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天津九校高三年级联合模拟考试
英语 (二)
本试卷分为第I卷 (选择题)、第II卷 (非选择题)两部分。试卷满分130分。考试时间100分钟。
第I卷 (本卷共55小题，共95分)
第一部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例： Stand over there ______ you’ll be able to see it better.
A. or B. and C. but D. while
答案是 B。
1. —Do you know who designed the mascots of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou
—______. Zhang Wen, a teacher of China Academy of Art.
A. You got me there B. Hold your horses
C. You bet D. You have a point there
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——你知道第19届杭州亚运会吉祥物是谁设计的吗？——当然。张文，中国美术学院教师。A. You got me there你把我难住了；B. Hold your horses慢一点，不要着急；C. You bet当然；D. You have a point there你说得有道理。根据前文“Do you know who designed the mascots of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou ”可知，对方在提问，所以应用C项“You bet”来肯定地回答对方的问题，表示自己确实知道答案。故选C项。
2. The US government’s immigration policy has ______ fierce debate.
A. taken off B. brought up C. built up D. set off
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：美国政府的移民政策引发了激烈的争论。A. taken off起飞；B. brought up抚养成人；C. built up逐渐发展；D. set off引发。根据“fierce debate”可知，此处是指引发了激烈的争论。故选D。
3. Due to Huawei’s latest product Mate X5 which was ______ in September 2023, Huawei took a leading role on China Market Foldable Smartphone Brand Sales Ranking.
A. launched B. landed C. installed D. informed
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于华为在2023年9月推出了最新的产品Mate X5，华为在中国市场的可折叠智能手机品牌销售排名中占据了领先地位。A. launched（首次）上市；B. landed（飞机）着陆或（物品）到达；C. installed安装；D. informed通知。launched正确地描述了新产品的发布，符合句意。故选A项。
4. I’m terribly sorry to turn you down this time, but I promise I will to you next time.
A. turn it up B. make it up C. pick it up D. set it up
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：非常抱歉这次我拒绝了你，但是我保证下次一定会补偿你的。A. turn it up开大，调高（音量等）；B. make it up构成，弥补；C. pick it up拿起，举起，（偶然）得到，学会；D. set it up建立，开办。分析语境可知，故选B。
5. Govemments can pass laws which force companies to change their behavior ______ current principles of environmental protection.
A. in line with B. in reply to C. in return for D. in honour of
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：政府可以通过法律，迫使公司改变他们的行为，以符合当前的环境保护原则。A. in line with 和……一致；符合；B. in reply to答复；C. in return for作为……的报酬；D. in honour of为纪念。根据“Govemments can pass laws which force companies to change their behavior”可知，政府可以通过法律迫使公司改变其行为以符合当前的环境保护原则。故选A。
6. ______ safety checks outside, the ground recovery team opened the Shenzhou X capsule and conducted an examination of the astronauts’ health.
A. To follow B. Following C. Having followed D. Followed
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：在进行了安全检查后，地面回收小组打开了神舟十号太空舱，对宇航员的健康状况进行了检查。动词follow意为“（时间或顺序）在……后”，和谓语之间没有连词，和主语构成主动关系，和谓语之间没有明显的先后关系，所以应用现在分词的一般式作状语。故选B。
7. Each artist has their ______ style but all artists share a common aim; to draw attention to the pollution in our cities.
A. active B. accurate C. individual D. original
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每个艺术家都有自己的风格，但所有艺术家都有一个共同的目标，那就是引起人们对城市污染的关注。A. active活跃的；积极的；B. accurate准确的；精确的；C. individual单独的；个体的；D. original原来的。根据“but all artists share a common aim; to draw attention to the pollution in our cities.”可知，每个艺术家都有自己的风格。故选C。
8. ______ there is a specific date for World Mental Health Day, it is often celebrated over the course of a week.
A. When B. As C. Since D. While
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然世界精神卫生日有具体的日期，但庆祝活动通常持续一周。A. When当……时；B. As因为；C. Since自从；D. While尽管。前文“there is a specific date for World Mental Health Day”和后文“it is often celebrated over the course of a week”构成转折关系，所以应用连词while表示“尽管”，引导让步状语从句。as表示“尽管”时句子应用部分倒装结构，不符合题意。故选D。
9. Since its establishment, the Flying Tiger Historical Association ______ to friendly interactions between the Chinese and American people.
A. has contributed B. has been contributing C. contributed D. contributes
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查现在完成进行时。句意：飞虎历史协会自成立以来，为促进中美两国人民友好交往作出了积极贡献。动词短语contribute to意为“为……做贡献”，根据Since its establishment可知，此处是指动作发生在过去，一直持续到现在，且强调动作在这一段时间是一直正在进行的，应用现在完成进行时，主语是the Flying Tiger Historical Association，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故选B。
10. It is commonly believed that the quality of education in big cities is better than ______ in rural areas, which is one of the reasons why more and more people are moving to live in big cities.
A. this B. it C. that D. one
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查代词辨析。句意：人们普遍认为，大城市的教育质量比农村地区的教育质量好，这是越来越多的人搬到大城市生活的原因之一。空处替代前面的名词短语“the quality of education”，特指农村地区的教育质量，指同类异物，应用代词that。it表示特指，特指前面提到的同一个事物，one表示泛指，用来替代上文提到过的同类事物中的一个，故选C。
11. The CCTV show - the Chinese Poetry Competition has been popular among the audience, which is partly designed to arouse people’s ______ in Chinese poetry.
A enthusiasm B. response C. significance D. reflection
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：CCTV的节目——中国诗词大会在观众中很受欢迎，这部分是设计来激发人们对中国诗词的热情。A. enthusiasm热情；B. response反应；C. significance意义或重要性；D. reflection反映或思考。enthusiasm符合语境，表示节目旨在激发观众对中国诗词的热情。故选A项。
12. Thanks to the policy of poverty alleviation, children in remote mountain areas can ______ basic education.
A. account for B. be aware of C. have access to D. be relevant to
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于扶贫政策，偏远山区的儿童可以接受基础教育。A.account for 解释；B.be aware of 意识到：C. have access to具有使用某物或接触某人的权利或机会; D. be relevant to与…有关。根据上文“Thanks to the policy of poverty alleviation”可知，偏远山区的儿童可以接受基础教育。故选C项。
13. I love spring because I______ endure the cold of winter or avoid the burning sun of summer in spring.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】考查情态动词的用法。句意：我喜欢春天，因为在春天我不必忍受冬天的寒冷或避开夏天的烈日。A. mustn’t禁止；B. needn’t不必；C. can’t不能；D. shouldn’t不应该。根据句意，春天是一个温和的季节，不需要避免极端的冷或热，needn’t符合题意，故选B项。
14. There are hundreds of such scenes in movies, ______ the heavy rain reflects the sad feelings of the characters.
A. when B. which C. where D. of which
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句引导词。句意：电影中有数百个这样的场景，其中瓢泼大雨映射出了角色们的悲伤情绪。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词为scenes，先行词在从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导从句。故选C。
15. I have come from Mr. Wang with a message ______ he was invited to attend the WISA 2023 held in Chengdu.
A. that B. which C. what D. when
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：我从王先生那里得知一个消息，他被邀请参加在成都举行的2023年世界智能制造大会。分析句子结构可知，“______ he was invited to attend the WISA 2023 held in Chengdu”是同位语从句，解释说明message的内容，且从句中不缺少成分，句意完整，故用that引导，that在同位语从句中不作成分，无词义，只起引导作用，且不可省略。故选A项。
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My wife and I owned two dogs that we had owned before we met and brought into the ____16____. Her dog was a pit bull named Zack, and he ____17____ me. When our daughter was born, I was worried that the pit bull would be dangerous to be ____18____ our young daughter. I warned my wife that the dog would have to go at the first ____19____ of trouble. I said, “If he nips(啃咬) at the baby, he’d go. ”
We brought our daughter home in a car seat, and both dogs sniffed and licked her, tails wagging. I had to ____20____ Zack away from her because he ____21____ stop licking her. Zack immediately became my daughter’s ____22____, and when she was lying on a blanket on the floor, he always had to have one foot on the blanket.
