江苏省南通市如东县2023-2024学年高三上学期期初学情检测英语试卷（含答案 无听力音频 含听力原文）

第第页江苏省南通市如东县2023-2024学年高三上学期期初学情检测英语试卷（含答案无听力音频含听力原文）2023～2024学年度第一学期期初学情检测

高三英语

参考答案及评分标准

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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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)

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第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

36-40BAEGF

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）

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第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56.relaxation57.haspopped58.professionals59.togo60.the

61.which62.as63.moreauthentic64.exposed65.and

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

DearKevin,

HearingthatyouwanttolearnChinesemainlybywatchingmovies,I’mwritingtosharewithyoumy

opinion.Ibelieveitmaynotbethemostappropriatechoiceforthefollowingreasons.

Firstofall,languagelearninginvolvesseveralskills,suchaslistening,speaking,readingandwriting.

Obviously,learningChinesemainlybywatchingmoviesisnotconducivetodevelopingyourintegratedskills.

Besides,thelanguageinthemovieissetfortheplotandmaynotmatchyourlanguagelevel,whichmay

preventyoufromlearningChinesegraduallyandsystematically.

Therefore,Isuggest,besideswatchingmovies,youshouldreadmorebooksandcommunicatewith

nativespeakersfrequentlytopracticeyourChinese.Inaddition,takingsomeChinesecoursesisalsoagood

choice.Iamconvincedthatwiththehelpofteachers,youcanlearnChinesebetter.

Thanksforconsideringmysuggestion.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua.

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第二节读后续写（满分25分）

“Howmuchdoyouhave”askedthemanfromChicago.“47cents!”Tessrepliedwithoutanyhesitation.

Tohersurprise,themansaidthathewasadoctorandthatitwasafairpriceforamiracle.Overcomewith

excitement，Tessgraspedhishand，leadinghimtoherhome.Withdoubtandhope，DadandMomhad

Andrewcheckedbytheman，whodeclaredthathewouldperformanoperationontheboyandpromisedit

wouldn’tbelongbeforehecouldpickhimselfup.Hearinghiswords,thewholefamilyburstintotearsofjoy.

Theoperationwascompleted.HardlyhadAndrewbeensentbackhomewhenhisparentswenttothank

thedoctorwithTess，fortheyknewthat47centswasajokeforanoperation.Theypromisedtosaveenough

moneytopayforthebillonlytobetoldthatTesshadpaidforit.“It’safairdeal,”thedoctorexplainedtothe

parents，andthenlookedintoTess’seyes，smiling,“47centswaswhatitcost—plusthefaithofalittlegirl.”

分值说明：

选择题部分95分

1.听力1-20题，1.5分1题，共30分；

2.阅读理解21-35题，2.5分1题，共37.5分；

3.阅读“七选五”36-40题，2.5分1题，共12.5分；

4.完形填空41-55题，1分1题，共15分。

非选择题部分共55分

1.语法填空56-65题，1.5分1题，共15分；

2.应用文写作，15分；

3.读后续写，25分。

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听力材料

Text1

W:Can’tyouknockonthedoorbeforeyouentermyoffice

M:Sorry!It’sjustbecauseI’minsuchahurry.

Text2

W:Ijustsatdownatmycomputerandrealizedthatmyphonewasdead.DoyouhaveachargerIcanborrow

M:Yes,Catherine.Ialwaysbringanextrachargertowork.

W:Iusuallydotoo!ButIforgottobringminebeforegettingonthetrainthismorning.

Text3

M:It’sgoingtotakemeforevertofinishthismathshomework,andI’mreallynotinthemoodtodomyscience

homeworkafterthat!

W:Atleastyoucompletedyourhistoryyesterday.Ifyoudoitalittlefaster,perhapsyou’llfinishthescience

earlierthanyouthought.

Text4

M:HaveyouseenMr.ArnoldI’vebeensearchingeverywhereforhim.

W:From3:00p.m.to5:00p.m.,hehasameeting.He’llbebackinhisofficeafterthemeeting.

