2023届江苏省苏北七市高三二模英语试题含解析

这是一份2023届江苏省苏北七市高三二模英语试题含解析，共27页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，用单词的适当形式完成短文，开放性作文，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

2023届江苏省苏北七市高三二模英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解
Weald & Downland Living Museum
Fun fact
Over 50 historic buildings from across the Weald and Downland area have been dismantled (拆除) and then reconstructed across a lovely 40-acre site in the South Downs national park. The collection of buildings represents almost a thousand years of rural life in south-east England: furnished just as they would have been in the past —complete with the homes, farms and public buildings. There’s a sense of exploring a real village as you wander between them along green paths, stopping to climb the stairs of a 17th-century craftsman’s (工匠) cottage to lie on the straw bed or sheltering from a shower in a smoky, 14th-century hall.
Getting there
The Stagecoach 60 bus service from Chichester to Midhurst stops just five minutes away at Grooms Yard, Singleton. The nearest railway stations are Chichester (2 miles) and Haslemere (7 miles). The museum is on Town Lane in Singleton, reached via the A286 from Chichester to Midhurst. Parking is free and there are disabled parking spaces opposite the museum shop.
Value for money?
Yes. It’s not cheap but it’s a special experience that easily fills a day. Plus, it’s a valuable cause worth supporting. Adults ￡14, children 5-17 and students ￡6.50, under-4s free, family ￡38 (two adults and two children) or ￡25 (one adult and three children).
Opening hours
Daily 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm).
1．What can visitors do in Weald & Downland Living Museum?
A．Take a shower in the hall.
B．Stay overnight at a cottage.
C．Learn construction techniques.
D．Explore rural life centuries ago.
2．How much would a couple with their 5-year-old twin sons pay for admission?
A．￡25. B．￡34.5. C．￡38. D．￡41.
3．What do we know about Weald & Downland Living Museum?
A．It charges parking fees.
B．It has varied opening hours.
C．It is inconveniently located for bus riders.
D．It offers the disabled thoughtful service.

On a hot summer afternoon along the Mandavi River, Shweta Hule wraps her sari around her ankles and bends to pick wild “weeds” from the river and drop them into a bowl. The plants will be made into fritters (炸果饼), to be served at the little restaurant attached to the B&B Hule manages in the Indian coastal town of Vengurla.
Wild edible (可食用的) plants are common in kitchens here. Hule’s weed is juicy, which is found in mangrove forests. Harvesting some of the plant is helping conserve the mangroves, a globally endangered ecosystem of salt-tolerant trees that stop coastal erosion (侵蚀) and absorb storm damage.
Hule is head of Swamini, a self-help group set up by nine women from a fishing community in Vengurla who started Mandavi Eco Tourism in 2017. Vengurla is known for its beautiful beaches and seafood, but the climate crisis has made fishing for a living unsustainable, so people are trying to find other sources of income. They came up with the idea of running mangrove safaris (观光游) for tourists in Vengurla’s Mandavi River.
The safaris offer visitors a unique hour-long tour of the mangroves. Food has also become a key attraction: local spicy coconut curries, with homegrown or wild vegetables. Tourists are encouraged to go crabbing, and their catch is cooked and served.
Hule only discovered recently that the weed was edible when she met tourists from another coastal city. She researched these leaves and learned that the salty plant is rich in vitamins. She made her own version of the fritters, with chickpea flour, and presented it at the wild vegetable festival. “It was an instant hit. This boosted the confidence to include these fritters in our restaurant menu,” says Hule.
Swamini’s lodging house also serves vegetarian meals and plates of fish and crab sourced from the river. “The satisfaction after the visitors enjoy our meal is the real currency. We had guests from London who were so happy with our food that they took down the recipe. Such people help our business grow. What more can we want?” says Hule.
4．Which of the following can best describe the example of Shweta Hule?
A．Do as the Romans do.
B．Strike while the iron is hot.
C．Kill two birds with one stone.
D．Bite off more than you can chew.
5．What does Swamini offer to visitors?
A．Eco-tours and accommodation.
B．Fishing guide service.
C．Vegetable growing techniques.
D．Hands-on cooking classes.
6．Why were Hule’s fritters well-received?
A．They were less expensive.
B．They were traditional.
C．They had their own features.
D．They got strongly promoted.
7．How did Hule feel about tourists’ obtaining her food recipe?
A．Lost. B．Proud. C．Worried. D．Curious.

