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沈阳二中2022-2023学年度上学期期中考试
高二(24届)英语试题
说明：1.测试时间：120分钟 总分：150分
2.客观题涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上
第Ⅰ卷(80分)
第-部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 do we know about the two doctors?
A. They are alike. B. They are brothers. C. They are twins.
2. What does the man mean?
A. He prefers study to a picnic.
B. He can’t go for a picnic because of his study.
C. He doesn’t like a picnic with friends in autumn.
3. What can we learn about the woman’s company?
A. It is a small company.
B. It can’t become a large one soon.
C It provides opportunities for old and experienced workers.
4. Where are the speakers probably?
A. At home. B. At a shop. C. At school.
5. Why will Mr. and Mrs. Black go to London?
A. To have a visit there.
B. To have a business trip.
C. To celebrate their wedding anniversary.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8题
6. What does the woman think of fish?
A. Fish is not as good as beef. B. Fish is good for health. C. Fish tastes very bad.
7. What kind of suggestion does the woman offer?
A. The man should take much more fish every day.
B. The man should take much more beef.
C. The man should take a balanced diet.
8. What does the man decide to do in the end?
A. Eat beef instead of fish. B. Try eating some fish. C. Buy some meat.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11题
9. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a restroom. B. In the woman’s house. C. In the man’s house.
10. What do you think about the speakers?
A. They are couples. B. They are strangers. C. They are neighbors.
11. What is Bob probably expected to do?
A. Turn off the radio and go to bed.
B. Continue to listen to the music.
C. Have a chat with the woman.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14题
12. What’s the Course Five-one-four about?
A. Children’s literacy. B. Testing. C. Speaking.
13. Why does the woman want to change her course?
A. Because she was not good at Five-one-one.
B. Because she wants to choose a more advanced and useful course.
C. Because she can’t finish her advanced courses in advance.
14. What can testify her qualification?
A. Her records. B. Her papers. C. Her degree.
听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17题。
15. With whom is the man going to Disneyland?
A. His family. B. His sister. C. His friends.
16. What are the biggest attractions according to the woman?
A. Live-action shows. B. Rides and roller coasters. C. Disney movies.
17. Which of the following characters can NOT be found in Disneyland?
A. Snow White and the Dwarves.
B. Robin Hood and Cinderella.
C. Harry Potter and Mr. Bean.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。
18. What do the milu deer eat in autumn?
A. Grass. B. Fruits and nuts. C. Dry leaves.
19. When do baby milu deer join their mothers?
A. They’re old enough to search food.
B. They’re alert enough to protect themselves.
C. They’re strong enough to stand by themselves.
20. Why is it hard to catch milu deer?
A. They have very long feet.
B. They usually hide themselves in secret places.
C. Their senses of smell, sight and hearing are very good.
第二部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Drive in Ontario
Welcome to Ontario! Here's what you need to know if you are, or will be, visiting Ontario — and want to drive while you're here.
Visiting: less than 3 months
If you are visiting Ontario for less than 3 months and want to drive while you're here, you can use a valid driver's licence from your own province, state or country.
Visiting: more than 3 months
If you will be visiting from another country for more than 3 months, you will need an International Driver's Permit (IDP) from your own country. This is a special licence that allows motorists to drive internationally when accompanied by a valid driver's licence from their country. You need to have this permit with you when you arrive in Ontario. You cannot apply for one once you are here.
Rules of the road
As a visitor, you are responsible for knowing Ontario traffic laws. Here are just some:
• keep to the right of the road
• obey posted speed limits (e.g. 50 km/hour)
• do not use handheld devices while driving (e.g. cell phones, tablets or music players)
• slow down and pull to the right, if an emergency vehicle is driving behind you with their lights and sirens (e.g. an ambulance, fire truck or police car)
If you break a traffic law, you will face a penalty. Penalties range from fines to making your licence invalid or your car taken away. For more information, please click here.
1. l. Who is the text intended for?
A. Potential immigrants. B. General visitors.
C. Exchange students. D. Ordinary drivers.
2. What driving habit is unacceptable in Ontario?
A. Changing lanes at random. B. Giving way to fire trucks.
C. Listening to music in the car. D. Driving within the speed limits.
3. Where is the text most probably taken from?
A. A local website. B. A travel guide.
C. An advertisement. D. A geography magazine
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了安大略省的一些交通规则。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Welcome to Ontario! Here's what you need to know if you are, or will be, visiting Ontario — and want to drive while you're here.(欢迎来到安大略！如果你正在或将要参观安大略，并且想在这里开车，你需要知道以下几点)”以及Rules of the road部分中“As a visitor, you are responsible for knowing Ontario traffic laws. (作为一名游客，你有责任了解安大略省的交通法规)”可推知，文章针对的是一般游客。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Rules of the road部分中“• do not use handheld devices while driving (e.g. cell phones, tablets or music players)(·开车时不要使用手持设备，如手机、平板电脑或音乐播放器)”可知，C选项“在车里听音乐”是错误的驾驶习惯。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“For more information, please click here. (更多信息，请点击这里)”可推知，文章可能选自当地网站。故选A。
B
I accidentally found a time capsule, in purple and green floss (丝线) in the midst of sorting out some old things last month. Faded and worn, it was a friendship bracelet (手链) — an important part of my teenage summers. Holding it in my hand made me think about those precious memories of childhood, which my kids will never know firsthand.
My handiwork wasn’t beautiful. But what I remember is the beauty of the offering: slipping something into a friend’s hand and knowing it would always be with them. The experience was intoxicating — like the serious business of exchanging wedding rings, it was a symbol of an unbreakable bond. Those bracelets represented how much we meant to each other, at a time when our friends were becoming the center of our lives.
I slept with my bracelets and showered with them. I wore them all summer long at camp. And I acquired new bracelets from friends there — friends who received carefully crafted bracelets from me in return, as we said our tearful end-of-summer goodbyes. I thought having them helped ease the pain of leaving my friends. But now I see that they were really helping me to leave behind childhood.
My kids don’t go to summer camp. They certainly don’t exchange anything as uncool as bracelets with their friends. They hang out on Discord (一种聊天工具) in chats that only pause but never end. Our eldest son endlessly texts on his cellphone as he and his friends make one another talking emojis and TikTok videos.
Their relationships with their phones leave no time or space for writing letters or making bracelets, and their gifts to one another leave no clear and definite traces. There will be no boxes of letters to sort years from now nor any hidden bracelets to find. They will have little to physically hold on to.
4. Why does the author compare a bracelet to a time capsule?
A. It is faded and worn.
B. It is shaped like a capsule.
C. It reminds her of her childhood.
D. It was made by the author herself.
5. Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word “intoxicating” in Paragraph 2?
A. Exciting. B. Terrible.
C. Professional. D. Strange.
6. Why does the author think her kids’ childhood is different from hers?
A. They often send hand-made gifts to their friends.
B. They make more friends at summer camp.
C. They are unwilling to give bracelets to parents.
D. They spend too much time on their cellphones.
7. What can be implied about the friendship bracelets?
A. They proved the author’s kids had much to physically hold on to.
B. They gave meaning to the author s childhood in a way her kids will never know firsthand.
C. They represented both the author and her kids’ unforgettable childhood.
D. They recalled the author’s deep sorrow of leaving close friends at summer camp.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者发现了一条手链，让她回想起童年和朋友们交换礼物，也感叹如今手机等电子设备的出现，孩子们沉浸于虚拟世界，聊天软件，而失去了这种交流的方式。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Faded and worn, it was a friendship bracelet — an important part of my teenage summers.(这是一个褪色的友谊手链——是我少年时期夏天的重要组成部分)”可知，这串手链与作者童年的夏天有着重要的联系，所以把手链与时间胶囊联系起来正是因为手链让作者想到了自己童年的夏天。故选C项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词前句“My handiwork wasn’t beautiful. But what I remember is the beauty of the offering: slipping something into a friend’s hand and knowing it would always be with them.(我的手艺并不漂亮。但我记得的是送礼物的美妙之处：把某样东西塞到朋友手里，知道它将永远陪伴着他们)”和后半句“like the serious business of exchanging wedding rings, it was asymbol of an unbreakable bond.(就像交换结婚戒指的严肃交易一样，它象征着牢不可破的纽带)”可知，作者的手工艺品并不是很美，但是当把它送给朋友时意义变得深刻，所以这样的体验是令人兴奋的。由此推知，划线词intoxicating为“令人兴奋的”之意。故选A,
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“They hang out on Discord (一种聊天工具) in chats that only pause but never end. Our eldestson endlessly texts on his cellphone as he and his friends make one anothertalking emojis and TikTok videos.(他们在Discord上聊天，只会暂停，不会结束。我们的大儿子不停地在手机上发短信，他和朋友们互相制作会说话的表情包和TikTok视频)”可知，作者认为与以前不同的是现在的孩子们花太多的时间在手机上。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“There will be no boxes of letters to sort years from now nor any hidden bracelets to find. They will have little to physically hold on to.(若干年后，不会再有一盒盒的信件需要整理，也不会有任何隐藏的手镯需要寻找。他们几乎没有什么可以依靠的东西)”可知，代表友谊的手链只有作者有，她的孩子没有。作者提到了手链让她想起了美妙的童年生活，而这种感受当今的孩子们是无法体会的，因为他们大多数沉浸在虚拟世界。这些手链以一种她的孩子们永远不会知道的方式赋予了作者童年的意义。故选B。
C
Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees (大黄蜂) to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony — showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said the experiments, often used to test the intelligence of apes (猿) and birds, showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task, and can also pass skills on through several generations.
