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2023届西南联盟“3+3+3”高考备考诊断性联考（一）英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
第一部分、阅读理解
Tuesday’s Story
A Book Of Rhyme For Children
Becky Hohnstein
Hardback/Paperback/E-book
$22.99/$14.99/$3.99
This children’s and pet lovers’ book uses photographs to tell the story of a remarkable, well loved bichon cocker, through puppyhood, then as a fun spunky dog and then an aging dog. Rhyme makes the story fun to be read and read to.
Emma Embury
Poet of the Heart
Charles Russell
Hardback/Paperback/E-book
$31.99/$17.99/$3.99
Emma Emburry was a brilliant early 19th Century American poet, novelist and essayist. Her life story,along with her poems, and selections from her essays and novels, makes delightful readings.
Just Arrived
A Different World
Bona Udeze
Paperback/E-book
$20.99/$3.99
Emeka has just arrived in America and must now face culture shock while many other Africans endure the same fate, fighting for survival in a strange new world.
Trials Of A Dead Lawyer’s Wife
A True Story
Maggie Redmon
Hardback/Paperback/E-book
$31.99/$17.99/$3.99
After her disbarred husband Scott changed his will mere hours before he died and bequeathed half a million dollars to his girlfriend, Maggie embarks on a quest for truth and justice.
1. Which book might people with pets be interested in?
A. Trials Of A Dead Lawyer’s Wife. B. Just Arrived.
C. Tuesday’s Story. D. Emma Embury.
2. Whose book is about an authentic story?
A. Bona Udeze’s.
B. Maggie Redmon’s.
C. Becky Hohnstein’s.
D. Charles Russell’s.
3. If you want to buy a book about living in a country of different culture, how much do you have to pay for a paperback copy?
A. $14.99. B. $17.99. C. $22.99. D. $20.99.
I never thought that one day I would proudly show off my nose on a canvas on my living room wall. As a teenager, I couldn’t stand seeing a photo of my nose in profile. I hated how big it was and, if people praised me for my looks, I always felt it was in spite of the most noticeable feature on my face.
I was about to accept that I would never fully see my nose as beautiful when I met Nicholas Baldion, an artist, in a London pub, and asked him to paint my portrait. I regretted this the second I arrived for my sitting. I had forgotten that Baldion would have to spend hours staring at my biggest insecurity, and then painstakingly translating it onto canvas.
The first sitting was hard. I could not shake the feeling of wanting to turn my head to face the front. I hated the fact that Baldion was openly and carefully examining the one feature I had spent years trying to hide. Yet, as the two-and-a-half-hour sitting went on, I calmed down and began to accept my feelings. I had put myself in this situation, so now I just needed to sit in it. By the second sitting, I was almost excited-not just by the thought of having an afternoon when I had an excuse to do absolutely nothing, but because it had finally sunk in that I was having my portrait done.
Baldion told me what he was thinking when he looked at my nose. To an artist, beauty doesn’t necessarily reside in a living Barbie doll; it lives in wrinkles, sears, and character. “I always enjoy painting distinctive features,” he said. “Beauty is everywhere.”
I was nervous to see the finished portrait. What if it was further proof that my nose was unattractive? But when I looked at the picture of a gently smiling woman, confident in her own skin, I couldn’t help but smile back. She looked like me, yes, but she also looked quite attractive. Her nose was powerful, strong, and almost beautiful.
The process has shifted my perspective and I have learned to make up my own mind about what beauty means, whether it is a smiling, strong woman in an oil portrait, or a real-life reflection-complete with a big nose-looking back at me in the mirror.
4. Why did the author regret having asked the artist to paint her portrait?
A. Because she had to pay for the painting.
B. Because she did not feel safe with the artist.
C. Because she wasn’t confident about her big nose.
D. Because she had to sit for hours for the painting.
5. Which of the following is NOT what the artist thinks of beauty?
A. Beauty exists in wrinkles.
B. Beauty is everywhere.
C. Beauty is features with characteristics.
D. Beauty only lies in a living Barbie doll.
6. What changed the author’s perspective on beauty?
A. A portrait of an artist.
B. Having learned art.
C. The artist having painted her more beautiful.
D. The experience of being painted by an artist.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. What Is Beauty
B. My Portrait
C. My Large Nose
D. An Artist and Me
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists. The new material is easy to make and could be used in everything from packaging and textiles(纺织品) to medicine and electronics.
The researchers in Switzerland have already used the technique to make packaging films, fibres that can be used for clothes or other textiles and threads for 3D printing.
Conventional plastic is so widespread because making it combines low cost, heat stability, mechanical strength and processability, the researchers say. Until now, few, if any, alternative plastics have managed to match or surpass conventional plastic in these aspects, which is vital if they are to be used more widely.
To make the plastic, scientists “cooked” wood and other plant waste in inexpensive chemicals to make a plastic precursor(前身). The sugar structure stays complete within the molecular(分子) structure of the plastic, making the chemistry much cheaper than other types of alternative plastic.
Baek in 2016, the researchers found out that if they added an aldehyde(乙醛) chemical they could stabilize parts of the plant material to avoid their destruction during extraction. But now, they are using glyoxylic acid, a solid organic substance that occurs naturally and is used in industry. The team could simply fasten “sticky” groups onto both sides of the sugar molecules, which allowed them to act as plastic building blocks. Using this simple technique, they could turn up to a quarter of the weight of agricultural waste, or 95 percent of purified sugar into plastic.
“The plastic has very exciting properties, notably for applications like food packaging,” Professor Jeremy Lautenbacher from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, who created the plastic, said. “What makes the plastic unique is the presence of the complete sugar structure. This makes it incredibly easy to make because you don’t have to change what nature gives you, and it is simple to break down because it can go back to a molecule that is already plentiful in nature.”
8. What can be learned about the conventional plastic and new type of plastic?
A. The new type of plastic can be directly made from plant waste.
B. Researchers use the same chemical in making the conventional plastic and new plastic.
C. The sugar structure stays complete in the conventional plastic.
D. The sugar structure is destroyed in the new type of plastic.
9. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The conventional plastic. B. The new type of plastic.
C. Packaging film. D. 3D printing.
10. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The new type of plastic contains sugar structure.
B. The new type of plastic is easy to make.
C. The new type of plastic is simple to break down.
D. The new type of plastic has splendid features.
11. In which column of a magazine can we most probably find the text?
A. History.
B. Sports.
C. Technology.
D. Entertainment.
With one’s eyes closed, Beijing’s main roads sound like any Chinese city. All around is the noise of traffic, accompanied by honks(喇叭声) from delivery motorbikes, recorded safety warnings from buses and the occasional bell of a rental-bicycle. But in the capital’s last hutongs, pieces of an older soundscape can be heard.
The sound of caged crickets(蛐蛐) is one. Hung in the doorways of courtyard homes or small shops, the insects bring a rural note into the city. A quarter-century ago their song was common. Today, cricket-sellers still exist. A big cricket sells for 20 yuan. They are heirs(继承人) to a grand tradition.
Another is the music of steel plates, announcing a knife sharpener’s arrival. Several such specialists still work in Beijing’s streets. Their sounding-plates, together with a distinctive cry, call customers from hutong homes and high-rise flats. But numbers are falling.
An almost-gone Beijing sound is one of the strangest. It is made by homing pigeons, or more precisely by pigeon whistles. Even 20 years ago, it was possible to hear this sound in the hutongs. It was particularly associated with cold winter skies. Alas, modern Beijing is a city in a hurry. Many hutongs have been torn down to make way for wide roads and tall buildings, leaving no room for pigeon houses.
Zhang Baotong is one of Beijing’s last master pigeon-whistle makers. He learned to make whistles in boyhood. Today Mr. Zhang has a workshop lined with certificates calling him a living treasure. But many of his whistles are sold to collectors and never see the sky. Mr. Zhang is advising a museum of sound that will open soon in Songzhuang, a suburb of Beijing that is popular with artists. A rooftop pigeon house is planned, with more than 100 pigeons that will take to the skies for visitors. It is hoped that pigeon whistles will be heard each day over Songzhuang, at least in cooler months.
The co-founder of Fen Sonic HQ, a cultural institute that will run the museum, is Colin Siyuan Chinnery, a British-Chinese artist and collector of Beijing’s sounds. He lists the sounds and cries used by medicine sellers, doctors and knife sharpeners. Many of these will feature in an exhibit about old Beijing.
12. Why the noise of Beijing’s main roads is mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To introduce the topic of the passage. B. To introduce the liveliness of Beijing.
C. To show Beijing is a large city. D. To show Beijing’s traffic is crowded.
13. Which fact is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sound of crickets is still common today.
B. The sound of steel plates is for snack selling.
C. There’s no space for pigeon houses because of transformation.
D. Colin Siyuan Chinnery is an American artist.
14. What do we know about Zhang Baotong?
A. He makes excellent pigeon whistles.
B. He has recorded the sounds of many pigeons.
C. He raises many pigeons.
D. He is going to set up a museum of sound.
15. What’s the main purpose of holding a sound exhibition?
A. To help people learn to listen.
B. To attract people’s attention.
C. To promote artists’ works.
D. To present the characteristics of old Beijing.
二、七选五
Cat behaviors can vary enormously from one cat to another. They are certainly interesting creatures with many cute and sometimes strange habits that often have us wondering.____16____
Why do cats like high places? Wild cats were hunters, and frequenting high places meant they had somewhere safe to view their territory, watch for danger, and attack prey.____17____Our domesticated cats also enjoy watching the world from above, which provides them with a safe, calm place away from the activity in a house.
