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單元質量檢測（五）　LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
（滿分150分，時間120分鐘）
第一部分　聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）
第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1.Why does the man refuse to eat more？（　　）
A.He has a toothache.　　B.He is too full.　　　　　　C.The pie is too salty.
2.When will the man leave？（　　）
A.On Tuesday. B.On Wednesday. C.On Thursday.
3.Where will the speakers go first tomorrow？（　　）
A.The zoo. B.The People’s Park. C.The Science Museum.
4.Why will the woman go to Boston？（　　）
A.To start a new life there.
B.To live with her parents.
C.To visit her grandparents.
5.What does the man imply？（　　）
A.He will go to Seattle next time.
B.He will never go to Los Angeles.
C.A trip to Miami may be interesting.
第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6.Where does the man want to go？（　　）
A.The nearest bus stop. B.The nearest subway station. C.The nearest post office.
7.How far is it to the post office from the bus stop？（　　）
A.About 200 meters away. B.About 300 meters away. C.About 400 meters away.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8.How does the man find the movies nowadays？（　　）
A.Most of them are amazing. B.They have similar plots. C.The stories are sort of silly.
9.Why do people like going to the movies according to the woman？（　　）
A.To kill time. B.To find romance. C.To avoid troubles in real life.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10.When does the conversation take place？（　　）
A.On Nov.13. B.On Nov.30. C.On Dec.13.
11.How many presents is Jane going to prepare？（　　）
A.8. B.9. C.10.
12.What will Jane buy for her sister？（　　）
A.A CD. B.A bottle of perfume. C.A book.
聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13.Where was the man a moment ago？（　　）
A.In his class. B.In the cinema. C.In the library.
14.What does John Grisham base his writing on？（　　）
A.His imagination.
B.His experience.
C.His students.
15.What does the woman say about John Grisham？（　　）
A.He’s a great teacher.
B.His books are difficult to read.
C.Characters in his books are interesting.
16.What does the woman major in？（　　）
A.Physics. B.Law. C.Psychology.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17.Where can students keep fit？（　　）
A.In the recreation center.
B.In a fast food restaurant.
C.In the student health center.
18.What do we know about the supply of healthy food in most university restaurants？（　　）
A.It’s short.
B.It’s abundant.
C.It’s reasonable.
19.Which of the following do students find extremely good？（　　）
A.Fitness activities.
B.The smoking ban.
C.Medical care.
20.What is the speaker mainly talking about？（　　）
A.Convenience in exercise.
B.Healthy life in universities.
C.Medical care for university students.
第二部分　閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）
第一節(jié)（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
Environment Contest
Hybrid（混合動力） cars？ Organic food？ Solar and wind energy？ Pay-as-you-throw trash programs？ Required recycling？ If you have a plan to save the world， we want to hear about it.And if you know a lot about a current problem facing the planet — pollution，overpopulation，natural resource consumption/destruction — share your thoughts with others by writing a persuasive essay.
Prizes
Winning stories are published in Teen Ink magazine and contest winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their work.Plus， they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen Ink products — clothes and other items — available only from Teen Ink.
Contest Guidelines
Teen Ink will only consider original essays and poems written by teens.Essays should be between 150 and 1，000 words.Possible topics include global warming， clean water， species preservation， air quality， the rainforest， alternative power， depletion of resources and more！ For more ideas on how to write a winning essay， see our Environment Writing Tips.
Submit entries through our website.All articles related to the environment submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the contest.See our submission guidelines for more information.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines； entries are accepted throughout the year.
21.What would probably be most welcome in the contest？（　　）
A.The stories with interesting plots. B.The stories with meaningful themes.
C.The essays with constructive ideas. D.The essays with beautiful sentences.
22.What must you do if you want to participate in the contest？（　　）
A.Write a very long story. B.Finish your work by yourself.
C.Write a poem within 1，000 words. D.Submit your work through e-mail.
23.What’s special about the contest？（　　）
A.It is held all year round. B.It offers big prize money.
C.It has no limitation on topics. D.All participants’ works will be published.
B
Since bike-sharing company Mobike withdrew from the Singapore market，a businessman Win was sad to see mountains of thrown-away bicycles.The manufacturing of these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500 per unit and a lot of natural resources are now left to waste and sent to be recycled or just simply left rusting （生銹） somewhere else.
Win then thought about all the young village children he had seen walking to school during his road trips through Myanmar in the past.He was suddenly struck with an inspiration.
“It’s a common sight to see many students walking long distances from home to school in villages，” said Win.“Some students can walk up to one hour from home to school and the families can hardly afford a simple form of transport like bicycle or motorcycle.They have never heard of school buses.”
Win then started the LessWalk non-profit organisation so that he could buy Mobike’s unused bicycles and donate them to schoolchildren.The project actually needs a lot of money.In addition to replacing ride-sharing electrical system with regular key locks， Win says that it’s not an easy job to ship the bikes from Singapore to Myanmar.But Win is delighted to report that he has successfully shipped and received about 4，700 new bikes with 5，300 more already on the way.
All bicycles are free for students who live below the poverty line in Myanmar and need to walk 2 kilometers to school.The organisation has been provided money from donations， but the main part of their 400，000 funds has come straight from Win’s pocket.
24.What can we learn from Paragraph 1？（　　）
A.Win wants to help Mobike get their bicycles recycled.
B.The production of these bicycles is a waste of money.
C.These shared bicycles cause damage to the environment.
D.The thrown-away bicycles actually cost a lot of money.
25.How did Win know the village children’s poor condition？（　　）
A.He once made road trips there.
B.He visited them in the past.
C.Someone told him about it.
D.He once had his own business there.
26.What can we infer about Win’s project？（　　）
A.He got most of the bikes from Mobike for free.
B.He got most of the money from donations.
C.He overcame many difficulties in the process.
D.He wasn’t sure about the project in the beginning.
27.Which can be a suitable title for the passage？（　　）
A.The Growth of a Non-profit Organisation B.Keeping Unused Shared Bikes Valuable
C.Donating New Bikes to Schoolchildren D.The Pleasure of Riding Shared Bikes
C
All governments have tried to get more young people into higher education.But has an unintended consequence of this social mobility （社會階層變動） drive been the neglect of low-skilled work？
When I was an editor of the Financial Times back in the early 1990s， almost every week a report would land on my desk predicting that most people in the future would have a cool job in business services or the creative fields， and that unskilled jobs would fall to a few hundred thousand.
But it hasn’t worked out like that.In fact， experts estimate that between one quarter and one-third of all jobs in the British economy today — as many as nine million — are low-skilled， and the number is increasing in fields like care， retail and hospitality.
There is also a sense that some of these jobs have a bad image.And some fields are experiencing recruitment problems.
In part， it is because we have higher expectations about what we want from a job than people used to， according to Professor Caroline Lloyd， who was recently involved in a large study of low wage work in five industries across the UK and Europe.
“Young people are always being told to look high， be ambitious； and then， faced with a labour market where the jobs aren’t very good， then of course there’s a lot of dissatisfaction there.”
