2023-2024学年福建省福州市九校联盟
高中 二 年 英语 科试题
完卷时间：120分钟 满 分：150分
第一部分：听力（共两节；每小题1.5分,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：听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Mike do
A. Play computer games. B. Do some shopping. C. Order food online.
2. Why is the woman talking to the man
A. To hand in a wallet.
B. To check some information.
C. To meet the owner of the wallet.
3. What is the man doing
A. Making an invitation. B. Asking for directions. C. Seeking help.
4. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a bookstore. B. At a flower shop. C. At a school.
5. When was Mary supposed to get up
A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:15.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers talking about
A. Their holiday plans. B. Their family members. C. Their childhood memories.
7. Who did the woman go to the Grand Canyon with
A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her sister.
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听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 、9 题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors.
9. What does the man say about Los Angeles
A. It's cold in winter. B. It's pleasant to live in. C. It's busy and crowded.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What did the woman learn about tigers in Nepal last time
A. Their habitats were destroyed.
B. The number of them has increased.
C. They were at the risk of disappearing.
11. How many wild tigers were there in Nepal by 2022
A. 121. B. 198. C. 355.
12. What does Ginette Hemley think of the news
A. Confusing. B. Inspiring. C. Concerning.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is Bruce's plan for this afternoon
A. Doing some research.
B. Gathering some news online.
C. Writing articles for the school paper.
14. What damage did the crash cause
A. Thirty-nine deaths. B. Two missing people. C. Some severe injuries.
15. How did Serge Gelle survive
A. He got help from rescuers.
B. He was saved by local people.
C. He kept swimming for 12 hours.
16. What was Serge Gelle
A. A sportsman. B. A policeman. C. A government official.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What will Todd Messegee be responsible for
A. Directing a play. B. Writing a play. C. Starring in a play.
18. What will participants mainly do by Thursday
A. Practice the play. B. Take a course on acting. C. Perform on stage formally.
19. How long will the program last
A. 4 days. B. 5 days. C. 6 days.
20. Why does the speaker give the talk
A. To advertise an acting program.
B. To draw up a plan for a program.
C. To announce arrangements for a play.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Magazines make great reading materials for kids. Libraries often have a large selection of periodicals (期刊) for every age group and reading level, and for many areas of interest. And some magazines may even have issues going back years and even decades! Below is a list of some of them!
Military Kids Life
It is about finding the bright side of life as a military kid! Inside each quarterly issue, your child will encounter inspiring stories, articles, and photographs! (8 to 16 years)
Faces
With articles, folk tales, and hands-on projects, Faces magazine takes young readers around the world for an honest and objective view of how children in other regions live. (9 to 14 years)
Make
Make magazine publishes tested projects, skill-building tutorials, in-depth reviews and inspirational stories, accessible by all ages and skill ranges. (9 to 18 years)
Brio
Brio magazine for teen girls has a fresh new look that includes more pages filled with inspiring profiles, cultural insights, health and beauty tips, faith-filled features and added fun! (13 to 18 years)
Please note: Though all the magazines on this list are written for children, some issues may contain content that you may feel inappropriate for your child. As always, please review all reading materials before giving them to your child to read.
1. Which magazine can help develop kids’ international awareness
A. Military Kids Life. B. Faces. C. Make. D. Brio.
2. What can be learned from the text
A. All the magazines have inspiring stories.
B. All the magazines are proper for children.
C. Some magazines have long-ago issues in libraries.
D. Only magazines for kids are accessible in libraries.
3. What is the purpose of this passage
A. To argue. B. To entertain. C. To persuade. D. To inform.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几种适合不同年龄段儿童阅读的杂志。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Faces部分“With articles, folk tales, and hands-on projects, Faces magazine takes young readers around the world for an honest and objective view of how children in other regions live.(通过文章、民间故事和实践项目，Faces杂志带领世界各地的年轻读者对其他地区的儿童生活方式有一个诚实客观的看法)”可知，Faces这本杂志可以帮助培养儿童的国际意识。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Magazines make great reading materials for kids. Libraries often have a large selection of periodicals (期刊) for every age group and reading level, and for many areas of interest. And some magazines may even have issues going back years and even decades! Below is a list of some of them!(杂志是孩子们最好的读物。图书馆通常为每个年龄段和阅读水平以及许多感兴趣的领域提供大量期刊选择。有些杂志甚至可能会有几年甚至几十年前的期号！下面是其中一些的列表！)”可知，一些杂志在图书馆几年甚至几十年前的期号，即一些杂志在图书馆有很久之前的期号。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Magazines make great reading materials for kids. Libraries often have a large selection of periodicals (期刊) for every age group and reading level, and for many areas of interest. And some magazines may even have issues going back years and even decades! Below is a list of some of them!(杂志是孩子们最好的读物。图书馆通常为每个年龄段和阅读水平以及许多感兴趣的领域提供大量期刊选择。有些杂志甚至可能会有几年甚至几十年前的期号！下面是其中一些的列表！)”以及最后一段“Please note: Though all the magazines on this list are written for children, some issues may contain content that you may feel inappropriate for your child. As always, please review all reading materials before giving them to your child to read.(请注意：虽然这份清单上的所有杂志都是为儿童撰写的，但有些杂志可能包含你可能觉得不适合孩子
的内容。和往常一样，在给孩子阅读之前，请先审查所有的阅读材料)”以及文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了几种适合不同年龄段儿童阅读的杂志，并提醒家长在给孩子阅读之前应先审查杂志内容，文章以提供信息为主。由此推知，文章的目的是告知。故选D。
B
“Hey, lady! You can move your ugly car up now!” The silver-haired driver behind me in a fancy truck rudely yelled at me. Without much thought, I yelled back at the man, “What Are you in a rush or something ”
I was waiting in line at the drive-through to order our breakfast on a Sunday morning. There were only 12 inches or so between me and the car in front of me. There were also three additional cars in front of that one. We were getting nowhere fast. What was he hoping to gain by yelling at me
I wanted to let my own anger go after this ridiculous exchange. But the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I was angry that he yelled at a mother in front of two kids. My daughter and my son were both confused and saddened by what they had just witnessed. We were on our way to a soccer tournament, and we had a bonus day free from school and work. Probably, there was nothing in the world to be upset about. Then this man let his anger out.
I told my kids I was so mad that I had to roll my window up so that I wouldn’t keep yelling at this guy. Then, I stopped and looked back. I had moved up the 12 or so inches at his “suggestion”, while he hadn’t moved an inch. Suddenly, I felt sympathy for him. He must have been suffering in some way. As my kids and I slowly made our way to the pick-up window to pay for our order, I had an idea.