____18____Both wild and domestic cats are drawn to hiding and sleeping in contained areas. At home, it is often the humble cardboard box. Cats are predators, and a box offers a perfect place to hide while waiting for prey and also to pounce from, as only one entrance exists.
Why does my cat give “gifts”? Cats are well known for leaving us gifts that we may not want, such as lizards or mice.____19____Showing off their catch to you means you are a part of their family and they want to show you their hunting skills.____20____Be sure to offer your cat a variety of toys to help them satisfy these natural hunting instincts.
A. Why do cats sit in boxes?
B. Cats are predators and will hunt if allowed outdoors.
C. Why do cats like playing with boxes?
D. This appears to be embedded into their DNA.
E. Don’t express anger, as they will not understand.
F. A cat’s natural behavior is to withdraw and hide in stress situation.
G. Veterinarian Dr Katrina Warren provides answers to your questions about cat behaviors.
三、完形填空
We call it her “in-charge day”, a day when our nine-year-old daughter Flora is in charge, and we are, effectively, hers to____21____.
I’ll never forget how excited she was the first time we____22____to do this three years ago. She was six and immediately started____23____. Making a list of all the normally____24____things and fantasizing about how much fun it would be seemed to be a real source of pleasure in itself. And once, when I refused to let her do something, she replied: “That’s____25____, Mummy. I’ll do it on my in-charge-day instead.” I was surprised,____26____then I realized what she was really saying was that knowing she would have 24 hours of living by her own____27____helped her to live by our rules the rest of the time.
As the big day approached, I found myself getting____28____. Would I be able to say “yes” to everything?
The first thing she wanted to do was have lunch at McDonald’s. I____29____there, tucking into French fries, and nervously awaited her next command. 24 hours later ..., we were exhausted but amazed. Without realizing we were going to, we_____30_____every second. And every year since it has been _____31_____.
The other thing she loved doing was “_____32_____” us. That first year, she brushed our teeth, read us stories and put us to bed at 7:30.
The experience has_____33_____me to live more in the moment and say “yes” to her, too. I learned something I had somehow managed to forget that children really do know_____34_____to have fun. And if, as a parent, you are brave enough to put your child in charge, even for just 24 hours, one thing is _____35_____: Your life is about to get a whole lot more fun.
21. A. command B. evaluate C. influence D. reject
22. A. managed B. decided C. refused D. guided
23. A. declining B. complaining C. planning D. arguing
24. A. interesting B. fascinating C. complicated D. forbidden
25. A. fine B. right C. bad D. wrong
26. A. and B. still C. but D. by
27. A. bonus B. rules C. ways D. theories
28. A. confident B. fragile C. conscious D. anxious
29. A. wandered B. waited C. stood D. sat
30. A. had counted B. had enjoyed C. had wasted D. had grasped
31. A. different B. ridiculous C. the same D. normal
32. A. parenting B. refreshing C. assisting D. entertaining
33. A. convinced B. informed C. taught D. released
34. A. what B. how C. where D. when
35. A. for example B. for good C. for safe D. for sure
语法填空
On September 8, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral castle, in Scotland at the age of 96. She____36____(serve) as Great Britain’s head of state for 70 years. Her reign spanned 15 British prime ministers and 14 United States presidents. As a queen, she didn’t have governing power. Her duties included____37____(travel) the world as her nation’s goodwill ambassador. But she____38____(can) appoint British prime ministers,____39____ whom she held regular meetings.
King Charles III was____40____(official) named Britain’s head of state on September 10.The ceremony was held at St. James’s Palace, in London, England. The tradition is____41____(century) old. But this was the first time it was broadcast live online and on TV.
In a speech, Charles promised____42____(follow) his mother’s “inspiring example” as he took on his new role. “I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities____43____now are passed to me,” he said.
The ceremony ended when____44____royal official announced the news from a palace balcony. With trumpet players by his side, he led cheers of “Hip, hip, hooray!” for the new king.
King Charles’s coronation(加冕), _____45_____official crowning, is likely months away. It will be held at London’s Westminster Abbey.
书面表达
今年开学后疫情时有发生，宅家网上学习成为常态。假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Ben想让你谈谈上网课的利弊及你的个人看法，请写一封邮件告知，内容如下：
1. 上网课的优点；
2. 上网课的弊端；
3. 你个人的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件开头和结尾已写好，不包含在字数内。
Dear Ben,
How are you doing?
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二部分、读后续写
Honesty is a vital quality of human behavior and always regarded as a virtue. Every time people refer to the topic, I would recall an unforgettable experience which had a deep impact on my growth.
I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him to Mijas, a town 18 miles away and then take the car in a nearby garage to get it serviced. At that time, I had just passed the driving test, and I hardly had a chance to use the car, so I said yes without hesitation.
I drove my father to Mijas, promising to pick him up again at 4 pm, then I went to a nearby garage, and put the car in there. Since I had several hours to spare, I decided to go to a movie theater near the garage to see a movie. However, I was so absorbed in the plot of the movie that I forgot the time. When the last movie finished, I looked at my watch: 6 pm. I was two hours late!
I thought my father would be very angry if he knew what I was doing. And he would never let me drive again. So I decided to make up an excuse. Then, I drove to the appointed place, my father was sitting in a corner, waiting patiently. I first apologized for being late, then told him that I wanted to get there as soon as possible, but that something was wrong with some of the main parts of the car.
I would never forget the way he looked at me. “I’m very disappointed that you thought you had to lie to me, Jason.” My father looked at me again and said, “When you didn’t show up on time, I called the gas station and asked if there was anything wrong. They told me you never picked up the car. So, you see, I know there’s nothing wrong with the car at all.”
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A wave of guilt swept over me.
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“I'm going to walk home now and think where I have gone wrong all these years,” father said to me.
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1. C 2. B 3. D
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几本不同题材类型的书。
1. 细节理解题。根据Tuesday’s Story中“This children’s and pet lovers’ book uses photographs to tell the story of a remarkable, well loved bichon cocker, through puppyhood, then as a fun spunky dog and then an aging dog. Rhyme makes the story fun to be read and read to.”（这本儿童和宠物爱好者的书用照片讲述了一只非凡的、深受喜爱的比雄可卡犬的故事，从幼犬时代，到有趣的、充满活力的狗，再到逐渐衰老的狗。押韵使故事读起来有趣。）可知，Tuesday’s Story这本书养宠物的人可能会感兴趣。故选C项。
2. 细节理解题。根据Trials Of A Dead Lawyer’s Wife中“A True Story”（一个真实的故事）和Maggie Redmon可知，Maggie Redmon的书讲的是真实的故事。故选B项。
