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英语学科
注意事项：本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。考生应首先阅读试题卷上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答(答题注意事项见答题卡)。在试题卷上作答无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What are the speakers talking about
A. Weather. B. Food. C. Pets.
2. How does the man feel right now
A. Angry. B. Sorry. C. Delighted.
3. Why is the woman in a hurry
A. She will miss her flight. B. She has to keep an appointment.
C. She has to attend a meeting.
4. What does the woman probably do
A. A doctor. B. A secretary. C. A student.
5. What can we know about Professor Smith
A. She has retired. B. She is very busy. C. She will be free tomorrow.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What probably happened to the man
A. He had his feet injured. B. He got a headache. C. He had a broken arm.
7. What’s the doctor’s suggestion for the man
A. Taking medicine regularly. B. Having a checkup.
C. Staying for another day.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Manager and clerk. C. Husband and wife.
9. What do we know about the man
A. His car often breaks down on the way to work. B. He always repairs the alarm clock by himself.
C. He is often late for work.
听下面一段较长对话， 回答以下小题。
10. What’s the woman doing now
A. Making a complaint. B. Doing repairs. C. Making an apology.
11. When did the woman call room service
A. At noon. B. Before 8 pm. C. Around 9 pm,
12. What do we know about the woman’s room
A. It has no bathroom. B. It has a broken light. C. It is beautifully decorated.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. Where is Mr. Smith from
A. The UK. B. Canada. C. The USA.
14. Why a festival called Boxing Day was added
A. People wanted a longer holiday. B. People liked boxing.
C. People needed a day to collect boxes.
15. When did Mr. Smith come to China
A. Last year. B. Two years ago. C. Last month.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A Festivals. B. Shopping. C. The man’s experience.
听下面一段独白， 回答以下小题。
17. How many Antarctic trips has Xuelong-2 completed
A. 18. B. 29. C. 38.
18. When are the scientists expected to return to China
A. In June 2023. B. In March 2023. C. In April 2023.
19. Which field is included in the crew’s Antarctic research plan
A. Polar animals. B. Ocean currents. C. Water environment.
20. Which stations will get supplies from the two icebreakers
A. The Great Wall and Zhongshan stations. B. The Taishan and Great Wall stations.
C. The Zhongshan and Kunlun stations.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
As a language learning enthusiast, I’ve come up with the best apps for learning English from the thousands of mobile apps out there.
Best for Pronunciation: ELSA Speak
ELSA Speak is probably the best mobile app around for helping you improve your English pronunciation. The app’s greatest strength is its intensive AI feedback, but ELSA also provides mini-training sessions to really perfect your pronunciation. The AI analyzes your recordings based on pronunciation, intonation and fluency then points out exactly which parts sound inaccurate.
Best for Immersing in English Videos: FluentU
FuentU is a language learning app that teaches you English through authentic videos like news reports, movie scenes and interviews, with learner tools for all levels. Each clip has interactive subtitles so if you’re not sure what a word means, you can hover over it and get in explanation. The app also gives video examples for each word so you can learn vocabulary in context.
Best for Practical Topics: Babbel
Babbel has you learn and practice English with realistic conversations that surround things that you’re personally interested in. Lessons are short and consist of written and audio versions of the grammar featured in the lessons. Then you are able to complete practice exercises to solidify your understanding.
Best for Fun Beginner Lessons: Lingodeer
Lingodeer uses games and short exercises to teach beginner and intermediate English learners. Lingodeer takes a gamified approach to language learning with a goal-oriented curriculum consisting of structured lessons and regular reviews. Lingodeer’s lessons are arranged according to themes, such as sports, weather, parts of the body and shopping.
1. What is the feature of ELSA Speak
A. It analyzes learners’ recordings. B. It provides guidance for learners.
C. It gives learners helpful feedback. D. It improves learners’ communication skill.
2. Which app provides videos as learning resources
A. FluentU. B. ELSA Speak. C. Babbel. D. Lingodeer.
3. What can learners do with the app Lingodeer
A. Design games. B. Study around a theme.
C. Structure lessons. D. Take advanced courses.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几款学习英语的最佳应用程序。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Best for Pronunciation: ELSA Speak下列段落中“The app’s greatest strength is its intensive AI feedback, but ELSA also provides mini-training sessions to really perfect your pronunciation. (这款应用最大的优点是它的人工智能反馈，但ELSA还提供小型培训课程，以真正完善你的发音。)”可知，ELSA Speak的特点是能给学习者有用的反馈。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Best for Immersing in English Videos: FluentU下列段落中“FuentU is a language learning app that teaches you English through authentic videos like news reports, movie scenes and interviews, with learner tools for all levels. (FuentU是一款语言学习应用程序，通过新闻报道、电影场景和采访等真实视频教你英语，并为所有级别的学习者提供学习工具。)”可知，FluentU提供视频作为学习资源。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Lingodeer’s lessons are arranged according to themes, such as sports, weather, parts of the body and shopping. (Lingodeer的课程是根据主题来安排的，比如运动、天气、身体部位和购物。)”可知，学习者可以使用Lingodeer围绕一个主题学习。故选B项。
B
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.
Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.
4. What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1
A. Efforts made in vain.
B. Getting injured in his work.
C. Feeling uncertain about his future.
D. Creatures forced out of their homes.
5. Why was the author called to Muttontown
A. To rescue a woman.
B. To take care of a woman.
C. To look at a baby owl.
D. To cure a young owl.
6. What made the chick calm down
A. A new nest.
B. Some food.
C. A recording.
D. Its parents.
7. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event
A. It’s unexpected.
B. It’s beautiful.
C. It’s humorous.
D. It’s discouraging.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了作者救助一只小猫头鹰，给它做新的窝，帮助它回到父母身边的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.可知，救助受伤动物是令人心碎的，因为不知道救助的动物是否能活下去，也就是为救助动物而花费的努力可能会白费，这是不可避免的。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl可知，有人给作者打电话是因为有只小猫头鹰掉在地上了，作者赶过去看看情况。文中并没有说小猫头鹰受伤了，作者只是过去看情况，所以D选项错误。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down可知，在作者把小猫头鹰放在窝里之后，它很快就安静下来，所以是窝让小猫头鹰安静下来的。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据前文描述可知，作者为小猫头鹰做了窝，并且帮助它找回了它的父母。小猫头鹰的父母还为它带回了午餐。作者的救助成功了，说明结局是美好的。再结合第一段的However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.可推测，作者感觉很美好。故选B。
C
Teenagers around the world are familiar with the great pain of boredom. And every parent is familiar with the sounds of groaning (咕哝的) kids, sulking (生闷气) in their room or pacing aimlessly around the house. But sometimes, it’s this very sense of boredom that can inspire creativity and create fast-growing trends.
