英語試題

第二部分閱讀（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。

A

2023HotList:TheBestNewRestaurantsintheWorld

Ourglobalteamspenttheyearresearching,visiting,andvettingtheentriestobringyoua

definitivedirectoryofthebestnewrestaurants.

LaSemilla—Atlanta

Thislittletropicalareaservesupsomeofthetastiestplant-baseddishesinthecity.Married

duoSophiaMarcheseandchefReidTrapanifilledthespacewithuniquepersonaltouches,suchas

vintagedecorationandhand-paintedbananaleavesonthebar'sceiling.Marcheseselectsdrinks

matchingtheplace.Trapani'sdishespayhonortoMarchese'sCubanheritageandhistravelsto

LatinAmerica.Thestarofthemenumaybethesoupmadewithlocallion's-mane

mushrooms.

LeDoyenne-Saint-Vrain,France

AustralianchefsJamesHenryandShaunKellytransformedtheformerstables（馬廄）into

aworkingfarm,restaurant,andguesthousedrivenbytheprinciplesofregenerative

agriculture.Morethanonehundredvarietiesoffruits,vegetables,andherbsmakeiheirwayinto

Henry'scookingafterbeingcarefullynurturedbyKelly.

MiConipaChava—MexicoCity

SeafoodisahangovercureinMexico,andalmosteveryoneeatinghereisdevotedtofixing

lastnight'sdamagefromdrunkennessandgettingaheadstartoncreatingtoday's.Onthe

sidewalk,crowdsoflocalsandtouristsalikelineupfbrfishermanSalvadorOrozco'screative

takesonSinaloaandBajaseafood.Anythingfromtherawhalfofthemenuisasurebet,though

cookeddisheslikefishcanhelpfilloutameal.

Vilas—Bangkok

CanadishinspiredbyaSpanishrecipeusingJapaneseingredientsstillbeconsideredThai?

ForChefPrinPolsuk,oneofBangkok'smostacclaimedThaichefs,itmostcertainlycan.A:his

latestrestaurant,asmalldiningroomatthebaseofBangkok'slandmarkKingPowerMahanakhon

Tower,hegetsideasfromKingChulalongkorn's1897journeyaroundEuropeandtheforeign

ingredientsandcookingtechniquesheaddedtotheroyalcookbooks.

21.WhatcanyoudoinLaSemilla?

A.Tastethemushroomsoup.

B.SampleAmericancuisines.

C.Enjoydeliciousmeat-baseddishes.

D.Decoratethespacewithpersonalstyles.

22.Whatisthebestchoiceforpeoplesufferingfromtheeffectofalcohol?

A.LaSemilla.B.LeDoyenne.

C.MiCompaChava.D.Vilas.

23.WhatmakesVilasontheList?

A.ItscuisinecookedbyJapanesechefs.

B.ItsdishespraisedbyKingChulalongkorn.

C.ItslocationatKingPowerMahanakhonTower.

D.Itscoursesaddingforeignflavorstoformtheirstyle.

B

Afewyearsago,wecelebratedFrankensteins200thbirthday.Thisfamousbook,writtenby

BritishnovelistMaryShelley(1797—1851),isrightlyknownasthefirstworkofscience

fiction.FrankensteinisthenameofadoctorwhocreatesacreatesfromhumanbodypartsThe

doctor'sambitionsfbrhisworkarenoble,buthisexperimenthasdisastrousresults.

Shelleywaswritinginanagewhensciencewasbeginningtohaveagreatimpactonthe

world.Peoplehaddifferentattiludestowardscienceback(hen.Somefoundi(inspiring-they

thoughtoftheprogressmedicinewasmakingincuringcommonillnesses.Butothersfoundita

littlefrightening—itwaschangingthe,makingi(alotlessfamiliar.

Scienceplaysabiggerpartinourlivesthanitdidtwocenturiesago.Today,sciencehas

broughtusgreatthingsliketheinternet,butalsonuclearweapons,which,ifusedinlarge

numbers,couldkilloffourspecies.Sciencestillthereforecreatesthemixedfeelingsitdidin

Shelley'sday.It'sbecauseShelleysawboththepromiseandthedangerofsciencethatshe'sstill

aninfluencetoday.

