2023-2024湖北省咸宁重点中学高二上学期9月月考英语试题（原卷版+ 解析版无听力音频及听力原文）考试试卷

2023年高二年级9月月考
英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （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. What is the worst part of Joe’s story
A. The grammar. B. The handwriting. C. The spelling.
2. What do the mams class want to do this Sunday
A. Go fora swim. B. Do some sunbathing. C. Collect the rubbish.
3. Who probably picked the woman’s roses
A. Her son. B. The man. C. Her neighbor.
4. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. Holiday plans. B. Work problems. C. Family members.
5. How did Cynthia do in her history test
A. She failed it. B. She barely passed. C. She did very well.
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。
6. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Recommend a film. B. Buy some medicine. C. Look for a restaurant.
7. How does the woman sound in the end
A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Humorous.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What can we say about the weather on Sunday
A. It was fine. B. It was hot. C. It was changeable.
9. What do the Locals think of small balls of ice in midsummer
A. It’s beyond their expectations.
B. It’s a common phenomenon.
C. It’s caused by climate change
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. What is the man doing
A. Conducting a job interview.
B. Introducing an agency
C. Showing the woman around.
11. Where is the woman from
A. Britain. B. France C. Germany
12. What does then man promise the woman
A. Life insurance. B. Office supplies. C. A fixed annual bonus.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What day is it today
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
14. What does Claire think helped her get the letter from Harvard
A. Forming good learning habits.
B. Attending extra courses.
C. Staying up late to study.
15. Why did Claire choose Harvard University
A. Her aunt was studying there.
B. She has won a scholarship to it.
C. She wants to be Madelyn’s schoolmate.
16. What does Claire plan to do before September
A. Visit her aunt. B. Travel abroad. C. Visit some colleges.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. How mans kinds of - climate emergencies does the speaker mention
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
18. What will cause a flash flood according to the speaker
A Tidal waves. B. Damaged dams C. The rising warm air
19. What is the fourth crisis mainly about
A. Drought. B. Sea level. C. Disappearing species
20. Why is James Eisner mentioned in the end
A. He does research on polar bears.
B. He proves hurricanes get stronger.
C. He aims to protect coral reefs.
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。
ABOUT SMART
SMART runs both study tours for groups in England throughout the year and a holiday English course for foreign students during the summer in the centre of London. Our courses combine English language learning with cultural studies in different centres around England. Our students have plenty of holiday fun, make new friends and learn a lot of English!
The holiday course
We provide lessons and afternoon activities to help you speak, write, listen and read in English, as well as understand the English people and their culture. We will help you learn through topics which are interesting to you.
The school
The Elite School is in central London, just 5 minutes from Paddington Station and 10 minutes from Hyde Park. It has 15 classrooms including an IT room, a science lab, a music room, and an art room as well as a large cafeteria.
Travelling time from Heathrow. Airport:45 minutes
Trips
There are three trips every week. You can have fun either in London or outside London. In London we visit places such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and the Tate Modern. Outside London we visit places such as Oxford, Cambridge and Brighton.
Terms
Age:11-17
Minimum stay: 2 weeks
Maximum number of students in class:15 Cost 550 per week, including:
→registration fee ( 60)
→ tuition package:15 hours of English; 1 half day of creative arts; 1 full-day trip on Saturday; all course materials;1 half day of sport; 2 “Discover London” tours; lunch; welcome pack
→host family accommodation
1 Which of the following is provided by the holiday course
A. Free access to 15 classrooms. B. A culture-based language study.
C. Pick-up service from the airport. D. Learning experiences in famous colleges.
2. How much will a student attending SMART holiday course pay at least
A. 550. B. 610 C. 1100. D. 1160.
3. What is the text
A. A tour guide B. An advertisement. C. A journal entry. D. A study report.
B
I arrived home from work, my mind racing. I was scheduled to perform an experiment using a pricey piece of equipment, but I had spent the whole day worrying about the experiment which was on the top of my agenda, and I amazingly longed to shut off my anxious thoughts. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed.
Growing up, I was virtually never a big fan of novels. My classmates would be crazy about the latest Harry Potter book, while my copy sat collecting dust on a shelf. Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades. After I started graduate school, extracurricular reading didn’t appeal to me at all but I spent most of my time on campus digesting research papers and textbooks and my mind couldn’t handle processing fact-filled nonfiction books at home, too. So I knew that I needed to find a way to enjoy reading again.
To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork.
What surprised me the most was how much I learned. Some of the best books I read were historical fictional stories happening in a realistic historical setting. I learned about life in different countries, as well as struggles people there faced during difficult periods in their histories. The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: I’ve started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and could serve it, heart and soul.
4. What did the author do to wipe out the anxiety
A. He drowned it in chocolate. B. He conducted an experiment.
C. He slept on the sofa leisurely. D. He escaped into a fantasy world.
5. What does the author mean by the underlined part in paragraph 2
A. Reading novels was a waste of time.
B. Reading a good book was time well spent.
C. He was too busy to take good care of his books.
D. The Harry Potter book wasn’t as good as expected.
6. How did the New Year ’s resolution benefit the author
A. More sympathy went out to him.
B. His moral values were strengthened.
C. He learned much about religious diversity.
D. He gained new insight into his academic discipline.
7. What’s the best title of the text
A. Reading: A Lifelong Hobby B. The Power of Research Papers
C. Novels: Love at Second Sight D. The Benefits of History Reading
C
Carlos Slim’s proposal that we work a three - day week sounds crazy. But many, in 1922, thought Henry Ford crazy when he announced that his staff would work a five - day week.
Our working week seems normal to us because it is what we all always do. He certainly could be for those he was most concerned about when he made his three - day - week statement at a business conference in Paraguay: the workers who are not ready to retire. As Mr. Slim said, it no longer makes sense for people to stop working in their fifties or sixties when they may still have up to a third of their lives ahead of them. “People are going to have to work for more years, until they are 70 or 75, and just work three days a week - perhaps 11 hours a day.” he said.
Keeping older employees at work makes sense for societies, especially those with a diminishing number of young people who are expected to support long - living retirees.
He appeared to be suggesting that these short - week workers earn the same as they did full - time. That is what happens at Telmex, his Mexican fixed - line phone company, where those qualified for retirement can choose to work four - day weeks on full pay.
Older workers elsewhere might prefer shorter weeks on reduced pay - and eight or nine - hour days rather than 11. Their companies might value keeping their experience while saving money on their salaries. What about everyone else There are those who are unemployed, or in unstable jobs, who would be delighted to have three secure, well - paid days of work a week.
Shorter weeks don’t work in every job, but they work in more jobs than most tradition - bound managers think. Agreeing to them requires two shifts in management thinking. The first is the realization that much of the time spent in offices is wasted anyway. Second, senior executives need ro understand that the best way to measure people is by the work they produce - not by how much time they spend at their desks.
