2023届江苏省南通市如皋市高考适应性考试（二）英语试题（含听力）含解析

这是一份2023届江苏省南通市如皋市高考适应性考试（二）英语试题（含听力）含解析，共45页。

 2023年高考适应性考试(二)
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指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。
3.本卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。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分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a shoe shop. B. At a clothes shop. C. At a paint shop.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Make more friends.
B. Try harder at work.
C. Have a positive attitude.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will the man do next?
A. Organize a trip to France.
B. Send a letter to the school.
C. Prepare a teaching course in traveling.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What do the speakers think of Gary?
A. He’s unqualified. B. He’s well-behaved. C. He’s faithful.
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How much does the cake cost?
A. $2.00. B. $3.50. C. $5.50.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6. Who is Helen probably?
A. The girl’s friend. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s wife.
7 What will the girl do at 5:00 p.m.?
A. Have a meal with the man.
B. Buy some snacks.
C. Do sports.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8. Why does the woman want to park the car in another place?
A. The parking space is small.
B. There are larger spaces available.
C. She parks in a spot for the disabled.
9. Where will the woman and Jenny go first?
A. The drugstore. B. The hair salon. C. The shoe store.
10. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Garage attendant and car owner.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

11. What is the weather like at the moment?
A. Foggy. B. Rainy. C. Clear.
12. Where is the woman going?
A. The sea. B. The forest. C. The mountains.
13. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Book a hotel for him. B. Bring him a coffee. C. Contact him.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

14. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Shopping for Christmas.
B. Performing on Christmas.
C. Selecting Christmas lights.
15. Why will the event get press attention?
A. The lead actors are well known.
B. The market is in a famous location.
C. The new actors have good images.
16. How does the woman feel about the opportunity?
A. Excited. B. Uninterested. C. Worried.
17. What must be perfect on the day according to the woman?
A. The ticket sales. B. The sound quality. C. The costumes.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

18. Who is the speaker talking to?
A. People who have read her books.
B. People who are looking for jobs.
C. People who want to write their own books.
19. What does the speaker compare writing a book to?
A. Completing a work assignment.
B. Writing a university essay.
C. Reading a magazine article.
20. How does the speaker get most of her ideas?
A. By reading papers.
B. By speaking to people.
C. By spending time online.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
To help new students, the International Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a buddy (伙伴) peer support project. The project will help new students meet current students at IBI who can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have.
What’s in it for you?
We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.
Responsibilities of buddies
• Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student.
• Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.
• Arrange to meet the new student on morning or afternoon one weekend early in the semester,
and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle.
• Be prepared to take phone call from the new student to answer further questions that he/she may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student in person, if required.
• You will be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have friends who are also buddies, you might prefer to form a support group together. This would mean that you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.
• Being a buddy is voluntary. There is no “requirement” to provide assistance beyond the help outlined above.
Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy, you will be expected to fulfill your role conscientiously and cheerfully. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.
21. According to the passage, what benefit can you get from being a buddy?
A. You can learn how to be a confident person.
B. It is easy for you to find some friendly company.
C. You can be rewarded with both money and prizes.
D. It may be helpful for your future studies and career.
22. Which of the following is one of buddy’s responsibility?
A. Forming a support group with other volunteers at IBI.
B. Familiarizing the new student with his or her surroundings.
C. Building up the new suet’s confidence in his or her study.
D. Meeting the new student every morning early in the semester.
23. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To inform students’ responsibilities in new campus.
B. To attract potential volunteers to be peer supporters.
C. To offer an opportunity to practise speaking English.
D. To introduce a peer support project for new students.
B
A worrying rise in social media posts, suggesting that people leave their Halloween pumpkins in the woods to feed wildlife after October 31, has made wildlife experts concerned. Thousands of pumpkins are discarded in woods across Britain. While well-meaning pumpkin carvers might think they are doing the local animals groups a kindness, leaving your leftover jack-o’-lantern in the woodland is actually doing more harm than good.
“A myth seems to have built up that leaving pumpkins in woods helps wildlife, but behind it are many hidden issues.” said Paul Bunton, engagement and communication officer at The Woodland Trust, according to The Telegraph.
One of the main issues is that the leftover of the Halloween pumpkins are often eaten by already struggling hedgehogs(刺猬). In early November, hedgehogs are looking to gain as much weight as possible to survive their winter hibernation. However, eating pumpkin is harmful to their little hedgehog stomachs, leading to diarrhea and dehydration. This means they may struggle to put on weight, and in some cases can even be fatal.
Moreover, leftover Halloween pumpkins can contain candles and plastic decorations which can also be fatal to wildlife if mistakenly eaten. The rotting leftover can also attract less popular wildlife, such as rats, to an area. According to The Woodland Trust, the additional nutrients in the pumpkins can negatively affect the soil balance as well. “Pumpkin flesh can have a really harmful effect on woodland soils,plants, and fungi(真菌),” Bunton pointed out.
So what should you do with your beautifully carved pumpkin creation after October 31? Most experts recommend composting (堆肥) it yourself at home if you can, or asking if a local farm will accept it as a donation. You could even try some scientific experiments to produce more energy from the throw-away wasted. Either way, the hedgehogs will thank vou.
24. What does the underlined word “discarded” mean in paragraph 1?
A. Processed. B. Recycled. C. Deserted. D. Preserved.
25. Why do hedgehogs try to eat so many pumpkins in early November?
A. To enjoy the sweet food. B. To fill their stomachs.
C. To prepare for the winter. D. To improve their health.
26. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The additional nutrients in the leftover pumpkins.
B. The damages of candles and plastic in the pumpkins.
C. The attraction of the rotting leftovers to some wildlife.
D Further explanation of the effect of leftover pumpkins.
27. What are people advised to do with the leftover pumpkins after Halloween?.
A. Stop leaving your pumpkins in the woods.
B. Keep your beautiful pumpkin creations at home.
C. Feed the hedgehogs with the leftover pumpkins.
D. Bury the pumpkins leftover deep under the ground.
C
The rapid pace of global warming and its effect on habitats raise the question of whether species are able to keep up so that they remain in suitable living conditions. Some animals can move fast to adjust to a quickly changing climate. Plants, being less mobile, rely on means such as seed dispersal (传播) by animals, wind or water to move to new areas, but this redistribution typically occurs within one kilometer of the original plant. Writing in Nature, Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo sheds light on the potential capacity of migratory birds to aid seed dispersal.
Gonzalez- Varo and colleagues report how plants might be able to keep pace with rapid climate change through the help of migrating birds. They analyzed an impressive data set of 949 different seed-dispersal interactions between bird and plant communities, together with data on entire fruiting times and migratory patterns of birds across Europe.
The authors hypothesized (假定) that the direction of seed migration depends on how the plants interact with migratory birds, the frequency of these interactions or the number of bird species that might transport seeds from each plant species.
Perhaps the most striking feature of these inferred seed movements is the observation that 35 percent of plant species across European communities, which are closely related on the phylogenetic tree (系统进化树), might benefit from long distance dispersal by the northward journey of migratory birds. This particular subset (小组) of plants tends to fruit over a long period of time, or has fruits that persist over the winter. This means that the ability of plants to keep up with climate change could be shaped by their evolutionary history — implying that future plant communities in the Northern Hemisphere will probably come from plant species that are phylogenetically closely related and that have migrated from the south.
This study provides a great example of how migratory birds might assist plant redistribution to new locations that would normally be difficult for them to reach on their own, and which might offer a suitable climate.
28. Why are the rapid pace of global warming and its effect mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A. To call on the public to help with seed dispersal.
B. To show the threat of climate change on our nature.
C. To provide the background of Gonzalez-Varo’s research.
D. To explain why some animals can adapt to climate change.
29. How did Gonzalez-Varo and his colleagues conduct the research?
A. By analyzing related data. B. By conducting field research.
C. By observing migrating birds. D. By reviewing previous findings.
30. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. The evolutionary history of different plants proves to be similar.
B. Almost all plant species gain benefits from long-distance dispersal.
C. Plants with longer fruiting times adapt better when transported farther.
D. Plant communities in different hemispheres will be less and less related.
31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Different ways to redistribute plants to new climates.
B. Impacts of climate change on migratory birds and plants.
C. Plants are struggling to keep pace with the climate change.
D. Migratory birds aid redistribution of plants to new climates.
D
Do you play video games? If so, you aren’t alone. Video games are becoming more common and are increasingly enjoyed by adults. The average age of gamers has been increasing and was estimated to be 35 in 2016. Changing technology also means that more people are exposed to video games. A new breed of casual gamers has come, who play on smart phones and tablets at spare moments throughout the day. But do they have any effect on our brains and behavior?
Over the years, the media have made various claims about video games and their effect on our health and happiness. “Games have sometimes been praised or demonized, often without real data backing up those claims. Moreover, gaming is a popular activity, so everyone seems to have strong opinions on the topic,” says Marc Palaus, who with his colleagues wanted to see if any trends had appeared from the research to date concerning how video games affect the structure and activity of our brains. They collected the results from 116 scientific studies, 22 of which looked at structural changes in the brain and 100 of which looked at changes in brain functionality and behavior.
The studies show that paying video games can change how our brains perform, and even their structure. For example, playing video games affects our attention, and some studies found that gamers show improvements in several types of attention, such as sustained attention or selective attention. Video games can also be addictive, and this kind of addiction is called “Internet gaming disorder”. Researchers have found functional and structural changes in the neural reward system in gaming addicts. These neural changes are basically the same as those seen in other addictive disorders.
So, what do all these brain changes mean? “We focused on how the brain reacts to video game exposure, but these effects do not always translate to real-life changes,” says Palaus. As video games are still quite new, the research into their effects is still in its babyhood.
32. What factor causes a new breed of casual gamers to appear?
A. Video games become more and more attractive.
B. The pressure from work becomes bigger and bigger.
C. Modern adults are usually very curious about new things.
D. The advanced technology makes games easily accessible.
33. What does Palaus’s research mainly focus on?
A. What effects video games have on gamers’ brains.
B. Which brain regions are affected by video games.
C. How video games affect health and happiness.
D. Why video games influence gamers’ brains.
34. According to the research, why do some gamers get addicted to video games?
A Because their memory systems are disturbed.
B. Because their sustained attention is improved.
C. Because their neural reward systems are changed.
D. Because the inner structure of their brain is changed.
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Addiction to video games will effect our daily life.
B. The influence of video games needs a further study.
C. There should be certain laws to regulate video games.
D. Video game exposure brings harm instead of benefits.
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。
Your Brain Was Made For Walking
If a president, a legendary philosopher, and one of the bestselling authors of all time credited the same secret for their success, would you try to follow it too? What if the secret was something you already knew how to do? ___36___.
Get walking! It’s not just some people who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster. ___37___ A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting. According to the study, walking outside—versus on a treadmill—produces the most novel and highest quality analogies in participants who walked and then sat down to do creative work.
The movement aspect of walking is obviously key. You’ve probably heard the phrase “Exercise your creativity”, which refers to the brain as muscle. Our creative mindset is stimulated by physical movement. ___38___
But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. The National Human Activity Pattern Survey reveals that Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors. Being inside, you’re more likely to stagnation(停滞), the antithesis of energy. ___39___ Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.
___40___ Engage more closely with your surroundings for the next four weeks. Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, to notice the way people move. Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.
A. In fact, you probably do it every day.
B. Physical movement is unintentional.
C. Without energy, you can’t wonder or create.
D. So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking?
E. That is why walking- with a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.
F. Researchers have traced connections between walking and generating ideas.
G. Disconnecting from multimedia increases performance on all problem-solving tasks.
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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children___41___ a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are ___42___of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the___43___ they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child’s behavior. Therefore, parents must___44___ behave like the type of person they want their child to become.
What’s more, a parent’s actions can also ___45___ the self-image that a child forms through identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their parents will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly___46___ qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves. Children may modify their self-image,___47___, as they become increasingly influenced by peers groups standards before they reach 13.
A positive attitude and self- image play an important role when children ___48___ something unexpected. Isolated events, even dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a ___49___ effect on a child’s behavior. Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and ____50____ training. Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the ____51____of their parents or a parent’s early death. But if children feel____52____, they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or ____53____ .
In the same way, all children are not influenced ____54____ by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. As in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the effect of an activity or experience depends on how the child ____55____ it.
41. A. apologize to B. approve of C. attend to D. allow for
42. A. thoughtful B. characteristic C. conscious D. cautious
43. A. time B. place C. way D. extent
44. A. consistently B. barely C. concisely D. originally
45. A. respond B. imitate C. convey D. affect
46. A. positive B. complex C. negative D. concrete
47. A. however B. therefore C. anyhow D. otherwise
48. A. turn down B. sort out C. stick with D. come across
49. A. uplifting B. permanent C. temporary D. distracting
50. A. intense B. realistic C. previous D. educational
51. A. finance B. marriage C. assistance D. divorce
52. A. isolated B. attended C. unloved D. stressed
53. A. punishment B. discrimination C. assessment D. transformation
54. A. even B. alike C. at all D. as a whole
55. A. interprets B. anticipates C. accomplishes D. maintains
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 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
ChatGPT and AI Chatbot Race
The next online revolution has started. It is gathering pace___56___breakneck (极快的) speed. It began on November the 30th___57___the tech company OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot.
This is a search box you can have___58___ conversation with. It can provide the answer to any request you make, in perfect grammar. Should you require a 300-word text about a movie star ___59___ (write) in the style of Shakespeare, you will get it.
ChatGPT has spread like wildfire across social media. However, hot on the heels of ChatGPT ___60___ (come) Google’s Bard chatbot. It was launched on February the 6th. A Google Microsoft battle for absolute power over the future of online search is now unfolding.
There are countless questions regarding how chatbots ___61___ (shake) up the Internet and our world. Educators are worrying about “the end of homework” as bots can ___62___ (instant) provide convincing essays and answers to a grade-A standard. Workers are concerned the bots are a genuine threat to all manner of jobs.
Google made ___63___ (attempt) to reduce people’s anxiety about the possible threats of chatbots. It said: “AI can deepen our understanding of information ___64___ turn it into useful knowledge more efficiently, ___65___ (make) it easier for people to get to the heart of what they ‘re looking for and get things done.”
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分 40 分 )
第一节(满分 15 分)
66. 为了进一步提升学生强身健体的意识，你校英文报正举办以“I Love Spots”为主题的征 文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你从事运动的相关经历；
2.你最喜爱的运动项目；
3.运动给你带来的好处。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I Love Sports
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第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
One spring morning many years ago, I had been searching for gold along Coho Creek on southeastern Alaska’s Kuprean of Island, and as I emerged from a forest of spruce(云杉) and hemlock tree, I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces in the bog(沼泽) was a huge Alaskan timber wolf - caught in one of Trapper George’s traps.
Old George had died the previous week of a heart attack, so the wolf was lucky. Confused and frightened at my approach, the wolf backed away. Then I noticed something else: It was a female, and her teats were full of milk. Somewhere there was a den of hungry pups (小狼) waiting for their mother.
From her appearance, I guessed that she had been trapped only a few days. That meant her pups were probably still alive. But I suspected that if I tried to release the wolf, she would turn aggressive and try to tear me to pieces.
So I decided to search for her pups instead and began to look for tracks that might lead me to her den. Fortunately, there were still a few remaining of snow. After several moments, I spotted pups’ marks on a trail.
The tracks led a half mile through the forest, then up a slope covered with many rocks. I finally spotted the den at the base of an enormous spruce, There wasn’t a sound inside. Wolf pups are shy and cautious, and I didn’t have much hope of inviting them outside, But I had to try. So I began imitating the high-pitched(声音很尖锐的) sound of a mother wolf calling her young. No response. A few moments later, after I tried another call, four tiny pups appeared. They couldn’t have been more than a few weeks old.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
I extended my hands.
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Paragraph 2:
With her young to protect, she was becoming aggressive.
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2023年高考适应性考试(二)
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指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。
3.本卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。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分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a shoe shop. B. At a clothes shop. C. At a paint shop.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Can I help you, sir?
M: Yes, do you have this shirt in size M? In the same blue color please. It matches my shoes well.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Make more friends.
B. Try harder at work.
C. Have a positive attitude.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Eventually, you’ll be old like me, Helen. Now, you have less responsibility — so enjoy it.
W: That’s true, Grandpa. I’m just stressed about my grades and school friends.
M: All students do — just try to enjoy your work and don’t worry.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What will the man do next?
A. Organize a trip to France.
B. Send a letter to the school.
C. Prepare a teaching course in traveling.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Is your school organizing a year-end trip like last year?
W: Unfortunately not. After the problems they had in France, they’ve decided not to do one this year.
M: That is a shame. Traveling is very educational. I’ll write to the headmaster and give advice.
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What do the speakers think of Gary?
A. He’s unqualified. B. He’s well-behaved. C. He’s faithful.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: How on earth is Gary still working for this company? He is late for everything — his meetings, his reports and he’s coming back later from his lunch breaks than others.
W: I know. I agree. But we’d better give him a chance to correct his mistakes.
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How much does the cake cost?
A. $2.00. B. $3.50. C. $5.50.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: I’ll take a large iced coffee, please.
W: It’s $2.00.
M: Oh, I’d also like one blueberry cake.
W: Sure. Your total is $5.50. I’ll have your coffee ready in a minute.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

6. Who is Helen probably?
A. The girl’s friend. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s wife.
7. What will the girl do at 5:00 p.m.?
A. Have a meal with the man.
B. Buy some snacks.
C Do sports.
【答案】6. A 7. C
【解析】
【原文】M: What are you going to do this afternoon? Would you like to shop with me?
W: Well, I’m going to practice baseball with my friend later.
M: What time is your baseball practice this evening?
W: Helen asked me to practice at her house at 5:00 p.m.
M: That’s fine. I can drop you off there after we finish shopping. You might be a bit early. Can you ask Helen if that’s okay?
W: Sure. Shall I call her?
M: Of course.
W: But my phone is in the car. I’ll call her later.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

8. Why does the woman want to park the car in another place?
A. The parking space is small.
B. There are larger spaces available.
C. She parks in a spot for the disabled.
9. Where will the woman and Jenny go first?
A. The drugstore. B. The hair salon. C. The shoe store.
10. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Garage attendant and car owner.
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Mike, can you get out first and tell me if I’ve parked between the lines? I might have to back up and try again.
M: OK. Well, the right tire (轮胎) is right on the line, but the spot next to you is a parking space that is meant for someone in a wheelchair.
W: This spot is too small for our car, anyway. Come on. We’ll park somewhere else.
M: Are you sure you want to take the chance, Lisa? It’s a holiday weekend, and I doubt whether there are better spaces available.
W: Fine I’ll be careful when I’m opening the door.
M: So, you take Jenny to get some sports shoes first, and I’ll take Roger in for his haircut. I’ll be able to pick up your medicine at the drugstore while he’s in there.
W: Oh, thanks. We can meet up at the food court for lunch in…say an hour?
M: Perfect.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

11. What is the weather like at the moment?
A. Foggy. B. Rainy. C. Clear.
12. Where is the woman going?
A. The sea. B. The forest. C. The mountains.
13. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Book a hotel for him. B. Bring him a coffee. C. Contact him.
【答案】11. A 12. C 13. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Are you sure it’s safe to drive in this fog? You might lose all sense of direction when you drive through the forest.
W: It should be okay. It’s just coming in from the sea. Once I’m on the road, it should clear.
M: How long do you think you’ll be driving?
W: Well, it’s a six-hour trip, but I’ll stop for lunch and a coffee to keep me awake.
M: And when will you come back?
W: Probably on Sunday, or maybe on Monday. It depends on whether I get the photos I need. And if it rains, I might need an extra day. It’s dangerous to climb mountains after raining.
M: Okay. Are you sure you don’t need my help?
W: No, I’ll be fine on my own.
M: Call me once you get to your hotel.
W: I will. It’s up in the mountains so the signal might not be great. But I’ll try my best.
M: They’ll have Internet access. If you can’t call, just send me an email.
W: Will do.
M: Okay, take care.
W: Bye.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

14. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Shopping for Christmas.
B. Performing on Christmas.
C. Selecting Christmas lights.
15. Why will the event get press attention?
A. The lead actors are well known.
B. The market is in a famous location.
C. The new actors have good images.
16. How does the woman feel about the opportunity?
A. Excited. B. Uninterested. C. Worried.
17. What must be perfect on the day according to the woman?
A. The ticket sales. B. The sound quality. C. The costumes.
【答案】14. B 15. A 16. A 17. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Great news! The organizers of The Christmas Market have given us the green light to perform some songs at the market in December.
W: Brilliant! That will really help to raise our theater’s company image.
M: I know. The Christmas Market is really busy. Hundreds of people shopping there will hear our company singing.
W: And it will help boost the new members’ confidence.
M: Even better... The lead actors are happy to sing at The Christmas Market too! They’re both famous enough to attract many journalists, and hopefully that will mean increased ticket sales!
W: Okay, it’s very exciting, so we need to make sure that everything is prepared. We’ll need a tight practice schedule between now and December. If we’re going to go public with some of our material, it’s got to look really good!
M: Absolutely. And we need to make the costume department work hard so all the actors will look convincing.
W: Right. I’m going to call a meeting with the sound and lighting engineers to check out the location. It’s important that the visuals and the sound quality are perfect on that day!
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

18. Who is the speaker talking to?
A. People who have read her books.
B. People who are looking for jobs.
C. People who want to write their own books.
19. What does the speaker compare writing a book to?
A. Completing a work assignment.
B. Writing a university essay.
C. Reading a magazine article.
20. How does the speaker get most of her ideas?
A. By reading papers.
B. By speaking to people.
C. By spending time online.
【答案】18. C 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【原文】 Many people ask me where my inspiration comes from, or how I’ve managed to write a book every year for the last 20 years. Since you all wish to be writers, I will share these so-called secrets, but I’ll answer the second one first. How do I write so many books? It’s easy to answer. I see writing as a job. Many writers start writing because they love reading, not because they love writing. When you are working on a project, you have targets to hit along the way. So just imagine that your book is a project at work. You know roughly how many words long it will be. Let’s say 100,000 words. If you write 1000 a day, you will finish your book in just over three months. It is not difficult to write 1000 words. Most of you have written university papers four or five times that length. You can write more than 1000 words a day. As long as you write at least 1000 words a day, you will have a book written in no time. Well, back to the first question — where did I get my ideas? The answer is everywhere. I read newspapers and magazines. I spend lots of time on social media and that’s where a lot of my ideas come from. Our world is full of stories, and when you find one that you feel strongly about, that’s what you should write about.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
To help new students, the International Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a buddy (伙伴) peer support project. The project will help new students meet current students at IBI who can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have.
What’s in it for you?
We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.
Responsibilities of buddies
• Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student
• Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.
• Arrange to meet the new student on morning or afternoon one weekend early in the semester,
and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle.
• Be prepared to take phone call from the new student to answer further questions that he/she may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student in person, if required.
• You will be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have friends who are also buddies, you might prefer to form a support group together. This would mean that you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.
• Being a buddy is voluntary. There is no “requirement” to provide assistance beyond the help outlined above.
Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy, you will be expected to fulfill your role conscientiously and cheerfully. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.
21. According to the passage, what benefit can you get from being a buddy?
A. You can learn how to be a confident person.
B. It is easy for you to find some friendly company.
C. You can be rewarded with both money and prizes.
D. It may be helpful for your future studies and career.
22. Which of the following is one of buddy’s responsibility?
A. Forming a support group with other volunteers at IBI.
B. Familiarizing the new student with his or her surroundings.
C. Building up the new suet’s confidence in his or her study.
D. Meeting the new student every morning early in the semester.
23. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To inform students’ responsibilities in new campus.
B. To attract potential volunteers to be peer supporters.
C. To offer an opportunity to practise speaking English.
D. To introduce a peer support project for new students.
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。为了帮助新生，国际商学院（IBI）计划建立一个项目，该项目将帮助新生认识在校学生，并帮助他们解决他们可能遇到的任何小问题。文章主要介绍了作为同伴支持者的好处以及应当履行的一些责任。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives.(它还将帮助你建立可能对你未来的学术和职业生涯有价值的联系)”可知，作为伙伴的好处是对你未来的学习和事业有帮助，故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Responsibilities of buddies下的第二段“Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.(与学生见面，带他/她参观校园和当地环境，回答有关在纽卡斯尔生活和 IBI 行政程序的问题)”可知，作为伙伴的其中一个责任是使新生熟悉环境。故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.(我们相信成为一个好朋友会在几个方面得到回报。作为一名志愿者，知道自己能够帮助新同学，对你个人来说是一件令人满意的事情。它还将帮助你建立可能对你未来的学术和职业生涯有价值的联系。如果你是一个留学生，这将给你另一个机会练习说英语)”和最后一段中“Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy, you will be expected to fulfill your role conscientiously and cheerfully. (请注意，如果你同意成为一个同伴支持伙伴，你将被期望认真和愉快地履行你的角色)”可推知，作者的写作目的是吸引潜在的志愿者成为同伴支持者。故选B。
B
A worrying rise in social media posts, suggesting that people leave their Halloween pumpkins in the woods to feed wildlife after October 31, has made wildlife experts concerned. Thousands of pumpkins are discarded in woods across Britain. While well-meaning pumpkin carvers might think they are doing the local animals groups a kindness, leaving your leftover jack-o’-lantern in the woodland is actually doing more harm than good.
“A myth seems to have built up that leaving pumpkins in woods helps wildlife, but behind it are many hidden issues.” said Paul Bunton, engagement and communication officer at The Woodland Trust, according to The Telegraph.
One of the main issues is that the leftover of the Halloween pumpkins are often eaten by already struggling hedgehogs(刺猬). In early November, hedgehogs are looking to gain as much weight as possible to survive their winter hibernation. However, eating pumpkin is harmful to their little hedgehog stomachs, leading to diarrhea and dehydration. This means they may struggle to put on weight, and in some cases can even be fatal.
Moreover, leftover Halloween pumpkins can contain candles and plastic decorations which can also be fatal to wildlife if mistakenly eaten. The rotting leftover can also attract less popular wildlife, such as rats, to an area. According to The Woodland Trust, the additional nutrients in the pumpkins can negatively affect the soil balance as well. “Pumpkin flesh can have a really harmful effect on woodland soils,plants, and fungi(真菌),” Bunton pointed out.
So what should you do with your beautifully carved pumpkin creation after October 31? Most experts recommend composting (堆肥) it yourself at home if you can or asking if a local farm will accept it as a donation. You could even try some scientific experiments to produce more energy from the throw-away wasted. Either way, the hedgehogs will thank vou.
24. What does the underlined word “discarded” mean in paragraph 1?
A. Processed. B. Recycled. C. Deserted. D. Preserved.
25. Why do hedgehogs try to eat so many pumpkins in early November?
A. To enjoy the sweet food. B. To fill their stomachs.
C. To prepare for the winter. D. To improve their health.
26. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The additional nutrients in the leftover pumpkins.
B. The damages of candles and plastic in the pumpkins.
C. The attraction of the rotting leftovers to some wildlife.
D. Further explanation of the effect of leftover pumpkins.
27. What are people advised to do with the leftover pumpkins after Halloween?.
A. Stop leaving your pumpkins in the woods.
B. Keep your beautiful pumpkin creations at home.
C. Feed the hedgehogs with the leftover pumpkins.
D. Bury the pumpkins leftover deep under the ground.
【答案】24. C 25. C 26. D 27. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章谈论了万圣节后剩下的南瓜丢弃到树林里所产生的不良影响，建议人们不要把南瓜丢弃到树林里。
【24题详解】
词句猜测题。划线词句前文“A worrying rise in social media posts, suggesting that people leave their Halloween pumpkins in the woods to feed wildlife after October 31, has made wildlife experts concerned. (社交媒体上有越来越多的帖子建议人们在10月31日之后把万圣节南瓜丢到树林里喂野生动物，这让野生动物专家感到担忧。)”说明有很多万圣节南瓜丢弃在了树林里，从而推知划线词句“Thousands of pumpkins are discarded in woods across Britain. (成千上万的南瓜被discarded在英国各地的树林里。)”中划线词汇意思应为“丢弃”。故选C项。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“One of the main issues is that the leftover of the Halloween pumpkins are often eaten by already struggling hedgehogs(刺猬). In early November, hedgehogs are looking to gain as much weight as possible to survive their winter hibernation. (其中一个主要问题是，万圣节南瓜的剩余部分经常被已经在挣扎的刺猬吃掉。在11月初，刺猬会尽可能地增重以度过冬眠期。)”可知，刺猬在11月初吃那么多南瓜是为冬天做准备。故选C项。
【26题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中“Moreover, leftover Halloween pumpkins can contain candles and plastic decorations which can also be fatal to wildlife if mistakenly eaten. The rotting leftover can also attract less popular wildlife, such as rats, to an area. According to The Woodland Trust, the additional nutrients in the pumpkins can negatively affect the soil balance as well. (此外，万圣节剩下的南瓜可能含有蜡烛和塑料装饰品，如果被误食，对野生动物也是致命的。腐烂的剩菜还会吸引不太受欢迎的野生动物，如老鼠，来到一个区域。林地信托基金会表示，南瓜中额外的营养物质也会对土壤平衡产生负面影响。)”可知，本段主要对剩余南瓜的不良影响作进一步解释。故选D项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“While well-meaning pumpkin carvers might think they are doing the local animals groups a kindness, leaving your leftover jack-o’-lantern in the woodland is actually doing more harm than good. (虽然好心的南瓜雕刻者可能认为他们是在为当地的动物群体做一件好事，但把你剩下的南瓜灯丢弃到森林里实际上是弊大于利。)”和最后一段“So what should you do with your beautifully carved pumpkin creation after October 31? Most experts recommend composting (堆肥) it yourself at home if you can, or asking if a local farm will accept it as a donation. You could even try some scientific experiments to produce more energy from the throw-away wasted.(那么，在10月31日之后，你应该如何处理雕刻精美的南瓜呢？大多数专家建议，如果可以的话，可以自己在家里堆肥，或者询问当地农场是否接受捐赠。你甚至可以尝试一些科学实验，从浪费的垃圾中产生更多的能量)”推知，文章建议人们不要把万圣节后剩下的南瓜丢弃到树林里。故选A项。
C
The rapid pace of global warming and its effect on habitats raise the question of whether species are able to keep up so that they remain in suitable living conditions. Some animals can move fast to adjust to a quickly changing climate. Plants, being less mobile, rely on means such as seed dispersal (传播) by animals, wind or water to move to new areas, but this redistribution typically occurs within one kilometer of the original plant. Writing in Nature, Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo sheds light on the potential capacity of migratory birds to aid seed dispersal.
Gonzalez- Varo and colleagues report how plants might be able to keep pace with rapid climate change through the help of migrating birds. They analyzed an impressive data set of 949 different seed-dispersal interactions between bird and plant communities, together with data on entire fruiting times and migratory patterns of birds across Europe.
The authors hypothesized (假定) that the direction of seed migration depends on how the plants interact with migratory birds, the frequency of these interactions or the number of bird species that might transport seeds from each plant species.
Perhaps the most striking feature of these inferred seed movements is the observation that 35 percent of plant species across European communities, which are closely related on the phylogenetic tree (系统进化树), might benefit from long distance dispersal by the northward journey of migratory birds. This particular subset (小组) of plants tends to fruit over a long period of time, or has fruits that persist over the winter. This means that the ability of plants to keep up with climate change could be shaped by their evolutionary history — implying that future plant communities in the Northern Hemisphere will probably come from plant species that are phylogenetically closely related and that have migrated from the south.
This study provides a great example of how migratory birds might assist plant redistribution to new locations that would normally be difficult for them to reach on their own, and which might offer a suitable climate.
28. Why are the rapid pace of global warming and its effect mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A. To call on the public to help with seed dispersal.
B. To show the threat of climate change on our nature.
C. To provide the background of Gonzalez-Varo’s research.
D. To explain why some animals can adapt to climate change.
29. How did Gonzalez-Varo and his colleagues conduct the research?
A. By analyzing related data. B. By conducting field research.
C. By observing migrating birds. D. By reviewing previous findings.
30. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. The evolutionary history of different plants proves to be similar.
B. Almost all plant species gain benefits from long-distance dispersal.
C. Plants with longer fruiting times adapt better when transported farther.
D. Plant communities in different hemispheres will be less and less related.
31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Different ways to redistribute plants to new climates.
B. Impacts of climate change on migratory birds and plants.
C. Plants are struggling to keep pace with the climate change.
D. Migratory birds aid redistribution of plants to new climates.
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. C 31. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo和其同事研究发现，候鸟通过传播重字帮助植物在新的气候条件下重新分布。文章解释了研究开展的过程以及研究的发现。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The rapid pace of global warming and its effect on habitats raise the question of whether species are able to keep up so that they remain in suitable living conditions. Some animals can move fast to adjust to a quickly changing climate. Plants, being less mobile, rely on means such as seed dispersal (传播) by animals, wind or water to move to new areas, but this redistribution typically occurs within one kilometer of the original plant. Writing in Nature, Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo sheds light on the potential capacity of migratory birds to aid seed dispersal.(快速的全球变暖及其对栖息地的影响提出了一个问题，即物种是否能够保持在适宜的生存条件下。有些动物能够快速移动以适应快速变化的气候。植物的流动性较差，依靠动物、风或水等方式传播种子到新的地区，但这种重新分配通常发生在原始植物的一公里内。Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo在《自然》杂志上撰文，阐明了候鸟帮助种子传播的潜在能力)”结合下文对Juan P. Gonzalez-Varo的研究过程和结果的介绍可推知，第一段提到了全球变暖的速度如此之快以及其影响是为了提供Gonzalez-Varo研究的背景。故选C。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“They analyzed an impressive data set of 949 different seed-dispersal interactions between bird and plant communities, together with data on entire fruiting times and migratory patterns of birds across Europe.(他们分析了一组令人印象深刻的数据，其中包括鸟类和植物群落之间949种不同的种子传播相互作用，以及全欧洲鸟类的整个结果时间和迁徙模式的数据)”可知，Gonzalez-Varo和他的同事通过分析相关数据进行这项研究。故选A。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Perhaps the most striking feature of these inferred seed movements is the observation that 35 percent of plant species across European communities, which are closely related on the phylogenetic tree (系统进化树), might benefit from long distance dispersal by the northward journey of migratory birds. This particular subset (小组) of plants tends to fruit over a long period of time, or has fruits that persist over the winter. This means that the ability of plants to keep up with climate change could be shaped by their evolutionary history — implying that future plant communities in the Northern Hemisphere will probably come from plant species that are phylogenetically closely related and that have migrated from the south.(也许这些推断的种子运动最显著的特征是观察到，在欧洲群落中，在系统发育树上密切相关的35%的植物物种可能受益于候鸟向北的长途传播。这种特殊的植物子集倾向于在很长一段时间内结果，或者在冬天保持果实。这意味着植物适应气候变化的能力可能取决于它们的进化史——这意味着北半球未来的植物群落可能来自于系统发育密切相关的植物物种，这些植物是从南方迁移过来的)”可推知，结果期较长的植物在运输到更远的地方时适应得更好。故选C。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合最后一段“This study provides a great example of how migratory birds might assist plant redistribution to new locations that would normally be difficult for them to reach on their own, and which might offer a suitable climate.(这项研究提供了一个很好的例子，说明候鸟如何帮助植物重新分布到它们自己通常很难到达的新地方，并且可能提供合适的气候)”可知，这篇文章主要讲的是候鸟帮助植物在新的气候条件下重新分布。故选D。
D
Do you play video games? If so, you aren’t alone. Video games are becoming more common and are increasingly enjoyed by adults. The average age of gamers has been increasing and was estimated to be 35 in 2016. Changing technology also means that more people are exposed to video games. A new breed of casual gamers has come, who play on smart phones and tablets at spare moments throughout the day. But do they have any effect on our brains and behavior?
Over the years, the media have made various claims about video games and their effect on our health and happiness. “Games have sometimes been praised or demonized, often without real data backing up those claims. Moreover, gaming is a popular activity, so everyone seems to have strong opinions on the topic,” says Marc Palaus, who with his colleagues wanted to see if any trends had appeared from the research to date concerning how video games affect the structure and activity of our brains. They collected the results from 116 scientific studies, 22 of which looked at structural changes in the brain and 100 of which looked at changes in brain functionality and behavior.
