石家庄市第二中学2023届高三下学期开学考试英语试卷
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
Some are attracted to museums by the art and the culture—but if that isn’t enough, there is always the strange!
Cancun, Underwater Museum
No need to hold your breath to see this one. The Cancun Underwater Museum is, as the name suggests, underwater. More than 500 sculptures anchored in the ocean off Mexico are meant to illustrate the interplay of art and nature. Visitors can either admire the works through a glass-bottom boat or take a scuba diving tour.
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
With great attention to detail, New Zealand built the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, which exhibits original aircraft from the First and Second World Wars. Some belong to film director Sir Peter Jackson, who helped create the set designs with his team. Anyone interested in the pioneers of aviation should pay a visit to the museum in Blenheim.
Tenement Museum
At New York’s Tenement Museum, visitors can gain an insight into what life was like for immigrants and the working class in the city from the 1860s through to the 1980s. The museum opened in 1992 and offers guided tours of two tenement buildings with recreated rooms, where costumed ‘residents’ enact the daily lives of the city’s newcomers and workers over the period—leaps and bounds from the money makers of Wall Street.
Cupnoodles Museum
The Cupnoodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan, offers a treat: exhibits can be not only admired, but eaten. Visitors can work in the museum’s noodle workshop, refining creations with their favourite ingredients. While doing so, one can also learn the history of the ramen noodle, one of Japan’s most popular foods.
1．What is special about the Cancun Underwater Museum
A. The strange name. B. The number of sculptures.
C. Works about art and nature. D. Ways of visiting it.
2．Which museum will attract visitors interested in hands-on activities
A. Cancun Underwater Museum. B. Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.
C. Tenement Museum. D. Cupnoodles Museum.
3．What do the four museums have in common
A. They are about art and history. B. They display aircraft from world wars.
C. They have unusual features. D. They record immigrants’ daily lives.
Last year,Karen Wooldridge and his friend Laura Hogan had an idea: Take unsold flowers which will be thrown away and send them to old people.“We started working on our kitchen island, and we were really proud of sending flowers,"Wooldridge said. Soon, Hogan added,“We developed.”
Now, they send a thousand unsold bunches of flowers a month, with 150 volunteers working five days a week. Their organization,Bluebirds &. Blooms,is named after their childhood youth troupe（剧团）The Bluebirds.Their flowers brighten 30 communities—mostly homes for seniors who are losing their memories.
Vellie Larson has lost some of her memories, but her daughter Karen Schwartz was in the same Bluebirds troupe as Wooldridge and Hogan, and Larson taught them all music.“When they send flowers to her,”Schwartz said,“She'll describe them to me and give me a flower report every day.”
“The flowers are also a hint that someone cares,”said Sheryl Hassan, the center's director.“They're sad, and just having such a simple thing as a bunch of flowers brightens their days,”Hassan said.“Families will come in, and they'll say,'Oh who got you flowers This is beautiful.’And it says‘Thinking of you.'The seniors can just say,'Oh,somebody was thinking of me!'”
For Wooldridge,the act of kindness brings back great memories of her father,who had Alzheimer's（老年痴呆）.“I know he would have loved visits from these women，”Wooldridge said. And while some might find it difficult to work so closely with those fighting with memory loss, Hogan said,“It makes us happy. We're doing something good."
4．What idea did Wooldridge and Hogan have last year
A.Making profits by recycling unsold flowers.
B.Turning unsold flowers into gifts for seniors.
C.Aiding seniors by selling flowers for a living.
D.Recovering lost memories by sending flowers.
5．What can we learn about Bluebirds &.Blooms
A.It sends flowers on a day-to-day basis.
B.It is named after a best children's drama.
C.It has grown into a national organization.
D.It mainly serves the old with memory loss.
6．What does the underlined word “hint” in Paragraph 4 mean？
A.Reminder. B.Commitment. C.Responsibility. D.Routine.
7．How do the flowers influence the receivers
A.They promote family harmony. B.They make their life worthwhile.
