湖南省衡陽市第八中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高三英語上學(xué)期10月月考試題（Word版附解析）

這是一份湖南省衡陽市第八中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高三英語上學(xué)期10月月考試題（Word版附解析），共35頁。試卷主要包含了5分，滿分7等內(nèi)容，歡迎下載使用。
?衡陽市八中2024屆高三第二次月考
英 語
第I卷(選擇題)
第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
所下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1.What did the woman tell the man?
A.Her pencil wasn’t sharp.
B.He could use her extra pen.
C.She didn’t bring the pencil sharpener.
2.Why was the man surprised?
A.The woman was late.
B.The woman arrived early.
C.The woman had to work overtime tonight.
3.When will the speakers discuss the matter again?
A.On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
4. How does Henry feel now?
A.Proud. B.Grateful. C.Tired.
5.What will the speakers do?
A.Keep waiting. B. Go back home. C.Go to another restaurant.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
6.What is the conversation mainly about ?
A.The best social apps.
B.Plans for the weekend.
C.The man’s phone messages.
7.How many people does the man claim to text often?
A.5. B.10. C.60
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
8.What does the man have to do this morning?
A.Treat friends at home.
B. Finish reading a paper.
C.Look after his baby sister.
9.What will the man dot?
ABorrow the woman’s computer.
B. Have the woman visit his friends.
C. Go to the library to finish his paper.
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
10.Why is Jeff at the airport?
A.To see Ryan off. B.To fly to London. C. To meet the woman.
11.Why does Ryan go to Paris?
A.To do business. B.To go sightseeing. C.To receive education.
12.What does Jeff worry about?
A. Ryan may miss his flight.
B.The plane maybe delayed.
C.There’s no time to talk to Daisy.
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
13.What is People You Meet?
A.An office party. B.A radio program. C.A training course.
14.How many people does Mark’s office serve every year?
A.About 100,000. B.About 200,000. C.About 500,000.
15.What do we know about Mark?
A.He is a team leader. B.He was born in London. C.He speaks thirty languages.
16.What do Mark and his co-workers usually do to help visitors?
A.Show them around. B.Plan tours for them. C.Teach them English.
聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。
17.What does the speaker do?
A.A journalist. B.A student. C.A TV host.
18.Where did the speaker visit last year?
A.A university. B.A top college. C.A news agency.
19.Which kind of job does the speaker dislike?
A. The one without change.
B.The one that keeps him busy.
C.The one that needs to be done secretly.
20.What is the speaker going to do after getting the bachelor’s degree?
A.Find a job. B.Continue his study. C.Travel around the country.
第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Planning to get away? Think passport first
If you’re planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go.
Renewing (更新) your passport before it runs out
You can renew your passport up to 9 months before it can no longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later.
Applying for a passport for the first time
Our eligibility (資格) checks mean that it takes at least one week to issue (頒發(fā)) a passport. So make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute, and apply in plenty of time.
Help with your application is just around the corner
Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. It’s convenient and you should receive your passport within 2 weeks.
If you need to apply for or renew a passport, you can either:
Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents.
Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit www.passport.gov.uk
If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. We can’t guarantee to see customers without an appointment.
1. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that ______.
A. passports can be legally used forever
B passports are issued at the last minute
C. application checks take at least one week
D. applications are selected by post office branches
2. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by ______.
A. going to the offices directly
B. making a call for an appointment
C. visiting www.passport.gov.uk for a guarantee
D. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A Certain types of passports. B. Instructions on applying for passports..
C. Advantages of holding passports. D. Different functions of passports
B
I used to fancy myself a pretty good vacationer. But on my family's recent week-long trip to Mexico our first real getaway since the pandemic began—I got mixed up.
The huge difference between the expectations and the realities of travel hit me a few hours after we landed in Cabo SanLucas, Mexico. Driving our rental car to Walmart to buy groceries, we found ourselves stuck in stand-still traffic for over two hours. I comforted myself with the thought that once we arrived, my vacation self would emerge: relaxed, flexible and ready for a surfing followed by a margarita(瑪格麗塔酒) on the beach—while wearing one of several sundresses that had been gathering dust in my closet since 2020.
Readers, I did not.
First, I was defeated by what I will well refer to as “traveler's stomach.” Then, I was scared out of surfing by waves that seemed too messy and powerful for my skills. A chilly fog kept me from unrolling the sundresses I'd carefully packed, and I ended up wrapped in the same sweat-shirt that I wore on the airplane. All seemed ruined.
During the episode, I nearly drove myself crazy by asking constantly, “How can I make this better'? Can I find a different route in the traffic?” But it was just about acceptance: getting into the moment, accepting what it is, and trusting—trusting this may not be the best moment of the vacation, but there can still be good moments of the vacation.
Indeed, I noticed a shift in my mood. At some stage I did drink a margarita. Eventually, I had an enjoyable afternoon of surfing in the sun. But when I fondly remember this vacation now, I more often return to curling up on the hotel couch with my husband, watching “Stranger Things” in sweats; or sitting sand-caked on the beach watching our daughter digging with a local girl. In those small moments, I was simply present. That's what vacation is all about.
4. How did the author feel on her way to Walmart?
A. Relaxed and expectant. B. Upset but hopeful.
C. Disappointed and defeated. D. Delighted but concerned.
5. What prevented the author from wearing the sundress?
A. Sharp stomachache. B. Huge waves.
C. Cold weather. D. Favored sweat-shirts.
6 What can we learn about the author as the vacation went on?
A. She preferred to stay in the hotel.
B. She sought for better enjoyments.
C. She achieved the goals as scheduled.
D. She embraced the imperfect moments.
7. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To share reflections on a trip.
B. To provide advice on a getaway.
C. To promote tourism in Mexico.
D. To inform challenges of a vacation.
C
US astronaut Mae Jemison was only a little girl back in the 1960s. But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.
“That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atantic.“I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.
Fortunately, the past five decades have seen the world becoming a less “absurd” place. From NASA’s first astronaut class in 1959, which was all-male, to its 2013 class, in which half of all eight members were women, we can see how things are changing.
And on March 29,another history was about to be made when an all-female team-Anne McClain and Christina Koch - was scheduled to make an “all-women spacewalk” since all previous spacewalks were done with at least one male astronaut. But that plan was eventually can celled, due to “spacesuit availability”,which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women.
The world is still pretty “absurd” after all.
In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women.According to Atlas Obscura magazine, female astronauts were sometimes asked sexist questions during news conferences - examples include how they would live for a week without makeup, or how they could leave their children behind to go on space missions - when male astronauts were never bothered by such questions.
Hopefully - give it another few decades - we’ll be able to see a world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality. And hopefully, when aliens do come visit one of our space stations,they’ll see humanity the way it should be.
8. Which of the following descriptions fits Mae Jemison?
A. When she was young in 1960s, she knew nothing of the Apollo astronauts.
B. She believed that the aliens thought there was no woman on earth.
C. She found it unfair to see all the Apollo astronauts were men.
D. She wanted to be one of the Apollo astronauts.
9. What happened in NASA according to paragraph 4?
A. The astronauts class which were male became all female in 2013.
B. An all-female team made “all women spacewalk ”plan come true.
C. “All women spacewalk” plan was canceled because of astronauts’ability.
D. The shortage of space suits upset the “all women spacewalk”plan.
10. We can draw the conclusion from the tests that___
A. Women are more competent than men in space tasks.
B. Despite the results, the world’s long-existing biases against women still exists.
C. It is difficult for women not to use makeup for work.
D. Male astronauts never leave children behind to go on space missions.
11. What view did the author hold in the last paragraph?
A. When aliens visit our space stations, they will sce more human beings.
B. He believes that there will be no absurdity about the equality between men and women.
C. The world may become one full of humans and aliens.
D. Our space station will grow fully in another few decades.
D
Not long after the pandemic started, researchers began to document declines in child and adolescence mental health. The numbers are stark.
