江蘇省南通市如東縣2023-2024學年高三上學期期初學情檢測英語試卷（含答案 無聽力音頻 含聽力原文）

第第頁江蘇省南通市如東縣2023-2024學年高三上學期期初學情檢測英語試卷（含答案無聽力音頻含聽力原文）2023～2024學年度第一學期期初學情檢測

高三英語

參考答案及評分標準

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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第二部分閱讀（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)

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第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

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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）

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第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

56.relaxation57.haspopped58.professionals59.togo60.the

61.which62.as63.moreauthentic64.exposed65.and

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

DearKevin,

HearingthatyouwanttolearnChinesemainlybywatchingmovies,I’mwritingtosharewithyoumy

opinion.Ibelieveitmaynotbethemostappropriatechoiceforthefollowingreasons.

Firstofall,languagelearninginvolvesseveralskills,suchaslistening,speaking,readingandwriting.

Obviously,learningChinesemainlybywatchingmoviesisnotconducivetodevelopingyourintegratedskills.

Besides,thelanguageinthemovieissetfortheplotandmaynotmatchyourlanguagelevel,whichmay

preventyoufromlearningChinesegraduallyandsystematically.

Therefore,Isuggest,besideswatchingmovies,youshouldreadmorebooksandcommunicatewith

nativespeakersfrequentlytopracticeyourChinese.Inaddition,takingsomeChinesecoursesisalsoagood

choice.Iamconvincedthatwiththehelpofteachers,youcanlearnChinesebetter.

Thanksforconsideringmysuggestion.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua.

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第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

“Howmuchdoyouhave”askedthemanfromChicago.“47cents!”Tessrepliedwithoutanyhesitation.

Tohersurprise,themansaidthathewasadoctorandthatitwasafairpriceforamiracle.Overcomewith

excitement，Tessgraspedhishand，leadinghimtoherhome.Withdoubtandhope，DadandMomhad

Andrewcheckedbytheman，whodeclaredthathewouldperformanoperationontheboyandpromisedit

wouldn’tbelongbeforehecouldpickhimselfup.Hearinghiswords,thewholefamilyburstintotearsofjoy.

Theoperationwascompleted.HardlyhadAndrewbeensentbackhomewhenhisparentswenttothank

thedoctorwithTess，fortheyknewthat47centswasajokeforanoperation.Theypromisedtosaveenough

moneytopayforthebillonlytobetoldthatTesshadpaidforit.“It’safairdeal,”thedoctorexplainedtothe

parents，andthenlookedintoTess’seyes，smiling,“47centswaswhatitcost—plusthefaithofalittlegirl.”

分值說明：

選擇題部分95分

1.聽力1-20題，1.5分1題，共30分；

2.閱讀理解21-35題，2.5分1題，共37.5分；

3.閱讀“七選五”36-40題，2.5分1題，共12.5分；

4.完形填空41-55題，1分1題，共15分。

非選擇題部分共55分

1.語法填空56-65題，1.5分1題，共15分；

2.應用文寫作，15分；

3.讀后續(xù)寫，25分。

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聽力材料

Text1

W:Can’tyouknockonthedoorbeforeyouentermyoffice

M:Sorry!It’sjustbecauseI’minsuchahurry.

Text2

W:Ijustsatdownatmycomputerandrealizedthatmyphonewasdead.DoyouhaveachargerIcanborrow

M:Yes,Catherine.Ialwaysbringanextrachargertowork.

W:Iusuallydotoo!ButIforgottobringminebeforegettingonthetrainthismorning.

Text3

M:It’sgoingtotakemeforevertofinishthismathshomework,andI’mreallynotinthemoodtodomyscience

homeworkafterthat!

W:Atleastyoucompletedyourhistoryyesterday.Ifyoudoitalittlefaster,perhapsyou’llfinishthescience

earlierthanyouthought.

Text4

M:HaveyouseenMr.ArnoldI’vebeensearchingeverywhereforhim.

W:From3:00p.m.to5:00p.m.,hehasameeting.He’llbebackinhisofficeafterthemeeting.

