2024年高考英语一轮复习测试卷新高考II卷01（Word版附解析）

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2024年高考英语一轮复习测试卷 （新高考II卷）
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（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分）
做题时,请先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试题卷上的答案转涂或转填到答题卡上。
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。
1. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A.Brother and sister. B.Wife and husband. C.Strangers.
2.What is Counter Strike?
A. A football. B. A computer game. C. A movie.
3.Who will be responsible for the accident according to the woman?
A.The other driver. B. Dana. C.The man.
4.What did the man do last night?
A. He got married to Barbara.
B. He took part in a formal dance.
C. He proposed to Barbara.
5.Which country may be a new destination for Chinese who want to study abroad?
A. America. B. France. C. England.
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.Which building is a four-story one?
A.The gym. B.The library. C.The fast food restaurant.
7.Where is the noodle shop?
A.It’s just behind the American-style fast food restaurant.
B.It’s across the street from school.
C.It’s next to the gym.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Why does the man look so tired?
A.He surfed the Internet in the classroom for a long time.
B.He carried the overhead projector from the basement to the fifth floor.
C.He had to go to the classroom on the fifth floor.
9.What does the man think has changed education?
A.The overhead projector. B.A multimedia classroom. C.Modern advances.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.When did the woman meet John and Eric?
A. When she did some outdoor activities with some students.
B.When she had a meeting in the Mountain Climbing Club.
C.When she was at Pizza Hut.
11.Who comes from America?
A.John. B.Eric. C.The woman.
12.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. The two guys—John and Eric. B. Jade Mountain. C. Eric and the woman’s date.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.What is the woman’s Plan A?
A. Going to travel around some countries like Thailand,Japan and Malaysia.
B. Going back to her country to see her parents and old friends.
C. Going to the States with some friends.
14.When will the woman ask her parents for the money?
A.When she comes back to the States.
B.When she is probably ill.
C.When it is an emergency.
15.Why does the man think they are going to have a wonderful vacation?
A.They will get together again including Zhang Hua and Li Ming during their vacation.
B.The woman will go to her hometown.
C.They will not spend too much money on their vacation.
16.What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.Friends. B.Brother and sister. C.Mother and son.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Where does the speech take place?
A.On the flight. B.In the waiting hall. C.On the bus.
18.What’s the destination of this flight?
A. China. B. The States. C. Not mentioned.
19.How long will the journey be?
A. 2 hours and 30 minutes. B. 12 hours and 30 minutes. C. 20 hours and 30 minutes.
20.Where can the passengers find Dynasty magazine?
A. In the seat pocket. B. Near the seat belts. C. By the windows.
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)
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（2023·山西太原·统考模拟预测）FIVE UNUSUAL SPORTS
What sports are you into? Football? Tennis? Swimming? If you’re looking for a change, you might like to try one of these.
Octopush
Octopush (or underwater hockey as it’s also known) is a form of hockey that’s played in a swimming pool. Participants wear a mask and snorkel and try to move a puck (水球) across the bottom of a pool. The sport has become popular in countries such as the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. An ability to hold your breath for long periods of time is a definite plus.
Zoobombing
Zoobombing involves riding a children’s bike down a steep hill. The sport originated in the US city of Portland in Oregon in 2002. Participants carry their bikes on the MAX Light Rail and go to the Washington Park station next to Oregon Zoo (which is why it’s called “zoobombing”). From there, they take a lift to the surface, and then ride the mini-bikes down the hills in the area.
Office Chair Racing
Office Chair Racing consists of racing down a hill in office chairs that can reach speeds of up to 30kph. Strict rules are in place for competitors: they’re allowed to fit in-line skate wheels and handles to their chairs, but no motors. “We check each chair carefully in advance,” one of the organisers explained. The participants race in pairs wearing protective padding as they launch themselves from a ramp. Prizes are given to the fastest competitors and also for the best-designed chairs.
Fit 4 Drums
Fit 4 Drums is a new form of cardio-rhythmic exercise. Led by an instructor, the class involves beating a specially-designed drum with two sticks while dancing at the same time. It’s the first group fitness activity where you get to play a drum while getting an intense workout. A sense of rhythm is a definite advantage!
Horse Boarding
Horse Boarding involves being towed behind a horse at 35mph on an off-road skateboard. Professional stuntman Daniel Fowler Prime invented the sport after he strung a rope between his off-road “mountain board” and a horse. Participants stand on a board while holding onto a rope, attempting to maintain their balance as the horse gallops ahead. “The horse rider and the horse have to work together because if they don’t, the horse goes flying,” Daniel explained.
So, which sport would you like to try?
21．What do you need to do if you want to play Octopush?
A．To swim on the surface of the water.
B．To eat enough food before you play Octopush.
C．To play it by the side of the shore.
D．To wear a mask and underwater breathing tube
22．Which activity will you choose if you want to take part in collective fitness?
A．Zoobombing B．Office Chair Racing
C．Fit 4 Drums D．Horse Boarding
23．What proverb does Horse Boarding tell us?
A．One doesn’t have to play well, it’s enough to play better than your opponent.
B．Never let your feet run faster than your shoes.
C．The bigger they come, the harder they fall.
D．Every chess master was once a beginner.
B
（2023·辽宁抚顺·校联考二模）Wildlife photographer Sam Turley and his wife Vera found a two-week-old blesbok (南非白面大羚羊)—whom they named Meme—on her own. She was spotted wandering around on her own after her mother passed away.
The pair took Meme in and raised the animal themselves for seven months before releasing her back out into the wild. Neither of them had ever raised a blesbok before. So it required a huge amount of patience and compassion to keep her fit and healthy but it deserved the effort. Meme would follow Vera wherever she went and sometimes the couple would have a blesbok, a dog and a cat all walking together. In the right areas, the blesbok is a really common antelope to see and is therefore often overlooked and under-appreciated. It was a privilege to be let into the blesbok’s secret world and they learned more about the blesbok than they thought was ever possible.
