UNIT 1 学业质量检测
(时间：120分钟 满分：150分)
选择题部分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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．Where are the woman and her brother going to spend the holiday？ B
A．In Canada. B．In Turkey.
C．In Italy.
2．What can we learn about the man's watch？ B
A．It's 5 minutes fast.
B．It's 5 minutes slow.
C．It's 10 minutes slow.
3．What is available in the district？ B
A．The film museum.
B．The swimming pool.
C．The sports center.
4．What is the woman going to do？ A
A．Open the window.
B．Find another room.
C．Go out with the man.
5．What do we learn from the conversation？ C
A．Jack's brother is cleverer.
B．Jack is the better student.
C．Jack's brother is more hard-working.
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What are the speakers discussing？ C
A．The Internet. B．A teacher.
C．Homework.
7．What does the woman suggest the man do？ A
A．Ask his teacher for help.
B．Look in the biology textbook.
C．Get information from the Internet.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．How will the woman go to the Main Station C
A．By train. B．By bike.
C．By car.
9．Where will the speakers meet？ A
A．At a bookshop.
B．At the ticket office.
C．At the woman's home.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How long has the man waited for the woman？ C
A．For nearly half an hour.
B．For about five minutes.
C．For more than an hour.
11．How did the woman come？ B
A．By taxi. B．By bus.
C．On foot.
12．Why did the woman get off work late？ C
A．She had to check her own letters.
B．She had a talk with her boss.
C．Her boss gave her a task.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Where does the conversation probably take place？ B
A．At a coffee shop.
B．At a police station.
C．At a crime scene.
14．How did Mr. Parker see what happened？ C
A．He was shopping in that neighborhood.
B．He drove by on his way to work.
C．He walked by on his way home.
15．What was the robber wearing according to Mr. Parker？ A
A．Blue jeans. B．A blue jacket.
C．A white baseball hat.
16．What did the woman ask about the robber in the end C
A．The weapons he had.
B．The color of his hair.
C．His build.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．How long will the writing remain perfectly clear？ B
A．About 20 minutes.
B．At least 3 days.
C．Less than 10 minutes.
18．What can make the writing disappear more quickly？ A
A．Heat. B．Light.
C．Chemicals.
19．What do we know about the newly invented paper？ C
A．It will replace the ordinary paper.
B．It might make ink widely used.
C．It can be used up to 20 times.
20．What do scientists expect of the paper？ B
A．It'll help speed up printing.
B．It'll be widely used.
C．It'll be made of plastic.
听力原文：
Text 1
M：Are you going on holiday with your brother again this year
W：Yes.He's coming home from Canada tomorrow.Though he is interested in Italy, I have booked a hotel in Turkey.So I hope he won't mind.
Text 2
M：What time do you have？My watch says it is eight forty.
W：It is eight forty-five.I set my watch by the radio this morning.
Text 3
M：I heard there's a big plan to improve the district.
W：Yes.There's a big sports center under construction, and the swimming pool is actually opened，ahead of schedule.And the only cinema is now in the process of being changed into a film museum.
Text 4
W：Excuse me, but it's a bit hot here.Is it OK if I open the window
M：Fine with me.I feel a little hot too.
Text 5
W：Who do you think is a better student, Jack or his brother
M：Both are pretty good.Jack is cleverer while his brother works harder.
Text 6
W：How's your biology homework going
M：Not very well.I can't work out what I have to do.
W：In that case, it probably won't be much use looking online.You can find all the information you need there, but if you don't know what to do with it, it's not really going to help you.Have you seen Mr.Benson about it
M：No, not yet.
W：It might be best, as he set the homework in the first place.Take your textbook with you when you go so he can explain everything to you using that.
M：Good idea!
Text 7
M：Do you want to meet at the Main Station？I'm taking the 7∶30 train downtown, so I should be there by 8∶15.
W：OK.I'm planning on getting a lift from my place.If I get there early, you'll find me at the newly opened Reading Barn having a visit or buying some books.
M：I know the Reading Barn.I'm sure I'll want a look too.
W：Cool.Then see you at the shop across from the ticket office!
M：OK, see you!
W：Oh, don't forget to text me if you run into any delays.
M：No problem.
Text 8
W：Adam, I'm sorry.
M：But where have you been，Alice？You're over an hour late.
W：Yes.But I couldn't help it.I was late getting off work for a start，and then I missed the bus.The bus I did catch got caught in a traffic jam.
M：But why were you so late getting off work？The office closes at six, doesn't it
W：Yes, but there was a rush at the moment, and my boss asked me to do some urgent letters.
M：But didn't you tell him you had an appointment
W：Well, no.I thought I'd finish in about five minutes.If it hadn't been for missing the bus and the traffic, I wouldn't have been so late.I'm sorry.
M：Well, you're here.And that's the main thing.
Text 9
W：Thank you for coming down today, Mr. Parker.Would you like some coffee
M：No, thank you.
W：Mr. Parker, please tell us what you saw on the night of February 18th.
M：Well, I was walking home from work that night.I usually drive to work，but my car was in the shop that day.Anyway, I saw this little old lady crossing the street, and this guy came out of nowhere and grabbed her purse.
W：Did he have a gun, Mr. Parker
M：It was dark, but I'm sure I didn't see any weapons.He did push her down to the ground, though.She screamed, and the man ran away.
W：Did you see what he was wearing
M：He had a black baseball hat on.He was wearing blue jeans and white shoes.
W：Do you remember how tall he was？What about his build
M：He seemed kind of normal, I suppose...
W：Could you be more specific, Mr. Parker
M：I'm sorry.I'm really not good at guessing those kinds of things.He is a little shorter and a little heavier than me.I'm six feet tall and I weigh 190 pounds.
W：That's very helpful, Mr. Parker.Thank you.
Text 10
M：Here is a piece of news about paper.Scientists have come up with a new type of paper that can be used again up to 20 times.Users will be able to either remove the writing from the paper themselves, or leave it to disappear over a period of time, after which the paper will be completely blank and ready to be printed on again.There is no big change in quality between the first and the twentieth printout.Under normal circumstances it seems that the writing will remain perfectly clear for at least three days, long enough for most practical purposes.The new process does not require ink.Instead, the paper is printed on by using a mixture of chemicals and light.If users want the print to disappear more quickly, they can apply heat to the paper.This can take as little as ten minutes.The hope is that in the future this paper will be widely used, providing an environmentally friendly alternative to the ordinary paper.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
(2022·全国乙卷)
Henry Raeburn(1756—1823)
The Exhibition
This exhibition of some sixty masterpieces celebrating the life and work of Scotland's best loved painter, Sir Henry Raeburn, comes to London.Selected from collections throughout the world, it is the first major exhibition of his work to be held in over forty years.
Lecture Series
Scottish National Portrait(肖像画) Gallery presents a series of lectures for the general public.They are held in the Lecture Room.Admission to lectures if free.
An Introduction to Raeburn Sunday 26 Oct., 15∶00 DUNCAN THOMSON Raeburn's English Contemporaries Thursday 30 Oct., 13∶10 JUDY EGERTON
Characters and Characterisation in Raeburn's Portraits Thursday 6 Nov., 13∶10 NICHOLAS PHILLIPSON Raeburn and Artist's Training in the 18th Century Thursday 13 Nov., 13∶10 MARTIN POSTLE
Exhibition Times
Monday—Saturday 10∶00—17∶45
Sunday 12∶00—17∶45
Last admission to the exhibition: 17∶15. There is no re-admission.
