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江西省重点中学盟校2024届高三第二次联考
英 语
考生注意：
1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4. 本卷命题范围：高考范围。
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. Which platform is the woman looking for
A. No. 5. B. No. 10. C. No. 12.
2. What time is it now
A. 4:40 pm. B. 4:45 pm. C. 4:50 pm.
3. What does the man mean
A. He will go faster. B. He is doing his best. C. He has made a mistake.
4. How does the woman feel
A. Annoyed. B. Surprised. C. Excited.
5. How many people will go to the movies
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man say about the kids
A. They are lazy. B. They complain too much. C. They love his classes.
7. Who is probably the woman
A. A parent. B. A head teacher. C. A student.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What will the speakers probably do first
A. Try street food. B. Go to the beach. C. Have a cup of coffee.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Tourist and guide. C. Father and daughter.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where will the man work
A. In the UK. B. In the US. C. In China.
11. What can we know about the man
A. He has got a promotion.
B. He has to work longer hours.
C. He is out of job.
12. How will the woman improve her language skills
A. By taking language classes.
B. By communicating with friends.
C. By watching more foreign movies.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Which color has to be included
A. Pink. B. Red. C. Yellow.
14. What is the woman’s budget for all the gifts
A. Less than 20. B. More than 30. C. Between 20 and 30.
15. When will the gifts be delivered
A. This Monday. B. On Sunday. C. Next Tuesday.
16. Where are the speakers
A. At a chocolate store. B. At a flower shop. C. At a delivery station.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is unknown to the speaker about the tree
A. Its location. B. Its height. C. Its age.
18. What is the average height of a redwood
A. About 350 feet. B. Nearly 400 feet. C. Around 800 feet.
19. Why has the newly-found tree probably stopped growing
A. It is too old. B. Its top was damaged. C. The soil is not rich enough.
20. What did tourists do to another famous tree
A. They cut it down and sold it.
B. They built nests in it for birds.
C. They got too close and ruined it.
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
Washington, DC is a theatre town. Here’s where you can get the best performances and cultural experiences offered for every taste in the nation’s capital.
Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center hosts hundreds of world-class performances each year and is home to the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera. The Suzanne Farrell Ballet also counts Kennedy Center as its performance headquarters. The company—under the direction of Farrell—was first invited to perform there in 1993 and has since become one of the venue’s most famous attractions.
Woolly Mammoth Company
Woolly Mammoth Company is an experimental theatre that welcomes original plays that push the boundaries of live theatre. The New York Times has called it “Washington’s most daring theatre company”, and the half dozen plays Woolly produces each year continue to live up to that reputation.
Shakespeare Theatre Company
For more than 25 years, Shakespeare Theatre Company has committed itself to serving as the nation’s classical theatre. It operates out of two spaces, including Sidney Harman Hall at the Harman Center, which seats 775, and the Lansburgh Theatre, which seats 451. The shiny, glass-walled Harman Center showcases classic Shakespeare plays, modern updates and Shakespeare-inspired original shows.
Wolf Trap
For locals, summer isn’t complete without at least one trip to Wolf Trap, the only national park dedicated to the performing arts. The venue is best-known for performances of touring artists. The open-air theatre offers covered seating, but when the weather warms up, we suggest buying seats on the grassland and packing a picnic.
21. When did the Suzanne Farrell Ballet first perform at Kennedy Center
A. In 1993. B. In 1998. C. In 2000. D. In 2003.
22. Which of the following is known for experimental plays
A. The Harman Center. B. Woolly Mammoth Company.
C. The Lansburgh Theatre. D. Shakespeare Theatre Company.
23. What sets Wolf Trap apart from other theatres
A. Its covered seating. B. Its Shakespeare plays.
C. Its selected directors. D. Its open-air atmosphere.
B
On March 5, 2024, Riken Yamamoto became the 53rd winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize since it was established in 1979 and the 9th architect from Japan to be awarded the prize.
