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福建省厦门第一中学2024-2025学年
高三下英语四
(试卷满分：150分, 考试时间：120分钟)
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
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How does the woman feel about the man’s words
A. Convinced. B. Annoyed. C. Surprised.
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Where are the speakers
A. In a registration office. B. In a bar. C. In the street.
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What does the man like about the painting
A. The natural shadows. B. The real-life scene. C. The vivid colors.
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What is the man doing
A. Helping a beginner. B. Training his muscles. C. Selling a machine.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Where to have dinner.
B. When to meet a neighbor.
C. What to expect for the evening.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. Why does the woman want to ask for a leave
A. To get married. B. To vacation overseas. C. To attend a wedding.
7. When might the conversation take place
A. In July. B. In August. C. In September.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What is Mike probably doing now
A. Having a bath. B. Making a call. C. Frying some eggs.
9. What happened to the woman the other day
A. She failed to start her car.
B. She got trapped in a flood.
C. She encountered a water leak.
10. What do we know about the speakers’ working place
A. It’s in bad condition.
B. It’s short of parking space.
C. It’s in a convenient position.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. How will the man and his wife get to New Hampshire
A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By train.
12. What is the highlight of the trip according to the woman
A. Hotel accommodation. B. Room service. C. Quality food.
13. What may attract the man most
A. Affordable cost. B. Various activities. C. Natural views.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What will Jake do this afternoon
A. Make some snacks. B. Take a dance class. C. Practise soccer.
15. How is Mel’s life right now
A. Tiring. B. Exciting. C. Boring.
16. What can we know about Amy
A. She is good at cooking.
B. She is fond of exercising.
C. She is responsible for teaching.
17. What’s the probable relationship between Mel and Dan
A. Relatives. B. Neighbors. C. A couple.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What kind of person is Buckminster Fuller
A. Open-minded. B. Far-sighted. C. High-spirited.
19. What can we learn about Buckminster’s structure
A It reduces construction time.
B. It makes full use of resources.
C. It draws inspiration from the globe.
20. What is the speaker
A. A university lecturer. B. A house designer. C. A program host.
第二部分 阅读理解 (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
The Psychology of Autism（自闭症）and Burnout
Date and time
Tue., 8 Oct. 02:00-04:30 CST
Refund policy
Refunds available up to 7 days before the event
Tickets
$12. 00, incl. a $ 1.18 service fee
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About the event
For too long, professionals have outlined what autism is by looking at how it appears through visible behavior but have overlooked what those with autism experienced in life. This talk will center on this unnoticed side of autism and support you and/or others going through autistic burnout.
Join Dr. Riordan to learn about neuroscience around autism and burnout, exploring features of autism that lead to burnout. Obtain a deeper understanding of the physical and emotional impact this condition has, as well as practical approaches to supporting autistic individuals during recovery.
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21. What is available to the guests
A. An unlimited and full refund. B. An in-person talk with Dr. Riordan.
C. A guided visit to the venue. D. A recording of the event.
22. What aspect of autism does the event focus on
A. Definition and symptoms of autism. B. Links between autism and burnout.
C. Experiences of autistic individuals. D. Approaches to recovery from autism.
23. What do we know about Seed Talks
A. They mostly invite professionals. B. They focus on neuroscience mainly.
C. They make their topics accessible. D. They share the style of TED Talks.
B
The great elephant stands in the hot African sun. Slowly the beast lifts its head and its thick trunk delicately curls around the leaves of a nearby tree, pulling out the leaves and politely slipping them into its mouth.
The beast’s great grey skin is partly broken and aged from the African sun. Some mud drops on one side from its last trip to a nearby river. Its rough hair sticks out from all over its skin and two large, white tusks curve elegantly from either side of its mouth.
Somewhere a lion roars and something else gives a loud high shout. A vulture (秃鹫) drifts over far above this world, barely a black dot in the sky. The buzzing of the countless bush insects seems to collectively shift up in high tune, almost like the whole of the savanna (热带草原) was singing some song that only they knew.
I peer through the lens (镜头) at this scene. The zoom lens shows almost every detail of the elephant: the three small cuts in its left ear from playing as a baby around thorn trees, the scar down its front leg where a lion caught it unaware as a young adult, and weathering on its great, valuable tusks from decades of living in this unforgiving grassland on a dusty continent.
And then the elephant looks at me.
It looks at me with those big, eyelashed eyes with a warmth coming outwards from a vast, hidden depth there. I can suddenly feel its soul, and feel the line of elephants that came before this one, trailing back to the very beginnings of this great savanna. We will never understand what wonders this ancient being and its kind have seen and whispered to each other across the ages on this old, sacred grassland.
It looks at me, and it looks through me and sees me.
The elephant knows I am there. It always did. It is not running away, nor is it fighting. It accepts and forgives. It loves. But, mostly, it just feels sad. It feels sorry for me. I cannot do this anymore.
I take my eye off the sights and hand the gun back to my partner. “Let’s go home,” I said in a quiet voice, “let’s just go home.”
24. According to the first two paragraphs, which word can best describe the elephant
A. Mysterious. B. Depressed. C. Aggressive. D. Graceful.
25. When the author sees through the lens, he is .
A. deeply moved and filled with sympathy B. overwhelmed by the elephant’s strength
C. annoyed at the presence of other animals D. shocked and scared by the elephant’s scars
26. What does the author intend to do initially
A. Take a picture. B. Observe the elephant.
C. Hunt the elephant. D. Study African grassland.
27. What can we learn from the passage
A. Nature calms our anger. B. Nature purifies our souls.
C. Nature heals our wounds. D. Nature enriches our imagination.
C
Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study shows.
“It was very cool to see dance had a positive effect on the mood circuits in the brain, which we could see in the imaging from MRI brain scans (扫描),” says Joseph DeSouza, author of the study. “These improvements were also reported by the participants via survey. Our study is the first to demonstrate these benefits across these two detection methods.”
The study followed 23 participants with Parkinson’s disease from the Sharing Dance Parkinson’s program at Canada’s National Ballet School, along with family members or caregivers. Participants took weekly dance classes for 8 months, progressing from simple leg and foot work to more complex movements like waltzes and more. The research team focused on the subcallosal cingulate gyrus (SCG), a brain region linked to depression. They measured mood and depression before and after each class using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (老年抑郁量表) and conducted regular MRI scans.
The researchers found that after each dance class, reported depression rates dropped, and the effect was increasing from class to class, with significant improvements after 8 months. “We showed that SCG’s BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent) signal decreases while dancing, which means the SCG was not functioning as fast as it would if you had depression,” says DeSouza. “Parkinson’s disease is often accompanied by depression long before motor symptoms (症状) appear.”
Dance is thought to have a double benefit, with music activating the brain’s reward centers, and the movement acting on sensory and motor circuits. DeSouza, dancing with participants for 14 years, says that while dancing is not a treatment for Parkinson’s disease by itself, the benefits are clear. “We’re not trying to cure it with dance,” he says. “What we’re trying to do is to have people live a better quality of life. This goes for both the patients, and their families that take care of them.”
28. What do we know about the results of the two detection methods
A. They fall short of expectations.
B. They are more accurate than before.
C. They are distinct from each other.
D They show consistent conclusions.
29. How did the researchers conduct the study
A. By referring to previous studies. B. By making pre-post comparisons.
C. By employing computer modeling. D. By conducting drug experiments.
30. What did the researchers find about the SCG
A. It is in charge of motor system.
B. It can be measured by the GDS.
C. Dancing slows down its functioning.
D. Depression weakens its BOLD signal.
31. What is the best title of the text
A. Dancing Away Parkinson’s Blues B. Dancing: Multiple Benefits To Be Seen
C. Dancing With Your Mood Circuits D. Dancing: A Journey To Mental Well-being
D
According to an idea called the “inflationary (暴胀的) multiverse”, the universe has been constantly expanding, which would have created a countless number of other universes. Collectively, these cosmic islands form what scientists call a “multiverse”. However, other universes may lie beyond our scientific reach, physically and philosophically. Consequently, the methodologies by which physicists might validate (验证) the multiverse and whether such validation is even possible remain unresolved inquiries.