After releasing Meme back out into the wild, the couple were convinced they would never see her again, until several months later when they were driving around a reserve and happened to come across a herd of blesboks.
Vera called out Meme’s name in the hope of finding Meme. Blesboks all look very similar to one another, which makes it very difficult to distinguish individuals. When Vera started to talk, the herd raised their heads and looked over. Vera continued to call Meme and as all the other blesboks lost interest, one individual held her gaze and ran straight up to her.
After rescuing the lonely animal, Sam and Vera found it extremely emotional to have to release her back out into the wild to fend for herself—even though they knew it was the right thing to do. But after having such a strong bond with an animal, it was really difficult to see her go. They had put so much time, effort and energy into raising her but to see her walking in a herd of blesboks made it all worthwhile.
24．What happened to Meme when she was spotted?
A．She became an orphan. B．She was lost in the forest.
C．She was hunted by a couple. D．She was abandoned by her mother.
25．What was Meme’s life with the couple like?
A．She was rare to be seen outside.
B．She was hard to be artificially fed.
C．She fitted in well with the whole family.
D．She was under-appreciated in the family.
26．Which word can best explain the underlined word “fend” in the last paragraph?
A．Look. B．Care.
C．Search. D．Hunt.
27．Which of the following can best describe the act of rescuing the blesbok?
A．Effortless. B．Unsatisfactory.
C．Rewarding. D．Heartbreaking.
C
（2023·安徽合肥·合肥市第八中学校考模拟预测）Tiny sensory hair cells called stereocilia(静纤毛)located in your inner ear are responsible for detecting sound. When these become damaged, either by genetic disorders, loud sounds or old age, it can lead to hearing difficulties and even deafness.
Now, in a series of experiments on mice, researchers based at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Sheffield have identified a protein that can be delivered to these hair cells in order to stimulate their growth. “Our discovery shows that hair cell function can be restored in certain cells,” said Dr Uri Manor, assistant research professor and director of the Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Core at Salk.
Stereocilia hair cells are found throughout the cochlea(耳蜗). Regions of the cochlea that sense low frequencies have longer stereocilia, while regions that sense high frequencies have shorter stereocilia. When sounds enter the ear, they cause fluid within the cochlea to vibrate(振动), which in turn causes the stereocilia to move. These hair cells then send signals to neurons(神经元), which pass on information about the sounds that we are hearing to the brain.
In their previous studies, Manor and Prof Walter Marotti found that the protein EPS8 was involved in determining the length of stereocilia. Without the protein, the growth of the hairs is stunted and they remain very short. For this latest study, the two researchers teamed up to design an experiment to see if adding EPS8 to stereocilia hair cells could stimulate their regrowth and improve hearing in mic. They used a common gene therapy(基因治疗)technique to deliver the protein to the hair cells on the back of a virus. They then investigated the effects using imaging techniques.
The team found that EPS8 increased the length of the stereocilia and restored their function in low-frequency cells, although not enough to restore the hearing of the mice. However, they also found that the cells seemed to lose their ability to regenerate as they aged. The researchers now plan to investigate the action of EPS8 further, with the hope of extending the age range over which it is effective.
28．What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraphs 1 and 2?
A．To reveal causes of hearing problems.
B．To show different functions of stereocilia.
C．To prove the necessity of hearing protection.
D．To introduce the finding of a hearing-improving protein.
29．What does the underlined word “stunted” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Guaranteed. B．Prevented. C．Recorded. D．Reflected.
30．What did the researchers use the gene therapy technique to do?
A．Help mice grow faster. B．Keep viruses from growing.
C．Send EPS8 to stereocilia hair cells D．Remove aged stereocilia hair cells.
31．What do the researchers plan to do?
A．Restore the hearing of the mice. B．Make EPS8 effective in aging cells.
C．Investigate the formation of EPS8. D．Count low-frequency cells of aging mice.
D
（2023·重庆巴南·校联考模拟预测）Map reading, growing fruit and vegetable and basic car service are also more common skills among the baby boomer generation. But according to a new survey, just one in three 18- to 25-year-olds are able to do basic DIY, compared to two-thirds of those aged 58 and over.
Sarah Clarke-Kuehn, Chief Operating Officer-Commercial, said, “The survey findings are so interesting as they highlight a very common incorrect conception related to ‘getting old’.”
When asked at what age they thought developing new skills becomes “difficult”, Gen Z respondents said they were 35 years old, while those aged over 58 believed this number was 63 years old. The belief is that there is a boundary between learning new skills and getting a sense of achievement. But we know that this is just not the case. The benefits in continuing to enjoy life, as well as developing new talents are very significant—both physically and mentally as we grow older.
Neuroscientist and author, Dr Julia Jones, said, “We underestimate our brain’s ability to continue learning. Our brain is the most complex and precise structure in the known universe but we only use a small part of its true potential throughout our lifetimes. To boost continued brain health, we should learn complex and novel skills at all ages. This becomes more important as we age, because these learning experiences help to build new connections between neurons (神经细胞) that maintain intelligence and reduce the risk of future brain decline.”
“Learning languages and musical instruments are believed to be effective at boosting neuroplasticity (神经可塑性) due to their complex nature, but all learning is beneficial and can bring a sense of achievement, purpose and social engagement.”
Dr Jones added. “Find a new hobby and throw yourself into a wonderful learning experience or pick up an old pastime and improve those skills. I’m currently learning to play the guitar and it’s opened up a whole new world of music and fun.”
32．What is mentioned about the young generation in the text?
A．They lose interest in DIY.
B．They have no idea in plants.
C．Many of them lack some basic skills.
D．Many of them own poor reading skills.
33．What does the author imply in paragraph 3?
A．Learning brings a sense of belonging.
B．It is never too late to learn in one’s life.
C．It is necessary to show off one’s talents.
D．The benefits of lifelong learning are temporary.
34．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The significance of knowing the structure of the brain.
B．The difficulties in improving the ability of the brain.