C.They cure them of their diseases. D.They create a sense of well-being.
Although we all experience failure in our lives, we don't all react to it in the same way. An interesting research has emphasized the notion that there are some people who embrace challenges and disappointments as opportunities to re-focus their thinking. These are people with a growth mindset. Then, there are other people who see failure as a complete failure. They believe that they never had the talent anyway, and they probably never will. These are people with a fixed mindset.
Psychologist Dweck has studied these mindsets and provided evidence that most people intentionally place themselves in one of those two groups. The group to which you assign yourself frequently determines how you react to challenges. If you experience failure and give up, you have conveniently assigned yourself to the fixed group. If you experience failure and regard it as a stepping stone, then you have placed yourself into the growth group.
According to the research, people in the growth group tend to generate more creative ideas than those in the fixed group. To illustrate, consider Thomas Edison. In the 19th century, Edison attempted to improve the light bulb and experimented with numerous materials. Over a thousand trials, he managed to discover an element sustaining light. A reporter once asked him, "It seems as though you've tried many times and continue to fail each time. Why is that " Edison answered, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
In studies of creative people, psychologists discovered that a distinguishing feature separating them from the non-creative is that they make lots of mistakes and continue to work through them. Most people consider success and failure as polar opposites. In reality, they are both parts of the same process.
8．What might people with a growth mindset agree with
A. Challenges are welcomed. B. Mistakes can be avoided.
C.Success is due to good luck. D. Only talent leads to success.
9．What does the underlined phrase "a stepping stone" in paragraph 2 refer to
A. A road to nowhere. B. A challenge in the way.
C. An outcome to expect. D. A chance to advance.
10．Why does the author mention Thomas Edison in paragraph 3
A. To make a prediction. B. To present a fact.
C. To support a viewpoint. D. To clarify a principle.
11．What is the main idea of the text
A. How people interpret failure often determines their creative output.
B. Learning from success plays an important part in improving creativity.
C. Growth mindset people see challenges differently from fixed mindset ones.
D. Which group people put themselves in decides how they react to challenges.
Radiocarbon dating has revealed two fake (伪造的) paintings in France—probably the first time the technique has been used in a police investigation. The paintings were supposedly works from around the early twentieth century. But a team led by scientist Lucile Beck at the University of Paris-Saclay dated them to some time within the past 70 years.
The use of radiocarbon dating is gaining popularity, thanks to advances that require smaller samples than ever before. Removing tinier samples from artworks is becoming more palatable to museums and owners of paintings. If there is a chance that a painting is genuine—and therefore valuable—they don't want the collection of larger samples to damage it.
All living things take in carbon, including radioactive carbon-14, from the atmosphere and food. When a plant commonly used to make canvas (油画布) dies, the carbon-14 that it contained continues to fall off. Radiocarbon dating measures what's left to estimate the time that's passed, says Mariaelena Fedi, a physicist at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics in Florence, Italy.
Atomic-bomb (原子弹的) testing, which began in the 1940s and took off in the 1950s,quickly increased the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere.Carbon-14 peaked around 1964 and went down after a partial ban on nuclear tests.Researchers can easily identify materials containing modern bomb-produced radiocarbon because their carbon-14 concentrations are higher than pre-1950s levels.Beck's team tested its samples to see whether they bore the feature of that bomb-produced radioactive carbon-14.
The canvas fiber from the paintings clearly contained carbon from either the mid-1950s or after the year 2000, the researchers reported. Beck acknowledged that, ideally, the team would do further chemical analysis to support its findings, but the researchers were limited by the tight time.
12．What does the underlined word "palatable" in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A.Impressive. B.Acceptable. C.Expensive. D.Difficult.
13．How does radiocarbon dating work
A.By removing samples from artworks.
B.By requiring the smaller samples.
C.By measuring the carbon-14 left.
D.By testing the carbon in the sample.
14．What can we learn about atomic-bomb testing in Paragraph 4
A.It produces more carbon-14. B.It helps identify fake paintings.
