新建二中2023—2024学年度下学期11月份期中考试
高三英语
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案:C。
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What time will the bus leave
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30.
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Where is the woman now
A. In the art building. B. In the sports center. C. At the reception.
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What will Mary do in London
A. She will study there.
B. She will go sightseeing there.
C. She will pick up Hanson at the airport.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. Attending a meeting. B. Visiting a kindergarten. C. Getting some new books.
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Who is the woman complaining about
A. Her son. B. Her neighbor. C. Her husband.
第二节(共15 小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the restaurant. B. In a company. C. At the train station.
7. Why is the carpet here
A. To have its quality tested.
B. To display and promote sales.
C. To welcome the important visitors.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What do we know about the man
A. He is new here. B. His life has been saved. C. He visits dentists regularly.
9. When can the man visit the dentist
A. Tomorrow morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow afternoon.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What’s the man doing
A. He’s hosting a program. B. He’s planning his journey. C. He’s preparing for a magazine.
11. What’s the most difficult for the couple
A. Eating. B. Sleeping. C. Illness.
12. What has happened to the woman
A. She is healthier than before.
B. She has got her house back.
C. She has got new ideas for her book.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Where does the man’s father work
A. In the open air. B. On the farmland. C. In the city museum.
14. What started the father’s love for historical sites
A. His longing for money. B. His childhood experience. C. The explanation of the experts.
15. What’s the biggest challenge in his work
A. The size of the site. B. The transportation. C. The location of the site.
16. How does the man feel about his father’s work
A. Worried. B. Unworthy. C. Proud.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. When was the Ice Music Festival Norway founded
A. In 2000. B. In 2006. C. In 2016.
18. What’s special about the instruments
A. They are made in the theater hall.
B They are convenient and easy to make.
C. They are locally made and carried to the concerts.
19. Which of the following can best describe the concerts
A. Popular. B. Expensive. C. Profitable.
20. What does Isungset aim to do
A. Bond music with nature.
B. Promote his musical talent.
C. Perform for 2026 Winter Olympics.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15 小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
TEAN is committed to giving students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience studying abroad in a new and exciting culture. We recognize that in many instances additional funding is necessary to make the study abroad experience both affordable and realistic. These scholarships were created as an attempt to help students with the financial commitments required for an international education experience.
TEAN provides numerous scholarships, including an annual full ride scholarship, need- and merit-based scholarships, diversity scholarships, even a photography scholarship, plus others.
TEAN FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP
The Education Abroad Network Full Ride Scholarship is designed to give a stand-out student the opportunity to study abroad. The scholarship can be used for any Summer or Fall TEAN program and covers tuition, program fees, orientation and housing.
REQUIREMENTS
● Students must have their study abroad office complete the Statement from University form in order to be considered for the scholarship.
● Must meet GPA (Grade Point Average) requirement for the individual program that they want to attend.
● Must be a university student in the United States.
● Students can only apply for the scholarship once per application cycle; applicants should select their top program choice when applying for the scholarship.
● Scholarship applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
SELECTION CRITERIA
● Will be based on the overall application materials, including a personal essay addressing the following question: “Why have you selected this program How is it tied to your major ”
● Applications will be judged by a panel of TEAN staff members.
● Assessment will be based on the following: excellence in academics active participation in extra-curricular activities, achievement in leadership skills, awareness of the value of international education and the personal essay.
● No interview required.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
June 1, 2024
21. How many times is the full ride scholarship offered in a year
A. Anytime B. Once C. Twice D. Self-determined
22. What may be the reason if an applicant fails to be accepted
A. He or she has made a random program choice.
B. He or she has the statement form completed.
C. The application is submitted up to the deadline.
D. He or she has missed the date of the interview.
23. How many aspects does an admission base on to all qualified applicants
A. 4 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9
B
Anyone who has never been to China Braille Library will draw to mind various images of the place.They would wonder how the library works all the way.In fact, the library offers readers a pleasant space with several broad reading rooms on the third floor,and has 18,269 kinds of books, including 3,523 kinds of braille books, 809 kinds of braille journals, 419 kinds of books written in both braille and visible language, and 142 kinds of children’s ordinary books.
The library is open to the 17 million visually impaired people in China. This library has an arrangement with China Post, under which it has manufactured a special kind of mailing bag with cards where the address of the library is printed on one side.The borrowers can make phone calls, or send WeChat messages or emails to the librarian, listing the books they are seeking. The librarian then fishes out these books, puts them into the mailing bag, fills in the address of the borrower on the other side of the card and waits for a postman to pick up the bag.Whenever the borrower finishes reading, he or she needs to put the books back into the bag, turn the address card around and put it into a postbox for the books to return to the library.
In the age of multimedia, books have taken various forms. That applies to the world of the visually impaired, too.CBL offers its readers a smart listening device that looks like an old-fashioned cellphone. Guided by a recorded voice, a user has to just press a few buttons to gain access to 20 terabytes of audiobooks stored on the CBL website.The smart listening device is part of a Digital Reading Project for the Blind launched by China Disabled Persons’ Federation in 2017.
As part of the program, the government purchased 200,000 such devices and distributed them to the over 400 Braille libraries and barrier-free reading rooms nationwide for lending to the visually impaired. Now, 80 percent of them are still in use, which means more than 160,000 visually impaired people are benefiting from it.
24. What work does the China Braille Library aim at doing
A. Helping the blind people with their education.
B. Increasing the collections of its books.
C. Building a super library.
D. Changing the service style of Chinese library.
25. How can the borrowers benefit from the China Braille Library
A. Coming to the library B. Going to school
C. Staying at home D. Being in the post office
26. What can the underlined term in the second paragraph most probably mean
A. tests out B. tries out C. pulls out D. squeezes out
27. What is implied in the passage
A. The government has more supporting programs
B. Eighty percent of the blind people can come to the library.
C. Average libraries have received 200000 books.
D. Most of the government’ efforts have come into effect.
C
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
Sheriff Greg Capers said authorities were still searching for the 39-year-old suspect following the night shooting in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston. He said the suspect used an AR-style rifle in the shooting.
Capers said there were 10 people in the house and that no one else was injured. He said two of the victims, believed to be from Honduras, were found laying over two children inside.
“The Honduran ladies that were laying over these children were doing it in such an effort as to protect the child,” Capers said.
The conflict followed family members walking up to the fence and asking the suspect to stop shooting rounds, Capers said. The suspect responded by telling them that it was his property, according to Capers, and that one person in the house got a video of the suspect walking up to the front door with the rifle.
Three of the victims were women and one was a man. Their names were not released. Capers said the victims were between the ages of 8 and about 40 years old.
Authorities have previously been to the suspect’s home, according to Capers. “Police officers have come over and spoke with him about the shooting his gun in the yard,” he said.
Capers said some of those in the house had just moved from Houston earlier in the week, but he did not know whether they were planning to stay there.
The US is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023. The violence is sparked by a range of motives: murder-suicides and domestic violence; gang revenge ; school shootings and so on. All have taken the lives of four or more people at once since Jan 1.
28. Where was the suspect when the conflict started
A. In his own yard. B. In the police office.
C. In the neighbor’s house. D. Together with the policemen.
29. How many victims lost their lives in the shooting accident
A. 4. B. 8. C. 5. D. 10.
30. How did the suspect possibly look at the firing rounds
A. He hates neighboring others.
B. He owns the freedom of doing so.
C. He is willing to give up if warned.
D. He speaks up for the mass violence.
31. What is possible to be implied in the last paragraph
A. More firings may happen in the area of Honduras.
B. More victims may lose their lives in social violence.
C. Immigrants will be mostly targeted in mass killings.
D The Honduran family will suffer a violent revenge.
