高中试卷答案网福州金桥学校2023-2024学年第一学期第一次月考试卷
高三英语
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman’s plan for next Friday
A. Attending a lunch party.
B. Going on a business trip.
C. E-mailing the man a report.
2. What are the speakers concerned about
A. How to help homeless people.
B. Whether to build public housing.
C. What to do to collect more money.
3. How many times has the man been to China
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
4. What happened to the woman
A. She missed her flight to Tokyo.
B. She didn’t arrive in Seoul on time.
C. She couldn’t go to Hong Kong as scheduled.
5. What does William ask the man to do
A. Attend a meeting.
B. Drive him to the airport.
C. Pick up his girlfriend.
第二节 (共15小题;每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a gallery. B. In a studio. C. In a library.
7. How does the man sound
A. Tired. B. Worried. C. Excited.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What problem does the woman have
A. Her feet hurt. B. She lost her way. C. The tour disappointed her.
9. Why did the speakers come to the city
A. For a meeting. B. For sightseeing. C. For shopping.
10. Where will the speakers go first
A. The restaurant. B. The city center. C. The store.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman suggest the man do first
A. Go to garage sales.
B. Inform his family and friends.
C. Focus on university students.
12. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to decorate an apartment.
B. How to sell their old furniture.
C How to save money on furniture.
13. How much does the man need in the woman’s opinion
A. $250. B. $500. C. $1,000.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers
A Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.
15. What is the woman’s attitude towards the man’s behavior
A. Understanding. B. Dissatisfied. C. Indifferent.
16. What will the man probably do next
A. Rewrite his project.
B. Have a talk with Mr. Harper.
C. Hand in his project right now.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker say about A Brief History of Time
A. It is for people with little science knowledge.
B. It confirms the existence of black holes.
C. It doesn’t cover sensitive subjects.
18. What is a great achievement in Hawking’s book according to the speaker
A. His experiences. B. His comments. C. His humor.
19. What can we learn from the book
A. Stephen Hawking’s life.
B. The origin and fate of the universe.
C. The development of human beings.
20. Which of the following is NOT mentioned
A. Hawking is good at writing.
B. Hawking is a great scientist.
C. Hawking suffers from an illness.
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)
A
Theatres and Entertainment
St David’s Hall
St David’s Hall is the award winning National Concert Hall of Wales standing at the very heart of Cardiff’s entertainment centre. With an impressive 2,000-seat concert hall, St David’s Hall is home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff. It presents live entertainment, including pop, rock, folk, jazz, musicals, dance, world music, films and classical music.
The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
The Glee Club
Every weekend this is “Wales” premier comedy club where having a great time is the order for both audiences and comedy stars alike. It is hard to name a comedy star who hasn’t been on the stage here. If you are looking for the best comedies on tour and brilliant live music, you should start here.
Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5BZ
wwwglee.co.uk/cardiff
Sherman Cymru
Sherman Cymru’s theatre in the Cathays area of Cardiff reopened in February 2012. This special building is a place in which theatre is made and where children, artists, writers and anyone else have the opportunity (机会) to do creative things. Sherman Cymru is excited to present a packed programme of the very best theatre, dance, family shows and music from Wales and the rest of the world.
Senghennydd Road, Cardiff CF24 4YE
www.shermancymru.co.uk
New Theatre
The New Theatre has been the home of quality drama, musicals, dance and children’s shows for more than 100 years. Presenting the best of the West End along with the pick of the UK’s touring shows, the New Theatre is Cardiff’s oldest surviving traditional theatre. Be sure to pay a visit as part of your stay in the city.
Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3LN
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
1. Where is the Welsh Proms Cardiff hosted
A. At the New Theatre. B. At the Glee Club.
C. At Sherman Cymru. D. At St David’s Hall.
2. What can people do at the Glee Club
A. Watch musicals. B. Enjoy comedies.
C. See family shows. D. Do creative things.
3. Which website can you visit to learn about Cardiff’s oldest surviving theatre
A. www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk B. www.shermancymru.co.uk
C. www.glee.co.uk/cardiff D. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了Cardiff当地的一些剧院和娱乐场所。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“St David’s Hall”部分中的“With an impressive 2,000-seat concert hall, St David’s Hall is home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff.”(With an impressive 2,000-seat concert hall, St David’s Hall is home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff.”(圣大卫音乐厅拥有令人印象深刻的2000个座位的音乐厅，每年的卡迪夫威尔士逍遥音乐节都在这里举行。)可知，卡迪夫威尔士逍遥音乐节在圣大卫音乐厅举行。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Glee Club”部分中的“If you are looking for the best comedies on tour and brilliant live music, you should start here.”(如果你正在寻找巡回演出中最好的喜剧和精彩的现场音乐，你应该从这里开始。)可知，人们可以在欢乐合唱团欣赏喜剧。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“New Theatre”部分中的“Presenting the best of the West End along with the pick of the UK’s touring shows, the New Theatre is Cardiff’s oldest surviving traditional theatre.”(新剧院是加的夫现存最古老的传统剧院，它展示了西区的精华以及英国巡回演出的精选。)和“www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk”可知，可以登陆网页“www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk”了解加的夫现存最古老的剧院。故选A。
【点睛】
B
Many of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries and stone fruits are in abundance. These colourful and sweet jewels form British Columbia’s fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.
Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein (蛋白质), iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein). Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants (抗氧化物质). The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for cherries (樱桃), they are so delicious who cares However, they are rich in vitamin C.
When combined with berries of slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice cream”. For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of the freezer.
If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.