When she first came to Britain as a refugee (难民) from Nigeria six years ago, Kemi had a three-month-old daughter, a room in a shared house and ￡5.39 to survive on each day. Finding money for new clothes was out of the question.
After four years, Kemi was granted (给与) refugee status and secured her first job interview — unsurprisingly, she had nothing to wear. However, she was referred to a small social enterprise called Give Your Best, which asked her her size and what kind of clothes she liked. “And they gave me three beautiful shirts. Those clothes were like gold to me. They asked me what I actually wanted. That makes you feel valued.”
The initiative was launched by Sol Escobar, who had spent several years volunteering at refugee camps in northern France. A friend put her in contact with a household of refugee women who couldn’t access any clothing. Escobar realised she had surplus (剩余) clothes she could donate, and appealed to her friends and networks for help. She was flooded with offers, but didn’t want to overload the women with potentially improper clothing. “So I thought, if I take photos of all of these items and put them on an Instagram page, they can all choose the things that they actually want.”
Eighteen months later, Give Your Best has processed almost 11,000 items of clothing, and has more than 800 refugee women approved to “shop” for free on its virtual shopfront. It is aiming for much more, however. Having reached the very limit of donations and requests it could handle through Instagram, the enterprise has just launched a new digital platform that will allow it to hugely upscale.
Like the hugely successful clothing resale app, clothes are photographed and uploaded to Give Your Best, where customers select those they like and donors then post the item. Crucially, however, no money changes hands.
As well as giving choice to its users and minimising fashion waste, Escobar says one consequence has been the small but intimate (亲密的) connections established between donor and shopper. Many donors choose to include a supportive note and a small gift — hugely welcomed by recipients (接受者), but also a reminder that “on the other side of your package, there’s a woman who is your size and has your fashion sense, because she’s shopping from your wardrobe (衣橱)”.
8．What’s the purpose of the enterprise?
A．To offer job training to refugees.
B．To provide childcare for refugees.
C．To give refugees dignity of choice.
D．To strengthen refugees’ social position.
9．What does paragraph 3 focus on?
A．How the enterprise survived.
B．How the enterprise advertised.
C．How the enterprise was named.
D．How the enterprise was initiated.
10．What do we learn about the enterprise from the text?
A．It is warmly received.
B．It is difficult to operate.
C．It makes huge profits.
D．It needs to be more creative.
11．What does the enterprise bring to its donors and recipients?
A．Enjoyable shopping experience.
B．A sense of social responsibility.
C．Close interpersonal relationship.
D．A good insight into fashion trend.

Honeybees fly much longer distances in the summer than in the spring and autumn to find good sources of food, a new study has found.
Researchers at Sussex University spent two years decoding the “waggle (摇摆) dance” of honeybees, a form of communication by which the bees tell their nestmates where to go to get the best source of food to bring back to the hive (蜂箱).
By measuring the angle of the dance in relation to the sun and the length of time the bee waggled its body while moving in a figure of eight pattern, researchers have been able to map the distance and location where bees forage (觅食) from month to month.
With a one second waggle equal to a foraging distance of 750 metres, the bees dance language revealed that the area they covered in search of food is about 22 times greater in the summer (July and August) than in spring (March) and six times greater in summer than in the autumn (October). In the summer the area they cover is 15.2km sq, compared to 0.8km in spring and 5.1km in the autumn.
Honeybees will not waste valuable time and energy travelling to find food if they don’t need to, so the researchers say the results show that the summer is the most challenging season for bees to collect the nectar and pollen from flowers.
“There is a large quantity of flowers in the spring and autumn, but it is harder for them to locate good blocks of flowers in the summer because agricultural intensification means there are fewer wildflowers in the countryside for bees,” said Frances Ratnieks, author of the study.
The researchers say the results can be used to focus efforts to help bees better. “The bees are telling us where they are foraging so we can now understand how best to help them by planting more flowers for them in the summer,” said Ratnieks.
12．What is the recent research mainly about?
A．Sources of honeybee food.
B．The honeybee dance language.
C．Honeybees’ eating behaviour.
D．Relationship between honeybees.
13．What makes summer the most challenging season for bees to find food?
A．The high wind.
B．The strong heat.
C．Lengthening days.
D．Shortage of flowers.
14．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning the research finding?
A．Its appeal to the public.
B．Its practical application.
C．Expectations for future studies.
D．Scientists with new perspectives.
15．Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A．Honeybees are really highly intelligent
B．Scientists decode honeybee “waggle dance”
C．Lack of food sources puts honeybees at risk
D．Why summers are bad news for honeybees


二、七选五
Conscious (有意识的) living is not just a trend. ____16____ It is about being intentional with everything you do — your words, actions, beliefs, habits, and choices. Accepting conscious living takes some effort, but it is worthwhile. Here are some ways you can achieve this goal.
●Be conscious about your time.
Time is the most precious thing because there is no way to live a moment again. ____17____ If you waste your precious hours doing negative things, you will regret it later. The first step for living consciously is to be wise about your time. Be selective about things you spend it on, and allocate (分配) it for positive activities.
●____18____
You cannot achieve them unless you understand your needs and intentions. It is easier said than done because most people fail to make an effort to know themselves. Spend time thinking over and knowing your strengths and weaknesses. Once you know yourself better, you can create a plan to work towards becoming more patient, honest, and forgiving.
●Learn to be grateful.
Gratitude takes you a long way towards conscious living. It opens you up to a happier and a fulfilled mindset. Most people are unhappy because they see only the negatives in life. However, everyone has something to be grateful for. Writing a gratitude journal is a good start for counting your blessings. ____19____
●Believe in yourself.
It is the key to making the right choices, yet not regretting the wrong ones. ____20____ Spending time alone and thinking deeply are effective measures that enable you to identify the inner voice. Care for it and follow it to make it stronger down the line.
Conscious living is a skill you need to learn as you go, so be willing to make the effort and master it. You will absorb it soon and be a happier person in the long run.
A．Know yourself better.
B．Accept the person you are.
C．Life can be a lot better with the right decisions.
D．It is a healthy choice that enables you to be happy.
E．Pick it as a daily habit, and you will notice the difference.
F．The way you spend your time determines the course of your life.
G．The best way to build self-belief is by reflecting on your own thoughts.


