湖南省衡阳市第八中学2023-2024学年高三英语上学期10月月考试题（Word版附解析）

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衡阳市八中2024届高三第二次月考
英 语
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
所下面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 did the woman tell the man?
A.Her pencil wasn’t sharp.
B.He could use her extra pen.
C.She didn’t bring the pencil sharpener.
2.Why was the man surprised?
A.The woman was late.
B.The woman arrived early.
C.The woman had to work overtime tonight.
3.When will the speakers discuss the matter again?
A.On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
4. How does Henry feel now?
A.Proud. B.Grateful. C.Tired.
5.What will the speakers do?
A.Keep waiting. B. Go back home. C.Go to another restaurant.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6.What is the conversation mainly about ?
A.The best social apps.
B.Plans for the weekend.
C.The man’s phone messages.
7.How many people does the man claim to text often?
A.5. B.10. C.60
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8.What does the man have to do this morning?
A.Treat friends at home.
B. Finish reading a paper.
C.Look after his baby sister.
9.What will the man dot?
ABorrow the woman’s computer.
B. Have the woman visit his friends.
C. Go to the library to finish his paper.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10.Why is Jeff at the airport?
A.To see Ryan off. B.To fly to London. C. To meet the woman.
11.Why does Ryan go to Paris?
A.To do business. B.To go sightseeing. C.To receive education.
12.What does Jeff worry about?
A. Ryan may miss his flight.
B.The plane maybe delayed.
C.There’s no time to talk to Daisy.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13.What is People You Meet?
A.An office party. B.A radio program. C.A training course.
14.How many people does Mark’s office serve every year?
A.About 100,000. B.About 200,000. C.About 500,000.
15.What do we know about Mark?
A.He is a team leader. B.He was born in London. C.He speaks thirty languages.
16.What do Mark and his co-workers usually do to help visitors?
A.Show them around. B.Plan tours for them. C.Teach them English.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17.What does the speaker do?
A.A journalist. B.A student. C.A TV host.
18.Where did the speaker visit last year?
A.A university. B.A top college. C.A news agency.
19.Which kind of job does the speaker dislike?
A. The one without change.
B.The one that keeps him busy.
C.The one that needs to be done secretly.
20.What is the speaker going to do after getting the bachelor’s degree?
A.Find a job. B.Continue his study. C.Travel around the country.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Planning to get away? Think passport first
If you’re planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go.
Renewing (更新) your passport before it runs out
You can renew your passport up to 9 months before it can no longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later.
Applying for a passport for the first time
Our eligibility (资格) checks mean that it takes at least one week to issue (颁发) a passport. So make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute, and apply in plenty of time.
Help with your application is just around the corner
Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. It’s convenient and you should receive your passport within 2 weeks.
If you need to apply for or renew a passport, you can either:
Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents.
Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit www.passport.gov.uk
If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. We can’t guarantee to see customers without an appointment.
1. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that ______.
A. passports can be legally used forever
B passports are issued at the last minute
C. application checks take at least one week
D. applications are selected by post office branches
2. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by ______.
A. going to the offices directly
B. making a call for an appointment
C. visiting www.passport.gov.uk for a guarantee
D. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A Certain types of passports. B. Instructions on applying for passports..
C. Advantages of holding passports. D. Different functions of passports
B
I used to fancy myself a pretty good vacationer. But on my family's recent week-long trip to Mexico our first real getaway since the pandemic began—I got mixed up.
The huge difference between the expectations and the realities of travel hit me a few hours after we landed in Cabo SanLucas, Mexico. Driving our rental car to Walmart to buy groceries, we found ourselves stuck in stand-still traffic for over two hours. I comforted myself with the thought that once we arrived, my vacation self would emerge: relaxed, flexible and ready for a surfing followed by a margarita(玛格丽塔酒) on the beach—while wearing one of several sundresses that had been gathering dust in my closet since 2020.
Readers, I did not.
First, I was defeated by what I will well refer to as “traveler's stomach.” Then, I was scared out of surfing by waves that seemed too messy and powerful for my skills. A chilly fog kept me from unrolling the sundresses I'd carefully packed, and I ended up wrapped in the same sweat-shirt that I wore on the airplane. All seemed ruined.
During the episode, I nearly drove myself crazy by asking constantly, “How can I make this better'? Can I find a different route in the traffic?” But it was just about acceptance: getting into the moment, accepting what it is, and trusting—trusting this may not be the best moment of the vacation, but there can still be good moments of the vacation.
Indeed, I noticed a shift in my mood. At some stage I did drink a margarita. Eventually, I had an enjoyable afternoon of surfing in the sun. But when I fondly remember this vacation now, I more often return to curling up on the hotel couch with my husband, watching “Stranger Things” in sweats; or sitting sand-caked on the beach watching our daughter digging with a local girl. In those small moments, I was simply present. That's what vacation is all about.
4. How did the author feel on her way to Walmart?
A. Relaxed and expectant. B. Upset but hopeful.
C. Disappointed and defeated. D. Delighted but concerned.
5. What prevented the author from wearing the sundress?
A. Sharp stomachache. B. Huge waves.
C. Cold weather. D. Favored sweat-shirts.
6 What can we learn about the author as the vacation went on?
A. She preferred to stay in the hotel.
B. She sought for better enjoyments.
C. She achieved the goals as scheduled.
D. She embraced the imperfect moments.
7. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To share reflections on a trip.
B. To provide advice on a getaway.
C. To promote tourism in Mexico.
D. To inform challenges of a vacation.
C
US astronaut Mae Jemison was only a little girl back in the 1960s. But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.
“That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atantic.“I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.
Fortunately, the past five decades have seen the world becoming a less “absurd” place. From NASA’s first astronaut class in 1959, which was all-male, to its 2013 class, in which half of all eight members were women, we can see how things are changing.
And on March 29,another history was about to be made when an all-female team-Anne McClain and Christina Koch - was scheduled to make an “all-women spacewalk” since all previous spacewalks were done with at least one male astronaut. But that plan was eventually can celled, due to “spacesuit availability”,which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women.
The world is still pretty “absurd” after all.
In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women.According to Atlas Obscura magazine, female astronauts were sometimes asked sexist questions during news conferences - examples include how they would live for a week without makeup, or how they could leave their children behind to go on space missions - when male astronauts were never bothered by such questions.
Hopefully - give it another few decades - we’ll be able to see a world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality. And hopefully, when aliens do come visit one of our space stations,they’ll see humanity the way it should be.
