2024年1月“七省联考”考前猜想卷英语试题(考试版)

2024年1月“七省联考”考前猜想卷

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）

注意事项：

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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.WhatdoesLilythinkofeatingrawfood?

A.Harmful.B.Healthy.C.Strange.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theweather.B.Agift.C.Theirfriend.

3.WhatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoonMother*5sDay?

A.Eatout.B.Stayin.C.Gotothemovies.

4.Wherewillthewomanprobablygofirst?

A.Theteacher5soffice.B.Thehospital.C.Thegym.

5.What'stheweatherlikeatthemoment?

A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Windy.

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。】

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6.Whathasrecentlybeendonetothespace?

A.Anewbathroomhasbeenadded.

B.Aprivateofficehasbeenbuilt.

C.Thewallshavebeenpainted.

7.Whatisthemanmostinterestedinaboutthespace?

A.Theposition.B.Therent.C.Thesize.

【听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。】

8.Whoaccompaniedthewomantothehospital?

A.Theman.B.Hersister.C.Hermother.

9.Whatisthewomanallergicto?

A.Dust.B.Seafood.C.Mangoes.

【听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。】

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Schoolfriends.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Librarianandlibraryuser.

11.WhatdoesMichaelsayaboutthebook?

A.It'ssoldatadiscountprice.

B.It'simportantforMaria'sstudy.

C.IfswrittenbyProfessorHughes.

12.WhatwillMichaeldoforMaria?

A.Sharehisbookwithher.

B.Lendhersomemoney.

C.AskNoahforhelp.

【听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。】

13.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Inatransportbusiness.B.Inashoppingcentre.C.Inahospital.

14.Howwillthewomangotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.

15.Whatistheman'sopiniononparkinginBroadgreen?

A.Itiscostly.B.Itiseasy.C.Itishard.

16.WhatisthedisadvantageofBroadgreen?

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A.Itisfarfromtheshoppingplaces.

B.Thereisalotofnoise.

C.Therentsarehigh.

【听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。】

17.Wheredoes,thespeakercomefrom?

A.America.B.Australia.C.England

18.WhatdoEnglishpeoplethinkofAmericans?

A.Friends.B.Quiet.C.Humorous.

19.WhatdidthespeakerliketodointheafternooninEngland?

A.Playwithhisfriends.B.Watchcomedyshows.C.Haveacupoftea.

20.WhatdidthespeakerfindamazinginEngland?

A.TheTVprograms.B.Theoldbuildings.C.Theteashops.

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

TheFiveBiggestStadiumsinLondon

WembleyStadium

WembleyStadiumhasbeenanimportantpartofLondon'ssportsculturesince1923.Thisstadiumis

thehomeoftheEnglandnationalfootballteamandhashostednumeroussportseventsthroughoutthe

years.TheFACupfinalisheldatthestadiumeveryyear.Ithasaseatingcapacityof90,000,anditsgrand

archcanbeseenformilesallaroundthecity.

TwickenhamStadium

Builtin1907,theTwickenhamstadiumisoneoftheoldestsportsvenuesintheUnitedKingdom,

whichhasaseatingcapacityof82,000andisoneofthearchitecturalwondersofLondon.Itisthelargest

rugbyunion-specificstadiumintheworld.TheTwickenhamStadiumhasacapacityof82,000people.Itis

ownedbytheRugbyFootballUnion（RFU）,theEnglishrugbyuniongoverningbodyandservesasthe

association'sheadquarters.ThestadiumishometotheEnglandNationalRugbyUnionTeam.

TottenhamHotspurStadium

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TottenhamHotspurStadiumisoneoftheneweststadiumsinLondonandfirstopeneditsdoorsback

inthespringof2019.Ithasaseatingcapacityof62,850andisoneofthemostmodernandunique

stadiumsintheworldoffootball.Ithasbeendesignedtomaximizefanexperience,withinnovative

featuresliketheworld'sfirstdividing,retractable（可伸缩的）footballfield,whichallowsittobeusedfor

otherevents.

