树德中学高2021级高三上学期11月阶段性测试英语试题
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30分)
第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节.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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is the man looking for
A. A newspaper. B. An advertisement. C. A job.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Hey, aren’t you looking for a job
M: Yes, I am. Did you find something for me in the paper
W: I think so. There’s an advertisement here you might be interested in.
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How’s the weather at the weekend
A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Terrible.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: What’s the weather forecast for the weekend
M: It’s going to be windy and maybe even snowy on Saturday.
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Why are so many Africans studying in China
A. To learn skills. B. To make money. C. To spread African cultures.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Tens of thousands of Africans are studying in China.
M: Oh, yes
W: The country provides students with financial assistance for education to develop skills that Africa needs most.
M: Wish them to use their knowledge to serve their countries in the future.
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What is the man probably doing now
A. Giving a lecture. B. Refusing a request. C. Having a meeting.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I need to talk to you. Can we meet sometime today
M: Well, I’m quite busy; I’m going to a lecture this morning and I’m meeting Daniella for lunch.
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Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the subway. B. In the downtown area. C. On the main highway.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Where on earth are we
M: Judging by all the traffic, I’d say we’re near the heart of the downtown area.
W: Where did I do wrong Did I take a wrong turn
M: I’m not sure, but I think that you turned left when you should have turned right. Now the problem is how to get back onto the main highway.
第二节.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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. How does the man find the Russian restaurant
A. It is too expensive. B. It is not easy to reach. C. The menu is too old.
7. Why does the man prefer to eat at home
A. He’s sick. B. He’s a good cook. C. He can’t stand eating out.
【答案】6. A 7. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Oh, I’m hungry.
W: Me, too. Shall we eat out tonight There is a new Russian restaurant down the street.
M: Oh, forget about it. I went there with a friend last week. The menu was all in Russian and I just couldn’t read it.
W: That’s what you’re paying for.
M: Maybe. But I should say everything was expensive and nothing was to my satisfaction.
W: Then how about the Italian restaurant on the next block
M: Well, I ate out almost every day last week. Let’s just eat in today.
W: But I don’t want to cook.
M: I’ll cook then. In fact, I am sick and tired of restaurants. I just want a home-cooked meal.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What is the good news the woman has got
A. They received the first shipment.
B. Their company will be on the market.
C. Their deal has been approved.
9. Why would the woman set up a meeting
A. To arrange the task for the next week.
B To discuss the marketing plan.
C. To meet some ad companies.
10. Which way of advertising will the woman probably choose
A. TV. B. Radio. C. Brochures.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Rodger, I have good news! I just received a telex from Tokyo. Kojima has given final approval to the deal.
M: Great. How soon can we expect to receive the first shipment
W: I’m not sure, but they hope to be able to send it out sometime in August.
M: Then it should be possible to have it on the market by May or June.
W: Good. I’d like to set up a meeting with some of the people from advertising and sales to go over the marketing plan. See if you can arrange something for next week.
M: All right. I’ll also get in touch with the ad agency.
W: Good idea. We’ll be discussing all about advertising: brochures, ads, radio, and TV. I’m particularly
interested in hearing the ideas about the use of television.
M: I’ll take care of it.
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】
11. What is the conversation mainly about
A. The time spent online at work.
B. The use of the Internet for work.
C. The effect of time management online.
12. Why does the man surf the Internet at work
A. To kill time. B. To help him relax. C. To talk with friends.
13. What does the woman decide to do
A. Spend little time chatting online.
B. Go on Facebook every day.
C. Try to be more creative by browsing the Web.
【答案】11. A 12. B 13. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Mark, do you ever surf the Internet at work
M: Sure. It helps me relax. I spend some time on Facebook each day at work.
W: I read a recent study that said that as much as 80 percent of the time people spend online at work is wasted.
M: Really Well, I read a study the other day that said when people spend time casually browsing the Web at work, they actually end up being more productive and creative.
W: Ha… That’s funny. Do you really think that’s true
M: Yes. I can control myself. I don’t spend too much time browsing the Web at work. I surf the Internet just to help me relax. So what about you
W: Well, I’m not good at managing my time. I spend too much time talking with my friends online at work.
M: You’d better be careful! That can get you fired.
W: Yeah, I do need to stop. I don’t want to get fired.
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】
14. When was the man’s flight scheduled to take off
A. At 7 a.m. B. At 9 a.m. C. At 11:30 p.m.
15. What did the man do after he missed the bus
A. He got to the airport by taxi.
B. He stayed in a cafe for the night.
C. He went back to the city by subway.
16. Which of the following statements is true
A. The man missed his flight.
B. The man changed his flight.
C. The man was too early for his flight.
17. What does the woman think of the man’s trip
A. Exciting. B. Tiring. C. Adventurous.
【答案】14. A 15. B 16. C 17. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi, Gary, how was Paris
M: Great! It’s a very beautiful city! But my trip was quite an adventure! Especially the end!
W: Really What happened
M: On Thursday, I checked the times of the airport bus, but I didn’t notice that they were different at weekends. And I was leaving on Sunday.
W: Oh no!
M: I wanted to get the midnight bus to the airport and my flight was at seven o’ clock in the morning… so I arrived at the bus stop at 11:30 p.m.
W: But you were too late…
M: Exactly! The last bus was gone! I didn’t have money for a taxi and the subway wasn’t running either.
W: What did you do
M: I decided to spend the night in a cafe and I didn’t get any sleep.
W: Oh, dear! So, what time did you get to the airport
M: I took the first bus the next morning and got there at 5:00. But you’ll never believe what happened! I was there for four hours! We finally took off at 9:00!
W: Oh, no! You must be worn out.
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】
18. What can visitors do at Science World
A. Do experiments.
B. Experience space travel.
C. Have a talk with scientists.
19. When can visitors hear a talk about space travel
A. Next Monday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Saturday.
20. What is next month’s show about
A. Views. B. Parties. C. Computers.
【答案】18. A 19. C 20. C
【解析】
【原文】M: This week, in the local activity part of the show, we’re taking a look at Science World. During your visit you’ll be able to find out about all the latest developments in science, as well as trying lots of experiments on your own. This is no ordinary museum, I promise you! There’s a program of special events, which next week includes an Electricity Workshop on Monday afternoon, and a chance to do some experiments with water on Wednesday morning. Of special interest is the Saturday evening talk. Next week Science World welcomes a famous American scientist who is going to talk about space travel. While you’re at Science World, you’ll be able to enjoy a snack in the Newton café — it’s a bit small, but the food is good. It’s open all day and it has a lovely view because it’s beside the beach. Still not sure Well, why not give Science World a call at 284311 If you say you heard about Science World on this program, they will send you one free ticket to next month’s show which is about computers. It’s suitable for families and school parties.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共二节，满分 40分）
第一节 （共 15小题；每小题2分，满分 30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
COMPETITION!
Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.
What you need to know
Competition is open only to legal residents of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14. We have THREE categories in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!
All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at /uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do! You can submit ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at /uk/photocomp.
Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg. Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!
The prizes
Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!
And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.
The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified before 18 November 2020.
21. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year
A. It has a new category.
B. It lasts about one month longer.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It will give more than one prize to winners.
22. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Five.
23. What can be learned from the passage
A. It will take a long time to register.
B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK.
C. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020.
D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category.
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。广告介绍了儿童摄影比赛的有关事宜。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据What you need to know第一段中“We have THREE categories in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). (我们的比赛分为三个类别：动物、人和环境(今年开始的一个新类别)。)”可知，今年的比赛有一个新的类别，这一点不同于去年。故选A项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据What you need to know第二段中“You can submit ONE photo for each of the three categories. (您可以为三个类别中的每一个提交一张照片。)”可知，三个类别中每个类别可以提交一张，所以申请人最多可提交3张照片。故选C项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据What you need to know第三段中“Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. (在提交照片之前，请确保用你的全名和所输入的类别重命名它。)”可知，必须用全名和类别重命名照片。故选D项。
B
Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia (阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can make letters and numbers confusing. She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted — to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them — small and insignificant. Thus, when he noticed some ants trying to build a house, he decided to help them! Willard constructed a little building. Then he sprinkled sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses.
At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. If he had trouble with his reading or math, Willard would later go home and create tiny furniture for the ant houses. He even built an ant school, with teeny swings, ladders, seesaws, and a merry-go-round. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart.
At age nine, Willard began carving faces on toothpicks. He discovered that his ability improved when he held his breath as he worked. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time carving. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Eventually, he quit his factory job to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world. Now, years later, Willard carves the tiniest artwork in the world! His sculptures are so small that several can fit on a period at the end of a sentence.
Because of their beauty and rarity, his sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says, “Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about chasing and achieving your dreams.”
Willard Wigan, a microsculptor, has done just that. The man who felt small as a boy has shown the world that something small can really be big.
24. Which of the following best describes Willard’s teacher
A. Unsympathetic. B. Unhelpful. C. Impatient. D. Careless.
25. Why did Willard become interested in building homes for ants
A. Because he had a love for little things.
B. Because he was absent-minded in class.
C. Because he wouldn’t have to struggle at school.
D. Because he thought they both seemed unimportant.
26. What can we infer from the text
A. Willard gave up his study in school to pursue his dream.
B. Willard became popular when more people appreciated his work.
C. Willard was able to carve small artwork in a short period of time.
D. Willard found a way to make better artwork when he was at school.
27. Which of the following may Willard agree with
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Success belongs to those who don’t give up.
C. Dreaming big is the first step in achieving your goals.
D. Talent is sometimes more important for success than hard work.
【答案】24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述Willard Wigan自幼患有阅读障碍症。他爱上了创造微小的事物，比如给蚂蚁建一座“精装修”的房子。在妈妈的鼓励下，Willard努力成为一名微雕艺术家。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia (阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can make letters and numbers confusing. She didn’t try to help him.(不幸的是，他的老师对阅读障碍一无所知，这是一种会使字母和数字混淆的学习障碍。她没有试图帮助他)”可知，Willard的老师帮不上他忙，可以用unhelpful来描述。故选B。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them — small and insignificant.(Willard对那些蚂蚁特别好奇。他觉得自己和它们一样——渺小而微不足道)”可知，Willard对给蚂蚁建房子感兴趣是因为他觉得他和蚂蚁一样，都不重要。故选D。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段的“At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. If he had trouble with his reading or math, Willard would later go home and create tiny furniture for the ant houses. He even built an ant school, with teeny swings, ladders, seesaws, and a merry-go-round. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart.(在学校里，威拉德仍然很挣扎，但现在他知道他可以做一些特别的事情。也许他根本就不是个失败者。如果威拉德在阅读或数学方面有困难，他就会回家为蚂蚁屋制作小家具。他甚至建了一个蚂蚁学校，里面有小秋千、梯子、跷跷板和旋转木马。他的艺术技巧提高了，对小事物的热爱开始在他心中滋长)”可推知，Willard在上学的时候发现了一种制作更好艺术品的方法。故选D。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“But he says, “Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about persevering and achieving your dreams.”(但他说：“成功不是物质上的东西，比如一块昂贵的手表或一枚昂贵的戒指；这是关于坚持和实现你的梦想。”)”可推知，Willard可能会同意的说法是成功属于那些不放弃的人。故选B。
C
In the animal kingdom, mimics (模仿) are not rare. Stick insects pretend to be twigs. Hawk moth caterpillars resemble poisonous snakes. The examples, though, are visual. Auditory mimicry is rarer. Danilo Russo of the University of Naples Federico II thinks he has found a novel case of it, as he describes in Current Biology. Some bats, he believes, mimic angry bees in order to scare away owls that might otherwise eat them.
Dr. Russo first noticed bat buzzing a few years ago. The noise struck him as similar to the sound of some bees. He wondered whether bat buzzing was a form of mimicry which helped to scare off would-be predators.
To test this idea, he and his colleagues first recorded the buzzing that captured bats made. Then, with protective clothing, they began the more dangerous task of recording the buzzing made by different puter analysis revealed that bees’ and bats’ buzzing were, indeed, similar.
Then the researchers recruited several owls. They put the owls, one at a time, in an enclosure with branches for them to stay on, and two boxes with holes in them. They placed a loudspeaker alongside one of the boxes and, after the birds had settled in, broadcast through it five seconds of uninterrupted bat buzzing and a similar amount of insect buzzing three times in a row for each noise. As a control, they broadcast in like manner several non-buzzing sounds made by bats.
During the broadcasts and for five minutes thereafter, they videoed the owls. After analysis, the results were unequivocal. When they heard both the bat buzzing and the bee buzzing, the owls moved as far from the speakers as they could. In contrast, when the non-buzzing bat sounds were played, they crept closer.
Dr. Russo believes this is the first reported case of a mammal using auditory mimicry to scare away a predator. They strongly suspect, however, that it is not unique. Anecdotes suggest several birds also make buzzing noises when their nests are disturbed. And with the result of the experiment, he therefore predicts that auditory mimicry is far more widespread than currently realized.
