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新高考英语试题的命题以考查学生核心素养为中心，以语篇话题为引领，不断创设命题的新情境，避免学生形成定式思维，屏蔽教师让学生背模板的死板应试思维和方法。命题情境关注学生健康成长，鼓励学生参与社会实际活动，并将所学知识和社会实践相结合，进而培养学生的实践能力和核心素养。
本试卷中的应用文写作“认识我们身边的植物”活动就是一个很好的典例，各地模拟题以“劳动”为情境命题比比皆是，但此命题者以社会活动为情境，把学科知识和实践结合起来使命题别出心裁，需要考生在考场上发挥自己的创新思维，重新组织素材，这正是能力的体现。

2023年高考命题中“弘扬优秀传统文化，用英语讲好中国故事”依然是很重要的话题，预测2023年新高考地区将以语法填空和应用文写作的形式进行考查，语法填空的可能性较大，难度中等偏下，例如本卷语法填空。

英 语 试 卷
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1．What do the signals show today?
A．“Stop” in both ways. B．“Go” in both ways. C．“Stop” in one way.
【答案】A
【原文】M: These traffic signals aren’t working properly. Yesterday they showed “stop” in both directions. The day before it was “go” in both directions. It should be “stop” in one way and “go” in the other.
W: Look at them now. They’re back to how they were yesterday.
2．Where did the man go yesterday evening?
A．To the hotel. B．To the airport. C．To the office.
【答案】C
【原文】M: I didn’t see you last night at the office. Are you OK?
W: I was so busy. First I was late to meet my sister at the airport, and then we went to the hotel and it was full!
M: I hope everything’s OK!
3．What does the man probably want the woman to do?
A．Get him a new chicken sandwich.
B．Bring him a different sandwich.
C．Give him his money back.
【答案】C
【原文】M: I apologize. I need to return this chicken sandwich. It’s totally undercooked. You can see the meat is not done.
W: I’m so sorry. I will have our kitchen make a new one.
M: It’s not necessary. I just want to return it and go.
4．What does the woman see?
A．A bird. B．A picture. C．A tail.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Here, take a look at that one. It’s in the tree across from us. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen it before.
M: Oh, it’s beautiful! According to my book, it’s very special because it has a blue tail. They don’t normally live around here.
5．Where are two speakers?
A．In the forest. B．On the beach. C．In the mountain
【答案】B
【原文】M: What a great view! And the sand is like flour. It is so soft under my feet. I like it a lot.
W: I prefer this place to those mountains with rocks and little stones. It is so much nicer to wander about here.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Why does the woman want the man to watch Bruno?
A．The man is available at any time.
B．She shares the house with the man.
C．Bruno knows the man.
7．Who might Bruno be?
A．A dog B．A cat. C．A mouse.
【答案】6．C    7．B
【原文】W: Are you available this weekend to watch Bruno? I have to go to the city and I don’t want to leave him alone. He will tear apart my house.
M: I can’t this weekend. I’m actually going to a music festival. I can ask my younger sister to do it.
W: Bruno doesn’t do that well with strangers. That’s why I asked you.
M: It’s not like she would have to take him out for walks or anything. She just has to sit around your house, right? Maybe you should change a litter box and feed him, unless he fills up on a mouse or something.
W: I guess so. Wait, I don’t have mice!
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．When did the man see the fox?
A．Last night B．This morning C．Yesterday morning
9．Where was the man when he saw the fox?
A．At Jamie’s house. B．At school C．Inside his house.
10．What did the man feel about the animal?
A．Excited. B．Uninterested. C．Sad
【答案】8．A    9．C    10．A
【原文】M: Sarah, you’ll never believe what I saw yesterday after Jamie’s party!
W: What is it? You were acting like you saw a spirit.
M: It was just before midnight when I heard a noise outside. When I looked through my window, I saw a white fox running across the grassland! How lucky I was!
W: A white fox? I thought those only live in really cold places.
M: I think it was a special snowy-white animal. I looked it up on the Internet this morning just to make sure I wasn’t going crazy. The foxes’ white coat happens when none of their fur or skin has a certain chemical that makes the dark colors. It can happen to almost any animal!
W: I am surprised we did not learn about that in school. I am so envious! Next time you should take a picture!
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Their favorite animals.
B．The development of creatures.
C．The strange behaviors of animals.
12．Which creatures’ behavior confuses the woman most?
A．Ducks’. B．Kangaroos’. C．Camels’.
13．How many types of fish does the woman mention?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.
【答案】11．B    12．A    13．B
【原文】M: Isn’t the development of life an amazing thing? I think it’s unbelievable how creatures have adapted to their surroundings.
W: Yes, look at kangaroos and camels with their strange shapes. But one thing that puzzles me the most is how ducks can sit in freezing water and not get cold.
M: I see what you mean. They are warm-blooded, aren’t they?
W: And look at fish. There is one with a sword on its nose and one with a hammer.
M: The funniest kind is the one with a fishing pole on its nose. That is so strange.
W: And we are related to monkeys. Which animal do you think I most look like?
M: I would say a little mouse rather than a monkey. What about me?
W: You are like a faithful little dog.
M: Hey, dogs aren’t the most intelligent creatures. I suppose mice aren’t either, but they are quite cute.
W: Once again, an intelligent conversation turns into something very silly!
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What do we know about Fred?
A．He hasn’t got over the flu.
B．He has got two kids.
C．He comes to office every day
15．Who is Karen?
A．The man’s wife. B．The man’s co-worker. C．The man’s daughter
16．How many kids does the man have?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.
17．What does the man usually do on weekends with his kids?