LondonStadium

LondonStadiumopenedin2012tohosttheLondonOlympicandParalympicGames.Afterthegames

concluded,itwasturnedintoamulti-purposestadiumwithseatingforupto80,000people.Thestadium

hasanattractivestructuraldesignoflightweightsteelandretractableseatingthatcanbetransformedinto

anathleticstrackinamatterofhours.

EmiratesStadium

EmiratesStadiumishometooneofthemostpopularandsuccessfulfootballclubsinEnglishfootball,

Arsenal.Thisstate-of-the-artvenuewasopenedin2006andhasaseatingcapacityof60,000people.

21.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.EmiratesStadium.B.TwickenhamStadium.

C.WembleyStadium.D.TottenhamHotspurStadium.

22.WhatdoTottenhamHotspurStadiumandLondonStadiumhavein

common?

A.BothhavehostedtheOlympics.B.Bothhaveretractablefacilities.

C.Botharefamousfortheirgrandarches.

D.BotharehometotheEnglandnationalfootballteam.

23.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheFACupfinalhasbeenheldatthestadiumsince1923.

B.TheTwickenhamstadiumistheoldestsportsvenuesintheUnitedKingdom.

C.LondonStadiumwasbuiltin2012tohosttheLondonOlympicandParalympicGames.

D.EmiratesStadiumisoneofthemostwelcomefootballclubsinEnglishfootball.

B

Imagineyoucanopenyourfridge,openanapponyourphoneandimmediatelyknowwhichitems

willgobadsoon.Thisisoneoftheapplicationsthatanewtechnologydevelopedbyengineersatthe

UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegowouldenable.

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Thetechnologycombinesachip（芯片）integratedintoproductpackagingandasoftwareupdateon

yourphone.Thephonebecomescapableofidentifyingobjectsbasedonsignalsthechipsendsoutfrom

specificfrequencies,inthiscaseBluetoothorWiFi.Inanindustrialsetting,asmartphoneequippedwith

thesoftwareupdatecouldbeusedasaradiofrequencyidentification（RFID）reader.

Theworkusesbreakthroughsinbackscatter（反向散射）communication,whichusessignalsalready

generatedbyyoursmartphoneandre-directsthembackinaformatyourphonecanunderstand.Effectively,

thistechniqueuseslesspowerthanthelatesttechnologytogenerateWiFisignals.

Thecustomchip,whichisroughlythesizeofagrainofsandandcostsonlyafewpenniestoproduce,

needssolittlepowerthatitcanbeentirelypoweredbyLTEsignals,atechniqueforwirelessbroadband

communicationformobiledevices.ThechipturnsBluetoothsignalsintoWiFisignals,whichcaninturn

bedetectedbyasmartphonewiththatspecificsoftwareupdate.

Thetechnology'sbroaderpromiseisthedevelopmentofdevicesthatdonotneedbatteriesbecause

theycanharvestpowerfromLTEsignalsinstead.Thisinturnwouldleadtodevicesthataresignificantly

lessexpensivethatlastlonger,saidDineshBharadia,oneofthepaper'sseniorauthors.

“E-waste,especiallybatteries,isoneofthebiggestproblemstheplanetisfacing,afterclimate

change,9,Bharadiasaid.

Forfutureresearch,theteamwillintegratethistechnologyintootherprojectstodemonstrateits

capabilities,andtheyalsohopetocommercializeit,eitherthroughastartuporthroughanindustrypartner.

24.Howdoesthechiplinkupwiththephone?

A.Byprovidingpowerforthephone.B.ByproducingLTEsignalsforthephone.

C.BysendingWiFisignalsbacktothephone.D.BygivingBluetoothsignalstothephone.

25.WhatisthepotentialofthetechnologyaccordingtoBharadia?

A.Makingbatteriescheap.B.Cuttingdowne-waste.

C.SupplyingpowertoLTEsignals.D.DecreasingthecostofLTEsignals.

26.Whatwilltheteamdointhefuture?

A.Investinnewtechnologies.B.Putthetechnologytomarket.

C.Improvethequalityofthedevice.D.Commercializemoreresearchprojects.

