湖南省衡阳市衡山县德华盛星源高中2023年春季
高一第一次月英语卷
时量：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，请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答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15 B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does Steve advise the woman to do
A. Find a taxi online.
B. Get a ride.
C. Drive with the DiDi app.
2. How is Flora now most probably
A. Calm B. Excited. C. Disappointed.
3. What do the speakers decide to do tomorrow
A. Have a picnic. B. Take a walk. C. Go cycling.
4. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Host and guest.
B. Boss and secretary.
C. Teacher and student.
5. When will the speakers get to Tracy’s home
A. In 20 minutes. B. In 30 minutes. C. In 40 minutes.
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。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
6. How many customers did the woman sign up this weekend
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five.
7. What does the woman say about her new business
A. She has a flexible schedule.
B. She has mixed feelings.
C. She is busy at night.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
8. What does the woman care about most
A Her weight. B. Her happiness. C. Her work state.
9. Where will the woman take exercise probably
A. At home. B. In a gym. C. In the park.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
10. What is the green food finally used for
A. Dining hall meals. B. Market sales. C. Gardening shows.
11. Which activity is held on coffee mornings
A. Task reporting. B. Coffee making. C. Resource sharing.
12. What is likely to be ignored at Monica’s home
A. Energy saving. B. Waste collecting. C. Rubbish recycling.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
13. How does the woman get information about the driving schools
A. By asking her father.
B. By surfing the Internet.
C. By visiting the schools.
14. What is the price for the summer program of the first school
A. 450 pounds. B.400 pounds. C. 350 pounds.
15. Why does the woman give up choosing the third school
A The charge is not fair.
B. There aren’t any summer programs.
C. It doesn’t provide driver’s programs.
16. Where may the woman learn to drive
A In Hill School. B. In Ideal Life School. C. In BeeTee School.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。
17. Where is the library
A. In the east of the community.
B. Behind the East Garden.
C. To the east of a middle school.
18. When was the library open to the public for the first time
A. Last October. B. Two months ago. C. Last month.
19. What attracts the readers most
A. 2,228 paper books.
B. The e-book borrowing system.
C. The stay overnight.
20. Who is the speaker probably
A. The manager of the community.
B An engineer in the urban planning department.
C. The librarian of the 24-hour self-service library.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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See your writing improve as you find your own voice. Enter competitions for the chance to receive comments (评论) from authors, writing teachers, and other experts in the field.
Each month Write the World holds a new competition, which is developed around an idea or type of writing, such as poetry, fantasy, sports news, or fiction. Competitions encourage you to dig deeper into the writing process, try out new types and share your work with a sea of eager readers.
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Writing is a social act. The best writers often rewrite their work — based on the advice they receive from their writing community. Share your work with an energetic community, and exchange opinions with writers from all over the world.
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1. What is Write the World
A. A publishing house. B. An online community.
C. A world organization. D. An advertising company.
2. What can you do at Write the World
A. Borrow books from its library. B. Have articles written by readers.
C. Seek advice from other writers. D. Hold competitions every month.
3. What is the purpose of the text
A. To teach writing skills. B. To show the power of words.
C. To attract young writers. D. To explain the competition rules.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一个名为“书写世界”的写作社区网站，欢迎更多热爱写作的年轻作家加入网站并发表作品。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由文章最后一段前两句“In joining the Write the World community and publishing on our website, you are responsible for your words. ”（加入书写世界写作社区，在我们的网站上发表作品，你将对你的文字负责。）可知，书写世界是一个聚集了全球少年作家的写作社区网站。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由文章倒数第二自然段“Expressing ourselves through the written word is so much easier and fun when we have eager readers telling us what’s working well, and where we might improve our skills.”（当我们有热心的读者告诉我们哪儿写得好，哪儿也许需要提高时，通过文字把我们的观点表达出来是如此得容易和有趣。）可知，在书写世界，少年作家可以获取他人的建议让自己的作品写得更好。故选C项。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。由第一段“We’re a community of young writers (ages 13-18) from over 120 countries. Join us and...”（我们是一个聚集了来自120多个国家13岁至18岁少年作家的写作社区，加入我们吧……）可知，文章目的是吸引更多的年轻作家加入。故选C项。
B
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer who helped shape the course of American literature. His life was full of tragedies, but he had great influence on the 19th-century American literature and continues to influence writers to this day.
The early life of Edgar Allan Poe was quite miserable. Born in 1809, Poe was not yet three years old when his parents died. Adopted by a wealthy family, he got into trouble at school. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he dropped out without graduating. His calamity continued to his adult life. Later, because of a failed marriage, he suffered from mental illness. He was so upset about real life that he turned to writing. Expressing himself in an unreal and imaginary world was his only comfort.
The tragedies in Poe’s life influenced the tone, style and contents of his writing. His stories usually include death, which helps build his reputation as a master of “dark” literature. In his The Tell-Tale Heart, the main character goes crazy and kills his roommate, while in The Black Cat, the main character kills his cat in a fit of madness.
Poe died at the age of 40 in 1849. His life is short, but his influence is very great. Poe is credited with creating detective fiction, and many say he contributed greatly to the appearance of science fiction. Fascinated by the scientific theories and new inventions of his time, he wrote about imaginary societies in the future. Writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, regarded Poe as the father of detective fiction. Jules Verne, a French writer who helped popularize science fiction, said Poe’s work had a direct influence on the stories he wrote.
4. Poe began to write to .
A. earn his living B. find comfort in writing
C. build a good reputation D. create a beautiful world
5. It can be learnt that Poe’s works often reflect .
A. soldiers’ life B. his own life stories
C. a sense of peace D. some political problems
6. What does the underlined word “calamity” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Success B. Devotion. C. Misfortune. D. Delight.