C．The reasons for taking full advantage of the brain.
D．The process of protecting the brain from risk.
35．What is Dr Jones’ attitude to learning musical instruments?
A．Favorable. B．Negative. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear.
第二节  (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
（2023·福建泉州·福建省德化第一中学校联考一模）The days when art was an Olympic sport
Did you know that creating works of art used to be an Olympic competition? 36 In the first year, Walter Winans became the first and the only Olympian to win medals for both art and sports. Despite this seemingly optimistic start, the idea of the arts being included in the Olympic Games soon met with disinterest, finally resulting in the removal of the art competition from the Olympic Games.
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The idea to include art in the Olympics came from Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee, which created the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the arts and sports were linked and was impressed by anyone who had a firm command of both a sport and an artistic discipline(项目).
Why aren’t the arts included in the Olympics today?
For starters, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the arts part of the Olympics. 38 Having artists of average quality competing while only the most competent athletes were allowed to compete created a dramatic divide and gave the impression that the arts were not as important as sports.
Secondly, works of art created had to have sports as the subject matter. 39 Limiting the subjects also contributed to making the arts part of the Olympic Games boring to the general public.
Finally, one of the biggest reasons was that the arts are subjective. Sports can be judged by time and distance, making it easy to determine who is the winner. 40 This difficulty in judging a definite winner resulted in the arts part becoming a non-competitive exhibition that ran for the duration of the Olympic Games.
A．Why was art made an Olympic discipline?
B．What is a discipline in the Olympic Games?
C．This rule made the objects produced seem really boring.
D．The arts, on the other hand, are not quite so easy to judge
E．However, the arts part of the Olympics Games was soon abandoned
F．This means that many famous artists were banned from participating.
G．For 36 years, from 1912 to 1948, artists participated in the Olympic Games.
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)
（2023·辽宁·东北育才学校校考三模）Young boys often dream of superpowers to solve their problems. It was 1933, while the country was still 41 the Great Depression, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster put their 42 down on paper. In the process, they created the world’s most popular superhero, Superman.
Joe was the artist and sketched all the time, 43 out at newsstands absorbed in magazines, especially “Amazing Stories,” and then 44 to recreate them at home. Jerry was the storyteller. The idea of Superman 45 upon him in the middle of a sleepless summer night. When the Superman’s origin story started 46 , he dashed over to Joe’s place and showed it to him. Then they just sat down, and worked straight out.
As is often the case, when we experience something 47 in life, we deal with the feeling through 48 expression. Jerry’s father had died during a robbery. A young child might 49 that experience by wishing something could have 50   it. For Jerry, out came the Man of Steel, who was 51 to bullets and protecting innocent people was his 52 .
The story of Superman has inspired kids for generations. It has 53   their fears and driven their dreams. Most   54   , the Man of Steel has inspired us all to find our superpower and use them to help others. Therefore, the next time you are inspired to 55   a friend from being bullied, or help the widow next door with your superpower smile, thank Joe and Jerry, two awkward high school kids who dreamt up Superman—making the world a little more safe and fair.
41．A．evaluating B．undergoing C．controlling D．overcoming
42．A．concepts B．principles C．ideas D．disputes
43．A．hanging B．working C．running D．figuring
44．A．get out B．stand out C．set out D．put out
45．A．struck B．dawned C．fell D．occurred
46．A．taking action B．taking effect C．taking shape D．taking aim
47．A．tiresome B．tragic C．memorable D．grateful
48．A．creative B．personal C．academic D．skillful
49．A．remember B．commend C．judge D．process
50．A．defeated B．predicted C．prevented D．supported
51．A．subject B．resistant C．sensitive D．accustomed
52．A．responsibility B．belief C．command D．contribution
53．A．shared B．confirmed C．boosted D．calmed
54．A．unexpectedly B．importantly C．fortunately D．obviously
55．A．ban B．help C．save D．facilitate
第二节  (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
（2023春·河南许昌·高三统考期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
Marine biology is the study of the ocean’s plant and animal life. Marine life gives us food, medicine and other raw materials we need. It also supports tourism and provides us with an area of recreation.
56 (difference)forms of life live in various areas of the ocean. Some are limited to coastal and shelf areas, while others live in the open sea.
Coral reefs 57 (find) in the tropical areas of the world, but they can also exist in colder water. Reefs are built by corals and other 58 (animal)that leave calcium on rocks. They are home to 59 vast variety of life forms. About half of the world’s coral reefs, however,are 60 danger because of global warming and a rise in sea temperatures.
Although we do not know very much about 61 kind of life forms exist in deep ocean trenches(深海沟), marine scientists have found a certain type of jellyfish(水母) in the Mariana Trench, the world’s 62 (deep)ocean area. These parts of the ocean 63 (usual)have little or no sunlight and many organisms(生物)here have to produce light 64 (they).
Marine scientists also study how waves and currents affect organisms 65 (live)in the oceans.
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节  (满分15分)
（2023·河南南阳·高三南阳中学校考阶段练习）假设你是李华，受某英文报社委托，就春节期间燃放烟花爆竹的问题在社区进行了一次调查。请你根据以下信息用英语给该报写一篇英语短文，并表达你的观点。内容包括：
(1) 调查内容：对春节期间禁止燃放烟花爆竹的看法；(2) 调查范围：你所在的社区；(3) 调查人数：400；(4) 调查方式：访谈；(5) 调查结果：

注意：
(1) 词数 100 左右；
(2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节  (满分25分)
（2023·浙江绍兴·统考模拟预测）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I’ve spent my adult life as a college professor teaching people how to think more creatively and use more of their brainpower. Interestingly, this lifetime passion was awakened by a casual contest when I was a child.
At a family picnic for employees of the company where my father worked, they held contests for the children — who could blow the biggest bubble-gum (泡泡糖) bubble, who could hop the longest on one leg. I was 13, full of enthusiasm and the spirit of competition, so I threw myself into the contests. The grand finale, the handkerchief-throwing contest, I realize now, was not meant to demonstrate any real skill, but simply for laughs. But it stirred my love of thinking outside the box.