28. What was Dr. Russo’s assumption of the study
A. Only some bats have the capacity of auditory mimicry.
B. The buzzing of bats is similar to the sound of some bees.
C. Auditory mimicry is rather common in the animal kingdom.
D. Bats imitate the voice of angry bees to frighten away enemies.
29. How did Dr. Russo test his idea
A. By collecting computer data.
B. By consulting experts in this field.
C. By referring to other scholars’ analysis.
D. By conducting series of scientific experiments.
30. What does the underlined word “unequivocal” in paragraph 5 possibly mean
A. Disappointing. B. Controversial. C. Definite. D. Uncertain.
31. What is a suitable title for the text
A. Animal Mimicry: Buzz off
B. Bats: No More Victim to Owls
C. A Self-protection Behavior among Animals
D. A New Trick to Scare Away Owls
【答案】28. D 29. D 30. C 31. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项研究，研究发现一些动物会模仿其他动物的声音，吓跑潜在的敌人。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Dr. Russo first noticed bat buzzing a few years ago. The noise struck him as similar to the sound of some bees. He wondered whether bat buzzing was a form of mimicry which helped to scare off would-be predators. (Russo 博士几年前第一次注意到蝙蝠的嗡嗡声。他听到的声音好像是蜜蜂的叫声。他想知道蝙蝠的嗡嗡声是否是一种模仿形式，有助于吓跑潜在的捕食者。)”可知，Russo博士对这项研究的假设是蝙蝠模仿愤怒的蜜蜂的声音来吓跑敌人。故选D项。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“To test this idea, he and his colleagues first recorded the buzzing that captured bats made. Then, with protective clothing, they began the more dangerous task of recording the buzzing made by different puter analysis revealed that bees’ and bats’ buzzing were, indeed, similar. (为了验证这个想法，他和他的同事首先记录了捕获蝙蝠时发出的嗡嗡声。然后，穿上防护服，他们开始了更危险的任务： 记录不同蜜蜂发出的嗡嗡声。计算机分析显示，蜜蜂和蝙蝠的嗡嗡声确实相似。)”以及第四段和第五段内容可知，Russo是通过进行一系列的科学实验验证他的想法的。故选D项。
【30题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第五段中划线词句后文“When they heard both the bat buzzing and the bee buzzing, the owls moved as far from the speakers as they could. In contrast, when the non-buzzing bat sounds were played, they crept closer. (当他们同时听到蝙蝠和蜜蜂的嗡嗡声时，猫头鹰们尽可能地远离扬声器。相比之下，当播放没有嗡嗡声的蝙蝠声时，它们会慢慢靠近。)”等内容可知，实验的结果肯定了Russo的假设。从而推知划线词句“After analysis, the results were unequivocal. (经过分析，结果是unequivocal。)”其中划线词汇意思是“肯定的”。故选C项。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“Some bats, he believes, mimic angry bees in order to scare away owls that might otherwise eat them. (他认为，有些蝙蝠会模仿愤怒蜜蜂，以吓跑可能会吃掉它们的猫头鹰。)”以及最后一段中“And with the result of the experiment, he therefore predicts that auditory mimicry is far more widespread than currently realized. (根据实验结果，他因此预测听觉模仿比目前认识到的要广泛得多。)”可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究，研究发现一些动物会模仿其他动物的声音，吓跑潜在的敌人。A项“动物模仿：（敌人）滚开”符合主题，故选A项。
D
Lithium (锂) is called “white gold” for good reason. The metal’s value has been growing sharply over the last several years, in a large part because it is an essential part of batteries as well as several key sustainable technologies where energy storage is of huge significance. As electric cars, wind and solar power have grown into major players in the energy industry, lithium has become key to engineering a future free of fossil (化石) fuels.
But acquiring lithium comes at an enormous cost. It often works like this: Water containing lithium is delivered to the surface from underground and mixed with fresh water. The mixture then sits in pools to get rid of water, leaving the rest of its contents behind as brightly colored “mud”. Then heat and chemical reactions are used to get lithium from that, changing it into powder which is then packaged and shipped to buyers around the world.
Any accident that releases mine contents into surrounding communities or the groundwater supply could have unimaginable long-term impacts. To be specific, indigenous (土著的) communities often bear the damage, and political leaders have typically given little weight to their concerns. In Arizona, for example, an expanding lithium mine is threatening the Hualapai Tribe’s cultural and historic sites. Recently, mining lithium and other precious metals has brought about conflict: How do you ensure the availability of materials essential to the future of renewables while protecting those communities’ rights
Mining of the metal is expected to increase dramatically in coming years. Over time, experts say, that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放) by making electric cars more affordable and, therefore, more popular. As environmentally conscious consumers buy electric cars in ever-greater numbers, it’s important to be aware of the dirty process that powers those clean air vehicles.
