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2022-2023学年湖北省十一校高三上学期第一次联考英语试题（解析版）
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这是一份2022-2023学年湖北省十一校高三上学期第一次联考英语试题（解析版），共25页。试卷主要包含了15等内容，欢迎下载使用。
鄂南高中 黄冈中学 黄石二中 荆州中学 龙泉中学
武汉二中 孝感高中 襄阳四中 襄阳五中 宜昌一中 夷陵中学
2023届高三湖北十一校第一次联考
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
例:How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1. How did the man get to work?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.
2. How does the man feel about swimming now?
A. Relaxed. B. Frightened. C. Tired.
3. What will Ken do this Friday?
A. Play basketball. B. Visit the museum. C. Visit his grandpa.
4. What do we know about the man?
A. He made comments on the woman’s paper.
B. He borrowed books from the new library.
C. He wrote a wonderful essay.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Keeping fit. B. Developing a hobby. C. Applying for membership.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man mainly use his phone for?
A. Entertainment. B. Communication. C. Information.
7. What is the man dissatisfied with about his phone?
A. The system. B. The camera. C. The size.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman say about the last doctor?
A. He was caring.
B. He was too young.
C. He didn’t listen to his patients.
9. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Make a call early.
B. Choose another doctor.
C. Cancel his appointment.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a library. B. At a bookstore. C. At a grocery store.
11. What does the woman want to do?
A. Order an item.
B. Borrow some money.
C. Change her shipping address.
12. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Buy another gift.
B. Try another place.
C. Leave a partial payment.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the man make the call?
A. To ask for information.
B. To conduct an interview.
C. To make an appointment.
14. What position is available now?
A. Cooks. B. Managers. C. Waiters.
15. How long are the working hours?
A. Four hours. B. Seven hours. C. Eight hours.
16. What does the job offer?
A.A free meal. B.£5 an hour. C.A two-day break per week.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What made the pool closed 30 years ago?
A. Its budget. B. Its design. C. Its safety.
18. What is said about the Brackenside Pool?
A. It is designed by a new architect.
B. It is a combination of old and new.
C. The local press is confident about it.
19. What can the winner of the competition decide?
A. Which sculpture will be used.
B. Who will declare the pool open.
C. What kind of food will be provided.
20. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To explain some rules,
B. To attract visitors to the pool.
C. To announce the opening ceremony.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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1. Who are the most likely to be selected to test the product?
A. People with mental disability.
B. People with hearing disorder.
C. People with interest in technology.
D. People with specific insurance codes.
2. What can candidates do after the test?
A. Keep the instrument for free.
B. Get ajob in federal government.
C. Enjoy a policy for a discount.
D. Have free insurance for their health.
3. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A tourist brochure. B. A health guide.
C. A medical report. D. An online advertisement.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了公司为最新研制的助听器招募测试人员。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据HERE’S THE CATCH中的第一段“You must have difficulty hearing and understanding in background noise, and your hearing must fall in the range of the hearing aid.(您必须在背景噪音中听力和理解有困难，并且您的听力必须在助听器的范围内。)”可知，听力障碍患者最有可能被选中测试产品。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据HERE’S THE CATCH中的第二段“At the end of the 30 days, if you are satisfied with the improvement in your hearing and wish to keep the instruments, you may do so at tremendous saving. (30天结束后，如果您对听力的改善感到满意，并希望保留这些仪器，您可以节省大量费用。)”可知，测试者可以享受优惠购买。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。综合文章标题，首段和最后一段“For details and accurate coverage, visit our home page at Miracle-EarHearingCenters.com.(欲了解详细信息和准确报道，请访问我们的主页Miracle-EarHearingCenters.com。)”的网页链接可知，文章可能来自在线广告。故选D。
B
Besides “wow” and “great”, what else would you say when flying over the Earth in space? Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space, posted several lines of a famous ancient Chinese composition on Twitter to share her joy.
She first wrote in Chinese, and then attached an accurate translation of the lines in both Italian and English to help more people understand. “Looking up, I see the immensity of the cosmos; bowing my head, I look at the multitude of the world. The gaze flies, the heart expands, the joy of the senses can reach its peak, and indeed, this is true happiness,” it says. Two days before she landed on Earth, the beauty of space and Chinese literature resonated on her Twitter account. Before long, her posts went viral on Twitter with thousands of retweets, likes and replies.
The text she quoted is from the Preface to Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion,a Chinese calligraphy masterpiece by Wang Xizhi (303-361) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). She also attached three photos taken
in space of China’s Bohai Bay and the day-night view of Beijing. “The poem and views are both magnificent as well as healing. If everyone could enjoy the same sight, a lot of pain in the world would be ‘dissipated’,” one user comments.
As the first Italian female astronaut in space, Cristoforetti carried out her first space mission on Nov 23, 2014. In 2022, she started the second mission in April and returned to Earth on Friday night after a 127-day stay in orbit.
Cristoforetti has also been active in Sino-European cooperation in the field of manned spaceflight. She was a working group member with Chinese counterparts to define and implement cooperation in the field of astronaut operations. When not traveling for work, she is an eager reader and has a great passion for languages. Speaking clear Chinese, Cristoforetti once told the media that the teams from China and Europe were working very well together in the field of astronaut training.
4. What is the result of Cristoforetti’s post online?
A. The birth of a masterpiece.
B. A trend of journey to space.
C. An instant hot issue on Twitter.
D. Different translations of the lines.
5. Which word below can be used to replace the underlined word “dissipated” in Paragraph 3?
A. Relieved. B. Caused.
C. Increased. D. Recognized.
6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Cristoforetti’s devotion to her career.
B. Cristoforetti’s language learning strategies.
C. The leadership Cristoforetti plays in her team.
D. The possible motivation for Cristoforetti’s post.
7. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A female astronaut becomes online star
B. A Chinese poem gets popular abroad
C. Literature conveys the beauty of space
D. An Italian astronaut promotes Sino-European cooperation
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一位意大利女性宇航员将中国一首诗歌放在网上，得到众多网友的喜爱和转发。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Two days before she landed on Earth, the beauty of space and Chinese literature resonated on her Twitter account. Before long, her posts went viral on Twitter with thousands of retweets, likes and replies.(在她登陆地球的前两天，太空之美和中国文学在她的推特账户上引起了共鸣。不久，她的帖子就在推特上疯传，被转发、点赞和回复了数千次)”可知，Cristoforetti在推特上的帖子立即成为热门话题。故选C项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“The poem and views are both magnificent as well as healing.(这首诗和风景既壮丽又治愈)”可知，这首诗和风景很治愈，所以如果每个人都能欣赏到同样的景象，那么世界上的许多痛苦就会“缓解”。由此可知，划线词dissipated与relieved“缓解，治愈”意思接近。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“When not traveling for work, she is an eager reader and has a great passion for languages. Speaking clear Chinese, Cristoforetti once told the media that the teams from China and Europe were working very well together in the field of astronaut training.(在不出差的时候，她热衷于阅读，对语言有着极大的热情。克里斯托弗雷蒂曾用一口流利的中文告诉媒体，中国和欧洲的团队在宇航员训练领域合作得非常好)”可知，克里斯托弗雷蒂和中国的宇航员合作的很好，而且是一个热衷阅读的语言爱好者。由此推知，这也许就是她发这个帖子的初衷。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space, posted several lines of a famous ancient Chinese composition on Twitter to share her joy.(第一位进入太空的意大利女宇航员萨曼莎·克里斯托弗雷蒂在推特上发布了几行中国古代名曲来分享她的喜悦)”及下文陈述可知，文章主要讲述了一位意大利女性宇航员将中国一首诗歌放在网上，得到众多网友的喜爱和转发。由此可知，A Chinese poem gets popular abroad(一首中国诗在国外广为流传)适合作本文最佳标题。故选B项。
C
Scientists have successfully implanted and integrated human brain cells into newborn rats, creating a new way to study complex psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (精神分裂症), and perhaps eventually test treatments.
Scientists can assemble small sections of human brain tissue made from stem cells in a special container. But in such a container, “neurons(神经元) don’t grow to the size, to which a human neuron in an actual human brain would grow,” said Sergiu Pasca, the study’s lead author from Stanford University. To overcome such restrictions, researchers implanted the groupings of human brain cells, called organoids, into the brains of young rats.
Human neurons have also been implanted into adult rats before, but an animal’s brain stops developing at a certain age, limiting how well implanted cells can integrate. “By transplanting them at these early stages, we found that these organoids can grow relatively large and receive nutrients, and they can cover about a third of a rat’s brain,” said Pasca.
To test how well the human neurons integrated with the rat brains and bodies, air was blown out across the animals’ whiskers, which prompted electrical activity in the human neurons. That showed that external stimulation of the rat’s body was processed by the human brain tissue.
The scientists then conducted another test in the opposite order. They implanted human brain cells which could respond to blue light, and then trained the rats to expect a “reward” of water from a pipe when blue light shone on the neurons via a cable in the animals’ brain. After two weeks, they found pulsing the blue light sent the rats scrambling to the pipe.
The team has now used the technique to show that organoids developed from patients with Timothy syndrome grow more slowly and display less electrical activity than those from healthy people.
Tara Spires-Jones, a professor at the University of Edinburgh’s UK Dementia Research Institute, said the work “has the potential to advance what we know about psychiatric disorders.”
8 Why did scientists research on rats instead of the special container?
A. Because psychiatric disorders are too complex.
B. Because rats also suffer similar psychiatric illnesses.
C. Because it limits the growth of human brain neurons.
D. Because human brain neurons grow too quickly in it.
9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. Rats’age has a significant influence on the research.