People living longer, in better health, are changing working life too. Mr. Slim’s idea is in tune with the times.
8. According to paragraph 2 why did Mr. Slim think it unwise for people in their fifties or sixties to retire
A. Because they have longer life to live in their future.
B. Because they have children and old parents to support
C Because they have much interest in their present work.
D. Because they have more experience than young workers.
9. What can we infer from the passage
A. The decision of working five days a week by Ford was considered normal in the past.
B. Old people continuing working can reduce young people’s pressure to support their old parents
C. Some companies don’t want their old workers to go on working because they can save money.
D. Much time spent at work is wasted if managers don’t agree to reduce old employees’working time.
10. What does the underlined phrase “in tune with” mean in the last paragraph
A. Different from. B. Superior to.
C. Far from. D. Consistent with.
11. What is the best title for this passage
A. Retire Or Not, This Is A Question!
B. Shorter Weeks Is Welcome By All
C. Working Three Days A Week: A Great Idea
D. Carlos Slim - Crazy For More Resting Time
D
Dreams according to Carl Jung, reveal a certain amount of reality hidden during waking consciousness. In Jungian philosophy, the conflict and chaos experienced in dreams finally bring order to our lives. While Jung’s mystical theories are debatable, he was not mistaken about the importance of dreaming. A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.
This trend is causing damage to our immune and metabolic (新陈代谢的) systems, let alone the electronic products that keep us up late at night are ruining our sleep patterns, which has long-term consequences on our memory system. One study showed that not allowing mice to have adequate amounts of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage in which we dream, the mice couldn’t strengthen memories.
You might think this is just a sleep problem, but dreaming is inseparable from our nighttime rest. We sleep in cycles (周期), each lasting about 90 minutes; in a sleep cycle, we go through non-REM sleep before hitting REM. As the night progresses, REM sleep periods increase in length while deep sleep (one of the stages of non-REM sleep) decreases. The longer we sleep, the more time we spend in REM, which is why we are often dreaming when waking up in the morning. If we sleep less than seven hours, however, it becomes harder to achieve this level of REM.
The combination of sleeping and dreaming acts as an emotional stabilizer. We recover from emotional hurt faster when we sleep and dream properly. However, we’re not getting enough sleep to cycle through the stages to take advantage of this natural circadian anti-depressant (抗抑郁剂)—dreams. Instead, we get depressed and turn to alcohol or medicines to get to sleep, which only makes things worse because even one drink leads to late REM while anti-depressants promote deep sleep at the expense of REM.
We’re paying for this lack of dreaming in many ways. For example, a 2021 study stated that compared with quiet rest and non-REM sleep, REM promoted the formation of associative networks and the integration (整合) of unassociated information. Volunteers that experienced more REM sleep were better equipped for solving problems requiring creative solutions.
Rowan Hooper, the managing editor at New Scientist, writes that dreams that include an “emotional core” appear to be a main function of REM sleep and that we should look at sleep patterns as seriously as we do diet and exercise habits.
12. What’s Carl Jung’s view about dreams
A. They cause chaos. B. They damage immunity.
C. They reveal secrets. D. They mirror reality.
13. Why is the sleep process explained in paragraph 3
A. To show a dream mainly occurs during REM sleep.
B. To prove the minimum sleep time should be seven hours.
C. To prove dream problems and sleep problems are attached.
D. To show people often dream when waking up in the morning.
14. What conclusion can be inferred from paragraph 5
A. Dreaming promotes creativity.
B. Dreaming helps fight depression.
C. The brain still receives new information during REM sleep.
D. The brain is paying the price for having more non-REM sleep.
15. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. The importance of sleep lies in dreams.
B. The absence of dreams is terrible for us.
C. Dreaming patterns are more important than we realize.
D. Dreaming has mystical power of strengthening memories.
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。
Travelling with some of your favourite people is an exciting experience. If done well, group travelling can be the most thrilling experience ever, filled with games, laughter, and unforgettable memories. ____16____ Read on for some of the things you need to note and do for an enjoyable experience.
____17____
Ideas are usually exciting when they are fresh. The longer you delay, the more you’ll find excuses not to go. Let all interested parties meet as soon as possible to decide on dates, locations and budget. It’s best to plan the trip three or four months in advance.
Assign roles
For the trip to be successful, it has to be well organized. You’re going on a trip far from home, not the shopping mall. This is why the group should assign a leader who would be responsible for planning and organizing the trip. ____18____ Break them down further. For example, choose someone to handle booking a hotel and another person to take care of the meal.
Budget pool
____19____ You can do a weekly or monthly payment plan before your trip. Once you decide how much would fund the trip, members can start contributing the money weekly or monthly. The leader would then use the money to pay for accommodations, meals, transportation and more while you’re on vacation. If there’s money left in the end, split it up or go wild one last night.
Create a flexible itinerary（行程）
An easy way to create and share an itinerary is through Google Docs. Add the group members to the document and give them permission to edit it. Suggest one or two optional activities per day which do not require advance bookings, such as a local hike or museum. ____20____
A. Start early.
B. Get fresh ideas.
C. So how do you plan for your group trip
D. Collect a set amount from everyone before your trip.
E. Don’t forget to create room for something unexpected.
F. Also, divide the other responsibilities as they arise so that everyone participates.
G. The group leader generally keeps in contact with everyone, handling most of the detailed work.
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The e-mail request came into Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon: broccoli (花椰菜) topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and vinegar. The man who sent the e-mail didn’t actually want the food itself. He was writing on behalf of his ___21___, who ___22___ the dish and was now in the final ___23___ of lung cancer at her home in Vermont and he was hoping to get the ___24___ to make it for her there.
Steve Ben, one of the Asian restaurant’s co-owners, read the e-mail and quickly ___25___ with an alternative suggestion. “Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote. “We’d like to meet you in Vermont and make it ___26___ for you.”
Brandon Jones, the son-in-law, was ___27___. “I e-mailed back, saying, ‘You do know that this is Vermont we’re talking about, right ’” says Brandon. “But Steve responded, ‘No problem. You tell us the date, time, and ___28___ and we’ll be there.’”
That Friday after work, Ben ___29___ his truck with a hot plate and a cooler filled with ingredients (配料) and then headed for ____30____. As soon as Ben and his team ____31____ the parking lot, they got to work. After neatly ____32____ everything up, they knocked on their customer’s door.
“As soon as she opened the door, she recognized the smell,” Brandon says. “It was amazing.” As for Ben, he couldn’t help remembering his ____33____ customer. “It was an honor to help ____34____ the family’s wishes,” Ben says. “This is about her, not us. There was a lot of good, positive ____35____ in doing this.”