32. What does the author’s intention of writing Paragraph 1
A. To introduce the background of an event. B. To explain a complex industrial theory.
C. To describe a noticeable recent tendency. D. To predict the future of a main technology.
33. Which may cause enormous environmental damage
A. Unexpected material leak. B. Violent chemical reactions.
C. Wrong political decisions. D. Lithium mine expansion.
34. What’s the author’s attitude towards mining lithium
A. Intolerant. B. Uncaring. C. Favorable. D. Objective.
35. What’s the most suitable title for the text
A. High Expense of Lithium Mining B. Potential Benefit of Using Lithium
C. Hidden Threat behind Clean Energy D. Bright Future of Renewable Resources
【答案】32. C 33. A 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了了目前发展清洁能源的大背景下需要开采锂，但这一过程实际上代价高昂，而且可能严重破坏环境，我们需要考虑到这一潜在的威胁。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段内容“Lithium (锂) is called “white gold” for good reason. The metal’s value has been growing sharply over the last several years, in a large part because it is an essential part of batteries as well as several key sustainable technologies where energy storage is of huge significance. As electric cars, wind and solar power have grown into major players in the energy industry, lithium has become key to engineering a future free of fossil (化石) fuels.（锂被称为“白金”是有原因的。在过去的几年里，这种金属的价值一直在急剧增长，这在很大程度上是因为它是电池以及一些关键的可持续技术的重要组成部分，在这些技术中，能量存储具有巨大的意义。随着电动汽车、风能和太阳能成为能源行业的主要参与者，锂已经成为策划一个没有化石燃料的未来的关键。）”可知，本段落介绍了锂的价值急剧增长的原因，描述了它在当今社会发展中的重要性。由此推知，本段落的意图是描述锂的重要性日益凸显这一显然的发展趋势，引出下文对这一趋势的深度分析，C项符合题意。文中没有涉及事件，可排除A项；第一段没有涉及工业理论，可排除B项；文中没有展望技术的未来，可排除D项。故选C。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Any accident that releases mine contents into surrounding communities or the groundwater supply could have unimaginable long-term impacts.（任何将矿物释放到周围社区或地下水供应的事故都可能造成难以想象的长期影响。）”可知，如果锂矿物意外进入周围社区或地下水中，将会产生重大的破坏，即严重地破坏环境，A项符合题意。故选A。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“But acquiring lithium comes at an enormous cost.（但获取锂需要付出巨大的代价。）”和第三段中“Any accident that releases mine contents into surrounding communities or the groundwater supply could have unimaginable long-term impacts.（任何将矿物释放到周围社区或地下水供应的事故都可能造成难以想象的长期影响。）”可知，获取锂代价大，而且有污染环境的风险。再结合第三段中“Recently, mining lithium and other precious metals has brought about conflict: How do you ensure the availability of materials essential to the future of renewables while protecting those communities’ rights （最近，锂和其他贵金属的开采带来了冲突：在保护这些社区权利的同时，如何确保对可再生能源未来至关重要的材料的可用性？）”可知，开采锂发展可再生能源的同时需要保护受影响的群体的权利。由此推知，在大力开采锂的背景下，作者意识到其中存在的威胁，认为需要在开采锂发展新能源和保护群体的权利之间做好平衡，因此作者的态度是客观的，D项符合题意。故选D。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“As environmentally conscious consumers buy electric cars in ever-greater numbers, it’s important to be aware of the dirty process that powers those clean air vehicles.（随着越来越多具有环保意识的消费者购买电动汽车，有必要意识到驱动这些清洁空气的汽车的肮脏过程。）”并结合全文可知，文章主要说明了发展清洁能源需要开采锂，但这一过程背后代价高昂、可能严重破坏环境，我们需要考虑到这一潜在的威胁。因此C项（清洁能源背后隐藏的威胁）能够概括文章大意，适合作为标题。故选C。
第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后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。
Teamwork is important in any workplace, and effective teamwork is the key to productivity. What improves teamwork and makes a team successful Read the tips below to find out.
Appoint a strong leader
A team has no direction without a leader.____36____. This leader must also prioritize team goals over individual goals, ensuring they are committed to getting the job done.
Clarify all responsibilities
From the moment the team is formed, particular attention must be paid to assigning direct responsibilities to each member.____37____. This is an important step to make before going deeper into the project so that everyone is on the same page. If everyone is clear on what they are responsible for producing, it helps prevent people doing the same thing and less desirable tasks being avoided.
____38____
Each team will comprise a range of people from diverse backgrounds. It is important to set common goals the team is working towards so that the focus always remains on the finished product. Each team member must understand that personal goals must be set aside and team goals must remain the focus.____39____.
Encourage open communication
Encouraging team members to be forthcoming about their ideas is important for the success of the team.____40____. It is also important to establish two-way communication of information between both different team members, as well as between team members and their manager.
A. Set common goals
B. Be willing to help others
C. As the well-known saying goes, “There is no I in team”
D. If these are set from the beginning, there will be no issues of authority
E. It is vital that this person is capable and efficient at giving out tasks
F. When team members feel that they can contribute ideas, there is more creativity and innovation
G. This may mean contributing to tasks that are perhaps below your level, but the overall goal must be kept in mind
【答案】36. E 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章关于如何提高团队合作并使团队成功给予一些建议。
【36题详解】
上文“A team has no direction without a leader. (团队没有领导就没有方向。)”说明团队中领导的重要性，选项E“这个人有能力并且有效率地分配任务是至关重要的”承接上文，强调领导能力的重要性。选项中this person指上文中的a leader。故选E项。
【37题详解】
上文“From the moment the team is formed, particular attention must be paid to assigning direct responsibilities to each member. (从组建团队的那一刻起，就必须特别注意将直接责任分配给每个成员。)”说明开始建立团队时就应该分配好责任，选项D“如果这些从一开始就部署好了，就不会有授权的问题”承接上文，是上文的结果。故选D项。
【38题详解】
下文“Each team will comprise a range of people from diverse backgrounds. It is important to set common goals the team is working towards so that the focus always remains on the finished product. (每个团队将由来自不同背景的人组成。设定团队正在努力实现的共同目标非常重要，这样才能始终将注意力集中在最终产品上。)”说明设定团队的共同目标是非常重要的，选项A“设定共同的目标”概括了本段主题，适合做小标题。故选A项。
【39题详解】
上文“Each team member must understand that personal goals must be set aside and team goals must remain the focus. (每个团队成员必须明白，个人目标必须放在一边，团队目标必须始终是重点。)”说明要关注团队目标，个人目标要放一边，选项C“正如一句著名的谚语所说，‘团队中没有我’”用谚语说明团队中要把个人目标放一边。故选C项。
【40题详解】
上文“Encouraging team members to be forthcoming about their ideas is important for the success of the team. (鼓励团队成员坦率地表达他们的想法对于团队的成功是很重要的。)”说明鼓励团队成员积极表达自己的想法是很重要的，选项F“当团队成员觉得他们可以贡献想法时，就会有更多的创造力和创新”承接上文，是上文的结果。故选F项。
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was ___41___, and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my ___42___ His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re ___43___ my grade ” he said angrily. “I would never have come in ___44___ ……”
He didn’t finish the ___45___, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was ___46___ He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade ___47___ because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being ___48___ in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this ___49___
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my ____50____ in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to ____51____ an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest ____52____ of his knowledge and it would have been ____53____to other students. How could I ____54____ give a student a gift of an unearned grade
