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2024年高考考前押题密卷（新高考九省专用）
英语·参考答案
第一部分 听力(共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C B C A B C C A B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C A B A C C A C B
第二部分 阅读(共两节, 每小题2.5分, 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题; 满分37.5分)
C 22．B 23．A
C 25．A 26．D 27．B
D 29．B 30．C 31．C
32．D 33．C 34．A 35．C
第二节(共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
C B A C A D B D B C
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
C D C A C F E G B A
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)
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
C A D C D B C A D A D B A C B
第二节(共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
【答案】56．peacefully 57．on 58．was accepted 59．studying 60．Armed 61．where 62．first 63．responsible 64．women 65．Scientific
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【参考范文】
Dear Jim,
Hearing that you are interested in the Charity Sale held by the Student Union of our school last weekends, I’m writing to get you informed about it.
The Charity Sale, with the aim of giving love to children in poor mountainous areas, was a huge success. We prepared mangy things which we made by hand in our spare time, such as kites, model planes and so on, which looked very beautiful and attracted a lot of attentions. Many students and teachers came to take part in it. It went well, and the results were worth the effort. We made over 2000 yuan in the end. We used the money to buy some learning and sports goods, and then mailed them to children in need.
I had a wonderful experience. I’m proud of what we have done. If everyone makes a contribution to the charity, the world will be much better.
第二节(满分25分)
【参考范文】
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear. The damn dog was barking directly at a huge scorpion in front of Evan’s chin. Evan lay on his belly, his head held high, frozen in fright as Bailey continued to bark at full volume mere inches away. The huge scorpion had its tail up and was prepared to strike. Without hesitation, the dog rushed to attack the scorpion and killed it with one bite. It was such a close call. Lisa scooped up our crying child.
Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless. Unconsciously, tears rolled down my cheek. Without worry and fear any longer, I knelt down and gave that brave dog some kisses. Bailey seemed to have fully understood my feeling, he lay in my arms to comfort me. It was a crucial moment which showed how both human and beast can live in harmony. I had a new belief in love. It is that some animals are human’s good friends indeed.2024年高考考前押题密卷（新高考九省专用）
英语·全解全析
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项:
1. 答题前, 考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚, 将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂; 非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写, 字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效; 在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出, 确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁, 不要折叠, 不要弄破、弄皱, 不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’s wrong with the man
A．His tongue hurts. B．He ate something wrong. C．His head aches.
2．Why does the woman call the man
A．To cancel a flight. B．To make an apology. C．To put off a meeting.
3．What is the woman doing now
A．Eating. B．Going home. C．Having group study.
4．In which city did the woman and John stay the longest
A．Vienna. B．Rome. C．Paris.
5．How will the man pay
A．In cash. B．By credit card. C．By traveler’s cheque.
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。每段对话或独白后有一个小题，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，你将时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
【听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。】
6．What are the speakers quarrelling over
A．Whether to raise a pet rabbit.
B．How to spend money on travelling.
C．Which souvenir to choose.
7．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Colleagues. B．Friends. C．Husband and wife.
【听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。】
8．Which place is the hostess going this time
A．India. B．Africa. C．The South Pole.
9．How did the hostess travel to her destination
A．By ship. B．By plane. C．By train.
【听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。】
10．What is the man doing
A．Chairing a meeting. B．Hosting a radio program. C．Conducting a job interview.
11．What benefits Mary most in her job
A．Her wide reading. B．Her leaders’ guidance. C．Her friends’ help.
12．Who will Mary talk about next
A．Her teacher. B．Her father. C．Her mother.
【听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。】
13．Why does the man seldom do exercise
A．He lacks motivation. B．He has a heart problem. C．He works all the time.
14．What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do
A．He’s an athlete. B．He’s a researcher. C．He’s a journalist.
15．Why does the woman speak of a study
A．To encourage the man. B．To recommend an exercise. C．To support her findings.
16．How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly
A．300 minutes. B．150 minutes. C．75 minutes.
【听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。】
17．Who is the speaker probably speaking to
A．Movie fans. B．Newspaper readers. C．College students.
18．What does the speaker mainly talk about
A．How education shaped his life.
B．How his language skills improved.
C．How he managed his business well.
19．How does the speaker feel about his teacher
A．Proud. B．Sympathetic. C．Grateful.
20．Which subject made a difference in the speaker’s business
A．Business. B．Math. C．History.
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
Jobs Week: Find Your Next Job Here
▲ A Registered Nurse
Average salary: $65,470 per year
Top cities for hiring: San Antonio, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas
In the United States, registered nurses (RNs) are clinicians who have completed at least an associate degree in nursing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has identified it as one of the top ten occupations for career growth. RNs can either practice independently or as part of a healthcare team.
▲ A Retail Associate
Average salary: $21,410 per year
Top cities for hiring: Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois
Retail workers sell products and help customers find the products they want. According to the BLS, nearly 14.8 million people were employed as retail workers in 2017. Top places to find retail positions include Walmart, Target and Macy’s.
▲ A Truck Driver
Average salary: $46,000 per year
Top cities for hiring: Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana
Truck driving doesn’t require a college degree and can pay well even at the entry-level stage. It takes a certain kind of person to work the long weeks away from home—but with a high level of demand, it can be a great career choice for someone who wants job security without the cubicle （格子间）.
▲ A Web Developer
Average salary: $62,500 per year
Top cities for hiring: Chicago, Illinois; New York; Atlanta, Georgia
Tech jobs like Web Developer frequently top lists of the best jobs for pay, work-life balance, and career welfare. The wide use of the Internet means that web developers are in continuous demand, and there are no education barriers preventing job seekers from learning programming languages like Java or Python.
21．Who may get the highest salary every year according to the text
A．A truck driver. B．A web developer.
C．A registered nurse. D．A retail associate.
22．What is the fact about retail associates
A．They design products and help produce them.
B．They help customers get their desired products.
C．They must have an associate degree in business.
D．They should learn programming languages like Java or Python.
23．What can we infer from the content about a web developer
A．They can find a job more easily.
B．They can work as part of a healthcare team.
C．Designing a web doesn’t require much mental work.
D．The job is fit for someone who doesn’t need a cubicle.
B
So, I did it. I moved back home, despite all the disapproval. I left my good job, my relationship, and the endless opportunities.
Some people questioned me, “Why did you move back ” It was hard at first to admit that I liked being home, and that, actually, I didn’t prefer New York City (as so many people do). But after time, it became easier and less of an issue. And when they asked me why I moved back home, I confidently said, “Because I wanted to.” Many people welcomed me back into the community.
The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. It sounds like a Disney movie, but it’s so true! There is something about the air here-it’s clean. It smells good. I can also see the Grand Mesa (the largest flat-top mountain in the world) from my bedroom window. My work commute (通勤) is a four-minute car ride. And on summer nights, my favorite thing to do is watch the sunset from my porch because it’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long “this” would last. So far, I’m winning. But since I’ve been home my life has flourished. I realized that home, for me, is a place that inspires me. Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was “fighting” for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.
By coming home, I found myself again, the true me. I didn’t expect a city to give me opportunities because I could make my own.
24．Why does the author mention “a Disney movie” in Paragraph 3
A．To introduce a new topic. B．To provide more details.
C．To give a vivid description. D．To support an argument.
25．How did the author win the bets with her friends
A．By staying home longer than expected.
B．By getting used to country life quickly.
C．By wining competitions at workplace.
D．By leading a better life than in the city.
26．What is it that the author dislikes about city life
A．Bad work relations. B．Few job opportunities.
C．Longer work commute. D．Too much competition.
27．What does the author refer to with the word “that” in Paragraph 4
A．The goal she was fighting for. B．Living to be her true self.
C．The chance of getting ahead of others. D．A more comfortable life.
C
Power often boosts an employee’s creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from restrictions. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.
“This is important because when people with more power are able to express their creative ideas more than those with less power, which leads to a rich-get-richer dynamic that strengthens these power imbalances,” said Brian Lucas, assistant professor in the Cornell University. “Understanding ways to boost the creativity of lower power workers can help them find the right way to deal with this low-power disadvantage,” Lucas said.
Lucas and his colleagues conducted two studies to reach their conclusion．In the first study, they divided the creative idea generation session into two rounds consisting of a one-minute “warm up” followed by a second round in which the participants could take as long as they wanted．Participants were randomly assigned to a high-power condition or a low-power condition, and feelings of power were generated with a role manipulation (操纵) where participants were given a leadership role and control over resources (high power) or an employee role with no control over resources (low power). The study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the warm-up round．There was no difference, though, in creativity in the second round.
In the second study, the researchers gave them a different creative task and increased the number of rounds from two sessions to five, taking as long as they like to complete the task. Similar to the first study, the study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the first round．But the creativity of low-power individuals caught up to the creativity of the high-power individuals after the first round.
“The low-power warm-up effect suggests a simple intervention that empowers all employees to tap their creative potential and overcomes power imbalances in the workplace: when pursuing creative work, let employees warm up first,” Lucas said.
28．Why does Locus think it important to boost the creativity of lower power workers
A．It maintains power imbalances.
B．It motivates their ambition to catch up.
C．It creates a competitive work environment.
D．It encourages a workplace with more equality.
29．How did Lucas and his co-authors stimulate feelings of power in the participants
A．Through a creative task with time limits.