Over recent years， she says， low-skilled jobs have become relatively less well paid， and often more demanding.As a result， we should not be surprised that people — especially young men — no longer want to do basic jobs.
So how， if at all， can these jobs be made more attractive？ Paying more for them would be a start， but progress on pay is not going to be fast.Giving more thought to job design， and how to make even quite basic jobs more satisfying， is easier to achieve.
28.What is an unwanted result of the social mobility drive？（　　）
A.The increase of low-skilled jobs. B.The decrease of low-skilled jobs.
C.People’s refusing to do low-skilled jobs. D.People’s paying no attention to low-skilled jobs.
29.What does the underlined sentence “But it hasn’t worked out like that.” in Paragraph 3 suggest？（　　）
A.Low-skilled jobs haven’t increased. B.Low-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
C.High-skilled jobs haven’t increased. D.High-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
30.According to Professor Caroline Lloyd， people’s dissatisfaction in the labour market results from 　　　　.（　　）
A.lack of good jobs B.lack of career advice
C.their high expectations D.their low qualifications
31.What should be taught to children according to the author？（　　）
A.You must aim high. B.Every job has its value.
C.You’re destined to be great. D.Top jobs are more rewarding.
D
　　People experience emotional pain — often in the form of guilt — when spending money. This is called the moral tax or pain of payment. We can reduce this guilt by separating the enjoyment of a purchase from its payment. However， the best way to reduce moral tax is by receiving a gift — an item you didn’t have to pay for at all！
　　As a result， the best gifts are items that normally bring particularly high levels of moral tax. This may include luxury goods that appear overpriced and unjustified and therefore induce particularly bad feelings of guilt upon purchase.
　　Curiously， it’s not about the actual amount of money spent. What matters most are the emotions brought by the gift （or the guilt taken away）. Consider the following example as an illustration.
　　For weeks， Anne has had her eye on a pair of designer boots. They look incredibly stylish and go beautifully with her new winter coat. She’s got enough money to pay for the boots but doesn’t think the purchase is justified. After all， she already owns three other pairs of winter footwear. Still， Anne makes sure to mention the boots to her husband Alex， and on Christmas morning she is overjoyed to unwrap a large box containing the boots. She is delighted with the gift even though Alex bought it from their joint bank account.
　　Looking at it from an economic point of view， Anne’s delight doesn’t make any sense. Since she shares a bank account with her husband， it doesn’t matter who buys the boots. The financial loss is the same either way. How can Anne be happy with Alex making a purchase she previously thought unnecessary？ Why， it all comes down to moral tax. By making the payment on Anne’s behalf， Alex cuts her wife’s pain of payment. Anne gets to enjoy her precious boots guilt-free.
　　The psychology of financial choices suggests that the best gifts are things that people really want but deny themselves to avoid feeling guilty. What are your partner’s secret wants and guilty pleasures？ Unfortunately， that’s the one question you need to answer yourself.
32.What do we know about the best gifts according to the author？（　　）
A.They bring no feeling of guilt. B.They bring much pain of payment.
C.They are usually cheap but excellent. D.They make you feel good upon purchase.
33.Why does Anne not buy the boots herself？（　　）
A.She doesn’t like them indeed.
B.She can’t find enough reasons.
C.She decides to put off satisfaction.
D.She wants a gift from her husband.
34.What will an economist think of Anne’s delight？（　　）
A.Unreal. B.Interesting.
C.Ridiculous. D.Reasonable.
35.What is the key to Anne’s delight？（　　）
A.Avoiding the bad feeling. B.Not spending her money.
C.Receiving an unexpected gift. D.Getting what she really wants.
第二節(jié)（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。
After a decade studying how creative people do what they do，the answer is simple： they work.36.（　　） Creativity is best thought of as a kind of effort， not an abstract thing — it’s what goes on when you are trying to solve a problem.The problem could be writing a poem， making a song， designing a website， anything.37.（　　）
The biggest difference between you and Picasso， or Beyoncé， or whoever your creative heroes are is that they are/were more hard-working than you.They spend more time in front of a canvas， or guitar， or computer， working away at applying their minds and souls to specific things.
38.（　　） Pick a problem you care about and get to work.If you don’t care about anything， your problem isn’t creativity， it’s apathy.If you start things and give up， your problem isn’t creativity， it’s dedication.Can’t focus for long？ Then learn the skill of concentration.
39.（　　） Instead they apprenticed （當學徒） with masters in a craft and worked with them.They did the simple work until they had the skills needed to do more sophisticated work.They learned how to develop ideas and deliver finished work by working.There is no other way.
40.（　　） Pick any creative hero， and any creative work they’re famous for， and investigate how many sketches， or drafts， or attempts they had to make to get it right.They may have had flashes of insight here and there， but those came while they were working hard.Ideas are cheap， it’s the passion to make ideas real that’s rare.
A.Don’t believe me？
B.Want to be more creative？
C.No one wants to hear this， but it’s obvious.
D.The key to creativity lies in thinking differently.
E.It’s true that everyone wants to be creative in whatever they do.
F.But no creative person in history was creative independent of working on some kind of project.
G.Few people in history that we call creatives today read books or took courses on creativity.
第三部分　語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）
第一節(jié)（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四個選項中選出最佳選項。
　　I was in my office at home one afternoon writing on the subject of patience.I could hear the boys running up and down the hall making loud noises， and I could feel my own 　41　 beginning to lose.
Suddenly， my son David started knocking on the bathroom door， yelling at the top of his 　42　，“Let me in！”
I rushed out of the office and spoke to him 　43　，“David， do you have any idea how 　44　 that is to me？ Do you know how hard it is to try to 　45　 and write creatively？ Now， you go into your room and stay in there until you can 　46　 yourself.” So in he went， 　47　， and shut the door.
As I turned around， I became 　48　 of another problem.The boys had been playing football in the four-foot-wide hallway， and one of them was 　49　， lying there and bleeding from the mouth.David， I 　50　， had gone to the bathroom to get a wet towel for him.
When I 　51　 that I had completely misinterpreted the 　52　 and had overreacted， I immediately went in to 　53　 to David.
Everyone makes mistakes.However， it is one thing to make a mistake， and quite another thing not to 　54　 it.People will forgive mistakes， because mistakes are usually of the mind.But people will not easily 　55　 the mistakes of the heart， the ill intention， the bad motives.
41.A.anger　　　　　B.patience　 C.delight　　 D.sorrow
42.A.height B.sound C.voice D.attempt
43.A.gradually B.casually C.slowly D.angrily
44.A.surprising B.annoying C.confusing D.boring
45.A.explore B.concentrate C.indicate D.accelerate
46.A.relax B.enjoy C.behave D.express
47.A.depressed B.satisfied C.confused D.impressed
48.A.afraid B.fond C.tired D.aware
49.A.injured B.attacked C.beaten D.refused
50.A.thought B.discovered C.considered D.supposed
51.A.realised B.suggested C.proposed D.insisted
52.A.event B.issue C.condition D.situation
53.A.contribute B.apologise C.devote D.expose
54.A.admit B.permit C.reflect D.accept
55.A.allow B.support C.confirm D.forgive
第二節(jié)（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1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。
　　Work-life balance is the term used 56.　　　　　　 （describe） the balance that an individual needs between time allocated （分派） for work and other aspects of life.Areas of life other than work-life can be， but not limited to personal interests， family and social or leisure 57.　　　　　　 （activity）.
