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2023-2024学年度武汉中学高三下学期5月月考
英 语 试 题
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1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。
第I卷（选择题）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the man do
A. Drink coffee. B. Add some water. C. Wash cups.
【答案】B
【原文】
M: Hey, did you fill up the coffee machine recently Nothing’s coming out even though I put in coffee beans.
W: Yes, it’s definitely empty. It needs some water — at least 10 cups.
M: OK, I will add some. (1)
2. When will the man finish studying
A. At 1:00 a. m. B. At 9:00 p. m. C. At 11:00 p. m.
【答案】A
【原文】
W: You’re still here You’ve been studying almost around the clock. It’s 11:00 p.m. You need to get some sleep.
M: No, just 12 hours. I’ll work for two more hours, (2) and then I’ll go. Good night.
3. What will the woman probably do next
A. Go to check on her mother. B. Send her mother to hospital. C. Answer her mother’s phone.
【答案】A
【原文】
M: Where are you going You look worried.
W: My mom didn’t answer the phone. I need to go check what’s wrong. (3) She never ignores my calls, and she’s not young anymore.
M: I’m sure she’s fine. She’s always in good condition.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Sales clerk and customer.
【答案】B
【原文】
W: Which color do you think looks best on me, honey (4)
M: I think the first suit you tried matches your shoes. It looks very professional.
W: All right. Let me try one more suit from the other side of the store.
5. What food has been sold out
A. Chips. B. Nuts. C. Chocolate.
【答案】A
【原文】
W: Good morning, I’d like two bags of chips, that large chocolate bar and some fruit for my little boy please.
M: I’m afraid we’ve run out of chips. Would you like a bag of nuts instead (5)
W: Oh, yes please.
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 problem does the woman have
A. She will be late for her history lesson.
B. She is struggling with her project.
C. She worked late last night.
7. Who is probably the man
A. A teacher. B. A headmaster. C. A student.
【答案】6. B 7. C
【原文】
M: Hi Tracy. You look busy.
W: You can say that again. I’m trying to finish my project before tomorrow’s history lesson. I’m far way behind. It seems to be never-ending. (6) (7)
M: I know how you feel. I was up until one o’clock this morning finishing mine. (7) I’m too tired today. Is there anything I can do to help you
W: It’s nice of you to offer help, but I think I’ll just have to get it done on my own. I’ll let you know if I need any help later.
M: Well, good luck. We’ll have a chat when you’ve finished the project.
W: OK Peter. See you later.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Which tea does the man always drink with milk
A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Green.
9. What bread does the man like to eat every day
A. White. B. Brown. C. Black.
10. How much does the bacon cost today
A. $ 0.5. B. $1.50. C. Zero.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. C
【原文】
W: Would you like milk in your tea, as always (8)
M: No, today I’ll have a cup of yellow tea. It tastes horrible with milk. It is the same with black tea. (8)
W: OK, so yellow tea instead of green. (8) And two fried eggs with toast. Anything else
M: No, that’s it.
W: Sorry, I completely forgot. We’ll have to make a change to your usual order, since we’re out of white bread. (9) Do you like brown bread
M: Yes, I do. I really like black bread too. However, it might be a bit too heavy.
W: I’ll add some bacon. (10) How about that
M: That would be good. Though, I only have $1.50 in change. I’m 50 cents short. (10)
W: That’s fine. That’s the usual price. (10) But today it’s free.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where are the speakers
A. At a parking lot. B. At a restaurant. C. At a grocery store.
12. Who did the speakers see
A. A famous singer. B. A famous actress. C. A famous writer.
13. What makes the city more popular
A. Great entertainment. B. Cheap labor. C. Beautiful nature.
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. B
【原文】
M: Did you see who just walked in (11) (12) Oh my, I can’t believe it. What’s a person like her doing at a place like this All her guards are even parked outside. I always thought someone like her would eat at an expensive restaurant. (11)
W: I know. I thought rich people only choose organic or imported food.
M: Actually, I heard she just moved into the area. (12)
W: That’s odd. There aren’t any recording studios in the city. (12)
M: That’s not true anymore. I just read a magazine about the music industry. (12) It says many studios are starting to come to our city because the cost of hiring people is so low. (13)
W: Well, that must be why there are so many new expensive restaurants and clubs.
M: I know. I can’t even afford to go out anymore. Luckily we have some free hiking paths nearby.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why doesn’t the man eat at the university cafeteria
A. It’s less fun. B. It’s too expensive. C. It’s not healthy.
15. What does the man need money to pay for
A. Textbooks. B. A car. C. Rent.
16. What does the man probably want to be in the future
A. A teacher. B. A banker. C. A doctor.
【答案】14. A 15. C 16. C
【原文】
W: You look so thin! You must not be eating enough. Why don’t you get a year pass to the cafeteria I can buy it for you.
M: It’s OK, Mom. It’s fun to cook with my roommates while eating at the cafeteria is less interesting. (14)
W: I bet you don’t even eat any vegetables. Make sure to eat fruits and vegetables so you stay healthy.
M: Mom, I’m perfectly healthy.
W: Well, I don’t know. But besides that, is everything all right How are you with money
M: Actually, money is tight. I use all my money on textbooks and don’t have any left. After car insurance, I have nothing left for rent. (15)
W: Why didn’t you say so earlier I’ll transfer money to your account when I get home.
M: Thanks, Mom. But I can settle the problem. I’ve got a part-time job.
W: It’s no problem, as long as you promise to do less of your teaching job and focus on your education. Money should not be on your mind right now. You’ll only have to think about it when you’re older. You need good grades this year if you want to continue medical school. (16)
M: That is my dream. I will study harder. (16)
W: One second, someone’s calling me. I’ll take this call, and then we can go for lunch. Are you busy
M: No, but I have to be back on campus by 2:00 p.m.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long will Mr. White’s talk last
A. About a quarter. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour.
18. Who will give information about the courses
A. The director of studies. B. The student adviser. C. The principal.
19. Where will the freshmen go at 11 o’clock
A. To the Main Hall. B. To the language lab. C. To classroom 521.
20. What is the talk mainly about
A. Daily schedules for freshmen.
B. A test timetable for freshmen.
C. Next day’s arrangements for freshmen.
【答案】17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C
【原文】
(第20题为总结题)
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. May I have your attention please I will inform you of tomorrow’s activities. Firstly, let me read you a brochure. I hope everyone can stay focused and not miss a single piece of information. Now, on the first page, there’s an outline of next morning’s activities. At 10 o’clock, all the new students will gather in the Main Hall to meet the principal Mr. White and the rest of the staff. His talk will last about 30 minutes. (17) Then the director of studies will talk to you for an hour about the courses and the different requirements for each. (18) After that, the student adviser will tell you about the various services and activities we offer to students. Then we’ll go to the language lab at 11 o’clock. (19) There you’ll have a test to help us find your level of English so that we can put you in the right class. We still have a couple of things to do in the afternoon. At 2 o’clock, you’ll watch a video in classroom 521, Main Building about the school life. At 4 o’clock, a lecture about course registration will be given.
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
When looking for some vacation ideas to spread out and get some time and space to yourself, check out these great resorts (度假胜地) options.
Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana
Located in Punta Cana, this family-friendly vacation at an all-inclusive resort offers something for everyone in your party. Parents can enjoy relaxing by one of the resort’s swim-up bars in an infinity pool or head out for some deep-sea fishing. Kids, meanwhile, can head over to the kids’ club for a number of activities. Plus, all of the drinks and food across the 14 restaurants and bars is included.
Beaches Turks & Caicos
This resort has become the Caribbean’s popular go-to when it comes to all-inclusive family vacations that provide great value since there’s so much to do for guests of all ages. There’s a 45,000-square-foot water park, 24 restaurants, unlimited PADI-certified scuba diving and water sports, a 12-mile beach, a spa, 10 pools—whew!
The Alisal Guest Ranch
If you live in the city and want to get back to nature, this luxury farm over nearly 11,000 acres in California’s Santa Ynez Valley is a perfect fit for a family. All that wide-open space means activities like horseback riding, scenic cycling, hiking, fishing, kayaking and, for the body-and-spirit-minded traveler in your group, yoga.