In science, hypotheses (假说) are used to propose explanations, but from hypotheses to theories, validation of predictions is essential to see whether initial assumptions are supported or disproved. Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says, “It is hard to write theories that survive the proof of reality. Few survive thanks to a basic idea: Do not trust your fancies. Keep only the ideas that can be tested.” Rovelli adds, “Today many physicists are wasting time trying to guess and jumping to conclusions. This approach has never worked previously, and it is not working now.” The multiverse might be one of those wild guesses.
Now, physicists are debating whether that problem moves the multiverse from physics to metaphysics, from the world of science to that of philosophy. Philosopher Richard Dawid believes scientists could support the multiverse hypotheses without actually finding physical support. “If we have a theory that seems to work, and have come up with nothing that works better, chances are our idea is right,” he says. Not everyone is so cheerful, though. Sabine Hossenfelder, another theoretical physicist, thinks “Without making contact with observation, a theory isn’t part of the natural sciences, and not physics.”
Some supporters of the multiverse claim they have found physical evidence. Andrei Linde insists “Our universe seems fine-tuned (精调的) to be favourable to life, with a four-dimensional space in which we can live. It is certain that in an eternally inflating multiverse, one of the universes should turn out like ours. Each universe can have different physical laws and fundamentals. Given limitless changes, a universe on which humans can be born will be born. The multiverse actually explains why we’re here. And our existence, therefore, helps explain why the multiverse is plausible.”
Just as Einstein’s theory of general relativity could only be confirmed recently with a billion-dollar instrument called LIGO, scientists may eventually discover more direct evidence of the multiverse. So far, all of science has relied on testability, but those tests take time, and most theoreticians want to wait it out. They are not ready to shelve an idea like the multiverse — which could actually be the answer to life, the universe and everything — until and unless they can prove to themselves it doesn’t exist. And that day may never come.
32. What can we learn from the passage
A. The multiverse is recognized as a theory.
B. The multiverse starts debates on human existence.
C. Rovelli criticizes physicists for their baseless fancies.
D. Dawid emphasizes the necessity of physical evidence.
33. What does the underlined word “plausible” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Credible. B. Complex. C. Essential. D. Fascinating.
34. As for the existence of multiverse the author is _________.
A. negative B. neutral C. certain D. positive
35. Which would be the best title for this passage
A. Mysteries of Multiverse: Fine-Tuned for Life
B. Can Physicists Ever Prove the Multiverse Is Real
C. The Inflationary Multiverse: Proven Beyond Doubt
D. Have Physicists Lost Their Minds in the Multiverse
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The printed book is back. Studies have shown that students retain more information when reading a hard-copy book compared to reading on a digital device. ____36____ The students found, according to a teacher, that “the ease of navigation (浏览)” was superior when using a traditional book.
I love the way we now judge printed books using the language of the digital world. E-books may come with a “suite of navigational tools,” but it turns out that the best navigational devices are your forefinger and thumb. ____37____ To think, all this time, those devices have just been sitting there, dangling at the ends of your arms.
Can a traditional book offer all the features of an e-book Alas, no. ____38____ Luckily, it will naturally form two halves joined in the middle (“the spine”). If the left-hand chunk is thicker than the right-hand one, you are more than halfway through.
Fans of the e-book point out digital text is easy to annotate (注解). Some devices even feature an image of a pencil to guide readers through the process. Traditional-book users have a similar system called a “pencil.” Thus annotated, such books can be left around for others to peruse (精读).
____39____ However, one must question whether this is really an advantage. In secondary school, placing the weighty textbooks in my backpack would draw my shoulders back and my chest forward in a way that turned the school into the equivalent of a military parade ground. It totally transformed my physique.
Educational trends come and go. ____40____ But for the moment, I find myself standing at attention, flexing my textbook-built shoulders and saluting their glorious return.
A. There’s still no substitute for the traditional book.
B. Traditional books also excel at stirring up feelings.
C. Admittedly, e-books are lighter than paper volumes.
D. Maybe the shift back to traditional books won’t last.
E. You can use them to flip the pages forward and backward.
F. It lacks a “progress bar” indicating what percentage of the book has been read.
G. In response, one school near where I live in Australia abandoned its e-readers entirely.
第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共1 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和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I sat at a restaurant on the river, watching Christmas boats decorated with lights go by. Every Christmas they ____41____ the river, adding to a ____42____ of festive atmosphere.
After dinner, I ____43____ the only black coat on the rack (架子) — a gift from my daughter. I smiled whenever I wore it. On such a cold night, it was heaven to slip on.
____44____ much thought, I put it on, ready to leave. But wait! I guessed it was a size 16, not an 8. Oh no! Someone must have taken mine by mistake. Having to wear hers to keep out the cold, I left my ____45____ with the hostess, explaining that when the ____46____ returned mine, I’d return hers. I was ____47____ I’d get a call soon but I didn’t. Pondering for the hundredth time about my lost coat, I was sick at heart. I loved it for its emotional value and warmth. Though I’m usually a positive image, I could think of no ____48____ for this awful situation.
One day, I visited my friend Penny wearing that coat. She greeted me at the door. “What a great coat!” she exclaimed.
I frowned ____49____. “You’re kidding. It’s four sizes too big.” I launched into my story of the coat _____50_____.
“If you don’t want it, I’ll take it.” _____51_____ Penny. “I think it’s for you.” she added, this time seriously.
Staring at the coat, I thought, “Do I need an attitude adjustment Does it really matter if my new coat is too long and _____52_____ What should I do to get to accept and _____53_____ it ” In the following week, I took the coat to a tailor and had it _____54_____. It fit me perfectly. Then, I remembered the cold evening that ended with a disappointment that _____55_____ me for a long time. Perhaps the most important thing I will wear is my attitude.
41. A. dotted B. explored C. overlooked D. left
42. A. row B. set C. touch D. bite
43. A. hung up B. reached for C. tried on D. put away
44. A. Until B. Under C. Beyond D. Without
45. A. review B. address C. number D. tip
46. A. hostess B. owner C. police D. visitor
47. A. cautious B. content C. grateful D. confident
48. A. silver lining B. stepping stone C. white lie D. cutting edge
49. A. disapprovingly B. wildly C. thoughtfully D. anxiously
50. A. price B. switch C. purchase D. donation
51. A. announced B. explained C. joked D. complained
52. A. unclaimed B. unfinished C. undiscovered D. undamaged
53. A. replace B. enjoy C. return D. ensure
54. A. packed B. designed C. mended D. shortened
55. A. inspired B. consumed C. comforted D. changed
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。
90 percent of the world’s fireworks are produced in China. The biggest importer is the US, which ___56___ (ship) in more than US $650 million worth in 2021.
The details of fireworks’ invention are lost to history, but ____57____ folk tale tries to fill in the gap. It goes that monk named Li Tian created fireworks around 1400 years ago by packing gunpowder into bamboo tubes ___58___ (scare) off evil spirits.
An explosive mixture of gun-powder and chemical compounds (化合物) is ____59____ makes fireworks flash in pretty colours and fun shapes. The images they make depend on the placement of these compounds inside the shell of the firework. Crowd ____60____(favorite) include “comet”, featuring a long trail of sparks; “peony”, a flower-like burst; and “strobe”, which produces a blinking effect.
The single biggest firework shell ever shot was part of a 2020 winter-carnival display in Colorado, US. ___61___ (weigh) 1268 kilograms, it rose more than a kilometre into the sky ____62____ bursting, turning the night sky red.
For centuries we had to light firework ____63____ hand, but since the 1980s, there’s been another option: computer-controlled lighters, which made music at displays more ____64____ (precise) timed and safer. An even greener alternative recently _____65_____ (adopt) is using drones to trace flashy patterns in the sky. The future of fireworks, like so much else, may be robotic.
