江西省抚州市黎川县第二中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题

这是一份江西省抚州市黎川县第二中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题，共14页。试卷主要包含了作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，考试结束后，将答题卡交回，40等内容，欢迎下载使用。

23-24上开学考试
高三英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡的相应位置上：
2.作答时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
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 does the woman ask the man to do?
A．Buy lunch. B．Go to a bank. C．Buy a box.
2．When are the speakers going to play tennis probably?
A．Right now. B．Tomorrow. C．Next Sunday.
3．What is the woman’s sweater like?
A．It’s got a V-neck.
B．It’s got a round neck.
C．It’s got a polo-neck.
4．What do the man’s class want to do this Sunday?
A．Go for a swim. B．Do some sunbathing. C．Collect the rubbish.
5．Why does the man refuse the woman’s request?
A．The heating is broken.
B．He can’t afford the heating bill.
C．He doesn’t like to use the heating.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Mother and son.
B．Interviewer and guest.
C．Job adviser and student.
7．What does the man want to do?
A．Open a restaurant.
B．Teach skateboarding.
C．Run a clothing shop.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where will the speakers go to get their shots?
A．A drug store. B．The clinic. C．The hospital.
9．Who is getting clothes as a gift?
A．The man’s brother.
B．The woman’s sister.
C．The woman’s parents.
10．How many people will be at Christmas dinner?
A．Five. B．Six. C．Four.
听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。
11．Where will Glastonbury Festival take place?
A．London Paddington. B．Castle Cary. C．London Victoria.
12．How will the speakers get to the festival?
A．By train. B．By bus. C．By coach.
13．When does the direct train leave?
A．At 9:00 am. B．At 5:30 am. C．At 5:00 am.
14．What is the woman going to take?
A．A raincoat. B．Food. C．An umbrella.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．How does the man want to learn writing?
A．On the Internet. B．Face to face. C．Self-learning.
16．Why does the man want to take writing courses?
A．To publish his works. B．To enjoy the fun of writing. C．To earn more money.
17．What kind of brochure will the man receive?
A．Fiction writing. B．Business writing. C．Creative writing.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What does the cinema fail to offer?
A．Comfortable seats. B．Large-sized screen. C．High-quality sound system.
19．How far is it if you drive to the summer cinema from the city?
A．Eight kilometers. B．Five kilometers. C．Four kilometers.
20．What are people allowed to do in the cinema?
A．Have a picnic. B．Light a barbecue. C．See movies for free.
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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑
A
If you want to explore European towns, here is a look at the most beautiful small towns in Europe.
Manarola
Manarola, Italy, is filled with rainbow-colored homes along the Mediterranean (地中海) coast. This attractive fishing town is famous for its wine and paintings. There are no cars here, no traffic lights, and no traffic noise. You can drive to it, but you have to park outside the town and then take a shuttle bus or walk in on foot.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, is a fascinating mountain town. Once two separated towns, Roman and Teutonic, were forced to become one because of the 1936 Winter Olympics, though the two sides still have different features. The town dates back to 15 AD, filled with narrow, cobble- stoned streets lined with historic buildings painted with religious scenes.
Marsaxlokk
The energetic trading port of Marsaxlokk, Malta, was built in 900 BC． Today, this picture-like town is the main supplier of fish to the island nation that sits in the Mediterranean Sea. It has no modern buildings to ruin its attractiveness. With such quiet surroundings, including the traditional fishing boats, it’s a particularly charming place to visit.
Portmagee, Ireland
In a country filled with beautiful towns, Portmagee sits on the southwest coast of Ireland. This postcard-perfect seaside fishing town has brightly colored buildings with a rich and colorful history. At the Bridge Bar, you’ll find live music along with nice food and a fine glass of beer.
21．In which town are tourists not allowed to go sightseeing by car?
A．Manarola. B．Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
C．Marsaxlokk. D．Portmagee.
22．Marsaxlokk is attractive for ________ .
A．wine and paintings B．religious scenes
C．fish and old buildings D．rich history and live music
23．Manarola and Portmagee are perfect choices for tourists who ________ .
A．have special interest in traditional fishing boats
B．prefer enjoyment in an old coastal fishing town
C．want to stay on a Mediterranean island
D．need to be refreshed in a mountain town
B
Bacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms(微生物) from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem? It’s turning to a bunch of high school kids. But not just any kids. It is depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms, like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.
HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they’re close to a solution(解决方案). “We don’t give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers,” says Florence Gold, a project manager.
“There are no tests,” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades, other than ‘Are you working towards your goal?’ Basically, it’s ‘I’ve got to produce this product and then, at the end of year, present it to NASA．’ Engineers come and really do an in-person review, and...it’s not a very nice thing at times. It’s a hard business review of your product.”
Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact(影响) on college admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I don’t teach.” And that annoying bacteria? Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.
