高二期末考试模拟试卷一（适用北京地区）
一、完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A few weeks ago, I received a package containing seeds from my friend. When I asked her what they would 1． into, a smile crossed her face. "Just plant them and be patient. You'll see for yourself 2． !" she said.
I sowed the seeds in a flowerpot. In the first few days, I was very excited to search for the slightest signs, but 3． happened. With heavy loads of homework, I began to feel sad and 4． . How much I longed for the color in my fast-paced life.
I watered the plants in dry periods. On the eighth day, to my great 5． , a few light green sprouts (新芽) appeared. Bending down and studying the plants, I could almost hear them growing. More days passed, and the flowerpot soon became 6． with coriander (香菜) plants. Now they are taller than the edge of the pot, constantly shaking their leaves in the gentle wind, as if they were merrily singing a song of 7． .
I am certain that after a few more days, my plants will be ready for 8． . These plants have played an important part in 9． up my everyday life. They may not be a main dish on our table, but using some will surely make our dishes delicious.
Let us all slow our pace down and be patient. So long as we take steps to set our hearts free, time and patience will 10． us with the pure pleasure of being alive in this lovely world.
1．A． grow B． run C． look D． break
2．A． immediately B． finally C． quickly D． regularly
3．A． anything B． everything C． something D． nothing
4．A． shocked B． disappointed C． embarrassed D． scared
5．A． surprise B． pity C． shame D． anxiety
6．A． packed B． lined C． crowded D． piled
7．A． courage B． freedom C． interest D． relief
8．A． harvest B． loss C． sights D． rest
9．A． picking B． ending C． brightening D． taking
10．A． impress B． assist C． surround D． reward
二、语法填空
语法填空
My family and I went on a holiday last year to visit some distant 　11． 　 (relative) I had never met before. They lived in 　12． 　 flat in New York in the city center. It was 　13． 　(excite) to visit them and they were very friendly and welcoming! They took us sightseeing and we went to a lot of places.
The one problem I had was sleeping at night. They live on the ground floor of their building 　14． 　 I could hear all the sounds of the city. During the night, lorries came 　15． 　(collect) rubbish and they kept me awake. They 　16． 　(visit) us in London next year and I can' t wait to show them around.
语法填空
Construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1173 　17． 　 Pisa was a center of power and wealth. But work was stopped several times because of wars. The eight-story tower was not completed until the late 1200s. The tower itself is made of marble (大理石) and 　18． 　 (weigh) 16,000 tons. However, the leaning of the tower was not for its weights 　19． 　 for the soil underneath. The ground is 　20． 　 (soft) on one side than on the other. The south side has sunk 6. 1 feet below ground level in the past centuries. The north side has sunk 12. 3 feet!
三、阅读理解
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
2023 Illustration(插画) Competition
Welcome to enter for the Communication Arts Illustration Competition, most respected and admired in the industry for creativity in illustration. Each winner will receive a professionalized Award of Excellence, a trophy (奖杯) and a certificate. This award is one of the most desired awards. If chosen, winning will place you in the highest position of your industry.
What To Enter With
Any illustration first published or produced from Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2024 is qualified. Entries may originate from any country. Descriptions in English are necessary for the judges to read.
Entries Can Be Submitted (提交) In The Following Formats
Digital Images: RGB images in JPG format with a maximum file size of 2 MB. GIF images may be livelier, but would be turned down, and so would the PNG ones.
Dlustration Competition Categories & Entry Fees
Category Single illustration Series of illustration
Books (covers jackets, etc.) $40 $80 (limit of 5)
Motions (media for films, videos, etc) $90 $180 (limit of 3)
Student Work $20 (Image) $45 (Video) $40 (limit of 5) $90 (limit of 3)
For more categories, please download the category PDF.
Late Fees
Entries must be registered no later than Jan. 13,2024. Entries registered after that date will be charged a fee of $ 10 each. No entries can be registered after Jan. 27, 2024.
21． What will the winner get
A．A tailor-made award certificate.
B．A chance for overseas study.
C．Widely accepted in the industry.
D．Prize money from Communication Arts.
22．Which of the following is qualified for the competition
A．An image with 1MB JPG format.
B．A motion published within 2 years.
C．A series for jackets of 10 illustrations.
D．A student work without English introduction.
23． How much should be charged for a series of four cover illustrations submitted on Jan.25,2024
A．$ 80. B．$ 120. C．$ 110. D．$ 90.
B
In the middle of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Amanda Barrows carefully placed a wooden nightstand(床头柜) on the ground. She attached a sign reading, "Take a poem, leave a poem. "
"It's completely unexpected," said Barrows, a park ranger (管理员) by day and a poet by night. "I'm really taken aback by the outpouring of support. "
Barrows has always considered herself a writer, so she enrolled in a class called Poetry for the People. The final project of the class is to find a way to "bring poetry into the community".
At first, Barrows struggled to land on an idea. Eventually, she realized that she could fuse her love for parks and her love for poetry. A coworker gave Barrows a weathered nightstand. She thought it would be the perfect tool for her project.
She filled the drawer at the top with fresh paper and pens and added a box at the bottom for poems. To get the ball rolling, she asked her close friends to add their favorite poems to the drawer for people to take away.
The poetry nightstand reminded her of Little Free Libraries. That project features bookstands stationed across the city. People can leave and take books from little libraries. She only had a single nightstand to work with, so Barrows decided that she would leave it in a park for four days before moving it to a new location. San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department manages about 220 parks, and Barrow's goal is to bring the poetry nightstand to all of them.
Since the project started, people have added a wide range of writing. Barrows shares most of the submissions on social media. Some are clearly composed by kids, while others are more refined. People have also written poems in various languages. "I love to see different people's handwriting and share their personal words," Barrows said.
The instructors of Poetry for the People said the nightstand fulfilled the main purpose of the project. Other students in the class wrote poetry on sidewalks with chalk. Another gave out poems disguised as parking tickets. Tanea Lunsford Lynx, a guest instructor for the class, says the project is "an invitation to slow down". She believes that the old-fashioned nightstand stands out in a city that is filled with new technology.
Barrows says she intends to "keep this going indefinitely," and she hopes others will build off the project and contribute their own creativity. "It really is a community project," Barrows said. "It belongs to all of us. "
24．Why did Barrows put the nightstand in the park
A．To share poetry submissions.
B．To follow Little Free Libraries.
C．To advertise a poetry class.
D．To complete a required task.
25．What does the underlined word "fuse" in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Combine. B．Reveal. C．Strengthen. D．Clarify.
26．What do we know about Barrow's project
A．It has involved 220 parks.
B．It is popular on social media.
C．It improves people's handwriting.
D．It makes poetry reach more people.
