阜阳三中2023～2024学年度高二年级第一学期
英语学科二调考试试题
考生注意：
1. 本试卷由四个部分组成。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本卷命题范围：人教版必修第一册——选择性必修第二册Unit 2。
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. Why did the boy come home late
A. He watched a game. B. He studied at school. C. He hung out with his friends.
2. What did the woman do yesterday
A. She went climbing. B. She went to a party. C. She went to a music club.
3. How much will the man pay for his clothes in total
A. $15. B. $30. C. $45.
4. What might the girl be doing
A. Eating something sweet. B. Counting numbers. C. Preparing for an event.
5. What is the man complaining about
A. He is heavy. B. He gets sick. C. He feels too hot.
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，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What do we know about the woman
A. She visited most places in the city before.
B. She moved to the city two years ago.
C. She went to the zoo with her friend.
7. What impressed the woman the most
A. Swimming in the lake. B. Seeing an opera. C. Climbing mountains.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What is the hardest part of learning French for the man
A. Reading. B. Grammar. C. Writing.
9. Which word should be female according to the man
A. Sun. B. Chair. C. Hair.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Who are the speakers
A. A doctor and a patient.
B. A driver and a pedestrian.
C. A police officer and a witness.
11. Where is the damage on the woman’s car
A. On the front of the car. B. On the side of the car. C. On the back of the car.
12. How does the woman seem in the conversation
A. Confused. B. Content. C. Considerate.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where are the speakers now
A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a reading center.
14. What does the woman usually like to read about
A. Children. B. The travel places. C. Strong female characters.
15. How does the man describe Jane Austen’s books
A. They are amusing. B. They are frightening. C. They are touching.
16. What will the man do next
A. Find some humorous books.
B. Charge the woman for the books.
C. Show the woman some books for kids.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What is the speaker’s probable profession
A. A doctor. B. A gym trainer. C. A health writer.
18. What seems to be causing Mr. Toper’s problem
A. He doesn’t wear enough warm clothes.
B. He doesn’t move around enough.
C. He doesn’t get enough sunlight.
19. How old is Mr. Toper
A. 50 years old. B. 65 years old. C. 70 years old.
20. When should Mr. Toper’s next appointment be
A. The next day. B. The next week. C. The next month.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Four Most Exotic Black Sand Beaches in the World
Papenoo Beach: Tahiti, French Polynesia
Popular with surfers, this remote black beach on Tahiti’s northern coast boasts some of the most impressive waves in the world. Here you will discover more breathtaking natural beauty of the island, with its green mountains and picturesque scenery. Not- to-be- missed sights include the spectacular waterfalls: Topatari, Puraha and Vaiharuru falls.
Lovina Beach: Indonesia
A highlight of this beach destination is visiting Kalibukbuk, one of the coastal villages along Lovina Beach, and the Kalibukbuk Buddhist temple on the beach. There is also an abundance of incredible marine and underwater life, so diving is a popular relaxation, but the main draw for beachgoers is spotting the playful bottle nosed dolphins.
Stokksnes Beach: Iceland
One of Iceland’s most dramatic landscapes is the mountain Vestrahorn on the Stokksnes peninsula in southeast Iceland. The magical setting here was featured in the Bollywood movie Dilwale. It’s a popular destination for photographers but surprisingly not a big tourist spot; this privately owned land charges a small fee to visit. You can visit the Stokksnes beach on a group Ring Road tour or a self-driving circuit of the country.
Perissa Beach: Santorini, Greece
Situated in southeastern Santorini, this unique black beach boasts crystal clear waters and the rocky Mesa Vouno mountain. For more active pursuits beyond sunbathing and swimming, visitors can rent water sports equipment for other fun activities like diving. You can also hike to the top of Mesa Vouno to visit the ancient ruins of the city of Thera.
1. Which of the following landscapes is a must for tourists in Papenoo Beach
A. Waves. B. Valleys. C. Mountains. D. Waterfalls.
2. Which place best suits people who enjoy taking pictures
A. Papenoo Beach. B. Lovina Beach.
C. Stokksnes Beach. D. Perissa Beach.
3. What do Lovina Beach and Perissa Beach have in common
A. They are good places to hike.
B. Visitors can go diving for relaxation.
C. Both are rich in underwater life.
D. Tourists can visit ancient coastal villages.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了世界上最具异国情调的四个黑沙滩。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Papenoo Beach: Tahiti, French Polynesia中“Not- to-be- missed sights include the spectacular waterfalls: Topatari, Puraha and Vaiharuru falls.”（不容错过的景点包括壮观的瀑布：托帕塔里瀑布、普拉哈瀑布和瓦伊哈鲁瀑布）可知，瀑布景观是游客在帕皮努海滩必看的。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Stokksnes Beach: Iceland中“It’s a popular destination for photographers but surprisingly not a big tourist spot”（它是摄影师的热门目的地，但令人惊讶的是，它不是一个大的旅游景点）可知，Stokksnes Beach最适合喜欢拍照的人。故选C项。
3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Lovina Beach: Indonesia中“There is also an abundance of incredible marine and underwater life, so diving is a popular relaxation”（这里也有许多令人难以置信的海洋和水下生物，所以潜水是一种流行的放松方式）以及Perissa Beach: Santorini, Greece中“For more active pursuits beyond sunbathing and swimming, visitors can rent water sports equipment for other fun activities like diving.”（除了日光浴和游泳之外，游客还可以租用水上运动设备进行其他有趣的活动，如潜水）可知，Lovina Beach和Perissa Beach的共同之处是游客可以去潜水放松。故选B项。
B
Three cute brown bear cubs who got lost after getting separated from their mother gripped the hearts of netizens.
The fuzzy cubs were spotted by Gelek Gyatso, an ecological protection officer, when he was patrolling a riverbed at an altitude of nearly 4, 500 meters in Qumarleb county in Qinghai province’s Yushu.
The little cubs eagerly ran toward the ranger on the snow-covered riverbed, then stopped short at a safe distance to stare at him curiously. After realizing that the man was not their mother, the bear cubs turned around and ran along the river calling for mom.
This was Gelek Gyatso’s first encounter with bear cubs separated from their mother. With his knowledge of wild animals, he drove the cubs towards an area near their cave in the hope of a safe reunion. Thankfully, later that day, other patrol officers found that the mother bear had reunited with her cubs and that the family was happy and healthy.
This year marks Gelek Gyatso’s tenth year as an ecological protection officer. He patrols the area every day, diligently records the animals he sees, carefully checks on the vegetation, and helps clean up litter.
Over the decade, Gelek Gyatso has witnessed great changes in the ecological environment of his hometown. There has been an increase in the number of wild animals, and everyone is participating in the protection of these species, making coexistence between humans and animals more harmonious.
He also reminds people that if they encounter wild animals in the wild, they should keep their distance, not disturbing or feeding them, and that if they find an animal that needs to be rescued, they should call the fire or forest department in time.
