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（考试时间90分钟， 满分110分）
一、完形填空 （共15 小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
My mther lks just like many grandmthers — shrt and white-haired. She cmes frm an ld, traditinal family in Canada, where she nw still lives. She was a civil servant. In shrt, she didn’t d ___1___ things.
That all changed a few years ag. She began t ___2___ me with what she described as “independence”. At that time, I didn’t fully understand what she was ding.
In early 2015, the year she turned 75, she infrmed me she’d ___3___ a seven-night trip t Turkey, and that she was ging alne. There was n way I culd ___4___ that. A little ld lady nt speaking a wrd f Turkish, with n ___5___ f the laws and custms f the land — it was impssible!
My mther paid n attentin t me. Off she went. When she returned she tld us it had been a wnderful success. As it ___6___, she had barely spent any time alne, after ___7___ a taxi driver t shw her arund. He intrduced her t a rug vendr (地毯商) — Mustafa, “a lvely fellw”, and she bught sme rugs. The vendr had taken her address details and prmised t ___8___ them t Canada.
I culdn’t believe her naivety (幼稚) and explained that she had been ___9___. The vendr had her mney. She neither had nr wuld be receiving any rugs.
Well, I was _____10_____.
T my great shck, her rugs did arrive sme weeks later, alng with a lvely nte frm Mustafa. T my even greater surprise, the fllwing year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada.
“I invited him fr a cup f tea and he came,” my mther tld me. I was _____11_____ because she hardly knew this man! But again, she paid little attentin t me, telling me t stp being silly.
I wndered: “Is she nt thinking straight?” _____12_____ I wrried abut her, Mum was thinking straighter than mst f us.
Her _____13_____ seemed t be based n a realizatin that life needs t be lived, when there’s relatively little f it left. It _____14_____ me f the line “Get busy living r get busy dying.”
I dn’t think Mum knws what her next big “thing” is ging t be. But I am sure, she is pen t any _____15_____, which is smething we all prbably need right nw. Live life t the fullest.
1. A. cmplexB. crazyC. bringD. rude
2. A. surpriseB. amuseC. cmfrtD. attract
3. A. missedB. takenC. fferedD. bked
4. A. allwB. demandC. rememberD. cancel
5. A. intentinB. knwledgeC. viewD. fear
6. A. turned utB. came trueC. made senseD. went ahead
7. A. trainingB. leadingC. hiringD. refusing
8. A. inviteB. sellC. switchD. ship
9. A. dminatedB. ignredC. cheatedD. abandned
10. A. rightB. luckyC. seriusD. wrng
11. A. frightenedB. depressedC. disappintedD. ashamed
12. A. IfB. SinceC. WhileD. Once
13. A. prmtinB. interactinC. independenceD. preference
14. A. curedB. warnedC. infrmedD. reminded
15. A. pleasureB. adventureC. freedmD. beauty
二、语法填空 （共15 小题；每小题1分，共15分）
A
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
____16____ (base) n AR and VR, the metaverse (元宇宙) aims t bring peple clser tgether in an nline setting,____17____ (enable) them t be cnnected in ways they culdn't be befre. Imagine ____18____ (attend) a meeting frm the cmfrt f yur cuch, where yu dn't dress up, but yur avatar des. Yu ____19____ (seat) at a virtual table with ther peple whse reactins and bdy language can be judged just as well as they wuld be in real life. A metaverse culd very likely bring these imaginatins t reality, and sn.
B
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Wang Dakang, aged 88, is a mdel f lifelng learning. In the 1980s, he was the first persn ____20____ (accmplish) a rund trip f China using nly a bicycle.____21____ (edit) this experience int his bk, Wang decided t g t cllege. At the age f 61, he ____22____ (admit) int cllege, majring in jurnalism. By 2012, he ____23____ (cmplete) three majrs in cllege. At present, Wang lives in Leshan, where he spends his days fllwing carefully ____24____ (plan) rutines. His study starts at 6 am every mrning, during which he reads and takes ntes frm newspapers. Wang said, “There is s much t learn and I will cntinue learning until the very end. ”
C
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Last night, I was alne n the rad, but when I ____25____ (drive) up t the light, it turned red, and I braked t a stp. Surprisingly, there was nt a car, even n suggestin f headlights. But there I sat, waiting fr the light t change. I was the nly human being fr at least a mile in any directin.
I started wndering why I refused t run the light. I was nt afraid f ____26____ (catch) by the plice, because there was bviusly n pliceman anywhere arund and there certainly wuld have been n danger in ging thrugh it. Much later that night, the same questin f why I had stp fr that light came back t me. It isn't nly the law, but an agreement we have, and we trust each ther t hnr it: we dn't g thrugh red lights. Like mst f us, I'm mre ready ____27____ (stp) frm ding smething bad by the scial agreement that disapprves f it than by any law against it.
D
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Legend in the suth has it that a devil used t appear t harm children and the elderly. Firecrackers made nises and during the Spring Festival cuplets als helped keep him away. But firecrackers culdn't g ff all day, s children and the elderly als gt hngba, the red envelpes ____28____ (cntain) mney.
The traditin ____29____ (last) fr thusands f years. It has als made its way int wrkplaces where bsses ften give emplyees hngba, hping their cmpanies and staff members have a gd start. Nwadays,____30____ (give) hngba t children and the elderly remains ppular amng Chinese peple all ver the wrld.