B．Through providing them with different positions.
C．Through a competition between leaders and employees.
D．Through assigning them to different conditions intentionally.
30．How did the second study differ from the first study
A．It had fewer rounds.
B．It involved more participants.
C．Participants had a changed task.
D．Participants’ creativity gap became wider.
31．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Power tends to encourage creative ideas.
B．Changing tasks boosts all the employees’ creativity.
C．Warm-up time corrects creativity power imbalances.
D．Low-power individuals outperform the high-power ones.
D
In the late 1990s, two psychology researchers, were talking about how the female scientists in their lab responded differently to stress than the men did. The men would disappear into their offices; the women would bring cookies to lab meetings and bond over coffee. Forget fight-or-flight, they joked. The women were tending and befriending.
The joke stuck in the mind of one of the women, researcher Laura Cousino Klein. Psychology research has suggested that stress leads to aggression, but that wasn’t her experience. Women were more likely to want to talk with someone about their stress, spend time with their loved ones, or channel their stress into caring for others. She wondered if it was possible that science had gotten stress wrong.
Klein dug deeper into the science, and she made the surprising discovery that 90 percent of the published research on stress was conducted on males. So Klein studied the social side of stress, especially in women. Looking at both animal and human research, she found evidence that stress can increase caring, cooperation, and compassion (同情).
While the tend-and-befriend theory began as an investigation into the female response to stress, it quickly expanded to include men. In times of stress, both men and women have been shown to become more trusting, generous, and willing to protect others.
The tend-and-befriend theory doesn’t say that stress always leads to caring—stress can indeed make us angry and defensive. It simply says that stress can make people more caring. And when we care for others, it activates systems of our brain that produce feelings of hope and courage.
I wrote my book The Upside of Stress with that purpose in mind: to help you discover your own strength and compassion. Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either good or bad. It’s about how choosing to see the good in stress can help you meet the challenges in your life. Tending and befriending is one of the best ways to do this, and to transform your own stress into a catalyst(催化剂) for courage and connection.
32．What does the joke in paragraph I show
A．Male scientists are smarter than female scientists.
B．Female scientists are friendlier than male scientists.
C．Men tend to seek a temporary escape from pressure.
D．Women care for each other when they are under stress.
33．Why did Laura keep the joke in her mind
A．It didn’t fit with her life experience.
B．It had the same topic as her new book.
C．It went against previous psychology research.
D．It indicated the inequalities between women and men.
34．What do we know about the tend-and-befriend theory
A．It is applicable to both men and women. B．It suggests stress always leads to caring.
C．It proves the fight-or-flight response wrong. D．It shows men are more defensive than women.
35．What does the author’s book aim to do
A．Provide evidence for her research.
B．Explain the fight-or-flight response.
C．Make suggestions on how to respond to stress positively.
D．Demonstrate women’s and men’s different responses to stress.
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。
Flash floods can strike without warning. They can hit when you’re hiking in a river valley, walking through a canyon, or even simply driving to a remote destination. You can minimize your risk by knowing how to prepare for the worst and how to escape when a flood begins. 36
Before heading out, check the weather report, look at any flood warnings and take them seriously. 37 Dr Steven Kugath, an outdoor recreation professor, notes that when people plan to travel a long way for a hike or canyon exploration, they often feel that they must follow through with the activity even if the weather isn’t promising. The smart thing to do is cancel the activity or move it to a safer location.
Be careful of any visual signs of danger and your surroundings while walking or hiking in a tight space. 38 Besides, always know where you are and where the nearest escape routes can be found in the event of sudden flooding.
What if, despite your preparations, you find yourself stuck in a dangerous place when flooding begins Move to higher ground immediately, away from rivers and streams. If the situation is urgent, leave behind your possessions. 39 If you find yourself being carried away by powerful flood waters, fight as hard as you can to get to a tall tree, a street light or anything sturdy (结实) that you can hold onto until help arrives.
40 Currents can be deceptive (误导的), and shallow, fast moving water can knock you off your feet. Moreover, don’t swim through fast-flowing water — you may get swept away or struck by an object in the water.
A．Avoid walking through moving water.
B．No bag or equipment is worth your life.
C．It takes hours for the flood waters to move away.
D．Hundreds of people die due to drowning inside their vehicles.
E．Be careful not to let your excitement drive you to take any chances.
F．Keep these tips in mind the next time you head out for an outdoor adventure.
G．The sudden arrival of dark clouds during a perfectly sunny day is one obvious sign.
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。
Humans are quick judgment machines. With the seemingly reliable 41 , we form firm and far-reaching opinions of others. Science is 42 those judgments are also often correct although they can sometimes be 43 .
Actually, it turns out that we’re not 44 to believe so firmly what someone’s gesture or face 45 . It is found that these clues really can predict our personalities. Take a study, for example. When the scientists 46 data on walking and personality of more than 15,000 47 of all ages, strong patterns appeared: a fast walker is more likely to be outgoing. 48 .slow walkers are hesitant. Now we know personality indeed has an influence on walking.
But what about the 49 , you might ask We all tend to naturally slow down as we get older, but not everyone slows down at the same 50 .Personality affected not only walking speed, but also how the way of walking became different overtime. Those who were outgoing had a slower 51 in walking speed.
Your personality can’t be 52 by your speeding up or slowing down, but how you are 53 can. Want to appear brave and outgoing 54 in. It may be even more useful as a trick that can help you assess a person’s character and know quickly who you are 55 in a meeting or in a conversation.
41．A．tool B．relationship C．evidence D．value
42．A．arguing B．admitting C．predicting D．noticing
43．A．long-lasting B．ground-breaking C．hard-won D．one-sided
44．A．content B．willing C．crazy D．sure
45．A．covers B．records C．rules D．indicates
46．A．looked for B．dug into C．focused on D．ended with
47．A．volunteers B．interviewers C．subjects D．candidates
48．A．In comparison B．In addition C．In fact D．In summary
49．A．personality B．result C．style D．age
50．A．pace B．level C．time D．price
51．A．pause B．process C．rise D．decline
52．A．explained B．changed C．determined D．understood
53．A．seen B．followed C．researched D．motivated
54．A．Drive B．Jump C．Rush D．Walk
55．A．fighting B．handling C．treating D．Helping
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。
With a very heavy heart , we are sharing the news of the passing of Dr. Alfonso (Rick) Radcliffe, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in October. He died 56 (peaceful) at his home 57 the evening of Friday. Rick is survived by his son and daughter-in-law.
Rick was born in St. Louis, 1928. He 58 (accept) in the Physics program at UCLA at 15 years old but delayed 59 (study) to serve in the army. When he was released one year later, Rick returned to UCLA, completing his BS, MS and Doctorate degree. 60 (arm) with a PhD in Control Systems, Rick went to work at Mattel Toys as a Test Engineer, 61 he creatively designed a musical doll. Rick was later hired to serve as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering for the new minority engineering program at CSUN, becoming the 62 (one) black Dean of Engineering in the entire CSU system. Among his many ground breaking accomplishments, Rick was 63 (responsibility) for hiring more 64 (woman) into CSUN’s engineering program than all of the other CSU schools combined. Rick worked at CSUN for 30 years including 10 years of post-retirement project work. In keeping with his investigative mind set, Rick donated his body to UCLA for 65 (science) research.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校学生会刚举办了“慈善义卖”(Charity Sale)活动。你的澳大利亚网友Jim对这个活动很感兴趣，写邮件向你了解基本情况。请你给他回一封邮件，介绍此次活动的有关情况。要点如下：
1.活动目的和内容：
2.你的心得体会
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
I must admit, I haven’t always liked animals. In fact, I distrusted them greatly while growing up, and I still fear the ones I don’t know personally. What set my beliefs in stone was being attacked—not once but many times, including the summer after second grade when I was bitten by a rabbit. Then, when I was nine and riding my dirt bike down the road, a large dog charged me and tried to bite my ankle. After all those negative experiences, there was one thing I knew for sure: All creatures, great and small, were no friends of mine.
After college in California, I returned to live the single life in Las Vega. Then I met Lisa. In no time at all, we fell in love, married and moved into a new house. Despite my avoidance of animals, Lisa had a dog called Bailey. Bailey didn’t like me, but he tolerated my existence once he realized I wasn’t going anywhere.
Things changed as spring came. We welcomed a new member of our family: our son Evan. One evening Evan grabbed hold of the dog’s tail. The irritated dog paused and turned to look at his stuck tail but waited patiently until being released. Still the stories I’d heard of animals attacking babies worries me.
Then my worst fear occurred. I sat on the couch (沙发) reading after a long day while my wife worked at the dining-room table paying the bills. I saw Evan crawl across the family-room carpet as he made his way behind the couch. One minute, all was quiet and then Bailey entered the room and headed to where Evan had crawled. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the dog start a fearful barking behind me.
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。
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear.
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Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024年高考考前押题密卷（新高考九省专用）
英语·全解全析
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项:
1. 答题前, 考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚, 将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂; 非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写, 字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效; 在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出, 确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁, 不要折叠, 不要弄破、弄皱, 不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’s wrong with the man
A．His tongue hurts. B．He ate something wrong. C．His head aches.
2．Why does the woman call the man
A．To cancel a flight. B．To make an apology. C．To put off a meeting.