A．Give them piano lessons.
B．Do interesting activities with them.
C．Watch a movie all night long.
【答案】14．B    15．A    16．A    17．B
【原文】W: Morning, Jim. Fred has been out sick from the office for a few days now. Is he OK?
M: Good morning, Lisa. Fred is getting over the flu actually. I have sent his work to him through his email. I think he actually is doing better work at home, even with his two kids around.
W: Oh, no! It’s wise for him to call out sick then. It would be terrible if everyone in the office got sick too. If my daughter Hannah gets ill then my husband will need to stay home with her, since I cannot take off so many days. How are your kids?
M: The kids are good. Karen is home with them while she is still on her work break from having the baby. Graham and Sarah are both starting piano lessons next week, though.
W: I’m sure Karen has her hands full at home with the twins and the baby Peter.
M: Oh, yes. Even though she is tired, she still smiles so wide when I come home. I am envious that she gets to spend so much time with kids. I always make sure our weekends are full of fun activities I can do with them, because by the time I get home they are almost ready for bed. Usually we just watch a movie together till they fall asleep.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What is a difference between loans and grants?
A．The use of the money.
B．The need for paying back
C．The amount of availability.
19．How does the website help the students?
A．By giving help on writing essays.
B．By providing a way to find proper scholarships.
C．By offering free living advice.
20．What information is included in the form to fill out?
A．College majors.
B．College functions.
C．Education level and experience.
【答案】18．B    19．B    20．C
【原文】
College can be very expensive in the U.S. Depending on their families’ financial situations, students may receive financial aid in the form of loans or grants. Loans must be paid back to the lender, but grants(助学金) are usually free aid from either the government or the schools themselves to pay for educational expenses. Another form of financial help is scholarships. Like grants, they are financial assistance that does not need to be repaid. Scholarships are often given by private organizations or individuals. A student must fill out an application or write an essay to be awarded the scholarship. Scholarships are in high demand, so there is usually a lot of competition. There are different kinds of scholarships, and students often do not know what financial aid could be available to them. In order to help with the processes of searching and applying, some websites such as FastWeb.com assist students in finding scholarships that match their abilities and interests. FastWeb.com offers free scholarship searches as well as other school and work-related help in areas like general financial aid and career planning. On the website, there is a form to fill out. This provides information like education level, interests, and experience. Another popular feature of FastWeb.com is the college search function. Students can look up colleges according to location, major, or a combination of these.
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，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Beware of Phone /Online Scams
Have you been the victim of a phone/online scams? If you ever think that there’s really no reason to worry, just remember the following statistics.
—315,000 cases broken in 2015-2017 in China.
—More than billions of money involved.
—Victims of 19 years old top the list in terms of age.
—Victims of 18-25 years old account for 52.4% of the whole.
—……
And here in below we are sharing 4 typical types of Phone/Online scams and how to deal with them.
Type 1Hello, this is police station. You’re involved in a case of money laundering (洗钱) (or some other financial crime). We need your cooperation with the investigation…… Please transfer your money into the national security account.
Tip 1: If you are really involved in financial crime, police will visit your home at the first opportunity and take you for investigation. Police are not so dumb as to inform you via telephone. And there is no such thing as national security account.
Type 2Hey! Wang (he may know your name). Drop by my office tomorrow morning. BTW, I will be treating some VIP clients soon. I need you to transfer some money into this account. It will refund your money tomorrow.
Tip 2: Think about it. How could any boss in the world ask you for money? Meeting VIP clients without a cent in his pocket? And why doesn’t he ask you to give the money to him in person? He is nobody but a scam!
Type 3You’ve got a package which contains illegal drugs or goods. You are now requested to call this number to contact the Public Security Bureau. (Then it all follows scenario.
Tip 3: Public Security Bureau WILL NOT deal with cases via phone calls. NEITHER WILL they send out notification via message.
Type 4(In some cases the number is disguised as authentic bank number through software). We are sorry to inform you that you have a bank overdraft. Please contact this customer service representative. His number is XX XXX XXX XX.
Tip 4: DO NOT panic. REMEMBER to dial the official contact number of the bank to double check.
21．What’s the main purpose of mentioning the statistics at the beginning?
A．To remind the public of the figures. B．To highlight the accuracy of the figures.
C．To show the gravity of the phenomenon. D．To prove the existence of the phenomenon.
22．Which types of Phone/Online scams require people to transfer money directly?
A．Type 1 and Type 2 B．Type 3 and Type 4
C．Type 1 and Type 3 D．Type 2 and Type 4
23．Where can you probably find the article?
A．On a security leaflet. B．On a travel brochure.
C．In a poster from a bank. D．In an email for students.
【答案】21．C    22．A    23．A
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。文章是一则关于电话或网络诈骗的宣传传单，介绍了四种类型的诈骗类型。
21．推理判断题。根据第一段“Have you been the victim of a phone/online scams? If you ever think that there’s really no reason to worry, just remember the following statistics.(你曾经是电话/网络诈骗的受害者吗？如果你认为真的没有理由担心，请记住下面的统计数据)”结合下文的数据，可推知，开头提到统计数据的主要目的是为了显示诈骗现象的严重性。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据Type 1部分中“Please transfer your money into the national security account.(请把钱转到国家安全账户)”以及Type 2部分中“I need you to transfer some money into this account.(我需要你转一些钱到这个账户)”可知，类型1和类型2需要人们直接转账。故选A。
23．推理判断题。根据第一段“Have you been the victim of a phone/online scams? If you ever think that there’s really no reason to worry, just remember the following statistics.(你曾经是电话/网络诈骗的受害者吗？如果你认为真的没有理由担心，请记住下面的统计数据)”结合文章是一则关于电话或网络诈骗的宣传传单，介绍了四种类型的诈骗类型。可推知，在安全传单上可以找到这篇文章。故选A。
B
George Turner, 48, owner of Penuel Bicycles in Inglewood, California, talks with respect about his childhood BMX dirt bike. “I was mad keen on cycling.” he says. “I did whatever it took to get on that bike, as long as I was home before dark.” Home meant housework, homework and annoying brothers. But a bike meant escapes.