B. Human brain cells can’t be implanted into adult rats.
C. Rats’ brain won’t develop if they receive human neurons.
D. Human neurons can grow larger in adult rats’ brain than young rats’.
10. Why did the researchers carry out one more test?
A. To train rats to respond to external stimulations.
B. To show similarities between rats and human tissues.
C. To confirm human brain cells could grow well in rats’ brains.
D. To check whether signals could be sent back to rats’ body.
11. What is the significance of the research?
A. It can advance more experiments on rats.
B. It can further our study of psychiatric illnesses.
C. It can provide some useful experimental methods.
D. It can promote our knowledge of human brain cells.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了科学家们成功地将人类脑细胞植入新生大鼠体内，为研究精神分裂症等复杂精神疾病创造了一种新方法。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段话“Scientists can assemble small sections of human brain tissue made from stem cells in a special container. But in such a container,“neurons(神经元) don’t grow to the size, to which a human neuron in an actual human brain would grow,” said Sergiu Pasca, the study’s lead author from Stanford University. To overcome such restrictions, researchers implanted the groupings of human brain cells, called organoids, into the brains of young rats.(科学家们可以将由干细胞制成的一小部分人脑组织组装在一个特殊的容器中。但在这样的容器中，“神经元不会生长到实际人脑中人类神经元生长的大小，”来自斯坦福大学的该研究的主要作者Sergiu Pasca说。为了克服这些限制，研究人员将人类脑细胞的分组植入年轻大鼠的大脑中。)”可知，放在特殊容器中，容易限制神经元的生长，故选C项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段话“Human neurons have also been implanted into adult rats before, but an animal’s brain stops developing at a certain age, limiting how well implanted cells can integrate. “By transplanting them at these early stages, we found that these organoids can grow relatively large and receive nutrients, and they can cover about a third of a rat’s brain,”said Pasca.(人类神经元以前也被植入成年大鼠体内，但动物的大脑在特定年龄停止发育，限制了植入细胞的整合程度。帕斯卡说：“通过在这些早期阶段移植它们，我们发现这些类器官可以长得相对较大，并接受营养，它们可以覆盖大鼠大脑的三分之一。”)”可知，神经元在成年大鼠体内成长的不是很完善，更早期移植却能长的相对大一些。因此可以得知，大鼠的年龄对研究也有一定影响。故选A项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段话“The scientists then conducted another test in the opposite order: They implanted human brain cells which could respond to blue light, and then trained the rats to expect a “reward” of water from a pipe when blue light shone on the neurons via a cable in the animals’ brain. After two weeks, they found pulsing the blue light sent the rats scrambling to the pipe.(然后，科学家们以相反的顺序进行了另一项测试：他们植入了对蓝光有反应的人类脑细胞，然后训练大鼠在蓝光通过动物大脑中的电缆照射到神经元时，期望从管道中获得水的“奖励”。两周后，他们发现脉冲蓝光会让老鼠爬向管道。)”可知，科学家们再做一次实验是为了核实信号是否会被反射回身体里。故选D项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段话“Tara Spires-Jones, a professor at the University of Edinburgh’s UK Dementia Research Institute, said the work “has the potential to advance what we know about psychiatric disorders.”(爱丁堡大学英国痴呆症研究所的塔拉·斯派尔斯-琼斯教授说，这项工作“有可能推进我们对精神疾病的了解。”)”可知，这项研究有助于推进研究者对精神疾病的了解。故选B项。
D
Before the age of the smartphone, not everyone had cameras and it took skills and a good eye to capture and create a great photograph. Today, with the huge range of camera apps on our smartphones, we’re all amateur photographers, and pretty good ones at that, since the quality of smartphone images now nearly equals that of digital cameras.
The new ease of photography has given us a tremendous appetite for capturing the magical and the ordinary.We are obsessed with documenting everyday moments, whether it’s a shot of our breakfast, our cat—or the cat’s breakfast.
Cameras are everywhere-- a situation that is transforming the way we experience dramatic events. With cameras observing most urban centers, have we gotten to the point where cameras don’t need photographers and photographers don’t even need cameras? When there are political events or natural disasters, it is ordinary citizens with cell phones--not photojournalists—who often provide the first news images. Quality still matters,but it’s less important than what’s relevant and instantly shared.
Before digital images, most people trusted photographs to accurately reflect reality. Yet photography has always more stories than we assume. Each picture is a result of a series of decisions—where to stand, what lens to use, what to leave in and out of the frame. Images can also be colored, brightened, faded, and scratched to make photographs more artistic, or to give them an antique look. Such images may be more useful in communicating how the people behind the camera felt than in documenting what was actually in front of the camera.
It’s not clear whether this flowering of image making will lead to a public that better appreciates and understands images or simply numb us to the deep effects a well-made image can have. But the change is unavoidable. Perhaps we are witnessing the development of a universal visual language, one that could change the way we relate to each other and the world. Of course, as with any language, there will be those who produce poetry and those who make shopping lists.
12. What makes us all amateur photographers?
A. That it takes no skills to take photographs.
B. That cell phones provide great convenience.
C. That we are more attracted to creating images.
D. That professional standards appear to be falling.
13. How are digital cameras changing our life?
A. Photographers don’t need a camera at all.
B. We may get the latest images more easily.
C. Natural disasters can be detected in advance.
D. People pay more attention to the quality of photos.
14. What is Paragraph4 mainly about?
A. The creative functions of camera apps.
B. The attractive features of digital images.
C. The subjective factors behind photographs.
D. The negative reviews about artistic images.
15. What can we learn about“visual language” in the last paragraph?
A. It can be both used in writing poetry and shopping.
B. It will contribute to our ability to appreciate images.
C. It has a great influence on the development of the universe.
D. It offers us a new tool of communication to express ourselves.
【答案】12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。主要介绍了随着手机的广泛使用，摄影也被重新定义，成为一种视觉的语言。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Today, with the huge range of camera apps on our smartphones, we’re all amateur photographers, and pretty good ones at that, since the quality of smartphone images now nearly equals that of digital cameras.”（今天，随着我们的智能手机上有大量的摄像应用程序，我们都是业余摄影师，而且是相当不错的业余摄影师，因为现在智能手机图像的质量几乎等同于数码相机。）可知，由于智能手机中各种各样的照相软件，我们都成了业余摄影师，因此可知，手机提供的极大的便利让我们都成了业余摄影师。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“We are obsessed with documenting everyday moments, whether it’s a shot of our breakfast, our cat—or the cat’s breakfast.”（我们痴迷于记录每天的时刻，无论是我们的早餐还是我们的猫——或猫的早餐的镜头。），第三段中“When there are political events or natural disasters, it is ordinary citizens with cell phones--not photojournalists—who often provide the first news images. Quality still matters,but it’s less important than what’s relevant and instantly shared.”（当发生政治事件或自然灾害时，提供第一手新闻图片的往往是拿着手机的普通公民，而不是摄影记者。质量仍然很重要，但比起相关的和即时分享的东西，质量变得不重要。）可知，数字相机可以让人们更容易获取最新的影像，改变了我们的生活。故选B。
14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Before digital images, most people trusted photographs to accurately reflect reality. Yet photography has always more stories than we assume. Each picture is a result of a series of decisions—where to stand, what lens to use, what to leave in and out of the frame. Images can also be colored, brightened, faded, and scratched to make photographs more artistic, or to give them an antique look. Such images may be more useful in communicating how the people behind the camera felt than in documenting what was actually in front of the camera.”（在数字图像出现之前，大多数人相信照片能够准确地反映现实。然而，摄影的故事总是比我们想象的要多。每一张照片都是一系列决定的结果——站在哪里，用什么镜头，镜头里面和镜头外面应该留下什么。图像也可以被着色、加亮、褪色和刮花，以使照片更具艺术性，或使它们看起来像古董。比起记录摄像机前的真实情况，这些图像可能更有助于传达摄像机后的人的感受。）可知，本段讲述了照片背后的故事总是比我们想象的要多，人们还可以对照片进行修饰，以便传达摄影人的感受，因此推断本段主要讲述每张照片的背后都有很多的主观因素。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“Perhaps we are witnessing the development of a universal visual language, one that could change the way we relate to each other and the world.Of course, as with any language, there will be those who produce poetry and those who make shopping lists.”（也许我们正在见证一种通用视觉语言的发展，一种可以改变我们彼此关系和世界的方式。当然，就像任何一种语言一样，总会有人写诗，也有人写购物清单。）可知，visual language可以提供给我们一种新的表达自己的交流工具。故选D。
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。
People are taught how to speak, but good sentence structure and a wide range of vocabulary words won’t always lead to being understood or understanding others._______16_______
The good news is that it’s never too late to learn how to communicate more effectively. The first step is to realize you’ re having communication issues._______17_______The following is a list of the top three signs that you need to learn healthier communication skills.
You have the same fights over and over.
Your fights are about the same topic again and again. If this is happening, it means you don’t yet have the skills to resolve conflicts._______18_______The fight may end, but it’s only a matter of time before you argue about the same thing again. When you learn how to resolve conflicts, issues don’t pile up or become baggage that weighs down your relationship.
_______19_______
You don’t want to fight so you try not to bring up subjects that lead only to pain and disconnection. The problem is that avoiding them leads to pain and disconnection anyway. Unless you learn how to have hard conversations productively, you will get more and more disconnected until your relationship is in danger of ending.
You regularly feel misunderstood or unheard.
