乌兰浩特第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份乌兰浩特第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)，共18页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
A series f trains between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day add extra fun, especially fr families. Here are fur hliday trips t celebrate the seasn. All abard!
Cascade Canyn Winter Train
This memrable five-hur steam (蒸汽) train ride takes passengers thrugh the snwy ps f the Rckies and remte wilderness f San Juan Natinal Frest. Enjy a fireside lunch r a hike alng the picture-like Animus River during yur hur-lng stp.
Aurra Winter Train
This seasnal train heads nrth frm Anchrage t Denali, America’s highest muntain. Yu can stp after three hurs at Talkeetna t ski dwn the muntain r cntinue n fr anther nine hurs t Fairbanks fr sme breathtaking nrthern lights viewing. Trains leave every Saturday mrning, with return trips every Sunday.
Amtrak Califrnia Zephyr
Lng-distance train trippers lve the Zephyr in any seasn, but winter adds the attractin f pretty snw utside the windw as yu g ver the Rckies. Departing daily all winter frm bth Chicag and San Francisc, the 51-hur jurney ffers htel-level service in a bedrm with a private bathrm and shwer. Or, break up the trip with stps t sleep and ski in Denver r Salt Lake City.
The Plar Express
The Plar Express, a Caldectt Medal-winning children’s bk and Tm Hanks’ mvie, is re-created in 40 Plar Express rides in 24 states, putting mre than a millin annual passengers in train seats. The stry is read and perfrmed by nbard actrs, while Santa and dancing chefs wh serve ht chclate and treats add t the fun n the way t the “Nrth Ple”. Mst f the rides will take yu t scenic places like the Grand Canyn, Munt Rainier, and the Catskills.
1．Hw lng des Cascade Canyn Winter Train stp at the Animus River?
A. One hur.
B. Three hurs.
C. Five hurs.
D. Nine hurs.
2．Which train runs between Anchrage and Fairbanks?
A. The Plar Express.
B. Amtrak Califrnia Zephyr.
C. Aurra Winter Train.
D. Cascade Canyn Winter Train.
3．What can passengers d in the Plar Express rides?
A. Enjy a fireside lunch.
B. See live perfrmances.
C. Ck meals with Santa.
D. Watch Tm Hanks’ mvies.
Ggle c-funders Larry Page and Sergey Brin began t declare very strange plans every April Fl’s Day nt lng after starting their cmpany mre than a quarter century ag. One year, they psted a jb pening fr a Cpernicus research center n the mn. Usually, their ideas were s absurd that peple learned t laugh them ff as anther example f jke. That’s hw their plan abut Gmail was received when it was made public 20 years ag n April Fl’s Day.
They said it wuld be a free email service that wuld stre abut 13,500 emails each accunt befre running ut f space, while the ther webmail services run by Yah and Micrsft culd stre just 30 t 60 emails. Besides the strage, they declared, Gmail wuld be equipped with Ggle’s search technlgy s users culd quickly find an ld email, pht r ther persnal infrmatin stred n the service. It wuld als autmatically string tgether all f the cmmunicatins abut the same tpic s they culd be read as if it was a single cnversatin.
It was such a surprising cncept that shrtly after The Assciated Press published a stry abut Gmail late n the afternn f April Fl’s Day in 2004, readers began calling and emailing t infrm the news agency that it had been fled by the Ggle funders.
But The AP knew Ggle wasn’t jking abut Gmail because an AP reprter had been invited t the cmpany t see what they were wrking n. In his ffice, Page, then just 31 years ld, shwed the reprter hw nicely Gmail perated. “I think peple are really ging t like this,” Page predicted.
As with s many ther things, Page was right. Gmail nw has mre than 1.8 billin active accunts and has becme the first building blck in Ggle’s internet empire beynd its search engine. After Gmail came Ggle Maps and Ggle Dcs with wrd prcessing applicatins. Then came the vide site YuTube, fllwed by the intrductin f the Andrid perating system that pwers mst f the wrld’s smartphnes.
“That is part f the fun, making a prduct that peple wn’t believe is real,”said Marissa Mayer wh helpedt design Gmail.
4．What des the wrd “absurd” underlined in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Creative.B. Strange.C. Ppular.D. Practical.
