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2023～2024学年度下学期高二期中试卷 英语 考生注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4. 本卷命题范围：外研版选择性必修第二册～选择性必修第三册 Unit 5。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Who will look after the woman’s children when she is away? A. The children’s aunt. B. The children themselves. C. The man and his wife. 2. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter. 3. What is the man doing? A. Looking for a bus. B. Asking for directions. C. Offering some information. 4. Where is probably the man’s son? A. At his school. B. In Europe. C. At his friend’s. 5. When did the man give the fish water? A. Just now. B. Yesterday. C. This morning. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the man ask Larry to take to the party? A. Some oranges. B. Some drinks. C. Some bottles. 7. What is the woman writing down? A. The man’s words. B. The man’s address. C. The man’s phone number. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is most probably the woman? A. A news reporter. B. A businesswoman. C. A painter. 9. What exhibition is going to be held? A. A photography exhibition. B. An exhibition of clothes. C. A painting exhibition. 10. Where do the exhibits come from? A. The art gallery. B. The town. C. Different countries. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What happened to the man? A. He had a bad cold. B. He hurt his knee. C. He lost his game. 12. When will the speakers play against the Michigan team? A. Next Wednesday. B. This Saturday. C. This afternoon. 13. What will the man do tomorrow? A. See the game films. B. Have a rest at home. C. Go back to his team. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the woman most interested in? A. Playing the piano. B. Playing the violin. C. Listening to classical music. 15. What are the speakers both poor at? A. Sports. B. Songs. C. The theory of music. 16. Who will the speakers visit? A. Their friends. B. The man’s uncle. C. The woman’s teacher. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. How long does each eye contact last in Americans’ normal conversation? A. About one second. B. A few seconds. C. About one minute. 18. What are you supposed to do when you look at an American passer-by in the street? A. Avoid smiling at him. B. Look neither too little nor too much. C. Look at him at a distance of over eight feet. 19. Why does a listener in England stare at the speaker attentively? A. To avoid talking directly to the speaker. B. To expect the speaker to end the talk. C. To show his interest in the talk. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Characteristics of eye contact in America. B. The introduction of America’s street culture. C. The differences between America and England. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Anyone who has seen a waterfall up close will agree that their majesty(壮观)is almost indescribable. These are the four falls on the planet, each of which is wonderful in its own way. Niagara Falls At 3,950 feet wide, Niagara Falls is far from the largest waterfall around, but it is the falls with the largest volume of water traveling through it and is undoubtedly the best known waterfall on the planet. It receives somewhere between 14 and 20 million visitors annually. It has three separate parts: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe, or Canadian Falls. Chutes Kongou Also known as Kongou Falls Chutes Kongou measures 10,500 feet wide, making it the world’s third largest existing waterfall. It’s part of the Ivindo River in Gabon, and is roughly 185 feet tall. Among the most powerful waterfalls in the world, roughly 31,800 cubic feet of water f low down it each second. It is located within the Ivindo National Park, which was set up to protect the biodiversity of the Ivindo River. Salto Para Salto Para, or Para Falls, is an 18,400-foot wide waterfall on the Rio Caura in the Bolivar region of Venezuela. These half-moon-shaped falls are formed where two parts of the river come together and drop down almost 200 feet, each side of which is a green jungle island. Chutes de Khone Chutes de Khone—also known as Khone Falls—is the largest waterfall in the world. At 35,376 feet wide, it’s almost twice the width of its next largest competitor. The falls are part of the Mekong River in Laos, and occur where the river divides into seven large channels and many more smaller ones. It’s made up of several different rapids and falls, pouring down from a height of 69 feet. 1. What is special about Niagara Falls? A. It is the most famous waterfall. B. It is next to a green jungle island. C. It is made up of four separate parts. D. It is a half-moon-shaped waterfall. 2. Where is Chutes Kongou? A. In Laos. B. In Canada. C. In Gabon. D. In Venezuela. 3. Which is the largest waterfall in the world according to the text? A. Salto Para. B. Chutes de Khone. C. Chutes Kongou. D. Niagara Falls, 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个著名的瀑布。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Niagara Falls部分“At 3,950 feet wide, Niagara Falls is far from the largest waterfall around, but it is the falls with the largest volume of water traveling through it and is undoubtedly the best known waterfall on the planet.(尼亚加拉瀑布宽3950英尺，远不是世界上最大的瀑布，但它是流经水量最大的瀑布，毫无疑问是地球上最著名的瀑布)”可知，Niagara Falls是最有名的瀑布。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Chutes Kongu部分“It’s part of the Ivindo River in Gabon, and is roughly 185 feet tall.(它是加蓬伊文多河的一部分，大约185英尺高)”可知，Chutes Kongou位于加蓬。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Chutes de Kh one部分“Chutes de Khone—also known as Khone Falls—is the largest waterfall in the world.(孔恩瀑布也被称为孔恩瀑布，是世界上最大的瀑布)”可知，Chutes de Kh one是世界上最大的瀑布。故选B。 B Nicholas Chorier is not a usual photographer. He is a kite aerial (航空的) photographer. He uses a kite to hoist (吊起) his camera into the skies and clicks photographs. As a teenager, Nicholas had two passions — photography and kite flying. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies together for a living. Nicholas learnt to make strong kites modeled on the Japanese kites, Rokkaku that could stand high winds. A newbie in his chosen field, he then set out to train himself, Today he is one of the most well-known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a basket containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and then fly it, thus launching the camera into air. From the ground, Nicholas controls the angles of the camera with a remote. An air-to-ground video link enables him to see the view from the kite’s point. Once satisfied with the frame, he clicks a picture, However, the job does have its pitfalls, too. Once, his kite disappeared in the Yamuna River, with his expensive camera following it. He is especially fond of India, having made a couple of trips and taken many spectacular photos. “India is a too vast and beautiful country to be captured through the cameras in one life,” he says. He recently released a book, Kite’s Eye View: India between Earth and Sky. Though it includes photographs of “No Photo” sites like the Taj Mahal, it shows them from a totally different perspective. 