I know ____55____ reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like ____56____ too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up____57____as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is ____58____enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did ____59____ him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have ____60____
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
41. A. wise B. right C. grateful D. upset
42. A. files B. books C. records D. notes
43. A. lowering B. correcting C. changing D. making
44. A. though B. why C. where D. if
45. A. sentence B. work C. exam D. lesson
46. A. good B. false C. special D. impressive
47. A. remove B. change C. stand D. add
48. A. brave B. adventurous C. successful D. honest
49. A. remark B. complaint C. praise D. achievement
50. A. crime B. mistake C. doubt D. guilty
51 A. make B. find C. correct D. avoid
52. A. reaction B. sense C. sign D. reflection
53. A. unfair B. cruel C. tough D. funny
54. A. reluctantly B. responsibly C. impossibly D. impatiently
55. A. actively B. secretly C. voluntarily D. curiously
56. A. receiving B. paying C. earning D. returning
57. A. benefits B. honors C. awards D. gifts
58. A. pleasure B. reward C. content D. honor
59. A. protect B. influence C. discourage D. separate
60. A. improved B. encouraged C. blamed D. ruined
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. C 56. D 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者根据自己的亲身经历来告诉我们要怎样保持诚实。
【41题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他是对的，在感谢他的诚实之后，我改了我的成绩。A. wise明智的；B. right对的；C. grateful感激的；D. upset不安的。根据上文说“I made an error in grading”和下文“I changed the grade”可知这个学生说对了。故选B
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是对的，在感谢他的诚实之后，我改了成绩。A. files文件；B. books书；C. records记录；D. notes笔记。根据上文 “When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points.”学生说批改错误，所以我应是在记录本上改正分数，故选C。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你要降我的分数 ”他生气地说。A. lowering降低；B. correcting改正；C. changing改变；D. making使，让。根据下文“He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.”可知学生本以为老师会帮他加分，还有后句“His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock”可知老师不但没有加分而且还减了分。故选A。
【44题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果知道是减分的话我就不回来了。A. though尽管；B. why为什么；C. where那里；D. if如果。根据上下文可知是条件状语从句的省略，以及上文““You’re ___3___ my grade ” he said angrily”可知如果减分我就不回来了，故选D。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他没有把话说完，但很明显，他表现出来的诚实是假的。 A. sentence句子；B. work工作；C. exam考试；D. lesson课程。根据上文“I would never have come in ___4___ ……”可知，学生没有把话说完。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. good好的；B. false假的；C. special特殊的；D. impressive给人印象深刻的。根据下文“He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade. ”可知，学生的诚实都是虚假伪装的，只不过希望老师多给点分数。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有几个同事认为我应该让更高的分数留下来，因为我所做的一切只是让他以后不再诚实。A. remove一出；B. change改变；C. stand维持；D. add增加。根据下文“because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being ___8___ in the future.”可知当我与同事说起时，同事希望维持较高的分数不变，因为这样才能让学生以后诚实，此处stand表保持的意思，故选C。
【48题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。 A. brave勇敢的；B. adventurous冒险的；C. successful成功的；D. honest诚实的。根据上下文的因果关系，可知同事希望作者维持高分，这样才能使学生以后能诚实，故选D。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每次和别人谈起，总有些人同意这样的观点。A. remark观点；B. complaint抱怨；C. praise赞扬；D. achievement成就。根据上文“Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade ___7___ because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being ___8___ in the future.”可知别人也同意这种观点，remarks表示观点，故选A。
【50题详解】
考查名词和形容词词义辨析。句意：但是我不明白我有什么理由因为没有改正一个错误而破坏了我所有成绩的诚实，从而加重了我的评分错误。A. crime罪行；B. mistake错误；C. doubt怀疑；D. guilty内疚的。根据上文“I made an error in grading his exam”可知是错误，故选B。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. make使，让；B. find找到；C. correct改正；D. avoid避免。根据前文可知因为学生指出我未能批改出他作业中的错误，所以这里用“fail to correct”表未能改正，故选C。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：分数本身就是对他知识的不诚实的反映，这对其他学生是不公平的。A. reaction反应；B. sense感觉；C. sign迹象；D. reflection体现。根据前文“but it was obvious that his display of honesty was ___6___”可推知，作者认为如果给那名学生高分，就是对他所掌握的知识的不诚实的体现，故选D。
【53题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. unfair不公平的；B. cruel残忍的；C. tough艰难的；D. funny有趣的。根据上文“The grade itself would be a dishonest ___12___ of his knowledge”和常识可知给了这个学生高分，就是对其他学生的不公平，故选A。
【54题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我怎么能负责任地给学生一个不劳而获的分数作为礼物呢 A. reluctantly不情愿地；B. responsibly负责忍地；C. impossibly不可能地；D. impatiently不耐烦地。根据上文“The grade itself would be a dishonest ___12___ of his knowledge and it would have been ___13___to other students.”可知作者内心无法做到这一点，因此我无法负责任地给学生这么一个不是自己辛苦学习所得到的分数，故选B。
【55题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我知道主动报告对某人有利的错误是不寻常的，但是，就像退回太多的零钱一样，这显然是正确的事情。A. actively积极地；B. secretly秘密地；C. voluntarily自愿地；D. curiously好奇地。根据前文“When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points.”可知是学生自愿来说明批改上的错误，故选C。
【56题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. receiving收到；B. paying支付；C. earning赚得；D. returning归还。根据下文“too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. ”可知主动报告错误，就像退回多给的零钱一样是正确的事情，故选D。
【57题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有品格的人，那些真正诚实的人，和其他人一样讨厌放弃利益。A. benefits利益；B. honors荣誉；C. awards奖赏；D. gifts礼物。根据下文“The difference is that for…”可知上文指真正诚实的人也和大多数人一样，也就是说不愿意放弃好处，故选A。
【58题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不同之处在于，对他们来说，良好的良心和声誉足以让他们有理由为做正确的事情付出代价。A. pleasure快乐；B. reward奖励；C. content内容；D. honor荣誉。根据“a good conscience and reputation is ___18___enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.”和常识可知，做正常的事情会有良好的良心和声誉来作为奖励，故选B。
【59题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许降低学生的分数确实会让他在未来不再诚实，但贿赂他诚实，让他在没有成本的情况下做正确的事情，甚至会让毁了他。A. protect保护；B. influence影响；C. discourage阻止；D. separate分开。根据第三段“I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being”可知此题为原词重现，应用discourage，故选C。
【60题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. improved提高；B. encouraged鼓励；C. blamed责备；D. ruined毁坏，摧毁。根据上文“Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did ___19___ him from being honest in the future, but”以及转折关系可知如果给他好处让他诚实会毁了他。故选D。
第二节．短文填空（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。
Chinese Gardens
The Chinese garden has a long history. It first____61____(appear) as early as the 1lth century B. C. during the Zhou Dynasty. It is usually referred to____62____a place of beauty and a harmonious connection with nature.
Famous for the____63____(rich) of theme ideas, the Chinese gardens are deeply rooted in the traditional Chinese culture.____64____(base) on that, Chinese gardens focus on the harmony between heaven, earth and man. Honoring and following nature became____65____unshakable principle of building Chinese gardens. With this principle,____66____(create) a garden, designers integrate buildings, mountains, rivers and plants as one, featuring man-nature coexistence and harmony.
Typically, there are three major____67____(element) of a traditional Chinese garden: water representing____68____(constant) changing nature, stones____69____(indicate) stability and strength and plants providing beauty, harmony, etc.
Overall, the Chinese gardens do not take the actual landscape we can see as the ultimate design goal. Instead, they are all about the images behind the landscape and meanings beyond what is expressed, _______70_______is the so-called “view borrowing”.
