B. The Athenians no longer took pride in the city. C. The Athenians refused to take their responsibility. D. The Athenians looked on the government as a business.
33. What does the sentence “There could be only one result.” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Athens would continue to be free. B. Athens would cease to have freedom. C. Freedom would come from responsibility. D. Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence. 34. Why does the author refer to Aristotle and Madison?
A. The author is proud of man’s capacity. B. The author is cautious about self-government.
C. The author is skeptical of Greek civilization. D. The author is hopeful about freedom.
35. What is the author’s understanding of freedom? A. Freedom can be more popular in the digital age. B. Freedom needs to be guaranteed by responsibility. C. Freedom should have priority over responsibility. D. Freedom may come to an end in the digital age. 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
Are you simply moving through your day without fully living? I think many of
us have done this. Everyone wants to fully live every day. 36 So I’ve decided to share with you some ways to help you enjoy every moment.
Sit in the morning. When you wake up, in the quiet of the morning, sit on the
floor. I often use this opportunity to stretch (伸展). 37 I also just sit, and focus on my breathing going in and out.
38 I like to take breaks from work, and go outside for a slow walk. Pay
attention to your breathing, to everything around you, to the sounds and light of objects.
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Read in silence. Find a quiet time, and a quiet place, and read a good novel.
Have no television or computers on nearby. And just put yourself in the world of the novel. It might seem difficult to let your mind move from the present into the time of the novel, but it’s a great practice in focus. 39
40 Each day, find someone you care about and be grateful for his existence.
If you want, you can tell that person how thankful you are to him.
A. Walk slowly. B. Work with focus.
C. Look at someone in a grateful way. D. But this is easier said than done. E. I feel every muscle in my body.
F. It’s a way of building something good into your life. G. Also, I love a good novel more than almost anything else. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The ___41___ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 42 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we 43 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 44 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 45 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 46 .
Another cause is our 47 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 48 people, we are always looking for 49 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ___50___ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also 51 to the problem. We are 52
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buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 53 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 54 useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the 55 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 56 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 57 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 58 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 59 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 60 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment. 41. A. key B. reason 42. A. gifts
C. problem D. project
D. rubbish
B. products C. debt
C. observe
43. A. become B. face 44. A. hide
B.replace
D. change
C. control D. withdraw
C. Except for D. Regardless of
D. powerful
45. A. Thanks to 46. A. safe 47. A. love
B. As to
B. funny B. lack
C. cheap
C. prevention D. division
C. brave
D. busy
48. A. sensitive 49. A. ways
B. kind
B. places C. jobs D. friends
D. preserve D. contributes
D. ashamed for
50. A. donate B. receive 51. A. adapts B. returns
C. produce
C. responds
52 A. tired of B. addicted to 53. A. newer B. stronger 54. A. pick up B. pay for
C. worried about
C. higher D. larger
D. throw away
C. hold onto C. functions C. decrease
55. A. advantages B. purposes 56. A. show
B. record
D. consequences
D. measure D. brands
D. Meanwhile
D. instead of
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57. A. technology B. environment C. consumers 58. A. However B. Otherwise 59. A. by
C. Therefore
C. after
B. in favour of
60. A. spending
B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
II卷 非选择题
注意事项：
用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45） 第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 It’s important for us to have good health. It can enable us to enjoy our life and achieve ___61___ we hope for in our career and __62___ the contrary, poor health leads to nothing, ___63___ if we want to keep good health, we must do the following.
Firstly, it is very important for us to have some fruit and vegetables ___64___ they can provide vitamins, and we have to keep a ___65___ (balance) diet. We should avoid eating food __66___ high sugar and fat. Secondly, we’d better do some exercises every day ___67___ (make) our body strong and also we have to avoid too much work ___68___ (press). Finally, we have to get rid of those bad habits ___69__ damage our health, such as drinking and smoking.
In ___70___ (conclude), if we stick to the advice given above and keep a good mood, we will keep in good health. 第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分35）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world, so I decide
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to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up.
At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked, “I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
今年暑期，你参加了在贵州省思南中学为期十天的英语夏令营活动。现在请你根据下列提示，写一篇短文介绍这次难忘的经历。 营员 60多名来自世界各地的高中生及大学生 活动参观了许多名胜古迹以及一些著名风景区，购物，临走前举办了内容 一场英语晚会 收获 结识了很多新朋友，更多地了解了美国文化，提高了英语的听、说能力 注意：1. 短文需涵盖表格中所述要点，可以进行适当的拓展；
2. 词数：120词左右。
参考词汇：English summer camp(英语夏令营);
English speaking and listening skills（英语听、说能力）
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2024学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题新 人教版