M:Thanks.I’llchecktherelater.There’sonlyanhourleft.

Text5

W:I’msorry,Jack.Imustdeclineyouroffer.Yourcompanylooksgreat,butI’dneedahighersalary.Ihopeyou

understand.

M:WhenIgotyourcall,Ithoughtyouwerereadytobeginworking.ButIunderstandyourconcern.

Text6

M:Mom,Iboughtasmartphoneforyou.NextmonthIwillgotoworkinanothercountry.Youcanstillconnect

withmeontheInternet.

W:ButIreallydon’tknowhowtouseit.It’shardfortheoldtolearnnewthings.

M:It’sOK.I’llteachyouhowtohaveavideochat.

W:Allright.Iwilltrymybesttofollowyou.Itwillsavealotofmoneyonphonebillsanyway.

Text7

M:Hi,Sue.Wherehaveyoubeen

W:Oh.Hi,Dan.Iwasjustatthelibrary.Ihavetohandinmybiologypapertomorrow.

M:TomorrowOh,no!Ithoughtitwasn’tduetillMonday.

W:Don’tworry.ItisindeeddueonMonday.ButI’mgoingawayfortheweekendandwon’tbebacktill

Mondaynight.

M:Oh,whereareyougoing

W:California.We’rehavingafamilyparty.It’smygrandmother’sninetiethbirthday,soallthecousins,aunts

andunclesaregoing.Sheplannedthewholethingherself.

M:Wow.That’sgreat.Howmanypeoplewillbethere

W:Aroundsixty.Myfamilyisbigandspreadsout,butwe’reprettyclose.

Text8

M:It’ssuchapleasuretomeeteveryone.Thankstopeoplelikeyou,smallbusinesseseverywherehavemany

growthopportunities.

W:Thankyou,Paul.Andthanksforcomingtomyofficetoexplainyourcompany.Nowyoucanbegin.

M:OK.So,weallfeelanxioustolookourbest.Butclothingstylesquicklychange,andfashionisn’tcheap!

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Plus,themorewebuy,themorewewaste.Howmanyofushaveoverfiveclothingitemsthatwenever

wear

W:Good,howwillyoufixthis

M:Throughmyservice,RentalTrend.

W:Howdoesitwork

M:It’sawebsitewhereuserscanrentouttheirclothes.Anyonewhoisinterestedinthoseclothescanoffera

priceandrentthem.Therewillbemanytypesofclothes.Whetherit’sforaparty,phototakingorvacation,

wetryourbesttomeetpeople’sneed.

W:Interesting,Paul.Haveyouborrowedfromanybanks

M:No.Andbecausethiscompanyisonlyayearold,thisisthefirsttimeI’vecometosincerelyinviteyouto

putmoneyintoourwebsite.I’msureyouwillseewhatabigdifferenceyoumake.Withyourhelp,wecan

bringfairfashionnationwide.

Text9

W:Sorrytobotheryou,sir,butwe’relookingintoareportconcerningthehouseoppositebeingbrokenintolast

night.Wearespeakingtoeveryonewholivesintheneighborhoodtoinvestigatewhathappened.

M:Goodnessme,they’refriendsofmine!AretheyOKDidtheytakeanything

W:Everyoneisfine,sir.Awatchandsomepiecesofjewelryaremissing,whichhasbeenupsetting,but

thankfullynoonewashurt.

M:Howawful,butI’mgladtheyareokay.

W:MayIaskyouafewquestions,sir

M:Ofcourse.

W:Didyouseeanythingunusualaroundeleveno’clocklastnightSomethingoutoftheordinary,loudnoises

perhaps,oractivitythatyouwouldn’tnormallyseeoutside

M:Nowthatyoucometomentionit,Ididnoticesomeflashinglightsfromthehouseoppositearoundthattime.

Irememberthinkingitwasstrangebecausetheyareanoldcoupleandtheirlightsareusuallyoutbyaround

teno’clock.

W:Didyouseeanyone

M:Ididtakealookasithappened.Therewasawhitecarparkedoutsidetheirhouse.Oh,I’msostupid—I

shouldhaverealizedsomethingwashappening!

