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这是一份广东省深圳市福田区高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题(无答案)，共8页。
命题人：高三英语备课组
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2．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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
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和D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Leather-making in Flrence dates back hundreds f years t the 13th century. A lk at leather craftsmen in Flrence will help yu knw mre abut Italian leather.
The leather factry —— Piertucci
Jin a free tur f the factry and yu’ll get a deep dive int the prcess f making a handbag. After seeing what it takes t make a bag by hand, yu’ll n lnger wnder why Piertucci prices cme with tw zers at the end. And yu’ll knw that if yu d spend the mney, the bag will last frever.
The leather she stre —— Stefan Bemer
Stefan Bemer was famus fr its hand-tailred shes. The elegant stre that sells shes that cst hundreds, and in sme cases thusands f dllars is als where apprentices (学徒) learn their skills: visible in the frnt sectin f the stre.
The leather schl——Scula del Cui
Walking int the curtyard f Scula del Cui feels a little like walking nt a mini cllege campus. Yu leave the busy street as yu enter the histric building. The schl specializes in making ne-f-a-kind bags and in teaching paying students the secrets f high-quality leather wrking.
The bkbinding (书籍装订) stre —— ⅡTrchi
ⅡTrchi is a beautiful bking stre run by Erin Ciulla. If yu ask Ciulla, she might take yu t see the “guilltine”, which is actually a very large, antique-lking machine that’s used t cut large amunts f paper. Beynd binding with leather cvers, Ciulla als cvers bks, jurnals, and pht albums in hand-made papers.
1. What is the main reasn fr Piertucci’s high prices?
A. The making prcess.B. The special material.
C. The high cst f the visit.D. The lng histry f the factry.
2. Which places prvide the pprtunity t learn leather-making?
A. Piertucci and ⅡTrchi.B. Seula del Cui and ⅡTrchi.
C. Piertucci and Stefan Bemer.D. Stefan Bemer and Scula del Cui.
3. What can yu d in the bkbinding stre?
A. Buy a high-quality leather bag.
B. Buy an antique-lking machine.
C. Have a pht album cvered with leather.
D. Have the leather cvers cut by the guilltine.
B
During the pandemic, Tky’s lively Mejji University campus std still. My students were restricted t their hmes, appearing nly as small figures n my screen during Zm lectures n human-cmputer interactin. I spent the days in my lab, lking fr ways t pass the time.
On a particularly bland day in 2020, I was recalling abut hw, befre the pandemic, Tky used t be packed with peple wh had flwn acrss the wrld t enjy the exciting fd scene. But nw restaurants were empty and peple lnged fr fds they nce relished. I missed drinking wine in a bar, watching thers enjying their evenings. I wndered hw I culd cntribute during these trying times. That’s when an idea struck: why nt create a device t bring the flavr f the wrld int peple’s hmes?
In Japan, cmpanies use taste sensrs t mnitr the quality f prducts. These devices measure the strength f the five basic tastes — salty, sweet, sur, bitter, umami — and assign each a value. It dawned n me that if taste culd be quantified, perhaps it culd als be recreated. I disslved fds such as pizza and fries, measured hw they rated, then made 10 liquid samples that each represented a taste. When cpying the taste f fd, it’s like fllwing a recipe. I cmbined the 10 liquid samples t reflect the taste sensr’s measurements f the disslved dish.
Taste the TV (TTTV), released in 2021, lks like a televisin screen — but yu can lick it. Once the viewer selects a dish frm the screen menu, an image f the fd will appear, and abve the screen a device cntaining my liquid flavr samples will spray in a cmbinatin that creates the taste f the chsen fd. The spray then rlls films ver the screen, and they can enjy the taste f pizza withut even biting int a slice.
My inventin was received pretty well wrldwide. My students and I wuld be interested in finding hw else t challenge traditinal ways f enjying media, and we knew we wanted t expand n TTTV.
4. What can we learn abut the authr frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. He fcused n his lectures.B. He was bred f his current jb.
C. He cherished the memry f the past.D. He disliked the quietness f the campus.
5. Why did the authr mentin the practices f Japanese cmpanies?
A. T test his idea.B. T stress his effrt.
C. T infrm his prcess.D. T intrduce his inspiratin.
6. What des paragraph 4 say abut TTTV?
A. The practical uses.B. The designing plan.
C. The wrking mechanism.D. The underlying lgic.
7. What will the text prbably talk abut next?
A. The upgrade release f ur creatin.B. The ppularity f ur prduct.
C. The difficulty f ur new inventin.D. The cmmn feedback f ur innvatin.
C
What are pillws really stuffed with? Nt physically, but symblically? The questin ccurred t me with the phts in the news and scial media frm the 50 cities arund the wrld that staged public celebratins fr Internatinal Pillw Fight Day. Armed with nthing mre than bring-ur-wn sacrificial cushins, strangers struck heavily each ther in playful feather frm Amsterdam t Atlanta, Warsaw t Washingtn DC. But why? Is there anything mre t this delightful celebratin?
