卷子答案网-一个不只有答案的网站渑池二高2023-2024学年上学期第二次月考试题
高三英语
(考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分×1.25)
注意事项：
1. 本试卷由三个部分组成。其中，第一和第二部分的第一节为选择题。第二部分的第二节和第三部分为非选择题。
2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分：阅读理解(共2节，满分50分)
第一节：(共15小题;每小题2.5分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Science Books for Kids of All Ages
To help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, we’ve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fun, too.
About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
Author: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55
Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuries later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened!
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum
Author: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99
This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art.
Bang!: How We Came to Be
Author: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00
“Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet.
Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out
Author: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99
This book makes learning about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun — it can be found everywhere!
1. What can kids learn in the book About Time
A. The tough life of ancestors. B. The origin of the sun and the moon.
C. The old ways to measure time. D. The wildlife in the natural world.
2. What do Animalium and Bang have in common
A. They are children’s novels. B. They are popular for cheap price.
C. They are collected in the museum. D. They are illustrated stories for kids.
3. Which book can make numbers fun and easy
A. Bang. B. Bedtime Math. C. Animalium. D. About Time.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍儿童喜欢的科学图书。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks的“Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time.”（很久以前，人们用太阳、月亮和水来报时）可知，孩子们可以在《关于时间》这本书中了解过去计算时间的方法。故选C项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据Animalium: Welcome to the Museum中“Discover the animal kingdom in glorious detail with unique illustrations”（用独特的插图探索动物王国的辉煌细节）和Bang!: How We Came to Be中“So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution”（于是，这个插图精美的进化故事开始了）可知，这两本书中都有插图用来描述故事。故选D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out中With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun―it can be found everywhere”（有100多道关于各种主题的数学题，孩子们会发现数学不仅仅是有趣的——它无处不在）可知，Bed tie Math可以使数字学习简单有趣。故选B项。
B
In 2005, Calvin Echevarria was on top of his game. He had two jobs, bought a house and was raising a 3-year-old daughter with his wife. But suddenly, it felt like it was all being taken away. He could no longer work as a FedEx driver because he was going blind.
He was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (糖尿病视网膜病变). “I lost my sight and the job, but I don’t care about that. All I care is about my wife and my daughter,” he told CBS News. “How am I going to see my daughter grow ”
Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane (手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.
“Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.”
At Lighthouse Works, nearly half of the employees are blind. Echevarria works in the call center. In his work, Echevarria uses a system called JAWS to “hear” the computer. The system reads the computer screen to him in one ear a she listens to a customer call in his other ear. Now he has gotten good at it and can listen to JAWS on a dramatic speed. “”It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.” he said.
His original worry was not being able to be there for his daughter. Now, he is her mentor (导师), because she’s an employee at Lighthouse Works as well. He said, “Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.”
4. What did Echevarria wish to do most after he went blind
A. Make efforts to buy a new house. B. Collect money to treat his disease.
C. Find a job to provide for his family. D. Develop independent living skills.
5. Why did Kyle Johnson create Lighthouse Works
A. To found an on-profit charity. B. To help the blind learn living skills.
C. To train advanced computer talents. D. To get the blind to enter the workforce.
6. What can be inferred about Echevarria from paragraph 5
A. He is the most capable employee in the company.
B. He has better listening ability than others.
C. He had no trouble in adapting to the new life.
D. He is happy to have a new career now.
7. What does the author intend to show in the last paragraph
A. A father’s love to his daughter. B. A new employee’s achievement.
C. A daughter’s promise to her father. D. A company’s contributions to the blind.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍一位突然失明的父亲想要找到一份工作供养家庭，最终在Lighthouse Works达成所愿，并且工作出色。
【详解】1.推理判断题。根据第三段“Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane(手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.(Echevarria最初致力于发展独立生活技能，比如拄着拐杖走路。但是他想学习更多——比如对工作有用的技能。就在那时，他在奥兰多找到了灯塔工厂，一家为盲人创造就业机会的公司。)”可知，Echevarria起初致力于形成独立的生活技能。但他想学习更多——比如对工作有用的技能。由此推断，失明后他更希望找到一份工作供养家庭。故选C。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中“That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.(就在那时，他在奥兰多找到了灯塔工厂，一家为盲人创造就业机会的公司。)”及第四段““Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.”(Lighthouse Works总裁兼首席执行官凯尔 约翰逊(Kyle Johnson)表示: “十分之七的美国盲人没有工作。”“我们知道，盲人是这个星球上受教育程度最高的残疾人群体。因此，非常有能力的人，想要工作和贡献。所以，我们创建了灯塔工厂来帮助他们做到这一点。”)”可知，Kyle Johnson创建Lighthouse Works是为了给盲人提供工作机会，让盲人进入劳动力市场。故选D。
3.推理判断题。根据第五段中“It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.(它给了我一个目标，让我感觉更好，因为我可以养家糊口。)”可推知，Echevarria对于现在的工作很满意。故选D。
4.推理判断题。根据文章最后的话“Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.(小孩子来找他们的父母，突然之间，当他们成为青少年，他们离开了。现在，我们又回到了我女儿以前总是来找我的那些日子。我仍然觉得被需要)”可推知，作者表达了父亲对女儿浓浓的爱。故选A。
C
Solar stills (蒸馏器) provide a clever and simple means of purifying dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it’s made from fruit waste which would otherwise be thrown away.
In its most basic form, a conventional solar still consists of a basin of undrinkable water that is set beneath a cover. The water evaporates (蒸发) as it’s heated by the sun, condensing (凝结) on the inside surface of the cover. That condensation—which is pure, clean water-drops down the cover and is collected in a separate container for drinking. In order to warm the dirty/salty water at a faster rate, scientists have developed materials that float on its surface, transforming sunlight into heat. They commonly use carbon obtained from coal.
To seek a less costly and more environmentally-friendly alternative, Prof. Edison and colleagues at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looked to something that is free for the taking—fruit waste. More specifically, the scientists tried out coconut peels, orange peels and banana peels.
