湖北省十一校2023屆高三下學(xué)期第二次聯(lián)考英語試題二模英語帶答案

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2023屆高三湖北十一校第二次聯(lián)考

英語試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的

答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選

出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。

每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.Howwillthewomanhelptheman?

A.Bylendinghercartohim.B.Bytakinghimtoclass.C.Bytellinghimthe

way.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutJim?

A.Hebasaleginjury.

B.Hewithdrewfromthefootballteam.

C.Hespenthisholidaywithhisteammates.

3.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atazoo.B.Atapetshop.C.Athome.

4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherneighbors?

A.Theyarenoisy.B.Theyareimpolite.C.Theyaretough.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Wheretheywillgotoeat.

B.Whentheywilleatoutside.

C.Whethertheweatherisgood.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5

秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段

材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenitstartedraining?

A.Shewaschattingwithafriend.

B.Shewasplayingfootball.

C.Shewaswalkinghome.

7.Whatdidthewomanfailtodo?

A.Findashelter.B.Seethelightning.C.Contacthermom.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthemandoduringthefilmbreak?

A.Understandtheplot.B.Reviewthecharacters.C.Learnitssong

9.Whatistheman'sopiniononthefilm?

A.Itisworthseeing.B.Itistoocomplicated.C.Itisabitdisappointing.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthepurposeofthewoman'svisit?

A.Topurchaseelectronicequipment.

B.Tohireanadvertisingagency.

C.Torentarecordingstudio.

11.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Crank?

A.Hehasbeenrelocatedtoanotherbranch.

B.Hehasstartedanewcompany.

C.Hehaschangedprofessions.

12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandointheend?

A.Listentosomemusic.B.TalkwithPenelopeCage,C.Leavehercontactin-

formation.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Atanairport.B.Inahotel.C.Inatravelagency.

14.Whatmonthisitnow?

A.February.B.March.C.April.

15.Whatdoesthewomantelltheman?

A.Therearefewflightstochoose.

B.Shecan'tarrangeaccommodationforhim.

C.HolidaysintheAustralianOutbackarelesspopular.

16.WhenwillthemanandhiswifeleaveforAliceSprings?

A.Onthe10th.B.Onthe16th.C.Onthe18th.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whichrequirementisfirstmentioned?

A.Theagelimit.B.Policerecords.C.References.

18.Whocanbeareferencefortheapplicants?

A.Policeofficers.B.Theirformerbosses.C.Theirrelatives.

19.Whatshouldthereferencebeabout?

A.Workperformance.B.Workhabits.C.Workexperience.

20.Whatwillbeatthevolunteers*ownexpense?

A.Transportation.B.Phonecalls.C.Dinners.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

TheJunctionCampground

TheJunctionCampgroundisagreatspotforriver-basedcampingalongoneofAustral-

ia^best-knownrivers,nearGrafton.PaddlingthebeautifulNymboidaRiverisagreatway

toexploretherainforest-linedriverbanksandrockycliffsofNymboi-BinderayNational

Park.

CraigmhorMountainRetreat

Setin1,000acresofwilderness,Craigmhorisaperfectbaseforbushwalking,moun-

tainbiking,fishing,andbirdwatching.WithineasydrivingdistanceofSydney,Craigmhor

istheideallocationforoverseasvisitorsorurbanpeopletoexperiencetheAustralianbush.

TheStoneCottage

SaidtobeAlbury'soldesthouse,theStoneCottagewarmlywelcomesvisitorswithits

exposedstonewallsandanopenfireplace.Setwellbackfromthestreetinaspaciousen-

closedgarden（idealforpets）,thetwo-bedroomself-containedhouseisperfectforsmall

familiesandcouples.

Locatedbehindthemainhome,theStoneCottage'sKitchenCottageturnsonthecharm

asmuchasthelargerhouse.Privatefromthemainhouse,theone-bedroomself-contained

cottagehasaveranda（游廊）whichlooksoutoveranestablishedherbgarden,idealfor

couples.

Insteadofaskinggueststowakeatacertaintimeforapreparedbreakfast,guestsof

bothcottagesreceiveaselectionofbreakfastcuisinesastheylike,allowingsleep-insand

lazymornings.

Petsarewelcome.

CountryBarnRetreat

Situatedinapeacefullocationandperfectforshortstays,ElaineandJohnofferthis

amnazingself-containedtwo-bedroomCountryBarnRetreat,overlookingruralviewsand

suroundedbylovelygardens.