This is true for pickleball (匹克球), now a popular sport in the West. According to the Mental Floss website, the sport was invented in the summer of 1965. At that time, Frank Pritchard, 13, had nothing to do in his family’s summer home in Washington, US. After complaining loudly, his father, Joel, suggested he make up a game. When Frank replied “Why don’t you ” his father gladly took up the challenge. Thus, pickleball was born.
Certain parts of tennis, badminton and ping-pong can be seen from pickleball. It’s a bat game played on a badminton-sized court with what looks like a wiffle ball (威浮球) over a low net. Only the serving team can score points, and all serves must be made with an underhand stroke (击球).
The popularity of pickleball has grown steadily over the last decade. According to Mental Floss the number of pickleball courts has grown by an estimated 385 percent worldwide since 2010. One reason for its popularity is that it’s “a sport for everyone”. Anyone can play pickleball because it’s relatively easy to pick up. There are simple rules, and all people need is a couple of bats and a ball, which is affordable and accessible to all. Plus, pickleball is a sport centered around fun and friendship. The game lasts as short as 15 minutes, which means less running and stress for players.
Pritchard said that the game’s rapid rise in popularity was amazing, especially considering that a bad-tempered kid “inspired a sports craze by making a stink (吵闹) about being bored one afternoon 56 years ago”.
8. What do we know about pickleball, according to the passage
A. It was invented accidentally by a young boy.
B. It is a game suitable for family gatherings.
C. It combines elements from several ball games.
D. The game’s judges come from a serving team.
9. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A. Why pickleball has become so well received.
B. What equipment pickleball players need.
C. How significant pickleball is to the world.
D. What rules must be obeyed in pickleball.
10. What did Pritchard think of the popularity of pickleball
A Unexpected. B. Reasonable. C. Natural. D. Awkward.
11. Why does the author write the passage
A. To advise us to join in sports games.
B. To teach us how to play pickleball.
C. To tell us the birth of a sports game.
D. To motivate us to follow new trends.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了现在很流行的匹克球特殊的起源——因为一个孩子在一个夏日里感到无聊而诞生。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Certain parts of tennis, badminton and ping pong can be seen from pickleball.(网球、羽毛球和乒乓球的某些部分可以从匹克球中看到。)”可知，匹克球结合了网球、羽毛球及乒乓球的元素。故选C。
【9题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句“The popularity of pickleball has grown steadily over the last decade.( 匹克球的受欢迎程度在过去十年中稳步增长。)”及本段内容可知，匹克球在过去的十年间一直受到人们的欢迎。本段介绍了匹克球受欢迎的原因：易学及设备简单、增进友谊及充满乐趣、运动强度不大。故选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Pritchard said that the game’s rapid rise in popularity was amazing, especially considering that a bad-tempered kid “inspired a sports craze by making a stink (吵闹) about being bored one afternoon 56 years ago”.( Pritchard说，这款游戏受欢迎程度迅速上升令人惊讶，尤其是考虑到一个坏脾气的孩子“通过在56年前的一个下午发牢骚(吵闹)激发了一场体育热潮”。)”可推断，他对匹克球的流行感到出乎意料。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章作者介绍了现在很流行的匹克球特殊的起源——因为一个孩子在一个夏日里感到无聊而诞生。从而可以推断作者的写作目的就是向读者介绍匹克球的产生。故选C。
D
Transport is undergoing a massive transformation so it can meet society’s demands for a low- carbon economy. Introducing electric vehicles (EV) and declining gasoline use are helping, but zero-carbon hydrogen can speed up both the transition (转变) and long-term decarbonization of transport.
In the US, transportation produces the largest share of all greenhouse gas emissions (排放) in the economy at 29%, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. More than 90% of transport fuel is petrol based, but if more vehicles used hydrogen, emissions of this kind would plummet.
However, hydrogen is not considered an ideal replacement for gasoline as an engine fuel for cars because it is harder to store safely. And while fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) that turn hydrogen into electricity can compete with EV performance-and even out-compete them on range and refill time, extra energy is needed to produce the hydrogen needed for fuel. Also, finding investment for storage, pipelines and fuel stations is still a challenge for many nations.
Currently, governments worldwide are backing green hydrogen projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in heavy industries like freight (货运), steel, and energy storage. But hydrogen transport will need rapid production methods to create the fuel needed for the world’s road fleet.
Thankfully, research is advancing all the time. Nanoscale (纳米级的) thin films are applied to improving the chemical process to rapidly harvest hydrogen from the seawater. The same technology has been successfully used in solar power devices with higher efficiency-to-cost rates. Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and as seawater makes up about 96% of all water on Earth, there is a virtually limitless supply.
Even wastewater and solid waste can create green hydrogen. Researchers at Princeton University are using sunlight to separate hydrogen from industrial wastewater. Chemical plants that currently face high costs for cleaning wastewater could transform it into clean hydrogen supplies.
12. What does the underlined word “plummet” mean in Paragraph 2
A. Stop. B. Decrease. C. Continue. D. Disappear.
13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Ways of storing hydrogen safely.
