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英语试题
2024. 1
本试卷共 12 页，考试时间 120 分钟，总分 150 分。
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上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案
转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 7. 5 分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳
选项。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 was the final score?
A. 3:2. B. 3:3. C. 3:4.
2. Why does the man make the call?
A. To change an appointment. B. To ask about work. C. To arrange a trip.
3. What does the woman think of the science test?
A. Demanding. B. Unexpected. C. Easy.
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4. Where are the speakers?
A. At an airport. B. In a hotel. C. In a department store.
5. What are the speakers discussing?
A. A fish. B. A dish. C. A roommate.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 22. 5 分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选
项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完
后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。
6. What happened during the woman's skiing trip?
A. She hit a tree.
B. She fell into the snow.
C. She made no progress in skiing.
7. What is the man's attitude towards the instructor's decision?
A. Disapproving. B. Supportive. C. Unconcerned.
听第7 段材料，回答第8至 10 题。
8. Why does the pie the woman made look strange?
A. She wanted to surprise her father.
B. She forgot to shape the pie properly.
C. She added a great many ingredients.
9. What does the woman plan to do with the pie?
A. Put an egg on it. B. Change its shape. C. Beautify its top.
10. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Customer and salesgirl.
听第8 段材料，回答第 11至 13 题。
11. What type of photography did the woman start with?
A. Street photography. B. Fashion photography. C. Nature photography.
12. Why does the woman like street photography?
A. It's challenging.
B. It tells her story.
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C. It documents ordinary life.
13. What will the woman give the man?
A. A photo. B. A storybook. C. A magazine.
听第9 段材料，回答第 14至 17 题。
14. What is the man doing?
A. Conducting a survey. B. Asking for directions. C. Planning a trip.
15. What is the woman happy with about the train?
A. Its space. B. Its Internet. C. Its speed.
16. What do we know about the train today?
A. It was too crowded. B. It broke down halfway. C. It ran behind schedule.
17. What improvement impressed the woman?
A. The information display facilities.
B. Bigger boards for train times.
C. More seats on the platforms.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18至 20 题。
18. What is the purpose of National Hugging Day?
A. To create a chance for people to get refreshed.
B. To expand the positive effects of hugging.
C. To promote an event related to hugging.
19. How will daily hugs affect a child?
A. He will be smarter.
B. He will be more sociable.
C. He will be more open-minded.
20. What can we learn from the talk?
A. Animals hug more than people do.
B. Hugs happen in various situations.
C. Hugging requires immediate actions.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分 50分）
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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
Animal volunteering abroad is the perfect opportunity for animal lovers who want to do
something good while traveling. Here are several programs.
Leatherback Turtle Ambassador
Our main mission is to protect endangered sea turtles such as the leatherback sea turtle and the
green sea turtle. By working with locals and environmental education programs, we will be able to
educate people on the importance of protecting the valuable sea ecosystem.
Location: Limon, Costa Rica
Requirements: Age: 18-50; Language skill: basic English
Fee: 266 per week
Wildlife Shelter Carer
Every year, hundreds of thousands of native animals are injured or become sick, often because
of interaction with people or pets. Our wildlife shelters have rescued sick, injured native wildlife and
loved them back to health to be returned to the natural environment. Since we receive no funding
from governments, the shelters rely on the donations of volunteers and the public.
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Requirements: Age: 18-50; Language skill: fluent English
Fee: 706 per week
Thai Elephant Sanctuary
Our program helps domesticated elephants rescued from a life of working on the streets or
logging and provides care to rescued elephant population. The program has won numerous awards
for its ethical contribution to the assistance of Thai Elephants. The team have rescued dozens of
elephants and given them shelters in beautiful, open spaces.
Location: Phetchaburi province, Thailand
Requirements: Age: 18-50; Language skill: fluent English
Fee: 647 per week
Force-free Horse Sanctuary Assistant
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Are you passionate about horses and eager to make a positive impact on horse welfare? Join our
incredible Force-Free Horse Sanctuary Program, where you'll become part of a devoted team caring
for our beautiful horses. Through positive reinforcement and force-free horsemanship skills, you'll
help improve the lives of these magnificent animals.
Location: Atajate, Spain
Requirements: Age: 14-50; Language skill: basic English or basic Spanish
Fee: 392 per week
21. Which program costs least per week?
A. Leatherback Turtle Ambassador. B. Wildlife Shelter Carer.
C. Thai Elephant Sanctuary. D. Force-free Horse Sanctuary Assistant.
22. What can you do in the program of Wildlife Shelter Carer?
A. Advocate protecting sea animals. B. Attend to animals in poor condition.
C. Adopt endangered animals as your pets. D. Acquire complicated horsemanship skills.
23. Where can you volunteer if you are a 15-year-old English speaker?
A. Limon, Costa Rica. B. New South Wales, Australia.
C. Phetchaburi province, Thailand. D. Atajate, Spain.
B
My plan to learn to play the cello（大提琴） was a healthy choice. So I took the next innocent
step. of going to a shop that sells and rents string instruments, especially violins, violas, and cellos.