24．What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station?
A．They are hard to get rid of. B．They lead to air pollution.
C．They appear in different forms. D．They damage the instruments.
25．What is the purpose of the HUNCH program?
A．To strengthen teacher-student relationships.
B．To sharpen students’ communication skills.
C．To allow students to experience zero gravity.
D．To link space technology with school education.
26．What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program?
A．Check their product. B．Guide project designs.
C．Adjust work schedules. D．Grade their homework.
27．What is the best title for the text?
A．NASA: The Home of Astronauts
B．Space: The Final Homework Frontier
C．Nature: An Outdoor Classroom
D．HUNCH: A College Admission Reform
C
As for old people, some of the applications are hard to use because they didn’t grow up with them. They don’t have simple models of how they should work, what to do when something doesn’t work or where to go for help. We make it as easy as possible to be used for people who are not familiar with the technology.
I think there is huge potential (潜力) and we are designing it. The ability to connect to friends, who remember the same movies and news and music, is really important, especially as people get old. They end up in retirement homes and they aren’t always close to their friends. Allowing the network to help them connect with friends and family is a really powerful thing.
My mother is an enthusiastic user of the Internet, although it took me years to get her to use e-mail. She was born with normal hearing, but lost it when she was 3. She was totally deaf for many years, until age 53, when she got ear aids. They work really well. That is a big change for her. But before then, her friends couldn’t call her on the phone, so they insisted she use e-mail to communicate with them.
Young people don’t even think of the Internet as technology. It’s just there, and they use it. There’s been a very interesting change in communications styles between old people and young people. There are some kids who are now in their teens and aren’t willing to make phone calls. And they think of e-mail as old-fashioned and slow.
The reason why teens don’t make phone calls seems to be that they don’t know what to say. When they call they often stop for a while and there’s this silence. On the other hand, texting is considered proper, and it’s okay if you don’t answer. You might have been distracted. It’s not considered rude. But it is considered strange if you’re in this kind of voice conversation and simply stop talking.
28．What is the trouble that old people meet when surfing the Internet?
A．They don’t know how to use some applications.
B．They have to buy electronic productions at a high price.
C．There is no professional teacher to teach them how to use the Internet.
D．They have no friends to communicate with online.
29．What do the young people think of the Internet according to the passage?
A．Interesting. B．Amazing.
C．Boring. D．Common.
30．We can infer from the passage that the author is a ________．
A．company manager B．program designer
C．college professor D．mobile phone seller
31．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．You have replied the message.
B．You have walked away from the conversation.
C．You have been cut off.
D．You have asked for a pardon.
D
More treasured than the gold in its vaults (金库) are the data a bank has stored on its servers. Banks enjoy a monopoly over data that has helped them get away with awful service and fend off newcomers with better ideas. In Europe, at least, that is all about to change.
The source of this disruption is a new set of regulations, named the Second Payment Service Directive, or “PSD2”. The rules, which are being finalised and will be in force from January next year, will force banks to share data easily with licensed third parties. Bankers in Europe scream that their profits and customer relationships are under threat. Fearing they could be next，America’s bankers are already trying to persuade their regulators to keep their data monopoly well-preserved. Such reactions are predictable and wrong.
Some concerns about PSD2 make sense. In particular, it is reasonable to wonder about the privacy and security implications of sensitive financial data being shared with third parties. But banks themselves are hardly immune to cyber attack. And the way that European regulators propose to deal with these worries looks promising. Third parties that want to use bank data will need to convince national regulators that their data defences are solid and must submit to annual inspections. New entrants to cyber must also takeout deception insurance; their insurers will have a clear reason to demand state of their cyber security. Many online payments will become more secure than they are today, because of the officially instructed requirements for the use of a vigorous authentication process involving two-step confirmation.
The gap between writing rules and implementing them is always large. So the following might make sense. First, agreement from customers to provide access to their bank data must be gained explicitly, not buried in pages of wordy professional terms. The purposes for which data might be used should be clearly explained; and individuals’ agreement to share their personal information should be easily reversible. Second, regulators must be decisive and cruel both in ensuring that banks open up their database to others and in withdrawing the licences of third parties that break the rules, particularly on cyber security.
Since the new entrants will not be licensed to engage in riskier forms of finance—such as lending money—it makes sense to regulate them with a lighter touch. But if some financial technology providers do end up becoming systemically important, higher standards of oversight might be necessary.
32．According to the author, what is the change about to happen to Europe?
A．Data stored in servers will fail to offer service.
B．Banks will better treasure their stored gold than data.
C．Banks will lose control of data stored on their servers.
D．Banks will have to share what they exclusively control.
33．What’s the popular response of bankers to the to-be-released “PSD2”?
A．They feel alarmed at it. B．They feel confused at it.
C．They accept it as rational. D．They take it as ridiculous.
