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长郡中学2024年上学期高一期末考试英语命题人：董朝时量：120分钟满分：150分得分______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）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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.答案是C。（）1．Whatistherelatıonshıpbetweenthespeakers?A．M

otherandson.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Classmates.（）2．Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?A．Dosomerunning.B．Goswimming:C．Playbasketball.（

）3．WhatisMichelletryingtodo?A．Expressherthanks.B．Givesomeadvice.C．InviteHenrytodinner.（）4．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalki

ngabout?A．Ajoke.B．Amouse.C．Afriend.（）5．WhydoesLindarefusetogototheconcert?A．Sheisn’tinterestedinit.B

．Shewantstorestathome.C．Shehasn’tfinishedherhomework第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。（）6．Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Doanexperiment.B．

Haveaclass.C．Playsports.（）7．Whowillrecordthetime?A．Galileo.B．Leonardo.C．Alessandro.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。（）8．WhatisFrankus

uallyresponsibleforathome?A．Doingthewashing.B．Cleaningthehouse.C．Preparingthefood.（）9．WhatdoesFrankthinkKarens

houlddo?A．Relaxmore.B．Studyharder.C．Dosomehousework.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。（）10．Whydoesthewomangrowherowngarden?A．Tokilltime.B．Todevelopanewhobby.C．To

eathealthyfood.（）11．Whatisthewomanmainlygrowinginhergarden?A．Fruits.B．Vegetables.C．Grains.（）12．What’sthewomandoing?A．Pickings

trawberries.B．Wateringplants.C．Eatingvegetables.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。（）13．WheredidJacobgettheinformationabo

uttheflat?A．FromtheInternet.B．Fromhisfriend.C．Fromthenewspaper.（）14．WhichaspectoftheflatappealstoJacob?A．Theconven

ientlocation.B．Thereasonablerent.C．Thepetpolicy.（）15．Whatdoesthewomando?A．Ahouseagent.B．Avoiceartist.C．Ascreenactress.（）16．Whatdoesthewoma

nsuggestJacobdo?A．Bringhisownfurniture.B．Giveheranearlyreply.C．Talkwithhisparents.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。（）17．Wheredidthespeak

erwatchthemovie?A．Atherownhome.B．Inafriend’sbedroom.C．Atthecinema.（）18．Whereisthemovieset?A．Inaninlan

dcity.B．Inabeautifulvillage.C．Inaseasidetown.（）19．WhatdoesLukalikedoing?A．Hearingothers’stories.B．Takingadventureoutdoors.C．Spen

dingtimewithhisfamilies.（）20．Whyisthefriendshipthreatened?A．Lukahasaterriblesecret.B．Lukasnewfriendisn’tarealboy.C．Luka’sfamilyhastomove.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。AKing’sCollegeLondonVolunteeringisseekingforpaidmemberstositontheStudentAdv

isoryBoardforVolunteering.TheBoardplaysasignificantroleininfluencingthedevelopmentanddeliveryofthevolunteeringservice

.Itsaimistodiscovervolunteeringopportunitiesforstudents，teachersandotherstaffatschool.Volunteering，whichhasthepotentialtocreatepositivesocialimpac

t，isakeypriorityforKing’s.TheBoardwillensurethatstudents’needsareatthecoreoftheservicesothatallKing’sstudentscanmakeadifferen

ce.Thisyear，theStudentAdvisoryBoardforVolunteeringwillco-createtheagenda，andpotentialissuesinclude:·Volunteeringop

portunitiesforthedisabled.·PromotionoftheBoard’sservice.·Howtorecognizeandrewardvolunteers.·Evaluation（评估）oftheBoard’swork.Thisisauniqueandexci

tingopportunityaccessibletoallstudyingatKing’s，regardlessofthevolunteerexperiences.TheBoardwillberunbothonlineandin-person，andtheBoard’smembersw

illbepaidtheLondonLivingWage(£11.95perhour)viaKing’sTalentBank.Theapplicationdeadlineis23:59onSaturday，31stAugust20

24.Applyviatheformbelow，usingyourKing’semailaddress.（）21．WhatdoestheBoardaimtodoforthoseatKing’s?A．Performvoluntarywork.B

．Meettheiracademicneeds.C．Providelearningopportunities.D．Discovervolunteeringchances.（）22．Whichofthefollowingisapossibletopicforthisyear’sagenda?A．Ru

nningtheBoardonline.B．Trainingvoluntaryworkers.C．EvaluatingtheBoard’sperformance.D．Takingcareofpeoplewithdisabilities.（）23．Whocanappl

ytobeamemberoftheBoardatKing’s?A．Thestudents.B．Theteachers.C．Thegraduates.D．Theworkingstaff.BGutiérrez’s

lifewouldneverbethesameagainafterfindingacopyofAnnaKareninabyLeoTolstoyinthegarbage20yearsago.Ithappenedw

hilehewasdrivinghisgarbagetruckthroughwealthierneighbourhoodsatnightandseeingabandonedbooks.Itarousedhisdesiretostartrescu

ingbooksfromthegarbage.Heusedtotakehomebetween50and60bookseverymorning.Eventually，heturnedhisbookcollec

tionintoacommunitylibraryforchildrenfromlow-incomefamilies.Colombia’scapitalcityofBogotahas19publiclibraries.However，theselibrariest

endtobefarawayfromwhereruralandpoorercommunitieslive.Theoptionofbuyingnewbooksisnon-existentforfamil

iesstrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Gutiérrez’scommunitylibraryisatruerepresentationofhowoneman’sgarbagecanbeanother’streasure.Guti