As a cultural sign, the pillw is deceptively sft. Since at least the 16th Century, the humble pillw has been given unexpected meanings. The Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu tells a famus stry abut a wise man wh meets a depressed yung schlar at an inn and ffers him a magic pillw filled with the mst vivid dreams f a seemingly mre fulfilling life. When the yung man awakens t discver that his happy 50-year dream has in fact cme and gne in the shrt space f an afternn’s nap, ur impressin f the pillw’s pwer shifts frm wnder t terrr.
Subsequent writers have likewise seized upn the pillw. When the 19th-Century English nvelist Charltte Brnte petically bserved “a ruffled (不平的) mind makes a restless pillw”, she didn’t just change the expected rder f the adjectives and nuns, but instead she made unclear the bundaries between mind and matter — the thing resting and the thing rested upn.
It’s a trick perhaps Brnte learned frm the Renaissance philspher Mntaigne, wh nce insisted that “ignrance is the sftest pillw n which a man can rest his head”. On Mntaigne’s thinking, intelligence and happiness cnfrnt each ther frever in a pillw fight that nly ne can win.
With the wrds f Tang, Brnte, and Mntaigne, we can perhaps mre easily measure the attractin f the glbal pillw fight. Like a ritual f release, the annual internatinal pillw fight amunts t a kind f cleansing, a brushing ff f daily wrries: an emptying f the wrld’s cllective mind. Rather than a launch-pad fr weightless rest, the pillw is a symbl f heavy thught: an anchr that drags the wrld’s sul dwn — ne that must be lightened.
8. The example f Tang Xianzu is used t illustrate that ______.
A. pillws give peple satisfactry dreams
B. dreams are always wnderful while the real wrld is cruel
C. peple’s impressin f pillws changes frm wnder t terrr
D. pillws symblically cnvey the meaning in cntrast t their sft appearance
9. Frm the passage, we can learn that Charltte Brnte ______.
A. wrte pems abut pillws
B. regarded pillws as reflectins f ur minds
C. shared the same viewpint as Tang Xianzu n pillws
D. was likely t have been influenced by the thughts f the Renaissance
10. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 “ignrance is the sftest pillw n which a man can rest his head” mst prbably means ______.
A. pillws give us cmfrt
B. pillws make peple mre intelligent
C. peple with t many thughts have less inner peace
D. peple can easily fall asleep when they knw nthing
11. Accrding t the authr, why is Pillw Fight Day s ppular arund the wrld?
A. Because it is a ritual release.
B. Because it makes life delightful.
C. Because it cmfrts restless minds.
D. Because it cntains a prfund meaning f life.
D
We ften think abut relatinships n a scale frm psitive t negative. We are drawn t lving family members, caring classmates and supprtive mentrs. We d ur best t avid the cruel uncle, the playgrund bully and the jerk bss.
But the mst txic relatinships aren’t the purely negative nes. They’re the nes that are a mix f psitive and negative. We ften call them frenemies, suppsed friends wh smetimes help yu and smetimes hurt yu. But it’s nt just friends. It’s the in-laws wh vlunteer t watch yur kids but belittle yur parenting. The manager wh praises yur wrk but denies yu a prmtin.
Everyne knws hw relatinships like that can tie yur stmach int a knt. But grundbreaking research led by the psychlgists Bert Uchin and Julianne Hlt — Lunstad shws that ambivalent (矛盾情绪的) relatinships can be damaging t yur health — even mre than purely negative relatinships.
I had assumed that with a neighbr r a clleague, having sme psitive interactins was better than all negative interactins. But being cheered n by the same persn wh cuts yu dwn desn’t reduce the bad feelings; it increases them. And it’s nt just in yur head: It leave s a trace in yur heart and yur bld.
Even a single ambivalent interactin can cause harm. In ne experiment, peple gave imprmptu speeches n cntrversial tpics in frnt f a friend wh ffered feedback. The researchers had randmly assigned the friend t give ambivalent r negative cmments. Receiving mixed feedback caused higher bld pressure than pure criticism “I wuld have gne abut the tpic differently, but yu’re ding fine” prved t be mre distressing than “I ttally disagree with everything yu’ve said.”