C.It reduces carbon concentrations. D.It has been stopped completely.
15．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A.Paintings waiting to be identified
B.Two fake paintings found in France
C.New technology in paintings becomes a hit
D.Radiocarbon dating proves an anti-fake helper
二、七选五
16． What is heritage The word can be difficult to define. Heritage is always something that is passed down by families or other groups for many years. ①______ It can also be the customs, traditions, and values shared by groups of people. One way to think about heritage is to break it down into three groups. These are the tangible (有形的) cultural heritage, the natural heritage, and the intangible cultural heritage.
②______ They can include many human-made objects that hold cultural value. Some examples are national monuments and works of art. Many ancient sites are also part of this group. On a smaller scale, a family home can be part of an individual's heritage.
Many parts of the natural world are also important to heritage. They can include bodies of water, plant life, landforms and more. One example is the Nile River. ③______Efforts to protect natural heritage are key in many cultures.
The intangible group includes any part of cultural heritage that you can't feel through touch. Maybe you've read about forms of dance, like flamenco. You might know about the music of mariachi bands. These are all examples of intangible cultural heritage.④______
Exploring your own heritage can be fun. It can help you learn about yourself, your family, and your ancestors. But it's also important to learn about the heritage of others. ⑤______ It can also lead you to find things you may have in common with others!
A.They are treasures that can be touched.
B.What tangible items can be part of heritage
C.However, heritage isn't limited to concrete objects.
D.Languages, holidays and customs also make the list.
E.Therefore, it's difficult to protect them from fading away.
F.Doing so can help you build a stronger understanding of other cultures.
G.It has been part of heritage in many African nations for centuries.
三、完形填空（15空）
Natalie Te Paa, a blind singer, was in London for her birthday with her friend Claire Sara. The two decided to go to geta 1 together at a restaurant. What happened after they ate 2 them both. The staff presented Natalie with a plate that 3 “happy birthday” written in Braille(盲文) using 4 !
In previous birthday celebrations, the staff in the restaurant simply sang to their birthday guests. But this was the first time the restaurant had 5 disability in such a special way. The staff went to great lengths to 6 her birthday—from looking up how to write the message in Brille to making sure the chocolate was cold enough so it would not 7 when Natalie touched it. And their efforts 8 Natalie was moved to tears.
Natalie’s friend, Claire, 9 a video of the sweet moment, and she shared it online. The 10 scene was viewed more than 16 million times, receiving over 4.3 million likes.
“The fact that people have responded so much just shows how much the world needs 11 right now,” Natalie said. And the birthday girl went on to talk about how she hoped the video would 12 people to have a larger conversation about inclusivity (包容性).
“ 13 . is not easy. There are a lot of times when you do face discrimination and other things that are 14 and tough. So, the fact that they did that for me 15 opened up a conversation of awareness,” she added.
17．A. gift B. meal C. job D. rest
18．A. confused B. amused C. surprised D. comforted
19．A. read B. wrote C. suggested D. declared
20．A. cream B. butter C. milk D. chocolate
21．A. cheered B. recognized C. considered D. understood
22．A. celebrate B. greet C. congratulate D. share
23．A. disappear B. collapse C. move D. melt
24．A. paid off B. got across C. worked out D. ended up
25．A. released B. shot C. launched D. found
26．A. dramatic B. touching C. common D. simple
27．A. concern B. sympathy C. equality D. warmth
28．A. support B. press C. lead D. persuade
29．A. Loneliness B. Friendliness C. Deafness D. Blindness
30．A. exciting B. frightening C. challenging D. boring
31．A. really B. eventually C. seemingly D. actually
四、短文填空
32．Originally constructed around 256 BC by the State of Qin①_________an irrigation and flood control system, Dujiangyan is a remarkable example of ancient engineering skill and is still in use today.