W:IsthereanythingelseyoucanrememberAnythingatallEvenifyoudon’tthinkitisimportant

M:Waitaminute!

W:Whatisit

M:IforgottosayIhaveanoutsidesecuritycamera!Itmusthaverecordedeverything!

W:Excellent,sir!Itmaysolvethecase!Let’stakealookimmediately!

Text10

I’mgladsomanyofyouhavecomeforthegardeningclass.Welcome,allofyou.

Eachweek,wewillbegrowingandlookingafterourplants,andIwillshowyouallhowtogetthebestout

ofthem.Youwillallhaveyourownsmallsectionoflandwhereyoucanchoosewhichplantstogrow.This

week,wewantabedofflowerstobrightenuptheplace.

Inthefollowingweeks,youmaywishtogrowyourownfruitandvegetables.Iwillbeheretoadviseand

encourageyou.Iamhereeveryday,soitiseasytocomeandfindmeifyouhaveanyquestions.AllIaskin

returnisthatyouenjoyyourtimeinthegreatoutdoors.Gardeningissuchawonderfulthingtodo.It’sgood

exercise,andrewarding.Plus,whenyougardeningroupslikethis,itturnsintoawonderfulsocialeventtoo.

Rightthen,letmeshowyoutoyourareas.Followme.

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)高三英语

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，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。

Howdoesthewomansound

A.Sorry.B.Annoyed.C.Indifferent.

Whatdidthewomanforgettobringwithher

A.Hercomputer.B.Hertrainticket.C.Herphonecharger.

Whichsubjecthasthemanfinishedhomeworkfor

A.Maths.B.Science.C.History.

Whattimeisitnow

A.It’s3:00p.m.B.It’s4:00p.m.C.It’s5:00p.m.

Whatdoesthewomanmainlymean

Shewon’tworkfortheman.

Sheforgottocallthemanback.

Shewantsthemantopaymore.

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。

Whydoesthemanteachthewomanvideochatting

Hewillworkabroad.

Hewantstosavemoney.

Heboughtheranewvideophone.

Whatdoesthewomanthinkoflearningvideochatting

A.Useless.B.Difficult.C.Interesting.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

WhatisDanworriedaboutatfirst

A.Hisfamily.B.Hisbiologypaper.C.Hisbirthdayparty.

WhatwillSuedoovertheweekend

A.Workonherschoolwork.B.Readatthelibrary.C.Attendaparty.

Whosebirthdayiscomingsoon

A.Sue’sgrandmother’s.B.Sue’smother’s.C.Sue’suncle’s.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

Wherearethespeakers

A.Atabank.B.Atanoffice.C.Ataclothingstudio.

Whatisthemandoing

Raisingmoneyforhisbusiness.

Designingclothesforthewoman.

Persuadingthewomantobuylessclothes.

Howdoesthemansound

A.Stressed.B.Ambitious.C.Doubtful.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

Whatistheconversationmainlyabout

A.Awatch.B.Acamera.C.Acrime.

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers

A.Policewomanandcitizen.B.Neighbors.C.Friends.

Whatdidthemannotice

A.Aloudnoise.B.Awhitecar.C.Apieceofjewelry.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Howoftendoesthespeakermeetthegroup

A.Everyday.B.Everyfivedays.C.Everysevendays.

Whatwillbegrownthistime

A.Flowers.B.Fruits.C.Vegetables.

Whatdoesthespeakerwantthelistenerstodo

A.Welcomeeachother.B.Exerciseeveryday.C.Enjoythemselves.

Whatisthespeakerprobably

A.Agardeningteacher.B.Abuildingdesigner.C.Afitnesstrainer.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Somelibrariesuseuniquearchitecturetoencouragevisitorstosettledownwithanewbook,orusemobilelibrariestobringbookstohard-to-reachpopulations.Nomatterhowtheyachieveit,thesenovellibrariesarekeepingthemagicofreadingalive.

