly realized she’d been silent only because she was new. We started talking more, and we got along so well that we started hanging out after class. Then, almost a year later, guess who showed up at karate.
“This is so cool.” I said, giving Abigail a huge hug. “What are you doing here ”
“My mom’s job in New York didn’t work out,” she explained. “So we got to move back.”
“That’s the best news ever!” I said. “You have to meet my dear friend Ava. And Ava, meet my dear friend Abigail.”
I put my arms around their shoulders. Feeling very excited, I told them I hoped we could get along well and be close friends, while Abigail and Ava stared at each other with some hesitation and an uncertain smile.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Things seemed all right at first.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One day, I simply could not take it anymore.
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【答案】参考范文
Things seemed all right at first. However, with time going by, conflicts emerged. Abigail always complained that every time I hung out with Ava, she was left alone, while Ava said that I paid more attention to Abigail, which drove her crazy, believing that our friendship was not what it used to be. Trapped in the dilemma, I, enveloped by the sense of sadness, still felt confused why things turned out to be that complicated, not knowing how to tackle the problem. Worse still, karate even became the most frightening thing to me.
One day, I simply could not take it anymore. With tears streaming down my cheeks, I stopped them from arguing and said with a deep sigh, “Why can’t you get along with each other well Both of you are my best friends.” Hearing my words, they didn’t utter a single word, sinking into a deep silence. After what seemed like a century, Ava finally placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection around Abigail’s shoulders. Seeing this scene, I gasped with relief and burst into laughter.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者刚开始去学空手道的时候一个人也不认识，作者也因为不知道怎么做一些动作而感到羞愧，有一天一个叫Abigail的女孩告诉作者作者踢腿踢得很棒，从那以后她们成了好朋友，后来，Abigail搬走了，作者又认识了一个叫Ava的女孩，作者也和她成为了好朋友，后来Abigail也回来了，作者希望她们三人能相处得很好，成为亲密的朋友，而Abigail和Ava则有些犹豫地看着对方，脸上带着不确定的微笑。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“起初一切似乎都很顺利。”可知，第一段可描写后来Abigail和Ava出现矛盾，以及作者所面临的困境。
②由第二段首句内容“有一天，我再也无法忍受了。”可知，第二段可描写作者解决Abigail和Ava之间的矛盾。
2.续写线索：出现矛盾——Abigail抱怨——Ava抓狂——作者困惑，不知如何解决问题——阻止她们争吵——作者说她们都是作者的好朋友——她们陷入沉默——拥抱——作者松了口气
3.词汇激活
行为类
①出现：emerge/appear
②阻止某人做某事：stop sb. from doing/prevent sb. from doing
③陷入沉默：sink into a deep silence/fall into a deep silence
情绪类
①伤心：sadness/sorrow
②害怕：frightening/dreadful
【点睛】[高分句型1] Abigail always complained that every time I hung out with Ava, she was left alone, while Ava said that I paid more attention to Abigail, which drove her crazy, believing that our friendship was not what it used to be. (由that引导的宾语从句，every time引导的时间状语从句，which引导的非限制性定语从句和what引导的表语从句)
[高分句型2] After what seemed like a century, Ava finally placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection around Abigail’s shoulders. (由what引导的宾语从句)湖北省武汉市江岸区2023—2024学年度高三元月质量检测
高三英语试题
(考试时间:120分钟试卷 满分:150 分)
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用模皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。承音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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】
Where did the man go yesterday
A. To a library. B. To a museum. C. To a tennis court.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Who is the woman talking to
A. A neighbor. B. Her son. C. A deliveryman.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Why is George late
A. He missed the bus. B. His bike broke down. C. He had to change clothes.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How did the man feel after watching the video
A. Excited. B. Moved. C. Surprised.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What’s the matter with Laura
A. She is under work pressure. B. She pressed the wrong button. C. She broke the printing machine.
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出最住选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Boss and secretary. B. Coach and player. C. Receptionist and customer.
7. Why is the swimming pool closed
A. It is under decoration. B. Its equipment needs updating. C. Today is weekly cleaning day.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What will the speakers have for supper
A. Fried food. B. Italian food. C. Homemade food.
9. What will the woman do next
A. Take a bath. B. Order food online. C. Go to a restaurant.
10. What does the woman think of the man
A He is creative. B. He is generous. C. He is thoughtful.