Closed: 24—26 December and 1 January.
Admission
￡4. Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
Schools and Colleges
A special low entrance charge of ￡2 per person is available to all in full-time education, up to and including those at first degree level, in organised groups with teachers.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了苏格兰最受爱戴的画家亨利·雷本的作品展和系列讲座的相关信息。
21．What is the right time for attending Raeburn's English Contemporaries B
A．Sun. 26 Oct. B．Thurs. 30 Oct.
C．Thurs. 6 Nov. D．Thurs.13 Nov.
解析：细节理解题。根据表格中的“Raeburn's English Contemporaries Thursday 30 Oct.”可知，应于10月30日(星期四)去听此讲座。故选B。
22．How much would a couple with two children under 12 pay for admission B
A．￡4. B．￡8.
C．￡12. D．￡16.
解析：细节理解题。根据Admission部分“￡4.Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.”可知，成人门票为4英镑；有成人陪同的12岁以下的孩子免费。由此可知，一对带着两个12岁以下孩子的夫妇需要支付8英镑。故选B。
23．How can full-time students get group discounts C
A．They should go on Sunday mornings.
B．They should come from art schools.
C．They must be led by teachers.
D．They must have ID cards with them.
解析：细节理解题。根据School and Colleges部分“A special low entrance charge of ￡2 per person is available to all in full-time eduction...in organised groups with teachers.”可知，有老师带领的全日制学生团体每人只需要支付2英镑，由此可知，全日制学生必须由老师带领才可得到团购优惠价。故选C。
B
(2023·山东省泰安市高二期末)
The best friendship to be described in Chinese literature probably the one between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi.
Yu was a famous master(大师) music who played the qin well.
Once, he took a boat trip to the state of Chu.Inspired by the beautiful view along the way, Yu took out his qin and began to play.After a while, he noticed a woodsman(樵夫) enjoy his music quietly.The man was Zhong Ziqi.When Yu played music that described high mountains, Zhong said: “How wonderful it is! I seem to see Taishan Mountain.” And when he played music that described flowing water, Zhong said: “How wonderful it is! I seem to see the rushing river.” Yu was surprised by the woodsman's words because the man could really understand his music.When Zhong died the following year, Yu was so upset that he took out his qin to play the music of the “high mountains and flowing water” one last time for Zhong.When he was done, he broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again.
Now, the phrase “high mountains and flowing water” is used to stand for the true friendship.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了俞伯牙和钟子期的故事。
24．Yu Boya was a famous B .
A．singer and he sang well
B．musician and he played the qin well
C．woodsman and he liked fishing
D．painter and he was be good at high mountains and flowing water
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Yu was a famous master(大师) music who played the qin well.(俞伯牙是著名的音乐大师，他的琴弹得很好。)”可知，俞伯牙是一位著名的音乐家，他的琴弹得很好。故选B。
25．When Zhong died the following year, D .
A．Yu was so upset
B．Yu played the music of the “high mountains and flowing water'' one last time for Zhong
C．Yu broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again
D．A, B and C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“When Zhong died the following year, Yu was so upset that he took out his qin to play the music of the ‘high mountains and flowing water’ one last time for Zhong.When he was done, he broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again.(第二年钟子期去世了，俞伯牙非常伤心，他拿出琴，最后一次为钟子期演奏‘高山流水’的音乐。当他完成后，他故意弄坏了他的琴，这样他就再也不能弹了。)”可知，第二年钟子期去世后俞伯牙非常伤心，并最后一次为钟子期演奏“高山流水”的音乐。当他完成后，他故意弄坏了他的琴，这样他就再也不能弹了。故选D。
26．Now, the phrase “high mountains and flowing water” is used to A .
A．stand for the true friendship
B．stand for Chinese literature
C．high mountains and flowing water
D．like to do harm to people
解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Now, the phrase ‘high mountains and flowing water’ is used to stand for the true friendship.(现在，‘高山流水’这句话被用来代表真正的友谊。)”可知，现在，“高山流水”这句话被用来代表真正友谊。故选A。
27．We can infer that Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi are C .
A．Teacher and student B．Classmates
C．Good friends D．Family
解析：推理判断题。分析全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了俞伯牙和钟子期之间友谊的故事，尤其通过第三段中在钟子期去世后俞伯牙的所作所为体现了两人之间真正的深厚友谊，所以我们可以推断出俞伯牙和钟子期是好朋友。故选C。
C
(2023·广东省深圳市南头中学高二期末)
At one time or another in your life you have probably done origami, even if it was just making a paper airplane or something more complicated like a paper crane.The chances are that as you did it, you reflected on how inventive this traditional art is.Animals, boxes, flowers, boats: it all can be created from a single square or rectangular sheet of paper simply by folding it.No cutting, no pasting.
But did you ever stop to think how the same techniques might be applied to engineering Equipment that could be of real practical use Origami meets the demand for things that need to be small when transported and large when they arrive, like the everyday umbrella.In fact, origami-inspired creations have already flown in space; in 1995, Japanese engineers launched a satellite with solar panels that folded like a map.
“It's now mathematically proven that you can pretty much fold anything，” says physicist Robert J．Lang, who quit his engineering job eight years ago to fold things full-time.Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a well-known car manufacturer on the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard.He is currently working on a space telescope lens that, if all goes according to plan, should be able to unfold to the size of a football field.
At the other end of the scale, researchers are also working on tiny folding devices that could lead to breakthroughs in medicine and computing.There's no doubt that computers of the future may contain tiny, folded motors or capacitors for faster processing and better memory.
Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine.“Some day，” says MIT's Erik Demaine, “we'll build reconfigurable(可重构的) robots that can fold on their own from one thing into another, like Transformers.Too much like science fiction to be true Maybe—though you certainly wouldn't want to bet against it.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。折纸是一种具有创造性的传统艺术，而现在它已经被应用到技术工程领域，人们利用折纸原理创造出了很多可折叠的装置。折纸工程将在很大程度上影响未来的医药、计算机和机器人行业。
28．What do we know about origami B
A．It consumes lots of time.
B．It involves interesting ideas.
C．It requires complex techniques.
D．It has to do with cutting and pasting.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段的第二句到最后可知，折纸是一个具有创造性的传统艺术，我们不用裁剪或拼贴，只通过折叠就可以把一张正方形或者三角形的纸变成动物、纸盒、花、船等东西，由此推测折纸需要有创造性的和有趣的想法。B.It involves interesting ideas.(它需要有趣的想法。)符合以上推测。故选B。
29．Which of the following is an application of origami C
A．A space telescope lens can be folded to the size of an umbrella.
B．A satellite is equipped with solar panels and a folded map.
C．An airbag can be better folded into a dashboard of a car.
D．A future computer contains many huge folded motors.
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a well-known car manufacturer on the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard.”可知，朗从六岁起就热衷于折纸，他曾向一位汽车制造商建议了把安全气囊折叠到仪表盘中的最佳方式。C.An airbag can be better folded into a dashboard of a car.(安全气囊能被更好地折叠到汽车仪表盘中。)符合以上说法。故选C。
30．What is Erik Demaine's attitude towards origami engineering A
A．Hopeful. B．Doubtful.
C．Disapproving. D．Ambiguous.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的“Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine.”可知，Erik Demaine认为折纸工程的应用远远超出了我们许多人的想象，由此可推测Erik Demaine对折纸工程的未来充满希望。A.Hopeful.(充满希望的。)符合以上推断。故选A。
31．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear D
A．Entertainment. B．Culture.