3. 细节理解题。根据Emma Embury中“Emeka has just arrived in America and must now face culture shock while many other Africans endure the same fate, fighting for survival in a strange new world.”（埃梅卡刚到美国，现在必须面临文化冲击，而许多其他非洲人也承受着同样的命运，在一个陌生的新世界中为生存而战。）和Paperback/E-book；$20.99/$3.99可知，如果你想买一本关于在不同文化的国家生活的书，平装本要花20.99美元。故选D项。
4. C 5. D 6. D 7. C
这是一篇记叙文。本文用拟人的修辞手法进行陈述，主要讲述了作者起初因为自己的大鼻子而不自信，通过一次绘画经历，最后改变了自己的观点，认为是不一样的美。
4. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“I regretted this the second I arrived for my sitting. I had forgotten that Baldion would have to spend hours staring at my biggest insecurity, and then painstakingly translating it onto canvas.”（我一到座位就后悔了。我忘了，鲍迪昂必须花几个小时盯着我最大的不安全感，然后费力地把它表现在画布上）推知，作者后悔请画家画她的肖像是因为她对自己的大鼻子不自信。故选C项。
5. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“To an artist, beauty doesn’t necessarily reside in a living Barbie doll; it lives in wrinkles, sears, and character. ‘I always enjoy painting distinctive features,’ he said. ‘Beauty is everywhere.’”（对于艺术家来说，美并不一定存在于一个活生生的芭比娃娃中；它存在于皱纹、伤痕和性格中。他说：‘我一直喜欢画有特色的东西。’‘美无处不在。’）可知，美只存在于一个活生生的芭比娃娃不是艺术家对美的看法。故选D项。
6. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The process has shifted my perspective and I have learned to make up my own mind about what beauty means, whether it is a smiling, strong woman in an oil portrait, or a real-life reflection-complete with a big nose-looking back at me in the mirror.”（这个过程改变了我的观点，我学会了对美意味着什么做出自己的判断，无论是肖像画中微笑的坚强的女人，还是现实生活中对着镜子里看着我的大鼻子的倒影。）可知，被画家描绘的经历改变了作者对美的看法。故选D项。
7. 主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第一段“I never thought that one day I would proudly show off my nose on a canvas on my living room wall. As a teenager, I couldn’t stand seeing a photo of my nose in profile. I hated how big it was and, if people praised me for my looks, I always felt it was in spite of the most noticeable feature on my face.”（我从没想过有一天我会自豪地在客厅墙上的画布上炫耀我的鼻子。十几岁的时候，我无法忍受看到自己鼻子侧面的照片。我讨厌它太大，如果有人夸我长得好看，我总是觉得那是无视我脸上最明显的特征。）可知，全文都是贯穿围绕作者大鼻子这件事来展开叙述的。故可推知，文章最好的标题是“我的大鼻子”。故选C项。
8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。这种新材料易于制造，可用于包装、纺织品、医药和电子产品等各个领域。
8. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists.”（科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。）可知，关于传统塑料和新型塑料，我们可以了解到这种新型塑料可以直接由植物废料制成。故选A项。
9. 词句猜测题。根据第三段划线单词该句中的“Conventional plastic is so widespread”（传统塑料之所以如此普遍）以及“combines low cost, heat stability, mechanical strength and processability, the researchers say.”（结合了低成本、热稳定性、机械强度和可加工性。）故可猜测，划线单词it指的是“传统塑料”。故选A项。
10. 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“The plastic has very exciting properties, notably for applications like food packaging”（这种塑料具有非常令人兴奋的特性，特别是在食品包装等应用中）和“What makes the plastic unique is the presence of the complete sugar structure. This makes it incredibly easy to make because you don’t have to change what nature gives you, and it is simple to break down because it can go back to a molecule that is already plentiful in nature.”（这种塑料的独特之处在于它具有完整的糖结构。这使得它的制作非常容易，因为你不需要改变大自然给你的东西，而且它很容易分解，因为它可以回到自然界中已经丰富的分子中。）可知，最后一段主要讲的是这种新型塑料有很好的特点。故选D项。
11. 推理判断题。根据文章大意以及第一段“A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists. The new material is easy to make and could be used in everything from packaging and textiles to medicine and electronics.”（科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。这种新材料易于制造，可用于包装、纺织品、医药和电子产品等各个领域。）可知，主要讲的是科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。故可推知，这篇文章可能来自一本杂志的技术专栏部分。故选C项。
12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几种传统的老北京声音。
12. 推理判断题。根据第一段“With one’s eyes closed, Beijing’s main roads sound like any Chinese city. All around is the noise of traffic, accompanied by honks from delivery motorbikes, recorded safety warnings from buses and the occasional bell of a rental-bicycle. But in the capital’s last hutongs, pieces of an older soundscape can be heard.”（闭上眼睛，北京的主干道听起来和中国其他城市没什么两样。周围到处都是交通的噪音，伴随着送货摩托车的喇叭声，公共汽车的安全警告记录，偶尔还有租来的自行车的铃声。但在北京最后的几条胡同里，仍能听到一些古老的音景。）并结合下文对几个北京特有的声音的介绍推知，第一段提到了北京主干道的噪音是为了引出文章的主题。故选A项。
13. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Alas, modern Beijing is a city in a hurry. Many hutongs have been torn down to make way for wide roads and tall buildings, leaving no room for pigeon houses.”（唉，现代北京是一座匆忙的城市。许多胡同被拆除，为宽阔的道路和高大的建筑让路，没有空间给鸽子房。）可知，根据文章我们知道由于改造，鸽子房没有空间了。故选C项。
14. 细节理解题。根据第五段中“Zhang Baotong is one of Beijing’s last master pigeon-whistle makers. He learned to make whistles in boyhood. Today Mr. Zhang has a workshop lined with certificates calling him a living treasure.”（张宝通（音）是北京最后一批鸽子哨制作大师之一。他小时候就学会了做哨子。如今，张先生的工作间里挂满了证书，他被称为“活宝”。）可知，关于张宝通，我们知道他能做出极好的鸽哨。故选A项。
15. 推理判断题。根据文章大意以及最后一段“The co-founder of Fen Sonic HQ, a cultural institute that will run the museum, is Colin Siyuan Chinnery, a British-Chinese artist and collector of Beijing’s sounds. He lists the sounds and cries used by medicine sellers, doctors and knife sharpeners. Many of these will feature in an exhibit about old Beijing.”（芬音总部（Fen Sonic HQ）是一家文化机构，将负责该博物馆的运营。该机构的联合创始人是科林·思源·钦纳里（Colin Siyuan Chinnery），一位英裔华裔艺术家，也是北京声音的收藏家。他列出了卖药者、医生和磨刀者使用的声音和哭声。其中许多都将在老北京的展览中展出。）推知，举办声音展览的主要目的是展现老北京的特色。故选D项。
16. G 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. E
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了关于猫的一些奇怪行为的解答。
16. 上文“Cat behaviors can vary enormously from one cat to another. They are certainly interesting creatures with many cute and sometimes strange habits that often have us wondering.”（猫的行为因猫而异。它们当然是有趣的生物，有许多可爱的，有时是奇怪的习惯，经常让我们感到好奇。）引出话题，说明猫的行为让人好奇。以及下文“Why do cats like high places?”（为什么猫喜欢高处？）和“Why does my cat give ‘gifts’?”（为什么我的猫会送‘礼物’？）两个问题。故可推断空格处内容为将会为你解答有关猫行为的问题。结合选项G项“兽医卡特里娜·沃伦博士将为您解答有关猫行为的问题。”符合此推断，起到上下文的承上启下作用。故选G项。
17. 上文“Why do cats like high places? Wild cats were hunters, and frequenting high places meant they had somewhere safe to view their territory, watch for danger, and attack prey.”（为什么猫喜欢高处？野猫是猎人，经常出现在高处意味着它们有一个安全的地方来观察自己的领土，观察危险，攻击猎物。）说明猫喜欢从高处看东西。下文“Our domesticated cats also enjoy watching the world from above, which provides them with a safe, calm place away from the activity in a house.”（我们家养的猫也喜欢从上面看世界，这为它们提供了一个远离室内活动的安全、平静的地方。）再次举例证明猫的这一性格特点。故可推断空格处内容为这或许是猫的一种天生具有的特性。结合选项D项“这似乎是嵌入到它们的DNA中。”符合此推断，为上下文的承上启下，上下文语意连贯。故选D项。
18. 由文章结构可知，该空为小标题，为总结该段内容，也是其中之一的问题。该段下文“Both wild and domestic cats are drawn to hiding and sleeping in contained areas. At home, it is often the humble cardboard box. Cats are predators, and a box offers a perfect place to hide while waiting for prey and also to pounce from, as only one entrance exists.”（野猫和家猫都喜欢躲在封闭的地方睡觉。在家里，它通常是简陋的纸板箱。猫是掠食者，盒子是等待猎物和猛扑的绝佳藏身之处，因为只有一个入口。）可知，讲的是猫喜欢待的地方。结合选项A项“猫为什么坐在盒子里？”意思一致，为总结该段内容。故选A项。
19. 根据下文“Showing off their catch to you means you are a part of their family and they want to show you their hunting skills.”（向你炫耀它们的猎物意味着你是它们家庭的一员，它们想向你展示它们的狩猎技能。）可知，讲的是关于捕猎方面的话题，结合选项B项“猫是食肉动物，如果被允许到户外，它们就会捕猎。”也是讲的关于捕猎方面的事情，下文是对该空格处内容的补充解释，上下文语意连贯。故选B项。
20. 根据上文“Cats are well known for leaving us gifts that we may not want, such as lizards or mice.”（众所周知，猫会给我们留下我们可能不想要的礼物，比如蜥蜴或老鼠。）和“Showing off their catch to you means you are a part of their family and they want to show you their hunting skills.”（向你炫耀它们的猎物意味着你是它们家庭的一员，它们想向你展示它们的狩猎技能。）讲的是猫给我们带来不喜欢的东西，但这只是猫想向你展示它们的狩猎技能。以及下文“Be sure to offer your cat a variety of toys to help them satisfy these natural hunting instincts.”（一定要给你的猫提供各种各样的玩具，帮助它们满足这些自然的狩猎本能。）讲的是尽量满足猫的狩猎本能，可知猫没错，故可推断空格处内容为不要对猫表达出我们的不满。结合选项E项“不要表达愤怒，因为它们不会理解。”符合此推断，上下文语意连贯。故选E项。
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和女儿交换身份，听命于女儿生活安排的故事。
21. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们称这一天为她的“当家日”，这一天是我们九岁的女儿弗洛拉当家的日子，而我们实际上是听命于她。A. command命令；B. evaluate评价；C. influence影响；D. reject反对。根据该句中“when our nine-year-old daughter Flora is in charge”可知，女儿弗洛拉当家，所以作者和丈夫实际上是听命于她，呼应下文的“awaited her next command”。故选A项。
22. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我永远不会忘记三年前我们第一次决定这样做时她是多么兴奋。A. managed管理；B. decided决定；C. refused拒绝；D. guided指导。根据上文提到的我们称这一天为她的“当家日”，以及该句中的“how excited she was”故可推知，作者永远不会忘记三年前他们第一次决定这样做时女儿是多么兴奋。故选B项。
23. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她六岁时就开始计划。A. declining下降；B. complaining抱怨；C. planning计划；D. arguing争论。根据下文“Making a list of all the normally____4____things”可推知，知道自己要当家了，女儿六岁时就开始计划。故选C项。
24. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：把所有通常被禁止的事情列一个清单，幻想着它会有多有趣，这本身似乎就是一种真正的快乐之源。A. interesting有趣的；B. fascinating迷人的；C. complicated复杂的；D. forbidden禁止的。 根据下文“And once, when I refused to let her do something”可知，此处为把所有通常被禁止的事情列一个清单。故选D项。
25. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一次，当我拒绝让她做某件事时，她回答说：“没关系，妈妈。我会在我当家的日子里做。”A. fine好的；B. right正确的；C. bad坏的；D. wrong错误的。根据下文“I’ll do it on my in-charge-day instead.”故可推知，女儿可以在自己当家的日子里做被禁止的事情，所以当作者拒绝让她做某件事时，她回答说：“好的，妈妈”。故选A项。
26. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶，但后来我意识到她真正的意思是，知道她将有24小时按照自己的规则生活，这有助于她在其余的时间里按照我们的规则生活。A. and和；B. still仍然；C. but但是；D. by到……时候。根据该句中的“I was surprised”以及“then I realized what …”可知，前后句意形成转折关系。故选C项。
27. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶，但后来我意识到她真正的意思是，知道她将有24小时按照自己的规则生活，这有助于她在其余的时间里按照我们的规则生活。A. bonus奖金；B. rules规则；C. ways方式；D. theories理论。根据后面的“helped her to live by our rules the rest of the time.”中的rules相互呼应，可知女儿知道她将有24小时按照自己的规则生活。故选B项。
28. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着这个重要日子的临近，我发现自己越来越焦虑。A. confident自信的；B. fragile脆弱的；C. conscious有意识的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据下文“Would I be able to say ‘yes’ to everything?”对自己的反问，故可推知，随着这个重要日子的临近，作者发现自己越来越焦虑。故选D项。
29. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坐在那里，狼吞虎咽地吃着薯条，紧张地等待着她的下一个命令。A. wandered闲逛；B. waited等待；C. stood站；D. sat坐着。根据该句中的“tucking into French fries”吃薯条，故可推知，作者应该是坐在那里，狼吞虎咽地吃着薯条。故选D项。
30. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在不知不觉中，我们享受了每一秒。A. had counted计算；B. had enjoyed享受；C. had wasted浪费；D. had grasped抓住。根据上文“we were exhausted but amazed”以及下文内容，故可推知，在不知不觉中，女儿和作者他们享受了每一秒。故选B项。
31. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，每年都是这样。A. different不同的；B. ridiculous荒谬的；C. the same一样的；D. normal正常的。根据句意以及该句中的“And every year”故可推知，从那以后，每年都是这样，一样进行女儿当家日，呼应上文“We call it her ‘in-charge day’, a day when our nine-year-old daughter Flora is in charge”讲第三年继续这个家庭活动。故选C项。
32. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她喜欢做的另一件事是“教育”我们。A. parenting教育；B. refreshing使恢复精力；C. assisting帮助；D. entertaining娱乐。根据下文“That first year, she brushed our teeth, read us stories and put us to bed at 7:30.”具体的行为可知，这是在模仿大人的行为，可得出她喜欢做的另一件事是（像大人一样）“教育”我们。故选A项。
33. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次经历教会了我要活在当下，也要对她说“是”。A. convinced使确信；B. informed通知；C. taught教；D. released释放。根据下文“I learned something I had somehow managed to forget …”学到的东西，可知，此处为这次经历教会了作者要活在当下。故选C项。
34. 考查特殊疑问词词义辨析。句意：我明白了一件我不知怎么忘记了的事，那就是孩子们确实知道如何玩得开心。A. what什么；B. how如何；C. where哪里；D. when什么时候。根据句意以及上文的“The other thing she loved …”，故可推知，女儿很享受当家日，可得出孩子们确实知道如何玩得开心。故选B项。
35. 考查介词短语辨析。句意：作为父母，如果你有足够的勇气让你的孩子负责，即使只有24小时，有一件事是肯定的：你的生活将会变得更加有趣。A. for example例如；B. for good永久的；C. for safe为了安全；D. for sure肯定的。根据句意以及该句中的“Your life is about to get a whole lot more fun.”可知，作者认为有一件事是肯定的：你的生活将会变得更加有趣。故选D项。
36. served/had served 37. traveling/travelling 38. could 39. with 40. officially 41. centuries 42. to follow 43. which/that 44. a 45. or
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了9月8日，英国女王伊丽莎白二世在苏格兰巴尔莫勒尔城堡去世，享年96岁。她担任英国国家元首长达70年。在她的统治下，有15位英国首相和14位美国总统。
36. 考查动词。句意：她担任英国国家元首长达70年。根据上下文时态以及该句的for 70 years时间状语可知，此处动词为过去完成时或一般过去时都可以。故填served/had served。
37. 考查动名词。句意：她的职责包括以亲善大使的身份周游世界。分析句子可知，此处为included doing sth后接动名词形式。故填traveling/travelling。
38. 考查情态动词时态。句意：但她可以任命英国首相，并与他们定期会晤。根据上下文时态可知，此处为情态动词can的过去时形式。故填could。
39. 考查介词。句意：但她可以任命英国首相，并与他们定期会晤。分析句子可知，此处为介词+whom引导的定语从句，因先行词prime ministers在从句中作with的宾语成分，满足从句中介词短语with sb。故填with。
40. 考查副词。句意：9月10日，国王查理三世被正式任命为英国国家元首。由副词修饰动词可知，此处为副词officially修饰动词was named。故填officially。
41. 考查名词。句意：这个传统已经有几个世纪的历史了。根据句意可知，此处为名词的复数形式满足句意要求。故填centuries。
42. 考查动词不定式。句意：在一次演讲中，查尔斯承诺将以母亲的“鼓舞人心的榜样”为榜样，开始自己的新角色。分析句子可知，promised to do“承诺做某事”，为固定短语。故填to follow。
43. 考查连词。句意：他说：“我深知这份伟大的遗产，也深知现在交给我的职责和重任。分析句子可知，此处为连词which/that引导的限制性定语从句，先行词this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities在从句中作主语成分。故填which/that。
44. 考查冠词。句意：当一位皇室官员在宫殿阳台上宣布这一消息时，仪式结束了。由空后royal official为单数名词可知，此处为泛指“一个皇室官员”，满足句意要求，结合royal为首音节辅音的单词。故填a。
45. 考查连词。句意：查尔斯国王的加冕典礼或官方加冕仪式可能还要几个月才能举行。根据句意可知，此处为连词or“或者”，满足句意要求。故填or。
Dear Ben,
How are you doing? Owing to the occasional outbreak of the Covid-19, we sometimes have to have lessons on line at home. Actually it is not that bad. Online courses break through the limitation of time and space, providing us with great convenience to study and saving us and our parents a lot of time. But it also has some disadvantages, one of which is that it requires students’ self-discipline and lacks interaction between teacher and students.
All in all, every coin has two sides. As far as I am concerned, if you can make full use of every possible means appropriately to study, it won’t matter whether you study online or in the classroom.
Yours,
Li Hua
本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给你的英国朋友Ben写一封邮件，谈谈上网课的利弊及你的个人看法。
1. 词汇积累
由于：Owe to→due to
提供：providing→offering
缺点：disadvantages→shortcomings
总之：All in all→In a word
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Online courses break through the limitation of time and space, providing us with great convenience to study and saving us and our parents a lot of time.
拓展句：Online courses break through the limitation of time and space so that they can provide us with great convenience to study and save us and our parents a lot of time.
高分句型1：But it also has some disadvantages, one of which is that it requires students’ self-discipline and lacks interaction between teacher and students.（运用了介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句）
高分句型2：As far as I am concerned, if you can make full use of every possible means appropriately to study, it won’t matter whether you study online or in the classroom.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句。）
Paragraph 1:
A wave of guilt swept over me. I had to admit the fact that I had gone to the movies and that was the real reason why I was late. Dad listened carefully as a sadness passed through him, “I'm angry, not with you but with myself.” You see. I realize that I have failed as a father if after all these years you feel that you have to lie to me. I have failed because I have brought up a son who cannot even tell the truth to his own father.
Paragraph 2:
“I’m going to walk home now and think where I have gone wrong all these years”, father said to me. “But father, it's exactly eighteen miles home from here, and it's dark. You can't walk back.” I begged. My protests, my apologies and the rest of my words were useless. I had let my father down and I was about to learn one of the most painful lessons of my life. Dad began walking along the dusty roads. I quickly jumped in the car and followed behind. I apologized all the way, telling him how sorry I was, but he simply ignored me. For 18 miles he kept walking. Seeing my father in so much pain was the most awful experience that I have ever faced. However it was also the most successful lesson.