5．Cmpared with Gmail, the ther webmail services _______.
A. culd stre less infrmatinB. were unsafe t stre infrmatin
C. were mre cnvenient t useD. culd put all related mails tgether
6．Why did The AP decide t publish the Gmail stry n April Fl’s Day in 2004?
A. It was fled by Page and Brin.B. It wanted t play a jke n the public.
C. It had accepted mney frm Ggle.D. It was sure the surprising stry was true.
7．Which applicatin came ut first?
A. Gmail.B. Ggle Maps.C. Ggle search.D. Ggle Dcs.
Highly emtinal music causes netwrks in the brain t release dpamine. This brain chemical plays a rle in feelings f pleasure. It als turns n the brain’s mtr netwrk that makes us want t mve. That physical respnse t a strng beat can be used t help peple with brain-related disrders, research has shwn. It aids their ability t time their bdy’s mvements, which can help them with speech issues r truble mving arund.
Olivia Brancatisan, a researcher at Bnd University in Rbina, Australia, studies music and aging. She fund that music can ffer a number f benefits, frm mvement and emtin t cmmunicatin and thinking. That led her t find music-based therapies (治疗) that might aid peple wh struggle in these areas.
Older peple wh have dementia (痴呆) may struggle t remember things. But they did better n mental (精神的) tasks while listening t music they knew and enjyed. The selected music had t be highly emtinal and persnal, Brancatisan ntes, Listening brught back memries and imprved their attentin. Since then, she has develped the Music Mind and Mvement prgram fr peple with dementia.
Music helps yung peple, t. Internatinal students in Australia tk part in a recent study at the University f Queensland in St, Lucia. Students may ften feel lnely while far frm hme. Thse in the Tuned In prgram, hwever, learned t better manage their anxiety using music. They als gt better at identifying their emtins. That helped them take actin when they were struggling.
The benefits f music seem t cver peple f all ages. “We use it t meet basic human needs and t imprve ur emtinal states,” says Brancatisan, “Nw, mre than ever, we have the ability t engage in music in a variety f ways. We can use it as a tl in everyday life t energize and cmfrt us.”
8．What is the purpse f the Music Mind and Mvement prgram?
A. T help students keep their spirits up.
B. T remind us t run as ften as pssible.
C. T benefit ld peple with a mental illness.
D. T shw patients hw t frget bad memries.
9．Hw did music affect the internatinal students in the study?
A. They felt mre anxius in class.
B. They tended t be less hmesick.
C. They wrked tgether t write music.
D. They develped a ppular music app.
10．What des Brancatisan suggest in the last paragraph?
A. It’s a gd practice t listen t music.
B. We struggle t meet ur basic needs.
C. Music enables us t remain yung.
D. There are plentiful free sngs nline.
11．Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Classical Music Is Peple’s Tp Chice
B. Happiness Is the Medicine f Daily Life
C. Bth Physical and Mental Health Matters
D. Music Can Imprve Our Overall Health
Stnehenge is hiding a secret: the surce f ne f its stnes.
Researchers knw that the prehistric circle’s uter stnes cme frm nearby areas in England. But even after a century f study, the Altar Stne near the center f Stnehenge remains difficult t understand.
The Altar Stne belngs t a grup f Stnehenge building blcks knwn as the bluestnes, which came frm areas far frm Stnehenge. Researchers have fund that sme f the bluestnes cme frm as far as 225 kilmeters away.
“It’s a massive jb f transprt,” says Richard Bevins, an earth scientist at Aberystwyth University in Wales. His team is lking fr the surce f the Altar Stne. Uncvering the stne’s rigins culd suggest which ancient grups f peple cntributed t the building.
Scientists have been wrking t find the rck’s rigins since 1923. A reprt abut the Altar Stne’s minerals back then suggested it might have cme frm a set f rcks in Wales near where ther bluestnes cane frm. Bevins’ team decided t revisit the rck’s riddle with mdern techniques.
In 2021, the team analyzed (分析) the Altar Stne’s chemical makeup using X-rays. The X-ray methd shwed that the Altar Stne has high levels f the element barium (钡). But the stne’s makeup didn’t seem t match the rcks in Wales.