4. What does the author seem to like about cherries
A. They contain protein. B. They are high in vitamin A.
C. They have a pleasant taste. D. They are rich in antioxidants.
5. Why is fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas
A. To make them smell better. B. To keep their colour.
C. To speed up their ripening. D. To improve their nutrition.
6. What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph
A. A dessert. B. A drink.
C. A container. D. A machine.
7. From which is the text probably taken
A. A biology textbook. B. A health magazine.
C. A research paper. D. A travel brochure.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇日常生活类说明文。文中讲述了人们热爱水果丰盛的7月，这时候各种水果营养丰富且含有对人体有益的微量元素，尤其是香蕉。我们可以利用它做一些孩子喜欢的甜点或冰淇淋。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。题干问的是，作者喜欢樱桃什么。根据第二段中As for cherries (樱桃), they are so delicious who cares （至于樱桃，因为它们很好吃谁在乎呢 ）可知，作者在乎的是它的美味。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown.可知，往香蕉上滴新鲜的柠檬汁是为了防止香蕉变成褐色，故新鲜的柠檬汁是被用来保持香蕉的颜色的。故选B。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据最后一段中they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below可知，孩子们喜欢把一些水果和冷冻的香蕉放入到这台机器的上部，然后看到冰激凌从下面出来。故可以推出a juicer就是一台机器。故选D。
【7题详解】
文章出处题。文章首先指出七月是水果盛产的季节，并指出各种水果富含的营养，最后一段指出我们可以用a juicer为孩子们做一些甜点和冰激凌，故最可能是从健康杂志上摘取的文章。A项意为：生物教科书；B项意为：一本健康杂志；C项意为：一篇研究论文；D项意为：一本旅游手册。故选B。
点睛：做词义猜测题时我们要注意观察，划线单词的构成结构。如本题背划线的单词是juicer，我们都知道“er”是单词的后缀。它既可以表示人，又可以表示物。如：cleaner既可以表示清洁工，又可以表示清洁工具。根据下文中的意思，可以判断出本题中的a juicer是表示物。
C
Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s “me” time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.
A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half(53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half(46 percent) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.
“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know ” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.
Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction(交流). “I reflect on how my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “It’s a chance for self-reflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.”
That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesn’t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.
8. What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about
A. Food variety.
B. Eating habits.
C. Table manners.
D. Restaurant service.
9. Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch
A. To meet with her coworkers.
B. To catch up with her work.
C. To have some time on her own.
D. To collect data for her report.
10. What do we know about Mazoleny
A. He makes videos for the bar.
B. He’s fond of the food at the bar.
C. He interviews customers at the bar.
D. He’s familiar with the barkeeper.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. The trend of having meals alone.
B. The importance of self-reflection.
C. The stress from working overtime.
D. The advantage of wireless technology.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。据一份报告显示，越来越多的美国人喜欢独自用餐，并通过两个实例加以说明，文章总结了人们喜欢独自用餐的原因。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段可知，在美国，约有46%的人们独自用餐，53%的人们独自吃早餐，46%的人们独自吃午餐，只有74%的人们晚餐不是独自享用，故可知本段的数据是关于用餐习惯，故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. Today, I just wanted some time to myself.可知，Bechtel一个人吃午饭可以让她逃离老板的关注，给自己留一些自由时间，故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段he likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction.可知，Mazoleny喜欢这样的气氛，因为可以坐在那里安静查看手机信息，或者想聊天了，可以直呼吧台服务员名字和他聊天，故可知，他与服务员很熟悉，可以直呼对方名字，故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。本文通过一份调查结果显示美国人喜欢独自用餐的趋势，并总结了人们选择独自用餐的原因，故选A。
D
It’s peak cold and flu season, which means taking a lot of preventative measures. Frequent hand-washing is a must. As is avoiding co-workers or friends who are sick. But we humans are not the only animals that change behavior to keep diseases at bay. So do ants.
“So there are the foragers and the nurses — it’s two different groups of work,” said Natha of the University of Lausanne. She and her colleagues observed ants to see their reaction to the presence of a disease.
“The nurses being made of young workers typically, stay inside the nest and take care of the eggs. And the foragers are all the workers spending most of time at outside of the nest to collect food and defend the territory.”
Forager ants are at greater risk of getting exposed to diseases because they leave the safety of the nest. So the researchers sprayed a common virus on a small group of forager ants and then followed their movements to see the way other ants reacted.
“We marked all ants in the colony with individual labels, which carries these two-dimensional bar code marks like QR code which is automatically detected and recorded using a tracking system.”
After the infection, the nurse and forager ants stayed within their working places and interacted less outside of their work group. The researchers also saw that forager ants spent more time outside of the nest. “They increase that amount by 15 percent, so by quite a long large amount.”
Isolating behavior stops the spread of the virus. “Something that’s quite interesting in these ants that’s been shown by the study is that in their ability to avoid infecting other members of the community, ants may be more advanced than we are,” Natha said.
12. How did the researchers track the infected ants
A. They labeled the movements of infected ants.
B. They used the QR codes to follow the ants’ movements.
C. They had some nurse and forager ants infected with the virus.
D. They applied a tracking technology to record the ants’ movements.
13. How did the ants act after being infected
A. Forager ants stayed inside the nest more.
B. Infected ants tended to stay away from healthy ants.
C. The nurses stayed inside the nest, working as usual.
D. Forager ants, together with coworkers, stayed outside more.
14. What’s Natha’s attitude toward ants’ behaviors
A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Appreciative. D. Conservative.
