英语试卷
本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节（共5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5分）
听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话
后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Who taught the man to make hats?
A．His mother. B．His father. C．The man himself.
2．Where might Tom be now?
A．In the dorm. B．In the classroom. C．In the headmaster’s office.
3．How much less did the man pay for the vase?
A．$5.99. B．$10. C．$15.99.
4．Why does the man make the phone call?
A．To make an apology. B．To cancel a meeting. C．To reschedule an appointment.
5．What does the woman imply?
A．Jack won’t listen to her advice.
B．She trusts Jack for his decision.
C．She advises Jack not to work overseas.
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．How does the woman feel about paying for online music?
A．Angry. B．Usual. C．Surprised.
7．Where can you find Taylor Swift’s new song now?
A．On NetEase Music. B．On Kuwo Music. C．On QQ Music.
听第7 段材料，回答第8至 10 题。
8．How did the man notice the problem first?
A．His bank called him. B．His bill showed him. C．His credit card was stolen.
9．What did the bank do to fix the problem?
A．They gave the man his money back at once.
B．They asked the man to provide the evidence.
C．They decided to talk to the bank’s owner.
10．What do the two speakers mainly talk about?
A．Information theft. B．Shopping habits. C．Money management.
听第8 段材料，回答第 11至 13 题。
11．Why is the man troubled?
A．He is short of money. B．He’s made a big mistake. C．He’s facing a tough choice.
12．What was the man when in the army?
A．An artist. B．A cook. C．A repairman.
13．What does the woman want the man to do?
A．Stay in college. B．Learn to repair cars. C．Accept the job offer.
听第9 段材料，回答第 14至 17 题。
14．What is the man?
A．An inventor. B．A reporter. C．A professor.
15．Who is Hermione Granger based on?
A．The woman.
B．One of the woman’s best friends.
C．The woman’s favorite teacher.
16．What was beyond the woman’s expectation?
A．The publication of the Harry Potter books.
B．The popularity of the Harry Potter books.
C．The inspiration for the Harry Potter books.
17．How different will the woman’s future books on Harry Potter probably be?
A．Rather exciting. B．More realistic. C．Rather scary.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18至 20 题。
18．When will the clouds clear up today?
A．By breakfast time. B．By lunchtime. C．By supportime.
19．What’s the weather like by the weekend?
A．Windy and cold. B．Cloudy skies and rain. C．Dry and sunny.
20．What will the temperatures be for the weekend?
A．Around 21 degrees. 1 000 B．Around 29 degrees. C．Around 32 degrees.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分 50分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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B
On the day he almost died, Kimbal Musk had food on the brain. The Internet startup talent and restaurateur had
just arrived in Jackson Hole from a conference where chef Jamie Oliver had spoken about the benefits of healthy
eating. This was something Musk thought about a lot—how he might make a difference to the food industry—but
beyond expanding his farm-to-table movement along with his restaurant, Musk hadn’t yet broken the code. Then he
went sailing down a snowy slope（坡） and fell over, breaking his neck. The left side of his body was paralyzed.
Musk eventually made a full recovery, but it involved spending two months on his back, which gave him plenty
of time to come up with a plan. Since then, he has launched an initiative to put “learning gardens” in public schools
across America; attracted Generation Z to the farming profession by changing shipping containers into high-tech,
data-driven, year-round farms; and this year, is kicking off a new campaign to create one million at-home gardens.
Aimed at reaching low-income families, the Million Gardens Movement was inspired by the pandemic, as both a
desire to feel more connected to nature and food insecurity have been at the forefront of so many people’s lives. “We
were getting a lot of inquiries about gardening from people that had never gardened before,” says Musk. “People were
looking to garden for a bunch of reasons: to supplement their budget, to improve the nutritional quality of their diets,
or just to cure the boredom that came with the lockdown.”