In the new study, the team cllected 58 samples (样本) frm a wider area in England and Wales. Of the 58 sample stnes, fur had high barium levels similar t the Altar Stne. The team then cmpared the verall mineral makeup f thse fur stnes with the Altar Stne. But nne were a match.
“Maybe we’ve been lking in the wrng area, and maybe we’ve pssibly been lking at rcks f the wrng age,” Bevins says, “It’s nt clear exactly hw ld the Altar Stne is.” S scientists may need t cnsider stne surces that are yunger than the nes they have lked at s far.
12．Where d the uter stnes f Stnehenge cme frm?
A. Wales,B. Sctland.C. Ireland.D. England.
13．What des paragraph 7 mainly tell us abut the new study?
A. Its sample.B. Its finding.C. Its preparatin.D. Its applicatin.
14．What will Bevins’ team prbably d in the fllw-up study?
A. Date the Altar Stne.B. Make the 1923 reprt public.
C. Sell the sample stnes.D. Mve their ffice t the UK.
15．What can we learn abut the Altar Stne?
A. It lks pretty yung.B. It was built by the lcals,.
C. Its rigin remains unknwn.D. Its makeup is the same as thers’.
二、七选五
16．Peple nrmally lk fr a bit f adventure in their lives. They hunt fr smething new, smething unknwn, and they learn new things abut the wrld and themselves. ① . Sailing in the Arabian Gulf, camping in the desert and traveling t Qatar — these culd all be called adventures.
Mst f the time, adventures can be rewarding, because they make yu feel satisfied after ding them. ② . Fr example, Ibn Battuta wh lived 700 years ag had the curage t travel arund the wrld, visiting new places and meeting new peple. His jurnal, called the Rihla, can still be read tday. ③ . There is anther example, if yu sail t an unknwn part f the sea, yu can tell peple abut what yu discver in it like new islands r gd fishing areas.
④ . Peple have died when climbing dangerus muntains, racing cars r sailing ships. That is why staying safe is mre imprtant than lking fr excitement. ⑤ . After all, there are plenty f ther ways t explre this beautiful wrld we live in!
A. Adventures cme in many frms
B. That may be fllwed by disasters
C. Hwever, sme adventures are risky
D. It is the best way t live a life f adventure
E. It tells us abut what life was like during his time
F. And ne’s adventures als prvide thers with useful infrmatin
G. We shuld weigh the dangers against the rewards befre ur adventures
三、完形填空（15空）
In June f 2021, Alice Claus and her sister, Emily, flew t Budapest fr a vacatin. It was a 1 jurney. When they arrived, after sme 24 hurs, they were 2 . They called a taxi, carrying three heavy suitcases (行李箱), and 3 their rented apartment.
Stepping ut f the taxi, they 4 their suitcases and walked dwn the sidewalk tward the apartment. Then they 5 , seeing a shcking sight: five flights f steps, meandering (延伸) up the hill, which they wuld have t climb t reach their apartment building.
“We just wanted t cry,” Claus said. That’s when an athletic yung man in his 20s 6 “He lked at us and said, ‘D yu need 7 ?’ ”Claus recalled. “And we said, ‘Yes!’”
The yung man caried tw suitcases, ran them up all five flights f steps, and 8 fr the next ne. They tried t pay him, but he said 9 . He just waved it ff and said, “It’s nt a big 10 .” And then he went n his way.
When they gt inside the apartment building, they discvered they still had 11 t climb: Their rm was n the furth flr, and there was n lift. But because f the man’s aid, they had the 12 t d it.
When they 13 pened the dr t their rm they cllapsed (累倒) n the sfa. Lking back, they knew a 14 had saved them that day. “That trip was s 15 , ” Claus said, “but that yung man made such a difference. ”
17．A. wiseB. lngC. tiredD. mved
18．A. passiveB. creativeC. plainD. secret
19．A. headed tB. attended tC. watched verD. handed ver
20．A. deliveredB. preservedC. tkD. pened
21．A. passed byB. lked upC. checked inD. gave up
22．A. sufferedB. shutedC. apprachedD. prtested
23．A. helpB. waterC. cashD. fd
24．A. criedB. returnedC. beggedD. faded
25．A. gdbyeB. thanksC. yesD. n
26．A. dealB. lessnC. questinD. game
27．A. hillsB. treesC. stepsD. rcks
28．A. valueB. spaceC. timeD. energy
29．A. crazilyB. finallyC. angrilyD. hardly
30．A. strangerB. driverC. callD. rule
31．A. shrtB. naturalC. easyD. stressful
四、短文填空
32．The Naadam Festival usually ① (start) n the furth day f the sixth lunar mnth every year, and lasts fr abut three t seven days.