The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread” — the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills — may not be exclusive to humans.
In the research, published in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday, the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.
The strings were attached to discs- or artificial “flowers” — containing food at their center but placed under a transparent screen. The bees, spotting the food beneath the screen, learned to pull the “flowers” out by pulling the string with their legs and feet to be able to get to it. From another group of bees given the chance to solve the task without any training, only two of 110 were successful.
Another group of bees was then allowed to observe the trained bees pulling the strings, and 60 percent of them successfully learned the skill. Finally, trained bees were put in colonies, and the scientists found the technique spread successfully to a majority of the colony’s worker bees.
Lars Chittka, a Queen Mary University professor who guided the project, said the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees ‘learning and teaching skills.
8. What does the underlined word “exclusive” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Ordinary. B. Unique. C. Beneficial. D. Widespread.
9. What did the researchers find about bees?
A. Bees learn best in insects.
B. Bees are as clever as birds.
C. Bees can be trained to learn skills.
D. Bees are born good learners.
10. What may the research team focus on next?
A. How bees’ brain work. B. Where bees learn skills.
C. How bees teach others. D. What else bees can do.
11. What may be the best title for the text?
A. Small bees, great abilities B. Bees can learn and teach
C. Bees are smarter D. Let bees learn
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了蜜蜂通过训练可以学习技能，并且传播所学到的技能。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task, and can also pass skills on through several generations.(第一次证明了一些昆虫能够胜任这项任务，也可以将技能传递几代)”以及第三段“The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread”— the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills (这一发现补充了证据，表明“文化传播”的能力——学习和传授知识和技能的能力)”可知，一些昆虫也具有学习并且传播知识的能力，调查结果增加了证据表明“文化传播”能力并不是人类独有的。由此推知，划线词exclusive与unique(唯一的，独一无二的)意思接近。故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.(科学家们能够训练40只蜜蜂中的23只用腿和脚拉绳子)”可知，蜜蜂可以通过训练来学习技能。故选C项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees' learning and teaching skills.(研究小组对弄清蜜蜂学习和教学技能背后的大脑过程感兴趣)”可知，该研究小组对于弄清蜜蜂学习和教学技能背后的大脑过程感兴趣，下一步可能会关注蜜蜂的大脑是如何工作的。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bees to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony — showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.(英国科学家已经设法教蜜蜂拉线 获取食物，然后将它们所学到的知识传递给它们群体的其他蜜蜂——尽管它们的大脑很小，却显示出高水平的智力)”可知，文章是在介绍一项科学发现，蜜蜂通过训练可以学习并且传播所学到的技能。由此可知，Bees can learn and teach(蜜蜂可以学习和教学)适合作本文最佳标题。故选B项。
D
Midway through The Matrix, Cypher feasts on an enormous steak, well aware that his reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and that it is “juicy and delicious.” Two decades after the movie made its first appearance, something unexpected arises: The future of reality will not only be virtual but also synthetic (合成). Cypher’s future meal will be a physical one, synthesized from animal cells.
And the synthesis goes beyond dinner. Starting with components from the natural world, scientists are learning to engineer microorganisms and build biocomputing systems. However, biology has a tendency to evolve in unexpected ways.
Synthesized meat is one case in point. The driving forces behind the meat movement are practical. It has been estimated that cultured (培育的) meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption. But once we’re able to synthesize meat, theoretically, we’ll have the capability to culture meat from any animal, even those we’d never consider eating today, like dolphins or chimpanzees, which will pose a new regulatory challenge for us.
Using synthetic biology, we can even edit and rewrite life, the technology of which are already in use. In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos injected with human stem cells. Here comes the situation worth considering: such a monkey-human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans, on which experimentation isn’t allowed, and animals, which are often raised specifically for research. How will we decide when an animal becomes too human?
Depending on where you stand, the synthetic realities land somewhere between “really exciting” and “critically concerning.” As individuals, we undertake a shared responsibility to make good choices about this coming synthetic technology.
12. What do we know about Cypher’s steak in the movie?
A. It is anything but appetizing.
B. It is enjoyed in a virtual world.
C. It is synthesized from animal cell.
D. It is a construction made by himself.
13. What’s the advantage of synthesized meat?
A. It is more nutritious.
B. It is more energy-consuming.
C. It is more environment-friendly.
D. It is more controllable in regulation.
14. What is the author’s attitude to the experiment in Paragraph 4?
A. Cautious. B. Favorable.
C. Pessimistic. D. Indifferent.
15. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To popularize synthetic technology.
B. To indicate challenges of synthetic technology.
C. To stress the importance of synthetic technology.
D. To introduce the development of synthetic technology.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讨论合成技术带来的挑战。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段中的“Midway through The Matrix, Cypher feasts on an enormous steak, well aware that his reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and that it is “juicy and delicious.”(在《黑客帝国》中，塞弗享用着一块巨大的牛排，他清楚地意识到自己的现实并不是真实的，这是一个数字程序的一部分，数字程序告诉他的大脑，牛排是一个结构，而且“多汁美味”)”可知，塞弗知道自己处于虚拟现实，牛排是数字构造出来的，他是在虚拟世界中享受牛排。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段中的“It has been estimated that cultured (培育的) meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption. But once we’re able to synthesize meat, theoretically, we’ll have the capability to culture meat from any animal (据估计，与传统养殖食用动物相比，培养肉（即合成肉）所需能源减少7%至45%，产生的温室气体减少78%至96%)”可知，合成肉所需要的能源更少，所产生的温室气体也更少。所以合成肉更环保。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。由第四段中的“In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos injected with human stem cells. Here comes the situation worth considering: such a monkey-human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans, on which experimentation isn’t allowed, and animals, which are often raised specifically for research. How will we decide when an animal becomes too human? (2021，一些国家的科学家宣布他们已经用人类干细胞注射了猴子胚胎。下面是一个值得考虑的情况：这种人猴杂交将展示出介于人类和动物之间的品质，人类不允许进行实验，而动物通常是专门为研究而饲养的。我们将如何决定动物何时变得过于人性化？)”可知，作者指出该实验对象既表现出人的某些特点（这一部分不允许被实验）也有动物的特点，作者提出的疑问表现出对此实验持有谨慎的态度。故选A项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段以《黑客帝国》片段引出合成肉话题，第二段指出合成技术有朝不可预料方向发展的趋势，第三四段以两个例子（合成肉带来的管控挑战和基因合成可能出现的伦理问题）说明合成技术的发展伴随着挑战，文章的目的在于指出合成技术的挑战。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
From the dawn of civilization, paper records have been a method of keeping track of important and necessary documentation. A common experience throughout the world's record keeping has been the necessity to ensure that all documents are kept together, and none are lost.
___16___ These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.
___17___ In 1835 a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J. L. , an American inventor. Although straight pins （大头针）were originally designed for sewing and tailoring, people began using them as a quick and easy way to secure papers. ___18___ In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.
