上海高二上学期期末复习模拟卷03（含听力）-2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考点大串讲（上海）

2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末模拟卷（上海） I. Listening Comprehension （25分） Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. A zoo keeper. B. A postal worker. C. A shop assistant. D. An airport security guard. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: These toy bears are on sale this week. They have been reduced to $2 each. M: That’s great. I will take two. Will you pack them for me? Q: What is the woman? 2. A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Afraid. D. Apologetic. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m afraid that I’m not going to pay the service charge or give a tip, as I don’t feel satisfied with it. I’m quite disappointed as a matter of fact. M: I’m terribly sorry. I’ll pass on your complaints to the manager right away. Q: How did the woman feel about the service? 3. A. They got there at different time. B. The woman didn’t go there. C. The man forgot about the meeting. D. They didn’t agree on the meeting place. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: I was at the gate at 1:00. How did I miss you? M: Oh, I thought we were supposed to meet at 12:00. I got there, waited a while and left. Q: Why didn’t the woman see the man at the gate? 4. A. Her husband couldn’t find a suitable job. B. Her husband quarreled with their son. C. She had an argument with her husband. D. She had to stay home because she was fired. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: You seem upset. Is there anything wrong? W: I quarreled with John the other day. John wants me to stay at home, but I’d rather keep my job. Q: Why is the woman upset? 5. A. Exciting. B. Funny. C. Outdated. D. Terrible. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Did you have a good time at the party? W: You call that a party? There was hardly any food or snacks. The singers were just shouting. Q: What does the woman think of the party? 6. A. At a restaurant. B. At a grocery. C. In a theater. D. On a farm. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Did you enjoy it? W: I haven’t tasted it yet. I’m waiting for the waitress to bring me a fork. Q: Where are the two speakers? 7. A. She doesn’t work hard enough. B. She never falls asleep in class. C. She has a Japanese cultural background. D. Her parents urge her to have more sleep. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Japanese parents often tell their children that if they sleep for more than five hours a night, they aren’t working hard enough. W: Only five hours? No wonder Rebecca fell asleep in class. Q: What can we learn about Rebecca from the conversation? 8. A. Take a course on sailing. B. Watch some sailing shows. C. Buy things needed for sailing. D. Learn sailing from an app. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】W: Speaking of sailing, I have one slight problem. I cannot sail. M: Well, there is an app you can download. It will show you everything you need to know about sailing. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 9. A. The birds are not beautiful enough. B. The woman prefers to teach a cat to talk. C. The birds actually cannot imitate human voice. D. The woman won’t have the birds at such a price. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Look at those beautiful birds over there. I think you can teach them to talk. W: But look at the price! I’d rather have a cat. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 10. A. He didn’t see the sign. B. He got three parking tickets this month. C. He refused to pay a fine. D. He parked his car there after working hours. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Oh no. Not another parking ticket. That’s the second one this week. Why did I get a ticket for parking here? I thought this was a free parking area. W: There is a sign over there. You can only park here after working hours. Q: What can we learn about the man? Section B Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. His regular water therapy. B. His disability to swim like others. C. Lack of proper training. D. A terrible experience in a pool. 12. A. He wanted to train an Olympic champion. B. He hoped kids like Zulfic could learn swimming. C. He wanted to improve physical education for kids. D. The existing swimming equipment wasn’t standard. 13. A. He will soon compete in a world game. B. He could swim twice as fast as average swimmers. C. He could swim the length of Olympic-sized pools with help. D. He won a local swimming competition for disabled people. 【答案】11. D 12. B 13. D 【解析】 【原文】Six-year-old Ismail Zulfic was born with no arms, but that doesn’t prevent him from swimming better than normal kids. Zulfic used to be scared of going into the water after an incident in a splash pool. He even refused to get into the water for regular therapy on his back, which he needed in order to be able to feed himself and write. But all of that changed when the little boy met Amel Kapo, a swimming coach. He set up a local swimming club after noticing how disabled kids struggled to swim in pools, where there was no special equipment for them. Kapo is the one who taught Zulfic to swim. After a few months of practice, the little boy was able to dive in and swim the length of an Olympic-sized pool without any help. A year later, Zulfic is like a fish in the water. He even won a gold medal in a local swimming competition for disabled people, finishing well ahead of other swimmers, and some were nearly twice his age. Zulfic’s parents never dreamed that their shy boy would become a medal-winning swimmer. “I’m proud of my kid. He has a strong winning spirit, and he hardly accepts any defeat and does everything to win,” said his mother. This butterfly without wings shows that desire, will and perseverance are things that really pay off. Zulfic also hopes to compete in Para-swimming competition on the world stage in the future. Questions: 11. What probably caused Zulfic to feel scared of water in the past? 12. Why did Kapo set up a local swimming club? 13. Which fact shows Zulfic is an amazing swimmer? Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 14. A. A cell phone. B. A leather wallet. C. A mini camera. D. An alarm clock. 15. A. It will track the thief with GPS system. B. It will contact banks to stop withdrawing. C. An alarm will be sent to the police station. D. A picture of the opener will be taken. 16. A. It is a multifunctional wallet. B. It’s old-fashioned in this age. C. It is unique in size and function. D. It can text messages automatically. 【答案】14. B 15. D 16. A 【解析】 【原文】A company called Volterman has recently released a smart wallet that takes security to the extreme. It comes with a built-in alarm system, a GPS tracker, and even a front facing camera that takes photos of whoever tries to open it, and sends them to the owner. Wallets almost seem outdated in this digital age, but the smart wallet isn’t your average wallet. Apart from the screen, it packs about as much technology as your smart phone, including a built-in camera, a power bank, a GPS tracker, an alarm system, and even Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities. It may look like a simple leather wallet on the outside, but it’s a whole different one on the inside. Perhaps the most unusual feature of the smart wallet is the built-in front-facing camera. When in “lost mode”, the wallet will take pictures whenever someone tries to open it, and the wallet sends the pictures to the owner by connecting to the Internet. This feature is listed as optional, so would-be customers concerned about privacy issues needn’t be worried. “If someone dares to open your wallet without your permission, the little camera will take a picture and send it to your mobile phone,” said the founder of Volterman. “We have developed a wallet, which doesn’t get lost. Once your wallet is stolen, you will find it easily by receiving the picture of the thief.” Questions: 14. What does the smart wallet look like on the outside? 15. What will happen when the wallet is stolen? 16. Which of the following statements is true of the smart wallet? 16. What does the report mainly tell us about the GCSEs? Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. 30%. B. 24%. C. 96%. D. 50%. 18. A. He nearly became blind. B. His vision became even worse. C. He couldn’t see very well at night. D. His eyes were dry for several months. 19. A. Nervous. B. Regretful. C. Painful. D. Relaxed. 20. A. Laser surgery is safe despite its side effects. B. Two weeks’ home rest is required after the surgery. C. The cost of the surgery is too high for ordinary people. D. People with poor vision are all good candidates for the surgery. 【答案】17. C 18. C 19. A 20. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Grace! What are you doing at work? Didn’t you just have laser surgery? W: Yes, Jason! My vision is normal now. I don’t need to wear glasses any more. You should consider it. M: I don’t know if I’m ready for it. But shouldn’t you be home resting? W: Actually, after 24 hours almost half of the patients go back to work. M: I can’t imagine someone cutting my eyes with a laser. Sounds dangerous. W: Nah. Over 30 million people have had laser surgery. The success rate is very high. M: It still sounds scary. W: Honestly, I was a little nervous before the surgery, but it was close to painless. M: That’s because they put something in your eyes so you couldn’t feel anything. That worries me. I hear that there can be side effects such as dry eyes. W: There can be some, but they are rare. I was just uncomfortable for a day or so. But I see much better now. M: But I’m still concerned about the risks. What if my vision becomes worse or I lose it completely? I don’t want to go blind. W: You worry too much. Ninety-six percent of patients gain their ideal eyesight from this surgery. M: Doesn’t your night vision suffer? My uncle had to stop driving at night after his laser surgery. W: Yes. It’s a little difficult to see at night, but once my eyes recover completely, I’ll be fine. Really, the surgery is safe. M: What about the cost? I hear it’s expensive. W: The cost was totally worth it. I suggest you talk to your eye doctor to find out if you are a good candidate. That will help you decide whether to get the surgery or not. M: We’ll see. Questions: 17. What’s the success rate of the laser surgery? 18. What side effect did Jason’s uncle suffer after the laser surgery? 19. How did Grace feel before the surgery? 20. What can we learn from Grace about the surgery? II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Sharing the sweetness On the 25th of December, my mother expects her children to be present, exchanging gifts and eating turkey. When she pulls on that holiday sweater, everybody better gets festive. Of course, I would be the first Jones sibling ___1___ (go) rogue (叛逆). As the middle, artist child, I was going to do my own thing, making some new traditions. From a biography of Flannery O’Connor, I drew inspiration— I would spend the holiday at an artist colony! No one took my new idea seriously. From the way my mother carried on, you would think I was divorcing the family. Still I held my ground and made plans for my winter adventure in New Hampshire. The MacoDowell Colony was ___2___ I could have wished for. About 25 to 30 artists were in attendance, and it was as artsy (艺术的) as I ___3___ (imagine). It felt like my life had become a strange independent film. By Christmas Eve, I had been at the colony for more than a week. The novelty of snowy New England was wearing off, but I would never admit ___4___. Everyone around me was having too much fun. Skiing! Deep conversation by the fireplace! What was wrong with me? This was the holiday ___5___ I’d always dreamed of. No artificial decoration. Not a Christmas sweater anywhere in sight. People here didn’t even say “Christmas,” they said “holiday.” Then why was I so sad? Finally, I called home on the pay phone. My dad answered, but I ___6___ barely hear him for all the good-time noise in the background. He turned down the volume on the holiday album and told me that my mother was out shopping with my brothers. Now it was my turn to sulk (生闷气). They were having a fine Christmas ___7___ me. Despite a heavy snowstorm, a large package showed up near my door at the artist colony on Christmas morning. Tayari Jones was written in my mother’s beautiful handwriting. I rushed to that parcel ____8____ ____8_____I were five years old. Inside was a gorgeous red-velvet cake, my favorite, ___9___ (wrap) tightly in about 50 yards of bubble packaging. “Merry Christmas,” read the simple card inside. “We love you very much.” As I sliced the cake, everyone gathered around. Mother had sent a genuine homemade gift. It was a minor Christmas miracle that one cake managed to feed so many. We ate it from paper towels with our bare hands, ___10___(satisfy) a hunger we didn’t know we had. 【答案】1. to go 2. what/everything 3. had imagined 4. it/ that 5. which/ that 6. could 7. without 8. as if/ as though 9. wrapped 10. satisfying 【解析】这是一篇记叙文。作者分享了自己感受到甜蜜：与回家过节以往不同，作者去了马科道威尔殖民地艺术家聚居地度过12月25日这个假期。打电话回家后感到很伤心，因为得知家人没有自己也过得很愉快。圣诞节早晨，一个大包裹——一个漂亮的红色天鹅绒蛋糕，带来了妈妈的爱。 【1题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：当然，我是琼斯兄弟姐妹中第一个去捣蛋的。根据the first Jones sibling可知此处要用动词不定式，作定语。故填to go。 【2题详解】 考查表语从句的引导词/代词。句意：马科道威尔殖民地正是我梦寐以求的地方。/马科道威尔殖民地是我梦寐以求的地方。根据谓语动词was可知此处是一个表语从句，由表语从句的谓语动词could have wished for可知，此处可用代词what作宾语；或I could have wished for是一个省略关系词that的定语从句，先行词为everything。故填what/everything。 【3题详解】 考查时态。句意：大约有25到30位艺术家出席，就像我想象的那样充满艺术气息。根据谓语动词was 和句意可知此处表示过去的过去发生的事情，时态要用过去完成时，主语为I。故填had imagined。 【4题详解】 考查代词。句意：新英格兰下雪的新鲜感逐渐消失了，但我永远不会承认这一点。此处指代“The novelty of snowy New England was wearing off”这件事，可知此处要用代词it/ that。故填it/ that。 【5题详解】 考查定语从句的关系词。句意：这是我一直梦想的假日。此处是一个定语从句，先行词为the holiday，指物，根据定语从句 I’d always dreamed of中缺少宾语，可知此处要用关系代词which/ that。故填which/ that。 【6题详解】 考查情态动词。句意：爸爸接了电话，但背景噪音太大，我几乎听不到他说什么。由动词原形hear可知要用情态动词，根据My dad answered, but可知此处要用could，表示“能够”。故填could。 【7题详解】 考查介词。句意：他们没有我也过得很愉快。根据上文“ Now it was my turn to sulk (生闷气).”和代词 me可知此处要用介词，without“没有”。故填without。 【8题详解】 考查连词。句意：我冲向那个包裹，好像五岁的孩子似的。根据I were five years old可知此处要用连词as if/ as though“好像”，是虚拟语气。故填as if/ as though。 【9题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：里面是一个漂亮的红色天鹅绒蛋糕，我的最爱，紧紧地包裹在大约50码的气泡包装里。由谓语动词was可知此处要用非谓语动词，根据red-velvet cake和wrap之间是被动关系，可知此处要用过去分词。故填wrapped。 【10题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：我们用手拿着纸巾吃蛋糕，满足了一种我们从未意识到的饥饿感。由谓语动词ate可知此处要用非谓语动词，此处要用现在分词，作状语。故填satisfying。 Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．ease  B．fitting  C． force  D．modest  E. precisely  F. primarily G. robbed  H. awesome  I. encounter  J. starving  K. warned The Problem of Totally Epic Language Inflation Stan Carey recently wrote a short blog about language inflation, which ultimately creates devaluation in meaning. Today, popular expressions like epic and brilliant are used to express a more 11 meaning than their traditional uses. Brilliant actually means clever, and epic actually means surprising. Such is our desire to elevate words with power and importance, that we use hyperbole (夸张) to draw attention. The same tendency can be seen in numbers as well. Once giving 110% became cliché, people started insisting that they give 210%, 310%, and on and on. To create even more 12 behind the phrase, people will also throw in a literally. I literally gave 210%. This is no new trend. My generation destroyed words like awesome and totally. My parents and grandparents 13 of meaning words like incredible, wonderful, and fantastic. Irish novelist C． S. Lewis expressed concern over language inflation: “Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise, you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” And this is 14 where we find ourselves right now. We have no words 15 when we want to say that something truly is awe-inspiring. This can also make it all the more difficult for modern readers to connect with older books. Particularly, it can cheapen our understanding of the Scriptures (圣经). As a child of the 80s, I was never at 16 calling God awesome, because as far as I knew, it meant something much less great. If my sunglasses are totally awesome, I need some other word for God! Our souls are 17 in the current culture. We neglect the spiritual aspects of our own existence more and more. It makes sense that the language would reflect that as well. Caring 18 for our physical needs, we run across fewer moments that inspire us with true awe. Those emotions would require a(n) 19 with the significant and the time to contemplate (沉思) it. But who’s got the time or the desire for that? We’ll settle for (将就) pretty good experiences and call them totally 20 . 【答案】 11．D 12．C 13．G 14．E 15．B 16．A 17．J 18．F 19．I 20．H 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章论述了当今的语言膨胀问题。 11．考查形容词。句意：今天，像史诗和辉煌这样的流行表达被用来表达比它们传统用法更谦虚的意思。根据句意和空格后的名词meaning可知，空格处应该填入一个形容词作定语，修饰空格后的名词，且意义为“适度的；谦虚的”，所以，形容词modest填入空格处，符合语境。故选D项。 12．考查名词。句意：为了在这个短语背后制造更大的力量，人们还会加上一个字面上的。根据句意和空格前的动词create可知，空格处应该填入一个名词作宾语，且意义为“力量”，所以名词force填入空格处，符合语境。故选C项。 13．考查动词。句意：我的父母和祖父母剥夺了像不可思议、美妙和奇妙这样的词的含义。空格处应该填入一个动词作谓语，且意义为“剥夺”，所以，动词robbed填入空格处，符合语境。故选G项。 14．考查副词。句意：而这正是我们现在的处境。根据句意和空格前的is可知，空格处应该填入一个副词作状语，且意义为“正是；恰好地”，所以，副词precisely填入空格处，符合语境。故选E项。 15．考查形容词。句意：当我们想说一些真正令人敬畏的东西时，我们没有合适的词语。根据句意和空格前的名词words可知，空格处应该填入一个形容词作后置定语，修饰前面的名词words，且意义为“适合的；恰当的”，所以形容词fitting填入空格处，符合语境。故选B项。 16．考查名词。句意：作为一个80年代的孩子，我从来不会轻易地称上帝为“awesome”，因为据我所知，它的意思远没有那么伟大。根据句意和空格前的at可知，此处考查固定短语at ease“放松，轻松”。故选A项。 17．考查动词。句意：在当前的文化中，我们的灵魂正在挨饿。根据句意和空格前的are可知，空格处应该填入一个动词的现在分词形式，构成现在进行时，且意义为“挨饿”，starving填入空格处，符合语境。故选J项。 18．考查副词。句意：我们主要关心我们的身体需求，很少遇到让我们真正敬畏的时刻。根据句意和空格前的动词caring可知，空格处应该填入一个副词作状语，修饰动词caring，且意义为“主要地，首要地，根本地”，副词primarily填入空格处，符合语境。故选F项。 19．考查名词。句意：这些情感需要与有意义的事物相遇，需要花时间去思考。根据句意和空格前的require a(n)可知，空格处应该填入一个单数名词作宾语，且意义为“相遇”，名词encounter填入空格处，符合语境。故选I项。 20．考查形容词。句意：我们会满足于非常好的体验，称它们非常棒。根据句意和空格前的call them可知，空格处应该填入一个形容词作宾语补足语，且意义为“令人敬畏的；非常棒的”，形容词awesome填入空格处，符合语境。故选H项。 