The festival is a grand gathering ② (hld) by the Mnglian, Ewenki, Daur and ther ethnic minrities in Inner Mnglia, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang ③ (celebrate) the harvest f the year. They cmpete in grassland sprts games and exchange gds.
The festival ④ (typical) falls in July r August, the glden seasn f the grassland, when water and grass are abundant (充裕的) and hrses and sheep are fat and strng. The three games f wrestling, hrse racing, and archery, lcally knwn ⑤ “the three games f men”, are the events ⑥ must be carried ut during the Naadam Fair.
The Naadam Festival is nt nly a single sprt event, ⑦ als a grand meeting f grassland culture, ecnmy and infrmatin. During the festival, peple frm near and far ride hrses, carry furs, medicinal materials and ther ⑧ (agriculture) prducts t the festival and put up clrful yurts (毡房) n the green grasslands. These beautiful minrity ⑨ (cstume), beautiful Mnglian dances and peras reflect the custms and practices f the Mnglian natin, ⑩ (shw) the brave and enthusiastic (热情的) character f the grassland peple.
五、书面表达
33．你校将在下周举办以“Wildlife in Danger”为主题的活动，请你代表学生会写一封倡议书。内容包括：
1. 野生动物目前面临的问题；
2. 保护野生动物的措施；
3. 发出倡议。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Wildlife in Danger
Dear fellw students,
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The Student Unin
六、读后续写
34． 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 always think f my mther as a superher, because she never runs ut f rm in her heart fr anyne r anything.
I culd write abut all f the wnderful things she has dne, but I want t fcus n ne prject she des every year that has shaped my whle family and everyne arund us: She saves mney, and she puts it in a little jar (罐子) that we refer t as “The Charity Jar”. Every year, she takes this mney and puts it tward smething—an act f kindness, anything that can help smene. Smetimes, she buys smething fr an rganizatin that needs it.
If yu ask her abut this traditin, she will tell yu that she is carrying n smething that her mther used t d arund the hlidays. If yu ask anyne else wh knws her, hwever, they will tell yu that she has a huge heart. She manages t get ur whle family invlved (参与) in this mvement every year. Last year, she helped an rganizatin where I vlunteered—Ruth’s Place—a hmeless wmen’s shelter in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
I had been helping a prfessr run a writing wrkshp in the shelter when I nticed the wish list n the wall: warm clthes, a cffee maker and supplies. I tld my mm, and within a day, she had already asked if ur family wanted t help Ruth’s Place. We all agreed and decided that the cffee maker and supplies wuld be the best things fr ur family t wrk n tgether.
A few days later, Mm fund a cffee maker nline, and shwed it t us. With a few clicks, it was n its way. She als baked(烘焙) fresh chclate cupcakes fr the wmen in the shelter. We gathered the rest f the supplies and called the shelter t find a day when we culd deliver them.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
That day I drve my mm t the shelter very slwly.
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As we left, we were met with heartfelt thanks.
