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考生须知：
1．本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟；
2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。3．所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；
4．考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
第I卷 选择题（共95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
1. What is Mark ging t d?
A. Find a hstel.
B. Bk a htel rm.
C. Cancel his vacatin.
2. When des the cnversatin take place?
A. At 8: 00 pm. B. At 9: 00 pm. C. At 10: 00 pm.
3. What seems t be the man's prblem?
A. He lst his glasses.
B. He has truble with his eyes.
C. He desn't knw hw t read widely.
4. Why des Jennifer make a call?
A. T ask a favr.
B. T express her thanks.
C. T make an appintment.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A special dish. B. A new restaurant. C. A mdern apartment.
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，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Hw des Cindy find making kites?
A It's hard. B. It's easy. C. It's bring.
7. Where will Cindy g this afternn?
A. A shp. B. The Glden Park. C. The man's huse.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What are the ut-f-twn custmers dissatisfied with abut the clthes?
A. The prices. B. The clrs. C. The designs.
9. What des the wman prmise t d?
A. Sell the clthes at a discunt.
B. Cllect mre pinins frm the public.
C. Call the factry abut the imprvement.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Where d the activities take place?
A. On a farm. B. Near the sea. C. In the muntains.
11. Why des the wman want t g t the camp?
A. It ffers varius activities.
B. It has sme unique classes.
C. It is an award-winning camp.
12. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Brther and sister.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Fellw students.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What is Karen ding?
A. Having a class. B. Asking fr advice. C. Planning a travel.
14. Which place was believed t be full f treasure?
A. Asia. B. Eurpe. C. Nrth America.
15. Why is Karen unwilling t g t the library?
A. She finds it meaningless.
B. She is t busy t g there.
C. She dislikes reading printed bks.
16. What will Karen d next?
A. Buy sme e-bks.
B. Wrk n her prject.
C. Search fr vides nline.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Wh des Apiculture New Zealand represent?
A. All farmers. B. Beekeepers. C. Hney cnsumers.
18. What can New Zealanders d t help bees?
A. Plant bee trees.
B. Prtect their habitat.
C. Fight against climate change.
19. What des the cmpetitin invlve?
A. Feeding bees. B. Grwing plants. C. Drawing pictures.
20. Why will Apiculture New Zealand create the calendar?
A. Fr fund-raising.
B. Fr prmting prducts.
C. Fr peple's awareness f bees.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Bracay, Philippines
Bracay is a tiny island and its main attractin is “White Beach”, a perfect pstcard white sand beach surrunded by palm trees, dive shps, bars and restaurants. Our favurite seat t enjy the sunset is “Diniwid Beach” lcated t the nrth f White Beach. After the perfect sunset, chse a bar t enjy live music and party all night lng.
Santrini, Greece
Santrini ffers a unique landscape f beaches in extic (异国的) clrs f black, red and white, a prduct f vlcanic sand. Imagine swimming in the warm mythic Aegean sea, with vlcan and sunsets as a backgrund. The island architecture is very distinctive, churches are built int caves and the whitewashed
huses, blue-dmed churches and paved paths are astnishingly beautiful.
Lften Island, Nrway
The Lften Islands are a wnderful sight indeed. With deep bays and splendid muntains, this is a wilderness unequalled in its beauty, where giant sea eagles sar. Milder in climate than their psitin suggests, visitrs are attracted t the islands t experience the Nrthern Lights and Midnight Sun.
Saint Jhn Island, Caribbean
Life mves at a slwer pace here, where wildlife abunds (大量存在). The Natinal Park dminates here, cvering mre than half f the island. It is just nine miles frm ne end t the ther and with cuntless bird species t spt and dlphins in the warm Caribbean waters, it's n surprise that this is a destinatin that draws nature lvers. This is a place t rest and relax.
1. What d the first tw places have in cmmn?
A. They can swim in the sea.B. They can enjy sunset.
C. They can enjy live music and party.D. They can experience the Midnight Sun.
2. What can yu d n Lften island?
A. See giant sea eagles sar.B. See churches built int caves.
C. Spt varius birds and dlphins.D. Enjy live music and party all night.
3. Where can yu experience the gentle pace f life?
A. On Bracay island.B. On Santrini island.
C. On Lften island.D. On Saint Jhn island.
B
As a yung girl grwing up in France, Sarah Tumi dreamed f becming a leader wh culd make the wrld a better place. Her passin t help thers was awakened when, frm the age f nine, she accmpanied her Tunisian father t his birthplace in the east f the cuntry during hlidays. There she rganized hmewrk clubs and activities fr children.
Tumi witnessed first-hand the destructive effect f desertificatin. “Within 10 years rich farmers became wrse ff, and 10 years frm nw they will be pr. I wanted t stp the Sahara Desert in its tracks.” A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity f drughts (干旱) have led t an estimated 75 percent f Tunisia’s agricultural lands being threatened by desertificatin.