27.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Backscattercommunicationmakesthebestofsmartphones

B.Smartphonesneedtobeequippedwithsoftupdates

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C.RFIDreadersobtainnewchipsandhavenewfunctions

D.NewtechnologyturnssmartphonesintoRFIDreaders

C

Theintegrationofartificialintelligence(AI)ineducationaltechnology(EdTech)hasbrought

convenienceandefficiencybeyondcomparisontoclassroomsworldwide.However,despitethese

advancements,itiscrucialtorecognizethechallengestheseAl-driventoolsposetotheautonomyand

professionaljudgmentofinstructors.

Oneofitsprimaryconcernsisthedepersonalizationofinstruction.Thesetoolsoftenrelyon

pre-packageddigitalcontentandstandardizedsolutions,leavinginsufficientroomforinstructorstotailor

theirteachingmethods.Eachstudentpossessesuniquecharacteristics.Instructors,armedwiththeirwealth

ofexperienceandknowledge,arebestpositionedtotailortheirapproachestotheseindividualneeds.

However,Al-driventoolsrestricttheirabilitytodosoeffectively,resultinginaone-size-fits-allapproach

thatfailstoinspirestudentstoreachtheirmaximumpotential.

EdTechcompaniesofferstep-by-stepsolutionstotextbookproblems.Theseareintendedtoactas

studyaids.However,somestudentsemploythisfeatureasameanstomerelycopysolutionswithout

comprehendingconcepts.Consequently,instancesofcheatingonassignmentsandexamsbecome

widespread.Whilethesetoolsmayofferconvenience,studentsmayuseexternalresourcesorcooperate

withothersduringquizzes,affectingthehonestyoftheirlearningoutcomes.

Theimplicationsofthisdepersonalizationandtheincreaseinacademicdishonestyarefar-reaching.

Bydecreasingtheroleofinstructorsasfacilitatorsofmeaningfuleducationalinteractions,weruntherisk

ofpreventingthegrowthofcriticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskillsamongstudents.Educationshould

notonlyfocusonknowledgeacquisition,butshouldalsodeveloptheabilitytoanalyze,evaluate,and

applythatknowledgeinreal-worldcontexts.Itshouldhelpone'smindgrow,notsimplymemorize

information.Throughdynamicclassroomdiscussions,cooperativeprojects,andhands-onactivities,

instructorsplayacrucialroleindevelopingtheseessentialskills.

WhileAl-drivenEdTechtoolsundeniablyhavetheirvirtues,wemustnotlosesightoftheimportance

ofpreservinginstructorautonomyandeducationalexperience.Insteadofrelyingonlyonpre-packaged

contentandstandardizedsolutions,thesetoolsshouldbedesignedtoempowerinstructorstoadaptand

customizetheirapproacheswhiletakingfulladvantageofthebenefitsoftechnology.

28.Whatcantheunderlinedwords“thedepersonalizationofinstruction^^inparagraph2bereplaced?

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A.Theone-size-fits-allapproach.B.Instructors9dependenceonAl.

C.InsufficientresourcesofAl-driventools.D.Tailoredmethodsforindividuals.

29.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Apossiblesolution.

B.Afurtherproblem.

C.Awell-meantintention.

D.Asuggestedapplication

30.InwhataspectdostudentssuffermostwithAl-drivenEdTecheducation?

A.Thinkingskills.B.Teamworkbuilding.

C.Interestdevelopment.D.Knowledgeacquisition.

31.WhatisconveyedaboutAl-drivenEdTechtoolsinthelastparagraph?

A.Theyshouldbeusedwidely.

B.Theirbenefitsdeserveourattention.

C.Theirresourcesneedenriching.

D.Theyshouldsupportinstructorautonomy.

D

Arecentstudyhasfoundthatusingwoodforconstructioninsteadofconcreteandsteelcanreduce

emissions.ButTimSearchingeratPrincetonUniversitysaysmanyofthesestudiesarebasedonthefalse

foundationthatharvestingwoodiscarbonneutral（碳中和）.“Onlyasmallpercentageofthewoodgets

intoatimber（木料）product,andapartofthatgetsintoatimberproductthatcanreplaceconcreteand

steelinabuilding,hesays.Efficienciesvaryindifferentcountries,butlargeamountsofaharvestedtree

arelefttobedividedintoparts,usedinshort-livedproductslikepaperorburnedforenergy,allofwhich

generateemissions.