Montage Palmetto Bluff
The 20,000-acre community includes a nature preserve with walking trails, but the real stars of the show here are the over 300 species of birds. The resort’s resident naturalist takes families on walks to Bird Island, sharing a history of the area. Plus, kids will love the kayak tours that get up close to the dolphins that live there year-round.
21. Which attracts those interested in horseback-riding
A. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana. B. Beaches Turks & Caicos.
C. Montage Palmetto Bluff. D. The Alisal Guest Ranch.
22. What do the four attractions share
A. They promise good food services. B. They include various kids’ clubs.
C. They provide parent-child activities. D. They have large historic buildings.
23. What is the purpose of the text
A. To organize some family parties. B. To highlight some tourist resorts.
C. To introduce some nature reserves. D. To stimulate some domestic needs.
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个很棒的度假胜地。
21. 细节理解题。根据的“All that wide-open space means activities like horseback riding, scenic cycling, hiking, fishing, kayaking and, for the body-and-spirit-minded traveler in your group, yoga.(所有这些开阔的空间意味着可以进行像骑马、骑风景自行车、徒步旅行、钓鱼、皮划艇的活动，对于你的团队中注重身体和精神的旅行者来说，还有瑜伽这样的活动。)”可知，The Alisal Guest Ranch会吸引那些对骑马感兴趣的人。故选D。
22. 细节理解题。根据Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana的“Parents can enjoy relaxing by one of the resort’s swim-up bars in an infinity pool or head out for some deep-sea fishing. Kids, meanwhile, can head over to the kids’ club for a number of activities. (家长们可以在度假村的无边泳池里的一个游泳酒吧里放松身心，或者去深海钓鱼。与此同时，孩子们可以去儿童俱乐部参加一些活动。) ”，Beaches Turks & Caicos的“(这个度假胜地已经成为加勒比地区最受欢迎的家庭度假胜地。)”可知，The Alisal Guest Ranch的“If you live in the city and want to get back to nature, this luxury farm over nearly 11,000 acres in California’s Santa Ynez Valley is a perfect fit for a family.(如果你住在城市里，想要回归自然，这个位于加州圣伊内斯山谷的豪华农场占地近11,000英亩，是一个家庭的完美选择。)”，Montage Palmetto Bluff的“The 20,000-acre community includes a nature preserve with walking trails, but the real stars of the show here are the over 300 species of birds. The resort’s resident naturalist takes families on walks to Bird Island, sharing a history of the area. Plus, kids will love the kayak tours that get up close to the dolphins that live there year-round.(这个占地2万英亩的社区包括一个带步行道的自然保护区，但这里真正的明星是300多种鸟类。度假村的常驻博物学家带着家人去鸟岛散步，分享该地区的历史。此外，孩子们会喜欢独木舟之旅，可以近距离接触全年生活在那里的海豚。)”可知，这四个景点的共同之处在于他们都提供亲子活动，家长和孩子有很多活动可以选择。故选C。
23. 推理判断题。根据第一段的“When looking for some vacation ideas to spread out and get some time and space to yourself, check out these great resorts options.(当你想要寻找一些度假的想法，让自己有时间和空间的时候，看看这些很棒的度假胜地。)”可知，文章的目的是宣传一些旅游胜地。故选B。
B
In 1975, a San Diego homemaker named Marjorie Rice came across a column in Scientific American about tiling (瓷砖). There is a problem which has interested mathematicians since ancient Greek times. After Rice’s chance encounter with tiling, family members often saw her in the kitchen constantly drawing shapes. “I thought she was just drawing casually (随意),” her daughter Kathy said. But Rice who took only one year of math in high school, was actually discovering never-before-seen patterns.
Born in Florida, she loved learning and particularly her brief exposure to math, but tight budget and social culture prevented her family from even considering that she might attend college. “For Rice, math was a pleasure,” her son David once said.
Rice gave one of her sons a subscription to Scientific American partly because she could read it carefully while the children were at school. When she read Gardner’s column about tiling as she later recalled in an interview: “I thought it must be wonderful that someone could discover these beautiful patterns which no one had seen before.” She also wrote in an essay, “My interest was engaged by the subject and I wanted to understand every detail of it. Lacking a mathematical background, I developed my own symbol system and in a few months discovered a new type.”
Astonished and delighted, she sent her work to Gardner, who sent it to Doris, a tiling expert at Moravian College. Doris confirmed that Rice’s finding was correct.
Later, Rice declined to lecture on her discoveries, citing shyness, but at Doris’s invitation, she attended a university mathematics meeting, where she was introduced to the audience. Rice still said nothing of her achievements to her children, but they eventually found out as the awards mounted.
24. Why did Rice often draw shapes in the kitchen
A. To become a mathematician. B. To explore the secret of tiling.
C. To fill her leisure time. D. To show her passion for drawing.
25. What can we learn about Rice from Paragraphs 2 and 3
A. She longed to start a column. B. She was rejected from a college.
C. She was good at designing patterns. D. She succeeded in developing a system.
26. What is the text mainly about
A. The magic of math. B. The efforts of Rice.
C. The humility of Rice. D. The patterns of tiling.
27. What can we learn from the Rice’s experience
A. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Every cloud has a silver lining. D. Practice makes perfect.
【答案】24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，1975年，圣地亚哥一位名叫马乔里·赖斯（Marjorie Rice ）的家庭主妇在《科学美国人》杂志上偶然看到一篇关于瓷砖的专栏文章，因为想探索瓷砖的秘密，Rice经常在厨房里画形状，虽缺乏数学背景（高中只学了一年数学），但她凭借自己对数学的热情潜心研究，开发了自己的符号系统，坚持不懈，发现了以前从未见过的图案。
24. 推理判断题。由第一段中“After Rice’s chance encounter with tiling, family members often saw her in the kitchen constantly drawing shapes. (Rice偶然接触瓷砖后，家人经常看到她在厨房里不停地画形状)”和第三段中“She also wrote in an essay, “My interest was engaged by the subject and I wanted to understand every detail of it. (她还在一篇文章中写道，“我对这个主题很感兴趣，我想了解它的每一个细节)”可知，Rice对瓷砖这个主题很感兴趣，想了解它的每一个细节，可得出因为想探索瓷砖的秘密，所以Rice经常在厨房里画形状。故选B项。
25. 细节理解题。由第三段中“Lacking a mathematical background, I developed my own symbol system and in a few months discovered a new type. (由于缺乏数学背景，我开发了自己的符号系统，并在几个月内发现了一种新的类型)”可知，Rice成功地开发了一个系统。故选D项。
26. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，1975年，圣地亚哥一位名叫马乔里·赖斯（Marjorie Rice ）的家庭主妇在《科学美国人》杂志上偶然看到一篇关于瓷砖的专栏文章，因为想探索瓷砖的秘密，Rice经常在厨房里画形状，虽缺乏数学背景（高中只学了一年数学），但她凭借自己对数学的热情潜心研究，开发了自己的符号系统，坚持不懈，发现了以前从未见过的图案，B项“赖斯的努力”符合文意。故选B项。
27. 推理判断题。通读全文可知，1975年，圣地亚哥一位名叫马乔里·赖斯（Marjorie Rice ）的家庭主妇在《科学美国人》杂志上偶然看到一篇关于瓷砖的专栏文章，因为想探索瓷砖的秘密，Rice经常在厨房里画形状，虽缺乏数学背景（高中只学了一年数学），但她凭借自己对数学的热情潜心研究，开发了自己的符号系统，坚持不懈，发现了以前从未见过的图案，文章告诉我们“世上无难事，只怕有心人（Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.）”。故选A项。
C
With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects possess a great sense of direction. They manage to locate themselves and move through small openings. How do they do this with their limited brain power Understanding the inner workings of an insect’s brain can help us in our search towards energy-efficient computing, physicist Elisabetta Chicca of the University of Groningen shows with her most recent result: a robot that acts like an insect.
It’s not easy to make use of the images that come in through your eyes when deciding what your feet or wings should do. A key aspect here is the apparent motion of things as you move. “Like when you’re on a train,” Chicca explains. “The trees nearby appear to move faster than the houses far away.” Insects use this information to infer how far away things are. This works well when moving in a straight line, but reality is not that simple. To keep things manageable for their limited brain power, they adjust their behaviour: they fly in a straight line, make a turn, then make another straight line.
