江苏省扬州中学2022-2023学年高三英语上学期10月双周练试题（Word版附答案）

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江苏省扬州中学2022~2023学年第一学期检测
英语试卷 2022.10
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why is the woman flying to New York?
A. To change her plane. B. To do business. C. To have a vacation.
2. What will the speakers do?
A. Relax on the beach. B. Go jet skiing. C. Ride horses.
3. What does the man invite the woman to do?
A. Go jogging. B. Have a drink. C. Have dinner.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. Ivy is incompetent. 　　　　
B. Ivy thinks highly of others.
C. Ivy is brave enough to quit her job.
5. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Wake up Mary. 　　　　
B. Ask Mary for some news.
C. Tell Mary to give him a phone call.
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，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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Watching TV. B. Reading magazines. C. Reading newspapers.
7. Where does the woman usually get the news?
A. On TV. B. In magazines. C. On the Internet.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the woman do last night?
A. She watched a game.
B. She attended a party.
C. She travelled to Madrid.
9. What does the man say about Barcelona?
A. They played well as usual. 　　　
B. They have a poor goalkeeper.
C. They could have played better.
10. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Make a plan on the games. 　　　
B. Watch the next game together.
C. Avoid getting injured in the game.
听第8段材料，回答第 11至13 题。
11. When does the conversation take place?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In winter.
12. What is the woman pleased about?
A. Collecting stamps.
B. Playing computer games.
C. Doing indoor sports.
13. Why won't the boy play table tennis?
A. He is afraid to lose.
B. He finds nobody to play with.
C. He thinks it boring.
听第9 段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How does the woman go to work these days?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.
15. What was the woman two years ago?
A. A city planner. B. A company's boss. C. A landscape gardener.
16. Why did the woman change her job last year?
A. To work at home. 　　　　
B. To start her own business.
C. To spend more time with her family.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Whom has the government promised to offer help to?
A. Some farmers. B. Some pilots. C. Some children.
18. Where are the transport workers going on strike?
A. In Sydney. B. In Melbourne. C. In Queensland.
19. How did the school children feel after the rescue?
A. Thankful. B. Angry. C. Sorry.
20. What can we learn about the school children?
A. They attended a musical concert. 　　　　　　
B. They enjoyed themselves in the sea.
C. Their plane was forced to land shortly after take­off.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，共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
Studying a subject that you feel pointless is never a fun or easy task. If you’re studying history, asking yourself the question “why is history important” is a very good first step. History is an essential part of human civilization. You will find something here that will arouse your interest, or get you thinking about the significance of history.
History grounds us in our roots. History is an important and interesting field of study, and learning the history of our home country can give us a deeper, more meaningful glimpse into our ancestors’ pasts, and how we got to where we are today. Many people feel like they need a sense of cultural belonging, which is something that studying your roots and being open-minded to the evolution of your culture can provide.
History enriches our experience. Reading history is an amazing experience because it enables us to reflect on the social and economic life of the people living long time ago. According to the experts, problems faced by people regardless of the past and present are the same. With the information about the ancestors, one can become more experienced in handling challenges of life.
History makes us more empathetic. Studying history can give us insight into why our culture does certain things, and how the past has shaped it into what we know now. It also provides a rather strong foundation for empathy across cultures. Fear and hate for others is usually caused by ignorance. We’re scared of the things that we don’t understand. History has the potential to break down those boundaries by offering us insight into entire worlds that would otherwise be foreign to us.
History can inspire us to learn more. What’s fantastic about history is the way it broadens our horizons. It’s almost impossible to learn about one historical period without having dozens of questions about related concepts. Study the 19th century England, and you might catch a glimpse of Charles Dickensˈ Oliver Twist. Look up Charles Dickens, and you might learn a thing or two about realism. Or maybe you end up switching your attention away from novels, and discover the history of romantic poets in England. It can go anywhere, and there is something in there for absolutely anybody.
The value of history cannot be ignored. We don’t have to live in the past, but we can definitely do better by learning from it and using the lessons learnt to lead more meaningful lives.
21．According to the experts, why is history useful for people to handle challenges of life?
A．The problems at present are similar to those in the past.
B．Ancient people laid economic foundations for people today.
C．The current challenges of life were predicted by the ancestors.
D．People living long time ago knew more about how to solve problems.
22．With the example in Para. 5, the writer intends to show that _________.
A．Charles Dickens contributes much to British literature
B．Oliver Twist can satisfy our curiosity for romantic poets
C．reading novels is a way to learn about a historical period
D．studying history can arouse people’s interest in other fields
23．What could be the best title for the passage?
A．How to Build Cultural Identity B．Why Studying History Matters
C．Know the Past, Know the Present D．History: a Way to Broaden Horizons
B
Those supposedly “free” trials for various products and services can be attractive, but the trouble comes when all those free things end up costing you money.
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans who signed up for a free product trial were later charged against their will, according to a website named Bankrate. Users who forget to cancel before the trial period ends may find themselves charged a fee of $10 or $15 and included in what’s known as a “negative option” plan, in which goods or services are sent unless a customer tells the seller not to send them. Other users may find themselves billed for the price of shipping.
And then there's the fine print. For Morgan Taylor, a marketer based in Scottsdale, Arizona, failing to carefully examine a website’s offer that let him download 10 songs for free ended up costing him money. The catch: Although he says he canceled before the trial period ended, Taylor was charged $9.90 because the terms said that the songs were free only with a one-month subscription and billed if the subscription was canceled.
“I tried to question the charge, but it was useless, "Taylor said. “I hadn't read the fine print.”