三、完形填空
Juliette and I knew each other seven years ago through the foreign exchange organised by our schools. We started as pen friends — the ____21____ ink and paper kind. The letters introduced us to each other and a new ____22____.
When we eventually met ____23____ I felt like we were already friends. I wanted to be able to speak to her in her native language as ____24____ as I do in English. It gives me a ____25____ for learning French.
I stayed with her family in Laval. ____26____ her school helped me grasp French. I remember how ____27____ I felt on the few occasions I knew the answers to questions during classes. I also remember ____28____ a police officer in French after my passport had been stolen. The passport was found, and so was a new ____29____ in my ability to solve problems in French.
Although we speak _____30_____ on Facebook or Skype now, I’ve kept all of our letters. They are the _____31_____ representation of our friendship and language learning.
I was pleased to hear that the French exchange at my old school is still _____32_____and now has 100 students involved. Apps and online courses are the latest _____33_____, making pen pals and post _____34_____. But we shouldn’t ignore this unique method of _____35_____ languages.
21．A．expensive B．old-fashioned C．creative D．long-lost
22．A．language B．friend C．lifestyle D．hobby
23．A．at random B．at hand C．in person D．in turn
24．A．openly B．sharply C．briefly D．easily
25．A．choice B．reason C．reward D．credit
26．A．Assessing B．Leaving C．Attending D．Building
27．A．proud B．calm C．surprised D．confused
28．A．arguing with B．talking to C．coming across D．waiting for
29．A．responsibility B．feature C．confidence D．interest
30．A．secretly B．occasionally C．mainly D．casually
31．A．abstract B．physical C．artistic D．legal
32．A．running B．falling C．struggling D．cheating
33．A．researches B．trend C．software D．editions
34．A．useful B．popular C．precious D．dated
35．A．appreciating B．speaking C．discovering D．teaching


四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jingxi Taiping Drum is a traditional form of dancing. With its display of profound cultural elements, it ____36____ (include) in the first batch (批次) of China’s national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) items in 2006.
The ____37____ (early) historical references of this art date back to the Spring and Autumn Period. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it started to gain ____38____ (popular) in and around the capital, and then it was introduced to Mentougou District of Beijing.
In ancient times, the drums were played ____39____ New Year’s Eve at the imperial palace to bring peace. As a result, the performance also became known as the “New Year Drum” by Beijingers. This type of drum dance is commonly seen ____40____ (perform) during the last and first month of the lunar year in many local festive activities, thus expressing ____41____ (people) hope of a peaceful and prosperous year to come.
During a given performance, drummers perform various dance moves while ____42____ (hold) the drum in their left hands and a mallet in their right hands. Traditional Chinese aesthetic (美学的) concepts are reflected in the drum playing, all of ____43____ represent distinctive local features.
In the past decades, efforts ____44____ (make) by Mentougou District to preserve this signature folk dance culture. Today, the time-honored folk art of the Jingxi Taiping Drum is being taken up by the young people _____45_____ is presenting its lively artistic charm (魅力) on a global stage.


五、开放性作文
46．每年的3月22日是“世界水日”(World Water Day)，上周日上午你校学生会组织部分青年志愿者走上街头开展公益宣传活动。假定你是李华，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.活动内容；
3.活动反响。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
A Youth Volunteer Activity Celebrating World Water Day
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六、读后续写
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。
I had stopped at the Swindon services (服务区) while on my way back to London. As I drove up the slip road, I spotted a man with a backpack and his thumb (拇指) out. I pulled over and lowered the window.
“Which way are you heading?” I asked. “I’m going back to London.”
“Ah, that would be grand,”came his immediate reply. He opened the door and lifted his backpack on to the back seat. “I’m Brendan,” he said with an easy smile and a rich Irish (爱尔兰) tongue. “I was getting a bit desperate. I’ve had my thumb out for a day and half. Nobody seems to stop these days.”
“I haven’t eaten in days,” said Brendan. “I’m trying to get home.”
I’ve always enjoyed picking up hitchhikers. I used to be a motoring journalist and crossed the country in various test cars. Picking up a hiker always made me feel a little less guilty about all the miles I was doing.
As we headed east along the motorway, Brendan told me how he came to be waiting for a lift on that particular evening, and also about the two recent family tragedies (悲剧) that had ruined him and pushed him out of his old life and on to the road.
Brendan told me that he was 52. He laughed a lot and enjoyed his off-grid (不入网的) lifestyle. Until last week, that is, when he’d been mugged (抢劫).
“Three young men in Birmingham took my other pack and it had all my money in it. I’ve been sleeping out since then. I haven’t eaten in days. I’m hoping to get some casual work in London, so I can then get myself home to Ireland.”
It must have been the concept of home that got me, and helping a man who’d clearly had a tough time seemed like the right thing to 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。
As we were approaching the Heathrow turn-off (希思罗机场岔道), I had an idea.
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Before he left to buy his air ticket, he gave me a huge hug.
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参考答案：
1．D    2．C    3．D