Yamamoto was born in 1945. His projects, ranging from private residences to public housing, are located throughout the world. His signature works include Nagoya Zokei University (Nagoya, Japan, 2022), The Circle at Zürich Airport (Zürich, Switzerland, 2020), Tianjin Library (Tianjin, China, 2012), Pangyo Housing (Seongnam, South Korea, 2010).
“Yamamoto has spent his entire life creating architecture that enriches the lives of those communities in a very generous and quiet way,” Deborah Berke, head of the Yale School of Architecture, told NPR. “My favorite is the Yokosuka Museum of Art. When I was there, I felt that I was part of something larger. That was really magical.”
The building Yamamoto is proud of might be the transparent firehouse he designed in Hiroshima. “The place is especially popular with children. They like to see the firemen training,” the architect said with a smile. “It’s covered with glass, so they can see the firefighters’ activities from the outside.”
Deconstructing traditional concepts of freedom and privacy while rejecting longstanding conditions that have reduced housing into a commodity (商品) without relation to neighbors, Yamamoto defines community as a sense of sharing one space and tries to bridge cultures, histories and multi-generational citizens, by adapting international influence and modernist architecture to the needs of the future.
“For me, to recognize space is to recognize an entire community,” Yamamoto said. “The current architectural approach emphasizes privacy, while ignoring the necessity of societal relationships. However, we can honor the freedom of each individual while still living together in architectural space as a harmonious community.”
“One of the things we need most in the future of cities is to create conditions through architecture that multiply the opportunities for people to come together and interact. By reconsidering boundary between public and private lives, Yamamoto contributes positively beyond the belief to enable communities,” says Tom Pritzker, chair of the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award.
24. Which building does Deborah Berke like most
A. The Circle at Zürich Airport. B. Pangyo Housing.
C. The Yokosuka Museum of Art. D. Nagoya Zokei University.
25. What has made the firehouse in Hiroshima so popular with children
A. The magic roof. B. The interesting toys.
C. The beautiful walls. D. The training activities.
26. What does Riken Yamamoto stress in his design
A. Social interaction. B. Individual freedom.
C. National tradition. D. Futuristic appearance.
27. What is Tom Pritzker’s attitude to the majority of the existing urban buildings
A. Unclear. B. Disapproving. C. Unconcerned. D. Favorable.
C
Inside a large room at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), tens of thousands of seeds are stored at a constant temperature of -20℃. Some of them may hold keys to helping us face the future.
“Our center holds as many as 120,000 varieties of seeds. Many of them come from crops as old as agriculture itself. Other seeds were selected by researchers who’ve hiked in the past four decades through forests and mountains in the Middle East, Asia and North Africa, searching for wild relatives of wheat, rice, legumes and other crops that are important to the human diet,” says Mariana Yazbek, who manages the research center.
The research center, formed in the 1970s, once mostly helped farmers in poorer countries in hot and dry climates. But now it also sends seeds to scientists in Europe, Canada and the United States, to improve certain crops’ resistance to the effects of climate change.
“What we are collecting is a sample of the diversity that we have in nature,” adds Yazbek. “We save seeds in case extreme droughts, floods or other catastrophic events should wipe out plant species. These wild relatives of crops have witnessed so many different climates. The qualities that help them adapt and survive in these conditions are stored in their DNA. We have this diversity and it can be a tool to help us face the future.”
Yazbek says scientists are particularly interested in crops like the legume because it absorbs a lot of greenhouse gas CO2 from the atmosphere. It also releases N into the soil, meaning the farmers have to use less chemical fertilizer. And the legume takes very little water to grow because it produces sugar alcohols that act as humectants, a substance that attracts and absorbs water and saves the plant from freezing or drying out.
In another case, a wild wheat seed collected in Iran has allowed scientists in the US to develop new wheat varieties resistant to the Hessian fly, a harmful insect that causes tens of millions of dollars in damage to American crops every year.
