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湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三下学期月考（八）英语试卷
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这是一份湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三下学期月考（八）英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了 15， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上
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： Hw much is the shirt?
A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18. C. £ 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. When will the wman meet the staff manager.
A. At 9: 30. B. At 11:00. C. At 12:40.
2. Why hasn’t the wman seen the man fr a lng time?
A. He went t Glasgw. B. He mved abrad. C. He was ill.
3. Where dcs the cnversatin take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a supermarket. C. At hme.
4. Hw des the man feel nw?
A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Refreshed.
5. What is the man ding?
A. Offering a favr. B. Serving a custmer. C. Shwing the way.
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 are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An uting plan. B. A scheduled activity. C. A car repair.
7. What des the wman ask the man t d?
A. Cancel his plan t meet Frank. B. Invite Frank t jin them. C. Ignre their guests,
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the wman shpping fr?
A. Envelpes. B. A camera. C. Art supplies.
9. What additinal service des the man mentin?
A. Pht printing. B. Online purchasing. C. In-stre mailing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des Grace need Jack t d?
A. Fix the cpy machine. B. Attend a staff meeting. C. Print sme dcuments.
11. What d we knw abut the cpy machine?
A. It is under repair.
B. It is in pr cnditin.
C. It has brken dwn three times.
12. Where is Jack heading next?
A. A branch ffice. B. A cpy shp. C. A repair shp.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the jb abut?
A. Guest receptin. B. Htel decratin. C. Building cnstructin.
14. Hw lng will it take t finish the jb?
A. Five days. B. Fur days. C. Three days.
15. Wh will tell the client abut the update?
A. Richard. B. The man. C. The wman.
16. Why des the wman want the jb t g smthly?
A. T attract mre wrkers.
B. T get mre jb pprtunities.
C. T shrten the wrking perid.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Britt want t build a website riginally?
A. After university. B. At university. C. At high schl.
18. Why did Britt change the name f her website?
A. The riginal name wasn't suitable.
B. She wanted t include ther games.
C. The website wasn't successful at first.
19. What can we learn abut the cntent f the website?
A. It's wide-ranging. B. It's ld-fashined. C. It's student-targeted.
20. What is the main fcus f the website?
A. Make-up. B. Cmputer games. C. Team sprts.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The mre yu meditate and achieve mindfulness, the better yu'll feel. There are many free meditatin apps. that ffer guided sessins and calming playlists.
The Mindfulness
Meditatin beginners and experts alike will find lts f ptins with The Mindfulness. A 5-day guided practice and intrductin t mindfulness can help yu get started, and silent meditatins frm 3 t 30 minutes can suit a busy lifestyle. The app als ffers persnalized meditatin ptins, reminders t keep yu mindful thrughut the day, and. statistics t track in yur meditatin jurnal. This app ffers free cntents. Premium access （高级会员） csts abut $10 per mnth r $ 60 per year.
Insight Timer
The app ffers a multitude （众多） f meditatin bells and calming musical ntes during self-guided meditatins. Featuring a variety f prfessinal instructrs and curses, Insight Timer als ffers mre cntents fr free users than ther apps. Althugh the free ptin is extensive, the premium versin ffers curses, dwnladable meditatins, night mde, and daily insights.
Smiling Mind
It is an evidence-based, nt-fr-prfit mindfulness app with ver 300 ttally free meditatins and mindfulness prgrams fr bth adults and children. Its missin is simple: "T prvide accessible, life-lng tls t supprt healthy minds" in schls, at hme, and in the wrkplace. Smiling Mind is extremely beginner-friendly, and yu can start frm scratch, learning abut what mindfulness means, hw it wrks, the research behind it, and primer meditatin sessins.
Breethe: Meditatin Sleep
A nice feature abut Breethe is the calming backgrund music that plays while the app is pen. even withut pening a meditatin r music. Breethe ffers a lt f sleep cntents. including visualizatins and bedtime stries. The app des ffer a few 7-day curses fr free, but the majrity（1. 000-plus meditatins） is lcked behind the paywall.
21. Which app is cmpletely free f charge?
A. The MindfulnessB. Insight Timer.
C. Smiling Mind. D. Breethe: Meditatin Sleep.
22. What is special abut The Mindfulness?
A. It prvides curses fr beginners. B. It prvides calming music.
C. It has a special sectin intended fr kids. D. It keeps recrds f yur meditatin practice.
23. What d Insight Timer and Breethe: Meditatin Sleep have in cmmn?
A. They have a night mde set.
B. They prvide cntents n sleep.
C. They have calming backgrund music.
D. They ffer free cntents fr advanced learners.
B
"Hell, bys; make lts f tys, " said A. C. Gilbert in magazine ads fr the erectr set （立体拼装玩具）. The building set, using tiny, metal girders （大梁）， was ppular fr many years.
As a small by, Gilbert culdn't sit still fr lng. When he was 12, he started a sprts club fr his friends and gt their schl t have a field day. After watching ple vault （撑杆 跳）， Gilbert tk a cedar rail frm a farmer's fence, shaped it, and began t practice.
Gilbert wn a gld medal in ple vault at the Olympic Games in 1908. By that time, he had a diplma in physical educatin and had nearly finished medical studies. Hwever, he later started his first business: making and selling magic kits, with which Gilbert had amused friends and earned cllege mney.
One day. Gilbert saw wrkers using steel girders t build twers fr pwer lines. That gave him the idea fr the erectr set.
In 1917, the Cuncil f Natinal Defense thught n tys shuld be sld fr Christmas because the cuntry was fighting in Wrld War I. Gilbert, with ther men frm the Ty Manufacturers, went t Washingtn, D. C. with abut 40 different tys. and they were given 15 minutes t speak.
This meeting was at the end f a lng, hard day. Gilbert exclaimed hw tys helped children learn while his helpers brught ut the tys. Sn, tired gvernment men were n the flr, playing with building sets, mdels f navy ships, and ther tys. The time limit was frgtten; s was the Christmas ty ban.
Gilbert spent the rest f his life imprving erectr sets. When he died in 1961, he had 150 patents fr his many inventins. But his chief jy was in helping children learn and have fun at the same time. He nce said, "I have never wrked n anything t make mney unless it was fun t. As a matter f fact, the fun always came first.
24. What d we knw abut Gilbert accrding t paragraphs 2-3?
A. He was unwilling t sit dwn as a small kid.
B. He cnvinced his schl t establish a sprts club.
C. He absrbed himself in cming up with new ideas.
D He demnstrated his interest and gift in varius fields.
25. What inspired Gilbert t make the creatr set?
A. Asking wrkers fr assistance. B. Observing a cnstructin wrk.
C. Designing twers fr pwer lines. D. Selling magic kits in previus years
26. The fficials cancelled the plan t ban Christmas tys because ______.
A. they were impressed by Gilbert's wrds
B. they frgt the time limit arranged earlier
C. they were exhausted after playing n the flr
D. they experienced the pleasure f playing tys
27. Which wrds can best describe Gilbert's persnality?
A. Talented and cmmitted. B. Friendly and cnsiderate.
C. Brilliant and cld-hearted. D. Generus and strng-willed.
C
T the human ears a field f flwers is silent, save the nise f birds and insects. T certain animal ears, hwever, a field f flwers is full f cnversatin.
It has lng been knwn that plants cmmunicate when stressed. Yu need nly bserve a huseplant t realize that a plant wilts （枯萎） when it needs water, r turns yellw at the edges when it has been watered t much. Sme plants may als emit a bitter taste t deter insects frm capitalizing n their stressed state; while thers may emit rganic cmpunds t alarm ther plants in the area.
Nw, a new study, cnducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University. shws that nt nly d plants express themselves in the abve ways when stressed, they als emit sunds.
Accrding t the study, plants emit sunds at frequencies between 40 t 80 kilhertz- beynd the range f human ears—but within the range f sme animals. “While imperceptible t the human ears, the sunds emitted by plants can prbably be heard by such animals as bats, mice, and insects, "explained Dr. Lilach Hadany, a Prfessr at Tel Aviv University and a c-authr f the study.
One f the primary breakthrughs f Hadany's study is that the researchers have managed t understand and classify the sunds that plants generate fr the first time. Plants that are nt stressed prduce abut ne nise per hur, but plants that are stressed, dehydrated, r injured many hundreds f sunds per hur, and each f these sunds seems t be specific t the type f stress the plant is under.
This type f infrmatin culd be vital fr agriculture. Knwing what sunds their plants are making culd help farmers determine whether their crps are in danger r drught r disease and allw them t make the necessary changes t let their plants t thrive.
Amazingly enugh, the researchers are nt actually sure hw the plants make sunds, thugh it may have smething t d with cavitatin （空穴现象）, which is when the water tensin in the plants becmes t high and the water turns t gas, making an ultrasnic ppping nise.
Whatever the case, this is still a game-changer fr plant science, and ptentially fr the future f agriculture. One day sn yur plants may be-able t tell yu if they are hungry, thirsty, r just feeling lnely.
28. What des the underlined wrd "deter" mean in paragraph 2?
A. Identify. B. Ignre. C. Prevent. D. Preserve.
29. What can we knw abut the new study accrding t the passage?
A. The sunds emitted by plants always remain the same.
B. All animals are nt able t hear the sunds prduced by plants.
C. Previus experiments suggested similar findings t the new study.
D. Researchers have made sense f hw plants exactly make sunds.
30. What is paragraph 6 mainly abut?
A. The new study's benefits t farmers.
B. The new study's limitatins in agriculture.
C. The new study's impact n further studies.
D. The new study's insight int relevant research.
31. What is the authr's attitude twards the scientific value f the new study?
A. Indifferent. B. Skeptical. C. Ambiguus. D. Favrable.
D
Imagine getting ready fr bed, brushing yur teeth, setting yur alarm and then putting a device n yur head that allws yu t cntrl yur dreams. It might sund like smething ut f a Christpher Nlan mvie, but it's als the real-life prmise f a new futuristic-lking headband called Hal, currently in develpment by US tech start-up Prphetic.
Planned fr release in 2025, Hal aims t allw yu t have mre lucid dreams-dreams where yu are aware that yu're dreaming. In sme cases, yu might als exert （施加） a degree f cntrl ver what happens in these dreams, perhaps in ways that benefit yur waking life, such as slving wrk prblems, visiting faraway lands, practising guitar and much mre.
The state-f-the-art apprach taken by the team behind the Hal device invlves tw stages. First, they are using EEG （脑电图） and fMRI （功能性磁共振成像） t cllect vast amunts f brain data frm vlunteers experiencing lucid dreams. This infrmatin will be key fr the secnd main area f investigatin, which invlves using TUS （超声） t manipulate brain activity in a way that will induce （诱导）， sustain and influence lucid dreams by emplying high-frequency sunds.
S, is there any reasn nt t be excited abut the Hal headset? One issue is that TUS is a relatively new apprach t brain stimulatin and it's nt entirely clear what the lng-term cnsequences f zapping yur brain with high-frequency sunds might be. A secnd Issue is that sme sleep scientists believe dreams have basic functins. One ptential cncern is that by using a device t alter（更改） the nature f yur dreams, yu risk interfering with the usual purpse f yur dreams: A-final cnsideratin is that. there are already several established techniques fr inducing lucid dreams that. d nt invlve cutting-edge technlgy, such as training by repeatedly pairing a sund with deliberate thughts f self-awareness, which are cheaper than the Hal headset.
With all these issues taken int cnsideratin, the jurney ahead is nt withut bstacles, and nly time will reveal the future path f Hal.
32. Hw des Hal aim t impact users' dreams?
A. By keeping a clear track f dreams. B. By enabling mre cnscius dreams.
C. By prducing mre frequent dreams. D. By increasing the duratin f dreams.
33. Which f the fllwing is mentined as an issue with Hal?
A. T much cntrl ver dream cntent.
B. Knwn lng-term impacts n the brain.
C Privacy cncerns abut cllecting brain data.
D. Interference with the basic functins f dreams.
34. What can be -inferred frm paragraph 4?
A. Dreams altered by Hal wuld lse all usual functins.
B. Other. established techniques are less effective than Hal.
C. Hal is the mst advanced device fr lucid dreams s far.
D. High-frequency sunds cause permanent damage t the brain.
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage?
A. The Basic Functins f Lucid Dreams
B. The Prmising Future f Hal Headband
C. The Prs and Cns f Dream Cntrlling
D. Hal Headband: a Device fr Lucid Dreams
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。
What prevents certain individuals frm acknwledging their mistakes, regardless f the situatin? Why d they struggle t aplgize, even when it's clear they're at fault? Fr them, the act f admitting wrngding and aplgizing pses a significant psychlgical threat. 36 .
Peple wh cannt aplgize ften have deep feelings f. lw self-wrth. When their delicate eg （自我） cannt absrb the blw f admitting they were wrng, 37 they may place blame n thers and even argue abut basic facts t prevent the threat f having t lwer themselves by ffering an aplgy.
Unfrtunately, many f us mistakenly interpret these peple's defensiveness as a sign f psychlgical strength. 38 . But this desn't shw that they're strng-it shws that they're weak.
39 . In rder t take respnsibility and aplgize, ur self-wrth needs t be strng enugh t absrb that discmfrt. Indeed, if ur self-wrth is. higher and mre stable, we can tlerate the temprary discmfrt withut the walls arund ur eg falling dwn.
The mistake we ften make when faced with smene wh's habitually incapable f aplgizing is t becme angry and try t win ur argument with them. 40 . In these situatins, the best we can d is make ur pints as calmly and cnvincingly as we can and then disengage frm the argument when it becmes unprductive-like when they disagree with the facts, cme up with silly excuses r turn t mean remarks.
A. their defense mechanisms kick in
B. But the sad reality is that we can never win
C. There can be varius bstacles in ur way f ding what is right
D. taking respnsibility fr their mistakes can actually be seen as a sign f strength
E. That's because utwardly they appear t be tugh individuals wh refuse t back dwn
F. Admitting that we're wrng is emtinally uncmfrtable and painful t ur sense f self
G. It means acknwledging they've hurt smene, ptentially triggering feelings f shame after all
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。
Every weekend in the summer, my father wuld take us t ne f the splendid lakes. One 41 that I wuld never frget was a visit t Oneida Lake. After arriving. there, we 42 the car f ur picnic supplies and lcated the perfect picnic spt. Then my dad, sister and I ran int the splashing waves, leaving my mther behind t 43 the picnic.
My sister lved synchrnized swimming （花样游泳） and started. 44 skills. My father, being an athlete himself, was 45 In her shw. With n ne 46 me, I became bred and decided t swim by myself in deeper water. The waves were getting 47 , but I didn't care. As I tk a. breath t try a dive, a huge wave 48 me. I chked and then a huge undercurrent swept me deeper beneath the waves. With the very thught f dying, a great sense f 49 flded ver me. I kicked my legs 50 but in vain, lsing any hpe fr a breath. Suddenly, I felt a firm 51 n my arm and a pull t safety. It was my dad! He hugged me tightly and carried me back t the 52 where I culd stand.
There was n 53 , just a big smile because he knew I was all right. It turned ut that my father had never taken his eye ff me, 54 as he had the ther eye n my sister! 55 his watching ver me, prtecting mc and lving me, I wuld nt becme the strng wman I am tday.
41.A. tripB. hikeC. vyageD. adventure
42.A. ladedB. cleanedC. repairedD. emptied
43.A. put ffB. plan frC. prepare frD. cntribute t
44.A. learningB. acquiringC. practicingD. mastering
45.A. talentedB. absrbedC. specializedD. experienced
46.A. knwingB. watchingC. btheringD. recgnizing
47.A. sfterB. clderC. warmerD. strnger
48.A. caughtB. sakedC. refreshedD. swallwed
49.A. panicB. upsetC. angerD. srrw
50.A. gentlyB. slwlyC. wildlyD. steadily
51.A. tuchB. pressC. graspD. strike
52.A. shreB. castC. fieldD. brder
53.A. scldingB. respnseC. evaluatinD. explanatin
54.A. thenB. nlyC. stillD. even
55.A. DespiteB. WithutC. Because fD. Instead f
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。
Literally translated as the "Sngs f Heres" dance, Yingge Dance is 300-year-ld flk dance that riginated frm the Chashan area f Suth China's Guangdng Prvince. 56 （dress）in clrful cstumes, perfrmers wave wden sticks in their hands 57 dancing in rderly frmatins t the music. Based n the stries f the 108 Heres f Liangshan Muntain frm the classic nvel Outlaws f the Marsh, it is a flk art cmbining a variety f frms, 58 martial arts and Chinese peras t dance.
In recent years, Chashan Yingge Dance has 59 （gradual）cme int the public eye thrugh transfrmatins in perfrmance frm, style ptimizatin, and pening up f infrmatin channels. In the Spring Festival f the Dragn Year, Yingge Dance nce again 60 （dminate）the screens, 61 （it） dazzling and fiery wave f ppularity cntinuing thrughut the hliday, even sparking 62 brilliant cultural passin verseas.
On the first and secnd days f the Lunar New Year, the Nanshan Yingge Team frm Guangdng's Puning made appearances at 63 （icn）British landmarks-the Burlingtn Arcade and Trafalgar Square-- 64 （bring）New Year greetings frm Guangdng t verseas Chinese and freign friends alike. The perfrmances attracted ver seven hundred thusand spectatrs and received 65 （cver）frm ver a hundred media utlets.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Alice进入了新学校学习，因难以适应新环境而感到苦恼，发邮件来向你求助。请给她回一封信，内容包括：
1. 表示安慰；
2. 提出建议；
3. 祝愿顺利。
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。
Dear Alice,
Yurs
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
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。
Jeff, my best friend in cllege, and I had many cnversatins during the year but I will always remember the time he tld me abut his family. His father, a successful physician, was cld and strict in Jeff's wrds. His father had even paved the way fr Jeff t attend the same cllege frm which he had graduated.
Hwever, Jeff had a strng passin fr skiing. When he graduated frm high schl, he decided t decline his father's ffer and, instead, t wrk with a ski patrl （滑雪巡逻队）. With pain in his eyes, Jeff tld me he still remembered the day when he tld his father he was ging t give up cllege and take a jb at a ski resrt.
As Jeff recalled, upn hearing Jeff's decisin, his father lked ff int the distance. Then came the wrds that still eched in Jeff's mind: "Yu lazy kid. N sn f mine is ging t wrk with a ski patrl and des nt attend cllege. I shuld have knwn yu'd never amunt t anything!" The tw had nt spken since that cnversatin.
At the age f twenty seven, Jeff became a successful business planner at a cmpany, but withut a degree. T further his career, he decided t cme back t the area near where he grew up t attend cllege, but he certainly did nt want his father t knw what he was ding. He said he was ding this fr himself, nt fr his father. He said it ver and ver again.
Jeff's sister had always remained supprtive f Jeff's decisins. She stayed in cntact with their father, but Jeff had made her prmise that she wuld nt share any infrmatin abut his life with him.
The day when the graduatin ceremny came, I, as the president f Students' Unin, tk charge f seating the guests befre it started. Suddenly. I nticed a man with a cnfused expressin.
"Excuse me, he said as he. plitely apprached me. "What is happening here tday?"
"It's graduatin day, "I replied, smiling. "Well, that's dd, " he said, "my daughter asked me t meet her at this address. His eyes sparkled and he smiled. "Maybe she cmpleted her assciate's degree and wanted t surprise me!" I helped him find a seat.
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。
As I left him, he said, "Thank yu. By the way, I'm Dr. Hlstrm. "
Afterwards, the principal invited the graduates t step nt the stage t receive their diplmas.
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上
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： Hw much is the shirt?
A. £ 19. 15. B. £ 9. 18. C. £ 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. When will the wman meet the staff manager.
A. At 9: 30. B. At 11:00. C. At 12:40.
2. Why hasn’t the wman seen the man fr a lng time?
A. He went t Glasgw. B. He mved abrad. C. He was ill.
3. Where dcs the cnversatin take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. At a supermarket. C. At hme.
4. Hw des the man feel nw?
A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Refreshed.
5. What is the man ding?
A. Offering a favr. B. Serving a custmer. C. Shwing the way.
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 are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An uting plan. B. A scheduled activity. C. A car repair.
7. What des the wman ask the man t d?
A. Cancel his plan t meet Frank. B. Invite Frank t jin them. C. Ignre their guests,
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the wman shpping fr?
A. Envelpes. B. A camera. C. Art supplies.
9. What additinal service des the man mentin?
A. Pht printing. B. Online purchasing. C. In-stre mailing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des Grace need Jack t d?
A. Fix the cpy machine. B. Attend a staff meeting. C. Print sme dcuments.
11. What d we knw abut the cpy machine?
A. It is under repair.
B. It is in pr cnditin.
C. It has brken dwn three times.
12. Where is Jack heading next?
A. A branch ffice. B. A cpy shp. C. A repair shp.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the jb abut?
A. Guest receptin. B. Htel decratin. C. Building cnstructin.
14. Hw lng will it take t finish the jb?
A. Five days. B. Fur days. C. Three days.
15. Wh will tell the client abut the update?
A. Richard. B. The man. C. The wman.
16. Why des the wman want the jb t g smthly?
A. T attract mre wrkers.
B. T get mre jb pprtunities.
C. T shrten the wrking perid.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Britt want t build a website riginally?
A. After university. B. At university. C. At high schl.
18. Why did Britt change the name f her website?
A. The riginal name wasn't suitable.
B. She wanted t include ther games.
C. The website wasn't successful at first.
19. What can we learn abut the cntent f the website?
A. It's wide-ranging. B. It's ld-fashined. C. It's student-targeted.
20. What is the main fcus f the website?
A. Make-up. B. Cmputer games. C. Team sprts.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The mre yu meditate and achieve mindfulness, the better yu'll feel. There are many free meditatin apps. that ffer guided sessins and calming playlists.
The Mindfulness
Meditatin beginners and experts alike will find lts f ptins with The Mindfulness. A 5-day guided practice and intrductin t mindfulness can help yu get started, and silent meditatins frm 3 t 30 minutes can suit a busy lifestyle. The app als ffers persnalized meditatin ptins, reminders t keep yu mindful thrughut the day, and. statistics t track in yur meditatin jurnal. This app ffers free cntents. Premium access （高级会员） csts abut $10 per mnth r $ 60 per year.
Insight Timer
The app ffers a multitude （众多） f meditatin bells and calming musical ntes during self-guided meditatins. Featuring a variety f prfessinal instructrs and curses, Insight Timer als ffers mre cntents fr free users than ther apps. Althugh the free ptin is extensive, the premium versin ffers curses, dwnladable meditatins, night mde, and daily insights.
Smiling Mind
It is an evidence-based, nt-fr-prfit mindfulness app with ver 300 ttally free meditatins and mindfulness prgrams fr bth adults and children. Its missin is simple: "T prvide accessible, life-lng tls t supprt healthy minds" in schls, at hme, and in the wrkplace. Smiling Mind is extremely beginner-friendly, and yu can start frm scratch, learning abut what mindfulness means, hw it wrks, the research behind it, and primer meditatin sessins.
Breethe: Meditatin Sleep
A nice feature abut Breethe is the calming backgrund music that plays while the app is pen. even withut pening a meditatin r music. Breethe ffers a lt f sleep cntents. including visualizatins and bedtime stries. The app des ffer a few 7-day curses fr free, but the majrity（1. 000-plus meditatins） is lcked behind the paywall.
21. Which app is cmpletely free f charge?
A. The MindfulnessB. Insight Timer.
C. Smiling Mind. D. Breethe: Meditatin Sleep.
22. What is special abut The Mindfulness?
A. It prvides curses fr beginners. B. It prvides calming music.
C. It has a special sectin intended fr kids. D. It keeps recrds f yur meditatin practice.
23. What d Insight Timer and Breethe: Meditatin Sleep have in cmmn?
A. They have a night mde set.
B. They prvide cntents n sleep.
C. They have calming backgrund music.
D. They ffer free cntents fr advanced learners.
B
"Hell, bys; make lts f tys, " said A. C. Gilbert in magazine ads fr the erectr set （立体拼装玩具）. The building set, using tiny, metal girders （大梁）， was ppular fr many years.
As a small by, Gilbert culdn't sit still fr lng. When he was 12, he started a sprts club fr his friends and gt their schl t have a field day. After watching ple vault （撑杆 跳）， Gilbert tk a cedar rail frm a farmer's fence, shaped it, and began t practice.
