天长中学2025级高一上学期开学模拟检测英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟；满分：150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: How much is the shirt?
A. ?19.15. B. ?9.18. C. ?9.15.
答案是 C。
1．Where are the two speakers?
A．At home. B．At a shop. C．At school.
2．How much does the man earn for half a year?
A．$750. B．$960. C．$480.
3．When will the man probably see Professor Wilkins?
A．On Tuesday. B．On Thursday. C．On Wednesday.
4．What is the relationship between the man and the woman?
A．A hotel manager and a tourist. B．A salesman and a customer. C．A professor and a student.
5．What did the woman buy her brother for Christmas?
A．She bought him a watch.
B．She has not bought him a present yet.
C．She bought him a case for his coin collection.
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至7题。
6．Where will the woman go?
A．A supermarket. B．A post office. C．A police station.
7．How long will it take the woman to go to the police station on foot?
A．About 15 minutes. B．About 5 minutes. C．About 10 minutes.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．How is the relationship between the woman and her parents?
A．Good. B．Bad. C．Hard to say.
9．How much pocket money does the woman get a week?
A．Three pounds. B．Two pounds. C．Four pounds.
10．How old might the woman be?
A．15. B．17. C．18.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why did the teacher ask the boy to stand today?
A．He didn’t answer the question correctly.
B．He told jokes in class.
C．He fell asleep.
12．What do you think of the boy?
A．He wants to be like Tom. B．He likes studying. C．He doesn’t like studying.
13．What does the boy think of the class?
A．Useless. B．Boring. C．Serious.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Was the man looking for the woman tall or short?
A．Very tall. B．Very short. C．Neither short nor tall.
15．What kind of face did the man have?
A．His face was round. B．The man speaker didn’t notice. C．His face was black.
16．Why wasn’t the man speaker sure of the visitor’s characteristic?
A．Because it was very late and the lighting wasn’t good.
B．Because he was so tired and sleepy that he didn’t pay much attention.
C．Both A and B.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What do the newcomers come here for?
A．Visiting London.
B．Improving their business English skills.
C．Spending their weekend.
18．When will they visit the city?
A．On Sunday. B．On Saturday. C．On Friday.
19．When will they see a film?
A．At 7 pm. B．At 3 pm. C．At 8 pm.
20．How will they set off to visit the city of Bath?
A．On a train. B．By bus. C．On foot.
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, 从每题所给的四个选项中， 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
As April 18 marks the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, we’ve selected four archaeological (考古的) sites in China that deserve exploration.
Zhoukoudian, Beijing
Zhoukoudian, a UNESCO heritage site located 50 km from downtown Beijing, has been a significant site. At various parts of the site, scientists have unearthed the remains of early human “Peking Man” that date back more than 500,000 years, as well as of “Shandingdong Man”, who lived 30,000 years ago.
Sanxingdui Ruins site, Sichuan province
As one of the greatest archeological finds of the 20th century, the Sanxingdui Ruins are believed to be the remains of the Shu Kingdom, dating back at least 4,800 years and lasting over 2,000 years.
The ruins are located in Guanghan city in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, covering 12 square kilometers.
The Yinxu Ruins, Henan province
The Yinxu Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Anyang city, Henan province, was an ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty (16th century BC-11th century BC).
Spreading across over 30 square kilometers, the site features the greatest number of oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文) discovered so far in the world.
The Daming Palace, Shaanxi province
Famous for its super-large scale and magnificent buildings, Daming Palace was the main royal palace in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) where Tang emperors lived and dealt with state affairs.
Covering 3.2 square kilometers, it fully demonstrates the majestic style of grand architecture during the Tang empire.
1. Which site reflects the earliest human?
A. Zhoukoudian.
B. The Yinxu Ruins.
C. The Daming Palace.
D. Sanxingdui Ruins site.
2. What is the Yinxu Ruins known for?
A. The grand architecture.
B. Oracle bone inscriptions.
C. Royal palace in the Tang Dynasty.
D. The remains of the Shu Kingdom.
3. Where can the text probably be found?
A. In a novel. B. In a biography.
C. In a history book. D. In a guidebook.
B
I once was a quick-tempered boy. If I mumbled (嘟哝), I got angry. When I got angry, I’d yell at anyone nearby, not caring who they were or what they were doing. Then they would make fun of me. Eventually, many people around me disliked me because of this. They started avoiding me. Even though I felt like I needed to improve myself, I didn’t know how.