B. Benefits of fuel cell electric vehicles.
C. Challenges of using hydrogen as car fuel.
D. Differences between gasoline and hydrogen.
14. What makes it more efficient to get hydrogen from the ocean
A. The application of solar power devices.
B. The method of identifying water elements.
C. The invention. of the water transport system.
D. The use of the nanoscale thin-film technology.
15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text
A. Clean Energy Hydrogen Ready to Take Off
B. Traditional Fuels Bound to Reach a Dead End
C. How We Can Generate Energy from Hydrogen
D. What the Future of Transportation May Be Like
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了清洁能源氢气的开发和利用情况。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“More than 90% of transport fuel is petrol based, but if more vehicles used hydrogen(超过90%的交通燃料是以汽油为基础的，但如果更多的车辆使用氢)”可知，如果使用氢气的话温室气体排放量会“下降”。由此可知，划线词的意思是“下降”。故选B项。
【13题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“However, hydrogen is not considered an ideal replacement for gasoline as an engine fuel for cars because it is harder to store safely.(然而，氢并不被认为是汽油作为汽车发动机燃料的理想替代品，因为氢更难安全储存)”和“Also, finding investment for storage, pipelines and fuel stations is still a challenge for many nations.(此外，为储存、管道和燃料站寻找投资对许多国家来说仍然是一个挑战)”可知，本段主要讲了使用氢作为汽车燃料的挑战。故选C项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中的Thankfully, research is advancing all the time. Nanoscale (纳米级的) thin films are applied to improving the chemical process to rapidly harvest hydrogen from the seawater.(值得庆幸的是，研究一直在进步。纳米薄膜被应用于改善化学过程，以快速从海水中获取氢气)”可知，采用纳米级薄膜技术使得从海洋中获取氢气更有效。故选D项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Introducing electric vehicles (EV) and declining gasoline use are helping, but zero-carbon hydrogen can speed up both the transition (转变) and long-term decarbonization of transport.(引入电动汽车（EV）和减少汽油使用是有帮助的，但零碳氢可以加快交通的转型和长期脱碳)”及下文内容可知，文章主要介绍了清洁能源氢气的开发和利用情况。由此可知，选项A“清洁能源氢准备起飞”适合用作文章标题。故选A项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With New Year approaching, year-end reviews dominate the airwaves.____16____. Lose ten pounds Read a book a month However, I’ve never given much thought to New Year’s resolutions. I make intentions instead. It means setting one’s purpose toward a path instead of action toward specific behaviors. And more than that, I’m setting them in a framework (框架) that will give them wings.
Set time, not goals
A wise friend once told me “Do not set a result as the goal. Set the time in which you do the things you want to do.” For example, I usually tell myself I should write more.____17____. Then, I realize it would be better to set my intention to write and the time to write, say, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a. m.
Take advantage of the Premack Principle
The Premack principle is a behavioral strategy that states that the presence of a high-probability behavior can make a low-probability behavior more likely.____18____ . So, now that I’ve set my intention to write and the time to write, I can link it to a high-probability behavior, such as dropping my kids off at school in the morning. The point is that it gets the action rolling without much thought or self-motivating talk.____19____ .
____20____
Let’s face it, no matter how much you set an intention, if there’s no enjoyment once you start, it will likely fall by the wayside. So, find a path you enjoy that will bring the same results. In truth, I hate exercising, but, luckily, I walk my dog. A lovely way to exercise, go out in nature, enjoy companionship, and meet people !
A. Face your intention directly
B. One intention, multiple paths
C. Over time, it becomes routine as well
D. But the result proves far from satisfactory
E Perhaps most are also making new year resolutions
F. Resolutions seem to hold people prisoners rather than free them
G. In other words, to enact a new behavior, attach it to a well-established behavior
【答案】16. E 17. D 18. G 19. C 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何使得自己的新年计划付诸行动。
【16题详解】
根据空后“Lose ten pounds Read a book a month However, I’ve never given much thought to New Year’s resolutions.(减掉十斤？一个月读一本书？但是，我从未考虑过新年计划)”中的resolution可知，此处讲述的是年终做新年计划的话题，E选项“Perhaps most are also making new year resolutions(也许大多数人也在制定新年计划)”中的resolutions与空后的内容指代一致，且与“Lose ten pounds Read a book a month ”内容吻合。故选E项。
【17题详解】
根据空后的“Then, I realize it would be better to set my intention to write and the time to write, say, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a. m.(然后，我意识到最好将我的写作意图和写作时间设定为上午 8：30 到上午 11：30)”可知，作者调整了计划的内容和方式。由此可推断，此空处表示上文的计划内容效果不佳，D选项“But the result proves far from satisfactory(但结果远非令人满意)”中的but为关键信息，且表达的内容为“结果并不令人满意”符合语境。故选D项。
【18题详解】
根据空前中的“The Premack principle is a behavioral strategy that states that the presence of a high-probability behavior can make a low-probability behavior more likely.(Premack 原则是一种行为策略，它指出高概率行为的存在可以使低概率行为更有可能发生)”可知，此处讲述的内容为Premack principle的介绍，其中的behavioral以及behavior与G选项“In other words, to enact a new behavior, attach it to a well-established behavior(换句话说，要制定新行为，请将其附加到已建立的行为上)”中的behavior所指性质相同，且根据in other words可知，该选项是对空前内容的解释。故选G项。
【19题详解】
根据空格所处的位置可知，此处是对该段的总结，结合空前的“The point is that it gets the action rolling without much thought or self-motivating talk.(关键是它让行动滚动起来，没有太多的思考或自我激励的谈话)”可知，让这种行动滚动起来不需要太多的思考，也就是成为一种习惯，C选项“Over time, it becomes routine as well(随着时间的推移，它也变成了一种惯例)”可知，久而久之，这就成为一种惯例，与上文内容吻合。故选C项。
【20题详解】
根据空格所在的位置可知，此处应为本段的主题句，与上文中的小标题“Take advantage of the Premack Principle(利用普雷马克原理)”句式结构相同，应为祈使句，根据空后的“Let’s face it, no matter how much you set an intention, if there’s no enjoyment once you start, it will likely fall by the wayside. So, find a path you enjoy that will bring the same results. (让我们面对现实吧，无论你设定了多少意图，如果一旦你开始就没有享受，它很可能会被搁置一旁)”可知，一开始没有享受到快乐的计划，很可能就搁置到了一边，所以找到一条自己喜欢的路，得到的会是同样的结果，B选项“One intention, multiple paths”讲述的是一个意图，多条路，符合文章的主题。故选B项。
第三部分 语言知识运用(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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up on a university campus in eastern Nigeria.I was a(n) ____21____reader, and what I read were British and American children’s books.I began to write when I was seven.I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my ____22____ were white and blue-eyed. They played in the snow. They ate apples, and they talked a lot about the ____23____，how lovely it was that the sun had ____24____.
