第8頁/共8頁2024年安徽省普通高中學業水平合格性考試英語真題卷時間：90分鐘滿分：100分第一部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ATolearnaboutthespecialconnectionsbetweenhumansandanimals,readthefollowingbooks.UntiltheRoadEndsbyPhilEarleInthisstory,PeggyandherdogBeauareseparatedwhensheissenttothecountryside.Leftbehindinthecity,Beaubecomesahero,helpingalotoffamiliesinneed.WhenwillBeauandPeggymeetagain?CallingtheWhalesbyJasbinderBilanTulsiandSatchenarerowingouttoanislandwhentheydiscoverawhale.Itiscaughtinafishingnet(網)inthesea.Theyaredeterminedtofreeit,buttheirboatoverturnsinastorm.Fortunately,helpisonitsway.FindingBearbyHannahGoldAgirlnamedAprilisbackhomefromheradventure,butshecan’tstopthinkingaboutBear.Hearingthatapolarbear(北極熊)hasbeenshotandwoundedinSvalbard,shebelievesit’sherfriendandsoonstartsajourneytothenorthernmostareaoftheArctictofindhim.LennyLemmonandtheInvincibleRatbyBenDavisWhenLennyfindsarat(老鼠)atthebackofthecafe,hedecidestobringittoschool.Theclassroomistotallyinamess!Canthekidscatchtheratsuccessfullyorwilltheyendupintheheadmaster’soffice?1.WhowrotethebookUntiltheRoadEnds?A.PhilEarle. B.JasbinderBilan.C.HannahGold. D.BenDavis.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutthewhaleinCallingtheWhales?A.ItsavesTulsiandSatchen. B.Itturnstheboatover.C.It’sdiscoveredonanisland. D.It’scaughtinafishingnet.3.WhichbookmentionsagirlnamedApril?A.UntiltheRoadEnds. B.CallingtheWhales.C.FindingBear. D.LennyLemmonandtheInvincibleRat.BDanaylovestoread.Herparentsoftenfindherawakepastherbedtime,underthecoverswithaflashlight,racingtotheendofastory.ToDanay,allbookshaveamagicoftheirown.Danaywasshockedtofindthatkidsnearhermaynotownbooksorgettovisitalibrary.Shedecidedthatneededtochange.SoshestartedanorganizationcalledReadingHeart.Itcollectsbooksdonatedbypeopleinthecommunity.ThenDanayandherfamilyandfriendshandthemouttokidsinschools,hospitals,andlow-incomeareasnearby.Infouryears,they’vegivenawaynearly400,000books!Onvisitstoschools,Danayturnsthebookgiveawayintoaparty.Withdancing,freeT-shirts,andtablesofbooks,her“BookTour”hasvisitedmorethan150schoolsinherareatogetkidsexcitedaboutreading.Afterkidschoosetheirbooks,Danaygivesthemachallenge.“Theycankeeptheirbookforaslongastheylike,”shesays.“Butwhentheyfinishit,theyshareitwithafriend.”Byexchangingbooks,Danayexplains,kidsgettoreadevenmore,yetstillhaveabooktokeep.“It’slikebuildingmini(小型的)librariesforeachkid.Whenwegive500kidsabooktoshare,eachkidhasthechancetoread500books!”Onceayear,DanayholdsaReadingExtravaganzaatapark.Everyyear,morethan4,000kidswalkawaywithbagsfulloffreebookstheycanreadoverthesummer.Danayloveshelpingothersdiscoverthemagicofreading.“It’sanamazingfeelingtoseeakid’ssmilewhentheygetabookforthefirsttime.”4.WhydidDanaystartReadingHeart?A.Toraisemoneyforkids. B.Tocollectbooksforlibraries.C.Tofindherfavouritebooks. D.Tohelpkidsgetbookstoread.5.Whatarethekidsrequiredtodoafterfinishingreadingabook?A.Shareitwithafriend. B.Giveittoalibrary.C.Keepitallthetime. D.Readitonceagain.6.HowmanykidsgetfreebooksatReadingExtravaganzaeveryyear?A.Morethan150. B.About500.C.Over4,000. D.Nearly400,000.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.OpeningMoreLibraries B.SpreadingMagicofReadingC.EducatingKidsatPartics D.EnjoyingSchoolActivitiesCHaveyoueverfoundyourselfattractedtoajuicyredapple?Doyoufeelenergeticwhenyouwalkthroughgreenforest?WearesurroundedbydifferentcoloursbutusuallypaylittleattentiontothemActually,colourshavearelationship-withexperiences,feelingsandmemories.Findingthecoloursthatmakeyouhappyandbringingthemintoyourlifecandogoodtoyourwell-being.