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第一部分知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié),30分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳

選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Menfirstwalkedonthemoonduringthesummerof1969,whenIwaseight

yearsold.Iknewprettymuchthatanythingwaspossible.Itwasasifallofushad

beengiven1todreambigdreams.

Iwasatcampthatsummer,andafterthelunarmodule（登月艙）landed,allof

uswerebroughttothemainfarmhouse,whereatelevisionwas2Theastronauts

weretakingalongtimegettingorganizedbeforetheycouldclimbdowntheladderand

walkonthelunarsurface.

Butthepeoplerunningthecampkeptlookingattheir3.Itwasalreadyafter

elevenatnight.Eventually,whilesmartdecisionswerebeingmadeonthemoon,a

4onewasmadehereontheearth.Allofuskidsweresentbacktoourtentstogo

tosleep.

Iwascompletely_5atthecampdirectorsbecauseImissedseeingthe

excitingscene.6,athomemydadhadtakenaphotoofourTVsetthesecond

NeilArmstrongsetfootonthemoon.Hehad7themomentforme,knowingit

couldhelptriggerbigdreams.

Iunderstandthe8aboutusingmoneytofightpovertyandhungeronthe

earthinsteadofputtingmenonthemoon.Butwhenyou'reputtingpeopleonthe

moon,you'reinspiringallofusto9themaximumofhumanpotential,whichis

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howourgreatestproblemswilleventuallybesolved.

Giveyourselfpermissiontodream.10yourkids'dreams,too.Onceina

while.thatmightevenmeanlettingthemstayuppasttheirbedtimes.

1.A.discussionB.permissionC.impressionD.determination

2.A.sentupB.clearedupC.setupD.pickedup

3.A.watchesB.housesC.tentsD.photos

4.A.wiseB.curiousC.luckyD.stupid

5.A.annoyedB.delightedC.amusedD.excited

6.A.EventuallyB.ImmediatelyC.FortunatelyD.Generally

7.A.releasedB.preservedC.predictedD.revealed

8.A.worriesB.argumentsC.interactionsD.discoveries

9.A.achieveB.consumeC.explainD.maintain

10.A.ClaimB.CollectC.ForceD.Fuel

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分)

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫二個適

當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。請主答題

卡指定區(qū)域作答。

A

]hadanexperiencethatIwillforeverbearinmymind.Onceuponatime,

asIWasswimminginalake,Isuddenlyfeltasharpstinginmyleg.When

11(look)down,Irealizedthatitwasasnake!IwassofrightenedthatIswam

fast12(avoid)it.ThenIrememberedwhatIhadlearnedaboutdealingwith

snakebites.1immediatelypressedagainstthewoundandswamtotheshoreforhelp.

13(lucky),Iwassenttothehospitalintime.

B

Accordingtoa2006DanishstudypublishedinthePsychonomicBulletin&

Review,peopleoverage40perceivjethemselvestobe,onaverage,20percent

youngerthan14theirIDindicates.Whydosomeofusfeelthatthenumber

ofcandlesonourbirthdaycakecan'tberight?Psychologistsandscientists

￡5(study)thisphenomenonsincethe1970s.Somewonderaboutthecultural

factorsthatpushustolookyoungerbecauseoldageisoftenassociated16being

unproductiveanddependent.Otherfactorsthatleadtousperceivingourselvesas

youngerarebeingsociableandhavingintergenerationalrelationships.

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c

Byanalyzinglargeamountsofdata,AIlearnsand17(improve)witheach

newtaskitperforms.Thishasledtoasharpriseinitsuseinmanyfields,including

healthcare,transportation,andeveneducation.Inthehealthcareindustry,AI

18(use)todiagnosediseasesanddesigndrugs.Anotherarea19AIis

makinganimpactisintransportation.Autonomousvehicles,20(power)by

machinelearningalgorithms,arebecomingmorecommonontheroads.

第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),38分)

第一節(jié)(共14小題;每小題2分，共28分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答

題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

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thefrontlineofPacificScienceCenter'smissiontoignitecuriosityineverychildand

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DiscoveryCorpsisforhighschoolyouthwhowanttodiveintoexciting,interactive

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B

ASentinelforChina'sPotatoes

FrancoisSemeels,anexpertfromBelgium,becamefascinatedwithChinawhen

hereadTheBlueLotusbyhiscompatriotHerge."VisitingChinawasachildhood

dream.saysSemeels.Hislong-awaitedfirsttriptoAsiacameinhissecondcollege

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yearin1980whenhevisitedIndia,andin1984hewenttoworkinThailandfortwo

years,tellinghimselfthathewashalfwaytoChina.However,itwouldnotbefor

another15yearsbeforehewouldfinallysetfootinChina.

