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备战2024年高考英语模拟卷04（上海卷）
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：140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，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，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．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
I.Listening Comprehension Section A （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a gymnasium. B. In a sports club.
C. In a shoe exhibition. D. In a department store.
2. A. He'll keep them for the woman. B. He can carry them with one hand.
C. He'll help the woman move them. D. He has a few more of them for the woman.
3.A.At4:30. B. At5:00.
C.At7:00. D.AL7:30.
4. A. Mother and son. B. Boss and secretary
C. Doctor and patient. D. Teacher and student.
5. A. To get a doctor's degree. B. To tell the doctor she'll be late.
C. To make an appointment D. To ask someone to repair her car.
6. A. He doesn’t intend to get the clothes B. The clothes don't look clean to him.
C. The woman can pick out her own clothes. D. The woman should stop staring at his clothes.
7. A. To find out more about the topic for the conference.
B. To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.
C. To get the conference schedule for the woman.
D. To pick up the woman from the library.
8. A. An outdoor activity. B. The view of a lake.
C. The weather forecast. D. The benefits of swimming.
9. A. The news about Sam is quite a surprise. B. Sam should have stopped playing earlier.
C. Sam' s knee should be better by now. D. This isn’t a good time for Sam to quit.
10. A. He doesn’t agree with the woman any more.
B. People shouldn’t sit too much without exercise.
C. Health problems make his colleagues sit too much.
D. Attention should be paid to people's health problems.
Section B
Directions: In Section B. you will hear two short passages several and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. He cannot have a check card now. B. He earns a high salary.
C. He runs a computer company D. He lives with his parents.
12. A. To learn driving a car. B. To release a new computer game
C. To spend money like an adult D. To find a highly-paid job.
13. A. Because he might be fired by the firm one day
B. Because computer games might not always sell well.
C. Because one has to be young to program computer games
D. Because he can earn enough money to support the rest of his life.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Endurance. B. Exhausted.
C. Survivor. D. That will Teach’ em.
15. A. It aims at making money. B. It gets adults involved.
C. It is unpleasant. D. It is educational.
16. A. They are extremely dangerous. B. They are over commercial.
C. They are entirely fictional. D. They are quite popular.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. In the woman’s hometown. B. In the man's hometown.
C. Outside their hometown. D. In a small town.
18. A. Choose whichever friend can give the best toast.
B. Choose whichever friend can plan the reception.
C. Choose whichever friend knows all their in-laws
D. Choose whichever friend can plan the rehearsal dinner.
19. A. The bride's family. B. A wedding planner.
C. The groom's family. D. The new couple.
20. A. She doesn't think it is a tradition.
B. She thinks it will cost too much to have a wedding planner.
C. She thinks her mother-in-law can plan the wedding well.
D. She doesn’t want a stranger to plan their wedding.
【答案】1-5 DCCDB 6-10 ACABB 11-13 BCB 14-16 CDD 17-20 AACD
II. Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Future living: what will the home of tomorrow look like
What will our homes be like in the future Growing cities, shrinking living spaces, and climate change are major challenges 21 (face) urban planners and architects. We’re sharing three trends with you 22 will shape the home we live in tomorrow.
Energy efficient and carbon neutral
One of the greatest challenges for homes of the future is our increasing energy consumption, something that cannot be covered by fossil fuels going forward. 23 the impact of climate change becoming notable, it’s perfectly understandable that the buildings of the future could function as environmentally friendly power plants. Solar collectors and heat storage systems allow 24 are known as ‘plus-energy buildings’ to produce 100 percent renewable energy for emission-free operation.
The trend to downsizing
Living more efficiently not only means improving energy use and reducing one’s own carbon footprint, but also building to save space. Rooms 25 (design) to be multifunctional when there’s not a dedicated room available for every potential purpose. Modular and flexible furnishing systems that can be adapted to the individual floor space and room zones will replace 26 (fix) structures, ensuring that there’s room for everything even in a small space.
Trends for living and working under one roof
Over the last few months, the office 27 (become) a feature in many people’s homes. For a number of years now, the home office has been evolving from a make-do desk into a comfortable long-term solution. This development means we need to ask 28 how we should construct our living spaces to allow us to concentrate and work productively.
29 you rent or own your own home in the future, what’s clear is that the home of tomorrow will be smarter, more flexible, and more sustainable. It will offer us space 30 (live), sleep and work both indoors and outdoors.
【答案】
21．facing 22．that/which 23．With 24．what 25．will be designed 26．fixed 27．has become 28．ourselves 29．Whether 30．to live
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了未来家居发展的三个主要趋势：能源高效和碳中和趋势、小型化趋势以及居住和工作一体化趋势。
21．考查非谓语动词。句意：城市发展、居住空间缩小和气候变化是城市规划者和建筑师面临的主要挑战。“(face) urban planners and architects”作后置定语，face(面临，面对)是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语challenges之间是主动关系，用现在分词表主动。故填facing。
22．考查定语从句。句意：我们将与大家分享三个趋势，它们将塑造我们未来的家园。分析句子可知，空格处单词引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词three trends，指物，关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作主语，应使用关系代词that或which引导该从句。故填that或which。
23．考查with复合结构。句意：随着气候变化的影响越来越明显，未来的建筑可以作为环保发电厂是完全可以理解的。“ the impact of climate change becoming notable”作原因状语，其中becoming是非谓语动词，该结构不是完整的句子，可用介词with构成with复合结构作状语，句首单词首字母大写。故填With。
24．考查宾语从句。句意：太阳能集热器和蓄热系统允许所谓的“附加能源建筑”产生100%的可再生能源，实现零排放运行。“ are known as ‘plus-energy buildings’”是宾语从句，从句缺少主语，表示“被称为的‘附加能源建筑’的事物”，用连接代词what引导该从句并在句中作主语。故填what。
25．考查时态和语态。句意：当没有一个专门的房间可以用于每个潜在的用途时，房间将被设计成多功能的。分析句子可知，design(设计)是主句中谓语动词，与主语Rooms之间是被动关系，根据语境可知，文中描述的是将来的情况，应使用一般将来时态。综上，谓语应用一般将来时的被动语态。故填will be designed。
26．考查形容词。句意：模块化和灵活的家具系统可以适应单独的楼层空间和房间区域，将取代固定的结构，确保即使在小空间中也有空间容纳所有东西。提示词作定语，用形容词fixed，意为“固定的”。故填fixed。
27．考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：在过去的几个月里，办公室已经成为许多人家里的一个特色。分析句子可知，become(成为)是句中谓语动词，与主语the office之间是主动关系，结合时间状语Over the last few months可知，描述从几个月前持续到现在的动作，应使用现在完成时态，又因主语是单数名词，所以谓语动词也应使用单数形式。综上，谓语应用现在完成时的主动语态，单数形式。故填has become。
28．考查反身代词。句意：这种发展意味着我们需要问自己，我们应该如何构建我们的生活空间，使我们能够集中精力，高效地工作。根据句意，句中表示“我们需要问自己”，主语和宾语是同一对象，用反身代词ourselves作宾语。故填ourselves。
29．考查状语从句。句意：无论你将来是租房还是买房，有一点是明确的，那就是未来的家将会更智能、更灵活、更可持续。“ you rent or own your own home in the future”是让步状语从句，结合句中or可知，用连词whether...or...引导让步状语从句，意为“无论……还是……”；句首单词首字母大写。故填Whether。
30．考查非谓语动词。句意：它将为我们提供室内外生活、睡眠和工作的空间。“ live, sleep and work”作后置定语，描述了space的用途，即“这个空间是为了居住、睡眠和工作而提供的”，用不定式可以表达一个具体的、尚未发生的动作，符合句中对未来场景的描述。故填to live。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．noble B．might C． distinct D．splendour E. significantly F. integrated G. predominantly H. shaped I. integral J. generating K. underlying
Welcoming the Year of the Dragon or the Loong
As communities worldwide, both within and outside China, participate in diverse festivities to welcome the Year of the Dragon, the mythical creature has become the subject of debate. Some call it a dragon, while others prefer the term “loong”, 31 a discussion about the most accurate translation of this symbol of traditional Chinese culture.
Do dragon and loong convey the same meaning, or do they represent different creatures with 32 connotations In Western culture, 33 by Greek mythology, the dragon is frequently portrayed as the guardian of treasure, embodying a symbol of greed and destruction. In China, however, the dragon is very positive. It’s an animal that helps humanity and that is 34 , with emperors often referring to themselves as the “true dragon sons of heaven”.
In the Chinese language, more than 100 idioms incorporate the word “dragon”, 35 conveying positive connotations such as excellence, prestige, royalty, 36 and good luck. The term “dragon” remains a pervasive and 37 element in everyday conversations. When people express admiration for a son-in-law, they often refer to him as “a swift son-in-law who rides the dragon”. During weddings, the groom is usually referred to as the dragon and the bride the phoenix.