4. What were Nicholas’s two hobbies? A. Design and reading. B. Traveling and drawing. C. Kite making and selling. D. Photography and kite flying. 5. What is “Rokkaku”? A. A technique. B. A Japanese. C. A kind of kite. D. A beginner. 6. What does the underlined word “pitfulls” in paragraph 2 mean? A Benefits. B. Choices. C. Secrets. D. Risks. 7. Which word can best describe Nicholas? A. Creative. B. Honest. C. Humorous. D. Warm-hearted. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。尼古拉斯·乔里耶是一名风筝航拍摄影师，文章对他的职业内容和经历进行了介绍。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“As a teenager, Nicholas had two passions — photography and kite flying.(十几岁的时候，尼古拉斯有两大爱好——摄影和放风筝。)”可知，尼古拉斯的爱好是摄影和放风筝。故选D。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段倒第二句“Nicholas learnt to make strong kites modeled on the Japanese kites, Rokkaku that could stand high winds.(尼古拉斯学会了仿照日本风筝制作坚固的风筝，六阁风筝可以承受大风。)”可知，Rokkaku是一种风筝。故选C。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段最后一句“Once, his kite disappeared in the Yamuna River, with his expensive camera following it.(有一次，他的风筝在亚穆纳河消失了，他那昂贵的相机也跟着消失了。)”可知，此处是指这项工作也有风险，pitfalls意为“风险”。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段前两句“Today he is one of the most well-known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a basket containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and then fly it, thus launching the camera into air.(如今，他是世界上最著名的风筝航拍摄影师之一。该技术是将装有摄影设备的篮子系在风筝的绳子上，然后放飞风筝，从而将相机放飞到空中。)”和最后一段最后一句“Though it includes photographs of “No Photo” sites like the Taj Mahal, it shows them from a totally different perspective.(虽然它包含了泰姬陵等“无照片”景点的照片，但它从一个完全不同的角度展示了它们。)”可知，尼古拉斯对摄影技术进行了创新，拍摄角度也很有创造性。故选A。 C Bees are a big part of the life cycle of plants, pollinating flower after flower and allowing plants to produce their yummy output. But with bee populations on the decline, what can take their place? How about soap bubbles? It may sound fantastical. But Eijiro Miyako and his colleague at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have used battery-powered bubble makers to pollinate a pear orchard. The details of their magical approach to agriculture are in the journal Science. A few years back, Miyako and his team tried to copy the pollination of honeybees by adopting a two-inch-long toy drone with brushes made of horsehair. But the tiny flyer was tough to control. And its little hairy brushes ended up damaging the delicate targets. After spending some time blowing bubbles with his son, Miyako started thinking more seriously about these little soapy wonders. He figured bubbles would be sticky enough to carry and deliver a pollen load but soft and flexible, so they shouldn’t hurt a flower when they land. The researchers chemically bettered their soapy solution to make bubbles that were mechanically stable and actually enhanced the pollination process. In the orchard, they aimed their soap bubbles at row after row of pear trees. And they found the bubble system worked just as well as the more labor-intensive pollination by hand: pear trees pollinated by bubbles eventually produced fruit — a sweet sign of success. Miyako has also upgraded the drone — this time using a larger model — equipped with a machine that lets out a huge number of bubbles in a short time. It has a big advantage over the hand-held model, because it’s fully autonomously controllab le by GPS with Google Map. So the drones can make a beeline to where farmers need them to be. 8. What is the function of the first paragraph? A. To provide examples. B. To lead in the topic. C. To make comparisons. D. To offer an argument. 9. What inspired Miyako to try a magic approach? A. Observing bees pollinate flowers. B. Pollinating pears with farmers. C. Flying drones with his colleague. D. Blowing bubbles with his child. 10. What can we say about the upgraded drone? A. It is eco-friendly. B. It is uncontrollable. C. It is more efficient. D. It is time-consuming. 11. Which section of a website does the text most probably come from? A. Agriculture. B. Business. C. Culture. D. Lifestyle. 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了Eijiro Miyako和他的同事使用电池驱动的泡泡机为梨园进行授粉的研究，并详细介绍了他们神奇的方法。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Bees are a big part of the life cycle of plants, pollinating flower after flower and allowing plants to produce their yummy output. But with bee populations on the decline, what can take their place? How about soap bubbles?”（蜜蜂是植物生命周期的重要组成部分，它们为一朵又一朵花授粉，让植物生产出美味的产品。但随着蜜蜂数量的减少，什么能取代它们呢?肥皂泡怎么样?）可知，第一段作者提出了用肥皂泡取代蜜蜂授粉的假想。再结合第二段第二句“But Eijiro Miyako and his colleague at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have used battery-powered bubble makers to pollinate a pear orchard.”（但是Eijiro Miyako和他在日本高级科学技术研究所的同事已经使用电池驱动的气泡制造器为梨园授粉。）及后文内容可知，下文具体介绍了Miyako与他的同事发明新方法的过程，由此可推断，第一段的目的就是引出文章话题。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“After spending some time blowing bubbles with his son, Miyako started thinking more seriously about these little soapy wonders. He figured bubbles would be sticky enough to carry and deliver a pollen load but soft and flexible, so they shouldn’t hurt a flower when they land.”（在和儿子一起吹了一段时间泡泡后，Miyako开始更认真地思考这些小肥皂奇迹。他认为气泡足够粘，可以携带和传递花粉，但又柔软有弹性，所以当它们降落时不会伤害到花朵。）可知，Miyako是在一次陪儿子玩泡泡水的时候有了解决问题的灵感。故选D项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Miyako has also upgraded the drone — this time using a larger model — equipped with a machine that lets out a huge number of bubbles in a short time. It has a big advantage over the hand-held model, because it’s fully autonomously controllab le by GPS with Google Map. So the drones can make a beeline to where farmers need them to be.”（Miyako还升级了这架无人机——这次使用了一个更大的模型——配备了一个机器，可以在短时间内喷出大量的气泡。它比手持模式有很大的优势，因为它完全由GPS和谷歌地图自动控制。因此，无人机可以直接飞到农民需要它们的地方。）可知，Miyako升级的这款无人机在短时间内可以喷出大量的气泡，而且是自动控制，可以飞到任何需要它们的地方。说明它效率更高。故选C项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“The details of their magical approach to agriculture are in the journal Science.”（他们神奇的农业方法的细节发表在《科学》杂志上。）及最后一段最后一句“So the drones can make a beeline to where farmers need them to be.”（因此，无人机可以直接飞到农民需要它们的地方。）并结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了Eijiro Miyako和他的同事使用电池驱动的泡泡机为梨园进行授粉的研究，这有助于提高农业和农民的效率。因此本文最可能出现在农业版面上。故选A项。 