InareportfortheWorldResourcesInstitute,Searchingerandhiscolleagueshavemodelledhowusing

morewoodforconstructionwouldaffectemissionsbetween2010and2050,accountingfortheemissions

fromharvestingthewood.Theyconsideredvarioustypesofforestsandpartsofwoodgoingtowards

construction.Theyalsofactoredintheemissionssavingsfromreplacingconcreteandsteel.

Undersomecircumstances,theresearchersfoundsignificantemissionsreductions.Buteachcase

requiredwhattheyconsideredanunrealisticallyhighportionofthewoodgoingtowardsconstruction,as

wellasrapidgrowthonlyseeninwarmerplaces,likeBrazil.Ingeneral,theyfoundalargeincreasein

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globaldemandforwoodwouldprobablyleadtorisingemissionsfordecades.Accountingforemissionsin

thisway,theresearchersreportedinarelatedpaperthatincreasingforestharvestsbetween2010and2050

wouldaddemissionsequaltoroughly10percentoftotalannualemissions.

AliAmiriatAaltoUniversityinFinlandsaysthereport'sconclusionsaboutemissionsfromrising

demandareprobablycorrect,butthestoryisdifferentforwoodwealreadyharvest."'Boostingthe

efficiencyofcurrentharvestsandusingmorewoodforlongerlivedpurposesthanpaperwouldcut

emissions,9,hesays."Wecannotjustsayweshouldstopusingwood.”

32.WhatiswrongwithpreviousresearchesaccordingtoSearchinger?

A.Theygotwrongstatistics.B.Theyusedanincorrectconcept.

C.Theyincludedtoomanyfactors.D.Theywereappliedinlimitedcountries.

33.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Theprocessofthenewresearch.B.Thebackgroundofthenewstudy.

C.Thechallengeofthenewresearch.D.Theachievementsofthenewstudy.

34.Whenwilltheemissionsdropoffgreatlyaccordingtothenewstudy?

A.Whenwoodgrowsslowly.

B.Whenwoodisusedtomakepaper.

C.Whenwoodisusedtobuildahouse.

D.WhenwoodisharvestedincountrieslikeBrazil.

35.WhatisAliAmiri'sattitudetowardthenewresult?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Critical.D.Objective.

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。

Inanattempttosurviveintheworldwithchallenges,weneedtobewise.36Letmetell

youthis,wisdomprovidesuswithperspectivewhenweneeditanditcalmsusdowninterriblesituations.

Herearesomestrategiesthatwecanusetogetwiser.

37Thiswillopenupnewpathwaysforus.Neverbaseyourperspectiveonthemost

popularopinionorwhichisthemostcomfortableforyou.Trainyourmindtobeajudgment-freespacefor

ideas.Ifyouarehumble,thenyouwillalwaysgettoexperiencesomethingnew.

Youmustbethekindofpersonwholearnssomethingneweveryday.Takenewclasses,readbooks

andthelistgoesonandon.38Alloftheseactivitieswillhelpyoutotackleproblemsfrom

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differentangles,makingeverythingeasier.

Youobviouslywanttogrowanddobetterinlife,right?Thebestwayistohavewisepeopleasyour

mentors（导师）,liketeachers,colleaguesandevenspecialfriends.Priortomakingthemamentor,findout

whatmakesthemwiser,thenengageinusefuldialoguewiththem.39

Ifyouhaveaccumulatedalotofknowledge,thenwhynotshareitwithotherstoo?40In

today'sworld,itisveryeasytobecomewisebutitisn'teasytohelpothers.Sokeepthingsbalancedand

neverletgoofyourpassionsandvalues.Thiswillpavethepathtosuccess.

A.Whydowecommunicatewithwisepeople?

B.Whyiswisdomcrucialinthismodernworld?

C.Changeyourroutineandseewherelifetakesyou.

D.SurftheInternetandclearoutyourproblemsthatconfuseyou.

E.Sometimesweourselvesneedtobeopentodiverseperspectives.

F.Themoretimeisspentwiththem,themoretransferofknowledgetherewillbe.