In a simple carbonization process, the fruit waste was heated at 850℃for a few hours, and mixed with a kind of chemical substance. Doing so transformed the fruit waste into a new material which has a very highlight-to-heat transforming efficiency.
When tested in a small solar still, this new material proved to be very effective at transforming sunlight into heat, causing the dirty/salty water to evaporate much more rapidly. And because the material is full of holes, the waters team is able to rise right through it, subsequently condensing on the inside of the still’s cover.
Prof. Edison and his team found material obtained from the coconut peels worked best, as it transformed sunlight to heat with an efficiency rate of 94%. They are now developing the technology further, and are seeking industry partners to help with its commercialization.
8. What is the paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The working principle of solar stills.
B. The advantages of conventional solar stills.
C. The new materials of building a solar still.
D. The different ways of purifying dirty water.
9. Why did Prof. Edison and his colleagues tryout fruit waste as an alternative
A. To solve the problem of environmental pollution.
B. To find out more eco-friendly materials.
C. To expand the applied range of the solar still.
D. To make solar stills much easier and less costly.
10. What did the scientists do in the carbonization process
A. Get more wastewater from the solar still.
B. Test chemical substances in the solar still.
C. Obtain an efficient water-purifying material.
D. Take measures to improve water quality.
11. What is the best title of the text
A. Scientists are transforming sunlight into heat
B. Simple process turns fruit waste into new material
C. Solar still s are the best way to get drinking water
D. New technology helps, solar stills reach the customers
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍水果废料转化为新材料，使太阳能蒸馏器净化脏水或盐水的成本更低更环保。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章第二段“In its most basic form, a conventional solar still consists of a basin of undrinkable water that is set beneath a cover. The water evaporates (蒸发) as it’s heated by the sun, condensing (凝结) on the inside surface of the cover. That condensation—which is pure, clean water-drops down the cover and is collected in a separate container for drinking. In order to warm the dirty/salty water at a faster rate, scientists have developed materials that float on its surface, transforming sunlight into heat. They commonly use carbon obtained from coal. (在其最基本的形式中，传统的太阳能仍然是由一个盖在下面的一盆不能饮用的水组成。水在太阳的加热下蒸发，在盖子的内表面凝结。这种冷凝物是纯净的水，从盖子上滴下来，收集在一个单独的容器里供饮用。为了更快地加热脏/咸水，科学家们开发了漂浮在水面上的材料，将阳光转化为热量。他们通常使用从煤中提取的碳。)”可知，第2段的主要内容是传统的太阳能蒸馏器的构造以及蒸发水的过程，由此可知，该段主要讲述太阳能蒸馏器的工作原理。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第三段“To seek a less costly and more environmentally-friendly alternative, Prof. Edison and colleagues at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looked to something that is free for the taking—fruit waste. More specifically, the scientists tried out coconut peels, orange peels and banana peels. (为了寻找一种成本更低、更环保的替代品，新加坡南洋理工大学的Edison教授和同事们寻找了一种免费的水果垃圾。更具体地说，科学家们试用了椰子皮、橘子皮和香蕉皮。)”可知，Edison教授和同事们尝试水果废料作为替代品是因为水果废料成本更低更环保。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第四段“In a simple carbonization process, the fruit waste was heated at 850℃for a few hours, and mixed with a kind of chemical substance. Doing so transformed the fruit waste into a new material which has a very highlight-to-heat transforming efficiency. (在简单的炭化过程中，将水果废料在850℃下加热几个小时，并与一种化学物质混合。这样做将水果废料转化为一种具有非常高的光热转化效率的新材料。)”可知，试验的碳化过程就是将水果废料转化为一种新材料，即获取了一种高效率的净水材料。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章首段“Solar stills (蒸馏器) provide a clever and simple means of purifying dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it’s made from fruit waste which would otherwise be thrown away. (太阳能蒸馏器提供了一种巧妙而简单的净化脏水或咸水的方法，但它们的工作速度相当慢。一种新材料被证明可以提高它们的性能，这种材料是由水果废料制成的，否则这些水果废料就会被扔掉。)”可知，首段引出文章话题水果废料转化为新材料，使太阳能蒸馏器净化脏水或盐水的成本更低更环保，下文主要围绕该话题展开叙述。因此，“简单的工艺将水果废料转化为新材料”适合做文章标题。故选B。
D
As Michael Jackson once famously sang: “I used to say ‘I’ and ‘me’. Now it’s ‘us’, now its ‘we’.” We know he was singing about a rat who was changing the way to talk with other rats-but if you find yourself making this same language choice when talking with your partner, it could be a sign that your relationship is getting better.
A team of researchers at Concordia University, Quebec, undertook a study to test the hypothesis (假设) that “we-talk”—the use of first-person plural pronouns like “us” and “we”—would be associated with greater harmony in relationship. The researchers thought that there could be a benefit associated with thinking of oneself and one’s partner as a team, which can be demonstrated by a tendency towards the use of plural pronouns.
The study included 77 couples, and all of them had to be legal guardians to a child under the age of 7. Some couples conducted short discussions by using first-person plural pronouns while some other couples not using “we-talk” could interact with their partner in whatever way they wanted. These discussions centered around the experience of raising their child with their partner. Experimenters watched on from another room.
After the discussions, the couples were asked to complete a marriage satisfaction rating questionnaire. Records of the couples’ conversations were run through a text analysis program to measure the use of plural versus singular pronouns. The results showed that the use of “we-talk” was associated with a change in marriage satisfaction and could beef up the relationship of the couples.
However, there are some clear limitations to this study, most obviously that only couples were included—the results may not be generalizable to a wider population. Anyway, these results represent an interesting piece of a complex puzzle. The researchers note several areas for further research, and ultimately conclude that “the present work demonstrates that we-talk may serve as an observable indicator of relationship satisfaction stability overtime”.