D The government of Singapore has created a highly developed system that turns wastewater into drinking water. The system involves a network of tunnels and high-technology treatment centers. Reused wastewater can now meet 40 percent of Singapore’s water demand. The country’s water agency says it expects to meet 55 percent of Singapore’s water demand by the year 2060. Most of the water is used for microchip manufacturing centers and cooling systems in buildings. But some of it is added to the country’s drinking water supplies. The system helps reduce ocean pollution, as only a small amount of the treated water is sent into the sea. Singapore has few natural water sources. The island nation has long had to depend mostly on supplies from neighboring Malaysia. Low Pei Chin, chief engineer of the water reclamation department of the Public Utilities Board, told reporters with Independent, “Singapore lacks natural resources, and it is limited in space, which is why we are always looking for ways to explore water sources and stretch our water supply.” The Changi Water Reclamation Plant on Singapore’s eastern coast is the main part of the country’s recycling system. Parts of the water treatment center are underground. Wastewater enters the center through a 48-kilometer tunnel that is linked to sewers(下水道). The center contains a large system of steel pipes, tubes, tanks, cleaning systems and other machinery. It can treat up to 900 million liters of wastewater a day. Waste that arrives at the plant goes through a cleaning process before powerful pumps send it flowing to areas above ground for more treatment. There, the treated water receives additional cleaning. Bacteria and viruses are removed through highly developed cleaning processes. Singapore is also in the process of expanding its recycling system. The country will add another underground tunnel and a major water treatment center to serve the western half of the island. Officials expect work on the center to be completed by 2025. By the time the expansion is finished, Singapore will have spent about $7.4 billion on its water treatment systems. 12. What can we know about the treated water? A. Most of it is sent into the sea. B. It can only be used by factories. C. Some of it is used as drinking water. D. It can meet the whole country’s water demand. 13. Why has Singapore always relied on its neighbour for most of its water supply? A. It has a friendly neighbor. B. It is short of water resources. C. Its people dislike using recycled water. D Its water consumption is particularly high. 14. What’s the sixth paragraph mainly about? A. The history of a water treatment center. B. The reasons for cleaning wastewater. C. Introduction to groundwater networks. D. The process of recycling the wastewater. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Singapore Turns Wastewater into Drinking Water B. Singapore Builds a Strong Water-saving Culture C. What Are Singapore’s Water Success and Lessons? D. How Singapore Is Putting a Stop to Water Running out? 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了新加坡政府如何创建一个高度发达的系统来将废水转化为饮用水，并详细描述了该系统的运作方式、效果以及未来计划。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Most of the water is used for microchip manufacturing centers and cooling systems in buildings. But some of it is added to the country’s drinking water supplies.(这些水大部分用于微芯片制造中心和建筑物的冷却系统。但其中一些被添加到该国的饮用水供应中。)”可知，废水被处理之后有一部分被用作了饮用水。故选C。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Singapore has few natural water sources. The island nation has long had to depend mostly on supplies from neighboring Malaysia.(新加坡自然资源匮乏。这个岛国长期以来主要依赖邻国马来西亚的供应。)”可知，新加坡自然水资源匮乏，所以一直以来大部分用水依赖邻国马来西亚。故选B。 【14题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第六段“Waste that arrives at the plant goes through a cleaning process before powerful pumps send it flowing to areas above ground for more treatment. There, the treated water receives additional cleaning. Bacteria and viruses are removed through highly developed cleaning processes. (到达工厂的废物在经过清洁过程后，再由功率强大的泵将其输送到地面以上区域进行更多处理。在那里，处理过的水会进行额外的清洁。通过高度发达的清洁工艺去除细菌和病毒。)”可知，本段主要介绍了废水在回收厂的一系列复杂的处理过程。故选D。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“The government of Singapore has created a highly developed system that turns wastewater into drinking water. The system involves a network of tunnels and high-technology treatment centers.(新加坡政府建立了一个高度发达的系统，可以将废水转化为饮用水。该系统包括隧道网络和高科技治疗中心。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了新加坡如何将废水转化为饮用水的过程，包括系统的构建、处理水的用途以及这个系统对新加坡水资源管理的重要性。故“Singapore Turns Wastewater into Drinking Water(新加坡将废水转化为饮用水)”是文章最佳标题。故选A。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 What’s in a Game? Picture you and your friends sitting around one Saturday, bored. You’ve read every book, watched every movie and played every game. There is absolutely nothing left to do. ____16____? Here are some guidelines to help you invent a new game that’s both playable and fun. The Ohjective The first thing you’ll need to design a great game is an objective or goal for players to work toward. ____17____. For example, Hockey games and Risk, a kind of card game, have one thing in common — when one player or team reaches the final objective, they win. ____18____ Next, you’ll need rules to let your players know what they can and can’t do. It might seem like a game with no rules would be more fun. You can do anything you want! Unfortunately, this often results in confused players arguing about how the game should be played. Rules set limits and define what the game is — and what it isn’t. Players need to know what they can and can’t do, and what will happen when they do different things. Meaningful Choices While you are creating your rules think about the choices players will make and what effects those choices will have. ____19____. If the same thing happens no matter what choice the player makes, they’ll wonder why they have to choose. Don’t Forget to Playtest! Any game you see in stores has gone through many rounds of testing and revision. Rules that seem clear to you might be confusing for others. Situations might come up that you didn’t expect. ____20____. A. The Place B. The Rules C. What can your players do D. What if you could invent your own game E. Every choice a player makes needs to have an effect on the gameplay F. The best way to make sure your game is playable and fun is to playtest it G. Objectives can take many forms, but they should always be clear to the players 【答案】16. D 17. G 18. B 19. E 20. F 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了创造一款游戏的一些指导原则。 【16题详解】 上文“Picture you and your friends sitting around one Saturday, bored. You’ve read every book, watched every movie and played every game. There is absolutely nothing left to do.”（想象一下你和你的朋友在某个周六无所事事地坐在一起。你读过所有的书，看过所有的电影，玩过所有的游戏。绝对没有什么可做的了。）描述了一幅周六和朋友在一起无所事事的无聊场景，结合下文“Here are some guidelines to help you invent a new game that’s both playable and fun.”（这里有一些指导原则可以帮助你创造一款既可玩又有趣的新游戏。）引出了创造一款游戏的建议，D项“What if you could invent your own game”（如果你能发明自己的游戏会怎么样？）衔接上文，说明应对无聊周末的解决办法，并衔接下文创造一款游戏的建议。符合句意。故选D项。 【17题详解】 上文“The first thing you’ll need to design a great game is an objective or goal for players to work toward.”（要设计一款好玩的游戏，你需要做的第一件事就是为玩家设定一个目标。）说明目标在游戏设计中的重要性。并结合下文“For example, Hockey games and Risk, a kind of card game, have one thing in common — when one player or team reaches the final objective, they win.”（例如，曲棍球游戏和Risk(一种纸牌游戏)有一个共同点——当一名玩家或团队达到最终目标时，他们就赢了。）举例说明了游戏中要有明确的目标设定。G项“Objectives can take many forms, but they should always be clear to the players”（目标可以有多种形式，但玩家必须清楚这些目标。）