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假如你是李华，正在美国交流学习，上周六在一家餐馆你有一次不愉快的就餐经历。请给该餐馆的经理写一封投诉信，讲述所发生的事情。内容包括：
1 投诉问题；
2. 你的期望。
注意：写作词数应为80词左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分 25 分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I recently had a challenging time working on a group project. My teacher put me with three people who weren’t all that excited about getting any work done.
Our assignment was to pick one of the 50 states and make a brochure about it. “Let’s pick Hawaii!” said Emma, “Hawaii has super-cute swimsuits” “True!” Agreed Angela, “Speaking of swimsuits, there are some get-ready-for-summer sales happening now.” “Really Maybe my mother will take me shopping this weekend,” said Emma.
I turned to Bernard, “Which state do you think we should pick ” He shrugged (耸肩), “I don’t care. But what happened to your hair, Jessica It looks like caught in a blender (搅拌机)!”
No one in my group seemed very eager to talk about our project, so I went ahead and shared interesting facts I knew about Hawaiian food and culture. When I was done, no one responded, so I pulled out my notebook. I asked Emma to search for pictures of Hawaiian sea life. But she said she was busy and asked if her picture at a Hawaii hotel pool would do. I requested Angela and Bernard to find Hawaiian historical information and geography respectively. It turned out they all had their own business. I was getting the impression that none but me planned to work on the brochure.
Later that day, as I set the table for dinner, my mom could tell I was stressed-out. “What’s going on ” she asked. I told her what happened and sighed, “So I guess the only way to get the brochure done is for me to do it myself.”
“Well,” my mom said with a smile, “when it comes to homework, they don’t necessarily do things you order. Second, I doubt if you’re responsible for everyone else’s part. Why don’t you check in with your teacher about it ”
When I talked to my teacher the next day he explained he would grade the assignment partly on the finished brochure but mostly on our individual work, which made me much less worried.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At our next group meeting, I tried to bring up my concerns in a friendly way.
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Finally, we were amazed to receive the grade for our group project.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________福建省厦门第一中学2024-2025学年
高三下英语四
(试卷满分：150分, 考试时间：120分钟)
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How does the woman feel about the man’s words
A. Convinced. B. Annoyed. C. Surprised.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Oh, it’s finally over. Next time I’m picking the film.
W: Yes, you should have picked. I really can’t understand you. You always complain about everything.
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Where are the speakers
A. In a registration office. B. In a bar. C. In the street.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: License and registration, please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir
M: I had one or two glasses of juice, but nothing else.
W: Step out of your car, please.
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What does the man like about the painting
A. The natural shadows. B. The real-life scene. C. The vivid colors.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Look at the way the light is used in this painting.
M: I prefer the colors. They’re so vivid and make me feel the scene is alive.
W: Yeah, but the shadows are what make it real to me.
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What is the man doing
A. Helping a beginner. B. Training his muscles. C. Selling a machine.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hello, you look a little lost. Are you new here
W: Yeah, I just started my training today and I’m not sure where to begin.
M: Follow me. This machine here will work out your leg muscle and you can use it like this.
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What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Where to have dinner.
B. When to meet a neighbor.
C. What to expect for the evening.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: I’m thinking of checking out a restaurant in the neighborhood this evening. Do you have any suggestions
W: I know this really nice Italian place. The food is tasty and the decoration is beautiful. I’d recommend giving it a try.
M: Alright, I’ll pick you up at 6:00.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. Why does the woman want to ask for a leave
A. To get married. B. To vacation overseas. C. To attend a wedding.
7. When might the conversation take place
A. In July. B. In August. C. In September.
【答案】6. C 7. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Mr. Johnson, do you have a second I need to talk to you.
M: Sure, Sophie, what can I do for you
W: Well, I know I’ve used up all my vacation days this year, but my sister is getting married, and the wedding is overseas, so...
M: You want to take some time off, right
W: Yes, sir.
M: What dates are you planning on taking off I’ll need at least two months notice, so that I can plan for your absence.
W: I was thinking of taking off from September 15th until the 30th. Would you be okay with that
M: Well, I guess so.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What is Mike probably doing now
A. Having a bath. B. Making a call. C. Frying some eggs.
9. What happened to the woman the other day
A. She failed to start her car.
B. She got trapped in a flood.
C. She encountered a water leak.
10. What do we know about the speakers’ working place
A. It’s in bad condition.
B. It’s short of parking space.
C. It’s in a convenient position.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A
【解析】
【原文】W: The air conditioning is not working! We need to phone the repairman before we start to fry in here!
M: Mike is handling it. I think they are also getting the repairman to fix the bathroom toilet that keeps getting blocked.
W: That would be convenient. They might as well ask him to fix the lights. They keep flashing all the time. It’s really annoying!
M: Yeah, you are right. This office is falling apart! The other day the pipes outside cracked and that’s why the parking lot was flooded.
W: I know! I was in ankle deep water trying to get to my car that day! The repairman definitely has his work cut out for him.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. How will the man and his wife get to New Hampshire
A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By train.
12. What is the highlight of the trip according to the woman
A. Hotel accommodation. B. Room service. C. Quality food.
13. What may attract the man most
A. Affordable cost. B. Various activities. C. Natural views.
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hello, sir. How can I help you
M: I would like to plan a trip for me and my wife.
W: We have a couple of options such as beaches, the deserts or the countryside.
M: I think something in the countryside would be nice.
W: Perfect! This package includes round-trip flights to New Hampshire. Our staff will pick you up on your arrival and provide you with fine wine and finger foods.
M: Sounds good! How about the hotel we will be staying at
W: That is the best part. Your hotel is actually an old castle that has been restored and redecorated. You will enjoy a comfortable and private time there.
M: Wow! This sounds like something my wife would really enjoy! Anything we can do there
W: Of course! The castle provides a horseback ride along the country road. You can also go fishing to the nearby lake or visit the local farm.
M: I want to book this trip. I don’t care what it costs!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What will Jake do this afternoon
A. Make some snacks. B. Take a dance class. C. Practise soccer.
15. How is Mel’s life right now
A. Tiring. B. Exciting. C. Boring.
16. What can we know about Amy
A. She is good at cooking.
B. She is fond of exercising.
C. She is responsible for teaching.
17. What’s the probable relationship between Mel and Dan
A. Relatives. B. Neighbors. C. A couple.
【答案】14. C 15. A 16. A 17. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Hey, Mel! Are you up for some tennis today
W: Sorry, I can’t! I have to go to work, pick up Jake and Maddie from school, and make them an afternoon snack, then take Jake to soccer practice and Maddie to dance class.
M: Maybe you should hire a babysitter to help you out!
W: Oh, I don’t know... it’s hard to find the right person. You have to consider her previous work experience, the responsibilities you give her, and how she interacts with the kids. I would love to have someone to help me out, though.
M: I think you should definitely consider it! I can refer you to this great babysitter, Amy. She used to work for my neighbors. She’s very responsible, a great cook, and great with kids.
W: Oh, that’s great. Can you give me her number I’ll talk it over with Dan and give her a call tomorrow. Maybe this way I won’t be so occupied every day, and Dan and I might even get to go on a date once in a while.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What kind of person is Buckminster Fuller
A. Open-minded. B. Far-sighted. C. High-spirited.
19. What can we learn about Buckminster’s structure
A. It reduces construction time.
B. It makes full use of resources.
C. It draws inspiration from the globe.
20. What is the speaker
A. A university lecturer. B. A house designer. C. A program host.
【答案】18. B 19. B 20. C
【解析】
【原文】 M: Ever heard of a man named Buckminster Fuller He was a scientist, inventor, and also a great architect. What made Buckminster so special was his concern for the planet and human. When you have a shortage of resources, he said, you get war. Thus, he claimed that to solve human’s major problems, we have to anticipate what will become problems as resources reduce. He was especially interested in developing more efficient housing; that is, a new way of constructing buildings so that they provide more housing space with the use of fewer resources. One solution he came up with in the late 1940’s is a structure shaped like a piece of a globe, which amazed the world and brought him international reputation. That’s it for today’s Daily Takeaway. Tomorrow we’ll introduce one of the most influential lecturers in Oxford University.