The judge gave each of the dozen children a cloth handkerchief and told us the winner would be the one who threw it the farthest. The first throwers, the little ones, took mighty wind-ups (挥臂动作), but when the cloth left their hands, it opened and fluttered (飘动) to the ground a few inches in front of them. The crowd roared with laughter, and being 13, I didn’t like adults laughing at us.
So it made me angry to see the kids throwing harder when the handkerchief always opened, caught the air and died. The secret was not to throw harder but to keep the cloth from opening. Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would drive the cloth at least farther than the others, and when they separated, people might not notice a small rock landing in the grass. I had a good chance of getting away with it, but I didn’t want to win by cheating. What I really wanted to do was to show them that a kid could beat them at their own game. I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. Like a rock! That was it! But the question was how.
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。
Paragraph 1: I was thinking really hard when suddenly a good idea struck me.
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Paragraph 2: “It’s just the handkerchief,” the judge declared, holding it up and untying the knots (结).
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第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分）
答案：1~5 CBABB 6~10 BABCA 11~15 AABCA 16~20 AABBA
听力原文：
Text 1
M：Excuse me,is anybody sitting here?
W:No...no,here,let me move my purse from the chair.
M:Oh,thank you.
Text 2
W:Hello,Sam,another weekend is coming.What are you going to do on Saturday evening?
M:I’m not sure.Any idea?
W：Try the game Counter Strike.It is very fascinating.
M:Oh,really?I’ll try it.But I’m afraid it will do harm to my eyes after looking at the screen for a long time.
Text 3
W：Dana had a little accident last week in her new car.
M:Really?Was anybody hurt?Was there much damage?
W:No,it was really a small accident and everybody was fine.It was the other driver’s fault.
Text 4
M:I have a surprising news for you.
W：What’s it?
M:Barbara is getting married.
W:Who’s the lucky guy?
M:Jason.He proposed last night at the formal dance.
Text 5
W：Nowadays English-speaking countries are no longer the only destinations for Chinese who want to study abroad.
M:You’re right.An increasing number of Chinese students have applied to non-English countries like Germany,for example.
Text 6
M:Excuse me.Could you tell me how to get to the library?
W：Yes,sure.Just go straight ahead,and when you get to the gym,you’ll see a four-story building next to it.That’s the library.
M:Thanks.I think I can find it. By the way,is there a place around here where I can get a quick bite?
W:Well,there’s an American-style fast food restaurant across the street from school.
M:Thanks.But I’d really prefer Chinese food.
W:Well,there’s a noodle shop right behind the fast food restaurant.
M:OK.Thanks for your help.
W:My pleasure.Take care.
Text 7
W：Hi,Mike,you look tired.What’s up?
M:Professor Lin asked me to carry the overhead projector from the AV Room to the classroom.So I carried it from the basement to the fifth floor.
W:Why didn’t you take the elevator?
M:I was going to,but I saw a sign that said,“For teachers and handicapped only.”
W:Since you were carrying something heavy,I think you could use the elevator.
M:Don’t worry about it;I’ll live.By the way,how were your classes today?
W:Super.We surfed online in our Geography class.
M:Sounds great.Modern advances definitely have changed education for the better.
W:Oh,yes.I’ve been told that there is a multimedia classroom on the third floor.
M:It’s hard to imagine what school will be like in the future.
Text 8
M:Alice,where did you meet those guys we were talking with last night at Pizza Hut?
W:Oh,you mean John and Eric?Once I climbed Jade Mountain with the students in the Mountain Climbing Club,and I met them there.They are very interesting.
M:Yes.How about that American guy?
W:I’d never met him before.Eric told me that he’s his new roommate this year.
M:It seemed that you and Eric are very good friends.
W:I guess you may say so.After coming back from Jade Mountain,we dated several times.We had a great time together,but we aren’t going steady or anything like that.
M:Why not?He’s kind of handsome and intelligent.
W:He’s a lot of fun to be with,but we can’t talk about anything heavy.
M:I know exactly what you mean.How about the other guy,John?
W:I don’t really know him very well.He seems to be pretty quiet and shy.Why do you ask?
M:Because I sat with him on the bus on our way home last night.I was very impressed by his sense of humor.
Text 9
M:Do you have any plans for the vacation?
W:In fact,I’ve got too many plans and I can’t make up my mind.
M:Well,maybe I can help.What are your plans?
W:OK,listen.Plan A—I go back to the States and spend some time with my parents,and also visit my old friends.I miss them a lot.Plan B—Travel around nearby countries like Thailand,Japan,Malaysia...
M:Wait,wait,and wait!How much money do you plan to spend on your Big Adventure?Be realistic!We don’t make much money ourselves.
W:You’re right.My parents will send me the money,if I beg.But I’m really too old now to ask them for any money,except in an emergency.
M:Then,what’s your Plan C?
W:Well!My Plan C is top-secret.I can’t tell you now.
M:OK.You don’t have to tell me your top-secret.But maybe you can spend some time with me in my hometown.
W:You’re so kind.Actually,visiting you in your hometown is part of my Plan C.
M:After your stay in my hometown,we can visit Zhang Hua together.
W:Then the three of us can visit Li Ming,right?It’s very much like my Plan C.
M:Let’s discuss this idea with Zhang Hua and Li Ming togegher tonight.Wow!It sounds like we’re going to have a wonderful vacation.
Text 10
Good morning,Ladies and Gentlemen.This is your purser Mary Lee speaking.Welcome aboard this flight from China to the USA.The flying time is twelve hours and thirty minutes.To be at your service is an honor for Captain and his crew.Besides,we would like to inform you that according to the regulation,personal eletronic devices are forbidden to use during taking off and landing.For detailed information,please refer to “Welcome aboard”section on Page of Dynasty magazine in your seat pocket.We appreciate your cooperation.