Tumi recgnized that farming practices needed t change. She is cnfident that small land areas can bring large returns if farmers are able t adapt by planting sustainable crps, using new technlgies fr water treatment and fcusing n natural prducts and fertilisers (肥料) rather than chemicals.
In 2012, Tumi cnslidated her dream t fight the desert. She mved t Tunisia, and set up a prgramme named Acacias fr All t put her sustainable farming philsphy int actin. “I want t shw yung peple in rural areas that they can create pprtunities where they are. Nbdy is better able t understand the impact f desertificatin and climate change than smebdy wh is living with n access t water.”
By September 2016, mre than 130, 00 acacia trees had been planted n 20 pilt farms, with farmers recrding a 60 per cent survival rate. Tumi estimates that sme 3 millin acacia trees are needed t prtect Tunisia’s farmland. She expects t plant 1 millin trees by 2018. In the next cuple f years, Tumi hpes t extend the prgramme t Algeria and Mrcc.
4. Hw did Tumi’s hliday trips t Tunisia influence her?
A. They fired her enthusiasm fr helping thers.
B. They helped her better understand her father.
C. They made her decide t leave the cuntry.
D. They destryed her dream f being a teacher.
5. What is the main cause f the desertificatin f Tunisa’s farmland?
A. Cld weather.B. Sil pllutin.C. Lw rainfall.D. Frest damage.
6. Why did Tumi set up Acacias fr All in Tunisia?
A. T create jb pprtunities fr yung peple.
B. T facilitate the prtectin f their farmland.
C. T persuade the farmers nt t use fertilizers.
D. T help the children btain a basic educatin.
7. Hw can we best describe the yung girl?
A. Patient and hnest.B. Selfless and humrus.
C. Devted and selfless.D. Psitive and respnsible.
C
In a plicy address t lawmakers, Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumi Kishida, said the cuntry’s ppulatin prblem was a case f slving the issue “nw r never”, and that it “simply cannt wait any lnger because it can affect scial functins”.
“In thinking f the sustainability and inclusiveness (包容) f ur natin’s ecnmy and sciety, we place child care supprt as ur mst imprtant plicy,” he said, adding that he wants the gvernment t duble its spending n child-related prgrams, and that a new gvernment agency wuld be set up in April t fcus n the issue.
Japan has ne f the lwest birth rates in the wrld, and it recrded fewer than 800, 000 births in 2022 fr the first time since recrds began in 1899. The cuntry als has ne f the highest aging f ppulatin in the wrld; in 2020, nearly ne in 1, 500 peple in Japan were age 100 r lder, accrding t gvernment data.
These trends have driven a grwing ppulatin prblem, with a rapidly aging sciety, a shrinking wrkfrce and nt enugh yung peple t fill the gaps in the stagnating (停滞) ecnmy. The cuntry’s high cst f living, limited space and lack f child care supprt in cities make it difficult t raise children, meaning fewer cuples are having kids. Experts pint t the pessimism yung peple in Japan hld twards the future, many frustrated with wrk pressure and ecnmic stagnatin.
Hw abut ther parts f East Asia? Suth Krea recently brke its wn recrd fr the wrld’s lwest birth rate, with data frm Nvember 2023 shwing a Suth Krean wman will have an average f 0.79 children in her lifetime-far belw the 2.1 needed t maintain a stable ppulatin. Japan’s birth rate stands at 1.3, while the United States is at 1.6. Meanwhile, China’s ppulatin shrank in 2022 fr the first time, adding pressure t its ecnmic grwth.
8. With the falling birth rate, what’s the attitude f the Japanese gvernment?
A. Surprised.B. Anxius.C. Embarrassed.D. Indifferent.
9. Which f the fllwing has led the lw birth rate in Japan EXCEPT?
A. The limited space.B. The trend f aging ppulatin.
C. The lack f child care supprt.D. The wrk pressure and ecnmic stagnatin.
10. What are the statistics in the last paragraph used t shw?
A. Serius ppulatin crisis.B. Ignrance f the birth rate.
C. Weak care services fr children.D. Ptential harm t children’s health.
11. The passage is prbably taken frm ________.
A. a tur guide.B. a science fictin.
C. a jb advertisement.D. a fficial gvernment website.
D
On January 7, David Bennett went int the perating rm at the University f Maryland Medical Center fr a surgical prcedure never perfrmed befre n a human. The 57-year-ld Maryland resident had been hspitalized fr mnths due t a life threatening disease. His heart was failing him and he needed a new ne.
Bennett’s cnditin left him unrespnsive t treatment and ineligible (不合格) fr the transplant (移植) list r an artificial heart pump. The physician-scientists at the center, hwever, had anther-als risky- ptin: transplant a heart frm a genetically-mdified pig.
