2023~2024学年新乡市高二期中(上)测试
英语
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 does the man want to go
A. A bus stop. B. A park. C. A bank.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.
3. What kind of shop is it
A. A card shop. B. A key shop. C. A flower shop.
4. What can we know about the woman’s roommate
A. She is always late. B. She is forgetful. C. She is bad-tempered.
5. What will the man do next
A. Go for a bike ride. B. Have a rest. C. Play basketball.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the matter with the woman
A She got hurt.
B. She lost her snowboard.
C. She was too tired to reach the mountain.
7. How will the speakers probably get home
A. On foot. B. By subway. C. By bus.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers doing
A. Visiting a friend. B. Talking over a trip. C. Looking for an apartment.
9. What do the speakers want Jim Thomas to do
A. Take care of their flat. B. Do some research. C. Go to Britain with them.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man want to sell
A. An apartment. B. Garden supplies. C. Furniture.
11. Why does the man want to sell his belongings
A. He is moving. B. He likes new things. C. He needs money.
12. How is the man going to pay
A. By credit card. B. By check. C. In cash.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What happened to the woman’s friends last time
A. They had a good time.
B. They got caught in the sudden rain.
C. They stayed home for fear it would rain.
14. Who will drive the car on the way to the picnic
A. Clifford. B. Lydia. C. George.
15. Why are the speakers sure about George’s late arrival
A. He often gets up late.
B. His car always breaks down.
C. He may be delayed during the rush hour.
16. What does the woman want to do after the picnic
A. Stay home reading. B. Learn to drive a car. C. Take a walk around.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the speaker feel before the first job interview
A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Scared.
18. When did the speaker get his job at the gas station
A. When he was in college. B. When he was in high school.
C. When he was in middle school.
19. What inspired the speaker to be an engineer
A. Helping at a restaurant. B. Serving at a coffee shop.
C. Working at a building company.
20. What was the man’s secret to success
A. His hobbies. B. Learning from work. C. Knowledge from books.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Sometimes a camera’s eye in the sky can cast new light on the world we live in—highlighting changes or celebrating beauty we might be unaware of on ground level. And that’s what you’ll see in the winners from the 2023 Drone (无人机) Photo Awards.
The photography competition, now in its sixth year, received nearly 14, 000 images from amateur and professional photographers from 104 countries for the nine categories of the competition. All photos were taken from above using a drone.
Here’s a look at some of those award-winning photos and honorable mentions from around the world.
Amigos
“In Baja California Sur in Mexico, gray whales come to interact with people—as if they were friends(in Spanish’Amigos’),” says the photographer.
The art of rice processing
Rice mill workers start their day at the break of dawn. Some of them boil the paddy rice. Others carry it and spread it outside the rice mill to dry in the sun. To make sure that it dries properly, they rake (耙) it out, then sweep it back.
A cherished wetland drowning in trash
The Pallikaranai wetland is one of the few remaining wetlands in India. Every day, the photographer says that 3,500 tons of garbage are dumped on some 300 acres of this nearly 20,000-acre wetland.
Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1
Naming it The strawberry show is about to begin, the photographer says that the strawberry field from above looks like the opening of a theater curtain before a big show.
1. What can we learn about the 2023 Drone Photo Awards
A. It is held every six years.
B. The theme of the entries is limited.
C. The photos are taken by professionals.
D. It attracts many photographers from all over the world.
2. Which photo is associated with the environmental protection
A. Amigos.
B. The art of rice processing.
C. A cherished wetland drowning in trash.
D. Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1.
3. What do the four photos have in common
A. They all celebrate beauty.
B. They all highlight changes.
C. They are all taken from the air.
D. They belong to the same category.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。本文介绍了2023年无人机摄影大赛的获奖作品和荣誉提名，这些作品通过从空中拍摄，展示了地面上我们未曾注意到的美丽景象和人类活动对环境的影响。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The photography competition, now in its sixth year, received nearly 14, 000 images from amateur and professional photographers from 104 countries for the nine categories of the competition. (今年是该摄影比赛的第六个年头，共收到来自104个国家的业余和专业摄影师的近14000张参赛作品。所有照片都是用无人机从空中拍摄的。)”可知，它吸引了来自世界各地的许多摄影师。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据A cherished wetland drowning in trash部分中“The Pallikaranai wetland is one of the few remaining wetlands in India. Every day, the photographer says that 3,500 tons of garbage are dumped on some 300 acres of this nearly 20,000-acre wetland. ( Pallikaranai湿地是印度仅存的几个湿地之一。摄影师说，在这片近2万英亩的湿地中，每天有3500吨垃圾被倾倒在300英亩的土地上。)”可知，A cherished wetland drowning in trash该作品是与环境保护有关系。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Sometimes a camera’s eye in the sky can cast new light on the world we live in—highlighting changes or celebrating beauty we might be unaware of on ground level. And that’s what you’ll see in the winners from the 2023 Drone (无人机) Photo Awards. (有时，相机的天空之眼可以为我们生活的世界带来新的光芒——突出我们在地面上可能没有意识到的变化或赞美美。这就是你将在2023年无人机摄影奖的获奖者身上看到的。)”可知，这些作品都是无人机从天空中拍下的作品。故选C。
B
When Amelia Lisowe was told she was too young to volunteer, she decided to make a difference by herself. The Benton, Arkansas native launched her own non-profit, Lisowe’s Lights, in 2018, donating over 500 nightlights to kids in the Arkansas foster (寄养的) system that year alone.
Since, she has expanded to all 50 states (and 9 countries) and raised funds to distribute more than 15,000 nightlights — with no plans of slowing down.
“Kids in foster homes sometimes have to leave in the middle of the night without taking anything with them,” she says. “I wanted to help them feel less scared and more safe.” The 12-year-old hopes to give away at least 2,500 more lights in 2023.
Amelia grew up volunteering with her mom, Lauren, who encouraged her daughter to find something she was good at and use it to make the world a better place. “I’m so proud of her,” Lauren adds. “She’s involved in every decision we make. Every time we spend money, she helps decide if something is a good idea or will further our cause.”
Amelia also gets help from friends in the Royal International Miss Pageant system, who run their own nightlight drives in person and online. Amelia, a sixth grader who also volunteers at her local food bank and nursing home, says she feels the impact of her work most when she hears from organizations that have put her lights to use.
“I heard about one boy in Oklahoma who never turned off his hall light, not because he was scared, but because he wanted to make sure his little sister was always doing okay across the hall,” Amelia shares. “When they got their nightlight, he knew she wouldn’t be afraid anymore.”