28. What can be learned about ICARDA
A. It has a complete collection of seeds.
B. It just helps the undeveloped countries.
C. It used to develop seeds for rich countries.
D. It focuses on saving ancient and wild seeds
29. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “catastrophic” in paragraph 4
A. Important. B. Wasteful. C. Terrible. D. Unforgettable.
30. What can be inferred about the legume
A. It will grow much better in wet areas.
B. It is friendly to the environment and soil.
C. It will become the main crop for humans.
D. It has difficulty in adapting to cold climate.
31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Seeds Stored at ICARDA May Help Us Improve Our Crops
B. A New Invaluable Seed Bank Is Constructed at ICARDA
C. Scientists Have Made Breakthroughs in Ancient Seed Study
D. New Seeds Are Successfully Developed for North America
D
From beautiful bronze (青铜) wine cups to grand bronze ding (food containers), this exhibition features discoveries that will fundamentally change visitors’ understanding of ancient Chinese civilization.
At about the same time that Stonehenge was rising in England, a Bronze Age culture was developing in China that in many respects was seldom equaled and never surpassed. This development seemed to have begun by 1600 BC in the Shang (about 1600 BC—1046 BC) along the Yellow River. For thousands of years, this area had witnessed cultures of increasing complexity, which laid the foundation of the Chinese civilization. By the time of the Bronze Age, this culture was characterized by a strong centralized government, urban communities with obvious social classes, a distinctive system of writing, strict religious rituals, diversified art forms, and advanced bronze-producing methods.
Unlike other cultures, where bronze was first used chiefly for tools and weapons, in China, bronze was used to make vessels (容器) that played central roles in official ceremonies and ancestor worship for more than 1,000 years, even after the official beginnings of the Iron Age in 400 BC. Possession of bronze vessels thus became a symbol for the holding of power and rulers used bronze cups and food containers to present offerings of food and wine to royal ancestors and gods.
During Shang times, wine played a major part in such ceremonies, and containers for wine therefore far outnumbered other types. Then, the Shang were criticized for too much wine drinking by its enemy, the Zhou, who felt that the drinking had offended Heaven and given the Zhou the right to overthrow the Shang. Safeguarding its own dynasty, the Zhou replaced the wine vessels with more practical cooking and storage tools.
After the Shang period, bronze vessels became more important as expressions of personal status than as vehicles for official ceremonies. This is evident from the changing content of bronze inscriptions. Carved into the surface of a vessel, these writings first appeared during the late Shang period as an identification of the vessel’s owner or of the ancestor to whom it was dedicated. During the Western Zhou period, inscriptions became increasingly common and lengthier, praising the achievements of the owners.
32. By the time Stonehenge was rising in England, ________.
A. the Chinese had yet to invent their writing system
B. China was still relatively backward in many respects
C. China had already had a strong centralized government
D. social classes just started to emerge in the Chinese cities
33. What is the third paragraph mainly about
A. The main applications of bronze in China.
B. The complex official ceremonies in China.
C. The significance of the discovery of bronze.
D. The differences between China and other countries.
34. Which of the following most probably belongs to the Zhou
A. Huge bronze ding with short religious texts.
B. Bronze vessels showing the kings’ achievements.
C. An unearthed temple with lots of bronze wine cups.
D. An ancient kitchen with lots of bronze cooking pots.
35. From which is the text most probably taken
A. A science report. B. An exhibit brochure.
C. A history textbook. D. A research paper.
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。
Staying focused can be a challenge even when you are doing one thing at a time. 36 , concentrating might appear impossible. Here are a few strategies that can really help you.
Unfocus your brain. 37 . It’s a place where your unfocused mind often make better decisions. This involves pairing your daydreaming with some unimportant activities such as walking and gardening. Doing this several times a day can offer your mind a fresh approach to the job at hand.
Block interruptions before diving into important work. Our days are filled with distractions (干扰), from others and ourselves. To help, turn off text messaging and social media notifications. Pretty basic 38 . When distracting interruptions are shut off, your brain will get a chance to complete full sentences of thought.