8. Which of the following descriptions fits Mae Jemison?
A. When she was young in 1960s, she knew nothing of the Apollo astronauts.
B. She believed that the aliens thought there was no woman on earth.
C. She found it unfair to see all the Apollo astronauts were men.
D. She wanted to be one of the Apollo astronauts.
9. What happened in NASA according to paragraph 4?
A. The astronauts class which were male became all female in 2013.
B. An all-female team made “all women spacewalk ”plan come true.
C. “All women spacewalk” plan was canceled because of astronauts’ability.
D. The shortage of space suits upset the “all women spacewalk”plan.
10. We can draw the conclusion from the tests that___
A. Women are more competent than men in space tasks.
B. Despite the results, the world’s long-existing biases against women still exists.
C. It is difficult for women not to use makeup for work.
D. Male astronauts never leave children behind to go on space missions.
11. What view did the author hold in the last paragraph?
A. When aliens visit our space stations, they will sce more human beings.
B. He believes that there will be no absurdity about the equality between men and women.
C. The world may become one full of humans and aliens.
D. Our space station will grow fully in another few decades.
D
Not long after the pandemic started, researchers began to document declines in child and adolescence mental health. The numbers are stark.
Hospital emergency room visits spiked for suspected suicide attempts among girls ages 12 to 17,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From February to March 2021, the number jumped by 51 percent compared with the same period during 2019.For boys, the increase was 4 percent Early research from MIT suggested the suicide rate for people aged 10 to 19 increased in 2020, compared with before the pandemic. More recently, CDC provisional data for 2021 showed an increase in the national rate from 2020 to 2021,especially for people ages 15 to 24.
In other research, the CDC found nearly 45 percent of high school students were so constantly sad or hopeless in 2021 that they were unable to engage in regular activities. Almost I in 5 seriously considered suicide, and 9 percent of the teenagers surveyed by the CDC tried to take their lives during the previous 12months. Family upheaval (变故), meanwhile, was widespread, particularly in the early pandemic: Nearly 30percent of students said an adult in their home had lost a job, and 24 percent said they went hungry for a lack of food.
There are no directly comparable per-pandemic studies, but Kathleen Ether. the CDC’s director of the division of adolescent and school health, said student well-being is significantly better for teens who report feeling connected to their schools - a problem for a population that, nationwide, was kept out of them for so long. There is 20 years of research showing that it not only has an impact on how young people do while they’re adolescents, but it has 20-year impacts on all kinds of measures of health, including emotional well-being, suicidality and substance (违禁药物) use, she said.
It also left many children grieving. More than 230,000 U.S, students under 18 are believed to be mourning the ultimate loss: the death of a parent or primary caregiver in a pandemic-related loss, according to research by the CDC, Imperial College London, Harvard University, Oxford University and the University of Cape Town. In the United States, children of color were hit the hardest, another study found.It estimated that Black and Hispanic children had a higher rate of caregiver loss at nearly twice that of White children.
12. What does the underlined word “spiked” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Accounted. B. Boosted. C. Reduced. D. Accused.
13. What can we infer about the senior students in Paragraph 3?
A. Almost half of the students were too desperate to live normal lives.
B. About 20 percent of the students attempted a suicide previously.
C They became starved due to the unemployment of adults.
D. Family upheaval mainly contributes to their psychological disorders.
14. What do we know about Black and Hispanic children according to the text?
A. Over 230,000 Black and Hispanic students suffered from a family loss by the age of 18.
B. The US white people have so much racial discrimination against them.
C. They may enter the child welfare system after experiencing the death of a parent.
D. They were more likely to lose a caregiver than White, non-Hispanic children.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The chicken or the egg — which came first? It’s probably one of the most commonly cited paradoxes — a chicken hatches from an egg, so the egg came first, right?___16___The two ideas seem contradictory, and that’s exactly what a paradox is — a problem that seemingly has no definitive solution and can’t be logically solved.
___17___How can work be flexible but maintain structure? How can we switch off if we’re working from home? Two contrasting ideas could cause people stress, but what if we accept the contradiction and change the way we look at it? This is what some experts call the ‘paradox mindset’.
A paradox consists of two realities that exist at the same time — even though that seems impossible. ___18___ For example, embracing change may lead to bum-out, while embracing stability may lead to boredom. Some experts have found the acceptance of both realities and a willingness to embrace them can improve both creativity and productivity by allowing you to navigate a path through the contradictions. ___19___Consider Einstein. The theory of relativity was born out of the paradox that something could be moving and stationary at the same time, depending on perspective.
So, having a ‘paradox mindset’ and accepting the bigger picture may help you better understand problems. It could also make you happier knowing that contradictions exist. As a result, it may lead you to improving your productivity and creativity. ___20___
A. But then what laid the egg?
B. However, some say the chicken came first as it laid the egg.
C. If it worked for Einstein, maybe it could be good for you too.
D. And paradoxes don’t just exist in philosophical debates but also in our daily lives.
E. Studies have found that the application of a paradox can bring enormous benefits.
F. If you embrace just one of those realities and ignore the other, it can cause problems.
G. A 1996 study of geniuses found those thinkers spent time considering opposites and antitheses.
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a cold, rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she___21___that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.
So here I was,___22___ making the two-hour journey through thick fog. Nothing could be worth this,I thought as I___23___ along the dangerous highway.
Turning down a narrow track, we_____24_____and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens (常青树)____25____over us.Gradually,the peace and silence of the place began to____26____ my mind.
Then we turned a corner and stopped at the top of the mountain and I was entirely held in___27___. There across fields and valleys were rivers of fully-opened yellow flowers from the light one to the most brilliant. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and___28___ the mountainside in gold.
___29___ occurred to my mind.Who created such beauty? How? When? As we approached the house that stood in the center of the property, we saw a____30____ that read: “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet and Very Little Brain.” The second was:“______31______at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”
As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen that I could____32____ speak.“She changed the world,” I finally said, “one small plant at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the ____33____ of an idea, but she kept at it.”
The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a dream and____34____it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said, “_______35_______yet, start today.”
21. A. asked B. commanded C. insisted D. predicted
22. A. unwillingly B. undoubtedly C. unknowingly D. unexpectedly
23. A. walked B. inched C. wandered D. fled
24. A. pulled over B. stepped down C. looked up D. turned off
25. A. greeted B. flowed C. reached D. towered
26. A. admit B. fill C. control D. read
27. A. amazement B. curiosity C. amusement D. confusion
28. A. pushed B. moved C. swung D. bathed
29. A. Doubts B. Ideas C. Questions D. Requests
30. A. signal B. symbol C. symptom D. sign
31. A. Each B. Some C. One D. That
32. A. surely B. barely C. mostly D. instantly
33. A. beginning B. intention C. ending D. absence
34. A. set off B. worked out C. set down D. worked at
35. A. Later B. Better C. Happier D. Harder
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The growing popularity of precooked food in China - also known as the ready-meals industry - has made___36___a capital darling. In the world’s second-largest economy, the market for pre-prepared dishes has been mainly driven by caterers. But a shift from restaurants to family dining tables in the past two years, ___37___(bring) pre-made food to the mass consumer market rapidly,
“Pre-prepared dishes meet the ___38___ (prefer) of anew generation of consumers for healthier and more distinctive meals.” According to a report, China’s pre-prepared dishes market generated about 550billion yuan in 2021, with an___39___(expect) compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent over the next 5years.
As a new capital darling the pre-cooking industry is attracting cross-sector investment from companies outside the food industry. In mid-July, ___40___founder of a financial technology company called Qudian,LuoMin, ranked atop the e-commerce sales board by selling pre-made dishes on TikTok China, known as Douyin, ___41___(use) his personal account. It generated 252 million yuan worth of sales in a single session, more than ___42___it was last year.
However, the quality of pre-made dishes in the market remains___43___(even),with problem related to the lack of detailed labeling on such products, as well as difficulties in logistics and distribution.
___44___advance notice, the use of pre-prepared dishes by restaurants___45___(replace) those prepared on-site by a chef was harmful to consumers’ rights to information and choice. With the rapid development of the pre-cooking market, relevant regulations are needed to promote industry standardization
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是高三学生李华，你校英语报即将举办题为“Improving Our Handwriting”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.好的书写的益处;
2.改进书写的技巧
注意：
1.词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节(满分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。
The emergency doctor stood at the foot of my husband’s hospital bed, holding the test results and a diagnosis--Leukemia. He said to my husband, “We’ll move you to the leukemia floor. You’ll be here at least a month.
A month! How were we going to struggle for a month? It was March. The end of a school year was approaching. My days with my high school students were limited. How could I prepare four weeks of lessor plans and hand them over to a substitute teacher? A month! Could we afford being in the hospital that long! Our insurance was good, but we’d still have to pay our part of the medical expenses. My meals wouldn’t be covered, and parking was so expensive! My head couldn’t do the math. I drove home, filled with countless worries.
The next morning, I packed the car with everything needed for our hospital stay and headed to school to see my students, Because we live in a small community, they would have heard about my husband’s diagnosis. I would assure them that my husband would be fine, and that I would be fine, too. I’d encourage them to be their best selves for the substitute -and for me- while I was on family leave.
When I entered my classroom, the chatter stopped. I could feel my students assess me as I walked to the front of the room, so I put on a smile and continued to my podium(讲台). Sitting on top was a green envelope with “Mrs. Sargent” written on it. I looked over the frames of my glasses at twenty-eight faces some smiling, some trying to resist. “What is this?” I asked. I picked up the envelope, and continued. “You guys…”
注意
1.续写词数应为150左右：
2.请按如下格式作答。
When I opened the envelope, coins and dollar bills fell out-fives, tens, twenties.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As an adult in the room, I felt guilty and unwilling to accept these teenagers’ hard-earned money, but I decided to accept it.
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衡阳市八中2024届高三第二次月考
英语
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
所下面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 did the woman tell the man?
A.Her pencil wasn’t sharp.
B.He could use her extra pen.
C.She didn’t bring the pencil sharpener.
2.Why was the man surprised?
A.The woman was late.
B.The woman arrived early.
C.The woman had to work overtime tonight.
3.When will the speakers discuss the matter again?
A.On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
4. How does Henry feel now?
A.Proud. B.Grateful. C.Tired.
5.What will the speakers do?
A.Keep waiting. B. Go back home. C.Go to another restaurant.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6.What is the conversation mainly about ?
AThe best social apps.
B.Plans for the weekend.
C.The man’s phone messages.
7.How many people does the man claim to text often?
A.5. B.10. C.60
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8.What does the man have to do this morning?
A.Treat friends at home.
B. Finish reading a paper.
C.Look after his baby sister.
9.What will the man dot?
A.Borrow the woman’s computer.
B. Have the woman visit his friends.
C. Go to the library to finish his paper.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10.Why is Jeff at the airport?
A.To see Ryan off. B.To fly to London. C. To meet the woman.
11.Why does Ryan go to Paris?
A.To do business. B.To go sightseeing. C.To receive education.
12.What does Jeff worry about?
A. Ryan may miss his flight.
B.The plane maybe delayed.
C.There’s no time to talk to Daisy.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13What is People You Meet?
A.An office party. B.A radio program. C.A training course.
14How many people does Mark’s office serve every year?
A.About 100,000. B.About 200,000. C.About 500,000.
15.What do we know about Mark?
A.He is a team leader. B.He was born in London. C.He speaks thirty languages.
16.What do Mark and his co-workers usually do to help visitors?
A.Show them around. B.Plan tours for them. C.Teach them English.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17.What does the speaker do?
A.A journalist. B.A student. C.A TV host.
18.Where did the speaker visit last year?
A.A university. B.A top college. C.A news agency.
19.Which kind of job does the speaker dislike?
A. The one without change.
B.The one that keeps him busy.
C.The one that needs to be done secretly.
20.What is the speaker going to do after getting the bachelor’s degree?
A.Find a job. B.Continue his study. C.Travel around the country.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Planning to get away? Think passport first
If you’re planning to get away from it all this year, you should think passport first. Checking you have a valid passport before you book your trip takes minutes but could save you the trouble and cost of not being able to go.
Renewing (更新) your passport before it runs out
You can renew your passport up to 9 months before it can no longer be legally used. So take the time now and save the tears later.
Applying for a passport for the first time
Our eligibility (资格) checks mean that it takes at least one week to issue (颁发) a passport. So make sure you don’t leave it to the last minute, and apply in plenty of time.
Help with your application is just around the corner
Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents offer a Check and Send service that helps you with your application. It’s convenient and you should receive your passport within 2 weeks.
If you need to apply for or renew a passport, you can either:
Pick up a Passport Application Form at Selected Post Office branches and Worldchoice travel agents.
Or call the Application Form Request line on 0901 4700 100 or visit www.passport.gov.uk
If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices. We can’t guarantee to see customers without an appointment.
1. When applying for a passport for the first time, you need to know that ______.
A. passports can be legally used forever
B. passports are issued at the last minute
C. application checks take at least one week
D. applications are selected by post office branches
2. According to the passage, you can meet your urgent need by ______.
A. going to the offices directly
B. making a call for an appointment
C. visiting www.passport.gov.uk for a guarantee
D. getting in touch with Worldchoice travel agents
3. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Certain types of passports. B. Instructions on applying for passports..
C. Advantages of holding passports. D. Different functions of passports
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了申请护照时的一些注意事项和相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Applying for a passport for the first time部分“Our eligibility (资格) checks mean that it takes at least one week to issue (颁发) a passport.”(我们的资格审查意味着签发护照至少需要一周的时间。)可知，你需要知道，当你第一次申请护照时，申请审核至少需要一个星期。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“If your need is urgent, call 0870 521 0410 for an appointment at one of our offices.”(如有紧急需要，请致电0870 521 0410到我们的办事处预约)可知，你可以通过打电话预约来满足你的紧急需要。故选B。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了申请护照时的一些注意事项和相关信息，B项“Instructions on applying for passports(申请护照须知)”是本文主题。故选B。
B
I used to fancy myself a pretty good vacationer. But on my family's recent week-long trip to Mexico our first real getaway since the pandemic began—I got mixed up.