In 2010, George transformed his childhood love into a livelihood, and opened his bicycle shop, Penuel Bicycles. The shop fulfilled a lifelong dream. Before that, he had worked for years delivering boxes for FedEx while selling bike accessories online.
“Bicycles kept me out of trouble,” George remembers. “They were part of my life.” He figured that was still true for kids when he opened Penuel Bicycles. George expected parents to crowd inside, eager to buy shiny new bikes for their kids. He looked forward to helping boys and girls discover the joy of riding — and stay out of trouble — just as he had.
None of that happened, however.
George found that kids these days lead a different life. Usually, they don’t want a bike for their birthday. And most of them ever don’t know how to ride a bike. Instead of getting out and riding, they prefer spending their time on their phones indoors. As kids don’t ride, it is impossible that parents crowd in his shop to buy new bikes. Nine years after opening his Penuel Bicycles, George feared that he had to close the shop.
Then in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation. Surprisingly, the pandemic saved George’s business. During the pandemic, many American people found that cycling was a good way to exercise and also a safe way to get around. The demand for new bikes kept growing and people in George’s neighborhood pulled out their old bikes and wheeled them to Penuel Bicycles to get repaired. Now he is trying his best to meet his customers’ needs and hopes that his customers can really discover the joy of riding.
24．What did the bike mean to George in his childhood?
A．Taking up sports. B．Getting away from daily routine.
C．A precious birthday gift. D．A convenient vehicle.
25．What is George’s lifelong dream?
A．Making a big fortune. B．Being a member of FedEx.
C．Opening his own bicycle shop. D．Helping people pursue riding pleasure.
26．Why was George’s bike business once in a tough situation?
A．The lifestyle of kids changed. B．He wasn’t good at management.
C．Bikes were not as charming as before. D．His business was affected by the pandemic.
27．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Joy of Wheel B．Passion for Exercise
C．Improvement of Bike Business D．Increasing Demand for New Bikes
【答案】24．B    25．C    26．A    27．A
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述乔治回忆了童年时期骑自行车的快乐和现在孩子们生活方式的改变让他们无法体会骑车的乐趣，但疫情再次让许多美国人发现骑自行车的意义。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Home meant housework, homework and annoying brothers. But a bike meant escapes.(家意味着家务、家庭作业和烦人的兄弟。但骑自行车意味着逃避)”可知，在乔治的童年时代，自行车对他意味着摆脱日常琐事。故选B项。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段中“In 2010, George transformed his childhood love into a livelihood, and opened his bicycle shop, Penuel Bicycles. The shop fulfilled a lifelong dream.(2010年，乔治把童年的爱好变成了生计，开了自己的自行车店Penuel bikes。这家商店实现了他一生的梦想)”可知，乔治一生的梦想是开自己的自行车店。故选C项。
26．推理判断题。根据第五段“George found that kids these days lead a different life. Usually, they don’t want a bike for their birthday. And most of them ever don’t know how to ride a bike. Instead of getting out and riding, they prefer spending their time on their phones indoors. As kids don’t ride, it is impossible that parents crowd in his shop to buy new bikes. Nine years after opening his Penuel Bicycles, George feared that he had to close the shop.(乔治发现现在的孩子有了不同的生活方式。通常，他们不想要自行车作为生日礼物。他们中的大多数人都不知道如何骑自行车。比起出门骑车，他们更喜欢在室内玩手机。由于孩子们不骑自行车，父母们不可能挤进他的商店里买新自行车。在佩努埃尔自行车店开业9年后，乔治担心他不得不关闭这家店)”可推知，乔治的自行车生意一度陷入困境的原因是孩子们的生活方式改变了。故选A项。
27．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，乔治回忆了童年时期骑自行车的快乐和现在孩子们生活方式的改变让他们无法体会骑车的乐趣，但疫情再次让许多美国人发现骑自行车和意义。结合最后一段中“Now he is trying his best to meet his customers’ needs and hopes that his customers can really discover the joy of riding.(现在他正在努力满足顾客的需求，希望顾客能真正发现骑行的乐趣)”可推知，“骑行的乐趣”贯穿全文，是文章的线索，所以“Joy of Wheel (轮子上的快乐)”是最佳标题。故选A项。
C
From writing Shakespeare-style poetry to making music, ChatGPT has amazed the world since its launch in late 2022 by the US-based company OpenAI. It even passed several law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota, US, according to CNN.
The AI program can answer questions on a whole host of topics and write essays, stories and any other written texts you can think of. It does this by drawing on information collected from a large corpus (语料库) of text data.
What makes ChatGPT so impressive? As Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAl said in an interview with Forbes, “it's not actually fundamentally new technology that made this (ChatGPT) have a moment.”
According to MIT Technology Review, ChatGPT is based on GPT-3, a large language model. Because texts are more complicated than the meaning of every word combined, language models require a type of neural network(神经网络) that can make sense of texts.
One breakthrough behind today's model is a network called Transformer, which was invented by Google researchers in 2017. The neural network can infer word meanings by tracking where the word appears in a sentence. Transformer can therefore capture the meaning of texts more accurately.