Now please fasten your seat belts and don’t smoke until the “No smoking”sign goes off
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)
A
21．D 22．C 23．B
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了五项不同寻常的运动。
【详解】21.细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“Octopush”定位到Octopush中的“Participants wear a mask and snorkel and try to move a puck (水球) across the bottom of a pool.(参与者戴上口罩和通气管，试图将冰球移过游泳池底部)”可知，如果你想玩Octopush，你需要戴口罩和水下呼吸管，故选D项。
22.细节理解题。 根据题干中的关键词“ collective fitness”定位到Fit 4 Drums中的“ It’s the first group fitness activity where you get to play a drum while getting an intense workout.(这是第一个集体健身活动，你可以在高强度锻炼的同时打鼓)”可知，如果你想参加集体运动，你可以选择Fit 4 Drums。故选C项。
23.推理判断题。根据题干中的“Horse Boarding”可定位在Horse Boarding部分中的最后一句“The horse rider and the horse have to work together because if they don’t, the horse goes flying,” Daniel explained.(“骑手和马必须一起工作，因为如果他们不这样做，马就会飞起来。”丹尼尔解释说)”可推知，Horse Boarding这个运动告诉我们要想成功，需要认真对待，坚持到底，符合B项的谚语“行百里者半九十”。故选B项。
B
24．A 25．C 26．B 27．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。野生动物摄影师Sam和妻子Vera救了一只两周龄的南非白面大羚羊并为其取名Meme，七个月后把她成功放归野外，几个月后再次与她意外相遇。
24．推理判断题。根据第一段“Wildlife photographer Sam Turley and his wife Vera found a two-week-old blesbok (南非白面大羚羊)—whom they named Meme—on her own. She was spotted wandering around on her own after her mother passed away. (野生动物摄影师萨姆·特利和他的妻子维拉发现了一只两周大的南非白面大羚羊独自（呆着），他们给它取名为Meme。在她母亲去世后，有人看到她独自四处游荡。)”可知，野生动物摄影师Sam和他妻子Vera发现了一只南非白面大羚羊独自在周围游荡，她的母亲已经去世。所以Meme在被发现时成了孤儿。故选A项。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段第四句“Meme would follow Vera wherever she went and sometimes the couple would have a blesbok, a dog and a cat all walking together. (无论薇拉走到哪里，Meme都会跟着她，有时，这对夫妇会带着一只南非白面大羚羊、一只狗和一只猫一起散步。)”可知，Meme在这个家里很适应。故选C项。
26．词句推测题。根据划线词所在句“After rescuing the lonely animal, Sam and Vera found it extremely emotional to have to release her back out into the wild to fend for herself—even though they knew it was the right thing to do. (在拯救了这只孤独的动物之后，山姆和维拉发现，不得不把她放回野外让她自己fend，这让他们非常激动——尽管他们知道这是一件正确的事情。)”，及上下文可知，夫妇俩把一个两周龄的南非白面大羚羊救回并抚养长大，最终要放归大自然，目的是让它能自己照顾自己，此处fend意为“照看，照料”，与Care意思相近，故选B项。
27．推理判断题。根据第二段第三句“So it required a huge amount of patience and compassion to keep her fit and healthy but it deserved the effort. (所以这需要极大的耐心和同情心来保持她的健康，但这是值得的。)”，第二段最后一句“It was a privilege to be let into the blesbok’s secret world and they learned more about the blesbok than they thought was ever possible. (被允许进入南非白面大羚羊的秘密世界是一种特权，他们对南非白面大羚羊的了解比他们想象的要多。)”，以及最后一段最后一句“They had put so much time, effort and energy into raising her but to see her walking in a herd of blesboks made it all worthwhile. (他们花了那么多的时间、精力和精力来抚养她，但看到她在一群南非白面大羚羊中行走，这一切都值得了。)”可知，救下这只南非白面大羚羊以及之后的一切付出都是值得的，故选C项。
C
28．D 29．B 30．C 31．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家发现了一种对恢复静纤毛功能的蛋白质。
28．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Tiny sensory hair cells called stereocilia(静纤毛)located in your inner ear are responsible for detecting sound. When these become damaged, either by genetic disorders, loud sounds or old age, it can lead to hearing difficulties and even deafness.”（位于内耳的被称为静纤毛的微小感觉毛细胞负责探测声音。当这些受损时，无论是由于遗传疾病，过大的声音还是年纪变老，都可能导致听力困难甚至耳聋。）可知，第一段介绍了静纤毛的概念和作用为提出发现做铺垫，根据第二段第一句“Now, in a series of experiments on mice, researchers based at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Sheffield have identified a protein that can be delivered to these hair cells in order to stimulate their growth.”（现在，在对老鼠进行的一系列实验中，索尔克生物研究所和谢菲尔德大学的研究人员已经确定了一种蛋白质，可以传递给这些毛细胞，以刺激它们的生长。）可知，第二段介绍了一个新的发现。由此判断，第一、二段介绍了一种能改善听力的蛋白质的研究。故选D。
29．词义猜测题。第四段提到“In their previous studies, Manor and Prof Walter Marotti found that the protein EPS8 was involved in determining the length of stereocilia.”（在之前的研究中，马诺和沃尔特·马罗蒂教授发现EPS8蛋白参与决定直立纤毛的长度。）及“. . . they remain very short”（它们仍然很短）由此判断，EPS8决定静纤毛的长度，没有它的话，静纤毛的发育长度也很短，说明EPS8会抑制静纤毛的生长。B项prevent“阻止”符合文意。故选B。
30．细节理解题。根据第四段“They used a common gene therapy(基因治疗)technique to de-liver the protein to the hair cells on the back of a virus. They then investigated the effects using imaging techniques.”（他们使用了一种常见的基因治疗技术，将蛋白质传递到病毒背后的毛细胞中。然后，他们用成像技术研究了这些影响。）由此判断，该项基因治疗是可以可以将EPS8传递到静纤毛毛发细胞中的。故选C。
31．推理判断题。第五段提到“The researchers now plan to investigate the action of EPS8 further, with the hope of extending the age range over which it is effective.”（研究人员现在计划进一步研究EPS8的作用，希望能扩大其有效的年龄范围。）由此判断，研究人员希望能够扩大EPS8的的年龄使用范围，使其对衰老的细胞也有效果。故选B。