During this time, however, the paperclip （回形针）was not a widely distributed device. Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design. ___19___
Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world. ___20___
A. The next paper invention was that of the straight pin.
B. Before the paper clip, people had to be creative to keep paper together.
C. The humble item only came into popular usage around the mid-19th century.
D. Later, inspired by the straight pin, Norwegian Vaaler J. came up with the idea of the first paperclip.
E. This manufacturing development allowed for the expansion of the modern paperclip worldwide.
F. Being a wonder of simplicity and function, the paperclip remains a standard office supply throughout the world.
G. Therefore, from the early 13th century people had created various methods to ensure documents were kept together.
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了回形针的发明，它对有文件都保存在一起起到了重要的作用。
【16题详解】
根据下文“These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.”（ 这些方法包括在纸上系丝带，融化蜡油以固定纸张。近600年来，这些都是用来确保文件安全的方法。）可知，选项承接下文说明各种方法来确保文件保存在一起。下文是对选项的具体说明。故G选项“因此，从13世纪早期开始，人们创造了各种方法来确保文件保存在一起”切题。故选G项。
17题详解】
根据下文“In 1835, a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J. L. , an American inventor.”（ 1835年，美国发明家Howe J. L.发明了一种可以大量生产大头针的机器）可知，选项承接下文说明大头针的发明。故A选项“下一个纸质发明是大头针”切题。故选A项。
【18题详解】
根据下文“In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.”（ 1899年，他申请了该装置的专利，该装置由一根弯曲成特殊形状的铁丝组成，用于固定纸张）可知，选项承接下文说明回形针是由谁发明的。故D选项“后来，受大头针的启发，挪威人Vaaler J.想出了第一个回形针的主意”切题。故选D项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design”（ 因此，英国Gem制造公司开发了一种机器来制造和标准化回形针设计）可知，选项承接上文说明制造回形针的的作用。故E选项“这种制造技术的发展使得现代回形针在世界范围内得以推广”切题。故选E项。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world.”（ 今天，回形针是一项著名的发明，在世界各地的办公室、教室和企业中广泛使用）可知，选项承接上文说明回形针的特点以及广受欢迎。故F选项“回形针是一种简单而实用的奇迹，它仍然是全世界标准的办公用品”。故选F项。
第Ⅱ卷(70分)
第二部分 英语知识运用(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。
You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.
For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their ____21____ was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay. Last year, I started dating, but with ____22____. When I first dated Steve, I ____23____ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was ____24____ he was an animal lover, I ____25____ that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack the cat.
The next week, we ____26____ our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catch our ____27____, Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing? I liked him too, but so soon? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. ____28____, I began to fall for him.
We continued to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her ____29____. I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly ____30____ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve ____31____ his house. All worked ____32____. The three dogs formed a pack, with coaching, ____33____ Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good team caring for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my delight, this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel down, nor did I ____34____ him to. It was giving ____35____ to the dogs that brought us together.
21. A. ownership B. membership C. companionship D. leadership
22. A. reservations B. expectations C. confidence D. prejudice
23. A. feared B. doubted C. hoped D. learned
24. A. unsatisfied B. confused C. terrified D. thrilled
25. A. predicted B. worried C. regretted D. insisted
26. A. tied B. walked C. bathed D. fed
27. A. breath B. balance C. attention D. imagination
28. A. By the way B. In that case C. By all means D. At that moment
29. A. eye B. tail C. ear D. leg
30. A. secretly B. constantly C. eventually D. unwillingly
31. A. left B. sold C. suggested D. searched
32. A. late B. hard C. fine D. free
33. A. emptied B. respected C. occupied D. discovered
34. A. beg B. trust C. need D. aid
35. A. toys B. awards C. food D. water
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者认为你可以从一个男人对待他的狗的方式来了解他很多，作者多年和两只爱犬生活在一起，去年开始和拥有猫狗的史蒂夫约会，但有所保留，因为一次遛狗时史蒂夫把水给自己的爱犬喝，作者渐渐对史蒂夫产生爱意，在之后的接触中，史蒂夫和作者一起照顾作者的爱犬，一年后史蒂夫向作者求婚。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们的陪伴几乎足以让我远离孤独。A. ownership所有权；B. membership会员；C. companionship陪伴；D. leadership领导。根据上文“For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. ”和“keep my loneliness at bay”可知，此处是指它们的陪伴让作者远离了孤独。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年，我开始约会，但有所保留。A. reservations保留；B. expectations期望；C. confidence信心；D. prejudice偏见。根据后文“three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack the cat.”(三条狗可能太多了，并且我的狗可能会攻击这只猫)可知，此处是指“我”一开始有所顾忌和保留。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次和史蒂夫约会时，我得知他有一条名叫Molly的狗和一只名叫Flora的猫。A. feared恐惧；B. doubted怀疑；C. hoped希望；D. learned得知。根据“he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora”可知，此处是指作者得知这一情况。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很高兴他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. unsatisfied不满意的；B. confused困惑的；C. terrified害怕的；D. thrilled非常开心的。根据前文“For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance.”(多年来，我喜欢和我的狗——蒂莉和吉斯——一起生活。)可知，“我”很高兴他是一个动物爱好者。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很高兴他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. predicted预测；B. worried担心；C. regretted后悔；D. insisted坚持。根据“three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack”可知，此处是指“我”很担心。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二周，我们一起遛狗。A. tied系；B. walked牵着（动物）走；遛狗；C. bathed沐浴；D. fed喂养。根据后文“When we paused”可知，此处是指一起遛狗。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们停下来休息时，史蒂夫单膝跪下。A. breath呼吸；B. balance平衡；C. attention注意力；D. imagination想象。根据“Steve got down on one knee”可知，此处是指停下来休息，catch one’s breath (休息一下、歇一口气)。 故选A。
【28题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：就在那一刻，我开始爱上他。A. By the way顺便说一句；B. In that case那样的话；C. By all means务必；D. In that moment那一刻。根据前文“He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.”(他从瓶子里把水倒在手里，递给我的狗。)和下文的“I began to fall for him (我开始爱上他)”可知，就在史蒂夫把水给作者爱犬喝的那一刻，还有所保留的作者卸下心防，对史蒂夫产生好感。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：11月下旬，Tilly的腿做了一次手术。A. eye眼睛；B. tail尾巴；C. ear耳朵；D. leg腿。根据后文“climbing the stairs could reopen the wound”(爬楼梯会让伤口重新裂开)可知，此处是指Tilly的腿做了一次手术。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我一天带狗出去四次，我担心Tilly不断地爬楼梯会使伤口重新裂开。A. secretly秘密地；B. constantly不断地；C. eventually最终；D. unwillingly不情愿地。根据前文“I took the dogs out four times a day”(我每天带狗出去四次)可知，此处是指不断地爬楼梯。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后史蒂夫建议去他家。A. left离开；B. sold卖；C. suggested建议，推荐；D. searched搜寻。根据后文“We made good housemates.”(我们成了很好的室友。)可知，此处是指史蒂夫建议去他家。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一切都很好。A. late晚的；B. hard困难的；C. fine好的；D. free自由的。由下文的“The three dogs formed a pack (这三条狗组成了一个团队)”和“Steve and I formed a good team (史蒂夫和我组成了一个好团队)”“We made good housemates. (我们是很好的室友)”可知，狗狗相处友好，作者和史蒂夫相处也友好，可得出一切都好。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这三条狗组成了一个团队，在训练下，尊重Flora的空间；史蒂夫和我组成了一个照顾Tilly的好团队。A. emptied清空；B. respected尊重；C. occupied占据；D. discovered发现。由上文的“my dogs might attack 6 , the cat (我的狗可能会攻击猫)”和“The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching (这三条狗组成了一个团队，在训练下)”可知，起初作者担心自己的狗会攻击史蒂夫的猫Flora，但作者的狗和史蒂夫的狗相处友好，可得出在训练下，狗不会去攻击猫，结合动物的领地意识可知，此处指狗尊重猫的空间。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有跪下，我也不需要他跪下。A. beg乞求；B. trust信任；C. need需要；D. aid帮助。根据nor和“He did not kneel (跪) down”可知，此处是指“我”也不需要他跪下。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是给爱犬喝水的举动把我们带到一起。A. toys玩具；B. awards奖励；C. food食物；D. water水。根据“brought us together”和前文“He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.”可知，此处是指给爱犬喝水的举动。故选D。
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。
Lots of foreigners don’t understand why so many Chinese people are sorrowful about Yuan Longping’s passing away.
This reminds me ____36____ an issue more than 20 years ago, ____37____ I was a Chinese journalist in the US. Some American scholars ____38____ (think) China could hardly realize food-sufficiency because of the ____39____ (limit) water resources, decrease of agricultural land due to industrial ____40____ (expand) and the fast population growth. Just at that time, Yuan Longping announced breakthroughs in planting the new rice. ____41____ (bring) to large area application, this technique improved the annual growth of rice greatly, which fed ____42____ population of 60 million--equal to the whole of the UK.
