?、?閱讀理解(建議用時16′)

　　A

　　[2024·安陽一中階段檢測]At the Magazine we welcome your contributions！ We love to publicize and promote new writers, authors, bloggers and businesses. And there are several spots available for writers.

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　　Due to the number of submissions received we cannot guarantee that your submission will be published. There might be a wait of a few weeks before your submission goes live.

　　We reserve the right to edit submissions－as they are personal to the writer, we_endeavor_not_to_do_this.

　　Any questions? Contact us here.

　　本文是一篇應用文，講述的是關于投稿相關的一些情況。

　　1．Which is a necessary requirement to contribute a book?

　　A．An expert in your field.

　　B．A book never published.

　　C．One photo of you and your book.

　　D.Answering some questions.

　　答案：D　細節理解題。根據第二段，第二句“Make sure click here to see the questions first and you simply reply as you wish.”可知答案。

　　2．What does the underlined part “we endeavor not to do this” mean?

　　A．We try not to be personal.

　　B．We try not to change your writing.

　　C．We try not to reserve the right.

　　D．We try not to delay the publication.

　　答案：B　句意猜測題。倒數第二段“We reserve the right to edit submissions－as they are personal to the writer，”可以猜測出答案為B。

　　3．Where does the passage come from?

　　A．A website.

　　B.A textbook.

　　C．A magazine.

　　D.A newspaper.

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。根據“Any questions? Contact us here.”可知答案。

　　1．contribution n. 貢獻；投稿

　　2．regular adj. 定期的；有規律的

　　3．contact vt./n. 聯系；接觸

　　4．submit vt. 提交；主張

　　5．guarantee vt./n. 保證；擔保

　　1．such as 例如

　　2.the number of ……的數量

　　B

　　[2024·北京朝陽區模擬]Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years. But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?

　　It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia (懷舊的). I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them, playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woods. My parents scarcely appear in these memories, except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure.

　　These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed dramatically. Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children. It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn't time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child. As a result, today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone. Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home, inside. More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves.

　　Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different. Computer and video games have replaced the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood. The irony (令人啼笑皆非的事情) is that so many ways of playing games are called “interactive”. The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today.

　　Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same.

　　本文回顧了50年以來兒童生活發生的變化，辯證地比較了當前兒童的生活與過去兒童生活上的差異。

　　4．What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph?

　　A．To get people's attention and lead in the topic.

　　B．To gather people's opinions on childhood.

　　C．To show who the passage is written for.

　　D．To compare the childhood lives of two generations.

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。根據下文講述的內容可知，第一段主要是引起讀者對話題的注意。

　　5．Which is NOT a reason for the changes?

　　A．Families are smaller today.

　　B．Parents worried too much about their children.

　　C．Toys can be played by children alone at home.

　　D．It's too dangerous to play outside.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。利用排除法，根據第三段“Firstly, families are smaller，”“...more than they used to about real or imagined dangers.”以及第四段中“the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different.”可知A、C、D均是童年發生改變的原因，B項中的內容并非是導致童年改變的原因。

　　6．What has the writer focused on in the fourth paragraph?

　　A．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games.

　　B．Some games that young people play today aren't really good.

　　C．Computer and video games have replaced the board games.

　　D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。根據第四段“The irony is that so many ways of playing games are called ‘interactive’. The fact that you can play...increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today”可知。

　　7．The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing is ________.

　　A．approving

　　B.unconcerned

　　C．objective

　　D.optimistic

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。本文在論述童年生活上的變化時，均是很客觀地列舉事例來證明，因此，答案是C。

　　1．explore vt. 探索；探測

　　2.severe adj. 嚴峻的；嚴厲的

　　3．afford vt. 買得起

　　4.replace vt. 取代

　　5．relaxing adj. 輕松的

　　1．bring up 培養；嘔吐；提出

　　2．a huge amount of 大量的(修飾不可數名詞)

　　原文：The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today.(同位語從句)

　　譯文：你可以自己玩電子游戲的事實增加了當今青少年的孤獨感。

　　仿寫：The thought came to him that_the_enemy_had_escaped_from_the_city.

　　他想到可能敵人已經逃離了這座城市。

　?、?七選五(建議用時7′)

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　[2024·山東實驗中學質檢]Scientists and educators in the US and China say it's important to introduce very young children to new technologies. __1__ They say that with the right approach, children learn not to be frightened of abstract thinking.

　　Even before children learn to read and write, they can manipulate－move and control

　　images. __2__

　　Mitchel Resnick is co-developer of a code-learning program called Scratch Jr. He says that

　　is exactly what programming is all about.

　　“Each block tells the character what to do. You snap the blocks together, and you've

　　made a computer program. __3__ This block make the cat go to the right. This one makes the cat jump. By snapping them together I make a computer program that makes it move and then jump.”

　　Parents decide how much time their children can spend using modern technology. But

　　Sandra Calvert, director of the Children's Digital Media Center at Georgetown University, says

　　it's all around us.

　　“__4__ Just as it's a worry that there may be too much screen time, there is also a

　　concern that our children will be left behind if they don't know how to use the technologies that are going to shape the 21st century careers, jobs and how we are going to succeed as a nation.”