三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Dn’t yu think rbts are a part f yur life? In factries, rbts put tgether everything frm tys t cars. Sme hmes have rbts that sweep flrs r mw the lawn (剪草坪). And mre rbts are sn t cme.
Experts predict that by 2025 we culd have rbts in every husehld! Yu might be living r wrking with ne f them every day!
31. If a patient needs assistance ut f bed, which may be a gd helper?
A. NexiB. APC. NaD. RIBA
32. Accrding t the passage a rbtic fish might be used fr ________.
A. discvering fishB. picking up rubbishC. studying sea creaturesD. finding ut pllutin
33. Which subtitle can be filled in the blank?
A. Husehld HelpersB. Prgramme DesignersC. Htel CleanersD. Game Players
B
Recycling Electrnic Waste
When Alex Lin was 11 years ld, he read an alarming article in the newspaper, which said that peple were burying ld cmputers in backyards, thrwing TVs int streams, and dumping (丢弃) cell phnes in the garbage. This was dangerus because e - waste cntains harmful chemicals that can leak int the envirnment, getting int crps, animals, water supplies - and peple.
Alex was really wrried and decided t make it next prject fr WIN - the Westerly Innvatins Netwrk. Alex and six f his friends had frmed this rganizatin t help slve cmmunity prblems tw years befre.
But what culd they d abut this prject with e - waste? The team spent several weeks gathering infrmatin abut the harmful chemicals in e - waste and their effects n humans. They learned hw t dispse (处置) f e - waste prperly and hw it culd be recycled. Then, they sent ut a survey and fund nly ne in eight knew what e - waste was, let alne hw t prperly dispse f it.
Alex and his friends went int actin. They advertised in the lcal newspaper and distributed ntices t students, asking residents t bring their unwanted electrnics t the schl parking lt. The drive lasted tw days, and they cllected ver 9, 500 kilgrams f e - waste.
The next step was t set up a lng - term e - waste drp - ff center fr the twn. After sme research, they’d learned that reusing is the best way t deal with electrnic devices and it is seven times mre efficient than recycling. S, they began learning t refurbish (翻新) cmputers themselves and distributed them t students wh didn’t have their wn. In this way, they culd help students in the area and prtect the envirnment at the same time.
Fr a lasting slutin t e - waste, the drp - ff center wasn’t enugh. Laws wuld have t be passed. In 2016, WIN helped push fr an e - waste bill in their twn, which required cmpanies that manufactured r sld electrnics t take back e - waste. The bill clearly frbids the dumping f e - waste.
Because f the wrk f WIN, mre and mre peple, like Alex and his team, are getting the message abut safe dispsal f e - waste. As Alex says, “Tday’s technlgy shuld nt becme tmrrw’s harmful garbage.”
34. What was Alex’s wrry after he read the article?
A. the littering f e - wasteB. the recycling f plastic
C. the change f envirnmentD. the veruse f ld cmputers
35. What did Alex d t start the prject?
A. set up WINB. cllect infrmatinC. ask friends fr helpD. carry ut a survey
36. What message des the stry cnvey?
A. There is n end t perfectin.B. Success cmes thrugh failure.
C. Every psitive attitude has a reward.D. Yung peple can make a big difference.
C
We ften wrk t save the mst charismatic (有超凡魅力的) species in the wrld. Is it time t think beynd pandas and tigers?
Take a gd lk at the American burying beetle. Tday it is assessed as critically endangered. Like the tiger, the beetle is range and black; like the tiger, the beetle is decreasing in number. The tiger is an instantly recgnizable symbl f species cnservatin, but mst peple aren’t familiar with the beetle.
This phenmenn is called the dminatin f flagship species where rganizatins use charismatic rganisms (生物) such as tigers t increase supprt and funding fr cnservatin. That’s largely because humans are attracted t large-bdied animals with frward-facing eyes, humanlike traits that make such species mre relatable. As a result, many less well-knwn rganisms fail t get the supprt and funding t ensure their survival even thugh they play an imprtant rle in the ecsystem.
Which species culd be saved? They may nt charm us with fuzzy paws and puppy dg eyes, but many ignred species deserve sme lve. The wrld needs t better recgnize the cntributins f these underdgs rather than “nly spending mney n cl species,” says cnservatin scientist Bb Smith.
I suspect that mst f us wh care abut animals culd agree n this: Charisma is in the eye f the behlder. In that case, can’t we braden the list f animals cnsidered ppular and even beautiful? University f Kent cnservatinist Bb Smith says we can — and there’s a name fr them: Cinderella species. These are mstly threatened animals that are still very ppular with the public yet are typically verlked as flagships. Smith is cnvinced that “less well-knwn and less ppular species can still be gd flagships with mre marketing effrt.”
In a recent study, Smith settled anther myth abut pster animals: that they dn’t help publicize the wrld’s mst species-rich and threatened places. A priritizatin (优先次序) mdel Smith created shwed that the mst imprtant cnservatin ht spts wrldwide als are hme t mre than 500 flagship and Cinderella species, and that drawing mre attentin t Cinderella species culd bst funding and public campaigns fr habitat prtectin.
Let’s be clear, thugh: It’s still OK t rt fr pandas and tigers. “The reasn I gt int cnservatin is that I liked these species,” Smith says. “That is fair enugh. But it’s ur jb as cnservatinists t try t inspire peple t lve ther species t.”
