安徽省皖江名校联盟2024届高三下学期最后一卷英语试题（Word版附解析）

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英 语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分四部分，共8页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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。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 Karen d this afternn?
A. Watch a mvie.B. Give a speech.C. Take a class.
2. Hw lng did Kate stay in space last time?
A. 158 days.B. 162 days.C. 185 days.
3. Where did the man plan t g last weekend?
A. The z.B. The cuntryside.C. The dwntwn.
4. Why des the man talk t Linda?
A. T bk a ticket.B. T change his flight.C. T cancel an appintment.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An ancient Chinese inventin.B. The way t make paper tday.C. A famus histrical figure.
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。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. Why des the wman turn dwn a set dinner?
A. She wants t eat less.B. She dislikes the dessert.C. She thinks it expensive.
7. What is nt included frm the wman’s dinner?
A. Tmat sup.B. Fried chicken.C. A glass f huse wine.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why des Mark need a new phne?
A. His phne was damaged.B. His phne was lst.C. His phne is ld-fashined.
9. What brand f phne des Mark want?
A. Samsung.B. Huawei.C. iPhne.
10. Hw much will Mark pay?
A. $900.B. $1,200.C. $1,500.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Hw des Tadd mst prbably find Amy’s wrds?
A. Inspiring.B. Cnfusing.C. Disappinting.
12. What des Tadd truly need nw?
A. Sme helpful cmments.B. Suggestins n schls.C. Sme higher praise.
13. What des Tadd decide t d in the end?
A. Visit sme artists.B. Learn frm prfessinals.C. Shw his ld wrks t thers.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What percentage f peple grw their wn fds t save mney?
A. 15%.B. 23%.C. 32%.
15. What prblem des the man have?
A. Having n land fr grwing vegetables.
B. Having n idea f grwing vegetables.
C. Having n time t grw vegetables.
16. What is the mst widely grwn at hme?
A. Carrts.B. Tmates.C. Strawberries.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What has Natalie been ding?
A. Ding sme vlunteer wrk.
B. Picking up rubbish in the sea.
C. Making artwrks ut f fishing nets.
18. What did Natalie learn abut fishing nets?
A. They were left n the beach.
B. They culd kill sea creatures.
C. They were frbidden in the cean.
19. Hw did Natalie deal with the prfits?
A. She dnated them t charities.
B. She saved them fr her cllege.
C. She used them fr ther passins.
20. What des Natalie plan t study in university?
A. Art.B. Engineering.C. Marine bilgy.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
While many high-achieving students will spend their summers vlunteering, wrking part-time jbs, r interning (实习), anther great pprtunity available t high schlers is summer prgrams.
Experiences in Architecture
Dates: July 7-11
Lcatin: University f Chicag
This wrkshp is perfect fr high schl students in architecture and design. In rder t prepare them fr a career in architecture, the tw-week prgram prmises t prvide the study f the discipline at the cllege level while intrducing them t life n a cllege campus.
Immersin (沉浸) int ASL
Dates: June 15-22 (vernight); June 24-29 (day camp)
Lcatin: Gallaudet University
This prgram is designed fr students wh are either beginning r intermediate (中级的) signers and want t becme mre fluent. Participants will wrk with advanced ASL (American Sign Language) instructrs and their assistants wh are similarly deaf r hard f hearing, learn abut deaf culture and histry, and explre the natin’s capital. Students may participate in a residential r day camp prgram.
Cnway Schl f Nursing
Dates: July 15-19
Lcatin: Gerge Washingtn University
This ne-week prgram hpes t intrduce students t careers in nursing. Taught by the nursing teachers and aided by upper-class nursing students, participants will learn abut the mral values guiding the wrk.
High Schl Drama Institute
Dates: July 8-26
Lcatin: Clumbia University
Thugh this intensive three-week prgram is super-selective and a limited number f students are chsen t participate, it is a perfect fit fr students with a passin fr the perfrming arts. Participants develp acting skills fcusing n vice, mvement, and gesture, strengthen their dancing and singing skills, and learn what it takes t prepare fr cllege auditins (试演).