4. What happened to the three bear cubs
A. Losing track of the mother bear.
B. Following Gelek with curiosity.
C. Mistaking a man for their mother.
D. Being trapped in the cold riverbed.
5. Which of the following best describes Gelek
A. Ambitious. B. Romantic. C. Devoted. D. Innovative.
6. According to Gelek, what should people do to live in harmony with wildlife
A. Changing their living surroundings.
B. Feeding and sheltering wild animals.
C. Getting involved in saving endangered species.
D. Seeking professional help to rescue those in need.
7. What is the best title for the text
A. A project of wildlife conservation
B. A journey of friendship connection
C. A knowledgeable ecological officer
D An encounter leading to a safe reunion
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是青海省玉树县库马勒勒县的生态保护官员Gelek Gyatso发现三只与妈妈走散后走失的棕熊幼崽，并帮助这三只棕熊幼崽与自己的妈妈团聚的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Three cute brown bear cubs who got lost after getting separated from their mother gripped the hearts of netizens. (与妈妈走散后走失的三只可爱的棕熊幼崽抓住了网友们的心。)”可知，这三只可爱的棕熊幼崽和熊妈妈走失了。故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段“This year marks Gelek Gyatso’s tenth year as an ecological protection officer. He patrols the area every day, diligently records the animals he sees, carefully checks on the vegetation, and helps clean up litter. (今年是Gelek Gyatso担任生态保护官的第十个年头。他每天都在该地区巡逻，勤奋地记录他看到的动物，仔细检查植被，并帮助清理垃圾。)”以及Gelek Gyatso帮助三只小熊和妈妈团聚的故事可知，Gelek Gyatso是个对工作认真负责的人。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“He also reminds people that if they encounter wild animals in the wild, they should keep their distance, not disturbing or feeding them, and that if they find an animal that needs to be rescued, they should call the fire or forest department in time. (他还提醒人们，如果在野外遇到野生动物，要保持距离，不要打扰或喂食，如果发现需要救援的动物，要及时给消防或森林部门打电话。)”可知，Gelek Gyatso建议人们如果发现需要救援的动物，要及时给消防或森林部门打电话。也就是遇到需要救援的动物，应该向专业人士求助。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第四段“This was Gelek Gyatso’s first encounter with bear cubs separated from their mother. With his knowledge of wild animals, he drove the cubs towards an area near their cave in the hope of a safe reunion. Thankfully, later that day, other patrol officers found that the mother bear had reunited with her cubs and that the family was happy and healthy. (这是Gelek Gyatso第一次遇到与母亲分离的小熊。凭借对野生动物的了解，他把这些幼崽赶到洞穴附近的一个地方，希望它们能安全团聚。值得庆幸的是，当天晚些时候，其他巡逻人员发现熊妈妈和她的孩子们团聚了，全家人都很快乐、健康。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述的Gelek Gyatso与三只棕熊幼崽的相遇带来了熊妈妈和她的孩子们团聚。故选D。
C
A worldwide shift from fossil fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles could significantly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that humans emit to the atmosphere. But current strategies for vehicle electrification (电气化) can also shift some pollution to communities already suffering under higher economic, health and environmental burdens, researchers warn.
California, which leads the United States by a mile when it comes to EV adoption, offers a window into this evolving problem. The state is aggressively seeking to reduce its carbon footprint and has made substantial increases in wind and solar power generation as well as in the promotion of electric vehicle purchases. One tool the state has used is the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, or CVRP, which kicked off in 2010 and offers consumers money back for the purchase of new EVs.
Now, an analysis of the CVRP’s impact on the state’s air quality from 2010 to 2021 reveals both good and bad news, researchers report May 3 in PLOS Climate.
The good news is that the CVRP is responsible for making a dent in the state’s overall CO2 emissions, reducing them by about 280,000 metric tons per year on average. The bad news is that the most disadvantaged communities in the state didn’t see the same overall improvement in air quality. Those communities in fact saw an increase in one type of air pollution, tiny particulates known as PM2.5. That increase may be indirectly related to putting more EVs on the road. Although electric vehicles themselves don’t produce PM2.5 from their tailpipes, increased electricity generation, if it’s not fossil fuel-free, can. Renewable resources, including rooftop solar cells, supplied about half of California’s electricity in 2022. But natural gas-fired power plants still provide a large part of the state’s power.
“Electric vehicles are often incorrectly referred to as ‘zero-emission vehicles’, but they’re only as clean as the underlying electric grid (电网) from which the energy is sourced,” Mejía-Duwan says. The most disadvantaged 25 percent of the state’s communities also contain 50 percent of the power plants, the team found.
8. What do we know from paragraph 2
A. California takes the lead in environmental protection.
B. Wind and solar power generation has dominated California.
C. California’s carbon footprint has been reduced as planned.
D. The launch of CVRP is intended to promote electric vehicle purchases.
9. What does the underlined “dent” mean in paragraph 4
A. adjustment. B. shift. C. reduction. D. increase
10. What is the direct cause of an increase in PM 2.5
A. Putting more EVs on the road. B. Increased electricity generation.
C. Warming climate. D. Increased rooftop solar cells.
11. What will Mejía-Duwan probably agree with
A. Zero emission for EVs can’t be ensured nowadays.
B. ‘Zero emission’ isn’t good enough to describe EVs.
C. EVs, with no zero emission, shouldn’t be advocated.
D. EVs have a promising future as zero emission vehicles.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了全球从化石燃料向电动汽车的转变可以显著减少人类向大气中排放的二氧化碳量。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The state is aggressively seeking to reduce its carbon footprint and has made substantial increases in wind and solar power generation as well as in the promotion of electric vehicle purchases. One tool the state has used is the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, or CVRP, which kicked off in 2010 and offers consumers money back for the purchase of new EVs.(该州正在积极寻求减少碳足迹，并大幅增加了风能和太阳能发电，以及促进电动汽车购买。该州使用的一个工具是加州清洁汽车回扣项目（CVRP），该项目于2010年启动，为消费者购买新电动汽车提供退款)”可知，CVRP项目的推出是为了促进电动汽车的购买。故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段“The good news is that the CVRP is responsible for making a dent in the state’s overall CO2 emissions, reducing them by about 280,000 metric tons per year on average.(好消息是，CVRP负责dent该州的总体二氧化碳排放量，平均每年减少约28万公吨)”可知，平均每年减少约28万公吨，由此可知，CVRP负责减少该州的总体二氧化碳排放量。故猜测划线单词表示“减少”，与reduction同义。故选C。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“That increase may be indirectly related to putting more EVs on the road. Although electric vehicles themselves don’t produce PM2.5 from their tailpipes, increased electricity generation, if it’s not fossil fuel-free, can. (这一增长可能与更多的电动汽车上路间接相关。尽管电动汽车本身不会通过排气管产生PM2.5，但如果不是非化石燃料的话，增加发电量也是可能（导致PM2.5）的)”可知，PM2.5增加的直接原因是发电量的增加。故选B。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段““Electric vehicles are often incorrectly referred to as ‘zero-emission vehicles’, but they’re only as clean as the underlying electric grid (电网) from which the energy is sourced,” Mejía-Duwan says. (Mejía-Duwan说：“电动汽车经常被错误地称为‘零排放汽车’，但它们的清洁程度仅与能源来源的底层电网一样。”)”可知，Mejía-Duwan可能认为现在无法确保电动汽车的零排放。故选A。
D
Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending hours doing some exercises, according to scientists. They say that socialising and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories(卡路里)to produce heat.
Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat in mice's belly by half over four weeks, even if they ate more. US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown. White fat stores calories and makes us fatter, while brown burns energy to produce heat. Turning white fat into brown is extremely difficult，normally requiring long- term stay in cold conditions or exciting part of the body's nervous system.
However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown. The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those, who lived alongside a greater number of mice, had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their “couch potato" fellows.
Study author, Dr Matthew During, whose team's findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism, said, "I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs." Explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socialising, he added, "It's not just a sedentary(久坐 的)lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities." Co-author Dr Lei Cao said，"Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death; it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent. Social activities are very vital.，，
12. What information can we get from the first two paragraphs
A. Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter.
B. It doesn't take long to turn white fat into brown.
C. Social excitement helps gain more weight.
D. Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat.
13. Which of the following statement does the text support
A. Levels of brown fat can be increased by socialising.
B. The mice lacking social life lose more weight.
C. The research findings haven't been published so far.
D. Dr Matthew During wasn't convinced of the result.
14. We can conclude from the text that _______.
A. the fat in mice's belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment
B. a sedentary lifestyle and high calories foods influence people's social life
C surfing the Internet may influence people's face-to-face communication
D. cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life
15. What’s the main idea of the text
A. Brown fat is beneficial to people's health.
B. Socialising is unnecessarily important in people's daily life.
C. White fat can be changed into brown fat.
D. Socialising contributes to people's losing weight.
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项科学研究发现的结果。科学家提出，人际之间的交往能够提高体内卡路里的消耗量，从而减少脂肪，达到减肥的效果。然而，现代化的科技也在威胁着人与人之间的面对面交流。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“They say that socializing and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories(卡路里)to produce heat.（他们表示，社交和朋友聚会有助于提高体内棕色脂肪的水平，棕色脂肪可以燃烧卡路里产生热量）以及第二段“US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown.（美国研究人员称，社交兴奋能将白色脂肪转化为棕色脂肪，从而有助于减肥）”可知棕色脂肪能消耗卡路里来产生热量，故选D。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“They say that socializing and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat（他们表示，社交和与朋友聚会有助于提高棕色脂肪的水平）”可知，社交和朋友见面能够帮助提高棕色脂肪的水平，故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socializing（解释新技术如何威胁到面对面的社交）”可知，新科技正在威胁着面对面的社交，由此判断出，上网可能会影响人们面对面的交流。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“socializing and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories to produce heat...Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat（社交和朋友聚会有助于提高体内棕色脂肪的水平，棕色脂肪可以燃烧卡路里产生热量。人们发现，生活在令人兴奋的社会环境中可以减少脂肪）”以及文章第三段“having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown（忙碌的社交生活是将白色脂肪转化为褐色脂肪的更有效方式）”可知，社交有助于人们减肥，故选D。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When the British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson described nature as “red in tooth and claw”, he was telling us that the natural world can be cruel as well as beautiful.____16____.
Most people living in urban areas rarely encounter wild animals in their natural surroundings. ____17____ And they are willing to get close to them. But for wild animals, it is “eat or be eaten,” and they can’t distinguish between humans and other animals.
____18____ In Canadian woods lives a dog-like animal, coyote, which is a little bigger than a fox, but smaller than a wolf. They usually avoid humans, but the occasional attacks can be deadly. Every year, one or two people end up getting killed by coyotes.
Earlier this year, a herd of elepants in Yunnan left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve and went on a meandering journey through the province. They destroyed crops and buildings along the way. Villages in their path had to be evacuated because of the potential dangers they posed to villagers. Animal experts haven’t determined why the elephants went on their journey. ____19____ The wild animals we love are in a constant struggle for survival. Our expanding into the natural habitats of wild animals can be dangerous for the animals and then us humans as well.
Maybe we should try to stay away from them. ____20____ Their lives—red in tooth and claw—are difficult enough without us causing them any more problems than they already have.
A. A walk in the woods can be dangerous.
B. It is a way to protect the wild animals, and it’s also our responsibility.
C. In Canada, people have a more realistic attitude towards wild animals.
D. In simple terms, we should try to keep proper distance from wild animals.
E. Hence they misunderstand that wild animals are just as friendly as Disney characters.
F. Thanks to active environmental conservation, the number of the elephants grew larger.
G. A reasonable possibility is that they probably needed more room and more food to survive.
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. A 19. G 20. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章开篇借由英国诗人Alfred Lord Tennyson的话“残酷无情”，引出观点：我们应尽量与野生动物保持距离。接着以加拿大森林里的土狼和云南大象迁徙为例进行论证，告诫我们应当远离这些动物的生活，这是保护它们的一种方式，也是我们的责任。
【16题详解】
设空处位于段末，应具有总结前文的作用。上文“When the British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson described nature as “red in tooth and claw”, he was telling us that the natural world can be cruel as well as beautiful.(当英国诗人阿尔弗雷德·丁尼生将自然描述为“残酷无情”时，他是在告诉我们，自然界可残酷可美丽。)”提到了英国诗人的话，他认为自然界可残酷可美丽，但此处尚未表明作者自己的观点，由此可推知，设空处是作者在总结前文并表明自己的观点。D项“In simple terms, we should try to keep proper distance from wild animals.(简单地说，我们应该尽量与野生动物保持适当的距离。)”恰好能总结前文内容，又表达了作者自己的观点，符合语境。故选D项。
【17题详解】
上文“Most people living in urban areas rarely encounter wild animals in their natural surroundings.(大多数生活在城市地区的人很少在自然环境中遇到野生动物。)”提到了大多数生活在城市的人很少遇到野生动物；下文“And they are willing to get close to them. But for wild animals, it is “eat or be eaten,” and they can’t distinguish between humans and other animals.(他们愿意接近野生动物。但对于野生动物来说，这是“要么吃，要么被吃”，它们无法区分人类和其他动物。)”提到了，人们愿意接近这些野生动物，但野生动物只有“要么吃，要么被吃”的概念，无法区分人类和其他动物；由此可推知，人们接近这些野生动物，是因为没有正确的认知。E项“Hence they misunderstand that wild animals are just as friendly as Disney characters. (因此，他们误以为野生动物和迪士尼角色一样友好)”一方面与下文“And they are willing to get close to them.(他们愿意接近野生动物)”构成因果关系，另一方面也与下文“野生动物的反应”对应。故选E项。
【18题详解】