The evidence that ambivalent relatinships can be bad fr us is strng, but the reasns can be harder t read — just like the relatinships themselves.
The mst intuitive reasn is that ambivalent relatinships are unpredictable. With a clear enemy, yu put up a shield when yu crss paths. With a frenemy, yu never knw whether Dr. Jekyll r Mr. Hyde is ging t shw up. Feeling unsure can disrupt the bdy’s calming system and activate a fight-r-flight respnse. It’s unsettling t hpe fr a hug while als preparing fr a likely quarrel.
Anther factr is that unpleasant interactins are mre painful in an ambivalent relatinship. It’s mre upsetting t be let dwn by peple yu like smetimes than by peple yu dislike all the time. When smene stabs yu in the back, it stings mre if he’s been friendly t yur face.
12. Which f the fllwing can be cunted as a frenemy?
A. Yur neighbur’s kid wh advises yu t study hard but idles away his wn time.
B. Yur classmate wh admires yur diligence at first, but dubts yur intelligence later.
C. Yur mthe’s friend wh encurages yu t spend mre time n hmewrk but less n smart phnes.
D. Yur father’s clleague wh prpses yu t d a mderate amunt f hmewrk while ensuring adequate sleep.
13. Which f the fllwing statements can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Ambivalent relatinships have a permanent effect n yur well-being
B. The cmmn cause fr high bld pressure is ambivalent relatinships.
C. Ambivalent interactins will let yu dwn when yu want a hug.
D. The negative impact f ambivalent interactins is direct and strng.
14. The underlined wrd “belittle” in paragraph 2 prbably means ______.
A. devalueB. appreciateC. respectD. abuse
15. Which f the fllwing might be the best title fr the passage?
A. Sme Negative Relatinships Are Bad fr Yur Health
B. Yur Mst Ambivalent Relatinships Are the Mst Txic
C. The Reasns fr Ambivalent Relatinships Are Unpredictable
D. Sme Psitive Relatinships Are Better than All Negative Ones
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。
If yu thught that yur child’s academic perfrmance is based slely n the number f hurs spent studying, yu’re srely wrng. 16 . And ne f the majr, mstly ignred, influencing cntributrs is physical health.
Physical activity and health can actually bst a persn’s ability t learn. Accrding t a study, exercise can imprve a child’s cgnitive abilities, health, and academic perfrmance significantly. Regular aerbic exercise enhances the functining f the hippcampus, the area f the brain invlved in learning and verbal memry. 17 Even the prefrntal crtex and medial tempral crtex — parts f the brain that cntrl thinking and memry — are fund t be in better health in thse wh exercise regularly than in the brains f thse wh dn’t exercise.
The effect f exercise n memry and thinking is bth direct and indirect. Directly, regular exercise gives the ability t stimulate the release f grwth factrs, chemicals in the brain that affect the health f brain cells, as well as the survival f new brain cells. 18 It will als reduce stress and anxiety.
19 Studies shw that the added study length desn’t bring abut the expected learning effects. Furthermre, the greatest cgnitive benefits frm physical educatin have been seen t cme abut when physical educatin is give neither in the first half f the day r midday rather than at the end f the day. The benefits f exercise in terms f academic perfrmance als apply t cllege students. Accrding t a recent study in the Nrth Carlina State, just an hur f exercise every week can bring abut great changes. 20
A. There are lads f benefits f physical exercise.
B. In fact, gd grades are a result f multiple factrs.
C. As a cnsequence, it can bst ur behaviur and thinking ability.
D. Additinally, gettıng enugh exercise will imprve sleep quality and md.
E. Other frms f exercise like balance exercises d bst the cgnitive perfrmance f the brain.
F. The benefits f exercise during the schl day exceed thse cming frm increasing class time.
G. Thus, physical activity shuld be seen as mre a cre educatinal cncern than an insignificant ptin.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In ur discussin with peple n hw educatin can help them succeed in life, a wman remembered the first meeting f an intrductry science curse abut 20 years ag.
The prfessr 21 the lecture hall, placed upn his desk a large jar filled with dried beans (豆),and invited the students t 22 hw many beans the jar cntained. After 23 shuts f wildly wrng guesses, the prfessr smiled a thin, dry smile, annunced the 24 answer, and went n saying, “Yu have just learned an imprtant lessn abut science. That is: Never 25 yur wn senses.”