M:Thanks.I’llchecktherelater.There’sonlyanhourleft.

Text5

W:I’msorry,Jack.Imustdeclineyouroffer.Yourcompanylooksgreat,butI’dneedahighersalary.Ihopeyou

understand.

M:WhenIgotyourcall,Ithoughtyouwerereadytobeginworking.ButIunderstandyourconcern.

Text6

M:Mom,Iboughtasmartphoneforyou.NextmonthIwillgotoworkinanothercountry.Youcanstillconnect

withmeontheInternet.

W:ButIreallydon’tknowhowtouseit.It’shardfortheoldtolearnnewthings.

M:It’sOK.I’llteachyouhowtohaveavideochat.

W:Allright.Iwilltrymybesttofollowyou.Itwillsavealotofmoneyonphonebillsanyway.

Text7

M:Hi,Sue.Wherehaveyoubeen

W:Oh.Hi,Dan.Iwasjustatthelibrary.Ihavetohandinmybiologypapertomorrow.

M:TomorrowOh,no!Ithoughtitwasn’tduetillMonday.

W:Don’tworry.ItisindeeddueonMonday.ButI’mgoingawayfortheweekendandwon’tbebacktill

Mondaynight.

M:Oh,whereareyougoing

W:California.We’rehavingafamilyparty.It’smygrandmother’sninetiethbirthday,soallthecousins,aunts

andunclesaregoing.Sheplannedthewholethingherself.

M:Wow.That’sgreat.Howmanypeoplewillbethere

W:Aroundsixty.Myfamilyisbigandspreadsout,butwe’reprettyclose.

Text8

M:It’ssuchapleasuretomeeteveryone.Thankstopeoplelikeyou,smallbusinesseseverywherehavemany

growthopportunities.

W:Thankyou,Paul.Andthanksforcomingtomyofficetoexplainyourcompany.Nowyoucanbegin.

M:OK.So,weallfeelanxioustolookourbest.Butclothingstylesquicklychange,andfashionisn’tcheap!

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Plus,themorewebuy,themorewewaste.Howmanyofushaveoverfiveclothingitemsthatwenever

wear

W:Good,howwillyoufixthis

M:Throughmyservice,RentalTrend.

W:Howdoesitwork

M:It’sawebsitewhereuserscanrentouttheirclothes.Anyonewhoisinterestedinthoseclothescanoffera

priceandrentthem.Therewillbemanytypesofclothes.Whetherit’sforaparty,phototakingorvacation,

wetryourbesttomeetpeople’sneed.

W:Interesting,Paul.Haveyouborrowedfromanybanks

M:No.Andbecausethiscompanyisonlyayearold,thisisthefirsttimeI’vecometosincerelyinviteyouto

putmoneyintoourwebsite.I’msureyouwillseewhatabigdifferenceyoumake.Withyourhelp,wecan

bringfairfashionnationwide.

Text9

W:Sorrytobotheryou,sir,butwe’relookingintoareportconcerningthehouseoppositebeingbrokenintolast

night.Wearespeakingtoeveryonewholivesintheneighborhoodtoinvestigatewhathappened.

M:Goodnessme,they’refriendsofmine!AretheyOKDidtheytakeanything

W:Everyoneisfine,sir.Awatchandsomepiecesofjewelryaremissing,whichhasbeenupsetting,but

thankfullynoonewashurt.

M:Howawful,butI’mgladtheyareokay.

W:MayIaskyouafewquestions,sir

M:Ofcourse.

W:Didyouseeanythingunusualaroundeleveno’clocklastnightSomethingoutoftheordinary,loudnoises

perhaps,oractivitythatyouwouldn’tnormallyseeoutside

M:Nowthatyoucometomentionit,Ididnoticesomeflashinglightsfromthehouseoppositearoundthattime.

Irememberthinkingitwasstrangebecausetheyareanoldcoupleandtheirlightsareusuallyoutbyaround

teno’clock.

W:Didyouseeanyone

M:Ididtakealookasithappened.Therewasawhitecarparkedoutsidetheirhouse.Oh,I’msostupid—I

shouldhaverealizedsomethingwashappening!