érrezgrewuppoor，andhisfamilycouldnotaffordtoeducatehimbeyondprimaryschool.Nevertheless，hismotherwasapassionatereaderan

dreadstoriestohimeverynight.HerloveforbooksleftadeepimpressiononGutiérrez.Today，hismakeshiftcommunitylibrary，c

alled“TheStrengthofWords”，occupiesmostofhishomeinsouthernBogota，andispiledfromfloortoceilingwithfictionandnon-fictiontitles.Everythingfromsc

hooltextbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscollectionofmorethan20,000books!Asthewordbegantospreadabouthisama

zingproject，peoplebegansendinghimmanymorebookstogrowhislibrary.Despitehavingdonesomuchforhiscommunity，Gutiérrez

isnotyetcontenttocallitaday.Hecontinuestosearchthroughgarbagecansforreadıngmaterials.Today，theGutiérrezfamilydoesn

otmerelywanttostartlibrariesinneighbourhoods.Theywanttocreatespacesforschoolchildrentospendtheirtimer

eading.Gutiérrez’sjourneytogivebacktohislocalcommunityisanamazingexampleofhoweveryoneofuscanimprovethelivesofthosearoundus.Howmightwetake

aleafoutofGutiérrez’sbooksandimpactthelessfortunatearoundus?（）24．WhatinspiredGutiérreztorescueunwantedbooks?A．TheabandonedAnnaKar

enina.B．LeoTolstoy’slife.C．Children’slivingconditions.D．Acommunitylibrary（）25．WhydidGutiérrezstart“TheStrengthofWords”?

A．Tocreateaharmoniousneighborhood.B．Togivehismothersufficientbooks.C．Topromotechildren’sreadingD．Toimprovethecommunitylife.（）

26．WhatcanbestdescribeGutiérrez?A．Devotedandtalented.B．Intelligentandgenerous.C．Passionateandwell-educated.D．Creat

iveandcaring.（）27．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DesireforReadingB．FromGarbagetoTreasureC．Gutiérrez’sL

ifeD．AnAmazingModelofEducationCIwantedtosetmyselfthewritingchallengeofcitingsomeofthemanypositivethingsabouthavingababy.It’saddressedtoonep

erson，butIhopethatthosewhofindthemselvesatasimilarcrossroadsgethelpfromit.TomyfriendA,Allyoueverseemtohearaboutparenthoodisnegative.I

donotfeelthis.Youcreateanewlifeinthatchild，andwiththatbaby，yougetanewlife，too.WhenIbecameamother，myownmo

ther’sembrace，andmyfather’s，nottomentionmyextendedfamily’s，havekeptmegoing.Weareusedtohearingabouthowm

otherhoodlimitsyourlife，lesssoabouthowitcanexpandit.Ihavealwaysbelievedthatlifeisfundamentallyabouthumanrelationships，andhav

ingababyhasenhancedmine.Becomingamother—andgivingbirth—hasenhancedmyfeelingsofunitywithotherwomen.Par

entinghasalsoallowedmetoexperiencechildhoodagain.Ihavealwayswantedtogivesomeoneelseachildhood.Mywide-

eyedlittleboyisatthestagewhereheissimplyinlovewiththeworld，andthatloveisthrillinglyunconditional.Itisaprivilegetowitness，a

nditmakesmedeterminedtomaintainitforhimasmuchasIamableto，becausehislaughisthebestsoundthatIhaveeverheard.Anoteaboutsleep:youwillbeOK—you’vehade

noughwildnightstoknowyoucancope.Andyoucangetyourbodyback，whateverthatmightmeantoyou.Asforyourcareer，it’snormaltoworry.Ispeakonlyformysel

fwhenIsaythatIwishIhadspentlesstimeworryingbeforehandabouthowIwouldwrite.Ihavefarlesstime，now，butI’mstillwriting.Evenaparagraphadayaddsuptoano

vel，eventually.Thereissomuchuntappedjoyandlovetherewaitingforyou，andIhopeI’vegivenyouasmallglimpseofsomeofittoholdonto.（）28．Whomightbetheintended

audienceforthisarticle?A．Self-centeredparents.B．Thosefearingtohaveababy.C．Broken-heartedfriends.D．Thoseavoi

dingmarriage.（）29．Howdoestheauthormainlymakeherargumentsconvincing?A．Byexplainingideas.B．Byquotingsayings.C．Bycomparingfacts.D．Byconc

ludingopinions.（）30．Whydoestheauthorgiveexamplesofherwritinginthelastparagraph?A．Toshowhowsuccessfulshe

wasasawriter.B．Tonotethatwherethereisawillthereisaway.C．Totellherfriendthatgivingbirthisapieceofcake.D．Topersuadeherfriendnottoworryab

outhercareer.（）31．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Impression:SunrisegaveImpressionismitsname.B．CriticshadadisagreementoverMonet’spainting.C．Monet

isaleadingartistofImpressionism.D．Impressionismisanappealingartisticstyle.DFordecades，scientiststhoughtofthebrainasthemostvaluableanconseque

ntlymostcloselyguardedpartofthebody.Lockedsafelybehindtheblood-brainbarrier，itwasbroadlyfreeoftheharmofvirusesandthebattlesstartedbytheimmu

nesystem.Then，about20yearsago，someresearchersbegantowonderisthebrainreallysoseparated（分离）fromthebody?Theanswer，accordingtoagrowingbod