7. Which can best show Poe’s influence on literature according to the last paragraph
A. His influence of detective fiction. B. His unique writing experience.
C. His creation of scientific theories. D. His contribution to new inventions.
【答案】4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了美国作家埃德加·爱伦·坡，他被尊为推理小说的开山鼻祖，他一生生活悲苦，却在文学世界里找到了些许慰藉。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“He was so upset about real life that he turned to writing. Expressing himself in an unreal and imaginary world was his only comfort.(他对现实生活深感不安，于是转向写作。在一个虚幻和想象的世界里表达自己是他唯一的安慰)”可知，埃德加·爱伦·坡开始写作是为了在文学世界里找到安慰。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The tragedies in Poe's life influenced the tone, style and contents of his writing.(爱伦坡一生的悲剧影响了他的写作基调、风格和内容)”可知埃德加·爱伦·坡的作品反映了他自己的人生。故选B。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“The early life of Edgar Allan Poe was quite miserable. Born in 1809, Poe was not yet three years old when his parents died. Adopted by a wealthy family, he got into trouble at school. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he dropped out without graduating.(埃德加·爱伦·坡的早年生活相当悲惨。坡生于1809年，父母去世时他还不到三岁。被一个富裕家庭收养后，他在学校遇到了麻烦。他进入了美国西点军校，但没有毕业就退学了)”以及“Later, because of a failed marriage, he suffered from mental illness.(后来，由于一次失败的婚姻，他患上了精神疾病)”可知，埃德加·爱伦·坡从小经历了很多不幸，一直延续到他的成年生活。故划线词意思是“不幸”。故选C。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“His life is short, but his influence is very great. Poe is credited with creating detective fiction, and many say he contributed greatly to the appearance of science fiction. Fascinated by the scientific theories and new inventions of his time, he wrote about imaginary societies in the future. Writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, regarded Poe as the father of detective fiction. Jules Verne, a French writer who helped popularize science fiction, said Poe’s work had a direct influence on the stories he wrote. (他的一生很短，但他的影响却很大。坡被认为是侦探小说的创始者，许多人说他对科幻小说的出现做出了巨大贡献。他被他那个时代的科学理论和新发明迷住了，他写了关于未来想象社会的文章。像《福尔摩斯》的作者阿瑟·柯南·道尔这样的作家都把爱伦·坡视为侦探小说之父。帮助普及科幻小说的法国作家Jules Verne说，坡的作品对他创作的故事有直接的影响)”可知，埃德加·爱伦·坡被看作是推理小说的开山鼻祖，他的侦探小说对文学产生了影响。故选A。
C
Every festival has its own meaning. Labour Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. But somehow it now seems that while celebrating all festivals we just care about one thing-shopping. And that can be a big problem.
“In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. It’s held on the day, which is known as Black Friday-a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.
You can see the irony (奇异可笑之处) here.
Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up 29 years ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. It’s just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of dilemmas in our lives today-bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the ocean-seem to be the same cause: over-consumption.
The latest example is the Singles’ Day shopping craze of Nov.11, which saw a new sales record. But as NVie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.” And it was reported that last year the Singles’ Day packages left more than 160,000 tons of waste, including plastic and cardboard. The Collins dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing out the problem that there’re too many things we throw away after only using them once.
So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but it’s not just to remind us about a break from shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyle completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about” rather than wasting money on useless things.
8. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph
A. To express people’s love for all festivals.
B. To talk about the meaning of the festivals.
C. To appreciate the value of the festivals.
D. To introduce the topic of the passage.
9. Why did Kalle Lasn organize Buy Nothing Day
A. To help people save money.
B. To cut the cost for daily life.
C. To prevent over-consumption.
D. To set up a new sales record.
10. What’s Nie Li’s attitude towards the shopping craze
A. Opposed. B. Supportive. C. Unknown. D. Neutral.
11. What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. Creating a New Lifestyle
B. Buy Nothing Day
C. Festivals Around the World
D. A Change in People’s Life
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了“无购物日”的设立及意义。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Every festival has its own meaning. Labour Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. But somehow it now seems that while celebrating all festivals we just care about one thing-shopping. And that can be a big problem.(每个节日都有自己的意义。例如，劳动节庆祝辛勤工作的价值。但不知为何，现在看来，在庆祝所有节日的同时，我们只关心一件事——购物。这可是个大问题。)”和第二段中““In a way, over-consumption(过度消费)is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event.(“在某种程度上，过度消耗是我们所有环境问题的根源。”拉森是1992年在加拿大设立的“无购买日”的组织者，该日旨在与不健康的消费习惯作斗争，如今已成为一项国际活动。)”可推知，第一段的主要目的是介绍这篇文章的主题——“无购买日”。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中““In a way, over-consumption(过度消费)is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event.(“在某种程度上，过度消耗是我们所有环境问题的根源。”拉森是1992年在加拿大设立的“无购买日”的组织者，该日旨在与不健康的消费习惯作斗争，如今已成为一项国际活动。)”可知，Kalle Lasn设立“无购物日”的目的是防止过度消耗。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“But as NVie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.”(但是正如绿色和平组织的活动家 NVie Li 告诉路透社的，“创纪录的过度消耗意味着创纪录的浪费。”)”可推知，Nie Li对购物狂潮持反对态度，故选A。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段““In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. It’s held on the day, which is known as Black Friday-a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.(“在某种程度上，过度消耗是我们所有环境问题的根源。”拉森是1992年在加拿大设立的“无购买日”的组织者，该日旨在与不健康的消费习惯作斗争，如今已成为一项国际活动。这一天被称为黑色星期五，是美国和加拿大著名的购物日。)”可知，文章主要介绍了“无购物日”的设立及意义，B项“无购物日”适合做文章标题，故选B。
D
“Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Wann, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom (运动迷). Fandom connects us with other like-minded people, which satisfies our human need for belonging, he says.
“These relationships are significant: People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem (自尊), lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports,” Wann says. Fans tend to have more access to social support, help and resources as well. Research suggests that when people have support from their communities, they have better health. Of course, teams sometimes lose. Prior to a sporting event, there’s at least a 50-50 chance that you’re going to be disappointed in your outcome.
So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose People who feel a strong psychological connection with a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season. For example, if a pizza restaurant continually got your order wrong, you’d likely switch to a more reliable restaurant. But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.
Being part of a fan community can also help people cope with losses. A 2019 study found that watching a football game with other fans helps to relieve the negative psychological effects of losing. For fans of the losing team, sharing the pain may have protected them from losing self-esteem.