承上启下，衔接恰当。故选G项。 【18题详解】 下文“Next, you’ll need rules to let your players know what they can and can’t do. It might seem like a game with no rules would be more fun. You can do anything you want! Unfortunately, this often results in confused players arguing about how the game should be played. Rules set limits and define what the game is — and what it isn’t. Players need to know what they can and can’t do, and what will happen when they do different things.”（接下来，你需要制定规则，让玩家知道他们能做什么，不能做什么。似乎没有规则的游戏会更有趣。你可以做任何你想做的事！不幸的是，这通常会导致困惑的玩家争论游戏应该如何玩。规则设定了限制，定义了什么是游戏，什么不是游戏。玩家需要知道他们能做什么和不能做什么，以及当他们做不同的事情时会发生什么。）说明了设定游戏规则的重要性。B项“The Rules”（规则）可作为小标题概括本段内容。故选B项。 【19题详解】 上文“While you are creating your rules, think about the choices players will make and what effects those choices will have.”（当你在创造规则时，考虑玩家将做出的选择以及这些选择将产生的影响。）说明制定规则时，需要考虑到玩家的选择。E项“Every choice a player makes needs to have an effect on the gameplay”（玩家做出的每一个选择都必须对游戏玩法产生影响。）衔接上文，进一步解释玩家选择的影响，衔接恰当。故选E项。 【20题详解】 上文“Any game you see in stores has gone through many rounds of testing and revision. Rules that seem clear to you might be confusing for others. Situations might come up that you didn’t expect.”（你在商店里看到的任何游戏都经历了多次测试和修改。对你来说很清楚的规则可能会让别人感到困惑。你可能会遇到意想不到的情况。）并结合本段小标题“Don’t Forget to Playtest!”（不要忘记测试！）可知，本段强调了测试游戏的重要性，有助于解决让玩家困惑的情况，F项“The best way to make sure your game is playable and fun is to playtest it”（确保你的游戏具有可玩性和趣味性的最佳方法便是进行测试。）照应小标题，对前文问题给出明确解决办法。符合句意。故选F项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was working as a mechanical engineer, doing designing and product development at my company. I was really having a good time. However, one day, I got a message for a ___21___ from my manager at 4:45 pm. I went into his office, and I saw someone from HR sitting beside him. My manager said,“Your ___22___ is not up to the mark. You always need help from others to complete your work. You aren’t working ___23___ . So this will be your___24___day.” I had___25___my hardest in the last 3 months and to hear something like that___26___my confidence. I tried to convince him but the___27___was final. In this situation, I had two___28___. To feel sad for myself or to leave everything behind and go get what I was worth. I told myself that I___29___a job. I started____30____a new job actively. Putting in maximum effort, I got____31____. I made a record of 12 interviews in a week! I____32____several offers and accepted a new job! I was really____33____and proud of myself. I just want to say that no matter how much you____34____, you can always get back up. I am proud of myself that I stayed____35____and got a new offer within a few weeks. 21. A. fight B. meeting C. discussion D. drink 22. A. fault B. ambition C. trick D. performance 23. A. carefully B. immediately C. independently D. creatively 24. A. first B. last C. second D. third 25. A. worked B. played C. studied D. read 26. A. gave B. broke C. increased D. rebuilt 27. A. score B. attack C. decision D. offer 28. A. reasons B. problems C. rules D. choices 29. A. needed B. found C. had D. liked 30. A. referring to B. applying for C. succeeding in D. adapting to 31. A. friends B. visitors C. ideas D. interviews 32. A. chose B. designed C. received D. sent 33. A. happy B. depressed C. optimistic D. astonished 34 A. disagree B. pay C. eat D. fall 35. A. bored B. nervous C. strong D. curious 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讲述作者原本在一家公司担任机械工程师，后来被经理告知工作能力不符合标准。作者被裁后并没有自暴自弃，反而积极寻找工作，最终在几周之内找到了一份新工作。通过讲述自身工作的经历，作者建议我们在生活中无论跌倒多少次，我们始终都能再次站起来。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：A. fight打架；B. meeting会议；C. discussion讨论；D. drink饮料。根据空前“got a message”和空后“from my manager at 4:45 pm”可知，作者在下午收到了经理的开会信息。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的经理说：你的表现不合格。A. fault过错；B. ambition志向；C. trick把戏；D. performance表现。根据后文“You always need help from others to complete your work. (你总是需要别人的帮助才能完成你的工作)”可知经理认为作者在工作上的能力不足，“表现”不符合标准。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：你没有进行独立工作。A. carefully仔细地；B. immediately立刻；C. independently独立地；D. creatively有创造力地。根据空前“You always need help from others to complete your work. (你总是需要别人的帮助才能完成你的工作)”可知，作者不能“独立”完成工作，总依赖于其他人。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查数词词义辨析。句意：所以这将是你的最后一天。A. first 第一；B. last最后；C. second第二；D. third第三。关键词“So”表明前后句意呈因果关系，前文经理告知作者工作表现不合格，所以这将是作者任职的“最后”一天。故选B。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的三个月里，我付出了最大的努力，听到这样的消息让我失去了信心。A. worked工作；B. played玩耍；C. studied学习；D. read阅读。根据第一段“I was working as a mechanical engineer”和后文提示词“hardest”可知A符合题意，描述作者努力“工作”。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的三个月里，我付出了最大的努力，听到这样的消息让我失去了信心。A. gave给予；B. broke打破；C. increased增加；D. rebuilt重建。空前“ to hear something like that”指代前文经理对自己工作表现的负面评价，这种负面评价会“打击”信心。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我试图说服他，但这已是最终决定。A. score分数；B. attack攻击；C. decision决定；D. offer提议。关键词“but”表明前后句意呈转折关系，尽管我尝试去说服经理，但是我被裁掉是最终“决定”。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这种情况下，我面临两种选择。A. reasons理由；B. problems问题；C. rules规则；D. choices选择。后文“To feel sad for myself or to leave everything behind and go get what I was worth. (为自己感到难过，或者把一切都抛在脑后，去追求我的价值)”是作者被裁后面临的两种选择，要么自怨自艾，要么重新开始追求自我价值。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我告诉我自己我需要一份工作。A. needed需要；B. found找到；C. had有；D. liked喜欢。根据后文内容可知，作者开始积极找工作，所以此处表明作者认为自己“需要”一份工作。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我开始积极找工作。A. referring to提及，指的是；B. applying for申请；C. succeeding in成功；D. adapting to适应。前后文都在描述作者找工作的事情，所以此处B符合题意，构成动作顺序，告诉自己需要工作，开始“申请”新工作，最终找到工作。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：竭尽全力后，我收到了面试。A. friends朋友；B. visitors游客；C. ideas想法；D. interviews面试。根据后文关键词“ 12 interviews in a week”可知，D符合题意，原词复现。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我收到了几份工作邀请并接受了一份新工作！A. chose选择；B. designed设计；C. received接受；D. sent发送。根据“and”后“accepted a new job”可知，我“获得”了好几个工作邀请。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我真的很开心，也为自己感到骄傲。A. happy开心的；B. depressed沮丧的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. astonished震惊的。并列连词“and”表明前后感情色彩一致，所以A符合题意，happy和proud of并列。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只想说，不管你摔了多少次，你总能爬起来。A. disagree不同意；B. pay支付；C. eat吃；D. fall跌倒。连词“no matter how”表明前后句意呈让步关系，所以D选项符合题意，无论“跌倒”多少次，都能爬起来。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意： 我为自己感到骄傲，我保持了坚强，并在几周内得到了一份新工作。A. bored无聊的；C. nervous紧张的；C. strong强壮的，坚强的；D. curious好奇的。由前文内容可知，作者被裁之后并没有自暴自弃，反而积极寻找工作，所以作者一直是“坚强的”。故选C。