青海省2023-2024学年普通高中学业水平考试1月英语试卷

这是一份青海省2023-2024学年普通高中学业水平考试1月英语试卷，共15页。
注意事项:
1. 本试卷满分150分, 考试用时120分钟。
2. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3. 回答选择题时, 选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上, 写在本试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后, 请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the man d n New Year’s Eve?
A. G t a club.B. G t a party.C. G n a cruise.
2. When can the wman mve in?
A. On the 12th.B. On the 13th.C. On the 14th.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A schl.B. A trip.C. A city.
4. What will the man ck fr tnight’s meal?
A. Pizza.B. Pasta.C. Chicken.
5. Which instrument will the man play in the cncert?
A. The pian,B. The vilin.C. The guitar.
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. Hw did the wman like the new mvie?
A. It was amusing.B. It was riginal.C. It was disappinting.
7. What was the wman dissatisfied with abut the mvie?
A. The directr.B. The screenplay.C. The acting.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What kind f shes will the wman buy?
A. Slip-n bts.B. Open-ted sandalsC. Lace-up lafers.
9. What is the wman’s she size?
A. 6.B. 6.5.C. 7.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. When can Sam receive the package prbably?
A. Next Wednesday.B. Next Thursday.C. Next Friday.
11. Hw will the man pst the cntracts t the president?
A. By UPS.B. By FedEx.C. By DHL
12. Where will the bks be sent?
A. T Tulsa.B. T Tky.C. T Olten.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. What is the secnd part f the prject abut?
A. The frmatin f cluds.B. The types f cluds.C. The changes f cluds.
14. What will Jenny d?
A. Prepare the PwerPintB. Organize the research.C. Make wrd cards.
15. Which cluds part will the wman be in charge f?
A. The lw-level part.B. The medium-level part.C. The high-level part.
16. Wh will present the cnclusin?
A. Marcus.B. Alice.C. Karl.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. Which place hasn’t cme int use?
A. The entrance hall.B. The bx ffice.C. The cffee shp.
18. What change was made t the seats fr wheelchair users?
A. They were dubled in number. B. They were repainted in green. C. They were increased in size.
19. What can we knw abut Ryal Hunt f the Sun?
A. It will begin at 7:30 pm. B. It will run fr abut a week. C. It will be shwn twice a week.
20. Hw much is the ticket fr Ryal Hunt f the Sun?
A. £6. B. £18.C. £30.
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
Big-Name Architecture in Small-Twn America
Clquet, Minnesta’s Gas Statin
Stp fr fuel in this little nrthern Minnesta twn and yu culd pump gas at a statin designed by Frank Llyd Wright. Yes, the mst ppular American starchitect, best knwn fr his elegant, nature-inspired wrks, als designed a gas statin. The R. W. Lindhlm Service Statin has a characteristically Wright-style cantilevered (悬臂式的) rf and a glass-walled viewing lunge.
Rcklin. Califrnia’s Cllege
When the Herman Miller furniture cmpany shut dwn its western factry in Rcklin, Califrnia in 2001, the questin n everyne’s minds was “what t d with the buildings?”. The 125-acre campus had been designed by starchitect Frank Gehry. Luckily, William Jessup University was lking fr a new hme. The schl mved in, adapted the existing buildings, and kept the wrk f a master designer alive fr ages.
Owatnna. Minnesta’s Bank
Owatnna, Minnesta is hme t a surprising architecture: The Natinal Farmers’ Bank, designed by the “father f skyscrapers” Luis Sullivan. The bank was built f red brick decrated with green terractta (赤陶) and vast arched stained glass windws, It’s currently hme t a Wells Farg, s feel free t stp and use the ATM.
Ewing Twnship. New Jersey’s Bathhuse
This crss-shaped gray brick building, in the peaceful cmmunity f Ewing Twnship, is a relatively early wrk by the pineering Philadelphia architect Luis Kahn. It was built t huse tilet and changing facilities fr the adjacent (邻近的) pl. The structures sat quietly in a field fr years until a restratin in 2010.
21. Wh designed the place where yu can fuel yur car?
A. Frank Gehry.B. Luis Kahn. C. Frank Llyd Wright.D. Luis Sullivan.
22. What d we knw abut the architecture in Rcklin?
A. It has a glass-walled lunge. B. It is a factry-turned-cllege.
C. It belngs t a furniture cmpany nw. D. It was designed by the “father f skyscrapers”.
23. Which f the fllwing was nce deserted?
A. Minnesta’s Gas Statin.B. New Jersey’s Bathhuse. C. Califrnia’s Cllege.D. Minnesta’s Bank.
B
Madeleine L’Engle died mre than a decade ag, but her wrk lives n in the mre than 40 bks she published. Last mnth, L’Engle’s granddaughters, Lena Ry and Charltte Jnes Viklis, published Becming Madeleine, a bigraphy f the legendary (传奇的) authr. “We wanted t d smething t hnr her memry,” Ry said.