本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，作者驾车去接他的父亲，但是他因为去看电影而耽误了时间后，他谎称去修车了，最后谎言被拆穿了，这使得父亲非常生气。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：一股负疚感席卷了我，我不得不承认我去看电影了，这才是我迟到的真正原因……，所以应该写父亲对此的反应是什么以及父亲的情感此时影视什么样的。第二段开头是：父亲对我说：“我现在要走回家，想想这些年来我哪里做错了。”本段应该写父亲对我这么做的反应是什么以及我的心里活动是什么以及我从这件事情当中得到了什么经验教训。
续写时要求所续写短文的词数应为150左右；按要求完成写作任务。
范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了较多主从复合句，如：I had to admit the fact that I had gone to the movies and that was the real reason why I was late.这句话运用了why引导的定语从句；文章也使用了一些固定词组，如pass through；brought up；let … down等。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。
2023届西南联盟“3+3+3”高考备考诊断性联考（一）英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
第一部分、阅读理解
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Paperback/E-book
$20.99/$3.99
Emeka has just arrived in America and must now face culture shock while many other Africans endure the same fate, fighting for survival in a strange new world.
Trials Of A Dead Lawyer’s Wife
A True Story
Maggie Redmon
Hardback/Paperback/E-book
$31.99/$17.99/$3.99
After her disbarred husband Scott changed his will mere hours before he died and bequeathed half a million dollars to his girlfriend, Maggie embarks on a quest for truth and justice.
1. Which book might people with pets be interested in?
A. Trials Of A Dead Lawyer’s Wife. B. Just Arrived.
C. Tuesday’s Story. D. Emma Embury.
2. Whose book is about an authentic story?
A. Bona Udeze’s.
B. Maggie Redmon’s.
C. Becky Hohnstein’s.
D. Charles Russell’s.
3. If you want to buy a book about living in a country of different culture, how much do you have to pay for a paperback copy?
A. $14.99. B. $17.99. C. $22.99. D. $20.99.
I never thought that one day I would proudly show off my nose on a canvas on my living room wall. As a teenager, I couldn’t stand seeing a photo of my nose in profile. I hated how big it was and, if people praised me for my looks, I always felt it was in spite of the most noticeable feature on my face.
I was about to accept that I would never fully see my nose as beautiful when I met Nicholas Baldion, an artist, in a London pub, and asked him to paint my portrait. I regretted this the second I arrived for my sitting. I had forgotten that Baldion would have to spend hours staring at my biggest insecurity, and then painstakingly translating it onto canvas.
The first sitting was hard. I could not shake the feeling of wanting to turn my head to face the front. I hated the fact that Baldion was openly and carefully examining the one feature I had spent years trying to hide. Yet, as the two-and-a-half-hour sitting went on, I calmed down and began to accept my feelings. I had put myself in this situation, so now I just needed to sit in it. By the second sitting, I was almost excited-not just by the thought of having an afternoon when I had an excuse to do absolutely nothing, but because it had finally sunk in that I was having my portrait done.
Baldion told me what he was thinking when he looked at my nose. To an artist, beauty doesn’t necessarily reside in a living Barbie doll; it lives in wrinkles, sears, and character. “I always enjoy painting distinctive features,” he said. “Beauty is everywhere.”
I was nervous to see the finished portrait. What if it was further proof that my nose was unattractive? But when I looked at the picture of a gently smiling woman, confident in her own skin, I couldn’t help but smile back. She looked like me, yes, but she also looked quite attractive. Her nose was powerful, strong, and almost beautiful.
The process has shifted my perspective and I have learned to make up my own mind about what beauty means, whether it is a smiling, strong woman in an oil portrait, or a real-life reflection-complete with a big nose-looking back at me in the mirror.
4. Why did the author regret having asked the artist to paint her portrait?
A. Because she had to pay for the painting.
B. Because she did not feel safe with the artist.
C. Because she wasn’t confident about her big nose.
D. Because she had to sit for hours for the painting.
5. Which of the following is NOT what the artist thinks of beauty?
A. Beauty exists in wrinkles.
B. Beauty is everywhere.
C. Beauty is features with characteristics.
D. Beauty only lies in a living Barbie doll.
6. What changed the author’s perspective on beauty?
A. A portrait of an artist.
B. Having learned art.
C. The artist having painted her more beautiful.
D. The experience of being painted by an artist.
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. What Is Beauty
B. My Portrait
C. My Large Nose
D. An Artist and Me
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists. The new material is easy to make and could be used in everything from packaging and textiles(纺织品) to medicine and electronics.
The researchers in Switzerland have already used the technique to make packaging films, fibres that can be used for clothes or other textiles and threads for 3D printing.
Conventional plastic is so widespread because making it combines low cost, heat stability, mechanical strength and processability, the researchers say. Until now, few, if any, alternative plastics have managed to match or surpass conventional plastic in these aspects, which is vital if they are to be used more widely.
To make the plastic, scientists “cooked” wood and other plant waste in inexpensive chemicals to make a plastic precursor(前身). The sugar structure stays complete within the molecular(分子) structure of the plastic, making the chemistry much cheaper than other types of alternative plastic.
Baek in 2016, the researchers found out that if they added an aldehyde(乙醛) chemical they could stabilize parts of the plant material to avoid their destruction during extraction. But now, they are using glyoxylic acid, a solid organic substance that occurs naturally and is used in industry. The team could simply fasten “sticky” groups onto both sides of the sugar molecules, which allowed them to act as plastic building blocks. Using this simple technique, they could turn up to a quarter of the weight of agricultural waste, or 95 percent of purified sugar into plastic.
“The plastic has very exciting properties, notably for applications like food packaging,” Professor Jeremy Lautenbacher from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, who created the plastic, said. “What makes the plastic unique is the presence of the complete sugar structure. This makes it incredibly easy to make because you don’t have to change what nature gives you, and it is simple to break down because it can go back to a molecule that is already plentiful in nature.”
8. What can be learned about the conventional plastic and new type of plastic?
A. The new type of plastic can be directly made from plant waste.
B. Researchers use the same chemical in making the conventional plastic and new plastic.
C. The sugar structure stays complete in the conventional plastic.
D. The sugar structure is destroyed in the new type of plastic.
9. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The conventional plastic. B. The new type of plastic.
C. Packaging film. D. 3D printing.
10. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The new type of plastic contains sugar structure.
B. The new type of plastic is easy to make.
C. The new type of plastic is simple to break down.
D. The new type of plastic has splendid features.
11. In which column of a magazine can we most probably find the text?
A. History.
B. Sports.
C. Technology.
D. Entertainment.
With one’s eyes closed, Beijing’s main roads sound like any Chinese city. All around is the noise of traffic, accompanied by honks(喇叭声) from delivery motorbikes, recorded safety warnings from buses and the occasional bell of a rental-bicycle. But in the capital’s last hutongs, pieces of an older soundscape can be heard.
The sound of caged crickets(蛐蛐) is one. Hung in the doorways of courtyard homes or small shops, the insects bring a rural note into the city. A quarter-century ago their song was common. Today, cricket-sellers still exist. A big cricket sells for 20 yuan. They are heirs(继承人) to a grand tradition.
Another is the music of steel plates, announcing a knife sharpener’s arrival. Several such specialists still work in Beijing’s streets. Their sounding-plates, together with a distinctive cry, call customers from hutong homes and high-rise flats. But numbers are falling.
An almost-gone Beijing sound is one of the strangest. It is made by homing pigeons, or more precisely by pigeon whistles. Even 20 years ago, it was possible to hear this sound in the hutongs. It was particularly associated with cold winter skies. Alas, modern Beijing is a city in a hurry. Many hutongs have been torn down to make way for wide roads and tall buildings, leaving no room for pigeon houses.
Zhang Baotong is one of Beijing’s last master pigeon-whistle makers. He learned to make whistles in boyhood. Today Mr. Zhang has a workshop lined with certificates calling him a living treasure. But many of his whistles are sold to collectors and never see the sky. Mr. Zhang is advising a museum of sound that will open soon in Songzhuang, a suburb of Beijing that is popular with artists. A rooftop pigeon house is planned, with more than 100 pigeons that will take to the skies for visitors. It is hoped that pigeon whistles will be heard each day over Songzhuang, at least in cooler months.
The co-founder of Fen Sonic HQ, a cultural institute that will run the museum, is Colin Siyuan Chinnery, a British-Chinese artist and collector of Beijing’s sounds. He lists the sounds and cries used by medicine sellers, doctors and knife sharpeners. Many of these will feature in an exhibit about old Beijing.
12. Why the noise of Beijing’s main roads is mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To introduce the topic of the passage. B. To introduce the liveliness of Beijing.
C. To show Beijing is a large city. D. To show Beijing’s traffic is crowded.
13. Which fact is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sound of crickets is still common today.
B. The sound of steel plates is for snack selling.
C. There’s no space for pigeon houses because of transformation.
D. Colin Siyuan Chinnery is an American artist.
14. What do we know about Zhang Baotong?
A. He makes excellent pigeon whistles.
B. He has recorded the sounds of many pigeons.
C. He raises many pigeons.
D. He is going to set up a museum of sound.
15. What’s the main purpose of holding a sound exhibition?
A. To help people learn to listen.
B. To attract people’s attention.
C. To promote artists’ works.
D. To present the characteristics of old Beijing.
二、七选五
Cat behaviors can vary enormously from one cat to another. They are certainly interesting creatures with many cute and sometimes strange habits that often have us wondering.____16____
Why do cats like high places? Wild cats were hunters, and frequenting high places meant they had somewhere safe to view their territory, watch for danger, and attack prey.____17____Our domesticated cats also enjoy watching the world from above, which provides them with a safe, calm place away from the activity in a house.