Sleepinguptofouradultsinthiscomfortablecottagewhereyoucanrelaxbythecosy

woodfireinwinter.

Fullyequippedkitchen.Loungeanddiningareawithair-conditioningandfanstokeep

itcoolinsummer.Petfriendly,however,youwouldneedtomakearrangementswithElaine

orJohnfirst.

21.Wherewillyougoifyou'reabirdlover?

A.TheStoneCottage.

B.CraigmhorMountainRetreat.

C.TheJunctionCampground.

D.CountryBarnRetreat.

22.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheStoneCottage?

A.Itlacksanopenfireplace.

B.It'sbuildingaherbgarden.

C.Ithasthreebedroomsinall.

D.Itprovidesawell-preparedbreakfast.

23.What'sspecialaboutthelasttwodestinations?

A.Petsareallowed.

B.Firesareforbidden.

C.Bothhaveaveranda.

D.Botharenearrivers.

B

In2018,aseveredroughtbroughtCapeTowncloseto"DayZero"，whenitcouldhave

becometheworld'sfirstmajorcitytorunoutofwater.DamlevelsinSouthAfrica'sWest-

ernCapefelltobelowafifthofcapacityandtheprovincesuffereditsworstwatercrisisin

100years.

“Thewatersupplywasdwindlinganditjustwasn'training,nrecallsThinusBooysen.

aprofessoratStellenboschUniversity,whohadcreatedadevicein2015designedtohelp

homeownerscuttheirpowerusage.Seekingtoreducewaterwaste,Booysenfiguredhe

couldadaptthedevicetomeasurewaterusageinsteadofelectricityuse.

Soon,Booysenlaunchedastart-up,BridgingtheInternetofThings（BridgloT）,to

develophisidea.CalledCountDroputa,thedevicereportswater,usageonceaminutewhile

manyconventionaldevicesonlyrecorddataonceanhour.Thesystemusesanappinthe

user'scellphoneandsendsshortmessagesinrealtime."Withinminutes,wewouldbeable

totelltheuser,'Somethinghasburst,orsomethingisleaking,hesays.

ThenBooysendiscoveredthatakeyissuewasmaintenance（維修）,withthepoorest

schoolsusingbyfarthemostwater.Leakingtoiletscouldwaste1,000litersofwaterper

day."Wefoundthatthebiggestproblemsarethingslikechildrennotclosingtapsproperly,

butoftenthatwouldbebecausethetapsjustdon'tclose,“Booysenexplains.Duringthe

test,theinventionsavedoneschoolmorethanthreemillionlitersofwaterinthreemonths.

Anotherreduceditswaterusage55percentinfourmonths.

BusinessesincludingCapeTalkradiostationandAfrica'slargestfoodcompany,

Shoprite,becamesponsors,partneringwiththeWesternCapeEducationDepartmenttoin-

stall（安裝）thnedevicesin350schools.TheysavedmorethanS2.7millionandalmost

550millionlitersofwaterin17months.Booysenhaslookedatexpandingtogovernment

buildings,hospitalsandhotels.ThereareplanstorolloutthedeviceacrossAfrica.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordudwindling'1inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Beginning.

B.Continuing.

C.Expanding.

D.Decreasing.

25.WhichwordscanbestdescribeBooysen?

A.Proudbutdetermined.

B.Cautiousandfriendly.

C.Creativeandcaring.

D.Strictbutgenerous.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutCountDropulQ?

A.Itworkssmartlytohelpsavewater.

B.ItwasdesignedbyBooysenin2015.

C.Itwillsoonbetestedin350schools.

D.Itcutspowerusageefficiently.

27.WhatwillBooysenprobablydonext?

A.BecomeamemberofShoprite.

B.Furtherpromotehisnewinvention.

C.StopwaterpollutioninCapeTown.

D.TravelaroundAfricaforbetterideas.