What this demonstrates is how ____25____we can be influenced by what we read, particularly as children. Because all I had read were foreign books, I had become ____26____ that books had to have ____27____ in them and had to be about things with which I could not personally identify.
Things ____28____ when I discovered African books. There weren’t many of them available, and they weren’t quite as easy to ____29____ as the foreign books.
But _____30_____ writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye I went through a mental _____31_____in my view of literature.I _____32_____ that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate,could also _____33_____ in literature. I started to write about things I recognized. What the _____34_____ of African writers did for me was this: It saved me from having a _____35_____ story of what books are.
21. A. early B. aimless C. careful D. poor
22. A. instructors B. neighbors C. friends D. characters
23. A. snow B. fruits C. cuisine D. weather
24. A. disappeared B. set C. come out D. gone down
25. A. briefly B. regularly C. scarcely D. easily
26. A. convinced B. puzzled C. concerned D. satisfied
27. A. heroes B. foreigners C. Africans D. children
28. A. remained B. changed C. worsened D. worked
29. A. read B. understand C. find D. keep
30. A. in spite of B. on behalf of C. because of D. instead of
31. A. confusion B. shift C. block D. activity
32. A. realized B. suspected C. claimed D. forgot
33. A. take B. exist C. believe D. major
34. A. discovery B. popularity C. imagination D. analysis
35. A. classic B. remarkable C. whole D. single
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了阅读对作者写作产生的影响。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很早（小）的时候就开始阅读了，我读的是英国和美国的儿童书籍。A. early早的；B. aimless没有目标的；C. careful小心的，仔细的；D. poor贫穷的。根据“I began to write when I was seven.”可知，作者很早就开始阅读书籍了。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我写的正是我正在读的那种故事：我所有的角色都是白人和蓝眼睛。A. instructors指导员；B. neighbors邻居；C. friends朋友；D. characters性格，角色。根据“I wrote exactly the kinds of stories”可知，此处指作者书中的角色。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们吃着苹果，谈论着天气，说太阳出来了是多么美好。A. snow雪花；B. fruits水果；C. cuisine烹饪，菜肴；D. weather天气。根据“how lovely it was that the sun had ____4____”可知，他们谈论天气。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意同上。A. disappeared消失；B. set设置；C. come out出来；D. gone down下降。根据“how lovely it was”和“the sun”可知，太阳出来了。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这表明我们很容易受到我们所读到的东西的影响，尤其是作为孩子。A. briefly简短地；B. regularly有规律地；C. scarcely几乎不；D. easily容易地。根据上文“.I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my ____2____ were white and blue-eyed.”可知，我们很容易受到我们所读到的东西的影响。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为我读过的都是外国书，所以我开始相信，书里必须有外国人，必须是我个人无法认同的东西。A. convinced确信的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. concerned担心的；D. satisfied满意的。根据“how ____5____we can be influenced by what we read”可知，因为收到读过的书的影响，作者开始相信，书里必须有外国人。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. heroes英雄；B. foreigners外国人；C. Africans非洲人；D. children孩子。根据“Because all I had read were foreign books”可知，此处指书里必须有外国人。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我发现非洲书籍时，一切都变了。A. remained停留，剩余；B. changed改变；C. worsened恶化；D. worked工作。根据上文“had to be about things with which I could not personally identify.”和下文“I started to write about things I recognized.”可知，读到非洲书籍以后，作者的认知发生了变化。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些书的数量不多，而且不像外国书那么容易找到。A. read阅读；B. understand理解；C. find找到；D. keep保持。根据“There weren’t many of them available”可知，因为非洲书籍不多，所以不容易找到。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：但是因为像奇努阿·阿奇贝和卡马拉·雷这样的作家，我对文学的看法发生了心理上的转变。A. in spite of尽管；B. on behalf of代表；C. because of因为；D. instead of代替，而不是。根据“I went through a mental ____11____in my view of literature.”可知，作者对文学的看法发生变化，是因为自己像奇努阿·阿奇贝和卡马拉·雷这样的作家（同是黑皮肤的非洲人）。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. confusion困惑；B. shift转移，转变；C. block障碍，街区；D. activity活动。根据“Things ____8____ when I discovered African books.”可知，非洲书籍的发现，让作者对文学的看法发生了心理上的转变。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，像我这样有着巧克力色皮肤的女孩，也可以存在于文学作品中。A. realized意识到；B. suspected怀疑；C. claimed声称；D. forgot忘记。根据“I went through a mental ____11____in my view of literature.”可知，作者意识到有着巧克力色皮肤的女孩，也可以存在于文学作品中。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. take带走；B. exist存在；C. believe相信；D. major主修。根据“that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate”可知，作者意识到非洲女孩也可以出现在书籍中。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：非洲作家的发现对我的影响是这样的：它让我不再对书是什么有一个单一的认识。A. discovery发现；B. popularity流行；C. imagination想象力；D. analysis分析。根据“writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye”可知，此处表示非洲作家的发现。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. classic经典的；B. remarkable显著的；C. whole整个的；D. single单一的。根据“All my ____2____ were white and blue-eyed.”可知，受到非洲书籍的影响，作者故事中的角色不再单一的只是白种人。故选D。
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。
The approaching of a new year is always exciting. The Little New Year, ____36____is also called the Minor New Year’s Day, usually falls roughly a week before ____37____ Lunar New Year. In 2023, it will fall on Jan. 14th and 15th. The Chinese Little New Year is not a____38____(fix) festival as it varies with local ____39____ (custom).