Zack loved my daughter ____23____, and when she became a little older he always walked her to bed, and then slept on the bed with her. He ____24____ knew whenever it was time to go ____25____, and he would wait at the ____26____ of the stairs for her, and then follow her up to bed.
Zack was poisoned by some neighbor kids, and we had one of the worst days of our lives.____27____ my daughter say goodbye to him as he lay ____28____ on the kitchen floor, my wife and I were both sobbing.
At 8:00 that night, my daughter walked to the stairs to go to bed. At that moment, all three of us realized ____29____ was about to happen. My daughter looked at her mother and me with a look of horror and ____30____. It was at that moment ____31____ my dog, Sam, which loved my daughter dearly, stood up, walked over to her, and ____32____ her with his head. He put his foot on the ____33____, and looked up at her. They walked up to bed, with my daughter holding his neck ____34____.
For the next six years,____35____ he died, Sam waited for her by the stairs each night.
16. A. birth B. marriage C. course D. workshop
17. A. loved B. appreciated C. hated D. forgave
18. A. around B. mid C. behind D. near
19. A. scene B. signature C. signal D. sign
20. A. pull B. drag C. hit D. throw
21. A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t
22. A. opponent B. protector C. commander D. conservationist
23. A. hardly B. vividly C. extremely D. appropriately
24. A. somehow B. somewhat C. somewhere D. sometimes
25. A. downstair B. downstairs C. upstair D. upstairs
26. A. top B. middle C. bottom D. dome
27. A. To watch B. Watching C. Watched D. Watch
28. A. still B. quiet C. silent D. voiceless
29. A. that B. what C. which D. why
30. A. comfort B. relief C. panic D. joy
31. A. when B. which C. at which D. that
32. A. nudged B. patted C. held D. caught
33. A. floor B. stairs C. bed D. wall
34. A. casually B. randomly C. tightly D. gradually
35. A. before B. as soon as C. even though D. until
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一只名叫Zack的比特犬与家里的小女儿之间温馨而感人的故事，他成为女儿的保护者，直至不幸中毒离世，另一只狗Sam接替了守护的任务，体现了深沉的爱与忠诚。
【16题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我和我的妻子拥有两只狗，这两只狗是我们相识之前就已拥有，并在我们结婚后带进了我们的婚姻生活。A. birth出生；B. marriage婚姻；C. course课程；D. workshop工作室。根据下文“When our daughter was born”可知，我们把狗带入了婚姻生活。故选B。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的狗是一只名为Zack的比特犬，他讨厌我。A.loved喜欢、爱；B. appreciated欣赏； C. hated讨厌；D. forgave原谅。根据下文“I warned my wife that the dog would have to go at the first 4 of trouble.”可知，我警告妻子，一有麻烦的迹象，这条狗必须离开，这条狗应是讨厌我的。故选C。
【18题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：当我们的女儿出生时，我担心那只比特犬在我们年幼的女儿周围可能是危险的存在。A. around在周围、在身边；B. mid在中间；C. behind在后面；D. near在附近。根据下文“I warned my wife that the dog would have to go at the first 4 of trouble.”可知，我担心狗在女儿周围可能构成威胁。故选A。
【19题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我我警告我的妻子，一旦有麻烦的迹象，这条狗就必须得走。A. scene场景；B. signature签名；C. signal信号；D. sign迹象。根据下文“I said, “If he nips(啃咬) at the baby, he’d go. ””可知，如出现麻烦的迹象就得让狗走。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不得不把Zack拉开，因为他不停地舔她。A. pull拉；B. drag拖；C. hit打；D. throw扔。根据上文“both dogs sniffed and licked her, tails wagging”和下文“because he 6 stop licking her.”可知，我不得不把狗从她身边拉开，因为他不停地舔她。故选A。
【21题详解】
考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：我不得不把Zack拉开，因为他不停地舔她。A. couldn’t不能；B. shouldn’t不应该；C. needn’t不必；D. wouldn’t不愿意，不会。根据上文“both dogs sniffed and licked her, tails wagging.”可知，两条狗摇着尾巴嗅着、舔着她。我不得不把狗从她身边拉开，因为他不愿意停下来。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Zack立刻成了我女儿的保护者。A. opponent对手；B. protector保护者；C. commander指挥官；D. conservationist自然资源保护者。根据下文“when she was lying on a blanket on the floor, he always had to have one foot on the blanket.(当她在地板上的毯子上躺着时，他总是要有一只脚踩在毯子上)”可知，狗对女儿表现出保护和关爱。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Zack非常爱我的女儿，当她长大一点后，他总是陪她上床，然后和她一起睡在床上。A. hardly几乎不；B. vividly生动地；C. extremely极其；D. appropriately适当地。根据下文“when she became a little older he always walked her to bed, and then slept on the bed with her.”可知，Zack总是陪着女儿上床睡觉，他非常爱我的女儿。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他不知怎的总能知道什么时候该上楼。A. somehow不知怎么地；B. somewhat有点；C. somewhere某个地方；D. sometimes有时。根据下文“whenever it was time to go 10 , and he would wait at the 11 of the stairs for her, and then follow her up to bed.”可知，在该上楼的时候，他会在楼梯底部等她，我并不知道是什么原因。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查形容词/副词词义辨析。句意：他不知怎的总能知道什么时候该上楼，他会等在楼梯的底部等她，然后跟着她上床。A. downstair楼下的；B. downstairs在楼下；C. upstair楼上的；D. upstairs在楼上。根据下文“then follow her up to bed”可知，空处应是上楼睡觉，修饰动词go应用副词。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不知怎的总能知道什么时候该上楼，他会等在楼梯的底部等她，然后跟着她上床。A. top顶部；B. middle中间；C. bottom底部；D. dome圆顶。根据下文“then follow her up to bed”可知，上楼睡觉狗应该是在楼梯底部等待，以便跟随主人上楼，故选C。
【27题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：当他躺在厨房地板上一动不动时，看着女儿和他道别，我和妻子都在哭泣。空处应是非谓语作状语，与句子主语my wife and I构成主谓关系，应用现在分词表示伴随状态。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他躺在厨房地板上一动不动时，看着女儿和他道别，我和妻子都在哭泣。A. still静止的，不动的；B. quiet安静的；C. silent沉默的；D. voiceless无声的。根据上文“my daughter say goodbye to him ”及下文“my wife and I were both sobbing”可知，空处描述Zack中毒后躺在地上不动的样子。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查宾语从句连接词。句意：在那一刻，我们三个人都意识到即将发生的事情。A. that无实义；B. what什么；C. which哪一个；D. why为什么。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句作realize的宾语，从句中缺主语，所以应用what引导宾语从句并在从句中作主语,表示即将发生的事情。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的女儿带着恐惧和惊慌的神情看着我和她妈妈。A. comfort安慰；B. relief宽慰；C. panic恐慌；D. joy欢乐。根据上文“My daughter looked at her mother and me with a look of horror”可知，空处应与前面的“horror”并列，表达女儿当时恐惧和惊慌的神情。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查强调句式。句意：就在那一刻，深爱着我女儿的我的另一只狗Sam站了起来，走向她，并用头轻轻地推了推她。这里是一个强调句型It was...that...，强调时间状语at that moment。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那一刻，深爱着我女儿的我的另一只狗Sam站了起来，走向她，并用头轻轻地推了推她。A. nudged轻推；B. patted拍；C. held握住；D. caught抓住。根据下文“with his head”可知，空处应描述Sam用头轻推女儿的动作。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他把爪子放在楼梯上，抬头看着她。A. floor地板；B. stairs楼梯；C. bed床；D. wall墙。根据下文“They walked up to bed”可知，Sam陪女儿到楼上睡觉，这里描述Sam准备上楼的动作，应该是把爪子放在楼梯上。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们走到床前，我女儿紧紧地抱着他的脖子。A. casually随意地；B. randomly随机地；C. tightly紧紧地；D. gradually逐渐地。根据上文“Sam, which loved my daughter dearly, stood up, walked over to her”可知，Sam深爱着女儿，他们之间的关系很好，这里应表达女儿对Sam的信任和依赖，应是紧紧抓着。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的六年里，直到他去世，Sam每晚都在楼梯旁等她。A. before在……之前；B. as soon as一……就……；C. even though即使；D. until直到。根据下文“Sam waited for her by the stairs each night.”可知，Sam每晚都在楼梯旁等她，直到去世。故选D。
第二部分：阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2.5分，满分50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
National Parks: Made for You and Me
·While the term “national park” is associated with images of the American West, there are national park units in every. U. S. state and territory. Together they welcome about 300 million visitors each year and span some 85 million acres, almost 55 million of which are in Alaska.