The likelihood that a person will end up paying for a free trial after it ends actually increases with income and education level, Bankrate found. About two-thirds, or 65%，of people making $80,000 or more a year were charged after a free trial. Meanwhile, just over half of people making $40,000 or less found themselves forking over dollars. "People with less education and less income seem to be keeping a closer eye on their money and therefore are less likely to be charged against their will.” Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman said.
Rossman gave a few suggestions to help customers avoid getting cheated. He said, “Before making up your mind, you'd better research the company, check the terms and conditions carefully and pay attention to the cancellation windows.”
24．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A．An introduction of different kinds of free trials.
B．A discussion about why people like to sign up for free trials.
C．The fact that many people lose money on free trials.
D．The reason why many people lose money on free trials.
25．What led to Taylor's unnecessary loss of money?
A．He failed to read the rules of the free trial.
B．He forgot to cancel the subscription in time.
C．He downloaded more than 10 songs by mistake.
D．He didn't contact the company to question the charge.
26．Who is most likely to lose money on free trials according to Ted Rossman?
A．A nurse making $80,000 a year.
B．A professor making $130,000 a year.
C．A dishwasher making $26,000 a year.
D．A childcare worker making $30,000 a year.
27．In which part of a newspaper can we probably find this text?
A．Sports. B．Entertainment. C．Education. D．Consumption.

C
Many people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success, but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.
In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University, researchers asked people to translate sentences into a new a made-up language. Subjects who practiced the language moderately beforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all. High levels of knowledge can make people too attached to traditional ways of viewing problems across fields─the arts, sciences, and politics. High conscientiousness is related to lower job performance, especially in simple jobs where it doesn’t pay to be a perfectionist.
How long we stay on the clock and how we spend that time are under careful examination in many workplaces. The young banker who eats lunch at his desk is probably seen as a go-getter, while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conference-room meal get dirty looks from the corner office. “People from cultures that value relationships more than ours does are shocked by the thought of eating alone in front of a computer”, says Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. Social interaction has been shown to lift mood and get people thinking in new directions and in ways that could help improve any post-lunch effort.
Markman also promotes off-task time. “Part of being a good thinker is experiencing things that are seemingly unrelated to what you are working on at the moment but give you fresh ideas about your work,” he says. “Also, there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads to higher levels of productivity and creativity. So, when people do things to increase their life satisfaction, they also make themselves more effective at work.”
28．What does Ellen Langer’s study show?
A．It is worthwhile to be a perfectionist B．Translation makes people knowledgeable.
C．Simpler jobs require greater caution. D．Moderate effort produces the best result.
29．The underlined word “go-getter” in paragraph 3 refers to someone Who_______.
A．is good at handling pressure B．works hard to become successful
C．a has a natural talent for his job. D．gets on well with his co-workers
30．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．A good thinker is able to inspire other people.
B．Experience unrelated to your job is useless.
C．A cheerful mood helps make a creative mind.
D．Focusing on what you do raises productivity.
31．What does the text seem to advocate?
A．Middle-of-the-road work habits. B．Balance between work and family.
C．Long-standing cultural traditions. D．Harmony in the work environment.

D
It is a general belief among academics that the humanities are in crisis. According to Harvard historian James Hankins, part of the problem is the dominance of “critical” reading over “primary” reading. Primary reading takes a text at face value and simply tries to understand what the author intended to say. Critical reading assumes an author’s statements can never be taken at face value. Instead, they must be “seen through” to expose the text’s real meaning, which is determined in accord with this or that fashionable theory.
Mr. Hankins says primary reading “must be recovered” for higher education in the humanities to be effective. I would go further. Primary reading isn’t important only for the humanities, or even for education more generally. The restoration of primary reading could be a crucial weapon in fighting the “idle talk” that troubles American society.
Idle talk was philosopher Martin Heidegger’s term for inauthentic discourse(不可信的言辞). It involves adopting and circulating others’ opinions about something without ever personally engaging that thing for yourself. People engaged in idle talk speak in accord with expectations for their particular identity or role. They hold and express the opinions a person in their role is expected to hold.
Idle talk can be harmless. Each year my mother forms strong opinions about which films should win Academy Awards without seeing any of them, after reading articles by critics she favors. But idle talk can also be dangerous. Consider journalism. The norm nowadays is for one reporter to break a story, followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content. They may add a little spin of their own but rarely look into the issue for themselves—even when this would require but a few clicks and a couple of minutes to read a legislative(法律的) text. Some journalists even just search social media for the story of the day and rewrite it in their own words.
The Covid pandemic highlighted the problem, from exclusion of those daring to discuss the tradeoffs of lockdowns to the promotion of masks as a political identity marker completely disconnected from medical or scientific justification. Not to mention the misleading statement that arose over “the science” and the social trend to “follow” it.
Social media has contributed to the spread of idle talk. Authentic discourse requires time, effort and good-faith engagement, but social media tends to encourage the opposite. As journalists comment on every topic, however small or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring crowd. Social media raises this voice, pushing it into user feeds 24/7. We hear about everything, and we can’t hear about anything without also being told what opinion we should have about it. Opinions before facts; know what to think about something before actually looking into it for yourself. And really, why even bother with that?
Primary reading isn’t only something the humanities need. Our entire culture needs its value to be recognized and restored.
32．What do we know from the first two paragraphs?
A．Primary reading focuses on the deep meaning.
B．Critical reading leads to the crisis in humanities.
C．Critical reading is generally preferred nowadays.
D．Primary reading once dominated higher education.