No matter how hard you try, you don’t feel understood. Perhaps your partner has expressed the same feeling.Over time the disconnected feeling does damage to your relationship. It’s important to learn how to communicate in a better way, so that both you and the other person feel heard and understood._______20_______To be heard, your partner will need to learn how to listen. For you, to be able to hear your partner, you will need to do the same.
A. You avoid discussing certain topics.
B You argue with your partners about some issues.
C. If you can’t resolve issues, they will continue to show up.
D. This requires more than just speaking to your partner or vice versa.
E. Then, you can learn how to communicate in a more productive way.
F. If you leave conflicts unsettled, you will feel disconnected and lonely.
G. Effective communication requires much more than being able to speak.
【答案】16. G 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了需要学习更好的交际技能的三种迹象。
【16题详解】
根据前句“People are taught how to speak, but good sentence structure and a wide range of vocabulary words won’t always lead to being understood or understanding others.(人们被教导如何说话，但好的句子结构与大量的词汇并不总能实现交际。)”可知，会说话不等于好的交际。所以选择项G“Effective communication requires much more than being able to speak.(有效的交际需要的不仅仅是会讲话。)”符合上下文语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据前句“The first step is to realize you’ re having communication issues. (首先你要意识到你有交际方面的问题。)”可知，先找到交际方面的问题，然后学会用更有成效的方法进行交际，前后两句是顺接关系。所以选择项E“Then, you can learn how to communicate in a more productive way. (然后你才能学会用更有成效的方法进行交际。)”符合上下文语境。故选E。
【18题详解】
根据前句“If this is happening, it means you don’t yet have the skills to resolve conflicts. (如果发生了这种情况，这意味着你还不具备解决冲突的技能。)”和后句“The fight may end, but it’s only a matter of time before you argue about the same thing again.(争吵可能会结束，但你们再次为同样的事情争吵只是时间问题。)”可知，这里需要一个过渡句，陈述问题没有解决的情形。所以选择项C“If you can’t resolve issues, they will continue to show up. (如果没有解决问题，它们会再次出现。)”符合上下文语境。故选C。
【19题详解】
这里需要一个主题句。根据下文“You don’t want to fight so you try not to bring up subjects that lead only to pain and disconnection. The problem is that avoiding them leads to pain and disconnection anyway. Unless you learn how to have hard conversations productively, you will get more and more disconnected until your relationship is in danger of ending. (你不想吵架，所以尽量不提那些只会导致痛苦和疏远的话题。问题是，避免它们会导致痛苦和疏离。除非你学会如何有效地进行艰难的对话，否则你会变得越来越疏远，直到你们的关系有结束的危险。)”可知，本段主要介绍交际要避免的话题。所以选择项A“You avoid discussing certain topics. (你避免讨论某些话题。)”符合上下文语境。故选A。
【20题详解】
根据后文“To be heard, your partner will need to learn how to listen. For you, to be able to hear your partner, you will need to do the same. (想要被倾听，你的伴侣需要学会如何倾听。对你来说，为了能听到你的伴侣，你也需要这样做。)”可知，良好的交际需要诉说和倾听。所以选择项D“This requires more than just speaking to your partner or vice versa. (这要求你不仅仅要向你的伙伴诉说，反之亦然。)”符合上下文语境。故选D。
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。
Five years ago, a friend asked me to look after his cat while he went on holiday, and I realized the idea had potential on a bigger scale. So I moved to London and decided to___21___cat sitting.
For me, cat sitting is about___22___two groups of people who need what the other can offer. I get to stay in people’s___23___without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get___24___cat sitting. It also means that there is someone to keep an eye on their homes while they are away. It seems a fairer___25___than just watering plants or walking dogs — I’m more of a cat person.
I have always loved cats, and their gentle temper makes them ideal___26___for someone working from home. Cats have such different personalities, so it’s not surprising that I___27___more with some than others. An owner once told me not to___28___her cat to sit on me, as it had happened only once. But just four days later, the cat came over and sat on my lap. I sent her a photo!
Cat sitting helps me with my___29___anxiety disorder, too. I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t. Sometimes, this anxiety even___30___me from leaving the house. But since becoming a cat sitter my mental health has___31___. Having my own___32___gives me the power to plan my day. I can recharge when I need to and can go out and meet people when I want. The cats have___33___helped.
Now I have stayed in 25 houses,___34___30 cats and saved more than 10,000 pounds that would have gone on___35___. One day I want to save up for a flat so I can have a cat of my own.
21. A. study B. start C. observe D. train
22. A. connecting B. judging C. comparing D. teaching
23. A. offices B. hearts C. lives D. homes
24. A. free B. tough C. serious D. possible
25. A. test B. game C. dream D. exchange
26. A. employers B. assistants C. instructors D. companions
27. A. hate B. bond C. mind D. trust
28. A. guide B. order C. expect D. scare
29. A. musical B. cultural C. social D. personal
30. A. saves B. discourages C. protects D. tells
31. A. improved B. suffered C. worsened D. formed
32. A. cat B. job C. flat D. space
33. A. hardly B. nearly C. really D. narrowly
34. A. attended to B. given away C. brought up D. left out
35. A. holiday B. rent C. sale D. credit
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者通过帮助他人照顾猫，不仅克服了自己的社交焦虑障碍，并且节省了房租。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我搬到了伦敦，决定开始替人照顾猫。A. study学习；B. start开始；C. observe观察；D. train训练。根据上文“I realized the idea had potential on a bigger scale”可知，作者决定开始替人照顾猫。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，照顾猫就是把两个需要对方所能提供东西的人联系起来。A. connecting联系；B. judging判断；C. comparing比较；D. teaching教。根据下文“I get to stay in people’s___3___without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get___4___cat sitting”可知，照顾猫就是把两个需要对方所能提供的东西的人联系起来，故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我可以在别人度假的时候免费住在他们家里。A. offices办公室；B. hearts心；C. lives生命；D. homes家。根据下文“while they’re on holiday”可知，作者在别人度假的时候免费住在他们家里帮他们照顾猫。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：主人可以免费请人来照顾猫。A. free免费的；B. tough困难的；C. serious严肃的；D. possible可能的。根据上文“without rent”可知，作者不付房租，主人也不用花钱请人来照顾猫，因此空格处是“免费的”。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这似乎是比浇花或遛狗更公平的交换——我更喜欢猫。A. test测试；B. game游戏；C. dream梦；D. exchange交换。根据上文“I get to stay in people’s___3___without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get___4___cat sitting. It also means that there is someone to keep an eye on their homes while they are away”可知，别人请作者来照顾猫，作者省了房租，这是一种交换。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直很喜欢猫，它们温和的脾气使它们成为在家工作的人的理想伴侣。A. employers雇主；B. assistants助手；C. instructors导师；D. companions伴侣。根据上文“their gentle temper”可知，猫温和的脾气使它们成为在家工作的人的理想伴侣。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：猫有如此不同的性格，所以我和一些猫比其他猫更亲近也就不足为奇了。A. hate讨厌；B. bond（使）建立亲密关系；C. mind介意；D. trust信任。根据上文“Cats have such different personalities”可知，句子表示“猫有如此不同的性格，所以我和一些猫比其他猫更亲近也就不足为奇了”。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位主人曾经告诉我，不要指望她的猫坐在我身上，因为这种事只发生过一次。A. guide指导；B. order命令；C. expect指望；D. scare使惊恐，吓唬。根据下文“as it had happened only once”可知，那位主人是告诉作者不要指望她的猫坐在作者身上，因为这种事只发生过一次。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：照顾猫也能帮助我缓解社交焦虑症。A. musical音乐的；B. cultural文化的；C. social社交的；D. personal个人的。根据下文“I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t”可知，作者有社交焦虑症。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，这种焦虑甚至让我不敢出门。A. saves救；B. discourages阻碍；C. protects保护；D. tells告诉。根据上文“I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t”和“my___9___anxiety disorder”可知，社交焦虑甚至让作者不敢出门，空格处意为“阻碍”。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但自从成为猫保姆后，我的心理健康状况有所改善。A. improved改善；B. suffered遭受；C. worsened恶化；D. formed形成。根据下文“gives me the power to plan my day. I can recharge when I need to and can go out and meet people when I want”可知，自从作者成为猫保姆后，作者的心理健康状况有所改善。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：拥有自己的空间让我有能力计划我的一天。A. cat猫；B. job工作；C. flat公寓；D. space空间。根据上文“stay in people’s___3___without rent while they’re on holiday”可知，作者拥有自己的空间，拥有自己的空间让作者有能力计划作者的一天。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：猫真的帮了大忙。A. hardly几乎不；B. nearly将近；C. really真正地；D. narrowly刚好，勉强地。根据上文“since becoming a cat sitter my mental health has___11___”可知，猫真的帮了大忙，空格处意为“真正地”。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在我住过25个房子，照顾过30只猫，省下了1万多英镑的房租。A. attended to照顾；B. given away赠送；C. brought up养大；D. left out遗漏。根据上文“becoming a cat sitter”可知，作者是照顾过30只猫。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我住过25个房子，照顾过30只猫，省下了1万多英镑的房租。A. holiday假期；B. rent房租；C. sale出售，销售；D. credit信用。根据第3空后的“without rent”可知，作者省下了1万多英镑的房租。故选B。
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。
As a costume drama A Dream of Splendor ___36___(draw) many audiences this summer, the way the heroine Zhao Pan’er makes tea in the drama also attracted much attention. Heytea, a Chinese boutique teahouse chain, recently launched new flavored tea drinks ___37___(base) on the recipe from the TV show.