W:IsthereanythingelseyoucanrememberAnythingatallEvenifyoudon’tthinkitisimportant

M:Waitaminute!

W:Whatisit

M:IforgottosayIhaveanoutsidesecuritycamera!Itmusthaverecordedeverything!

W:Excellent,sir!Itmaysolvethecase!Let’stakealookimmediately!

Text10

I’mgladsomanyofyouhavecomeforthegardeningclass.Welcome,allofyou.

Eachweek,wewillbegrowingandlookingafterourplants,andIwillshowyouallhowtogetthebestout

ofthem.Youwillallhaveyourownsmallsectionoflandwhereyoucanchoosewhichplantstogrow.This

week,wewantabedofflowerstobrightenuptheplace.

Inthefollowingweeks,youmaywishtogrowyourownfruitandvegetables.Iwillbeheretoadviseand

encourageyou.Iamhereeveryday,soitiseasytocomeandfindmeifyouhaveanyquestions.AllIaskin

returnisthatyouenjoyyourtimeinthegreatoutdoors.Gardeningissuchawonderfulthingtodo.It’sgood

exercise,andrewarding.Plus,whenyougardeningroupslikethis,itturnsintoawonderfulsocialeventtoo.

Rightthen,letmeshowyoutoyourareas.Followme.

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第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

Howdoesthewomansound

A.Sorry.B.Annoyed.C.Indifferent.

Whatdidthewomanforgettobringwithher

A.Hercomputer.B.Hertrainticket.C.Herphonecharger.

Whichsubjecthasthemanfinishedhomeworkfor

A.Maths.B.Science.C.History.

Whattimeisitnow

A.It’s3:00p.m.B.It’s4:00p.m.C.It’s5:00p.m.

Whatdoesthewomanmainlymean

Shewon’tworkfortheman.

Sheforgottocallthemanback.

Shewantsthemantopaymore.

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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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、7題。

Whydoesthemanteachthewomanvideochatting

Hewillworkabroad.

Hewantstosavemoney.

Heboughtheranewvideophone.

Whatdoesthewomanthinkoflearningvideochatting

A.Useless.B.Difficult.C.Interesting.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

WhatisDanworriedaboutatfirst

A.Hisfamily.B.Hisbiologypaper.C.Hisbirthdayparty.

WhatwillSuedoovertheweekend

A.Workonherschoolwork.B.Readatthelibrary.C.Attendaparty.

Whosebirthdayiscomingsoon

A.Sue’sgrandmother’s.B.Sue’smother’s.C.Sue’suncle’s.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

Wherearethespeakers

A.Atabank.B.Atanoffice.C.Ataclothingstudio.

Whatisthemandoing

Raisingmoneyforhisbusiness.

Designingclothesforthewoman.

Persuadingthewomantobuylessclothes.

Howdoesthemansound

A.Stressed.B.Ambitious.C.Doubtful.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

Whatistheconversationmainlyabout

A.Awatch.B.Acamera.C.Acrime.

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers

A.Policewomanandcitizen.B.Neighbors.C.Friends.

Whatdidthemannotice

A.Aloudnoise.B.Awhitecar.C.Apieceofjewelry.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

Howoftendoesthespeakermeetthegroup

A.Everyday.B.Everyfivedays.C.Everysevendays.

Whatwillbegrownthistime

A.Flowers.B.Fruits.C.Vegetables.

Whatdoesthespeakerwantthelistenerstodo

A.Welcomeeachother.B.Exerciseeveryday.C.Enjoythemselves.

Whatisthespeakerprobably

A.Agardeningteacher.B.Abuildingdesigner.C.Afitnesstrainer.

第二部分閱讀（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,并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

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Somelibrariesuseuniquearchitecturetoencouragevisitorstosettledownwithanewbook,orusemobilelibrariestobringbookstohard-to-reachpopulations.Nomatterhowtheyachieveit,thesenovellibrariesarekeepingthemagicofreadingalive.

