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试卷满分： 150分
第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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： Hw much is the shirt?
A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18! C. £ 9.15.
答案是C。
1 Why will the by get hme late?
A. He did his hmewrk at Jhn's huse.
B. He played ftball with his friends.
C. He is being caught in the traffic.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Weekend activities. B. Clubs. C. Hmewrk.
3. What is the weather ging t be like tmrrw?
A. Cludy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
4. What will the man keep?
A. The suit. B. The shirt. C. The hat.
5. What will the man d this afternn?
A. Play cmputer games. B. Play basketball. C. Play tennis.
第二节 （共15小题； 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6 What did Rbert learn in the Canadian Armed Frces?
A. Language. B. Music. C. Cking.
9. Hw many years was Rbert in the army?
A.5. B.10. C.11.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The hair style. B. The test result. C. The part-time jb.
9. Hw is Andi?
A. Delightful. B. Surprised. C. Grateful.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des the dctr remind the wman t d?
A. Eat meals in time. B. Drink mre water. C. Take the medicines.
11、What will the wman d tmrrw?
A. Rest at hme. B. Have an exam. C. See the dctr again.
12. What's wrng with the wman?
A. She culdn't sleep well. B. She had a headache. C. She had a back pain.
听第9段材料， 回答第13至16题。
13. Where did Peter visit the next mrning?
A. A castle. B. A small beach. C. An island.
14. What did Peter play with his brther?
A. Basketball. B. Vlleyball. C. Ftball.
15. Why didn't Peter buy a surfing bard?
A. Because it's t heavy. B. Because it cst a lt. C. Because he desn't like it.
16. When did Peter g shpping?
A. On the furth day. B. On the third day. C. On the secnd day.
听第10段材料. 回答第17至20题。
17. Hw did the speaker feel when Bettina first arrived?
A. She thught Bettina was hard-wrking.
B. She was happy t have Bettina stay.
C. She envied Bettina's gd lks.
18. Why is Bettina living with the speaker's family in Prchester?
A. Her father is in hspital there.
B. She is studying there.
C. She has a jb there.
19. What wrries the speaker?
A. She can't get alng with Bettina.
B. Her parents disbelieve her.
C. Bettina's dad is badly ill.
20. What d we knw abut Bettina?
A. She wrks part-time in a cinema.
B. She ften helps in Jade's huse.
C. She takes care f her father.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分， 满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项；（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Fur Natural Wnders
Pás Vlcan Csta Rica
Sitting mre than 2,707 metres abve sea level, Pás Vlcan has been active fr hundreds f years. Visitrs can still get up clse and persnal with it at the natinal park where it’s lcated (with a reservatin).
Tips: Dress warm and bring an umbrella, as rainfall is cmmn at the tp f the muntain due t unpredictable weather cnditins.
Munt Otemanu Bra Bra
Munt Otemanu is the main attractin n Bra Bra, an island first made ppular during Wrld War I. The massive muntain, which stands 727 metres abve the lagn f Bra Bra, is nw the perfect backdrp fr dreamy Tahitian sunsets. A few f the luxury resrts n the island which ffer great views f the muntain have becme ht spts fr hneymners.
Grand Canyn, USA
Arizna has n shrtage f impressive muntains and sweeping views, but the Grand Canyn is hands dwn ne f the mst diverse gelgical wnders in the state. Visitrs have several ptins t experience the beauty here: adventure seekers can enjy an aerial view frm a helicpter ride thrugh the canyns r g whitewater rafting dwn the Clurad River.
Cappadcia, Turkey
Yu may have seen fascinating phts f clurful ht air ballns against a magical landscape f rugged cliffs, valleys and twers carved int the rcks. It’s hard t believe this place is real but it is and it’s in Cappadcia! Fr a gd psitin verlking the landscape f this natural wnder, check ut Uchisar Castle r ride during sunrise in a ht air balln.