3．What is the woman doing now
A．Eating. B．Going home. C．Having group study.
4．In which city did the woman and John stay the longest
A．Vienna. B．Rome. C．Paris.
5．How will the man pay
A．In cash. B．By credit card. C．By traveler’s cheque.
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。每段对话或独白后有一个小题，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，你将时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
【听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。】
6．What are the speakers quarrelling over
A．Whether to raise a pet rabbit.
B．How to spend money on travelling.
C．Which souvenir to choose.
7．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Colleagues. B．Friends. C．Husband and wife.
【听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。】
8．Which place is the hostess going this time
A．India. B．Africa. C．The South Pole.
9．How did the hostess travel to her destination
A．By ship. B．By plane. C．By train.
【听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。】
10．What is the man doing
A．Chairing a meeting. B．Hosting a radio program. C．Conducting a job interview.
11．What benefits Mary most in her job
A．Her wide reading. B．Her leaders’ guidance. C．Her friends’ help.
12．Who will Mary talk about next
A．Her teacher. B．Her father. C．Her mother.
【听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。】
13．Why does the man seldom do exercise
A．He lacks motivation. B．He has a heart problem. C．He works all the time.
14．What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do
A．He’s an athlete. B．He’s a researcher. C．He’s a journalist.
15．Why does the woman speak of a study
A．To encourage the man. B．To recommend an exercise. C．To support her findings.
16．How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly
A．300 minutes. B．150 minutes. C．75 minutes.
【听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。】
17．Who is the speaker probably speaking to
A．Movie fans. B．Newspaper readers. C．College students.
18．What does the speaker mainly talk about
A．How education shaped his life.
B．How his language skills improved.
C．How he managed his business well.
19．How does the speaker feel about his teacher
A．Proud. B．Sympathetic. C．Grateful.
20．Which subject made a difference in the speaker’s business
A．Business. B．Math. C．History.
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
Jobs Week: Find Your Next Job Here
▲ A Registered Nurse
Average salary: $65,470 per year
Top cities for hiring: San Antonio, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas
In the United States, registered nurses (RNs) are clinicians who have completed at least an associate degree in nursing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has identified it as one of the top ten occupations for career growth. RNs can either practice independently or as part of a healthcare team.
▲ A Retail Associate
Average salary: $21,410 per year
Top cities for hiring: Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois
Retail workers sell products and help customers find the products they want. According to the BLS, nearly 14.8 million people were employed as retail workers in 2017. Top places to find retail positions include Walmart, Target and Macy’s.
▲ A Truck Driver
Average salary: $46,000 per year
Top cities for hiring: Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana
Truck driving doesn’t require a college degree and can pay well even at the entry-level stage. It takes a certain kind of person to work the long weeks away from home—but with a high level of demand, it can be a great career choice for someone who wants job security without the cubicle （格子间）.
▲ A Web Developer
Average salary: $62,500 per year
Top cities for hiring: Chicago, Illinois; New York; Atlanta, Georgia
Tech jobs like Web Developer frequently top lists of the best jobs for pay, work-life balance, and career welfare. The wide use of the Internet means that web developers are in continuous demand, and there are no education barriers preventing job seekers from learning programming languages like Java or Python.
21．Who may get the highest salary every year according to the text
A．A truck driver. B．A web developer.
C．A registered nurse. D．A retail associate.
22．What is the fact about retail associates
A．They design products and help produce them.
B．They help customers get their desired products.
C．They must have an associate degree in business.
D．They should learn programming languages like Java or Python.
23．What can we infer from the content about a web developer
A．They can find a job more easily.
B．They can work as part of a healthcare team.
C．Designing a web doesn’t require much mental work.
D．The job is fit for someone who doesn’t need a cubicle.
B
So, I did it. I moved back home, despite all the disapproval. I left my good job, my relationship, and the endless opportunities.
Some people questioned me, “Why did you move back ” It was hard at first to admit that I liked being home, and that, actually, I didn’t prefer New York City (as so many people do). But after time, it became easier and less of an issue. And when they asked me why I moved back home, I confidently said, “Because I wanted to.” Many people welcomed me back into the community.
The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. It sounds like a Disney movie, but it’s so true! There is something about the air here-it’s clean. It smells good. I can also see the Grand Mesa (the largest flat-top mountain in the world) from my bedroom window. My work commute (通勤) is a four-minute car ride. And on summer nights, my favorite thing to do is watch the sunset from my porch because it’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long “this” would last. So far, I’m winning. But since I’ve been home my life has flourished. I realized that home, for me, is a place that inspires me. Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was “fighting” for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.
By coming home, I found myself again, the true me. I didn’t expect a city to give me opportunities because I could make my own.
24．Why does the author mention “a Disney movie” in Paragraph 3
A．To introduce a new topic. B．To provide more details.
C．To give a vivid description. D．To support an argument.
25．How did the author win the bets with her friends
A．By staying home longer than expected.
B．By getting used to country life quickly.
C．By wining competitions at workplace.
D．By leading a better life than in the city.
26．What is it that the author dislikes about city life
A．Bad work relations. B．Few job opportunities.
C．Longer work commute. D．Too much competition.
27．What does the author refer to with the word “that” in Paragraph 4
A．The goal she was fighting for. B．Living to be her true self.
C．The chance of getting ahead of others. D．A more comfortable life.
C
Power often boosts an employee’s creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from restrictions. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.
“This is important because when people with more power are able to express their creative ideas more than those with less power, which leads to a rich-get-richer dynamic that strengthens these power imbalances,” said Brian Lucas, assistant professor in the Cornell University. “Understanding ways to boost the creativity of lower power workers can help them find the right way to deal with this low-power disadvantage,” Lucas said.
Lucas and his colleagues conducted two studies to reach their conclusion．In the first study, they divided the creative idea generation session into two rounds consisting of a one-minute “warm up” followed by a second round in which the participants could take as long as they wanted．Participants were randomly assigned to a high-power condition or a low-power condition, and feelings of power were generated with a role manipulation (操纵) where participants were given a leadership role and control over resources (high power) or an employee role with no control over resources (low power). The study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the warm-up round．There was no difference, though, in creativity in the second round.
In the second study, the researchers gave them a different creative task and increased the number of rounds from two sessions to five, taking as long as they like to complete the task. Similar to the first study, the study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the first round．But the creativity of low-power individuals caught up to the creativity of the high-power individuals after the first round.
“The low-power warm-up effect suggests a simple intervention that empowers all employees to tap their creative potential and overcomes power imbalances in the workplace: when pursuing creative work, let employees warm up first,” Lucas said.
28．Why does Locus think it important to boost the creativity of lower power workers
A．It maintains power imbalances.
B．It motivates their ambition to catch up.
C．It creates a competitive work environment.
D．It encourages a workplace with more equality.
29．How did Lucas and his co-authors stimulate feelings of power in the participants
A．Through a creative task with time limits.
B．Through providing them with different positions.
C．Through a competition between leaders and employees.
D．Through assigning them to different conditions intentionally.
30．How did the second study differ from the first study
A．It had fewer rounds.
B．It involved more participants.
C．Participants had a changed task.
D．Participants’ creativity gap became wider.
31．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Power tends to encourage creative ideas.
B．Changing tasks boosts all the employees’ creativity.
C．Warm-up time corrects creativity power imbalances.
D．Low-power individuals outperform the high-power ones.
D
In the late 1990s, two psychology researchers, were talking about how the female scientists in their lab responded differently to stress than the men did. The men would disappear into their offices; the women would bring cookies to lab meetings and bond over coffee. Forget fight-or-flight, they joked. The women were tending and befriending.
The joke stuck in the mind of one of the women, researcher Laura Cousino Klein. Psychology research has suggested that stress leads to aggression, but that wasn’t her experience. Women were more likely to want to talk with someone about their stress, spend time with their loved ones, or channel their stress into caring for others. She wondered if it was possible that science had gotten stress wrong.
Klein dug deeper into the science, and she made the surprising discovery that 90 percent of the published research on stress was conducted on males. So Klein studied the social side of stress, especially in women. Looking at both animal and human research, she found evidence that stress can increase caring, cooperation, and compassion (同情).
While the tend-and-befriend theory began as an investigation into the female response to stress, it quickly expanded to include men. In times of stress, both men and women have been shown to become more trusting, generous, and willing to protect others.
The tend-and-befriend theory doesn’t say that stress always leads to caring—stress can indeed make us angry and defensive. It simply says that stress can make people more caring. And when we care for others, it activates systems of our brain that produce feelings of hope and courage.
I wrote my book The Upside of Stress with that purpose in mind: to help you discover your own strength and compassion. Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either good or bad. It’s about how choosing to see the good in stress can help you meet the challenges in your life. Tending and befriending is one of the best ways to do this, and to transform your own stress into a catalyst(催化剂) for courage and connection.
32．What does the joke in paragraph I show
A．Male scientists are smarter than female scientists.
B．Female scientists are friendlier than male scientists.
C．Men tend to seek a temporary escape from pressure.
D．Women care for each other when they are under stress.
33．Why did Laura keep the joke in her mind
A．It didn’t fit with her life experience.
B．It had the same topic as her new book.
C．It went against previous psychology research.
D．It indicated the inequalities between women and men.