·There are more than 400 sites in the National Park System, though that includes far more than what we traditionally think of as “parks”, such as parkways and rivers, Strictly speaking, there are 63 national parks (California has the most, with nine), but there are also national historic parks, national military parks, and other designations. A few are thoroughly unique. Among them: the White House.
·The National Park Service (NPS) oversees all 400+ of these sites. But rules about what you can and cannot do in national parks differ from site to site. Activities that are prohibited at national parks, such as hunting and fishing, are allowed on some national preserves. Many national parks allow the scattering of ashes (the Grand Canyon is a notable exception); though, like Hitchcock, you need to obtain NPS permission. The same goes for couples who wish to marry inside a national park.
·Additions to the National Park System generally require acts of Congress, but the president can name new national monuments. Of the 63 national parks, only one is named after a president: Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
·It was another president who created the NPS in 1916; Woodrow Wilson Parks that predate (早于) the NPS include Yosemite in California and Mount Rainier in Washington. But Yellowstone, which turned 150 this year, was the world’s first national park. Today, more than 100 countries have national parks and preserves. The largest by area is in Greenland, though 97 percent of the Galapagos Islands is a national park.
36. Which state has the widest span of national parks in the USA
A. California. B. Alaska. C. Washington. D. North Dakota
37. Which of the following statements may be TRUE
A. Rules about what you can and can’t do in different national parks vary.
B. All national parks prohibit hunting and fishing.
C. National parks don’t allow the scattering of ashes.
D. Couples can marry inside a national park.
38. National parks can be added to the National Park System ______.
A. after the approval of local residents
B. after the president names them
C after the relevant acts of Congress are passed
D. after these parks meet some specific criteria
39. Which of the following is NOT a national park
A. Yellowstone. B. The White House. C. The Grand Canyon. D. Greenland.
40. Which of the following is the passage probably taken from
A. An instruction book. B. A university newspaper. C. A magazine. D. A student guide.
【答案】36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章对美国的国家公园进行了详细介绍。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Together they welcome about 300 million visitors each year and span some 85 million acres, almost 55 million of which are in Alaska.(它们每年共接待约3亿游客，占地约8500万英亩，其中近5500万英亩在阿拉斯加。)”可知，美国拉斯加州的国家公园面积最大。故选B。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“But rules about what you can and cannot do in national parks differ from site to site.(但是关于你在国家公园能做什么和不能做什么的规定因地而异。)”可知，关于在不同的国家公园能做什么和不能做什么的规定各不相同。故选A。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Additions to the National Park System generally require acts of Congress, but the president can name new national monuments.(增加国家公园系统通常需要国会的法案，但总统可以命名新的国家纪念碑。)”可知，国家公园可以在国会通过相关法案后加入国家公园系统。故选C。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“But Yellowstone, which turned 150 this year, was the world’s first national park.(但今年年满150岁的黄石公园是世界上第一个国家公园。)”，第二段“There are more than 400 sites in the National Park System, though that includes far more than what we traditionally think of as “parks”, such as parkways and rivers, Strictly speaking, there are 63 national parks (California has the most, with nine), but there are also national historic parks, national military parks, and other designations. A few are thoroughly unique. Among them: the White House.(国家公园系统中有400多个景点，尽管这远远超过了我们传统上认为的“公园”，如公园道路和河流，严格地说，有63个国家公园（加州最多，有9个），但也有国家历史公园，国家军事公园和其他指定的公园。有几个是完全独特的。其中包括白宫。)”和第三段第四句“Many national parks allow the scattering of ashes (the Grand Canyon is a notable exception); though, like Hitchcock, you need to obtain NPS permission.(许多国家公园允许人们撒骨灰（大峡谷是个明显的例外）；不过，像希区柯克一样，你需要获得NPS的许可。)”可知，黄石公园、白宫和大峡谷都是国家公园。故选D。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据标题“National Parks: Made for You and Me(国家公园：为你我而造)”可知，文章主要是介绍美国的国家公园，最有可能摘自一本杂志。故选C。
B
UPS driver Ryan Arens was making a delivery near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard a strange sound. “Like a cry for help,” he told the , a website for animal lovers.
It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry—a half-submerged brown-and-white wirehaired hound (猎犬), struggling to cling to a thin layer of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d entered the pond in a rowboat and was hacking away at the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog.
It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a better chance. “Animals are my weakness,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he jumped into the water, even though the temperature was -30°C, and commandeered the rowboat.
His heart thumping, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave one strong heave too many and slipped off the boat, crashing into 16 feet of freezing water. He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, caught hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then carried the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner, who is a retired veterinarian.
Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog until they both defrosted. A few more minutes in the pond, the vet told Arens, and the dog would have likely suffered cardiac arrest(心脏骤停).
The next day, Arens was back working the same neighborhood when the dog’s owner came over to thank him for saving Sadie. “Would you like to meet her ” he asked. He opened the door to his pickup, and Sadie rushed out.
She made a beeline for Arens, leaping on him and bathing him in wet kisses.
“That special delivery,” says Arens, “was the highlight of my UPS career.”
41. What happened to Arens in December 2018
A. He came across an old man who accidentally fell into the frozen pond.
B. He heard a strange sound but had to make a delivery.
C. He jumped into the icy water and saved a half-submerged dog.
D. He saved a drowning dog at the risk of cardiac arrest.
42. What does Arens mean by saying “Animals are my weakness” in Paragraph 3
A. He is interested in animals.
B. He lacks experience and skill in dealing with animals.
C He might be hurt by animals.