In search of the neural mechanism (神经机制) that drives insect behaviour, PhD student Thorben Schoepe developed a model of its neuronal activity and a small robot that uses this model to find the position. His model is based on one main principle: always head towards the area with the least apparent motion. He had his robot drive through a long passage consisting of two walls and the robot centred in the middle of the passage, as insects tend to do. In other virtual environments, such as a space with small openings, his model also showed similar behaviour to insects.
The fact that a robot can find its position in a realistic environment is not new. Rather, the model gives insight into how insects do the job, and how they manage to do things so efficiently. In a similar way, you could make computers more efficient.
In the future, Chicca hopes to apply this specific insect behaviour to a chip as well. “Instead of using a general-purpose computer with all its possibilities, you can build specific hardware; a tiny chip that does the job, keeping things much smaller and energy-efficient.” She comments.
28. Why is “a train” mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. To illustrate the principle of train motion.
B. To highlight why human vision is limited.
C. To explain how insects perceive distances.
D. To compare the movement of trees and houses.
29. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about concerning Schoepe’s model
A. Its novel design. B. Its theoretical basis.
C. Its possible application. D. Its working mechanism.
30. What do the researchers think of the finding
A. Amusing. B. Discouraging. C. Promising. D. Contradictory.
31. What will Chicca’s follow-up study focus on
A. Inventing insect-like chips. B. Studying general-purpose robots.
C. Creating insect-inspired computers. D. Developing energy-efficient hardware.
【答案】28. C 29. D 30. C 31. A
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了物理学家Elisabetta Chicca的最新研究成果：一个模仿昆虫行为的机器人，该机器人能够帮助人们理解昆虫大脑的运作机制，并探讨了这种机制在提高计算机能效方面的潜在应用。
28. 推理判断题。根据第二段“A key aspect here is the apparent motion of things as you move. “Like when you're on a train,” Chicca explains. “The trees nearby appear to move faster than the houses far away.” Insects use this information to infer how far away things are.(这里的一个关键方面是当你移动时物体的明显运动。“就像你在火车上一样，”Chicca解释道。“附近的树似乎比远处的房子移动得快。”昆虫利用这些信息来推断物体的距离)”可推知，本段提到火车是为了解释昆虫如何感知距离的。故选C项。
29. 主旨大意题。根据第三段“In search of the neural mechanism (神经机制) that drives insect behaviour, PhD student Thorben Schoepe developed a model of its neuronal activity and a small robot that uses this model to find the position. His model is based on one main principle: always head towards the area with the least apparent motion. He had his robot drive through a long passage consisting of two walls and the robot centred in the middle of the passage, as insects tend to do. In other virtual environments, such as a space with small openings, his model also showed similar behaviour to insects.(为了寻找驱动昆虫行为的神经机制，博士生Thorben Schoepe开发了一个昆虫神经活动模型，并开发了一个小型机器人，利用这个模型来找到昆虫的位置。他的模型基于一个主要原则：总是朝着运动最不明显的区域前进。他让他的机器人穿过一条由两堵墙组成的长通道，机器人就像昆虫一样，站在通道的中间。在其他虚拟环境中，比如有小开口的空间，他的模型也表现出与昆虫相似的行为)”可知，关于Schoepe的模型，本段主要讨论了它的工作机制。故选D项。
30. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“In a similar way, you could make computers more efficient.(同样地，你可以使计算机更有效率)”以及最后一段“In the future, Chicca hopes to apply this specific insect behaviour to a chip as well. “Instead of using a general-purpose computer with all its possibilities, you can build specific hardware; a tiny chip that does the job, keeping things much smaller and energy-efficient.” She comments.(将来，Chicca希望将昆虫的这种特殊行为也应用到芯片上。“你可以构建特定的硬件，而不是使用具有所有功能的通用计算机；一个微小的芯片就能完成这项工作，让物体变得更小、更节能。”她评论道)”可推知，研究人员认为这一发现可以让物体变得更小、更节能，所以是有前途的。故选C项。
31. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In the future, Chicca hopes to apply this specific insect behaviour to a chip as well. “Instead of using a general-purpose computer with all its possibilities, you can build specific hardware; a tiny chip that does the job, keeping things much smaller and energy-efficient.” She comments.(将来，Chicca希望将昆虫的这种特殊行为也应用到芯片上。“你可以构建特定的硬件，而不是使用具有所有功能的通用计算机；一个微小的芯片就能完成这项工作，让物体变得更小、更节能。”她评论道)”可推知，Chicca的后续研究重点是将昆虫的这种特殊行为应用到芯片上。故选A项。
D
Genetic testing companies have a long history of creative attempts to reach the mainstream. An early example was the sequencing of rock star Ozzy Osbourne’s genes in 2010, with accompanying guess about how they might have influenced his drug habits.
Lately, such projects have taken on a new, highly commercialized tendency. In 2017, we got the “Marmite (马麦酱) gene project,” run by London-based genetic testing start-up DNAfit. It claims to show that love or hate for Marmite was in our genes. The project turned into a full-blown marketing campaign, and even sold Marmite-branded DNA testing tools.
DNAfit is now working with Mercedes-Benz to find out whether specific genetic traits are associated with business wisdom. AncestryDNA, the world’s largest consumer genetic testing company, last year teamed up with Spotify to promote “music tailored to your DNA. ” Just a few weeks ago, 23andMe, the second largest, announced a partnership with Airbnb to provide genetically tailored travel experiences, also inspired by ancestral DNA.
I have skin in this game. I run a genetic-testing start-up that connects people who want their genome sequenced with researchers who want data to improve their understanding of genetic disease. I believe that broadening access to DNA testing can be a powerful force for good, providing safer, more effective medicines and giving people more power over their healthcare. But these campaigns risk discrediting the industry, by giving a misleading impression of what genetics can and can’t say and its role in determining behaviours and personal preferences.
Take the Marmite study. It covered 261 people — tiny, by the standards of the field. It was published not in a journal, but online on bioRxiv, a server where scientists typically put results before peer-review. Shortly after, researchers looked at the genetic data of more than 500 times as many people in the UK Biobank and found no such correlation. A large peer-reviewed study in 2013 found no significant link between genes and business common sense.
We need to inform the public about what this is all about: that is, the gathering of large amounts of genetic data. We need better regulation to ensure that consumers are clear that this may happen with this sensitive personal information. A checkbox on a 20-page web document full of legal terms should not be enough.
Scientists too, need to start asking hard questions about whether the information they are using has been sourced ethically. DNA testing has a great future, but we can’t build this future with data acquired by any means.
