2023-2024安徽省合肥市十校联考高三上学期12月月考英语试题(含听力)（原卷版+ 解析版）

安合肥一中2024届高三第二次教学质量检测卷
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。
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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
When is the art gallery closed
A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: I went to the art gallery the day before yesterday, but it was closed. I wonder why
W: Oh, it’s always closed on Saturday, but it stays open on Sunday.
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What is Michael
A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. An accountant.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: What did Michael do after graduating from university
M: He considered advertising, accounting and even a lawyer before he settled on teaching. He’s been doing that ever since.
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What does the man mean
A. He will contact Sally right now.
B. The mail can be sent to Sally directly.
C. The woman can ask Sally for the address.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Do you know Linda’s new address She’s got some mail here, and I’d like to send it to her.
M: Well, we haven’t been in touch for quite a while. Sally should know it.
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What are the speakers probably doing
A. Studying a photograph. B. Reading a picture book. C. Checking a TV set.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Tell me what the problem is.
M: When I turn it on, the picture is in color, but after one or two minutes, it’s in black and white.
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Where will the speakers meet
A. At the station. B. In front of the cinema. C. At the church.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: The film is very good. Shall we meet at 8:00 pm at the entrance of the cinema
W: All right. But how can I get there
M: When you get out of the station, turn left and then keep walking until you come to a church. The cinema is just opposite.
W: Yes, I know. See you then.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. When will the soccer practice most probably start
A. At 3:00. B. At 3:30. C. At 5:00.
7. What will the woman do first after lunch
A. Go to work. B. Have a class. C. Study in the library.
【答案】6. A 7. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Hey, can I ask you a favor Could I get a ride to soccer practice I have to be there at 3 o’clock.
W: I don’t think I can. I have a class at 3:15, but I was planning on going to the library after lunch to get some studying done. I won’t have any other time to prepare for my test tomorrow morning because I’m working from 5 o’clock until midnight tonight.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Waitress and customer. B. Mother and son. C. Doctor and patient.
9. What would the man like to eat
A. Some ice cream. B. Some peas. C. Some vegetables.
【答案】8. B 9. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Tom, will you eat your food properly You’re just moving those peas around your plate.
M: I don’t like peas. Why do you always make them for me You know I don’t like them.
W: You don’t like any vegetables. But you’ve got to eat some.
M: Why
W: You know why. Now hurry up and eat.
M: Can I have some ice cream
W: No. Not until you finish those peas.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What does the woman plan to do
A. Paint her house. B. Buy a new house. C. Expand her house.
11. What can we know about the couple
A. They are architects.
B. They are expecting a baby.
C They are good at different instruments.
12. What is the woman going to do now
A. Go shopping. B. Attend a concert. C. See a dentist.
【答案】10. C 11. B 12. A
【解析】
【原文】M: What are you making
W: I’m working on a blueprint for a new addition to my house.
M: Cool, a new addition! What are you thinking about adding
W: I want a bigger kitchen, and Don always wants to have a music room of his own. Mostly, we want more space when the baby comes.
M: I didn’t know that Don was a musician
W: Yes, he started with the guitar, but now he can play some different instruments.
M: Wow, a dentist and a musician! I never knew.
W: There’s a lot that you don’t know about him.
M: Well, I’m glad you all are happy.
W: Well, I have to get going to the grocery store now.
M: Yeah, it was nice to run into you.
W: See you around.
M: See you!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Why did the woman have to stay at the bottom of the mountain
A. She was worn out. B. She was scared of heights. C. She loved the scenery there.
14. What was the woman doing when she saw a dolphin
A. Relaxing on the beach. B. Sailing in a boat. C. Diving under water.
15. How long did it take the woman to go to the forest
A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Four hours.
16. What had the woman never done before
A. Boating. B. Cave exploring. C. Rock climbing.
【答案】13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B
【解析】
【原文】M: So how was your adventure vacation
W: It was wonderful! The beaches were great. And there was a rainforest and a mountain in the center of the island where you could go rock climbing.
M: Wow! Did you go climbing
W: Well, we went to the bottom of the mountain, spent four hours going to the forest, but then I just felt too tired, so I had to stand at the bottom and watched the others.
M: I don’t blame you. So what else did you do
W: I spent a lot of time on the beach. I tried diving. It was great! Oh, and I saw a dolphin when I was under water.
M: Wow! Did you go bungee jumping
W: I wanted to, but I realized I was scared of heights, so I just gave up. Quite by chance, the engine was broken on the boat, so they had to call the sailing trip off.
M: That’s a shame. So what was the most exciting part of the trip
W: Probably exploring the old caves. I’d never done it before, and I thought it was great.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. What can we learn about “prom”
A. It is a formal celebration.
B. It is held at the start of college.
C. It is a unique American tradition.
18. Where did the “prom” tradition start according to the widely accepted belief
A. In Canada. B. In Australia. C. In the US.
19. Why is “prom” important in students’ lives
A. It’s a sign of becoming an adult.
B. It’s an opportunity to find a job.
C. It marks the end of their schooling.
20. Who will traditionally pay for the tickets for “prom”
A. Schools. B. Students. C. Parents.
【答案】17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B
【解析】
【原文】W: It is well-known that “prom”, a formal dance held at the end of high school or college, is an important date in every student’s life. “Prom” means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that you should see and be seen by others. “Prom” is not just an American tradition, though most people believe that it started in America. In Canada, the event is called a “formal”. In Britain and Australia, the old-fashioned word “dance” is more and more often being referred to as a “prom”. And for final-school-year students in all these countries, this event is the highlight of the school year, just as it is in the USA. Most countries have some forms of celebration when students finish high school. After all, it marks the end of life as a child, and the beginning of life as an adult. “Prom” is expensive to organize and the tickets can cost the students a lot of money. The tradition is that students themselves have to raise the money to pay for it. In some American schools, student unions save for the event for the four years they spend in high school.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题2.5分，满分 37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
If you’re hoping to follow your ears to your next vacation destination, but haven’t yet found a festival that calls your name, we’ve got a list of some of our favorites to help you plan your escape.
Gu a Trumpe t Festival
The trumpet is a part of daily life in Serbia—present at births, celebrations, and burials. And the annual event has been going strong for more than 50 years to celebrate the instrument and its cultural significance in this country.
Positiv us Festival
Positivus is the largest music festival in Latvia, attracting big-name stars across all major genres and giving new artists a chance to shine. It’s also one of the most accessible music festivals in the world, even for families with small children. Other pluses Ticket prices are reasonable and the beautiful coastal location means you can swim in the water or hang in the cool shade of the forest on the same day, all while listening to live music.
Alfa Future People
Held in the Russian countryside, six hours east of Moscow by car, Alfa Future People is more than a massive electronic dance music(EDM) festival, with exhibitions on the latest related technology and athletic opportunities like a volleyball tournament and gymnastics classes.