【答案】61. appeared
62. as 63. richness
64. Based 65. an
66. to create
67. elements
68. constantly
69. indicating
70. which
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍中国花园的历史以及特点。
【61题详解】
考查一般过去时态。句意：它最早出现在公元前1世纪的周朝。根据as early as the 1lth century B. C. during the Zhou Dynasty可知，句子用一般过去时态。故填appeared。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：它通常被认为是一个美丽、与自然和谐相处的地方。固定搭配：refer to…as“把……当作”，其中as是介词，意思是“作为”。故填as。
【63题详解】
考查名词。句意：中国园林以丰富的主题思想而闻名，深深植根于中国传统文化。分析句子the ____3____ (rich) of可知，冠词用在名词前面，该空填名词，所给词rich是形容词，其名词是richness。故填richness。
【64题详解】
考查过去分词作原因状语。句意：基于此，中国园林注重天、地、人的和谐。固定短语：be based on“以……为基础”，此处是过去分词作原因状语。故填Based。
【65题详解】
考查不定冠词。句意：尊重和遵循自然成为中国园林建设不可动摇的原则。此处表示“一个不可动摇的原则”，unshakable是以元音音素开头的词，表示“一”时前面用不定冠词an。故填an。
【66题详解】
考查不定式作目的状语。句意：以此为原则，设计师将建筑、山川、植物融为一体，人与自然和谐共存。此处是动词不定式作目的状语。故填to create。
【67题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：典型地，中国传统园林有三个主要元素：水代表不断变化的自然，石头代表稳定和力量，植物提供美丽和和谐等。根据three可知，名词用复数形式。故填elements。
【68题详解】
考查副词修饰形容词。句意：典型地，中国传统园林有三个主要元素：水代表不断变化的自然，石头代表稳定和力量，植物提供美丽和和谐等。此处changing是形容词，意思是“变化的”，由副词修饰，constant的副词是constantly。故填constantly。
【69题详解】
考查现在分词作后置定语。句意：典型地，中国传统园林有三个主要元素:水代表不断变化的自然，石头代表稳定和力量，植物提供美丽和和谐等。句中stones和indicate之间是主动关系，是现在分词作后置定语。故填indicating。
【70题详解】
考查which引导的非限制性定语从句。句意：相反，它们都是关于景观背后的形象和表达之外的意义，这就是所谓的“借景”。此处images and meanings是先行词，指物，所以用which引导非限制性定语从句。故填which。
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分 35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题 1分, 满分 10分）
71. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear George,
It’s been a week after we left your family and we are now back home. Thank you very much for showing them around New York City and providing us for the wonderful meals. After we said goodbye to you, we went to Washington D.C., that we stayed for three days. My brother was so much fond of the museums there that he begged my parents to staying another couple of day. However, my father had to return to work on Monday, so we fly back last Saturday afternoon. It was really a nice experience. If you’d like to make trip to China some day, I will be better than happy to be your guide.
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】1. after→since 2. them→us 3. for→with 4. that→where
5. 去掉much 6. staying→stay 7. day→days 8. fly→flew 9. 在trip前加a 10. better→more
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。信中表达了作者对朋友的感谢、讲述了之后的旅行并邀请朋友有机会来中国旅行。
【详解】1.考查连词。句意：我们离开你的家人已经一周了，现在我们已经回家了。根据前文It’s been a week可知，此处应用连词since引导时间状语从句，表示“自从……以来”，和现在完成时连用，本句为固定句型。故将after改为since。
2.考查代词。句意：非常感谢您带我们参观纽约市，并为我们提供美味饭菜。根据前文句意及后文us可知，此处指“带领我们参观”。故将them改为us。
3.考查介词。句意：同上。provide sb with sth“提供给某人某物”是固定搭配。故将for改为with。
4.考查定语从句。句意：跟你告别后，我们去了华盛顿特区，在那里呆了三天。逗号后为非限制性定语从句，先行词为Washington D.C.，是地点名词，应用where引导，作地点状语。故将that改为where。
5.考查固定句型。句意：我弟弟非常喜欢那里的博物馆，他恳求我父母再住几天。so…that…“如此……以至于……”是固定句型，副词so修饰形容词。故去掉much。
6.考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。beg sb to do sth是固定短语，不定式作宾语补足语。故将staying改为stay。
7.考查名词复数。句意：同上。根据a couple of“几个”可知，名词day应用复数。故将day改为days。
8.考查时态。句意：然而，我父亲必须在周一返回工作岗位，所以我们上周六下午飞回来了。根据时间状语last Saturday afternoon可知，本句为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故将fly改为flew。
9.考查冠词。句意：如果有一天你想去中国旅行，我会非常乐意做你的导游。trip是可数名词单数，泛指概念，应用不定冠词限定。trip首字母的发音为辅音音素，故在trip前加a。
10. 考查固定短语。句意：同上。more than“非常”，此处修饰形容词，是固定短语。故将better改为more。
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
72. 假如你是李华，你校将要举办一场以“The Power of a Role Model”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请结合一位对你有影响的中国杰出人物，写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1.你对“榜样”的理解；
2.该人物对你的影响。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Good morning, everyone!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening.
【答案】Good morning, everyone!
In my opinion, a role model is someone or something worth learning from and someone or something who inspires and guides others.
The most influential role model for me is Quan Hong Chan, who is a 14-year-old girl. She began to receive diving training in 2014, and won the gold medal in the 10-meter platform competition on August 5, 2021. It is her hard training that makes her so successful. She also has a strong will.
I think I should learn from her. She never gives up however hard the life is. And at the same time, she is also filial. Through her hard work and effort, she looks after her mother well.
Thank you for your listening.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生结合一位对你有影响的中国杰出人物，写一篇演讲稿参加你校将要举办的一场以“The Power of a Role Model”为主题的英语演讲比赛。
【详解】1.词汇积累
指导：guide→direct
无论多么：however→no matter how
同时：at the same time→in the meantime
照顾：look after→take care of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In my opinion, a role model is someone or something worth learning from and someone or something who inspires and guides others.
拓展句：I hold the belief that a role model is someone or something worth learning from and someone or something who inspires and guides others.
【点睛】[高分句型1] In my opinion, a role model is someone or something worth learning from and someone or something who inspires and guides others. (运用了who引导的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] The most influential role model for me is Quan Hong Chan, who is a 14-year-old girl. (运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句)树德中学高2021级高三上学期11月阶段性测试英语试题
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30分)
第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节.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。
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What is the man looking for
A. A newspaper. B. An advertisement. C. A job.
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How’s the weather at the weekend
A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Terrible.
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Why are so many Africans studying in China
A. To learn skills. B. To make money. C. To spread African cultures.
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What is the man probably doing now
A. Giving a lecture. B. Refusing a request. C. Having a meeting.
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Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the subway. B. In the downtown area. C. On the main highway.
