江苏省盐城市2022-2023学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题含解析

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 盐城市2023高三年级第一学期期中考试
英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题:每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面个小题，选佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man want to know?
A. How to train new workers.
B. How to sign up for a course.
C.How to find the company website.
2. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A.Pack the sandwiches. B. Bring the drinks. C. Take the camera.
3.How long will the woman wait for the next train?
A.Fifty minutes. B.Forty minutes. C. Ten minutes.
4. Why did the boy leave halfway?
A.He felt bored with the film.
B.He suffered from a headache.
C. He got a phone from his mum.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A shop. B. A disease. C. A song.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7题。
6. What did the woman find different from the advertisement?
A. The food. B. The location. C. The price.
7. What will the man do next?
A. Contact his manager. B.Call the hotel. C. Correct the advertisement.
听第 7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What might the man be?
A. A guide. B. An artist. C.A teacher.
9. What has caused an increase in museum visitors?
A. The free talk. B. Lower ticket prices. C. A new exhibit.
10.What can we learn from the conversation?
A. There will be a lecture next Thursday.
B. Everyone can hear Juno Siska’s talk for free.
C. Juno Siska will donate her collection to the museum.
听第 8 段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a bakery. B. At a restaurant. C. At a store.
12. Why didn’t the man get his order?
A.Some equipment didn’t work
B.The payment was not made.
C. An employee was absent.
13. What does the woman offer to do?
A. Deliver a product. B. Provide an alternative. C.Cancel an order.
听第 9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Who gave Jenna the ticket?
A.Her parents. B. Her friend. C. Her brother.
15. How did Jenna feel when she saw other drivers?
A.Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Satisfied.
16 What will Jenna do differently if she drives again?
A. Ask more about driving techniques.
B. Listen more carefully to the instructions.
C. Try to remember each part of the racetrack.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker remind the listeners to do?
A.Get to Union Street on time.
B. Check their travel routes in advance.
C. Leave their homes early to avoid traffic jam.
18. When will the competition begin?
A. At 9:30 a.m. B. At 10:00 a.m. C. At 1:00 p.m.
19.Where is the finish line?
A. At Boylston Street. B.At Union Street. C. At Central Street.
20. How can the listeners get more information?
A. By visiting a website. B. By calling the woman. C. By emailing BAA’s office.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15 小题:每小题2.5 分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteers Needed
DepaulUSA-Casa Milagrosa
VOLUNTEER ROLES &RESPONSIBILITIES
On the Third Wednesday of the month we host our Monthly Food Distribution event on site. Volunteers can expect a larger group of fellow volunteers on these days and to work alongside other volunteers in various capacities, including sorting, packing and distributing fresh produce.
Food Sorter and Packer: These volunteers are tasked with assisting the driver in unloading boxes of food. Move and arrange produce boxes to the packing area to facilitate the packing process. Pack produce bags/boxes with predetermined quantities of produce items. Place packed bags/boxes in distribution tables, once packed.
Food Distributor: Volunteers distribute pre-packaged produced boxes/bags and help our guests with loading into their vehicles if necessary. Clean up including breaking down boxes and removing empty boxes if applicable.
Guest Greeter/Registration:
If you’re bilingual (双语的) and able to assist clients at distribution sites, we need your help as a client greeter and registration volunteer, who is the first point of contact at Casa Milagrosa distribution site. These volunteers must have a cheerful welcoming behavior and a willingness to welcome new clients and be responsible for: answering questions clients may have (in their preferred language), making plans for the distribution.
SKILLS
Food Delivery/Distribution ·Multi-Tasking
People Skills ·Guiding
REQUIREMENS·Relevant Training
Time Commitment: 4-5 hours in 1 day·Minimum Age:18

1. Which is included in the volunteering tasks?
A. Cleaning guests vehicles. B. Sorting and packing food.
C. Providing language training D. Donating money and food.
2. What can we learn about the food distribution event?
A. It is held on every Wednesday. B. It needs volunteers teamwork.
C. It provides some online service. D. Its volunteers have to serve all day.
3. Who may be the best person for the event?
A. A kind housewife available on weekends.
B. A helpful teacher giving lessons daily at school.
C. A sociable interpreter skilled at distributing food.
D. A cheerful junior student good at greeting others.
B.
“Belonging is important throughout the lifetime, particularly during life shifts, such as the first year of college.“reported Janine M. Dutcher in Psychological Science. “This connection to the university community is often referred to as ‘school belonging’, which is thought to be the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, included, and supported by others in the school social environment.”
A series of three studies were conducted about the research.During each study, students began the term by self-reporting their symptoms (症状) of depression, sense of social fit, and feelings of belonging. Belonging was measured by asking participants to rate one simple statement on a range from 1 to 7: “Today, I feel like I belong at .…(school name).’
In the initial exploratory study of 157 students and the first confirmatory study of 121 students, participants then reported their sense of belonging at the end of each day for one week at the beginning, middle, and end of the term. In the second confirmatory study, 172 students did this reporting for one week at the beginning and end of both the winter and spring terms. During assessment weeks, participants also completed measures of social interaction, social fit, and symptoms of depression four times each day.
In all three studies, students’ feelings of belonging were found to predict their symptoms of depression in advance even after controlling current depression symptoms, social interaction, and feelings of social fit or loneliness. Additionally feelings of loneliness not the number of social interactions that students reported having each day, were also found to predict symptoms of depression.
“College students’ risk of developing depression has been increasing for academic and social reasons in recent years. However,these daily feelings of belonging actually provide an important signal for changes in depressive symptomatology,“ Dutcher wrote. “This could have important implications for interventions to relieve depressive symptoms in first-year university students because early detection of risk can allow for both earlier intervention and more positive preventative strategies.”
4. What does the research mainly focus on?
A. The new approaches to relieving depression.
B The symptoms and prevention of depression.
C. The social interactions between college students.
D. The connection between belonging and depression.
5. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The process of the research. B. The direction of the research.
C. The abilities of the participants. D. The backgrounds of the participants.
6. Which of the following is true about the research?
A. Feeling lonely frequently means suffering from depression.
B. The sense of belonging can serve as a predictor of depression.
C. The social interactions determine the symptoms of depression.
D. Controlling current depression symptoms leads to a full recovery.
7. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A. Depression can be cured easily if detected timely.
B. Depression is unavoidable due to various pressures.
C. Earlier detection makes for the prevention of depression.
D. Students are more likely to develop depression than others.
C.
One of the interesting things about China is that they love lists. There are sorts of things through Chinese history that are in list form, such as the Four Great Beauties the Seven Warring States, and the Three Kingdoms. It should come as no surprise that there is such a thing as the Four Great Inventions.