12. Why is Michael Jackson mentioned in the first paragraph
A. To compare singing with talking. B. To show the effect of popular songs.
C. To lead in the topic of language style. D. To prove Michael Jackson is legendary.
13. What do the researchers want to find out in the study
A. The best way to raise a child. B. The effect of using “we-talk”.
C. The reason of family conflicts. D. The measure of using plural pronouns.
14. What does the underlined word “beef up” mean in paragraph 4
A. Enhance. B. Alleviate. C. Evaluate. D. Justify.
15. What is the author’s attitude toward the present study
A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Skeptical. D. Objective.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述研究表明使用we-talk更有可能加强双方的关系。但这项研究也有一些明显的局限性。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段开头叙述“As Michael Jackson once famously sang: “I used to say ‘I’ and ‘me’. Now it’s ‘us’, now its ‘we’.” (正如迈克尔·杰克逊曾经唱过的著名歌曲:“我过去常说‘I’和‘me’。现在是‘us’，现在是‘we’。”)”和后文引出话题“but if you find yourself making this same language choice when talking with your partner, it could be a sign that your relationship is getting better.(但如果你发现自己在与同伴交谈时做出了同样的语言选择，这可能表明你们的关系正在变好。)”可推断，首段提及迈克尔·杰克逊是为了引出文章话题。故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段实验过程“Some couples conducted short discussions by using first-person plural pronouns while some other couples not using “we-talk” could interact with their partner in whatever way they wanted.(一些夫妇用第一人称复数代词进行简短的讨论，而另一些夫妇不使用“we-talk”，可以用他们想要的任何方式与他们的伴侣互动。)”和第四段“After the discussions, the couples were asked to complete a marriage satisfaction rating questionnaire.(讨论结束后，这些夫妇被要求完成一份婚姻满意度调查问卷。)”和“The results showed that the use of “we-talk” was associated with a change in marriage satisfaction and could beef up the relationship of the couples. (结果显示，we-talk的使用与婚姻满意度的变化有关，可以加强夫妻之间的关系。)”可知，在这个研究过程中研究者们想看到使用we-talk的效果。故选B。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。文章首段提出话题，与同伴交谈时选择用we-talk可能表明你们的关系正变好。再根据划线词前半句“The results showed that the use of “we-talk” was associated with a change in marriage satisfaction(结果显示，we-talk的使用与婚姻满意度的变化有关)”可知，研究结果表明，夫妇使用we-talk提高婚姻满意度，并可以加强双方的关系。所以beef up为“加强”之意。故选A。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“However, there are some clear limitations to this study, most obviously that only couples were included—the results may not be generalizable to a wider population. Anyway, these results represent an interesting piece of a complex puzzle. The researchers note several areas for further research, and ultimately conclude that “the present work demonstrates that we-talk may serve as an observable indicator of relationship satisfaction stability overtime”. (然而，这项研究有一些明显的局限性，最明显的是只包括夫妇，结果可能不能推广到更广泛的人群。无论如何，这些结果代表了一个复杂谜题的有趣部分。研究人员指出了几个有待进一步研究的领域，并最终得出结论:“目前的研究表明，we-talk可能是关系满意度稳定的一个可观察指标。”)”可知，第一句转折后讲这项研究有一些明显的局限性，其结果可能无法推广到更广泛的人群中。最后一句又讲到研究人员最终得出结论，目前的工作表明，“we-talk”可以作为一种可观察的指标，关系满意度的稳定性。由此推断，作者对于目前研究的态度是客观的。故选D。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，共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。
Perseverance: The Key to Success
Perseverance is a vital quality to possess in order to achieve success in any aspect of life.____16____Perseverance involves the ability to face challenges, overcome obstacles, and push through adversity, no matter how difficult it may seem.
One perspective on perseverance is that it is the ability to maintain focus and determination in the face of frustrations. ____17____The successful people are the ones who keep moving forward in face of adversity. They understand that success often comes after repeated failure.
Another perspective on perseverance is that it involves having a growth mindset. This means that individuals who possess perseverance are open to new challenges and are not afraid to fail.____18____They understand that each failure brings them one step closer to success, and they will keep pushing forward.
____19____It also involves having the discipline to do so. This means staying committed to a goal and putting in the necessary time and effort, even when it is not easy. Successful people understand that in order to achieve greatness, sacrifices must be made and hard work must be put inconsistently overtime.
In conclusion, perseverance is an essential quality to possess in order to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. It involves the ability to persist in the face of adversity, maintain focus and determination, have a growth mindset, and possess the discipline necessary to put inconsistent hard work overtime.____20____