D
32．C 33．B 34．C 35．A
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要随着年龄的增长，继续享受生活以及发展新的才能的好处是非常重要的——无论是身体上还是精神上。
32．细节理解题。由文章第一段“Map reading, growing fruit and vegetable and basic car service are also more common skills among the baby boomer generation. But according to a new survey, just one in three 18- to 25-year-olds are able to do basic DIY, compared to two-thirds of those aged 58 and over.(阅读地图、种植水果和蔬菜以及基本的汽车服务也是婴儿潮一代更常见的技能。但根据一项新的调查，只有三分之一的18至25岁的人能够做基本的DIY，而58岁及以上的人中这一比例为三分之二。)”可知，年轻一代人很多人不会阅读地图、种植水果和蔬菜以及基本的汽车服务这些基本技能。故选C。
33．推理判断题。由文章第三段中“When asked at what age they thought developing new skills becomes “difficult”, Gen Z respondents said they were 35 years old, while those aged over 58 believed this number was 63 years old. (当被问及他们认为在什么年龄发展新技能变得“困难”时，Z世代受访者表示他们35岁，而58岁以上的人则认为这个数字是63岁。)”以及“The benefits in continuing to enjoy life, as well as developing new talents are very significant—both physically and mentally as we grow older.(随着年龄的增长，继续享受生活以及培养新才能的好处在身体和精神上都非常重要。)”可知，人们认为人的一生学习永远不会太迟，总要培养新才能。故选B。
34．主旨大意题。由文章第四段“Neuroscientist and author, Dr Julia Jones, said, “We underestimate our brain’s ability to continue learning. Our brain is the most complex and precise structure in the known universe but we only use a small part of its true potential throughout our lifetimes. To boost continued brain health, we should learn complex and novel skills at all ages. This becomes more important as we age, because these learning experiences help to build new connections between neurons (神经细胞) that maintain intelligence and reduce the risk of future brain decline.”(神经科学家兼作家Julia Jones博士说：“我们低估了我们大脑继续学习的能力。我们的大脑是已知宇宙中最复杂、最精确的结构，但我们一生只使用了它真正潜力的一小部分。为了促进大脑的持续健康，我们应该在各个年龄段学习复杂而新颖的技能。随着年龄的增长，这一点变得越来越重要，因为这些学习经验有助于建立新的认知能力。”神经元之间的相互作用，维持智力并降低未来大脑衰退的风险。”)”可知，充分利用大脑有很多好处，这一段对此利用大脑的原因进行了解释。故选C。
35．推理判断题。由文章第最后一段中“I’m currently learning to play the guitar and it’s opened up a whole new world of music and fun.”(我目前正在学习弹吉他，这打开了一个全新的音乐和乐趣世界。”)”可知，琼斯博士认为学习乐器很有好处，可见，琼斯博士对此是赞许的。故选A。

第二节  (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
36．G 37．A 38．F 39．C 40．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了创作艺术作品是奥林匹克运动的项目的相关历史以及阐述了为什么今天的奥运会不包括艺术项目的原因。
36．根据前文“Did you know that creating works of art used to be an Olympic competition?(你知道创作艺术作品曾经是一项奥林匹克竞赛吗？)”可知，此处指出创作艺术作品曾经是奥林匹克竞赛的项目。G选项“For 36 years, from 1912 to 1948, artists participated in the Olympic Games.(从1912年到1948年的36年间，艺术家们参加了奥运会。)”中指出艺术家们参加奥运会。artists与前文的creating works of art相呼应。故选G。
37．根据后文“Coubertin believed that the arts and sports were linked and was impressed by anyone who had a firm command of both a sport and an artistic discipline(项目).( Coubertin相信艺术和体育是联系在一起的，他对任何既精通体育又精通艺术的人都印象深刻。)”回答了为什么艺术会成为奥运项目。A选项“Why was art made an Olympic discipline?( 为什么艺术会成为奥运项目?)”符合语境。故选A。
38．根据前文“For starters, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the arts part of the Olympics .(首先，只有业余选手才被允许参加奥运会艺术部分的比赛。)”可知，只有业余选手才被允许参加奥运会。后文应该提到该项规定造成的影响。F选项“This means that many famous artists were banned from participating.(这意味着许多著名艺术家被禁止参加。)”指出，由于只有业余选手才被允许参加奥运会，这意味着许多著名艺术家被禁止参加。故选F。
39．根据前文“Secondly, works of art created had to have sports as the subject matter. (其次，创作的艺术作品必须以体育为题材。)”指出，创作艺术作品必须要以体育为题材，由此该项规则对作品进行了限制。C选项“This rule made the objects produced seem really boring.(这个规则让制作出来的作品看起来很无聊。)”承接前文，指出前文限定规则后导致作品看起来无聊，符合语境。故选C。
40．根据前文“Finally, one of the biggest reasons was that the arts are subjective. (最后，最大的原因之一是艺术是主观的。)”可知，由于艺术是主观的，所以很难去判定。以及“Sports can be judged by time and distance, making it easy to determine who is the winner. (运动可以用时间和距离来评判，因此很容易决定谁是赢家。)”可知，后文应该与此形成对应。D选项“The arts, on the other hand, are not quite so easy to judge.(另一方面，艺术就不那么容易判断了。)”与段首呼应的同时，与前文形成对应，符合语境。故选D。
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)
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．C 45．B 46．C 47．B 48．A 49．D 50．C 51．B 52．A 53．D 54．B 55．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Jerry Siegel和Joe Shuster创造出了超人的原因以及意义。
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那是1933年，当时国家还在经历大萧条，杰里·西格尔和乔·舒斯特把他们的想法写在了纸上。A. evaluating评估；B. undergoing经历；C. controlling控制；D. overcoming克服。由下文“the Great Depression,”可知，1933年，当时国家还在经历大萧条，故选B。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是1933年，当时国家还在经历大萧条，杰里·西格尔和乔·舒斯特把他们的想法写在了纸上。A. concepts概念；B. principles原则；C. ideas主意；D. disputes争论。由下文“In the process, they created the world’s most popular superhero, Superman.(在这个过程中，他们创造了世界上最受欢迎的超级英雄——超人。)”可知，杰里·西格尔和乔·舒斯特创造了超人，所以说他们很有想法，由此可知，此处指将想法写在纸上，故选C。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：乔是个艺术家，他总是在画素描，经常在报摊上看杂志，尤其是《神奇的故事》 ，然后开始在家里重新创作。A. hanging悬挂；B. working工作；C. running经营；D. figuring认为。由下文“out at newsstands absorbed in magazines, especially “Amazing Stories,”可知，hang out固定搭配，意为“消磨时光；闲逛”，此处指乔在报摊上看杂志来消磨时光，故选A。
44．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：乔是个艺术家，他总是在画素描，经常在报摊上看杂志，尤其是《神奇的故事》 ，然后开始在家里重新创作。A. get out出去；B. stand out突出；C. set out出发；D. put out熄灭。由下文“to recreate them at home.”可知，乔在报摊上看完杂志后，开始重新在家里创作，故选C。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意： 在一个无眠的夏夜，他突然想到了超人。A. struck击打；B. dawned变得明朗；开始清楚；C. fell落下；D. occurred发生。由下文“upon him in the middle of a sleepless summer night.”可知，他突然想到了超人，dawn upon sb.固定搭配，意为“突然想到了”故选B。
46．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当超人的起源故事开始形成，他冲到乔的地方，并显示给他。A. taking action采取行动；B. taking effect生效；C. taking shape形成；D. taking aim瞄准。由下文“he dashed over to Joe’s place and showed it to him.”可知，在超人的起源故事开始形成后，他展示给乔，故选C。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通常情况下，当我们经历生活中的悲剧时，我们通过创造性的表达来处理这种感觉。A. tiresome令人厌烦的；B. tragic悲惨的；C. memorable难忘的；D. grateful感恩的。由第一段提到的当时国家经历大萧条可知，此处指生活是悲惨的，故选B。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通常情况下，当我们经历生活中的悲剧时，我们通过创造性的表达来处理这种感情。A. creative有创造力的；B. personal个人的；C. academic学术的；D. skillful熟练的。根据第一段中“In the process, they created the world’s most popular superhero, Superman.”可知，Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster 创造了超人，由此可知，此处指通过创造性的表达来处理悲痛的感情，故选A。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个年幼的孩子可能希望某些事情可以阻止这种经历，以此来消化自己这种（悲痛）经历。A. remember记住；B. commend赞扬；C. judge评判；D. process加工；处理。由上文“Jerry’s father had died during a robbery.”和“we deal with the feeling”指出Jerry的父亲在一次抢劫中丧生，所以作为孩子，Jerry通过设计超级英雄的人物来阻止这类事情发生，这是他处理自己这种悲痛经历的方法，此处process和deal with同义，故选D。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个年幼的孩子可能希望某些事情可以阻止这种经历，以此来消化自己这种（悲痛）经历。A. defeated打败；B. predicted预测；C. prevented预防；D supported支持。由上文“by wishing something could have”可知，Jerry设计超级英雄是希望可以阻止一些悲惨事情的发生，故选C。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于杰瑞来说，钢铁侠出现了，他能抵御子弹，保护无辜的人是他的责任。A. subject隶属的；B. resistant抵制的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. accustomed习惯的。由下文“bullets and protecting innocent people”和常识可知，钢铁侠能抵御子弹，故选B。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：对于杰瑞来说，钢铁侠出现了，他能抵御子弹，保护无辜的人是他的责任。A. responsibility责任；B. belief不信任；C. command命令；D. contribution贡献。由上文“protecting innocent people was his”可知，保护无辜的人是钢铁侠的责任。故选A。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它平息了他们的恐惧，激励了他们的梦想。A. shared分享；B. confirmed确认；C. boosted增加；D. calmed使平静下来；平息。由上文“The story of Superman has inspired kids for generations.”和下文“their fears”可知，超人能平息孩子的恐惧，故选D。
54．考查副词词义辨析。句意： 最重要的是，钢铁侠激励了我们所有人去发现我们的超能力并用它们来帮助他人。A. unexpectedly无法预料地；B. importantly重要地；C. fortunately幸运的是；D. obviously显然地。由下文“the Man of Steel has inspired us all to find our superpower and use them to help others.”可知，上文提到了超人能平息孩子的恐惧，此处是更进一步说钢铁侠的作用，所以应用更重要的是，为more importantly，故选B。
55．考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，下一次当你受到鼓舞，想要拯救朋友免受欺凌，或者想要用你超能力的微笑帮助隔壁的寡妇时，要感谢乔和杰瑞，他们是两个笨拙的高中生，他们想出了超人——让世界变得更安全和公平一点。A. ban禁止；B. help帮助；C. save节省；D. facilitate促进。由下文“a friend from being bullied”可知，此处指拯救朋友免受欺凌，故选C。
第二节  (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56．Different 57．are found 58．animals 59．a 60．in 61．what 62．deepest 63．usually 64．themselves 65．living
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了海洋科学的研究及意义。
56．考查形容词。句意：不同形式的生命生活在海洋的不同区域。该空修饰后面名词forms(形式)，故填形容词Different，意为“不同的”，作定语。故答案为Different。
57．考查时态语态。句意：珊瑚礁在世界的热带地区被发现，但它们也可以存在于较冷的水域。分析句子结构可知，该空是句子谓语。结合句意和can可知，本句讲的是一般事实，故句子用一般现在时，主语Coral reefs是复数，且与find(发现)是被动关系，故用一般现在时的被动语态。故答案为are found。
58．考查名词。句意：珊瑚礁是由珊瑚和其它在岩石上留下钙的动物形成的。other 其他的，后接名词复数；animal(动物)为可数名词，故变为复数形式animals。故答案为animals。
59．考查冠词。句意：它们是各种各样生命形式的家园。固定短语a variety of 意为“多种多样的”，句中vast修饰variety，故填不定冠词a。故答案为a。
60．考查介词。句意：然而，由于全球变暖和海水温度上升，世界上大约一半的珊瑚礁处于危险之中。固定短语in danger意为“处于危险中”，符合语境，故填介词in。故答案为in。
61．考查代词。句意：虽然我们对深海海沟中存在什么样的生命形式并不十分了解，但海洋科学家在世界上最深的海洋区域马里亚纳海沟中发现了某种水母。分析句子结构可知，about后为宾语从句，what kind of意为“什么样的”，故答案为what。