37. Accrding t the passage, peple are unfamiliar with the American burying beetle mainly because ________.
A. it is critically endangeredB. it is decreasing in number
C. it is nt a flagship speciesD. it is nt instantly recgnizable
38. It can be learned frm the passage that ________.
A. Cinderella species have made threatened species well knwn
B. Cinderella species are ppular but ignred endangered animals
C. flagship species have raised enugh funds fr endangered rganisms
D. flagship species and Cinderella species usually live in the same areas
39. The underlined phrase “rt fr” in the last paragraph prbably means _______.
A. take cntrl fB. get clse t
C. shw supprt frD. check up n
40. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. It’s Time t Study Cinderella Species
B. Wh Shuld Decide Which Species t Save?
C. D Flagship Species Help r Hurt Cnservatin?
D. Cnservatin Can’t Just Be a Ppularity Cntest
D
As we enter a perid f prfund ecnmic uncertainty, presaged (预示) by recent high-prfile layffs and a culture f “quiet quitting”, thinking abut the future f wrk might well seem a daunting (令人生畏的) prspect.
Indeed, an ever-increasing digital skills gap threatens t stp businesses adpting the game-changing technlgies that will help t pwer grwth in the mnths and years ahead. Fr instance, with each exciting new technlgy cmes a grwing cncern abut whether we have a digitally savvy (精明的) wrkfrce ready t take advantage f it. After all, keeping the wrkfrce up t speed with the latest advances is a key element f the digital transfrmatin prcess, which will prve essential if we hpe t imprve business prductivity and efficiency alngside ur effrts t achieve sustained grwth.
Likewise, at the Wrld Ecnmic Frum’s annual meeting in Davs, the cybersecurity skills gap was named as ne particular area f cncern. There’s gd reasn fr this fcus: if businesses can’t prtect themselves against external threats, they risk ging backwards. And that’s befre they even start thinking abut achieving grwth. This is why we need t address the digital skills gap urgently.
Well, we shuld start by changing the narrative t help us recruit and retain frm a mre diverse pl f talent, giving businesses a far better chance f finding the up-t-date digital skills they need. And, when it cmes t engaging and empwering the current wrkfrce, learning and develpment pprtunities will be key, helping emplyees t imprve their skills fr the benefit f bth themselves and their emplyers.
T make this all happen, leaders and emplyers must demnstrate a cmmitment t teaching their wrkfrces digital skills by setting clear expectatins and prviding all the resurces required. One apprach, fr example, wuld be t fcus n the ptential in the existing talent pl by identifying thse already skilled in digital capabilities and supprting them t upskill their clleagues. Creating a culture f learning, with an emphasis n persnal grwth, can be an impressive mtivatr in the wrkplace.
Of curse, it’s all well and gd saying that digital skills are vital, but a wrkfrce with purely hard skills will nt future-prf a business. There’s a need fr sft skills that supprt the brader gal, s as nt t neglect the ther cmpetencies required in a digital transfrmatin: cmmunicatin, critical thinking, creative design skills, and leadership. T explit the technlgy t its full ptential, such qualities are equally imprtant.
Fundamentally, getting the interactin right between humans and technlgy will be paramunt if businesses are t succeed. As a result, human skills must nt be underestimated. Every business will need a range f peple with a variely f skills — nt nly thse well-versed in math, engineering, and science, but als thse with creative minds and leadership qualities.
41. The writer’s main cncern in the digital transfrmatin prcess is ________.
A. the threats frm technlgyB. the challenge f upskilling wrkfrces
C. the culture f quiet quittingD. the shrtage f experienced wrkers
42. It can be learned frm Paragraph 4 and 5 that ________.
A. replacing current wrkfrces with digital talents is the key
B. high requirements f recruitment ensure a sund wrkfrce
C. emplyers shuld develp a learning culture inside their wrkfrces
D business leaders shuld fcus n the training f the existing talent pl
43. What des the underlined wrd “paramunt”in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A. Crucial.B. Beneficial.
C. ChallengingD. Inspiring
44. What might be the purpse f the passage?
A. T advcate the necessity f imprving digital skills.
B. T warn humans f the ptential prblems with technlgy.
C. T stress the imprtance f cmbining hard skills with sft skills.
D. T draw peple’s attentin t the ever-increasing digital skills gap.
四、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Evaluating Surces f health Infrmatin
Making gd chices abut yur wn health requires reasnable evaluatin. A key first step in bettering yur evaluatin ability is t lk carefully at yur surces f healthy infrmatin. Reasnable evaluatin includes knwing where and hw t fins relevant infrmatin, hw t separate fact frm pinins, hw t recgnize pr reasning, and hw t analyze infrmatin and the reliability f surces. ___45___
G t the riginal surce. Media reprts ften simplify the results f medical research. Find ut fr yurself what a study really reprted, and determine whether it was based n gd science. Think abut the type f study. ______46______
Watch fr misleading language. Sme studies will find that a behaviur ＂cntributes t＂ r is ＂assciated with＂ an utcme; this des nt mean that a certain curse must lead t a certain result. ___47___ Carefully read r listen t infrmatin in rder t fully understand it.
Use yur cmmn sense. If a reprt seems t gd t be true, prbably it is. Be especially careful f infrmatin cntained in advertisements. ____48____ Evaluate ＂scientific＂ statements carefully, and be aware f quackery (江湖骗术).
___49___ Friends and family members can be a great surce f ideas and inspiratin, but each f us needs t find a healthy lifestyle that wrks fr us.
Develping the ability t evaluate reasnably and independently abut the health prblems will serve yu well thrughut yur life.