C
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but sometimes, a few words tell a bigger story. Instagram users find that a carefully thought-out caption for an image can make viewers pause, reveal something about the creator's personality, drive engagement, and perhaps inspire one to take action. Do labels in museums and art galleries do something similar when paired with artworks
A recent study, done by Kohinoor M. Darda and Anjan Chatterjee, researchers from University of Pennsylvania, was carried out to find the answer. They asked subjects how much they liked abstract and representational paintings. In the first experiment, Northern American subjects viewed Jackson Pollock's abstract works with no additional information or accompanied by biographical information about Pollock as well as his technique for creating art. In the second experiment, Northern American subjects viewed Indian and American-European representational paintings that were either presented with no information or with information about the artwork's content, the artist, and their technique.
They found that viewers' aesthetic judgments of liking abstract paintings increased when they had information about Jackson Pollock and his technique, compared to no information. Similarly, viewers liked Indian and American-European representational paintings more when presented with information about the content, the artist, and their technique compared to no information. The influence of this information did not apply equally to everyone. Its effects appeared in people who are open to experience and people with less exposure to art.
Contextual information also impacted Indian paintings more than American-European paintings. Without contextual information, North Americans showed an in-group bias, a tendency to show favoritism toward members of one's own group. In their study, Northern Americans liked American-European paintings more than Indian paintings when no information about the paintings was presented to them. But when the artworks were put into context, this in-group bias was reduced.
Museums or art galleries serve as information spaces where the museum architecture, the location of objects in its space, guided tours, audio guides, and the use of text labels all transmit information and knowledge to viewers to enhance the aesthetic experience. Further, given that the arts create a snapshot of a society or culture at a particular point in space and time, educators can take advantage of context to exert its impact on viewers. Multicultural art education could reduce stereotyping of " the other. " Would today's world be just a little bit kinder if we could view each other through art and learn a little bit more about different cultural contexts
27．The author mentioned Instagram users' example in the first paragraph to____.
A．introduce the topic
B．arouse readers' interest
C．emphasize the importance of words
D．compare the similarity between Instagram and Museums
28．What does the underlined word " subjects" in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A．Themes B．Participants C．Courses D．Citizens
29．What can we learn from the passage
A．Viewers presented with contextual information liked abstract and representational paintings equally.
B．Contextual information can reduce in-group bias concerning American-European paintings.
C．Viewers with less exposure to art are less likely to be affected by contextual information.
D．Contextual information proved to have different impacts on paintings with different origins.
30．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Meet a Kinder World through Art
B．The Impact of the Sociocultural Information
C．Understanding Art within the Context
D．The More Informed, the Less Favoritism
D
There are many ways for diseases to spread. A sick person can cough or sneeze on someone nearby, or they can spread germs through a handshake. But sometimes we pick up germs indirectly. A sick person might leave behind bacteria or viruses when they touch a door handle, for example. But what if those surfaces could clean themselves
Two incredibly talented teenagers from Hong Kong asked themselves the same question. Now they've developed a door handle that can kill germs on contact.
The idea is simple. Every time the door is opened, the movement creates power that starts a germ-killing reaction on the handle. In lab tests, their system killed about 99. 8 percent of the germs that they spread onto lab dishes covered with their material.
Research by others has shown that door handles in public areas are often home to lots of bacteria and viruses, which was noted by 17-year-old Sum Ming （Simon） Wong. He and his schoolmate Kin Pong （Michael）Li, 18, wanted to design a covering for door handles that would kill germs.
After doing some research, they learned that a mineral called titanium dioxide （二氧化钛） is known to kill bacteria. It's already used in many products, from paints to desserts. To make their covering, the teenagers made the mineral into a very fine powder.
Titanium dioxide kills bacteria best when lit by ultraviolet （紫外线的） light, says Simon. UV light is found in sunlight. But UV light does not naturally shine on indoor handles or any used at night, so the teenagers light their door handle from within.
To make sure the light reaches the coated surface, the teenagers made their door handle out of clear glass. Each end fits into a bracket （托架）. Inside one of the brackets is a strong light-emiting diode （LED）. From it comes UV light.
And here's the interesting part：The power that makes the UV light shine comes from opening and closing the door. The power from the door is then carried by wire to the LED inside the door handle.
The door handle system, Michael and Simon say, might cost no more than about＄13（about 81 yuan） to build.
Now, the invention is already gathering a fair amount of attention. It was a winning entry in this year's James Dyson Awards and is now an entry for the international grand prize phase of that competition. It certainly is promising to win since we have lived through a terrible epidemic.
31．The ways diseases spread are mentioned at the beginning of the text to ______.
A．explain how most diseases are spread directly
B．explain how to kill bacteria or viruses effectively
C．introduce a new invention that can kill germs
D．remind readers of the importance of cleaning their hands
32．Michael and Simon's door handle ______ .
A．is too expensive for ordinary families
B．is powered by the movement of its users
C．works better at night than in the daytime
D．is made of a metal that can take in UV light
33．The LED is placed inside the brackets to ______ .
A．produce titanium dioxide to kill bacteria
B．supply enough power to the handle system
C．direct the UV light in sunlight to the coated surface
D．provide UV light to help titanium dioxide work better
34．What is the author's attitude toward Michael and Simon's door handle system
A．Critical. . B．Negative. C．Neutral. D．Supportive.
四、阅读七选五
Want to make people laugh 　35． 　 Here are a few tips to keep in mind if your goal is to tickle some funny bones.
Consider your audience. Your audience, whether it' s your parents in your living room or a paying crowd at an auditorium, must be able to connect with any situation you describe in your jokes. If they can' t relate to the joke, or if they don' t completely understand it, then it' s simply not funny to them. 　36． 　 If you have to explain a joke to someone, the person might eventually understand it, but he or she probably won' t think it' s funny. This is the reason that many jokes don' t translate well into another language. They rely on an understanding of a particular culture. You can translate the words but, without an appreciation for the background, many translated jokes aren' t very funny.
　37． 　 There' s a reason that people say, "Stop me if you' ve heard this one" before telling a joke. If your audience already knows (or can guess) the end of a joke before you tell it, then it' s not going to make them laugh. People laugh at the end of a joke because they' ve been told a story and led toward its ending, (unconsciously) thinking about what will happen next or how it will end. 　38． 　 Surprise is part of the reason that you want to learn to tell jokes without laughing. If you laugh, then your listeners expect you to say something funny. If you tell a joke without laughing or smiling, then they' re more surprised when you get to the funny part.
Check your timing. Another important part of humor is timing, or delivering the punch line at the best possible moment. 　39． 　 The reason is that this builds tension. The listener knows the end is coming and is waiting for it. When you finally tell the punch line, the listener feels a sense of relief and is more and inclined to laugh.
