北京市首都师范大学附中2023-2024学年高一年级上册期中考试 英语 含解析

首师大附中2023-2024秋季学期高一上期中测试

英语学科试题

本试卷共12页，考试时长110分钟，满分100分;考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作

答无效。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，18分）

第一节（共4小题;每小题1分，共4分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一

遍。

1.Whatistheman'sattitudetowardstheplan?

A.Hedoesn'tcare.B.Hethinksit'sreasonable.C.Heisagainstit.

2.WhendidTheLionKingbecomeaprizewinner?

A.Inthemid1990sB.Intheearly1990sC.Inthelate1990s

3Whatdocsthemanwanttheguyinapartment4Bodo?

A.Turnoffthemusicafter10:00p.m.

B.Turndownthemusicvolume.

C.Keepquietaftermidnight.

4.Whatdocsthewomanmean?

A.Cathywillbeattheparty.

B.Cathyistoobusytocome.

C.Cathyisn'tgoingtobeinvited.

第二节（共10小题;每小题1分，共10分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话你将听两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第5至6小题。

5.Whatdothetwospeakersintendtodofirst?

A.GotoaplayB.GotoanexhibitionC.Gotoamovie

6.Whydoesn'tFredwanttogototheconcert?

A.Becausetheticketsarchardtoget.

B.Becauseheisn'tintothatkindofmusic.

C.Becausethereisabadreview.

听下面一段对话，回答第7至8题。

7.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Becauseshecannotfindhernecklace.

B.Becausesheisn'tsatisfiedwiththeservice.

C.Becauseshewantstomakeacomplaint.

8.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Reporttothemanager

B.Reporttothepolice

C.Investigatethecase

听下面一段对话，回答第9至10题。

9.Whatdocsthewomansayaboutthesciencebook?

A.It'soflittlevalue.B.It'sinbadcondition.C.Ifsanoldedition.

10.Whyisthewomanunwillingtobuymoretextbooks?

A.Becausesheisn'tsurewhattextbookswillbeused.

B.Becauseshedoesn'thaveenoughmoneytobuymore.

C.Becauseshedoesn'tlikebooksmarkedwithnotes.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至12题。

11.Howoldisthewoman?

A.23B.27C.28

12.Whatwillthetwospeakersdotonight?

A.Havedinnertogether

B.Gotoamovietogether

C.Gotothelibrarytogether

听下面一段对话，回答第13至14题。

13.Whichofthefollowingshowsgoodtimemanagement?

A.Includingeverythinginthetimetable.

B.Spendingmoretimeonexercise.

CDevotingallthetimetoaparticularactivity.

14.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewaystomanagetime

B.Thebenefitsoftimemanagement

C.Thedifficultyoftimemanagement

第三节（共4小题;每小题1分，共4分）

听下面一段独白，完成第15至18四道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听独白前，你将有20秒

钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段独白你将听两遍。将答案填写在

答题纸相应的位置。

Readingtips

Trytoreadattherightlevel•Readsomethingthatyoucanunderstand.

•Writethenewwordsinyournotebookswhen...

Trytoincreasethenumberofyournewwords

•Tryto15theirmeaningswhilereading.

Trytoread_16•Readfbrfifteenminuteseveryday.

Readwhat_17you•Chooseabookoramagazineabouta18thatyoulike.

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，20分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

OneBiteataTime

Stephenwasoncampustoregisterwhen1firstmethim.

OnesummerdaywhenIwasheadingibrtheadministrationbuilding,Iheardsomeonecallmyname.I

1aroundandsawPhilip,cneofmycolleaguesstandingwithanotheryoungman.AsPhilipintroduced

metotheyoungman,namedStephen,heremindedhimthathewouldbetakingoneofmyclasses,Introductionto

Literature.Withasomewhat2expression,Stephenaskedifmyclasswasgoingtobe"hard'、.Wouldhe

beabletopass?I3hewasconcernedaboutfailingbeforetheopeningdayofclasses.Wctalkedabout

whattheclasswould4andIsawStephen'seyesgettingbigwithfear.

ThenIrememberedabitofclassicaldialog:

Question:t4Ho\vdoyoueatanelephant?^^

Answer:"Onebiteatatime.''

Itoldhimto5hisworkthatway.Todohisassignment,allofthem,andtogettheminontime.I

addedthatmostsuccessfulstudentsIknewmadeatimetableofalltheassignmentsotheycouldplantheir

workload.