1. What will visitrs d if they want t see Pás Vlcan clse by?
A. Ntice weather changes.B. Take an umbrella.
C. Put n warm clthes.D. Bk in advance.
2. Where will a newlywed cuple likely g?
A. Pás Vlcan.B. Bra Bra.
C. Grand Canyn.D. Cappadcia.
3. Which tw places can be viewed frm high abve?
A. Pás Vlcan and Munt Otemanu.B. Pás Vlcan and Grand Canyn.
C. Grand Canyn and Cappadcia.D. Munt Otemanu and Cappadcia.
B
Grammy Awards dn’t nly g t the peple wh prduce and perfrm sngs. Fr just ver a decade, they’ve als been given ut t thse wh teach thers hw t make music. The Music Educatr Award, presented by the Recrding Academy and Grammy Museum, recgnizes thse wh have made a “significant cntributin and demnstrate devtin t music educatin”.
This year it went t Annie Ray, the perfrming arts department chair and rchestra directr at Annandale High Schl in Fairfax Cunty, Virginia. She was hnred fr her effrts t make music accessible t all students, particularly thse with disabilities. Ray gt t attend the awards ceremny in Ls Angeles, take selfies with pp stars and bring hme bth a $10,000 prize and matching grant fr her schl’s music prgram.
Ray created the Crescend Orchestra (管弦乐队) fr students with severe intellectual and develpmental disabilities, as well as a parent rchestra that teaches nearly 200 caregivers a year t play the same instrument as their child.
She was inspired in large part by the diversity f the Annandale cmmunity, which she says represents ver 60 cuntries, including many immigrants. “There’s a. lt f cultures that might typically clash, and they cme tgether in this very beautiful harmny,” Ray explained. “And that’s really uniquely expressed in the rchestra classrm, where we’re just all music-ing tgether.”
Ray says the Crescend Orchestra, which was brn ut f the pandemic, desn’t necessarily share the scial gals f a prgram like the Special Olympics. The fcus is n teaching students hw t play an instrument, thrugh ne-n-ne instructin tailred t their needs. That invlves tls like music scarves, egg shakers, rhythm sticks and cardbard instruments. Ray als wrks with a lcal charity t give damaged instruments a secnd life in her classrm.
The rchestra is abut much mre than just making music, hwever. Ray says the prgram gives students a chance t develp their cllabratin skills, make mistakes and learn the art f refining smething.
4. Which f the fllwing is the reasn fr Annie Ray’s winning a Grammy?
A. Her determined effrt t make music.B. Her cntributin t the high schl.
C. Her cmmitment t music educatin.D. Her excellence in perfrming sngs.
5. What mainly prvided inspiratin fr Ray?
A. Her enthusiasm fr instructing music.B. The diverse cultures f the cmmunity.
C. Her burning desire t win a Grammy.D. The severe disabilities f her students.
6. Accrding t Ray, what is the purpse f the Crescend Orchestra?
A. T fix damaged instruments fr a lcal charity.
B. T help students t face the pandemic bravely.
C. T make students familiar with music devices.
D. T give students need-centred music teaching.
7. What is a suitable title fr the text?
A. A music teacher wn a GrammyB. A music teacher changed lives
C. A Grammy winner tk selfiesD. A Grammy ceremny was held
C
Summer sea ice in the Arctic culd melt almst cmpletely by the 2030s — rughly a decade earlier than prjected — even if humans cut back drastically n greenhuse gas emissins, new research suggests.
An ice-free summer, als called a “blue cean event”, will happen when the sea ice drps belw ne millin square kilmeters, writes Jnathan Bamber, a prfessr f physical gegraphy at the University f Bristl, in the Cnversatin.
Previus assessments using mdels have estimated an ice-free summer under high and intermediate emissins scenaris by 2050. But researchers nticed differences between what climate mdels predicted abut what wuld happen t sea ice and what they’ve actually seen thrugh bservatins. “The mdels, n average, underestimate sea ice decline cmpared with bservatins,” says Nathan Gillett, an Envirnment and Climate Change Canada scientist.