L’Engle was brn n Nvember 29, 1918. Her father was a writer. Yung Madeleine watched him writing, absrbed in his creatin f stries—real and fictinal—and saw that it gave him bth pleasure and frustratin (失望). When L’Engle was 11, her parents drpped her ff at barding schl and left her there, Althugh the experience was challenging, L’Engle later said that “it helped me becme a writer.” In 1959, L’Engle began t write A Wrinkle in Time, which wn the 1963 Newberyn Medal.
Ry is als the authr f the nvel Edges. Edges was much harder t write than Becming Madeleine. Ry nted. “Edges was my ‘learning hw t write’ experience,” she said. “There was just s much I didn’t knw.”
Ry added that wrking with her sister n their bigraphy was very meaningful. “We dn’t have sibling rivalry (兄弟姐妹间的对抗) anymre,” she jked.
The bigraphers fcus their stry n L’Engle’s childhd. That is the perid abut which their1l-and 12-year-ld selves wuld have been the mst curius. “I’m s interested in hw peple becme wh they are,” Ry said. “What are all the experiences? Her Becming Madeleine has been part f me becming Lena.”
Ry gt valuable writing advice frm her grandmther. “There is always a message f hpe in her writing,” Ry said, “and she believes that bks shuld end n a psitive nte.”
Ry, in turn, has her wn advice fr aspiring (有志成为……的) writers, “Keep writing,” she said. “Read as much as yu can. In writing and reading, we develp sympathy because we step int smebdy else’s shes, Read as much as yu can abut ther cultures, Have experiences with peple wh are different frm yu. Dn’t be afraid.”
24. What d we knw abut yung L’Engle?
A. She liked ging t barding schl,B. She wrte her first medal-winning wrk.
C. She learned a lt at barding schl.D. She enjyed listening t varius stries.
25. What is Becming Madeleine abut?
A. Madeleine’s literary achievements.B. Madeleine’s childhd experiences.
C. The authrs’ cmpetitin with siblings.D. The authrs’ experience f writing nvels.
26. What did Ry learn frm her grandmther?
A. Talk with different pepleB. Learn frm ther cultures.
C. Be thughtful and brave.D. Cnvey hpe t readers.
27. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Becming MadeleineB. Struggling t Becme a Writer
C. Yung Authr’s Advice n WritingD. Madeleine L’Engle, Authr f A Wrinkle in Time
C
The first frmal cunt f plar bears in waters between the United States and Russia indicates they’re ding better than sme f their cusins elsewhere.
Plar bears are listed as a threatened species because f reduced sea ice due t climate change. But university and federal researchers estimate a healthy ppulatin f nearly 3,000 animals in the Chukchi Sea ff Alaska’s nrthwest cast, accrding t a study published in Scientific Reprts.
“In the shrt term, it’s abslutely gd news,” said lead authr Eric Regehr. In the lng term, it desn’t mean the Chukchi Sea bear ppulatin will nt be affected. “Plar bears need ice t hunt seals, and the ice is likely t decline until the prblem f climate change is addressed.” Regehr said. “Plar bears spend mst f their lives n sea ice. Less sea ice means less prductive time t hunt ice seals, mre time n shre and lnger swims.”
The study shws there is variatin arund the wrld in the effects f sea ice lss n plar bears. “Sme subppulatins are already declining while thers are still ding OK.” Regehr said.
Fewer cubs (幼熊) were surviving int their secnd year and adult males weighed less and had smaller skulls (头骨). Researcher Steven Amstrup said the trends were cnsistent with changes in nutritinal status likely assciated with declines in Sea ice.
A mre recent study by researcher Karyn Rde fund that Chukchi bears spend mre time n shre and have almst 30 fewer days t hunt seals n ice than 20 years ag, Hwever, that desn’t appear t have affected the ppulatin. Plar bears have an amazing ability t build fat reserves, and the Chukchi’s cpius seal ppulatin apparently allws bears t cmpensate fr the lss f hunting time.