BeachLibrary(Albena,Bulgaria)

Readingabookonthebeachisaclassic,andinBulgaria,onelibraryencouragestouriststodojustthat.

Thewhite,weather-resistantshelveslinedupnotfarfromthesurffeature6,000booksin15languages.

TheCamelLibraryService(NorthEasternProvince,Kenya)

Tocombatlowliteracy(识字)ratesinthedesertofKenya,thegovernmentcreatedamobilelibrarycomposedofninecamelsbringingbookstovillages.Thelibrarytravelsfourdaysaweekservingtheregion’speople.Currentlytheservicefocusesonchildren,butwithmorefundingtheyplantoincreasetheirreachbothindistanceandthetitlestheycarry.

BishanLibrary(Singapore)

Builtin2023,thislibraryismeanttoinvoke(使想起)amodernglasstreehouse.Glasspods(吊舱)ofvaryingcolorsstickoutofthebuildingrandomlytocreatecomfortableyetairycornersforreadingthroughoutthebuilding.Atthesametime,amoreopen-planchildren’sroomonthebasementlevelinvitesinteractionwhilepreventingnoisefromgoingupanddisturbingthoseconcentratinginthehighplacesabove.SeikeiUniversityLibrary(Tokyo,Japan)

Librariesareusuallyknownfortheirquietatmosphere,butthisoneencouragesconversation.PritzkerPrize-winnerShigeruBandesignedthelibrarywithspace-age,free-standingsoundproofedpodstorespectthosewhoneeduninterruptedstudy,whilealsobeingconducive(有助于)toothermethodsoflearning.

MacquarieUniversityLibrary(Sydney,Australia)

Asurprisingcombinationofthecuttingedgeandsustainability,thisbuildingwasmadefromrecycledmaterials,featuresagreenroof,andwasdesignedtoimitatethelookofaeucalyptustree(桉树).Itisalsostateoftheart,usingrobotcranestobringrequestedbookstothefrontdesk.

WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheCamelLibraryService

A.Itcurrentlyservesonlychildren.B.AllresidentsinKenyacanenjoyit.

C.Morechildrenwillbenefitfromit.D.Theregion’speoplecanenjoyiteveryday.

Whichlibraryisaperfectspotforstudygroupsandlivelydiscussions

A.BishanLibrary.B.BeachLibrary.

C.MacquarieUniversityLibrary.D.SeikeiUniversityLibrary.

WhatdoBishanLibraryandMacquarieUniversityLibraryhaveincommon

A.Theirdesignisrelatedtotrees.B.Theyaremadeofglass.

C.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Theyusehightechnologytoservereaders.

B

Wildbison(野牛)aretoreturntotheUKforthefirsttimein6,000years,withthereleaseofonemaleandthreefemalesinBleanwoodsinKentsoon.The$1mprojecttoreintroducetheanimalswillhelpsecurethefutureofanendangeredspecies.Buttheywillalsonaturallyregenerateaformerpine(松树)woodplantationbykillingofftrees.

PopulationsoftheUK’smostimportantwildlifehavegreatlyplummetedsince1970.Britainisoneofthecountriessufferinggreatspecieslossintheworld,despitethebesteffortsofconservationists.

PaulHadaway,fromKentWildlifeTrust,said:“TheWilderBleanprojectwillprovethatawilder,nature-basedsolutionistherightonetotackletheclimateandnaturecrisiswenowface.Usingmissingkeystonespecieslikebisontorestorenaturalprocessestohabitatsisthekeytocreatingbiodiversityinourlandscape.”

Knownas“ecosystemengineers”,bisonkillselectedtreesbyeatingtheirbarkorusingthemasatooltoremovetheirthickwinterfur(皮毛).Thiscreatesabigdeadwooddinnerforinsects,whichprovidefoodforbirds.Treefellingalsocreatessunnyclearingswhereplantscangrowhealthily.

Thebisonwillnotbegivenanyfoodorartificialshelters,thoughtheirhealthwillbemonitoredbyobservingtheircoatsandexaminingtheirwaste.“Weneedtokeepthemaswildaspossiblefortheprojecttosucceed,”saidHadaway.Buthesaidtherewasnointentiontointroduceenemiessuchaswolves.

