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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
If yu want t knw smething abut British life, their spirit, and even their humr, watching sme classic British films will certainly help. Here are sme recmmended t yu.
Ntting Hill
After the success f his film Fur Weddings and a Funeral, writer and prducer Richard Curtis captured the essence f being British in 1999’s Ntting Hill. Set against the backgrund f affluent (富足的) West Lndn, the film became ppular fr its charming and funny prtrayal(刻画) f a British nbdy trying t impress a Hllywd star.
The Full Mnty
This 1997 film is a Sheffield-based cmedy abut six unemplyed men wh frm a grup t make mney fr a better life. Despite its hummer, the film dives deeper int sme serius issues surrunding wrking-class culture. The Full Mnty is an uplifting film that gives an insight int the wrk and life f the wrking class in Britain.
Trainsptting
Danny Byle’s 1996 cmedy-drama Trainsptting is abut a grup f Scts in the 1980s, based n the bk by Irvine Welsh. With a cast f truly great actrs including Ewan MeGregr, the tale impressed the audience glbally. It rapidly became a critical success.
Mnty Pythn’s Life f Brian
Featuring a jam-packed cast f cmedic stars. Mnty Pythn’s Life f Brian tells the stry f a yung man wh is in a case f mistaken identity. The film reflects the unusual and wnderful British sense f humur. As a film guaranteed t entertain, Mnty Pythns Life f Brian is nt t be missed by thse lking fr an insight int what makes the British laugh.
1. What can the audience learn abut by watching The Full Mnty?
A. Hardships f cmedic starsB. Daily life f peple in West Lndn
C. Unique experiences f sme Scts.D. Life f the British wrking class.
2. What kind f film des Mnty Pythn’s Life f Brian belng t?
A. A cmedy film.B. A science fictin film.
C. An actin mvieD. A hrrr mvie.
3. Which f the fllwing films is adapted frm a bk?
A. Ntting Hill.B. The Full Mnty.
C. Trainsptting.D. Mnty Pythn’s Life f Brian.
B
Françise Malby-Anthny, a city girl, a Parisian thrugh and thrugh, culd tell the quickest way t the Eiffel Twer but knew nthing abut animals. Yet smewhere deep inside, she always felt she wuld end up in a freign cuntry.
It was her husband Lawrence Anthny, a Suth African, wh brught ut the wanderlust in her. They met in Lndn in 1987, and a year later they mved t Suth Africa, where they were drawn by nature and eventually bught Thula Thula — a game reserve f river and 1,500 hectares f rlling hills. They were sn wrking t save an abundance f wild animals, especially elephants and rhins, frm the pachers and hunters wh ramed fr fun and prfit. They als emplyed sme lcals, and taught them abut ffice wrk, dealing with guests and cking French dishes.
Last March, hwever, Lawrence died f a sudden heart attack. And there Francise was, alne, burying her husband, and didn’t knw where t begin.
She sn faced her first baptism (洗礼) by fire. A few days later, she received a call. Thab, a three-year-ld male rhin, had taken a bullet. It was the pachers. Hw culd the pachers break int the fence in brad daylight? At that pint, a rumr suggested it was an inside jb. Maybe smene was trying t frighten her int leaving?
Lawrence was gne. A rhin in truble and security men she culdn’t rely n. Since bking after bking had been canceled due t Lawrence’s passing away, Françise finally had an empty bank accunt. But hw culd she leave the dream that Lawrence and she had fught s hard fr?
Françise slwly fund her feet. Eventually Thab recvered frm the trauma. She set up meetings with the staff t g ver reserve and animal issues and t agree n pririties. She even launched her wn rhin fund. The desperate days have helped redefine the purpse f life withut Lawrence, and she understands that the missin f prtecting Thula Thula’s wildlife has becme hers, and hers alne.
4. What d we knw abut Françise?
A. She cked lcal dishes specially fr turists.
B. She has lived in a freign cuntry fr decades.
C. She met her husband n her trip t Suth Africa.
D. She has been crazy abut animals since childhd.
5. What happened shrtly after Lawrence’s death?
A. The reserve was in financial truble.
B Her security men quit their jbs.