15. What is the main idea of the passage
A. How ants keep diseases at bay in the nest.
B. Ants change movements to fight against diseases.
C. The measures all the ants take to prevent diseases.
D. Similarities between human and ants in controlling diseases.
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。流感高峰期，人们会采取各种防护措施。那蚂蚁也会像人类一样采取措施来避免疾病的传播吗？研究人员发现，蚂蚁也会通过减少接触的方式来避免疾病的传播，而且它们的隔离方式有可能比人类更为先进。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段““We marked all ants in the colony with individual labels, which carries these two-dimensional bar code marks like QR code which is automatically detected and recorded using a tracking system.”(“我们给蚁群中的所有蚂蚁都贴上标签，标签上带有二维码等二维条形码，可以通过跟踪系统自动检测和记录。”)”可知，研究人员是通过追踪技术来记录蚂蚁的活动轨迹的。故选D。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“After the infection, the nurse and forager ants stayed within their working places and interacted less outside of their work group.(感染后，看护蚁和觅食蚁呆在它们的工作地点内，很少与工作小组以外的蚂蚁互动)”可知，被感染的蚂蚁会远离健康的蚂蚁。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Something that’s quite interesting in these ants that’s been shown by the study is that in their ability to avoid infecting other members of the community, ants may be more advanced than we are(这项研究显示，这些蚂蚁非常有趣的一点是，在避免感染群落其他成员的能力方面，蚂蚁可能比我们更先进)”可推知，Natha对蚂蚁的行为持赞赏的态度。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“But we humans are not the only animals that change behavior to keep diseases at bay. So do ants.(但我们人类并不是唯一通过改变行为来控制疾病的动物。蚂蚁也是如此)”结合文章说明了流感高峰期，人们会采取各种防护措施。那蚂蚁也会像人类一样采取措施来避免疾病的传播吗？研究人员发现，蚂蚁也会通过减少接触的方式来避免疾病的传播，而且它们的隔离方式有可能比人类更为先进。可知，这篇文章的主旨是蚂蚁改变行为来对抗疾病。故选B。
第二节(共5 小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s normal to get nervous about an important event or life change, and there are steps you can take when anxiety starts to take hold. Try these expert-backed suggestions to help you regain control of your thoughts.
____16____ Anxiety is a future-focused state of mind. So instead of worrying about what’s going to happen, move yourself back to the present; that is, focus on what’s happening right now. Besides, ask yourself: Is there something I need to right now Must I solve this problem now ____17____ In this way, those distant possibilities don't throw you off track.
People with anxiety often pay attention to the worst things that could happen. To get rid of these worries, think about how realistic they are. ____18____ Rather than think, “I’m going to bomb,” say, “I’m nervous, but I’m prepared for this task. Some things will go well.”
As you know it may be appealing to reach for sweet things when you’re stressed. ____19____ The reason is that research shows eating too much sugar can worsen anxious feelings. Instead of reaching into the candy bowl, drink a glass of water or eat protein, which will provide a slow energy your body can use to recover.
Following the 3-3-3 rule may fight anxiety. Whenever you feel your brain going 100 miles per hour and out of control, look around you and name three things you see. Then, name three sounds you hear. Finally, move three parts of your body — your ankle, fingers, or arm. ____20____
A. But that could do more harm than good.
B. Then map out your future in a realistic way.
C. It’s suggested that you stay in your time zone.
D. You may regard them as a method of reliving anxiety.
E. Let’s say you're nervous about a big presentation at work.
F. This trick can help center your mind on the present moment.
G. If not, make an “appointment” to check in with yourself later.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. A 20. F
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍如何应对焦虑的方法。对一件重要的事情或生活的改变感到紧张是很正常的。当焦虑开始占主导地位时，你可以采取以下措施。试试这些有专家支持的建议，帮助你重新控制自己的思想。
【16题详解】
根据下文提示“Anxiety is a future-focused state of mind. So instead of worrying about what’s going to happen, move yourself back to the present; that is, focus on what’s happening right now. (焦虑是一种关注未来的心理状态。所以与其担心将要发生什么，不如回到现在；也就是说，专注于现在正在发生的事情)”可知，此处顺承下文，C项It’s suggested that you stay in your time zone.(建议你待在自己的时区)切题。该项中的stay in your time zone与下文中的move yourself back to the present和right now保持一致。故选C。
【17题详解】
根据下文提示“In this way, those distant possibilities don't throw you off track. (这样，那些遥远的可能性就不会让你偏离轨道)”可知，此处顺承下文，G项If not, make an “appointment” to check in with yourself later.(如果没有，就“预约”一下，稍后检查一下自己)切题。下文中的In this way指的就是该项的内容“make an “appointment” to check in with yourself later.”故选G。
【18题详解】
根据上文提示“To get rid of these worries, think about how realistic they are. (为了摆脱这些担忧，想想它们有多现实)”及下文提示“Rather than think, ‘I’m going to bomb,’say, ‘I’m nervous, but I’m prepared for this task. Some things will go well.’ (不要想，‘我要完蛋了’，而是说，‘我很紧张，但我对这个任务有准备。有些事情会进展顺利。’)”可知，此处承接上下文，E项Let’s say you're nervous about a big presentation at work.(比方说，你在工作中对一场重要的演讲感到紧张)切题。该项与上文的how realistic they are相吻合；下文内容指的是出现该项中的情况时如何去做。故选E。
【19题详解】
根据上文提示“As you know, it may be appealing to reach for sweet things when you’re stressed. (正如你所知道的，当你有压力的时候，吃甜食可能很有吸引力)”及下文提示“The reason is that research shows eating too much sugar can worsen anxious feelings. (原因是研究表明吃太多糖会加重焦虑情绪)”可知，此处承接上下文，A项But that could do more harm than good.(但这可能弊大于利)切题。该项中的but表明与上文构成转折；下文内容正好是对该项的解释。故选E。
【20题详解】
根据上文提示“Following the 3-3-3 rule may fight anxiety. Whenever you feel your brain going 100 miles per hour and out of control, look around you and name three things you see. Then, name three sounds you hear. Finally, move three parts of your body — your ankle, fingers, or arm. (遵循3-3-3规则可以对抗焦虑。当你感觉你的大脑以每小时100英里的速度失控时，看看你的周围，说出你看到的三样东西。然后，说出三种你听到的声音。最后，移动身体的三个部分——脚踝、手指或手臂)”可知，此处承接上文，F项This trick can help center your mind on the present moment.(这个技巧可以帮助你把注意力集中在当下)切题。该项中的This trick指的就是上文内容，该项就是上文技巧所产生的结果。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There once was an ordinary street in the suburbs where no one cared much for their gardens. The lawns were overgrown, the weeds were _____21_____ and the hedges (树篱) desperately needed to be cut back. It looked very _____22_____. But when the neighbors saw their _____23_____, they just looked at each other and laughed.