C

Recently,Googleresearcherspublishedapaperdescribingresultsfromanartificialin-

telligence(AI)tool,calledMusicLM,builttocreatemusic.ItisnotthefirstAlmusic

tooltolaunch.ButtheexamplesGoogleprovidesdemonstratemusicalcreativeabilitybased

onalimitedsetofdescriptivewords.AIshowshowcomplexcomputersystemshavebeen

trainedtobehaveinhuman-likeways.GoogleengineersexplaintheMusicLMsystemthis

way:

First,ausercomesupwithawordorwordsthatdescribethekindofmusictheywant

thetooltocreate.Forexample,ausercouldenterthisshortphraseintothesystem:"acon-

tinuouscalmingviolinbackedbyasoftguitarsound."Thedescriptionsenteredcaninclude

differentmusicstyles,instrumentsorotherexistingsounds.Severaldifferentmusicexam-

plesproducedbyMusicLMwerepublishedonline.Someofthegeneratedmusiccamefrom

justone-or-two-worddescriptions,suchas“jazz",or"techno”.Thesystemcreatedotherex-

amplesfrommoredetaileddescriptionscontainingwholesentences.Intheresultingrecord-

ing,themusicseemstokeepveryclosetothedescription.Theteamsaidthatthemorede-

tailedthedescriptionis,thebetterthesystemcanattempttoproduceit.

Inadditiontogeneratingnewmusicfromwrittendescriptions,theteamsaidthesystem

canalsocreateexamplesbasedonaperson'sownsinging,whistlingorplayinganinstru-

ment.Theresearcherssaidthetool"produceshigh-qualitymusic...overseveralminutes,

whilebeingfaithfultothetextconditioningsignal'1.

Althoughithasn'tbeenreleasedforpublicuse,Googleannounceditwasreleasinga

"high-qualitydataset（數(shù)據(jù)集）“ofmorethan5.500music-writingpairspreparedby

professionalmusicianscalledMusicCaps.Theresearcherstookthatsteptoassistinthede-

velopmentofotherAImusicgenerators.

TheMusicLMresearcherssaidtheybelievetheyhavedesignedanewtooltohelpany-

onequicklyandeasilycreatehigh-qualitymusicselections.However,theteamsaiditalso

recognizessomeriskslinkedtothemachinelearningprocess

28.HowdoesMusicLMwork?

A.Itadaptsmusicfromrecordings.

B.Itgeneratesmusicfromwrittendescriptions.

C.Itteachesusershowtoplayamusicalinstrument.

D.Itrecommendssongsbasedonauser'slisteninghistory.

29.WhydidGooglereleasetheMusicCapsdataset?

A.TodisplaythecapabilitiesofMusicLM.

B.ToallowthepublictouseMusicLM.

C.TohelpdevelopotherAImusicgenerators.

D.TopromotetheMusicCapsmusic-writingservice.

30.WhatmightbeanadvantageofusingMusicLMformusiccreation?

A.Itcanimprovetheoverallqualityofmusicintheindustry.

B.Itcanreplacehumanmusiciansandcomposers.

C.Itcanproducemusicthatismorecomplexthanhuman-mademusic.

D.Itcancreatemusicquicklyandefficiently.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.GooglehasdevelopedMusicLMAtocreatemusicfromwrittendescriptionsand

otherinputs.

B.MusicLM-anexampleofAIsystemscanbehaveinhuman-likeways.

C.MusicLMcancreatemusicfollowingwrittendescriptionsandusingothersasinput.

D.GooglehasreleasedadatasettohelpdevelopotherAlmusicgenerators.

D

Takealookatthattreeinthelocalpark.Whatmightitbefeeling?Coulditbethinking?

Experimentsareexploringtheideaofplantcognition（認知）,evengoingsofarasto

suggesttheypossesssomeformofconsciousness.

Aswildasitsounds,itisn7tanewidea.Thefieldof”plantneurobiology（神經(jīng)生

物學(xué)）"beganin2006,aimedatunderstandinghowplantsprocessinformationfromtheir

environment.

Itisnowclearthatplantsarecapableofcomplexcommunicationandcansensetheir

surroundings,whichwereoriginallydismissed.Butadvocatesofplantconsciousnesstake

thingsfurtheranddrawparallelsbetweentheelectricalsignalingthatcanbefoundfromroot

tostemandthatpresentinthenervoussystemofanimals.Theyclaimtoshowthatplantsare

capableofintentionallychoosingtoperformcertainbehaviors,oflearningandperhapseven

havingpersonalities.Ifplantsareexperiencingaconsciousinnerworld,theyargue,itbe-

comesvitalthatwefindwaystotestandunderstandit.

Extendingtheconceptofcognitiontoplantswouldmeanasignificantshiftinourview

oftheuniquenessofhumanity,nottomentionhowwetreatourbotanicalfriends,sothebar

ofacceptanceishigh.Researchersrisingtothechallengearehopingtoexploreplantswith

toolsusuallyreservedforthehumanbrain.