A. Use surprise.
B. Choose your jokes.
C. Then you' ve got to know what' s funny.
D. Make sure your jokes are often told within limited time.
E. It' s often useful to pause before telling the last line of a joke.
F. When we hear something that wasn' t what we were expecting, we find it funny.
G. People love jokes that, based on their experience, make them say, "That' s so true!"
五、书面表达
第一节 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。
The signs appeared practically overnight. They'd been planted anywhere and everywhere—in front of homes, along sidewalks, around the neighborhood. Each featured just a few uplifting words in simple black type: "Don't Give Up", "You Are Not Alone", "We Will Get Through". The residents in Newberg, Oregon, had suffered huge loss from a major tornado this year, so the town of 25,000 instantly understood the messages. For days, what no one could figure out was who had planted them.
Amy Wolff had. At first, she didn't want anyone to connect her to them. For one thing, the 36-year-old mother of two didn't really feel it was her place to weigh in. However, losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to do so. She planted the signs anonymously because she wanted them to be about their message, not any one person. It was compassion(同情) for compassion's sake. "I couldn't just do nothing," says Wolff.
Yet as Wolff saw the deep chord her signs struck with her neighbors, she decided to step forward to share her message publicly. Instantly, her inbox was flooded with requests for more signs.
That was in May 2017.Since then, the Don't Give Up Movement has spread from Newberg to the hearts and yards of people in every state and several countries. The signs have morphed(变化) into wristbands, bumper stickers, pins, stamps, etc. One of the most heartening elements of the movement is that it has gone viral in a remarkably human way. More and more people have taken action, planting the signs in their lawns, taking selfies, and then posting them to share.
Aware of the added emotional challenges isolation brings under the cloud of COVID-19, the Don't Give Up Movement has since offered to send letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it. The group received about 400 requests in just 24 hours. A young woman wrote that she struggled with mental illness and that shelter-in-place rules were especially hard on her and her family; she asked whether the Don't Give Up group could send her relatives a cheerful note. Wolff's message is about to grow yet again.
40．What
personal experience led Amy Wolff to plant the signs of hope
41．How
did the Don't Give Up Movement help people during COVID-19
42．What
does the underlined part it has gone viral mean
43．Please
write one of your experiences of encouraging other people or being encouraged.
(about 40 words)第二节
44．假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你们学校近期将要举办"健康美食日"活动。你的英国朋友 Jim 正在北京一所国际学校学习，请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加该活动，内容包括：
1. 活动简介(时间、地点、主题、内容等);
2. 邀请理由。
注意：
1. 词数100 左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：健康美食日 Healthy Food Day
Dear Jim,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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高二期末考试模拟试卷一（适用北京地区）
一、完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A few weeks ago, I received a package containing seeds from my friend. When I asked her what they would 1． into, a smile crossed her face. "Just plant them and be patient. You'll see for yourself 2． !" she said.
I sowed the seeds in a flowerpot. In the first few days, I was very excited to search for the slightest signs, but 3． happened. With heavy loads of homework, I began to feel sad and 4． . How much I longed for the color in my fast-paced life.
I watered the plants in dry periods. On the eighth day, to my great 5． , a few light green sprouts (新芽) appeared. Bending down and studying the plants, I could almost hear them growing. More days passed, and the flowerpot soon became 6． with coriander (香菜) plants. Now they are taller than the edge of the pot, constantly shaking their leaves in the gentle wind, as if they were merrily singing a song of 7． .
I am certain that after a few more days, my plants will be ready for 8． . These plants have played an important part in 9． up my everyday life. They may not be a main dish on our table, but using some will surely make our dishes delicious.
Let us all slow our pace down and be patient. So long as we take steps to set our hearts free, time and patience will 10． us with the pure pleasure of being alive in this lovely world.
1．A． grow B． run C． look D． break
2．A． immediately B． finally C． quickly D． regularly
3．A． anything B． everything C． something D． nothing
4．A． shocked B． disappointed C． embarrassed D． scared
5．A． surprise B． pity C． shame D． anxiety
6．A． packed B． lined C． crowded D． piled
7．A． courage B． freedom C． interest D． relief
8．A． harvest B． loss C． sights D． rest
9．A． picking B． ending C． brightening D． taking
10．A． impress B． assist C． surround D． reward
【答案】1．A；2．B；3．D；4．B；5．A；6．C；7．B；8．A；9．C；10．D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者将香菜种子种在花盆里，后来种子发芽，长成了香菜，点亮了作者的生活，这让作者意识到只要我们采取措施让我们的心灵自由，时间和耐心会给我们带来快乐。
【点评】考查完形填空，本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，代词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
1．句意：当我问她它们长大后会变成什么样子时，她脸上掠过一丝笑容。A. grow"生长"；B. run "跑"；C. look"看"；D. break"打破"。根据下文"Just plant them and be patient. You'll see for yourself"可知，作者朋友叫作者把种子种下去耐心等待，说明作者问的是种子长大后会变成什么，故选A。
2．句意：你最终会亲眼看到的！A. immediately"立刻"；B. finally"最后"；C. quickly"快速地"；D. regularly"有规律地"。根据上文"I asked her what they would 1 into"可知，作者想知道种子长大会变成什么，那应该要到最后才能看到，故选B。
3．句意：在最初的几天里，我非常兴奋地寻找最轻微的迹象，但什么也没有发生。A. anything"任何东西"；B. everything"所有东西"；C. something"某东西"；D. nothing"没有任何东西"。根据空前"I was very excited to search for the slightest signs"和but表转折可知，作者找种子发芽的迹象，但是却什么也没有发现，空格处是"没有任何东西"，故选D。
4．句意：沉重的家庭作业，我开始感到悲伤和失望。A. shocked"震惊的"；B. disappointed"失望的"；C. embarrassed"尴尬的"；D. scared"害怕的"。根据空前"With heavy loads of homework, I began to feel sad"；以及下文"How much I longed for the color in my fast-paced life"可知，家庭作业太多，种子没有发芽，而作者又需要色彩，作者觉得伤心和失望，故选B。
5．句意：第八天，让我大吃一惊的是，出现了几颗嫩绿的芽。A. surprise"惊讶"；B. pity"同情"；C. shame"羞耻"；D. anxiety"焦虑"。根据空后"a few light green sprouts (新芽) appeared"可知，种子发芽了，作者应该觉得惊讶，to one's surprise固定短语，"让某人惊讶的是"，故选A。
6．句意：几天过去了，花盆里很快摆满了香菜。A. packed"打包"；B. lined"沿……形成行（或列、排）"；C. crowded"聚集"；D. piled"堆放"。根据上文"I sowed the seeds in a flowerpot"；以及空后"with coriander (香菜) plants"可知，作者先前把种子种在花盆里，现在花盆里应该挤满了香菜，be crowded with固定短语，"挤满"，故选C。
7．句意：现在它们比盆边还高了，它们的叶子在和风里不停地晃动着，好像在欢快地唱着一首自由的歌。A. courage"勇气"；B. freedom"自由"；C. interest"兴趣"；D. relief"缓解"。根据空前"constantly shaking their leaves in the gentle wind"可知，叶子在和风里不停地晃动着，给人感觉它们很自由，因此句子表示"好像在欢快地唱着一首自由的歌"，故选B。
8．句意：我相信再过几天，我的植物就可以收获了。A. harvest"收获"；B. loss"损失"；C. sights "视野"；D. rest"休息"。根据空前"after a few more days"可知，再过几天香菜应该是可以收获了，故选A。
9．句意：这些植物在点亮我的日常生活中起着重要的作用。A. picking"挑选"；B. ending"结束"；C. brightening"照亮"；D. taking"拿走"。根据空后"using some will surely make our dishes delicious"可知，香菜使菜肴更美味，因此是点亮了作者的生活，故选C。
10．句意：只要我们采取措施让我们的心灵自由，时间和耐心会回报我们生活在这个可爱的世界的纯粹的快乐。A. impress"使留下深刻印象"；B. assist"帮助"；C. surround"围绕"；D. reward"奖励"。根据上文"So long as we take steps to set our hearts free, time and patience"；以及空后"with the pure pleasure of being alive in this lovely world"可知，句子表示"只要我们采取措施让我们的心灵自由，时间和耐心会回报我们生活在这个可爱的世界的纯粹的快乐"，因此空格处是"回报"，故选D。
二、语法填空
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My family and I went on a holiday last year to visit some distant 　11． 　 (relative) I had never met before. They lived in 　12． 　 flat in New York in the city center. It was 　13． 　(excite) to visit them and they were very friendly and welcoming! They took us sightseeing and we went to a lot of places.