Hospital emergency room visits spiked for suspected suicide attempts among girls ages 12 to 17,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From February to March 2021, the number jumped by 51 percent compared with the same period during 2019.For boys, the increase was 4 percent Early research from MIT suggested the suicide rate for people aged 10 to 19 increased in 2020, compared with before the pandemic. More recently, CDC provisional data for 2021 showed an increase in the national rate from 2020 to 2021,especially for people ages 15 to 24.
In other research, the CDC found nearly 45 percent of high school students were so constantly sad or hopeless in 2021 that they were unable to engage in regular activities. Almost I in 5 seriously considered suicide, and 9 percent of the teenagers surveyed by the CDC tried to take their lives during the previous 12months. Family upheaval (變故), meanwhile, was widespread, particularly in the early pandemic: Nearly 30percent of students said an adult in their home had lost a job, and 24 percent said they went hungry for a lack of food.
There are no directly comparable per-pandemic studies, but Kathleen Ether. the CDC’s director of the division of adolescent and school health, said student well-being is significantly better for teens who report feeling connected to their schools - a problem for a population that, nationwide, was kept out of them for so long. There is 20 years of research showing that it not only has an impact on how young people do while they’re adolescents, but it has 20-year impacts on all kinds of measures of health, including emotional well-being, suicidality and substance (違禁藥物) use, she said.
It also left many children grieving. More than 230,000 U.S, students under 18 are believed to be mourning the ultimate loss: the death of a parent or primary caregiver in a pandemic-related loss, according to research by the CDC, Imperial College London, Harvard University, Oxford University and the University of Cape Town. In the United States, children of color were hit the hardest, another study found.It estimated that Black and Hispanic children had a higher rate of caregiver loss at nearly twice that of White children.
12. What does the underlined word “spiked” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Accounted. B. Boosted. C. Reduced. D. Accused.
13. What can we infer about the senior students in Paragraph 3?
A. Almost half of the students were too desperate to live normal lives.
B. About 20 percent of the students attempted a suicide previously.
C They became starved due to the unemployment of adults.
D. Family upheaval mainly contributes to their psychological disorders.
14. What do we know about Black and Hispanic children according to the text?
A. Over 230,000 Black and Hispanic students suffered from a family loss by the age of 18.
B. The US white people have so much racial discrimination against them.
C. They may enter the child welfare system after experiencing the death of a parent.
D. They were more likely to lose a caregiver than White, non-Hispanic children.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
The chicken or the egg — which came first? It’s probably one of the most commonly cited paradoxes — a chicken hatches from an egg, so the egg came first, right?___16___The two ideas seem contradictory, and that’s exactly what a paradox is — a problem that seemingly has no definitive solution and can’t be logically solved.
___17___How can work be flexible but maintain structure? How can we switch off if we’re working from home? Two contrasting ideas could cause people stress, but what if we accept the contradiction and change the way we look at it? This is what some experts call the ‘paradox mindset’.
A paradox consists of two realities that exist at the same time — even though that seems impossible. ___18___ For example, embracing change may lead to bum-out, while embracing stability may lead to boredom. Some experts have found the acceptance of both realities and a willingness to embrace them can improve both creativity and productivity by allowing you to navigate a path through the contradictions. ___19___Consider Einstein. The theory of relativity was born out of the paradox that something could be moving and stationary at the same time, depending on perspective.
So, having a ‘paradox mindset’ and accepting the bigger picture may help you better understand problems. It could also make you happier knowing that contradictions exist. As a result, it may lead you to improving your productivity and creativity. ___20___
A. But then what laid the egg?
B. However, some say the chicken came first as it laid the egg.
C. If it worked for Einstein, maybe it could be good for you too.
D. And paradoxes don’t just exist in philosophical debates but also in our daily lives.
E. Studies have found that the application of a paradox can bring enormous benefits.
F. If you embrace just one of those realities and ignore the other, it can cause problems.
G. A 1996 study of geniuses found those thinkers spent time considering opposites and antitheses.
第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
It was a cold, rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she___21___that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.
So here I was,___22___ making the two-hour journey through thick fog. Nothing could be worth this,I thought as I___23___ along the dangerous highway.
Turning down a narrow track, we_____24_____and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens (常青樹)____25____over us.Gradually,the peace and silence of the place began to____26____ my mind.
Then we turned a corner and stopped at the top of the mountain and I was entirely held in___27___. There across fields and valleys were rivers of fully-opened yellow flowers from the light one to the most brilliant. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and___28___ the mountainside in gold.
___29___ occurred to my mind.Who created such beauty? How? When? As we approached the house that stood in the center of the property, we saw a____30____ that read: “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet and Very Little Brain.” The second was:“______31______at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”
As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen that I could____32____ speak.“She changed the world,” I finally said, “one small plant at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the ____33____ of an idea, but she kept at it.”
The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a dream and____34____it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said, “_______35_______yet, start today.”
21. A. asked B. commanded C. insisted D. predicted
22. A. unwillingly B. undoubtedly C. unknowingly D. unexpectedly
23. A. walked B. inched C. wandered D. fled
24. A. pulled over B. stepped down C. looked up D. turned off
25. A. greeted B. flowed C. reached D. towered
26. A. admit B. fill C. control D. read
27. A. amazement B. curiosity C. amusement D. confusion
28. A. pushed B. moved C. swung D. bathed
29. A. Doubts B. Ideas C. Questions D. Requests
30. A. signal B. symbol C. symptom D. sign
31. A. Each B. Some C. One D. That
32. A. surely B. barely C. mostly D. instantly
33. A. beginning B. intention C. ending D. absence
34. A. set off B. worked out C. set down D. worked at
35. A. Later B. Better C. Happier D. Harder
第二節(jié)(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
The growing popularity of precooked food in China - also known as the ready-meals industry - has made___36___a capital darling. In the world’s second-largest economy, the market for pre-prepared dishes has been mainly driven by caterers. But a shift from restaurants to family dining tables in the past two years, ___37___(bring) pre-made food to the mass consumer market rapidly,
“Pre-prepared dishes meet the ___38___ (prefer) of anew generation of consumers for healthier and more distinctive meals.” According to a report, China’s pre-prepared dishes market generated about 550billion yuan in 2021, with an___39___(expect) compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent over the next 5years.
As a new capital darling the pre-cooking industry is attracting cross-sector investment from companies outside the food industry. In mid-July, ___40___founder of a financial technology company called Qudian,LuoMin, ranked atop the e-commerce sales board by selling pre-made dishes on TikTok China, known as Douyin, ___41___(use) his personal account. It generated 252 million yuan worth of sales in a single session, more than ___42___it was last year.
However, the quality of pre-made dishes in the market remains___43___(even),with problem related to the lack of detailed labeling on such products, as well as difficulties in logistics and distribution.