34．What do we know about the tend-and-befriend theory
A．It is applicable to both men and women. B．It suggests stress always leads to caring.
C．It proves the fight-or-flight response wrong. D．It shows men are more defensive than women.
35．What does the author’s book aim to do
A．Provide evidence for her research.
B．Explain the fight-or-flight response.
C．Make suggestions on how to respond to stress positively.
D．Demonstrate women’s and men’s different responses to stress.
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。
Flash floods can strike without warning. They can hit when you’re hiking in a river valley, walking through a canyon, or even simply driving to a remote destination. You can minimize your risk by knowing how to prepare for the worst and how to escape when a flood begins. 36
Before heading out, check the weather report, look at any flood warnings and take them seriously. 37 Dr Steven Kugath, an outdoor recreation professor, notes that when people plan to travel a long way for a hike or canyon exploration, they often feel that they must follow through with the activity even if the weather isn’t promising. The smart thing to do is cancel the activity or move it to a safer location.
Be careful of any visual signs of danger and your surroundings while walking or hiking in a tight space. 38 Besides, always know where you are and where the nearest escape routes can be found in the event of sudden flooding.
What if, despite your preparations, you find yourself stuck in a dangerous place when flooding begins Move to higher ground immediately, away from rivers and streams. If the situation is urgent, leave behind your possessions. 39 If you find yourself being carried away by powerful flood waters, fight as hard as you can to get to a tall tree, a street light or anything sturdy (结实) that you can hold onto until help arrives.
40 Currents can be deceptive (误导的), and shallow, fast moving water can knock you off your feet. Moreover, don’t swim through fast-flowing water — you may get swept away or struck by an object in the water.
A．Avoid walking through moving water.
B．No bag or equipment is worth your life.
C．It takes hours for the flood waters to move away.
D．Hundreds of people die due to drowning inside their vehicles.
E．Be careful not to let your excitement drive you to take any chances.
F．Keep these tips in mind the next time you head out for an outdoor adventure.
G．The sudden arrival of dark clouds during a perfectly sunny day is one obvious sign.
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。
Humans are quick judgment machines. With the seemingly reliable 41 , we form firm and far-reaching opinions of others. Science is 42 those judgments are also often correct although they can sometimes be 43 .
Actually, it turns out that we’re not 44 to believe so firmly what someone’s gesture or face 45 . It is found that these clues really can predict our personalities. Take a study, for example. When the scientists 46 data on walking and personality of more than 15,000 47 of all ages, strong patterns appeared: a fast walker is more likely to be outgoing. 48 .slow walkers are hesitant. Now we know personality indeed has an influence on walking.
But what about the 49 , you might ask We all tend to naturally slow down as we get older, but not everyone slows down at the same 50 .Personality affected not only walking speed, but also how the way of walking became different overtime. Those who were outgoing had a slower 51 in walking speed.
Your personality can’t be 52 by your speeding up or slowing down, but how you are 53 can. Want to appear brave and outgoing 54 in. It may be even more useful as a trick that can help you assess a person’s character and know quickly who you are 55 in a meeting or in a conversation.
41．A．tool B．relationship C．evidence D．value
42．A．arguing B．admitting C．predicting D．noticing
43．A．long-lasting B．ground-breaking C．hard-won D．one-sided
44．A．content B．willing C．crazy D．sure
45．A．covers B．records C．rules D．indicates
46．A．looked for B．dug into C．focused on D．ended with
47．A．volunteers B．interviewers C．subjects D．candidates
48．A．In comparison B．In addition C．In fact D．In summary
49．A．personality B．result C．style D．age
50．A．pace B．level C．time D．price
51．A．pause B．process C．rise D．decline
52．A．explained B．changed C．determined D．understood
53．A．seen B．followed C．researched D．motivated
54．A．Drive B．Jump C．Rush D．Walk
55．A．fighting B．handling C．treating D．Helping
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。
With a very heavy heart , we are sharing the news of the passing of Dr. Alfonso (Rick) Radcliffe, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in October. He died 56 (peaceful) at his home 57 the evening of Friday. Rick is survived by his son and daughter-in-law.
Rick was born in St. Louis, 1928. He 58 (accept) in the Physics program at UCLA at 15 years old but delayed 59 (study) to serve in the army. When he was released one year later, Rick returned to UCLA, completing his BS, MS and Doctorate degree. 60 (arm) with a PhD in Control Systems, Rick went to work at Mattel Toys as a Test Engineer, 61 he creatively designed a musical doll. Rick was later hired to serve as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering for the new minority engineering program at CSUN, becoming the 62 (one) black Dean of Engineering in the entire CSU system. Among his many ground breaking accomplishments, Rick was 63 (responsibility) for hiring more 64 (woman) into CSUN’s engineering program than all of the other CSU schools combined. Rick worked at CSUN for 30 years including 10 years of post-retirement project work. In keeping with his investigative mind set, Rick donated his body to UCLA for 65 (science) research.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校学生会刚举办了“慈善义卖”(Charity Sale)活动。你的澳大利亚网友Jim对这个活动很感兴趣，写邮件向你了解基本情况。请你给他回一封邮件，介绍此次活动的有关情况。要点如下：
1.活动目的和内容：
2.你的心得体会
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
I must admit, I haven’t always liked animals. In fact, I distrusted them greatly while growing up, and I still fear the ones I don’t know personally. What set my beliefs in stone was being attacked—not once but many times, including the summer after second grade when I was bitten by a rabbit. Then, when I was nine and riding my dirt bike down the road, a large dog charged me and tried to bite my ankle. After all those negative experiences, there was one thing I knew for sure: All creatures, great and small, were no friends of mine.
After college in California, I returned to live the single life in Las Vega. Then I met Lisa. In no time at all, we fell in love, married and moved into a new house. Despite my avoidance of animals, Lisa had a dog called Bailey. Bailey didn’t like me, but he tolerated my existence once he realized I wasn’t going anywhere.
Things changed as spring came. We welcomed a new member of our family: our son Evan. One evening Evan grabbed hold of the dog’s tail. The irritated dog paused and turned to look at his stuck tail but waited patiently until being released. Still the stories I’d heard of animals attacking babies worries me.
Then my worst fear occurred. I sat on the couch (沙发) reading after a long day while my wife worked at the dining-room table paying the bills. I saw Evan crawl across the family-room carpet as he made his way behind the couch. One minute, all was quiet and then Bailey entered the room and headed to where Evan had crawled. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the dog start a fearful barking behind me.
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。
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear.
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Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024年高考考前押题密卷（新高考九省专用）
英语·全解全析
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项:
1. 答题前, 考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚, 将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂; 非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写, 字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效; 在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4. 作图可先使用铅笔画出, 确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。
5. 保持卡面清洁, 不要折叠, 不要弄破、弄皱, 不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’s wrong with the man
A．His tongue hurts. B．He ate something wrong. C．His head aches.
【答案】A
【原文】W: What is the expression Does it taste really that bad
M: No, it’s good. Actually it’s too good. I just bit my tongue because I ate too fast.
W: For a moment I just thought my apple pie gave you a headache or something.
2．Why does the woman call the man
A．To cancel a flight. B．To make an apology. C．To put off a meeting.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Hello, Mr. Smith. I’m afraid Dr. Brown won’t be able to see you today. He’s still waiting for a flight out of New York. He said he would meet you tomorrow afternoon. Is it OK
M: Sounds good. Thank you for calling.
3．What is the woman doing now
A．Eating. B．Going home. C．Having group study.
【答案】B
【原文】M: Where are you heading in such a hurry
W: I’m heading home.
M: Are we still going to have group study tonight
W: Yeah. I’m just going home to have something to eat, and then I’ll be back.
M: OK. See you then.
4．In which city did the woman and John stay the longest
A．Vienna. B．Rome. C．Paris.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Where did you and John go on vacation
W: We spent four days in Vienna, one week in Paris, and five days in Rome and we had a two-day delay in Geneva before we went to Italy.
5．How will the man pay
A．In cash. B．By credit card. C．By traveler’s cheque.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Do you want to pay by credit cards, Sir
M: Err... Can I use my traveler’s cheque please
W: Sorry, Sir, we don’t take traveler’s cheques.
M: Then I’ll have to pay cash.
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。每段对话或独白后有一个小题，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，你将时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
【听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。】
6．What are the speakers quarrelling over
A．Whether to raise a pet rabbit.
B．How to spend money on travelling.
C．Which souvenir to choose.
7．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Colleagues. B．Friends. C．Husband and wife.
【答案】6．B 7．C
【原文】M: How much did you spend on this souvenir
W: Not much. Only 200 dollars.
M: What I told you we were on a low budget! We need to spend money on real meaningful things like food and traffic! And what is this stuff you bought A glass-made rabbit which costs 200 dollars! Really
W: What is the point of travelling if you can’t let me enjoy myself Why didn’t you just lock me at home so you could enjoy this honeymoon all alone
【听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。】
8．Which place is the hostess going this time
A．India. B．Africa. C．The South Pole.
9．How did the hostess travel to her destination
A．By ship. B．By plane. C．By train.
【答案】8．C 9．A
【原文】W: Hi, John. It’s Maria. The hostess who films elephants in Africa and tigers in India is doing a special program tonight.