It seemed too hard to _____24_____ all the gardens and no one could be bothered to make them better because everyone's garden was _____25_____ terrible. No one felt it was urgent to _____26_____ anything. Then a gardener named Bill moved in. Bill was a _____27_____, hard-working and patient man who started working in the garden as soon as he _____28_____ in the street. He took his lawn mower (割草机) out to cut back the grass and pulled out all of the weeds. Finally, he took up his gardening and started _____29_____ his hedges, making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc.
Attracted by the ______30______, the neighbors walked by and admired the newly manicured (修整的) garden. Over some time, something interesting happened. One by one, the neighbors started to put in more ______31______ in their own gardens and the sounds of lawn mowers could be heard again. After a few months, the street was ______32______ from a dirty, unappealing collection of houses to a beautiful avenue that wouldn't be out of place in a stylish magazine.
One person's action showed everyone what could be achieved with a little ______33______ work. It's easy for us to ______34______ the environment around us because no one else cares about it. Remember what you positively do not only ______35______ yourself, but also results in a change to the whole world.
21. A. taking over B. dying out C. giving D. falling off
22. A. tidy B. delicate C. familiar D. awful
23. A. gardens B. doors C. roofs D. farms
24. A. purchase B. guard C. clear D. build
25. A. scarcely B. invisibly C. slightly D. equally
26. A. keep B. change C. reach D. defeat
27. A. proud B. casual C. neat D. selfless
28. A. settled B. stepped C. performed D. stood
29. A. planting B. picking C. watering D. shaping
30. A. office clerk B. fashion designer C. landscape gardener D. street cleaner
31. A. furniture B. staff C. effort D. heat
32. A. transformed B. moved C. enlarged D. passed
33. A. mental B. hard C. corporate D. optional
34. A. observe B. mind C. overlook D. pollute
35. A. traps B. benefits C. defends D. admires
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章通过讲述一条街的邻居在比尔的影响下开始清理自己的花园，让周围环境更美的故事，告诉读者一个人的行为可以向人们展示只需要一点点努力就可以做出改变。
【21题详解】
考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：草坪杂草丛生，杂草占据了花园，树篱迫切地需要修剪。A. taking over接管，接收； B. dying out灭绝；C. giving给；D. falling off跌落，下降。根据上文的“The lawns were overgrown”可知，此处指杂草接管了花园，即“占据”。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它看起来非常糟糕。A. tidy整洁的；B. delicate精美的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. awful糟糕的。根据上文的“The lawns were overgrown, the weeds were _____1_____ and the hedges (树篱) desperately needed to be cut back.”可知，这里的花园杂草丛生，看起来非常糟糕。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当邻居看着他们的花园时，他们只是相视而笑。A. gardens花园；B. doors门；C. roofs屋顶；D. farms农场。根据上文的“There once was an ordinary street in the suburbs where no one cared much for their gardens.”可知，此处是指花园。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：要把所有这些花园清理干净似乎不容易，大家都懒得去收拾，因为所有人的花园都一样糟糕。A. purchase购买；B. guard守卫；C. clear清理；D. build建造。根据下文的“to make them better”可知，此处是指清理这些花园。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：要把所有这些花园清理干净似乎不容易，大家都懒得去收拾，因为所有人的花园都一样糟糕。A. scarcely几乎不；B. invisibly看不见地；C. slightly稍微地；D. equally相同的。根据上文的“where no one cared much for their gardens.”可知，这条街上人们的花园都同样糟糕，因为大家都不关心花园。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：没人觉得迫切需要改变什么。A. keep保持；B. change改变；C. reach到达；D. defeat打败。结合上文提到大家看到杂草丛生的花园都无动于衷、不想清理可知，没人想要做出改变。且下文的“but also results in a change to the whole world.”也是提示。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：比尔是一个整洁、勤劳以及有耐心的人，他到这条街安顿下来就开始在花园里忙碌起来。A. proud骄傲的；B. casual随意的；C. neat整洁的；D. selfless无私的。根据下文的“He took his lawn mower (割草机) out to cut back the grass and pulled out all of the weeds. ”可知，比尔开始清理花园，由此推知他是一个爱整洁的人。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：比尔是一个整洁、勤劳以及有耐心的人，他到这条街安顿下来就开始在花园里忙碌起来。A. settled定居，安顿；B. stepped踏；C. performed表演；D. stood站。根据上文的“Then a gardener named Bill moved in.”可知，比尔搬到了这条街，即在这里安顿下来。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，他开始了园艺，开始给树篱造型，让它们看起来像花、植物、石头、球或者其他。A. planting种植；B. picking摘；C. watering浇水；D. shaping塑造，造型。根据下文的“making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc.”可知，比尔在给树篱造型，让它们看起来更美。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词组辨析。句意：被园林园丁吸引，邻居们专程过来欣赏刚刚休整好的花园。A. office clerk办公室职员；B. fashion designer时尚设计师；C. landscape gardener园林园丁；D. street cleaner街道清扫员。根据上文的“he took up his gardening and started _____9_____ his hedges, making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc.”可推知，比尔是一个园林园丁。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：邻居们陆续开始投入更多的精力到自己的花园，割草机的声音又可以被听见了。A. furniture家具；B. staff员工；C. effort努力，精力；D. heat热量。根据上文的“There once was an ordinary street in the suburbs where no one cared much for their gardens.”可知，从前邻居们对自家的花园不管不顾，但现在在比尔的影响下开始把更多的精力投入到其中。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个月后，这条街从一堆肮脏、毫无吸引力的房子变成了一条在时尚杂志上都不会显得格格不入的街道。A. transformed改变；B. moved搬动；C. enlarged扩大；D. passed经过。结合上文可知，现在这条街的人都格外关注自己的花园，由此推知这条街发生了变化，即被改变了。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个人的行为向所有人展示了只需要一点努力就可以取得成就。A. mental精神上的；B. hard努力的；C. corporate合作的；D. optional选择的。根据上文的“One by one, the neighbors started to put in more _____11_____ in their own gardens and the sounds of lawn mowers could be heard again.”可知，只要每个人都付出一点努力，结果就会大不相同。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们很容易忽略我们的周围的环境，因为没有其他人在乎它。A. observe观察；B. mind介意；C. overlook忽略；D. pollute污染。根据上文的“The lawns were overgrown, the weeds were _____1_____ and the hedges (树篱) desperately needed to be cut back.”和“But when the neighbors saw their _____3_____, they just looked at each other and laughed.”可知，人们很容易忽略周围的环境，因为大家都不关注。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：记住：你积极从事的事情不仅对你有益，还可以给整个世界带来变化。A. traps困住；B. benefits对……有益；C. defends保卫，守卫；D. admires钦佩，羡慕。结合上文故事可知，比尔清理花园的行为不仅对自己有好处，还带动整条街的邻居改变周围的环境。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。
“Breaking news: The British Museum has announced that the Chinese jade teapot went ___36___(miss) two weeks ago on May 28 19:00. There are no apparent signs of theft.”