34．What does the author think of the concerns about the new set of regulations?
A．They are predictable and wrong. B．They are reasonable but intolerable.
C．They are unnecessary and insensible. D．They are understandable but unnecessary.
35．What does the author suggest on the enforcement of the regulations?
A．Customers must be granted the right to privacy.
B．Regulators should be rough in conducting regulations.
C．Higher running supervision might be adopted if necessary.
D．New entrants to cyber must takeout deception insurance.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nowadays，with the development of economy and rise of the level of people's living，more and more people have access to delicate gifts for each other. 36 Wrapping（包装）paper waste has been on the rise. Try these suggestions for cutting down the amount of wrapping paper you throw away.
Reuse what you have.
Wrapping paper has such a brief life span（跨度）that it can be reused many times. 37 It's estimated that the US produces 4. 6 million pounds of wrapping paper annually，and 2. 3 million pounds of that ends up in the trash. The remainder stays in people's homes，awaiting reuse.
Use different material.
Who says you have to choose bright wrapping paper to decorate a present?  Opt（选择）for basic brown paper that can be decorated beautifully with a bow，ribbons，leaves or markers. Repurpose newspaper，old posters，and children's school artwork as wrapping paper. 38
Ask for better paper.
Sellers stock what customers want，and recyclability should come first，so let that be known when you're out shopping. As explained by Simon Ellin， CEO of the Recycling Association，a trade body that represents about 90 waste management companies and paper merchants in the United Kingdom， “It's a battle we've been in all year--do you really need to design a non-paper wrapping paper? 39 Shop with that in mind，too. ”
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Use baskets，fabric，gift boxes or bags，tea towels，and more to wrap your presents. Learn the Japanese art of furoshiki， using beautiful knots to fasten colorful，reusable fabrics in attractive ways. This way，you'll have no wrapping paper waste to contend with.
A．Try zero waste.
B．Leave your gifts unwrapped.
C．However, there is a problem.
D．In fact, gifts are not so important.
E．Make paper with recycling in mind.
F．It's especially true if care is taken to unwrap it without tearing.
G．There are plenty of other delightful eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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。
My mother was always knitting (编织). What a shock to me when she recently admitted that knitting was a great way to help her get through stresses of 41 four children. And I realized that knitting has also been 42 to me.
My mother 43 me to knit when I was about 6, starting first with the beginner’s scarf. But I soon abandoned the 44 , as it was boring for a young child.
My next knitting adventure was an awakening in Madison, Wisconsin, where I was in graduate school and feeling the 45 of the demanding program. One day, as I cycled to school past the knitting store on State Street, I stopped and went inside. I was not even sure what I was 46 . The gloves in the display area caught my fancy, and I determined that I would learn to knit these 47 gloves. Too big a project for a beginner, but the store employees were kind and patient with my daily visits for instruction. In the following months the project 48 to a gift of gloves for each one of my dear friends, and miraculously, the gloves saved my soul in that tense semester of studies and other life 49 of love and loss.
My 50 fingers wrapped in yarn (毛线) have long relieved my anxiety during medical appointments and hospital stays for friends and family. Knitting during the pandemic eased my despair at not being able to 51 in my usual volunteer activities that had been central in my life for decades. I channeled my energy into knitting dozens of scarves to donate to a shelter and this helped me feel 52 to the community.
Knitting scarves and blankets for my daughter when she went away for university brought me 53 as I imagined every stitch (针脚) of love wrapped around my now-adult child—as once my arms protected her when she was 54 .
My mother’s influence on me is great, but the major life lesson she taught me through knitting is that there is a step-by-step 55 of building, tearing down and rebuilding. It requires patience and a belief that stitches that are cast off can always find their way back on.
41．A．warning B．raising C．dressing D．praising
42．A．beneficial B．challenging C．hopeful D．stressful
43．A．requested B．forced C．taught D．wished
44．A．project B．housework C．achievement D．honor
45．A．excitement B．glory C．regret D．pressure
46．A．seeking B．learning C．researching D．observing
47．A．strange B．sweet C．broken D．huge
48．A．expanded B．reduced C．moved D．returned
49．A．signs B．disasters C．ceremonies D．events
50．A．cold B．busy C．clean D．lazy
51．A．break B．major C．participate D．put
52．A．grateful B．addicted C．ashamed D．connected
53．A．fear B．thrill C．curiosity D．comfort
54．A．lost B．successful C．young D．aged
55．A．effect B．process C．progress D．exchange
第二节：（共10个小题；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。
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's 56 (long) cross-sea bridge, enters the history of human engineering and connection as a point of pride upon 57 （it) opening to traffic at 9 am on Oct.24, 2018.
