广东省东莞市东莞市第四高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期10月月考英语试题

东莞四中高三第一学期英语月考试题2023-2024英语本试卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟注意事项

1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

2.选择题的作答每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题的作答用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效

3.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交第一部分阅读（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ABooks areexcellent gifts.Here arefour of the yearsmost talked-about titles.Ordinary Monsters|By J.M.MiroMiro hastemporarily abandonedliterary fictionin favourof anew series of historicalfantasy novels.OrdinaryMonsters is about a group of children withmagical giftswho cometogether andpool theirpowers toescape thebadshape-shifting manthats goingafter them.Son ofElsewhere:A Memoirin Pieces|By ElaminAbdelmahmoudThe soundtrackto TheO.C.,a dramaseries,and thestrange beautyof Highway401were importantfactors indevelopingselfhood ofAbdelmahmoud.This bookdescribes his own experience of moving from Khartoum,Sudan,toKingston,Canada,in theearly2000s atage

12.A MagicSteeped inPoison|By JudyL LinHarry Potter has his magic stick.And Ning,the heroine of Linsfirst novel,has tea,which inher worldcarries（神话）magical properties.Lin hascreated apleasing YoungAdult fantasyrich inChinese mythology.In thisbook,Ningenters acompetition to find the most giftedtea master,Shennong.A Ballet of Lepers|By LeonardCohen（死后出版的）Unlike manyother posthumousworks,you cancount onCohens to be worthyour wait.Before hisdeath,he saidthat thenovel containedin thebook,which wasnever published,was likelybetter thanThe FavouriteGame,（剧本）a novelhe publishedduring hislifetime.This bookalso includesa radioplay scriptand aThe couple hurried to the well with Everett.东莞四中高三第一学期英语月考试题2023-2024英语本试卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟注意事项

1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

2.选择题的作答每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题的作答用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效

3.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交第一部分阅读（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ABooks areexcellent gifts.Here arefour of the yearsmost talked-about titles.Ordinary Monsters|By J.M.MiroMiro hastemporarily abandonedliterary fictionin favourof anew seriesof historicalfantasy novels.OrdinaryMonsters is about agroup ofchildren withmagical giftswho cometogether andpool theirpowers toescape thebadshape-shifting manthats goingafter them.Son ofElsewhere:A Memoirin Pieces|By ElaminAbdelmahmoudThe soundtrackto TheO.C.,a dramaseries,and thestrange beautyof Highway401were importantfactors indevelopingselfhood ofAbdelmahmoud.This bookdescribes hisown experienceof movingfrom Khartoum,Sudan,toKingston,Canada,in theearly2000s atage

12.A MagicSteeped inPoison|By JudyI.LinHarry Potterhas hismagic stick.And Ning,the heroineof Linsfirst novel,has tea,which inher worldcarries（神话）magical properties.Lin hascreated apleasing YoungAdult fantasyrich inChinese mythology.In thisbook,Ningenters acompetition to find themost giftedtea master,Shennong.A Ballet of Lepers|By LeonardCohen（死后出版的）Unlike manyother posthumousworks,you cancount onCohens to be worthyour wait.Before hisdeath,he saidthat thenovel containedin thebook,which wasnever published,was likelybetter thanThe FavouriteGame,（剧本）a novelhe publishedduring hislifetime.This bookalso includesa radioplay scriptand ahandful of short stories.

1.Which bookis amirror of the authorslife storyA.Ordinary Monsters.B.Son ofElsewhere:A Memoirin Pieces.C.A MagicSteeped inPoison.D.A Balletof Lepers.

2.What dothe firstand thirdbooks havein commonA.They areabout teamwork.B.They arebased onan imaginaryworld.C.They bothinvolve Chinesecharacters.D.They drawinspiration fromother novels.

3.What canbe inferredabout A Balletof LepersA.It isa collection.B.It isCohens bestnovel.C.It isa fantasynovel.D.It isadapted froma play.【答案】l.B

2.B

3.A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文文章介绍了今年最受关注的四本书【题详解】细节理解题根据中的1Son ofElsewhere:A Memoirin Pieces|By ElaminAbdelmahmoud“Thisbook describeshisownexperienceofmovingfromKhartoum,Sudan,to Kingston,Canada,in theearly2000s atage

12.（这本书描述了他在世纪初岁时从苏丹喀土穆搬到加拿大金斯敦的亲身经历）”可知2112Son ofElsewhere:这本书反映了作者的生活故事，故选A Memoirin PiecesB【题详解】2细节理解题根据中的Ordinary Monsters|By J.M.Miro“Ordinary Monstersisaboutagroupofchildrenwithmagical giftswho cometogether andpool theirpowers toescape thebad shape-shifting manthafs goingafter them.（讲述的是一群拥有魔法天赋的孩子聚集在一起，聚集他们的力量，逃离追杀他们的坏变形Ordinary Monsters人的故事）和中的”A MagicSteeped inPoison|By JudyL Lin“HarryPotterhashismagicstick.And Ning,the（哈利•波特有他的魔棒林的第一heroineofLirfs firstnovel,has tea,which inher worldcarries magicalproperties.部小说的女主人公宁，有茶，在她的世界里承载着神奇的特性）”可知第一本书和第三本书都是和魔法相关的，它们都是基于一个想象的世界故选B【题详解】3细节理解题根据中的（居本）A Balletof Lepers|By LeonardCohen“This bookalso includesa radioplay scriptU（这本书还包括一个广播剧剧本和一些短篇故事）and ahandfulofshort stories.”可知这本书是一本合集故选A（《孤勇者》）A songcalled LonelyWarrior isalways ringingin myears.Six yearsago,after hostingan annualceremonyfor myschool,I foundthat myleft legwas alittle swollen,and verysoon I could barelywalk.In fact,theswollen partbecame afist-sized meatballthat wasso painfulthat I could barelysleep.Of course,I wentto alocal hospital,（不乐观的）where I was givenvery bleaknews-osteosarcoma,which meansbone cancer.（化疗）I underwentchemotherapy for the nexttwo years,and itwas theworst time of my life.Physically,I feltthatthe side effects of chemotherapy were killing me.I lostall of the hairon my body and I becametotally bald.Icould barelyeat anything,even iffelt hungry.I nolonger neededan alarmclock towake upin themorning.Instead,what wokeme was（□区吐）.my bodytelling me that Ineeded tovomitI hadno ideawhere allthis treatmentwould leaveme,and thedreams I had oncenursed about the futurewere entirelywipedout.I wantedto feelthe worldand experiencemore,so Istuck to the courseof treatment.As timewent by,however,I becameweaker andweaker.The side effects nowwere farworse thanthey hadbeen earlier.I eventuallysuggested that the legbe choppedoff,and thedoctor saidthat mightbe the best thingto do,as longas Icould cope with the psychological and social pressures afterward.I mademy decisionvery calmly,because Iknew thingscouldnot beworse thanthey wereat thatmoment,and I was determinedthat thiswas justone morebattle I would win.Now,six yearslater,I haveweathered all these difficulties.I havebeen solucky to be ableto findthe strengthto dealwith all of this,and whatI have to tell anyone still struggling with difficulties is this:have faithin yourself,and donot letbad moments dragyou down.Just hangon andyou willcome through.

4.What canwe learnabout the side effects of chemotherapyA.They madethe authorsuffer a lot.B.They destroyedthe authorsfaith.C.They wererelieved aftertreatment.D.They were more obviousin thedaytime

5.What was the authorsdecision to deal withhis conditionA.Chopping offhis leg.B.Turning down the doctorsadvice.C.Giving into thecancer.D.Seeking psychologicalassistance.

