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湛江市第二十一中学2024-2025学年第一学期10月高二月考 英 语 考试时间120分钟 ，满分：150分 第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节　(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Bike Rental & Guided Tours Welcome to Amsterdam, welcome to MacBike. You see much more from the seat of a bike! Cycling is the most economical, sustainable and fun way to explore the city, with its beautiful canals, parks, squares and countless lights. You can also bike along lovely landscapes outside of Amsterdam. Why MacBike MacBike has been around for almost 30 years and is the biggest bicycle rental company in Amsterdam. With over 2,500 bikes stored in our five rental shops at strategic locations, we make sure there is always a bike available for you. We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake (刹车), bikes with hand brake and gears (排挡), bikes with child seats, and children’s bikes. Prices Hand Brake, Three Gears Foot Brake, No Gears 1 hour €7.50 €5.00 3 hours €11.00 €7.50 1 day (24 hours) €14.75 €9.75 Each additional day €8.00 €6.00 Guided City Tours The 2.5-hour tour covers the Gooyer Windmill the Skinny Bridge, the Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery and much more. The tour departs from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1:00 pm every day. You can buy your ticket in a MacBike shop or book online. 1. What is an advantage of MacBike? A. It gives children a discount. B. It offers many types of bikes. C. It organizes free cycle tours. D. It has over 2,500 rental shops. 2. How much do you pay for renting a bike with hand brake and three gears for two days? A. €15.75. B. €19.50. C. €22.75. D. €29.50. 3. Where does the guided city tour start? A. The Gooyer, Windmill. B. The Skinny Bridge. C. Heineken Brewery. D. Dam Square. B “I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shortly after performing acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead of my time.” If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine-combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine. Farber, a graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more conventional veterinarian. He became interested in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he suffered from terrible back pain. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little relief. Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets. Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment. Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. “Sometimes it surprises me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. That’s my job.” 4. What do some of Farber’s coworkers think of him? A. He’s odd. B. He’s strict. C. He’s brave. D. He’s rude. 5. Why did Farber decide to try acupuncture on pets? A. He was trained in it at university. B. He was inspired by another veterinarian. C. He benefited from it as a patient. D. He wanted to save money for pet owners. 6. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. Steps of a chiropractic treatment. B. The complexity of veterinarians’ work. C. Examples of rare animal diseases. D. The effectiveness of holistic medicine. 7. Why does the author mention the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association? A. To prove Farber’s point. B. To emphasize its importance. C. To praise veterinarians. D. To advocate animal protection. C Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages — to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this — until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the application I’m using. It feels just like a game. “People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.” Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you learn the words, you “water your plants”. When the application believes that you’ve really memorized a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on, the application sends you emails, reminding you to “water your plants”. The application uses two principles about learning. The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room. The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of application you only use for five or ten minutes a day. I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary! 8. What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise? A. Create memorable experiences. B. Make progress with hard work. C. Learning words instead of watching TV. D. Combine study with entertainment. 9. What are you doing when you “water your plants”? A. Logging on to the application. B. Being a Memrise user. C. Practising the vocabulary. D. Moving words to your garden. 10 How does Memrise work? A. By linking different mems together. B. By putting knowledge into practice. C. By offering human translation services. D. By applying an associative memory approach. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards Memrise? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Uninterested. D. Negative. D Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to develop more efficient methods of farming in order to fight global warming. Global warming threatens every aspect of our everyday lives, including crop production. It will reduce the soil moisture (水分), especially in areas close to the equator and greatly affect the crop production. Climate change harms poorer countries that do not have money to import food. The result is food shortage. However, agriculture is not just affected by global warming. Agriculture is part of a vicious cycle in which farming leads to global warming, which in turn destroys agricultural production. The process of clearing land for agriculture results in widespread deforestation and contributes to 40 percent of global methane (甲烷) production. Therefore, to deal with climate change, it is necessary to ensure efficient, environmentally-conscious farming. This is where AI enters the scene. Farmers use AI for methods such as precision agriculture, monitoring