“I heard how rude that man was to you, and I wanted to apologize to you for having to put up with that. He isn’t worth paying for,” the cashier said to me. “My kids support me in doing that,” I answered the cashier, adding that hate cannot drive out hate.
4. Why was the driver angry with the author
A. Her car cut in. B. She screamed at him. C. She held up his truck. D. Her car stopped suddenly.
5. What does the author mainly tell us in paragraph 3
A. What her kids’ reaction was. B. Why her anger kept growing.
C. How she calmed herself down. D. Why she ordered the breakfast.
6. What was the author’s final decision
A. She taught her kids a lesson. B. She apologized to the driver.
C. She paid for the driver’s food. D. She gave the cashier some advice.
7. What does the author intend to convey in the text
A. Respond to hate with kindness. B. Deal with a man as he deals with you.
C. Put distance between your car and another. D. Never go to the drive-through at rush hours.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者遭到后方司机的无理指责，作者在愤怒之后，选择了以善良回应恶意。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Hey, lady! You can move your ugly car up now!(“嘿，女士！你现在可以把你的丑车往前挪挪了！”)”和第二段“We were getting nowhere fast.(我们根本走不快。)”可知，她阻碍了男司机的卡车。故选C。
【5题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“I wanted to let my own anger go after this ridiculous exchange. But the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I was angry that he yelled at a mother in front of two kids. My daughter and my son were both confused and saddened by what they had just witnessed. We were on our way to a soccer tournament, and we had a bonus day free from school and work. Probably, there was nothing in the world to be upset about. Then this man let his anger out.( 在这次荒谬的交流之后，我想让自己的愤怒消失。但我越想越生气。我很生气他当着两个孩子的面对一位母亲大吼大叫。我的女儿和儿子都对他们刚刚目睹的事情感到困惑和悲伤。我们在去参加足球比赛的路上，我们有一天不用上学和工作。也许，世界上没有什么值得烦恼的。然后这个人发泄了他的愤怒。)”可知，该司机的喊叫让作者很愤怒，孩子们感到困惑又沮丧，给看球赛罩上了沮丧的阴影，这正是作者越想越生气的原因。由此可知，第三段主要讲述了为什么作者越来越生气。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“As my kids and I slowly made our way to the pick-up window to pay for our order, I had an idea.(当我和孩子们慢慢走向取货窗口为我们的订单付款时，我有了一个主意。)”和文章最后一段““I heard how rude that man was to you, and I wanted to apologize to you for having to put up with that. He isn’t worth paying for,” the cashier said to me. (“我听说那个人对你有多粗鲁，我想向你道歉，因为我不得不忍受他。他不值得为他付钱，”收银员对我说。)”可知，作者为那位司机支付了早餐费。故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。通读文章可知，作者给无端责怪自己司机支付了早餐费，可谓是用善行回应仇恨，结合最后一句“hate cannot drive out hate(仇恨不能驱除仇恨)”可知，A项：Respond to hate with kindness.(用善意回应仇恨。)是文章要传递的信息。故选A。
C
Our future selves used to be a riddle. Now, thanks to social media filters (滤镜), we can stare them right in the face. People fell in love with TikTok this month to share themselves “aging” in real time using a filter “Time Travel”. Set to a sad song, the effect shows the user’s face slowly getting older, complete with wrinkles and sunspots.
Camera filters that age you have been around for years. But advancements in AI are making the results more real. Doctor Aleksandra Brown said the TikTok “Time Travel” filter does well in guessing how a given face would age.
As we get older, our facial skin thins, fat dissolves (溶解) and gravity pulls everything downward. Not everyone is pleased about this. One of Brown’s friends didn’t like watching time fly past. She couldn’t stand watching herself age 50 years in 15 seconds—could life really go by that fast Brown cried herself after using the aging effect on her own young daughter. She won’t live to see her daughter get that old, she pointed out.
For other people, the “Time Travel” filter brought up unexpected positive feelings. Actor Jonathan Bennett shared a video saying his own filtered face recalled happy memories of his late father. Nicole Loehle, a 24-year-old in New Jersey, tested the effect with her boyfriend. It gave her a new viewpoint, she said, she could imagine the relationship lasting into their old age.
There’s no correct way to age. But it’s important to remember that no one can stop time or undo its effects. “I keep trying to view aging as a gift,” Brown said. “Some people don’t get to age, unluckily.”
8. What can people do with the “Time Travel” filter
A. Recover from a sad mood.
B. Recall their happy childhood.
C. Foresee their aging appearance.
D. Remove their wrinkles and sunspots.
9. What are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly about
A. Reminder of the flight of time.
B. Instructions on using the aging filter.
C. Working principle of the aging filter.
D. Reactions to the aging effect of the filter.
10. What is Brown’s attitude towards aging
A. Optimistic. B. Negative. C. Indifferent. D. Ambiguous.
11. What can be the best title for the text
A. “Time Travel”: Slowly or Quickly
B. “Time Travel”: to Enjoy or to Suffer
C. “Time Travel”: to Develop or to Drop
D. “Time Travel”: Backward or Forward
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是通过TikTok 的“时间旅行”滤镜会显示出人变老的过程，而“时间旅行”滤镜给人们带来的感受各不相同。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据首段中“People fell in love with TikTok this month to share themselves “aging” in real time using a filter “Time Travel”. Set to a sad song, the effect shows the user’s face slowly getting older, complete with wrinkles and sunspots.(本月，人们爱上了TikTok，通过“时间旅行”滤镜实时分享自己的“衰老”。配上悲伤的歌曲，效果会显示使用者的脸慢慢变老，布满皱纹和黑子)”可知，“时间旅行”滤镜能实时分享人们“衰老”的过程，使用者能看到脸部面面变老，由此可知，“时间旅行”滤镜能使人们看到他们衰老的过程。故选C项。
【9题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“Not everyone is pleased about this. One of Brown’s friends didn’t like watching time fly past.(并非所有人都对此感到高兴。布朗的一个朋友不喜欢看着时间飞逝)”可知，并不是所有的人都希望看到时间飞逝，并列举了Brown的一个朋友对时间飞逝的态度，结合第四段中的“For other people, the “Time Travel” filter brought up unexpected positive feelings.(对其他人来说，时间旅行滤镜带来了意想不到的积极感受)”可知，时间旅行滤镜会给其他人带来一些积极的感受，进而列举了演员Jonathan Bennett和Nicole Loehle对“时间旅行”滤镜带来的积极感受，由此可知，第三段和第四段主要介绍的是对“时间旅行”衰老效应的不同反应。故选D项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段““I keep trying to view aging as a gift,” Brown said.(布朗说：“我一直试着把变老视为一份礼物。”)”可知， Brown对于变老持积极乐观的态度。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据首段中的“People fell in love with TikTok this month to share themselves “aging” in real time using a filter “Time Travel”. Set to a sad song, the effect shows the user’s face slowly getting older, complete with wrinkles and sunspots.(本月，人们爱上了TikTok，通过“时间旅行”滤镜实时分享自己的“衰老”。配上悲伤的歌曲，效果会显示使用者的脸慢慢变老，布满皱纹和黑子)”可知，当前人们喜欢上了TikTok上的“时间旅行”滤镜，它能是人们分享自己“衰老”的过程，看到自己的连载慢慢变老，结合下文中介绍的
不同人对“时间旅行”衰老效应的不同反应可知，本文主要介绍的是人们对TikTok上的“时间旅行”衰老效应的不同反应，所以题目“TikTok的“时间旅行”：享受还是受苦”与本段的内容吻合，且概括了本文的主题，适合作为最佳标题。故选B项。
D
In Oceanside, a coastal suburb about 40 miles north of San Diego, the palm trees wave and the temperature is almost perfect. Teenagers watch surfers ride glassy waves. Every day it feels like the most perfect summer day. There is just one problem: The sand is disappearing.