M: Is she going back to Africa
W: Well, this time she’s visiting the South Pole, to study some of the wildlife there. There was no train there and the bad weather prevented them from going there by plane… It took two weeks just to get there by sea.
M: That’ll be interesting, thanks!
【听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。】
10．What is the man doing
A．Chairing a meeting. B．Hosting a radio program. C．Conducting a job interview.
11．What benefits Mary most in her job
A．Her wide reading. B．Her leaders’ guidance. C．Her friends’ help.
12．Who will Mary talk about next
A．Her teacher. B．Her father. C．Her mother.
【答案】10．B 11．A 12．C
【原文】M: Dear listeners, for today’s show, I have with me my colleague, Mary Laney. She has been a radio TV reporter for many years. Mary, welcome to our show!
W: It’s a pleasure to be here.
M: Would you please tell our listeners who most influenced your decision to become a reporter
W: Both my parents had a great influence upon my choice of work. Instead of trying to pick out a job for me, they helped me learn those things that led me to it.
M: How did they do that
W: My father always told me that an education was one of the greatest advantages I could have, one that would always stay with me. He used to tell me that readers were leaders, and encouraged me to read all I could. As a result, I’ve always kept up with the newspapers, faithfully read news magazines, and learned to really enjoy books, all of which have been an invaluable help to me in radio and television reporting.
M: What about your mother
W: Well, my mother helped me in a much different way.
【听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。】
13．Why does the man seldom do exercise
A．He lacks motivation. B．He has a heart problem. C．He works all the time.
14．What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do
A．He’s an athlete. B．He’s a researcher. C．He’s a journalist.
15．Why does the woman speak of a study
A．To encourage the man. B．To recommend an exercise. C．To support her findings.
16．How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly
A．300 minutes. B．150 minutes. C．75 minutes.
【答案】13．A 14．B 15．A 16．C
【原文】M: We all know that exercise is good for us, but sometimes it seems too hard to leave the sofa.
W: I can see that. You seldom do exercise.
M: Plus, having the doctor tell us to get two and a half hours of exercise a week doesn’t really help our motivation much.
W: Don’t be discouraged. Now a new study suggests getting benefits from exercise doesn’t have to be that demanding. Jacob Sattelmair from Harvard University has done a study into how much exercise is needed to lower the risk of heart attacks.
M: Hmm... interesting!
W: The study showed that people who put in 300 minutes a week of exercise had a 20% lower risk of death due to heart disease. Still, the people who exercised 150 minutes a week did pretty well too, lowering their death risk by 14%.
M: And what about the people who exercise half as much as that, like what I probably do Does that help
W: Of course, even 15 minutes would help.
【听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。】
17．Who is the speaker probably speaking to
A．Movie fans. B．Newspaper readers. C．College students.
18．What does the speaker mainly talk about
A．How education shaped his life.
B．How his language skills improved.
C．How he managed his business well.
19．How does the speaker feel about his teacher
A．Proud. B．Sympathetic. C．Grateful.
20．Which subject made a difference in the speaker’s business
A．Business. B．Math. C．History.
【答案】17．C 18．A 19．C 20．B
【原文】M: Thank you very much, Dr. Johnson. Well, it is really great to be back at university again. The thing that I wanted to tell you today is this: Education is important. When I came to the US, I was only thinking about being a cook, but I could not read the newspaper. And I could not understand the news on television or movies or anything like this. So, I entered the city college to take English classes for foreign students. I was very proud that I was going to a college because no one in my family ever went to any college or to any university. You know, when you’re 15 years old in my country, you finish school and then you learn something to make a living. And that’s exactly what I did. A year later, I came to America. Luckily, I met a very good teacher who encouraged me to take some math classes, business classes, and history classes, and I became a full-time college student. And today, when I look back, I’m so happy because you never know where life will take you. Gradually, I started making money because I was really good at math. You know, working out problems with math is so important. This is something that I learned when I started my own business, which is doing really well.
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
Jobs Week: Find Your Next Job Here
▲ A Registered Nurse
Average salary: $65,470 per year
Top cities for hiring: San Antonio, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas
In the United States, registered nurses (RNs) are clinicians who have completed at least an associate degree in nursing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has identified it as one of the top ten occupations for career growth. RNs can either practice independently or as part of a healthcare team.
▲ A Retail Associate
Average salary: $21,410 per year
Top cities for hiring: Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois
Retail workers sell products and help customers find the products they want. According to the BLS, nearly 14.8 million people were employed as retail workers in 2017. Top places to find retail positions include Walmart, Target and Macy’s.
▲ A Truck Driver
Average salary: $46,000 per year
Top cities for hiring: Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana
Truck driving doesn’t require a college degree and can pay well even at the entry-level stage. It takes a certain kind of person to work the long weeks away from home—but with a high level of demand, it can be a great career choice for someone who wants job security without the cubicle （格子间）.
▲ A Web Developer
Average salary: $62,500 per year
Top cities for hiring: Chicago, Illinois; New York; Atlanta, Georgia
Tech jobs like Web Developer frequently top lists of the best jobs for pay, work-life balance, and career welfare. The wide use of the Internet means that web developers are in continuous demand, and there are no education barriers preventing job seekers from learning programming languages like Java or Python.
21．Who may get the highest salary every year according to the text
A．A truck driver. B．A web developer.
C．A registered nurse. D．A retail associate.
22．What is the fact about retail associates
A．They design products and help produce them.
B．They help customers get their desired products.
C．They must have an associate degree in business.
D．They should learn programming languages like Java or Python.
23．What can we infer from the content about a web developer
A．They can find a job more easily.
B．They can work as part of a healthcare team.
C．Designing a web doesn’t require much mental work.
D．The job is fit for someone who doesn’t need a cubicle.
【答案】21．C 22．B 23．A
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要围绕四个职业——注册护士、零售店员、卡车司机和网页开发者进行说明，介绍了这些职业的平均薪资、招聘量最大的城市以及职业特点，帮助读者了解这些职业的相关信息，以便他们根据自己的兴趣和需求来选择合适的职业。
21．细节理解题。根据文章A Registered Nurse部分中的“Average salary: $65,470 per year(平均年薪：65,470美元)”、A Retail Associate部分中的“Average salary: $21,410 per year(平均年薪：21410美元)”、A Truck Driver部分中的“Average salary: $46,000 per year(平均年薪：4.6万美元)”和A Web Developer部分中的“Average salary: $62,500 per year(平均年薪：62,500美元)”可知，平均年薪最高的职业是“A Registered Nurse”。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据文章A Retail Associate部分中“Retail workers sell products and help customers find the products they want.(零售助理销售产品并帮助顾客找到他们想要的产品)”可知，零售助理帮助顾客找到他们想要的产品。故选B。
23．推理判断题。根据文章A Web Developer部分中的“The wide use of the Internet means that web developers are in continuous demand, and there are no education barriers preventing job seekers from learning programming languages like Java or Python.(互联网的广泛使用意味着对web开发人员的需求是持续的，并且没有教育障碍阻止求职者学习像Java或Python这样的编程语言)”可知，互联网的广泛使用意味着对Web开发人员的需求是持续的；由此推知，网络开发员更容易找到工作。故选A。
B
So, I did it. I moved back home, despite all the disapproval. I left my good job, my relationship, and the endless opportunities.
Some people questioned me, “Why did you move back ” It was hard at first to admit that I liked being home, and that, actually, I didn’t prefer New York City (as so many people do). But after time, it became easier and less of an issue. And when they asked me why I moved back home, I confidently said, “Because I wanted to.” Many people welcomed me back into the community.
The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. It sounds like a Disney movie, but it’s so true! There is something about the air here-it’s clean. It smells good. I can also see the Grand Mesa (the largest flat-top mountain in the world) from my bedroom window. My work commute (通勤) is a four-minute car ride. And on summer nights, my favorite thing to do is watch the sunset from my porch because it’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long “this” would last. So far, I’m winning. But since I’ve been home my life has flourished. I realized that home, for me, is a place that inspires me. Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was “fighting” for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.
By coming home, I found myself again, the true me. I didn’t expect a city to give me opportunities because I could make my own.
24．Why does the author mention “a Disney movie” in Paragraph 3
A．To introduce a new topic. B．To provide more details.
C．To give a vivid description. D．To support an argument.
25．How did the author win the bets with her friends
A．By staying home longer than expected. B．By getting used to country life quickly.
C．By wining competitions at workplace. D．By leading a better life than in the city.
26．What is it that the author dislikes about city life
A．Bad work relations. B．Few job opportunities.
C．Longer work commute. D．Too much competition.
27．What does the author refer to with the word “that” in Paragraph 4
A．The goal she was fighting for. B．Living to be her true self.
C．The chance of getting ahead of others. D．A more comfortable life.