crop moisture, soil composition, and temperature in growing areas, and enabling farmers to increase production by learning how to take care of their crops and determine the ideal amount of water to use. Furthermore, this technology may help reduce deforestation by allowing humans to grow food in urban areas. It could be especially beneficial for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, where much of the population lives in cities. However, AI is far from a silver bullet — it could actually contribute to global warming as well. Due to the large amount of data that AI needs to process, training a single AI releases five times the emissions that an average car would give off during its lifetime. Further, securing access to AI on a global scale may pose some challenges. Countries will need experts in the field who can successfully use the technology and Internet connection, neither of which are always readily available. Therefore, there is still a long way for developing countries to take advantage of the benefits of AI. Given these concerns, global leaders must consider the potential costs, and the environmental consequences of data processing before developing AI for use in agriculture. 12. What is the purpose of Paragraph 2? A. To advocate greener farming. B. To show the importance of forestation. C. To promote low-carbon living. D. To analyze impacts of global warming. 13. In which aspect can farmers apply Al in crop production? A. Reducing soil pollution. B. Precision farming. C. Solving the food problem. D. Expanding farmland. 14. What do the underlined words “silver bullet” mean in paragraph 4? A. A big fortune. B. A risky attempt. C. A costly method. D. A perfect solution. 15 What’s the author’s attitude to the use of Al in farming? A. Critical. B. Optimistic. C. Cautious. D. Confident. 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。 Independence not only means you can make your own decisions, but it also means that you can do what you want with it. _______16_______ — improved physical and emotional health as well as increased creativity which will lead to greater success in the workplace! It is a quality you need to own. Your life will be easy and worry-free if you’re independent because there’s no one else to be dependent on. ______17______. Independence allows you to be more focused on yourself and free of worrying about what others think about. ______18______. People with independence have their own lives and goals that they set to achieve, rather than living with regrets for not being able to do what they wish to do in life. Independence allows you to pursue your dreams freely by setting up your paths to success. When you’re dependent, it can be hard to decide what you want because of other people’s wishes. Dependency on others may cause you to become attached and unable to think for yourself. This can often be harmful in relationships where there is too much dependence. _______19_______, because people will be able to count on you when needed and know that you are not trying to control their decisions or choices in life. Being independent means that you are not waiting for any support or permission from anyone else. When you make your own decisions, it boosts your confidence and experience in handling issues affecting your life. That is why independence makes a person more confident than an individual who waits for help. ______20______ A. It benefits people in almost every way B. Independence can earn you others’ trust C. This is very stressful and causes a great deal of anxiety D. Independent people have clear aims and can easily achieve success E. It helps you to live a wonderful life because you are in control of your life F. The more independently you can move through relationships, the happier you will be G. Independence allows you to be more able to handle any future situation coming your way 第二部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节　(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. The airline had announced her plane’s ____21____ and he said to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your ____22____ is all I needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left. I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to ____23____ his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking. “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be ____24____?” “Yes.” I replied. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and ____25____ for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were ____26____, I kept telling him face to face how much he meant to me. ____27____, I knew what this man was experiencing. “Why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked. “I am old and she lives too far away. And the ____28____ is, her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼).” he said. “When you were saying good-bye I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?” He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been ____29____ from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.” He paused and looked up as if trying to remember it _____30_____. He smiled even more. “When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we wanted you to have a life filled with enough good things to _____31_____ you,” he continued and shared the following as if he were reciting it from _____32_____. “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest _____33_____ in life appears much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your desire. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you _____34_____.” He then began to _____35_____ and walked away. 21. A. leaving B. arrival C. delay D. cancel 22. A. grocery B. wealth C. reward D. love 23. A. disturb B. evaluate C. shelter D. pursue 24. A. temporary B. separate C. blank D. forever 25. A. sympathy B. appreciation C. approval D. greatness 26. A. precise B. numerous C. limited D. wasted 27. A. Naturally B. Gradually C. Unexpectedly D. Hopefully 28. A. dream B. secret C. chance D. reality 29. A. carried out B. handed down C. worn down D. sorted out 30. A. in detail B. in action C. on purpose D. with regret 31. A. access B. host C. label D. support 32. A. history B. text C. memory D. childhood 33. A. sadness B. misfortune C. joy D. mistake 34. A. abandon B. possess C. wonder D. expect 35. A. smile B. weep C. freeze D. shout 第二节　(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a team of scientists who created a ground-breaking technique using lasers (激光) to understand the extremely rapid movements of electrons, which were ____36____ (previous) thought impossible to follow. Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’ Huillier “demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses (脉冲) of light that can ____37____ (use) to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy,” the Nobel committee said when the prize was announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. It ____38____ (praise) the winners for giving “humanity new tools for ____39____ (explore)the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules (分子).” ____40____ rapid are the movements of electrons inside atoms and molecules that they are measured in attoseconds –____41____ almost incomprehensibly short unit of time. “An attosecond is to one second as one second is to the age of the universe,” the committee explained. “They were able to in a sense, provide an illumination (照明) tool that allows us to watch the ____42____ (gather) of molecules: How things come together ____43____ (make)a molecule,” Bob Rosner, president of the American Physical Society and a professor at the University of Chicago, told CNN. The movements “happen very quickly and normally we have no idea how they actually occuror ____44____ the order of events is,” said Rosner. But their work ____45____ (mean) scientists can now observe how these movements happen, he added. 第三部分　写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节　 (满分15分) 46. 你校英文报正在举办“科技与生活”英文征文比赛。请你以“Technology and Life”为题写一篇英文短文参赛，内容包括： 1. 科技进步给生活带来的便利； 2. 科技进步带来的不好的影响； 3. 你的观点。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Technology and Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 Jack was a bright and curious child, always eager to learn new things and explore the mysterious world about science. However, he often found himself in disagreement with his mother. His mother was always busy with her work and she didn’t have enough time to learn about his interests and passions. One day, Jack came home from school feeling particularly excited. He just found a sci-fi book about an adventure on the moon. Upon arriving at home, he couldn’t tear himself away from the book. He read and read until it was dark. Having finished reading it, he couldn’t wait to share it with his mother, only to be told that he should focus on more practical subjects like math and history, which would help him get into a good college and have a successful career. Jack couldn’t understand why his mother didn’t see the value in what he was doing. He felt that she was holding him back and not allowing him to pursue his true interests. “Why can’t you see how important this is to me?” Jack asked his mother angrily. “I’m never going to be happy if I have to spend my life doing things that I show no interest in just because they are practical or make you proud.” The once peaceful home was filled with tension and anger. His mother’s voice grew louder as she shouted, “You can’t just do whatever you want! You should be responsible for your future!” Jack, fueled by his own frustration, shot back, “I am tired of you always telling me what to do! I am not a child anymore! You only care about your own feeling! You never thought about my feeling!” They were so caught up in their own anger and hurt that they failed to see how their words and actions were affecting each other. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Jack rushed into his bedroom and locked the door heavily. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When Jack heard his mother’s words, regretful tears rolled down his face. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 湛江市第二十一中学2024-2025学年第一学期10月高二月考 英 语 考试时间120分钟 ，满分：150分 第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节　(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Bike Rental & Guided Tours Welcome to Amsterdam, welcome to MacBike. You see much more from the seat of a bike! Cycling is the most economical, sustainable and fun way to explore the city, with its beautiful canals, parks, squares and countless lights. You can also bike along lovely landscapes outside of Amsterdam. Why MacBike MacBike has been around for almost 30 years and is the biggest bicycle rental company in Amsterdam. With over 2,500 bikes stored in our five rental shops at strategic locations, we make sure there is always a bike available for you. We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake (刹车), bikes with hand brake and gears (排挡), bikes with child seats, and children’s bikes. Prices Hand Brake, Three Gears Foot Brake, No Gears 1 hour €7.50 €5.00 3 hours €11.00 €7.50 1 day (24 hours) €14.75 €9.75 Each additional day €8.00 €600 Guided City Tours The 2.5-hour tour covers the Gooyer Windmill, the Skinny Bridge, the Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery and much more. The tour departs from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1:00 pm every day. You can buy your ticket in a MacBike shop or book online. 1. What is an advantage of MacBike? A. It gives children a discount. B. It offers many types of bikes. C. It organizes free cycle tours. D. It has over 2,500 rental shops. 2. How much do you pay for renting a bike with hand brake and three gears for two days? A. €15.75. B. €19.50. C. €22.75. D. €29.50. 3. Where does the guided city tour start? A. The Gooyer, Windmill. B. The Skinny Bridge. C. Heineken Brewery. D. Dam Square. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了在阿姆斯特丹进行自行车租赁和雇佣导游的操作方式，价格等细节。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake (刹车), bikes with hand brake and gears (排挡), bikes with child seats, and children’s bikes. (我们提供种类繁多的最新自行车，包括有脚刹的基本自行车、有手刹和带排挡的自行车、带儿童座椅的自行车和儿童自行车)”可推知，MacBike的优势是它提供许多类型的自行车。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据定价表可知，租一辆带手刹和三档的自行车一天需要14.75欧元，额外增加天数每天8欧元。所以租一辆带手刹和三档的自行车两天需要14.75+8=22.75欧元。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The tour departs from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1:00 pm every day. (旅游团每小时从大坝广场出发，每天下午1点开始)”可知，导游城市之旅从大坝广场开始。故选D。 【点睛】 B “I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shortly after performing acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead of my time.” If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine-combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine. Farber, a graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more conventional veterinarian. He became interested in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he suffered from terrible back pain. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little relief. Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets. Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment. Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. “Sometimes it surprises me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. That’s my job.” 4. What do some of Farber’s coworkers think of him? A. He’s odd. B. He’s strict. C. He’s brave. D. He’s rude. 5. Why did Farber decide to try acupuncture on pets? A. He was trained in it at university. B. He was inspired by another veterinarian. C. He benefited from it as a patient. D. He wanted to save money for pet owners. 6. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. Steps of a chiropractic treatment. B. The complexity of veterinarians’ work. C. Examples of rare animal diseases. D. The effectiveness of holistic medicine. 7. Why does the author mention the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association? A. To prove Farber’s point. B. To emphasize its importance. C. To praise veterinarians. D. To advocate animal protection. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章讲述兽医威廉·法伯(William Farber)博士在从针灸中受益后，将综合医疗应用于动物，并取得了初步成效。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods.( 如果他看起来有点戒备的姿态，那可能是因为他的一些同事偶尔会嘲笑他不寻常的方法。) ”可知，Farber的同事们有时会嘲笑他不寻常的方法，他们认为他很奇怪。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets.(然后，他尝试了针灸，这是一种古老的中国疗法，并惊讶地发现，经过两三次治疗，他的病情有所好转。对兽医有效的方法似乎对他的病人也有效。因此，在研究了这些技术几年后，他开始把它们提供给宠物。)”可知，Farber作为患者从针灸中受益，这促使他决定尝试在宠物上使用针灸。故选C。 【6题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段内容“Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment.(利·廷代尔的狗查理患有严重的心脏病。廷代尔说，查理心脏病发作后，她准备让他进入睡眠状态，但法伯的治疗大大减轻了她的狗的痛苦，她能够让它多活五个月。普里西拉·杜因(Priscilla Dewing)报告说，她的马纳皮(Nappy)经过脊椎按摩调整后，“行动更容易，乘车更舒服”。) ”可知，本段主要讲述了两个例子，一个是Farber通过整体医学方法帮助了患有严重心脏病的狗Charlie，另一个是马Nappy在接受脊椎按摩治疗后移动和骑行更为舒适。这些例子都是为了说明整体医学的有效性。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容“Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. ( 法伯确信，随着时间的推移，综合疗法会越来越受欢迎，如果过去有任何迹象的话，他可能是对的:自1982年以来，美国综合兽医协会的会员已经从30个增加到700多个。)”可知，法伯认为综合疗法会越来越受欢迎，随后作者列举了美国综合兽医协会的会员已经从30个增加到700多个的例子，因此推断美国整体兽医协会是为证明法伯的观点。故选A。 C Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages — to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this — until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the application I’m using. It feels just like a game. “People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.” Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you learn the words, you “water your plants”. When the application believes that you’ve really memorized a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on, the application sends you emails, reminding you to “water your plants”. The application uses two principles about learning. The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room. The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of application you only use for five or ten minutes a day. I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary! 8. What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise? A. Create memorable experiences. B. Make progress with hard work. C. Learning words instead of watching TV. D. Combine study with entertainment. 9. What are you doing when you “water your plants”? A. Logging on to the application. B. Being a Memrise user. C. Practising the vocabulary. D. Moving words to your garden. 10. How does Memrise work? A. By linking different mems together. B. By putting knowledge into practice. C. By offering human translation services. D. By applying an associative memory approach. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards Memrise? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Uninterested. D. Negative. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一个学习外语的好帮手——Memrise。它是一款手机应用软件，旨在帮助使用者记单词。其寓教于乐的学习方式很受作者的喜爱。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。题干中的关键信息是Ed Cooke，由此可定位到文章的第二段，根据该段中的Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.”可知，Ed Cooke创造Memrise的初衷就是使学习外语单词不再枯燥乏味，他们尝试用寓教于乐的学习方式让使用者更好地学习单词。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据题干中的water your plants在文章中出现过两次，所以要知道其真正含义应该仔细阅读原文中第一次出现这些词语的地方，即第三段中的Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you learn the words, you “water your plants”.可知，Memrise会给你一些“种子”（单词）让你学习，当你练习这些单词的时候，你就是在给你的“花园”里的“指物”（单词）“浇水”，所以这里“浇灌植物”指的是“学习新单词”。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。题干问的是Memrise的运行模式，因此可定位到第四段中的The application uses two principles about learning. The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind.及作者举的例子可知，该软件通过联想记忆的方法帮助使用者记单词。故选D。 【11题详解】 观点态度题。该题问的是作者的态度，因此应该从文章中寻找作者使用该软件后的心得、体会。从第一段中的Thanks to Memrise, the application I’m using. It feels just like a game.及最后一段中的I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise.可知，作者通过Memrise学会了很多单词，而且学习的过程也充满了乐趣，所以他对该软件的态度是认可的。故选B。 D Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to develop more efficient methods of farming in order to fight global warming. Global warming threatens every aspect of our everyday lives, including crop production. It will reduce the soil moisture (水分), especially in areas close to the equator and greatly affect the crop production. Climate change harms poorer countries that do not have money to import food. The result is food shortage. However, agriculture is not just affected by global warming. Agriculture is part of a vicious cycle in which farming leads to global warming, which in turn destroys agricultural production. The process of clearing land for agriculture results in widespread deforestation and contributes to 40 percent of global methane (甲烷) production. Therefore, to deal with climate change, it is necessary to ensure efficient, environmentally-conscious farming. This is where AI enters the scene. Farmers use AI for methods such as precision agriculture, monitoring crop moisture, soil composition, and temperature in growing areas, and enabling farmers to increase production by learning how to take care of their crops and determine the ideal amount of water to use. Furthermore, this technology may help reduce deforestation by allowing humans to grow food in urban areas. It could be especially beneficial for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, where much of the population lives in cities. However AI is far from a silver bullet — it could actually contribute to global warming as well. Due to the large amount of data that AI needs to process, training a single AI releases five times the emissions that an average car would give off during its lifetime. Further, securing access to AI on a global scale may pose some challenges. Countries will need experts in the field who can successfully use the technology and Internet connection, neither of which are always readily available. Therefore, there is still a long way for developing countries to take advantage of the benefits of AI. Given these concerns, global leaders must consider the potential costs, and the environmental consequences of data processing before developing AI for use in agriculture. 12. What is the purpose of Paragraph 2? A. To advocate greener farming. B. To show the importance of forestation. C. To promote low-carbon living. D. To analyze impacts of global warming. 13. In which aspect can farmers apply Al in crop production? A. Reducing soil pollution. B. Precision farming. C. Solving the food problem. D. Expanding farmland. 14. What do the underlined words “silver bullet” mean in paragraph 4? A. A big fortune. B. A risky attempt. C. A costly method. D. A perfect solution. 15. What’s the author’s attitude to the use of Al in farming? A. Critical. B. Optimistic. C. Cautious. D. Confident. 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是人工智能（AI）在农业领域的潜在应用、优势以及面临的挑战，特别是在对抗全球变暖方面的作用。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Therefore, to deal with climate change, it is necessary to ensure efficient, environmentally-conscious farming.(因此，为了应对气候变化，有必要确保高效、环保的农业。)”可知，第二段的目的是提倡环保农业。故选A。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Farmers use AI for methods such as precision agriculture, monitoring crop moisture, soil composition, and temperature in growing areas, and enabling farmers to increase production by learning how to take care of their crops and determine the ideal amount of water to use.(农民将人工智能用于精准农业等方法，监测种植区的作物湿度、土壤成分和温度，并使农民能够通过学习如何照顾作物和确定理想的用水量来提高产量。)”可知，农民可以在精准农业方面应用AI。故选B。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段中划线部分下文“it could actually contribute to global warming as well(它实际上也可能导致全球变暖)”可知，AI可能也会导致全球变暖，因此它也不是完美的；“ However, AI is far from a silver bullet(然而，人工智能远不是silver bullet)”中的silver bullet的意思是“完美的解决办法”，和a perfect solution意思相近。故选D。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“However, AI is far from a silver bullet—it could actually contribute to global warming as well.(然而，人工智能远不是灵丹妙药——它实际上也可能导致全球变暖。)”，“Further, securing access to AI on a global scale may pose some challenges.(此外，确保在全球范围内获得人工智能可能会带来一些挑战。)”和最后一段“Given these concerns, global leaders must consider the potential costs, and the environmental consequences of data processing before developing AI for use in agriculture.(鉴于这些担忧，全球领导人在开发用于农业的人工智能之前，必须考虑数据处理的潜在成本和环境后果。)”可知，作者对人工智能在农业中的应用持谨慎的态度。故选C。 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。 Independence not only means you can make your own decisions, but it also means that you can do what you want with it. _______16_______ — improved physical and emotional health as well as increased creativity which will lead to greater success in the workplace! It is a quality you need to own. Your life will be easy and worry-free if you’re independent because there’s no one else to be dependent on. ______17______. Independence allows you to be more focused on yourself and free of worrying about what others think about. ______18______. People with independence have their own lives and goals that they set to achieve, rather than living with regrets for not being able to do what they wish to do in life. Independence allows you to pursue your dreams freely by setting up your paths to success. When you’re dependent, it can be hard to decide what you want because of other people’s wishes. Dependency on others may cause you to become attached and unable to think for yourself. This can often be harmful in relationships where there is too much dependence. _______19_______, because people will be able to count on you when needed and know that you are not trying to control their decisions or choices in life. Being independent means that you are not waiting for any support or permission from anyone else. When you make your own decisions, it boosts your confidence and experience in handling issues affecting your life. That is why independence makes a person more confident than an individual who waits for help. ______20______ A. It benefits people in almost every way B. Independence can earn you others’ trust C. This is very stressful and causes a great deal of anxiety D. Independent people have clear aims and can easily achieve success E. It helps you to live a wonderful life because you are in control of your life F. The more independently you can move through relationships, the happier you will be G. Independence allows you to be more able to handle any future situation coming your way 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. D 19. B 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章探讨了独立性的重要性和其对个人生活、健康、创造力、自信以及人际关系等多方面的积极影响。 