单词拼写
1．Our English teacher encouraged us to read English (名著) to remember more words.
2．If you want to have a good command of English，it’s necessary for you to enrich your v .
3．Students are d not to touch anything in the laboratory before the teacher arrives.
4．We can still read ancient classics because of the writing s .
5．By the age of five，Li Ming had known more than 2,000 Chinese (文字)．
6．To his credit，he has been keeping positive (尽管) the ups and downs in his life these years.
7．There are many (因素) leading to happiness，such as receiving good education and getting along well with others.
8．The children don’t usually speak their (本地的) languages at school.
9．Our English has improved quickly by this (方法)．
10．Some tourists like (雕刻) their names on the buildings in scenic spots，which is a bad behavior in my opinion.
答案: 1.classics 2.vocabulary 3.demanded 4.system 5.characters 6.despite 7.factors 8.native 9.means 10.carving
题干:
Every week in China，millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛)．In this challenge，young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand.To prepare for the competition，the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.
Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise.Along with gunpowder and paper，many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy(书法) to be one of their primary contributions to civilization.Unfortunately，all over the country，Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help.Software on smartphones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet.The correct character is chosen from a list.The result？It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.
But there’s still hope for the writing brush.China’s Ministry of Education wants children to spend more time learning how to write.In one Beijing primary school we visited，students practise calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls.They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper.“If adults can survive without using handwriting，why bother to teach it now？” we ask the calligraphy teacher Shen Bin.“The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture，” she reasons.“Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up，” says the teacher.
What can we learn about the Chinese-style spelling bee?
解析:
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Every week in China，millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛)．”可知，汉字拼写大赛引起了全国公众的极大关注。故选D。
Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?
解析:
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Unfortunately，...Software on smartphones...using the Latin alphabet”可知，中国人正在忘记如何写汉字是因为在科技的帮助下，人们不需要经常用手书写。故选D。
Why should students learn to write characters according to Shen Bin?
解析:
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture(写字是中国传统和文化的一部分)”和“Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.(学生必须现在就学习，这样长大后才不会忘记。)”可知，学生要学写汉字是为了保护中国的传统和文化。故选C。
Where does this text probably come from?
解析:
推理判断题。本文由汉字拼写大赛的情况，谈到中国汉字书写的现状，再提及文化传承的希望，由此可推断本文来自一篇新闻报道。故选A。
题干:
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years，but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going.When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers，small，tightly knit(联系) groups developed their own patterns(模式) of speech independent of each other.Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago，when the world had just five to ten million people，they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Soon afterwards，many of those people started settling down to become farmers，and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number.In recent centuries，trade，industrialization，the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education，especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades，all have caused many languages to disappear，and dominant languages such as English，Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
At present，the world has about 6,800 languages.The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven.The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages，often spoken by many people，while hot，wet zones have lots，often spoken by small numbers.Europe has only around 200 languages，the Americas about 1,000，Africa 2,400，and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200，of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800.The median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000，which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡)，with only a few elderly speakers left.Pick，at random，Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers)，Chiapaneco in Mexico (150)，Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one，with a question-mark)：none of these seems to have much chance of survival.
What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?
解析:
细节理解题。根据第一段中“When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers...，they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.”可知，当世界上仍有狩猎采集者居住时，小型的、紧密结合的群体发展出了自己独立的语言模式，那时候大概有12 000种语言，即语言的数量很多。故选B。
Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in paragraph 2?
解析:
词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“such as English，Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over”可知，随着全球化和通信的发展，英语、西班牙语和汉语等语言正逐渐占据主导地位，即这些语言有强大的影响力。故画线词与D选项“Powerful.(有影响力的)”为同义词。故选D。
How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present?
解析:
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“At present，the world has about 6,800 languages.”以及“The median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000，which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.”可知，世界上大约有6 800种语言，世界上一半的语言的使用者少于6 000人，即约3 400种。故选B。
What is the main idea of the text?
解析:
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其第二段所叙述可知，本文介绍了语言的历史演变以及语言消亡的原因，指出随着全球化和通信的发展，一些语言正在消亡，而主流语言如英语、西班牙语和汉语等正在变得越来越重要。即人类的发展导致语言减少。D选项“Human development results in fewer languages.(人类的发展导致语言越来越少)”概括文章主要内容，符合文章主旨大意。故选D。
题干:
(2024·江苏南京高一上期中)
We had two adorable cats named Boo and Scout.Scout ate anything we gave and 1 spending his days in the comfortable sofa while Boo was selective in food and more adventurous.Moreover，Boo was more observant，and he 2 to learn skills very quickly.
Though Boo had his daily outdoor 3 ，he always returned home at night to sleep in the basement with Scout.Our basement was 4 from the rest of the house by a heavy door.In the morning，I found it difficult to know when Boo was ready to venture outside or when Scout was ready to test the 5 of the couch.Both cats would sit quietly behind the door 6 I happened to remember them or opened the door for some reason.
To 7 the door problem，I bought a cat bell with a button.I tried to 8 Boo and Scout to press the button to make a ringing sound when they wanted out.I assumed that Boo would grasp the 9 quickly，but I wasn’t sure if Scout would understand.
10 ，within a week，Scout learned to ring the bell.When I heard the 11 ，I’d open the door.However，despite my best 12 ，Boo wanted to do nothing with the bell.He would always 13 the door to be opened.
Fortunately，the two cats solved the door dilemma 14 .Somehow，Boo 15 to rub noses with Scout when he wanted to go outside and Scout would ring the bell for Boo.
解析:
句意：Scout会吃我们给的任何食物，他喜欢整天躺在舒适的长沙发上，而Boo对食物很挑剔，更喜欢冒险。miss错过；risk冒险；avoid避免；enjoy喜欢；享受。根据下文可知，Scout喜欢躺在沙发上。故选D项。
解析:
句意：此外，Boo的观察力更强，他似乎很快就能学会技能。seem似乎；continue继续；pretend假装；desire渴望。根据下文“However，despite my best ，Boo wanted to do nothing with the bell.”可知，此处是与下文的对比，指的是Boo似乎很快就能学会技能。故选A项。
解析:
句意：尽管Boo每天都到户外冒险，但他总会在晚上回到家中，和Scout一起睡在地下室里。option选择；holiday假期；operation运作；adventure冒险经历。根据上文中的more adventurous可知，Boo喜欢户外冒险。故选D项。
解析:
句意：一扇很重的门把地下室与房子的其他部分隔开了。remove移除；separate分开；protect保护；forbid禁止。根据下文“In the morning，I found it difficult to know when Boo was ready to venture outside”可知，一扇门将地下室与房子隔开，导致作者很难了解猫的动态。故选B项。
解析:
句意：早上的时候，我发现很难知道Boo什么时候准备好出门或Scout什么时候准备好测试长沙发的柔软度。value价值；beauty美；softness柔软；pressure压力。根据上文可知，Scout喜欢躺在沙发上，也就是此处的测试沙发的柔软度。故选C项。
解析:
句意：两只猫会静静地坐在门后，直到我碰巧想起他们或者出于某种原因打开了门。if如果；after在……后；until直到；though尽管。根据本句“Both cats would sit quietly behind the door I happened to remember them or opened the door for some reason.”可知，作者经常忘记他们，所以直到作者偶然打开了门，他们才能出去。故选C项。
解析:
句意：为了解决门的问题，我买了一个有按钮的猫铃。stress强调；address解决；reflect反映；improve改善。根据上文“Our basement was...of the couch.”可知，为了解决因为有门隔开，作者很难知道猫的动态的问题，作者买了一个猫铃。故选B项。
解析:
句意：我努力教Boo和Scout在想出去的时候按下按钮。teach教；force强迫；remind提醒；gather聚集。根据下文“Boo would grasp the...Scout would understand”可知，为了解决上述问题，作者教两只猫按铃。故选A项。
解析:
句意：我以为Boo会很快掌握这项技能，但我不确定Scout是否能理解。view观点；battle斗争；skill技能；response回应。按铃对于猫来说是一项技能。故选C项。
解析:
句意：出乎意料的是，不到一周，Scout就学会了按铃。undoubtedly毫无疑问；generally一般地；fortunately幸运地；unexpectedly出乎意料地。根据上文“but I wasn’t sure if Scout would understand”以及下文“within a week，Scout learned to ring the bell”可知，作者以为Scout很难学会，结果他是最先学会按铃的，这是出乎作者的意料的。故选D项。
解析:
句意：当我听到响铃时，我就会打开门。ring按铃；alarm警告；scream尖叫；whisper小声说。根据下文“I’d open the door.”可知，只要作者听到按铃，作者就会开门。最后一句“Scout would ring the bell for Boo”也是提示。故选A项。
解析:
句意：然而，尽管我尽了最大的努力，Boo还是不愿用铃做任何事。pursuit追求；schedule日程表；effort努力；requirement要求。根据本句“However，despite my best...，Boo wanted to do nothing with the bell.”可知，尽管作者非常努力教Boo，但是他还是不愿意学。故选C项。
解析:
句意：他总是等着门被打开。break up打破；call on访问，号召；knock at敲；wait for等待。根据上文“Boo wanted to do nothing with the bell.”可知，Boo不愿意按铃，所以还是只能等待门被打开。故选D项。
解析:
句意：幸运的是，两只猫自己解决了门的难题。on the scene在现场；at a loss不知所措；on their own独自地；as a response作为回应。 根据下文可知，这两只猫最后还是自己解决了这个开门问题。故选C项。
解析:
句意：不知怎么的，Boo开始在想出去的时候和Scout蹭鼻子，Scout就会为Boo按铃。begin开始；agree同意；fail失败；happen发生。根据下文“when he wanted to go outside and Scout would ring the bell for Boo”可知，Boo想出去就会开始蹭Scout的鼻子，让他帮忙按铃。故选A项。