6.What doesthe underlinedwordweathered^in the last paragraphmeanA.resisted B.survived C.escaped D.produced

7.What doesthe authorwant toconvey in the textA.A lightheart liveslong.B.A goodmedicine tastesbitter.C.Time workswonders.D.One withfaith bravesany hardship.【答案】

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文主要介绍的是作者分享了自己与骨癌作斗争的经历，告诉那些与困难做斗争的人要相信自己，坚持下去，就会渡过难关【题详解】4细节理解题根据第二段中的（化疗）“I underwentchemotherapy for the nexttwo years,and itwas theworst time of（在接下来的两年里，我接受了化疗，mylife.Physically,I feltthat the sideeffectsofchemotherapy werekilling me.那是我一生中最糟糕的时期身体上，我觉得化疗的副作用要了我的命）”可知，作者化疗经历了最糟糕的人生，身体上，化疗的副作用几乎要将作者置于死地，由此可知，化疗让作者遭受很多的痛苦故选项A【题详解】5细节理解题根据第四段中的“I eventuallysuggested that the legbe choppedoff,and thedoctor saidthat mightbe the（我最后建议把那条腿best thingto do,as longas Icouldcope with the psychologicaland socialpressures afterward.砍掉，医生说这可能是最好的办法，只要我能应付心理上和社会上的压力）”可知，作者建议截肢，医生也认为这是最好的方法故选项A【题详解】6词义猜测题根据划线单词后的句子“I havebeen solucky tobe ableto findthe strengthto deal with all of this,andwhat I have to tell anyone still struggling with difficulties is this:have faithin yourself,and donot letbad moments drag（我很幸运能够找到力量来处理这一切，我要告诉那些仍在与you down.Just hangon andyou willcome through.困难作斗争的人的是要相信自己，不要让糟糕的时刻拖累你只要坚持下去，你就会渡过难关的）”可知，作者认为自己很幸运能找到力量处理这一切，并告诉与困难作斗争的人，相信自己，坚持下去就会渡过难关，由此可知，划线单词所在的句子的意思是“六年后，作者活了下来”，由此可猜测，该单词的意思是“幸存下来”故选项B【题详解】7主旨大意题根据最后一段中的“I havebeen solucky tobe abletofindthe strengthtodealwithall ofthis,andwhat I havetotellanyonestillstrugglingwithdifficultiesisthis:have faithin yourself,and donot letbadmomentsdrag（我很幸运能够找到力量来处理这一切，我要告诉那些仍在与you down.Just hangon andyou willcome through.困难作斗争的人的是要相信自己，不要让糟糕的时刻拖累你只要坚持下去，你就会渡过难关的）”并结合作者介绍的自己与疾病进行斗争的经历可知，本文表达的是有信念的人就能勇敢面对困难故选项DCRecently,more than1,000researchers and executives signedan openletter callingfor apause inresearch onartificial（宣传），intelligence.The letterwarns thatAI maythreaten jobs,spread propagandaand even lead to the“loss ofcontrolof our civilization”.（签署者）Many of the signatoriesare thoughtfuland experiencedAI practitioners.Their concernsshould betakenseriously.On balance,though,their approachis likely to evolveinto anopposition toprogress.Consider thebroader worldviewexpressed inthis document.It said,Powerful AIsystems should be developedonlyonce weare confidentthat theireffects willbe positiveand risksmanageable.This isa formulafor completestop,as noonecan everbe soconfident.The historyof innovationis oneof trialand error,risk andreward.One reasonwhy the US leadsthe world in digital technology is that it did not constrain the industry with well-meaning butdoubtful regulation.SlowingAI progress,moreover,carries risksall itsown.Dont forgetthat thistechnology is likely to make the world richer,healthier,smarter andmore productivefor decadesto come.By2030,it mightbe contributingmore than$15trillion to theglobal economy.Advances in medicine,biology,climate science,education,manufacturing,transportation andmuchmore are on the horizon.Any newrules mustbe balancedagainst thevast potentialof theseefforts.（空白领域）.（范Nor isAI researchadvancing into a voidThe industryalready operateswithin legalparameters畴）in responseto potentialharms.Companies haveensured theirproducts aresafe.Trade associationsare developingcodesof conductand ethicalframeworks.Far from the out-of-control race”,the AIbusiness isconstrained bylaw andpoliticsand consumersentiment.Its naturalto worryabout newtechnologies.But thewealth and abundance ofAmerican societyis due in no smallpart torisks takenin thepast,in aspirit ofopenness andoptimism.The AIrevolution deservesno less.

8.Why didthe researchers and executivessign theopen letterA.Because theresearch onAI hadbeen paused.B.Because AI had uncontrollablydestroyed humancivilization.C.Because they were worriedabout thepotential risksof ALD.Because theywere moreexperienced thanothers inAI field.

9.Why isthe USmentioned in paragraph3A.To supportthat innovationcomes fromtaking risks.B.To stressthattheUS isvery importantin thedigital field.C.To drawattention to the benefits of well-meaning regulations.D.To revealthose peoplesreal purposeof signingthe letter.

10.What canwe inferfrom thispassageA.AI technologyconsumes moremoney thanit canearn.B.Society willhugely benefitfrom AI technology in the future.C.The AIindustry isnow developingwithout anyrestrictions.D.The developmentof AItechnology isjust asolo effort.

11.Whafs thewriters attitudetowards AIrevolutionA.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.【答案】

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.B【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文最近，多名研究人员和高管签署了一封公开信，呼吁暂停人工智能的研究1000这封信警告说，人工智能可能会威胁到就业，传播宣传，甚至导致“对我们文明的失控”许多签名者都是深思熟虑且经验丰富的人工智能从业者他们的担忧应该得到认真对待但总的来说，他们的做法很可能演变成反对进步【题详解】细节理解题根据第——段（宣传）,8“The letterwarns thatAI maythreaten jobs,spread propagandaand.（这封信警告说，人工智能可能会威胁到就业，传播宣传，甚evenlead to the“loss ofcontrol ofourcivilization”至导致“对我们文明的失控“可知，研究人员和高管们签署了这封公开信是因为他们担心人工智能的潜在风险故选C【题详解】推理判断题根据第三段9“The historyof innovationis oneof trialand error,risk andreward.One reasonwhytheUS leadstheworld indigital technology is thatit didnot constrain the industrywith well-meaning butdoubtful（创新的历史是一部试错、冒险和回报的历史美国在数字技术领域领先世界的一个原因是，它没有regulation.用善意但令人怀疑的监管来限制该行业）”可推知，第段提到了美国是为了支持创新需要承担风险的论点3故选A【10题详解】推理判断题根据第三段u Advances inmedicine,biology,climate science,education,manufacturing,transportation andmuch moreareon thehorizon.Any newrules mustbe balancedagainst thevast potentialof these.（医学、生物学、气候科学、教育、制造业、交通运输等领域的进步即将到来任何新规则都必须与这efforts些努力的巨大潜力相平衡）”可推知，未来社会将从人工智能技术中受益匪浅故选B题详解】11推理判断题根据最后一段Its naturalto worryabout newtechnologies.But thewealth and abundance ofAmericansociety is duein nosmallpart torisks takenin thepast,in aspirit ofopenness andoptimism.The AIrevolution deservesno.（对新技术的担忧是很自然的但是，美国社会的财富和丰富在很大程度上要归功于过去本着开放和乐观less的精神所承担的风险人工智能革命理应如此）”可推知，作者对人工智能革命的态度是支持的故选BDPoison frogsacross Centraland SouthAmerica displaysome of the brightestcolors in the animalkingdom.The way（有毒的）such creaturesevolved tobe justcolorful enoughto signaltheir toxicdefense-but notso colorfulthat they（捕食者）一become vulnerableto predatorshas longbeen agrey areafor scientists.Initially,predators wouldnot haveknown that bright colors signal toxicity,and thereforewould have eaten,and thenbecome ill-these easily-spotted few（突变）members of a specieswith thecolorful mutation.In theory,this shouldmake itvirtually impossiblefor the（防护色的）aposematic pioneersto pass on their genes to their offspring,allowing forthe mutation to take hold in thepopulation.To getto thebottom ofthis dilemma,Karl LoefflerHenry,a researcherat CarletonUniversity launchedthe newstudy.Loeffler Henrysteam poredover datafrom thefamily treesof1,100species offrogs,newts andsalamanders,andcategorized theminto oneof fivegroups.On oneend ofrange arethe creatureswith brightblues,yellows andreds.On theotherare speciesthat blendin perfectlywith theirsurroundings.Between thesepoles,the scientistsplace specieswith（伪装的）camouflaged topsand colorfulbottoms in various degrees.These tendto displaytheir dramatichalves onlywhentrying todefend themselvesfrom predators.The teamused ninedifferent computermodels totest thepotential evolutionaryroutes thespecies in the brightaposematic group mighthave takento evolvethis way.In theend,the researchersrealized that they allkind offollowed asimilar pattern,evolving fromspecies in the middleof that range,those whosecolors arehidden unlessin danger.There havealso beenother theoriesproposed,but this new theorypresents amechanism that is likely to play a role inthe evolution of anti-predator defensein variousprey groupsand awide rangeof different predators.Possibly,it mightinspire the exploration of evolutionof warning coloration in other animal groups as well.