D. He is an enthusiastic zoophilist.
43. Arens fell off the boat because ______.
A. his swinging the rock caused the great opposite force.
B. the rowboat couldn’t bear the weight of him and the dog
C. he smashed too much ice, making the boat lose its balance.
D. the rowboat crashed into 16 feet of ice
44. Why did Arens regard the experience as his highlight of his UPS career
A. Because it was his first time to deliver a dog.
B. Because it was the most tough job he had ever had.
C. Because it was one of the most meaningful things he had done in his job.
D. Because it could make him a famous person.
45. Which of the following words can describe Arens best according to the passage
A. Kind and hardworking. B. Helpful and brave. C. Optimistic and cautious. D. Wise but indecisive.
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了阿伦斯在送快递的过程中救了一只落水的狗。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry — a half-submerged brown-and-white wirehaired hound ( 猎犬 ), struggling to cling to a thin layer of ice. ”(那是2018年12月，离结冰的河岸约15英尺的地方是叫声的来源—一只半浸在水中的棕白色硬毛猎犬，挣扎着抓住一层薄冰。)和第四段后两句“ Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, caught hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then carried the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner, who is a retired veterinarian.”(他利用紧张的能量来保暖，向她游了大约五英尺，抓住她的衣领，把她拉到冰上。然后，他把狗抬上船，滑回岸边，焦虑的旁观者把狗抬到划艇船主的家中，船主是一名退休兽医。）可知，2018年12月，阿伦斯跳入冰冷的水中，救了一只半沉入水中的狗。故选C项。
【42题详解】
猜测词句题。根据文章第三段“It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a better chance. “ Animals are my weakness,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he jumped into the water, even though the temperature was -30°C, and commandeered the rowboat.”(进展缓慢，44岁的阿伦斯认为自己胜算更大。“......”他告诉论坛报大瀑布镇，解释了他为什么跳入水中，尽管气温为零下30℃，并霸占了划艇。)可知，尽管气候条件恶劣，困难重重，他还是义无反顾，所以划线句子的意思是“他是一个热情的动物爱好者”。故选D项。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段前两句“His heart thumping, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave one strong heave too many and slipped off the boat, crashing into 16 feet of freezing water.”(阿伦斯的心怦怦直跳，他滑近狗，用另一个人的石头砸冰。他用力过猛，滑下了船，坠入16英尺深的冰冷海水中。)可知，阿伦斯从船上掉了下来，因为他摆动石头时产生了巨大的反作用力。故选A项。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““That special delivery,” says Arens, “was the highlight of my UPS career.””(“那次快递，”阿伦斯说，“是我UPS职业生涯的亮点。”)可知，阿伦斯认为这次经历是他UPS职业生涯中的亮点，因为这是他在工作中做过的最有意义的事情之一。故选C项。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry — a half-submerged brown-and-white wirehaired hound (猎犬), struggling to cling to a thin layer of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d entered the pond in a rowboat and was hacking away at the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog.”(那是2018年12月，离结冰的河岸约15英尺的地方是叫声的来源—一只半浸在水中的棕白色硬毛猎犬，挣扎着抓住一层薄冰。没有人知道她是如何到达那里的，但一位老人已经在现场，决心要救她。他乘着划艇进入池塘，用石头在冰上凿出一条通向狗的路。)可知，阿伦斯乐于助人且勇敢。故选B项。
C
After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will be replaced by AI. Global Google searches for “is my job safe ” have doubled in recent months, as people fear that they will be replaced with large language models (LLMs). In a recent paper Tyna Eloundou of OpenAI and colleagues say that “around 80% of the US workforce could have at least10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction ofLLMs”.
Economists, however, tend to enjoy making predictions about automation more than they enjoy testing them. In the early 2010s many of them loudly predicted that robots would kill jobs by the millions, only to fall silent when employment rates across the rich world rose to all-time highs.
Few of the doom-mongers (末日论者) have a good explanation for why countries with the highest rates of tech usage around the globe, such as Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, consistently have among the lowest rates of unemployment.
Here we introduce our first attempt at tracking AI’s impact on jobs. Using American data on employment by occupation, we single out white-collar workers.
White-collar roles are thought to be especially sensitive to generative AI, which is becoming ever better at logical reasoning and creativity. However, there is as yet little evidence of an AI hit to employment. In the spring of 2020 white-collar jobs rose, as many people in service occupations lost their job at the start of the Covid-19pandemic. And in the past year the white-collar share of employment in professions thought to be at risk from generative AI has risen by 0.5%.
Of course, it’s still early days for generative AI. Few firms yet use generative Al tools at large scale, so the impact on jobs could merely be delayed.
Another possibility, however, is that these new technologies will end up destroying only a small number of roles. While Al may be efficient at some tasks, it may be less good at others, such as management and working out what others need.
AI could even have a positive effect on jobs. If workers using it become more efficient, profits at their company could rise which would then allow bosses to ram p up hiring.
A recert survey by Experis, an IT-recruitment firm, points to this possibility. More than half of Britain’s employers expect AI technologies to have a positive impact on the number of their staff over the next two years, it finds.
To see how it all shakes out, we will publish updates to this analysis every few months. But for now, a job apocalypse seems a long way off.
46. In terms of artificial intelligence, people worry about ______.
A. how to avoid being replaced by machines
B. how to keep up with the trend of technology
C. how to master new technological skills
D. how to earn higher wages by using technology
47. Economists’ predictions about automation show that ______.
A. machines prove to deal a blow to employment
B. technological breakthroughs bring an economic boom
C. economic theories don’t work well in practice
D. it is difficult to clarify the impact of machines on jobs
48. According to the text, since the spring of 2020, white-collar jobs ______.
A. have become more diverse B. have decreased in number
C. have been threatened by service jobs D. have not suffered noticeable losses
49. How may artificial intelligence influence employment
A. It may cause mass unemployment. B. It may create new jobs for people.
C. It may enable employers to hire more. D. It may decrease people’s salaries.
50. What could be the best title for the passage
A. Boy Cries Wolf: Generative Al is not yet killing jobs
B. Batten Down the Hatches: Generative AI will replace most of human jobs
C. Generative AI: The greatest threat to white-collar workers.
D. Generative AI: The greatest invention of the 20th century
【答案】46. A 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要介绍了人工智能对就业的影响。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will be replaced by AI. Global Google searches for “is my job safe ” have doubled in recent months, as people fear that they will be replaced with large language models (LLMs). In a recent paper Tyna Eloundou of OpenAI and colleagues say that “around 80% of the US workforce could have at least10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction ofLLMs”.(在人工智能取得惊人突破之后，许多人担心他们将被人工智能取代。谷歌搜索“我的工作安全吗？”的数量在最近几个月翻了一番，因为人们担心它们将被大型语言模型(LLMs)所取代。在最近的一篇论文中，OpenAI的Tyna Eloundou和他的同事说，“大约80%的美国劳动力至少有10%的工作任务可能会受到引入人工智能的影响。”)”可知，许多人担心他们会被AI取代，因此他们担心如何避免被机器取代。故选A项。
【47题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Economists, however, tend to enjoy making predictions about automation more than they enjoy testing them. In the early 2010s many of them loudly predicted that robots would kill jobs by the millions, only to fall silent when employment rates across the rich world rose to all-time highs.(然而，经济学家更喜欢预测自动化，而不是测试自动化。在2010年代初，他们中的许多人大声预测机器人将夺走数百万人的工作，但当发达国家的就业率升至历史最高水平时，他们却沉默了)”可知，经济学家喜欢预测自动化但不喜欢测试，之前预测机器人会消灭数百万工作机会，但实际上就业率却上升了，这表明机器对工作岗位的影响很难明确。故选D项。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“White-collar roles are thought to be especially sensitive to generative AI, which is becoming ever better at logical reasoning and creativity. However, there is as yet little evidence of an AI hit to employment. In the spring of 2020 white-collar jobs rose, as many people in service occupations lost their job at the start of the Covid-19pandemic. And in the past year the white-collar share of employment in professions thought to be at risk from generative AI has risen by 0.5%.(白领角色被认为对生成式人工智能特别敏感，因为生成式人工智能在逻辑推理和创造力方面正变得越来越好。然而，目前几乎没有证据表明人工智能对就业造成了冲击。2020年春季，白领岗位增加，因为许多服务行业的人在covid -19大流行开始时失去了工作。在过去的一年里，被认为受到人工智能威胁的职业中，白领所占的比例上升了0.5%)”可知，尽管有人预测生成式人工智能将对白领工作产生影响，但实际上在2020年春季以来，白领工作并没有受到明显的冲击，甚至在被认为受到生成式人工智能威胁的职业中，白领工作的比例还上升了0.5%。因此，可以得出结论，白领工作自2020年春季以来并未遭受明显损失。故选D项。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“AI could even have a positive effect on jobs. If workers using it become more efficient, profits at their company could rise which would then allow bosses to ram p up hiring.(人工智能甚至可能对就业产生积极影响。如果使用它的员工变得更有效率，公司的利润就会上升，这将使老板们能够加快招聘)”以及倒数第二段“A recert survey by Experis, an IT-recruitment firm, points to this possibility. More than half of Britain’s employers expect AI technologies to have a positive impact on the number of their staff over the next two years, it finds.(Experis是一家 IT 招聘公司，其最近的一项重新认证调查显示，有这种可能性。调查显示，超过半数的英国雇主预计人工智能技术在未来两年内会对员工数量产生积极影响)”可知，如果工人使用AI后效率提高，公司利润可能上升，这将使老板能够增加招聘，因此人工智能可能会促使雇主雇佣更多的人。故选C项。
【50题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will be replaced by AI. Global Google searches for “is my job safe ” have doubled in recent months, as people fear that they will be replaced with large language models (LLMs). In a recent paper Tyna Eloundou of OpenAI and colleagues say that “around 80% of the US workforce could have at least10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction ofLLMs”.(在人工智能取得惊人突破之后，许多人担心他们将被人工智能取代。谷歌搜索“我的工作安全吗 ”的数量在最近几个月翻了一番，因为人们担心它们将被大型语言模型(LLMs)所取代。在最近的一篇论文中，OpenAI的Tyna Eloundou和他的同事说，“大约80%的美国劳动力至少有10%的工作任务可能会受到引入人工智能的影响。”)”以及最后一段“To see how it all shakes out, we will publish updates to this analysis every few months. But for now, a job apocalypse seems a long way off.(为了了解结果如何，我们将每隔几个月更新一次分析。但就目前而言，就业末日似乎还很遥远)”以及纵观全文可知，本文主要讨论了生成式人工智能对工作岗位的影响，但目前还没有明确的证据表明它会大规模取代人类工作，因此最好的标题应该是A项“Boy Cries Wolf: Generative Al is not yet killing jobs(狼来了：生成式人工智能尚未扼杀工作岗位)”是本文最好的标题。故选A项。
D
The effects of “weird weather” were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom (末日预言家).