21. A. Customer B. mother - in - law C. boss D. mother
22. A. adored B. cooked C. bought D. prepared
23. A. sessions B. eras C. stages D. steps
24. A. menu B. recipe C. prescription D. book
25. A. dealt B. caught C. went D. replied
26. A. inviting B. close C. fresh D. better
27. A. angry B. puzzled C. worried D. astonished
28. A. design B. location C. surroundings D. number
29. A. loaded B. started C. decorated D. boarded
30. A. Baltimore B. Ekiben C. Vermont D. the parking lot
31. A. looked into B. ran into C. stormed into D. pulled into
32. A. putting B. boxing C. bringing D. feeding
33. A. happy B. last C. loyal D. best
34. A. make B. appreciate C. finish D. fulfill
35. A. energy B. reaction C. flavor D. comfort
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。
Mount Emei,____36____(locate) in the southwest of Sichuan Province, is an ancient and famous attraction in China.
Three million years ago, the main part of Mount Emei____37____(rise) sharply along a fault line here. Due to a complex combination of erosion (侵蚀) and weathering，a massive____38____ (high) difference of over 2,600 meters was formed between today’s mountain top and the Emei Plain. The Summit of Ten Thousand Buddhas,____39____an altitude of 3,099 meters, is the highest peak of Mount Emei. In a commanding position, The Golden Summit with the biggest concentration of temples and scenic spots on Mount Emei____40____(call) the largest and highest place of worship of Chinese Buddhism in the world.
The Buddha statue of Samantabhadra____41____(measure) 48 meters high, is the highest golden Buddha in the world. The ten heads of the Buddha statue are divided into three layers, each with different expressions,____42____represent the ten mentalities of ordinary people. The Golden Summit is also the most suitable place____43____(appreciate) the impressive Mount Emei “Sea of Clouds.”
____44____(incredible), the 72 peaks of Mount Emei are mostly over 2,000 meters above sea level. The scenery features high peaks a love the clouds and white mist. Formed by ever-changing mist and fog, they present_____45_____unique full view. Now Mount Emei has become a famous scenic spot in the world.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 应用文写作
46. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请你以 How to Make a Good First Impression为题，写一篇短文参赛， 内容包括：
1. 第一印象至关重要；
2. 如何创建良好的第一印象。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
How to Make a Good First Impression
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Paula is a 55-year-old woman living in New Jersey. She lives a happy life without concern for financial or social problems and she constantly shares laughs with her family and friends. About ten years ago, her husband Michael gave her a gold ring with a diamond in it on their 20th wedding anniversary. She cherished it very much and wore it every day.
Having been married for almost 30 years, Paula had everything set for herself, and knew that her life in New Jersey was a thrilling one. One day, Paula was in the bathroom cleaning everything up, from the sink to the floor. She wanted to keep her house clean and beautiful. As soon as Paula finished washing the bathtub, she moved on to the part she feared most: the toilet. Wanting to get it out of the way, she quickly cleaned the inside of the toilet with a brush, and flushed (冲走) the soap away. After finishing, she felt there was something wrong, but she couldn’t think of what it was.
Paula’s heart skipped a beat when she noticed that her left ring finger felt a bit lighter. She slowly looked down at her ring finger, hoping that her treasured anniversary gift was still on it. She was frightened to see that it was lost. She didn’t notice that she flushed it down the toilet.
Paula said, “I must have flushed it down. It had been a little big on my finger, because it was winter time and my hands were smaller. I felt so bad about it. Sad and embarrassed.”
She couldn’t believe that she just let thousands of dollars go down the drain (下水道)，literally. She searched the bathroom and even the house, hoping that she just dropped it somewhere and forgot about it. She even took apart the toilet and searched the inside pipes with a flashlight, but in vain. Paula had no idea how to explain this to her husband. To buy the ring, Michael worked extra hard before the anniversary, so to tell him the bad news was unimaginable for Paula.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
She softly knocked on the door to their bedroom.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After finishing her explanation, Paula wiped away her tears and waited for Michael to say something.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023年高二年级9月月考
英语试卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （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. What is the worst part of Joe’s story
A. The grammar. B. The handwriting. C. The spelling.
2. What do the mams class want to do this Sunday
A. Go fora swim. B. Do some sunbathing. C. Collect the rubbish.
3. Who probably picked the woman’s roses
A. Her son. B. The man. C. Her neighbor.
4. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. Holiday plans. B. Work problems. C. Family members.
5. How did Cynthia do in her history test
A. She failed it. B. She barely passed. C. She did very well.
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。
6. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Recommend a film. B. Buy some medicine. C. Look for a restaurant.
7. How does the woman sound in the end
A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Humorous.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What can we say about the weather on Sunday
A. It was fine. B. It was hot. C. It was changeable.
9. What do the Locals think of small balls of ice in midsummer
A. It’s beyond their expectations.
B. It’s a common phenomenon.
C. It’s caused by climate change
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. What is the man doing
A. Conducting a job interview.
B. Introducing an agency
C. Showing the woman around.
11. Where is the woman from
A. Britain. B. France C. Germany
12. What does then man promise the woman
A. Life insurance. B. Office supplies. C. A fixed annual bonus.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. What day is it today
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
14. What does Claire think helped her get the letter from Harvard
A. Forming good learning habits.
B. Attending extra courses.
C. Staying up late to study.
15. Why did Claire choose Harvard University
A. Her aunt was studying there.
B. She has won a scholarship to it.
C. She wants to be Madelyn’s schoolmate.
16. What does Claire plan to do before September
A. Visit her aunt. B. Travel abroad. C. Visit some colleges.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. How mans kinds of - climate emergencies does the speaker mention
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
18. What will cause a flash flood according to the speaker
A. Tidal waves. B. Damaged dams C. The rising warm air
19. What is the fourth crisis mainly about
A. Drought. B. Sea level. C. Disappearing species
20. Why is James Eisner mentioned in the end
A. He does research on polar bears.
B. He proves hurricanes get stronger.
C. He aims to protect coral reefs.
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。
ABOUT SMART
SMART runs both study tours for groups in England throughout the year and a holiday English course for foreign students during the summer in the centre of London. Our courses combine English language learning with cultural studies in different centres around England. Our students have plenty of holiday fun, make new friends and learn a lot of English!
The holiday course
We provide lessons and afternoon activities to help you speak, write, listen and read in English, as well as understand the English people and their culture. We will help you learn through topics which are interesting to you.
The school
The Elite School is in central London, just 5 minutes from Paddington Station and 10 minutes from Hyde Park. It has 15 classrooms including an IT room, a science lab, a music room, and an art room as well as a large cafeteria.
Travelling time from Heathrow. Airport:45 minutes
Trips
There are three trips every week. You can have fun either in London or outside London. In London we visit places such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and the Tate Modern. Outside London we visit places such as Oxford, Cambridge and Brighton.
Terms
Age:11-17
Minimum stay: 2 weeks
Maximum number of students in class:15 Cost 550 per week, including:
→registration fee ( 60)
→ tuition package:15 hours of English; 1 half day of creative arts; 1 full-day trip on Saturday; all course materials;1 half day of sport; 2 “Discover London” tours; lunch; welcome pack
→host family accommodation
1. Which of the following is provided by the holiday course
A. Free access to 15 classrooms. B. A culture-based language study.
C. Pick-up service from the airport. D. Learning experiences in famous colleges.
2. How much will a student attending SMART holiday course pay at least
A. 550. B. 610 C. 1100. D. 1160.
3. What is the text
A A tour guide B. An advertisement. C. A journal entry. D. A study report.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了SMART全年在英国为团体游学，并在夏季在伦敦市中心为外国学生开设假日英语课程，并介绍了相关课程的内容。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章The holiday course部分中的“We provide lessons and afternoon activities to help you speak, write, listen and read in English, as well as understand the English people and their culture. We will help you learn through topics which are interesting to you.(我们提供英语课程和下午活动，帮助你说、写、听、读，以及了解英国人和他们的文化。我们会通过你感兴趣的话题来帮助你学习。)”，可知，假日课程提供英语课程和下午活动，帮助你说、写、听、读，以及了解英国人和他们的文化。也就是说该课程提供基于文化的语言学习。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Terms部分中“Minimum stay: 2 weeks”可知，该课程最少参与时间为两周。而根据“Cost 550 per week(每周费用550英镑)”可知，每周费用为550英镑。由此可知，一个学生参与该课程的最低费用为550*2=1100英镑。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章内容，特别是该课程的开放时间、参与人员要求以及相关的收费标准可知，该文章是一则课程广告。故选B。
B
I arrived home from work, my mind racing. I was scheduled to perform an experiment using a pricey piece of equipment, but I had spent the whole day worrying about the experiment which was on the top of my agenda, and I amazingly longed to shut off my anxious thoughts. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed.
Growing up, I was virtually never a big fan of novels. My classmates would be crazy about the latest Harry Potter book, while my copy sat collecting dust on a shelf. Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades. After I started graduate school, extracurricular reading didn’t appeal to me at all but I spent most of my time on campus digesting research papers and textbooks and my mind couldn’t handle processing fact-filled nonfiction books at home, too. So I knew that I needed to find a way to enjoy reading again.
To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork.
What surprised me the most was how much I learned. Some of the best books I read were historical fictional stories happening in a realistic historical setting. I learned about life in different countries, as well as struggles people there faced during difficult periods in their histories. The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: I’ve started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and could serve it, heart and soul.
4. What did the author do to wipe out the anxiety
A. He drowned it in chocolate. B. He conducted an experiment.
C. He slept on the sofa leisurely. D. He escaped into a fantasy world.
5. What does the author mean by the underlined part in paragraph 2
A. Reading novels was a waste of time.
B. Reading a good book was time well spent.
C. He was too busy to take good care of his books.
D. The Harry Potter book wasn’t as good as expected.
6. How did the New Year ’s resolution benefit the author
A. More sympathy went out to him.
B. His moral values were strengthened.
C. He learned much about religious diversity.
D. He gained new insight into his academic discipline.
7. What’s the best title of the text
A. Reading: A Lifelong Hobby B. The Power of Research Papers
C. Novels: Love at Second Sight D. The Benefits of History Reading
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是作者的阅读之旅，随着作者对阅读的投入，作者也真正爱上了阅读。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed.(晚饭后，我泡了一杯热巧克力，躺在沙发上伸伸懒腰，打开了一页书。顷刻之间，我的思绪离开了实验设计的细节，进入了一个充满怪物、魔尘和像人一样的熊的世界，这是一个与我日常生活截然不同的奇妙世界。这正是我所需要的)”可知，作者消除自己焦虑的方法就是打开一本书，沉浸到一个幻想的世界之中。故选D。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线句子下一句“Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades.(相反，我会选择阅读与我的学科相关的参考书，以获得更好的成绩)”可知，作者不是不阅读，而是只会阅读与自己学科相关的参考书。由此可知，作者是觉得阅读诸如《哈利波特》这样的小说浪费时间。故选A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: I’ve started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and could serve it, heart and soul.(这些书帮助我建立了同情和理解，带来了一个意想不到的好处：我开始更深入地思考科学界问题的多样性，并可以全心全意地为之服务)”可推知，作者所阅读的书让他对自己的学科有了新的见解和看法。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段和第二段可知，作者只会阅读和自己学科相关的书籍，希望自己能取得更好的成绩。根据文章第三段“To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork.(为了帮助我坚持下去，我制定了一个新年计划：一整年每个月读两本小说。结果是，我几乎立刻就对小说产生了欣赏，还有许多意想不到的结果，包括一些对我的学业有益的结果)”可知，作者开始阅读小说之后有了许多意想不到的结果。由此可知，Novels: Love at Second Sight(小说：一见钟情)适合作本文最佳标题。故选C。
C
Carlos Slim’s proposal that we work a three - day week sounds crazy. But many, in 1922, thought Henry Ford crazy when he announced that his staff would work a five - day week.
Our working week seems normal to us because it is what we all always do. He certainly could be for those he was most concerned about when he made his three - day - week statement at a business conference in Paraguay: the workers who are not ready to retire. As Mr. Slim said, it no longer makes sense for people to stop working in their fifties or sixties when they may still have up to a third of their lives ahead of them. “People are going to have to work for more years, until they are 70 or 75, and just work three days a week - perhaps 11 hours a day.” he said.
Keeping older employees at work makes sense for societies, especially those with a diminishing number of young people who are expected to support long - living retirees.
He appeared to be suggesting that these short - week workers earn the same as they did full - time. That is what happens at Telmex, his Mexican fixed - line phone company, where those qualified for retirement can choose to work four - day weeks on full pay.
Older workers elsewhere might prefer shorter weeks on reduced pay - and eight or nine - hour days rather than 11. Their companies might value keeping their experience while saving money on their salaries. What about everyone else There are those who are unemployed, or in unstable jobs, who would be delighted to have three secure, well - paid days of work a week.
Shorter weeks don’t work in every job, but they work in more jobs than most tradition - bound managers think. Agreeing to them requires two shifts in management thinking. The first is the realization that much of the time spent in offices is wasted anyway. Second, senior executives need ro understand that the best way to measure people is by the work they produce - not by how much time they spend at their desks.
People living longer, in better health, are changing working life too. Mr. Slim’s idea is in tune with the times.
8. According to paragraph 2 why did Mr. Slim think it unwise for people in their fifties or sixties to retire
A. Because they have longer life to live in their future.
B. Because they have children and old parents to support
C. Because they have much interest in their present work.
D. Because they have more experience than young workers.
9 What can we infer from the passage
A. The decision of working five days a week by Ford was considered normal in the past.
B. Old people continuing working can reduce young people’s pressure to support their old parents
C. Some companies don’t want their old workers to go on working because they can save money.
D. Much time spent at work is wasted if managers don’t agree to reduce old employees’working time.
10. What does the underlined phrase “in tune with” mean in the last paragraph
A. Different from. B. Superior to.
C. Far from. D. Consistent with.
11. What is the best title for this passage
A. Retire Or Not, This Is A Question!
B. Shorter Weeks Is Welcome By All
C. Working Three Days A Week: A Great Idea
D. Carlos Slim - Crazy For More Resting Time
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了卡洛斯·斯利姆提出了每周工作三天的观点，虽然人们认为这个想法很疯狂，但是寿命更长、健康状况更好的人在改变工作生活人们认为斯利姆的想法与时俱进。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“As Mr. Slim said, it no longer makes sense for people to stop working in their fifties or sixties when they may still have up to a third of their lives ahead of them.(正如斯利姆先生所说，人们在五六十岁时停止工作没有意义，因为他们可能还有三分之一的人生要走)”可知，斯利姆先生认为五六十岁的人还有很长的未来生活，因此这个时候退休是不明智的，故选A项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Keeping older employees at work makes sense for societies, especially those with a diminishing number of young people who are expected to support long-living retirees.(让年长的员工继续工作对社会来说是有意义的，尤其是那些年轻人越来越少的社会，他们被期望支持长寿的退休人员)”推知，年长的员工继续工作能减少年轻人养老的压力，故选B项。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词上文“People living longer, in better health, are changing working life too. Mr. Slim’s idea is (寿命更长、健康状况更好的人也在改变工作生活。斯利姆的观点是)”可知，现今的人们寿命更长、健康状况更好了，由此可知，斯利姆认为工作时间应该随着时代的变化而变化是与时俱进的。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Carlos Slim’s proposal that we work a three - day week sounds crazy.(卡洛斯·斯利姆建议我们每周工作三天，这听起来很疯狂)”以及最后一段“People living longer, in better health, are changing working life too. Mr. Slim’s idea is in tune with the times.(寿命更长、健康状况更好的人也在改变工作生活。斯利姆的想法与时俱进)”可知，文章开头提出了卡洛斯·斯利姆的每周三天工作理念，后续段落对此进行了分析论证，最后一段支持这种观点，与C项“Working Three Days A Week : A Great Idea(每周工作三天：好主意！)”表达的含义一致，故选C项。
D
Dreams according to Carl Jung, reveal a certain amount of reality hidden during waking consciousness. In Jungian philosophy, the conflict and chaos experienced in dreams finally bring order to our lives. While Jung’s mystical theories are debatable, he was not mistaken about the importance of dreaming. A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.
This trend is causing damage to our immune and metabolic (新陈代谢的) systems, let alone the electronic products that keep us up late at night are ruining our sleep patterns, which has long-term consequences on our memory system. One study showed that not allowing mice to have adequate amounts of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage in which we dream, the mice couldn’t strengthen memories.
You might think this is just a sleep problem, but dreaming is inseparable from our nighttime rest. We sleep in cycles (周期), each lasting about 90 minutes; in a sleep cycle, we go through non-REM sleep before hitting REM. As the night progresses, REM sleep periods increase in length while deep sleep (one of the stages of non-REM sleep) decreases. The longer we sleep, the more time we spend in REM, which is why we are often dreaming when waking up in the morning. If we sleep less than seven hours, however, it becomes harder to achieve this level of REM.
The combination of sleeping and dreaming acts as an emotional stabilizer. We recover from emotional hurt faster when we sleep and dream properly. However, we’re not getting enough sleep to cycle through the stages to take advantage of this natural circadian anti-depressant (抗抑郁剂)—dreams. Instead, we get depressed and turn to alcohol or medicines to get to sleep, which only makes things worse because even one drink leads to late REM while anti-depressants promote deep sleep at the expense of REM.
We’re paying for this lack of dreaming in many ways. For example, a 2021 study stated that compared with quiet rest and non-REM sleep, REM promoted the formation of associative networks and the integration (整合) of unassociated information. Volunteers that experienced more REM sleep were better equipped for solving problems requiring creative solutions.
Rowan Hooper, the managing editor at New Scientist, writes that dreams that include an “emotional core” appear to be a main function of REM sleep and that we should look at sleep patterns as seriously as we do diet and exercise habits.
12. What’s Carl Jung’s view about dreams
A. They cause chaos. B. They damage immunity.
C. They reveal secrets. D. They mirror reality.
13. Why is the sleep process explained in paragraph 3
A. To show a dream mainly occurs during REM sleep.
B. To prove the minimum sleep time should be seven hours.
C. To prove dream problems and sleep problems are attached.
D. To show people often dream when waking up in the morning.
14. What conclusion can be inferred from paragraph 5
A. Dreaming promotes creativity.
B. Dreaming helps fight depression.
C. The brain still receives new information during REM sleep.
D. The brain is paying the price for having more non-REM sleep.
15. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. The importance of sleep lies in dreams.
B. The absence of dreams is terrible for us.
C. Dreaming patterns are more important than we realize.
D. Dreaming has mystical power of strengthening memories.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了做梦和睡眠之间的关系，以及不做梦给我们带来的损害，告诉我们要重视睡眠模式。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Dreams, according to Carl Jung, reveal a certain amount of reality hidden during waking consciousness. In Jungian philosophy, the conflict and chaos experienced in dreams finally bring order to our lives.”(根据卡尔·荣格的说法，梦揭示了在清醒意识中隐藏的一定数量的现实。在荣格哲学中，梦中经历的冲突和混乱最终给我们的生活带来了秩序)可知，卡尔·荣格认为梦反映事实。故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“You might think this is just a sleep problem, but dreaming is inseparable from our nighttime rest.”(你可能认为这只是睡眠问题，但做梦与夜间休息是分不开的)以及“The longer we sleep, the more time we spend in REM, which is why we are often dreaming when waking up in the morning. If we sleep less than seven hours, however, it becomes harder to achieve this level of REM.”(我们睡得越久，在快速眼动阶段（做梦）的时间就越多，这就是为什么我们早上醒来时经常做梦。然而，如果我们的睡眠时间少于7小时，就很难达到这种程度的快速眼动)可知，我们是否做梦，与睡眠时长及睡眠过程中的快速眼动时间是有直接关系的，所以第三段解释睡眠过程，是为了证明做梦问题和睡眠问题是联系在一起的。故选C。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“Volunteers that experienced more REM sleep were better equipped for solving problems requiring creative solutions.”(经历了更多快速眼动睡眠的志愿者更善于解决需要创造性解决方案的问题)可知，经历更多快速眼动睡眠的志愿者更有创造力。上题提到做梦发生在快速眼动时间，进而可以推断出做梦让人更具有创造力。故选A。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“While Jung’s mystical theories are debatable, he was not mistaken about the importance of dreaming. A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.”(虽然荣格的神秘主义理论是有争议的，但他对做梦的重要性的认识并没有错。越来越多的报告显示，持续缺乏做梦正在从很多方面损害我们清醒的时间)可知，文章在第一段就指出了做梦很重要，缺乏做梦会给我们带来损害。第二段介绍了缺少做梦会对我们的免疫系统、新陈代谢和记忆造成损害，第四段说睡眠和做梦结合起来可以起到稳定情绪的作用，第五段说我们正以许多方式为缺乏做梦付出代价。所以，本文章主要讲了不做梦对于我们来说是可怕的。故选B。
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。
Travelling with some of your favourite people is an exciting experience. If done well, group travelling can be the most thrilling experience ever, filled with games, laughter, and unforgettable memories. ____16____ Read on for some of the things you need to note and do for an enjoyable experience.
____17____
Ideas are usually exciting when they are fresh. The longer you delay, the more you’ll find excuses not to go. Let all interested parties meet as soon as possible to decide on dates, locations and budget. It’s best to plan the trip three or four months in advance.
Assign roles
For the trip to be successful, it has to be well organized. You’re going on a trip far from home, not the shopping mall. This is why the group should assign a leader who would be responsible for planning and organizing the trip. ____18____ Break them down further. For example, choose someone to handle booking a hotel and another person to take care of the meal.
Budget pool
____19____ You can do a weekly or monthly payment plan before your trip. Once you decide how much would fund the trip, members can start contributing the money weekly or monthly. The leader would then use the money to pay for accommodations, meals, transportation and more while you’re on vacation. If there’s money left in the end, split it up or go wild one last night.
Create a flexible itinerary（行程）
An easy way to create and share an itinerary is through Google Docs. Add the group members to the document and give them permission to edit it. Suggest one or two optional activities per day which do not require advance bookings, such as a local hike or museum. ____20____
A. Start early.
B. Get fresh ideas.
C. So how do you plan for your group trip
D. Collect a set amount from everyone before your trip.
E. Don’t forget to create room for something unexpected.
F. Also, divide the other responsibilities as they arise so that everyone participates.
G. The group leader generally keeps in contact with everyone, handling most of the detailed work.
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. F 19. D 20. E
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章提出了完美旅行的几个建议。
【16题详解】
前文“Travelling with some of your favourite people is an exciting experience. If done well, group travelling can be the most thrilling experience ever, filled with games, laughter, and unforgettable memories.（和你最喜欢的人一起旅行是一种令人兴奋的经历。如果做得好，团队旅行可以是最激动人心的经历，充满了游戏，欢笑和难忘的回忆）”提出好的旅行带来的好处，而后文“Read on for some of the things you need to note and do for an enjoyable experience.（继续读下去，找出一些你需要注意的事情，并且为了愉快的体验而去做）”后文则提出了旅行的一些建议，C项“那么你们的团体旅行计划是怎样的呢？”承上启下，符合题意，选项中的group trip呼应上文的group travel。故选C项。
【17题详解】
根据后文“Ideas are usually exciting when they are fresh. The longer you delay, the more you’ll find excuses not to go.（新鲜的想法通常是令人兴奋的。你拖得越久，你就会找到越多的借口不去）”可知，此段主要讨论旅行应尽早实施，不要拖。A项“尽早开始”符合题意，适合做小标题。故选A项。
【18题详解】
前文“This is why the group should assign a leader who would be responsible for planning and organizing the trip.（这就是为什么团队应该指派一个领导者来负责计划和组织这次旅。）”提到了领导角色，后文“Break them down further.（进一步分解它们）”则出现了复数概念。F项“另外，当其他责任出现时，将它们分开，这样每个人都可以参与。”中的the other responsibilities与them语法和语义一致，都是在描述旅行中的团队合作。故选F项。
【19题详解】
根据小标题Budget pool以及后文“You can do a weekly or monthly payment plan before your trip.（你可以在旅行前做一个每周或每月的付款计划）”可知，该段在讨论财政预算。D项“在旅行前从每个人那里收集一定数量的钱。”与上下文叙述一致，符合题意。故选D项。
【20题详解】
根据小标题Create a flexible itinerary可知，此段主要讨论计划要灵活，可变。E项“别忘了为意想不到的事情创造空间”与之叙述一致，符合题意。故选E项。
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。
The e-mail request came into Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon: broccoli (花椰菜) topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and vinegar. The man who sent the e-mail didn’t actually want the food itself. He was writing on behalf of his ___21___, who ___22___ the dish and was now in the final ___23___ of lung cancer at her home in Vermont and he was hoping to get the ___24___ to make it for her there.
Steve Ben, one of the Asian restaurant’s co-owners, read the e-mail and quickly ___25___ with an alternative suggestion. “Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote. “We’d like to meet you in Vermont and make it ___26___ for you.”
Brandon Jones, the son-in-law, was ___27___. “I e-mailed back, saying, ‘You do know that this is Vermont we’re talking about, right ’” says Brandon. “But Steve responded, ‘No problem. You tell us the date, time, and ___28___ and we’ll be there.’”
That Friday after work, Ben ___29___ his truck with a hot plate and a cooler filled with ingredients (配料) and then headed for ____30____. As soon as Ben and his team ____31____ the parking lot, they got to work. After neatly ____32____ everything up, they knocked on their customer’s door.
“As soon as she opened the door, she recognized the smell,” Brandon says. “It was amazing.” As for Ben, he couldn’t help remembering his ____33____ customer. “It was an honor to help ____34____ the family’s wishes,” Ben says. “This is about her, not us. There was a lot of good, positive ____35____ in doing this.”