The one problem I had was sleeping at night. They live on the ground floor of their building 　14． 　 I could hear all the sounds of the city. During the night, lorries came 　15． 　(collect) rubbish and they kept me awake. They 　16． 　(visit) us in London next year and I can' t wait to show them around.
【答案】11．relatives；12．a；13．exciting；14．so；15．to collect；16．are going to visit
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了作者去年和家人的假期经历。
【点评】考查语法填空，本题考点涉及名词、冠词、形容词、连词、非谓语动词和谓语动词等知识点的考查。要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，并结合相关语法知识，进行分析推理，从而写出正确的单词形式。
11．句意：去年，我和家人去度假，拜访了一些素未谋面的远房亲戚。relative意"亲戚"，可数名词；空格前的some修饰可数名词的复数形式，故填relatives。
12．句意：他们住在纽约市中心的一套公寓里。根据句意，可知此处的flat（意"公寓"）是泛指，应使用不定冠词，故填a。
13．句意：能来看望他们很令人高兴，他们非常友好和热情！空格处的表语形容词说明主语It的状态，应使用-ing形容词形式，故填exciting。
14．句意：他们住在他们大楼的一楼，所以我可以听到城市的所有声音。根据句意，空格后的" I could hear all the sounds of the city我可以听到城市的所有声音"的原因是"They live on the ground floor of their building他们住在他们大楼的一楼"，故填so。
15．句意：晚上，卡车来收集垃圾，让我睡不着。谓语动词came后应填入动词不定式作目的状语，故填to collect。
16．句意：他们明年要去伦敦拜访我们，我迫不及待地想带他们四处看看。根据时间状语next year，可知空格处应使用一般将来时态；根据句意，可知"他们明年要去伦敦拜访我们"这一动作是有计划性的，故填为are going to visit。
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Construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1173 　17． 　 Pisa was a center of power and wealth. But work was stopped several times because of wars. The eight-story tower was not completed until the late 1200s. The tower itself is made of marble (大理石) and 　18． 　 (weigh) 16,000 tons. However, the leaning of the tower was not for its weights 　19． 　 for the soil underneath. The ground is 　20． 　 (soft) on one side than on the other. The south side has sunk 6. 1 feet below ground level in the past centuries. The north side has sunk 12. 3 feet!
【答案】17．when；18．weighs；19．but；20．softer
【解析】【分析】本文为说明文。主要介绍了比萨斜塔建造方面的一些信息。
【点评】考查语法填空。本题考点涉及时态，定语从句，形容词比较级的用法，固定短语，连词辨析等，要求考生仔细分析文章上下文，找准逻辑关系，结合相应知识点，进行分析推理，得出正确答案。
17．句意：比萨斜塔始建于1173年，当时比萨是权力和财富的中心。分析空处考查定语从句，修饰表时间的先行词1173， 空处在从句中做状语，使用关系副词when，故填when。
18．句意：这座塔本身是由大理石建成的，重达16000吨。分析空处，做本句的谓语动词，由并列连词and可知此处与is构成并列谓语，所以空处使用一般现在时，即weighs（重达……， 有……重），故填weighs。
19．句意：然而，塔的倾斜不是因为它的重量，而是因为下面的土壤。此处考查固定短语not……but……（不是……而是……），属于并列结构，故填but。
20．句意：一边的地面比另一边软。由than（比……）可以判断空处考查形容词的比较级，形容词soft（柔软的）的比较级为softer，故填softer。
三、阅读理解
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。
2023 Illustration(插画) Competition
Welcome to enter for the Communication Arts Illustration Competition, most respected and admired in the industry for creativity in illustration. Each winner will receive a professionalized Award of Excellence, a trophy (奖杯) and a certificate. This award is one of the most desired awards. If chosen, winning will place you in the highest position of your industry.
What To Enter With
Any illustration first published or produced from Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2024 is qualified. Entries may originate from any country. Descriptions in English are necessary for the judges to read.
Entries Can Be Submitted (提交) In The Following Formats
Digital Images: RGB images in JPG format with a maximum file size of 2 MB. GIF images may be livelier, but would be turned down, and so would the PNG ones.
Dlustration Competition Categories & Entry Fees
Category Single illustration Series of illustration
Books (covers jackets, etc.) $40 $80 (limit of 5)
Motions (media for films, videos, etc) $90 $180 (limit of 3)
Student Work $20 (Image) $45 (Video) $40 (limit of 5) $90 (limit of 3)
For more categories, please download the category PDF.
Late Fees
Entries must be registered no later than Jan. 13,2024. Entries registered after that date will be charged a fee of $ 10 each. No entries can be registered after Jan. 27, 2024.
21． What will the winner get
A．A tailor-made award certificate.
B．A chance for overseas study.
C．Widely accepted in the industry.
D．Prize money from Communication Arts.
22．Which of the following is qualified for the competition
A．An image with 1MB JPG format.
B．A motion published within 2 years.
C．A series for jackets of 10 illustrations.
D．A student work without English introduction.
23． How much should be charged for a series of four cover illustrations submitted on Jan.25,2024
A．$ 80. B．$ 120. C．$ 110. D．$ 90.
