英语试题
考试时间：2024 年 3 月 6 日下午 14:30-16:30 试卷满分:150 分 考试用时:120 分钟
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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，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.
答案是 C。
1. How much does Tom need for the trip in total?
A. $500. B. $1，000. C. $1，500.
2. What does Robert think of the movie?
A. It’s rather amusing. B. It’s boring. C. It’s very disappointing.
3. Where are the speakers probably?
A. In a grocery store. B. In a bookstore. C. In a restaurant.
4. What does the man mean?
A. The dog may sleep well.
B. The dog might still bark.
C. The dog will recover soon.
5. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Call up Lucy early. B. Wake up Lucy early. C. Pick up Lucy early.
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. What does the woman probably like best?
A. Volleyball. B. Table tennis. C. Basketball.
7. What will the speakers do next?
A. Attend a class. B. Consult Mr. Smith. C. Choose a teacher.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Why will the man rent a court?
A. To well guide his basketball team.
B. To hold a staff basketball match.
C. To practice his basketball skills.
9. What will the woman do probably?
A. Switch Mr. Holland's timetable.
B. Help the man contact the manager.
C. Appoint Mr. Wood to be the judge.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 13 题。
10. How does Li Qiang find his university life?
A. It's too difficult to manage it well.
B. It's very distinct from that in China.
C. It's meaningful but time-consuming.
11. When does Li Qiang get up on Tuesday?
A. At 7:30 a. m. B. At 8 :00 a. m. C. At 8: 30 a. m.
12. Why does Li Qiang prefer to have advanced physics in the early morning?
A. He finds it easy to handle. B. He can be quick in mind. C. He loves getting up early.
13. What's the woman's attitude towards Li Qiang's choices?
A. Worried. B. Unclear. C. Proud.
英语试题第 2 页共 12 页听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Doctor and patient. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and employee.
15. How long has Peter been at his present job?
A. 4 months. B. 8 months. C. 60 months.
16. Where does Peter work?
A. In a hospital. B. At a university. C. At a company.
17. What's the woman's suggestion?
A. To land a new job. B. To do some exercise. C. To take some pills.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. How many books are collected by the organization?
A. Over 100. B. Over 1, 000. C. Over 2, 000.
19. Who launched the organization?
A. A group of primary school students.
B. A group of high school students.
C. A group of university students.
20. What is the speaker talking about?
A. Some books. B. A group of young people. C. A non-profit organization.
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
Best Language Learning Apps of 2024
Duolingo
Duolingo encourages you to make a habit of practicing with a reward system and a social
component. You'll receive between one and five Lingots of app currency for each day in which you
meet your set goal, with which you can buy fun decorations in the store. Meanwhile, the in-app social
network encourages you to invite your friends to the app and compare scores to see who studies the
hardest.
Busuu
It is user-friendly and offers flexibility in the choice of the courses. You get to pick where you'd
like to begin in the course. The app teaches you vocabulary words and phrases, presenting them both
on their own and within sentences. As you progress through the levels, it also evaluates your
knowledge through quizzes to ensure you're learning effectively.
Memrise
Memrise is unique in how it teaches new words and phrases. It integrates words into sentences
alongside words that sound similar in your language, which makes it easier to remember. You might
also come across multiple images with familiar objects overlaid with foreign words, helping you
make stronger connections.
Rosetta Stone
There are dozens of common phrases that are spoken aloud in the language you want to learn,
and you have to repeat the words back to practice your pronunciation. One highlight is that it can skip
forward to any lesson or let you follow through from beginning to end. There's also a phrasebook（
常用语手册） with basic words and words related to restaurants, hotels, and getting around-all very
useful for someone traveling.
21. What can you do with Duolingo?
A. Earn some money. B. Interact with other learners.
C. Buy decorations in cash. D. Earn cash through log-in.
22. Which app is most appropriate for visual learners?
A. Duolingo. B. Busuu. C. Memrise. D. Rosetta Stone.
23. What do Busuu and Rosetta Stone have in common?
A. They offer flexibility in courses.
B. They encourage learning by testing.
C. They focus on teaching pronunciation.
D. They adopt themed-based teaching methods.
B
A 13-year-old California boy has set out for Nepal to realize his dream of becoming the youngest
person to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. Jordan Romero aims to reach the
summits（顶峰） of the highest peaks on all seven continents. The idea came to the teenager in 2005
when he was 9 and saw a school poster of the seven summits.
I just want to show kids can also challenge themselves by doing something impossible, and
more importantly the experience will shape me into a stronger man without worrying about the
unknown future, Romero said in a post on a website named after him.
Romero, a native of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County, stopped to visit friends near Los
Angeles on Monday before boarding a flight bound for Hong Kong. He and his team members are
expected to arrive in Asia on Tuesday. They will continue toward Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal,
and from there set off for the Nepalese-Chinese border where the Himalayas are located.
Mainly with the assistance and support of his parents, Romero already has climbed five of the
mountains on his list, including Alaska's Mount McKinley. Besides, with the aid of his team members
who had worked out a detailed plan, he became the youngest climber of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's
highest peak at 5, 895 meters, at the age of 10.
After climbing Everest, which kills considerable climbers almost every year, Romero is to head
to Antarctica this winter in an attempt to conquer Mount Vinson and complete his seven-summit
project by the end of the year. But, his friends are all thinking that there is no need for him to do
something irrelevant to school work.
Guides who have experience with Everest say Romero probably will be safe, as long as his team
pay close attention to how his body is reacting to low-oxygen conditions near the peak. The current
record holder for the youngest to climb Everest is Temba Tsheri of Nepal who was 16 and lost five
fingers during his 2001 ascent（登高） due to frostbite（冻伤）.
24. What is the main purpose of Romero's challenge of climbing?
A. To turn himself into a tougher man.
B. To observe the views on the summits.
C. To inspire kids to challenge themselves.
D. To make his childhood dream come true.
25. Which mountain is the most dangerous one according to the text?
A. Mount Vinson. B. Mount McKinley.
C. Mount Everest. D. Mount Kilimanjaro.
26. What can make Romero secure when climbing Mount Everest?
A. His team members figure out a detailed plan ahead of time.
B. His team observe his reaction to the low-oxygen conditions.
C. The experienced guides provide him with useful suggestions.
D. He is accompanied by his parents and can turn to them for help.
27. What is the best title of the text?
A. The Biggest Challenge for a Boy
B. A Boy and His Team Members
C. The Highest Mountain in the World
D. The Youngest to Climb Mount Everest
C
For thousands of years, humans have used names to communicate with one another. We also
give names to animals, especially ones we love, such as pets. Until now there has been little evidence
of animals naming one another, but a new study suggests that elephants use specific noises to identify
other elephants.
A few animals, including parrots and dolphins, have been known to use sounds that are similar
to names. Each dolphin invents a signature whistle that is unique to it, and other members of its
species communicate with it by imitating（模仿） this special call. The new study, led by Michael
Pardo of Colorado State University, shows that wild African elephants use names in a way that is not
just copying sounds and is much closer to the way humans use names.
For the study, the researchers recorded 625 sounds made by wild African elephants in Kenya
that they called “ rumbles （ 隆 隆 声 ） . This is the most common type of call produced by
elephants, and it can travel long distances-as far as 3. 7 miles. It takes place at a very low frequency,
which means humans can't hear it.
The researchers analyzed the sounds using computers and found that certain rumbles were
directed at specific elephants to get their attention. They found that all the elephants in the herd used
the identical call to get a particular elephant's attention-these calls were not just nicknames used by
one of the elephant's friends. Also, unlike the way dolphins communicate, the rumbles were not
imitations of the elephant they were trying to communicate with.
The researchers then played back some of the recorded rumbles to the elephants. They found
that elephants responded more to their own name than to other calls, coming toward it more quickly
or calling back faster. Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, an elephant expert, said, The study shows that
elephants can still keep in touch with one another even across a large area. She told Live Science,
“ It allows them to spread out much further and still have very close tabs（ 密 切 关 注 ） on
individuals.
28. How can elephants recognize others according to the new study?
A. By employing certain sounds. B. By using a signature whistle.
C. By giving out specific smells. D. By adopting particular postures.
29. What can be inferred about Michael Pardo's research?
A. Its findings were not accepted by the public.
B. It asked researchers to analyze elephants' lives.
C. Its researchers needed to engage in outdoor work.
D. It revealed elephants' sounds are at a high frequency.
30. Why do elephants use the same call?
A. To get noticed by the herd.
B. To imitate other elephants.
C. To lead the way for other elephants.
D. To draw a specific elephant's attention.
31. Which of the following does Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell agree with?
A. Elephants only respond to their own names.
B. Elephants can walk very far without losing the way.
C. Rumbles can help elephants interact with each other.
D. Rumbles are imitations of the elephant they were communicating with.
D
Nearly 50 billion pieces of litter are thrown along US roadways and waterways, according to a
2020 study by the non-profit Keep America Beautiful （KAB）. That estimate includes more than
800 million pieces of fast-food packaging, 2. 6 billion food-packaging-film items, and 207 million
pieces of personal protective equipment, like masks and gloves. Not all litter, however, is intentional.
A large volume of litter also comes from unsecured items that fall off the back of vehicles or out of
trash receptacles（容器）.
To address the country's ongoing litter problem, some public libraries are creating kits to help
people clean up their neighborhoods.
We want people to be involved in the community, says Samantha Hanchett, marketing
coordinator（协调者） at Thomas County Public Library System （TCPLS）. “Doing something
that benefits everyone, even though it's quite quiet, is really what a library does all the time.
The library system launched a litter clean-up program with Keep Thomas County Beautiful （
KTCB）, the local KAB chapter（地方分会）， in 2020. Actually, the chapter had previously held
group clean-up events and naturally inspired more individual or joint efforts. As a result, KTCB
partnered with the library to create kits for people in the library to check out.
Each kit contains items such as trash bags, gloves, reflective vests, and a booklet with guidance-
lines and suggestions for where to clean up in the community. Litter kits are housed at the library
system's main branch in Thomasville, but people can request they be sent to their local branch for
pick-up.
Hanchett estimates that kits are checked out between 30 and 45 times each year, noting that they
are most popular with groups and grade school students. People like the convenience of the kits
because it's something they can do on their own time, she says. It's an elastic way of getting
involved instead of having an appointed time in which you take part in the activity.
32. Why are the data mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A. To indicate the pressing litter issue in the US.
B. To show the people's habits of throwing litter.
C. To present convincing proof of environmental issues.
D. To urge people to preserve roadways and waterways.
33. What is the library always doing?
A. Trying to carry out something to benefit all.
B. Removing the litter by uniting common people.
C. Asking people to get involved in the community.
D. Doing some quiet things to advocate environmental protection.
34. What can we know about KTCB?
A. It created clean-up kits for people to buy.
B. It could stimulate people to borrow kits.
C. It used to launch similar clean-up projects.
D. It was good at holding litter clean-up programs.
35. Which of the following can replace elastic underlined in Paragraph 6?
A. Dull. B. Tense. C. Flexible. D. Entertaining.
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。
In the fast-paced rhythm of modern life, the act of eating has often become a hurried and
mindless routine. 36 Mindful eating, rooted in ancient practices, offers a refreshing alternative-a
pathway to improved well-being and a deeper connection with our food.
The journey into mindful eating begins with the simple act of pausing. 37 Sit comfortably,
take a few deep breaths, and distance from electronic devices or work-related materials. This pause
sets the tone for a mindful eating experience, creating a space where you can fully engage with the
nourishment（养分） and the present moment.
Rather than mindlessly consuming large quantities of food, use visual cues（提示，暗示），
such as the size of your palm or a closed fist, to measure appropriate serving sizes. 38
As you eat, tune in to your body's fullness signals. Instead of sticking to external cues or rigid
meal schedules, let your body guide you. Don't forget to chew thoroughly. It supports the digestive
process by breaking down food into smaller particles, making it easier for your body to absorb
nutrients. 39 Aim to chew each bite at least 20 times. By adopting a more leisurely approach to
meals, you invite a sense of relaxation into your dining experience.
Among the focus on food, it's crucial to extend mindfulness to hydration（ 水 合 作 用 ） .
Drinking water is an inseparable part of the eating experience. Before, during, and after your meal,
take moments to hydrate. Mindful hydration complements the act of eating, contributing to overall
well-being and ensuring that your body is adequately nourished and hydrated.
40 It becomes a mindfulness practice that fuels not only your body but also your soul.
A. Common as it is, it is unhealthy.
B. Mindful eating goes beyond the act of consuming food.
C. This approach emphasized on the quantity rather than the quality of your food.
D. Before diving into your meal, take a moment to create a specific space for eating.
E. By dedicating time to eat without multitasking, you honour the food on your plate.
F. Portion awareness is not about restriction but about a balanced relationship with food.
G. Additionally, it provides your brain with the time it needs to register feelings of fullness.
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。
When I was young, I liked a book about a little girl who lost her grandma's company. Before
falling asleep one night, I requested my grandmother to read it to me. I closed my eyes as I heard her
41 the story. When she finished reading, I stared at her and asked, Will you ever die like that girl's
grandma?
I will 42 you as long as I live, she whispered.
“But what if you die? I 43 .
It is hard to 44 it since you never know how much you appreciate something until you lose
it. It takes losing something to know its 45 . There is no 46 of losing something if you have it
forever.
I lay in bed that night, thinking about what she said without understanding her, yet I knew 47
what she had said.
The next night I sat on my parents' bed watching TV with them. The phone rang. A feeling of
48 ran down my back just before my dad 49 it. I saw his smiling expression tighten into 50 .
Then he looked straight at my mom and me, 51 unblinkingly （不眨眼地） for what seemed like
forever. Then he said, “Grandma has 52 .
I then sat there 53 for a long time. At that moment, I had loved my grandma more than I ever
had before and then I 54 everything she did for me. Beyond that, I definitely understood her
words-you don't 55 anything you think you will have it for good until you lose it forever.
41. A. retell B. compose C. adapt D. review
42. A. hug B. accompany C. lose D. possess