My father was patient with me and one day he gave me a basket full of nails (钉子) and a hammer (铁锤). Every time I got angry, he advised me to avoid scolding (责骂) the people involved and hammer a nail into the wooden fence behind the house until I calmed down. The first day, I hammered about 50 nails into the fence. As the days passed, I learned to control my hurtful speech in front of those who made me angry. Only when I got angry should I go and hammer the nails immediately!
Eventually, before I could take the basket and hammer and go to the fence, my anger cooled and I started hammering nails into the fence less. In a few days, I no longer felt the need to hammer nails into the fence. I went to my father and told him the details. Although he was happy inside, he didn’t show it. He gave me a nail puller and asked me to pull out the nails I had hammered into the fence one by one. It took me a whole day to pull them all out. After pulling out all the nails, my father and I went to see the fence. My father showed me the scars where the nails had been pulled out from the fence and said, “When you get angry, you lose your mind and say things like this nail. Even if you apologize for speaking as if you were pulling out a nail, the wound left by those words is just as hard to heal as the scar from this nail.”
I too understood the concept well, changed, grew up to respect my village, and achieved many successes in life.
4. What did the boy do when he got angry at the beginning?
A. He behaved rudely to people around.
B. He apologized to the people he had hurt.
C. He avoided people who made him angry.
D. He immediately hammered nails into the fence.
5. Why did the boy’s father give him nails and a hammer?
A. To help him control his anger.
B. To punish him for his bad behavior.
C. To teach him how to repair the fence.
D. To make him stronger by hammering nails.
6. How did the father react when the boy stopped hammering nails?
A. He apologized to the boy.
B. He showed his inner happiness.
C. He asked the boy to remove the nails.
D. He told the boy to repair the damaged fence.
7. Which best summarizes the main lesson of this story?
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. Time heals all wounds.
C. Practice makes perfect.
D. What’s done cannot be undone.
C
Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre .
In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival?goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.
Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces (鬼脸). It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.
The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbour’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.
Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.
First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean city. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.
The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an annual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.
8. What does the underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Dangerous. B. Strange.
C. Scary. D. Familiar.
9. If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he/she should ________ .
A. roll as much cheese down the hill as possible.
B. find the largest piece of cheese rolling down hill.
C. perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese.
D. be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill.
10. According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying ________ .
A. the worldwide championship of wife lifting.
B. the world championship of grimaces.
C. the Boryeong Mud Festival.
D. the Monkey Buffet Festival.
11. Which of the following pictures shows the festival in honour of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman?
A. B. C. D.
D
Between 2019 and 2023, seven ticks not native to the United States entered Connecticut, according to a?new study?published in the journal?iScience. They came from a variety of countries as far away as Germany, Guatemala, Tanzania, Brazil, Scotland, and Poland.
While the study didn’t find evidence of these invasive ticks bringing new diseases to the U.S., experts say they could one day soon. Meanwhile, the study does suggest they could drive a rise in tick-related diseases already seen in the U.S., as they found these ticks can carry pathogens similar to those carried by native ticks.
Two invasive tick species from Central America tested positive for a bacteria similar to?Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a disease that can cause fever, vomiting, muscle pain, and even death if untreated.
It’s part of an alarming trend: cases of tick-borne disease in the U.S. jumped from about 23,000 in 2004 to around?71,000 cases in 2022.
“Prior to 2018, here in the northeastern U.S… we didn’t have cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But since 2018, we are seeing a number of up to ten cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Connecticut. And we have had mortalities as a result,” says Yale University epidemiologist?Goudarz Molaei, co-author of the new study.
Experts say identifying all the ways ticks can spread and carry diseases is critical to reducing the number of people who become seriously ill after being bitten. Their?spread is a concern — during the last 50 years, over?140 non-native tick species?have been brought into the U.S., hitching a ride on livestock, exotic pets, or people. At the same time, climate change has expanded the habitat ticks can live in.?