21. What will Experiences in Architecture ffer t participants?
A. Interning psitins.B. Pre-cllege curses.
C. A career in design.D. On-campus turs.
22. Wh might help with Immersin int ASL?
A. Experienced teacher assistants.B. Residential ASL prgrammers.
C. Staff members with hearing prblems.D. Starters and Intermediate ASL learners.
23. Which f the fllwing might be hard t attend?
A. Experiences in Architecture.B. Immersin int ASL.
C. Cnway Schl f Nursing.D. High Schl Drama Institute.
B
Mre than 30 years ag, Jadav Payeng started planting trees n a barren sandbar (贫瘠的沙洲) near his birthplace in India’s Assam regin. That day, the then-16-year-ld nticed many snakes washed up n the sandbar after a fld. They were dying due t heat expsure at a rapid rate. “Hw can I help them?” Then he had an idea: Trees can prvide shade fr them!
Jadav lives n an island, Majuli, which is in the middle f the Brahmaputra River. It begins at the base f the Himalayas, at the meeting f a fan f rivers that drain (流走) snwmelt. At ne time, villages upstream had redirected the river, creating mre frceful currents arund the island and carrying away the sil, thus damaging the natural habitats f its wildlife. As a cnsequence, much f the island became barren sand, and an entire cmmunity was at risk f being displaced.
Jadav als nticed that nbdy was ding anything abut it besides watching their part f the wrld disappear. S, he started t put his idea int actin — every day, ne r tw r three at a time. He tk ntes f hw they grew, harvested their seeds, grew saplings (树苗) in his hut and planted befre ging ff t wrk.
Nw that nce-barren sandbar is a 1,360-acre frest, hme t many animals: deer, Bengal tigers, Indian rhincers and even a grup f 100 elephants that visit every year. There are nw native grasses that have taken rt in the shade and varieties f native trees grwn frm seeds that have washed ashre. But mst imprtantly, the island that is als hme t a few hundred peple is hlding its wn against the bad weather. Standing beside ne f the first trees he planted 30 years ag, Jadav tells us: “It’s a little thing, smething anyne can d.”
24. What was Jadav’s riginal aim t plant trees?
A. T save the snakes frm heat expsure.B. T prtect the snakes frm extinctin.
C. T prduce materials t stp flding.D. T use the leaves t create mre shades.
25. What primarily made Majuli a barren island?
A. Villagers’ ignrance f eclgy.B. Villagers’ redirecting the river.
C. The extreme weather cnditins.D. Lss f wildlife’s natural habitats.
26. Which f the fllwing can best describe Jadav?
A. Frank and learned.B. Subjective yet reliable.
C. Determined and careful.D. Smart but ht-tempered.
27. What is Paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A. What the frest means t the wildlife.B. Hw eclgy benefits the human kind.
C. Hw Jadav feels abut his simple deeds.D. What difference Jadav’s effrts have made.
C
Like many ec-cnscius films, I’ve seen Dn’t Lk Up many times, and shwn it t my friends and family whenever anyne suggests a mvie night. I rarely pass up the mment t educate my lved nes n any pssible disaster r crisis in an entertaining r thught-inspiring way. It’s a refreshing break frm the usual dm-mngering that cnversatins can ften get int. The pwer f cinema in cmmunicating the climate crisis plays a critical rle in affecting public attitudes and behavirs in relatin t envirnmental justice.
Films appeal t ur emtins in a way scientific presentatin, academic papers r bradcast interview rarely can. Accrdingly, films have an unusual way f engaging ur emtins, which is a vital step in driving changes in peple’s behavir. Films can make full use f this by presenting climate messages within fantastic narratives (叙述) that seasned mvie watchers will be familiar with. In the case f Dn’t Lk Up, it’s abut meter (流星) strikes. Fr The End We Start Frm, it’s extreme flding. In First Refrmed, climate activism is the predminant fcus.