C．Education. D．Pop-science.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“in 1995, Japanese engineers launched a satellite with solar panels that folded like a map”第三段中的“Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a well-known car manufacturer on the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard.”第四段的“There's no doubt that computers of the future may contain tiny, folded motors or capacitors for faster processing and better memory.”和最后一段中“‘Some day，’ says MIT's Erik Demaine, ‘we'll build reconfigurable(可重构的) robots that can fold on their own from one thing into another, like Transformers.’”可知，卫星，安全气囊的折叠，未来电脑的发展和未来可重构机器人，这些都和科学技术相关，故推测本文很有可能出现在报纸的科学版块。D.Pop-science.(大众科学。)符合以上推测。故选D。
D
(2023·广东省江门市第一中学高二期末)
American illustration changed dramatically.Pictures that Norman Rockwell created with oil paint on canvas(油画布) were gradually superseded by “photo illustrations”. Today, illustrators are able to make pictures with computers to put in magazines that arrive on the Internet.Digital images and electronic art are more and more popular.
But the heart of illustration will always be its creativity, not its tools.Just ask award-winning artist Gary Kelley.He is no software engineer working in Silicon Valley; instead, he has enjoyed a long and successful career working from a town in Iowa.He still uses traditional media such as oil paint and pastels, but his ideas are new.
Illustrators drawing for advertisements get paid the best, but that is not always the most fun.For Kelley, it's the storytelling aspects of art that make illustration fun and interesting.He started by illustrating stories for magazines such as Time, The New Yorker, and so on.With fewer magazine stories to illustrate, he started to create a series of murals(壁画) for the national bookstore chain Barnes & Noble.He also illustrated a number of books.More recently he has illustrated novels.
But perhaps the most interesting innovation was Kelley's attempt to illustrate music.Kelley recalled that he was listening to The Planets, an orchestral suite by a famous English composer, when images began to appear in his mind.He decided to see if he could create pictures that showed the qualities of the music.He said, “I'm going to see what happens.”
He associated a series of beautiful pictures to be projected on a huge screen above an orchestra while it performed.He found a willing partner in the WCF Symphony Orchestra in the creation of the illustrated music.Their work was well received, which motivated Kelley to create more.The Planets was followed by Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony, Gustav Mahler's Nachtmusik, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite, and even music by Duke Ellington.
The lesson here is that a true artist can find all the creativity they want, right where they are.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国的插图发生了巨大的变化，数字图像和电子艺术越来越流行， 插画师Kelley进行了创新，创作了音乐插画。
32．What does the underlined word “superseded” in Paragraph 1 probably mean B
A．Identified. B．Replaced.
C．Reserved. D．Presented.
解析：词义猜测题。根据下文“Today, illustrators are able to make pictures with computers to put in magazines that arrive on the Internet.Digital images and electronic art are more and more popular.(如今，插画师能够用电脑制作图片，并将其放入互联网上的杂志中。数字图像和电子艺术越来越流行。)”是分析上一句的原因，可知，数字图像和电子艺术有可能代替插画，因此画线词的意思是“替换”。identify(认出，识别); replace(取代); reserve(预订，保留); present (颁发，赠送，呈现)。故选B。
33．Why did Kelley shift his focus to something beyond magazine stories B
A．To seek a relatively high payment.
B．To adapt to the changing market.
C．To improve his illustration skills.
D．To transform the illustration industry.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“With fewer magazine stories to illustrate, he started to create a series of murals(壁画) for the national bookstore chain Barnes & Noble.He also illustrated a number of books.More recently he has illustrated novels.(随着杂志故事的减少，他开始为全国连锁书店Barnes & Noble创作一系列壁画。他还为一些书画了插图。最近，他为小说画了插图。)”可知，Kelley把注意力转移到杂志故事之外的事情上是为了适应不断变化的市场。故选B。
34．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？ D
A．How Kelley benefits from music.
B．How Kelley is usually inspired to draw.
C．How Kelley attempted to compose music.
D．How Kelley was inspired to illustrate music.
解析：主旨大意题。文章第四段讲到“Kelley recalled that he was listening to The Planets, an orchestral suite by a famous English composer, when images began to appear in his mind.(Kelley回忆说，当时他正在听一位著名的英国作曲家的管弦乐组曲《行星》，这时脑海中开始浮现出画面。)”可知，第四段的主要内容是Kelley是如何被启发来为音乐做插画的。故选D。
35．What's implied about Kelley's music illustration in the last but one paragraph C
A．It came at a high cost.
B．It will soon be outdated.
C．It proved to be very popular.
D．It helped increase the quality of music
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“He found a willing partner in the WCF Symphony Orchestra in the creation of the illustrated music.Their work was well received, which motivated Kelley to create more.(他在WCF交响乐团中找到了一个愿意合作的伙伴来创作插图音乐。他们的工作受到了好评，这促使Kelley创作更多作品。)”可知，在倒数第二段有关Kelley的音乐插图表明它很受欢迎。故选C。
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。
(2023·广东省广州市象贤中学高二期末)
Cayce Zavaglia is an artist with a unique transformation to her work. 36.C Painting with tiny needles is not as fast as painting with a brush. 37.F It takes two months—nearly 200 hours to complete a portrait.
38.D Once she decides, she invites that person to her studio and takes hundreds of photographs.She studies the way the light falls across the person's face.After many hours of studying the photos, she chooses the perfect one for her portrait.Next, she enlarges the photo on a canvas(画布)．Then, she matches the colors in the photo and the stitching begins.
Cayce starts with the hair and forehead, then moves on to the shoulders and clothing, and finally the face.The human face is what she most enjoys creating in her art. 39.B In a portrait of her baby daughter, the skin appears soft and smooth.In a portrait of her dad, the stitches show a wrinkled and aging face.
Cayce believes her success depends on three things: her choice of colors, the length and direction of the stitches, and her ability to make the portrait look true.She loves the surprise when people view her art.From a distance, people believe the portraits are painted. 40.G
A．She makes sure the person looks straight into her.
B．The biggest challenge is making the skin look real.
C．Instead of painting with a brush，she sews with a needle.
D．Cayce's first step is deciding who will be in the portrait.
E．She loves creating portraits of her family and close friends.
F．It requires a lot of patience, for you often have to rethread your needle.
