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1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目等按要求填涂在选择题答题卡上：答第Ⅱ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班别、准考证号、考室号等填写在密封线左边的空格内，并在答卷右上角填上座位号。
3.第I卷的答案必须答在选择题答题卡上：第II卷用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔按各题要求答在答卷相应位置上。
4.考试结束时，将选择题答题卡和第II卷答卷一并交回，试卷和草稿纸自己带走。
第一部分阅读理解（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
If yu are crazy abut paintings, yu shuldn’t miss the fllwing fur famus masterpieces which have std the test f time.
The Arnlfini Prtrait
Jan van Eyck’s Arnlfini Prtrait, an il painting n wd prduced in 1434, in which a man and a wman hld hands with a windw behind him and a bed behind her, is undubtedly ne f the masterpieces in the Natinal Gallery, Lndn. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is als an infrmative dcument in fifteenth-century sciety, thrugh Van Eyck’s heavy use f symblism—while husbands went ut t engage in business, wives cncerned themselves with dmestic duties.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Ggh painted The Starry Night, il n canvas, a mderately abstract landscape painting f an expressive night sky ver a small hillside village, during his 12-mnth stay at the mental hspital near Saint-Rémy-de-Prvence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum f Mdern Art in New Yrk City purchased the painting frm a private cllectr in 1941, it was nt well knwn, but it has since becme ne f Van Ggh’s mst famus wrks.
The Harvesters
The Harvesters is an il painting n wd cmpleted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time which mst cmmnly ccurs within the mnths f August and September. Niclaes Jnghelinck, a merchant banker and art cllectr frm Antwerp, cmmissined this painting. The painting has been at the Metrplitan Museum f Art in New Yrk City since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica, a large black-and-white il painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pabl Picass in 1937. The title “Guernica” refers t the city that was bmbed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the hrrrs f war and as a result, has cme t be an anti-war symbl and a reminder f the tragedies f war. Tday, the painting is hused at the Muse Nacinal Centr de Arte Reina Sfaí in Madrid.
1. Which f the fllwing paintings was prduced earliest?
A. The Arnlfini Prtrait.B. The Starry Night.
C. The Harvesters.D. Guernica.
2 What d we knw abut the painting The Starry Night?
A. It was painted n wd in il.
B. It wasn’t widely recgnized befre 1940s.
C. It described the painter’s life in hspital.
D. It was given away t the museum by a private cllectr.
3. Wh created the painting representing the massive catastrphe the Nazism brught t peple?
A. Pieter Bruegel the Elder.B. Vincent van Ggh.
C. Jan van Eyck.D. Pabl Picass.
B
Cmpeting in the Mngl Derby
Standing at the finishing line, 70-year-ld Bb Lng spent a while reflecting n the achievement he’d just made. Behind him was the wild, endless Mnglian grassland extending int the distance. This American had just becme the ldest persn t ever cmplete and win the Mngl Derby, the wrld’s lngest hrse race.
Lng, a rider all his life, entered the race after being inspired by All the Wild Hrses, a mvie based n the exhausting event.
Fearing that he wuldn’t be able t cmplete it, he set abut preparing his mind and bdy fr this “hardest, tughest, mst demanding thing yu can d n a hrse”, an annual 1,000-kilmeter race that was recgnized as the wrld’s lngest hrse race by The Guinness Bk f Recrds in 2011. He cnfirmed his belief that preparatin can surpass (超过；胜过) yuth, as sme f the ther riders were less prepared.
Althugh Lng had been riding hrses fr many years, the hardship and uncertainty f the task pushed him t his limit and frced him t depend entirely n his wn will. The race rganizers had prvided an extensive supprt netwrk t keep an eye n the participants frm afar. Despite that, the physical pressure f riding such a lng distance made simple things like squatting (蹲) dwn at the end f the day almst impssible.
Alng the vast race curse there were unpredictable circumstances beynd Lng’s cntrl, hwever well prepared he’d been. Weather was ne f them, which culd switch frm heavy rain t burning sun unexpectedly.
Abve all else, the biggest bstacle was the state f mind. Withut a living sul in sight, Lng was desperate fr interactin, guidance, and cmfrt. This feeling f lneliness accunted fr his hpe that ne f his fellw cmpetitrs wuld catch up.
Regardless f the hardship, Lng felt a srt f spiritual adventure while traveling thrugh the wilderness. He was prvided with sme memrable mments while cnnecting with nature. He als grew t lve the cuntry and the cmmunities alng the rute.
Still hlding the passin fr riding, Lng never dismisses the idea f cmpeting in anther Mngl Derby.