Films and TV dramas can als bring the vastness f climate disaster dwn t earth by integrating everyday events. The TV series Years and Years, launches climate issues int public debate, helping viewers relate t the characters’ experiences. The End We Start Frm, set in an extreme fld in Lndn, fllws the everyday experience f having a newbrn child. This creates a heart-felt emtinal cnnect in between the themes f the film and the viewers’ wn experiences. The Day After Tmrrw, the first hit released in 2004, enhances public awareness and cncern thrugh its vivid imagery f envirnmental disaster.
Films like this generate a strng empathetic (同理心的) cnnect in that can help peple change the way they behave far mre than facts and data can. Of curse, the grwing type f climate change cinema is nt always scientifically accurate. But if cinema is t be used mre frcefully as a tl t raise the public awareness f climate crisis, then accuracy is nt entirely necessary: it is the emtinal cnnectin and thrilling strytelling that are mst crucial.
28. What des the underlined wrd “dm-mngering” prbably mean?
A. Misfrtune.B. Imbalance.C. Disbelief.D. Irrelevance.
29. What can be inferred abut climate disaster mvies frm Paragraph 2?
A. They can change envirnmental effrts.B. They can uniquely create emtinal link.
C. They can help viewers ut f their truble.D. They can slve scial issues academically.
30. Hw is Paragraph 3 mainly develped?
A. By inferring results.B. By analyzing reasns.
C. By giving examples.D. By making cmparisns.
31. What f the fllwing might the authr agree with?
A. Disaster films are educatinal and entertaining.
B. Scientific accuracy is a necessity fr disaster films.
C. The grwing ppularity f cinema is nt desirable.
D. Public awareness f entertainment needs raising.
D
Generatins f parents have tld their children t practice their musical instruments. They have gd reasn fr it: learning an instrument is nt nly assciated with better educatinal attainment but als cgnitin (认知) and even intelligence scres in children. But des this musicality translate t better cgnitin (thinking) later in life?
A recent study shwed that musical peple had better memry and executive (决策的) functin than thse with less r n musicality. This makes sense as cntinued engagement in cgnitively stimulating activities, such as playing an instrument, shuld result in cntinued brain health benefits.
Singing is a very ppular musical activity as it allws jining musical grups, such as chirs. But des singing prvide the same cgnitive benefit as playing an instrument? Accrding t the study, singing can result in better executive functin but nt memry, suggesting that playing an instrument has additinal brain health benefits. Hwever, when singing is dne in chirs, there is gd evidence that being engaged in scial activity is gd fr ur brain health.
Many peple might remember the famus “Mzart Effect”, which was based n a 1993 study shwing that when students were played Mzart, they scred higher n intelligence tests. Sadly, the current study fund having played the recrder fr three years at primary schl might nt have that big an impact n ur cgnitive perfrmance. S, passively listening t music desn’t seem t prvide any cgnitive benefits.
Playing an instrument r singing seems t have benefits t ur brain health in aging, accrding t the study. What is yet t be established is whether this wuld als help prevent future cgnitive decline r dementia. Still, cnsidering the verall cgnitive and scial benefits f learning an instrument r singing in a chir, it might be wrth engaging in such cgnitive stimulatin as we age. Our parents wuld be prud f us.
32. Why d parents intend their kids t play an instrument?
A. They suppse it can braden the kids’ hrizns.
B. They design the kids t be musicians in the future.
C. They expect t equip the kids with critical thinking.
D. They think it can imprve the kids’ study and thinking.
33. Where culd singing differ frm playing an instrument?
A. It has better memries.B. It has scial benefits.
C. It requires mre energy.D. It shapes brain develpment.
34. What is the authr’s purpse f mentining Mzart Effect?
A. T shw cgnitin relies n active engagement.
B. T display the real rle that music plays in study.
C. T list similarities between music and study.
D. T demnstrate hw t play a recrder prperly.
35. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Why D Peple Prefer Singing?B. What Musicals Can D fr Yu
C. Hw Music Bsts Yur BrainD. Where Shall We Find Musicality?
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
New studies have shwn that students gain mre infrmatin when they read a printed bk cmpared t reading n a digital device.