Mysteryland
If you’re into EDM, you won’t want to miss Mysteryland. Not only is this Dutch festival a bellwether(风向标) of EDM, its grand stage setups will blow your mind. What’s more, this is also one of the most sustainability-focused festivals in the world. In addition to readily available recycling stations and organic eats, attendees can plant trees to reduce their carbon footprint.
21. Which festival should visitors attend if they are mainly interested in local culture
A. Alfa Future People. B. Mysteryland.
C. Guěa Trumpet Festival. D. Positiv us Festival.
22. What can we learn about Positivus Festival
A. It is usually held indoors. B. It is affordable and family-friendly.
C. It is the largest music festival in Europe. D. It is also well-known for its athletic events.
23. What do the last two festivals have in common
A. They provide EDM classes. B. They have related exhibitions.
C. They are sustainability-focused festivals. D. They are famous for electronic dance music.
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个音乐节。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Guěa Trumpet Festival”部分的“And the annual event has been going strong for more than 50 years to celebrate the instrument and its cultural significance in this country.(50多年来，这项一年一度的活动一直在蓬勃发展，以庆祝该乐器及其在这个国家的文化意义)”可推断出，希望体会当地文化的游客应该参加这个音乐节，故选C项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Positivus Festival”部分的“It’s also one of the most accessible music festivals in the world, even for families with small children. Other pluses Ticket prices are reasonable...(它也是世界上最容易参与的音乐节之一，即使是带小孩的家庭也是如此。其他优点呢？票价合理……)”可知它价格实惠，适合家庭，故选B项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Alfa Future People”部分的“Alfa Future People is more than a massive electronic dance music(EDM) festival,...( Alfa Future People不仅仅是一个大型电子舞曲音乐节)”及“Mysteryland”部分的“If you’re into EDM, you won’t want to miss Mysteryland(如果你喜欢电子舞曲，你一定不想错过 Mysteryland 音乐节。)”可知，这两个都是以电子舞曲为主题的音乐节，故选D项。
B
Moments ago, a seal was resting on a piece of floating ice deep in an Antarctic channel. Then three hungry killer whales appeared. When the seal noticed them, it was already surrounded.
On this sheet of sea ice, the nearly thousand-pound sea l would be unreachable for most of his enemies in nature. But these killer whales had mastered a hunting technique called wave washing: working together to turn water into a weapon.
Having identified their target, the killer whales formed a battle line and started rushing toward the ice. Just before reaching it, they rolled to their sides in a single, synchronized (同步的) motion. The wave they created was so powerful that it flooded the ice sheet and washed the frightened seal close to the edge of the ice sheet. Slowly and methodically, they repeated the attack. At the third time, the wave sent the helpless seal flying into the sea. It struggled to climb onto a piece of ice, but then disappeared from view...
“The level of intelligence that went into making each wave was staggering. They solved the problem with very complex teamwork. They used water as a tool,” said wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory, who had spent a decade tracking those killer whales, known as Bls. “I rarely saw failed hunts. This behavior was not what they were born with. It was learned and mastered over decades. Every time they made waves, it almost felt like more of a teaching experience than hunting. It was terrifying to watch.”
But as Antarctica warms and sea ice disappears, seals are increasingly staying on land, out of killer whales’ reach.
“I’ve found Bls are losing about 5 percent of their population every year. Whether this subgroup will go extinct or just adapt their behavior, I don’t know,” said Gregory. “But with fewer opportunities for the killer whales to wave wash, I’m seeing an extinction of a culture.”
24. How did the killer whales get the seal on the ice sheet
A. By making huge waves. B. By jumping onto the ice sheet.
C. By destroying the ice sheet. D. By waiting underwater patiently.
25. Which of the following best explains “staggering” underlined in paragraph 4
A. Puzzling. B. Shocking. C. Satisfying. D. Annoying.
26. What is Bertie Gregory most worried about
A. The seals and killer whales. B. The rising sea level.
C. The loss of a hunting skill. D. The disappeared ice sheet.
27. What can be inferred about the wave washing behavior
A. It is a natural behavior with whales. B. Usually, the smartest whales can learn it.
C. It can be carried out by one whale alone. D. Perhaps, it is only mastered by certain groups.
【答案】24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要记录了一群虎鲸通过制造巨浪捕杀浮冰上的海豹的过程。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“At the third time, the wave sent the helpless seal flying into the sea. It struggled to climb onto a piece of ice, but then disappeared from view... (第三次，海浪把无助的海豹冲进了海里。它挣扎着爬上一块冰，但随后就从视野中消失了。)”可知，虎鲸是通过制造巨浪得到冰原上的海豹。故选A。
【25题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段中“It struggled to climb onto a piece of ice, but then disappeared from view... (它挣扎着爬上一块冰，但随后就从视野中消失了。)”及画线词后“They solved the problem with very complex teamwork. They used water as a tool,” said wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory, who had spent a decade tracking those killer whales, known as Bls. “I rarely saw failed hunts. This behavior was not what they were born with. It was learned and mastered over decades. Every time they made waves, it almost felt like more of a teaching experience than hunting. It was terrifying to watch.”(他们通过非常复杂的团队合作解决了这个问题。他们把水当作工具，”野生动物制片人伯蒂·格雷戈里说，他花了十年时间追踪这些虎鲸，被称为Bls。“我很少看到狩猎失败。这种行为不是他们生来就有的。它是经过几十年学习和掌握的。每次他们掀起波澜，感觉更像是一次教学经历，而不是打猎。看着真吓人。”)”可推断，Bertie Gregory 对这群虎鲸的智商及捕杀技术水平之高感到震惊，甚至有些恐惧。A. Puzzling令人困惑的；B. Shocking令人震惊的；C. Satisfying令人满意的；D. Annoying令人烦恼的。故可用shocking来替换画线词。故选B。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中““But with fewer opportunities for the killer whales to wave wash, I’m seeing an extinction of a culture.”(“但随着虎鲸海浪的机会越来越少，我看到的是一种文化的灭绝。”)”可知，Bertie Gregory最担心的是这群虎鲸的灭绝会导致这项“祖传秘籍”失传。故选C。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“This behavior was not what they were born with. It was learned and mastered over decades. Every time they made waves, it almost felt like more of a teaching experience than hunting. (这种行为不是他们生来就有的。它是经过几十年学习和掌握的。每次他们掀起波澜，感觉更像是一次教学经历，而不是打猎。)”及最后一段““I’ve found Bls are losing about 5 percent of their population every year. Whether this subgroup will go extinct or just adapt their behavior, I don’t know,” said Gregory. “But with fewer opportunities for the killer whales to wave wash, I’m seeing an extinction of a culture.”(“我发现Bls每年损失大约5%的数量。我不知道这个亚群是否会灭绝，或者只是适应他们的行为。”“但随着虎鲸海浪的机会越来越少，我看到的是一种文化的灭绝。”)”可推断，这种捕猎行为可能只在特定的虎鲸家族中流传。故选D。
C
In China, tea has become an important part of everyday life for thousands of years. As the tea-processing methods and tea culture have evolved over the years, tea sets have also changed to meet the practical and cultural needs.
During the Tang Dynasty(618~907AD), tea leaves were traded across the country and Asia. For the convenience of transportation and storage, tea leaves were pressed into bricks. To prepare tea, drinkers had to cut them into small pieces and boil them in heat-resistant teapots.
By the Song Dynasty(960-1279), drinkers started to turn the hard bricks into powders (粉末) that could be whipped (搅打) in a cup with boiled water. This whipped tea is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies today.
By the 1500s, tea bricks gave way to the form of rolled leaves. This innovation led to the invention and use of teapots as we know them today. These teapots originally came from the Yi Xing region of China and were soon copied throughout the world. Then Japanese teapot-makers moved the handle from the side to the top of the teapots.
Tea finally reached Europe in the 1600s, along with the necessary tea sets made in Japan and China. As English teapot-makers began to adapt the tea sets to their country men’s tastes, they eventually added a handle to the tea bowl because of the English habit of drinking hot black tea, which was consumed at higher temperatures. The size of teacups also grew to accommodate milk and sugar in their tea.
By the early 1900s, innovations in tea drinking became an American affair. The most revolutionary one was the tea bag, which was accidentally commercialized by Thomas Sullivan. He had been sending customers tea wrapped in silk bags. Rather than take the leaves out of the bags, as Sullivan intended, the customers put the bags into their teapots instead. Not only did the tea bags push the teapot back to the sidelines of tea service, they were also too large for teacups and led to the modern practice of drinking tea from mugs.
28. Which was used to make the whipped tea in Japan
A. Rolled tea leaves. B. Freshly picked tea leaves.
C. Powdered tea leaves. D. Loosely pressed tea leaves.
29. Which innovation was first introduced by the British
A. Tea bags and mugs. B. Tea bowls with handles.
C. Heat-resistant teapots. D. Teapots with top handles.
30. What can we learn from Thomas Sullivan’s story
A. Customers are very creative. B. Innovations are relatively easy.
C. Marketing strategy is critical. D. Good ideas can be born by accident.
31. What is the best title for the text
A. The Development of Tea Sets B. Varieties of Tea Leaves
C. Various Tea-making Methods D. The Spread of Tea Trades
【答案】28. C 29. B 30. D 31. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章简要介绍了茶具的演进。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章三段“By the Song Dynasty(960-1279), drinkers started to turn the hard bricks into powders (粉末) that could be whipped (搅打) in a cup with boiled water. This whipped tea is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies today. (到了宋朝(960-1279)，饮茶者开始把这种坚硬的砖块变成粉末，可以在一个杯子里用开水搅拌。这种搅打过的茶在今天的日本茶道中最常见。)”可知，日本点茶用的是茶的粉末。故选C。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第五段“As English teapot-makers began to adapt the tea sets to their country men’s tastes, they eventually added a handle to the tea bowl because of the English habit of drinking hot black tea, which was consumed at higher temperatures. (随着英国的茶具制造商开始根据英国人的口味调整茶具，他们最终在茶碗上加了一个把手，因为英国人习惯喝热红茶，这种茶要在较高的温度下饮用。)”可知，带有把手的茶碗是英国人最先提出的创新。故选B。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The most revolutionary one was the tea bag, which was accidentally commercialized by Thomas Sullivan. (最具革命性的是茶包，它被托马斯·沙利文意外地商业化了。)”可推断，有的创意是偶然的。故选D。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“As the tea-processing methods and tea culture have evolved over the years, tea sets have also changed to meet the practical and cultural needs. (随着多年来茶叶加工方法和茶文化的发展，茶具也发生了变化，以满足实用和文化的需要。)”以及全文内容可知，本文主要是讲茶具的衍变，A项“茶具的发展”适合作文章标题。故选A。
D
In recent years, it seems that we are slowly coming to understand that animals like elephants, monkeys and pigs have not just brains, but complicated inner and social lives thanks to scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds. Yet that awareness hasn’t made itself felt to much greater degree in our closest relationship with animals: at the dinner table.
With Personalities on the Plate, Barbara King asks us to think hard about our meat eating and how we might reduce it. King does not criticize. Instead, she takes us chapter by chapter on a cook’s tour of animals we humans eat, from insects to pigs and dogs, while exploring the latest scientific discoveries about their intelligence and feelings that we humans often wrongly claim uniquely for ourselves.
Built on a mix of firsthand experience and close engagement with the work of scientists, farmers and chefs, Personalities on the Plate has successfully built a case for them as beings that deserve more than a trip down our stomachs. With humor and tales of animals acting as individuals expressing their emotions, Personalities on the Plate takes us on an unforgettable journey through the world of animals we eat.
“This thoughtful book is not about whether we ‘should’ or ‘shouldn’t’ eat meat. Barbara King looks at the range of values and consequences surrounding farming and feasting, and at who we are considering eating,” says Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. “Her book gives me a richer understanding. Her method and passion are effective. I ended the book agreeing that I can — and should — help these creatures and our environment by choosing to eat fewer of them or none at all.”
32. What does the author suggest in the first paragraph
A. Lots of people plan to stop eating meat.
B. Meat consumption should be increased.
C. Scientists should do more to protect animals.
D. Our diet is hardly influenced by our knowledge.
33. What can we know about Personalities on the Plate
A. It openly opposes meat eating. B. It is written by scientists and chefs.
C. It includes humorous and vivid stories. D. It denies animals’ intelligence and feelings.
34. What does Carl Safina say about King’s book
A. Its method is too subjective. B. Its conclusion is convincing.
C. The book is tightly organized. D. The evidences are contradictory.
35. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text
A. To review a book. B. To recommend an author.
C. To promote a diet. D. To advocate animals’ rights.
【答案】32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者主要介绍了Barbara King的新作——Personalities on the Plate。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Yet that awareness hasn’t made itself felt to much greater degree in our closest relationship with animals: at the dinner table.(然而，在我们与动物最亲密的关系中，即在餐桌上，这种意识并没有得到更大程度的感受)”可知，尽管我们对动物的认知有很大的进步，但这并没有影响我们吃肉的胃口。故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“With humor and tales of animals acting as individuals expressing their emotions, Personalities on the Plate takes us on an unforgettable journey through the world of animals we eat.(通过幽默和动物个体表达情感的故事，Personalities on the Plate带我们踏上了一段难忘的旅程，穿越我们吃的动物的世界)”可知，Personalities on the Plate一书包括幽默和生动的故事。故选C。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“I ended the book agreeing that I can — and should — help these creatures and our environment by choosing to eat fewer of them or none at all.(读完这本书后，我同意我可以——也应该——通过选择少吃或不吃这些动物来帮助这些生物和我们的环境)”可推断，Carl Safina认为这本书的结论是令人信服的。故选B。
35题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“King does not criticize. Instead, she takes us chapter by chapter on a cook’s tour of animals we humans eat(King从不批评。相反，她一章一章地带我们去烹饪人类食用的动物)”、第三段中“With humor and tales of animals acting as individuals expressing their emotions(通过幽默和动物个体表达情感的故事)”以及第四段中“Her book gives me a richer understanding. Her method and passion are effective.(她的书给了我更丰富的理解。她的方法和热情是有效的)”可知，作者主要在评价Barbara King的新作。故选A。
第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分 12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Bathing in the forest can effectively reduce stress, lower blood pressure and strengthen immune system. Here are some tips on how to harvest these health benefits.
____36____. The ideal place for forest bathing is in a big forest, of course. But if you live far away from one or don’t have the means to get there, any place that has a lot of trees and quiet spaces will do. For example, you can get beneficial effects even from walking in a city park.
Set aside enough time. To get the rewards of forest bathing, plan to spend two to six hours in the woods. ____37____, you can also do shorter walks. But the health benefits won’t be as significant. Therefore, the longer the time in the forest, the better.
Aim to reduce heart rate. Your forest bathing session is a good time to sit or walk or do some gentle tai chi. ____38____. The difference between exercise and forest bathing is that you’re going to move very slowly. Forest bathing is about calming down your nervous system and reducing your heart rate and blood pressure. ____39____ your tiredness will reduce the effect of forest bathing.
Breathe deeply in the forest. This particular breathing exercise benefits on its own outside of the forest environment. ____40____.
A. Sit down and try this exercise
B. If you do too much physical exercise
C. But it’s not the time to do your weekly exercise
D. Find a location where you’re surrounded by a lot of trees
E. You can also get some of the benefits by planting some trees at home
F. If you can’t set aside a good part of your day to wander through the forest
G. But doing it in the forest gives you more health benefits nature has to offer
【答案】36. D 37. F 38. C 39. B 40. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“森林浴”的几个要领。
【36题详解】
根据空后“The ideal place for forest bathing is in a big forest, of course. But if you live far away from one or don’t have the means to get there, any place that has a lot of trees and quiet spaces will do. (当然，森林浴的理想场所是在大森林里。但如果你住得离公园很远，或者没有办法去那里，任何有很多树和安静空间的地方都可以。)”可知，“森林浴”的前提就是要树多，故D项“Find a location where you’re surrounded by a lot of trees (找一个周围有很多树的地方)”适合作本段的主题句。故选D。
【37题详解】
根据空前“To get the rewards of forest bathing, plan to spend two to six hours in the woods. (为了获得森林浴好处，计划在森林里呆上两到六个小时。)”可知，本空要说跟“在森林的时间”有关的话题。F项“If you can’t set aside a good part of your day to wander through the forest (如果你抽不出这么多时间逛森林)”符合题意，尤其是空后“you can also do shorter walks. (你也可以短途散步)”承接F项，说抽不出这么多时间逛森林的办法。故选F。
【38题详解】
根据空后“The difference between exercise and forest bathing is that you’re going to move very slowly. (运动和森林浴的区别在于你的移动速度非常慢。)”可推断，空前应该谈到了日常锻炼，否则没必要进行对比，故C项“But it’s not the time to do your weekly exercise (但现在不是做每周锻炼的时候)”能引起下文。故选C。
【39题详解】
根据空前“Forest bathing is about calming down your nervous system and reducing your heart rate and blood pressure. (森林浴可以让你的神经系统平静下来，降低你的心率和血压。)”可知，前文说在森林里温和运动的好处，本空要说跟“远动强度”有关的话题，B项“If you do too much physical exercise (如果你过度锻炼)”能承接上文。且空后“your tiredness will reduce the effect of forest bathing. (你的疲劳会降低森林浴的效果。)”能承接选项B，描述过度锻炼的结果。故选B。
【40题详解】
根据该段的主题句“Breathe deeply in the forest. (在森林里深呼吸)”及空前“This particular breathing exercise benefits on its own outside of the forest environment. (这种特殊的呼吸练习在森林环境之外也有好处。)”可知，本空要说跟“深呼吸”有关的话题，故G项“But doing it in the forest gives you more health benefits nature has to offer (但是，在森林里做深呼吸可以获得更多的好处)能承上启下，符合题意。故选G。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Back in 2007, Uruguay had a serious problem with no obvious answer: The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy to power the rapid ____41____.
Then Ramón Méndez Galain, a physicist, started ____42____ different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future. Finally, he wrote a plan that Uruguay could almost entirely ____43____ renewable energy. There would be less ____44____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run.
Méndez Galain’s plan was built around two simple ____45____ about his country. First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____46____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____47____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____48____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.
To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms, Méndez Galain came up with a variation on a(n) ____49____ used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil, in which state owned power plants handled energy generation, while _____50_____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service. Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the _____51_____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and _____52_____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers.
The strategy worked _____53_____ well. Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had _____54_____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s _____55_____ comes from renewable sources.
41. A. decline B. growth C. consumption D. program
42. A. building B. blocking C. repairing D. seeking
43. A. rely on B. find out C. refer to D. give up
44. A. risk B. power C. pollution D. benefit
45. A. facts B. theories C. answers D. principles
46. A. water B. light C. wind D. ice
47. A. tended B. undeveloped C. protected D. limited
48. A. break B. put C. send D. turn
49. A. tool B. software C. image D. approach
50. A. responsible B. weak C. private D. profitable
51. A. public B. opposite C. rich D. powerful
52. A. managing B. selling C. abandoning D. starting
53. A. hardly B. relatively C. unexpectedly D. rarely
54. A. forgotten B. achieved C. apologized D. approved
55. A. income B. food C. supply D. electricity
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。物理学家Méndez Galain制定了一个计划，帮助乌拉圭实现了98%的电力来自可再生能源。
【41题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：早在2007年，乌拉圭就遇到了一个严重的问题，但没有明显的答案：经济增长非常快，但没有足够的能源来推动这种快速增长。A. decline下降；B. growth增长；C. consumption消耗；D. program程序。根据前文“The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy”可知，乌拉圭的经济增长非常快，但没有足够的能源来推动这种快速增长。故选B项。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后物理学家Ramón Méndez Galain开始为乌拉圭的能源未来寻找不同的潜在途径。A. building建立；B. blocking阻断；C. repairing修复；D. seeking寻求。根据后文“different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future”可知，物理学家Ramón Méndez Galain开始为乌拉圭的能源未来寻找不同的潜在途径。故选D项。
【43题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：最后，他写了一份计划，认为乌拉圭几乎可以完全依靠可再生能源。A. rely on依赖；B. find out找出；C. refer to提到；D. give up放弃。根据后文“renewable energy”以及“There would be less ____4____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run.”可知，Ramón Méndez Galain认为乌拉圭可以依靠可再生能源。故选A项。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这样会减少污染，从长远来看，这将是乌拉圭所能做出的最经济的选择。A. risk风险；B. power能力；C. pollution污染；D. benefit益处。根据前文“Uruguay could almost entirely ____3____ renewable energy”可知，利用可再生资源可以减少污染。故选C项。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Méndez Galain的计划建立在关于他的国家的两个简单事实之上。A. facts事实；B. theories理论；C. answers答案；D. principles原则。根据后文“First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____6____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____7____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____8____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.”可知，Méndez Galain的计划建立在关于他的国家的两个事实之上。故选A项。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：首先，虽然国内没有煤炭或石油供应，但有大量的风能。A. water水；B. light电；C. wind风；D. ice冰。根据后文“His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____8____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.”可知，那里可以建造风力发电厂，所以有大量的风能。故选C项。
【47题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其次，那股风吹过一个以未开发草原而闻名的国家。A. tended倾向于；B. undeveloped未开发的；C. protected受保护的；D. limited有限的。根据后文“the empty grassland”可知，是一片未开发的草原。故选B项。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他对乌拉圭能源未来的计划是将空旷的草原变成数百个风力发电场。A. break打破；B. put放；C. send寄；D. turn转向。根据后文“the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms”可知，Méndez Galain的计划是将空旷的草原变成数百个风力发电场。故选D项。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了解决如何支付所有这些风力发电场的费用的问题，Méndez Galain提出了一种邻国巴西一些发电厂采用的方法的变体，在这种方法中，国有发电厂负责发电，而私营公司负责配电和客户服务。A. tool工具；B. software软件；C. image形象；D. approach方法。根据前文“To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms”和后文“used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil”可知，Méndez Galain提出了一种解决问题的方法。故选D项。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. responsible负责任的；B. weak虚弱的；C. private私立的，私营的；D. profitable赢利的。根据后文“Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the ____11____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and ____12____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers.”可知，国有发电厂负责发电，而私营公司负责配电和客户服务。故选C项。
【51题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Méndez Galain的计划将这种关系转变为相反的方向，这样私营公司将负责建立和管理风力发电场，而国有电力公司将把这些能源分配给客户。A. public公共的；B. opposite相反的；C. rich富有的；D. powerful强有力的。根据前文“state owned power plants handled energy generation, while ____10____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service”和后文“private companies would be in charge of setting up and ____12____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers”可知，两种方法是相反的。故选B项。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. managing管理；B. selling卖；C. abandoning抛弃；D. starting开始。根据前文“private companies would be in charge of setting up”及后文“the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers”并结合选项可知，私营公司将负责建立和管理风力发电场。故选A项。
【53题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个策略出乎意料地奏效了。A. hardly几乎不；B. relatively相对的；C. unexpectedly出乎意料地；D. rarely很少地。根据后文“Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had ____14____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s ____15____ comes from renewable sources.”可知，Méndez Galain的这个策略非常成功，超出了预料。故选C项。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在短短几年内，Méndez Galain就实现了他的目标：乌拉圭98%的电力来自可再生能源。A. forgotten忘记；B. achieved实现；C. apologized道歉；D. approved批准。根据后文“what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s ____15____ comes from renewable sources”可知，在短短几年内，Méndez Galain就实现了他的目标。故选B项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. income收入；B. food食物；C. supply供应；D. electricity电。根据前文“His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____8____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.”等内容可知，乌拉圭98%的电力来自可再生能源。故选D项。
第二节 （共 10 小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who have been working for decades ____56____ (find) ways to use genetic (基因的) material called messenger RNA, or mRNA, to make medicines, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize. They have discovered that changing a chemical building block of mRNA can keep the immune system (免疫系统) ____57____ destroying the material and have enabled it to attack viruses instead.
They published their work in 2005 and their discovery ____58____ (fundamental) changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system. In ____59____ (add), the work sped up vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.
____60____ (speak) to reporters at Pennsylvania University on Monday, Weissman said they had to overcome many difficulties. “But Karikó lit the match ____61____ then we spent more than 20 years figuring out how to get it to work,” Weissman said.
Karikó had to overcome even bigger ____62____ (challenge). She ____63____ (force) to resign from Pennsylvania University and went from one low-paying research job to another and even slept in her office at times. But she never gave up.
The first prize in the category was awarded in 1901. Of the 227 people ____64____ work has been recognized with the prize, Karikó is the ____65____ (thirteen) woman among them.
【答案】56. to find
57. from 58. fundamentally
59. addition
60. Speaking
61. and 62. challenges
63. was forced
64. whose 65. thirteenth
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了2023年诺贝尔奖获得者Katalin Karikó和Drew Weissman及其研究成果。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：Katalin Karikó和Drew Weissman几十年来一直致力于寻找利用信使RNA （或称mRNA）的遗传物质制造药物的方法，他们获得了2023年诺贝尔奖。分析该句成分可知，此处表示目的，应用所给动词的不定式，作目的状语。故填to find。
【57题详解】
考查介词。句意：他们发现，改变mRNA的一种化学成分可以阻止免疫系统破坏这种物质，从而使其能够攻击病毒。keep... from doing sth意为“阻止……做某事”，为固定搭配。故填from。
【58题详解】
考查副词。句意：他们在2005年发表了他们的研究成果，他们的发现从根本上改变了我们对mRNA如何与免疫系统相互作用的理解。分析该句成分可知，所填词在此处修饰动词changed，作状语，故用所给形容词的副词形式fundamentally。故填fundamentally。
【59题详解】
考查名词。句意：此外，在现代人类健康面临的最大威胁之一期间，这项工作加速了疫苗的开发。根据该空前的介词In可知，所填词为名词构成固定短语in addition“此外”。故填addition。
【60题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：Weissman星期一在宾夕法尼亚大学对记者说，他们必须克服许多困难。根据句意“Weissman在会见记者时说……”可知，动词speak和逻辑主语Weissman之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语，表示伴随动作。首字母应大写，故填Speaking。
【61题详解】
考查连词。句意：“但是Karikó点燃了火柴，然后我们花了20多年的时间来弄清楚如何让它工作，” Weissman说。根据句意可知，此处表示并列关系，故用并列连词and。故填and。
【62题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：Karikó必须克服更大的挑战。challenge为可数名词，根据下文提到的各种困难可知，此处用所给名词的复数形式。故填challenges。
【63题详解】
考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：她被迫从宾夕法尼亚大学辞职，从一份低薪的研究工作换到另一份，有时甚至睡在办公室里。根据空后的并列谓语可知，此处用一般过去时，又因为force与she之间存在被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，主语表示单数意义。故填was forced。
【64题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在227位获奖者中，Karikó是第13位女性。分析句子结构可知，该空在此处引导限制性定语从句，先行词是people，从句中缺少定语，且work与people构成所属关系，故此处用whose来引导。故填whose。
【65题详解】
考查序数词。句意同上。根据句意“Karikó是第十三位获此殊荣的女性”可知，这里用序数词thirteenth。故填thirteenth。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分 15分）
66. 假定你是明光中学（High School of Brightness）的学生李华。为了解中学生的课间活动情况，《英语周报》正在展开一次读者调查。请你给该报编辑Mike写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.自我介绍；
2.你的经历；
3.你的看法。
注意：1.写作词数应为 80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards!
Yours sincerely.
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Mike,
I’m Li Hua, a student from High School of Brightness. I have noticed that there is a heated debate about whether students should be forced to stay in the classroom during the ten-minute breaks between classes. Fortunately, I have not experienced the same thing in my school, perhaps due to the size and good design of the campus.
My school is relatively big with less than 2,000 students. It has two playgrounds in addition to a basketball court and a football field. Most important of all, our teaching buildings are just three-story high and it is convenient for us get up and down.
I think good design of the campus is very important. Otherwise, it is unlikely for the worried teachers to let students get downstairs.
Best regards!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。要求考生以明光中学的学生李华的名义，给《英语周报》编辑Mike写一封电子邮件，介绍你的课间活动情况。
【详解】1.词汇积累
注意：notice→ become aware of
经历：experience → undergo
好的：good→ be of high quality
重要的：important→ significant
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I’m Li Hua, a student from High School of Brightness.
拓展句：I’m Li Hua who is a student from High School of Brightness.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I have noticed that there is a heated debate about whether students should be forced to stay in the classroom during the ten-minute breaks between classes.（使用了连接代词that连接的宾语从句和连接代词whether连接的宾语从句）
【高分句型2】Fortunately, I have not experienced the same thing in my school, perhaps due to the size and good design of the campus.（使用了介词短语作状语）
第二节（满分25 分）
67. 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。
“Daddy, I want to ask your permission to study in America,” I said to my father a few months before my graduation from high school. But hardly before I finished, he shouted, “No!”
“But why ” I replied. “If you are worried about money, it will be OK since I have got a scholarship…”
But he refused to give in. At the moment, I didn’t know what to say. For more than two years, I had been working very hard to pass all the necessary examinations. I had not told my father because I wanted to give him a pleasant surprise. I thought he would be very proud of me because it was many of my classmates’ parents’ dream to send their children to study abroad.
“Why do I have to get your permission I am already 18 and I’m not a kid anymore.” I said angrily and rushed to my bedroom, shutting the door violently. Blinded by anger, I found that I could not stay at my hometown any longer. Late that night, I slipped out of the house and decided to take the bus to the railway station to start my own life as far away from my home as possible.
The bus stop was just two blocks away from my home. When I got there, I found that I forgot to take any money with me and missed the last bus. I did not want to go back home, so I sat down on the bench and closed my eyes to have a break.
Suddenly, I was woken up by my phone. I looked around and found the road was deserted and the street was so quiet that I regretted that I had left home in such a hurry. I picked up the phone and answered the phone even without checking the number.
“Have you had a good sleep It’s going to rain. Shall we go home now ”
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
It was my father’s voice!
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I grabbed my bag and hurried to ward him.
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【答案】It was my father’s voice! I rubbed my sleepy eyes and looked around. There, about one hundred meters from the stop stood my father in the shadows. Then I realized that my father had been standing there all the time. Perhaps, he knew it would be useless to argue with his stubborn little girl. What he could do was waiting for my anger to die away. At first, I wanted to ignore him, but his voice sounded so assuring in the frightening quietness of night!
I grabbed my bag and hurried toward him. On the way home, my father explained apologetically that he was caught off guard by the news and that he was very worried about my safety if I would go so far away alone. “Now I have realized that you have grown up and it is time for you to chase your dream. I will give my permission as long as you promise to live on campus and will not slip away when you are angry in the US,” my father said with resignation.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，一直以来都梦想出国留学的作者得到了去美国留学的机会，于是向父亲征求允许，但不幸遭到了父亲的拒绝，不知所措的作者非常生气，觉得父亲不理解自己的梦想与努力。既愤怒又忧伤的作者决定远离家乡，去创造自己梦想的生活，于是乘车到了机场，但忘记带钱，也不想回家，坐在长凳休息，有点后悔离开家，这时候，接到了父亲的电话。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“是父亲的电话”可知，第一段可描写作者看到了父亲，知道父亲一直跟着她，等待她消除怒气，作者想要忽视掉父亲，但是父亲的声音让作者在寂静的夜晚很安心。
②由第二段首句内容“我抓起包，匆匆向父亲走去。”可知，第二段可描写作者和父亲交流彼此真实的想法，父亲表示歉意，原来父亲是担心作者去很远的地方读书，最后父亲同意了作者的想法。
2. 续写线索：作者看到父亲——知道父亲一直跟随自己——作者走向父亲——与父亲回家——两人交流——父亲同意
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①环顾四周：look around/look about
②抓住：seize/catch/grab
③等待：wait for/await
情绪类
①令人害怕的；frightening/scrary/dreadful
②担心的：be worried about/be concerned about
③生气的：angry/annoyed/mad
【点睛】[【高分句型1】There, about one hundred meters from the stop stood my father in the shadows. (运用了全部倒装句)
【高分句型2】 What he could do was waiting for my anger to die away. (运用了what引导主语从句，现在分词作表语)
【高分句型3】On the way home, my father explained apologetically that he was caught off guard by the news and that he was very worried about my safety if I would go so far away alone.（运用了that引导宾语从句，if引导状语从句）安合肥一中2024届高三第二次教学质量检测卷
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：高考范围。
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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
When is the art gallery closed
A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What is Michael
A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. An accountant.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the man mean
A. He will contact Sally right now.
B The mail can be sent to Sally directly.
C. The woman can ask Sally for the address.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What are the speakers probably doing
A. Studying a photograph. B. Reading a picture book. C. Checking a TV set.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where will the speakers meet
A. At the station. B. In front of the cinema. C. At the church.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. When will the soccer practice most probably start
A. At 3:00. B. At 3:30. C. At 5:00.
7. What will the woman do first after lunch
A. Go to work. B. Have a class. C. Study in the library.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Waitress and customer. B. Mother and son. C. Doctor and patient.
9. What would the man like to eat
A. Some ice cream. B. Some peas. C. Some vegetables.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What does the woman plan to do
A. Paint her house. B. Buy a new house. C. Expand her house.
11. What can we know about the couple
A. They are architects.
B. They are expecting a baby.
C. They are good at different instruments.
12. What is the woman going to do now
A. Go shopping. B. Attend a concert. C. See a dentist.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Why did the woman have to stay at the bottom of the mountain
A. She was worn out. B. She was scared of heights. C. She loved the scenery there.
14. What was the woman doing when she saw a dolphin
A. Relaxing on the beach. B. Sailing in a boat. C. Diving under water.
15. How long did it take the woman to go to the forest
A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Four hours.
16. What had the woman never done before
A. Boating. B. Cave exploring. C. Rock climbing.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. What can we learn about “prom”
A. It is a formal celebration.
B. It is held at the start of college.
C. It is a unique American tradition.
18. Where did the “prom” tradition start according to the widely accepted belief
A In Canada. B. In Australia. C. In the US.
19. Why is “prom” important in students’ lives
A. It’s a sign of becoming an adult.
B. It’s an opportunity to find a job.
C. It marks the end of their schooling.
20. Who will traditionally pay for the tickets for “prom”
A. Schools. B. Students. C. Parents.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题2.5分，满分 37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
If you’re hoping to follow your ears to your next vacation destination, but haven’t yet found a festival that calls your name, we’ve got a list of some of our favorites to help you plan your escape.
Gu a Trumpe t Festival
The trumpet is a part of daily life in Serbia—present at births, celebrations, and burials. And the annual event has been going strong for more than 50 years to celebrate the instrument and its cultural significance in this country.
Positiv us Festival
Positivus is the largest music festival in Latvia, attracting big-name stars across all major genres and giving new artists a chance to shine. It’s also one of the most accessible music festivals in the world, even for families with small children. Other pluses Ticket prices are reasonable and the beautiful coastal location means you can swim in the water or hang in the cool shade of the forest on the same day, all while listening to live music.
Alfa Future People
Held in the Russian countryside, six hours east of Moscow by car, Alfa Future People is more than a massive electronic dance music(EDM) festival, with exhibitions on the latest related technology and athletic opportunities like a volleyball tournament and gymnastics classes.
Mysteryland
If you’re into EDM, you won’t want to miss Mysteryland. Not only is this Dutch festival a bellwether(风向标) of EDM, its grand stage setups will blow your mind. What’s more, this is also one of the most sustainability-focused festivals in the world. In addition to readily available recycling stations and organic eats, attendees can plant trees to reduce their carbon footprint.
21. Which festival should visitors attend if they are mainly interested in local culture
A. Alfa Future People. B. Mysteryland.
C. Guěa Trumpet Festival. D. Positiv us Festival.
22. What can we learn about Positivus Festival
A. It is usually held indoors. B. It is affordable and family-friendly.
C. It is the largest music festival in Europe. D. It is also well-known for its athletic events.
23. What do the last two festivals have in common
A. They provide EDM classes. B. They have related exhibitions.
C. They are sustainability-focused festivals. D. They are famous for electronic dance music.
B
Moments ago, a seal was resting on a piece of floating ice deep in an Antarctic channel. Then three hungry killer whales appeared. When the seal noticed them, it was already surrounded.
On this sheet of sea ice the nearly thousand-pound sea l would be unreachable for most of his enemies in nature. But these killer whales had mastered a hunting technique called wave washing: working together to turn water into a weapon.
Having identified their target, the killer whales formed a battle line and started rushing toward the ice. Just before reaching it, they rolled to their sides in a single, synchronized (同步的) motion. The wave they created was so powerful that it flooded the ice sheet and washed the frightened seal close to the edge of the ice sheet. Slowly and methodically, they repeated the attack. At the third time, the wave sent the helpless seal flying into the sea. It struggled to climb onto a piece of ice, but then disappeared from view...
“The level of intelligence that went into making each wave was staggering. They solved the problem with very complex teamwork. They used water as a tool,” said wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory, who had spent a decade tracking those killer whales, known as Bls. “I rarely saw failed hunts. This behavior was not what they were born with. It was learned and mastered over decades. Every time they made waves, it almost felt like more of a teaching experience than hunting. It was terrifying to watch.”
But as Antarctica warms and sea ice disappears, seals are increasingly staying on land, out of killer whales’ reach.
“I’ve found Bls are losing about 5 percent of their population every year. Whether this subgroup will go extinct or just adapt their behavior, I don’t know,” said Gregory. “But with fewer opportunities for the killer whales to wave wash, I’m seeing an extinction of a culture.”
24. How did the killer whales get the seal on the ice sheet
A. By making huge waves. B. By jumping onto the ice sheet.
C. By destroying the ice sheet. D. By waiting underwater patiently.
25. Which of the following best explains “staggering” underlined in paragraph 4
A. Puzzling. B. Shocking. C. Satisfying. D. Annoying.
26. What is Bertie Gregory most worried about
A. The seals and killer whales. B. The rising sea level.
C. The loss of a hunting skill. D. The disappeared ice sheet.
27. What can be inferred about the wave washing behavior
A. It is a natural behavior with whales. B. Usually, the smartest whales can learn it.
C. It can be carried out by one whale alone. D. Perhaps, it is only mastered by certain groups.
C
In China, tea has become an important part of everyday life for thousands of years. As the tea-processing methods and tea culture have evolved over the years, tea sets have also changed to meet the practical and cultural needs.
During the Tang Dynasty(618~907AD), tea leaves were traded across the country and Asia. For the convenience of transportation and storage, tea leaves were pressed into bricks. To prepare tea, drinkers had to cut them into small pieces and boil them in heat-resistant teapots.
By the Song Dynasty(960-1279), drinkers started to turn the hard bricks into powders (粉末) that could be whipped (搅打) in a cup with boiled water. This whipped tea is most commonly associated with Japanese tea ceremonies today.
By the 1500s, tea bricks gave way to the form of rolled leaves. This innovation led to the invention and use of teapots as we know them today. These teapots originally came from the Yi Xing region of China and were soon copied throughout the world. Then Japanese teapot-makers moved the handle from the side to the top of the teapots.
Tea finally reached Europe in the 1600s, along with the necessary tea sets made in Japan and China. As English teapot-makers began to adapt the tea sets to their country men’s tastes, they eventually added a handle to the tea bowl because of the English habit of drinking hot black tea, which was consumed at higher temperatures. The size of teacups also grew to accommodate milk and sugar in their tea.
By the early 1900s, innovations in tea drinking became an American affair. The most revolutionary one was the tea bag, which was accidentally commercialized by Thomas Sullivan. He had been sending customers tea wrapped in silk bags. Rather than take the leaves out of the bags, as Sullivan intended, the customers put the bags into their teapots instead. Not only did the tea bags push the teapot back to the sidelines of tea service, they were also too large for teacups and led to the modern practice of drinking tea from mugs.
28. Which was used to make the whipped tea in Japan
A. Rolled tea leaves. B. Freshly picked tea leaves.
C. Powdered tea leaves. D. Loosely pressed tea leaves.
29. Which innovation was first introduced by the British
A. Tea bags and mugs. B. Tea bowls with handles.
C. Heat-resistant teapots. D. Teapots with top handles.
30. What can we learn from Thomas Sullivan’s story
A. Customers are very creative. B. Innovations are relatively easy.
C. Marketing strategy is critical. D. Good ideas can be born by accident.
31. What is the best title for the text
A. The Development of Tea Sets B. Varieties of Tea Leaves
C. Various Tea-making Methods D. The Spread of Tea Trades
D
In recent years, it seems that we are slowly coming to understand that animals like elephants, monkeys and pigs have not just brains, but complicated inner and social lives thanks to scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds. Yet that awareness hasn’t made itself felt to much greater degree in our closest relationship with animals: at the dinner table.
With Personalities on the Plate, Barbara King asks us to think hard about our meat eating and how we might reduce it. King does not criticize. Instead, she takes us chapter by chapter on a cook’s tour of animals we humans eat, from insects to pigs and dogs, while exploring the latest scientific discoveries about their intelligence and feelings that we humans often wrongly claim uniquely for ourselves.