It is well known that China is not only the home of most of the world’s tea, ___38___has a series of customs concerning tea making and tea choice according to the seasons. In summer, green tea is highly recommended, for ___39___(it) character is “cold” in traditional Chinese medical theories, suitable ___40___(calm) the restlessness caused by hot summer.
Since the Southern Song Dynasty, loose leaf green tea ___41___(drink) in China. It is said that Emperor Qianlong from the Qing Dynasty was a tea lover and often enjoyed Longjing, the most well-known Chinese green tea produced in Zhejiang province, during his ___42___(day) life in summer. ___43___Longjing, Chinese green tea has many family members with beautiful and poetic names, such as Yunwu, ___44___literally means cloud and mist. When you feel hot and restless, have Chinese green tea and enjoy ___45___mouthful of “cool summer”.
【答案】36. drew
37. based 38. but
39. its 40. to calm
41. has been drunk
42. daily 43. Besides
44. which 45. a
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是中国的绿茶文化和相关历史。
【36题详解】
考查时态。句意：今年夏天，古装剧《梦华录》吸引了众多观众，剧中女主角赵蟠儿泡茶的方式也备受关注。由“this summer”可知，句子描述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，空格处用过去式drew，故填drew。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：喜茶，一家中国精品茶馆连锁店，最近根据电视剧中的配方推出了新的调味茶饮料。句中谓语是launched，空格处用非谓语动词，“new flavored tea drinks”和base之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，故填based。
【38题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：众所周知，中国不仅是世界上大部分茶叶的产地，而且有一系列关于制茶和根据季节选择茶叶的习俗。not only...but also...是固定搭配，意为“不仅……而且……”，其中also可省略，因此空格处用but，故填but。
【39题详解】
考查物主代词。句意：在夏季，人们强烈推荐饮用绿茶，因为绿茶在中医理论中具有“寒”的特征，适合缓解炎热夏季带来的躁动不安。it和character之间是所属关系，空格处意为“它的”，用形容词性物主代词its修饰名词character，故填its。
【40题详解】
考查不定式。句意：在夏季，人们强烈推荐饮用绿茶，因为绿茶在中医理论中具有“寒”的特征，适合缓解炎热夏季带来的躁动不安。根据语境可知，句子表示“绿茶在中医理论中具有“寒”的特征，适合缓解炎热夏季带来的躁动不安”，be suitable to do sth.，故填to calm。
【41题详解】
考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：自南宋以来，散叶绿茶已经在中国被饮用。由Since可知，主句时态用现在完成时，茶是被饮用，因此空格处是现在完成时的被动语态，即have/has been done，主语tea是不可数名词，因此空格处是has been drunk。故填has been drunk。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意：据说，清朝的乾隆皇帝是一个茶爱好者，他经常在夏天的日常生活中享受龙井，这是中国最著名的绿茶，产自浙江省。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词life，day的形容词是daily，意为“日常的”，故填daily。
【43题详解】
考查连词。句意：除了龙井，中国绿茶还有许多家族成员，都有美丽而诗意的名字，比如云雾，字面意思是云和雾。由“Chinese green tea has many family members with beautiful and poetic names, such as Yunwu”可知，句子表示“除了龙井，中国绿茶还有许多家族成员，都有美丽而诗意的名字，比如云雾”，空格处意为“除了……还有……”，因此空格处用besides，位于句首，首字母大写，故填Besides。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：除了龙井，中国绿茶还有许多家族成员，都有美丽而诗意名字，比如云雾，字面意思是云和雾。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词Yunwu是物，因此空格处用关系代词which，故填which。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：当你感到燥热不安时，来一杯中国绿茶，享受一口“清凉的夏天”。a mouthful of是固定短语，意为“一口”，因此空格处是a，故填a。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你所在的城市即将举办一场面向本市外国学生的中国画比赛，主题为“我对中国的第一印象”。请你给你的英国朋友Chris写一封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.发出邀请;
2.比赛时间和主题;
3.报名方式和截止日期。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,
How is everything going?
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Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Chris,
How is everything going? As more and more foreigners come to China to learn Chinese culture, a Chinese painting competition for foreign students is going to be held in our city to help them get a further knowledge of China. Knowing that you are interested in Chinese painting, I’m writing to invite you to take part in the competition.
With the theme of “My first impression of China”, the competition will begin at 9:00am next Saturday in the Central Park of the city, which will last three days. You can download the registration form on the City’s Official Website, fill it out and send it to the official email box. You are required to finish it before this Sunday. I hope you will accept my invitation and if you have any questions, please write to me.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友Chris写封信，邀请他参加我市举办的一场面向外国学生的中国画比赛，并告知其比赛时间和主题，以及报名方式和截止日期。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
比赛：competition →contest
参加：take part in→participate in
主题：theme→topic
开始：begin→start
2. 句式拓展
同义句转换
原句： Knowing that you are interested in Chinese painting, I'm writing to invite you to take part in the competition.
拓展句：Because I know that you are interested in Chinese painting, I'm writing to invite you to take part in the competition.
【点睛】【高分句型1】 As more and more foreigners come to China to learn Chinese culture, a Chinese painting competition for foreign students is going to be held in our city to help them get a further knowledge of China. （运用了以连词as引导的时间状语从句和被动语态）
【高分句型2】With the theme of “My first impression of China”, the competition will begin at 9:00am next Saturday in the Central Park of the city , which will last three days. （运用了以关系代词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。
I first became conscious of my body image last year in fifth grade. One day I was walking by my mirror getting ready for bed and I noticed that my stomach looked big. I started to really hate that and think I was fat even though my family always told me how skinny I was. It wasn’t only my stomach—I started to think my nose was ugly and that my laugh was disgusting. I was even afraid to laugh or smile in public.
Then, in the sixth grade, a popular guy in my class named Luke made it worse. He told his table group that my body looked swollen in skinny jeans. I heard about it from someone else, but then Luke even told me to my face! I couldn’t stop thinking about what Luke had said. Even worse, I started to believe it was true, and I hid my skinny jeans all the way at the bottom of my drawer.
I know I cared too much about what other people said and thought about me. I guess I just wanted to be liked. In fact, I really wish I could have just brushed off comments like that, but I couldn’t change my personality and what I care about that easily.
Luke’s mean comment affected me in a big way. I lost confidence in more than just my body—I started to think that I didn’t matter and that I didn’t have a place in the world. To make it worse, some people also started telling me that I was not meant to be an author, which is what I really want to be. That especially hurt and I started to feel really sad all the time.
I hadn’t really told anyone how I’d been feeling until a couple of months ago when I got a call from my cousin. I’m really close to her, and hearing her voice and laugh made me feel so good inside. I thought about how I used to be that way too, and how I was so sick of feeling sad.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then I started telling her and it all came out.
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When I went back to my bedroom, I looked at myself in the mirror for a long time.
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【答案】 Then I started telling her and it all came out. She seemed so surprised and said how special I was. She started listing all my good qualities, saying I shouldn’t listen to people who say mean things because they were probably just feeling bad about themselves or trying to look cool. Definitely, she added, I shouldn’t let them tell me how to feel about myself or my body. It was like a sudden wake-up call: focusing on what other people thought of me only made things even worse, and I must learn to love and accept myself for who I am.
When I went back to my bedroom, I looked at myself in the mirror for a long time. I saw what I had never seen in myself before, like my nice grey eyes, my cute smile, and the fact that I am beautiful in my own way. I know some people might still make hurtful comments again, and sometimes I may feel like I am fat again, but next time I will be prepared. I will only think well of myself even when I am feeling sad, and stand up for myself when someone puts me down. In my eyes, I am perfect myself—no one can change that.
【解析】
【导语】文章以时间发展为线索。主要讲述了在作者成长过程中，五年级的时候作者第一次注意到镜中自己的大肚子，随后作者否认自己，觉得自己很丑，笑声很恶心，甚至不敢在公共场合笑。到了六年级的时候，班级里的一位叫卢克的孩子让事情变得更糟。他告诉同学作者穿着紧身牛仔裤的身体看起来有些肿胀，甚至当面告诉了作者这种情形。这让作者相信自己真的很胖。卢克刻薄的评论深深地影响了作者，让作者不仅仅对自己的身体失去了信心，同时也开始觉得自己无足轻重。甚至有同学告诉作者注定不会成为一个作家。这些让作者很伤心，直到几个月前作者接到表姐的电话，告诉她自己的感受。
【详解】1. 段落续写
①根据第一段首句“然后我开始告诉她，把一切都说出来了。”可知，第一段可以接着描写表姐听了我的诉说之后，她给我建议，让我不要听从别人对我的讨论，我要学会爱自己并接受自己。
②根据第二段首句“当我回到我的卧室，我看着镜子里的自己很长一段时间。”可知，第二段可以接着叙述在镜中我发现了自己的美，同时我告诉自己，尽管别人还会恶语攻击，但我要看到自己的优点，我认为我是完美的——这一点没有人能改变。
2.续写线索
倾诉——列举我的优点——警醒——返回卧室——注视镜中的自己——发现自己的完美——决定——感受
3.词汇积累
行动类：
①开始：start/begin/commence
②说，表达：say/speak/tell/express
③关注：focus on/concentrate on/centre on
情绪类：
①惊讶的：surprised/astonished/shocked
②伤感情的：hurtful/unkind/harmful
【点睛】【高分句型1】She seemed so surprised and said how special I was. (运用了how引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】 I saw what I had never seen in myself before, like my nice grey eyes, my cute smile, and the fact that I am beautiful in my own way. (运用了what引导的宾语从句和that引导的同位语从句)
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武汉二中 孝感高中 襄阳四中 襄阳五中 宜昌一中 夷陵中学
2023届高三湖北十一校第一次联考
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
例:How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1. How did the man get to work?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.
2. How does the man feel about swimming now?
A. Relaxed. B. Frightened. C. Tired.
3. What will Ken do this Friday?
A. Play basketball. B. Visit the museum. C. Visit his grandpa.
4. What do we know about the man?
A. He made comments on the woman’s paper.
B. He borrowed books from the new library.
C. He wrote a wonderful essay.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Keeping fit. B. Developing a hobby. C. Applying for membership.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man mainly use his phone for?
A. Entertainment. B. Communication. C. Information.
7. What is the man dissatisfied with about his phone?
A. The system. B. The camera. C. The size.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman say about the last doctor?
A. He was caring.
B. He was too young.
C. He didn’t listen to his patients.
9. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Make a call early.
B. Choose another doctor.
C. Cancel his appointment.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a library. B. At a bookstore. C. At a grocery store.
11. What does the woman want to do?
A. Order an item.
B. Borrow some money.
C. Change her shipping address.
12. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Buy another gift.
B. Try another place.
C. Leave a partial payment.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the man make the call?
A. To ask for information.
B. To conduct an interview.
C. To make an appointment.
14. What position is available now?
A. Cooks. B. Managers. C. Waiters.
15. How long are the working hours?
A. Four hours. B. Seven hours. C. Eight hours.
16. What does the job offer?
A.A free meal. B.£5 an hour. C.A two-day break per week.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What made the pool closed 30 years ago?
A. Its budget. B. Its design. C. Its safety.
18. What is said about the Brackenside Pool?
A. It is designed by a new architect.
B. It is a combination of old and new.
C. The local press is confident about it.
19. What can the winner of the competition decide?
A. Which sculpture will be used.
B. Who will declare the pool open.
C. What kind of food will be provided.
20. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To explain some rules,
B. To attract visitors to the pool.
C. To announce the opening ceremony.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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HERE’S THE CATCH
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Candidates will be asked to evaluate our instruments for 30 days (risk free). At the end of the 30 days, if you are satisfied with the improvement in your hearing and wish to keep the instruments, you may do so at tremendous saving. But this is only for a limited time!
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1. Who are the most likely to be selected to test the product?
A. People with mental disability.
B. People with hearing disorder.
C. People with interest in technology.
D. People with specific insurance codes.
2. What can candidates do after the test?
A. Keep the instrument for free.
B. Get ajob in federal government.
C. Enjoy a policy for a discount.
D. Have free insurance for their health.
3. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A tourist brochure. B. A health guide.
C. A medical report. D. An online advertisement.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了公司为最新研制的助听器招募测试人员。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据HERE’S THE CATCH中的第一段“You must have difficulty hearing and understanding in background noise, and your hearing must fall in the range of the hearing aid.(您必须在背景噪音中听力和理解有困难，并且您的听力必须在助听器的范围内。)”可知，听力障碍患者最有可能被选中测试产品。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据HERE’S THE CATCH中的第二段“At the end of the 30 days, if you are satisfied with the improvement in your hearing and wish to keep the instruments, you may do so at tremendous saving. (30天结束后，如果您对听力的改善感到满意，并希望保留这些仪器，您可以节省大量费用。)”可知，测试者可以享受优惠购买。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。综合文章标题，首段和最后一段“For details and accurate coverage, visit our home page at Miracle-EarHearingCenters.com.(欲了解详细信息和准确报道，请访问我们的主页Miracle-EarHearingCenters.com。)”的网页链接可知，文章可能来自在线广告。故选D。
B
Besides “wow” and “great”, what else would you say when flying over the Earth in space? Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space, posted several lines of a famous ancient Chinese composition on Twitter to share her joy.
She first wrote in Chinese, and then attached an accurate translation of the lines in both Italian and English to help more people understand. “Looking up, I see the immensity of the cosmos; bowing my head, I look at the multitude of the world. The gaze flies, the heart expands, the joy of the senses can reach its peak, and indeed, this is true happiness,” it says. Two days before she landed on Earth, the beauty of space and Chinese literature resonated on her Twitter account. Before long, her posts went viral on Twitter with thousands of retweets, likes and replies.
The text she quoted is from the Preface to Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion,a Chinese calligraphy masterpiece by Wang Xizhi (303-361) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). She also attached three photos taken
in space of China’s Bohai Bay and the day-night view of Beijing. “The poem and views are both magnificent as well as healing. If everyone could enjoy the same sight, a lot of pain in the world would be ‘dissipated’,” one user comments.
As the first Italian female astronaut in space, Cristoforetti carried out her first space mission on Nov 23, 2014. In 2022, she started the second mission in April and returned to Earth on Friday night after a 127-day stay in orbit.
Cristoforetti has also been active in Sino-European cooperation in the field of manned spaceflight. She was a working group member with Chinese counterparts to define and implement cooperation in the field of astronaut operations. When not traveling for work, she is an eager reader and has a great passion for languages. Speaking clear Chinese, Cristoforetti once told the media that the teams from China and Europe were working very well together in the field of astronaut training.
4. What is the result of Cristoforetti’s post online?
A. The birth of a masterpiece.
B. A trend of journey to space.
C. An instant hot issue on Twitter.
D. Different translations of the lines.
5. Which word below can be used to replace the underlined word “dissipated” in Paragraph 3?
A. Relieved. B. Caused.
C. Increased. D. Recognized.
6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Cristoforetti’s devotion to her career.
B. Cristoforetti’s language learning strategies.
C. The leadership Cristoforetti plays in her team.
D. The possible motivation for Cristoforetti’s post.
7. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A female astronaut becomes online star
B. A Chinese poem gets popular abroad
C. Literature conveys the beauty of space
D. An Italian astronaut promotes Sino-European cooperation
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一位意大利女性宇航员将中国一首诗歌放在网上，得到众多网友的喜爱和转发。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Two days before she landed on Earth, the beauty of space and Chinese literature resonated on her Twitter account. Before long, her posts went viral on Twitter with thousands of retweets, likes and replies.(在她登陆地球的前两天，太空之美和中国文学在她的推特账户上引起了共鸣。不久，她的帖子就在推特上疯传，被转发、点赞和回复了数千次)”可知，Cristoforetti在推特上的帖子立即成为热门话题。故选C项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“The poem and views are both magnificent as well as healing.(这首诗和风景既壮丽又治愈)”可知，这首诗和风景很治愈，所以如果每个人都能欣赏到同样的景象，那么世界上的许多痛苦就会“缓解”。由此可知，划线词dissipated与relieved“缓解，治愈”意思接近。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“When not traveling for work, she is an eager reader and has a great passion for languages. Speaking clear Chinese, Cristoforetti once told the media that the teams from China and Europe were working very well together in the field of astronaut training.(在不出差的时候，她热衷于阅读，对语言有着极大的热情。克里斯托弗雷蒂曾用一口流利的中文告诉媒体，中国和欧洲的团队在宇航员训练领域合作得非常好)”可知，克里斯托弗雷蒂和中国的宇航员合作的很好，而且是一个热衷阅读的语言爱好者。由此推知，这也许就是她发这个帖子的初衷。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space, posted several lines of a famous ancient Chinese composition on Twitter to share her joy.(第一位进入太空的意大利女宇航员萨曼莎·克里斯托弗雷蒂在推特上发布了几行中国古代名曲来分享她的喜悦)”及下文陈述可知，文章主要讲述了一位意大利女性宇航员将中国一首诗歌放在网上，得到众多网友的喜爱和转发。由此可知，A Chinese poem gets popular abroad(一首中国诗在国外广为流传)适合作本文最佳标题。故选B项。
C
Scientists have successfully implanted and integrated human brain cells into newborn rats, creating a new way to study complex psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia (精神分裂症), and perhaps eventually test treatments.
Scientists can assemble small sections of human brain tissue made from stem cells in a special container. But in such a container, “neurons(神经元) don’t grow to the size, to which a human neuron in an actual human brain would grow,” said Sergiu Pasca, the study’s lead author from Stanford University. To overcome such restrictions, researchers implanted the groupings of human brain cells, called organoids, into the brains of young rats.
Human neurons have also been implanted into adult rats before, but an animal’s brain stops developing at a certain age, limiting how well implanted cells can integrate. “By transplanting them at these early stages, we found that these organoids can grow relatively large and receive nutrients, and they can cover about a third of a rat’s brain,” said Pasca.
To test how well the human neurons integrated with the rat brains and bodies, air was blown out across the animals’ whiskers, which prompted electrical activity in the human neurons. That showed that external stimulation of the rat’s body was processed by the human brain tissue.
The scientists then conducted another test in the opposite order. They implanted human brain cells which could respond to blue light, and then trained the rats to expect a “reward” of water from a pipe when blue light shone on the neurons via a cable in the animals’ brain. After two weeks, they found pulsing the blue light sent the rats scrambling to the pipe.
The team has now used the technique to show that organoids developed from patients with Timothy syndrome grow more slowly and display less electrical activity than those from healthy people.
Tara Spires-Jones, a professor at the University of Edinburgh’s UK Dementia Research Institute, said the work “has the potential to advance what we know about psychiatric disorders.”
8 Why did scientists research on rats instead of the special container?
A. Because psychiatric disorders are too complex.
B. Because rats also suffer similar psychiatric illnesses.
C. Because it limits the growth of human brain neurons.
D. Because human brain neurons grow too quickly in it.
9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. Rats’age has a significant influence on the research.
B. Human brain cells can’t be implanted into adult rats.
C. Rats’ brain won’t develop if they receive human neurons.
D. Human neurons can grow larger in adult rats’ brain than young rats’.
10. Why did the researchers carry out one more test?
A. To train rats to respond to external stimulations.
B. To show similarities between rats and human tissues.
C. To confirm human brain cells could grow well in rats’ brains.
D. To check whether signals could be sent back to rats’ body.
11. What is the significance of the research?
A. It can advance more experiments on rats.
B. It can further our study of psychiatric illnesses.
C. It can provide some useful experimental methods.
D. It can promote our knowledge of human brain cells.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了科学家们成功地将人类脑细胞植入新生大鼠体内，为研究精神分裂症等复杂精神疾病创造了一种新方法。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段话“Scientists can assemble small sections of human brain tissue made from stem cells in a special container. But in such a container,“neurons(神经元) don’t grow to the size, to which a human neuron in an actual human brain would grow,” said Sergiu Pasca, the study’s lead author from Stanford University. To overcome such restrictions, researchers implanted the groupings of human brain cells, called organoids, into the brains of young rats.(科学家们可以将由干细胞制成的一小部分人脑组织组装在一个特殊的容器中。但在这样的容器中，“神经元不会生长到实际人脑中人类神经元生长的大小，”来自斯坦福大学的该研究的主要作者Sergiu Pasca说。为了克服这些限制，研究人员将人类脑细胞的分组植入年轻大鼠的大脑中。)”可知，放在特殊容器中，容易限制神经元的生长，故选C项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段话“Human neurons have also been implanted into adult rats before, but an animal’s brain stops developing at a certain age, limiting how well implanted cells can integrate. “By transplanting them at these early stages, we found that these organoids can grow relatively large and receive nutrients, and they can cover about a third of a rat’s brain,”said Pasca.(人类神经元以前也被植入成年大鼠体内，但动物的大脑在特定年龄停止发育，限制了植入细胞的整合程度。帕斯卡说：“通过在这些早期阶段移植它们，我们发现这些类器官可以长得相对较大，并接受营养，它们可以覆盖大鼠大脑的三分之一。”)”可知，神经元在成年大鼠体内成长的不是很完善，更早期移植却能长的相对大一些。因此可以得知，大鼠的年龄对研究也有一定影响。故选A项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段话“The scientists then conducted another test in the opposite order: They implanted human brain cells which could respond to blue light, and then trained the rats to expect a “reward” of water from a pipe when blue light shone on the neurons via a cable in the animals’ brain. After two weeks, they found pulsing the blue light sent the rats scrambling to the pipe.(然后，科学家们以相反的顺序进行了另一项测试：他们植入了对蓝光有反应的人类脑细胞，然后训练大鼠在蓝光通过动物大脑中的电缆照射到神经元时，期望从管道中获得水的“奖励”。两周后，他们发现脉冲蓝光会让老鼠爬向管道。)”可知，科学家们再做一次实验是为了核实信号是否会被反射回身体里。故选D项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段话“Tara Spires-Jones, a professor at the University of Edinburgh’s UK Dementia Research Institute, said the work “has the potential to advance what we know about psychiatric disorders.”(爱丁堡大学英国痴呆症研究所的塔拉·斯派尔斯-琼斯教授说，这项工作“有可能推进我们对精神疾病的了解。”)”可知，这项研究有助于推进研究者对精神疾病的了解。故选B项。
D
Before the age of the smartphone, not everyone had cameras and it took skills and a good eye to capture and create a great photograph. Today, with the huge range of camera apps on our smartphones, we’re all amateur photographers, and pretty good ones at that, since the quality of smartphone images now nearly equals that of digital cameras.
The new ease of photography has given us a tremendous appetite for capturing the magical and the ordinary.We are obsessed with documenting everyday moments, whether it’s a shot of our breakfast, our cat—or the cat’s breakfast.
Cameras are everywhere-- a situation that is transforming the way we experience dramatic events. With cameras observing most urban centers, have we gotten to the point where cameras don’t need photographers and photographers don’t even need cameras? When there are political events or natural disasters, it is ordinary citizens with cell phones--not photojournalists—who often provide the first news images. Quality still matters,but it’s less important than what’s relevant and instantly shared.
Before digital images, most people trusted photographs to accurately reflect reality. Yet photography has always more stories than we assume. Each picture is a result of a series of decisions—where to stand, what lens to use, what to leave in and out of the frame. Images can also be colored, brightened, faded, and scratched to make photographs more artistic, or to give them an antique look. Such images may be more useful in communicating how the people behind the camera felt than in documenting what was actually in front of the camera.
It’s not clear whether this flowering of image making will lead to a public that better appreciates and understands images or simply numb us to the deep effects a well-made image can have. But the change is unavoidable. Perhaps we are witnessing the development of a universal visual language, one that could change the way we relate to each other and the world. Of course, as with any language, there will be those who produce poetry and those who make shopping lists.
12. What makes us all amateur photographers?
A. That it takes no skills to take photographs.
B. That cell phones provide great convenience.
C. That we are more attracted to creating images.
D. That professional standards appear to be falling.
13. How are digital cameras changing our life?
A. Photographers don’t need a camera at all.
B. We may get the latest images more easily.
C. Natural disasters can be detected in advance.
D. People pay more attention to the quality of photos.
14. What is Paragraph4 mainly about?
A. The creative functions of camera apps.
B. The attractive features of digital images.
C. The subjective factors behind photographs.
D. The negative reviews about artistic images.
15. What can we learn about“visual language” in the last paragraph?
A. It can be both used in writing poetry and shopping.
B. It will contribute to our ability to appreciate images.
C. It has a great influence on the development of the universe.
D. It offers us a new tool of communication to express ourselves.
【答案】12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。主要介绍了随着手机的广泛使用，摄影也被重新定义，成为一种视觉的语言。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Today, with the huge range of camera apps on our smartphones, we’re all amateur photographers, and pretty good ones at that, since the quality of smartphone images now nearly equals that of digital cameras.”（今天，随着我们的智能手机上有大量的摄像应用程序，我们都是业余摄影师，而且是相当不错的业余摄影师，因为现在智能手机图像的质量几乎等同于数码相机。）可知，由于智能手机中各种各样的照相软件，我们都成了业余摄影师，因此可知，手机提供的极大的便利让我们都成了业余摄影师。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“We are obsessed with documenting everyday moments, whether it’s a shot of our breakfast, our cat—or the cat’s breakfast.”（我们痴迷于记录每天的时刻，无论是我们的早餐还是我们的猫——或猫的早餐的镜头。），第三段中“When there are political events or natural disasters, it is ordinary citizens with cell phones--not photojournalists—who often provide the first news images. Quality still matters,but it’s less important than what’s relevant and instantly shared.”（当发生政治事件或自然灾害时，提供第一手新闻图片的往往是拿着手机的普通公民，而不是摄影记者。质量仍然很重要，但比起相关的和即时分享的东西，质量变得不重要。）可知，数字相机可以让人们更容易获取最新的影像，改变了我们的生活。故选B。
14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Before digital images, most people trusted photographs to accurately reflect reality. Yet photography has always more stories than we assume. Each picture is a result of a series of decisions—where to stand, what lens to use, what to leave in and out of the frame. Images can also be colored, brightened, faded, and scratched to make photographs more artistic, or to give them an antique look. Such images may be more useful in communicating how the people behind the camera felt than in documenting what was actually in front of the camera.”（在数字图像出现之前，大多数人相信照片能够准确地反映现实。然而，摄影的故事总是比我们想象的要多。每一张照片都是一系列决定的结果——站在哪里，用什么镜头，镜头里面和镜头外面应该留下什么。图像也可以被着色、加亮、褪色和刮花，以使照片更具艺术性，或使它们看起来像古董。比起记录摄像机前的真实情况，这些图像可能更有助于传达摄像机后的人的感受。）可知，本段讲述了照片背后的故事总是比我们想象的要多，人们还可以对照片进行修饰，以便传达摄影人的感受，因此推断本段主要讲述每张照片的背后都有很多的主观因素。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“Perhaps we are witnessing the development of a universal visual language, one that could change the way we relate to each other and the world.Of course, as with any language, there will be those who produce poetry and those who make shopping lists.”（也许我们正在见证一种通用视觉语言的发展，一种可以改变我们彼此关系和世界的方式。当然，就像任何一种语言一样，总会有人写诗，也有人写购物清单。）可知，visual language可以提供给我们一种新的表达自己的交流工具。故选D。
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。
People are taught how to speak, but good sentence structure and a wide range of vocabulary words won’t always lead to being understood or understanding others._______16_______
The good news is that it’s never too late to learn how to communicate more effectively. The first step is to realize you’ re having communication issues._______17_______The following is a list of the top three signs that you need to learn healthier communication skills.
You have the same fights over and over.
Your fights are about the same topic again and again. If this is happening, it means you don’t yet have the skills to resolve conflicts._______18_______The fight may end, but it’s only a matter of time before you argue about the same thing again. When you learn how to resolve conflicts, issues don’t pile up or become baggage that weighs down your relationship.
_______19_______
You don’t want to fight so you try not to bring up subjects that lead only to pain and disconnection. The problem is that avoiding them leads to pain and disconnection anyway. Unless you learn how to have hard conversations productively, you will get more and more disconnected until your relationship is in danger of ending.
You regularly feel misunderstood or unheard.
No matter how hard you try, you don’t feel understood. Perhaps your partner has expressed the same feeling.Over time the disconnected feeling does damage to your relationship. It’s important to learn how to communicate in a better way, so that both you and the other person feel heard and understood._______20_______To be heard, your partner will need to learn how to listen. For you, to be able to hear your partner, you will need to do the same.