The place was a hole-in-the-wall, up a steep flight of stairs. Instruments left a narrow path to the
counter where a woman with grey hair and warm eyes greeted me. Since I couldn't form a question
about what I wanted, I just stood there exploring the scene, which felt immensely pleasurable.
I rented a cello, a bow, and a case to hold them. What attracted me to the cello was its enormous
size and its soft, smooth, and memorable sounds. It's an instrument made of beautifully polished wood
that I could wrap my arms around and feel its powerful vibrations when the strings were played. That
was a good starting point for me. The only problem was that I didn't know how to play it.
There's a popular belief that the cello is a particularly difficult instrument to learn. Another is
the admonition, Don't bother if you are a beginner over age 10! Well, I was 70, and what others
thought no longer influenced me. And besides, I thought of the words of Dr. Cohen, who suggested
that learning causes physical changes in the brain.
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So I found a teacher who had respect for older adult beginners and I practiced diligently, daily
for years, and sometimes disheartened, but I kept up. I'm happy to report that now, more than a decade
later, I can hold my own in a string trio and two quartets （two violins, a viola, and me, the female
cello）and even a senior community band. Of course, I'll never sound like Yo-Yo Ma but you could
recognize a Mozart piece if you heard me play it. And, more importantly, I don't need to please anyone
but myself.
Whether it's a pleasurable pastime or a new career, the starting point is the same: wonder,
curiosity, determination, and the desire to keep your brain sharp.
24. How did the writer feel in the shop?
A. Amused by the shop assistant. B. Anxious for a live performance.
C. Pleased at the nice music atmosphere. D. Curious about where to find a teacher.
25. What does the underlined word admonition in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Approval. B. Criticism. C. Puzzlement. D. Warning.
26. Why does the writer mention Dr. Cohen in paragraph 3?
A. To recommend a reliable doctor. B. To provide proof for common belief.
C. To add another reason for her decision. D. To stress the crucial function of the brain.
27. Which of the following can best convey the writer's idea?
A. Art is man's second nature. B. One is never too old to learn.
C. Education is the key to success. D. Happiness is the best form of health.
C
Imagine being able to use energy from the sun all the time, even when it's night. That's the idea
that scientists at Caltech （California Institute of Technology）are exploring. They're working on
collecting sunlight in space and sending its energy to Earth.
Caltech's scientists have created a special tool for this project. They call it MAPLE. MAPLE
and two other devices are part of a project that was sent into space in January, 2023. MAPLE's job is
to test the idea of sending energy wirelessly from space to Earth. We're used to using wires to move
electrical energy from one place to another. But sending energy without wires is a lot trickier.
The method used by Caltech's scientists depends on the way waves act when they meet. Imagine
two waves coming together as they travel in the same direction. If the tops of the waves line up, they
combine to make a bigger wave. But if the top of one wave lines up with the low point of the other,
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the waves cancel each other out. The Caltech team has found a way to control the timing of lots of
microwaves so that they can combine their power, and focus the energy in one direction. It's a little
like using a magnifying（放大的） glass to focus sunlight into a small, hot point of light.
To prove that the system could work, MAPLE sent energy to two devices just 30 centimeters
away in space. This energy was then turned into electricity, which made two small lights light up.
Next, MAPLE sent energy all the way down to a lab at Caltech. The scientists were able to detect the
energy, proving that it's possible to send solar energy to Earth from space.
Dr. Hajimiri, one of the project's leaders, thinks that one day, the system could be extremely
useful, bringing energy to places that need it, all over the world. He believes that in the future, we'll
be able to send energy to remote regions and areas destroyed by war or natural disaster.
28. What is the challenge in Caltech's project with MAPLE?
A. Solar energy detection. B. Wireless energy delivery.
C. Sending devices into space. D. Using wires to move electricity.
29. How does the Caltech team concentrate solar power?
A. By changing the way microwaves act.
B. By magnifying waves coming together.
C. By controlling the timing of microwaves.
D. By lining up the waves in opposite directions.
30. What potential benefit could the system bring in the future according to Dr. Hajimiri?
A. Warning people of natural disasters. B. Turning solar energy into electricity.
C. Providing a solution to energy shortages. D. Sending energy to regions in urgent need.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The Use of Solar Energy in Space Exploration
B. The Challenges of Generating Energy Without Wires
C. The Development of a New Tool for Collecting Electricity
D. The Possibility of Sending Energy Wirelessly from Space to Earth
D
On the streets of Manhattan and Washington, D. C. , in neighborhoods in Seoul and parks in
Paris, ginkgo （银杏） trees are losing their leaves in reaction to the first gust of cold winter air.
This leaf drop, gradual at first, and then sudden, carpets streets with golden, fan-shaped leaves.
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Scientists are documenting evidence of the event happening later and later, a possible indication of
climate change. But the story of ginkgos is not the familiar one of human carelessness with nature.
Thanks to fossils found in North Dakota, scientists found a ginkgo has genetically similar
ancestors dating back 170 million years to the Jurassic Period. It almost went extinct. Then humans
rescued it and spread it around the world. It's such a great evolutionary （进化） and cultural story,
says Peter Crane, a ginkgo expert.
One theory for the decline of the ginkgo species began 130 million years ago, when flowering
plants began spreading. They grew faster and attracted more pollinators （传粉者） than ginkgos.
“ It's possible that ginkgos were elbowed out of the way, says Crane. Already competing to
survive, ginkgos began to disappear during a time of global cooling that began around 66 million
years ago. By the time the last ice age ended 11, 000 years ago, the remaining survivors were found
in China.
Ginkgo trees are smelly. My guess is that they were eaten by animals that liked smelly things.
They then passed through their body and grew. Crane says. Those same seeds may have helped
ginkgo find favor with humans 1, 000 years ago. Once cleaned of their outer layer, ginkgo seeds are
safe to eat. It's then, when the trees had long since disappeared elsewhere, that people in China may
have begun planting them and eating their seeds. Then gradually ginkgos spread across the world.
Now it's seemingly naturally resistant to insects and high levels of air pollution.
Crane isn't worried about its future, though: The popularity of the species will help it survive.
Though its status in the wild may be difficult to access, it's a plant that's unlikely to ever go extinct,
he says.
32. What may have caused the further delay of ginkgo's leaf drop?
A. The colder weather in winter. B. The protection from city councils.
C. The global warming phenomenon. D. The careless interaction with humans.
33. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. The reasons why ginkgos almost died out.
B. The advantages of ginkgos over other plants.
C. The theories of experts for multiplying ginkgos.
D. The competition between various flowering plants.
34. What might have contributed to ginkgos' survival?
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A. Their eatable seeds. B. Their unpleasant smell.
C. The natural evolution. D. The careful planting.
35. How does Crane feel about ginkgos' future?
A. Worried. B. Optimistic. C. Uncertain. D. Hopeless.
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。
Reading a new story alone is often a great way to relax. However, sometimes you just want to
discuss what you've read with another person to bring those ideas off the page and into the world.
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First, find members. When you begin searching for your book club members, look in the places
in your life that feel most natural to you. 37 Then, maybe it's posting a notice on the bulletin board
of your local library or bookstore. If you're looking to get a range of perspectives from your club,
you may want to consider looking for a diverse range of ages and genders. They can bring their varied
world views to discussions.
38 Will your time together be spent largely focusing on the novel at hand, or will
refreshments ultimately be the most important? There's the typical friends gathering at someone's
apartment and having cheese and wine approach. But oftentimes, people will be frustrated because
they just turn into a social event rather than focusing on the book. In order to make sure your new
group is all on the same page, take the time to discuss what you want to get out of regular club
gatherings before your first official meeting.
Picking books may seem like the trickiest part. Books that work really well are ones that allow
you to reflect on self. They have a lot of entry points for people so they probably have a good setting.
The pacing is solid. There's great character development and the language doesn't get in the way of
the story. 39
Before your meetings, list some discussion questions. Remember to come up with questions
depending on your book's genre: romance, mystery, thriller and so on. 40 For example, you may
ask which scene has stuck with them the most or whether there are any standout sentences.
A. It is necessary to set some group guidelines.
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B. Here's a look of four of our favorites below.
C. To start, reach out to your friends who love to read.
D. There are also general questions you can start out with.
E. You can never go wrong with the bestseller list to get the ball rolling.
F. Choose something with that criteria and you can please all kinds of readers.
G. If you've ever had the urge to start a book club, it's easier than you might think.
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。
Don Powell was pulling the envelopes from the mailbox outside his home when he noticed
something unusual --a tiny doll couple were inside the mailbox. A small sticky 41 was also inside.
We've decided to live here, the message read. It was 42 from Mary and Shelley.
Powell, 72, says he 43 thought that somebody must have left the wooden dolls inside his
mailbox by mistake. I asked the 44 whether anybody had left dolls in their mailboxes, and
everyone told me no, he says. So I thought, this must just be a 45 , and whoever left them here
will come back to 46 them. I moved them to the back of the mailbox to see what would happen.
A few days passed and nobody 47 the dolls, Powell says, noting that he and his wife soon
discovered that the small couple had 48 a table and a pillow. I also have a sense of 49 , so I
left a note of my own, saying that what the 50 really needed was a refrigerator stocked with food,
he says. The fridge never 51 . But over the next several months, additional items were strangely
52 .
Every month or two, particularly around holidays, the Powells find something 53 placed
inside the box for Mary and Shelley. People in the neighborhood are enjoying it and stop by
sometimes to ask questions, he said. Some people ask if I've thought about 54 an outdoor
camera, but personally, I like it being a 55 .
41. A. picture B. toy C. brochure D. note
42. A. signed B. made C. borrowed D. learned
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