In August 1974, the ClA produced a study on “climatological research as it is related to intelligence (情报) problems”. The diagnosis was dramatic. It warned of the emergence of a new era of weird weather, leading to political unrest and mass migration (which, in turn, would cause more unrest).
The new era the agency imagined wasn’t necessarily one of hotter temperatures; the CIA had heard from scientists warning of global cooling as well as warming. But the direction in which the temperature was changing wasn’t their immediate concern; it was the political impact. They knew that the so-called “little ice age”, a series of cold snaps between, roughly, 1350 and 1850, had brought not only drought and famine, but also war.
“The climate change began in 1960,” the report’s first page informs us, “but no one, including the climatologists, recognised it.” Crop failures in the Soviet Union and India in the early 1960s had been attributed to standard unlucky weather. The US shipped grain to India and the Soviets killed off livestock to eat . But, the report argued, the world ignored this warning, as the global population continued to grow and states made massive investments in energy, technology and medicine.
Meanwhile, the weird weather rolled on, shifting to a collection of west African countries just below the Sahara. People in Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad “became the first victims of the climate change”, the report argued, but their suffering was masked by other struggles or the richer parts of the world simply weren’t paying attention.
As the effects of climate change started to spread to other parts of the world, the early 1970s saw report s of droughts, crop failures and floods from Myanmar, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Manila, Ecuador, USSR, China, India and the US.
51. The climatological research by CIA showed that ______.
A. global cooling had more evidence than warming
B. political impact was more unpredictable than climate
C. climate change could cause conflicts between countries
D. historical ice age had an impact on future weather
52. Why did the world ignore climate change warnings in the 1960s
A. Because climatologists lacked equipment for observation.
B. Because crop failures attracted the world’s attention.
C. Because climate change was a national secret e of Soviet Union.
D. Because the world was busy developing economy and technology.
53. How did the world respond to the suffering of the first victims of climate change
A. The US provided them with grain to reduce hunger.
B The rich countries failed to notice their struggle.
C. The world praised their courage in the face of weird weather.
D. The African people migrated to the area near Sahara.
54. Throughout 1960s and the 1970s, climate warnings were ______.
A. unclear and confusing B. widespread and neglected
C. rare and disastrous D. frequent and insignificant
55. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To inform people of the ignored signs of climate changes.
B. To call on people to protect the environment.
C. To explain why climate changes have effects on politics.
D. To tell people how to prevent weird weather.
【答案】51. C 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文回顾了20世纪60年代和70年代气候变化的早期迹象，以及中央情报局对气候变化可能引发政治动荡和大规模移民的警告，同时指出了当时世界对这些警告的忽视。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“In August 1974, the ClA produced a study on “climatological research as it is related to intelligence (情报) problems”. The diagnosis was dramatic. It warned of the emergence of a new era of weird weather, leading to political unrest and mass migration (which, in turn, would cause more unrest).(1974年8月，中情局发表了一份关于‘与情报问题有关的气候学研究’的报告。诊断结果令人震惊。它警告说，一个怪异天气的新时代即将来临，这将导致政治动荡和大规模移民（反过来，这将导致更多的动荡）)”以及第三段中“But the direction in which the temperature was changing wasn’t their immediate concern; it was the political impact. They knew that the so-called “little ice age”, a series of cold snaps between, roughly, 1350 and 1850, had brought not only drought and famine, but also war.(但是温度变化的方向并不是他们最关心的;这是政治影响。他们知道所谓的‘小冰河期’，即大约在1350年到1850年之间的一系列寒流，不仅带来了干旱和饥荒，还带来了战争。)”可知，CIA并没有特别强调全球变冷或变暖的证据，而是关注气候变化的政治影响；他们的研究表明气候变化造成的极端天气不仅带来干旱饥荒，还会导致政治动荡和大规模移民，这反过来将导致更多的动荡甚至战争；由此推知，气候变化可能导致政治动荡甚至国家间的冲突。故选C项。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“But, the report argued, the world ignored this warning, as the global population continued to grow and states made massive investments in energy, technology and medicine.(但报告认为，随着全球人口的持续增长和国家在能源、技术和医学上进行大规模投资，世界忽视了这一警告。)”可知，世界在1960年代忽视气候变化警告是因为忙于经济发展和技术进步。故选D项。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“Meanwhile, the weird weather rolled on, shifting to a collection of west African countries just below the Sahara. People in Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad “became the first victims of the climate change”, the report argued, but their suffering was masked by other struggles or the richer parts of the world simply weren’t paying attention.(与此同时，这种奇怪的天气还在继续，转移到了撒哈拉以南的一些西非国家。报告称，毛里塔尼亚、塞内加尔、马里、布基纳法索、尼日尔和乍得的人民‘为气候变化的首批受害者’，但他们的苦难被其他斗争掩盖了，或者世界上较富裕的地区根本没有注意到这一点。)”可知，撒哈拉以南的一些西非国家成为气候变化的首批受害者，然而他们的苦难被其他斗争所掩盖或者被富裕地区所忽视；由此可知，富裕国家并没有注意到气候变化的第一批受害者在苦难中的挣扎。故选B项。
【54题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中““The climate change began in 1960,” the report’s first page informs us, “but no one, including the climatologists, recognised it.” Crop failures in the Soviet Union and India in the early 1960s had been attributed to standard unlucky weather. The US shipped grain to India and the Soviets killed off livestock to eat . But, the report argued, the world ignored this warning(‘气候变化始于1960年，’报告的第一页告诉我们，‘但包括气候学家在内，没有人认识到这一点。’20世纪60年代初，苏联和印度的农作物歉收被归咎于常见的倒霉天气。美国将粮食运往印度，苏联杀死牲畜食用。但是，报告认为，世界忽视了这一警告)”、第五段中“Meanwhile, the weird weather rolled on, shifting to a collection of west African countries just below the Sahara. People in Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad “became the first victims of the climate change”, the report argued, but their suffering was masked by other struggles or the richer parts of the world simply weren’t paying attention.(与此同时，这种奇怪的天气还在继续，转移到了撒哈拉以南的一些西非国家。报告称，毛里塔尼亚、塞内加尔、马里、布基纳法索、尼日尔和乍得的人民‘为气候变化的首批受害者’，但他们的苦难被其他斗争掩盖了，或者世界上较富裕的地区根本没有注意到这一点。)”以及最后一段中“the early 1970s saw report s of droughts, crop failures and floods from Myanmar, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Manila, Ecuador, USSR, China, India and the US.(20世纪70年代初，缅甸、巴基斯坦、朝鲜民主主义人民共和国、哥斯达黎加、洪都拉斯、日本、马尼拉、厄瓜多尔、苏联、中国、印度和美国都出现了干旱、作物歉收和洪水的报告。)”可知，在整个20世纪60年代和70年代，有关气候变化的警告被广泛传播，但被忽视。故选B项。
【55题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是根据第一段“The effects of “weird weather” were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom ( 末日预言家).(‘怪异天气’的影响早在20世纪60年代就已为人所知，但将化石燃料与气候变化联系起来的科学家却被视为末日预言家而不予考虑。)”以及第四段“The climate change began in 1960... but no one, including the climatologists, recognised it.(气候变化始于1960年...但没有人，包括气候学家，认识到这一点。)”可知，文章主要讲述了在20世纪60年代和70年代，气候变化的警告已经出现，但是世界对此视而不见，忽视了这些警告的存在；由此可知，这篇文章的目的要告知人们被忽视的气候变化迹象。故选A项。
第II卷 (本卷共6小题， 共35分)
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达 (共5小题;每小题2 分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, an entrepreneur and avid cyclist was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances.
