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人大附中2023-2024学年度第二学期高一年级英语期中练习
说明：本试卷共3部分52道小题，共8页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟
第一部分：知识运用 （共三节，42分）
第一节 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
See Me
The sun prepared to rest for the evening. Saying goodbye to the clan (家族), I headed back to camp. I looked forward to setting my ___1___ aside for an evening to reflect on my time in Ethiopia.
“Photo, photo”, a voice behind me called. A young Surma boy followed closely at my heels as I breathed a tired sigh. Over the past four days, many in the camp had wanted their photograph ___2___. I had no energy left after this long day, but the boy kept appealing, “Photo, photo.” He managed to catch my gaze. With eyes full of ___3___, he asked me once more: “photo ”
As I looked at him, an idea flashed before me. I knelt in the cornfield and instructed the boy how to ___4___ . Suddenly, he became shy, losing his ___5___. No matter how I instructed him, I couldn’t capture the shot. Frustrated, I ___6___. I looked at the boy, who seemed ___7___.
In an effort to cheer him, I said, “You were great.” Others from his clan gathered around, cheering and clapping. The boy’s face broke into a smile. I intuitively took shots of the moment. That photograph turned out to be better than the arrangement I’d imagined because it was ___8___.
Reflecting on my experience, I realized I had been caught up in my own ideas and wants. When I agreed to take the shot, I was looking for a particular end ___9___ for myself. But all the boy had really wanted was to be _____10_____. That was the moment that needed to be captured.
1.
A. camera B. wallet C. luggage D. plan
2.
A. printed B. taken C. framed D. developed
3.
A. doubt B. joy C. hope D. despair
4.
A. pose B. move C. operate D. stand
5.
A. patience B. enthusiasm C. temper D. control
6.
A. gave up B. looked up C. spoke up D. cheered up
7.
A. angry B. amused C. shocked D. upset
8.
A. personal B. natural C. graceful D. skillful
9.
A. request B. reminder C. result D. review
10.
A. admired B. heard C. understood D. seen
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在埃塞俄比亚露营期间，一个苏尔马族男孩请求拍照的故事。尽管作者疲惫不堪，但男孩的坚持和渴望让他决定帮助男孩拍照。在多次尝试失败后，作者放弃并试图安慰男孩，但男孩的真诚和喜悦让他意外捕捉到了更美好的瞬间。这次经历让作者意识到，有时候放下自己的预设，才能发现更真实的情感和价值。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我期待着把相机放在一边，用一个晚上的时间来回顾我在埃塞俄比亚的时光。A. camera相机；B. wallet钱包；C. luggage行李；D. plan计划。根据下文“Over the past four days, many in the camp had wanted their photograph 2 . I had no energy left after this long day, but the boy kept appealing, “Photo, photo.””可知，作者过去四天一直在给营地里的人拍照，深感疲惫，由此推知，他想放下相机，休整一下。故选A项。
【2题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的四天里，营地里的许多人都想给自己拍照。A. printed印刷；B. taken拍摄；C. framed框起来；D. developed冲洗。根据上文“photograph”可知，此处指“拍照”，与动词take搭配；take photographs“拍照”。故选B项。
【3题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的眼里充满了希望，再一次问我：“照片？”A. doubt怀疑；B. joy欢乐；C. hope希望；D. despair绝望。根据上文“but the boy kept appealing, “Photo, photo.””和下文“he asked me once more: “photo ””可推知，男孩非常想拍照，所有眼睛里充满希望。故选C项。
【4题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我跪在玉米地里，教男孩如何摆姿势。A. pose摆姿势；B. move移动；C. operate操作；D. stand站立。根据上文“instructed the boy”可推知，作者作为摄像师，要指导男孩如何摆姿势。故选A项。
【5题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，他变得害羞起来，失去了热情。A. patience耐心；B. enthusiasm热情；C. temper脾气；D. control控制。根据前文可知，男孩非常想拍照，满怀热情，结合上文“ Suddenly, he became shy, losing his...”可推知，作者的行为让男孩感到害羞，失去了之前的热情。故选B项。
【6题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我沮丧地放弃了。A. gave up放弃；B. looked up查找；C. spoke up大声说；D. cheered up高兴起来。根据上文“No matter how I instructed him, I couldn’t capture the shot.”和“Frustrated”可知，作者始终无法捕捉到想要的镜头，感到沮丧，他决定放弃了。故选A项。
【7题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我看了看那个男孩，他似乎很沮丧。A. angry生气的；B. amused愉快的；C. shocked震惊的；D. upset失望，沮丧。根据下文“In an effort to cheer him, I said, “You were great.””可知，男孩非常沮丧，所以作者才会想要使他高兴起来。故选D项。
【8题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这张照片比我想象的安排要好，因为它很自然。A. personal个人的；B. natural自然的；C. graceful优雅的；D. skillful熟练的。根据上文“The boy’s face broke into a smile. I intuitively took shots of the moment.”可知，这是抓拍的男孩的自然状态，比作者想象的镜头更好，因为它很自然。故选B项。
【9题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我同意拍摄时，我是在为自己寻找一个特定的最终结果。A. request请求；B. reminder提醒；C. result结果；D. review回顾。根据上文“I realized I had been caught up in my own ideas and wants.”可知，作者之前一直在找寻的是自己心里想好的那个特定的结果。故选C项。
【10题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但男孩真正想要的只是被人看见。A. admired钦佩；B. heard听到；C. understood理解；D. seen看到。根据上文“Others from his clan gathered around, cheering and clapping. The boy’s face broke into a smile. I intuitively took shots of the moment.”和下文“That was the moment that needed to be captured.”可推知，男孩想要的就是被拍摄下来，被看到，至于摆什么姿势并不重要。故选D项。
第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
Even though Tu Youyou is not interested in fame, she has become a scientist ____11____ work is internationally renowned. Tu Youyou was noted ____12____ her bravery in being a scientist during a difficult time for science in China, her ability ____13____ (use) old wisdom and new methods to achieve her goals and the fact that her work bridged the Eastern and Western worlds, saving millions of lives. Today, Tu Youyou ____14____ (continue) to conduct research despite her age.