“There are other things that brings with it above and beyond the ability to enjoy the team’s successes. Watching sports can be a way to relieve stress, or spend time with family,” Wann says. Any sort of fandom can be distracting, but Wann says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.
12. What is the characteristic sports fans generally bear
A. Higher sense of self-worth. B. Worse health conditions.
C. Being ready to help others. D. Few means of support.
13. Why do fans continue to support teams that tend to lose
A. Fans are forced to be loyal to teams.
B. Fans are good at sharing pains with teams.
C. Fans are brave enough to accept losses.
D. Fans own a great sense of identity and belonging.
14. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Wann
A. Sport fandom makes people too excited to go to work.
B. Sport fandom leads to distraction.
C. Sport fandom improves interpersonal relationship.
D. Sport fandom makes people more successful.
15. What is this passage most likely from
A. A poster. B. A textbook. C. A novel. D. A magazine.
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. A 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是研究发现爱好体育有利于心理健康，与不喜欢运动的人相比，体育迷的自尊心更强，对生活的满意度更高。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“These relationships are significant: People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem (自尊), lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports, Wann says.( Wann说，“这些关系很重要：与那些对体育不感兴趣的人相比，体育迷的自尊水平更高，孤独感更低，对生活更满意。”)”可知，Wann认为体育迷的自尊水平更高，孤独感更低，对生活更满意，由此可知，体育迷一般有更高的自我价值感。故选A项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose People who feel a strong psychological connection with a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season.(那么，为什么人们会继续信任那些容易输球的球队呢？那些与球队有强烈心理联系的人更有可能在球队输球时为他们加油。)”以及下文中的“But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.(但因为球迷是人们身份的核心，人们愿意接受失败，继续忠于一个球队。)”可知，球迷和球队之间存在一种心理联系，球迷是人们身份的核心，所以人们愿意接受失败，并继续忠于一个球队，由此可知，球迷之所以继续支持容易输球的球队是因为球迷们拥有强烈的认同感和归属感。故选D项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据尾段中的“Any sort of fandom can be distracting, but Wann says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.(任何形式的狂热都可能让人分心，但Wann说，在工作中谈论体育，和有共同兴趣的人在一起，可以让人们更兴奋地去上班。)”可知，Wann认为任何形式的狂热都会让人分心，但在工作时讨论体育以及与有共同爱好的人在一起一段时间会让人更愿意去工作，由此可知，体育迷们会让人们更兴奋地去工作。故选A项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据首段中的““Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Wann, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom (运动迷).(默里州立大学教授Daniel Wann的研究项目主要集中在体育迷的心理上，他说：“成为体育迷是一项非常有益心理健康的活动。”)”可知，本文主要介绍的是一项研究发现爱好体育有益于心理健康，由此可以推断，本文应该是出自体育或者心理健康“杂志”更合理。故选D项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The dinner party is disappearing according to an article in The New York Times. “How can this be ” You might wonder. Don’t we meet with friends to taste food in the hottest restaurants Aren’t we invited by friends to enjoy home-cooked meals And we throw parties for friends on special occasions, don’t we
___16___It is more formal and usually hosted in one’s home. Invitations are sent out ahead and hosts prepare food with great care. A beautiful tablecloth is spread out on the dinner table, which is then set with expensive cutlery (餐具). Guests dress up for the occasion and are expected to carry on a conversation at the table.___17___
Is it because people are too busy to cook for others and then invite them to the table Perhaps, but there are many food lovers nowadays, and TV programs teaching people how to cook are very popular.___18___According to Judith Martin, a US writer, people have been brought up to express themselves rather than to exchange ideas. They don’t know how to share their experiences and feelings with others in a proper way.___19___
In her opinion, its influence has been harmful to human communication. “People don’t even respond to dinner invitation anymore,” she said. “Not only do they cancel at the last minute, they do it by text message.”
Things have changed a lot today. Perhaps the dinner party has just become a different kind of thing. However, it needs only be more than some food, a table and a location.___20___ Even if we are using ordinary plates and are not wearing party dresses, we can still enjoy food and share our ideas of life, love and culture, can’t we