Astimewenton,IlearnedmoreofStephen'sstory.Hehad6inmiddleschool.Ithadtakenhim

longertofinishthanmostyoungpeople.Familymembers,includinghismother,keptremindinghimthathewasa

failure.Now,inthefaceoftheirnegative-sayinghehadbeenadmittedintocollege.Hetoldmethatbeforecoming

toourcampusnoonehadbelievedhehadmuch7.

Stephendidn'tbecomean"A"student.Hedidn'tmakeanyhonorrolls.Still,hemanagedtopassmostofhis

coursesbybeinginclasseveryday,turninginallofhisassignmentontimeandbreakingdownhisstudyinginto

8digestibleparts.Bypassingcourseaftercoursehebegantogainameasureofself-respect.Hewasa

greatsingerandhewasontheschool'scross-countryteam.

EverytimeIsawhimoncampus,hewouldbrightenupandsay,“OnebiteataWheneverheintroduced

metohisfriends,hewouldtclithemthathewas9whenhewassupposedtobefailing.Hissecret,hesaid,

wasthathewas1()whatItaughthimbeforeclasseseverstarted:"Takeitonebiteatatime.”

1.

A.turnedB.satC.movedD.went

2.

A.innocentB.angryC.inspiredD.pained

3.

A.sensedB.imaginedC.heardD.admitted

4.

A.changeB.adjustC.coverD.produce

5.

A.avoidB.continueC.presentD.approach

6.

AfittedB.hesitatedC.struggledD.progressed

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7.

A.experienceB.informationC.potentialD.honor

8.

A.full-sizedB.bite-sizedC.pocket-sizedD.medium-sized

9.

A.changingB.recoveringC.concentratingD.succeeding

10.

A.spreadingB.consideringC.practicingD.expressing

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，共10分)

A

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写I个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Itwasthefinalsprintofacyclo-crossraceinSpain.Esteban,inthirdplace,wasjustaheadofhiscompetitor,

Navarro,11only300meterstotheend.SuddenlyEstebangotapuncture,sohethrewhisbikeoverhis

shouldersandracedtowardsthefinishingline.Justafewsecondslater,fburth-placcdNavarro12(catch)

upwithhim.Surely,hecouldsimplyovertakeEstebanandcomethird.ButNavarrosloweddownandletEsteban

runaheadofhim.ThetwocyclistsreachedtheendwithEstebanaheadonfootinthirdplace,13Navarro

camefourth.Theaudiencewas14(amaze)athisshowofsportsmanshipandcheeredandclapped.

B

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

WhiteFangspentthefirstmonthofhislife15(stav)inthewarmthofhismother.Nevermovingfar

fromhersidehiswholeworldwastheshadowy16(safe)cfthecave.Thenoneday,henoticedthatone

wallofthecavewasdifferent.Thiswasthecaveentrancethatletinalittlelight.Astimepassed,helenged

17(go)towardsthatwalloflight.Butwhenhetried,hismothergavehimasharpwhackonhisnose.She

knewhewastooyoungtogooutside.Thiswashisfirstlesson—thattakingriskscanbepainful.

C

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Morethanjust18visualfeast,anappealingopeningceremonywowedtheworldonSaturday

September23rd,asPresidentXiJinpingdeclaredthe19thAsianGamesopen.Withthegiantfloorscreenlighting

theway,theathlctes^aradcproceededtothemelodyofOurAsia,19wasplayedtothepoundingbeatof

drumsbuiltintheshapeofosmanthus,thecityflowerofHangzhou.Duringtheparade,imagesoficonicscenic

spotsatHangzhou'sfamousWestLake20(project)ontotheoval-shapedfloorscreen,allowingmarching

athletesandspectatorstoenjoythecity'spicturesquesceneryinanimmersiveway.

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，36分）

第一节（共13小题;每小题2分，共26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，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

TipsforWritingaCoverLetter

Ifyouareapplyingforaninternship,youwilllikelyhavetosubmitacoverletteraspartofyourapplication.

Readbelowfbrtipsonwritinganinternshipcoverletter.

UseBusinessLetterFormat

Useproperbusinessletterformatwhensendingacoverletterbymail.Includeyourcontactinformationatthe

top.thedate,andthecontactinformationfbrtheemployer.Besuretoprovideapropersalutation,andsignyour

nameatthebottom.