yofevidence，isno.Thelistofbrainconditionsthathavebeenlinkedwithchangeselsewhereinthebodyislongandgrowing.Changesinthemake-upofthem

icroorganismsinthedigestivesystemhavebeenlinkedtodisorderssuchasParkinson’sdisease.Thereisalsoatheorythatinfectionduringp

regnancy（孕期）couldleadtobraindiseasesinbabies.Theeffectistwo-way.Thereisalengtheninglistofsymptoms（症状）

nottypicallyviewedasdisordersofthenervoussystem，butthebrainplaysalargepartinthem.Forexample，thedevelopmento

fafeverisinfluencedbyapopulationofnervecellsthatcontrolbodytemperatureandappetite.Evidenceismountingthatcance

rsusenervestogrowandspread.Theinterconnectionbetweenthebrainandbodyhaspromisingimplicationsforourabilitytobothunderstandandtreatillnesse

s.Ifsomebraindisordersstartoutsidethebrain，thenperhapstreatmentsforthemcouldalsoreachinfromoutside.Treatmentsthattakeeffectthrou

ghthedigestivesystem，theheartorotherorgans，wouldbemucheasıerandlessriskythanthosethatmustcrosstheblood-brainbarrier.Italsoworksintheopposi

tedirection.Studyshowsmicehavehealthierheartsafterreceivingstimulation（刺激）toabrainareainvolvedinpositiveemotionandmotivation.Activationofthebrain

rewardcentre—calledtheventraltegmentalarea(VTA)—seemstocauseimmunechangesthatcontributetoit.Workingouth

owthishappenscouldhelptodestroycancers，enhanceresponsestovaccines（疫苗）andevenre-evaluatephysicaldiseasestha

t，forcenturies，havenotbeenconsideredasbeingpsychologicallydriven.（）32．Whatdotheresearchersfocusonaboutthebrain?A．Itsp

rotectingsystem.B．Itsexposuretodiseases.C．Itscontrollingfunction.D．Itsconnectiontothebody.（）33．Howdo

estheauthorsupporthisideainparagraph2?A．Byexplainingatheory.B．Byprovidingexamples.C．Bymakingcomparisons.D．Bypresentingcauseandeffect.（）34．Whichb

estdescribestreatmentsthatdonotcrosstheblood-brainbarrier?A．Cheaper.B．Morespecific.C．Safer.D．Moredirect.（）35．Whatdoesthestudysuggestint

helastparagraph?A．Brainhealthdependsonimmunechanges.B．Brainstimulationleadstonegativeemotions.C．Thebraincan

helpenhancepsychologicalhealth.D．Thebrainmaybekeytotreatingphysicaldiseases.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。F

ormanywebsites，thereistonsofinformationthat’sinaccurate，orjustcrazy.36Withthatinmind，herearefourwaystofindreliablewe

bsites.Lookforestablishedinstitutions（确立的机构）.37However，whatyouwantaresitesassociatedwithtrustedinstitutionsthathaveb

eenaroundforawhileandhaveaproventrackrecordofreliability.Suchsitesmayincludethoserunbygovernmentagencies，nonprofitorganiz

ationsoruniversities.Consultsiteswithexpertise（专门知识）.Youwouldn’tgotothehospitaltohaveyourcarrepaired.Thisi

sanobviouspoint.38Forexample，ifyou’rewritingastoryonafluoutbreak，checkoutmedicalwebsiteslikeTheCentersforDiseas

eControlandPrevention.Avoidcommercial（商业的）sites.Sitesrunbycompaniesandbusinesses—theirwebsitesusuallyendwith“.com”—areoftentry

ingtosellyousomething.Andifthey’retryingtosellyousomething，chancesarewhateverinformationthey’representingwillbetilted（偏向）infavoroftheirprodu

ct.39Butbecautious（谨慎）.40Respectedwebsitesoftenlinktoeachother.Youcanfindoutwhichotherwebsiteslinktothesiteyou’re

researchingbyconductingalink-specificGooglesearch.Iflotsofsitesarelinkingtoyoursite，andthosesitesseemreliabl

e，that’sagoodsign.Thenitseemsthatyoudon’tneedtoworrytoomuch.A．Checkthelinks.B．Enterthefollowingtextintothesearchfie

ld.C．Lookforwebsitesthatspecializeinwhatyou’reseeking.D．Ifawebsiteseemsold，it’sprobablybesttokeepdistancefromit.E．TheInternetisf

ullofwebsitesthatwerestartedfiveminutesago.F．That’snottosaycommercialsitesshouldbescreened（屏蔽）entirely.G．F

orinexperiencedresearchers，thesesitescancauseawiderangeofproblems.第三部分语言运用（共三节，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。Annawasa9-year-oldgirlfromasmallvillage.She41primaryschoolt

ill4thgradeathervillage.Forthe5thgradeonwards，shewouldhavetogeta(n)42inaschoolatacitynearby.Todaywasthefirstdayofher43school.Uponseeingher44clothi

ngandknowingshewasfromasmallvillage，otherstudentsstarted45her.Theteachersoonarrived.She46Annatotheclassandbeganh

erclass.ShetoldeveryonetowritedowntheSevenWondersoftheworld.Wheneveryonehad47theiranswerpaper，theteacherstartedreadingthemtothewholeclass.The

majorityhadansweredthem48suchasTheGreatWallofChina，Colosseum，Stonehenge，GreatPyramidofGiza，LeaningTowerofPisa，TajMaha