III. Reading Comprehension (45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Why girls do better at school than boys? For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that’s no longer the case. A new study by the OECD, a club of mostly 21 countries in Europe and North America, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys still get somewhat better 22 at maths and physics, and in other science courses the genders are roughly 23 . But when it comes to the students who really struggle and suffer at school, the difference is 24 : boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas. 25 , why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates? First, girls read more than boys. Reading proficiency (熟练) is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys don’t do well in reading, their 26 in other school subjects suffers too. Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning. 27 , girls spend five and a half hours per week doing homework while boys spend a little less than four and a half hours. Researchers suggest that doing homework 28 by teachers is linked to better accomplishment in maths, reading and science. Boys, it appears, spend more of their free time in the 29 world; they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the internet more. Third, peer 30 plays a role. A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school. They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity (男子气概) that includes a disregard for 31 , which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous (匿名的) tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading 32 by a third when teachers don’t know the gender of the pupil they are marking. So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. And offering boys a 33 to read non-fiction would help too: they’re keener on comics and newspapers. But most of all, abandoning gender stereotypes (旧模式) would 34 all students. Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they 35 boys from anywhere else in the world. 21．A．awkward B．wealthy C．patriotic D．rotten 22．A．scores B．database C．shelter D．wisdom 23．A．fashionable B．reliable C．relevant D．equal 24．A．stable B．vague C．obvious D．logical 25．A．However B．In addition C．Similarly D．Instead 26．A．intention B．comment C．preparation D．performance 27．A．In brief B．On average C．On the contrary D．In addition 28．A．researched B．designed C．assigned D．assumed 29．A．virtual B．realistic C．reusable D．artificial 30．A．process B．disaster C．responsibility D．pressure 31．A．experts B．authorities C．adults D．peers 32．A．develops B．widens C．narrows D．forms 33．A．chance B．volunteer C．favour D．resource 34．A．melt B．survive C．threaten D．benefit 35．A．purchase B．overtake C．hire D．challenge 【答案】 21．B 22．A 23．D 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．B 28．C 29．A 30．D 31．B 32．C 33．A 34．D 35．B 【导语】本文是篇议论文。文章主要分析了学校女生比男生表现好的现状和原因，并就如何缩小差距提出了相应的建议。 21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个主要由欧洲和北美富裕国家组成的俱乐部OECD的一项新研究调查了15岁的男孩和女孩在阅读、数学和科学方面的表现。A. awkward令人尴尬的、笨拙的；B. wealthy富有的、富裕的；C. patriotic爱国的；D. rotten腐败的、腐烂的。根据句中“Europe and North America(欧洲和北美洲)”可知，这两大洲的国家都是发达富裕的国家。故选B。 22．考查名词词义辨析。句意：男生在数学和物理上的分数仍然略高，在其他科学课程上，性别大致相当。A. scores分数；B. database数据库；C. shelter避难所；D. wisdom智慧。根据上句“examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science.(研究了15岁的男孩和女孩在阅读、数学和科学方面的表现)”可知，OECD对男女生测试的是他们在阅读、数学和科学方面的学科成绩，即学科分数。故选A。 23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男生在数学和物理上的分数仍然略高，在其他科学课程上，性别大致相当。A. fashionable时尚的；B. reliable可靠的、可信赖的；C. relevant有关的；D. equal平等的、相等的。根据句中“Boys still get somewhat better　2 at maths and physics”可知，在数学和物理上男生成绩略高，在其它科学上课程应该男女生没有明显差异，即大致相等。故选D。 24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但对于那些在学校里真正挣扎和痛苦的学生来说，区别是显而易见的。A. stable稳定的；B. vague不明确的、模糊的；C. obvious显而易见的；D. logical合情合理的。根据空处后“boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas.(男孩在这三个领域达不到基本标准的可能性比女孩高出50%)”可知，空处后清楚具体地表明了那些学生的区别，说明区别是很显而易见的。故选C。 25．考查副词词词义辨析。句意：然而，为什么女生在学校的表现比男生好呢？A. However然而；B. In addition此外；C. Similarly相似地、同样；D. Instead反而。根据文章开头“For centuries, boys were top of the class.(几个世纪以来，男生都是班里的尖子生)”和本句中“why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates?”可知，自古以来人们都认为男生比女生学习好，但是现在女生表现却比男生更好，与前文构成转折关系。故选A。 26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当男生在阅读方面表现不好时，他们在学校其他科目上的表现也会受到影响。A. intention意图，目的；B. comment评论；C. preparation准备；D. performance表现。根据第一段“why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates?(为什么女生在学校的表现比男生好？)”和本句中“When boys don’t do well in reading”可知，第二段主要分析了女生在学校表现比男生更好的一个原因是与阅读相关的，男生阅读方面不好的话，就会影响其它学科，其它学科的表现也就不会太好。故选D。 27．考查介词短语辨析。句意：通常情况下，女生每周花五个半小时做作业，而男生花不到四个半小时。A. In brief简而言之；B. On average通常情况下；C. On the contrary相反地；D. In addition此外。根据上句“Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning.(其次，女孩花更多的时间在家庭作业和课外学习上)”和本句对男女生每周做作业时间的具体描述可知，这应该是他们通常情况下所花费的时间，证明了女生花在作业和课外学习上的时间要更多。故选B。 28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：研究人员认为，完成老师布置的家庭作业有助于学生在数学、阅读和科学方面取得更好的成绩。A. researched研究；B. designed设计；C. assigned分配，指定；D. assumed假设。根据句中“homework”可知，家庭作业一般都是由老师来指定、布置的。故选C。 29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：男生似乎把更多的空闲时间花在了虚拟世界上。A. virtual虚拟的；B. realistic现实的；C. reusable可再利用的；D. artificial人工的。根据文“they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the internet more.(他们每天玩合作网络游戏的可能性比女孩高17%，他们也更多地使用互联网)”可知，男生空闲时间更喜欢上网打游戏，把时间花在了虚拟世界上。故选A。 30．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第三，同伴压力也是一个重要因素。A. process进程、过程；B. disaster灾难；C. responsibility责任；D. pressure压力。根据下文“A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school. They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity(男子气概) that includes a disregard for　11　, which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class.很多男孩刚入学时会认为自己很酷，不需要上学。他们采用了一种所谓的男子气概概念，其中包括无视权威，这意味着他们更有可能在课堂上粗鲁和吵闹)”可知，男生们之间会彼此影响，上课吵闹、不爱学习，这种同伴之间的压力会导致他们表现不如女生。故选D。 31．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们采用了一种所谓的男子气概概念，其中包括无视权威，这意味着他们更有可能在课堂上粗鲁和吵闹。A. experts专家；B. authorities权威人士；C. adults成年人；D. peers同龄人。根据下句“Teachers mark them down for this.(老师会因此给他们打低分)”和“which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class.”可知，在学校对学生而言，老师是有权威的，会因为他们在课堂上不遵守纪律或是吵闹给他们打低分，而这些男生会无视老师的权威，在课堂上吵闹。故选B。 32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：事实上，如果老师在改卷过程中不被告知学生的性别，男女生阅读课的成绩差距可能会缩小三分之一。A. develops发展；B. widens扩大；C. narrows缩小、使变窄；D. forms形成。根据上句“In anonymous(匿名的) tests, boys perform better.(在匿名测试中，男生表现更好)”可知，在匿名测试中，老师不知道学生的性别，男生的成绩就会更好一些，这样与女生的成绩差距应该就会缩小了。故选C。 33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：给男孩们提供阅读非小说类书籍的机会也会有所帮助。A. chance机会；B. volunteer志愿者；C. favour支持、帮助；D. resource资源。根据上文“So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. ”和下句“they’re keener on comics and newspapers.(他们更喜欢看漫画和报纸)”可知，这里是指要让男生更喜欢看漫画和报纸这类非小说类书籍，应该给他们提供这种阅读的机会，会有所帮助。故选A. 34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但最重要的是，摒弃对学生性别的偏见将使所有学生受益。A. melt融化；B. survive存活；C. threaten威胁；D. benefit使受益。根据下句“Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they 　15　boys from anywhere else in the world.(因此，在所有拥有最好学校的国家里，男生的阅读能力都比女孩好得多。正如我们所知，上海、新加坡和首尔的女生擅长数学，她们超过了世界上其他任何地方的男生)”可知，摒弃对学生的性别偏见，可以看到男女生都各自有优秀的表现，说明这对所有学生都是有益处的。故选D。 35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：正如我们所知，上海、新加坡和首尔的女生擅长数学，她们超过了世界上其他任何地方的男生。A. purchase购买；B. overtake超过，超越；C. hire雇佣、租用；D. challenge挑战。根据句中“girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics”和常识可知，上海、新加坡和首尔的女孩擅长数学，比男生优秀，超过了世界上其他任何地方的男生。故选B。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Sia Godika was 13 when she noticed the barefoot children of construction workers at a building site near her house in the upscale Koramangala district of Bangalore, India. “Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, now 17. “They were just walking around that building site like it was an everyday practice for them.” And it was at that moment that Sia realised the troubling contrast to her own privilege. Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need, epitomized (体现) by its motto: “Donate a sole, save a soul.” The idea, which started as a dinner conversation with her parents, quickly grew. After she spread the word with posters and WhatsApp groups, enquiries from people who wanted to help came flooding in. For months, Sia was juggling schoolwork and her new passion project. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets to see which apartment buildings we could tackle for donations and contacting people.” In its first distribution drive, Sole Warriors collected and gave out 700 pairs of shoes. Today that number stands at around 28,000 across four countries, including the United States, China and Liberia, thanks to the hard work of a core team of about 80 volunteers. But the organization’s growth wasn’t without its challenges. When it came to looking for collaborators, such as a company that would do the repairs and clean up the footwear to look like new free of charge, Sia faced one obstacle after another before finding a partner in India’s Pressto Cobbler. “Being a 13-year-old, I did face a lot of bias because at my age, people were less willing to hear me out,” says Sia. In recognition of her impact, in 2021 Sia was given the Diana Award, given to people aged 9 to 25 in memory of the late Princess of Wales. Awarded by a UK-based charity of the same name, it’s one of the most prestigious honours a young person can receive for social action or humanitarian work. But her work isn’t done. “Our goal has always been to touch a million feet,” she says. 36．