A. With perseverance, anything is possible.
B. Write down your goals to keep them in front of you at all times.
C. It is the quality that drives us to keep going even when it is tough.
D. They view failure as an opportunity to learn rather than a reason to give up.
E. One way to build perseverance is to have a vision of what you want to achieve.
F. Furthermore, perseverance is not just about having the motivation to keep going.
G. In other words, perseverance is about not giving up even when things don’t go well.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. D 19. F 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，具体介绍毅力是成功的关键。
【16题详解】
由上文“Perseverance is a vital quality to possess in order to achieve success in any aspect of life. (为了在生活的任何方面取得成功，毅力是一种至关重要的品质。)”可知，下面要阐述“毅力为什么重要”。故C选项“It is the quality that drives us to keep going even when it is tough. (正是这种品质驱使我们即使在困难的时候也要坚持下去。)”该句承接上文，符合题意。C项中的“the quality”与空前的“a vital quality”相对应。后文进一步解释毅力的概念。故选C。
【17题详解】
由上文“One perspective on perseverance is that it is the ability to maintain focus and determination in the face of frustrations. (关于毅力的一个观点是，它是在面对挫折时保持专注和决心的能力。)”可知，下面要说跟“面对挫折”有关的话题。故G选项“In other words, perseverance is about not giving up even when things don’t go well. (换句话说，毅力就是即使事情进展不顺利也不放弃。)”该句进一步解释这种观点，能够承接上文，符合题意。故选G。
【18题详解】
由上文“Another perspective on perseverance is that it involves having a growth mindset. This means that individuals who possess perseverance are open to new challenges and are not afraid to fail. (关于毅力的另一个观点是，它涉及到成长心态。这意味着拥有毅力的人能够接受新的挑战，不怕失败。)”可知，下面要说跟“成长心态”有关的话题。故D选项“They view failure as an opportunity to learn rather than a reason to give up. (他们认为失败是一个学习的机会，而不是放弃的理由。)”承接上文，符合题意。D项中的“learn”与空前的“having a growth mindset”相对应。故选D。
【19题详解】
由下文“It also involves having the discipline to do so. This means staying committed to a goal and putting in the necessary time and effort, even when it is not easy. Successful people understand that in order to achieve greatness, sacrifices must be made and hard work must be put inconsistently overtime. (它还包括有这样做的纪律。这意味着坚持一个目标，投入必要的时间和精力，即使这并不容易。成功人士明白，为了取得成就，必须做出牺牲，必须不断地努力工作。)”可知，上面要说跟“毅力包括什么”有关的话题。故F选项“Furthermore, perseverance is not just about having the motivation to keep going. (此外，毅力不仅仅是有动力继续前进。)”能够引起下文，符合题意。故选F。
【20题详解】
由上文“In conclusion, perseverance is an essential quality to possess in order to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. It involves the ability to persist in the face of adversity, maintain focus and determination, have a growth mindset, and possess the discipline necessary to put inconsistent hard work overtime. (总之，为了实现我们为自己设定的目标，毅力是一种必不可少的品质。它包括在逆境中坚持的能力，保持专注和决心，有成长的心态，并拥有必要的纪律，让不一致的艰苦工作加班。)”可知，下面要总结一下“毅力”的好处。故A选项“Furthermore, perseverance is not just about having the motivation to keep going. (只要有毅力，一切皆有可能。)”总结上文，符合题意。故选A。
第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
My journey to isolation (隔离) in Antarctica was somewhat accidental. I saw a(n) ____21____ for a position as a leader for an expedition (探险) to Antarctica and was interested. ____22____ , it was the picture of a penguin in the ad that caught my attention. It ____23____ that they were looking for someone in charge of an expedition team. I took part in a job ____24____ and then got a job that I knew had I not gone for it I would ____25____ .
____26____ 18 strangers around the clock for a full year, with no ____27____ from the cold and strong winds, I learned a lot. Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self ____28____ . Every day I would think carefully of how I had operated as a leader. That discipline of ____29____ myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.
After returning from the silent Antarctica, the noise in the outside world seemed ____30____ . It took me about 180 days to ____31____ to the noisy life. I limited the time I spent outside and gradually ____32____ my tolerance to noise. Besides, the ____33____ of my life in Antarctica was very slow, just like everyone’s life in lockdown (禁闭期) due to the COVID-19. When I first got into my car for a ride alone, I felt like I was ____34____ , even though I wasn’t.
Nowadays I often think back to when I saw the ____35____ that inspired me to look at the ad for the job -a moment that changed my life altogether.
21. A. requirement B. picture C. advertisement D. accident
22. A. Actually B. Ultimately C. Consequently D. Subsequently
23. A. believed B. ordered C. promised D. noted
24. A. experiment B. interview C. election D. investigation
25 A. decline B. delay C. regret D. accept
26. A. Seeking B. Leading C. Knowing D. Training
27. A. suffer B. escape C. concern D. favor
28. A. ambition B. adaptation C. recognition D. reflection
29. A. evaluating B. blocking C. behaving D. enjoying
30. A. louder B. gone C. quieter D. normal
31. A. prefer B. sustain C. adjust D. tailor
32. A. put off B. turned up C. took off D. built up
33. A. track B. pace C. quantity D. mode
34. A. running B. driving C. wandering D. speeding
35. A. penguin B. leader C. teammate D. advertiser
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在看到招聘南极探险队领队的广告，去面试后得到了这份工作，虽然在南极经历了一年的艰苦生活和无法逃避的严寒，作者觉得是值得的。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看到一则招聘南极考察队队长的广告，对此很感兴趣。事实上，是广告里的一只企鹅引起了我的注意。A. requirement要求；B. picture图画；C. advertisement广告；D. accident意外。根据下文“in the ad”可知，作者看到了一则广告。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. Actually事实上；B. Ultimately最后；最终；C. Consequently因此；D. Subsequently其后，随后；接着。根据下文“it was the picture of a penguin in the ad that caught my attention”和上文的“was interested”可知，作者想强调事实上 (actually)，是企鹅的图片让他感兴趣。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它（这则广告）指出，他们正在寻找一个探险队的负责人。A. believed相信；B. ordered命令；C. promised答应；D. noted指出；特别提到。根据下文“they were looking for someone in charge of an expedition team”此处指广告里特别提到的内容。故选D。
24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我参加了一个工作面试，然后得到了一份工作，我知道如果我不去，我会后悔。A. experiment实验；B. interview面试；C. election选举；D. investigation调查。根据上文“someone in charge of an expedition team”可知，这是一则招聘广告，作者参与了面试 (interview)。故选B。
25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. decline下降；B. delay推迟；C. regret后悔；D. accept接受。本句中“had I not gone for it I would________”这句话是虚拟语气的倒装用法，意思是我得到了一份如果我不去就会后悔 (regret) 的工作。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：带着18个陌生人整整一年的时间，无法逃离寒冷和强风，我学到了很多。A. Seeking寻找；B. Leading带领；C. Knowing知道；D. Training培训。根据上文的“a position as a leader”和“someone in charge of an expedition team”可知，作者是带领(lead) 18个不熟悉的人日以继夜的工作一整年。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. suffer遭受；B. escape逃离；C. concern担心；D. favor喜爱，赞同。根据前文“My journey to isolation (与世隔绝) in Antarctica”和本句中的“a full year”可知，作者一年之内无法逃离 (escape) 寒冷和强风。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：与世隔绝意味着我必须进行大量的自我反思。A.ambition野心；B. adaptation适应；改编本；C. recognition识别；承认，赞誉；D. reflection沉思，映像，反映。根据下一句“Every day I would think carefully of how I had operated as a leader”可见，是作者的自我反思。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动名词词义辨析。句意：自我评价的行为准则教会了我如何分辨是非。A. evaluating评价；B. blocking堵塞；C. behaving举止；D. enjoying享受。结合前文“Every day I would think carefully of how I had operated as a leader.”可知作者通过每天的自我反思，对自己进行自我评价。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从南极回来之后，外界噪音似乎更大了。A. louder更大声；B. gone离去的；用光的；C. quieter更安静的；D. normal一般的。根据“my tolerance to noise”可知，强烈的反差使得噪音显得更大了。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我花了大约180天的时间才适应了喧嚣的生活。A. prefer偏爱；B. sustain承受；维持；C. adjust调整，适应；D. tailor订做。根据下文“I limited the time I spent outside and gradually 12 my tolerance to noise.”可知，通过限制在外面的时间，作者逐渐建立起来对噪音的忍耐，即作者逐渐适应 (adjust)了噪音，故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我限制了在户外的时间，逐渐增强了对噪音的忍耐力。A. put off推迟；B. turned up出现；C. took off 起飞；D. built up 建立；逐渐增强。根据上文可知，作者花了180天的时间逐渐适应了现在生活中的噪音，让自己增强了对噪音的忍耐力。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：此外，我在南极洲的生活节奏非常缓慢，就像每个人的生活都因为2019冠状病毒疾病而被封锁。A. track轨道；B. pace步伐；节奏；C. quantity数量；D. mode模式。根据“just like everyone ‘s life in lockdown (禁闭期) due to the COVID-19”这个类比可知，南极的生活节奏 (pace) 非常慢。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次独自上车的时候，我感觉自己超速了，尽管我没有。A. running跑步；B. driving驾驶；C. wandering徘徊；D. speeding超速行驶。根据前文“When I first got into my car for a ride alone”和下文“even though I wasn’t.”可知，此处提到了作者独自开车，因而此处指作者从生活节奏很慢的南极回来开车出门，作者开车时正常的速度都以为自己超速 (speeding) 了。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，我经常回想起当我看到那只企鹅时，它激励我去看那份工作的广告——那一刻彻底改变了我的生活。A. penguin企鹅；B. leader领导；C. teammate队友；D. advertiser广告商。根据第一段中“it was the picture of a penguin in the ad that caught my attention”可知，此处是penguin的词汇复现。故选A。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共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。
Hangzhou, a paradise on earth
Hangzhou, ____36____is now in the spotlight as the main host of the 19th Asian Games, is one of the seven ancient capitals of China, ever ____37____(serve) as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty. As a core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou ____38____(be) one of the most prosperous cities in China for more than 1, 000 years ____39____is home to a large number of natural attractions and historical heritages.
Marco Polo, the famous 13th century Italian traveler and merchant, described Hangzhou ____40____ “the finest and the noblest in the world”.
Now as Hangzhou has grabbed the world’s attention, tourists from ____41____(vary) places have gathered to this heavenly city to enjoy its slow life pace and beautiful natural ____42____(surround).
The West Lake is ____43____(definite) a place people can never miss when visiting Hangzhou. The lake ____44____(it) covers 6 square kilometers, and includes some of Hangzhou’s most famous scenic places. Situated in the center of the city, it has convenient public transport access. The Hangzhou government also offers free public bikes for tourists ____45____(travel) around the lake. The parks around the lake are all free to visit.
【答案】36. which
37. serving
38. has been
39. and 40. as
41. various
42. surroundings
43. definitely
44. itself 45. to travel
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了有“人间天堂”美称的杭州市。
【详解】1.考查定语从句。句意：杭州，目前作为第19届亚运会的主要东道主而备受瞩目，是中国七大古都之一，曾在五代和南宋担任吴越王国的首都。引导非限制性定语从句且在从句中作主语，修饰先行词Hangzhou，应用关系代词which。故填which。
2.考查现在分词。句意：杭州，目前作为第19届亚运会的主要东道主而备受瞩目，是中国七大古都之一，曾在五代和南宋担任吴越王国的首都。此处为非谓语动词作状语，逻辑主语Hangzhou和动词serve是主动关系，应用现在分词作状语。故填serving。
3.考查动词时态。句意：作为长三角的核心城市，1000多年来杭州一直是中国最繁荣的城市之一，拥有众多自然景点和历史遗产。根据句意及时间状语for more than 1, 000 years可知，该处用现在完成时，主语是Hangzhou，助动词应用has。故填has been。
4.考查连词。句意：作为长三角的核心城市，1000多年来杭州一直是中国最繁荣的城市之一，拥有众多自然景点和历史遗产。前后句之间为并列关系，应用并列连词and。故填and。
5.考查介词。句意：13世纪著名的意大利旅行家和商人马可·波罗将杭州描述为“世界上最好、最高贵的”。describe...as...“把……描述为……”。故填as。
6.考查形容词。句意：如今， 随着杭州吸引了全世界的目光， 来自各地的游客纷纷聚集在这座天堂般的城市，享受它缓慢的生活节奏和美丽的自然环境。空处修饰名词places应用形容词形式various作定语。故填various。
7.考查名词。句意：如今， 随着杭州吸引了全世界的目光， 来自各地的游客纷纷聚集在这座天堂般的城市，享受它缓慢的生活节奏和美丽的自然环境。此处应用名词surroundings“周围环境”作宾语。故填surroundings。
8.考查副词。句意：西湖是人们游览杭州时绝对不会错过的地方。此处用副词definitely作状语。故填definitely。
9.考查代词。句意：该湖本身面积6平方公里，包括杭州最著名的一些景点。此处应用反身代词itself作同位语，故填itself。
10.考查不定式。句意：杭州市政府还为游客提供免费的公共自行车环湖游。此处为不定式作目的状语。故填to travel。
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，为保护学生的视力，你校英语报正在举办以“保护眼睛”为主题的英语征文活动。请你以“My proposals for protecting eyes”为题写一篇短文投稿。要点如下：
1. 保护眼睛的重要性；
2. 你的具体做法和建议。
注意：1. 写作词数应为100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My proposals for protecting eyes
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【答案】范文
My proposals for protecting eyes
The eyes are the window of our soul, the important guarantee of our contact with the outside world, so we must protect our eyes. In order to keep our eyes healthy, I’d like to share my proposals.
First of all, we should pay attention to eye posture, avoiding reading on your phone while lying down, walking, or taking a car. Besides, due to endless homework, we often feel our eyes tired so we should control eye usage time, resting for 5-10 minutes every 40-50 minutes and doing eye-protection exercises during the break.
Let’s protect our eyes, and see more beautiful things.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以“My proposals for protecting eyes”为题写一篇短文投稿，参加学校英语报正在举办的以“保护眼睛”为主题的英语征文活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
建议：proposal →suggestion
此外：besides →what’s more
由于：due to →because of/in view of
应该：should →be supposed to
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：In order to keep our eyes healthy, I’d like to share my proposals.
拓展句：With the aim of keeping our eyes healthy, I’d like to share my advice.
【点睛】【高分句型1】First of all, we should pay attention to eye posture, avoiding reading on your phone while lying down, walking, or taking a car. (运用了现在分词作状语以及状语从句中的省略结构)
【高分句型2】Besides, due to endless homework, we often feel our eyes tired so we should control eye usage time, resting for 5-10 minutes every 40-50 minutes and doing eye-protection exercises during the break. (运用了现分词作状语。)
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。
No sooner had I finished the midterm exam than I knew I failed in maths again. Mrs. Steward, my maths teacher, asked me to stay after school to talk about my maths study. I was among those students who worked hard and achieved academic success at school — apart from maths. Though I did well in many other subjects, I wouldn’t be on the honor roll (光荣榜) that term if I couldn’t make significant progress in maths. And, the honor roll would be announced in just several weeks. I was frustrated.
Having spotted my depression, Mrs. Steward said, “There will be another important maths test before the honor roll is fixed. Cheer up! I could spare some time after school to help you. You can make it.” “No, thanks,” I declined, adding that I just wanted to go home and never think about maths again. “I am just naturally a poor maths learner.” I almost cried.
Mrs. Steward didn’t give up. She looked me in the eye and said, “You are good at learning. I believe you can change it if we work together.” For a moment, I kept silent, wondering if she might be right. “What time does your bus come ” she asked. “In half an hour,” I replied. She asked if I would like to use the time to deal with the math problems I met in the exam. Encouraged by her, I began to look at my midterm maths paper.
We settled the difficulties in the paper and made a plan to meet every other day after school for the following three weeks. She went over each problem, carefully explaining the solutions. Sometimes I had difficulty understanding her explanation, and she would come up with a different approach to getting across the answer. Soon, the day to take the test came.
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。
Mrs. Steward walked around in the classroom, handing out the test papers.
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The next Monday. Mrs. Steward came in, with the honor roll in her hands.
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【答案】参考范文：
Mrs. Steward walked around in the classroom, handing out the test papers. Sitting still, I could feel my heart beating faster and faster. So nervous was I that I even couldn’t make out what was printed on the paper. Mrs. Steward gave me an encouraging look as if saying, “Have faith in yourself! You can make it!” I recalled all those hours we spent after class dealing with my maths problems and the explanations Mrs. Steward offered. So I kept calm and focused all my attention on the questions. In fact, after a few weeks’ efforts, I found maths not as scary as it used to be. I finished the test five minutes before the time limit.
The next Monday, Mrs. Steward came in, with the honor roll in her hands. She stood in front of the class and began to read out the names on it. As my name was announced, I couldn’t believe it! “Congratulations, John! You did excellently in the maths test. You deserve it!” With tears welling up in my eyes, I felt astonished and overjoyed. Things became different after that. I showed an interest in maths and gradually became quite good at it. I am so grateful to Mrs. Steward, who has improved not only my maths but also my confidence.
【解析】
【导语】本文以老师帮我补习数学为线索，讲述了我对数学成绩感到沮丧，老师坚持帮我补习，最后不仅提高了我的成绩，而且帮我获得了自信。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“斯图尔德夫人在教室里走来走去，分发试卷。”可知，第一段可描写我参加数学考试的情况和心理状态。
②由第二段首句内容“下个星期一，斯图尔德夫人进来了，手里拿着荣誉名册。”可知，第二段可描写斯图尔德夫人公布考试结果的情况和我的心理活动。
2.续写线索：再次参加考试——感到紧张——想起过去的努力——专心答题——公布成绩——感激老师
3.词汇激活
行为类
①集中注意力：focus one’s attention on/pay more attention to/concentrate on
②感兴趣：show an interest in/be interested in
③提高：improve/elevate
情绪类
①保持平静：keep calm/remain calm
②欣喜若狂：feel overjoyed/be jumping for joy
【点睛】[高分句型1]. So nervous was I that I even couldn’t make out what was printed on the paper. (so...that引导结果状语从句的倒装句和what引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]. I am so grateful to Mrs. Steward, who has improved not only my maths but also my confidence. (由关系代词who引导非限制性定语从句)渑池二高2023-2024学年上学期第二次月考试题
高三英语
(考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分×1.25)
注意事项：
1. 本试卷由三个部分组成。其中，第一和第二部分的第一节为选择题。第二部分的第二节和第三部分为非选择题。
2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分：阅读理解(共2节，满分50分)
第一节：(共15小题;每小题2.5分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Science Books for Kids of All Ages
To help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, we’ve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fun, too.
About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
Author: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55
Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuries later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened!
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum
Author: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99
This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art.
Bang!: How We Came to Be
Author: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00
“Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet.
Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out
Author: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99
This book makes learning about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun — it can be found everywhere!
1. What can kids learn in the book About Time
A. The tough life of ancestors. B. The origin of the sun and the moon.
C. The old ways to measure time. D. The wildlife in the natural world.
2. What do Animalium and Bang have in common
A. They are children’s novels. B. They are popular for cheap price.
C. They are collected in the museum. D. They are illustrated stories for kids.
3. Which book can make numbers fun and easy
A. Bang. B. Bedtime Math. C. Animalium. D. About Time.
B
In 2005 Calvin Echevarria was on top of his game. He had two jobs, bought a house and was raising a 3-year-old daughter with his wife. But suddenly, it felt like it was all being taken away. He could no longer work as a FedEx driver because he was going blind.
He was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (糖尿病视网膜病变). “I lost my sight and the job, but I don’t care about that. All I care is about my wife and my daughter,” he told CBS News. “How am I going to see my daughter grow ”
Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane (手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.
“Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.”
At Lighthouse Works, nearly half of the employees are blind. Echevarria works in the call center. In his work, Echevarria uses a system called JAWS to “hear” the computer. The system reads the computer screen to him in one ear a she listens to a customer call in his other ear. Now he has gotten good at it and can listen to JAWS on a dramatic speed. “”It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.” he said.
His original worry was not being able to be there for his daughter. Now, he is her mentor (导师), because she’s an employee at Lighthouse Works as well. He said, “Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.”
4. What did Echevarria wish to do most after he went blind
A. Make efforts to buy a new house. B. Collect money to treat his disease.
C Find a job to provide for his family. D. Develop independent living skills.
5. Why did Kyle Johnson create Lighthouse Works
A. To found an on-profit charity. B. To help the blind learn living skills.
C. To train advanced computer talents. D. To get the blind to enter the workforce.
6. What can be inferred about Echevarria from paragraph 5
A. He is the most capable employee in the company.
B. He has better listening ability than others.
C. He had no trouble in adapting to the new life.
D. He is happy to have a new career now.
7. What does the author intend to show in the last paragraph
A. A father’s love to his daughter. B. A new employee’s achievement.
C. A daughter’s promise to her father. D. A company’s contributions to the blind.
C
Solar stills (蒸馏器) provide a clever and simple means of purifying dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it’s made from fruit waste which would otherwise be thrown away.
In its most basic form, a conventional solar still consists of a basin of undrinkable water that is set beneath a cover. The water evaporates (蒸发) as it’s heated by the sun, condensing (凝结) on the inside surface of the cover. That condensation—which is pure, clean water-drops down the cover and is collected in a separate container for drinking. In order to warm the dirty/salty water at a faster rate, scientists have developed materials that float on its surface, transforming sunlight into heat. They commonly use carbon obtained from coal.
To seek a less costly and more environmentally-friendly alternative, Prof. Edison and colleagues at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looked to something that is free for the taking—fruit waste. More specifically, the scientists tried out coconut peels, orange peels and banana peels.
In a simple carbonization process, the fruit waste was heated at 850℃for a few hours, and mixed with a kind of chemical substance. Doing so transformed the fruit waste into a new material which has a very highlight-to-heat transforming efficiency.
When tested in a small solar still, this new material proved to be very effective at transforming sunlight into heat, causing the dirty/salty water to evaporate much more rapidly. And because the material is full of holes, the waters team is able to rise right through it, subsequently condensing on the inside of the still’s cover.
Prof. Edison and his team found material obtained from the coconut peels worked best, as it transformed sunlight to heat with an efficiency rate of 94%. They are now developing the technology further, and are seeking industry partners to help with its commercialization.
8. What is the paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The working principle of solar stills.
B. The advantages of conventional solar stills.
C. The new materials of building a solar still.
D. The different ways of purifying dirty water.
9. Why did Prof. Edison and his colleagues tryout fruit waste as an alternative
A. To solve the problem of environmental pollution.
B. To find out more eco-friendly materials.
C. To expand the applied range of the solar still.
D. To make solar stills much easier and less costly.
10. What did the scientists do in the carbonization process
A. Get more wastewater from the solar still.
B. Test chemical substances in the solar still.
C. Obtain an efficient water-purifying material.
D. Take measures to improve water quality.
11. What is the best title of the text
A Scientists are transforming sunlight into heat
B. Simple process turns fruit waste into new material
C. Solar still s are the best way to get drinking water
D. New technology helps, solar stills reach the customers
D
As Michael Jackson once famously sang: “I used to say ‘I’ and ‘me’. Now it’s ‘us’, now its ‘we’.” We know he was singing about a rat who was changing the way to talk with other rats-but if you find yourself making this same language choice when talking with your partner, it could be a sign that your relationship is getting better.
A team of researchers at Concordia University, Quebec, undertook a study to test the hypothesis (假设) that “we-talk”—the use of first-person plural pronouns like “us” and “we”—would be associated with greater harmony in relationship. The researchers thought that there could be a benefit associated with thinking of oneself and one’s partner as a team, which can be demonstrated by a tendency towards the use of plural pronouns.
The study included 77 couples, and all of them had to be legal guardians to a child under the age of 7. Some couples conducted short discussions by using first-person plural pronouns while some other couples not using “we-talk” could interact with their partner in whatever way they wanted. These discussions centered around the experience of raising their child with their partner. Experimenters watched on from another room.
After the discussions, the couples were asked to complete a marriage satisfaction rating questionnaire. Records of the couples’ conversations were run through a text analysis program to measure the use of plural versus singular pronouns. The results showed that the use of “we-talk” was associated with a change in marriage satisfaction and could beef up the relationship of the couples.
However, there are some clear limitations to this study, most obviously that only couples were included—the results may not be generalizable to a wider population. Anyway, these results represent an interesting piece of a complex puzzle. The researchers note several areas for further research, and ultimately conclude that “the present work demonstrates that we-talk may serve as an observable indicator of relationship satisfaction stability overtime”.
12. Why is Michael Jackson mentioned in the first paragraph
A. To compare singing with talking. B. To show the effect of popular songs.
C. To lead in the topic of language style. D. To prove Michael Jackson is legendary.
13. What do the researchers want to find out in the study
A. The best way to raise a child. B. The effect of using “we-talk”.
C. The reason of family conflicts. D. The measure of using plural pronouns.
14. What does the underlined word “beef up” mean in paragraph 4
A. Enhance. B. Alleviate. C. Evaluate. D. Justify.
15. What is the author’s attitude toward the present study
A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Skeptical. D. Objective.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，共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。
Perseverance: The Key to Success
Perseverance is a vital quality to possess in order to achieve success in any aspect of life.____16____Perseverance involves the ability to face challenges, overcome obstacles, and push through adversity, no matter how difficult it may seem.