12.What remainedunclear toscientists in the pastA.How theproper shadesof thecolors areevolved.B.How thesecreatures signaltheir toxicdefence.C.Which colors are betterat scaringpredators away.D.Which creaturesare athigher riskof beingeaten.

13.What dothe underlinedwords“this dilemmain paragraph3refer toA.The predatorsclearly knewabout thetoxicity butstill feedon them.B.The firstcolorful membershave brightcolors butcan avoidpredators.C.The firstcolorful memberswere eatenbut the mutation waspassed on.D.The predatorsbecame seriouslyill but their populationcontinued toboom.

14.What dowe knowabout thenew studyAThe colorsof allthose specieswere eitherbright orgrey.B.The aposematicgroup evolved by following nine routes.C.The researchers observed these different species in the wild.D.The originof the evolution turnedout tobe thehidden colors.

15.What isthe last paragraph mainlyaboutA.Other theoriesof theevolution.B.Other animalsevolution routes.C.The drawbacksof thestudy.D.The significanceof thestudy.【答案】

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.D【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文文章主要说明了科学家研究毒蛙为何能把颜色进化出来，介绍了研究开展的过程以及其意义【题详解】12细节理解题根据第一段（有毒的）“The waysuch creaturesevolved tobe justcolorful enoughto signaltheir toxic（捕食者）一.defense-but notso colorfulthat theybecome vulnerableto predatorshas longbeen agrey areafor scientists（对科学家来说，这些生物的进化方式一直是一个灰色地带，它们的颜色足以表明它们的有毒防御，但又不会太过鲜艳，以至于容易受到捕食者的攻击）”可知，过去科学家还不清楚的是正确的颜色深浅是如何进化的故选A【题详解】13词句猜测题I艮据第——段uInitially,predators wouldnot have knownthat brightcolors signaltoxicity,and thereforewould haveeaten,and thenbecome ill-these easily-spotted fewmembers of a specieswith thecolorful（突变）.（防护色的）mutation Tntheory,this shouldmake itvirtually impossiblefortheaposematic pioneersto（起初，捕食者不知passon theirgenes to their offspring,allowing forthemutation to takehold in the population.道鲜艳的颜色是有毒的信号，因此会吃了之后生病一一这些很容易被发现的少数带有彩色突变的物种成员从理论上讲，这应该使先驱者几乎不可能将他们的基因传递给后代，从而使突变在种群中占据主导地位）”可知，亮丽的颜色成为警戒色是这些天敌在试误后得到的教训但既然这些有着亮丽颜色的生物被吃掉了，那从理论I,上讲就不可能把这个突变的基因传给后代了，但是却传了下来，故指的是“第一批颜色鲜艳的成this dilemma员被吃掉了，但是突变遗传了下去”故选C【题详解】14细节理解题根据倒数第二段“In theend,the researchersrealized thatthey allkind offollowed asimilarpattern,（最后，研究人员意evolving fromspecies in the middleof that range,those whosecolors arehidden unlessin danger.识到它们都遵循类似的模式，从这个范围的中间物种进化而来，这些物种的颜色是隐藏的，除非处于危险之中）”可知，进化的起源起初是隐藏的颜色故选D【15题详解】主旨大意题根据最后一段uThere havealso beenother theoriesproposed,but thisnew theorypresentsa mechanism thatis likelyto playa role in theevolutionof anti-predator defensein variousprey groupsandawide rangeof differentpredators.Possibly,it mightinspirethe explorationof evolutionof warningcoloration inother（也有人提出了其他理论，但这个新理论提出了一种机制，可能在各种猎物群体和各种不animalgroups as well.同捕食者的反捕食者防御进化中发挥作用也许，这也会启发我们探索其他动物群体中警告色的进化）”可知，最后一段主要讲研究的意义故选D第二节（共5小题每小题

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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Enhance YourWellbeing inNatureNature reducesour anger,fear,and depression and increasesour positivemood andpsychological wellbeing.Time innature also brings us out of ourselves and our narrow concerns and connects us to a larger world where we findbeauty andinterest.16It isclear thatit isimportant toget outside!17But even if youlive in an urbanarea,spend timein youryard orfind apark or a green space with trees and bushes.Go outsideduring yourlunch hourif youcan toget abreath offresh air“andgive your mind a break.18We allknow thelong listof physical,mental,and emotionalbenefits ofexercise.Exercise improvesattention intheyoung and cognitive functioning inthe old.It reduces stress andacts asan antidepressant.19Buthandful ofshortstories.

1.Which bookisamirror of the authorslife storyA.Ordinary Monsters.B.Son ofElsewhere:A Memoirin Pieces.C.A MagicSteeped inPoison.D.ABalletofLepers.

2.What dothe firstand thirdbooks havein commonA.They areabout teamwork.B.They arebased onan imaginaryworld.C.They bothinvolve Chinesecharacters.D.They drawinspiration fromother novels.

