秘密启用前【考试时间：2024年1月 14日 15:00-17: 00】
英语
本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分, 其中试题卷共 12 页；答题卡共 2 页。满分 150分, 考
试时间 120 分钟。
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3. 考试结束后将答题卡收回。
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30分）
回答听力部分时, 先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前, 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答
案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5 小题；每小题 1. 5分, 满分 7. 5 分）
听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳
选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅
读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt?
A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.
答案：C。
1. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.
2. What will the woman probably do tonight?
A. Go out for dinner. B. Go to the cinema. C. Watch TV at home.
3. What did the woman finally take?
A. Nothing. B. A dress. C. A suit.
4. When will the man set out?
A. This evening. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow.
5. Why is the man there?
A. To take an exam. B. To get a checkup. C. To have an operation.
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题,
每小题5 秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6 段材料, 回答第6、7 题。
6. How often does the woman go enjoying music?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.
7. What does the woman do on Sundays?
A. She walks her dog around.
B. She reads newspapers in a club.
C. She goes cycling with her good friends.
听第7 段材料, 回答第8、9 题。
8. Why will the man go to Germany?
A. To visit a friend there. B. To keep an appointment. C. To spend a winter vacation.
9. What's the woman's advice?
A. Greeting by kissing. B. Preparing a unique gift. C. Bringing some flowers.
听第8 段材料, 回答第 10至 12 题。
10. Why is the man feeling nervous?
A. Because he is a new comer to the school.
B. Because he doesn't get prepared materially.
C. Because he doesn't get on well with classmates.
11. What time do students begin morning reading?
A. At 8:15. B. At 8:35. C. At 8:45.
12. What can students do during the second interval?
A. Have a morning tea. B. Buy something to eat. C. Ask teachers questions.
听第9 段材科, 回答第 13至 16 题。
13. What's special in the Italian village?
A. Women live longer than men.
B. Men live longer than women.
C. Men live as long as women.
14. What's the most important for long life?
A. Thinking in positive ways.
B. Fresh air in the surroundings.
C. A close tie with people around.
15. What does Susan wish people to do?
A. Meet people in person often.
B. Live with a family for support.
C. Build a house in the village.
16. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A scientist. B. A speech. C. A village.
听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17至 20 题。
17. What's the benefit of urban farming?
A. It can provide healthy food.
B. It can help protect animals.
C. It can feed increasing population.
18. What is important before farming?
A. Making some trials. B. Doing some study. C. Buying some seeds.
19. Which is the biggest challenge for urban farming?
A. Sunlight. B. Technology. C. Land.
20. How does the speaker feel about urban farming?
A. Dull but beneficial. B. Demanding but rewarding. C. Half work but double results.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题2分, 满分 30 分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡
上将该选项涂黑。
A
If you're looking for a new book to read, you're in luck-every October sees the most books
published in a single day and this year it falls on October 12. These are some of the biggest new titles
to pick up.
A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett, priced 20.
It contains 20 short stories written in the seventies and eighties in the last century. This delightful
collection is inventive and engaging, often with a twisty end. The comedic fantasies that shape this
book make a fun read.
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand, priced 16. 99. Available now.
It is a read attracting readers' curiosity to the end and the end is beyond expectation. The short
chapters, complex characters, and beautifully yet scarily written descriptions make the novel an
irresistible page-turner.
Divine Might by Natalie Haynes, priced 20. Available now.
You've likely heard their names-Hera, Demeter, The Furies-and you may think you know their
stories. But Haynes' manages to give these well-known Greek goddesses a new voice by telling their
story from a different view.
Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis, illustrated by Kristen Adam, priced 14. 99. Available
now.
American children's author Alicia Klepeis has over 170 works for young audiences to her name,
all with an educational angle. Through these delightful bite-sized bedtime stories, readers are guided
to learn about the real biology and behavior of the incredible creatures. These stories should be
treasured and handed down through generations to come.
21. What do A Stroke of the Pen and A Haunting on the Hill have in common?
A. Both are realistic. B. Both are scary.
C. Both are on sale. D. Both have a surprise end.
22. Which book is more likely to attract parents?
A. A Stroke of the Pen. B. A Haunting on the Hill.
C. Divine Might. D. Secrets of the Forest.
23. Which of the following is true based on the passage?
A. Elizabeth writes stories for children.
B. Alicia is good at writing fairy tales.
C. Divine Might tells old stories creatively.
D. Every October 12th is the new book day.
B
If you're Italian and Swedish, and Daddy's Italian and Polish, my 7-year-old daughter asked,
does that mean I'm part Swedish, Polish and Italian?
Well, not exactly. . . I tried to think on my feet. Clearly it was time to explain some
complicated things.
My daughter arrived by using a donated egg（卵子）. I carried her to term, but she carries all
her genes from my husband and the donor. Any similarities we share are a result of nurture rather
than nature. I often experienced a sense of shame, as if I had cheated nature. I also feared that my
daughter would feel disconnected or pull away from me once she knew everything.
However, we didn't want the information to come from anyone but us. I had referred to many
related researches and results showing such families have better outcomes when parents tell kids
about their special arrival early on, ideally by the time they're 7 years old. On the day when she asked
the question, I bought a book You Began as a Wish by Kim Bergman, which talks about all the
different ways kids come.
After reading together, we talked a little longer about the different kinds of families we knew. I
could see recognition in her warm brown eyes. Could I be French? I love the Eiffel Tower and
croissant（羊角面包） , she asked expectantly. I thought back to the information of the donor
application. Actually, I think you are a little bit French.
Yes! She pumped her fist in the air.
I know this is only the very beginning of these conversations, and things may be more
complicated for my family from now on. But we get to work through whatever complications' arise
together, without secrecy or shame.
24. What does the underlined phrase think on my feet possibly mean?
A. Lie easily. B. Respond carefully. C. Treat it casually. D. Run away quickly.
25. What does the writer describe in the third paragraph?
A. Her misfortune. B. Her plan. C. Her upset. D. Her regret.
26. How did the writer possibly get prepared to solve the. problem?
A. Discussing openly. B. Reading widely.
C. Waiting patiently. D. Thinking wisely.
27. What kind of family does the writer have?
A. Open and trustful. B. Happy and hardworking.
C. Rich and caring. D. Brave and humorous.
C
Since the growth of online streaming services like Netflix, subtitling（加字幕） has become
something of an art.
Subtitles started out as an accessibility feature for deaf audiences, and to translate foreign
language films into your own. Of course, it's not just deaf audiences that subtitles help. The translated
subtitles of foreign films are great for learning languages, letting you read and hear how it's
pronounced at the same time. Movie subtitles are written ahead of time, but subtitling for live TV has
to be done in the moment as the person is speaking, so mistakes are likely to happen. But because
subtitles can be everything, from monster squelches（扑哧声） to bombs exploding, it's a great way
to learn many things, such as new adjectives.
Subtitler Karli Witkowska explained how her choice of adjective creates emotion for the
audience. Karli belongs to a team of subtitlers who try to make their descriptions as close as possible
to the sounds they hear. Karli bases her descriptions on the film's type. The sound effects needed for
a thriller like Strange Things-creaking（吱嘎） stairs and sudden screams-are very different from
the sounds used in historical period dramas. This influences the adjective Karli chooses to describe a
sound. For example, light-hearted and cheerful music might be described as jaunty-full of energy and
confidence.
Another time, her team found exactly the right expression gobsmacked silence. In this scene,
the characters were about to gasp-take in a short, sudden, and quick breath of air without speech or
sound in the scene, you are able to tell people that atmosphere. So when my colleague came up with
that one, I definitely gave him a big thumb-up, she said.
In fact, the phrase gobsmacked silence is so good that it goes viral（走红） and is being used
in all kinds of situations.
28. What does the writer want to convey about subtitling in Paragraph 2?
A. It helps solve learning problems.
B. It helps people to stay concentrated.
C. It can be important and challenging.
D. It improves ability of understanding.
29. Which emotion does gobsmacked silence possibly express?
A. Sad. B. Hopeful. C. Disappointed. D. Surprised.
30. What does Karli think of her teammate's work?
A. It needs improving. B. It's well done.
C. It makes her speechless. D. It's very popular.
31. Which of the following statement will Karli possibly agree with?
A. Subtitling is difficult but fashionable.
B. Subtitlers are often some strange persons.
C. Subtitlers are those who create new words.
D. Subtitling involves translating sounds accurately.
D
Toy giant Lego has given up on plans to make its bricks from recycled bottles, in a blow to its
efforts to cut carbon emissions（排放）. The company said in 2021 that it aimed to reduce oil-based
bricks within two years. But Monday's statement said it had found that using the new material didn't
reduce carbon emissions. Lego said it remains fully devoted to developing sustainable materials for
bricks.
The toy maker makes about 4, 400 different bricks. Currently, many of them are made using a
plastic, ABS, mainly made from oil. The move, which was first reported in Financial Times, will be
seen as a setback（挫折）after an open claim by Lego to improve its sustainability. Like many other
companies, Lego has been exploring alternative materials to plastic that will be lasting enough for
generations. In 2021, it said it had developed bricks made from polyethylene terephthalate （PET）
bottles, with some other chemicals added, to offer an alternative to oil-based bricks.
But Lego has now discovered that after more than two years of testing, it had found that using
recycled PET didn't reduce carbon emissions. It said extra steps were required in the production
process, which meant it needed to use more energy. It has decided not to progress with making bricks
from the material, and now testing and developing bricks made from a range of alternative sustainable
materials.
Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of Lego, told the FT that it was hard to find magic material to fix
the firm's sustainability challenges. We tested hundreds and hundreds of materials. It's almost not
been possible to find a material like that, he said.
A spokesperson for the company told the BBC, We are investing more than $1. 2bn in
sustainability move in the four years to 2025 as part of our efforts to turn to more sustainable materials
and reduce our carbon emissions by 37% by 2032.
32. What material has been Lego trying to replace?
A. ABS. B. PET. C. Oil. D. Carbon.
33. What did Lego find after the two-year test?
A. It failed to achieve its desired goal.
B. Carbon emission was under control.
C. Pressure from competitors was huge.
D. Added chemicals harm the environment.
34. In which part of a newspaper can the text be found?
A. Entertainment. B. Sports. C. Economy. D. Education
35. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A New Announcement from Lego B. More Recycling, More Pollution
C. Lego: Dropping Its Low-impact Act D. Lego: Firm Green Goal Despite failure
第二节（共5 小题；每小题2分, 满分 10 分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余
选项。
How To Be More Attractive
Having a beautiful face is hot but having a kind soul is hotter. Having visible success is hot but
having invisible achievement is hotter. 36. After some research, I find some things that instantly
attract me.
Living with passion and purpose
People with purpose move differently. You can see confidence in their eyes, discipline in their
action, and determination in their voice. When you come across such people, you're instantly drawn
to them. 37. It leaves you with a whisper, You've got this too.
Empathy & compassion（同理心）
The most attractive people are kind and ask for nothing back. It tells you a lot about a person
when they help a stranger with directions, a homeless person with a meal, a friend with an immediate
move and a family member with a listening ear. 38.
39
People who are kind but say yes to everything are not kind. They are just people-pleasers who
are constantly seeking agreement and have a hidden motive most of the time. They are never afraid
to say no to unhealthy relationships and self-doubt.
A sense of humor
You know that kind of person, right? The one who doesn't take themselves too seriously. 40.
When talking with them, you'll find your guard naturally comes down, and that you're transported
back to that childlike state. It's like that they accept you with all your flaws（瑕疵）. This sense of
comfort and acceptance is attractive.
A. Having bottom lines
B. Thinking before acting
C. These little things make a big difference
D. Charm is all about the treasure that lies within
E. Friendship is built on trust and help from one another
F. The one that can make you laugh until your stomach hurts
G. Their energy is so powerful that it lights up your own ambitions
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 45 分）
第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5分, 满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。
In the vast ocean, nature wonders never stop to amaze us. On October 18th, in Australia, some
beach goers 41 a mother humpback whale（座头鲸）and her kid too close to the beach, letting out
loud screams, possibly getting 42. They reported it to the rescuers 43.
Malcolm Smith and his rescue team 44 soon. They found the report was true-the two were far
from their 45 route. During this time of every year, Antarctica 46 plentiful sources of food. The
humpback whales 47 along the Western Australian coast, heading for 48 food in Antarctica. Smith
tried a lot to guide them back but in vain. Suddenly, a group of dolphins came 49 through the water.
They took the task upon themselves to 50 the hopeless situation.
The amazing 51 was caught on video and shared on social media, leaving hundreds and
thousands of viewers 52 the cooperation between these beautiful animals. In the video, as the dolphins
53, the two whales follow willingly, gracefully swimming straight out, to their 54.
The remarkable sight reminds us of the unbelievable 55 that exist in the animal kingdom. The
clever dolphins must have heard the whales' helpless calls. Smith said, It is the 56 day of my life.
Smith said. The Dolphin Discovery Centre expressed their heartfelt 57 on social media to those who
reported the 58 whales. This kind 59 is a reminder of the importance of working together in 60 the
sea ecosystem and its brilliant animals.
41. A. harmed B. hunted C. noticed D. touched
42. A. bored B. lost C. hungry D. tired
43. A. finally B. suddenly C. violently D. immediately
44. A. agreed B. arrived C. ran D. left
45. A. artificial B. shallow C. natural D. deep
46. A. provides B. needs C. lacks D. invents
47. A. rest B. research C. travel D. call
48. A. rare B. little C. different D. abundant
49. A. sliding B. wandering C. running D. flying
50. A. fix B. disturb C. understand D. watch
51. A. wave B. rescue C. circus D. scenery