A. You avoid discussing certain topics.
B You argue with your partners about some issues.
C. If you can’t resolve issues, they will continue to show up.
D. This requires more than just speaking to your partner or vice versa.
E. Then, you can learn how to communicate in a more productive way.
F. If you leave conflicts unsettled, you will feel disconnected and lonely.
G. Effective communication requires much more than being able to speak.
【答案】16. G 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了需要学习更好的交际技能的三种迹象。
【16题详解】
根据前句“People are taught how to speak, but good sentence structure and a wide range of vocabulary words won’t always lead to being understood or understanding others.(人们被教导如何说话，但好的句子结构与大量的词汇并不总能实现交际。)”可知，会说话不等于好的交际。所以选择项G“Effective communication requires much more than being able to speak.(有效的交际需要的不仅仅是会讲话。)”符合上下文语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据前句“The first step is to realize you’ re having communication issues. (首先你要意识到你有交际方面的问题。)”可知，先找到交际方面的问题，然后学会用更有成效的方法进行交际，前后两句是顺接关系。所以选择项E“Then, you can learn how to communicate in a more productive way. (然后你才能学会用更有成效的方法进行交际。)”符合上下文语境。故选E。
【18题详解】
根据前句“If this is happening, it means you don’t yet have the skills to resolve conflicts. (如果发生了这种情况，这意味着你还不具备解决冲突的技能。)”和后句“The fight may end, but it’s only a matter of time before you argue about the same thing again.(争吵可能会结束，但你们再次为同样的事情争吵只是时间问题。)”可知，这里需要一个过渡句，陈述问题没有解决的情形。所以选择项C“If you can’t resolve issues, they will continue to show up. (如果没有解决问题，它们会再次出现。)”符合上下文语境。故选C。
【19题详解】
这里需要一个主题句。根据下文“You don’t want to fight so you try not to bring up subjects that lead only to pain and disconnection. The problem is that avoiding them leads to pain and disconnection anyway. Unless you learn how to have hard conversations productively, you will get more and more disconnected until your relationship is in danger of ending. (你不想吵架，所以尽量不提那些只会导致痛苦和疏远的话题。问题是，避免它们会导致痛苦和疏离。除非你学会如何有效地进行艰难的对话，否则你会变得越来越疏远，直到你们的关系有结束的危险。)”可知，本段主要介绍交际要避免的话题。所以选择项A“You avoid discussing certain topics. (你避免讨论某些话题。)”符合上下文语境。故选A。
【20题详解】
根据后文“To be heard, your partner will need to learn how to listen. For you, to be able to hear your partner, you will need to do the same. (想要被倾听，你的伴侣需要学会如何倾听。对你来说，为了能听到你的伴侣，你也需要这样做。)”可知，良好的交际需要诉说和倾听。所以选择项D“This requires more than just speaking to your partner or vice versa. (这要求你不仅仅要向你的伙伴诉说，反之亦然。)”符合上下文语境。故选D。
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。
Five years ago, a friend asked me to look after his cat while he went on holiday, and I realized the idea had potential on a bigger scale. So I moved to London and decided to___21___cat sitting.
For me, cat sitting is about___22___two groups of people who need what the other can offer. I get to stay in people’s___23___without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get___24___cat sitting. It also means that there is someone to keep an eye on their homes while they are away. It seems a fairer___25___than just watering plants or walking dogs — I’m more of a cat person.
I have always loved cats, and their gentle temper makes them ideal___26___for someone working from home. Cats have such different personalities, so it’s not surprising that I___27___more with some than others. An owner once told me not to___28___her cat to sit on me, as it had happened only once. But just four days later, the cat came over and sat on my lap. I sent her a photo!
Cat sitting helps me with my___29___anxiety disorder, too. I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t. Sometimes, this anxiety even___30___me from leaving the house. But since becoming a cat sitter my mental health has___31___. Having my own___32___gives me the power to plan my day. I can recharge when I need to and can go out and meet people when I want. The cats have___33___helped.
Now I have stayed in 25 houses,___34___30 cats and saved more than 10,000 pounds that would have gone on___35___. One day I want to save up for a flat so I can have a cat of my own.
21. A. study B. start C. observe D. train
22. A. connecting B. judging C. comparing D. teaching
23. A. offices B. hearts C. lives D. homes
24. A. free B. tough C. serious D. possible
25. A. test B. game C. dream D. exchange
26. A. employers B. assistants C. instructors D. companions
27. A. hate B. bond C. mind D. trust
28. A. guide B. order C. expect D. scare
29. A. musical B. cultural C. social D. personal
30. A. saves B. discourages C. protects D. tells
31. A. improved B. suffered C. worsened D. formed
32. A. cat B. job C. flat D. space
33. A. hardly B. nearly C. really D. narrowly
34. A. attended to B. given away C. brought up D. left out
35. A. holiday B. rent C. sale D. credit
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者通过帮助他人照顾猫，不仅克服了自己的社交焦虑障碍，并且节省了房租。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我搬到了伦敦，决定开始替人照顾猫。A. study学习；B. start开始；C. observe观察；D. train训练。根据上文“I realized the idea had potential on a bigger scale”可知，作者决定开始替人照顾猫。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，照顾猫就是把两个需要对方所能提供东西的人联系起来。A. connecting联系；B. judging判断；C. comparing比较；D. teaching教。根据下文“I get to stay in people’s___3___without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get___4___cat sitting”可知，照顾猫就是把两个需要对方所能提供的东西的人联系起来，故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我可以在别人度假的时候免费住在他们家里。A. offices办公室；B. hearts心；C. lives生命；D. homes家。根据下文“while they’re on holiday”可知，作者在别人度假的时候免费住在他们家里帮他们照顾猫。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：主人可以免费请人来照顾猫。A. free免费的；B. tough困难的；C. serious严肃的；D. possible可能的。根据上文“without rent”可知，作者不付房租，主人也不用花钱请人来照顾猫，因此空格处是“免费的”。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这似乎是比浇花或遛狗更公平的交换——我更喜欢猫。A. test测试；B. game游戏；C. dream梦；D. exchange交换。根据上文“I get to stay in people’s___3___without rent while they’re on holiday. The owners get___4___cat sitting. It also means that there is someone to keep an eye on their homes while they are away”可知，别人请作者来照顾猫，作者省了房租，这是一种交换。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直很喜欢猫，它们温和的脾气使它们成为在家工作的人的理想伴侣。A. employers雇主；B. assistants助手；C. instructors导师；D. companions伴侣。根据上文“their gentle temper”可知，猫温和的脾气使它们成为在家工作的人的理想伴侣。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：猫有如此不同的性格，所以我和一些猫比其他猫更亲近也就不足为奇了。A. hate讨厌；B. bond（使）建立亲密关系；C. mind介意；D. trust信任。根据上文“Cats have such different personalities”可知，句子表示“猫有如此不同的性格，所以我和一些猫比其他猫更亲近也就不足为奇了”。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一位主人曾经告诉我，不要指望她的猫坐在我身上，因为这种事只发生过一次。A. guide指导；B. order命令；C. expect指望；D. scare使惊恐，吓唬。根据下文“as it had happened only once”可知，那位主人是告诉作者不要指望她的猫坐在作者身上，因为这种事只发生过一次。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：照顾猫也能帮助我缓解社交焦虑症。A. musical音乐的；B. cultural文化的；C. social社交的；D. personal个人的。根据下文“I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t”可知，作者有社交焦虑症。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，这种焦虑甚至让我不敢出门。A. saves救；B. discourages阻碍；C. protects保护；D. tells告诉。根据上文“I want to be around people, but sometimes I can’t”和“my___9___anxiety disorder”可知，社交焦虑甚至让作者不敢出门，空格处意为“阻碍”。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但自从成为猫保姆后，我的心理健康状况有所改善。A. improved改善；B. suffered遭受；C. worsened恶化；D. formed形成。根据下文“gives me the power to plan my day. I can recharge when I need to and can go out and meet people when I want”可知，自从作者成为猫保姆后，作者的心理健康状况有所改善。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：拥有自己的空间让我有能力计划我的一天。A. cat猫；B. job工作；C. flat公寓；D. space空间。根据上文“stay in people’s___3___without rent while they’re on holiday”可知，作者拥有自己的空间，拥有自己的空间让作者有能力计划作者的一天。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：猫真的帮了大忙。A. hardly几乎不；B. nearly将近；C. really真正地；D. narrowly刚好，勉强地。根据上文“since becoming a cat sitter my mental health has___11___”可知，猫真的帮了大忙，空格处意为“真正地”。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在我住过25个房子，照顾过30只猫，省下了1万多英镑的房租。A. attended to照顾；B. given away赠送；C. brought up养大；D. left out遗漏。根据上文“becoming a cat sitter”可知，作者是照顾过30只猫。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我住过25个房子，照顾过30只猫，省下了1万多英镑的房租。A. holiday假期；B. rent房租；C. sale出售，销售；D. credit信用。根据第3空后的“without rent”可知，作者省下了1万多英镑的房租。故选B。
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。
As a costume drama A Dream of Splendor ___36___(draw) many audiences this summer, the way the heroine Zhao Pan’er makes tea in the drama also attracted much attention. Heytea, a Chinese boutique teahouse chain, recently launched new flavored tea drinks ___37___(base) on the recipe from the TV show.
It is well known that China is not only the home of most of the world’s tea, ___38___has a series of customs concerning tea making and tea choice according to the seasons. In summer, green tea is highly recommended, for ___39___(it) character is “cold” in traditional Chinese medical theories, suitable ___40___(calm) the restlessness caused by hot summer.
Since the Southern Song Dynasty, loose leaf green tea ___41___(drink) in China. It is said that Emperor Qianlong from the Qing Dynasty was a tea lover and often enjoyed Longjing, the most well-known Chinese green tea produced in Zhejiang province, during his ___42___(day) life in summer. ___43___Longjing, Chinese green tea has many family members with beautiful and poetic names, such as Yunwu, ___44___literally means cloud and mist. When you feel hot and restless, have Chinese green tea and enjoy ___45___mouthful of “cool summer”.
【答案】36. drew
37. based 38. but
39. its 40. to calm
41. has been drunk
42. daily 43. Besides
44. which 45. a
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是中国的绿茶文化和相关历史。
【36题详解】
考查时态。句意：今年夏天，古装剧《梦华录》吸引了众多观众，剧中女主角赵蟠儿泡茶的方式也备受关注。由“this summer”可知，句子描述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，空格处用过去式drew，故填drew。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：喜茶，一家中国精品茶馆连锁店，最近根据电视剧中的配方推出了新的调味茶饮料。句中谓语是launched，空格处用非谓语动词，“new flavored tea drinks”和base之间是逻辑动宾关系，因此空格处用过去分词表被动，故填based。
【38题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：众所周知，中国不仅是世界上大部分茶叶的产地，而且有一系列关于制茶和根据季节选择茶叶的习俗。not only...but also...是固定搭配，意为“不仅……而且……”，其中also可省略，因此空格处用but，故填but。
【39题详解】
考查物主代词。句意：在夏季，人们强烈推荐饮用绿茶，因为绿茶在中医理论中具有“寒”的特征，适合缓解炎热夏季带来的躁动不安。it和character之间是所属关系，空格处意为“它的”，用形容词性物主代词its修饰名词character，故填its。
【40题详解】
考查不定式。句意：在夏季，人们强烈推荐饮用绿茶，因为绿茶在中医理论中具有“寒”的特征，适合缓解炎热夏季带来的躁动不安。根据语境可知，句子表示“绿茶在中医理论中具有“寒”的特征，适合缓解炎热夏季带来的躁动不安”，be suitable to do sth.，故填to calm。
【41题详解】
考查时态，语态和主谓一致。句意：自南宋以来，散叶绿茶已经在中国被饮用。由Since可知，主句时态用现在完成时，茶是被饮用，因此空格处是现在完成时的被动语态，即have/has been done，主语tea是不可数名词，因此空格处是has been drunk。故填has been drunk。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意：据说，清朝的乾隆皇帝是一个茶爱好者，他经常在夏天的日常生活中享受龙井，这是中国最著名的绿茶，产自浙江省。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词life，day的形容词是daily，意为“日常的”，故填daily。
【43题详解】
考查连词。句意：除了龙井，中国绿茶还有许多家族成员，都有美丽而诗意的名字，比如云雾，字面意思是云和雾。由“Chinese green tea has many family members with beautiful and poetic names, such as Yunwu”可知，句子表示“除了龙井，中国绿茶还有许多家族成员，都有美丽而诗意的名字，比如云雾”，空格处意为“除了……还有……”，因此空格处用besides，位于句首，首字母大写，故填Besides。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：除了龙井，中国绿茶还有许多家族成员，都有美丽而诗意名字，比如云雾，字面意思是云和雾。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词Yunwu是物，因此空格处用关系代词which，故填which。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：当你感到燥热不安时，来一杯中国绿茶，享受一口“清凉的夏天”。a mouthful of是固定短语，意为“一口”，因此空格处是a，故填a。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，你所在的城市即将举办一场面向本市外国学生的中国画比赛，主题为“我对中国的第一印象”。请你给你的英国朋友Chris写一封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.发出邀请;
2.比赛时间和主题;
3.报名方式和截止日期。
注意：
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,
How is everything going?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Chris,
How is everything going? As more and more foreigners come to China to learn Chinese culture, a Chinese painting competition for foreign students is going to be held in our city to help them get a further knowledge of China. Knowing that you are interested in Chinese painting, I’m writing to invite you to take part in the competition.
With the theme of “My first impression of China”, the competition will begin at 9:00am next Saturday in the Central Park of the city, which will last three days. You can download the registration form on the City’s Official Website, fill it out and send it to the official email box. You are required to finish it before this Sunday. I hope you will accept my invitation and if you have any questions, please write to me.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友Chris写封信，邀请他参加我市举办的一场面向外国学生的中国画比赛，并告知其比赛时间和主题，以及报名方式和截止日期。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
比赛：competition →contest
参加：take part in→participate in
主题：theme→topic
开始：begin→start
2. 句式拓展
同义句转换
原句： Knowing that you are interested in Chinese painting, I'm writing to invite you to take part in the competition.
拓展句：Because I know that you are interested in Chinese painting, I'm writing to invite you to take part in the competition.
【点睛】【高分句型1】 As more and more foreigners come to China to learn Chinese culture, a Chinese painting competition for foreign students is going to be held in our city to help them get a further knowledge of China. （运用了以连词as引导的时间状语从句和被动语态）
【高分句型2】With the theme of “My first impression of China”, the competition will begin at 9:00am next Saturday in the Central Park of the city , which will last three days. （运用了以关系代词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。
I first became conscious of my body image last year in fifth grade. One day I was walking by my mirror getting ready for bed and I noticed that my stomach looked big. I started to really hate that and think I was fat even though my family always told me how skinny I was. It wasn’t only my stomach—I started to think my nose was ugly and that my laugh was disgusting. I was even afraid to laugh or smile in public.
Then, in the sixth grade, a popular guy in my class named Luke made it worse. He told his table group that my body looked swollen in skinny jeans. I heard about it from someone else, but then Luke even told me to my face! I couldn’t stop thinking about what Luke had said. Even worse, I started to believe it was true, and I hid my skinny jeans all the way at the bottom of my drawer.
I know I cared too much about what other people said and thought about me. I guess I just wanted to be liked. In fact, I really wish I could have just brushed off comments like that, but I couldn’t change my personality and what I care about that easily.
Luke’s mean comment affected me in a big way. I lost confidence in more than just my body—I started to think that I didn’t matter and that I didn’t have a place in the world. To make it worse, some people also started telling me that I was not meant to be an author, which is what I really want to be. That especially hurt and I started to feel really sad all the time.
I hadn’t really told anyone how I’d been feeling until a couple of months ago when I got a call from my cousin. I’m really close to her, and hearing her voice and laugh made me feel so good inside. I thought about how I used to be that way too, and how I was so sick of feeling sad.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then I started telling her and it all came out.
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When I went back to my bedroom, I looked at myself in the mirror for a long time.
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【答案】 Then I started telling her and it all came out. She seemed so surprised and said how special I was. She started listing all my good qualities, saying I shouldn’t listen to people who say mean things because they were probably just feeling bad about themselves or trying to look cool. Definitely, she added, I shouldn’t let them tell me how to feel about myself or my body. It was like a sudden wake-up call: focusing on what other people thought of me only made things even worse, and I must learn to love and accept myself for who I am.
When I went back to my bedroom, I looked at myself in the mirror for a long time. I saw what I had never seen in myself before, like my nice grey eyes, my cute smile, and the fact that I am beautiful in my own way. I know some people might still make hurtful comments again, and sometimes I may feel like I am fat again, but next time I will be prepared. I will only think well of myself even when I am feeling sad, and stand up for myself when someone puts me down. In my eyes, I am perfect myself—no one can change that.
【解析】
【导语】文章以时间发展为线索。主要讲述了在作者成长过程中，五年级的时候作者第一次注意到镜中自己的大肚子，随后作者否认自己，觉得自己很丑，笑声很恶心，甚至不敢在公共场合笑。到了六年级的时候，班级里的一位叫卢克的孩子让事情变得更糟。他告诉同学作者穿着紧身牛仔裤的身体看起来有些肿胀，甚至当面告诉了作者这种情形。这让作者相信自己真的很胖。卢克刻薄的评论深深地影响了作者，让作者不仅仅对自己的身体失去了信心，同时也开始觉得自己无足轻重。甚至有同学告诉作者注定不会成为一个作家。这些让作者很伤心，直到几个月前作者接到表姐的电话，告诉她自己的感受。
【详解】1. 段落续写
①根据第一段首句“然后我开始告诉她，把一切都说出来了。”可知，第一段可以接着描写表姐听了我的诉说之后，她给我建议，让我不要听从别人对我的讨论，我要学会爱自己并接受自己。
②根据第二段首句“当我回到我的卧室，我看着镜子里的自己很长一段时间。”可知，第二段可以接着叙述在镜中我发现了自己的美，同时我告诉自己，尽管别人还会恶语攻击，但我要看到自己的优点，我认为我是完美的——这一点没有人能改变。
2.续写线索
倾诉——列举我的优点——警醒——返回卧室——注视镜中的自己——发现自己的完美——决定——感受
3.词汇积累
行动类：
①开始：start/begin/commence
②说，表达：say/speak/tell/express
③关注：focus on/concentrate on/centre on
情绪类：
①惊讶的：surprised/astonished/shocked
②伤感情的：hurtful/unkind/harmful
【点睛】【高分句型1】She seemed so surprised and said how special I was. (运用了how引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】 I saw what I had never seen in myself before, like my nice grey eyes, my cute smile, and the fact that I am beautiful in my own way. (运用了what引导的宾语从句和that引导的同位语从句)
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