“It was either die r d this transplant,” Bennett had tld surgens a day befre the peratin. “I want t live. I knw it’s a sht in the dark, but it’s als my last chice.”
It tk the medical team eight hurs t finish the peratin, and their effrts have nt been in vain. “It’s wrking and it lks nrmal. We are thrilled, but we dn’t knw what tmrrw will bring us. This has never been dne befre,” Barkley Griffith, wh led the transplant team, tld the New Yrk Times.
While it’s nly been five days since the peratin, the surgens say that Bennett’s new pig heart was, s far，functining as expected and his bdy wasn’t rejecting (排斥) the rgan. They are still mnitring his cnditin clsely.
“I think it’s extremely exciting,” says Rbert Mntgmery. The result f the prcedure was als persnally meaningful fr Mntgmery, wh received a heart transplant in 2018 due t a genetic disease that may als affect members f his family in the future. “It’s still in the early days, but still the heart seems t be functining. And that in and f itself is an extrardinary thing. Up t nw mst experimental heart transplant prcedures have been dne between pigs and ther animals. This is the first time that surgens have taken it int a living human.”
12. What d the wrds “a sht in the dark” underlined in Paragraph 3 mean?
A Smething that csts a frtune.
B. Smething impssible t succeed.
C. Smething drawing public attentin.
D. Smething with an uncertain utcme.
13. Which infrmatin can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Bennett can’t affrd an artificial heart pump.
B. At first, Bennett wuld rather die than d this transplant.
C. Bennett was the first human t successfully receive a pig’s heart.
D. Mntgmery was the first persn wh received a heart transplant in the wrld.
14. What is the best title fr this article?
A. The heated debate ver the pig heart transplant.
B. David Bennett’s cntributin t medical research.
C. The first experimental pig heart transplant in the wrld.
D. The first successful pig heart transplant int a living human.
15. Accrding t the passage, the future f this transplant a heart frm a pig is ________.
A. illegalB. unclear.C. ptimistic.D. pessimistic
第二节 七选五（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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Autnmy-supprtive parenting is an apprach that fcuses n building a child’s sense f agency in the wrld as well as a strng sense f self. ____16____ We shuld recgnize that children have a different perspective r experience than adults. Therefre, instead f pushing adults’ way f thinking n children, adults shuld let kids d their wn critical thinking and slve prblems themselves, which will help them trust their abilities.
Guide kids t find their wn slutin
As any parent with mre than ne child can tell yu, kids develp differently. ____17____ While ne child may find it easy t start their hmewrk independently, the ther might nt be a self-starter. S we push ur kids t the next level by knwing their skill level and meeting them there.
Let kids find their wn fun
____18____ It really is harm t them. It als sets us up t be their cruise (航行) directrs at all times. That’s a huge burden n us! Letting children find their wn thing t d when bredm strikes allws them t becme self-sufficient and use their imaginatin t find fun n their wn.
Being sympathetic desn’t mean giving in
Anther characteristic f autnmy-supprtive parenting is being pen, curius, and flexible. Trusting children t be accuntable t themselves (r acting like it) is the nly way yu will knw if yur child will be a respnsible, independent adult. Fr example, if yu ask yur child when they think is the best time t d their hmewrk, and they tell yu it’s in the mrning befre schl begins, supprt them and let them try it, n matter hw strange it sunds. ____19____
Dn’t frget t supprt yurself
Once yu grasp autnmy-supprtive parenting, yu’ll see pprtunities t put it int practice. N matter hw ld yur kid is, adpting this style will nt be easy. ____20____ If yu get hard n yurself because yu’re nt measuring up, yu’re mre likely t return t the cntrlling practices.
A. It may wrk.
B. Our kids dn’t knw hw t manage bredm.
C. That can mean we have t supprt them in different ways.
D. S frgive yurself if things dn’t g right n a particular day.
E. And they may nt knw yet, but it’s gd fr them t think abut it.
F Sme days are just ging t be mre autnmy-supprtive than thers.
G. It’s trying t understand children’s experience f what’s ging n right nw.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As the saying ges, “Interest is the seed f everything”. Since childhd, Canter had been living with ftball that had a ____21____ effect n her. She had always lved ftball as well as art, and frtunately she fund a way t ____22____ the tw things.
Lili Canter prepared a new clrful shw f her wrks t take t the Wrld Cup in Qatar. The 29-year-ld artist was famus fr ____23____ sccer shes fr stars. Her new artwrks included shes and balls with pictures and designs. Many f them were ____24____ by the Middle Eastern natin, Qatar, and especially its capital Dha brught her lts f ____25____ ideas. The city welcmed natinal teams frm the wrld t ____26____ in the Wrld Cup.