33．What does the underlined word “spin” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Practice. B．Priority. C．Investigation. D．Interpretation.
34．What does the author think of idle talk?
A．It broadens people’s understanding.
B．It affects independent thinking ability.
C．It shakes people’s trust in news report.
D．It promotes the advance of social media.
35．What message does the author convey?
A．Readers should stay away from idle talk.
B．Readers should read original texts carefully.
C．Readers should limit the impact of social media.
D．Readers should take a balanced view on reading.
第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The China State Council issued a document in early August, suggesting employers across the country make flexible working arrangements and give their workers Friday afternoons off during hot summer days in order to boost tourism and consumption.
Online surveys have shown that most correspondents are in favor of the State Council’s proposal for longer weekends, as two and a half days are enough even for one to plan a short journey. People will have more time to be together with their families. ____36____
However, there are doubts as to whether this well-intentioned initiative can be put into practice. ____37____ While the regular two-day weekend is still a dream for a large number of working people in various industries, a two-and-half-day weekend is really a luxury many people can barely afford.
____38____ If staff workers of government departments and public institutions no longer work on Friday afternoons, local residents will have nowhere to go if they have urgent issues to solve through these establishments.
Obviously, the only way out is to implement policies concerning paid annual leave in a realistic manner so that the working people can make arrangements for their days off work. As a result, holidaymakers don’t need to all rush to the same scenic spots during the same period of time, which would be beneficial to the protection and operation of these spots. ____39____ Thus it serves the initial purpose of boosting economic growth through developing tourism.
____40____ The government is supposed to pay more attention to the protection of labor rights and employ all possible means to ensure their holidays as well as the functions of government institutions, instead of just making economically motivated policies.
A．Also, this is an effective way to increase consumer spending.
B．The right of workers to rest and paid annual leave are protected under the law.
C．A larger number of workers, if not all, will benefit from official holiday arrangements.
D．Most people think that they will actually not be able to enjoy the benefits of such a scheme.
E．After rest and relaxation, employees will become more energetic when they come back to work.
F．Another worry is that this measure will finally be exclusively (专有地) enjoyed by a limited number of employees.
G. As long as paid annual leave remains unrealistic in most industrial sectors, the two-and-half-day weekend seems pointless.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I’m still in the middle of it. This habit ___41___ people around me. Often my ___42___ wouldn’t be confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were reading as well. Finally, one day my daughter told me with a little anger. “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like everyone else!”
At times I didn’t limit this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my life and __43__ what to do months and even years from now instead of ___44___ each day as it is intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many ___45___ left to go. ____46____, that didn’t stop me from trying to write the ___47___ half-way through. Time and again, I would ___48___ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. Life, however, doesn’t ___49___ like that. It loves to surprise us, and you never know what new problem or opportunity each new day will bring.
Life has often had to ___50___ me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself ___51___ to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the ___52___ again, I felt a special voice gently telling me, “Live one day at a time.” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life back to the __53__ page. Each of us has to live the book of life one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to write it ___54___ and moment by moment. We have to trust that it will bring our ___55___ to its perfect end.
41．A．concerned B．annoyed C．frightened D．embarrassed
42．A．impatience B．difficulty C．influence D．effort
43．A．bring out B．let out C．try out D．figure out
44．A．fearing B．enjoying C．doubting D．imagining
45．A．pages B．things C．reports D．novels
46．A．Indeed B．Still C．Surely D．Finally
47．A．ending B．plot C．outline D．passage
48．A．happily B．carefully C．unwillingly D．foolishly
49．A．start B．finish C．work D．change
50．A．allow B．force C．remind D．encourage
51．A．admitting B．returning C．responding D．referring
52．A．present B．memory C．dream D．future
53．A．right B．first C．new D．blank
54．A．more or less B．line by line C．one by one D．now and then
55．A．story B．job C．plan D．hope
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
China’s first artificial intelligence (AI) textbook for high school students___56___(bring) out last week, following a plan by central government____57____(include) AI courses in primary and secondary schools. The nine-chapter textbook, ___58___(name) “Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence”, was written by outstanding___59___(scholar) from well-known schools nationwide, under the joint efforts by the research center for MOOC at East China Normal University and AI startup Sense Time. It includes the history of AI and how the technology can be applied in areas such as facial recognition, auto driving and public security.
“The textbook focuses not only on basics of AI but on____60____(practice) use of AI in daily life”, said Chen Yukun, a professor at East China Normal University, ___61___is also a contributor to the book.
Up till now, about 40 high schools across the country___62___(undertake) the task of being the first group of the AI high education pilot program___63___introducing the textbook in the curriculum. “The AI sector is facing a talent shortage___64___(global). The publication of the book is_____65_____breakthrough as it takes AI technology out of the “Ivory tower” and makes it part of high school learning”, said Lin Dahua, a professor at the Chinese University of Hon Kong.
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）
66. 假如你是李华，你们学校下周将举办首届茶文化交流节，英国罗素中学 (Rossell School) 的部分师生受邀来参加活动。你作为学生代表，将在为他们举办的欢迎会上发言，请你写一篇发言稿。
要点如下：1. 表示欢迎； 2. 介绍交流节活动； 3. 邀请对方分享英国茶文化。
注意：1. 词数80左右：
2. 可以适当增加细节，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。
No Time
With a broad smile on her lips, 15­year­old Sirin rushed to her mom to show off her new painting. But Mom raised her eyebrows with eyes wide open and spoke in an impatient tone, “No time, baby. Right now I am busy with an important talk. Just wait for some time, OK？”
Holding her oil painting, she frowned, and then searched for her dad.