3.What canbe inferredabout ABalletofLepersA.It isa collection.B.It isCohens bestnovel.C.It isa fantasynovel.D.It isadapted froma play.B（《孤勇者》）A songcalled LonelyWarrior isalways ringingin myears.Six yearsago,after hostingan annualceremonyfor myschool,I foundthat myleft legwas alittle swollen,and verysoon Icould barelywalk.In fact,theswollen partbecame afist-sized meatbailthat wasso painfulthat Icouldbarelysleep.Of course,I wenttoalocal hospital,（不乐观的）where I was givenvery bleaknews-osteosarcoma,which meansbone cancer.（化疗）I underwentchemotherapy forthe nexttwo years,and itwastheworst timeof mylife.Physically,I feltthatthe sideeffectsofchemotherapywerekillingme.I lostallof the hairon mybody and I becametotally bald.Icouldbarelyeat anything,eveniffelt hungry.I nolonger neededan alarmclock towake upinthemorning.Instead,what wokeme was（口区吐）.mybodytelling me that Ineeded tovomitI hadno ideawhere allthis treatmentwould leaveme,and thedreams I had oncenursed about the futurewere entirelywipedout.I wantedto feeltheworldand experiencemore,so Istuck to the courseof treatment.As timewent by,however,I becameweaker andweaker.The sideeffects nowwere farworse thanthey hadbeen earlier.I eventuallysuggested thatthe legbe choppedoff,and thedoctor saidthat mightbe thebest thingto do,as longas Icouldcopewiththepsychologicalandsocialpressuresafterward.I mademy decisionvery calmly,because Iknew thingscouldnot beworse thantheywereat thatmoment,andI was determinedthat thiswas justone morebattle Iwould win.Now,six yearslater,I haveweathered all these difficulties.I havebeen solucky tobe abletofindthe strengthto dealwithallofthis,and whatI havetotellanyonestillstrugglingwithdifficultiesisthis:have faithin yourself,and donot letbadmomentsdragyou down.Just hangonandyou willcome through.much aswe knowallthesebenefits,we cantalways motivateourselves toexercise regularly.This iswhere naturecan help.An appealingplace to walk or bike can get us off our seats and moving.And oncewe start,the beautyof naturalsurroundings keeps usmotivated tocontinue.20A seriesof studies showed that walking in forests,as opposedto urbanenvironments,lowered bloodpressureand stress hormones well beyond the timeof the walk.So findsomewhere with trees,bushes,wild grassesor flowers,water,and othersuch naturalelements andgo for a walkor runor bike.Gardening isanother wonderfulway tobe activeoutside.A.If youcan getto thecountry,or alake,thafs wonderful.B.Exercise isalso thekey ifwe want to avoidgaining weight.C.So findsomewhere withtrees orbushes togo for a walk.D.The beautyof naturalsurroundings cankeep usmotivated.E.Thus theenvironment isconnected toour overallwellbeing.F.You should find more energy for your afternoon mental tasks.G.Moreover,exercising outdoorsreduces stresseven more than exerciseindoors.【答案】

16.E

17.A

18.F

19.B

20.G【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述在大自然中可以增强幸福感，环境对我们的身心健康有很多好处【题详解】16根据上文“Nature reducesour anger,fear,and depressionand increasesour positivemood andpsychological wellbeing.Time innaturealso bringsus out of ourselvesand ournarrow concernsand connectsus toa largerworld wherewe find大自然减少了我们的愤怒、恐惧和沮丧，增加了我们的积极情绪和心理健康大自然中的时beauty andinterest4间也带我们走出自我和狭隘的关注，将我们连接到一个更大的世界，在那里我们可以发现美和兴趣）”可知，本段主要讲述大自然对我们心理和情绪的影响，可以开阔我们的视野，空处为段尾句，对本段有总结和归纳的作用所以选项（因此，环境与我们的整体健康息息相关）符合语境故选EEo【题详解】17根据下文“But evenif youlive in an urbanarea,spend timein youryard orfind aparkor agreen spacewithtreesand（但即使你住在城市地区，花时间在你的院子里，或找一个公园或有树木和灌木的绿地）”可知，此处bushes.应指与城市对应的地方，那就是乡下故选项（如果你能去乡村或湖边，那就太好了）符合语境故选A A【题详解】18空处为段尾句，应承接上文由上文“Go outsideduring yourlunch hourif youcan toget abreath offresh aif9and give（如果可以的话，在午餐时间到外面去“呼吸一下新鲜空气”，让你的大脑休息一下）”可yourmind abreak.知，午餐时间可到大自然中呼吸新鲜空气，让大脑休息一下选项（你应该为下午的脑力工作找到更多的能F量）与上句衔接密切，符合语境故选F【题详解】19才艮据上文“We allknow thelong listof physical,mental,and emotionalbenefits ofexercise.Exercise improves（我们者知attention inthe young andcognitive functioninginthe old.It reducesstress andacts asan antidepressant.E道锻炼对身体、心理和情感有很多好处锻炼可以提高年轻人的注意力和老年人的认知能力它可以减轻压力，起到抗抑郁的作用）”提到锻炼对精神方面的好处，下文提到，所以本句仍为锻炼的好处“allthesebenefits B选项（如果我们想避免增重，锻炼也是关键）符合语境故选B【题详解】20空处为段首主题句根据下文u A seriesof studiesshowed thatwalking inforests,as opposedto urbanenvironments,（——系歹的研究表明，与城市环lowered bloodpressure andstresshormones wellbeyond thetimeof the walk.U境相反，在森林中散步，降低血压和压力荷尔蒙的时间远远超过散步的时间）”主要讲述到室外锻炼比在室内锻炼要好选项（此外，户外运动比室内运动更能减轻压力）能够概括本段大意故选GGo第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（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 live in aworld increasinglydominated byscience.Since elementaryschool,I havealways21subjects likescience andmath.To me,these subjects,full ofdiscoveries and

22.seem toplaymore significant role in human progress than humanities.And Ialways23thought of these subjectsas more solid andseriousthan classeslike English.If therewas noright24I thought,why botherBut recentlyI hadan25that taught me myacademic interestsare more flexible than I had thought:I took my first philosophy class.Before Ientered theclassroom,Iwas26,I waitedoutside withthe otherstudents andwondered whatexactly philosophy would involve.I imaginedgetting intopretty longand boringconversations27intended toreflect onthemeaning oflife.But whatI gotwas somethingquite28A young man in jeans,Mr.Jones——“but youcan callme Rob”——was farfrom thewhite-haired,buttoned-up oldmanI had29,Rather thanpulling usinto dull arguments about difficult-to-understand philosophicalpoints,Rob30us onour level.To talkfree will,we lookedat ourown obstacles.To talkmorals,we lookedat31wehad facedourselves.By theend ofclass,Id discoveredthat questionswith noright answer can turn out tobe themost32ones.of.The classtaught me一in moreways thanone一to lookat thingswith an_35mind.

21.A.chosen B.evaluated C.favored D.avoided

22.A.formulas B.puzzles C.challenges D.innovations

23.A.automatically B.consciously C.accurately D.impatiently

24.A.reason B.answer C.method D.direction

25.A.surprise B.experience C.incident D.adventure

26.A.hopeful B.confident C.doubtful D.nervous

27.A.jokingly B.mistakenly C.previously D.naturally

28.A.unique B.common C.different D.strange

29.A.mentioned B.expected C.encountered D.missed

30.A.engaged B.tested C.persuaded D.invited

31.A.choices B.abilities C.dilemmas D.doubts

32.A.objective B.effective C.encouraging D.appealing

33.A.confused B.struck C.warned D.convinced

34.A.pride B.concern C.assessment D.prejudice

35.A.open B.strong C.sharp D.ready【答案】2LC

22.D

23.A

24.B

25.B

26.C

27.D

28.C

29.BIt33me thatif Ilet goof my34,1can actually get a lot out of the subjects I once thought little【解析】【导语】这是一篇记叙文文章主要讲述作者通过自己的亲身经历意识到，像英语和哲学这样的人文科学比科学和数学这样的学科更加灵活，并不是固定不变的题详解】[21考查动词词义辨析句意从小学起，我就一直偏爱学习科学和数学等科目选择；评价；A.chosen B.evaluated偏爱；避免根据下文C.favored D.avoided“To me,these subjects,full ofdiscoveries and2,seem toplay moresignificantroleinhuman progressthan humanities.n可知，作者从小学开始一直就偏爱学习科学和数学等科目，因为作者觉得这些学科更有意义故选CC