【答案】21．C
22．A
23．B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，是一则2023插画比赛的通告，介绍了参赛要求以及收费等信息。
【点评】考查阅读理解，包含细节理解题、数字计算题，是一则通告，注意先略读文章，掌握文章大意，再分析题干及选项，到文中找到相关内容并进行理解。
21．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession."如果被选中，获胜将使你在你的职业中处于最高的地位。可知，比赛的获奖者可以在本专业处于最高级别，即获胜者会得到在业界的广泛认可。故选C。
22．考查细节理解。根据What To Enter With 部分中的"Any illustration first published or produced from Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2024 is qualified. Entries may originate from any country. Descriptions in English are necessary for the judges to read."任何在2023年1月至2024年1月期间首次出版或制作的插图都是合格的。参赛作品可以来自任何国家。英文描述是评委必须阅读的；以及Entries Can Be Submitted (提交) In The Following Formats 部分中的"Digital Images: RGB images in JPG format with a maximum file size of 2 MB."数字图像：JPG格式的RGB图像，最大文件大小为2MB；以及表格"Books (covers, jackets, etc.) $ 80 (limit of 5)"书籍(封面、护套等) $ 80(限5个)，可知，一张1MB JPG格式的图片适合比赛。故选A。
23．考查数字计算。根据表格Books (covers, jackets, interiors, etc.)部分中的"Series of illustrations"上限5个，收费为80美元"以及Late Fees 部分中的"Entries must be registered no later than Jan. 13,2024. Entries registered after that date will be charged a fee of $ 10 each. "参赛作品必须在2024年1月13日之前注册。在此日期之后报名的作品将被收取10美元的费用。可知，2024年1月25日提交的四张封面插图需要支付80+4×10=120美元。故选B。
阅读理解
In the middle of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Amanda Barrows carefully placed a wooden nightstand(床头柜) on the ground. She attached a sign reading, "Take a poem, leave a poem. "
"It's completely unexpected," said Barrows, a park ranger (管理员) by day and a poet by night. "I'm really taken aback by the outpouring of support. "
Barrows has always considered herself a writer, so she enrolled in a class called Poetry for the People. The final project of the class is to find a way to "bring poetry into the community".
At first, Barrows struggled to land on an idea. Eventually, she realized that she could fuse her love for parks and her love for poetry. A coworker gave Barrows a weathered nightstand. She thought it would be the perfect tool for her project.
She filled the drawer at the top with fresh paper and pens and added a box at the bottom for poems. To get the ball rolling, she asked her close friends to add their favorite poems to the drawer for people to take away.
The poetry nightstand reminded her of Little Free Libraries. That project features bookstands stationed across the city. People can leave and take books from little libraries. She only had a single nightstand to work with, so Barrows decided that she would leave it in a park for four days before moving it to a new location. San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department manages about 220 parks, and Barrow's goal is to bring the poetry nightstand to all of them.
Since the project started, people have added a wide range of writing. Barrows shares most of the submissions on social media. Some are clearly composed by kids, while others are more refined. People have also written poems in various languages. "I love to see different people's handwriting and share their personal words," Barrows said.
The instructors of Poetry for the People said the nightstand fulfilled the main purpose of the project. Other students in the class wrote poetry on sidewalks with chalk. Another gave out poems disguised as parking tickets. Tanea Lunsford Lynx, a guest instructor for the class, says the project is "an invitation to slow down". She believes that the old-fashioned nightstand stands out in a city that is filled with new technology.
Barrows says she intends to "keep this going indefinitely," and she hopes others will build off the project and contribute their own creativity. "It really is a community project," Barrows said. "It belongs to all of us. "
24．Why did Barrows put the nightstand in the park
A．To share poetry submissions.
B．To follow Little Free Libraries.
C．To advertise a poetry class.
D．To complete a required task.
25．What does the underlined word "fuse" in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Combine. B．Reveal. C．Strengthen. D．Clarify.
26．What do we know about Barrow's project
A．It has involved 220 parks.
B．It is popular on social media.
C．It improves people's handwriting.
D．It makes poetry reach more people.
【答案】24．D
25．A
26．D
【解析】【分析】本文为记叙文。主要讲述巴罗斯是一名公园管理员，也是一位诗人， 她参加了一个名为"为人民写诗"的课程，为了完成课程的项目作业，她想到了把床头柜放入公园这种方法， 她想通过诗歌床头柜让诗歌接触到更多的人。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节理解题、词义猜测题和推理判断题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；词义猜测题需要联系上下文，推断出合理的词义；推理判断题需要结合文章内容，找准语篇中的已知信息，正确推断未知信息，从而得出合乎逻辑的推理。
24．细节理解题。根据文章she enrolled in a class called Poetry for the People. The final project of the class is to find a way to "bring poetry into the community".以及A coworker gave Barrowsa weathered nightstand. She thought it would be the perfect tool for her project.可知她报名参加了一个名为"人民诗歌"的课程。这门课的期末项目是找到一种"将诗歌带入社区"的方法，最终她想到了把床头柜放入公园这种方法来完成她的任务，故选D。
25．词义猜测题。根据文章At first, Barrows struggled to land on an idea. Eventually, she realizedthat she could fuse her love for parks and her love for poetry.由Eventually一词可知巴罗斯最终想出一个主意，上文可知她热爱公园，又热爱诗歌，所以此处应该是她把对公园的热爱和对诗歌的热爱结合起来。Combine.结合；Reveal.揭示；Strengthen.加强；Clarify.澄清。 故选A。
26．推理判断题。根据文章Barrows says she intends to "keep this going indefinitely," and she hopes others will build off the project and contribute their own creativity.（巴罗斯说，她打算"无限期地继续下去"，她希望其他人能在这个项目的基础上再创辉煌，贡献自己的创造力），说明巴罗斯的项目会让诗歌接触到更多的人，故选D。
阅读理解
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but sometimes, a few words tell a bigger story. Instagram users find that a carefully thought-out caption for an image can make viewers pause, reveal something about the creator's personality, drive engagement, and perhaps inspire one to take action. Do labels in museums and art galleries do something similar when paired with artworks
A recent study, done by Kohinoor M. Darda and Anjan Chatterjee, researchers from University of Pennsylvania, was carried out to find the answer. They asked subjects how much they liked abstract and representational paintings. In the first experiment, Northern American subjects viewed Jackson Pollock's abstract works with no additional information or accompanied by biographical information about Pollock as well as his technique for creating art. In the second experiment, Northern American subjects viewed Indian and American-European representational paintings that were either presented with no information or with information about the artwork's content, the artist, and their technique.
They found that viewers' aesthetic judgments of liking abstract paintings increased when they had information about Jackson Pollock and his technique, compared to no information. Similarly, viewers liked Indian and American-European representational paintings more when presented with information about the content, the artist, and their technique compared to no information. The influence of this information did not apply equally to everyone. Its effects appeared in people who are open to experience and people with less exposure to art.
Contextual information also impacted Indian paintings more than American-European paintings. Without contextual information, North Americans showed an in-group bias, a tendency to show favoritism toward members of one's own group. In their study, Northern Americans liked American-European paintings more than Indian paintings when no information about the paintings was presented to them. But when the artworks were put into context, this in-group bias was reduced.