Navigatinal (导航的) devices
E-bks may cme with a set f “navigatinal tls”, but it turns ut that the best navigatinal devices are yur frefinger and thumb. 36 . T think, all this time, thse devices have been sitting just at the ends f yur arms.
Search tls and bkmarks
Fans f digital bks may claim that e-readers have a handy “search” tl. Old-fashined bks als have a search functin, in which yu turn back t the pening chapter t remind yurself f the her’s surname. 37 .
Pencil system
E-bk lvers pint ut that digital text is easy t anntate (加注). Sme devices even feature a little image f a pencil t guide the reader thrugh the prcess. 38 . With it, favred passages can be underlined and persnalized cmments, such as “T the pint” and “Nt s”, can be written t.
39
Carrying bks in schl is a physical exercise in itself. Admittedly, e-bks are lighter than paper vlumes, but ne must questin whether this is really an advantage. In secndary schl my physique was transfrmed by the daily need t carry science textbks. Placing these weighty bks in ur backpacks wuld draw ur shulders back and ur chests frward in a way that turned the schl int smething f a military training grund.
40 . But fr the mment, I find myself standing at attentin, relaxing my textbk-built shulders and saluting their glrius return.
A. A bk wrkut
B. A military training
C. Yu can use them t turn the pages frward and backward
D. Traditinal-bk users als have a similar system called a “pencil”
E. They even have a “bkmark system”, which uses a device called a “bkmark”
F. Sme bks serve as ur friends and sme bks can nurse us thrugh hard times
G. Educatinal aids cme and g, s maybe the shift back t traditinal bks wn’t last
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ag, I swam the English Channel and peple think I’m a superhuman and fearless. Last year I 41 fr a 10-km mass-participatin swimming race. I 42 last year’s results and calculated that, at my current 43 , I wuld prbably have cme last. I was 44 abut pulling ut.
But when January came arund, I decided t have anther 45 . Fr a few mnths, I trained hard, but I didn’t get any 46 . Then n June 5, the event kicked ff at 9:30. As the day wre n, I smehw didn’t mind that, 47 , almst everyne was ahead. Certainly, there were a 48 f swimmers still near me, and 49 we shared the same river, we quietly ccupied ur wn spaces. As I 50 ding my wn thing, I realized I was enjying myself.
In the end, it tk me fur hurs and 29 minutes t cmplete the 51 jurney. As I struggled ut f water, I was greeted with 52 cheers and applause. I nticed there were many swimmers, behind me, ut f a 53 f arund 300 event-gers. At that mment, I was just 54 , prud and happy t finish. My 55 f cming last gently died away.
41. A. paidB. waitedC. enteredD. searched
42. A. cnsultedB. publishedC. reprtedD. accepted
43. A. eventB. marketC. gameD. pace
44. A. hesitantB. passinateC. wrngD. curius
45. A. lifeB. tryC. planD. date
46. A. wetterB. deeperC. clserD. faster
47. A. eventuallyB. predictablyC. surprisinglyD. frtunately
48. A. rwB. numberC. handfulD. pl
49. A. ifB. afterC. becauseD. althugh
50. A. put ffB. cncentrated nC. ended upD. set abut
51. A. tughB. sameC. lngestD. dangerus
52. A. similarB. pliteC. ludD. cmmn
53. A. fieldB. cllectinC. rangeD. symbl
54. A. frightenedB. embarrassedC. relievedD. tired
55. A. memryB. fearC. cnceptD. dream
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。
Frm pcket parks t frest parks, China is bringing nature clser t urban life. Frm 2021 t 2022, Shanghai has transfrmed 62 wdlands int leisure spaces, 56. ______ pen up frests fr visitrs t walk thrugh nature and get clser t wildlife. A grwing number f cmpanies and universities have chsen t “pen their gates” and share their greenery, thus 57. ______ (prvide) mre space fr visitrs t relax. In Nanning, Guangxi, parks are nt nly fr relaxatin.58. ______ (play) f traditinal Yng Opera, a very ppular lcal pera, are 59. ______ (regular) staged in the Peple’s Park.
Parks can d gd fr the envirnment t. Take Beijing’s Central Green Frest Park as an example. The park 60. ______ (reach) carbn-neutral (碳中和) since it was pened in 2020. This means that 61. ______ the park’s facilities prduce carbn dixide, the plants there can absrb mre t make up. It als fully reuses rainwater and creates green energy, such as slar energy, 62. ______ (supply) the park.
As cities in China becme 63. ______ (green), “park cities” are becming a reality. The cncept f a park city 64. ______ (intrduce) by President Xi Jinping in 2018. It suits peple’s need fr a better living experience and is a peple-centered cncept that takes the frm f 65. ______ imprved natural envirnment in all aspects.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华。某英语报社正在以“Can Mney Really Talk?”为主题开展征文活动。请你根据下图中的信息，写一篇英语短文投稿。内容要求：
1.简要描述画面内容；
2.揭示画面所反映的问题；
3.谈谈你的看法。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
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第二节 读后续写（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。
Le and Matt, bth aged 16, are best friends wh shared a passin fr envirnmental sustainability. They were bth students at a bustling high schl in the heart f the city, a schl that was infamus fr its mrning and afternn traffic jams. The narrw streets leading t the schl were always clgged (堵塞) with cars, buses, and bicycles, causing a great deal f incnvenience and pllutin.
“Lk what we are suffering every day!” cmplained Le. “Isn’t there a slutin t the prblem?” Matt sighed.
They decided t take matters int their wn hands and find a slutin t the sticky prblem. Initially, they made sme speeches, distributed leaflets and vlunteered t relieve the traffic cngestin (拥堵), trying t persuade sme parents t park their cars a little farther away the schl and nt t use cars t ften. But tw weeks passed, there was nthing better. Then they realized it was n easy wrk t deal with the truble. They needed mre hands fr help and a well-thught-ut plan fr it.
They first gathered ten schlmates wh shared the same ambitin. Then they started t cnduct a thrugh survey t understand the rt causes f the traffic cngestin. They interviewed students, teachers, and parents, as well as bserved the traffic patterns during different times f the day. They learned that the majrity f the cngestin was caused by parents drpping ff and picking up their children, as well as the lack f sufficient parking spaces.
Armed with this infrmatin, the team designed a detailed plan. They prpsed the creatin f a carpl system fr students, encuraging them t share rides t reduce the number f vehicles n the rad. They als suggested dedicated drp-ff and pick-up znes, clearly marked with signage, t help streamline the prcess.
T further reduce cngestin, they advcated fr the cnstructin f bike racks (架子) and encurage students t cycle t schl. They even prpsed a rewards system fr thse wh chse sustainable mdes f transprtatin.
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。
With their plan in hand, Le and Matt presented it t the schl authrities. __________________________
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A few mnths passing by, the schl traffic cngestin had significantly imprved. ____________________
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英语参考答案
第一部分：
1-5 BCBBA 6-10 ACABA 11-15 CABCA 16-20 BCBAC
第二部分：
第一节：
21-25 BCDAB 26-30 CDABC 31-35 ADBAC
第二节：
36-40 CEDAG
第三部分：
第一节：
41-45 CADAB 46-50 DBCDB 51-55 ACACB
第二节：
56. which 57. prviding 58. Plays 59. regularly 60. has reached
61. thugh/althugh/while 62. t supply 63. greener 64. was intrduced 65. an
第四部分：
第一节：
Can Mney Really Talk?
In the picture, we see a man sitting n a huge bag f dllars, aspiring fr a rsy future. But his cnfused lk and frwned eyebrws shw that he is puzzled abut whether mney can really bring him success r happiness.
The image suggests that while mney may nt have literal vice, it certainly speaks vlumes thrugh its actins. Mney can pen drs, buy luxuries, and even influence peple’s pinins and decisins. It has a way f “talking” thrugh its presence and absence, shaping ur wrld in prfund ways.
Hwever, the true value f mney lies nt in its talking pwer but in hw it is used. Mney can be a tl fr gd, invested in educatin, health care, r scial causes. It can be a bridge t cnnect peple and ideas, a catalyst fr psitive change. In the end, it is nt mney that talks, but the values and chices f thse wh wield it.
第二节：
With their plan in hand, Le and Matt presented it t the schl authrities. They were impressed with the students’ initiative and agreed t supprt their effrts. The schl annunced the new measures and encuraged everyne t participate. As the weeks prgressed, the carpl system tk shape, and mre students started sharing rides. The bike racks were installed, and mre students were seen cycling t schl. The rewards system als prved t be a hit. Students wh carpled, cycled, r walked t schl were rewarded with pints that culd be used fr prizes, adding a fun element t the initiative and further mtivating students t participate.
A few mnths passing by, the schl traffic cngestin had significantly imprved. The narrw streets were n lnger clgged, and the air was clearer. Everyne was happier, and the schl cmmunity felt mre cnnected and envirnmentally respnsible. They had nt nly slved a lng-standing prblem but als instilled a sense f sustainability and teamwrk amng their peers. Their stry spread thrughut the schl and beynd, inspiring ther students t take actin and make a psitive impact in their wn cmmunities. Effrts f respnsibility and sustainability have finally paid ff.
【参考答案解析】
21. B。细节理解题。根据Experiences in Architecture部分中的…the tw-week prgram prmises t ffer the study f the discipline at the cllege level…可知。
22. C。细节理解题。根据Immersin int ASL部分中Participants will wrk with advanced ASL instructrs and their assistants wh are similarly deaf r hard f hearing…可知。
23. D。细节理解题。根据High Schl Drama Institute部分中的Thugh this intensive three-week prgram is super-selective and a limited number f students are chsen t participate…可知。
24. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中They were dying due t heat expsure at a rapid rate. “Hw can I help them?” Then he had an idea: Trees can prvide shade fr them可知，那些被冲上岸的蛇快热（晒）死，Jadav栽树的初衷是为了救它们，故选A。
25. B。推理判断题。根据第二段中At ne time, villages upstream had redirected the river, creating mre frceful currents arund the island and carrying away the sil, thus damaging the natural habitats f its wildlife可知，上游村庄改变了河道导致了一系列后果，故选B。
26. C。观点态度题。根据第三段中S, he started t put his idea int actin — every day, ne r tw r three at a time. He tk ntes f hw they grew, harvested their seeds, grew saplings (树苗) in his hut and planted befre ging ff t wrk可知，Jadav有毅力(determined)且细心(careful)，故选C。
27. D。主旨大意题。本段主要陈述了Jadav多年努力（栽树）带来的积极变化，故选D。
28. A。词义猜测题。根据本段第一句可知，作者喜欢“灾难题材”的电影，不会放过对朋友和家人对可能发生的灾难或危机的教育契机，“（因为）这样做可以摆脱日常对话中经常提到话题：厄运/灾难。”（It’s a refreshing break frm the usual dm-mngering that cnversatins can ften get int），故选A。
29. B。推理判断题。根据第二段中Films appeal t ur emtins in a way scientific presentatin, academic papers r bradcast interview rarely can. Accrdingly, films have an unusual way f engaging ur emtins, which is a vital step in driving changes in peple’s behaviur等信息可知：与其它媒介相比，电影有着独特的方式来唤起观众的情感共鸣。