【答案】11. whose
12. for 13. to use
14. continues
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍科学家屠呦呦不为名利，一心致力于科研事业的精神品质。
【11题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：尽管屠呦呦对名利不感兴趣，但她已经成为一名研究成果享誉国际的科学家。分析可知，设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词scientist，关系词指代先行词在从句中作定语，故填whose。
【12题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：屠呦呦因其在中国科学困难时期作为一名科学家的勇敢而闻名，她能够运用旧智慧和新方法来实现自己的目标，以及她的工作在东西方世界之间架起了一座桥梁，拯救了数百万人的生命。短语be noted for，意为“因……而闻名”，符合句意，故填for。
【13题详解】
考查不定式。句意：同上。短语ability to do sth，意为“有能力做某事”，符合句意，故填to use。
【14题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：如今，屠呦呦尽管年事已高，但仍在继续从事科研工作。设空处为谓语，根据时间状语Today，可知应用一般现在时，主语Tu Youyou，谓语第三人称单数，故填continues。
B
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
In his recovery program, Christopher Reeve an gaged in a wide range of exercises ____15____ (design) to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress. Shortly after, he managed to return to his film career and became a passionate and energetic advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities,____16____ (raise) millions of dollars in support of medical research. His positive attitude inspired many people who ____17____ (stick) in illness.
【答案】15. designed
16. raising
17. were stuck
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章介绍了Reeve，他参与各种运动重建肌肉，然后重返电影行业，并从事慈善事业。
【15题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在他的康复计划中，克里斯托弗·里夫参与了一系列旨在重建肌肉的运动，并取得了显著的进步。设空处修饰名词exercises作定语，和名词之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作定语，故填designed。
【16题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：不久之后，他成功地回到了他的电影事业，并成为了一个充满激情和精力充沛的倡导者，为背部受伤和残疾的人筹集了数百万美元用于支持医学研究。本句已有谓语动词，设空处为非谓语动词，和主语之间是主动关系，应用现在分词作状语，故填raising。
【17题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：他积极的态度激励了许多被疾病困住的人。设空处为从句谓语，描述过去的事情，应用一般过去时，主语who指代many people，和谓语之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，be动词应用were，故填were stuck。
C
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music.____18____ sets him apart is his ability to convey profound emotions through his compositions. In his twenties, he ____19____ (be) very famous for his skills on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing.____20____he was challenged by the deafness, he continued to produce amazing pieces.
【答案】18. What
19. had been
20. Though##Although
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了著名作曲家贝多芬的经历和成就。
【18题详解】
考查主语从句。句意：使他与众不同的是他通过作品传达深刻情感的能力。分析句子结构可知，此处缺少主语从句引导词，从句缺少主语，表示事物，应使用连接词what，位于句首首字母大写。故填What。
【19题详解】
考查时态。句意：在他20多岁的时候，他以钢琴技巧而闻名，但后来他开始失聪。分析句子结构可知，此处是句子的谓语部分，根据时间状语In his twenties以及句意可知，应使用过去完成时，表示过去某一时间以前就已完成的动作或存在的状态，故填had been。
【20题详解】
考查让步状语从句。句意：尽管他受到了耳聋的挑战，但他仍能创作出令人惊叹的作品。分析句子结构可知，此处表示让步转折，缺少让步状语从句引导词，需用though/although，表示“尽管”，位于句首首字母大写。故填Though/Although。
第三节：完成句子。（每小题1分，共12分）
请根据汉语提示补全下列句子。
21. That was the day when it took only six hours to break my ____________. (身心)（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】body and soul
【解析】
【详解】考查名词短语。句意：那一天，仅仅6个小时的恐惧情形让我身心俱毁。根据汉语提示“身心”，以及句子结构可知，此处需要名词短语body and soul充当动词break的宾语，前面有形容词性物主代词my可知，应使用单数形式。故填body and soul。
22. This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness ____________ trouble. (面对) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】in the face of
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语。句意：这是一个真正令人钦佩的人的标志：在困难面前坚定不移。“面对”用介词短语in the face of表示，作后置定语。故填in the face of。
23. I admire firefighters because they ____________ and save people’s lives. (灭火) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】put out fires
【解析】
【详解】考查一般现在时，固定短语和名词。句意：我钦佩消防员，因为他们扑灭火灾，拯救人们的生命。根据汉语提示可知，空格处需要填入“灭火”。put out意为“扑灭”；表示“火，火灾”用fire，此时为可数名词，需要用复数；本句中为陈述事实，所以用一般现在时，they作主语，谓语动词为复数，故答案为put out fires。
24. They have inspired people around the world to ____________ (为……而奋战) equal rights and justice. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】fight for
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：他们激励着世界各地的人们为平等的权利和正义而斗争。根据汉语提示可知，空处应用动词短语fight for，且上文为短语inspire sb. to do sth.，fight应用原形。故填fight for。
25. After hundreds of failed experiments, the researchers eventually ____________ a promising chemical.（偶然发现）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】came across
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：经过数百次失败的实验，研究人员最终发现了一种很有前途的化学物质。根据句意及汉语提示可知，此处使用动词短语come across，意为“偶然发现”，根据上下文语境可知，句子描述过去的事情，应用一般过去时。故填came across。
26. Christopher ____________, and was eventually given the lead role in a Superman film. (参与试镜)（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】tried out for
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：克里斯托弗参与试镜，并最终得到了超人电影的主角。参与试镜为try out for。根据句中was given可知，句子使用一般过去时，动词使用过去式形式。故填tried out for。
27. He soon gained a reputation for ____________ for good causes. (提高意识) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】raising awareness
【解析】
【详解】考查动词和名词。句意：他很快就因提高人们对公益事业的意识而名声大噪。“提高”用动词raise，作介词宾语，用动名词形式raising，“意识”作宾语，用名词awareness。故填raising awareness。
28. Reeve did charity work to help those most ____________.（需要帮助的）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】in need
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语。句意：里夫做了一些慈善工作来帮助那些最需要帮助的人。介词短语in need，意为“需要帮助的”，符合句意，故填in need。
29. ____________ the arts may help people live longer.（接触）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】Being exposed to
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和非谓语。句意：接触艺术可以帮助人们长寿。根据汉语提示可知短语为be exposed to，作句子主语应用动名词形式，首字母大写。故填Being exposed to。
30. Charitable giving can also help us feel ____________ and fulfillment in our life. (目标感) （根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】a sense of goal
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：慈善捐赠也可以帮助我们在生活中感受到目标感和成就感。目标感为a sense of goal，作宾语。故填a sense of goal。
31. The figure’s mouth is wide open and ____________ a powerful scream.（发出）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】letting out
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和固定短语。句意：人物的嘴张大，发出一声有力的尖叫。短语let out，意为“发出”，和前面的is构成现在进行时，符合语境，故填letting out。
32. Specifically, classical music ____________ orchestral music of the18th and l9th century.（指的是）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】refers to
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：具体来说，古典音乐指的是18世纪和19世纪的管弦乐。根据汉语提示可知，refer to“指的是”，句子是描述一个事实，应用一般现在时，主语classical music表示单数意义，谓语动词用三单形式，故填refers to。
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）
第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Not too hot, not too cold. Spring is the perfect time to visit Europe for ideal weather. The best European countries to visit in the spring include: France, Netherlands, Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic and so on.