There are literally hundreds of inventions that were originally invented in China before they were introduced anywhere else. However, the Four Great Inventions in particular stands out as having greatly changed not just Chinese civilization, but the entire world.
However, what makes the Four Great Inventions such an odd list for China is that the list was created by someone British.The Four Great Inventions was actually invented by British historian and sinologist Joseph Needham. He spent much of his life travelling in China, collecting and documenting examples of Chinese inventions and technology. He published his first book on Chinese culture in 1954 where he listed many Chinese inventions which were originally thought to be European inventions.
In the 16* century, there was a version floating around called the Three Great Inventions which contributed to the greatness of Europe, or more specifically sometimes Germany. It might have been created by English philosopher Francis Bacon: the printing press, gunpowder, and the compass.
As explorers began more frequently visiting China, they realized that all of those great inventions had been around in China for centuries before they appeared in Europe.So, as part of his work and setting the record straight, Needham created the Four Great Inventions of China, a list that has subsequently gained widespread approval from scholars in China itself.
The four great inventions are the three listed before: the printing press, gunpowder, the compass, and the other being paper-making.
8. What does paragraph 1 serve as?
A. A plot. B. A lead-in.
C. A clue. D. A conclusion.
9. What does the underlined word “sinologist” probably mean?
A. An expert studying Chinese culture.
B. A publisher trying to sell books.
C. An explorer searching for treasures.
D. A businessman trading with the Chinese.
10. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Joseph Needham published books to list Chinese landscapes.
B. Francis Bacon was the first to create the Four Great Inventions.
C. The Four Great Inventions changed Europe, especially Germany.
D. Ancient China contributed to scientific development worldwide.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. Who really comes up with the Four Great Inventions?
B. How do the Four Great Inventions change the world?
C. What makes the Four Great Inventions well accepted?
D. Why are the Four Great Inventions important to Europe?
D
The words “caring” and “empathetic”(共情的) aren’t ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.
Yearsley is the founder of Akin, a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet-based system to help users manage the tasks related to homelife, whether that’s planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill. Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and manipulate (操控) buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.
In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. “It’s the hardest AI I have ever built for it’s a complex system, Yearsley says.
Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017,when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work. A United Nations report estimates that women do 2.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do,or close to 30 hours per week in the U.S. alone.
Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and their caregivers. “We have a lot more work load,”she says.“Are we giving time back to caregivers?I am not going to rest until I give you back 10 hours a week.”
While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks, the first display for Akin will take time and money.Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.
12. What might the Akin’s Al system suggest?
A. Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself.
B. Staying up late working to make more money
C. Spending more time staying with your family
D. Purchasing products similar to what you bought.
13. Which is a contributor to Yearsley’s Al system?
A. Lots of financial support from investors
B. The uselessness of current home devices.
C. Akins’ becoming a finalist for a program.
D. Heavy burden of housewives and caregivers.
14. What can be used to describe the Akin’s AI system?
A. Successful and promising B. Stable and practical.
C. Thoughtful and innovative. D. Mature and friendly.
15. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To call on people to help the disabled. B. To raise money for a tech giant.
C. To compare two companies’ AI systems. D. To introduce a futuristic AI system.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分 12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
America is seriously stressed out.According to the American Institute of Stress, even before the pandemic,94 percent of workers said they regularly felt stressed.____16____We all get busy sometimes, but feeling constantly worried and overtired can lead to burnout(倦怠),which can have serious results.
Think of burnout as stress taken to another level.“Typically,burnout is defined as an extreme state of psychological anxiety,”says YoungAh Park, an associate professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations.____17____.
Because so many of us frequently feel stressed it can be hard to recognize when the line has been crossed.____18____Michael Leiter, a professor of psychology in Nova Scotia, explains“Burnout combines three key dimensions: extreme tiredness,feelings of pessimism and a sense of low achievement.“
____19____“This is a sign that demands are building faster than you can recover from them,” he says. That tiredness turns into feelings such as pessimism and withdrawal, especially feeling that way toward people you’re supposed to care about.____20____ In spite of this, it can contribute to making mistakes or even starting to feel emotionally disabled, all of which account for more serious issues to develop.
So before the stress rises up to that extreme alarming level take some steps you can to prevent burnout.
A. Why do people suffer from burnout?
B. True burnout differs from feeling overtired.
C. Feeling tired when you begin working is a red flag.
D Living at a burnout level can cause a serious disease.
E. That’s the end stage of burnout,but it takes a while to get there.
F. It’s a response to facing the continued stress beyond your ability.
G. And recently, their stress is reported to have reached an alarming level.
第三部分语言运用 (共两节，满30分)
第一节15小题:每小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。
“Mountains are always smaller in your imagination than they are in real life,” someone wise said. And the quote sprang to mind as I stared up at the snowy ___21___of Pen Y Fan, the highest mountain in South Wales. I was to take part in the Fan Dance the world’s oldest Special Forces test.
My general feeling about the event was that it would be tough,but good strength ___22___for my running. I felt pretty ___23___ within the first kilometre and I was surprised how easy it felt so far. Kilometre two ___24___ me trudging (跋涉) through snow and ice, but spirits still remained high as I chatted to fellow___25___ around me.
Gradually, however, the climbing became extremely ___26___. The snow was ___27___ by a thick fog and winds so strong that I could hardly stand on my feet. The wind kept ___28___me backwards and sideways, and each step seemed to require all the energy I had. I was about to quit when someone appeared out of ___29___. “You’re doing really well! Keep going!” he shouted _____30_____the wind. I felt a sudden burst of _____31_____and I crazily pulled myself to the finish line.
We’d been moving for hours and were _____32_____the finish line. The wellbeing of my body came second to my burning desire to get to that finish line.
I was expecting to feel relieved and joyful when I finally succeeded, _____33_____instead I felt a mixture of tiredness and confusion. I _____34_____ on the idea that while mountains are smaller in your imagination than they are in real life, your ability to suffer is also bigger in real life. In fact, I _____35_____over more than just a mountain at the Fan Dance.
21. A. peaks B. caves C. valleys D. hillsides
22. A. looked B. worked C. applied D. called
23. A. shocked B. depressed C. moved D. relaxed
24. A. saw B. kept C. found D. caught
25. A. colleagues B. admirers C. participants D. assistants
26. A. encouraging B. exciting C. energy-consuming D. time-wasting
27. A. blocked B. warmed C. wrapped D. accompanied
28. A. guiding B. holding C. blowing D. chasing
29. A. nowhere B. place C. sight D. mind
30. A. over B. upon C. into D. across
31. A. fear B. hope C. panic D. anger
32. A. approaching B. escaping C. crossing D. extending
33. A. while B. since C. so D. but
34. A. focused B. reflected C. depended D. carried
35. A. took B. rode C. turned D. climbed
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。
The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area reported a sharp decline in water consumption and a great improvement in natural and living environment.
Water consumption per unit of GDP for the area, also known ___36___ Beijing E-Town, was only one-third of Beijing’s average. The ___37___ (efficient) of water use in the area is among the highest ___38___(global), said an official at the administrative committee of Beijing E-Town.
In the past decade Beijing E-Town has ___39___(far) improved its natural and living environment,___40___(struggle) to become an ideal place to live and work and an urban area free of “urban diseases”, which refer to problems facing big cities such as traffic jams and environmental pollution.
Now, it has become an ideal habitat for animals. Every year, a large group of birds ___41___(spot) in the Beijing E-Town section of the Liangshui River, ___42___was once full of pollution and had an unpleasant smell. After more than 10 years of pollution control and management, it___43___(pass) the evaluation by the Ministry of Water Resources in 2020, ___44___(recognize) as one of the first exemplary (典范) rivers in China.
“Beijing E-Town will continue to adopt a people-centered approach to development and promote the combination of industrial growth ___45___urban development,”said an official of Beijing E-Town.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你校英语文学社准备招聘一名编辑，请你用英语写一个招聘启事，内容包括：
1.工作内容；
2.具体要求。
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。
WANTED
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
English Literature Club
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。
Our church charity in Toronto has a way of assisting those who have financial difficulties without making the receiver feel ashamed or guilty. They often dropped money into an offering box with only the name of the receiver on the envelope.The envelopes are then distributed to those members without them knowing the name of the giver.
There came a time when my husband and I were among those in need. We did not talk about our financial difficulty with anyone.The only reason our children knew was that we had to cut back on many things. Still, we hoped they were not aware of the extent of our need, nor of how much their father and I were suffering because of it.We did not want to burden them with a problem they could do nothing to solve.
Unfortunately, our situation wasn’t improving, and my husband and I knew that we would have to look for outside help. Just as we reached the point of desperation, our church gave us a gift envelope that had been left in the offering box.We were overjoyed to receive a very large amount of money, enough to bring us through that desperate time.We couldn’t help but wonder who had given such a generous gift. We were extremely relieved and grateful.
A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was applying for a student loan so he could attend university. It was then that we discovered his savings account was almost empty.His father and I were very disturbed by this.We had trusted him to put part of his wages from his part-time job into the bank towards his education.Actually,from the time he was nine years old he had been a paper carrier for The Toronto Star, and he had worked very hard for his small earnings to achieve his university dream.
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。
I asked him repeatedly where the money had gone.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Several busy days later, there appeared an envelope in the box.
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盐城市2023高三年级第一学期期中考试
英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题:每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面个小题，选佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man want to know?
A. How to train new workers.
B. How to sign up for a course.
CHow to find the company website.
2. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A.Pack the sandwiches. B. Bring the drinks. C. Take the camera.
3.How long will the woman wait for the next train?
A.Fifty minutes. B.Forty minutes. C. Ten minutes.
4. Why did the boy leave halfway?
A.He felt bored with the film.
B.He suffered from a headache.
C. He got a phone from his mum.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A shop. B. A disease. C. A song.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7题。
6. What did the woman find different from the advertisement?
A. The food. B. The location. C. The price.
7. What will the man do next?
A. Contact his manager. B.Call the hotel. C. Correct the advertisement.
听第 7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What might the man be?
A. A guide. B. An artist. C.A teacher.
9. What has caused an increase in museum visitors?
A. The free talk. B. Lower ticket prices. C. A new exhibit.
10.What can we learn from the conversation?
A. There will be a lecture next Thursday.
B. Everyone can hear Juno Siska’s talk for free.
C. Juno Siska will donate her collection to the museum.
听第 8 段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a bakery. B. At a restaurant. C. At a store.
12 Why didn’t the man get his order?
A.Some equipment didn’t work
B.The payment was not made.
C. An employee was absent.
13. What does the woman offer to do?
A. Deliver a product. B. Provide an alternative. C.Cancel an order.
听第 9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Who gave Jenna the ticket?
A.Her parents. B. Her friend. C. Her brother.
15. How did Jenna feel when she saw other drivers?
A.Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Satisfied.
16. What will Jenna do differently if she drives again?
A. Ask more about driving techniques.
B. Listen more carefully to the instructions.
C. Try to remember each part of the racetrack.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker remind the listeners to do?
A.Get to Union Street on time.
B. Check their travel routes in advance.
C. Leave their homes early to avoid traffic jam.
18. When will the competition begin?
A. At 9:30 a.m. B. At 10:00 a.m. C. At 1:00 p.m.
19.Where is the finish line?
A. At Boylston Street. B.At Union Street. C. At Central Street.
20. How can the listeners get more information?
A. By visiting a website. B. By calling the woman. C. By emailing BAA’s office.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15 小题:每小题2.5 分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Volunteers Needed
DepaulUSA-Casa Milagrosa
VOLUNTEER ROLES &RESPONSIBILITIES
On the Third Wednesday of the month we host our Monthly Food Distribution event on site. Volunteers can expect a larger group of fellow volunteers on these days and to work alongside other volunteers in various capacities, including sorting, packing and distributing fresh produce.
Food Sorter and Packer: These volunteers are tasked with assisting the driver in unloading boxes of food. Move and arrange produce boxes to the packing area to facilitate the packing process. Pack produce bags/boxes with predetermined quantities of produce items. Place packed bags/boxes in distribution tables, once packed.
Food Distributor: Volunteers distribute pre-packaged produced boxes/bags and help our guests with loading into their vehicles if necessary. Clean up, including breaking down boxes and removing empty boxes if applicable.
Guest Greeter/Registration:
If you’re bilingual (双语的) and able to assist clients at distribution sites, we need your help as a client greeter and registration volunteer, who is the first point of contact at Casa Milagrosa distribution site. These volunteers must have a cheerful welcoming behavior and a willingness to welcome new clients and be responsible for: answering questions clients may have (in their preferred language), making plans for the distribution.
SKILLS
Food Delivery/Distribution ·Multi-Tasking
People Skills ·Guiding
REQUIREMENS·Relevant Training
Time Commitment: 4-5 hours in 1 day·Minimum Age:18

1. Which is included in the volunteering tasks?
A. Cleaning guests vehicles. B. Sorting and packing food.
C. Providing language training D. Donating money and food.
2. What can we learn about the food distribution event?
A. It is held on every Wednesday. B. It needs volunteers teamwork.
C. It provides some online service. D. Its volunteers have to serve all day.
3. Who may be the best person for the event?
A. A kind housewife available on weekends.
B. A helpful teacher giving lessons daily at school.
C. A sociable interpreter skilled at distributing food.
D. A cheerful junior student good at greeting others.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是一篇志愿者招募广告。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据VOLUNTEER ROLES &RESPONSIBILITIES部分的“Volunteers can expect a larger group of fellow volunteers on these days and to work alongside other volunteers in various capacities, including sorting, packing and distributing fresh produce.(在这些日子里，志愿者可能会有更多的志愿者同伴，并与其他志愿者一起从事各种工作，包括分类、包装和分发新鲜农产品。)”可知，志愿任务包括分类和包装食物。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据VOLUNTEER ROLES &RESPONSIBILITIES部分的“On the Third Wednesday of the month we host our Monthly Food Distribution event on site. Volunteers can expect a larger group of fellow volunteers on these days and to work alongside other volunteers in various capacities, including sorting, packing and distributing fresh produce.(在每个月的第三个星期三，我们在现场举行我们的每月食品分发活动。在这些日子里，志愿者可能会有更多的志愿者同伴，并与其他志愿者一起从事各种工作，包括分类、包装和分发新鲜农产品。)”可知，食物分发活动需要志愿者团队合作。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据SKILLS部分的“Food Delivery/Distribution(食品配送/分配)”，“People Skills(人际交往技能)”可知，善于交际，擅长分发食物的译员是这个活动的最佳人选。故选C。
B.
“Belonging is important throughout the lifetime, particularly during life shifts, such as the first year of college.“reported Janine M. Dutcher in Psychological Science. “This connection to the university community is often referred to as ‘school belonging’, which is thought to be the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, included, and supported by others in the school social environment.”
A series of three studies were conducted about the research.During each study, students began the term by self-reporting their symptoms (症状) of depression, sense of social fit, and feelings of belonging. Belonging was measured by asking participants to rate one simple statement on a range from 1 to 7: “Today, I feel like I belong at .…(school name).’
In the initial exploratory study of 157 students and the first confirmatory study of 121 students, participants then reported their sense of belonging at the end of each day for one week at the beginning, middle, and end of the term. In the second confirmatory study, 172 students did this reporting for one week at the beginning and end of both the winter and spring terms. During assessment weeks, participants also completed measures of social interaction, social fit, and symptoms of depression four times each day.
In all three studies, students’ feelings of belonging were found to predict their symptoms of depression in advance even after controlling current depression symptoms, social interaction, and feelings of social fit or loneliness. Additionally feelings of loneliness not the number of social interactions that students reported having each day, were also found to predict symptoms of depression.
“College students’ risk of developing depression has been increasing for academic and social reasons in recent years. However,these daily feelings of belonging actually provide an important signal for changes in depressive symptomatology,“ Dutcher wrote. “This could have important implications for interventions to relieve depressive symptoms in first-year university students because early detection of risk can allow for both earlier intervention and more positive preventative strategies.”
4. What does the research mainly focus on?
A. The new approaches to relieving depression.
B. The symptoms and prevention of depression.
C. The social interactions between college students.
D. The connection between belonging and depression.
5. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The process of the research. B. The direction of the research.
C. The abilities of the participants. D. The backgrounds of the participants.
6. Which of the following is true about the research?
A. Feeling lonely frequently means suffering from depression.
B. The sense of belonging can serve as a predictor of depression.
C. The social interactions determine the symptoms of depression.
D. Controlling current depression symptoms leads to a full recovery.
7. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A. Depression can be cured easily if detected timely.
B. Depression is unavoidable due to various pressures.
C. Earlier detection makes for the prevention of depression.
D. Students are more likely to develop depression than others.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。最近一项研究发现，归属感助于缓解大学一年级学生抑郁症状，归属感测试也有助于及早发现风险并采取积极的预防策略。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第一句““Belonging is important throughout the lifetime, particularly during life shifts, such as the first year of college.” reported Janine M. Dutcher in Psychological Science. (“归属感在一生中都很重要，尤其是在生活的转变中，比如大学第一年。” Janine M. Dutcher在《心理科学》杂志上报道)”及第二句“This connection to the university community is often referred to as ‘school belonging’, which is thought to be the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, included, and supported by others in the school social environment.(这种与大学社区的联系通常被称为“学校归属感”，它被认为是学生在学校社会环境中感到被他人接受、尊重、包容和支持的程度)”和第二段第二句“During each study, students began the term by self-reporting their symptoms of depression, sense of social fit, and feelings of belonging(在每项研究中，学生在学期开始时都要自我报告他们的抑郁症状、社会适应感和归属感)”可知，这个研究的主要是关于归属感和抑郁症之间的联系。故选D项。
【5题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句“In the initial exploratory study of 157 students and the first confirmatory study of 121 students, participants then reported their sense of belonging at the end of each day for one week at the beginning, middle, and end of the term.(在对157名学生的初步探索性研究和对121名学生的首次确认性研究中，参与者在学期开始、中期和期末的一周内，每天结束时报告他们的归属感)”及第二句“In the second confirmatory study, 172 students did this reporting for one week at the beginning and end of both the winter and spring terms.(在第二个验证性研究中，172名学生在冬季和春季学期的开始和结束的一周时间里做了这份报告)”和第三句“During assessment weeks, participants also completed measures of social interaction, social fit, and symptoms of depression four times each day.(在评估周期间，参与者还每天四次完成社会互动、社会适应和抑郁症状的测量)”可知，第三段主要介绍了研究的过程。故选A项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“In all three studies, students’ feelings of belonging were found to predict their symptoms of depression in advance even after controlling current depression symptoms, social interaction, and feelings of social fit or loneliness.(在所有三项研究中，即使在控制了当前的抑郁症状、社交互动和社会适应感或孤独感之后，学生的归属感也能提前预测他们的抑郁症状)”可知，归属感可以作为抑郁症的预测因素。故选B项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“This could have important implications for interventions to relieve depressive symptoms in first-year university students because early detection of risk can allow for both earlier intervention and more positive preventative strategies.(这可能对缓解大学一年级学生抑郁症状的干预措施有重要意义，因为早期发现风险可以允许更早的干预和更积极的预防策略)”可知，及早发现风险有助于预防抑郁症。故选C项。
C.
One of the interesting things about China is that they love lists. There are sorts of things through Chinese history that are in list form, such as the Four Great Beauties the Seven Warring States, and the Three Kingdoms. It should come as no surprise that there is such a thing as the Four Great Inventions.
There are literally hundreds of inventions that were originally invented in China before they were introduced anywhere else. However, the Four Great Inventions in particular stands out as having greatly changed not just Chinese civilization, but the entire world.
However, what makes the Four Great Inventions such an odd list for China is that the list was created by someone British.The Four Great Inventions was actually invented by British historian and sinologist Joseph Needham. He spent much of his life travelling in China, collecting and documenting examples of Chinese inventions and technology. He published his first book on Chinese culture in 1954 where he listed many Chinese inventions which were originally thought to be European inventions.
In the 16* century, there was a version floating around called the Three Great Inventions which contributed to the greatness of Europe, or more specifically sometimes Germany. It might have been created by English philosopher Francis Bacon: the printing press, gunpowder, and the compass.
As explorers began more frequently visiting China, they realized that all of those great inventions had been around in China for centuries before they appeared in Europe.So, as part of his work and setting the record straight, Needham created the Four Great Inventions of China, a list that has subsequently gained widespread approval from scholars in China itself.
The four great inventions are the three listed before: the printing press, gunpowder, the compass, and the other being paper-making.
8. What does paragraph 1 serve as?
A. A plot. B. A lead-in.
C. A clue. D. A conclusion.
9. What does the underlined word “sinologist” probably mean?
A. An expert studying Chinese culture.
B. A publisher trying to sell books.
C. An explorer searching for treasures.
D. A businessman trading with the Chinese.
10. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Joseph Needham published books to list Chinese landscapes.
B. Francis Bacon was the first to create the Four Great Inventions.
C. The Four Great Inventions changed Europe, especially Germany.
D. Ancient China contributed to scientific development worldwide.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A. Who really comes up with the Four Great Inventions?
B. How do the Four Great Inventions change the world?
C. What makes the Four Great Inventions well accepted?
D. Why are the Four Great Inventions important to Europe?
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国“四大发明”的由来。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“One of the interesting things about China is that they love lists. (有趣的是，中国人喜欢排行榜。)”，最后一句“ It should come as no surprise that there is such a thing as the Four Great Inventions.(“四大发明”的存在不足为奇。)”，结合全文可知第一段的作用是引出下文。故选B项。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段最后一句“He published his first book on Chinese culture in 1954 where he listed many Chinese inventions which were originally thought to be European inventions.(他在1954年出版了他的第一本关于中国文化的书，在书中他列出了许多最初被认为是欧洲发明的中国发明。)”,可知sinologist是指专门研究中国文化的人。故选A项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“There are literally hundreds of inventions that were originally invented in China before they were introduced anywhere else.(实际上有数百项发明是在中国发明的，然后才被引进到其他地方。)”，第三段第三句“He spent much of his life travelling in China, collecting and documenting examples of Chinese inventions and technology.(他一生的大部分时间都在中国旅行，收集和记录中国发明和技术的例子。)”以及第二段第二句“However, the Four Great Inventions in particular stands out as having greatly changed not just Chinese civilization, but the entire world.(然而，“四大发明”尤其引人注目，因为它不仅极大地改变了中国文明，而且极大地改变了整个世界。)”可知古代中国为世界科学的发展做出了贡献。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句“However, what makes the Four Great Inventions such an odd list for China is that the list was created by someone British.(然而，“四大发明”对中国来说之所以如此不同类，是因为这个榜单是由一个英国人创造的。)”，和第二句“The Four Great Inventions was actually invented by British historian and sinologist Joseph Needham. (“四大发明”实际上是由英国历史学家、汉学家 Joseph Needham创造出来的。)”，结合全文，可知文章主要讲了中国“四大发明”的由来，A项“真正提出四大发明的是谁?”作为标题能概括全文主旨。故选A项。
D
The words “caring” and “empathetic”(共情的) aren’t ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.
Yearsley is the founder of Akin, a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet-based system to help users manage the tasks related to homelife, whether that’s planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill. Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and manipulate (操控) buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.
In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. “It’s the hardest AI I have ever built for it’s a complex system, Yearsley says.
Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017,when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work. A United Nations report estimates that women do 2.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do,or close to 30 hours per week in the U.S. alone.
Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and their caregivers. “We have a lot more work load,”she says.“Are we giving time back to caregivers?I am not going to rest until I give you back 10 hours a week.”
While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks, the first display for Akin will take time and money.Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.
12. What might the Akin’s Al system suggest?
A. Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself.
B. Staying up late working to make more money
C. Spending more time staying with your family
D. Purchasing products similar to what you bought.
13. Which is a contributor to Yearsley’s Al system?
A. Lots of financial support from investors
B. The uselessness of current home devices.
C. Akins’ becoming a finalist for a program.
D. Heavy burden of housewives and caregivers.
14. What can be used to describe the Akin’s AI system?
A. Successful and promising B. Stable and practical.
C Thoughtful and innovative. D. Mature and friendly.
15. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To call on people to help the disabled. B. To raise money for a tech giant.
C. To compare two companies’ AI systems. D. To introduce a futuristic AI system.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。机器人初创公司Akin的创始人Yearsley正在开发的人工智能系统，将给用户带来体贴、人性化的家庭管理服务，让“关心”和“移情”不再与技术无关。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends.( 相比之下，她正在开发的人工智能将被设计为管理人类的家庭，鼓励健康的决定，比如晚上散步，给冰箱加满食物，支持与朋友共进午餐或庆祝生日等社交互动。)”，可知Akin的人工智能系统支持社交等这样的健康的决定，C项“与家人一起度过更多时间”与题意相符。故选C项。
【13题详解】
细节理解体。根据第四段第一句“Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017,when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored.( Yearsley在2017年开始开发Akin技术，当时她意识到更好地管理家庭的需求被严重忽视。)”，第二句“Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work.(此外，她意识到女性承担家务的负担是不平等的。)”和第五段第一句“Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and their caregivers. (与此同时，Yearsley(她有一个有特殊需求的孩子和一个有残疾的亲戚)说，关注残疾领域是有意义的，因为用户和他们的照顾者有额外的家庭需求。)”可知，Yearsley的AI系统研发的因素之一就是家庭主妇和照顾者的沉重负担。故选D项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The words “caring” and “empathetic” aren’t ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.( “关心”和“移情””这两个词通常与技术无关。澳大利亚企业家耶尔斯利是人工智能(AI)领域的专家，他正试图改变这种状况。)”，第二段第二句“Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and manipulate buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.(目前由谷歌、亚马逊或苹果生产的家用设备使用预测性人工智能来跟踪模式、强化行为并操控购买决策。其中有一些，她认为，是有问题的或者不健康的。)”和“In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. (相比之下，她正在开发的人工智能将被设计为管理人类的家庭，鼓励健康的决定，比如晚上散步，给冰箱加满食物，支持与朋友共进午餐或庆祝生日等社交互动。)”可知，Akin公司的人工智能系统是考虑周到的且新颖的。故选C项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.( Akin已经从一些投资者那里获得了一些早期种子资金，最近还入选了科技巨头LG Nova的“未来使命”项目的决赛名单，该项目是一个年度挑战，旨在寻找有潜力改善生活、引领社会走向未来的企业。)”，结合全文，可知，本文的目的是介绍Akin公司的一套未来人工智能系统。故选D项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分 12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
America is seriously stressed out.According to the American Institute of Stress, even before the pandemic,94 percent of workers said they regularly felt stressed.____16____We all get busy sometimes, but feeling constantly worried and overtired can lead to burnout(倦怠),which can have serious results.
Think of burnout as stress taken to another level.“Typically,burnout is defined as an extreme state of psychological anxiety,”says YoungAh Park, an associate professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations.____17____.
Because so many of us frequently feel stressed it can be hard to recognize when the line has been crossed.____18____Michael Leiter, a professor of psychology in Nova Scotia, explains“Burnout combines three key dimensions: extreme tiredness,feelings of pessimism and a sense of low achievement.“
____19____“This is a sign that demands are building faster than you can recover from them,” he says. That tiredness turns into feelings such as pessimism and withdrawal, especially feeling that way toward people you’re supposed to care about.____20____ In spite of this, it can contribute to making mistakes or even starting to feel emotionally disabled, all of which account for more serious issues to develop.
So before the stress rises up to that extreme alarming level take some steps you can to prevent burnout.
A Why do people suffer from burnout?
B. True burnout differs from feeling overtired.
C. Feeling tired when you begin working is a red flag.
D. Living at a burnout level can cause a serious disease.
E. That’s the end stage of burnout,but it takes a while to get there.
F. It’s a response to facing the continued stress beyond your ability.
G. And recently, their stress is reported to have reached an alarming level.
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. B 19. C 20. E
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述美国的压力水平比较大，人们感到焦虑和过度劳累会导致精疲力竭，这可能会产生严重的后果。
【16题详解】
根据上文“America is seriously stressed out. According to the American Institute of Stress, even before the pandemic,94 percent of workers said they regularly felt stressed.(美国的压力非常大。根据美国压力研究所的数据，即使在大流行之前，94%的员工表示他们经常感到压力。)”可知下文应该继续说这种压力达到了一个什么样的程度，故G选项“最近，据报道，他们的压力已经达到了惊人的水平。”符合题意，并且紧密连接下文，故选G。
【17题详解】
根据上文““Typically, burnout is defined as an extreme state of psychological anxiety,” says YoungAh Park, an associate professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations. “( “通常，精疲力竭被定义为一种心理焦虑的极端状态，”劳动与就业关系学院(School of Labor and Employment Relations)副教授YoungAh Park说) ”。可知下文应该继续解释精疲力竭，故选项F“这是面对超出你能力范围的持续压力的一种反应。”紧密承接上文，并且选项中it就是指代上文的burnout，故选F。
【18题详解】
上文“Because so many of us frequently feel stressed it can be hard to recognize when the line has been crossed.(因为我们中的许多人经常感到压力，所以很难意识到什么时候已经越过了界限。)”B选项“真正的精疲力竭不同于过度劳累。”是对上文的一种解释，因为人们很难辨识这种程度，故选B。
【19题详解】
下文““This is a sign that demands are building faster than you can recover from them,” he says.(这是一个迹象，表明需求增长速度快于你的恢复速度。” ) ”中的sign和选项C“当你开始工作时感到疲劳是一个危险信号。”中的red flag相呼应，故选C。
【20题详解】
根据上文“That tiredness turns into feelings such as pessimism and withdrawal, especially feeling that way toward people you’re supposed to care about. (这种疲劳会转化为悲观和退缩等情绪，尤其是对你应该关心的人的那种感觉。)”可知这里说的是精疲力竭的最后结果，可能导致的一些问题，所以E选项“这是精疲力竭的最后阶段，但需要一段时间才能达到。”并且紧密连接下文“In spite of this, it can contribute to making mistakes or even starting to feel emotionally disabled, all of which account for more serious issues to develop. (尽管如此，它会导致犯错，甚至开始感到情绪障碍，所有这些都会导致更严重的问题。)”。 故选E。
第三部分语言运用 (共两节，满30分)
第一节15小题:每小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。
“Mountains are always smaller in your imagination than they are in real life,” someone wise said. And the quote sprang to mind as I stared up at the snowy ___21___of Pen Y Fan, the highest mountain in South Wales. I was to take part in the Fan Dance the world’s oldest Special Forces test.
My general feeling about the event was that it would be tough,but good strength ___22___for my running. I felt pretty ___23___ within the first kilometre and I was surprised how easy it felt so far. Kilometre two ___24___ me trudging (跋涉) through snow and ice, but spirits still remained high as I chatted to fellow___25___ around me.
Gradually, however, the climbing became extremely ___26___. The snow was ___27___ by a thick fog and winds so strong that I could hardly stand on my feet. The wind kept ___28___me backwards and sideways, and each step seemed to require all the energy I had. I was about to quit when someone appeared out of ___29___. “You’re doing really well! Keep going!” he shouted _____30_____the wind. I felt a sudden burst of _____31_____and I crazily pulled myself to the finish line.
We’d been moving for hours and were _____32_____the finish line. The wellbeing of my body came second to my burning desire to get to that finish line.
I was expecting to feel relieved and joyful when I finally succeeded, _____33_____instead I felt a mixture of tiredness and confusion. I _____34_____ on the idea that while mountains are smaller in your imagination than they are in real life, your ability to suffer is also bigger in real life. In fact, I _____35_____over more than just a mountain at the Fan Dance.
21. A. peaks B. caves C. valleys D. hillsides
22. A. looked B. worked C. applied D. called
23. A. shocked B. depressed C. moved D. relaxed
24. A. saw B. kept C. found D. caught
25. A. colleagues B. admirers C. participants D. assistants
26. A. encouraging B. exciting C. energy-consuming D. time-wasting
27. A. blocked B. warmed C. wrapped D. accompanied
28. A. guiding B. holding C. blowing D. chasing
29. A. nowhere B. place C. sight D. mind
30. A. over B. upon C. into D. across
31. A. fear B. hope C. panic D. anger
32. A. approaching B. escaping C. crossing D. extending
33. A. while B. since C. so D. but
34. A. focused B. reflected C. depended D. carried
35. A. took B. rode C. turned D. climbed
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者经过艰难的爬山跋涉最终登上山顶，理解到了那句“想象中的山总是比现实中的小”的哲理。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我抬头望着南威尔士最高的盆凡山的雪峰时，这句话突然出现在我的脑海中。A. peaks山峰；B. caves洞穴；C. valleys山谷；D. hillsides山坡。根据下文“I was expecting to feel relieved and joyful when I finally succeeded, ____13____instead I felt a mixture of tiredness and confusion.”可知，我最终到达了山顶，此处是抬头望着南威尔士最高的盆凡山的雪峰。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词和短语词义辨析。句意：我对这个项目的总体感觉是它会很艰难，但良好的体力对我的跑步很有帮助。A. looked (for)寻找；B. worked (for)为……效力；C. applied (for)申请；D. called需要。根据空前“My general feeling about the event was that it would be tough, but good strength”及常识可知，良好的体力对我的跑步很有帮助。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在第一公里内我感到非常轻松，我很惊讶到目前为止感觉是如此容易。A. shocked震惊的；B. depressed沮丧的；C. moved感动的；D. relaxed轻松的。根据下文“I was surprised how easy it felt so far.”可知，我感到很轻松。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二公里的时候，我在冰雪中艰难跋涉，但当我和周围的其他参赛者聊天时，我的情绪仍然很高。A. saw见证；B. kept保持；C. found发现；D. caught抓住。根据下文“trudging (跋涉) through snow and ice”可知，第二公里见证了我在冰雪中艰难跋涉。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同事。A. colleagues同事；B. admirers崇拜者；C. participants参与者；D. assistants助理。根据空后“around me”可知，这些都是参加测试的人。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，慢慢地，攀爬变得非常消耗能量。A. encouraging鼓舞人心的；B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. energy-consuming消耗能量的；D. time-wasting浪费时间的。根据常识可知，爬山是消耗体力和能量的。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：伴随着大雪的是浓雾和强风，我几乎站不起来了。A. blocked阻止；B. warmed使暖和；C. wrapped包裹；D. accompanied陪伴。根据下文“by a thick fog and winds so strong that I could hardly stand on my feet”可知，伴随着大雪的是浓雾和强风。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：风不停地把我吹向后面和旁边，每走一步似乎都需要我所有的能量。A. guiding指导；B. holding保持；C. blowing吹；D. chasing追逐。本句主语是“The wind”，所以应该是风把我吹向后面和旁边。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我正准备放弃，突然有个人不知从哪里冒了出来。A. nowhere不知哪里；B. place地方；C. sight视野；D. mind头脑。根据上文“when someone appeared”可知，这个人是突然出现的，开始我没有看见他。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：“你干得真不错！继续前进！ ”他对着风喊道。A. over在……的上方；B. upon在……上；C. into进入；D. across横过。固定短语shout into，意为“对着……大喊”，这里是对者风大喊。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我突然感到一阵希望的爆发，我疯狂地把自己拉向终点线。A. fear害怕；B. hope希望；C. panic恐慌；D. anger愤怒。根据下文“I crazily pulled myself to the finish line.”可知，我突然感到一阵希望的爆发，所以疯狂地前进。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们已经移动了几个小时，接近终点线。A. approaching接近；B. escaping逃跑；C. crossing穿越；D. extending延长。根据下文“The wellbeing of my body came second to my burning desire to get to that finish line.”可知，此处是接近终点线。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我终于成功的时候，我本以为会感到轻松和快乐，但相反，我感到的是疲倦和困惑的混合。A. while然而；B. since自从；C. so所以；D. but但是。根据语境可知，前后句意是转折关系，应用连词but；while强调两者之间的对比。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我思考了这样一个想法：尽管你想象中的山比现实中的小，但你在现实生活中承受痛苦的能力也更大。A. focused关注；B. reflected深思；C. depended依靠；D. carried携带。根据下文“while mountains are smaller in your imagination than they are in real life, your ability to suffer is also bigger in real life.”及第一段首句““Mountains are always smaller in your imagination than they are in real life,” someone wise said.”可知，当我攀上山顶时，在反思这句话的意义。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，在Fan Dance，我爬过的不仅仅是一座山。A. took拿；B. rode骑行；C. turned转身；D. climbed攀登。根据下文“over more than just a mountain”可知，此处指的是我爬的不止是山，还有了人生感悟。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。
The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area reported a sharp decline in water consumption and a great improvement in natural and living environment.
Water consumption per unit of GDP for the area, also known ___36___ Beijing E-Town, was only one-third of Beijing’s average. The ___37___ (efficient) of water use in the area is among the highest ___38___(global), said an official at the administrative committee of Beijing E-Town.
In the past decade, Beijing E-Town has ___39___(far) improved its natural and living environment,___40___(struggle) to become an ideal place to live and work and an urban area free of “urban diseases”, which refer to problems facing big cities such as traffic jams and environmental pollution.
Now, it has become an ideal habitat for animals. Every year, a large group of birds ___41___(spot) in the Beijing E-Town section of the Liangshui River, ___42___was once full of pollution and had an unpleasant smell. After more than 10 years of pollution control and management, it___43___(pass) the evaluation by the Ministry of Water Resources in 2020, ___44___(recognize) as one of the first exemplary (典范) rivers in China.
“Beijing E-Town will continue to adopt a people-centered approach to development and promote the combination of industrial growth ___45___urban development,”said an official of Beijing E-Town.
【答案】36. as 37. efficiency
38. globally
39. further
40. struggling
41. are spotted
42. which 43. passed
44. recognized
45. and##with
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是北京经济技术开发区的用水量大幅下降，自然环境和人居环境有了很大改善。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：北京E城的单位GDP用水量仅为北京平均水平的三分之一。be known as是固定短语，意为“被称为”，因此空格处是介词as，故填as。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意：北京E城管理委员会的一位官员表示，该地区的用水效率是全球最高的。空格处用名词作主语，efficient的名词是efficiency，意为“效率”，是不可数名词，故填efficiency。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：北京E城管理委员会的一位官员表示，该地区的用水效率是全球最高的。空格处用副词globally作状语，故填globally。
【39题详解】
考查比较级。句意：在过去的十年里，北京E城进一步改善了自然环境和人居环境，力争成为理想的生活和工作场所，成为一个没有“城市病”的城区。“城市病”指的是大城市面临的交通拥堵、环境污染等问题。根据语境可知，此处表示“北京E城进一步改善了自然环境和人居环境”，空格处意为“进一步”，是比较级further，故填further。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在过去的十年里，北京E城进一步改善了自然环境和人居环境，力争成为理想的生活和工作场所，成为一个没有“城市病”的城区。“城市病”指的是大城市面临的交通拥堵、环境污染等问题。分析句子结构可知，句中谓语是has further improved，空格处用非谓语动词，Beijing E-Town和struggle之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词表主动，故填struggling。
【41题详解】
考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：每年，在曾经充满污染和难闻气味的北京Liangshui河段，都能看到一大群鸟。鸟是被发现，由Every year可知，时态用一般现在时，因此空格处是一般现在时的被动语态，主语“a large group of birds”是复数，因此空格处是are spotted，故填are spotted。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：每年，在曾经充满污染和难闻气味的北京Liangshui河段，都能看到一大群鸟。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词Liangshui River是河流，因此空格处用关系代词which，故填which。
【43题详解】
考查时态。句意：经过十多年的污染治理，它于2020年通过水利部评价，被认定为中国首批示范河流之一。空格处是谓语，句子描述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，空格处用过去式，故填passed。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：经过十多年的污染治理，它于2020年通过水利部评价，被认定为中国首批示范河流之一。句中谓语是passed，空格处用非谓语动词，it和recognize之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，故填recognized。
【45题详解】
考查介词和连词。句意：“北京E城将继续坚持以人民为中心的发展理念，促进产业增长和城市发展的结合，”北京E城的一位官员表示。the combination of sth. and/with sth.是固定用法，意为“某物和某物的结合”，因此空格处是and/with，故填and/with。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你校英语文学社准备招聘一名编辑，请你用英语写一个招聘启事，内容包括：
1.工作内容；
2.具体要求。
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。
WANTED
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English Literature Club
【答案】 WANTED
English Literature Club of our school is looking for an editor for its English edition. The job mainly includes two parts: One is to choose proper English articles from other newspapers, magazines or Internet for us students. The other is to pick out articles from those written by students in our school and edit them for use.
We hope that he/she could meet the following requirements: First, he/she is willing to devote some of his/her spare time to serving the others. Second, it’s necessary for him/her to be good at both English and literature. Besides, the ability to use the computer is important.
Those who are interested in the job, please get in touch with English Literature Club this week.

English Literature Club
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你校英语文学社准备招聘一名编辑，请你用英语写一个招聘启事。
【详解】1.词汇积累
寻找：look for→ seek
挑选：pick out → select
擅长：be good at→ be skilled in
取得联系：get in touch with→ make contact with
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：English Literature Club of our school is looking for an editor for its English edition.
拓展句：English Literature Club of our school is looking for an editor, who is in charge of its English edition.
【点睛】【高分句型1】We hope that he/she could meet the following requirements.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
【高分句型2】Those who are interested in the job, please get in touch with English Literature Club this week.（运用了who引导限制性定语从句）
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。
Our church charity in Toronto has a way of assisting those who have financial difficulties without making the receiver feel ashamed or guilty. They often dropped money into an offering box with only the name of the receiver on the envelope.The envelopes are then distributed to those members without them knowing the name of the giver.
There came a time when my husband and I were among those in need. We did not talk about our financial difficulty with anyone.The only reason our children knew was that we had to cut back on many things. Still, we hoped they were not aware of the extent of our need, nor of how much their father and I were suffering because of it.We did not want to burden them with a problem they could do nothing to solve.
Unfortunately, our situation wasn’t improving, and my husband and I knew that we would have to look for outside help. Just as we reached the point of desperation, our church gave us a gift envelope that had been left in the offering box.We were overjoyed to receive a very large amount of money, enough to bring us through that desperate time.We couldn’t help but wonder who had given such a generous gift. We were extremely relieved and grateful.
A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was applying for a student loan so he could attend university. It was then that we discovered his savings account was almost empty.His father and I were very disturbed by this.We had trusted him to put part of his wages from his part-time job into the bank towards his education.Actually,from the time he was nine years old he had been a paper carrier for The Toronto Star, and he had worked very hard for his small earnings to achieve his university dream.
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。
I asked him repeatedly where the money had gone.
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Several busy days later, there appeared an envelope in the box.
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【答案】 I asked him repeatedly where the money had gone. At first he would not tell me, which made me even angrier. I would not let the matter alone. I kept hounding him, determined to find out where the money had gone. I also asked his other brothers about the money, but no one knew. Afterwards, I planned to consult the bank about the account of my son. However, I was busy with my working, so I didn’t go to the bank all the time.
Several busy days later, there appeared an envelope in the box. In the letter, my son admitted that the year before he had put his savings in the offering box for his father and me. After reading the letter, I stood there speechless, tears filling my eyes. It had taken my son years to save that money. He had given it to us willingly—without telling us what he had done.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了我和丈夫有一段时间陷入了经济困难，但是没有人知道，孩子们也只是知道我们不断的削减开支，但是情况一直都没有得到改善，在我们快要绝望的时候，我们的教堂送来了一大笔钱，帮助我们渡过了难关。但是我们不知道是谁捐赠的。一年后，我们17岁的儿子为上大学申请学生贷款，在那时，我们发现他的储蓄账户几乎空的，所以我们开始追查儿子的钱到底去了哪里。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我一再问他钱到哪里去了”可知，第一段可描写作者盘问儿子及追查儿子钱到底去了哪里。
②由第二段首句内容“忙了几天之后，盒子里出现了一个信封。”可知，第二段可描写作者的儿子承认自己把钱捐给了父亲和作者，这让作者很感动。
2.续写线索：盘问钱去了哪里——追查——收到一封信——儿子承认捐钱——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.不理会，不注意：let alone/ take no notice of/ pay no attention to
②.决定去做：determine to do/decide to do/make up one’s mind to do
③.承认：admit/ recognize/ acknowledge
情绪类
①.生气：angry/show anger/mad
②.流泪：tears filling my eyes / burst into tears
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. I kept hounding him, determined to find out where the money had gone. （由连接词where引导的宾语从句作find out的宾语）
[高分句型2]. In the letter, my son admitted that the year before he had put his savings in the offering box for his father and me.（由that引导的宾语从句和before引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型3]. He had given it to us willingly—without telling us what he had done.（what引导的宾语从句）