32. The author mentions DNAfit, AncestryDNA and 23andMe in order to __________.
A. highlight the problems facing genetic testing
B. illustrate the commercial applications of DNA
C. compare what progress the companies have made
D. reveal the link between DNA and a person’s character
33. We can learn from “I have skin in this game” in Para. 4 that the author __________.
A. is challenging the available treatment for skin disease
B. has a personal investment in the genetic-testing business
C. hopes to remove people’s misunderstanding of the game rules
D. believes that every individual should have access to DNA testing
34. What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about
A. The disadvantages of genetic testing. B. The scientific value of genetic testing.
C. The legal system genetic testing needs. D. The essentials for proper genetic testing.
35. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage
A. DNA Is Anything but a Marketing Tool B. Genetic Testing Campaigns Aren’t Legal
C. Creative Marketing Is Key to Genetic Testing D. DNA Testing Has Become a Booming Industry
【答案】32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了DNA检测项目倾向于商业趋势，并列举了一些例子加以说明。指出DNA测试有一个美好的未来，但我们不能利用获得的数据来建立这个未来。
32. 推理判断题。根据第二段“Lately, such projects have taken on a new, highly commercialized tendency. In 2017, we got the “Marmite (马麦酱) gene project,” run by London-based genetic testing start-up DNAfit. It claims to show that love or hate for Marmite was in our genes. (最近，这类项目呈现出一种新的、高度商业化的趋势。2017年，我们得到了由伦敦基因检测初创公司DNAfit运营的“马麦酱基因项目”。它声称对马麦酱的爱或恨存在于我们的基因中。)”以及“The project turned into a full-blown marketing campaign, and even sold Marmite-branded DNA testing tools. (这个项目变成了一场全面的营销活动，甚至还出售了Marmite-branded DNA检测工具)”以及下文提到的“Ancestry DNA”，“ 23andMe”和两大检测公司的推广活动，可推断，作者提到DNAfit，AncestryDNA和23andMe是为了说明DNA的商业应用。故选B。
33. 推理判断题。根据第四段“I have skin in this game. I run a genetic-testing start-up that connects people who want their genome sequenced with researchers who want data to improve their understanding of genetic disease.(我与这场游戏有利害关系。我经营着一家基因检测初创公司，将那些想要基因组测序的人与想要数据以提高对遗传疾病理解的研究人员联系起来)”可知，从第4段的“I have skin in this game”中得知，作者在基因检测业务上有个人投资。故选B。
34. 主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“We need to inform the public about what this is all about: that is, the gathering of large amounts of genetic data. We need better regulation to ensure that consumers are clear that this may happen with this sensitive personal information. A checkbox on a 20-page web document full of legal terms should not be enough.(我们需要告知公众这是怎么回事:也就是说，收集大量的基因数据。我们需要更好的监管，以确保消费者清楚，这些敏感的个人信息可能会发生这种情况。在一份20页的网页文件中，一个复选框是不够的)”以及最后一段“Scientists too, need to start asking hard questions about whether the information they are using has been sourced ethically. DNA testing has a great future, but we can't build this future with data acquired by any means.(科学家们也需要开始提出一些尖锐的问题，即他们所使用的信息的来源是否符合道德规范。DNA测试有一个美好的未来，但无论如何我们不能利用获得的数据来建立这个未来)”可知，最后两段主要讲了正确的基因检测的基本。故选D。
35. 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Genetic testing companies have a long history of creative attempts to reach the mainstream. An early example was the sequencing of rock star Ozzy Osbourne’s genes in 2010, with accompanying guess about how they might have influenced his drug habits.(长期以来，基因检测公司一直在创造性地尝试进入主流市场。一个早期的例子是2010年对摇滚明星奥兹·奥斯本的基因进行测序，并随之猜测这些基因可能如何影响了他的吸毒习惯)”结合文章主要说明了DNA检测项目倾向于商业趋势，并列举了一些例子加以说明。指出DNA测试有一个美好的未来，但我们不能利用获得的数据来建立这个未来。可推断，A选项“DNA绝不是营销工具”最符合文章标题。故选A。
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。
It’s no secret that reading good news feels a lot better than reading bad news. Like, would you rather bite into a lemon, or sip on a fresh glass of lemonade
36 The world is full of problems and conflicts and we need to stay informed and alert (警觉的) to what’s going on around us. While reading traditional, more negative news is important, consuming good news is also part of staying informed. 37 And it also brings meaningful benefits, like reduced stress and anxiety, higher rates of engagement, community building skills, and inspiration for creating a better world. Plus, knowing what to look for in the good news landscape is a key part of improving our media literacy skills and being thoughtful news consumers.
In fact, good news, known as solutions journalism, is becoming more popular, as publishers and news stations discover the benefits of sharing positive stories. Good Good Good is one of them. 38 A team of reporters and editors there work daily to deliver stories that make readers feel hopeful and equipped to do more good with possible solutions.
“If it bleeds, it leads.” has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories about violence, death and destruction draw readers’ attention. 39 The thing is, however, there’s also good stuff out there—the delightful and kind parts of humanity. “Beautiful stories are happening worldwide. 40 When you do find them, the world can suddenly feel like a very different place. Good news is a vital part of how we learn about the world and solving the world’s problems.” Hervey, one of Good Good Good’s editors said.
A. Share good news with people around you.
B. It’s just that we don’t hear as much about them.
C. But the “bad news” has its place in the world.
D. It provides a more balanced view of the world.
E. And so, negative news stories are everywhere on news media.
F. Heartwarming stories make you cry and feel good.
G. The news media company is devoted to providing good news intentionally.
【答案】36. C 37. D 38. G 39. E 40. B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是读到好消息的好处以及Good Good Good这家媒体公司。
36. 空后“The world is full of problems and conflicts and we need to stay informed and alert (警觉的) to what’s going on around us. (这个世界充满了问题和冲突，我们需要对周围发生的事情保持了解和警惕。)”说明了这个世界存在一些不好的事情，C选项“But the “bad news” has its place in the world. (但“坏消息”在世界上也有一席之地。)”说明了世界上存在坏消息，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选C。
37. 空前“While reading traditional, more negative news is important, consuming good news is also part of staying informed. (虽然阅读传统的、更多的负面新闻很重要，但消费好消息也是保持信息灵通的一部分。)”说明了消费好消息是保持信息灵通的一部分，空后“And it also brings meaningful benefits, like reduced stress and anxiety, higher rates of engagement, community building skills, and inspiration for creating a better world. (它也带来了有意义的好处，比如减少压力和焦虑，提高参与度，社区建设技能，以及创造更美好世界的灵感。)”说明了好消息的好处，空格处也应该是好消息的好处，D选项“It provides a more balanced view of the world. (它提供了一个更平衡的世界观。)”说明了看好消息的好处，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选D。
38. 空前“In fact, good news, known as solutions journalism, is becoming more popular, as publishers and news stations discover the benefits of sharing positive stories. Good Good Good is one of them. (事实上，随着出版商和新闻台发现分享积极故事的好处，被称为“解决方案新闻”的好消息正变得越来越受欢迎。Good Good Good就是其中之一。)”说明了Good Good Good是一家分享积极故事的公司，空格处应该对其进行进一步的介绍，G选项“The news media company is devoted to providing good news intentionally. (这家新闻媒体公司致力于有意地提供好消息。)”说明了这家公司致力于有意地提供好消息，是对它进行的进一步介绍，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选G。
39. 空前““If it bleeds, it leads.” has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories about violence, death and destruction draw readers’ attention. (“如果流血，它就会引导”一直以来都是媒体用来形容有关暴力、死亡和破坏的新闻报道如何吸引读者注意力的说法。)”说明了“If it bleeds, it leads”这句话是媒体用来形容有关暴力、死亡和破坏的新闻报道如何吸引读者注意力的说法，空格处应该说这会引起一个什么结果，E选项“And so, negative news stories are everywhere on news media. (因此，新闻媒体上到处都是负面新闻。)”说明了前面所说内容所导致的结果，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选E。
40. 空前“The thing is, however, there’s also good stuff out there—the delightful and kind parts of humanity. (然而，事实是，也有好的一面——人性中令人愉快和善良的一面。)”说明了有好的一面，空后“When you do find them, the world can suddenly feel like a very different place. (当你的确找到他们的时候，世界会突然变得不一样。)”表明了你有时候找不到好的一面，B选项“It’s just that we don’t hear as much about them. (只是我们很少听到关于它们的消息。)”说明我们有时是找不到那些好的方面，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选B。
第II卷（非选择题）
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, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I suggested my 13-year-old try tennis, she quickly shot me down. “I’m not 41 , so stop trying to get me to do sports,” Julianna said. I suggested it because some of my recent happiest memories were of playing ping-pong with her. Tennis seemed like a natural progression from ping-pong and a great way to 42 some of her growing teen worries on a larger playing field. But my suggestion was always met with 43 .
Still, I was undiscouraged. I was convinced that 44 some physical energy would help Julianna. I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress. It 45 for me when I was a teenage girl.
Midway through summer, we stayed at home one afternoon, really bored. “Do you want to play tennis ” I asked. “Sure,” she said. Arriving at the 46 , we set down our bags, picked up our rackets (球拍), and 47 towards our sides of the court. The net felt like the visual representation of a growing 48 between us — I desiring a connection and my teenage daughter longing for independence.
I started by hitting a ball over the net, and Julianna took a big swing and 49 . We repeated this several more times. I resisted the 50 to tell her she was 51 the racket too close to the neck or to step more into her forehand. We just repeated the 52 of me hitting the ball and her missing it a few times before she finally got it back over the net. “This is fun,” she said with a mixture of surprise and joy and then she smiled 53 .
Now we always find time to play tennis. We’re both eager for an activity that can 54 tensions between us in daily life. It’s nice to have a place where both of us can release our 55 feelings and let them go.