l，HangingGardensofBabylon.Theteacherwas49asstudentshad50whatshehadtaughtthem.Atlast，theteacherlaidher51onAnna’sanswerpaperandreadaloud，“TheSeve

nWondersare—TobeabletoSee，TobeabletoHear，TobeabletoFeel，ToLaugh，ToThink，TobeKind，To52!”Theteacherstood53andthewholeclasswasspeechless.Today，agirl

fromasmallvillage54usaboutthegiftswehave，whicharetruly55.Hence，usewhatwehaveandvaluewhatwehave.（）41．A．delayedB．

quittedC．attendedD．defended（）42．A．liberationB．achievementC．admissionD．performance（）43．A．oldB．newC．remoteD．rare（）44．A．simpleB．cleanC．lov

elyD．expensive（）45．A．makinguseofB．makingfunofC．gettingdowntoD．comingdownto（）46．A．pushedB．followedC．turnedD．introduced（）47．A．presente

dB．receivedC．foundD．handled（）48．A．neatlyB．correctlyC．brieflyD．dramatically（）49．A．delightedB．realisticC．distantD．patient（）50．A．detected

B．expandedC．adaptedD．remembered（）51．A．breathB．emotionsC．eyesD．wish（）52．A．CreateB．LearnC．LoveD．Bet（）53．A．sho

ckedB．disappointedC．satisfiedD．frightened（）54．A．consultedB．warnedC．encouragedD．reminded（）55．A．beliefsB．

wonders.C．rewardsD．ideals第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。VincentvanGoghwasoneof

the56(gifted)artistsofhisgeneration.Hebeganworkinginanartgallerywhenhewas16yearsold.However，itwasnotuntilmorethan

adecadelaterthathestartedto57(serious)considerbeinganartisthimself.VanGoghbecame58(depress)afterhemovedtoLondon.In1880，hetooku

ppainting，from59hedrewmuchcomfort.Ashebegantodisplayatalentforpainting，herealizedthatartwashistruecalling.Hewasveryimpresse

dbytheartworksofthemasterpainterRembrandt.In1886，hemovedtoParis60(live)withhisbrother，whointroducedhimtosomeImpressionistartists

.Hebegantoformhisownstyle，61(employ)thick，unmixedpaint.Thisresulted62vividcolors，similartothoseintheI

mpressionistpaintings.However，VanGogh’sworkshadstronglines，asopposedto63softeredgesofImpressionism.H

emade64(friend)withPaulGauguin，whosharedthesamevision，andtheybecameknownasPost-Impressionists.Althoughhewasagenius，VanGoghwasnotyetap

preciatedintheartworld.Heonlysoldonepaintingduringhislifetime，butthesedays，hisworks65(enjoy)bypeoplearoundtheworld.第三节课文默写（共5小题；每小题

1分，满分5分）66．Comfortfoodisanimportanttoolinhelpingus______tensionandfeelgoodaboutourselves.67．Thiswell-developedability，as

wellasthescroll’sambitioussize，allowsZhangtoshowan______amountofdetail—youcouldstudythepaintingforhoursandstilldiscoversomethingnew.68．T

heireffortstoconductresearchinbothfieldsmayfinally______.69．Sometimesthesmellalonecan______，nottomention

thelovelycreamyflavor，whichworkslikeatimemachineimmediatelytransportingmebacktomysunnychildhood.70．Thecrowdim

mediatelyrecognizedthattheywerelisteningtosomethingtrulyspecial，and______.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假

定你是李华，5月14日你校举办了“FoodFestival”活动。请给英国好友Chris写一封邮件分享你的经历，内容包括：1．介绍活动内容；2．你的感受。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearChris,IammorethandelightedtowritetosharewithyoutheFoodFestivalwecelebratedinthecampusonMay14th.__________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。Theprizemaygotothefastest，butsometimes，thefirstonetocrossthefinishlineisn’ttheonlywinner.Nowherewasthatmoretruethanatarecent

5Kinvitational（邀请赛）inShelbyville，Indiana.Thereweretwoplayersinthematch:LeviLaGrangeandAxelAleman，whohadn’tknow

neachotherbefore.LeviLaGrange，an18-year-oldstudentfromWesternBooneHighSchool，hasbeenexpectingtobeaprofessionalsports

manformanyyears.AxelAleman，whoisfromSheridanHighSchool，isafriendlyandgenerouspersonandheisalwaysmoreconcernedaboutothersthanhimself.A

xeloncesaidtohisclassmates，“Whenyouarestandingatacrossroad，youcanchoosethepathofself-interest，oryoucangotheext

ramileforsomeoneinneed.Asateenathlete，thechoiceisextremelyclear.”Thegamewentverywellatfirst.However，withlessthanhalfamiletogo，LeviLaGrangeslippe

d，twistinghisankle.Hesaid，“IwasrunningupthelittlerollinghillandIhurtmyankle.Ifeltsomethingwaswrongwithmy

ankle.”LevistoppedandsignedtoAxeltopasshim.Generally，winningamatchshouldbethemissionforasportsman.Butatthatmome

nt，theracebecameasecondaryconcernforAxel.“Iwasabletoseehewasinalotofpain,”Axelrecalled.“AsIgotclosertohim，henarrowlyfelldown.Iaskedifhewasal

lright.Hesaidhefeltlikesomethingbrokeninhisleg.”Ratherthanrunningahead，inanextraordinaryactoftruesportsmen，

AxelrefusedtoleaveLevibehind.“AssoonasIsawhim，IknewIhadtodosomething,”Axelsaid.“Itjustseemedliketherightthingtodo.Thatmatteredmorethantherace.