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】
11. How does the man like Avatar 2
A. Disappointing. B. Average. C. Impressive.
12. Which part of Avatar 1 attracted the man most
A. The plot. B. The characters. C. The special effects.
13. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Compare the two movies.
B. Appreciate Avatar 2 again.
C. Explain his love for Avatar 1.
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】
14. What are the speakers talking about
A The city marathon. B. The supply distribution. C. The changeable weather.
15. When did the woman complete her course
A. Around 8:00. B. Around 10:00. C. Around 12:00.
16. What was the weather like in the morning
A. Windy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
17. What will the man probably do next year
A. Run a race. B. Work as a volunteer. C. Join the law office.
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】
18. What helps women find more scientific clues
A. Their sixth sense. B. Their world view. C. Their research methods.
19. Who contributed to the development of the air conditioner in cars
A. Katie Hafner. B. Rosalind Franklin. C. Margaret Wilcox.
20. What does the radio program mainly focus on
A. Public opinions on science. B. Major scientific breakthroughs. C. Untold stories of female scientists.
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。
A
Peter E 1:00 PM. Thanks for meeting today. I wanted to touch base with all of you regarding the new ad campaign we just launched. Can you give me an update on the statistics
Bob 1:02 PM Sure. The audience out here in the East is responding very well to the commercials. Our sales have increased by about 40% since the launch. I think the emotional aspect of the ad is working.
Peter E 1:04 PM. That’s really good to her. Is there anything we should be concerned about
Bob 1:05 PM I’m just worried about the cost. I looked over the budget for the campaign, and it seems extraordinarily high. I’m not sure if the increased sales will cover the costs.
Camilla 1:07 PM That’s what 1 was thinking too. My territory isn’t seeing the same increase in sales a5 Bob’s. And the costs are similar here as they are out East.
Bob 1:09 PM We should rethink when and where we play the commercials. The sales increases are coming mainly from younger people. Maybe we should focus more on social media outlets rather than the traditional and more expensive methods like television.
Camilla 1:10PM I completely agree.
Peter E 1:11 PM. Thar’s certainly something to consider. I’ll bring this up to my team here. Camilla, can you give me an idea of your figures
Camilla 1:12PM Sure. Our sales saw a slight increase of 5% this last month.
Peter E 1:13 PM. OK. Thanks. Can you send me the detailed reports by the end of tomorrow
Typo a message
21. What does Camilla have to say about sales in her region
A. They’ve stayed the same. B. They’ve gone down. C. They’ve improved. D. They’ve exploded.
22. Why does Bob think commercials Via social media is a better use of money
A. Because it doesn’t take as much effort to use. B. Because fewer people are used to social media.
C. Because of how coo the company will appear. D. Because of their target audience’s preference.
23. According to the passage, what part of the ad is especially effective
A. It shows lots of different advantages. B. It appeals to people’ S emotions,
C. It meets people ‘S various needs. D. It conveys some subtle ideas.
B
When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.
She doesn’t know any of this. There's nothing shocking: for our chatting. we seldom begin certain conversations though we talk on the phone weekly, sometimes making each other laugh so hard that I choke and she cries. But what we don't say could fill up rooms. Fights with my father. Small failures in school. Anything that really upsets us.
My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa.”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.” I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations:
Don’t fill up on bread. I say absent-mindedly. The servings here are huge.
My son, middle-aged, says: Did you really just say that to me
What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking together, I desire to reach for his hand.
It's humble, yet heartbreaking. After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.” My mother doesn’t read poetry—or at least, she doesn’t tell me, and I felt nervous clicking “Send”.
She never mentioned the poem. But the next time I went home for vacation, I noticed something new in the kitchen fixed to an antique board: the poem. The board hung above the heater, the warmest spot in the kitchen. The poem still hangs there. Neither my mother nor I have ever spoken about it.
24. What's the function of paragraph 1
A. To stress the theme. B. To establish the setting.
C. To represent the characters. D. To create the atmosphere.
25. Which of the following best describes the mother daughter relationship
A. Shaky. B. Distant. C. Reserved. D. Intense.
26. Why did the author send the poem to her mom
A It reminded her of mom's love.
