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第一部分 語言基礎（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節 單句語法填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1.You'd better keep a ________(balance)diet for the benefit of your health.

2.Our funds ________(limit), and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

3.The volunteers are very proud that they're able to contribute to ________(help) to bring people back to safe places.

4.Zhong Nanshan has been awarded the Medal of the Republic for his outstanding________(contribute).

5.I passed my driving test ________my first attempt.

6.It can be tough at the beginning,but it's worth ________(try).

7.He dived his hand into his pocket in ________attempt to find the key.

8.We firmly believe that war never settles anything.It only leads ________violence.

9.He tried to join the army but was turned ________because of poor health.

10.Though it seemed to rain this morning,it turned ________to be a fine day.

11.Since the effects were small, this may suggest that our ________(create) thinking does not differ that much.

12.Someone has mixed up all the ________(apply)forms.

13.Without ________(profession) assistance or any formal training, these older video producers have to make a change.

14.She was silent for a while,lost ________thought,staring at the books on the desk.

15.________(investigate)the problem of overweight teens is very important at present.

第二節 完成句子（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1.打破自然平衡將會產生嚴重的后果。（balance）

第二部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節 （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

Sitting on the edge of the world, Sydney is considered as one of the world's greatest cities for a reason.Want to relax yourself in Sydney? This shortlist of things to do and see in Sydney should point you in the right direction.

Hit the beaches

Everyone knows Bondi Beach and its Icebergs Pool, restaurants and the crashing waves are the postcard images of Sydney.Bondi is a great place to start.But after you've caught some sun or taken a surf lesson with Let's Go Surfing, we'd suggest taking the Coogee Coastal Walk.Beginning at the Bondi Icebergs Swim Club, the 3.7-mile walk affords amazing cliff-side views of rock pools and bays.

Catch a show

Sydney is full of events and performances every night of the week.The first place that jumps to mind is the iconic Sydney Opera House, designed by Jorn Utzon.A UNESCO World Heritage site, this incredible piece of architecture doesn't just hold operas.You'll also find stand-up comedy, ballets, and more.But it's not the only place in Sydney putting on a show.The 1920s State Theatre, in the central business district, is known to host international ballets,concerts and world-class orchestras.

Go to the zoo

From the skyline views to the charming grounds, there's a reason why Sydney's Taronga Zoo attracts more than 1 million visitors every year.The expansive space plays host to more than 4000 animals, including tigers, giraffes, kangaroos, platypuses, koalas,Komodo dragons,elephants,lions,chimps and more.Love it so much that you never want to leave?Stay in one of its luxury safari(游獵)tents at night.

Climb the bridge

Nicknamed“the coat hanger”, the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932.Like the Sydney Opera House, it was a masterpiece of engineering.Sure, you can walk or cycle across the bridge, but the best way to appreciate the architectural wonder is up close and personal.

1.What can you do at Bondi Beach?

A.Enjoy an outdoor concert.

B.Appreciate incredible architecture.

C.Enjoy cliff-side views.

D.Cycle along the Coogee Coast.

2.What do you know about Taronga Zoo?

A.It surely costs you much to stay overnight.

B.It is located near Sydney.

C.It provides home for many animals.

D.It hasn't gained great popularity.

3.What do the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge have in common?

A.They both hold operas.

B.They are engineering classics.

C.They were built in the 19th century.

D.They are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

B

“I liked pop songs better before I actually got a chance to singhua'erat the age of 19,”said Sa Lina,36,who has since become a famous singer,devoting herself to this traditional art form for almost two decades.

Hua'er, which means flower in Chinese, is a Chinese folk song style.It is popular and shared by people of nine ethnic groups in Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang for hundreds of years.Also known as a type of“mountain song”, it was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人類非物質文化遺產)in 2009.

After graduating in 2005, Sa returned to her hometown in Ningxia, and soon got a chance to sing with Ma Handong, a famous singer ofhua'er.“I had never sunghua'erbefore, so I practiced a lot.To my surprise, I soon fell in love with its beautiful melodies,”said Sa.