【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了Weald & Downland生活博物馆的相关信息。
1．细节理解题。根据Fun fact部分中“The collection of buildings represents almost a thousand years of rural life in south-east England: furnished just as they would have been in the past —complete with the homes, farms and public buildings. There’s a sense of exploring a real village as you wander between them along green paths, stopping to climb the stairs of a 17th-century craftsman’s (工匠) cottage to lie on the straw bed or sheltering from a shower in a smoky, 14th-century hall.(这组建筑代表了英格兰东南部近千年的乡村生活：家具和过去一样，包括住宅、农场和公共建筑。当你沿着绿色小径漫步在这些村庄之间，停下来爬上17世纪工匠小屋的楼梯，躺在稻草床上，或者在烟雾缭绕的14世纪大厅里躲雨时，你会有一种探索真实村庄的感觉)”可知，游客在Weald & Downland生活博物馆可以探索几个世纪前的乡村生活。故选D项。
2．细节理解题。根据Value for money?部分中“family ￡38 (two adults and two children) or ￡25 (one adult and three children). (家庭  38英镑(两名成人和两名儿童)或25英镑(一名成人和三名儿童))”可知，一对夫妇和他们两个5岁的双胞胎儿子的门票是38英镑。故选C项。
3．细节理解题。根据Getting there部分中“Parking is free and there are disabled parking spaces opposite the museum shop.(停车场是免费的，博物馆商店对面有残疾人停车位)”可知，Weald & Downland生活博物馆有专门的残疾人停车位，为残障人士提供了体贴的服务。故选D项。
4．C    5．A    6．C    7．B

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Shweta Hule和几位妇女创办Swamini为游客提供生态旅游和有当地特色的食宿的故事。他们的举动不仅帮助当地人增加了收入，还在一定程度上保护了红树林。
4．推理判断题。根据第一段的“bends to pick wild “weeds” from the river and drop them into a bowl. The plants will be made into fritters (炸果饼), to be served at the little restaurant attached to the B&B Hule manages in the Indian coastal town of Vengurla.(弯腰从河里拣起野生的“杂草”，扔进一个碗里。这些植物将被制成炸果饼，供应给在胡勒在印度沿海城镇文古拉经营的民旅馆附属小餐馆)”和第二段“Wild edible (可食用的) plants are common in kitchens here. Hule’s weed is juicy, which is found in mangrove forests. Harvesting some of the plant is helping conserve the mangroves, a globally endangered ecosystem of salt-tolerant trees that stop coastal erosion (侵蚀) and absorb storm damage.(野生可食用植物在这里的厨房里很常见。Hule的杂草多汁，这种草生长在红树林中。收割一些这种植物有助于保护红树林，这是一种全球濒危的耐盐树木生态系统，可以阻止海岸侵蚀并吸收风暴破坏)”可知，这些杂草可以被制成食物，而且除掉它们有助于保护红树林，由此推知，Shweta Hule的例子可以说是一举两得。故选C。
5．细节理解题。根据第三段的“Hule is head of Swamini, a self-help group set up by nine women from a fishing community in Vengurla who started Mandavi Eco Tourism in 2017.(Hule是Swamini的负责人，这是一个自助组织，由文古拉一个渔业社区的九名妇女成立，她们于2017年创办了Mandavi生态旅游)”和第四段“The safaris offer visitors a unique hour-long tour of the mangroves. Food has also become a key attraction: local spicy coconut curries, with homegrown or wild vegetables. Tourists are encouraged to go crabbing, and their catch is cooked and served.(野生动物园为游客提供了一个独特的长达一小时的红树林之旅。食物也成为了一个关键的吸引力：当地的辛辣椰子咖喱，配以本土或野生蔬菜。游客们被鼓励去捕螃蟹，他们捕获的东西被煮熟后端上桌)”可知， Swamini给游客提供生态旅游和食宿。故选A。
6．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“Hule only discovered recently that the weed was edible when she met tourists from another coastal city. She researched these leaves and learned that the salty plant is rich in vitamins. She made her own version of the fritters, with chickpea flour, and presented it at the wild vegetable festival.(Hule最近才发现这种杂草是可以食用的，当时她遇到了来自另一个沿海城市的游客。她研究了这些叶子，了解到这种咸味植物富含维生素。她用鹰嘴豆粉做了自己版本的炸果饼，并在野菜节上展出)”可知，Hule的炸果饼受欢迎是因为它们有当地的特色。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据最后一段的““The satisfaction after the visitors enjoy our meal is the real currency. We had guests from London who were so happy with our food that they took down the recipe. Such people help our business grow. What more can we want?” says Hule.(Hule说：“游客们享用我们的饭菜后的满足感才是真正的货币。我们有来自伦敦的客人，他们对我们的食物非常满意，所以他们把食谱记了下来。这些人帮助我们的业务发展。我们还想要什么？”。)”推知，Hule对游客想得到他们的食谱感到非常自豪。故选B。
8．C    9．D    10．A    11．C