One day after the opening was announced at a ceremony 58 (hold) in Zhuhai , the bridge's ports in three different administrative regions started serving travelers around-the-clock , opening 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 59 (ensure) faster boundary crossings for passengers, the Macao and Zhuhai ports jointly use a one-off immigration clearance model, 60 allows travelers to queue up only once to finish both exit and entry procedures of the two cities in about 30 61 (second).
Apart 62   private cars, taxis and goods vehicles, two types of public transportation -shuttle bus（班车）and cross-boundary coach --can also run on the HZMB． 63 frequency of shuttle buses is about 5-10minutes during peak hours. Booking tickets for the shuttle bus online in advance 64 （be）available since 9 am on Tuesday. With the bridge now in service, the traveling time between Zhuhai and Hong Kong International Airport will 65 ( shorten) from four hours to 45 minutes, and the time between Zhuhai and Hong Kong’s Container Terminals will be cut from 3. 5 hours to 75 minutes.
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）
66．假定你是李华，你的朋友John沉迷于微信（WeChat）而不能自拔，写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示理解和关心；
2. 沉迷微信的影响；
3. 提出具体建议。
注意：1. 词数：80词左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：沉溺于be addicted to；沉溺addiction
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第二节 读后续写(满分 25分)
67．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。
Blue Eyes
My family and I often feed the homeless in our community.It actually feels more like spending time with friends.We hug them, give them something to eat and drink, and sit and talk with them.
We hadn’t been doing this too long when we met a tall, thin gentleman I refer to as Blue Eyes.His blond hair was turning gray, and his eyes were as bright and blue as the summer sky.Blue Eyes smiled a lot.He knew that what he was doing on the streets was wrong.His addictions had taken hold of him, and he couldn’t pull away, though he never failed to let us know how thankful he was for us.
Blue Eyes was a business owner once, married to a beautiful woman.But his wife got sick, and he used all his money for her treatment.When she died, not only did Blue Eyes lose the love of his life, but he was also out of money.Then his beloved dog passed away.During all that heartache Blue Eyes turned to drugs and alcohol to numb his pain.He lost his home, and he ended up on the streets.
On one Sunday afternoon, one of the guys he shared the streets with advised us that Blue Eyes was sick and needed help getting a prescription (处方) filled.When we mentioned this to Blue Eyes, he put down his head, ashamed to make it seem that he had to ask for help.
We learned that he had cancer and various other illnesses.His prescription would cost sixty dollars—an amount that he didn’t have.We assured him that we would get it filled for him.
Walking away from him that day I wondered what we had just done. As much as we loved spending time with our homeless friends, the amount of money we were spending on the food and snack bags made our budget tight.But sixty dollars extra for a prescription? I didn’t see how we were going to pull that off. Something told me to just have faith, though.
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。
We went to the pharmacy (药店) and dropped off the prescription to be filled.
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The very next day, walking into work, I saw an envelope on the ground.
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1．A
M:I’m going to visit the bank. Do you need cash?
W:No, but can you drop off this box at the post office and buy something to eat?
M:I’ll deal with the mail and buy lunch on my way back.
2．C
M: Rose, how about playing tennis some day?
W: That’s a good idea. Let’s fix it for next Sunday, shall we?
3．B
W: Excuse me. I left my sweater by the pool. Has anyone handed it in?
M: Let me see … We’ve got a V-neck sweater and a polo-neck one. Which one is yours?
W: Neither. Mine’s got a round neck. Oh, there it is!
4．C
M: Hi, Sophie, our class are going to the beach this Sunday. Would you like to come together?
W: The beach? But it’s only April. It’s far too cold to go swimming!
M: The plan is to clean up the beach for the summer. We hope people will feel pleasant when they sunbathe.
5．B
W: It’s really cold in this apartment. Can we turn up the heat?
M: No, my last heating bill was too high. I had trouble paying it. Would you like a sweater?
6．A 7．C
M: I was thinking of starting my own business. I know you wanted me to take over your restaurant business, but I can’t stand working in the food industry.
W: OK. But what do you really want to do?
M: I want to sell skateboards, clothing, and shoes.
W: You want to run a clothing shop?
M: Yeah.
W: What would make your shop different from all the others?
M: I thought we could make our own T-shirts. Maybe you and Dad could lend me some money first.
W: Sounds OK to me, but you’ll have to talk to your dad about this, too.
8．A 9．B 10．A
M: It’s that time of year again. We should go get our flu shots. You don’t want to end up in the hospital again like last year.
W: You’re right. Should we just walk into the nearest clinic, or do we have to make an appointment first?
M: There’s a drug store in the mall that is quick and easy. They have a small room set up for shots. We need to do some Christmas shopping, anyway.
W: Let’s go over the list, then. We got your parents the cooking set and my parents the sofa pillows. I got my sister some clothes…
M: I am getting my brother those headphones he wanted. The next thing we have to think about is the tree. Are we going to get a real one again, or just use the small one that we keep in the basement?