Nw, in a new study published in Nature Cmmunicatins, Gillett and his teammates changed these mdels t mre clsely fit satellite data cllected ver the past 40 years. Using these adapted mdels, the researchers prjected ice changes under different pssible levels f greenhuse gas emissins. Their paper suggests that regardless f the emissins scenari, “we may experience an unprecedented ice-free Arctic climate in the next decade r tw.”
While sea ice naturally decreases in the summer and refreezes during the winter, summer ice cverage has steadily been declining ver the past few decades because f climate change. And Arctic ice melting happens faster itself — as ice disappears, it expses mre f the dark blue cean, which absrbs mre heat and leads t mre melting. This prcess has led t the regin warming nearly fur times faster than the rest f the glbe since 1979.
Sea ice decline culd have disastrus cnsequences that extend t the rest f the planet, including sea level rise and disturbance t weather patterns and ecsystems. Animals like plar bears and seals that rely n Arctic ice t survive culd be placed at risk.
8. Accrding t the new research, what will happen cncerning summer sea ice in the Arctic?
A. Its cmplete melting may ccur earlier than expected.
B. Its vanishing nce and fr all will be in less than 10 years.
C. Its drpping will give rise t s-called “blue cean event”.
D. Its melting can be prevented in greenhuse gas emissins.
9 What effrt did the researchers make after figuring ut the prblem f the previus assessments?
A. They abandned the attempt t use mdels.
B. They cllected satellite data ver the past 40 years.
C. They adapted the mdels t be cnsistent with the actual cases.
D. They predicted accurately ice changes in regins f the Arctic.
10. Hw is the last paragraph but ne develped?
A. By listing statistics.B. By giving definitins.
C. By making a cmparisn.D. By analyzing cause and effect.
11. What message may the text be trying t cnvey t readers?
A. Pride cmes befre a fall.B. Man prpses, gd dispses.
C. A gd beginning is half dne.D. If the lips are gne, the teeth will be cld.
D
A simple spnge (海绵) has imprved hw rbts grasp, scientists frm the University f Bristl have fund. This easy-t-make device can help stiff rbts handle delicate items carefully by mimicking the tuch, r variable stiffness, f a human.
Rbts can skip and jump, but they’re t rigid t hld an egg easily. Variable-stiffness devices are ptential slutins fr reducing damage t hard rbts, r fr imprving the lad capacity f sft rbts.
This study, published at the IEEE Internatinal Cnference n Rbtics and Autmatin (ICRA) 2023, shws that variable stiffness can be achieved by a silicne (硅胶) spnge.
Lead authr Tianqi Yue frm the University f Bristl explained, “btic arms are t rigid (僵硬的) s they cannt make such a sft human-like grasp n delicate bjects, fr example, an egg. What makes humans different frm rbtic arms is that we have sft tissues enclsing rigid bnes, which act as a natural mitigating (缓和的) mechanism. In this paper, we managed t develp a sft device with variable stiffness, t be munted n the end f a rbtic arm t make the rbt-bject cntact safe.”
Silicne spnge is just like the cleaning spnge used in everyday tasks. By pressing the spnge, the spnge stiffens, which is why it can be transfrmed int a variable-stiffness device.
This device culd be used in industrial rbts and service rbts t make human-rbt interactin safer.
Mr Yue added, “We managed t use a spnge t make a cheap but effective device that can help rbts achieve sft cntact with bjects. The great ptential cmes frm its lw cst and light weight. We believe this silicne-spnge based variable-stiffness device will prvide a nvel s lutin in industry and healthcare.”
The team will nw lk at making the device achieve variable stiffness in multiple directins
12. What des the underlined wrd in paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A. Stimulating.B. Imitating.C. Restring.D. Demnstrating.