If more invasive ticks establish U.S. populations, “it is just a matter of time that these invasive ticks will either pick up local pathogens or native pathogens that circulate in the U.S., or they start carrying the pathogens that they transmit in their native range,” says Molaei.
Ticks pick up diseases after biting animal hosts like deer. Then, these diseases can be transmitted to other organisms.
12. What can we learn about the seven non-native ticks in Connecticut?
A. They all came from European countries.
B. They have brought new diseases to the U.S.
C. They can carry pathogens similar to native ticks.
D. They were first found in the U.S. before 2019.
13. How did the number of tick-borne disease cases in the U.S. change from 2004 to 2022?
A. It decreased slightly.
B. It remained almost the same.
C. It increased significantly.
D. It first rose and then fell.
14. What is one of the reasons for the spread of non-native ticks in the U.S.?
A. The decrease in livestock.
B. The expansion of their habitat due to climate change.
C. The reduction in exotic pet trading.
D. The improvement of medical conditions.
15. What does Goudarz Molaei imply about invasive ticks?
A. They will not transmit diseases in the U.S.
B. They may pick up local pathogens over time.
C. They are less dangerous than native ticks.
D. They will disappear from the U.S. soon.
第二节 七选五（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。
Smile: It Is Good For You
Research reveals that showing you’re happy can enhance both physical and mental health. And here is why.
Smiling is a stress reliever. A University of Kansas study found that participants who were asked to smile during stressful tasks had lower heart rates during stress recovery. So it seems even forcing yourself to look happy helps to manage tricky situations.
Smiling may lower blood pressure. The benefits of smile go beyond stress reduction. ____16____ Another research has shown that blood pressure doesn’t rise when people are exposed to humour.
Smiling boosts immunity. A smile releases certain hormones in the brain, including serotonin, which is associated with an improvement in immune function. Depression, meanwhile, can weaken your immune system. ____17____
A smile can reduce your pain. Being amused also prompts the release of endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. ____18____ In one study, participants who smiled while being injected reported 40 percent less pain.
____19____ It seems smiling really can boost your mood, rather than simply being a response to feeling happy. A 2022 study of 3,878 participants in 19 countries found people’s happiness rating was higher when they smiled.
Of course, smiling endears you to others and helps you to connect with them. ____20____ Give yourself cues to remind you to smile — when you see someone laughing or you’re making a cup of tea — or put a note on your phone as a reminder. Think of something pleasurable, such as a favourite person, place or memory when you smile. You will harvest the rewards of your continuous efforts.
A. Looking happy encourages positivity.
B. Endorphins are the body’s natural painkillers.
C. Those who have the broadest smile live longer.
D. If you practise enough, it’ll become second nature.
E. So, it makes sense to smile more if you want to stay well.
F. It is also likely to have a knock-on effect on blood pressure.
G. It not only releases endorphins but also boosts your immune system.
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can’t ____21____ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the ____22____ I learned that day.
I was ____23____ that I was right and he was wrong — and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The ____24____ decided to teach us a very important lesson. She ____25____ both of us up to the ____26____ of the class and ____27____ him on one side of her desk and me on ____28____. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ____29____ see that it was black. She asked the boy what ____30____ the object was. “White,” he answered.?
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, ____31____ it was obviously black! Another ____32____ started between my classmate and me, this ____33____ about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ____34____, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two ____35____ colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side was it black.?
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other person’s shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective.?
21. A. think B. remember C. remind D. determine?
22. A. class B. speech C. text D. lesson?
23. A. told B. wished C. convinced D. allowed?
24. A. officer B. worker C. doctor D. teacher?
25. A. woke B. brought C. advised D. came?
26. A. front B. back C. middle D. side?
27. A. planted B. placed C. had D. fixed?
28. A. the other B. other C. another D. others?
29. A. happily B. luckily C. clearly D. nearly?
30. A. width B. shape C. color D. size?
31. A. when B. unless C. until D. if?
32. A. fight B. argument C. conversation D. game?
33. A. day B. time C. chance D. month?
34. A. attitudes B. seats C. places D. glasses?
35. A. similarly B. differently C. beautifully D. surprisingly
第二节（共10题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Surrounded（环绕） by mountains and snow, Chinese pianist LangLang played “Loving Dream” “Jasmine Flower” and “Goldberg Variations” at the highest railway station in central Switzerland.