Museums or art galleries serve as information spaces where the museum architecture, the location of objects in its space, guided tours, audio guides, and the use of text labels all transmit information and knowledge to viewers to enhance the aesthetic experience. Further, given that the arts create a snapshot of a society or culture at a particular point in space and time, educators can take advantage of context to exert its impact on viewers. Multicultural art education could reduce stereotyping of " the other. " Would today's world be just a little bit kinder if we could view each other through art and learn a little bit more about different cultural contexts
27．The author mentioned Instagram users' example in the first paragraph to____.
A．introduce the topic
B．arouse readers' interest
C．emphasize the importance of words
D．compare the similarity between Instagram and Museums
28．What does the underlined word " subjects" in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A．Themes B．Participants C．Courses D．Citizens
29．What can we learn from the passage
A．Viewers presented with contextual information liked abstract and representational paintings equally.
B．Contextual information can reduce in-group bias concerning American-European paintings.
C．Viewers with less exposure to art are less likely to be affected by contextual information.
D．Contextual information proved to have different impacts on paintings with different origins.
30．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Meet a Kinder World through Art
B．The Impact of the Sociocultural Information
C．Understanding Art within the Context
D．The More Informed, the Less Favoritism
【答案】27．A
28．B
29．D
30．A
【解析】【分析】本文为说明文。主要讲述研究人员对是否博物馆和艺术画廊的标签与艺术品搭配时可以让观众提高参与度或激发人们采取行动这一问题做出研究，研究发现文字标签的使用可以向观众传递信息和知识，增强审美体验。如果我们能通过艺术多了解一点不同的文化背景，今天的世界可能变会得更友善一点。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节理解题、词义猜测题，推理判断题和标题判断题四种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案； 推理判断题需根据语境合理分析，推出最合理答案；词义猜测题需要联系上下文，推断出合理的词义；标题判断题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出最佳标题。
27．推理判断题。根据文章首段最后一句Do labels in museums and art galleriesdo something similar when paired with artworks （博物馆和艺术画廊的标签与艺术品搭配时，会有类似的效果吗）可知作者提到了Instagram用户的例子是为了引出本文的话题，故选A。
28．词义猜测题。根据文章researchers from University of Pennsylvania was carried out to find the answer. They asked subjects how much they liked abstract and representational paintings.可知研究人员做了一项研究，关键词how much they liked中they指代画线单词，可推断出画线单词实验对象或研究对象。Themes主题；Participants参与者；Courses课程，路线；Citizens市民。故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据文章Contextual information also impacted Indian paintings more thanAmerican-European paintings. Without contextual information, North Americans showed an in-group bias, a tendency to show favoritism toward members of one's own group.（背景信息对印度绘画的影响也大于欧美绘画。在没有上下文信息的情况下，北美人表现出群体内偏见，倾向于偏袒自己群体的成员）可知背景信息对不同来源的绘画有不同的影响。故选D。
30．标题判断题。主要讲述研究人员对是否博物馆和艺术画廊的标签与艺术品搭配时可以让观众提高参与度或激发人们采取行动这一问题做出研究，研究发现文字标签的使用可以向观众传递信息和知识，增强审美体验。如果我们能通过艺术多了解一点不同的文化背景，今天的世界可能变会得更友善一点。说明A项（通过艺术认识一个更美好的世界）符合，故选A。
阅读理解
There are many ways for diseases to spread. A sick person can cough or sneeze on someone nearby, or they can spread germs through a handshake. But sometimes we pick up germs indirectly. A sick person might leave behind bacteria or viruses when they touch a door handle, for example. But what if those surfaces could clean themselves
Two incredibly talented teenagers from Hong Kong asked themselves the same question. Now they've developed a door handle that can kill germs on contact.
The idea is simple. Every time the door is opened, the movement creates power that starts a germ-killing reaction on the handle. In lab tests, their system killed about 99. 8 percent of the germs that they spread onto lab dishes covered with their material.
Research by others has shown that door handles in public areas are often home to lots of bacteria and viruses, which was noted by 17-year-old Sum Ming （Simon） Wong. He and his schoolmate Kin Pong （Michael）Li, 18, wanted to design a covering for door handles that would kill germs.
After doing some research, they learned that a mineral called titanium dioxide （二氧化钛） is known to kill bacteria. It's already used in many products, from paints to desserts. To make their covering, the teenagers made the mineral into a very fine powder.
Titanium dioxide kills bacteria best when lit by ultraviolet （紫外线的） light, says Simon. UV light is found in sunlight. But UV light does not naturally shine on indoor handles or any used at night, so the teenagers light their door handle from within.
To make sure the light reaches the coated surface, the teenagers made their door handle out of clear glass. Each end fits into a bracket （托架）. Inside one of the brackets is a strong light-emiting diode （LED）. From it comes UV light.
And here's the interesting part：The power that makes the UV light shine comes from opening and closing the door. The power from the door is then carried by wire to the LED inside the door handle.
The door handle system, Michael and Simon say, might cost no more than about＄13（about 81 yuan） to build.
Now, the invention is already gathering a fair amount of attention. It was a winning entry in this year's James Dyson Awards and is now an entry for the international grand prize phase of that competition. It certainly is promising to win since we have lived through a terrible epidemic.
31．The ways diseases spread are mentioned at the beginning of the text to ______.
A．explain how most diseases are spread directly
B．explain how to kill bacteria or viruses effectively
C．introduce a new invention that can kill germs
D．remind readers of the importance of cleaning their hands
32．Michael and Simon's door handle ______ .
A．is too expensive for ordinary families
B．is powered by the movement of its users
C．works better at night than in the daytime
D．is made of a metal that can take in UV light
33．The LED is placed inside the brackets to ______ .
A．produce titanium dioxide to kill bacteria
B．supply enough power to the handle system
C．direct the UV light in sunlight to the coated surface
D．provide UV light to help titanium dioxide work better
34．What is the author's attitude toward Michael and Simon's door handle system
A．Critical. . B．Negative. C．Neutral. D．Supportive.