Why has the loong been translated into English as dragon In the early 19th century, British missionary Robert Morrison compiled the first Chinese-English, English-Chinese dictionary in history, in which he translated the Chinese loong as dragon. The impact of this dictionary was profound, leading to the widespread adoption of the term dragon in the West. Language 38 influences human minds, and as a result, Westerners perceive it intriguing that the Chinese associate themselves with the concept of dragons. In their culture, dragons are symbols of malevolence, contributing to a cultural distortion and misinterpretation.
With China becoming more 39 into the global community and the world becoming more familiar with the Chinese zodiac sign, has the time come to translate the Chinese dragon to loong The issue of translation may seem trivial. What matters more is conveying the true essence of the zodiac dragon. The Chinese people place great importance on welcoming people globally to immerse themselves in the Year of the Dragon’s celebratory spirit and share in the Spring Festival’s joy, warmth and 40 .
【答案】
31．J 32．C 33．H 34．A 35．G 36．B 37．I 38．E 39．F 40．D
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章谈论了中国“龙”的英文翻译问题，应该翻译为dragon还是loong更好。
31．考查非谓语动词。句意：一些人称它为dragon，而另一些人则更喜欢“loong”这个词，这引发了一场关于这个中国传统文化象征的最准确翻译的讨论。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用动词generate的现在分词generating“引发”，作状语，和主语之间是主动关系。故选J。
32．考查形容词。句意：dragon和loong的意思是一样的吗，或者它们代表不同的生物吗，有着不同的内涵吗？根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用形容词distinct“不同的”，作定语修饰名词connotations。故选C。
33．考查非谓语动词。句意：在西方文化中，受希腊神话的影响，dragon经常被描绘成宝藏的守护者，是贪婪和毁灭的象征。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用动词shape“影响……的发展”的过去分词shaped“受……的影响”，作状语，和主语之间是被动关系。故选H。
34．考查形容词。句意：它是一种帮助人类的动物，是高贵的，皇帝经常称自己为“真龙天子”。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用形容词noble “高贵的”，作表语。故选A。
35．考查副词。句意：在汉语中，有100多个成语包含“龙”这个词，主要表达积极的含义，如卓越、威望、皇室、力量和好运。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用副词predominantly“主要地”，作状语修饰动词conveying。故选G。
36．考查名词。句意：同上。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用名词might“权势，威力”，和前后文并列作such as的宾语。故选B。
37．考查形容词。句意：“龙”这个词在日常对话中仍然是一个普遍而不可或缺的元素。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用形容词integral“不可或缺的”，作定语修饰名词element。故选I。
38．考查副词。句意：语言极大地影响着人类的思想，因此，西方人认为中国人把自己与龙的概念联系在一起很有趣。在他们的文化中，龙是邪恶的象征，造成了文化的扭曲和误解。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用副词significantly“有重大意义地”，作状语修饰动词influences。故选E。
39．考查形容词。句意：随着中国越来越融入国际社会，世界也越来越熟悉中国的生肖，把中国龙翻译成loong的时候到了吗？根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用形容词integrated“完整统一的，融入的”，作表语。故选F。
40．考查名词。句意：中国人民非常重视欢迎世界各国人民沉浸在龙年的庆祝精神中，分享春节的欢乐、温暖和辉煌。根据句意及上下文可知，此处使用名词splendour“雄伟，壮丽，辉煌”，和前文并列作宾语。故选D。
III. Reading Comprehension (41 – 55题，每题1分；56 – 70题，每题2分；共45分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
‘Guilty’ Pleasures No Such Thing
We know them when we see them: The TV shows and movies we love, even though we just know they’re bad. The trashy books we simply can’t 41 . The awful earworms we hate to love.
Yes, these are our guilty pleasures — what some people consider the 42 food in our media diets. But if we enjoy them, why should we feel 43 We should be free to enjoy whatever we like! And as it turns out, these so-called “guilty” pleasures can actually be good for us, so long as they’re enjoyed in 44 .
Taking a mental break and enjoying something that doesn’t require intense intellectual 45 gets us out of problem-solving mode, said Robin Nabi, a professor of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who specializes in media effects and emotion. It can also improve our ability to productively deal with stressors and help us 46 more positively with other people.
If that’s true, then why do guilty pleasures get such a bad 47 Well, it’s not the addiction itself, but the 48 we have when talking about them. However, according to experts like Dr. Nabi, feeling guilty about or disparaging (贬低) activities we enjoy can 49 the benefits they offer us while getting rid of self-imposed (自我强加的) embarrassment about our interests can be empowering and enrich our social lives, which is why it’s time to remove “guilty pleasure” from our collective 50 .
One important value of a guilty pleasure is the bond it can create between people. “These shows are out there for a reason — they’re resonating (产生共鸣的),” Dr. Nabi said. He added that the connections we make with others who share our interests in such things “is not to be 51 .”
52 , talking about what we enjoy can ease any remaining guilt and makes it easier to discover more things that bring us pleasure. Being able to talk 53 about what we love is more than just a way to spend the time. After all, if you don’t feel like you can be honest about what TV pleases you, then what else are you 54 yourself and others.
Still, it’s best to follow the age-old advice our parents taught us: Everything in moderation. Though guilt can enhance pleasure in some cases, it can also push us to indulge (沉溺) in 55 we feel guilty about in others.
41．A．turn down B．take in C．tear apart D．put down
42．A．junk B．sugary C．spiritual D．transformative
43．A．relaxed B．guilty C．helpless D．alert
44．A．mass B．moderation C．minimum D．depression
45．A．focus B．superiority C．quality D．development
46．A．struggle B．charge C．engage D．persevere
47．A．breakup B．principle C．condition D．reputation
48．A．consciousness B．obligation C．attitudes D．requirements
49．A．switch B．receive C．claim D．decrease
50．A．vocabulary B．experience C．recognition D．target
51．A．established B．underestimated C．found D．strengthened
52．A．In addition B．On the contrary C．All in all D．Therefore
53．A．enthusiastically B．casually C．openly D．politely
54．A．driving away B．insisting on C．pushing forward D．keeping from
55．A．theories B．behaviors C．problems D．relationships
【答案】
41．D 42．A 43．B 44．B 45．A 46．C 47．D 48．C 49．D 50．A 51．B 52．A 53．C 54．D 55．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了事实证明，只要适度享受，这些所谓的“有罪的快感”对我们是有好处的。
41．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们根本放不下那些垃圾书。A. turn down拒绝；B. take in吸收；C. tear apart撕破；D. put down放下。根据“The TV shows and movies we love, even though we just know they’re bad.”可知，此处表示因为喜欢垃圾书，所以根本放不下它们。故选D。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：是的，这些都是我们的有罪的快感——有些人认为是我们媒体饮食中的垃圾食品。A. junk垃圾；B. sugary含糖的；C. spiritual精神上的；D. transformative有改革能力的。根据上文的“even though we just know they’re bad.”、“The trashy books”和“The awful earworms”可知，此处指垃圾食品。故选A。
43．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但如果我们喜欢它们，我们为什么要感到有罪恶感呢？A. relaxed放松的；B. guilty有罪恶感的；C. helpless无助的；D. alert警觉的。根据上文的“Yes, these are our guilty pleasures”可知，此处提出疑问“既然喜欢，为什么要有罪恶感？”故选B。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，只要适度享受，这些所谓的“有罪”的快感实际上对我们有好处。A. mass大量；B. moderation适度；C. minimum最小值；D. depression抑郁。根据“We should be free to enjoy whatever we like!”和“these so-called “guilty” pleasures can actually be good for us”可知，只要适度的喜欢，这些有罪的快感对我们是有好处的。故选B。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：加州大学圣巴巴拉分校(University of California, Santa Barbara)专门研究媒体效应和情感的传播学教授罗宾·纳比(Robin Nabi)说，让精神休息一下，享受一些不需要高度专注于智力的事情，可以让我们摆脱解决问题的模式。A. focus关注；B. superiority优势；C. quality质量；D. development发展。根据“enjoying something that doesn’t require intense intellectual”可知，此处表示享受一些不需要高度专注于智力的事情。故选A。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还可以提高我们有效处理压力源的能力，帮助我们更积极地与他人交往。A. struggle奋斗；B. charge收费；C. engage从事；D. persevere坚持不懈。engage with为固定短语，表示“与……交往，建立友好关系”。故选C。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果这是真的，那么为什么有罪的快感会有这么坏的名声呢？A. breakup破裂；B. principle原则；C. condition条件；D. reputation名声。根据“bad”和“Well, it’s not the addiction itself”可知，有罪的快感有坏的名声。故选D。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：问题不在于上瘾本身，而在于我们谈论上瘾时的态度。A. consciousness意识，知；B. obligation义务；C. attitudes态度；D. requirements要求。此处表示表明，罪恶的快感有坏的名声，是我们谈论它的态度有问题。故选C。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，根据纳比博士等专家的说法，对我们喜欢的活动感到内疚或贬低会减少它们给我们带来的好处，而摆脱对我们的兴趣的自我强加的尴尬可以增强和丰富我们的社交生活，这就是为什么是时候把“有罪的快感”从我们的集体词汇中删除了。A. switch交换；B. receive接收；C. claim声称；D. decrease减少。根据“feeling guilty about or disparaging (贬低) activities we enjoy”可知，对我们喜欢的活动感到内疚或贬低会减少它们给我们带来的好处。故选D。