A. The age of great hosts is dead with the change of people’s lifestyles.
B. In fact the dinner party the writer worries about disappearing is another kind.
C. The real problem is that people don’t know how to make conversation anymore.
D. They know exactly which guests to invite so that they can share their favourite food.
E. The culture of the dinner party is not necessarily based on money and social influence.
F. Yet nowadays, people prefer to eat takeout food on sofa while playing on mobile phones.
G. She also expresses dissatisfaction with electronic equipment.
【答案】16. B 17. F 18. C 19. G 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。根据《纽约时报》的一篇文章，晚宴正在消失。文章讲述了晚宴消失的一些原因。
【16题详解】
第一段中““How can this be ” You might wonder. Don’t we meet with friends to taste food in the hottest restaurants Aren’t we invited by friends to enjoy home-cooked meals And we throw parties for friends on special occasions, don’t we ”（“怎么会这样 ”你可能会好奇。我们不是应该和朋友一起去最热门的餐厅品尝美食吗？我们不是被朋友邀请来吃家常菜的吗？我们会在特殊场合为朋友举办派对，不是吗？）以问题形式呈现了现实中呈现的聚会形式。空后“It is more formal and usually hosted in one’s home. Invitations are sent out ahead and hosts prepare food with great care. A beautiful tablecloth is spread out on the dinner table, which is then set with expensive cutlery (餐具). Guests dress up for the occasion and are expected to carry on a conversation at the table.”（它更加正式，通常在家里举办。邀请函会提前发出，主人会小心翼翼地准备食物。一块漂亮的桌布铺在餐桌上，餐桌上摆放着昂贵的餐具。客人们盛装出席，并被要求在餐桌上进行交谈。）叙述了传统意义上的晚宴的形式，因此作为承上启下的句子，空处应该讲述《纽约时报》的文章讲述晚宴应是指传统意义上的晚宴。因此应该讲述事实上作者的担心并非是现实意义上的聚会，而是传统意义上的晚宴。选项B“事实上，作者担心消失的晚宴是另一种类型。”，符合题意，故选B。
【17题详解】
根据空前描述传统意义上的晚宴形式，空处应承接前文，讲述现实的形式与传统形式不同的地方。选项F“然而现在，人们更喜欢在沙发上吃外卖，同时玩手机。”切题，故选F。
【18题详解】
根据空前“Is it because people are too busy to cook for others and then invite them to the table Perhaps, but there are many food lovers nowadays, and TV programs teaching people how to cook are very popular.”（是因为人们太忙了，没有时间为别人做饭，然后邀请他们来吃饭吗？也许吧，但是现在有很多美食爱好者，教人们如何烹饪的电视节目很受欢迎。）说明为了现实中人们不邀请别人来家吃饭的原因可能是由于太忙没有时间。空后“According to Judith Martin, a US writer, people have been brought up to express themselves rather than to exchange ideas. ”（美国作家朱迪思 马丁（Judith Martin）表示，人们从小就被教育要表达自己，而不是交流思想。）表述了人们从小到大所受的教育中缺失要交流思想的教育。所以空处应讲述人们不愿意邀请别人到家老吃饭的真正原因。选项C“真正的问题是人们不再知道如何交谈。”与下文论述人们从小到大接受教育时缺失交流思想的教育，形成了呼应，切题，故选C。
【19题详解】
根据上文“According to Judith Martin, a US writer, people have been brought up to express themselves rather than to exchange ideas. They don’t know how to share their experiences and feelings with others in a proper way.”（美国作家朱迪思 马丁（Judith Martin）表示，人们从小就被教育要表达自己，而不是交流思想。他们不知道如何以适当的方式与他人分享自己的经历和感受。）可知，空处应承接上文，讲述作家朱迪思 马丁的观点。选项G“她还对电子设备表示不满。”表述了作家朱迪思 马丁的另一个观点，切题。故选G。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Things have changed a lot today. Perhaps the dinner party has just become a different kind of thing. However, it needs only be more than some food, a table and a location.”（今天事情变了很多。也许晚宴已经变成另一种事情了。然而，它只需要一些食物，一张桌子和一个位置。）说明虽然时代让晚宴变成了另一种表达，但晚宴的真正形式并没有改变。所以空处应承接前文，讲述晚宴应该建立在基本的形式上。选项E“宴会文化并不一定建立在金钱和社会影响力的基础上。”与下文“Even if we are using ordinary plates and are not wearing party dresses, we can still enjoy food and share our ideas of life, love and culture, can’t we ”（即使我们使用普通的盘子，不穿晚礼服，我们仍然可以享受食物，分享我们的生活，爱和文化的想法，不是吗？）肯定了普通形式的晚宴聚会一样可以实现其非常的意义，切题，故选E。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is meant to be lived. No excuses. No reservations(保留). No holding back.
An inspiring story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once____21____a beautiful violin he wanted to acquire. When he finally____22____the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n)____23____. He went to the new owner’s home in order to try to____24____him to sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his____25____possessions and he could not let it go.
Disappointed, Kreisler turned to leave, but then____26____a favor. “May I play the instrument once more____27____it is placed to silence ”____28____was given and the great musician began to play. The violin sang out a piece of music, so____29____that the collector himself could only listen in amazement. “I have no____30____to keep that to myself,” he said after the musician finished. “The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into the world, and let people____31____it.”
William Arthur Ward said, “If you believe in prayer, pray; if you believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give.” For you and I are fine violin—our music is____32____to be heard. I want to live my life that way—to take it into the world and live it____33____. I’d rather burn out than rust out(锈尽). I’d rather be used up than die not having done____34____I can.
In the end, I know that my____35____is not only about my ability or my inability. It is about my participation. My life is meant to be lived.
21. A. came over B. came across C. came about D. came up
22. A. found B. stored C. raised D. provided
23. A. historian B. collector C. master D. author
24. A. encourage B. recommend C. persuade D. inspire
25. A. useless B. valueless C. precious D. expensive
26. A. returned B. won C. did D. asked
27. A. before B. unless C. when D. until
28. A. Assistance B. Permission C. Advice D. Price
29. A. creative B. classical C. beautiful D. powerful
30. A. honor B. right C. duty D. sense
31. A. hear B. see C. feel D. know
32. A. determined B. supported C. prevented D. meant
33. A. properly B. briefly C. normally D. fully
34. A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. whoever
35. A. kindness B. sadness C. hardness D. happiness