4. What distinguished Bb Lng frm ther cmpetitrs in the Mngl Derby?
A. He rde the whle race curse alne.
B. He cmpleted the tughest part f the curse.
C. He was the ldest participant f the hrse race.
D. He was mst likely t enter the cmpetitin again.
5. What played a decisive part in Lng’s achievement?
A. His strng willpwer.B. His thrugh preparatin.
C. His passin fr nature.D. An extensive supprt prvided by the rganizers.
6. What was the biggest challenge that Lng faced during the race?
A. The changeable weather.
B. The psychlgical cnditin in the curse.
C. The difficulty in finding the cmpetitrs.
D. The physical demand f riding a lng distance.
7 What is the text mainly abut?
A. An intrductin t the Mngl Derby.
B. A review f a film based n the lngest hrse race.
C. The experience f the Mngl Derby’s ldest winner.
D. The preparatins befre a lng and difficult hrse race.
C
We are all aware f the damaging pllutin that’s created by driving petrl and diesel (柴油) vehicles. Many f the wrld’s cities are blcked with traffic, creating fumes cntaining gases such as nitrgen xides. The slutin fr a cleaner, greener future culd be electric vehicles. But hw ptimistic shuld we be? There was much excitement last year when the UK gvernment annunced it will ban the sale f new petrl and diesel cars frm 2030. But is that easier said than dne?
The rad t glbal traffic being ttally electric is still a lng way ff. Currently, battery life is an issue — a fully charged battery wn’t take yu as far as a full tank f petrl. There are als limited numbers f charging pints t plug an EV int. Of curse, technlgy is always imprving. Sme f the biggest tech cmpanies, like Ggle and Tesla, are spending huge amunts f mney develping electric cars. And mst f the big car manufacturers are nw making them t. Clin Herrn, a cnsultant n lw-carbn vehicle technlgy, tld the BBC: “The big leap frward will cme with slid state batteries, which will appear first in mbile phnes and laptps befre they prgress t cars.” These will charge mre quickly and give cars a bigger range. Cst is anther issue that may discurage peple switching t electric pwer. But sme cuntries ffer incentive, such as cutting prices by reducing imprt taxes, and nt charging fr rad tax and parking. Sme als prvide exclusive lanes fr electric cars t be driven n, vertaking traditinal cars which might be stuck in jams.
These kinds f measures have made Nrway the cuntry with the mst electric cars per capita (人均) at mre than thirty electric cars per 1000 inhabitants. But Clin Herrn warns that “electric mtring” desn’t mean a zer-carbn future. “It’s emissin-free mtring, but the car has t be built, the battery has t be built, and the electricity des cme frm smewhere.” Maybe it’s time t think abut making fewer jurneys r using public transprt.
8. What can we infer frm the questin at the end f paragraph 1?
A. We shuld nt be t ptimistic abut the future.
B. Electric vehicles may nt slve the traffic prblems.
C. It’s nt a gd idea t replace petrl vehicles with electric nes.
D. It is nt easy t btain a greener future by means f electric vehicles.
9. What des the underlined wrd “incentive” mean in paragraph 2?
A. paymentB. incmeC. encuragementD. methd
10. Which statement is true accrding t the passage?
A. Electric mtring will create a zer-carbn future.
B. Electric cars might nt get stuck in traffic jams in the future.
C. There are fur bstacles n the rad t glbal traffic being ttally electric.
D. Putting slid-state batteries in electric cars first will be a “great leap frward”.
11. What is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Ttal Electric Traffic: a Lng Way t G
B. Electric Vehicles: a Rad t a Greener Future
C. Electric Pwer r Petrl: a Tugh Decisin t Make
D. Petrl and Diesel Vehicles: a Main surce f Gases
D
As new year appraches, crwds arund the wrld may be expecting firewrks t light up the sky. But the firewrks culd finally lse their appeal with the grwing use f drnes (无人机) fr light shws. One bvius example was drne light shw in the pening ceremny f Tky Olympics.
Ollie Hwitt, a technician at SkyMagic, which used 300 drnes t create a display fr Lndn’s new year celebratin, said demand had increased substantially. She added that drnes were increasingly able t fly in greater density and fr lnger. Hwitt als said there were benefits f drnes, “They give ut n pllutants, they’re reusable, and there’s n fallut r that kind f thing. S in that sense they are a very sensible chice.”
Rbert Neff, the general manager at Mercia Harbr, als said the decisin t use a drne display at the harbr was dwn t a number f factrs, including the impact f firewrks n animals — frm wildlife t the pets f bat wners. “They’ve ften cmmented n hw much suffering is caused t their pets by the firewrks,” he said.