ItoldhimIwasn’tgoingtoleave.Iwantedtohelphimfinishthematch.”注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。AxelwalkedclosertoLevi._

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读】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了伦敦国王学院志愿服务给学生，老师和其他工作人员提供做志愿者的机会。21．D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Itsaimistodiscovervolunteeringopportunitiesforstudents,teachersa

ndotherstaffatschool.”可知，其目标是为学生、老师和其他工作人员寻找志愿服务机会。故选D。22．C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“…potentialissuesinclude:…EvaluationoftheBoard’swork.”可知，评

估委员会的工作是议程主题之一。故选C。23．A。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“ThisisauniqueandexcitingopportunityaccessibletoallstudyingatKing’s...”可知，所有在国王学院学习的人都可以申请成为委员会的一员。故选A。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述Gutiérrez通过从垃圾堆中收集废书的方式为农村和贫困社区的孩子们建立了一个社区图书馆从而帮助他们开始阅读的故事，引发了读者关于如何改善身边人的生活的思考。24．A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Guitié

rrezlifewouldneverbethesameagainafterfindingacopyofAnnaKareninabyLeoTolstoyinthegarbage20yearsago.Ithappenedwhileh

ewasdrivinghisgarbagetruckthroughwealthierneighbourhoodsatnightandseeingabandonedbooks.Itarousedhisdesire

tostartrescuingbooksfromthegarbage.”可知，Gutiérrez在垃圾堆里发现了被丢弃的《安娜·卡列尼娜》，这使他有了从垃圾堆里捡书的想法。故选A。25．C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Eventua

lly,heturnedhisbookcollectionintoacommunitylibraryforchildrenfromlow-incomefamilies.（最终，他把自己的藏书变成了一个社区图书馆，供低收入家庭

的孩子们使用。）”以及第四段中的“Today,hismakeshiftcommunitylibrary,called‘TheStrengthofWords’,occupiesmostofhishomeinsouthernBogota,andispil

edfromfloortoceilingwithfictionandnon-fictiontitles.Everythingfromschooltextbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscollectionofmorethan20,00

0books!（如今，他的临时社区图书馆‘文字的力量’占据了他位于波哥大南部的家的大部分空间，从地板到天花板都堆满了小说和非小说类的书籍。从学校课本到故事书，所有的东西都可以在他收藏的20000多本书中找到!)”可知，Gutiérrez的The

StrengthofWords旨在方便孩子们阅读。故选C。26．D。推理判断题。文章主要讲述Gutierrez通过从垃圾堆中收集废书的方式为农村和贫困社区的孩子们建立了一个社区图书馆从而帮助他们开始阅读的故事。由此可知，他既有创意又有爱心。故选D。27．B。主旨大意题。文章主要讲述

Gutiérrez通过从垃圾堆中收集废书的方式为农村和贫困社区的孩子们建立了一个社区图书馆从而帮助他们开始阅读的故事。B项“FromGarbagetoTreasure（变废为宝）”最能概括本文主旨。故选B。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍

了莫奈的名画《印象：日出》以及它对印象主义艺术流派的影响。28．C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Lookcloselyatthethreeboats,andyoucanseehowthesegetlighterinthetone,whi

chisthewayaerialperspectiveworks.Thelighterboatsappeartobefurtherawayfromusthanthedarkestone.（仔细观察这三艘船，你可以看到它们是如何在

色调上变浅的，这就是空间透视法的工作方式。浅色的船似乎比颜色最深的船离我们更远。）”可知，三艘船的不同色调给这幅画增添了深度。故选C。29．B。词句猜测题。句中的“Thelabel”指的是上文Leroy在评论莫奈画作

时用到的“Impressionists”一词,即给莫奈贴上了“印象派画家”的标签；stick本意为“粘贴；固定住”，字面意思就是这个标签固定了，在语境下，也就是说从那以后人们都用“印象派”这一名字了。故选B。30．

C。推理判断题。根据第四段中的“LouisLeroy,anartcritic（评论家）,inhisreviewoftheexhibitionusedthetitleofMonet’spaintingastheheadline,callingitthe‘Exh

ibitionofImpressionists’.Leroyhadmeantitironically（反讽地）astheterm‘impression’wasusedtodescribearapidlyfinishedpaintingofanatmosphericeffect,an

dartistsrarely,ifever,exhibitedpicturessoquicklysketched.[艺术评论家LouisLeroy在评论展览时用了莫奈的画作作为标题，称其为‘印象派的展览’。Leroy的意思是带有讽刺意

味的，因为’印象’这个词是用来形容一幅快速完成的、营造氛围效果的画作，而艺术家们很少（如果有的话）展出这样的速写画。]”可知，Leroy是第一个使用“Impressionists”这个词的人。故选C。31．A。主旨大意题。根据第一段“Monet

getshisplaceinthearttimelinebecauseofhisleadingroleintheimpressionistartmovement,andthroughthelastingappe

alofhisartisticstyle.ThepaintinghetitledImpression:Sunrise,doneearlyinhiscareer,maynotseemoneofMonet’sbestpaintings,but

thebigdealaboutitisthatitwasthepaintingthatgaveimpressionismitsname.（由于他在印象派艺术运动中的领导作用，以及他的艺术风格的持久吸引力，莫奈在艺术史上占有一席之地。莫奈早期

创作的这幅名为《印象：日出》的画作，似乎不是他最好的画作之一，但重要的是，正是这幅画让印象派得名。）”以及纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述了莫奈的名画《印象：日出》以及它对印象主义艺术流派的影响。故选A。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍一些研究人员发现大脑并不是身体中保护