“It’sincreasinglyclearthatdaringandimaginativerewildingisurgentlyneededtotacklethecountry’sworryinglossofwildlife,”saidRebeccaWrigley,ofRewildingBritain.ShesaidfarmoreneededtobedoneacrosstheUKtoreintroducelargeanimalsfeedingonplantsandletthemdotheirmagic.

Hadawaysaid:“Sometimesintherewildingdebatepeoplethinkthatit’salookbacktothepast,butthat’snotwhatwe’reabout.We’reabouttryingtofindtherightnaturalsolutionforthemodernworld.”

WhatisthepurposeoftheWilderBleanproject

TopreventKent’sextremeweatherevents.

TorestorebiodiversityinBleanwoods.

ToincreasethenumberofpinetreesinKent.

Tokilloffnon-nativespeciesinBleanwoods.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plummeted”inparagraph2mean

A.increased.B.recovered.C.remained.D.dropped.

Whyarebisoncalled“ecosystemengineers”

Theyhelpcreateimprovedhabitatsformanyspecies.

Theyprotectbirdsfromtheirnaturalenemies.

Theyadapttovariouslivingenvironmentsquickly.

Theyfeedondeadtreesandbushes.

WhichstatementabouttheprojectwouldWrigleyagreewith

A.Itisalookbacktothepast.B.Itisagainstthelawsofnature.

C.Itshouldbepromotedinotherareas.D.Itshouldbemoreimaginative.

C

I’vebeenkeepinganhonestyjournalforthepastseveralmonths.ThedayIstartedthejournal,my6-year-olddaughteraskedmeifthecatreallywenttosleeplastyear,andifthatactuallymeantthatIhadkilledhim.Isighed,wonderingifIshouldwaittostartthishonestyprojectuntilshewasgrown-up.ButIbraveditandtoldherthatyes,Ihadmadethechoiceforhimtodie,becausehewassuffering.Shelostinterestabouthalfwaythroughmyexplanation.

Itstruckmethatthechoicetolieorbehonestwasoftenachoicebetweentwoequallyundesirablethings.

Tellingmydaughterthetruthdidnotmakemehappier,butlyingwouldn’thaveeither.

Overall,IfoundthatIstruggledmorewiththesmallinstancesofhonesty,ratherthanthebig.So,whenaclientaccidentallypaidmetwiceforaproject,therewasnointernaldebate.Itwas$1,000,soobviously,Inotifiedtheclient.ButwhentheMcDonald’sdrive-throughcashiergavemeanextradollarinchangeandthelinehadbeensolongandmykidswereactingcrazyinthebackseat...itwasadifferentstory.EventhoughIgavethedollarback,Ialmostdidn’t.

Eventhoughhonestyfeltlikeastruggle,Istartedtolikehowitfelt.WhenIwasmorehonest,Itendedtofeelbetteraboutmyrelationshipsandmyself.Ilikethesaying,“Everybodywantsthetruth,butnobodywantstobehonest.”Ididn’talwayswanttobehonest.ButIwantedthetruth,andthisfocusonhonestyhelpedmefeelthatIwasdoingmypart.

Thebottomlineisthatfocusingonhonestyisawaytoactivelyengagewiththeworld,insteadofpassivelycomplainingaboutit.Itmightevenmakeyoufeelasifyouhavegoldinyourbrain.

Howdidtheauthor’sdaughterreacttoherexplanation

A.ShepaidlittleattentiontoitB.Shethoughtitwasincredible.

C.Shepraisedtheauthorforherbravery.D.Shewouldrathertheauthorliedtoher.

Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthecatevent

A.Honestycouldmakepeoplehappier.B.Lyingtoalittlechildseemedwrong.

C.Lyingandhonestywereatrickypair.D.Honestyshouldcomebeforelying.

WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningherMcDonald’sexperience

It’scrazytochoosetobehonest.