50．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. vocabulary词汇；B. experience经历；C. recognition识别；D. target目标。根据上文“feeling guilty about or disparaging (贬低) activities we enjoy can_________ the benefits they offer us while getting rid of self-imposed(自我强加的) embarrassment about our interests can be empowering and enrich our social lives”可知，对我们喜欢的活动感到内疚或贬低会减少它们给我们带来的好处，而摆脱对我们的兴趣的自我强加的尴尬可以增强和丰富我们的社交生活，因此要把“有罪的快感”从集体词汇中删除。故选A。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他补充说，我们与在这类事情上有共同兴趣的人建立的联系“不可低估”。A. established建立；B. underestimated低估；C. found找到；D. strengthened加强。根据上文“One important value of a guilty pleasure is the bond it can create between people. “These shows are out there for a reason — they’re resonating(产生共鸣的),” Dr. Nabi said.”可知，我们与在这类事情上有共同兴趣的人建立的联系“不可低估”。故选B。
52．考查介词短语和副词词义辨析。句意：此外，谈论我们喜欢什么可以减轻任何剩余的内疚感，使我们更容易发现更多给我们带来快乐的东西。A. In addition此外；B. On the contrary相反；C. All in all总而言之；D. Therefore因此。上文“One important value of a guilty pleasure is the bond it can create between people.”是在讲有罪的快感给我们带来的好处，空后内容继续说明好处，二者是并列的关系。故选A。
53．考查副词词义辨析。句意：能够公开地谈论我们的所爱不仅仅是一种消磨时间的方式。A. enthusiastically热情地；B. casually随意地；C. openly公开地；D. politely有礼貌地。根据“talking about what we enjoy can ease any remaining guilt and makes it easier to discover more things that bring us pleasure.”可知，此处说明公开谈论我们的所爱带来的好处。故选C。
54．考查动词短语辨析。句意：毕竟，如果你觉得你不能诚实地说出什么电视节目让你高兴，那么你还对自己和他人隐瞒了什么呢？A. driving away赶走；B. insisting on坚持；C. pushing forward推进；D. keeping from隐瞒。根据“if you don’t feel like you can be honest about what TV pleases you”可知，如果你觉得你不能诚实地说出什么电视节目让你高兴，那么你对自己和他人就会有所隐瞒。故选D。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然内疚在某些情况下可以增加快乐，但它也会促使我们沉迷于我们在其他情况下感到内疚的行为。A. theories理论；B. behaviors行为；C. problems问题；D. relationships关系。根据“Still, it’s best to follow the age-old advice our parents taught us: Everything in moderation.”可知，任何事情都要适度，因为罪恶的快感会促使我们沉迷于我们在其他情况下感到内疚的行为。故选B。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The World Is Our Classroom
Tonight, our family was going out to play under the full moon.
We first started going on full moon walks for ourselves, because my husband Todd and I, loved them and we needed these little doses of moonlight to stay happy and to function in society. But after we became parents, we did this for our children. We wanted Sierra and Bryce to see that there is much magic in the natural world and that most of it is accessible to anyone. We also wanted to show them that it was not necessary to travel far from home to have an adventure, learn, and experience something new. Nearly every month, our family went into the night to “play” by the full moon.
Once we arrived at our location that evening, Sierra and I stood holding hands, waiting to cheer the full moon in its rising. A thin sliver of the apricot (杏黄色) moon poked above the shape of the Blue Mountain Ridge. Everyone stood up and witnessed its rising. More of the moon came out until it turned into a brilliant orange sphere. Todd explained to Sierra and Bryce that the moon makes no light of its own, but simply acts like a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back to us long after the sun has sunk below the horizon.
“Does the moon’s face change ” Bryce asked. I told him that the moon rotates with the earth, but it does not spin on its axis like the earth does. The same side of the moon is always facing earth. We never see the other side, the far side of the moon. Sierra remarked that the moon looked larger and closer when it was rising. I explained that it is an optical illusion (视错觉) because it is so close to the horizon that the moon tricks our eyes into comparing it with nearby objects to create the impression of increased size.
Much of the knowledge that Todd and I shared with the kids had been learned from our past life experiences. If we did not possess the knowledge to explain and educate, we looked it up, either beforehand to enhance the experience, or afterwards, together, after we wondered and came up with a list of questions.
Sometimes all it takes is going outdoors and gazing up at the heavens.
56．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 1 refer to
A．Going on a hike through the forest.
B．Going outdoors to watch full moon.
C．Visiting a museum to learn about space.
D．Traveling far from home to have an adventure.
57．Which of the following statements is true about the children on the family outing
A．It was a rare chance for them to play under the full moon.
B．They felt forced to watch the moon coming out with their parents.
C．They remained curious and kept digging deeper about the moon.
D．They knew the answers to all the questions put up by their parents.
58．What can we learn from paragraph 5
A．The author and her husband did not make much effort to teach their children.
B．The author left some questions for the children to get them thinking after each trip.
C．The author and her husband gained all the knowledge from their past experiences.
D．The author and her husband sometimes looked up information in advance to better educate their children.
59．Choose the best sentence to complete the last paragraph.
A．As we stared up at the sky, a brilliant shooting star raced across the sky.
B．Families have to spend a ton of money on entertainment in order to have fun and learn.
C．Opportunities to seek magical experiences and learning is right in your neighborhood.
D．The wonder state often occurs when you don’t quite understand what or why something is.
【答案】56．B 57．C 58．D 59．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者全家在满月下出去玩的经历。作者认为世界是他们的教室。在月下作者和孩子们探讨了有关月球的知识。
56．词句猜测题。根据第二段中“We first started going on full moon walks for ourselves, because my husband Todd and1I, loved them and we needed these little doses of moonlight to stay happy and to function in society. But after we became parents, we did this for our children.（我们最初是为了自己在月圆之夜散步，因为我丈夫托德和我都很喜欢，我们需要这些小量的月光来保持快乐，并在社会上发挥作用。但当了父母后，我们就为孩子们做这件事）”可知，第一段中划线的“this”指的是“到户外看满月”。故选B。
57．细节理解题。根据第四段中“‘Does the moon’s face change ’ Bryce asked. I told him that the moon rotates with the earth, but it does not spin on its axis like the earth does. The same side of the moon is always facing earth. We never see the other side, the far side of the moon. Sierra remarked that the moon looked larger and closer when it was rising.（‘月亮的脸会变吗 ’布莱斯问。我告诉他月球和地球一起旋转，但它不像地球那样绕着自己的轴旋转。月球的同一面总是对着地球。我们从未见过月球的另一面。塞拉说月亮升起的时候看起来又大又近）”可知，他们保持好奇，继续深入挖掘关于月球的知识。故选C。
58．细节理解题。根据第五段中“If we did not possess the knowledge to explain and educate, we looked it up, either beforehand to enhance the experience, or afterwards, together, after we wondered and came up with a list of questions. （如果我们不具备解释和教育的知识，我们就会事先去查，以增强经验，或者在我们想过并提出一系列问题后一起去查）”可知，为了更好地教育孩子，作者和丈夫有时会提前查询信息。故选D。
59．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Sometimes all it takes is going outdoors and gazing up at the heavens.（有时候只需要走到户外，仰望天空）”结合本文标题“世界是我们的教室”可知，本文主要探讨利用身边的事物、现象等来增加孩子的知识。因此C项Opportunities to seek magical experiences and learning is right in your neighborhood.（寻找神奇体验和学习的机会就在你的附近）能与最后一段构成完整的内容。故选C。
(B)
Become an Atlantis Jr. Aquarist and spend 3 days working with marine life! Food prepping to feeding the animals to snorkeling(浮潜)and learning about coral reefs, it’s a week of marine adventure!
Marine Adventure Camp
June 24 - 28; Monday - Friday
July 8 - 12; Monday - Friday
July 29 - August 2; Monday - Friday
August 12 - 16; Monday - Friday
5 days / 4 nights Ages: 10 to 14 Price: $595 (not inclusive of room cost) Camp Hours
Monday: 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday: Check out (or you may extend your stay on your own). * Please note: Programming subject to change based on weather conditions.