B. She wanted to apologize to mom.
C. It suited mom's taste of literature.
D. She needed an interpretation from mom.
27. What does the poem mean to mom
A. A memory of golden days.
B. Daughter’s gratefulness to her.
C. A decoration in the plain kitchen.
D. Daughter's understanding of her.
C
The curb cut (下斜路缘). It’s a convenience that most of us rarely, if ever, notice. Yet, without it, daily life might be a lot harder—in more ways than one. Pushing a baby stroller onto the curb, skateboarding onto a sidewalk or taking a full grocery cart from the sidewalk to your car—all these tasks are easier because of the curb cut.
But it was created with a different purpose in mind.
It’s hard to imagine today, but back in the 1970s, most sidewalks in the United States ended with a sharp drop-off. That was a big deal for people in wheelchairs because there were no ramps (斜坡) to help them move along city blocks without assistance. According to one disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Mount Everest”. So, activists from Berkeley, California, who also needed wheelchairs, organized a campaign to create tiny ramps at intersections to help people dependent on wheels move up and down curbs independently.
I think about the “curb cut effect” a lot when working on issues around health equity (公平). The first time I even heard about the curb cut was in a 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review piece by PolicyLink CEO Angela Blackwell. Blackwell rightly noted that many people see equity “as a zero-sum game.” Basically, that there is a “prejudiced societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another.” What the curb cut effect shows though, Blackwell said, is that “when society creates the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully, everyone wins.”
There are multiple examples of this principle at work. For example, investing in policies that create more living-wage jobs or increase the availability of affordable housing certainly benefits people in communities that have limited options. But, the action also empowers those people with opportunities for better health and the means to become contributing members of society—and that benefits everyone. Even the football huddle (围成一团以秘密商讨) was initially created to help deaf football players at Gallaudet College keep their game plans secret from opponents who could have read their sign language. Today, it’s used by every team to shield the opponent from learning about game-winning strategies.
So, next time you cross the street, or roll your suitcase through a crosswalk or ride your bike directly onto a sidewalk—think about how much the curb cut, that change in design that broke down walls of exclusion for one group of people at a disadvantage, has helped not just that group, but all of us.
28. By “might as well have been Mount Everest” (paragraph 3), the disability rights leader implies that a six-inch curb may become ________.
A. as famous as the world’s highest mountain
B. an almost impassable barrier
C. a connection between people
D. a most unforgettable matter
29. According to Angela Blackwell, many people believe that ________.
A. it’s fair to give the disadvantaged more help than others
B. it’s impossible to have everyone be treated equally
C. it’s necessary to go all out to help the disabled
D. it’s not worthwhile to promote health equity
30. Which of the following examples best illustrates the “curb cut effect” principle
A. Spaceflight designs are applied to life on earth.
B. Four great inventions of China spread to the west.
C. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world.
D. Classic literature got translated into many languages.
31. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage
A. Everyday items are originally invented for people with disabilities.
B. Everyone in a society should pursue what is in his or her interest.
C. A disability rights leader changed the life of his fellow men.
D. Caring for disadvantaged groups may finally benefit all.
D
Gentle sound stimulation, also known as pink noise, may significantly enhance deep sleep in older adults and improve their ability to recall words, a new study has found.
Deep sleep is critical for memory consolidation. However, beginning in middle age, deep sleep decreases substantially, which scientists believe contributes to memory loss in aging. The sound stimulation significantly enhanced deep sleep in participants and their scores on a memory test. “This is an innovative, simple and safe non-medication approach that may help improve brain health,” said Phyllis Zee, professor at Northwestern University in the US. “This is a potential tool for enhancing memory in older populations and attenuating normal age-related memory decline,” said Zee.
Zee and a team of researchers gathered 13 adults, 60 and older, and monitored their sleep in a lab for two nights. On both nights, the participants took a memory test, went to bed while wearing headphones and a special cap, and took another memory test in the morning. But without the participants’ awareness, researchers only played pink noise into the headphones on one night. More specifically, they timed the sounds to match the participants’ slow-wave oscillations. During deep sleep, brain waves slow to about one oscillation per second, compared to about ten oscillations per second during wakefulness. The system they employed in the study allowed the team to deliver a low burst of pink noise at the “precise moment” when the participants’ slow waves rose — a pattern that is unique to each person.