W: Real ones are pretty messy. And I don’t want to spend money on another new tree. Let’s just stick to the old one.
M: OK. That leaves the turkey. Who is coming to dinner, again?
W: My best friend Erin is coming.
M: My parents will have dinner with us.
W: All right. I’ll buy a 24-pound turkey.
11．B 12．C 13．A 14．A
W: Hey, David! Did you manage to get tickets for Glastonbury Festival?
M: Yeah. So lucky—the tickets sold out in 20 minutes!
W: Amazing! It lasts for five days. Shall we book a hotel?
M: I’m not sure. The hotels are quite far from the festival site, so I suggest we bring our tents.
W: Good idea! How do we get to the festival?
M: We can take a direct train from London Paddington to Castle Cary, the host town, which costs ₤70.40. It leaves at 9: 00 am.
W: How about taking a coach? It’ll probably take longer, but it’ll be cheaper.
M: That’s true. Let me check Yes, it’s only ₤30. OK, let’s meet at London Victoria at 5: 00 am.
next Saturday. There is a coach leaving at 5:30 am.
W: Okay! Should I bring an umbrella? And how about bringing some food with us?
M: I think a raincoat would be better. Umbrellas block other people’s view of the stage. And
there’ll be plenty of places to buy food at the festival site.
W: Great! Oh, my bus is coming! See you on Saturday!
15．A 16．C 17．B
W: Good morning. The Writing School. Can I help you?
M: Oh, hi. I’m ringing about the online writing courses you advertise on the Internet.
W: OK. You can see on our website that we have a lot of courses. What are you interested in doing?
M: Well, I don’t want to publish anything. I just want to raise the standard of my own writing.
W: Yes, it depends on whether you want to, you know, write creatively or for fun. We also have fiction writing that includes writing children’s stories.
M: Well, I work in an advertising agency, so I’d like to write better so that I’d like my salary to rise.
W: OK, so we can send you our brochure for business writing and if you think it’ll be right for you, then you can sign up.
M: Great. What happens after that? W: Then we send you the course pack.
18．A 19．C 20．A

For those of you who love watching films, let me tell you about a new outdoor summer cinema. It’s been set up in the hills with beautiful views in all directions. The size of the cinema screen is fantastic, and the quality of the sound system is so good. There are no seats because members of the audience can sit on the ground wherever they like. The temperatures don’t drop in the evenings during summer, so you won’t need a blanket or a coat, but I do suggest taking a cushion with you because it can get rather uncomfortable after the first hour or two of sitting there. So, how do you get to this cinema from the city? If you have a car, there are plenty of parking spaces and the trip is about four kilometers. Otherwise, you’ll need to rely on public transport, unless, that is, you have enough energy for a five-kilometer walk along a narrow path. When I visited earlier this week, I saw that some people had brought a picnic with them—the perfect thing to enjoy after the movie. Some other people tried to light a barbecue—but that’s against the rules. And one final word of advice. It’s not a good idea to arrive at the cinema without a ticket because numbers are limited for health-and-safety reasons. Tickets are available from any supermarket in the city.
21．A 22．C 23．B