While many visitors, and even lifelong Californians in the industrial state, might see wide areas of sand as part of the state’s natural beauty, the reality is that over decades, the coast has become a highly engineered wonder. Millions of cubic yards of sand dug from other parts has been added in the last century to build the postcard-worthy beach like the one in Santa Monica.
But a range of forces have shrunk beaches all along California’s coastline. California could lose as much as 75% of its beaches by 2100, given the sea level rise related to climate change. Over time, beach sand gets s wept up into the water. Some of it moves towards other beaches. Besides, dams and concrete canals have reduced the amount of river sediment (沉淀物) flowing downstream that could help fill beaches as a supplement (补充). If the shoreline were allowed to evolve without human intervention, the beaches could continue to exist as we know them. But in California, the development in many places along the coast has created a hard barrier, disturbing that natural evolution.
Over the years, local governments worked together on a few major sand supplement projects. But those, still, have proved to be fleeting solutions. “Everything we do is a short-term fix,” said Gary Griggers, a professor specializing in coastal science. In recent years, as the sand’s disappearance grew more extreme, longtime Oceanside residents formed an organization called Save Oceanside Sand. A beach town cannot exist without a beach. Leaders here launched some international design competitions, aiming at finding new ways of getting and keeping sand on the city’s beaches.
“It’s really a race. I think there’s absolutely nothing we can do to hold back the Pacific Ocean,” said Gairy Griggers.
12. What does the author mean by mentioning the engineered wonder
A. Most visitors are engineers. B. California is an industrial state.
C. It’s the perfect holiday vacation. D. The beach is artificially maintained.
13. What is a reason for the crisis of beaches along California’s coastline
A. Sand supplement has been added. B. Sea level rise results in climate change.
C. Much river sediment is flowing downstream. D. Human intervention blocks the natural evolution.
14. What does the underlined word “fleeting” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Efficient. B. Temporary. C. Sustainable. D. Complex.
15. Which of the following was done to preserve Californian beaches
A. Design contests were held. B. Dams and canals were built.
C. Man-made beaches were expanded. D. Sand-themed postcards were published.
【答案】12. D 13. D 14. B 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。在圣地亚哥以北约40英里的海滨郊区，有一片怡人沙滩。殊不知，这片游客眼中的“自然风光”竟是人工造景。几十年来，这片沙滩的沙子在不断减少，当地的人们尝试了各种各样的方法，以拯救这片美丽的沙滩。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Millions of cubic yards of sand dug from other parts has been added in the last century to build the postcard-worthy beach like the one in Santa Monica.(在上个世纪，从其他地方挖出的数百万立方码的沙子被添加进去，建造了像圣莫尼卡那样值得明信片的海滩)”可知，这片沙滩的沙子是从别处搬来的，是靠人工维持的。故选D。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“If the shoreline were allowed to evolve without human intervention, the beaches could continue to exist as we know them.(如果允许海岸线在没有人为干预的情况下进化，海滩可以继续以我们所知道的方式存在)”可知，人为干预阻碍了沙滩的自然进化，给沙滩带来了危机。故选D。
【14题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词后文“Everything we do is a short-term fix(我们所做的一切都是短期的解决办法)”可知，这些解决方法都是短暂的。故划线词意思是“短暂的”。故选B。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Leaders here launched some international design competitions, aiming at finding new ways of getting and keeping sand on the city’s beaches.(这里的领导人发起了一些国际设计竞赛，旨在寻找新的方法来获取和保持城市海滩上的沙子)”可知，人们举行了一些国际的设计比赛活动，来拯救沙滩。故选A。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Up until the1980s, people in many countries regularly followed in their parents’ footsteps by working in the family business or joining the same profession as them. In your grandparents’ time, there was the prospect of doing the same job from graduation until retirement. ____16____ Most people now have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps or even staying at one job for very long.
In fact, planning to work in the same field for your entire working life just isn’t practical anymore. One reason for this is technology. The skills you have now are unlikely to remain relevant. ____17____ And then what will you do Work hard Win the lottery Hope for the best You might be lucky. But most of us today have to look beyond the little box called “career”.
If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career, think again. It is hardly a recipe for great career success. ____18____ Keep doing this, you can become a specialist in something one day. You have a chance to choose to build a career, rather than being told to stay or to go.
____19____ You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained to qualify to work in another field. It is entirely your choice to learn, or to be forced to learn.
In short, lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain. ____20____ It is up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do it.