The term “Work-Life Balance” has caused some 58.　　　　　　 （confuse）； this is in part due to recent technological changes and advances 59.　　　　　　 have made work possible to be completed on a 24-hour cycle.The use of smartphones， email， video-chat， and other technological innovations has made 60.　　　　　　 possible to work without having a typical “9 to 5 work day”.
According to 2010 National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement data， 16% of US workers reported difficulty 61.　　　　　　 （balance） work and family.The findings 62.　　　　　　 （be） more common among workers aged 30－44.
Spending long hours at work due to “inflexibility， overtime or evening work duties” could lead to 63.　　　　　　 imbalance between work and family duties.It has been demonstrated “that time spent at work 64.　　　　　　 （positive） correlate （關聯(lián)） with both work interference with family and family interference with work”.Working long hours 65.　　　　　　 （affect） the family duties， but on the other hand， there are financial benefits.
第四部分　寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)（滿分15分）
近期China Daily的Opinion專欄發(fā)起主題為Will ChatGPT Replace Humans？的討論。請你寫一篇短文參與討論，內容包括：
　　1.你是否認為ChatGPT會取代人類？
　　2.說明理由。
注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；
2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
第二節(jié)（滿分25 分）
閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。
　　Rajan， a young female elephant， was saved from illegal hunters. Since it could not be released back into the wild at the time， it was placed in an elephant rescue center. Rajan was cared for by Harold， who came from England. Rajan grew up under his care and soon became a close friend. Until one day， Harold was suddenly forced to return to his home country.
　　Rajan was very depressed. She didn’t want to leave her cage for months and had a hard time getting along with other elephants. Harold’s sudden departure made her very sad. Nothing or anyone could comfort her. Because she had been living in a shelter for years， she had the chance to live in the wild again. Soon Rajan’s new keepers found her a good home among an elephant herd（獸群） in Kaziranga National Park. It was an exciting event for the elephants who had been living in the shelter for a long time.
　　This created tense moments when Rajan was introduced to the herd. Her encounter with another elephant almost ended in a fight. It’s true that elephants sometimes fight for dominance in the group. Fortunately， Rajan quickly adapted to the environment. No one would ever expect she would reunite with Harold again.
　　But Harold longed for India all the time， especially his best friend Rajan. He wanted to know how Rajan was doing， so he decided to go on a tourist trip in search of Rajan. It had been nine years since he left the elephant. His former colleagues at the elephant rescue center were excited by Harold’s plan to find Rajan and they had been able to more or less tell Harold where to find the elephant.
注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；
2.請按如下格式作答。
They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more about Rajan.　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
單元質量檢測（五）　LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
第一部分
1－5　AACCC　　　6－10　BABCB
11－15　BCABC 16－20　CAACB
第二部分
語篇解讀：本文是一篇應用文。Teen Ink是美國面向青少年的一種雜志，本文是該雜志發(fā)起的一則以環(huán)保為主題的征稿啟事。
21.C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知，這項活動主要征集以環(huán)保為主題的方案和想法。
22.B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三、四段可知，這項征文活動要求文章必須原創(chuàng)，文章（不是詩歌）的詞數(shù)在150到1，000之間，不過必須通過Teen Ink網(wǎng)站提交參賽作品。
23.A　細節(jié)理解題。綜合全文可知，本次活動全年征稿，話題為環(huán)保，沒提到有獎金；另外，獲獎者的作品才會在雜志發(fā)表。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。Win成立了一個非營利組織，用募捐到的錢和他自己的錢購買共享單車并捐贈給緬甸貧困地區(qū)的孩子們。
24.D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的The manufacturing of these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500 per unit and a lot of natural resources are now left to waste可知，這些被丟棄的共享單車造價不菲。
25.A　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，Win因為曾經自駕游時路過那里而得知這些孩子們的狀況。
26.C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的In addition to replacing ride-sharing electrical system ...with 5，300 more already on the way.可知，Win在此過程中遇到了許多困難，但是全被他克服了。
27.B　標題歸納題。綜合全文可知，本文講述了Win因為不忍心看到那么多共享單車被浪費，便成立了一個非營利組織，購買共享單車并捐贈給緬甸貧困地區(qū)孩子們的故事。因此B項作為標題最合適。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。我們的社會都鼓勵年輕人接受高等教育，以便將來參加誘人的高薪工作。可是，這種文化帶來了一個人們不愿意看到的結果——人們對低技術工作的忽視甚至歧視。
28.D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知，世界各國的政府都鼓勵年輕人接受高等教育，通過高等教育可以實現(xiàn)社會階層的流通和變動。但是這一做法卻帶來一個人們不愿意看到的結果，那就是人們對低技術工作的忽視甚至歧視。
29.B　句意理解題。第二段提到，早在20世紀90年代初，很多報道就預言未來低技術工作將大幅減少；根據(jù)畫線句下文可知，低技術工作不但沒有減少，而且還在增加。
30.C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五、六段可知，Caroline Lloyd教授認為，人們進入勞動力市場后的失望和不滿主要是由于他們過高的期望造成的。
31.B　推理判斷題。作者在倒數(shù)第二、三段表明，如果我們總是鼓勵孩子要志向遠大，成就偉業(yè)，那么勢必會造成兩個不利的結果：一是理想與現(xiàn)實之間的差距所帶來的失落；二是低層工作將沒有人愿意去做。這顯然是作者（包括我們）不希望看到的。由此判斷，他會更支持每種工作都有它的價值。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章提出了一個全新的概念——moral tax。它指人們在消費時伴隨金錢損失出現(xiàn)的內疚等負面情緒。文中Anne通過一種巧妙的辦法，既獲得了自己想要的商品，同時避免了moral tax。
32.B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知，在作者看來，我們想要的最佳禮物通常是標價較高、感覺有點奢侈的商品，同時會帶給我們較高的道德稅和支付時的內疚感。用最簡單的話概括，就是我們自己舍不得花錢買、又特別想得到的東西。
33.B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段可知，Anne非常喜歡一雙靴子，但她不能下決心購買，因為她已經有三雙靴子。也就是說她沒有足夠的理由來說服自己作出購買決定。
34.C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，從經濟學的角度來看，Anne的快樂沒有任何道理，因為她丈夫買和她自己買都是花他們的共有財產。
35.A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后兩段可知，作者認為，Anne快樂的關鍵，在于她避開了自己掏錢買靴子時必然出現(xiàn)的內疚感、負罪感等負面情緒。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。那些天才人物是怎樣變得具有創(chuàng)造性的呢？作者經過多年研究，獲得的答案是——工作。
36.C　上文陳述了一個讓我們有點失望的事實——創(chuàng)造無捷徑，創(chuàng)造源于工作和實干，因此C項符合語境。
37.F　上文都在說明辛勤工作對于獲得創(chuàng)意的重要性，并列舉了諸多領域，F(xiàn)項接著說明沒有哪個領域的人可以不通過辛勤工作而變得有創(chuàng)造性。
38.B　下文具體告訴我們怎樣做才能變得具有創(chuàng)造性，因此B項符合語境。
39.G　下文告訴我們人們通過實踐不斷獲得提高，Instead一詞與上文所說情況相反，因此G項符合語境。
40.A　下文作者在努力證明自己的觀點——創(chuàng)意源于實踐，因此A項符合語境。
第三部分
語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者通過一次自己誤會兒子的經歷，告訴我們犯錯后道歉的重要性。
41.B　文章第一句提到作者在寫一篇有關耐心的文章，外面孩子們的吵鬧使作者自己的耐心開始逐漸喪失。
42.C　空前的yelling一詞暗示David在大聲叫喊。at the top of one’s voice以某人最大的聲音。
43.D　由于作者寫作時受到強烈的干擾，他必然是非常生氣。
44.B　對作者而言，外面的噪聲顯然是非常令人厭煩的。
45.B　作者在進行創(chuàng)作，因此必須努力地去專注。