第二部分 阅读理解 (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
The Psychology of Autism（自闭症）and Burnout
Date and time
Tue., 8 Oct. 02:00-04:30 CST
Refund policy
Refunds available up to 7 days before the event
Tickets
$12. 00, incl. a $ 1.18 service fee
This ticket is for access to a livestream of an in-person event only and does not provide entry to the venue. Workers of Seed Talks will email the recording 24-48 hours after the talk. Please check the email address you used to book tickets.
About the event
For too long, professionals have outlined what autism is by looking at how it appears through visible behavior but have overlooked what those with autism experienced in life. This talk will center on this unnoticed side of autism and support you and/or others going through autistic burnout.
Join Dr. Riordan to learn about neuroscience around autism and burnout, exploring features of autism that lead to burnout. Obtain a deeper understanding of the physical and emotional impact this condition has, as well as practical approaches to supporting autistic individuals during recovery.
Reviews from guests of Seed Talks
·Seed Talks created an inclusive atmosphere. They facilitated such a powerful platform as enables me to gain insights into specialized knowledge.
— Anna F.
·I've attended a few of your talks. Thank you for bringing joy and understanding to the world.
— Joe F.
·Seed Talks have done an incredible job in making all their topics easily digestible and enjoyable to learn about for one's self-improvement. It's like TED Talks, but cooler!
— Eva W.
21. What is available to the guests
A. An unlimited and full refund. B. An in-person talk with Dr. Riordan.
C. A guided visit to the venue. D. A recording of the event.
22. What aspect of autism does the event focus on
A. Definition and symptoms of autism. B. Links between autism and burnout.
C. Experiences of autistic individuals. D. Approaches to recovery from autism.
23. What do we know about Seed Talks
A. They mostly invite professionals. B. They focus on neuroscience mainly.
C. They make their topics accessible. D. They share the style of TED Talks.
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。文章介绍了一场关于自闭症和倦怠心理学的讲座，包括讲座的时间、退款政策、票价、对活动的简要介绍和嘉宾评价。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Tickets部分中“Workers of Seed Talks will email the recording 24-48 hours after the talk.(Seed Talks的工作人员将在演讲结束后24-48小时将录音通过电子邮件发送)”可知，嘉宾可以收到此次讲座的录像。故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据About this event部分中“For too long, professionals have outlined what autism is by looking at how it appears through visible behaviour, but have overlooked what those with autism experienced in life. This talk will center on this unnoticed side of autism, and support you and/ or others going through autistic burnout.(长期以来，专业人士通过观察自闭症如何通过可见的行为表现来概述自闭症是什么，但却忽视了自闭症患者在生活中的经历。这次演讲将围绕自闭症不被注意的一面，并帮助你和/或其他人度过自闭症倦怠期)”可知，这次演讲的主要焦点是自闭症患者的经历。故选C。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一条评论“They facilitated such a powerful platform as enables me to gain insights into specialized knowledge.(他们为我提供了一个强大的平台，使我能够深入了解专业知识)”；第二条评论“Thank you for bringing joy and understanding to the world of neuroscience.(谢谢你给神经科学的世界带来了快乐和理解)”；第三条评论“Seed Talks have done an incredible job in making all their topics easily digestible and enjoyable to learn about for one’s self improvement.(种子演讲（Seed Talks）在让所有主题易于理解且令人愉快地学习以促进自我提升方面做得非常出色)”可知，Seed Talks使其主题易于理解并且让人能愉快地学习。故选C。
B
The great elephant stands in the hot African sun. Slowly the beast lifts its head and its thick trunk delicately curls around the leaves of a nearby tree, pulling out the leaves and politely slipping them into its mouth.
The beast’s great grey skin is partly broken and aged from the African sun. Some mud drops on one side from its last trip to a nearby river. Its rough hair sticks out from all over its skin and two large, white tusks curve elegantly from either side of its mouth.
Somewhere a lion roars and something else gives a loud high shout. A vulture (秃鹫) drifts over far above this world, barely a black dot in the sky. The buzzing of the countless bush insects seems to collectively shift up in high tune, almost like the whole of the savanna (热带草原) was singing some song that only they knew.
I peer through the lens (镜头) at this scene. The zoom lens shows almost every detail of the elephant: the three small cuts in its left ear from playing as a baby around thorn trees, the scar down its front leg where a lion caught it unaware as a young adult, and weathering on its great, valuable tusks from decades of living in this unforgiving grassland on a dusty continent.
And then the elephant looks at me.
It looks at me with those big, eyelashed eyes with a warmth coming outwards from a vast, hidden depth there. I can suddenly feel its soul, and feel the line of elephants that came before this one, trailing back to the very beginnings of this great savanna. We will never understand what wonders this ancient being and its kind have seen and whispered to each other across the ages on this old, sacred grassland.
It looks at me, and it looks through me and sees me.
The elephant knows I am there. It always did. It is not running away, nor is it fighting. It accepts and forgives. It loves. But, mostly, it just feels sad. It feels sorry for me. I cannot do this anymore.
I take my eye off the sights and hand the gun back to my partner. “Let’s go home,” I said in a quiet voice, “let’s just go home.”
24. According to the first two paragraphs, which word can best describe the elephant
A. Mysterious. B. Depressed. C. Aggressive. D. Graceful.
25. When the author sees through the lens, he is .
A. deeply moved and filled with sympathy B. overwhelmed by the elephant’s strength
C. annoyed at the presence of other animals D. shocked and scared by the elephant’s scars
26. What does the author intend to do initially
A. Take a picture. B. Observe the elephant.
C. Hunt the elephant. D. Study African grassland.
27. What can we learn from the passage
A. Nature calms our anger. B. Nature purifies our souls.
C. Nature heals our wounds. D. Nature enriches our imagination.
【答案】24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在非洲草原，透过镜头观察一头大象。大象在烈日下进食，其皮肤因日晒而斑驳，身上带着过往的伤痕。当大象看向作者时，作者仿佛感受到其灵魂及背后的历史传承。从大象的眼神中，作者感受到它的接纳、原谅、悲伤与怜悯。最终，作者放下手中的枪，决定回家，放弃伤害大象的行为。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Slowly the beast lifts its head and its thick trunk delicately curls around the leaves of a nearby tree, pulling out the leaves and politely slipping them into its mouth.( 它慢慢地抬起头，它粗壮的鼻子巧妙地卷曲在附近一棵树的叶子上，把叶子抽出来，礼貌地塞进嘴里)”以及第二段中“Its rough hair sticks out from all over its skin and two large, white tusks curve elegantly from either side of its mouth.( 它粗糙的毛发从皮肤上伸出来，两根巨大的白色象牙从嘴的两侧优雅地弯曲着)”可推知，根据前两段内容，大象的动作是优雅的。故选D项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“I peer through the lens (镜头) at this scene. The zoom lens shows almost every detail of the elephant: the three small cuts in its left ear from playing as a baby around thorn trees, the scar down its front leg where a lion caught it unaware as a young adult, and weathering on its great, valuable tusks from decades of living in this unforgiving grassland on a dusty continent.( 我透过镜头看这个场景。变焦镜头几乎展示了这头大象的每一个细节：它的左耳上有三个小伤口，这是它小时候在荆棘树下玩耍时留下的，它的前腿上有一个伤疤，那是它年轻时被狮子在不知道的情况下抓住的，它那又大又珍贵的象牙上有几十年生活在这片尘土飞扬的大陆上无情的草原上的风化)”以及第六段中“It looks at me with those big, eyelashed eyes with a warmth coming outwards from a vast, hidden depth there. I can suddenly feel its soul, and feel the line of elephants that came before this one, trailing back to the very beginnings of this great savanna.( 它用那双长着睫毛的大眼睛看着我，从那巨大而隐蔽的深处发出一种温暖。我能突然感受到它的灵魂，感受到在这头大象之前的大象群，一直追溯到这片大草原的起源)”可推知，当作者透过镜头看的时候，他是深深感动并充满同情。故选A项。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“I take my eye off the sights and hand the gun back to my partner. “Let’s go home,” I said in a quiet voice, “let’s just go home.”(我把视线从瞄准具上移开，把枪还给了我的搭档。“我们回家吧，”我轻声说，“我们就回家吧。”)”可推知，作者最初打算猎杀大象。故选C项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章大意，尤其第六段中“I can suddenly feel its soul, and feel the line of elephants that came before this one, trailing back to the very beginnings of this great savanna. We will never understand what wonders this ancient being and its kind have seen and whispered to each other across the ages on this old, sacred grassland.( 我能突然感受到它的灵魂，感受到在这头大象之前的大象群，一直追溯到这片大草原的起源。我们永远无法理解，在这片古老而神圣的草原上，这只古老的生物和它的同类在多少世纪以来看到了什么奇迹，并彼此低语着什么)”和最后一段“I take my eye off the sights and hand the gun back to my partner. “Let’s go home,” I said in a quiet voice, “let’s just go home.”(我把视线从瞄准具上移开，把枪还给了我的搭档。“我们回家吧，”我轻声说，“我们就回家吧。”)”可推知，我们能从文章中领悟到自然可以净化我们的灵魂。故选B项。
C
Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study shows.