【答案】31．C
32．B
33．D
34．D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了两位香港青少年发明自动消毒手柄的故事。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
31．考查推理判断。根据第一段"There are many ways for diseases to spread. A sick person can cough or sneeze on someone nearby, or they can spread germs through a handshake. But sometimes we pick up germs indirectly. A sick person might leave behind bacteria or viruses when they touch a door handle, for example. But what if those surfaces could clean themselves "疾病的传播有许多途径。病人可以对着附近的人咳嗽或打喷嚏，或者他们可以通过握手传播细菌。但有时我们会间接感染细菌。例如，病人接触门把手时可能会留下细菌或病毒。 但如果这些表面可以自己清洁呢？；以及第二段"Two teenagers from Hong Kong asked themselves the same question. Now they've developed a door handle that can kill germs on contact."来自香港的两名青少年也问了自己同样的问题。现在他们发明了一种门把手，可以杀死接触的细菌。可推知，开头引入为什么要发明这个自动消毒手柄，即帮助描述防止疾病传播的新发明——自动消毒手柄。故选C。
32．考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"Every time the door is opened, the movement creates power that starts a germ-killing reaction on the handle."每当门被打开时，这个运动就会产生能量，开始在门把手上产生杀菌反应。可知，Michael和Simon的门把手是由使用者的运动来驱动的。故选B。
33．考查推理判断。根据第六段"Titanium dioxide kills bacteria best when lit by ultraviolet （紫外线的） light, says Simon. UV light is found in sunlight. But UV light does not naturally shine on indoor handles or any used at night, so the teenagers light their door handle from within."Simon说，二氧化钛在紫外线照射下杀死细菌的效果最好。紫外线存在于阳光中。但是紫外线不会自然地照射到室内的把手或任何晚上使用的东西上，所以青少年们从里面照明他们的门把手；以及第七段"To make sure the light reaches the coated surface, the teenagers made their door handle out of clear glass. Each end fits into a bracket. Inside one of the brackets is a strong light-emitting diode(LED). From it comes UV light."为了确保光线照射到涂层表面，孩子们用透明玻璃做了门把手。两端装进一个托架。在支架的内部是一个强发光二极管(LED)。紫外线由此而来。 可推断出，LED被放置在托架内是为了提供紫外线帮助二氧化钛更好地工作。故选D。
34．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"In lab tests, their system killed about 99.8 percent of the germs"在实验室测试中，他们的系统杀死了99.8%的细菌；第五段中的"After doing some research, they learned that a mineral called titanium dioxide(二氧化钛）is known to kill bacteria. It's already used in many products."他们发现一种矿物称为二氧化钛杀死细菌。它已经被用在很多产品中；以及第八段中的"And here's the interesting part: The power that makes the UV light shine comes from opening and closing the door."有趣的是：紫外线照射的能量来自开关门。可推知，作者对Michael和Simon的门把手系统持支持态度。故选D。
四、任务型阅读
任务型阅读
Want to make people laugh 　35． 　 Here are a few tips to keep in mind if your goal is to tickle some funny bones.
Consider your audience. Your audience, whether it' s your parents in your living room or a paying crowd at an auditorium, must be able to connect with any situation you describe in your jokes. If they can' t relate to the joke, or if they don' t completely understand it, then it' s simply not funny to them. 　36． 　 If you have to explain a joke to someone, the person might eventually understand it, but he or she probably won' t think it' s funny. This is the reason that many jokes don' t translate well into another language. They rely on an understanding of a particular culture. You can translate the words but, without an appreciation for the background, many translated jokes aren' t very funny.
　37． 　 There' s a reason that people say, "Stop me if you' ve heard this one" before telling a joke. If your audience already knows (or can guess) the end of a joke before you tell it, then it' s not going to make them laugh. People laugh at the end of a joke because they' ve been told a story and led toward its ending, (unconsciously) thinking about what will happen next or how it will end. 　38． 　 Surprise is part of the reason that you want to learn to tell jokes without laughing. If you laugh, then your listeners expect you to say something funny. If you tell a joke without laughing or smiling, then they' re more surprised when you get to the funny part.
Check your timing. Another important part of humor is timing, or delivering the punch line at the best possible moment. 　39． 　 The reason is that this builds tension. The listener knows the end is coming and is waiting for it. When you finally tell the punch line, the listener feels a sense of relief and is more and inclined to laugh.
A. Use surprise.
B. Choose your jokes.
C. Then you' ve got to know what' s funny.
D. Make sure your jokes are often told within limited time.
E. It' s often useful to pause before telling the last line of a joke.
F. When we hear something that wasn' t what we were expecting, we find it funny.
G. People love jokes that, based on their experience, make them say, "That' s so true!"
【答案】35．C；36．G；37．A；38．F；39．E
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了几个讲笑话的小技巧。
A. 使用惊喜。
B. 选择你的笑话。
C. 然后你就知道什么是好笑的了。
D. 确保你的笑话经常在有限的时间内讲出来。
E. 在讲笑话的最后一行之前停顿一下通常是有用的。
F. 当我们听到一些不符合我们预期的事情时，我们会觉得很有趣。
G. 人们喜欢根据自己的经历讲笑话，让他们说："这太真实了！"
【点评】七选五的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子，因此，我们可以通过句子的完整性或者句子后面的标点符合来判断该句在文章中的位置。另外，通过阅读选项，有可能找出其他选项表达完全同意思的句子，这样的话就可以直接将该选项排除。
35．根据上句话"Want to make people laugh 想让人发笑吗？"和后句"Here are a few tips to keep in mind if your goal is to tickle some funny bones如果你的目标是挠一些有趣的骨头，这里有一些技巧需要记住"，可知空格处回答了上句提出的问题，所以选项"C：然后你就知道什么是好笑的了"符号语境，故选C。
36．根据上文中的" If they can' t relate to the joke, or if they don' t completely understand it, then it' s simply not funny to them如果他们不能理解这个笑话，或者他们没有完全理解，那么这对他们来说根本不好笑"。可知上句提到的人们要和笑话联系起来才会觉得好笑，空格处则说明具体的表现：人们喜欢根据自己的经历讲笑话，让他们说："这太真实了！"故选G。
37．结合第二段和第四段的段首句，可知空格处为第二段的标题句，且应使用祈使句；根据下文"If your audience already knows (or can guess) the end of a joke before you tell it, then it' s not going to make them laugh如果你的观众在你讲笑话之前就已经知道（或能猜到）笑话的结局，那么这不会让他们笑"，可知本段着重说明讲笑话要出其不意，故选A。
38．根据上文"If your audience already knows (or can guess) the end of a joke before you tell it, then it' s not going to make them laugh如果你的观众在你讲笑话之前就已经知道（或能猜到）笑话的结局，那么这不会让他们笑"和下文中的"Surprise is part of the reason that you want to learn to tell jokes without laughing. If you laugh, then your listeners expect you to say something funny. If you tell a joke without laughing or smiling, then they' re more surprised when you get to the funny part惊喜是你想学会不笑地讲笑话的部分原因。如果你笑了，那么你的听众希望你说一些有趣的话。如果你不笑不笑地讲笑话，那么当你进入有趣的部分时，他们会更惊讶"，可知此处主要说明人们听到结局意外的笑话会笑，这与选项F"当我们听到一些不符合我们预期的事情时，我们会觉得很有趣"像符合，故选F。
39．根据下文"The reason is that this builds tension. The listener knows the end is coming and is waiting for it. When you finally tell the punch line, the listener feels a sense of relief and is more and inclined to laugh原因是这会造成紧张。听众知道结局即将到来，并在等待。当你终于说出了这句妙语时，听众会感到如释重负，更容易大笑"，可知本段说明通过制造紧张达到讲笑话的目的，这与选项E"在讲笑话的最后一行之前停顿一下通常是有用的"相符，故选E。
五、书面表达
第一节 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。
The signs appeared practically overnight. They'd been planted anywhere and everywhere—in front of homes, along sidewalks, around the neighborhood. Each featured just a few uplifting words in simple black type: "Don't Give Up", "You Are Not Alone", "We Will Get Through". The residents in Newberg, Oregon, had suffered huge loss from a major tornado this year, so the town of 25,000 instantly understood the messages. For days, what no one could figure out was who had planted them.