C. A rumr that she wuld leave went viral.
D. One f the rhins was illegally sht.
6. Hw has the experience f tackling tugh situatins affected Francise?
A. She has gained the strength t live bravely.
B. Her reserve has begun t bring in mney.
C. Her management skills have been shared by thers.
D. She has becme expert in attending injured animals.
7. What is the best title f the text?
A. Tips n Prtecting Wild Animals
B. Rebirth frm a Wunded Reserve
C. A Rhin Survived the Pachers Gunsht
D. Wnderful Jurney Deep int Suth Africa
C
“Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, t few t mentin,” Frank Sinatra chanted in his 1969 hit “My Way”. The sng’s idea is attractive: that anyne can just declare what’s dne is dne and mve n. Sme take the declaratin a step further and claim they have n regrets at all. Whether a bast r an actual attitude, “n regrets” suggests that life can and shuld be lived withut lking thrugh the rear-view mirrr.
Easier said than dne, thugh. In 2020, authr Daniel H. Pink launched the Wrld Regret Survey, the largest ever survey n the tpic. With his research team, Pink asked mre than 15,000 peple in 105 cuntries, “Hw ften d yu lk back n yur life and wish yu had dne things differently?” 82% said regret is at least an ccasinal part f their life; rughly 21% said they feel regret “all the time.” Only 1% said they never feel regret.
If yu are f the “n regrets” type, yu might think that all this regret is a recipe fr unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. True, being verwhelmed(不知所措) by regret is indeed bad fr yu. But ging t the ther extreme may be even wrse. T rid yurself f regrets desn’t free yu frm shame r srrw; it leads yu t make the same mistakes again and again. T truly get ver ur guilt requires that we put regret in its prper place.
As uncmfrtable as it is, regret is an amazing cgnitive(认知的)achievement. If tday yur relatinship with yur partner has wrsened, yur regret might mentally take yu back t last year. Yu wuld remember yur being mean and sensitive, and then imagine yurself shwing mre patience, being kind instead f hurtful at key mments. Then yu wuld fast-frward t tday and see hw yur relatinship culd be prgressing instead f languishing.
But regret desn’t have t be left unmanaged. The trick is t acknwledge it and use it fr learning and imprvement. Yu can be hnest with yurself abut what went wrng and use that knwledge t enjy better relatinships in the future.
8. What shuld we d if we have had a bitter quarrel with a clse friend accrding t Frank Sinatra?
A. Attract mre peple t yur argument.
B. Send him/her a letter f aplgy.
C. Bast abut being mre reasnable.
D. Frget abut it and just let it g.
9. Which f the fllwing statements abut “regret” may the writer agree with?
A. We can d nthing abut regret.
B. Unhappiness results frm regret.
C. Ignring regrets is missing the pprtunity t imprve.
D. Ridding yurself f regrets helps free yu frm srrw.
10. What des the underlined wrd “languishing” in paragraph 4 mst prbably mean?
A. Imprving.B. Maintaining.
C. Shwing up.D. Breaking up.
11. What might be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Regret t becme smarter—if yu let it.
B. Lng fr a different past? Regret it!
C. Regret? Nt my way!
D. Stay away! Regret will heal itself.
D
In a recent study, researchers have suggested that temperature is a majr predictr f bdy size variatin. Meanwhile, scientists studying red deer have said that warmer winters in nrthern Eurpe and Scandinavia may lead t the bdy size f these animals becming smaller. Prf Steve Brusatte, a palentlgist (古生物学家) at the University f Edinburgh, suggested that the way in which ther mammals (哺乳动物) have previusly respnded t perids f climate change culd ffer an insight int humans’ future.
Writing in The Rise and Reign f the Mammals, Brusatte ntes that animals in warmer parts f the wrld tday are ften smaller than thse in clder areas, an eclgical principle knwn as Bergmann’s rule. “Why d they becme smaller? It is nt entirely understd, but it is prbably, in part, because smaller animals have a higher surface area relative t their vlume than bigger animals and can thus better release extra heat,” he writes. “It is a cmmn way that mammals deal with climate change”.
He added: “That’s nt t say every species f mammal wuld get smaller, but it seems t be a cmmn survival trick f mammals when temperatures change pretty quickly. That des raise the questin: if s, might humans get smaller? And I think that certainly makes sense.”
Prf Adrian Lister, f the Natural Histry Museum in Lndn, said it is cmmnly believed that the strng relatins between temperature and mammal bdy size may ften be dwn t the availability f fd and resurces. “We are nt really cntrlled by natural selectin,”he said.“If that was ging t happen, yu’d need t find large peple dying befre they culd reprduce because f climate warming. That is nt happening in tday’s wrld. We wear clthes, we have gt heating, and we have gt air cnditining if it is t ht.”