28. What news is reprted at the beginning f the text?
A. Plar bears are severely affected by sea ice lss.
B. Plar bears have been listed as a threatened species.
C. The melting f Arctic sea ice may lead t severe climate change.
D. A large plar bear ppulatin has been fund in the Chukchi Sea.
29. What might Regehr think f the Chukchi bears?
A. They might decrease in numbers in the distant future.
B. They might help scientists fight climate change.
C. They might be endangered in the near future.
D. They might be fund in ther areas.
30. Which f the fllwing is the effect f sea ice lss n plar bears?
A. They have t stay in water. B. They have t live in grups
C. They are becming lazier than befre. D. They are suffering frm changes in their nutritin.
31. Which f the fllwing best explains “cpius” underlined in the last paragraph?
A. Decreasing.B. Abundant.C. Diverse.D. Adult.
D
Lawmakers in Massachusetts have intrduced a law that wuld ban children in the seventh grade r yunger frm playing tackle ftball (冲撞式橄榄球). The Act fr N Organized Head Impacts t Schlchildren, r the NO HITS Act, was intrduced last mnth in an effrt t prtect children’s heads frm blws while at a particularly fragile age.
The bill, which wuld still allw flag r tuch ftball t be played, wuld cause fines f up t $2,000 fr each time the law is brken. Peple wh frequently break the law, r thse whse actins cause physical harm, wuld face bigger fines.
“It’s all abut kids’ health and we have a number f studies that say that repeated cntacts (接触) t the head are very bad fr yu and the yunger that starts, the wrse it is,” said Rep, Paul A. Schmid III (D), wh intrduced the bill with Huse Minrity Leader Bradley Jnes (R).
Accrding t a 2017 study published in the Jurnal f the American Medical Assciatin. researchers examining 111 brains belnging t frmer NFL (Natinal Ftball League) players fund the brain disease Chrnic Traumatic Encephalpathy, r CTE, in 110 f them. The disease is assciated with repeated head injuries, nt just cncussins (脑震荡), and is generally fund in athletes, retired sldiers and thers with a histry f repetitive brain injuries, accrding t the Cncussin Legacy Fundatin, a nn-prfit rganizatin that wrks t study, treat and prevent future cases f brain injuries amng athletes and ther at-risk grups.
Similar laws have been cnsidered elsewhere in the cuntry, including Califrnia and Illinis last year, thugh they didn’t secure enugh vtes t becme law. Thse against previusly prpsed bans have argued that adequate prgress has been made t make the sprt safer and that the sprt ffers t many benefits fr children t ttally avid it.
Several frmer NFL. players, wh have been directly r indirectly affected by CTE, have argued differently, hwever. “I made the mistake f starting tackle ftball at 9 years ld. Nw, CTE has taken my life away. Yuth tackle ftball is all risk with n reward,” Pr Ftball Hall f Famer Nick Bunicnti tld CNN last year.
32. Why was the law intrduced by lawmakers in Massachusetts?
A. T keep yung children frm suffering brain injuries.B. T ban children frm ding sprts t yung.
C. T encurage the ppularity f sme safe sprts.D. T make tackle ftball safer fr players.
33. What is paragraph 2 mainly abut?
A. The reasn why the sprt is frbidden. B. The causes f the new law in Massachusetts
C. The cnsequences f breaking the new law. D. The fines f playing tackle ftball incrrectly.
34. What des the authr want t shw by mentining the 2017 study?
A. Future cases f brain injuries can be reduced. B. NFL players used t pay much attentin t CTE
C. Brain injuries can really be prevented with actin. D. Repeated head blws can result in brain diseases.
35. Which wuld mst prbably shw Nick Bunicnti’s pinin?
A. Yung children shuld avid playing tackle ftball.
B. Tackle ftball shuld be made easier t play than befre.
C. Tackle ftball is less dangerus than peple think.
D. Yung children ften make mistakes while playing tackle ftball.
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。
Yu may have heard the term “metaverse (元宇宙)” t describe a new virtual wrld that majr technlgy cmpanies aim t develp. The wrd is a cmbinatin f the prefix meta-which means beynd—and verse, which relates t the universe. 36 In his stry, peple wre virtual reality (VR) headsets t interact inside a game-like technlgy wrld.
The main technlgies that wuld drive such a wrld wuld be virtual reality and augmented (增强) reality (AR). 37
Facebk has invested much mney in VR and AR technlgies t create the mst realistic virtual interactins pssible, 38 Ggle has als been develping VR and AR tls t bridge the digital and physical wrlds.