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了小提琴家为一位收藏家演奏了小提琴，优美的音乐使得收藏家将小提琴让给了这位小提琴家，希望他能用它演奏给其他人听。从这个故事中，作者感悟到幸福存在于帮助他人之中，幸福与能做什么或不能做什么无关，而是在于自己的充分积极地参与。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：有一个关于小提琴家Fritz Kreisler的鼓舞人心的故事，讲的是他有一次偶然发现一把他想得到的漂亮的小提琴。A. came over来访；B. came across偶然遇到；C. came about生产，产生；D. came up上来。根据后文“a beautiful violin he wanted to acquire”可知，这把小提琴是他偶然发现的。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他终于筹到钱买小提琴时，他回来买，却得知小提琴已经卖给了一位收藏家。A. found发现；B. stored贮存；C. raised提升，筹集；D. provided提供。根据前文“he wanted to acquire”及后文“the money for the violin”可知，他筹集钱要买这把小提琴。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他终于筹到钱买小提琴时，他回来买，却得知小提琴已经卖给了一位收藏家。A. historian历史学家；B. collector收藏家；C. master大师；D. author作者。根据后文“But the collector said it was one of his ____5____ possessions and he could not let it go.”可知，小提琴已经卖给一位收藏家。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他去了新主人的家，试图说服他卖掉小提琴。A. encourage鼓励；B. recommend建议；C. persuade劝说；D. inspire鼓舞。根据语境和后文“But the collector said it was one of his ____5____ possessions and he could not let it go.”可知，他想说服收藏家把小提琴卖给他。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但收藏家说，这是他珍贵的财产之一，他不能让它离开。A. useless无用的；B. valueless没价值的；C. precious珍贵的；D. expensive昂贵的。根据后文“he could not let it go”可知，收藏家舍不得卖，认为它有价值，是他珍贵的财产。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：失望的Kreisler转身离开，但随后向他提出请求，求他帮帮忙。A. returned返回；B. won赢得；C. did做；D. asked询问，请求。根据后文“May I play the instrument once more ____7____ it is placed to silence ”可知，他提出一个请求。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：在收起来之前，我可以再演奏一次吗？A. before在……之前；B. unless除非；C. when当……时候；D. until直到。基于前文的分析可知，Kreisler想要再买那把小提琴，收藏家不卖，所以，他请求在收藏家收起来之前演奏一曲。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：得到许可后，这位伟大的音乐家开始演奏。A. Assistance协助；B. Permission允许；C. Advice建议；D. Price价格。根据后文“the great musician began to play”可知，他得到了允许。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：小提琴奏出了一段优美的乐曲，如此美妙，以至于收藏家自己也只能惊奇地听着。A. creative创造性的；B. classical经典的；C. beautiful美妙的；D. powerful强大的。根据后文“that the collector himself could only listen in wonderment”可知，乐曲非常优美。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我没有权利把它留给自己，”在音乐家演奏完之后，他说。A. honor荣誉；B. right权利；C. duty义务；D. sense感觉。根据后文“The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into the world”可知，收藏家自己认为自己没有权利收藏这把小提琴，要让音乐家把它展示给世人。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：把它带到世界上，让人们听到。A. hear听见；B. see看见；C. feel感觉；D. know知道。根据后文“our music is ____12____ to be heard”可知，音乐家演奏小提琴是让人们听的。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为你和我是一把好小提琴——我们的音乐注定是用来被听到的。A. determined决定；B. supported支持；C. prevented阻止；D. meant意味着。根据后文“to be heard”可知为短语be meant to be“注定是”是固定句型，指音乐注定是用来被听到的。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我想要这样生活——把它带到这个世界上，充实地生活。A. properly适当地；B. briefly简短地；C. normally正常地；D. fully完全地，充分地。根据前文“to take it into the world”可知，把小提琴所表现的音乐展示给世人，充分体现它的价值，而不是藏起来。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：我宁愿被消耗殆尽也不愿在我能做的事还没做完时就死去。A. whatever无论什么，任何事物；B. whenever无论何时；C. whichever无论哪个，……的那个人或物；D. whoever无论谁，任何人。根据前文“I’d rather burn out than rust out(锈尽).”可知，要及时毫无保留地把自己能做的事情完成。whatever引导宾语从句，表示“无论什么”。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，我知道我的幸福不仅仅取决于我的能力或无能。A. kindness善良；B. sadness悲伤；C. hardness硬度；D. happiness幸福。根据语境和后文“It is about my participation. My life is meant to be lived.(这是关于我的参与。我的人生就是要活得精彩)”可知，此处指“幸福”不仅仅取决于我的能力或无能，而是要活的精彩。故选D。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
A
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
To experience the spirit of the Carnival for myself, I went to a street in Rio, Brazil. I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes____36____(stand) there. The crowd waited with excitement. Then there was an____37____(explode) of bright colours and lively music. The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing. The whole group started marching down the street. The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people, dancing all the way. Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer____38____(line) the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands. I was so caught up in the party fever____39____I hardly noticed five hours fly by!
【答案】36. standing
37. explosion
38. lined 39. that
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在巴西狂欢节的所见所闻。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：我可以看到一群大约20名巴西舞者和一个穿着奇装异服的乐队站在那里。此处为see+宾语+宾补结构，且a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes与stand为主动关系，故用现在分词作宾补。故填standing。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意：接着，明亮的色彩和欢快的音乐爆发了。作主语，结合不定冠词可知应填单数名词explosion。故填explosion。
【38题详解】
考查时态。句意：装着饮料啤酒的冰柜沿狭长的街道一溜排开，当我们经过一波又一波的街边摊时，空气中弥漫着烤肉的香味。根据后文“the smell of roasted meat filled the air”可知用一般过去时。故填lined。
【39题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：我深深地沉迷于派对的狂热中，不知不觉五个小时已经过去了。引导结果状语从句，表示“如此……以至于……”句型为so…that…。故填that。
B
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve, and the dinner table ____40____ (cover) with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables. Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl ____41____ (breathe) in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Luo Yan’s son, Bofeng, ____42____(happy) takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.
【答案】40. is covered
41. to breathe
42. happily
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要描述的是除夕夜一家团聚的氛围。
【40题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：除夕刚过五点，餐桌上摆满了白色的瓷盘和碗，盛满了各种各样的菜肴：鸡、鸭、猪肉、鱼和蔬菜。分析句子结构可知，此处为谓语动词，根据并列句的谓语动词is可知，此处应使用一般现在时，cover与句子主语the dinner table之间为被动关系，且句子主语为第三人称单数。故填is covered。
【41题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：二十九岁的罗言（音译）掀开一个大碗的盖子，嗅着母亲和妻子煲的汤所散发出的浓香。分析句子结构可知，此处为非谓语动词作状语，表目的，用不定式。故填to breathe。
【42题详解】
考查副词。句意：罗言的儿子博峰（音译）高兴地咬了一口爷爷为他挑选的鸡肉。分析句子结构可知，此处为副词作状语修饰动词takes，happy的副词为happily意为“高兴地”符合句意。故填happily。
C
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature. Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make ____43____ effort to explain it. Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race ____44____ (be) the natural and social environments. We must know all these, if the book is to speak its whole message. In a word, we have now reached a point ____45____ we wish to enjoy and understand literature.