The GPT models built by OpenAI combined Transformer with unsupervised (无人指导的) learning, meaning that the models can learn by themselves without being told what to look at. ChatGPT can now generate human-like responses instantly due to the large scale of texts it learned from.
“One of the biggest problems with ChatGPT is that it comes back, very confidently, with falsities,” Michael Wooldridge at the Alan Turing Institute in London, UK, told The Guardian. This means that ChatGPT doesn’t know the truth about the world — it learns information from various resources but it cannot decide what is true or false.
Some argue that ChatGPT will be used to generate fake news, spread falsities, or be used for ill purposes. As for education, many US schools recently banned students from using ChatGPT on school networks because students began to use it as a shortcut for essays.
28．How does ChatGPT work?
A．By making complicated texts simpler.
B．By gathering a wide variety of information.
C．By passing several law exams in four courses.
D．By employing its large collection of information.
29．What makes ChatGPT so amazing?
A．A completely new technology.
B．The ability to track the location of a word.
C．The combination of a network and self-learning.
D．Better understanding of the meaning of every word.
30．What does the underlined word “falsities” mean in the last but one paragraph?
A．False information. B．Something new.
C．Various resources. D．Timely responses.
31．Why is ChatGPT forbidden in many us schools?
A．Because a ban on it has recently been passed.
B．Because it provides fake news that will mislead students.
C．Because students use it for the purpose of improving their essays.
D．Because with it, students finish their assignments without thinking.
【答案】28．D    29．C   30．A    31．D
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了ChatGPT的工作原理以及带来的负面影响。
28．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It does this by drawing on information collected from a large corpus (语料库) of text data. (它通过利用从大型语料库中收集的信息来实现这一点)”可知，ChatGPT利用其收集的大量信息工作的，故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“According to MIT Technology Review, ChatGPT is based on GPT-3, a large language model. Because texts are more complicated than the meaning of every word combined, language models require a type of neural network(神经网络) that can make sense of texts. (根据麻省理工技术评论，ChatGPT基于GPT-3，一种大型语言模型。由于文本比每一个单词的含义都要复杂，所以语言模型需要一种能够理解文本的神经网络)”以及倒数第三段讲到“The GPT models built by OpenAI combined Transformer with unsupervised (无人指导的) learning, meaning that the models can learn by themselves without being told what to look at. (OpenAI构建的GPT模型将Transformer与无监督学习相结合，这意味着模型可以自己学习，而无需被告知要看什么。)”可知，网络和自我学习的结合让ChatGPT如此惊人，故选C。
30．词义猜测题。根据文章划线单词所在段最后一句“This means that ChatGPT doesn’t know the truth about the world — it learns information from various resources but it cannot decide what is true or false. (这意味着ChatGPT不知道世界的真相—它从各种资源中学习信息，但它无法决定什么是真的还是假的。)”可知，划线单词所在句子One of the biggest problems with ChatGPT is that it comes back, very confidently, with falsities的意思是：ChatGPT最大的问题之一是，它很自信地带着谎言回来了。可知最后一段中，带下划线的单词的意思是“虚假信息”，故选A。
41．推理判断题。根据文章最后一句讲到“As for education, many US schools recently banned students from using ChatGPT on school networks because students began to use it as a shortcut for essays (在教育方面，许多美国学校最近禁止学生在学校网络上使用ChatGPT，因为学生开始使用它作为论文的捷径。)”可知，ChatGPT在许多美国学校被禁止是因为有了它，学生们可以不用思考完成作业，故选D。
D
We all know that unpleasant feeling when we’re talking about something interesting and halfway through our sentence we’re interrupted. But was that really an interruption? The answer depends on whom you ask, according to new research led by Katherine Hilton from Stanford University.
Using a set of controlled audio clips (录音片段), Hilton surveyed 5, 000 American English speakers to better understand what affects people’s perceptions of interruptions. She had participants listen to audio clips and then answer questions about whether the speakers seemed to be friendly and engaged, listening to one another, or trying to interrupt.
Hilton found that American English speakers have different conversational styles. She identified two distinct groups: high and low intensity speakers. High intensity speakers are generally uncomfortable with moments of silence in conversation and consider talking at the same time a sign of engagement. Low intensity speakers find it rude to talk at the same time and prefer people speak one after another in conversation.
The differences in conversational styles became evident when participants listened to audio clips in which two people spoke at the same time but were agreeing with each other and stayed on topic, Hilton said. The high intensity group reported that conversations where people spoke at the same time when expressing agreement were not interruptive but engaged and friendlier than the conversations with moments of silence in between speaking turns. In contrast, the low intensity group perceived any amount of simultaneous (同时) chat as a rude interruption, regardless of what the speakers were saying.
“People care about being interrupted, and those small interruptions can have a massive effect on the overall communication,” Hilton said. “Breaking apart what an interruption means is essential if we want to understand how humans interact with each other.”
32．What does Hilton’s research focus on?
A．What interruptions mean to people.
B．Whether interruption is good or not.
C．How to avoid getting interrupted.
D．Why speakers interrupt each other.
33．What do participants of the study need to do?
A．Record an audio clip. B．Answer some questions.
C．Listen to one another. D．Have a chat with a friend.
34．What do low intensity speakers think of simultaneous chat?
A．It’s important. B．It’s interesting.
C．It’s inefficient. D．It’s impolite.
35．What can we learn from Hilton’s research?
A．Human interaction is complex.
B．Communication is the basis of life.
C．Interruptions promote thinking.
D．Language barriers will always exist.