During the. Warring States Period, people who lived along the banks of the Minjiang River②_________ (trouble) by flooding. Irrigation engineer Li Bing investigated the problem③_________ (thorough). He led a team to construct a levee (防洪堤) to redirect a part of the river’s flow. Then they cut④_________channel through Mount Yulei to let the water flow. through it. After the system was finished, no more floods⑤_________ (occur). What’s more, it made Sichuan one of the most productive agricultural⑥_________ (region) in China because the redirected water from the Minjiang River could be used for irrigation. If you visit Dujiangyan, you will see an unusual construction⑦_________looks like a fish’s mouth. This famous⑧_________”(attract), Yuzui, together with two other important parts, namely Feishayan and Baopingkou, was scientifically designed⑨_________ (control) the water flow throughout the year.
⑩_________ (recognize) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dujiangyan has irrigated farmland while preventing floods for over 2,000 years.
五、书面表达
33．假如你是李华，学校要在近期为高三学生举行一场成人礼(a coming-of-age ceremony)，你希望参加此次活动的策划工作。请根据以下提示，用英语给学校写一封申请信，内容包括：
1.你对此活动的认识；
2.你的活动创意。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
六、读后续写
34．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。
Price of a Miracle
Only a very costly operation could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to lend them the money. She heard Dad say to her tearful mom with desperation, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess went to her bedroom and poured all the change she had saved out on the floor and counted it carefully: 47 cents. She slipped out of home and made her way to Rexall’s Drug Store. She waited patiently for the pharmacist (药剂师) to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Finally, she took a quarter from her pocket and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! “And what do you want ” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago Medical University whom I haven’t seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question.
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.” Tess answered with a blind faith.
The pharmacist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need ” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up.
“I just know he’s really sick and Mom says he needs an operation. But my dad can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
“How much do you have ” asked the man from Chicago.
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The operation was completed.
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参考答案
1．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据对Cancún Underwater Museum介绍中的“Visitors can either admire the works through a glass-bottom boat or take a scuba diving tour.(游客既可以乘坐玻璃底船欣赏这些作品，也可以进行水肺潜水之旅)”可知，游客乘坐可以乘坐玻璃底船欣赏，这是与其他的景点的独特之处。故选D。
2．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The Cupnoodles Museum in Yokohama, Japan, offers a treat: exhibits can be not only admired, but eaten. Visitors can work in the museum’s noodle workshop, refining creations with their favourite ingredients.(日本横滨的杯面博物馆提供了一种享受：展品不仅可以欣赏，还可以吃。游客可以在博物馆的面馆工作，用他们最喜欢的食材提炼面条)”可知，Cupnoodles Museum可以自己制作面条，有自己动手的活动。故选D。