A. Are you ready for this
B. How times have changed!
C. They will probably be out of date very soon.
D. The truth is that you are the boss of your career.
E. These skills should have brought you a nice, comfortable life.
F. What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field
G. Instead. you’d better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work.
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要说明了在如今的职场中，大多数人不再打算追随父母的脚步，甚至不再打算在一份工作上待很长时间，并分析了其原因。
【16题详解】
根据上文“In your grandparents’ time, there was the prospect of doing the same job from graduation until retirement.（在你祖父母的时代，从毕业到退休都要做同样的工作。）”和下文“Most people now have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps or even staying at one job for very long.(现在大多数人都不想追随父母的脚步，甚至不想在一份工作上待很长时间)”可知，上下文形成对比，意在表明现在大多数人与过
去的情况不同。空处应该承上启下，起到过渡的作用。B选项“How times have changed!（时代变了！）”符合文意。故选B。
【17题详解】
根据上文“One reason for this is technology. The skills you have now are unlikely to remain relevant.(其中一个原因是技术。你现在拥有的技能不太可能一直保持相关性。)”可知，此处意在表明现在拥有的技能有过时的可能性。C选项“They will probably be out of date very soon.(它们可能很快就会过时)”符合文意，承接上文。故选C。
【18题详解】
根据上文“If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career, think again. It is hardly a recipe for great career success.(如果你认为你可以每天工作8小时并建立一份事业，那再想想吧。这很难成为事业成功的秘诀)”可知，此处意在表明不能每天只工作8小时，而要用更好的方法工作。G选项“Instead, you’d better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work.(相反，你最好继续寻找更聪明的工作方法)”符合文意，承接上文。故选G。
【19题详解】
根据下文“You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained to qualify to work in another field.(你可能需要回到课堂接受再培训，才有资格在另一个领域工作)”可知，此处意在提出假设，即如果工作在将来消失了该怎么办。F选项“What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field (如果你在这个领域工作了10年后，你的工作消失了怎么办？)”符合文意，引出下文。故选F。
【20题详解】
根据上文“In short, lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain.(简而言之，从一个雇主那里获得终身保障已不再可靠)”可知，此处强调个人在职业生涯中的主体地位。D选项“The truth is that you are the boss of your career.(事实是，你是自己职业生涯的老板)”符合文意，承接上文。故选D。
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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm.
As we restore the land, I feel my well-being ___21___ . I think the farm is also working its magic on our son. Since he was 20, he has lived with mental illness. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected ___22___ occurred in my life. We ___23___ the farm.
It has taken a couple of years to ___24___ the land, seed the lawn and build garden beds. The farm was holding our ___25___ together. Before my son went to treatment, we planted a “guild” (同一目的协会) in the old
farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them. We dug around the ___26___ trees and placed in garlic, wildflowers, etc and the garden seems to grow well.
We also learned how to ___27___ others. Our workman worked steadily and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community, a lesson my son is ___28___ . The desire to recover this land has ___29___ in me. I have seen this ____30____ towards restoration in my son as well. It truly does take a village to rebuild a farm and a(an) ____31____ . And my son has found his own kind of guild that ____32____ him.
Owning a farm was never our ____33____ , but it came when our family needed a ____34____ project. Digging is an act of faith, hope and ____35____ of what will appear next.
21. A. disappearing B. lasting C. returning D. crashing
22. A. song B. light C. shadow D. storm
23. A. secured B. found C. explored D. repaired
24. A. clear B. remove C. shelter D. access
25. A. patients B. friends C. staff D. family
26. A. weaker B. older C. taller D. smaller
27. A. respond to B. appeal to C. concentrate on D. depend on
28. A. preparing B. selecting C. processing D. learning
29. A. grown B. changed C. faded D. remained
30. A. gratitude B. contribution C. responsibility D. drive
31. A. house B. life C. organization D. career
32. A. supports B. impresses C. recognizes D. persuades
33. A. destination B. plan C. adventure D. belief
34. A. familiar B. flexible C. meaningful D. tough
35. A. prediction B. admiration C. expectation D. evaluation
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和丈夫买了一个农场，并努力修整农场的故事。作者的儿子患有精神疾病，但农场似乎对他的健康产生了积极的影响。作者对恢复这片土地的渴望在心中燃烧，并看到了儿子也有同样的愿望。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们修整这片土地时，我感到我的幸福又回来了。A. disappearing消失；B.
lasting持续；C. returning返回；D. crashing碰撞。根据下文“also working its magic on our son”和最后一段中“Digging is an act of faith, hope and 15 of what will appear next.”可推知，修整农场给作者和她的儿子带来好的影响，所以她的幸福感又回来了。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在我的生活不能更糟的时候，我的生活中出现了意想不到的光明。A. song歌曲；B. light光；C. shadow影子；D. storm暴风雨。根据上文“the farm is also working its magic on our son”和句中“Just when it couldn’t get any worse”可推知，在作者的生活糟透了的时候，农场给她的儿子带来希望，就像一束光，照亮了生活。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们发现了农场。A. secured确保；B. found发现；C. explored探索；D. repaired修理。根据第一段“my husband and I bought a farm”可知，作者发现了农场并将它买了下来。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：清理土地、播种草坪和建造花圃花了几年时间。A. clear清理；B. remove移除；C. shelter庇护；D. access访问。结合常识和句中“seed the lawn and build garden beds”可推知，播种草坪和建造花圃之前要先清除土地。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：农场把我们一家人维系在一起。A. patients病人；B. friends朋友；C. staff员工；D. family家人。根据下文“Before my son went to treatment, we planted...”可推知，作者一家人在打理这个农场，所以农场把一家人维系在一起。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们在较弱的树周围挖洞，种上大蒜、野花等，花园似乎长得很好。A. weaker更弱的；B. older更老的；C. taller更高的；D. smaller更小的。根据上文“support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them”可推知，种大蒜和野花等是为了帮助较弱的树。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们也学会了如何依靠别人。A. respond to响应；B. appeal to呼吁；C. concentrate on集中；D. depend on依靠。根据下文“Our workman worked steadily and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community”可知，修整农场需要寻求工人的协助，即学会了依靠他人的帮忙。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：寻求帮助是康复社区的原则，也是我儿子正在学习的一课。A. preparing准备；
B. selecting选择；C. processing处理；D. learning学习。句中“my son is 10 ”是定语从句，修饰先行词a lesson，结合“Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community”可推知，“寻求帮助”是儿子正在学习的一课。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：恢复这片土地的愿望在我心中滋长。A. grown生长；B. changed改变；C. faded褪色；D. remained保持。根据句中“desire to recover this land”可推知，这是在作者内心滋长的愿望。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在我儿子身上也看到了这种恢复的欲望。A. gratitude感激；B. contribution贡献；C. responsibility责任；D. drive欲望。结合句中“as well”可知，儿子与作者一样，有恢复的愿望，照应上文“desire”，用名词drive。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：重建农场和生活确实需要整个村子的参与。A. house房子；B. life生活；C. organization组织；D. career职业。根据上文“The desire to recover this land has 9 in me. I have seen this 10 towards restoration in my son as well.”可知，对于作者而言，修整农场不单是为了重建，更是与儿子、与自己的生活相关。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我儿子找到了支持他的“协会”。A. supports支持；B. impresses印象深刻；C. recognizes认出；D. persuades说服。根据上文“we planted a “guild” (同一目的协会) in the old farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them.”可知，“guild”是用于支持树木，所以儿子的“guild”也会支持他。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：拥有一个农场从来都不是我们的计划，但当我们的家庭需要一个有意义的项目时，它就出现了。A. destination目的地；B. plan计划；C. adventure冒险；D. belief信仰。根据句中“when our family needed a 14 project”可知，农场项目是在需要的时候出现的，并不是之前的计划。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：拥有一个农场从来都不是我们的计划，但当我们的家庭需要一个有意义的项目时，它就出现了。A. familiar熟悉的；B. flexible灵活的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. tough艰难的。根据下文“Digging is an act of faith, hope and 15 of what will appear next.”可推知，拥有一个农场是一个有意义的项目。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：挖掘是一种对未来充满信心、希望和期待的行为。A. prediction预测；B. admiration钦佩；C. expectation期待；D. evaluation评估。与名词“faith, hope”并列，结合句中“what will appear next”，表示一种期待。故选C项。
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。
Tang Yan gave up a promising career in 1992 to save an almost lost art—that of “Beijing silk figurine” (北京绢人) . In 1997, she established a studio with five other enthusiasts. Then they spent ___36___ entire year making several figurines, only to find there was no market for their products.