G.Communicatingwithothersandhelpingthemoutwillalsoincreaseyourwisdom.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，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。

Patrick,Scheelsstore'sfishingmanager,alwayshelpscustomerswiththeirangling（垂钓）needs,but

one41stoodout.

Oneday,ayoungboynamedXanderenteredthestorewithhismother,Brynn.Patricknoticedhiseye

werefilledwith42abouttheworldoffishing.Fornearlyhalfanhour,they43their

sharedpassion.

Brynnsharedthe44ofXander'sconnectiontoangling,explaining,“Mydad,afisherman,

passedawaylastyear,butXandernevergottogofishingwithhim.Sooverthelastyear,he'sbeen45

grandpa,wishinghecouldgofishingwith

46byXander'slongingforaconnectiontohislategrandfather,Patrickdecidedtotake

actionand47Xanderhisfirstfishingpole."Itwassixtydollarsandheboughtitwithhisown

money,“Xandersaid.This48gesturebroughttearstoBrynn'seyes,andsheacknowlegedthat

suchactsofkindnessaren't49.

However,Patrick'sgenerositydidn't50here.The22-year-oldfishingenthusiastwentastep

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furtherby51amemorablefishingtripforXanderandhisfamily.To52thatXanderhad

anenrichingexperience,twoprofessionalanglersfromScheels53himonthetrip,offering

guidanceandteachinghimvaluableskills.

Patrick'skindnesswas54abreathoffreshairforXanderandhisfamily,whodescribedthe

fishingtripasaonce-in-a-lifetime55.“Ifeltlikeitwasmyduediligencetopassonthegood

wordoffishing,Patricksaid.

41.A.argumentB.journeyC.adventureD.encounter

42.A.curiosityB.nervousnessC.concernD.regret

43.A.debatedoverB.bondedoverC.stucktoD.turnedto

44.A.wisdomB.evidenceC.significanceD.definition

45.A.missingB.blamingC.admiringD.persuading

46.A.AnnoyedB.TouchedC.AmusedD.Surprised

47.A.giftedB.lentC.showedD.made

48.A.ambitiousB.strangeC.genuineD.urgent

49.A.practicalB.avoidableC.secureD.common

50.A.rootB.stopC.appearD.reach

51.A.recordingB.postponingC.organizingD.canceling

52.A.revealB.stressC.proveD.ensure

53.A.accompaniedB.monitoredC.assessedD.sponsored

54.A.possiblyB.initiallyC.trulyD.mainly

55.A.dealB.experienceC.taskD.Performance

第二节（共10小题:每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或用括号内单词的正确形式。

HikingtheLongjiRiceTerraces(梯田)insouthernChinaissomethingIwouldrecommendfor

everyonetoaddtotheirbucketlist.Thename56(literal)means“Dragon'sBackbone^^dueto

thefactthatthericeterraceslookjustlikeadragon'sscales,whilethemountain'ssummit57

(resemble)thebackbone.

DuringmyvisittoGuilin,Idecidedtosetoutonathree-dayhikethroughthefamousLongjiRice

Terraces.Knownasthe“Dragon'sBackbone”,theterraceswereaspectacularsightastheystretchedacross

thegreenhillsincomplicated58(pattern)lookinglikeripplesofwater.

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Thehike59(take)methroughsmallvillagessetagainstthebeautifullandscape.Local

farmerswerebusytendingtotheterracedricefieldsthathadbeenfarmedforover1,000years.Alongthe

paths,Ipassedorangegrovesandmetfriendlylocals60offeredmefreshlychees.

Atnight,Istayedinsimplehomestaysrunbyfarmingfamilies.Overmulticoursemeals61

(feature)localspecialtieslikestickyrice,Ilearned62(much)abouttheterracesandvillagelife.

Thefeelingofcommunityspiritandconnectiontothenaturalenvironmentwasunique.

Reachingthehike'sendafterthreefulldays,Ifeltaprofound63(appreciate)forthese

ancientagriculturalwonderscarefullybuiltintothelandscape64generationsoffamilies.The

Dragon'sBackboneterracesprovidedmewithunforgettablemountainviews65