Peopletendtoignorehonestyconcerningsmallthings.

It’sthesmallinstancesthattestone’shonesty.

Peoplearelikelytohavetwocharacters.

Whatistheauthor’sopiniononhonesty

A.Itisimpossibletoexpectit.B.Itishardtolearnfromit.

C.Itisreasonabletopopularizeit.D.Itisgoodtofocusonit.

D

Foroveradecade,ZubinKanga,apianist,composerandtechnologist,haschangedthelimitsoftheformsofmusicalperformances.Hehasbothorganizedandperformedshowsthathavepushedbarriers,withmotionsensors,artificialintelligence(AI),live-generated3Dvisualsandvirtualrealityamongthetechnologicaladvancementsusedtounlocknewpossibilitiesofmusicandperformances.

Kanga’sapproachtoemployingcutting-edgetechnologywasfirstinformedbytherelativelimitationsofhischoseninstrument.“Thepianoisaveryaccuratetechnology,”hesays.“Fromtheearly20thcenturytillnowithasn’treallychangedatall.It’sanamazinginstrument,butitdoeshavecertainlimitationsintermsofthetypesofsoundyoucancreate.”

OneoftheearlyworksisSteelonBone,composedbyKangahimself.HeperformsthepieceusingMiMUmulti-sensorgloves.“Icanputuponefinger,andthat’llproduceaparticularsound,”Kangaexplains.“AndthenIcancontrolthatsoundjustbymovingmywristthroughtheair—Icandothatwithlotsofdifferentgestures.”

“ForSteelonBone,I’mactuallyplayinginsidethepianowiththesesteelknitting(编织)needles,and

gettingalltheseinterestingeffectsonthestrings.ThenI’musingsamplesofthem.SometimesI’musinglivedelaysandoperatingthem.Thesoundcanchangedependingonhowmyhandsaremoving.Itallowsmetomakeaverytheatricalpiece,andpeoplecanseethisimmediateconnectionbetweenhowI’mmoving—theseverybig,almostconductor-likegesturesthroughtheair—andthewaythesoundischanging,”saidKanga.

Thisisjustthestart,andKangagoesontobeenthusedwiththeuseofmotionsensorstomakemusic,thepossibilitiesthatAIofferscomposersasatool,andhowvirtualrealitycouldtransformperformancesandmore.

Whatdotechnologicaladvancementsdoformusicandperformances

A.Removemusicbarriers.B.Makeperformancesprofessional.

C.Popularizemusicalperformances.D.Bringnewperformanceforms.

WhydoesKangatalkaboutthepianoinparagraph2

A.Toindicateitsstability.B.Toproveitsrareaccuracy.

C.Toclarifywhyheusestechnology.D.Toshowithasalonghistory.

HowdoesKangaperformSteelonBone

A.Bymovinghishandsintheair.B.Bypressingthepianokeys.

C.Bybeatingthesteelknittingneedles.D.Bymakingverysmallgestures.

Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext

Technology:WhenItReplacesMusic

ZubinKanga:WhenMusicMeetsTechnology

VirtualReality:FutureofPerformances

AIMusic:FromComposingtoPerforming

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,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ibelievealmosteveryonewouldliketwothingsfromtheirjobsandcareers:successandhappiness.Theywanttodorelativelywellfinancially,receivefairrecognitionfortheiraccomplishments,enjoytheirworkasmuchasonecan,andbecomehappierasapersonasaresult.Somanypeople,especiallyambitious,hard-workingpeople,simplifytheminalogicalway:Theyfirstseeksuccessandthenassumethatsuccesswillleadtohappiness.36Chasingsuccesshascoststhatcanenduploweringhappiness.

Thisisnottosaythatyouhavetochoosebetweensuccessandhappiness.37Butyouhaveto

reverse(颠倒)theorderofoperations:Insteadoftryingfirsttogetsuccessandhopingitleadstohappiness,startbyworkingonyourhappiness,whichwillenhanceyoursuccess.

Whetheryouareanemployeeoremployer,itisabetterinvestmenttoincreasehappinessatworkandinlife,ratherthansimplytryingtoincreasemeasuresofsuccess.

38Nomatterhowmuchyouenjoyyourwork,overworkwillbecomeanobstruction(阻碍)to

well-being.

Onceworkquantityisundercontrol,happinessatworkrequiresasenseofmeaningandpurpose.

39Earnedsuccessimpliesasenseofaccomplishmentandrecognitionforajobwelldone,while

servicetoothersrequiresknowledgeoftherealpeoplewhobenefitfromyourwork.

Ultimately,althoughsuccessandhappinessarelinked,themagicmostlyworksone-way—andnotinthewaythatmostpeoplethink.Workingonyoursuccesstogethappierisinefficientatbest,andmayleadyoutounhappiness.40.

Youcanobtainboth

Butthisreasoningisfaulty

It’sfairlyreasonabletothinkthisway,though

It’sdangeroustopursuesuccessinsteadofhappiness

Thefirstthingtorememberisthathappinessrequiresbalance

Butworkingonyourhappinessgivesyouthebestchanceatgettingboth

Thetwokeyaspectsofmeaningfulworkareearnedsuccessandservicetoothers

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。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

StewartandDebbieWilderlosttheir17-year-oldson,Cameron,tosuicide(自杀)in2023.Afterthatthe

41thingontheirmindswasdecoratingthehousefortheholidayseason.“Wehaven’tputanythingupinthreeyears.Ithasallstayed42,Debbiesaid.

ButinDecember2023,thehousewaslitupforChristmas,withstringsofwhitebulbscheerfullyliningtheroofandeaves(屋檐).43itwasn’ttheWilderswho’dfinallymadethehousetwinkle(闪耀).Insteaditwasa44,30-year-oldCarsonZickgraf,whohangslightsprofessionallythroughhisbusiness.Heisonamissionto45thelivesoffamiliesaffectedbysuicide,especiallyduringthedifficultholidayseason.

Zickgrafhasbeen46hislight-stringingservicessince2023andhasdecoratedthehousesofmorethanonehundredfamiliessofar.Theyaremostlystrangers.He’llknockonthedoortotellthefamilyhis

47,whenZickgrafarrivesatahometohanglights,butifeveryoneis48he’llputupthelightsasa

49.

Zickgrafstartedtheproject50.Hewashanginglightsonaclient’shomewhentheowner51thatsomeneighborswerehavingahardtimethatholidayseasonbecausetheirsonhadrecentlydiedofsuicide.Onthe52,Zickgrafhadanepiphany(顿悟).“Isentmycrewtheretodecoratethathousetoo,hesays.Thefamilywas53.

Zickgrafhadtwofriendswhohaddiedofsuicideandhe’dalwayswishedhecould54thepainfortheirlovedones.Nowhe’dfoundaway.“There’ssomethingspecialaboutChristmaslights.They55thespirit,”saysZickgraf.

A.firstA.litupB.bestB.hungupC.lastC.turnedoffD.worstD.boxedup

43.A.ThoughB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Then

44.A.strangerB.familyC.friendD.worker

45.A.saveB.brightenC.understandD.enrich

46.A.consideringB.expandingC.improvingD.donating

47.A.occupationB.planC.businessD.personality

48.A.awayB.inC.againstD.up

49.A.giftB.resultC.surpriseD.warning

50.A.forcertainB.inreliefC.onpurposeD.bychance

51.A.realizedB.mentionedC.guessedD.complained

52.A.spotB.wayC.wholeD.ground

53.A.satisfiedB.scaredC.delightedD.interested

54.A.tasteB.forgetC.standD.relieve

55.A.readB.warmC.defineD.touch

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，并将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

Goingagainstthetideofflockingtowell-knownyetgenerallyjam-packedtouristdestinations,moreholidaymakersinChinaspendtheirleisuretimeatlesser-knownresortstoseekunique(56)(relax).

Recentlyreverse(反向的)tourism(57)(pop)upasanewtrendinChina.Duringthe

weeklongpublicho