41. A. mindful B. incredible C. sporty D. refreshed
42. A. knock out B. work out C. figure out D. leave out
43. A. agreement B. insight C. resistance D. isolation
44. A. releasing B. identifying C. reproducing D. nurturing
45. A. emerged B. shone C. interfered D. worked
46. A. parking B. court C. source D. milestone
47. A. dragged B. turned C. inched D. headed
48. A. divide B. hate C. affection D. objective
49. A. acquired B. fell C. missed D. grabbed
50. A. imagination B. alternative C. urge D. appeal
51. A. holding B. scratching C. removing D. charging
52. A. illustration B. pattern C. measurement D. frequency
53. A. desperately B. disappointedly C. specifically D. widely
54. A. fuel B. target C. transmit D. ease
55. A. relevant B. negative C. prospective D. personalized
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. C 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. D 55. B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和13岁的女儿通过一起打网球来缓解压力和紧张关系，女儿也玩得很开心。
41. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我建议我13岁的女儿尝试打网球时，她很快拒绝了我。朱莉安娜说：“我不喜欢运动，所以不要试图让我做运动。”A. mindful留心的；B. incredible难以置信的；C. sporty喜爱运动的；D. refreshed清爽的。根据后文“so stop trying to get me to do sports”可知，作者不想运动，因为不喜欢运动。故选C。
42. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：网球似乎是乒乓球的自然发展，也是她在更大的运动场上解决一些日益增长的青少年担忧的好方法。A. knock out击倒；B. work out解决；C. figure out弄清楚；D. leave out遗漏。根据后文“some of her growing teen worries”此处指网球可以解决青少年担忧。故选B。
43. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我的建议总是遭到反对。A. agreement协议；B. insight洞悉；C. resistance反对；D. isolation隔离。根据后文“Still, I was undiscouraged. (不过，我没有灰心)”可知，作者的建议遭到了反对。故选C。
44. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我确信释放一些体力能帮助朱莉安娜。A. releasing释放；B. identifying识别；C. reproducing繁殖；D. nurturing养育。根据后文“some physical energy would help Julianna”以及常识，运动可以释放体力。故选A。
45. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我还是个小女孩的时候，这对我很有效。A. emerged出现；B. shone闪耀；C. interfered干涉；D. worked工作，起作用。根据上文“I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress.(我见识过运动是如何缓解压力的)”可知，指作者青少年的时候运动有效缓解了自己的压力。故选D。
46. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：到了球场，我们放下包，拿起球拍，朝球场两侧走去。A. parking停车；B. court体育场，法院；C. source来源；D. milestone里程碑。呼应后文“towards our sides of the court”指在球场打网球。故选B。
47. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了球场，我们放下包，拿起球拍，朝球场两侧走去。A. dragged拖拉；B. turned转弯；C. inched缓慢前进；D. headed前往。根据上文“we set down our bags, picked up our rackets”可知，打完了球，放下包，拿起球拍，朝球场两侧走去。故选D。
48. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：网络就像是我们之间越来越大的鸿沟的视觉表现——我渴望联系，而我十几岁的女儿渴望独立。A. divide差异；B. hate讨厌；C. affection影响；D. objective目标。根据后文“I desiring a connection and my teenage daughter longing for independence.”可知，作者和女儿存在差异，故选A。
49. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一开始把球打过了网，朱莉安娜挥了一大步，没打中。A. acquired取得；B. fell落下；C. missed错过，没击中；D. grabbed抓。根据后文“We repeated this several more times.(我们又重复了几次)”多次尝试说明没有打中。故选C。
50. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我忍住了告诉她球拍拿得离脖子太近的冲动，也忍住了告诉她正手握得太紧的冲动。A. imagination想象力；B. alternative可供选择的事物；C. urge冲动；D. appeal吸引力。根据上文“I resisted(忍耐)”中可知，作者克制了自己想要纠正女儿的冲动，故选C。
51. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我忍住了告诉她球拍拿得离脖子太近的冲动，也忍住了告诉她正手握得太紧的冲动。A. holding拿着；B. scratching抓；C. removing去除；D. charging负责。根据后文“the racket too close to the neck”此处指女儿球拍拿得太近了，故选A。
52. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们只是重复着这样的模式：我击球，她打偏了几次，最后她把球打过了网。A. illustration说明；B. pattern模式；C. measurement测量结果；D. frequency频率。后文“hitting the ball and her missing it a few times before she finally got it back over the net”是他们打球在重复的模式：作者击球，她打偏了几次，最后她把球打过了网。故选B。
53. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：“这很有趣，”她说，既惊讶又高兴，然后她笑得很开心。A. desperately绝望地；B. disappointedly失望地；C. specifically特意；D. widely广泛地。根据上文““This is fun,” she said with a mixture of surprise and joy and then she smiled”可知，女儿笑得开心，应用smile widely表示“开怀大笑”。故选D。
54. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们都渴望一项能缓解日常生活中我们之间紧张关系的活动。A. fuel刺激；B. target以……为目标；C. transmit传输；D. ease缓解。根据上文“I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress.”可知，此处指运动可以缓解紧张关系和压力。故选D。
55. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：能有个地方让我们俩都能释放负面情绪，让它们散去，真好。A. relevant有关的；B. negative消极的；C. prospective有希望的；D. personalized个性化的。根据上文“tensions between us in daily life”可知，紧张属于消极负面情绪。故选B。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Among the Han people, which make up a vast majority of 56 (China) total population, the passage into adulthood is no longer celebrated, 57 in those very traditional families. In ancient times, this ceremony marked a person’s transition to adulthood and 58 (refer) to as the capping or hair-pinning ceremony.
This ceremony started from the clan society (氏族社会) and continued to be held until the Qing Dynasty. The Manchu rulers then felt that this ceremony was 59 (meaning) and thus abolished this ceremony which 60 (last) for thousands of years. From then on the Han people have to enter the stage of adulthood without knowing it. Nowadays, it is mainly in those minor ethnic groups that this life passage is still celebrated. In some parts of China, this ceremony is experiencing a 61 (revive).
When a young man reached 18 or 20 years old, the capping ceremony, 62 (consist) of several procedures, would be held. The hair of the young man should be done up and pinned, and after 63 three caps of different materials should be placed on the youth’s head. The hair-pinning ceremony, 64 the mother or another senior pinned the girl’s hair, would be held when a girl was 15 years old.
There are other interesting customs concerned. For example, boys of the Yao nationality have to pass about ten dangerous tests and take oaths (宣誓) 65 (conduct) bad deeds.
【答案】56. China’s 57. except 58. was referred 59. meaningless 60. had lasted 61. revival 62. consisting 63. that 64. when 65. not to conduct
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了中国古代的成人礼——“冠礼”或“笄礼”。
56. 考查名词所有格。句意：在占中国总人口绝大多数的汉族人中，除了那些非常传统的家庭外，他们不再庆祝成年。此处China与population为所属关系，应用名词所有格形式。故填China’s。
57. 考查介词。句意：在占中国总人口绝大多数的汉族人中，除了那些非常传统的家庭外，他们不再庆祝成年。表示“除了……”，后跟名词作宾语，应用介词except。故填except。
58. 考查固定短语。句意：在古代，这个仪式标志着一个人向成年的过渡，被称为“冠礼”或“笄礼”。表示“被称为”be referred to as，根据上文可知为一般过去时，主语为this ceremony，谓语用单数。故填was referred。
59. 考查形容词。句意：满族统治者觉得这个仪式毫无意义，于是废除了这个延续了几千年的仪式。作表语，表示“毫无意义”应用形容词meaningless。故填meaningless。
60. 考查时态。句意：满族统治者觉得这个仪式毫无意义，于是废除了这个延续了几千年的仪式。根据后文“for thousands of years”可知表示过去的过去，用过去完成时。故填had lasted。
61. 考查名词。句意：在中国的一些地区，这个仪式正在复兴。作动词的宾语，结合不定冠词可知应用单数名词revival，故填revival。
62. 考查非谓语动词。句意：当一个年轻人达到18岁或20岁时，将举行由几个程序组成的冠礼仪式。分析句子结构可知consist与逻辑主语ceremony构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填consisting。
63. 考查代词。句意：年轻人的头发应该梳起来，别住，然后给年轻人戴上三顶不同材质的帽子。作介词的宾语，且指代上文的行为，应用代词that，故填that。
64. 考查定语从句。句意：当女孩15岁时，会举行及笄仪式，由母亲或其他长辈把女孩的头发扎起来。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词The hair-pinning ceremony，在从句作时间状语，故填when。
65. 考查非谓语动词。句意：例如，瑶族的男孩必须通过大约十项危险的测试，并发誓不做坏事。短语take oaths not to do sth.表示“发誓不做某事”。故填not to conduct。
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，最近你校要举办主题为“The Elegance of Traditional Chinese Culture”的校园文化节。请你写一封信，邀请对此感兴趣的美国外教David来参加。内容包括：
1. 举办的时间和地点；
2. 活动的内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear David,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Warm regards,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear David,
Knowing your keen interest in traditional Chinese culture, I am delighted to extend an invitation to you for our upcoming campus cultural festival.