One perspective on perseverance is that it is the ability to maintain focus and determination in the face of frustrations. ____17____The successful people are the ones who keep moving forward in face of adversity. They understand that success often comes after repeated failure.
Another perspective on perseverance is that it involves having a growth mindset. This means that individuals who possess perseverance are open to new challenges and are not afraid to fail.____18____They understand that each failure brings them one step closer to success, and they will keep pushing forward.
____19____It also involves having the discipline to do so. This means staying committed to a goal and putting in the necessary time and effort, even when it is not easy. Successful people understand that in order to achieve greatness, sacrifices must be made and hard work must be put inconsistently overtime.
In conclusion, perseverance is an essential quality to possess in order to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. It involves the ability to persist in the face of adversity, maintain focus and determination, have a growth mindset, and possess the discipline necessary to put inconsistent hard work overtime.____20____
A. With perseverance, anything is possible.
B. Write down your goals to keep them in front of you at all times.
C. It is the quality that drives us to keep going even when it is tough.
D. They view failure as an opportunity to learn rather than a reason to give up.
E. One way to build perseverance is to have a vision of what you want to achieve.
F. Furthermore, perseverance is not just about having the motivation to keep going.
G. In other words, perseverance is about not giving up even when things don’t go well.
第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
My journey to isolation (隔离) in Antarctica was somewhat accidental. I saw a(n) ____21____ for a position as a leader for an expedition (探险) to Antarctica and was interested. ____22____ , it was the picture of a penguin in the ad that caught my attention. It ____23____ that they were looking for someone in charge of an expedition team. I took part in a job ____24____ and then got a job that I knew had I not gone for it I would ____25____ .
____26____ 18 strangers around the clock for a full year, with no ____27____ from the cold and strong winds, I learned a lot. Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self ____28____ . Every day I would think carefully of how I had operated as a leader. That discipline of ____29____ myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.
After returning from the silent Antarctica, the noise in the outside world seemed ____30____ . It took me about 180 days to ____31____ to the noisy life. I limited the time I spent outside and gradually ____32____ my tolerance to noise. Besides, the ____33____ of my life in Antarctica was very slow, just like everyone’s life in lockdown (禁闭期) due to the COVID-19. When I first got into my car for a ride alone, I felt like I was ____34____ , even though I wasn’t.
Nowadays I often think back to when I saw the ____35____ that inspired me to look at the ad for the job -a moment that changed my life altogether.
21. A. requirement B. picture C. advertisement D. accident
22 A. Actually B. Ultimately C. Consequently D. Subsequently
23 A. believed B. ordered C. promised D. noted
24. A. experiment B. interview C. election D. investigation
25. A. decline B. delay C. regret D. accept
26. A. Seeking B. Leading C. Knowing D. Training
27. A. suffer B. escape C. concern D. favor
28. A. ambition B. adaptation C. recognition D. reflection
29. A. evaluating B. blocking C. behaving D. enjoying
30. A. louder B. gone C. quieter D. normal
31. A. prefer B. sustain C. adjust D. tailor
32. A. put off B. turned up C. took off D. built up
33. A. track B. pace C. quantity D. mode
34. A. running B. driving C. wandering D. speeding
35. A. penguin B. leader C. teammate D. advertiser
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共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。
Hangzhou, a paradise on earth
Hangzhou, ____36____is now in the spotlight as the main host of the 19th Asian Games, is one of the seven ancient capitals of China, ever ____37____(serve) as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty. As a core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou ____38____(be) one of the most prosperous cities in China for more than 1, 000 years ____39____is home to a large number of natural attractions and historical heritages.
Marco Polo, the famous 13th century Italian traveler and merchant, described Hangzhou ____40____ “the finest and the noblest in the world”.
Now as Hangzhou has grabbed the world’s attention, tourists from ____41____(vary) places have gathered to this heavenly city to enjoy its slow life pace and beautiful natural ____42____(surround).
The West Lake is ____43____(definite) a place people can never miss when visiting Hangzhou. The lake ____44____(it) covers 6 square kilometers, and includes some of Hangzhou’s most famous scenic places. Situated in the center of the city, it has convenient public transport access. The Hangzhou government also offers free public bikes for tourists ____45____(travel) around the lake. The parks around the lake are all free to visit.
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，为保护学生的视力，你校英语报正在举办以“保护眼睛”为主题的英语征文活动。请你以“My proposals for protecting eyes”为题写一篇短文投稿。要点如下：
1. 保护眼睛的重要性；
2. 你的具体做法和建议。
注意：1. 写作词数应为100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My proposals for protecting eyes
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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。
No sooner had I finished the midterm exam than I knew I failed in maths again. Mrs. Steward, my maths teacher, asked me to stay after school to talk about my maths study. I was among those students who worked hard and achieved academic success at school — apart from maths. Though I did well in many other subjects, I wouldn’t be on the honor roll (光荣榜) that term if I couldn’t make significant progress in maths. And, the honor roll would be announced in just several weeks. I was frustrated.
Having spotted my depression, Mrs. Steward said, “There will be another important maths test before the honor roll is fixed. Cheer up! I could spare some time after school to help you. You can make it.” “No, thanks,” I declined, adding that I just wanted to go home and never think about maths again. “I am just naturally a poor maths learner.” I almost cried.
Mrs. Steward didn’t give up. She looked me in the eye and said, “You are good at learning. I believe you can change it if we work together.” For a moment, I kept silent, wondering if she might be right. “What time does your bus come ” she asked. “In half an hour,” I replied. She asked if I would like to use the time to deal with the math problems I met in the exam. Encouraged by her, I began to look at my midterm maths paper.
We settled the difficulties in the paper and made a plan to meet every other day after school for the following three weeks. She went over each problem, carefully explaining the solutions. Sometimes I had difficulty understanding her explanation, and she would come up with a different approach to getting across the answer. Soon, the day to take the test came.
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。
Mrs. Steward walked around in the classroom, handing out the test papers.
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The next Monday. Mrs. Steward came in, with the honor roll in her hands.
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