4. What was the reason for Amelia’s being refused as a volunteer
A. Her young age. B. Her slow reaction.
C. Her busy schedule. D. Her little experience.
5. How can nightlights help kids in foster homes
A. By easing their scare. B. By encouraging them to explore.
C. By ensuring their safety. D. By putting them to sleep.
6 What is Lauren’s attitude to Amelia’s work
A. Opposed. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Worried.
7. Why did Amelia mention a boy in Oklahoma in the last paragraph
A. To explain why he kept light on. B. To express her pride in her job.
C. To decide what she would do next. D. To show how nightlights help kids.
【答案】4. A 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了小女孩Amelia成立了自己的非营利组织Lisowe’s Lights，为寄养家庭的孩子送去夜灯，缓解他们有时不得不半夜离开的害怕。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“When Amelia Lisowe was told she was too young to volunteer, she decided to make a difference by herself. (当Amelia Lisowe被告知她还太小，不能做志愿者时，她决定自己产生影响)”可知，Amelia被拒绝做志愿者是因为她年龄太小。故选A项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的““Kids in foster homes sometimes have to leave in the middle of the night without taking anything with them,” she says. “I wanted to help them feel less scared and more safe.” (“寄养家庭的孩子有时不得不在半夜离开，什么也不带，”她说。“我想让他们感到不那么害怕，更有安全感。”)”可知，夜灯可以让被迫半夜离开寄养家庭的孩子们不那么害怕。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Amelia grew up volunteering with her mom, Lauren, who encouraged her daughter to find something she was good at and use it to make the world a better place. “I’m so proud of her,” Lauren adds. (Amelia从小和她的妈妈Lauren一起做志愿者，Lauren鼓励她找到自己擅长的东西，并用它来让世界变得更美好。“我为她感到骄傲，”Lauren补充道)”可知，Lauren鼓励Amelia通过做擅长的事情让世界变美好，为她感到骄傲。由此可知，她对女儿的善举非常支持。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段““I heard about one boy in Oklahoma who never turned off his hall light, not because he was scared, but because he wanted to make sure his little sister was always doing okay across the hall,” Amelia shares. “When they got their nightlight, he knew she wouldn’t be afraid anymore.” (Amelia说：“我听说俄克拉何马州的一个男孩从不关走廊灯，不是因为他害怕，而是因为他想确保他的小妹妹在走廊对面一直感到舒适。当他们有了夜灯，他知道她不会再害怕了。”)”可知，俄克拉何马州的这个男孩有了夜灯以后，就可以不用担心自己的妹妹很害怕了。由此推知，Amelia提到这个男孩是为了说明夜灯是如何帮助这些孩子的。故选D项。
C
Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question.
Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Geology Megan Newcombe, researchers analyzed melted meteorites (熔化的陨石) that had been floating around in space since the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth.
These results, which let researchers rule them out as the primary source of the Earth’s water, could have important information for the search for water — and life — on other planets. It also helps researchers understand the unlikely conditions making the Earth a livable planet.
Researchers wanted to understand how our planet managed to get water because it’s not completely obvious. Getting water and having surface oceans on a planet that is small and relatively near the sun is a challenge.
“We knew that plenty of outer solar system objects were differentiated, but it was sort of secretively assumed that because they were from the outer solar system, they must also contain a lot of water,” said Sune Nielsen, a study co-author and geologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Our paper shows this is definitely not the case. As soon as meteorites melt, there is no remaining water.”
The findings have applications beyond geology. Scientists of many fields — and especially exoplanet (系外行星) researchers — are interested in the origin of the Earth’s water because of its deep connections with life.
“Water is considered to be a must for life to be able to exist, so as we’re looking out into the universe and finding all of these exoplanets, we’re starting to work out which of those planetary systems could be potential hosts for life,” said Newcombe. “In order to be able to understand these other solar systems, we want to understand our own.”
8. What did the new study focus on
A. The history of the Earth. B. The origin of the Earth’s water.
C. The source of meteorites. D. The structure of solar system.
9. What did researchers prove from melted meteorites
A. The driest materials coming from other planets.
B. An impossible source of the Earth’s water.
C. The challenge of getting water near the sun.
D. The likely conditions making the Earth habitable.
10. Why does the subject of the Earth’s water appeal to scientists
A. Because it is closely related to life.
B. Because it can make them famous.
C. Because it concerns many disciplines.
D. Because it is deeply connected with outer space.
11. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A science fiction. B. A geography textbook.
C. A book review. D. A research report.
【答案】8. B 9. B 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项有关融化的陨石的研究发现融化的陨石含水量极低，它们不可能是地球上水的来源，这使得人们更接近水的起源的答案。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question.(水占地球表面的71%，但没有人知道如此大量的水是如何或何时到达地球的。发表在《自然》杂志上的一项新研究使科学家离回答这个问题又近了一步。)”可知，这项新研究的重点是地球水的起源。故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth. (他们发现这些陨石的含水量极低——事实上，它们是地球以外测量到的最干燥的物质之一)”和第三段中的“These results, which let researchers rule them out as the primary source of the Earth’s water (这些结果让研究人员排除了它们是地球水的主要来源的可能性)”可知，研究人员从融化的陨石中证明了它们不可能是地球上水的来源。故选B项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Scientists of many fields — and especially exoplanet (系外行星) researchers — are interested in the origin of the Earth’s water because of its deep connections with life. (许多领域的科学家——尤其是系外行星的研究人员——对地球上的水的起源很感兴趣，因为它与生命有着密切的联系)”可知，地球上的水这一课题很吸引科学家是因为水与生命有着密切的联系。故选A项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth. (他们发现这些陨石的含水量极低——事实上，它们是地球以外测量到的最干燥的物质之一)”以及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一项有关融化的陨石的研究，包括其课题背景、研究结果、研究意义等内容，因此文章很有可能来自研究报告。故选D项。
D
College is a time of transition (过渡) for young adults. It may be the first time students have the freedom to determine how to spend their time, but this freedom comes with competing interests from learning, social events and even sleep.
A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the nightly sleeping time in the early term affects first-year college students’ end-of-term grade point average (GPA). The study evaluated more than 600 first-year students across five studies at three universities. The students wore wrist devices like smartwatch to monitor and record their sleep patterns. The researchers found that students in the study sleep on average 6.5 hours a night.
More surprisingly, the researchers found that students who receive less than 6 hours of sleep experienced a pronounced decline in academic performance. In addition, each hour of sleep lost corresponded to a 0.07 decrease in end-of-term GPA.
“Animal studies have shown how critical sleep is for learning and memory,” said Creswell, the William S. Dietrich Ⅱ Professor in Psychology. “Here we show how this work translates to humans. The less nightly sleep a first-year college student gets at the beginning of the school term predicts lower GPA at the end of the term, some five to nine weeks later. Lack of sleep may be hurting students’ ability to learn in their college classrooms.”
“Once you start dipping below 6 hours, you are starting to accumulate (积累) massive sleep debt that can damage a student’s health and study habits, hurting the whole system,” said Creswell. “Most surprising to me was that no matter what we did to make the effect go away, it lasted.”
“A popular belief among college students is to value studying more or partying more over nightly sleep,” said Creswell. “Our work here suggests that there are potentially real costs to reducing your nightly sleep on your ability to learn and achieve in college. There’s real value in planning for the importance of nightly sleep.”