Western scholars’ prediction of China back then was indeed analyzing China’s problems, but they failed ____43____ (realize) that the Chinese people have the capability to deal with these challenges.
If they had had any knowledge of Yuan who worked devotedly for our country, they wouldn’t have made such pessimistic evaluations. Why did the Chinese people make ____44____? Why are so many predictions about China in the West ____45____(accurate)? It’s time to change minds to better understand China.
【答案】36. of 37. when
38. thought
39. limited
40. expansion
41. Brought
42. a 43. to realize
44. it 45. inaccurate
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了中国人缅怀袁隆平先生的原因，批判了西方对中国不准确的预测。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：这让我想起了20多年前的一件事情，当时我还是一名在美国的中国记者。remind sb. of sth.是固定搭配，意为“让某人想起某事”。故填of。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这让我想起了20多年前的一件事情，当时我还是一名在美国的中国记者。分析句子结构， I was a Chinese journalist in the US. 是一个定语从句，修饰先行词20 years ago，关系词在从句中作时间状语，用关系副词when引导该从句。故填when。
【38题详解】
考查时态。句意：美国有学者认为，由于水资源有限，工业扩张导致农业用地减少，人口快速增长，中国很难实现粮食自给。句中描述美国学者过去“认为”，因此句子使用一般过去时。故填thought。
【39题详解】
考查形容词。句意：美国有学者认为，由于水资源有限，工业扩张导致农业用地减少，人口快速增长，中国很难实现粮食自给。设空处前有定冠词the，后有名词短语，因此设空处应填形容词。故填limited。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：美国有学者认为，由于水资源有限，工业扩张导致农业用地减少，人口快速增长，中国很难实现粮食自给。industrial __5__(expand) and the fast population growth是由and连接的两个并列的名词短语，作due to的宾语，因此设空处应填名词，故填expansion。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：由于大面积应用，这种技术大大提高了水稻的年生长，养活了6000万人口——相当于整个英国。动词与句子主语是被动关系，因此使用动词的过去分词放句首作状语表示原因，故填Brought。
【42题详解】
考查冠词。句意：由于大面积应用，这种技术大大提高了水稻的年生长，养活了6000万人口——相当于整个英国。a population of +数字，泛指人口数量，故填a。
【43题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：当时西方学者对中国的预测，确实是在分析中国的问题，但他们没有意识到中国人有能力应对这些挑战。fail to do sth.意为“做不到某事”。故填to realize。
【44题详解】
考查代词。句意：什么中国人做成了？根据句意可知，make it表示某人做成某事。故填it。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：为什么西方对中国的如此多的预测是不准确的？根据句意可知，西方对中国的推测不准确，因此填提示词的反义词，故填inaccurate。
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，上周你班参观了市里举办的中国剪纸艺术展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 参观展览的时间、地点；
2. 参观时的所见所闻；
3. 参观后的感想。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Paper-Cutting Exhibition
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【答案】One possible version
A Paper-Cutting Exhibition
Last Sunday morning, our class cheerfully visited the Chinese paper-cutting exhibition held in our city museum.
The art feast attracted lines of visitors. Most of the paper cuttings were made with red paper, which was cut into lively images of people, animals or flowers. Representing good wishes, the paper cuttings looked so vivid that we were all overwhelmed by their unique charms. We kept taking photos and expressing our admiration.
The exhibition allows us to appreciate the fantastic Chinese traditional craft that we take pride in. The precious Chinese culture, which requires craftsmanship and imagination, deserves preserving well and passing on.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为英文报写一篇报道，介绍班级参观市里举办的中国剪纸艺术展的所见所闻和感想。
【详解】1.词汇积累
吸引： attract→appeal to
图像：image→figure
看起来：look→seem
手艺： craftsmanship→workmanship
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Last Sunday morning, our class cheerfully visited the Chinese paper-cutting exhibition held in our city museum.
拓展句：Last Sunday morning, our class cheerfully visited the Chinese paper-cutting exhibition which was held in our city museum.
【点睛】[高分句型1.] Most of the paper cuttings were made with red paper, which was cut into lively images of people, animals or flowers（运用了which引导的非限制定语从句）
[高分句型2.]Representing good wishes, the paper cuttings looked so vivid that we were all overwhelmed by their unique charms. （运用了so...that..引导的结果状语从句以及现在分词做伴随状语）
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
After graduating from college, I worked as a salesman for a piano company. We advertised our pianos in small town newspapers and then, when we had received many replies, we would load our little trucks, and drive into the area and sell the pianos to those who had replied.
Every time we advertised, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said, “Please bring me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It must be red mahogany (红木). I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” Of course, we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month. No finance company would carry a contract with payments that small, so we ignored her postcards.
One day, however, I happened to be in that area calling on other replies, and out of curiosity I decided to look the old lady up. I found pretty much what I expected: The old lady lived in a one-room cabin in the middle of a cotton field. The cabin had a dirt floor and there were chickens in the house. Obviously, the old lady could not have qualified to purchase anything on credit — no car, no phone, no real job, nothing but a roof over her head and not a very good one at that.
I could see daylight through it in several places. Her little granddaughter was about 10, barefoot and wearing a feed sack (麻布袋) dress. I explained to the old lady that we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month and that she should stop writing to us every time she saw our ad. I drove away heartsick, but my advice had no effect — she still sent us the same post card every six weeks. Always wanting a new piano, red mahogany, please, and swearing she would never miss a $10 payment. It was sad.
Several years later, I owned my own piano company, and when I advertised in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored them — what else could I do?
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 then, one day when I was in the area, I made a big decision.
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Twenty years later while sitting at a bar, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me.
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【答案】But then, one day when I was in the area, I made a big decision. Despite knowing that it was a terrible business decision, I loaded a red mahogany piano onto my little truck. I delivered the piano to the old lady. I placed the new piano in the house, advised her and the little girl to keep the chickens off it and left. I was sure that I had just thrown away a new piano. To my surprise, the payments came in on time with a thank-you note every month.
Twenty years later while sitting at a bar, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. Looking around, I saw a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano. Stunned by her great performance, I moved to a table beside her. She stopped and smiled at me politely, “Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?” It didn’t ring a bell, so she started to explain. And I suddenly remembered. My Lord, it was her, the little barefoot girl in the feed sack dress! I was so glad that my kindness did make a real difference. (165w)
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者大学毕业后在一家钢琴公司当销售员，每当公司做广告的时候，公司总会收到一位老太太的明信片，上面写着“请给我的小孙女送一架新钢琴。一定是红木的。我可以用卖蛋的钱每个月付10美元”。出于好奇，作者找到了这位老太太，知道了老太太比较贫穷，作者向老太太解释道，不能以每月10美元的价格卖出一架新钢琴，所以她应该停止给公司写信。几年后，作者拥有自己的钢琴公司，每当作者在那个地方做广告时，作者就会收到老太太寄的那张明信片。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但后来，有一天，我在那附近，做了一个重大决定。”可知，第一段可描写作者决定要送给老太太送一家钢琴，但是作者每月都能收到老太太支付的十美元。
②由第二段首句内容“20年后，我坐在酒吧里，听到身后最美妙的钢琴声。”可知，第二段可描写作者听到了最美妙的钢琴声，这正是老太太的孙女所弹奏的。
2.续写线索：做决定——送钢琴——每月收到10美元——听到最美妙的钢琴声——一位年轻的女士在弹奏——发现这位女士是老太太的孙女——作者很高兴自己当时做了那个决定
3.词汇激活
①放下：placed /put
②建议：advised /suggested
③离开：left/went away
情绪类
①使我惊讶：To my surprise /To my astonishment
②高兴的：glad/pleased/delighted/happy
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Despite knowing that it was a terrible business decision, I loaded a red mahogany piano onto my little truck.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2]. Looking around, I saw a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano.（运用了非谓语动词作状语，表示伴随）
[高分句型3]. Stunned by her great performance, I moved to a table beside her.（运用了非谓语动词作状语）
沈阳二中2022-2023学年度上学期期中考试
高二(24届)英语试题
说明：1.测试时间：120分钟 总分：150分
2.客观题涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上
第Ⅰ卷(80分)
第-部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 do we know about the two doctors?
A. They are alike. B. They are brothers. C. They are twins.
2. What does the man mean?
A. He prefers study to a picnic.
B. He can’t go for a picnic because of his study.
C. He doesn’t like a picnic with friends in autumn.
3. What can we learn about the woman’s company?
A. It is a small company.
B. It can’t become a large one soon.
C It provides opportunities for old and experienced workers.