But nt everyne agrees. Hans Rsling, a spkespersn frm the British Firewrks Assciatin said drnes culd als pse envirnmental prblems. “Suggestins are that drnes have less f an impact n the envirnment, but we have cncerns abut electrical demand and use f lithium (锂) batteries which are knwn nt t be all that ‘green’,” he said. “The impact f firewrk use n the envirnment has been shwn t be minr and very shrt-lived and recent studies have suggested that there is likely t be mre pllutin frm a cuple f cars driving t an event than caused by firewrks at an event.”
And there are issues with drne light displays, which need t receive specific safety apprval frm certain authrities. Sme suggest the use f drnes desn’t mean shutting ff firewrks. The bangs f firewrks create a sund feeling that is hard t replace. Meanwhile, thers prefer the chance t tell stries in the sky by using a series f image.
12. Why des the writer talk abut the Tky Olympics in Para 1?
A. T attract readers’ attentin t the Olympics.
B. T advcate setting ff firewrks in the new year.
C. T intrduce the ppular use f drnes fr light shws.
D. T highlight peple’s celebratin f this pening ceremny.
13. What did Ollie Hwitt think f drne displays?
A. They bring envirnmental prblems.
B. They cause little suffering t the pets.
C. They add clr t the new year celebratin.
D. They are ecnmical and envirnmentally-friendly.
14 Which f the fllwing did Hans Rsling agree with?
A. Firewrk displays last shrter than drne displays.
B. The pllutin frm firewrks isn’t as much as peple think.
C. Drnes have less impact n the envirnment than firewrks.
D. Peple shuld abandn the drne displays because f lithium batteries.
15 What are peple’s attitudes twards drne light displays?
A. Cntrversial.B. Favrable.C. Cautius.D. Neutral.
第二节 七选五（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。
Think back t the last time yu shpped fr fruits and vegetables. Yu may have nticed sme items labelled with the wrd “rganic”. ___16___
“Organic” refers t the way fd is grwn. T be labelled as rganic, fd prductin must meet strict guidelines. These can be different depending n where yu live. In the United States, rganic fds must be grwn r raised withut using pesticides r chemical fertilizers.
___17___ That changed after the Industrial Revlutin. During the 20th century, many ideas that were used by factries and big businesses were put int actin n farms. This helped sme farms grw larger and prduce mre.
The rganic mvement was started t get back t the ld traditinal ways f farming. Why? Many believe the chemicals and pesticides used in mdern farming can be harmful t yur health. ___18___ And thse wh supprt the rganic mvement als pint t its benefits fr the envirnment.
Have yu ever cmpared rganic and nn-rganic fds at the grcery stre? If s, yu knw that rganic fd tend t cst mre. This happens fr many reasns. Organic farming prduces fewer crps. ___19___ Additinally, rganic farms spend mre mney taking care f the animals they raise. These and ther factrs drive the cst f rganic fd up.
Is rganic fd wrth the extra cst? Sme peple believe it is. They may think it tastes better r just prefer t eat fd that has nt been grwn using chemicals. ___20___They are still trying t find a majr difference between rganic and nn-rganic fd in terms f safety, nutritin, r taste. Still, thers argue that the envirnmental benefits f rganic fd make it wrth the price.
A. Have yu ever wndered what that means?
B. The cst f prductin is als usually higher.
C. Fr mst f histry, almst all fd was rganic.
D. Many peple are willing t pay mre fr rganic fd.
E. Sme als think rganic fds are naturally mre nutritius.
F. Are yu wndering if rganic fd is right fr yu?
G. Scientists have studied rganic and nn-rganic fds fr many years nw.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A Texas mther is helping children arund the wrld learn a new language thrugh her bilingual (双语的) teddy bear line. Dr. Tameka Maiden says she was trying t teach her then-1-year-ld daughter, Tri, the clrs when she ____21____ the idea fr Cubby Lve Bears, a line f clrful teddy bears that recite (诵读) letters, wrds, and numbers in English and Spanish.
“I ____22____ my daughter t have mre expsure in the wrld than just English,” Maiden, 38, explains. “Mst kids dn’t learn a secnd ____23____ until they’re in high schl, s I was like, ‘Hw abut I start them ____24____ and that way, they’ll have a fundatin (基础) and by the time they get ____25____, it’s smething that they’ll already have and they can expand n?”
Nw 7 years ld, Tri, alng with hundreds f ther ____26____ arund the wrld, have ____27____ hw t recite clrs, letters and numbers in English and Spanish, ____28____ Maiden’s brand.
“My ____29____ was t make the children be impactful in the wrld,” Maiden says. “I knw that the mst impactful _____30_____ that a child can have is cmmunicatin.”
_____31_____ Maiden thught up the idea in 2016, it wasn’t until 2021 that her prduct line was fficially launched.
“It tk a while because I was _____32_____,” she admits. “When yu create smething, yu never _____33_____ if peple will be receptive (乐于接受的) t it r nt…my daughter _____34_____ me t jump and g fr it.”