【16题详解】 根据下文“improved physical and emotional health as well as increased creativity which will lead to greater success in the workplace! It is a quality you need to own.(改善身心健康以及提升创造力，这将使你在工作场所取得更大的成功！这是你需要拥有的品质)”可知，下文提到，独立的好处包括改善身体和心理健康，以及增加创造力，这些都将导致工作场所更大的成功。因此，独立几乎在各个方面都对人们有益。A项：It benefits people in almost every way.(它几乎在各个方面都使人们受益)符合语境。故选A。 【17题详解】 上文“Your life will be easy and worry-free if you’re independent because there’s no one else to be dependent on.(如果你很独立，你的生活将会变得轻松无忧，因为没有人需要你去依赖)”可知，上文提到，独立的生活会让你更容易，无忧无虑，因为没有其他人可以依赖。选项E中的“you are in control of your life”与上文相呼应。E项：It helps you to live a wonderful life because you are in control of your life.(它帮助你过上美好的生活，因为你可以掌控自己的生活)符合语境。故选E。 【18题详解】 空处为段落主题句。根据下文“People with independence have their own lives and goals that they set to achieve, rather than living with regrets for not being able to do what they wish to do in life. Independence allows you to pursue your dreams freely by setting up your paths to success.(独立的人有自己的生活和目标，他们设定要实现的目标，而不是生活在遗憾中不能做他们想做的事情。独立可以让你自由地追求梦想，开辟通往成功的道路)”可知，独立的人有自己的生活和目标，而不是生活在遗憾中，不能做自己想做的事情。因此，可以推断出独立的人有清晰的目标，容易成功。D项中的“have clear aims”和下文中的“have their own lives and goals”对应，D项中的“can easily achieve success.”和下文中的“paths to success”对应。D项：Independent people have clear aims and can easily achieve success.(独立的人有明确的目标，可以很容易地取得成功)符合语境。故选D。 【19题详解】 根据下文“because people will be able to count on you when needed and know that you are not trying to control their decisions or choices in life.(因为当人们需要的时候，他们可以依靠你，并且知道你并没有试图控制他们生活中的决定或选择)”可知，下文解释了独立可以赢得信任的原因，空处和下文形成因果关系，强调赢得信任这个结果。B项：Independence can earn you others’ trust.(独立可以为你赢得别人的信任)符合语境。故选B。 【20题详解】 根据上文“When you make your own decisions, it boosts your confidence and experience in handling issues affecting your life. That is why independence makes a person more confident than an individual who waits for help.(当你自己做决定时，它会增强你处理影响你生活的问题的信心和经验。这就是为什么独立的人比等待帮助的人更自信)”可知，上文提到，当你做出自己的决定时，它会增强你处理影响你生活的问题的信心和经验。因此，可以推断出独立可以让你更有能力应对未来的情况。选项G中的“more able to handle any future situation coming your way”与上文相呼应。G项：Independence allows you to be more able to handle any future situation coming your way.(独立让你更有能力处理任何未来的情况)符合语境。故选G。 第二部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节　(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. The airline had announced her plane’s ____21____ and he said to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your ____22____ is all I needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left. I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to ____23____ his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking. “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be ____24____?” “Yes.” I replied. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and ____25____ for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were ____26____, I kept telling him face to face how much he meant to me. ____27____, I knew what this man was experiencing. “Why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked. “I am old and she lives too far away. And the ____28____ is, her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼).” he said. “When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?” He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been ____29____ from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.” He paused and looked up as if trying to remember it _____30_____. He smiled even more. “When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we wanted you to have a life filled with enough good things to _____31_____ you,” he continued and shared the following as if he were reciting it from _____32_____. “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest _____33_____ in life appears much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your desire. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you _____34_____.” He then began to _____35_____ and walked away. 21. A. leaving B. arrival C. delay D. cancel 22. A. grocery B. wealth C. reward D. love 23. A. disturb B. evaluate C. shelter D. pursue 24. A. temporary B. separate C. blank D. forever 25. A. sympathy B. appreciation C. approval D. greatness 26. A. precise B. numerous C. limited D. wasted 27. A. Naturally B. Gradually C. Unexpectedly D. Hopefully 28. A. dream B. secret C. chance D. reality 29. A. carried out B. handed down C. worn down D. sorted out 30. A. in detail B. in action C. on purpose D. with regret 31. A. access B. host C. label D. support 32. A. history B. text C. memory D. childhood 33. A. sadness B. misfortune C. joy D. mistake 34. A. abandon B. possess C. wonder D. expect 35. A. smile B. weep C. freeze D. shout 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在机场看到一对父女离别时的场景，后来作者与这位父亲聊天，他的话令作者感触颇深。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：航空公司宣布她的飞机要起飞了，他对女儿说:“我爱你”。A. leaving离开；B. arrival到达；C. delay延迟；D. cancel取消。根据上文“At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together.”可知，此处表示老人在送女儿离开，所以航空公司宣布她的航班起飞。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：你的爱就是我所需要的。A. grocery杂货店；B. wealth财富；C. reward奖励；D. love爱。根据上文“he said to his daughter, “I love you.””可知，面对父亲表达的爱，女儿做出同样的反馈。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我尽量不打扰他的隐私，但他还是主动邀请我交谈。A. disturb打扰；B. evaluate评价；C. shelter庇护；D. pursue追求。根据上文“I could see he wanted and needed to cry.”和“but he welcomed me in by asking.”可知，看到面对离别，这位父亲想哭，作者尽量不想打扰他的隐私。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“你有没有跟一个人说再见，知道这将是永远?”A. temporary临时的；B. separate分开的；C. blank空白的；D. forever永久的。根据下文““Why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked.”可知，这位父亲在询问作者是否有过和一个人永久告别的经历。故选D。 25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句话勾起了我对父亲为我所做的一切表达爱和感激的回忆。A. sympathy同情；B. appreciation感激；C. approval赞同；D. greatness伟大。根据“expressing my love”可知，作者在回忆之前对父亲所做的一切表达爱和感激。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我意识到他的日子不多了，我不断地当面告诉他，他对我是多么重要。A. precise精确的；B. numerous许多的；C. limited有限的；D. wasted浪费的。根据“I kept telling him face to face how much he meant to me.”可知，此处表示作者意识到父亲当时的日子不多了。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我自然知道这个人正在经历什么。A. Naturally自然地；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Unexpectedly出乎意料地；D. Hopefully有希望地。根据上文“Recognizing that his days were ____6____, I kept telling him face to face how much he meant to me.”可知，作者有过类似的经历，自然而然地知道这个老人正在经历的事情。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：现实是，她下次回来就是参加我的葬礼。A. dream梦想；B. secret秘密；C. chance机会；D. reality现实，事实。根据上文“I am old and she lives too far away.”可知，这位父亲说自己老了，女儿离的远，事实是下次回来就是参加自己的葬礼。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：这是祖祖辈辈传下来的愿望。A. carried out执行，实施；B. handed down传下来；C. worn down磨损；D. sorted out分类。根据下文“My parents used to say it to everyone.”可知，这个愿望是祖祖辈辈传下来的愿望。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：他停顿了一下，抬起头来，好像在努力回忆细节。A. in detail详细地；B. in action在行动；C. on purpose故意地；D. with regret带有遗憾。根据下文“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.”可知，这位父亲抬起头，好像在详细地回忆这个祝愿的内容。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“当我们说‘I wish you enough’时，我们希望你的生活充满足够的美好事物来支持你，”他继续说道，并分享了下面这段话，仿佛是在背诵。A. access进入；B. host主持；C. label贴标签；D. support支持。根据上文“When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we wanted you to have a life filled with enough good things”可知，此处表示希望你的生活充满足够的美好的事物来支持你。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. history历史；B. text文章；C. memory记忆；D. childhood童年。根据上文“he continued and shared the following”可知，这位父亲分享了以下的内容，就像他从记忆中背诵出来的一样。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我希望你有足够的痛苦，让生活中最小的快乐也变得更大。A. sadness悲伤；B. misfortune不幸；C. joy快乐；D. mistake错误。根据上文“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.”可知，这位父亲希望女儿有足够的阳光，让自己的态度保持光明，因此希望足够的痛苦能让生命中最小的快乐变得更大。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望你有足够的损失，以至于你会珍惜你所拥有的一切。A. abandon放弃；B. possess拥有；C. wonder想知道；D. expect期望。根据“I wish you enough loss to appreciate”可知，失去之后才会感激现在所拥有的。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他开始哭泣，走开了。A. smile微笑；B. weep哭泣；C. freeze冻结；D. shout喊叫。根据上文“I could see he wanted and needed to cry.”可知，这位父亲哭泣走开了。故选B。 第二节　(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a team of scientists who created a ground-breaking technique using lasers (激光) to understand the extremely rapid movements of electrons, which were ____36____ (previous) thought impossible to follow. Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’ Huillier “demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses (脉冲) of light that can ____37____ (use) to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy,” the Nobel committee said when the prize was announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. It ____38____ (praise) the winners for giving “humanity new tools for ____39____ (explore)the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules (分子).” ____40____ rapid are the movements of electrons inside atoms and molecules that they are measured in attoseconds –____41____ almost incomprehensibly short unit of time. “An attosecond is to one second as one second is to the age of the universe,” the committee explained. “They were able to, in a sense, provide an illumination (照明) tool that allows us to watch the ____42____ (gather) of molecules: How things come together ____43____ (make)a molecule,” Bob Rosner, president of the American Physical Society and a professor at the University of Chicago, told CNN. The movements “happen very quickly and normally we have no idea how they actually occuror ____44____ the order of events is” said Rosner. But their work ____45____ (mean) scientists can now observe how these movements happen, he added. 【答案】36. previously 37. be used 38. praised 39. exploring 40. So 41. an 42. gathering 43. to make 44. what 45. means 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述2023年诺贝尔物理学奖被授予了一组科学家，他们创造了一项突破性的技术，利用激光来理解电子的极快速运动，这在以前被认为是不可能的。 【36题详解】 考查副词。句意：2023年诺贝尔物理学奖被授予了一组科学家，他们创造了一项突破性的技术，利用激光来理解电子的极快速运动，这在以前被认为是不可能的。空处修饰动词“thought”，应用副词形式，故填previously。 【37题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：周二，诺贝尔委员会在斯德哥尔摩宣布这一奖项时表示，Pierre Agostini、Ferenc Krausz和Anne L’ Huillier “展示了一种制造极短光脉冲的方法，这种脉冲可以用来测量电子移动或能量变化的快速过程。”分析句子可知，that引导定语从句，指代先行词“pulses (脉冲) of light”，和动词use之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，情态动词can后接动词原形，故填be used。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：它称赞这些获奖者为“人类探索原子和分子内部电子世界提供了新工具”。结合上下文可知，此处是描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，故填praised。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意同上。作介词for的宾语，应用动名词形式，故填exploring。 【40题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：电子在原子和分子内的运动是如此之快，以至于它们的测量单位是阿秒——一个几乎短得令人难以理解的时间单位。结合句意可知，此处是“so…that…”引导的结果状语从句，首字母应大写，故填So。 【41题详解】 考查冠词。句意同上。unit是可数名词，此处表示泛指，应用不定冠词，且almost是以元音音素开头，应用an，故填an。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意：美国物理学会主席、芝加哥大学教授Bob Rosner在接受CNN采访时表示：“从某种意义上说，它们能够提供一种照明工具，让我们能够观察分子的聚集：物质是如何聚集在一起形成分子的。”结合空前的“the”可知，空处应填名词作动词watch的宾语，gathering“聚集”，不可数名词，故填gathering。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意同上。结合句意可知，此处表示目的，应用动词不定式，作目的状语，故填to make。 【44题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：这些运动“发生得非常快，通常我们不知道它们是如何发生的，也不知道事件的顺序是什么，” Rosner说。分析句子可知，空处和“how they actually occur”并列，引导宾语从句，引导词在从句中作表语，指“事件的顺序是什么”，应用连接代词what引导，故填what。 【45题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：但他们的工作意味着科学家们现在可以观察到这些运动是如何发生的，他补充说。句子是描述一个一般性事实，应用一般现在时，主语work是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数，故填means。 第三部分　写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节　 (满分15分) 46. 你校英文报正在举办“科技与生活”英文征文比赛。请你以“Technology and Life”为题写一篇英文短文参赛，内容包括： 1. 科技进步给生活带来的便利； 2. 科技进步带来的不好的影响； 3. 你的观点。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Technology and Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Technology and Life It is a great honor for me to deliver a speech concerning “Technology and Life”. With the rapid development of technology, its influences on our daily lives are everywhere. Thanks to high-tech, we can stay connected with friends and families, no matter where they are. We can easily access information, and even order food and groceries with a few taps on our mobile phones. However, technology also brings negative influences. With the constant exposure to the screens, our eyes get tired. What’s worse, there is always a concern about privacy and data security. Despite these drawbacks, I think technology’s positive impacts outweigh the negative ones. So, we need to use technology in a way that maximizes its benefits while minimizing its harm. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以“Technology and Life”为题写一篇英文短文参加校英文报举行的征文比赛。 【详解】1.词汇积累 迅速，快的：rapid→fast 由于，因为：thanks to →owing to 无论哪里：no matter where→wherever 虽然，尽管：despite→in spite of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Despite these drawbacks, I think technology’s positive impacts outweigh the negative ones. 拓展句：Although it has these drawbacks, I think technology’s positive impacts outweigh the negative ones. 【点睛】【高分句型1】It is a great honor for me to deliver a speech concerning “Technology and Life”.（运用了动词不定式作真正主语it作形式主语的用法） 【高分句型2】So, we need to use technology in a way that maximizes its benefits while minimizing its harm.（运用了that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。 Jack was a bright and curious child, always eager to learn new things and explore the mysterious world about science. However, he often found himself in disagreement with his mother. His mother was always busy with her work and she didn’t have enough time to learn about his interests and passions. One day, Jack came home from school feeling particularly excited. He just found a sci-fi book about an adventure on the moon. Upon arriving at home, he couldn’t tear himself away from the book. He read and read until it was dark. Having finished reading it, he couldn’t wait to share it with his mother, only to be told that he should focus on more practical subjects like math and history, which would help him get into a good college and have a successful career. Jack couldn’t understand why his mother didn’t see the value in what he was doing. He felt that she was holding him back and not allowing him to pursue his true interests. “Why can’t you see how important this is to me?” Jack asked his mother angrily. “I’m never going to be happy if I have to spend my life doing things that I show no interest in just because they are practical or make you proud.” The once peaceful home was filled with tension and anger. His mother’s voice grew louder as she shouted, “You can’t just do whatever you want! You should be responsible for your future!” Jack, fueled by his own frustration, shot back, “I am tired of you always telling me what to do! I am not a child anymore! You only care about your own feeling! You never thought about my feeling!” They were so caught up in their own anger and hurt that they failed to see how their words and actions were affecting each other. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Jack rushed into his bedroom and locked the door heavily. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When Jack heard his mother’s words, regretful tears rolled down his face. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Jack rushed into his bedroom and locked the door heavily. He lay on the bed, huddling himself in the quilt. What he really wanted to do was to cut himself off from the whole world, especially from his mother. He couldn't figure out why his mother didn't understand him and why she forced him to do something he didn't like. Slowly, he fell asleep while thinking.Suddenly he was awakened, hearing his mother's voice outside the door, which was filled with apologies and tenderness. His mother promised him that she would respect his interests in the future. When Jack heard his mother’s words, regretful tears rolled down his face. He realized that everything his mother did was totally for the sake of his future and what he said hurt his mother's heart hard. It occurred to him that he had never showed his gratitude to his mother. He couldn’t wait to open the door and said thank you to his mother, who was standing in the doorway. He also promised his mother that he would study hard in practical subjects. Finaly, misunderstanding cleared, they hugged each other tightly with a joyful smile. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了热爱科学的小男孩杰克和他妈妈之间的矛盾冲突。杰克妈妈总是忙于工作，忽视了杰克的热爱和兴趣，并一味地要求他把精力集中在实用性的学科上，终于有一天，当杰克兴冲冲地想和妈妈分享他读到的科幻故事时，两人之间的争吵爆发了。最后，这次争吵解开了杰克和妈妈之间的心结，实现了互相理解。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“杰克冲进卧室，重重地锁上了门。”可知，第一段可描写杰克的心理状态及妈妈平静下来后在门口和杰克说的话。 ②由第二段首句内容“当杰克听到母亲的话时，悔恨的泪水从他的脸上滚落下来。”可知，第二段可描写杰克听到妈妈的话的反应并最终和妈妈和好。 2.续写线索：热爱科学——被妈妈忽视——分享科幻故事——被批评教育——发生争吵——母子和好 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①蜷缩：huddle/curl up ②想做：want to do/be eager to do ③强迫：force/compel/oblige 情绪类 ①感谢：show his gratitude/show his appreciation//be grateful ②喜悦：joyful/delightful/pleasant 【点睛】[高分句型1]What he really wanted to do was to cut himself off from the whole world, especially from his mother.（运用了what引导的主语从句） [高分句型2] Suddenly he was awakened, hearing his mother's voice outside the door, which was filled with apologies and tenderness.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句及现在分词作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$