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了Sol Escobar创立的企业Give Your Best为难民提供免费的衣服，并在捐赠者和难民之间建立了亲密的人际关系。
8．推理判断题。根第二段“After four years, Kemi was granted (给与) refugee status and secured her first job interview — unsurprisingly, she had nothing to wear. However, she was referred to a small social enterprise called Give Your Best, which asked her her size and what kind of clothes she liked. ‘And they gave me three beautiful shirts. Those clothes were like gold to me. They asked me what I actually wanted. That makes you feel valued.’(四年后，Kemi获得了难民身份，并获得了她的第一次工作面试——不出所料，她没有衣服穿。但是，她被介绍到一家名为Give Your Best的小型社会企业，该企业询问她的尺码和喜欢什么样的衣服。“他们给了我三件漂亮的衬衫。那些衣服对我来说就像金子一样珍贵。他们问我到底想要什么。这会让你觉得自己受到重视。”)”可知，Give Your Best让像Kemi一样的难民可以根据自己的尺码和喜好选择衣服，这种做法给予了难民以选择的尊严。故选C项。
9．主旨大意题。根据第三段“The initiative was launched by Sol Escobar, who had spent several years volunteering at refugee camps in northern France. A friend put her in contact with a household of refugee women who couldn’t access any clothing. Escobar realised she had surplus (剩余) clothes she could donate, and appealed to her friends and networks for help. She was flooded with offers, but didn’t want to overload the women with potentially improper clothing. ‘So I thought, if I take photos of all of these items and put them on an Instagram page, they can all choose the things that they actually want.’(这项倡议是由索尔·埃斯科瓦尔发起的，他曾在法国北部的难民营做过几年志愿者。一个朋友帮她联系了一户没有衣服穿的难民妇女。埃斯科巴意识到她有多余的衣服可以捐赠，于是她向朋友和网络寻求帮助。她收到了大量的捐赠，但她不想因为可能不合适的服装而让这些女性负担过重。“所以我想，如果我把所有这些东西都拍下来，放到Instagram主页上，他们就可以选择自己真正想要的东西了。”)”可推知，本段主要讲是的企业Give Your Best是如何创立的。故选D项。
10．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Eighteen months later, Give Your Best has processed almost 11,000 items of clothing, and has more than 800 refugee women approved to “shop” for free on its virtual shopfront.(8个月后，Give Your Best已经处理了近1.1万件衣服，并有800多名难民妇女获准在其虚拟店面免费“购物”)”可推知，企业Give Your Best深受欢迎。故选A项。
11．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“As well as giving choice to its users and minimising fashion waste, Escobar says one consequence has been the small but intimate (亲密的) connections established between donor and shopper.(埃斯科瓦尔说，除了为用户提供选择并最大限度地减少时尚浪费之外，另一个结果是在捐赠者和购物者之间建立了微小但亲密的联系)”可知，企业Give Your Best让捐赠者和接受者建立了亲密的人际关系。故选C项。
12．B    13．D    14．B    15．B

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍苏塞克斯大学的研究人员解码了蜜蜂的“摇摆舞”，发现为了寻找好的食物来源，蜜蜂夏季飞行的距离要比春季和秋季远得多。研究进一步揭示了其原因并介绍了这发现的现实意义。
12．细节理解题。根据第二段“Researchers at Sussex University spent two years decoding the “waggle (摇摆) dance” of honeybees, a form of communication by which the bees tell their nestmates where to go to get the best source of food to bring back to the hive (蜂箱). (苏塞克斯大学的研究人员花了两年时间解码蜜蜂的“摇摆舞”。“摇摆舞”是蜜蜂告诉巢友去哪里获得最好的食物并带回蜂巢的一种交流形式)”和第三段中“By measuring the angle of the dance in relation to the sun and the length of time the bee waggled its body while moving in a figure of eight pattern, researchers have been able to map the distance and location where bees forage (觅食) from month to month. (通过测量蜜蜂舞蹈的角度与太阳的关系，以及蜜蜂以八字形移动时摆动身体的时间长度，研究人员已经能够绘制出蜜蜂每月觅食的距离和位置)”可推知，最近的这项研究是为了解码蜜蜂的舞蹈语言。故选B项。
13．细节理解题。根据第六段中“There is a large quantity of flowers in the spring and autumn, but it is harder for them to locate good blocks of flowers in the summer because agricultural intensification means there are fewer wildflowers in the countryside for bees (春天和秋天有大量的花，但在夏天，蜜蜂很难找到好的花块，因为农业集约化意味着农村的野花对蜜蜂来说越来越少)”可知，夏天鲜花的短缺让它成为蜜蜂觅食最具挑战性的季节。故选D项。
14．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The researchers say the results can be used to focus efforts to help bees better. ‘The bees are telling us where they are foraging so we can now understand how best to help them by planting more flowers for them in the summer,’ said Ratnieks. (研究人员表示，研究结果可以用来集中精力更好地帮助蜜蜂。瑞特尼克斯说：“蜜蜂告诉我们它们在哪里觅食，所以我们现在可以了解如何在夏天为它们种植更多的花来最好地帮助它们。”)”可推知，最后一段主要介绍了这一研究发现的实际应用：可以让我们更好地帮助蜜蜂。故选B项。
15．主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合第一段“Honeybees fly much longer distances in the summer than in the spring and autumn to find good sources of food, a new study has found. (一项新的研究发现，蜜蜂为了寻找好的食物来源，夏季飞行的距离要比春季和秋季远得多)”、第二段中“Researchers at Sussex University spent two years decoding the “waggle (摇摆) dance” of honeybees, a form of communication by which the bees tell their nestmates where to go to get the best source of food to bring back to the hive (蜂箱). (苏塞克斯大学的研究人员花了两年时间解码蜜蜂的“摇摆舞”。“摇摆舞”是蜜蜂告诉巢友去哪里获得最好的食物并带回蜂巢的一种交流形式)”和下文内容可知，本文主要介绍苏塞克斯大学的研究人员解码了蜜蜂的“摇摆舞”，发现为了寻找好的食物来源，蜜蜂夏季飞行的距离要比春季和秋季远得多。研究进一步揭示了其原因并介绍了这发现的现实意义。在这项研究中“解码蜜蜂的‘摇摆舞’”是关键。所以“Scientists decode honeybee ‘waggle dance’”是文章最佳标题。故选B项。
16．D    17．F    18．A    19．E    20．G