The huge difference between the expectations and the realities of travel hit me a few hours after we landed in Cabo SanLucas, Mexico. Driving our rental car to Walmart to buy groceries, we found ourselves stuck in stand-still traffic for over two hours. I comforted myself with the thought that once we arrived, my vacation self would emerge: relaxed, flexible and ready for a surfing followed by a margarita(玛格丽塔酒) on the beach—while wearing one of several sundresses that had been gathering dust in my closet since 2020.
Readers, I did not.
First, I was defeated by what I will well refer to as “traveler's stomach.” Then, I was scared out of surfing by waves that seemed too messy and powerful for my skills. A chilly fog kept me from unrolling the sundresses I'd carefully packed, and I ended up wrapped in the same sweat-shirt that I wore on the airplane. All seemed ruined.
During the episode, I nearly drove myself crazy by asking constantly, “How can I make this better'? Can I find a different route in the traffic?” But it was just about acceptance: getting into the moment, accepting what it is, and trusting—trusting this may not be the best moment of the vacation, but there can still be good moments of the vacation.
Indeed, I noticed a shift in my mood. At some stage I did drink a margarita. Eventually, I had an enjoyable afternoon of surfing in the sun. But when I fondly remember this vacation now, I more often return to curling up on the hotel couch with my husband, watching “Stranger Things” in sweats; or sitting sand-caked on the beach watching our daughter digging with a local girl. In those small moments, I was simply present. That's what vacation is all about.
4. How did the author feel on her way to Walmart?
A. Relaxed and expectant. B. Upset but hopeful.
C. Disappointed and defeated. D. Delighted but concerned.
5. What prevented the author from wearing the sundress?
A. Sharp stomachache. B. Huge waves.
C. Cold weather. D. Favored sweat-shirts.
6. What can we learn about the author as the vacation went on?
A. She preferred to stay in the hotel.
B. She sought for better enjoyments.
C. She achieved the goals as scheduled.
D. She embraced the imperfect moments.
7. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To share reflections on a trip.
B. To provide advice on a getaway.
C. To promote tourism in Mexico.
D. To inform challenges of a vacation.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要分享了作者在疫情期间一次不太美妙的旅行经历。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Driving our rental car to Walmart to buy groceries, we found ourselves stuck in stand-still traffic for over two hours. I comforted myself with the thought that once we arrived, my vacation self would emerge: relaxed, flexible and ready for a surfing followed by a margarita(玛格丽塔酒) on the beach（我们开着租来的车去沃尔玛买食品杂货，发现自己被堵住了两个多小时。我安慰自己，以为一旦我们到达，我的假期就会自己浮现出来：放松、灵活，准备好冲浪，然后在海滩上喝一杯玛格丽塔酒）”可知，作者因为堵车心情沮丧，但同时对于即将到来的假期充满了希望，故选择B项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“A chilly fog kept me from unrolling the sundresses I'd carefully packed, and I ended up wrapped in the same sweat-shirt that I wore on the airplane.（寒冷的雾气使我无法展开我精心打包的背心裙，最后我穿着和在飞机上穿的一样的汗衫。）”可知，作者因为寒冷的天气而未能穿上背心裙，故选择C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中“But it was just about acceptance: getting into the moment, accepting what it is, and trusting—trusting this may not be the best moment of the vacation, but there can still be good moments of the vacation.（但这只是一种接受：进入当下，接受现实，相信——相信——这可能不是假期中最好的时刻，但假期中仍有美好的时刻。）”可知，旅行继续时，作者接受了这些不完美的时刻，故选择D项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。结合全文以及文章的第一段“I used to fancy myself a pretty good vacationer. But on my family's recent week-long trip to Mexico our first real getaway since the pandemic began—I got mixed up.（我以前以为自己是个很好的度假者。但在我的家人最近为期一周的墨西哥之行中，这是疫情爆发以来我们第一次真正的度假——我被搞糊涂了。）”可知，本文的主要目的在于分享自己在疫情爆发后的一次旅行中的感想，故选择A项。
C
US astronaut Mae Jemison was only a little girl back in the 1960s. But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.
“That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atantic.“I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.
Fortunately, the past five decades have seen the world becoming a less “absurd” place. From NASA’s first astronaut class in 1959, which was all-male, to its 2013 class, in which half of all eight members were women, we can see how things are changing.
And on March 29,another history was about to be made when an all-female team-Anne McClain and Christina Koch - was scheduled to make an “all-women spacewalk” since all previous spacewalks were done with at least one male astronaut. But that plan was eventually can celled, due to “spacesuit availability”,which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women.
The world is still pretty “absurd” after all.
In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women.According to Atlas Obscura magazine, female astronauts were sometimes asked sexist questions during news conferences - examples include how they would live for a week without makeup, or how they could leave their children behind to go on space missions - when male astronauts were never bothered by such questions.
Hopefully - give it another few decades - we’ll be able to see a world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality. And hopefully, when aliens do come visit one of our space stations,they’ll see humanity the way it should be.
8. Which of the following descriptions fits Mae Jemison?
A. When she was young in 1960s, she knew nothing of the Apollo astronauts.
B. She believed that the aliens thought there was no woman on earth.
C. She found it unfair to see all the Apollo astronauts were men.
D. She wanted to be one of the Apollo astronauts.
9. What happened in NASA according to paragraph 4?
A. The astronauts class which were male became all female in 2013.
B. An all-female team made “all women spacewalk ”plan come true.
C. “All women spacewalk” plan was canceled because of astronauts’ability.
D. The shortage of space suits upset the “all women spacewalk”plan.
10. We can draw the conclusion from the tests that___
A. Women are more competent than men in space tasks.
B. Despite the results, the world’s long-existing biases against women still exists.
C. It is difficult for women not to use makeup for work.
D. Male astronauts never leave children behind to go on space missions.
11. What view did the author hold in the last paragraph?
A. When aliens visit our space stations, they will sce more human beings.
B. He believes that there will be no absurdity about the equality between men and women.
C. The world may become one full of humans and aliens.
D. Our space station will grow fully in another few decades.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。从美国女宇航员梅•杰米森的视角，简述了宇航员从只有男宇航员到现在有女宇航员这一转变，但依然存在的对女宇航员的偏见，作者相信未来的世界是一个在性别平等方面完全摆脱荒谬的世界。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“But she was old enough to know there was something strange with the Apollo astronauts as she watched them go into space on TV: They were all men-no women could be seen.(但是，当她在电视上看到阿波罗号的宇航员们进入太空时，她知道他们有些奇怪:他们都是男人——没有女人。)”可知梅·杰米森对阿波罗号的宇航员是有所了解的，并不是一无所知，故A项不符合题意；根据第二段的最后一句““I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.(“我只是在想，外星人真的会认为这就是人类的全部吗?”)”可知梅·杰米森认为外星人不会相信地球上只有男性，故B选项不符合题意；根据第一段的最后一句“They were all men-no women could be seen.(他们都是男人——没有女人)”及第二段““That was the most absurd thing in the world,” Jemison, now an astronaut herself, once told The Atantic.“I just though, would the aliens actually think this is all there is to humanity”.(“这是世界上最荒谬的事情，”杰米森曾经告诉《大西洋月刊》(the atlantic)，她自己现在也是一名宇航员。“我只是在想，外星人真的会认为这就是人类的全部吗?”)” 可知梅•杰米森认为阿波罗号的宇航员们都是男性是非常不公平，故C选项符合题意；D选项的表述在文章中没有表述和体现。综上所述，故选C。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段的最后一句“But that plan was eventually can celled, due to “spacesuit availability”, which means NASA doesn’t have two suits that fit women.(但由于“航天服可用性”的原因，这一计划最终无法实现，这意味着美国宇航局没有两套适合女性的航天服。)”可知由于航天服短缺的原因，女宇航员团队进入太空的计划被取消了。故选D。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章整体结构可知文章的倒数第二段是一个转折段，也是文章表述的重点之所在，根据倒数第二段的前两句“In fact, tests have long proved that women are not at all less competent than men when it comes to space tasks. But apparently, test results are not enough to fight off the world’s long-existing biases against women.( 事实上，长期以来的测试证明，在太空任务方面，女性的能力并不逊于男性。但显然，测试结果不足以消除世界上长期存在的对女性的偏见)”可推知虽然女性的能力并不逊于男性，但这不足以消除世界上长期存在的对女性的偏见。故选B。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句“Hopefully - give it another few decades - we’ll be able to see a world that’s fully grown out of its absurdity in terms of gender equality.( 希望是——再给它几十年——我们能看到一个在性别平等方面完全摆脱荒谬的世界。)”可知作者相信未来的世界是一个在性别平等方面完全摆脱荒谬的世界。故选B。
D
Not long after the pandemic started, researchers began to document declines in child and adolescence mental health. The numbers are stark.
Hospital emergency room visits spiked for suspected suicide attempts among girls ages 12 to 17,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From February to March 2021, the number jumped by 51 percent compared with the same period during 2019.For boys, the increase was 4 percent Early research from MIT suggested the suicide rate for people aged 10 to 19 increased in 2020, compared with before the pandemic. More recently, CDC provisional data for 2021 showed an increase in the national rate from 2020 to 2021,especially for people ages 15 to 24.
In other research, the CDC found nearly 45 percent of high school students were so constantly sad or hopeless in 2021 that they were unable to engage in regular activities. Almost I in 5 seriously considered suicide, and 9 percent of the teenagers surveyed by the CDC tried to take their lives during the previous 12months. Family upheaval (变故), meanwhile, was widespread, particularly in the early pandemic: Nearly 30percent of students said an adult in their home had lost a job, and 24 percent said they went hungry for a lack of food.
There are no directly comparable per-pandemic studies, but Kathleen Ether. the CDC’s director of the division of adolescent and school health, said student well-being is significantly better for teens who report feeling connected to their schools - a problem for a population that, nationwide, was kept out of them for so long. There is 20 years of research showing that it not only has an impact on how young people do while they’re adolescents, but it has 20-year impacts on all kinds of measures of health, including emotional well-being, suicidality and substance (违禁药物) use, she said.
It also left many children grieving. More than 230,000 U.S, students under 18 are believed to be mourning the ultimate loss: the death of a parent or primary caregiver in a pandemic-related loss, according to research by the CDC, Imperial College London, Harvard University, Oxford University and the University of Cape Town. In the United States, children of color were hit the hardest, another study found.It estimated that Black and Hispanic children had a higher rate of caregiver loss at nearly twice that of White children.
12. What does the underlined word “spiked” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Accounted. B. Boosted. C. Reduced. D. Accused.
13. What can we infer about the senior students in Paragraph 3?
A. Almost half of the students were too desperate to live normal lives.
B. About 20 percent of the students attempted a suicide previously.
C. They became starved due to the unemployment of adults.
D. Family upheaval mainly contributes to their psychological disorders.
14. What do we know about Black and Hispanic children according to the text?
A. Over 230,000 Black and Hispanic students suffered from a family loss by the age of 18.
B. The US white people have so much racial discrimination against them.
C. They may enter the child welfare system after experiencing the death of a parent.
D. They were more likely to lose a caregiver than White, non-Hispanic children.
15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了疫情以来儿童和青少年心理健康状况日渐严重。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“From February to March 2021, the number jumped by 51 percent compared with the same period during 2019.For boys, the increase was 4 percent Early research from MIT suggested the suicide rate for people aged 10 to 19 increased in 2020, compared with before the pandemic. More recently, CDC provisional data for 2021 showed an increase in the national rate from 2020 to 2021,especially for people ages 15 to 24.(从2021年2月到3月，这一数字比2019年同期增长了51%。对于男孩来说，增长了4%。麻省理工学院的早期研究表明，与疫情前相比，2020年10至19岁人群的自杀率有所上升。最近，疾病预防控制中心2021年的临时数据显示，从2020年到2021年，全国发病率有所上升，尤其是15至24岁的人群。)”可知，12岁至17岁的女孩因疑似自杀未遂而去医院急诊室的人数激增。可推断出划线单词的意思和“增长”相关。选项A“Accounted (解释)”；选项B“Boosted (增加)”；选项C“Reduced (减少)”；选项D“Accused (控告)”。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Family upheaval(变故), meanwhile, was widespread, particularly in the early pandemic: Nearly 30percent of students said an adult in their home had lost a job, and 24 percent said they went hungry for a lack of food.(与此同时，家庭动荡普遍存在，特别是在疫情早期：近30%的学生表示，他们家中有一位成年人失业，24%的学生表示，他们因缺乏食物而挨饿。)”可知，有24%的学生表示，他们因缺乏食物而挨饿。故选C。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“In the United States, children of color were hit the hardest, another study found. It estimated that Black and Hispanic children had a higher rate of caregiver loss at nearly twice that of White children.(另一项研究发现，在美国，有色人种儿童受到的打击最大。据估计，黑人和西班牙裔儿童失去照顾者的比率较高，几乎是白人儿童的两倍。)”可推断出，黑人和西班牙裔儿童比白人和非西班牙裔儿童失去照顾者的比率更高。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Not long after the pandemic started, researchers began to document declines in child and adolescence mental health. The numbers are stark.(在疫情开始后不久，研究人员开始记录儿童和青少年心理健康状况的下降。这些数字很明显。)”以及全文内容可知，本篇文章和儿童和青少年心理健康有关。由此可知，这篇文章可能会出现在报纸的健康专栏。故选B。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The chicken or the egg — which came first? It’s probably one of the most commonly cited paradoxes — a chicken hatches from an egg, so the egg came first, right?___16___The two ideas seem contradictory, and that’s exactly what a paradox is — a problem that seemingly has no definitive solution and can’t be logically solved.