【答案】24．C 25．A 26．D 27．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者主动放弃了城市里繁华的生活，回到自己的家乡，由此找回了一度迷失的自己，使自己的生活重燃激情。
24．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. (回家的最初几个月是我一生中最放松的几个月。每天我醒来时都听到鸟儿叽叽喳喳，阳光从窗户射进来，街上没有交通声，也没有人尖叫。)”可知，作者提到迪士尼电影是为了使自己所描述的宁静惬意的乡村生活更加形象和生动。故选C项。
25．细节理解题。根据第四段开头句中的“I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long ‘this’ would last. So far, I’m winning. (我在家已经快三年了，这让我的朋友和家人非常惊讶。一些朋友甚至打赌‘这’会持续多久。到目前为止，我赢了)”以及上下文可知，作者的朋友与她打赌的内容是，朋友认为作者不可能在乡下待很长时间（最终还会回到城市），不过，作者赢了。作者用自己的实际行动赢得了与朋友的打赌。故选A项。
26．细节理解题。根据第四段内容中的“Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was ‘fighting’for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. (因为以前，在城市里，我觉得我必须与所有人竞争才能获得成功。很多时候，我忘记了自己在为什么‘奋斗’，被竞争而不是激情所笼罩。)”可知，作者对城市生活厌恶的原因是，过于激烈的竞争让她完全失去了自我，失去了生活的热情。故选D项。
27．词句猜测题。根据第四段中的“I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.(我与自己的其它部分失去了联系，从未完全意识到宁静的乡村生活为我提供了这一点。)”以及上文可知，作者在这里用that指代“过自己切实向往的生活”。故选B项。
C
Power often boosts an employee’s creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from restrictions. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.
“This is important because when people with more power are able to express their creative ideas more than those with less power, which leads to a rich-get-richer dynamic that strengthens these power imbalances,” said Brian Lucas, assistant professor in the Cornell University. “Understanding ways to boost the creativity of lower power workers can help them find the right way to deal with this low-power disadvantage,” Lucas said.
Lucas and his colleagues conducted two studies to reach their conclusion．In the first study, they divided the creative idea generation session into two rounds consisting of a one-minute “warm up” followed by a second round in which the participants could take as long as they wanted．Participants were randomly assigned to a high-power condition or a low-power condition, and feelings of power were generated with a role manipulation (操纵) where participants were given a leadership role and control over resources (high power) or an employee role with no control over resources (low power). The study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the warm-up round．There was no difference, though, in creativity in the second round.
In the second study, the researchers gave them a different creative task and increased the number of rounds from two sessions to five, taking as long as they like to complete the task. Similar to the first study, the study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the first round．But the creativity of low-power individuals caught up to the creativity of the high-power individuals after the first round.
“The low-power warm-up effect suggests a simple intervention that empowers all employees to tap their creative potential and overcomes power imbalances in the workplace: when pursuing creative work, let employees warm up first,” Lucas said.
28．Why does Locus think it important to boost the creativity of lower power workers
A．It maintains power imbalances.
B．It motivates their ambition to catch up.
C．It creates a competitive work environment.
D．It encourages a workplace with more equality.
29．How did Lucas and his co-authors stimulate feelings of power in the participants
A．Through a creative task with time limits.
B．Through providing them with different positions.
C．Through a competition between leaders and employees.
D．Through assigning them to different conditions intentionally.
30．How did the second study differ from the first study
A．It had fewer rounds. B．It involved more participants.
C．Participants had a changed task. D．Participants’ creativity gap became wider.
31．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Power tends to encourage creative ideas.
B．Changing tasks boosts all the employees’ creativity.
C．Warm-up time corrects creativity power imbalances.
D．Low-power individuals outperform the high-power ones.
【答案】28．D 29．B 30．C 31．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，给予热身时间后，职位低的员工的创造力可以得到提升。
28．细节理解题。根据第二段中““Understanding ways to boost the creativity of lower power workers can help them find the right way to deal with this low-power disadvantage,” Lucas said. (卢卡斯说：“了解如何提高低权力员工的创造力，可以帮助他们找到正确的方法来应对这种低权力的劣势。”)”可知，了解如何促进职位较低员工的创造力，能够帮助他们找到正确的方法来应对职位低的劣势，让他们产生更多创造性想法，从而促进工作场所更加公平公正。故选 D。
29．推理判断题。根据第三段中“Participants were randomly assigned to a high-power condition or a low-power condition, and feelings of power were generated with a role manipulation (操纵) where participants were given a leadership role and control over resources (high power) or an employee role with no control over resources (low power)(参与者被随机分配到高权力情境或低权力情境，并通过角色操纵产生权力感，参与者被赋予领导角色和控制资源的角色(高权力)或没有控制资源的员工角色(低权力)。)”可知，参与者的权力感是通过给予参与者不同的角色（leadership 或 employee role）来产生的。故选 B。
30．细节理解题。根据第四段中“In the second study, the researchers gave them a different creative task and increased the number of rounds from two sessions to five, taking as long as they like to complete the task(在第二项研究中，研究人员给了他们一项不同的创造性任务，并将回合数从两回合增加到五回合，只要他们愿意，就可以完成任务。)”可知，第二项研究中，任务发生了改变。故选 C。
31．主旨大意题。根据第一段“However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.(然而，新的研究表明，没有权力的员工如果有时间通过多次参与创造性任务来“热身”，他们会变得更有创造力。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍研究发现，一般情况下，职位高的员工比职位低的员工更具有创造力，但是热身环节可以激发职位低的员工的创造力，从而创造一个更加公平的工作环境, 所以选择项C“Warm-up time corrects creativity power imbalances. (热身能够纠正创造能力的不均衡。)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选C。
D
In the late 1990s, two psychology researchers, were talking about how the female scientists in their lab responded differently to stress than the men did. The men would disappear into their offices; the women would bring cookies to lab meetings and bond over coffee. Forget fight-or-flight, they joked. The women were tending and befriending.
The joke stuck in the mind of one of the women, researcher Laura Cousino Klein. Psychology research has suggested that stress leads to aggression, but that wasn’t her experience. Women were more likely to want to talk with someone about their stress, spend time with their loved ones, or channel their stress into caring for others. She wondered if it was possible that science had gotten stress wrong.
Klein dug deeper into the science, and she made the surprising discovery that 90 percent of the published research on stress was conducted on males. So Klein studied the social side of stress, especially in women. Looking at both animal and human research, she found evidence that stress can increase caring, cooperation, and compassion (同情).
While the tend-and-befriend theory began as an investigation into the female response to stress, it quickly expanded to include men. In times of stress, both men and women have been shown to become more trusting, generous, and willing to protect others.
The tend-and-befriend theory doesn’t say that stress always leads to caring—stress can indeed make us angry and defensive. It simply says that stress can make people more caring. And when we care for others, it activates systems of our brain that produce feelings of hope and courage.
I wrote my book The Upside of Stress with that purpose in mind: to help you discover your own strength and compassion. Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either good or bad. It’s about how choosing to see the good in stress can help you meet the challenges in your life. Tending and befriending is one of the best ways to do this, and to transform your own stress into a catalyst(催化剂) for courage and connection.
32．What does the joke in paragraph I show
A．Male scientists are smarter than female scientists.
B．Female scientists are friendlier than male scientists.
C．Men tend to seek a temporary escape from pressure.
D．Women care for each other when they are under stress.
33．Why did Laura keep the joke in her mind
A．It didn’t fit with her life experience.
B．It had the same topic as her new book.
C．It went against previous psychology research.
D．It indicated the inequalities between women and men.
34．What do we know about the tend-and-befriend theory
A．It is applicable to both men and women. B．It suggests stress always leads to caring.
C．It proves the fight-or-flight response wrong. D．It shows men are more defensive than women.
35．What does the author’s book aim to do
A．Provide evidence for her research.
B．Explain the fight-or-flight response.
C．Make suggestions on how to respond to stress positively.
D．Demonstrate women’s and men’s different responses to stress.
【答案】32．D 33．C 34．A 35．C
【导语】本文是说明文。女性在面临压力时会互相关心，这种“照顾与友善”理论同样适用于男性。
32．推理判断题。根据第一段中“The men would disappear into their offices; the women would bring cookies to lab meetings and bond over coffee. Forget fight-or-flight, they joked. The women were tending and befriending.(这些人会消失在他们的办公室里。女人们会带着饼干参加实验室会议，并通过咖啡增进感情。她们开玩笑说，忘记战斗或逃跑吧。妇女们在照顾和友善。)”可推知，第一段中的笑话说明了女性在面临压力时会互相关心。故选D。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段“The joke stuck in the mind of one of the women, researcher Laura Cousino Klein. Psychology research has suggested that stress leads to aggression, but that wasn’t her experience..(这个笑话深深地印在了其中一位女性研究员劳拉·库西诺·克莱因 (Laura Cousino Klein) 的脑海中。心理学研究表明压力会导致攻击性，但她的经历并非如此。)”可知，劳拉把这个笑话记在了心里是因为它与之前的心理学研究很不同，它违背了之前的心理学研究。故选C。
34．细节理解题。根据第四段“While the tend-and-befriend theory began as an investigation into the female response to stress, it quickly expanded to include men. In times of stress, both men and women have been shown to become more trusting, generous, and willing to protect others.(虽然“照顾与交友”理论最初是为了研究女性对压力的反应，但它很快就扩展到包括男性。在压力时期，男性和女性都会变得更加信任、慷慨并愿意保护他人。)”可知，“照顾与友善”理论适用于男性和女性。故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I wrote my book The Upside of Stress with that purpose in mind: to help you discover your own strength and compassion. Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either good or bad. It’s about how choosing to see the good in stress can help you meet the challenges in your life. Tending and befriending is one of the best ways to do this, and to transform your own stress into a catalyst( 催化剂 ) for courage and connection.(我写《压力的好处》一书就是为了这个目的：帮助你发现自己的力量和同情心。看到压力的好处并不是要决定压力是好还是坏。这是关于如何选择在压力中看到好处可以帮助您应对生活中的挑战。照顾和交友是最好的方法之一，并将你自己的压力转化为勇气和联系的催化剂。)”可推知，作者写这本书的目的是就如何积极应对压力提出建议。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。
Flash floods can strike without warning. They can hit when you’re hiking in a river valley, walking through a canyon, or even simply driving to a remote destination. You can minimize your risk by knowing how to prepare for the worst and how to escape when a flood begins. 36
Before heading out, check the weather report, look at any flood warnings and take them seriously. 37 Dr Steven Kugath, an outdoor recreation professor, notes that when people plan to travel a long way for a hike or canyon exploration, they often feel that they must follow through with the activity even if the weather isn’t promising. The smart thing to do is cancel the activity or move it to a safer location.