Theresearchcanappearpersuasive,butitisinitsearlystageandsuffersfromrepeated

failure.Criticssaythefieldisahighguessandthatthebehaviourcanbeexplainedthi'ough

inbornresponse.

Whetherwedecidethatplantshavecognitionmaycomedowntoourabilitytodescribe

consciousnessitself-somethingwearefarfiromdoing.Butratherthandismisstheidea,we

shouldwelcomethechancetothinkupnewwaystotestourunderstandingofconsciousness.

Itmightjustimproveourgraspofthehumanmind.Attheveryleast,ourtreesandplants

shouldbenefitfromtheextraattention-consciouslyornot.

32.Whatdosupportersofplantconsciousnessbelieve?

A.Plantscanonlyperformnativereaction.

B.Plantscanperceivetheirsurroundingsandadapttothem.

C.Plantspossessthesamelevelofconsciousnessashumans.

D.Plantscancommunicatecomplicatedlyandchooseactionsdeliberately.

33.Whatisthemainchallengeinacceptingtheideaofplantconsciousness?

A.Theneedtodeveloptoolstotestplantcognition.

B.Thedramaticchangeinourviewofhumanity.

C.Thelackofevidenceinthefieldofplantneurobiology.

D.Theinabilitytodescribeconsciousnessitself

34.Whatisthecurrentstateofresearchinthefieldofplantcognition?

A.Thefieldishighlybasedonguessesandhasnoevidence.

B.Researchersareusingtoolsreservedforthehumanbraintostudyplantbehaviors.

C.Thereisnotenoughevidencetosupporttheideaofplantconsciousness.

D.Plantshavebeenproventopossessaformofconsciousness.

35.Whatisthepotentialbenefitofstudyingplantconsciousness?

A.Enhancingourunderstandingofthehumanbrain.

B.Developingnewwaystotestplantbehaviors.

C.Promotingourrelationshipwithplants.

D.Provingtheexistenceofplantcognition.

第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩

項為多余選項。

Ifyou'vehadabadnight'ssleep,oryou'vejustgottoomuchtodo,thelastthingyou

wanttobetoldisto“bepositive!”36.

Ofcourse,developingapositiveattitudeiseasiersaidthandone-itdoesn'tcomenatu-

rallytoeveryone.Whenyoifrefeelingdown,itishardtobeoptimistic.Butastudyhas

foundthatpeoplewhoareoptimistsaremorelikelytolivelongerthanthosewhohavea

morenegativeapproachtolife.So,maybeonceyouthinkofalongerlife,37.

Thestudyconcludedthatoptimistsmayfinditeasiertocontrolemotionsandgetless

stressed.Andasstressimpactsontheimmunesystem,38.ProfessorLewinaLeefromBos-

tonUniversitysaid:"Ourfindingsspeaktothepossibilitythatraisinglevelsofoptimism

maypromotelongevityandhealthyaging."Andsheadvisesthatpessimistscouldbenefit

fromdoingthingslikeimaginingafuturewhereeverythingturnsoutwell.

Butifyou'rea*glasshalfempty*typeofperson,couldseeingtheworldthroughrose-

tintedglassesworkforyou?Everybeanhasitsblack.39Somepeoplesayit*sbesttocele-

bratethepositivesandignorethenegativepartsofourlives.

40_.VickiSiskasays“Musicfeedsmysoul.asenseofhumourkeepsthingsinper-

spective".PippaKennedysays"beinggratefulforwhatyouhave!OOtherpeoplerecommend

doingyogaandmeditationaswellasstayingfittohelpmaintainapositiveoutlookonlife.

A.Acceptingthishelpsuscontrolouremotions

B.Acceptitandmakeeffortstoimproveyourself

Cit'spossiblethatoptimistsbetterhandleinfections

D.Buthavingthismindsetcouldhavemanybenefits

E.Butitcouldhelpyouhaveapositiveoutlookonlife

F.itmightencourageyoutohaveamorehopefuloutlookonlife

G.Peoplehavetheirpersonaladviceonkeepingapositiveapproachtolife

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidy

andtheSundanceKidintroducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn'twantmefor

thefilm-itwantedsomebodyas41asPaul-he42me.Idon*tknowhowmanypeoplewould

havedonethat;theywouldhave43theiragentsorthestudiopowers.