13. Which f the fllwing rbts can be dealt with by a variable-stiffness device?
A. Rbts that are unable t grasp bjects.
B. Rbts that are t rigid t skip and jump.
C. Rbts that are incapable f getting arund.
D. Rbts that lack the capacity t grasp fragile stuff.
14. Why is silicne spnge selected t be an ideal slutin?
A. It has natural sft tissues.
B. It is inexpensive and lightweight.
C. It can help rbts achieve cntact with bjects.
D. It can functin as a cleaning instrument nce pressed.
15. What’s the purpse f the text?
A. T persuade.B. T entertain.C. T educate.D. T infrm.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tai chi is a wellness practice that cmbines slw, gentle mvements and pstures with mindfulness. ____16____. As a traditinal, slw-mving frm f Chinese martial art, tai chi is knwn t increase flexibility and imprve balance. Nw, new research suggests it’s better than mre vigrus aerbic exercises fr lwering bld pressure in peple with prehypertensin (高血压前期) .
In the study, researchers in China randmly assigned 342 adults with prehypertensin t ne f tw interventins. Rughly half the peple participated in aerbic exercise, including jgging, climbing stairs and cycling. ____17____ Bth grups gt hurlng sessins fur times a week.
After 12 mnths, thse in the tai chi grup saw bigger drps in their bld pressure than thse in the aerbic exercise grup. What’s mre, nearly 22% f the peple wh practiced tai chi saw their bld pressure fall t within nrmal range. ____18____ And fewer patients in the tai chi grup went n t develp high bld pressure.
____19____ The practice tends t elicit (引起) mre f a respnse frm the parasympathetic nervus system (副交感神经系统) that relaxes yur bdy after perids f stress r danger, says Rut h Taylr-Piliae, a prfessr at the University f Arizna’s Cllege f Nursing.
Tai chi is appealing as a frm f exercise because it is lw impact and requires little space r equipment. “I think the beauty f tai chi is that yu dn’t have t have a special gym membership r special clhing, “ Taylr-Piliae says. “Once yu learn tai chi, yu can d it anytime, anyplace, anywhere. ____20____”
A. It can help reduce anxiety.
B. The ther half was trained t practice tai chi.
C. It’s ften called meditatin (冥想) in mtin.
D. S why des tai chi gain in ppularity amng peple?
E. S what is it abut tai chi that helps lwer bld pressure?
F. By cntrast, that number was 16% in the aerbic exercise grup.
G. But yu have t practice it cnsistently t gain the mst benefit.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I was n hliday in the Dminican Republic ____21____ the htel ffered me a trial scuba dive (水肺潜水). It was smething I’d always ____22____, s I gave it a g.
The first sessin was extremely shrt but ____23____, it was enugh time t familiarize the equipment. After ____24____ it, I was alarmed at suddenly being in ____25____ f what we can’t ____26____ withut — air. But actually, it’s n different frm driving a car. Yu have an air gauge (气压表) fr yur tank, which yu watch ____27____ it were the fuel supply.
That sessin was ____28____ by a dive in the sea. I was taken ten meters dwn and, despite being fllwed by a guide, I had the greatest feeling f ____29____ in this cmpletely silent wrld.
I knew then that I wanted t take up this new hbby seriusly. S after flying back t England, I started a Diving Skills ____30____. A ____31____ came fur mnths later when I did an pen water dive at a place called Grangewaters. When I went in, it was full f black mud, s I culdn’t see anything. By then I had dne all the thery, I ____32____ and fund my way ut finally.
Nw, I ____33____ scuba diving at a tp dive center. It’s s ____34____, especially when yu meet smene wh has dne their first dive — they have discvered an exciting new wrld withut ____35____, a wrld I lve s much.
21. A. untilB. unlessC. befreD. when
22. A. ignreB. desireC. analyzeD. tlerate
23. A. intentinallyB. unfrtunatelyC. surprisinglyD. desperately
24. A. putting nB. taking ffC. picking upD. taking apart
25. A. chargeB. favrC. memryD. search
26. A. reactB. surviveC. faintD. escape
27. A. as ifB. even thughC. nw thatD. given that
28. A. disturbedB. instructedC. fllwedD. defined
29. A. griefB. freedmC. panicD. jy
30. A. experimentB. curseC. presentatinD. game
31. A. signalB. failureC. passinD. shck
32. A. calmed dwnB. lked upC. ran ffD. rlled ver
33. A. skipB. restrictC. awaitD. teach
34. A. skilfulB. specificC. satisfyingD. awkward
35. A. divingB. carsC. mudD. bundaries
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。
Jia Xiu Lu
When it cmes t Guiyang, everyne agrees that the symbl is Jia Xiu Lu. This histric building ____36____ (build) fr the very first time in the Ming Dynasty, was destryed, renamed and rebuilt as well in the fllwing years. Hwever, this histric building, whse beauty remains in the past but has lasted up t nw is nt just a pavilin (亭子) itself, but ____37____ admirable standard f the visual representatin f the cncept f elegance.