The show was ____36____ (warm) welcomed by the audience (观众). What he did helped with the cultural exchanges between China and Europe by means of music.
Lang Lang is one of the leading____37____ (musician) in the classical music world. Though he put on thousands of shows worldwide, it was his first time ____38____ (play) the piano at the top of a snowy mountain. The low temperature ____39____ (make) it quite challenging for him. However, playing in a “fairytale-like” environment was a very special experience, according to Lang Lang.
“The piece’ Jasmine Flower’ ____40____ (choose) specially for this show,” Lang Lang said, “I played this ____41____ (beauty) piece from my own culture. And I hope to make the audience interested ____42____ learning more about China through the beauty of Chinese music.”
Before Lang Lang played ____43____ third piece, his fingers became a little cold, ____44____ he showed no fear of the heavy snow and the thin air. “This show means a lot to _____45_____ (I). I hope we will do more cultural exchanges in the future so as to understand each other better and build a closer relationship between the two countries than before,” added Lang Lang.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，来自英国的交换生Tom即将来你校交流学习。他想提前了解一下你的学校以及学习中文的方法，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 介绍你们学校的校规；
2. 给他一些如何学习中文的建议；
3. 欢迎他来你家做客并送上你的祝福。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Ten-year-old Sami loved to visit his grandfather’s house. The house was near the beautiful blue sea. At the seaside stood thick and tall palm trees with green coconuts hanging from them. When the coconuts fell down, Sami would break them open and drink the coconut water. Sami liked to play under the trees. It was always great fun to spend the holidays at Grandpa’s place.
This winter vacation, Sami was surprised when he came to his grandfather’s village. There were hardly any trees left. He saw houses built near the sea. People had cut down many palm trees and there was hardly any greenery left.
Grandpa’s house was different. He never allowed his trees to be cut. He hugged each palm tree in his courtyard. He also named the two big trees near the front door — one was Petu, and the other Betu. He had planted them with his own hands and today they had become large, massive trees with thick trunks. They were tall and green and gave the sweetest, juicest coconuts.
One night, Sami was awakened by a strange sound. He could not sleep. He tossed (辗转) and turned in bed.
Suddenly, the ground shook as if the earth was splitting. He sat up straight and then ran to Grandpa. He clung (附着) to his grandpa tightly. Grandpa cried out, “It’s an earthquake It’s an earthquake” They ran outside the house. They thought that would be safe.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound; the earth was not splitting but the sea was roaring. People were shouting, screaming and crying, “The sea is rising. The sea is rising.” The villagers started running away from the beach.
Sami watched dumbstruck (呆若木鸡).
The waves were rising higher and higher. Sami thought, “How big the waves are” He went into the house again and saw water coming in from all sides. He was scared.
Sami remembered his mother telling him long ago, “You must always get out of the house if the floods come too near.” He ran outside the house with Grandpa. But the water came surging (汹涌) in.
Waves about twelve meters high came rushing in, drowning everything. Water was all around and everywhere.
Paragraph 1: Grandpa held Sami’s hand tightly but a huge wave separated them.
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Paragraph 2: “Sami, Sami” Grandpa cried. “Don’t be scared, little one, come to me, quickly.”
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天长中学2025级高一上学期开学模拟检测英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟；满分：150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: How much is the shirt?
A. ?19.15. B. ?9.18. C. ?9.15.
答案是 C。
1．Where are the two speakers?
A．At home. B．At a shop. C．At school.
2．How much does the man earn for half a year?
A．$750. B．$960. C．$480.
3．When will the man probably see Professor Wilkins?
A．On Tuesday. B．On Thursday. C．On Wednesday.
4．What is the relationship between the man and the woman?
A．A hotel manager and a tourist. B．A salesman and a customer. C．A professor and a student.
5．What did the woman buy her brother for Christmas?
A．She bought him a watch.
B．She has not bought him a present yet.
C．She bought him a case for his coin collection.
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至7题。
6．Where will the woman go?
A．A supermarket. B．A post office. C．A police station.
7．How long will it take the woman to go to the police station on foot?
A．About 15 minutes. B．About 5 minutes. C．About 10 minutes.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．How is the relationship between the woman and her parents?