The studies show that paying video games can change how our brains perform, and even their structure. For example, playing video games affects our attention, and some studies found that gamers show improvements in several types of attention, such as sustained attention or selective attention. Video games can also be addictive, and this kind of addiction is called “Internet gaming disorder”. Researchers have found functional and structural changes in the neural reward system in gaming addicts. These neural changes are basically the same as those seen in other addictive disorders.
So, what do all these brain changes mean? “We focused on how the brain reacts to video game exposure, but these effects do not always translate to real-life changes,” says Palaus. As video games are still quite new, the research into their effects is still in its babyhood.
32. What factor causes a new breed of casual gamers to appear?
A. Video games become more and more attractive.
B. The pressure from work becomes bigger and bigger.
C. Modern adults are usually very curious about new things.
D. The advanced technology makes games easily accessible.
33. What does Palaus’s research mainly focus on?
A. What effects video games have on gamers’ brains.
B. Which brain regions are affected by video games.
C. How video games affect health and happiness.
D. Why video games influence gamers’ brains.
34. According to the research, why do some gamers get addicted to video games?
A. Because their memory systems are disturbed.
B. Because their sustained attention is improved.
C. Because their neural reward systems are changed.
D. Because the inner structure of their brain is changed.
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Addiction to video games will effect our daily life.
B. The influence of video games needs a further study.
C. There should be certain laws to regulate video games.
D. Video game exposure brings harm instead of benefits.
【答案】32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。电子游戏越来越受人们欢迎，文章主要介绍了一项主要关注于电子游戏对玩家大脑影响的研究表明，一些游戏上瘾者沉迷于游戏是因为他们的神经奖励系统改变了。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“What factor causes a new breed of casual gamers to appear?(不断变化的技术也意味着更多的人接触电子游戏。)”可知，先进的技术使游戏更容易获得，这导致了新一代休闲游戏玩家的出现，故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“...Marc Palaus, who with his colleagues wanted to see if any trends had appeared from the research to date concerning how video games affect the structure and activity of our brains.(……Marc Palaus和他的同事们想看看迄今为止的研究中是否出现了关于电子游戏如何影响我们大脑结构和活动的趋势。)”可知，Marc Palaus的研究主要集中于电子游戏对玩家大脑的影响。故选A。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Researchers have found functional and structural changes in the neural reward system in gaming addicts. (研究人员发现，游戏成瘾者的神经奖励系统在功能和结构上都发生了变化。)”可知，研究发现，一些游戏上瘾者沉迷于游戏是因为他们的神经奖励系统改变了。故选C。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“As video games are still quite new, the research into their effects is still in its babyhood.(由于电子游戏仍然相当新，对其效果的研究仍然处于婴儿期。)”可推知，电子游戏的影响还需要进一步研究。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。
Your Brain Was Made For Walking
If a president, a legendary philosopher, and one of the bestselling authors of all time credited the same secret for their success, would you try to follow it too? What if the secret was something you already knew how to do? ___36___.
Get walking! It’s not just some people who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster. ___37___ A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting. According to the study, walking outside—versus on a treadmill—produces the most novel and highest quality analogies in participants who walked and then sat down to do creative work.
The movement aspect of walking is obviously key. You’ve probably heard the phrase “Exercise your creativity”, which refers to the brain as muscle. Our creative mindset is stimulated by physical movement. ___38___
But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. The National Human Activity Pattern Survey reveals that Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors. Being inside, you’re more likely to stagnation(停滞), the antithesis of energy. ___39___ Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.
___40___ Engage more closely with your surroundings for the next four weeks. Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, to notice the way people move. Walk not just for exercise. Walk for wonder.
A. In fact, you probably do it every day.
B Physical movement is unintentional.
C. Without energy, you can’t wonder or create.
D. So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking?
E. That is why walking- with a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.
F. Researchers have traced connections between walking and generating ideas.
G. Disconnecting from multimedia increases performance on all problem-solving tasks.
【答案】36. A 37. F 38. E 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了散步可以有助于创造性思维的培养
【36题详解】
根据上文“If a president, a legendary philosopher, and one of the bestselling authors of all time credited the same secret for their success, would you try to follow it too? What if the secret was something you already knew how to do? (“如果一位总统、一位传奇哲学家和一位有史以来最畅销的作家都认为他们成功的秘诀是相同的你也会尝试遵循它吗？如果这个秘密是你已经知道怎么做的呢?”)结合后文“Get walking!(去散步)”提到了成功的秘诀是散步，可推测本句是在回答上文的问题，并引出下文散步的话题。与A项“In fact, you probably do it every day. (事实上，你每天都在做)”上下文一致，故选A项。
【37题详解】
根据上文“Get walking! It's not just some people who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster. (散步!不仅仅是一些人认为它是一种主要的创造力助推器!”)以及后文“A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting. According to the study, walking outside—versus on a treadmill—produces the most novel and highest quality analogies in participants who walked and then sat down to do creative work.(斯坦福大学的一项研究发现，参与者走路时的创造力比坐着时高出81%。根据这项研究，在户外行走与在跑步机上行走相比，在步行后坐下来做创造性工作的参与者中产生了最亲颖和最高质量的类比”)可知，后文提到了大学的户外行走的研究，可见有研究人员在研究走路和产生想法之间的联系。与F选项“Researchers have traced connections between walking and generating ideas. (研究人员追踪了走路和产生想法之间的联系)”上下文一致，故选F项。
【38题详解】
根据上文“The movement aspect of walking is obviously key. You’ve probably heard the phrase “Exercise your creativity”, which refers to the brain as muscle. Our creative mindset is stimulated by physical movement. (走路的动作显然是关键。你可能听说过“锻炼你的创造力”这句话，它把大脑比作肌肉。我们的创造性思维是由身体运动激发的”)可知，上文提到了“创造性思维是由身体运动激发的”，即回答了为什么散步可以培养创造性居维的问题。与E选项“That is why walking- with a friend, or alone feeds creative thinking.(这就是为什么散步和朋友一起，或者独自一人一能培养创造性思维)”上下文一致。故选E项。
【39题详解】
根据上文“But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat. The National Human Activity Pattern Survey reveals that Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors. Being inside, you’re more likely to stagnation(停滞), the antithesis of energy. (但风景几乎和汗水一样重要。全国人类活动模式调查显示，美国人 87%的时间都在室内度过。待在室内，你更有可能停滞不前，这是能量的对立面。)”以及后文“Just by going outside, you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone, which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities. (只走出去，你就走出了你习惯的环境和你的舒适区，如果你想打开你的心扉，迎接新的可能性，这是必要的。)可知，上文提到待在室内无法培养创造力，后文则建议走出去，可知本句属于过渡句，与C选项“Without energy, you can’t wonder or create. (没有能量，你就无法好奇或创造。)”上下文一致，故选C。
【40题详解】
根据后文“Engage more closely with your surroundings for the next four weeks. Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world, to hear conversations and natural sounds, to notice the way people move. Walk not just for exercise. (在接下来的四周里，要更密切地接触周围的环境。关掉手机，给自己一个融入世界的机会，去倾听对话和自然的声音，去注意人们移动的方式。走路不只是为了锻炼。)”可知，后文主要提出了如何专注地散步，融入世界，且提到“走路不只是为了锻炼。”，即设定创造性的目标。与D选项“So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking? (那么为什么不从步行开始设定一个创造力目标呢?)”上下文一致，故选D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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children___41___ a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are ___42___of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the___43___ they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child’s behavior. Therefore, parents must___44___ behave like the type of person they want their child to become.
What’s more, a parent’s actions can also ___45___ the self-image that a child forms through identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their parents will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly___46___ qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves. Children may modify their self-image,___47___, as they become increasingly influenced by peers groups standards before they reach 13.
A positive attitude and self- image play an important role when children ___48___ something unexpected. Isolated events, even dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a ___49___ effect on a child’s behavior. Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and ____50____ training. Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the ____51____of their parents or a parent’s early death. But if children feel____52____, they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or ____53____ .
In the same way, all children are not influenced ____54____ by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. As in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the effect of an activity or experience depends on how the child ____55____ it.
41. A. apologize to B. approve of C. attend to D. allow for
42. A. thoughtful B. characteristic C. conscious D. cautious
43. A. time B. place C. way D. extent
44. A. consistently B. barely C. concisely D. originally
45. A. respond B. imitate C. convey D. affect
46. A. positive B. complex C. negative D. concrete
47. A. however B. therefore C. anyhow D. otherwise
48. A. turn down B. sort out C. stick with D. come across
49. A. uplifting B. permanent C. temporary D. distracting
50. A. intense B. realistic C. previous D. educational
51. A. finance B. marriage C. assistance D. divorce
52. A. isolated B. attended C. unloved D. stressed
53. A. punishment B. discrimination C. assessment D. transformation
54. A. even B. alike C. at all D. as a whole
55. A. interprets B. anticipates C. accomplishes D. maintains
【答案】41. B 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了孩子会受到父母行为的影响，而事件对于孩子的影响取决于孩子如何解释这些事件。
【41题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当孩子们相信自己拥有父母特有的品质和感受时，他们就会认可父母。A. apologize to向……道歉；B. approve of认可；C. attend to照料；D. allow for考虑到。根据下文“when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are ___2___ of that parent.”可知，此处表示孩子们相信自己拥有了父母所特有的品质和感受时，他们会认可父母。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当孩子们相信自己拥有父母特有的品质和感受时，他们就会认可父母。A. thoughtful深思熟虑的；B. characteristic特有的；C. conscious有意识的；D. cautious小心的。根据下文“Therefore, parents must ___4___ behave like the type of person they want their child to become.”以及语境可知，此处表示父母所特有的品质和感受。故选B。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，父母所做和说的事情，以及父母做事和对他们说话的方式，都会强烈影响孩子的行为。A. time时间；B. place地点；C. way方式；D. extent程度。根据下文“they do and say to them”可知，此处表示父母做事和对孩子们说话的方式。故选C。
【44题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，父母必须始终如一地表现得像他们希望孩子成为的那种人。A. consistently始终如一地；B. barely几乎没有；C. concisely简明扼要地；D. originally原来。根据下文“behave like the type of person they want their child to become.”以及常识可知，此处表示父母的表现要始终如一。故选A。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：更重要的是，父母的行为也会影响孩子通过认同形成的自我形象。A. respond回应；B. imitate模仿；C. convey传送；D. affect影响。根据下文“Children who see mainly positive qualities in their parents will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way.”可知，父母的行为会影响孩子形成的自我形象。故选D。
【46题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那些主要观察到父母消极品质的孩子，很难从自己身上看到积极品质。A. positive积极的；B. complex复杂的；C. negative消极的；D. concrete具体的。根据下文“qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves.”以及语境可知，主要观察父母消极品质的孩子很难看到自己的积极品质。故选C。
【47题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，孩子们可能会改变他们的自我形象，因为他们在13岁之前就越来越受到同龄人团体标准的影响。A. however然而；B. therefore因此；C. anyhow无论如何；D. otherwise否则。根据上文“What’s more, a parent’s actions can also ___5___ the self-image that a child forms through identification.”以及“Children may modify their self-image,”可知，此处表示转折关系，空处应用however，表示“然而”。故选A。
【48题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当孩子遇到意想不到的事情时，积极的态度和自我形象发挥着重要作用。A. turn down拒绝；B. sort out分类；C. stick with坚持；D. come across偶然遇见。根据下文“something unexpected”以及语境可知，此处表示当孩子遇见意想不到的事情时。故选D。
【49题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孤立的事件，即使是巨大的事件，也不一定会对孩子的行为产生永久的影响。A. uplifting令人振奋的；B. permanent永久的；C. temporary临时的；D. distracting令人分心的。根据下文“Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the ___11___ of their parents or a parent’s early death.”可知，此处表示孤立的事件不一定会对孩子的行为产生永久的影响。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们根据他们既定的态度和以前的训练来与这种事件交互。A. intense强烈的；B. realistic现实的；C. previous之前的；D. educational教育的。根据下文“Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the ___11___ of their parents or a parent’s early death.”可知，孩子们会根据之前的训练，例如之前得到爱的感受，与这种事件进行交互。来故选C。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：例如，知道自己被爱的孩子可以接受父母的离婚或父母的早逝。A. finance财务；B. marriage婚姻；C. assistance援助；D. divorce离婚。根据下文“of their parents or a parent’s early death.”可推知，此处表示父母中其中一位早逝或者父母离婚。故选D。
【52题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果孩子们感到不被爱，他们可能会将这些事件解释为拒绝或惩罚的迹象。A. isolated偏远的；B. attended出席；C. unloved无人喜欢的；D. stressed焦虑不安的。根据上文“Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the ___11___ of their parents or a parent’s early death. But if children feel”可知，此处表示如果孩子们感到不被爱。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果孩子们感到不被爱，他们可能会将这些事件解释为拒绝或惩罚的迹象。A. punishment惩罚；B. discrimination歧视；C. assessment评估；D. transformation转型。根据上文“But if children feel ___12___ , they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or”可知，此处表示孩子们感受到不被爱，可能会将事件理解为拒绝或者惩罚的迹象。故选A。
【54题详解】
考查固定短语和副词词义辨析。句意：同样，并非所有的孩子都会同样受到玩具、游戏、读物和电视节目的影响。A. even甚至；B. alike同样地；C. at all全然；D. as a whole整体而言。根据上文“Children who know they are loved can, for example, accept the ___11___ of their parents or a parent’s early death. But if children feel ___12___ , they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or ___13___ .”以及语境可知，此处表示并不是所有的孩子都会同样受到影响。故选B。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像在家庭关系发生巨大变化的情况下一样，一项活动或经历的影响取决于孩子如何解释它。A. interprets解释；B. anticipates预期；C. accomplishes完成；D. maintains维持。根据上文“But if children feel ___12___ , they may interpret such events as a sign of rejection or ___13___ .”可知，此处表示事件的影响取决于孩子如何解释它。故选A。
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。
ChatGPT and AI Chatbot Race
The next online revolution has started. It is gathering pace___56___breakneck (极快的) speed. It began on November the 30th___57___the tech company OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot.
This is a search box you can have___58___ conversation with. It can provide the answer to any request you make, in perfect grammar. Should you require a 300-word text about a movie star ___59___ (write) in the style of Shakespeare, you will get it.
ChatGPT has spread like wildfire across social media. However, hot on the heels of ChatGPT ___60___ (come) Google’s Bard chatbot. It was launched on February the 6th. A Google Microsoft battle for absolute power over the future of online search is now unfolding.
There are countless questions regarding how chatbots ___61___ (shake) up the Internet and our world. Educators are worrying about “the end of homework” as bots can ___62___ (instant) provide convincing essays and answers to a grade-A standard. Workers are concerned the bots are a genuine threat to all manner of jobs.
Google made ___63___ (attempt) to reduce people’s anxiety about the possible threats of chatbots. It said: “AI can deepen our understanding of information ___64___ turn it into useful knowledge more efficiently, ___65___ (make) it easier for people to get to the heart of what they ‘re looking for and get things done.”
【答案】56. at 57. when
58. a 59. written
60. comes 61. will shake
62. instantly
63. attempts
64. and 65. making
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。下一场网络革命已经开始，它正以惊人的速度加快步伐。文章主要介绍了科技公司OpenAI发布的ChatGPT聊天机器人和谷歌发布的Bard聊天机器人之间的竞争。
【56题详解】
考查介词。句意：它正以惊人的速度加快步伐。“以……的速度”为短语at...speed，故填at。
【57题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：它始于11月30日，当时科技公司OpenAI发布了它的ChatGPT聊天机器人。空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词是November the 30th，且从句缺少时间状语，应用when引导，故填when。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意： 这是一个可以和你交谈的搜索框。have a conversation with固定搭配，意为“和……对话”，故填a。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：如果你需要一篇300字的关于电影明星的莎士比亚风格的文章，你会得到它。句中有谓语should require，前后无连词，此处应用非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰a 300-word text，且动词write和a 300-word text是被动关系，应用过去分词作后置定语，故填written。
【60题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：然而，紧随ChatGPT之后的是谷歌的Bard聊天机器人。此处在句中作谓语，hot on the heels of ChatGPT (紧跟着ChatGPT)为句子状语，为了保持句子平衡，将状语置于句首，用全部倒装，即将谓语动词提到主语前面，句子描述一般性事实，应用一般现在时，主语是Google’s Bard chatbot，谓语动词应用三单形式，故填comes。
【61题详解】
考查时态。句意：关于聊天机器人将如何撼动互联网和我们的世界，有无数的问题。此处在how引导的宾语从句中作谓语，由句意可知，句子描述将要发生的事，应用一般将来时，故填will shake。
【62题详解】
考查副词。句意：教育工作者正在担心“家庭作业的终结”，因为机器人可以立即提供令人信服的论文和答案，达到A级标准。此处应用副词修饰动词provide，故填instantly。
【63题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：谷歌试图减轻人们对聊天机器人可能带来的威胁的焦虑。make attempts to do sth.固定搭配，意为“试图做某事”，故填attempts。
【64题详解】
考查连词。句意：报告称：“人工智能可以加深我们对信息的理解，并更有效地将其转化为有用的知识，使人们更容易找到他们所寻找的东西的核心，并完成工作。”空处前后“可以加深我们对信息的理解”和“并更有效地将其转化为有用的知识”是并列关系，应用连词and，故填and。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意： 报告称：“人工智能可以加深我们对信息的理解，并更有效地将其转化为有用的知识，使人们更容易找到他们所寻找的东西的核心，并完成工作。”此处是非谓语动词作状语，表示自然而然的结果，应用现在分词形式，故填making。
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分 40 分 )
第一节(满分 15 分)
66. 为了进一步提升学生强身健体的意识，你校英文报正举办以“I Love Spots”为主题的征 文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你从事运动的相关经历；
2.你最喜爱的运动项目；
3.运动给你带来的好处。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I Love Sports
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【答案】范文
I Love Sports
Sports have always been an important part of my life. I love playing sports and take part in different kinds of them, such as soccer, basketball, running, swimming and so on. Among all these sports, I like soccer best, which I have been playing since I was a little kid.
These activities help me stay in shape and keep my energy level up. Furthermore, they also provide a great way for me to connect with others and teach me the importance of setting goals and striving to achieve them.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。为了进一步提升学生强身健体的意识，你校英文报正举办以“I Love Spots”为主题的征 文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
参加：take part in→participate in
各种各样：different kinds of→a variety of
重要的：important→vital
此外：furthermore→besides
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：These activities help me stay in shape and keep my energy level up.
拓展句：Not only do these activities help me stay in shape, but also they keep my energy level up.
【点睛】[高分句型1] I love playing sports and take part in different kinds of them, such as soccer, basketball, running, swimming and so on. (运用了动名词作宾语)
[高分句型2] Among all these sports, I like soccer best, which I have been playing since I was a little kid. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
One spring morning many years ago, I had been searching for gold along Coho Creek on southeastern Alaska’s Kuprean of Island, and as I emerged from a forest of spruce(云杉) and hemlock tree, I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces in the bog(沼泽) was a huge Alaskan timber wolf - caught in one of Trapper George’s traps.
Old George had died the previous week of a heart attack, so the wolf was lucky. Confused and frightened at my approach, the wolf backed away. Then I noticed something else: It was a female, and her teats were full of milk. Somewhere there was a den of hungry pups (小狼) waiting for their mother.
From her appearance, I guessed that she had been trapped only a few days. That meant her pups were probably still alive. But I suspected that if I tried to release the wolf, she would turn aggressive and try to tear me to pieces.
So I decided to search for her pups instead and began to look for tracks that might lead me to her den. Fortunately, there were still a few remaining of snow. After several moments, I spotted pups’ marks on a trail.
The tracks led a half mile through the forest, then up a slope covered with many rocks. I finally spotted the den at the base of an enormous spruce, There wasn’t a sound inside. Wolf pups are shy and cautious, and I didn’t have much hope of inviting them outside, But I had to try. So I began imitating the high-pitched(声音很尖锐的) sound of a mother wolf calling her young. No response. A few moments later, after I tried another call, four tiny pups appeared. They couldn’t have been more than a few weeks old.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
I extended my hands.
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Paragraph 2:
With her young to protect, she was becoming aggressive.
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【答案】【参考范文】
I extended my hands. They tentatively sucked at my fingers. Perhaps hunger had helped overcome their natural fear. Then one by one, I placed them in a fur bag and headed back down the slope. When the mother wolf spotted me, she stood up right. Possibly picking up the smell of her young, she let out a high-pitched, plaintive whine. I released the pups, and they raced to her. Within seconds, they were sucking at her belly.
With her young to protect, she was becoming aggressive. What next? I wondered. So tender were the pups that it was impossible for them to survive without mother’s protection. Hence, I had to release her. I fetched an iron bar. Using a rock as the supporting point I unlocked the chain. After gaining freedom, she howled at me with her head low showing gratitude. Watching the mother and her pups disappear in the forest, I let out a sigh of relief.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述作者在多年前的一个春天的早上，在沿着Coho Creek 淘金的时候，遇到了一只被困在猎人陷阱里的还在哺乳期的母狼，于是循着踪迹找到幼崽并把幼崽送到被困的母狼身边的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我伸开双手。”可知，第一段可描写作者把小狼送回母狼身边的经过。
②由第二段首句内容“身边有了要保护的幼崽，它开始变得有攻击性。”可知，第二段可描写作者把小狼带到母狼身边之后的场景，作者犹豫是否要救它们出陷阱，以及最后的结果。
2.续写线索：唤出——放回——救出——感谢——感受
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.放进：place…in…/put…in…
②.注 意 到：take notice of/pay attention to
③.释 放：release/free/liberate
情绪类
①.感谢：show gratitude/be grateful
②.放 松：feel relaxed/feel at ease
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. Possibly picking up the smell of her young, she let out a high-pitched, plaintive whine.（现在分词作状语）
[高分句型2]. Watching the mother and her pups disappear in the forest, I let out a sigh of relief.（现在分词作状语）