“It was very cool to see dance had a positive effect on the mood circuits in the brain, which we could see in the imaging from MRI brain scans (扫描),” says Joseph DeSouza, author of the study. “These improvements were also reported by the participants via survey. Our study is the first to demonstrate these benefits across these two detection methods.”
The study followed 23 participants with Parkinson’s disease from the Sharing Dance Parkinson’s program at Canada’s National Ballet School, along with family members or caregivers. Participants took weekly dance classes for 8 months, progressing from simple leg and foot work to more complex movements like waltzes and more. The research team focused on the subcallosal cingulate gyrus (SCG), a brain region linked to depression. They measured mood and depression before and after each class using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (老年抑郁量表) and conducted regular MRI scans.
The researchers found that after each dance class, reported depression rates dropped, and the effect was increasing from class to class, with significant improvements after 8 months. “We showed that SCG’s BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent) signal decreases while dancing, which means the SCG was not functioning as fast as it would if you had depression,” says DeSouza. “Parkinson’s disease is often accompanied by depression long before motor symptoms (症状) appear.”
Dance is thought to have a double benefit, with music activating the brain’s reward centers, and the movement acting on sensory and motor circuits. DeSouza, dancing with participants for 14 years, says that while dancing is not a treatment for Parkinson’s disease by itself, the benefits are clear. “We’re not trying to cure it with dance,” he says. “What we’re trying to do is to have people live a better quality of life. This goes for both the patients, and their families that take care of them.”
28. What do we know about the results of the two detection methods
A. They fall short of expectations.
B. They are more accurate than before.
C. They are distinct from each other.
D. They show consistent conclusions.
29. How did the researchers conduct the study
A. By referring to previous studies. B. By making pre-post comparisons.
C. By employing computer modeling. D. By conducting drug experiments.
30 What did the researchers find about the SCG
A. It is in charge of motor system.
B. It can be measured by the GDS.
C. Dancing slows down its functioning.
D. Depression weakens its BOLD signal.
31. What is the best title of the text
A. Dancing Away Parkinson’s Blues B. Dancing: Multiple Benefits To Be Seen
C. Dancing With Your Mood Circuits D. Dancing: A Journey To Mental Well-being
【答案】28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了舞蹈可缓解帕金森病患者的抑郁症状，通过MRI扫描和问卷调查验证其效果。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Our study is the first to demonstrate these benefits across these two detection methods. (我们的研究是首次通过这两种检测方法来证明这些益处的。)”可知，这两种检测方法均可以证明益处，即它们得出了一致的结论。故选D。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“They measured mood and depression before and after each class using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (老年抑郁量表) and conducted regular MRI scans. (他们使用老年抑郁量表（GDS）在每节课前后测量情绪和抑郁，并定期进行MRI扫描。)”可知，研究人员在每节课前后测量情绪和抑郁，是通过前后对比来进行研究的。故选B。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“We showed that SCG’s BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent) signal decreases while dancing, which means the SCG was not functioning as fast as it would if you had depression, (我们发现，SCG的BOLD（血氧水平依赖性）信号在跳舞时会减弱，这意味着SCG的功能不如抑郁症患者运行得那么快)”可知，跳舞会让SCG的运行速度放缓。故选C。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study shows. (一项新的研究表明，跳舞可以降低与帕金森氏症相关的抑郁，其益处通过多种方式看出。)”以及文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了舞蹈可缓解帕金森病患者的抑郁症状，通过MRI扫描和问卷调查验证其效果，所以“跳舞远离帕金森氏症的忧郁”适合作为文章标题。故选A。
D
According to an idea called the “inflationary (暴胀的) multiverse”, the universe has been constantly expanding, which would have created a countless number of other universes. Collectively, these cosmic islands form what scientists call a “multiverse”. However, other universes may lie beyond our scientific reach, physically and philosophically. Consequently, the methodologies by which physicists might validate (验证) the multiverse and whether such validation is even possible remain unresolved inquiries.
In science, hypotheses (假说) are used to propose explanations, but from hypotheses to theories, validation of predictions is essential to see whether initial assumptions are supported or disproved. Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says, “It is hard to write theories that survive the proof of reality. Few survive thanks to a basic idea: Do not trust your fancies. Keep only the ideas that can be tested.” Rovelli adds, “Today many physicists are wasting time trying to guess and jumping to conclusions. This approach has never worked previously, and it is not working now.” The multiverse might be one of those wild guesses.
Now, physicists are debating whether that problem moves the multiverse from physics to metaphysics, from the world of science to that of philosophy. Philosopher Richard Dawid believes scientists could support the multiverse hypotheses without actually finding physical support. “If we have a theory that seems to work, and have come up with nothing that works better, chances are our idea is right,” he says. Not everyone is so cheerful, though. Sabine Hossenfelder, another theoretical physicist, thinks “Without making contact with observation, a theory isn’t part of the natural sciences, and not physics.”
Some supporters of the multiverse claim they have found physical evidence. Andrei Linde insists “Our universe seems fine-tuned (精调的) to be favourable to life, with a four-dimensional space in which we can live. It is certain that in an eternally inflating multiverse, one of the universes should turn out like ours. Each universe can have different physical laws and fundamentals. Given limitless changes, a universe on which humans can be born will be born. The multiverse actually explains why we’re here. And our existence, therefore, helps explain why the multiverse is plausible.”
Just as Einstein’s theory of general relativity could only be confirmed recently with a billion-dollar instrument called LIGO, scientists may eventually discover more direct evidence of the multiverse. So far, all of science has relied on testability, but those tests take time, and most theoreticians want to wait it out. They are not ready to shelve an idea like the multiverse — which could actually be the answer to life, the universe and everything — until and unless they can prove to themselves it doesn’t exist. And that day may never come.
32. What can we learn from the passage
A. The multiverse is recognized as a theory.
B. The multiverse starts debates on human existence.
C. Rovelli criticizes physicists for their baseless fancies.
D. Dawid emphasizes the necessity of physical evidence.
33. What does the underlined word “plausible” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Credible. B. Complex. C. Essential. D. Fascinating.