Package Components Dress Code
1. Amenity(便利设施)Package -- Camp Name Badge -- Mask and Snorkel(水下呼吸管) -- Messenger Bag -- Cap --Towel -- Marine Life Guide -- Water Bottle 2. Welcome Dinner 3. Lunch for 3 days (venue to be determined) 4. Behind the Scenes with our Sea Keeper Team 5. Behind the Scenes with our Marine Mammal Team 6. Fish food preparation and hand feeding 7. Ruins Snorkel 8. Stingray(魟)Snorkel 9. Blue Adventure Snorkel Trip 10. Shark Walk with Stuart Cove T-Shirts Shorts Swimsuits Water Shoes (Since most water shoes are uncomfortable for the amount of walking they do, especially when wet, they are not allowed to change into water shoes when they prepare to swim.) Sun Block
Important Notes
All attendees must be able to swim without assistance. All attendees must speak fluent English. Camp name badge must be worn daily. Attendees. MUST be at least 10 years of age.
60．You can get to know all the information about the Marine Adventure Camp EXCEPT _________.
A．camp hours B．camp price
C．things to bring D．daily schedules
61．The Marine Adventure camp is suitable for _________.
A．Tom, who has just graduated from high school
B．Jerry, who has saved up 600 dollars for summer holiday
C．Mary, a local 6 grader who likes swimming
D．Edward, who has just been employed as an aquarist
62．Which of the following can be learned from the passage
A．Attendees don’t wear water shoes when they go swimming.
B．All attendees must check out on the last day of the camp.
C．The programs are fixed and no minor changes will be made.
D．Attendees will have a 5-day experience working with marine life in the camp.
【答案】60．D 61．C 62．A
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了小亚特兰蒂斯水族馆管理员一个星期的海洋冒险活动安排。
60．细节理解题。根据表格中的“Camp Hours（宿营时间）”；“Price（价格）”；以及“Package Components(包裹组件)”可知，文中未提及daily schedules。故选D。
61．细节理解题。根据表格中Important Notes部分中“All attendees must be able to swim without assistance.(所有参加者必须能够在没有帮助的情况下游泳。)”以及“Ages: 10 to 14(年龄：10到14岁)”可知，玛丽，一个当地的六年级学生，喜欢游泳适合参加该活动。故选C。
62．推理判断题。根据Dress Code部分中“Water Shoes (Since most water shoes are uncomfortable for the amount of walking they do, especially when wet, they are not allowed to change into water shoes when they prepare to swim.)(水鞋(因为大多数水鞋在走路时不舒服，尤其是湿的时候，所以他们在准备游泳时不允许换上水鞋。)”可知，参加者去游泳时不穿水鞋。故选A。
(C)
Not all birds sing, but those that do—some several thousand species—do it a lot. All over the world, as soon as light filters over the horizon, songbirds start singing. They sing to defend their territory and to impress potential mates.
“Why birds sing is relatively well-answered,” says Iris Adam, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Southern Denmark. The big question for her was this: Why do birds sing so much “For some reason,” Adam says, birds have “a crazy drive to sing.” This means hours every day for some species, and that takes a lot of energy. Plus, singing can be dangerous.
“As soon as you sing, you reveal yourself,” she says. “Like, where you are, that you even exist, where your territory is —all of that immediately is out in the open for predators, for everybody.”
In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, Adam and her colleagues offer a new explanation for why birds take that risk. They suggest that songbirds may not have much choice. They may have to sing a lot every day to give their vocal muscles the regular exercise they need to produce top-quality song.
These findings could be related to human voice s too. “If you apply the bird results to the humans,” says Adam, “anytime you stop speaking, for whatever reason, you might experience a loss in vocal performance.”
To figure out whether the muscles that produce birdsong require daily exercise, Adam designed a series of experiments on zebra finches —little Australian songbirds with striped heads and a bloom of orange on their cheeks.
Through these experiments. Adam’s conclusion is that “songbirds need to exercise their vocal muscles to produce top-performance song. If they don’t sing, they lose performance, their vocalizations get less attractive to females—and that’s bad.”
This may help explain songbirds’ constant singing. It’s a kind of daily vocal practice to keep their instruments in tip-top shape. It’s a good rule to live by, whether you’re a bird or a human—practice makes perfect, at least when it comes to singing one’s heart out.
63．What does Iris Adam try to figure out
A．Why all the birds don’t sing. B．Why songbirds sing so well.
C．Why songbirds sing so much. D．Why birds have vocal muscles.
64．What do the underlined words “that risk” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Defending territory. B．Impressing partners.
C．Singing all to death. D．Threatening lives.
65．Which of the following agrees with Adam’s experiment conclusion
A．Regular singing helps to exercise songbirds’ vocal muscles.
B．Songbirds have to sing their heart out to win their partners.
C．Zebra finches are born to have excellent vocal instruments.
D．Good vocal muscles are more attractive to female songbirds.
66．What can be the best title for the text
A．A New Study of Songbirds B．The Way That Songbirds Sing
C．Practice Makes a Perfect Song D．The Reason Why Birds Sing Much
【答案】63．C 64．D 65．A 66．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了神经学家艾瑞斯·亚当对于为什么鸟唱得这么多歌的研究。
63．细节理解题。根据第二段“The big question for her was this: Why do birds sing so much (对她来说，最大的问题是：为什么鸟唱得这么多歌？)”可知，爱瑞丝·亚当想弄明白为什么鸟唱得这么多歌。故选C。
64．词句猜测题。根据第二段“This means hours every day for some species, and that takes a lot of energy. Plus, singing can be dangerous.(对一些物种来说，这意味着每天需要几个小时，这需要大量的能量。另外，唱歌可能很危险)”和第三段““As soon as you sing, you reveal yourself,” she says. “Like, where you are, that you even exist, where your territory is —all of that immediately is out in the open for predators, for everybody.”(她说:“只要你一唱歌，你就暴露了自己。比如，你在哪里，你甚至存在，你的领土在哪里——所有这些都立即暴露在捕食者面前，对所有鸟类来说。”)”可知，鸣禽每天长时间的歌唱不仅会耗掉它们大量的能量，而且还可能因歌唱暴露自己而带来不确定的生命风险。故划线词意思是“威胁生命”。故选D。
65．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Through these experiments. Adam’s conclusion is that “songbirds need to exercise their vocal muscles to produce top-performance song. If they don’t sing, they lose performance, their vocalizations get less attractive to females—and that’s bad.”(通过这些实验。亚当的结论是：“鸣禽需要锻炼发声肌肉，才能唱出最好的歌曲。如果他们不唱歌，他们就会失去表演能力，他们的声音对雌性的吸引力就会降低——这很糟糕。”)”可知，经常唱歌有助于锻炼鸣禽的发声肌肉。故选A。
66．主旨大意题。根据第二段“The big question for her was this: Why do birds sing so much (对她来说，最大的问题是：为什么鸟唱得这么多歌？)”结合本文通过实验来解释鸣为什么会不厌其烦地歌唱。故D选项“鸟儿唱歌的原因”最符合文章标题。故选D。
Section C
Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Too Big, Too Expensive and Too Silly — Why Video Game Movies Fail
Film adaptations of video games have fallen on the unsuspecting viewing public like a Drop Bear. At first they look harmless enough, but they often leave viewers bruised and regretful.
These movies are plentiful. 67 Yet despite big budgets and quality talent both in front of and behind the camera, most video game movies are commercial and critical failures.
68 The answer comes down to a complex mix of conflicting audience demands and commercial realities. Video game movies often assume that the audience wants, or is interested in, the game’s legend and background. In fairness, this is out of fear that fans will Criticise legend changes, alienating a key demographic. But games reveal legend progressively over tens of hours of gameplay, whereas movies have a small portion of that time. This tension risks creating boring exposition and complex story lines. For example, Warcraft details the origins of conflict between humans and orcs (兽), the central conflict in the game’s world. 69
Additionally, excessive adherence to the source material extends to using silly plot devices without spending enough time establishing proper reasons for their existence. In games, these can work due to the “unspoken but commonly understood logic of ‘this is a video game’”. In a game, people accept inconsistent narrative devices because they facilitate interesting interaction and are the quickest route towards allowing gamers to, say, shoot hell-monsters on Mars.
The game series became increasingly complex , as the player-controlled protagonist (主角) parkoured his way through time periods like Renaissance Italy and Revolutionary America. The incredibility of the narrative world paled beside the fun of vaulting from rooftop to rooftop in15th-century Florence.
70 The plot — an original story which retains the key elements of the games —was criticized as “scattered and fractured”, “hastily explained” and “disorienting”. Vanity Fair pointed out that. It’s not clear why any of this is happening and summed it up as: Characters [talking] in quiet whispers about the complex methods they use to realize their poorly-hidden agendas.
A．So why do these movies fail B．The film, in contrast, failed to bring its audience along for the ride. C．Game adaptations issues seem not to be due to a lack of resources. D．But the return on investment is not encouraging, with a number failing to recoup costs. E．The potential to appeal to a devoted fan base makes these movies an attractive prospect. F．However, a common criticism was that it was full of boring exposition and mostly uninteresting characters.