12. How did the researchers get their data
A. By doing various experiments.
B. By conducting a questionnaire survey.
C. By recording the subjects’ sleep.
D. By referring to a previous study.
13. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “dipping” in paragraph 5
A. Rising. B. Putting. C. Adjusting. D. Dropping.
14. What does Creswell expect students to do
A. Schedule nightly sleep wisely. B. Focus on learning and academy.
C. Pay off accumulated sleep debt. D. Value studying more over partying.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Students are severely in need of sleep
B. Nightly sleep is key to students success
C. Lacking sleep can damage a student’s health
D. College students arrange time unreasonably
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项针对一年级大学生夜间睡眠的研究发现，夜间睡眠时间的减少往往会导致学生的学习成绩和学习能力下降，且这种影响很难逆转。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The study evaluated more than 600 first-year students across five studies at three universities. The students wore wrist devices like smartwatch to monitor and record their sleep patterns. (这项研究评估了三所大学五个学科的600多名一年级学生。学生们戴着智能手表之类的手腕设备来监测和记录他们的睡眠模式)”可知，参与研究的受试者佩戴设备来监测和记录睡眠模式，为研究人员提供数据。故选C项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词后的“below 6 hours (6小时以下)”和下文“you are starting to accumulate (积累) massive sleep debt that can damage a student’s health and study habits, hurting the whole system (你开始积累大量的睡眠债，这会损害学生的健康和学习习惯，损害整个系统)”可知，此处讨论睡眠不足持续累积导致的后果。由此推知，应该是睡眠时间下降到6小时以下时，睡眠会持续不足，因此dipping意为“下降”，与drop意思一致。故选D项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中Creswell所说的话“Our work here suggests that there are potentially real costs to reducing your nightly sleep on your ability to learn and achieve in college. There’s real value in planning for the importance of nightly sleep. (我们在这里的研究表明，减少夜间睡眠对你的学习能力和在大学里取得成就有潜在的实际代价。规划夜间睡眠的重要性是很有价值的)”可知，Creswell认为减少夜间睡眠时间危害很大，希望学生们可以合理规划夜间睡眠。故选A项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第四段中的“Animal studies have shown how critical sleep is for learning and memory (动物研究表明，睡眠对学习和记忆至关重要)”和“Here we show how this work translates to humans. (在这里，我们展示了这项工作是如何转换到人类身上的)”可知，文章围绕一项针对一年级大学生夜间睡眠的研究展开，该研究表明，夜间睡眠对学生非常重要，其时间的减少往往会导致学生的学习成绩和学习能力下降，且这种影响很难逆转。因此，B项“每晚的睡眠是学生成功的关键”符合文章大意，最适合作为标题。故选B项。
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。
Many families are struggling to make ends meet, while pensioners are the biggest group in Britain on the edge of poverty. ___16___. Finding ways to put some money aside guarantees you don’t need to struggle to survive.
Take a look at your spending. ___17___. Too many people keep paying their bills and spending money without knowing exactly where it is going. Look at your bank statements and see how much money you are spending each month on things such as electricity, food, entertainment and debt repayments.
Find better deals. Now that you know where your money is going, you can see if there are better deals available for you. Perhaps you are currently paying too much on your car or health insurance. ___18___. You definitely need to check your insurance deals, as well as your energy deals. Chances are that you’ll be able to save money by switching to a new deal, especially if you’ve never done it before.
___19___. A number of money-saving tips require you to change your habits. Seemingly innocuous things like washing your dishes using a bowl, or using an energy-saving mode on the dishwasher, can save quite a lot during the year. You could even save a lot of money by turning down your heating by just one degree.
Keep an inventory (存货清单). Whether you are going for grocery shopping or looking for new winter shoes, knowing what you already have will guarantee you won’t end up spending money on things you don’t even need. Saving money is easier when you have an inventory of the things you already own. ___20___.
A. Become good at saving energy
B. Know about the ways to get energy
C. It is time to take back the control of your finances
D. Here are some great energy-saving tips for saving money
E. The first step is to understand where your money is going
F. Or at least know exactly what you’ve got and where everything is
G. Some price comparison websites can ensure you get the best deal possible
【答案】16. C 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了日常生活中节省开支的一些方法。
【16题详解】
前文“Many families are struggling to make ends meet, while pensioners are the biggest group in Britain on the edge of poverty. (许多家庭都在努力维持生计，而养老金领取者是英国最大的处于贫困边缘的群体)”引出人们在财务上有困难的话题，后文“Finding ways to put some money aside guarantees you don’t need to struggle to survive. (想办法存一些钱，保证你不需要为生存而挣扎)”建议存钱，因此C项“It is time to take back the control of your finances (是时候重新掌控你的财务了)”符合语境，提出重新掌控财务，起到过渡的作用，其中的finances与后文的money呼应。故选C。
【17题详解】
前文“Take a look at your spending. (看看你的开支)”建议关注开支，后文“Too many people keep paying their bills and spending money without knowing exactly where it is going. (太多的人一直在付账单，花钱却不知道钱到底花到哪里去了)”指出人们不知道钱的去向的问题，因此E项“The first step is to understand where your money is going (第一步是了解你的钱都花到哪里去了)”符合语境，提出关注钱的去向，承前启后，其中的where your money is going和后文的where it is going呼应。故选E。
【18题详解】
前文“Perhaps you are currently paying too much on your car or health insurance. (也许你现在在汽车或健康保险上花了太多钱)”指出可能有支付的价格偏高的问题，因此G项“Some price comparison websites can ensure you get the best deal possible (一些价格比较网站可以确保你得到最好的交易)”符合语境，说明使用价格比较网站解决该问题，承接前文。故选G。
【19题详解】
空处位于段首，是段落主旨句，需统领段落内容。后文“A number of money-saving tips require you to change your habits. Seemingly innocuous things like washing your dishes using a bowl, or using an energy-saving mode on the dishwasher, can save quite a lot during the year. (一些省钱的技巧需要你改变你的习惯。看似不关痛痒的事情，比如用一个碗来洗东西，或者在洗碗机上使用节能模式，可以在一年中节省很多钱)”介绍了通过改变使用能源的方式来省钱，因此A项“Become good at saving energy (善于节约能源)”符合语境，契合后文内容，其中的energy与后文的energy-saving呼应。故选A。
【20题详解】
前文“Whether you are going for grocery shopping or looking for new winter shoes, knowing what you already have will guarantee you won’t end up spending money on things you don’t even need. Saving money is easier when you have an inventory of the things you already own. (无论你是去杂货店购物还是寻找新的冬季鞋子，知道你已经拥有的东西将保证你不会把钱花在你甚至不需要的东西上。当你有一个你已经拥有的东西的清单时，省钱就更容易了)”建议通过列存货清单来省钱，因此F项“Or at least know exactly what you’ve got and where everything is (或者至少确切地知道你得到了什么，所有东西都在哪里)”符合语境，提出另一种替代存货清单的方式，承接前文。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
What would you feel if all of a sudden, a random someone walks into your front door asking for “friends” Would that be strange or ___21___ or both Well, that’s exactly what happened to a Texas resident named Brennan Ray with his unexpected yet beautiful ___22___ with an 11-year-old boy named Shayden Walker.