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Imagine a humorous person you know. The moment he enters the room or even his name___36___(speak), you may think of laughter and joking. However, is joking or entertaining others always the main determiner of a humorous person? This introduces our question, “What is a humorous person?” A humorous person is someone that has a relaxed tone, makes others feel ___37___ (include) in a playful way, and can attract the attention of a crowd while ___38___ (control) the mood of a room at the same time. A person can be described___39___ humorous by having obvious comedic or amusing characteristics in one of many areas. He may be a serious person, but has a very dry tone and wit. There could also be a person that ___40___ (warm) offers simple puns (双关) to make others feel at ease. Being humorous is a way that can be learned and developed over time. In the book published by University Press, C. R. Snyder &. S. J. Lopez provide a detailed ___41___ (introduce) to humor, humor habits and humor tone, ___42___ not only allows for learning but also ___43___ (help) build the best quality of life. I will look into the ___44___ (character) and virtues of humorous people, and why being humorous can be a great thing in many situations. However, on ____45____ other hand, I will explore the reasons why humor can also be misused. Let’s get started. 【答案】36. is spoken 37. included 38. controlling 39. as 40. warmly 41. introduction 42. which 43. helps 44. characters 45. the 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了幽默的人的形成原因以及幽默的作用。 【36题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：他一进入房间，甚至只要一说到他的名字，你就会想到笑声和玩笑。空处应填谓语动词的形式，主语name与speak之间为被动关系，又因为前半句谓语动词是enters，所以此处应用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is spoken。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一个幽默的人有一种轻松的语气，让别人觉得自己以一种有趣的方式被包括在内，并且可以吸引一群人的注意力，同时控制一个房间的情绪。空处应填非谓语动词的形式，由句意及空前的makes others feel可知，此处应填形容词作表语，included意为“包括的，包含的”，为过去分词形式的形容词。故填included。 【38题详解】 考查状语从句的省略。句意：一个幽默的人有一种轻松的语气，让别人觉得自己以一种有趣的方式被包括在内，并且可以吸引一群人的注意力，同时控制一个房间的情绪。此处为状语从句的省略，在时间状语从句、条件状语从句和让步状语从句中，如果从句主语与主句主语一致，而且从句的谓语动词中有含有be动词的形式，则可以省略从句主语和be 动词，此处从句主语为A humorous person，与control之间为主动关系，所以从句补全后为while he was controlling。故填controlling。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：一个人在许多方面具有明显的喜剧或有趣的特征，就可以被描述为幽默。固定搭配describe sb. as...意为“把某人描述为……”。故填as。 【40题详解】 考查副词。句意：也可能是一个人，他热情地提供简单的双关语，让别人感到自在。此处修饰动词offers，应用副词warmly，作状语。故填warmly。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：在大学出版社出版的书中，C. R. Snyder &S. J. Lopez详细介绍了幽默、幽默习惯和幽默语气，这不仅有助于学习，而且有助于建立最好的生活质量。由句意及空前的provide a detailed可知，此处应填名词形式introduction，作宾语。故填introduction 。 【42题详解】 考查非限制性定语从句。句意：在大学出版社出版的书中，C. R. Snyder &S. J. Lopez详细介绍了幽默、幽默习惯和幽默语气，这不仅有助于学习，而且有助于建立最好的生活质量。此处为非限制性定语从句，先行词为空前整句话的内容，从句缺少主语，应用关系代词which。故填which。 【43题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：在大学出版社出版的书中，C. R. Snyder &S. J. Lopez详细介绍了幽默、幽默习惯和幽默语气，这不仅有助于学习，而且有助于建立最好的生活质量。空处应填谓语动词，not only...but also...连接两个并列谓语，由前面的allows for可知，应用一般现在时，使用第三人称单数形式helps。故填helps。 【44题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：我将研究幽默的人的性格和优点，以及为什么在许多情况下幽默是一件好事。由句意及空前的I will look into及空后的and virtues of humorous people可知，此处应填名词复数形式，作宾语。故填characters。 【45题详解】 考查冠词。句意：然而，另一方面，我将探讨幽默也可能被滥用的原因。 固定搭配on the other hand“另一方面”。故填the。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 上周六你校邀请了一位肢体语言方面的专家给全校学生开展了一次讲座。请你为校英语报写一篇短文，报道此次活动，内容包括： 1.讲座时间、地点； 2.讲座内容； 3.你的感受。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Last Saturday, our school invited a body language expert to deliver a lecture on the importance of using body language correctly to us students in the school hall. The expert not only introduced us various types of body language, but also taught us how to use them properly. Meanwhile, he provided some interesting demonstrations. I was fascinated by the expert’s vivid speech. From this experience, I realized the importance of body language and made up my mind to pay attention to it in the future. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为校英语报写一篇短文，报道上周六学校邀请一位肢体语言方面的专家给全校学生开展的一次讲座活动。 【详解】1.词汇积累 邀请：invite→ask 正确地：correctly→rightly 不同的：various→different 同时：meanwhile→at the same time 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Last Saturday, our school invited a body language expert to deliver a lecture on the importance of using body language correctly to us students in the school hall. 拓展句：Last Saturday, our school invited a body language expert to deliver a lecture which was on the importance of using body language correctly to us students in the school hall. 【点睛】【高分句型1】The expert not only introduced us various types of body language, but also taught us how to use them properly. (运用了固定句型not only…but also连接谓语) 【高分句型2】From this experience, I realized the importance of body language and made up my mind to pay attention to it in the future. (运用了非谓语动词不定式作目的状语) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I don’t look like the rest of my family. As a matter of fact, I stand out quite a bit with my white skin and blue eyes. When people see us together, it is clear that I am adopted. I am happy to have such a loving and caring family, but sometimes I wish I knew who my birth parents are. My friends often ask, “Are you sad that you don’t know your real parents?” I know that they are just curious and concerned about me — I’m fine, for the most part — but I feel like there’s something missing in my life, like a giant hole in my heart. My mother listens when I tell her about my feelings, and she feels that it is important for me to be in touch with my culture. Because of this, she and I go to Chinese Heritage Camp (CHC) each year in Snow Mountain Ranch. CHC is a two-day camp where hundreds of adopted kids like me spend time with each other. We talk about how it feels to be adopted, and we participate in fun outdoor activities. It’s great because we can talk about our feelings without having the conversation get too intense. Confusion, occasional disappointment and anger are no longer strange; they are normal here. It makes me feel like I am not alone, and there is someone out there going through the exact same emotions. Whether we’re talking, laughing, crying, or dancing, CHC is always an experience to remember. I like all of the new people I meet, and I will keep them in my heart forever, because it always feels good to know there are people out there just like me. In this way, my journey to find my roots continues for several years. I also gradually come out from the shadow of a seemingly inseparable teenager. Camp has changed the way I look at things. Each year seems to open up new surprises, adventures and friendships. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 CHC teaches me to learn that being adopted doesn’t mean that I’m strange. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I also sincerely love and thank my parents. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: CHC teaches me to learn that being adopted doesn’t mean that I’m strange. It just means that I wasn’t born into the family I live with. Being adopted won’t make my parents love me any less. Thanks to CHC, now when people ask me, “Are you sad you don’t know your real parents?” I can safely answer, “Maybe I don’t know who my birth parents are, and that makes me a little sad. But I do know that I live with my real parents in a real house, with a real family, and I love my life just the way it is.” I also sincerely love and thank my parents. They have always been with me, from a know-nothing baby to a rebellious teenager, until now. They embrace me, they love me, they teach me, they care for me and they comfort me. I’m luckier than a lot of people. With all these in mind, I have been able to face my life calmly. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者自己作为被收养孩子的经历和感受，以及对家庭和身份的思考，表达了对家庭和亲情的珍视以及对自我认同的探索。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“CHC教会我，被收养并不意味着我很奇怪。”以及第二段首句内容“我也真诚地爱并感谢我的父母。”可知，第一段可描写CHC让作者明白了何谓亲情。 ②由第二段首句内容“我也真诚地爱并感谢我的父母。”可知，第二段可描写作者从心底感谢养父母对自己的爱。 2.续写线索：在CHC，作者会和其他被收养的孩子一起度过一段时间，分享彼此的感受——慢慢地，作者开始改变了自己看待事物的方式——作者明白了自己的养父母给予自己的爱正是真正的父母之情——作者非常感激父母给予的爱和关怀 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①使、让：make/let ②拥抱：embrace/hug ③能够：be able to/be capable of 情绪类 ①悲伤的：sad/miserable/unhappy ②冷静地：calmly/sedately 【点睛】【高分句型1】Maybe I don’t know who my birth parents are, and that makes me a little sad.（运用了who的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】But I do know that I live with my real parents in a real house, with a real family, and I love my life just the way it is.（运用了that引导的宾语从句和省略关系词的定语从句） 听力答案：1～5 ACCBB 6～10 BAACC 11～15 BBCAC 16～20 BABCA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023～2024学年度下学期高二期中试卷 英语 考生注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4. 本卷命题范围：外研版选择性必修第二册～选择性必修第三册 Unit 5。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Who will look after the woman’s children when she is away? A. The children’s aunt. B. The children themselves. C. The man and his wife. 2. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter. 3. What is the man doing? A. Looking for a bus. B. Asking for directions. C. Offering some information. 4. Where is probably the man’s son? A. At his school. B. In Europe. C. At his friend’s. 5. When did the man give the fish water? A. Just now. B. Yesterday. C. This morning. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the man ask Larry to take to the party? A. Some oranges. B. Some drinks. C. Some bottles. 7. What is the woman writing down? A. The man’s words. B. The man’s address. C. The man’s phone number. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is most probably the woman? A. A news reporter. B. A businesswoman. C. A painter. 9. What exhibition is going to be held? A. A photography exhibition. B. An exhibition of clothes. C. A painting exhibition. 10. Where do the exhibits come from? A. The art gallery. B. The town. C. Different countries. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What happened to the man? A. He had a bad cold. B. He hurt his knee. C. He lost his game. 12 When will the speakers play against the Michigan team? A. Next Wednesday. B. This Saturday. C. This afternoon. 13. What will the man do tomorrow? A. See the game films. B. Have a rest at home. C. Go back to his team. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the woman most interested in? A. Playing the piano. B. Playing the violin. C. Listening to classical music. 15. What are the speakers both poor at? A. Sports. B. Songs. C. The theory of music. 16. Who will the speakers visit? A. Their friends. B. The man’s uncle. C. The woman’s teacher. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. How long does each eye contact last in Americans’ normal conversation? A. About one second. B. A few seconds. C. About one minute. 18. What are you supposed to do when you look at an American passer-by in the street? A. Avoid smiling at him. B. Look neither too little nor too much. C. Look at him at a distance of over eight feet. 19. Why does a listener in England stare at the speaker attentively? A. To avoid talking directly to the speaker. B. To expect the speaker to end the talk. C. To show his interest in the talk. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Characteristics of eye contact in America. B. The introduction of America’s street culture. C. The differences between America and England. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Anyone who has seen a waterfall up close will agree that their majesty(壮观)is almost indescribable. These are the four falls on the planet, each of which is wonderful in its own way. Niagara Falls At 3,950 feet wide, Niagara Falls is far from the largest waterfall around, but it is the falls with the largest volume of water traveling through it and is undoubtedly the best known waterfall on the planet. It receives somewhere between 14 and 20 million visitors annually. It has three separate parts: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe, or Canadian Falls. Chutes Kongou Also known as Kongou Falls, Chutes Kongou measures 10,500 feet wide, making it the world’s third largest existing waterfall. It’s part of the Ivindo River in Gabon, and is roughly 185 feet tall. Among the most powerful waterfalls in the world, roughly 31,800 cubic feet of water f low down it each second. It is located within the Ivindo National Park, which was set up to protect the biodiversity of the Ivindo River. Salto Para Salto Para, or Para Falls, is an 18,400-foot wide waterfall on the Rio Caura in the Bolivar region of Venezuela. These half-moon-shaped falls are formed where two parts of the river come together and drop down almost 200 feet, each side of which is a green jungle island. Chutes de Khone Chutes de Khone—also known as Khone Falls—is the largest waterfall in the world. At 35,376 feet wide, it’s almost twice the width of its next largest competitor. The falls are part of the Mekong River in Laos, and occur where the river divides into seven large channels and many more smaller ones. It’s made up of several different rapids and falls, pouring down from a height of 69 feet. 1. What is special about Niagara Falls? A. It is the most famous waterfall. B. It is next to a green jungle island. C. It is made up of four separate parts. D. It is a half-moon-shaped waterfall. 2. Where is Chutes Kongou? A. In Laos. B. In Canada. C. In Gabon. D. In Venezuela. 3. Which is the largest waterfall in the world according to the text? A. Salto Para. B. Chutes de Khone. C. Chutes Kongou. D. Niagara Falls, B Nicholas Chorier is not a usual photographer. He is a kite aerial (航空的) photographer. He uses a kite to hoist (吊起) his camera into the skies and clicks photographs. As a teenager, Nicholas had two passions — photography and kite flying. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies together for a living. Nicholas learnt to make strong kites modeled on the Japanese kites, Rokkaku that could stand high winds. A newbie in his chosen field, he then set out to train himself, Today he is one of the most well-known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a basket containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and then fly it, thus launching the camera into air. From the ground, Nicholas controls the angles of the camera with a remote. An air-to-ground video link enables him to see the view from the kite’s point. Once satisfied with the frame, he clicks a picture, However, the job does have its pitfalls, too. Once, his kite disappeared in the Yamuna River, with his expensive camera following it. He is especially fond of India, having made a couple of trips and taken many spectacular photos. “India is a too vast and beautiful country to be captured through the cameras in one life,” he says. He recently released a book, Kite’s Eye View: India between Earth and Sky. Though it includes photographs of “No Photo” sites like the Taj Mahal, it shows them from a totally different perspective. 4. What were Nicholas’s two hobbies? A. Design and reading. B. Traveling and drawing. C. Kite making and selling. D. Photography and kite flying. 5. What is “Rokkaku”? A. A technique. B. A Japanese. C. A kind of kite. D. A beginner. 6. What does the underlined word “pitfulls” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Benefits. B. Choices. C. Secrets. D. Risks. 7. Which word can best describe Nicholas? A. Creative. B. Honest. C. Humorous. D. Warm-hearted. C Bees are a big part of the life cycle of plants, pollinating flower after flower and allowing plants to produce their yummy output. But with bee populations on the decline, what can take their place? How about soap bubbles? It may sound fantastical. But Eijiro Miyako and his colleague at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have used battery-powered bubble makers to pollinate a pear orchard. The details of their magical approach to agriculture are in the journal Science. A few years back, Miyako and his team tried to copy the pollination of honeybees by adopting a two-inch-long toy drone with brushes made of horsehair. But the tiny flyer was tough to control. And its little hairy brushes ended up damaging the delicate targets. After spending some time blowing bubbles with his son, Miyako started thinking more seriously about these little soapy wonders. He figured bubbles would be sticky enough to carry and deliver a pollen load but soft and flexible, so they shouldn’t hurt a flower when they land. The researchers chemically bettered their soapy solution to make bubbles that were mechanically stable and actually enhanced the pollination process. In the orchard, they aimed their soap bubbles at row after row of pear trees. And they found the bubble system worked just as well as the more labor-intensive pollination by hand: pear trees pollinated by bubbles eventually produced fruit — a sweet sign of success. Miyako has also upgraded the drone — this time using a larger model — equipped with a machine that lets out a huge number of bubbles in a short time. It has a big advantage over the hand-held model, because it’s fully autonomously controllab le by GPS with Google Map. So the drones can make a beeline to where farmers need them to be. 8. What is the function of the first paragraph? A. To provide examples. B. To lead in the topic. C. To make comparisons. D. To offer an argument. 9. What inspired Miyako to try a magic approach? A Observing bees pollinate flowers. B. Pollinating pears with farmers. C. Flying drones with his colleague. D. Blowing bubbles with his child. 10. What can we say about the upgraded drone? A. It is eco-friendly. B. It is uncontrollable. C. It is more efficient. D. It is time-consuming. 11. Which section of a website does the text most probably come from? A. Agriculture. B. Business. C. Culture. D. Lifestyle. D The government of Singapore has created a highly developed system that turns wastewater into drinking water. The system involves a network of tunnels and high-technology treatment centers. Reused wastewater can now meet 40 percent of Singapore’s water demand. The country’s water agency says it expects to meet 55 percent of Singapore’s water demand by the year 2060. Most of the water is used for microchip manufacturing centers and cooling systems in buildings. But some of it is added to the country’s drinking water supplies. The system helps reduce ocean pollution, as only a small amount of the treated water is sent into the sea. Singapore has few natural water sources. The island nation has long had to depend mostly on supplies from neighboring Malaysia. Low Pei Chin chief engineer of the water reclamation department of the Public Utilities Board, told reporters with Independent, “Singapore lacks natural resources, and it is limited in space, which is why we are always looking for ways to explore water sources and stretch our water supply.” The Changi Water Reclamation Plant on Singapore’s eastern coast is the main part of the country’s recycling system. Parts of the water treatment center are underground. Wastewater enters the center through a 48-kilometer tunnel that is linked to sewers(下水道). The center contains a large system of steel pipes, tubes, tanks, cleaning systems and other machinery. It can treat up to 900 million liters of wastewater a day. Waste that arrives at the plant goes through a cleaning process before powerful pumps send it flowing to areas above ground for more treatment. There, the treated water receives additional cleaning. Bacteria and viruses are removed through highly developed cleaning processes. Singapore is also in the process of expanding its recycling system. The country will add another underground tunnel and a major water treatment center to serve the western half of the island. Officials expect work on the center to be completed by 2025. By the time the expansion is finished, Singapore will have spent about $7.4 billion on its water treatment systems. 12. What can we know about the treated water? A Most of it is sent into the sea. B. It can only be used by factories. C. Some of it is used as drinking water. D. It can meet the whole country’s water demand. 13. Why has Singapore always relied on its neighbour for most of its water supply? A. It has a friendly neighbor. B. It is short of water resources. C. Its people dislike using recycled water. D. Its water consumption is particularly high. 14. What’s the sixth paragraph mainly about? A. The history of a water treatment center. B. The reasons for cleaning wastewater. C. Introduction to groundwater networks. D. The process of recycling the wastewater. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Singapore Turns Wastewater into Drinking Water B. Singapore Builds a Strong Water-saving Culture C. What Are Singapore’s Water Success and Lessons? D. How Singapore Is Putting a Stop to Water Running out? 