____18____Both wild and domestic cats are drawn to hiding and sleeping in contained areas. At home, it is often the humble cardboard box. Cats are predators, and a box offers a perfect place to hide while waiting for prey and also to pounce from, as only one entrance exists.
Why does my cat give “gifts”? Cats are well known for leaving us gifts that we may not want, such as lizards or mice.____19____Showing off their catch to you means you are a part of their family and they want to show you their hunting skills.____20____Be sure to offer your cat a variety of toys to help them satisfy these natural hunting instincts.
A. Why do cats sit in boxes?
B. Cats are predators and will hunt if allowed outdoors.
C. Why do cats like playing with boxes?
D. This appears to be embedded into their DNA.
E. Don’t express anger, as they will not understand.
F. A cat’s natural behavior is to withdraw and hide in stress situation.
G. Veterinarian Dr Katrina Warren provides answers to your questions about cat behaviors.
三、完形填空
We call it her “in-charge day”, a day when our nine-year-old daughter Flora is in charge, and we are, effectively, hers to____21____.
I’ll never forget how excited she was the first time we____22____to do this three years ago. She was six and immediately started____23____. Making a list of all the normally____24____things and fantasizing about how much fun it would be seemed to be a real source of pleasure in itself. And once, when I refused to let her do something, she replied: “That’s____25____, Mummy. I’ll do it on my in-charge-day instead.” I was surprised,____26____then I realized what she was really saying was that knowing she would have 24 hours of living by her own____27____helped her to live by our rules the rest of the time.
As the big day approached, I found myself getting____28____. Would I be able to say “yes” to everything?
The first thing she wanted to do was have lunch at McDonald’s. I____29____there, tucking into French fries, and nervously awaited her next command. 24 hours later ..., we were exhausted but amazed. Without realizing we were going to, we_____30_____every second. And every year since it has been _____31_____.
The other thing she loved doing was “_____32_____” us. That first year, she brushed our teeth, read us stories and put us to bed at 7:30.
The experience has_____33_____me to live more in the moment and say “yes” to her, too. I learned something I had somehow managed to forget that children really do know_____34_____to have fun. And if, as a parent, you are brave enough to put your child in charge, even for just 24 hours, one thing is _____35_____: Your life is about to get a whole lot more fun.
21. A. command B. evaluate C. influence D. reject
22. A. managed B. decided C. refused D. guided
23. A. declining B. complaining C. planning D. arguing
24. A. interesting B. fascinating C. complicated D. forbidden
25. A. fine B. right C. bad D. wrong
26. A. and B. still C. but D. by
27. A. bonus B. rules C. ways D. theories
28. A. confident B. fragile C. conscious D. anxious
29. A. wandered B. waited C. stood D. sat
30. A. had counted B. had enjoyed C. had wasted D. had grasped
31. A. different B. ridiculous C. the same D. normal
32. A. parenting B. refreshing C. assisting D. entertaining
33. A. convinced B. informed C. taught D. released
34. A. what B. how C. where D. when
35. A. for example B. for good C. for safe D. for sure
语法填空
On September 8, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral castle, in Scotland at the age of 96. She____36____(serve) as Great Britain’s head of state for 70 years. Her reign spanned 15 British prime ministers and 14 United States presidents. As a queen, she didn’t have governing power. Her duties included____37____(travel) the world as her nation’s goodwill ambassador. But she____38____(can) appoint British prime ministers,____39____ whom she held regular meetings.
King Charles III was____40____(official) named Britain’s head of state on September 10.The ceremony was held at St. James’s Palace, in London, England. The tradition is____41____(century) old. But this was the first time it was broadcast live online and on TV.
In a speech, Charles promised____42____(follow) his mother’s “inspiring example” as he took on his new role. “I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities____43____now are passed to me,” he said.
The ceremony ended when____44____royal official announced the news from a palace balcony. With trumpet players by his side, he led cheers of “Hip, hip, hooray!” for the new king.
King Charles’s coronation(加冕), _____45_____official crowning, is likely months away. It will be held at London’s Westminster Abbey.
书面表达
今年开学后疫情时有发生，宅家网上学习成为常态。假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Ben想让你谈谈上网课的利弊及你的个人看法，请写一封邮件告知，内容如下：
1. 上网课的优点；
2. 上网课的弊端；
3. 你个人的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件开头和结尾已写好，不包含在字数内。
Dear Ben,
How are you doing?
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二部分、读后续写
Honesty is a vital quality of human behavior and always regarded as a virtue. Every time people refer to the topic, I would recall an unforgettable experience which had a deep impact on my growth.
I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him to Mijas, a town 18 miles away and then take the car in a nearby garage to get it serviced. At that time, I had just passed the driving test, and I hardly had a chance to use the car, so I said yes without hesitation.
I drove my father to Mijas, promising to pick him up again at 4 pm, then I went to a nearby garage, and put the car in there. Since I had several hours to spare, I decided to go to a movie theater near the garage to see a movie. However, I was so absorbed in the plot of the movie that I forgot the time. When the last movie finished, I looked at my watch: 6 pm. I was two hours late!
I thought my father would be very angry if he knew what I was doing. And he would never let me drive again. So I decided to make up an excuse. Then, I drove to the appointed place, my father was sitting in a corner, waiting patiently. I first apologized for being late, then told him that I wanted to get there as soon as possible, but that something was wrong with some of the main parts of the car.
I would never forget the way he looked at me. “I’m very disappointed that you thought you had to lie to me, Jason.” My father looked at me again and said, “When you didn’t show up on time, I called the gas station and asked if there was anything wrong. They told me you never picked up the car. So, you see, I know there’s nothing wrong with the car at all.”
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A wave of guilt swept over me.
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“I'm going to walk home now and think where I have gone wrong all these years,” father said to me.
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1. C 2. B 3. D
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几本不同题材类型的书。
1. 细节理解题。根据Tuesday’s Story中“This children’s and pet lovers’ book uses photographs to tell the story of a remarkable, well loved bichon cocker, through puppyhood, then as a fun spunky dog and then an aging dog. Rhyme makes the story fun to be read and read to.”（这本儿童和宠物爱好者的书用照片讲述了一只非凡的、深受喜爱的比雄可卡犬的故事，从幼犬时代，到有趣的、充满活力的狗，再到逐渐衰老的狗。押韵使故事读起来有趣。）可知，Tuesday’s Story这本书养宠物的人可能会感兴趣。故选C项。
2. 细节理解题。根据Trials Of A Dead Lawyer’s Wife中“A True Story”（一个真实的故事）和Maggie Redmon可知，Maggie Redmon的书讲的是真实的故事。故选B项。
3. 细节理解题。根据Emma Embury中“Emeka has just arrived in America and must now face culture shock while many other Africans endure the same fate, fighting for survival in a strange new world.”（埃梅卡刚到美国，现在必须面临文化冲击，而许多其他非洲人也承受着同样的命运，在一个陌生的新世界中为生存而战。）和Paperback/E-book；$20.99/$3.99可知，如果你想买一本关于在不同文化的国家生活的书，平装本要花20.99美元。故选D项。