“A figurine could cost ___37___ (basic) the annual salary of many people at the time due to precious materials and complicated handicraft techniques. ” Tang said. “Many potential customers were amazed by the beauty of our products, but their price ___38___ (drive) them away.”
The first failure taught Tang ___39___ they needed: finding ways to reduce production costs. She made many creative and bold ___40___ (adaptation) to the traditional figurines, like using machines to paint the clothes. These measures cut the price to less than a tenth of the ___41___ (origin) one. However, ___42___ (lend) the dolls a sense of delicacy and craftsmanship, she preserved several handmade processes for hair and makeup.
After decades of whole-hearted devotion ___43___ the craft, Tang now runs her own Beijing figurine product brand Tang Wawa. “Girls in China need their own dolls. When I was little, dolls ___44___ (call) yangwawa, meaning Western dolls.” Tang continued. “I wanted to create dolls ___45___ (bear) a cultural connection to Chinese people, figurines with a rich historical implication. ”
【答案】36. an 37. basically
38 drove 39. what
40. adaptations
41. original
42 to lend
43. to 44. were called
45. bearing
【解析】
【导语】本文是新闻报道。这篇文章详细描述了Tang Yan如何放弃有前途的事业，投身于拯救濒临失传的“北京绢人”艺术，并详细介绍了她在创业过程中所遇到的挑战和困难，以及她如何通过创新和改良来
降低成本，并最终成功创建了自己的“唐娃娃”品牌。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：然后他们花了整整一年的时间制作了几个小雕像，却发现他们的产品没有市场。year是可数名词，句中用的单数，空前应用不定冠词修饰表示“一”，entire为元音音素开头，用an修饰。故填an。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：由于材料珍贵，工艺复杂，一个小雕像的成本相当于当时很多人的年薪。空处修饰空前的动词，应该用副词修饰，basic的副词形式是basically。故填basically。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：许多潜在客户对我们产品的美丽感到惊讶，但他们的价格却把他们赶走了。本句是but连接的并列句，drive作后句的谓语，根据前文were amazed可知，用一般过去时。故填drove。
【39题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：第一次失败教会了唐他们所需要的：找到降低生产成本的方法。空处引导宾语从句，从句中缺少宾语，且意义为“……的事物”，应用what引导。故填what。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：她对传统的小雕像做了许多有创意和大胆的改编，比如用机器给衣服上色。空前是形容词，所以空处应填名词作宾语，adaptation意为“改编本”，为可数名词，根据前文的many可知，用复数形式。故填adaptations。
【41题详解】
考查形容词。句意：这些措施把价格降到了原来的十分之一以下。空后是名词，所以空处应填形容词作定语，origin的形容词形式是original。故填original。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，为了给娃娃增添精致和工艺感，她保留了一些手工制作的发型和妆容。本句已有谓语动词preserved，所以lend用非谓语形式，根据句意，此处表目的，用不定式作目的状语。故填to lend。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：经过几十年的全身心投入，唐现在经营着自己的北京绢人产品品牌“唐娃娃”。此处是固定搭配：devotion to意为“献身于”。故填to。
【44题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：当我还小的时候，娃娃被称为yangwawa，意思是西方娃娃。call作本句谓语，和主语dolls之间是被动关系，用被动语态，根据前文的was，可知用一般过去时。故填were called。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：我想制作与中国人有文化联系的娃娃，以及具有丰富历史内涵的绢人。本句已有谓语动词wanted，所以bear用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语doll之间是主动关系，用现在分词形式作定语。故填bearing。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack来信说对中国文化很感兴趣，尤其喜欢唐诗。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 唐诗的地位、影响及著名诗人；
2. 提出学习建议；
3. 欢迎来华交流。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。
Dear Jack,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Jack,
Delighted to know that you’re interested in Chinese culture, especially Tang poetry, I’m writing to offer you some relevant information.
As you know, poetry is one of the most important literary forms in China. As the golden age of poems, the Tang Dynasty produced many outstanding poets, among whom Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi were the best-known in history. When it comes to learning a poem, you’d better grasp the meaning firstly, and then try to recite the whole poem. If you choose right methods and work hard, you will make great progress.
Welcome to China and I’m looking forward to hearing your views on Tang poems.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国笔友Jack回一封邮件，介绍唐诗的地位、影响及著名诗人，提出学习建议，并欢迎对方来华交流。
【详解】1.词汇积累
开心的：delighted→pleased
提供：offer→provide
重要的：important→significant
选择：choose→select
2.句式拓展
句型转换
原句：Delighted to know that you’re interested in Chinese culture, especially Tang poetry, I’m writing to offer you some relevant information.
拓展句：Because I am delighted to know that you’re interested in Chinese culture, especially Tang poetry, I’m writing to offer you some relevant information.
【点睛】【高分句型1】As the golden age of poems, the Tang Dynasty produced many outstanding poets, among whom Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi were the best-known in history. (运用了among whom引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】If you choose right methods and work hard, you will make great progress.(运用了if引导的条件状语从句)
第二节 （满分25分）
47. 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。
Having nice things can make you feel good, but at the end of the day, what truly matters is that we have people we love and care about in our lives.