A. Make chices that are right fr yu.
B. The gal f an ad is t sell yu smething.
C. Be sure t wrk thrugh the critical questins.
D. And examine the findings f the riginal research.
E. Distinguish between research reprts and public health advice.
F. Be aware that infrmatin may als be incrrectly explained by an authr’s pint f view.
G. The fllwing suggestins can help yu srt thrugh the health infrmatin yu receive frm cmmn surces.
五、词汇 （共22小题；每小题1分，共22分）
第一节 选择题 根据语境选出最佳答案（共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
50. It is challenging t ______ between clds and allergies because allergies ften mirrr the symptms f clds. In fact, many cld and allergy symptms are the same.
A. expseB. distinguishC. cntrastD. uncver
51. Setting aside yur devices and clearing yur mind f yur wn thught are gd first steps. By ______ thse, it’s easier t give yur cmplete attentin t the speaker.
A. eliminatingB. clarifyingC. respndingD. emerging
52. We need t be ______ f lder members f sciety.
A. cnsiderateB. cnsiderableC. respectfulD. respectable
53. Emjis ______ between text and expressin, ffering an engaging way t cnvey emtins.
A. hp nB. bridge the gapC. fllw suitD. blw mind
54. JAL’S prgram is meant t cut dwn n airplane weight because there wn’t be s much luggage. That means a ______ in carbn emissins as well.
A. crpratinB. prirityC. cncentratinD. reductin
55. Fencing has a rich histry that can be traced back thusands f years. It was riginally a martial art and a means f ______ in dangerus situatins in Egypt and Greece.
A. hnrB. strategyC. self-defenseD. representatin
56. By cmbining emjis tgether, users can express a mre ______ range f emtins.
A. diverseB. delightfulC. essentialD. playful
57. Lila was ften perceived as a shrinking vilet in the cmmunity. She was shy and ______, always standing n the sidelines at scial gatherings.
A. cmpetitiveB. cnfidentC. vacantD. mdest
第二节（共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
用所给单词或短语的正确形式，完成下列句子，每个单词或短语只能用一遍
58. I ______ winning. The mre I win, the mre I want t win.
59. ______ shwing gratitude t thers place emphasis n shwing gratitude t yurself.
60. She asked the same questin again and again. My patience’s beginning t ______.
61. We ught never t ______a threatened danger and try t run away frm it.
62. When we gave her the bad news, she ______ and cried.
63. These dcuments are tp secret and nt ______ t the public.
64. I'm burning with ______ — yu must tell me wh wn!
65. She is a(n) ______ yung wman wh is cnstantly striving t achieve her gals and make a psitive impact in her chsen field.
第三节 根据首字母和英文释义，填写适当的单词（共6小题；每小题1分，共6分）请将完整的单词拼写填在答题纸上。
66. Please phne me at yur earliest c______ s we can discuss these matters further. (the quality f being useful, easy r suitable fr sb) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
67. The island ffers such a wide v______ f scenery and wildlife. (a wide range f; a number r cllectin f different things) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
68. After the earthquake, the first thing the lcal gvernment did was t prvide a______ fr the hmeless families. (a place t live, wrk r stay in) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
69. I sleep less than six hurs a night and the jb prvides n vacatins and little mney, but the happiness and satisfactin I feel is r______ enugh. (wrth ding; that makes yu happy because yu think it is useful r imprtant) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
70. If yu s______ t this newspaper, yu’ll get an extra magazine.(t pay an amunt f mney regularly in rder t receive r use sth, such as magazines) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
71. A little b______ can result in the pssibility f success when cnfrnted with smething unknwn. (brave behaviur r the quality f being brave) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
六、书面表达（20分）
72. 假如你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华。你们学校在征集以Human and Nature为主题文章，请你写一篇文稿，内容包括：
1.说明人类行为对环境的影响；
2.人类应该如何与环境和谐相处。
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
The balance between humans and nature is crucial fr the sustainability (可持续发展) f ur planet. As humans, we are a part f nature and rely n it fr ur survival. Hwever, in recent years, ur actin s have caused a significant disruptin (扰乱) t this balance.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Like a Human
Rbts dn’t expect any thanks fr all the wrk they d fr us. After all, they dn’t have feelings. But that may be changing with Nexi, a rbt created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy. Nexi can mve its face t shw anger, happiness, r sadness. It can als raise its eyebrws t shw surprise.
________
Hw wuld yu like a rbt t help clean up yur tys, r ne that plays hide - and - seek with yu? Na can be prgrammed t d bth thse activities, and mre. A tw - ft - tall rbt, Na was designed by a cmpany in France t be a helper and cmpanin. It can talk, walk and even remember faces, vices, and places. Als, it can be prgrammed t assist with daily tasks, such as checking e - mails.
Rbts at Wrk
Need a lift ut f bed? RIBA, shrt fr “Rbt fr Interactive Bdy Assistance”, will lend its helpful arms! Sme patients at hspitals and nursing hmes have a hard time getting in and ut f bed. RIBA can gently lift a patient ut f bed and help him r her int a wheelchair. The rbt can safely pick up and carry peple weighing 135 punds.
Water Bts
Rbts that wrk in water - and lk like familiar sea creatures - are making news lately. One f them is a rbtic fish. Researchers built the rb - fish t swim in water t detect pllutin. There’s even a rbtic penguin called the AP, which uses flippers (鱼鳍) t paddle and can mve in all directins.
run ut; be addicted t; break dwn; ambitin;
access; in additin; turn ne’s back n; curius;
（考试时间90分钟， 满分110分）
一、完形填空 （共15 小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
My mther lks just like many grandmthers — shrt and white-haired. She cmes frm an ld, traditinal family in Canada, where she nw still lives. She was a civil servant. In shrt, she didn’t d ___1___ things.