Shayden approached his neighbor’s house, using their front door security camera to start a heartfelt conversation. In the video, he politely expressed a longing for friendship, ___23___ seeking children around the ages of 11 or 12 and ___24___ his strong desire to connect with new friends.
However, when his neighbor, Brennan Ray, ___25___ that there were kids nearby, Shayden shared that they were no longer his ___26___ because according to him, they were violent, pushing around other kids. Despite this setback, Shayden and Brennan ___27___ the possibility of Shayden’s playing with Brennan’s own children. Sadly, Brennan’s daughter was just one year old, making it ___28___ for them to become playmates.
Touched by their interaction, Brennan decided to share the video on social media, hoping ___29___ Shayden’s family and gain some support. Brennan described Shayden as a(n) ____30____, kind and brave young man, ____31____ the online community to help Shayden find new friends. The post’s impact went far beyond what Brennan had ____32____, as it quickly received nearly 70 million views and widespread attention.
____33____ people’s suggestions to do something special for Shayden, Brennan and his wife started a GoFundMe campaign. Astonishingly, the campaign raised over $37,000, which would ____34____ Shayden in pursuing his dreams, such as getting a gaming setup, school clothes, and amusement park tickets.
This beautiful story doesn’t only ____35____ the positive response of people to Shayden’s story, but more importantly, it battles the effects of pushing around people, particularly kids.
21. A. bitter-sweet B. heart-breaking C. heart-warming D. kind-hearted
22. A. episode B. debate C. reunion D. encounter
23. A. specifically B. practically C. additionally D. individually
24. A. impressing B. announcing C. stressing D. negotiating
25. A. noticed B. mentioned C. reported D. questioned
26. A. classmates B. relatives C. families D. friends
27. A. confirmed B. ignored C. discussed D. removed
28. A. difficult B. possible C. worse D. unavailable
29. A. defend B. decorate C. reach D. calm
30. A. courageous B. odd C. ambitious D. polite
31. A. dealing with B. calling on C. applying for D. sticking to
32. A. expected B. earned C. reminded D. conveyed
33. A. In return for B. In addition to C. In response to D. In favor of
34. A. agree B. stop C. allow D. support
35. A. flash B. highlight C. promote D. advance
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了因为社区里其他小孩会欺负人，11岁的男孩Shayden Walker不再和他们做朋友，自己去邻居Brennan Ray家门口通过监控摄像头与Brennan交流，表达想交到同龄朋友的想法。Brennan被Shayden的想法打动，把两人交流的视频上传到网上，呼吁其他人提供支持，结果帖子的影响超出预期，Brennan和妻子为Shayden发起了一项GoFundMe的活动，为他筹集了一笔钱，可供他追求梦想。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那会是奇怪还是让人心碎，还是两者都有？A. bitter-sweet苦乐参半的；B. heart-breaking令人心碎的；C. heart-warming温暖人心的；D. kind-hearted心地善良的。根据上文“a random someone walks into your front door asking for “friends””和常识可推知，一个随机的人走到前门，请求交朋友的行为会让人觉得奇怪，或者为他心碎，同情他没有朋友，居然需要以这样的方式来交朋友。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这正是发生在德克萨斯州居民Brennan Ray身上的事，他与一个名叫Shayden Walker的11岁男孩意外而美丽地相遇。A. episode插曲；B. debate辩论；C. reunion重聚；D. encounter相遇。根据下文“Shayden approached his neighbor’s house, using their front door security camera to start a heartfelt conversation.”可知，Shayden正是以这样的方式与Brennan相遇的。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在视频中，他礼貌地表达了对友谊渴望，特别是寻找11岁或12岁左右的孩子，并强调了他与新朋友联系的强烈愿望。A. specifically特别地；B. practically实际地；C. additionally此外；D. individually个别地。根据上文“an 11-year-old boy named Shayden Walker”和下文“seeking children around the ages of 11 or 12”可推知，11岁的Shayden会特别想要找到同龄的孩子培养友谊。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在视频中，他礼貌地表达了对友谊的渴望，特别是寻找11岁或12岁左右的孩子，并强调了他与新朋友联系的强烈愿望。A. impressing使留下印象；B. announcing宣布；C. stressing强调；D. negotiating谈判。根据下文“his strong desire to connect with new friends”可推知，Shayden会在对话中强调这种愿望。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他的邻居Brennan Ray提到附近有孩子时，Shayden说，他们不再是他的朋友了，因为对他来说，他们很暴力，欺负其他孩子。A. noticed注意到；B. mentioned提到；C. reported报道；D. questioned质疑。根据上文“In the video, he politely expressed a longing for friendship”可知，Shayden在视频中提出想要交朋友，再结合下文“there were kids nearby”可推知，Brennan会提到附近有孩子，暗示Shayden可以与附近的孩子交朋友。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，当他的邻居Brennan Ray提到附近有孩子时，Shayden说，他们不再是他的朋友了，因为对他来说，他们很暴力，欺负其他孩子。A. classmates同学们；B. relatives亲戚；C. families家人；D. friends朋友们。根据下文“because according to him, they were violent, pushing around other kids”可知，附近的孩子很暴力，会欺负其他孩子，由此可知，此处指他们不再是他的朋友了。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管遭遇挫折，Shayden和Brennan还是讨论了Shayden和Brennan自己的孩子一起玩的可能性。A. confirmed确认；B. ignored忽视；C. discussed讨论；D. removed移走。根据上文“Despite this setback”和下文“the possibility of Shayden’s playing with Brennan’s own children”可推知，虽然Brennan建议Shayden找附近的孩子交朋友的想法不可行，但是两人接着讨论了另一种可能性。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，Brennan的女儿只有1岁，这让他们很难成为玩伴。A. difficult困难的；B. possible可能的；C. worse更糟的；D. unavailable不可用的。根据上文“Brennan’s daughter was just one year old”可知，Brennan的女儿只有1岁，1岁的孩子和11岁的Shayden很难成为玩伴。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Brennan被他们的互动感动了，他决定在社交媒体上分享这段视频，希望能被Shayden的家人看到，获得一些支持。A. defend捍卫；B. decorate装饰；C. reach被看到，被听到；D. calm使平静。根据下文“gain some support”可推知，Brennan这样做是为了让Shayden的家人看到Shayden的遇到的困难，让他们支持Shayden。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Brennan称Shayden是一个有礼貌、善良、勇敢的年轻人，他呼吁网络社区帮助Shayden找到新朋友。A. courageous勇敢的；B. odd奇怪的；C. ambitious有野心的；D. polite有礼貌的。根据上文“he politely expressed a longing for friendship”可知，Shayden当时礼貌地和Brennan交谈，因此Brennan会称Shayden有礼貌，此处polite和上文的politely呼应。