When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel recumbent bike with a seat belt, perfect for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was pedaling around the street with his peers, having fun and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon got from his friend’s reaction. “To see his son interacting with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the smile on his face.”
That smile launched the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with pediatric rehab clinics (儿科康复诊所) to find children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike and to help craft each bike to the particular needs of the child. A bike may include a headrest, a shoulder harmess, a seat belt, and a caregiver’s steering and brakes in the back. The bikes are expensive: $3,000 to $4,000, and that’s with the foundation’s steep manufacturer’s discount, For kids lucky enough to get one, they’re a life changer.
“We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons. In a magazine interview, she said, ‘I always knew there was an athlete in me.’”
So far, the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that’s just a start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do.”
56. What kind of disease is “hydrocephalus” (no more than 15 words)
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57. What inspired McLindon to launch the McLindon Family Foundation (no more than 15 words)
______________________________________________________________
58. What’s the purpose of the McLindon Family Foundation (no more than 15 words)
______________________________________________________________
59. What does the bike recipient mean by saying “I always knew there was an athlete in me” (no more than 10words)
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60. What kind of person do you think McLindon is Please explain in your own words.(no more than 20 words)
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【答案】56. It is a build-up of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances.
57. His friend’s happy reaction after seeing his disabled son interacting with other kids.
58. To provide disabled children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike with their special needs.
59. She always had a dream of being an athlete.
60. I think he is caring and enthusiastic because he helps disabled children experience the job of biking by giving away special-crafted bikes.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一片记叙文。文章介绍了企业家、自行车爱好者安德鲁·麦克林登在得克萨斯州奥斯汀骑自行车时，想起了一位朋友12岁的儿子，这个男孩因患有脑积水从来不知道骑自行车的乐趣。后来他为这个孩子找到了一辆带安全带的三轮卧式自行车，非常适合他，他因此享受到了骑车的乐趣，并和其他孩子们互动。后来麦克林登创立了麦克林登家庭基金会，帮助有这方面问题的儿童。
【56题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段“The boy had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances. (由于患有脑积水，这个男孩从未体验过骑自行车的乐趣。脑积水是一种脑部积液，经常会导致平衡障碍。)”可知脑积水是一种脑部积液，经常会导致平衡障碍。故答案为It is a build-up of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances.
【57题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第二段“But there was more, as McLindon got from his friend’s reaction. “To see his son interacting with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the smile on his face.” (但正如麦克林登从他朋友的反应中得知的那样，还有更多。“看到他的儿子和其他孩子互动，”麦克林登说。“我永远不会忘记他脸上的笑容。”)”和第三段“That smile launched the McLindon Family Foundation. (这个微笑创立了麦克林顿家庭基金会。)”可知是他朋友看到儿子和其他孩子互动时高兴的反应启发了他，故答案为His friend’s happy reaction after seeing his disabled son interacting with other kids.
【58题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第三段“Funded by donations, the group works with pediatric rehab clinics (儿科康复诊所) to find children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike and to help craft each bike to the particular needs of the child. (在捐款的资助下，该组织与儿童康复诊所合作，寻找可以从拥有适应性自行车中受益的孩子，并帮助制作每辆自行车，以满足孩子的特殊需求。)”可知该基金会旨在帮助残疾儿童制作满足他们特殊需求的自行车，故答案为To provide disabled children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike with their special needs.
【59题详解】
考查推理判断。根据第四段“ “We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons. In a magazine interview, she said, ‘I always knew there was an athlete in me.’” (“我们和一个14岁的脊柱裂患者一起工作，”麦克林登说。她大部分时间都在沙发上看电视。在她得到自行车后不久，她就开始为特殊需要的铁人三项进行训练。在接受杂志采访时，她说：“我一直都知道我是一名运动员。”)”可推断她意思是她一直有成为运动员的梦想，故答案为She always had a dream of being an athlete.
【60题详解】
考查开放题。通读文章，我认为麦克林顿关心他人，充满热情。因为他通过赠送特制的自行车来帮助残疾儿童体验骑自行车的乐趣故答案为I think he is caring and enthusiastic because he helps disabled children experience the job of biking by giving away special-crafted bikes.
第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)
61. 假设你是李津，与你以前的外籍教师Grace一直保持联系。近日她来信询问你的近况，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。
(1)告知你已成为10月底在天津举办的国际马拉松比赛的志愿者，并介绍为此所作的准备;
(2)谈谈你在本次志愿者活动中的收获;
(3)希望她有机会重访天津。
注意：(1)词数不少于100;
(2)内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Grace
I am delighted to receive your letter
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】
Dear Grace,
I am delighted to receive your letter and hear from you once again.
I have good news to tell you that I have been chosen to be a volunteer for the International Marathon held in Tianjin at the end of October. To be a qualified volunteer, I made some preparations. I interviewed many people from all walks of life, which improved and deepened my understanding of Tianjin.
My participation in this volunteer activity has been incredibly rewarding. Not only have I met new people from diverse backgrounds, but I’ve also gained a deeper understanding of the importance of teamwork and coordination. The satisfaction of contributing to such a significant event has been immense, and I feel privileged to be a part of it.
I hope you can revisit Tianjin if you have a chance. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Yours
Li Jin
【解析】
【导语】本篇是应用文写作。你以前的外籍教师Grace近日来信询问你的近况，要求考生给她回复一封邮件。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
高兴的：delighted→glad
活动：activity→event
提高：improve→enhance
机会：chance→opportunity
2. 句式拓展
同义句改写
原句：My participation in this volunteer activity has been incredibly rewarding. Not only have I met new people from diverse backgrounds, but I’ve also gained a deeper understanding of the importance of teamwork and coordination.
拓展句：My participation in this volunteer activity, which has allowed me to meet new people from diverse backgrounds, has been incredibly rewarding. Additionally, it has given me a deeper understanding of the importance of teamwork and coordination.
【点睛】[高分句型1]I interviewed many people from all walks of life, which improved and deepened my understanding of Tianjin.(which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]I have good news to tell you that I have been chosen to be a volunteer for the International Marathon held in Tianjin at the end of October.(that引导的宾语从句)天津九校高三年级联合模拟考试
英语 (二)
本试卷分为第I卷 (选择题)、第II卷 (非选择题)两部分。试卷满分130分。考试时间100分钟。
第I卷 (本卷共55小题，共95分)
第一部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例： Stand over there ______ you’ll be able to see it better.
A or B. and C. but D. while
答案是 B。
1. —Do you know who designed the mascots of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou
—______. Zhang Wen, a teacher of China Academy of Art.
A. You got me there B. Hold your horses
C. You bet D. You have a point there
2. The US government’s immigration policy has ______ fierce debate.
A. taken off B. brought up C. built up D. set off
3. Due to Huawei’s latest product Mate X5 which was ______ in September 2023, Huawei took a leading role on China Market Foldable Smartphone Brand Sales Ranking.