39 . Do you feel more sharp-minded in the morning Or are you more clear-minded late in the night Either way, it doesn’t matter as long as you can do the most important tasks when your brain is at its best performance. Avoid spending your best brain hours doing unimportant work. Instead, reserve it for the big tasks.
Try new hobbies. Hobbies not only give you fun, but also can help you come up with creative solutions to problems you’re facing at work or home. 40 .
A. Release your mind occasionally
B. Make friends with your body clock
C. If you purposefully let your mind wander
D. Then with multiple tasks going on in the world
E. Sure, but they are vital when you want a deep dive into focus
F. So occasionally engage in your favorite activities to unload your stressed brain
G. Schedule into your workday some breaks to let your mind wander into a dreamland
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。
Alexander Graham Bell hated spending summertime in Washington, DC. He usually 41 to his farm in Nova Scotia, but one year he had to stay in the capital.
“Why humans have 42 how to warm a house but not how to cool one—until now, he wondered, and in 1872, he 43 a cold-air-producing device and brought the temperature in his room down to 21℃.
When 69-year-old Bell told that 44 in a speech to the 1917 graduating class of McKinley Manual Training School, the students went 45 . The clapping lasted so long that he was 46 to say something more surprising.
“Could postage stamps be used in 47 of persons ” asked Bell, who had thought of 48 a low price for public transport, but the cost of building additional roads was too high. “Perhaps, the flying machine will be the 49 .”
In the speech, Bell also 50 on a century of progress and looked ahead with remarkable foresight. In the reflection, he was amazed by the 51 made in the past century: Gas lighting had evolved into electric bulbs and automobiles 52 horse-drawn vehicles. He then went on to 53 the commercial airplane, solar panels, and the 54 for renewable resources.
Gilbert Grosvenor, the editor of National Geographic magazine, asked for the 55 and published a revised version in the February issue. Now, more than one hundred years later, Bell’s predictions still remain prescient (预见性的).
41. A. wandered B. escaped C. flew D. applied
42. A. agreed on B. insisted on C. figured out D. ruled out
43. A. designed B. bought C. saw D. borrowed
44. A. accident B. loss C. problem D. story
45. A. wild B. hungry C. disappointed D. silent
46. A. allowed B. forced C. paid D. chosen
47. A. favor B. memory C. transportation D. case
48. A. cutting B. raising C. avoiding D. charging
49. A. pollution B. solution C. discovery D. issue
50. A. relied B. switched C. reflected D. called
51. A. profits B. advances C. materials D. failures
52. A. replaced B. destroyed C. attacked D. missed
53. A. sell B. rent C. invent D. predict
54. A. deadline B. competition C. need D. balance
55. A. text B. book C. contract D. interview
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。
Hong Kong’s tiny Tai Hang district is usually one of the city’s 56 (quiet) places. But every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the neighborhood comes alive with the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance.
57 (list) as China’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance began in 1880, 58 the neighborhood was attacked by a deadly disease on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. According to the legend, a fortune teller suggested that the villagers perform a fire dragon dance for three days and three nights during the upcoming full moon. To their 59 (amaze), the disease disappeared 60 (short) after the dance. Since then, this tradition has been carried on every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The 67-metre fire dragon will wind through the streets of Tai Hang, like it did over a century ago with over 300 61 (performer) , 70,000 incense sticks (焚香), and lots of firecrackers.
Dragon dance leader Chan Tak-fai, who has been organizing the event for the past 20 years, first got involved 62 a child. “I grew up 63 (watch) all the elder makers—there were three on Sun Chun Street where I lived—create the fire dragon every year. I was able to learn and later teach young Tai Hangers,” says Tak-fai, now 70. “Back then, we always 64 (gather) in the street as there was no air-conditioning and it was cooler outside. That created 65 great sense of community.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
近来，你校英语报摄影栏“美丽校园掠影”正在向全校师生征稿。请你挑选一张你所拍摄的照片并用电子邮件发送给栏目负责人Mike。内容包括：
1. 照片简要描述；
2. 选择的理由。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
I’m sending to you an extraordinary photo for Glimpses of Our Pretty School column. _____________________
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Best regards!