【答案】67．E 68．A 69．F 70．B
【导语】本文一篇议论文。文章对失败的电子游戏改编电影进行了批评。
67．根据下文“Yet despite big budgets and quality talent both in front of and behind the camera, most video game movies are commercial and critical failures.(然而，尽管有巨大的预算和高质量的人才，但大多数电子游戏电影在商业和评论界都是失败的。)”中副词“Yet”可知，上下文之间是转折关系，下文说“大多数电子游戏电影在商业和评论界都是失败的”，与E项中“The potential to appeal to a devoted fan base makes these movies an attractive prospect.(吸引忠实粉丝群的潜力使这些电影具有诱人的前景。)”中描述的“诱人的前景”构成转折关系。同时，E项中“these movies”与上文“These movies”相照应。故选E项。
68．下文“The answer comes down to a complex mix of conflicting audience demands and commercial realities. (答案可以归结为受众需求和商业现实之间相互矛盾的复杂组合。)”是一个答案，分析了电子游戏电影失败的原因，针对A项“So why do these movies fail (那么，这些电影为什么会失败呢 )”提出的问题给出答案。故选A项。
69．上文“But games reveal legend progressively over tens of hours of gameplay, whereas movies have a small portion of that time. This tension risks creating boring exposition and complex story lines. (但游戏会在数十小时的游戏过程中逐步展现传奇，而电影只会占用一小部分时间。这种紧张感可能会产生无聊的叙述和复杂的故事情节。)”分析了游戏和电子游戏电影的不同，说明电影会产生无聊的叙述和复杂的故事情节，然后下文“For example, Warcraft details the origins of conflict between humans and orcs (兽), the central conflict in the game’s world.(例如，《魔兽争霸》详细描述了人类和兽人之间冲突的起源，这是游戏世界的核心冲突。)”用《魔兽争霸》电影为例进行举例说明，F项“However, a common criticism was that it was full of boring exposition and mostly uninteresting characters.(然而，一个普遍的批评是，它充满了无聊的叙述和大多数无趣的角色。)”承接上一句，说明《魔兽争霸》电影中的详细描述导致了无聊和无趣，照应了上文“creating boring exposition and complex story lines”，上下文语意连贯。故选F项。
70．下文“The plot — an original story which retains the key elements of the games — was criticized as “scattered and fractured”, “hastily explained” and “disorienting”.(电影情节保留了游戏的关键元素，但被批评为“支离破碎”、“解释草率”和“迷失方向”。)”说明了游戏改编电影的问题，是对B项“The film, in contrast, failed to bring its audience along for the ride.(相比之下，这部电影没能吸引观众。)”的解释，说明了电影没能吸引观众的原因。上下文语意连贯。故选B项。
IV. Summary Writing (10分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
How to Be a Successful Team Leader
Every well-organized team needs to have an outstanding leader with specific skills. Sometimes the leader’s abilities can come to affect the whole team. Although we students are still young, it’s never too early to cultivate leadership skills.
A team consists of both leaders and followers. Neither side can exist and work effectively without the other. What is essential to the role of leader is the ability to unite the whole team. A great leader enables their team to achieve a common goal through the giving of clear directions and support. Meanwhile, everyone on a team also desires personal success, so a balance can be hard to strike. If a leader doesn’t have fierce determination, the followers will lose their confidence and things will not be done well.
What’s more, a successful and charming leader ought to be able to handle interpersonal relationships well. They should be honest, fair, objective and impartial (公正的) when it comes to both rewards and punishments. These kinds of leaders are trustworthy, and thus, the working atmosphere will only come to be improved. They are role models who can have a strong influence on the whole team.
To become a powerful leader at school, students have to take the initiative in connecting with their fellow students. Good communication skills allow people to build good relationships, which is an essential part of being a good leader. If you find it hard to express your ideas clearly to those who you collaborate with, it may be rather difficult for you to be a good leader.
It’s a well-known fact that, whatever field you wish to work in, leadership skills are necessary for anyone who desires to have a successful career. So it’s never too early to train yourselves as promising future leaders.
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【答案】It is essential to develop leadership skills when you’re young. Firstly, the ability to keep the team united and determination to accomplish the same goal are needed. Besides, honesty, fairness, and objective attitudes can win a leader trust and reliability in handling of interpersonal relationships. Moreover, skillful communication or staying connected with peers is significant for a promising leader.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了如何成为一名成功的团队领导者。
【详解】1.要点摘录
①Although we students are still young, it’s never too early to cultivate leadership skills.
②What is essential to the role of leader is the ability to unite the whole team.
③A great leader enables their team to achieve a common goal through the giving of clear directions and support.
④They should be honest, fair, objective and impartial (公正的) when it comes to both rewards and punishments.
⑤To become a powerful leader at school, students have to take the initiative in connecting with their fellow students.
⑥Good communication skills allow people to build good relationships, which is an essential part of being a good leader.
2.缜密构思
将第2、3两个要点进行整合，将第5、6两个要点进行重组
3.遣词造句
The ability to keep the team united and determination to accomplish the same goal are needed.
Skillful communication or staying connected with peers is significant for a promising leader.
【点睛】[高分句型1]
It is essential to develop leadership skills when you’re young.（运用了when引导时间状语从句对第一段内容进行概括）
[高分句型2]
Firstly, the ability to keep the team united and determination to accomplish the same goal are needed.（运用了动词不定式作后置定语对第二段的部分内容进行概括）
V. Translation (第1-2句，每句3分；第3句，4分；第4句5分；共15分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72．一般说来，交通繁忙的十字路口可能会发生交通事故。(happen)
【答案】Generally speaking, traffic accidents are likely to happen at a crossroads where traffic is heavy.
【详解】考查固定搭配和时态。表示“一般说来”应用固定搭配generally speaking；表示“交通事故”应用traffic accidents；表示“可能做某事”应用be likely to do sth.，此处陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语为复数名词，谓语动词使用复数形式；表示“发生”应用happen，位于动词不定式符号to后面，使用动词原形；表示“在十字路口”应用at a crossroads；表示“交通繁忙的”应用where traffic is heavy，此处where引导定语从句，修饰先行词crossroads，先行词在定语从句中作地点状语。故翻译成：Generally speaking, traffic accidents are likely to happen at a crossroads where traffic is heavy.。
73．她刚批准这个项目，就意识到这不过是一时心血来潮。 (Hardly)
【答案】Hardly had she approved the project when she realized that it was just a passing fancy.
【详解】考查固定句型和倒装句。表示“刚……就……”句型为hardly…when…，此处hardly位于句首，需用部分倒装，主句为过去完成时，助动词had提前；主语为she；表示“批准”应用动词approve，后跟名词project，作宾语；从句主语为she；表示“意识到”应用realize，后跟that引导宾语从句；表示“这不过是一时心血来潮”翻译为it was just a passing fancy，为一般过去时。故翻译为Hardly had she approved the project when she realized that it was just a passing fancy.
74．这位女士很优雅，她的演讲充满激情，给在场的听众留下了深刻的印象。(impression)
【答案】The lady was elegant and her speech was passionate, which left a deep impression on the audience present/leaving a seep impression on the audience present.
【详解】考查考查名词，动词，代词，介词，连词，形容词，副词，短语和时态。表示“这位女士”应用名词短语the lady；表示“优雅”应用形容词elegant；表示“她的”应用形容词性物主代词her；表示“演讲”应用名词speech；表示“充满激情”应用形容词passionate；表示“在场的”应用形容词present；表示“听众”应用名词audience；表示“给...留下了深刻的印象”应用动词短语leave a deep impression on；分析句子结构和意思可知，“给在场的听众留下了深刻的印象”是“她的演讲”的定语，所以用非限制性定语从句结构，先行词在从句中做主语，指物，用连词which；也可以用现在分词形式，做结果状语。这句话描述的是过去的事情，谓语用一般过去时。故翻译为The lady was elegant and her speech was passionate, which left a deep impression on the audience present/leaving a deep impression on the audience present.
75．这座古镇大街小巷充斥着各色售卖劣质商品的杂货铺，不仅和其原有的自然风貌格格不入，也破坏了生态系统的和谐。(not only…)
【答案】In this ancient town, the streets are full of various grocery shops selling inferior goods, which is not only out of step with/is foreign to/is out of tune with/is against its original natural scenery, but also destroys the harmony of the ecological system.
【详解】考查名词，动词，形容词，副词，介词，连词，短语和时态。表示“这座古镇”应用名词短语in this ancient town；表示“大街小巷”应用名词street的复数形式，表示泛指；表示“充斥着”应用短语be full of；表示“各色”应用形容词various；表示“售卖”应用动词sell；表示“劣质商品”应用名词短语inferior goods；表示“杂货铺”应用名词短语grocery shops；表示“不仅…也…”应用连词not only…but also…；表示“其原有的自然风貌”应用名词短语its original natural scenery；表示“和…格格不入”应用短语be out of step with/ be foreign to/be out of tune with/ be against；表示“破坏”应用动词destroy；表示“生态系统”应用名词短语the ecological system；表示“和谐”应用名词harmony；分析句子结构和意思可知，这句话描述的是现在的事实，谓语用一般现在时。“不仅和其原有的自然风貌格格不入，也破坏了生态系统的和谐”是指上文提到的事情，可用非限制性定语从句表达，在从句中作主语，用关系代词which引导；故翻译为In this ancient town, the streets are full of various grocery shops selling inferior goods, which is not only out of step with/is foreign to/is out of tune with/is against its original natural scenery, but also destroys the harmony of the ecological system.
VI. Guided Writing （25分）
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近在学校英语报上看到一个主题为“Time Capsule”的征文，你对此很感兴趣。写一篇文章，内容需包括：
1. 你计划将什么物品放入“时间胶囊”；
2. 简单描述该物品；
3. 你的理由。
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【答案】范文
As a student at Mingqi High School, I was intrigued by the English newspaper’s “Time Capsule” essay prompt. My chosen item for the capsule is a small, worn-out notebook. This notebook is not just a writing tool; it’s a record of my journey. Filled with doodles, scribbled ideas, and even tear-stained pages from emotional outbursts, it captures the highs and lows of my adolescent life.
Choosing this notebook is personal. It represents the raw, unfiltered emotions and growth that occur during one’s teenage years. Future generations, upon discovering this notebook, will gain a glimpse into the life of a typical high school student in our era. Moreover, it's a reminder for me to cherish these moments, knowing that they are fleeting and irreplaceable. In a way, this notebook is a time machine, transporting me back to those memorable moments whenever I flip through its pages.
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇关于“Time Capsule”的征文。
【详解】1.词汇积累
代表：represent→stand for
充满：be filled with→be full of
难忘的：memorable→unforgettable
此外：moreover→besides
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Filled with doodles, scribbled ideas, and even tear-stained pages from emotional outbursts, it captures the highs and lows of my adolescent life.
拓展句：It captures the highs and lows of my adolescent life, which is filled with doodles, scribbled ideas, and even tear-stained pages from emotional outbursts.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Moreover, it’s a reminder for me to cherish these moments, knowing that they are fleeting and irreplaceable. (运用了that引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Choosing this notebook is personal. (运用了动名词作主语)
听力原文：
Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
M: Could you please tell me where I could find gym shoes
W: Yes, they're in the sportswear department at the back.
Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place
2. W: These boxes are too heavy for me to move.
M: Here, I'll give you a hand with them.
Q: What does the man say about the taxes
3. M: Already around 4:30. My flight is 7 o'clock.
W: You'd better leave earlier. Rush hour starts at 5 o'clock
Q:When does the man's plane take off
W: John, you're driving me crazy, because I'm still missing your homework.
M: Sorry, Mrs. White. I'll sort it out right away
Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers
5. M: Good afternoon,Doctor Smith's office.
W:Hi,Doctor. This is Tracy. I am sorry. Perhaps 'll be delayed. My car won't start.
Q:Why did the woman call the office
6. W: Shouldn’t someone pick up the clothes from the cleaner's
M:Don't look at me.
Q: What does the man mean
7.W: Do you have the conference schedule with you I'd like to find out the topic for Friday
M:I gave it to a friend,but there should be copies available in the library. I can pick one up for you.
Q: What does the man promise to do
M:I love sailing on the lake. The wind in my hair and the water on my face feel cool.
W:I guess I would feel the same way if I could swim.
Q:What are the two speakers talking about
9. W: Sam won’t be able to play in the basketball game this week.
M:Yeah. He hurt his knee pretty badly while backing. I don’t know why he didn’t quit right away.
Q:What does the man mean
10. W:I think it’s high time we turned our attention to the danger of sitting for long without any exercise.
M:I can’t agree with you more. You see many of my colleagues have health problems because of too much sitting.
Q:What does the man mean
Section B
Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation. you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice. but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard,
Questions I1 through 13 are based on the following passage.
听力原文略
Questions:
How is David different from other young people of his age
What is David's biggest problem now
Why does David think he might retire early
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Reality TV began in the early 1980s, when a Japanese television company made a series of programs called Endurance. The program hosts made contestants do really difficult and unpleasant things in every show but the number of viewers was enormous.
In Survivor, sixteen people are taken to a remote island and made to stay there for more than a month. They have to find their own food or go hungry. Every three days, one contestant must leave the island and the last person wins one million dollars
It's not just adults who take part in these shows. A television series in Britain in 2003,called That'll Teach’em, took 30 teenagers and put them in a fictional King’s school, where they lived for one month and received ancient-style schooling without anything from modern life. Although there was no prize money in this programme, the teenagers learned a lot from the experience.
In 2004, there was a program in Britain called Exhausted, where contestants were not allowed to sleep for seven days to win 97,000 pounds prize money.
Programmes like these are broadcast all over the world. But some people think that contestants are often made to do dangerous things to make good television, so these programs discomfort both the contestants and the viewers.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions:
Which program has the rule of kicking one contestant out every three days
What does the speaker think of the television series That'll Teachem
What do the four programs mentioned in the passage have in common
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W:Gosh,John,I just love being back in my hometown. It's the perfect place to get married.
M: Yeah,I guess it's pretty good. I can't wait for the wedding. It's going to be a great party!
W: A party John, this wedding is supposed to be a romantic event for you and me.
M:Yeah, that's fine. But I'm also definitely going to party with the groomsmen at the wedding reception!
W:That's right. We have to plan the reception too. How many people do you think will come
M:I don't know...but we have a pretty big wedding party and I have a really big family.
W:That's true! I don’t think I will be able to remember the names of all my in-laws.
M: Don't worry. I often forget some of their names too !
W: Say, John, do you know who your best man is going to be
M: No. I haven't decided yet. I'll probably choose whichever friend can give the best toast. What about your maid of honor
W:I haven't had time to decide because I’ve been so busy thinking about all the other planning. We haven't even talked about the rehearsal dinner yet!
M:Don't worry. The groom's family is supposed to plan the rehearsal dinner. It's the tradition. Let's just get a wedding planner to do all the work for us.
W:A wedding planner No way! I don’t want a stranger to plan our wedding.
M:Well,if you don’t want to get a wedding planner, my mother said she would be happy to help you plan the wedding.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions:
17. Where will the couple get married
18. How will the man probably choose his best man
19. Who is supposed to plan the rehearsal dinner
20.Why doesn’t the woman want to get a wedding planner 备战2024年高考英语模拟卷04（上海卷）
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：140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，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，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．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
I.Listening Comprehension Section A （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a gymnasium. B. In a sports club.
C. In a shoe exhibition. D. In a department store.
2. A. He'll keep them for the woman. B. He can carry them with one hand.
C. He'll help the woman move them. D. He has a few more of them for the woman.
3.A.At4:30. B. At5:00.
C.At7:00. D.AL7:30.
4. A. Mother and son. B. Boss and secretary
C. Doctor and patient. D. Teacher and student.
5. A. To get a doctor's degree. B. To tell the doctor she'll be late.
C. To make an appointment D. To ask someone to repair her car.
6. A. He doesn’t intend to get the clothes B. The clothes don't look clean to him.
C. The woman can pick out her own clothes. D. The woman should stop staring at his clothes.
7. A. To find out more about the topic for the conference.
B. To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.
C. To get the conference schedule for the woman.
D. To pick up the woman from the library.
8. A. An outdoor activity. B. The view of a lake.
C. The weather forecast. D. The benefits of swimming.
9. A. The news about Sam is quite a surprise. B. Sam should have stopped playing earlier.
C. Sam' s knee should be better by now. D. This isn’t a good time for Sam to quit.
10. A. He doesn’t agree with the woman any more.
B. People shouldn’t sit too much without exercise.
C. Health problems make his colleagues sit too much.
D. Attention should be paid to people's health problems.
Section B
Directions: In Section B. you will hear two short passages several and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. He cannot have a check card now. B. He earns a high salary.
C. He runs a computer company D. He lives with his parents.
12. A. To learn driving a car. B. To release a new computer game
C. To spend money like an adult D. To find a highly-paid job.
13. A. Because he might be fired by the firm one day
B. Because computer games might not always sell well.
C. Because one has to be young to program computer games
D. Because he can earn enough money to support the rest of his life.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Endurance. B. Exhausted.
C. Survivor. D. That will Teach’ em.
15. A. It aims at making money. B. It gets adults involved.
C. It is unpleasant. D. It is educational.
16. A. They are extremely dangerous. B. They are over commercial.
C. They are entirely fictional. D. They are quite popular.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. In the woman’s hometown. B. In the man's hometown.
C. Outside their hometown. D. In a small town.
18. A. Choose whichever friend can give the best toast.
B. Choose whichever friend can plan the reception.
C. Choose whichever friend knows all their in-laws
D. Choose whichever friend can plan the rehearsal dinner.
19. A. The bride's family. B. A wedding planner.
C. The groom's family. D. The new couple.
20. A. She doesn't think it is a tradition.
B. She thinks it will cost too much to have a wedding planner.
C. She thinks her mother-in-law can plan the wedding well.
D. She doesn’t want a stranger to plan their wedding.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Future living: what will the home of tomorrow look like
What will our homes be like in the future Growing cities, shrinking living spaces, and climate change are major challenges 21 (face) urban planners and architects. We’re sharing three trends with you 22 will shape the home we live in tomorrow.