She _____35_____ develped fur different bears. “Babies are being brn every secnd and cmmunicatin is the key t everything,” adds Maiden.
21. A. passed nB. came up withC. tried utD. made up fr
22. A. cnvincedB. frcedC. wantedD. prmised
23. A. subjectB. hbbyC. skillD. language
24. A. earlyB. suddenlyC. frequentlyD. quickly
25. A. simplerB. lderC. smarterD. healthier
26. A. translatrsB. parentsC. childrenD. freigners
27. A. decidedB. wnderedC. explainedD. learned
28. A. thanks tB. regardless fC. in return frD. in terms f
29. A. cntributinB. galC. researchD. suggestin
30. A. dreamB. chiceC. ideaD. tl
31. A. ThughB. OnceC. IfD. Unless
32. A. fearfulB. playfulC. cmpetitiveD. careless
33. A. askB. mindC. knwD. remember
34. A. invitedB. taughtC. mtivatedD. rdered
35. A. ccasinallyB. eventuallyC. regularlyD. immediately
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。
Fan Zhngyan is an utstanding writer in Sng Dynasty, whse well-knwn saying is “T be___36___first t feel cncern fr the trubles f the wrld, and the last t enjy ___37___(it) pleasures.” This 11th century prverb ___38___(prvide) a gal fr all Chinese gvernment fficials t aspire t.
Fan Zhngyan himself was a gd example f smene ___39___lived by these wrds. Thugh he was yung, be pured his all energy ___40___studying after his father died. Fan zhngyan was nt nly ___41___(cncern) abut his wn persnal welfare, ___42___was firm in his desire t lk after the ___43___(need) f the cmmn peple. Being a devted and generus man, Fan Zhngyan ffered jbs t lcal peple in his farm and spent all f his mney ___44___(help) thers.
Fan Zhngyan was a gd example fr us t learn. As a saying ____45____(g), “Actins live up t wrds”.
第三部分写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据句子意思和中文提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。将每一题的答案写在答题卷相应的横线上。
46. I dn’t knw much abut it, s I dn’t feel ________(具备资格的) t cmment. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47. My heart ____________ (下沉) because I thught he was ging t leave me behind. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48. The new trade agreement shuld __________ (促进) mre rapid ecnmic grwth. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. She tld me that she was ften disturbed by sme____________(消极的) thughts. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50. I'm very happy t jin this yung and _________ (充满活力的) team.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
51. The service at this restaurant lived up t its ____________ (名誉), and we were well served. (根据汉语提示填写单词)
52. He gave a great perfrmance, but he was very____________(谦逊的). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
53. The ________(展览) gives lcal artists an pprtunity t display their wrk. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
54. As the ecnmy was in____________(衰落), sme peple in the twn lst their jbs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
55. She____________(惊慌) when she saw smke cming ut f her neighbur’s huse. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第二节 应用文（共1小题，满分15分）
56. 假定你是校英语社团负责人，计划组织“环保宣传进社区（G int Cmmunities fr Envirnmental Prtectin）”活动。请你写一个活动策划方案。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第三节 读后续写（共1题，满分25分）
57. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The Meredith family lived in a small cmmunity. As the ecnmy was in decline, sme peple in the twn had lst their jbs. Many f their families were struggling t make ends meet. Peple were trying t help each ther meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a mst kind and thughtful wman. She spent a great deal f time visiting the pr. She knew they had prblems, and they needed all kinds f help. When she had time, she wuld bring fd and medicine t them.
One mrning she tld her children abut a family she had visited the day befre. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, wh tk care f him and culd nt g ut t wrk, and their little by. The little by -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.
“I wish yu culd see him,” she said t her wn children, Jhn, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help t his mther. He wants very much t earn sme mney, but I dn't see what he can d.”
After their mther left the rm, the children sat thinking abut Bernard. “I wish we culd help him t earn mney,” said Clara. “His family is suffering s much.”
“S d I,” said Harry. “We really shuld d smething t assist them.”
Fr sme mments, Jhn said nthing, but, suddenly, he sprang t his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a slutin that we can all help accmplish(完成).”
The ther children als jumped up all attentin. When Jhn had an idea, it was sure t be a gd ne. “I tell yu what we can d,” said Jhn. “Yu knw that big bx f crn Uncle Jhn sent us? Well, we can make ppcrn(爆米花), and put it int paper bags, and Bernard can take it arund t the huses and sell it.”
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右:
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Mrs. Meredith heard f Jhn's idea, she thught it was a gd ne, t.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
With everything ready, Bernard started ut n his new business.