12. What des the recent research find accrding t Paragraph 1?
A. Climate change may cause humans t shrink in size.
B. Human being can’t deal with glbal climate change.
C. Temperature is the decisive element in human grwth.
D. Mankind’s future is similar t that f ancient mammals
13. What is the main idea f the secnd paragraph?
A. Principles abut Bergmann’s rule.
B. Reasns fr animals’ smaller size.
C. Ways t deal with climate change.
D. Decline f mammals in number.
14. What is Adrian Lister’s attitude abut the recent study?
A. Supprtive.B. Dubtful.C. Indifferent.D. Objective.
15. Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A. A jb interview.B. A public speech.
C. A science jurnal.D. A curse Bk.
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。
Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
What is critical thinking? T a certain degree, it’s a matter f lgic – f being able t spt weaknesses in ther peple’s arguments and t avid them in yur wn. It als includes related skills such as distinguishing fact frm pinin and assessing the sundness f evidence.
In the brad sense, critical thinking is fcused, rganized thinking — the ability t see clearly the relatinships amng ideas. _____16_____ The greatest thinkers, scientists, and inventrs have ften taken infrmatin that was readily available and put it tgether differently t prduce new ideas. That, t, is critical thinking.
_____17_____ As the class ges n, fr example, yu will prbably spend a gd deal f time rganizing yur speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical exercise, it is clsely cnnected with critical thinking. If the structure f yur speech is lse and cnfused, chances are that yur thinking is als disrdered and cnfused. If, n the ther hand, the structure is clear, there is a gd chance yur thinking is t. Organizing a speech is nt just a matter f arranging the ideas yu already have. _____18_____
What is true f rganizatin is true f many aspects f public speaking. _____19_____ As yu wrk n expressing yur ideas in clear, accurate language, yu will imprve yur ability t think clearly and accurately. _____20_____ As yu learn t listen critically t speeches in class, yu will be better able t assess the ideas f speakers in a variety f situatins.
If yu take full advantage f yur speech class, yu will be able t develp yur skills as a critical thinker in many circumstances. This is ne reasn public speaking has been regarded as a vital part f educatin since the days f ancient Greece.
A. Rather, it is an imprtant part f shaping the ideas themselves.
B. This may seem like a lt f time, but the rewards are well wrth it.
C. It may als help yu t knw that there is n such thing as a perfect speech.
D. It has ften been said that there are few new ideas in the wrld, nly rerganized ideas.
E. If yu are wndering what this has t d with yur public speaking class, the answer is quite a lt.
F. The skills yu learn in yur speech class can help yu becme a mre effective thinker in a number f ways.
G. As yu study the rle f evidence and reasning in speechmaking, yu will see hw they can be used in ther frms f cmmunicatin as well.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(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。
Age is truly just a number if ur hearts are yung. Lee Minr, an 85-year-ld retired psychlgist, has____21____this by finishing his 600th marathn race with 32 members f his family by his side. “Runners dn’t have a____22____line. We just keep ging,” he tldGd Mrning America. “I felt____23____running with my family.” Minr has been running three days a week since 1969, and his heart is filled with enthusiasm fr running.
“I like t run in all kinds f____24____. It is s childish as the rain tuches yur face. And I lve t cme here after snw and yu watch yur____25____as yu g alng.” he cncluded.
Minr’s enthusiasm fr running is____26____. “It is my jy. And I want t live as lng as I can. And I mean live, nt____27____.” His wrds ring true fr Rn Rbert, a man diagnsed with Alzheimer’s disease wh decided t ____28____ a three-year bachelr f artsprgram at King’s University Cllege in Lndn, Ontari. “I was always taught early in life that the brain is like the mst ____29____instrument we have in ur bdy,” said Rbert.
Last fall, Rbert graduated frm the university, despite the challenges f his illness. “When I went acrss the stage, and as I’m getting my____30____, the kids all std up andyelled and clapped,” he____31____. “I had t hld back the tears. It was smething else, just wnderful.” He hpes that his stry will give hpe t thers facing____32____difficulties. “There will cme a time when I wn’t be able t, and I fully____33____that. Butin the meantime, I’m living a full life.”
The stries f Minr and Rbert are reminders that age and illness need nt____34____us. We can chse t pursue ur____35____and live life t the fullest, n matter whatchallenges we may face.
21. A. prvenB. apprvedC. wnD. imagined
22. A. startingB. centerC. finishingD. bttm
23. A. depressedB. thrilledC. calmD. uneasy
24. A. weatherB. znesC. illnessD. phases
25 A. psitinB. ftprintsC. reflectinsD. rute
26. A. infectiusB. tempraryC. blindD. restricted
27 A. waitB. abandnC. existD. run
28 A. awardB. suspendC. quitD. pursue
29. A. pwerfulB. visibleC. bringD. accurate
30. A. unifrmB. applicatinC. certificateD. license
31. A. slid awayB. gave upC. brke inD. chked ut
32. A. emtinalB. identicalC. financialD. abstract
33. A. enjyB. rejectC. dubtD. expect
34. A. saveB. defineC. distinguishD. witness
35. A. schlarshipB. fitnessC. passinD. career
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10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。
The Getty Center sits n a hilltp in the Santa Mnica Muntains, ____36____ (twer) abve the city f Ls Angeles. The museum was____37____ (rigin) cnstructed t huse the vast art cllectin belnging t il tycn J. Paul Getty. Tday, the mdernist cmplex ____38____ (hld) s many art wrks that the exhibit areas can shw just a part f them at a time, making the artistic special exhibitins a highlight f any visit t the Getty.
The Center’s award-winning architect, Richard Meier, did____39____ utstanding jb f creating a public space that has surprised many visitrs. Visitrs g t the Getty thinking they are visiting a museum with wrks f art____40____ (display) inside. ____41____ they discver instead is a wrk f art with a museum inside. Meier tk sme basic materials: metal, stne and glass. Wrking with a billin-dllar budget, he cmbined them t create a wrk f architecture ____42____ can excite visitrs as much as the art cllectin inside____43____ (d). Arund every crner and at every turn, there is a new view____44____ stre fr guests. And then, just when they think they have seen it all, a new funtain r landscape pps up.
In additin t museum turs, the Getty als prvides varius free n-site turs, including turs f the gardens. These_____45_____ (explratin) are a must fr anyne interested in learning mre abut Meier’s techniques and ideas.
第三节 单句语法填空(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
46. The mst________ (impress) thing abut him is his calm acceptance f whatever cmes his way. （所给词的适当形式填空）
47. The students have been wrking hard n their lessns and their effrts________ (pay) ff in the end. (所给词的适当形式填空)
48. Nt nly ________ the prfessrs have their wn idea n the matter , but the students have theirs ,t. (用适当的词填空)
49. ________ (cmmit) t supprting the students seeking jbs, we will d sme actins. (所给词的适当形式填空)
50. The dcumentary Du Fu: China’s greatest Pet made by BBC helps freigners knw abut China better and wins widespread________ (recgnize) amng freigners. (所给词适当形式填空)
第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
51. 假定你是新华中学国际交换生Kevin，得知某机构要在国庆假期举行北京名校游学活动，请你根据以下要点给该机构写一封咨询信。内容包括：
1. 参观的大学；2. 其他活动安排；3. 费用。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m Kevin, an exchange student frm Xinhua Schl.
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Yurs,
Kevin
第二节(满分25分)
52. 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。
The Meredith family lived in a small cmmunity. As the ecnmy was in decline, sme peple in the twn had lst their jbs. Many f their families were struggling t make ends meet. Peple were trying t help each ther meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a mst kind and thughtful wman. She spent a great deal f time visiting the pr. She knew they had prblems, and they needed all kinds f help. When she had time, she wuld bring fd and medicine t them.
One mrning she tld her children abut a family she had visited the day befre. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, wh tk care f him and culd nt g ut t wrk, and their little by. The little by -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.
“I wish yu culd see him,” she said t her wn children, Jhn, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help t his mther. He wants very much t earn sme mney, but I dn't see what he can d.”
After their mther left the rm, the children sat thinking abut Bernard. “I wish we culd help him t earn mney,” said Clara. “His family is suffering s much.”
“S d I,” said Harry. “We really shuld d smething t assist them.”
Fr sme mments, Jhn said nthing, but, suddenly, he sprang t his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a slutin that we can all help accmplish(完成).”
The ther children als jumped up all attentin. When Jhn had an idea, it was sure t be a gd ne. “I tell yu what we can d,” said Jhn. “Yu knw that big bx f crn Uncle Jhn sent us? Well, we can make ppcrn(爆米花), and put it int paper bags, and Bernard can take it arund t the huses and sell it.”
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右:
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Mrs. Meredith heard f Jhn's idea, she thught it was a gd ne, t.
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With everything ready, Bernard started ut n his new business.
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