D
Rates of anti-dining syndrome in newborns surged in recent years, but a newer approach to caring for newborn babies exposed to drugs during pregnancy gets them out of the hospital sooner and with less medication. Newborns in drug withdrawal may experience upset stomach, miserable crying and extreme discomfort. Researchers looked at the impacts of the ESC (Eat, Sleep, Console care) approach on 1,300 infants at 26 US hospitals, and compared them with the current standard for caring for infants exposed to drugs.
ESC encourages involvement from parents, and prioritizes care that doesn’t involve medication, breastfeeding, for example. The usual approach involves a nurse measuring a baby’s withdrawal symptoms before providing treatment.
Compared to usual care, use of the ESC approach substantially decreased time until those infants were medically ready for discharge, without increasing specified harmful outcomes.
The infants assessed with the ESC method were discharged after eight days on average, compared with almost 15 days for the infants who were cared for by the standard approach. Additionally, infants in the ESC care group were 63% less likely to receive drug medication — 19.5% received medication compared with 52% in the group receiving usual care.
The current approach to usual care is a very comprehensive and nurse-led way of assessing the infant, whereas the ESC approach involves the mom in the way that you assess the infant, and allows the mom to try her best to comfort the infants and see if the infant is able to be consoled or is able to eat or is able to sleep.
“So, in that way, it’s a little bit more functional, like looking at the abilities of the infants versus how severely the infant is affected. Assessment results determine whether a baby should receive medication to control withdrawal symptoms,’’ said Baker, the director of the NIH HEAL Initiative, which provides funds to researchers studying ways to relieve the country’s drug health crisis.
32. Which of the followings can’t be listed as the difference between the current and ESC approach
A. The method in removing the drug withdrawal syndrome.
B. The time when the newborns are discharged form treatment.
C. The contribution the mom made in assessing how the syndrome progressed.
D. The tough time the infants experienced in discharging the sufferings.
33. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph One refer to
A. Impacts of ESC approach on the infants. B. Infants with drug withdrawal syndrome.
C. Hospitals caring for those infants. D. Researchers who conducted the study.
34. What does the author tend to focus on in caring the newborns with anti-dining syndrome
A. Figuring out how the infants can recover themselves.
B Looking at what is affecting the infants severely.
C. The pace in which hospitals are implementing the care approach.
D. The rules nurses and moms are playing in dealing with the emergency.
35. How does the author show his support to the ESC approach
A. Parents should be convinced of the effective approach.
B. All infants with the infectious syndrome will recover with its help.
C. Maybe fewer of the severe infants should receive medication-based treatment.
D. The current standard should be more comprehensive in practical treatment.
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。
UK taxpayers will pay tens of millions of pounds towards the cost of the King’s coronation. ____36____, including fans of the royals, who feel the expense particularly upset.
_____37_____, which has stood above 10% in March, down slightly from the month prior, but still far higher than in the United States and Europe.
______38______. They were rising at their fastest rate in more than 45 years in March as high input and labor costs have hurt domestic producers, and as a weaker pound has made imports more expensive.
The strain has pushed record numbers of people toward the UK’s legions of food banks providing free groceries as wages have failed to keep pace with inflation.
The Trussell Trust, which distributes groceries to about 1,200 food banks, said last week that its network had handed out nearly 3 million emergency food parcels in the year to the end of March.______39______, and a 37% rise on the previous 12-month period.
“We are experiencing an unprecedented rise in the number of people coming to the food bank._____40_____.” Brian Thomas, chief executive at South Tyneside Foodbank, located in England’s northeast, said in a statement.
A. That’s a record for a single year
B. Food price rises show no signs of pulling back
C. Inflation in the UK has rocketed over the past year
D. The increasingly higher prices are beyond people’s expectations.
E. Food banks have finally removed those long-accumulated products.
F. But millions of people are struggling to make ends meet as prices rise
G. They are no longer able to balance a low income against rising living costs
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The impressive collection of literature in the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu province, ___41___ one of the most inclusive, advanced and open ___42___ of the ancient Chinese, says Dunhuang specialist Zhao Xiaoxing.
___43___ in the Hexi Corridor, the main line of the ancient Silk Road, the caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, have been promoting goods and cultural ___44___between the East and the West for more than 1,600 years.
While the Dunhuang wall paintings have recorded the glories of the past ___45___ , the more than 60,000 items of literature___46___ in the Library Cave, or Cave 17, dating from the 4th to the 11th centuries, have kept the ___47___ original quality through the written word, according to Dunhuang Academy.
The value of the ___48___ was thoroughly demonstrated during the launch of the Digital Library Cave, a gamelike program ___49___ enables users to virtually witness, and participate in, the____50____ and fall of the Library Cave on the website Digital Dunhuang or via the WeChat miniprogram, Cloud Museum of Dunhuang Caves.
The Library Cave ___51___ in the mid-9th century and later___52___ unopened for almost 1,000 years ___53___ being accidentally discovered by Taoist priest Wang Yuanlu in 1900.The majority of its cultural relics, consisting of Buddhist manuscripts, ___54___ and economic documents and other delicate and ___55___items, are now kept in foreign museums.
41. A. collects B. represents C. finds D. changes
42. A. aspects B. difficulties C. moods D. hobbies
43. A. Sat B. Located C. Lost D. Moved
44. A. formations B. productions C. companies D. exchanges
45. A. visually B. vocally C. slowly D. brightly
46. A. rooted B. imagined C. housed D. printed
47. A. cultural B. national C. historical D. literal
48. A. books B. statues C. features D. literature
49. A. what B. that C. as D. whose
50. A. rise B. progress C. start D. innovation
51. A. was checked B. was ruined C. was built D. was removed
52. A. felt B. seemed C. banned D. remained
53. A. unless B. whether C. before D. after
54. A. overseas B. political C. additional D. fundamental
55. A. precious B. affordable C. secret D. fashionable
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。
An exhibition of British Victoria-era art and craft opened at Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Friday — the first of its kind in China.
Entitled Splendour, Art in the Age of Victoria, the exhibition includes oil paintings, water-color paintings, sculptures, garments, ___56___(piece) of jewelry and ceramics categories.
More than 100 artworks come from Britain’s National Museums Liverpool, ___57___ are joined by collections from Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum and China National Silk Museum.
The Victoria era (1837-1901)___58___ (mark) the height of the British Industrial Revolution and gave birth to a boom of British culture and arts. Some items on show reflect the ____59____ (combine) of Western and Eastern elements amid the trade globalization.
“The exhibition explores fine and ___60___ (decorate) arts from the peak period of British history, the reign of Queen Victoria. ...Our trade and relationship___61___ China is one that we value and one that is really important for us ___62___ (continue) into the modern day,” said Laura Pye, director of National Museums Liverpool in a video message at the exhibition launching ceremony on Thursday night.
During the Victorian era, blue-and-white porcelains were ___63___ (eager) collected by influential British artists and fast became ___64___(fashion) within a growing middle class. “From European objects to oriental porcelain, the exhibition collections also enrich ___65___history of cultural interactions between the East and West,” said John, the British consulate general to Guangzhou.
The exhibition will run until Aug 20.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，下周一你校将组织以“梦想”为主题的“英文诗歌创作”比赛。请你给外教老师Jim写一封求助信，请求批改相关语法和诗歌规则的内容。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
67. 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。
I had always enjoyed living in my flat on the top floor of a Victorian building in Wimbledon. Being so high up made me feel safe and secure, and I enjoyed wonderful views across the tree tops. I had never expected that I would experience a fire in the flat.
One night I went to sleep as usual after setting my alarm clock for 7 am and switching off the bedside light. A few hours later, I woke up puzzled. I could smell smoke and I could see that the bedroom was extremely dark. Then I realized the room was so dark because it was filled with smoke. I immediately left my bed and stood by the door. I was in panic. I was also convinced that I had somehow caused the fire without knowing it. I thought, “What will my neighbors think I must get rid of the smoke before it gets into their flats.”