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1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目等按要求填涂在选择题答题卡上：答第Ⅱ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班别、准考证号、考室号等填写在密封线左边的空格内，并在答卷右上角填上座位号。
3.第I卷的答案必须答在选择题答题卡上：第II卷用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔按各题要求答在答卷相应位置上。
4.考试结束时，将选择题答题卡和第II卷答卷一并交回，试卷和草稿纸自己带走。
第一部分阅读理解（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
If yu are crazy abut paintings, yu shuldn’t miss the fllwing fur famus masterpieces which have std the test f time.
The Arnlfini Prtrait
Jan van Eyck’s Arnlfini Prtrait, an il painting n wd prduced in 1434, in which a man and a wman hld hands with a windw behind him and a bed behind her, is undubtedly ne f the masterpieces in the Natinal Gallery, Lndn. This painting is as visually interesting as it is famed. It is als an infrmative dcument in fifteenth-century sciety, thrugh Van Eyck’s heavy use f symblism—while husbands went ut t engage in business, wives cncerned themselves with dmestic duties.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Ggh painted The Starry Night, il n canvas, a mderately abstract landscape painting f an expressive night sky ver a small hillside village, during his 12-mnth stay at the mental hspital near Saint-Rémy-de-Prvence, France between 1889 and 1890. When the Museum f Mdern Art in New Yrk City purchased the painting frm a private cllectr in 1941, it was nt well knwn, but it has since becme ne f Van Ggh’s mst famus wrks.
The Harvesters
The Harvesters is an il painting n wd cmpleted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565. It depicts the harvest time which mst cmmnly ccurs within the mnths f August and September. Niclaes Jnghelinck, a merchant banker and art cllectr frm Antwerp, cmmissined this painting. The painting has been at the Metrplitan Museum f Art in New Yrk City since 1919.
Guernica
Guernica, a large black-and-white il painting, was painted by the Cubist Spanish painter, Pabl Picass in 1937. The title “Guernica” refers t the city that was bmbed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War. The painting depicts the hrrrs f war and as a result, has cme t be an anti-war symbl and a reminder f the tragedies f war. Tday, the painting is hused at the Muse Nacinal Centr de Arte Reina Sfaí in Madrid.
1. Which f the fllwing paintings was prduced earliest?
A. The Arnlfini Prtrait.B. The Starry Night.
C. The Harvesters.D. Guernica.
2 What d we knw abut the painting The Starry Night?
A. It was painted n wd in il.
B. It wasn’t widely recgnized befre 1940s.
C. It described the painter’s life in hspital.
D. It was given away t the museum by a private cllectr.
3. Wh created the painting representing the massive catastrphe the Nazism brught t peple?
A. Pieter Bruegel the Elder.B. Vincent van Ggh.
C. Jan van Eyck.D. Pabl Picass.
B
Cmpeting in the Mngl Derby
Standing at the finishing line, 70-year-ld Bb Lng spent a while reflecting n the achievement he’d just made. Behind him was the wild, endless Mnglian grassland extending int the distance. This American had just becme the ldest persn t ever cmplete and win the Mngl Derby, the wrld’s lngest hrse race.
Lng, a rider all his life, entered the race after being inspired by All the Wild Hrses, a mvie based n the exhausting event.
Fearing that he wuldn’t be able t cmplete it, he set abut preparing his mind and bdy fr this “hardest, tughest, mst demanding thing yu can d n a hrse”, an annual 1,000-kilmeter race that was recgnized as the wrld’s lngest hrse race by The Guinness Bk f Recrds in 2011. He cnfirmed his belief that preparatin can surpass (超过；胜过) yuth, as sme f the ther riders were less prepared.
Althugh Lng had been riding hrses fr many years, the hardship and uncertainty f the task pushed him t his limit and frced him t depend entirely n his wn will. The race rganizers had prvided an extensive supprt netwrk t keep an eye n the participants frm afar. Despite that, the physical pressure f riding such a lng distance made simple things like squatting (蹲) dwn at the end f the day almst impssible.
Alng the vast race curse there were unpredictable circumstances beynd Lng’s cntrl, hwever well prepared he’d been. Weather was ne f them, which culd switch frm heavy rain t burning sun unexpectedly.
Abve all else, the biggest bstacle was the state f mind. Withut a living sul in sight, Lng was desperate fr interactin, guidance, and cmfrt. This feeling f lneliness accunted fr his hpe that ne f his fellw cmpetitrs wuld catch up.
Regardless f the hardship, Lng felt a srt f spiritual adventure while traveling thrugh the wilderness. He was prvided with sme memrable mments while cnnecting with nature. He als grew t lve the cuntry and the cmmunities alng the rute.
Still hlding the passin fr riding, Lng never dismisses the idea f cmpeting in anther Mngl Derby.