IndividualizeYourCoverLetter

Makesuretowriteauniquecoverletterfbreachinternshipfbrwhichyouapply.Highlightskillsandabilities

youhavethatrelatetothespecificinternshiplisting.Themainemphasisofyourcoverlettershouldbeconvincing

thereaderthatyouwillbeaqualifiedintern.

EmphasizeYourAcademicExperience

Intheletter,youcanmentionacademicexperience,ifapplicable.Especiallyifyouhavelimitedwork

experience,youmightuseexamplesfromschoollodemonstratethatyouhaveparticularskills.Forexample,ifthe

internshiprequiresyoutoworkaspartofateam,provideanexampleofanassistantatthelibraryorasuccessful

teamprojectyouworkedonduringoneofyourcollegecourses.

IncludeExtraClassroomExperiences

Youcanalsoincludedetailsaboutyourrelevantexperienceformextraclassroomactivitiesorvolunteerwork.

Forexample,areporterfbracollegenewspapercanpointtointerviewingandwritingskills;ahistoryof

volunteeringatasheltercanprovideanexampleofstronginterpersonalandorganizationalskills.

ProofreadandEdit

Besuretothoroughlyproofreadyourcoverletterfbrspellingandgrammarerrors.Manyinternshipsarevery

competitive,andanyerrorcanhurtyourchancesofgettinganinterview.Also,avoidusingtoomanywordsto

conveyyourinfbimationandintention.

21.Whatcanyoudotopersonalizeyourinternshipcoverletter?

A.Useproperbusinessletterformat.

B.Employmoreconvincingexpressions.

C.Promiseagoodperformanceintheinternship.

D.Stressmyownabilitiesrelatedtotherequirements.

22.Academicexperienceincludedinthecoverlettercan.

A.makeupforthelackofworkexperienceB.proveyou'llbeanoutstandingorganizer

C.showyouhaveagoodacademicperformanceD.multiplythechanceofworkingonateamproject

23.Accordingtothetext,acoverlettershouldbe.

A.emotionalandsimplifiedB.infbnnalanddetailed

C.briefandtargetedD.academicandqualified

B

Mymorningroutinevarieslittlefromdaytoday.Iwalkthedog,catbreakfastatthekitchencounterwith

KatieandMatt,andthensettleinforadayatthecomputer.AndbecauseIworkmostlyfromhome,Ihavelearned

thatlittlewalksintotheoutsideworldareimportantfbrpsychologicalwell-being.Sobeforeibeginattemptingto

putsentencestogether,Iwalkovertoalittlecofleeshopinmyneighborhood,andchatwiththefolksbehindthe

counter.

ThecoffeeshopisontheothersideofthehistoricChesapeaker&OhioCanalfrommyhouse.Wheneverin

season,touristslineuptotakeaslowboat,ifnottoIndia,atleastintothe19thcentury.

OnewarmdaylastfallIturnedthecomertoseeoneoftheboatmensittingaloneontheboat,bathedin

early-morninglight.Hewasplayingtheviolin.Thescenestoppedmeinmytracks.WhatIwitnessedcouldonlybe

describedasaperfectmoment.Tensecondsatmost.ButmonthslaterIstillrememberjuststandingthere,watching,

listening,andtakingitallin.

Weallhavesuchmomentsputdefbreus.Littlesurprises.Whetherwe'rewiseenoughtoseethemisanother

thing.

IthoughtoftheviolinmanoneSundayafternoonwhilereadingthebiographiesofthosekilledinthe

Columbiaincident.ThespecialistLaurelClark,talkingfromtheshutilcafewdaysbeforeitwastoland,saiditwas

blissfilltoseethesimpleunexpectedwondersofspacelikeasunset."There'saflash;thewholepayloadbayturns

thisrosypink,“shesaid."Ilonlylastsabout15seconds,andthenil'sgone.”

Ioncehadafriendwhohadastrangehabitthatneverstoppedtoamuseme,maybebecauseIneverquite

knewwhenshewasgoingtospringitonme.Itcouldcomeinthemiddleofaparticularlylivelydinnerwithold

friends.Outoftheblue,she'dsay,"Stop!Iwanttorememberthismoment."Irealizenow,afterherdeath,what

wiseadvicethatis.

24.Theauthorgoesoutfbrawalkeverydayinthemorningmainlybecause.