That all changed a few years ag. She began t ___2___ me with what she described as “independence”. At that time, I didn’t fully understand what she was ding.
In early 2015, the year she turned 75, she infrmed me she’d ___3___ a seven-night trip t Turkey, and that she was ging alne. There was n way I culd ___4___ that. A little ld lady nt speaking a wrd f Turkish, with n ___5___ f the laws and custms f the land — it was impssible!
My mther paid n attentin t me. Off she went. When she returned she tld us it had been a wnderful success. As it ___6___, she had barely spent any time alne, after ___7___ a taxi driver t shw her arund. He intrduced her t a rug vendr (地毯商) — Mustafa, “a lvely fellw”, and she bught sme rugs. The vendr had taken her address details and prmised t ___8___ them t Canada.
I culdn’t believe her naivety (幼稚) and explained that she had been ___9___. The vendr had her mney. She neither had nr wuld be receiving any rugs.
Well, I was _____10_____.
T my great shck, her rugs did arrive sme weeks later, alng with a lvely nte frm Mustafa. T my even greater surprise, the fllwing year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada.
“I invited him fr a cup f tea and he came,” my mther tld me. I was _____11_____ because she hardly knew this man! But again, she paid little attentin t me, telling me t stp being silly.
I wndered: “Is she nt thinking straight?” _____12_____ I wrried abut her, Mum was thinking straighter than mst f us.
Her _____13_____ seemed t be based n a realizatin that life needs t be lived, when there’s relatively little f it left. It _____14_____ me f the line “Get busy living r get busy dying.”
I dn’t think Mum knws what her next big “thing” is ging t be. But I am sure, she is pen t any _____15_____, which is smething we all prbably need right nw. Live life t the fullest.
1. A. cmplexB. crazyC. bringD. rude
2. A. surpriseB. amuseC. cmfrtD. attract
3. A. missedB. takenC. fferedD. bked
4. A. allwB. demandC. rememberD. cancel
5. A. intentinB. knwledgeC. viewD. fear
6. A. turned utB. came trueC. made senseD. went ahead
7. A. trainingB. leadingC. hiringD. refusing
8. A. inviteB. sellC. switchD. ship
9. A. dminatedB. ignredC. cheatedD. abandned
10. A. rightB. luckyC. seriusD. wrng
11. A. frightenedB. depressedC. disappintedD. ashamed
12. A. IfB. SinceC. WhileD. Once
13. A. prmtinB. interactinC. independenceD. preference
14. A. curedB. warnedC. infrmedD. reminded
15. A. pleasureB. adventureC. freedmD. beauty
二、语法填空 （共15 小题；每小题1分，共15分）
A
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
____16____ (base) n AR and VR, the metaverse (元宇宙) aims t bring peple clser tgether in an nline setting,____17____ (enable) them t be cnnected in ways they culdn't be befre. Imagine ____18____ (attend) a meeting frm the cmfrt f yur cuch, where yu dn't dress up, but yur avatar des. Yu ____19____ (seat) at a virtual table with ther peple whse reactins and bdy language can be judged just as well as they wuld be in real life. A metaverse culd very likely bring these imaginatins t reality, and sn.
B
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Wang Dakang, aged 88, is a mdel f lifelng learning. In the 1980s, he was the first persn ____20____ (accmplish) a rund trip f China using nly a bicycle.____21____ (edit) this experience int his bk, Wang decided t g t cllege. At the age f 61, he ____22____ (admit) int cllege, majring in jurnalism. By 2012, he ____23____ (cmplete) three majrs in cllege. At present, Wang lives in Leshan, where he spends his days fllwing carefully ____24____ (plan) rutines. His study starts at 6 am every mrning, during which he reads and takes ntes frm newspapers. Wang said, “There is s much t learn and I will cntinue learning until the very end. ”
C
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Last night, I was alne n the rad, but when I ____25____ (drive) up t the light, it turned red, and I braked t a stp. Surprisingly, there was nt a car, even n suggestin f headlights. But there I sat, waiting fr the light t change. I was the nly human being fr at least a mile in any directin.
I started wndering why I refused t run the light. I was nt afraid f ____26____ (catch) by the plice, because there was bviusly n pliceman anywhere arund and there certainly wuld have been n danger in ging thrugh it. Much later that night, the same questin f why I had stp fr that light came back t me. It isn't nly the law, but an agreement we have, and we trust each ther t hnr it: we dn't g thrugh red lights. Like mst f us, I'm mre ready ____27____ (stp) frm ding smething bad by the scial agreement that disapprves f it than by any law against it.
D
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Legend in the suth has it that a devil used t appear t harm children and the elderly. Firecrackers made nises and during the Spring Festival cuplets als helped keep him away. But firecrackers culdn't g ff all day, s children and the elderly als gt hngba, the red envelpes ____28____ (cntain) mney.
The traditin ____29____ (last) fr thusands f years. It has als made its way int wrkplaces where bsses ften give emplyees hngba, hping their cmpanies and staff members have a gd start. Nwadays,____30____ (give) hngba t children and the elderly remains ppular amng Chinese peple all ver the wrld.
三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Dn’t yu think rbts are a part f yur life? In factries, rbts put tgether everything frm tys t cars. Sme hmes have rbts that sweep flrs r mw the lawn (剪草坪). And mre rbts are sn t cme.