___17___How can work be flexible but maintain structure? How can we switch off if we’re working from home? Two contrasting ideas could cause people stress, but what if we accept the contradiction and change the way we look at it? This is what some experts call the ‘paradox mindset’.
A paradox consists of two realities that exist at the same time — even though that seems impossible. ___18___ For example, embracing change may lead to bum-out, while embracing stability may lead to boredom. Some experts have found the acceptance of both realities and a willingness to embrace them can improve both creativity and productivity by allowing you to navigate a path through the contradictions. ___19___Consider Einstein. The theory of relativity was born out of the paradox that something could be moving and stationary at the same time, depending on perspective.
So, having a ‘paradox mindset’ and accepting the bigger picture may help you better understand problems. It could also make you happier knowing that contradictions exist. As a result, it may lead you to improving your productivity and creativity. ___20___
A. But then what laid the egg?
B. However, some say the chicken came first as it laid the egg.
C. If it worked for Einstein, maybe it could be good for you too.
D. And paradoxes don’t just exist in philosophical debates but also in our daily lives.
E. Studies have found that the application of a paradox can bring enormous benefits.
F. If you embrace just one of those realities and ignore the other, it can cause problems.
G. A 1996 study of geniuses found those thinkers spent time considering opposites and antitheses.
【答案】16. A 17. D 18. F 19. G 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。悖论不仅存在于哲学辩论中，也存在于我们的日常生活中，接受“悖论观念”可以提高生产力和创造力。
【16题详解】
根据前文“The chicken or the egg — which came first? It’s probably one of the most commonly cited paradoxes — a chicken hatches from an egg, so the egg came first, right?(先有鸡还是先有蛋？这可能是最常被引用的悖论之一——鸡是从蛋里孵出来的，所以先有蛋，对吧？)”可知，此处是讨论先有鸡还是先有蛋的问题，所以选项A“那是什么下的蛋呢？”切合文意。故选A。
【17题详解】
根据后文“How can work be flexible but maintain structure? How can we switch off if we’re working from home?(如何在保持工作结构的同时保持工作的灵活性？如果我们在家工作，我们怎么才算下班呢？)”可知，此处是指悖论也存在于日常生活中，所以选项D“悖论不仅存在于哲学辩论中，也存在于我们的日常生活中。”切合文意。故选D。
【18题详解】
根据后文“For example, embracing change may lead to bum-out, while embracing stability may lead to boredom.(例如，拥抱变化可能会导致倦怠，而拥抱稳定可能会导致无聊)”和前文“A paradox consists of two realities that exist at the same time — even though that seems impossible.(悖论是由同时存在的两种现实构成的——尽管这似乎是不可能的)”可知，此处是讲如果只选择悖论的一面就会带来问题，所以选项F“如果你只接受其中一种现实而忽视另一种，就会引发问题。”切合文意。故选F。
【19题详解】
根据后文“Consider Einstein. The theory of relativity was born out of the paradox that something could be moving and stationary at the same time, depending on perspective.(想想爱因斯坦。相对论诞生于一个悖论，即某物可以同时处于运动和静止状态，这取决于观察角度)”和前文“Some experts have found the acceptance of both realities and a willingness to embrace them can improve both creativity and productivity by allowing you to navigate a path through the contradictions.(一些专家发现，接受这两种现实并愿意接受它们，可以让你在矛盾中找到一条路，从而提高创造力和生产力)”可知，此处是讲天才往往会接受悖论，并激发出无穷的创造力和生产力，所以选项G“1996年一项针对天才的研究发现，这些思考者会花时间思考对立面和对照面。”切合文意。故选G。
【20题详解】
根据前文“So, having a ‘paradox mindset’ and accepting the bigger picture may help you better understand problems. It could also make you happier knowing that contradictions exist. As a result, it may lead you to improving your productivity and creativity.(因此，拥有“悖论观念”并接受更大的图景可能会帮助你更好地理解问题。知道矛盾的存在也会让你更快乐。因此，它可能会导致你提高你的生产力和创造力)”可知，此处是指接受“悖论观念”会给人带来好处，所以选项C“如果它对爱因斯坦有效，也许对你也有好处。”切合文意。故选C。
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a cold, rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she___21___that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.
So here I was,___22___ making the two-hour journey through thick fog. Nothing could be worth this,I thought as I___23___ along the dangerous highway.
Turning down a narrow track, we_____24_____and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green evergreens (常青树)____25____over us.Gradually,the peace and silence of the place began to____26____ my mind.
Then we turned a corner and stopped at the top of the mountain and I was entirely held in___27___. There across fields and valleys were rivers of fully-opened yellow flowers from the light one to the most brilliant. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and___28___ the mountainside in gold.
___29___ occurred to my mind.Who created such beauty? How? When? As we approached the house that stood in the center of the property, we saw a____30____ that read: “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet and Very Little Brain.” The second was:“______31______at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”
As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen that I could____32____ speak.“She changed the world,” I finally said, “one small plant at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the ____33____ of an idea, but she kept at it.”
The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a dream and____34____it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said, “_______35_______yet, start today.”
21. A. asked B. commanded C. insisted D. predicted
22. A. unwillingly B. undoubtedly C. unknowingly D. unexpectedly
23. A. walked B. inched C. wandered D. fled
24. A. pulled over B. stepped down C. looked up D. turned off
25 A. greeted B. flowed C. reached D. towered
26. A. admit B. fill C. control D. read
27. A. amazement B. curiosity C. amusement D. confusion
28. A. pushed B. moved C. swung D. bathed
29. A. Doubts B. Ideas C. Questions D. Requests
30. A. signal B. symbol C. symptom D. sign
31. A. Each B. Some C. One D. That
32. A. surely B. barely C. mostly D. instantly
33. A. beginning B. intention C. ending D. absence
34. A. set off B. worked out C. set down D. worked at
35. A. Later B. Better C. Happier D. Harder
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为记叙文。作者跟女儿来到山顶，看到满山的鲜花，作者被眼前的景色惊呆了。得知这是一位女士多年努力的结果，作者感受颇深：如果我有一个梦想，并为之努力，每天努力一点，我会取得什么样的成就呢?。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她坚持要我来看山顶上的东西。A. asked问；B. commanded命令的；C. insisted坚持；D. predicted预测的。根据上文的“...I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to ...”和空格前的but可知，肯定是女儿的坚持才让作者跟女儿去山顶。再由下文的come可知，come前面省略了should，所以空格处应该用command或insist，根据作者和女儿的身份关系以及句意，此处不能用command。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：所以我来到这里，不情愿地在浓雾中进行两小时的旅行。A. unwillingly不情愿；B. undoubtedly毫无疑问；C. unknowingly不知不觉地；D. unexpectedly出乎意料地。根据下文的“Nothing could be worth this, I thought as I　　3 along the dangerous highway.”可知，作者是不情愿来这儿的。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在危险的高速公路上缓慢前行时，我想，没有什么值得这样做了。A. walked步行；B. inched缓慢移动；C. wandered游荡；D. fled逃离。根据下文的“the dangerous highway”可知，作者在路上开得很慢。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们拐进一条狭窄的小路，把车停在路边，下了车。A. pulled over靠边停车；B. stepped down走下；C. looked up抬起头来；D. turned off关闭。根据下文的“got out”可知，作者把车停下了。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：巨大的墨绿色常青树高耸在我们头顶。A. greeted打招呼；B. flowed流动；C. reached到达；D. towered高于。根据句意和下文的“over us”可知，这些树是高耸在我们头顶上。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：渐渐地，这个地方的平静和寂静开始充斥着我的脑海。A. admit承认；B. fill填充；C. control控制；D. read读取。根据句意和空格后的my mind可知，此处是指这个地方的平静和寂静开始充斥着我的脑海。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后我们拐了个弯，停在山顶上，我完全被惊呆了。A. amazement惊讶；B. curiosity好奇心；C. amusement娱乐；D. confusion混乱。根据下一句“There across fields and valleys were rivers of fully-opened yellow flowers from the light one to the most brilliant. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and　　　8　　　　 the mountainside in gold.”可知，作者被这儿的景色惊呆了。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：看起来就像太阳翻了过来，把山腰沐浴在金色之中。A. pushed推动；B. moved移动；C. swung摆动；D. bathed沐浴。根据上文的“tip over”和下文的“in gold”可知，此处指山坡被罩在阳光里。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的脑子里出现了一些问题。A. Doubts疑问；B. Ideas想法；C. Questions问题；D. Requests请求。根据下文的“Who created such beauty? How? When? ”可知，作者脑中出现了一些问题。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们走近位于庄园中心的房子时，看到一块牌子上写着：“我知道你们在问的问题的答案。”A. signal信号；B. symbol符号；C. symptom症状；D. sign标牌。根据空格后的“... that read: ‘Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.’”可知，此处说的应该是标牌上的内容。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查限定词词义辨析。句意：第二个（答案）是：“一次一个”。A. Each每个；B. Some一些；C. One一个；D. That那个。根据下一段的“one small plant at a time.”可知，此处指的是每次种一棵。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在开车回家的路上，我被眼前的景象感动得几乎说不出话来。A. surely当然；B. barely几乎不；C. mostly主要地；D. instantly立即。根据上文的“As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen that…”可知，此处指的是作者感动得几乎说不出话来。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她大约在40年前就开始了，可能开始只是一个想法，但她坚持了下来。A. beginning开始；B. intention意图；C. ending结束；D. absence缺席。根据句意和句中的“started”以及“kept at it”可知，此处指的是可能开始只是一个想法，但她坚持了下来。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：“想象一下，”我说，“如果我有一个梦想，并为之努力，每天努力一点，我会取得什么样的成就呢?”A. set off出发；B. worked out制定；C. set down放下；D. worked at致力于。句中的it指的是上文的“dream,work at the dream”指的是为梦想而努力。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“明天开始，”她说，“今天就开始更好。”A. Later稍后；B. Better好的；C. Happier快乐的；D. Harder困难的。根据上文的“Start tomorrow”和空格后的“start today”可知，此处是说今天开始更好，所以应该用better yet（更好的是）。故选B项。
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The growing popularity of precooked food in China - also known as the ready-meals industry - has made___36___a capital darling. In the world’s second-largest economy, the market for pre-prepared dishes has been mainly driven by caterers. But a shift from restaurants to family dining tables in the past two years, ___37___(bring) pre-made food to the mass consumer market rapidly,
“Pre-prepared dishes meet the ___38___ (prefer) of anew generation of consumers for healthier and more distinctive meals.” According to a report, China’s pre-prepared dishes market generated about 550billion yuan in 2021, with an___39___(expect) compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent over the next 5years.
As a new capital darling the pre-cooking industry is attracting cross-sector investment from companies outside the food industry. In mid-July, ___40___founder of a financial technology company called Qudian,LuoMin, ranked atop the e-commerce sales board by selling pre-made dishes on TikTok China, known as Douyin, ___41___(use) his personal account. It generated 252 million yuan worth of sales in a single session, more than ___42___it was last year.
However, the quality of pre-made dishes in the market remains___43___(even),with problem related to the lack of detailed labeling on such products, as well as difficulties in logistics and distribution.