32.D

33.B

34.D

35.A

30.A

31.【题详解】22考查名词词义辨析句意在我看来，这些充满发现和创新的学科在人类进步中的作用似乎比人文学科更重要公式；谜题；挑战；仓新根据空前的可知，作者A.formulas B.puzzles C.challenges D.innovations discoveries觉得科学和数学等科目充满了发现和创新，在人类进步中的作用更大故选D题详解】L23考查副词词义辨析句意我一直自然地认为这些科目比英语等课程更扎实、更严肃自然地；A.automatically有意识地，自觉地；准确地；无耐性地根据上文B.consciously C.accurately D.impatiently“Since elementaryschool,可知，作者一直认为科学和数学在人Ihavealways1subjects likescience andmath.”类进步中的作用更大，这是作者的固有印象，所以自然而然地认为这些学科比英语等课程更扎实、更严肃故选A【题详解】24考查名词词义辨析句意如果没有正确的答案，我想，为什么要麻烦去学习呢？原因；答A.reason B.answer案；方法；方向根据下文C.method D.direction“By theend ofclass,Id discoveredthat questionswith noright answer可知，作者认为人文学科很多都没有正确答can turnout tobe themost12ones.”案故选B【题详解】25考查名词词义辨析句意但最近我的一次经历教会了我，我的学术兴趣比我想象的更灵活我上了第一堂哲学课A.surprise惊喜；B.experience经验；C.incident事件；D.adventure冒险根据下文uBefore Ientered theclassroom,Iwas

6.I waitedoutside withthe otherstudents andwondered whatexactlyphilosophy wouldinvolve.I imaginedgetting intopretty longand boringconversations7intended toreflect”可知，接下来讲述的是作者的经历，也就onthemeaning oflife.But whatI gotwas somethingquite8是说作者从这次上哲学课的经历中有了新的感悟故选B【题详解】26考查形容词词义辨析句意在我进入教室之前，我很怀疑有希望的；自信的；A.hopeful B.confident C.doubtful可疑的；焦虑的根据下文D.nervous“I waitedoutside withthe otherstudents andwondered whatexactlyphilosophy可知，作者第一次上哲学课，对这门学科充满了疑虑，不知道哲学到底涉及到什么问题故选wouldinvolve”C【题详解】27考查副词词义辨析句意我想象着进入一段很长很无聊的对话，自然是为了反思生活的意义开玩A.jokingly笑地；错误地；先前；自然地根据上文B.mistakenly C.previously D.naturally“Andi always3thought of these subjectsas more solidand seriousthan classeslike English.v可知，作者固有的思维就是，人文学科很多都没有正确答案，所以作者认为哲学课的对话会无聊，然后自然的就是反思生活的意义故选D【题详解】28考查形容词词义辨析句意但我得到的是完全不同的东西独特的；普通的；不A.unique B.common C.different同的；奇怪的根据转折连词以及下文D.strange but“By theend ofclass,Id discoveredthat questionswith noright可知，作者上完课后感觉哲学课和answercan turnout tobe themost12ones.”他想象的不要一样，作者之前认为哲学课很枯燥，但是实际上很有趣故选C【题详解】29考查动词词义辨析句意一个穿着牛仔裤的年轻人，琼斯先生一“但是你可以叫我罗伯”这与我所期望的那个满头白发、衣冠楚楚的老人相去甚远提到；预期；遇到；A.mentioned B.expected C.encountered D.missed错过根据上文u A youngman injeans,Mr.Jones可知，作者认为上哲学课的老师是一个白头发，系着纽扣的老人，但实际上是一个穿着牛仔裤的年轻人，所以这和他期待的不一样故选B【题详解】30考查动词词义辨析句意罗伯没有把我们拖入关于难以理解的哲学观点的无聊争论中，而是站在了我们的立场上使参与；测试；说服；邀请根据上文A.engaged B.tested C.persuaded D.invited“Rather thanpulling usinto可知,老师并没有学生进入到关于难以理解的哲学dullarguments aboutdifficult-to-understand philosophicalpoints”观点的无聊争论中，而是使学生站在他们的水平上故选A题详解】[31考查名词词义辨析句意为了谈论道德，我们审视自己所面临的困境选择；能力；A.choices B.abilities C.dilemmas困境；D.doubts疑虑根据上文“To talkfree will,we lookedat ourown obstacles.v可知，作者在讨论自由意志时，看到了自己的障碍，同样，在讨论道德时，看到了自己的困境故选C【题详解】32考查形容词词义辨析句意下课时，我发现没有正确答案的问题可能是最吸引人的问题客观的；A.objective有效的；令人鼓舞的的;吸引人的根据上文B.effective C.encouraging D.appealing“If therewas noright4I thought,why botherBut recentlyIhadan5that taughtme myacademic interestsare可知，作者以前认为，没有答案是没有意义的，moreflexible thanIhadthought:!tookmy firstphilosophy class.”是枯燥的，而现在却发现没有正确答案的问题才可能是最吸引人的故选D【题详解】33考动词词义辨析句意我突然想到，如果我放下偏见，我实际上可以从我曾经很少考虑话题中得到很多使困惑;打击，想起;警告;确信根据空后A.confused B.struck C.warned D.convinced“lean actually get alot out ofthe可知，作者上完哲学课后突然意识到能够从很少考虑的话题中得到很多subjects I once thoughtlittle of”It strikesstrucksb.that…“某人突然想到・・.故选B【题详解】34考查名词词义辨析句意我突然想到，如果我放下偏见，我实际上可以从我曾经很少考虑的话题中得到很多骄傲；关注点；评估;偏见根据上文A.pride B.concern C.assessment D.prejudice“Andi always3thought ofthesesubjects asmoresolidand seriousthan classeslike English.If therewas no可知，作者对这些人文学科是有偏见的故选right4I thought,why bother”D【题详解】35考查形容词词义辨析句意:这门课教会了我——在很多方面——以开放的心态看待事物公开A.open的;强壮的；锋利的;准备好的根据上文B.strong C.sharp D.ready“It13methatif Ilet goof可知，作者意识到，对那些人my14,I canactuallyget alotoutofthe subjectsIoncethoughtlittleof.”文学科不能带有偏见，要思想开放故选A第二节语法填空共10小题;每小题

1.5分，满分15分阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The guqin,Chinas oldeststringed instrument,has existedfor over3,000years.The earliestpiece,36unearth inHubeiprovince in2016,dates backto theZhou Dynasty.The bodyofaguqin ismade ofwood andseven stringsof silk,but unlikeits seeminglysimple appearance,it takesovera hundredworking procedures37make theinstrument,including materialselection,painting andtuning.It is38extremely demandingjob.The guqin.along withthe gameof Go,calligraphy andpainting,39expect tobe masteredby noblemenand scholarsin ancient China.The mostdistinguished guqin40music wasYu BoyaintheSpring andAutumnWarring StatesPeriods.As heplayed the guqin inthe mountains,a woodcutternamed ZhongZiqi heardit andunderstood exactly41wasexpressed inthe music.This deepunderstanding formeda strongbond42them,and theybecame closefriends.This isthe famoustale behindthe guqinmasterpiece,High Mountains,Flowing Water,43has beenpassed downthrough generationsand isconsidered oneofthegreatest compositionsinChinese guqinmusic.Nowadays,there arefewer thanone thousandwell-trained guqinplayers andperhaps nomore thanfifty44survive masters.The originalseveral thousandcompositions have45significant declinedtoa merehundred worksthat areregularly performedtoday.【答案】

36.unearthed

37.to make

38.an

39.was expected

40.musician

41.what

42.between

43.which

44.surviving

45.significantly【解析】【导语】本文为一篇说明文文章介绍了中国最古老的弦乐器古琴的历史，以及有关古琴的故事和现状【题详解】36考查非谓语动词句意最早的一件是年在湖北省出土的，可以追溯到周朝分析句子结构可知，句子中2016已经有谓语动词，因此空格处需要填入非谓语动词动词与逻辑主语为动宾关系，因此需要使用过去分词表示被动故填unearthed【题详解】37考查动词不定式句意古琴的琴身是由木头和七根丝弦制成的，但与它看似简单的外表不同，制作这把琴需要上百道工序，包括选材、上色和调音分析句子结构可知，空格处需要填入非谓语动词；表示“制作这把琴的工序”，动词不定式作主语，作形式主语故填it tomake【题详解】38考查冠词句意这是一项要求极高的工作此处表示“一项工作”，为可数名词，因此空格处需要填入冠job词，空格后单词的发音为元音因素，所以用故填an an【题详解】39考查被动语态句意古琴和围棋、书法、绘画一样，被认为是中国古代贵族和学者所能掌握的分析句子结构可知，空格处需要填入谓语动词；此处“古琴”是被认为，所以空格处需要使用动词的被动语态，时间发生在过去，因此需要使用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为第三人称单数，所以动词用故填be waswas expectedo【题详解】40考查名词句意最杰出的古琴演奏家是春秋战国时期的俞伯牙分析句子结构可知，空格处需要填入名词，根据后面可知，此处指的是古琴演奏家；所以需要填入故填musician musician【题详解】41考查宾语从句句意当他在山上弹奏古琴时，一个叫钟子期的樵夫听到了，并准确地理解了音乐中所表达的意思分析句子结构可知，空格及后面为宾语从句，空格处需要填入宾语从句的连接词，从句缺少主语；且表示“什么故填what【题详解】42考查介词句意这种深刻的理解在他们之间形成了牢固的纽带，他们成为了亲密的朋友此处表示“他们之间形成了纽带”，空格处需要填入表示“在……之间”，此处表示两者之间，因此用故填betweenbetween【题详解】43考查定语从句句意这就是古琴名作《高山流水》背后的著名故事，它被认为是中国古琴音乐中最伟大的作品之一，并代代相传分析句子结构可知，空格及后面为非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，此处表示“故事”，因此使用故填which which【题详解】44考查形容词句意如今，训练有素的古琴演奏者不足千人，幸存的大师可能不超过人分析句子结构可知，50此处位于名词之前，因此需耍填入形容词；表示“继续存在的故填surviving surviving题详解】[45考查副词句意最初的几千首曲子已经大大减少到今天经常演奏的只有区区几百首此处位于动词之前，因此需要填入副词作状语，表示“显著地”故填significantly第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文（满分15分）.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友已被香港大学录取请你写邮件祝贺并请教如何申请入读香港大46Alex Alex,学注意写作词数应为左右；

1.

100.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Dear Alex,Best regards,Li Hua【答案】Dear Alex,Im thrilledto hearthat youvebeen acceptedinto theUniversity ofHong Kong!Congratulations onthis wonderfulachievement!I amso proudof youandIknow howhard youhave workedtomake it happen.Meanwhile Iwas wondering if you could share some insights on how you went about applyingto theuniversity.Im interestedin knowingmore about the processsince Imthinking about the possibilityof studyingthere.Any tips oradvice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.I hopethat youreexcited fbrthisnewadventure andI wishyou allthebestfor yourstudies inHong Kong.Pleasekeep intouch andlet meknow howeverything isgoing.Best regards,Li Hua【解析】【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国笔友写封邮件，祝贺他被香港大学录取，并请教如Alex何申请入读香港大学【详解】.词汇积累1激动的thrilled—excited为.......感到骄傲:be proudof—take pridein与止匕同时meanwhile—inthemeantime提供一offer provide.句式拓展2同义句转换原句Any tipsor adviceyoucould offerwouldbegreatlyappreciated.拓展句Iwouldappreciate itif youcouldofferme sometipsoradvice.【点睛】[高分句型1]Meanwhile,Iwaswonderingif youcouldsharesomeinsightsonhowyouwentaboutapplying（运用了引导的宾语从句和引导的宾语从句）to theuniversity.if how【高分句型2]Im interestedin knowingmore aboutthe processsince Imthinking aboutthe possibilityof studyingthere.（运用了引导原因状语从句）since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短文

47.As thelate afternoonsun beatdown onhis farmin Missourilast May,Brandon finishedfeeding hiscows anddecidedto gohome.As theyoften did,his twosons,Louie,7,and Everett,5,followed closely.As theyheaded forthe house,the twoboys ranahead oftheir father,who stoppedto closethe gate.Louie pausedat aboardcovering anold well.The boardhad,over time,become easilybroken.When Louiestepped onit,it cavedin andhefell into the well.Brandon hadjust closethe doorwhen heheard acry forhelp.He turnedaround

4.What canwe learnaboutthesideeffectsof chemotherapyA.They madethe authorsuffer alot.B.They destroyedthe authorsfaith.C.They wererelieved aftertreatment.D.They weremore obviousinthedaytime

5.What wasthe authorsdecision todealwithhis conditionA.Chopping offhis leg.B.Turning down the doctorsadvice.C.Giving into thecancer.D.Seeking psychologicalassistance.

6.What doesthe underlinedwordweathered^inthelastparagraphmeanA.resisted B.survived C.escaped D.produced

7.What doesthe authorwanttoconvey inthe textA.A lightheart liveslong.

8.A goodmedicine tastesbitter.

9.Time workswonders.

10.One withfaith bravesany hardship.CRecently,more than1,000researchersandexecutives signedan openletter callingforapause inresearch onartificial（宣传），intelligence.The letterwarns thatAI maythreaten jobs,spread propagandaand evenleadtothe“loss ofcontrolof ourcivilization^.（签署者）Many ofthe signatoriesare thoughtfuland experiencedAI practitioners.Their concernsshouldbetakenseriously.On balance,though,their approachislikelyto evolveinto anopposition toprogress.Consider thebroader worldviewexpressed inthis document.It said,Powerful AIsystems shouldbe developedonlyonce weare confidentthat theireffects willbe positiveand risksmanageable.This isa formulafor completestop,as noonecan everbe soconfident.The historyof innovationis oneof trialand error,risk andreward.One reasonwhy theUS leadstheworldindigitaltechnology isthatitdidnotconstraintheindustrywithwell-meaning butdoubtful regulation.SlowingAI progress,moreover,carries risksall itsown.Dont forgetthat thistechnologyislikelytomake theworld richer,healthier,smarter andmore productivefor decadesto come.By2030,it mightbe contributingmore than$15trillion totheglobal economy.Advancesinmedicine,biology,climate science,education,manufacturing,transportation andmuchmore areonthehorizon.Any newrules mustandfound hisyounger sonEverett standing alone beside the well,pointing toit andscreaming.Brandon quicklyrealized whathad happened.No,Louie canbarely swimJ hepanicked,his mindalmost goingblank.However,he knewhe shouldcalm down.He rantothe well andheard Louiehitting thewater.Without thinking,hejumped in.Somehow,Brandon managedto grabontoa pipethatrandowntheside ofthe well.He hitthe coldwater atthebottom ofthe well and liftedLouie upas hestuck hisown legsand backagainst thenarrow wallsfor support.CCA11right,Dad,we canclimb outnow,”Louie said.If onlyit werethat easy!The pipethat hedgrabbed duringhis fallwas tooslippery tobe ofany use.There wasonly oneway out.Looking uptosee Everettlooking downat them,Brandon shouted,Everett,youre going to havetobea bigboy andsave us.Run to注意the roadand standby themailbox untilsomeone stops.Tell themwe needhelp.And Everett,stay offthe road.”.续写词数应为左右；

1150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Everett didas he was told.The couplehurried tothe wellwithEverett.【答案】范文Everett didas hewas told.About15minutes later,Dan andChristi,nearby farmers,were drivingby when theynoticed Everettalone by theside ofthe road,waving.They pulledover andasked ifhewasOK.My daddysinahole“hetold them.Hearing this,they piledEverett intotheir pickupand thendrove tothe well.，The couplehurriedtothe withEverett.Brandon“Dan shouted,“Its Dan.We regoingtosend aropedown toyou.After severalminutes theypulled Louieoutofthe well.Thecouplenow turnedtheir attentiontoBrandon,but hewas tooheavy topull outofthe well usingjust therope.After abrief discussion,they decidedto usetheold windmill that still stood over the well.Forty-some minutesafter he9d jumpedintothewell tosave hisson,Brandonemerged,cold andwet.You areour lifesaver.Brandon thanked Dan,who turned to Everett.Dan said.Everett isactuallyyour lifesaver.Without him,I wouldnthaveknownthe accident,let alonethe rescue!^^Words couldntexpresshis surprise whenthe father turnedtothe3-year-old boy.Finally theythankedDanagain together.【解析】【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了喂完牛后，和两个儿子和一起回家，在Brandon LouieEverett Brandon停下来关门时，踩在覆盖在井盖上的木板上，由于木板老化断裂，他掉进了井里跳进井里抓住Louie Brandon了但是因为井里太滑，两人都不能逃出，让井口的去路边寻求帮助，最终找到了Louie,Brandon Everett Everett两个大人来帮忙，两人得以脱险【详解】.段落续写1

①由第一段首句内容照他说的做了”可知，第一段可描写找到了两人帮忙，并来到了井边准备“EverettEverett救助井里的人

②由第二段首句内容“夫妇俩和注一起赶到井边”可知，第二段可描写夫妇救助和的经Evere BrandonLouie过，以及他们得救后的反应.续写线索去求救一一邻居停下车一一了解了情况一一开车到井边一一拉出利用旧风车拉2Everett Louie——起感激Brandon------------.词汇激活3行为类

①停车pull over/pull ontheside

②拉出pull out/haul out

③浮现emerge/arise情绪类

①感谢thank/show onesgratitude to

②惊讶surprise/shock【点睛】[高分句型（由1]After abrief discussion,they decidedto usetheoldwindmillthatstillstoodoverthewell.关系代词引导的限制性定语从句）that[高分句型（运用了弓|导2]Words couldntexpress hissurprisewhenthefatherturnedtothe3-year-old boy.when时间状语从句）be balancedagainst thevast potentialoftheseefforts.（空白领域）.立Nor isAI researchadvancing intoa voidThe industryalready operateswithin legalparameters G畴）in responseto potentialharms.Companies haveensured theirproducts aresafe.Trade associationsare developingcodesof conductand ethicalframeworks.Far from the out-of-control race”,the AIbusiness isconstrained bylaw andpoliticsand consumersentiment.Its naturalto worryabout newtechnologies.But thewealth andabundance ofAmerican societyisdueinnosmallpart torisks takeninthepast,inaspirit ofopenness andoptimism.The AIrevolution deservesno less.

8.Why didthe researchersandexecutivessign theopen letterA.Because theresearch onAI hadbeen paused.B.Because AIhad uncontrollablydestroyed humancivilization.C.Because theywere worriedaboutthepotential risksof AI.D.Because theyweremoreexperienced thanothers inAI field.

9.Why istheUSmentioned inparagraph3A.To supportthat innovationcomes fromtaking risks.B.To stressthattheUS isvery importantinthedigital field.C.To drawattention tothe benefitsof well-meaning regulations.D.To revealthose peoplesreal purposeof signingthe letter.

10.What canwe inferfrom thispassageA.AItechnologyconsumes moremoney thanit canearn.B.Society willhugely benefitfrom AItechnology inthe future.C.The AIindustry isnow developingwithout anyrestrictions.D.The developmentof AItechnologyisjust asolo effort.

11.Whafs thewriters attitudetowards AIrevolutionA.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.DPoison frogsacross Centraland SouthAmerica displaysome ofthe brightestcolors inthe animalkingdom.The way（有毒的）such creaturesevolved tobe justcolorful enoughto signaltheir toxicdefense-but notso colorfulthatthey（捕食者）一become vulnerableto predatorshas longbeen agrey areafor scientists.Initially,predators wouldnot haveknownthatbrightcolorssignaltoxicity,and thereforewouldhaveeaten,and thenbecome ill-these easily-spotted few（突变）members ofa specieswiththecolorful mutation.In theory,this shouldmakeitvirtually impossibleforthe（防护色的）aposematic pioneersto passon theirgenestotheiroffspring,allowing forthemutation totakeholdinthepopulation.To gettothebottom ofthis dilemma,Karl LoefflerHenry,a researcherat CarletonUniversity launchedthe newstudy.Loeffler Henrysteam poredover datafromthefamily treesof1,100species offrogs,newts andsalamanders,andcategorized theminto oneof fivegroups.On oneend ofrange arethe creatureswith brightblues,yellows andreds.On theotherare speciesthat blendin perfectlywith theirsurroundings.Between thesepoles,the scientistsplace specieswith（伪装的）camouflaged topsand colorfulbottoms invarious degrees.These tendto displaytheir dramatichalves onlywhentrying todefend themselvesfrom predators.The teamused ninedifferent computermodels totest thepotential evolutionaryroutes thespecies inthe brightaposematicgroup mighthave takento evolvethis way.In theend,the researchersrealized thatthey allkind offollowed asimilarpattern,evolving fromspecies inthe middleof thatrange,those whosecolors arehidden unlessin danger.There havealso beenother theoriesproposed,but thisnew theorypresents amechanismthatislikelytoplayaroleinthe evolutionof anti-predator defenseinvariousprey groupsandawide rangeofdifferentpredators.Possibly,it mightinspiretheexplorationofevolutionofwarningcolorationinother animalgroupsaswell.

12.What remainedunclear toscientists inthe pastA.How theproper shadesofthecolorsareevolved.B.How thesecreatures signaltheir toxicdefence.C.Which colorsare betterat scaringpredators away.D.Which creaturesare athigher riskof beingeaten.

13.What dothe underlinedwords thisdilemma,,inparagraph3refer toA.The predatorsclearly knewaboutthetoxicity butstill feedon them.B.The firstcolorful membershave brightcolors butcan avoidpredators.C.The firstcolorful memberswere eatenbutthemutation waspassed on.D.The predatorsbecame seriouslyill buttheir populationcontinued toboom.