21．细节理解题。根据文章Manarola中的“There are no cars here, no traffic lights, and no traffic noise. You can drive to it, but you have to park outside the town and then take a shuttle bus or walk in on foot.(这里没有汽车，没有红绿灯，也没有交通噪音。你可以开车去，但你得把车停在城外，然后乘班车或步行进去。)”可知，在小镇马纳罗拉，游客不得驾车观光。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据文章Marsaxlokk中的“Today, this picture-like town is the main supplier of fish to the island nation that sits in the Mediterranean Sea. It has no modern buildings to ruin its attractiveness. (如今，这个风景如画的小镇是这个地中海岛国的主要鱼类供应地。没有现代化的建筑破坏它的吸引力。)”可知，马克斯洛克以鱼和古老的建筑而吸引人。故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据文章Manarola中的“This attractive fishing town is famous for its wine and paintings. (这个迷人的渔业小镇以其葡萄酒和绘画而闻名。)”和Portmagee, Ireland中的“This postcard-perfect seaside fishing town has brightly colored buildings with a rich and colorful history. (这座堪称明信片上完美的海滨渔城拥有色彩鲜艳的建筑和丰富多彩的历史。)”可知，对于喜欢在古老的沿海渔城享受乐趣的游客来说，马纳罗拉和波托马里是完美的选择。故选B。
24．A 25．D 26．A 27．B
24．细节理解题。根据第一段中的Bacteria are annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms form our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week.可知，细菌对宇航员来说是个令人讨厌的问题。这种来自我们身体的微生物在国际空间站的表面不受控制地生长，宇航员每周要花几个小时来清理它们。也就是说它们很难去掉。其中的“the microorganisms”包括“bacteria”。由此可知， A项正确。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段的HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think they’re close to a solution(解决方案).可知，HUNCH旨在把高中教室和NASA的工程师联系起来。Gordon的学生一直在研究如何在零重力下杀死细菌；结合最后一段中的Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space.可知，学生每天都给NASA的工程师发邮件一起探讨（如何杀死空间站的细菌这一空间技术）这个问题。由此可推断出HUNCH program的目的把空间技术与学校教育相结合。故D项正确。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段中的Engineers come and really do an in-person review, and...it’s not a very nice thing at times. It’s a hard business review of your product.”可知，NASA的工程师会亲自审核学生们所做的产品。故A项正确。
27．主旨大意题。文章以国际空间站里的微生物很难清除开头，引出宇航员们解决此问题的途径——借助美国国家航空航天局的HUNCH高中班，此计划的目的是把航天技术与学校教育结合起来。在这项计划里，学生们通过homework（制作供美国国家航空航天局使用的产品）探索无疆的太空，因此“太空：最后的功课疆域”最适合做文章的标题。故选B。
28．A 29．D 30．B 31．B
28．细节理解题。根据第一段第一句As for old people, some of the applications are hard to use because they didn’t grow up with them.可知，老年人上网时遇到的麻烦是他们不知道如何使用一些应用程序。故选A。
29．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段 The younger people don't even think of this as technology. It's just there, and they use it可知年轻人认为网络是非常常见的东西，故选D。
30．推理判断题。文章首段提到电脑的一些应用程序对老年人来说很复杂，然后在第二段提出I think there is huge potential, so I have designed some for them.由此推断作者是一名编程人员，故选B。
31．句意猜测题。根据最后一段中It’s not considered rude. But it is considered strange if you’re in this kind of voice conversation and simply stop talking. 短信对话时这不被认为是不礼貌的。但如果你正进行语言对话，停止谈论，就会被认为是奇怪的。由此推知划线部分You might have been distracted.的意思是“你在回避。”故选B。
32．D 33．A 34．D 35．C
32．细节理解题。由文章第二段“The source of this disruption is a new set of regulations, named the Second Payment Service Directive, or‘PSD2’. The rules, which are being finalised and will be in force from January next year, will force banks to share data easily with licensed third parties. (这种混乱的根源是一套新的法规，名为‘第二支付服务指令’或‘PSD2’。这些规则正在敲定中，将于明年1月生效，将迫使银行与持牌第三方轻松共享数据。)”可知，欧洲银行将要分享他们的数据。故选D项。
33．推理判断题。由文章第二段“Bankers in Europe scream that their profits and customer relationships are under threat. Fearing they could be next，America’s bankers are already trying to persuade their regulators to keep their data monopoly well-preserved. (欧洲的银行家们大声疾呼，他们的利润和客户关系正受到威胁。由于担心他们可能成为下一个，美国的银行家们已经在努力说服他们的监管机构保持他们对数据的垄断。)”可知，欧洲的银行家们对此感到震惊，这将威胁他们的利益。故选A项。
34．推理判断题。由文章第三段“Some concerns about PSD2 make sense. In particular, it is reasonable to wonder about the privacy and security implications of sensitive financial data being shared with third parties. But banks themselves are hardly immune to cyber attack. And the way that European regulators propose to deal with these worries looks promising. (对PSD2的一些担忧是有道理的。特别是，人们有理由怀疑与第三方共享敏感金融数据对隐私和安全的影响。但银行本身也很难免受网络攻击。欧洲监管机构提出的解决这些担忧的方式看起来很有希望。)”可知，人们对于PSD2担忧是可以理解的，但是没有必要，因为欧洲监管机构会提出的解决这些担忧的方案。故选D项。
35．细节理解题。由文章最后一段“But if some financial technology providers do end up becoming systemically important, higher standards of oversight might be necessary. (但如果一些金融技术提供商最终确实变得具有系统重要性，那么可能需要更高的监管标准。)”可知，作者建议如有必要，可采用更高的运行监督。故选C项。
36．C 37．F 38．G 39．E 40．A
36．空后一句提到“Wrapping paper waste has been on the rise.”（包装纸的浪费一直在上升）； C项“However, there is a problem.”，空后一句即是指C项中“the problem”的具体内容，空后一句是顺承C项的话题。故选C。