4. C 5. D 6. D 7. C
这是一篇记叙文。本文用拟人的修辞手法进行陈述，主要讲述了作者起初因为自己的大鼻子而不自信，通过一次绘画经历，最后改变了自己的观点，认为是不一样的美。
4. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“I regretted this the second I arrived for my sitting. I had forgotten that Baldion would have to spend hours staring at my biggest insecurity, and then painstakingly translating it onto canvas.”（我一到座位就后悔了。我忘了，鲍迪昂必须花几个小时盯着我最大的不安全感，然后费力地把它表现在画布上）推知，作者后悔请画家画她的肖像是因为她对自己的大鼻子不自信。故选C项。
5. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“To an artist, beauty doesn’t necessarily reside in a living Barbie doll; it lives in wrinkles, sears, and character. ‘I always enjoy painting distinctive features,’ he said. ‘Beauty is everywhere.’”（对于艺术家来说，美并不一定存在于一个活生生的芭比娃娃中；它存在于皱纹、伤痕和性格中。他说：‘我一直喜欢画有特色的东西。’‘美无处不在。’）可知，美只存在于一个活生生的芭比娃娃不是艺术家对美的看法。故选D项。
6. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The process has shifted my perspective and I have learned to make up my own mind about what beauty means, whether it is a smiling, strong woman in an oil portrait, or a real-life reflection-complete with a big nose-looking back at me in the mirror.”（这个过程改变了我的观点，我学会了对美意味着什么做出自己的判断，无论是肖像画中微笑的坚强的女人，还是现实生活中对着镜子里看着我的大鼻子的倒影。）可知，被画家描绘的经历改变了作者对美的看法。故选D项。
7. 主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第一段“I never thought that one day I would proudly show off my nose on a canvas on my living room wall. As a teenager, I couldn’t stand seeing a photo of my nose in profile. I hated how big it was and, if people praised me for my looks, I always felt it was in spite of the most noticeable feature on my face.”（我从没想过有一天我会自豪地在客厅墙上的画布上炫耀我的鼻子。十几岁的时候，我无法忍受看到自己鼻子侧面的照片。我讨厌它太大，如果有人夸我长得好看，我总是觉得那是无视我脸上最明显的特征。）可知，全文都是贯穿围绕作者大鼻子这件事来展开叙述的。故可推知，文章最好的标题是“我的大鼻子”。故选C项。
8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。这种新材料易于制造，可用于包装、纺织品、医药和电子产品等各个领域。
8. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists.”（科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。）可知，关于传统塑料和新型塑料，我们可以了解到这种新型塑料可以直接由植物废料制成。故选A项。
9. 词句猜测题。根据第三段划线单词该句中的“Conventional plastic is so widespread”（传统塑料之所以如此普遍）以及“combines low cost, heat stability, mechanical strength and processability, the researchers say.”（结合了低成本、热稳定性、机械强度和可加工性。）故可猜测，划线单词it指的是“传统塑料”。故选A项。
10. 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“The plastic has very exciting properties, notably for applications like food packaging”（这种塑料具有非常令人兴奋的特性，特别是在食品包装等应用中）和“What makes the plastic unique is the presence of the complete sugar structure. This makes it incredibly easy to make because you don’t have to change what nature gives you, and it is simple to break down because it can go back to a molecule that is already plentiful in nature.”（这种塑料的独特之处在于它具有完整的糖结构。这使得它的制作非常容易，因为你不需要改变大自然给你的东西，而且它很容易分解，因为它可以回到自然界中已经丰富的分子中。）可知，最后一段主要讲的是这种新型塑料有很好的特点。故选D项。
11. 推理判断题。根据文章大意以及第一段“A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists. The new material is easy to make and could be used in everything from packaging and textiles to medicine and electronics.”（科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。这种新材料易于制造，可用于包装、纺织品、医药和电子产品等各个领域。）可知，主要讲的是科学家们发明了一种直接由有机植物废物制成的新型塑料。故可推知，这篇文章可能来自一本杂志的技术专栏部分。故选C项。
12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几种传统的老北京声音。
12. 推理判断题。根据第一段“With one’s eyes closed, Beijing’s main roads sound like any Chinese city. All around is the noise of traffic, accompanied by honks from delivery motorbikes, recorded safety warnings from buses and the occasional bell of a rental-bicycle. But in the capital’s last hutongs, pieces of an older soundscape can be heard.”（闭上眼睛，北京的主干道听起来和中国其他城市没什么两样。周围到处都是交通的噪音，伴随着送货摩托车的喇叭声，公共汽车的安全警告记录，偶尔还有租来的自行车的铃声。但在北京最后的几条胡同里，仍能听到一些古老的音景。）并结合下文对几个北京特有的声音的介绍推知，第一段提到了北京主干道的噪音是为了引出文章的主题。故选A项。
13. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Alas, modern Beijing is a city in a hurry. Many hutongs have been torn down to make way for wide roads and tall buildings, leaving no room for pigeon houses.”（唉，现代北京是一座匆忙的城市。许多胡同被拆除，为宽阔的道路和高大的建筑让路，没有空间给鸽子房。）可知，根据文章我们知道由于改造，鸽子房没有空间了。故选C项。
14. 细节理解题。根据第五段中“Zhang Baotong is one of Beijing’s last master pigeon-whistle makers. He learned to make whistles in boyhood. Today Mr. Zhang has a workshop lined with certificates calling him a living treasure.”（张宝通（音）是北京最后一批鸽子哨制作大师之一。他小时候就学会了做哨子。如今，张先生的工作间里挂满了证书，他被称为“活宝”。）可知，关于张宝通，我们知道他能做出极好的鸽哨。故选A项。
15. 推理判断题。根据文章大意以及最后一段“The co-founder of Fen Sonic HQ, a cultural institute that will run the museum, is Colin Siyuan Chinnery, a British-Chinese artist and collector of Beijing’s sounds. He lists the sounds and cries used by medicine sellers, doctors and knife sharpeners. Many of these will feature in an exhibit about old Beijing.”（芬音总部（Fen Sonic HQ）是一家文化机构，将负责该博物馆的运营。该机构的联合创始人是科林·思源·钦纳里（Colin Siyuan Chinnery），一位英裔华裔艺术家，也是北京声音的收藏家。他列出了卖药者、医生和磨刀者使用的声音和哭声。其中许多都将在老北京的展览中展出。）推知，举办声音展览的主要目的是展现老北京的特色。故选D项。
16. G 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. E
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了关于猫的一些奇怪行为的解答。
16. 上文“Cat behaviors can vary enormously from one cat to another. They are certainly interesting creatures with many cute and sometimes strange habits that often have us wondering.”（猫的行为因猫而异。它们当然是有趣的生物，有许多可爱的，有时是奇怪的习惯，经常让我们感到好奇。）引出话题，说明猫的行为让人好奇。以及下文“Why do cats like high places?”（为什么猫喜欢高处？）和“Why does my cat give ‘gifts’?”（为什么我的猫会送‘礼物’？）两个问题。故可推断空格处内容为将会为你解答有关猫行为的问题。结合选项G项“兽医卡特里娜·沃伦博士将为您解答有关猫行为的问题。”符合此推断，起到上下文的承上启下作用。故选G项。
17. 上文“Why do cats like high places? Wild cats were hunters, and frequenting high places meant they had somewhere safe to view their territory, watch for danger, and attack prey.”（为什么猫喜欢高处？野猫是猎人，经常出现在高处意味着它们有一个安全的地方来观察自己的领土，观察危险，攻击猎物。）说明猫喜欢从高处看东西。下文“Our domesticated cats also enjoy watching the world from above, which provides them with a safe, calm place away from the activity in a house.”（我们家养的猫也喜欢从上面看世界，这为它们提供了一个远离室内活动的安全、平静的地方。）再次举例证明猫的这一性格特点。故可推断空格处内容为这或许是猫的一种天生具有的特性。结合选项D项“这似乎是嵌入到它们的DNA中。”符合此推断，为上下文的承上启下，上下文语意连贯。故选D项。
18. 由文章结构可知，该空为小标题，为总结该段内容，也是其中之一的问题。该段下文“Both wild and domestic cats are drawn to hiding and sleeping in contained areas. At home, it is often the humble cardboard box. Cats are predators, and a box offers a perfect place to hide while waiting for prey and also to pounce from, as only one entrance exists.”（野猫和家猫都喜欢躲在封闭的地方睡觉。在家里，它通常是简陋的纸板箱。猫是掠食者，盒子是等待猎物和猛扑的绝佳藏身之处，因为只有一个入口。）可知，讲的是猫喜欢待的地方。结合选项A项“猫为什么坐在盒子里？”意思一致，为总结该段内容。故选A项。
19. 根据下文“Showing off their catch to you means you are a part of their family and they want to show you their hunting skills.”（向你炫耀它们的猎物意味着你是它们家庭的一员，它们想向你展示它们的狩猎技能。）可知，讲的是关于捕猎方面的话题，结合选项B项“猫是食肉动物，如果被允许到户外，它们就会捕猎。”也是讲的关于捕猎方面的事情，下文是对该空格处内容的补充解释，上下文语意连贯。故选B项。
20. 根据上文“Cats are well known for leaving us gifts that we may not want, such as lizards or mice.”（众所周知，猫会给我们留下我们可能不想要的礼物，比如蜥蜴或老鼠。）和“Showing off their catch to you means you are a part of their family and they want to show you their hunting skills.”（向你炫耀它们的猎物意味着你是它们家庭的一员，它们想向你展示它们的狩猎技能。）讲的是猫给我们带来不喜欢的东西，但这只是猫想向你展示它们的狩猎技能。以及下文“Be sure to offer your cat a variety of toys to help them satisfy these natural hunting instincts.”（一定要给你的猫提供各种各样的玩具，帮助它们满足这些自然的狩猎本能。）讲的是尽量满足猫的狩猎本能，可知猫没错，故可推断空格处内容为不要对猫表达出我们的不满。结合选项E项“不要表达愤怒，因为它们不会理解。”符合此推断，上下文语意连贯。故选E项。
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者和女儿交换身份，听命于女儿生活安排的故事。
21. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们称这一天为她的“当家日”，这一天是我们九岁的女儿弗洛拉当家的日子，而我们实际上是听命于她。A. command命令；B. evaluate评价；C. influence影响；D. reject反对。根据该句中“when our nine-year-old daughter Flora is in charge”可知，女儿弗洛拉当家，所以作者和丈夫实际上是听命于她，呼应下文的“awaited her next command”。故选A项。
22. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我永远不会忘记三年前我们第一次决定这样做时她是多么兴奋。A. managed管理；B. decided决定；C. refused拒绝；D. guided指导。根据上文提到的我们称这一天为她的“当家日”，以及该句中的“how excited she was”故可推知，作者永远不会忘记三年前他们第一次决定这样做时女儿是多么兴奋。故选B项。
23. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她六岁时就开始计划。A. declining下降；B. complaining抱怨；C. planning计划；D. arguing争论。根据下文“Making a list of all the normally____4____things”可推知，知道自己要当家了，女儿六岁时就开始计划。故选C项。
24. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：把所有通常被禁止的事情列一个清单，幻想着它会有多有趣，这本身似乎就是一种真正的快乐之源。A. interesting有趣的；B. fascinating迷人的；C. complicated复杂的；D. forbidden禁止的。 根据下文“And once, when I refused to let her do something”可知，此处为把所有通常被禁止的事情列一个清单。故选D项。
25. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一次，当我拒绝让她做某件事时，她回答说：“没关系，妈妈。我会在我当家的日子里做。”A. fine好的；B. right正确的；C. bad坏的；D. wrong错误的。根据下文“I’ll do it on my in-charge-day instead.”故可推知，女儿可以在自己当家的日子里做被禁止的事情，所以当作者拒绝让她做某件事时，她回答说：“好的，妈妈”。故选A项。
26. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶，但后来我意识到她真正的意思是，知道她将有24小时按照自己的规则生活，这有助于她在其余的时间里按照我们的规则生活。A. and和；B. still仍然；C. but但是；D. by到……时候。根据该句中的“I was surprised”以及“then I realized what …”可知，前后句意形成转折关系。故选C项。
27. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很惊讶，但后来我意识到她真正的意思是，知道她将有24小时按照自己的规则生活，这有助于她在其余的时间里按照我们的规则生活。A. bonus奖金；B. rules规则；C. ways方式；D. theories理论。根据后面的“helped her to live by our rules the rest of the time.”中的rules相互呼应，可知女儿知道她将有24小时按照自己的规则生活。故选B项。
28. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着这个重要日子的临近，我发现自己越来越焦虑。A. confident自信的；B. fragile脆弱的；C. conscious有意识的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据下文“Would I be able to say ‘yes’ to everything?”对自己的反问，故可推知，随着这个重要日子的临近，作者发现自己越来越焦虑。故选D项。
29. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我坐在那里，狼吞虎咽地吃着薯条，紧张地等待着她的下一个命令。A. wandered闲逛；B. waited等待；C. stood站；D. sat坐着。根据该句中的“tucking into French fries”吃薯条，故可推知，作者应该是坐在那里，狼吞虎咽地吃着薯条。故选D项。
30. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在不知不觉中，我们享受了每一秒。A. had counted计算；B. had enjoyed享受；C. had wasted浪费；D. had grasped抓住。根据上文“we were exhausted but amazed”以及下文内容，故可推知，在不知不觉中，女儿和作者他们享受了每一秒。故选B项。
31. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，每年都是这样。A. different不同的；B. ridiculous荒谬的；C. the same一样的；D. normal正常的。根据句意以及该句中的“And every year”故可推知，从那以后，每年都是这样，一样进行女儿当家日，呼应上文“We call it her ‘in-charge day’, a day when our nine-year-old daughter Flora is in charge”讲第三年继续这个家庭活动。故选C项。
32. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她喜欢做的另一件事是“教育”我们。A. parenting教育；B. refreshing使恢复精力；C. assisting帮助；D. entertaining娱乐。根据下文“That first year, she brushed our teeth, read us stories and put us to bed at 7:30.”具体的行为可知，这是在模仿大人的行为，可得出她喜欢做的另一件事是（像大人一样）“教育”我们。故选A项。
33. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这次经历教会了我要活在当下，也要对她说“是”。A. convinced使确信；B. informed通知；C. taught教；D. released释放。根据下文“I learned something I had somehow managed to forget …”学到的东西，可知，此处为这次经历教会了作者要活在当下。故选C项。
34. 考查特殊疑问词词义辨析。句意：我明白了一件我不知怎么忘记了的事，那就是孩子们确实知道如何玩得开心。A. what什么；B. how如何；C. where哪里；D. when什么时候。根据句意以及上文的“The other thing she loved …”，故可推知，女儿很享受当家日，可得出孩子们确实知道如何玩得开心。故选B项。
35. 考查介词短语辨析。句意：作为父母，如果你有足够的勇气让你的孩子负责，即使只有24小时，有一件事是肯定的：你的生活将会变得更加有趣。A. for example例如；B. for good永久的；C. for safe为了安全；D. for sure肯定的。根据句意以及该句中的“Your life is about to get a whole lot more fun.”可知，作者认为有一件事是肯定的：你的生活将会变得更加有趣。故选D项。
36. served/had served 37. traveling/travelling 38. could 39. with 40. officially 41. centuries 42. to follow 43. which/that 44. a 45. or
这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了9月8日，英国女王伊丽莎白二世在苏格兰巴尔莫勒尔城堡去世，享年96岁。她担任英国国家元首长达70年。在她的统治下，有15位英国首相和14位美国总统。
36. 考查动词。句意：她担任英国国家元首长达70年。根据上下文时态以及该句的for 70 years时间状语可知，此处动词为过去完成时或一般过去时都可以。故填served/had served。
37. 考查动名词。句意：她的职责包括以亲善大使的身份周游世界。分析句子可知，此处为included doing sth后接动名词形式。故填traveling/travelling。
38. 考查情态动词时态。句意：但她可以任命英国首相，并与他们定期会晤。根据上下文时态可知，此处为情态动词can的过去时形式。故填could。
39. 考查介词。句意：但她可以任命英国首相，并与他们定期会晤。分析句子可知，此处为介词+whom引导的定语从句，因先行词prime ministers在从句中作with的宾语成分，满足从句中介词短语with sb。故填with。
40. 考查副词。句意：9月10日，国王查理三世被正式任命为英国国家元首。由副词修饰动词可知，此处为副词officially修饰动词was named。故填officially。
41. 考查名词。句意：这个传统已经有几个世纪的历史了。根据句意可知，此处为名词的复数形式满足句意要求。故填centuries。
42. 考查动词不定式。句意：在一次演讲中，查尔斯承诺将以母亲的“鼓舞人心的榜样”为榜样，开始自己的新角色。分析句子可知，promised to do“承诺做某事”，为固定短语。故填to follow。
43. 考查连词。句意：他说：“我深知这份伟大的遗产，也深知现在交给我的职责和重任。分析句子可知，此处为连词which/that引导的限制性定语从句，先行词this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities在从句中作主语成分。故填which/that。
44. 考查冠词。句意：当一位皇室官员在宫殿阳台上宣布这一消息时，仪式结束了。由空后royal official为单数名词可知，此处为泛指“一个皇室官员”，满足句意要求，结合royal为首音节辅音的单词。故填a。
45. 考查连词。句意：查尔斯国王的加冕典礼或官方加冕仪式可能还要几个月才能举行。根据句意可知，此处为连词or“或者”，满足句意要求。故填or。
Dear Ben,
How are you doing? Owing to the occasional outbreak of the Covid-19, we sometimes have to have lessons on line at home. Actually it is not that bad. Online courses break through the limitation of time and space, providing us with great convenience to study and saving us and our parents a lot of time. But it also has some disadvantages, one of which is that it requires students’ self-discipline and lacks interaction between teacher and students.
All in all, every coin has two sides. As far as I am concerned, if you can make full use of every possible means appropriately to study, it won’t matter whether you study online or in the classroom.
Yours,
Li Hua
本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给你的英国朋友Ben写一封邮件，谈谈上网课的利弊及你的个人看法。
1. 词汇积累
由于：Owe to→due to
提供：providing→offering
缺点：disadvantages→shortcomings
总之：All in all→In a word
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Online courses break through the limitation of time and space, providing us with great convenience to study and saving us and our parents a lot of time.
拓展句：Online courses break through the limitation of time and space so that they can provide us with great convenience to study and save us and our parents a lot of time.
高分句型1：But it also has some disadvantages, one of which is that it requires students’ self-discipline and lacks interaction between teacher and students.（运用了介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句）
高分句型2：As far as I am concerned, if you can make full use of every possible means appropriately to study, it won’t matter whether you study online or in the classroom.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句。）
Paragraph 1:
A wave of guilt swept over me. I had to admit the fact that I had gone to the movies and that was the real reason why I was late. Dad listened carefully as a sadness passed through him, “I'm angry, not with you but with myself.” You see. I realize that I have failed as a father if after all these years you feel that you have to lie to me. I have failed because I have brought up a son who cannot even tell the truth to his own father.
Paragraph 2:
“I’m going to walk home now and think where I have gone wrong all these years”, father said to me. “But father, it's exactly eighteen miles home from here, and it's dark. You can't walk back.” I begged. My protests, my apologies and the rest of my words were useless. I had let my father down and I was about to learn one of the most painful lessons of my life. Dad began walking along the dusty roads. I quickly jumped in the car and followed behind. I apologized all the way, telling him how sorry I was, but he simply ignored me. For 18 miles he kept walking. Seeing my father in so much pain was the most awful experience that I have ever faced. However it was also the most successful lesson.
本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读所给文章可知，作者驾车去接他的父亲，但是他因为去看电影而耽误了时间后，他谎称去修车了，最后谎言被拆穿了，这使得父亲非常生气。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：一股负疚感席卷了我，我不得不承认我去看电影了，这才是我迟到的真正原因……，所以应该写父亲对此的反应是什么以及父亲的情感此时影视什么样的。第二段开头是：父亲对我说：“我现在要走回家，想想这些年来我哪里做错了。”本段应该写父亲对我这么做的反应是什么以及我的心里活动是什么以及我从这件事情当中得到了什么经验教训。
续写时要求所续写短文的词数应为150左右；按要求完成写作任务。
范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了较多主从复合句，如：I had to admit the fact that I had gone to the movies and that was the real reason why I was late.这句话运用了why引导的定语从句；文章也使用了一些固定词组，如pass through；brought up；let … down等。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。
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