【答案】43. an 44. are
45. where
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是我们开始学习文学时的经历，最终达到一个希望欣赏和理解文学的阶段。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：为了进入和享受这个新世界，我们需要热爱文学，并努力解释它。分析句子结构可知，此处为固定短语make an effort to do sth.意为“努力做某事”符合句意，所以此处使用不定冠词an。故填an。
【44题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：每本书的背后都是一个人，人的背后是种族，种族的背后是自然环境和社会环境。分析句子结构可知，此处为谓语动词，该句为表方位的介词短语位于句首，句子为全部倒装，根据并列句的谓语动词is可知，此处使用一般现在时，句子主语the natural and social environments为名词复数，所以谓语动词应使用are。故填are。
45题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：总而言之，我们现在已经达到了一个希望欣赏和理解文学的阶段。分析句子结构可知，此处为关系词引导的定语从句，从句中不缺少主语和宾语，所以此处使用关系副词，先行词point为抽象地点名词，所以此处使用关系副词where。故填where。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是某中学学生Lily，上周日你参加了学校举行的元宵节 (the Lantern Festival) 庆祝活动，请给你的英国朋友Peter写一封信，分享你这次的活动经历。内容包括：
1.活动内容：吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，舞龙舞狮(the dragon and lion dance)等；
2.感受与收获。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
Long time no see! In your last letter, you showed great interest in Chinese traditional festivals. Now I am writing to
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Yours,
Lily
【答案】One possible version:
Long time no see! In your last letter, you showed great interest in Chinese traditional festivals. Now I am writing to share with you the celebration of Lantern Festival held in our school last Sunday.
On Sunday evening. After we finished the tangyuan prepared for us in the school restaurant, I walked around the school campus with other students to enjoy the various lanterns made by the students themselves. Besides, many students gathered under the lanterns to do word puzzles. What impressed me most was the dragon and lion dance performance on the playground, which made me unwilling to leave for a long time.
This activity not only enriched our after-school life, but also gave us a good chance to understand traditional Chinese festivals.
Hope you will come to China next year and we celebrate the Lantern Festival together.
Yours,
Lily
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友Peter写一封信，分享学校在周日举行的元宵节庆祝活动经历。
【详解】1.词汇积累
准备好的：prepared →ready
各种各样的：various →varieties of
此外：besides → what’s more
机会：chance → opportunity
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Now I am writing to share with you the celebration of Lantern Festival held in our school last Sunday.
拓展句：Now I am writing to share with you the celebration of Lantern Festival which was held in our school last Sunday.
【点睛】【高分句型1】After we finished the tangyuan prepared for us in the school restaurant, I walked around the school campus with other students to enjoy the various lanterns made by the students themselves.（运用了after引导的时间状语从句和过去分词短语作定语）
【高分句型2】What impressed me most was the dragon and lion dance performance on the playground, which made me unwilling to leave for a long time.（运用了what引导的主语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句）
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone and enjoyed that too. With four siblings (兄妹) he didn't get much time alone. Sometimes he sat with his younger brother, Jackson, but Jackson was sick at home today.
The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled, gave his younger brother a hard shove and knocked him to the ground. Billy was on the ground wiping at his eyes, but Dexter walked away.
Carter turned in his seat, feeling disgusted. He hated seeing little kids get picked on (欺负).The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.
He thought of the model car he was working on at home, a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color of blue picked out.
He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti, which smelled delicious. He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.
“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air. "What are you doing in my room I thought you were sick!”
“I feel better!”
"What's on your face Are you bleeding "
"No! I'm not bleeding." Jackson wiped at his face, probably just paint. Look! Look what I did!” He pointed at the desk in the comer of Carter's room.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1
Carter looked down at his desk in horror
Paragraph 2
Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist.
【答案】Carter looked down at his desk in horror. What came into his sight was an ugly red car, which really annoyed him. Eyes narrowed and fists clenched, Carter could feel a blaze of flame fueling inside him. “What have you done to my car ” he yelled loudly. Frightened by the loud voice of his brother, Jackson drooped his head, murmured, “I just wanted to give you a surprise!” It suddenly dawned on Carter that what he did just now was just like Dexter’s action on the bus.
Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist. Letting out a sigh of regret, he apologized to his brother sincerely, “I'm sorry for doing that, but I had planned to paint it blue.” Hearing this, Jackson beamed and embraced Carter tightly, paint it together! No sooner had they painted the unique car than their Mum called them to have dinner. The breeze wafted their face with delicious smell of the spaghetti and warmed the brothers’ hearts. There was no denying that siblings should get on well by being more tolerant of each other.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了卡特在坐校车回家的途中，看到德克斯特欺负他的弟弟比利，这让卡特很反感。回家后，卡特急不可待的回到自己的房间，要给自己做的汽车模型喷漆。结果发现自己的弟弟把自己的汽车模型喷漆了，而且很难看。最后，卡特原谅了弟弟，并一起完成模型喷漆。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“卡特惊恐地低头看着自己的桌子。”可知，第一段可描写作者发现自己的汽车模型被弄糟了后的反应。
②由第二段首句内容“卡特深吸了一口气，然后展开拳头。”可知，第二段可描写作者原谅了弟弟，一起完成汽车喷漆的过程。
2.续写线索：发火——弟弟解释——回想到德克斯特的行为——原谅弟弟——一起完成汽车模型喷漆
3.词汇激活（一个词汇要写出相近的表达）
行为类
①理解，明白：dawn on /understand
②.计划：plan to do/intend to do
③. 相处得很好：get on well with/get along with
情绪类
①.大喊：yell/shout
②.害怕的：frightened/ scared
【点睛】[高分句型1]. What came into his sight was an ugly red car, which really annoyed him.(由what引导的主语从句，which引导的非限定性定语从句)
[高分句型2]. No sooner had they painted the unique car than their Mum called them to have dinner.(运用部分倒装句型)湖南省衡阳市衡山县德华盛星源高中2023年春季
高一第一次月英语卷
时量：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，请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答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15 B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does Steve advise the woman to do
A. Find a taxi online.
B. Get a ride.
C. Drive with the DiDi app.
2. How is Flora now most probably
A. Calm B. Excited. C. Disappointed.
3. What do the speakers decide to do tomorrow
A. Have a picnic. B. Take a walk. C. Go cycling.
4. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Host and guest.
B. Boss and secretary.
C. Teacher and student.
5. When will the speakers get to Tracy’s home
A. In 20 minutes. B. In 30 minutes. C. In 40 minutes.
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。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
6. How many customers did the woman sign up this weekend
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five.