4. What distinguished Bb Lng frm ther cmpetitrs in the Mngl Derby?
A. He rde the whle race curse alne.
B. He cmpleted the tughest part f the curse.
C. He was the ldest participant f the hrse race.
D. He was mst likely t enter the cmpetitin again.
5. What played a decisive part in Lng’s achievement?
A. His strng willpwer.B. His thrugh preparatin.
C. His passin fr nature.D. An extensive supprt prvided by the rganizers.
6. What was the biggest challenge that Lng faced during the race?
A. The changeable weather.
B. The psychlgical cnditin in the curse.
C. The difficulty in finding the cmpetitrs.
D. The physical demand f riding a lng distance.
7 What is the text mainly abut?
A. An intrductin t the Mngl Derby.
B. A review f a film based n the lngest hrse race.
C. The experience f the Mngl Derby’s ldest winner.
D. The preparatins befre a lng and difficult hrse race.
C
We are all aware f the damaging pllutin that’s created by driving petrl and diesel (柴油) vehicles. Many f the wrld’s cities are blcked with traffic, creating fumes cntaining gases such as nitrgen xides. The slutin fr a cleaner, greener future culd be electric vehicles. But hw ptimistic shuld we be? There was much excitement last year when the UK gvernment annunced it will ban the sale f new petrl and diesel cars frm 2030. But is that easier said than dne?
The rad t glbal traffic being ttally electric is still a lng way ff. Currently, battery life is an issue — a fully charged battery wn’t take yu as far as a full tank f petrl. There are als limited numbers f charging pints t plug an EV int. Of curse, technlgy is always imprving. Sme f the biggest tech cmpanies, like Ggle and Tesla, are spending huge amunts f mney develping electric cars. And mst f the big car manufacturers are nw making them t. Clin Herrn, a cnsultant n lw-carbn vehicle technlgy, tld the BBC: “The big leap frward will cme with slid state batteries, which will appear first in mbile phnes and laptps befre they prgress t cars.” These will charge mre quickly and give cars a bigger range. Cst is anther issue that may discurage peple switching t electric pwer. But sme cuntries ffer incentive, such as cutting prices by reducing imprt taxes, and nt charging fr rad tax and parking. Sme als prvide exclusive lanes fr electric cars t be driven n, vertaking traditinal cars which might be stuck in jams.
These kinds f measures have made Nrway the cuntry with the mst electric cars per capita (人均) at mre than thirty electric cars per 1000 inhabitants. But Clin Herrn warns that “electric mtring” desn’t mean a zer-carbn future. “It’s emissin-free mtring, but the car has t be built, the battery has t be built, and the electricity des cme frm smewhere.” Maybe it’s time t think abut making fewer jurneys r using public transprt.
8. What can we infer frm the questin at the end f paragraph 1?
A. We shuld nt be t ptimistic abut the future.
B. Electric vehicles may nt slve the traffic prblems.
C. It’s nt a gd idea t replace petrl vehicles with electric nes.
D. It is nt easy t btain a greener future by means f electric vehicles.
9. What des the underlined wrd “incentive” mean in paragraph 2?
A. paymentB. incmeC. encuragementD. methd
10. Which statement is true accrding t the passage?
A. Electric mtring will create a zer-carbn future.
B. Electric cars might nt get stuck in traffic jams in the future.
C. There are fur bstacles n the rad t glbal traffic being ttally electric.
D. Putting slid-state batteries in electric cars first will be a “great leap frward”.
11. What is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Ttal Electric Traffic: a Lng Way t G
B. Electric Vehicles: a Rad t a Greener Future
C. Electric Pwer r Petrl: a Tugh Decisin t Make
D. Petrl and Diesel Vehicles: a Main surce f Gases
D
As new year appraches, crwds arund the wrld may be expecting firewrks t light up the sky. But the firewrks culd finally lse their appeal with the grwing use f drnes (无人机) fr light shws. One bvius example was drne light shw in the pening ceremny f Tky Olympics.
Ollie Hwitt, a technician at SkyMagic, which used 300 drnes t create a display fr Lndn’s new year celebratin, said demand had increased substantially. She added that drnes were increasingly able t fly in greater density and fr lnger. Hwitt als said there were benefits f drnes, “They give ut n pllutants, they’re reusable, and there’s n fallut r that kind f thing. S in that sense they are a very sensible chice.”
Rbert Neff, the general manager at Mercia Harbr, als said the decisin t use a drne display at the harbr was dwn t a number f factrs, including the impact f firewrks n animals — frm wildlife t the pets f bat wners. “They’ve ften cmmented n hw much suffering is caused t their pets by the firewrks,” he said.
But nt everyne agrees. Hans Rsling, a spkespersn frm the British Firewrks Assciatin said drnes culd als pse envirnmental prblems. “Suggestins are that drnes have less f an impact n the envirnment, but we have cncerns abut electrical demand and use f lithium (锂) batteries which are knwn nt t be all that ‘green’,” he said. “The impact f firewrk use n the envirnment has been shwn t be minr and very shrt-lived and recent studies have suggested that there is likely t be mre pllutin frm a cuple f cars driving t an event than caused by firewrks at an event.”
And there are issues with drne light displays, which need t receive specific safety apprval frm certain authrities. Sme suggest the use f drnes desn’t mean shutting ff firewrks. The bangs f firewrks create a sund feeling that is hard t replace. Meanwhile, thers prefer the chance t tell stries in the sky by using a series f image.
12. Why des the writer talk abut the Tky Olympics in Para 1?
A. T attract readers’ attentin t the Olympics.
B. T advcate setting ff firewrks in the new year.
C. T intrduce the ppular use f drnes fr light shws.
D. T highlight peple’s celebratin f this pening ceremny.
13. What did Ollie Hwitt think f drne displays?
A. They bring envirnmental prblems.
B. They cause little suffering t the pets.
C. They add clr t the new year celebratin.
D. They are ecnmical and envirnmentally-friendly.
14 Which f the fllwing did Hans Rsling agree with?
A. Firewrk displays last shrter than drne displays.
B. The pllutin frm firewrks isn’t as much as peple think.
C. Drnes have less impact n the envirnment than firewrks.
D. Peple shuld abandn the drne displays because f lithium batteries.
15 What are peple’s attitudes twards drne light displays?
A. Cntrversial.B. Favrable.C. Cautius.D. Neutral.
第二节 七选五（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。
Think back t the last time yu shpped fr fruits and vegetables. Yu may have nticed sme items labelled with the wrd “rganic”. ___16___
“Organic” refers t the way fd is grwn. T be labelled as rganic, fd prductin must meet strict guidelines. These can be different depending n where yu live. In the United States, rganic fds must be grwn r raised withut using pesticides r chemical fertilizers.
___17___ That changed after the Industrial Revlutin. During the 20th century, many ideas that were used by factries and big businesses were put int actin n farms. This helped sme farms grw larger and prduce mre.
The rganic mvement was started t get back t the ld traditinal ways f farming. Why? Many believe the chemicals and pesticides used in mdern farming can be harmful t yur health. ___18___ And thse wh supprt the rganic mvement als pint t its benefits fr the envirnment.
Have yu ever cmpared rganic and nn-rganic fds at the grcery stre? If s, yu knw that rganic fd tend t cst mre. This happens fr many reasns. Organic farming prduces fewer crps. ___19___ Additinally, rganic farms spend mre mney taking care f the animals they raise. These and ther factrs drive the cst f rganic fd up.
Is rganic fd wrth the extra cst? Sme peple believe it is. They may think it tastes better r just prefer t eat fd that has nt been grwn using chemicals. ___20___They are still trying t find a majr difference between rganic and nn-rganic fd in terms f safety, nutritin, r taste. Still, thers argue that the envirnmental benefits f rganic fd make it wrth the price.
A. Have yu ever wndered what that means?
B. The cst f prductin is als usually higher.
C. Fr mst f histry, almst all fd was rganic.
D. Many peple are willing t pay mre fr rganic fd.
E. Sme als think rganic fds are naturally mre nutritius.
F. Are yu wndering if rganic fd is right fr yu?
G. Scientists have studied rganic and nn-rganic fds fr many years nw.
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A Texas mther is helping children arund the wrld learn a new language thrugh her bilingual (双语的) teddy bear line. Dr. Tameka Maiden says she was trying t teach her then-1-year-ld daughter, Tri, the clrs when she ____21____ the idea fr Cubby Lve Bears, a line f clrful teddy bears that recite (诵读) letters, wrds, and numbers in English and Spanish.
“I ____22____ my daughter t have mre expsure in the wrld than just English,” Maiden, 38, explains. “Mst kids dn’t learn a secnd ____23____ until they’re in high schl, s I was like, ‘Hw abut I start them ____24____ and that way, they’ll have a fundatin (基础) and by the time they get ____25____, it’s smething that they’ll already have and they can expand n?”
Nw 7 years ld, Tri, alng with hundreds f ther ____26____ arund the wrld, have ____27____ hw t recite clrs, letters and numbers in English and Spanish, ____28____ Maiden’s brand.
“My ____29____ was t make the children be impactful in the wrld,” Maiden says. “I knw that the mst impactful _____30_____ that a child can have is cmmunicatin.”
_____31_____ Maiden thught up the idea in 2016, it wasn’t until 2021 that her prduct line was fficially launched.
“It tk a while because I was _____32_____,” she admits. “When yu create smething, yu never _____33_____ if peple will be receptive (乐于接受的) t it r nt…my daughter _____34_____ me t jump and g fr it.”
She _____35_____ develped fur different bears. “Babies are being brn every secnd and cmmunicatin is the key t everything,” adds Maiden.
21. A. passed nB. came up withC. tried utD. made up fr
22. A. cnvincedB. frcedC. wantedD. prmised
23. A. subjectB. hbbyC. skillD. language
24. A. earlyB. suddenlyC. frequentlyD. quickly
25. A. simplerB. lderC. smarterD. healthier
26. A. translatrsB. parentsC. childrenD. freigners
27. A. decidedB. wnderedC. explainedD. learned
28. A. thanks tB. regardless fC. in return frD. in terms f
29. A. cntributinB. galC. researchD. suggestin
30. A. dreamB. chiceC. ideaD. tl
31. A. ThughB. OnceC. IfD. Unless
32. A. fearfulB. playfulC. cmpetitiveD. careless
33. A. askB. mindC. knwD. remember
34. A. invitedB. taughtC. mtivatedD. rdered
35. A. ccasinallyB. eventuallyC. regularlyD. immediately
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。
Fan Zhngyan is an utstanding writer in Sng Dynasty, whse well-knwn saying is “T be___36___first t feel cncern fr the trubles f the wrld, and the last t enjy ___37___(it) pleasures.” This 11th century prverb ___38___(prvide) a gal fr all Chinese gvernment fficials t aspire t.
Fan Zhngyan himself was a gd example f smene ___39___lived by these wrds. Thugh he was yung, be pured his all energy ___40___studying after his father died. Fan zhngyan was nt nly ___41___(cncern) abut his wn persnal welfare, ___42___was firm in his desire t lk after the ___43___(need) f the cmmn peple. Being a devted and generus man, Fan Zhngyan ffered jbs t lcal peple in his farm and spent all f his mney ___44___(help) thers.
Fan Zhngyan was a gd example fr us t learn. As a saying ____45____(g), “Actins live up t wrds”.
第三部分写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据句子意思和中文提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。将每一题的答案写在答题卷相应的横线上。
46. I dn’t knw much abut it, s I dn’t feel ________(具备资格的) t cmment. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47. My heart ____________ (下沉) because I thught he was ging t leave me behind. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48. The new trade agreement shuld __________ (促进) mre rapid ecnmic grwth. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. She tld me that she was ften disturbed by sme____________(消极的) thughts. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50. I'm very happy t jin this yung and _________ (充满活力的) team.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
51. The service at this restaurant lived up t its ____________ (名誉), and we were well served. (根据汉语提示填写单词)
52. He gave a great perfrmance, but he was very____________(谦逊的). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
53. The ________(展览) gives lcal artists an pprtunity t display their wrk. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
54. As the ecnmy was in____________(衰落), sme peple in the twn lst their jbs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
55. She____________(惊慌) when she saw smke cming ut f her neighbur’s huse. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第二节 应用文（共1小题，满分15分）
56. 假定你是校英语社团负责人，计划组织“环保宣传进社区（G int Cmmunities fr Envirnmental Prtectin）”活动。请你写一个活动策划方案。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
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第三节 读后续写（共1题，满分25分）
57. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The Meredith family lived in a small cmmunity. As the ecnmy was in decline, sme peple in the twn had lst their jbs. Many f their families were struggling t make ends meet. Peple were trying t help each ther meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a mst kind and thughtful wman. She spent a great deal f time visiting the pr. She knew they had prblems, and they needed all kinds f help. When she had time, she wuld bring fd and medicine t them.
One mrning she tld her children abut a family she had visited the day befre. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, wh tk care f him and culd nt g ut t wrk, and their little by. The little by -his name was Bernard-had interested her very much.
“I wish yu culd see him,” she said t her wn children, Jhn, Harry, and Clara. “He is such a help t his mther. He wants very much t earn sme mney, but I dn't see what he can d.”
After their mther left the rm, the children sat thinking abut Bernard. “I wish we culd help him t earn mney,” said Clara. “His family is suffering s much.”
“S d I,” said Harry. “We really shuld d smething t assist them.”
Fr sme mments, Jhn said nthing, but, suddenly, he sprang t his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a slutin that we can all help accmplish(完成).”
The ther children als jumped up all attentin. When Jhn had an idea, it was sure t be a gd ne. “I tell yu what we can d,” said Jhn. “Yu knw that big bx f crn Uncle Jhn sent us? Well, we can make ppcrn(爆米花), and put it int paper bags, and Bernard can take it arund t the huses and sell it.”
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右:
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Mrs. Meredith heard f Jhn's idea, she thught it was a gd ne, t.
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With everything ready, Bernard started ut n his new business.
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