英语科试卷
考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分
命题人： 校对人：
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30分)
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。
1. What will the speakers do with the phone?
A. Have it updated. B. Have it charged. C. Have it checked.
2. What kind of T-shirts does the woman prefer?
A. Short. B. Loose. C. Tight.
3. Who is the woman probably?
A. A language teacher B. A writer. C. A musician
4. What does the man have with his coffee?
A. Low-fat milk. B. Goat’s milk C. Cream
5. What are the speakers probably going to do next?
A. Put up a tent B. Fish in the lake C. Get food at a store.
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. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a library. B. At a print shop. C. In a classroom.
7. What did the woman do last night?
A. She worked on a presentation. B. She watched a show. C. She shared a story.
听第7 段材料，回答第8至 10 题。
8. What does the man plan to do this afternoon?
A. Go shopping. B. Attend a party. C. Play tennis.
9. What does the woman want to do first?
A. Take a bath. B. Go into town with the man. C. Buy new clothes.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Father and daughter. C. Grandfather and granddaughter.
听第8 段材料，回答第 11至 13 题。
11. Which month is it now probably?
A. September B. November. C. December.
12. How does the man feel about coming back to school?
A. Bored. B. Pleased. C. Anxious
13. What should the man do according to the woman?
A. Get outside more often. B. Take more vitamin pills. C. Get more indoor exercise.
听第9 段材料，回答第 14至 17 题。
14. Why does the woman come to the man?
A. To ask for advice. B. To have an interview. C. To send her congratulations.
15. Where are the speakers now?
A. In China. B. In the UK. C. In Australia.
16. What are northern British people like?
A. They have a faster pace of life.
B. They’re more friendly and outgoing.
C. Their accents are easier to understand.
17. Which aspect of London attracts the man?
A. Its cultural factors. B. A better career environment. C. The comfortable living conditions.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18至 20 题。
18. Who did the speaker go to the AI Canteen with?
A. A family member. B. A local friend. C. A business partner.
19. How do people order food in the AI Canteen?
A. On a screen. B. With robotic arms. C. Through a waiter.
20. How many people can the AI system serve in a day?
A. 100. B. 200. C. 300.
第二部分 阅读理解(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
Investment Competition
About the Competition
The Wharton Global High School Investment Competition is a free, online investment simulation (模拟) for
high school students (9th to 12th grade)and teachers. Students work in teams of four to seven, guided by a teacher as
their advisor. Together, they learn about teamwork, communication, risk, companies and industry analysis and many
other important aspects of investing.
Teams examine a brief case study featuring a potential client and are tasked with working closely to meet that
client’s long term investment goals. Equipped with an approved stock list and the Wharton Investment Simulator
(WInS), which allows them to simulate stock trading, students develop an investment strategy, analyze sectors and
companies, and build a portfolio (投资组合) using $ 100 ,000 in virtual cash provided by WInS over the course of10
weeks. Winners are selected on the strength of their team strategies, not on the growth of their portfolios.
Results
Final reports are reviewed by a team of judges, who select 50 semi-finalist teams. Those teams are invited to
present their strategies to a panel of expert judges at the virtual semifinals. The top 10 teams from the semifinals
move on to the final of the competition, the Global Finale, at Wharton in Philadelphia.
Please Remember
Once advisors register for the competition, they will receive a confirmation email with instructions to set up
their student team accounts on WInS, our trading platform. Student team accounts must be set up no later than
September 20, 2023. In order to complete the registration form, advisors will need to:
Choose the username and password for their advisor accounts.
Provide their school-issued email address, as well as a back-up email address where all competition
communications will be sent.
21. What’s the function of WInS?
A. Offering virtual cash. B. Studying some brief cases.
C. Making people win business. D. Understanding clients’ requirements.
22. What can we know about the Global Finale?
A. All final reports must be delivered to it. B. It’s the highest level of the competition.
C. It’s a final graded by clients’ opinions. D. About fifty teams can participate in it.
23. What should advisors do after registering for the competition?
A. Send a confirmation email to judges.
B. Guide students to create their own accounts.
C. Ensure team members are from the same school.
D. Build the student team accounts on the specific platform.
B
Whether it is a person, an animal, or even an insect, a mother’s instincts (本能) are never wrong. This idea rings
true for a mother cat who acted fast and sought out help when her kittens were in trouble. This mother cat’s quick
thinking may have just saved her babies.