Worshiping Kitchen God is the most important activity in____40____ (celebrate) of the Chinese Little New Year. According to the folklore, the Kitchen God would report____41____ the Jade Emperor on the good and evil deeds of every family on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month for the Emperor to reward or punish. While ____42____(offer) sacrifice to the Kitchen God, people place candy, water, beans and hay on the table in front of the Kitchen God image.
Other activities during the festival ____43____(main) include sweeping dust and making Chinese paper cuts for window decoration. Chinese Little New Year also means that Chinese people begin to prepare special purchases for the Spring Festival and are ready ____44____(spend) a clean Spring Festival. Above all, it suggests a new year with a new image and ____45____(express) the good wishes of Chinese people to ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year.
【答案】36. which
37. the
38. fixed
39. customs
40. celebration 41. to
42. offering
43. mainly 44. to spend
45. expresses
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国的小年的时间、由来、活动内容及其意义。
【36题详解】
考查非限制性定语从句的关系代词。句意：小年（The Little New Year），也叫小年（the Minor New Year’s Day），通常在农历新年的前一周左右。此处考查非限制性定语从句，先行词为The Little New Year，为物，在从句中作主语，应用which引导从句。故填which。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：小新年，也叫小年，通常在农历新年的前一周左右。此处为特指“农历新年”，应用定冠词。故填the。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：中国的小年不是一个固定的节日，因为它随地方习俗而变化。设空处在冠词和名词之间，为前置修饰词，应用形容词fixed，意为“固定的，不变的”。故填fixed。
【39题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：中国的小年不是一个固定的节日，因为它随地方习俗而变化。根据动词短语varies with可知，此处表各地的习俗不同导致小年也不一样，设空处应用名词复数customs，作with的宾语，意为“风俗习惯”。故填customs。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：祭灶神是庆祝中国小年最重要的活动。此处考查介词短语in celebration of，意为“为庆祝……”，为固定搭配，设空处应用名词celebration。故填celebration。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：根据民间传说，灶神会在农历腊月二十三向玉皇大帝报告每个家庭的善恶，以便皇帝给予奖励或惩罚。此处考查动词短语report to，意为“向……汇报，报告”，设空处应填介词to，后接宾语the Jade Emperor。故填to。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在祭祀灶神时，人们把糖果、水、豆子和干草放在灶神像前的桌子上。此处考查非谓语动词，offer与逻辑主语people之间为主谓关系，应用现在分词，作状语。故填offering。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：春节期间的其他活动主要包括扫地和做窗花。修饰谓语动词include，应用副词mainly，意为“主要地”，作状语。故填mainly。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：中国小年也意味着中国人开始为春节准备特别的采购，准备度过一个干净的春节。此处考查固定短语be ready to do sth，意为“准备好做某事”，设空处应用动词不定式。故填to spend。
【45题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：最重要的是，它以新的形象预示着新的一年，表达了中国人民辞旧迎新的美好愿望。设空处与suggests并列，作谓语，suggests作谓语动词，为第三人称单数，故设空处也用第三人称单数。故填expresses。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，因故不能参加外教George 下周五关于“英国文化”的讲座。请你给他写一封信请假，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 解释原因；
3. 表示歉意。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear George,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear George,
I’m extremely sorry that I won’t be able to attend your lecture on “British Culture” next Friday.
Much as I’d like to attend it, to my regret, I have been told to sit an important exam that day. I hope you can understand my situation. I was wondering if there will be any recordings available so that I can catch up on the lecture and the important points that you will be presenting.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文写作中的道歉信。要求考生给外教George写信请假，解释自己因故不能参加其下周五关于“英国文化”的讲座。
【详解】1.词汇积累
极其：extremely→ very
想要：would like → want to
重要的：important → significant
想知道：wonder→ want to know
2.句式转换
原句：I’m extremely sorry that I won’t be able to attend your lecture on “British Culture” next Friday.
拓展句：I’m extremely sorry that I won’t be able to attend your lecture whose theme is “British Culture” next Friday.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Much as I’d like to attend it, to my regret, I have been told to sit an important exam that day.（运用了as引导的状语从句和部分倒装）
【高分句型2】I was wondering if there will be any recordings available so that I can catch up on the lecture and the important points that you will be presenting.（运用了if引导的宾语从句、so that引导的状语从句和that引导的定语从句）
第二节 书面表达(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。
Maria and Peter lived in a coastal city. The greatest pleasure in summer for them was to swim at their local beach after school. But one day they started to lose their enthusiasm for swimming in the waters. More often than not, they would find plastic bags thrown on the beach. Worse sill, as they swam in the water, some plastic bags would float around them and even stick to their legs when they walked to the shore.
They were upset and decided something needed to be done to stop the beautiful sea becoming consumed by waste.One weekend,Maria and Peter brought a big bag to the beach and determined to clean it up. Sweat streamed down from their forehead while they bent down and picked up the plastic bags. To their disappointment, after a day’s hard work, there were still many plastic bags lying on the beach or floating in the water. Going home with aching legs and arms, Maria and Peter were almost defeated by a strong sense of failure.
That night over dinner with their parents, the pair ate silently. Noticing their low spirits, Mother asked gently, “You two looked so down. What happened ”Exchanging glances with Peter, Maria replied in a low voice,“It’s those annoying plastic bags. We tried to clean up but it was just impossible.”Understanding the pair’s disappointment, their father patted them on the back and comforted,”Well, it’s really hard for just two of you to fix such a big problem.”“Just two of us.”complained Maria and Peter, looking at each other.Suddenly, an idea lashed through their minds, their eyes shining with excitement.“Yes,that’s the point! We should make more people aware of the problem and encourage them to take action!” the pair said in chorus.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Quickly finishing their dinner, the pair went upstairs and started planning.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Excited and nervous, they posted the video and article on WeChat.