France
One of the most tourist-packed countries in Europe, France offers lesser crowds and more excellent weather during the spring months. Just outside of Paris are the impressive castles and country houses of Sceaux, where the cherry blossom can easily be seen in spring.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is well-known for its vast fields of flowers, making spring a perfect time for a Dutch holiday. The tulip fields in the Noordoostpolder are a must, as well as flower fields in Flevoland and Kop van Noord-Holland. In Veluwe National Park, tourists will be rewarded with the sight of red deer eating grass. A trip to the Netherlands would, of course, be incomplete without a visit to Amsterdam. The lesser crowds and lovely weather of spring make it the perfect time to explore Amsterdam’s canals.
Slovakia
Slovakia is a wonderfully diverse country with rich cultural history and awe-inspiring natural sites. Slovak Paradise is a natural park that offers 19 nature reserves and over 350 caves. Due to its hot summers and cold winters, spring is a perfect time to explore all that Slovakia has to offer.
Romania
Romania hosts a variety of great cultural sites and lively cities, especially attractive during spring months. The Statue of King Decebalus, a 141-foot-high upper part of Decebalus carved into the side of a rock, is a wonderful attraction. Bra ov Old Town is one of Europe’s most charming destinations for those looking to escape the capital city of Bucharest.
Czech Republic
Due to its impossibly preserved Gothic architecture, Prague is widely regarded as the most impressive city in Europe. As such, summertime will be characterized with crowds that can ruin the romance with which you should experience Prague. May in the Czech Republic offers perfect not-too-hot, not-too-cold weather. This makes for ideal conditions to cross Charles Bridge and tour Prague Castle.
33. If one wants to appreciate flowers, he will most probably go to ______.
A. France B. Netherlands C. Romania D. Czech Republic
34. According to the passage, the best destinations for tourists interested in architecture are ______.
A. France and Romania B. Romania and Slovakia
C. Slovakia and Czech Republic D. France and Czech Republic
35. What can be learned about the countries mentioned in the passage
A. They are packed with more crowds in spring than in other seasons.
B. Tourists can travel in ships when visiting Romania and Netherlands.
C. Travellers can catch sight of and feed wild animals in these countries.
D. Slovakia is an amazing place where tourists can enjoy natural beauty.
【答案】33. B 34. D 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了五个适合春天去的旅游目的地。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The Netherlands is well-known for its vast fields of flowers, making spring a perfect time for a Dutch holiday. The tulip fields in the Noordoostpolder are a must, as well as flower fields in Flevoland and Kop van Noord-Holland.(荷兰以其广阔花田而闻名，春天是荷兰人度假的最佳时机。Noordoostpolder的郁金香田是必去之地，Flevoland和Kop van Noord-Holland的花田也是必去之地)”可知，如果一个人想要赏花，他很可能会去荷兰。故选B。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Just outside of Paris are the impressive castles and country houses of Sceaux, where the cherry blossom can easily be seen in spring.(巴黎郊外有令人印象深刻的城堡和乡村别墅，春天樱花盛开)”以及最后一段“Due to its impossibly preserved Gothic architecture, Prague is widely regarded as the most impressive city in Europe.(由于其哥特式建筑保存完好，布拉格被广泛认为是欧洲最令人印象深刻的城市)”可知，对建筑感兴趣的游客的最佳目的地是法国和捷克共和国。故选D。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Slovakia is a wonderfully diverse country with rich cultural history and awe-inspiring natural sites. Slovak Paradise is a natural park that offers 19 nature reserves and over 350 caves. Due to its hot summers and cold winters, spring is a perfect time to explore all that Slovakia has to offer.(斯洛伐克是一个非常多元化的国家，有着丰富的文化历史和令人惊叹的自然景观。斯洛伐克天堂是一个自然公园，有19个自然保护区和350多个洞穴。由于其炎热的夏天和寒冷的冬天，春天是一个完美的时间来探索斯洛伐克所提供的一切)”可知，斯洛伐克是一个令人惊叹的地方，游客可以在那里享受自然美景。故选D。
B
One summer night in a seaside cottage, a boy felt himself lifted from bed. Then, with the swiftness of a dream, he was held in his father’s arms out onto the nearby beach. Overhead the sky blazed with stars. “Watch!” Incredibly, as his father spoke, one of the stars moved. In a line of golden fire it flashed across the astonished heavens. And before the wonder of this could fade, another star leaped from its place, then another, plunging towards the restless sea.
“What’s this ” the child whispered.
“Shooting stars. They come every year on a certain August night. I thought you’d like to see the show.”
That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful. But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.
Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep. No doubt I had all the usual childhood entertainment, but those are forgotten now. What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose (列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the “trophy table” in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads... I remember the thought-provoking (引人深思的) books left by my bedside that pushed back my horizons and sometimes actually changed my life.
My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. This subtle art of adding dimensions to a child’s world doesn’t necessarily require a great deal of time. It simply involves doing things more often with our children instead of for them or to them.
36. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean
A The child was still immersed in the beautiful scenery just now.
B. The child was too frightened to fall asleep because of darkness.
C. The child wanted to listen more to the music about falling stars.
D. The child felt grateful to his father for what he showed him.
37. All the things the author remember from his childhood are ________.
A. unusual and novel B. dangerous and demanding
C. strange and uncommon D. educational and thought-provoking
38. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Parents should interfere more with their children’s learning.