34. As for the existence of multiverse, the author is _________.
A. negative B. neutral C. certain D. positive
35. Which would be the best title for this passage
A. Mysteries of Multiverse: Fine-Tuned for Life
B. Can Physicists Ever Prove the Multiverse Is Real
C. The Inflationary Multiverse: Proven Beyond Doubt
D. Have Physicists Lost Their Minds in the Multiverse
【答案】32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了什么是多元宇宙，以及物理学家对于这一概念的不同看法和论证。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says, “It is hard to write theories that survive the proof of reality. Few survive thanks to a basic idea: Do not trust your fancies. Keep only the ideas that can be tested.” Rovelli adds, “Today many physicists are wasting time trying to guess and jumping to conclusions. This approach has never worked previously, and it is not working now.” The multiverse might be one of those wild guesses.(理论物理学家Carlo Rovelli说：“很难写出经得起现实证明的理论。很少有理论能幸存下来，这要归功于一个基本的理念：不要相信你的幻想。只保留那些可以被测试的想法。”Rovelli补充道：“今天，许多物理学家都在浪费时间去猜测和草率下结论。这种方法以前从未奏效，现在也行不通。”多元宇宙可能是这些大胆的猜测之一)”可知，罗维利批评物理学家毫无根据的幻想（包括多元宇宙），认为真正的理论需要现实上经得起被测试。故选C。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“It is certain that in an eternally inflating multiverse, one of the universes should turn out like ours. Each universe can have different physical laws and fundamentals. Given limitless changes, a universe on which humans can be born will be born. The multiverse actually explains why we’re here.(可以肯定的是，在一个永远膨胀的多元宇宙中，其中一个宇宙应该和我们的宇宙一样。每个宇宙都有不同的物理定律和基本原理。鉴于无限的变化，一个人类可以诞生的宇宙将会诞生。多元宇宙实际上解释了我们为什么在这里)”以及“And our existence, therefore, helps explain why the multiverse is(因此，我们的存在有助于解释为什么多元宇宙……)”可知，上文therefore表示因果关系，说明多元宇宙实际上解释了我们为什么在这里，而我们的存在有助于解释多元宇宙的概念是可信的。故划线词意思是“可信的”。故选A。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Just as Einstein’s theory of general relativity could only be confirmed recently with a billion-dollar instrument called LIGO, scientists may eventually discover more direct evidence of the multiverse.(正如爱因斯坦的广义相对论直到最近才被价值数十亿美元的LIGO仪器证实一样，科学家们最终可能会发现多元宇宙的更直接证据)”和“They are not ready to shelve an idea like the multiverse — which could actually be the answer to life, the universe and everything — until and unless they can prove to themselves it doesn’t exist. And that day may never come.(他们还没有准备好搁置像多元宇宙这样的想法——它实际上可能是生命、宇宙和一切的答案——除非他们能证明它不存在。这一天可能永远不会到来)”可知，对于多元宇宙的存在，作者是肯定的态度。故选D。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“According to an idea called the “inflationary (暴胀的) multiverse”, the universe has been constantly expanding, which would have created a countless number of other universes. Collectively, these cosmic islands form what scientists call a “multiverse”. However, other universes may lie beyond our scientific reach, physically and philosophically. Consequently, the methodologies by which physicists might validate (验证) the multiverse and whether such validation is even possible remain unresolved inquiries.(根据一种被称为“暴胀多元宇宙”的观点，宇宙一直在不断膨胀，这将创造出无数的其他宇宙。总的来说，这些宇宙岛屿形成了科学家所谓的“多元宇宙”。然而，其他宇宙可能在物理和哲学上都超出了我们的科学范围。因此，物理学家可能用来验证多重宇宙的方法，以及这种验证是否可能，仍然是未解决的问题)”结合文章主要解释了什么是多元宇宙，以及物理学家对于这一概念的不同看法和论证。可知，B选项“物理学家能证明多元宇宙是真实的吗？”最符合文章标题。故选B。
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The printed book is back. Studies have shown that students retain more information when reading a hard-copy book compared to reading on a digital device. ____36____ The students found, according to a teacher, that “the ease of navigation (浏览)” was superior when using a traditional book.
I love the way we now judge printed books using the language of the digital world. E-books may come with a “suite of navigational tools,” but it turns out that the best navigational devices are your forefinger and thumb. ____37____ To think, all this time, those devices have just been sitting there, dangling at the ends of your arms.
Can a traditional book offer all the features of an e-book Alas, no. ____38____ Luckily, it will naturally form two halves joined in the middle (“the spine”). If the left-hand chunk is thicker than the right-hand one, you are more than halfway through.
Fans of the e-book point out digital text is easy to annotate (注解). Some devices even feature an image of a pencil to guide readers through the process. Traditional-book users have a similar system called a “pencil.” Thus annotated, such books can be left around for others to peruse (精读).
____39____ However, one must question whether this is really an advantage. In secondary school, placing the weighty textbooks in my backpack would draw my shoulders back and my chest forward in a way that turned the school into the equivalent of a military parade ground. It totally transformed my physique.
Educational trends come and go. ____40____ But for the moment, I find myself standing at attention, flexing my textbook-built shoulders and saluting their glorious return.
A. There’s still no substitute for the traditional book.
B. Traditional books also excel at stirring up feelings.
C. Admittedly, e-books are lighter than paper volumes.
D. Maybe the shift back to traditional books won’t last.
E. You can use them to flip the pages forward and backward.
F. It lacks a “progress bar” indicating what percentage of the book has been read.
G. In response, one school near where I live in Australia abandoned its e-readers entirely.
【答案】36. G 37. E 38. F 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了纸质书的回归，指出相比电子书，纸质书在信息留存、浏览等方面有优势，虽也有不足，但作者看好其回归。
【36题详解】
上文“Studies have shown that students retain more information when reading a hard copy book compared to reading on a digital device.(研究表明，与在电子设备上阅读相比，学生阅读纸质书时能记住更多信息)”介绍研究表明学生阅读纸质书能记住更多信息。G选项“In response, one school near where I live in Australia abandoned its e readers entirely.(作为回应，我在澳大利亚住的地方附近的一所学校完全放弃了电子阅读器)”与上文相呼应，提出一所学校因为纸质书有助于记忆而放弃了电子阅读器，上下文逻辑紧密。故选G项。
【37题详解】
上文“E books may come with a ‘suite of navigational tools,’ but it turns out that the best navigational devices are your forefinger and thumb.(电子书可能配有一套导航工具，但事实证明，最好的导航工具是你的食指和拇指)”提到食指和拇指是最好的导航工具。E选项“You can use them to flip the pages forward and backward.(你可以用它们前后翻页)”进一步说明食指和拇指的作用，句中“them”指代上文的“forefinger and thumb”，逻辑连贯。故选E项。
【38题详解】
上文“Can a traditional book offer all the features of an e book Alas, no.(一本传统书籍能具备电子书的所有功能吗？唉，不能)”提出传统书不能具备电子书所有功能。F选项“It lacks a ‘progress bar’ indicating what percentage of the book has been read.(它没有一个‘进度条’来显示已经读了这本书的百分之多少)”具体指出传统书缺少电子书的进度条这一功能，与上文衔接自然。故选F项。
【39题详解】
下文“However, one must question whether this is really an advantage.(然而，人们必须质疑这是否真的是一个优势)”中“this”指代前面提到的电子书的某个优势。C选项“Admittedly, e books are lighter than paper volumes.(诚然，电子书比纸质书轻)”指出了电子书的这一优势，与下文构成转折关系，上下文逻辑合理。故选C项。
【40题详解】
上文“Educational trends come and go.(教育趋势来了又去)”说明教育趋势的变化性。D选项“Maybe the shift back to traditional books won’t last.(也许回归传统书籍的趋势不会持续下去)”与上文呼应，体现了纸质书回归这一趋势可能不会长久，上下文语意连贯。故选D项。
第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共1 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和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I sat at a restaurant on the river, watching Christmas boats decorated with lights go by. Every Christmas they ____41____ the river, adding to a ____42____ of festive atmosphere.
After dinner, I ____43____ the only black coat on the rack (架子) — a gift from my daughter. I smiled whenever I wore it. On such a cold night, it was heaven to slip on.
____44____ much thought, I put it on, ready to leave. But wait! I guessed it was a size 16, not an 8. Oh no! Someone must have taken mine by mistake. Having to wear hers to keep out the cold, I left my ____45____ with the hostess, explaining that when the ____46____ returned mine, I’d return hers. I was ____47____ I’d get a call soon but I didn’t. Pondering for the hundredth time about my lost coat, I was sick at heart. I loved it for its emotional value and warmth. Though I’m usually a positive image, I could think of no ____48____ for this awful situation.
One day, I visited my friend Penny wearing that coat. She greeted me at the door. “What a great coat!” she exclaimed.
I frowned ____49____. “You’re kidding. It’s four sizes too big.” I launched into my story of the coat _____50_____.
“If you don’t want it, I’ll take it.” _____51_____ Penny. “I think it’s for you.” she added, this time seriously.
Staring at the coat, I thought, “Do I need an attitude adjustment Does it really matter if my new coat is too long and _____52_____ What should I do to get to accept and _____53_____ it ” In the following week, I took the coat to a tailor and had it _____54_____. It fit me perfectly. Then, I remembered the cold evening that ended with a disappointment that _____55_____ me for a long time. Perhaps the most important thing I will wear is my attitude.
41 A. dotted B. explored C. overlooked D. left
42. A. row B. set C. touch D. bite
43. A. hung up B. reached for C. tried on D. put away
44. A. Until B. Under C. Beyond D. Without
45. A. review B. address C. number D. tip
46. A. hostess B. owner C. police D. visitor
47. A. cautious B. content C. grateful D. confident
48. A. silver lining B. stepping stone C. white lie D. cutting edge
49. A. disapprovingly B. wildly C. thoughtfully D. anxiously
50. A. price B. switch C. purchase D. donation
51. A. announced B. explained C. joked D. complained
52. A. unclaimed B. unfinished C. undiscovered D. undamaged
53. A. replace B. enjoy C. return D. ensure
54. A. packed B. designed C. mended D. shortened
55. A. inspired B. consumed C. comforted D. changed
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者丢失了自己心爱的女儿送的外套后，从最初的失望和沮丧，到最终通过调整态度，接受并改造了误拿的外套，从而领悟到态度的重要性。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每年圣诞节，它们都会点缀在河面上，增添了一抹节日的气氛。A. dotted点缀，星罗棋布于；B. explored探索；C. overlooked忽视；D. left离开。根据上文“ I sat at a restaurant on the river, watching Christmas boats decorated with lights go by.”可知，装饰着彩灯的圣诞船点缀在河面上。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每年圣诞节，它们都点缀在河边，增添了一丝节日的气氛。A. row一排，一行；B. set一套；C. touch一点儿；D. bite一口的量。根据下文“of festive atmosphere”可知，这些船增添了一点节日的气氛。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：晚饭后，我伸手去拿架子上唯一一件黑色外套——那是我女儿送我的礼物。A. hung up挂断电话，终止使用某物；B. reached for伸手去拿；C. tried on试穿；D. put away放好。根据下文“the only black coat on the rack”以及“I put it on, ready to leave”可知，作者在饭店吃完饭后，伸手去拿外套，准备离开。故选B。
【44题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：我想都没想就穿上了，准备离开。A. Until直到；B. Under在（或到、通过）……下面；C. Beyond超出（范围）；D. Without没有。根据下文“much thought, I put it on, ready to leave”以及下文“But wait! I guessed it was a size 16, not an 8. Oh no!”可知，作者拿到外套后，没有多想就穿上了，空格处意为“没有”。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了御寒，我不得不穿上她的外套，并把我的电话号码留给了女招待，解释说等外套的主人把我的外套还回来时，我会把她的外套还回去。A. review评论；B. address地址；C. number数字，号码；D. tip诀窍，建议。根据下文“I’d get a call soon”可知，作者是留下了自己的电话号码，以便衣服的主人联系自己，归还彼此拿错的外套。故选C。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了御寒，我不得不穿上她的外套，并把我的电话号码留给了女招待，解释说等外套的主人把我的外套还回来时，我会把她的外套还回去。A. hostess女主人；B. owner物主，所有权人，主人；C. police警察；D. visitor游客。根据上文“Someone must have taken mine by mistake. Having to wear hers to keep out the cold”以及下文“returned mine”可知，有人错拿了作者的外套，作者只好穿上那个人的衣服，此处是指当作者所穿的这件衣服的“物主，所有者”把作者的衣服还回来，作者也把她的外套还回去。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我相信我很快就会接到电话，但我没有。A. cautious谨慎的；B. content满足的；C. grateful感激的；D. confident自信的，确信的，有把握的。根据下文“I’d get a call soon but I didn’t”可知，作者一开始确信自己很快会接到衣服主人的电话，但是却没有接到。故选D。
【48题详解】
考查名词短语辨析。句意：虽然我通常是个乐观的人，但在这糟糕的情况下，我实在想不出有什么积极的一面。A. silver lining一线希望；B. stepping stone垫脚石；C. white lie善意的谎言；D. cutting edge(处于某事物发展的)尖端，最前沿，领先阶段。根据上文“Though I’m usually a positive image, I could think of no”以及“I’d get a call soon but I didn’t.”可知，拿错衣服的人一直没有联系作者，作者想要拿回自己的外套，此时看不到一丝希望。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我不以为然地皱起眉头。A. disapprovingly不以为然地，不赞成地；B. wildly失控地，极其；C. thoughtfully体贴地；D. anxiously忧虑地。根据下文“You’re kidding. It’s four sizes too big”可知，作者不赞成朋友的话，不以为然地皱起眉头。故选A。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我接着讲起了外套被拿错的故事。A. price价格；B. switch调换；C. purchase购买，采购；D. donation捐赠。根据第三段“Someone must have taken mine by mistake”可知，作者的外套被拿错了，空格处意为“调换”，指衣服被调换的故事。故选B。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“如果你不想要，我就要了。”佩妮开玩笑地说。A. announced宣布；B. explained解释；C. joked开玩笑；D. complained抱怨。根据上文“If you don’t want it, I’ll take it”以及下文““I think it’s for you.” she added, this time seriously.”可知，佩妮的这句话是开玩笑的。故选C。
【52题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的新外套太长、没人认领，这真的重要吗？A. unclaimed无人认领的；B. unfinished未完成的；C. undiscovered未被发现的；D. undamaged未毁坏的。根据“Does it really matter if my new coat is too long and”以及上文“explaining that when the ___6___ returned mine, I’d return hers. I was ___7___ I’d get a call soon but I didn’t.”可知，此处是指外套没人认领。故选A。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我该怎么做才能接受并享受它呢？A. replace代替；B. enjoy享受，喜欢；C. return归还；D. ensure确保。根据上文“I loved it for its emotional value and warmth.”可知作者很喜欢自己原来的那件衣服，结合空前“What should I do to get to accept and”可知，此处是接受这件外套，并且喜欢上它。故选B。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的一个星期里，我把外套拿到裁缝那里剪短了。A. packed打包；B. designed设计；C. mended修补；D. shortened缩短。根据上文“I guessed it was a size 16, not an 8”、“my new coat is too long”和空后“It fit me perfectly”可知，作者把外套拿到裁缝那里剪短了。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，我想起了那个寒冷的夜晚，它以一种让我久久不能忘怀的失望告终。A. inspired激励；B. consumed使充满（强烈的感情）；C. comforted安慰；D. changed改变。根据上文“Pondering for the hundredth time about my lost coat, I was sick at heart. I loved it for its emotional value and warmth.”空前“a disappointment”以及空后“me for a long time”可知，失去一件自己喜爱的衣服让作者很长一段时间充满失望、沮丧的情绪。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。
90 percent of the world’s fireworks are produced in China. The biggest importer is the US, which ___56___ (ship) in more than US $650 million worth in 2021.
The details of fireworks’ invention are lost to history, but ____57____ folk tale tries to fill in the gap. It goes that monk named Li Tian created fireworks around 1400 years ago by packing gunpowder into bamboo tubes ___58___ (scare) off evil spirits.
An explosive mixture of gun-powder and chemical compounds (化合物) is ____59____ makes fireworks flash in pretty colours and fun shapes. The images they make depend on the placement of these compounds inside the shell of the firework. Crowd ____60____(favorite) include “comet”, featuring a long trail of sparks; “peony”, a flower-like burst; and “strobe”, which produces a blinking effect.
The single biggest firework shell ever shot was part of a 2020 winter-carnival display in Colorado, US. ___61___ (weigh) 1268 kilograms, it rose more than a kilometre into the sky ____62____ bursting, turning the night sky red.
For centuries we had to light firework ____63____ hand, but since the 1980s, there’s been another option: computer-controlled lighters, which made music at displays more ____64____ (precise) timed and safer. An even greener alternative recently _____65_____ (adopt) is using drones to trace flashy patterns in the sky. The future of fireworks, like so much else, may be robotic.
【答案】56. shipped
57. a 58. to scare
59. what 60. favorites
61. Weighing
62. before 63. by
64. precisely
65. adopted
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了烟花的相关信息。
【56题详解】
考查时态。句意：最大的进口国是美国，2021年的进口额超过6.5亿美元。根据句中的“in 2021”可知，这里表示过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，空格处是定语从句的谓语动词，which指代先行词the US，与ship之间是主动关系，用过去式即可。故填shipped。
【57题详解】
考查冠词。句意：烟花发明的细节已经被历史所遗忘，但民间故事试图填补这一空白。根据空后的“folk tale”可知，这里表示泛指，且folk的发音以辅音音素开头，所以应用不定冠词a。故填a。
58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：据说，大约1400年前，一位名叫李畋的道士通过将火药装进竹筒中来吓跑邪灵，从而制造了烟花。这里表示的是目的，所以应用不定式作目的状语。故填to scare。
【59题详解】
考查表语从句。句意：火药和化学化合物的爆炸性混合物使烟花闪烁出美丽的颜色和有趣的形状。空处引导表语从句，且在从句中作主语，指物，所以应用what引导。故填what。
【60题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：人们最喜欢的作品包括“彗星”，其特点是有长长的火星痕迹；“牡丹”，一个像花朵一样的爆炸；和“频闪”，产生闪烁效果。空处在句中作主语，favorite意为“特别喜爱的人（或事物）”时为可数名词.根据空后的谓语include可知，这里应用名词复数。故填favorites。
61题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：它重达1268公斤，升到空中一公里多后爆炸，使夜空变成红色。本句的谓语是rose，所以空处应用非谓语动词。逻辑主语it和weigh之间是主谓关系，所以应用现在分词作状语。故填Weighing。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意参考上题。“it rose more than a kilometre into the sky”发生在“bursting”之前，所以应用介词before(在……之前)。故填before。
【63题详解】
考查介词。句意：几个世纪以来，我们不得不手动点燃烟花，但自20世纪80年代以来，还有另一种选择：计算机控制的打火机，它使显示器上的音乐时间更准确、更安全。by hand意为“用手工”，为固定搭配。故填by。
【64题详解】
考查副词。句意参考上题。空处修饰timed，应用副词precisely，意为“精确地”。故填precisely。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：最近采用的一种更环保的替代方案是使用无人机追踪天空中的闪光图案。本句的谓语是is，所以空处应用非谓语动词。逻辑主语alternative和adopt之间是动宾关系，且recently表明动作已经发生，所以应用过去分词，作后置定语。故填adopted。
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假如你是李华，正在美国交流学习，上周六在一家餐馆你有一次不愉快的就餐经历。请给该餐馆的经理写一封投诉信，讲述所发生的事情。内容包括：
1. 投诉问题；
2. 你的期望。
注意：写作词数应为80词左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua, an exchange student in the US. I’m writing to make a complaint about an awful dining experience at your restaurant last Saturday.
The reason for my dissatisfaction is that both the service and food quality fell short of expectation. While ordering grilled salmon, the server was rude and impatient, ignoring my questions about the menu. Worse still, despite waiting 40 minutes, the dish arrived salty and not cooked properly. Then I requested a replacement, but the server refused and claimed it was “standard quality”, which truly is unacceptable.
It’s my sincere hope that you could investigate these issues, improve staff training, and provide compensation. Awaiting your prompt reply!
Best regards,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。要求考生给餐馆的经理写一封投诉信，讲述自己在餐馆就餐遇到的问题并表达期望。
【详解】1.词汇积累
糟糕的：awful→terrible
忽视：ignore→neglect
尽管：despite→in spite of
提供：provide→offer
2.句式拓展
同义句改写
原句：The reason for my dissatisfaction is that both the service and food quality fell short of expectation.
拓展句：The reason why I was dissatisfied is that both the service and food quality fell short of expectation.
【点睛】[高分句型1]The reason for my dissatisfaction is that both the service and food quality fell short of expectation.（运用了that引导表语从句）
[高分句型2]Then I requested a replacement, but the server refused and claimed it was “standard quality”, which truly is unacceptable.（运用了which引导非限制性定语从句）
第二节(满分 25 分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I recently had a challenging time working on a group project. My teacher put me with three people who weren’t all that excited about getting any work done.
Our assignment was to pick one of the 50 states and make a brochure about it. “Let’s pick Hawaii!” said Emma, “Hawaii has super-cute swimsuits” “True!” Agreed Angela, “Speaking of swimsuits, there are some get-ready-for-summer sales happening now.” “Really Maybe my mother will take me shopping this weekend,” said Emma.
I turned to Bernard, “Which state do you think we should pick ” He shrugged (耸肩), “I don’t care. But what happened to your hair, Jessica It looks like caught in a blender (搅拌机)!”
No one in my group seemed very eager to talk about our project, so I went ahead and shared interesting facts I knew about Hawaiian food and culture. When I was done, no one responded, so I pulled out my notebook. I asked Emma to search for pictures of Hawaiian sea life. But she said she was busy and asked if her picture at a Hawaii hotel pool would do. I requested Angela and Bernard to find Hawaiian historical information and geography respectively. It turned out they all had their own business. I was getting the impression that none but me planned to work on the brochure.
Later that day as I set the table for dinner, my mom could tell I was stressed-out. “What’s going on ” she asked. I told her what happened and sighed, “So I guess the only way to get the brochure done is for me to do it myself.”
“Well,” my mom said with a smile, “when it comes to homework, they don’t necessarily do things you order. Second, I doubt if you’re responsible for everyone else’s part. Why don’t you check in with your teacher about it ”
When I talked to my teacher the next day, he explained he would grade the assignment partly on the finished brochure but mostly on our individual work, which made me much less worried.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At our next group meeting, I tried to bring up my concerns in a friendly way.
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Finally, we were amazed to receive the grade for our group project.
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【答案】At our next group meeting, I tried to bring up my concerns in a friendly way. I carefully explained grading rules of the project and suggested that they take it seriously. “Since we’re a team, we rely on each other to do the best we can.” I told them, assuring everybody that we could seek solutions together if troubles arose. My sincerity persuaded my teammates. Emma, Angela, and Bernard all ended up doing their share. The following days witnessed our lively discussion and cooperation. Shining moments occurred when the girls added fashion information and Bernard put humour to our work. As we handed in our assignment, I felt my stress relieved.
Finally, we were amazed to receive the grade for our group project. Right as the teacher said, our group work was graded majorly based on efforts of each member. It was not excellent but good enough to reward what we had prepared and contributed. Smile spread across my teammates’ faces. They genuinely thanked me as it was my inclusive attitude that helped them get work done, which I owed to my mom’s golden advice. Next time when you are stuck with teamwork troubles, don’t shoulder everything but try a friendly communication.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者小组项目中的成员都对项目不感兴趣，作者感到压力很大，他不想一个人完成项目的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“在下次小组会议上，我试图以友好的方式提出我的担忧。”可知，第一段可描写作者提出建议后其他人都表示赞同的经过。
②由第二段首句内容“最后，我们惊讶地收到了小组项目的成绩。”可知，第二段可描写得知小组项目成绩后队友们感谢作者以及作者的感受。
2.续写线索：提出建议——作者表明态度——说服了队友——大家一起完成任务——队友们感谢作者——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①建议：suggest/ propose/recommend
②寻找：seek /look for/search for
③告知，回答：tell/ inform/reply
情绪类
①感谢：thank /show their appreciation/show their gratitude/be grateful
②友好的：friendly/ amicable/ neighborly
【点睛】
[高分句型1]Shining moments occurred when the girls added fashion information and Bernard put humour to our work.（运用了连接词when引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]They genuinely thanked me as it was my inclusive attitude that helped them get work done, which I owed to my mom’s golden advice.（运用了连接词as引导的原因状语从句以及it was…that…的强调句型）

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