___44___advance notice, the use of pre-prepared dishes by restaurants___45___(replace) those prepared on-site by a chef was harmful to consumers’ rights to information and choice. With the rapid development of the pre-cooking market, relevant regulations are needed to promote industry standardization
第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)
第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(滿分15分)
46. 假定你是高三學(xué)生李華，你校英語報即將舉辦題為“Improving Our Handwriting”的征文活動。請你寫一篇短文參賽，內(nèi)容包括：
1.好的書寫的益處;
2.改進(jìn)書寫的技巧
注意：
1.詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;
2.可適當(dāng)增加情節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二節(jié)(滿分25分)
47. 閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
The emergency doctor stood at the foot of my husband’s hospital bed, holding the test results and a diagnosis--Leukemia. He said to my husband, “We’ll move you to the leukemia floor. You’ll be here at least a month.
A month! How were we going to struggle for a month? It was March. The end of a school year was approaching. My days with my high school students were limited. How could I prepare four weeks of lessor plans and hand them over to a substitute teacher? A month! Could we afford being in the hospital that long! Our insurance was good, but we’d still have to pay our part of the medical expenses. My meals wouldn’t be covered, and parking was so expensive! My head couldn’t do the math. I drove home, filled with countless worries.
The next morning, I packed the car with everything needed for our hospital stay and headed to school to see my students, Because we live in a small community, they would have heard about my husband’s diagnosis. I would assure them that my husband would be fine, and that I would be fine, too. I’d encourage them to be their best selves for the substitute -and for me- while I was on family leave.
When I entered my classroom, the chatter stopped. I could feel my students assess me as I walked to the front of the room, so I put on a smile and continued to my podium(講臺). Sitting on top was a green envelope with “Mrs. Sargent” written on it. I looked over the frames of my glasses at twenty-eight faces some smiling, some trying to resist. “What is this?” I asked. I picked up the envelope, and continued. “You guys…”
注意
1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右：
2.請按如下格式作答。
When I opened the envelope, coins and dollar bills fell out-fives, tens, twenties.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As an adult in the room, I felt guilty and unwilling to accept these teenagers’ hard-earned money, but I decided to accept it.
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衡陽市八中2024屆高三第二次月考
英語
第I卷(選擇題)
第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
所下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1.What did the woman tell the man?
A.Her pencil wasn’t sharp.
B.He could use her extra pen.
C.She didn’t bring the pencil sharpener.
2.Why was the man surprised?
A.The woman was late.
B.The woman arrived early.
C.The woman had to work overtime tonight.
3.When will the speakers discuss the matter again?
A.On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
4. How does Henry feel now?
A.Proud. B.Grateful. C.Tired.
5.What will the speakers do?
A.Keep waiting. B. Go back home. C.Go to another restaurant.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
6.What is the conversation mainly about ?
AThe best social apps.
B.Plans for the weekend.
C.The man’s phone messages.
7.How many people does the man claim to text often?
A.5. B.10. C.60
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
8.What does the man have to do this morning?
A.Treat friends at home.
B. Finish reading a paper.
C.Look after his baby sister.
9.What will the man dot?
A.Borrow the woman’s computer.
B. Have the woman visit his friends.
C. Go to the library to finish his paper.
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
10.Why is Jeff at the airport?
A.To see Ryan off. B.To fly to London. C. To meet the woman.
11.Why does Ryan go to Paris?
A.To do business. B.To go sightseeing. C.To receive education.
12.What does Jeff worry about?
A. Ryan may miss his flight.
B.The plane maybe delayed.
C.There’s no time to talk to Daisy.
聽下面一段對話，回答以下小題。
13What is People You Meet?
A.An office party. B.A radio program. C.A training course.
14How many people does Mark’s office serve every year?
A.About 100,000. B.About 200,000. C.About 500,000.
15.What do we know about Mark?
A.He is a team leader. B.He was born in London. C.He speaks thirty languages.
16.What do Mark and his co-workers usually do to help visitors?
A.Show them around. B.Plan tours for them. C.Teach them English.
聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。
17.What does the speaker do?
A.A journalist. B.A student. C.A TV host.
18.Where did the speaker visit last year?
A.A university. B.A top college. C.A news agency.
19.Which kind of job does the speaker dislike?
A. The one without change.
B.The one that keeps him busy.
C.The one that needs to be done secretly.
20.What is the speaker going to do after getting the bachelor’s degree?
A.Find a job. B.Continue his study. C.Travel around the country.
第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Planning to get away? Think passport first
If you’re planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go.
Renewing (更新) your passport before it runs out
You can renew your passport up to 9 months before it can no longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later.
Applying for a passport for the first time
Our eligibility (資格) checks mean that it takes at least one week to issue (頒發(fā)) a passport. So make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute, and apply in plenty of time.
Help with your application is just around the corner
Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. It’s convenient and you should receive your passport within 2 weeks.
If you need to apply for or renew a passport, you can either:
Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents.
Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit www.passport.gov.uk
If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. We can’t guarantee to see customers without an appointment.
1. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that ______.
A. passports can be legally used forever
B. passports are issued at the last minute
C. application checks take at least one week
D. applications are selected by post office branches
2. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by ______.
A. going to the offices directly
B. making a call for an appointment
C. visiting www.passport.gov.uk for a guarantee
D. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Certain types of passports. B. Instructions on applying for passports..
C. Advantages of holding passports. D. Different functions of passports
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了申請護(hù)照時的一些注意事項和相關(guān)信息。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Applying for a passport for the first time部分“Our eligibility (資格) checks mean that it takes at least one week to issue (頒發(fā)) a passport.”(我們的資格審查意味著簽發(fā)護(hù)照至少需要一周的時間。)可知，你需要知道，當(dāng)你第一次申請護(hù)照時，申請審核至少需要一個星期。故選C。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices.”(如有緊急需要，請致電0870 521 0410到我們的辦事處預(yù)約)可知，你可以通過打電話預(yù)約來滿足你的緊急需要。故選B。
【3題詳解】
主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了申請護(hù)照時的一些注意事項和相關(guān)信息，B項“Instructions on applying for passports(申請護(hù)照須知)”是本文主題。故選B。
B
I used to fancy myself a pretty good vacationer. But on my family's recent week-long trip to Mexico our first real getaway since the pandemic began—I got mixed up.
The huge difference between the expectations and the realities of travel hit me a few hours after we landed in Cabo SanLucas, Mexico. Driving our rental car to Walmart to buy groceries, we found ourselves stuck in stand-still traffic for over two hours. I comforted myself with the thought that once we arrived, my vacation self would emerge: relaxed, flexible and ready for a surfing followed by a margarita(瑪格麗塔酒) on the beach—while wearing one of several sundresses that had been gathering dust in my closet since 2020.
Readers, I did not.
First, I was defeated by what I will well refer to as “traveler's stomach.” Then, I was scared out of surfing by waves that seemed too messy and powerful for my skills. A chilly fog kept me from unrolling the sundresses I'd carefully packed, and I ended up wrapped in the same sweat-shirt that I wore on the airplane. All seemed ruined.
During the episode, I nearly drove myself crazy by asking constantly, “How can I make this better'? Can I find a different route in the traffic?” But it was just about acceptance: getting into the moment, accepting what it is, and trusting—trusting this may not be the best moment of the vacation, but there can still be good moments of the vacation.
Indeed, I noticed a shift in my mood. At some stage I did drink a margarita. Eventually, I had an enjoyable afternoon of surfing in the sun. But when I fondly remember this vacation now, I more often return to curling up on the hotel couch with my husband, watching “Stranger Things” in sweats; or sitting sand-caked on the beach watching our daughter digging with a local girl. In those small moments, I was simply present. That's what vacation is all about.
4. How did the author feel on her way to Walmart?
A. Relaxed and expectant. B. Upset but hopeful.
C. Disappointed and defeated. D. Delighted but concerned.
5. What prevented the author from wearing the sundress?
A. Sharp stomachache. B. Huge waves.
C. Cold weather. D. Favored sweat-shirts.
6. What can we learn about the author as the vacation went on?
A. She preferred to stay in the hotel.
B. She sought for better enjoyments.
C. She achieved the goals as scheduled.
D. She embraced the imperfect moments.
7. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To share reflections on a trip.
B. To provide advice on a getaway.
C. To promote tourism in Mexico.
D. To inform challenges of a vacation.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。主要分享了作者在疫情期間一次不太美妙的旅行經(jīng)歷。
【4題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Driving our rental car to Walmart to buy groceries, we found ourselves stuck in stand-still traffic for over two hours. I comforted myself with the thought that once we arrived, my vacation self would emerge: relaxed, flexible and ready for a surfing followed by a margarita(瑪格麗塔酒) on the beach（我們開著租來的車去沃爾瑪買食品雜貨，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被堵住了兩個多小時。我安慰自己，以為一旦我們到達(dá)，我的假期就會自己浮現(xiàn)出來：放松、靈活，準(zhǔn)備好沖浪，然后在海灘上喝一杯瑪格麗塔酒）”可知，作者因為堵車心情沮喪，但同時對于即將到來的假期充滿了希望，故選擇B項。
【5題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“A chilly fog kept me from unrolling the sundresses I'd carefully packed, and I ended up wrapped in the same sweat-shirt that I wore on the airplane.（寒冷的霧氣使我無法展開我精心打包的背心裙，最后我穿著和在飛機(jī)上穿的一樣的汗衫。）”可知，作者因為寒冷的天氣而未能穿上背心裙，故選擇C項。
【6題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中“But it was just about acceptance: getting into the moment, accepting what it is, and trusting—trusting this may not be the best moment of the vacation, but there can still be good moments of the vacation.（但這只是一種接受：進(jìn)入當(dāng)下，接受現(xiàn)實，相信——相信——這可能不是假期中最好的時刻，但假期中仍有美好的時刻。）”可知，旅行繼續(xù)時，作者接受了這些不完美的時刻，故選擇D項。
【7題詳解】
推理判斷題。結(jié)合全文以及文章的第一段“I used to fancy myself a pretty good vacationer. But on my family's recent week-long trip to Mexico our first real getaway since the pandemic began—I got mixed up.（我以前以為自己是個很好的度假者。但在我的家人最近為期一周的墨西哥之行中，這是疫情爆發(fā)以來我們第一次真正的度假——我被搞糊涂了。）”可知，本文的主要目的在于分享自己在疫情爆發(fā)后的一次旅行中的感想，故選擇A項。
C
US astronaut Mae Jemison was only a little girl back in the 1960s. But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.
“That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atantic.“I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.
Fortunately, the past five decades have seen the world becoming a less “absurd” place. From NASA’s first astronaut class in 1959, which was all-male, to its 2013 class, in which half of all eight members were women, we can see how things are changing.
And on March 29,another history was about to be made when an all-female team-Anne McClain and Christina Koch - was scheduled to make an “all-women spacewalk” since all previous spacewalks were done with at least one male astronaut. But that plan was eventually can celled, due to “spacesuit availability”,which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women.
The world is still pretty “absurd” after all.
In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women.According to Atlas Obscura magazine, female astronauts were sometimes asked sexist questions during news conferences - examples include how they would live for a week without makeup, or how they could leave their children behind to go on space missions - when male astronauts were never bothered by such questions.
Hopefully - give it another few decades - we’ll be able to see a world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality. And hopefully, when aliens do come visit one of our space stations,they’ll see humanity the way it should be.
8. Which of the following descriptions fits Mae Jemison?
A. When she was young in 1960s, she knew nothing of the Apollo astronauts.
B. She believed that the aliens thought there was no woman on earth.
C. She found it unfair to see all the Apollo astronauts were men.
D. She wanted to be one of the Apollo astronauts.
9. What happened in NASA according to paragraph 4?
A. The astronauts class which were male became all female in 2013.
B. An all-female team made “all women spacewalk ”plan come true.
C. “All women spacewalk” plan was canceled because of astronauts’ability.
D. The shortage of space suits upset the “all women spacewalk”plan.
10. We can draw the conclusion from the tests that___
A. Women are more competent than men in space tasks.
B. Despite the results, the world’s long-existing biases against women still exists.
C. It is difficult for women not to use makeup for work.
D. Male astronauts never leave children behind to go on space missions.
11. What view did the author hold in the last paragraph?
A. When aliens visit our space stations, they will sce more human beings.
B. He believes that there will be no absurdity about the equality between men and women.
C. The world may become one full of humans and aliens.
D. Our space station will grow fully in another few decades.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. B
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。從美國女宇航員梅?杰米森的視角，簡述了宇航員從只有男宇航員到現(xiàn)在有女宇航員這一轉(zhuǎn)變，但依然存在的對女宇航員的偏見，作者相信未來的世界是一個在性別平等方面完全擺脫荒謬的世界。
【8題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.(但是，當(dāng)她在電視上看到阿波羅號的宇航員們進(jìn)入太空時，她知道他們有些奇怪:他們都是男人——沒有女人。)”可知梅·杰米森對阿波羅號的宇航員是有所了解的，并不是一無所知，故A項不符合題意；根據(jù)第二段的最后一句““I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.(“我只是在想，外星人真的會認(rèn)為這就是人類的全部嗎?”)”可知梅·杰米森認(rèn)為外星人不會相信地球上只有男性，故B選項不符合題意；根據(jù)第一段的最后一句“They were all men-no women could be seen.(他們都是男人——沒有女人)”及第二段““That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atantic.“I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.(“這是世界上最荒謬的事情，”杰米森曾經(jīng)告訴《大西洋月刊》(the atlantic)，她自己現(xiàn)在也是一名宇航員。“我只是在想，外星人真的會認(rèn)為這就是人類的全部嗎?”)” 可知梅?杰米森認(rèn)為阿波羅號的宇航員們都是男性是非常不公平，故C選項符合題意；D選項的表述在文章中沒有表述和體現(xiàn)。綜上所述，故選C。
【9題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的最后一句“But that plan was eventually can celled, due to “spacesuit availability”, which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women.(但由于“航天服可用性”的原因，這一計劃最終無法實現(xiàn)，這意味著美國宇航局沒有兩套適合女性的航天服。)”可知由于航天服短缺的原因，女宇航員團(tuán)隊進(jìn)入太空的計劃被取消了。故選D。
【10題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章整體結(jié)構(gòu)可知文章的倒數(shù)第二段是一個轉(zhuǎn)折段，也是文章表述的重點之所在，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的前兩句“In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women.( 事實上，長期以來的測試證明，在太空任務(wù)方面，女性的能力并不遜于男性。但顯然，測試結(jié)果不足以消除世界上長期存在的對女性的偏見)”可推知雖然女性的能力并不遜于男性，但這不足以消除世界上長期存在的對女性的偏見。故選B。
【11題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的第一句“Hopefully - give it another few decades - we’ll be able to see a world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality.( 希望是——再給它幾十年——我們能看到一個在性別平等方面完全擺脫荒謬的世界。)”可知作者相信未來的世界是一個在性別平等方面完全擺脫荒謬的世界。故選B。
D
Not long after the pandemic started, researchers began to document declines in child and adolescence mental health. The numbers are stark.
Hospital emergency room visits spiked for suspected suicide attempts among girls ages 12 to 17,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From February to March 2021, the number jumped by 51 percent compared with the same period during 2019.For boys, the increase was 4 percent Early research from MIT suggested the suicide rate for people aged 10 to 19 increased in 2020, compared with before the pandemic. More recently, CDC provisional data for 2021 showed an increase in the national rate from 2020 to 2021,especially for people ages 15 to 24.
In other research, the CDC found nearly 45 percent of high school students were so constantly sad or hopeless in 2021 that they were unable to engage in regular activities. Almost I in 5 seriously considered suicide, and 9 percent of the teenagers surveyed by the CDC tried to take their lives during the previous 12months. Family upheaval (變故), meanwhile, was widespread, particularly in the early pandemic: Nearly 30percent of students said an adult in their home had lost a job, and 24 percent said they went hungry for a lack of food.
There are no directly comparable per-pandemic studies, but Kathleen Ether. the CDC’s director of the division of adolescent and school health, said student well-being is significantly better for teens who report feeling connected to their schools - a problem for a population that, nationwide, was kept out of them for so long. There is 20 years of research showing that it not only has an impact on how young people do while they’re adolescents, but it has 20-year impacts on all kinds of measures of health, including emotional well-being, suicidality and substance (違禁藥物) use, she said.
It also left many children grieving. More than 230,000 U.S, students under 18 are believed to be mourning the ultimate loss: the death of a parent or primary caregiver in a pandemic-related loss, according to research by the CDC, Imperial College London, Harvard University, Oxford University and the University of Cape Town. In the United States, children of color were hit the hardest, another study found.It estimated that Black and Hispanic children had a higher rate of caregiver loss at nearly twice that of White children.
12. What does the underlined word “spiked” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Accounted. B. Boosted. C. Reduced. D. Accused.
13. What can we infer about the senior students in Paragraph 3?
A. Almost half of the students were too desperate to live normal lives.
B. About 20 percent of the students attempted a suicide previously.
C. They became starved due to the unemployment of adults.
D. Family upheaval mainly contributes to their psychological disorders.
14. What do we know about Black and Hispanic children according to the text?
A. Over 230,000 Black and Hispanic students suffered from a family loss by the age of 18.
B. The US white people have so much racial discrimination against them.
C. They may enter the child welfare system after experiencing the death of a parent.
D. They were more likely to lose a caregiver than White, non-Hispanic children.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了疫情以來兒童和青少年心理健康狀況日漸嚴(yán)重。
【12題詳解】
詞句猜測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞下文“From February to March 2021, the number jumped by 51 percent compared with the same period during 2019.For boys, the increase was 4 percent Early research from MIT suggested the suicide rate for people aged 10 to 19 increased in 2020, compared with before the pandemic. More recently, CDC provisional data for 2021 showed an increase in the national rate from 2020 to 2021,especially for people ages 15 to 24.(從2021年2月到3月，這一數(shù)字比2019年同期增長了51%。對于男孩來說，增長了4%。麻省理工學(xué)院的早期研究表明，與疫情前相比，2020年10至19歲人群的自殺率有所上升。最近，疾病預(yù)防控制中心2021年的臨時數(shù)據(jù)顯示，從2020年到2021年，全國發(fā)病率有所上升，尤其是15至24歲的人群。)”可知，12歲至17歲的女孩因疑似自殺未遂而去醫(yī)院急診室的人數(shù)激增?？赏茢喑鰟澗€單詞的意思和“增長”相關(guān)。選項A“Accounted (解釋)”；選項B“Boosted (增加)”；選項C“Reduced (減少)”；選項D“Accused (控告)”。故選B。
【13題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“Family upheaval(變故), meanwhile, was widespread, particularly in the early pandemic: Nearly 30percent of students said an adult in their home had lost a job, and 24 percent said they went hungry for a lack of food.(與此同時，家庭動蕩普遍存在，特別是在疫情早期：近30%的學(xué)生表示，他們家中有一位成年人失業(yè)，24%的學(xué)生表示，他們因缺乏食物而挨餓。)”可知，有24%的學(xué)生表示，他們因缺乏食物而挨餓。故選C。
【14題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“In the United States, children of color were hit the hardest, another study found. It estimated that Black and Hispanic children had a higher rate of caregiver loss at nearly twice that of White children.(另一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，在美國，有色人種兒童受到的打擊最大。據(jù)估計，黑人和西班牙裔兒童失去照顧者的比率較高，幾乎是白人兒童的兩倍。)”可推斷出，黑人和西班牙裔兒童比白人和非西班牙裔兒童失去照顧者的比率更高。故選D。
【15題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Not long after the pandemic started, researchers began to document declines in child and adolescence mental health. The numbers are stark.(在疫情開始后不久，研究人員開始記錄兒童和青少年心理健康狀況的下降。這些數(shù)字很明顯。)”以及全文內(nèi)容可知，本篇文章和兒童和青少年心理健康有關(guān)。由此可知，這篇文章可能會出現(xiàn)在報紙的健康專欄。故選B。
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
The chicken or the egg — which came first? It’s probably one of the most commonly cited paradoxes — a chicken hatches from an egg, so the egg came first, right?___16___The two ideas seem contradictory, and that’s exactly what a paradox is — a problem that seemingly has no definitive solution and can’t be logically solved.
___17___How can work be flexible but maintain structure? How can we switch off if we’re working from home? Two contrasting ideas could cause people stress, but what if we accept the contradiction and change the way we look at it? This is what some experts call the ‘paradox mindset’.
A paradox consists of two realities that exist at the same time — even though that seems impossible. ___18___ For example, embracing change may lead to bum-out, while embracing stability may lead to boredom. Some experts have found the acceptance of both realities and a willingness to embrace them can improve both creativity and productivity by allowing you to navigate a path through the contradictions. ___19___Consider Einstein. The theory of relativity was born out of the paradox that something could be moving and stationary at the same time, depending on perspective.