Infact,thesubtitleofthebook.TheModernPrometheus(普羅米修斯),showshow

importantmyth(神話)wastothewriter.Prometheus,afigurefromclassicalGreekmythology,

writtenbyancientGreekplaywrightSophocles,stealsfirefromthegodsandgivesittopeople,an

actforwhichheisterriblypunished.Shelley'shusband,thefamouspoetPercyShelley,wrote

abouthiminPrometheusUnbound.Inthepoem,heisarevolutionaryhero,whotriumphsover

thegods.InMaryShelley'sbook,however,hermodemPrometheus.DrFrankenstein,isa

highlycontroversialfigure,whosacrificeshishomeandlifeforhiscrazyaddictiontohis

creation.

Inshort,MaryShelley'sbookisnotjustascaryandmovingstory,butaphilosophicaltale

that,evenafter200years,stillspeakstomodernreaders.

24.WhatcanweknowaboutDrFrankensteinandthecreaturehemade?

A.Hecreateditwithanimalparts.

B.Hemanagedtokillitintheend.

C.Hecreateditwithgoodintentions.

D.Hewasawareofitsdangersbeforeitscreation.

25.Whydotoday'sreadersstillrelatetoMaryShelley?

A.Herworkdiscusseswhatitmeanstobehuman.

B.Herworkwarnspeopleofthetwosidesofscience.

C.Herworkexplainsthatanylifedeservesourrespect.

D.Herworkprovestheimportantroleofscienceinlife.

26.ComparedwithPromeiheusinGreekmythology,DrFrankenstein.

A.isarevolutionaryheroB.hasinspiredmanypoets

C.causessomedisagreementD.sufferslittleforwhathedoes

27.Whatisthetext?

A.Abookreview.B.Anewsreport.C.Ashortstory.DAbiography.

C

Foralongtime,geologistshavebeenfascinatedbyamissingpieceofEarth'shistoiy—alost

continent,calledArgoland.Around155millionyearsago,the5,000-kilometercontinentbroke

offfromWesternAustraliaandbegandrifting（漂）,leavingbehindabasindeepbelowthe

oceanknownastheArgoAbyssalPlain.ButwheredidArgolandactuallygo?

Theseabedstructuresuggeststhatthecontinentdriftednorthwestwardandendedup

SoutheastAsia.Butsurprisingly,thereisnolargeconiinenthiddenbeneaththoseislands,only

smallcontinentalfragments（碎片）surroundedbyancientoceanicbasins.Usingthistheory,

geologistsatUtrechtUniversitydiscoveredthatArgolandhadn'treallydisappearedbutsurvived

asa“veryextendedandfragmentedcollcction^^undertheislandstotheeastofIndonesia.

UnlikeothercontinentslikeAfrica,andSouthAmerica,whichbrokeneatlyintotwopieces,

Argolandsplitintomanysmallerfragmentsthatweredisporsed,whichmadeitdifficultfor

scientiststolocateandstudythecontinent'sgeologicalfeatures.However,withadvanced

technologyandthediscovery,scientistscannowpiecethemtogether.

Trackingthecontinentsisvitalforunderstandingprocessesliketheevolutionof

biodiversity.ItcouldhelpexplainsomethingknownasthemysteriousWallaceline,whichisan

imaginaryboundarythatseparatesmammals,birds,andevenearlyhumanspeciesinSoutheast

Asianislands.Theboundaryhaspuzzledscientistsbecauseofhowclearlyitseparatesthe

island'swildlife.Iothewestofthelineareplacentalmammalslikeapesandelephants.But

thesearealmostcompletelyabsenttotheeast,whereyoucanfindmarsupialsandcockatoos—

animalstypicallyassociatedwithAustralia.Researchershavetheorizedthatthismaybebecause

ArgolandcarrieditsownwildlifeawayfromAustraliabeforeitcrashedintoSoutheastAsia,

whichhelpsexplainwhydifferentspeciesarefoundindifferentnations.

ThestoryofArgolandisnotoneofcompletedisappearancebutoftransformationAsthe

worldcontinuestoevolve,tliislostcontinentservesasapowerful-symbolofthefragilityoflife

onthisplanet,andareminderoftheimportanceofrespectingandprotectingtheworldthatwe

a.microscope.Theparticleswerethenmadeupintoaliquidwhichisveryheavily

oxygenated-carrying"threetofourtimestheoxygencontentofourownredbloodcells”，

accordingtoDrKheir.

Whenusedonhumans,theoxygencouldprobablylastforupto3()minutes,thoughinjecting

itfbranylongercoulddamagethepatient'sblood."Thisisashort-termoxygensubstitute—a

waytosafelyinjectoxygengastosupportpatientsduringacriticalfewminutes,DrKheir

said.Headdedthathethoughtthetechniquecouldbecomeroutinefbrdoctorsdealingwith

emergencysituations.