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Brennan称Shayden是一个有礼貌、善良、勇敢的年轻人，他号召网络社区帮助Shayden找到新朋友。A. dealing with处理；B. calling on号召；C. applying for申请；D. sticking to坚持。根据上文“Brennan decided to share the video on social media”和下文“to help Shayden find new friends”可推知，Brennan发了视频，是想号召网络社区帮助Shayden找到新朋友。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这篇帖子的影响远远超出了Brennan的预期，它迅速获得了近7000万的浏览量和广泛的关注。A. expected预期；B. earned赚得；C. reminded提醒；D. conveyed表达。根据上文Brennan发帖子是想让Shayden的家人支持Shayden，以及让网友帮助Shayden找到新朋友，以及下文“it quickly received nearly 70 million views and widespread attention”可推知，帖子获得大量的浏览量和关注超出了Brennan原来的预期。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：人们建议为Shayden做点特别的事情，作为回应，Brennan和他的妻子在GoFundMe上发起了一项活动。A. In return for作为……的回报；B. In addition to除了；C. In response to作为对……的回应；D. In favor of支持。根据下文“Brennan and his wife started a GoFundMe campaign”可推知，Brennan和妻子发起这项活动，是回应了人们提出的建议。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，这次活动筹集了37000多美元，这些钱将支持Shayden追求他的梦想，比如购买游戏设备，学校服装和游乐园门票。A. agree同意；B. stop停止；C. allow允许；D. support支持。which引导的非限制性定语从句对前面的“$37,000”作补充说明，结合下文“in pursuing his dreams”可推知，此处指这些钱将支持Shayden追求梦想。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个美丽的故事不仅突出了人们对Shayden故事的积极反应，更重要的是，它与欺负他人，尤其是孩子的影响作斗争。A. flash略过；B. highlight突出；C. promote促进；D. advance推动。根据上文Brennan分享Shayden的视频后得到很多人的关注，Brennan和妻子发起GoFundMe活动后筹得很多钱可推知，这个故事突出了人们对Shayden故事的积极反应。故选B。
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。
In the office of remote sensing scientist Liu Shaochuang, there is ___36___ huge photograph of a camel he took a decade ago in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Wearing camouflage (伪装), he lay for hours by a pool of water in the Gobi Desert ___37___(obtain) the image. Living in the harsh deserts in northwestern China and southwestern Mongolia, the even-toed camel is listed as ___38___(critical) endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Experts evaluate that the population of this species is currently less than 1,000, of ___39___ around 650 are in China.
Since 2012 Liu ___40___(lead) a team in tracking and studying wild camels ___41___(use) satellite remote sensing technology. ___42___ zoologists who focus on species, Liu has instead studied the interrelationship between endangered animals and their environment, which he believes will help develop a few better protection ___43___(strategy) in the face of climate change. In the run-up to World Wildlife Day on March 3, Liu’s research was held up as a successful example of ___44___ advanced space technology can benefit animal protection efforts on Earth.
Liu works at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His studies have covered many fields including polar region ____45____(science) expeditions and mapping the headwaters of great rivers across the globe.
【答案】36. a 37. to obtain
38. critically
39. which 40. has led##has been leading
41. using 42. Unlike
43. strategies
44. how 45. scientific
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了遥感科学家刘少创利用卫星遥感技术跟踪和研究野生骆驼的经历，以及他的研究领域和取得的成就。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在遥感科学家刘少创的办公室里，有一张他十年前在新疆维吾尔自治区拍摄的骆驼的巨幅照片。分析句子可知，空处表示泛指，意为“一张，一幅”，应用不定冠词，且huge的发音以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他穿着迷彩服，在戈壁沙漠的一个水池旁躺了数小时，以获得这张照片。分析句子可知，句子主干成分完整，空处作句子的目的状语，表示“为了”，应用obtain的不定式形式。故填to obtain。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：生活在中国西北部和蒙古西南部恶劣的沙漠中，齐趾骆驼被国际自然保护联盟列为极度濒危动物。分析句子可知，空处作修饰endangered的状语，应用副词critically，意为“严重地，极大程度上”。故填critically。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：专家估计，目前该物种的数量不到1000头，其中约650头在中国。分析句子可知，空处和空前的of构成“介词+关系代词”的结构，引导非限制性定语从句，对先行词1,000作补充说明，先行词指物，应用关系代词which作引导词。故填which。
【40题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：自2012年以来，刘带领一个团队利用卫星遥感技术跟踪和研究野生骆驼。分析句子可知，空处作句子的谓语，时间状语为Since 2012，动作从过去开始发生，可以用现在完成时强调动作对现在的影响，也可以用现在完成进行时表示动作会继续进行下去，主语Liu为单数，助动词用has。故填has led/has been leading。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：自2012年以来，刘带领一个团队利用卫星遥感技术跟踪和研究野生骆驼。分析句子可知，句子主干成分完整，空处作方式状语，表示跟踪和研究野生骆驼的方式，应用use的现在分词形式。故填using。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意：与关注物种的动物学家不同，刘研究的是濒危动物与环境之间的相互关系，他认为这将有助于在气候变化面前制定一些更好的保护策略。下文说明刘关注的是濒危动物与环境之间的相互关系，因此这与关注物种的动物学家不同，空处应用意为“不同于，不像”的介词unlike，且空处位于句首，首字母需大写。故填Unlike。
【43题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：与关注物种的动物学家不同，刘研究的是濒危动物与环境之间的相互关系，他认为这将有助于在气候变化面前制定一些更好的保护策略。根据“a few”可知，此处指一些更好的保护策略，空处应用strategy的复数形式。故填strategies。
【44题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：在3月3日世界野生动物日前夕，刘的研究被视为先进空间技术如何有益于地球上动物保护工作的成功范例。分析句子可知，空处引导名词性从句作of的宾语，从句中缺少方式状语，空处需表达“怎样，如何”，应用连接副词how作引导词。故填how。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他的研究涵盖了许多领域，包括极地科学考察和绘制全球大河源头图。分析句子可知，空处作修饰expeditions的定语，应用形容词scientific，意为“科学的”。故填scientific。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是校英语角的负责人，最近你们准备举办一个活动。请用英文写一则通知，欢迎全体学生参加该活动，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动安排（交流读书体会、互换书籍等）。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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English Corner
【答案】One possible version:
Notice
Our English Corner will hold an event to share reading experiences. The activity will take place in the school library hall at 4:30 pm next Monday. It will last for two hours. All the students, including students from foreign countries, are welcome to take part in the event to share reading experiences. Also, you are supposed to bring at least one book to exchange with others.
This is a very meaningful activity, which will inspire students’ interest in reading and develop friendship between students. I hope you will participate actively.