Still, when someone is asked to sacrifice something in order to be with their loved ones in good health, it can be hard. That was the situation one man was put in two decades ago when his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
Years ago, Wesley Ryan learned his wife, Laura, had been diagnosed with cancer. The medical bills were piling up, and he knew in order to continue making ends meet, he would have to sell his beloved car.
Wesley loved that car and even nicknamed it Christine, based on the 1958 Plymouth Fury from Stephen King’s book, Christine. However, Laura meant more to him, and Wesley wanted her to continue getting the care she needed. So he handed over the keys.
“I know how much it broke him in half seeing that car drive away from him,” his son, Jake, wrote online. “It’s
a day that I’ll never forget.” Jake and his sister, Jeni, knew they wanted to help their dad reunite with the car he’d loved so much. And over the years, the siblings had saved up enough money. So they started an online search and surprisingly, they were able to track down the old car online.
Actually, the man who bought the car found out about Wesley’s story and the meaning behind the beloved vehicle by accident. Moved by the sacrifice one man had made for his family and how his family stepped up to repay him in the sweetest way possible, he soon got in touch with Jake, who purchased it as soon as possible. And after careful consideration, Jake and Jeni decided to surprise their dad in a nearby parking lot. Moreover, Laura, cancer-free for 13 years at the time, joined them for the big reveal.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Finally, the day came when Wesley reunited with his beloved car.
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Wesley’s hands trembled as he reached out to confirm that it was real.
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【答案】Finally, the day came when Wesley reunited with his beloved car. As Jake led him closer to the familiar sound of an engine rumbling, Wesley still had no idea what surprise his family had in store for him. When they turned the corner, Wesley froze in shock. Parked before him was his beloved Christine, gleaming under the sunlight. His heart raced, and tears welled up in his eyes. He couldn’t believe his eyes. Could it really be his car
Wesley’s hands trembled as he reached out to confirm that it was real. He ran his hands on the car, memories of the time he had spent with the car flooding back. Overwhelmed with emotions, he turned to his family. Seeing the joy on her husband’s face, Laura stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him, feeling the weight of the emotions that had been building up over the years. Wesley’s eyes were filled with gratitude. He knew that no
matter what life threw at them, they would always be there for each other. And that was what truly mattered.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了20年前，为了给患有癌症妻子治病，为了维持生计，韦斯利·瑞安卖掉了他心爱的汽车（克莉丝汀），多年来韦斯利·瑞安的儿女攒下了足够的钱，想找回这辆车，买车的人通过韦斯利·瑞安的儿子的发帖知道了这辆车背后的意义，儿女买下了它，准备给爸爸一个惊喜，同时痊愈的妈妈也加入这个行动中。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“终于有一天，韦斯利和他心爱的汽车团聚了。”可知，第一段可描写韦斯利不知道儿子想干什么，看到爱车时的惊讶和激动的情感，不敢相信爱车回来了。
②由第二段首句内容“韦斯利伸手确认那是真的时，双手颤抖。”可知，第二段可描写韦斯利回忆与爱车的时光，夫妻相拥，感激一家人依旧在一起。
2.续写线索：韦斯利和爱车团聚——韦斯利不知道儿子想干什么——看到爱车时的纷杂情感——确认真的是爱车——回忆与爱车的时光——夫妻相拥——感激一家人依旧在一起
3.词汇激活
行为类
①引领：lead / guide
②知道：know that… / be aware that…
③要紧：matter / count
情绪类
①震惊：shock / astonishment
②高兴：joy / delight
③感激：gratitude / thankfulness / appreciation
【点睛】[高分句型1]. When they turned the corner, Wesley froze in shock. (运用了When引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2]. Seeing the joy on her husband’s face, Laura stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him, feeling the weight of the emotions that had been building up over the years. (运用了现在分词作状语和that引导的限制性定语从句)
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高中 二 年 英语 科试题
完卷时间：120分钟 满 分：150分
第一部分：听力（共两节；每小题1.5分,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：听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Mike do
A. Play computer games. B. Do some shopping. C. Order food online.
2 Why is the woman talking to the man
A. To hand in a wallet.
B. To check some information.
C. To meet the owner of the wallet.
3. What is the man doing
A. Making an invitation. B. Asking for directions. C. Seeking help.
4. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a bookstore. B. At a flower shop. C. At a school.
5. When was Mary supposed to get up
A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:15.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers talking about
A. Their holiday plans. B. Their family members. C. Their childhood memories.
7. Who did the woman go to the Grand Canyon with
A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her sister.
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听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 、9 题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors.
9. What does the man say about Los Angeles
A. It's cold in winter. B. It's pleasant to live in. C. It's busy and crowded.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What did the woman learn about tigers in Nepal last time
A. Their habitats were destroyed.
B. The number of them has increased.
C. They were at the risk of disappearing.
11. How many wild tigers were there in Nepal by 2022
A. 121. B. 198. C. 355.
12. What does Ginette Hemley think of the news
A. Confusing. B. Inspiring. C. Concerning.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is Bruce's plan for this afternoon
A. Doing some research.
B. Gathering some news online.
C. Writing articles for the school paper.
14. What damage did the crash cause
A. Thirty-nine deaths. B. Two missing people. C. Some severe injuries.
15. How did Serge Gelle survive
A He got help from rescuers.
B. He was saved by local people.
C. He kept swimming for 12 hours.
16. What was Serge Gelle
A. A sportsman. B. A policeman. C. A government official.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What will Todd Messegee be responsible for
A. Directing a play. B. Writing a play. C. Starring in a play.
18. What will participants mainly do by Thursday
A. Practice the play. B. Take a course on acting. C. Perform on stage formally.
19. How long will the program last
A. 4 days. B. 5 days. C. 6 days.
20. Why does the speaker give the talk
A. To advertise an acting program.
B. To draw up a plan for a program.
C. To announce arrangements for a play.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Magazines make great reading materials for kids. Libraries often have a large selection of periodicals (期刊) for every age group and reading level, and for many areas of interest. And some magazines may even have issues going back years and even decades! Below is a list of some of them!
Military Kids Life
It is about finding the bright side of life as a military kid! Inside each quarterly issue, your child will encounter inspiring stories, articles, and photographs! (8 to 16 years)
Faces
With articles, folk tales, and hands-on projects, Faces magazine takes young readers around the world for an honest and objective view of how children in other regions live. (9 to 14 years)
Make
Make magazine publishes tested projects, skill-building tutorials, in-depth reviews and inspirational stories, accessible by all ages and skill ranges. (9 to 18 years)
Brio
Brio magazine for teen girls has a fresh new look that includes more pages filled with inspiring profiles, cultural insights, health and beauty tips, faith-filled features and added fun! (13 to 18 years)
Please note: Though all the magazines on this list are written for children, some issues may contain content that you may feel inappropriate for your child. As always, please review all reading materials before giving them to your child to read.