“Dad, see what I have done,” Sirin announced aloud in a thrilling voice. Her dad turned around while adjusting his tie, grinned at her, and showed his thumbs up!
Immediately, blowing her two cheeks, Sirin replied angrily, “Dad, you haven't seen it yet.”
He smiled at her saying, “No time, baby. I will see it later.” He just patted her back lovingly, kissed her forehead, and rushed for his office.
She was not a kid to be pleased with simple gesture or smile. She stood there for a few seconds, and then stormed off to her own bedroom. Hot air was blowing from her nostrils (鼻孔); her face turned into red apple. She threw the painting on the table, slammed (把……砰地关上) the door and threw herself on her bed.
“Why is everybody so busy？” she recalled thousands of incidents that hurt her in pre­school, middle school and even in high school too！She assumed at least her own family members would give some values to her thoughts, but they were no exception. Unconsciously, her eyes were filled with tears.
The knocking sound on the door put a sudden brake to her thought. Her mom was calling her for dinner. Sirin deliberately came late to join them. She kept silent and didn't look at anyone, scratching the table mat with her nail. Her mom was puzzled at the unusual behavior. Suddenly, the morning incident clicked in her mind. Softly, she asked, “Honey, did I do anything wrong？”
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;

At this very moment, Sirin could no longer resist her anger. “Why is everybody so busy?”.
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When back from school the next day, Sirin was surprised to see her beautifully decorated painting on the wall.








高三英语双周练答案（2022.10）

听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）：
1-5 ABBAC　　6-10 ACBCB　 11-15 CBABC　　16-20 CABAC　
阅读（共15小题，每小题2.5分，共37.5分）：
21-23ADB 24-27CABD 28-31DBCA 32-35CDCD
七选五 (共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)：
36-40 EDFAG
完型填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)：
41-45 BADBA 46-50 BADCC 51-55 BDABA
语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）：
56．was brought 57．including 58．named 59．scholars 60．practical
61．who 62．have undertaken 63．by 64．globally 65．a
应用文:
Good evening, everyone! On behalf of my school, I’d like to extend the warmest welcome to our dearest friends from Rossell School. Thank you for traveling a long way to attend the first Tea Culture Exchange Festival, which will definitely promote the relations between our two schools.
The festival will begin with a lecture about the long history of Chinese tea, from which you will have a deep understanding of/gain an authentic insight into tea cultivation and production. Next, what you can’t miss is a tea art performance, followed by an exhibition of different teacups. After that/Subsequently, we sincerely invite you to share the long and unique British tea culture with us.
I do hope you can have fun here and find the trip meaningful/rewarding. Thank you!

One possible version:
At this very moment, Sirin could no longer resist her anger. “Why is everybody so busy？” she roared, tears streaming down. She assumed that her mom and dad would be proud of her great talent and would appreciate her painting but...She was deeply hurt with everybody having “no time” for her. “I hate you！” She screamed, nearly choked. Out of great anger, she grabbed the painting on the table and tore it in half. Shocked, Mom quickly rose to her feet. She threw her arms around her tightly, comforting her with care and patience, “Baby, I am so sorry! I promise we will try our best to make it right.”
When back from school the next day，Sirin was surprised to see her beautifully­decorated painting on the wall. It was beautifully framed, accompanied by the touching words: “We are so proud of you, our little angel！” On seeing it, she burst out crying. She ran to her mom and hugged her tightly as well and was fully aware of her mom's love. Her dad stood there, nodding with a big smile. Recalling her parents' stress from work and daily life, she was regretting her previous behavior. She looked up with watery eyes, apologizing, “Sorry, Mom! Sorry, Dad！” It dawned on them that in a family, it was proper attention and mutual understanding that help build a strong bond.










听力原文：
Text 1
W: Are you going to New York for business or pleasure?
M: Well, basically I'm going on holiday. How about you?
W: Actually, I'm going to Rio de Janeiro. New York is just a stopover. I'm going to take another plane from there.
Text 2
W: Do you want to go jet skiing today? The weather is perfect for it.
M: I would rather relax on the beach today, Candy. I am still tired from horseback riding yesterday.
W: Jet skiing is even more fun than horse riding! Come on!
M: Oh, all right. Let's go.
Text 3
M: Hey, Susan. Want to go out for a beer?
W: Sorry, I can't. I always go jogging after work. And then I need to prepare dinner for my family.
Text 4
M: I heard that Ivy quit her job again. She was so brave.
W: She just thinks too high of herself, but can do nothing.
Text 5
M: Hello. May I speak to Mary, please?
W: I'm sorry, she's still in bed. May I take a message?
M: Yes. This is David. Please tell her to call me back. I have some good news.
W: OK.
Text 6
W: Hey, listen to this. The average American family watches six hours of TV a day.
M: A day? You're joking.
W: No, it says so right here in this magazine. Hmm, I guess you're an average American, Jack. When I come over to your place, you always have your TV on.
M: Come on. Are you saying I'm a couch potato?
W: Yeah. I really think watching TV is a waste of time.
M: Well, I disagree. Some programmes are bad, like those soap operas. But what about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don't you?
W: Well, actually, for the news, I prefer the Internet.
M: Why?
W: Because it gives you a lot more information.
Text 7
M: Did you watch the game between Barcelona and Madrid last night?
W: No, I went to a party. What's the result?
M: The score was 3∶3.
W: Really? I thought Barcelona was going to win. They are a much better team than Madrid.
M: If Barcelona had played as they normally do, they would have won.
W: What happened?