English Corner
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求考生为校英语角近期准备举办的互动写一则通知，欢迎全体学生参加该活动，需说明活动时间、地点等信息，介绍包括交流读书体会、互换书籍等活动安排。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
举办：hold→host
有意义的：meaningful→significant/rewarding
激发：inspire→stimulate/motivate
培养：develop→cultivate/nurture
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Also, you are supposed to bring at least one book to exchange with others.
拓展句：Also, it is advisable that you bring at least one book to exchange with others.
【点睛】[高分句型1] This is a very meaningful activity, which will inspire students’ interest in reading and develop friendship between students. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] I hope you will participate actively. (运用了that引导名词性从句作hope的宾语并被省略)
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。
A young football player has gone popular because of a beautiful reason.
Grayson Bonomo was playing in a football game at Northeast Guilford High School when the unthinkable happened. Any player knows there is a risk of injury because sport is a physical activity, but it is still scary when an actual injury occurs.
The football player was trying his best to secure the first down of the game and was determined to make it for his team. However, the ball was flying too high, and he could not get to the ball on time. As Grayson went for the ball, another player crashed with him. The young man hit the other player so strongly that he was knocked unconscious for a brief moment of time after the crash.
It was a frightful moment, and everyone in the crowd was watching everything unfold before their eyes in anxious breath.
Grayson finally opened his eyes and was tended by the medics (医护人员), who immediately arrived on the scene.
Knowing how one exciting game could turn into a medical emergency in just a snap was terrifying. While everyone was panicking, one of Grayson’s teammates stepped away to do something else. Dillon Goedeck moved from the space where the medics were working on Grayson and away from the other team members. Seeing his teammate hurt so badly, he wanted to have his own space, and that was for a good reason with a mixed feeling of anxiety and worry. He recognized the importance of allowing the medics to do their job without distractions, and he also needed time to process his own emotions. It’s natural for teammates and spectators to feel a wide range of emotions during such incidents, and Dillon’s action demonstrated his maturity and thoughtfulness. At the same time, the other players of both sides followed Dillon and stepped away to make space for the medics. The football community stood beside Grayson, offering support and well-wishes for his recovery.
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。
But Dillon didn’t think he could just stand there and do nothing.
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The photo reached Colleen Siler, Grayson’s mom, who decided to share the image online.
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【答案】参考范文：
But Dillon didn’t think he could just stand there and do nothing. He wanted to help in his own way and got his teammate back on his feet. A flash of inspiration came into his eyes that he could pray sincerely for his injured teammate. So he kept away from the crowd, quiet with his eyes closed, holding the football on the ground and praying. Someone from the stands saw Dillon and decided to take a photo of him. Dillon was so absorbed that he didn’t even realize he was being photographed.
The photo reached Colleen Siler, Grayson’s mom, who decided to share the image online. She was unsure who took the shot, but she was happy that someone thought of taking such an inspiring photo. It was a powerful photo that she wanted the world to know. As Grayson’s mother, Colleen is grateful that her son has a friend like Dillon, who would immediately pray for him in times of need. The photo was liked by thousands of people who were moved by the young man’s prayer for his injured friend. It is inspiring to know that someone like Dillon is out there. The world needs more people like him.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了在一场足球比赛中，格雷森·波诺莫与另一个球员发生撞击失去了意识，一场激动人心的比赛瞬间变成医疗紧急事故；狄龙·格德看到队友受伤如此严重，非常的焦虑和担心。他意识到需要让医护人员不受干扰地完成工作的，号召球员给出给医护人员腾出空间，为他的康复提供支持和祝福。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但狄龙不认为他可以只是站在那里什么都不做。”可知，第一段可描写狄龙以自己的方式为队友祈祷以及狄龙的祈祷被人拍照。
②由第二段首句内容“这张照片传到了格雷森的妈妈科琳·西尔的手里，她决定在网上分享这张照片。”可知，第二段可描写照片得到很多人的注意以及科琳·西尔对波诺莫有这样的好朋友的感激之情。
2.续写线索：为队友祈祷——被拍照——格雷森的妈妈看到照片——感动——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①意识到：realize/notice
②.远离：stay away from/keep away from
情绪类
①.鼓舞人心的：inspiring/encouraging
②.高兴的：happy/glad/delighted
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. She was unsure who took the shot.（由who引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2]. The photo was liked by thousands of people who were moved by the young man’s prayer for his injured friend.（由关系代词who引导的定语从句）
听力答案：1~5 ACCBB 6~10 ACBAC 11~15 ACBCA 16~20 AABCB2023~2024学年新乡市高二期中(上)测试
英语
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 does the man want to go
A. A bus stop. B. A park. C. A bank.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.
3. What kind of shop is it
A. A card shop. B. A key shop. C. A flower shop.
4. What can we know about the woman’s roommate
A. She is always late. B. She is forgetful. C. She is bad-tempered.
5. What will the man do next
A. Go for a bike ride. B. Have a rest. C. Play basketball.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the matter with the woman
A. She got hurt.
B. She lost her snowboard.
C. She was too tired to reach the mountain.
7. How will the speakers probably get home
A. On foot. B. By subway. C. By bus.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers doing
A. Visiting a friend. B. Talking over a trip. C. Looking for an apartment.
9. What do the speakers want Jim Thomas to do
A. Take care of their flat. B. Do some research. C. Go to Britain with them.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man want to sell
A An apartment. B. Garden supplies. C. Furniture.
11. Why does the man want to sell his belongings
A. He is moving. B. He likes new things. C. He needs money.
12. How is the man going to pay
A. By credit card. B. By check. C. In cash.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What happened to the woman’s friends last time
A. They had a good time.
B. They got caught in the sudden rain.
C. They stayed home for fear it would rain.
14. Who will drive the car on the way to the picnic
A. Clifford. B. Lydia. C. George.
15. Why are the speakers sure about George’s late arrival
A. He often gets up late.
B. His car always breaks down.
C. He may be delayed during the rush hour.
16. What does the woman want to do after the picnic
A. Stay home reading. B. Learn to drive a car. C. Take a walk around.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the speaker feel before the first job interview
A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Scared.
18. When did the speaker get his job at the gas station
A. When he was in college. B. When he was in high school.
C. When he was in middle school.
19. What inspired the speaker to be an engineer
A. Helping at a restaurant. B. Serving at a coffee shop.
C. Working at a building company.
20. What was the man’s secret to success
A. His hobbies. B. Learning from work. C. Knowledge from books.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Sometimes a camera’s eye in the sky can cast new light on the world we live in—highlighting changes or celebrating beauty we might be unaware of on ground level. And that’s what you’ll see in the winners from the 2023 Drone (无人机) Photo Awards.
The photography competition, now in its sixth year, received nearly 14, 000 images from amateur and professional photographers from 104 countries for the nine categories of the competition. All photos were taken from above using a drone.
Here’s a look at some of those award-winning photos and honorable mentions from around the world.