【答案】32．A    33．B    34．D   35．A
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。研究表明，在谈话中被打断是否会带来不愉快，因人而异。
32．主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句“But was that really an interruption? The answer depends on whom you ask, according to new research led by Katherine Hilton from Stanford University.(但这真的是打扰吗？根据斯坦福大学凯瑟琳·希尔顿领导的一项新研究，答案取决于你问谁)”和第四段第二、三句“The high intensity group reported that conversations where people spoke at the same time when expressing agreement were not interruptive but engaged and friendlier than the conversations with moments of silence in between speaking turns. In contrast, the low intensity group perceived any amount of simultaneous chat as a rude interruption, regardless of what the speakers were saying.(高强度组报告说，人们在表达同意的同时说话的对话不会被打断，而是比在说话之间保持沉默的对话更投入、更友好。相比之下，低强度组认为任何数量的同时聊天都是粗鲁的打断，不管说话人在说什么)”可知，文章主要说明了“打断”对不同的人来说，意义不同，即“打断”对人们意味着什么。故选A项。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“ She had participants listen to audio clips and then answer questions about whether the speakers seemed to be friendly and engaged, listening to one another, or trying to interrupt.(她让参与者听一些音频片段，然后回答一些问题，比如说话者看起来是否友好、投入、彼此倾听，还是试图打断)”可知，参与者们需要在听完音频后回答一些问题。故选B项。
34．推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“Low intensity speakers find it rude to talk at the same time and prefer people speak one after another in conversation.(低强度说话者觉得同时说话很不礼貌，他们更喜欢人们在谈话中一个接一个地说话)”可推知，对于低强度聊天者来说，同时聊天是粗鲁的，不礼貌的。故选D项。
35．推理判断题。根据最后一段““People care about being interrupted, and those small interruptions can have a massive effect on the overall communication,” Hilton said. “Breaking apart what an interruption means is essential if we want to understand how humans interact with each other. ”(“人们很在意被打断，而这些小的干扰会对整体交流产生巨大影响，”希尔顿说。“如果我们想了解人类之间是如何互动的，就必须分解中断的含义。”)”可推知，人类的交流是复杂的。故选A项。
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。
In theory, modern smartphones can last hundreds of hours on a single charge. ____36____
Manufacturers love to use laboratory conditions to advertise great numbers, most of which don’t match real-world use. Here we have some saving tricks that actually work.
Delete apps you don’t use. On average, smartphone users download about 42 apps but use only ten daily. An easy way to preserve battery life? ____37____ Deleting an app that you don’t use is a simple way to free up storage space on your device and reduce the burden of your battery.
____38____A phone’s single biggest battery drain is the fact that it takes a lot of energy to keep your phone’s screen lit up, and we often leave it on accidentally, even if we’re not looking at the screen. The solution is to set your device to turn off its screen after 30 seconds or a minute.
Dim the screen. Viewing your phone’s millions of pixels at full brightness is a guaranteed battery drain. Even your phone’s auto-brightness feature will sometimes overdo it, meaning you could be losing precious hours of battery life. Try dimming your display a little at a time. ____39____
Go ahead and charge it. You’ve probably heard the classic advice about charging batteries: Let your battery drain all the way, then charge to 100 percent and repeat. The idea is that you are teaching your battery to “remember” its full charge capacity, rather than confusing it with periodic, inconsistent charges. ____40____ So instead of running out the door with 50 percent juice, consider plugging in your phone for 15 minutes before you leave.
A．Get rid of the others.
B．Decrease display time.
C．But it’s not the case in practice.
D．Turn off the ones that you don’t use.
E．You’ll be surprised how quickly your eyes adjust.
F．It doesn’t consume as much battery power as we think.
G．Actually most smartphone batteries don’t need special treatment.
【答案】36．C    37．A    38．B    39．E    40．G
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是保持电池电量的方法。
36．空前说“In theory, modern smartphones can last hundreds of hours on a single charge.(理论上，现代智能手机充一次电可以续航数百小时)”，空格处应该说实际上的情况，实际上的情况应该与理论上相反，C选项“But it’s not the case in practice.(但实际情况并非如此)”说明了实际情况与理论上的相反，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选C。
37．本段主题句是“Delete apps you don’t use.(删除你不使用的应用程序)”，空前说“On average, smartphone users download about 42 apps but use only ten daily.(智能手机用户平均下载42个应用，但每天只使用10个)”，空后说“Deleting an app that you don’t use is a simple way to free up storage space on your device and reduce the burden of your battery.(除你不使用的应用程序是释放设备存储空间和减轻电池负担的简单方法)”，因此空格处应该说保持电池寿命的简单方法就是删除除了每天会使用的10个程序之外的其他应用，A选项“Get rid of the others.(把其他都去掉)”说明了去除10个以外的其他的，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选A。
38．空格处是本段的主题句，由空后的“A phone’s single biggest battery drain is the fact that it takes a lot of energy to keep your phone’s screen lit up, and we often leave it on accidentally, even if we’re not looking at the screen. The solution is to set your device to turn off its screen after 30 seconds or a minute.(手机最大的电池消耗是，保持手机屏幕亮着需要大量能量，而我们经常不小心让手机亮着，即使我们没有看屏幕。解决办法是设置你的设备在30秒或一分钟后关闭屏幕)”可知，本段主要讲的是要减少屏幕的显示时间，B选项“Decrease display time.(减少显示时间)”说明了要减少屏幕显示时间，概括了本段内容，可作为主题句，故选B。
39．空前说“Try dimming your display a little at a time.(试着一次把屏幕调暗一点)”，眼睛看暗一点的屏幕应该有个适应的过程，空格处应该对这个适应的过程进行说明，E选项“You’ll be surprised how quickly your eyes adjust.(你会惊讶地发现你的眼睛适应得如此之快)”是对眼睛的适应过程进行说明，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选E。
40．空前说“You’ve probably heard the classic advice about charging batteries: Let your battery drain all the way, then charge to 100 percent and repeat. The idea is that you are teaching your battery to “remember” its full charge capacity, rather than confusing it with periodic, inconsistent charges.(你可能听过关于电池充电的经典建议：让电池电量一路耗尽，然后充满电，然后重复这一过程。这个想法是你在教你的电池“记住”它的满电量，而不是把它与周期性的、不一致的电量混淆)”，空后说“So instead of running out the door with 50 percent juice, consider plugging in your phone for 15 minutes before you leave.(所以，与其带着50%的电量跑出门，不如考虑在你离开之前给手机充电15分钟)”，空格处应该讲实际的情况，应该不是你听说的这样，G选项“Actually most smartphone batteries don’t need special treatment.(事实上，大多数智能手机电池都不需要特殊处理)”说明实际上的情况和前面描述的是不一样的，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选G。
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。
At 20, I was scared and lonely. My laptop was filled with the beginning of novels, half-finished song lyrics (歌词) — things I’d started with teenage ____41____ only to be disappointed by my lack of creativity. I was ____42____ trying to find a new way to approach life, with no one to ____43____ me in the right direction.
One Saturday, I went to a training day for my school’s new journalism team. The teacher suggested I start a blog as a good way to get into ____44____. Bored and in need of a ____45____, I immediately set up a Blogger account.
As I typed post after post in the months that followed, I assumed I would run out of ____46____. But somehow writing about the news and, later, about ____47____, came easily. Here was something interesting that required only a laptop and an ____48____. I loved the research that went into each post, loved being able to ____49____ what interested me and loved finding just the right phrase to describe how I ____50____. I found something I was good at and more importantly, something I ____51____.
I kept posting and slowly I got better. I ____52____, edited and even learned how to employ a metaphor. It wasn’t long until my mind was made up: I was going to be a(n) ____53____.
Seven years later, I am having just completed a fantastic placement (实习) in a local newspaper. I have never been so ____54____ to my younger self for actually listening to the one piece of advice that turned out to ____55____ most.
41．A．confusion B．maturity C．enthusiasm D．innocence
42．A．praised B．stuck C．tricked D．punished
43．A．defend B．force C．point D．join
44．A．socializing B．advertising C．debating D．writing
45．A．project B．course C．tour D．budget
46．A．steam B．time C．money D．luck
47．A．events B．myself C．celebrities D．society
48．A．idea B．option C．excuse D．answer
49．A．transform B．reject C．predict D．explore
50．A．acted B．felt C．developed D．succeeded
51．A．resisted B．remembered C．explained D．enjoyed
52．A．redrafted B．copied C．deleted D．published
53．A．composer B．instructor C．journalist D．adventurer
54．A．friendly B．helpful C．mean D．grateful
55．A．matter B．differ C．cost D．happen
【答案】41．C    42．B    43．C    44．D    45．A    46．A    47．B    48．A    49．D    50．B    51．D    52．A    53．C    54．D    55．A
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者想尝试一种新的生活方式，但是无人指点，一次作者听从了老师让自己写博客的建议，从而发现了自己擅长和喜欢的事，自己不再孤单和害怕，找到了人生目标。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的笔记本电脑里装满了小说的开头，还有写了一半的歌词——这些都是我带着青少年的热情开始做的事情，结果却因为缺乏创造力而失望。A. confusion混乱；B. maturity成熟；C. enthusiasm热情；D. innocence清白。根据前文“At 20, I was scared and lonely. My laptop was filled with the beginning of novels, half-finished song lyrics”可知，作者20岁时，电脑里都是小说开头和写了一半的歌词，结合实际，这些都是带着年少时的热情做的事。故选C项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直在寻找一种新的生活方式，却没有人给我指明正确的方向。A. praised表扬；B. stuck困(于)；C. tricked欺骗；D. punished处罚。根据后文“with no one to 　 　 me in the right direction.”可知，作者尝试寻找一种新的生活方式，但是无人指点，所以是被困住了。故选B项。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直在寻找一种新的生活方式，却没有人给我指明正确的方向。A. defend保护；B. force强迫；C. point指路；D. join参加。根据前文“I was 　 　 trying to find a new way to approach life”可知，作者在尝试寻找一种新的生活方式时，被困住了，因为没人指点他。故选C项。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：老师建议我开始写博客，作为进入写作的好方法。A. socializing交际；B. advertising登广告；C. debating讨论；D. writing写作。根据后文“As I typed post after post in the months that followed”可知，作者开始在博客上写作，所以是进入写作的好方法。故选D项。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于感到无聊和需要一个项目，我立即建立了一个博客帐户。A. project项目；B. course课程；C. tour旅行；D. budget预算。根据前文“I was 　 　 trying to find a new way to approach life”以及“Bored”可知，作者尝试一种新的生活方式，以及现在很无聊，所以是需要一个项目。故选A项。
46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，当我一篇又一篇地发帖时，我以为自己会精疲力竭。A. steam精力、力量；B. time时间；C. money金钱；D. luck运气。根据后文“But somehow writing about the news and, later, about 　　 　　, came easily.”可知，作者以为写作会让自己精疲力竭，谁知确很容易。故选A项。
47．考查名词/代词词义辨析。句意：但不知何故，写新闻，后来写我自己，都很容易。A. events大事；B. myself我自己；C. celebrities名人；D. society社会。根据后文“loved finding just the right phrase to describe how I 　　 　.”可知，后来作者开始写自己的感受，所以是写他自己。故选B项。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这里有一些有趣的东西，只需要一台笔记本电脑和一个想法。A. idea想法；B. option选项；C. excuse借口；D. answer回答。根据前文“But somehow writing about the news and, later, about 　 　　, came easily.”可知，作者觉得写博客简单，结合常识，因为只要一台电脑和一个想法就行。故选A项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢每篇文章中的研究，喜欢能够探索我感兴趣的东西，喜欢找到合适的短语来描述我的感受。A. transform使改变；B. reject拒绝；C. predict预测；D. explore探索。根据前文“I loved the research that went into each post”以及本句结构可知，本句是排比句，空处应和research意思相近，结合选项，应是D项explore“探索”符合题意。故选D项。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢每篇文章中的研究，喜欢能够探索我感兴趣的东西，喜欢找到合适的短语来描述我的感受。A. acted行动；B. felt感觉；C. developed成长；D. succeeded成功。根据前文“loved being able to 　 　 what interested me and loved finding just the right phrase to describe”可知，本句是排比句，前句是在描写能够探索作者感兴趣的东西，空处和此对饮，结合选项，所以空处应是找到合适的短语来描述作者的感受。故选B项。