Experts predict that by 2025 we culd have rbts in every husehld! Yu might be living r wrking with ne f them every day!
31. If a patient needs assistance ut f bed, which may be a gd helper?
A. NexiB. APC. NaD. RIBA
32. Accrding t the passage a rbtic fish might be used fr ________.
A. discvering fishB. picking up rubbishC. studying sea creaturesD. finding ut pllutin
33. Which subtitle can be filled in the blank?
A. Husehld HelpersB. Prgramme DesignersC. Htel CleanersD. Game Players
B
Recycling Electrnic Waste
When Alex Lin was 11 years ld, he read an alarming article in the newspaper, which said that peple were burying ld cmputers in backyards, thrwing TVs int streams, and dumping (丢弃) cell phnes in the garbage. This was dangerus because e - waste cntains harmful chemicals that can leak int the envirnment, getting int crps, animals, water supplies - and peple.
Alex was really wrried and decided t make it next prject fr WIN - the Westerly Innvatins Netwrk. Alex and six f his friends had frmed this rganizatin t help slve cmmunity prblems tw years befre.
But what culd they d abut this prject with e - waste? The team spent several weeks gathering infrmatin abut the harmful chemicals in e - waste and their effects n humans. They learned hw t dispse (处置) f e - waste prperly and hw it culd be recycled. Then, they sent ut a survey and fund nly ne in eight knew what e - waste was, let alne hw t prperly dispse f it.
Alex and his friends went int actin. They advertised in the lcal newspaper and distributed ntices t students, asking residents t bring their unwanted electrnics t the schl parking lt. The drive lasted tw days, and they cllected ver 9, 500 kilgrams f e - waste.
The next step was t set up a lng - term e - waste drp - ff center fr the twn. After sme research, they’d learned that reusing is the best way t deal with electrnic devices and it is seven times mre efficient than recycling. S, they began learning t refurbish (翻新) cmputers themselves and distributed them t students wh didn’t have their wn. In this way, they culd help students in the area and prtect the envirnment at the same time.
Fr a lasting slutin t e - waste, the drp - ff center wasn’t enugh. Laws wuld have t be passed. In 2016, WIN helped push fr an e - waste bill in their twn, which required cmpanies that manufactured r sld electrnics t take back e - waste. The bill clearly frbids the dumping f e - waste.
Because f the wrk f WIN, mre and mre peple, like Alex and his team, are getting the message abut safe dispsal f e - waste. As Alex says, “Tday’s technlgy shuld nt becme tmrrw’s harmful garbage.”
34. What was Alex’s wrry after he read the article?
A. the littering f e - wasteB. the recycling f plastic
C. the change f envirnmentD. the veruse f ld cmputers
35. What did Alex d t start the prject?
A. set up WINB. cllect infrmatinC. ask friends fr helpD. carry ut a survey
36. What message des the stry cnvey?
A. There is n end t perfectin.B. Success cmes thrugh failure.
C. Every psitive attitude has a reward.D. Yung peple can make a big difference.
C
We ften wrk t save the mst charismatic (有超凡魅力的) species in the wrld. Is it time t think beynd pandas and tigers?
Take a gd lk at the American burying beetle. Tday it is assessed as critically endangered. Like the tiger, the beetle is range and black; like the tiger, the beetle is decreasing in number. The tiger is an instantly recgnizable symbl f species cnservatin, but mst peple aren’t familiar with the beetle.
This phenmenn is called the dminatin f flagship species where rganizatins use charismatic rganisms (生物) such as tigers t increase supprt and funding fr cnservatin. That’s largely because humans are attracted t large-bdied animals with frward-facing eyes, humanlike traits that make such species mre relatable. As a result, many less well-knwn rganisms fail t get the supprt and funding t ensure their survival even thugh they play an imprtant rle in the ecsystem.
Which species culd be saved? They may nt charm us with fuzzy paws and puppy dg eyes, but many ignred species deserve sme lve. The wrld needs t better recgnize the cntributins f these underdgs rather than “nly spending mney n cl species,” says cnservatin scientist Bb Smith.
I suspect that mst f us wh care abut animals culd agree n this: Charisma is in the eye f the behlder. In that case, can’t we braden the list f animals cnsidered ppular and even beautiful? University f Kent cnservatinist Bb Smith says we can — and there’s a name fr them: Cinderella species. These are mstly threatened animals that are still very ppular with the public yet are typically verlked as flagships. Smith is cnvinced that “less well-knwn and less ppular species can still be gd flagships with mre marketing effrt.”
In a recent study, Smith settled anther myth abut pster animals: that they dn’t help publicize the wrld’s mst species-rich and threatened places. A priritizatin (优先次序) mdel Smith created shwed that the mst imprtant cnservatin ht spts wrldwide als are hme t mre than 500 flagship and Cinderella species, and that drawing mre attentin t Cinderella species culd bst funding and public campaigns fr habitat prtectin.
Let’s be clear, thugh: It’s still OK t rt fr pandas and tigers. “The reasn I gt int cnservatin is that I liked these species,” Smith says. “That is fair enugh. But it’s ur jb as cnservatinists t try t inspire peple t lve ther species t.”