　　Children between the ages of four and 15 use tools and machines at so-called“maker spaces”in Beijing. The maker space basically serves as an open-access workshop. __5__ The young people are part of the so-called“maker movement，”a do-it-yourself community connecting people who like to make things with their hands.

　　A．There, children use tools and machines like 3D printers to create and build projects.

　　B．Each block has a different behavior.

　　C．Computer scientists perform lots of research in computer theory and systems.

　　D．They advise developing skills from computer programming to designing electronic

　　circuits.

　　E．Tablet computers with touch－sensitive screens are perfect for lining up simple commands.

　　F．The education and development of our children are extremely important.

　　G．We live in the digital age.

　　本文講述的是讓小孩子盡早了解新技術，可以使孩子們不會對抽象思維感到恐懼。

　　1．D　上文中講述的是理論，下文中講述的是帶來的好處，故該空應是提出的建議。

　　2．E　根據上文中的“move and control images”可知，此空應填寫的內容與執行命令有關系。

　　3．B　根據上文中的關鍵詞blocks可知，答案是B。

　　4．G　根據下文中“...that there may be too much screen time.”可知答案。

　　5．A　根據上文“The maker space basically serves as an open-access workshop.”可知，選項中的“there”為關鍵詞。

　　Ⅲ.語法填空(建議用時8′)

　　閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

　　[2024·衡水中學調研]Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was a book that spoke against slavery. As Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote her book, there were over 3.5 million slaves __1__ (live) in the United States. Slaves were usually in the cotton-growing states of the South. The Northern States __2__ (end) slavery. Yet, most Northerners were not strongly against slavery. They did not mind the truth __3__ slavery continued in the South.

　　So Stowe decided to make people understand that. Each night after __4__ (put) her six children to bed , she worked on her book. She told how the slaves tried to run away __5__ freedom. Uncle Tom's Cabin first came out in 1852. Over 3,000,000 books were expected __6__ (sell) out in a year.

　　Popular __7__ it became soon, people had different ideas about the book. In the North, finally many people __8__ (firm) believed that slavery must be ended after they read the book. In the South, many people were angry with the people in the North. By 1861 the two parts of the country were at war. The Civil War, which lasted until 1865, finally brought __9__ end to slavery at last.

　　Of course, there were many things that made the Civil War happen. Yet, Uncle Tom's Cabin undoubtedly played a part. Stowe met President Lincoln in 1862. As Lincoln took __10__ hand, he said, “So you are the little woman who started the big war.”

　　1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

　　5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________

　　9．________　10.________

　　本文介紹的是斯托夫人寫的《湯姆叔叔的小屋》一書。

　　1．living　考查非謂語動詞作定語修飾slaves。live與slaves之間為主動關系，故填living。

　　2．had ended　考查動詞時態。北方的奴隸制應已經結束，end發生在過去的過去。

　　3．that　考查同位語從句。對truth的內容進行解釋。

　　4．putting　考查動名詞用法。介詞after后應跟動名詞。

　　5．for　考查介詞用法。此處表示“目的”。

　　6．to be sold　考查expect用法。expect后應用不定式，且sell與books之間為被動關系。

　　7．as/though　考查連詞。此處為倒裝句，表示“盡管”的意思。

　　8．firmly　考查副詞用法。修飾動詞應用副詞。

　　9．an　考查固定短語。bring an end to意為“結束”。

　　10．her　考查代詞。結合語義可知此處指的是“斯托夫人的手”，故填her。

　?、?書面表達(建議用時20′)

　　[2024·惠州模擬]假定你是李華，前不久利用國慶假期與家人外出游玩并入住某國際連鎖酒店。下面是酒店的外籍經理Mr Wayne在最近給你發來征求反饋意見(feedback)的電子郵件。請根據以下要點寫一封回郵：

　　1．對本次酒店入住體驗表示肯定；

　　2．酒店僅在公共區域提供免費WiFi，而房間WiFi收費過高，希望改進；

　　3．祝愿酒店越辦越好。

　　Dear Li Hua， Thank you for your recent stay at Hotel MerryTime， where you spent your holidays from Oct. 1st－3rd. We would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to give some feedback on your stay， which will help us to improve our service.●Do you like the facilities ?設施? of the hotel？●Do you enjoy the food of the hotel restaurant？●Are you satisfied with the service of the hotel staff？●Any advice？,Thank you for your time. We look forward to welcoming you back to MerryTime in the near future. Sincerely， Bruce Wayne

　　Sales & Marketing Manager

　　注意：1.詞數100左右；

　　2．可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；

　　3．郵件開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數。

　　Dear Mr Wayne，

　　Thank you for your E-mail and I am glad to give feedback on my recent stay at Hotel MerryTime.

　　_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

　　Regards，

　　Li Hua

　　One possible version：

　　Dear_Mr_Wayne，

　　Thank_you_for_your_E-mail_and_I_am_glad_to_give_feedback_on_my_recent_stay_at_Hotel_MerryTime.

　　Undoubtedly, my 3-day stay at your hotel has been the most memorable time in my holidays. Featuring modern facilities and stylish decoration, MerryTime guaranteed my families comfort and relaxation. We enjoyed the tasteful dishes of the hotel restaurant where various cuisines are served. Of all the advantages, the most impressive is the helpful staff. It was your hospitality and consideration on everyday basis that made me feel at home and among friends.