30. C。文章结构题。本段主要通过两部灾难电影来例证此类电影把气候问题与观众的日常生活相关连，故选C。
31. A。推理判断题。根据最后一段Films like this generate a strng empathetic cnnectin that can help peple change the way they behave far mre than facts and data can… it is the emtinal cnnectin and thrilling strytelling that are mst crucial以及第一段中I rarely pass up the mment t educate my lved nes n any pssible disaster r crisis in an entertaining r thught-inspiring way可知，灾难电影既有娱乐性也有教育意义。
32. D。细节理解题。根据第一段中They have gd reasn fr it: learning an instrument is nt nly assciated with better educatinal attainment but als cgnitin and even intelligence scres in children等信息，可知父母让孩子学乐器的原因是，他们认为学音乐有助于提升学习成绩和认知能力，故选D。
33. B。推理判断题。根据第三段中Hwever, when singing is dne in chirs, there is gd evidence that being engaged in scial activity is gd fr ur brain health可知，合唱具有社会效益，对脑部健康有好处。
34. A。写作意图题。根据第四段中Sadly, the current study fund having played the recrder fr three years at primary schl might nt have that big an impact n ur cgnitive perfrmance. S, passively listening t music desn’t seem t prvide any cgnitive benefits等信息可知，被动听音乐与认知能力的提升并无直接关系。换言之：认知能力的提高依赖于积极的参与，故选A。
35. C。主旨要义题。本文从演奏乐器和合唱两个方面例析了音乐之于认知能力的积极作用，故选C。
41. C。句意：去年我报名参加了一个群众性10公里游泳比赛。enter fr: 报名参加
42. A。句意：我查看了去年（选手）的成绩，计算了一下，以我现在的速度，我很有可能垫底。cnsult: 查阅，咨询
43. D。句意：见上。pace: 速度，节奏
44. A。句意：我犹豫着要不要退赛。hesitant: 犹豫的，踌躇的
45. B。句意：然而到了一月份，我决定再试一次。have anther try: 再试一次
46. D。句意：好几个月的时间里，我刻苦训练，但速度却没有任何提升。fast: 速度快的
47. B。句意：时间一点一点儿的过去，果不其然，几乎所有的人都超过了我，不知怎么的，我却一点也不在意。predictably: 可预见地，可预料地
48. C。句意：当然，我周围还有为数不多的几个人。a handful f (sb./sth.): 少数人（或事物）
49. D。句意：……虽然都在同一个河里，我们都默默地在自己的空间里（线路上）游着。althugh: 尽管
50. B。句意：我专心游着，我意识到自己在享受着比赛。cncentrate n: 集中注意力，专心
51. A。句意：最终，我以4小时29分的成绩完成了这个艰难的比赛。tugh: 艰难的，难的
52. C。句意：我挣扎着出了水面，迎接我的是震耳的欢呼和掌声。lud: 响亮的，大声的
53. A。句意：本次同场（池）竞技的参赛者有300人左右，我注意到我身后还有许多人。field: 场地，运动场
54. C。句意：那一刻，我释然了，完成了比赛让我很是骄傲开心。relieved: 感到宽慰的，放心的
55. B。句意：比赛垫底的担忧（恐惧）慢慢地消逝了。fear: 担心，恐惧
【听力录音原文】
Text 1
M: Karen, what abut ging t the cinema this afternn?
W: I’d like t, but I can’t. I’ve been invited t my daughter’s schl t talk abut mental health. Next time, I guess.
M: OK.
Text 2
M: Kate, hw lng did yu stay in space last time?
W: My team and I ended a 185-day missin in space. We rbited the Earth fr 2,960 times. It was 126 millin kilmeters in all.
M: That’s really amazing.
Text 3
W: Yu said yu’d take Susan and Amy t the cuntry last weekend, but yu didn’t.
M: Srry, hney. I’ll make it up t them by taking them t the z.
W: Gd. Dn’t let them dwn again.
Text 4
M: Linda, I’m nt ging t Beijing n January 4th. Yu need t change my flight, please.
W: OK. When will yu g t China instead?
M: On January 11th. And I’d like a flight n the mrning f that day.
Text 5
W: Jim, d yu knw when paper was invented?
M: Yes. It was invented in 105 A. D. by a Chinese man named Cai Lun. He did that by making use f fishnet, bark and clth. Because f his technique, paper culd be prduced in large quantities.
Text 6
M: Gd evening. Wuld yu like t see the regular menu r can I interest yu in ne f ur set dinners?