37. Accrding t the passage, peple are unfamiliar with the American burying beetle mainly because ________.
A. it is critically endangeredB. it is decreasing in number
C. it is nt a flagship speciesD. it is nt instantly recgnizable
38. It can be learned frm the passage that ________.
A. Cinderella species have made threatened species well knwn
B. Cinderella species are ppular but ignred endangered animals
C. flagship species have raised enugh funds fr endangered rganisms
D. flagship species and Cinderella species usually live in the same areas
39. The underlined phrase “rt fr” in the last paragraph prbably means _______.
A. take cntrl fB. get clse t
C. shw supprt frD. check up n
40. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. It’s Time t Study Cinderella Species
B. Wh Shuld Decide Which Species t Save?
C. D Flagship Species Help r Hurt Cnservatin?
D. Cnservatin Can’t Just Be a Ppularity Cntest
D
As we enter a perid f prfund ecnmic uncertainty, presaged (预示) by recent high-prfile layffs and a culture f “quiet quitting”, thinking abut the future f wrk might well seem a daunting (令人生畏的) prspect.
Indeed, an ever-increasing digital skills gap threatens t stp businesses adpting the game-changing technlgies that will help t pwer grwth in the mnths and years ahead. Fr instance, with each exciting new technlgy cmes a grwing cncern abut whether we have a digitally savvy (精明的) wrkfrce ready t take advantage f it. After all, keeping the wrkfrce up t speed with the latest advances is a key element f the digital transfrmatin prcess, which will prve essential if we hpe t imprve business prductivity and efficiency alngside ur effrts t achieve sustained grwth.
Likewise, at the Wrld Ecnmic Frum’s annual meeting in Davs, the cybersecurity skills gap was named as ne particular area f cncern. There’s gd reasn fr this fcus: if businesses can’t prtect themselves against external threats, they risk ging backwards. And that’s befre they even start thinking abut achieving grwth. This is why we need t address the digital skills gap urgently.
Well, we shuld start by changing the narrative t help us recruit and retain frm a mre diverse pl f talent, giving businesses a far better chance f finding the up-t-date digital skills they need. And, when it cmes t engaging and empwering the current wrkfrce, learning and develpment pprtunities will be key, helping emplyees t imprve their skills fr the benefit f bth themselves and their emplyers.
T make this all happen, leaders and emplyers must demnstrate a cmmitment t teaching their wrkfrces digital skills by setting clear expectatins and prviding all the resurces required. One apprach, fr example, wuld be t fcus n the ptential in the existing talent pl by identifying thse already skilled in digital capabilities and supprting them t upskill their clleagues. Creating a culture f learning, with an emphasis n persnal grwth, can be an impressive mtivatr in the wrkplace.
Of curse, it’s all well and gd saying that digital skills are vital, but a wrkfrce with purely hard skills will nt future-prf a business. There’s a need fr sft skills that supprt the brader gal, s as nt t neglect the ther cmpetencies required in a digital transfrmatin: cmmunicatin, critical thinking, creative design skills, and leadership. T explit the technlgy t its full ptential, such qualities are equally imprtant.
Fundamentally, getting the interactin right between humans and technlgy will be paramunt if businesses are t succeed. As a result, human skills must nt be underestimated. Every business will need a range f peple with a variely f skills — nt nly thse well-versed in math, engineering, and science, but als thse with creative minds and leadership qualities.
41. The writer’s main cncern in the digital transfrmatin prcess is ________.
A. the threats frm technlgyB. the challenge f upskilling wrkfrces
C. the culture f quiet quittingD. the shrtage f experienced wrkers
42. It can be learned frm Paragraph 4 and 5 that ________.
A. replacing current wrkfrces with digital talents is the key
B. high requirements f recruitment ensure a sund wrkfrce
C. emplyers shuld develp a learning culture inside their wrkfrces
D business leaders shuld fcus n the training f the existing talent pl
43. What des the underlined wrd “paramunt”in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A. Crucial.B. Beneficial.
C. ChallengingD. Inspiring
44. What might be the purpse f the passage?
A. T advcate the necessity f imprving digital skills.
B. T warn humans f the ptential prblems with technlgy.
C. T stress the imprtance f cmbining hard skills with sft skills.
D. T draw peple’s attentin t the ever-increasing digital skills gap.
四、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Evaluating Surces f health Infrmatin
Making gd chices abut yur wn health requires reasnable evaluatin. A key first step in bettering yur evaluatin ability is t lk carefully at yur surces f healthy infrmatin. Reasnable evaluatin includes knwing where and hw t fins relevant infrmatin, hw t separate fact frm pinins, hw t recgnize pr reasning, and hw t analyze infrmatin and the reliability f surces. ___45___
G t the riginal surce. Media reprts ften simplify the results f medical research. Find ut fr yurself what a study really reprted, and determine whether it was based n gd science. Think abut the type f study. ______46______
Watch fr misleading language. Sme studies will find that a behaviur ＂cntributes t＂ r is ＂assciated with＂ an utcme; this des nt mean that a certain curse must lead t a certain result. ___47___ Carefully read r listen t infrmatin in rder t fully understand it.
Use yur cmmn sense. If a reprt seems t gd t be true, prbably it is. Be especially careful f infrmatin cntained in advertisements. ____48____ Evaluate ＂scientific＂ statements carefully, and be aware f quackery (江湖骗术).
___49___ Friends and family members can be a great surce f ideas and inspiratin, but each f us needs t find a healthy lifestyle that wrks fr us.
Develping the ability t evaluate reasnably and independently abut the health prblems will serve yu well thrughut yur life.