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何学会有意识地生活。
16．根据上文“Conscious (有意识的) living is not just a trend.(有意识的生活不仅仅是一种时尚)”中“not just”可知，有意识的生活不仅仅是一种时尚，因此下文会更一进定义有意识的生活，D“It is a healthy choice that enables you to be happy.(它是一种健康的选择，能让你快乐)”提出有意识的生活还能带来快乐，与上文构成递进关系，句中代词it指代上文中“Conscious (有意识的) living”。故选D项。
17．上文“Time is the most precious thing because there is no way to live a moment again.(时间是最宝贵的东西，因为没有办法让一个瞬间重来)”分析了时间宝贵的原因，F项“The way you spend your time determines the course of your life.(你如何利用时间，决定了你的人生轨迹)”承接上文，说明利用时间对人生的重意义，照应本段主题“Be conscious about your time.(要意识到你的时间)”，上下文语意连贯一致。故选F项。
18．设空处是本段标题，根据下文“You cannot achieve them unless you understand your needs and intentions. It is easier said than done because most people fail to make an effort to know themselves. Spend time thinking over and knowing your strengths and weaknesses. Once you know yourself better, you can create a plan to work towards becoming more patient, honest, and forgiving.(除非你了解自己的需求和意图，否则你无法实现这些目标。这说起来容易做起来难，因为大多数人都没有努力去了解自己。花点时间思考并了解自己的优点和缺点。一旦你更了解自己，你就可以制定一个计划，让自己变得更有耐心、诚实和宽容)”可知，本段主要讲要去了解自己，所以A项“Know yourself better.(更好地了解自己)”是最佳标题。故选A项。
19．上文“Writing a gratitude journal is a good start for counting your blessings. (写感恩日记是一个计算你所拥有的幸福的良好开端)”提出用写日记的方式来学会感恩，E项“Pick it as a daily habit, and you will notice the difference.(把它作为一种日常习惯，你会发现其中的不同)”承接上文，建议让写感恩日记变成一种习惯，上下文语意连贯；句中it指代上文中“Writing a gratitude journal”。故选E项。
20．根据小标题“Believe in yourself.(相信自己)”可知，本段主要讲相信自己，即建立自信，G项“The best way to build self-belief is by reflecting on your own thoughts.(建立自信的最好方法是反思自己的想法)”提出方法，上下语意连贯。故选G项。

21．B    22．A    23．C    24．D    25．B    26．C    27．A    28．B    29．C    30．C    31．B    32．A    33．B    34．D    35．D

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了和笔友Juliette的书信交流和自己学习法语的过程。
21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们一开始是笔友——靠用纸和墨写信这种过时方式交流。A. expensive昂贵的；B. old-fashioned过时的，老式的；C. creative有创造力的；D. long-lost很久不见的。根据上文“Juliette and I knew each other seven years ago”和下文“Although we speak 　10　 on Facebook or Skype now, I’ve kept all of our letters.”可知，作者和Juliette七年前用的是纸和墨写信交流，与现在的Facebook或Skype相比，那是一种过时的方式。故选B项。
22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些信让我们认识了彼此，也让我们学习了一门新的语言。A. language语言；B. friend朋友；C. lifestyle生活方式；D. hobby业余爱好。根据下文“Although we speak 　10　on Facebook or Skype now, I’ve kept all of our letters. They are the 　11　representation of our friendship and language learning.”可知，这些信代表着作者与Juliette的友谊和他们语言学习；language是原词复现。故选A项。
23．考查介词短语辨析。句意：当我们最终见面时，我觉得我们已经是朋友了。A. at random随便地；B. at hand在手边，即将到来；C. in person亲自；D. in turn反过来。根据句中“met”可知，见面需要两个人亲自到场；meet in person“会面”。故选C项。
24．考查副词词义辨析。句意：我希望能用她的母语和她交谈，就像用英文一样容易。A. openly公开地；B. sharply严厉地；C. briefly简短地；D. easily容易地。根据句中“speak to her in her native language”和比较状语从句“as I do in English”可知，作者希望达到的目标是用Juliette的母语和她交谈，像自己说英文一样容易。故选D项。
25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它给了我学习法语的理由。A. choice选择；B. reason原因；C. reward奖励；D. credit信用。根据上文可知，作者希望像说英文一样，用Juliette的母语和Juliette交谈，这是作者学习Juliette的语言的原因。故选B项。
26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：去她的学校上学帮助我掌握了法语。A. Assessing评价；B. Leaving离开；C. Attending定期去(学校、教堂等)；D. Building建造。根据句中“her school helped me grasp French”可推知，作者去Juliette学校上学，学法语。故选C项。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我记得有几次我在课堂上知道了问题的答案，我感到多么自豪。A. proud自豪的；B. calm镇静的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. confused困惑的。根据句中“on the few occasions I knew the answers to questions during classes”可推知，作者在法语课堂上能回答问题，这会让她感到自豪。故选A项。
28．考查动词短语辨析。句意：我还记得在我的护照被偷后，我和一个警察用法语交谈。A. arguing with和……争吵；B. talking to与……谈话；C. coming across偶遇；D. waiting for等待。根据句中“in French”可知作者用法语和警察交谈。故选B项。
29．考查名词词义辨析。句意：护照找到了，我对用法语解决问题的能力有了新的信心。A. responsibility责任；B. feature特点；C. confidence自信；D. interest兴趣。根据上文可知，作者的护照被偷，她与警察用法语进行了交流，结合句中“The passport was found”可知，交流很成功，找回了护照，这当然会增加她对自己语言能力的信心。故选C项。
30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然我们现在主要在Facebook或Skype上聊天，但我保留了我们所有的信件。A. secretly秘密地；B. occasionally偶然；C. mainly主要地；D. casually随意地。根据句中“on Facebook or Skype now”和“I’ve kept all of our letters”可知，写信已经是过时的方式了，现在主要用Facebook或Skype聊天。故选C项。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它们是我们友谊和语言学习的有形象征。A. abstract抽象的；B. physical物质的，有形的；C. artistic艺术的；D. legal合法的。“our friendship and language learning”是无形的，但作者和Juliette的往来书信是“有形的”。故选B项。
32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴地听说我以前学校的法语交流项目仍在开设，现在有100名学生参与其中。A. running开设(服务、课程等)；B. falling落下；C. struggling奋斗；D. cheating欺骗 。根据句中“and now has 100 students involved”可知，法语交流项目仍然在开设。故选A项。
33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：应用程序和在线课程是最新的趋势，这让笔友和邮件成为了过时的东西。A. researches研究；B. trend趋势；C. software软件；D. editions版本。结合常识和上文“Although we speak 　10　on Facebook or Skype now”可知，现在的人们都用应用程序交流，所以应用程序和在线课程是最新的趋势。故选B项。
34．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：应用程序和在线课程是最新的趋势，这让笔友和邮件成为了过时的东西。A. useful有用的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. precious珍贵的；D. dated过时的。结合上文可知，现在人们都倾向用应用程序交流，所以“pen pals and post”就成了过时东西。故选D项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我们不应忽视这种独特的语言教学方法。A. appreciating欣赏；B. speaking发言；C. discovering发现；D. teaching教学。根据上文“They are the 　11　representation of our friendship and language learning.”可知，作者通过与Juliette写信的方式来学习语言，所以写信也是一种独特的语言教学方法。故选D项。

36．was included    37．earliest    38．popularity    39．on    40．performed    41．people’s    42．holding     43．which    44．have been made    45．and