Jia Xiu Lu has many special features thugh there is smething ____38____ is the place’s sul. If yu cnsider ____39____ (yu) a sensitive persn, yu will be able t feel that. Every building, every place, every piece f art, and every culture expressin has a sul. They are strng witnesses ____40____ China’s histry and culture. Each f them has sme feature, hwever small, which ____41____ (make) it unique.
Inner beauty can last mre than a lifetime. Tw qutes spring t mind which reflect what I feel when ____42____ (visit) such an impressive place: “Everything has beauty, ____43____ nt everyne can see it.” “Thugh we travel the wrld ver t find the beautiful, we must carry it with us r we find it nt.”
Finally, just let me say that the mre yu pen yur eyes, the mre ____44____ (discvery) yu will find. They will bring yu ____45____ (clse) t the sul f things if yu discver mre when explring Jia Xiu Lu.
第四部分：写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假定你是红星中学的李华，为了缓解学生的压力和鼓舞学生的斗志，你校高二年级上周六举行了一个师生拔河比赛，你跟你新西兰的笔友Lucy写了一封邮件，分享了这次拔河比赛。
具体要点如下：
1.比赛的时间地点；
2.比赛的过程；
3.比赛的反响。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：拔河比赛 a tug-f-war cmpetitin
Dear Lucy,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面短文，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。
Kids with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) jin race.
Thanks t the effrts f sme high schl student athletes, wh helped the physically challenged, the smiles n the faces f 9-year-ld Lucas Myrick and 8-year-ld Elsa Dent were a little bit brighter.
Lucas and Elsa had cerebral palsy (脑瘫), a cnditin that limited their physical ability, and culdn’t walk as fast as their peers wh were free t walk everywhere. Hwever, they had bright spirits and always held psitive attitudes twards adversity and life in all aspects. Impressively, they participated in the Park Lane Elementary Schl’s annual Fun Run. They wanted t demnstrate that they culd participate in the race as the nrmal kids at schl. They were cnvinced that they culd fight prejudice against the disabled in their wn way.
When Lucas’ mther, Janell, mentined their passin fr the Fun Run t the athletic directr f the schl, he was mre thanr delighted t assist them in taking part. At last, tw members f the high schl team shwed up t push Lucas in his wheelchair. It was nt just the ftball team that turned up t supprt the event. Members f the high schl crss-cuntry team (越野队) jined in the activity aimed t build up the strength physically and cultivate perseverance in face f difficulties mentally. They ran alngside Elsa wh participated in the Fun Run using her walker.
The run was abut 1.07 miles. But the athletes did much mre than simply pushed Lucas in the Fun Run-they frmed an emtinal bnd with him and even came up with a team name. “The team is called the wheelies!” Lucas said with a satisfied smile n his face. The players pushed Lucas at a steady pace and at the last part f the curse, Lucas gt ut f his wheelchair t give running with his new friends a try. “I was beating ne f them n my legs,” Lucas yelled at the tp f his vice excitedly. “I was running ahead f him. he culdn’t even keep up with me!” Lucas wheeled himself prudly and gave the audience a triumphant (欢欣鼓舞) smile. He waved his hands wildly t cheer Elsa n.
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。
When Lucas crssed the finish line, Elsa fell behind althugh she used her walker (助行器).
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Elsa’s mther cheered her n and asked if she wanted t use her mtrized (机动) chair instead f her walker t help her g faster but she declined.
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