Be careful of any visual signs of danger and your surroundings while walking or hiking in a tight space. 38 Besides, always know where you are and where the nearest escape routes can be found in the event of sudden flooding.
What if, despite your preparations, you find yourself stuck in a dangerous place when flooding begins Move to higher ground immediately, away from rivers and streams. If the situation is urgent, leave behind your possessions. 39 If you find yourself being carried away by powerful flood waters, fight as hard as you can to get to a tall tree, a street light or anything sturdy (结实) that you can hold onto until help arrives.
40 Currents can be deceptive (误导的), and shallow, fast moving water can knock you off your feet. Moreover, don’t swim through fast-flowing water — you may get swept away or struck by an object in the water.
A．Avoid walking through moving water.
B．No bag or equipment is worth your life.
C．It takes hours for the flood waters to move away.
D．Hundreds of people die due to drowning inside their vehicles.
E．Be careful not to let your excitement drive you to take any chances.
F．Keep these tips in mind the next time you head out for an outdoor adventure.
G．The sudden arrival of dark clouds during a perfectly sunny day is one obvious sign.
【答案】36．F 37．E 38．G 39．B 40．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章就出门进行户外探险时怎样降低风险，逃避洪水给出一些建议。
36．上文“Flash floods can strike without warning. They can hit when you’re hiking in a river valley, walking through a canyon, or even simply driving to a remote destination. You can minimize your risk by knowing how to prepare for the worst and how to escape when a flood begins. (山洪暴发可以毫无预警地来袭。当你在河谷徒步旅行，穿过峡谷，甚至只是开车去一个偏远的目的地时，它们都会袭来。你可以通过知道如何做最坏的准备以及如何在洪水开始时逃生来降低风险。)”说明旅行中遇到洪水暴发是危险的，需要早做准备降低风险，选项F“下次你出门进行户外探险时，请记住这些建议。”承接上文，引出文章主题，给出一些户外探险降低风险的建议。故选F项。
37．上文“Before heading out, check the weather report, look at any flood warnings and take them seriously. (出发前，查看天气预报，查看洪水预警，并认真对待。)”建议出发前要查看天气预报、洪水预警，并认真对待可能的灾害；选项E“注意不要让你的兴奋驱使你去冒险。”承接上，建议不要一时兴起，就去冒险。故选E项。
38．上文“Be careful of any visual signs of danger and your surroundings while walking or hiking in a tight space. (在狭窄的空间行走或徒步旅行时，要注意任何危险的视觉迹象和周围环境。)”说明要注意危险的迹象，选项G“晴天突然出现乌云就是一个明显的迹象。”承接上文，例举一个明显的危险迹象。故选G项。
39．上文“If the situation is urgent, leave behind your possessions. (如果情况紧急，丢掉你的财物。)”说明在危急的时候不要顾财不顾命，选项B“没有什么包或装备值得你付出生命。”承接上文，说明任何财物都没有生命重要。故选B项。
40．下文“Currents can be deceptive (误导的), and shallow, fast moving water can knock you off your feet. (水流是具有欺骗性的，而浅的、快速流动的水会把你打翻在地。)”说明流动的水有危险性，选项A“避免在流动的水中行走。”概括引领下文，建议避免在流动的水中行走。故选A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。
Humans are quick judgment machines. With the seemingly reliable 41 , we form firm and far-reaching opinions of others. Science is 42 those judgments are also often correct although they can sometimes be 43 .
Actually, it turns out that we’re not 44 to believe so firmly what someone’s gesture or face 45 . It is found that these clues really can predict our personalities. Take a study, for example. When the scientists 46 data on walking and personality of more than 15,000 47 of all ages, strong patterns appeared: a fast walker is more likely to be outgoing. 48 .slow walkers are hesitant. Now we know personality indeed has an influence on walking.
But what about the 49 , you might ask We all tend to naturally slow down as we get older, but not everyone slows down at the same 50 .Personality affected not only walking speed, but also how the way of walking became different overtime. Those who were outgoing had a slower 51 in walking speed.
Your personality can’t be 52 by your speeding up or slowing down, but how you are 53 can. Want to appear brave and outgoing 54 in. It may be even more useful as a trick that can help you assess a person’s character and know quickly who you are 55 in a meeting or in a conversation.
41．A．tool B．relationship C．evidence D．value
42．A．arguing B．admitting C．predicting D．noticing
43．A．long-lasting B．ground-breaking C．hard-won D．one-sided
44．A．content B．willing C．crazy D．sure
45．A．covers B．records C．rules D．indicates
46．A．looked for B．dug into C．focused on D．ended with
47．A．volunteers B．interviewers C．subjects D．candidates
48．A．In comparison B．In addition C．In fact D．In summary
49．A．personality B．result C．style D．age
50．A．pace B．level C．time D．price
51．A．pause B．process C．rise D．decline
52．A．explained B．changed C．determined D．understood
53．A．seen B．followed C．researched D．motivated
54．A．Drive B．Jump C．Rush D．Walk
55．A．fighting B．handling C．treating D．Helping
【答案】
C 42．A 43．D 44．C 45．D 46．B 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．A 51．D 52．B 53．A 54．C 55．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了我们常常会根据看似可靠的证据对别人形成固定深远的看法，尽管这些判断有时候会很片面，但是科学提出理由说明它们也经常是正确的。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：凭借看似可靠的证据，我们对他人形成了坚定而深远的看法。A. tool工具；B. relationship关系；C. evidence证据；D. value价值。根据下文中的“firm and far-reaching”和“someone’s gesture or face”可知，这里应是表示看似可靠的证据。故选C。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：科学认为，这些判断通常也是正确的，尽管有时可能是片面的。A. arguing提出理由说明，说服；B. admitting承认；C. predicting预测；D. noticing注意。根据第二段举的研究的例子可知，此处应表示“科学提出理由说明……”，argue意为“提出理由说明”。故选A。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. long-lasting持久的，长期的；B. ground-breaking开创性的，创新的；C. hard-won来之不易的；D. one-sided片面的，偏颇的。根据although暗示的让步关系可知，本空填的词要和主句中的“correct”形成对比。故选D。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，事实证明，我们并不是很荒唐，相信别人的手势或表情所暗示的东西。A. content满意的；B. willing愿意的；C. crazy疯狂的，荒唐的；D. sure确定的。根据下文提到的研究内容可知，此处表示我们深信一个人的手势或面部表情所表明的东西，这并不荒唐。故选C。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. covers包括，覆盖；B. records记录；C. rules统治，支配；D. indicates表明。根据“what someone’s gesture or face”可知，此处表示别人的手势或表情所暗示的东西。故选D。
46．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当科学家们深入研究了1.5万多名不同年龄段的人的走路和性格数据时，发现了一个明显的规律：走得快的人更有可能外向。A. looked for寻找；B. dug into深入钻研，探究；C. focused on集中于，专注于；D. ended with以……结束。根据上文“It is found that”和下文中的“data on walking and personality of more than 15,000 　　7　　 of all ages, strong patterns appeared”可知，科学家应是研究和分析了数据。故选B。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. volunteers志愿者；B. interviewers采访者；C. subjects接受实验者，实验对象；D. candidates候选人，申请者。根据“Take a study”可知，上文中的到了study，此处一定是指15000多名参与并给实验提供了数据的人（受试者、参与者、研究对象等）。故选C。
48．考查介词短语辨析。句意：相比之下，走得慢的人会犹豫不决。A. In comparison相比之下；B. In addition此外；C. In fact事实上；D. In summary总之。上文讲的是走路快的人更可能外向，下文讲的是走路慢的人犹豫不决，故此处的衔接词应该是表示对比。故选A。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但你可能会问，那年龄呢？A. personality性格；B. result结果；C. style方式，风格；D. age年龄。根据下文中的“as we get older”“over time”可知，此处表示“你可能会问年龄（对步速的影响）呢？”。故选D。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着年龄的增长，我们都会自然而然地放慢脚步，但并不是每个人都以同样的速度放慢脚步。A. pace发生的速度，节奏；B. level水平；C. time时间；D. price价格。根据上文中的“slow down”和下文中的“waling speed”“Those who were outgoing had a slower…walking speed”可知，随着年龄的增长，我们往往会自然地走得慢，但是每个人变慢的节奏不一样。故选A。
51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些外向的人走路速度下降得更慢。A. pause暂停；B. process过程；C. rise上升；D. decline下降。上文提到每个人走路变慢的节奏不一样，所以此处表示随着时间的推移，那些外向的人走路速度减慢的速度会慢一点。故选D。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：你的个性不会因你的加速或减速而改变，但你的形象可以改变。A. explained解释；B. changed改变；C. determined决定；D. understood理解。根据下文中的“by your speeding up or slowing down”“Want to appear brave and outgoing ”可知，此处表示你的性格不可能通过你快走或慢走改变。故选B。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. seen看见，（以特定方式）看待；B. followed跟着；C. researched研究；D. motivated激发，激励。根据下文中“Want to appear brave and outgoing ”可知，此处表示你的性格不可能通过你快走或慢走改变，但是你自己被人看待的方式可以改变。故选A。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：迅速移动。A. Drive驾驶；B. Jump跳；C. Rush冲，迅速移动；D. Walk行走。第二段提到走得快的人性格更可能是外向的，结合空前提到的“Want to appear brave and outgoing ”可知，此处的动作应该与走得快有关。故选C。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一种技巧，它可能更有用，可以帮助你评估一个人的性格，并迅速知道你在会议或谈话中面对的是谁。A. fighting战斗；B. handling处理；C. treating对待；D. helping帮助。根据下文中的“in a meeting or in a conversation.”可知，此处应该指你在会上或交谈中打交道的人。故选B。
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。
With a very heavy heart , we are sharing the news of the passing of Dr. Alfonso (Rick) Radcliffe, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in October. He died 56 (peaceful) at his home 57 the evening of Friday. Rick is survived by his son and daughter-in-law.