1. Which magazine can help develop kids’ international awareness
A. Military Kids Life. B. Faces. C. Make. D. Brio.
2. What can be learned from the text
A. All the magazines have inspiring stories.
B. All the magazines are proper for children.
C. Some magazines have long-ago issues in libraries.
D. Only magazines for kids are accessible in libraries.
3. What is the purpose of this passage
A. To argue. B. To entertain. C. To persuade. D. To inform.
B
“Hey, lady! You can move your ugly car up now!” The silver-haired driver behind me in a fancy truck rudely yelled at me. Without much thought, I yelled back at the man, “What Are you in a rush or something ”
I was waiting in line at the drive-through to order our breakfast on a Sunday morning. There were only 12 inches or so between me and the car in front of me. There were also three additional cars in front of that one. We were getting nowhere fast. What was he hoping to gain by yelling at me
I wanted to let my own anger go after this ridiculous exchange. But the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I was angry that he yelled at a mother in front of two kids. My daughter and my son were both confused and saddened by what they had just witnessed. We were on our way to a soccer tournament, and we had a bonus day free from school and work. Probably, there was nothing in the world to be upset about. Then this man let his anger out.
I told my kids I was so mad that I had to roll my window up so that I wouldn’t keep yelling at this guy. Then, I stopped and looked back. I had moved up the 12 or so inches at his “suggestion”, while he hadn’t moved an inch. Suddenly, I felt sympathy for him. He must have been suffering in some way. As my kids and I slowly made our way to the pick-up window to pay for our order, I had an idea.
“I heard how rude that man was to you, and I wanted to apologize to you for having to put up with that. He isn’t worth paying for,” the cashier said to me. “My kids support me in doing that,” I answered the cashier, adding that hate cannot drive out hate.
4. Why was the driver angry with the author
A. Her car cut in. B. She screamed at him. C. She held up his truck. D. Her car stopped suddenly.
5. What does the author mainly tell us in paragraph 3
A. What her kids’ reaction was. B. Why her anger kept growing.
C. How she calmed herself down. D. Why she ordered the breakfast.
6. What was the author’s final decision
A. She taught her kids a lesson. B. She apologized to the driver.
C. She paid for the driver’s food. D. She gave the cashier some advice.
7. What does the author intend to convey in the text
A. Respond to hate with kindness. B. Deal with a man as he deals with you.
C. Put distance between your car and another. D. Never go to the drive-through at rush hours.
C
Our future selves used to be a riddle. Now, thanks to social media filters (滤镜), we can stare them right in the face. People fell in love with TikTok this month to share themselves “aging” in real time using a filter “Time Travel”. Set to a sad song, the effect shows the user’s face slowly getting older, complete with wrinkles and sunspots.
Camera filters that age you have been around for years. But advancements in AI are making the results more real. Doctor Aleksandra Brown said the TikTok “Time Travel” filter does well in guessing how a given face would age.
As we get older, our facial skin thins, fat dissolves (溶解) and gravity pulls everything downward. Not everyone is pleased about this. One of Brown’s friends didn’t like watching time fly past. She couldn’t stand watching herself age 50 years in 15 seconds—could life really go by that fast Brown cried herself after using the aging effect on her own young daughter. She won’t live to see her daughter get that old, she pointed out.
For other people, the “Time Travel” filter brought up unexpected positive feelings. Actor Jonathan Bennett shared a video saying his own filtered face recalled happy memories of his late father. Nicole Loehle, a 24-year-old in New Jersey, tested the effect with her boyfriend. It gave her a new viewpoint, she said, she could imagine the relationship lasting into their old age.
There’s no correct way to age. But it’s important to remember that no one can stop time or undo its effects. “I keep trying to view aging as a gift,” Brown said. “Some people don’t get to age, unluckily.”
8. What can people do with the “Time Travel” filter
A. Recover from a sad mood.
B. Recall their happy childhood.
C. Foresee their aging appearance.
D. Remove their wrinkles and sunspots.
9. What are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly about
A. Reminder of the flight of time.
B Instructions on using the aging filter.
C. Working principle of the aging filter.
D. Reactions to the aging effect of the filter.
10. What is Brown’s attitude towards aging
A. Optimistic. B. Negative. C. Indifferent. D. Ambiguous.
11. What can be the best title for the text
A. “Time Travel”: Slowly or Quickly
B. “Time Travel”: to Enjoy or to Suffer
C. “Time Travel”: to Develop or to Drop
D. “Time Travel”: Backward or Forward
D
In Oceanside, a coastal suburb about 40 miles north of San Diego, the palm trees wave and the temperature is almost perfect. Teenagers watch surfers ride glassy waves. Every day it feels like the most perfect summer day. There is just one problem: The sand is disappearing.
While many visitors and even lifelong Californians in the industrial state, might see wide areas of sand as part of the state’s natural beauty, the reality is that over decades, the coast has become a highly engineered wonder. Millions of cubic yards of sand dug from other parts has been added in the last century to build the postcard-worthy beach like the one in Santa Monica.
But a range of forces have shrunk beaches all along California’s coastline. California could lose as much as 75% of its beaches by 2100, given the sea level rise related to climate change. Over time, beach sand gets s wept up into the water. Some of it moves towards other beaches. Besides, dams and concrete canals have reduced the amount of river sediment (沉淀物) flowing downstream that could help fill beaches as a supplement (补充). If the shoreline were allowed to evolve without human intervention, the beaches could continue to exist as we know them. But in California, the development in many places along the coast has created a hard barrier, disturbing that natural evolution.
Over the years, local governments worked together on a few major sand supplement projects. But those, still, have proved to be fleeting solutions. “Everything we do is a short-term fix,” said Gary Griggers, a professor specializing in coastal science. In recent years, as the sand’s disappearance grew more extreme, longtime Oceanside residents formed an organization called Save Oceanside Sand. A beach town cannot exist without a beach. Leaders here launched some international design competitions, aiming at finding new ways of getting and
keeping sand on the city’s beaches.
“It’s really a race. I think there’s absolutely nothing we can do to hold back the Pacific Ocean,” said Gairy Griggers.