With the help f AR glasses, individuals might be able t see a large amunt f infrmatin pass befre their eyes while mving arund in a city. This culd include traffic and pllutin data, infrmatin n the natural envirnment r lcal histry. 39 These include the ability fr peple t be transprted t digital settings that feel very real, such as a sprts stadium r a muntaintp.
40 These invlve players arund the wrld interacting in virtual envirnments and even permit users t buy digital items with real mney. Cathy Hackl is a technlgy expert wh advises cmpanies n the metaverse. She tld that the yunger generatin is much mre willing t attach real meaning t virtual experiences and bjects.
A. Peple linked t the metaverse wuld be cnnected at all times.
B. Such a system culd ne day be used with headsets in a metaverse.
C. It has als created a new team t specifically develp metaverse prducts.
D. A metaverse envirnment might lk a lt like many f the nline vide games.
E. The term appeared in the 1992 science fictin bk written by Neal Stephensn.
F. Other yet-t-be invented technlgies wuld likely als be used t imprve experiences.
G. Hwever, mst predictins fr a future metaverse see the technlgy ging much further.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
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。
Cffee shps are cl, but in Wilmingtn. Bitty &. Beau’s Cffee enjys a gd reputatin fr its warmth.
At the heart f the shp’s ppularity is its 41 staff: Almst everyne has an intellectual (智力的) r develpmental disability.
The cffee shp was pened in 2016 by Amy Wright and her husband, 42 by tw f her fur children Beau and Bitty, wh have Dwn syndrme (唐氏综合症).
When the cuple discvered that mst peple with intellectual and develpmental disabilities culd never find an emplyer wh wuld even give them a (n) 43 , they reslved t d smething abut it.
“It 44 me like a flash f lightning: a cffee shp!” Wright said. “It wuld be the perfect envirnment fr bringing peple tgether. Seeing the staff 45 custmers at the dr, preparing fd, serving rders and cleaning tables, peple wuld realize hw 46 they are.”
When the shp pened, it immediately had 47 ut the dr. Natinal press attentin 48 , and six mnths later, it had t mve t a 49 space.
Tday, the stre emplys 5 peple with disabilities, wh are really gd at their jbs.
What makes Amy mst prud is the 50 it has built in the cmmunity. “Every day, peple say, ‘Yu’ve made my day. Thank yu.’ That’s a feeling f happiness mst peple dn’t get elsewhere, and it’s what 51 peple back here.” she said. “This is a place where peple can 52 with thse with disabilities and realize hw much mre alike we are than different. It’s 53 a cup f cffee, It’s a human rights mvement. It’s given ur emplyees the respect and a sense f being 54 that they deserve. Fr many emplyees, it’s their first jb, and their 55 fills the air.”
41. A. prfessinalB. uniqueC. activeD. talented
42. A. accmpaniedB. cntrlledC. impressedD. inspired
43. A. interviewB. appintmentC. reasnD. invitatin
44. A. mvedB. encuragedC. struckD. affected
45. A. greetingB. bservingC. gatheringD. finding
46. A. capableB. generusC. reliableD. cnsiderate
47. A. waitersB. activitiesC. linesD. guards
48. A. agreedB. cntinuedC. respndedD. fllwed
49. A. farther.B largerC. quieterD. nearer
50. A. backgrundB. balanceC. bridgeD. traditin
51. A. hldsB. callsC. frcesD. draws
52. A. interactB. discussC. playD. wrk
53. A. nthing butB. far frmC. abve allD. mre than
54. A. admiredB. valuedC. separatedD. prtected
55. A. ambitinB. humrC. jyD. patience
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。
We all knw animal prducts can create envirnmental and welfare prblems. Until nw, mst f the pressure ver animal prducts 56 (put) n meat and fur. In fact. there is evidence that peple wh quit meat ften switch t cheese, 57 (suggest) that they see it as less envirnmentally and mrally 58 (wrry).
Dairy (乳品公司) is prtected by at mage f cws eating grass happily in fields 59 then walking ff t be milked. The industry actively prmtes the image in its packaging and marketing. But mst f the time the 60 (real) is very different. In many 61 (aspect), dairy industry prducts especially cheese and butter—are as bad if nt wrse 62 meat when it cmes t glbal warming and animal welfare. In brief, the dairy industry is part 63 the prblem that mst peple dn’t realise.
Nbdy has the right t tell ther peple what 64 (cat). As ne writer wrte: “I disapprve f what yu eat. but I will defend t the death yur right t eat it.” But with rights cme respnsibilities. We shuld all chse ur diets 65 (wise), in full pssessin f the facts.