The underlined word “upscale” most probably means __________. A．humble B．abandoned C．energetic D．prosperous 37．One of the biggest challenges of Sole Warriors is that __________. A．local people lacked trust in and patience with teenagers like Sia B．just about 80 volunteers came to help Sia in the organization’s infancy C．few companies are willing to do the repairs without financial incentives D．Sia is not good at operating the organization due to her lack of experience 38．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．All for one, one for all B．Walking in someone else’s shoes C．Where there is a will, there is a way D．Nothing ventured, nothing gained 39．Which group of words can best describe Sia’s qualities? A．Patient, self-disciplined and modest. B．Curious, generous and knowledgeable. C．Energetic, ambitious and sympathetic. D．Sensitive, independent and passionate. 【答案】36．D 37．C 38．B 39．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了13岁的女孩Sia Godika看见建筑工人的孩子们没有鞋子穿后，在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下成立了慈善组织Sole Warriors，致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子。 36．词句猜测题。根据第二段中““Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, now 17. “They were just walking around that building site like it was an everyday practice for them.” And it was at that moment that Sia realised the troubling contrast to her own privilege. (“他们光着脚。开裂。粗糙。脏兮兮。流血，”现年17岁的Sia回忆道。“他们只是在建筑工地走来走去，就好像这是他们的日常活动一样。”就在那一刻，Sia意识到这与她自己的特权形成了令人不安的对比)”可知，光脚的孩子们处境很艰难，这和Sia自己的幸福生活形成了对比。由此推知，Sia的家位于高档的住宅区，那里很富裕，画线词意思应该与prosperous“繁荣的，富足的”相近。A. humble简陋的；B. abandoned废弃的；C. energetic充满活力的。故选D项。 37．细节理解题。根据第五段中“When it came to looking for collaborators, such as a company that would do the repairs and clean up the footwear to look like new free of charge, Sia faced one obstacle after another before finding a partner in India’s Pressto Cobbler. (在寻找合作伙伴时，比如找一家愿意免费修理和清理鞋子的公司，让鞋子看起来像新的，Sia遇到了一个又一个障碍，最后才找到了印度的Pressto Cobbler合作伙伴)”可知，Sole Warriors面临的最大挑战之一是，很少有公司愿意在没有经济激励的情况下修理鞋子。故选C项。 38．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need, epitomized (体现) by its motto: “Donate a sole, save a soul.” (那年晚些时候，在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下，Sia成立了Sole Warriors，这是一家致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子的慈善机构，其座右铭是：“捐赠一只鞋，拯救一个灵魂。”)”可知，文章讲述了女孩Sia Godika的善行，她在13岁时看见建筑工人的孩子们没有鞋子穿，之后在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下成立了慈善组织Sole Warriors，致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子。因此，B项“设身处地为别人着想”最适合作为文章标题，本身概括了Sia的品质，其中的shoes也是贯穿全文的线索。故选B项。 39．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need (那年晚些时候，在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下，Sia成立了Sole Warriors，这是一家致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子的慈善机构)”可知，Sia成立慈善机构，帮助有需要的人，她的富有同情心的。根据第三段中“For months, Sia was juggling schoolwork and her new passion project. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets to see which apartment buildings we could tackle for donations and contacting people.” (好几个月来，Sia一直在学业和她投入激情的新项目之间忙碌。“我直到凌晨2点才睡，制作Excel表格，看看我们可以处理哪些公寓楼的捐款，并与人们联系。”)”可知，Sia积极忙于自己的新项目，干劲十足，她是精力充沛的。根据最后一段中“But her work isn’t done. “Our goal has always been to touch a million feet,” she says. (但她的工作还没有完成。她说：“我们的目标一直是达到100万只鞋。”)”可知，Sia想要继续自己的事业，帮助更多的人，她有远大的抱负。故选C项。 B Travelling Brochure Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person Tour Highlights 1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals. 2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre. 3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline. 4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 5. Viewing Platform Penguin Plus — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people, providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand. Additional info 1.This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date. 2.Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability. 3. Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform. Pricing Policy Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate. Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupy a coach seat. Phillip Island, Penguins, Konlas and Kangaroos Per person Season Aug.1, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016 Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child Tour only Mon...Sun $115.00 $58.00 Tour including Viewing Platform Penguin Plus Mon...Sun $140.00 $83.00 Travel Voucher (凭据) Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed. 40．The visitor will go to all the following places EXCEPT_______. A．Warrook Cattle farm. B．Australian Eastern coastline. C．Koala Conservation Center. D．Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 41．Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person? A．Adult tourists. B．2-year-old kids C．Kids between 3 and 14. D．Babies in arms 42．Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because________. A．they will lie on the coast B．they may want to sit on the platform C．it makes them warm D．they will swim during the tour 【答案】40．B 41．C 42．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了旅游线路包含的景点、附加信息、价格政策以及旅行凭据相关内容等，方便游客了解该旅游项目的具体情况。 40．细节理解题。根据“Tour Highlights”部分“1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals.( 参观Warrook，这是一个正在运营的牧场。您有机会拍打和喂养袋鼠、小袋鼠和许多农场动物)；2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre.(在考拉保护中心观看它们在自然栖息地的生活)；3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline.( 在Nobbies欣赏令人印象深刻的海岸风光。从步道上，您可以见到澳大利亚最大的海豹群生活在南部海岸线上)；4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.(访问教育和有趣的菲利普岛游客信息中心)；5. Viewing Platform Penguin Plus — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people, providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand.( 企鹅加观景平台——为最多130人提供更个性化的野生动物观赏体验，比主观景台更近距离地观看企鹅的到来)”可知，游客会去 Warrook 农场、考拉保护中心以及菲利普岛游客信息中心等地方，文中提到的是在Nobbies观看澳大利亚南部海岸线的海狮，而不是澳大利亚东部海岸线，所以游客不会去的地方是澳大利亚东部海岸线。故选B项。 41．细节理解题。根据“Pricing Policy”中“Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate. Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupy a coach seat.( 3至14岁（含）的儿童可享受儿童票价。2岁及以下的儿童如不占用巴士座位，则可以免费乘车)”可知，3到14岁的儿童可以享受儿童票价，结合表格票价信息可知，儿童每人只需支付58美元。故选C项。 42．细节理解题。根据“Additional info”中“Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform(请记得在这次旅行中带上保暖且防水的衣物。您可能还会想带一条毛巾或一块毯子，以便在企鹅巡游观景台上坐着使用)”可知，提醒游客带毛巾或毯子是因为他们可能想坐在企鹅游行观景台上。故选B项。 C We are encountering real-world examples of how AI can harm human relations. As digital assistants such as Alexa or Siri become popular, we are becoming accustomed to talking to them as though they were alive; writing in these pages last year, Judith Shulevitz described how some of us are starting to treat them as friends and therapists. Shulevitz herself says she confesses things to Google Assistant that she wouldn’t tell her husband. If we grow more comfortable talking to our devices about our secrets, what happens to our human marriages and friendships? Designers and programmers typically create devices whose responses make us feel better—but may not help us be self-reflective or think over painful truths. As AI goes deeper into our lives, we must face the possibility that it will prevent our emotions and deep human connects. Besides, we will fight with some other challenges. The age of driverless cars, after all, is upon us. These vehicles promise to substantially reduce the exhaustion and distraction that put human drivers in danger, thus preventing accidents. But what other effects might they have on people? Driving is a very modern kind of social interaction, requiring high levels of cooperation. I worry that driverless cars, by taking away from us an occasion to exercise this ability, could contribute to its decline. Not only will these vehicles be programmed to take over driving duties and hence to remove from humans the power to make moral judgments (for example, about which pedestrian to hit when a crash is inevitable), they will also affect humans with whom they’ve had no direct contact. For instance, drivers who have steered awhile alongside an autonomous vehicle traveling at a steady, invariant speed might drive less attentively, thus increasing their likelihood of accidents once they’ve moved to a part of the highway occupied only by human drivers. Alternatively, experience may reveal that driving alongside autonomous vehicles travelling in perfect accordance with traffic laws actually improves human performance. Either way, we should be careful to launch new forms of AI without first taking such social spillovers—or externalities, as they’re often called—into account. We must apply the same effort that we apply to the hardware and software that make self-driving cars possible to managing AI’s potential effects on those outside the car. After all, we install brake lights on the back of your car not just, or even primarily, for your benefit, but for the sake of the people behind you. 43．