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【答案】Quickly finishing their dinner, the pair went upstairs and started planning. Maria and Peter decided to take advantage of the Internet. “Maybe we can write an article to arouse people's awareness.” Maria proposed. “Good idea! We can also make a video!" Peter added. The next few hours witnessed their heated discussion and growing confidence in a clean and beautiful coast. The next day, they went to the beach and filmed a short video showing plastic bags lying on the beach and floating in the sea. Peter, who was good at writing, wrote an article talking about the present situation of the beach and asking people to take part in the clean-up.
Excited and nervous, they posted the video and article on WeChat. To their amazement, their post went viral online immediately. Countless comments flooded in saying how heartbroken they were when looking at the polluted beach and ocean. What amazed Maria and Peter more was that numerous people in their community, encouraged by their efforts, offered to join in their clean-up. More and more people came to the beach to collect plastic bags and they also appealed to others to avoid throwing or using plastic bags. A year later, with their joint and continuous effort, the coast regained its beauty and Maria and Peter regained their long-awaited pleasure.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了住在沿海城市的玛丽亚和彼得发现塑料袋被扔在海滩上，对此很苦恼，决定要做点什么来阻止美丽的大海被浪费掉。于是他们决定通过在网上制作视频、写文章来呼吁大家一起爱护环境。视频和文章得到了人们积极响应。在大家的共同和持续努力下，海岸恢复了美丽。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“两人很快吃完晚饭，上楼开始计划。”可知，第一段可描写Maria and Peter商量对策，决定在网上制作视频、写文章来呼吁大家一起爱护环境。
②由第二段首句内容“他们既兴奋又紧张，在微信上发布了这段视频和文章。”可知，第二段可描写视频和文章在网上发布后得到的反应以及大家的行动和结果。
2.续写线索：商量——做视频——呼吁——反应——行动——沙滩变美
3.词汇激活
行为类
①利用：take advantage of /make use of
②建议：propose/suggest /advise
③鼓舞：encourage/inspire
情绪类
①惊讶：amazement /surprise
②伤心：heartbroken /broken-hearted/sad
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. Peter, who was good at writing, wrote an article talking about the present situation of the beach and asking people to take part in the clean-up.（运用了关系代词who引导的非限定性定语从句）
[高分句型2]. Countless comments flooded in saying how heartbroken they were when looking at the polluted beach and ocean.（由连接词how引导的宾语从句作saying的宾语）
[高分句型3]. What amazed Maria and Peter more was that numerous people in their community, encouraged by their efforts, offered to join in their clean-up.（由连接代词what引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句）
听力1-5 ABBCB 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 BBAAB 16-20 ACCCA2023-2024学年上期高二年级期中联考试题
英语学科
注意事项：本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。考生应首先阅读试题卷上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答(答题注意事项见答题卡)。在试题卷上作答无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案C。
1. What are the speakers talking about
A. Weather. B. Food. C. Pets.
2. How does the man feel right now
A. Angry. B. Sorry. C. Delighted.
3. Why is the woman in a hurry
A. She will miss her flight. B. She has to keep an appointment.
C. She has to attend a meeting.
4. What does the woman probably do
A. A doctor. B. A secretary. C. A student.
5. What can we know about Professor Smith
A. She has retired. B. She is very busy. C. She will be free tomorrow.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What probably happened to the man
A. He had his feet injured. B. He got a headache. C. He had a broken arm.
7. What’s the doctor’s suggestion for the man
A. Taking medicine regularly. B. Having a checkup.
C. Staying for another day.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Manager and clerk. C. Husband and wife.
9. What do we know about the man
A. His car often breaks down on the way to work. B. He always repairs the alarm clock by himself.
C. He is often late for work.
听下面一段较长对话， 回答以下小题。
10. What’s the woman doing now
A. Making a complaint. B. Doing repairs. C. Making an apology.
11. When did the woman call room service
A. At noon. B. Before 8 pm. C. Around 9 pm,
12. What do we know about the woman’s room
A. It has no bathroom. B. It has a broken light. C. It is beautifully decorated.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. Where is Mr. Smith from
A. The UK. B. Canada. C. The USA.
14. Why a festival called Boxing Day was added
A. People wanted a longer holiday. B. People liked boxing.
C. People needed a day to collect boxes.
15. When did Mr. Smith come to China
A. Last year. B. Two years ago. C. Last month.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Festivals. B. Shopping. C. The man’s experience.
听下面一段独白， 回答以下小题。
17. How many Antarctic trips has Xuelong-2 completed
A. 18. B. 29. C. 38.
18. When are the scientists expected to return to China
A. In June 2023. B. In March 2023. C. In April 2023.
19. Which field is included in the crew’s Antarctic research plan
A. Polar animals. B. Ocean currents. C. Water environment.
20. Which stations will get supplies from the two icebreakers
A. The Great Wall and Zhongshan stations. B. The Taishan and Great Wall stations.
C. The Zhongshan and Kunlun stations.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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As a language learning enthusiast, I’ve come up with the best apps for learning English from the thousands of mobile apps out there.
Best for Pronunciation: ELSA Speak
ELSA Speak is probably the best mobile app around for helping you improve your English pronunciation. The app’s greatest strength is its intensive AI feedback, but ELSA also provides mini-training sessions to really perfect your pronunciation. The AI analyzes your recordings based on pronunciation, intonation and fluency then points out exactly which parts sound inaccurate.
Best for Immersing in English Videos: FluentU
FuentU is a language learning app that teaches you English through authentic videos like news reports, movie scenes and interviews, with learner tools for all levels. Each clip has interactive subtitles so if you’re not sure what a word means, you can hover over it and get in explanation. The app also gives video examples for each word so you can learn vocabulary in context.