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华, 你的英国笔友Mary发来邮件询问你最喜欢的电影, 请给她回一封邮件, 内容包括:
1. 电影名称;
2. 电影简介;
3. 推荐她观看。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
第二节 (满分25 分)
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构或一篇完整的短文。
It was a sunny day. Zack and Megan went camping. Megan tk her dg. Tbi, tgether with her. As they arrived at the campsite. Tbi ran arund happily, and Megan began t read her bk. After a while, Megan culdn’t find Tbi. She put her bk Legendary Creatures n the picnic table and lked arund. Where was Tbi? Did he run t the frest?
Megan decided t lk fr Tbi herself. She culdn’t wast anti her big brther Zack gt hack frm the rest rm. Megan put the leash (拴狗的绳子) int her back pcket and pulled ut the camping knife Zack had given her the year befre n her ninth birthday. He said the knife culd prtect her frm thse mnsters she was always reading abut. Megan cut gash (切口) n the nearest tree. Zack wuld see the mark and fllw her. Then she went int the dark frest.
“Tbi?” Megan shuted. Thick branches hid the sun. The frest seemed dark and shadwy. Megan shivered (打颤). There were lts f stries abut strange creatures in frests.
Megan had t find Tbi. Finally she heard the distant sund f a small dg barking As Megan went nearer, the dg’s barking grew luder. Then she saw a bear cub (幼兽) standing near Tbi.
“Tbi, n!” Megan shuted. At that mment she already culd hear the mther bear raced t defend her cub.
Megan tk Tbi in her arms and rushed int the bushes befre the mther beat arrived. She hid behind a bush, hlding her breath, Megan wished Tbi t be silent. She culd hear the mther bear’s huge paws (爪子) clawed at the earth. But t her surprise, the mther bear turned arund suddenly and ran int the frest with her cub.
Megan stared at the frest behind her. “What’s that, Tbi?” she whispered. What had scared the bear? A muntain lin?
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。
It was very dark under the trees, but Megan culd see a huge creature walking like a man.
“I marked a rute with my knife and I thught yu culd find me.” sad Megan.
听力材料
(Text 1)
W: D yu have any plans fr New Year’s Eve?
M: Instead f ging t a crwded club r thrwing a party n New Year’s Eve, we decided t take a harbr cruise instead.
(Text 2)
W: Well, everything sunds really great, but I guess the mst imprtant thing I need t ask is: When can I mve in?
M: The lady is ging t mve ut this Mnday, the thirteenth, s yu culd mve in next day.
(Text 3)
M: France! Sunds exciting. Business r pleasure, Jessica?
W: Well, the trip is being paid fr, fr it’s really business. A language schl in Paris wants me t d a big picture t shw French life and scenery.
(Text 4)
W: What are yu ding tnight, Mark? We’re all ff t the café later t have sme pizza! Want t cme?
M: Mmm... It’s my mum’s birthday tday. I prmised I’d make dinner fr her. Fried chicken is her favrite, but pasta is the nly thing I can ck! I’ll add lts f cheese t make it mre interesting.
W: OK.
(Text 5)
M: Hi. Mum! My music teacher wuld let me play the guitar in the schl rchestra! One f the vilin players is ff sick, s she wants me t play instead.
W: S that’s gd, isn’t it?
M: Yes. And she’ll accmpany us n the pian.
(Text 6)
W: Did yu see the new mvie, The McQuillan Stry? I’m writing a mvie review fr the schl paper.
M: I went t the first public perfrmance last week. What did yu think f it?
W: I thught it was entertaining, althugh it wasn’t nvelty, by any means.
M: Oh, I thught it was awful. The acting was wden and uninspired.
w: Aren’t yu being t critical? It was the directr’s first mvie and I thught his wrk wasn’t bad. If there was a prblem, it was with the screenplay.
M: I agree. The stry was s predictable and the dialgue was t simple.
W: N wnder mst peple wrte negative reviews n websites.
(Text 7)
M: Can I help yu find smething?
W: Yes, I’m lking fr sme dress shes fr wrk, smething with a lw heel.
M: Have yu tried this brand? This cmpany makes several styles f dress shes, including a sandal, a lw bt, and a lafer. These right here are pen-ted and thse ver there have a lace.
W: Oh, I like these slip-n bts. Can I try them n?
M: Sure.
W: D yu have them in a 6-and-a-half r a 7?
M: I’ll have t check in the back... Here yu are. Hw des the 6-and-a-half fit?
w: They’re a little t tight in the te. I think I need a bigger size. Oh, that’s better. I’ll take them.