I managed to make my way to the curtains and tried to draw them open. This simple everyday act proved quite beyond me. When I finally opened the window, I saw all my neighbors standing on the lawn below, tightly wrapped up in their dressing gowns against the December cold. Then I realized it wasn’t me that had caused the fire. It was someone else.
Even though I had taken many fire awareness courses at work, I forgot everything I’d ever been taught at that time. My one instinct was to flee down the stairs.
“There’s a fire! Stay by the window!” someone shouted below the building. And that man’s words of warning stopped me and helped save my life. If I had opened my front door at the top of the stairwell to escape, the flames raging below would have been drawn upwards by the rush of oxygen and would have swept over me in an instant. I knew I should go to the kitchen and wait for help by the window there. I knew the firemen would save me using a ladder.
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。
So I went to the kitchen.
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Finally, the firemen arrived.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________新建二中2023—2024学年度下学期11月份期中考试
高三英语
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案:C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What time will the bus leave
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I wonder if Alex will be here by 8 o’clock for the bus.
M: His mother said he left at 6:30. One and a half hours should be enough for him to get to the station.
W: Alex you know is always late, so it’s hard to tell.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where is the woman now
A. In the art building. B. In the sports center. C. At the reception.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Excuse me. How can I get to the sports center
M: Let me see. Get out of the reception. Turn left, walk past the art building, and you’ll find it on your left.
W: Thank you.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will Mary do in London
A. She will study there.
B. She will go sightseeing there.
C. She will pick up Hanson at the airport.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Stephen, do you have any friends in London My sister Mary has been admitted into a university college in London. She will go there to register next Friday.
M: Don’t worry. I will call my friend Hansen and ask him to fetch her at the airport.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. Attending a meeting. B. Visiting a kindergarten. C. Getting some new books.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: The kindergarten needs some new books. How can we get some
W: I think we should have a meeting to talk about it.
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Who is the woman complaining about
A. Her son. B. Her neighbor. C. Her husband.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I’ve got to talk with the next door young man.
M: Why Has he still been drumming at night
W: Drumming He is always throwing a party every weekend singing, dancing and shouting.
第二节(共15 小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the restaurant. B. In a company. C. At the train station.
7. Why is the carpet here
A. To have its quality tested.
B. To display and promote sales.
C. To welcome the important visitors.
【答案】6. C 7. A
【解析】
【原文】M: This is a splendid carpet. Are you expecting any important visitors
W: We put this red carpet down just for you.
M: You’re joking. Tell me the truth. Why is the carpet on the platform
W: A carpet company laid it here this morning. They want to know how it works with so many passengers stepping on it every day. It will be here for a month.
M: It’s a good idea.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What do we know about the man
A. He is new here. B. His life has been saved. C. He visits dentists regularly.
9. When can the man visit the dentist
A. Tomorrow morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow afternoon.
【答案】8. A 9. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Doctor Smith office, how can I help
M: I’d like to make an appointment to see the dentist.
W: Are you one of the regular patients
M: No, I have recently moved to this area. And a friend of mine recommended Doctor Smith.
W: I see. What’s wrong with your teeth
M: I have a toothache.
W: I can manage tomorrow morning.
M: What about this afternoon I’m in a lot of pain.
W: Let me see. Our clinic is very busy this afternoon, but I can fit you in around 4:00 pm. Does that work for you
M: Yes. Thank you very much. You saved me.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What’s the man doing
A. He’s hosting a program. B. He’s planning his journey. C. He’s preparing for a magazine.
11. What’s the most difficult for the couple
A. Eating. B. Sleeping. C. Illness.
12. What has happened to the woman
A. She is healthier than before.
B. She has got her house back.
C. She has got new ideas for her book.
【答案】10. A 11. B 12. A
【解析】
【原文】M: So Mindy, would you please tell the listeners why you decided to make the long walking journey
W: It was a hard decision. My husband, Brian and I were homeless because of wrong investment. We had only $320 in the bank. Worse still, I got a serious disease. We had no way out. Quite by accident, we read a magazine The Old Hikers Guide.
M: How was your life like
W: We lived on boiled noodles, only having some hamburgers sometimes as a treat. The hardest part was that in some areas, camping is illegal. So we had to camp late at night and pack up early in the morning.
M: That sounds a struggle.
W: It was. However, I found my symptoms strangely disappear, and our bodies turned for the better. We even found the long lost strong muscles.
M: What else were you doing during the journey
W: I have been writing as a nature writer and hoping for the future.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Where does the man’s father work
A. In the open air. B. On the farmland. C. In the city museum.
14. What started the father’s love for historical sites
A. His longing for money. B. His childhood experience. C. The explanation of the experts.
15. What’s the biggest challenge in his work
A. The size of the site. B. The transportation. C. The location of the site.
16. How does the man feel about his father’s work
A. Worried. B. Unworthy. C. Proud.
【答案】13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Hemsen Hemony, I hear that your father is working on protecting a historical site.
M: Yes. It’s in Cambodia, my hometown, known as a museum without walls, where there are nearly 260 historical sites, including tombs, cliff paintings and ruins.
W: Wow, but doesn’t it mean he shall manage a huge area.
M: No, he’s just responsible for one particular area about eight square kilometers. Once a week, he walks around checking over 20 ancient tombs and reporting the updates to the government.
W: How long has he been engaged in the work
M: About 5 years. But my father’s bond with historical sites goes back much further. When he was a kid, his parents discovered some old objects while working on their own farmland. They invited some experts to identify these objects and found they were clear evidence of living locals in ancient times.
W: Unbelievable. Your father must enjoy his work a lot.
M: Definitely yes. But there are still many challenges. Sometimes he has to ride his motorcycle or walk through valleys when his vehicle can’t deal with the rough conditions. However, none of these difficulties can stop his love for his work.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. When was the Ice Music Festival Norway founded
A. In 2000. B. In 2006. C. In 2016.
18. What’s special about the instruments
A. They are made in the theater hall.
B. They are convenient and easy to make.
C. They are locally made and carried to the concerts.
19. Which of the following can best describe the concerts
A. Popular. B. Expensive. C. Profitable.
20. What does Isungset aim to do
A. Bond music with nature.
B. Promote his musical talent.
C. Perform for 2026 Winter Olympics.
【答案】17. B 18. C 19. A 20. A
【解析】
【原文】In 2000, Norwegian composer and instrumentalist Terje Isungset performed the world’s first ice music concert inside a frozen waterfall in Lillehammer. Six years later, Isungset founded the annual Ice Music Festival Norway, attracting curious adventurers to experience this unique way of connecting nature through music. So what exactly is ice music Musicians tap beats out on naturally forming ice, or play instruments made from ice. Carving the instruments usually takes at least 3 days to several weeks. Both getting ice and its quality depend on weather. After the instruments are made, they may be preserved in storage freezers and travel with their masters. Isungset and his team have recorded eight albums and performed about 70 concerts a year all over the world like in China, Australia, Japan, India, and USA. Linhart, an American artist, is working on including ice music as part of the 2026 Winter Olympics celebration in Italy. But for Isungset, it’s not just about the music. He is making an environmental statement on the ice music festival in Norway about the effects of climate change on snow and ice. “After all,” says Isungset, “ice music isn’t a human project, but a gift from nature.”
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15 小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
TEAN is committed to giving students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience studying abroad in a new and exciting culture. We recognize that in many instances additional funding is necessary to make the study abroad experience both affordable and realistic. These scholarships were created as an attempt to help students with the financial commitments required for an international education experience.
TEAN provides numerous scholarships, including an annual full ride scholarship, need- and merit-based scholarships, diversity scholarships, even a photography scholarship, plus others.
TEAN FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP
The Education Abroad Network Full Ride Scholarship is designed to give a stand-out student the opportunity to study abroad. The scholarship can be used for any Summer or Fall TEAN program and covers tuition, program fees, orientation and housing.