4. Where are the speakers probably?
A. At home. B. At a shop. C. At school.
5. Why will Mr. and Mrs. Black go to London?
A. To have a visit there.
B. To have a business trip.
C. To celebrate their wedding anniversary.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8题
6. What does the woman think of fish?
A. Fish is not as good as beef. B. Fish is good for health. C. Fish tastes very bad.
7. What kind of suggestion does the woman offer?
A. The man should take much more fish every day.
B. The man should take much more beef.
C. The man should take a balanced diet.
8. What does the man decide to do in the end?
A. Eat beef instead of fish. B. Try eating some fish. C. Buy some meat.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11题
9. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a restroom. B. In the woman’s house. C. In the man’s house.
10. What do you think about the speakers?
A. They are couples. B. They are strangers. C. They are neighbors.
11. What is Bob probably expected to do?
A. Turn off the radio and go to bed.
B. Continue to listen to the music.
C. Have a chat with the woman.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14题
12. What’s the Course Five-one-four about?
A. Children’s literacy. B. Testing. C. Speaking.
13. Why does the woman want to change her course?
A. Because she was not good at Five-one-one.
B. Because she wants to choose a more advanced and useful course.
C. Because she can’t finish her advanced courses in advance.
14. What can testify her qualification?
A. Her records. B. Her papers. C. Her degree.
听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17题。
15. With whom is the man going to Disneyland?
A. His family. B. His sister. C. His friends.
16. What are the biggest attractions according to the woman?
A. Live-action shows. B. Rides and roller coasters. C. Disney movies.
17. Which of the following characters can NOT be found in Disneyland?
A. Snow White and the Dwarves.
B. Robin Hood and Cinderella.
C. Harry Potter and Mr. Bean.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。
18. What do the milu deer eat in autumn?
A. Grass. B. Fruits and nuts. C. Dry leaves.
19. When do baby milu deer join their mothers?
A. They’re old enough to search food.
B. They’re alert enough to protect themselves.
C. They’re strong enough to stand by themselves.
20. Why is it hard to catch milu deer?
A. They have very long feet.
B. They usually hide themselves in secret places.
C. Their senses of smell, sight and hearing are very good.
第二部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Drive in Ontario
Welcome to Ontario! Here's what you need to know if you are, or will be, visiting Ontario — and want to drive while you're here.
Visiting: less than 3 months
If you are visiting Ontario for less than 3 months and want to drive while you're here, you can use a valid driver's licence from your own province, state or country.
Visiting: more than 3 months
If you will be visiting from another country for more than 3 months, you will need an International Driver's Permit (IDP) from your own country. This is a special licence that allows motorists to drive internationally when accompanied by a valid driver's licence from their country. You need to have this permit with you when you arrive in Ontario. You cannot apply for one once you are here.
Rules of the road
As a visitor, you are responsible for knowing Ontario traffic laws. Here are just some:
• keep to the right of the road
• obey posted speed limits (e.g. 50 km/hour)
• do not use handheld devices while driving (e.g. cell phones, tablets or music players)
• slow down and pull to the right, if an emergency vehicle is driving behind you with their lights and sirens (e.g. an ambulance, fire truck or police car)
If you break a traffic law, you will face a penalty. Penalties range from fines to making your licence invalid or your car taken away. For more information, please click here.
1. l. Who is the text intended for?
A. Potential immigrants. B. General visitors.
C. Exchange students. D. Ordinary drivers.
2. What driving habit is unacceptable in Ontario?
A. Changing lanes at random. B. Giving way to fire trucks.
C. Listening to music in the car. D. Driving within the speed limits.
3. Where is the text most probably taken from?
A. A local website. B. A travel guide.
C. An advertisement. D. A geography magazine
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了安大略省的一些交通规则。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Welcome to Ontario! Here's what you need to know if you are, or will be, visiting Ontario — and want to drive while you're here.(欢迎来到安大略！如果你正在或将要参观安大略，并且想在这里开车，你需要知道以下几点)”以及Rules of the road部分中“As a visitor, you are responsible for knowing Ontario traffic laws. (作为一名游客，你有责任了解安大略省的交通法规)”可推知，文章针对的是一般游客。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Rules of the road部分中“• do not use handheld devices while driving (e.g. cell phones, tablets or music players)(·开车时不要使用手持设备，如手机、平板电脑或音乐播放器)”可知，C选项“在车里听音乐”是错误的驾驶习惯。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“For more information, please click here. (更多信息，请点击这里)”可推知，文章可能选自当地网站。故选A。
B
I accidentally found a time capsule, in purple and green floss (丝线) in the midst of sorting out some old things last month. Faded and worn, it was a friendship bracelet (手链) — an important part of my teenage summers. Holding it in my hand made me think about those precious memories of childhood, which my kids will never know firsthand.
My handiwork wasn’t beautiful. But what I remember is the beauty of the offering: slipping something into a friend’s hand and knowing it would always be with them. The experience was intoxicating — like the serious business of exchanging wedding rings, it was a symbol of an unbreakable bond. Those bracelets represented how much we meant to each other, at a time when our friends were becoming the center of our lives.
I slept with my bracelets and showered with them. I wore them all summer long at camp. And I acquired new bracelets from friends there — friends who received carefully crafted bracelets from me in return, as we said our tearful end-of-summer goodbyes. I thought having them helped ease the pain of leaving my friends. But now I see that they were really helping me to leave behind childhood.
My kids don’t go to summer camp. They certainly don’t exchange anything as uncool as bracelets with their friends. They hang out on Discord (一种聊天工具) in chats that only pause but never end. Our eldest son endlessly texts on his cellphone as he and his friends make one another talking emojis and TikTok videos.
Their relationships with their phones leave no time or space for writing letters or making bracelets, and their gifts to one another leave no clear and definite traces. There will be no boxes of letters to sort years from now nor any hidden bracelets to find. They will have little to physically hold on to.
4. Why does the author compare a bracelet to a time capsule?
A. It is faded and worn.
B. It is shaped like a capsule.
C. It reminds her of her childhood.
D. It was made by the author herself.
5. Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word “intoxicating” in Paragraph 2?
A. Exciting. B. Terrible.
C. Professional. D. Strange.
6. Why does the author think her kids’ childhood is different from hers?
A. They often send hand-made gifts to their friends.
B. They make more friends at summer camp.
C. They are unwilling to give bracelets to parents.
D. They spend too much time on their cellphones.
7. What can be implied about the friendship bracelets?
A. They proved the author’s kids had much to physically hold on to.
B. They gave meaning to the author s childhood in a way her kids will never know firsthand.
C. They represented both the author and her kids’ unforgettable childhood.
D. They recalled the author’s deep sorrow of leaving close friends at summer camp.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者发现了一条手链，让她回想起童年和朋友们交换礼物，也感叹如今手机等电子设备的出现，孩子们沉浸于虚拟世界，聊天软件，而失去了这种交流的方式。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Faded and worn, it was a friendship bracelet — an important part of my teenage summers.(这是一个褪色的友谊手链——是我少年时期夏天的重要组成部分)”可知，这串手链与作者童年的夏天有着重要的联系，所以把手链与时间胶囊联系起来正是因为手链让作者想到了自己童年的夏天。故选C项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词前句“My handiwork wasn’t beautiful. But what I remember is the beauty of the offering: slipping something into a friend’s hand and knowing it would always be with them.(我的手艺并不漂亮。但我记得的是送礼物的美妙之处：把某样东西塞到朋友手里，知道它将永远陪伴着他们)”和后半句“like the serious business of exchanging wedding rings, it was asymbol of an unbreakable bond.(就像交换结婚戒指的严肃交易一样，它象征着牢不可破的纽带)”可知，作者的手工艺品并不是很美，但是当把它送给朋友时意义变得深刻，所以这样的体验是令人兴奋的。由此推知，划线词intoxicating为“令人兴奋的”之意。故选A,
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“They hang out on Discord (一种聊天工具) in chats that only pause but never end. Our eldestson endlessly texts on his cellphone as he and his friends make one anothertalking emojis and TikTok videos.(他们在Discord上聊天，只会暂停，不会结束。我们的大儿子不停地在手机上发短信，他和朋友们互相制作会说话的表情包和TikTok视频)”可知，作者认为与以前不同的是现在的孩子们花太多的时间在手机上。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“There will be no boxes of letters to sort years from now nor any hidden bracelets to find. They will have little to physically hold on to.(若干年后，不会再有一盒盒的信件需要整理，也不会有任何隐藏的手镯需要寻找。他们几乎没有什么可以依靠的东西)”可知，代表友谊的手链只有作者有，她的孩子没有。作者提到了手链让她想起了美妙的童年生活，而这种感受当今的孩子们是无法体会的，因为他们大多数沉浸在虚拟世界。这些手链以一种她的孩子们永远不会知道的方式赋予了作者童年的意义。故选B。
C
Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees (大黄蜂) to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony — showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said the experiments, often used to test the intelligence of apes (猿) and birds, showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task, and can also pass skills on through several generations.