M: Great.
(Text 8)
W: I need this package t arrive in Tulsa by next Wednesday. Sam needs it in the meeting next Thursday.
M: Sure, I’ll send it UPS r FedEx using their grund service. It’ll be cheaper than sending it using their vernight service and we can still track it. Is it ging t a business?
W: Yes, it is.
M: Okay, I’ll mark that it’s ging t a cmmercial address.
W: That’s fine, I’ll als need these cntracts t get t Tky by Friday. Send them t the hme f the president f the cmpany.
M: I’ll send them DHL and use the residential delivery service. This seems like a large package fr just cntracts.
W: I’m als including a gift fr the president’s little kid.
M: If it’s breakable, I’ll pack it really well and then get it insured.
W: Thanks. Oh, and I want this bx t g t Olten.
M: N prblem. I’ll just need t fill ut a custms declaratin frm. What are the cntents?
W: They’re bks.
M: Okay, I’ll take care f it.
W: Thanks.
(Text 9)
W: Karl, we’ve really gt t decide wh des what fr ur Natural Earth prject.
M: OK, Alice. Well, we’ve gt all ur clud research s let’s decide hw t break it dwn.
W: First, we shuld start by saying hw cluds are frmed. And then maybe mve n t the different types f cluds. We can separate it int lw-lying, medium-level and high cluds. What d yu think?
M: Gd, We shuld als make a PwerPint and put in pictures f the different cluds.
W: And we shuld prbably have wrd cards, t, I’m useless at remembering what t say withut them.
M: Yes.
W: Well, I’ve gt all the research abut cluds n my cmputer. Hw abut if yu make a PwerPint. Karl?
M: Oh, Jenny said she wuld d that.
W: Well, if yu guys are ging t d that, then I’ll lk n the Internet fr pictures f the different types f cluds.
M: That wuld be great, Alice. I’ll als make wrd cards.
W: Great. Let’s have a run-thrugh n Tuesday. What sectins des everyne want t talk abut? Yu knw, I dn’t like speaking in frnt f peple s I’d prefer nt t d the intrductin.
M: Why dn’t yu just d the middle bit abut the medium-level cluds?
W: OK. Yu can d the lw-level and high-level cluds part. I’m sure Marcus can handle the summarizing, t.
M: Thanks.
(Text 10)
Hell, I’m Lynne Rawley, the manager f Rivenden City Theatre. Our theatre is repening sn after its three-year redevelpment, The first thing peple will see when they g in is that the entrance hall has been repainted in the riginal green. Then the bx ffice has been repaired. The cffee shp, which used t sell bks and CDs, isn’t yet cmplete. We’ve increased the leg-rm between the rws. We already had a few seats which were suitable fr wheelchair users, and nw there are twice as many. Smething else that will benefit audiences is the new lifts.
Well, we’ll have sme classical plays when the theatre repens. We’ve gt a very exciting prductin f Peter Shaffer’s Ryal Hunt f the Sun. That starts n Octber the 13th and runs till the 19th. We used t start all ur perfrmances at 7:30, but that made it difficult fr peple t g hme by public transprt, s instead we’re beginning at 7, because at 9:45, when it finishes, there are still buses running. The Friday and Saturday perfrmances sld ut almst immediately and, in fact, nw there are nly tickets fr Mnday. Ticket prices used t range frm £6 t £30 but nw they’re all £18. Nw if yu’d like t knw mre abut the theatre...