Canter ____27____ sent a pair f shes t Cristian Rnald. The shes had fancy details with black and white image f the ____28____ and his family. She didn’t knw if Rnald wuld even receive the shes. But ____29____, she received a pht f Rnald hlding them. That marked a turning pint in her _____30_____.
Then her clrful designs _____31_____ ther stars. She even met a famus frmer Brazilian star and gave him a pair f _____32_____ and a ftball shwing a kiss his mther had given him after winning an award in 2005.
In Qatar, Canter planned t shw eight ftballs with designs that shwed her _____33_____ fr eight cuntries winning the Wrld Cup, thinking that they were _____34_____ f the admiratin f all. Finally, the ftballs were the centerpiece f the Wrld Cup exhibitin, while the bts were presented within three-dimensinal _____35_____ lking like the stadiums that Qatar built fr the Wrld Cup.
21. A. slightB. cntradictryC. tempraryD. significant
22. A. cmpareB. cnnectC. investigateD. grasp
23. A. paintingB. designingC. purchasingD. dnating
24. A. spnsredB. checkedC. inspiredD. arranged
25. A. narrwB. cnventinalC. nvelD. literary
26. A. cmpleteB. expseC. cmpeteD. explre
27. A. stillB. neverC. ftenD. ever
28. A. artistB. judgeC. playerD. phtgrapher
29. A. in surpriseB. in vainC. n timeD. n hand
30. A. planB. careerC. teamD. stadium
31. A. cnfusedB. hurtC. changedD. drew
32. A. sweatersB. glassesC. btsD. scks
33. A. respectB. insuranceC. debtD. cst
34. A. awareB. wrthyC. ignrantD. suspicius
35. A. mapsB. rcksC. mvementsD. structures
非选择题部分（共55分）
第二节：（共10小题，每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
As senir high students, we are n busy schedule every day, ____36____ (burden) with heavy study and invlving in ____37____ (vary) after-schl activities. ____38____, time management seems essential, withut ____39____ wrk delay and study stress will be unavidable. S hw t plan it ____40____ (prper)? Up t nw, many high schl students ____41____ (knw) the imprtance f making a t-d list. List things we are ging t d and plan the time taken up by each task, and things will be dne accrdingly. Secnd, d ne thing at ____42____ time. Cncentratin ensures ____43____ (efficient) and the frmer task’s accmplishment usually helps the next g smthly. That’s ____44____ I strngly recmmend time management here. I believe we can live ur senir high life t its _____45_____ (full) because f that.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 4月23日是世界读书日。你校将举办以“多读书、读好书、好读书”为主题的一系列活动。假设你是英语文学社社长，为宣传学校的读书活动，请你用英语写一篇倡议信，号召大家积极参与活动。内容包括：
1．活动的内容；
2．活动的目的。
3．其他适当的内容。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear students,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank yu!
第二节 读后续写（25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
What shuld have been a regular Sunday at the YMCA turned int a day ne teenage lifeguard will never frget!
Eighteen-year-ld Natalie Lucas has been wrking as a lifeguard at the YMCA in Lngmnt, Clrad, fr the past three years. Recently, a cuple entered the pl area while she was n duty. The wman was very pregnant, s Natalie kept a clse eye n her as she eased herself int the shallw end f the pl.
Tessa Rider was nine mnths pregnant that day. She and her husband, Matthew Jnes, came t the pl a few times that week t ease the discmfrt f a nerve pain.
As Tessa was resting in the pl, she suddenly realized smething was happening. Natalie nticed Tessa climbed ut f the pl, s she went ver t check n the cuple. “I walk ver and Matthew, the husband, says t me, ‘We’re having the baby right nw.’ I’m like, ‘OK!’” Natalie recalled.
Matthew called 911, but as he spke t the peratr he knew it was t late. Tessa was already pulling her bathing suit ff. Natalie helped Tessa and Matthew by bringing ver the center’s medical supplies and twels, and calling fr mre assistance frm the frnt desk. Thrughut it all, she tld herself t remain calm and fcus n caring fr Tessa.
“I knew I needed t stay calm,” Natalie said. “S I made sure t keep my head n and stay with them, keep asking them questins, and keep them fcused n the baby and made sure that they were the mst cmfrtable.”
Less than five minutes later Matthew caught his newbrn sn as he was brn n the pl edge.
After helping clear the baby’s airway and ensuring he was breathing, Natalie used her back t supprt the new mm until paramedic (护理员) arrived. Once there, baby Tbin Thmas Rider received a clean bill f health!