REQUIREMENTS
● Students must have their study abroad office complete the Statement from University form in order to be considered for the scholarship.
● Must meet GPA (Grade Point Average) requirement for the individual program that they want to attend.
● Must be a university student in the United States.
● Students can only apply for the scholarship once per application cycle; applicants should select their top program choice when applying for the scholarship.
● Scholarship applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
SELECTION CRITERIA
● Will be based on the overall application materials, including a personal essay addressing the following question: “Why have you selected this program How is it tied to your major ”
● Applications will be judged by a panel of TEAN staff members.
● Assessment will be based on the following: excellence in academics, active participation in extra-curricular activities, achievement in leadership skills, awareness of the value of international education and the personal essay.
● No interview required.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
June 1, 2024
21. How many times is the full ride scholarship offered in a year
A. Anytime B. Once C. Twice D. Self-determined
22 What may be the reason if an applicant fails to be accepted
A. He or she has made a random program choice.
B. He or she has the statement form completed.
C. The application is submitted up to the deadline.
D. He or she has missed the date of the interview.
23. How many aspects does an admission base on to all qualified applicants
A. 4 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了TEAN奖学金的详细信息。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“TEAN provides numerous scholarships, including an annual full ride scholarship, need- and merit-based scholarships, diversity scholarships, even a photography scholarship, plus others.(TEAN提供众多奖学金，包括年度全额奖学金、基于需求和成绩的奖学金、多样性奖学金，甚至摄影奖学金等)”可知，全额奖学金是一年颁发一次。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四个圆点后“Students can only apply for the scholarship once per application cycle; applicants should select their top program choice when applying for the scholarship.(学生每个申请周期只能申请一次奖学金；申请者在申请奖学金时应选择他们的首选项目)”可知，申请奖学金是应该选择他们的首选项目，如果申请者随机选择申请的项目，可能就会被拒绝。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二个圆点后“Assessment will be based on the following: excellence in academics, active participation in extra-curricular activities, achievement in leadership skills, awareness of the value of international education and the personal essay.(评估将基于以下内容：卓越的学术表现、积极参与课外活动、领导技能的成就、对国际教育价值的认识以及个人论文)”可知，对于所有合格的申请者来说，录取是基于5个方面，分别是卓越的学术表现、积极参与课外活动、领导技能的成就、对国际教育价值的认识以及个人论文。故选B。
B
Anyone who has never been to China Braille Library will draw to mind various images of the place.They would wonder how the library works all the way.In fact, the library offers readers a pleasant space with several broad reading rooms on the third floor,and has 18,269 kinds of books, including 3,523 kinds of braille books, 809 kinds of braille journals, 419 kinds of books written in both braille and visible language, and 142 kinds of children’s ordinary books.
The library is open to the 17 million visually impaired people in China. This library has an arrangement with China Post, under which it has manufactured a special kind of mailing bag with cards where the address of the library is printed on one side.The borrowers can make phone calls, or send WeChat messages or emails to the librarian, listing the books they are seeking. The librarian then fishes out these books, puts them into the mailing bag, fills in the address of the borrower on the other side of the card and waits for a postman to pick up the bag.Whenever the borrower finishes reading, he or she needs to put the books back into the bag, turn the address card around and put it into a postbox for the books to return to the library.
In the age of multimedia, books have taken various forms. That applies to the world of the visually impaired, too.CBL offers its readers a smart listening device that looks like an old-fashioned cellphone. Guided by a recorded voice, a user has to just press a few buttons to gain access to 20 terabytes of audiobooks stored on the CBL website.The smart listening device is part of a Digital Reading Project for the Blind launched by China Disabled Persons’ Federation in 2017.
As part of the program, the government purchased 200,000 such devices and distributed them to the over 400 Braille libraries and barrier-free reading rooms nationwide for lending to the visually impaired. Now, 80 percent of them are still in use, which means more than 160,000 visually impaired people are benefiting from it.
24. What work does the China Braille Library aim at doing
A. Helping the blind people with their education.
B. Increasing the collections of its books.
C. Building a super library.
D. Changing the service style of Chinese library.
25. How can the borrowers benefit from the China Braille Library
A. Coming to the library B. Going to school
C. Staying at home D. Being in the post office
26. What can the underlined term in the second paragraph most probably mean
A. tests out B. tries out C. pulls out D. squeezes out
27. What is implied in the passage
A. The government has more supporting programs
B Eighty percent of the blind people can come to the library.
C. Average libraries have received 200,000 books.
D. Most of the government’ efforts have come into effect.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. C 27. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国盲文图书馆的情况。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第三句话“In fact, the library offers readers a pleasant space with several broad reading rooms on the third floor,and has 18,269 kinds of books, including 3,523 kinds of braille books, 809 kinds of braille journals, 419 kinds of books written in both braille and visible language, and 142 kinds of children’s ordinary books.(事实上，图书馆在三楼有几个宽阔的阅览室，为读者提供了一个愉快的空间，共有18269种书籍，包括3523种盲文书籍、809种盲文期刊、419种盲文和可视语言书籍，以及142种儿童普通书籍。)”以及第二段第一句话“The library is open to the 17 million visually impaired people in China.(该图书馆向中国1700万视障人士开放)”可知，中国盲人图书馆是向视障人士开放，以便他们能够方便的借阅书籍，帮助盲人接受教育。故选A。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三、四句话“This library has an arrangement with China Post, under which it has manufactured a special kind of mailing bag with cards where the address of the library is printed on one side.The borrowers can make phone calls, or send WeChat messages or emails to the librarian, listing the books they are seeking. The librarian then fishes out these books, puts them into the mailing bag, fills in the address of the borrower on the other side of the card and waits for a postman to pick up the bag.(这家图书馆与中国邮政有协议，根据协议，它制造了一种特殊的装有卡片的邮袋，邮袋的一面印有图书馆的地址。借阅人可以给图书管理员打电话、发微信或电子邮件，列出他们正在寻找的书籍。然后，图书管理员找出这些书，把它们放进邮袋，在卡片的另一边填写借款人的地址，然后等待邮递员来取邮袋)”可知，盲人图书馆和中国邮政合作，能够把需要借阅的书籍送到借阅人的家中。由此可推知，中国盲文图书馆能够让借阅者呆在家中就可以受益。故选C。
【26题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词前一句话“The borrowers can make phone calls, or send WeChat messages or emails to the librarian, listing the books they are seeking. (借阅人可以给图书管理员打电话、发微信或电子邮件，列出他们正在寻找的书籍)”可知，借阅人给图书管理员打电话，发微信等，列出他们想要找的书籍。然后图书管理员就会找出这些书。所以换线短语的意思为“找出”。故选C。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“As part of the program, the government purchased 200,000 such devices and distributed them to the over 400 Braille libraries and barrier-free reading rooms nationwide for lending to the visually impaired. Now, 80 percent of them are still in use, which means more than 160,000 visually impaired people are benefiting from it.(作为该计划的一部分，政府购买了20万台此类设备，并将其分发给全国400多个盲文图书馆和无障碍阅览室，供视障人士使用。现在，其中80%仍在使用，这意味着超过16万视障人士从中受益)”可知，政府的计划已经让16万视障人士从中受益。由此可推知，政府的大部分努力已经生效。故选D。
C
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
Sheriff Greg Capers said authorities were still searching for the 39-year-old suspect following the night shooting in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston. He said the suspect used an AR-style rifle in the shooting.
Capers said there were 10 people in the house and that no one else was injured. He said two of the victims, believed to be from Honduras, were found laying over two children inside.
“The Honduran ladies that were laying over these children were doing it in such an effort as to protect the child,” Capers said.
The conflict followed family members walking up to the fence and asking the suspect to stop shooting rounds, Capers said. The suspect responded by telling them that it was his property, according to Capers, and that one person in the house got a video of the suspect walking up to the front door with the rifle.