This is the prologue of a three-episode web series called Escape From the British Museum, ___37___(release) on Chinese social media platforms on Aug 30.
The short play ___38___(follow) the journey home of a personified Chinese jade teapot as she “escapes” from the British Museum and encounters a Chinese journalist named Zhang Yongan ___39___ is working overseas.
The short series, created collaboratively by Chinese vloggers Jianbing Guozai and Xiatian Meimei, aims to raise ___40___(aware) of Chinese artifacts that are kept abroad.
___41___(prepare) for the series, the creators made significant sacrifices(牺牲): They took a three-month hiatus from posting videos on their personal accounts, declined commercial opportunities, and embarked on ___42___ journey to the UK to explore the tale of the Chinese jade teapot.
“We approach this with genuine sincerity and make our humble contribution in this age of fast-paced information,” wrote Jianbing Guozai on his social media account.
____43____(previous), in mid-August, it was reported that more than 2,000 artifacts from the British Museum were either “missing, stolen, ____44____damaged”. This has sparked a social media sensation in China, calling ______45______ the return of Chinese relics.
【答案】36. missing
37. released
38. follows
39. who##that
40. awareness
41. To prepare
42. a 43. Previously
44. or 45. for
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了网络剧《逃离大英博物馆》的背景和目的，以及由此引发的关于中国文物回归的社会话题。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：突发新闻：大英博物馆宣布，这只中国玉茶壶在两周前的5月28日晚上7点失踪。根据句意以及空前went为系动词可知，此处为形容词missing“失踪的”作表语，满足句意要求。故填missing。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这是8月30日在中国社交媒体平台上发布的三集网络剧《逃离大英博物馆》的序幕。分析句子可知，此处为非谓语动词作后置定语修饰Escape From the British Museum，Escape From the British Museum和release为被动关系，所以为过去分词形式。故填released。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：这部短剧讲述了一个拟人化的中国玉茶壶从大英博物馆“逃”回家的故事，她遇到了在海外工作的中国记者张永安。分析句子可知，此处为谓语动词的填入，由句意可知，此处描述的是客观事实，时态应用一般现在时，主语The short play为第三人称单数，所以为动词三单形式。故填follows。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这部短剧将讲述一个拟人化的中国玉茶壶从大英博物馆“逃”回家的故事，她遇到了在海外工作的中国记者张永安。分析句子可知，此处为定语从句的引导词，代替先行词Zhang Yongan在从句中作主语成分应用关系代词who/that引导从句。故填who/that。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：这个短片系列由中国视频博主“煎饼国仔”和“夏天美美”合作创作，旨在提高人们对保存在国外的中国文物的意识。分析句子可知，此处为名词作动词raise的宾语成分。awareness意为“意识”为不可数名词。故填awareness。
【41题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：为了准备这部剧，主创们做出了巨大的牺牲：他们有三个月的时间没有在个人账户上发布视频，拒绝了商业机会，并开始了一段前往英国的旅行，去探索中国玉茶壶的故事。分析句子可知，此处为动词不定式to do表示“为了……”作目的状语，满足句意要求。故填To prepare。
【42题详解】
考查冠词。句意：为了准备这部电视剧，主创们做出了巨大牺牲：他们暂停了三个月的个人账号视频，拒绝了商业机会，并踏上了前往英国探索中国玉茶壶故事的旅程。根据句意以及空后journey为单数名词可知，此处为表示泛指“一段旅程”为泛指概念，结合journey为首音节辅音单词，所以为不定冠词a的填入。故填a。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：此前，在8月中旬，有报道称大英博物馆有2000多件文物“失踪、被盗或损坏”。分析句子可知，此处为单个副词位于句首作状语，修饰后面整个句子。故填Previously。
【44题详解】
考查连词。句意：此前，在8月中旬，有报道称大英博物馆有2000多件文物“失踪、被盗或损坏”。根据句意可知，此处表示选择关系，应用连词or。故填or。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：这在中国社交媒体上引起了轰动，人们呼吁归还中国文物。分析句子可知，此处为动词短语call for表示“呼吁”，满足句意要求，所以此处为介词for的填入。故填for。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 学校英文报正在开展以Learning English Beyond the Classroom为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．学习活动状况描述：
2．简单评论；
3．你的建议。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．短文的题目和首句已为你写好。
Learning English Beyond the Classroom
There are many things we can do to learn English well.