A．Good. B．Bad. C．Hard to say.
9．How much pocket money does the woman get a week?
A．Three pounds. B．Two pounds. C．Four pounds.
10．How old might the woman be?
A．15. B．17. C．18.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why did the teacher ask the boy to stand today?
A．He didn’t answer the question correctly.
B．He told jokes in class.
C．He fell asleep.
12．What do you think of the boy?
A．He wants to be like Tom. B．He likes studying. C．He doesn’t like studying.
13．What does the boy think of the class?
A．Useless. B．Boring. C．Serious.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Was the man looking for the woman tall or short?
A．Very tall. B．Very short. C．Neither short nor tall.
15．What kind of face did the man have?
A．His face was round. B．The man speaker didn’t notice. C．His face was black.
16．Why wasn’t the man speaker sure of the visitor’s characteristic?
A．Because it was very late and the lighting wasn’t good.
B．Because he was so tired and sleepy that he didn’t pay much attention.
C．Both A and B.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What do the newcomers come here for?
A．Visiting London.
B．Improving their business English skills.
C．Spending their weekend.
18．When will they visit the city?
A．On Sunday. B．On Saturday. C．On Friday.
19．When will they see a film?
A．At 7 pm. B．At 3 pm. C．At 8 pm.
20．How will they set off to visit the city of Bath?
A．On a train. B．By bus. C．On foot.
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, 从每题所给的四个选项中， 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
As April 18 marks the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, we’ve selected four archaeological (考古的) sites in China that deserve exploration.
Zhoukoudian, Beijing
Zhoukoudian, a UNESCO heritage site located 50 km from downtown Beijing, has been a significant site. At various parts of the site, scientists have unearthed the remains of early human “Peking Man” that date back more than 500,000 years, as well as of “Shandingdong Man”, who lived 30,000 years ago.
Sanxingdui Ruins site, Sichuan province
As one of the greatest archeological finds of the 20th century, the Sanxingdui Ruins are believed to be the remains of the Shu Kingdom, dating back at least 4,800 years and lasting over 2,000 years.
The ruins are located in Guanghan city in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, covering 12 square kilometers.
The Yinxu Ruins, Henan province
The Yinxu Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Anyang city, Henan province, was an ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty (16th century BC-11th century BC).
Spreading across over 30 square kilometers, the site features the greatest number of oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文) discovered so far in the world.
The Daming Palace, Shaanxi province
Famous for its super-large scale and magnificent buildings, Daming Palace was the main royal palace in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) where Tang emperors lived and dealt with state affairs.
Covering 3.2 square kilometers, it fully demonstrates the majestic style of grand architecture during the Tang empire.
1. Which site reflects the earliest human?
A. Zhoukoudian.
B. The Yinxu Ruins.
C. The Daming Palace.
D. Sanxingdui Ruins site.
2. What is the Yinxu Ruins known for?
A. The grand architecture.
B. Oracle bone inscriptions.
C. Royal palace in the Tang Dynasty.
D. The remains of the Shu Kingdom.
3. Where can the text probably be found?
A. In a novel. B. In a biography.
C. In a history book. D. In a guidebook.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
B
I once was a quick-tempered boy. If I mumbled (嘟哝), I got angry. When I got angry, I’d yell at anyone nearby, not caring who they were or what they were doing. Then they would make fun of me. Eventually, many people around me disliked me because of this. They started avoiding me. Even though I felt like I needed to improve myself, I didn’t know how.
My father was patient with me and one day he gave me a basket full of nails (钉子) and a hammer (铁锤). Every time I got angry, he advised me to avoid scolding (责骂) the people involved and hammer a nail into the wooden fence behind the house until I calmed down. The first day, I hammered about 50 nails into the fence. As the days passed, I learned to control my hurtful speech in front of those who made me angry. Only when I got angry should I go and hammer the nails immediately!