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21. C 细节理解题。根据Clquet, Minnesta’s Gas Statin部分中的“Stp fr fuel... yu culd pump gas at a statin designed by Frank Llyd Wright”可知。
22. B细节理解题。根据Rcklin, Califrnia’s-Cllege部分中的“When the Herman Miller furniture cmpany shut dwn its western factry in Rcklin”以及“Luckily, William Jessup University was lking fr a new hme. The schl mved in”可知, 位于洛克林的建筑曾经是赫曼米勒公司的工厂, 关闭后被改造成一所大学。
23. B 细节理解题。根据Ewing Twnship, New Jersey’s Bathhuse 部分中的“The structures sat quietly in a field fr years until a restratin in 2010.”可知。
24. C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“her parents drpped her ff at barding schl ... L’Engle later said that ‘it helped me becme a writer.’ ”可推知, L’Engle在寄宿学校学到很多东西, 为日后成为一名作家打下了坚实的基础。
25. B 细节理解题。根据第五段中的The bigraphers fcus their stry n L’Engle’s childhd可知, 这本传记主要讲述了L’Engle童年时期的经历, 正是这些经历使她成长为她后来的样子。
26. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知, Madeleine L.’Engle的作品总是积极乐观, 能给读者带来希望, 而这也正是Ry从祖母那里学到的东西。
27. A 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了Madeleine L’Engle的两个孙女为祖母写的传记Becming Madeleine。用Becming Madeleine作标题, 既是在介绍该书的名称, 又突出了孙女 (Ry) 向祖母学习, 最终通过自己的努力成为一名像祖母那样的作家的主题, 一语双关。
28. D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“university and federal researchers estimate a healthy ppulatin f nearly 3,000 animals in the Chukchi Sea ff Alaska’s nrthwest cast, accrding t a study published in Scientific Reprts”可知, 文章开头报道了一项新的发现: 楚科奇海生活着大量健康的北极熊。
29. A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In the lng term, it desn’t mean the Chukchi Sea bear ppulatin will nt be affected”和Regehr所说的“Plar bears need ice t hunt seals, and the ice is likely t decline until the prblem f climate change is addressed”可知, 虽然楚科奇海的北极熊短期内不会受到环境变化的影响, 但是由于北极熊大部分时间都是在冰上度过, 故海冰的不断减少会严重影响它们的生存。因此可推知, Regehr认为如果环境问题得不到解决, 未来楚科奇海的北极熊数量也可能会减少。
30. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知, 由于海冰减少, 北极熊的营养状况会受到影响, 幼熊难以存活、成年公熊体重减轻且头骨变小。
31. B 词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“allws bears t cmpensate fr the lss f hunting time”可推知, 楚科奇海的海豹数量很多, 可以弥补狩猎时间变少的问题。
32. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“in an effrt t prtect children’s heads frm blws while at a particularly fragile age”可知, 马萨诸塞州的这条法规是为了防止小孩头部受伤。
33. C 段落大意题。根据第二段中的“The bill... wuld cause fines f up t $2,000 fr each time the law is brken. Peple wh frequently break the law, r thse whse actins cause physical harm, wuld face bigger fines.”可知, 本段主要讲述了违背这条法规的后果是什么。
34. D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“researchers examining 111 brains belnging t frmer NFL (Natinal Ftball League) players fund the brain disease Chrnic Traumatic Encephalpathy, r CTE, in 110 f them”和“The disease is assciated with repeated head injuries”可推知, 作者提及2017年的研究结果, 是为了表明屡次头部击打会导致脑部疾病。
35. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Nick Bunicnti所说的话“I made the mistake f starting tackle ftball at 9 years ld. Nw, CTE has taken my life away. Yuth tackle ftball is all risk with n reward”可推知, 他觉得冲撞式橄榄球运动太危险, 小孩应避免参加这项运动。
36. E 根据上文“这个词是由前缀meta——意为超越, 和verse—与宇宙有关, 组合而成。“及下文”在他的故事中, 人们戴着虚拟现实 (VR) 头盔, 在一个游戏般的科技世界中进行互动。“可知, E项 (这个词出现在1992年Neal Stephensn写的科幻小说中。) 起承上启下作用, 且E项中的The term与上一句中的The wrd呼应, E项中的Neal Stephensn与下一句中的his呼应。故选E。
37. F 根据上一句“推动这样一个世界的主要技术将是虚拟现实 (VR) 和增强现实 (AR)。”可知, F项 (其他尚
未发明的技术也可能被用于改善体验。) 对上一句进一步补充说明, 且F项中的technlgies与上一句中的technlgies为同词复现。故选F。