设空处位于段首，应具有概述下文的作用。下文“In Canadian woods lives a dog-like animal, coyote, which is a little bigger than a fox, but smaller than a wolf. They usually avoid humans, but the occasional attacks can be deadly. Every year, one or two people end up getting killed by coyotes.(在加拿大的森林里，生活着一种类似狗的动物，叫土狼。它比狐狸大一点，但比狼小。它们通常避开人类，但偶尔的攻击可能是致命的。每年有一两个人被土狼咬死。)”提到了加拿大森林里有一种土狼，有时会把人咬死。由此可推知，此处段首提及的内容与森林有关。A项“A walk in the woods can be dangerous.(在树林里散步可能很危险。)”提到了在森林里散步也可能很危险，恰好与下文提及的加拿大森林对应；而下文内容正是本句话的原因支撑。故选A项。
【19题详解】
上文“Animal experts haven’t determined why the elephants went on their journey.(动物专家还没有确定大象为什么继续它们的旅程。)”提到了动物专家也还没确定这些大象迁徙的原因是什么；下文“The wild animals we love are in a constant struggle for survival.(我们所爱的野生动物一直在为生存而奋斗。)”提到了这些野生动物一直在为生存而奋斗；由此可推知，设空处可能是在谈这些大象迁徙的潜在原因。G项“A reasonable possibility is that they probably needed more room and more food to survive.(一个合理的可能性是，它们可能需要更多的空间和更多的食物来生存。)”提到了其中一个合理的可能性，就是它们需要更多的生存空间和食物，恰好与下文的“in a constant struggle for survival”对应。故选G项。
【20题详解】
上文“Maybe we should try to stay away from them.(也许我们应该尽量远离它们。)”提议应尽量远离野生动物；下文“Their lives—red in tooth and claw—are difficult enough without us causing them any more problems than they already have.(它们的生活——残酷无情——已经够艰难的了，不用我们再给它们制造更多的麻烦。)”提到了“我们应该尽量远离野生动物”的原因。由此可推知设空处是在进一步解释为什么需要远离野生动物。B项“It is a way to protect the wild animals, and it’s also our responsibility.(这是保护野生动物的一种方式，也是我们的责任。)”恰好与上下文对应。故选B项。
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。
It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City, ____21____ calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped (笼罩) in the ____22____. After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners ____23____the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium ____24____. He was about to leave ____25____ he suddenly saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran lamely (跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop. After he ran along the track for a ____26____ and got to the finish line, he ___27___ the ground.
Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete ____28____ he went over and ask why the athlete wanted to run to the ___29___ with such a difficulty.
The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a _____30_____ but firm voice, “That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition, but to make me: _____31_____ the game.
I’ve fallen behind all other runners. I have a sacred (神圣的) goal like them. _____32_____ the audience won’t _____33_____ me any more, my motherland is watching me from behind...Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most _____34_____ scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every comer of the world.
Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest _____35_____ that counts. To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.
21
A. actually B. officially C. gradually D. extremely
22
A. morning B. darkness C. flash D. view
23.
A. admiring B. exploring C. celebrating D. designing
24.
A. busy B. crowded C. empty D. noisy
25.
A. before B. when C. while D. once
26.
A. circle B. minute C. mile D. second
27.
A. signed up B. relied on C. made up D. lay on
28.
A. Curiously B. Confidently C. Obviously D. Anxiously
29.
A. goal B. campus C. site D. track
30.
A. proud B. excited C. mad D. weak
31.
A. improve B. complete C. appreciate D. challenge
32.
A. Therefore B. Though C. Otherwise D. Besides
33.
A. attract B. annoy C. cheer D. recognize
34.
A. frightening B. exciting C. confusing D. touching
35.
A. efforts B. changes C. progress D. achievements
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Greenspan在墨西哥城拍摄马拉松比赛后，看到一个腿上流血的男子坚持跑向终点线的感人故事。
【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：喧闹的墨西哥城，渐渐平静下来。A. actually事实上；B. officially正式地、官方地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. extremely极其。根据下文“After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners____3____the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium____4____”以及全文内容可知，空处指的是喧闹的墨西哥城逐渐安静了下来。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：奥运会田径比赛的主体育场笼罩在黑暗中。A. morning早晨；B. darkness黑暗；C. flash闪光；D. view景色、观点。根据常识可知，比赛结束后，人们逐渐散去；而根据上文“It was a classic night.”可知，这是一个夜晚，所以体育馆笼罩在黑暗中。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：世界著名的新闻制作人Greenspan在拍摄完马拉松冠军们庆祝胜利的照片后，发现体育馆空无一人。A. admiring钦佩；B. exploring探索；C. celebrating庆祝；D. designing设计。根据空后的“the victory”以及空前的“the marathon winners”可知，冠军是在庆祝自己的胜利。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：世界著名的新闻制作人Greenspan在拍摄完马拉松冠军们庆祝胜利的照片后，发现体育馆空无一人。A. busy忙碌的；B. crowded拥挤的；C. empty空的；D. noisy嘈杂的。根据上文可知，体育馆逐渐安静，笼罩在黑暗中，由此可知，体育馆已经空无一人了。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：他正要离开，突然看见一个右腿上有血迹的人跑进了体育场。A. before在……之前；B. when当……时；C. while然而；D. once一旦。be about to do…when…，意为“当……发生时，某人正要……”，符合本句句意。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他沿着跑道跑了一圈，跑到终点线后，躺在地上。A. circle圆圈；B. minute分钟；C. mile英里；D. second秒。根据下文“got to the finish line”可知，该运动员跑了一圈，跑到了终点线。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他沿着跑道跑了一圈，跑到终点线后，躺在地上。A. signed up报名、签约；B. relied on依赖；C. made up组成、编造；D. lay on压迫。根据空后的“the ground”以及上文“This man ran lamely (跛脚地) out of breath”可知，这个运动员此时体力不支，由此可知，到了终点后，他躺在了地上。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他好奇地走过去，问运动员为什么要这么费劲地跑向终点。A. Curiously好奇地；B. Confidently自信地；C. Obviously显而易见地；D. Anxiously担忧地。根据下文“ask why the athlete wanted to run to the ___9___with such a difficulty.”可知，这名记者是感到好奇才上前询问情况。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他好奇地走过去，问运动员为什么要这么费劲地跑向终点。A. goal目标；B. campus校园；C. site位置；D. track轨道。根据上文“got to the finish line”可知，这名运动员坚持跑到了终点。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这位来自坦桑尼亚的年轻人名叫Kowari，他用微弱而坚定的声音回答说“我的国家从两万多公里的地方把我送到这里，不是为了让我在比赛中脱离跑道，而是为了让我完成比赛。”A. proud自豪的；B. excited兴奋的；C. mad疯狂的；D. weak虚弱的。根据上文“This man ran lamely (跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop.”可知，这名运动员此刻很虚弱，所以声音是微弱的。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这位来自坦桑尼亚的年轻人名叫Kowari，他用微弱而坚定的声音回答说“我的国家从两万多公里的地方把我送到这里，不是为了让我在比赛中脱离跑道，而是为了让我完成比赛。”A. improve提高；B. complete完成；C. appreciate欣赏；D. challenge挑战。根据上文“That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition”以及这名运动员努力跑完全程可知，他说的是祖国是让他完成比赛。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然观众不再为我欢呼，但我的祖国在背后看着我……A. Therefore因此；B. Though虽然；C. Otherwise否则；D. Besides此外。考查让步性状语从句的连接词，意为“虽然”，用“though”引导。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然观众不再为我欢呼，但我的祖国在背后看着我……A. attract吸引；B. annoy使恼怒；C. cheer欢呼；D. recognize认出。根据常理可知，观众是为运动员欢呼。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很快，他就把奥运会历史上最感人的一幕传遍了世界各地。A. frightening令人害怕的；B. exciting令人兴奋的；C. confusing令人困惑的；D. touching打动人心的。根据上文内容以及“Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes.”可知，记者认为这是非常感人的一幕。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：重要的不是我们能否到达顶峰，而是我们是否付出了最大的努力。A. efforts努力；B. changes改变；C. progress进步；D. achievements成就。根据下文“To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.”以及全文内容可知，作者指的是努力才是最重要的。故选A。
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。
Built around 605 in China’s Sui Dynasty (581-618), Zhaozhou Bridge is the oldest ____36____ (exist) bridge in China. It stretches across the Xiao River, 2500 meters from the southern gate of Zhao County (县), Hebei province. Li Chun, a Sui Dynasty architect, presided (主持) over its ____37____ (construct).