最严密的部分，它和身体的其他部分产生的疾病是有联系的。32．D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Then,about20yearsago,someresearchersbegantowonder:isthebrainreallysoseparated

（分离）fromthebody?Theanswer,accordingtoagrowingbodyofevidence,isno.（然后,大约20年前,一些研究人员开始怀疑：大脑真的与身体如此分离吗?根据越来越多的证据，答案是

否定的。）”可知，研究人员主要研究大脑与身体的联系。故选D。33．B。推理判断题。根据第二段“Thelistofbrainconditionsthathavebeenlinkedwithchangeselsewhereinthebodyislongan

dgrowing.Changesinthemake-upofthemicroorganismsinthedigestivesystemhavebeenlinkedtodisorderssuchasParkinson’sdisease.Thereisalso

atheorythatinfectionduringpregnancy（孕期）couldleadtobraindiseasesinbabies.（与身体其他部位变化相关的大脑状况很多，而且还在不断增加。消化

系统中微生物组成的变化与帕金森病等疾病有关。还有一种理论认为，怀孕期间的感染可能会导致婴儿脑部疾病。）”可知，这一段作者主要通过消化系统和怀孕期间的感染这两个例子来论证自己的观点，说明大脑与身体没有那么分离。故选B

。34．C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Treatmentsthattakeeffectthroughthedigestivesystem,theheartorotherorgans,wouldbemucheasierandlessriskythanthosethatmustc

rosstheblood-brainbarrier.（通过消化系统、心脏或其他器官进行的治疗比必须穿过血脑屏障的治疗更容易、风险更小。）”可知，不通过血脑屏障的治疗风险更小。故选C。35．D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Stud

yshowsmicehavehealthierheartsafterreceivingstimulation（刺激）toabrainareainvolvedinpositiveemotionandmotivation.

Activationofthebrainrewardcentre—calledtheventraltegmentalarea(VTA)—seemstocauseimmunechangesthatcontributetoit.Worki

ngouthowthishappenscouldhelptodestroycancers,enhanceresponsestovaccines（疫苗）andevenre-evaluatephysicaldiseases

that,forcenturies,havenotbeenconsideredasbeingpsychologicallydriven.[研究表明，在大脑中涉及积极情绪和动机的区域受到刺激后，小鼠的心脏更健康。大脑奖赏中枢的激活——被称为中脑腹侧被盖区（VTA）——似乎会导

致免疫变化。弄清楚这种情况是如何发生的，可以帮助摧毁癌症，增强对疫苗的反应，甚至重新评估几个世纪以来一直不被认为是心理驱动的躯体疾病。]”可知，大脑可能是治疗躯体疾病的关键。故选D。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章提到了当前很多网站上都含有不准确甚至使让人抓狂的信息，因此文章介绍了四种可

以让新手研究者找到可信赖的网站的方法。36．G。根据上文“Formanywebsites,thereistonsofinformationthat’sinaccurate,orjustcrazy.”可知，文章先提出了当前网站乱象,紧接着讲到了这些乱象会给新手研究者

造成很多问题。而根据下文“Withthatinmind,herearefourwaystofindreliablewebsites.”可知，文章针对上句情况介绍了找到可信赖的网站的四个方法。37．E。根据该段的主题句“Lo

okforestablishedinstitutions（确立的机构）.”可知，该方法是找那些确立的机构所设的网站。此外根据下文“However,whatyouwantaresitesassociatedwithtrustedi

nstitutionsthathavebeenaroundforawhileandhaveaproventrackrecordofreliability.”可知，设空处应是与下文相悖的事实。38．C。根据主题句“Consultsiteswithexp

ertise（专门知识）.”以及下文的例子“Forexample,ifyou’rewritingastoryonafluoutbreak,checkoutmedicalwebsiteslikeTheCent

ersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.”可知。39．F。根据主题句“Avoidcommercial（商业的）sites.”可知，本段建议研究者们避开一些商业性的网站。此外根据下文“Butbe

cautious（谨慎）.”可知，设空处应该与该句意思相悖。40．A。设空处考查主题句。根据全段内容可知，最后一个方法为检查网站的相关链接。如果链接指向的其他网站较多且可信度高，那么该网站很大概率也是可

靠的。【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一个来自小村庄的五年级转学生Anna在城里的学校因衣着而受到嘲笑。然而，在谈到对世界七大奇迹的理解时，城里的学生默写出来了老师所教的书本知识，Anna却写出了自己对于七大奇迹的理解：能看；能听；能感

受；能笑；能思考；能善待他人；能爱。41．C。考查动词词义辨析。根据后文“till4thgradeathervillage.Forthe5thgradeonwards,shewouldhavetogeta(n)42inaschoolatacitynearby.”

可知，Anna是在村子里上小学上到四年级，然后在五年级不得不转校至附近城市的一所学校。A．delayed推迟，耽误；B．quitted退出，戒掉；C．attended出席，参加；D．defended保卫，为……辩护。故选C。42．C。考查名词词义辨析。根据前文“She41pr

imaryschooltill4thgradeathervillage.”可知，Anna在村小学只上到了四年级，因此五年级要转校至城里。且根据设空所在的句子“Forthe5thgradeonwards,shewouldhavetoget

a(n)42inaschoolatacitynearby.”可知。A．liberation解放，自由；B．achievement成就；C．admission录取，承认；D．performance表现，表演。故选C。43．B。考查形容词词义辨析。根据前

一段的背景“Annawasa9-year-oldgirlfromasmallvillage.She41primaryschooltill4thgradeathervillage.Forthe5thgradeonwards,shewouldhavetogeta(n)42inaschoola

tacitynearby.”可知，接下来讲的故事发生在转校后的第一天。A．old旧的，老的；B．new新的；C．remote偏远的；D．rare稀少的。故选B。44．A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到她简朴的衣服，知道她来

自一个小村庄，其他学生开始取笑她。A．simple简朴的，简单的；B．clean干净的；C．lovely可爱的；D．expensive昂贵的。根据后文“knowingshewasfromasmallvillage,otherstudentsstarted45her”可知

，Anna因为衣着简朴受到了嘲笑。故选A。45．B。考查动词短语辨析。根据前文“Uponseeingher44clothingandknowingshewasfromasmallvillage,…”可知，在第一天,同学们以

貌取人,嘲笑这个穿着简单来自小村子的新同学。A．makinguseof利用；B．makingfunof嘲笑；C．gettingdownto开始认真做某事；D．comingdownto归结为。故选B。46．D。考查动词词义辨析。句意：她把Anna介绍给

全班同学。A．pushed推；B．followed跟随；C．turned转动；D．introduced介绍。故选D。47．A。考查动词词义辨析。根据后文“theteacherstartedreadingthemtothewholeclass”可知，每个人

都呈递了自己的答案纸。A．presented呈递，展示；B．received收到；C．found发现；D．handled处理；掌控。故选A。48．B。考查副词词义辨析。句意：老师开始阅读每个人的答案，大多数人都答对了，比如

中国长城、罗马圆形大剧场、巨石阵、吉萨大金字塔、比萨斜塔、泰姬陵、巴比伦空中花园等等。A．neatly整洁地；B．correctly正确地；C．briefly短暂地；D．dramatically急剧地；戏剧性地。根据后文“suchasTheGreatWallofChina,Co

losseum,Stonehenge,GreatPyramidofGiza,LeaningTowerofPisa,TajMahal,HangingGardensofBabylonetc.”可知，大多数同学都正确回答了老师的

问题。故选B。49．A。考查形容词词义辨析。根据前文“Themajorityhadansweredthem48suchasTheGreatWallofChina,Colosseum,Stoneheng

e,GreatPyramidofGiza,LeaningTowerofPisa,TajMahal,HangingGardensofBabylon.”可知，大多数学生都答对了,因此老师很开心。A．delighted高兴的，开心的；B．realistic现实的,逼真的；C．di

stant遥远的；冷漠的；D．patient耐心的。故选A。50．D。考查动词词义辨析。句意:老师感到开心,因为学生记住了她所教的知识。A．detected发现，侦察出；B．expanded扩充；C．adapted改变，适应；D．remembered记住。根据前文“Theteache

rwas49”可推知，老师感到开心是因为学生记住了她所教的知识。故选D。51．C。考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，老师注意到了Anna的答案纸并且大声读道，“七大奇迹为——能看，能听，能感受，能笑，能思考，能善待他人和能爱。”Laidone’seyeson是一个固定短语，意思为“看；注

意到”A．breath呼吸；B．emotions情绪；C．eyes眼睛；D．wish愿望。故选C。52．C。考查动词词义辨析。根据前文“‘TheSevenWondersare—TobeabletoSee,T

obeabletoHear,TobeabletoFeel,ToLaugh,ToThink,TobeKind,To52!’”可知，这是Anna理解的七大奇迹。且根据最后点题部分“Hence,usewhatwehaveandvaluewhatwehave.”可知故事是告

诉我们用好我们所拥有的：TobeabletoSee,TobeabletoHear,TobeabletoFeel,ToThink；更重要的是珍惜我们所拥有的进而TobeKind，ToLove。这也是故事中这些同学们在Anna身上学到的。故选C。53．A。考查形容词词义辨析。

句意：老师震惊了，全班哑口无言。A．shocked震惊的；B．disappointed失望的；C．satisfied满意的；D．frightened害怕的。根据后文“thewholeclasswasspeechless”和“and”可知，老师当

时的状态和学生们相似，也感到很震惊、很意外。故选A。54．D。考查动词词义辨析。根据前文整个故事可知Anna的答案让全班学生都明白了一个道理。句意：今天，一个来自小村庄的女孩提醒了我们一些与生俱来的东西,这些东西也确

实可以称之为奇迹。A．consulted咨询；B．warned警示；C．encouraged鼓励；D．reminded提醒。故选D。55．B。考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天，一个来自小村庄的女孩提醒我们，我们所拥有的天赋才是真正的奇迹。A．beliefs信念；B．wonders奇迹；C．rewa

rds奖赏；D．ideals理想。根据前文“ShetoldeveryonetowritedowntheSevenWondersoftheworld.”可知，老师让学生们写世界上的七大奇迹，看了Anna所写的才恍然大悟

：原来我们所拥有的天赋就是奇迹。故选B。【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章按时间顺序介绍了凡·高一生的艺术之路。56．mostgifted。考查形容词最高级。句意：凡·高是他那个时代的最有天赋的艺术家之一。57．seriously。考查词性转换。句意：然而，直到十几年

之后他才认真考虑成为一名艺术家。58．depressed。考查形容词。句意：在搬到伦敦后，凡·高变得抑郁了（感到抑郁）。59．which。考查定语从句。从句先行词为painting。句意：在1880年，他开始画画，从中他获得了较大安慰。60．tolive。考查

非谓语动词。句意：在1886年，他搬到巴黎去与他的哥哥同住。61．employing。考查非谓语动词。句意：他开始形成自己的风格，用厚重而不相融的颜料。62．in。考查介词。句意：这形成了鲜亮的颜色，就像那些印象派画中的色彩一样。63．t

he。考查冠词。句意：然而，凡·高的作品有很重的线条，与印象派的柔和的边界相反。64．friends。考查名词复数。句意：他结识了PaulGauguin。他们有共同的愿景，并且他们被誉为后印象派画家。65

．areenjoyed/havebeenenjoyed。考查谓语动词。句意：他一生只卖掉了一幅画，然而，如今他的作品被全世界的人们欣赏。66．relieve67．enormous68．payoff69．dothetrick70．theybrokei

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at,Michelle.Text4W:Jim,youwerelaughingreallyloudlyjustnow.WhatdidJenniferjusttellyou?M:Shetoldmeajokeaboutamouse.

(4)Ihaven’theardsuchafunnythingforalongtime.W:Wait,isitaboutamousethatthinkshe’sabat?Itoldher.Text5M:Linda,I’vemanagedtogetac

oupleofticketstoarockmusicconcerttonight.Doyouwanttogo?W:Sorry,Tom,butI’mnotintorockmusic.(5)I’lljustfinishmynewly-boughtbookathome.Text6W:W

hyareyougoingtothetopfloorofthesciencebuildingwithabasketballandavolleyball,Leonardo?Thatlooksverystrange.M:WehavetodoanexperimenttorecreateGal

ileo’sfamousstudyforphysicsclass.(6)Alessandroisstandingatthebottomwithawatchwaitingformetodropthem.(7)W:Cool!Whichonedoyouthi

nkwillhitthegroundfirst?M:Don’tyouknow?Galileoprovedthatthey’llhitthegroundatthesametime,eventhoughthebasketballisheavier.Ididitonce,butthewatchfel

l,soIhavetodoitagain.(6)Text7W:Frank,whotakescareofthechoresinyourfamily?M:Well,we’reresponsiblefordifferentc

hores.Forexample,mymotherpreparesfoodforeveryone.Myfatherdoesthegardening,Idothewashingandmysistercleansthehouse.(8)Whataboutyourfamily?W:

Mygrandmotherusuallycooksandmymotherdoesthecleaning.M:Don’tyouhelp,Karen?W:MymothersaidIjustneedtodomyhomework.M:Well,Idothinkyoushouldal

sohelpwiththehouseworksometimes.Itcanhelpyourelax.(9)W:I’llgiveitatrysometime.Youknow,Idon’treallylikestudyingallthetime.M:Me,either.Text8W:

Haveyouseenmygardenyet?It’smyfirsttimegrowingoneand,sofar,it’sgoingreallywell.Ididn’thaveanytimebefore,butIdecideditwastimetodevelopane

whobby.(10)M:Thatsoundsinteresting.Whatareyougrowing?W:MostlyfruitsandsomegrainsbecauseIdon’tlikeeatingmostvegetables.(11)Ik

nowvegetablesandgrainsarehealthierthanfruitsbuttheydefinitelydon’ttasteasgood.M:That’strue!So,whatar

eyoudoingrightnow?W:I’mjustwateringthestrawberryplantsandtheorangetree.(12)Ialsowantedtogrowapeartree,butthedryclimatehereisnotrigh

tforit.M:Thatsoundsreallycool.W:Maybeyoucanhaveatryinyourgardenaswell.M:I’llconsiderit.Text9M:Hello,isthatRebe

cca?W:Yes.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Hi,mynameisJacobBeckett.Icameacrossyourpostonlineaboutlookingforaflatmate.

(13)Inoticedyoumentionedtheflatispet-friendly.(14)W:Yes,butweonlyallowdogsandcats.I’macatpersonmyself.(14)M:Tha

t’sperfect.(14)I’mabitofalightsleeper.Howaboutyou?Areyouanightowl?W:Igotobedearlyasusual.WhenI’mbusy,

theanswerisyes.Asavoiceartist,Iplaydifferentcharactersinarecordingstudio,(15)justincaseyou’recurious.M:Cool.B

ytheway,Ioccasionallyliketohavefriendsoverforasmallget-together.Isthatokay?W:Sure.Aslongasitwon’tmakealoudnoise.M:Thankyou.ThenI’lltakeitintoconsi

derationandaskmyparents’thoughtsonit.W:OK.Buttherearemanyapplicants.You’dbettermovefast.(16)I’malwaysonmyp

hone.Text10W:Goodmorning,everyone.TodayI’dliketotellyouaboutamovieIwatchedrecently.Ididn’tgotothecinema.InsteadIwatcheditinmyownbedroom.(17)T

hemovieisaboutanunlikelybutstrongfriendship.ItissetinabeautifultownneartheseaontheItalianRiviera.(18)Inthetownther

elivesoneyoungboycalledLuka.Everysummer,helovesgoingoutdoorsforadventure.(19)Oneday,hemakesfriendswithaboyhehasneverseenbefore.Lukash

areshisadventureswithhisnewbestfriend.However,allthefunisthreatenedbyasecret.Hisnewfriendisn’tarealperson.(20)Heisaseacreaturefromanotherworl

djustbelowthewater’ssurface.Ifyouwanttofindoutwhathappenstothetwofriendsintheend,youcanwatchitsometime.That’sallaboutthemovie.Thankyou.