A. Make chices that are right fr yu.
B. The gal f an ad is t sell yu smething.
C. Be sure t wrk thrugh the critical questins.
D. And examine the findings f the riginal research.
E. Distinguish between research reprts and public health advice.
F. Be aware that infrmatin may als be incrrectly explained by an authr’s pint f view.
G. The fllwing suggestins can help yu srt thrugh the health infrmatin yu receive frm cmmn surces.
五、词汇 （共22小题；每小题1分，共22分）
第一节 选择题 根据语境选出最佳答案（共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
50. It is challenging t ______ between clds and allergies because allergies ften mirrr the symptms f clds. In fact, many cld and allergy symptms are the same.
A. expseB. distinguishC. cntrastD. uncver
51. Setting aside yur devices and clearing yur mind f yur wn thught are gd first steps. By ______ thse, it’s easier t give yur cmplete attentin t the speaker.
A. eliminatingB. clarifyingC. respndingD. emerging
52. We need t be ______ f lder members f sciety.
A. cnsiderateB. cnsiderableC. respectfulD. respectable
53. Emjis ______ between text and expressin, ffering an engaging way t cnvey emtins.
A. hp nB. bridge the gapC. fllw suitD. blw mind
54. JAL’S prgram is meant t cut dwn n airplane weight because there wn’t be s much luggage. That means a ______ in carbn emissins as well.
A. crpratinB. prirityC. cncentratinD. reductin
55. Fencing has a rich histry that can be traced back thusands f years. It was riginally a martial art and a means f ______ in dangerus situatins in Egypt and Greece.
A. hnrB. strategyC. self-defenseD. representatin
56. By cmbining emjis tgether, users can express a mre ______ range f emtins.
A. diverseB. delightfulC. essentialD. playful
57. Lila was ften perceived as a shrinking vilet in the cmmunity. She was shy and ______, always standing n the sidelines at scial gatherings.
A. cmpetitiveB. cnfidentC. vacantD. mdest
第二节（共8小题；每小题1分，共8分）
用所给单词或短语的正确形式，完成下列句子，每个单词或短语只能用一遍
58. I ______ winning. The mre I win, the mre I want t win.
59. ______ shwing gratitude t thers place emphasis n shwing gratitude t yurself.
60. She asked the same questin again and again. My patience’s beginning t ______.
61. We ught never t ______a threatened danger and try t run away frm it.
62. When we gave her the bad news, she ______ and cried.
63. These dcuments are tp secret and nt ______ t the public.
64. I'm burning with ______ — yu must tell me wh wn!
65. She is a(n) ______ yung wman wh is cnstantly striving t achieve her gals and make a psitive impact in her chsen field.
第三节 根据首字母和英文释义，填写适当的单词（共6小题；每小题1分，共6分）请将完整的单词拼写填在答题纸上。
66. Please phne me at yur earliest c______ s we can discuss these matters further. (the quality f being useful, easy r suitable fr sb) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
67. The island ffers such a wide v______ f scenery and wildlife. (a wide range f; a number r cllectin f different things) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
68. After the earthquake, the first thing the lcal gvernment did was t prvide a______ fr the hmeless families. (a place t live, wrk r stay in) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
69. I sleep less than six hurs a night and the jb prvides n vacatins and little mney, but the happiness and satisfactin I feel is r______ enugh. (wrth ding; that makes yu happy because yu think it is useful r imprtant) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
70. If yu s______ t this newspaper, yu’ll get an extra magazine.(t pay an amunt f mney regularly in rder t receive r use sth, such as magazines) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
71. A little b______ can result in the pssibility f success when cnfrnted with smething unknwn. (brave behaviur r the quality f being brave) (根据英文提示单词拼写)
六、书面表达（20分）
72. 假如你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华。你们学校在征集以Human and Nature为主题文章，请你写一篇文稿，内容包括：
1.说明人类行为对环境的影响；
2.人类应该如何与环境和谐相处。
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
The balance between humans and nature is crucial fr the sustainability (可持续发展) f ur planet. As humans, we are a part f nature and rely n it fr ur survival. Hwever, in recent years, ur actin s have caused a significant disruptin (扰乱) t this balance.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Like a Human
Rbts dn’t expect any thanks fr all the wrk they d fr us. After all, they dn’t have feelings. But that may be changing with Nexi, a rbt created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy. Nexi can mve its face t shw anger, happiness, r sadness. It can als raise its eyebrws t shw surprise.
________
Hw wuld yu like a rbt t help clean up yur tys, r ne that plays hide - and - seek with yu? Na can be prgrammed t d bth thse activities, and mre. A tw - ft - tall rbt, Na was designed by a cmpany in France t be a helper and cmpanin. It can talk, walk and even remember faces, vices, and places. Als, it can be prgrammed t assist with daily tasks, such as checking e - mails.
Rbts at Wrk
Need a lift ut f bed? RIBA, shrt fr “Rbt fr Interactive Bdy Assistance”, will lend its helpful arms! Sme patients at hspitals and nursing hmes have a hard time getting in and ut f bed. RIBA can gently lift a patient ut f bed and help him r her int a wheelchair. The rbt can safely pick up and carry peple weighing 135 punds.
Water Bts
Rbts that wrk in water - and lk like familiar sea creatures - are making news lately. One f them is a rbtic fish. Researchers built the rb - fish t swim in water t detect pllutin. There’s even a rbtic penguin called the AP, which uses flippers (鱼鳍) t paddle and can mve in all directins.
run ut; be addicted t; break dwn; ambitin;
access; in additin; turn ne’s back n; curius;
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