3．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Some are attracted to museums by the art and the culture — but if that isn’t enough, there is always the strange!(有些人被博物馆的艺术和文化所吸引——但如果这还不够，还有奇怪的事情)”以及四个博物馆的介绍可推知，这四个博物馆都有些独特的特征。故选C。
4．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第一段可知，他们决定将没有卖出去的花送给老人作为礼物。
5．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的"Their flowers brighten 30 communities—mostly homes for seniors who are losing their memories”可知，Bluebirds&Blooms主要为失去记忆的老人送花。
6．答案：A
解析：词义猜测题。由第四段中的“They're sad，and just having such a simple thing as a bunch of flowers brightens their days"可知，他们很悲伤，仅仅是一束花这样简单的东西就能照亮他们的日子，说明鲜花也是一种提示，表示有人在关心他们。
7．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的"The flowers are also a hint that someone cares"以及 They're sad, and just having such a simple thing as a bunch of flowers brightens their days"可知，这些花让老人们明白自己是被人关爱的，它们点亮了老人们阴郁的日子，让老人有幸福感。
8．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段|f you experience failure and regard it as a stepping stone, then you have placed yourself into the growth group.(如果你经历过失败,并将其视为一次提升自己的机会,那么你已经将自己置于成长型群体中。)以及第三段According to the research, people in the growth group tend to generate more creative ideas than those in the fixed group.(根据研究,成长组的人往往比固定组的人产生更多的创造性想法。)可知,对于成长性思维的人来说,失败只是一个垫脚石,从失败中他们能生成更多创新的点子,所以具有成长型思维的人愿意接受挑战,故选A。
9．答案：D
解析：词句猜测题。根据第二段If you experience failure and give up, you have conveniently assigned yourself to the fixed group. If you experience failure and regard it as a steppingstone, then you have placed yourself into the growth group.(如果你经历了失败,放弃了,你就很方便地把自己分配到固定的群体。如果你经历过失败,并将其视为a stepping stone,那么你已经将自己置于成长型群体中。)可知,固定型思维的人遇到失败就放弃,而与之相对的是,成长型思维的人把失败当作有帮助的,可以促进发展。可知,划线短语a stepping stone意为"一次提高的机会"。A.A road to nowhere一条不知通往何处的路;B.A challenge in the way一个路上的挑战;C.An outcome to expect一种预期的结果;D.A chance to advance一个提高的机会。故选D。
10．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段According to the research, people in the growth group tend to generate more creative ideas than those in the fixed group.(根据研究,具有成长型思维的人往往比固定型思维组的人产生更多的创造性想法。)可知,这句话为段首核心观点。To illustrate, consider Thomas Edison. In the 19th century, Edison attempted to improve the light bulb and experimented with numerous materials. Over a thousand trials, he managed to discover an element sustaining light. A reporter once asked him, "It seems as though you've tried many times and continue to fail each time. Why is that " Edison answered, I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."(举个例子,比如托马斯·爱迪生。19世纪,爱迪生试图改进灯泡,并尝试了多种材料。经过一千多次试验,他成功地发现了一种维持光的元素。一位记者曾问他, "你似乎尝试了很多次,但每次都失败了。为什么 "爱迪生回答说, "没有失败。我刚刚发现一万种方法都行不通。")可知,此处为典型举例表述,结合其内容可知,作者提到爱迪生是以其为例来支撑本段首句提出的观点。故选C。
11．答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。根据全文,本文第一、二段主要介绍了具有成长型思维的人和具有固定型思维的人对待失败的截然不同的态度和反应;第三、四段论证了具有成长型思维的人,善于用发展的眼光看待失败,相比轻言放弃的固定型思维的人,更具有创造力。可知,A.How people interpret failure often determines their creative output.(对失败的理解、态度会决定会影响到他们的创造性产出。)符合文意,故选A。
12．答案：B
解析： 理解词汇。根据第二段中的"The use of radiocarbon... than ever before"可知，由于技术进步，碳定年法需要比以往任 何时候都更小的样本，这一方法越来越受欢迎。结合画线词所 在的句子可知，从艺术品中提取更小的样本，对博物馆和画作 所有者来说正在变得更容易接受。故画线词意为"可接受的"。
13．答案：C
解析：理解具体信息。根据第三段尤其是该段尾句中的"Radiocarbon dating measures what's left to estimate the time that's passed"可知，碳定年法通过测量剩下的碳14来估算时间，故C 项正确。
14．答案：A
解析：理解具体信息。根据第四段中的"Atomic-bomb(原子弹的) testing...in the atmosphere"可知,20世纪40年代开始的 原子弹试验迅速增加了大气中碳14的含量。故A项正确。
15．答案：D
解析：理解文章主旨要义。明题意：本题问"下列哪个最适合 作本文标题？"→寻线索：本文首段主要介绍了利用碳定年法发 现两幅赝品画这一事件，引出了本文主题，即碳定年法能判定真伪→定答案：由此可以推知，D项"碳定年法成了防伪助手"最适合作本文标题。
16．答案：CBGDF
解析：①空前解释了遗产通常指哪些东西；根据空后的"It can also...by groups of people"可知，空后阐明了遗产的其他含义， 即"一群人共享的习俗、传统和价值观"。由此可知，空处承上 启下，说明遗产不局限于具体的物品，故C项正确。
②空处位于该段段首，为该段的主题句；由空后的"They can include...cultural value"及该段下文的举例可知，该段主 要说明物质文化遗产包含的事物有哪些。故B项正确。
③根据第三段首句"Many parts of...heritage"可知,本段 主要介绍遗产中的自然遗产；结合空前的"One example is the Nile River"和常识可知，尼罗河是很多非洲国家遗产的一部分， G项符合语境。
④根据上文的"Maybe you've read about... mariachi bands" 可知，上文提到了舞蹈和音乐这两种非物质文化遗产。与此对 应，空处也应介绍非物质文化遗产的例子，结合常识可知，语言、 节日和风俗习惯也都属于非物质文化遗产，故D项正确。
⑤分析语境寻线索：空前一句"But it's also important...of others"讲了解他人的遗产也很重要；空后一句"It can also lead... common with others！"讲它还能让你发现你可能有的和别人的共同 点，故此处应说了解他人遗产的好处→对比选项定答案：F项"这 样做可以帮助你更好地理解其他文化"符合语境。
17．答案： B
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：两人决定一起去一家餐馆吃饭。A. gift礼物；B. meal一餐；C. job工作；D. rest休息go get a meal去吃饭。Natalie Te Paa 跟朋友是去一家餐厅吃饭。故选B。
18．答案： C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：吃完后发生的事让他们俩都大吃一惊。A. confused困惑；B. amused娱乐；C. surprised使惊讶；D. comforted安慰。Luciano餐厅为Natalie端上盘子，盘子上用巧克力盲文写上“祝你生日快乐”，这一举动让Natalie和她的朋友吃惊。故选C。
19．答案： A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：工作人员送给Natalie一个盘子，上面用巧克力用盲文写着“生日快乐”！A. read阅读、写着；B. wrote写；C. suggested建议；D. declared宣告。read此处的意思是“有……的字样；写着”。员工送给 Natalie的盘子上用盲文写着“生日快乐”。故选A。
20．答案： D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：工作人员送给Natalie一个盘子，上面用巧克力用盲文写着“生日快乐”！A. cream奶油；B. butter黄油；C. milk牛奶；D. chocolate巧克力。根据下文“from looking up how to write the message in Braille to making sure the chocolate was cold enough”可知，盘子上的字是用巧克力写的。故选D。
21．答案： C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这是这家餐厅第一次以如此特殊的方式考虑残疾人。A. cheered欢呼；B. recognized承认；C. considered考虑；D. understood理解。根据“in such a special way.”可知，但这是这家餐厅第一次以这种特殊的方式把过生日顾客的残疾问题考虑进去。故选C。
22．答案： A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了庆祝她的生日，工作人员费了很大的劲——从查找如何用盲文写祝词，到确保巧克力足够冷却，这样Natalie触摸时就不会融化。A. celebrate庆祝；B. mark做标记；C. congratulate祝贺；D. share分享。根据下文“from looking up how to write the message in Braille to making sure the chocolate was cold enough”可知，这里的员工从查找如何用盲文写信息到确保巧克力足够冷却可知，他们在竭尽全力为她庆祝生日。故选A。
23．答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了庆祝她的生日，工作人员费了很大的劲——从查找如何用盲文写祝词，到确保巧克力足够冷却，这样Natalie触摸时就不会融化。A. disappear消失；B. collapse倒塌；C. move移动；D. melt融化。根据“from looking up how to write the message in Braille to making sure the chocolate was cold enough”和生活常识可知，餐厅工作人员是想确保巧克力不会因为手触摸而融化。故选D。
24．答案：A
解析：考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他们的努力得到了回报——Natalie感动到落泪。A. paid off得到回报；B. got across被理解；C. worked out锻炼；D. ended up告终。根据“Natalie was moved to tears.”可知，他们的努力有了回报——Natalie深受感动。故选A。
25．答案：B