注意：
1. 续写词数应150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Matthew and Tessa are bth grateful that Natalie was there t help them.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Natalie said Tbin’s unexpected birth was all just part f her jb.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
听力答案：1~5AABBB 6~10 ACBCB 11~15 AABAB 16~20 CBACA
考生须知：
1．本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟；
2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。3．所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；
4．考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
第I卷 选择题（共95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
1. What is Mark ging t d?
A. Find a hstel.
B. Bk a htel rm.
C. Cancel his vacatin.
2. When des the cnversatin take place?
A. At 8: 00 pm. B. At 9: 00 pm. C. At 10: 00 pm.
3. What seems t be the man's prblem?
A. He lst his glasses.
B. He has truble with his eyes.
C. He desn't knw hw t read widely.
4. Why des Jennifer make a call?
A. T ask a favr.
B. T express her thanks.
C. T make an appintment.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A special dish. B. A new restaurant. C. A mdern apartment.
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，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Hw des Cindy find making kites?
A It's hard. B. It's easy. C. It's bring.
7. Where will Cindy g this afternn?
A. A shp. B. The Glden Park. C. The man's huse.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What are the ut-f-twn custmers dissatisfied with abut the clthes?
A. The prices. B. The clrs. C. The designs.
9. What des the wman prmise t d?
A. Sell the clthes at a discunt.
B. Cllect mre pinins frm the public.
C. Call the factry abut the imprvement.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Where d the activities take place?
A. On a farm. B. Near the sea. C. In the muntains.
11. Why des the wman want t g t the camp?
A. It ffers varius activities.
B. It has sme unique classes.
C. It is an award-winning camp.
12. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Brther and sister.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Fellw students.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What is Karen ding?
A. Having a class. B. Asking fr advice. C. Planning a travel.
14. Which place was believed t be full f treasure?
A. Asia. B. Eurpe. C. Nrth America.
15. Why is Karen unwilling t g t the library?
A. She finds it meaningless.
B. She is t busy t g there.
C. She dislikes reading printed bks.
16. What will Karen d next?
A. Buy sme e-bks.
B. Wrk n her prject.
C. Search fr vides nline.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Wh des Apiculture New Zealand represent?
A. All farmers. B. Beekeepers. C. Hney cnsumers.
18. What can New Zealanders d t help bees?
A. Plant bee trees.
B. Prtect their habitat.
C. Fight against climate change.
19. What des the cmpetitin invlve?
A. Feeding bees. B. Grwing plants. C. Drawing pictures.
20. Why will Apiculture New Zealand create the calendar?
A. Fr fund-raising.
B. Fr prmting prducts.
C. Fr peple's awareness f bees.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Bracay, Philippines
Bracay is a tiny island and its main attractin is “White Beach”, a perfect pstcard white sand beach surrunded by palm trees, dive shps, bars and restaurants. Our favurite seat t enjy the sunset is “Diniwid Beach” lcated t the nrth f White Beach. After the perfect sunset, chse a bar t enjy live music and party all night lng.
Santrini, Greece
Santrini ffers a unique landscape f beaches in extic (异国的) clrs f black, red and white, a prduct f vlcanic sand. Imagine swimming in the warm mythic Aegean sea, with vlcan and sunsets as a backgrund. The island architecture is very distinctive, churches are built int caves and the whitewashed
huses, blue-dmed churches and paved paths are astnishingly beautiful.
Lften Island, Nrway
The Lften Islands are a wnderful sight indeed. With deep bays and splendid muntains, this is a wilderness unequalled in its beauty, where giant sea eagles sar. Milder in climate than their psitin suggests, visitrs are attracted t the islands t experience the Nrthern Lights and Midnight Sun.
Saint Jhn Island, Caribbean
Life mves at a slwer pace here, where wildlife abunds (大量存在). The Natinal Park dminates here, cvering mre than half f the island. It is just nine miles frm ne end t the ther and with cuntless bird species t spt and dlphins in the warm Caribbean waters, it's n surprise that this is a destinatin that draws nature lvers. This is a place t rest and relax.
1. What d the first tw places have in cmmn?
A. They can swim in the sea.B. They can enjy sunset.
C. They can enjy live music and party.D. They can experience the Midnight Sun.
2. What can yu d n Lften island?
A. See giant sea eagles sar.B. See churches built int caves.
C. Spt varius birds and dlphins.D. Enjy live music and party all night.
3. Where can yu experience the gentle pace f life?
A. On Bracay island.B. On Santrini island.
C. On Lften island.D. On Saint Jhn island.
B
As a yung girl grwing up in France, Sarah Tumi dreamed f becming a leader wh culd make the wrld a better place. Her passin t help thers was awakened when, frm the age f nine, she accmpanied her Tunisian father t his birthplace in the east f the cuntry during hlidays. There she rganized hmewrk clubs and activities fr children.
Tumi witnessed first-hand the destructive effect f desertificatin. “Within 10 years rich farmers became wrse ff, and 10 years frm nw they will be pr. I wanted t stp the Sahara Desert in its tracks.” A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity f drughts (干旱) have led t an estimated 75 percent f Tunisia’s agricultural lands being threatened by desertificatin.
Tumi recgnized that farming practices needed t change. She is cnfident that small land areas can bring large returns if farmers are able t adapt by planting sustainable crps, using new technlgies fr water treatment and fcusing n natural prducts and fertilisers (肥料) rather than chemicals.
In 2012, Tumi cnslidated her dream t fight the desert. She mved t Tunisia, and set up a prgramme named Acacias fr All t put her sustainable farming philsphy int actin. “I want t shw yung peple in rural areas that they can create pprtunities where they are. Nbdy is better able t understand the impact f desertificatin and climate change than smebdy wh is living with n access t water.”
By September 2016, mre than 130, 00 acacia trees had been planted n 20 pilt farms, with farmers recrding a 60 per cent survival rate. Tumi estimates that sme 3 millin acacia trees are needed t prtect Tunisia’s farmland. She expects t plant 1 millin trees by 2018. In the next cuple f years, Tumi hpes t extend the prgramme t Algeria and Mrcc.
4. Hw did Tumi’s hliday trips t Tunisia influence her?
A. They fired her enthusiasm fr helping thers.
B. They helped her better understand her father.
C. They made her decide t leave the cuntry.
D. They destryed her dream f being a teacher.
5. What is the main cause f the desertificatin f Tunisa’s farmland?
A. Cld weather.B. Sil pllutin.C. Lw rainfall.D. Frest damage.
6. Why did Tumi set up Acacias fr All in Tunisia?
A. T create jb pprtunities fr yung peple.
B. T facilitate the prtectin f their farmland.
C. T persuade the farmers nt t use fertilizers.
D. T help the children btain a basic educatin.
7. Hw can we best describe the yung girl?
A. Patient and hnest.B. Selfless and humrus.
C. Devted and selfless.D. Psitive and respnsible.
C
In a plicy address t lawmakers, Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumi Kishida, said the cuntry’s ppulatin prblem was a case f slving the issue “nw r never”, and that it “simply cannt wait any lnger because it can affect scial functins”.
“In thinking f the sustainability and inclusiveness (包容) f ur natin’s ecnmy and sciety, we place child care supprt as ur mst imprtant plicy,” he said, adding that he wants the gvernment t duble its spending n child-related prgrams, and that a new gvernment agency wuld be set up in April t fcus n the issue.
Japan has ne f the lwest birth rates in the wrld, and it recrded fewer than 800, 000 births in 2022 fr the first time since recrds began in 1899. The cuntry als has ne f the highest aging f ppulatin in the wrld; in 2020, nearly ne in 1, 500 peple in Japan were age 100 r lder, accrding t gvernment data.
These trends have driven a grwing ppulatin prblem, with a rapidly aging sciety, a shrinking wrkfrce and nt enugh yung peple t fill the gaps in the stagnating (停滞) ecnmy. The cuntry’s high cst f living, limited space and lack f child care supprt in cities make it difficult t raise children, meaning fewer cuples are having kids. Experts pint t the pessimism yung peple in Japan hld twards the future, many frustrated with wrk pressure and ecnmic stagnatin.
Hw abut ther parts f East Asia? Suth Krea recently brke its wn recrd fr the wrld’s lwest birth rate, with data frm Nvember 2023 shwing a Suth Krean wman will have an average f 0.79 children in her lifetime-far belw the 2.1 needed t maintain a stable ppulatin. Japan’s birth rate stands at 1.3, while the United States is at 1.6. Meanwhile, China’s ppulatin shrank in 2022 fr the first time, adding pressure t its ecnmic grwth.
8. With the falling birth rate, what’s the attitude f the Japanese gvernment?
A. Surprised.B. Anxius.C. Embarrassed.D. Indifferent.
9. Which f the fllwing has led the lw birth rate in Japan EXCEPT?
A. The limited space.B. The trend f aging ppulatin.
C. The lack f child care supprt.D. The wrk pressure and ecnmic stagnatin.
10. What are the statistics in the last paragraph used t shw?
A. Serius ppulatin crisis.B. Ignrance f the birth rate.
C. Weak care services fr children.D. Ptential harm t children’s health.
11. The passage is prbably taken frm ________.
A. a tur guide.B. a science fictin.
C. a jb advertisement.D. a fficial gvernment website.
D
On January 7, David Bennett went int the perating rm at the University f Maryland Medical Center fr a surgical prcedure never perfrmed befre n a human. The 57-year-ld Maryland resident had been hspitalized fr mnths due t a life threatening disease. His heart was failing him and he needed a new ne.
Bennett’s cnditin left him unrespnsive t treatment and ineligible (不合格) fr the transplant (移植) list r an artificial heart pump. The physician-scientists at the center, hwever, had anther-als risky- ptin: transplant a heart frm a genetically-mdified pig.
“It was either die r d this transplant,” Bennett had tld surgens a day befre the peratin. “I want t live. I knw it’s a sht in the dark, but it’s als my last chice.”
It tk the medical team eight hurs t finish the peratin, and their effrts have nt been in vain. “It’s wrking and it lks nrmal. We are thrilled, but we dn’t knw what tmrrw will bring us. This has never been dne befre,” Barkley Griffith, wh led the transplant team, tld the New Yrk Times.
While it’s nly been five days since the peratin, the surgens say that Bennett’s new pig heart was, s far，functining as expected and his bdy wasn’t rejecting (排斥) the rgan. They are still mnitring his cnditin clsely.
“I think it’s extremely exciting,” says Rbert Mntgmery. The result f the prcedure was als persnally meaningful fr Mntgmery, wh received a heart transplant in 2018 due t a genetic disease that may als affect members f his family in the future. “It’s still in the early days, but still the heart seems t be functining. And that in and f itself is an extrardinary thing. Up t nw mst experimental heart transplant prcedures have been dne between pigs and ther animals. This is the first time that surgens have taken it int a living human.”
12. What d the wrds “a sht in the dark” underlined in Paragraph 3 mean?
A Smething that csts a frtune.
B. Smething impssible t succeed.
C. Smething drawing public attentin.
D. Smething with an uncertain utcme.
13. Which infrmatin can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Bennett can’t affrd an artificial heart pump.
B. At first, Bennett wuld rather die than d this transplant.
C. Bennett was the first human t successfully receive a pig’s heart.
D. Mntgmery was the first persn wh received a heart transplant in the wrld.
14. What is the best title fr this article?
A. The heated debate ver the pig heart transplant.
B. David Bennett’s cntributin t medical research.
C. The first experimental pig heart transplant in the wrld.
D. The first successful pig heart transplant int a living human.
15. Accrding t the passage, the future f this transplant a heart frm a pig is ________.
A. illegalB. unclear.C. ptimistic.D. pessimistic
第二节 七选五（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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Autnmy-supprtive parenting is an apprach that fcuses n building a child’s sense f agency in the wrld as well as a strng sense f self. ____16____ We shuld recgnize that children have a different perspective r experience than adults. Therefre, instead f pushing adults’ way f thinking n children, adults shuld let kids d their wn critical thinking and slve prblems themselves, which will help them trust their abilities.
Guide kids t find their wn slutin
As any parent with mre than ne child can tell yu, kids develp differently. ____17____ While ne child may find it easy t start their hmewrk independently, the ther might nt be a self-starter. S we push ur kids t the next level by knwing their skill level and meeting them there.
Let kids find their wn fun
____18____ It really is harm t them. It als sets us up t be their cruise (航行) directrs at all times. That’s a huge burden n us! Letting children find their wn thing t d when bredm strikes allws them t becme self-sufficient and use their imaginatin t find fun n their wn.
Being sympathetic desn’t mean giving in
Anther characteristic f autnmy-supprtive parenting is being pen, curius, and flexible. Trusting children t be accuntable t themselves (r acting like it) is the nly way yu will knw if yur child will be a respnsible, independent adult. Fr example, if yu ask yur child when they think is the best time t d their hmewrk, and they tell yu it’s in the mrning befre schl begins, supprt them and let them try it, n matter hw strange it sunds. ____19____
Dn’t frget t supprt yurself
Once yu grasp autnmy-supprtive parenting, yu’ll see pprtunities t put it int practice. N matter hw ld yur kid is, adpting this style will nt be easy. ____20____ If yu get hard n yurself because yu’re nt measuring up, yu’re mre likely t return t the cntrlling practices.
A. It may wrk.
B. Our kids dn’t knw hw t manage bredm.
C. That can mean we have t supprt them in different ways.
D. S frgive yurself if things dn’t g right n a particular day.
E. And they may nt knw yet, but it’s gd fr them t think abut it.
F Sme days are just ging t be mre autnmy-supprtive than thers.
G. It’s trying t understand children’s experience f what’s ging n right nw.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As the saying ges, “Interest is the seed f everything”. Since childhd, Canter had been living with ftball that had a ____21____ effect n her. She had always lved ftball as well as art, and frtunately she fund a way t ____22____ the tw things.
Lili Canter prepared a new clrful shw f her wrks t take t the Wrld Cup in Qatar. The 29-year-ld artist was famus fr ____23____ sccer shes fr stars. Her new artwrks included shes and balls with pictures and designs. Many f them were ____24____ by the Middle Eastern natin, Qatar, and especially its capital Dha brught her lts f ____25____ ideas. The city welcmed natinal teams frm the wrld t ____26____ in the Wrld Cup.
Canter ____27____ sent a pair f shes t Cristian Rnald. The shes had fancy details with black and white image f the ____28____ and his family. She didn’t knw if Rnald wuld even receive the shes. But ____29____, she received a pht f Rnald hlding them. That marked a turning pint in her _____30_____.
Then her clrful designs _____31_____ ther stars. She even met a famus frmer Brazilian star and gave him a pair f _____32_____ and a ftball shwing a kiss his mther had given him after winning an award in 2005.
In Qatar, Canter planned t shw eight ftballs with designs that shwed her _____33_____ fr eight cuntries winning the Wrld Cup, thinking that they were _____34_____ f the admiratin f all. Finally, the ftballs were the centerpiece f the Wrld Cup exhibitin, while the bts were presented within three-dimensinal _____35_____ lking like the stadiums that Qatar built fr the Wrld Cup.
21. A. slightB. cntradictryC. tempraryD. significant
22. A. cmpareB. cnnectC. investigateD. grasp
23. A. paintingB. designingC. purchasingD. dnating
24. A. spnsredB. checkedC. inspiredD. arranged
25. A. narrwB. cnventinalC. nvelD. literary
26. A. cmpleteB. expseC. cmpeteD. explre
27. A. stillB. neverC. ftenD. ever
28. A. artistB. judgeC. playerD. phtgrapher
29. A. in surpriseB. in vainC. n timeD. n hand
30. A. planB. careerC. teamD. stadium
31. A. cnfusedB. hurtC. changedD. drew
32. A. sweatersB. glassesC. btsD. scks
33. A. respectB. insuranceC. debtD. cst
34. A. awareB. wrthyC. ignrantD. suspicius
35. A. mapsB. rcksC. mvementsD. structures
非选择题部分（共55分）
第二节：（共10小题，每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
As senir high students, we are n busy schedule every day, ____36____ (burden) with heavy study and invlving in ____37____ (vary) after-schl activities. ____38____, time management seems essential, withut ____39____ wrk delay and study stress will be unavidable. S hw t plan it ____40____ (prper)? Up t nw, many high schl students ____41____ (knw) the imprtance f making a t-d list. List things we are ging t d and plan the time taken up by each task, and things will be dne accrdingly. Secnd, d ne thing at ____42____ time. Cncentratin ensures ____43____ (efficient) and the frmer task’s accmplishment usually helps the next g smthly. That’s ____44____ I strngly recmmend time management here. I believe we can live ur senir high life t its _____45_____ (full) because f that.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
46. 4月23日是世界读书日。你校将举办以“多读书、读好书、好读书”为主题的一系列活动。假设你是英语文学社社长，为宣传学校的读书活动，请你用英语写一篇倡议信，号召大家积极参与活动。内容包括：
1．活动的内容；
2．活动的目的。
3．其他适当的内容。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear students,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank yu!
第二节 读后续写（25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
What shuld have been a regular Sunday at the YMCA turned int a day ne teenage lifeguard will never frget!
Eighteen-year-ld Natalie Lucas has been wrking as a lifeguard at the YMCA in Lngmnt, Clrad, fr the past three years. Recently, a cuple entered the pl area while she was n duty. The wman was very pregnant, s Natalie kept a clse eye n her as she eased herself int the shallw end f the pl.
Tessa Rider was nine mnths pregnant that day. She and her husband, Matthew Jnes, came t the pl a few times that week t ease the discmfrt f a nerve pain.
As Tessa was resting in the pl, she suddenly realized smething was happening. Natalie nticed Tessa climbed ut f the pl, s she went ver t check n the cuple. “I walk ver and Matthew, the husband, says t me, ‘We’re having the baby right nw.’ I’m like, ‘OK!’” Natalie recalled.
Matthew called 911, but as he spke t the peratr he knew it was t late. Tessa was already pulling her bathing suit ff. Natalie helped Tessa and Matthew by bringing ver the center’s medical supplies and twels, and calling fr mre assistance frm the frnt desk. Thrughut it all, she tld herself t remain calm and fcus n caring fr Tessa.
“I knew I needed t stay calm,” Natalie said. “S I made sure t keep my head n and stay with them, keep asking them questins, and keep them fcused n the baby and made sure that they were the mst cmfrtable.”
Less than five minutes later Matthew caught his newbrn sn as he was brn n the pl edge.
After helping clear the baby’s airway and ensuring he was breathing, Natalie used her back t supprt the new mm until paramedic (护理员) arrived. Once there, baby Tbin Thmas Rider received a clean bill f health!
注意：
1. 续写词数应150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Matthew and Tessa are bth grateful that Natalie was there t help them.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Natalie said Tbin’s unexpected birth was all just part f her jb.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
听力答案：1~5AABBB 6~10 ACBCB 11~15 AABAB 16~20 CBACA
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