37．空前一句提到“it can be reused many times.”（包装纸可以重复多次使用）；F项“It's especially true if care is taken to unwrap it without tearing.（如果拆开包装时小心翼翼而不撕掉的话，情况更是如此。）”，其中“It's especially true”的情况即是指空前一句中的“be reused many times”。F项是顺承空前一句的话题。故选F。
38．该段的小标题是“Use different material.（用不同的材料）”；空前一句提到“Repurpose newspaper，old posters，and children's school artwork as wrapping paper.”（将报纸、旧海报和孩子在学校的艺术作品重新用作包装纸）；G项“There are plenty of other delightful eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper.（有许多其他可爱的环保包装替代包装纸。）”，其中“alternatives to wrapping paper”与空前一句的语义相符。故选G。
39．上文提到“recyclability should come first”（在你购物时，应该把回收利用放在第一位）；空后一句提到“Shop with that in mind，too.（购物时也要考虑到这一点。）”；E项“Make paper with recycling in mind.（制造包装纸时要考虑回收利用。）”，E项中“recycling”与上文中的“recyclability”是同根词的词汇复现；空后一句中“ with that”指代E项中的“with recycling”。E项与空后一句的句式并列。故选E。
40．此空是该段的小标题，第2至4的小标题都是祈使句句式， 该空也应该是祈使句句式；该段下文建议采用日本的包袱布的方法包装东西；最后一句提到“This way, you'll have no wrapping paper waste to contend with.（这样你就不用浪费包装纸了）”；A项“Try zero waste.（尝试零浪费。）”，其中“zero waste”与“no wrapping paper waste ”语义相符，因此A项概括该段的段意，可以作为该段的小标题。故选A。
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．A 45．D 46．A 47．B 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．C 52．D 53．D 54．C 55．B
41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她最近承认编织是一种帮助她度过抚养四个孩子的压力的好方法时，我感到非常震惊。A. warning警告；B. raising提升；C. dressing穿衣；D. praising赞美。根据上文“help her get through stresses of”以及后文“four children”可知，此处指抚养四个孩子，应用动词raise。故选B。
42．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我意识到编织也对我有益。A. beneficial有益的；B. challenging挑战性的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. stressful紧张的。根据后文“I channeled my energy into knitting dozens of scarves to donate to a shelter and this helped me feel 　　12　　　　to the community.”和“Knitting scarves and blankets for my daughter when she went away for university brought me 　　13　　　as I imagined every stitch (针脚) of love wrapped around my now-adult child—as once my arms protected her when she was 　　　14　　　.”可知，编织对作者有益。故选A。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我大约6岁的时候，我妈妈教我编织，从初学者的围巾开始。A. requested要求；B. forced迫使；C. taught教学；D. wished希望。根据后文“My mother’s influence on me is great, but the major life lesson she taught me through knitting ”可知，作者的编织技术是妈妈教的。故选C。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我很快就放弃了这个项目，因为它对一个小孩子来说太无聊了。A. project项目；B. housework家务；C. achievement成就；D. honor荣誉。此处指放弃编制这个项目，应用名词project。故选A。
45．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的下一个编织冒险觉醒是在威斯康辛州麦迪逊，当时我在那里读研究生，感受到了高要求项目带来的压力。A. excitement激动；B. glory荣誉；C. regret后悔；D. pressure压力。根据后文“of the demanding program”可知，项目要求高，给作者带来了压力。故选D。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我甚至不确定我在寻找什么。A. seeking寻找；B. learning学习；C. researching搜索；D. observing观察。根据上文“One day, as I cycled to school past the knitting store on State Street, I stopped and went inside.(一天，当我骑车去学校，经过State Street上的一家针织店时，我停下来走了进去)”可知，作者在店里没有头绪，不确定自己在找什么。故选A。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：展示区里的手套引起了我的兴趣，我决定学会织这些可爱的手套。A. strange奇怪的；B. sweet甜美的，可爱的；C. broken破碎的；D. huge巨大的。根据后文“to a gift of gloves for each one of my dear friends”作者给朋友送了手套，可知是觉得这些手套很可爱。故选B。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，这个项目扩大到给我的每一个亲爱的朋友赠送手套，奇迹般地，手套在那个紧张的学习学期和其他爱与失去的生活事件中拯救了我的灵魂。A. expanded扩大；B. reduced减少；C. moved移动；D. returned返回。根据后文“to a gift of gloves for each one of my dear friends”可知，作者的编织项目扩大到给我的每一个亲爱的朋友赠送手套，故选A。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，这个项目扩大到给我的每一个亲爱的朋友赠送手套，奇迹般地，手套在那个紧张的学习学期和其他爱与失去的生活事件中拯救了我的灵魂。A. signs迹象；B. disasters灾难；C. ceremonies仪式；D. events事件。根据上文“life”以及后文“of love and loss”可知，此处指生活中关于爱和失去的事件，故选D。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：长期以来，我忙碌的手指被纱线包裹着，这减轻了我在预约医生和为朋友和家人住院期间的焦虑。A. cold寒冷的；B. busy忙碌的；C. clean干净的；D. lazy懒惰的。根据上文“to a gift of gloves for each one of my dear friends”作者要给朋友编织手套，所以手指很忙碌。故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：大流行期间编织减轻了我对无法参加几十年来一直在我生活中占据中心地位的日常志愿活动的绝望。A. break打破；B. major主修；C. participate参加；D. put放置。根据后文“in my usual volunteer activities”指参加志愿者活动，应用participate in。故选C。
52．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我把自己的精力投入到编织几十条围巾上，捐给了一个收容所，这让我感觉自己与社区有了联系。A. grateful感激的；B. addicted上瘾的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. connected连接的。根据后文“to the community”可知，把编织的手套送给社区收容所，让作者感觉与社区有了联系。故选D。
53．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当女儿去上大学的时候，我为她织围巾和毯子，这让我感到很安慰——我想象着每一丝爱都缠绕着我现在已经成年的孩子——就像她小时候我怀抱着她一样。A. fear恐惧；B. thrill激动；C. curiosity好奇；D. comfort安慰。根据上文“when she went away for university brought me”可知，为女儿编织围巾和毯子，给作者带来安慰。故选D。
54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当女儿去上大学的时候，我为她织围巾和毯子，这让我感到很安慰——我想象着每一丝爱都缠绕着我现在已经成年的孩子——就像她小时候我怀抱着她一样。A. lost迷路的；B. successful成功的；C. young年轻的；D. aged年老的。根据上文“every stitch of love wrapped around my now-adult child”可知，作者的女儿现在长大了，所以围巾和毯子就像是女儿小时候作者抱着她一样，故选C。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我母亲对我的影响很大，但她通过编织教给我的主要人生教训是，有一个循序渐进的过程——建造、拆除和重建。A. effect影响；B. process过程；C. progress进步；D. exchange交换。后文“of building, tearing down and rebuilding”可知，“建造、拆除和重建”是一个循序渐进的过程。故选B。
56．longest 57．its 58．held 59．To ensure 60．which 61．seconds 62．from 63．The 64．has been 65．be shortened
56．考查形容词最高级。由空格前的限定词“the world's”以及空格后的名词“cross-sea bridge”可知，空格处填形容词最高级，意为：世界上最长的跨海大桥。故填longest。
57．考查物主代词。空格处提示词为it（代词），空格后单词为名词opening，之间是修饰关系，所以空格处应该填物主代词。故填its。
58．考查过去分词。句中的“a ceremony（典礼）”与hold间是被动关系，意为典礼被举行。故填hold的过去分词形式held。
59．考查不定式。句意：为确保旅客快速通关，澳门珠海口岸联合使用了“合作查验、一次放行”新型边检查验模式。这里需要使用不定式做目的状语，故填to ensure。
60．考查定语从句。先行词为名词短语“a one-off immigration clearance model”，先行词在从句中做主语，而且是非限制性定于从句，故填which。
61．考查名词的数。“second”在这里意思为“秒”，为可数名词。所以表达30秒的意思时second需要用复数形式。故填seconds。
62．考查介词词组。“apart from”作为一个词组，意为“除…之外”。故填from。
63．考查冠词。句意：穿梭巴士的高峰时段的频度是5~10分钟一班。这里的frequency特指穿梭巴士的固定频度，故填the。
64．考查主谓一致和一般现在时。文章最后一段描述的是港珠澳大桥现在的通行情况，时态用一般现在时。且主语“Booking tickets for the shuttle bus online in advance（提前在网上订班车票）”为第三人称单数形式，故填is。
65．考查被动语态。句意：大桥通行后，珠海到香港国际机场的时间将会从4小时缩短到45分钟。主语 “the traveling time”与shorten之间是被动关系，故填be shortened。
66．Dear John,
I’m sorry to hear that you’re suffering from WeChat addiction. I really understand how you feel and I’d like to offer you some useful advice.
First of all, I suggest that you should start some other hobbies, such as reading, listening to music, or playing chess, etc, which will take your mind off WeChat. Besides, you’d better make more friends and communicate with each other face-to-face. They’ll help you out when you can’t resist the temptation of WeChat. Last but not least, it’s better for you to do some sports instead of using WeChat a lot because sports can not only keep you healthy but also enrich your life and help you keep away from WeChat.
I hope you can accept my suggestions and get rid of addiction to WeChat as soon as possible.
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
67．We went to the pharmacy (药店) and dropped off the prescription to be filled. Because we were aware of the addictions among the population we were dealing with, we made sure to discuss the situation with the pharmacist, who confirmed that the medicine was legal and not associated with any type of street drug. Then he confirmed the sixty-dollar price. We left with the confidence that everything would workout. We didn’t know how or when.
The very next day, walking into work, I saw an envelope on the ground. It was folded in half and looked as though it had been stepped on a dozen times. I kicked it aside, but then I felt guilty for not picking it up, so I turned around and went back to throw it in the garbage. As I picked it up, I decided to open it. I felt my legs go a bit numb, and I had to lean against the wall when I saw what was inside. There was only one thing in that envelope—a $100 bill.