Since then,Sa has devoted herself to mastering folk art,and further bringing this traditional local folk art to the national stage.In 2010, she sang ahua'ersong at a gala on Chinese New Year's Eve,winning nationwide attention.At the age of 27,she was named an inheritor (傳承者) ofhua'er, becoming the youngest inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage at the time.

“Art should not only be inherited, but also improved.I don't only want to be ahua'ersinger, but also a promoter of this folk music,”she said.In 2014, Sa set up an art school,which offershua'ertraining courses free of charge.She also regularly gives singing lectures in public schools and communities,benefiting tens of thousands of people.

4.What can we learn abouthua'erfrom the text?

A.It is a kind of flower.

B.It is a local folk art.

C.It is a classic song.

D.It is a new art form.

5.Which of the following best explains“inscribed”underlined in paragraph 2?

A.Updated.B.Studied.C.Awarded.D.Included.

6.What's paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.Sa's skills in singinghua'er.

B.Sa's performance at a gala.

C.Sa's contribution tohua'er.

D.Sa's understanding ofhua'er.

7.Why did Sa set up an art school?

A.To offer different art courses.

B.To help people live more happily.

C.To inherit and promote folk art.

D.To open more social media accounts.

C

What's the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of wheat straw? Most people would probably just see it as a pile of waste in a farmer's field.However, Wu Cui,an intangible cultural inheritor, can turn the straw leftover from harvested wheat into beautiful and eye-catching functional artworks.

The earliest straw-weaving (草編的) products were discovered at Hemudu Cultural Ruins, a Neolithic cultural site located in eastern China's Zhejiang Province.The Book of Rites, one of the classical works of Confucianism, also records that there were already mats made of cattail grass and made by professional straw-weaving craftsmen during the Zhou Dynasty.

Straw weaving is a method of making daily items or artworks.It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

Wu explains the process of straw weaving,“Selection of materials is the first step of a complicated, time-consuming and labor-intensive process that can take weeks, or even months, to complete.You need to sketch (畫素描) the piece on paper, which requires drawing skills.Next comes the weaving, shaping and preserving of the work.Even by finishing that process, it does not mean that you will always create a good piece of work,and the hardest part is to make it lifelike.”

In the past, woven straw items could be found almost in every household in the countryside, such as straw hats and straw shoes, because they were practical in everyday life.But due to the impact of industrialization, manufactured goods have replaced such products,which cause low profits,and there are only about 100 individuals engaging in the work across the country.“The world has changed, and craftsmen need to transcend (超越)practicality and pursue the beauty and artistry of straw culture to help the craft survive and develop,”Wu says.

From her perspective, straw weaving should respond to people's needs and preferences, while still drawing inspiration from traditional culture.“Craftspeople should make a great effort to grasp the trends and opportunities of the times to create new and relevant products,”she says.When asked about her plans, Wu says she wants to dig deeper into local traditional culture and create cultural creative products by developing the strawweaving techniques.

8.What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about straw-weaving products?

A.Their historic origins.

B.Their cultural value.

C.Their major uses.

D.Their production process.

9.Which is the most difficult part for straw-weaving craftsmen according to Wu?

A.Selecting suitable materials.

B.Drawing sketches on paper.

C.Making the artworks vivid.

D.Preserving finished products.

10.What can we learn from Wu's opinion according to paragraph 6?

A.Craftsmen should have new ideas in the craft based on traditional culture.

B.Pursuing fashion should be the first preference for craftspeople.

C.Local people benefit a lot from the straw-weaving techniques.

D.Straw-weaving products are out of favor with customers.

11.What is the main purpose of the text?

A.To explain the process of straw weaving.

B.To present the history and future of a traditional culture.

C.To introduce a way to pursue the beauty and artistry.

D.To propose a new means of crafting.

D

A child sits beside a bookshelf at Beijing Book Building in the downtown, listening as his mother reads a picture book to him, one word at a time.“We go to bookstores every week or two,”says Wang Bin,the mother.“Kids love reading.”

Wang and her child are among the growing number of people in China who are attracted to physical bookstores,the appeal of which has lasted despite the growth of digital reading.For many,bookstores are a place to hang out,a venue for relaxation,entertainment and cultural enrichment.

Zhao Xianghan,a 20-year-old college student,looks through the books on display at a PageOne bookstore.He doesn't come to buy anything in particular, but to see what is on offer and seek inner peace in preparation for a new term.“Bookstores used to simply sell books, but now they have more functions,”says Zhao.“For example, when selling books,they may sell some cultural and creative products and stationery.They also increasingly have coffee shops connected to them.”

During the 2023 Spring Festival holiday, more than 160 bookstores remained open in Beijing, attracting plenty of visitors.They presented themed reading events, held lectures and exhibitions, and organized traditional cultural activities.At a bookstore in Shunyi District, children gave a concert in celebration of the Spring Festival.Bookstores also ran programs featuring intangible cultural heritage.At Zhongguancun Book Building, masters of folk art showed young readers how to make small rabbit statues with dough（面團）, to mark the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit.

12.Why does Zhao Xianghan go to a PageOne bookstore?

A.To sell some cultural products.

B.To read picture books to children.

C.To purchase books and stationery.

D.To find some quietness in heart.

13.What can we learn about physical bookstores according to the text?

A.They have gradually changed into coffee shops.

B.They are a combination of reading and relaxation.

C.They are aimed to promote intangible cultural heritage.

D.They attract more readers compared with digital reading.

14.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.The best-sellers in physical bookstores.

B.The development of physical bookstores.

C.The activities held in physical bookstores.

D.The physical bookstores remaining in Beijing.

15.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To present various functions of physical bookstores.

B.To require more people to visit physical bookstores.

C.To spread traditional culture via physical bookstores.

D.To show the increasing number of readers in bookstores.

第二節 （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。

Here are some tips for you to get along with your teachers.

Show respect.__16__You may not always agree with them and you may not always feel like settling down in class, but you do need to show that you can give a basic level of care and respect towards adults.

Learn to listen.Listening is a learned skill and one that is very important during your high school years.__17__Your eye contact will also help demonstrate your attention.You will also miss out on valuable information and instructions if you don't listen.

__1__8_You will not always understand everything that you see and hear in class.If you are unsure about something or a task that needs to be completed, turn to your teacher for help.If the teacher is too busy,ask the teacher to arrange a suitable time.

Never gossip (傳播流言) about your teacher.Spreading gossip means talking about someone behind his or her back.__19__Live by the rule that never say anything about someone that you wouldn't be comfortable saying to one's face.If you hear a rumour about a teacher,do not pass it on!__2___0

A.Seek further explanation.

B.Always do what teachers tell you to do.

C.Show respect for your teachers at all times.

D.It's really important that you don't make it personal.

E.It's all hurtful,no matter how serious you might think.

F.It is also a sign of respect for your teacher when you listen.

G.It would be better to speak to someone else in authority,such as your class teacher.

第三部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節 （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 四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu Province, Yao Yanbei has long been lost in the cultural heritage of the city.She__21__to Dunhuang as a promising__2__2_after graduating from a college in Xiamen.

In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁畫), Yao__23__a toy camel.“Through the toy camel,I intended to__24__the spirit of the locals who are usually toughminded and hard-working,”Yao said.

In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals.“Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk,I felt__25__connected with the ancient artists who__26__the murals.It was an amazing__27__,”she said.Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks,pocket mirrors and key rings.

Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao,the__28__and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang.Starting from 2018, every year the city has__29__an international design week to help__30__the industry.“By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang's creative___3__1_more fashionable,”said Liu Mengxing,a vice general manager of a local company.

Looking ahead at her__32__in design, Yao plans to__33__Dunhuang's ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life.“I want to design more creative products that__34__more international customers,”said Yao.“I hope my design can bring people__35__to Dunhuang.”

21.A.travelled B.escaped C.came D.returned

22.A.architect B.designer C.author D.engineer

23.A.read B.bought C.imagined D.created

24.A.obtain B.test C.convey D.comment

25.A.spiritually B.seldomly C.physically D.materially

26.A.wrote B.painted C.displayed D.watched

27.A.experience B.memory C.discovery D.attempt

28.A.traditional B.modern C.cultural D.ancient

29.A.pooled B.showed C.held D.taken

30.A.promote B.strengthen C.change D.enlarge

31.A.atmosphere B.products C.environment D.pictures

32.A.preparations B.job C.future D.career

33.A.apply B.explore C.conduct D.touch

34.A.test out B.result in C.rely on D.appeal to

35.A.closer B.deeper C.stronger D.better

第二節 （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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, Beijing held 36.________event titled The Next 50 Years: World Heritage Where Challenges and Development Coexist,during which experts discussed how 37.________(make) the sites more accessible and sustainable for future generations.

Since joining the World Heritage Convention in 1985, the number of world heritage sites in China 38.________(grow) to 56, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Grand Canal,39.________(allow)the nation to rank second in the world.And over the past decade, China has added 15 new world heritage sites, six of 40.________have been included in the relevant lists of intangible cultural heritage.

Chinese experts said that the 56 listed world heritage sites reflect the country's 41.________(abundance) heritage and that China's cultural heritage achievements over the past 10 years can be seen in many aspects.

For example, in 2013, the Tianshan Mountains 42.________(list) on the World Heritage List.The beauty of Tianshan lies 43.________its snow-capped mountains and glaciercapped peaks.It is really an outstanding example of a mountain ecosystem with a 44.________(diverse)of landform features and ecosystems.

Experts said that the world heritage application is just a means to perform better protection.We should behave more 45.________(responsible) to conserve the heritage of all humanity.

第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節 （滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你校英文報正面向全體學生征稿，稿件主題為“Preserving cultural heritage”。請你寫一篇稿件投稿，內容包括：

1.保護文化遺產的意義；

2.簡單介紹一處當地的文化遺產。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Preserving cultural heritage

第二節 （滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Sandro was born and grew up in Milan.Until he was 13 years old, he never wanted to leave his hometown.But last year, Sandro's father's investment went bad, wiping out the family and sending his parents to prison.As a teenager under 16 years old, Sandro was forced to go to Newcastle in the northeast of England to stay with his uncle Lawrence.

Sandro had a lot of difficulties in the new environment.He didn't like the food in England.Nobody could forecast the weather in Newcastle.He had to start learning a second foreign language in his new school.Pocket money was not enough as usual.Almost every subject was a challenge for him.Most importantly, he had no friends.It seemed nobody knew him and he knew nobody in the school.

On an early summer evening, when Sandro was going home alone from school as usual,a man called him from behind.Sandro turned around and saw Eddie,his PE teacher,standing in front of him.

“You know, the school will have a swimming competition next month.There will be all kinds of races.Will you participate?”Eddie asked.

Sandro took a look at Eddie with doubt and answered,“You sure? Me? No, I won't.I can swim,but I'm slower than a snail.”

Eddie smiled and then said,“Yes.Indeed.You are slow in breaststroke (蛙 泳), in backstroke,and in butterfly,but not in freestyle.So join the freestyle race!200-meter freestyle is the game suitable for you.”

Sandro was speechless at that moment.He had never known someone in the school was observing him and caring for him.

“I don't think I can win anything,”Sandro was still a little puzzled.

“But you may get more recognition and consequently you can make some friends.That is more important than prizes,”Eddie responded immediately.

Having hesitated for a while,Sandro agreed to have a try.

注意：續寫詞數應為150左右。

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