Energy efficient and carbon neutral
One of the greatest challenges for homes of the future is our increasing energy consumption, something that cannot be covered by fossil fuels going forward. 23 the impact of climate change becoming notable, it’s perfectly understandable that the buildings of the future could function as environmentally friendly power plants. Solar collectors and heat storage systems allow 24 are known as ‘plus-energy buildings’ to produce 100 percent renewable energy for emission-free operation.
The trend to downsizing
Living more efficiently not only means improving energy use and reducing one’s own carbon footprint, but also building to save space. Rooms 25 (design) to be multifunctional when there’s not a dedicated room available for every potential purpose. Modular and flexible furnishing systems that can be adapted to the individual floor space and room zones will replace 26 (fix) structures, ensuring that there’s room for everything even in a small space.
Trends for living and working under one roof
Over the last few months, the office 27 (become) a feature in many people’s homes. For a number of years now, the home office has been evolving from a make-do desk into a comfortable long-term solution. This development means we need to ask 28 how we should construct our living spaces to allow us to concentrate and work productively.
29 you rent or own your own home in the future, what’s clear is that the home of tomorrow will be smarter, more flexible, and more sustainable. It will offer us space 30 (live), sleep and work both indoors and outdoors.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．noble B．might C． distinct D．splendour E. significantly F. integrated G. predominantly H. shaped I. integral J. generating K. underlying
Welcoming the Year of the Dragon or the Loong
As communities worldwide, both within and outside China, participate in diverse festivities to welcome the Year of the Dragon, the mythical creature has become the subject of debate. Some call it a dragon, while others prefer the term “loong”, 31 a discussion about the most accurate translation of this symbol of traditional Chinese culture.
Do dragon and loong convey the same meaning, or do they represent different creatures with 32 connotations In Western culture, 33 by Greek mythology, the dragon is frequently portrayed as the guardian of treasure, embodying a symbol of greed and destruction. In China, however, the dragon is very positive. It’s an animal that helps humanity and that is 34 , with emperors often referring to themselves as the “true dragon sons of heaven”.
In the Chinese language, more than 100 idioms incorporate the word “dragon”, 35 conveying positive connotations such as excellence, prestige, royalty, 36 and good luck. The term “dragon” remains a pervasive and 37 element in everyday conversations. When people express admiration for a son-in-law, they often refer to him as “a swift son-in-law who rides the dragon”. During weddings, the groom is usually referred to as the dragon and the bride the phoenix.
Why has the loong been translated into English as dragon In the early 19th century, British missionary Robert Morrison compiled the first Chinese-English, English-Chinese dictionary in history, in which he translated the Chinese loong as dragon. The impact of this dictionary was profound, leading to the widespread adoption of the term dragon in the West. Language 38 influences human minds, and as a result, Westerners perceive it intriguing that the Chinese associate themselves with the concept of dragons. In their culture, dragons are symbols of malevolence, contributing to a cultural distortion and misinterpretation.
With China becoming more 39 into the global community and the world becoming more familiar with the Chinese zodiac sign, has the time come to translate the Chinese dragon to loong The issue of translation may seem trivial. What matters more is conveying the true essence of the zodiac dragon. The Chinese people place great importance on welcoming people globally to immerse themselves in the Year of the Dragon’s celebratory spirit and share in the Spring Festival’s joy, warmth and 40 .
III. Reading Comprehension (41 – 55题，每题1分；56 – 70题，每题2分；共45分)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
‘Guilty’ Pleasures No Such Thing
We know them when we see them: The TV shows and movies we love, even though we just know they’re bad. The trashy books we simply can’t 41 . The awful earworms we hate to love.
Yes, these are our guilty pleasures — what some people consider the 42 food in our media diets. But if we enjoy them, why should we feel 43 We should be free to enjoy whatever we like! And as it turns out, these so-called “guilty” pleasures can actually be good for us, so long as they’re enjoyed in 44 .
Taking a mental break and enjoying something that doesn’t require intense intellectual 45 gets us out of problem-solving mode, said Robin Nabi, a professor of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who specializes in media effects and emotion. It can also improve our ability to productively deal with stressors and help us 46 more positively with other people.
If that’s true, then why do guilty pleasures get such a bad 47 Well, it’s not the addiction itself, but the 48 we have when talking about them. However, according to experts like Dr. Nabi, feeling guilty about or disparaging (贬低) activities we enjoy can 49 the benefits they offer us while getting rid of self-imposed (自我强加的) embarrassment about our interests can be empowering and enrich our social lives, which is why it’s time to remove “guilty pleasure” from our collective 50 .
One important value of a guilty pleasure is the bond it can create between people. “These shows are out there for a reason — they’re resonating (产生共鸣的),” Dr. Nabi said. He added that the connections we make with others who share our interests in such things “is not to be 51 .”
52 , talking about what we enjoy can ease any remaining guilt and makes it easier to discover more things that bring us pleasure. Being able to talk 53 about what we love is more than just a way to spend the time. After all, if you don’t feel like you can be honest about what TV pleases you, then what else are you 54 yourself and others.
Still, it’s best to follow the age-old advice our parents taught us: Everything in moderation. Though guilt can enhance pleasure in some cases, it can also push us to indulge (沉溺) in 55 we feel guilty about in others.
41．A．turn down B．take in C．tear apart D．put down
42．A．junk B．sugary C．spiritual D．transformative
43．A．relaxed B．guilty C．helpless D．alert
44．A．mass B．moderation C．minimum D．depression
45．A．focus B．superiority C．quality D．development
46．A．struggle B．charge C．engage D．persevere
47．A．breakup B．principle C．condition D．reputation
48．A．consciousness B．obligation C．attitudes D．requirements
49．A．switch B．receive C．claim D．decrease
50．A．vocabulary B．experience C．recognition D．target
51．A．established B．underestimated C．found D．strengthened
52．A．In addition B．On the contrary C．All in all D．Therefore
53．A．enthusiastically B．casually C．openly D．politely
54．A．driving away B．insisting on C．pushing forward D．keeping from
55．A．theories B．behaviors C．problems D．relationships
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The World Is Our Classroom
Tonight, our family was going out to play under the full moon.
We first started going on full moon walks for ourselves, because my husband Todd and I, loved them and we needed these little doses of moonlight to stay happy and to function in society. But after we became parents, we did this for our children. We wanted Sierra and Bryce to see that there is much magic in the natural world and that most of it is accessible to anyone. We also wanted to show them that it was not necessary to travel far from home to have an adventure, learn, and experience something new. Nearly every month, our family went into the night to “play” by the full moon.
Once we arrived at our location that evening, Sierra and I stood holding hands, waiting to cheer the full moon in its rising. A thin sliver of the apricot (杏黄色) moon poked above the shape of the Blue Mountain Ridge. Everyone stood up and witnessed its rising. More of the moon came out until it turned into a brilliant orange sphere. Todd explained to Sierra and Bryce that the moon makes no light of its own, but simply acts like a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back to us long after the sun has sunk below the horizon.
“Does the moon’s face change ” Bryce asked. I told him that the moon rotates with the earth, but it does not spin on its axis like the earth does. The same side of the moon is always facing earth. We never see the other side, the far side of the moon. Sierra remarked that the moon looked larger and closer when it was rising. I explained that it is an optical illusion (视错觉) because it is so close to the horizon that the moon tricks our eyes into comparing it with nearby objects to create the impression of increased size.
Much of the knowledge that Todd and I shared with the kids had been learned from our past life experiences. If we did not possess the knowledge to explain and educate, we looked it up, either beforehand to enhance the experience, or afterwards, together, after we wondered and came up with a list of questions.
Sometimes all it takes is going outdoors and gazing up at the heavens.
56．What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 1 refer to
A．Going on a hike through the forest.
B．Going outdoors to watch full moon.
C．Visiting a museum to learn about space.
D．Traveling far from home to have an adventure.
57．Which of the following statements is true about the children on the family outing
A．It was a rare chance for them to play under the full moon.
B．They felt forced to watch the moon coming out with their parents.
C．They remained curious and kept digging deeper about the moon.
D．They knew the answers to all the questions put up by their parents.
58．What can we learn from paragraph 5
A．The author and her husband did not make much effort to teach their children.
B．The author left some questions for the children to get them thinking after each trip.
C．The author and her husband gained all the knowledge from their past experiences.
D．The author and her husband sometimes looked up information in advance to better educate their children.
59．Choose the best sentence to complete the last paragraph.
A．As we stared up at the sky, a brilliant shooting star raced across the sky.
B．Families have to spend a ton of money on entertainment in order to have fun and learn.
C．Opportunities to seek magical experiences and learning is right in your neighborhood.