Best for Practical Topics: Babbel
Babbel has you learn and practice English with realistic conversations that surround things that you’re personally interested in. Lessons are short and consist of written and audio versions of the grammar featured in the lessons. Then you are able to complete practice exercises to solidify your understanding.
Best for Fun Beginner Lessons: Lingodeer
Lingodeer uses games and short exercises to teach beginner and intermediate English learners. Lingodeer takes a gamified approach to language learning with a goal-oriented curriculum consisting of structured lessons and regular reviews. Lingodeer’s lessons are arranged according to themes, such as sports, weather, parts of the body and shopping.
1. What is the feature of ELSA Speak
A. It analyzes learners’ recordings. B. It provides guidance for learners.
C. It gives learners helpful feedback. D. It improves learners’ communication skill.
2. Which app provides videos as learning resources
A. FluentU. B. ELSA Speak. C. Babbel. D. Lingodeer.
3. What can learners do with the app Lingodeer
A. Design games. B. Study around a theme.
C. Structure lessons. D. Take advanced courses.
B
I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.
The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.
Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.
4 What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1
A. Efforts made in vain.
B. Getting injured in his work.
C. Feeling uncertain about his future.
D. Creatures forced out of their homes.
5 Why was the author called to Muttontown
A. To rescue a woman.
B. To take care of a woman.
C. To look at a baby owl.
D. To cure a young owl.
6. What made the chick calm down
A. A new nest.
B. Some food.
C. A recording.
D. Its parents.
7. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event
A. It’s unexpected.
B. It’s beautiful.
C. It’s humorous.
D. It’s discouraging.
C
Teenagers around the world are familiar with the great pain of boredom. And every parent is familiar with the sounds of groaning (咕哝的) kids, sulking (生闷气) in their room or pacing aimlessly around the house. But sometimes, it’s this very sense of boredom that can inspire creativity and create fast-growing trends.
This is true for pickleball (匹克球), now a popular sport in the West. According to the Mental Floss website, the sport was invented in the summer of 1965. At that time, Frank Pritchard, 13, had nothing to do in his family’s summer home in Washington, US. After complaining loudly, his father, Joel, suggested he make up a game. When Frank replied “Why don’t you ” his father gladly took up the challenge. Thus, pickleball was born.
Certain parts of tennis, badminton and ping-pong can be seen from pickleball. It’s a bat game played on a badminton-sized court with what looks like a wiffle ball (威浮球) over a low net. Only the serving team can score points, and all serves must be made with an underhand stroke (击球).
The popularity of pickleball has grown steadily over the last decade. According to Mental Floss, the number of pickleball courts has grown by an estimated 385 percent worldwide since 2010. One reason for its popularity is that it’s “a sport for everyone”. Anyone can play pickleball because it’s relatively easy to pick up. There are simple rules, and all people need is a couple of bats and a ball, which is affordable and accessible to all. Plus, pickleball is a sport centered around fun and friendship. The game lasts as short as 15 minutes, which means less running and stress for players.
Pritchard said that the game’s rapid rise in popularity was amazing, especially considering that a bad-tempered kid “inspired a sports craze by making a stink (吵闹) about being bored one afternoon 56 years ago”.
8. What do we know about pickleball, according to the passage
A. It was invented accidentally by a young boy.
B. It is a game suitable for family gatherings.
C. It combines elements from several ball games.
D. The game’s judges come from a serving team.
9. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A. Why pickleball has become so well received.
B. What equipment pickleball players need.
C. How significant pickleball is to the world.
D. What rules must be obeyed in pickleball.
10. What did Pritchard think of the popularity of pickleball
A. Unexpected. B. Reasonable. C. Natural. D. Awkward.
11. Why does the author write the passage
A. To advise us to join in sports games.
B. To teach us how to play pickleball.
C. To tell us the birth of a sports game.
D. To motivate us to follow new trends.
D
Transport is undergoing a massive transformation so it can meet society’s demands for a low- carbon economy. Introducing electric vehicles (EV) and declining gasoline use are helping, but zero-carbon hydrogen can speed up both the transition (转变) and long-term decarbonization of transport.
In the US, transportation produces the largest share of all greenhouse gas emissions (排放) in the economy at 29%, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. More than 90% of transport fuel is petrol based, but if more vehicles used hydrogen, emissions of this kind would plummet.
However, hydrogen is not considered an ideal replacement for gasoline as an engine fuel for cars because it is harder to store safely. And while fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) that turn hydrogen into electricity can compete with EV performance-and even out-compete them on range and refill time, extra energy is needed to produce the hydrogen needed for fuel. Also, finding investment for storage, pipelines and fuel stations is still a challenge for many nations.
Currently, governments worldwide are backing green hydrogen projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in heavy industries like freight (货运), steel, and energy storage. But hydrogen transport will need rapid production methods to create the fuel needed for the world’s road fleet.
Thankfully, research is advancing all the time. Nanoscale (纳米级的) thin films are applied to improving the chemical process to rapidly harvest hydrogen from the seawater. The same technology has been successfully used in solar power devices with higher efficiency-to-cost rates. Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and as seawater makes up about 96% of all water on Earth, there is a virtually limitless supply.
Even wastewater and solid waste can create green hydrogen. Researchers at Princeton University are using sunlight to separate hydrogen from industrial wastewater. Chemical plants that currently face high costs for cleaning wastewater could transform it into clean hydrogen supplies.
12. What does the underlined word “plummet” mean in Paragraph 2
A. Stop. B. Decrease. C. Continue. D. Disappear.
13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. Ways of storing hydrogen safely.
B. Benefits of fuel cell electric vehicles.
C. Challenges of using hydrogen as car fuel.
D. Differences between gasoline and hydrogen.
14. What makes it more efficient to get hydrogen from the ocean
A. The application of solar power devices.
B. The method of identifying water elements.
C. The invention. of the water transport system.
D. The use of the nanoscale thin-film technology.
15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text
A. Clean Energy Hydrogen Ready to Take Off
B. Traditional Fuels Bound to Reach a Dead End
C. How We Can Generate Energy from Hydrogen
D. What the Future of Transportation May Be Like
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With New Year approaching, year-end reviews dominate the airwaves.____16____. Lose ten pounds Read a book a month However, I’ve never given much thought to New Year’s resolutions. I make intentions instead. It means setting one’s purpose toward a path instead of action toward specific behaviors. And more than that, I’m setting them in a framework (框架) that will give them wings.