14.What dowe knowaboutthenew studyA.The colorsof allthose specieswere eitherbright orgrey.B Theaposematicgroupevolvedbyfollowingnineroutes.C Theresearchersobservedthesedifferentspeciesinthewild.D.The originoftheevolution turnedout tobe thehidden colors.

15.What isthelastparagraph mainlyaboutA.Other theoriesoftheevolution.B.Other animalsevolution routes.C.The drawbacksofthestudy.D.The significanceofthestudy.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Enhance YourWellbeing inNatureNature reducesour anger,fear,and depressionand increasesour positivemood andpsychological wellbeing.Time innaturealsobringsusoutofourselvesandournarrowconcernsandconnectsustoalargerworldwherewefindbeauty andinterest.16It isclear thatit isimportant toget outside!17But evenif youliveinan urbanarea,spend timein youryard orfind aparkoragreenspacewithtreesand bushes.Go outsideduring yourlunch hourifyoucan togetabreath offresh air“andgive yourmindabreak.18We allknow thelong listof physicalmental,and emotionalbenefitsofexercise.Exercise improvesattentionin theyoungandcognitivefunctioningintheold.It reducesstress andacts asan antidepressant.19But muchasweknowall thesebenefits,we cantalways motivateourselves toexercise regularly.This iswhere naturecanhelp.An appealingplacetowalkor bikecan getusoffourseatsandmoving.And oncewe start,the beautyof naturalsurroundingskeepsusmotivated tocontinue.20Aseriesofstudiesshowedthatwalkinginforests,as opposedto urbanenvironments,lowered bloodpressureand stresshormoneswellbeyondthetimeofthewalk.So findsomewhere withtrees,bushes,wild grassesor flowers,water,and othersuch naturalelements andgo fora walkor runorbike.Gardening isanother wonderfulway tobe activeoutside.A.If youcangettothecountry,oralake,thats wonderful.B.Exercise isalso thekey ifwe wantto avoidgaining weight.C.So findsomewhere withtrees orbushes togo fora walk.D.The beautyof naturalsurroundings cankeep usmotivated.E.Thus theenvironment isconnected toour overallwellbeing.E Youshouldfindmoreenergyforyourafternoonmentaltasks.G.Moreover,exercising outdoorsreducesstresseven morethan exerciseindoors.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（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 liveinaworld increasinglydominated byscience.Since elementaryschool,Ihavealways21subjects likescience andmath.To me,these subjects,full ofdiscoveries and22,seem toplaymore significantroleinhumanprogressthanhumanities.And Ialways23thought ofthese subjectsasmoresolid andseriousthan classeslike English.If therewas noright24I thought,why botherBut recentlyI hadan25that taughtme myacademic interestsare moreflexiblethanIhadthought:I tookmyfirstphilosophyclass.Before Ientered theclassroom,Iwas26,I waitedoutside withthe otherstudents andwondered whatexactlyphilosophy wouldinvolve.I imaginedgetting intopretty longand boringconversations27intended toreflect onthemeaning oflife.But whatI gotwas somethingquite

28.Ayoungmaninjeans,Mr.Jones—“but youcan callme Rob”——was farfromthewhite-haired,buttoned-up oldmanIhad29,Rather thanpulling usinto dullargumentsaboutdifficult-to-understand philosophicalpoints,Rob30us onour level.To talkfree will,we lookedat ourown obstacles.To talkmorals,we lookedat31we hadfacedourselves.By theend ofclass,Td discoveredthat questionswith noright answercanturnouttobethemost32ones.、It33methatif Ilet goof my34I canactuallygetalotoutofthesubjectsIoncethought littleof.The classtaughtme--in moreways thanone--to lookat thingswith an_35mind.

21.A.chosen B.evaluated C.favored D.avoided

22.A.formulas B.puzzles C.challenges D.innovations

23.A.automatically B.consciously C.accurately D.impatiently

24.A.reason B.answer C.method D.direction

25.A.surprise B.experience C.incident D.adventure

26.A.hopeful B.confident C.doubtful D.nervous

27.A.jokingly B.mistakenly C.previously D.naturally28A.unique B.common C.different D.strange

29.A.mentioned B.expected C.encountered D.missed

30.A.engaged B.tested C.persuaded D.invited

31.A.choices B.abilities C.dilemmas D.doubts

32.A.objective B.effective C.encouraging D.appealing

33.A.confused B.struck C.warned D.convinced

34.A.pride B.concern C.assessment D.prejudice

35.A.open B.strong C.sharp D.ready第二节语法填空共10小题;每小题

1.5分，满分15分阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The guqin,Chinas oldeststringed instrument,has existedfbr over3,000years.The earliestpiece,36unearth inHubeiprovince in2016,dates backtotheZhou Dynasty.The bodyofaguqin ismade ofwood andseven stringsof silk,but unlikeits seeminglysimple appearance,it takesovera hundredworking procedures37make theinstrument,including materialselection,painting andtuning.It is38extremely demandingjob.The guqin,along withthe gameof Go,calligraphy andpainting,39expect tobe masteredby noblemenand scholarsinancient China.The mostdistinguished guqin40music wasYu BoyaintheSpring andAutumnWarring StatesPeriods.As heplayed theguqin inthe mountains,a woodcutternamed ZhongZiqi heardit andunderstood exactly41wasexpressed inthe music.This deepunderstanding formeda strongbond42them,and theybecame closefriends.This isthe famoustale behindtheguqinmasterpiece,High Mountains,Flowing Water,43has beenpassed downthrough generationsand isconsidered oneofthegreatest compositionsinChinese guqinmusic.Nowadays,there arefewer thanone thousandwell-trained guqinplayers andperhaps nomorethanfifty44survive masters.The originalseveral thousandcompositions have45significant declinedtoa merehundred worksthat areregularly performedtoday.第三部分写作共两节，满分40分第一节应用文满分15分.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友已被香港大学录取请你写邮件祝贺并请教如何申请入读香港大学46Alex Alex,注意写作词数应为左右；

1.100,请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Dear Alex,Best regards,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短文

47.As thelate afternoonsun beatdown onhis farmin Missourilast May,Brandon finishedfeeding hiscows anddecidedto gohome.As theyoften did,his twosons,Louie,7,and Everett,5,followed closely.As theyheaded forthe house,the twoboys ranahead oftheir father,who stoppedto closethe gate.Louie pausedat aboardcovering anold well.The boardhad,over time,become easilybroken.When Louiestepped onit,it cavedin andhefell intothewell.Brandon hadjust closethe doorwhen heheard acry forhelp.He turnedaround andfound hisyoungerson Everettstandingalonebesidethewell,pointing toit andscreaming.Brandon quicklyrealized whathad happened.No,Louie canbarely swimJ hepanicked,his mindalmost goingblank.However,he knewhe shouldcalm down.He rantothewellandheard Louiehitting thewater.Without thinking,hejumped in.Somehow,Brandon managedto grabontoa pipethatrandownthesideofthewell.He hitthe coldwater atthebottom ofthewelland liftedLouie upas hestuck hisown legsand backagainst thenarrow wallsfor support.All right,Dad,we canclimb outnow,“Louie said.If onlyit werethat easy!The pipethat hedgrabbed duringhis fallwas tooslippery tobe ofany use.There wasonly oneway out.Looking uptosee Everettlooking downat them,Brandon shouted,Everett,youre goingto havetobea bigboy andsave us.Run to注意the roadand standbythemailbox untilsomeone stops.Tell themwe needhelp.And Everett,stay offtheroad.”续写词数应为左右；

1.150,请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Everett didas hewas told。