So, having a ‘paradox mindset’ and accepting the bigger picture may help you better understand problems. It could also make you happier knowing that contradictions exist. As a result, it may lead you to improving your productivity and creativity. ___20___
A. But then what laid the egg?
B. However, some say the chicken came first as it laid the egg.
C. If it worked for Einstein, maybe it could be good for you too.
D. And paradoxes don’t just exist in philosophical debates but also in our daily lives.
E. Studies have found that the application of a paradox can bring enormous benefits.
F. If you embrace just one of those realities and ignore the other, it can cause problems.
G. A 1996 study of geniuses found those thinkers spent time considering opposites and antitheses.
【答案】16. A 17. D 18. F 19. G 20. C
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇說明文。悖論不僅存在于哲學(xué)辯論中，也存在于我們的日常生活中，接受“悖論觀念”可以提高生產(chǎn)力和創(chuàng)造力。
【16題詳解】
根據(jù)前文“The chicken or the egg — which came first? It’s probably one of the most commonly cited paradoxes — a chicken hatches from an egg, so the egg came first, right?(先有雞還是先有蛋？這可能是最常被引用的悖論之一——雞是從蛋里孵出來的，所以先有蛋，對吧？)”可知，此處是討論先有雞還是先有蛋的問題，所以選項A“那是什么下的蛋呢？”切合文意。故選A。
【17題詳解】
根據(jù)后文“How can work be flexible but maintain structure? How can we switch off if we’re working from home?(如何在保持工作結(jié)構(gòu)的同時保持工作的靈活性？如果我們在家工作，我們怎么才算下班呢？)”可知，此處是指悖論也存在于日常生活中，所以選項D“悖論不僅存在于哲學(xué)辯論中，也存在于我們的日常生活中?！鼻泻衔囊?。故選D。
【18題詳解】
根據(jù)后文“For example, embracing change may lead to bum-out, while embracing stability may lead to boredom.(例如，擁抱變化可能會導(dǎo)致倦怠，而擁抱穩(wěn)定可能會導(dǎo)致無聊)”和前文“A paradox consists of two realities that exist at the same time — even though that seems impossible.(悖論是由同時存在的兩種現(xiàn)實構(gòu)成的——盡管這似乎是不可能的)”可知，此處是講如果只選擇悖論的一面就會帶來問題，所以選項F“如果你只接受其中一種現(xiàn)實而忽視另一種，就會引發(fā)問題?！鼻泻衔囊狻９蔬xF。
【19題詳解】
根據(jù)后文“Consider Einstein. The theory of relativity was born out of the paradox that something could be moving and stationary at the same time, depending on perspective.(想想愛因斯坦。相對論誕生于一個悖論，即某物可以同時處于運動和靜止?fàn)顟B(tài)，這取決于觀察角度)”和前文“Some experts have found the acceptance of both realities and a willingness to embrace them can improve both creativity and productivity by allowing you to navigate a path through the contradictions.(一些專家發(fā)現(xiàn)，接受這兩種現(xiàn)實并愿意接受它們，可以讓你在矛盾中找到一條路，從而提高創(chuàng)造力和生產(chǎn)力)”可知，此處是講天才往往會接受悖論，并激發(fā)出無窮的創(chuàng)造力和生產(chǎn)力，所以選項G“1996年一項針對天才的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，這些思考者會花時間思考對立面和對照面。”切合文意。故選G。
【20題詳解】
根據(jù)前文“So, having a ‘paradox mindset’ and accepting the bigger picture may help you better understand problems. It could also make you happier knowing that contradictions exist. As a result, it may lead you to improving your productivity and creativity.(因此，擁有“悖論觀念”并接受更大的圖景可能會幫助你更好地理解問題。知道矛盾的存在也會讓你更快樂。因此，它可能會導(dǎo)致你提高你的生產(chǎn)力和創(chuàng)造力)”可知，此處是指接受“悖論觀念”會給人帶來好處，所以選項C“如果它對愛因斯坦有效，也許對你也有好處?！鼻泻衔囊?。故選C。
第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
It was a cold, rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she___21___that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.
So here I was,___22___ making the two-hour journey through thick fog. Nothing could be worth this,I thought as I___23___ along the dangerous highway.
Turning down a narrow track, we_____24_____and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens (常青樹)____25____over us.Gradually,the peace and silence of the place began to____26____ my mind.
Then we turned a corner and stopped at the top of the mountain and I was entirely held in___27___. There across fields and valleys were rivers of fully-opened yellow flowers from the light one to the most brilliant. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and___28___ the mountainside in gold.
___29___ occurred to my mind.Who created such beauty? How? When? As we approached the house that stood in the center of the property, we saw a____30____ that read: “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet and Very Little Brain.” The second was:“______31______at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”
As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen that I could____32____ speak.“She changed the world,” I finally said, “one small plant at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the ____33____ of an idea, but she kept at it.”
The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a dream and____34____it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said, “_______35_______yet, start today.”
21. A. asked B. commanded C. insisted D. predicted
22. A. unwillingly B. undoubtedly C. unknowingly D. unexpectedly
23. A. walked B. inched C. wandered D. fled
24. A. pulled over B. stepped down C. looked up D. turned off
25 A. greeted B. flowed C. reached D. towered
26. A. admit B. fill C. control D. read
27. A. amazement B. curiosity C. amusement D. confusion
28. A. pushed B. moved C. swung D. bathed
29. A. Doubts B. Ideas C. Questions D. Requests
30. A. signal B. symbol C. symptom D. sign
31. A. Each B. Some C. One D. That
32. A. surely B. barely C. mostly D. instantly
33. A. beginning B. intention C. ending D. absence
34. A. set off B. worked out C. set down D. worked at
35. A. Later B. Better C. Happier D. Harder
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】本文為記敘文。作者跟女兒來到山頂，看到滿山的鮮花，作者被眼前的景色驚呆了。得知這是一位女士多年努力的結(jié)果，作者感受頗深：如果我有一個夢想，并為之努力，每天努力一點，我會取得什么樣的成就呢?。
【21題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但她堅持要我來看山頂上的東西。A. asked問；B. commanded命令的；C. insisted堅持；D. predicted預(yù)測的。根據(jù)上文的“...I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to ...”和空格前的but可知，肯定是女兒的堅持才讓作者跟女兒去山頂。再由下文的come可知，come前面省略了should，所以空格處應(yīng)該用command或insist，根據(jù)作者和女兒的身份關(guān)系以及句意，此處不能用command。故選C項。
【22題詳解】
考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：所以我來到這里，不情愿地在濃霧中進(jìn)行兩小時的旅行。A. unwillingly不情愿；B. undoubtedly毫無疑問；C. unknowingly不知不覺地；D. unexpectedly出乎意料地。根據(jù)下文的“Nothing could be worth this, I thought as I　　3 along the dangerous highway.”可知，作者是不情愿來這兒的。故選A項。
【23題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我在危險的高速公路上緩慢前行時，我想，沒有什么值得這樣做了。A. walked步行；B. inched緩慢移動；C. wandered游蕩；D. fled逃離。根據(jù)下文的“the dangerous highway”可知，作者在路上開得很慢。故選B項。
【24題詳解】
考查動詞短語辨析。句意：我們拐進(jìn)一條狹窄的小路，把車停在路邊，下了車。A. pulled over靠邊停車；B. stepped down走下；C. looked up抬起頭來；D. turned off關(guān)閉。根據(jù)下文的“got out”可知，作者把車停下了。故選A項。
【25題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：巨大的墨綠色常青樹高聳在我們頭頂。A. greeted打招呼；B. flowed流動；C. reached到達(dá)；D. towered高于。根據(jù)句意和下文的“over us”可知，這些樹是高聳在我們頭頂上。故選D項。
【26題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：漸漸地，這個地方的平靜和寂靜開始充斥著我的腦海。A. admit承認(rèn)；B. fill填充；C. control控制；D. read讀取。根據(jù)句意和空格后的my mind可知，此處是指這個地方的平靜和寂靜開始充斥著我的腦海。故選B項。
【27題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：然后我們拐了個彎，停在山頂上，我完全被驚呆了。A. amazement驚訝；B. curiosity好奇心；C. amusement娛樂；D. confusion混亂。根據(jù)下一句“There across fields and valleys were rivers of fully-opened yellow flowers from the light one to the most brilliant. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and　　　8　　　　 the mountainside in gold.”可知，作者被這兒的景色驚呆了。故選A項。
【28題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：看起來就像太陽翻了過來，把山腰沐浴在金色之中。A. pushed推動；B. moved移動；C. swung擺動；D. bathed沐浴。根據(jù)上文的“tip over”和下文的“in gold”可知，此處指山坡被罩在陽光里。故選D項。
【29題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我的腦子里出現(xiàn)了一些問題。A. Doubts疑問；B. Ideas想法；C. Questions問題；D. Requests請求。根據(jù)下文的“Who created such beauty? How? When? ”可知，作者腦中出現(xiàn)了一些問題。故選C項。
【30題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我們走近位于莊園中心的房子時，看到一塊牌子上寫著：“我知道你們在問的問題的答案?！盇. signal信號；B. symbol符號；C. symptom癥狀；D. sign標(biāo)牌。根據(jù)空格后的“... that read: ‘Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.’”可知，此處說的應(yīng)該是標(biāo)牌上的內(nèi)容。故選D項。
【31題詳解】
考查限定詞詞義辨析。句意：第二個（答案）是：“一次一個”。A. Each每個；B. Some一些；C. One一個；D. That那個。根據(jù)下一段的“one small plant at a time.”可知，此處指的是每次種一棵。故選C項。
【32題詳解】
考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：在開車回家的路上，我被眼前的景象感動得幾乎說不出話來。A. surely當(dāng)然；B. barely幾乎不；C. mostly主要地；D. instantly立即。根據(jù)上文的“As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen that…”可知，此處指的是作者感動得幾乎說不出話來。故選B項。
【33題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：她大約在40年前就開始了，可能開始只是一個想法，但她堅持了下來。A. beginning開始；B. intention意圖；C. ending結(jié)束；D. absence缺席。根據(jù)句意和句中的“started”以及“kept at it”可知，此處指的是可能開始只是一個想法，但她堅持了下來。故選A項。
【34題詳解】
考查動詞短語辨析。句意：“想象一下，”我說，“如果我有一個夢想，并為之努力，每天努力一點，我會取得什么樣的成就呢?”A. set off出發(fā)；B. worked out制定；C. set down放下；D. worked at致力于。句中的it指的是上文的“dream,work at the dream”指的是為夢想而努力。故選D項。
【35題詳解】
考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：“明天開始，”她說，“今天就開始更好?！盇. Later稍后；B. Better好的；C. Happier快樂的；D. Harder困難的。根據(jù)上文的“Start tomorrow”和空格后的“start today”可知，此處是說今天開始更好，所以應(yīng)該用better yet（更好的是）。故選B項。
第二節(jié)(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
The growing popularity of precooked food in China - also known as the ready-meals industry - has made___36___a capital darling. In the world’s second-largest economy, the market for pre-prepared dishes has been mainly driven by caterers. But a shift from restaurants to family dining tables in the past two years, ___37___(bring) pre-made food to the mass consumer market rapidly,
“Pre-prepared dishes meet the ___38___ (prefer) of anew generation of consumers for healthier and more distinctive meals.” According to a report, China’s pre-prepared dishes market generated about 550billion yuan in 2021, with an___39___(expect) compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent over the next 5years.
As a new capital darling the pre-cooking industry is attracting cross-sector investment from companies outside the food industry. In mid-July, ___40___founder of a financial technology company called Qudian,LuoMin, ranked atop the e-commerce sales board by selling pre-made dishes on TikTok China, known as Douyin, ___41___(use) his personal account. It generated 252 million yuan worth of sales in a single session, more than ___42___it was last year.
However, the quality of pre-made dishes in the market remains___43___(even),with problem related to the lack of detailed labeling on such products, as well as difficulties in logistics and distribution.
___44___advance notice, the use of pre-prepared dishes by restaurants___45___(replace) those prepared on-site by a chef was harmful to consumers’ rights to information and choice. With the rapid development of the pre-cooking market, relevant regulations are needed to promote industry standardization
【答案】36. it 37. has brought
38. preferences
39. expected
40. the 41. using
42. what 43. uneven
44. Without
45. to replace
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】這是一篇記敘文。預(yù)制菜已經(jīng)成為如今的熱門話題之一，文章對預(yù)制菜的現(xiàn)狀進(jìn)行了介紹了分析，而預(yù)制菜市場的快速發(fā)展，也需要相關(guān)法規(guī)的跟進(jìn)。
【36題詳解】
考查代詞。句意：在中國，預(yù)制食品——又稱即食食品行業(yè)——越來越受歡迎，已經(jīng)成為資本的寵兒。分析句子可知，該句的主語是The growing popularity即預(yù)制菜逐漸增加的受歡迎度，謂語動詞為使役動詞has made，空處需要賓語，而a capital darling則是賓語補(bǔ)足語，結(jié)合句意推知，這里要表達(dá)預(yù)制菜逐漸受到歡迎這一事實使得預(yù)制菜成為了資本的寵兒，應(yīng)用代詞it指代已經(jīng)提到的pre-cooked food。故填it。
【37題詳解】
考查時態(tài)。句意：但在過去兩年中，從餐廳到家庭餐桌的轉(zhuǎn)變，迅速將預(yù)制菜推向了大眾消費市場。分析句子可知，句中使用了時間狀語in the past two years，表明動作發(fā)生于過去并持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，符合現(xiàn)在完成時have/has+過去分詞，且主語a shift為第三人稱單數(shù)。故填has brought。
【38題詳解】
考查名詞。句意：預(yù)制菜滿足了新一代消費者對更健康、更有特色餐飲的偏好?？仗幾髦^語動詞meet的賓語，需要名詞，此處指“滿足了偏好”，of后接的內(nèi)容為偏好的具體內(nèi)容，顯然不是單一內(nèi)容，要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填preferences。
【39題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：報道稱，2021年中國預(yù)制菜市場的收入約為5500億元人民幣，預(yù)計未來五年的復(fù)合增長率為13%。分析句子可知，空處在冠詞an之后、growth rate之前作定語，expect與growth rate之間是動賓關(guān)系（即人們預(yù)期增長率，增長率被預(yù)期），應(yīng)用過去分詞形式表示“預(yù)期的，預(yù)料的”。故填expected。
【40題詳解】
考查冠詞。句意：7月中旬，一家名為趣店的金融科技公司的創(chuàng)始人羅敏，在抖音（中國版TikTok）上使用個人賬號銷售預(yù)制菜，位居電商銷售榜榜首。此處要特指公司的創(chuàng)始人，符合名詞所有格短語the…of…。故填the。
【41題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：7月中旬，一家名為趣店的金融科技公司的創(chuàng)始人羅敏，在抖音（中國版TikTok）上使用個人賬號銷售預(yù)制菜，位居電商銷售榜榜首。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，use所在句子在這里作狀語，use與主句主語LuoMin之間是主謂關(guān)系，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞形式。故填using。
【42題詳解】
考查賓語從句。句意：僅僅一場直播就創(chuàng)造了2.52億元人民幣的銷售額，超過了去年的銷售額?？仗幵趍ore than后又開啟了一個句子，考慮賓語從句，結(jié)合句意推知，此處在把單場直播獲得的銷售額與去年的銷售額做比較，it即指代worth of sales，賓語從句要表達(dá)“（超過了）去年的銷售額”，引導(dǎo)詞作表語，應(yīng)用連接代詞what。故填what。
【43題詳解】
考查形容詞。句意：然而，市場上預(yù)制菜的質(zhì)量仍然參差不齊，這些產(chǎn)品缺少詳細(xì)的標(biāo)簽信息，物流和配送也存在問題。由空后句子的內(nèi)容可知，該段在表達(dá)目前預(yù)制菜的質(zhì)量還存在諸多問題，此處應(yīng)用uneven作表語表示“質(zhì)量不穩(wěn)定的，不均勻的”。故填uneven。
【44題詳解】
考查介詞。句意：未經(jīng)事先通知，餐廳使用預(yù)制菜代替廚師現(xiàn)做的菜，損害了消費者的知情權(quán)和選擇權(quán)。由句意表達(dá)的“預(yù)制菜的使用損害了消費者權(quán)益”推知，此處的前提是沒有事先讓消費者知曉，則應(yīng)用介詞without表示“沒有，不（伴隨）”。故填Without。
【45題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：未經(jīng)事先通知，餐廳使用預(yù)制菜代替廚師現(xiàn)做的菜，損害了消費者的知情權(quán)和選擇權(quán)。分析句子可知，replace在這里作目的狀語，應(yīng)用不定式。故填to replace。
第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)
第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(滿分15分)
46. 假定你是高三學(xué)生李華，你校英語報即將舉辦題為“Improving Our Handwriting”的征文活動。請你寫一篇短文參賽，內(nèi)容包括：
1.好的書寫的益處;
2.改進(jìn)書寫的技巧
注意：
1.詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;
2.可適當(dāng)增加情節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
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【答案】Improving Our Handwriting
Good handwriting does bring us lots of benefits. It not only allows us to express ourselves better but also gives pleasure to the readers. What’s more, good handwriting contributes to higher scores in the exams.There are two tips to improve our handwriting. For one thing, we can write Chinese characters well by practising brush calligraphy, which is a traditional and elegant art. It is known that many famous artists in Chinese history have left outstanding calligraphy works. For another thing, we can also follow copybooks in our spare time to improve our English handwriting. Don’t forget to ask our teachers for guidance when necessary.
As an old saying goes,“Practice makes perfect.”With effort, we’ll definitely improve our handwriting.
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】本篇書面表達(dá)屬于開放性作文。要求考生寫一篇短文，參加題為“Improving Our Handwriting”的征文活動。
【詳解】1.詞匯積累
建議：tip→advice
空閑的：spare→idle
當(dāng)然：definitely→surely
杰出的：outstanding→distinguished
2.句式拓展
簡單句變復(fù)合句
原句：With effort, we’ll definitely improve our handwriting.
拓展句：Only if we make effort will we definitely improve our handwriting.
【點睛】[高分句型1] It not only allows us to express ourselves better but also gives pleasure to the readers.（運用了not only…but also的句式結(jié)構(gòu)）
[高分句型2] It is known that many famous artists in Chinese history have left outstanding calligraphy works.（運用了it作形式主語）
第二節(jié)(滿分25分)
47. 閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
The emergency doctor stood at the foot of my husband’s hospital bed, holding the test results and a diagnosis--Leukemia. He said to my husband, “We’ll move you to the leukemia floor. You’ll be here at least a month.
A month! How were we going to struggle for a month? It was March. The end of a school year was approaching. My days with my high school students were limited. How could I prepare four weeks of lessor plans and hand them over to a substitute teacher? A month! Could we afford being in the hospital that long! Our insurance was good, but we’d still have to pay our part of the medical expenses. My meals wouldn’t be covered, and parking was so expensive! My head couldn’t do the math. I drove home, filled with countless worries.
The next morning, I packed the car with everything needed for our hospital stay and headed to school to see my students, Because we live in a small community, they would have heard about my husband’s diagnosis. I would assure them that my husband would be fine, and that I would be fine, too. I’d encourage them to be their best selves for the substitute -and for me- while I was on family leave.
When I entered my classroom the chatter stopped. I could feel my students assess me as I walked to the front of the room, so I put on a smile and continued to my podium(講臺). Sitting on top was a green envelope with “Mrs. Sargent” written on it. I looked over the frames of my glasses at twenty-eight faces some smiling, some trying to resist. “What is this?” I asked. I picked up the envelope, and continued. “You guys…”
注意
1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右：
2.請按如下格式作答。
When I opened the envelope, coins and dollar bills fell out-fives, tens, twenties.
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As an adult in the room, I felt guilty and unwilling to accept these teenagers’ hard-earned money, but I decided to accept it.
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【答案】Paragraph 1: When I opened the envelope, coins and dollar bills fell out—fives, tens, twenties. At that moment, my throat tightened with emotion and I understood the meaning behind their excited faces. An overwhelming sense of pride from them washed over me. Should I take it? My brain was spinning fast. Seeing the money that the students raised, I couldn’t help but wonder another question: How had these kids collected so much money? I could even imagine the countless hours they had spent working odd jobs, determined to save every penny to help me. Therefore, deep within my heart, there was a firm voice,“I can’t take it”.
Paragraph 2: As an adult in the room, I felt guilty and unwilling to accent these teenagers’ hard-earned money; but I decided to accent it. I tightly held up the cash and a sense of mixed feeling choked my words. With tears of gratitude welling up in my eyes, I hugged each student tightly. More important than the envelope was the kindness in their hearts and the lesson they had taught themselves: how wonderful it feels to meet someone’s needs and to make a difference. Through their small act of kindness, these teenagers have shown me their growth and they are not ignorant children, but young individuals with kindness in their hearts.
【解析】
【導(dǎo)語】本文以人物為線索展開，講述了作者的丈夫檢查出得了癌癥，作者為接下來產(chǎn)生的各種費用感到憂心，當(dāng)她回學(xué)校，鼓勵她的學(xué)生要做最好的自己時，學(xué)生們自發(fā)的把自己的錢捐助給作者，讓作者深深的感動。
【詳解】1.段落續(xù)寫：
①由第一段首句內(nèi)容“當(dāng)我打開信封時，硬幣和一美元的鈔票從里面掉了出來——五元的、十元的、二十元的?！笨芍谝欢慰擅鑼懽髡呖吹竭@些錢時的內(nèi)心活動。
②由第二段首句內(nèi)容“作為房間里的成年人，我感到內(nèi)疚，不愿意接受這些青少年辛苦賺來的錢，但我決定接受它?！笨芍诙慰擅鑼懽髡邔W(xué)生這個善舉的感謝。
2. 續(xù)寫線索：丈夫得癌癥——為費用感到擔(dān)心——回學(xué)校看學(xué)生——學(xué)生捐錢給作者——內(nèi)心糾結(jié)是否接受——決定接受——感悟。
3.詞匯激活
行為類
①籌集：collect/raise
②決定：determine/make up one’s mind
③接受：accept/receive
情緒類
①激動的：excited/thrilled
②不愿意的：unwilling/ relucant
【點睛】[高分句型1]. Seeing the money that the students raised, I couldn’t help but wonder another question: How had these kids collected so much money? (that引導(dǎo)的定語從句)
[高分句型2]. More important than the envelope was the kindness in their hearts and the lesson they had taught themselves: how wonderful it feels to meet someone’s needs and to make a difference.(省略that的定語從句)
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