A. launched B. landed C. installed D. informed
4. I’m terribly sorry to turn you down this time, but I promise I will to you next time.
A. turn it up B. make it up C. pick it up D. set it up
5. Govemments can pass laws which force companies to change their behavior ______ current principles of environmental protection.
A. in line with B. in reply to C. in return for D. in honour of
6. ______ safety checks outside, the ground recovery team opened the Shenzhou X capsule and conducted an examination of the astronauts’ health.
A. To follow B. Following C. Having followed D. Followed
7. Each artist has their ______ style but all artists share a common aim; to draw attention to the pollution in our cities.
A. active B. accurate C. individual D. original
8. ______ there is a specific date for World Mental Health Day, it is often celebrated over the course of a week.
A. When B. As C. Since D. While
9. Since its establishment, the Flying Tiger Historical Association ______ to friendly interactions between the Chinese and American people.
A. has contributed B. has been contributing C. contributed D. contributes
10. It is commonly believed that the quality of education in big cities is better than ______ in rural areas, which is one of the reasons why more and more people are moving to live in big cities.
A. this B. it C. that D. one
11. The CCTV show - the Chinese Poetry Competition has been popular among the audience, which is partly designed to arouse people’s ______ in Chinese poetry.
A. enthusiasm B. response C. significance D. reflection
12. Thanks to the policy of poverty alleviation, children in remote mountain areas can ______ basic education.
A. account for B. be aware of C. have access to D. be relevant to
13. I love spring because I______ endure the cold of winter or avoid the burning sun of summer in spring.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t
14. There are hundreds of such scenes in movies, ______ the heavy rain reflects the sad feelings of the characters.
A. when B. which C. where D. of which
15. I have come from Mr. Wang with a message ______ he was invited to attend the WISA 2023 held in Chengdu.
A. that B. which C. what D. when
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My wife and I owned two dogs that we had owned before we met and brought into the ____16____. Her dog was a pit bull named Zack, and he ____17____ me. When our daughter was born, I was worried that the pit bull would be dangerous to be ____18____ our young daughter. I warned my wife that the dog would have to go at the first ____19____ of trouble. I said, “If he nips(啃咬) at the baby, he’d go. ”
We brought our daughter home in a car seat, and both dogs sniffed and licked her, tails wagging. I had to ____20____ Zack away from her because he ____21____ stop licking her. Zack immediately became my daughter’s ____22____, and when she was lying on a blanket on the floor, he always had to have one foot on the blanket.
Zack loved my daughter ____23____, and when she became a little older he always walked her to bed, and then slept on the bed with her. He ____24____ knew whenever it was time to go ____25____, and he would wait at the ____26____ of the stairs for her, and then follow her up to bed.
Zack was poisoned by some neighbor kids, and we had one of the worst days of our lives.____27____ my daughter say goodbye to him as he lay ____28____ on the kitchen floor, my wife and I were both sobbing.
At 8:00 that night, my daughter walked to the stairs to go to bed. At that moment, all three of us realized ____29____ was about to happen. My daughter looked at her mother and me with a look of horror and ____30____. It was at that moment ____31____ my dog, Sam, which loved my daughter dearly, stood up, walked over to her, and ____32____ her with his head. He put his foot on the ____33____, and looked up at her. They walked up to bed, with my daughter holding his neck ____34____.
For the next six years,____35____ he died, Sam waited for her by the stairs each night.
16. A. birth B. marriage C. course D. workshop
17. A. loved B. appreciated C. hated D. forgave
18. A. around B. mid C. behind D. near
19. A. scene B. signature C. signal D. sign
20. A. pull B. drag C. hit D. throw
21. A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t
22. A. opponent B. protector C. commander D. conservationist
23. A. hardly B. vividly C. extremely D. appropriately
24. A. somehow B. somewhat C. somewhere D. sometimes
25. A. downstair B. downstairs C. upstair D. upstairs
26. A. top B. middle C. bottom D. dome
27. A. To watch B. Watching C. Watched D. Watch
28. A. still B. quiet C. silent D. voiceless
29. A. that B. what C. which D. why
30. A. comfort B. relief C. panic D. joy
31. A. when B. which C. at which D. that
32. A. nudged B. patted C. held D. caught
33. A. floor B. stairs C. bed D. wall
34. A. casually B. randomly C. tightly D. gradually
35. A. before B. as soon as C. even though D. until
第二部分：阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2.5分，满分50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
National Parks: Made for You and Me
·While the term “national park” is associated with images of the American West, there are national park units in every. U. S. state and territory. Together they welcome about 300 million visitors each year and span some 85 million acres, almost 55 million of which are in Alaska.
·There are more than 400 sites in the National Park System, though that includes far more than what we traditionally think of as “parks”, such as parkways and rivers, Strictly speaking, there are 63 national parks (California has the most, with nine), but there are also national historic parks, national military parks, and other designations. A few are thoroughly unique. Among them: the White House.
·The National Park Service (NPS) oversees all 400+ of these sites. But rules about what you can and cannot do in national parks differ from site to site. Activities that are prohibited at national parks, such as hunting and fishing, are allowed on some national preserves. Many national parks allow the scattering of ashes (the Grand Canyon is a notable exception); though, like Hitchcock, you need to obtain NPS permission. The same goes for couples who wish to marry inside a national park.
·Additions to the National Park System generally require acts of Congress, but the president can name new national monuments. Of the 63 national parks, only one is named after a president: Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
·It was another president who created the NPS in 1916; Woodrow Wilson Parks that predate (早于) the NPS include Yosemite in California and Mount Rainier in Washington. But Yellowstone, which turned 150 this year, was the world’s first national park. Today, more than 100 countries have national parks and preserves. The largest by area is in Greenland, though 97 percent of the Galapagos Islands is a national park.
36. Which state has the widest span of national parks in the USA
A. California. B. Alaska. C. Washington. D. North Dakota
37. Which of the following statements may be TRUE
A. Rules about what you can and can’t do in different national parks vary.
B. All national parks prohibit hunting and fishing.
C. National parks don’t allow the scattering of ashes.
D. Couples can marry inside a national park.
38. National parks can be added to the National Park System ______.
A. after the approval of local residents
B. after the president names them
C. after the relevant acts of Congress are passed
D. after these parks meet some specific criteria
39. Which of the following is NOT a national park
A. Yellowstone. B. The White House. C. The Grand Canyon. D. Greenland.
40. Which of the following is the passage probably taken from
A. An instruction book. B. A university newspaper. C. A magazine. D. A student guide.
B
UPS driver Ryan Arens was making a delivery near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard a strange sound. “Like a cry for help,” he told the , a website for animal lovers.
It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry—a half-submerged brown-and-white wirehaired hound (猎犬), struggling to cling to a thin layer of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d entered the pond in a rowboat and was hacking away at the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog.
It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a better chance. “Animals are my weakness,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he jumped into the water, even though the temperature was -30°C, and commandeered the rowboat.
His heart thumping, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave one strong heave too many and slipped off the boat, crashing into 16 feet of freezing water. He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, caught hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then carried the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner, who is a retired veterinarian.
Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog until they both defrosted. A few more minutes in the pond, the vet told Arens, and the dog would have likely suffered cardiac arrest(心脏骤停).
The next day, Arens was back working the same neighborhood when the dog’s owner came over to thank him for saving Sadie. “Would you like to meet her ” he asked. He opened the door to his pickup, and Sadie rushed out.
She made a beeline for Arens, leaping on him and bathing him in wet kisses.
“That special delivery,” says Arens, “was the highlight of my UPS career.”
41 What happened to Arens in December 2018
A. He came across an old man who accidentally fell into the frozen pond.
B. He heard a strange sound but had to make a delivery.
C. He jumped into the icy water and saved a half-submerged dog.
D. He saved a drowning dog at the risk of cardiac arrest.
42. What does Arens mean by saying “Animals are my weakness” in Paragraph 3
A. He is interested in animals.
B. He lacks experience and skill in dealing with animals.
C He might be hurt by animals.