The study found that participants’ slow waves increased after the night of sound stimulation, suggesting that they were getting more deep sleep. And on the morning after hearing pink noise, they performed three times better on memory tests than they did after sleeping without any sound stimulation.
Previous research showed pink noise during deep sleep could improve memory consolidation in young people. But it has not been tested in older adults. The new study targeted older individuals and used a novel sound system that increased the effectiveness of the sound stimulation in older populations.
The study was a relatively small one, so further research is needed to confirm its findings and to study how longer-term use of pink noise affects sleep. But Northwestern has taken steps to patent the researchers’ technology, which seems to have hit upon a way to stimulate slow waves at the right moment. The team hopes to develop an affordable device that people can use at home, from the comfort of their beds.
32. The new study mainly reveals that _____.
A. deep sleep consolidates old adults’ memory
B. pink noise boosts memory among the elderly
C. sleep disorders play a key role in memory loss
D. sound stimulation increases the length of sleep
33. The word “attenuating” in the second paragraph most probably means _____.
A. worsening B. reversing C. slowing down D. bringing about
34. What can be learned about the new study
A. It employed a sound system programmed in step with brain waves.
B. It compared the effects on older adults and on younger populations.
C. It repeated the experiment several times without the participants’ notice.
D. It adjusted the participants’ slow-wave oscillations to match the stimulations.
35. It can be inferred that the approach used in the study _____.
A. may put old adults in risk in the long run
B. has the potential to be applied in practice
C. requires an innovative and affordable device
D. needs Northwestern’s patent for confirmation
第二节(共5小题:每小题公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。
Your Brain Was Made For Walking
If a president, a legendary philosopher, and one of the bestselling authors of all time credited the same secret for their success, would you try to follow it too What if the secret was something you already knew how to do ____36____.
Get walking! It’s not just some people who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster.____37____A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting. According to the study, walking outside — versus on a treadmill (跑步机) — produces the most novel and highest quality analogies in participants who walked and then sat down to do creative work.
The movement aspect of walking is obviously key. You’ve probably heard the phrase “Exercise your creativity”, which refers to the brain as muscle. Our creative mindset is stimulated by physical movement. ____38____
But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. The National Human Activity Pattern Survey reveals that Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors. Being inside, you’re more likely to stagnation (停滞), the antithesis of energy. ____39____ Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.
____40____ Engage more closely with your surroundings for the next four weeks. Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, to notice the way people move. Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.
A. In fact, you probably do it every day.
B. Physical movement is unintentional.
C. Without energy, you can’t wonder or create.
D. So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking
E. That is why walking with a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.
F. Researchers have traced connections between walking and generating ideas.
G. Disconnecting from multimedia increases performance on all problem-solving tasks.
第三部分 语言运用 (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)
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人空白处的最佳选项。
It wasn’t easy to practice gratitude (感激) every day. After I ____41____ Cushing’s disease and had an operation a few years ago, my ____42____ was that everything would be OK. However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains, and ____43____ myself to a new life was difficult lor me, I began to notice that I’d become a ____44____ person.
One day, I heard a discussion about gratitude by Dr Tony Evans. It ____45____ me and forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself. I have a (n) ____46____ spouse (配偶) and patents. I’d heard the stories of other people’s struggles with Cushing’s disease. Their spouses had left them and they didn’t have family to ____47____ . I didn’t face any of these problems, yet I didn’t realize that.
I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. Once I decided that, my ____48____ improved, and I began to approach situations ____49____ . Instead of viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as _____50_____ .
This led me to practice the concept of sowing and reaping (收获), which I learned from my parents. They didn’t just talk the talk, but rather they _____51_____ this concept to us. _____52_____ , it wasn’t until I had my own experiences that I understood what it meant.
Let me explain. When I was _____53_____ by my own pity, my harvest in life was ruined, because everything I was _____54_____ was negative. Since I started practicing gratitude, so many different doors of opportunity have opened up for me.
My advice is starting practicing gratitude until it becomes a part of your daily _____55_____ . Take note of the difference it will make in your life.
41.
A. treated B. caught C. affected D. diagnosed
42.