In the Sui Dynasty, Zhaozhou Bridge connected north and south as ____38____ major transportation centre. With the Xiao River ____39____ (break) the south-north traffic, building a bridge was ____40____ (bad) needed. Given that the river dried up in spring and winter ____41____ flooded in summer and autumn, the bridge had to be designed to withstand severe hydrologic (水文的) conditions.
The Zhaozhou Bridge bears two pairs of small arches (拱门) at each side of the central arch. All of the arches are circular and built of stone. ____42____ (compare) with a filled spandrel (拱肩) arch, this single-span open-spandrel arch minimized water blockage and increased the flow area by 16.5%, especially when the Xiao River was flooded. Besides, as the bridge was single span, the weight of the whole bridge and its traffic load ____43____ (shoulder) by two arch feet, causing great pressure on the abutments (桥墩) ____44____ help to transfer the load on the large arches by more than 500 tons and save more than 200 cubic meters of stone. Zhaozhou Bridge is the world’s earliest open-spandrel arched bridge, 700 years earlier _____45_____ its European counterparts.
【答案】36. existing
37. construction
38. a 39. breaking
40. badly 41. but
42. Compared
43. was shouldered
44. which##that
45. than
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了中国著名的桥梁——赵州桥。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：建于隋朝605年的赵州桥是中国现存最古老的桥。此处作定语，修饰名词bridge，故应用形容词“existing现存的，现有的”，故填existing。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意：隋朝的建筑师李春主持它的修建。此处作宾语，故应用名词“construction修建，建设”，不可数。故填construction。
【38题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在隋朝，赵州桥连接南北，作为主要的交通中心。此处“centre中心”为可数名词，且此处泛指“一个中心”，故应用不定冠词，且major以辅音音素开头，故填a。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：洨河阻断了南北交通，因此急需修建一座桥。此处为with的复合结构，宾语the Xiao River与break之间为主动关系，故应用现在分词作宾补，故填breaking。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意同上。此处修饰动词was needed，故应用副词“badly十分地”作状语，故填badly。
【41题详解】
考查连词。句意：考虑到洨河在冬天和春天会干涸，然而在夏天和秋天会涨水，因此这座桥必须设计得能经受得住恶劣的水文条件。此处空前“the river dried up in spring and winter”与空后“flooded in summer and autumn”为转折关系，故应用连词but，故填but。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：与填充拱肩相比，这种单弧敞肩石拱桥最大限度地减少了水的堵塞，使过流面积增加了16.5%，尤其是在洨河泛滥时。此处意为“与……相比较”，主语this single-span open-spandrel与compare之间为被动关系，故应用过去分词作状语，故填Compared。
【43题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：由于该桥单跨，整座桥的重量和交通荷载由两个拱脚承担，给桥墩造成了很大的压力。桥墩有助于大拱转移500多吨的荷载，节省200多立方米的石头。此处为谓语动词，主语为the weight of the whole bridge and its traffic load，且与shoulder之间为被动关系，且根据前文的was可知，此处应用一般过去时，故填was shouldered。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意同上。此处引导限制性定语从句，先行词为the abutments，指物，定语从句中缺少主语，故应用which/that引导，故填which/that。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：赵州桥是最早的单弧敞肩石拱桥，比欧洲同类桥梁早了700多年。根据空前的比较级earlier可知，此处应用介词than，故填than。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 向阳高级中学近期进行了一项高中生观看短视频（Short Videos）的情况调查。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文给你校英文周刊投稿，内容包括：1. 短视频使用情况描述；2. 简单评论；3. 你的建议。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。
高中生使用短视频的现状调查结果（人数百分比）
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
With short videos catching on, a survey about it was conducted recently by Xiangyang high school among high school students.
As the chart reveals, 49%of students watch videos on their studies, 33%entertainment and leisure, 13% living skills and 5% topics apart from the above. There is no doubt that the majority of students attach importance to learning. Additionally, it is clear over one third of respondents are fond of recreational programmes.
Given the statistics, it is sensible, in my opinion, to set up clubs beneficial to students’ academic as well as mental health, which diversifies students’ extra-curricular learning and ease their pressure of study.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于议论文。要求考生根据一项高中生观看短视频情况的调查写出评论并给予建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
另外：additionally→besides
喜爱：be fond of→like
建立：set up→found
缓解：ease→relieve
2.句式拓展
同义句替换
原句：Additionally, it is clear over one third of respondents are fond of recreational programmes.
拓展句：Additionally, that over one third of respondents are fond of recreational programmes is clear.
【点睛】【高分句型1】There is no doubt that the majority of students attach importance to learning. (运用了固定句型、that引导同位语从句)
【高分句型2】Given the statistics, it is sensible, in my opinion, to set up clubs beneficial to students’ academic as well as mental health, which diversifies students’ extra-curricular learning and ease their pressure of study. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
That day, I was going to skate a clean freestyle program for the first time in a year. I determined to land the axel (前外一周半跳) in competition.
“I can make it!” I thought as I skated to the center ice. When my music sounded, I started my program with a circular step and a bright smile, followed by a beautiful combination spin. Flying camel, sit spin, layback spin. Perfection. The jump! The axel!
I could do it when I practiced off-ice, but I’d only landed it on-ice approximately fourteen times in my entire life. So I was a little nervous. I’d leave it out if I could, but my Olympic dreams depended on it. My coach, Geena, put it early in my program so I could do it while my legs were not tired. Taking a deep breath, “I can succeed!” I thought.
I was on the right back outside edge of my skate blade (冰刀), ready to turn forward and launch into the axel. My nerves were back, working against me. “I can do this!” I thought. I stepped into takeoff and I did… a waltz jump (半周跳). It is a jump I’d been doing since I was pretty young. It is only one-half a rotation (旋转) instead of the one and one-half that I need for the axel.
I glimpsed Coach Geena’s questioning eyebrow as I glided past the door and imagined the disappointed looks on my parents’ faces. “It’s not over,” I reasoned to myself, glancing into the bleachers (露天座位). “I’d just replace the next jump with the axel.”
However, it didn’t work out the way I’d hoped. I fell, and I kept falling. Never one to give up, I replaced every jump in my program with the axel, but I didn’t land one. I spent so much time on the ice that it’s like I was making sure the ice was clean for the next skater. The two minutes, fifteen seconds of my program felt like an age. By the time I was done, my dress was soaked through and I was seven seconds behind my music, so I finished skating to silence.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
As I skated toward the exit, I felt everyone was looking at me with pity.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The performance going on, I rose up from the bleachers, determined to go home but my parents held me up.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
As I skated toward the exit, I felt everyone was looking at me with pity. How I wished the floor would open up and swallow me! Offstage, Coach Geena handed me a towel and I thanked her with a heavy heart. Then I climbed upstairs and seated myself between my parents. Dad placed a comforting hand on my shoulder and Mom gave me a tight squeeze. “Darling, it’s OK.” I nodded, my eyes watering. As I turned my gaze to the ice center, I happened to catch sight of a perfect axel the next skater landed. There came clapping and cheering. My heart grew heavier.
The performance going on, I rose up from the bleachers, determined to go home but my parents held me up. “It’s poor sportsmanship to leave before the results are posted.” Hesitating for a moment, I sat back. Time dragging, I was absent-minded. However, when I saw a skater fall down and then gracefully stand up, I watched the performance with full attention. When the competition ended, I gave my parents a big hug and determined to pursue my Olympic dream no matter how many difficulties I would face.
Another possible version:
As I skated toward the exit, I felt everyone was looking at me with pity. When the next skater glided past me to take her place center ice, I couldn’t help thinking I was a terrible skater. After making an eye contact with Coach Geena, I made my way to my parents and sat between them. My weak smile resulted in their hugs of encouragement. Not having the mood to watch the performance, I sank in thought soon. “What am I doing here My skating career will end.” The more I thought about it, the sadder I felt. “Maybe I should give up.”
The performance going on, I rose up from the bleachers, determined to go home but my parents held me up. I looked down to see concern and worry in their eyes. Words failed me. Unwilling to make them worry, I sank back into the seat and continued watching the performance. Suddenly, the skater on the ice fell. As she struggled to her feet and went on with her performance, I saw an excellent performer. She failed outside, but not inside. I suddenly realized giving up would leave me in total failure. Ashamed of my stupid decision, I decided to fight against discouragements to realise my skating dream.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者准备一年来第一次滑干净的自由泳项目，结果在冰上滑倒了，进行得并不顺利。作者非常伤心，但作者下定决心，无论遇到多少困难，都要追求自己的奥运梦想。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当我滑向出口时，我觉得每个人都在用怜悯的目光看着我”可知，第一段可描写作者下台后的心理感受。
②由第二段首句内容“比赛还在继续，我从看台上站起来，决心回家，但我的父母把我拉了起来”可知，第二段可描写作者比赛后的感悟。
2.续写线索：下台——心情沉重——父母安慰——继续观看比赛——下定决心
3.词汇激活
行为类
看见：catch sight of /spot
放置：place/put
追求：pursue /go after
情绪类
感谢：gracefully/thankfully/with gratitude
心不在焉：absent-minded / abstracted
【点睛】[高分句型1] How I wished the floor would open up and swallow me! (运用了感叹句)
[高分句型2] When the competition ended, I gave my parents a big hug and determined to pursue my Olympic dream no matter how many difficulties I would face. (运用了when引导时间状语从句和no matter+特殊疑问词引导的让步状语从句)
听力 1—5 ABBAC 6—10 CABCB 11—15 CABCA 16—20 CABBC阜阳三中2023～2024学年度高二年级第一学期
英语学科二调考试试题
考生注意：
1. 本试卷由四个部分组成。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本卷命题范围：人教版必修第一册——选择性必修第二册Unit 2。
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. Why did the boy come home late
A. He watched a game. B. He studied at school. C. He hung out with his friends.
2. What did the woman do yesterday
A. She went climbing. B. She went to a party. C. She went to a music club.
3. How much will the man pay for his clothes in total
A. $15. B. $30. C. $45.
4. What might the girl be doing
A. Eating something sweet. B. Counting numbers. C. Preparing for an event.
5. What is the man complaining about
A. He is heavy. B. He gets sick. C. He feels too hot.
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，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What do we know about the woman
A. She visited most places in the city before.
B. She moved to the city two years ago.
C. She went to the zoo with her friend.
7. What impressed the woman the most
A. Swimming in the lake. B. Seeing an opera. C. Climbing mountains.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What is the hardest part of learning French for the man
A. Reading. B. Grammar. C. Writing.
9. Which word should be female according to the man
A. Sun. B. Chair. C. Hair.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Who are the speakers
A. A doctor and a patient.
B. A driver and a pedestrian.
C. A police officer and a witness.
11. Where is the damage on the woman’s car
A. On the front of the car. B. On the side of the car. C. On the back of the car.
12. How does the woman seem in the conversation
A. Confused. B. Content. C. Considerate.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where are the speakers now
A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a reading center.
14. What does the woman usually like to read about
A. Children. B. The travel places. C. Strong female characters.
15. How does the man describe Jane Austen’s books
A. They are amusing. B. They are frightening. C. They are touching.
16. What will the man do next
A. Find some humorous books.
B. Charge the woman for the books.
C. Show the woman some books for kids.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What is the speaker’s probable profession
A. A doctor. B. A gym trainer. C. A health writer.
18. What seems to be causing Mr. Toper’s problem
A. He doesn’t wear enough warm clothes.
B. He doesn’t move around enough.
C. He doesn’t get enough sunlight.
19. How old is Mr. Toper
A. 50 years old. B. 65 years old. C. 70 years old.
20. When should Mr. Toper’s next appointment be
A. The next day. B. The next week. C. The next month.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Four Most Exotic Black Sand Beaches in the World
Papenoo Beach: Tahiti, French Polynesia
Popular with surfers, this remote black beach on Tahiti’s northern coast boasts some of the most impressive waves in the world. Here you will discover more breathtaking natural beauty of the island, with its green mountains and picturesque scenery. Not- to-be- missed sights include the spectacular waterfalls: Topatari, Puraha and Vaiharuru falls.
Lovina Beach: Indonesia
A highlight of this beach destination is visiting Kalibukbuk, one of the coastal villages along Lovina Beach, and the Kalibukbuk Buddhist temple on the beach. There is also an abundance of incredible marine and underwater life, so diving is a popular relaxation, but the main draw for beachgoers is spotting the playful bottle nosed dolphins.
Stokksnes Beach: Iceland
One of Iceland’s most dramatic landscapes is the mountain Vestrahorn on the Stokksnes peninsula in southeast Iceland. The magical setting here was featured in the Bollywood movie Dilwale. It’s a popular destination for photographers but surprisingly not a big tourist spot; this privately owned land charges a small fee to visit. You can visit the Stokksnes beach on a group Ring Road tour or a self-driving circuit of the country.
Perissa Beach: Santorini, Greece
Situated in southeastern Santorini, this unique black beach boasts crystal clear waters and the rocky Mesa Vouno mountain. For more active pursuits beyond sunbathing and swimming, visitors can rent water sports equipment for other fun activities like diving. You can also hike to the top of Mesa Vouno to visit the ancient ruins of the city of Thera.
1. Which of the following landscapes is a must for tourists in Papenoo Beach
A. Waves. B. Valleys. C. Mountains. D. Waterfalls.
2. Which place best suits people who enjoy taking pictures
A. Papenoo Beach. B. Lovina Beach.
C. Stokksnes Beach. D. Perissa Beach.
3. What do Lovina Beach and Perissa Beach have in common
A. They are good places to hike.
B. Visitors can go diving for relaxation.
C. Both are rich in underwater life.
D. Tourists can visit ancient coastal villages.
B
Three cute brown bear cubs who got lost after getting separated from their mother gripped the hearts of netizens.
The fuzzy cubs were spotted by Gelek Gyatso, an ecological protection officer, when he was patrolling a riverbed at an altitude of nearly 4, 500 meters in Qumarleb county in Qinghai province’s Yushu.
The little cubs eagerly ran toward the ranger on the snow-covered riverbed, then stopped short at a safe distance to stare at him curiously. After realizing that the man was not their mother, the bear cubs turned around and ran along the river calling for mom.
This was Gelek Gyatso’s first encounter with bear cubs separated from their mother. With his knowledge of wild animals, he drove the cubs towards an area near their cave in the hope of a safe reunion. Thankfully, later that day, other patrol officers found that the mother bear had reunited with her cubs and that the family was happy and healthy.
This year marks Gelek Gyatso’s tenth year as an ecological protection officer. He patrols the area every day, diligently records the animals he sees, carefully checks on the vegetation, and helps clean up litter.
Over the decade, Gelek Gyatso has witnessed great changes in the ecological environment of his hometown. There has been an increase in the number of wild animals, and everyone is participating in the protection of these species, making coexistence between humans and animals more harmonious.
He also reminds people that if they encounter wild animals in the wild, they should keep their distance, not disturbing or feeding them, and that if they find an animal that needs to be rescued, they should call the fire or forest department in time.
4. What happened to the three bear cubs
A. Losing track of the mother bear.
B. Following Gelek with curiosity.
C. Mistaking a man for their mother.
D. Being trapped in the cold riverbed.
5. Which of the following best describes Gelek
A. Ambitious. B. Romantic. C. Devoted. D. Innovative.
6. According to Gelek, what should people do to live in harmony with wildlife
A. Changing their living surroundings.
B. Feeding and sheltering wild animals.
C. Getting involved in saving endangered species.
D. Seeking professional help to rescue those in need.
7. What is the best title for the text
A. A project of wildlife conservation
B. A journey of friendship connection
C. A knowledgeable ecological officer
D. An encounter leading to a safe reunion
C
A worldwide shift from fossil fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles could significantly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that humans emit to the atmosphere. But current strategies for vehicle electrification (电气化) can also shift some pollution to communities already suffering under higher economic, health and environmental burdens, researchers warn.
California, which leads the United States by a mile when it comes to EV adoption, offers a window into this evolving problem. The state is aggressively seeking to reduce its carbon footprint and has made substantial increases in wind and solar power generation as well as in the promotion of electric vehicle purchases. One tool the state has used is the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, or CVRP, which kicked off in 2010 and offers consumers money back for the purchase of new EVs.
Now, an analysis of the CVRP’s impact on the state’s air quality from 2010 to 2021 reveals both good and bad news, researchers report May 3 in PLOS Climate.
The good news is that the CVRP is responsible for making a dent in the state’s overall CO2 emissions, reducing them by about 280,000 metric tons per year on average. The bad news is that the most disadvantaged communities in the state didn’t see the same overall improvement in air quality. Those communities in fact saw an increase in one type of air pollution, tiny particulates known as PM2.5. That increase may be indirectly related to putting more EVs on the road. Although electric vehicles themselves don’t produce PM2.5 from their tailpipes, increased electricity generation, if it’s not fossil fuel-free, can. Renewable resources, including rooftop solar cells, supplied about half of California’s electricity in 2022. But natural gas-fired power plants still provide a large part of the state’s power.
“Electric vehicles are often incorrectly referred to as ‘zero-emission vehicles’, but they’re only as clean as the underlying electric grid (电网) from which the energy is sourced,” Mejía-Duwan says. The most disadvantaged 25 percent of the state’s communities also contain 50 percent of the power plants, the team found.
8. What do we know from paragraph 2
A. California takes the lead in environmental protection.
B. Wind and solar power generation has dominated California.
C. California’s carbon footprint has been reduced as planned.
D. The launch of CVRP is intended to promote electric vehicle purchases.
9. What does the underlined “dent” mean in paragraph 4
A. adjustment. B. shift. C. reduction. D. increase
10. What is the direct cause of an increase in PM 2.5
A. Putting more EVs on the road. B. Increased electricity generation.
C. Warming climate. D. Increased rooftop solar cells.
11. What will Mejía-Duwan probably agree with
A. Zero emission for EVs can’t be ensured nowadays.
B. ‘Zero emission’ isn’t good enough to describe EVs.
C. EVs, with no zero emission, shouldn’t be advocated.
D. EVs have a promising future as zero emission vehicles.
D
Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending hours doing some exercises, according to scientists. They say that socialising and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories(卡路里)to produce heat.
Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat in mice's belly by half over four weeks, even if they ate more. US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown. White fat stores calories and makes us fatter, while brown burns energy to produce heat. Turning white fat into brown is extremely difficult，normally requiring long- term stay in cold conditions or exciting part of the body's nervous system.
However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown. The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those, who lived alongside a greater number of mice, had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their “couch potato" fellows.
Study author, Dr Matthew During, whose team's findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism, said, "I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs." Explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socialising, he added, "It's not just a sedentary(久坐 的)lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities." Co-author Dr Lei Cao said，"Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death; it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent. Social activities are very vital.，，
12. What information can we get from the first two paragraphs
A. Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter.
B. It doesn't take long to turn white fat into brown.
C. Social excitement helps gain more weight.
D. Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat.
13. Which of the following statement does the text support
A. Levels of brown fat can be increased by socialising.
B. The mice lacking social life lose more weight.
C. The research findings haven't been published so far.
D. Dr Matthew During wasn't convinced of the result.
14. We can conclude from the text that _______.
A. the fat in mice's belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment
B. a sedentary lifestyle and high calories foods influence people's social life
C. surfing the Internet may influence people's face-to-face communication
D. cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life
15. What’s the main idea of the text
A. Brown fat is beneficial to people's health.
B. Socialising is unnecessarily important in people's daily life.
C. White fat can be changed into brown fat.
D. Socialising contributes to people's losing weight.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When the British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson described nature as “red in tooth and claw”, he was telling us that the natural world can be cruel as well as beautiful.____16____.
Most people living in urban areas rarely encounter wild animals in their natural surroundings. ____17____ And they are willing to get close to them. But for wild animals, it is “eat or be eaten,” and they can’t distinguish between humans and other animals.
____18____ In Canadian woods lives a dog-like animal coyote, which is a little bigger than a fox, but smaller than a wolf. They usually avoid humans, but the occasional attacks can be deadly. Every year, one or two people end up getting killed by coyotes.
Earlier this year, a herd of elepants in Yunnan left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve and went on a meandering journey through the province. They destroyed crops and buildings along the way. Villages in their path had to be evacuated because of the potential dangers they posed to villagers. Animal experts haven’t determined why the elephants went on their journey. ____19____ The wild animals we love are in a constant struggle for survival. Our expanding into the natural habitats of wild animals can be dangerous for the animals and then us humans as well.
Maybe we should try to stay away from them. ____20____ Their lives—red in tooth and claw—are difficult enough without us causing them any more problems than they already have.
A. A walk in the woods can be dangerous.
B. It is a way to protect the wild animals, and it’s also our responsibility.
C. In Canada, people have a more realistic attitude towards wild animals.
D. In simple terms, we should try to keep proper distance from wild animals.
E. Hence they misunderstand that wild animals are just as friendly as Disney characters.
F. Thanks to active environmental conservation, the number of the elephants grew larger.
G. A reasonable possibility is that they probably needed more room and more food to survive.
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。
It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City, ____21____ calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped (笼罩) in the ____22____. After he finished taking photos of the marathon winners ____23____the victory, Greenspan, a world-famous news producer, found the stadium ____24____. He was about to leave ____25____ he suddenly saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran lamely (跛脚地) out of breath, but he didn’t stop. After he ran along the track for a ____26____ and got to the finish line, he ___27___ the ground.
Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete ____28____ he went over and ask why the athlete wanted to run to the ___29___ with such a difficulty.
The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a _____30_____ but firm voice, “That my country sent me here from over 20,000 kilometers is not to let me get off the track in the competition, but to make me: _____31_____ the game.
I’ve fallen behind all other runners. I have a sacred (神圣的) goal like them. _____32_____ the audience won’t _____33_____ me any more, my motherland is watching me from behind...Tears welled up in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most _____34_____ scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every comer of the world.
Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest _____35_____ that counts. To reach the goal in the mind is also a success.
21.
A. actually B. officially C. gradually D. extremely
22.
A. morning B. darkness C. flash D. view
23.
A. admiring B. exploring C. celebrating D. designing
24
A. busy B. crowded C. empty D. noisy
25.
A. before B. when C. while D. once
26.
A. circle B. minute C. mile D. second
27.
A. signed up B. relied on C. made up D. lay on
28.
A. Curiously B. Confidently C. Obviously D. Anxiously
29.
A. goal B. campus C. site D. track
30.
A. proud B. excited C. mad D. weak
31.
A. improve B. complete C. appreciate D. challenge
32.
A. Therefore B. Though C. Otherwise D. Besides
33.
A. attract B. annoy C. cheer D. recognize
34.
A. frightening B. exciting C. confusing D. touching
35.
A. efforts B. changes C. progress D. achievements
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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Built around 605 in China’s Sui Dynasty (581-618) Zhaozhou Bridge is the oldest ____36____ (exist) bridge in China. It stretches across the Xiao River, 2500 meters from the southern gate of Zhao County (县), Hebei province. Li Chun, a Sui Dynasty architect, presided (主持) over its ____37____ (construct).
In the Sui Dynasty, Zhaozhou Bridge connected north and south as ____38____ major transportation centre. With the Xiao River ____39____ (break) the south-north traffic, building a bridge was ____40____ (bad) needed. Given that the river dried up in spring and winter ____41____ flooded in summer and autumn, the bridge had to be designed to withstand severe hydrologic (水文的) conditions.
The Zhaozhou Bridge bears two pairs of small arches (拱门) at each side of the central arch. All of the arches are circular and built of stone. ____42____ (compare) with a filled spandrel (拱肩) arch, this single-span open-spandrel arch minimized water blockage and increased the flow area by 16.5%, especially when the Xiao River was flooded. Besides, as the bridge was single span, the weight of the whole bridge and its traffic load ____43____ (shoulder) by two arch feet, causing great pressure on the abutments (桥墩) ____44____ help to transfer the load on the large arches by more than 500 tons and save more than 200 cubic meters of stone. Zhaozhou Bridge is the world’s earliest open-spandrel arched bridge, 700 years earlier _____45_____ its European counterparts.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 向阳高级中学近期进行了一项高中生观看短视频（Short Videos）的情况调查。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文给你校英文周刊投稿，内容包括：1. 短视频使用情况描述；2. 简单评论；3. 你的建议。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。
高中生使用短视频的现状调查结果（人数百分比）
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
That day, I was going to skate a clean freestyle program for the first time in a year. I determined to land the axel (前外一周半跳) in competition.
“I can make it!” I thought as I skated to the center ice. When my music sounded I started my program with a circular step and a bright smile, followed by a beautiful combination spin. Flying camel, sit spin, layback spin. Perfection. The jump! The axel!
I could do it when I practiced off-ice, but I’d only landed it on-ice approximately fourteen times in my entire life. So I was a little nervous. I’d leave it out if I could, but my Olympic dreams depended on it. My coach, Geena, put it early in my program so I could do it while my legs were not tired. Taking a deep breath, “I can succeed!” I thought.
I was on the right back outside edge of my skate blade (冰刀), ready to turn forward and launch into the axel. My nerves were back, working against me. “I can do this!” I thought. I stepped into takeoff and I did… a waltz jump (半周跳). It is a jump I’d been doing since I was pretty young. It is only one-half a rotation (旋转) instead of the one and one-half that I need for the axel.
I glimpsed Coach Geena’s questioning eyebrow as I glided past the door and imagined the disappointed looks on my parents’ faces. “It’s not over,” I reasoned to myself, glancing into the bleachers (露天座位). “I’d just replace the next jump with the axel.”
However, it didn’t work out the way I’d hoped. I fell, and I kept falling. Never one to give up, I replaced every jump in my program with the axel, but I didn’t land one. I spent so much time on the ice that it’s like I was making sure the ice was clean for the next skater. The two minutes, fifteen seconds of my program felt like an age. By the time I was done, my dress was soaked through and I was seven seconds behind my music, so I finished skating to silence.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
As I skated toward the exit, I felt everyone was looking at me with pity.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The performance going on, I rose up from the bleachers, determined to go home but my parents held me up.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
听力 1—5 ABBAC 6—10 CABCB 11—15 CABCA 16—20 CABBC