Yours sincerely,
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。
Mrs. Moore was an old artist. Her husband passed away years ago and she lived alone with her cat Taffy. She did three things every day—painting, baking and petting her beloved cat, among which baking was the part my sister Jennifer and I liked best. Whenever the mouth-watering smell got over the fence, we could expect a paper bag containing delicious cookies to be passed over the fence. To return this favor, Dad would cut the grass in her front yard and help repair the water pipes.
One day, Dad eventually put his idea of building a tree house for us in our back yard into action. Dad got everything in place within two weeks. It was a yellow tree house with a beautiful red roof. It was a great place for Jennifer and me to get out of the sight of Mom and Dad to have fun and talk about our girlish matters.
One morning, we went there only to find Taffy messing up everything there. Both of us were unwilling to talk about such a problem to our nice neighbor, but we had no other choice. So we begged Dad to talk about the issue with Mrs. Moore.
After the talk, Mrs. Moore immediately went to the tree house. She was shocked to see the mess. She said she had never expected Taffy could be so fascinated with a tree house and promised to deal with the problem immediately. But to our disappointment, the cat could still find ways to climb over the fence and get into our tree house.
In despair, Mrs. Moore bought a ready-made tree house from an on-line store and had it fixed up in her garden. The tree house was bigger than ours. It was in the shape of a bird nest with bright colors of purple and orange. Mrs. Moore put Taffy’s toys and food in it to make sure the cat would be happy to move in and return our tree house to us.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
However, what happened next was totally out of the expectation of all of us. _____________________________
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Mrs. Moore thought very hard and finally worked out a plan. _________________________________________
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江西省重点中学盟校2024届高三第二次联考·英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
听力部分录音稿
(Text 1)
W: I need to get to Platform 12 quickly. My train leaves in 5 minutes.
M: You need to go through the gate at Platform 10, and then go down the stairs. Platform 12 is on the lower level of the station.
(Text 2)
M: Good afternoon. Do you have the time I left my mobile phone at home.
W: Well, my watch says it is a quarter to five, but it’s five minutes fast.
(Text 3)
W: You need to hurry up with these orders. We have customers waiting and the line is moving slowly.
M: I’m going as fast as I can, but I won’t hurry through the orders. It will turn out wrong if I don’t take care.
(Text 4)
M: It looks like your shoes are falling apart. That must be uncomfortable. The rubber is not attached anymore.
W: I know. I’m so mad about it. They aren’t even old. I bought them from the store last weekend. They are just bad products.
(Text 5)
M: Hey. Miranda, who is that girl with Erin I’ve never seen her before.
W: Oh, that’s her cousin Beth. She’s from Sweden. The three of us are going to a movie later. Would you like to join
M: Sure. That would be great.
(Text 6)
W: Thank you for coming to see me, Mr. Keller. How are you finding your classes so far
M: I absolutely love them I feel so lucky to be teaching here. The kids are not only welcoming, but also actually excited to learn science.
W: That’s great to hear. I’ve actually already gotten calls from some parents about how great a job you’re doing. They told me to hire more teachers like you.
M: That’s very kind of them to say so. It is also great to hear that my gentle approach to these complicated topics is working for the students. I tried my best to make the topics feel within reach and understandable.
(Text 7)
W: Good morning, Will. I can’t wait for our first day in Singapore.
M: You aren’t tired from your flight
W: I’m pretty exhausted from the time difference from the UK, but I’ll manage.
M: Great. I have some Italian coffee for you and Dad. Then, we’ll head out for some street food.
W: That’ll be too much of a shock to my stomach. We can explore the old neighborhoods, but I’ll wait to eat Singaporean food at a restaurant.
M: No worries. After walking around the streets, we’ll head to the beach and have lunch there.
W: Perfect. Do they have any fresh-caught fish for your father and me
M: You know it! After that, we’ll wrap up the day at the world-famous botanical gardens.
W: Great, Will. You’re the best guide ever.