Thefriendshipthat44theexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslater

hadits45inthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatradi-

tionoL46_andliveTV.We47—craft（技藝）andfocusedon48thecharacterswewere

goingtoplay.Bothofushadthe49andvirtuesthatare50_ofAmericanactors:humorous,

aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother-butalwayswithanunderlying51.Thosewerealso

atthecore（核心）ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthe52thatifyou'refortu-

nateenoughtohavesuccess,youshould53somethingback-hewithhisNewman'sOwn

foodforkidsinneed,andmewithSundance.PaulandIdidn'tseeeachotherallthatregu-

larly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandby

showingupat54.

Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He*dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIboth

knewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn'ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn'tneed

alotof_55_.

41.A.handsomeB.famousC.tallD.smart

42.A.supportedB.sponsoredC.enviedD.declined

43.A.attendedtoB.turnedtoC.listenedtoD.appealedto

44.A.wasruinedbyB.wasrestoredbyC.wasvaluedforD.wasdeveloped

from

45.A.resourceB.meaningC.rootD.motivation

46.A.theaterB.danceC.musicD.sports

47.A.admittedB.learnedC.respectedD.grasped

48.A.arguingaboutB.approvingofC.runningintoD.digginginto

49.A.responsibilitiesB.qualitiesC.reliabilitiesD.capacities

50.A.uniqueB.ordinaryC.fundamentalD.typical

51.A.sympathyB.inspirationC.affectionC.willingness

52.A.goalB.beliefC.standardD.experience

53.A.putB.takeC.giveD.bring

54.A.screensB.eventsC.partiesD.concerts

55.A.actionsB.promisesC.messagesD.words

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

AtraditionalChinesedanceperformedunderwaterinLuoyang,CentralChina'sHenan

Province,56(go)viralonsocialmediaduringtheDragonBoatFestival.Theshowledto

renewedpassionamongaudiencesfortraditionalChinese,artandculture.

The57(impress)danceisnamedThePrayer,whichwastheopeningperformanceof

thegalabyHenanTelevisionStationonSaturday.

Inthevideoonsocialmediatheunderwateractressisseendancingincolorfultradi-

tionalChinesecostume.Theshortdance,whichlastedlessthantwominutes,wasseenasa

58(combine)ofcontemporaryartandtraditionalChineseculture.

"Thewatermadethecostumeevenmoregorgeousandthemoves59

(graceful)!nsaidoneobserveronline.Netizenswereleft60_(amaze)byboththebeau-

tyofthedancerandthe61(create)involvedinputtingthedanceunderwater.

Thedancefeaturedacharacterfrom63famousancientChinesepaintingOdetoGod-

dessLuo,thedaughterofasacredkingcharacterFuXiinaChinesetale64drownedand

thenbecameagoddess.

“Themoveswerecapturedunderwaterat4.5metersfromtheground.Theteamspent

atotalof26hoursunderwater_65(complete)theshooting.Thefilmteamhadtosoak

themselvesinthewaterineachshootingsession,nChenJia,directoroftheHNTVgala,said

tolocalmedia.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Jack發(fā)來郵件說打算今年暑假來中國學(xué)習(xí)功夫

（Kungfu），想請你幫忙聯(lián)系合適的學(xué)習(xí)地點。請你給他回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.聯(lián)系過程：

2.聯(lián)系結(jié)果。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右：

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫：

3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

DearJack,

Howiseverythinggoing?

LookingforwardtoyouramvaL

YoursSincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Allenwasplayinginhisroom.Heheardafamiliarchirpingandrustlingfromthecage

inthebedroomcorner.ItwashisbelovedBlueFinch,namedMary.Theboyhadcaredfor

thebirdsincehewassix,agiftfromhismotherforgraduatingfromkindergartenandenter-

ingprimaryschool.Now,at12yearsold,Allenhadjustrecentlycelebratedhisprimary

schoolgraduationandwasabouttotakeanotherstepinhislifejourneytowardjuniorhigh

school.Forthepastsixyears,Marywashisconstantcompanionandclosestfriend.

Ashegrewup,Allenfounditdifficulttomakefriendsorbeclosetoothers.Having

hadtomovearoundmanytimesandtransferschoolsduetohisfather'sworkinthemilitary,

Allenneverfeltlikehetrulybelongedinanyoneplace.Healwaysknewitwouldn'tbelong

beforehewouldhavetomoveyetagain.Thestressandpressureofaconstantlymobilelife

alsoledtostrainandpressureathome,leadingtoloudargumentsandfightsbetweenhis

motherandfatherwhichhecouldhearfrombehindcloseddoors.