A.sheneedstowalkthedogandenjoythefreshair

B.sheconsidersthatitisgoodfbrherphysicalhealth

C.shehatestobeleftaloneathomewhenothersareout

D.shebenefitspsychologicallyfromcontactingtheoutsideworld

25.Theunderlinedword“blissful”inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.enjoyableB.valuable

C.sensibleD.reasonable

26.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellpeopleto.

A.developagoodhabit

B.enjoylifetothefullest

C.catchthevaluablemomentsinlife

D.bewillingtofollowfriends5advice

C

Childrenoftenlearnnewlanguagesmoreeasilythanadultsdo,butit'sunclearwhy.Sometheorizethat

graspingalanguagerequiresabsorbingsubtlepatternsunconsciouslyandthatadults'superiorconsciousreasoning

istoblame.Newresearchsuggeststhat,indeed,grown-upsmightjustbetoosmartfbrtheirowngood.

ForarecentstudyintheJwnalofExperimentalPsychology:General,agroupofBelgianadultsatthesame

timereadandheardstringsoffourmade-upwords（suchas“kiengniefsiethiem^^）.Specificconsonants（辅音）

alwaysappearedatthebeginningorendofawordifthewordcontainedacertainvowel（7C音）.Participantsnext

readthesequencesaloudquickly.Theirabilitytoavoidmistakesdoingsoindicatedhowwelltheyabsorbedthe

consonant-vowelpatterns.

Butbeforeexposuretothenewwords,theparticipantshadcarriedoutaseparatetest:pressingkeystoreactto

lettersandnumbers.Somegotamuchfaster,morementallydrainingversionofthistest.Thosewhodidthe

difficultversionclaimedgreatermentalexhaustionafterward—butperformedbetteronthefollowinglanguagetask.

Theresearchersassumethattiredlearnersusedlessconsciousanalysisonthewordrules:theyweretreetoleam

likeachild.

ForarelatedpaperintheProceedingoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesUSA、theresearchteamhad

English-speakingadultslistentostreamsofsyllables（音节）secretlygroupedintothree-syllable“words."Later,

theyplayedpairsofthrcc-syliableunits;onewordinthepaircamefromthestream,andonewasanew

combination.Theparticipantsguessedwhichwordwasfamiliar,thenratedtheirconfidence.

Inoneparticipantgroup,somehadfirstdonetheoriginalmentallydrainingtest.Inanother,somehadreceived

magneticpulsestointerruptactivityinabrainareathatpreviousresearchhaslinkedtoexecutivecontrol.Inboth

groups,thesemeasuresimprovedparticipants'performanceonthesyllabictaskwhentheywereunsureabouttheir

answers,indicatingunconsciousanalysisofspeech.

NeuroscientistMichaelUllman,whowasnotinvolvedineitherpaper,likesthatboththestudiesaddedto

mentalburdendifferentlyandmeasureddifferentskills.That'sreallygoodinsciencebecauseyou'vegotevidences

pointingtothesamedirection,“hesays,addingthathewouldliketoseehigherlanguageskillssuchasgrammar

studiedthisway.

27.ThereasonwhysomeBelgiansweregivenamoredifficulttestbeforethelanguagetaskwasthat.

A.theywouldhavenotimetopreparefbrtheupcomingtask.

B.theywouldbetootiredmentallytoconsciouslyanalyzetherules

C.theycouldhavesomethingtorefertointhefollowingtask

D.theymightcomparethedifficultylevelofthetwotasks

28.WhatcanbeinferredfromMichaelUllman'sremark?

A.Theresearchresultisnotsoliduntilgrammarisincluded.

B.Subconsciousmindremainstobeexploredinscience.

C.Theoutcomesofthetworesearchesbackeachotherup

D.Moreevidenceisneededtobacktheclaimofthetwopapers.

29.Whichofthefollowingconclusionswilltheresearchteamagreewith?

A.Humanbrainprocesseslanguagesinmultipleways.

B.Consciousanalysisisthekeytomasteringalanguage.

C.Increasingmentalhealthimprovesone'slanguage.

D.Reducingreasoningmayhelptolearnalanguage.

D

Castingblameisnatural:itistemptingtofaultsomeoneelseforamistakeratherthantakingresponsibility

yourself.Butblameisalsohannful.Itmakesitlesslikelythatpeoplewilladmitmistakes,andthuslesslikelythat

organizationscanlearnfromthem.Researchpublishedin2015suggeststhatfirmswhosemanagerspointedto

externalfactorstoexplaintheirfailingsunderperformedcompaniesthatblamedthemselves.