62．考查形容词。句意：虽然我们对深海海沟中存在什么样的生命形式并不十分了解，但海洋科学家在世界上最深的海洋区域马里亚纳海沟中发现了某种水母。形容词deep意为“深的”。此处指世界上最深的海洋区域，故填形容词deep的最高级，故答案为deepest。
63．考查副词。句意：海洋的这些部分通常很少或没有阳光，这里的许多生物必须自己发光。该空修饰动词have(有)，故用副词usually(通常)，作状语。故答案为usually。
64．考查反身代词。句意：海洋的这些部分通常很少或没有阳光，这里的许多生物必须自己发光。该句指很多这里的生物不得不自己产生光，故填反身代词themselves，意为“它们自己”，代替many organisms。故答案为themselves。
65．考查非谓语动词。句意：海洋科学家还研究波浪和洋流如何影响生活在海洋中的生物。分析句子结构可知，study后为宾语从句，该从句谓语是affect，故空格处在从句中为非谓语动词，作后置定语，修饰名词organisms(生物)，organisms与live(生活)是主动关系，故为现在分词living。故答案为living。
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节  (满分15分)
Recently a survey has been conducted about whether fireworks and crackers should be banned during the Spring Festival in our community. In this survey, 400 citizens were interviewed.
The survey shows that 90 percent of the citizens subscribe to this idea. In their opinion, setting off fireworks and crackers can result in serious environmental pollution, such as air pollution and noise pollution. Additionally, it easily causes fires. However, 10 percent hold a different idea. From their point of view, setting off fireworks and crackers, which can add to the atmosphere of the festival, is a traditional way to celebrate the Spring Festival.
As for me, for our living environment, we should ban setting off fireworks and crackers and adopt other ways of celebrating the festival
【导语】本篇书面表达属于图表作文。假设你是李华，受某英文报社委托，就春节期间燃放烟花爆竹的问题在社区进行了一次调查。请你根据以下信息用英语给该报写一篇英语短文，并表达你的观点。
【详解】1.词汇积累
表明：show→suggest
在他们看来：in their opinion→from their perspective
导致：result in→lead to
此外：additionally→furthermore
2.句式拓展
合并句子
原句：Recently a survey has been conducted about whether fireworks and crackers should be banned during the Spring Festival in our community. In this survey, 400 citizens were interviewed.
拓展句：Recently a survey, where 400 citizens were interviewed, has been conducted about whether fireworks and crackers should be banned during the Spring Festival in our community.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Recently a survey has been conducted about whether fireworks and crackers should be banned during the Spring Festival in our community.（运用了whether引导宾语从句）
【高分句型2】From their point of view, setting off fireworks and crackers, which can add to the atmosphere of the festival, is a traditional way to celebrate the Spring Festival.（运用了which引导非限制性定语从句）
第二节  (满分25分)
 I was thinking really hard when suddenly a good idea struck me. I secretly tied knot after knot until it was the size of a little rock. When it was my turn, there were a dozen cloth handkerchiefs littering the ground. I took a long wind-up, and the balled handkerchief rocketed off into the trees approximately 60 feet away. The emcee stared at me, with narrowed eyes, shocked, and then ran to locate the balled handkerchief. Before the emcee found my handkerchief, a man said, “He must have cheated.”
   “It’s just the handkerchief,” the judge declared, holding it up and untying the knots (结). “We didn’t say he couldn’t tie it.” The adults burst into applause and I felt proud and thrilled. But it was more than that. What I learned from this contest was the secret to creative thinking. If you want to maximize your brainpower, you can’t accept rules at face value. You should think deeply about the rules, use your imagination as much as possible, and be creative to do what the rules require, so that you can break the rules and be innovative.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者作为一名大学教授，教导人们如何更有创造性地思考，如何更多地利用他们的脑力，作者一生的这种激情是在小时候的一次偶然的比赛中被唤醒的，作者回忆了那次比赛，那是一个扔手帕的比赛，谁扔得最远谁就赢，孩子们用力扔的时候手帕总是打开，秘诀不在于用力扔，而在于不让布张开，作者原本想在手帕里藏个石头，但是他不想作弊，他得让手帕像石头一样飞起来。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我正在苦苦思索，突然想到一个好主意。”可知，第一段可描写作者的好主意是什么以及所取得的结果。
②由第二段首句内容“‘这只是手帕，’法官说着举起手帕，解开了上面的结。”可知，第二段可描写作者的收获。
2.续写线索：打结——手帕飞得很远——主持人盯着作者——有人怀疑作者作弊——主持人解释只有手帕而已——观众鼓掌——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①打结：tie knot after knot/kink knot after knot
②高速飞走：rocket off/fly away swiftly
③盯着：stare at/gaze at
情绪类
①震惊的：shocked/astonished
②兴奋的：thrilled/excited
【点睛】[高分句型1] When it was my turn, there were a dozen cloth handkerchiefs littering the ground. (由when引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] What I learned from this contest was the secret to creative thinking. (由what引导的主语从句)