What can be inferred about human relationships from the first paragraph? A．We will feel comfortable speaking to others online. B．AI will lead to shallow inter-personal relationships. C．AI will enable people to communicate more with others. D．We will be more self-reflective in interaction thanks to AI. 44．In paragraph 2, the phrase “its decline” refers to the decline in ________. A．drivers’ interaction with the cars B．drivers’ exhaustion and distraction C．our ability to cooperate with others while driving D．our ability to deal with emergencies while driving 45．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true of driverless cars? A．They may be better at making more judgments than human drivers. B．They need to vary their speed to make contact with human drivers. C．They may make human drivers in other cars drive more safely. D．They need to force human drivers to concentrate in the car. 46．Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with? A．Brake lights on the back of our car are installed mainly to warn us of danger. B．We should figure out how new technology affects people before developing it. C．It is hard to say why social spillovers will work in terms of self-driving cars. D．More effort should be made to advance the hardware and software of driverless cars. 【答案】43．B 44．C 45．C 46．D 【导语】这是一篇议论文。作者通过日常生活中Alexa和Siri的例子，提出自己的论点——人工智能会组织人们之间更深层次的交流。接着开始提出自己对于无人驾驶汽车的看法和担忧，并提出需要进一步提升无人驾驶汽车的软件和硬件，让它们更好、更安全地服务于人们。 43．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“As AI goes deeper into our lives, we must face the possibility that it will prevent our emotions and deep human connects. (随着人工智能深入我们的生活，我们必须面对这样一种可能性，即它将阻止我们的情感和深层次的人际联系。)”可知，作者认为人工智能会阻止我们和身边的人进行更深层次的联系。也就是说，人工智能会导致人与人之间的联系变得越来越肤浅、浅显。故选B项。 44．词义猜测题。根据文章第二段“I worry that driverless cars, by taking away from us an occasion to exercise this ability, could contribute to its decline.(我担心，无人驾驶汽车夺走了我们锻炼这种能力的机会，可能会导致这种它的衰落。)”可知，“its decline”指的是前文“this ability”的衰弱和下降。再根据前文“But what other effects might they have on people? Driving is a very modern kind of social interaction, requiring high levels of cooperation.(但它们还会对人类产生什么影响呢?开车是一种非常现代的社会互动，需要高度的合作。)”可知，“this ability”指的是“high levels of cooperation”，即开车时的合作能力。故选C项。 45．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“For instance, drivers who have steered awhile alongside an autonomous vehicle traveling at a steady, invariant speed might drive less attentively, thus increasing their likelihood of accidents once they’ve moved to a part of the highway occupied only by human drivers. Alternatively, experience may reveal that driving alongside autonomous vehicles travelling in perfect accordance with traffic laws actually improves human performance.( 例如，在一辆以稳定不变速度行驶的自动驾驶汽车旁边驾驶了一段时间的司机可能会不太注意驾驶，因此，一旦他们行驶到只有人类司机占据的高速公路路段，发生事故的可能性就会增加。经验表明，与完全遵守交通法规行驶的自动驾驶汽车并排行驶实际上会提高人的表现。)”可知，无人驾驶汽车能降低其他车辆中的司机出现交通事故的概率，也就是说它们能使人类驾驶员在其他车辆中更安全。故选C项。 46．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“We must apply the same effort that we apply to the hardware and software that make self-driving cars possible to managing AI’s potential effects on those outside the car. After all, we install brake lights on the back of your car not just, or even primarily, for your benefit, but for the sake of the people behind you.(我们必须付出使自动驾驶汽车成为可能的硬件和软件所付出的同样努力，来管理人工智能对车外人员的潜在影响。毕竟，我们在你的车后面安装刹车灯不仅仅是，甚至主要不是为了你的利益，而是为了你后面的人。)”可知，作者认为对于自动驾驶汽车，我们应该努力提高它的硬件和软件，让它更加安全。故选D项。 Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Mentally strong people are able to deal with and recover from even the most terrible conditions. To develop your mental strength, here are some suggestions. Believe in yourself You’ve made it this far. 47 . Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you’re going through. It won’t be easy, so when you feel like you’re about to fall apart, close your eyes, take a deep breath and remind yourself you can do it. Rediscover your interest in life Emotionally strong people view each day as a gift. They try to structure themselves so that the gift is taken advantage of fully. 48 — playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. Your ability to be mentally and emotionally strong depends on it. 49 Does every little thing anger you? Ask yourself why and whether these little things matter. Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don’t worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, “Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong — sometimes it’s letting go.” Reach out to those who mean the most to you Spend time with friends and family, along with others who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. 51 . A．Pick your fights wisely B．Be thankful for what you have C．Tell yourself you can make it through just one more day D．You can find strengths in bettering someone else’s life E．It’s enough to make you find out how strangely unlucky you are F．Remember when you were a child, you could get excited by the simplest wonders of life 【答案】47．C 48．F 49．A 50．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了一些可以令人精神强大的建议。 47．根据上文“You’ve made it this far. (你已经走到这一步了)”以及下文“Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you’re going through. (哪怕再多坚持一会儿，你就能熬过你正在经历的一切。)”可知，此处是说你已经走到这一步了，再坚持一下，就能熬过去，C项“告诉自己再坚持一天就能成功”符合语境，故选C。 48．根据下文“playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. (在秋天玩树叶，画一只小动物，或者吃一颗糖。找到你内心的孩子。做那个内心的孩子。)”可知，此处是说孩童时代会因一些小事感到快乐，现在找到并在内心做那个孩子，G项“当你还是个孩子的时候，你会对生活中最简单的事感到兴奋。”符合语境，破折号后的“playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet”是对G项中“the simplest wonders of life”举例说明，故选F。 49．根据本段中“Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don’t worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, ‘Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong — sometimes it’s letting go.’ (试着把你的生活精简到几个对你来说最重要的关键价值观，不要担心其他任何事情。正如Sylvia Robinson曾经说过的，‘有些人认为是坚持让一个人变得坚强——有时候是放手。’)”可知，本段主要是说要选择重要的事情，而放手其他的事情，A项“明智地选择困扰你的事情”适合作为小标题，故选A。 50．上文“And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. (如果找不到朋友，那就帮助那些更需要帮助的人。)”提到去帮助别人，D项“你可以在帮改善别人生活的过程中发现优点”符合语境，D项中“bettering someone else’s life ”呼应上文的“help others”，故选D。 IV. Summary Writing （10分） Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible. These days our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. It appears that people have got used to being in a hurry. However, it is better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. The main reason that convinces us to oppose doing work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrongs in a rush. When people do their jobs or take actions in a hurry, they cannot make a sound decision and probably regret later. As the saying goes, “Haste makes waste. ” We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work less quickly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances in enjoying our life. Finally, slower life pace provides better healthy conditions for us. As is known to all, taking actions in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think if they are not in a hurry, they will become a loser and that annoys them. Being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier and live much longer than those whose life is tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter. In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. However, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace. 51._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry because doing things hurriedly will lead to the possible of making mistakes. Moreover, slowing down the pace of life will give people more chances to enjoy life and better health conditions, which are much more important than material things working quickly brings. 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章首先提出了观点，即人们应该放慢生活节奏，而不是急于完成事情。接着，作者通过列举三个主要理由来支持这一观点：一是匆忙工作可能导致错误决策和后悔；二是放慢生活节奏有助于人们更好地享受生活；三是较慢的生活节奏为人们提供了更好的健康条件。最后，作者总结指出，虽然快速工作能带来更多的物质利益，但压力无法带来快乐、朋友和健康，这些比金钱和其他物质优势更重要。因此，人们应该放慢脚步，以较慢的节奏生活。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 ①However, it is better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. ②We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. ③Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. ④Finally, slower life pace provides better healthy conditions for us. ⑤In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. ⑥However, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. 2. 缜密构思 将第1、2两个要点进行重组整合，将第3、4、5、6两个要点进行整合。 3. 遣词造句 To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry because doing things hurriedly will lead to the possible of making mistakes. Moreover, slowing down the pace of life will give people more chances to enjoy life and better health conditions, which are much more important than material things working quickly brings. 【点睛】[高分句型1]To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry because doing things hurriedly will lead to the possible of making mistakes.(运用了动词不定式作主语及because引导的原因状语从句) [高分句型2]Moreover, slowing down the pace of life will give people more chances to enjoy life and better health conditions, which are much more important than material things working quickly brings.(运用了动名词作主语及which引导的非限制性定语从句) V. Translation （15分） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52．你是否认为自然历史博物馆里的恐龙化石百看不厌？ (worth) 【答案】Do you think (that) the dinosaur fossils in the Museum of Natural History are worth watching several times? 【详解】考查宾语从句和固定用法。根据句意，该句使用一般现在时，且为一般疑问句，表示“认为”为think作谓语，表示“你”为you作主语，一般疑问句应为do you think，位于句首单词首字母需大写；表示“自然历史博物馆里的恐龙化石百看不厌”为宾语从句作think的宾语，从句中不缺成分，且句意完整，所以使用连接词that引导宾语从句，且可以省略；表示“恐龙化石”为the dinosaur fossils，表示“自然历史博物馆里”为in the Museum of Natural History，表示“百看不厌”可理解为“值得看数次”应为be worth watching several times，使用一般现在时，主语为名词复数，所以be动词为are。故翻译为Do you think (that) the dinosaur fossils in the Museum of Natural History are worth watching several times? 53．阔别家乡多年， 他和家人其乐融融地吃着团圆饭，为健康干杯。(toast) 【答案】Having been away from the hometown for years/ Returning hometown after many years, he is having the reunion dinner with the family members harmoniously, raising a toast to health. 【详解】考查时态，非谓语动词和短语。表示“阔别家乡多年”可译为be away from the hometown for years或者return hometown after many years，与主语he是主动关系，用现在分词形式，先于谓语动词的动作，用现在分词的完成时也可以，表示“其乐融融地吃着团圆饭”可译为have the reunion dinner with the family members harmoniously，陈述正在发生的事情，用现在进行时，harmoniously“和谐地”，副词修饰动词作状语，表示“为健康干杯”用raise a toast to health，用现在分词作伴随状语，故译为Having been away from the hometown for years/ Returning hometown after many years, he is having the reunion dinner with the family members harmoniously, raising a toast to health. 54．这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) 【答案】The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager’s opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 【详解】考查名词，固定短语，时态和句子结构。句子主语“这本杂志”译为the magazine，句首单词首字母大写，“不仅……还”可用not only…but also结构连接两个并列的部分，句子表达了对未来将要发生的两个事件的预期，时态为一般将来时，“影响”用动词短语make a difference to，“青少年对时尚的看法”可译为teenager’s opinions on fashion，“开启健康饮食的新潮流”译为“start a new trend towards a healthy diet”。故翻译为The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager’s opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 55．这篇知名网红撰写的文章里，错误比比皆是，但该文因一个细节而深深印入我脑海。(by virtue of) 【答案】The article written by a well-known Internet celebrity/ influencer was full of inaccuracies, but it stuck in my mind/ was deeply imprinted on my mind by virtue of one detail. 【详解】考查时态和非谓语动词。陈述过去事实，为一般过去时。“这篇知名网红撰写的文章”为句子的主语，翻译为the article written by a well-known Internet celebrity/ influencer , written by a well-known Internet celebrity/ influencer为过去分词作后置定语。“错误比比皆是”为be full of inaccuracies。“但该文因一细节而深深印入我脑海”为but连接的并列句，“由于”为 by virtue of 。作状语。翻译为“but it stuck in my mind/ was deeply imprinted on my mind by virtue of one detail.”。故翻译为：The article written by a well-known Internet celebrity/ influencer was full of inaccuracies, but it stuck in my mind/ was deeply imprinted on my mind by virtue of one detail. VI. Guided Writing （25分） Direction: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56．Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese 你是明启中学高二学生李华，本学期学校计划组织全年级学生去多个外地中学研学(study tour)。现就两种组织方案征求学生意见。一是以班级为单位，学校随机决定研学地点;二是由学生各自申请想去的中学，学校根据各处报名人数统筹安排。请写一封信给校长谈谈你的看法，信件内容需包括： 1)你选择哪个方案; 2)你选择该方案的理由。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear principal, I’m Li Hua, a senior high 2 student of our school. I’m glad to learn that the school plan to organize all the students of our grade to go to many out-of-town schools for a study tour this term. As for the two organizational projects proposed by the school, I suggest that students apply for the schools they want to go to and that our school make overall arrangements according to the number of applicants. The reasons why I choose this project are as follows. First of all, allowing students to choose schools by themselves can help stimulate their enthusiasm and increase their desire to study. Secondly, students can learn the knowledge and relevant information of the school they want to go to in advance so as to make full preparation for the study. Last but not least, our school can make various arrangements ahead of time according to the number of students applying to ensure the smooth progress of study tour. If you could take my advice into account, I would appreciate it. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就本学期学校计划组织全年级学生去多个外地中学研学事宜，对学校提出的两种组织方案，提出自己的意见和建议，表明自己选择哪种方案，并说明理由。 【详解】1. 词汇积累： 计划：plan→project 建议：suggest→propose 激励、激发：stimulate→inspire 提前：in advance→ahead of time 考虑：take...into account→consider 2. 句式拓展： 同义句转换： 原句：Secondly, students can learn the knowledge and relevant information of the school they want to go to in advance so as to make full preparation for the study. 拓展句：Secondly, students can learn the knowledge and relevant information of the school they want to go to in advance in order that they can make full preparation for the study. 【点睛】【高分句型1】As for the two organizational projects proposed by the school, I suggest that students apply for the schools they want to go to and that our school make overall arrangements according to the number of applicants.（运用了两个以连接词that引导的并列宾语从句和虚拟语气。） 【高分句型2】The reasons why I choose this project are as follows.（运用了以关系副词why引导的定语从句。） . 试卷第20页，共29页 试卷第1页，共29页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末模拟卷（上海） I. Listening Comprehension （25分） Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. A zoo keeper. B. A postal worker. C. A shop assistant. D. An airport security guard. 2. A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Afraid. D. Apologetic. 3. A. They got there at different time. B. The woman didn’t go there. C. The man forgot about the meeting. D. They didn’t agree on the meeting place. 4. A. Her husband couldn’t find a suitable job. B. Her husband quarreled with their son. C. She had an argument with her husband. D. She had to stay home because she was fired. 5. A. Exciting. B. Funny. C. Outdated. D. Terrible. 6. A. At a restaurant. B. At a grocery. C. In a theater. D. On a farm. 7. A. She doesn’t work hard enough. B. She never falls asleep in class. C. She has a Japanese cultural background. D. Her parents urge her to have more sleep. 8. A. Take a course on sailing. B. Watch some sailing shows. C. Buy things needed for sailing. D. Learn sailing from an app. 9. A. The birds are not beautiful enough. B. The woman prefers to teach a cat to talk. C. The birds actually cannot imitate human voice. D. The woman won’t have the birds at such a price. 10. A. He didn’t see the sign. B. He got three parking tickets this month. C. He refused to pay a fine. D. He parked his car there after working hours. Section B Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. His regular water therapy. B. His disability to swim like others. C. Lack of proper training. D. A terrible experience in a pool. 12. A. He wanted to train an Olympic champion. B. He hoped kids like Zulfic could learn swimming. C. He wanted to improve physical education for kids. D. The existing swimming equipment wasn’t standard. 13. A. He will soon compete in a world game. B. He could swim twice as fast as average swimmers. C. He could swim the length of Olympic-sized pools with help. D. He won a local swimming competition for disabled people. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 14. A. A cell phone. B. A leather wallet. C. A mini camera. D. An alarm clock. 15. A. It will track the thief with GPS system. B. It will contact banks to stop withdrawing. C. An alarm will be sent to the police station. D. A picture of the opener will be taken. 16. A. It is a multifunctional wallet. B. It’s old-fashioned in this age. C. It is unique in size and function. D. It can text messages automatically. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. 30%. B. 24%. C. 96%. D. 50%. 18. A. He nearly became blind. B. His vision became even worse. C. He couldn’t see very well at night. D. His eyes were dry for several months. 19. A. Nervous. B. Regretful. C. Painful. D. Relaxed. 20. A. Laser surgery is safe despite its side effects. B. Two weeks’ home rest is required after the surgery. C. The cost of the surgery is too high for ordinary people. D. People with poor vision are all good candidates for the surgery. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Sharing the sweetness On the 25th of December, my mother expects her children to be present, exchanging gifts and eating turkey. When she pulls on that holiday sweater, everybody better gets festive. Of course, I would be the first Jones sibling ___1___ (go) rogue (叛逆). As the middle, artist child, I was going to do my own thing, making some new traditions. From a biography of Flannery O’Connor, I drew inspiration— I would spend the holiday at an artist colony! No one took my new idea seriously. From the way my mother carried on, you would think I was divorcing the family. Still I held my ground and made plans for my winter adventure in New Hampshire. The MacoDowell Colony was ___2___ I could have wished for. About 25 to 30 artists were in attendance, and it was as artsy (艺术的) as I ___3___ (imagine). It felt like my life had become a strange independent film. By Christmas Eve, I had been at the colony for more than a week. The novelty of snowy New England was wearing off, but I would never admit ___4___. Everyone around me was having too much fun. Skiing! Deep conversation by the fireplace! What was wrong with me? This was the holiday ___5___ I’d always dreamed of. No artificial decoration. Not a Christmas sweater anywhere in sight. People here didn’t even say “Christmas,” they said “holiday.” Then why was I so sad? Finally, I called home on the pay phone. My dad answered, but I ___6___ barely hear him for all the good-time noise in the background. He turned down the volume on the holiday album and told me that my mother was out shopping with my brothers. Now it was my turn to sulk (生闷气). They were having a fine Christmas ___7___ me. Despite a heavy snowstorm, a large package showed up near my door at the artist colony on Christmas morning. Tayari Jones was written in my mother’s beautiful handwriting. I rushed to that parcel ____8____ ____8_____I were five years old. Inside was a gorgeous red-velvet cake, my favorite, ___9___ (wrap) tightly in about 50 yards of bubble packaging. “Merry Christmas,” read the simple card inside. “We love you very much.” As I sliced the cake, everyone gathered around. Mother had sent a genuine homemade gift. It was a minor Christmas miracle that one cake managed to feed so many. We ate it from paper towels with our bare hands, ___10___(satisfy) a hunger we didn’t know we had. Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．ease  B．fitting  C． force  D．modest  E. precisely  F. primarily G. robbed  H. awesome  I. encounter  J. starving  K. warned The Problem of Totally Epic Language Inflation Stan Carey recently wrote a short blog about language inflation, which ultimately creates devaluation in meaning. Today, popular expressions like epic and brilliant are used to express a more 11 meaning than their traditional uses. Brilliant actually means clever, and epic actually means surprising. Such is our desire to elevate words with power and importance, that we use hyperbole (夸张) to draw attention. The same tendency can be seen in numbers as well. Once giving 110% became cliché, people started insisting that they give 210%, 310%, and on and on. To create even more 12 behind the phrase, people will also throw in a literally. I literally gave 210%. This is no new trend. My generation destroyed words like awesome and totally. My parents and grandparents 13 of meaning words like incredible, wonderful, and fantastic. Irish novelist C． S. Lewis expressed concern over language inflation: “Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise, you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” And this is 14 where we find ourselves right now. We have no words 15 when we want to say that something truly is awe-inspiring. This can also make it all the more difficult for modern readers to connect with older books. Particularly, it can cheapen our understanding of the Scriptures (圣经). As a child of the 80s, I was never at 16 calling God awesome, because as far as I knew, it meant something much less great. If my sunglasses are totally awesome, I need some other word for God! Our souls are 17 in the current culture. We neglect the spiritual aspects of our own existence more and more. It makes sense that the language would reflect that as well. Caring 18 for our physical needs, we run across fewer moments that inspire us with true awe. Those emotions would require a(n) 19 with the significant and the time to contemplate (沉思) it. But who’s got the time or the desire for that? We’ll settle for (将就) pretty good experiences and call them totally 20 . III. Reading Comprehension (45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Why girls do better at school than boys? For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that’s no longer the case. A new study by the OECD, a club of mostly 21 countries in Europe and North America, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys still get somewhat better 22 at maths and physics, and in other science courses the genders are roughly 23 . But when it comes to the students who really struggle and suffer at school, the difference is 24 : boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas. 25 , why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates? First, girls read more than boys. Reading proficiency (熟练) is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys don’t do well in reading, their 26 in other school subjects suffers too. Second, girls spend much more time on their homework and out-of-class learning. 27 , girls spend five and a half hours per week doing homework while boys spend a little less than four and a half hours. Researchers suggest that doing homework 28 by teachers is linked to better accomplishment in maths, reading and science. Boys, it appears, spend more of their free time in the 29 world; they are 17% more likely to play cooperative online games than girls every day. They also use the internet more. Third, peer 30 plays a role. A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school. They adopt a so-called concept of masculinity (男子气概) that includes a disregard for 31 , which means they’re more likely to be rude and noisy in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous (匿名的) tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading 32 by a third when teachers don’t know the gender of the pupil they are marking. So what can be done to close this gap? Getting boys to do more homework and cut down on screen-time would help. And offering boys a 33 to read non-fiction would help too: they’re keener on comics and newspapers. But most of all, abandoning gender stereotypes (旧模式) would 34 all students. Thus, boys in all countries with the best schools read much better than girls. As we know, girls in Shanghai, Singapore and Seoul are good at mathematics, and they 35 boys from anywhere else in the world. 21．A．awkward B．wealthy C．patriotic D．rotten 22．A．scores B．database C．shelter D．wisdom 23．A．fashionable B．reliable C．relevant D．equal 24．A．stable B．vague C．obvious D．logical 25．A．However B．In addition C．Similarly D．Instead 26．A．intention B．comment C．preparation D．performance 27．A．In brief B．On average C．On the contrary D．In addition 28．A．researched B．designed C．assigned D．assumed 29．A．virtual B．realistic C．reusable D．artificial 30．A．process B．disaster C．responsibility D．pressure 31．A．experts B．authorities C．adults D．peers 32．A．develops B．widens C．narrows D．forms 33．A．chance B．volunteer C．favour D．resource 34．A．melt B．survive C．threaten D．benefit 35．A．purchase B．overtake C．hire D．challenge Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Sia Godika was 13 when she noticed the barefoot children of construction workers at a building site near her house in the upscale Koramangala district of Bangalore, India. “Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, now 17. “They were just walking around that building site like it was an everyday practice for them.” And it was at that moment that Sia realised the troubling contrast to her own privilege. Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need, epitomized (体现) by its motto: “Donate a sole, save a soul.” The idea, which started as a dinner conversation with her parents, quickly grew. After she spread the word with posters and WhatsApp groups, enquiries from people who wanted to help came flooding in. For months, Sia was juggling schoolwork and her new passion project. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets to see which apartment buildings we could tackle for donations and contacting people.” In its first distribution drive, Sole Warriors collected and gave out 700 pairs of shoes. Today that number stands at around 28,000 across four countries, including the United States, China and Liberia, thanks to the hard work of a core team of about 80 volunteers. But the organization’s growth wasn’t without its challenges. When it came to looking for collaborators, such as a company that would do the repairs and clean up the footwear to look like new free of charge, Sia faced one obstacle after another before finding a partner in India’s Pressto Cobbler. “Being a 13-year-old, I did face a lot of bias because at my age, people were less willing to hear me out,” says Sia. In recognition of her impact, in 2021 Sia was given the Diana Award, given to people aged 9 to 25 in memory of the late Princess of Wales. Awarded by a UK-based charity of the same name, it’s one of the most prestigious honours a young person can receive for social action or humanitarian work. But her work isn’t done. “Our goal has always been to touch a million feet,” she says. 36．The underlined word “upscale” most probably means __________. A．humble B．abandoned C．energetic D．prosperous 37．One of the biggest challenges of Sole Warriors is that __________. A．local people lacked trust in and patience with teenagers like Sia B．just about 80 volunteers came to help Sia in the organization’s infancy C．few companies are willing to do the repairs without financial incentives D．Sia is not good at operating the organization due to her lack of experience 38．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．All for one, one for all B．Walking in someone else’s shoes C．Where there is a will, there is a way D．Nothing ventured, nothing gained 39．Which group of words can best describe Sia’s qualities? A．Patient, self-disciplined and modest. B．Curious, generous and knowledgeable. C．Energetic, ambitious and sympathetic. D．Sensitive, independent and passionate. B Travelling Brochure Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person Tour Highlights 1.Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals. 2.Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre. 3.View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see Australia’s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline. 4.Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 5. 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For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed. 40．The visitor will go to all the following places EXCEPT_______. A．Warrook Cattle farm. B．Australian Eastern coastline. C．Koala Conservation Center. D．Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre. 41．Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person? A．Adult tourists. B．2-year-old kids C．Kids between 3 and 14. D．Babies in arms 42．Tourists are reminded to bring a towel or a rug because________. A．they will lie on the coast B．they may want to sit on the platform C．it makes them warm D．they will swim during the tour C We are encountering real-world examples of how AI can harm human relations. As digital assistants such as Alexa or Siri become popular, we are becoming accustomed to talking to them as though they were alive; writing in these pages last year, Judith Shulevitz described how some of us are starting to treat them as friends and therapists. Shulevitz herself says she confesses things to Google Assistant that she wouldn’t tell her husband. If we grow more comfortable talking to our devices about our secrets, what happens to our human marriages and friendships? Designers and programmers typically create devices whose responses make us feel better—but may not help us be self-reflective or think over painful truths. As AI goes deeper into our lives, we must face the possibility that it will prevent our emotions and deep human connects. Besides, we will fight with some other challenges. The age of driverless cars, after all, is upon us. These vehicles promise to substantially reduce the exhaustion and distraction that put human drivers in danger, thus preventing accidents. But what other effects might they have on people? Driving is a very modern kind of social interaction, requiring high levels of cooperation. I worry that driverless cars, by taking away from us an occasion to exercise this ability, could contribute to its decline. Not only will these vehicles be programmed to take over driving duties and hence to remove from humans the power to make moral judgments (for example, about which pedestrian to hit when a crash is inevitable), they will also affect humans with whom they’ve had no direct contact. For instance, drivers who have steered awhile alongside an autonomous vehicle traveling at a steady, invariant speed might drive less attentively, thus increasing their likelihood of accidents once they’ve moved to a part of the highway occupied only by human drivers. Alternatively, experience may reveal that driving alongside autonomous vehicles travelling in perfect accordance with traffic laws actually improves human performance. Either way, we should be careful to launch new forms of AI without first taking such social spillovers—or externalities, as they’re often called—into account. We must apply the same effort that we apply to the hardware and software that make self-driving cars possible to managing AI’s potential effects on those outside the car. After all, we install brake lights on the back of your car not just, or even primarily, for your benefit, but for the sake of the people behind you. 43．What can be inferred about human relationships from the first paragraph? A．We will feel comfortable speaking to others online. B．AI will lead to shallow inter-personal relationships. C．AI will enable people to communicate more with others. D．We will be more self-reflective in interaction thanks to AI. 44．In paragraph 2, the phrase “its decline” refers to the decline in ________. A．drivers’ interaction with the cars B．drivers’ exhaustion and distraction C．our ability to cooperate with others while driving D．our ability to deal with emergencies while driving 45．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true of driverless cars? A．They may be better at making more judgments than human drivers. B．They need to vary their speed to make contact with human drivers. C．They may make human drivers in other cars drive more safely. D．They need to force human drivers to concentrate in the car. 46．Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with? A．Brake lights on the back of our car are installed mainly to warn us of danger. B．We should figure out how new technology affects people before developing it. C．It is hard to say why social spillovers will work in terms of self-driving cars. D．More effort should be made to advance the hardware and software of driverless cars. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Mentally strong people are able to deal with and recover from even the most terrible conditions. To develop your mental strength, here are some suggestions. Believe in yourself You’ve made it this far. 47 . Hold on to it even one more moment, and you can survive whatever you’re going through. It won’t be easy, so when you feel like you’re about to fall apart, close your eyes, take a deep breath and remind yourself you can do it. Rediscover your interest in life Emotionally strong people view each day as a gift. They try to structure themselves so that the gift is taken advantage of fully. 48 — playing with leaves in the fall, drawing a small animal, or eating a sweet. Find that inner child. Be that inner child. Your ability to be mentally and emotionally strong depends on it. 49 Does every little thing anger you? Ask yourself why and whether these little things matter. Try cutting your life down to a few key values that mean the world to you, and don’t worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, “Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong — sometimes it’s letting go.” Reach out to those who mean the most to you Spend time with friends and family, along with others who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. And if there are no friends to be found, help others who are in greater need. 51 . A．Pick your fights wisely B．Be thankful for what you have C．Tell yourself you can make it through just one more day D．You can find strengths in bettering someone else’s life E．It’s enough to make you find out how strangely unlucky you are F．Remember when you were a child, you could get excited by the simplest wonders of life IV. Summary Writing （10分） Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible. These days our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. It appears that people have got used to being in a hurry. However, it is better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. The main reason that convinces us to oppose doing work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrongs in a rush. When people do their jobs or take actions in a hurry, they cannot make a sound decision and probably regret later. As the saying goes, “Haste makes waste. ” We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work less quickly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances in enjoying our life. Finally, slower life pace provides better healthy conditions for us. As is known to all, taking actions in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think if they are not in a hurry, they will become a loser and that annoys them. Being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier and live much longer than those whose life is tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter. In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. However, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace. 51._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation （15分） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52．你是否认为自然历史博物馆里的恐龙化石百看不厌？ (worth) 53．阔别家乡多年， 他和家人其乐融融地吃着团圆饭，为健康干杯。(toast) 54．这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) 55．这篇知名网红撰写的文章里，错误比比皆是，但该文因一个细节而深深印入我脑海。(by virtue of) VI. Guided Writing （25分） Direction: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56．Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese 你是明启中学高二学生李华，本学期学校计划组织全年级学生去多个外地中学研学(study tour)。现就两种组织方案征求学生意见。一是以班级为单位，学校随机决定研学地点;二是由学生各自申请想去的中学，学校根据各处报名人数统筹安排。请写一封信给校长谈谈你的看法，信件内容需包括： 1)你选择哪个方案; 2)你选择该方案的理由。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . 试卷第20页，共29页 试卷第1页，共29页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$