W: I’m nt sure. What are the set dinners like?
M: They include a sup, a main curse, a dessert and a glass f huse wine.
W: I’m n a diet. I dn’t want that much.
M: Then here is the regular menu.
W: Thank yu. Let me see. I wuld like the tmat sup…Fr the main curse, I’ll try the fried chicken.
M: OK.
Text 7
W: Are yu reading sme news n the Internet, Mark?
M: N. I’m learning abut sme cellphnes. I drpped mine when I was running in the rain yesterday. It n lnger functins well and I need a new ne.
W: What brand d yu want t buy? A Samsung Galaxy again, an iPhne, r a Huawei?
M: The last brand yu just mentined. Cme and lk with me.
W: OK.
M: Which ne d yu think I shuld buy?
W: This ne seems the best, but it csts 1,200 dllars. Why nt buy this ne instead? It lks gd t and it csts 300 dllars less.
M: Well, I like this ne t, and the cst is reasnable. Thank yu fr helping me make a final decisin, Lisa.
Text 8
W: Tadd, yu lk a bit upset. What’s wrng?
M: I just shwed my new drawing t Amy. She said smething very nice abut it just like the thers.
W: Yu shuld have been very happy hearing that. But it seems yu dn’t like praise nw.
M: Well, I’ve heard many such wrds, but they’re nt what I truly need nw. I dn’t think they’re helpful t me. Instead, I think they’re hlding me back.
W: What d yu truly need nw?
M: I need helpful suggestins that can help me develp my skills.
W: Well, I’m afraid nne f us can d that. We’re nt prfessinal artists, after all. But I d can give yu a piece f advice.
M: I’m all ears.
W: Yu can apply t an art schl t study fine art. I’m sure teachers there can give yu useful suggestins.
M: That’s a brilliant idea. I d need sme prfessinal training. Thank yu fr yur advice, Lisa.
W: Yu’re welcme, Tadd. I really lk frward t seeing yur imprvements, thugh I already lve yur wrks very much.
Text 9
W: It seems grwing fruits and vegetables at hme has becme very ppular. Mre than half f adults have grwn their wn prduce during the past 12 mnths.
M: Really?
W: Yes. That’s what this reprt says. The trend is particularly ppular amng yunger adults in the UK, with six in ten 18-t-34 year-lds grwing their wn.
M: Why d peple grw their wn fds?
W: There are sme different reasns. Accrding t a pll, 32 percent want t save mney. 23 percent want t help the envirnment, and 15 percent want t eat mre fresh fruits and vegetables.
M: I als want t grw sme fruits and vegetables, but I can’t.
W: Many peple have the same prblem. They dn’t have a garden t d s.
M: Yes. Hw I wish I had a garden!
W: What wuld yu grw if yu had a garden?
M: Sme carrts, strawberries, herbs and tmates.
W: Well, accrding t the same pll, thse fur are the mst ppular fd prduce grwing at hme, with the last the mst ppular.
M: I’m nt surprised!
Text 10
Natalie Mclntsh, a 15-year-ld girl, has been taking lst r abandned fishing nets and rpe and turning them int bracelets, mats, bwls, baskets and necklaces. Last year, Natalie was wrking n an assignment fr her science, technlgy, engineering and mathematics class. As part f the assignment, she started learning abut fishing nets that have been left r lst in the cean by peple wh fish. She fund they have had effects n ur envirnment. And they can kill cral reefs and many animals. Natalie tld her mm she wanted t d smething t help. She gt in tuch with a handful f charities, including Emerald Sea Prtectin Sciety in British Clumbia and Castal Actin in Nva Sctia. She gt sme shipments f fishing nets and rpe frm thse rganizatins. With the help f her family, she started turning the abandned gear int new artwrks. Natalie then started selling the artwrks n Etsy. She dnated all f her prfits t the charities that dnated fishing supplies t her. Natalie said she hpes t cntinue her passin fr cean life, with plans t study marine bilgy in university.