12. What does the author mean by mentioning the engineered wonder
A. Most visitors are engineers. B. California is an industrial state.
C. It’s the perfect holiday vacation. D. The beach is artificially maintained.
13. What is a reason for the crisis of beaches along California’s coastline
A. Sand supplement has been added. B. Sea level rise results in climate change.
C. Much river sediment is flowing downstream. D. Human intervention blocks the natural evolution.
14. What does the underlined word “fleeting” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Efficient. B. Temporary. C. Sustainable. D. Complex.
15. Which of the following was done to preserve Californian beaches
A. Design contests were held. B. Dams and canals were built.
C. Man-made beaches were expanded. D. Sand-themed postcards were published.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Up until the1980s, people in many countries regularly followed in their parents’ footsteps by working in the family business or joining the same profession as them. In your grandparents’ time, there was the prospect of doing the same job from graduation until retirement. ____16____ Most people now have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps or even staying at one job for very long.
In fact, planning to work in the same field for your entire working life just isn’t practical anymore. One reason for this is technology. The skills you have now are unlikely to remain relevant. ____17____ And then what will you do Work hard Win the lottery Hope for the best You might be lucky. But most of us today have to look beyond the little box called “career”.
If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career, think again. It is hardly a recipe for great career success. ____18____ Keep doing this, you can become a specialist in something one day. You have a chance to choose to build a career, rather than being told to stay or to go.
____19____ You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained to qualify to work in another field. It is entirely your choice to learn, or to be forced to learn.
In short, lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain. ____20____ It is up to you to decide what
you can do and how well you can do it.
A. Are you ready for this
B. How times have changed!
C. They will probably be out of date very soon.
D. The truth is that you are the boss of your career.
E. These skills should have brought you a nice, comfortable life.
F. What if your job disappears after working for 10 years in the field
G. Instead. you’d better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work.
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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Five years ago, my husband and I bought a farm.
As we restore the land, I feel my well-being ___21___ . I think the farm is also working its magic on our son. Since he was 20, he has lived with mental illness. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, an unexpected ___22___ occurred in my life. We ___23___ the farm.
It has taken a couple of years to ___24___ the land, seed the lawn and build garden beds. The farm was holding our ___25___ together. Before my son went to treatment, we planted a “guild” (同一目的协会) in the old farm to support the health of trees by grouping other helpful plants around them. We dug around the ___26___ trees and placed in garlic, wildflowers, etc and the garden seems to grow well.
We also learned how to ___27___ others. Our workman worked steadily and helped when I asked. Asking for help is a principle in the recovery community, a lesson my son is ___28___ . The desire to recover this land has ___29___ in me. I have seen this ____30____ towards restoration in my son as well. It truly does take a village to rebuild a farm and a(an) ____31____ . And my son has found his own kind of guild that ____32____ him.
Owning a farm was never our ____33____ , but it came when our family needed a ____34____ project. Digging is an act of faith, hope and ____35____ of what will appear next.
21. A. disappearing B. lasting C. returning D. crashing
22. A. song B. light C. shadow D. storm
23. A. secured B. found C. explored D. repaired
24. A. clear B. remove C. shelter D. access
25. A. patients B. friends C. staff D. family
26. A. weaker B. older C. taller D. smaller
27. A. respond to B. appeal to C. concentrate on D. depend on
28. A. preparing B. selecting C. processing D. learning
29. A. grown B. changed C. faded D. remained
30. A. gratitude B. contribution C. responsibility D. drive
31. A. house B. life C. organization D. career
32. A. supports B. impresses C. recognizes D. persuades
33. A. destination B. plan C. adventure D. belief
34. A. familiar B. flexible C. meaningful D. tough
35. A. prediction B. admiration C. expectation D. evaluation
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。
Tang Yan gave up a promising career in 1992 to save an almost lost art—that of “Beijing silk figurine” (北京绢人) . In 1997, she established a studio with five other enthusiasts. Then they spent ___36___ entire year making several figurines, only to find there was no market for their products.
“A figurine could cost ___37___ (basic) the annual salary of many people at the time due to precious materials and complicated handicraft techniques. ” Tang said. “Many potential customers were amazed by the beauty of our products, but their price ___38___ (drive) them away.”
The first failure taught Tang ___39___ they needed: finding ways to reduce production costs. She made many creative and bold ___40___ (adaptation) to the traditional figurines, like using machines to paint the clothes. These measures cut the price to less than a tenth of the ___41___ (origin) one. However, ___42___ (lend) the dolls a sense of delicacy and craftsmanship, she preserved several handmade processes for hair and makeup.
After decades of whole-hearted devotion ___43___ the craft, Tang now runs her own Beijing figurine product brand Tang Wawa. “Girls in China need their own dolls. When I was little, dolls ___44___ (call) yangwawa, meaning Western dolls.” Tang continued. “I wanted to create dolls ___45___ (bear) a cultural connection to Chinese people, figurines with a rich historical implication. ”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假设你是李华，你英国笔友Jack来信说对中国文化很感兴趣，尤其喜欢唐诗。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 唐诗的地位、影响及著名诗人；
2. 提出学习建议；
3. 欢迎来华交流。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
47. 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。
Having nice things can make you feel good, but at the end of the day, what truly matters is that we have people we love and care about in our lives.
Still, when someone is asked to sacrifice something in order to be with their loved ones in good health, it can be hard. That was the situation one man was put in two decades ago when his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
Years ago, Wesley Ryan learned his wife, Laura, had been diagnosed with cancer. The medical bills were piling up, and he knew in order to continue making ends meet, he would have to sell his beloved car.
Wesley loved that car and even nicknamed it Christine, based on the 1958 Plymouth Fury from Stephen King’s book, Christine. However, Laura meant more to him, and Wesley wanted her to continue getting the care she needed. So he handed over the keys.
“I know how much it broke him in half seeing that car drive away from him,” his son, Jake, wrote online. “It’s a day that I’ll never forget.” Jake and his sister, Jeni, knew they wanted to help their dad reunite with the car he’d loved so much. And over the years, the siblings had saved up enough money. So they started an online search and surprisingly, they were able to track down the old car online.
Actually, the man who bought the car found out about Wesley’s story and the meaning behind the beloved vehicle by accident. Moved by the sacrifice one man had made for his family and how his family stepped up to repay him in the sweetest way possible, he soon got in touch with Jake, who purchased it as soon as possible. And after careful consideration, Jake and Jeni decided to surprise their dad in a nearby parking lot. Moreover, Laura, cancer-free for 13 years at the time, joined them for the big reveal.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Finally, the day came when Wesley reunited with his beloved car.
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Wesley’s hands trembled as he reached out to confirm that it was real.
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