Amigos
“In Baja California Sur in Mexico, gray whales come to interact with people—as if they were friends(in Spanish’Amigos’),” says the photographer.
The art of rice processing
Rice mill workers start their day at the break of dawn. Some of them boil the paddy rice. Others carry it and spread it outside the rice mill to dry in the sun. To make sure that it dries properly, they rake (耙) it out, then sweep it back.
A cherished wetland drowning in trash
The Pallikaranai wetland is one of the few remaining wetlands in India. Every day, the photographer says that 3,500 tons of garbage are dumped on some 300 acres of this nearly 20,000-acre wetland.
Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1
Naming it The strawberry show is about to begin, the photographer says that the strawberry field from above looks like the opening of a theater curtain before a big show.
1. What can we learn about the 2023 Drone Photo Awards
A. It is held every six years.
B. The theme of the entries is limited.
C. The photos are taken by professionals.
D. It attracts many photographers from all over the world.
2. Which photo is associated with the environmental protection
A Amigos.
B. The art of rice processing.
C. A cherished wetland drowning in trash.
D. Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1.
3. What do the four photos have in common
A. They all celebrate beauty.
B. They all highlight changes.
C. They are all taken from the air.
D. They belong to the same category.
B
When Amelia Lisowe was told she was too young to volunteer, she decided to make a difference by herself. The Benton, Arkansas native launched her own non-profit, Lisowe’s Lights, in 2018, donating over 500 nightlights to kids in the Arkansas foster (寄养) system that year alone.
Since, she has expanded to all 50 states (and 9 countries) and raised funds to distribute more than 15,000 nightlights — with no plans of slowing down.
“Kids in foster homes sometimes have to leave in the middle of the night without taking anything with them,” she says. “I wanted to help them feel less scared and more safe.” The 12-year-old hopes to give away at least 2,500 more lights in 2023.
Amelia grew up volunteering with her mom, Lauren, who encouraged her daughter to find something she was good at and use it to make the world a better place. “I’m so proud of her,” Lauren adds. “She’s involved in every decision we make. Every time we spend money, she helps decide if something is a good idea or will further our cause.”
Amelia also gets help from friends in the Royal International Miss Pageant system, who run their own nightlight drives in person and online. Amelia, a sixth grader who also volunteers at her local food bank and nursing home, says she feels the impact of her work most when she hears from organizations that have put her lights to use.
“I heard about one boy in Oklahoma who never turned off his hall light, not because he was scared, but because he wanted to make sure his little sister was always doing okay across the hall,” Amelia shares. “When they got their nightlight, he knew she wouldn’t be afraid anymore.”
4. What was the reason for Amelia’s being refused as a volunteer
A. Her young age. B. Her slow reaction.
C. Her busy schedule. D. Her little experience.
5. How can nightlights help kids in foster homes
A. By easing their scare. B. By encouraging them to explore.
C. By ensuring their safety. D. By putting them to sleep.
6. What is Lauren’s attitude to Amelia’s work
A. Opposed. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Worried.
7. Why did Amelia mention a boy in Oklahoma in the last paragraph
A. To explain why he kept light on. B. To express her pride in her job.
C. To decide what she would do next. D. To show how nightlights help kids.
C
Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question.
Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Geology Megan Newcombe, researchers analyzed melted meteorites (熔化的陨石) that had been floating around in space since the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth.
These results, which let researchers rule them out as the primary source of the Earth’s water, could have important information for the search for water — and life — on other planets. It also helps researchers understand the unlikely conditions making the Earth a livable planet.
Researchers wanted to understand how our planet managed to get water because it’s not completely obvious. Getting water and having surface oceans on a planet that is small and relatively near the sun is a challenge.
“We knew that plenty of outer solar system objects were differentiated, but it was sort of secretively assumed that because they were from the outer solar system, they must also contain a lot of water,” said Sune Nielsen, a study co-author and geologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Our paper shows this is definitely not the case. As soon as meteorites melt, there is no remaining water.”
The findings have applications beyond geology. Scientists of many fields — and especially exoplanet (系外行星) researchers — are interested in the origin of the Earth’s water because of its deep connections with life.
“Water is considered to be a must for life to be able to exist, so as we’re looking out into the universe and finding all of these exoplanets, we’re starting to work out which of those planetary systems could be potential hosts for life,” said Newcombe. “In order to be able to understand these other solar systems, we want to understand our own.”
8. What did the new study focus on
A. The history of the Earth. B. The origin of the Earth’s water.
C. The source of meteorites. D. The structure of solar system.
9. What did researchers prove from melted meteorites
A. The driest materials coming from other planets.
B. An impossible source of the Earth’s water.
C. The challenge of getting water near the sun.
D. The likely conditions making the Earth habitable.
10. Why does the subject of the Earth’s water appeal to scientists
A. Because it is closely related to life.
B. Because it can make them famous.
C. Because it concerns many disciplines.
D. Because it is deeply connected with outer space.
11. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A science fiction. B. A geography textbook.
C. A book review. D. A research report.
D
College is a time of transition (过渡) for young adults. It may be the first time students have the freedom to determine how to spend their time, but this freedom comes with competing interests from learning, social events and even sleep.
A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the nightly sleeping time in the early term affects first-year college students’ end-of-term grade point average (GPA). The study evaluated more than 600 first-year students across five studies at three universities. The students wore wrist devices like smartwatch to monitor and record their sleep patterns. The researchers found that students in the study sleep on average 6.5 hours a night.
More surprisingly, the researchers found that students who receive less than 6 hours of sleep experienced a pronounced decline in academic performance. In addition, each hour of sleep lost corresponded to a 0.07 decrease in end-of-term GPA.
“Animal studies have shown how critical sleep is for learning and memory” said Creswell, the William S. Dietrich Ⅱ Professor in Psychology. “Here we show how this work translates to humans. The less nightly sleep a first-year college student gets at the beginning of the school term predicts lower GPA at the end of the term, some five to nine weeks later. Lack of sleep may be hurting students’ ability to learn in their college classrooms.”
“Once you start dipping below 6 hours, you are starting to accumulate (积累) massive sleep debt that can damage a student’s health and study habits, hurting the whole system,” said Creswell. “Most surprising to me was that no matter what we did to make the effect go away, it lasted.”
“A popular belief among college students is to value studying more or partying more over nightly sleep,” said Creswell. “Our work here suggests that there are potentially real costs to reducing your nightly sleep on your ability to learn and achieve in college. There’s real value in planning for the importance of nightly sleep.”
12. How did the researchers get their data
A. By doing various experiments.
B. By conducting a questionnaire survey.
C. By recording the subjects’ sleep.
D. By referring to a previous study.
13. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “dipping” in paragraph 5
A. Rising. B. Putting. C. Adjusting. D. Dropping.
14. What does Creswell expect students to do
A. Schedule nightly sleep wisely. B. Focus on learning and academy.
C. Pay off accumulated sleep debt. D. Value studying more over partying.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Students are severely in need of sleep
B. Nightly sleep is key to students success
C. Lacking sleep can damage a student’s health
D. College students arrange time unreasonably
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。
Many families are struggling to make ends meet, while pensioners are the biggest group in Britain on the edge of poverty. ___16___. Finding ways to put some money aside guarantees you don’t need to struggle to survive.