21. A. Customer B. mother - in - law C. boss D. mother
22. A. adored B. cooked C. bought D. prepared
23. A. sessions B. eras C. stages D. steps
24. A. menu B. recipe C. prescription D. book
25 A. dealt B. caught C. went D. replied
26. A. inviting B. close C. fresh D. better
27. A. angry B. puzzled C. worried D. astonished
28. A. design B. location C. surroundings D. number
29. A. loaded B. started C. decorated D. boarded
30. A. Baltimore B. Ekiben C. Vermont D. the parking lot
31. A. looked into B. ran into C. stormed into D. pulled into
32. A. putting B. boxing C. bringing D. feeding
33. A. happy B. last C. loyal D. best
34. A. make B. appreciate C. finish D. fulfill
35. A. energy B. reaction C. flavor D. comfort
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了位于Baltimore的饭店老板Ben通过邮件了解到Vermont的一个临终老人喜欢吃他们饭店的花椰菜天妇罗，决定不顾路途遥远上门给老人做菜。老人的愿望得以实现，皆大欢喜。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是代表岳母写这封信的，岳母很喜欢这道菜，现在她在佛蒙特州的家中，肺癌已经到了晚期，他希望能得到菜谱，在那里为她做这道菜。A. customer顾客；B. mother-in-law岳母，婆母；C. boss老板；D. mother妈妈，母亲。根据后文“Brandon Jones, the son-in-law(Brandon Jones，女婿)”可知，邮件的发送者Brandon是老人的女婿，因此这里应是B项“mother-in-law”。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他是代表岳母写这封信的，岳母很喜欢这道菜，现在她在佛蒙特州的家中，肺癌已经到了晚期，他希望能得到菜谱，在那里为她做这道菜。A. adored非常喜欢，热爱；B. cooked烹饪，做饭；C. bought购买；D. prepared准备。根据后文“to make it for her(为她制作)”可知，Brandon想要给老人做这道菜，由此可推知老人应是很喜欢这道菜。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是代表岳母写这封信的，岳母很喜欢这道菜，现在她在佛蒙特州的家中，肺癌已经到了晚期，他希望能得到菜谱，在那里为她做这道菜。A. sessions学年，场，节；B. eras时代，纪元；C. stages舞台，阶段；D. steps脚步，台阶。根据前文“lung cancer(肺癌)”可推知，老人已经患病严重，到了癌症的最后阶段。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是代表岳母写这封信的，岳母很喜欢这道菜，现在她在佛蒙特州的家中，肺癌已经到了晚期，他希望能得到菜谱，在那里为她做这道菜。A. menu菜单；B. recipe食谱；C. prescription处方；D. book书籍。分析语境可知，“it”指代前文提及的“broccoli topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and vinegar(西兰花上撒上新鲜香草、洋葱丁和醋——花椰菜天妇罗)”这道菜，因此，应是希望得到食谱。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这家亚洲餐厅的共同所有者之一Steve Ben阅读了这封电子邮件，并迅速回复了另一个建议。A. dealt对待，应对；B. caught抓住；C. went去，前往；D. replied回复，答复。根据后文“he wrote(他写道)”可知，Steve Ben应是回复了邮件。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们想在佛蒙特州见你，给你做新鲜的。A. inviting诱人的；B. close接近的，紧密的；C. fresh新鲜的；D. better更好的。根据前往“We’d like to meet you in Vermont(我们想在佛蒙特州见你)”可知，他打算亲自前往佛蒙特州去给老人做菜，因此，做出的菜肴是新鲜的。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：女婿Brandon Jones大吃一惊。A. angry生气的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. worried担心的；D. astonished震惊的。根据后文Brandon的回邮“You do know that this is Vermont we’re talking about, right (你知道我们说的是佛蒙特吧 )”可知，他很震惊。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你告诉我们日期、时间和地点，我们就会到达。A. design设计；B. location位置；C. surroundings环境，周围；D. number号码，数字。根据前文“We’d like to meet you in Vermont(我们想在佛蒙特州见你)”可知，Steve Ben要前往佛蒙特给老人做菜，需要被告知具体位置。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个星期五下班后，Ben把一个热盘子和一个装满配料的冷却器装上卡车，然后前往佛蒙特州。A. loaded装载；B. started开始；C. decorated装饰；D. boarded上船，登机。“load sth with sth”，固定短语，意为“用……装载……”。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那个星期五下班后，Ben把一个热盘子和一个装满配料的冷却器装上卡车，然后前往佛蒙特州。A. Baltimore巴尔的摩；B. Ekiben埃基加；C. Vermont佛蒙特州；D. the parking lot停车场。根据前文“We’d like to meet you in Vermont(我们想在佛蒙特州见你)”可知，Steve Ben要前往佛蒙特给老人做菜。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Ben和他的团队一开进停车场，他们就开始工作。A. looked into调查；B. ran into跑进……，偶然碰见……；C. stormed into非常气愤地进入，冲进；D. pulled into驶入，进站。根据前文“his truck(他的卡车)”可知，他们开车前往，因此应是驶入停车场。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在把所有东西整齐地装箱后，他们敲了敲顾客的门。A. putting放置；B. boxing击打，把……装箱；C. bringing带来；D. feeding喂养。根据常识判断，做好的菜肴应是需要装箱打包。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：至于Ben，他不禁想起了这位忠实的顾客。A. happy高兴的，幸福的；B. last最后的；C. loyal忠诚的，忠实的；D. best最好的。根据前文“As soon as she opened the door, she recognized the smell(她一开门就认出了气味)”可推知，老人应是这道菜的忠实粉丝。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Ben说：“能帮助实现这个家庭的愿望是一种荣幸。” A. make制造，使让；B. appreciate感激，欣赏；C. finish完成，结束；D. fulfill履行，满足。根据后文“wishes”可知，应是“fulfill”，表达“实现梦想”含义。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：做这件事有很多好的、积极的能量。A. energy精力，能量；B. reaction反应；C. flavor风味；D. comfort安慰。“positive energy”，意为“正能量”。故选A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。
Mount Emei,____36____(locate) in the southwest of Sichuan Province, is an ancient and famous attraction in China.
Three million years ago, the main part of Mount Emei____37____(rise) sharply along a fault line here. Due to a complex combination of erosion (侵蚀) and weathering，a massive____38____ (high) difference of over 2,600 meters was formed between today’s mountain top and the Emei Plain. The Summit of Ten Thousand Buddhas,____39____an altitude of 3,099 meters, is the highest peak of Mount Emei. In a commanding position, The Golden Summit with the biggest concentration of temples and scenic spots on Mount Emei____40____(call) the largest and highest place of worship of Chinese Buddhism in the world.
The Buddha statue of Samantabhadra,____41____(measure) 48 meters high, is the highest golden Buddha in the world. The ten heads of the Buddha statue are divided into three layers, each with different expressions,____42____represent the ten mentalities of ordinary people. The Golden Summit is also the most suitable place____43____(appreciate) the impressive Mount Emei “Sea of Clouds.”
____44____(incredible), the 72 peaks of Mount Emei are mostly over 2,000 meters above sea level. The scenery features high peaks a love the clouds and white mist. Formed by ever-changing mist and fog, they present_____45_____unique full view. Now Mount Emei has become a famous scenic spot in the world.
【答案】36. located
37. rose 38. height
39. at 40. is called
41. measuring
42. which 43. to appreciate
44. Incredibly
45. a
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了峨眉山的地理位置以及景点特色。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：峨眉山位于四川省西南部，是中国古老而著名的旅游景点。短语be located in表示“位于”，省略be动词，过去分词作状语，故填located。
【37题详解】
考查时态。句意：300万年前，峨眉山的主体部分沿着这里的一条断层线急剧上升。根据上文Three million years ago可知为一般过去时。故填rose。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：由于侵蚀和风化的复杂组合，今天的山顶与峨眉山平原之间形成了2600多米的巨大高差。作主语，应用名词height，故填height。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：万佛顶海拔3099米，是峨眉山的最高峰。短语at an altitude of表示“在……高度”。故填at。
【40题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：峨眉山上寺庙和景点最集中的金顶处于居高临下的位置，被称为世界上最大、最高的汉传佛教圣地。主语与谓语构成被动关系，陈述客观事实用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为The Golden Summit with the biggest concentration of temples and scenic spots on Mount Emei，谓语用单数。故填is called。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：弥勒佛高48米，是世界上最高的金佛。分析句子结构可知measure与逻辑主语The Buddha statue of Samantabhadra构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填measuring。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：佛像的十个头像分为三层，每一层都有不同的表情，代表着普通人的十种心态。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词The ten heads of the Buddha statue，从句缺少主语，指物，故填which。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：金顶也是最适合欣赏峨眉山“云海”的地方。名词place由最高级修饰，后跟不定式作后置定语。故填to appreciate。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：令人难以置信的是，峨眉山的72座山峰大多在海拔2000米以上。修饰后文句子应用副词incredibly，作状语，句首单词首字母要大写。故填Incredibly。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：由不断变化的雾和雾形成，它们呈现了独特的全景。view此处为泛指，且unique是发音以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 应用文写作
46. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请你以 How to Make a Good First Impression为题，写一篇短文参赛， 内容包括：
1. 第一印象至关重要；
2. 如何创建良好的第一印象。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
How to Make a Good First Impression
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】How to make a good first impression
First impressions are really important. They matter when it comes to having an interview, giving a performance, or meeting new people and so on. Making a good impression is the beginning of everything nice.
To make a good first impression, above all, you need to dress appropriately. As the saying goes, “Clothes make a man.” What’s more, always wear a smile on your face, which will spread your kindness as well as positive energy to others. Last but not least, try to maintain eye contact with others, which shows respect to the person that you are talking to.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于英文中的应用文写作。要求考生以 How to Make a Good First Impression为题，写一篇短文参加英语作文比赛。
【详解】1.词汇积累
重要的：important→ significant
此外：what’s more→ besides/in addition
和、也：as well as → together with/along with
最后：last but not least→ finally/lastly
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：To make a good first impression, above all, you need to dress appropriately.
拓展句：If you want to make a good first impression, above all, you need to dress appropriately.
【点睛】【高分句型1】As the saying goes, “Clothes make a man.”（运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】What’s more, always wear a smile on your face, which will spread your kindness as well as positive energy to others.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Paula is a 55-year-old woman living in New Jersey. She lives a happy life without concern for financial or social problems and she constantly shares laughs with her family and friends. About ten years ago, her husband Michael gave her a gold ring with a diamond in it on their 20th wedding anniversary. She cherished it very much and wore it every day.
Having been married for almost 30 years, Paula had everything set for herself, and knew that her life in New Jersey was a thrilling one. One day, Paula was in the bathroom cleaning everything up, from the sink to the floor. She wanted to keep her house clean and beautiful. As soon as Paula finished washing the bathtub, she moved on to the part she feared most: the toilet. Wanting to get it out of the way, she quickly cleaned the inside of the toilet with a brush, and flushed (冲走) the soap away. After finishing, she felt there was something wrong, but she couldn’t think of what it was.
Paula’s heart skipped a beat when she noticed that her left ring finger felt a bit lighter. She slowly looked down at her ring finger, hoping that her treasured anniversary gift was still on it. She was frightened to see that it was lost. She didn’t notice that she flushed it down the toilet.
Paula said, “I must have flushed it down. It had been a little big on my finger, because it was winter time and my hands were smaller. I felt so bad about it. Sad and embarrassed.”
She couldn’t believe that she just let thousands of dollars go down the drain (下水道)，literally. She searched the bathroom and even the house, hoping that she just dropped it somewhere and forgot about it. She even took apart the toilet and searched the inside pipes with a flashlight, but in vain. Paula had no idea how to explain this to her husband. To buy the ring, Michael worked extra hard before the anniversary, so to tell him the bad news was unimaginable for Paula.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
She softly knocked on the door to their bedroom.
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After finishing her explanation, Paula wiped away her tears and waited for Michael to say something.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
She softly knocked on the door to their bedroom. When she came in, she saw Michael reading his favorite book on the bed. Visibly sweaty and nervous, Paula said that she had bad news to tell him. Michael was worried, but listened. With her eyes looking away from embarrassment, Paula cried and told her husband the ring was flushed down the toilet. Paula had mentally prepared herself for what could possibly be the toughest conversation with her husband ever. But Michael was quiet through the entire explanation, and this put Paula off.
Paragraph 2:
After finishing her explanation, Paula wiped away her tears and waited for Michael to say something. She thought he would get mad at her. However, Michael’s face didn’t show any anger. Suddenly, he interrupted the silence by giving her a hug. Paula was completely shocked by Michael’s reaction to the situation. After all, she lost the ring he gave her to celebrate their anniversary. Michael told Paula that he would buy her another ring, exactly like the one she lost. Paula felt greatly moved.
【解析】
【详解】【分析】本文以丢失戒指为线索展开，讲述了一位55岁的女士Paula在打扫卫生间时不慎将戒指丢失的故事。
【详解】
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“她轻轻地敲他们卧室的门。”可知，第一段可描写Paula走进他们卧室，向丈夫解释她丢失戒指的经过。
②由第二段首句内容“在Paula向丈夫解释她丢失戒指的经过后，她擦去泪水，等待丈夫Michael说点什么。”可知，第二段可描写Michael对这件事情的反应。
2.续写线索：
敲门进卧室——解释——等待反应——重新买一个——感动
3.词汇激活
行为类
①轻敲：softly knock on / lightly knock at
②.使平静下来：cool down/ calm down
③.生气：show any anger /become angry
情绪类
①.感到吃惊： be completely shocked by /be very surprised at
②.感动的： moved/ touched
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. With her eyes looking away from embarrassment, Paula cried and told her husband the ring was flushed down the toilet.（With的复合结构作状语）
[高分句型2]. Paula had mentally prepared herself for what could possibly be the toughest conversation with her husband ever.（what引导的宾语从句）