G．But when they take a closer look, they see the portrait has been embroidered.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一位用针作画的艺术家Cayce Zavaglia，包括她作画的方式，对自己画的看法，以及人们对画的感觉。
解析：
36．根据上文“Cayce Zavaglia is an artist with a unique transformation to her work.(Cayce Zavaglia是一位艺术家，她的作品有着独特的变化。)”和下文“Painting with tiny needles is not as fast as painting with a brush.(用细针作画不如用刷子作画快。)”可知，上文提到了Cayce Zavaglia作画的改变，下文则说用针作画比较慢。由此可知，Cayce Zavaglia的改变是用针作画。而且needle是关键词。故选C。
37．根据上文“Painting with tiny needles is not as fast as painting with a brush.(用细针作画不如用刷子作画快。)”和下文“It takes two months—nearly 200 hours to complete a portrait.(完成一幅肖像画需要两个月——近200个小时。)”可知，用针作画需要花大量时间。由此推知，空处承接上文，解释为什么用针作画很慢。下文是对空处内容的进一步说明。故选F。
38．根据下文“Once she decides，she invites that person to her studio and takes hundreds of photographs.(一旦她决定了，她会邀请那个人到她的工作室，拍上数百张照片。)”结合倒数一二段提到的作画步骤推知，设空处应陈述Cayce作画的第一步——决定画谁。且选项中的deciding呼应下文的decides。故选D。
39．上文提到了Cayce创作的部位，下文则提到不同的肖像皮肤有不同的表现形式。由此推知，空处应陈述皮肤在创作中具有挑战性。B项 (最大的挑战是让皮肤看起来真实。)符合文意，skin是关键词，下文是对空处内容的举例说明。故选B。
40．根据上文“From a distance, people believe the portraits are painted.(从远处看，人们认为画像是画的。)”可知，上文描述了人们从远处看画的感觉，由此推知，空处承接上文，描述人们从近处看画的感觉。选项中的closer对应上文的from a distance，且they指代上文的people。故选G。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2023·吉林省长春市第二中学高二期末)
Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain.Schools should add classes, not cut them.Nearly 20 years ago a small study advanced the 41.C that listening to Mozart's Sonata could boost mental functioning.It was not long 42.D trademarked “Mozart effect” products appealed to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to the famous universities like Harvard and Yale.Georgia's governor even 43.A giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.
The 44.B for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the 45.C study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect.In recent years, 46.A , scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, as opposed to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based “brain fitness” game 47.B in a while.
Advanced monitoring 48.B have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon.And they have found that music 49.D can produce profound and lasting changes that 50.A the general ability to learn.These results should 51.B public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.
Studies have shown 52.C instrument training from an early age can help the brain to 53.B sounds better, making it 54.A to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics.The musically experienced are better able to 55.B a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming at a subordinate(下属)．They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了音乐会在大脑中产生深刻而持久的变化，它可以提高心理机能，提升脑力。
41．A．notice B．note
C．idea D．impression
解析：句意：近20年前，一项小型研究提出想法，听莫扎特的奏鸣曲可以增强精神功能。由下文的“listening to Mozart's Sonata could boost mental functioning”可知，“听莫扎特的奏鸣曲可以增强精神功能”是20年前研究提出的想法/观点。A.notice 通知；B.note便条；D.impression印象。故选C。
42．A．that B．until
C．since D．before
解析：句意：不久，商标为“莫扎特效应”的产品就吸引了焦虑的家长，他们的目的是让幼儿走上通往哈佛和耶鲁等著名大学的快车道。由上文语境可知，听莫扎特的奏鸣曲可以增强精神功能，所以商标为“莫扎特效应”的产品出现不久之后，对孩子有高期望的父母们对此趋之若鹜，希望孩子成才，固定句型it was not long before...(时隔不久后)。故选D。
43．A．proposed B．pushed
C．submitted D．subjected
解析：句意：佐治亚州州长甚至提议给那里的每一个新生儿一张古典CD或磁带。由上文语境可知，听莫扎特的奏鸣曲可以增强精神功能，商标为“莫扎特效应”的产品出现后，对孩子有高期望的父母们对此趋之若鹜，甚至是佐治亚州州长都建议给那里的每一个新生儿一张古典CD或磁带，以增强精神功能，希望孩子成才，侧面说明莫扎特音乐的有利影响。A.proposed提议；B.pushed推；C.submitted 上交；D.subjected使顺从。故选A。
44．A．witness B．evidence
C．symptom D．context
解析：句意：莫扎特疗法的证据被证明是微弱的，也许根本不存在，尽管最初的研究从来没有声称过除了短暂和有限的效果之外的任何东西。由下文的“the 45 study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect”可知，从未有研究声称任何东西有超过一个暂时的和有限的影响，说明研究证据并不充分，因此莫扎特疗法的证据很弱。A.witness目击者；B.evidence证据；C.symptom症状；D.context语境。故选B。
45．A．recent B．advanced
C．original D．latest
解析：句意同上题。由上文的“Nearly 20 years ago a small study”和“The 44 for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent”和“study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect”可知，研究是20多年前的，是最初的研究。A.recent最近的；B.advanced先进的；C.original最初的；D.latest最新的。故选C。
46．A．however B．moreover
C．then D．therefore
解析：句意：然而，近年来，科学家们研究了持续努力学习和练习音乐的好处，而不是偶尔播放一张莫扎特CD或一个基于计算机的“大脑健康”游戏。由上文语境可知，莫扎特疗法一开始没有足够的证据佐证，下文讲科学家近期通过做实验来验证莫扎特疗法的存在，上下文是转折关系，用however。故选A。
47．A．quite B．once
C．often D．much
解析：句意同上题。由本处语境可知，此处指“偶尔”，固定搭配once in a while(偶尔)。故选B。
48．A．management B．techniques
C．information D．skills
解析：句意：先进的监控技术使科学家们能够看到当你听妈妈的话，每天下午练习一个小时的小提琴时，你脑子里发生了什么。由上文的“Advanced monitoring”可知，此处指先进的监控技术。A.management 管理；B.technique技术；C.information信息；D.skill技巧。故选B。
49．A．subjects B．models
C．causes D．lessons
解析：句意：他们发现音乐课可以产生深刻而持久的变化，从而提高学生的学习能力。由上文的“actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon”和下文的“music classes”可知，此处指音乐课可以产生深刻而持久的变化。A.subjects主题；B.models模型；C.causes原因；D.lessons课，教训。故选D。
50．A．enhance B．introduce
C．ensure D．instruct
解析：句意同上题。由下文的“These results should 51 public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.”可知，科学家想让政府官员相信，音乐课不是一种装饰，不应该被公立学校的课程所放弃，说明音乐是有用的，因此音乐教育的确能增强大脑的发育，提高学生的学习能力。A.enhance增强，提高；B.introduce 介绍；C.ensure确保；D.instruct指导。故选A。
51．A．convey B．convince
C．communication D．conclude
解析：句意：这些结果应该让政府官员相信，音乐课不是一种装饰、随时可能在不断困扰公立学校的预算危机中被放弃的东西。由上文语境可知，音乐课可以产生深刻而持久的变化，从而提高学生的学习能力，因此科学家想让政府官员相信，音乐课不是一种装饰、在公立学校课程中随时被放弃的东西，这种相信的目的是保留甚至多加音乐课。A.convey 传达；B.convince使确信；C.communication交流；D.conclude下结论。故选B。
52．A．urgent B．casual
C．diligent D．occasional
解析：句意：研究表明，从小刻苦训练乐器可以帮助大脑更好地处理声音，在吸收其他学科(从文学到数学)时更容易集中注意力。由下文的“...instrument training from an early age...”可知，很小就训练乐器，说明训练者很勤奋。A.urgent紧急的；B.casual随意的；C.diligent勤奋的，刻苦的；D.occasional 偶尔的。故选C。
53．A．proceed B．process
C．prefer D．predict
解析：句意同上题。由常识可知，从小刻苦训练乐器，训练者会变得对声音敏感，因此能更好地处理声音。A.proceed继续做(或从事、进行)，行进；B.process 处理；C.prefer更喜欢；D.predict预测。故选B。
54．A．easier B．harder
C．tougher D．faster
解析：句意同上题。由上文语境可知，音乐对学习有好处，从小刻苦训练乐器可以帮助大脑更好地处理声音，都在讲训练乐器(音乐)的好处，因此后面讲的是训练乐器帮助学生吸收知识时，能让学生更容易集中注意力，tough艰难的。故选A。
55．A．count on B．concentrate on
C．insist on D．depend on
解析：句意：有音乐经验的人能够更好地集中精力上生物课，尽管教室里有噪音，或者几年后，当隔壁办公室的同事开始对下属大喊大叫时，也能更好地完成与客户的通话。由上文语境可知，训练乐器可以帮助大脑更好地处理声音，还可以帮助学习者在吸收其他学科时更容易集中注意力，可得出有音乐经验的人能够更好地集中精力上生物课。A.count on依靠；B.concentrate on专心于；C.insist on坚持；D.depend on依靠。故选B。
非选择题部分
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2023·吉林省实验中学高二期末)
Chinese paper cutting or jianzhi is the first paper-cutting design, 56.dating (date) back to the Eastern Han Dynasty.Due to its unique 57.artistic (art) appeal, after hundreds of years' development, the paper-cuts have become a means of decorations 58.which/that is popular both home and abroad.
59.Generally (general), the paper-cuts are used to decorate doors and windows, thus sometimes they 60.are referred (refer) to as—chuanghua (Window Flower)．They are also used for religious and ceremonial purposes, buried with the dead and burned at funerals.
Chinese people believe the red paper-cuts on the door can bring good fortune and happiness 61.to the whole family.As a result, paper-cuts are more often seen during traditional Chinese festivals, the Spring Festival in particular.
People find hope and comfort in expressing best 62.wishes (wish) with paper-cuttings.For instance: for a wedding ceremony, red paper-cuttings are a traditional decoration on the tea set, the dressing table glass, and other furniture. 63.A big red paper character—Xi(happiness) is a traditional must on the newly-wed's (新婚夫妇) door.With its popularity 64.increasing (increase) , we may never fail 65.to feel (feel) the existence of Chinese paper-cutting all over the world.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了中国剪纸的起源和发展。
解析：
56．考查非谓语动词。句意：中国剪纸或剪纸是最早的剪纸图案，可追溯到东汉。分析句子可知，逗号后的内容在句中为状语，短语：date back to“追溯到；起源于”，句子主语“Chinese paper cutting or jianzhi”与动词短语“date back to”为主谓关系，所以此处用现在分词。故填dating。
57．考查形容词。句意：由于其独特的艺术魅力，经过几百年的发展，剪纸已成为一种装饰手段，受到国内外的欢迎。形容词修饰名词，此处用形容词artistic修饰名词appeal，作定语。故填artistic。
58．考查定语从句。句意同上。分析可知，“ 58 is popular both home and abroad”在句中为定语从句，先行词为the paper-cuts，在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which/that。故填which/that。
59．考查副词。句意：一般来讲，剪纸是用来装饰门窗，因此有时他们被称为“窗花 (Window Flower)”。空处在句中作评注性状语，所以用副词。处于句首，所以首字母大写。故填Generally。
60．考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。句意同上。分析句子可知，空处在句中为谓语，结合前文“...the paper-cuts are used to decorate doors and windows...”，所以此处的时态为一般现在时；句子主语they与动词短语refer to为动宾关系，所以此处用被动。故填are referred。
61．考查介词。句意：中国人相信门上的红色剪纸能给全家带来好运和幸福。短语：bring sth.to sb.“把某物带给某人”，所以此处用介词to。故填to。
62．考查名词复数。句意：人们在用剪纸表达最好的愿望中找到希望和安慰。主语people为集体性名词，表示复数含义，此处指人们表达他们的祝愿，所以空处用名词复数wishes。故填wishes。
63．考查冠词。句意：一个大红纸(剪纸)字——喜(幸福)是新婚夫妇门上的一个传统必备字。character“汉字”为可数名词，此处指“喜”这个汉字，是泛指，应用不定冠词，且big的发音是辅音音素开头，应用a。位于句首，所以首字母大写。故填A。
64．考查非谓语动词。句意：随着中国剪纸的流行，我们可能永远不会感觉不到中国剪纸在世界各地的存在。分析可知，此处为with的复合结构；with＋宾语＋补语，宾语its popularity与动词increase为主谓关系，所以此处用现在分词increasing。故填increasing。
65．考查非谓语动词。句意同上。短语：fail to do sth.“未能做某事”，所以此处用不定式to feel。故填to feel。
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)
(2023·河北省沧州市月考)
假定你是李华，上周你校举办了主题为“最受尊敬的劳动者”的艺术作品展。你的朋友Jack对此很感兴趣，请你给他写一封电子邮件介绍这个活动，内容包括：
1．参加人员；
2．展览内容(摄影、绘画、手工作品等)；
3．展览反响。
注意：1.写作词数80左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
参考词汇：最受尊敬的劳动者Most Honored Workers
Dear Jack，
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Jack，
Our school held an art show entitled “Most Honored Workers” last week, to which our students and teachers gave an active response.
The works submitted came in different forms of photos, paintings and handcrafts. All of them told vivid stories of the beauty of diligence and persistence in different walks of life. Those present at the show all gave a big applause to the works on display, saying that they learnt a lot from these ordinary but honourable workers.
The activity is a success. Not only did I appreciate various excellent works, but we also learned to show respect to workers.
Yours，
Li Hua
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。
(2023·重庆市南开中学高三期中)
A Real Hero
Mindy had a pet dog.She took him for a walk every day.Usually she took him to a park near her house.The park was next to a river.Many people took their dogs there.Almost all the dog owners knew each other.They often stopped and had a talk.
For Mindy, it had been a happy place until a homeless man moved into the park.He usually slept under a tree near the river.He was very dirty.He had no teeth, and his clothes were old.He even sometimes talked to himself.Mindy was a bit frightened.When she went to the park, she tried to stay close to other dog walkers.She was unwilling to meet the scary man.
Then winter came and it was cold and wet in the park.The homeless man didn't have warm clothes and seemed as if he couldn't bear to go through the winter.
One morning when Mindy was walking in the park, she encountered the homeless man again.To Mindy's surprise, he was wearing a warm yellow hat that was quite new and clean.He walked towards her, smiling and pointing at his hat.Mindy was so scared that she ran as quickly as she could.“Mindy！” one of the dog walkers called out to her.It was Alison.Mindy ran towards her.
“Mindy! He is harmless! He won't hurt you! He just wants to show you his new hat! He is so happy，” explained Alison.But Mindy still felt bad.“I'm sorry, but where did he get the hat？” Mindy asked.“I bought it for him.I saw it in the $2 shop.It is so cold and he is so poor.I wanted to do something for him，” answered Alison.“It's very kind of you，” said Mindy with a smile.
Over the following few days the weather became even worse.It rained all day and all night, Mindy didn't want to enter the park.Though she felt OK, she was still afraid of the homeless man.So she just took her dog for a walk along the streets outside the park instead.
注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
One night when Mindy was watching the TV news, the words “Homeless hero saves a man and a child！”appeared.____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
The car driver was moved to tears. ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
解析：
1．通读全文，把握大意。
本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Mindy每天带着宠物狗去公园散步，一个无家可归的人搬进了公园，Mindy感到害怕，不愿意见到那个人。冬天的一个早上，这个无家可归的人戴着一顶黄帽子，朝Mindy走来，Mindy害怕得跑开，Alison叫住了她，并告诉她那个人不会伤害人。但Mindy还是不敢靠近，选择在公园外的街道上遛狗。
2．分析续写段首句，合理设计情节。
第一段首句：一天晚上，Mindy正在看电视新闻，“无家可归的英雄救了一个男人和一个孩子！”这些话出现了。第二段首句：汽车司机感动得流下了眼泪。根据第一段首句中的新闻内容，可描写无家可归者救人的事迹。根据第二段汽车司机感动落泪，第二段可描写被救的人的感激，无家可归的人的反应和Mindy的感受。
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
One night when Mindy was watching the TV news, the words“Homeless hero saves a man and a child！” appeared.The newsreader explained how a car crashed into the river next to the park.Though people walking dogs in the park all ran to help, the homeless man ran faster than all of them.He swiftly jumped into the river without hesitation and helped the driver out of the car.Then he managed to pull the child on the back seat out of the car.He saved the little boy as well.
Paragraph 2：
The car driver was moved to tears.He shook the homeless man's hand tightly and said he could never have lived without his son.He then promised that he would give the homeless man a big sum of money in return to express his thankfulness.But the homeless man shook his head and refused.He said with a shy smile that he just did what anyone else would have done.After hearing the news, Mindy suddenly realized what a real hero the homeless man was.So Mindy decided to do something special as well.UNIT 1 学业质量检测
(时间：120分钟 满分：150分)
选择题部分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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．Where are the woman and her brother going to spend the holiday？
A．In Canada. B．In Turkey.
C．In Italy.
2．What can we learn about the man's watch？
A．It's 5 minutes fast.
B．It's 5 minutes slow.
C．It's 10 minutes slow.
3．What is available in the district？
A．The film museum.
B．The swimming pool.
C．The sports center.
4．What is the woman going to do？
A．Open the window.
B．Find another room.
C．Go out with the man.
5．What do we learn from the conversation？
A．Jack's brother is cleverer.
B．Jack is the better student.
C．Jack's brother is more hard-working.
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What are the speakers discussing？
A．The Internet. B．A teacher.
C．Homework.
7．What does the woman suggest the man do？
A．Ask his teacher for help.
B．Look in the biology textbook.
C．Get information from the Internet.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．How will the woman go to the Main Station
A．By train. B．By bike.
C．By car.
9．Where will the speakers meet？
A．At a bookshop.
B．At the ticket office.
C．At the woman's home.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How long has the man waited for the woman？
A．For nearly half an hour.
B．For about five minutes.
C．For more than an hour.
11．How did the woman come？
A．By taxi. B．By bus.
C．On foot.
12．Why did the woman get off work late？
A．She had to check her own letters.
B．She had a talk with her boss.
C．Her boss gave her a task.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Where does the conversation probably take place？
A．At a coffee shop.
B．At a police station.
C．At a crime scene.
14．How did Mr. Parker see what happened？
A．He was shopping in that neighborhood.
B．He drove by on his way to work.
C．He walked by on his way home.
15．What was the robber wearing according to Mr. Parker？
A．Blue jeans. B．A blue jacket.
C．A white baseball hat.
16．What did the woman ask about the robber in the end
A．The weapons he had.
B．The color of his hair.
C．His build.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．How long will the writing remain perfectly clear？
A．About 20 minutes.
B．At least 3 days.
C．Less than 10 minutes.
18．What can make the writing disappear more quickly？
A．Heat. B．Light.
C．Chemicals.
19．What do we know about the newly invented paper？
A．It will replace the ordinary paper.
B．It might make ink widely used.
C．It can be used up to 20 times.
20．What do scientists expect of the paper？
A．It'll help speed up printing.
B．It'll be widely used.
C．It'll be made of plastic.
听力原文：
Text 1
M：Are you going on holiday with your brother again this year
W：Yes.He's coming home from Canada tomorrow.Though he is interested in Italy, I have booked a hotel in Turkey.So I hope he won't mind.
Text 2
M：What time do you have？My watch says it is eight forty.
W：It is eight forty-five.I set my watch by the radio this morning.
Text 3
M：I heard there's a big plan to improve the district.
W：Yes.There's a big sports center under construction, and the swimming pool is actually opened，ahead of schedule.And the only cinema is now in the process of being changed into a film museum.
Text 4
W：Excuse me, but it's a bit hot here.Is it OK if I open the window
M：Fine with me.I feel a little hot too.
Text 5
W：Who do you think is a better student, Jack or his brother
M：Both are pretty good.Jack is cleverer while his brother works harder.
Text 6
W：How's your biology homework going
M：Not very well.I can't work out what I have to do.
W：In that case, it probably won't be much use looking online.You can find all the information you need there, but if you don't know what to do with it, it's not really going to help you.Have you seen Mr.Benson about it
M：No, not yet.
W：It might be best, as he set the homework in the first place.Take your textbook with you when you go so he can explain everything to you using that.
M：Good idea!
Text 7
M：Do you want to meet at the Main Station？I'm taking the 7∶30 train downtown, so I should be there by 8∶15.
W：OK.I'm planning on getting a lift from my place.If I get there early, you'll find me at the newly opened Reading Barn having a visit or buying some books.
M：I know the Reading Barn.I'm sure I'll want a look too.
W：Cool.Then see you at the shop across from the ticket office!
M：OK, see you!
W：Oh, don't forget to text me if you run into any delays.
M：No problem.
Text 8
W：Adam, I'm sorry.
M：But where have you been，Alice？You're over an hour late.
W：Yes.But I couldn't help it.I was late getting off work for a start，and then I missed the bus.The bus I did catch got caught in a traffic jam.
M：But why were you so late getting off work？The office closes at six, doesn't it
W：Yes, but there was a rush at the moment, and my boss asked me to do some urgent letters.
M：But didn't you tell him you had an appointment
W：Well, no.I thought I'd finish in about five minutes.If it hadn't been for missing the bus and the traffic, I wouldn't have been so late.I'm sorry.
M：Well, you're here.And that's the main thing.
Text 9
W：Thank you for coming down today, Mr. Parker.Would you like some coffee
M：No, thank you.
W：Mr. Parker, please tell us what you saw on the night of February 18th.
M：Well, I was walking home from work that night.I usually drive to work，but my car was in the shop that day.Anyway, I saw this little old lady crossing the street, and this guy came out of nowhere and grabbed her purse.
W：Did he have a gun, Mr. Parker
M：It was dark, but I'm sure I didn't see any weapons.He did push her down to the ground, though.She screamed, and the man ran away.
W：Did you see what he was wearing
M：He had a black baseball hat on.He was wearing blue jeans and white shoes.
W：Do you remember how tall he was？What about his build
M：He seemed kind of normal, I suppose...
W：Could you be more specific, Mr. Parker
M：I'm sorry.I'm really not good at guessing those kinds of things.He is a little shorter and a little heavier than me.I'm six feet tall and I weigh 190 pounds.
W：That's very helpful, Mr. Parker.Thank you.
Text 10
M：Here is a piece of news about paper.Scientists have come up with a new type of paper that can be used again up to 20 times.Users will be able to either remove the writing from the paper themselves, or leave it to disappear over a period of time, after which the paper will be completely blank and ready to be printed on again.There is no big change in quality between the first and the twentieth printout.Under normal circumstances it seems that the writing will remain perfectly clear for at least three days, long enough for most practical purposes.The new process does not require ink.Instead, the paper is printed on by using a mixture of chemicals and light.If users want the print to disappear more quickly, they can apply heat to the paper.This can take as little as ten minutes.The hope is that in the future this paper will be widely used, providing an environmentally friendly alternative to the ordinary paper.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
(2022·全国乙卷)
Henry Raeburn(1756—1823)
The Exhibition
This exhibition of some sixty masterpieces celebrating the life and work of Scotland's best loved painter, Sir Henry Raeburn, comes to London.Selected from collections throughout the world, it is the first major exhibition of his work to be held in over forty years.
Lecture Series
Scottish National Portrait(肖像画) Gallery presents a series of lectures for the general public.They are held in the Lecture Room.Admission to lectures if free.
An Introduction to Raeburn Sunday 26 Oct., 15∶00 DUNCAN THOMSON Raeburn's English Contemporaries Thursday 30 Oct., 13∶10 JUDY EGERTON
Characters and Characterisation in Raeburn's Portraits Thursday 6 Nov., 13∶10 NICHOLAS PHILLIPSON Raeburn and Artist's Training in the 18th Century Thursday 13 Nov., 13∶10 MARTIN POSTLE
Exhibition Times
Monday—Saturday 10∶00—17∶45
Sunday 12∶00—17∶45
Last admission to the exhibition: 17∶15. There is no re-admission.
Closed: 24—26 December and 1 January.
Admission
￡4. Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
Schools and Colleges
A special low entrance charge of ￡2 per person is available to all in full-time education, up to and including those at first degree level, in organised groups with teachers.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了苏格兰最受爱戴的画家亨利·雷本的作品展和系列讲座的相关信息。
21．What is the right time for attending Raeburn's English Contemporaries
A．Sun. 26 Oct. B．Thurs. 30 Oct.
C．Thurs. 6 Nov. D．Thurs.13 Nov.
22．How much would a couple with two children under 12 pay for admission
A．￡4. B．￡8.
C．￡12. D．￡16.
23．How can full-time students get group discounts
A．They should go on Sunday mornings.
B．They should come from art schools.
C．They must be led by teachers.
D．They must have ID cards with them.
B
(2023·山东省泰安市高二期末)
The best friendship to be described in Chinese literature probably the one between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi.
Yu was a famous master(大师) music who played the qin well.
Once, he took a boat trip to the state of Chu.Inspired by the beautiful view along the way, Yu took out his qin and began to play.After a while, he noticed a woodsman(樵夫) enjoy his music quietly.The man was Zhong Ziqi.When Yu played music that described high mountains, Zhong said: “How wonderful it is! I seem to see Taishan Mountain.” And when he played music that described flowing water, Zhong said: “How wonderful it is! I seem to see the rushing river.” Yu was surprised by the woodsman's words because the man could really understand his music.When Zhong died the following year, Yu was so upset that he took out his qin to play the music of the “high mountains and flowing water” one last time for Zhong.When he was done, he broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again.
Now, the phrase “high mountains and flowing water” is used to stand for the true friendship.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了俞伯牙和钟子期的故事。
24．Yu Boya was a famous .
A．singer and he sang well
B．musician and he played the qin well
C．woodsman and he liked fishing
D．painter and he was be good at high mountains and flowing water
25．When Zhong died the following year, ..
A．Yu was so upset
B．Yu played the music of the “high mountains and flowing water'' one last time for Zhong
C．Yu broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again
D．A, B and C
26．Now, the phrase “high mountains and flowing water” is used to .
A．stand for the true friendship
B．stand for Chinese literature
C．high mountains and flowing water
D．like to do harm to people
27．We can infer that Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi are .
A．Teacher and student B．Classmates
C．Good friends D．Family
C
(2023·广东省深圳市南头中学高二期末)
At one time or another in your life you have probably done origami, even if it was just making a paper airplane or something more complicated like a paper crane.The chances are that as you did it, you reflected on how inventive this traditional art is.Animals, boxes, flowers, boats: it all can be created from a single square or rectangular sheet of paper simply by folding it.No cutting, no pasting.
But did you ever stop to think how the same techniques might be applied to engineering Equipment that could be of real practical use Origami meets the demand for things that need to be small when transported and large when they arrive, like the everyday umbrella.In fact, origami-inspired creations have already flown in space; in 1995, Japanese engineers launched a satellite with solar panels that folded like a map.
“It's now mathematically proven that you can pretty much fold anything，” says physicist Robert J．Lang, who quit his engineering job eight years ago to fold things full-time.Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a well-known car manufacturer on the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard.He is currently working on a space telescope lens that, if all goes according to plan, should be able to unfold to the size of a football field.
At the other end of the scale, researchers are also working on tiny folding devices that could lead to breakthroughs in medicine and computing.There's no doubt that computers of the future may contain tiny, folded motors or capacitors for faster processing and better memory.
Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine.“Some day，” says MIT's Erik Demaine, “we'll build reconfigurable(可重构的) robots that can fold on their own from one thing into another, like Transformers.Too much like science fiction to be true Maybe—though you certainly wouldn't want to bet against it.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。折纸是一种具有创造性的传统艺术，而现在它已经被应用到技术工程领域，人们利用折纸原理创造出了很多可折叠的装置。折纸工程将在很大程度上影响未来的医药、计算机和机器人行业。
28．What do we know about origami .
A．It consumes lots of time.
B．It involves interesting ideas.
C．It requires complex techniques.
D．It has to do with cutting and pasting.
29．Which of the following is an application of origami .
A．A space telescope lens can be folded to the size of an umbrella.
B．A satellite is equipped with solar panels and a folded map.
C．An airbag can be better folded into a dashboard of a car.
D．A future computer contains many huge folded motors.
30．What is Erik Demaine's attitude towards origami engineering .
A．Hopeful. B．Doubtful.
C．Disapproving. D．Ambiguous.
31．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear .
A．Entertainment. B．Culture.
C．Education. D．Pop-science.
D
(2023·广东省江门市第一中学高二期末)
American illustration changed dramatically.Pictures that Norman Rockwell created with oil paint on canvas(油画布) were gradually superseded by “photo illustrations”. Today, illustrators are able to make pictures with computers to put in magazines that arrive on the Internet.Digital images and electronic art are more and more popular.
But the heart of illustration will always be its creativity, not its tools.Just ask award-winning artist Gary Kelley.He is no software engineer working in Silicon Valley; instead, he has enjoyed a long and successful career working from a town in Iowa.He still uses traditional media such as oil paint and pastels, but his ideas are new.
Illustrators drawing for advertisements get paid the best, but that is not always the most fun.For Kelley, it's the storytelling aspects of art that make illustration fun and interesting.He started by illustrating stories for magazines such as Time, The New Yorker, and so on.With fewer magazine stories to illustrate, he started to create a series of murals(壁画) for the national bookstore chain Barnes & Noble.He also illustrated a number of books.More recently he has illustrated novels.
But perhaps the most interesting innovation was Kelley's attempt to illustrate music.Kelley recalled that he was listening to The Planets, an orchestral suite by a famous English composer, when images began to appear in his mind.He decided to see if he could create pictures that showed the qualities of the music.He said, “I'm going to see what happens.”
He associated a series of beautiful pictures to be projected on a huge screen above an orchestra while it performed.He found a willing partner in the WCF Symphony Orchestra in the creation of the illustrated music.Their work was well received, which motivated Kelley to create more.The Planets was followed by Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony, Gustav Mahler's Nachtmusik, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite, and even music by Duke Ellington.
The lesson here is that a true artist can find all the creativity they want, right where they are.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国的插图发生了巨大的变化，数字图像和电子艺术越来越流行， 插画师Kelley进行了创新，创作了音乐插画。
32．What does the underlined word “superseded” in Paragraph 1 probably mean .
A．Identified. B．Replaced.
C．Reserved. D．Presented.
33．Why did Kelley shift his focus to something beyond magazine stories .
A．To seek a relatively high payment.
B．To adapt to the changing market.
C．To improve his illustration skills.
D．To transform the illustration industry.
34．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？ .
A．How Kelley benefits from music.
B．How Kelley is usually inspired to draw.
C．How Kelley attempted to compose music.
D．How Kelley was inspired to illustrate music.
35．What's implied about Kelley's music illustration in the last but one paragraph .
A．It came at a high cost.
B．It will soon be outdated.
C．It proved to be very popular.
D．It helped increase the quality of music
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。
(2023·广东省广州市象贤中学高二期末)
Cayce Zavaglia is an artist with a unique transformation to her work. 36. Painting with tiny needles is not as fast as painting with a brush. 37. It takes two months—nearly 200 hours to complete a portrait.
38. Once she decides, she invites that person to her studio and takes hundreds of photographs.She studies the way the light falls across the person's face.After many hours of studying the photos, she chooses the perfect one for her portrait.Next, she enlarges the photo on a canvas(画布)．Then, she matches the colors in the photo and the stitching begins.
Cayce starts with the hair and forehead, then moves on to the shoulders and clothing, and finally the face.The human face is what she most enjoys creating in her art. 39. In a portrait of her baby daughter, the skin appears soft and smooth.In a portrait of her dad, the stitches show a wrinkled and aging face.
Cayce believes her success depends on three things: her choice of colors, the length and direction of the stitches, and her ability to make the portrait look true.She loves the surprise when people view her art.From a distance, people believe the portraits are painted. 40.
A．She makes sure the person looks straight into her.
B．The biggest challenge is making the skin look real.
C．Instead of painting with a brush，she sews with a needle.
D．Cayce's first step is deciding who will be in the portrait.
E．She loves creating portraits of her family and close friends.
F．It requires a lot of patience, for you often have to rethread your needle.
G．But when they take a closer look, they see the portrait has been embroidered.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一位用针作画的艺术家Cayce Zavaglia，包括她作画的方式，对自己画的看法，以及人们对画的感觉。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2023·吉林省长春市第二中学高二期末)
Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain.Schools should add classes, not cut them.Nearly 20 years ago a small study advanced the 41. that listening to Mozart's Sonata could boost mental functioning.It was not long 42. trademarked “Mozart effect” products appealed to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to the famous universities like Harvard and Yale.Georgia's governor even 43. giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.
The 44. for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the 45. study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect.In recent years, 46. , scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, as opposed to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based “brain fitness” game 47. in a while.
Advanced monitoring 48. have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon.And they have found that music 49. can produce profound and lasting changes that 50. the general ability to learn.These results should 51. public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.
Studies have shown 52. instrument training from an early age can help the brain to 53. sounds better, making it 54. to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics.The musically experienced are better able to 55. a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming at a subordinate(下属)．They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了音乐会在大脑中产生深刻而持久的变化，它可以提高心理机能，提升脑力。
41．A．notice B．note
C．idea D．impression
42．A．that B．until
C．since D．before
43．A．proposed B．pushed
C．submitted D．subjected
44．A．witness B．evidence
C．symptom D．context
45．A．recent B．advanced
C．original D．latest
46．A．however B．moreover
C．then D．therefore
47．A．quite B．once
C．often D．much
48．A．management B．techniques
C．information D．skills
49．A．subjects B．models
C．causes D．lessons
50．A．enhance B．introduce
C．ensure D．instruct
51．A．convey B．convince
C．communication D．conclude
52．A．urgent B．casual
C．diligent D．occasional
53．A．proceed B．process
C．prefer D．predict
54．A．easier B．harder
C．tougher D．faster
55．A．count on B．concentrate on
C．insist on D．depend on
非选择题部分
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2023·吉林省实验中学高二期末)
Chinese paper cutting or jianzhi is the first paper-cutting design, 56.dating (date) back to the Eastern Han Dynasty.Due to its unique 57.artistic (art) appeal, after hundreds of years' development, the paper-cuts have become a means of decorations 58.which/that is popular both home and abroad.
59.Generally (general), the paper-cuts are used to decorate doors and windows, thus sometimes they 60.are referred (refer) to as—chuanghua (Window Flower)．They are also used for religious and ceremonial purposes, buried with the dead and burned at funerals.
Chinese people believe the red paper-cuts on the door can bring good fortune and happiness 61.to the whole family.As a result, paper-cuts are more often seen during traditional Chinese festivals, the Spring Festival in particular.
People find hope and comfort in expressing best 62.wishes (wish) with paper-cuttings.For instance: for a wedding ceremony, red paper-cuttings are a traditional decoration on the tea set, the dressing table glass, and other furniture. 63.A big red paper character—Xi(happiness) is a traditional must on the newly-wed's (新婚夫妇) door.With its popularity 64.increasing (increase) , we may never fail 65.to feel (feel) the existence of Chinese paper-cutting all over the world.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了中国剪纸的起源和发展。
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)
(2023·河北省沧州市月考)
假定你是李华，上周你校举办了主题为“最受尊敬的劳动者”的艺术作品展。你的朋友Jack对此很感兴趣，请你给他写一封电子邮件介绍这个活动，内容包括：
1．参加人员；
2．展览内容(摄影、绘画、手工作品等)；
3．展览反响。
注意：1.写作词数80左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
参考词汇：最受尊敬的劳动者Most Honored Workers
Dear Jack，
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Yours，
Li Hua
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。
(2023·重庆市南开中学高三期中)
A Real Hero
Mindy had a pet dog.She took him for a walk every day.Usually she took him to a park near her house.The park was next to a river.Many people took their dogs there.Almost all the dog owners knew each other.They often stopped and had a talk.
For Mindy, it had been a happy place until a homeless man moved into the park.He usually slept under a tree near the river.He was very dirty.He had no teeth, and his clothes were old.He even sometimes talked to himself.Mindy was a bit frightened.When she went to the park, she tried to stay close to other dog walkers.She was unwilling to meet the scary man.
Then winter came and it was cold and wet in the park.The homeless man didn't have warm clothes and seemed as if he couldn't bear to go through the winter.
One morning when Mindy was walking in the park, she encountered the homeless man again.To Mindy's surprise, he was wearing a warm yellow hat that was quite new and clean.He walked towards her, smiling and pointing at his hat.Mindy was so scared that she ran as quickly as she could.“Mindy！” one of the dog walkers called out to her.It was Alison.Mindy ran towards her.
“Mindy! He is harmless! He won't hurt you! He just wants to show you his new hat! He is so happy，” explained Alison.But Mindy still felt bad.“I'm sorry, but where did he get the hat？” Mindy asked.“I bought it for him.I saw it in the $2 shop.It is so cold and he is so poor.I wanted to do something for him，” answered Alison.“It's very kind of you，” said Mindy with a smile.
Over the following few days the weather became even worse.It rained all day and all night, Mindy didn't want to enter the park.Though she felt OK, she was still afraid of the homeless man.So she just took her dog for a walk along the streets outside the park instead.
注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
One night when Mindy was watching the TV news, the words “Homeless hero saves a man and a child！”appeared.____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
The car driver was moved to tears. ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