Semeels,whoturned64onDec26,hasvisitedChinamorethan60times

conductingagriculturaltechnologyexchangesand,morespecifically,tohelpChinese

farmersfightpotatolateblightdisease,aseriouspotatodiseasethatcausedhugeyield

andqualitylossesforpotatocropsinChinaandmanyotherdevelopingcountries.

Itallstartedin1999aboutorganizingadelegationfromtheWalloniaregionto

attendaninternationalagriculturalexhibitioninChina.Helearnedbychancethatan

internationalconferenceonplantprotectionwouldbeheldthereaweekearlier,soit

seemedperfectforhimtoattendthetwoevents,withairfareandhotelroomsboth

covered.

Semeels,thendirectorofaCARAHtrainingfarm,presentedthetechniqueofan

earlywarningsystemtocontrolpotatolateblight.HemadesomeChinacontacts

duringhisfirsttripandwithinafewmonthsbeganreceivingChinesedelegationsin

Belgium.SeveralmonthslaterhereturnedtoChinaonhissecondtrip.

ItwasatriptotheremotecountrysideinChongqingmunicipalityinSouthwest

Chinatohelpfarmersgrowpotatoesastheirnewcrop,butpotatolateblightthat

destroystheplantwasaseriousproblem.WithanewChinesefriend,CheXingbi,an

agronomistfromChongqing,Semeelsstartedtointroduceandsetupanearlywarning

systemforpotatolateblight.ItfirststartedonasmallscaleinWuxi,an

underdevelopedmountaincountyinChongqing.Nowtheearlywarningsystemcovers

morethan14Chineseprovinces,aimingtohelppreventlateblightandincrease

yield.

HehasmadefrequenttripstoChinaoverthepast20years.Hehasbeenbusy

traininglocalChinesetechniciansontheearlywarningsystemforpotatolateblightas

wellasonthelatesttechniquesforgrowingpotatoes."Wearethesparks,andthe

enginesaretheChineseagronomists,“hesaysoftheworkbyChinesetechniciansto

popularizethetechniqueacrossChina.

BecauseofhisoutstandingcontributionSemeelswasawardedtheChongqing

FriendshipAwardbytheChongqingmunicipalgovernmentin2015.Hewasnamedby

theChinesegovernmentin2018asoneofthe40MostInfluentialForeignExperts

During40YearsofChina'sReformandOpeningUp.AttheChineseembassyin

BrusselsinNovember2022hereceivedtheChineseGovernmentFriendshipAward.

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24.SerneelsfirstvisitedChinain

A-19802984'c.2015D,1999

25.OnhissecondtnptoChina,Serneels

A.madesomeChinacontacts

B.receivedtheChongqingFriendshipAward

C-PMearlywarningsystemintopracticeinChina

D.trainedlocalChinesefarmersontheearlywarningsystem

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Potatolateblightisadiseasecausingqualitylossonly.

B.SerneelsorganizedtwointernationaleventsinChinain1999.

C.Theearlywarningsystemcanpreventvariouspotatodiseases.

D.SerneelshelpedChinesefarmersgrowpotatoeswiththelatesttechniques.

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSerneels?

A.Devotedandgenerous.

B.Adaptableandattractive.

C.Confidentanddisciplined.

D.Humorousandadventurous.

C

Theuseofplacebos（安慰劑）一treatmentslackingactivetherapeuticelements

—holdsavitalroleinmedicalresearch,especiallyinrandomizedcontrolledtrials,

whereonegroupreceivestheactualtreatment,andtheotherisgivenaplacebo.The

blindnessoftheexperimentersandparticipantsregardingwhogetswhatensures

unbiasedresults.However,ifyoudiscoveredyouwerereceivingaplaceboina

clinicaltrialinsteadofapotentialtreatment,howwoulditmakeyoufeel?

Surprisingly,researchshowsthatplacebos,evenwhenopenlyacknowledged,

canhavepositiveeffects.ArecentstudypublishedinNatureScientificReportsfound

thatnotonlycanopenplaceboseasephysicalpainbuttheycanalsoreducenegative

emotionslikeguilt.