Amy Wolff had. At first, she didn't want anyone to connect her to them. For one thing, the 36-year-old mother of two didn't really feel it was her place to weigh in. However, losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to do so. She planted the signs anonymously because she wanted them to be about their message, not any one person. It was compassion(同情) for compassion's sake. "I couldn't just do nothing," says Wolff.
Yet as Wolff saw the deep chord her signs struck with her neighbors, she decided to step forward to share her message publicly. Instantly, her inbox was flooded with requests for more signs.
That was in May 2017.Since then, the Don't Give Up Movement has spread from Newberg to the hearts and yards of people in every state and several countries. The signs have morphed(变化) into wristbands, bumper stickers, pins, stamps, etc. One of the most heartening elements of the movement is that it has gone viral in a remarkably human way. More and more people have taken action, planting the signs in their lawns, taking selfies, and then posting them to share.
Aware of the added emotional challenges isolation brings under the cloud of COVID-19, the Don't Give Up Movement has since offered to send letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it. The group received about 400 requests in just 24 hours. A young woman wrote that she struggled with mental illness and that shelter-in-place rules were especially hard on her and her family; she asked whether the Don't Give Up group could send her relatives a cheerful note. Wolff's message is about to grow yet again.
40．What
personal experience led Amy Wolff to plant the signs of hope
41．How
did the Don't Give Up Movement help people during COVID-19
42．What
does the underlined part it has gone viral mean
43．Please
write one of your experiences of encouraging other people or being encouraged.
(about 40 words)
【答案】40．Losing her brother in an accident several years earlier./ Losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to do so./ Losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to plant the signs of hope.
41．The Don't Give Up Movement offered / has offered to send letters of support. The Don't Give Up Movement has offered to send letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it./ It gave people the emotional support they needed.
42．It has become popular / widespread./The movement has become very popular / widespread.
43．My friend failed a test. Seeing her disappointment, I approached her and shared how I overcame setbacks in my study. After school, I wrote a cheerful note on a heart-shaped card and placed it on her desk. My help really worked and she gathered her courage to work harder.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Wolff因为失去哥哥的经历，为了激励人们不要轻易放弃希望，在社区到处竖起了“绝不放弃”等标语牌，受到邻居的赞赏。后来把这种做法推广到更多的地方，激励更多的人们要对生活充满希望，绝不放弃。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，句义猜测和开放题三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，同时结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，写出正确的答案。
40．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“However, losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to do so.“然而，几年前在一场事故中失去了哥哥让她这样做。可知，是失去哥哥的个人经历让Amy Wolff竖立起希望的标牌。故答案为Losing her brother in an accident several years earlier./ Losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to do so./ Losing her brother in an accident several years earlier had led her to plant the signs of hope.。
41．考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Aware of the added emotional challenges isolation brings under the cloud of COVID-19, the Don't Give Up Movement has since offered to send letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it.”不放弃运动意识到，在新冠肺炎的阴影下，隔离会给人们带来更多的情感挑战，因此主动提出向任何需要隔离的人发送支持信。可知，在新冠肺炎期间，不放弃运动主动向隔离的人发送支持信。故答案为The Don't Give Up Movement offered / has offered to send letters of support. The Don't Give Up Movement has offered to send letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it./ It gave people the emotional support they needed.。
42．考查句义猜测。根据第四段中的“More and more people have taken action, planting the signs in their lawns, taking selfies, and then posting them to share.”可知，越来越多的人已经采取行动，在自家草坪上竖起标牌，自拍，然后发布出去分享。由此可推知，划线句“it has gone viral”意思是“它变得受欢迎”。故答案为It has become popular / widespread./The movement has become very popular / widespread.。
43．考查开放题型。本题是开放题，要求写一个你鼓励别人或被鼓励的经历。按要求表达清楚即可，如“My friend failed a test. Seeing her disappointment, I approached her and shared how I overcame setbacks in my study. After school, I wrote a cheerful note on a heart-shaped card and placed it on her desk. My help really worked and she gathered her courage to work harder.(我的朋友考试不及格。看到她的失望，我走近她，告诉她我是如何克服学习中的挫折的。放学后，我在一张心形卡片上写了一张愉快的字条，放在她的书桌上。我的帮助确实起作用了，她鼓起勇气更加努力地工作。)”。故答案为My friend failed a test. Seeing her disappointment, I approached her and shared how I overcame setbacks in my study. After school, I wrote a cheerful note on a heart-shaped card and placed it on her desk. My help really worked and she gathered her courage to work harder.。
第二节44．假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你们学校近期将要举办"健康美食日"活动。你的英国朋友 Jim 正在北京一所国际学校学习，请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加该活动，内容包括：
1. 活动简介(时间、地点、主题、内容等);
2. 邀请理由。
注意：
1. 词数100 左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：健康美食日 Healthy Food Day
Dear Jim,
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】One possible version:
Dear Jim,
Our school is holding a"Healthy Food Day", and I think it will be fantastic if you could join us.
This event will take place on July 12th on the playground. It will stress the importance of a healthy, balanced diet.
There'll be many highlights, including food stands featuring healthy snack options from across China, and entertaining games related to food and wellness. Besides, an exhibition on how cuisine and culture go hand in hand will be presented.
This event promises to be a delightful experience for everyone involved. And I believe it'll be a good chance for you to have a taste of Chinese food and culture at the same time,
Looking forward to seeing you at our"Healthy Food Day".
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】【分析】本文是一封电子邮件。 要求考生以红星中学高二学生李华的身份，邀请正在北京一所国际学校学习的英国朋友Jim参加你们学校近期将要举办"健康美食日"活动。写作要点已给出，内容包括：1.活动简介(时间、地点、主题、内容等)；2.邀请理由。词数100左右，并且开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数，提示词为健康美食日（Healthy Food Day）。注意在写作的时候，涵盖要点提示的内容，以一般将来时和一般现在时为主。尽量使用自己熟悉的词汇与连接词，为了使行文连贯，可以增加一些高级句式。
【点评】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，可使用一定数量的句式结构，并运用一些高级句式和高级词汇，以提高文章的档次。例如：(1).Besides, an exhibition on how cuisine and culture go hand in hand will be presented.使用how引导的宾语从句，做介词on的宾语。
(2).This event promises to be a delightful experience for everyone involved. 使用非谓语动词中过去分词做定语用法。
高级词汇有stress the importance of（强调……的重要性）； have a taste of（ 尝一尝 ）； present（ 向公众展示，展现 ）等。
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