46.C　作者這里在教訓David，要求他表現(xiàn)好一些。behave oneself表示“表現(xiàn)良好；行為良好”。
47.A　由于David受到作者的批評教訓，他必然是郁悶的。
48.D　根據(jù)下文可知，作者有了新發(fā)現(xiàn)，意識到了另一個問題。be aware of表示“知道；明白；意識到”。
49.A　根據(jù)下文的bleeding可知，這個男孩受傷了。
50.B　這里描述的是作者所發(fā)現(xiàn)的情形。
51.A　這時作者才意識到自己犯了一個嚴重的錯誤——他誤會了David。
52.D　作者意識到自己徹底誤解了當時的情形，原來David大聲敲門叫喊是有原因的。
53.B　作者意識到自己的錯誤后，馬上去給David道歉。
54.A　作者認為，犯錯誤是一回事，而不承認是另一回事。
55.D　作者進一步指出，人們通常不會原諒發(fā)自內心的錯誤，也就是涉及善惡的錯誤。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章簡要闡述了工作與生活的平衡這一話題。
56.to describe　57.activities　58.confusion　59.that/which　60.it　61.balancing　62.were　63.an　64.positively　65.affects
第四部分
第一節(jié)
　　Will ChatGPT replace humans？ My answer is simple and clear： No， it’s absolutely impossible.
　　For one thing， I don’t think ChatGPT has the ability to create like a human. Even though it can answer questions and write articles， it actually produces contents based only on what it has been fed. It isn’t that creative and original as you imagine. For another， it lacks genuine feeling and real emotion. When it comes to offering personalized service， in no sense can a cold and dull machine beat a human with flesh and blood.
　　My final conclusion is： Just like the Internet and smartphones， ChatGPT will serve us instead of replacing us. If used properly， it will make our lives easier， better， and more pleasant.
第二節(jié)
　　They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park. When they got there， it didn’t take an hour to meet their first group of elephants. Harold stood in the river， put his hand to his mouth， and called Rajan’s name. Hearing the familiar voice， Rajan was running to Harold as quickly as possible. There were heartfelt hugs and teary-eyed crowds watching as the two friends finally enjoyed their friendship again.
　　Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more about Rajan. They told Harold that Rajan’s acceptance into the group wasn’t easy at first， but now everything was OK. What made Harold surprised was that Rajan gave birth to a baby elephant — his best friend had become an adult elephant and started a family. Feeling greatly relieved， Harold could now return to the UK with peace of mind. The meeting went well and the surprise was even better. Such a meeting between old friends reminds us not to forget to connect with our old friends from time to time.
9 / 9(共99張PPT)
單元質量檢測（五）　LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
（滿分150分，時間120分鐘）
第一部分　聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）
第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三
個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回
答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. Why does the man refuse to eat more？（　　）
A. He has a toothache.
B. He is too full.
C. The pie is too salty.
2. When will the man leave？（　　）
A. On Tuesday.
B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday.
3. Where will the speakers go first tomorrow？（　　）
A. The zoo.
B. The People’s Park.
C. The Science Museum.
4. Why will the woman go to Boston？（　　）
A. To start a new life there.
B. To live with her parents.
C. To visit her grandparents.
5. What does the man imply？（　　）
A. He will go to Seattle next time.
B. He will never go to Los Angeles.
C. A trip to Miami may be interesting.
第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
　　聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中
所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你
將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘
的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6. Where does the man want to go？（　　）
A. The nearest bus stop.
B. The nearest subway station.
C. The nearest post office.
7. How far is it to the post office from the bus stop？（　　）
A. About 200 meters away.
B. About 300 meters away.
C. About 400 meters away.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8. How does the man find the movies nowadays？（　　）
A. Most of them are amazing.
B. They have similar plots.
C. The stories are sort of silly.
9. Why do people like going to the movies according to the woman？
（　　）
A. To kill time.
B. To find romance.
C. To avoid troubles in real life.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10. When does the conversation take place？（　　）
A. On Nov.13. B. On Nov.30.
C. On Dec.13.
11. How many presents is Jane going to prepare？（　　）
A. 8. B. 9. C. 10.
12. What will Jane buy for her sister？（　　）
A. A CD.
B. A bottle of perfume.
C. A book.
聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13. Where was the man a moment ago？（　　）
A. In his class.
B. In the cinema.
C. In the library.
14. What does John Grisham base his writing on？（　　）
A. His imagination.
B. His experience.
C. His students.
15. What does the woman say about John Grisham？（　　）
A. He’s a great teacher.
B. His books are difficult to read.
C. Characters in his books are interesting.
16. What does the woman major in？（　　）
A. Physics. B. Law. C. Psychology.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17. Where can students keep fit？（　　）
A. In the recreation center.
B. In a fast food restaurant.
C. In the student health center.
18. What do we know about the supply of healthy food in most university
restaurants？（　　）
A. It’s short.
B. It’s abundant.
C. It’s reasonable.
19. Which of the following do students find extremely good？（　　）
A. Fitness activities.
B. The smoking ban.
C. Medical care.
20. What is the speaker mainly talking about？（　　）
A. Convenience in exercise.
B. Healthy life in universities.
C. Medical care for university students.
聽力原文：
（Text 1）
W：Why don’t you eat more？ You’ve always said how much you
love the meat pie I make.Did I put too much salt in it？
M：No， no.Just toothache.
（Text 2）
W：I heard you’re going abroad， aren’t you？
M：Yes， I had wanted to go on Wednesday， but I couldn’t get a
ticket.So I bought one for Tuesday.
（Text 3）
M：Where are we going tomorrow， Mary？
W：We’ll first visit the Science Museum which is to the east of the
zoo， and then drive to the People’s Park.
（Text 4）
M：Why are you going to Boston？
W：I’m going there to see my grandparents.My parents and I
don’t live with them， so they sometimes get lonely.
（Text 5）
W：Peter， tell me something about your trip to Seattle.
M：I didn’t go there.But we’ve just come back from Los
Angeles.Nothing special， we drove there and drove back.
W：That doesn’t sound interesting.
M：Yeah.We should have gone to Miami.
（Text 6）
M：Excuse me， ma’am.Could you tell me where the nearest
subway station is？
W：Sure.Go straight ahead along this street for about ten minutes and
then turn right.Walk for about 100 meters and you’ll see a bus stop.
M：Is the subway station close to the bus stop？
W：Yes.Walk for about 200 meters after you get to the bus stop and
you’ll see a post office.The subway station is on the right of the post
office， just a five-minute walk from there.
M：Thank you， ma’am.
W：You’re welcome.
（Text 7）
W：What do you think of the films nowadays？
M：Mm， I think they are just so-so.All these movies are the same
nowadays： a pretty girl and a handsome man， both with an amazing
job， falling in love.
W：Yeah， and there’s always some silly conflict that’s neatly
tied up by the end.
M：Imagine that our only conflict is that your mother and mine
don’t get along.
W：I guess that is why normal people like us love going to the movies
so much.It’s a chance to escape the troubles of life and live in a
world where everything always turns out well.
M：What’s wrong with a little bit of positive thinking and happy
endings？
W：Nothing at all.I was just thinking out loud.
M：You’re right， though.
（Text 8）
M：Hi， Jane.
W：Hi， Pete.
M：What are you doing？
W：I’m trying to make a present list.
M：Already！ It’s only the 30th of November.
W：I know， but I’ve got a large family and it’s always difficult to
find all good presents for them.
M：OK， let me help.Who would you like to buy presents for？
W：Well， my two elder brothers， my sister， my parents， my
three cousins and our dog， Sam.
M：OK. Let’s start with your sister.How about perfume？
W：No， I got her perfume last year.
M：A CD？
W：She doesn’t like music.
M：OK. How about a book？
W：That’s a good idea.
（Text 9）
W：Hey， Jackie， how are you doing today？
M：I just got out of my psychology lecture a moment ago. How are
you doing？
W：I have been out of class since early this afternoon， and I have
been reading this new book I just bought.Have you ever heard of the
author John Grisham？
M：Yeah！ He’s a great lawyer.He has written a lot of books based
on his knowledge and experience with the legal system.The books
give a lot of information on how the legal system works.
W：Yeah， I like his books.They are very easy to read.His special
sense of humour has made the characters very entertaining and made
the book much more interesting.
M：Yes.He has written at least twenty books.Did you read all of
them？
W：No， I only read his legal fiction.
M：I see that you are very interested in learning about the legal
system.
W：Yes， very much.However， not enough to change my major
from psychology to law yet.Oh， it is almost 3 o’clock！ I need to
go.See you later！
M：Bye， Lisa！
（Text 10）
　　M：It is really difficult for American university students to
develop good health habits， but many students do manage to live a
very healthy lifestyle.
　　Most schools offer plenty of opportunity for exercise through
organized teams or classes in yoga， soccer， volleyball and other
fitness activities， or by providing recreation centers where students
can exercise， swim， work out or play different sports.
　　Finding healthy food to eat in the schools can be more of a
challenge.However， as American society becomes more educated
and concerned about health problems， even some fast food
restaurants offer healthy alternatives such as salads， soups and low-
fat sandwiches.
　　There are strict restrictions on smoking in most schools， too.In
addition， schools usually include a student health center where
students can seek medical attention.This is really a bonus for the
students， because a simple doctor’s appointment can cost a hundred
dollars， and a short hospital stay will cost thousands.
第二部分　閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）
第一節(jié)（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
Environment Contest
Hybrid（混合動力） cars？ Organic food？ Solar and wind
energy？ Pay-as-you-throw trash programs？ Required recycling？ If you
have a plan to save the world， we want to hear about it.And if you know
a lot about a current problem facing the planet — pollution，
overpopulation，natural resource consumption/destruction — share your
thoughts with others by writing a persuasive essay.
　　Prizes
　　Winning stories are published in Teen Ink magazine and contest
winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their work.Plus，
they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen
Ink products — clothes and other items — available only from Teen Ink.
　　Contest Guidelines
　　Teen Ink will only consider original essays and poems written by
teens.Essays should be between 150 and 1，000 words.Possible topics
include global warming， clean water， species preservation， air
quality， the rainforest， alternative power， depletion of resources and
more！ For more ideas on how to write a winning essay， see our
Environment Writing Tips.
　　Submit entries through our website.All articles related to the
environment submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the
contest.See our submission guidelines for more information.
　　Deadlines
　　There are no deadlines； entries are accepted throughout the year.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇應用文。Teen Ink是美國面向青少年的一種雜
志，本文是該雜志發(fā)起的一則以環(huán)保為主題的征稿啟事。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇應用文。Teen Ink是美國面向青少年的一種雜
志，本文是該雜志發(fā)起的一則以環(huán)保為主題的征稿啟事。
21. What would probably be most welcome in the contest？（　　）
A. The stories with interesting plots.
B. The stories with meaningful themes.
C. The essays with constructive ideas.
D. The essays with beautiful sentences.
解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知，這項活動主要征集以
環(huán)保為主題的方案和想法。
22. What must you do if you want to participate in the contest？（　　）
A. Write a very long story.
B. Finish your work by yourself.
C. Write a poem within 1，000 words.
D. Submit your work through e-mail.
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三、四段可知，這項征文活動要
求文章必須原創(chuàng)，文章（不是詩歌）的詞數(shù)在150到1，000之間，
不過必須通過Teen Ink網(wǎng)站提交參賽作品。
23. What’s special about the contest？（　　）
A. It is held all year round.
B. It offers big prize money.
C. It has no limitation on topics.
D. All participants’ works will be published.
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。綜合全文可知，本次活動全年征稿，
話題為環(huán)保，沒提到有獎金；另外，獲獎者的作品才會在雜志
發(fā)表。
B
　　Since bike-sharing company Mobike withdrew from the Singapore
market，a businessman Win was sad to see mountains of thrown-away
bicycles.The manufacturing of these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500
per unit and a lot of natural resources are now left to waste and sent to be
recycled or just simply left rusting （生銹） somewhere else.
　　Win then thought about all the young village children he had seen
walking to school during his road trips through Myanmar in the past.He
was suddenly struck with an inspiration.
　　“It’s a common sight to see many students walking long distances
from home to school in villages，” said Win.“Some students can walk
up to one hour from home to school and the families can hardly afford a
simple form of transport like bicycle or motorcycle.They have never heard
of school buses.”
　　Win then started the LessWalk non-profit organisation so that he could
buy Mobike’s unused bicycles and donate them to schoolchildren.The
project actually needs a lot of money.In addition to replacing ride-sharing
electrical system with regular key locks， Win says that it’s not an easy
job to ship the bikes from Singapore to Myanmar.But Win is delighted to
report that he has successfully shipped and received about 4，700 new
bikes with 5，300 more already on the way.
　　All bicycles are free for students who live below the poverty line in
Myanmar and need to walk 2 kilometers to school.The organisation has
been provided money from donations， but the main part of their 400，
000 funds has come straight from Win’s pocket.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。Win成立了一個非營利組織，用募捐
到的錢和他自己的錢購買共享單車并捐贈給緬甸貧困地區(qū)的孩子
們。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。Win成立了一個非營利組織，用募捐
到的錢和他自己的錢購買共享單車并捐贈給緬甸貧困地區(qū)的孩子
們。
24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1？（　　）
A. Win wants to help Mobike get their bicycles recycled.
B. The production of these bicycles is a waste of money.
C. These shared bicycles cause damage to the environment.
D. The thrown-away bicycles actually cost a lot of money.
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的The manufacturing of
these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500 per unit and a lot of
natural resources are now left to waste可知，這些被丟棄的共享單車
造價不菲。
25. How did Win know the village children’s poor condition？（　　）
A. He once made road trips there.
B. He visited them in the past.
C. Someone told him about it.
D. He once had his own business there.
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，Win因為曾經自駕游時
路過那里而得知這些孩子們的狀況。
26. What can we infer about Win’s project？（　　）
A. He got most of the bikes from Mobike for free.
B. He got most of the money from donations.
C. He overcame many difficulties in the process.
D. He wasn’t sure about the project in the beginning.
解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的In addition to
replacing ride-sharing electrical system ...with 5，300 more
already on the way.可知，Win在此過程中遇到了許多困難，
但是全被他克服了。
27. Which can be a suitable title for the passage？（　　）
A. The Growth of a Non-profit Organisation
B. Keeping Unused Shared Bikes Valuable
C. Donating New Bikes to Schoolchildren
D. The Pleasure of Riding Shared Bikes
解析：　標題歸納題。綜合全文可知，本文講述了Win因為不忍
心看到那么多共享單車被浪費，便成立了一個非營利組織，購買
共享單車并捐贈給緬甸貧困地區(qū)孩子們的故事。因此B項作為標
題最合適。
C
　　All governments have tried to get more young people into higher
education.But has an unintended consequence of this social mobility （社
會階層變動） drive been the neglect of low-skilled work？
　　When I was an editor of the Financial Times back in the early
1990s， almost every week a report would land on my desk predicting that
most people in the future would have a cool job in business services or the
creative fields， and that unskilled jobs would fall to a few hundred
thousand.
　　But it hasn’t worked out like that.In fact， experts estimate that
between one quarter and one-third of all jobs in the British economy
today — as many as nine million — are low-skilled， and the number is
increasing in fields like care， retail and hospitality.
　　There is also a sense that some of these jobs have a bad image.And
some fields are experiencing recruitment problems.
　　In part， it is because we have higher expectations about what we
want from a job than people used to， according to Professor Caroline
Lloyd， who was recently involved in a large study of low wage work in
five industries across the UK and Europe.
　　“Young people are always being told to look high， be ambitious；
and then， faced with a labour market where the jobs aren’t very good，
then of course there’s a lot of dissatisfaction there.”
　　Over recent years， she says， low-skilled jobs have become
relatively less well paid， and often more demanding.As a result， we
should not be surprised that people — especially young men — no longer
want to do basic jobs.
　　So how， if at all， can these jobs be made more attractive？ Paying
more for them would be a start， but progress on pay is not going to be
fast.Giving more thought to job design， and how to make even quite
basic jobs more satisfying， is easier to achieve.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。我們的社會都鼓勵年輕人接受高等
教育，以便將來參加誘人的高薪工作。可是，這種文化帶來了一個
人們不愿意看到的結果——人們對低技術工作的忽視甚至歧視。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。我們的社會都鼓勵年輕人接受高等
教育，以便將來參加誘人的高薪工作。可是，這種文化帶來了一個
人們不愿意看到的結果——人們對低技術工作的忽視甚至歧視。
28. What is an unwanted result of the social mobility drive？（　　）
A. The increase of low-skilled jobs.
B. The decrease of low-skilled jobs.
C. People’s refusing to do low-skilled jobs.
D. People’s paying no attention to low-skilled jobs.
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知，世界各國的政府都鼓
勵年輕人接受高等教育，通過高等教育可以實現(xiàn)社會階層的流通
和變動。但是這一做法卻帶來一個人們不愿意看到的結果，那就
是人們對低技術工作的忽視甚至歧視。
29. What does the underlined sentence “But it hasn’t worked out like
that.” in Paragraph 3 suggest？（　　）
A. Low-skilled jobs haven’t increased.
B. Low-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
C. High-skilled jobs haven’t increased.
D. High-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
解析：　句意理解題。第二段提到，早在20世紀90年代初，很
多報道就預言未來低技術工作將大幅減少；根據(jù)畫線句下文可
知，低技術工作不但沒有減少，而且還在增加。
30. According to Professor Caroline Lloyd， people’s dissatisfaction in
the labour market results from 　　　　.（　　）
A. lack of good jobs
B. lack of career advice
C. their high expectations
D. their low qualifications
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五、六段可知，Caroline Lloyd教
授認為，人們進入勞動力市場后的失望和不滿主要是由于他們過
高的期望造成的。
31. What should be taught to children according to the author？（　　）
A. You must aim high.
B. Every job has its value.
C. You’re destined to be great.
D. Top jobs are more rewarding.
解析：　推理判斷題。作者在倒數(shù)第二、三段表明，如果我們
總是鼓勵孩子要志向遠大，成就偉業(yè)，那么勢必會造成兩個不利
的結果：一是理想與現(xiàn)實之間的差距所帶來的失落；二是低層工
作將沒有人愿意去做。這顯然是作者（包括我們）不希望看到
的。由此判斷，他會更支持每種工作都有它的價值。
D
　　People experience emotional pain — often in the form of guilt —
when spending money. This is called the moral tax or pain of payment.
We can reduce this guilt by separating the enjoyment of a purchase from its
payment. However， the best way to reduce moral tax is by receiving a
gift — an item you didn’t have to pay for at all！
　　As a result， the best gifts are items that normally bring particularly
high levels of moral tax. This may include luxury goods that appear
overpriced and unjustified and therefore induce particularly bad feelings of
guilt upon purchase.
　　Curiously， it’s not about the actual amount of money spent. What
matters most are the emotions brought by the gift （or the guilt taken
away）. Consider the following example as an illustration.
　　For weeks， Anne has had her eye on a pair of designer boots. They
look incredibly stylish and go beautifully with her new winter coat.
She’s got enough money to pay for the boots but doesn’t think the
purchase is justified. After all， she already owns three other pairs of
winter footwear. Still， Anne makes sure to mention the boots to her
husband Alex， and on Christmas morning she is overjoyed to unwrap a
large box containing the boots. She is delighted with the gift even though
Alex bought it from their joint bank account.
　　Looking at it from an economic point of view， Anne’s delight
doesn’t make any sense. Since she shares a bank account with her
husband， it doesn’t matter who buys the boots. The financial loss is the
same either way. How can Anne be happy with Alex making a purchase
she previously thought unnecessary？ Why， it all comes down to moral
tax. By making the payment on Anne’s behalf， Alex cuts her wife’s
pain of payment. Anne gets to enjoy her precious boots guilt-free.
　　The psychology of financial choices suggests that the best gifts are
things that people really want but deny themselves to avoid feeling guilty.
What are your partner’s secret wants and guilty pleasures？
Unfortunately， that’s the one question you need to answer yourself.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章提出了一個全新的概念——
moral tax。它指人們在消費時伴隨金錢損失出現(xiàn)的內疚等負面情緒。
文中Anne通過一種巧妙的辦法，既獲得了自己想要的商品，同時避
免了moral tax。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章提出了一個全新的概念——
moral tax。它指人們在消費時伴隨金錢損失出現(xiàn)的內疚等負面情緒。
文中Anne通過一種巧妙的辦法，既獲得了自己想要的商品，同時避
免了moral tax。
32. What do we know about the best gifts according to the author？
（　　）
A. They bring no feeling of guilt.
B. They bring much pain of payment.
C. They are usually cheap but excellent.
D. They make you feel good upon purchase.
解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知，在作者看來，我們想
要的最佳禮物通常是標價較高、感覺有點奢侈的商品，同時會帶
給我們較高的道德稅和支付時的內疚感。用最簡單的話概括，就
是我們自己舍不得花錢買、又特別想得到的東西。
33. Why does Anne not buy the boots herself？（　　）
A. She doesn’t like them indeed.
B. She can’t find enough reasons.
C. She decides to put off satisfaction.
D. She wants a gift from her husband.
解析：　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段可知，Anne非常喜歡一雙靴
子，但她不能下決心購買，因為她已經有三雙靴子。也就是說她
沒有足夠的理由來說服自己作出購買決定。
34. What will an economist think of Anne’s delight？（　　）
A. Unreal. B. Interesting.
C. Ridiculous. D. Reasonable.
解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，從經濟學的角度
來看，Anne的快樂沒有任何道理，因為她丈夫買和她自己買都是
花他們的共有財產。
35. What is the key to Anne’s delight？（　　）
A. Avoiding the bad feeling.
B. Not spending her money.
C. Receiving an unexpected gift.
D. Getting what she really wants.
解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后兩段可知，作者認為，Anne快
樂的關鍵，在于她避開了自己掏錢買靴子時必然出現(xiàn)的內疚感、
負罪感等負面情緒。
第二節(jié)（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。
　　After a decade studying how creative people do what they do，the
answer is simple： they work.36.（　　） Creativity is best thought of
as a kind of effort， not an abstract thing — it’s what goes on when you
are trying to solve a problem.The problem could be writing a poem，
making a song， designing a website， anything.37.（　　）
　　The biggest difference between you and Picasso， or Beyoncé， or
whoever your creative heroes are is that they are/were more hard-working
than you.They spend more time in front of a canvas， or guitar， or
computer， working away at applying their minds and souls to specific
things.
　　38. （　　） Pick a problem you care about and get to work.If you
don’t care about anything， your problem isn’t creativity， it’s
apathy.If you start things and give up， your problem isn’t creativity，
it’s dedication.Can’t focus for long？ Then learn the skill of
concentration.
　　39. （　　） Instead they apprenticed （當學徒） with masters in a
craft and worked with them.They did the simple work until they had the
skills needed to do more sophisticated work.They learned how to develop
ideas and deliver finished work by working.There is no other way.
　　40. （　　） Pick any creative hero， and any creative work
they’re famous for， and investigate how many sketches， or drafts， or
attempts they had to make to get it right.They may have had flashes of
insight here and there， but those came while they were working
hard.Ideas are cheap， it’s the passion to make ideas real that’s rare.
A. Don’t believe me？
B. Want to be more creative？
C. No one wants to hear this， but it’s obvious.
D. The key to creativity lies in thinking differently.
E. It’s true that everyone wants to be creative in whatever they do.
F. But no creative person in history was creative independent of working
on some kind of project.
G. Few people in history that we call creatives today read books or took
courses on creativity.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。那些天才人物是怎樣變得具有創(chuàng)造
性的呢？作者經過多年研究，獲得的答案是——工作。
36. C　上文陳述了一個讓我們有點失望的事實——創(chuàng)造無捷徑，創(chuàng)
造源于工作和實干，因此C項符合語境。
37. F　上文都在說明辛勤工作對于獲得創(chuàng)意的重要性，并列舉了諸多
領域，F(xiàn)項接著說明沒有哪個領域的人可以不通過辛勤工作而變得有
創(chuàng)造性。
38. B　下文具體告訴我們怎樣做才能變得具有創(chuàng)造性，因此B項符合
語境。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。那些天才人物是怎樣變得具有創(chuàng)造
性的呢？作者經過多年研究，獲得的答案是——工作。
39. G　下文告訴我們人們通過實踐不斷獲得提高，Instead一詞與上
文所說情況相反，因此G項符合語境。
40. A　下文作者在努力證明自己的觀點——創(chuàng)意源于實踐，因此A項
符合語境。
第三部分　語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）
第一節(jié)（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四個選項中選出最佳
選項。
　　I was in my office at home one afternoon writing on the subject of
patience.I could hear the boys running up and down the hall making loud
noises， and I could feel my own 　41　 beginning to lose.
　　Suddenly， my son David started knocking on the bathroom door，
yelling at the top of his 　42　，“Let me in！”
　　I rushed out of the office and spoke to him 　43　，“David， do
you have any idea how 　44　 that is to me？ Do you know how hard it is
to try to 　45　 and write creatively？ Now， you go into your room and
stay in there until you can 　46　 yourself.” So in he went， 　47　，
and shut the door.
　　As I turned around， I became 　48　 of another problem.The boys
had been playing football in the four-foot-wide hallway， and one of them
was 　49　， lying there and bleeding from the mouth.David，
I 　50　， had gone to the bathroom to get a wet towel for him.
　　When I 　51　 that I had completely misinterpreted the 　52　 and
had overreacted， I immediately went in to 　53　 to David.
　　Everyone makes mistakes.However， it is one thing to make a
mistake， and quite another thing not to 　54　 it.People will forgive
mistakes， because mistakes are usually of the mind.But people will not
easily 　55　 the mistakes of the heart， the ill intention， the bad
motives.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者通過一次自己誤會兒子的
經歷，告訴我們犯錯后道歉的重要性。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者通過一次自己誤會兒子的
經歷，告訴我們犯錯后道歉的重要性。
41. A. anger B. patience
C. delight D. sorrow
解析： 　文章第一句提到作者在寫一篇有關耐心的文章，外面
孩子們的吵鬧使作者自己的耐心開始逐漸喪失。
42. A. height B. sound
C. voice D. attempt
解析： 　空前的yelling一詞暗示David在大聲叫喊。at the top of
one’s voice以某人最大的聲音。
43. A. gradually B. casually
C. slowly D. angrily
解析：由于作者寫作時受到強烈的干擾，他必然是非常生氣。
44. A. surprising B. annoying
C. confusing D. boring
解析： 　對作者而言，外面的噪聲顯然是非常令人厭煩的。
45. A. explore B. concentrate
C. indicate D. accelerate
解析： 　作者在進行創(chuàng)作，因此必須努力地去專注。
46. A. relax B. enjoy
C. behave D. express
解析： 　作者這里在教訓David，要求他表現(xiàn)好一些。behave
oneself表示“表現(xiàn)良好；行為良好”。
47. A. depressed B. satisfied
C. confused D. impressed
解析：　由于David受到作者的批評教訓，他必然是郁悶的。
48. A. afraid B. fond C. tired D. aware
解析：　根據(jù)下文可知，作者有了新發(fā)現(xiàn)，意識到了另一個問
題。be aware of表示“知道；明白；意識到”。
49. A. injured B. attacked
C. beaten D. refused
解析：　根據(jù)下文的bleeding可知，這個男孩受傷了。
50. A. thought B. discovered
C. considered D. supposed
解析：　這里描述的是作者所發(fā)現(xiàn)的情形。
51. A. realised B. suggested
C. proposed D. insisted
解析：　這時作者才意識到自己犯了一個嚴重的錯誤——他誤
會了David。
52. A. event B. issue
C. condition D. situation
解析： 　作者意識到自己徹底誤解了當時的情形，原來David大
聲敲門叫喊是有原因的。
53. A. contribute B. apologise
C. devote D. expose
解析： 　作者意識到自己的錯誤后，馬上去給David道歉。
54. A. admit B. permit
C. reflect D. accept
解析： 　作者認為，犯錯誤是一回事，而不承認是另一回事。
55. A. allow B. support
C. confirm D. forgive
解析： 　作者進一步指出，人們通常不會原諒發(fā)自內心的錯
誤，也就是涉及善惡的錯誤。
第二節(jié)（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1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正
確形式。
　　Work-life balance is the term used 56. 　　　　　　 （describe）
the balance that an individual needs between time allocated （分派） for
work and other aspects of life.Areas of life other than work-life can be，
but not limited to personal interests， family and social or leisure
57. 　　　　　　 （activity）.
　　The term “Work-Life Balance” has caused some 58. 　　　　　　
（confuse）； this is in part due to recent technological changes and
advances 59. 　　　　　　 have made work possible to be completed on
a 24-hour cycle.The use of smartphones， email， video-chat， and other
technological innovations has made 60. 　　　　　　 possible to work
without having a typical “9 to 5 work day”.
　　According to 2010 National Health Interview Survey Occupational
Health Supplement data， 16% of US workers reported difficulty
61. 　　　　　　 （balance） work and family.The findings
62. 　　　　 （be） more common among workers aged 30－44.
　　Spending long hours at work due to “inflexibility， overtime or
evening work duties” could lead to 63. 　　　　　　 imbalance between
work and family duties.It has been demonstrated “that time spent at work
64. 　　　　　　 （positive） correlate （關聯(lián)） with both work
interference with family and family interference with work”.Working
long hours 65. 　　　　　　 （affect） the family duties， but on the
other hand， there are financial benefits.
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章簡要闡述了工作與生活的平衡
這一話題。
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章簡要闡述了工作與生活的平衡
這一話題。
56. to describe　這里需要一個目的狀語，應用動詞不定式形式。
57. activities　這里提到的“休閑活動”是多種多樣的，應用其復數(shù)
形式。
58. confusion　空前的some暗示這里需要填入一個名詞。
59. that/which　空前的changes and advances是兩個并列的先行詞，空
后是一個定語從句，應用關系代詞that/which在從句中作主語。
60. it　這里代詞it作形式賓語，空后的動詞不定式作真正的賓語。
61. balancing　have difficulty （in） doing sth是固定句型，表示“做
某事有困難”。
62. were　上句中的reported暗示這里應用一般過去時，故填were。
63. an　空后的imbalance是可數(shù)名詞，且發(fā)音以元音音素開頭，故填
不定冠詞an。
64. positively　空后的correlate是動詞，因此這里應用一個副詞來修飾
它。positively correlate表示“呈正相關”。
65. affects　本句主語為動詞-ing短語Working long hours，根據(jù)下文可
知，應用一般現(xiàn)在時，故填affects。
第四部分　寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)（滿分15分）
　　近期China Daily的Opinion專欄發(fā)起主題為Will ChatGPT Replace
Humans？的討論。請你寫一篇短文參與討論，內容包括：
　　1. 你是否認為ChatGPT會取代人類？
　　2. 說明理由。
注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；
2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
參考范文：
　　Will ChatGPT replace humans？ My answer is simple and clear：
No， it’s absolutely impossible.
　　For one thing， I don’t think ChatGPT has the ability to create like
a human. Even though it can answer questions and write articles， it
actually produces contents based only on what it has been fed. It isn’t
that creative and original as you imagine. For another， it lacks genuine
feeling and real emotion. When it comes to offering personalized
service， in no sense can a cold and dull machine beat a human with flesh
and blood.
　　My final conclusion is： Just like the Internet and smartphones，
ChatGPT will serve us instead of replacing us. If used properly， it will
make our lives easier， better， and more pleasant.
第二節(jié)（滿分25 分）
　　閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構
成一篇完整的短文。
　　Rajan， a young female elephant， was saved from illegal hunters.
Since it could not be released back into the wild at the time， it was placed
in an elephant rescue center. Rajan was cared for by Harold， who came
from England. Rajan grew up under his care and soon became a close
friend. Until one day， Harold was suddenly forced to return to his home
country.
　　Rajan was very depressed. She didn’t want to leave her cage for
months and had a hard time getting along with other elephants. Harold’s
sudden departure made her very sad. Nothing or anyone could comfort
her. Because she had been living in a shelter for years， she had the
chance to live in the wild again. Soon Rajan’s new keepers found her a
good home among an elephant herd（獸群） in Kaziranga National Park.
It was an exciting event for the elephants who had been living in the shelter
for a long time.
　　This created tense moments when Rajan was introduced to the herd.
Her encounter with another elephant almost ended in a fight. It’s true
that elephants sometimes fight for dominance in the group. Fortunately，
Rajan quickly adapted to the environment. No one would ever expect she
would reunite with Harold again.
　　But Harold longed for India all the time， especially his best friend
Rajan. He wanted to know how Rajan was doing， so he decided to go on
a tourist trip in search of Rajan. It had been nine years since he left the
elephant. His former colleagues at the elephant rescue center were excited
by Harold’s plan to find Rajan and they had been able to more or less tell
Harold where to find the elephant.
注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；
2. 請按如下格式作答。
　　They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more
about Rajan. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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　　They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park.
When they got there， it didn’t take an hour to meet their first group of
elephants. Harold stood in the river， put his hand to his mouth， and
called Rajan’s name. Hearing the familiar voice， Rajan was running to
Harold as quickly as possible. There were heartfelt hugs and teary-eyed
crowds watching as the two friends finally enjoyed their friendship again.
　　Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more about
Rajan. They told Harold that Rajan’s acceptance into the group wasn’t
easy at first， but now everything was OK. What made Harold surprised
was that Rajan gave birth to a baby elephant — his best friend had become
an adult elephant and started a family. Feeling greatly relieved， Harold
could now return to the UK with peace of mind. The meeting went well
and the surprise was even better. Such a meeting between old friends
reminds us not to forget to connect with our old friends from time to time.
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