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 What’s in a Game? Picture you and your friends sitting around one Saturday, bored. You’ve read every book, watched every movie and played every game. There is absolutely nothing left to do. ____16____? Here are some guidelines to help you invent a new game that’s both playable and fun. The Ohjective The first thing you’ll need to design a great game is an objective or goal for players to work toward. ____17____. For example, Hockey games and Risk, a kind of card game, have one thing in common — when one player or team reaches the final objective, they win. ____18____ Next, you’ll need rules to let your players know what they can and can’t do. It might seem like a game with no rules would be more fun. You can do anything you want! Unfortunately, this often results in confused players arguing about how the game should be played. Rules set limits and define what the game is — and what it isn’t. Players need to know what they can and can’t do, and what will happen when they do different things. Meaningful Choices While you are creating your rules, think about the choices players will make and what effects those choices will have. ____19____. If the same thing happens no matter what choice the player makes, they’ll wonder why they have to choose. Don’t Forget to Playtest! Any game you see in stores has gone through many rounds of testing and revision. Rules that seem clear to you might be confusing for others. Situations might come up that you didn’t expect. ____20____. A. The Place B. The Rules C. What can your players do D. What if you could invent your own game E. Every choice a player makes needs to have an effect on the gameplay F. The best way to make sure your game is playable and fun is to playtest it G. Objectives can take many forms, but they should always be clear to the players 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was working as a mechanical engineer, doing designing and product development at my company. I was really having a good time. However, one day, I got a message for a ___21___ from my manager at 4:45 pm. I went into his office, and I saw someone from HR sitting beside him. My manager said,“Your ___22___ is not up to the mark. You always need help from others to complete your work. You aren’t working ___23___ . So this will be your___24___day.” I had___25___my hardest in the last 3 months and to hear something like that___26___my confidence. I tried to convince him but the___27___was final. In this situation, I had two___28___. To feel sad for myself or to leave everything behind and go get what I was worth. I told myself that I___29___a job. I started____30____a new job actively. Putting in maximum effort, I got____31____. I made a record of 12 interviews in a week! I____32____several offers and accepted a new job! I was really____33____and proud of myself. I just want to say that no matter how much you____34____, you can always get back up. I am proud of myself that I stayed____35____and got a new offer within a few weeks. 21. A. fight B. meeting C. discussion D. drink 22. A. fault B. ambition C. trick D. performance 23. A. carefully B. immediately C. independently D. creatively 24. A. first B. last C. second D. third 25. A. worked B. played C. studied D. read 26. A. gave B. broke C. increased D. rebuilt 27. A. score B. attack C. decision D. offer 28. A. reasons B. problems C. rules D. choices 29. A. needed B. found C. had D. liked 30. A. referring to B. applying for C. succeeding in D. adapting to 31. A. friends B. visitors C. ideas D. interviews 32. A. chose B. designed C. received D. sent 33. A. happy B. depressed C. optimistic D. astonished 34. A. disagree B. pay C. eat D. fall 35. A. bored B. nervous C. strong D. curious 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Imagine a humorous person you know. The moment he enters the room or even his name___36___(speak), you may think of laughter and joking. However, is joking or entertaining others always the main determiner of a humorous person? This introduces our question, “What is a humorous person?” A humorous person is someone that has a relaxed tone, makes others feel ___37___ (include) in a playful way, and can attract the attention of a crowd while ___38___ (control) the mood of a room at the same time. A person can be described___39___ humorous by having obvious comedic or amusing characteristics in one of many areas. He may be a serious person but has a very dry tone and wit. There could also be a person that ___40___ (warm) offers simple puns (双关) to make others feel at ease. Being humorous is a way that can be learned and developed over time. In the book published by University Press, C. R. Snyder &. S. J. Lopez provide a detailed ___41___ (introduce) to humor, humor habits and humor tone, ___42___ not only allows for learning but also ___43___ (help) build the best quality of life. I will look into the ___44___ (character) and virtues of humorous people, and why being humorous can be a great thing in many situations. However, on ____45____ other hand, I will explore the reasons why humor can also be misused. Let’s get started. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 上周六你校邀请了一位肢体语言方面的专家给全校学生开展了一次讲座。请你为校英语报写一篇短文，报道此次活动，内容包括： 1.讲座时间、地点； 2.讲座内容； 3.你的感受。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I don’t look like the rest of my family. As a matter of fact, I stand out quite a bit with my white skin and blue eyes. When people see us together, it is clear that I am adopted. I am happy to have such a loving and caring family, but sometimes I wish I knew who my birth parents are. My friends often ask, “Are you sad that you don’t know your real parents?” I know that they are just curious and concerned about me — I’m fine, for the most part — but I feel like there’s something missing in my life, like a giant hole in my heart. My mother listens when I tell her about my feelings, and she feels that it is important for me to be in touch with my culture. Because of this, she and I go to Chinese Heritage Camp (CHC) each year in Snow Mountain Ranch. CHC is a two-day camp where hundreds of adopted kids like me spend time with each other. We talk about how it feels to be adopted, and we participate in fun outdoor activities. It’s great because we can talk about our feelings without having the conversation get too intense. Confusion, occasional disappointment and anger are no longer strange; they are normal here. It makes me feel like I am not alone, and there is someone out there going through the exact same emotions. Whether we’re talking, laughing, crying, or dancing, CHC is always an experience to remember. I like all of the new people I meet, and I will keep them in my heart forever, because it always feels good to know there are people out there just like me. In this way, my journey to find my roots continues for several years. I also gradually come out from the shadow of a seemingly inseparable teenager. Camp has changed the way I look at things. Each year seems to open up new surprises, adventures and friendships. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 CHC teaches me to learn that being adopted doesn’t mean that I’m strange. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I also sincerely love and thank my parents. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力答案：1～5 ACCBB 6～10 BAACC 11～15 BBCAC 16～20 BABCA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$