BeachLibrary(Albena,Bulgaria)

Readingabookonthebeachisaclassic,andinBulgaria,onelibraryencouragestouriststodojustthat.

Thewhite,weather-resistantshelveslinedupnotfarfromthesurffeature6,000booksin15languages.

TheCamelLibraryService(NorthEasternProvince,Kenya)

Tocombatlowliteracy(識字)ratesinthedesertofKenya,thegovernmentcreatedamobilelibrarycomposedofninecamelsbringingbookstovillages.Thelibrarytravelsfourdaysaweekservingtheregion’speople.Currentlytheservicefocusesonchildren,butwithmorefundingtheyplantoincreasetheirreachbothindistanceandthetitlestheycarry.

BishanLibrary(Singapore)

Builtin2023,thislibraryismeanttoinvoke(使想起)amodernglasstreehouse.Glasspods(吊艙)ofvaryingcolorsstickoutofthebuildingrandomlytocreatecomfortableyetairycornersforreadingthroughoutthebuilding.Atthesametime,amoreopen-planchildren’sroomonthebasementlevelinvitesinteractionwhilepreventingnoisefromgoingupanddisturbingthoseconcentratinginthehighplacesabove.SeikeiUniversityLibrary(Tokyo,Japan)

Librariesareusuallyknownfortheirquietatmosphere,butthisoneencouragesconversation.PritzkerPrize-winnerShigeruBandesignedthelibrarywithspace-age,free-standingsoundproofedpodstorespectthosewhoneeduninterruptedstudy,whilealsobeingconducive(有助于)toothermethodsoflearning.

MacquarieUniversityLibrary(Sydney,Australia)

Asurprisingcombinationofthecuttingedgeandsustainability,thisbuildingwasmadefromrecycledmaterials,featuresagreenroof,andwasdesignedtoimitatethelookofaeucalyptustree(桉樹).Itisalsostateoftheart,usingrobotcranestobringrequestedbookstothefrontdesk.

WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheCamelLibraryService

A.Itcurrentlyservesonlychildren.B.AllresidentsinKenyacanenjoyit.

C.Morechildrenwillbenefitfromit.D.Theregion’speoplecanenjoyiteveryday.

Whichlibraryisaperfectspotforstudygroupsandlivelydiscussions

A.BishanLibrary.B.BeachLibrary.

C.MacquarieUniversityLibrary.D.SeikeiUniversityLibrary.

WhatdoBishanLibraryandMacquarieUniversityLibraryhaveincommon

A.Theirdesignisrelatedtotrees.B.Theyaremadeofglass.

C.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Theyusehightechnologytoservereaders.

B

Wildbison(野牛)aretoreturntotheUKforthefirsttimein6,000years,withthereleaseofonemaleandthreefemalesinBleanwoodsinKentsoon.The$1mprojecttoreintroducetheanimalswillhelpsecurethefutureofanendangeredspecies.Buttheywillalsonaturallyregenerateaformerpine(松樹)woodplantationbykillingofftrees.

PopulationsoftheUK’smostimportantwildlifehavegreatlyplummetedsince1970.Britainisoneofthecountriessufferinggreatspecieslossintheworld,despitethebesteffortsofconservationists.

PaulHadaway,fromKentWildlifeTrust,said:“TheWilderBleanprojectwillprovethatawilder,nature-basedsolutionistherightonetotackletheclimateandnaturecrisiswenowface.Usingmissingkeystonespecieslikebisontorestorenaturalprocessestohabitatsisthekeytocreatingbiodiversityinourlandscape.”

Knownas“ecosystemengineers”,bisonkillselectedtreesbyeatingtheirbarkorusingthemasatooltoremovetheirthickwinterfur(皮毛).Thiscreatesabigdeadwooddinnerforinsects,whichprovidefoodforbirds.Treefellingalsocreatessunnyclearingswhereplantscangrowhealthily.

Thebisonwillnotbegivenanyfoodorartificialshelters,thoughtheirhealthwillbemonitoredbyobservingtheircoatsandexaminingtheirwaste.“Weneedtokeepthemaswildaspossiblefortheprojecttosucceed,”saidHadaway.Buthesaidtherewasnointentiontointroduceenemiessuchaswolves.

“It’sincreasinglyclearthatdaringandimaginativerewildingisurgentlyneededtotacklethecountry’sworryinglossofwildlife,”saidRebeccaWrigley,ofRewildingBritain.ShesaidfarmoreneededtobedoneacrosstheUKtoreintroducelargeanimalsfeedingonplantsandletthemdotheirmagic.

Hadawaysaid:“Sometimesintherewildingdebatepeoplethinkthatit’salookbacktothepast,butthat’snotwhatwe’reabout.We’reabouttryingtofindtherightnaturalsolutionforthemodernworld.”

WhatisthepurposeoftheWilderBleanproject

TopreventKent’sextremeweatherevents.

TorestorebiodiversityinBleanwoods.

ToincreasethenumberofpinetreesinKent.

Tokilloffnon-nativespeciesinBleanwoods.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plummeted”inparagraph2mean

A.increased.B.recovered.C.remained.D.dropped.

Whyarebisoncalled“ecosystemengineers”

Theyhelpcreateimprovedhabitatsformanyspecies.

Theyprotectbirdsfromtheirnaturalenemies.

Theyadapttovariouslivingenvironmentsquickly.

Theyfeedondeadtreesandbushes.

WhichstatementabouttheprojectwouldWrigleyagreewith

A.Itisalookbacktothepast.B.Itisagainstthelawsofnature.

C.Itshouldbepromotedinotherareas.D.Itshouldbemoreimaginative.

C

I’vebeenkeepinganhonestyjournalforthepastseveralmonths.ThedayIstartedthejournal,my6-year-olddaughteraskedmeifthecatreallywenttosleeplastyear,andifthatactuallymeantthatIhadkilledhim.Isighed,wonderingifIshouldwaittostartthishonestyprojectuntilshewasgrown-up.ButIbraveditandtoldherthatyes,Ihadmadethechoiceforhimtodie,becausehewassuffering.Shelostinterestabouthalfwaythroughmyexplanation.

Itstruckmethatthechoicetolieorbehonestwasoftenachoicebetweentwoequallyundesirablethings.

Tellingmydaughterthetruthdidnotmakemehappier,butlyingwouldn’thaveeither.

Overall,IfoundthatIstruggledmorewiththesmallinstancesofhonesty,ratherthanthebig.So,whenaclientaccidentallypaidmetwiceforaproject,therewasnointernaldebate.Itwas$1,000,soobviously,Inotifiedtheclient.ButwhentheMcDonald’sdrive-throughcashiergavemeanextradollarinchangeandthelinehadbeensolongandmykidswereactingcrazyinthebackseat...itwasadifferentstory.EventhoughIgavethedollarback,Ialmostdidn’t.

Eventhoughhonestyfeltlikeastruggle,Istartedtolikehowitfelt.WhenIwasmorehonest,Itendedtofeelbetteraboutmyrelationshipsandmyself.Ilikethesaying,“Everybodywantsthetruth,butnobodywantstobehonest.”Ididn’talwayswanttobehonest.ButIwantedthetruth,andthisfocusonhonestyhelpedmefeelthatIwasdoingmypart.

Thebottomlineisthatfocusingonhonestyisawaytoactivelyengagewiththeworld,insteadofpassivelycomplainingaboutit.Itmightevenmakeyoufeelasifyouhavegoldinyourbrain.

Howdidtheauthor’sdaughterreacttoherexplanation

A.ShepaidlittleattentiontoitB.Shethoughtitwasincredible.

C.Shepraisedtheauthorforherbravery.D.Shewouldrathertheauthorliedtoher.

Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthecatevent

A.Honestycouldmakepeoplehappier.B.Lyingtoalittlechildseemedwrong.

C.Lyingandhonestywereatrickypair.D.Honestyshouldcomebeforelying.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningherMcDonald’sexperience

It’scrazytochoosetobehonest.

Peopletendtoignorehonestyconcerningsmallthings.

It’sthesmallinstancesthattestone’shonesty.

Peoplearelikelytohavetwocharacters.

Whatistheauthor’sopiniononhonesty

A.Itisimpossibletoexpectit.B.Itishardtolearnfromit.

C.Itisreasonabletopopularizeit.D.Itisgoodtofocusonit.

D

Foroveradecade,ZubinKanga,apianist,composerandtechnologist,haschangedthelimitsoftheformsofmusicalperformances.Hehasbothorganizedandperformedshowsthathavepushedbarriers,withmotionsensors,artificialintelligence(AI),live-generated3Dvisualsandvirtualrealityamongthetechnologicaladvancementsusedtounlocknewpossibilitiesofmusicandperformances.

Kanga’sapproachtoemployingcutting-edgetechnologywasfirstinformedbytherelativelimitationsofhischoseninstrument.“Thepianoisaveryaccuratetechnology,”hesays.“Fromtheearly20thcenturytillnowithasn’treallychangedatall.It’sanamazinginstrument,butitdoeshavecertainlimitationsintermsofthetypesofsoundyoucancreate.”

OneoftheearlyworksisSteelonBone,composedbyKangahimself.HeperformsthepieceusingMiMUmulti-sensorgloves.“Icanputuponefinger,andthat’llproduceaparticularsound,”Kangaexplains.“AndthenIcancontrolthatsoundjustbymovingmywristthroughtheair—Icandothatwithlotsofdifferentgestures.”

“ForSteelonBone,I’mactuallyplayinginsidethepianowiththesesteelknitting(編織)needles,and

gettingalltheseinterestingeffectsonthestrings.ThenI’musingsamplesofthem.SometimesI’musinglivedelaysandoperatingthem.Thesoundcanchangedependingonhowmyhandsaremoving.Itallowsmetomakeaverytheatricalpiece,andpeoplecanseethisimmediateconnectionbetweenhowI’mmoving—theseverybig,almostconductor-likegesturesthroughtheair—andthewaythesoundischanging,”saidKanga.

Thisisjustthestart,andKangagoesontobeenthusedwiththeuseofmotionsensorstomakemusic,thepossibilitiesthatAIofferscomposersasatool,andhowvirtualrealitycouldtransformperformancesandmore.

Whatdotechnologicaladvancementsdoformusicandperformances

A.Removemusicbarriers.B.Makeperformancesprofessional.

C.Popularizemusicalperformances.D.Bringnewperformanceforms.

WhydoesKangatalkaboutthepianoinparagraph2

A.Toindicateitsstability.B.Toproveitsrareaccuracy.

C.Toclarifywhyheusestechnology.D.Toshowithasalonghistory.

HowdoesKangaperformSteelonBone

A.Bymovinghishandsintheair.B.Bypressingthepianokeys.

C.Bybeatingthesteelknittingneedles.D.Bymakingverysmallgestures.

Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext

Technology:WhenItReplacesMusic

ZubinKanga:WhenMusicMeetsTechnology

VirtualReality:FutureofPerformances

AIMusic:FromComposingtoPerforming

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Ibelievealmosteveryonewouldliketwothingsfromtheirjobsandcareers:successandhappiness.Theywanttodorelativelywellfinancially,receivefairrecognitionfortheiraccomplishments,enjoytheirworkasmuchasonecan,andbecomehappierasapersonasaresult.Somanypeople,especiallyambitious,hard-workingpeople,simplifytheminalogicalway:Theyfirstseeksuccessandthenassumethatsuccesswillleadtohappiness.36Chasingsuccesshascoststhatcanenduploweringhappiness.

Thisisnottosaythatyouhavetochoosebetweensuccessandhappiness.37Butyouhaveto

reverse(顛倒)theorderofoperations:Insteadoftryingfirsttogetsuccessandhopingitleadstohappiness,startbyworkingonyourhappiness,whichwillenhanceyoursuccess.

Whetheryouareanemployeeoremployer,itisabetterinvestmenttoincreasehappinessatworkandinlife,ratherthansimplytryingtoincreasemeasuresofsuccess.

38Nomatterhowmuchyouenjoyyourwork,overworkwillbecomeanobstruction(阻礙)to

well-being.

Onceworkquantityisundercontrol,happinessatworkrequiresasenseofmeaningandpurpose.

39Earnedsuccessimpliesasenseofaccomplishmentandrecognitionforajobwelldone,while

servicetoothersrequiresknowledgeoftherealpeoplewhobenefitfromyourwork.

Ultimately,althoughsuccessandhappinessarelinked,themagicmostlyworksone-way—andnotinthewaythatmostpeoplethink.Workingonyoursuccesstogethappierisinefficientatbest,andmayleadyoutounhappiness.40.

Youcanobtainboth

Butthisreasoningisfaulty

It’sfairlyreasonabletothinkthisway,though

It’sdangeroustopursuesuccessinsteadofhappiness

Thefirstthingtorememberisthathappinessrequiresbalance

Butworkingonyourhappinessgivesyouthebestchanceatgettingboth

Thetwokeyaspectsofmeaningfulworkareearnedsuccessandservicetoothers

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。并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

StewartandDebbieWilderlosttheir17-year-oldson,Cameron,tosuicide(自殺)in2023.Afterthatthe

41thingontheirmindswasdecoratingthehousefortheholidayseason.“Wehaven’tputanythingupinthreeyears.Ithasallstayed42,Debbiesaid.

ButinDecember2023,thehousewaslitupforChristmas,withstringsofwhitebulbscheerfullyliningtheroofandeaves(屋檐).43itwasn’ttheWilderswho’dfinallymadethehousetwinkle(閃耀).Insteaditwasa44,30-year-oldCarsonZickgraf,whohangslightsprofessionallythroughhisbusiness.Heisonamissionto45thelivesoffamiliesaffectedbysuicide,especiallyduringthedifficultholidayseason.

Zickgrafhasbeen46hislight-stringingservicessince2023andhasdecoratedthehousesofmorethanonehundredfamiliessofar.Theyaremostlystrangers.He’llknockonthedoortotellthefamilyhis

47,whenZickgrafarrivesatahometohanglights,butifeveryoneis48he’llputupthelightsasa

49.

Zickgrafstartedtheproject50.Hewashanginglightsonaclient’shomewhentheowner51thatsomeneighborswerehavingahardtimethatholidayseasonbecausetheirsonhadrecentlydiedofsuicide.Onthe52,Zickgrafhadanepiphany(頓悟).“Isentmycrewtheretodecoratethathousetoo,hesays.Thefamilywas53.

Zickgrafhadtwofriendswhohaddiedofsuicideandhe’dalwayswishedhecould54thepainfortheirlovedones.Nowhe’dfoundaway.“There’ssomethingspecialaboutChristmaslights.They55thespirit,”saysZickgraf.

A.firstA.litupB.bestB.hungupC.lastC.turnedoffD.worstD.boxedup

43.A.ThoughB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Then

44.A.strangerB.familyC.friendD.worker

45.A.saveB.brightenC.understandD.enrich

46.A.consideringB.expandingC.improvingD.donating

47.A.occupationB.planC.businessD.personality

48.A.awayB.inC.againstD.up

49.A.giftB.resultC.surpriseD.warning

50.A.forcertainB.inreliefC.onpurposeD.bychance

51.A.realizedB.mentionedC.guessedD.complained

52.A.spotB.wayC.wholeD.ground

53.A.satisfiedB.scaredC.delightedD.interested

54.A.tasteB.forgetC.standD.relieve

55.A.readB.warmC.defineD.touch

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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式，并將答案寫在答題紙上相應題號的橫線上。

Goingagainstthetideofflockingtowell-knownyetgenerallyjam-packedtouristdestinations,moreholidaymakersinChinaspendtheirleisuretimeatlesser-knownresortstoseekunique(56)(relax).

Recentlyreverse(反向的)tourism(57)(pop)upasanewtrendinChina.Duringthe

weeklongpublicho