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【答案】Learning English Beyond the Classroom
There are many things we can do to learn English well. Recently a survey about how to learn English beyond the classroom has been conducted. As can be clearly seen from the statistics, appreciating English songs accounts for 65 percent compared with 50% who choose to watch movies as a way of English learning. Reading English books prove to be the less popular ways making up 18%, together with visiting English learning websites, taking up 12% .
It turns out that students attach greater importance to interest and entertainment instead of traditional approaches such as reading books when learning English.
However, from my point of view, what benefits students most is reading English books, for it is one of the best ways to increase vocabulary and to strengthen the understanding of grammar. Therefore, students become best English learners quickly.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就Learning English Beyond the Classroom的活动议题发表观点，同时，对本活动进行介绍，并提出建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
实施：conduct→ perform/carry out
占据：take up → account for
方法：approach→ method/means
娱乐：entertainment → amusement
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Recently a survey about how to learn English beyond the classroom has been conducted.
拓展句：Recently a survey about how the students can learn English beyond the classroom has been conducted.
【点睛】【高分句型1】However, from my point of view, what benefits students most is reading English books, for it is one of the best ways to increase vocabulary and to strengthen the understanding of grammar.（运用了what引导的主语从句，for引导的原因状语从句）
【高分句型2】 It turns out that students attach greater importance to interest and entertainment instead of traditional approaches such as reading books when learning English.（运用了it作形式主语，that引导主语从句，以及状语从句的省略）
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar(项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost—and—found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. They sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By now we had named the dog. It looked like a Molly, so that was what we called it. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience(良心)was bothering me. I knew in my heart I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Molly was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.
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。
With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone.
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I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Molly tightly.
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【答案】 With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone. With butterflies in my stomach, I dialed the telephone number. Secretly I prayed no one would answer, but someone did. The voice on the other end was that of a young woman. After describing the dog to her in detail, she immediately wanted to come over. I said that my daughters love it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. 30 minutes later, the bell rang and Molly was barking. I opened the door, forcing myself to face it.
I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Molly tightly. Molly started wagging its tail and barking excitedly as if it had recognized someone familiar. Surprised and excited, the woman told me that she couldn’t sleep well without it and thanked us for keeping her dog for these days. She offered to give me some cash as a reward, but I refused. After she took Molly away, I cracked a smile. I knew I had done the right thing―that puppy was exactly where she belonged．
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了一条小狗跟着孩子们来到了作者家，由于小狗很可爱，孩子们特别喜爱它，乞求作者收留小狗。作者心里明白，应该刊登广告寻找狗主人。但为了不伤孩子们的心，作者决定收留小狗。几周后，作者在报纸上看到了一条寻找失踪小狗的信息，而小狗已融入作者家中，所以作者不想打电话联系失主，但仍良心不安，陷入纠结。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“我百感交集，终于拿起了电话”可知，第一段可描写作者打电话之后发生的事。
②由第二段首句内容“我请那个女人进来，她很快弯下腰，紧紧地抱住莫利。”可知，第二段可描写小狗确实是这家人的，虽然不舍，但作者一家归还了小狗，作者认为自己做了正确的事情。
2.续写线索:打电话——确认信息——失主到来——认狗——还狗
3.词汇激活
行为类
①过来：come over/ drop over
②道歉: apologize for /say sorry for
③告诉：tell/inform
情绪类
①开心: crack a smile /happy
②兴奋的：excited/thrilled
【点睛】[高分句型1] I said that my daughters love it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. (that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] I knew I had done the right thing―that puppy was exactly where she belonged．(where引导的表语从句)福州金桥学校2023-2024学年第一学期第一次月考试卷
高三英语
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman’s plan for next Friday
A. Attending a lunch party.
B. Going on a business trip.
C. E-mailing the man a report.
2. What are the speakers concerned about
A. How to help homeless people.
B. Whether to build public housing.
C. What to do to collect more money.
3. How many times has the man been to China
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
4. What happened to the woman
A. She missed her flight to Tokyo.
B She didn’t arrive in Seoul on time.
C She couldn’t go to Hong Kong as scheduled.
5. What does William ask the man to do
A. Attend a meeting.
B. Drive him to the airport.
C. Pick up his girlfriend.
第二节 (共15小题;每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a gallery. B. In a studio. C. In a library.
7. How does the man sound
A. Tired. B. Worried. C. Excited.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What problem does the woman have
A. Her feet hurt. B. She lost her way. C. The tour disappointed her.
9. Why did the speakers come to the city
A. For a meeting. B. For sightseeing. C. For shopping.
10. Where will the speakers go first
A. The restaurant. B. The city center. C. The store.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman suggest the man do first
A. Go to garage sales.
B. Inform his family and friends.
C. Focus on university students.
12. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to decorate an apartment.
B. How to sell their old furniture.
C. How to save money on furniture.
13. How much does the man need in the woman’s opinion
A. $250. B. $500. C. $1,000.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.
15. What is the woman’s attitude towards the man’s behavior
A. Understanding. B. Dissatisfied. C. Indifferent.
16. What will the man probably do next
A. Rewrite his project.
B Have a talk with Mr. Harper.