32.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.JohnKheirmadeamistakeinanoperation.

B.AnincidentenlightenedJohnKheir'sresearch.

C.JohnKheirfailedtoinjectoxygentoagirl'sblood.

D.AyoungpatientdiedtragicallyinJohnKhcir'sresearch.

33.Whatproblemmayleadtothefailureofprevioustrials?

A.Thebluebloodcanturnredonlyintheory.

B.Themicroparticlesfailiomixwithoxygen.

C.Administeringoxygentothebloodisdifficult.

D.Oxygengasinsertedmaycausemoreseriousproblems.

34.HowdidDrKheirsolvetheproblemtosuccessfullyinjectoxygentotheblood?

A.Tosurroundoxygenmoleculeswithfat.

B.Tousesoundwavestoturngasintoliquid.

C.Toinvolvemoreoxygenintoredbloodcells.

D.Tofindaliquidwiththeaidofamicroscope.

35.WhatisDrKheir'sattitudetowardsthenewway?

A.Unclear.B.Doubtful.C.Subjective.D.Hopeful.

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。

Choosingamajorincollegeisanimportantdecision.Il'soneofthefirstbigindependent

decisionsofyouracademicandprofessionallite.Hereissomepracticaladvice.

Tobeginwith,don'tchooseamajormerelybasedonmoney,otherwisemistakeswill

happen.36Canyouseeyourselfinvestingthenext40yearsinthiscareerwithoutgetting

bored?Actuallychoosingamajorwithhigh-payingcareerwon'tguaranteeyouahigh-paying

job.Itdependsonpositionopeningsandyourcompetitorswhenyougraduate.

37Youwanttopicksomethingthatinterestsyou,butyouneedtobesureyouwon't

getsickofitastimeprogresses.38Ahobbyisapursuitoutsideone'sregularoccupation

forrelaxationwhilepassioncomfortsyouanddrivesyoucrazyatthesametime.Itisn't

relaxing.Itinsertsitselfintoyourlife.Whenyouchoosetostudyyourhobbyandbuildyour

lifearoundit,itcanloseitsappealandwon'tberelaxing.

Additionally,neverchooseamajorbyfeelinginsteadofresearch.Beinginterestedina

majorisn'tenough.Researchingthefieldwillensureyoutochoosearightmajor.Ifyouknow

someoneinthefield,askthemforsomeinformation.Besides,considertheentirejourneyycu'H

pursue—thecoursework,themajordemands,theschooltimeyou'llneed,andtheavailablejob

prospects.39

Lastly,don'talwaysdependonyourparents.Theopinionsofyourfamilyaren'tsomething

toignore.40Ifanyonewantstohelpyouinchoosingamajorandyoucompletelyagree

withtheiropinions,thengowithit.Butifyouwantyourfuturetogoinanyotherdirection,

speakup.Theonlywaytogetthebestoutcomeistoshapeyourownfuture.

A.However,thechoiceisultimatelyyours.

B.Next,ahobbyisnevermeanttobeyourpriority.

C.Besides,keepabalancebetweenhobbiesandrelaxation.

D.Typically,peoplewillconfusetheirhobbieswiththeirpassions.

E.Youshouldalsoconsideryourpassions,dislikes,andhappiness.

F.Remembercollegeisaninvestmentofbothyourtimeandmoney.

G.Ifyou'repassionateaboutamajorafterresearch,followyourheart.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

AnextremesportlikeBMX（BicycleMotocross）maynotbethefirstthingthatcomesto

mindtohelpovercomeamentalhealthcondition.However,thatis41whatenabled

NikitaDucarroztofightherfears.

Asachild,Ducarrozspentevery42momentonthesoccerfield.Butat13,the

talentedathletebegantosufferfrom43anxietyattacksthatmadeithardforhertoleave

home.Whenhermothertcldhershehadtocontinueplayingasport,DucarrozfoundBMXasa

wayto44thatrule.LittledidsheknowthatBMXwouldsoon45everyaspect

ofherlife,andbecomethereasonshewouldpushthroughherfearsonestepatatime.

ThetalebeganwhenaBMXvideoonYouTubeinspiredhertotrytheextremesport.She

savedupforabike.Thenshebeganpracticing46inherdriveway.Soon,herexcellent

skillsbroughtherenough47torideatthelocalskatepark.Withthatconfidence,

Ducarrozwas48torideinthecompetitionin2016,andshehasnotlookedbacksince.

