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当湖高级中学2024学年第一学期第一次阶段性测试 高二英语试题卷 2024.9 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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What is the woman going to do? A. Go camping. B. Fly a kite. C. Do the cleaning. 2. How does Monica find the book? A. It’s useless. B. It’s helpful. C. It’s interesting. 3. Why does the woman talk to Mike? A. To ask him about a museum. B. To invite him to an exhibition. C. To learn about the Silk Road from him. 4. When can the woman have her food? A. At 7: 30. B. At 7:10. C. At 6: 40. 5. What does the man seldom do with apps? A. Study languages. B. Take photos. C. Play games. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读各个小题，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至7题。 6. Why does Melisa fail to check out any books? A. The books are lent out. B. She has an overdue book. C. Her library card is missing. 7. What will Melisa most probably do next? A. Return a book. B. Go back to her dorm. C. Attend a class. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What are the speakers doing? A. Drawing pictures. B. Visiting a museum. C. Doing the shopping. 9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student. 10. What time is it now? A. 10: 10. B. 10: 30. C. 10: 40. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How long did David stay at the party last night? A. About 5 hours. B. About 6 hours. C. About 7 hours. 12. What did David like best at the party? A. The drinks. B. The music. C. The barbecue. 13. Why did some police come? A. To attend the party. B. To look into a case. C. To call an end to the party. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the man say about Fig Tree? A. Its clothes are too expensive. B. There’re few designer clothes. C. It usually gets very busy inside. 15. What does Le Magasin offer to the customers? A. Green tea. B. Coffee and biscuits. C. A covered waiting area. 16. Where will the woman go first? A. Fig Tree. B. Red Door. C. Le Magasin. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. When will the competition be held? A. On December 7th. B. On December 12th. C. On December 17th. 18. Where will the competition be held this year? A. At a music center. B. At the Town Hall. C. At the radio station. 19. What is the first prize? A. A visit to a music school. B. An air trip over the town. C. An interview with a musician. 20. What should people do to get more information? A. Make a phone call. B. Go to the radio station. C. Consult Mike face to face. 第二部分 阅读理解 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 Science Books for Kids of All Ages To help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, we’ve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fun, too. About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks Author: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55 Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuries later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened! Animalium: Welcome to the Museum Author: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99 This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art. Bang!: How We Came to Be Author: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00 “Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet. Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out Author: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99 This book makes learning about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun — it can be found everywhere! 1. What can kids learn in the book About Time? A. The tough life of ancestors. B. The origin of the sun and the moon. C. The old ways to measure time. D. The wildlife in the natural world. 2. What do Animalium and Bang have in common? A. They are children’s novels. B. They are popular for cheap price. C. They are collected in the museum. D. They are illustrated stories for kids. 3. Which book can make numbers fun and easy? A. Bang. B. Bedtime Math. C. Animalium. D. About Time. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍儿童喜欢的科学图书。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks的“Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time.”（很久以前，人们用太阳、月亮和水来报时）可知，孩子们可以在《关于时间》这本书中了解过去计算时间的方法。故选C项。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据Animalium: Welcome to the Museum中“Discover the animal kingdom in glorious detail with unique illustrations”（用独特的插图探索动物王国的辉煌细节）和Bang!: How We Came to Be中“So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution”（于是，这个插图精美的进化故事开始了）可知，这两本书中都有插图用来描述故事。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out中With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun―it can be found everywhere”（有100多道关于各种主题的数学题，孩子们会发现数学不仅仅是有趣的——它无处不在）可知，Bed tie Math可以使数字学习简单有趣。故选B项。 B In 2005, Calvin Echevarria was on top of his game. He had two jobs, bought a house and was raising a 3-year-old daughter with his wife. But suddenly, it felt like it was all being taken away. He could no longer work as a FedEx driver because he was going blind. He was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (糖尿病视网膜病变). “I lost my sight and the job, but I don’t care about that. All I care is about my wife and my daughter,” he told CBS News. “How am I going to see my daughter grow?” Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane (手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind. “Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.” At Lighthouse Works, nearly half of the employees are blind. Echevarria works in the call center. In his work, Echevarria uses a system called JAWS to “hear” the computer. The system reads the computer screen to him in one ear a she listens to a customer call in his other ear. Now he has gotten good at it and can listen to JAWS on a dramatic speed. “”It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.” he said. His original worry was not being able to be there for his daughter. Now, he is her mentor (导师), because she’s an employee at Lighthouse Works as well. He said, “Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.” 4. What did Echevarria wish to do most after he went blind? A. Make efforts to buy a new house. B. Collect money to treat his disease. C. Find a job to provide for his family. D. Develop independent living skills. 5. Why did Kyle Johnson create Lighthouse Works? A. To found an on-profit charity. B. To help the blind learn living skills. C. To train advanced computer talents. D. To get the blind to enter the workforce. 6. What can be inferred about Echevarria from paragraph 5? A. He is the most capable employee in the company. B. He has better listening ability than others. C. He had no trouble in adapting to the new life. D. He is happy to have a new career now. 7. What does the author intend to show in the last paragraph? A. A father’s love to his daughter. B. A new employee’s achievement. C. A daughter’s promise to her father. D. A company’s contributions to the blind. 【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍一位突然失明的父亲想要找到一份工作供养家庭，最终在Lighthouse Works达成所愿，并且工作出色。 【详解】1.推理判断题。根据第三段“Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane(手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.(Echevarria最初致力于发展独立生活技能，比如拄着拐杖走路。但是他想学习更多——比如对工作有用的技能。