___44___advance notice, the use of pre-prepared dishes by restaurants___45___(replace) those prepared on-site by a chef was harmful to consumers’ rights to information and choice. With the rapid development of the pre-cooking market, relevant regulations are needed to promote industry standardization
【答案】36. it 37. has brought
38. preferences
39. expected
40. the 41. using
42. what 43. uneven
44. Without
45. to replace
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。预制菜已经成为如今的热门话题之一，文章对预制菜的现状进行了介绍了分析，而预制菜市场的快速发展，也需要相关法规的跟进。
【36题详解】
考查代词。句意：在中国，预制食品——又称即食食品行业——越来越受欢迎，已经成为资本的宠儿。分析句子可知，该句的主语是The growing popularity即预制菜逐渐增加的受欢迎度，谓语动词为使役动词has made，空处需要宾语，而a capital darling则是宾语补足语，结合句意推知，这里要表达预制菜逐渐受到欢迎这一事实使得预制菜成为了资本的宠儿，应用代词it指代已经提到的pre-cooked food。故填it。
【37题详解】
考查时态。句意：但在过去两年中，从餐厅到家庭餐桌的转变，迅速将预制菜推向了大众消费市场。分析句子可知，句中使用了时间状语in the past two years，表明动作发生于过去并持续到现在，符合现在完成时have/has+过去分词，且主语a shift为第三人称单数。故填has brought。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：预制菜满足了新一代消费者对更健康、更有特色餐饮的偏好。空处作谓语动词meet的宾语，需要名词，此处指“满足了偏好”，of后接的内容为偏好的具体内容，显然不是单一内容，要用复数形式。故填preferences。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：报道称，2021年中国预制菜市场的收入约为5500亿元人民币，预计未来五年的复合增长率为13%。分析句子可知，空处在冠词an之后、growth rate之前作定语，expect与growth rate之间是动宾关系（即人们预期增长率，增长率被预期），应用过去分词形式表示“预期的，预料的”。故填expected。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意：7月中旬，一家名为趣店的金融科技公司的创始人罗敏，在抖音（中国版TikTok）上使用个人账号销售预制菜，位居电商销售榜榜首。此处要特指公司的创始人，符合名词所有格短语the…of…。故填the。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：7月中旬，一家名为趣店的金融科技公司的创始人罗敏，在抖音（中国版TikTok）上使用个人账号销售预制菜，位居电商销售榜榜首。分析句子结构可知，use所在句子在这里作状语，use与主句主语LuoMin之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词形式。故填using。
【42题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：仅仅一场直播就创造了2.52亿元人民币的销售额，超过了去年的销售额。空处在more than后又开启了一个句子，考虑宾语从句，结合句意推知，此处在把单场直播获得的销售额与去年的销售额做比较，it即指代worth of sales，宾语从句要表达“（超过了）去年的销售额”，引导词作表语，应用连接代词what。故填what。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：然而，市场上预制菜的质量仍然参差不齐，这些产品缺少详细的标签信息，物流和配送也存在问题。由空后句子的内容可知，该段在表达目前预制菜的质量还存在诸多问题，此处应用uneven作表语表示“质量不稳定的，不均匀的”。故填uneven。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：未经事先通知，餐厅使用预制菜代替厨师现做的菜，损害了消费者的知情权和选择权。由句意表达的“预制菜的使用损害了消费者权益”推知，此处的前提是没有事先让消费者知晓，则应用介词without表示“没有，不（伴随）”。故填Without。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：未经事先通知，餐厅使用预制菜代替厨师现做的菜，损害了消费者的知情权和选择权。分析句子可知，replace在这里作目的状语，应用不定式。故填to replace。
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是高三学生李华，你校英语报即将举办题为“Improving Our Handwriting”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.好的书写的益处;
2.改进书写的技巧
注意：
1.词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】Improving Our Handwriting
Good handwriting does bring us lots of benefits. It not only allows us to express ourselves better but also gives pleasure to the readers. What’s more, good handwriting contributes to higher scores in the exams.There are two tips to improve our handwriting. For one thing, we can write Chinese characters well by practising brush calligraphy, which is a traditional and elegant art. It is known that many famous artists in Chinese history have left outstanding calligraphy works. For another thing, we can also follow copybooks in our spare time to improve our English handwriting. Don’t forget to ask our teachers for guidance when necessary.
As an old saying goes,“Practice makes perfect.”With effort, we’ll definitely improve our handwriting.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文。要求考生写一篇短文，参加题为“Improving Our Handwriting”的征文活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
建议：tip→advice
空闲的：spare→idle
当然：definitely→surely
杰出的：outstanding→distinguished
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：With effort, we’ll definitely improve our handwriting.
拓展句：Only if we make effort will we definitely improve our handwriting.
【点睛】[高分句型1] It not only allows us to express ourselves better but also gives pleasure to the readers.（运用了not only…but also的句式结构）
[高分句型2] It is known that many famous artists in Chinese history have left outstanding calligraphy works.（运用了it作形式主语）
第二节(满分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。
The emergency doctor stood at the foot of my husband’s hospital bed, holding the test results and a diagnosis--Leukemia. He said to my husband, “We’ll move you to the leukemia floor. You’ll be here at least a month.
A month! How were we going to struggle for a month? It was March. The end of a school year was approaching. My days with my high school students were limited. How could I prepare four weeks of lessor plans and hand them over to a substitute teacher? A month! Could we afford being in the hospital that long! Our insurance was good, but we’d still have to pay our part of the medical expenses. My meals wouldn’t be covered, and parking was so expensive! My head couldn’t do the math. I drove home, filled with countless worries.
The next morning, I packed the car with everything needed for our hospital stay and headed to school to see my students, Because we live in a small community, they would have heard about my husband’s diagnosis. I would assure them that my husband would be fine, and that I would be fine, too. I’d encourage them to be their best selves for the substitute -and for me- while I was on family leave.
When I entered my classroom the chatter stopped. I could feel my students assess me as I walked to the front of the room, so I put on a smile and continued to my podium(讲台). Sitting on top was a green envelope with “Mrs. Sargent” written on it. I looked over the frames of my glasses at twenty-eight faces some smiling, some trying to resist. “What is this?” I asked. I picked up the envelope, and continued. “You guys…”
注意
1.续写词数应为150左右：
2.请按如下格式作答。
When I opened the envelope, coins and dollar bills fell out-fives, tens, twenties.
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As an adult in the room, I felt guilty and unwilling to accept these teenagers’ hard-earned money, but I decided to accept it.
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【答案】Paragraph 1: When I opened the envelope, coins and dollar bills fell out—fives, tens, twenties. At that moment, my throat tightened with emotion and I understood the meaning behind their excited faces. An overwhelming sense of pride from them washed over me. Should I take it? My brain was spinning fast. Seeing the money that the students raised, I couldn’t help but wonder another question: How had these kids collected so much money? I could even imagine the countless hours they had spent working odd jobs, determined to save every penny to help me. Therefore, deep within my heart, there was a firm voice,“I can’t take it”.
Paragraph 2: As an adult in the room, I felt guilty and unwilling to accent these teenagers’ hard-earned money; but I decided to accent it. I tightly held up the cash and a sense of mixed feeling choked my words. With tears of gratitude welling up in my eyes, I hugged each student tightly. More important than the envelope was the kindness in their hearts and the lesson they had taught themselves: how wonderful it feels to meet someone’s needs and to make a difference. Through their small act of kindness, these teenagers have shown me their growth and they are not ignorant children, but young individuals with kindness in their hearts.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的丈夫检查出得了癌症，作者为接下来产生的各种费用感到忧心，当她回学校，鼓励她的学生要做最好的自己时，学生们自发的把自己的钱捐助给作者，让作者深深的感动。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当我打开信封时，硬币和一美元的钞票从里面掉了出来——五元的、十元的、二十元的。”可知，第一段可描写作者看到这些钱时的内心活动。
②由第二段首句内容“作为房间里的成年人，我感到内疚，不愿意接受这些青少年辛苦赚来的钱，但我决定接受它。”可知，第二段可描写作者对学生这个善举的感谢。
2. 续写线索：丈夫得癌症——为费用感到担心——回学校看学生——学生捐钱给作者——内心纠结是否接受——决定接受——感悟。
3.词汇激活
行为类
①筹集：collect/raise
②决定：determine/make up one’s mind
③接受：accept/receive
情绪类
①激动的：excited/thrilled
②不愿意的：unwilling/ relucant
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Seeing the money that the students raised, I couldn’t help but wonder another question: How had these kids collected so much money? (that引导的定语从句)
[高分句型2]. More important than the envelope was the kindness in their hearts and the lesson they had taught themselves: how wonderful it feels to meet someone’s needs and to make a difference.(省略that的定语从句)
听力答案：1-5:ABBCC 6-10:CACAA 11-15:CABCA 16-20:BBCAB