But,throughoutallofthis.Allen'sclosestfriendandcompanion-thetruesourceofsta-

bilityinhislife-wasMary,hisfinch.ButMarywasmorethanjustasimple,calmpet:

wheneverAllenfeltsad,thebirdwouldalwaysbesingingandchirping,almostasifshe

sensedhowhefeltandwantedtolifthisspirits.AndwhenAllenfedthebird,Maryalways

movedacrossherbranchtorestagainsthisfinger,neverfailingtobringasmiletoAllen's

face.Yet,onesummerdayafterAllenhadcomehomeafterawalkattheparkhefoundthe

windowofhisbedroomopenandthedoorofMary'scageopen-thebii*dwasgone.Suddenly,

Allenrealizedthathemusthaveleftthecageopenaftercleaningitandforgotaboutthe

windowbeingopenonsuchahotday.Upset,Allenfelldowntothefloorsobbing.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150詞左右；

2.請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

Uponhearingthenoise,Allen'smotherrushedupstairsandaskedwhathadhappened.

Filledwithanticipation,AllenandhismotherwentoutsidetolookforMary.

英語答案

第一部分

1-5BABAA

6-10CBACC

11-15BACBA

16-20CABBC

第二部分第一節(jié)

A篇

主題語境：人與自我一生活與學(xué)習(xí)

語篇出處：https：//www.bestbearlodge,com

語篇解讀：本文是應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了澳大利亞的四個節(jié)假日休閑好去處。

答案解析：21-23BCA

21.B.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)CraigmhorMountainRetreat中Craigmhorisaperfectbase

forbushwalking,mountainbiking,fishing,andbirdwatching.可知，你如果喜歡鳥，可以

去CraigmhorMountainRetreat看鳥。

22.C.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TheStoneCotage部分中的thetwo-bedroomself-

containedhouseisperfectforsmallfamiliesandcouples和iPrivatefromthemainhouse,

theone-bedroomself-containedcottagehasaveranda可矢U,在TheStoneCottage——共有

三個臥室。

23.A.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TheStoneCottage部分中的Petsarewelcome和Country

BamRetreat部分匚口的Petfiiendly,however,youwouldneedtomakearrangementswith

ElaineorJohnfirst.

B篇

主題語境：人與社會-社會服務(wù)

語篇出處：https：//www.capctowndrought.com

語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。來自南非的ThinusBooyscn教授發(fā)明了一款智能水表,

幫助人們節(jié)約用水。

答案解析：24-27DCAB

24.D.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段中的aseveredrought和watercrisis等信息可知，

由于嚴(yán)重于早缺水,所以城市供水應(yīng)該正在減少，故選D項。

25.C.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的ThinusBooysen...hadcreatedadevice/in

2015designedtohelphomeownerscuttheirpowerusage和Seekingtoreducewaterwaste,

Booysenfiguredhecouldadaptthedevicetomeasurewaterusageinsteadofelectricityuse

可知，Booysen為了幫助人們節(jié)約用電，在2015年設(shè)計了一款設(shè)備：在遭遇水危機時，

他將這一設(shè)備加以改進使其能夠監(jiān)測用水情況。由此可見，他是一個不但關(guān)心民生而

幾善于創(chuàng)新的人。

26.A.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的CountDropula...reportswaterusageoncea

minute和Thesystemusesanappintheuserzscellphoneandsendsshortmessagesinreal

time以及Withinminutes,wewouldbeabletotelltheuser,Somethinghasburst,orsome-

thingisleaking,可知,CountDropula這種設(shè)備能夠起到幫助用戶節(jié)約用水的目的。

27.B.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Booysenhaslookedatexpandingtogovern-

mentbuildings,hospitalsandhotels.ThereareplanstorolloutthedeviceacrossAfrica可

知,Booysen想要把他發(fā)明的這款設(shè)備進一步推廣到整個非洲。

C篇

主題語境：人與社會一科學(xué)與技術(shù)

語篇出處：

https:〃www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/google-ai-tool-creates-music-from-

written-descriptions-90369.html

語篇解讀：

本文是說明文。介紹了google研究人員發(fā)表了研發(fā)出AI工具的論文，這種All

具可以可以根據(jù)描述的文字或其他諸如人唱歌的聲音的輸入創(chuàng)造出高水平的音樂。

答案解析:28-31BCDA

28.B.細節(jié)理解題。由第二段"First,ausercomesupwithawordorwordsthatde-

scribethekindofmusicthetooltocreate"和整個段落可知，MusicLMS是根據(jù)用戶輸入

描述他們想要