Blamecultureasks,“whodroppedtheball?^^insteadof“wheredidoursystemsandprocessesfhil?”Thefbcus

isontheindividuals,nottheprocesses.It'smucheasiertopointfingersatapersonordepartmentinsteadofdoing

theharder,butthemorebeneficial,exerciseoffixingtherootcause,sotheproblemdoesnothappenagain.

TheNoBlameCulturewasintroducedtomakesureerrorsanddeficiencies（缺陷）werehighlightedby

employeesasearlyaspossible.Itoriginatedinorganizationslikc-hospitals,submarinesandairlines.Becauseerrors

canbesodisastrousintheseorganizations,it'sdangeroustooperateinanenvironmentwhereemployeesdon'tfeel

abletoreporterrorsthathavebeennadeorraiseconcernsthatdeficienciesmayturnintofutureerrors.TheNo

BlameCulturemaximizesresponsibilitybecauseallcontributionsto:heeventoccurringareidentifiedand

reviewedfbrpossiblechangeandiirprovement.

TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard（NTSB）,whichsupenisesairtrafficacrosstheUnitedStates,

makesitclearthatitsroleisnottoassignblameorlegalresponsibilitybuttofindoutwhatwentwrongandtoissue

recommendationstoavoidarepeat.Theproudrecordoftheairlineindustryinreducingaccidentspartlyreflects

no-blamcprocessesfbrinvestigatingcrashesandclosecalls.ThemotivetoIcanifromerrorsalsoexistswhenthe

risksarelower.Thatiswhysoftwareengineersanddevelopersroutinelyinvestigatewhatwentwrongifawebsite

crashesoraservergoesdown.

Thereisanobviousworryaboutembracingblamelessness.Whatifthewebsitekeepscrashingandthesame

personisatfault?Sometimes,afterall,blameisdeserved.The“justculture''developedbyJaniesReason,

addressestheconcernthattheincoirpetentandthemalevolent（恶意的）willbeletoffthehook.Thelinethat

Britain^aviationregulatordrawsbetweenhonesterrorsandtheothersortisagoodstarting-point.Itpromisesa

cultureinwhichpeople“arcnotpunishedfbractionsordecisionstakenbythemthatgowiththeirexperienceand

training'^.Thatnarrowsroomfbrblamebutdoesnotremoveitentirely.

30.Accordingtotheresearchpublishedin2015,companiesthathadbetterperformance.

A.blamedexternalfactorsB.admittedmistakes

C.conductedinvestigationsD.acceptedfailures

31.Accordingtothepassage,theNoBlameCulture.

A.encouragestheearlydisclosureoferrors

B.onlyexistsinhighreliabilityorganizations

C.enablespeopletoshifttheblameontoothers

D.preventsorganizationsfromlearningfromerrors

32.Whatisthemajorconcernaboutembracingblamelessnessaccordingtothepassage?

A.Beingblamedformistakescandestroytrustinemployees.

B.Thelinebetweenhonesterrorsandtheothersortisnotclear.

C.Innocentpeoplemighttaketheblamebyadmittingtheirfailure.

D.Peoplewon'tlearntheirlessonsiftheyaren'tblamedfbrfailures.

33.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.HowtoAvoidDisastrousErrorsinOrganizations

B.WhyWcFailtoLearnfromOurOwnMistakes

C.WhyWeShouldStoptheBlameGameatWork

D.HowtoDealwithWorkplaceBlameCulture

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

HowtoTurnYourGoalsintoHabits

Firstwcmakeourhabits,thenourhabitsmakeus.It'ssuchasimpleconcept,yetit'ssomethingwcdon't

alwaysdo.

IbelievethathavingONEgoaltofocusonismuchmorepowerfulthanhavingmanygoals.Byputtingthe

beliefintopractice,Ihaveachievedalotofpersonalgoalsovertime.34Myanswertakesalittle

explaining.Itrytoturnmygoalsintohabits,andindoingso,Iputmygoalsonautopilot.Turningagoalintoa

habitmeansreallyfocusingonitfbratleastamonth.Themoreyoucanfbcus,themoreit'llbeonautopilot.

35You'llstilldoit,butyouonlyhavetouseminimalforcetomaintainit,andyoucanfbcusonyour

nextgoalorhabit.