M: Their goalkeeper got injured after the first goal, but he kept on playing anyway.
W: That explains it. It's a pity I missed it. How many more games are left this season?
M: Four. The next game starts in a few weeks. Do you want to come over and watch the next game at my place? I'll planning on having a few people over to watch it together.
W: Sure, that would be great.
Text 8
M: Mum, I haven't got anything to do.
W: Well, Sam, it's snowing heavily, so you can't go outside in such cold weather.
M: No.
W: What I don't understand is why you haven't got more hobbies—your friends seem to have lots of different things they like doing, don't they?
M: That's not... well, anyway, they're just things you do inside, you know, collecting stamps, I mean so boring, or like computer games. I'm just not interested in that kind of thing.
W: Yes, well, I do understand that, but actually I'm quite pleased about the computer games. There's table tennis: now, you can play that indoors. And you are great at that, aren't you?
M: Oh Mum, I used to be, but now I'm completely out of practice. I'd lose to anyone.
W: So maybe you should go and get some practice.
Text 9
M: Hey, is that you Joan? I can't believe it!
W: Johnson! I haven't seen you for ages. It's so good to run into you like this!
M: That's for sure! So, what are you doing these days? Are you still going to the health club?
W: Not any more. We've moved to Eastgate.
M: Eastgate! That's twenty kilometres from here!
W: Yeah, I know. So I've got a long drive to work these days. But we bought a really big house with a nice garden.
M: Great! You're a landscape gardener, aren't you? So you'd be working much more in the summer.
W: Uh huh. But actually I've been working as a city planner for the last year or so.
M: Oh... Why did you change jobs?
W: Well... Two years ago I was working so hard that I never had any time to be with my kids. They were growing up really quickly, but I was always driving around from one project to the next. So I was hardly ever spending time at home.
M: Well, it's better now, I expect. You're working for the city, I suppose.
W: You mean in the planning department? No, actually I'm running my own company.
Text 10
W: This is the 6 o'clock news for Tuesday 25 November. And first the headlines：
The government has promised to help the poor farmers in the northern part of the country who haven't seen rain for nearly two years. And in Sydney a group of school children are successfully rescued from a plane which landed in the sea shortly after take­off. Transport workers are on strike in Melbourne asking for a pay raise. And the strike may spread to other states.
Now let's focus on the school children. They were travelling in a plane from Sydney to Queensland to take part in a musical concert. They found themselves swimming for the shore when their plane had to land in the sea just three minutes after taking off from Sydney Airport. The pilot managed to bring the aircraft and its 50 passengers down safely in the calm waters of Botany Bay where boats were able to come to the rescue of the children. It was a weekend, and there were hundreds of boats in the bay enjoying the good weather. This undoubtedly helped the rescue operation. The children said they owed their lives to the skill of the pilot. But the pilot replied modestly that it was all part of a day's work. However, all their musical instruments were lost and they never got to play at their concert.

解析
【A篇】21．A 22．D 23．B
本文是一篇说明文。文章讨论了为什么历史重要的问题，论述学历史的好处，说明了学历史的意义——历史的价值不可低估，通过从中学习，并利用学到的教训过更有意义的生活。
21．推理判断题。根据第三段“According to the experts, problems faced by people regardless of the past and present are the same. With the information about the ancestors, one can become more experienced in handling challenges of life.(专家认为，无论过去还是现在，人们面临的问题都是一样的。有了关于祖先的信息，一个人在处理生活的挑战时可以变得更有经验。)”可知专家认为，历史对人们处理生活挑战是有用的是因为目前的问题与过去的问题相似。故选A。
22．推理判断题。根据第五段标题是“History can inspire us to learn more.(历史可以激励我们学习更多)”和“Look up Charles Dickens, and you might learn a thing or two about realism. Or maybe you end up switching your attention away from novels, and discover the history of romantic poets in England.(查查查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)，你可能会对现实主义有所了解。或者你最终会把注意力从小说上转移开，去发现英国浪漫主义诗人的历史。)”可知，作者举这个例子是为了说明学习历史可以引起人们对其他领域的兴趣。故选D。