A. assumption B. description C. suggestion D. solution
43.
A. referring B. abandoning C. adjusting D. releasing
44.
A. reasonable B. considerate C. generous D. hateful
45.
A. annoyed B. challenged C. fooled D. ignored
46.
A. active B. creative C. sensitive D. supportive
47.
A. turn to B. turn in C. turn up D. turn down
48.
A. image B. taste C. mood D. character
49.
A. obviously B. differently C. greedily D. frequently
50.
A. opportunities B. responsibilities C. abilities D. difficulties
51.
A. reported B. explained C. performed D. demonstrated
52.
A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
53.
A. relieved B. addicted C. defended D. consumed
54.
A. raising B. sowing C. meeting D. learning
55.
A. burden B. supply C. routine D. struggle
第二节短文填空(共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea Art
It’s common to see people in coffee bars create coffee art, but it’s a whole different ball game doing the same thing with tea. Han Zheming has managed ____56____ (perfect) the skill, creating tea art in cups, or dian cha in Chinese, which used to be a ritual during the Song Dynasty.
Over the past six years, the 40-year-old Shanghai resident has used tea and spoons to create nearly 200 patterns based on ancient paintings. “It’s like ____57____ (add) bells and whistles lo tea, giving people a stronger sense of occasion, so drinking tea is ____58____ (fun) ,”Han says. “Dian cha enhances the taste of tea. It is similar to the foam (泡沫) on top of a cup of coffee, ____59____ that it is made of tea rather than milk.”
Chinese tea culture started to enjoy ____60____ (popular) during the Tang Dynasty and boomed throughout the Song Dynasty, when tea became ____61____ necessity for almost everyone, from nobles and scholars to common people, just like other essential items, such as rice, oil and salt, as suggested by Song politician and thinker Wang Anshi.
Different from the method of making tea during the Tang period, in the Song Dynasty, the popular way of having tea was through dian cha. The process begins with hot water being poured over fine ____62____ (powder) tea creating a mixture. Then more hot water is added slowly ____63____ the tea is constantly beaten by hand with a bamboo stick. It is believed that this method later spread to other parts of East Asia, including Japan, ____64____ similarities can be seen in the way matcha (抹茶) is prepared today.
This action of pouring hot water is called dian; hence the name dian cha ____65____ (list) as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province, in 2019.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Jack邀请你一同制定毕业后的暑假计划。给他写封邮件，内容需包含：
1.你的选择
2.你理由及如何执行该计划
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
Dear Jack,
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Yours.
Li Hua
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。
When I started karate (空手道) class a few years ago, I didn’t know a single person. I felt ashamed of having no idea how to do any of the moves. Even though I liked the learning part, I did not like the feeling-worse-than-everyone part!
But one day after class while I was putting my shoes on, a girl named Abigail said, “That last kick we practiced is so hard for me, and you’re so good at it.”
“You must have confused me with someone else,” I replied. “I’m not good at any of it.”
“In that case, I’m in trouble,” she joked, “because you’re the one I stand behind and copy in class.”
I laughed, “Seriously ”
“Seriously!” she laughed, too. After that, we became great friends. However, a few months later when Abigail’s mom got a job in a different state and she had to move away, I was rather sad. I had a tough time dragging myself to karate for a while after that I missed Abigail so much.
Then, a girl named Ava joined my class. She was always quiet. Until one day we finally had a conversation.
“It must be weird (怪异的) being the new one in class.” I said.
“So weird!” said Ava. “You do things really differently than we did at my old dojo (柔道馆).”
I suddenly realized she’d been silent only because she was new. We started talking more, and we got along so well that we started hanging out after class. Then, almost a year later, guess who showed up at karate.
“This is so cool.” I said, giving Abigail a huge hug. “What are you doing here ”
“My mom’s job in New York didn’t work out,” she explained. “So we got to move back.”
“That’s the best news ever!” I said. “You have to meet my dear friend Ava. And Ava, meet my dear friend Abigail.”
I put my arms around their shoulders. Feeling very excited, I told them I hoped we could get along well and be close friends, while Abigail and Ava stared at each other with some hesitation and an uncertain smile.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Things seemed all right at first.
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One day I simply could not take it anymore.
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