Set time, not goals
A wise friend once told me “Do not set a result as the goal. Set the time in which you do the things you want to do.” For example, I usually tell myself I should write more.____17____. Then, I realize it would be better to set my intention to write and the time to write, say, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a. m.
Take advantage of the Premack Principle
The Premack principle is a behavioral strategy that states that the presence of a high-probability behavior can make a low-probability behavior more likely.____18____ . So, now that I’ve set my intention to write and the time to write, I can link it to a high-probability behavior, such as dropping my kids off at school in the morning. The point is that it gets the action rolling without much thought or self-motivating talk.____19____ .
____20____
Let’s face it, no matter how much you set an intention, if there’s no enjoyment once you start, it will likely fall by the wayside. So, find a path you enjoy that will bring the same results. In truth, I hate exercising, but, luckily, I walk my dog. A lovely way to exercise, go out in nature, enjoy companionship, and meet people !
A. Face your intention directly
B. One intention, multiple paths
C. Over time, it becomes routine as well
D. But the result proves far from satisfactory
E. Perhaps most are also making new year resolutions
F. Resolutions seem to hold people prisoners rather than free them
G. In other words, to enact a new behavior, attach it to a well-established behavior
第三部分 语言知识运用(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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up on a university campus in eastern Nigeria.I was a(n) ____21____reader, and what I read were British and American children’s books.I began to write when I was seven.I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my ____22____ were white and blue-eyed. They played in the snow. They ate apples, and they talked a lot about the ____23____，how lovely it was that the sun had ____24____.
What this demonstrates is how ____25____we can be influenced by what we read, particularly as children. Because all I had read were foreign books, I had become ____26____ that books had to have ____27____ in them and had to be about things with which I could not personally identify.
Things ____28____ when I discovered African books. There weren’t many of them available, and they weren’t quite as easy to ____29____ as the foreign books.
But _____30_____ writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye I went through a mental _____31_____in my view of literature.I _____32_____ that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate,could also _____33_____ in literature. I started to write about things I recognized. What the _____34_____ of African writers did for me was this: It saved me from having a _____35_____ story of what books are.
21. A. early B. aimless C. careful D. poor
22. A. instructors B. neighbors C. friends D. characters
23. A. snow B. fruits C. cuisine D. weather
24 A. disappeared B. set C. come out D. gone down
25. A. briefly B. regularly C. scarcely D. easily
26. A. convinced B. puzzled C. concerned D. satisfied
27. A. heroes B. foreigners C. Africans D. children
28. A. remained B. changed C. worsened D. worked
29. A. read B. understand C. find D. keep
30. A. in spite of B. on behalf of C. because of D. instead of
31. A. confusion B. shift C. block D. activity
32. A. realized B. suspected C. claimed D. forgot
33. A. take B. exist C. believe D. major
34. A. discovery B. popularity C. imagination D. analysis
35. A. classic B. remarkable C. whole D. single
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。
The approaching of a new year is always exciting. The Little New Year, ____36____is also called the Minor New Year’s Day, usually falls roughly a week before ____37____ Lunar New Year. In 2023, it will fall on Jan. 14th and 15th. The Chinese Little New Year is not a____38____(fix) festival as it varies with local ____39____ (custom).
Worshiping Kitchen God is the most important activity in____40____ (celebrate) of the Chinese Little New Year. According to the folklore, the Kitchen God would report____41____ the Jade Emperor on the good and evil deeds of every family on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month for the Emperor to reward or punish. While ____42____(offer) sacrifice to the Kitchen God, people place candy, water, beans and hay on the table in front of the Kitchen God image.
Other activities during the festival ____43____(main) include sweeping dust and making Chinese paper cuts for window decoration. Chinese Little New Year also means that Chinese people begin to prepare special purchases for the Spring Festival and are ready ____44____(spend) a clean Spring Festival. Above all, it suggests a new year with a new image and ____45____(express) the good wishes of Chinese people to ring out the Old Year and ring in the New Year.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，因故不能参加外教George 下周五关于“英国文化”的讲座。请你给他写一封信请假，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 解释原因；
3. 表示歉意
注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear George,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达(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。
Maria and Peter lived in a coastal city. The greatest pleasure in summer for them was to swim at their local beach after school. But one day they started to lose their enthusiasm for swimming in the waters. More often than not, they would find plastic bags thrown on the beach. Worse sill, as they swam in the water, some plastic bags would float around them and even stick to their legs when they walked to the shore.
They were upset and decided something needed to be done to stop the beautiful sea becoming consumed by waste.One weekend,Maria and Peter brought a big bag to the beach and determined to clean it up. Sweat streamed down from their forehead while they bent down and picked up the plastic bags. To their disappointment, after a day’s hard work, there were still many plastic bags lying on the beach or floating in the water. Going home with aching legs and arms, Maria and Peter were almost defeated by a strong sense of failure.
That night over dinner with their parents, the pair ate silently. Noticing their low spirits, Mother asked gently, “You two looked so down. What happened ”Exchanging glances with Peter, Maria replied in a low voice,“It’s those annoying plastic bags. We tried to clean up but it was just impossible.”Understanding the pair’s disappointment, their father patted them on the back and comforted,”Well, it’s really hard for just two of you to fix such a big problem.”“Just two of us.”complained Maria and Peter, looking at each other.Suddenly, an idea lashed through their minds, their eyes shining with excitement.“Yes,that’s the point! We should make more people aware of the problem and encourage them to take action!” the pair said in chorus.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Quickly finishing their dinner, the pair went upstairs and started planning.
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Excited and nervous, they posted the video and article on WeChat.
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