In the urban district of Izmir in western Turkey, a cat walked into a regular hospital holding a kitten in her
mouth. As the mother cat moved through the hospital, people were surprised to see such a sight, but let her pass. The
mother cat asked for help, crying for a long time. She was familiar to the hospital staff, who had been leaving her
food and water outside, but they were unaware that she had given birth to kittens.
The mother cat was concerned for her young because they weren’t able to open their eyes. After the doctors
looked at the kittens, they noticed that they were suffering from eye infections. One of the doctors recalls, “We
consulted with vets (兽医) and gave medicine as described. When the kittens opened their eyes a short time later, we
were excited.” Later, they were sent to an animal hospital for further care. The cats are now up for adoption and will
hopefully find loving forever homes.
When it comes to mother cats and kittens, kittens completely depend on mothers for the first few months of their
lives. Because they are blind and almost deaf until about two or three weeks old, the mother cat must protect them
from any threat or danger. Without the mother cat’s help, the kittens may not make it to adulthood.
As shown by the mother cat in Turkey, a mother’s love and protection knows no bounds. Whether the mom is a
human or a cat, mothers will always look out for their babies and make sure they are safe and healthy.
24. Why did the mother cat show up in the hospital?
A. To seek out food. B. To express thanks.
C. To get her babies treated. D. To give birth to her babies.
25. How did the doctors help the baby cat?
A. They built them a home. B. They adopted all of them.
C. They gave them right medicine. D. They operated on them immediately.
26. What makes newly-born cats dependent on their mothers?
A. Their physical state. B. Their eating habit.
C. Their appearance. D. Their behavior.
27. What can we learn from the story?
A. A cat has nine lives. B. Love makes a difference.
C. One good turn deserves another. D. God helps those who help themselves.
C
When adult humans meet a baby, many can’t help speaking in a higher-pitched (更高音的), sing-songy voice.
This shift, known as parentese, is not unique to humans. It has also been observed in animals like monkeys and
gorillas. Now, scientists are adding one more species to that list: bottlenose dolphins.
Dolphins are intelligent animals that live and hunt in groups. They communicate in a unique way: every
individual produces its own signature sound that acts much like an ID card, usually by its first birthday. But how
does each come up with its distinctive whistle? For babies, it might have something to do with listening to Mum. To
solve this mystery, researchers examined the sounds mother dolphins make.
Scientists studied 34 years’ worth of recordings of sounds made by 19 female bottlenose dolphins. When the
mother dolphins were near their young, they continued to make their signature sound, but at a higher frequency. They
also used a wider range of frequencies than they did when their babies were not nearby.
This discovery suggests that using these adjustments mother dolphins assist their young in learning how to
produce these calls themselves. Since dolphin babies often spend some years with their mothers before living on their
own, it makes sense that this adaptation would help them learn to communicate. At the very least, the higher-pitched
whistle likely gets the babies’ attention. “It’s important for a baby to know, “Oh, Mum’s talking to me now,” says
marine biologist June Mann.
This kind of research could help us understand how language developed in humans. “It is absolutely essential
to have basic knowledge about other species and how they communicate,” says Mann. “I would be really interested
to see whether dolphins also change their sounds when interacting with babies of others, which is what happens in
humans.”
28. What do the underlined words “this mystery” refer to in paragraph 2?
A. Why dolphins live and play in groups.
B. How dolphins develop their unique sounds.
C. What aspects of intelligence dolphins possess.
D. Whether dolphins can use parentese like humans.
29. How did the researchers carry out their study of dolphins?
A. By analyzing mother dolphins’ sound features.
B. By recording parent-child interaction frequency.
C. By measuring the distance between parent and child.
D. By examining the speech organs of mother dolphins.
30. What is a suggested reason why dolphin mothers use parentese with their young?
A. To help them learn to talk. B. To teach them hunting skills.
C. To express worry and care. D. To distract their attention.
31. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To compare the parentese of humans and dolphins.
B. To illustrate the development of dolphin intelligence.
C. To share new findings about dolphin communication.
D. To highlight the value of studying dolphins’ language.
D
There have been concerns that video games might damage our mental and physical well-being. Recently, more
researches have revealed these worries are largely unfounded. Nevertheless, there exists a deep-seated idea that
playing them rots your brain — it’s easy to view them as an unproductive waste of time. But in reality, is the opposite
the case?
For years, “brain-training” games and apps have been convinced to be an effective way to boost our cognitive(认
知的)abilities or intelligence, as it’s thought that by playing a series of quickfire puzzles focusing on things like
memory or spatial awareness, over time our abilities in these areas will improve; theoretically, so will our general
intelligence.
From a research viewpoint, the key lies in whether playing these sorts of games results in “transfer” effects —
“near” and “far” transfer effects: near effects relate to whether playing one memory game results in improvements in
other memory games, whereas far effects relate to whether playing that game results in a general improvement in
cognitive abilities. Some studies have pointed out brain-training games show weak near effects. As for far effects,
there’s no convincing evidence that this happens.
However, things get interesting when brain-training games are compared with video games. In a 2015 study
comparing the brain-training game SmartP with the video game Mazix, researchers found SmartP players didn’t show
boosts in problem-solving and spatial skills, but Mazix players did.
More recently, in 2020, researchers in Sweden studied data from some 9,000 children and found that kids aged
9 or 10 who played video games for above-average amounts of time didn’t show any differences in intelligence
compared with those playing less. Two years later, they discovered that by 12, the kids playing video games had 2.5
more IQ points than average.
Why video games result in improvements in cognitive abilities over more targeted games isn’t clear. One
argument is to do with the amount of time invested: whereas brain-training apps tend to deliver mini-games over a
short time, video games have players engaged and require sustained levels of attention and problem-solving. Despite
some promising findings, it’s currently unsafe to say that video games make us smarter. Meanwhile, video games
can offer both advantages and risks, so it’s important to be cautious and avoid making quick judgments.
32. What do people usually think of brain-training games?
A. They are a waste of time. B. They can improve our intelligence.
C. They are easily accessible. D. They may enhance our concentration.
33. What do we know about Mazix players?
A. They demonstrated signs of far effects.
B. They had a great talent for video games.
C. They exhibited boosts in gaming skills.
D. They proved the importance of near effects.
34. What did the studies in 2020 and 2022 reveal?
A. The limited effects of age on IQ points.
B. The negative impacts of video games.
C. The advantages of playing more games.
D. The benefits of video games over time.
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. Do Brain-training Games Really Work?
B. Video Games or Brain-training Games?
C. Could Video Games Make Us Smarter?
D. Should We Stop Playing Video Games?
第二节 (共5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5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。
You know the feeling — your ears start to warm up, your tongue goes numb, and you start sweating and taking
deep breaths. You’ve just eaten something spicy, knowing it would be painful, and yet you chose to do it anyway.
Are humans just masochistic(自讨苦吃), or is there something else going on? 36 .
Spicy isn’t actually a taste like salty, sweet, sour and bitter — it’s a sensation. 37 . When we eat foods
containing capsaicin, our bodies are tricked into thinking the temperature is actually rising. In trying to temper the
burning sensation, our bodies release endorphins(内啡肽) which control pain and, at the same time, give a feeling of
pleasure-like painkillers.
This is what is happening chemically, but there is also a conscious side to choosing spicy food. Dr.Tamara
Rosenbaum, Cognitive Neuroscientist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, explains in an interview
with the BBC that this is 38 . Furthermore, we obtain pleasure from the other ingredients chili is generally
cooked and eaten with — including fat, sugar and salt. So — like skydiving — eating chili is a form of thrill-seeking,
39 .
This masochistic relationship with capsaicin started in the Andes of South America, where chili peppers
originate. Humans were one of the few mammals on Earth that developed a taste for capsaicin. As archaeological
evidence suggests, they started cultivating chili peppers about six thousand years ago. Human intervention changed
the chili pepper to suit human tastes and needs — including the pepper’s color, size and capsaicin content-helping to
explain the many different types of chili peppers now available. 40 . We eat around 57.3 million tons of
peppers globally each year, and chili is a key ingredient in traditional dishes from Mexico to Korea. Maybe we are
masochistic after all.
A. It lies in both science and history
B. This is caused by a chemical compound called ‘capsaicin’
C. where we get pleasure from a seemingly negative sensation
D. It has something to do with human nature and body composition
E. why Chop Bell Pepper Fish Head enjoys great popularity among Hunanese
F. Fast-forward to today, and our love affair with the chili pepper is going strong
G. because we know that the burning sensation of chili does not physically harm us
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。
We all need to spend time alone once in a while. But Beatriz Flamini took things to a whole new 41 .
The Madrid, Spain, resident spent 500 days in a 230-foot (about 70-meter) underground cave, 42 from the
world.
Flamini was 48 years old when she went into isolation (隔绝) and 50 when she 43 from the cave on
April 14, 2023. The extreme athlete 44 the challenge of testing her mental strength. She wanted to help
scientists explore the 45 of isolation in terms of the human body and mind.
Flamini entered the cave in November 2021. She carried two cameras to 46 her stay. A team of
volunteers supported the ambitious adventure by 47 dropping off food, fresh clothes, water and other
48 near the cave’s entrance. They also used the daily video recordings to 49 Flamini’s physical and
mental condition.
Flamini spent her days exercising, cooking, reading and drawing. She says she experienced 50 loss of
her sense of time after about two months and was 51 when a support crew member came to 52 her
after 5000 days. “I said, ‘ 53 ? No way. I hadn’t finished my book,’” she recalls.
Flamini may have 54 a new world record for the longest time spent in a cave alone. But the
achievement has not been 55 by the Guinness World Records.
41. A. turn B. level C. point D. stage
42. A. free B. safe C. disconnected D. tired
43. A. escaped B. came C. rushed D. emerged
44. A. took up B. made out C. worked out D. picked up
45. A. change B. improvement C. impact D. meaning
46. A. broadcast B. arrange C. transform D. document
47. A. regularly B. frequently C. temporarily D. particularly
48. A. mixtures B. loads C. materials D. necessities
49. A. examine B. treat C. monitor D. introduce
50. A. permanent B. slight C. potential D. complete
51. A. astonished B. disappointed C. frightened D. excited
52. A. comfort B. fetch C. replace D. interview
53. A. Already B. Again C. Pardon D. Yes
54. A. kept B. broken C. set D. equaled
55. A. finished B. confirmed C. performed D. displayed
第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wei Chunrong has built a reputation as a leading actress of Kunqu Opera, 56 oldest traditional Chinese
opera with a history of about 600 years, which, performed in the Suzhou dialect, 57 (know) for graceful body
movements, rhythmic singing and exquisite costumes.
She started learning at 10 and 58 (perform) with the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre since she was 16.
Wei performed at UNESCO headquarters in Paris in 2001 59 the organization listed it as one of the
masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity (人类口头和非物质遗产). Now in her 50s, Wei has
found a new role. In the 60 (origin) Kunqu Opera production, titled Guo Feng, Wei plays the role of Lady Xu
Mu, who was the first female poet 61 (record)in Chinese history.
“I played different roles during the past four decades. For Lady Xu Mu, I have to put aside all my experiences
and start afresh(重新开始) 62 (comprehend) and perform the role,” said Wei, 63 (sit) in the dressing room of
Tianqiao Theatre a day before the show started on June 19.
“The role, Lady Xu Mu, was written for Wei Chunrong 64 particular. Though she has played many
classic roles, she needs one which could represent her 65 (special) and take her career to the next level,” says
Luo, the playwright.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分)
第一节 应用文(满分 15分)
假定你是李华，上周五你校组织了校园农场的丰收活动。请你给新西兰朋友 Leo 写一封邮件分享这次经历，
内容包括：
1.丰收场景；
2.你的感想。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Leo,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写 (满分 25分)
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故事。
All I did was show my little sister how to grow plants. “Dig a hole. Put in a seed. Cover it with dirt. Water it.
Wait. See, Laynie,” I explained, “A whole plant will grow from this tiny seed. All we have to do is water it.”
Laynie had her own watering can, so she could “help” me in the garden. One day, after everything was watered,
she ran to the fence and started sprinkling water on another spot. I walked over and saw a fresh patch of dirt near the
fence.
“Did you plant something there?” I asked. “Yes,” she said. “I’m growing a pencil. My purple pencil got too
small, so I planted it.” “What? But, Laynie — ”
I should have explained things right then, but I just muttered, “Uh… I never grew one before.”
Later I got what seemed like a great idea. I dug up Laynie’s pencil and “planted” a brand-new purple pencil.
Laynie was really excited when she saw it. “My pencil grew!” she shouted.
A few days later, Laynie was watering on the same spot. Two days later, new crayons sticking their pointy little
heads out, thanks to me. Laynie jumped up and down and yelled, “They look like flowers!” She “picked” them and
ran into the house.
Next, Laynie grew an adult bear doll from a tiny one, a soup spoon from a teaspoon, and a hand mirror from a
piece of glass. When she claimed that she had grown these things, I just kept my mouth shut! Actually, it was fun
trying to think of what should grow from Laynie’s seeds. And it was cool to see her get excited.
One day I saw her patting down some dirt near the fence again, so I knew she’d just planted something. My
heart dropped to my feet when she asked, “How long does it take to grow a goldfish, Brad?” I couldn’t speak. “Not
long, I bet!” said Laynie. She knelt down to whisper “Grow, Molly. Grow!” before she skipped back to the house.
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：
I sat down with my back to the fence and thought for a long time.
Paragraph 2:
Later I found Laynie sitting by the spot where Molly was buried.
25 届高三上 10 月考英语答案
听力：1— 5 CBCBC 6—10 CBCAB 11—15 BBACA 16—20 BABAB
阅读理解：21—23 ABD 24—27 CCAB 28—31 BAAC 32—35 BADC
七选五：36—40 ABGCF
完型：41—45 BCDAC 46—50 DADCD 51—55 ABACB
语填：56. the 57. is known 58. has been performing/has performed 59. when
60. original 61. (to be) recorded 62. To comprehend 63. sitting 64. in 65.specially
应用文：
Dear Leo,
I’m writing to share with you a harvesting activity on our campus farm last Friday. It was such a delightful and
memorable experience that I couldn’t wait to tell you about it.
At the sight of the farm filled with ripe vegetables and fruits like peppers, tomatoes and grapes, we found it hard
to contain our excitement. After receiving some instructions from the teachers, we plunged ourselves into the
harvesting activity. We hustled and bustled around, each with a basket in hand, carefully gathering the fruits of our
labor. Personally, I collected a variety of vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes and peppers. I even cooked them for
my families, though, honestly speaking, they were a bit overcooked.
This activity not only brought me the joy of harvest but also taught me the value of labor, making the efforts on
the campus farm truly worthwhile.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写
I sat down with my back to the fence and thought for a long time. Sighing, I decided then there was only one
right thing to do. I got up, took some things from the shed, and went inside. When I displayed the short pencil, the
crayons, the teaspoon... on the table, Laynie was dumbfounded. Then I explained how I’d dug up and replaced all of
her things. “No!” she screamed, red-faced. With a big shove(猛推), she knocked everything off the table. “Laynie,”
I swallowed hard and added, “Molly isn’t going to grow either.” At this, she burst into tears and ran off. Pierced to
the heart with guilt, I felt like a worm.
Later I found Laynie sitting by the spot where Molly was buried. I sat down beside her, gently held her in my
embrace and apologized. Laynie turned her face away. I went on, “See, you can grow things from seeds — not from
pencils or ... dead things. OK?” “Just seeds?” she asked, face still tear-stained. I nodded. She looked at me for a
minute as if thinking about something. Later that day, after we had a funeral for Molly, I saw Laynie patting down
some dirt on Molly’s grave. My heart tightened. “I’m growing some forget-me-nots, so Molly won’t forget me,” she
said. This time, I thought “the green thumb” would have a real harvest.