The program offers free garden kits that can be grown indoors or outdoors, and will be distributed through
schools that Musk’s non-profit, Big Green, has already partnered with. It also offers free courses on how to get the
garden growing and fresh seeds and materials for the changing growing seasons. “I grew up in the projects when I was
young, in what we now call food deserts,” says EVE, one of the many celebrities who have teamed up with the
organization to encourage people to pick up a free garden. “What I love about this is that it’s not difficult. We are all
able to grow something.”
24．What inspired Musk to be devoted to food industry?
A．An accident. B．Jamie Oliver’s speech.
C．The pandemic. D．The farm-to-table movement.
25．What can we learn about the Million Gardens Movement?
A．It has mainly attracted young generations. B．It has just accomplished its target.
C．It may be stimulated by a lack of food security. D．It increases economic burdens for the poor.
26．Which of the following best describes Musk?
A．Charitable. B．Honest. C．Flexible. D．Strict.
27．Why is EVE taken as an example?
A．To demonstrate the program to be non-profit. B．To share his experience in a food desert.
C．To encourage people to start a free garden. D．To clarify the reason why he loves a garden.
C
Bees seem to fly aimlessly as they search for the sugary liquid called nectar（花蜜）. But their flight plans
actually do have a pattern. Flowers act as the insects’ air-traffic controllers. And new research shows bees prefer
flowers that aren’t too flashy.
Flowers give bees clues about how much a plant can offer. Those clues can be in the color of petals in the type, in
the smell or even in the electrical charge. All of these characteristics send signals to the bees, telling them whether to
land or not, among which the colors play the most significant role. The insects keep track of the color of the flowers
that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit more flowers of that color.
However, color can’t guarantee bees a good meal. It may change depending on the angle at which sun light hits
its petals. A yellow flower, for example, may look somewhat blue from one angle and red from another. Beverley
Glover studies plants at the University of Cambridge in England. Glover and her colleagues showed that even when
the color of petals looks similar, bees behave differently in searching for nectar. They started to guess that the strength
of petals’ iridescence（色彩斑斓） might be related to how bees find the petals.
Glover and her colleagues tested their hypothesis in the lab. In their experiment, they found that bees felt
confused sometimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had no problem finding the flowers with more
nectar when the petals were not very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Biology.
“At first glance, it’s very surprising because animals can usually detect a more vivid signal more easily,” says
Klaus Lunau, a biologist in Germany, who was not involved in the study.
28．What can we know about the flight of bees?
A．They usually fly in a regular pattern. B．They fly under the direction of flowers.
C．They usually fly without any purpose. D．They fly to some very flashy flowers.
29．What is the most important clue for bees to search for nectar?
A．The petals’ type. B．The followers’ smell.
C．The followers’ electrical charge. D．The petals’ color.
30．What does the underlined word “hypothesis” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Discussion. B．Method. C．Assumption. D．Invention.
31．What is the new finding of the team?
A．Petals that are not very flashy are better for bees to make adjustments.
B．Petals of different color usually give different signals.
C．Petals that are vivid are detected by bees more easily.
D．Petals of different types make bees confused to find the right flower.
D
Is future you... you? It might seem like a strange philosophical question. But the answer to how you think about
your future self could make the difference between decisions you ultimately find satisfying and ones you might
eventually regret.
The brain patterns that emerge on an MRI（核磁共振） when people think about their future selves most
resemble the brain patterns that arise when they think about strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye,
our future selves look like other people. If you see future you as a different person, why should you save money, eat
healthier or exercise more regularly to benefit that stranger?
However, if you see the interests of your distant self as more like those of your present self, you are
considerably more likely to do things today that benefit you tomorrow. A paper in the journal PLOS One revealed that
college students who experienced a greater sense of connection and similarity to their future selves were more likely
to achieve academic success. Relationships with our future selves also matter for general psychological well-being. In
a project led by Joseph Reiff, which includes 5,000 adults aged 20 to 75, he found that those who perceived a great
overlap（重叠） in traits between their current and future selves ended up being more satisfied with their lives 10
years after filling out the initial survey.
So how can we better befriend our future selves and feel more connected to their fates? The psychological
mindset with what we call “vividness interventions” works. We have found, for instance, that showing people images
of their older, grayer selves increases intentions to save for the long term. Besides, you might try writing a letter
to—and then from—your future self. As demonstrated by Yuta Chishima and Anne Wilson in their 2020 study in the
journal Self and Identity, when high-school students engaged in this type of “send-and-reply” exercise, they
experienced elevated levels of feelings of similarity with their future selves.
Letter-writing and visualization exercises are just a couple of ways we can connect with our future selves and
beyond, but the larger lesson here is clear: If we can treat our distant selves as if they are people we love, care about
and want to support, we can start making choices for them that improve our lives—both today and tomorrow.
32．What’s the function of paragraph 2?
A．Generating further discussion. B．Introducing a research result.
C．Showing the effect of the finding. D．Concluding various viewpoints.
33．How does the author prove his statements?
A．By offering relevant statistics. B．By using quotations.
C．By referring to previous findings. D．By making comparisons.
34．What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．Benefits of befriending our future selves. B．Ways of connecting with our future selves.
C．Methods of changing psychological mindsets. D．Possibilities of us becoming our future selves.
35．What does the article want to tell us?
A．Making future plans makes a difference. B．Our future selves look like other people.
C．Getting to know your future self benefits. D．Your choice determines future happiness.
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。
Since the prehistoric times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs. Be it hunger or shelter, he has always
controlled the conditions to the best of his advantages. 36 As we climbed the steps of evolution（进化）, we
somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking—we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of times.
If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like your
stomach, your mind is hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover,
your favorite star and many such silly things. 37 When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full
stop.
38 Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us
right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading. Once you read a
book, you just don’t run your eyes through the lines, but even your mind decodes（解读） it and explains it to you.
The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. 39 It, if used many times, can help you link
and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought!
Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly. I am still on
the path of improvement to quench（止住） my thirst for satisfaction. So join me and give food for your thoughts by
reading, reading and more reading. 40
A．This is nothing but creativity.
B．Go, grab a book, and let me know.
C．So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never lets itself grow.
D．Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading.
E．You have numerous books which will answer all your “How to?” questions.
F．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas.
G．This might be the reason why we humans are the most developed of all living species.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分 30分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题1 分，满分 15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I first visited Mexico, I spoke Spanish well. So when I 41 an ice-cream in a shop, and the local seller
said “ahorita,” which directly translates to “right now,” I smiled and waited nearby, believing that its arrival was
42 .
Half an hour passed and still no ice-cream arrived, so I asked again about it. “Ahorita,” he 43 again and his
face was a mix of confusion and 44 .
I was 45 . Waiting longer wasn’t pleasant, but it was impolite to walk away if the ice-cream was now being
delivered just for me. But finally, after waiting too long, I made a rush for the nearest bus to take me home. 46 , it
really wasn’t my fault. As I left, I 47 at my wrist and shrugged to the ice-cream seller, leaving him in 48
confusion.
This experience 49 in my memory until years later when I came back to live in Mexico. I discovered that
understanding “ahorita” took not a 50 in the language, but rather a fluency in the 51 . When someone
from Mexico says “ahorita,” it should almost never be taken literally（照字面地）, its meaning 52 greatly with
context. As a linguist 53 , “Ahorita could mean tomorrow, in an hour, within five years or never.” It is evenused
as a（n） 54 way of saying “no, thanks” when refusing a（n） 55 .
41．A．selected B．ordered C．picked D．bought
42．A．certain B．regular C．scheduled D．immediate
43．A．responded B．lied C．refused D．exclaimed
44．A．relief B．comfort C．panic D．embarrassment
45．A．torn B．ashamed C．doubtful D．sure
46．A．Hopefully B．Luckily C．Obviously D．Thankfully
47．A．stared B．signaled C．shouted D．aimed
48．A．total B．modest C．unexpected D．amazing
49．A．remained B．faded C．shone D．appeared
50．A．time B．history C．manners D．fluency
51．A．habit B．shopping C．culture D．time
52．A．varies B．grows C．extends D．stays
53．A．questions B．expects C．outlines D．illustrates
54．A．polite B．funny C．amazing D．popular
55．A．application B．design C．offer D．request
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题1 分，满分 10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。
Tens of thousands of Chinese 56 （society） media users have backed calls from the country’s state
media to have its artworks 57 （current） kept in the British Museum returned.
The topic “The British Museum please return Chinese antiquities（古董）” was in response 58 a piece
published by Chinese state media Global Times that called for all cultural relics in the British Museum 59
（return） free of charge.
The British Museum has been under pressure after around 2,000 items were reported “missing, 60 （steal）
or damaged” two weeks ago, 61 （lead） to accusations that it was failing to fulfil its duty of care.
The calls follow the very piece published by the Global Times 62 argued, “The world-renowned British
museum 63 （fail） to take good care of ‘cultural property belonging to other countries’ up to these years.”
The British Museum looks after 23,000 Chinese objects, from the Neolithic（新石器） age to the present day.
It is one of the largest 64 （collection） of Chinese antiquities in the West. The collection includes 65
large range of precious items such as paintings, prints, jade and bronzes.
第三节（共5 小题；每小题1 分，满分5分）
基础知识，根据句子语境填入适当的词，使句子完整通顺。
66．As well as studying hard, I’ve been ______（involve） in social activities.
67．I am repeatedly ______（expose） to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.
68．There is no ______（deny） that protecting the environment is of great importance.
69．The equipment can be ______（trick） to install.
70．He is one of the top ______（chef） in China.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40分）
第一节（满分 15分）
假定你是某国际学校学生李华，你的爱尔兰笔友 Kelly 对你提到的学校“多元文化日”（Multicultural Day）活
动很感兴趣。请回信告知他关于该活动的相关信息。内容包括：
1．活动时间；
2．活动目的和内容。
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 Kelly,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25分）
My family moved in a small house in Brighton, Colorado on my seventh birthday. My first memory, is our
neighbor Bill, an old man, handing me strawberries from his garden through a hole in the chain-link fence. “We need
to make the hole bigger,” he said jokingly. Later I knew that he lived alone.
Bill spent much time working in the garden, and I was always talking to him from our yard. I was a chatterbox. I
think what drew me to Bill is that he never got tired of listening to me. I also think Bill saw a lot of himself in
me—we were both lonely and anxious—and that may be why he always took the time to listen to me. It was a
wonderful connection.
There weren’t any kids of my age in the neighborhood, and my parents were very busy, so I mostly played in the
yard with my dog. I had a lot of imaginary friends—a whole family, actually, with a wife, children, a best friend... no
joke. Weird kid.
One day, my parents asked Bill whether he’d watch me while they were away on business. This worked for
everyone, so it became a somewhat monthly occurrence. Bill had a spare room in his house, which became “my”
room.
Bill promised to teach me to drive the lawn tractor（割草机） someday and I was always looking forward to it.
In winter, Bill would attach a snowplow（铲雪机） to the front of the dawn tractor. I seriously told him that I would
invent a better snowplow when I grew up. “Sure you will. You’ll get a patent certificate. It takes a certificate to prove
an important thing,” Bill said with a smile.
One snowy morning, an idea suddenly hit me. My parents were watching TV when I spit it out, “What if I
adopted Bill as my grandpa?” My parents said I could go over and ask him.
注意：
1．续写词数应为 150 左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
I knocked on his door, sat down in his living room, and asked, “Can I adopt you as my grandpa?”
The next morning, while learning to drive the lawn tractor with a snowplow, I accidentally plowed down our
chain-link fence.