Take a look at your spending. ___17___. Too many people keep paying their bills and spending money without knowing exactly where it is going. Look at your bank statements and see how much money you are spending each month on things such as electricity, food, entertainment and debt repayments.
Find better deals. Now that you know where your money is going, you can see if there are better deals available for you. Perhaps you are currently paying too much on your car or health insurance. ___18___. You definitely need to check your insurance deals, as well as your energy deals. Chances are that you’ll be able to save money by switching to a new deal, especially if you’ve never done it before.
___19___. A number of money-saving tips require you to change your habits. Seemingly innocuous things like washing your dishes using a bowl, or using an energy-saving mode on the dishwasher, can save quite a lot during the year. You could even save a lot of money by turning down your heating by just one degree.
Keep an inventory (存货清单). Whether you are going for grocery shopping or looking for new winter shoes, knowing what you already have will guarantee you won’t end up spending money on things you don’t even need. Saving money is easier when you have an inventory of the things you already own. ___20___.
A. Become good at saving energy
B. Know about the ways to get energy
C. It is time to take back the control of your finances
D Here are some great energy-saving tips for saving money
E. The first step is to understand where your money is going
F. Or at least know exactly what you’ve got and where everything is
G. Some price comparison websites can ensure you get the best deal possible
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
What would you feel if all of a sudden, a random someone walks into your front door asking for “friends” Would that be strange or ___21___ or both Well, that’s exactly what happened to a Texas resident named Brennan Ray with his unexpected yet beautiful ___22___ with an 11-year-old boy named Shayden Walker.
Shayden approached his neighbor’s house, using their front door security camera to start a heartfelt conversation. In the video, he politely expressed a longing for friendship, ___23___ seeking children around the ages of 11 or 12 and ___24___ his strong desire to connect with new friends.
However, when his neighbor, Brennan Ray, ___25___ that there were kids nearby, Shayden shared that they were no longer his ___26___ because according to him, they were violent, pushing around other kids. Despite this setback, Shayden and Brennan ___27___ the possibility of Shayden’s playing with Brennan’s own children. Sadly, Brennan’s daughter was just one year old, making it ___28___ for them to become playmates.
Touched by their interaction, Brennan decided to share the video on social media, hoping ___29___ Shayden’s family and gain some support. Brennan described Shayden as a(n) ____30____, kind and brave young man, ____31____ the online community to help Shayden find new friends. The post’s impact went far beyond what Brennan had ____32____, as it quickly received nearly 70 million views and widespread attention.
____33____ people’s suggestions to do something special for Shayden, Brennan and his wife started a GoFundMe campaign. Astonishingly, the campaign raised over $37,000, which would ____34____ Shayden in pursuing his dreams, such as getting a gaming setup, school clothes, and amusement park tickets.
This beautiful story doesn’t only ____35____ the positive response of people to Shayden’s story, but more importantly, it battles the effects of pushing around people, particularly kids.
21. A. bitter-sweet B. heart-breaking C. heart-warming D. kind-hearted
22. A. episode B. debate C. reunion D. encounter
23. A. specifically B. practically C. additionally D. individually
24. A. impressing B. announcing C. stressing D. negotiating
25. A. noticed B. mentioned C. reported D. questioned
26. A. classmates B. relatives C. families D. friends
27. A. confirmed B. ignored C. discussed D. removed
28. A. difficult B. possible C. worse D. unavailable
29. A. defend B. decorate C. reach D. calm
30. A. courageous B. odd C. ambitious D. polite
31. A. dealing with B. calling on C. applying for D. sticking to
32. A. expected B. earned C. reminded D. conveyed
33. A. In return for B. In addition to C. In response to D. In favor of
34. A. agree B. stop C. allow D. support
35. A. flash B. highlight C. promote D. advance
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。
In the office of remote sensing scientist Liu Shaochuang, there is ___36___ huge photograph of a camel he took a decade ago in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Wearing camouflage (伪装), he lay for hours by a pool of water in the Gobi Desert ___37___(obtain) the image. Living in the harsh deserts in northwestern China and southwestern Mongolia, the even-toed camel is listed as ___38___(critical) endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Experts evaluate that the population of this species is currently less than 1,000, of ___39___ around 650 are in China.
Since 2012, Liu ___40___(lead) a team in tracking and studying wild camels ___41___(use) satellite remote sensing technology. ___42___ zoologists who focus on species, Liu has instead studied the interrelationship between endangered animals and their environment, which he believes will help develop a few better protection ___43___(strategy) in the face of climate change. In the run-up to World Wildlife Day on March 3, Liu’s research was held up as a successful example of ___44___ advanced space technology can benefit animal protection efforts on Earth.
Liu works at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His studies have covered many fields, including polar region ____45____(science) expeditions and mapping the headwaters of great rivers across the globe.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是校英语角的负责人，最近你们准备举办一个活动。请用英文写一则通知，欢迎全体学生参加该活动，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动安排（交流读书体会、互换书籍等）。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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English Corner
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。
A young football player has gone popular because of a beautiful reason.
Grayson Bonomo was playing in a football game at Northeast Guilford High School when the unthinkable happened. Any player knows there is a risk of injury because sport is a physical activity, but it is still scary when an actual injury occurs.
The football player was trying his best to secure the first down of the game and was determined to make it for his team. However, the ball was flying too high, and he could not get to the ball on time. As Grayson went for the ball, another player crashed with him. The young man hit the other player so strongly that he was knocked unconscious for a brief moment of time after the crash.
It was a frightful moment, and everyone in the crowd was watching everything unfold before their eyes in anxious breath.
Grayson finally opened his eyes and was tended by the medics (医护人员), who immediately arrived on the scene.
Knowing how one exciting game could turn into a medical emergency in just a snap was terrifying. While everyone was panicking, one of Grayson’s teammates stepped away to do something else. Dillon Goedeck moved from the space where the medics were working on Grayson and away from the other team members. Seeing his teammate hurt so badly, he wanted to have his own space, and that was for a good reason with a mixed feeling of anxiety and worry. He recognized the importance of allowing the medics to do their job without distractions, and he also needed time to process his own emotions. It’s natural for teammates and spectators to feel a wide range of emotions during such incidents, and Dillon’s action demonstrated his maturity and thoughtfulness. At the same time, the other players of both sides followed Dillon and stepped away to make space for the medics. The football community stood beside Grayson, offering support and well-wishes for his recovery.
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。
But Dillon didn’t think he could just stand there and do nothing.
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The photo reached Colleen Siler, Grayson’s mom, who decided to share the image online.
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