就在那时，他在奥兰多找到了灯塔工厂，一家为盲人创造就业机会的公司。)”可知，Echevarria起初致力于形成独立的生活技能。但他想学习更多——比如对工作有用的技能。由此推断，失明后他更希望找到一份工作供养家庭。故选C。 2.细节理解题。根据第三段中“That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind.(就在那时，他在奥兰多找到了灯塔工厂，一家为盲人创造就业机会的公司。)”及第四段““Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.”(Lighthouse Works总裁兼首席执行官凯尔•约翰逊(Kyle Johnson)表示: “十分之七的美国盲人没有工作。”“我们知道，盲人是这个星球上受教育程度最高的残疾人群体。因此，非常有能力的人，想要工作和贡献。所以，我们创建了灯塔工厂来帮助他们做到这一点。”)”可知，Kyle Johnson创建Lighthouse Works是为了给盲人提供工作机会，让盲人进入劳动力市场。故选D。 3.推理判断题。根据第五段中“It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.(它给了我一个目标，让我感觉更好，因为我可以养家糊口。)”可推知，Echevarria对于现在的工作很满意。故选D。 4.推理判断题。根据文章最后话“Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.(小孩子来找他们的父母，突然之间，当他们成为青少年，他们离开了。现在，我们又回到了我女儿以前总是来找我的那些日子。我仍然觉得被需要)”可推知，作者表达了父亲对女儿浓浓的爱。故选A。 C Josefa Marin went to New York from Mexico in 1987, supporting her daughter back home with the $140 a week she earned at a sweater factory. With that small income, she had to collect recyclables, trading in cans for five cents each. When the clothing factory closed down in the late 2000s, she became a full-time recycler, picking up cans and bottles to make ends meet. Marin’s story is not unique. Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it — a vital role that keeps waste manageable. In New York City, the administrative department collects only about 28 percent of the cans that could be recycled. Rubbish collectors, however, keep millions of additional recyclables out of landfills every year. Yet collectors are ruled out by government policies. The United States Supreme Court in 1988 stated that household garbage is public property once it’s on the street. That enables police to search rubbish for evidence, but that protection hasn’t always been extended to recyclers. And in places like New York City, which is testing city-owned locked containers to hide garbage from rats, containers are made clearly inaccessible for collectors. “There’s value in the waste, and we feel that value should belong to the people, not the city or the corporations”, says Ryan Castalia, director of a nonprofit recycling and community center in Brooklyn. Recognized or not, waste pickers have long been treated with disrespect. Marin recalls an occasion when someone living next to a building where she was collecting cans threw water at her. “Because I recycle doesn’t mean I am less of a person than anyone else,” she says. It’s a pity to see that the government doesn’t stand by the garbage collector’s side, either. Fortunately, some governments are starting to realize that protecting the environment and humanity go hand in hand. Brazil classified waste picking as an official occupation in 2001. In 2009, Colombia’s government granted the right to collect valuable garbage. The U.S. is slowly catching on too. After all, to the government, the garbage is garbage, but to the collectors, it’s something they make a living on. 8. What is the author’s purpose of telling about Marin? A. To highlight waste collectors’ role. B. To reflect the unemployed’s hardship. C. To praise her devotion to her daughter. D. To show the seriousness of unemployment. 9. How does the author show the importance of waste pickers’ work in paragraph 3? A. By citing reference. B. By contrasting. C. By giving definitions. D. By cause-effect analysis. 10. What would Marin agree with? A. No job is noble or humble. B. Business is business. C. The early birds catches worms. D. One good turn deserves another. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Who owns our garbage? B. How can we end poverty? C. Who takes blame for waste? D. How should we recycle rubbish? 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. A 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章以Josefa Marin的经历为例，介绍了拾荒者的生存现状和挑战，他们依靠收集可回收物品来维持生计，在垃圾管理中扮演着重要的角色，但长期以来一直受到歧视和排斥，而且垃圾的归属一直以来也受到争议。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Marin’s story is not unique. Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it—a vital role that keeps waste manageable. (Marin的故事并非个例。世界上有数百万人靠捡垃圾和倒卖为生——这是垃圾管理的一个重要角色)”可推知，作者讲述Marin的故事是为了突出她的角色——拾荒者的重要作用。故选A。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it—a vital role that keeps waste manageable. In New York City, the administrative department collects only about 28 percent of the cans that could be recycled. Rubbish collectors, however, keep millions of additional recyclables out of landfills every year. (世界上有数百万人靠捡垃圾和倒卖为生——这是垃圾管理的一个重要角色。在纽约市，管理部门只收集了28%可以回收的易拉罐。然而，垃圾收集者每年将数百万件额外的可回收物从垃圾填埋场中清除出来)”可知，作者通过对比说明了拾荒者的重要性。故选B。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Marin recalls an occasion when someone living next to a building where she was collecting cans threw water at her. “Because I recycle doesn’t mean I am less of a person than anyone else,” she says. (Marin回忆说，有一次，她正在收集罐头，隔壁的人向她泼水。她说：“因为我回收利用并不意味着我比其他人更不像一个人。”)”可知，Marin认为自己作为人的身份和尊严不受自己从事的拾荒工作而发生改变。因此，她会赞同“工作没有高低贵贱之分”的观点。故选A。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第四段中“The United States Supreme Court in 1988 stated that household garbage is public property once it’s on the street. That enables police to search rubbish for evidence, but that protection hasn’t always been extended to recyclers. And in places like New York City, which is testing city-owned locked containers to hide garbage from rats, containers are made clearly inaccessible for collectors. (1988年，美国最高法院声明，生活垃圾一旦被扔到街上，就是公共财产。这使得警察能够在垃圾中寻找证据，但这种保护并不总是延伸到回收者。在纽约市这样的地方，正在测试城市拥有的上锁容器，以防止老鼠进入垃圾，这些容器显然不能让收集者进入)”以及第五段“‘There’s value in the waste, and we feel that value should belong to the people, not the city or the corporations’, says Ryan Castalia, director of a nonprofit recycling and community center in Brooklyn. (布鲁克林一家非营利性回收和社区中心的主管Ryan Castalia说：“垃圾中有价值，我们觉得价值应该属于人民，而不是城市或公司。”)”可知，文章围绕拾荒者这一话题展开，以Josefa Marin的经历为例，介绍了拾荒者的生存现状和挑战，并探讨了一直以来受到争议的垃圾归属的问题。因此，A项“谁拥有我们的垃圾？”最契合文章内容，适合作为本文标题。故选A。 D What’s the effect of poetry on our brain? Scientists have been investigating the neuronal (神经元的) connections and brain circuits that can work in the reading of poetry for some time. And, even though the research has only just begun, the results are already fascinating. Poetry has the oldest recorded texts in literature. Although it’s impossible to say exactly when it began to be used in the oral tradition, we dare to say that it’s accompanied humanity forever. This gives us an idea of the impact that poetic language can have on our emotional and cognitive state. The emotional response to literature in general shares areas of activation with music. However, more areas of the right hemisphere (半球) seem to be related to poetry. The researchers measured the goosebumps resulting from the tingling (强烈感受) sensation in reading poetry. This type of sensation has also been proven to result from music. However, the tingling sensations produced by poetry activate different areas of the brain compared to those activated by music. Dr. Eugen Wassiliwizky’s team collected data on behavioral responses in people reading or listening to poetry. They proved that poetry is capable of causing emotional responses and rich emotional experiences. In addition, a poem expresses the poet’s ideas. From a psychological view, poetry is a game of language that manages to group words in a surprising way. We could compare this with how a chef combines ingredients that seem impossible to combine, producing extraordinary results. Poetry is based on rules of construction. It sets up a rhythm, which then breaks, before finally returning to it. The play on the meanings of words, sometimes several meanings in just one word, is extremely intellectually inspiring. We can read a poem a thousand times, and still find its new meanings. Generally, our passage through the wonderful world of poetry is cut short by a rather reduced exposure during childhood and the overly analytical approach of this literary genre (类型), which is given in most schools. Although the studies that experts have conducted on poetry get a lot of interesting results, poetry still holds a mystery that science hasn’t yet been able to investigate. For example, why a perfect cadence (抑扬顿挫) and rhythm can lift the spirit of people is the new challenge for the research. 12. What is the main difference between poetry and music? A. Music causes fewer goosebumps. B. Poetry creates more tingling sensations. C. They work on different parts of the brain. D. They are processed in different parts of the brain. 13. What does the author probably think of poetry? A. It expresses something about the poet. B. It is vague in its meaning but rich in emotional experience. C. It combines ingredients and extraordinary results. D. It’s a pure game of language that only surprises readers. 14. What might be the problem when we learn poetry at school? A. We make children more exposed to it. B. We haven’t read a poem a thousand times. C. We rely too much on our teachers. D. We analyze this literary genre too much. 15. Where can you read the passage? A. In a paper on geography. B. In a newspaper. C. In a biography. D. In a magazine on wildlife. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了关于“诗歌对大脑的影响”的研究成果以及作者对诗歌的看法。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“However, the tingling sensations produced by poetry activate different areas of the brain compared to those activated by music. (然而，与音乐相比，诗歌所产生的刺痛感激活了大脑的不同区域)”可知，诗歌和音乐的主要不同之处在于它们对大脑的不同区域产生刺激作用。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“In addition, a poem expresses the poet’s ideas. (此外，诗歌还能表达诗人的思想)”可知，作者认为诗歌可以表达诗人的思想。故选A项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Generally, our passage through the wonderful world of poetry is cut short by a rather reduced exposure during childhood and the overly analytical approach of this literary genre (类型), which is given in most schools. (一般来说，我们对美妙的诗歌世界的探索被童年时期较少的接触和大多数学校对这种文学体裁的过度分析所打断)”可知，作者认为我们在学生时期学习诗歌时的过度分析打断了我们对诗歌世界的探索。故选D项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“What’s the effect of poetry on our brain? Scientists have been investigating the neuronal (神经元的) connections and brain circuits that can work in the reading of poetry for some time. And, even though the research has only just begun, the results are already fascinating. (诗歌对我们的大脑有什么影响?一段时间以来，科学家们一直在研究在诗歌阅读中起作用的神经元连接和大脑回路。尽管这项研究才刚刚开始，但其结果已经令人着迷了)”可知，文章阐述了关于“诗歌对大脑的影响”的研究成果以及作者对诗歌的看法，推测短文来自于报纸。故选B项。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 People are always living with technology nowadays. Here comes a smart home, which is controlled by the touch of a button. ____16____ This acts like a remote control to activate household systems and monitor inside temperatures. If done successfully, a smart home system will be integrated so smoothly that a household will appear to run itself. Home automation is designed to introduce efficiency to a home. ____17____ An efficient smart home uses sensors to prevent over watering of outdoor gardens and control room temperatures, all of which can reduce expenses. In addition to cost savings, home automation often provides a sense of security to homeowners. Families with children or elderly adults in the home may be reassured by some safeguards in smart home security, like fire alarms that alert the appropriate agencies in the event of a problem. Lighting activation runs on timers, which can be a life saver if an oven is left on when someone leaves the home. ____18____ Home automation is not just for safety, however. ____19____ With a centralized control unit, a person does not have to leave the couch to turn down the blinds or even order groceries, which can be automated. ____20____ Such a home becomes dependent on technology for routine tasks. If something goes wrong with the central automation unit, it is not just one appliance at risk as malfunctions can disrupt systems that are vital to running a home. As a result, for all people, a home can become a place of technical faults that repeatedly require repair. A. Smart devices can talk to each other. B. It achieves this by saving homeowners time and money. C. There are some drawbacks with an automated home system. D. It can also provide convenience for people living in the home. E. Through home automation, an entire house can be connected via a smart controller. F. Besides protecting people, it also offers security for expensive items inside a residence. G. Home automation enables you to operate your equipment with the sound of your voice. 【答案】16. E 17. B 18. F 19. D 20. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了智能家居的工作方式以及好处。 【16题详解】 根据上文“People are always living with technology nowadays. Here comes a smart home, which is controlled by the touch of a button.(现在人们的生活和科技密不可分。智能家居问世了，只要按一下按钮就可以控制)”以及后文“This acts like a remote control to activate household systems and monitor inside temperatures. If done successfully, a smart home system will be integrated so seamlessly that a household will appear to run itself.(它就像一个遥控器，可以激活家用系统并监控室内温度。如果成功的话，一个智能家居系统将被无缝集成，以至于一个家庭似乎可以自己运行)”可知，本段落向读者介绍智能房屋，后文提到了一个智能家居系统将被无缝集成，本句是在说明家庭自动化系统将房子连接起来的方式。由此可知，E. Through home automation, an entire house can be connected via a smart controller.(通过家庭自动化，整个房子可以通过智能控制器连接起来)符合语境。故选E项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Home automation is designed to introduce efficiency to a home. (家庭自动化的目的是提高家庭的效率)”及下文“An efficient smart home uses sensors to prevent over watering of outdoor gardens and control room temperatures, all of which can reduce expenses. In addition to cost savings, home automation often provides a sense of security to homeowners. (高效的智能家居使用传感器来防止室外花园浇水过多和控制室内温度，所有这些都可以减少费用。除了节省成本外，家庭自动化还经常为房主提供安全感)”可知，本段落介绍智能家居节能，后文提到了节省成本，推测本句启示后文，是在说明家庭自动化可以省钱。由此可知，B. It achieves this by saving homeowners time and money.(它通过节省房主的时间和金钱来实现这一点)承上启下，符合语境，this指代上文introduce efficiency to a home，saving homeowners time and money呼应下文reduce expenses。故选B项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Families with children or elderly adults in the home may be reassured by some safeguards in smart home security, like fire alarms that alert the appropriate agencies in the event of a problem. Lighting activation runs on timers, which can be a life saver if an oven is left on when someone leaves the home. (家里有小孩或老人的家庭可以通过智能家居安全的一些保障措施来获得安心，比如火灾报警器，当出现问题时，它会向有关机构发出警报。当有人离开家时，如果烤箱还开着，那么照明激活就可以通过计时器来实现)”可知，上文讲了智能家居可以解决有老人小孩的家庭的安全问题。由此可知F. Besides protecting people, it also offers security for expensive items inside a residence.(除了保护人们，它还为住宅内的贵重物品提供安全保护)又补充了智能家居对财产的保护，还是安全问题，符合语境。故选F项。 【19题详解】 根据上文“Home automation is not just for safety, however. (然而，家庭自动化不仅仅是为了安全)”及后文“With a centralized control unit, a person does not have to leave the couch to turn down the blinds or even order groceries, which can be automated.(有了一个集中控制单元，一个人不必离开沙发就可以拉下百叶窗，甚至可以自动订购杂货)”可知，本句承接上文，继续说明家庭自动化的其他好处，结合后文的例子可知，家庭自动化提供了方便。由此可知D. It can also provide convenience for people living in the home.(它也可以为生活在家里的人提供方便)符合语境，关键词convenience呼应下文。故选D项。 【20题详解】 本空为段首句，根据下文“Such a home becomes dependent on technology for routine tasks. If something goes wrong with the central automation unit, it is not just one appliance at risk as malfunctions can disrupt systems that are vital to running a home. As a result, for all people, a home can become a place of technical faults that repeatedly require repair. (这样的家庭变得依赖于技术来完成日常任务。如果中央自动化单元出现问题，就不仅仅是一台设备有风险，因为故障可能会破坏对家庭正常运行至关重要的系统。因此，对所有人来说，家都可能成为一个不断出现技术故障、需要修理的地方)”可知，本段提到智能家居可能存在故障，让家成为一个不断出现技术故障、需要修理的地方，即存在缺点。由此可知C. There are some drawbacks with an automated home system.(自动化家庭系统有一些缺点)符合语境。故选C项。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完型填空 (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 have been adopted by an American family since I was fifteen months old. Growing up in the second-whitest county in California, I had little interest in my ____21____ as an adopted Chinese American. After I moved to Tucson, my curiosity about my identities ____22____ as I was exposed to a larger Chinese population there. During my four years at Northern Arizona University (NAU), I took two years of ____23____ language courses, which was a major marker in my adventure to ____24____ myself. Through my class, I was introduced to the NAU Chinese culture club, where I ____25____ my knowledge of Chinese culture and connected with international students from China and students who were deeply ____26____ Chinese culture. Then I had an opportunity to study abroad in Hong Kong for a year. Surrounded by mainly people who looked like me, I did not feel like I ____27____ as I usually do in the US. I became ____28____ connected to Hong Kong and its ____29____. The experience ____30____ me to find beauty and ____31____ in the complexities (难题) of holding many identities. After returning from my ____32____ abroad, I started to volunteer at the Education Abroad Office at NAU. I ____33____ my experience and encouraged other NAU students to go abroad, as it was such a ____34____ experience and enabled me to better understand myself. I’m ____35____ to call myself an adopted Chinese American. 21. A. experience B. safety C. community D. identity 22. A. changed B. grew C. disappeared D. continued 23. A. English B. Japanese C. Chinese D. German 24. A. understand B. improve C. teach D. support 25. A. lacked B. furthered C. ignored D. finished 26. A. tired of B. aware of C. dependent on D. interested in 27. A. stood out B. worked out C. gave up D. turned up 28. A. stably B. strangely C. incredibly D. hardly 29 A. culture B. geography C. scenery D. architecture 30. A. required B. allowed C. forced D. instructed 31. A. annoyance B. pain C. comfort D. patience 32. A. business B. holiday C. performances D. adventures 33. A. announced B. explained C. shared D. admitted 34. A. life-changing. B. eye-catching C. time-consuming D. heart-breaking 35. A. curious B. hesitant C. awkward D. proud 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了一个从出生15个月就被美国家庭收养的中国人，通过两门与中国文化相关的语言课以及在中国香港为期一年的学习经历，对自己的“被收养的华裔美国人”的身份没什么兴趣到最终深刻认同的过程。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在加州白人第二多的县长大，我对被收养的华裔美国人的身份没什么兴趣。A. experience 经历；B. safety 安全；C. community 社区；D. identity身份。根据后文的“as an adopted Chinese American”可知，作者对自己华裔美国人身份的好奇心是在后来才增长的，起初并不感兴趣。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我搬到图森之后，我对自己的身份的好奇心增加，因为我接触到了那里更多的中国人。A. changed 改变；B. grew 增长，增加；C. disappeared 消失；D. continued 继续。根据前文的“my curiosity about my identities”和后文“as I was exposed to a larger Chinese population there.”可知，作者接触到了更多的中国人，所以对自己的身份的好奇心增加。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在北亚利桑那大学的四年里，我学习了两年的中文课程，这是我了解自己的一个重要标志。A. English 英语；B. Japanese 日语；C. Chinese 中文；D. German 德语。根据前文的“as an adopted Chinese American”和后文“which was a major marker in my adventure to ____ myself.”可知，作者是被收养的华裔美国人，所以作者学习的中文课程，以便更了解自己。故选C项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在北亚利桑那大学的四年里，我学习了两年的中文课程，这是我了解自己的一个重要标志。A. understand 理解；B. improve 提高；C. teach 教授；D. support 支持。根据后文的“Through my class, I was introduced to the NAU Chinese culture club, where I ____ my knowledge of Chinese culture and connected with international students from China and students who were deeply ____ Chinese culture.”可知，作者通过学习了两年的中文课程，在那里作者进一步了解了中国文化，从而更深的了解自己。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过我的课程，我被介绍到NAU中国文化俱乐部，在那里我进一步增进了对中国文化的了解，并与来自中国的国际学生和对中国文化感兴趣的学生建立了联系。A. lacked 缺乏；B. furthered 促进，增进；C. ignored 忽视；D. finished 完成。 根据前文“Through my class, I was introduced to the NAU Chinese culture club”可知，作者在中华文化俱乐部里进一步了解了中国文化，此处 further为动词，意为“促进，增进”。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查固定短语辨析。句意：通过我的课程，我被介绍到NAU中国文化俱乐部，在那里我进一步增进了对中国文化的了解，并与来自中国的国际学生和对中国文化感兴趣的学生建立了联系。A. tired of 厌倦；B. aware of 意识到；C. dependent on 依赖；D. interested in 对……感兴趣。 根据前文“I was introduced to the NAU Chinese culture club”、“connected with international students from China and students who were deeply”可知，选择Chinese culture club 的学生对中国文化是感兴趣的。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：周围都是和我长得很像的人，我不像在美国那样觉得自己很突出。A. stood out 显眼，突出；B. worked out 解决，锻炼；C. gave up 放弃；D. turned up 出现。根据前文的“Surrounded by mainly people who looked like me”和后文“as I usually do in the US”可知，在香港，周围都是和作者长得很像的人，所以作者不像在美国那样觉得自己很突出。故选A项。 28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我与香港及其历史、文化和人民产生了不可思议的联系。A. stably 稳定地；B. strangely 奇怪地；C. incredibly 非常，难以置信地；D. hardly 几乎不。根据后文的“connected to Hong Kong and its ____ . The experience ____ me to find beauty and ____ in the complexities (难题) of holding many identities.”可知，作者与香港及其文化产生了不可思议的联系，才会造成后文作者觉得这段经历让正在在多重身份的复杂性中找到了美和安慰。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我与香港及其文化建立了难以置信的紧密联系。A. culture 文化；B. geography 地理；C. scenery 风景；D. architecture 建筑学。根据前文的“connected with international students from China and students who were deeply ____ Chinese culture.”、“connected to Hong Kong and its”可知，前文描写作者与中国文化的联系，所以到香港后作者与香港及其文化产生了不可思议的联系。其余选项上下文没有提及。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这段经历让我能在多重身份的复杂性中找到了美和安慰。A. required 需要；B. allowed 允许，使可能；C. forced 强迫；D. instructed 指导。根据后文的“me to find beauty and ____ in the complexities (难题) of holding many identities.”可知，这种经历让作者能够在多重身份的复杂体验中找到美好和安慰成为可能。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这段经历让我能在多重身份的复杂性中找到了美和安慰。A. annoyance 烦恼；B. pain 疼痛；C. comfort 安慰，舒适；D. patience 耐心。根据后文的“in the complexities (难题) of holding many identities.”、“ I’m ____ to call myself an adopted Chinese American.”可知，作者很自豪地称自己为被收养的华裔美国人，所以在多重身份的复杂性中找到了安慰。故选C项。 考查名词词义辨析。句意：从国外探险回来后，我开始在南京农业大学海外教育办公室做志愿者。A. business商业；B. holiday假期；C. performances表演；D. adventures冒险，探险。根据前文的“I became 8 connected to Hong Kong and its ____ and people. The experience ____ me to find beauty and ____ in the complexities (难题) of holding many identities.”可知，作者在香港学习了一年，这一年的经历使得作者对自己的多重身份有了全新角度的认知，所以作者用adventures“探险”来代指这一年的经历。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我分享了我的经历，并鼓励其他NAU学生出国，因为这是一次改变人生的经历，让我更好地了解自己。A. announced 宣布；B. explained 解释；C. shared 分享；D. admitted 承认。根据上文“I started to volunteer at the Education Abroad Office at NAU.”和下文“and encouraged other NAU students to go abroad, as it was such a 14 experience and enabled me to better understand myself.”可知，作者作为志愿者分享自己的经历，并通过自己的分享鼓励其他NAU学生出国。故选C项。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我分享了我的经历，并鼓励其他NAU学生出国，因为这是一次改变人生的经历，让我更好地了解自己。A. life-changing 改变人生的；B. eye-catching 引人注目的；C. time-consuming 耗时的；D. heart-breaking 心碎的。根据前文的“I had little interest in my ____ as an adopted Chinese American”和后文“and enabled me to better understand myself”可知，这次海外经历对作者有着深刻的影响，这是一次改变人生的经历。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很自豪地称自己为被收养的华裔美国人。A. curious 好奇的；B. hesitant 犹豫的；C. awkward 尴尬的；D. proud 骄傲的。根据前文的“enabled me to better understand myself”可知，作者最终更加了解了自己的被收养的华裔美国人的身份，为之感到自豪。故选D项。 第二节 语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 A man looking at his smart phone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing ____36____ (have) a close knock on Oct. 22. He was so absorbed in his smart phone that he didn’t see a train approaching until it brushed past him, ____37____ (throw) him to the ground. This should serve ____38____ a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially ____39____ crossing a road. ____40____ (lucky), the man survived a brush with death, but the incident forced the driver to stop the train. ____41____ 18-minute delay followed the incident, ____42____ led to a break in the running of other trains on the route. The smart phone ____43____ (addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even ____44____ (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the smart phone for the tragedy, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are _____45_____ (blame). 【答案】36. had 37. throwing 38. as 39. when##while 40. Luckily 41. An 42. which 43. addiction 44. worse 45. to blame 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了智能手机的使用越来越普遍，一些人玩手机成瘾，走路时都在看手机，是非常危险的；并且对亲戚和朋友也会变得不耐烦，影响感情。 【36题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：10月22日，南京一名男子在穿过一个铁路十字路口时看智能手机，遭到了近距离撞击。根据“on Oct. 22”可知，此处陈述过去发生的事情，谓语动词have使用一般过去时。故填had。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他全神贯注于自己的智能手机，直到一辆火车从他身边擦过，把他摔倒在地，他才看到一辆火车正在靠近。空处需填非谓语动词作状语，it指代a train，a train和throw为逻辑主动关系，需用现在分词形式。故填throwing。 【38题详解】 考查介词。句意：这应该是一个警告，提醒人们要注意周围的环境，尤其是在过马路的时候。serve as为固定搭配，意为“作为，充当”。故填as。 【39题详解】 考查状语从句。句意同上。此处表示“当……时候”应用从属连词when或while，此处when/while crossing roads相当于时间状语从句when/while they are crossing roads。故填when/while。 【40题详解】 考查副词。句意：幸运的是，这名男子幸免于难，但这一事件迫使司机停下了火车。修饰整个句子，需用副词luckily，作状语，位于句首，首字母需大写。故填Luckily。 41题详解】 考查冠词。句意：事故发生后，列车延误了18分钟，导致该路线上其他列车的运行中断。delay为可数名词，此处表示泛指，且18-minute发音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an修饰，位于句首，首字母需大写。故填An。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意同上。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是整个主句，关系词替代先行词在定语从句中作主语，需用关系代词which引导。故填which。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：智能手机成瘾症已经像传染病一样蔓延开来。空处需填名词addiction，作主语，表抽象概念，不可数。故填addiction。 【44题详解】 考查比较级。句意：更糟糕的是，一些上瘾者对亲戚和朋友变得不耐烦。副词even修饰形容词比较级worse。故填worse。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：有些人把悲剧归咎于智能手机，但实际上人们的自我控制和自律能力的削弱是罪魁祸首。be to blame为固定搭配，意为“应受责备”。故填to blame。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 46. 假如你是学生会主席李华，你们学校准备组织学生在下周三赴重庆科技馆进行研学活动，请你用英语给国际部交换生写一则通知。要点如下： 1.研学时间和地点； 2.研学活动内容； 3.报名方式。 注意：1.词数80词左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3.重庆科技馆 Chongqing Science & Technology Museum 研学study tour ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Notice for International Students The Student Union is organizing a study tour to the renowned Chongqing Science & Technology Museum on upcoming Wednesday. Immerse yourself in a day filled with fascinating encounters: interactive exhibitions showcasing cutting-edge science, hands-on workshops to ignite creativity, and guided tours that unravel the mysteries of technology. To secure your spot, kindly submit your registration via email to studentactivities@ourschool.edu before next Monday, including your full name and contact information. Note that spaces are limited, and early application is advisable to avoid disappointment. We eagerly await your participation! 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校准备组织学生在下周三赴重庆科技馆进行研学活动，要求考生按照要求用英语给国际部交换生写一则通知。 【详解】1.词汇积累 安排：organize→ arrange 即将到来的：upcoming→ forthcoming 迷人：fascinating→ enchanting 提交：submit→ hand in 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：The Student Union is organizing a study tour to the renowned Chongqing Science & Technology Museum on upcoming Wednesday. 拓展句：It is a study tour to the renowned Chongqing Science & Technology Museum on upcoming Wednesday that the Student Union is organizing. 【点睛】【高分句型1】To secure your spot, kindly submit your registration via email to studentactivities@ourschool.edu before next Monday, including your full name and contact information.（运用了不定式To secure作目的状语） 【高分句型2】Note that spaces are limited, and early application is advisable to avoid disappointment.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 第二节 读后续写 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。续写的词数应为150左右。 On a weekend, a woman won a big bag of coins at a game machine. She took a break for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to put the coins in her room. “I’ll be right back and we’ll go to eat,” she told her husband. Then she carried the bag to the lift. As she was about to walk into the lift she noticed two men already aboard. Both were huge, very huge figures. The woman was scared. Her first thought was: “These two are going to rob me.” Her next thought was: “Don’t be afraid. They look like nice gentlemen.” But fear seized her. She stood and stared at the two men. She felt anxious and ashamed. She hoped they didn’t read her mind. Surely they knew her hesitation about joining them in the lift. It was all too obvious. Her face was red. She couldn’t just stand there, so with an effort of will she picked up one foot and stepped forward and followed with the other foot and was on the lift. Avoiding eye contact, she turned around and faced the lift doors as they closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her fear increased! The lift didn’t move. Panic consumed her. “Oh dear,” she thought, “I’m about to be robbed!” Her heart sank and sweat poured. Then one of the men said, “Hit the floor.” Instinct (本能) told her: Do what they tell you. The bag of coins flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the lift carpet. A shower of coins rained down on her. “Take my money and spare me,” she prayed. More seconds passed. She heard one of the men say politely, “Madam, if you’ll just tell us what floor you’re going to, we’ll push the button.” The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He couldn’t help laughing. Para. 1：She lifted her head and looked up at the two men. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para. 2：Then, the lift arrived at her floor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Para. 1: She lifted her head and looked up at the two men. They reached down to help her up. She felt confused and struggled to stand up. That man continued, “When I told my friend here to hit the floor, I meant that he should hit the elevator button for our floor. I didn’t mean for you to hit the floor, Madam.” He spoke pleasantly with a smile. Para.2: Then, the lift arrived at her floor. They then insisted on walking her to her room. She seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and they were afraid she might not make it down the corridor. At her door they said to her “Good evening.” As she slipped in her room, she could hear them bursting into laughter as they walked back to the elevator. The woman tried to pretend everything was alright. She pulled herself together and went downstairs for dinner with her husband. 【解析】 【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了一位女士在游戏机上赢了很多硬币，她把硬币带回房间时在电梯里遇到了两个个子很高的男性，那位女士以为那两个男性要打劫她，实际上那两个男士只是想按电梯按钮。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“她抬起头，抬头看着那两个男人。”可知，第一段可描写两个男人给她解释误会。 ②由第二段首句内容“然后，电梯到了她所在的楼层。”可知，第二段可描写两个男人送她回她的房间，并且笑她。 2.续写线索：站起来——送她回房间——溜进——假装 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①站起来：stand up/come to one's feet ②送她回房间：walk her to her room/take her back to her room ③溜进：slip in/slide into ④假装：pretend/feign 情绪类 ①困惑的：confused/puzzled ②愉快地：pleasantly/delightedly 【点睛】[高分句型1]When I told my friend here to hit the floor, I meant that he should hit the elevator button for our floor. (由连接词when引导的时间状语从句，由连接词that引导的宾语从句) [高分句型2]As she slipped in her room, she could hear them bursting into laughter as they walked back to the elevator. (由连接词as引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 当湖高级中学2024学年第一学期第一次阶段性测试 高二英语试题卷 2024.9 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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What is the woman going to do? A. Go camping. B. Fly a kite. C. Do the cleaning. 2. How does Monica find the book? A. It’s useless. B. It’s helpful. C. It’s interesting. 3. Why does the woman talk to Mike? A. To ask him about a museum. B. To invite him to an exhibition. C. To learn about the Silk Road from him. 4. When can the woman have her food? A. At 7: 30. B. At 7:10. C. At 6: 40. 5. What does the man seldom do with apps? A. Study languages. B. Take photos. C. Play games. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读各个小题，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至7题。 6. Why does Melisa fail to check out any books? A. The books are lent out. B. She has an overdue book. C. Her library card is missing. 7. What will Melisa most probably do next? A. Return a book. B. Go back to her dorm. C. Attend a class. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What are the speakers doing? A. Drawing pictures. B. Visiting a museum. C. Doing the shopping. 9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student. 10. What time is it now? A. 10: 10. B. 10: 30. C. 10: 40. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How long did David stay at the party last night? A. About 5 hours. B. About 6 hours. C. About 7 hours. 12. What did David like best at the party? A. The drinks. B. The music. C. The barbecue. 13. Why did some police come? A. To attend the party. B. To look into a case. C. To call an end to the party. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the man say about Fig Tree? A. Its clothes are too expensive. B. There’re few designer clothes. C. It usually gets very busy inside. 15. What does Le Magasin offer to the customers? A. Green tea. B. Coffee and biscuits. C. A covered waiting area. 16. Where will the woman go first? A. Fig Tree. B. Red Door. C. Le Magasin. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. When will the competition be held? A. On December 7th. B. On December 12th. C. On December 17th. 18. Where will the competition be held this year? A. At a music center. B. At the Town Hall. C. At the radio station. 19. What is the first prize? A. A visit to a music school. B. An air trip over the town. C. An interview with a musician. 20. What should people do to get more information? A. Make a phone call. B. Go to the radio station. C. Consult Mike face to face. 第二部分 阅读理解 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 Science Books for Kids of All Ages To help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, we’ve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fun, too. About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks Author: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55 Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuries later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened! Animalium: Welcome to the Museum Author: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99 This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art. Bang!: How We Came to Be Author: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00 “Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet. Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out Author: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99 This book makes learning about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun — it can be found everywhere! 1. What can kids learn in the book About Time? A. The tough life of ancestors. B. The origin of the sun and the moon. C. The old ways to measure time. D. The wildlife in the natural world. 2. What do Animalium and Bang have in common? A. They are children’s novels. B. They are popular for cheap price. C. They are collected in the museum. D. They are illustrated stories for kids. 3 Which book can make numbers fun and easy? A. Bang. B. Bedtime Math. C. Animalium. D. About Time. B In 2005, Calvin Echevarria was on top of his game. He had two jobs, bought a house and was raising a 3-year-old daughter with his wife. But suddenly, it felt like it was all being taken away. He could no longer work as a FedEx driver because he was going blind. He was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (糖尿病视网膜病变). “I lost my sight and the job, but I don’t care about that. All I care is about my wife and my daughter,” he told CBS News. “How am I going to see my daughter grow?” Echevarria at first worked on developing independent living skills like walking with a cane (手杖). But he wanted to learn more-like skills that would be useful for a job. That’s when he found Lighthouse Works in Orlando, a company that creates jobs for the blind. “Seven out of 10 Americans who are blind are not in the workforce,” said Kyle Johnson, the president and CEO of Lighthouse Works. “And we knew that people who are blind are the most highly educated disability group on the planet. And so, very capable people, who want to work and contribute. So, we created Lighthouse Works to help them do that.” At Lighthouse Works, nearly half of the employees are blind. Echevarria works in the call center. In his work, Echevarria uses a system called JAWS to “hear” the computer. The system reads the computer screen to him in one ear a she listens to a customer call in his other ear. Now he has gotten good at it and can listen to JAWS on a dramatic speed. “”It gives me a purpose. It makes me feel better because I can provide for my family.” he said. His original worry was not being able to be there for his daughter. Now, he is her mentor (导师), because she’s an employee at Lighthouse Works as well. He said, “Little kids come to their parents, and all of a sudden when they become teenagers, they go away. Now, we’re going back again to those days that my daughter used to come to me all the time. And I still feel needed.” 4. What did Echevarria wish to do most after he went blind? A. Make efforts to buy a new house. B. Collect money to treat his disease. C. Find a job to provide for his family. D. Develop independent living skills. 5. Why did Kyle Johnson create Lighthouse Works? A. To found an on-profit charity. B. To help the blind learn living skills. C. To train advanced computer talents. D. To get the blind to enter the workforce. 6. What can be inferred about Echevarria from paragraph 5? A. He is the most capable employee in the company. B. He has better listening ability than others. C. He had no trouble in adapting to the new life. D. He is happy to have a new career now. 7. What does the author intend to show in the last paragraph? A. A father’s love to his daughter. B. A new employee’s achievement. C. A daughter’s promise to her father. D. A company’s contributions to the blind. C Josefa Marin went to New York from Mexico in 1987, supporting her daughter back home with the $140 a week she earned at a sweater factory. With that small income, she had to collect recyclables, trading in cans for five cents each. When the clothing factory closed down in the late 2000s, she became a full-time recycler, picking up cans and bottles to make ends meet. Marin’s story is not unique. Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it — a vital role that keeps waste manageable. In New York City, the administrative department collects only about 28 percent of the cans that could be recycled. Rubbish collectors, however, keep millions of additional recyclables out of landfills every year. Yet collectors are ruled out by government policies. The United States Supreme Court in 1988 stated that household garbage is public property once it’s on the street. That enables police to search rubbish for evidence, but that protection hasn’t always been extended to recyclers. And in places like New York City, which is testing city-owned locked containers to hide garbage from rats, containers are made clearly inaccessible for collectors. “There’s value in the waste, and we feel that value should belong to the people, not the city or the corporations”, says Ryan Castalia, director of a nonprofit recycling and community center in Brooklyn. Recognized or not, waste pickers have long been treated with disrespect. Marin recalls an occasion when someone living next to a building where she was collecting cans threw water at her. “Because I recycle doesn’t mean I am less of a person than anyone else,” she says. It’s a pity to see that the government doesn’t stand by the garbage collector’s side, either. Fortunately, some governments are starting to realize that protecting the environment and humanity go hand in hand. Brazil classified waste picking as an official occupation in 2001. In 2009, Colombia’s government granted the right to collect valuable garbage. The U.S. is slowly catching on too. After all, to the government, the garbage is garbage, but to the collectors, it’s something they make a living on. 8. What is the author’s purpose of telling about Marin? A. To highlight waste collectors’ role. B. To reflect the unemployed’s hardship. C. To praise her devotion to her daughter. D. To show the seriousness of unemployment. 9. How does the author show the importance of waste pickers’ work in paragraph 3? A. By citing reference. B. By contrasting. C. By giving definitions. D. By cause-effect analysis. 10. What would Marin agree with? A. No job is noble or humble. B. Business is business. C. The early birds catches worms. D. One good turn deserves another. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Who owns our garbage? B. How can we end poverty? C. Who takes blame for waste? D. How should we recycle rubbish? D What’s the effect of poetry on our brain? Scientists have been investigating the neuronal (神经元的) connections and brain circuits that can work in the reading of poetry for some time. And, even though the research has only just begun, the results are already fascinating. Poetry has the oldest recorded texts in literature. Although it’s impossible to say exactly when it began to be used in the oral tradition we dare to say that it’s accompanied humanity forever. This gives us an idea of the impact that poetic language can have on our emotional and cognitive state. The emotional response to literature in general shares areas of activation with music. However, more areas of the right hemisphere (半球) seem to be related to poetry. The researchers measured the goosebumps resulting from the tingling (强烈感受) sensation in reading poetry. This type of sensation has also been proven to result from music. However, the tingling sensations produced by poetry activate different areas of the brain compared to those activated by music. Dr. Eugen Wassiliwizky’s team collected data on behavioral responses in people reading or listening to poetry. They proved that poetry is capable of causing emotional responses and rich emotional experiences. In addition, a poem expresses the poet’s ideas. From a psychological view, poetry is a game of language that manages to group words in a surprising way. We could compare this with how a chef combines ingredients that seem impossible to combine, producing extraordinary results. Poetry is based on rules of construction. It sets up a rhythm, which then breaks, before finally returning to it. The play on the meanings of words, sometimes several meanings in just one word, is extremely intellectually inspiring. We can read a poem a thousand times, and still find its new meanings. Generally, our passage through the wonderful world of poetry is cut short by a rather reduced exposure during childhood and the overly analytical approach of this literary genre (类型), which is given in most schools. Although the studies that experts have conducted on poetry get a lot of interesting results, poetry still holds a mystery that science hasn’t yet been able to investigate. For example, why a perfect cadence (抑扬顿挫) and rhythm can lift the spirit of people is the new challenge for the research. 12. What is the main difference between poetry and music? A. Music causes fewer goosebumps. B. Poetry creates more tingling sensations. C. They work on different parts of the brain. D. They are processed in different parts of the brain. 13. What does the author probably think of poetry? A. It expresses something about the poet. B It is vague in its meaning but rich in emotional experience. C. It combines ingredients and extraordinary results. D. It’s a pure game of language that only surprises readers. 14. What might be the problem when we learn poetry at school? A. We make children more exposed to it. B. We haven’t read a poem a thousand times. C. We rely too much on our teachers. D. We analyze this literary genre too much. 15. Where can you read the passage? A. In a paper on geography. B. In a newspaper. C. In a biography. D. In a magazine on wildlife. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 People are always living with technology nowadays. Here comes a smart home which is controlled by the touch of a button. ____16____ This acts like a remote control to activate household systems and monitor inside temperatures. If done successfully, a smart home system will be integrated so smoothly that a household will appear to run itself. Home automation is designed to introduce efficiency to a home. ____17____ An efficient smart home uses sensors to prevent over watering of outdoor gardens and control room temperatures, all of which can reduce expenses. In addition to cost savings, home automation often provides a sense of security to homeowners. Families with children or elderly adults in the home may be reassured by some safeguards in smart home security, like fire alarms that alert the appropriate agencies in the event of a problem. Lighting activation runs on timers, which can be a life saver if an oven is left on when someone leaves the home. ____18____ Home automation is not just for safety, however. ____19____ With a centralized control unit, a person does not have to leave the couch to turn down the blinds or even order groceries, which can be automated. ____20____ Such a home becomes dependent on technology for routine tasks. If something goes wrong with the central automation unit, it is not just one appliance at risk as malfunctions can disrupt systems that are vital to running a home. As a result, for all people, a home can become a place of technical faults that repeatedly require repair. A. Smart devices can talk to each other. B. It achieves this by saving homeowners time and money. C. There are some drawbacks with an automated home system. D. It can also provide convenience for people living in the home. E. Through home automation, an entire house can be connected via a smart controller. F. Besides protecting people, it also offers security for expensive items inside a residence. G. Home automation enables you to operate your equipment with the sound of your voice. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完型填空 (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 have been adopted by an American family since I was fifteen months old. Growing up in the second-whitest county in California, I had little interest in my ____21____ as an adopted Chinese American. After I moved to Tucson, my curiosity about my identities ____22____ as I was exposed to a larger Chinese population there. During my four years at Northern Arizona University (NAU), I took two years of ____23____ language courses, which was a major marker in my adventure to ____24____ myself. Through my class, I was introduced to the NAU Chinese culture club, where I ____25____ my knowledge of Chinese culture and connected with international students from China and students who were deeply ____26____ Chinese culture. Then I had an opportunity to study abroad in Hong Kong for a year. Surrounded by mainly people who looked like me, I did not feel like I ____27____ as I usually do in the US. I became ____28____ connected to Hong Kong and its ____29____. The experience ____30____ me to find beauty and ____31____ in the complexities (难题) of holding many identities. After returning from my ____32____ abroad, I started to volunteer at the Education Abroad Office at NAU. I ____33____ my experience and encouraged other NAU students to go abroad, as it was such a ____34____ experience and enabled me to better understand myself. I’m ____35____ to call myself an adopted Chinese American. 21. A. experience B. safety C. community D. identity 22. A. changed B. grew C. disappeared D. continued 23 A. English B. Japanese C. Chinese D. German 24. A. understand B. improve C. teach D. support 25. A. lacked B. furthered C. ignored D. finished 26. A. tired of B. aware of C. dependent on D. interested in 27. A. stood out B. worked out C. gave up D. turned up 28. A. stably B. strangely C. incredibly D. hardly 29. A. culture B. geography C. scenery D. architecture 30. A. required B. allowed C. forced D. instructed 31. A. annoyance B. pain C. comfort D. patience 32. A. business B. holiday C. performances D. adventures 33. A. announced B. explained C. shared D. admitted 34. A. life-changing. B. eye-catching C. time-consuming D. heart-breaking 35. A. curious B. hesitant C. awkward D. proud 第二节 语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 A man looking at his smart phone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing ____36____ (have) a close knock on Oct. 22. He was so absorbed in his smart phone that he didn’t see a train approaching until it brushed past him, ____37____ (throw) him to the ground. This should serve ____38____ a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially ____39____ crossing a road. ____40____ (lucky), the man survived a brush with death, but the incident forced the driver to stop the train. ____41____ 18-minute delay followed the incident, ____42____ led to a break in the running of other trains on the route. The smart phone ____43____ (addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even ____44____ (bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the smart phone for the tragedy, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are _____45_____ (blame). 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 46. 假如你是学生会主席李华，你们学校准备组织学生在下周三赴重庆科技馆进行研学活动，请你用英语给国际部交换生写一则通知。要点如下： 1.研学时间和地点； 2.研学活动内容； 3.报名方式。 注意：1.词数80词左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3.重庆科技馆 Chongqing Science & Technology Museum 研学study tour ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写 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。续写的词数应为150左右。 On a weekend, a woman won a big bag of coins at a game machine. She took a break for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to put the coins in her room. “I’ll be right back and we’ll go to eat,” she told her husband. Then she carried the bag to the lift. As she was about to walk into the lift she noticed two men already aboard. Both were huge, very huge figures. The woman was scared. Her first thought was: “These two are going to rob me.” Her next thought was: “Don’t be afraid. They look like nice gentlemen.” But fear seized her. She stood and stared at the two men. She felt anxious and ashamed. She hoped they didn’t read her mind. Surely they knew her hesitation about joining them in the lift. It was all too obvious. Her face was red. She couldn’t just stand there, so with an effort of will she picked up one foot and stepped forward and followed with the other foot and was on the lift. Avoiding eye contact, she turned around and faced the lift doors as they closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her fear increased! The lift didn’t move. Panic consumed her. “Oh dear,” she thought, “I’m about to be robbed!” Her heart sank and sweat poured. Then one of the men said, “Hit the floor.” Instinct (本能) told her: Do what they tell you. The bag of coins flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the lift carpet. A shower of coins rained down on her. “Take my money and spare me,” she prayed. More seconds passed. She heard one of the men say politely, “Madam, if you’ll just tell us what floor you’re going to, we’ll push the button.” The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He couldn’t help laughing. Para. 1：She lifted her head and looked up at the two men. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para. 2：Then, the lift arrived at her floor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $