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2024-2025学年度高三年级一学期期初调研测试 英 语 试 题 注意事项: 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2、回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。 3.本卷满分为 150分，考试时间为 120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 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. How many school supplies does the boy need? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five 2. Why does Mike make a stop? A. He needs to rest. B. It is the lunchtime. C. The motorcycle broke down. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The weather. B. Their favorite seasons. C. A plan for this week. 4. What is the news about San José? A. There is the best public transportation. B. It will take measures to ban cars. C. All Electric Buses will be replaced. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Waitress and customer. C. Mother and son. 第二节 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. Why does the man photograph the same tree every day? A. To evoke memories from the past. B. To exhibit the photos in the neighborhood. C. To show its changes through different seasons. 7 Which photo does the man like best? A. The one taken in spring. B. The one taken in summer. C. The one taken in winter. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. what does the woman say about her new job? A. It’s very challenging. B. It’s closer in distance. C. It’s similar to her old job. 9. What will the man do tonight? A Design commercials. B. Have dinner with the woman. C. Read articles about good restaurants. 听第8段材料，回答第 10至 12 题。 10. When will the machine be available? A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 11. What is the requirement for repair? A. An agreement. B. A receipt. C. Some money. 12. What kind of service is offered about the machine? A. It can be returned within 5 days. B. It can be delivered free of charge. C. It can be exchanged within 14 days. 听第9段材料，回答第 13至 16 题。 13. Where does Mr, King work now? A. At a college. B, At a wildlife park. C. At a research center. 14. How does the woman sound when hearing about the finding? A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Proud. 15. How do African wild dogs vote? A. By sneezing. B. By swinging tails. C. By reaching out paws. 16. When did Mr. King probably leave Botswana? A. On March 10th. B. On March 12th. C. On March 24th. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What subject do the listeners probably major in? A. English. B. History. C. Music. 18. Where will the listeners go on July 5th? A. A castle. B.A stately home. C. A museum. 19. How long is the canteen open on Fridays? A. 5.5 hours. B 4.5 hours. C. 3 hours. 20. What is Mrs. Green in charge of? A. The canteen. B. The recreation center. C. The accommodation. 第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题; 每题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 The High School Creator Expo is a melting pot of hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and educational workshops that bring the wonders of science and technology to life. Highlights: * Engage with cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and robotics. Explore how these technologies are shaping our world and inspiring new ways of learning, creating, and communicating. * Participate in workshops led by industry experts and educators, where you'll learn how to code, design apps, build circuits, and create your own tech projects. These sessions are designed to spark your creativity and foster a love for problem-solving. * Meet professionals from various fields of technology, including software development engineering, data science, and cybersecurity. They’ll share their experiences, offer advice on career paths, and answer your questions, helping you chart your tech-driven future. * Showcase your skills in coding competitions, robotics challenges, and other tech-themed events. Compete against fellow students, win prizes, and gain valuable experience that can help you stand out in college applications and future job interviews. * Connect with like-minded students, educators, and industry professionals. Make new friends, build your network, and discover potential mentors who can guide you on your tech journey. The High school Creator Expo is not just about learning about technology its about empowering you to become the innovators, creators, and problem-solvers of tomorrow. Mark your calendars and get ready to be inspired, educated, and entertained at the High School Creator Expo! 1. Who is the Expo intended for? A. University staff. B. Tech enthusiasts. C. Business owners. D. Technology tutors 2. How can one benefit from the Expo? A. Promoting their products B. Having job interviews. C. Getting career insights. D. Shaping the world. 3. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A school newspaper. B. An academic article. C. A technology lecture. D. A project handbook. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。主要介绍了“高中创作者博览会”，列举了博览会的亮点，如接触前沿技术、参加专家研讨会、与专业人士交流、参加技术竞赛以及建立人脉网络等 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“The High School Creator Expo is a melting pot of hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and educational workshops that bring the wonders of science and technology to life.(高中创造者博览会是一个实践活动、互动演示和教育研讨会的大熔炉，将科学和技术的奇迹带入生活)”以及第二段“Engage with cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and robotics. Explore how these technologies are shaping our world and inspiring new ways of learning, creating, and communicating.(接触尖端技术，如虚拟现实、增强现实和机器人。探索这些技术如何塑造我们的世界，并激发新的学习、创造和交流方式)”可知，博览会是为技术爱好者举办的。故选B项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Meet professionals from various fields of technology, including software development engineering, data science, and cybersecurity. They’ll share their experiences, offer advice on career paths, and answer your questions, helping you chart your tech-driven future.(会见来自不同技术领域的专业人士，包括软件开发工程、数据科学和网络安全。他们会分享他们的经验，提供职业道路建议，并回答你的问题，帮助你规划你的技术驱动的未来)”可知，在博览会上可以获得职业洞察力。故选C项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The High school Creator Expo is not just about learning about technology, its about empowering you to become the innovators, creators, and problem-solvers of tomorrow. Mark your calendars and get ready to be inspired, educated, and entertained at the High School Creator Expo!(高中创作人博览会不仅仅是关于学习技术，也是关于让你们成为未来的创新者、创造者和问题解决者。在你的日历上做上标记，准备好在高中创造者博览会上获得灵感、教育和娱乐吧!)”可知，这篇文章可能出自学校报纸，用于宣传和鼓励学生参加博览会。故选A项。 B At just 5 years old, little Selah noticed that many of her fellow kindergarten classmates were struggling with their ABCs and didn’t know how to read, so she wanted to do something. The determined girl enlisted (争取) the help of her parents and The Empowered Readers Literacy Project was born. After listening to their daughter’s concerns, Khalil and Nicole Thompson researched the issue and found some shocking information about literacy here in America including the fact that 85% of children in the juvenile (少年的) prison system are functionally illiterate. “All these crazy statistics for literacy blew our minds,” says Khalil Thompson. “The statistics said some prisons forecast the number of prison cells they are going to build in the future based on third-grade reading test scores.” Despite the awesome nature of the problem they were facing, the couple was spurred on by Selah’s resolution, “We really, should just give away 20 hundred thousand books,” Nicole remarks, recalling her daughter’s words, The family got to work — starting initiatives such as Project 500 and their Holiday Book Drive. As they began, one of the main issues the family found, contributing to illiteracy, was representation — children are, not as excited about reading when they don’t find themselves reflected in the pages of the book. And after realizing that very few of the characters in the stories she’d read looked like her. Selah then decided to write a book of her own that features a heroine who looks like her and shares her same interests and sense of adventure. In November 2019, Selah’s first book Penelope the Private Princess, was published, and the sequel (续集) just released in December 2020. “There is so mush inspiration behind the fact that this is a child that wrote this story and came up with this” says Khalil. “You can reclaim your story, do your own story, and do all the things that adults at a at your young age and you should really know that you have power in your voice and ideas.” 4. Why does Khalil mention the practice of prisons Para.2? A. To prove the accuracy of his statistics. B To stress the importance of early reading. C. To indicate the consequences of illiteracy. D. To predict the trend of future juvenile crime. 5. What can we learn from the third paragraph? A. The words of Selah forced the couple to work. B. The parents were encouraged by their daughter. C. The number of the book needed is too big to reach. D. The awesome nature of the problem surprised the couple. 6 What’s the problem Nicole discovered in kid’s books? A. Their plots were uninteresting. B. The illustrations were not lifelike. C. Kids were represented insufficiently. D. The colors applied were unattractive. 7. What’s the main character like in Penelope the Pirate Princess? A. Wealthy and powerful. B. Naughty and troublesome. C. Talented and sensitive. D. Determined and adventurous. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述一个5岁小女孩Selah如何注意到同学在阅读上的困难，并在父母的帮助下创立了阅读项目，最终还自己写了一本书的故事，展现了她的决心和行动力。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“After listening to their daughter’s concerns, Khalil and Nicole Thompson researched the issue and found some shocking information about literacy here in America including the fact that 85% of children in the juvenile (少年的) prison system are functionally illiterate. “All these crazy statistics for literacy blew our minds,” says Khalil Thompson. “The statistics said some prisons forecast the number of prison cells they are going to build in the future based on third-grade reading test scores.”(在听了女儿的担忧后，哈利勒和妮可·汤普森研究了这个问题，发现了一些令人震惊的信息，包括美国青少年监狱系统中85%的儿童是功能性文盲。“所有这些关于读写能力的疯狂统计数据让我们大吃一惊，”哈利勒·汤普森说。“统计数据显示，一些监狱根据三年级的阅读测试成绩来预测他们未来将要建造的牢房数量。”)”可知，本段提到监狱的做法是为了说明文盲的后果。故选C项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Despite the awesome nature of the problem they were facing, the couple was spurred on by Selah’s resolution, “We really, should just give away 20 hundred thousand books,” Nicole remarks, recalling her daughter’s words, The family got to work—starting initiatives such as Project 500 and their Holiday Book Drive.(尽管他们面临的问题很严重，但这对夫妇受到了塞拉决心的鼓舞。“我们真的应该捐赠20万本书，”妮可回忆起女儿的话时说道。这家人开始行动起来，发起了诸如“500项目”和“假日图书捐赠活动”等倡议)”可知，妮可夫妇受到了塞拉决心的鼓舞。故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“As they began, one of the main issues the family found, contributing to illiteracy, was representation—children are, not as excited about reading when they don’t find themselves reflected in the pages of the book. And after realizing that very few of the characters in the stories she’d read looked like her. Selah then decided to write a book of her own that features a heroine who looks like her and shares her same interests and sense of adventure.(当他们开始行动时，这个家庭发现导致文盲的主要原因之一是代表性——当孩子们在书页上看不到自己的影子时，他们就不会那么热衷于阅读。在意识到她读过的故事中很少有角色长得像她之后，塞拉决定自己写一本书，书中的女主角长得像她，和她有同样的兴趣和冒险精神)”可知，妮可在儿童读物中发现了书中儿童没有得到充分的代表。故选C项。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Selah then decided to write a book of her own that features a heroine who looks like her and shares her same interests and sense of adventure. In November 2019, Selah’s first book Penelope the Private Princess, was published, and the sequel (续集) just released in December 2020.(在意识到她读过的故事中很少有角色长得像她之后，塞拉决定自己写一本书，书中的女主角长得像她，和她有同样的兴趣和冒险精神。2019年11月，塞拉的第一本书Penelope the Pirate Princess出版了，续集也在2020年12月刚刚发行)”可知，Penelope the Pirate Princess中的主角是塞拉一样，做事充满决心并且有冒险精神的。故选D项。 C High employment, falling inflation (通货膨胀), and economic growth. On the surface, the US economy currently seems to be doing great. But as it turns out, things are not so rosy for the average working American. According to a March 6 survey conducted by the Savings website, 47 percent of parents provide some degree of financial support to their adult children to help deal with the cost of living struggles. Gen Zers (defined in the survey as aged 18 - 27) were found to be the most likely generation to get financial help from their parents, receiving on average 1,515 dollars (about 10.950 an) per month. Still, many older parents were found to be supporting their Millennial (aged 28 - 43) or Generation X (aged 44 - 59) adult children, accounting for 21 percent of parents providing support. The most common expenses cited were groceries, tuition and health insurance, among others, reported The Guardian. But why are so many US adults, both young and old, struggling to “leave the nest”? One major reason is soaring food prices. According to the US Department of Agriculture, food prices are expected to increase by nearly 2.5 percent across the board in 2024. Meanwhile, stable housing remains an elusive dream for many. The average rate for a 30- year, fixed rate mortgage (抵押贷款) was almost 8 percent in October 2023, said the Mortgage a Bankers Association. An extremely expensive mortgage means that many Americans are priced out of affording their own home. The final piece of the puzzle is falling salaries. Previous generations were able to count on graduating from college as the key to landing a job that paid well. But now, young US graduates have found that they earn less than their parents. According to a CNBC analysis, college graduate salaries have decreased more than 10 percent in four decades after adjusting for inflation. In other words, steadily declining salaries make it even harder for young Americans to cope with steadily rising costs. AS Gen Zers in the US struggle under financial pressures, so do the older generations supporting them, as their generosity puts their prospects for retirement at risk. The Savings website discovered that working parents were found to contribute “2.4 times more to support adult children than they contribute to their retirement accounts each month”. Essentially, while the US economy remains afloat, we might witness multiple generations of Americans sinking in their own lifeboats in the years ahead. 8. What did the March 6 survey find out about adult children in the US? A. Nearly half of them are financially dependent. B. Over half of Gen Zers are financially struggling. C. Generation X often offer their parents financial aid. D. A majority of them rely on their parents for education. 9. What does the underlined word “elusive” in paragraph 5 most probably mean? A. Easy to realize. B. Difficult to achieve. C. Often misunderstood. D. Commonly sought after. 10. What can be inferred from the article about people now in the US? A. Government policies favor older generations. B. College education guarantees a well-paid job. C. Salaries for graduates remain stable in four decades. D. Financial pressures affect both the young and the old. 11. What is the author’s attitude toward the future prospects of Americans? A. Reserved. B. Optimistic. C. Negative. D. Wait-and-see. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了美国经济表面上看似乎繁荣，但实际上普通美国人面临着诸多经济挑战和压力的问题。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的“According to a March 6 survey conducted by the Savings website, 47 percent of parents provide some degree of financial support to their adult children to help deal with the cost of living struggles. (美国储蓄网站3月6日进行的一项调查显示，47%的父母为成年子女提供某种程度的经济支持，以帮助他们解决生活困难。)”可知，3月6日的调查发现了美国成年子女其中近一半的人在经济上依赖他人。故选A项。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据后文“The average rate for a 30-year, fixed rate mortgage (抵押贷款) was almost 8 percent in October 2023, said the Mortgage a Bankers Association. An extremely expensive mortgage means that many Americans are priced out of affording their own home. (抵押贷款银行家协会表示，2023年10月，30年期固定利率抵押贷款的平均利率接近8%。极其昂贵的抵押贷款意味着许多美国人已经买不起自己的房子了。)”可知，许多美国人负担不起自己的房子，由此可推知，稳定的住房仍是许多人难以实现的梦想，由此则elusive意为“很难实现的”和B项意思相近。故选B。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“AS Gen Zers in the US struggle under financial pressures, so do the older generations supporting them, as their generosity puts their prospects for retirement at risk. The Savings website discovered that working parents were found to contribute “2.4 times more to support adult children than they contribute to their retirement accounts each month”. (随着美国Z世代承受着巨大的经济压力，支持他们的老一辈人也面临着同样的困境，因为他们的慷慨解囊危及了自己的退休前景。储蓄网站发现，“每月为成年子女提供的支持金额是父母为退休账户存入金额的2.4倍”)”可知，经济压力对年轻人和老年人都有影响。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Essentially, while the US economy remains afloat, we might witness multiple generations of Americans sinking in their own lifeboats in the years ahead. (从本质上讲，尽管美国经济仍然保持运转，但在未来几年里，我们可能会看到多代美国人在自己的救生艇中沉没。)”可知，作者对美国人的未来持消极的态度。故选C项。 D The human brain is a powerful natural computer that has evolved over tens of thousands of years. But what would you get if you combined this biological computer with areal one? Researchers at Indiana University Bloomington in the US have linked human brain-like tissues to an electronic chip, which can perform simple computer tasks. Their creation, named Brainoware, is part of a growing field called biological computing that might one day an do better than current computers, according to Nature. The brain-like tissues the researchers used, also, known as brain organoids (类器官) weren’t part of a living person’s brain. They were “grown” from human stem cells, which are capable of producing different types of cells and forming body tissues. It took two months for the stem cells to mature into an organoid. The researchers then placed one organoid onto an electronic chip with thousands of electrodes (电极). Although organoids are much simpler and smaller than an actual brain, they act similarly to human brains, such as responding to electrical signals, which is What our brain does all the time. These responses lead to changes in the brain, which fuel our ability to learn. To test Brainoware, the researchers used it for voice recognition by training it with 240 Japanese recordings spoken by eight speakers. They found that the organoid reacted different toward each voice. With an accuracy of 78 percent, it successfully identified the speakers by showing different neural activities. What’s special about Brainoware is that researchers can take advantage of the organoid’s complexity without understanding its cell networks, according to Daily Mail. In other words, scientists don’t need to know exactly how the organoid works in order to use it. According to the researchers' work published in December, combining organoids and electronic chips could increase the speed and efficiency of AI in the future. Also, such models can be used to study human brains, according to Nature. Using Brainoware to model and study neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer s disease, is one example. It could also be used to test the effects of different treatments for such diseases. “That’s where the promise is: using the to one day hopefully replace animal models of the brain,” Arti Ahluwalia, a researcher in Taly, told Nature. 12. What do we know about the tissues used by the researchers? A. They were artificially constructed. B. They formed a complete human brain. C. They were harvested from dead human bodies. D. They were cultured from specific human cells. 13. What success did Brinoware achieve in the voice recognition test? A. Distinguishing the voices between speakers. B. Understanding the content of the recordings. C. Showing preferences for some of the voices. D. Correctly matching all the speakers with their voices. 14. What makes Brainoware special, according to Daily Mail? A. Its complexity is easy to learn and understand. B. It opens up new possibilities for studying human brains. C. Its cell networks are the same as those of human brains. D. No in-depth knowledge of organoids is needed to use it. 15. What does the last paragraph focus on regarding Brainoware? A. Its underlying problems. B. Its potential applications. C. Its influence on AI technology. D. Its contribution to animal welfare. 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文体裁为说明文。美国印第安纳大学的研究团队开发了一种名为Brainoware的技术，将类似人脑的组织与电子芯片相结合，实现了简单的计算任务，如声音识别，为生物计算领域带来了新进展。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“They were “grown” from human stem cells, which are capable of producing different types of cells and forming body tissues.(它们是从人类干细胞中“培养”出来的，这些干细胞能够产生不同类型的细胞并形成身体组织)”可知，它们是从特定的人类细胞中培养出来的。故选D项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“They found that the organoid reacted different toward each voice. With an accuracy of 78 percent, it successfully identified the speakers by showing different neural activities.(他们发现，类器官对每种声音的反应不同。它通过显示不同的神经活动，成功地识别了说话者，准确率达到了78%)”可知，Brainoware 在声音识别测试中成功地区分了不同说话人的声音。故选A项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“What’s special about Brainoware is that researchers can take advantage of the organoid’s complexity without understanding its cell networks, according to Daily Mail.(据《每日邮报》报道，Brainoware的特别之处在于，研究人员可以在不了解细胞网络的情况下利用这种类器官的复杂性)”可知，Brainoware 的独特之处在于不需要深入了解其细胞网络就能使用它。故选D项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。由文章最后一段“According to the researchers' work published in December, combining organoids and electronic chips could increase the speed and efficiency of AI in the future. Also, such models can be used to study human brains, according to Nature. Using Brainoware to model and study neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer s disease, is one example. It could also be used to test the effects of different treatments for such diseases. “That’s where the promise is: using the to one day hopefully replace animal models of the brain,” Arti Ahluwalia, a researcher in Taly, told Nature.(根据研究人员去年12月发表的研究成果，将类器官和电子芯片结合起来，未来可以提高人工智能的速度和效率。此外，根据《自然》杂志的报道，这样的模型可以用来研究人类的大脑。使用brainware来模拟和研究神经系统疾病，如阿尔茨海默病，就是一个例子。它还可以用来测试对这类疾病的不同治疗方法的效果。意大利的研究人员Arti Ahluwalia在接受《自然》杂志采访时表示：“这就是前景所在：有一天，这些技术有望取代动物的大脑模型。”)”可知，最后一段主要介绍了Brainoware在未来可能的应用领域，包括用于研究神经系统疾病模型，以及可能替代动物实验等。因此，该段落的重点在于Brainoware的潜在应用。故选B项。 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。 Does the sound of rain really help you fall asleep? You’ve likely heard that the pitter pattering of raindrops can help people fall asleep. There’s also research that supports the idea that rain sounds are a useful sleep aid. Here’s what to know. ____16____ Rain sounds can mask other sharper noises in your environment. Think of a dripping faucet (水龙头) in the other room in utter silence; it could be very annoying. With a masking background of wind in the leaves, a soft rain, or some gentle waves playing on a loop on a speaker, the drip would never be noticed. ____17____ Rain sounds might literally hit the right frequencies By masking background sounds, rain tracks might seem like they’re just ordinary white noise, but they are not. ____18____ They are named after colors. Rain sounds are considered pink noise, which is characterized by louder sounds at a low frequency and softer sounds at high frequencies. Some research suggests that pink noise in particular can improve sleep in healthy individuals. But this may not be the case for everyone. Research suggests that nature has a calming effect In addition to helping people fall asleep, rain sounds can be straight-up relaxing. ____19____ Evidence points to psychological benefits, including increased cognitive capacity and reduced anxiety and stress. People exposed to nature sounds in a 2017 study had an increased parasympathetic response, meaning that the calming part of their nervous system was activated by these tracks. Should you try rain sounds? Rain or might help some people but here nor for everyone. ____20____ One person’s gentle rain is another one’s flood worry or need to go to the bathroom. Similarly, gentle rain with distant thunder is calming for some and alarming for others. Will they work for you? There’s only one way to find out! There’s only one way to find out! A. Rain noise hides other sounds. B. Rain noises sometimes disrupt seep. C. So rain sounds can create a calming background noise. D. White noise is an umbrella term for a variety of sounds. E. This may boil down to the fact that they’re a natural sound. F. It’s worth experimenting with the frequency to see if it can work for you. G. Different sounds will bring out different responses depending on the individual. 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. E 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了雨声如何帮助人们入睡，以及相关的科学研究支持这一观点。文章还讨论了雨声的频率特性、其对人们心理的益处，以及雨声对不同个体可能产生的不同效果。 【16题详解】 分析设空，为本句小标题，根据后文“Rain sounds can mask other sharper noises in your environment.(雨声可以掩盖你周围环境中其他更尖锐的噪音)”可知，这一段主要讲述雨声能隐藏其他噪音，A选项“Rain noise hides other sounds.(雨声掩盖了其他声音)”符合本段主题，能概括该段内容。故选A项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“With a masking background of wind in the leaves, a soft rain, or some gentle waves playing on a loop on a speaker, the drip would never be noticed.(有了树叶上的风，柔和的雨，或者扬声器上循环播放的一些温柔的波浪，滴水永远不会被注意到)”可知，雨声能创造一个平静的背景，C项“So rain sounds can create a calming background noise.(所以雨声可以创造一种平静的背景噪音)”与上文逻辑连贯，是对前文的总结。故选C项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“By masking background sounds, rain tracks might seem like they’re just ordinary white noise, but they are not.(通过掩盖背景声音，雨水轨迹可能看起来只是普通的白噪音，但事实并非如此)”以及后文“They are named after colors.(它们以颜色命名)”可知，前文提出了新的概念“白噪音”，此处在解释，所以D项“White noise is an umbrella term for a variety of sounds.(白噪音是各种声音的总称)”符合此处主题，是对“白噪音”的解释。故选D项。 【19题详解】 根据前文“In addition to helping people fall asleep, rain sounds can be straight-up relaxing.(除了帮助人们入睡，雨声还能让人放松)”以及后文“Evidence points to psychological benefits, including increased cognitive capacity and reduced anxiety and stress. People exposed to nature sounds in a 2017 study had an increased parasympathetic response, meaning that the calming part of their nervous system was activated by these tracks.(有证据表明它对心理有好处，包括提高认知能力，减少焦虑和压力。在2017年的一项研究中，接触自然声音的人的副交感神经反应增加，这意味着他们神经系统的镇静部分被这些声音激活)”可知，E项“This may boil down to the fact that they’re a natural sound.(这可能归结为它们是一种自然的声音)”是对前文的进一步解释，其中“natural sound”呼应下文，为同词复现。故选E项。 【20题详解】 根据前文“Rain or might help some people but here nor for everyone.(雨或可能会帮助一些人，但这里不是每个人)”以及后文“One person’s gentle rain is another one’s flood worry or need to go to the bathroom.(一个人的绵绵细雨可能是另一个人的洪水猛兽，或如厕之需)”可知，此处讲述雨声并不一定适用每个人，所以G项“Different sounds will bring out different responses depending on the individual.(不同的声音会引起不同的反应，这取决于个人)”符合此处主题，承上启下。故选G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，从短文后各题所给的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 68 when I first stepped onstage as a stand-up comedian in 2003. That first time was ____21____. I had no idea what the audience would make of me. In New York, comedians are ____22____ young men. It’s hard enough to ____23____ as a woman, but even harder as someone ____24____ enough to be their grandmother. As I stepped onstage that first time, people were clearly surprised to ____25____ me. I introduced myself, stated my age and tried my first joke. There was ____26____. But by the time I got to the third line, people were finally laughing properly. I was hooked. Even today, I’m ____27____ before I step out. My first ____28____ is, “Hello, everybody. I’m 88 and three-quarters years old. I’m telling you that ____29____ I don’t make it all the way through the show.” Then people laugh and I relax. After a show, people young and old come up to me saying what a(n) ____30____ I am. They say they want to be as active as I am when they reach my ____31____. I’m pleased that I can ____32____ others that, as an older person, you don’t need to take a back seat in life and you have got more to ____33____. Last year, I was recognized as the oldest female stand-up comedian in the world. But I have no ____34____ of stopping my comedy work. I hope to still be performing when I’m 100. My goal is to still be up there making people ____35____. 21. A. scary B. precious C. familiar D. private 22. A. relatively B. absolutely C. eventually D. typically 23. A. taken in B. put up C. break through D. note down 24 A. lucky B. old C. wise D. careful 25. A. help B. see C. check D. offer 26. A. silence B. bonus C. blessing D. thrill 27. A. excited B. grateful C. nervous D. skillful 28. A. surprise B. strategy C. relief D. line 29. A. as if B. in case C. even though D. in that 30. A. inspiration B. recreation C. crisis D. frustration 31. A. peak B. audience C. goal D. age 32. A. suggest B. challenge C. show D. relax 33. A. prove B. publish C. oppose D. please 34. A. mission B. principle C. intention D. burden 35. A. mature B. laugh C. learn D. win 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了一位老奶奶在晚年成为单口喜剧演员的经历和感受，从第一次登台到现在的心路历程，以及她对于年龄和生活的态度。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第一次很可怕。A. scary可怕的；B. precious珍贵的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. private私人的。根据后文“I had no idea what the audience would make of me.”可知，作者不知道观众会怎么看她，所以感到害怕。故选A项。 【22题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在纽约，喜剧演员通常是年轻人。A. relatively相对地；B. absolutely绝对地；C. eventually最终；D. typically典型地。根据后文“young men”结合选项和实际可知，喜剧演员通常是年轻人。故选D项。 【23题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：作为一个女人，想要突破已经很困难了，而作为一个年纪大到已经是他们祖母的人，就更难了。A. taken in吸收；B. put up张贴；C. break through突破；D. note down记下。根据前文“In New York, comedians are 　　　　2　　　　 young men.”可知，喜剧演员通常是年轻小伙子，所以作为一个女人，想要突破是困难的。故选C项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为一个女人，想要突破已经很困难了，而作为一个年纪大到已经是他们祖母的人，就更难了。A. lucky幸运的；B. old老的；C. wise明智的；D. careful仔细的。根据后文“to be their grandmother”可知，能是他们祖母的人，应是足够老的。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次走上舞台时，人们显然看到我感到惊讶。A. help帮助；B. see看见；C. check检查；D. offer提供。根据前文“As I stepped onstage that first time”可知，作者走上舞台，观众应是很惊讶的看着她。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一阵沉默。A. silence沉默；B. bonus奖金；C. blessing祝福；D. thrill激动。根据前文“I introduced myself, stated my age and tried my first joke.”以及后文“But by the time I got to the third line, people were finally laughing properly.”可知，前后是转折关系，后文观众才笑出来，所以前文作者讲笑话时，应是沉默的。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：直到今天，我出门前还是很紧张。A. excited兴奋的；B. grateful感激的；C. nervous紧张的；D. skillful熟练的。根据前文“I had no idea what the audience would make of me.”可知，作者上台前不知道观众怎么看她，感到紧张，结合句中“Even today”可推知，她现在仍然如此。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的第一句话是：“大家好。”A. surprise惊喜；B. strategy策略；C. relief解脱；D. line话。根据后文“Hello, everybody. I’m 88 and three-quarters years old. I’m telling you that 　　　　9　　　　 I don’t make it all the way through the show.”可知，此处是作者表演开头的第一句话。故选D项。 【29题详解】 考查连词短语辨析。句意：我告诉你这些是为了以防我没能撑到最后。”A. as if好像；B. in case以防；C. even though即使；D. in that因为。根据前文“I’m 88 and three-quarters years old.”和下文“I don’t make it all the way through the show.”可知，作者先强调自己的年龄，是怕万一自己不能撑到最后，这是作者的一种幽默。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一场表演结束后，年轻人和老年人都来找我，说我是多么鼓舞人心。A. inspiration鼓舞；B. recreation娱乐；C. crisis危机；D. frustration挫败。根据后文“They say they want to be as active as I am when they reach my 　　　　11　　　　.”可知，作者88岁高龄仍然活跃在舞台上，这让人们受到鼓舞，希望也像她一样。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们说，当他们到了我这个年龄时，他们想和我一样活跃。A. peak顶峰；B. audience观众；C. goal目标；D. age年龄。根据上文可知，作者高龄仍然活跃在舞台上，结合句中“They say they want to be as active as I am”可推知，他们想到达作者的年龄时跟作者一样。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴能够向其他人展示，作为一个老年人，你不需要在生活中退居二线，你还有更多要证明的东西。A. suggest建议；B. challenge挑战；C. show展示；D. relax放松。根据前文“After a show, people young and old come up to me saying what a(n) 　　　　10　　　　 I am.”可知，作者给人鼓舞，所以是向其他人展示。故选C项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很高兴能够向其他人展示，作为一个老年人，你不需要在生活中退居二线，你还有更多要证明的东西。A. prove证明；B. publish发布；C. oppose反对；D. please使愉快。根据前文“you don’t need to take a back seat in life”结合选项可知，作为一个老年人，你不需要在生活中退居二线，因为还有更多要证明的东西。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我无意停止我的喜剧工作。A. mission使命；B. principle原则；C. intention意图；D. burden负担。根据后文“I hope to still be performing when I’m 100.”可知，作者希望100岁的时候还能继续表演，所以是无意停止喜剧工作。故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的目标是继续站在那里让人们开怀大笑。A. mature（使）成熟；B. laugh笑；C. learn学习；D. win赢。根据前文“Last year, I was recognized as the oldest female stand-up comedian in the world.”可知，作者是脱口秀喜剧演员，所以目标应是让人们开怀大笑。故选B项。 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。 Since its official beginning in 2013, the International Day of Happiness ____36____(observe) for 11 years. This special day, ____37____ falls on March 20 every year, serves to remind people of the significance of happiness. But what exactly is happiness, and how can one achieve it? Experts in various fields hold different views on what happiness means and the factors that influence ____38____. As a researcher in the field of positive psychology, Sonja Lyubomirsky defines happiness as “the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being; combined with a sense ____39____ one’s life is good and ____40____(meaning)”. From the perspective of writers, James Joyce was seized by happiness in 1914 ____41____ his book Dubliners was officially published after being rejected by more than 20 publishers. According to economics, Tejvan Pettinger said that income is a crucial factor ____42____(affect) happiness. At lower income levels, it is generally agreed that increasing one’s income ____43____ (tend) to boost happiness, as it allows people to purchase many essential goods and services like food, housing, healthcare, education and so on. ____44____, after certain income levels, an increase in income only contributes slightly to overall happiness. The truth is that happiness itself is different for everyone, so everyone defines it differently and pursues it in a variety of ways. It’s a life lesson worth our whole lifetime ____45____(explore). 【答案】36. has been observed 37. which 38. it 39. that 40. meaningful 41. when 42. affecting 43. tends 44. However 45. to explore 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明世界幸福日这个节日。如何定义幸福？各个领域的专家学者有不同的看法，普通人也有不同的观点。 【36题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。自2013年正式设立以来，国际幸福日已经持续了11个年头。observe作本句谓语，根据since以及for 11 years可知，用现在完成时，和主语the International Day of Happiness之间是被动关系，用被动语态，主语为第三人称单数。故填has been observed。 【37题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这个特殊的日子，在每年的3月20日，是为了提醒人们幸福的重要性。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是“This special day”，在从句中作主语，用which引导。故填which。 【38题详解】 考查代词。句意：不同领域的专家对幸福的含义和影响幸福的因素持有不同的观点。本句是that引导的定语从句，从句缺少宾语，根据句意可知，可用it代指前文提到的happiness。故填it。 【39题详解】 考查同位语从句。句意：作为积极心理学领域的研究者，Sonja Lyubomirsky将幸福定义为“体验快乐、满足或积极的幸福状态，并结合一种生活美好且有意义的感觉”。空处引导同位语从句，从句中结构完整，用that引导。故填that。 【40题详解】 考查形容词。句意：作为积极心理学领域的研究者，Sonja Lyubomirsky将幸福定义为“体验快乐、满足或积极的幸福状态，并结合一种生活美好且有意义的感觉”。空前是系动词，所以空处应填形容词和good一起作并列表语，meaning的形容词形式是meaningful。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：从作家的角度来看，1914年，在被20多家出版社拒绝后，James Joyce的书《都柏林人》终于得以正式出版，他感到很幸福。空处引导定语从句，先行词是1914，在从句中作时间状语，用when引导。故填when。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：根据经济学，Tejvan Pettinger说收入是影响幸福的关键因素。本句已有谓语动词is，所以affect用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语income之间是主动关系，用现在分词作后置定语。故填affecting。 【43题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：在较低的收入水平，人们普遍认为增加收入往往会增加幸福感，因为它允许人们购买许多必需品和服务，如食品、住房、医疗保健、教育等。本句是that引导的宾语从句，从句缺少谓语，所以tend作本句谓语，描述客观事实，用一般现在时，主语increasing one’s income为第三人称单数。故填tends。 【44题详解】 考查副词。句意：然而，在一定的收入水平之后，收入的增加对整体幸福感的贡献很小。空处修饰空后整个句子，用副词修饰，根据句意可知，和前文是转折关系，用however，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填However。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这是值得我们用一生去探索的人生课程。本句已有谓语动词is，所以explore用非谓语形式，根据句意，表达“去探索”之意，用不定式作后置定语。故填to explore。 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分 ) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 巴黎奥运会已落下帷幕，中国运动员在比赛中的拼搏精神使你大受鼓舞。假如你是李华，请以此为话题，为你校即将举行的英语演讲比赛写一篇演讲稿。内容包括: 1.你的观看感受: 2.发出倡议。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Good morning! I’m Li Hua. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you! 【答案】 Good morning! I’m Li Hua. I’m excited to talk about the inspiring Olympic spirit from the recent Paris Olympics. I watched the Games with great enthusiasm. What truly struck me was not just the medals or records broken, but the spirit that drove these athletes forward. I was truly moved by the hard work and dedication of our Chinese athletes. Whether they won or lost, they all showed incredible perseverance, determination and respect for their competitors. With this in mind, I would like to make a heartfelt initiative. Let us embrace the fighting spirit of our athletes and carry it forward into our daily lives. Let’s strive for excellence in our studies, extracurricular activities, and personal growth. Let’s foster an environment where hard work is celebrated, where failures are seen as stepping stones to success, and where we support and encourage each other along the way. Thank you! 【解析】 【导语】本篇是应用文写作。巴黎奥运会已落下帷幕，中国运动员在比赛中的拼搏精神使你大受鼓舞，要求考生以此为话题，为你校即将举行的英语演讲比赛写一篇演讲稿。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 鼓舞人心的：inspiring→encouraging 热情：enthusiasm→eagerness 感动：move→touch 活动：activity→event 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I was truly moved by the hard work and dedication of our Chinese athletes. 拓展句：I was truly moved by the hard work and dedication that our Chinese athletes displayed during the Olympics. 【点睛】[高分句型1]What truly struck me was not just the medals or records broken, but the spirit that drove these athletes forward.(what引导的主语从句) [高分句型2]Let’s foster an environment where hard work is celebrated, where failures are seen as stepping stones to success, and where we support and encourage each other along the way.(where引导的定语从句) 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。 After getting up late on a sleepy Sunday, I saw my dad at the kitchen table reading the Sunday edition of the local newspaper. I made a sandwich and sat down next to him, asking him what was new. He turned sadly to me and said that the municipal council (市政委员会) was planning to introduce a measure to pull down the community garden nearby. He mentioned that he used to work on it with his dad, so the place had some fond childhood memories for him. He then put down the paper, walked over to the closet and-after a bit of searching-pulled out a thick, black binder (活页夹). Inside, there was a whole bunch of old photographs. After thumbing through a few pages, my dad found the one of him and his dad together at the community garden, just like he’d said. “Wow, your cheeks were super rosy back then!” I said, surprised. With nothing planned for the afternoon, my dad and I decided to take a trip over to the community garden to see how it was doing these days. Not great, as it turned out. Crumpled (皱巴巴的) soda cans, cigarette butts (烟头) and other trash were everywhere. Pots of soil were still there, but what few plants remained were either dead or dying. We looked at each other and knew what we had to do. After gathering some tools and garbage bags, we went straight to work cleaning up the place. I phoned up some of my school friends and, soon enough, a half-dozen people were collecting trash bags and sweeping paths. Someone had even brought bags of fresh seeds and soil along with new flowers, so we uprooted the old dead plants and flowers and planted anew. After only a few hours, the community garden looked totally changed. Despite our hard work, there was still the matter of the upcoming council vote. We created a plan: take photos of the garden and spread the news about the vote. Using the photographs, we would then collect signatures (签名) to show continued local interest and then present these to the council. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 After two weeks of photo-taking and signature-collecting, it was time to present at the local council meeting. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the end, our efforts paid off. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】After two weeks of photo-taking and signature-collecting, it came time to present at the local council meeting. Fortunately, we were well-prepared for what we had to say. Wearing our best suits, we made our case for the community garden. We pointed out not only the historical value of the space, but also the economic and social benefits of the garden. Plus, the dozens of signatures we had collected showed that people still cared about the garden, with some people even agreeing to volunteer and do regular maintenance again. After hearing our presentation, the council members held their own debate on whether to go through with the previously intended plan. In the end, our efforts paid off. The council finally decided to vote down the measure, thus saving the community garden that we had worked so hard on. My dad and I hugged each other in joy. After weeks and months passed by and as spring turned to summer, the community garden was thriving again, with volunteers working in the garden among countless fresh vegetables and flowers. On one of our visits to the community garden, my dad and I took a picture together. This picture is going to look great in the binder, I thought, right next to my dad’s old photograph. 【解析】 【导语】本文以故事情节为线索展开，讲述了作者在一个困倦的星期天早上，从父亲那了解到市政议会计划拆除附近社区花园，这是给作者父亲留下了一些美好的童年回忆的地方，所以作者与父亲去社区花园看看情况，发现花园里垃圾遍地，花草枯萎，于是拿起工具并叫上几个朋友一起帮助清理并重新改造社区花园，几个小时候，社区花园变了一幅面貌，并且制定计划争取留住社区花园的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“经过两周的拍照和签名收集，到了出席当地议会会议的时候了。”可知，第一段可描写作者他们为留住社区花园都做些什么努力，结合第二段的提示语，该段最后应提到理事会成员。 ②由第二段首句内容“最后，我们的努力得到了回报。”可知，第二段可描写花园最终保住了，以及后期社区花园的变化以及作者与父亲的感受。 2.续写线索：拍照签名收集——为社区花园辩护——理事会成员商议——否决拆除计划——社区花园的变化——父亲与作者的感受 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①收集：collect/assemble ②展示、传达：show/convey ③经过：passed by/go by 情绪类 ①关心，在意：be cared about/be concerned about ②快乐：joy/happiness/delight 【点睛】[高分句型1]. We pointed out not only the historical value of the space, but also the economic and social benefits of the garden.（运用了not only…but also…连接并列结构） [高分句型2]. The council finally decided to vote down the measure, thus saving the community garden that we had worked so hard on.（运用了现在分词saving 作结果状语以及that引导的定语从句） [高分句型3]. After weeks and months passed by and as spring turned to summer, the community garden was thriving again, with volunteers working in the garden among countless fresh vegetables and flowers.（运用了after和as引导的时间状语从句和with的复合结构） 听力1-5 ACABB 6-10 CAABB 11-15 ACCAA 16-20 CBCBC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年度高三年级一学期期初调研测试 英 语 试 题 注意事项: 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2、回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。 3.本卷满分为 150分，考试时间为 120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节 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. How many school supplies does the boy need? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five 2. Why does Mike make a stop? A. He needs to rest. B. It is the lunchtime. C. The motorcycle broke down. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The weather. B. Their favorite seasons. C. A plan for this week. 4. What is the news about San José? A. There is the best public transportation. B. It will take measures to ban cars. C. All Electric Buses will be replaced. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Waitress and customer. C. Mother and son. 第二节 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. Why does the man photograph the same tree every day? A. To evoke memories from the past. B. To exhibit the photos in the neighborhood. C. To show its changes through different seasons. 7 Which photo does the man like best? A. The one taken in spring. B. The one taken in summer. C. The one taken in winter. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. what does the woman say about her new job? A. It’s very challenging. B. It’s closer in distance. C. It’s similar to her old job. 9. What will the man do tonight? A. Design commercials. B. Have dinner with the woman. C. Read articles about good restaurants. 听第8段材料，回答第 10至 12 题。 10. When will the machine be available? A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 11. What is the requirement for repair? A. An agreement. B. A receipt. C. Some money. 12. What kind of service is offered about the machine? A It can be returned within 5 days. B. It can be delivered free of charge. C. It can be exchanged within 14 days. 听第9段材料，回答第 13至 16 题。 13. Where does Mr, King work now? A. At a college. B, At a wildlife park. C. At a research center. 14. How does the woman sound when hearing about the finding? A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Proud. 15. How do African wild dogs vote? A. By sneezing. B. By swinging tails. C. By reaching out paws. 16. When did Mr. King probably leave Botswana? A. On March 10th. B. On March 12th. C. On March 24th. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What subject do the listeners probably major in? A. English. B. History. C. Music. 18. Where will the listeners go on July 5th? A. A castle. B.A stately home. C. A museum. 19. How long is the canteen open on Fridays? A. 5.5 hours. B 4.5 hours. C. 3 hours. 20. What is Mrs. Green in charge of? A. The canteen. B. The recreation center. C. The accommodation. 第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题; 每题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 The High School Creator Expo is a melting pot of hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and educational workshops that bring the wonders of science and technology to life. Highlights: * Engage with cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and robotics. Explore how these technologies are shaping our world and inspiring new ways of learning, creating, and communicating. * Participate in workshops led by industry experts and educators, where you'll learn how to code, design apps, build circuits, and create your own tech projects. These sessions are designed to spark your creativity and foster a love for problem-solving. * Meet professionals from various fields of technology, including software development engineering, data science, and cybersecurity. They’ll share their experiences, offer advice on career paths, and answer your questions, helping you chart your tech-driven future. * Showcase your skills in coding competitions, robotics challenges, and other tech-themed events. Compete against fellow students, win prizes, and gain valuable experience that can help you stand out in college applications and future job interviews. * Connect with like-minded students, educators, and industry professionals. Make new friends, build your network, and discover potential mentors who can guide you on your tech journey. The High school Creator Expo is not just about learning about technology, its about empowering you to become the innovators, creators, and problem-solvers of tomorrow. Mark your calendars and get ready to be inspired, educated, and entertained at the High School Creator Expo! 1. Who is the Expo intended for? A. University staff. B. Tech enthusiasts. C. Business owners. D. Technology tutors 2. How can one benefit from the Expo? A. Promoting their products B. Having job interviews. C. Getting career insights. D. Shaping the world. 3. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A school newspaper. B. An academic article. C. A technology lecture. D. A project handbook. B At just 5 years old, little Selah noticed that many of her fellow kindergarten classmates were struggling with their ABCs and didn’t know how to read, so she wanted to do something. The determined girl enlisted (争取) the help of her parents and The Empowered Readers Literacy Project was born. After listening to their daughter’s concerns, Khalil and Nicole Thompson researched the issue and found some shocking information about literacy here in America including the fact that 85% of children in the juvenile (少年的) prison system are functionally illiterate. “All these crazy statistics for literacy blew our minds,” says Khalil Thompson. “The statistics said some prisons forecast the number of prison cells they are going to build in the future based on third-grade reading test scores.” Despite the awesome nature of the problem they were facing, the couple was spurred on by Selah’s resolution, “We really, should just give away 20 hundred thousand books,” Nicole remarks, recalling her daughter’s words, The family got to work — starting initiatives such as Project 500 and their Holiday Book Drive. As they began, one of the main issues the family found, contributing to illiteracy, was representation — children are, not as excited about reading when they don’t find themselves reflected in the pages of the book. And after realizing that very few of the characters in the stories she’d read looked like her. Selah then decided to write a book of her own that features a heroine who looks like her and shares her same interests and sense of adventure. In November 2019, Selah’s first book Penelope the Private Princess, was published, and the sequel (续集) just released in December 2020. “There is so mush inspiration behind the fact that this is a child that wrote this story and came up with this” says Khalil. “You can reclaim your story, do your own story, and do all the things that adults at a at your young age and you should really know that you have power in your voice and ideas.” 4. Why does Khalil mention the practice of prisons Para.2? A. To prove the accuracy of his statistics. B. To stress the importance of early reading. C. To indicate the consequences of illiteracy. D. To predict the trend of future juvenile crime. 5. What can we learn from the third paragraph? A. The words of Selah forced the couple to work. B. The parents were encouraged by their daughter. C. The number of the book needed is too big to reach. D The awesome nature of the problem surprised the couple. 6. What’s the problem Nicole discovered in kid’s books? A. Their plots were uninteresting. B. The illustrations were not lifelike. C. Kids were represented insufficiently. D. The colors applied were unattractive. 7. What’s the main character like in Penelope the Pirate Princess? A. Wealthy and powerful. B. Naughty and troublesome. C. Talented and sensitive. D. Determined and adventurous. C High employment, falling inflation (通货膨胀), and economic growth. On the surface, the US economy currently seems to be doing great. But as it turns out, things are not so rosy for the average working American. According to a March 6 survey conducted by the Savings website, 47 percent of parents provide some degree of financial support to their adult children to help deal with the cost of living struggles. Gen Zers (defined in the survey as aged 18 - 27) were found to be the most likely generation to get financial help from their parents, receiving on average 1,515 dollars (about 10.950 an) per month. Still, many older parents were found to be supporting their Millennial (aged 28 - 43) or Generation X (aged 44 - 59) adult children, accounting for 21 percent of parents providing support. The most common expenses cited were groceries, tuition and health insurance, among others, reported The Guardian. But why are so many US adults, both young and old, struggling to “leave the nest”? One major reason is soaring food prices. According to the US Department of Agriculture, food prices are expected to increase by nearly 2.5 percent across the board in 2024. Meanwhile, stable housing remains an elusive dream for many. The average rate for a 30- year, fixed rate mortgage (抵押贷款) was almost 8 percent in October 2023, said the Mortgage a Bankers Association. An extremely expensive mortgage means that many Americans are priced out of affording their own home. The final piece of the puzzle is falling salaries. Previous generations were able to count on graduating from college as the key to landing a job that paid well. But now, young US graduates have found that they earn less than their parents. According to a CNBC analysis, college graduate salaries have decreased more than 10 percent in four decades after adjusting for inflation. In other words, steadily declining salaries make it even harder for young Americans to cope with steadily rising costs. AS Gen Zers in the US struggle under financial pressures, so do the older generations supporting them, as their generosity puts their prospects for retirement at risk. The Savings website discovered that working parents were found to contribute “2.4 times more to support adult children than they contribute to their retirement accounts each month”. Essentially, while the US economy remains afloat, we might witness multiple generations of Americans sinking in their own lifeboats in the years ahead. 8. What did the March 6 survey find out about adult children in the US? A. Nearly half of them are financially dependent. B. Over half of Gen Zers are financially struggling. C. Generation X often offer their parents financial aid. D. A majority of them rely on their parents for education. 9. What does the underlined word “elusive” in paragraph 5 most probably mean? A. Easy to realize. B. Difficult to achieve. C. Often misunderstood. D. Commonly sought after. 10. What can be inferred from the article about people now in the US? A. Government policies favor older generations. B College education guarantees a well-paid job. C. Salaries for graduates remain stable in four decades. D. Financial pressures affect both the young and the old. 11. What is the author’s attitude toward the future prospects of Americans? A. Reserved. B. Optimistic. C. Negative. D. Wait-and-see. D The human brain is a powerful natural computer that has evolved over tens of thousands of years But what would you get if you combined this biological computer with areal one? Researchers at Indiana University Bloomington in the US have linked human brain-like tissues to an electronic chip, which can perform simple computer tasks. Their creation, named Brainoware, is part of a growing field called biological computing that might one day an do better than current computers, according to Nature. The brain-like tissues the researchers used, also, known as brain organoids (类器官) weren’t part of a living person’s brain. They were “grown” from human stem cells, which are capable of producing different types of cells and forming body tissues. It took two months for the stem cells to mature into an organoid. The researchers then placed one organoid onto an electronic chip with thousands of electrodes (电极). Although organoids are much simpler and smaller than an actual brain, they act similarly to human brains, such as responding to electrical signals, which is What our brain does all the time. These responses lead to changes in the brain, which fuel our ability to learn. To test Brainoware, the researchers used it for voice recognition by training it with 240 Japanese recordings spoken by eight speakers. They found that the organoid reacted different toward each voice. With an accuracy of 78 percent, it successfully identified the speakers by showing different neural activities. What’s special about Brainoware is that researchers can take advantage of the organoid’s complexity without understanding its cell networks, according to Daily Mail. In other words, scientists don’t need to know exactly how the organoid works in order to use it. According to the researchers' work published in December, combining organoids and electronic chips could increase the speed and efficiency of AI in the future. Also, such models can be used to study human brains, according to Nature. Using Brainoware to model and study neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer s disease, is one example. It could also be used to test the effects of different treatments for such diseases. “That’s where the promise is: using the to one day hopefully replace animal models of the brain,” Arti Ahluwalia, a researcher in Taly, told Nature. 12. What do we know about the tissues used by the researchers? A. They were artificially constructed. B. They formed a complete human brain. C. They were harvested from dead human bodies. D. They were cultured from specific human cells. 13. What success did Brinoware achieve in the voice recognition test? A. Distinguishing the voices between speakers. B. Understanding the content of the recordings. C. Showing preferences for some of the voices. D. Correctly matching all the speakers with their voices. 14. What makes Brainoware special, according to Daily Mail? A. Its complexity is easy to learn and understand. B. It opens up new possibilities for studying human brains. C. Its cell networks are the same as those of human brains. D. No in-depth knowledge of organoids is needed to use it. 15. What does the last paragraph focus on regarding Brainoware? A. Its underlying problems. B. Its potential applications. C. Its influence on AI technology. D. Its contribution to animal welfare. 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。 Does the sound of rain really help you fall asleep? You’ve likely heard that the pitter pattering of raindrops can help people fall asleep. There’s also research that supports the idea that rain sounds are a useful sleep aid. Here’s what to know. ____16____ Rain sounds can mask other sharper noises in your environment. Think of a dripping faucet (水龙头) in the other room in utter silence; it could be very annoying. With a masking background of wind in the leaves, a soft rain, or some gentle waves playing on a loop on a speaker, the drip would never be noticed. ____17____ Rain sounds might literally hit the right frequencies By masking background sounds, rain tracks might seem like they’re just ordinary white noise, but they are not. ____18____ They are named after colors. Rain sounds are considered pink noise, which is characterized by louder sounds at a low frequency and softer sounds at high frequencies. Some research suggests that pink noise in particular can improve sleep in healthy individuals. But this may not be the case for everyone. Research suggests that nature has a calming effect In addition to helping people fall asleep, rain sounds can be straight-up relaxing. ____19____ Evidence points to psychological benefits, including increased cognitive capacity and reduced anxiety and stress. People exposed to nature sounds in a 2017 study had an increased parasympathetic response, meaning that the calming part of their nervous system was activated by these tracks. Should you try rain sounds? Rain or might help some people but here nor for everyone. ____20____ One person’s gentle rain is another one’s flood worry or need to go to the bathroom. Similarly, gentle rain with distant thunder is calming for some and alarming for others. Will they work for you? There’s only one way to find out! There’s only one way to find out! A. Rain noise hides other sounds. B. Rain noises sometimes disrupt seep. C. So rain sounds can create a calming background noise. D. White noise is an umbrella term for a variety of sounds. E. This may boil down to the fact that they’re a natural sound. F. It’s worth experimenting with the frequency to see if it can work for you. G. Different sounds will bring out different responses depending on the individual. 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，从短文后各题所给的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 68 when I first stepped onstage as a stand-up comedian in 2003. That first time was ____21____. I had no idea what the audience would make of me. In New York, comedians are ____22____ young men. It’s hard enough to ____23____ as a woman, but even harder as someone ____24____ enough to be their grandmother. As I stepped onstage that first time, people were clearly surprised to ____25____ me. I introduced myself, stated my age and tried my first joke. There was ____26____. But by the time I got to the third line, people were finally laughing properly. I was hooked. Even today, I’m ____27____ before I step out. My first ____28____ is, “Hello, everybody. I’m 88 and three-quarters years old. I’m telling you that ____29____ I don’t make it all the way through the show.” Then people laugh and I relax. After a show, people young and old come up to me saying what a(n) ____30____ I am. They say they want to be as active as I am when they reach my ____31____. I’m pleased that I can ____32____ others that, as an older person, you don’t need to take a back seat in life and you have got more to ____33____. Last year, I was recognized as the oldest female stand-up comedian in the world. But I have no ____34____ of stopping my comedy work. I hope to still be performing when I’m 100. My goal is to still be up there making people ____35____. 21. A. scary B. precious C. familiar D. private 22. A. relatively B. absolutely C. eventually D. typically 23. A. taken in B. put up C. break through D. note down 24. A. lucky B. old C. wise D. careful 25. A. help B. see C. check D. offer 26. A. silence B. bonus C. blessing D. thrill 27. A. excited B. grateful C. nervous D. skillful 28. A. surprise B. strategy C. relief D. line 29. A. as if B. in case C. even though D. in that 30. A. inspiration B. recreation C. crisis D. frustration 31. A. peak B. audience C. goal D. age 32. A. suggest B. challenge C. show D. relax 33. A. prove B. publish C. oppose D. please 34. A. mission B. principle C. intention D. burden 35. A. mature B. laugh C. learn D. win 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。 Since its official beginning in 2013 the International Day of Happiness ____36____(observe) for 11 years. This special day, ____37____ falls on March 20 every year, serves to remind people of the significance of happiness. But what exactly is happiness, and how can one achieve it? Experts in various fields hold different views on what happiness means and the factors that influence ____38____. As a researcher in the field of positive psychology, Sonja Lyubomirsky defines happiness as “the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being; combined with a sense ____39____ one’s life is good and ____40____(meaning)”. From the perspective of writers, James Joyce was seized by happiness in 1914 ____41____ his book Dubliners was officially published after being rejected by more than 20 publishers. According to economics, Tejvan Pettinger said that income is a crucial factor ____42____(affect) happiness. At lower income levels, it is generally agreed that increasing one’s income ____43____ (tend) to boost happiness, as it allows people to purchase many essential goods and services like food, housing, healthcare, education and so on. ____44____, after certain income levels, an increase in income only contributes slightly to overall happiness. The truth is that happiness itself is different for everyone, so everyone defines it differently and pursues it in a variety of ways. It’s a life lesson worth our whole lifetime ____45____(explore). 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分 ) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 巴黎奥运会已落下帷幕，中国运动员在比赛中的拼搏精神使你大受鼓舞。假如你是李华，请以此为话题，为你校即将举行的英语演讲比赛写一篇演讲稿。内容包括: 1.你的观看感受: 2.发出倡议。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Good morning! I’m Li Hua. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you! 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。 After getting up late on a sleepy Sunday, I saw my dad at the kitchen table reading the Sunday edition of the local newspaper. I made a sandwich and sat down next to him, asking him what was new. He turned sadly to me and said that the municipal council (市政委员会) was planning to introduce a measure to pull down the community garden nearby. He mentioned that he used to work on it with his dad, so the place had some fond childhood memories for him. He then put down the paper, walked over to the closet and-after a bit of searching-pulled out a thick, black binder (活页夹). Inside, there was a whole bunch of old photographs. After thumbing through a few pages, my dad found the one of him and his dad together at the community garden, just like he’d said. “Wow, your cheeks were super rosy back then!” I said, surprised. With nothing planned for the afternoon, my dad and I decided to take a trip over to the community garden to see how it was doing these days. Not great, as it turned out. Crumpled (皱巴巴的) soda cans, cigarette butts (烟头) and other trash were everywhere. Pots of soil were still there, but what few plants remained were either dead or dying. We looked at each other and knew what we had to do. After gathering some tools and garbage bags, we went straight to work cleaning up the place. I phoned up some of my school friends and, soon enough, a half-dozen people were collecting trash bags and sweeping paths. Someone had even brought bags of fresh seeds and soil along with new flowers, so we uprooted the old dead plants and flowers and planted anew. After only a few hours, the community garden looked totally changed. Despite our hard work, there was still the matter of the upcoming council vote. We created a plan: take photos of the garden and spread the news about the vote. Using the photographs, we would then collect signatures (签名) to show continued local interest and then present these to the council. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 After two weeks of photo-taking and signature-collecting, it was time to present at the local council meeting. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the end, our efforts paid off. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1-5 ACABB 6-10 CAABB 11-15 ACCAA 16-20 CBCBC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$