38. C根据上一句“Facebk在虚拟现实和增强现实技术上投入了大量资金, 以创造最逼真的虚拟互动。”可知, C项 (它还成立了一个新的团队专门开发虚拟世界产品。) 对上一句补充说明, 且C项中it指代上一句Facebk。故选C。
39. G 根据上文“在AR眼镜的帮助下, 人们在城市中移动时, 可能会看到大量的信息在他们眼前流过。这可能包括交通和污染数据, 自然环境或当地历史的信息。) 及下文“这些包括将人们传送到感觉非常真实的数字环境, 如体育场或山顶的能力。”可知, G项 (然而, 大多数关于虚拟世界的预测都认为这项技术会走得更远。) 与下文呼应, 下一句中的These指代G项中的mst predictins。故选G。
40. D 根据下文”这包括世界各地的玩家在虚拟环境中互动, 甚至允许用户用真钱购买数字道具。“可知, D项 (虚拟世界环境可能看起来很像很多在线视频游戏。) 符合语境, 且D项中的nline vide games与下一句players 呼应。故选D。
41. B 根据下文“Almst everyne has an intellectual (智力的) r develpmental disability. ”可知, 几乎每个员工都有智力或发育障碍, 这是很独特的。
42. D 店主受自己有智力障碍的孩子的启发, 创建招收智力障碍员工的咖啡店。
43. A 雇主不愿招收智障和发育障碍的员工, 因此他们不会得到面试的机会。
44. C店主突然有了开咖啡店的想法, 就像闪电击中了他。
45. A 根据空后“preparing fd, serving rders and cleaning tables”可知, 这里列举员工的工作内容, 因此应是在店门口迎接顾客。
46. A 根据上文员工做的工作可知, 这些智障和发育障碍的员工有能力做这些。
47. C 顾客喜欢这个咖啡店, 排队等候。
48. D 全国媒体随后关注这家咖啡店。
49. B 这家咖啡店受顾客欢迎, 顾客多, 需换一个更大的店面。
50. C艾米建立了沟通的桥梁, 使社区与智障和发育障碍的员工得以沟通, 这使艾米很骄傲。
51. D 咖啡店吸引顾客回顾。
52. A 咖啡店的员工是残疾人, 人们可以与他们交流互动。
53. D 根据下文“It’s a human rights mvement. ”可知, 顾客来这家咖啡店不仅仅为了喝一杯咖啡, 更是体现对残疾人的关爱。
54. B 残疾员工感觉被人重视。
55. C 残疾员工得到第一份工作, 感觉快乐。
56. has been put 考查现在完成时的被动语态。根据Until nw可知应用现在完成时, 且pressure与 put之间是被动关系, 故填has been put。
57. suggesting 考查动词-ing形式作状语的用法。设空处作伴随状语, evidence与suggest之间是逻辑上的主谓关系、且suggest所表示的动作与谓语状态同时发生, 故填suggesting。
58. wrrying 考查形容词作补语的用法。设空处作it的补语, 由as less envirnmentally and mrally可知应填形容词, 且此处意为“令人担忧的”, 故填wrrying。
59. and 考查连词。根据an image可知, eating grass和walking ff t be milked是递进关系, 故填and。
60. reality 考查名词。设空处作主语, 且意为“现实”, 故填reality。
61. aspects 考查名词复数。many后需跟可数名词的复数形式, 故填aspects。
62. than 考查连词。由形容词比较级wrse可知, 其后应填连词than。
63. f 考查介词。part f意为“……的部分”。
64. t eat 考查不定式作宾语的用法。此处考查tell后跟双宾语的情况。…what+不定式”可作tell的直接宾语, 故填t eat。
65. wisely 考查副词。设空处修饰谓语动词, 故填副词wisely。
第一节
One pssible versin:
Dear Mary,
I’m glad t hear frm yu and it’s my pleasure t intrduce my favurite film, Ne Zha, t yu, Released in 2019, the film has becme a real hit. The yung by Ne Zha has the pwer t destry the wrld and the film is abut his struggles between the gd and the bad. The film tells us we can find ur place in the wrld n matter wh we are suppsed t be. Mrever, it pssesses a large amunt f humur.
I strngly recmmend yu t watch it. Thugh adapted frm a Chinese fantasy, it is accessible even t the audience unfamiliar with Chinese culture.
Lking frward t hearing yur pinins abut the film.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
One pssible versin:
It was very dark under the trees, but Megan culd see a huge creature walking like a man. After a few minutes. Megan slwly std up. “Tbi, did yu see? I dn’t believe it!” she said, Still hlding the dg, Megan walked back t their campsite. “It is a mnster, Tbi! I think we have seen a real mnster,” Megan said excitedly. Just then, Zack burst int the campsite. “Megan! Are yu all right? Hw culd yu be s careless and g int the wilderness by yurself?” Zuck said. He was really angry with Megan.
“I marked a rute with my knife and I thught yu culd find me,” said Megan. Zack said, “Yes, I saw the marks. When I heard the bear, I was s scared but I still...” “A mnster scared it away,” said Megan. “A what?” Zack asked, “A big mnster!” Megan said, “He’s prbably back in the frest right nw.” Zack laughed, and then he said, “That’s me. Althugh I was scared I still vercame my fear and acted like a ‘mnster’ t drive the bear away.” Megan was surprised t hear it, but sn she laughed, t.