Takemymarathongoalasanexample.1wasjuststartingrunningandhadthebrilliantideatorunamarathon

withinayear.Sothatwasmygoal.36First,Ihadtomakerunningadailyhabit.Second,Ihadtoreport

topeopleinordertohaveaccountability（负责）sothatIcouldnotquiteasily.Ifocusedonthedailymininghabit

fbraboutamonth,anddidn'thaveanyothergoalsorhabits.Whentherunninghabitstuck,Istartedreportingto

peopleIknewandbloggingaboutmyrunningeveryday.

37Icouldfbcusonnewgoalswithouthavingtoworryaboutthemarathon.Istillhadtodothe

running,ofcourse,butitdidn'trequireconstantfbcus.3gIwasabletoachievethisbecause,allyear

long,Ihaddailyrunningandaccountabilityhabits.Iputmymarathongoalintoautopilot,soinsteadofstruggling

withitdailyfbranentireyear,Ifocusedonitforonemonthandwasabletoaccomplishitwhilefocusingonnew

habitsandgoals.

A.Andeventually,Iranthefirstmarathoninmylife.

B.Atthebeginning,itwasverydifficultfbrmetoachievethisgoal.

C.ButinordertoachieveitIbrokeitdownintotwohabits.

D.Withthisaccountability,there'snowayIcouldstoprunning.

E.Onceyouputitonautopilot,youdon,thavetofocusonitmuch.

F.MyreadersaskedmehowIwasabletoachievethemwhileworkingondifferentprojects.

G.Oncethosetwohabitswereestablished,mymarathongoalwasprsttymuchonautopilot.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，26分）

第一节阅读表达（共4小题;第57小题1分，第58小题2分，第59小题3分悌60小题5分，

共11分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Fromthecheekysoundofawhoopeecushiontoaspring-loadedspiderrocketingfromaglass,pranks（恶作

剧）areapopularwayofmakingfurofothersandgettingalaugh.Whilesomeexpertspointoutpotentialnegatives,

prankingcanalsodecreasestress,raiseasmile,andstrengthenrelationships.

It'slittlewonderthatbest-sellir.gchildren'sauthorMattStantonhasshapedhislatestbookaroundpranksfbr

youngjokesters.PartofhisFunnyKidbookseries,PrankAliens,isaboutaboynamedMaxwhoissearchingfbr

thegreatestprankofalltime.Stantonsaidthatprankinginthehomecanbuildstrongrelationshipsbetweenparents

andkids.

“Someofthebestrelationship-buildingmoments1havewithmyownkidsarcwhenIenterintotheirspace,”

Stantonsaid."Anadultjoiningintheirgamescanbesurprisingforkidsandbringwonderfulmomentsofjoy.It'sa

greatwaytodemonstratetoourkidsthatwecanlaughatourselvesandstillfeellovedandsecure/'headded.

Butplayingtrickscancomewi:hunintendedconsequences,saidpsychiatristMarkCross.Pranksthatare

intendedtoharmorembarrasscanangerthetargetandevenruinarelationship.However,Crossalsoadded

“Prankingcanbegoodwhentheoutcomeislaughterfbreveryone,includingtheprankedperson.Itcanbeagreat

releaseofstress.Whenyoulaugh,youbreathedeeper,whichhelpscaseanxicty.,,

Sowhynottrysomepranks?Wrappingvegetablesandshoesupaspresentsforkidsontheirbirthdaysalways

getsagreatreaction.Puttingplasticspidersinguests'drinksorplacingawhoopeecushiononanunsuspecting

person'schairissuretocauseabellylaugh.Allthesemightjustbegoodfbryouandeveryoneinvolved.

39.Whatarethebenefitsofpranking?

40.Whencanpranksangerthetargetorevenruinarelationship?

41.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

“Prankingisgoodwheneveryonelaughsattheprankedperson,sincelaughterreleasesstress.

42.Inadditiontopranking,whatotherwayscanyouusetostrengthenrelationshipswithfamilymembers?(In

about40words)

第二节书面表达(共1小题，共15分)

43.假如你是红星中学高一学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim升入高中后，学业压力大，感到疲倦，你建议他通

过体育锻炼来缓解压力。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.推荐一项运动并说明理由；

2.提示该项运动需做的准备。

注意：1.词数100词左右；

2.开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearJim,