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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
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. What will they d this Saturday?
A G shpping. B. G t see a mvie. C. Meet Tm Hanks.
2. What is the wman like?
A. She is ill. B. She is caring. C. She is curius.
3. What is the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Clleagues. B. Teacher and student. C. Frmer classmates.
4. Where did the tw speakers first meet?
A. At a cnference. B. At a birthday party. C. At a Christmas party.
5. What des the wman prbably feel?
A. Wrried. B. Excited. C. Surprised.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分 15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why des the man call the wman?
A. T change his appintment.
B. T tell her his plans this week.
C. T invite her t attend a meeting.
7. What time is fine with the man?
A. At 9 a. m. tmrrw mrning.
B. At 2:30 p. m. this Thursday.
C. At 10:30 a. m. next Mnday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题.
8. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a KTV. B. In a singing class. C. At a cncert.
9. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She enjys singing. B. She lves Elvis’ sngs. C. She prefers listening t thers sing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题.
10. Where are the speakers?
A. In a railway statin. B. At the airprt. C. At DJ cmpany.
11. What was the man’s jurney like?
A. It was tiring. B. It was enjyable. C. It was disappinting.
12. What will they d next?
A. G t Lndn. B. Explre the city. C. G t the htel.
听第9 段材料， 回答第13 至 16 题.
13. What d we knw abut the quilt?
A. It’s brand-new. B. It has special meaning. C. It’s made in Hlland.
14. Hw did the man get the quilt?
A. He bught it lng ag.
B. He received it as a gift.
C. He gt it frm his relative.
15. Why des the man decide t sell the quilt?
A. He will change living place.
B. It is t big fr him.
C. He needs mney badly.
16. Hw much des the wman save fr the quilt after discussin?
A.$80. B.$60. C.$20.
听第10段材料， 回答第17至 20 题.
17. Hw lng did it take the speaker t arrive at his hst family’s hme?
A. Abut tw hurs.
B. Abut ne and a half hurs.
C. Abut tw and a half hurs.
18. What can we learn abut the speaker’s stay at his hst family’s hme?
A. He was well received.
B. He stayed there fr three days.
C. He helped ck Christmas dinner.
19. Hw did the speaker view his students learning Chinese?
A. They were nt smart enugh.
B. They needed encuragement.
C. They didn’t like speaking Chinese.
20. What des the speaker think abut the peple wh shared an apartment with him?
A. They were nice t him.
B. They lved cking fr him.
C. They always made fun f him.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分， 满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Self-Prtrait Challenge
Have yu ever dne a self-prtrait in an art lessn at schl? Tday, we’re challenging yu t write self-prtrait pems. It’s nt uncmmn t feel like the way peple see yu n the utside desn’t quite match up with hw yu feel n the inside. S creating a self-prtrait can be a gd pprtunity t address thse differences and present the realest, truest versin f yurself.
Yur challenge is t create a self-prtrait in lines, using wrds instead f paint. Read n fr sme mre inspiratin.
Writing Tips
● Have a g at writing a list f metaphrs explring yur physical appearance, starting frm yur head and wrking yur way dwn twards yur feet.
● Instead f representing yurself directly, take n anther character, such as a fictinal character, a histrical figure, r even a different versin f yurself.
● Play arund with persnificatin, by taking n the vice f a physical bject in yur pem. Think abut what a self-prtrait frm the pint f view f a mirrr, r a bwl f yur favurite fd wuld lk like?
Hw t enter
This challenge is fr writers aged up t 25 based anywhere in the wrld. The deadline is 23:59 GMT, 17 March 2024. Yu can send a pem, r pems, written dwn, r as vide r audi files. We are using Submittable t accept submissins t this challenge. Yu will need t make a free Submittable accunt t submit in this way. Using Submittable helps ur team t administrate and prcess entries mre quickly. Selected pets will be published n Yung Pets Netwrk.
1. What des the Self-prtrait Challenge encurage participants t d?
A. Explre true selves.B. Cnvey psitive emtins.
C. Illustrate persnal prfiles.D. Cmpare different persnalities.
2. What is suggested t better handle the challenge?
A. Using simple language.B. Presenting yurself directly.
C. Taking a different pint f view.D. Fcusing n physical appearance.
3. What is “Submittable” likely t be?
A. A writing tl.B. A search engine.
C. An email accunt.D. An nline platfrm.
B
Lima, the capital f Peru, is the wrld’s secnd largest desert city. The regin is water-stressed. The annual rainfall is less than 4 cm. Access t water is an nging prblem fr the residents in and arund the Suth American capital.
When industrial engineer Abel Cruz was a by, his weekly wrk was t climb dwn a valley in the fthills f the Peruvian Andes t fetch the family’s water frm a spring. “It was dwnhill frm the huse, far away and steep,” he says. Cruz began dreaming up better ways t cllect water. Then he nticed that subtrpical plants capture rain and mist with their wide leaves. Actually Lima desn’t lack in humidity (湿度), averaging 83% year-rund. Lcated in the fthills f the Andean muntains, it is clse t the Pacific Ocean, which ensures that blankets f thick fg rll in fr three-quarters f a year. Eventually, Abel Cruz struck upn the idea f a fg net.
Each upraised net is 20 square meters, where micr drps f water flating in the fggy atmsphere cndense (凝结) and drp int cllectin tanks. Apprximately 200 t 400 litres f water is cllected daily frm each net. Lcals can fetch it in buckets fr small-scale farming. Wrking in Lima with supprt frm the Creating Water Fundatin, Cruz has installed ver 3,600 nets n hillsides arund the city t capture fg flating in frm the Pacific Ocean. Cruz raised funds fr hundreds f nets in Peru with his revlutinary initiative Peruvians Withut Water. He aims t set up even mre fg harvesters, and t treat the water t make it drinkable.
“The planet has less and less fresh water,” Cruz pints ut, “because the glaciers that are natural reservirs are disappearing. S we must find a way t accumulate and save water fr times f drught.” The technlgy is life-changing fr the pr husehlds wh nrmally have t rely n water tanks being delivered t them. His apprach ends extreme pverty and brings rural develpment. Mrever, he is trying t bring healthy and clean water als t urban areas lacking water.
4. Why des the authr mentin Cruz’s childhd experience in paragraph 2?
A. T illustrate the urgency f reducing pverty.B. T trace the rigin f Cruz’s great inventin.
C. T highlight his respnsibility fr the family.D. T stress Lima’s terrible gegraphical cnditins.
5. What d we knw abut Cruz’s inventin?
A. It was inspired frm subtrpical plants.
B. It prmted the scale f farming.
C. It used cllectin tanks where water drps cndensed.
D. It reslved the drinking water issue with fg harvesters.
6. Which quality f Abel Cruz is shwn in the text?
A. Optimism.B. Genersity.C. Frankness.D. Creativity.
7. Which ne is prbably the best title f the text?
A The Wrsening Water Crisis in LimaB. The Functins f an Innvative Fg-catcher
C. Abel Cruz’s Inventin and Its Great SignificanceD. Abel Cruz’s Fundraising fr Water Cllectin
C
Search “txic parents”, and yu’ll find mre than 38, 000 psts, largely urging yung adults t cut ties with their families. The idea is t safeguard ne’s mental health frm ffensive parents. Hwever, as a psychanalyst (精神分析学家), I’ve seen that trend in recent years becme a way t manage cnflicts in the family, and I have seen the severe impacts estrangement (疏远) has n bth sides f the divide. This is a self-help trend that creates much harm.
“Canceling” yur parent can be seen as an extensin f a cultural trend aimed at crrecting imbalances in pwer and systemic inequality. Tday’s scial justice values respnd t this reality, calling n us t criticize ppressive and harmful figures and t gain pwer fr thse wh have been pwerless. But when adult children use the mst effective tl they have—themselves—t gain a sense f security and ban their parents frm their lives, the rles are simply switched, and the pain nly deepens.
Often, what I see in my practice are cases f family cnflict mismanaged, pwer dynamics turned upside dwn rather than negtiated. I see the terrible effect f that trend: situatins with n winners, nly islated humans wh lng t be knwn and feel safe in the presence f the ther.
The catch is that after estrangement, adult children are nt suddenly less dependent. In fact, they feel abandned and betrayed, because in the uncnscius, it desn’t matter wh is ding the leaving; the feeling that remains is “being left”. They carry the ghsts f their childhd, tackling the emtinal reality that thse wh raised us can never truly be left behind, n matter hw hard we try.
What I have fund is that mst f these families need repair, nt permanent break-up. Hw can ne learn hw t negtiate needs, t create bundaries and t trust? Hw can we lve thers, and urselves, if nt thrugh accepting the limitatins that cme with being human? Gd relatinships are nt the result f a perfect level f harmny but rather f successful adjustments.
T pursue dialgue instead f estrangement will be hard and painful wrk. It can’t be a single prject f “self-help”, because at the end f the day, real intimacy (亲密关系) is achieved by wrking thrugh the injuries f the past tgether. In mst cases f family cnflict, repair is pssible and preferable t estrangement—and it’s wrth the wrk.
8. Why d yung peple cut ties with the family?
A. T gain an independent life.B. T fllw a tendency twards scial justice.
C. T restre harmny in the family.D. T prtect their psychlgical well-being.
9. What des the underlined wrd “catch” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Respnse.B. Prblem.C. Bnd.D. Divisin.
10. T manage family cnflict, what shuld yung adults d in the authr’s view?
A. Break dwn bundaries.B. Accept imperfectin f family members.
C. Live up t their parents’ expectatins.D. Repair a family item that has brken up.
11. What’s the authr’s purpse f writing the text?
A. T advcate a self-help trend.B. T justify a cmmn scial value.
C. T argue against a current practice.D. T discuss a means f cmmunicatin.
D
Is frgiveness against ur human nature? T answer ur questin, we need t ask a further questin: What is the essence f ur humanity? Fr the sake f simplicity, peple cnsider tw distinctly different views f humanity. The first view invlves dminance and pwer. In an early paper n the psychlgy f frgiveness, Drll (1984) made the interesting claim that humans’ essential nature is mre aggressive than frgiving allws. Thse wh frgive are against their basic nature, much t their harm. In his pinin, frgivers are cmprmising their well-being as they ffer mercy t thers, wh might then take advantage f them.
The secnd view invlves the theme f cperatin, mutual respect, and even lve as the basis f wh we are as humans. Researchers find that t fully grw as human beings, we need bth t receive lve frm and ffer lve t thers. Withut lve, ur cnnectins with a wide range f individuals in ur lives can fall apart. Even cmmn sense strngly suggests that the will t pwer ver thers des nt make fr harmnius interactins. Fr example, hw well has slavery wrked as a mde f scial harmny?
Frm this secnd viewpint f wh we are as humans, frgiveness plays a key rle in the bilgical and psychlgical integrity f bth individuals and cmmunities because ne f the utcmes f frgiveness, shwn thrugh scientific studies, is the decreasing f hatred and the restratin f harmny. Frgiveness can break the cycle f anger. At least t the extent the peple frm whm yu are estranged accept yur lve and frgiveness and are prepared t make the required adjustments. Frgiveness can heal relatinships and recnnect peple.
As an imprtant nte, when we take a Classical philsphical perspective, that f Aristtle, we see the distinctin between ptentiality and actuality. We are nt necessarily brn with the capacity t frgive, but instead with the ptential t learn abut it and t grw in ur ability t frgive. The actuality f frgiving, its actual apprpriatin in cnflict situatins, develps with practice.
12. What is Drll’s idea abut frgiveness?
A. Peple shuld ffer mercy t thers.
B. Aggressive peple shuld learn t frgive.
C. Frgiveness depends n the nature f humanity.
D. Peple wh frgive can have their wn welfare affected.
13. What des the example in paragraph 2 illustrate?
A. T frgive is t lve.B. T dminate is t harm.
C. T fight is t grw.D. T give is t receive.
14. What is the writer’s attitude tward frgiveness?
A. Favrable.B. Reserved.C. Objective.D. Skeptical.
15. What is message f the last paragraph?
A. Frgiveness is in ur nature.B. Frgiveness grws with time.
C. It takes practice t frgive.D. Actuality is based n ptentiality.
第二节 (共5 小题; 每小题2.5分， 满分 12.5分)
根据短文内容，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。
Questins Yu Must Answer t Find Yur True Path in Life
Walking the path f life is n mre different than explring uncharted territries, many f us stp ccasinally and ask urselves questins such as: “Am I ding this right? Hw d I knw this is what has t be dne? ____16____” If yu’d like t get t find yur true path in life, here are sme questins yu’ll have t answer.
· Why d yu want t find yur true path in life?
One thing is clear that yu want t bring sme changes t yur life. Being hnest abut why yu want t achieve that can prvide yu with a pwerful incentive (激励) that will drive yu twards yur gals. Write dwn the things that crss yur mind when yu think f yur whys. ____17____ Yu are a unique persn with unique needs and wishes.
· ____18____
Is this yur authentic (真正的) need r is it smething that is trendy and yu want t try it ut? Ask yurself this questin whenever yu catch that “I’m a little bit bred right nw” thught. Maybe yu dn’t need t bring radical changes int yur life. Remember that hw we apprach certain bstacles can define hw we feel when trying t vercme them.
·What is imprtant t me?
Yu can start by writing dwn what is imprtant t yu. ____19____ Take yur time. My advice is t start with simpler things, fr instance, wrking ut regularly, spending quality time with friends and family, learn t play an instrument etc. Frm there yu can wrk n mre sphisticated ideas, becming mre tlerant and accepting.
· Am I self-aware?
D yu value cnstructive criticism? Are yu always hnest? If yur answer t these questins is n, then yu need t wrk n yur self-awareness.
____20____ Finding yur true path in life is a slw prcess. Finally, let me finish by a qute, “T cnquer neself is a greater task than cnquering thers.”
A. Is this my chice?
B What respnsibilities shuld yu take?
C. Dn’t make yur list in just ne sitting.
D. Yur reasns shuld be imprtant nly fr yu.
E. If nt, is there a guide I can read and memrize?
F. This is because it can apply t every aspect f yur life
G. Dn’t wrry if yu are unable t answer these questins right this very mment.
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节，满分 40分)
第一节 完型填空(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。
I culd feel the thrill rising in me as I held the beautifully wrapped present in my hands. Unable t ____21____ my curisity any lnger, I tre it pen. It was a brand-new laptp. I had scred straight A fr my examinatins and this was my ____22____. I had always ___23___ my friends wh were exchanging news in “chat rms”, all f which I knew nthing abut. Nw I was ging t find ut.
It started ut ____24____ enugh. I was searching fr infrmatin nline when I came acrss a scial netwrking site. Sn I was ____25____ t my new-fund electrnic friend and then my sleep was ____26____ t sme shrt naps, and my ____27____ at schl als began getting wrse.
It was abut this time that my parents started vicing their ____28____. I was asked t reduce my ____29____ f the Internet. Yet, hwever hard I tried, I was unable t pull myself away, unable t stp my chat _____30_____ and unable t cncentrate n my lessns. I was _____31_____ fr just anther click and anther lk. Then ne day, my father tk away my laptp. I cmplained but _____32_____.
Over time, I realized that Dad and Mm had always _____33_____ the best fr me. That was when I decided t take the big step—t _____34_____ my Internet addictin. Quitting was harder than I expected. But with fierce determinatin, I knew that I wuld _____35_____ a new leaf.
21. A. keepB. cntainC. beyD. aruse
22. A. wageB. prfitC. rewardD. investment
23. A. restrictedB. estimatedC. blamedD. envied
24. A. simplyB. legallyC. rarelyD. frequently
25. A. accustmedB. expsedC. gluedD. intrduced
26. A. reducedB. temptedC. prmtedD. devted
27. A. statusesB. majrsC. cmparisnsD. grades
28. A. mtiveB. disapprvalC. tendernessD. cnsequence
29. A. necessityB. deadlineC. usageD. thught
30. A. defectsB. libertiesC. sessinsD. accesses
31. A. curiusB. thirstyC. crucialD. painstaking
32. A. by trial and errrB. in regretC. in reliefD. in vain
33. A. spentB. wantedC. repaidD. cnsumed
34. A. bstB. plishC. kickD. identify
35. A. turn verB. assciate withC. get rid fD. lay aside
第二节 单项选择(共 15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
36. I expected t feel ________ different, ________ I had clsed the dr n my childhd and stepped int a whle new adult wrld.
A. immediately; nly ifB. immediate; even ifC. instantly; as ifD. instant; what if
37. I dn’t like the way ________ yu talked t the specialist. In fact, the way ________ he ffered us is quite effective.
A. that; thatB. which; thatC. in which; t whichD. that; in which
38. As students, it is ________ that thse mments are mainly abut schl life.
A. perhapsB. maybeC. likelyD. prbably
39. In the future, we ________ advanced technlgy every day fr autmatic cntrl f just abut everything in ur hme.
A. will have usedB. will be usingC. are abut t useD. have been using
40. —I was careless abut handing in hmewrk, and nne f my assignment deadlines ________.
—N wnder yu ________ by yur teacher the last time I saw yu.
A. had been met; were being criticizedB. had met; had been criticized
C. wuld have been met; were criticizedD. wuld be meeting: were criticizing
41. The new schl still needs t purchase ________ t be fully ________.
A. many equipments; equippedB. many pieces f equipments; equipping
C. much equipment; equippingD. many pieces f equipment; equipped
42. The blue curtains ________ sharply with the yellw bedcver in the drmitry.
A. cntestB. cntactC. cntrastD. cnnect
43. The bkstre, ________ was a legendary fixture in the neighburhd, was a place where anyne culd ________ and cnnect thrugh their lve f bks.
A. as; drp in atB. which; drp inC. it; drp in nD. where; drp ut
44. The garden was s fantastic t admire that he was lst in it, ________ it had gt dark.
A. having nt nticedB. nt nticedC. nt nticingD. t have nt nticed
45. ________ has been reprted that 76 percent f emplyees in sme western cuntries are using emjis at wrk.
A. ItB. WhatC. AsD. Wh
46. Frtunately, the number f cyclists running against traffic lights ________.
A. are n the declineB. is n the increaseC. is n the decreaseD. are n a decrease
47. I appreciate ________ the pprtunity t wrk in yur cmpany and wuld appreciate ________ if I culd get prmted.
A. t be given; itB. being given; itC. giving; thatD. being given; that
48. The building ________ a clsed space prvides peple, animals and plants with a place t live tgether.
A. cnsisting fB. cnsists fC. is made up fD. being cmpsed f
49. — I wuld supprt ________ he decides.
— Me t. He has my supprt, ________ happens.
A. what; whichB. anything; n matter what
C. whatever; anythingD. n matter what; whatever
50. Mrever, ________ made Cunningham great was his devtin t phtgraphy, and the hurs and hurs f sheer hard wrk ________ he put int his wrk.
A. what; whatB. which; whichC. it; thatD. what; that
第三节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分 10分)
51. ________ much time ccupied with checking my phne, I culdn’t fcus n reading the bk.(用适当的词填空)
52. The intentin ________ these adaptatins is t make the classics mre accessible t yung readers. (用适当的词填空)
53. She burst int tears, ________ (release) all her emtins. (所给词的适当形式填空)
54. The climbers ________ (trap) in the muntain are waiting t be rescued. (所给词适当形式填空)
55. After taking up a psitin in the cmmunity, he ________ (cmmit) himself t keeping the neighburhd safe ever since.
56. Many peple in China have limited ________ (expse) t English. (所给词的适当形式填空)
57. It is widely acknwledged ________ Prfessr Hawking was ne f the greatest physicists in the wrld. (用适当的词填空)
58. It bthers me________（think）f her alne in that big huse. （所给词的适当形式填空）
59. A simple restaurant was ________ he usually had the same meal f sausages, eggs and cffee. (用适当的词填空)
60. The museum has the mst significant cllectin f timepieces in the wrld, mainly ________ (riginate) frm Eurpe and China. (所给词的适当形式填空)
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
61. 本学期你校开设了每周一节的英语文学阅读课，请你就此写一篇短文向学校英文报 “Student Vice”栏目投稿，内容包括：
1.课程介绍(目的、内容、上课方式等);
2.你的收获。
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。
English Literature Reading Class Opens a New Wrld
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第二节(满分25分)
62. 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。
It was a warm Sunday. 16-year-ld Stella settled dwn with a bk, enjying her quiet mment when her friend Bg came ver with his 6-year-ld sister. “Stella, please! I need yu t help t watch Hazel! I have a lecture t attend this afternn,” Bg begged.
Stella frwned, nt thrilled with the idea f babysitting a little girl. Hwever, Bg didn’t ffer her any ther chice. He drpped Hazel ff with Stella and quickly ran away befre she culd react.
With a heavy sigh, Stella unwillingly turned her attentin t Hazel. “Fine, just stay there and dn’t cause any truble,” she grumbled (嘟囔). T her surprise, little Hazel smiled and bediently sat by the table, drawing quietly withut making a single nise.
Fr the next hur, Stella was quietly engaged in reading withut being disturbed by Hazel. Gradually, her annyance disappeared and she gt accustmed t the cmpany f Hazel. After a while, Hazel cautiusly apprached Stella, hlding a picture. “Lk, it’s yu and me,” she said in a lw vice. It was a simple drawing f tw girls, hand in hand, smiling.
Stella’s heart sftened as she lked at the drawing. She felt guilty abut treating Hazel impatiently. Setting her bk aside, Stella smiled warmly and said, “I lve it. Thank yu!” Then Stella began t jin Hazel t create it tgether.
Just as they were lst in a wrld f clrs, a sudden phne ringing brke the warm atmsphere. It was a phne call frm her friend, reminding her abut the lng-awaited plan t g skating n the ice rink (溜冰场). Stella’s heart sank because she had frgtten all abut it. She was trn between the desire t g skating and her duty t lk after Hazel. She was als wrried that taking her t skate wuld prevent her frm enjying gliding (滑) freely n the ice.
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As Stella hesitated, Hazel lked up at her with hpeful eyes.
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Hazel admiringly watched Stella and her friends gliding n the ice.
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