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：Natalie的朋友Claire拍下了这一甜蜜时刻的视频，并在网上分享。 A. released释放；B. shot拍摄；C. launched发射；D. found发现。Natalie的朋友把这一情景拍成了视频发到了网上。故选B。
26．答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这一感人场景的点击量超过1600万次，点赞量超过430万次。 A. dramatic戏剧性的；B. touching感人的；C. common常见的；D. simple简单的。根据“Natalie was moved to tears.”可知，这个视频很感人。故选B。
27．答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：Natalie说：“人们的反应如此热烈，这表明这个世界现在是多么需要温暖。”A. concern关心；B. sympathy同情；C. equality平等；D. warmth温暖。根据上下文可知，人们对这个视频反响如此之大和热烈，反映出他们对人与人之间这种温情的渴望。故选D。
28．答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位生日女孩接着说，她希望这段视频能引导人们就包容性展开更广泛的讨论。 A. support支持；B. press压；C. lead带领；引导；D. persuade劝服。根据“have a larger conversation about inclusivity(包容性).”可知，Natalie希望这个视频能够引导人们去思考包容性问题。故选C。
29．答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：忙人的生活不易。A. Loneliness孤独；B. Friendliness友好；C. Deafness聋；D. Blindness瞎。根据文章第一句“Natalie Te Paa, a blind singer, was in London for her birthday with her friend Claire Sara.”可知，Natalie作为一名盲人很不易。故选D。
30．答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：很多时候，你确实会面临歧视和其他具有挑战性和艰难的事情。A. exciting令人激动的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. challenging具有挑战性的的；D. boring令人厌烦的。根据“There are a lot of times when you do face discrimination and other things”可知，盲人经常面临歧视和其他一些有挑战性的问题。故选C。
31．答案：A
解析：考查副词词义辨析。句意：所以，他们为我做的这件事真的开启了一场意识的对话。A. really真正地；B. eventually最终；C. seemingly表面上；D. actually实际上。根据“opened up a conversation of awareness,”可知，这家餐厅所做的一切真正开启了(关于如何关爱和包容残疾人的)对话意识。故选A。
32．答案：①as②were troubled③thoroughly④a⑤occurred⑥regions⑦which/that⑧attraction⑨to control⑩Recognized
解析：①考查介词。句意：都江堰最初由秦国在公元前256年左右建造，作为灌溉和防洪系统，是古代工程技术的杰出典范，至今仍在使用。根据句意可知，此处表达“作为灌溉和防洪系统”之意，应填介词as意为“作为”符合题意。故填as。
②考查动词时态和语态。句意：战国时期，岷江沿岸的居民深受洪水之苦。分析句子结构可知，本句是who引导的定语从句，主句中缺少谓语，所以trouble作主句的谓语动词，根据空后的by表“被”之意可知，此处应该用被动语态，根据时间状语During the Warring States Period，可知应该用一般过去时，主语是people，为集体名词，此处表复数。故填were troubled。
③考查副词。句意：灌溉工程师李冰深入调查了这个问题。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰空前的动词investigated，应该用副词修饰，thorough的副词形式是thoroughly。故填thoroughly。
④考查冠词。句意：然后他们在玉雷山上开了一条通道，让水流过。分析句子结构可知，channel意为“渠道”，为可数名词，句中用的单数，前应该用不定代词修饰，channel为辅音音素开头，应该用a。故填a。
⑤考查动词时态。句意：系统建成后，再也没有发生洪水。分析句子结构可知，本句是after引导的是时间状语从句，主句缺少谓语动词，所以occur做主句谓语，描述的是过去发生的事，用一般过去时。故填occurred。
⑥考查名词。句意：更重要的是，它使四川成为中国最多产的农业地区之一，因为从岷江引水可以用于灌溉。分析句子结构可知，空前是形容词agricultural，所以空处应填名词，region意为“区域”为可数名词，根据空前的one of可知，此处应该用复数形式。故填regions。
⑦考查定语从句关系词。句意：如果你去都江堰，你会看到一个看起来像鱼嘴的不寻常的建筑。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是construction，在从句中作主语，应该用which或者that引导。故填which或者that。
⑧考查名词。句意：这个著名的景点，鱼嘴，连同另外两个重要的部分，即飞沙岩和宝坪口，经过科学的设计，以控制全年的水流。分析句子结构可知，空前是形容词famous，所以空处应填名词，attract的名词形式是attraction，结合Yuzui可知用单数即可。故填attraction。
⑨考查非谓语动词。句意：这个著名的景点，鱼嘴，连同另外两个重要的部分，即飞沙岩和宝坪口，经过科学的设计，以控制全年的水流。分析句子结构可知，此处考查固定搭配：be designed to意为“目的是”。故填to control。
⑩考查非谓语动词。句意：都江堰被联合国教科文组织认定为世界遗产，2000多年来，都江堰一直在灌溉农田，同时预防洪水。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词has irrigated，所以recognize应用非谓语形式，它的逻辑主语是Dujiangyan，两者间是被动关系，应该用过去分词作状语，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填Recognized。
33．答案：
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am applying for the activity planner for the coming-of-age ceremony falling on Dec 30th.