Eventually, before I could take the basket and hammer and go to the fence, my anger cooled and I started hammering nails into the fence less. In a few days, I no longer felt the need to hammer nails into the fence. I went to my father and told him the details. Although he was happy inside, he didn’t show it. He gave me a nail puller and asked me to pull out the nails I had hammered into the fence one by one. It took me a whole day to pull them all out. After pulling out all the nails, my father and I went to see the fence. My father showed me the scars where the nails had been pulled out from the fence and said, “When you get angry, you lose your mind and say things like this nail. Even if you apologize for speaking as if you were pulling out a nail, the wound left by those words is just as hard to heal as the scar from this nail.”
I too understood the concept well, changed, grew up to respect my village, and achieved many successes in life.
4. What did the boy do when he got angry at the beginning?
A. He behaved rudely to people around.
B. He apologized to the people he had hurt.
C. He avoided people who made him angry.
D. He immediately hammered nails into the fence.
5. Why did the boy’s father give him nails and a hammer?
A. To help him control his anger.
B. To punish him for his bad behavior.
C. To teach him how to repair the fence.
D. To make him stronger by hammering nails.
6. How did the father react when the boy stopped hammering nails?
A. He apologized to the boy.
B. He showed his inner happiness.
C. He asked the boy to remove the nails.
D. He told the boy to repair the damaged fence.
7. Which best summarizes the main lesson of this story?
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. Time heals all wounds.
C. Practice makes perfect.
D. What’s done cannot be undone.
【答案】4. A 5. A 6. C 7. D
C
Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre .
In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival?goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.
Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces (鬼脸). It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.
The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbour’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.
Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.
First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean city. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.
The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an annual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.
8. What does the underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Dangerous. B. Strange.
C. Scary. D. Familiar.
9. If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he/she should ________ .
A. roll as much cheese down the hill as possible.
B. find the largest piece of cheese rolling down hill.
C. perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese.
D. be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill.
10. According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying ________ .
A. the worldwide championship of wife lifting.
B. the world championship of grimaces.
C. the Boryeong Mud Festival.
D. the Monkey Buffet Festival.
11. Which of the following pictures shows the festival in honour of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman?
A. B. C. D.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. A
D
Between 2019 and 2023, seven ticks not native to the United States entered Connecticut, according to a?new study?published in the journal?iScience. They came from a variety of countries as far away as Germany, Guatemala, Tanzania, Brazil, Scotland, and Poland.
While the study didn’t find evidence of these invasive ticks bringing new diseases to the U.S., experts say they could one day soon. Meanwhile, the study does suggest they could drive a rise in tick-related diseases already seen in the U.S., as they found these ticks can carry pathogens similar to those carried by native ticks.
Two invasive tick species from Central America tested positive for a bacteria similar to?Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a disease that can cause fever, vomiting, muscle pain, and even death if untreated.
It’s part of an alarming trend: cases of tick-borne disease in the U.S. jumped from about 23,000 in 2004 to around?71,000 cases in 2022.
“Prior to 2018, here in the northeastern U.S… we didn’t have cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But since 2018, we are seeing a number of up to ten cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Connecticut. And we have had mortalities as a result,” says Yale University epidemiologist?Goudarz Molaei, co-author of the new study.
Experts say identifying all the ways ticks can spread and carry diseases is critical to reducing the number of people who become seriously ill after being bitten. Their?spread is a concern — during the last 50 years, over?140 non-native tick species?have been brought into the U.S., hitching a ride on livestock, exotic pets, or people. At the same time, climate change has expanded the habitat ticks can live in.?
If more invasive ticks establish U.S. populations, “it is just a matter of time that these invasive ticks will either pick up local pathogens or native pathogens that circulate in the U.S., or they start carrying the pathogens that they transmit in their native range,” says Molaei.
Ticks pick up diseases after biting animal hosts like deer. Then, these diseases can be transmitted to other organisms.
12. What can we learn about the seven non-native ticks in Connecticut?
A. They all came from European countries.
B. They have brought new diseases to the U.S.
C. They can carry pathogens similar to native ticks.
D. They were first found in the U.S. before 2019.
13. How did the number of tick-borne disease cases in the U.S. change from 2004 to 2022?
A. It decreased slightly.
B. It remained almost the same.
C. It increased significantly.
D. It first rose and then fell.
14. What is one of the reasons for the spread of non-native ticks in the U.S.?
A. The decrease in livestock.
B. The expansion of their habitat due to climate change.
C. The reduction in exotic pet trading.
D. The improvement of medical conditions.
15. What does Goudarz Molaei imply about invasive ticks?
A. They will not transmit diseases in the U.S.
B. They may pick up local pathogens over time.
C. They are less dangerous than native ticks.
D. They will disappear from the U.S. soon.
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. B 15. B
第二节 七选五（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。
Smile: It Is Good For You
Research reveals that showing you’re happy can enhance both physical and mental health. And here is why.