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参考答案
1．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据文章Cascade Canyn Winter Train部分“Enjy a fireside lunch r a hike alng the picture-like Animus River during yur hur lng stp.(在长达一小时的停留中，享受炉边午餐或沿着阿尼姆斯河(Animus River)这样的风景徒步旅行)”可知，火车在Animus River站会停留一小时。故选A项。
2．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章Aurra Winter Train部分“This seasnal train heads nrth frm Anchrage t Denali, America's highest muntain. Yu can stp after three hurs at Talkeetna t ski dwn the muntain r cntinue n fr anther nine hurs t Fairbanks fr-sme breathtaking nrthern lights viewing.(这列季节性列车从安克雷奇向北驶向美国最高的山峰德纳利。三个小时后，你可以在Talkeetna停下来滑雪下山，或者继续九个小时前往费尔班克斯，欣赏令人惊叹的北极光)”可知，Aurra Winter Train在安克雷奇和费尔班克斯之间运行。故选C项。
3．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章The Plar Express 部分“The stry is read and perfrmed by nbard actrs, while Santa and dancing chefs wh serve h chclate and treats add t the fun n the way t the 'Nrth Ple”.(这个故事由车上的演员阅读和表演而圣诞老人和跳舞的厨师在前往“北极”的路上提供热巧克力和美食，增加了乐趣)”可知，游客能在车上可以欣赏现场演出。故选B项。
4．答案：B
解析：词句猜测题。根据画线词后面的“peple learned t laugh them ff as anther example f jke”知，人们把这些想法当作笑话一笑了之，再结合第一段第一句“Ggle c-funders Larry Page and Sergey Brin began t declare very strange plans ever April Fl's Day nt lng after starting their cmpany mre than a quarter century ag.(谷歌联合创始人Larry Page和Sergey Brin在25多年前创办公司后不久，就开始在每年愚人节宣布非常奇怪的计划)”可推出，他们在愚人节提出的想法非常奇怪、荒诞，absurd意为“荒谬的”，与strange意思最接近。故选B。
5．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“They said it wuld be a free email service that wuld stre abut 13,500 emails each accunt befre running ut f space while the ther webmail services run by Yah and Micrsft culd stre just 30 t 60 emails.(他们表示这将是一项免费的电子邮件服务，在空间用尽之前，每个账户将存储约13500封电子邮件，而雅虎和微软运营的其他网络邮件服务只能存储30至60封电子邮件)”可知，谷歌的Gmail能够存储约13500封电子邮件，而雅虎和微软运营的其他网络邮件服务只能存储30至60封电子邮件。由此可知，其他网络邮件服务存储的邮件数量小于Gmail。故选A。
6．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“But The AP knew Ggle wasn't jking abut Gmail because an AP reprter had been invited t the cmpany t see what they were wrking n. In his ffice, Page, then just 31 years ld, shwed the reprter hw nicely Gmail perated. “l think peple are really ging t like this,” Page predicted.(但美联社知道谷歌并不是在开关于Gmail的玩笑，因为美联社的一名记者被邀请到该公司看看他们在做什么。当时只有31岁的Page在他的办公室里向记者展示了Gmail的运行情况。Page预测说:“我认为人们真的会喜欢这个。”)可知，美联社的记者现场考查了Gmail的有关情况，所以他们确信这个令人惊讶的消息是真实的。故选D。
7．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Besides the strage, they declared, Gmail wuld be equipped with Ggle's search technlgy s users culd quickly find an ld email, pht r ther persnal infrmatin stred n the service.(他们宣称，除了存储之外，Gmail还将 配备谷歌的搜索技术，这样用户就可以快速找到存储在该服务上的旧电子邮件、照片或其他个人信息)”和第五段中的“After Gmail came Ggle Maps and Ggle Dcs with wrd prcessing applicatins.(线Gmail之后，推出了带有文字处理应用程序的Ggle Maps和Ggle Dcs)”可知，谷歌应用的出现顺序是:谷歌搜索、Gmail、Ggle Maps和Ggle Dcs。故选C。
8．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中“She fund that music can ffer a number f benefits, frm mvement and emtin t cmmunicatin and thinking. That led her t find music-based therapies (治疗) that might aid peple wh struggle in these areas.(她发现音乐可以提供很多好处，从运动和情感到交流和思考。这让她找到了以音乐为基础的疗法，可能会帮助那些在这些领域挣扎的人。)”以及第三段最后一句话“Since then, she has develped the Music Mind and Mvement prgram fr peple with dementia. (此后，她为患有痴呆症的人开发了‘音乐思维与运动’项目。)”可知， Olivia Brancatisan开发“音乐思维与运动”这个项目是为了帮助患有痴呆症的人，因此选项C“T benefit ld peple with a mental illness(帮助有精神疾病的老人)”是正确答案。故选 C 项。