Built on a mix of firsthand experience and close engagement with the work of scientists, farmers and chefs, Personalities on the Plate has successfully built a case for them as beings that deserve more than a trip down our stomachs. With humor and tales of animals acting as individuals expressing their emotions, Personalities on the Plate takes us on an unforgettable journey through the world of animals we eat.
“This thoughtful book is not about whether we ‘should’ or ‘shouldn’t’ eat meat. Barbara King looks at the range of values and consequences surrounding farming and feasting, and at who we are considering eating,” says Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. “Her book gives me a richer understanding. Her method and passion are effective. I ended the book agreeing that I can — and should — help these creatures and our environment by choosing to eat fewer of them or none at all.”
32. What does the author suggest in the first paragraph
A. Lots of people plan to stop eating meat.
B. Meat consumption should be increased.
C. Scientists should do more to protect animals.
D. Our diet is hardly influenced by our knowledge.
33. What can we know about Personalities on the Plate
A. It openly opposes meat eating. B. It is written by scientists and chefs.
C. It includes humorous and vivid stories. D. It denies animals’ intelligence and feelings.
34. What does Carl Safina say about King’s book
A. Its method is too subjective. B. Its conclusion is convincing.
C. The book is tightly organized. D. The evidences are contradictory.
35. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text
A. To review a book. B. To recommend an author.
C. To promote a diet. D. To advocate animals’ rights.
第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分 12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Bathing in the forest can effectively reduce stress, lower blood pressure and strengthen immune system. Here are some tips on how to harvest these health benefits.
____36____. The ideal place for forest bathing is in a big forest, of course. But if you live far away from one or don’t have the means to get there, any place that has a lot of trees and quiet spaces will do. For example, you can get beneficial effects even from walking in a city park.
Set aside enough time. To get the rewards of forest bathing, plan to spend two to six hours in the woods. ____37____, you can also do shorter walks. But the health benefits won’t be as significant. Therefore, the longer the time in the forest, the better.
Aim to reduce heart rate. Your forest bathing session is a good time to sit or walk or do some gentle tai chi. ____38____. The difference between exercise and forest bathing is that you’re going to move very slowly. Forest bathing is about calming down your nervous system and reducing your heart rate and blood pressure. ____39____, your tiredness will reduce the effect of forest bathing.
Breathe deeply in the forest. This particular breathing exercise benefits on its own outside of the forest environment. ____40____.
A. Sit down and try this exercise
B. If you do too much physical exercise
C. But it’s not the time to do your weekly exercise
D. Find a location where you’re surrounded by a lot of trees
E. You can also get some of the benefits by planting some trees at home
F. If you can’t set aside a good part of your day to wander through the forest
G. But doing it in the forest gives you more health benefits nature has to offer
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Back in 2007, Uruguay had a serious problem with no obvious answer: The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy to power the rapid ____41____.
Then Ramón Méndez Galain, a physicist, started ____42____ different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future. Finally, he wrote a plan that Uruguay could almost entirely ____43____ renewable energy. There would be less ____44____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run.
Méndez Galain’s plan was built around two simple ____45____ about his country. First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____46____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____47____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____48____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.
To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms, Méndez Galain came up with a variation on a(n) ____49____ used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil, in which state owned power plants handled energy generation, while _____50_____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service. Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the _____51_____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and _____52_____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers.
The strategy worked _____53_____ well. Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had _____54_____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s _____55_____ comes from renewable sources.
41. A. decline B. growth C. consumption D. program
42. A. building B. blocking C. repairing D. seeking
43. A. rely on B. find out C. refer to D. give up
44. A. risk B. power C. pollution D. benefit
45. A. facts B. theories C. answers D. principles
46. A. water B. light C. wind D. ice
47. A. tended B. undeveloped C. protected D. limited
48 A. break B. put C. send D. turn
49. A. tool B. software C. image D. approach
50. A. responsible B. weak C. private D. profitable
51. A. public B. opposite C. rich D. powerful
52. A. managing B. selling C. abandoning D. starting
53. A. hardly B. relatively C. unexpectedly D. rarely
54. A. forgotten B. achieved C. apologized D. approved
55. A. income B. food C. supply D. electricity
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。
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who have been working for decades ____56____ (find) ways to use genetic (基因的) material called messenger RNA, or mRNA, to make medicines, have won the 2023 Nobel Prize. They have discovered that changing a chemical building block of mRNA can keep the immune system (免疫系统) ____57____ destroying the material and have enabled it to attack viruses instead.
They published their work in 2005 and their discovery ____58____ (fundamental) changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system. In ____59____ (add), the work sped up vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.
____60____ (speak) to reporters at Pennsylvania University on Monday, Weissman said they had to overcome many difficulties. “But Karikó lit the match ____61____ then we spent more than 20 years figuring out how to get it to work,” Weissman said.
Karikó had to overcome even bigger ____62____ (challenge). She ____63____ (force) to resign from Pennsylvania University and went from one low-paying research job to another and even slept in her office at times. But she never gave up.
The first prize in the category was awarded in 1901. Of the 227 people ____64____ work has been recognized with the prize, Karikó is the ____65____ (thirteen) woman among them.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分 15分）
66. 假定你是明光中学（High School of Brightness）的学生李华。为了解中学生的课间活动情况，《英语周报》正在展开一次读者调查。请你给该报编辑Mike写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.自我介绍；
2.你的经历；
3.你的看法。
注意：1.写作词数应为 80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
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Best regards!
Yours sincerely.
Li Hua
第二节（满分25 分）
67. 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。
“Daddy, I want to ask your permission to study in America,” I said to my father a few months before my graduation from high school. But hardly before I finished, he shouted, “No!”
“But why ” I replied. “If you are worried about money, it will be OK since I have got a scholarship…”
But he refused to give in. At the moment, I didn’t know what to say. For more than two years, I had been working very hard to pass all the necessary examinations. I had not told my father because I wanted to give him a pleasant surprise. I thought he would be very proud of me because it was many of my classmates’ parents’ dream to send their children to study abroad.
“Why do I have to get your permission I am already 18 and I’m not a kid anymore.” I said angrily and rushed to my bedroom, shutting the door violently. Blinded by anger, I found that I could not stay at my hometown any longer. Late that night, I slipped out of the house and decided to take the bus to the railway station to start my own life as far away from my home as possible.
The bus stop was just two blocks away from my home. When I got there, I found that I forgot to take any money with me and missed the last bus. I did not want to go back home, so I sat down on the bench and closed my eyes to have a break.
Suddenly, I was woken up by my phone. I looked around and found the road was deserted and the street was so quiet that I regretted that I had left home in such a hurry. I picked up the phone and answered the phone even without checking the number.
“Have you had a good sleep It’s going to rain. Shall we go home now ”
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
It was my father’s voice!
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I grabbed my bag and hurried to ward him
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