B. Parents should push their children to try to do everything on their own.
C. Parents should devote energy to exploring new things for their children.
D. Parents should encourage children to be curious and explore new things in life.
39. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Limitless knowledge B. Father, the hero of my life
C. Curiosity aroused that night D. The unusual things in my life
【答案】36. A 37. A 38. D 39. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。几十年前的一个夏日夜晚父亲抱起熟睡的作者，带作者去看流星，作者在多年后依然对这个夜晚记忆犹新。除此之外，作者还记得许多和父亲一起做的特殊事情，父亲通过一些小事激发作者的好奇心。作者意识到开阔孩子的视野并不需要花费很多时间，只需经常和孩子们一起做一些事情。
【36题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线句前面的“That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful.(仅此而已：只是对神秘而美丽事物的意外一瞥。)”并结合上文父亲抱着熟睡的作者去看流星的场景可知，在这个夜晚，作者看到了神秘而美丽的流星雨，再根据画线句“But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.(但是，回到床上，孩子在黑暗中凝视了很长一段时间，知道在安静的房子周围，夜晚充满了星星落下的无声音乐。)”可推知，作者回到床上躺着后，依然沉浸在刚刚看到的美丽景色之中。故选A。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中的“I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep(我是一个幸运的男孩，他的父亲认为，对一个小男孩来说，一次新的经历比一个完整夜晚的睡眠更重要)”和“What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose (列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the ‘trophy table’ in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads...(我记得的是流星的夜晚，我们坐在列车末尾的职工车厢里的那一天，我们制作的真的很管用的电报，还有餐厅里的‘奖杯桌’，在那里我们这些孩子被鼓励展示我们发现的东西——任何不寻常或美丽的东西——蛇皮、贝壳、花、箭头……)”可推出，作者记得的童年里的那些事物都非常独特、新颖。故选A。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. (我父亲有一种了不起的天赋，那就是为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域。)”可知，父亲为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域，激发出了他们探索的兴趣。由此可推测出，父母应该鼓励孩子们保持好奇心，探索生活中的新事物。故选D
【39题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文首先描述了几十年前的一个夏日夜晚父亲抱起熟睡的作者，带作者去看流星，再根据第五段中的“Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep.(几十年过去了，但我仍然记得那个夜晚，因为我是一个幸运的男孩，他的父亲认为，对一个小男孩来说，一次新的经历比一个完整的夜晚更重要。)”和最后一段中的“My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. (我父亲有一种了不起的天赋，那就是为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域。)”可知，那个夜晚父亲让作者体验了新的事物，父亲总能够激发孩子们去探索新事物，使孩子保持好奇心。由此可推测出，C项“那晚激发的好奇心”最适合作本文标题。故选C。
C
Mime (哑剧) opens up a new world to the beholder, but it does so tnsidiously (隐匿地), not by purposely injecting points of interest in the manner of a tour guide. Audiences are not unlike visitors to a foreign land who discover that the modes, manners, and thoughts of its inhabitants are not meaningless oddities, but are sensible in context.
I remember once when an audience seemed puzzled at what I was doing. At first, I tried to gain a more immediate response by using slight exaggerations. I soon realized that these actions had nothing to do with the audience's understanding of the character. What I had believed to be a failure of the audience to respond in the manner I expected was, in fact, only their concentration on what I was doing; they were enjoying a gradual awakening — a slow transition of their understanding from their own time and place to one that appeared so unexpectedly before their eyes. This was evidenced by their growing response to succeeding numbers.
Mime is an elusive art as its expression is entirely dependent on the ability of the performer to imagine a character and to re-create that character for each performance. As a mime, I am a physical medium, the instrument upon which the figures of my imagination play their dance of life. The individuals in my audience also have responsibilities—they must be alert collaborators. They cannot sit back, mindlessly self-content, and wait to have their emotions aroused by fantastic musical sounds or visual rhythms or acrobatic feats, or by words that tell them what to think. Mime is àn art that, paradoxically, appeals both to those who respond instinctively to entertainment and to those whose appreciation is more analytical and complex.
Between these extremes lie those audiences conditioned to resist any collaboration with what is played before them, and these the mime must charm despite themselves. There is only one way to attack those reluctant minds---take them unaware! They will be delighted at an unexpected pleasure.
40. The author most likely includes the incident described in paragranh 2 in order to ______.
A. show how challenging the career of a mime can be
B. eliminate some misconceptions about what a mime is like
C. portray the intensity required to see the audience's point of view
D. indicate the adjustments an audience must make in watching mime
41. The underlined word "elusive" in paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A. easy to summarize B. difficult to define
C. hard to comment D. natural to imitate
42. According to the passage, which of the following is important to the artistic success of mime
A. Various dramatic elements. B. Realistic details.
C. Audience involvement. D. Large audiences.
【答案】40. D 41. B 42. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了哑剧艺术的特点以及与观众的关系。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“What I had believed to be a failure of the audience to respond in the manner I expected was, in fact, only their concentration on what I was doing; they were enjoying a gradual awakening — a slow transition of their understanding from their own time and place to one that appeared so unexpectedly before their eyes. This was evidenced by their growing response to succeeding numbers. (我曾以为听众没有以我所期望的方式做出回应，但事实上，他们只是专注于我正在做的事情；他们正享受着一种逐渐觉醒的过程——他们的理解从自己的时间和地点缓慢地过渡到一个如此出乎意料地出现在他们眼前的地方。他们对后续数字的反应越来越强烈，证明了这一点。)”可推知，作者将第二段中描述的事件包括在内很可能是为了表明观众在观看哑剧时必须做出的调整。故选D。
【41题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“as its expression is entirely dependent on the ability of the performer to imagine a character and to re-create that character for each performance. (因为它的表达完全依赖于表演者想象一个角色的能力，并在每次表演中重新创造这个角色。)”可知，哑剧的表达完全依赖于表演者想象一个角色的能力，并在每次表演中重新创造这个角色，故推知哑剧是一门难以定义的艺术，故画线词意思是“难以定义”。故选B。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The individuals in my audience also have responsibilities—they must be alert collaborators. They cannot sit back, mindlessly self-content, and wait to have their emotions aroused by fantastic musical sounds or visual rhythms or acrobatic feats, or by words that tell them what to think. Mime is àn art that, paradoxically, appeals both to those who respond instinctively to entertainment and to those whose appreciation is more analytical and complex. (我的听众中的个人也有责任——他们必须是警惕的合作者。他们不能坐等美妙的音乐声音、视觉节奏、杂技表演或告诉他们该思考什么的话语来激发他们的情感，盲目地自我满足。哑剧是一门艺术，矛盾的是，它既吸引那些本能地对娱乐做出反应的人，也吸引那些鉴赏力更强、更复杂的人。)”可知，观众参与对哑剧的艺术成功是重要的。故选C。
D
During a judging period for a recent short story contest, I started thinking a lot about dialogue tags. Because in many submissions characters didn’t “say” a thing. They shouted, they inquired, they assumed. Some characters screamed while others murmured. But no one “said” anything. And I started wondering why.
Why do we tell beginner writers to avoid creative dialogue tags in the first place Why do we insist that characters should stick to “said,” “asked,” and the occasional “sighed ” And, if the advice is so of-repeated, why are writers still unable to resist the siren call of weep, scream, snap, or laugh
The more I thought about it, the more I understood the temptation. We’re always encouraged to use strong, actionable verbs in our prose. Why walk when you can skip or wander Why cry when you can sob or weep Why wouldn’t we reach for exciting verbs instead of mild-boring dull-blah said Why couldn’t each verb be a tiny sparkling gem in its own right
The problem, I think, is that every jewel needs a setting to become something more than the sum of its parts. Without something to provide structure, a collection of the world’s most glorious diamonds would still only amount to a heap of rocks.
And a dialogue tag should never, ever be the diamond in any given sentence.
Dialogue is your diamond, friends. When we read your work, your dialogue should be so bright, so sparkling, so lifelike, so wonderfully realistic that our brains “hear” each line instead of merely reading it. We don’t need to be told a character is shouting — we can sense it in the way they spit out words, clench fists, or storm from the room.
A dialogue tag is a mere signpost along the narrative journey, gently indicating who said what. It’s part of a story’s experience, but it’s not part of the story itself, nor should it be treated as such. Dialogue tags are similar to lighting in a Broadway play: without it, the audience would have no idea what was going on, but it usually strives to shine without calling too much attention to itself.
What’s more, readers may not initially imagine a particular line being “sobbed.” When we reach the end of a sentence and find out our leading lady has actually sobbed instead of whispered, it pulls us right out of the story. We pause. We reread the line. We adjust our understanding and begin again. But that wonderful momentum when we’re fully immersed in the scene, holding our breath to find out what our heroine says next, is lost.
Creating a successful work of fiction is about giving the reader all the materials they need to build your fictional world in their mind and not a scrap more. Readers need believable dialogue. They need voices so compelling that they pop right off the page and into our ears. And if you’ve created dynamic characters who speak words we can really hear, you will never need to tell us how something was said.
Senior Editor
43. According to the Senior Editor, the beginner writers are tempted to ______.
A. replace a dull “said” with exciting verbs
B. omit what the character said in a dialogue
C. resist the warning against strong emotions
D. overuse the word “said” in their submissions
44. The Senior Editor compares dialogue tags to ______
A. glorious diamonds B. heaps of rocks
C. tiny, sparkling gems D. Broadway play lighting
45. What can we learn from the passage
A. Dialogue tags are said to be the most important aspect of storytelling.
B. Without dialogue tags, readers have to reread to adjust understanding.
C. Creative dialogue tags may interrupt readers’ wonderful reading flow.
D. Effective dialogue tags should describe characters’ emotions directly.
46. The writer most probably agrees that ______.
A. good works of fiction give as many materials as possible
B. readers cannot imagine a line without the dialogue tags
C. what was said should be prioritized over how it was said
D. writers should choose powerful words for dialogue tags
【答案】43. A 44. D 45. C 46. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了对话标签在小说创作中的应用。作者认为，尽管在创作时应该鼓励使用强有力的动词，但在对话标签中应避免使用过于创意的词汇，如“尖叫”、“低语”等，因为这些标签可能掩盖对话本身的光芒。对话应该是故事中的“钻石”，通过角色的语气、动作等自然表达情感，而不是通过对话标签。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Because in many submissions characters didn’t “say” a thing. They shouted, they inquired, they assumed. Some characters screamed while others murmured. But no one “said” anything. And I started wondering why.(因为在许多提交的内容中，角色并没有“说”任何东西。他们叫喊，他们询问，他们猜想。一些人高声喊，另一些人喃喃自语。但是没有人“说”什么。我开始纳闷为什么。)”和第二段中“Why do we tell beginner writers to avoid creative dialogue tags in the first place Why do we insist that characters should stick to “said,” “asked,” and the occasional “sighed ” And, if the advice is so of-repeated, why are writers still unable to resist the siren call of weep, scream, snap, or laugh (为什么我们要告诉初学写作的人首先要避免创造性的对话标签？为什么我们要坚持让角色坚持“说”、“问”和偶尔的“叹”呢？而且，如果这些建议被重复了这么多次，为什么作家们仍然无法抗拒哭泣、尖叫、尖叫或大笑的诱惑呢？)”可推知，根据资深编辑的说法，初学写作的人很容易使用一些激动人心的动词，如shout、inquire、assume、scream等，来代替无聊的said。故选A项。
44题详解】
细节理解题。根据第七段中“Dialogue tags are similar to lighting in a Broadway play: without it, the audience would have no idea what was going on, but it usually strives to shine without calling too much attention to itself.(对话标签类似于百老汇戏剧中的灯光：没有它，观众将不知道发生了什么，但它通常努力在不引起太多注意的情况下发光)”可知，资深编辑将对话标签比作百老汇戏剧中的灯光。故选D项。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据第八段中“What’s more, readers may not initially imagine a particular line being “sobbed.” When we reach the end of a sentence and find out our leading lady has actually sobbed instead of whispered, it pulls us right out of the story. We pause. We reread the line. We adjust our understanding and begin again. But that wonderful momentum when we’re fully immersed in the scene, holding our breath to find out what our heroine says next, is lost.(更重要的是，读者一开始可能不会想到某句话是“哭诉”。当我们读到一个句子的结尾时，发现女主角实际上是在哭诉，而不是在低声说话，这就把我们从故事中拉了出来。我们暂停。我们重读了这句话。我们调整我们的理解，重新开始。但是，那种完全沉浸在场景中，屏住呼吸想知道女主角接下来会说什么的美妙动力已经消失了)”可知，如果作者使用的创造性对话标签如果与读者自己的理解不一致，就可能让读者停下来调整理解，从而打断了读者原本美妙的阅读思路。故选C项。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“And if you’ve created dynamic characters who speak words we can really hear, you will never need to tell us how something was said.(如果你创造了充满活力的人物，他们说的话我们真的能听到，你就不需要告诉我们他们是怎么说的)”可推知，作者认为，在角色创作中，角色说了什么应该优先于他们怎么说。故选C项。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Self-concept is our personal knowledge of who we are, encompassing all of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves physically, personally, and socially. ____47____ Our self-concept develops most rapidly during early childhood and adolescence, but self-concept continues to form and change over time as we learn more ab ourselves.
By age 2, children begin to differentiate themselves from others.____48____ At this stage, a child’s self-image is largely descriptive, based mostly on physical characteristics or concrete details. Yet, children increasingly pay attention to their capabilities, and by about 6 years old, children can communicate what they want and need. They are also starting to define themselves in terms of social groups.
Between the ages of 7 and 11, children begin to make social comparisons and consider how they’re perceived by others.____49____ They begin to describe themselves in terms of abilities and not just concrete details, and they realize that their characteristics exist on a continuum. For example, a child at this stage will begin to see himself as more athletic than some and less athletic than others, rather than simply athletic or not athletic. At this point, the ideal self and self-image start to develop.
____50____ The self-concept established during adolescence is usually the basis for the self-concept for there mainder of one’s life. During the adolescent years, people experiment with different roles, personas, and selves. For adolescents, self-concept is influenced by success in areas they value and the responses of others valued to them.____51____
A. Adolescence is a key period for self-concept.
B. We all hold numerous, varied ideas about ourselves.
C. At this stage, children’s descriptions of themselves become more abstract.
D. By the ages of 3 and 4, children understand that they are separate and unique selves.
E. However, it is between early childhood and adolescence that self-concept experiences the most growth.
F. Self-concept also includes our knowledge of how we behave, our capabilities, and our individual characteristics.
G Success and approval can contribute to greater self-esteem and a stronger self-concept into adulthood.
【答案】47. F 48. D 49. C 50. A 51. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要阐述了自我概念（Self-concept）的定义和形成过程。
【47题详解】
上文“Self-concept is our personal knowledge of who we are, encompassing all of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves physically, personally, and socially. (自我概念是我们对自己是谁的个人认识，包括我们对自己身体上、个人上和社会上的所有想法和感受)”给出自我概念的定义和包含的内容，F项“Self-concept also includes our knowledge of how we behave, our capabilities, and our individual characteristics.(自我概念还包括我们对自己行为方式、能力和个人特征的认识)”承接上文，继续补充其内涵，句中“also includes”照应上文“encompassing”，构成并列关系。故选F项。
【48题详解】
上文“By age 2, children begin to differentiate themselves from others.(到2岁时，孩子们开始把自己和别人区分开来)”谈及2岁孩子的自我概念，下文“by about 6 years old, children can communicate what they want and need.(到6岁左右，孩子们可以表达他们想要和需要的东西)”谈及6岁孩子的自我概念，D项“By the ages of 3 and 4, children understand that they are separate and unique selves.(到3岁和4岁时，孩子们明白他们是独立的、独特的自我)”延续了这一时间脉络，介绍3、4岁孩子的时间概念，上下文衔接自然。故选D项。
【49题详解】
上文“Between the age s of 7 and 11, children begin to make social comparisons and consider how they’re perceived by others.(在7岁到11岁之间，孩子们开始进行社会比较，并考虑别人如何看待他们)”开始谈及7岁到11岁之间孩子们的自我概念，C项“At this stage, children’s descriptions of themselves become more abstract.(在这个阶段，孩子对自己的描述变得更加抽象)”进一步说明该年龄段孩子们的特点，同时提出“抽象描述”这一概念，与下文“They begin to describe themselves in terms of abilities and not just concrete details, and they realize that their characteristics exist on a continuum.(他们开始用能力来描述自己，而不仅仅是具体的细节，他们意识到他们的特征存在于一个连续体中)”中“describe themselves in terms of abilities and not just concrete details”相照应，上下文语意连贯。故选C项。
【50题详解】
根据下文“The self-concept established during adolescence is usually the basis for the self-concept for there mainder of one’s life. During the adolescent years, people experiment with different roles, personas, and selves.(青少年时期建立的自我概念通常是一个人一生中大部分时间的自我概念的基础。在青少年时期，人们会尝试不同的角色、角色和自我)”可知，本段谈论青少年时期的自我概念，而且这个时期的自我概念是一生中大部分时间的自我概念的基础，由此可知，青少年时期对于自我概念形成非常重要；A项“Adolescence is a key period for self-concept.(青春期是自我概念形成的关键时期)”符合语境，是本段内容的概括，是段首最佳主题句。故选A项。
【51题详解】
上文“For adolescents, self-concept is influenced by success in areas they value and the responses of others valued to them.(对于青少年来说，自我概念受到他们所重视的领域的成功以及其他人对他们有价值的反应的影响。)”说明自我概念受到成功和他人的影响，G项“Success and approval can contribute to greater self-esteem and a stronger self-concept into adulthood.(成功和认可能让你在成年后更有自尊，更有自我意识)”进步阐明这种影响：成功和认可能让人更有自尊，更有自我意识，符合语境。故选G项。
第三部分：书面表达 (20分）
52. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你校英语报“用英语讲好中国故事”栏目正在征稿，请你根据要求写一份稿件投稿，内容包括：
1.介绍一项中国传统文化艺术形式；
2.说明该艺术形式的意义与价值。
注意：词数100左右。
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【答案】The traditional Chinese culture item I introduce is dian cha, a kind of tea art popular in the Song Dynasty. The technique begins with pouring hot water over powdered tea to create a paste. Then, more hot water is slowly added as the tea is constantly whisked by hand with a bamboo stick. This action of pouring hot water is called dian, giving this art the name dian cha.
I appreciate it because it is unique in the world. Besides, it makes drinking tea more enjoyable, which also gives us an insight into people’s lifestyle in the Song Dynasty.
【解析】
【导语】这篇书面表达属于应用文。校英文报Teens正在为“用英语讲好中国传统文化”专栏征稿，要求考生选择一项喜欢的传统文化项目，写一篇短文投稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
传统的：traditional→conventional
以……开始：begin with→start with
不断地：constantly→continuously
搅拌：whisk→stir
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：This action of pouring hot water is called dian, giving this art the name dian cha.
拓展句：This action of pouring hot water is called dian, which gives this art the name dian cha.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Then, more hot water is slowly added as the tea is constantly whisked by hand with a bamboo stick. (运用了as引导的时间状语从句)
【高分句型2】Besides, it makes drinking tea more enjoyable, which also gives us an insight into people’s lifestyle in the Song Dynasty.(运用了which引导的非限定性定语从句)人大附中2023-2024学年度第二学期高一年级英语期中练习
说明：本试卷共3部分52道小题，共8页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟
第一部分：知识运用 （共三节，42分）
第一节 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
See Me
The sun prepared to rest for the evening. Saying goodbye to the clan (家族), I headed back to camp. I looked forward to setting my ___1___ aside for an evening to reflect on my time in Ethiopia.
“Photo, photo”, a voice behind me called. A young Surma boy followed closely at my heels as I breathed a tired sigh. Over the past four days, many in the camp had wanted their photograph ___2___. I had no energy left after this long day, but the boy kept appealing, “Photo, photo.” He managed to catch my gaze. With eyes full of ___3___, he asked me once more: “photo ”
As I looked at him an idea flashed before me. I knelt in the cornfield and instructed the boy how to ___4___ . Suddenly, he became shy, losing his ___5___. No matter how I instructed him, I couldn’t capture the shot. Frustrated, I ___6___. I looked at the boy, who seemed ___7___.
In an effort to cheer him, I said, “You were great.” Others from his clan gathered around, cheering and clapping. The boy’s face broke into a smile. I intuitively took shots of the moment. That photograph turned out to be better than the arrangement I’d imagined because it was ___8___.
Reflecting on my experience, I realized I had been caught up in my own ideas and wants. When I agreed to take the shot, I was looking for a particular end ___9___ for myself. But all the boy had really wanted was to be _____10_____. That was the moment that needed to be captured.
1.
A. camera B. wallet C. luggage D. plan
2.
A. printed B. taken C. framed D. developed
3.
A. doubt B. joy C. hope D. despair
4.
A. pose B. move C. operate D. stand
5.
A. patience B. enthusiasm C. temper D. control
6.
A. gave up B. looked up C. spoke up D. cheered up
7.
A. angry B. amused C. shocked D. upset
8.
A. personal B. natural C. graceful D. skillful
9.
A. request B. reminder C. result D. review
10.
A. admired B. heard C. understood D. seen
第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
Even though Tu Youyou is not interested in fame, she has become a scientist ____11____ work is internationally renowned. Tu Youyou was noted ____12____ her bravery in being a scientist during a difficult time for science in China, her ability ____13____ (use) old wisdom and new methods to achieve her goals and the fact that her work bridged the Eastern and Western worlds, saving millions of lives. Today, Tu Youyou ____14____ (continue) to conduct research despite her age.
B
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
In his recovery program, Christopher Reeve an gaged in a wide range of exercises ____15____ (design) to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress. Shortly after, he managed to return to his film career and became a passionate and energetic advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities,____16____ (raise) millions of dollars in support of medical research. His positive attitude inspired many people who ____17____ (stick) in illness.
C
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music.____18____ sets him apart is his ability to convey profound emotions through his compositions. In his twenties, he ____19____ (be) very famous for his skills on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing.____20____he was challenged by the deafness, he continued to produce amazing pieces.
第三节：完成句子。（每小题1分，共12分）
请根据汉语提示补全下列句子。
21 That was the day when it took only six hours to break my ____________. (身心)（根据汉语提示完成句子）
22. This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness ____________ trouble. (面对) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
23. I admire firefighters because they ____________ and save people’s lives. (灭火) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
24. They have inspired people around the world to ____________ (为……而奋战) equal rights and justice. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
25. After hundreds of failed experiments, the researchers eventually ____________ a promising chemical.（偶然发现）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
26. Christopher ____________, and was eventually given the lead role in a Superman film. (参与试镜)（根据汉语提示完成句子）
27. He soon gained a reputation for ____________ for good causes. (提高意识) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
28. Reeve did charity work to help those most ____________.（需要帮助的）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
29. ____________ the arts may help people live longer.（接触）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
30. Charitable giving can also help us feel ____________ and fulfillment in our life. (目标感) （根据汉语提示完成句子）
31. The figure’s mouth is wide open and ____________ a powerful scream.（发出）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
32. Specifically, classical music ____________ orchestral music of the18th and l9th century.（指的是）（根据汉语提示完成句子）
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）
第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Not too hot, not too cold. Spring is the perfect time to visit Europe for ideal weather. The best European countries to visit in the spring include: France, Netherlands, Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic and so on.
France
One of the most tourist-packed countries in Europe, France offers lesser crowds and more excellent weather during the spring months. Just outside of Paris are the impressive castles and country houses of Sceaux, where the cherry blossom can easily be seen in spring.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is well-known for its vast fields of flowers, making spring a perfect time for a Dutch holiday. The tulip fields in the Noordoostpolder are a must, as well as flower fields in Flevoland and Kop van Noord-Holland. In Veluwe National Park, tourists will be rewarded with the sight of red deer eating grass. A trip to the Netherlands would, of course, be incomplete without a visit to Amsterdam. The lesser crowds and lovely weather of spring make it the perfect time to explore Amsterdam’s canals.
Slovakia
Slovakia is a wonderfully diverse country with rich cultural history and awe-inspiring natural sites. Slovak Paradise is a natural park that offers 19 nature reserves and over 350 caves. Due to its hot summers and cold winters, spring is a perfect time to explore all that Slovakia has to offer.
Romania
Romania hosts a variety of great cultural sites and lively cities, especially attractive during spring months. The Statue of King Decebalus, a 141-foot-high upper part of Decebalus carved into the side of a rock, is a wonderful attraction. Bra ov Old Town is one of Europe’s most charming destinations for those looking to escape the capital city of Bucharest.
Czech Republic
Due to its impossibly preserved Gothic architecture, Prague is widely regarded as the most impressive city in Europe. As such, summertime will be characterized with crowds that can ruin the romance with which you should experience Prague. May in the Czech Republic offers perfect not-too-hot, not-too-cold weather. This makes for ideal conditions to cross Charles Bridge and tour Prague Castle.
33. If one wants to appreciate flowers, he will most probably go to ______.
A. France B. Netherlands C. Romania D. Czech Republic
34. According to the passage, the best destinations for tourists interested in architecture are ______.
A. France and Romania B. Romania and Slovakia
C. Slovakia and Czech Republic D. France and Czech Republic
35. What can be learned about the countries mentioned in the passage
A. They are packed with more crowds in spring than in other seasons.
B. Tourists can travel in ships when visiting Romania and Netherlands.
C. Travellers can catch sight of and feed wild animals in these countries.
D. Slovakia is an amazing place where tourists can enjoy natural beauty.
B
One summer night in a seaside cottage, a boy felt himself lifted from bed. Then, with the swiftness of a dream, he was held in his father’s arms out onto the nearby beach. Overhead the sky blazed with stars. “Watch!” Incredibly, as his father spoke, one of the stars moved. In a line of golden fire it flashed across the astonished heavens. And before the wonder of this could fade, another star leaped from its place, then another, plunging towards the restless sea.
“What’s this ” the child whispered.
“Shooting stars. They come every year on a certain August night. I thought you’d like to see the show.”
That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful. But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.
Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep. No doubt I had all the usual childhood entertainment, but those are forgotten now. What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose (列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the “trophy table” in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads... I remember the thought-provoking (引人深思的) books left by my bedside that pushed back my horizons and sometimes actually changed my life.
My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. This subtle art of adding dimensions to a child’s world doesn’t necessarily require a great deal of time. It simply involves doing things more often with our children instead of for them or to them.
36. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean
A The child was still immersed in the beautiful scenery just now.
B. The child was too frightened to fall asleep because of darkness.
C. The child wanted to listen more to the music about falling stars.
D. The child felt grateful to his father for what he showed him.
37. All the things the author remember from his childhood are ________.
A. unusual and novel B. dangerous and demanding
C. strange and uncommon D. educational and thought-provoking
38. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Parents should interfere more with their children’s learning.
B. Parents should push their children to try to do everything on their own.
C. Parents should devote energy to exploring new things for their children.
D. Parents should encourage children to be curious and explore new things in life.
39. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Limitless knowledge B. Father, the hero of my life
C. Curiosity aroused that night D. The unusual things in my life
C
Mime (哑剧) opens up a new world to the beholder, but it does so tnsidiously (隐匿地), not by purposely injecting points of interest in the manner of a tour guide. Audiences are not unlike visitors to a foreign land who discover that the modes, manners, and thoughts of its inhabitants are not meaningless oddities, but are sensible in context.