(Text 8)
W: My new job is great, but it requires me to speak Chinese so much more than I’m used to.
M: Mine as well. In fact, my job offers me to work in the Shanghai office. This would be such an amazing challenge.
W: Wow, you’d probably earn more money as well.
M: It would be a higher job position. I’d still earn good money and have fewer work hours per week. Most importantly, however, I’ve always wanted to experience a new language and culture.
W: My hotel has a lot of guests from Shanghai. How can we both improve our Chinese speaking skills
M: There are a lot of new movies from China we could watch, or we could take Chinese conversation classes together.
W: I tried these classes before, but I prefer to practice speaking with other friends.
M: Great idea. I have a few friends that could meet us at a coffee shop for us to practice more.
(Text 9)
W: Hello! I’d like something for my sister. It’s for her 21st birthday.
M: What sort of colors does she like
W: I’d say pink is a must. She loves that. Also, yellow and red, maybe.
M: What kind of price range are you thinking of
W: Between 20 and 30. I’ll be getting her some other things as well—chocolates and jewelry.
M: Well. I should be able to put a nice arrangement together for that. It could be all roses, or maybe roses and something else. It’s up to you.
W: I think roses would be nice. She loves the smell of them.
M: OK, I can do that for you. Would you like to collect them or have them delivered to her
W: It would be nice if you could deliver them on her birthday, next Tuesday.
M: We can certainly do that. We could also deliver your other gifts with them if that would suit you.
W: Really That would be great.
M: Just bring them into the shop and leave them with us.
W: She’ll be absolutely thrilled.
M: Ah, we love a satisfied customer.
(Text 10)
W: I’ve recently learned something interesting about a very large tree. In fact, it is the tallest tree in the world, and its name is Hyperion. The tree is a type called a redwood, which generally becomes very large. The best thing about Hyperion is that only certain scientists know its location. The tree is estimated to be between 600—800 years old. It is nearly 400 feet tall, which is about 50 feet taller than the average redwood tree. Researchers said that the tree could still grow taller. However, because of some local birds that have damaged the top of the tree, it may have stopped growing.
The scientists don’t tell people the tree’s location, because they are afraid some tourists might damage it. Many people would want to see the world’s tallest tree for themselves, so I think it’s a good idea.
Scientists have already seen tourists cause damage to another famous tree. After the location of the previous tallest tree was made public, many people went to see it. People not only damaged the surrounding forest, they also damaged the tree itself. Too many tourists stepping nearby ruined the dirt around the tree. Most people knew they shouldn’t touch the tree and just went to use their eyes to absorb it, but they still damaged the tree and the ground without knowing it.
参考答案
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【答案与解析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了华盛顿特区的几家演出场所。
21. A 细节理解题。根据Kennedy Center一节中“The company—under the direction of Farrell—was first invited to perform there in 1993…”可知，Suzanne Farrell Ballet在肯尼迪中心首演的时间是1993年。
22. B 细节理解题。根据Woolly Mammoth Company一节中“Woolly Mammoth Company is an experimental theatre that welcomes original plays that push the boundaries of live theatre. The New York Times has called it ‘Washington’s most daring theatre company…’”可知，该剧院热衷于演出具有实验性质的先锋剧。