D．The wonder state often occurs when you don’t quite understand what or why something is.
(B)
Become an Atlantis Jr. Aquarist and spend 3 days working with marine life! Food prepping to feeding the animals to snorkeling(浮潜)and learning about coral reefs, it’s a week of marine adventure!
Marine Adventure Camp
June 24 - 28; Monday - Friday
July 8 - 12; Monday - Friday
July 29 - August 2; Monday - Friday
August 12 - 16; Monday - Friday
5 days / 4 nights Ages: 10 to 14 Price: $595 (not inclusive of room cost) Camp Hours
Monday: 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday: Check out (or you may extend your stay on your own). * Please note: Programming subject to change based on weather conditions.
Package Components Dress Code
1. Amenity(便利设施)Package -- Camp Name Badge -- Mask and Snorkel(水下呼吸管) -- Messenger Bag -- Cap --Towel -- Marine Life Guide -- Water Bottle 2. Welcome Dinner 3. Lunch for 3 days (venue to be determined) 4. Behind the Scenes with our Sea Keeper Team 5. Behind the Scenes with our Marine Mammal Team 6. Fish food preparation and hand feeding 7. Ruins Snorkel 8. Stingray(魟)Snorkel 9. Blue Adventure Snorkel Trip 10. Shark Walk with Stuart Cove T-Shirts Shorts Swimsuits Water Shoes (Since most water shoes are uncomfortable for the amount of walking they do, especially when wet, they are not allowed to change into water shoes when they prepare to swim.) Sun Block
Important Notes
All attendees must be able to swim without assistance. All attendees must speak fluent English. Camp name badge must be worn daily. Attendees. MUST be at least 10 years of age.
60．You can get to know all the information about the Marine Adventure Camp EXCEPT _________.
A．camp hours B．camp price
C．things to bring D．daily schedules
61．The Marine Adventure camp is suitable for _________.
A．Tom, who has just graduated from high school
B．Jerry, who has saved up 600 dollars for summer holiday
C．Mary, a local 6 grader who likes swimming
D．Edward, who has just been employed as an aquarist
62．Which of the following can be learned from the passage
A．Attendees don’t wear water shoes when they go swimming.
B．All attendees must check out on the last day of the camp.
C．The programs are fixed and no minor changes will be made.
D．Attendees will have a 5-day experience working with marine life in the camp.
(C)
Not all birds sing, but those that do—some several thousand species—do it a lot. All over the world, as soon as light filters over the horizon, songbirds start singing. They sing to defend their territory and to impress potential mates.
“Why birds sing is relatively well-answered,” says Iris Adam, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Southern Denmark. The big question for her was this: Why do birds sing so much “For some reason,” Adam says, birds have “a crazy drive to sing.” This means hours every day for some species, and that takes a lot of energy. Plus, singing can be dangerous.
“As soon as you sing, you reveal yourself,” she says. “Like, where you are, that you even exist, where your territory is —all of that immediately is out in the open for predators, for everybody.”
In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, Adam and her colleagues offer a new explanation for why birds take that risk. They suggest that songbirds may not have much choice. They may have to sing a lot every day to give their vocal muscles the regular exercise they need to produce top-quality song.
These findings could be related to human voice s too. “If you apply the bird results to the humans,” says Adam, “anytime you stop speaking, for whatever reason, you might experience a loss in vocal performance.”
To figure out whether the muscles that produce birdsong require daily exercise, Adam designed a series of experiments on zebra finches —little Australian songbirds with striped heads and a bloom of orange on their cheeks.
Through these experiments. Adam’s conclusion is that “songbirds need to exercise their vocal muscles to produce top-performance song. If they don’t sing, they lose performance, their vocalizations get less attractive to females—and that’s bad.”
This may help explain songbirds’ constant singing. It’s a kind of daily vocal practice to keep their instruments in tip-top shape. It’s a good rule to live by, whether you’re a bird or a human—practice makes perfect, at least when it comes to singing one’s heart out.
63．What does Iris Adam try to figure out
A．Why all the birds don’t sing. B．Why songbirds sing so well.
C．Why songbirds sing so much. D．Why birds have vocal muscles.
64．What do the underlined words “that risk” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Defending territory. B．Impressing partners.
C．Singing all to death. D．Threatening lives.
65．Which of the following agrees with Adam’s experiment conclusion
A．Regular singing helps to exercise songbirds’ vocal muscles.
B．Songbirds have to sing their heart out to win their partners.
C．Zebra finches are born to have excellent vocal instruments.
D．Good vocal muscles are more attractive to female songbirds.
66．What can be the best title for the text
A．A New Study of Songbirds B．The Way That Songbirds Sing
C．Practice Makes a Perfect Song D．The Reason Why Birds Sing Much
Section C
Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Too Big, Too Expensive and Too Silly — Why Video Game Movies Fail
Film adaptations of video games have fallen on the unsuspecting viewing public like a Drop Bear. At first they look harmless enough, but they often leave viewers bruised and regretful.
These movies are plentiful. 67 Yet despite big budgets and quality talent both in front of and behind the camera, most video game movies are commercial and critical failures.
68 The answer comes down to a complex mix of conflicting audience demands and commercial realities. Video game movies often assume that the audience wants, or is interested in, the game’s legend and background. In fairness, this is out of fear that fans will Criticise legend changes, alienating a key demographic. But games reveal legend progressively over tens of hours of gameplay, whereas movies have a small portion of that time. This tension risks creating boring exposition and complex story lines. For example, Warcraft details the origins of conflict between humans and orcs (兽), the central conflict in the game’s world. 69
Additionally, excessive adherence to the source material extends to using silly plot devices without spending enough time establishing proper reasons for their existence. In games, these can work due to the “unspoken but commonly understood logic of ‘this is a video game’”. In a game, people accept inconsistent narrative devices because they facilitate interesting interaction and are the quickest route towards allowing gamers to, say, shoot hell-monsters on Mars.
The game series became increasingly complex , as the player-controlled protagonist (主角) parkoured his way through time periods like Renaissance Italy and Revolutionary America. The incredibility of the narrative world paled beside the fun of vaulting from rooftop to rooftop in15th-century Florence.
70 The plot — an original story which retains the key elements of the games —was criticized as “scattered and fractured”, “hastily explained” and “disorienting”. Vanity Fair pointed out that. It’s not clear why any of this is happening and summed it up as: Characters [talking] in quiet whispers about the complex methods they use to realize their poorly-hidden agendas.
A．So why do these movies fail B．The film, in contrast, failed to bring its audience along for the ride. C．Game adaptations issues seem not to be due to a lack of resources. D．But the return on investment is not encouraging, with a number failing to recoup costs. E．The potential to appeal to a devoted fan base makes these movies an attractive prospect. F．However, a common criticism was that it was full of boring exposition and mostly uninteresting characters.
IV. Summary Writing (10分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
How to Be a Successful Team Leader
Every well-organized team needs to have an outstanding leader with specific skills. Sometimes the leader’s abilities can come to affect the whole team. Although we students are still young, it’s never too early to cultivate leadership skills.
A team consists of both leaders and followers. Neither side can exist and work effectively without the other. What is essential to the role of leader is the ability to unite the whole team. A great leader enables their team to achieve a common goal through the giving of clear directions and support. Meanwhile, everyone on a team also desires personal success, so a balance can be hard to strike. If a leader doesn’t have fierce determination, the followers will lose their confidence and things will not be done well.
What’s more, a successful and charming leader ought to be able to handle interpersonal relationships well. They should be honest, fair, objective and impartial (公正的) when it comes to both rewards and punishments. These kinds of leaders are trustworthy, and thus, the working atmosphere will only come to be improved. They are role models who can have a strong influence on the whole team.
To become a powerful leader at school, students have to take the initiative in connecting with their fellow students. Good communication skills allow people to build good relationships, which is an essential part of being a good leader. If you find it hard to express your ideas clearly to those who you collaborate with, it may be rather difficult for you to be a good leader.
It’s a well-known fact that, whatever field you wish to work in, leadership skills are necessary for anyone who desires to have a successful career. So it’s never too early to train yourselves as promising future leaders.
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V. Translation (第1-2句，每句3分；第3句，4分；第4句5分；共15分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72．一般说来，交通繁忙的十字路口可能会发生交通事故。(happen)
73．她刚批准这个项目，就意识到这不过是一时心血来潮。 (Hardly)
74．这位女士很优雅，她的演讲充满激情，给在场的听众留下了深刻的印象。(impression)
75．这座古镇大街小巷充斥着各色售卖劣质商品的杂货铺，不仅和其原有的自然风貌格格不入，也破坏了生态系统的和谐。(not only…)
VI. Guided Writing （25分）
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近在学校英语报上看到一个主题为“Time Capsule”的征文，你对此很感兴趣。写一篇文章，内容需包括：
1. 你计划将什么物品放入“时间胶囊”；
2. 简单描述该物品；
3. 你的理由。
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