ConductedbyDilanSezer,adoctoralstudentinclinicalpsychologyatthe

UniversityofBasel,thestudyrecruited112healthyuniversitystudentsbetween18

and40yearsold.Participantsunderwentaninitialassessmentoftheirgeneralfeelings

ofguiltusingaquestionnaire.Theywerethenaskedtowriteaboutapasteventthat

madethemfeelashamedduetomistreatingsomeoneandthestrengthoftheirguilty

feelingswasassessedwithaquestionnaire.Thentheparticipantswererandomly

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assignedtooneofthethreegroups.Thefirstwasgivena“deceptive”placebo：It

containednomedicinalingredients,butparticipantsweretolditcontainedherbsand

essentialoilsthathadbeenshowntoreduceguiltfeelings.Thesecondgroupwas

givenan“open"placeboandwastoldthatitudoesnotcontainanymedicinal

ingredients.Thethirdwasacontrolgroupthatreceivednointerventionatall.

Afterward,eachparticipantwasaskedtofilloutthesamequestionnaireasecond

time.Thefindingswerecrystalclear：bothplacebogroupsshowedasignificantropin

guiltcomparedtothoseintheno-treatmentcontrolgroup.What'smore,thedifference

betweenplacebogroupswasstatisticallyindistinguishable.

Ms.Sezer'sstudyreinforcesthenotionthatwearen'talwayscompletelysensible

aboutwhatcanhelpus.Shenotesthathersamplewassmallandincludedonly

psychologicallyhealthypeople,butshehopesthefindingswillbeinvestigated

further."Wedon'tknowyetifthiswillworkinaclinicalpopulation,“shesays,but

foreverydayguiltinyoungpeople,itworks."

28.Whatcanwelearnaboutplacebosfromthepassage?

A.Openplacebosworkbothmentallyandphysically.

B.Theuseofplacebosisunderestimatedinmedicalresearch.

C.Participantsinmedicaltrialsaredelightedwhengivenplacebos.

D.Placebosprovetobeeffectiveonlywhenparticipantsareinformedinadvance.

29.InSezer'sstudy,whyweretheparticipantsaskedtorecallaguiltyexperienceat

first?

A.Tomeasureparticipants,empathy.

B.Toobtainabaselineofparticipants,guilt.

C.Toidentifycommonreasonsforparticipants,guilt.

D.Toassessparticipants5memoryandrecallabilities.

30.WhatresearchworkcouldbedonetofurtherSezer'sstudy?

A.Toanalyzethedatamoreefficiently.

B.Topopularizethefindingstomorepeople.

C.Togrouptheparticipantsmorescientifically.

D.Toconductthestudywithawiderrangeofparticipants.

D

For75years,astronomershavebeensearchingforextraterrestrial（地球夕卜的）

intelligence,whichinvolveslisteningforradiooropticalsignalssentbyintelligent

civilizations,but,sofar,noartificialsignalshavebeendetected.Despitethis,many

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scientistsareconfidentthatintelligentaliensdoexist.

MessagingExtraterrestrialIntelligence(MET1)hasbeenlesscommon.Itinvolves

talkingratherthanlistening.EarlyattemptslikethepltiquesonPioneer10andthe

goldenrecordonVoyager1weresymbolic,showcasingEarthsdiversity.Both

spacecrafthavesinceleftthesolarsystem.Attheircurrentspeeds,itwillbetensof

thousandsofyearsbeforetheyreachanotherstarsystem.Intheimmensityofspace,

thechancesI"attheywillbefoundareslim.

t]Now,aninternationalteamofastronomersplanstousetheworld'slargestradio

escope,FAST,locatedinChina,tobeamamessagetowardsmillionsofstarsthat

e’000to20,000lightyearsaway.NASA'ssignalstoitsremotespacecraft,

eanw,le,couldhavereachedfournearbystars.Areplyfromalienslivinginthe

vicinitycouldreachusby2029.

Butperhapswehavealreadybetrayedourexistencetoaliens.Radioand

visionsignalshavebeenleakingintospacefornearlyacentury,inanexpanding

bubbleofcommunicationsthatspansmillionsofstars.

henIdidthemaths,itturnedoutthesignalfromanearlyepisodeofDoctor

璘hofadedbelowthehumofradiationfromthebigbangsoonafteritleftthesolar

system.

TheethicalquestionraisedbyMETIis：Shouldwebesendingamessageatall?

Some,likeStephenHawking,warnedagainstactivebroadcasts,citingpotentialrisks

fromadvancedandpotentiallyaggressivecivilizations.Othersseenoproblem,given

thatthesignalstakemillenniatoreachtheirdestination.Nointernationalrulesgovern

METI,sotheexperimentswillcontinue.