D. He is an enthusiastic zoophilist.
43. Arens fell off the boat because ______.
A. his swinging the rock caused the great opposite force.
B. the rowboat couldn’t bear the weight of him and the dog
C. he smashed too much ice, making the boat lose its balance.
D. the rowboat crashed into 16 feet of ice
44. Why did Arens regard the experience as his highlight of his UPS career
A. Because it was his first time to deliver a dog.
B. Because it was the most tough job he had ever had.
C. Because it was one of the most meaningful things he had done in his job.
D. Because it could make him a famous person.
45. Which of the following words can describe Arens best according to the passage
A. Kind and hardworking. B. Helpful and brave. C. Optimistic and cautious. D. Wise but indecisive.
C
After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will be replaced by AI. Global Google searches for “is my job safe ” have doubled in recent months, as people fear that they will be replaced with large language models (LLMs). In a recent paper Tyna Eloundou of OpenAI and colleagues say that “around 80% of the US workforce could have at least10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction ofLLMs”.
Economists, however, tend to enjoy making predictions about automation more than they enjoy testing them. In the early 2010s many of them loudly predicted that robots would kill jobs by the millions, only to fall silent when employment rates across the rich world rose to all-time highs.
Few of the doom-mongers (末日论者) have a good explanation for why countries with the highest rates of tech usage around the globe, such as Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, consistently have among the lowest rates of unemployment.
Here we introduce our first attempt at tracking AI’s impact on jobs. Using American data on employment by occupation, we single out white-collar workers.
White-collar roles are thought to be especially sensitive to generative AI, which is becoming ever better at logical reasoning and creativity. However, there is as yet little evidence of an AI hit to employment. In the spring of 2020 white-collar jobs rose, as many people in service occupations lost their job at the start of the Covid-19pandemic. And in the past year the white-collar share of employment in professions thought to be at risk from generative AI has risen by 0.5%.
Of course, it’s still early days for generative AI. Few firms yet use generative Al tools at large scale, so the impact on jobs could merely be delayed.
Another possibility, however, is that these new technologies will end up destroying only a small number of roles. While Al may be efficient at some tasks, it may be less good at others, such as management and working out what others need.
AI could even have a positive effect on jobs. If workers using it become more efficient, profits at their company could rise which would then allow bosses to ram p up hiring.
A recert survey by Experis, an IT-recruitment firm, points to this possibility. More than half of Britain’s employers expect AI technologies to have a positive impact on the number of their staff over the next two years, it finds.
To see how it all shakes out, we will publish updates to this analysis every few months. But for now, a job apocalypse seems a long way off.
46. In terms of artificial intelligence, people worry about ______.
A. how to avoid being replaced by machines
B. how to keep up with the trend of technology
C. how to master new technological skills
D. how to earn higher wages by using technology
47. Economists’ predictions about automation show that ______.
A. machines prove to deal a blow to employment
B. technological breakthroughs bring an economic boom
C. economic theories don’t work well in practice
D. it is difficult to clarify the impact of machines on jobs
48. According to the text, since the spring of 2020, white-collar jobs ______.
A. have become more diverse B. have decreased in number
C. have been threatened by service jobs D. have not suffered noticeable losses
49. How may artificial intelligence influence employment
A. It may cause mass unemployment. B. It may create new jobs for people.
C. It may enable employers to hire more. D. It may decrease people’s salaries.
50. What could be the best title for the passage
A. Boy Cries Wolf: Generative Al is not yet killing jobs
B Batten Down the Hatches: Generative AI will replace most of human jobs
C. Generative AI: The greatest threat to white-collar workers.
D. Generative AI: The greatest invention of the 20th century
D
The effects of “weird weather” were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom (末日预言家).
In August 1974, the ClA produced a study on “climatological research as it is related to intelligence (情报) problems”. The diagnosis was dramatic. It warned of the emergence of a new era of weird weather, leading to political unrest and mass migration (which, in turn, would cause more unrest).
The new era the agency imagined wasn’t necessarily one of hotter temperatures; the CIA had heard from scientists warning of global cooling as well as warming. But the direction in which the temperature was changing wasn’t their immediate concern; it was the political impact. They knew that the so-called “little ice age”, a series of cold snaps between, roughly, 1350 and 1850, had brought not only drought and famine, but also war.
“The climate change began in 1960,” the report’s first page informs us, “but no one, including the climatologists, recognised it.” Crop failures in the Soviet Union and India in the early 1960s had been attributed to standard unlucky weather. The US shipped grain to India and the Soviets killed off livestock to eat . But, the report argued, the world ignored this warning, as the global population continued to grow and states made massive investments in energy, technology and medicine.
Meanwhile, the weird weather rolled on, shifting to a collection of west African countries just below the Sahara. People in Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad “became the first victims of the climate change”, the report argued, but their suffering was masked by other struggles or the richer parts of the world simply weren’t paying attention.
As the effects of climate change started to spread to other parts of the world, the early 1970s saw report s of droughts, crop failures and floods from Myanmar, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Manila, Ecuador, USSR, China, India and the US.
51. The climatological research by CIA showed that ______.
A. global cooling had more evidence than warming
B. political impact was more unpredictable than climate
C. climate change could cause conflicts between countries
D. historical ice age had an impact on future weather
52. Why did the world ignore climate change warnings in the 1960s
A. Because climatologists lacked equipment for observation.
B. Because crop failures attracted the world’s attention.
C. Because climate change was a national secret e of Soviet Union.
D. Because the world was busy developing economy and technology.
53. How did the world respond to the suffering of the first victims of climate change
A. The US provided them with grain to reduce hunger.
B. The rich countries failed to notice their struggle.
C. The world praised their courage in the face of weird weather.
D. The African people migrated to the area near Sahara.
54. Throughout 1960s and the 1970s, climate warnings were ______.
A. unclear and confusing B. widespread and neglected
C. rare and disastrous D. frequent and insignificant
55. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To inform people of the ignored signs of climate changes.
B. To call on people to protect the environment.
C. To explain why climate changes have effects on politics.
D. To tell people how to prevent weird weather.
第II卷 (本卷共6小题， 共35分)
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达 (共5小题;每小题2 分，满分10分)
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, an entrepreneur and avid cyclist was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances.
When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel recumbent bike with a seat belt, perfect for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was pedaling around the street with his peers, having fun and getting exercise. But there was more, as McLindon got from his friend’s reaction. “To see his son interacting with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the smile on his face.”
That smile launched the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with pediatric rehab clinics (儿科康复诊所) to find children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike and to help craft each bike to the particular needs of the child. A bike may include a headrest, a shoulder harmess, a seat belt, and a caregiver’s steering and brakes in the back. The bikes are expensive: $3,000 to $4,000, and that’s with the foundation’s steep manufacturer’s discount, For kids lucky enough to get one, they’re a life changer.
“We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons. In a magazine interview, she said, ‘I always knew there was an athlete in me.’”
So far the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that’s just a start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do.”
56. What kind of disease is “hydrocephalus” (no more than 15 words)
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57. What inspired McLindon to launch the McLindon Family Foundation (no more than 15 words)
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58. What’s the purpose of the McLindon Family Foundation (no more than 15 words)
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59. What does the bike recipient mean by saying “I always knew there was an athlete in me” (no more than 10words)
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60. What kind of person do you think McLindon is Please explain in your own words.(no more than 20 words)
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第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)
61. 假设你是李津，与你以前的外籍教师Grace一直保持联系。近日她来信询问你的近况，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。
(1)告知你已成为10月底在天津举办的国际马拉松比赛的志愿者，并介绍为此所作的准备;
(2)谈谈你在本次志愿者活动中的收获;
(3)希望她有机会重访天津。
注意：(1)词数不少于100;
(2)内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Grace,
I am delighted to receive your letter
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Yours,
Li Jin

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