第二节.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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. How does the man find the Russian restaurant
A. It is too expensive. B. It is not easy to reach. C. The menu is too old.
7. Why does the man prefer to eat at home
A. He’s sick. B. He’s a good cook. C. He can’t stand eating out.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What is the good news the woman has got
A. They received the first shipment.
B. Their company will be on the market.
C. Their deal has been approved.
9. Why would the woman set up a meeting
A. To arrange the task for the next week.
B. To discuss the marketing plan.
C. To meet some ad companies.
10. Which way of advertising will the woman probably choose
A. TV. B. Radio. C. Brochures.
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】
11. What is the conversation mainly about
A. The time spent online at work.
B. The use of the Internet for work.
C. The effect of time management online.
12. Why does the man surf the Internet at work
A. To kill time. B. To help him relax. C. To talk with friends.
13. What does the woman decide to do
A. Spend little time chatting online.
B. Go on Facebook every day.
C. Try to be more creative by browsing the Web.
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】
14. When was the man’s flight scheduled to take off
A. At 7 a.m. B. At 9 a.m. C. At 11:30 p.m.
15. What did the man do after he missed the bus
A. He got to the airport by taxi.
B. He stayed in a cafe for the night.
C. He went back to the city by subway.
16. Which of the following statements is true
A. The man missed his flight.
B. The man changed his flight.
C. The man was too early for his flight.
17. What does the woman think of the man’s trip
A. Exciting. B. Tiring. C. Adventurous.
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】
18. What can visitors do at Science World
A. Do experiments.
B. Experience space travel.
C. Have a talk with scientists.
19. When can visitors hear a talk about space travel
A. Next Monday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Saturday.
20. What is next month’s show about
A. Views. B. Parties. C. Computers.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共二节，满分 40分）
第一节 （共 15小题；每小题2分，满分 30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。
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COMPETITION!
Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition.
What you need to know
Competition is open only to legal residents of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14. We have THREE categories in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please!
All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at /uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do! You can submit ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at /uk/photocomp.
Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg. Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo!
The prizes
Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco!
And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere.
The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020 Winners will be notified before 18 November 2020.
21. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year
A. It has a new category.
B. It lasts about one month longer.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It will give more than one prize to winners.
22. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Five.
23. What can be learned from the passage
A. It will take a long time to register.
B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK.
C. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020.
D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category.
B
Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia (阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can make letters and numbers confusing. She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted — to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them — small and insignificant. Thus, when he noticed some ants trying to build a house, he decided to help them! Willard constructed a little building. Then he sprinkled sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses.
At school Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. If he had trouble with his reading or math, Willard would later go home and create tiny furniture for the ant houses. He even built an ant school, with teeny swings, ladders, seesaws, and a merry-go-round. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart.
At age nine, Willard began carving faces on toothpicks. He discovered that his ability improved when he held his breath as he worked. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time carving. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Eventually, he quit his factory job to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world. Now, years later, Willard carves the tiniest artwork in the world! His sculptures are so small that several can fit on a period at the end of a sentence.
Because of their beauty and rarity, his sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says, “Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about chasing and achieving your dreams.”
Willard Wigan, a microsculptor, has done just that. The man who felt small as a boy has shown the world that something small can really be big.
24. Which of the following best describes Willard’s teacher
A. Unsympathetic. B. Unhelpful. C. Impatient. D. Careless.
25. Why did Willard become interested in building homes for ants
A. Because he had a love for little things.
B. Because he was absent-minded in class.
C. Because he wouldn’t have to struggle at school.
D. Because he thought they both seemed unimportant.
26. What can we infer from the text
A. Willard gave up his study in school to pursue his dream.
B. Willard became popular when more people appreciated his work.
C. Willard was able to carve small artwork in a short period of time.
D. Willard found a way to make better artwork when he was at school.
27. Which of the following may Willard agree with
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Success belongs to those who don’t give up.
C. Dreaming big is the first step in achieving your goals.
D. Talent is sometimes more important for success than hard work.
C
In the animal kingdom, mimics (模仿) are not rare. Stick insects pretend to be twigs. Hawk moth caterpillars resemble poisonous snakes. The examples, though, are visual. Auditory mimicry is rarer. Danilo Russo of the University of Naples Federico II thinks he has found a novel case of it, as he describes in Current Biology. Some bats, he believes, mimic angry bees in order to scare away owls that might otherwise eat them.
Dr. Russo first noticed bat buzzing a few years ago. The noise struck him as similar to the sound of some bees. He wondered whether bat buzzing was a form of mimicry which helped to scare off would-be predators.
To test this idea, he and his colleagues first recorded the buzzing that captured bats made. Then, with protective clothing, they began the more dangerous task of recording the buzzing made by different puter analysis revealed that bees’ and bats’ buzzing were, indeed, similar.
Then the researchers recruited several owls. They put the owls, one at a time, in an enclosure with branches for them to stay on, and two boxes with holes in them. They placed a loudspeaker alongside one of the boxes and, after the birds had settled in, broadcast through it five seconds of uninterrupted bat buzzing and a similar amount of insect buzzing three times in a row for each noise. As a control, they broadcast in like manner several non-buzzing sounds made by bats.
During the broadcasts and for five minutes thereafter, they videoed the owls. After analysis, the results were unequivocal. When they heard both the bat buzzing and the bee buzzing, the owls moved as far from the speakers as they could. In contrast, when the non-buzzing bat sounds were played, they crept closer.
Dr. Russo believes this is the first reported case of a mammal using auditory mimicry to scare away a predator. They strongly suspect, however, that it is not unique. Anecdotes suggest several birds also make buzzing noises when their nests are disturbed. And with the result of the experiment, he therefore predicts that auditory mimicry is far more widespread than currently realized.
28. What was Dr. Russo’s assumption of the study
A. Only some bats have the capacity of auditory mimicry.
B. The buzzing of bats is similar to the sound of some bees.
C. Auditory mimicry is rather common in the animal kingdom.
D. Bats imitate the voice of angry bees to frighten away enemies.
29. How did Dr. Russo test his idea
A. By collecting computer data.
B. By consulting experts in this field.
C. By referring to other scholars’ analysis.
D. By conducting series of scientific experiments.
30. What does the underlined word “unequivocal” in paragraph 5 possibly mean
A. Disappointing. B. Controversial. C. Definite. D. Uncertain.
31. What is a suitable title for the text
A. Animal Mimicry: Buzz off
B. Bats: No More Victim to Owls
C. A Self-protection Behavior among Animals
D. A New Trick to Scare Away Owls
D
Lithium (锂) is called “white gold” for good reason. The metal’s value has been growing sharply over the last several years, in a large part because it is an essential part of batteries as well as several key sustainable technologies where energy storage is of huge significance. As electric cars, wind and solar power have grown into major players in the energy industry, lithium has become key to engineering a future free of fossil (化石) fuels.
But acquiring lithium comes at an enormous cost. It often works like this: Water containing lithium is delivered to the surface from underground and mixed with fresh water. The mixture then sits in pools to get rid of water, leaving the rest of its contents behind as brightly colored “mud”. Then heat and chemical reactions are used to get lithium from that, changing it into powder which is then packaged and shipped to buyers around the world.
Any accident that releases mine contents into surrounding communities or the groundwater supply could have unimaginable long-term impacts. To be specific, indigenous (土著的) communities often bear the damage, and political leaders have typically given little weight to their concerns. In Arizona, for example, an expanding lithium mine is threatening the Hualapai Tribe’s cultural and historic sites. Recently, mining lithium and other precious metals has brought about conflict: How do you ensure the availability of materials essential to the future of renewables while protecting those communities’ rights
Mining of the metal is expected to increase dramatically in coming years. Over time, experts say, that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放) by making electric cars more affordable and, therefore, more popular. As environmentally conscious consumers buy electric cars in ever-greater numbers, it’s important to be aware of the dirty process that powers those clean air vehicles.
32. What does the author’s intention of writing Paragraph 1
A. To introduce the background of an event. B. To explain a complex industrial theory.
C. To describe a noticeable recent tendency. D. To predict the future of a main technology.
33. Which may cause enormous environmental damage
A. Unexpected material leak. B. Violent chemical reactions.
C. Wrong political decisions. D. Lithium mine expansion.
34. What’s the author’s attitude towards mining lithium
A. Intolerant. B. Uncaring. C. Favorable. D. Objective.
35. What’s the most suitable title for the text
A. High Expense of Lithium Mining B. Potential Benefit of Using Lithium
C. Hidden Threat behind Clean Energy D. Bright Future of Renewable Resources
第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后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。
Teamwork is important in any workplace, and effective teamwork is the key to productivity. What improves teamwork and makes a team successful Read the tips below to find out.
Appoint a strong leader
A team has no direction without a leader.____36____. This leader must also prioritize team goals over individual goals, ensuring they are committed to getting the job done.
Clarify all responsibilities
From the moment the team is formed, particular attention must be paid to assigning direct responsibilities to each member.____37____. This is an important step to make before going deeper into the project so that everyone is on the same page. If everyone is clear on what they are responsible for producing, it helps prevent people doing the same thing and less desirable tasks being avoided.
____38____
Each team will comprise a range of people from diverse backgrounds. It is important to set common goals the team is working towards so that the focus always remains on the finished product. Each team member must understand that personal goals must be set aside and team goals must remain the focus.____39____.
Encourage open communication
Encouraging team members to be forthcoming about their ideas is important for the success of the team.____40____. It is also important to establish two-way communication of information between both different team members, as well as between team members and their manager.
A. Set common goals
B. Be willing to help others
C. As the well-known saying goes, “There is no I in team”
D. If these are set from the beginning there will be no issues of authority
E. It is vital that this person is capable and efficient at giving out tasks
F. When team members feel that they can contribute ideas, there is more creativity and innovation
G. This may mean contributing to tasks that are perhaps below your level, but the overall goal must be kept in mind
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was ___41___, and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my ___42___ His beaming (欢笑) face turned to shock. “You’re ___43___ my grade ” he said angrily. “I would never have come in ___44___ ……”
He didn’t finish the ___45___, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was ___46___ He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade ___47___ because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being ___48___ in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this ___49___
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my ____50____ in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to ____51____ an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest ____52____ of his knowledge and it would have been ____53____to other students. How could I ____54____ give a student a gift of an unearned grade
I know ____55____ reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like ____56____ too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up____57____as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is ____58____enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did ____59____ him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have ____60____
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
41. A. wise B. right C. grateful D. upset
42. A. files B. books C. records D. notes
43. A. lowering B. correcting C. changing D. making
44. A. though B. why C. where D. if
45. A. sentence B. work C. exam D. lesson
46. A. good B. false C. special D. impressive
47. A. remove B. change C. stand D. add
48. A. brave B. adventurous C. successful D. honest
49. A. remark B. complaint C. praise D. achievement
50. A. crime B. mistake C. doubt D. guilty
51. A. make B. find C. correct D. avoid
52. A. reaction B. sense C. sign D. reflection
53. A. unfair B. cruel C. tough D. funny
54. A. reluctantly B. responsibly C. impossibly D. impatiently
55. A. actively B. secretly C. voluntarily D. curiously
56. A. receiving B. paying C. earning D. returning
57. A. benefits B. honors C. awards D. gifts
58. A. pleasure B. reward C. content D. honor
59. A. protect B. influence C. discourage D. separate
60. A. improved B. encouraged C. blamed D. ruined
第二节．短文填空（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。
Chinese Gardens
The Chinese garden has a long history. It first____61____(appear) as early as the 1lth century B. C. during the Zhou Dynasty. It is usually referred to____62____a place of beauty and a harmonious connection with nature.
Famous for the____63____(rich) of theme ideas, the Chinese gardens are deeply rooted in the traditional Chinese culture.____64____(base) on that, Chinese gardens focus on the harmony between heaven, earth and man. Honoring and following nature became____65____unshakable principle of building Chinese gardens. With this principle,____66____(create) a garden, designers integrate buildings, mountains, rivers and plants as one, featuring man-nature coexistence and harmony.
Typically, there are three major____67____(element) of a traditional Chinese garden: water representing____68____(constant) changing nature, stones____69____(indicate) stability and strength and plants providing beauty, harmony, etc.
Overall, the Chinese gardens do not take the actual landscape we can see as the ultimate design goal. Instead, they are all about the images behind the landscape and meanings beyond what is expressed, _______70_______is the so-called “view borrowing”.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分 35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题 1分, 满分 10分）
71. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear George,
It’s been a week after we left your family and we are now back home. Thank you very much for showing them around New York City and providing us for the wonderful meals. After we said goodbye to you, we went to Washington D.C., that we stayed for three days. My brother was so much fond of the museums there that he begged my parents to staying another couple of day. However, my father had to return to work on Monday, so we fly back last Saturday afternoon. It was really a nice experience. If you’d like to make trip to China some day, I will be better than happy to be your guide.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
72. 假如你是李华，你校将要举办一场以“The Power of a Role Model”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请结合一位对你有影响的中国杰出人物，写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1.你对“榜样”的理解；
2.该人物对你的影响。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Good morning, everyone!
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Thank you for your listening.