Gilbert wn a gld medal in ple vault at the Olympic Games in 1908. By that time, he had a diplma in physical educatin and had nearly finished medical studies. Hwever, he later started his first business: making and selling magic kits, with which Gilbert had amused friends and earned cllege mney.
One day. Gilbert saw wrkers using steel girders t build twers fr pwer lines. That gave him the idea fr the erectr set.
In 1917, the Cuncil f Natinal Defense thught n tys shuld be sld fr Christmas because the cuntry was fighting in Wrld War I. Gilbert, with ther men frm the Ty Manufacturers, went t Washingtn, D. C. with abut 40 different tys. and they were given 15 minutes t speak.
This meeting was at the end f a lng, hard day. Gilbert exclaimed hw tys helped children learn while his helpers brught ut the tys. Sn, tired gvernment men were n the flr, playing with building sets, mdels f navy ships, and ther tys. The time limit was frgtten; s was the Christmas ty ban.
Gilbert spent the rest f his life imprving erectr sets. When he died in 1961, he had 150 patents fr his many inventins. But his chief jy was in helping children learn and have fun at the same time. He nce said, "I have never wrked n anything t make mney unless it was fun t. As a matter f fact, the fun always came first.
24. What d we knw abut Gilbert accrding t paragraphs 2-3?
A. He was unwilling t sit dwn as a small kid.
B. He cnvinced his schl t establish a sprts club.
C. He absrbed himself in cming up with new ideas.
D He demnstrated his interest and gift in varius fields.
25. What inspired Gilbert t make the creatr set?
A. Asking wrkers fr assistance. B. Observing a cnstructin wrk.
C. Designing twers fr pwer lines. D. Selling magic kits in previus years
26. The fficials cancelled the plan t ban Christmas tys because ______.
A. they were impressed by Gilbert's wrds
B. they frgt the time limit arranged earlier
C. they were exhausted after playing n the flr
D. they experienced the pleasure f playing tys
27. Which wrds can best describe Gilbert's persnality?
A. Talented and cmmitted. B. Friendly and cnsiderate.
C. Brilliant and cld-hearted. D. Generus and strng-willed.
C
T the human ears a field f flwers is silent, save the nise f birds and insects. T certain animal ears, hwever, a field f flwers is full f cnversatin.
It has lng been knwn that plants cmmunicate when stressed. Yu need nly bserve a huseplant t realize that a plant wilts （枯萎） when it needs water, r turns yellw at the edges when it has been watered t much. Sme plants may als emit a bitter taste t deter insects frm capitalizing n their stressed state; while thers may emit rganic cmpunds t alarm ther plants in the area.
Nw, a new study, cnducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University. shws that nt nly d plants express themselves in the abve ways when stressed, they als emit sunds.
Accrding t the study, plants emit sunds at frequencies between 40 t 80 kilhertz- beynd the range f human ears—but within the range f sme animals. “While imperceptible t the human ears, the sunds emitted by plants can prbably be heard by such animals as bats, mice, and insects, "explained Dr. Lilach Hadany, a Prfessr at Tel Aviv University and a c-authr f the study.
One f the primary breakthrughs f Hadany's study is that the researchers have managed t understand and classify the sunds that plants generate fr the first time. Plants that are nt stressed prduce abut ne nise per hur, but plants that are stressed, dehydrated, r injured many hundreds f sunds per hur, and each f these sunds seems t be specific t the type f stress the plant is under.
This type f infrmatin culd be vital fr agriculture. Knwing what sunds their plants are making culd help farmers determine whether their crps are in danger r drught r disease and allw them t make the necessary changes t let their plants t thrive.
Amazingly enugh, the researchers are nt actually sure hw the plants make sunds, thugh it may have smething t d with cavitatin （空穴现象）, which is when the water tensin in the plants becmes t high and the water turns t gas, making an ultrasnic ppping nise.
Whatever the case, this is still a game-changer fr plant science, and ptentially fr the future f agriculture. One day sn yur plants may be-able t tell yu if they are hungry, thirsty, r just feeling lnely.
28. What des the underlined wrd "deter" mean in paragraph 2?
A. Identify. B. Ignre. C. Prevent. D. Preserve.
29. What can we knw abut the new study accrding t the passage?
A. The sunds emitted by plants always remain the same.
B. All animals are nt able t hear the sunds prduced by plants.
C. Previus experiments suggested similar findings t the new study.
D. Researchers have made sense f hw plants exactly make sunds.
30. What is paragraph 6 mainly abut?
A. The new study's benefits t farmers.
B. The new study's limitatins in agriculture.
C. The new study's impact n further studies.
D. The new study's insight int relevant research.
31. What is the authr's attitude twards the scientific value f the new study?
A. Indifferent. B. Skeptical. C. Ambiguus. D. Favrable.
D
Imagine getting ready fr bed, brushing yur teeth, setting yur alarm and then putting a device n yur head that allws yu t cntrl yur dreams. It might sund like smething ut f a Christpher Nlan mvie, but it's als the real-life prmise f a new futuristic-lking headband called Hal, currently in develpment by US tech start-up Prphetic.
Planned fr release in 2025, Hal aims t allw yu t have mre lucid dreams-dreams where yu are aware that yu're dreaming. In sme cases, yu might als exert （施加） a degree f cntrl ver what happens in these dreams, perhaps in ways that benefit yur waking life, such as slving wrk prblems, visiting faraway lands, practising guitar and much mre.
The state-f-the-art apprach taken by the team behind the Hal device invlves tw stages. First, they are using EEG （脑电图） and fMRI （功能性磁共振成像） t cllect vast amunts f brain data frm vlunteers experiencing lucid dreams. This infrmatin will be key fr the secnd main area f investigatin, which invlves using TUS （超声） t manipulate brain activity in a way that will induce （诱导）， sustain and influence lucid dreams by emplying high-frequency sunds.
S, is there any reasn nt t be excited abut the Hal headset? One issue is that TUS is a relatively new apprach t brain stimulatin and it's nt entirely clear what the lng-term cnsequences f zapping yur brain with high-frequency sunds might be. A secnd Issue is that sme sleep scientists believe dreams have basic functins. One ptential cncern is that by using a device t alter（更改） the nature f yur dreams, yu risk interfering with the usual purpse f yur dreams: A-final cnsideratin is that. there are already several established techniques fr inducing lucid dreams that. d nt invlve cutting-edge technlgy, such as training by repeatedly pairing a sund with deliberate thughts f self-awareness, which are cheaper than the Hal headset.
With all these issues taken int cnsideratin, the jurney ahead is nt withut bstacles, and nly time will reveal the future path f Hal.
32. Hw des Hal aim t impact users' dreams?
A. By keeping a clear track f dreams. B. By enabling mre cnscius dreams.
C. By prducing mre frequent dreams. D. By increasing the duratin f dreams.
33. Which f the fllwing is mentined as an issue with Hal?
A. T much cntrl ver dream cntent.
B. Knwn lng-term impacts n the brain.
C Privacy cncerns abut cllecting brain data.
D. Interference with the basic functins f dreams.
34. What can be -inferred frm paragraph 4?
A. Dreams altered by Hal wuld lse all usual functins.
B. Other. established techniques are less effective than Hal.
C. Hal is the mst advanced device fr lucid dreams s far.
D. High-frequency sunds cause permanent damage t the brain.
35. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage?
A. The Basic Functins f Lucid Dreams
B. The Prmising Future f Hal Headband
C. The Prs and Cns f Dream Cntrlling
D. Hal Headband: a Device fr Lucid Dreams
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。
What prevents certain individuals frm acknwledging their mistakes, regardless f the situatin? Why d they struggle t aplgize, even when it's clear they're at fault? Fr them, the act f admitting wrngding and aplgizing pses a significant psychlgical threat. 36 .
Peple wh cannt aplgize ften have deep feelings f. lw self-wrth. When their delicate eg （自我） cannt absrb the blw f admitting they were wrng, 37 they may place blame n thers and even argue abut basic facts t prevent the threat f having t lwer themselves by ffering an aplgy.
Unfrtunately, many f us mistakenly interpret these peple's defensiveness as a sign f psychlgical strength. 38 . But this desn't shw that they're strng-it shws that they're weak.
39 . In rder t take respnsibility and aplgize, ur self-wrth needs t be strng enugh t absrb that discmfrt. Indeed, if ur self-wrth is. higher and mre stable, we can tlerate the temprary discmfrt withut the walls arund ur eg falling dwn.
The mistake we ften make when faced with smene wh's habitually incapable f aplgizing is t becme angry and try t win ur argument with them. 40 . In these situatins, the best we can d is make ur pints as calmly and cnvincingly as we can and then disengage frm the argument when it becmes unprductive-like when they disagree with the facts, cme up with silly excuses r turn t mean remarks.
A. their defense mechanisms kick in
B. But the sad reality is that we can never win
C. There can be varius bstacles in ur way f ding what is right
D. taking respnsibility fr their mistakes can actually be seen as a sign f strength
E. That's because utwardly they appear t be tugh individuals wh refuse t back dwn
F. Admitting that we're wrng is emtinally uncmfrtable and painful t ur sense f self
G. It means acknwledging they've hurt smene, ptentially triggering feelings f shame after all
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。
Every weekend in the summer, my father wuld take us t ne f the splendid lakes. One 41 that I wuld never frget was a visit t Oneida Lake. After arriving. there, we 42 the car f ur picnic supplies and lcated the perfect picnic spt. Then my dad, sister and I ran int the splashing waves, leaving my mther behind t 43 the picnic.
My sister lved synchrnized swimming （花样游泳） and started. 44 skills. My father, being an athlete himself, was 45 In her shw. With n ne 46 me, I became bred and decided t swim by myself in deeper water. The waves were getting 47 , but I didn't care. As I tk a. breath t try a dive, a huge wave 48 me. I chked and then a huge undercurrent swept me deeper beneath the waves. With the very thught f dying, a great sense f 49 flded ver me. I kicked my legs 50 but in vain, lsing any hpe fr a breath. Suddenly, I felt a firm 51 n my arm and a pull t safety. It was my dad! He hugged me tightly and carried me back t the 52 where I culd stand.
There was n 53 , just a big smile because he knew I was all right. It turned ut that my father had never taken his eye ff me, 54 as he had the ther eye n my sister! 55 his watching ver me, prtecting mc and lving me, I wuld nt becme the strng wman I am tday.
41.A. tripB. hikeC. vyageD. adventure
42.A. ladedB. cleanedC. repairedD. emptied
43.A. put ffB. plan frC. prepare frD. cntribute t
44.A. learningB. acquiringC. practicingD. mastering
45.A. talentedB. absrbedC. specializedD. experienced
46.A. knwingB. watchingC. btheringD. recgnizing
47.A. sfterB. clderC. warmerD. strnger
48.A. caughtB. sakedC. refreshedD. swallwed
49.A. panicB. upsetC. angerD. srrw
50.A. gentlyB. slwlyC. wildlyD. steadily
51.A. tuchB. pressC. graspD. strike
52.A. shreB. castC. fieldD. brder
53.A. scldingB. respnseC. evaluatinD. explanatin
54.A. thenB. nlyC. stillD. even
55.A. DespiteB. WithutC. Because fD. Instead f
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。
Literally translated as the "Sngs f Heres" dance, Yingge Dance is 300-year-ld flk dance that riginated frm the Chashan area f Suth China's Guangdng Prvince. 56 （dress）in clrful cstumes, perfrmers wave wden sticks in their hands 57 dancing in rderly frmatins t the music. Based n the stries f the 108 Heres f Liangshan Muntain frm the classic nvel Outlaws f the Marsh, it is a flk art cmbining a variety f frms, 58 martial arts and Chinese peras t dance.
In recent years, Chashan Yingge Dance has 59 （gradual）cme int the public eye thrugh transfrmatins in perfrmance frm, style ptimizatin, and pening up f infrmatin channels. In the Spring Festival f the Dragn Year, Yingge Dance nce again 60 （dminate）the screens, 61 （it） dazzling and fiery wave f ppularity cntinuing thrughut the hliday, even sparking 62 brilliant cultural passin verseas.
On the first and secnd days f the Lunar New Year, the Nanshan Yingge Team frm Guangdng's Puning made appearances at 63 （icn）British landmarks-the Burlingtn Arcade and Trafalgar Square-- 64 （bring）New Year greetings frm Guangdng t verseas Chinese and freign friends alike. The perfrmances attracted ver seven hundred thusand spectatrs and received 65 （cver）frm ver a hundred media utlets.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Alice进入了新学校学习，因难以适应新环境而感到苦恼，发邮件来向你求助。请给她回一封信，内容包括：
1. 表示安慰；
2. 提出建议；
3. 祝愿顺利。
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。
Dear Alice,
Yurs
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
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。
Jeff, my best friend in cllege, and I had many cnversatins during the year but I will always remember the time he tld me abut his family. His father, a successful physician, was cld and strict in Jeff's wrds. His father had even paved the way fr Jeff t attend the same cllege frm which he had graduated.
Hwever, Jeff had a strng passin fr skiing. When he graduated frm high schl, he decided t decline his father's ffer and, instead, t wrk with a ski patrl （滑雪巡逻队）. With pain in his eyes, Jeff tld me he still remembered the day when he tld his father he was ging t give up cllege and take a jb at a ski resrt.
As Jeff recalled, upn hearing Jeff's decisin, his father lked ff int the distance. Then came the wrds that still eched in Jeff's mind: "Yu lazy kid. N sn f mine is ging t wrk with a ski patrl and des nt attend cllege. I shuld have knwn yu'd never amunt t anything!" The tw had nt spken since that cnversatin.
At the age f twenty seven, Jeff became a successful business planner at a cmpany, but withut a degree. T further his career, he decided t cme back t the area near where he grew up t attend cllege, but he certainly did nt want his father t knw what he was ding. He said he was ding this fr himself, nt fr his father. He said it ver and ver again.
Jeff's sister had always remained supprtive f Jeff's decisins. She stayed in cntact with their father, but Jeff had made her prmise that she wuld nt share any infrmatin abut his life with him.
The day when the graduatin ceremny came, I, as the president f Students' Unin, tk charge f seating the guests befre it started. Suddenly. I nticed a man with a cnfused expressin.
"Excuse me, he said as he. plitely apprached me. "What is happening here tday?"
"It's graduatin day, "I replied, smiling. "Well, that's dd, " he said, "my daughter asked me t meet her at this address. His eyes sparkled and he smiled. "Maybe she cmpleted her assciate's degree and wanted t surprise me!" I helped him find a seat.
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。
As I left him, he said, "Thank yu. By the way, I'm Dr. Hlstrm. "
Afterwards, the principal invited the graduates t step nt the stage t receive their diplmas.
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