Three of the victims were women and one was a man. Their names were not released. Capers said the victims were between the ages of 8 and about 40 years old.
Authorities have previously been to the suspect’s home, according to Capers. “Police officers have come over and spoke with him about the shooting his gun in the yard,” he said.
Capers said some of those in the house had just moved from Houston earlier in the week, but he did not know whether they were planning to stay there.
The US is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023. The violence is sparked by a range of motives: murder-suicides and domestic violence; gang revenge ; school shootings and so on. All have taken the lives of four or more people at once since Jan 1.
28. Where was the suspect when the conflict started
A. In his own yard. B. In the police office.
C. In the neighbor’s house. D. Together with the policemen.
29. How many victims lost their lives in the shooting accident
A. 4. B. 8. C. 5. D. 10.
30. How did the suspect possibly look at the firing rounds
A. He hates neighboring others.
B. He owns the freedom of doing so.
C. He is willing to give up if warned.
D. He speaks up for the mass violence.
31. What is possible to be implied in the last paragraph
A. More firings may happen in the area of Honduras.
B. More victims may lose their lives in social violence.
C. Immigrants will be mostly targeted in mass killings.
D. The Honduran family will suffer a violent revenge.
【答案】28. A 29. C 30. B 31. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了一起枪击案事件，一名德克萨斯州男子持枪射击邻居，造成五人死亡，包括一名8岁的儿童。事件起因是受害家庭请求他停止在院子里射击，因为他们正在睡觉。文章中提到了警方对枪击案的调查和背景信息，包括之前的警察干预和受害者的身份信息。文章最后还提到了美国2023年大规模杀戮事件的增加。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中“The conflict followed family members walking up to the fence and asking the suspect to stop shooting rounds(家庭成员走到围栏前，要求嫌疑人停止射击，随后发生了冲突)”可知，冲突发生时，嫌疑人和受害人都是在自家的院子里。故选A项。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house (德克萨斯州奥斯汀——一名德克萨斯州男子带着步枪来到隔壁，开始向邻居开枪，打死了屋内的一名8岁儿童和另外四人)”可知，枪击事故中5人丧生。故选C项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“The conflict followed family members walking up to the fence and asking the suspect to stop shooting rounds, Capers said. The suspect responded by telling them that it was his property (Capers说，家庭成员走到围栏前，要求嫌疑人停止射击，随后发生了冲突。嫌疑犯回复说这是他的房产)”可知，嫌疑犯拒绝邻居提出的停止射击的要求，并说这是他自己的房产。由此推知，嫌疑犯认为自己有在自己家里射击的自由。故选B项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The US is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023. The violence is sparked by a range of motives: murder, suicides and domestic violence; gang revenge ; school shootings and so on. All have taken the lives of four or more people at once since Jan 1.(美国将在2023年创下大规模杀戮的纪录。这些暴力事件是由一系列动机引发的：谋杀、自杀和家庭暴力；帮派报复；校园枪击案等等。自1月1日以来，所有这些都同时夺走了4人或4人以上的生命。)”可知，作者在最后一段中说到美国将在2023年创下大规模杀戮的纪录，由此推知，更多的受害者可能会在社会暴力中丧生。故选B项。
D
Rates of anti-dining syndrome in newborns surged in recent years, but a newer approach to caring for newborn babies exposed to drugs during pregnancy gets them out of the hospital sooner and with less medication. Newborns in drug withdrawal may experience upset stomach, miserable crying and extreme discomfort. Researchers looked at the impacts of the ESC (Eat, Sleep, Console care) approach on 1,300 infants at 26 US hospitals, and compared them with the current standard for caring for infants exposed to drugs.
ESC encourages involvement from parents, and prioritizes care that doesn’t involve medication, breastfeeding, for example. The usual approach involves a nurse measuring a baby’s withdrawal symptoms before providing treatment.
Compared to usual care, use of the ESC approach substantially decreased time until those infants were medically ready for discharge, without increasing specified harmful outcomes.
The infants assessed with the ESC method were discharged after eight days on average, compared with almost 15 days for the infants who were cared for by the standard approach. Additionally, infants in the ESC care group were 63% less likely to receive drug medication — 19.5% received medication compared with 52% in the group receiving usual care.
The current approach to usual care is a very comprehensive and nurse-led way of assessing the infant, whereas the ESC approach involves the mom in the way that you assess the infant, and allows the mom to try her best to comfort the infants and see if the infant is able to be consoled or is able to eat or is able to sleep.
“So, in that way, it’s a little bit more functional, like looking at the abilities of the infants versus how severely the infant is affected. Assessment results determine whether a baby should receive medication to control withdrawal symptoms,’’ said Baker, the director of the NIH HEAL Initiative, which provides funds to researchers studying ways to relieve the country’s drug health crisis.
32. Which of the followings can’t be listed as the difference between the current and ESC approach
A. The method in removing the drug withdrawal syndrome.
B. The time when the newborns are discharged form treatment.
C. The contribution the mom made in assessing how the syndrome progressed.
D. The tough time the infants experienced in discharging the sufferings.
33. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph One refer to
A. Impacts of ESC approach on the infants. B. Infants with drug withdrawal syndrome.
C. Hospitals caring for those infants. D. Researchers who conducted the study.
34. What does the author tend to focus on in caring the newborns with anti-dining syndrome
A. Figuring out how the infants can recover themselves.
B. Looking at what is affecting the infants severely.
C. The pace in which hospitals are implementing the care approach.
D. The rules nurses and moms are playing in dealing with the emergency.
35. How does the author show his support to the ESC approach
A. Parents should be convinced of the effective approach.
B. All infants with the infectious syndrome will recover with its help.
C. Maybe fewer of the severe infants should receive medication-based treatment.
D. The current standard should be more comprehensive in practical treatment.
【答案】32. D 33. A 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是一种新的方法可以照顾在怀孕期间接触药物的新生儿，使他们更快地出院，而且用药更少。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ESC encourages involvement from parents, and prioritizes care that doesn’t involve medication, breastfeeding, for example. The usual approach involves a nurse measuring a baby’s withdrawal symptoms before providing treatment.(ESC鼓励父母的参与，并优先考虑不涉及药物的护理，例如母乳喂养。通常的方法是由护士在提供治疗前测量婴儿的戒断症状。)”可知，ESC鼓励父母参与，而通常方法是由护士在提供治疗前测量婴儿的戒断症状，所以解除戒断综合征的方法是当前方法与ESC方法的区别之一；根据第四段中的“The infants assessed with the ESC method were discharged after eight days on average, compared with almost 15 days for the infants who were cared for by the standard approach.(采用ESC方法评估的婴儿平均在8天后出院，而采用标准方法护理的婴儿几乎在15天后出院。)”可知，采用ESC方法评估的婴儿比标准方法护理的婴儿出院的时间短，所以新生儿出院的时间可以作为当前方法与ESC方法的区别之一；根据倒数第二段中的“The current approach to usual care is a very comprehensive and nurse-led way of assessing the infant, whereas the ESC approach involves the mom in the way that you assess the infant, and allows the mom to try her best to comfort the infants and see if the infant is able to be consoled or is able to eat or is able to sleep.(目前的常规护理方法是一种非常全面的，由护士主导的评估婴儿的方法，而ESC方法让母亲参与到评估婴儿的方式中，并允许母亲尽她最大的努力安慰婴儿，看看婴儿是否能够得到安慰，是否能够吃饭或睡觉。)”可知，ESC方法让母亲参与到评估婴儿的方式中，允许母亲尽最大努力安慰婴儿，而常规护理方法是由护士主导的评估婴儿的方法，所以，母亲在评估综合症发展过程中所做的贡献也是当前方法与ESC方法的区别之一，只有D选项“婴儿在摆脱痛苦中所经历的艰难时间。”在文中没有介绍。故选D项。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词前的“Researchers looked at the impacts of the ESC (Eat, Sleep, Console care) approach on 1,300 infants at 26 US hospitals(研究人员观察了ESC(饮食，睡眠，控制台护理)方法对美国26家医院的1300名婴儿的影响)”可知，研究人员观察了ESC方法对美国26家医院的1300名婴儿的影响，划线单词them为代词，通常指代的是上文的同一个事物，所以them应指代的是“impacts of the ESC (Eat, Sleep, Console care) approach”。故选A项。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“The current approach to usual care is a very comprehensive and nurse-led way of assessing the infant, whereas the ESC approach involves the mom in the way that you assess the infant, and allows the mom to try her best to comfort the infants and see if the infant is able to be consoled or is able to eat or is able to sleep.(目前的常规护理方法是一种非常全面且由护士主导的评估婴儿的方法，而 ESC 方法让妈妈参与评估婴儿的方式，并允许妈妈尽力安慰婴儿，看看婴儿是否能够得到安慰或能够进食或能够入睡。)”可知，在使用ESC方法对新生儿反饮食综合征的护理中让母亲尽力去安慰婴儿，看看婴儿是否能够得到安慰或能够进食或能够入睡，由此可知，婴儿如果能够得到安慰或者能够进食或能够入睡，应该可能会自愈，所以，作者对新生儿反饮食综合征的护理中更关注的是婴儿如何能够自愈。故选A项。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据尾段中的“So, in that way, it’s a little bit more functional, like looking at the abilities of the infants versus how severely the infant is affected. Assessment results determine whether a baby should receive medication to control withdrawal symptoms,’’ said Baker, the director of the NIH HEAL Initiative, which provides funds to researchers studying ways to relieve the country’s drug health crisis.(“所以，这样一来，它就更实用了，比如观察婴儿的能力与婴儿受到的影响有多严重。评估结果决定婴儿是否应该接受药物治疗以控制戒断症状，”美国国立卫生研究院HEAL计划主任贝克说，该计划为研究缓解该国药物健康危机方法的研究人员提供资金。)”可知，ESC方法更实用，在观察婴儿的能力和婴儿受到的影响程度后，再决定是否应该接受药物治疗以控制戒断症状，由此可推测，通过ESC方法观察婴儿的能力，以及婴儿受到的影响的严重程度，再决定是否使用药物治疗，这样也许更少的重症婴儿应该接受基于药物的治疗。故选C项。
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。
UK taxpayers will pay tens of millions of pounds towards the cost of the King’s coronation. ____36____, including fans of the royals, who feel the expense particularly upset.
_____37_____, which has stood above 10% in March, down slightly from the month prior, but still far higher than in the United States and Europe.
______38______. They were rising at their fastest rate in more than 45 years in March as high input and labor costs have hurt domestic producers, and as a weaker pound has made imports more expensive.
The strain has pushed record numbers of people toward the UK’s legions of food banks providing free groceries as wages have failed to keep pace with inflation.
The Trussell Trust, which distributes groceries to about 1,200 food banks, said last week that its network had handed out nearly 3 million emergency food parcels in the year to the end of March.______39______, and a 37% rise on the previous 12-month period.
“We are experiencing an unprecedented rise in the number of people coming to the food bank._____40_____.” Brian Thomas, chief executive at South Tyneside Foodbank, located in England’s northeast, said in a statement.
A. That’s a record for a single year
B. Food price rises show no signs of pulling back
C. Inflation in the UK has rocketed over the past year
D. The increasingly higher prices are beyond people’s expectations.
E. Food banks have finally removed those long-accumulated products.
F. But millions of people are struggling to make ends meet as prices rise
G. They are no longer able to balance a low income against rising living costs
【答案】36. F 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是英国物价不断上涨，通货膨胀严重，英镑贬值，造成严重的食品价格危机。
【36题详解】
根据空前的“UK taxpayers will pay tens of millions of pounds towards the cost of the King’s coronation.(英国纳税人将为国王加冕典礼支付数千万英镑的费用)”和空后的“including fans of the royals, who feel the expense particularly upset.(其中包括王室的粉丝，他们对费用尤其不满。)”可知，该句为who引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词应指的是人，由此可知，此空处应包含着人，且这些人对加冕费用尤其不满，F选项“But millions of people are struggling to make ends meet as prices rise(但是随着物价上涨，数以百万计的人正在努力维持生计)”中的millions of people为who指代的内容，且讲述的内容与空后的内容吻合。故选F项。
【37题详解】
根据空后的“which has stood above 10% in March, down slightly from the month prior, but still far higher than in the United States and Europe.(这个在3月份高于10%，比前一个月略有下降，但仍远高于美国和欧洲。)”可知，该句为which引导的非限制性定语从句，which应指代的是上文中的事或者物，结合内容可知，该空出应是描述的是某种事情增幅情况，C选项“Inflation in the UK has rocketed over the past year(在过去的一年里，英国的通货膨胀率急剧上升)”讲述的是通货膨胀率急剧上升，空后的which指代的应是此处的通货膨胀率，符合题意。故选C项。
【38题详解】
根据空后的“They were rising at their fastest rate in more than 45 years in March as high input and labor costs have hurt domestic producers, and as a weaker pound has made imports more expensive.(由于投入和劳动力成本高损害了国内生产商的利益，加上英镑贬值导致进口商品更加昂贵，3月份的涨幅达到了逾45年来的最高水平。)”可知，3月份的涨幅达到了逾45年来的最高水平，根据其中的they可知，此空处应含有名词复数，且涉及到其增长幅度高，B选项“Food price rises show no signs of pulling back(食品价格上涨没有回落的迹象)”中的food price rises为名词复数，且与空后they指代的内容一致。故选B项。
【39题详解】
根据空前的“The Trussell Trust, which distributes groceries to about 1,200 food banks, said last week that its network had handed out nearly 3 million emergency food parcels in the year to the end of March.(向大约1200家食品银行分发食品杂货的Trussell Trust上周表示，截至今年3月底，其网络点已发放了近300万份紧急食品包裹。)”可知，食品银行截止今年3月底已经发放了近300万份紧急食品包裹，结合空后的“and a 37% rise on the previous 12-month period.(比前12个月增长了37%。)”可知，食品银行发放的食品比前12个月增长了37%，由此可以推断，此空讲述的内容应与食品银行发放食品的数量或者增长情况相关，A选项“That’s a record for a single year(这是单年的记录)”中的that应指的是空前所讲述的食品银行发放的食品数量，且与空后的“增长了37%”内容吻合。故选A项。
【40题详解】
根据空前的“We are experiencing an unprecedented rise in the number of people coming to the food bank.(我们正经历着来到食品银行的人数前所未有的增长。)”可知，来到食品银行的人数前所未有的增长，G选项“They are no longer able to balance a low income against rising living costs(他们再也无法平衡低收入和不断上涨的生活成本。)”中的they指代的是空前的“people coming to the food bank”，且分析了为什么来食品银行的人数前所未有的增长，符合语境。故选G项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The impressive collection of literature in the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu province, ___41___ one of the most inclusive, advanced and open ___42___ of the ancient Chinese, says Dunhuang specialist Zhao Xiaoxing.
___43___ in the Hexi Corridor, the main line of the ancient Silk Road, the caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, have been promoting goods and cultural ___44___between the East and the West for more than 1,600 years.
While the Dunhuang wall paintings have recorded the glories of the past ___45___ , the more than 60,000 items of literature___46___ in the Library Cave, or Cave 17, dating from the 4th to the 11th centuries, have kept the ___47___ original quality through the written word, according to Dunhuang Academy.
The value of the ___48___ was thoroughly demonstrated during the launch of the Digital Library Cave, a gamelike program ___49___ enables users to virtually witness, and participate in, the____50____ and fall of the Library Cave on the website Digital Dunhuang or via the WeChat miniprogram, Cloud Museum of Dunhuang Caves.
The Library Cave ___51___ in the mid-9th century and later___52___ unopened for almost 1,000 years ___53___ being accidentally discovered by Taoist priest Wang Yuanlu in 1900.The majority of its cultural relics, consisting of Buddhist manuscripts, ___54___ and economic documents and other delicate and ___55___items, are now kept in foreign museums.
41. A. collects B. represents C. finds D. changes
42. A. aspects B. difficulties C. moods D. hobbies
43 A. Sat B. Located C. Lost D. Moved
44. A. formations B. productions C. companies D. exchanges
45. A. visually B. vocally C. slowly D. brightly
46. A. rooted B. imagined C. housed D. printed
47. A. cultural B. national C. historical D. literal
48. A. books B. statues C. features D. literature
49. A. what B. that C. as D. whose
50. A. rise B. progress C. start D. innovation
51. A. was checked B. was ruined C. was built D. was removed
52. A. felt B. seemed C. banned D. remained
53. A. unless B. whether C. before D. after
54. A. overseas B. political C. additional D. fundamental
55. A. precious B. affordable C. secret D. fashionable
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国西北部甘肃省敦煌莫高窟图书馆洞里令人印象深刻的文献收藏，代表了中国古代最包容、最先进、最开放的一个方面。介绍了图书馆洞的历史以及藏品等信息。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：敦煌专家赵晓星表示，中国西北部甘肃省敦煌莫高窟图书馆洞里令人印象深刻的文献收藏，代表了中国古代最包容、最先进、最开放的方面。A. collects收集；B. represents代表；C. finds找到；D. changes改变。根据上文“The impressive collection of literature”此处指这些文献收藏所代表的内涵，应用动词represent。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：敦煌专家赵晓星表示，中国西北部甘肃省敦煌莫高窟图书馆洞里令人印象深刻的文献收藏，代表了中国古代最包容、最先进、最开放的方面。A. aspects方面；B. difficulties困难；C. moods情绪；D. hobbies爱好。根据上文“one of the most inclusive, advanced and open”可知，指文献收藏代表了中国古代最包容、最先进、最开放的方面。故选A。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：石窟位于古丝绸之路的主线河西走廊，被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产，1600多年来一直促进东西方之间的商品和文化交流。A. Sat坐下；B. Located位于；C. Lost丢失；D. Moved移动。后文“in the Hexi Corridor, the main line of the ancient Silk Road”是石窟的位置，石窟位于古丝绸之路的主线河西走廊，故选B。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：石窟位于古丝绸之路的主线河西走廊，被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产，1600多年来一直促进东西方之间的商品和文化交流。A. formations形成；B. productions产量；C. companies公司；D. exchanges交流。根据后文“between the East and the West”指东西方的文化交流。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：据敦煌研究院介绍，虽然敦煌壁画从视觉上记录了过去的辉煌，但17号洞藏品的6万多件文献，从4世纪到11世纪，通过文字保持了历史的原始品质。A. visually视觉上，外表上；B. vocally口头地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. brightly明亮地。根据上文“the Dunhuang wall paintings have recorded the glories of the past”可知，壁画给人的是视觉上的辉煌。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：据敦煌研究院介绍，虽然敦煌壁画从视觉上记录了过去的辉煌，但17号洞藏品的6万多件文献，从4世纪到11世纪，通过文字保持了历史的原始品质。A. rooted扎根；B. imagined想象；C. housed收藏；D. printed印刷。根据上文“the more than 60,000 items of literature”指6万多件文献被收藏在17号洞。故选C。
【47题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：据敦煌研究院介绍，虽然敦煌壁画从视觉上记录了过去的辉煌，但17号洞藏品的6万多件文献，从4世纪到11世纪，通过文字保持了历史的原始品质。A. cultural文化的；B. national民族的；C. historical历史的；D. literal字面上的。根据上文“dating from the 4th to the 11th centuries”可知，藏书保持了历史的原始品质。故选C。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：文献的价值在“数字图书馆洞穴”的发布中得到了充分的体现，这是一个类似游戏的程序，用户可以在“数字敦煌”网站或微信小程序“敦煌洞穴云博物馆”上虚拟地见证和参与图书馆洞穴的兴衰。A. books书籍；B. statues雕像；C. features特点；D. literature文学，文献。呼应上文“The impressive collection of literature”指这一批文献，故选D。
【49题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：文献的价值在“数字图书馆洞穴”的发布中得到了充分的体现，这是一个类似游戏的程序，用户可以在“数字敦煌”网站或微信小程序“敦煌洞穴云博物馆”上虚拟地见证和参与图书馆洞穴的兴衰。定语从句修饰先行词gamelike program，在从句作主语，指物，应用关系代词that。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：文献的价值在“数字图书馆洞穴”的发布中得到了充分的体现，这是一个类似游戏的程序，用户可以在“数字敦煌”网站或微信小程序“敦煌洞穴云博物馆”上虚拟地见证和参与图书馆洞穴的兴衰。A. rise增加、兴起；B. progress进步；C. start开端；D. innovation创新。根据后文“and fall”可知，此处指兴衰，应用rise and fall。故选A。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：图书馆洞建于9世纪中叶，后来在1900年被道士王元禄偶然发现之前，几乎有1000年没有打开过。A. was checked被检查；B. was ruined被毁灭；C. was built被建造；D. was removed被去除。根据后文“in the mid-9th century”可知图书馆洞修建的时间是9世纪中叶。故选C。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：图书馆洞建于9世纪中叶，后来在1900年被道士王元禄偶然发现之前，几乎有1000年没有打开过。A. felt感觉；B. seemed似乎；C. banned禁止；D. remained维持，逗留。根据后文“unopened for almost 1,000 years”指图书馆被发现之前，维持了几乎一千年没有被打开状态。故选D。
【53题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：图书馆洞建于9世纪中叶，后来在1900年被道士王元禄偶然发现之前，几乎有1000年没有打开过。A. unless除非；B. whether是否；C. before在……之前；D. after在……之后。此处表示“在1900年被道士王元禄偶然发现之前”应用before。故选C。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其大部分文物，包括佛教手稿，政治和经济文件和其他精美和珍贵的物品，现在保存在国外博物馆。A. overseas海外的；B. political政治的；C. additional附加的；D. fundamental根本的。根据后文“and economic documents”可知，与经济对应的应当是政治文件，故选B。
【55题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其大部分文物，包括佛教手稿，政治和经济文件和其他精美和珍贵的物品，现在保存在国外博物馆。A. precious宝贵的；B. affordable买得起的；C. secret秘密的；D. fashionable时尚的。根据上文“and other delicate and”可知，文物包括了精美和珍贵的物品。故选A。
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。
An exhibition of British Victoria-era art and craft opened at Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Friday — the first of its kind in China.
Entitled Splendour, Art in the Age of Victoria, the exhibition includes oil paintings, water-color paintings, sculptures, garments, ___56___(piece) of jewelry and ceramics categories.
More than 100 artworks come from Britain’s National Museums Liverpool, ___57___ are joined by collections from Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum and China National Silk Museum.
The Victoria era (1837-1901)___58___ (mark) the height of the British Industrial Revolution and gave birth to a boom of British culture and arts. Some items on show reflect the ____59____ (combine) of Western and Eastern elements amid the trade globalization.
“The exhibition explores fine and ___60___ (decorate) arts from the peak period of British history, the reign of Queen Victoria. ...Our trade and relationship___61___ China is one that we value and one that is really important for us ___62___ (continue) into the modern day,” said Laura Pye, director of National Museums Liverpool in a video message at the exhibition launching ceremony on Thursday night.
During the Victorian era, blue-and-white porcelains were ___63___ (eager) collected by influential British artists and fast became ___64___(fashion) within a growing middle class. “From European objects to oriental porcelain, the exhibition collections also enrich ___65___history of cultural interactions between the East and West,” said John, the British consulate general to Guangzhou.
The exhibition will run until Aug 20.
【答案】56. pieces
57. which 58. marks
bination
60. decorative
61. with 62. to continue
63. eagerly
64. fashionable
65. the
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了关于维多利亚时代的艺术和工艺美术的展览。
【56题详解】
考查可数名词的复数。句意：展览名为“灿烂，维多利亚时代的艺术”，包括油画、水彩、雕塑、服装、珠宝和陶瓷等类别。根据空前的“oil paintings, water-color paintings, sculptures, garments”可知，空处需要可数名词piece“块，件”的复数形式表示泛指。故填pieces。
【57题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：100多件艺术品来自英国利物浦国家博物馆，还有广东博物馆、广州十三鸿博物馆和中国丝绸博物馆的藏品。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限定性定语从句修饰先行词artworks。先行词指物，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which引导定语从句。故填which。
【58题详解】
考查时态。句意：维多利亚时代（1837-1901）标志着英国工业革命的高潮，并催生了英国文化和艺术的繁荣。分析句子结构可知，空处为句子的谓语动词。本句话描述一般事实，所以句子为一般现在时态，主语为第三人称单数形式。故填marks。
【59题详解】
考查名词。句意：展览中的一些项目反映了贸易全球化中东西方元素的结合。根据空前的the和空后的of Western and Eastern elements可知，名词所有格结构，空处需要名词。combine为动词，其名词形式为combination“结合”。the combination of“……的结合”。故填combination。
【60题详解】
考查形容词。句意：这次展览探索了英国历史巅峰时期维多利亚女王统治时期的美术和装饰艺术。空处需要形容词修饰后面的名词arts。decorate为动词，其形容词形式为decorative“装饰性的”。故填decorative。
【61题详解】
考查介词。句意：我们重视与中国的贸易和关系，这对我们延续到现代非常重要。根据语境可知，我们重视和中国的贸易和关系。空处需要介词with“和”，Our trade and relationship with China表示“和中国的贸易和关系”。故填with。
【62题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：我们重视与中国的贸易和关系，这对我们延续到现代非常重要。分析句子结构可知，本题考查句型“主语+be+adj.+ to do sth.”。故填to continue。
【63题详解】
考查副词。句意：在维多利亚时代，蓝白瓷器被有影响力的英国艺术家热切地收藏，并在日益壮大的中产阶级中迅速成为时尚。空处需要副词eagerly作状语，修饰动词collected。故填eagerly。
【64题详解】
考查形容词。句意：句意：在维多利亚时代，蓝白瓷器被有影响力的英国艺术家热切地收藏，并在日益壮大的中产阶级中迅速成为时尚。分析句子结构可知，空处需要形容词作表语。fashion为名词，其形容词形式为fashionable“时尚的”。故填fashionable。
【65题详解】
考查冠词。句意：“从欧洲文物到东方瓷器，展览藏品也丰富了东西方文化互动的历史，”英国驻广州总领事约翰说。根据空后的history可知，空处需要冠词。根据语境可知，此处特指东西方文化互动的历史，所以用定冠词the。故填the。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，下周一你校将组织以“梦想”为主题的“英文诗歌创作”比赛。请你给外教老师Jim写一封求助信，请求批改相关语法和诗歌规则的内容。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Dear Jim,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jim,
Our school will organize an “English Poetry Creation” competition with the theme of “Dream” for our students next Monday. Being the organizer of this competition, I have difficulty in formulating the rules and evaluating entries. I hope you can help me out of your busy schedule.
Because of your professionalism, you can not only take responsibility for modifying the grammar and poetry rules of entries, but also give me some suggestions. I believe with your help, this competition will be a complete success.
I would greatly appreciate it if I could get your help.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为了你校下周一组织的以“梦想”为主题的“英文诗歌创作”比赛给外教老师吉姆写一封求助信，请求他批改相关语法和诗歌规则的内容。
【详解】1.词汇积累
困难： difficulty→ trouble
负责：take responsibility for → be responsible for
比赛：competition→match
真诚地：sincerely→ genuinely
2.句式拓展
主动语态变被动语态
原句：Our school will organize an “English Poetry Creation” competition with the theme of “Dream” for our students next Monday.
拓展句：An “English Poetry Creation” competition with the theme of “Dream” will be organized by our school for our students next Monday.
【点睛】【高分句型1】 I believe with your help, this competition will be a complete success.（运用了省略从属连词that引导的宾语从句作动词believe的宾语）
【高分句型2】Being the organizer of this competition, I have difficulty in formulating the rules and evaluating entries.（运用了现在分词作状语和动名词作宾语）
第二节(满分25分)
67. 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。
I had always enjoyed living in my flat on the top floor of a Victorian building in Wimbledon. Being so high up made me feel safe and secure, and I enjoyed wonderful views across the tree tops. I had never expected that I would experience a fire in the flat.
One night I went to sleep as usual after setting my alarm clock for 7 am and switching off the bedside light. A few hours later, I woke up puzzled. I could smell smoke and I could see that the bedroom was extremely dark. Then I realized the room was so dark because it was filled with smoke. I immediately left my bed and stood by the door. I was in panic. I was also convinced that I had somehow caused the fire without knowing it. I thought, “What will my neighbors think I must get rid of the smoke before it gets into their flats.”
I managed to make my way to the curtains and tried to draw them open. This simple everyday act proved quite beyond me. When I finally opened the window, I saw all my neighbors standing on the lawn below, tightly wrapped up in their dressing gowns against the December cold. Then I realized it wasn’t me that had caused the fire. It was someone else.
Even though I had taken many fire awareness courses at work, I forgot everything I’d ever been taught at that time. My one instinct was to flee down the stairs.
“There’s a fire! Stay by the window!” someone shouted below the building. And that man’s words of warning stopped me and helped save my life. If I had opened my front door at the top of the stairwell to escape, the flames raging below would have been drawn upwards by the rush of oxygen and would have swept over me in an instant. I knew I should go to the kitchen and wait for help by the window there. I knew the firemen would save me using a ladder.
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。
So I went to the kitchen.
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Finally, the firemen arrived.
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【答案】范文
So I went to the kitchen. Though the kitchen wasn’t very far away, it wasn’t easy for me to get there as the whole flat was filled with thick smoke. Coughing hard, I finally entered the kitchen. I ran to the window for some fresh air. My neighbors standing on the lawn looked very worried about my safety. “The firemen are on the way. You'll be safe.” Someone shouted to comfort me. I had no choice but to wait there.
Finally, the firemen arrived. To my great surprise, I was the only one trapped in the building. They placed a ladder against the wall. One fireman climbed up the ladder to help me. I was in panic and almost fell down from the ladder when I was going down stair by stair. Fortunately, with the help of the firemen, I managed to escape in the end. I couldn’t help hugging the firemen one by one and thanked them for saving my life.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的公寓某天夜晚着火了，作者被困在了公寓里。楼下一个人警告的话救了作者，作者跑到厨房，跑到窗边呼吸新鲜空气。最终被消防员救出了公寓。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“所以我去了厨房。”可知，第一段可描写作者进入厨房之后以及等待消防员的经过。
②由第二段首句内容“最后，消防队员来了。”可知，第二段可描写消防员来了以后开始救作者的经过以及作者感谢消防员。
2.续写线索：去厨房——呼吸新鲜空气——他人安慰——消防员赶到——救出作者——作者感谢
3.词汇激活
行为类
进入：enter/get into
放置：place/put
摔下：fall down/ fall over oneself
情绪类
担心：worried /concerned
幸运：fortunately /luckily
【点睛】[高分句型1] Though the kitchen wasn’t very far away, it wasn’t easy for me to get there as the whole flat was filled with thick smoke. (运用了though引导让步状语从句)
[高分句型2] Coughing hard, I finally entered the kitchen. (运用了现在分词作状语)