Themed “The Elegance of Traditional Chinese Culture”, the event is scheduled for November 2nd and will be held at the school Lecture Hall. It features an impressive program, including engaging exhibitions of Chinese calligraphy, painting and interactive workshops that will allow our students to deeply immerse themselves in the rich heritage of traditional Chinese culture. We believe your presence would enrich the event.
Please let us know your availability. We will ensure your visit is both enjoyable and enlightening.
Warm regards,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给美国外教David写一封信，邀请他参加学校要举办的校园文化节。
【详解】1.词汇积累；
高兴的：delighted→happy/pleased 举行：be held→take place
有趣的：engaging→interesting 确保：ensure→guarantee
2.句式拓展：简单句变复合句
原句：Themed “The Elegance of Traditional Chinese Culture”, the event is scheduled for November 2nd and will be held at the school Lecture Hall.
拓展句：The event, which is themed “The Elegance of Traditional Chinese Culture”, is scheduled for November 2nd and will be held at the school Lecture Hall.
【点睛】
【高分句型1】It features an impressive program, including engaging exhibitions of Chinese calligraphy, painting and interactive workshops that will allow our students to deeply immerse themselves in the rich heritage of traditional Chinese culture.（运用了that引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】We will ensure your visit is both enjoyable and enlightening.（运用了省略that的宾语从句）
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面的材料, 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。
“Have you decided on your major ” my parents inquired.
“Bioengineering, of course.” I responded without the slightest hesitation.
I entered this world with Poland syndrome, a disease that prevented the formation of my right arm and pectoral muscle(s) (胸肌). My parents, believing that playing with Lego could enhance my dexterity (灵巧), gifted me my first kit when I was five. Struggling to piece the components together, I crafted my first Lego work – a car. As I got older, I grew obsessed with Lego Technic, a more advanced range, and how to use it to build more delicate structures. By the age of nine, I had fashioned my first prosthetic arm (义肢) using Lego Technic – a simple box that perfectly accommodated my right arm.
This early creation sparked my drive for further exploration. Years later, I developed another prosthetic arm that I called the MK-1, which had fingers, a motor, a pressure sensor, a movable elbow joint, and a grabber capable of picking things up.
Before constructing it, I had already decided against traditional prosthetics. Not because they were ineffective, but because playing with Lego did significantly improve my dexterity, helping me adapt to my condition. However, a more frustrating reason was that prosthetics were too expensive. My parents and I had looked into getting one a few years earlier, only to be discouraged by the prohibitive price. So, I concluded that I might not need one because I was managing well without. Nevertheless, the joy of creating prosthetics with Lego remained, and I continued making them purely for the fun of it.
As the years passed, my creations evolved from MK-1 to the more advanced and comfortable MK-V. It featured a control unit that could send and receive orders from sensors on the arm to the motors, with cables that contract like muscles.
One day, a couple with their eight-year-old son, who lost both arms in an accident, reached out to me after learning about my creations. Short of money, they couldn’t afford well-functioning prosthetics. “Daniel,” the father earnestly asked, “we were wondering if you could possibly help build a set of prosthetics for our son.”
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
I knew it would be a challenging and demanding task, but I responded with a “yes”. ____________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
I rushed to the boy’s home and secured the prosthetics onto him! ____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】One possible version:
I knew it would be a challenging and demanding task, but I responded with a “yes”. The boy lifted his head with his once lifeless eyes now glittering with a spark of hope. I beamed at him with a radiant smile and without any delay, embarked on the task. The subsequent days witnessed how I carefully selected the Lego pieces that catered to the boy’s interests and intricately integrated practical components to enhance its flexibility. Days turned into weeks, and the boy-customized prosthetics finally took shape. It’s time for them to fulfill their intended purpose.
I rushed to the boy’s home and secured the prosthetics onto him. Holding breath, we anxiously awaited the result — they worked! The room erupted with cheers! The boy expressed his gratitude and sprinted to his parents to envelop them in the biggest hug he hadn’t been able to give for years. The scene was truly inspiring. Never had I imagined that my creations, born out of mere fun, would someday make such a profound difference. It is on that day that I made up my mind to commit myself to making a lasting impact in the realm of prosthetic innovation.
【导语】本文以事件发展为线索展开，讲述了作者通过使用乐高技术构建自己的义肢，并逐渐发展出更先进的版本。作者对乐高技术的探索和创造激发了他的进一步研究动力。最终，作者利用自己的技能帮助一对失去双臂的夫妇为他们的儿子建造了一套功能良好的义肢。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我知道这将是一项具有挑战性和要求很高的任务，但我回答说“是的””可知，第一段可描写作者给了孩子坚定的目光并开始了工作，经过几周的时间使定制假肢最终成型的故事。
②由第二段首句内容“我冲到男孩的家里，把假肢固定在他身上。”可知，第二段可描写孩子戴上假肢后，第一次拥抱了父母，他们感到很感激。那一刻作者意识到了自己的爱好居然对别人有那么大的影响，并决定致力于假肢创新领域。
2.续写线索：坚定的微笑——开始工作——选材、组装——最终成型——孩子戴上假肢——拥抱父母——感激——作者决定致力于假肢创新领域
3.词汇激活
行为类：①期望：hope/anticipation ②吸引力：interest/fascination ③能够：be able to/have the capability to
情绪类：①焦急地：anxiously/restlessly ②下定决心：make up one’s mind/ set one’s heart on something
【点睛】
[高分句型1] The boy lifted his head with his once lifeless eyes now glittering with a spark of hope.（使用了with复合结构作状语）
[高分句型2] The boy expressed his gratitude and sprinted to his parents to envelop them in the biggest hug that he hadn’t been able to give for years.（使用了以hug为先行词、关系代词that为引导词的定语从句）2023-2024学年度武汉中学高三下学期5月月考
英 语 试 题
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。
第I卷（选择题）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the man do
A. Drink coffee. B. Add some water. C. Wash cups.
2. When will the man finish studying
A. At 1:00 a. m. B. At 9:00 p. m. C. At 11:00 p. m.
3. What will the woman probably do next
A. Go to check on her mother. B. Send her mother to hospital. C. Answer her mother’s phone.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Sales clerk and customer.
5. What food has been sold out
A. Chips. B. Nuts. C. Chocolate.
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 problem does the woman have
A. She will be late for her history lesson.
B. She is struggling with her project.
C. She worked late last night.
7. Who is probably the man
A. A teacher. B. A headmaster. C. A student.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Which tea does the man always drink with milk
A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Green.
9. What bread does the man like to eat every day
A. White. B. Brown. C. Black.
10. How much does the bacon cost today
A. $ 0.5. B. $1.50. C. Zero.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where are the speakers
A. At a parking lot. B. At a restaurant. C. At a grocery store.
12. Who did the speakers see
A. A famous singer. B. A famous actress. C. A famous writer.
13. What makes the city more popular
A. Great entertainment. B. Cheap labor. C. Beautiful nature.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why doesn’t the man eat at the university cafeteria
A. It’s less fun. B. It’s too expensive. C. It’s not healthy.
15. What does the man need money to pay for
A. Textbooks. B. A car. C. Rent.
16. What does the man probably want to be in the future
A. A teacher. B. A banker. C. A doctor.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long will Mr. White’s talk last
A. About a quarter. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour.
18. Who will give information about the courses
A. The director of studies. B. The student adviser. C. The principal.
19. Where will the freshmen go at 11 o’clock
A. To the Main Hall. B. To the language lab. C. To classroom 521.
20. What is the talk mainly about
A. Daily schedules for freshmen.
B. A test timetable for freshmen.
C. Next day’s arrangements for freshmen.
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
When looking for some vacation ideas to spread out and get some time and space to yourself, check out these great resorts (度假胜地) options.
Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana
Located in Punta Cana, this family-friendly vacation at an all-inclusive resort offers something for everyone in your party. Parents can enjoy relaxing by one of the resort’s swim-up bars in an infinity pool or head out for some deep-sea fishing. Kids, meanwhile, can head over to the kids’ club for a number of activities. Plus, all of the drinks and food across the 14 restaurants and bars is included.
Beaches Turks & Caicos
This resort has become the Caribbean’s popular go-to when it comes to all-inclusive family vacations that provide great value since there’s so much to do for guests of all ages. There’s a 45,000-square-foot water park, 24 restaurants, unlimited PADI-certified scuba diving and water sports, a 12-mile beach, a spa, 10 pools—whew!
The Alisal Guest Ranch
If you live in the city and want to get back to nature, this luxury farm over nearly 11,000 acres in California’s Santa Ynez Valley is a perfect fit for a family. All that wide-open space means activities like horseback riding, scenic cycling, hiking, fishing, kayaking and, for the body-and-spirit-minded traveler in your group, yoga.
Montage Palmetto Bluff
The 20,000-acre community includes a nature preserve with walking trails, but the real stars of the show here are the over 300 species of birds. The resort’s resident naturalist takes families on walks to Bird Island, sharing a history of the area. Plus, kids will love the kayak tours that get up close to the dolphins that live there year-round.
21. Which attracts those interested in horseback-riding
A. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana. B. Beaches Turks & Caicos.
C. Montage Palmetto Bluff. D. The Alisal Guest Ranch.
22. What do the four attractions share
A. They promise good food services. B. They include various kids’ clubs.
C. They provide parent-child activities. D. They have large historic buildings.
23. What is the purpose of the text
A. To organize some family parties. B. To highlight some tourist resorts.
C. To introduce some nature reserves. D. To stimulate some domestic needs.
B
In 1975, a San Diego homemaker named Marjorie Rice came across a column in Scientific American about tiling (瓷砖). There is a problem which has interested mathematicians since ancient Greek times. After Rice’s chance encounter with tiling, family members often saw her in the kitchen constantly drawing shapes. “I thought she was just drawing casually (随意),” her daughter Kathy said. But Rice who took only one year of math in high school, was actually discovering never-before-seen patterns.
Born in Florida, she loved learning and particularly her brief exposure to math, but tight budget and social culture prevented her family from even considering that she might attend college. “For Rice, math was a pleasure,” her son David once said.
Rice gave one of her sons a subscription to Scientific American partly because she could read it carefully while the children were at school. When she read Gardner’s column about tiling as she later recalled in an interview: “I thought it must be wonderful that someone could discover these beautiful patterns which no one had seen before.” She also wrote in an essay, “My interest was engaged by the subject and I wanted to understand every detail of it. Lacking a mathematical background, I developed my own symbol system and in a few months discovered a new type.”
Astonished and delighted, she sent her work to Gardner, who sent it to Doris, a tiling expert at Moravian College. Doris confirmed that Rice’s finding was correct.
Later, Rice declined to lecture on her discoveries, citing shyness, but at Doris’s invitation, she attended a university mathematics meeting, where she was introduced to the audience. Rice still said nothing of her achievements to her children, but they eventually found out as the awards mounted.
24. Why did Rice often draw shapes in the kitchen
A. To become a mathematician. B. To explore the secret of tiling.
C. To fill her leisure time. D. To show her passion for drawing.
25. What can we learn about Rice from Paragraphs 2 and 3
A. She longed to start a column. B. She was rejected from a college.
C. She was good at designing patterns. D. She succeeded in developing a system.
26. What is the text mainly about
A. The magic of math. B. The efforts of Rice.
C. The humility of Rice. D. The patterns of tiling.
27. What can we learn from the Rice’s experience
A. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Every cloud has a silver lining. D. Practice makes perfect.
C
With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects possess a great sense of direction. They manage to locate themselves and move through small openings. How do they do this with their limited brain power Understanding the inner workings of an insect’s brain can help us in our search towards energy-efficient computing, physicist Elisabetta Chicca of the University of Groningen shows with her most recent result: a robot that acts like an insect.
It’s not easy to make use of the images that come in through your eyes when deciding what your feet or wings should do. A key aspect here is the apparent motion of things as you move. “Like when you’re on a train,” Chicca explains. “The trees nearby appear to move faster than the houses far away.” Insects use this information to infer how far away things are. This works well when moving in a straight line, but reality is not that simple. To keep things manageable for their limited brain power, they adjust their behaviour: they fly in a straight line, make a turn, then make another straight line.
In search of the neural mechanism (神经机制) that drives insect behaviour, PhD student Thorben Schoepe developed a model of its neuronal activity and a small robot that uses this model to find the position. His model is based on one main principle: always head towards the area with the least apparent motion. He had his robot drive through a long passage consisting of two walls and the robot centred in the middle of the passage, as insects tend to do. In other virtual environments, such as a space with small openings, his model also showed similar behaviour to insects.
The fact that a robot can find its position in a realistic environment is not new. Rather, the model gives insight into how insects do the job, and how they manage to do things so efficiently. In a similar way, you could make computers more efficient.
In the future, Chicca hopes to apply this specific insect behaviour to a chip as well. “Instead of using a general-purpose computer with all its possibilities, you can build specific hardware; a tiny chip that does the job, keeping things much smaller and energy-efficient.” She comments.
28. Why is “a train” mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. To illustrate the principle of train motion.
B. To highlight why human vision is limited.
C. To explain how insects perceive distances.
D. To compare the movement of trees and houses.
29. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about concerning Schoepe’s model
A. Its novel design. B. Its theoretical basis.
C. Its possible application. D. Its working mechanism.
30. What do the researchers think of the finding
A. Amusing. B. Discouraging. C. Promising. D. Contradictory.
31. What will Chicca’s follow-up study focus on
A. Inventing insect-like chips. B. Studying general-purpose robots.
C. Creating insect-inspired computers. D. Developing energy-efficient hardware.
D
Genetic testing companies have a long history of creative attempts to reach the mainstream. An early example was the sequencing of rock star Ozzy Osbourne’s genes in 2010, with accompanying guess about how they might have influenced his drug habits.
Lately, such projects have taken on a new, highly commercialized tendency. In 2017, we got the “Marmite (马麦酱) gene project,” run by London-based genetic testing start-up DNAfit. It claims to show that love or hate for Marmite was in our genes. The project turned into a full-blown marketing campaign, and even sold Marmite-branded DNA testing tools.
DNAfit is now working with Mercedes-Benz to find out whether specific genetic traits are associated with business wisdom. AncestryDNA, the world’s largest consumer genetic testing company, last year teamed up with Spotify to promote “music tailored to your DNA. ” Just a few weeks ago, 23andMe, the second largest, announced a partnership with Airbnb to provide genetically tailored travel experiences, also inspired by ancestral DNA.
I have skin in this game. I run a genetic-testing start-up that connects people who want their genome sequenced with researchers who want data to improve their understanding of genetic disease. I believe that broadening access to DNA testing can be a powerful force for good, providing safer, more effective medicines and giving people more power over their healthcare. But these campaigns risk discrediting the industry, by giving a misleading impression of what genetics can and can’t say and its role in determining behaviours and personal preferences.
Take the Marmite study. It covered 261 people — tiny, by the standards of the field. It was published not in a journal, but online on bioRxiv, a server where scientists typically put results before peer-review. Shortly after, researchers looked at the genetic data of more than 500 times as many people in the UK Biobank and found no such correlation. A large peer-reviewed study in 2013 found no significant link between genes and business common sense.
We need to inform the public about what this is all about: that is, the gathering of large amounts of genetic data. We need better regulation to ensure that consumers are clear that this may happen with this sensitive personal information. A checkbox on a 20-page web document full of legal terms should not be enough.
Scientists too, need to start asking hard questions about whether the information they are using has been sourced ethically. DNA testing has a great future, but we can’t build this future with data acquired by any means.
32. The author mentions DNAfit, AncestryDNA and 23andMe in order to __________.
A. highlight the problems facing genetic testing
B. illustrate the commercial applications of DNA
C. compare what progress the companies have made
D. reveal the link between DNA and a person’s character
33. We can learn from “I have skin in this game” in Para. 4 that the author __________.
A. is challenging the available treatment for skin disease
B. has a personal investment in the genetic-testing business
C. hopes to remove people’s misunderstanding of the game rules
D. believes that every individual should have access to DNA testing
34. What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about
A. The disadvantages of genetic testing. B. The scientific value of genetic testing.
C. The legal system genetic testing needs. D. The essentials for proper genetic testing.
35. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage
A. DNA Is Anything but a Marketing Tool B. Genetic Testing Campaigns Aren’t Legal
C. Creative Marketing Is Key to Genetic Testing D. DNA Testing Has Become a Booming Industry
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。
It’s no secret that reading good news feels a lot better than reading bad news. Like, would you rather bite into a lemon, or sip on a fresh glass of lemonade
36 The world is full of problems and conflicts and we need to stay informed and alert (警觉的) to what’s going on around us. While reading traditional, more negative news is important, consuming good news is also part of staying informed. 37 And it also brings meaningful benefits, like reduced stress and anxiety, higher rates of engagement, community building skills, and inspiration for creating a better world. Plus, knowing what to look for in the good news landscape is a key part of improving our media literacy skills and being thoughtful news consumers.
In fact, good news, known as solutions journalism, is becoming more popular, as publishers and news stations discover the benefits of sharing positive stories. Good Good Good is one of them. 38 A team of reporters and editors there work daily to deliver stories that make readers feel hopeful and equipped to do more good with possible solutions.
“If it bleeds, it leads.” has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories about violence, death and destruction draw readers’ attention. 39 The thing is, however, there’s also good stuff out there—the delightful and kind parts of humanity. “Beautiful stories are happening worldwide. 40 When you do find them, the world can suddenly feel like a very different place. Good news is a vital part of how we learn about the world and solving the world’s problems.” Hervey, one of Good Good Good’s editors said.
A. Share good news with people around you.
B. It’s just that we don’t hear as much about them.
C. But the “bad news” has its place in the world.
D. It provides a more balanced view of the world.
E. And so, negative news stories are everywhere on news media.
F. Heartwarming stories make you cry and feel good.
G. The news media company is devoted to providing good news intentionally.
第II卷（非选择题）
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, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I suggested my 13-year-old try tennis, she quickly shot me down. “I’m not 41 , so stop trying to get me to do sports,” Julianna said. I suggested it because some of my recent happiest memories were of playing ping-pong with her. Tennis seemed like a natural progression from ping-pong and a great way to 42 some of her growing teen worries on a larger playing field. But my suggestion was always met with 43 .
Still, I was undiscouraged. I was convinced that 44 some physical energy would help Julianna. I’ve seen how sports help deal with stress. It 45 for me when I was a teenage girl.
Midway through summer, we stayed at home one afternoon, really bored. “Do you want to play tennis ” I asked. “Sure,” she said. Arriving at the 46 , we set down our bags, picked up our rackets (球拍), and 47 towards our sides of the court. The net felt like the visual representation of a growing 48 between us — I desiring a connection and my teenage daughter longing for independence.
I started by hitting a ball over the net, and Julianna took a big swing and 49 . We repeated this several more times. I resisted the 50 to tell her she was 51 the racket too close to the neck or to step more into her forehand. We just repeated the 52 of me hitting the ball and her missing it a few times before she finally got it back over the net. “This is fun,” she said with a mixture of surprise and joy and then she smiled 53 .
Now we always find time to play tennis. We’re both eager for an activity that can 54 tensions between us in daily life. It’s nice to have a place where both of us can release our 55 feelings and let them go.
41. A. mindful B. incredible C. sporty D. refreshed
42. A. knock out B. work out C. figure out D. leave out
43. A. agreement B. insight C. resistance D. isolation
44. A. releasing B. identifying C. reproducing D. nurturing
45. A. emerged B. shone C. interfered D. worked
46. A. parking B. court C. source D. milestone
47. A. dragged B. turned C. inched D. headed
48. A. divide B. hate C. affection D. objective
49. A. acquired B. fell C. missed D. grabbed
50. A. imagination B. alternative C. urge D. appeal
51. A. holding B. scratching C. removing D. charging
52. A. illustration B. pattern C. measurement D. frequency
53. A. desperately B. disappointedly C. specifically D. widely
54. A. fuel B. target C. transmit D. ease
55. A. relevant B. negative C. prospective D. personalized
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。
Among the Han people, which make up a vast majority of 56 (China) total population, the passage into adulthood is no longer celebrated, 57 in those very traditional families. In ancient times, this ceremony marked a person’s transition to adulthood and 58 (refer) to as the capping or hair-pinning ceremony.
This ceremony started from the clan society (氏族社会) and continued to be held until the Qing Dynasty. The Manchu rulers then felt that this ceremony was 59 (meaning) and thus abolished this ceremony which 60 (last) for thousands of years. From then on the Han people have to enter the stage of adulthood without knowing it. Nowadays, it is mainly in those minor ethnic groups that this life passage is still celebrated. In some parts of China, this ceremony is experiencing a 61 (revive).
When a young man reached 18 or 20 years old, the capping ceremony, 62 (consist) of several procedures, would be held. The hair of the young man should be done up and pinned, and after 63 three caps of different materials should be placed on the youth’s head. The hair-pinning ceremony, 64 the mother or another senior pinned the girl’s hair, would be held when a girl was 15 years old.
There are other interesting customs concerned. For example, boys of the Yao nationality have to pass about ten dangerous tests and take oaths (宣誓) 65 (conduct) bad deeds.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，最近你校要举办主题为“The Elegance of Traditional Chinese Culture”的校园文化节。请你写一封信，邀请对此感兴趣的美国外教David来参加。内容包括：
1. 举办的时间和地点；
2. 活动的内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear David,
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Warm regards,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面的材料, 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。
“Have you decided on your major ” my parents inquired.
“Bioengineering, of course.” I responded without the slightest hesitation.
I entered this world with Poland syndrome, a disease that prevented the formation of my right arm and pectoral muscle(s) (胸肌). My parents, believing that playing with Lego could enhance my dexterity (灵巧), gifted me my first kit when I was five. Struggling to piece the components together, I crafted my first Lego work – a car. As I got older, I grew obsessed with Lego Technic, a more advanced range, and how to use it to build more delicate structures. By the age of nine, I had fashioned my first prosthetic arm (义肢) using Lego Technic – a simple box that perfectly accommodated my right arm.
This early creation sparked my drive for further exploration. Years later, I developed another prosthetic arm that I called the MK-1, which had fingers, a motor, a pressure sensor, a movable elbow joint, and a grabber capable of picking things up.
Before constructing it, I had already decided against traditional prosthetics. Not because they were ineffective, but because playing with Lego did significantly improve my dexterity, helping me adapt to my condition. However, a more frustrating reason was that prosthetics were too expensive. My parents and I had looked into getting one a few years earlier, only to be discouraged by the prohibitive price. So, I concluded that I might not need one because I was managing well without. Nevertheless, the joy of creating prosthetics with Lego remained, and I continued making them purely for the fun of it.
As the years passed, my creations evolved from MK-1 to the more advanced and comfortable MK-V. It featured a control unit that could send and receive orders from sensors on the arm to the motors, with cables that contract like muscles.
One day, a couple with their eight-year-old son, who lost both arms in an accident, reached out to me after learning about my creations. Short of money, they couldn’t afford well-functioning prosthetics. “Daniel,” the father earnestly asked, “we were wondering if you could possibly help build a set of prosthetics for our son.”
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
I knew it would be a challenging and demanding task, but I responded with a “yes”. ____________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
I rushed to the boy’s home and secured the prosthetics onto him! ____________________________________
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