23. D 推理判断题。根据Wolf Trap一节中“The open-air theatre offers covered seating, but when the weather warms up, we suggest buying seats on the grassland and packing a picnic.”可推断，这是一个与众不同的露天剧场。
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本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章主要介绍了2024年Pritzker建筑奖获得者Riken Yamamoto的作品及其设计理念。
24. C 细节理解题。根据第三段“‘My favorite is the Yokosuka Museum of Art.’”可知答案，
25. D 细节理解题。根据第四段“‘They like to see the firemen training,’ the architect said with a smile. ‘It’s covered with glass, so they can see the firefighters’ activities from the outside.”可知，小孩是被消防人员的日常训练活动所吸引。
26. A 推理判断题，根据第五段“Yamamoto defines community as a sense of sharing one space and tries to bridge cultures, histories and multi-generational citizens…”可推断，Riken Yamamoto的建筑理念强调便于社区成员之间互动。
27. B 观点态度题，根据最后一段“‘One of the things we need most in the future of cities is to create conditions through architecture that multiply the opportunities for people to come together and interact.’”可推断，Tom Pritzker可能认为当前的城市建筑忽视了人与人之间的交往的需要。
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本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了ICARDA的种子库对人类粮食安全的重要作用。
28. D 细节理解题，根据第二段“Many of them come from crops as old as agriculture itself. Other seeds were selected by researchers who’ve hiked in the past four decades through forests and mountains in the Middle East, Asia and North Africa, searching for wild relatives of wheat, rice, legumes and other crops that are important to the human diet,’ says Mariana Yazbek…”可知，该种子库主要是收集古物种及野生种子。
29. C 词义猜测题。根据画线词前提到的并列成分“extreme droughts, floods”可推断，catastrophic与terrible的意思最接近。
30. B 推理判断题，根据第五段“…it absorbs a lot of greenhouse gas CO2 from the atmosphere. It also releases N into the soil, meaning the farmers have to use less chemical fertilizer.”可推断，豆科植物不但能捕捉温室气体，还能改良土壤。
31. A标题判断题。通读全文可知，这些古物种及野生种子可以改善农作物的基因，提高它们的适应能力。
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本文是一篇说明文。文章简要介绍了青铜器在古代中国的主要用途。
32. C 细节理解题。根据第二段“At about the same time that Stonehenge was rising in England, a Bronze Age culture was developing in China… By the time of the Bronze Age, this culture was characterized by a strong centralized government,…”可知，在英格兰还处于Stonehenge时期时，中国已经建立了比较强大的中央政府。
33. A 段落大意题，根据第三段“…in China, bronze was used to make vessels (容器) that played central roles in official ceremonies and ancestor worship for more than 1,000 years,… rulers used bronze cups and food containers to present offerings of food and wine to royal ancestors and gods.”可知，这一段主要是介绍青铜器在古代中国的主要用途：祭祀及显示权势。
34. D 推理判断题。根据第四段“Safeguarding its own dynasty, the Zhou replaced the wine vessels with more practical cooking and storage tools.”可推断，配有很多青铜炊具的古厨房很可能是属于周朝的文物。
35. B 文章出处题。通读全文、特别是根据第一段“…this exhibition features discoveries that will fundamentally change visitors’ understanding of ancient Chinese civilization.”可推断，这篇文章最有可能选自展览会推广手册。
【答案与解析】
本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了几个调整注意力的策略。
36. D 根据空前“Staying focused can be a challenge even when you are doing one thing at a time.”及空后“concentrating might appear impossible.”可知，空项应该提到了同时注意多项工作的难处，故D项符合。
37. G 根据空后“It’s a place where your unfocused mind often make better decisions.”的定义可推断，空项提到了某种地方，故G项“每天都安排一些休息时间段让大脑进入梦幻之地”符合。
38. E 根据空前的问句“Pretty basic ”可知，空项应该会解答这个疑惑，故E项“是的，尽管这些措施很简单，但却是保持注意力所必须的”符合。
39. B 这一节主要是讲我们应该把最重要的事安排在大脑最清醒的时间做，故B项“和你的生物钟做朋友”适合作主题句。
40. F 空前讲到了从事个人爱好活动对提高注意力的好处，故空项应该会呼吁这么做，故F项“因此，偶尔参加一些自己喜欢的活动让紧张的大脑松弛一下”符合，