This once-in-a-lifetime ceremony, I believe, is a golden opportunity to impress upon us students the significance of shouldering responsibility and fulfilling our obligation as a young adult.
To make this event memorable, firstly, we will invite the principal to deliver an inspiring speech articulating the real meaning of being a mature grown-up. Then, we will walk through the Longmen, a typical signifier of adulthood, with our parents, with photos taken to mark this special occasion.
Hope my creativity above will land me this position.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
解析：1.词汇积累
组织者：organizer→planner
机会：chance→opportunity
难忘的：unforgettable→memorable
一瞬间：a click away=a split second
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Then, we will walk through the Longmen, a typical signifier of adulthood, with our parents, with photos taken to mark this special occasion.
拓展句：Then, we will walk through the Longmen, which is a typical signifier of adulthood, with our parents, with photos taken to mark this special occasion.
【点睛】[高分句型1] This once-in-a-lifetime ceremony, I believe, is a golden opportunity to impress upon us students the significance of shouldering responsibility and fulfilling our obligation as a young adult. (运用了动名词作宾语)
[高分句型2] To make this event memorable, firstly, we will invite the principal to deliver an inspiring speech articulating the real meaning of being a mature grown-up. (运用了不定式作目的状语)
34．答案：
One possible version:
“How much do you have ” asked the man from Chicago. “47 cents!” Tess replied without any hesitation. To her surprise, the man said that he was a doctor and that it was a fair price for a miracle. Overcome with excitement, Tess grasped his hand, leading him to her home. With doubt and hope, Dad and Mom had Andrew checked by the man, who declared that he would perform an operation on the boy and promised it wouldn’t be long before he could pick himself up. Hearing his words, the whole family burst into tears of joy.
The operation was completed. Hardly had Andrew been sent back home when his parents went to thank the doctor with Tess, for they knew that 47 cents was a joke for an operation. They promised to save enough money to pay for the bill only to be told that Tess had paid for it. “It’s a fair deal,” the doctor explained to the parents，and then looked into Tess’s eyes, smiling, “47 cents was what it cost—plus the faith of a little girl.”
解析：1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘你有多少钱？’那个从芝加哥来的人问。”可知，第一段可描写医生和Tess之间的对话，并想要帮助她。
②由第二段首句内容“手术完成。”可知，第二段可描写Tess一家人对医生的感谢。
2.续写线索：回答——了解——承诺——高兴——手术完成——感谢
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.回答：answer/reply/response
②.承诺：promise/undertake
情绪类
①.感谢：thank/be grateful/appreciate
②.高兴：burst into tears of joy/burst into tears of pleasure
【点睛】[高分句型1]. With doubt and hope, Dad and Mom had Andrew checked by the man, who declared that he would perform an operation on the boy and promised it wouldn’t be long before he could pick himself up. (由关系代词who引导的非限制性定语从句,省略了that的宾语从句，before引导状语从句)
[高分句型2]. Hearing his words, the whole family burst into tears of joy. (运用了现在分词作状语)