Smiling is a stress reliever. A University of Kansas study found that participants who were asked to smile during stressful tasks had lower heart rates during stress recovery. So it seems even forcing yourself to look happy helps to manage tricky situations.
Smiling may lower blood pressure. The benefits of smile go beyond stress reduction. ____16____ Another research has shown that blood pressure doesn’t rise when people are exposed to humour.
Smiling boosts immunity. A smile releases certain hormones in the brain, including serotonin, which is associated with an improvement in immune function. Depression, meanwhile, can weaken your immune system. ____17____
A smile can reduce your pain. Being amused also prompts the release of endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. ____18____ In one study, participants who smiled while being injected reported 40 percent less pain.
____19____ It seems smiling really can boost your mood, rather than simply being a response to feeling happy. A 2022 study of 3,878 participants in 19 countries found people’s happiness rating was higher when they smiled.
Of course, smiling endears you to others and helps you to connect with them. ____20____ Give yourself cues to remind you to smile — when you see someone laughing or you’re making a cup of tea — or put a note on your phone as a reminder. Think of something pleasurable, such as a favourite person, place or memory when you smile. You will harvest the rewards of your continuous efforts.
A. Looking happy encourages positivity.
B. Endorphins are the body’s natural painkillers.
C. Those who have the broadest smile live longer.
D. If you practise enough, it’ll become second nature.
E. So, it makes sense to smile more if you want to stay well.
F. It is also likely to have a knock-on effect on blood pressure.
G. It not only releases endorphins but also boosts your immune system.
【答案】16 F 17. E 18. B 19. A 20. D
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can’t ____21____ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the ____22____ I learned that day.
I was ____23____ that I was right and he was wrong — and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The ____24____ decided to teach us a very important lesson. She ____25____ both of us up to the ____26____ of the class and ____27____ him on one side of her desk and me on ____28____. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ____29____ see that it was black. She asked the boy what ____30____ the object was. “White,” he answered.?
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, ____31____ it was obviously black! Another ____32____ started between my classmate and me, this ____33____ about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ____34____, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two ____35____ colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side was it black.?
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other person’s shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective.?
21. A. think B. remember C. remind D. determine?
22. A. class B. speech C. text D. lesson?
23. A. told B. wished C. convinced D. allowed?
24. A. officer B. worker C. doctor D. teacher?
25. A. woke B. brought C. advised D. came?
26. A. front B. back C. middle D. side?
27. A. planted B. placed C. had D. fixed?
28. A. the other B. other C. another D. others?
29. A. happily B. luckily C. clearly D. nearly?
30. A. width B. shape C. color D. size?
31. A. when B. unless C. until D. if?
32. A. fight B. argument C. conversation D. game?
33. A. day B. time C. chance D. month?
34. A. attitudes B. seats C. places D. glasses?
35. A. similarly B. differently C. beautifully D. surprisingly
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. B
第二节（共10题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Surrounded（环绕） by mountains and snow, Chinese pianist LangLang played “Loving Dream” “Jasmine Flower” and “Goldberg Variations” at the highest railway station in central Switzerland.
The show was ____36____ (warm) welcomed by the audience (观众). What he did helped with the cultural exchanges between China and Europe by means of music.
Lang Lang is one of the leading____37____ (musician) in the classical music world. Though he put on thousands of shows worldwide, it was his first time ____38____ (play) the piano at the top of a snowy mountain. The low temperature ____39____ (make) it quite challenging for him. However, playing in a “fairytale-like” environment was a very special experience, according to Lang Lang.
“The piece’ Jasmine Flower’ ____40____ (choose) specially for this show,” Lang Lang said, “I played this ____41____ (beauty) piece from my own culture. And I hope to make the audience interested ____42____ learning more about China through the beauty of Chinese music.”
Before Lang Lang played ____43____ third piece, his fingers became a little cold, ____44____ he showed no fear of the heavy snow and the thin air. “This show means a lot to _____45_____ (I). I hope we will do more cultural exchanges in the future so as to understand each other better and build a closer relationship between the two countries than before,” added Lang Lang.
【答案】36. warmly
37. musicians
38. to play
39. made 40. was chosen
41. beautiful
42. in 43. the
44. but 45. me
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，来自英国的交换生Tom即将来你校交流学习。他想提前了解一下你的学校以及学习中文的方法，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 介绍你们学校的校规；
2. 给他一些如何学习中文的建议；
3. 欢迎他来你家做客并送上你的祝福。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
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【答案】
Dear Tom,
I’m Li Hua. I’m glad you’ll come to our school as an exchange student.?Let me tell you something useful first.
There are some rules you should follow: wear school uniforms from Monday to Friday, don’t use phones in class, and be on time, which help our school run well. For learning Chinese, I have two tips. First, talk with classmates every day, because it’s the best way that can improve your speaking. Second, remember 5 simple words each day, like “ni hao” or “xie xie”, since what you learn little by little will add up.
I’m happy to help you if you have problems. Looking forward to seeing you!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Ten-year-old Sami loved to visit his grandfather’s house. The house was near the beautiful blue sea. At the seaside stood thick and tall palm trees with green coconuts hanging from them. When the coconuts fell down, Sami would break them open and drink the coconut water. Sami liked to play under the trees. It was always great fun to spend the holidays at Grandpa’s place.
This winter vacation, Sami was surprised when he came to his grandfather’s village. There were hardly any trees left. He saw houses built near the sea. People had cut down many palm trees and there was hardly any greenery left.
Grandpa’s house was different. He never allowed his trees to be cut. He hugged each palm tree in his courtyard. He also named the two big trees near the front door — one was Petu, and the other Betu. He had planted them with his own hands and today they had become large, massive trees with thick trunks. They were tall and green and gave the sweetest, juicest coconuts.
One night, Sami was awakened by a strange sound. He could not sleep. He tossed (辗转) and turned in bed.
Suddenly, the ground shook as if the earth was splitting. He sat up straight and then ran to Grandpa. He clung (附着) to his grandpa tightly. Grandpa cried out, “It’s an earthquake It’s an earthquake” They ran outside the house. They thought that would be safe.
Suddenly, there was a loud sound; the earth was not splitting but the sea was roaring. People were shouting, screaming and crying, “The sea is rising. The sea is rising.” The villagers started running away from the beach.
Sami watched dumbstruck (呆若木鸡).
The waves were rising higher and higher. Sami thought, “How big the waves are” He went into the house again and saw water coming in from all sides. He was scared.
Sami remembered his mother telling him long ago, “You must always get out of the house if the floods come too near.” He ran outside the house with Grandpa. But the water came surging (汹涌) in.
Waves about twelve meters high came rushing in, drowning everything. Water was all around and everywhere.
Paragraph 1: Grandpa held Sami’s hand tightly but a huge wave separated them.
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Paragraph 2: “Sami, Sami” Grandpa cried. “Don’t be scared, little one, come to me, quickly.”
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【答案】例文
Paragraph 1: Grandpa held Sami’s hand tightly but a huge wave separated them. Grandpa fought the waves and strived to catch Sami, but failed. Sami was drifted away. He struggled to keep his head above the water. The water pushed him ahead. Fortunately, he caught a palm tree in his courtyard. He panicked and screamed out to Sami but could not see him. He clung to tree tightly while the sea was all around. In hope of seeing Sami, Grandpa climbed higher up the tree. The water carried Sami round and round.（79 words）
Paragraph 12: “Sami, Sami” Grandpa cried. “Don’t be scared, little one, come to me, quickly.” “But Grandpa, I can’t swim” Another wave came with terrifying speed and force. Sami cried in despair. Suddenly, Sami felt himself thrown onto the top of a tree. He immediately held it. Looking around, he saw everything was terribly destroyed; but in the near distance, his Grandpa was on another tree. Soon it was calm; both Grandpa and Sami came down the trees and rushed to hug each other, then they hugged the trees with tears of gratitude.（78 words）

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