I remember once when an audience seemed puzzled at what I was doing. At first, I tried to gain a more immediate response by using slight exaggerations. I soon realized that these actions had nothing to do with the audience's understanding of the character. What I had believed to be a failure of the audience to respond in the manner I expected was, in fact, only their concentration on what I was doing; they were enjoying a gradual awakening — a slow transition of their understanding from their own time and place to one that appeared so unexpectedly before their eyes. This was evidenced by their growing response to succeeding numbers.
Mime is an elusive art, as its expression is entirely dependent on the ability of the performer to imagine a character and to re-create that character for each performance. As a mime, I am a physical medium, the instrument upon which the figures of my imagination play their dance of life. The individuals in my audience also have responsibilities—they must be alert collaborators. They cannot sit back, mindlessly self-content, and wait to have their emotions aroused by fantastic musical sounds or visual rhythms or acrobatic feats, or by words that tell them what to think. Mime is àn art that, paradoxically, appeals both to those who respond instinctively to entertainment and to those whose appreciation is more analytical and complex.
Between these extremes lie those audiences conditioned to resist any collaboration with what is played before them, and these the mime must charm despite themselves. There is only one way to attack those reluctant minds---take them unaware! They will be delighted at an unexpected pleasure.
40. The author most likely includes the incident described in paragranh 2 in order to ______.
A. show how challenging the career of a mime can be
B. eliminate some misconceptions about what a mime is like
C. portray the intensity required to see the audience's point of view
D. indicate the adjustments an audience must make in watching mime
41. The underlined word "elusive" in paragraph 3 most probably means ______.
A. easy to summarize B. difficult to define
C hard to comment D. natural to imitate
42. According to the passage, which of the following is important to the artistic success of mime
A. Various dramatic elements. B. Realistic details.
C. Audience involvement. D. Large audiences.
D
During a judging period for a recent short story contest, I started thinking a lot about dialogue tags. Because in many submissions characters didn’t “say” a thing. They shouted, they inquired, they assumed. Some characters screamed while others murmured. But no one “said” anything. And I started wondering why.
Why do we tell beginner writers to avoid creative dialogue tags in the first place Why do we insist that characters should stick to “said,” “asked,” and the occasional “sighed ” And, if the advice is so of-repeated, why are writers still unable to resist the siren call of weep, scream, snap, or laugh
The more I thought about it, the more I understood the temptation. We’re always encouraged to use strong, actionable verbs in our prose. Why walk when you can skip or wander Why cry when you can sob or weep Why wouldn’t we reach for exciting verbs instead of mild-boring dull-blah said Why couldn’t each verb be a tiny sparkling gem in its own right
The problem, I think, is that every jewel needs a setting to become something more than the sum of its parts. Without something to provide structure, a collection of the world’s most glorious diamonds would still only amount to a heap of rocks.
And a dialogue tag should never, ever be the diamond in any given sentence.
Dialogue is your diamond, friends. When we read your work, your dialogue should be so bright, so sparkling, so lifelike, so wonderfully realistic that our brains “hear” each line instead of merely reading it. We don’t need to be told a character is shouting — we can sense it in the way they spit out words, clench fists, or storm from the room.
A dialogue tag is a mere signpost along the narrative journey, gently indicating who said what. It’s part of a story’s experience, but it’s not part of the story itself, nor should it be treated as such. Dialogue tags are similar to lighting in a Broadway play: without it, the audience would have no idea what was going on, but it usually strives to shine without calling too much attention to itself.
What’s more, readers may not initially imagine a particular line being “sobbed.” When we reach the end of a sentence and find out our leading lady has actually sobbed instead of whispered, it pulls us right out of the story. We pause. We reread the line. We adjust our understanding and begin again. But that wonderful momentum when we’re fully immersed in the scene, holding our breath to find out what our heroine says next, is lost.
Creating a successful work of fiction is about giving the reader all the materials they need to build your fictional world in their mind and not a scrap more. Readers need believable dialogue. They need voices so compelling that they pop right off the page and into our ears. And if you’ve created dynamic characters who speak words we can really hear, you will never need to tell us how something was said.
Senior Editor
43. According to the Senior Editor, the beginner writers are tempted to ______.
A. replace a dull “said” with exciting verbs
B. omit what the character said in a dialogue
C. resist the warning against strong emotions
D. overuse the word “said” in their submissions
44. The Senior Editor compares dialogue tags to ______
A. glorious diamonds B. heaps of rocks
C. tiny, sparkling gems D. Broadway play lighting
45. What can we learn from the passage
A. Dialogue tags are said to be the most important aspect of storytelling.
B. Without dialogue tags, readers have to reread to adjust understanding.
C. Creative dialogue tags may interrupt readers’ wonderful reading flow.
D. Effective dialogue tags should describe characters’ emotions directly.
46. The writer most probably agrees that ______.
A. good works of fiction give as many materials as possible
B. readers cannot imagine a line without the dialogue tags
C. what was said should be prioritized over how it was said
D. writers should choose powerful words for dialogue tags
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Self-concept is our personal knowledge of who we are, encompassing all of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves physically, personally, and socially. ____47____ Our self-concept develops most rapidly during early childhood and adolescence, but self-concept continues to form and change over time as we learn more ab ourselves.
By age 2, children begin to differentiate themselves from others.____48____ At this stage, a child’s self-image is largely descriptive, based mostly on physical characteristics or concrete details. Yet, children increasingly pay attention to their capabilities, and by about 6 years old, children can communicate what they want and need. They are also starting to define themselves in terms of social groups.
Between the ages of 7 and 11, children begin to make social comparisons and consider how they’re perceived by others.____49____ They begin to describe themselves in terms of abilities and not just concrete details, and they realize that their characteristics exist on a continuum. For example, a child at this stage will begin to see himself as more athletic than some and less athletic than others, rather than simply athletic or not athletic. At this point, the ideal self and self-image start to develop.
____50____ The self-concept established during adolescence is usually the basis for the self-concept for there mainder of one’s life. During the adolescent years, people experiment with different roles, personas, and selves. For adolescents, self-concept is influenced by success in areas they value and the responses of others valued to them.____51____
A. Adolescence is a key period for self-concept.
B. We all hold numerous, varied ideas about ourselves.
C. At this stage, children’s descriptions of themselves become more abstract.
D. By the ages of 3 and 4, children understand that they are separate and unique selves.
E. However, it is between early childhood and adolescence that self-concept experiences the most growth.
F. Self-concept also includes our knowledge of how we behave, our capabilities, and our individual characteristics.
G. Success and approval can contribute to greater self-esteem and a stronger self-concept into adulthood.
第三部分：书面表达 (20分）
52. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你校英语报“用英语讲好中国故事”栏目正在征稿，请你根据要求写一份稿件投稿，内容包括：
1.介绍一项中国传统文化艺术形式；
2.说明该艺术形式意义与价值。
注意：词数100左右。
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