Anotherquestionis：WhospeaksforEarth?Intheabsenceofaninternational

consultationwiththepublic,decisionsaboutwhattosendandwheretosenditarein

thehandsofasmallgroupofscientists.Thatisprobablyunwise.

Myowntakeisthattheriskisabstractwhenthemessagewilltakemillenniato

bereceived.Wehavemoreproximateandexistentialthreatsthanevilalienempires.

Myguessisthatextraterrestrialintelligenceandtecharesoadvancedthattheyare

inscrutable.Afterall,weshare99percentofourDNAwithchimpsandcan't

communicatewiththem.

31Theauthor'sattitudetothesuccessofearlyattemptsinMETIis?

A.negativeB.optimistic

C.defensiveD.positive

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32.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Fewscientistsbelievethatintelligentaliensexist.

B.Peoplewillignoretheimmediateandpracticalthreats.

C.Radioandtelevisionsignalshavepossiblyreacheddistantspace.

D.SomescientistsadvocateMETIbecauseoftheabsenceofinternationalrules.

33.Whatdoesthewordinscrutableunderlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobably

mean?

A.activeB.obvious

C.reasonableD.mysterious

34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SendingMessagestoAliensorNot

B.FindingInternationalRulesonMETI

C.TheExistentialThreatofEvilAlienEmpires

D.TheSecretBetrayalofEarth'sExistencetoAliens

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，共10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在

答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

MoveonFromaBadDay

You'llundoubtedlyknowthefeeling,wheneverysinglethingseemstogowrong

andyoucan'tcatchabreak.We'resharingfourtransformativewaystostopabad

todayfromruiningtomorrow.

Pensomeperspectives.Whenbadnewsandmistakesmightseemlikeachainof

dominosfalling,theirimpactcanfeelmagnified.35Allthoseerrorsand

stressfulincidents—listthemoff.Trytotaketheguiltorangeroutofyour

reflections,andthenreviewthelist.Howmanythingswouldnormallygettoyou?

Howmanywereunavoidable?Howmanyareunderstandable?Howmanywillyoube

botheredabout,orevenremember,aweekfromnow?Perhapsit'snotasbadasyou

firstthought.

36Tostopyourselffromwallowinginallthetoughmomentsorthings

wentagainstyou,trytocounteritbyrememberingwhatwentright.Ourbrainsare

programmedtofocusonthenegativesasameansofprotectingusfromdanger,sowe

havetoworkallthehardertoseethegoodthat'srightinfrontofus.Considerthe

thingsyoudidwell.Reallyappreciatingthosemoments,people,orthings,canhelp

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tobringyouout＜）lafunk.

Theirsvalueinventing.Ifyou'reonedge,theadrenalineispumping,andanger

seemstobecoursingthroughyourveins,youmightjustneedtimetoprocess,let?1

alloul,andreleaseally€）urthoughtsandfrustrationsintotheworld.___37_______

Havingsomeone*justtolisten,orbackyouupandvalidatehowyou'refeelingcan］度

immenselyreassuring.

Comedy.______38Laughtercanfeellikepushingabigresetbutton,

remindingyouthatit'snotallbad.Whetherit'swatchingamovie,findingalivelocal

show,orstreamingastand-upcomedy,findsomethingtomakeyoulaughandyou'll

besurprisedathowquicklythememoryofabaddaymeltsaway.

Whatevermethodresonateswithyou,looktoaddressthehadday,butclosethe

chapteronitsoonerratherthanlater.39

A.Getanattitudeforgratitude.

B.Whichoneswereunexpected?

C.Letthefrustrationandresentmentfester.

D.Agoodlaughcouldreallybethebestmedicine.

E.But,assimpleasitsounds,putthemdownonpaper.

F.Talkingtosomeoneyoutrustcanbeagreatwaytoletoffsteam.

G.Turningthepagewillbethestartofanewday,withuntoldpossibilitiesanda

freshstart.

第三部分書面表達(dá)（共兩節(jié),32分）

第一節(jié)（共4小題，第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分，共12分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目要求用英文回答問題。請?jiān)诖痤}卡指定區(qū)域作答。

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thedreamofbecomingaflightattendantinherheart.

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learningamorepracticalskillratherthan**ajoblortheyoung，,Panattendeda

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medicalschoolamiworknlasanurwinahospitalforfouryemafter中倒加山。”

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Pansaidthatnomatterhowherprofessionalrolechanges,herawarenessof

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fulfillingmydream,"Pansaid.

40.WhatwasPanHonglin'schildhooddream?

41.WhydidPanchoosetostudymedicine?

42.PleasedecidewhichpaHisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitand

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