7. What does the woman say about her new business
A. She has a flexible schedule.
B. She has mixed feelings.
C. She is busy at night.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
8. What does the woman care about most
A. Her weight. B. Her happiness. C. Her work state.
9. Where will the woman take exercise probably
A. At home. B. In a gym. C. In the park.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
10. What is the green food finally used for
A. Dining hall meals. B. Market sales. C. Gardening shows.
11. Which activity is held on coffee mornings
A. Task reporting. B. Coffee making. C. Resource sharing.
12. What is likely to be ignored at Monica’s home
A. Energy saving. B. Waste collecting. C. Rubbish recycling.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
13. How does the woman get information about the driving schools
A. By asking her father.
B. By surfing the Internet.
C. By visiting the schools.
14. What is the price for the summer program of the first school
A. 450 pounds. B.400 pounds. C. 350 pounds.
15. Why does the woman give up choosing the third school
A. The charge is not fair.
B. There aren’t any summer programs.
C. It doesn’t provide driver’s programs.
16. Where may the woman learn to drive
A. In Hill School. B. In Ideal Life School. C. In BeeTee School.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。
17. Where is the library
A. In the east of the community.
B. Behind the East Garden.
C. To the east of a middle school.
18. When was the library open to the public for the first time
A. Last October. B. Two months ago. C. Last month.
19. What attracts the readers most
A. 2,228 paper books.
B. The e-book borrowing system.
C. The stay overnight.
20. Who is the speaker probably
A. The manager of the community.
B. An engineer in the urban planning department.
C. The librarian of the 24-hour self-service library.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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1. What is Write the World
A. A publishing house. B. An online community.
C. A world organization. D. An advertising company.
2. What can you do at Write the World
A. Borrow books from its library. B. Have articles written by readers.
C. Seek advice from other writers. D. Hold competitions every month.
3. What is the purpose of the text
A. To teach writing skills. B. To show the power of words.
C. To attract young writers. D. To explain the competition rules.
B
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer who helped shape the course of American literature. His life was full of tragedies, but he had great influence on the 19th-century American literature and continues to influence writers to this day.
The early life of Edgar Allan Poe was quite miserable. Born in 1809, Poe was not yet three years old when his parents died. Adopted by a wealthy family, he got into trouble at school. He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he dropped out without graduating. His calamity continued to his adult life. Later, because of a failed marriage, he suffered from mental illness. He was so upset about real life that he turned to writing. Expressing himself in an unreal and imaginary world was his only comfort.
The tragedies in Poe’s life influenced the tone, style and contents of his writing. His stories usually include death, which helps build his reputation as a master of “dark” literature. In his The Tell-Tale Heart, the main character goes crazy and kills his roommate, while in The Black Cat, the main character kills his cat in a fit of madness.
Poe died at the age of 40 in 1849. His life is short but his influence is very great. Poe is credited with creating detective fiction, and many say he contributed greatly to the appearance of science fiction. Fascinated by the scientific theories and new inventions of his time, he wrote about imaginary societies in the future. Writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, regarded Poe as the father of detective fiction. Jules Verne, a French writer who helped popularize science fiction, said Poe’s work had a direct influence on the stories he wrote.
4. Poe began to write to .
A. earn his living B. find comfort in writing
C. build a good reputation D. create a beautiful world
5. It can be learnt that Poe’s works often reflect .
A. soldiers’ life B. his own life stories
C. a sense of peace D. some political problems
6. What does the underlined word “calamity” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Success B. Devotion. C. Misfortune. D. Delight.
7. Which can best show Poe’s influence on literature according to the last paragraph
A. His influence of detective fiction. B. His unique writing experience.
C. His creation of scientific theories. D. His contribution to new inventions.
C
Every festival has its own meaning. Labour Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. But somehow it now seems that while celebrating all festivals we just care about one thing-shopping. And that can be a big problem.
“In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. It’s held on the day, which is known as Black Friday-a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.
You can see the irony (奇异可笑之处) here.
Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up 29 years ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. It’s just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of dilemmas in our lives today-bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the ocean-seem to be the same cause: over-consumption.
The latest example is the Singles’ Day shopping craze of Nov.11, which saw a new sales record. But as NVie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.” And it was reported that last year the Singles’ Day packages left more than 160,000 tons of waste, including plastic and cardboard. The Collins dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing out the problem that there’re too many things we throw away after only using them once.
So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but it’s not just to remind us about a break from shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyle completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about” rather than wasting money on useless things.
8. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph
A. To express people’s love for all festivals.
B. To talk about the meaning of the festivals.
C. To appreciate the value of the festivals.
D. To introduce the topic of the passage.
9. Why did Kalle Lasn organize Buy Nothing Day
A. To help people save money.
B. To cut the cost for daily life.
C. To prevent over-consumption.
D. To set up a new sales record.
10. What’s Nie Li’s attitude towards the shopping craze
A. Opposed. B. Supportive. C. Unknown. D. Neutral.
11. What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. Creating a New Lifestyle
B. Buy Nothing Day
C. Festivals Around the World
D. A Change in People’s Life
D
“Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Wann, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom (运动迷). Fandom connects us with other like-minded people, which satisfies our human need for belonging, he says.
“These relationships are significant: People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem (自尊), lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports,” Wann says. Fans tend to have more access to social support, help and resources as well. Research suggests that when people have support from their communities, they have better health. Of course, teams sometimes lose. Prior to a sporting event, there’s at least a 50-50 chance that you’re going to be disappointed in your outcome.
So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose People who feel a strong psychological connection with a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season. For example, if a pizza restaurant continually got your order wrong, you’d likely switch to a more reliable restaurant. But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.
Being part of a fan community can also help people cope with losses. A 2019 study found that watching a football game with other fans helps to relieve the negative psychological effects of losing. For fans of the losing team, sharing the pain may have protected them from losing self-esteem.
“There are other things that brings with it above and beyond the ability to enjoy the team’s successes. Watching sports can be a way to relieve stress, or spend time with family,” Wann says. Any sort of fandom can be distracting, but Wann says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.
12. What is the characteristic sports fans generally bear
A. Higher sense of self-worth. B. Worse health conditions.
C. Being ready to help others. D. Few means of support.
13. Why do fans continue to support teams that tend to lose
A. Fans are forced to be loyal to teams.
B. Fans are good at sharing pains with teams.
C. Fans are brave enough to accept losses.
D. Fans own a great sense of identity and belonging.
14 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Wann
A. Sport fandom makes people too excited to go to work.
B. Sport fandom leads to distraction.
C Sport fandom improves interpersonal relationship.
D. Sport fandom makes people more successful.
15. What is this passage most likely from
A. A poster. B. A textbook. C. A novel. D. A magazine.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The dinner party is disappearing according to an article in The New York Times. “How can this be ” You might wonder. Don’t we meet with friends to taste food in the hottest restaurants Aren’t we invited by friends to enjoy home-cooked meals And we throw parties for friends on special occasions, don’t we
___16___It is more formal and usually hosted in one’s home. Invitations are sent out ahead and hosts prepare food with great care. A beautiful tablecloth is spread out on the dinner table, which is then set with expensive cutlery (餐具). Guests dress up for the occasion and are expected to carry on a conversation at the table.___17___
Is it because people are too busy to cook for others and then invite them to the table Perhaps, but there are many food lovers nowadays, and TV programs teaching people how to cook are very popular.___18___According to Judith Martin, a US writer, people have been brought up to express themselves rather than to exchange ideas. They don’t know how to share their experiences and feelings with others in a proper way.___19___
In her opinion, its influence has been harmful to human communication. “People don’t even respond to dinner invitation anymore,” she said. “Not only do they cancel at the last minute, they do it by text message.”
Things have changed a lot today. Perhaps the dinner party has just become a different kind of thing. However it needs only be more than some food, a table and a location.___20___ Even if we are using ordinary plates and are not wearing party dresses, we can still enjoy food and share our ideas of life, love and culture, can’t we
A. The age of great hosts is dead with the change of people’s lifestyles.
B. In fact the dinner party the writer worries about disappearing is another kind.
C. The real problem is that people don’t know how to make conversation anymore.
D. They know exactly which guests to invite so that they can share their favourite food.
E. The culture of the dinner party is not necessarily based on money and social influence.
F. Yet nowadays, people prefer to eat takeout food on sofa while playing on mobile phones.
G. She also expresses dissatisfaction with electronic equipment.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is meant to be lived. No excuses. No reservations(保留). No holding back.
An inspiring story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once____21____a beautiful violin he wanted to acquire. When he finally____22____the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n)____23____. He went to the new owner’s home in order to try to____24____him to sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his____25____possessions and he could not let it go.
Disappointed, Kreisler turned to leave, but then____26____a favor. “May I play the instrument once more____27____it is placed to silence ”____28____was given and the great musician began to play. The violin sang out a piece of music, so____29____that the collector himself could only listen in amazement. “I have no____30____to keep that to myself,” he said after the musician finished. “The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into the world, and let people____31____it.”
William Arthur Ward said, “If you believe in prayer, pray; if you believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give.” For you and I are fine violin—our music is____32____to be heard. I want to live my life that way—to take it into the world and live it____33____. I’d rather burn out than rust out(锈尽). I’d rather be used up than die not having done____34____I can.
In the end, I know that my____35____is not only about my ability or my inability. It is about my participation. My life is meant to be lived.
21. A. came over B. came across C. came about D. came up
22. A. found B. stored C. raised D. provided
23. A. historian B. collector C. master D. author
24. A. encourage B. recommend C. persuade D. inspire
25. A. useless B. valueless C. precious D. expensive
26. A. returned B. won C. did D. asked
27. A. before B. unless C. when D. until
28. A. Assistance B. Permission C. Advice D. Price
29. A. creative B. classical C. beautiful D. powerful
30. A. honor B. right C. duty D. sense
31. A. hear B. see C. feel D. know
32. A. determined B. supported C. prevented D. meant
33. A. properly B. briefly C. normally D. fully
34. A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. whoever
35. A. kindness B. sadness C. hardness D. happiness
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
A
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
To experience the spirit of the Carnival for myself, I went to a street in Rio, Brazil. I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes____36____(stand) there. The crowd waited with excitement. Then there was an____37____(explode) of bright colours and lively music. The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing. The whole group started marching down the street. The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people, dancing all the way. Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer____38____(line) the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands. I was so caught up in the party fever____39____I hardly noticed five hours fly by!
B
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve, and the dinner table ____40____ (cover) with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables. Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl ____41____ (breathe) in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Luo Yan’s son, Bofeng, ____42____(happy) takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.
C
阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature. Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make ____43____ effort to explain it. Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race ____44____ (be) the natural and social environments. We must know all these, if the book is to speak its whole message. In a word, we have now reached a point ____45____ we wish to enjoy and understand literature.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是某中学学生Lily，上周日你参加了学校举行的元宵节 (the Lantern Festival) 庆祝活动，请给你的英国朋友Peter写一封信，分享你这次的活动经历。内容包括：
1.活动内容：吃汤圆，赏灯，猜灯谜，舞龙舞狮(the dragon and lion dance)等；
2.感受与收获。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
Long time no see! In your last letter, you showed great interest in Chinese traditional festivals. Now I am writing to
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Yours,
Lily
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone and enjoyed that too. With four siblings (兄妹) he didn't get much time alone. Sometimes he sat with his younger brother, Jackson, but Jackson was sick at home today.
The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled, gave his younger brother a hard shove and knocked him to the ground. Billy was on the ground wiping at his eyes, but Dexter walked away.
Carter turned in his seat, feeling disgusted. He hated seeing little kids get picked on (欺负).The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.
He thought of the model car he was working on at home, a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color of blue picked out.
He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti, which smelled delicious. He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.
“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air. "What are you doing in my room I thought you were sick!”
“I feel better!”
"What's on your face Are you bleeding "
"No! I'm not bleeding." Jackson wiped at his face, probably just paint. Look! Look what I did!” He pointed at the desk in the comer of Carter's room.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1
Carter looked down at his desk in horror
Paragraph 2
Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist
