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2023.10注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的姓名、考生號、考場號和座位號填寫在答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼橫貼在答題卡指定區域。2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效?？忌仨毐３执痤}卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）（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。AAreyoulongingtospendaperfectromanticweekendinScotland?Hereisourpickofthemostromantichotelsthere.Justdon’tblameusifyougethomeandfindyou’veleftyourheartthere.GleneaglesTownhouse9/10RatingWithadramaticrestaurant,astate-of-the-artgym,andaluxuriousrooftopbar,thehotelisacombinationofcountryhouseandmodernstyle.Bedroomsareallsoftlightcolours,withclassicfurnitureandthickcarpets.ThebestroomsoverlooktheCityHallinStAndrewSquare,butyoumaywishtoavoidifbotheredbythetrams(電車)passingbelow.TheThreeChimneys8/10RatingStretchingontheshoreofLakeDunvegan,therestaurantkeepsmuchofitsmodestcharacter,withstonewallsandlowceilings.Therooms,inanotherbuilding,areairy,high-ceilingedandcontemporary.Staffgreetyouwithteaandhome-bakedcakesinthehallwithawood-burningstove,andtelescopesforbirds,sealionsandstar-spotting.InverlochyCastleHotel9/10RatingQueenVictoriasaidshe“neversawalovelierormoreromanticspot”thanInverlochyCastlein1873,anditremainsasimpressiveasever,lyingatthefootofMountainBenNevis.DinnerbeginswithadrinkbythefireintheGreatHall,followedbyafive-coursemenu.Inthisoldcountryhouse,youcanfeelasenseoftimesuspended.KyleskuHotel8/10RatingThisdelightfulsmallhotel,partsofwhichdatefromthe17thcentury,offersstylishaccommodationandsplendidlocalseafoodonatinyislandlookingoutacrossLakeGlendhu.It’slocatedinabeautiful,remoteregionoftheScottishHighlands,makingitperfectforthosewholovehillwalking,wildswimmingandbird-watching.HowisGleneaglesTownhousedifferentfromtheotherhotels?A.Itisknownforitsdeliciousfood. B.Itislocatedinthedowntownarea.C.Itprovidesroomsinmodernstyle. D.Ithostedfamouspeopleinhistory.Whichhotelswillattractbirdlovers?GleneaglesTownhouse&TheThreeChimneysInverlochyCastleHotel&KyleskuHotelGleneaglesTownhouse&InverlochyCastleHotelTheThreeChimneys&KyleskuHotelWhatisthewritingpurposeofthispassage?recommendsomegoodhotelsinScotland.ranktheScottishhotelsinorderroducethehistoryofoldScottishhotels.selectthemostromantichotelsinScotland.BItistheeighthtimethissummerthatGuoXiunanhasfailedtogrowvegetableswithoutchemicalpesticides(殺蟲劑).Aftertryingvarioushomemadebugsprays(噴劑),suchasplantash,mixturesofpepper,vinegar,alcoholandwater,therearestilllotsofholesintheleaveschewedbybeetles.“IwillnotgiveuptryingandIwillgoonwithmyexperiments,”the29-year-oldengineer-turned-farmersays.Covering0.67hectares(公頃)offarmlandand1.33hectaresofwoodlandandwetland,hisfarmislocatedinthesuburbsofHefei,EastChina’sAnhuiprovince.Heistryingtoturnitintoanorganicfarm,growingfruitsandvegetableswiththesameflavorofthosefromhischildhoodmemories.“GrowingtastyandhealthyfoodhasbeenmydreamsinceIwasateenager.Iknowhowdifficultitcanbe,butifyoutakethesoilseriously,Ibelieveitwillpayoff,”Guosays.Headdsthatfarmingisnotabusinessthatcanmakemoneyinashorttime,butforhim,itbecameanurgentissuewhenhisfathersufferedstomachcancerlastyear,ringinganalarmbelloverfoodsafety.Recallingspendingtimeonthefarmwithhisparentsasachild,Guobelievestheoveruseofchemicalsinfarmingisnotonlydamagingthesoil,butalsopeople’shealth.Afterinvestingmorethan100,000yuan($13,700)sinceherentedthefarmlandlastyear,andreadingmanybooksonagriculture,Guoisintheearlystagesoffightingthevariouschallengesthroughtrialanderror.Meanwhile,hehastodevelopmarketingchannelsforhisproducts.InMarch,heuploadedhisfirstpostonshort-videoplatformDouyintointroducehisbusiness.Hisaccountnowhasnearly6,000followers,whichiswayabovehisexpectations.