23．主旨大意题。根据第一段“If you’re studying history, asking yourself the question “why is history important” is a very good first step.(如果你正在学习历史，问自己“为什么历史很重要”是很好的第一步。)”和最后一段的“The value of history cannot be ignored. We don’t have to live in the past, but we can definitely do better by learning from it and using the lessons learnt to lead more meaningful lives.(历史的价值不容忽视。我们不一定要活在过去，但我们绝对可以从过去中吸取教训，并利用学到的教训过上更有意义的生活。)”可知，文章讨论了为什么历史重要的问题，论述学历史的好处，说明了学历史的意义——历史的价值不可低估，通过从中学习，并利用学到的教训过更有意义的生活，因此B选项“Why Studying History Matters(为什么学习历史很重要)”可作为最好的题目，故选B。

【B篇】24．C 25．A 26．B 27．D
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述那些对各种产品和服务的所谓免费试用可能很有吸引力，但实际上很多时候这却会导致消费者花不必要的钱。
24．主旨大意题。由文章第二段“Nearly 6 in 10 Americans who signed up for a free product trial were later charged against their will, according to a website named Bankrate. Users who forget to cancel before the trial period ends may find themselves charged a fee of $10 or $15 and included in what’s known as a ”negative option” plan, in which goods or services are sent unless a customer tells the seller not to send them. Other users may find themselves billed for the price of shipping.(根据一家名为Bankrate的网站的数据，报名参加免费产品试用的近六成美国人后来被指控违反了自己的意愿。在试用期结束前忘记取消的用户可能会发现自己要收取10美元或15美元的费用，并包括在所谓的“消极选择”计划中，在该计划中，除非客户告诉卖方不要发送货物或服务，否则将发送货物或服务。其他用户可能会发现自己被收取运费。)”可知，这段主要讲许多人在免费试用中赔钱。故选C项。
25．细节理解题。由文章第三段“ For Morgan Taylor, a marketer based in Scottsdale, Arizona, failing to carefully examine a website’s offer that let him download 10 songs for free ended up costing him money. (Morgan Taylor是亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔市的一名营销人员，他未能仔细审查一家网站提供的免费下载10首歌曲的服务，结果导致他付出了代价。)”可知，由于Morgan Taylor未仔细查看规则，导致他不必要的损失钱。故选A项。
26．推理判断题。由文章第四段“The likelihood that a person will end up paying for a free trial after it ends actually increases with income and education level, Bankrate found. About two-thirds, or 65%，of people making $80,000 or more a year were charged after a free trial. Meanwhile, just over half of people making $40,000 or less found themselves forking over dollars.(Bankrate发现，一个人在免费试用结束后付费的可能性实际上随着收入和教育水平的提高而增加。大约三分之二，即65%的年收入在8万美元或以上的人在免费试用后被起诉。与此同时，超过一半的收入在4万美元或以下的人发现自己在花钱。)”可知，免费试用后付费与收入和教育有关系，教育越高，收入越高越可能付费。故选B项。
27．推理判断题，由文章第二段“Nearly 6 in 10 Americans who signed up for a free product trial were later charged against their will, according to a website named Bankrate.(根据一家名为Bankrate的网站的数据，报名参加免费产品试用的近六成美国人后来被指控违反了自己的意愿。)”以及结合上下文可知，本篇文章主要讲免费产品试用情况，属于消费类。故选D项。

【C篇】28．D 29．B 30．C 31．A
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了许多人认为工作到最大限度是成功的秘诀，但研究发现，适度的工作也会带来成果。所以要适度工作，工作时要有积极的情绪，这会让自己在工作中更有效率。
28．推理判断题。根据第一段“Many people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success, but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.(许多人认为工作到最大限度是成功的秘诀，但研究发现，适度的工作也会带来成果。)”和第二段中“In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University, researchers asked people to translate sentences into a new a made-up language. Subjects who practiced the language moderately beforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all.(在哈佛大学Ellen Langer领导的一项研究中，研究人员要求人们将句子翻译成一种新的虚构的语言。那些事先适度练习这门语言的受试者比那些全力练习或根本不练习的受试者犯的错误要少。)”可知，第一段提出主题，即适度的工作也会带来成果，接着第二段作者用Ellen Langer的研究来证明这一点，由此可推知，Ellen Langer的研究表明适度的努力会产生最好的结果。故选D。
29．词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conference-room meal get dirty looks from the corner office.(而他那些在会议室吃饭时闲聊的同事们则在角落办公室里得到不屑的目光。)”可知，while前后是对比关系，那些在会议室吃饭时闲聊的同事会得到别人不屑的目光，即被认为不努力工作，相反，那些在办公桌前吃午饭的年轻银行家可能被视为是一个努力工作以求成功的人，由此可知，划线单词go-getter，指的是那些努力工作以求成功的人，故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Also, there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads to higher levels of productivity and creativity.(此外，许多研究表明，积极的情绪能够提高生产力和创造力。 )”可知，积极的情绪能够提高生产力和创造力，由此可推知，愉快的心情有助于创造性思维。故选C。
31．推理判断题。根据第一段中“but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.(但研究发现，适度的工作也会带来成果)”和第二段中“High conscientiousness is related to lower job performance, especially in simple jobs where it doesn’t pay to be a perfectionist.(高尽责性与低工作表现有关，尤其是在简单的工作中，追求完美并不值得。)”可知，文章主要介绍研究表明适度的工作也会带来成果，所以文章提倡适度工作，即中庸的工作习惯。故选A。

【D篇】32．C 33．D 34．C 35．D
本文是一篇议论文。文章作者认为有必要恢复初级阅读，不仅仅是因为人文学科的需要，也是我们文化的需要。
32．细节理解题。根据第一段“According to Harvard historian James Hankins, part of the problem is the dominance of “critical” reading over “primary” reading.(哈佛大学历史学家James Hankins认为，部分问题在于“批判性”阅读压倒了“初级”阅读。)”可知，人们现在偏向于选择批判性阅读。故选C。
33．词句猜测题。根据第四段划线词前一句“The norm nowadays is for one reporter to break a story, followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content.(如今的惯例是，一个记者报道一个新闻，随后几十或数百名记者重复报道该内容。)”可知，现在的记者只会重复其他记者报道的内容，而不会自己去实地调查。而记者在自己写报道的时候，会增加的只有自己的解读。所以spin为“解读”之意。选项A“Practice (练习)”；选项B“Priority (优先权)”；选项C“Investigation (调查)”；选项D“Interpretation (解读)”。故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据第五段“The Covid pandemic highlighted the problem, from exclusion of those daring to discuss the tradeoffs of lockdowns to the promotion of masks as a political identity marker completely disconnected from medical or scientific justification. Not to mention the misleading statement that arose over “the science” and the social trend to “follow” it.(新冠肺炎大流行凸显了这一问题，从排斥那些敢于讨论封锁利弊的人，到宣传将口罩作为与医学或科学理由完全无关的政治身份标志。更不用说出现的关于“科学”的误导性陈述和“追随”它的社会趋势。)”可推断，作者认为记者的闲聊只会导致他们报道不科学的言论，所以会动摇人们对它的信任。故选C。
35．推理判断题。根据第六段“We hear about everything, and we can’t hear about anything without also being told what opinion we should have about it.(我们听到了所有的事情，而如果没有人告诉我们应该对此有什么看法，我们就什么都听不到。)”可知，人们习惯先看到观点再去了解事实。而作者并不这样认为，作者认为“Primary reading isn’t only something the humanities need. Our entire culture needs its value to be recognized and restored.(初级阅读不仅仅是人文学科需要的。我们的整个文化需要它的价值被承认和恢复。)”，由此可知，作者认为人们应该对阅读抱有一种平衡的观点。故选D。

【七选五】36．E 37．D 38．F 39．A 40．G
本文是一篇说明文。国务院办公厅鼓励依法优化调整夏季作息安排，为职工周五下午与周末结合外出休闲度假创造有利条件。在稳定全国统一的既有节假日前提下，各单位和企业可根据自身实际情况，将带薪休假与本地传统节日、地方特色活动相结合，安排错峰休假。
36. 根据空前“People will have more time to be together with their families. ”（人们将有更多的时间和家人在一起）可知，享受更长的周末，员工可以和家人在一起休息，再回到岗位能够更有活力。故E 项“After rest and relaxation, employees will become more energetic when they come back to work.”（经过休息和放松，当员工回到工作岗位时，他们会变得更有活力）符合语境。故选E。
37. 根据空前“However, there are doubts as to whether this well-intentioned initiative can be put into practice.”（然而，有人怀疑这一善意的倡议是否能付诸实践）可知，人们对此项政策能够实施产生疑虑，担心无法受益。故D项“Most people think that they will actually not be able to enjoy the benefits of such a scheme.”（大多数人认为他们实际上无法享受到这样一个计划带来的好处）符合语境，呼应doubts。故选D。
38. 根据空后“ If staff workers of government departments and public institutions no longer work on Friday afternoons, local residents will have nowhere to go if they have urgent issues to solve through these establishments.”（如果政府部门和事业单位的工作人员在周五下午不上班，当地居民如果有紧急问题需要通过这些机构解决，就无处可去了）可知，另外一个担心是政府机关周五下午放假导致紧急公共服务缺失。F项“Another worry is that this measure will finally be exclusively (专有地) enjoyed by a limited number of employees.”（另一个担忧是，这一措施最终将只适用于有限数量的员工）符合语境。故选F。
39. 根据空前“Obviously, the only way out is to implement policies concerning paid annual leave in a realistic manner so that the working people can make arrangements for their days off work. As a result, holidaymakers don’t need to all rush to the same scenic spots during the same period of time, which would be beneficial to the protection and operation of these spots. ”（显然，唯一的出路是切实执行带薪年假政策，让劳动人民可以安排他们的休息日。这样一来，度假者就不需要在同一时间段都赶往同一景点，这将有利于这些景点的保护和运营）可知，建议改进以保障政策实施到位，由此推知，下面要进一步指出这样做的优点。A项“Also, this is an effective way to increase consumer spending.”（此外，这也是增加消费支出的有效方式） 符合语境。故选A。
40. 根据空后“ The government is supposed to pay more attention to the protection of labor rights and employ all possible means to ensure their holidays as well as the functions of government institutions, instead of just making economically motivated policies.”（政府应该更加关注劳工权利的保护，采取一切可能的手段来确保他们的假期以及政府机构的功能，而不是仅仅制定经济驱动的政策）可知，总结使带薪年休实施到位的重要性。除非政府保护否则两天半的周末没有意义。G项“As long as paid annual leave remains unrealistic in most industrial sectors, the two-and-half-day weekend seems pointless.”（只要带薪年假在大多数工业部门仍然不现实，两天半的周末似乎就没有意义）符合语境。故选G。
【完型填空】
41-45 BADBA 46-50 BADCC 51-55 BDABA
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者用自己的经历告诉我们每个人都应该过好当下的每一天，一行一行地书写自己的人生之书。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个习惯惹恼了我周围的人。A. concerned涉及；B. annoyed惹恼、使烦恼；C. frightened吓唬；D. embarrassed使尴尬。空后说我读书时的不耐烦不仅仅局限于我读的书，还包括其他人读的书，我的这个坏习惯自然会惹恼身边的人，故B项正确。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常，我的不耐烦不仅仅局限于我读的书，还包括其他人读的书。A. impatience急躁、不耐烦；B. difficulty困难；C. influence影响；D. effort努力。上文说我有一个坏习惯，看书的时候总爱看到一半的时候跳到最后几页去看结局，这是不耐烦的表现，故A项正确。
43．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. bring out出版；B. let out泄露；C. try out试验； D. figure out弄清楚、想出。根据空前的“I also tried to skip ahead in my life”可知，我试着跳过我的生活，这说明我要弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么，故D项正确。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. fearing害怕；B. enjoying享受；C. doubting怀疑；D. imagining想象。空前说我还试着跳过我的生活，弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么，这说明我不想按照计划享受每一天，故B项正确。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道我的人生之书还没有写完，还有很多页要写。A. pages页；B. things事情；C. reports报道；D. novels小说。根据空前的“the book of my life wasn’t done yet”可知，我的人生之书还没有写完（将生活比作一本书），自然是还有很多页要写，故A项正确。
46．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不过，这并没有阻止我写到一半的时候就迫不及待地写出结局。A. Indeed的确；B. Still仍然、尽管如此；C. Surely必定；D. Finally最终。空前说我知道我的人生之书还没有写完，我还有很多页要写，空后又说这并没有阻止我写到一半的时候就迫不及待地写出结局，前后是让步关系，故B项正确。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. ending结尾；B. plot情节；C. outline大纲；D. passage文章。上文说我不止读书时看到一半就想知道结尾，生活中也是这样，因此对于人生这本书，我迫不及待地想要写出结局，故A项正确。
48．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我会愚蠢地跳到前面，试图在每一个潜在的问题发生之前解决它。A. happily高兴地；B. carefully认真地；C. unwillingly不愿意地；D. foolishly愚蠢地。下文说生活并不像我们想象的那样运转，因此我总是试图在每一个潜在的问题发生之前解决它的这种做法是愚蠢的，故D项正确。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，生活并不像我们想象的那样运转。A. start开始；B. finish完成；C. work起作用、运转；D. change改变。上文说我总是试图在每一个潜在的问题发生之前解决它，空前的“however”表示转折，说明生活并不像我们想象的那样运转，故C项正确。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：生活经常提醒我要放慢脚步。A. allow允许；B. force强迫；C. remind提醒；D. encourage鼓励。空后说当我发现自己又回到了以前那种坏习惯时，我会感觉到一个特别的声音在轻轻地告诉我，“过好每一天”，这说明生活提醒我要慢下来，故C项正确。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，当我发现自己又回到了那种急于活在未来的坏习惯时，我感觉到一个特别的声音在轻轻地告诉我，“过好每一天”。A. admitting承认；B. returning返回；C. responding回复；D. referring提到。空后说生活提醒我要过好每一天，这说明我又回到了以前那种急于活在未来的坏习惯，故B项正确。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. present目前；B. memory回忆；C. dream梦想；D. future未来。上文说在现实生活中，我试着跳过我的生活，弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么，这说明我急于活在未来，故D项正确。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后我笑了，把我的生命之书翻回了正确的那一页。A. right正确的；B. first第一个；C. new新的；D. blank空白的。根据空前的“Then I smiled”可知，我笑着把我的生命之书翻回了它该在的（正确的）那一页，故A项正确。
54．考查副词短语辨析。句意：我们每个人都要一行一行、一刻一刻地写自己的人生之书。A. more or less或多或少；B. line by line逐行；C. one by one一个接一个；D. now and then不时。根据常识可知，写书应该是以行为单位计算的，故B项正确。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们必须相信它会让我们的故事有一个完美的结局。A. story故事；B. job工作；C. plan计划；D. hope希望。每个人的人生之书讲述的都是自己的人生故事，因此此处指“故事”，故A项正确。

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本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人工智能教科书即将进入中国高中课堂。
1．考查动词语态。句意：继中央政府计划把人工智能课程纳入中小学课程之后，中国第一本供高中生使用的人工智能教材上周出版了。分析句子可知，此处是谓语动词，根据last week判断应用一般过去时，主语textbook和bring out之间是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是单数，谓语动词用单数形式。故填was brought。
2．考查介词。句意：继中央政府计划把人工智能课程纳入中小学课程之后，中国第一本供高中生使用的人工智能教材上周出版了。根据句子结构及句意分析可知，此处用介词including“包括”，作后置定语。故填including。
3．考查非谓语动词。句意：这本名为《人工智能基础》的九章教科书是由华东师范大学MOOC研究中心和AI创业公司SenseTime共同努力，由全国知名学校的杰出学者编写的。分析句子结构可知，此处用非谓语动词，与逻辑主语textbook构成被动关系，用过去分词形式，作后置定语。故填named。
4．考查名词复数。句意：这本名为《人工智能基础》的九章教科书是由华东师范大学MOOC研究中心和AI创业公司SenseTime共同努力，由全国知名学校的杰出学者编写的。scholar是可数名词，联系语境可知，此处应是很多学者编写了这本书，用复数形式。故填scholars。
5．考查形容词。句意：华东师范大学教授陈玉坤，他也是这本书的撰稿人之一，说：“这本教科书不仅关注人工智能的基础知识，而且关注人工智能在日常生活中的实际应用”。分析句子结构，此处修饰后面名词use，应用形容词practical，作定语。故填practical。
6．考查定语从句。句意：华东师范大学教授陈玉坤，他也是这本书的撰稿人之一，说：“这本教科书不仅关注人工智能的基础知识，而且关注人工智能在日常生活中的实际应用”。分析句子结构，此句为非限制性定语从句，先行词是Chen Yukun，关系词在从句作主语，用关系代词who引导。故填who。
7．考查动词时态。句意：截至目前，全国约有40所高中通过在课程中引入教科书，承担了成为AI高等教育试点项目第一批的任务。根据句子结构分析，此处作谓语动词。结合时间状语Up till now可知，动词用现在完成时，主语40 high schools为复数，助动词用have。故填have undertaken。
8．考查介词。句意：截至目前，全国约有40所高中通过在课程中引入教科书，承担了成为AI高等教育试点项目第一批的任务。根据句意可知，此处表达“通过”，作方式状语，用介词by，后接动名词作宾语。故填by。
9．考查副词。句意：人工智能领域正面临全球人才短缺。分析句子结构，此处修饰整个句子，用副词globally，作状语。故填globally。
10．考查冠词。句意：这本书的出版是一个突破，因为它把人工智能技术从理论塔中带了出来，使它成为高中学习的一部分。根据句意可知，此处表达“一个突破”，用不定冠词，breakthrough是以辅音音素开头的词，应用a。故填a。