Rick was born in St. Louis, 1928. He 58 (accept) in the Physics program at UCLA at 15 years old but delayed 59 (study) to serve in the army. When he was released one year later, Rick returned to UCLA, completing his BS, MS and Doctorate degree. 60 (arm) with a PhD in Control Systems, Rick went to work at Mattel Toys as a Test Engineer, 61 he creatively designed a musical doll. Rick was later hired to serve as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering for the new minority engineering program at CSUN, becoming the 62 (one) black Dean of Engineering in the entire CSU system. Among his many ground breaking accomplishments, Rick was 63 (responsibility) for hiring more 64 (woman) into CSUN’s engineering program than all of the other CSU schools combined. Rick worked at CSUN for 30 years including 10 years of post-retirement project work. In keeping with his investigative mind set, Rick donated his body to UCLA for 65 (science) research.
【答案】56．peacefully 57．on 58．was accepted 59．studying 60．Armed 61．where 62．first 63．responsible 64．women 65．Scientific
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Alfonso (Rick) Radcliffe博士的生平事迹。
56．考查副词。句意：他于周五晚上在家中平静地去世。设空处修饰动词died作状语，应用副词形式，故填peacefully。
57．考查介词。句意：同上。根据the evening of Friday，可知是在周五的晚上，表示具体的一天晚上用介词on，故填on。
58．考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：他在15岁时被加州大学洛杉矶分校物理专业录取，但为了参军而推迟了学业。设空处为谓语，根据at 15 years old可知应用一般过去时，主语he和谓语动词之间是被动关系， 应用被动语态，并且be动词要用第三人称单数，故填was accepted。
59．考查动名词。句意：同上。推迟做某事为delay doing，所以设空处应用动名词作宾语，故填studying。
60．考查固定短语和非谓语动词。句意：拥有控制系统博士学位后，Rick进入美泰玩具公司担任测试工程师，在那里他创造性地设计了一个音乐娃娃。短语be armed with，意为“以……武装，装备有”符合句意，本句已有谓语动词，动词arm和主语Rick之间是被动关系，所以这里应用过去分词作状语，句首单词首字母大写，故填Armed。
61．考查定语从句。句意：同上。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Mattel Toys，关系词在从句中作地点状语，故填where。
62．考查序数词。 句意： Rick后来被聘为CSUN新成立的少数族裔工程项目的电气工程副教授，成为整个CSU系统中第一位黑人工程院长。设空处修饰名词black Dean of Engineering，表示第一，应用序数词，故填first。
63．考查形容词。 be responsible for表示“为......而负责”，故填responsible。
64．考查名词复数。
65．考查形容词。 句意：为了保持他的调查心态，Rick将自己的遗体捐赠给加州大学洛杉矶分校用于科学研究。设空处修饰名词research作定语，应用形容词，故填scientific。
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校学生会刚举办了“慈善义卖”(Charity Sale)活动。你的澳大利亚网友Jim对这个活动很感兴趣，写邮件向你了解基本情况。请你给他回一封邮件，介绍此次活动的有关情况。要点如下：
1.活动目的和内容：
2.你的心得体会
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Jim,
Hearing that you are interested in the Charity Sale held by the Student Union of our school last weekends, I’m writing to get you informed about it.
The Charity Sale, with the aim of giving love to children in poor mountainous areas, was a huge success. We prepared mangy things which we made by hand in our spare time, such as kites, model planes and so on, which looked very beautiful and attracted a lot of attentions. Many students and teachers came to take part in it. It went well, and the results were worth the effort. We made over 2000 yuan in the end. We used the money to buy some learning and sports goods, and then mailed them to children in need.
I had a wonderful experience. I’m proud of what we have done. If everyone makes a contribution to the charity, the world will be much better.
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给澳大利亚网友Jim写封信，介绍校学生会刚举办的“慈善义卖”活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
目的：aim→purpose
吸引：attract→appeal to
参与：take part in→participate in
购买：buy→purchase
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：The Charity Sale, with the aim of giving love to children in poor mountainous areas, was a huge success.
拓展句：The Charity Sale, which was aimed at giving love to children in poor mountainous areas, was a huge success.
【点睛】【高分句型1】We prepared mangy things which we made by hand in our spare time, such as kites, model planes and so on, which looked very beautiful and attracted a lot of attentions.（运用了which引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】If everyone makes a contribution to the charity, the world will be much better.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句）
第二节(满分25分)
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。
I must admit, I haven’t always liked animals. In fact, I distrusted them greatly while growing up, and I still fear the ones I don’t know personally. What set my beliefs in stone was being attacked—not once but many times, including the summer after second grade when I was bitten by a rabbit. Then, when I was nine and riding my dirt bike down the road, a large dog charged me and tried to bite my ankle. After all those negative experiences, there was one thing I knew for sure: All creatures, great and small, were no friends of mine.
After college in California, I returned to live the single life in Las Vega. Then I met Lisa. In no time at all, we fell in love, married and moved into a new house. Despite my avoidance of animals, Lisa had a dog called Bailey. Bailey didn’t like me, but he tolerated my existence once he realized I wasn’t going anywhere.
Things changed as spring came. We welcomed a new member of our family: our son Evan. One evening Evan grabbed hold of the dog’s tail. The irritated dog paused and turned to look at his stuck tail but waited patiently until being released. Still the stories I’d heard of animals attacking babies worries me.
Then my worst fear occurred. I sat on the couch (沙发) reading after a long day while my wife worked at the dining-room table paying the bills. I saw Evan crawl across the family-room carpet as he made his way behind the couch. One minute, all was quiet and then Bailey entered the room and headed to where Evan had crawled. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the dog start a fearful barking behind me.
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。
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear.
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Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless.
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【答案】
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear. The damn dog was barking directly at a huge scorpion in front of Evan’s chin. Evan lay on his belly, his head held high, frozen in fright as Bailey continued to bark at full volume mere inches away. The huge scorpion had its tail up and was prepared to strike. Without hesitation, the dog rushed to attack the scorpion and killed it with one bite. It was such a close call. Lisa scooped up our crying child.
Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless. Unconsciously, tears rolled down my cheek. Without worry and fear any longer, I knelt down and gave that brave dog some kisses. Bailey seemed to have fully understood my feeling, he lay in my arms to comfort me. It was a crucial moment which showed how both human and beast can live in harmony. I had a new belief in love. It is that some animals are human’s good friends indeed.
【导语】本文以情感发展为线索展开，讲述了作者从小不喜欢小动物，但是在儿子遇险，宠物狗保护了作者的儿子之后，作者终于相信人和动物之间也有爱。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“扔掉了书，我非常害怕地绕过沙发冲了过去。”可知，第一段可描写作者绕过沙发冲过去，准备制止并责骂Bailey，却发现地上有个蝎子冲着儿子爬过去，Bailey勇敢地冲上去，一口把它咬死了。
②由第二段首句内容“亲眼看见我们的宠物狗咬死了蝎子救了我儿子，我无话可说。”可知，第二段可描写作者被Bailey 的行动感动了，并相信人和动物之间也有爱。
2.续写线索：看见大蝎子——Evan 害怕——蝎子准备进攻——Bailey把它咬死——流泪——吻Bailey——Bailey依偎作者——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①冲：rushed/raced/hurried
②进攻：strike /attack /charge
③展示出：showed /displayed
情绪类
①吓得僵住了：frozen in fright / frozen in terror
②千钧一发：a close call /a narrow escape
【点睛】[高分句型1]Evan lay on his belly, his head held high, frozen in fright as Bailey continued to bark at full volume mere inches away.（独立主格结构）
[高分句型2]It is that some animals are human’s good friends indeed（表语从句）

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