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我找到了自己擅长的东西，更重要的是，找到了自己喜欢的东西。A. resisted抵制；B. remembered记得；C. explained解释；D. enjoyed喜爱。根据前文“My laptop was filled with the beginning of novels, half-finished song lyrics”以及“I found something I was good at and more importantly”可推知，作者是喜欢写作的，所以这里是找到了擅长的东西，更重要的是，找到了自己喜欢的东西。故选D项。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我重新起草、编辑，甚至学会了如何使用隐喻。A. redrafted重新起草；B. copied复制；C. deleted删去；D. published出版。根据前文“I kept posting and slowly I got better.”可知，作者的写作能力提高了，所以是对自己写的文章，重新起草和编辑。故选A项。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：没过多久我就下定决心:我要当一名记者。A. composer作曲家；B. instructor讲师；C. journalist新闻记者；D. adventurer冒险家。根据后文“Seven years later, I am having just completed a fantastic placement (实习) in a local newspaper.”可知，作者是想成为一名记着。故选C项。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从未如此感激年轻时的自己，因为我听从了一条后来证明最重要的建议。A. friendly友好的；B. helpful有用的；C. mean吝啬的；D. grateful感激的。根据后文“my younger self for actually listening to the one piece of advice that turned out to 　　 most.”可知，作者年轻时听从了一条后来证明最重要的建议，所以是感谢年少时的自己。故选D项。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从未如此感激年轻时的自己，因为我听从了一条后来证明最重要的建议。A. matter有重大影响；B. differ有区别；C. cost使损失；D. happen发生。通读全文可知，作者想尝试一种新的生活方式，但是无人指点，一次作者听从了老师让自己写博客的建议，从而发现了自己擅长和喜欢的事，自己不再孤单和害怕，所以是最重要的建议。故选A项。
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Shangsi Festival is an ancient Chinese festival ____56____ (celebrate) on the third day of the third lunar month. It is a festival____57____ (main) observed by Chinese ethnic groups to drive away evil spirits and natural disasters.
There are many ____58____ (story) about the festival’s true origins. Some say it stems from a dinner party held on the banks of the Qushui River during the Zhou Dynasty. Others say it____59____ (come) from the custom of getting rid of evil by bathing in the river.
Shangsi Festival activities have changed with the times. The feast and praying for later generations by the river____60____ (add) in the Han Dynasty. It was after the Wei and Jin dynasties ____61____ the event developed into the Double Third Day.
After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the festival developed into ____62____ spring outing featuring lively activities like hiking and listening to choir music.
To the Zhuang ethnic group, March 3 is a festival for young people ____63____ (sing) songs and find their true love. Since 1983, singing festivals____64____ (hold) annually on this day throughout Guangxi.
Five-colored sticky rice and painted eggs are traditional food for the Shangsi Festival. The Zhuang people believe rice is good for health and painted eggs are seen ____65____ a symbol of love.
【答案】
56．celebrated    57．mainly    58．stories    59．comes   60．were added    61．that    62．a    63．to sing    64．have been held    65．as
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了传统节日上巳节的情况。
56．考查过去分词。句意：上巳节是中国古代的一个节日，在农历三月初三庆祝。句中谓语是is，空格处用非谓语动词，festival和celebrate之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，故填celebrated。
57．考查副词。句意：这是中国少数民族的节日，主要是为了驱除邪灵和自然灾害。空格处用副词mainly修饰动词observed，mainly意为“主要”，故填mainly。
58．考查名词的复数。句意：关于这个节日的真正起源有很多故事。many后跟名词的复数，故填stories。
59．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：另一些人说，它来自于在河里洗澡以摆脱邪恶的习俗。句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语it是第三人称单数，因此空格处用第三人称单数，故填comes。
60．考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：为后人在江畔设宴祈福是汉代增加的。设宴祈福是被增加，句子用被动语态，且由“in the Han Dynasty”可知，句子时态用一般过去时，因此空格处是一般过去时的被动语态，主语“The feast and praying”是复数，因此空格处是were added，故填were added。
61．考查强调句。句意：魏晋以后，这一事件发展成为三月三。由“It was”和句意可知，句子是强调句，结构是“it is/was+被强调的部分+that/who+其他部分”，被强调的是“after the Wei and Jin dynasties”，是时间，因此空格处是that，故填that。
62．考查冠词。句意：明清以后，春游发展为徒步旅行和听唱诗班音乐等活动。outing是可数名词，且表泛指，前面需加不定冠词，spring是辅音音素开头，因此不定冠词用a，故填a。
63．考查不定式。句意：对壮族来说，3月3日是年轻人唱歌寻找真爱的节日。it is a festival for sb. to do意为“是某人做某事的节日”，因此空格处是不定式，故填to sing。
64．考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：自1983年起，广西各地每年都在这一天举行歌唱活动。由“Since 1983”可知，句子时态用现在完成时，且节日活动是被举行，因此空格处是现在完成时的被动语态，主语festivals是复数，因此空格处是have been held，故填have been held。
65．考查介词。句意：壮族人认为大米有益健康，彩绘鸡蛋被视为爱情的象征。sth. be seen as是固定短语，意为“某物被认为是……”，因此空格处用介词as，表示“作为”，故填as。
第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动的过程；
2. 收获与感想。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Getting to Know the Plants Around Us
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【参考范文】
Getting to Know the Plants Around Us
Last weekend, I participated in a “Getting to Know the Plants Around Us” activity organised by our Students’ Union.
The activity began with a lecture by a local botanist, who taught us about the different characteristics and uses of various plant species. We then went on a natural walk to observe and collect samples of different plants. Throughout the event, I was struck by the incredible variety of plants that exist in our world and learned about plants that are used for medical purposes, as well as those that provide food and shelter for animals. I also gained a greater appreciation for the role that plants play in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.
Overall, it was a valuable and enriching experience.
【解析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为校英文报写篇报道，介绍上周末校学生会组织“认识我们身边的植物”活动。
1. 词汇积累
参与：participate in → attend
开始：begin → start
观察，调查：observe → survey
震惊：strike → astonish/surprise
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句： Last weekend, I participated in a “Getting to Know the Plants Around Us” activity organised by our Students’ Union.
拓展句： Last weekend, I participated in a “Getting to Know the Plants Around Us” activity organised by our Students’ Union, which benefited me a lot.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The activity began with a lecture by a local botanist, who taught us about the different characteristics and uses of various plant species.（运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Throughout the event, I was struck by the incredible variety of plants that exist in our world and learned about plants that are used for medical purposes, as well as those that provide food and shelter for animals.（运用了一般过去时的被动语态和定语从句）
第二节 （满分25分）
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。
On Saturday, we gathered at the hall to witness the award ceremony for the senior scouts (童子军). Receiving an award on such a day was a great honor for any scout, and all desired to be the scout selected to give the summary of the year’s activities for the association.
I was not the one selected to give the summary and for that, I was grateful. I could hardly stand in front of a large crowd to make a speech, but Sean could. He was selected to do the honor because he was the President of the Boy Scouts for schools. My job was much simpler. Being the Vice-President, I was very much behind the scenes, content to ensure that everything was in smooth running order.
It was an hour to go before the ceremony began, and I had put the finishing touches to the stage. Walking down the stage, I saw my teammates in a state of panic. When they saw me, they ran to me to tell me that Sean met with a traffic accident and would not make it to the award ceremony. Someone else had to give the summary. All of them looked hopefully at me, and I could feel my knees beginning to collapse.
All their arguments against my unwillingness were valid. I had a copy of the speech as well as the benefit of having seen Sean rehearse (排练) it. I was the Vice-President and therefore should take his place. Finally, I was firmly told not to decline any longer and they said that they were convinced that I would do the right thing. I sank down onto the floor, totally shocked by the situation.
I knew I was not a confident speaker, and the thought of presenting a summary in front of so many distinguished guests horrified me. To think that the fame of the scouts would take a beating because of me! The burden of responsibility troubled me greatly.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
But there was really no way out of the situation.
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As I stood on the stage, my heart beat violently.
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【参考范文】One possible version:
But there was really no way out of the situation. In the end, I quickly rehearsed the speech and got ready to go on stage for the presentation. I looked calm and collected but inside, I was a trembling mass of jelly. Although they kept encouraging me, I still felt very worried that my poor performance would cost us the opportunity to win an award. Not long after, I was called to do the presentation. Having butterflies in my stomach, I walked onto the stage.
As I stood on the stage, my heart beat violently. My face turned pale, and my mind went blank. I could not remember what I was supposed to say. I was at a loss what to do when I saw my teammates smiling at me with trustful looks. It was then that I realized that I should try my best for our team. Instantly, I reorganized my thoughts, and proceeded to speak into the microphone. When I was finished, all my teammates stood up and applauded loudly.
【解析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者作为一个内向，害怕在公开场合讲话的人，由于偶然的机会，不得不在公开场合演讲。描述了作者心理活动的变化及最终在队友的鼓励下成功地完成了演讲。
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但是这种情况下，也没有其他办法了。”可知，第一段可描写作者同意公开演讲及内心的胆怯。
②由第二段首句内容“当我站在舞台上，我的心跳的很厉害”可知，第二段可描写作者的心理活动及克服心理压力成功完成了演讲。
2.续写线索：同意演讲——害怕紧张——受到鼓励——完成演讲——获得称赞
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.鼓励：encourage/inspire/hearten
②.记得：remember/memorize
③.完成：finish/fulfill/complete
情绪类
①.担忧的：feel worried/ feel concerned
②.茫然：be at a loss/be all at sea
【点睛】[高分句型1] I could not remember what I was supposed to say.（运用了what引导的宾语从句作 remember的宾语。）
[高分句型2] It was then that I realized that I should try my best for our team.（运用了it was...that强调句型及that引导的宾语从句。）