“Thebikemademegetoutofthehouse,gototheskatepark,and49getonaplane,v

saidDucarroz."It50metoovercomeallmy（bars.”

The26-year-oldisnowoneoftheworld'sbestfemaleBMXfreestylers.Ducarroznowhas

her51setonthe2024ParisOlympics.Shesays,4iVfygoalinParisisanothermedal.I

cangetthatdonewiththetraining.M

Thoughshestillsuffersoccasional52attacks,Ducarroznowknowshowtomanage

them.Tohelpotherswithmentalhealthconditions,DucarrozhasstartedanInstagrampage

calledMindTricks.Itiswherepeoplediscusstheirfears53

“MindTricksstartedbecauseofmyown54thatIwasmakingonInstagramabout

mentalhealth,“sheexplained."AndIthought,4Whydon'twecreateaplacewhereotherscando

thesame,acentralspotwhereeveryonecanreadaboutthesestoriesandalsofeel55to

sharetheirownstories?'"

41.A.roughlyB.automaticallyC.preciselyD.temporarily

42.A.expectantB.boringC.spareD.urgent

43.A.slightB.mildC.potentialD.severe

44.A.fulfillB.endC.measureD.resist

45.A.eatawayB.takeoverC.putoffD.slowdown

46.A.trialsB.modelsC.measuresD.tricks

47.A.confidenceB.muscleC.patienceD.fortune

48.A.hesitantB.readyC.satisfiedD.effortless

49.A.slowlyB.abruptlyC.eventuallyD.swiftly

50.A.blockedB.pushedC.leftD.hooked

51.A.luckB.sightC.trainingD.standard

52.A.painB.heightC.heartD.panic

53.A.safelyB.privatelyC.carefullyD.cautiously

54.AchoicesB.decisionsC.appearancesD.posts

55.A.neededB.chosenC.encouragedD.praised

第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入I個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

InaspeciallydesignedstudiotheaterinHangzhou,Zhejiang,anattractiveworldofjian^/m_

56(hring)tolifethroughaShaoxingOperaperformancelastweek.

Sixactresses,57(play)rolesfromaspiritedlandladytoskilledswordsmen,spies,

andsoldiers,deliverafascinatingshowlastingtwohoursand1()minutes.Theaudiencesitsvery

closetothepertrormers,engagingwiththemandimmersing58(them)inaunique

viewingexperience.

Thisistheenvironmentaltheater-styledshow,NewDreagonGateInn,performedby

ZhejiangXiaobaihua,oneofChina,s59(remarkable)ShaoxingOperagroups.60

(adapt)fromthe1992classicwuxiafilmofthesamename,61ShaoxingOperashow

successfullycapturestheinterestofayoungeraudiencebyblendingtraditionalChineseopera

withmoderntheatermodelsanddramaticconcepts."Fromitscontenttospirit,itsformsto

aesthetics,theplayreflects62youngpeopleareworriedaboutandconcernedwith

nowadays,“saidChenLijun,whoplaysthesupportingroleofJia.Tingintheshow.

TraditionalShaoxingOperaoftendraws63（mspire）fromancientscriptsandfolk

legends,tellingstoriesoftalentedscholarsandbeautifulladies.64NewDragonGate

Innisbased65afilmwithasignificantfanbaseandisadaptedtosuitthecurrentcontext

andtheShaoxingOperagenreitself.

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的外國朋友Alex給你發郵件說最近經過多次嘗試終于學會了使用筷子，

開心不已。他詢問你在日常的學習和生活中，是否有過類似經歷。請回復郵件，分享你的

經歷。內容包括：

1.一件曾嘗試的新事物；

2.學習的過程；

3.你的感受。

注意：

1.寫作詞數應為80左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

DearAlex

I'mgladtoreceiveyour

email.____________________________________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

第二節（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

IwillalwaysrememberthetimewhenmyfriendJeffHolstromtoldmeabouthis

family.Hisfather,asuccessfiilphysician,coldandstrictinJeff'swords,hadfirmbeliefsthata

personwouldnevermakeavaluablecontributiontotheworldunlesstheyattendedandgraduated

fromcollegebytheageoftwenty-three.HisfatherhadevenpavedthewaytorJetttoattendthe

samecollegefromwhichhehadgraduated.

Jeff