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了靖西太平鼓。
36．考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：它展现了深厚的文化元素，于2006年被列入中国第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。分析句子可知，include(把……列为一部分)是句中谓语动词，与主语it之间是被动关系，结合时间状语in 2006可知，讲述过去的事情，应使用一般过去时态，又因主语是第三人称单数代词，所以谓语动词也应使用单数形式。综上，谓语应用一般过去时的被动语态，单数形式。故填was included。
37．考查形容词最高级。句意：这种艺术最早的历史记载可以追溯到春秋时期。句中表示“最早的历史记载”，结合空格前定冠词the可知，应用形容词最高级形式earliest作定语，修饰名词historical references。故填earliest。
38．考查名词。句意：清初，它开始在京城内外流行，后来传入北京门头沟区。分析句子可知，提示词和宾语，应用名词形式popularity，意为“流行，普及”，抽象名词不可数。故填popularity。
39．考查介词。句意：在古代，人们在除夕之夜在皇宫里敲鼓，以带来和平。New Year’s Eve是“除夕”，是在具体的某一天前用介词on。故填on。
40．考查非谓语动词。句意：这种类型的鼓舞通常在农历年的最后一个月和第一个月在许多地方节日活动中表演，从而表达人们对和平和繁荣的一年的期盼。分析句子可知，“(perform) during the last and first month of the lunar year in many local festive activities”作主语补足语，perform是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语This type of drum dance之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动。故填performed。
41．考查名词所有格。句意：这种类型的鼓舞通常在农历年的最后一个月和第一个月在许多地方节日活动中表演，从而表达人们对和平和繁荣的一年的期盼。根据句意，提示词与名词hope之间是所属关系，表示“人们的期盼”，应用名词所有格people’s作定语。故填people’s。
42．考查状语从句的省略。句意：在一场表演中，鼓手们左手拿鼓，右手拿木槌，表演各种舞蹈动作。在when, while, if, as if, though(或although), as, until, once, whether, unless, where等连词连接的状语从句中，常省略跟主句相同的主语和be动词。结合句意，分析子可知，“while　　　 (hold) the drum in their left hands and a mallet in their right hands.”是时间状语从句，原句为“while they are holding the drum in their left hands and a mallet in their right hands.”，符合状语从句省略条件，省略they are后，应保留现在分词holding。故填holding。
43．考查定语从句。句意：鼓乐体现了中国传统的审美观念，具有鲜明的地方特色。分析句子可知，空格处为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the drum playing，关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作介词of的宾语，应使用关系代词which引导该从句。故填which。
44．考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：在过去的几十年里，门头沟区一直在努力保护这一标志性的民间舞蹈文化。分析句子可知，make是句中谓语动词，与主语efforts之间是被动关系，结合时间状语In the past decades可知，应使用现在完成时态，又因主语是复数名词，所以谓语动词也应使用复数形式。综上，谓语应用现在完成时的被动语态，复数形式。故填have been made。
45．考查连词。句意：今天，靖西太平鼓这一历史悠久的民间艺术正在被年轻人所接受，并在世界舞台上展示着其生动的艺术魅力。结合句意分析句子，“is being taken up...”和“is presenting ...”是并列谓语动词，用连词and连接。故填and。
46．A Youth Volunteer Activity Celebrating World Water Day
World Water Day falls on March 22 every year. Last Sunday, some young student volunteers, organized by the student union, took to the streets to celebrate and advertise World Water Day.
Firstly, they handed out leaflets to the citizens to lecture about World Water Day. Later, public speeches about the importance of protecting water resources were given by some volunteers. Not only did these activities aroused people’s great interest in World Water Day, but also raised their awareness of water resources protection. This activity turned out to be a huge success.
【导语】本篇书面表达属于新闻报道。要求考生为校英文报写一篇报道，报道上周日上午校学生会组织青年志愿者走上街头开展的“世界水日”公益宣传活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
分发：hand out → distribute

传单：leaflet → flyer
重要性：importance → significance
保护：protect → preserve
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Firstly, they handed out leaflets to the citizens to lecture about World Water Day.
拓展句：Firstly, they handed out leaflets, which were designed by the students themselves, to the citizens to lecture about World Water Day.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Last Sunday, some young student volunteers, organized by the student union, took to the streets to celebrate and advertise World Water Day. (运用了过去分词短语作后置定语)
[高分句型2] Not only did these activities aroused people’s great interest in World Water Day, but also raised their awareness of water resources protection. (运用了倒装句型)
47．One possible version:
As we were approaching the Heathrow turn-off, I had an idea. “Why don’t I just drop you at the airport now?” I said. “I’ll buy you a ticket and you can fly home.” “That’s so kind of you,” he replied. Then, after a pause, “And please don’t worry. I’ll definitely wire you the money when I get home.” I pulled onto the airport avenue and soon dropped him off outside the terminal building. I went to a cash point, got out 10 shiny new 20 notes and handed them over. He took the money and thanked me again and again.
Before he left to buy his air ticket, he gave me a huge hug. He took my phone number and said he’d call as soon as he could to arrange the transfer. I bid farewell to him without any real idea whether I’d ever see the man or the money again. As I drove the final miles to my own house in London, I felt happier thinking about Brendan. He asked for help, for a lift to get home, and in good faith I gave them to him. That’s got to be a good thing.
【导语】文章以人物为线索展开，讲述作者在回伦敦的路上遇到一个中年人示意要搭便车，作者让他上了车。在和此人聊天的过程中了解到他的生活不易，更糟糕的是，他在上周还被三个年轻人抢劫了。他已经好几天没吃东西，希望可以在伦敦找份工作，挣些回爱尔兰的路费。听了男人的故事，作者决定帮助他。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①根据第一段首句“当我们快到希思罗机场的岔路口时，我有了一个主意。”可知，下文可描写作者的主意是什么——送男人去机场并给他买回家的机票，以及男人的反应。
②根据第二段首句“在他去买机票之前，他给了我一个大大的拥抱。”可知，下文可描写男人留下联系方式承诺还钱。但作者当时并不在乎会不会收到钱，因为帮助了一个需要帮助的人，作者非常感到非常快乐，这是比金钱更难得的。
2.续写线索：
想到一个主意——把想法告诉男人——男人感激并承诺还钱——到达机场给钱买票——男人感激——作者的反应——感悟
3.词类激活
行为类
①回答：reply/respond/answer
②提供：give/offer
③担心：worry/be concerned/be worried
情绪类
①感激：thank/show gratitude/show appreciation
②高兴的：happy/delighted/pleased
【点睛】[高分句型1]He took my phone number and said he’d call as soon as he could to arrange the transfer.（运用了as soon as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]As I drove the final miles to my own house in London, I felt happier thinking about Brendan. （运用了as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型3]I bid farewell to him without any real idea whether I’d ever see the man or the money again.（运用了whether引导的同位语从句）