C. Hand in his project right now.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker say about A Brief History of Time
A. It is for people with little science knowledge.
B. It confirms the existence of black holes.
C. It doesn’t cover sensitive subjects.
18. What is a great achievement in Hawking’s book according to the speaker
A. His experiences. B. His comments. C. His humor.
19. What can we learn from the book
A. Stephen Hawking’s life.
B. The origin and fate of the universe.
C. The development of human beings.
20. Which of the following is NOT mentioned
A. Hawking is good at writing.
B. Hawking is a great scientist.
C. Hawking suffers from an illness.
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)
A
Theatres and Entertainment
St David’s Hall
St David’s Hall is the award winning National Concert Hall of Wales standing at the very heart of Cardiff’s entertainment centre. With an impressive 2,000-seat concert hall, St David’s Hall is home to the annual Welsh Proms Cardiff. It presents live entertainment, including pop, rock, folk, jazz, musicals, dance, world music, films and classical music.
The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
The Glee Club
Every weekend this is “Wales” premier comedy club where having a great time is the order for both audiences and comedy stars alike. It is hard to name a comedy star who hasn’t been on the stage here. If you are looking for the best comedies on tour and brilliant live music, you should start here.
Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5BZ
www.glee.co.uk/cardiff
Sherman Cymru
Sherman Cymru’s theatre in the Cathays area of Cardiff reopened in February 2012. This special building is a place in which theatre is made and where children, artists, writers and anyone else have the opportunity (机会) to do creative things. Sherman Cymru is excited to present a packed programme of the very best theatre, dance, family shows and music from Wales and the rest of the world.
Senghennydd Road, Cardiff CF24 4YE
www.shermancymru.co.uk
New Theatre
The New Theatre has been the home of quality drama, musicals, dance and children’s shows for more than 100 years. Presenting the best of the West End along with the pick of the UK’s touring shows, the New Theatre is Cardiff’s oldest surviving traditional theatre. Be sure to pay a visit as part of your stay in the city.
Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3LN
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
1. Where is the Welsh Proms Cardiff hosted
A. At the New Theatre. B. At the Glee Club.
C. At Sherman Cymru. D. At St David’s Hall.
2. What can people do at the Glee Club
A. Watch musicals. B. Enjoy comedies.
C. See family shows. D. Do creative things.
3. Which website can you visit to learn about Cardiff’s oldest surviving theatre
A. www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk B. www.shermancymru.co.uk
C. www.glee.co.uk/cardiff D. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
B
Many of us love July because it’s the month when nature’s berries and stone fruits are in abundance. These colourful and sweet jewels form British Columbia’s fields are little powerhouses of nutritional protection.
Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein (蛋白质), iron and zinc (not that fruits have much protein). Blueberries are particularly high in antioxidants (抗氧化物质). The yellow and orange stone fruits such as peaches are high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and which are antioxidants. As for cherries (樱桃), they are so delicious who cares However, they are rich in vitamin C.
When combined with berries of slices of other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent base for thick, cooling fruit shakes and low fat “ice cream”. For this purpose, select ripe bananas for freezing as they are much sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze. If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen bananas will last several weeks, depending on their ripeness and the temperature of the freezer.
If you have a juicer, you can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries or sliced fruit. Out comes a “soft-serve” creamy dessert, to be eaten right away. This makes a fun activity for a children’s party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.
4. What does the author seem to like about cherries
A. They contain protein. B. They are high in vitamin A.
C. They have a pleasant taste. D. They are rich in antioxidants.
5. Why is fresh lemon juice used in freezing bananas
A. To make them smell better. B. To keep their colour.
C. To speed up their ripening. D. To improve their nutrition.
6. What is “a juicer” in the last paragraph
A. A dessert. B. A drink.
C. A container. D. A machine.
7. From which is the text probably taken
A. A biology textbook. B. A health magazine.
C. A research paper. D. A travel brochure.
C
Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s “me” time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.
A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half(53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half(46 percent) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.
“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know ” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.
Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction(交流). “I reflect on how my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “It’s a chance for self-reflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.”
That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesn’t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.
8. What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about
A. Food variety.
B. Eating habits.
C. Table manners.
D. Restaurant service.
9. Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch
A. To meet with her coworkers.
B. To catch up with her work.
C. To have some time on her own.
D. To collect data for her report.
10. What do we know about Mazoleny
A. He makes videos for the bar.
B. He’s fond of the food at the bar.
C. He interviews customers at the bar.
D. He’s familiar with the barkeeper.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. The trend of having meals alone.
B. The importance of self-reflection.
C. The stress from working overtime.
D. The advantage of wireless technology.
D
It’s peak cold and flu season, which means taking a lot of preventative measures. Frequent hand-washing is a must. As is avoiding co-workers or friends who are sick. But we humans are not the only animals that change behavior to keep diseases at bay. So do ants.
“So there are the foragers and the nurses — it’s two different groups of work,” said Natha of the University of Lausanne. She and her colleagues observed ants to see their reaction to the presence of a disease.
“The nurses being made of young workers typically, stay inside the nest and take care of the eggs. And the foragers are all the workers spending most of time at outside of the nest to collect food and defend the territory.”
Forager ants are at greater risk of getting exposed to diseases because they leave the safety of the nest. So the researchers sprayed a common virus on a small group of forager ants and then followed their movements to see the way other ants reacted.
“We marked all ants in the colony with individual labels, which carries these two-dimensional bar code marks like QR code which is automatically detected and recorded using a tracking system.”
After the infection, the nurse and forager ants stayed within their working places and interacted less outside of their work group. The researchers also saw that forager ants spent more time outside of the nest. “They increase that amount by 15 percent, so by quite a long large amount.”
Isolating behavior stops the spread of the virus. “Something that’s quite interesting in these ants that’s been shown by the study is that in their ability to avoid infecting other members of the community, ants may be more advanced than we are,” Natha said.
12. How did the researchers track the infected ants
A. They labeled the movements of infected ants.
B. They used the QR codes to follow the ants’ movements.
C. They had some nurse and forager ants infected with the virus.
D. They applied a tracking technology to record the ants’ movements.
13. How did the ants act after being infected
A. Forager ants stayed inside the nest more.
B Infected ants tended to stay away from healthy ants.
C. The nurses stayed inside the nest, working as usual.
D. Forager ants, together with coworkers, stayed outside more.
14. What’s Natha’s attitude toward ants’ behaviors
A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Appreciative. D. Conservative.
15. What is the main idea of the passage
A. How ants keep diseases at bay in the nest.
B. Ants change movements to fight against diseases.
C. The measures all the ants take to prevent diseases.
D. Similarities between human and ants in controlling diseases.
第二节(共5 小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s normal to get nervous about an important event or life change, and there are steps you can take when anxiety starts to take hold. Try these expert-backed suggestions to help you regain control of your thoughts.
____16____ Anxiety is a future-focused state of mind. So instead of worrying about what’s going to happen, move yourself back to the present; that is, focus on what’s happening right now. Besides, ask yourself: Is there something I need to right now Must I solve this problem now ____17____ In this way, those distant possibilities don't throw you off track.
People with anxiety often pay attention to the worst things that could happen. To get rid of these worries, think about how realistic they are. ____18____ Rather than think, “I’m going to bomb,” say, “I’m nervous, but I’m prepared for this task. Some things will go well.”
As you know, it may be appealing to reach for sweet things when you’re stressed. ____19____ The reason is that research shows eating too much sugar can worsen anxious feelings. Instead of reaching into the candy bowl, drink a glass of water or eat protein, which will provide a slow energy your body can use to recover.
Following the 3-3-3 rule may fight anxiety. Whenever you feel your brain going 100 miles per hour and out of control, look around you and name three things you see. Then, name three sounds you hear. Finally, move three parts of your body — your ankle, fingers, or arm. ____20____
A. But that could do more harm than good.
B. Then map out your future in a realistic way.
C. It’s suggested that you stay in your time zone.
D. You may regard them as a method of reliving anxiety.
E. Let’s say you're nervous about a big presentation at work.
F. This trick can help center your mind on the present moment.
G. If not, make an “appointment” to check in with yourself later.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There once was an ordinary street in the suburbs where no one cared much for their gardens. The lawns were overgrown, the weeds were _____21_____ and the hedges (树篱) desperately needed to be cut back. It looked very _____22_____. But when the neighbors saw their _____23_____, they just looked at each other and laughed.
It seemed too hard to _____24_____ all the gardens and no one could be bothered to make them better because everyone's garden was _____25_____ terrible. No one felt it was urgent to _____26_____ anything. Then a gardener named Bill moved in. Bill was a _____27_____, hard-working and patient man who started working in the garden as soon as he _____28_____ in the street. He took his lawn mower (割草机) out to cut back the grass and pulled out all of the weeds. Finally, he took up his gardening and started _____29_____ his hedges, making them look like flowers, plants, stones, balls, etc.
Attracted by the ______30______, the neighbors walked by and admired the newly manicured (修整的) garden. Over some time, something interesting happened. One by one, the neighbors started to put in more ______31______ in their own gardens and the sounds of lawn mowers could be heard again. After a few months, the street was ______32______ from a dirty, unappealing collection of houses to a beautiful avenue that wouldn't be out of place in a stylish magazine.
One person's action showed everyone what could be achieved with a little ______33______ work. It's easy for us to ______34______ the environment around us because no one else cares about it. Remember what you positively do not only ______35______ yourself, but also results in a change to the whole world.
21. A. taking over B. dying out C. giving D. falling off
22. A. tidy B. delicate C. familiar D. awful
23. A. gardens B. doors C. roofs D. farms
24. A. purchase B. guard C. clear D. build
25. A. scarcely B. invisibly C. slightly D. equally
26. A. keep B. change C. reach D. defeat
27. A. proud B. casual C. neat D. selfless
28. A. settled B. stepped C. performed D. stood
29. A. planting B. picking C. watering D. shaping
30. A. office clerk B. fashion designer C. landscape gardener D. street cleaner
31. A. furniture B. staff C. effort D. heat
32. A. transformed B. moved C. enlarged D. passed
33. A. mental B. hard C. corporate D. optional
34. A. observe B. mind C. overlook D. pollute
35. A. traps B. benefits C. defends D. admires
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。
“Breaking news: The British Museum has announced that the Chinese jade teapot went ___36___(miss) two weeks ago on May 28 19:00. There are no apparent signs of theft.”
This is the prologue of a three-episode web series called Escape From the British Museum, ___37___(release) on Chinese social media platforms on Aug 30.
The short play ___38___(follow) the journey home of a personified Chinese jade teapot as she “escapes” from the British Museum and encounters a Chinese journalist named Zhang Yongan ___39___ is working overseas.
The short series, created collaboratively by Chinese vloggers Jianbing Guozai and Xiatian Meimei, aims to raise ___40___(aware) of Chinese artifacts that are kept abroad.
___41___(prepare) for the series, the creators made significant sacrifices(牺牲): They took a three-month hiatus from posting videos on their personal accounts, declined commercial opportunities, and embarked on ___42___ journey to the UK to explore the tale of the Chinese jade teapot.
“We approach this with genuine sincerity and make our humble contribution in this age of fast-paced information,” wrote Jianbing Guozai on his social media account.
____43____(previous), in mid-August, it was reported that more than 2,000 artifacts from the British Museum were either “missing, stolen, ____44____damaged”. This has sparked a social media sensation in China, calling ______45______ the return of Chinese relics.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 学校英文报正在开展以Learning English Beyond the Classroom为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．学习活动状况描述：
2．简单评论；
3．你的建议。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．短文的题目和首句已为你写好。
Learning English Beyond the Classroom
There are many things we can do to learn English well.
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第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar(项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost—and—found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. They sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By now we had named the dog. It looked like a Molly, so that was what we called it. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience(良心)was bothering me. I knew in my heart I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Molly was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.
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。
With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone.
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I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Molly tightly.
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