“MaybeitisbecauseI’verealizedtheirdreamlife,onethattheydarenotpursue,”Guosays.WhatcanweknowaboutGuoXiunanfromthepassage?Hebecameafarmeraftergraduation.Hespenthischildhoodonthefarm.learningfarmingfromhisfather.Hehasmademoneyfromhisfarm.Howdidhisfather’sillnessinfluenceGuo?Heinvestedintreatingtheillnesses.Hebecameeagertogrowhealthyfood.Herealizedtheimportanceofhealth.Hewasencouragedtofacechallenges.WhatattractsGuo’sfollowersonDouyinaccordingtohim?Hisagriculturalproducts.Histalentinbusiness.Hislife-choiceoffarming.Hisinfluenceofsuccess.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGuo?Ambitiousandcompetitive.Traditionalandstubborn.Intelligentandadventurous.Determinedandhardworking.CPopulardestinationshaveseenanincreaseinincidentsinvolvingtouristsin\hrecentyears.ReportsofamandamagingtheColosseuminRome(羅馬圓形大劇場)showthatbehaviorhasworsenedeveninplacesthatrarelyhadproblemsinthepast.What’sbehindtheseacts?Oneanswerissocialmedia.InstagramandTikTokhavemadeiteasytofind“hiddendiamond”restaurantsanddiscovernewdestinationstoaddtoyourtravellist.Butthiswayoftravelplanninghashadotherconsequences.Itisknownassocialproofwhenwelooktothebehaviorsofotherstojustifyourownactions.travelersalsolooktosocialmediaforproofofhowothersbehavewhiletheygopleasure-seekingonvacations.Ifothersarethrowingcautiontothewindwhileonvacation,thiscancauseadominoeffectofbadbehavior.Besides,becausetouristsareoftenshelteredinhotelsawayfromlocalcommunities,theymightwronglythinkthattravelingtoaplacefarfromhomeisanopportunityforconsequence-freebadbehavior.Theyunderestimateorignoretheeffecttheiractionscanhaveonlocalcommunities.Inresponsetotouristmisbehavior,theislandofBali,afamoustouristdestinationinIndonesia,\hintroducednewguidelinesforvisitorsinJune2023.Theseincluderulesaboutproperbehaviorintheprotectedtemples,aroundtheislandandwithlocals,andrespectingthenaturalenvironment.Touristsnowneeda\hlicensetorentmotorbikes,andcannotsetfootonanymountainorvolcanoinBaliduetothenature-protectionlaws.Besides,travelersmustonlystayinregisteredhotels,whichwillimpactanumberofAirbnbproperties.Otherdestinationshavetakensimilarsteps.\hIceland,\hHawaii,and\hCostaRicahaverequiredvisitorstoobeylocallawsandcustom.Wheresucheffortsaren’tsuccessful,someplacessuchasThailand’sfamousMayaBayhavetakenitfurtherandfullyclosedtotourists,\hatleasttemporarily.Whatisareasonbehindwhattouristshavedoneinrecentyears?Theymisjudgetheresults.Theyneedn’tobeytherules.They’remisledbythelocals.Theycan’tacceptthecustom.Whatdoes“throwingcautiontothewind”inparagraph3mean?A.Actingimmediately. B.Exploringbravely.C.Wanderingaimlessly. D.Behavingwildly.WhatcantouristsdoinBalifromJune2023on?atemplewithrespect.Climbupthevolcano.Rentmotorbikesaswished.StayinanAirbnbhouse.Whydothetouristdestinationstakemeasuresagainstthetourists?reducetheinfluenceofsocialmedia.setalimitonthenumberofvisitors.restricttourists’improperbehavior.preventtouristsfrombeinginjured.DBackin2020,whenschoolswerestillvirtualandcitizenswerelivingtheirlivesinmasks,JamieDimon,theCEOofJPMorganChase,emergedasoneoftheearliestcriticsofremotework.“There’sahugevaluetoworkingtogetherintermsofcooperationandcreativityandtrainingtheyoungerpeople,”hesaid.Threeyearslater,Dimon’sopinionisunchanged.Thedifferencenowisthatithasgonemainstream.Withthepandemicdeclaredover,mostAmericancompaniesseemtohavesettledontheideathatsomein-persontimeisbeneficial—evennecessary—forworkplaces.Studieshavefoundpeoplegetmorefeedbackwhenthey’reinthesamespaceastheircoworkers,leadingtomoreopportunitiesforadvancement.Andwhilefindingsonproductivityaremixed,there’sevidencethatfullyremoteworkersencountermorefrictionwhentryingtoconveyinformationquickly.Aftermakingremoteworkpossibleformillionsofpeople,Zoomisnowtellingsomeofitsownemployeestoshowupinperson.Thecompanyhasdecidedthatemployeeswholivewithin50milesofaZoomofficearerequiredtoworkin-persontwodaysperweekintheoffice.However,manyofficeworkerswhoenjoyedgreaterautonomywhileworkingfromhomearenotreadilygivingthatup,evenastheiremployersstepupdemandsforthemtocomeback.HiredbyMicrosoftasaseniortrainingassociate,GarciaEspejoworksfromhomemostofthetime,scheduledassheseesfit.ForGarciaEspejo,who’sbeencaringforherelderlyparents,itwillbepainfultolosethisflexibility.“Post-COVIDforthefirsttimeever,peoplearebeingtoldwhenandwheretoshowup,anditjustiscausingthisreactionfrompeoplelike,‘Waitaminute.I’mnotready!’”saysDebbieLovich,managingdirectorattheBostonConsultingGroup.Still,thetrendiscoming.Arecentsurveyof1,500officeworkers,conductedbyBostonConsultingGroup,found85%workingin“ahybridmode,”andonly8%fullyremote.Whatproblemwithremoteworkdothestudiesconfirm?Declineintheoutputatwork.Lackofcooperationintheteam.Difficultyincommunication.Failuretotrainyoungworkers.WhatdoestheauthorwanttosaywithGarciaEspejo’sexample?necessarytoforceworkersbacktotheoffice.fromhomedoesharmtothecompanies.Manypeopledon’twanttogiveupremotework.Thepandemichaschangedpeople’slifeforever.Whatdoesanofficeworkerin“ahybridmode”do?fullyfromhome.Gototheofficeeveryweekday.Lookforajobeverywhere.Returntotheofficeregularly.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?CompaniesPushEmployeesBacktoOfficeStudiesFoundProblemswithRemoteZoomtheLeadintheChangingTrendCriticsofRemoteareUnderPressure第二節（52.512.5分）Withintheeducationsystem,teachersareoftenaskedtodotoomuchand,insomeplacesforsomesubjects,thereareteachershortages.36.Itcanfreeupteachers’timebyprovidingthemassistancetocompletelabor-intensiveactivities,suchasfeedback,gradingandevenlessonplanning.AnAIteachingassistant,forexample,canofferstudentsmorefrequentandimmediatefeedbackontheirwriting,andcanaskthemtoexplaintheirstepsonamathproblem.37,theylearnbetter.Butthisisimpossiblewithoneteacherandlargeclasssizes.38.Itcanreducetheamountoftimeteachersspendonplanningbycreatinglessonplans,brainstormingclassactivitiesanddraftingquizzesforcertaingroupsofstudentsrespectively.Spendinglesstimeonthesetasksdoesnotmeanweneedfewerteachers.Itmeansteachershavemoretimetobuildrelationshipswithstudents.Studiesshowthatstrongrelationshipswithteachersandschoolstaffhelpincreasestudents’motivationandacademicengagement.Teachershelpstudentsachieveasenseofbelonginginschool,seethemselvesascapableofsuccess,andactasarchitectsoftheirownfuture.39.UsingAIcanshiftresponsibilitiessoteacherscanfocusontheuniquelyhumanthingstheycandotohelpstudentslearnandpreparetosolvethechallengesoftomorrow.40.ThisiswheretheapplicationofAIcanhelpButartificialintelligencecannotdoanyofthatWhenstudentsgetfeedbackontheireffortsintimeAIwillallowthem,forinstance,toreachmorestudentsBecauseAIhelpsstudentsdothingsfasterandmoreeasilyAIcanalsohelpteachersdifferentiatelessonsforlearnersatdifferentlevelsSoAIwillreallybecomeanextensionoftheteacherratherthanareplacement第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）（15115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。Thepolarbearwasatinypointinafrozenwhiteworld.Afilmcrewbegantofollowatadistance,graduallygetting41,hopingtogetagoodpicture.However,thebearcametoarestataholeintheiceandstartedto42.Sodidthecrew.For12hoursthebearlayhalfasleep,half43withoutamove.Itwastoolong;thecrewhadbeenworkingfor22hours44ontheseaice.Coldandexhausted,they45defeat.Hoursofwaitingforlittlerewardisnot46.“It’sthepricewepaytogetuniqueimages,”saysaward-winningphotographerFlorianLedoux.“Itisa47forustogeteachshotinArctic—wepushourlimits.”Thebattleisintenseespeciallyduringwinter:48darknessaffectsyourmood,thelackofroutine49yourbodyclock,youareforeverfightingthebittercold,andeverythingyoutouchwith50handsstickstoyourskin.However51yourclothesare,thecoldbitesthrough.AnArcticphotographerforyears,Ledouxhaswitnessedthesignificant52 there.Itisheatingup,causingicetomeltand53 thewholeecosystem.“AmIjustphotographing?No,”hesays.“Itrytocatchsomeuniquebeautyof54 ,togiveavoicetotheonethatcannot55 .”41.A.easierB.largerC.closerD.darker42.A.digB.diveC.jumpD.wait43.A.awakeB.aliveC.awareD.alone44.A.forwardB.straightC.moreD.later45.A.overcameB.forgotC.imaginedD.admitted46.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.uncommonD.unfortunate47.A.bonusB.battleC.chanceD.lesson48.A.EndlessB.AimlessC.WindlessD.Countless49.A.wakesupB.followsupC.messesupD.windsup50.A.bareB.emptyC.roughD.cold51.A.dearB.stylishC.thickD.heavy52.A.changeB.landscapeC.accidentD.advance53.A.developingB.reformingC.monitoringD.threatening54.A.artB.natureC.iceD.space55.A.runB.seeC.hearD.speak（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。TheLeshanGiantBuddha(樂山大佛)isahugestatue56(carve)intothesideofLingyunMountain,SichuanProvince.Itisthetallestand57(large)Buddhaintheworld.Thereisalocal58(say):“ThemountainisaBuddhaandtheBuddhaisamountain.”Ifyouwanttoget59close-upviewoftheBuddha,youhavetoclimbthemountain.canchoosethewalkingroute,goingalongthewoodenpathways60(enjoy)thechangingviewfromvarious61(angle)oftheBuddha,fromitsfoottoitshead.It62(take)aroundtwohours.canalsochoosetovisittheLeshanGiantBuddhaonasightseeingboat.ThiswillletyouseetheBuddhafromadistance63getafulllookatit,takingonlythirtyminutes.However,Ibetyou’lljustbe64manyothervisitors—doingboththeboatrideandthetwo-hourwalk.Onlywhenyoujointhewalkingtourup,down,aroundandeventhroughtherockswillyoufeel65incredibletheplaceis.Believeme,it’swellworthit.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，在國外留學期間得知老師Smith經常參與社區服務（communityseric參與的愿望和理由；注意：寫作詞數應為80個左右；請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearMr.Smith,DearMr.Smith,Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Yours,LiHua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。reluctantlyopenedhersleepyeyesandlookedoutthewindowatthefoggyfieldbelow.“No!”shecried,nowfullyawake.Theatroublemaker,wasleisurelysteppingonMama’sbeloveddaisy雛菊)garden