Twenty years later, the wman culd guess what the prfessr had in mind. He 26 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students t start an exciting 27 int all unknwn wrld invisible (无形的) t the eye, which can be discvered nly thrugh scientific 28 . But the seventeen-year-ld girl culd nt accept r even 29 the invitatin. She was just 30 t understand the wrld. And she believed that her firsthand experience culd be the 31 . The prfessr, hwever said that it was 32 . He was taking away her nly 33 fr knwing and was prviding her with n substitute (替代). “I remember feeling small and 34 ,” the wman says, “and I did the nly thing I culd d. I 35 the curse that afternn, and I haven’t gne near science since.”
21. A. searched frB. lked atC. gt thrughD. marched int
22. A. cuntB. guessC. reprtD. watch
23. A. warningB. givingC. turning awayD. listening t
24. A. readyB. pssibleC. crrectD. difficult
25. A. lseB. trustC. sharpenD. shw
26. A. describedB. respectedC. sawD. served
27. A. vyageB. mvementC. changeD. rush
28. A. mdelB. sensesC. spiritD. methds
29. A. hearB. makeC. presentD. refuse
30. A. suggestingB. beginningC. pretendingD. waiting
31. A. grwthB. strengthC. faithD. truth
32. A. firmB. interestingC. wrngD. acceptable
33. A. taskB. tlC. successD. cnnectin
34. A. cruelB. prudC. frightenedD. brave
35. A. drppedB. startedC passedD. missed
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。
Getting angry culd help yu achieve yur gals, a new research suggests. Often 36 (perceive) as a negative emtin, anger can actually be pwerful 37 (mtivate) fr peple t meet challenging targets in their lives. It is useful in achieving mre challenging gals, 38 des nt appear t be linked t easier tasks. The finding als suggests emtins that are ften cnsidered negative, such as anger, bredm, r sadness, can be useful.
Lead authr Heather Lench, a prfessr at Texas A and M University, USA, stated that peple ften believed a state f happiness was 39 ideal, and the majrity f peple regarded the pursuit f happiness as a majr life gal. “The view that psitive emtins are perfect fr mental health and wellbeing 40 (be) nticeable in psychlgical accunts f emtin, but many researches suggest a mix f emtins, including negative emtins like anger, result in 41 (gd) utcmes.” She added that the functinalist thery f emtin suggests that all emtins, gd r bad, are reactins 42 events within a persn’s envirnment and serve the purpse f alerting that persn t imprtant situatins that require actins.
In the study researchers cnducted experiments 43 (invlve) mre than 1,000 peple, and analyzed survey data frm mre than 1,400 respndents. The researchers fund that anger increased effrt twards attaining a desired gal, 44 (frequent) leading t greater success and the effects f anger in encuraging peple t reach fr and achieve their gals were specific t situatins 45 the gals were mre difficult t realize.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
假设你是校学生会主席李华，下周是你校的体育周。请你给交换生Jim写一封电子邮件，介绍体育周的活动内容，并邀请他参加其中一项运动。内容包括：1．介绍体育周；2．发出邀请。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答：
Dear Jim,
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Marc stared at the blank canvas (油画布) spreading ut befre him, its stark whiteness almst laughing at his sudden lack f inspiratin. He was in his final year f high schl, and his art prtfli (画集) was fast appraching its due date in a week. This canvas was meant t be his masterpiece, the crwn jewel f his cllectin, but all his ideas seemed t escape the mment he std befre it. “What‘s wrng with me? What shuld I d?” Marc murmured t himself.
Having grwn up in the bustling city f New Yrk, Marc had always fund beauty in the chas. The harshness f raring cars, the clrful palette f street art, the symphny f diverse tngues and the dd behavirs f the passengers-all served as inspiratins fr his art. Yet, nw, when it mattered mst, he fund himself lst.
Upset and distressed, Macr walked ut, lnging t run acrss smething unexpected. Unaware f the duratin f his wandering thrugh the streets f the city, Marc chanced upn a small, hidden park he had never nticed befre. It was a pcket f quiet amid the urban uprar, which attracted Marc immediately. An ld man sat n a bench, feeding pigens that flcked arund him in a dance f fluttering wings.
The ld man nticed Marc’s thughtful gaze and gestured him ver. They struck up a cnversatin aimlessly as if they had been ld friends fr a lng time. In their talk, everything was full f interest frm life t art. At last Marc cnfided (倾诉) his artistic blck t the ld man. The ld man listened intently befre ffering a piece f wisdm. And then, the ld man std up slwly and patted Marc’s shulder sftly. “Smetimes, the best inspiratin cmes frm the places we least expect. Lk beynd what yu see.” The gentleman said in all earnestness.
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。
Paragraph 1:
The next day, Marc returned t his canvas. ______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
The time presenting his prtfli came sn. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
命题人：高三英语备课组
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2．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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
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和D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Leather-making in Flrence dates back hundreds f years t the 13th century. A lk at leather craftsmen in Flrence will help yu knw mre abut Italian leather.
The leather factry —— Piertucci
Jin a free tur f the factry and yu’ll get a deep dive int the prcess f making a handbag. After seeing what it takes t make a bag by hand, yu’ll n lnger wnder why Piertucci prices cme with tw zers at the end. And yu’ll knw that if yu d spend the mney, the bag will last frever.
The leather she stre —— Stefan Bemer
Stefan Bemer was famus fr its hand-tailred shes. The elegant stre that sells shes that cst hundreds, and in sme cases thusands f dllars is als where apprentices (学徒) learn their skills: visible in the frnt sectin f the stre.
The leather schl——Scula del Cui
Walking int the curtyard f Scula del Cui feels a little like walking nt a mini cllege campus. Yu leave the busy street as yu enter the histric building. The schl specializes in making ne-f-a-kind bags and in teaching paying students the secrets f high-quality leather wrking.
The bkbinding (书籍装订) stre —— ⅡTrchi
ⅡTrchi is a beautiful bking stre run by Erin Ciulla. If yu ask Ciulla, she might take yu t see the “guilltine”, which is actually a very large, antique-lking machine that’s used t cut large amunts f paper. Beynd binding with leather cvers, Ciulla als cvers bks, jurnals, and pht albums in hand-made papers.
1. What is the main reasn fr Piertucci’s high prices?
A. The making prcess.B. The special material.
C. The high cst f the visit.D. The lng histry f the factry.
2. Which places prvide the pprtunity t learn leather-making?
A. Piertucci and ⅡTrchi.B. Seula del Cui and ⅡTrchi.
C. Piertucci and Stefan Bemer.D. Stefan Bemer and Scula del Cui.
3. What can yu d in the bkbinding stre?
A. Buy a high-quality leather bag.
B. Buy an antique-lking machine.
C. Have a pht album cvered with leather.
D. Have the leather cvers cut by the guilltine.
B
During the pandemic, Tky’s lively Mejji University campus std still. My students were restricted t their hmes, appearing nly as small figures n my screen during Zm lectures n human-cmputer interactin. I spent the days in my lab, lking fr ways t pass the time.
On a particularly bland day in 2020, I was recalling abut hw, befre the pandemic, Tky used t be packed with peple wh had flwn acrss the wrld t enjy the exciting fd scene. But nw restaurants were empty and peple lnged fr fds they nce relished. I missed drinking wine in a bar, watching thers enjying their evenings. I wndered hw I culd cntribute during these trying times. That’s when an idea struck: why nt create a device t bring the flavr f the wrld int peple’s hmes?
In Japan, cmpanies use taste sensrs t mnitr the quality f prducts. These devices measure the strength f the five basic tastes — salty, sweet, sur, bitter, umami — and assign each a value. It dawned n me that if taste culd be quantified, perhaps it culd als be recreated. I disslved fds such as pizza and fries, measured hw they rated, then made 10 liquid samples that each represented a taste. When cpying the taste f fd, it’s like fllwing a recipe. I cmbined the 10 liquid samples t reflect the taste sensr’s measurements f the disslved dish.
Taste the TV (TTTV), released in 2021, lks like a televisin screen — but yu can lick it. Once the viewer selects a dish frm the screen menu, an image f the fd will appear, and abve the screen a device cntaining my liquid flavr samples will spray in a cmbinatin that creates the taste f the chsen fd. The spray then rlls films ver the screen, and they can enjy the taste f pizza withut even biting int a slice.
My inventin was received pretty well wrldwide. My students and I wuld be interested in finding hw else t challenge traditinal ways f enjying media, and we knew we wanted t expand n TTTV.
4. What can we learn abut the authr frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. He fcused n his lectures.B. He was bred f his current jb.
C. He cherished the memry f the past.D. He disliked the quietness f the campus.
5. Why did the authr mentin the practices f Japanese cmpanies?
A. T test his idea.B. T stress his effrt.
C. T infrm his prcess.D. T intrduce his inspiratin.
6. What des paragraph 4 say abut TTTV?
A. The practical uses.B. The designing plan.
C. The wrking mechanism.D. The underlying lgic.
7. What will the text prbably talk abut next?
A. The upgrade release f ur creatin.B. The ppularity f ur prduct.
C. The difficulty f ur new inventin.D. The cmmn feedback f ur innvatin.
C
What are pillws really stuffed with? Nt physically, but symblically? The questin ccurred t me with the phts in the news and scial media frm the 50 cities arund the wrld that staged public celebratins fr Internatinal Pillw Fight Day. Armed with nthing mre than bring-ur-wn sacrificial cushins, strangers struck heavily each ther in playful feather frm Amsterdam t Atlanta, Warsaw t Washingtn DC. But why? Is there anything mre t this delightful celebratin?
As a cultural sign, the pillw is deceptively sft. Since at least the 16th Century, the humble pillw has been given unexpected meanings. The Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu tells a famus stry abut a wise man wh meets a depressed yung schlar at an inn and ffers him a magic pillw filled with the mst vivid dreams f a seemingly mre fulfilling life. When the yung man awakens t discver that his happy 50-year dream has in fact cme and gne in the shrt space f an afternn’s nap, ur impressin f the pillw’s pwer shifts frm wnder t terrr.
Subsequent writers have likewise seized upn the pillw. When the 19th-Century English nvelist Charltte Brnte petically bserved “a ruffled (不平的) mind makes a restless pillw”, she didn’t just change the expected rder f the adjectives and nuns, but instead she made unclear the bundaries between mind and matter — the thing resting and the thing rested upn.
It’s a trick perhaps Brnte learned frm the Renaissance philspher Mntaigne, wh nce insisted that “ignrance is the sftest pillw n which a man can rest his head”. On Mntaigne’s thinking, intelligence and happiness cnfrnt each ther frever in a pillw fight that nly ne can win.
With the wrds f Tang, Brnte, and Mntaigne, we can perhaps mre easily measure the attractin f the glbal pillw fight. Like a ritual f release, the annual internatinal pillw fight amunts t a kind f cleansing, a brushing ff f daily wrries: an emptying f the wrld’s cllective mind. Rather than a launch-pad fr weightless rest, the pillw is a symbl f heavy thught: an anchr that drags the wrld’s sul dwn — ne that must be lightened.
8. The example f Tang Xianzu is used t illustrate that ______.
A. pillws give peple satisfactry dreams
B. dreams are always wnderful while the real wrld is cruel
C. peple’s impressin f pillws changes frm wnder t terrr
D. pillws symblically cnvey the meaning in cntrast t their sft appearance
9. Frm the passage, we can learn that Charltte Brnte ______.
A. wrte pems abut pillws
B. regarded pillws as reflectins f ur minds
C. shared the same viewpint as Tang Xianzu n pillws
D. was likely t have been influenced by the thughts f the Renaissance
10. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 “ignrance is the sftest pillw n which a man can rest his head” mst prbably means ______.
A. pillws give us cmfrt
B. pillws make peple mre intelligent
C. peple with t many thughts have less inner peace
D. peple can easily fall asleep when they knw nthing
11. Accrding t the authr, why is Pillw Fight Day s ppular arund the wrld?
A. Because it is a ritual release.
B. Because it makes life delightful.
C. Because it cmfrts restless minds.
D. Because it cntains a prfund meaning f life.
D
We ften think abut relatinships n a scale frm psitive t negative. We are drawn t lving family members, caring classmates and supprtive mentrs. We d ur best t avid the cruel uncle, the playgrund bully and the jerk bss.
But the mst txic relatinships aren’t the purely negative nes. They’re the nes that are a mix f psitive and negative. We ften call them frenemies, suppsed friends wh smetimes help yu and smetimes hurt yu. But it’s nt just friends. It’s the in-laws wh vlunteer t watch yur kids but belittle yur parenting. The manager wh praises yur wrk but denies yu a prmtin.
Everyne knws hw relatinships like that can tie yur stmach int a knt. But grundbreaking research led by the psychlgists Bert Uchin and Julianne Hlt — Lunstad shws that ambivalent (矛盾情绪的) relatinships can be damaging t yur health — even mre than purely negative relatinships.
I had assumed that with a neighbr r a clleague, having sme psitive interactins was better than all negative interactins. But being cheered n by the same persn wh cuts yu dwn desn’t reduce the bad feelings; it increases them. And it’s nt just in yur head: It leave s a trace in yur heart and yur bld.
Even a single ambivalent interactin can cause harm. In ne experiment, peple gave imprmptu speeches n cntrversial tpics in frnt f a friend wh ffered feedback. The researchers had randmly assigned the friend t give ambivalent r negative cmments. Receiving mixed feedback caused higher bld pressure than pure criticism “I wuld have gne abut the tpic differently, but yu’re ding fine” prved t be mre distressing than “I ttally disagree with everything yu’ve said.”
The evidence that ambivalent relatinships can be bad fr us is strng, but the reasns can be harder t read — just like the relatinships themselves.
The mst intuitive reasn is that ambivalent relatinships are unpredictable. With a clear enemy, yu put up a shield when yu crss paths. With a frenemy, yu never knw whether Dr. Jekyll r Mr. Hyde is ging t shw up. Feeling unsure can disrupt the bdy’s calming system and activate a fight-r-flight respnse. It’s unsettling t hpe fr a hug while als preparing fr a likely quarrel.
Anther factr is that unpleasant interactins are mre painful in an ambivalent relatinship. It’s mre upsetting t be let dwn by peple yu like smetimes than by peple yu dislike all the time. When smene stabs yu in the back, it stings mre if he’s been friendly t yur face.
12. Which f the fllwing can be cunted as a frenemy?
A. Yur neighbur’s kid wh advises yu t study hard but idles away his wn time.
B. Yur classmate wh admires yur diligence at first, but dubts yur intelligence later.
C. Yur mthe’s friend wh encurages yu t spend mre time n hmewrk but less n smart phnes.
D. Yur father’s clleague wh prpses yu t d a mderate amunt f hmewrk while ensuring adequate sleep.
13. Which f the fllwing statements can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Ambivalent relatinships have a permanent effect n yur well-being
B. The cmmn cause fr high bld pressure is ambivalent relatinships.
C. Ambivalent interactins will let yu dwn when yu want a hug.
D. The negative impact f ambivalent interactins is direct and strng.
14. The underlined wrd “belittle” in paragraph 2 prbably means ______.
A. devalueB. appreciateC. respectD. abuse
15. Which f the fllwing might be the best title fr the passage?
A. Sme Negative Relatinships Are Bad fr Yur Health
B. Yur Mst Ambivalent Relatinships Are the Mst Txic
C. The Reasns fr Ambivalent Relatinships Are Unpredictable
D. Sme Psitive Relatinships Are Better than All Negative Ones
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。
If yu thught that yur child’s academic perfrmance is based slely n the number f hurs spent studying, yu’re srely wrng. 16 . And ne f the majr, mstly ignred, influencing cntributrs is physical health.
Physical activity and health can actually bst a persn’s ability t learn. Accrding t a study, exercise can imprve a child’s cgnitive abilities, health, and academic perfrmance significantly. Regular aerbic exercise enhances the functining f the hippcampus, the area f the brain invlved in learning and verbal memry. 17 Even the prefrntal crtex and medial tempral crtex — parts f the brain that cntrl thinking and memry — are fund t be in better health in thse wh exercise regularly than in the brains f thse wh dn’t exercise.
The effect f exercise n memry and thinking is bth direct and indirect. Directly, regular exercise gives the ability t stimulate the release f grwth factrs, chemicals in the brain that affect the health f brain cells, as well as the survival f new brain cells. 18 It will als reduce stress and anxiety.
19 Studies shw that the added study length desn’t bring abut the expected learning effects. Furthermre, the greatest cgnitive benefits frm physical educatin have been seen t cme abut when physical educatin is give neither in the first half f the day r midday rather than at the end f the day. The benefits f exercise in terms f academic perfrmance als apply t cllege students. Accrding t a recent study in the Nrth Carlina State, just an hur f exercise every week can bring abut great changes. 20
A. There are lads f benefits f physical exercise.
B. In fact, gd grades are a result f multiple factrs.
C. As a cnsequence, it can bst ur behaviur and thinking ability.
D. Additinally, gettıng enugh exercise will imprve sleep quality and md.
E. Other frms f exercise like balance exercises d bst the cgnitive perfrmance f the brain.
F. The benefits f exercise during the schl day exceed thse cming frm increasing class time.
G. Thus, physical activity shuld be seen as mre a cre educatinal cncern than an insignificant ptin.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In ur discussin with peple n hw educatin can help them succeed in life, a wman remembered the first meeting f an intrductry science curse abut 20 years ag.
The prfessr 21 the lecture hall, placed upn his desk a large jar filled with dried beans (豆),and invited the students t 22 hw many beans the jar cntained. After 23 shuts f wildly wrng guesses, the prfessr smiled a thin, dry smile, annunced the 24 answer, and went n saying, “Yu have just learned an imprtant lessn abut science. That is: Never 25 yur wn senses.”
Twenty years later, the wman culd guess what the prfessr had in mind. He 26 himself, perhaps, as inviting his students t start an exciting 27 int all unknwn wrld invisible (无形的) t the eye, which can be discvered nly thrugh scientific 28 . But the seventeen-year-ld girl culd nt accept r even 29 the invitatin. She was just 30 t understand the wrld. And she believed that her firsthand experience culd be the 31 . The prfessr, hwever said that it was 32 . He was taking away her nly 33 fr knwing and was prviding her with n substitute (替代). “I remember feeling small and 34 ,” the wman says, “and I did the nly thing I culd d. I 35 the curse that afternn, and I haven’t gne near science since.”
21. A. searched frB. lked atC. gt thrughD. marched int
22. A. cuntB. guessC. reprtD. watch
23. A. warningB. givingC. turning awayD. listening t
24. A. readyB. pssibleC. crrectD. difficult
25. A. lseB. trustC. sharpenD. shw
26. A. describedB. respectedC. sawD. served
27. A. vyageB. mvementC. changeD. rush
28. A. mdelB. sensesC. spiritD. methds
29. A. hearB. makeC. presentD. refuse
30. A. suggestingB. beginningC. pretendingD. waiting
31. A. grwthB. strengthC. faithD. truth
32. A. firmB. interestingC. wrngD. acceptable
33. A. taskB. tlC. successD. cnnectin
34. A. cruelB. prudC. frightenedD. brave
35. A. drppedB. startedC passedD. missed
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。
Getting angry culd help yu achieve yur gals, a new research suggests. Often 36 (perceive) as a negative emtin, anger can actually be pwerful 37 (mtivate) fr peple t meet challenging targets in their lives. It is useful in achieving mre challenging gals, 38 des nt appear t be linked t easier tasks. The finding als suggests emtins that are ften cnsidered negative, such as anger, bredm, r sadness, can be useful.
Lead authr Heather Lench, a prfessr at Texas A and M University, USA, stated that peple ften believed a state f happiness was 39 ideal, and the majrity f peple regarded the pursuit f happiness as a majr life gal. “The view that psitive emtins are perfect fr mental health and wellbeing 40 (be) nticeable in psychlgical accunts f emtin, but many researches suggest a mix f emtins, including negative emtins like anger, result in 41 (gd) utcmes.” She added that the functinalist thery f emtin suggests that all emtins, gd r bad, are reactins 42 events within a persn’s envirnment and serve the purpse f alerting that persn t imprtant situatins that require actins.
In the study researchers cnducted experiments 43 (invlve) mre than 1,000 peple, and analyzed survey data frm mre than 1,400 respndents. The researchers fund that anger increased effrt twards attaining a desired gal, 44 (frequent) leading t greater success and the effects f anger in encuraging peple t reach fr and achieve their gals were specific t situatins 45 the gals were mre difficult t realize.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
假设你是校学生会主席李华，下周是你校的体育周。请你给交换生Jim写一封电子邮件，介绍体育周的活动内容，并邀请他参加其中一项运动。内容包括：1．介绍体育周；2．发出邀请。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答：
Dear Jim,
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Marc stared at the blank canvas (油画布) spreading ut befre him, its stark whiteness almst laughing at his sudden lack f inspiratin. He was in his final year f high schl, and his art prtfli (画集) was fast appraching its due date in a week. This canvas was meant t be his masterpiece, the crwn jewel f his cllectin, but all his ideas seemed t escape the mment he std befre it. “What‘s wrng with me? What shuld I d?” Marc murmured t himself.
Having grwn up in the bustling city f New Yrk, Marc had always fund beauty in the chas. The harshness f raring cars, the clrful palette f street art, the symphny f diverse tngues and the dd behavirs f the passengers-all served as inspiratins fr his art. Yet, nw, when it mattered mst, he fund himself lst.
Upset and distressed, Macr walked ut, lnging t run acrss smething unexpected. Unaware f the duratin f his wandering thrugh the streets f the city, Marc chanced upn a small, hidden park he had never nticed befre. It was a pcket f quiet amid the urban uprar, which attracted Marc immediately. An ld man sat n a bench, feeding pigens that flcked arund him in a dance f fluttering wings.
The ld man nticed Marc’s thughtful gaze and gestured him ver. They struck up a cnversatin aimlessly as if they had been ld friends fr a lng time. In their talk, everything was full f interest frm life t art. At last Marc cnfided (倾诉) his artistic blck t the ld man. The ld man listened intently befre ffering a piece f wisdm. And then, the ld man std up slwly and patted Marc’s shulder sftly. “Smetimes, the best inspiratin cmes frm the places we least expect. Lk beynd what yu see.” The gentleman said in all earnestness.
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。
Paragraph 1:
The next day, Marc returned t his canvas. ______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
The time presenting his prtfli came sn. _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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