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本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要记述了贝尔在1917届McKinley Manual Training School毕业典礼上发表的演讲被《国家地理》杂志收集发表的来龙去脉。
41. B 根据空前“Alexander Graham Bell hated spending summertime in Washington, DC.”可知，在炎热的夏天，贝尔一般都会逃离（escaped）华盛顿，回到他的庄园度假。
42. C 有一年夏天，他不得不待在华盛顿。炎热的天气让他好奇人类为什么能找到（figured out）给房子加热的方法，却至今都不能让房子降温。
43. A 于是，他在1872年设计了（designed）一个能给房子降温的设备。
44. D 当69岁的贝尔在1917年给McKinley Manual Training School的毕业生致辞时讲述这个故事（story）时，学生们都感到非常兴奋（wild）。
45. A 见上题解析，
46. B 根据空前“The clapping lasted so long that…”可知，学生们不停地鼓掌，还逼着（forced）他再讲一些更刺激的创意。
47. C 根据空后可知，贝尔接下来讲的是在收取（charging）较低费用的情况下如何运送（transportation）旅客的创意。
48. D 见上题解析。
49. B 因为筑新路费用太高，他想到了一个超前的解决方法（solution）：制造飞行器。
50. C 在演讲中，他不但回顾了（reflected）一个世纪以来人类所取得的惊人的科技进步（advances），还展望了未来科技发展的图景。
51. B 见上题解析。
52. A 比如，原来的燃气灯变成了电灯，汽车取代了（replaced）马车。
53. D 根据下文“Now, more than one hundred years later, Bell’s predictions remain prescient (预见性的).”可知，他接下来是要预测（Predict）未来。
54. C 比如，商业飞机的投运，人类对可再生能源的需求（need）。
55. A 后来，Gilbert Grosvenor把这篇演讲的文本（text）整理发表在1917年《国家地理》杂志二月刊上。
【答案与解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了香港大坑中秋火龙舞的来历。
56. quietest 考查形容词最高级。根据空前的one of the city’s及句意可知，该处需用所给形容词的最高级形式quietest。
57. Listed 考查非谓语动词，分析该句成分可知，所填词list与the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词listed。
58. when 考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，该空引导的是一个非限制性定语从句，从句句意完整且先行词为1880年，故此处用关系副词when。
59. amazement 考查词形转换。根据该空前的限定词their可知，所填词为名词作介词宾语，故用所给动词的名词形式amazement。
60. shortly 考查词形转换。分析该句成分可知，所填词在此处修饰after the dance，作状语，故用所给形容词的副词形式shortly。
61. performers 考查名词复数。performer为可数名词，根据空前的数量词可知，此处用所给名词的复数形式。
62. as 考查介词，根据句意“作为小孩，我就参与了这项活动，”可知，该空填介词as。
63. watching 考查非谓语动词，根据句意“我是看着这些老人扎龙长大的”可知，非谓语动词作状语，表示伴随动作。
64. gathered 考查动词的时态，根据空前的时间状语Back then可知，该句叙述的是过去发生的事，故用所给动词的过去式。
65. a 考查冠词。sense为可数名词，又因为该处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。
第一节
One possible version:
Dear Mike,
I’m sending to you an extraordinary photo for Glimpses of Our Pretty School column. I took it by accident around 22:30 last month.
One night when I was heading to my dorm, I happened to see two teachers taking photos of the bright moon above the main building on our campus. They were sitting on their bikes. Obviously, they had just finished a long day of work and were on their way home.
What has made this photo extraordinary is the dreamy beauty of our campus and the quiet happiness on the teachers’ faces and it is selected to show my appreciation of their untiring devotion to their work.
Best regards!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
However, what happened next was totally out of the expectation of all of us. The cat refused to settle down in the new house. Instead, he moved all the toys and food to our tree house, making it even messier. We tried everything to drive him away. We even attempted to remove him by force, but all our efforts failed. The new house sat there, lonely and abandoned, while we, two kids and a cat, sat here, staring at each other among the mess.
Mrs. Moore thought very hard and finally worked out a plan. She offered to exchange our tree houses. At first, we did not want to back down. But our eyes lit up when Mrs. Moore said that it would be more convenient for her to bake cookies for us. So we struck a deal. To everyone’s delight, Taffy was content in his new house and never bothered us again. From the deal, we learned a lesson: Backing down occasionally could lead to unexpected benefits for all parties.

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