The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread” — the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills — may not be exclusive to humans.
In the research, published in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday, the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.
The strings were attached to discs- or artificial “flowers” — containing food at their center but placed under a transparent screen. The bees, spotting the food beneath the screen, learned to pull the “flowers” out by pulling the string with their legs and feet to be able to get to it. From another group of bees given the chance to solve the task without any training, only two of 110 were successful.
Another group of bees was then allowed to observe the trained bees pulling the strings, and 60 percent of them successfully learned the skill. Finally, trained bees were put in colonies, and the scientists found the technique spread successfully to a majority of the colony’s worker bees.
Lars Chittka, a Queen Mary University professor who guided the project, said the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees ‘learning and teaching skills.
8. What does the underlined word “exclusive” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Ordinary. B. Unique. C. Beneficial. D. Widespread.
9. What did the researchers find about bees?
A. Bees learn best in insects.
B. Bees are as clever as birds.
C. Bees can be trained to learn skills.
D. Bees are born good learners.
10. What may the research team focus on next?
A. How bees’ brain work. B. Where bees learn skills.
C. How bees teach others. D. What else bees can do.
11. What may be the best title for the text?
A. Small bees, great abilities B. Bees can learn and teach
C. Bees are smarter D. Let bees learn
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了蜜蜂通过训练可以学习技能，并且传播所学到的技能。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“showed for the first time that some insects are up to the task, and can also pass skills on through several generations.(第一次证明了一些昆虫能够胜任这项任务，也可以将技能传递几代)”以及第三段“The findings add to the evidence suggesting the ability for “culture spread”— the ability to learn and pass on knowledge and skills (这一发现补充了证据，表明“文化传播”的能力——学习和传授知识和技能的能力)”可知，一些昆虫也具有学习并且传播知识的能力，调查结果增加了证据表明“文化传播”能力并不是人类独有的。由此推知，划线词exclusive与unique(唯一的，独一无二的)意思接近。故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“the scientists were able to train 23 out of a group of 40 bees to pull strings with their legs and feet.(科学家们能够训练40只蜜蜂中的23只用腿和脚拉绳子)”可知，蜜蜂可以通过训练来学习技能。故选C项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“the team is interested in figuring out the brain processes behind the bees' learning and teaching skills.(研究小组对弄清蜜蜂学习和教学技能背后的大脑过程感兴趣)”可知，该研究小组对于弄清蜜蜂学习和教学技能背后的大脑过程感兴趣，下一步可能会关注蜜蜂的大脑是如何工作的。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bees to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony — showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.(英国科学家已经设法教蜜蜂拉线 获取食物，然后将它们所学到的知识传递给它们群体的其他蜜蜂——尽管它们的大脑很小，却显示出高水平的智力)”可知，文章是在介绍一项科学发现，蜜蜂通过训练可以学习并且传播所学到的技能。由此可知，Bees can learn and teach(蜜蜂可以学习和教学)适合作本文最佳标题。故选B项。
D
Midway through The Matrix, Cypher feasts on an enormous steak, well aware that his reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and that it is “juicy and delicious.” Two decades after the movie made its first appearance, something unexpected arises: The future of reality will not only be virtual but also synthetic (合成). Cypher’s future meal will be a physical one, synthesized from animal cells.
And the synthesis goes beyond dinner. Starting with components from the natural world, scientists are learning to engineer microorganisms and build biocomputing systems. However, biology has a tendency to evolve in unexpected ways.
Synthesized meat is one case in point. The driving forces behind the meat movement are practical. It has been estimated that cultured (培育的) meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption. But once we’re able to synthesize meat, theoretically, we’ll have the capability to culture meat from any animal, even those we’d never consider eating today, like dolphins or chimpanzees, which will pose a new regulatory challenge for us.
Using synthetic biology, we can even edit and rewrite life, the technology of which are already in use. In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos injected with human stem cells. Here comes the situation worth considering: such a monkey-human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans, on which experimentation isn’t allowed, and animals, which are often raised specifically for research. How will we decide when an animal becomes too human?
Depending on where you stand, the synthetic realities land somewhere between “really exciting” and “critically concerning.” As individuals, we undertake a shared responsibility to make good choices about this coming synthetic technology.
12. What do we know about Cypher’s steak in the movie?
A. It is anything but appetizing.
B. It is enjoyed in a virtual world.
C. It is synthesized from animal cell.
D. It is a construction made by himself.
13. What’s the advantage of synthesized meat?
A. It is more nutritious.
B. It is more energy-consuming.
C. It is more environment-friendly.
D. It is more controllable in regulation.
14. What is the author’s attitude to the experiment in Paragraph 4?
A. Cautious. B. Favorable.
C. Pessimistic. D. Indifferent.
15. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To popularize synthetic technology.
B. To indicate challenges of synthetic technology.
C. To stress the importance of synthetic technology.
D. To introduce the development of synthetic technology.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讨论合成技术带来的挑战。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段中的“Midway through The Matrix, Cypher feasts on an enormous steak, well aware that his reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and that it is “juicy and delicious.”(在《黑客帝国》中，塞弗享用着一块巨大的牛排，他清楚地意识到自己的现实并不是真实的，这是一个数字程序的一部分，数字程序告诉他的大脑，牛排是一个结构，而且“多汁美味”)”可知，塞弗知道自己处于虚拟现实，牛排是数字构造出来的，他是在虚拟世界中享受牛排。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段中的“It has been estimated that cultured (培育的) meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption. But once we’re able to synthesize meat, theoretically, we’ll have the capability to culture meat from any animal (据估计，与传统养殖食用动物相比，培养肉（即合成肉）所需能源减少7%至45%，产生的温室气体减少78%至96%)”可知，合成肉所需要的能源更少，所产生的温室气体也更少。所以合成肉更环保。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。由第四段中的“In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos injected with human stem cells. Here comes the situation worth considering: such a monkey-human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans, on which experimentation isn’t allowed, and animals, which are often raised specifically for research. How will we decide when an animal becomes too human? (2021，一些国家的科学家宣布他们已经用人类干细胞注射了猴子胚胎。下面是一个值得考虑的情况：这种人猴杂交将展示出介于人类和动物之间的品质，人类不允许进行实验，而动物通常是专门为研究而饲养的。我们将如何决定动物何时变得过于人性化？)”可知，作者指出该实验对象既表现出人的某些特点（这一部分不允许被实验）也有动物的特点，作者提出的疑问表现出对此实验持有谨慎的态度。故选A项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段以《黑客帝国》片段引出合成肉话题，第二段指出合成技术有朝不可预料方向发展的趋势，第三四段以两个例子（合成肉带来的管控挑战和基因合成可能出现的伦理问题）说明合成技术的发展伴随着挑战，文章的目的在于指出合成技术的挑战。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
From the dawn of civilization, paper records have been a method of keeping track of important and necessary documentation. A common experience throughout the world's record keeping has been the necessity to ensure that all documents are kept together, and none are lost.
___16___ These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.
___17___ In 1835 a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J. L. , an American inventor. Although straight pins （大头针）were originally designed for sewing and tailoring, people began using them as a quick and easy way to secure papers. ___18___ In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.
During this time, however, the paperclip （回形针）was not a widely distributed device. Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design. ___19___
Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world. ___20___
A. The next paper invention was that of the straight pin.
B. Before the paper clip, people had to be creative to keep paper together.
C. The humble item only came into popular usage around the mid-19th century.
D. Later, inspired by the straight pin, Norwegian Vaaler J. came up with the idea of the first paperclip.
E. This manufacturing development allowed for the expansion of the modern paperclip worldwide.
F. Being a wonder of simplicity and function, the paperclip remains a standard office supply throughout the world.
G. Therefore, from the early 13th century people had created various methods to ensure documents were kept together.
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了回形针的发明，它对有文件都保存在一起起到了重要的作用。
【16题详解】
根据下文“These included tying ribbons through the paper, and melting wax to secure the papers in place. For nearly 600 years, these were the methods used to secure papers.”（ 这些方法包括在纸上系丝带，融化蜡油以固定纸张。近600年来，这些都是用来确保文件安全的方法。）可知，选项承接下文说明各种方法来确保文件保存在一起。下文是对选项的具体说明。故G选项“因此，从13世纪早期开始，人们创造了各种方法来确保文件保存在一起”切题。故选G项。
17题详解】
根据下文“In 1835, a machine that could mass-produce straight pins was invented by Howe J. L. , an American inventor.”（ 1835年，美国发明家Howe J. L.发明了一种可以大量生产大头针的机器）可知，选项承接下文说明大头针的发明。故A选项“下一个纸质发明是大头针”切题。故选A项。
【18题详解】
根据下文“In 1899 he patented the device, which consisted of a wire bent into a particularly shaped hoop for the purpose of securing papers.”（ 1899年，他申请了该装置的专利，该装置由一根弯曲成特殊形状的铁丝组成，用于固定纸张）可知，选项承接下文说明回形针是由谁发明的。故D选项“后来，受大头针的启发，挪威人Vaaler J.想出了第一个回形针的主意”切题。故选D项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Therefore, the Gem Manufacturing Company of England developed a machine to manufacture and standardize the paperclip design”（ 因此，英国Gem制造公司开发了一种机器来制造和标准化回形针设计）可知，选项承接上文说明制造回形针的的作用。故E选项“这种制造技术的发展使得现代回形针在世界范围内得以推广”切题。故选E项。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Today the paperclip is a famous invention used throughout offices, schoolrooms, and business throughout the world.”（ 今天，回形针是一项著名的发明，在世界各地的办公室、教室和企业中广泛使用）可知，选项承接上文说明回形针的特点以及广受欢迎。故F选项“回形针是一种简单而实用的奇迹，它仍然是全世界标准的办公用品”。故选F项。
第Ⅱ卷(70分)
第二部分 英语知识运用(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。
You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.
For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their ____21____ was nearly enough to keep my loneliness at bay. Last year, I started dating, but with ____22____. When I first dated Steve, I ____23____ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was ____24____ he was an animal lover, I ____25____ that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack the cat.
The next week, we ____26____ our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catch our ____27____, Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing? I liked him too, but so soon? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs. ____28____, I began to fall for him.
We continued to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an operation on her ____29____. I took the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly ____30____ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve ____31____ his house. All worked ____32____. The three dogs formed a pack, with coaching, ____33____ Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good team caring for Tilly. We made good housemates.
A year later, much to my delight, this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel down, nor did I ____34____ him to. It was giving ____35____ to the dogs that brought us together.
21. A. ownership B. membership C. companionship D. leadership
22. A. reservations B. expectations C. confidence D. prejudice
23. A. feared B. doubted C. hoped D. learned
24. A. unsatisfied B. confused C. terrified D. thrilled
25. A. predicted B. worried C. regretted D. insisted
26. A. tied B. walked C. bathed D. fed
27. A. breath B. balance C. attention D. imagination
28. A. By the way B. In that case C. By all means D. At that moment
29. A. eye B. tail C. ear D. leg
30. A. secretly B. constantly C. eventually D. unwillingly
31. A. left B. sold C. suggested D. searched
32. A. late B. hard C. fine D. free
33. A. emptied B. respected C. occupied D. discovered
34. A. beg B. trust C. need D. aid
35. A. toys B. awards C. food D. water
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者认为你可以从一个男人对待他的狗的方式来了解他很多，作者多年和两只爱犬生活在一起，去年开始和拥有猫狗的史蒂夫约会，但有所保留，因为一次遛狗时史蒂夫把水给自己的爱犬喝，作者渐渐对史蒂夫产生爱意，在之后的接触中，史蒂夫和作者一起照顾作者的爱犬，一年后史蒂夫向作者求婚。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们的陪伴几乎足以让我远离孤独。A. ownership所有权；B. membership会员；C. companionship陪伴；D. leadership领导。根据上文“For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. ”和“keep my loneliness at bay”可知，此处是指它们的陪伴让作者远离了孤独。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年，我开始约会，但有所保留。A. reservations保留；B. expectations期望；C. confidence信心；D. prejudice偏见。根据后文“three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack the cat.”(三条狗可能太多了，并且我的狗可能会攻击这只猫)可知，此处是指“我”一开始有所顾忌和保留。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次和史蒂夫约会时，我得知他有一条名叫Molly的狗和一只名叫Flora的猫。A. feared恐惧；B. doubted怀疑；C. hoped希望；D. learned得知。根据“he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora”可知，此处是指作者得知这一情况。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很高兴他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. unsatisfied不满意的；B. confused困惑的；C. terrified害怕的；D. thrilled非常开心的。根据前文“For many years, I enjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance.”(多年来，我喜欢和我的狗——蒂莉和吉斯——一起生活。)可知，“我”很高兴他是一个动物爱好者。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我很高兴他是一个动物爱好者，但我担心三条狗可能太多了，我的狗可能会攻击猫Flora。A. predicted预测；B. worried担心；C. regretted后悔；D. insisted坚持。根据“three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack”可知，此处是指“我”很担心。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二周，我们一起遛狗。A. tied系；B. walked牵着（动物）走；遛狗；C. bathed沐浴；D. fed喂养。根据后文“When we paused”可知，此处是指一起遛狗。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们停下来休息时，史蒂夫单膝跪下。A. breath呼吸；B. balance平衡；C. attention注意力；D. imagination想象。根据“Steve got down on one knee”可知，此处是指停下来休息，catch one’s breath (休息一下、歇一口气)。 故选A。
【28题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：就在那一刻，我开始爱上他。A. By the way顺便说一句；B. In that case那样的话；C. By all means务必；D. In that moment那一刻。根据前文“He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.”(他从瓶子里把水倒在手里，递给我的狗。)和下文的“I began to fall for him (我开始爱上他)”可知，就在史蒂夫把水给作者爱犬喝的那一刻，还有所保留的作者卸下心防，对史蒂夫产生好感。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：11月下旬，Tilly的腿做了一次手术。A. eye眼睛；B. tail尾巴；C. ear耳朵；D. leg腿。根据后文“climbing the stairs could reopen the wound”(爬楼梯会让伤口重新裂开)可知，此处是指Tilly的腿做了一次手术。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我一天带狗出去四次，我担心Tilly不断地爬楼梯会使伤口重新裂开。A. secretly秘密地；B. constantly不断地；C. eventually最终；D. unwillingly不情愿地。根据前文“I took the dogs out four times a day”(我每天带狗出去四次)可知，此处是指不断地爬楼梯。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后史蒂夫建议去他家。A. left离开；B. sold卖；C. suggested建议，推荐；D. searched搜寻。根据后文“We made good housemates.”(我们成了很好的室友。)可知，此处是指史蒂夫建议去他家。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一切都很好。A. late晚的；B. hard困难的；C. fine好的；D. free自由的。由下文的“The three dogs formed a pack (这三条狗组成了一个团队)”和“Steve and I formed a good team (史蒂夫和我组成了一个好团队)”“We made good housemates. (我们是很好的室友)”可知，狗狗相处友好，作者和史蒂夫相处也友好，可得出一切都好。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这三条狗组成了一个团队，在训练下，尊重Flora的空间；史蒂夫和我组成了一个照顾Tilly的好团队。A. emptied清空；B. respected尊重；C. occupied占据；D. discovered发现。由上文的“my dogs might attack 6 , the cat (我的狗可能会攻击猫)”和“The three dogs formed a pack that, with coaching (这三条狗组成了一个团队，在训练下)”可知，起初作者担心自己的狗会攻击史蒂夫的猫Flora，但作者的狗和史蒂夫的狗相处友好，可得出在训练下，狗不会去攻击猫，结合动物的领地意识可知，此处指狗尊重猫的空间。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他没有跪下，我也不需要他跪下。A. beg乞求；B. trust信任；C. need需要；D. aid帮助。根据nor和“He did not kneel (跪) down”可知，此处是指“我”也不需要他跪下。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：正是给爱犬喝水的举动把我们带到一起。A. toys玩具；B. awards奖励；C. food食物；D. water水。根据“brought us together”和前文“He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offered it to my dogs.”可知，此处是指给爱犬喝水的举动。故选D。
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。
Lots of foreigners don’t understand why so many Chinese people are sorrowful about Yuan Longping’s passing away.
This reminds me ____36____ an issue more than 20 years ago, ____37____ I was a Chinese journalist in the US. Some American scholars ____38____ (think) China could hardly realize food-sufficiency because of the ____39____ (limit) water resources, decrease of agricultural land due to industrial ____40____ (expand) and the fast population growth. Just at that time, Yuan Longping announced breakthroughs in planting the new rice. ____41____ (bring) to large area application, this technique improved the annual growth of rice greatly, which fed ____42____ population of 60 million--equal to the whole of the UK.
Western scholars’ prediction of China back then was indeed analyzing China’s problems, but they failed ____43____ (realize) that the Chinese people have the capability to deal with these challenges.
If they had had any knowledge of Yuan who worked devotedly for our country, they wouldn’t have made such pessimistic evaluations. Why did the Chinese people make ____44____? Why are so many predictions about China in the West ____45____(accurate)? It’s time to change minds to better understand China.
【答案】36. of 37. when
38. thought
39. limited
40. expansion
41. Brought
42. a 43. to realize
44. it 45. inaccurate
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了中国人缅怀袁隆平先生的原因，批判了西方对中国不准确的预测。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：这让我想起了20多年前的一件事情，当时我还是一名在美国的中国记者。remind sb. of sth.是固定搭配，意为“让某人想起某事”。故填of。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这让我想起了20多年前的一件事情，当时我还是一名在美国的中国记者。分析句子结构， I was a Chinese journalist in the US. 是一个定语从句，修饰先行词20 years ago，关系词在从句中作时间状语，用关系副词when引导该从句。故填when。
【38题详解】
考查时态。句意：美国有学者认为，由于水资源有限，工业扩张导致农业用地减少，人口快速增长，中国很难实现粮食自给。句中描述美国学者过去“认为”，因此句子使用一般过去时。故填thought。
【39题详解】
考查形容词。句意：美国有学者认为，由于水资源有限，工业扩张导致农业用地减少，人口快速增长，中国很难实现粮食自给。设空处前有定冠词the，后有名词短语，因此设空处应填形容词。故填limited。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：美国有学者认为，由于水资源有限，工业扩张导致农业用地减少，人口快速增长，中国很难实现粮食自给。industrial __5__(expand) and the fast population growth是由and连接的两个并列的名词短语，作due to的宾语，因此设空处应填名词，故填expansion。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：由于大面积应用，这种技术大大提高了水稻的年生长，养活了6000万人口——相当于整个英国。动词与句子主语是被动关系，因此使用动词的过去分词放句首作状语表示原因，故填Brought。
【42题详解】
考查冠词。句意：由于大面积应用，这种技术大大提高了水稻的年生长，养活了6000万人口——相当于整个英国。a population of +数字，泛指人口数量，故填a。
【43题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：当时西方学者对中国的预测，确实是在分析中国的问题，但他们没有意识到中国人有能力应对这些挑战。fail to do sth.意为“做不到某事”。故填to realize。
【44题详解】
考查代词。句意：什么中国人做成了？根据句意可知，make it表示某人做成某事。故填it。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：为什么西方对中国的如此多的预测是不准确的？根据句意可知，西方对中国的推测不准确，因此填提示词的反义词，故填inaccurate。
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，上周你班参观了市里举办的中国剪纸艺术展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 参观展览的时间、地点；
2. 参观时的所见所闻；
3. 参观后的感想。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Paper-Cutting Exhibition
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【答案】One possible version
A Paper-Cutting Exhibition
Last Sunday morning, our class cheerfully visited the Chinese paper-cutting exhibition held in our city museum.
The art feast attracted lines of visitors. Most of the paper cuttings were made with red paper, which was cut into lively images of people, animals or flowers. Representing good wishes, the paper cuttings looked so vivid that we were all overwhelmed by their unique charms. We kept taking photos and expressing our admiration.
The exhibition allows us to appreciate the fantastic Chinese traditional craft that we take pride in. The precious Chinese culture, which requires craftsmanship and imagination, deserves preserving well and passing on.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为英文报写一篇报道，介绍班级参观市里举办的中国剪纸艺术展的所见所闻和感想。
【详解】1.词汇积累
吸引： attract→appeal to
图像：image→figure
看起来：look→seem
手艺： craftsmanship→workmanship
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Last Sunday morning, our class cheerfully visited the Chinese paper-cutting exhibition held in our city museum.
拓展句：Last Sunday morning, our class cheerfully visited the Chinese paper-cutting exhibition which was held in our city museum.
【点睛】[高分句型1.] Most of the paper cuttings were made with red paper, which was cut into lively images of people, animals or flowers（运用了which引导的非限制定语从句）
[高分句型2.]Representing good wishes, the paper cuttings looked so vivid that we were all overwhelmed by their unique charms. （运用了so...that..引导的结果状语从句以及现在分词做伴随状语）
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
After graduating from college, I worked as a salesman for a piano company. We advertised our pianos in small town newspapers and then, when we had received many replies, we would load our little trucks, and drive into the area and sell the pianos to those who had replied.
Every time we advertised, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said, “Please bring me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It must be red mahogany (红木). I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” Of course, we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month. No finance company would carry a contract with payments that small, so we ignored her postcards.
One day, however, I happened to be in that area calling on other replies, and out of curiosity I decided to look the old lady up. I found pretty much what I expected: The old lady lived in a one-room cabin in the middle of a cotton field. The cabin had a dirt floor and there were chickens in the house. Obviously, the old lady could not have qualified to purchase anything on credit — no car, no phone, no real job, nothing but a roof over her head and not a very good one at that.
I could see daylight through it in several places. Her little granddaughter was about 10, barefoot and wearing a feed sack (麻布袋) dress. I explained to the old lady that we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month and that she should stop writing to us every time she saw our ad. I drove away heartsick, but my advice had no effect — she still sent us the same post card every six weeks. Always wanting a new piano, red mahogany, please, and swearing she would never miss a $10 payment. It was sad.
Several years later, I owned my own piano company, and when I advertised in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored them — what else could I do?
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 then, one day when I was in the area, I made a big decision.
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Twenty years later while sitting at a bar, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me.
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【答案】But then, one day when I was in the area, I made a big decision. Despite knowing that it was a terrible business decision, I loaded a red mahogany piano onto my little truck. I delivered the piano to the old lady. I placed the new piano in the house, advised her and the little girl to keep the chickens off it and left. I was sure that I had just thrown away a new piano. To my surprise, the payments came in on time with a thank-you note every month.
Twenty years later while sitting at a bar, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. Looking around, I saw a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano. Stunned by her great performance, I moved to a table beside her. She stopped and smiled at me politely, “Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?” It didn’t ring a bell, so she started to explain. And I suddenly remembered. My Lord, it was her, the little barefoot girl in the feed sack dress! I was so glad that my kindness did make a real difference. (165w)
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者大学毕业后在一家钢琴公司当销售员，每当公司做广告的时候，公司总会收到一位老太太的明信片，上面写着“请给我的小孙女送一架新钢琴。一定是红木的。我可以用卖蛋的钱每个月付10美元”。出于好奇，作者找到了这位老太太，知道了老太太比较贫穷，作者向老太太解释道，不能以每月10美元的价格卖出一架新钢琴，所以她应该停止给公司写信。几年后，作者拥有自己的钢琴公司，每当作者在那个地方做广告时，作者就会收到老太太寄的那张明信片。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但后来，有一天，我在那附近，做了一个重大决定。”可知，第一段可描写作者决定要送给老太太送一家钢琴，但是作者每月都能收到老太太支付的十美元。
②由第二段首句内容“20年后，我坐在酒吧里，听到身后最美妙的钢琴声。”可知，第二段可描写作者听到了最美妙的钢琴声，这正是老太太的孙女所弹奏的。
2.续写线索：做决定——送钢琴——每月收到10美元——听到最美妙的钢琴声——一位年轻的女士在弹奏——发现这位女士是老太太的孙女——作者很高兴自己当时做了那个决定
3.词汇激活
①放下：placed /put
②建议：advised /suggested
③离开：left/went away
情绪类
①使我惊讶：To my surprise /To my astonishment
②高兴的：glad/pleased/delighted/happy
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Despite knowing that it was a terrible business decision, I loaded a red mahogany piano onto my little truck.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2]. Looking around, I saw a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano.（运用了非谓语动词作状语，表示伴随）
[高分句型3]. Stunned by her great performance, I moved to a table beside her.（运用了非谓语动词作状语）
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