9．答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中“Internatinal students in Australia tk part in a recent study at the University f Queensland in St, Lucia. Students may ften feel lnely while far frm hme. Thse in the Tuned In prgram, hwever, learned t better manage their anxiety using music. They als gt better at identifying their emtins. That helped them take actin when they were struggling.(澳大利亚的国际学生参加了圣卢西亚昆士兰大学最近的一项研究。学生们在远离家乡的时候可能经常感到孤独。然而，那些参加“Tuned In prgram”项目的人学会了用音乐更好地控制自己的焦虑。他们也能更好地识别自己的情绪。这有助于他们在挣扎时采取行动。)”可知，参加了圣卢西亚昆士兰大学最近的一项研究的澳大利亚的国际学生学会了用音乐更好地控制自己远离家乡产生的孤独感与焦虑感，且能更好地识别自己的情绪并控制情绪；由此可知，音乐让参与此研究的国际学生的思乡之情有所缓解。故选 B 项。
10．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中““We use it t meet basic human needs and t imprve ur emtinal states,” says Brancatisan, “Nw, mre than ever, we have the ability t engage in music in a variety f ways. We can use it as a tl in everyday life t energize and cmfrt us.”(‘我们用它来满足人类的基本需求，改善我们的情绪状态，’Brancatisan说：‘现在，我们比以往任何时候都更有能力以各种方式参与音乐。我们可以把它作为日常生活中的一种工具来激励和安慰我们。’)”可推断，Brancatisan认为音乐的功效很明显，建议多听音乐，把它作为一种工具来激励和安慰我们；由此可知，最后一段中Brancatisan所说的话表明听音乐是一个好习惯。故选 A 项。
11．答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Highly emtinal music causes netwrks in the brain t release dpamine. This brain chemical plays a rle in feelings f pleasure. It als turns n the brain’s mtr netwrk that makes us want t mve. That physical respnse t a strng beat can be used t help peple with brain-related disrders, research has shwn. It aids their ability t time their bdy’s mvements, which can help them with speech issues r truble mving arund.(高度情绪化的音乐会使大脑网络释放多巴胺。这种大脑化学物质在愉悦感中起作用。它还会开启大脑的运动网络，让我们想要动起来。研究表明，这种对强烈心跳的身体反应可以用来帮助患有大脑相关疾病的人。它可以帮助他们掌握身体运动的时间，这可以帮助他们解决语言问题或行动不便。)”以及下文内容可知，文章主要讨论了音乐对于不同年龄段人群的积极影响，包括对痴呆症患者的帮助、对国际学生情绪管理的好处，以及音乐作为一种日常工具来激励和安慰我们的能力。因此，D选项 “Music Can Imprve Our Overall Health(Music Can Imprve Our Overall Health)”最能概括文章的主旨，适合作为最佳标题。故选 D 项。
12．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中”Researchers knw that the prehistric circle’s uter stnes cme frm nearby areas in England.(研究人员知道，史前圆圈的外部石头来自英格兰附近地区)”可知，巨石阵外部的石头来自英格兰。故选D项。
13．答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。根据第七段“In the new study, the team cllected 58 samples (样本) frm a wider area in England and Wales. Of the 58 sample stnes, fur had high barium levels similar t the Altar Stne. The team then cmpared the verall mineral makeup f thse fur stnes with the Altar Stne. But nne were a match.(在这项新研究中，研究小组从英格兰和威尔士更广泛的地区收集了58个样本。在58块样本石中，有4块的钡含量与祭坛石相似。然后，研究小组将这四块石头的整体矿物组成与圣坛石进行了比较。但没有一个匹配)”可知，关于这项新研究，第7段主要告诉我们研究的发现。故选B项。
14．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段““Maybe we’ve been lking in the wrng area, and maybe we’ve pssibly been lking at rcks f the wrng age,” Bevins says, “It’s nt clear exactly hw ld the Altar Stne is.” S scientists may need t cnsider stne surces that are yunger than the nes they have lked at s far.(“也许我们一直在寻找错误的区域，也许我们一直在寻找错误的年代的岩石，”贝文斯说，“目前还不清楚祭坛石的确切年龄。”因此，科学家们可能需要考虑比他们迄今为止所研究的更年轻的石头来源)”可推知，贝文斯的团队在后续研究中可能会确定祭坛石的年龄。故选A项。
15．答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中”“Maybe we’ve been lking in the wrng area, and maybe we’ve pssibly been lking at rcks f the wrng age,” Bevins says, “It’s nt clear exactly hw ld the Altar Stne is.”(“也许我们一直在寻找错误的区域，也许我们一直在寻找错误的年代的岩石，”贝文斯说，“目前还不清楚祭坛石的确切年龄。”)可知，关于祭坛石我们能了解到它的起源仍然未知。故选C项。
16．答案：AFECG
解析：①A 根据空后“Sailing in the Arabian Gulf, camping in the desert and traveling t Qatar –these culd all be called adventures,”可知，A 项“探险有多种形式”符合。
②F 根据空后"Fr example.. There is anther example."中所举具体例子可知,F项“一个人的探险经历也能为其他人提供有用的信息”符合。
③E 根据空前“His jumal, called the Rihla, can stil be read tday,"可知,E项“它告诉我们在他期个时代的生活是什么样子的"符合。
④C 根据空后"Peple have died when climbing dangerus muntains, racing cars r sailing ships.
可知，C项“然而，有些探险是有风险的”符合。
⑤G根据空前"That is why staying sale is mre imprtant than lking fr excitement."和空后“After all, there are plenty f ther ways t explre this beautiful wrld we live in!"可知,G 项“在我们探险之前，我们应该权衡一下利弊”符合。
17．答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这是一次很长的旅行。A.wise明智的:B.lng久的:C.tired疲惫的:D.mved感动的。根据后文“after sme 24hurs”可知，飞行时间很长。故选B。
18．答案：A
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意:大约24小时后，当她们到达时，他们已经无力了。A.passive无力的;B.creative创造性的;C.plain朴素的;D.secret秘密的。根据上文“When they arrived, after sme 24 hurs, they were”可知，因为飞行的时间太久，她们感到疲乏无力。故选A。
19．答案：A
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意:她们叫了一辆出租车，提着三个沉重的手提箱，前往她们租来的公寓。A.headed t前往;B.attended t照顾;C.watched ver关注;D.handed ver移交。根据后文“'their rented apartment”可知，下飞机后她们坐车前往公寓。故选A。
20．答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意:下了出租车她们提着行李箱，沿着人行道朝公寓走去。A.delivered递送:B.preserved保存:C.tk拿，取D.pened打开。根据后文“their suitcases and walked dwn the sidewalk tward the apartment”可知，到了目的地，她们提着行李箱，沿着人行道朝公寓走去。故选C。
21．答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意:然后她们抬起头，看到了一个令人震惊的景象:五层台阶蜿蜒向上，他们必须爬上去才能到达他们的公寓大楼。A.passed by经过;B.lked up向上看;C.checked in入住;D.gave up放弃。根据后文“seeing a shcking sight: five flights f steps”指抬头看到了许多台阶。故选B。
22．答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意:就在这时，一个20多岁的运动健将走过来。A.suffered遭受:B.shuted叫喊;C.apprached靠近;D.prtested抗议。根据后文“He lked at us and said”可知，这名年轻人靠近了她们。故选C。
23．答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意:“他看着我们说，'你们需要帮助吗?””Claus回忆道。A.help帮助;B.water水;C.cash现金;D.fd食物。根据后文“The yung man caried tw suitcases, ran them up all five flights f steps”可知，年轻人询问她们是否需要帮助。故选A。
24．答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意:年轻人提着两个手提箱，跑上了五层台阶，然后又跑回来拿下一个。A.cried哭泣:B.returned返回:C.begged恳求;D.faded褪色。根据上文“carrying three heavy suitcases”以及“The yung man caried tw suitcases ran them up all five flights f steps”可知，一共三个箱子，年轻人提着两个手提箱，跑上了五层台阶，然后又跑回来拿下一个。故选B。
25．答案：D
解析：考查交际用语辨析。句意:她们想付钱给他，但他拒绝了。A.gdbye再见;B.thanks感谢;C.yes是;D.n不。根据后文“He just waved it f可知，年轻人摆手拒绝了，故选D。
26．答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意:他只是挥了挥手，说:“这没什么大不了的。”A.deal交易;B.lessn课程;C.questin问题;D.game游戏。根据上文“'He just waved it ff and said”年轻人拒绝了报答挥了挥手说没什么大不了，nt a big deal表示“没什么大不了”。故选A。
27．答案：C
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意:当她们进入公寓大楼时，她们发现她们还有台阶要爬:她们的房间在四楼，而且没有电梯。A.hills山丘;B.trees树木;C.steps台阶;D.rcks岩石。根据后文“Their rm was n the furth flr, and there was n lift”知，她们发现她们还有台阶要爬:她们的房间在四楼，而且没有电梯。故选C
28．答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是因为那个人的帮助，她们才有精力去做这件事。A.value价值;B.space空间;C.time时间:D.energy能量。根据上文“But because f the man's aid, they had the”可知，正是因为刚刚别人帮助了她们，现在才能有力气去爬楼梯。故选D。
29．答案：B
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意:当她们终于打开房间的门时，她们瘫倒在沙发上。A.crazily疯狂地;B.finally最后;C.angrily生气地;D.hardly几乎不。根据后文“pened the dr t their rm, they cllapsed n the sfa”指她们终于到了房间，故选B
30．答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意:回想起来，她们知道那天是一个陌生人救了他们。A.stranger陌生人:B.driver司机:C.call电话:D.rule规则。此处指上文“an athletic yung man in his 20s”帮助了她们的是一个陌生人。故选A。
31．答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“那次旅行压力太大了，”Claus说，“但那个年轻人改变了一切。”A.shrt短暂的;B.natural自然的:C.easy容易的;D.stressful有压力的。根据上文“When they arrived, after sme 24 hurs”可知，这是一次有压力的旅行。故选D。
32．答案：①starts②held③t celebrate④typically⑤as⑥that/which⑦but⑧agricultural⑨cstumes⑩shwing
33．答案：
Wildlife in Danger
Dear fellw students,
The earth is hme t numerus species, each playing a vital rle in maintaining the balance f ur ecsystem. Sadly, human activities such as habitat destructin, paching and pllutin have pushed cuntless animal species twards the brink f extinctin.
It is time fr us t take immediate actin t reverse this alarming trend. First, we can increase peple’s awareness f wildlife cnservatin thrugh handing ut leaflets. Secnd, we can demand stricter laws against illegal paching. Finally, we need t call fr clean natural habitats fr wildlife.
Let’s start t prtect the wildlife hand in hand frm nw n.
The Student Unin
34．答案： That day I drve my mm t the shelter very slwly. The anticipatin f the wmen’s reactins t ur gifts filled the car with a sense f warmth and purpse. As we arrived at the shelter, we were greeted by the grateful faces f the wmen. My mm, with her usual grace and humility, began t distribute the supplies we had brught. The cffee maker was received with cheers f jy, and the sight f fresh, hmemade cupcakes brught smiles t their faces.
As we left, we were met with heartfelt thanks. The wmen at the shelter expressed their gratitude with warm hugs and wrds f appreciatin. Their smiles were the best reward we culd have asked fr. As we drve away, my mm lked at me with a satisfied smile n her face. That day, I learned mre than ever abut the pwer f kindness and the difference ne persn can make. I realized that my mm, with her Charity Jar, was nt just a superher t me, but t everyne she tuched with her acts f kindness.
解析：
1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“那天,我开车带着妈妈慢慢地前往收容所。”可知,第一段可描述去收容所路上的情形以及到达收容所后作者和母亲做的事情。
②由第二段首句内容“我们离开时,收到了由衷的感谢。”可知,第二段可描述作者和母亲离开收容所时的情况,以及作者对这次义举的感悟。
2. 续写线索：路上的期待—到达收容所—分发物资—离开—感谢—感悟
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①到达收容所：arrive at the shelter/reach the shelter
②分发：distribute/hand ut
情绪类
①使命感：a sense f purpse/a sense f vcatin
②感激：grateful/thankful
③满意：satisfied/pleased
【点睛】
[高分句型1] As we arrived at the shelter, we were greeted by the grateful faces f the wmen.(运用了as引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] Their smiles were the best reward we culd have asked fr.(省略了关系代词that的定语从句)