“Colourisawaytoexpressyourself,”sayscolourexpertKarenHaller.Whetherit’syourclothes,hair,toysorwallpaper,colourisatooltoshowyourpersonality.Colourscanalsoexciteorcalmyou.Theuseofbrightcolourscanevenhelpyouconcentrateandrememberinformationmoreeasily.Yourcolourlikesanddislikesarepersonalandthere’snorightorwronganswerwhenitcomestochoosingyourfavouritecolours.Researchhasshownthatyourattitudetocolourisconnectedtoyourfeelingsandexperiences.Forexample,manypeoplelovethecolourbluebecauseitremindsthemofthesea.Toworkoutwhichcoloursbringjoytoyou,Hallersuggestspullingoutallyourcolouringpencilsandseeingwhichonesyoulikebest—orthinkwhichcoloursyouusethemost.Onceyou’veworkedoutthecoloursyoufinduplifting,choosehowyou’dliketoaddtheseintoyourlife.Perhapsit’sinyourartworkoryourchoiceofclothesorthecolourofyourbedroom.Youcouldpaymoreattentiontothesepositivecolourswhenyou’reoutandabout,orcreateacolourfulmood(心情)boardtolookatifyou’renotfeelingyourbest.Hallersuggestschoosingaspecialobjectmadeupofyourfavouritecolours,soyoucanlookatitwheneveryourmoodisabitlow,8.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicatthebeginningofthetext?A.Byaskingquestions. B.Bysharingastory.CBycomparingopinions. D.Bydescribinganevent.9.Whydomanypeoplelikethecolourblueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itreflectstheirdislikes. B.Itremindsthemofthesea.C.Itchangestheirpersonality. D.Ithelpsthemchoosepencils.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uplifting”inParagraph4mean?A.Interesting. B.Surprising. C.Peaceful. D.Cheerful.11.WhatdoesKarenHallersuggestwhenyourmoodislow?A.Puttingawayallyourcolourfulclothes.B.Addingmoreobjectstoyourownbedroom.C.Tryingyourbesttocreateanartwrorkofyourown.DLookingattheobjectmadeupofyourfavouritecolours.DDogsarewell-knownforwagging(搖擺)theirtailswhentheyarehappyorexcited.Recentresearchhasrevealed,however,thatdogs’tail-waggingismorecomplicated(復雜的)thanmanypeoplebelieve.Agroupofscientistsdidmorethan100researchesonhowandwhydogswagtheirtails.Theyfounddogs’tailswagmoretotherightwhentheyareexperiencingpositivefeelings.Dogs’tailswagmoretotheleftwhensomethingmakesthemnervousoruncertain.Whenadog’stailiswagginglowtotheground,itisasignthatthedogiswillingortryingtopleaseorcalmsomeone.Dogsseemtounderstanddifferentwaysoftail-waggingcancommunicatedifferentmeanings.Forexample,whendogsseevideosofotherdogs’tailswaggingtotheleft,theyshowsignsofstress.However,humansstillhaveagreatdealtolearnabouttail-wagging.Onebigquestioniswhydogswagtheirtailssomuch.Theresearcherssuggestedtwopossibleexplanations.Oneisthatthehumanswhofirstraiseddogsmayhavepreferreddogsthatwerefriendlytowardhumans,sothosedogsweremorelikelytowagtheirtails.Theotheristhatpeopleweredrawntotherhythms(節奏)ofawaggingtail,sotheyweremorelikelytochoosedogsthatwaggedtailsoften.Thisfeaturewouldhavebeenpasseddown.Thescientistssayfurtherresearchshouldbedonetounderstandmoreaboutthebehaviour.“Westilldon’tknowexactlywhichpartsofthedog’sbraincontrolwhichfeaturesofthetail-wagging,”researcherAndreaRavignanisaid.12.Howwilladogwagitstailwhenitisnervousaccordingtothetext?A.Moretotheleft. B.Tothefastthythm.C.Moretotheright. D.Lowtotheground.13.WhatdoesAndreaRavignanimeaninthelastparagraph?A.Peopleusuallypreferdogswaggingtailsless.B.Adog’sbrainhaslittletodowithtail-wagging.C.Thefeatureofdogs’tail-waggingmightdisappear.D.Thereisstillalottolearnaboutdogs’tail-wagging.14.Whatisthetextaimedat?A.Givingsomesuggestions. B.Introducingsomescientists.C.Explainingabehaviourofdogs. D.Showingwaysofraisingdogs.15.Whichsectionofamagazineisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Sport. B.Science. C.History. D.Art.第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ThestudyoffamilyhistoryisapopularhobbyinChinaandaroundtheworld.Findingoutaboutyourcloserelativesandfamilymemberswholivedinpasttimescanhelpyoulearnmoreaboutyourculturalbackgroundandfeelclosertoyourfamily.Here’showyoucangetstarted.___16___Onefunwaytobeginisbymakingafamilytree.Onalargepieceofpaper,writethenamesofthepeopleinyourimmediate(直系的)familyacrossthebottom.Addotherfamilymembersanddrawlinestoshowhowthey’reconnected,includinggrandparents,great-grandparents,auntsanduncles,andcousins.___17___.Researchnames___18___.Whenyoulookatyourfamilytree,youmayseeafewcommonlastnames.Theselastnamescangiveyousomeinformationaboutyourfamily’shistory.Somelastnamesarerelated(相關的)tojobswhileothersmightberelatedtowhereafamilylived.LearnyourtraditionsOnewaymanyfamilieshonourtheirheritage(傳統)isby-passingdowntraditions,suchashowyoucelebrateholidays.___19___.Askarelativetoshowyouhowtomakesomeofyourfamily’sspecialdishes.Othertraditionsthatmaybepasseddownarefamilystories.Planafamilyget-togetherOneofthebestwaystocelebrateyourfamilyhistoryandlearnmoreistogettogetherwithyourrelatives.___20___Ifit’snotpossibletohaveaget-togetherinperson,youcouldplanatimeforyourrelativestojoinavideocall.Thiscouldbeagreatopportunitytoaskpeopletoshowphotos,addtoyourfamilytree,orsharetheirfavouritetraditions.A.MakeafamilytreeB.ThismayincludefoodcustomsCManypeopledon’tliketraditionalfoodsD.KeepaddingnamesasfarbackaspossibleE.DiscussaconvenientlocationforeveryoneF.YouandyourfamilycanalsocreatenewfamilytraditionstogetherGLastnamesareonewayfamiliesmaybeconnectedacrossgenerations第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分25分）第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Myjourneyhomefromschoolisnothingspecial.Thetrain’salwaysbusy,butIusually___21___aseatandstartreadingortextingmyfriends,nottolookatotherpeople.ButlastTuesdaywas___22___.Iwashappilylookingoutofthewindowlisteningtosomenewmusicwhenthetrain___23___stopped.Afteraboutfiveminutes,I___24___peoplewerestartingtogetabitannoyed(惱火).Fifteenminuteslater,peoplestartedgettingmoreandmore___25___—thetrainstillhadn’tmoved.Finally,fromtheloudspeakercameavoice,“Wearesorryto___26___thatthistrainisdelayed(延誤),___27___atrainhasbrokendowninfrontofus.”Thatseemedtocalmpeopledownandweallwentbacktowhatweweredoingbefore.Then___28___unexpectedhappened:completestrangersstarted___29___eachother.Istartedchattingtoacoupleofyoungtouristssittingoppositeme.Next,Ireallysurprisedmyselfbystartinga____30____withabusinesswoman.Shewasgoingtohavethreemonths____31____worktoclimbMountEverest.Then,Imetanotherwomanwhohadbeenastudentatmyschoolsevenyearsbeforeandshe____32____lotsofmyteachers.Itseemsmyteacherswerejustasstrictthenastheyarenow.Ayoungwomantookoutherguitarandsoonwewere____33____along.Itwassomuchfun.Thenaftertwoandahalfhours,ourtrain____34____again.Everyoneclappedandcheeredandsomepeople,complete____35____threehoursbefore,evenhugged.Itwasamazingtalkingtopeople.Actually,peoplearealotcoolerthanIthought.21.A.find B.repair C.miss D.design22.A.natural B.important C.ordinary D.different23.A.recently B.usually C.suddenly D.successfully24.A.ensured B.noticed C.decided D.explained25.A.impatient B.uninterested C.unafraid D.independent26.A.refuse B.announce C.promise D.fear27.A.unless B.until C.as D.so28.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything29.A.standingover B.laughingat C.fightingwith D.talkingto30.A.conversation B.party C.school D.conference31.A.at B.off C.for D.in32.A.knew B.encouraged C.drove D.forgot33.A.arguing B.chatting C.dining D.singing34.A.failed B.stopped C.moved D.arrived35.A.friends B.strangers C.neighbours D.classmates第二節（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Wespendamajorpart—aboutone-third—ofourlivessleeping.Duringthistime,ourbodygrowsstrongerandourbrain___36___(get)torest.Humansneeddifferentamountso