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重庆市第二外国语学校高2026级高二上第一次质量检测 英语试题 （全卷共七道大题 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟） 第一部分 听力（共二节，满分30分） 第一节（每题1. 5分，共7. 5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman think the future will bring? A. Flying cars. B. High-speed cars. C. Self-driving cars. 2. How will the man probably get to Ditan Park? A. By subway. B. By bus. C. On foot. 3. What will the speakers probably do this weekend? A. Clean the city river. B. Plant some trees. C. Attend a class. 4. What makes up the lowest percentage of communication according to the man? A. Words. B. Body language. C. Tone of voice. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Gifts from rich people. B. News about space travel. C. A birthday party for a friend. 第二节（每题1. 5分，共22. 5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In the school. C. In a game store. 7. What subject does Mrs. Smart probably teach? A. Math. B. English. C. Geography. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. How is the man feeling? A. Surprised. B. Relaxed. C. Tired. 9. Where did the man spend most of his holiday? A. On the farm. B. On the beach. C. In the park. 10. What does the man say about Hawaiian boats? A. They are made of a single tree. B. They are covered in interesting designs. C. They were originally inspired by Māori culture. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Gym manager and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Sports coach and athlete. 12. Why was the man late again? A. He got too much schoolwork. B. He was not willing to train hard. C. He had to meet with a great boxer. 13. What's the woman like? A. Strict. B. Hard-working. C. Understanding. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the woman think of living in space? A. Boring. B. Scary. C. Challenging. 15. What was quite hard for the woman on the space station? A. Falling asleep. B. Washing her hair. C. Running experiments. 16. What do we know about astronauts on the space station? A. They are not very busy with work. B. They experience more nighttime there. C. They watch films or play games for fun. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where did the speaker see the report? A. On TV. B. In a newspaper. C. On the Internet. 18. What will become normal over the next 10 years? A. Working from home. B. Working while traveling. C. Working less each week. 19. What is the Microsoft app expected to do? A. Force people to leave their offices. B. Help people separate work life from home life. C. Provide people with relevant traffic information. 20. How will people pay for goods in the future according to the journalist? A. With their phones. B. With their cards. C. With their faces. 第二部分 阅读理解（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 The varied landscapes of South Africa play host to an extraordinary variety of seasonal natural phenomena in the southern hemisphere (南半球). WHALES IN HERMANUS When it comes to land-based whale-watching, few places worldwide can rival Hermanus. It's scenic at any time, but in the latter half of each year, particularly between August and October, the area is frequented by huge, 50-ton southern right whales. The Hermanus Whale Festival takes place in lato September, a sociable event with street parades and more. The town is close enough to Cape Town to work as a day trip. hermanus-tourism. co. za TURTLES (海龟) AT SODWANA BAY Between November and January each year, female loggerhead and leatherback turtles appear from the Indian Ocean on the beaches of Sodwana Bay and lay their eggs in the sand. The bay was famous as a scuba-diving site, but the chance to see its nesting sea turtles is as good a reason to come calling. Tours to see them in the sand are on foot, usually beginning at sunset, and can last from two to four hours. kosi. co. za NIGHT SKY IN THE KALAHARI Since 2019, the! Ae! Hai Kalahari Heritage Park has been named as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Benefiting from precious little light pollution, it offers world-class stargazing. This is especially true in the dry season, between May and October. If you time your visit to coincide with a new moon, when the star-specked dark skies are at their most vivid, then so much the better. xauslodge. co . za DESERT FLOWERS IN NAMAQUALAND Each year a saffron-coloured spread of flower-carpeted shrublands appears in the dry surrounds of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape. The star of the show is a bright orange wildflower known as the Namaqualand daisy, which blankets the remote Namaqua National Park. The key period for seeing the flowers is between early August and late September, during the Southern Hemisphere spring. Demand for local accommodation is generally high, so book well ahead. experiencenortherncape. com 1. Which website is for whale-watching visitors? A. xauslodge. co. za B. hermanus- tourism. co. za C. kosi. co. za D. experiencenortherncape. com 2. Which of the landscape is suitable to visit in June? A. KALAHARI B. HERMANUS C. SODWANA BAY D. NAMAQUALAND 3. What do the four landscapes have in common? A. They all require advance booking for visits. B. They all are best visited during the dry season. C. They all involve observing life in the sea. D. They all feature unique natural cycles. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了南非几个具有特色的自然景观和季节性自然奇观，包括赫曼努斯的鲸鱼、索德瓦纳湾的海龟、卡拉哈里的夜空以及纳马夸兰的沙漠之花，同时提供了相关的旅游信息和网址链接。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章WHALES IN HERMANUS部分中的“When it comes to land-based whale-watching, few places worldwide can rival Hermanus. It's scenic at any time, but in the latter half of each year, particularly between August and October, the area is frequented by huge, 50-ton southern right whales. The Hermanus Whale Festival takes place in lato September, a sociable event with street parades and more.(当谈到在陆地上观赏鲸鱼时，世界上很少有地方能与赫曼努斯相媲美。这里任何时候都风景如画，但每年下半年，尤其是8月至10月期间，巨大的、重达50吨的南露脊鲸频繁出没于这一海域。赫曼努斯鲸鱼节于9月下旬举行，是一场热闹的盛会，包括街头游行等丰富多彩的活动。)”可知，该自然景观适合鲸鱼观赏；再根据该部分的网站“hermanus-tourism.co.za”可知，hermanus-tourism.co.za是与鲸鱼观赏相关的网站。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章NIGHT SKY IN THE KALAHARI部分中的“Benefiting from precious little light pollution, it offers world-class stargazing. This is especially true in the dry season, between May and October.(这里几乎没有光污染，因此可以欣赏到世界级的星空。这在旱季（5月至10月）尤其如此。)”可知，KALAHARI地区在六月是适合参观的，因为此时是旱季，夜空清晰，适合观星。故选A。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章WHALES IN HERMANUS部分中的“It's scenic at any time, but in the latter half of each year, particularly between August and October, the area is frequented by huge, 50-ton southern right whales.(这里任何时候都风景如画，但每年下半年，尤其是8月至10月期间，巨大的、重达50吨的南露脊鲸频繁出没于这一海域。)”、文章TURTLES(海龟)AT SODWANA BAY部分中的“Between November and January each year, female loggerhead and leatherback turtles appear from the Indian Ocean on the beaches of Sodwana Bay and lay their eggs in the sand.(每年11月至1月期间，雌性蠵龟和棱皮龟会从印度洋来到索德瓦纳湾的海滩上，在沙子里产卵。)”、根据文章NIGHT SKY IN THE KALAHARI部分中的“Benefiting from precious little light pollution, it offers world-class stargazing. This is especially true in the dry season, between May and October.(这里几乎没有光污染，因此可以欣赏到世界级的星空。这在旱季（5月至10月）尤其如此。)”以及根据文章DESERT FLOWERS IN NAMAQUALAND部分中的“The key period for seeing the flowers is between early August and late September, during the Southern Hemisphere spring.(观赏这些花卉的关键时期是8月初至9月末，正值南半球的春季。)”可知，这四个景观都展现了独特的自然周期。故选D。 B The word “emoji” comes from Japanese, literally meaning “picture character”. Emoji s are small symbols representing ideas, emotions or feelings. When first introduced in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to 176 simple designs. Now there are more than 3, 000 emojis that expand upon the way in which we communicate. It seems that emojis have clear advantages over written language. People like them because they add emotional meaning, and are quick and easy to use. With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post, your reader can “see” your facial expression while reading your words. Emojis can also help people express their feelings when they cannot find the appropriate words. For instance, if your friend is moving across the country, you may just send them a string of crying faces to express your sadness over your separation. The use of emojis has even spread to classical literature. A Shakespeare series for young readers has taken William Shakespeare’s popular plays and replaced some words with textspeak and emojis. The intention of these adaptations is to make the classics more accessible to young readers. Some people, however, believe that these new versions have taken away the heart and soul of Shakespeare’s plays. As we can see, emojis have a tendency to pop up all over the place. Users of emojis say that they facilitate the way in which we communicate and express ourselves. But this makes others, especially educators, worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word, or even the spoken word. Perhaps people will one day choose to communicate in pictures, and forget how to write properly. On that day, emojis will have become a real pictorial “language”. But, for now, maybe it’s best that we just enjoy using them. 4. What is an advantage of emoji according to the text? A. It is convenient to write down. B. It has an emotional touch. C. It makes message-reading harder. D. It can help repair friendship. 5. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Shakespeare? A. To show the widespread application of emojis. B. To give a brief account of emojis’ functions. C. To recommend the adaptations of classics. D. To honor the famous English playwriter. 6. What does the underlined part “pop up” in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Break B. Lack. C. Appear. D. Die. 7. What is the writer’s attitude towards the current use of emojis? A. Objective. B. Concerned. C. Negative. D. Favorable. 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了emoji的起源、发展、优势、应用以及人们对emoji使用的不同看法。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It seems that emojis have clear advantages over written language. People like them because they add emotional meaning, and are quick and easy to use.(emoji似乎相较于书面语言有着明显的优势。人们喜欢它们，是因为它们增添了情感意义，且使用快捷方便。)”可知，人们喜欢emoji是因为它们增加了情感意义，即emoji具有情感色彩。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The use of emojis has even spread to classical literature. A Shakespeare series for young readers has taken William Shakespeare’s popular plays and replaced some words with textspeak and emojis.(emoji的使用甚至已经延伸到了古典文学中。一套面向年轻读者的莎士比亚系列读物，选取了威廉·莎士比亚的流行剧目，并用文本语言和emoji替换了其中的一些词语。)”可知，作者提到莎士比亚的作品是为了说明emoji的广泛应用。故选A。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线单词所在句以及下一句“As we can see, emojis have a tendency to pop up all over the place. Users of emojis say that they facilitate the way in which we communicate and express ourselves.(我们可以看到，emoji……所有地方。使用emoji的用户表示，它们促进了我们的交流和表达方式。)”以及上文内容可知，emoji得到了广泛的使用可推测，划线部分“pop up”应该是指“出现”的意思。选项C“appear(出现)”与此相符。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章全文内容可知，文章提到emoji优势，如增加情感意义、易于使用等，同时也提到了教育工作者对emoji使用的担忧，即人们可能会丧失用文字或口头语言正确交流的能力。但文章最后说“But, for now, maybe it’s best that we just enjoy using them(但就目前而言，也许我们最好还是享受使用它们的乐趣吧)”，这表明作者并没有完全站在担忧或消极的角度，也没有完全支持emoji的使用，而是持有一种相对中立、客观的态度。故选A。 C Boston wants to be smarter. The city has taken advantage of technologies to become more responsive to its residents’ needs. But technology alone is not sufficient to make today’s cities liveable. Boston has discovered that it also needs to reach the old-fashioned low-tech community and integrate that technology with city life. Kris Carter rolled out Boston’s smart city program in 2014. It started with an app that residents could download to report locations where sidewalks needed repair. The city sorted out those reports and ranked them in a database, which repair crews used to prioritize their work. The system worked beautifully, except for one problem: most of the alerts (警报) came from wealthier neighborhoods, where the concentration of smartphone-equipped residents was highest. “The complaints from the app didn’t always correlate with the greatest community need for repairs,” explains Carter. Carter’s group has moved away from the model common to many smart city initiatives of letting tech-savvy (精通技术的) residents drive the process. Instead, they run meetings to find out what problems people in different neighborhoods care about solving. When it came to sidewalks, Boston introduced a second method of collecting repair tips, hiring people to get out and walk the city’s 1, 700 miles of sidewalks to take notes on their condition. Whether using low-tech or high-tech approaches, says Carter, to stay smart, a city needs to continually reassess its options to spot opportunities to improve residents’ lives. Take the sidewalk repair program, walking on the streets was proved a useful, if inefficient way to prioritizo repair needs. But last year the group found that walkers’ mobile phones could be tracked as they moved along the streets, and that data could be analyzed to identify side walk routes which are most often used by neighborhoods. “Combined with our other sidewalk information, that gave us an even better way to predict where faster repairs would do the most good,” says Carter. “We’re really always looking for whatever mix of approaches best solves the problem. ” 8. How did Kris Carter carry out the smart city program? A. By writing reports on sidewalk locations. B. By processing reports collected from an app. C. By presenting data on sidewalk usage. D. By comparing data from different databases. 9. What problem did Kris Carter’s team meet when carrying out their program? A. They faced many technical problems. B. They were not supported by residents. C. They couldn’t serve all residents well. D. They were annoyed by being short-staffed. 10. Which of the following might Kris Carter most agree with? A. Maximizing the benefits of technology. B. Mixing approaches for solving problems. C. Having greater confidence in the residents. D. Letting tech companies be a leading role. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A smart city: more than just tech B. A city with intelligent facilities C. Joint-effort in city construction D. The modernization of a city 【答案】8 B 9. C 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章以波士顿智慧城市计划为例，介绍了城市如何利用技术来更及时地响应居民需求，并讨论了技术在智慧城市计划中的应用以及存在的问题和解决方案。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Kris Carter rolled out Boston’s smart city program in 2014. It started with an app that residents could download to report locations where sidewalks needed repair. The city sorted out those reports and ranked them in a database, which repair crews used to prioritize their work. (Kris Carter在2014年推出了波士顿的智慧城市计划。该计划始于一款应用程序，居民可以下载该应用程序来报告需要维修的人行道位置。城市会对这些报告进行整理，并在数据库中对其进行排名，维修团队则根据这些排名来优先安排他们的工作。)”可知，Kris Carter实施的智慧城市计划是通过应用程序收集居民关于人行道维修的报告，并对这些报告进行处理和排名。故选B。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The system worked beautifully, except for one problem: most of the alerts came from wealthier neighborhoods, where the concentration of smartphone-equipped residents was highest. “The complaints from the app didn’t always correlate with the greatest community need for repairs,” explains Carter. (这个系统运行得很好，但有一个问题：大多数警报都来自较富裕的街区，因为这些街区配备智能手机的居民最为集中。“应用程序中的投诉并不总是与社区最需要维修的地方相关，”Carter解释道。)”可知，Kris Carter的团队发现他们的技术主导方法并没有覆盖到所有需要服务的人群。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Instead, they run meetings to find out what problems people in different neighborhoods care about solving. When it came to sidewalks, Boston introduced a second method of collecting repair tips, hiring people to get out and walk the city’s 1, 700 miles of sidewalks to take notes on their condition. (相反，他们召开会议，以了解不同街区的居民关心解决哪些问题。在人行道方面，波士顿采用了第二种收集维修建议的方法，即雇佣人员走出去，巡查城市1700英里的人行道，并记录它们的状况。)”以及最后一段““Combined with our other sidewalk information, that gave us an even better way to predict where faster repairs would do the most good, ” says Carter. “We’re really always looking for whatever mix of approaches best solves the problem. ”(“结合我们其他的人行道信息，这为我们提供了一个更好的方法来预测在哪里进行更快的维修会带来最大的好处，”Carter说。“我们一直在寻找最能解决问题的各种方法的组合。”)”可知，Kris Carter最可能同意的观点是选项B“Mixing approaches for solving problems（混合方法解决问题）”。这个观点与文章中提到的技术驱动方法的局限性以及需要更全面的解决方案来覆盖所有需要服务的人群的情况相符。故选B。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Boston wants to be smarter. The city has taken advantage of technologies to become more responsive to its residents’ needs. But technology alone is not sufficient to make today’s cities liveable. Boston has discovered that it also needs to reach the old-fashioned low-tech community and integrate that technology with city life. (波士顿希望变得更加智慧。这座城市已经利用技术来更及时地响应居民的需求。但是，仅凭技术还不足以让今天的城市变得宜居。波士顿已经发现，它还需要触及到那些老式的低技术社区，并将这些技术与城市生活融为一体。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了波士顿智慧城市计划，强调了技术虽然重要，但仅仅依赖技术并不足以使城市变得宜居。波士顿还需要触及那些老式的低技术社区，并将技术与城市生活融为一体。文章通过波士顿的例子，展示了智慧城市建设的复杂性和多元性，不仅涉及高科技，还需要考虑社区的需求和实际情况。选项A“A smart city: more than just tech（智慧城市：不仅仅是技术）”准确地概括了文章的主题，即智慧城市的建设不仅仅是依赖技术，还需要考虑其他因素。故选A。 D Japanese scientists have created one of the world’s most unusual spacecraft, the Lignost probe—a tiny satellite made of timber (木材). In experiments carried out on the International Space Station(ISS), it was found particularly stable and resistant to cracking. Now plans are being finalized to launch it on a US rocket this summer. The timber satellite has been built to see if they can act as environmentally friendly alternatives to the metals from which all satellites are currently constructed. “All the satellite s reentering the Earth’s atmosphere burn and create harmful particles, which will float in the upper atmosphere for years, ” Takao Doi, a Japanese astronaut and aerospace engineer, warned recently. “Eventually, it will affect the environment of the Earth. ” To tackle the problem, Kyoto researchers set up a project to evaluate types of wood to determine how well they could withstand (抵抗) the severe conditions of space launch and lengthy flights in orbit round the Earth. The first tests were conducted in laboratories that recreated conditions in space, and wood samples were found to have suffered no measurable changes in mass or signs of decomposition or damage. “Wood’s ability to withstand these conditions astonished us, ” said Koji Murata, head of the project. After these tests, samples were sent to the ISS, where they were subjected to exposure trials for almost a year before being brought back to Earth. Again, they showed little signs of damage, a phenomenon that Murata attributed to the fact that there is neither oxygen in space which could cause wood to burn, nor living creatures to cause it to rot. “One of the missions of the satellite is to measure the deformation of the wooden structure in space. Wood is durable (耐用的) and stable (稳定的) in one direction but may be easy to have dimensional changes and cracking in the other direction,” he said. It is expected that the probe will operate in space for at least six months before being allowed to enter the upper atmosphere. If it performs well during its operation in orbit, then the door could be opened for the use of wood as construction material for more satellites. 12. Why is timber used in the spacecraft? A. Timber provides a distinct appearance. B. Timber is cost-effective compared to metals. C. Timber is an eco-friendly replacement of metals. D. Timber maintains better structural performance. 13. What can be learned from the project in paragraph 4? A. The project aimed at wood’s space-enduring qualities. B. The project targeted wood’s cost-minimizing potential. C. The project concentrated on wood’s weight - maintaining aspects. D. The project examined wood’s creature-withstanding features. 14. What is the disadvantage of timber according to Murata? A. It is subject to dimensional instability. B. It’s structure is unreliable in space. C. It changes shape under extreme temperatures. D. It’s durability is affected by microgravity conditions. 15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The Lignost probe is expected to last for at least six months in space before reentry. B. The Lignost probe’s mission is to check how well wood holds up in space. C. The Lignost probe will help decide if wood can be used to build more satellites in the future. D. The Lignost probe’s success could lead to using more metal when making satellites. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了日本科学家创造的一种新型木材卫星，并详细阐述了该卫星的特点、实验过程、目的以及未来可能的应用。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The timber satellite has been built to see if they can act as environmentally friendly alternatives to the metals from which all satellites are currently constructed. (建造木材卫星是为了检验它们是否可以作为目前所有卫星制造材料金属的环保替代品。)”可知，木材被用作航天器的材料，主要是出于环保的考虑，即作为金属的替代品来减少对环境的影响。故选C。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“To tackle the problem, Kyoto researchers set up a project to evaluate types of wood to determine how well they could withstand(抵抗)the severe conditions of space launch and lengthy flights in orbit round the Earth.(为了解决这一问题，京都的研究人员设立了一个项目来评估各种木材，以确定它们能否承受太空发射的恶劣条件以及围绕地球长期轨道飞行的考验。)”可知，该项目的主要目的是评估木材在太空环境中的耐久性。故选A。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第五段““One of the missions of the satellite is to measure the deformation of the wooden structure in space. Wood is durable(耐用的)and stable(稳定的)in one direction but may be easy to have dimensional changes and cracking in the other direction,” he said.(“该卫星的任务之一是测量木材结构在太空中的变形情况。木材在一个方向上耐用且稳定，但在另一个方向上可能容易发生尺寸变化和开裂，”他说。)”可知，根据Murata的说法，木材的缺点是它容易受到尺寸不稳定的影响。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“It is expected that the probe will operate in space for at least six months before being allowed to enter the upper atmosphere. If it performs well during its operation in orbit, then the door could be opened for the use of wood as construction material for more satellites.(预计该探测器将在太空运行至少六个月后，才被允许进入高层大气。如果它在轨道运行期间表现良好，那么木材作为更多卫星建造材料的使用之门可能会被打开。)”可知，最后一段明确指出了Lignost探测器的主要任务和目标，即评估木材作为卫星建造材料的可行性，并根据探测结果来决定未来是否使用木材。因此，该段的主旨大意是Lignost探测器将有助于决定未来是否可以使用木材建造更多的卫星。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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, a fundraising campaign for new sports equipment. At the start of the detox, over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media, in ANY form, for seven days. I bet you’re eager to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days! ___16___ Anna 17 I lasted two days. The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected. I felt like I had lost an arm! ___17___ But on reflection, I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone. I’m now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies. Devon 16 I lasted four days. On Monday, my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend-it felt really strange not to already know what he had done. We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles. Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking! ___18___ George 16 I did all seven days, too! To be honest, I didn’t find the detox too difficult, but I did give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in! ___19___ . So he took me to check out our local sports centre. An hour’s sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early. The detox made me healthier! The detox raised a total of £1, 632. 82 for new school sports equipment! ___20___ Awareness of just how much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better. A. It had brought us such a big trouble! B. I loved playing basketball with my brother. C. And what has been learnt from the experience? D. Not eating for two days would have been easier! E. Something other than money has also been raised. F. It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten. G. My brother thought I should make full use of the time without my phone. 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. F 19. G 20. E 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇访谈记录。文章通过记录几位参与者关于“社交媒体排毒”（即暂时停止使用社交媒体）活动的经历和感受，展现了这一活动对他们的影响和收获。 【16题详解】 根据空前内容“I bet you’re eager to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days! (我敢打赌，你一定很想知道有多少人有足够的动力坚持整整七天！)”可知，作者提出读者一定想知道有多少人坚持了七天。选项C“And what has been learnt from the experience? (我们从这次经历中学到了什么？)”是上文内容的延续，指出，参与活动的人又有什么收获。从而自然引出下文几个参与者的反思。故选C。 【17题详解】 根据空前内容“The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected. I felt like I had lost an arm!(“排毒”比我想象的更难忍受。我觉得自己好像失去了一只胳膊！)”可知，Anna认为“排毒”非常难以忍受。选项D“Not eating for two days would have been easier!(两天不吃东西会容易些！)”延续上文内容，指出“排毒”很难，与“排毒”相比，两天不吃东西更容易。故选D。 【18题详解】 根据空前内容“Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking! (“排毒”意味着我们必须交谈和解释我们在做什么和想什么！)”可知，“排毒”需要Devon面对面和同学交流。选项F“It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten. (这让我意识到我已经忘记的真正接触的价值。)”延续上文内容，指出和同学面对面交流让作者意识到真正接触的重要性。故选F。 【19题详解】 根据空后“So he took me to check out our local sports centre. (所以他带我去我们当地的体育中心看看。)”可推测，空处提到一位男性的想法。选项G“My brother thought I should make full use of the time without my phone. (我哥哥认为我应该充分利用没有手机的时间。)”与下文形成连贯性，指出George的哥哥认为George应该充分利用没有手机的时间，所以带他去体育中心锻炼。故选G。 【20题详解】 根据空前“The detox raised a total of £1, 632. 82 for new school sports equipment!(“排毒”活动共筹得1, 632. 82英镑用来购置新学校运动器材！)”可知，上文提到了“排毒”活动带来的好处。选项E“Something other than money has also been raised. (除了钱之外，还筹集了一些其他的东西。)”延续上文内容，指出“排毒”活动筹集了一些钱，同时引出下文该活动的意义。故选E。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 In 17th-century Europe, it was unheard of for a woman to travel by herself, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian. In 1699, she and her daughter Dorothea ___21___ from Amsterdam to Surinam in South America. The three-month voyage was ___22___ but she was determined to go. She wanted to be the first person to go to a foreign country to study and paint insects ___23___ from nature. When they arrived in Surinam, Maria and Dorothea ___24___ working. Day after day, they took their painting ___25___ into the hot rainforest to collect and draw insects and plants. Artists had never done such a thing before. Still life painters drew from dead specimens (标本). But Maria had always been interested in painting ___26___ animals and plants. In the rainforest, she ___27___ ladders (梯子) to study and collect insects. She had trees cut down so she could see what ___28___ at the top level of the forest more than a hundred feet overhead. Maria combined both ___29___ and science in her work. As a skilled ____30____ , she kept detailed notes. After two years, she had to ____31____ Surinam. The ____32____ was unbearable and she was ill with malaria. But she had more than enough material for a/an ____33____ . In June 1701, Maria and Dorothea went back to Amsterdam. Four years later, in 1705, Maria ____34____ the book for which she is best known, Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam. The paintings of insects and plants in their natural habitats ____35____ the scientific study of insects. 21. A. sailed B. flew C. drove D. walked 22. A. pleasant B. dangerous C. remarkable D. short 23. A. directly B. quickly C. gradually D. slightly 24. A. stopped B. started C. loved D. tried 25. A. prizes B. works C. materials D. paints 26. A. sick B. ancient C. living D. rare 27. A. invented B. extracted C. jumped D. climbed 28. A. wandered B. stretched C. floated D. lived 29. A. art B. music C. literature D. technology 30. A. observer B. student C. novelist D. journalist 31. A. leave B. bless C. defeat D. keep 32. A. insect B. smell C. heat D. food 33. A. essay B. journal C. painting D. book 34. A. published B. assessed C. banned D. adjusted 35. A. ceased B. advanced C. revealed D. opposed 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇人物传记。文章详细叙述了17世纪女性科学家和艺术家Maria Sibylla Merian的生平事迹，特别是她前往苏里南进行昆虫和植物研究并出版相关书籍的经历。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1699年，她和女儿Dorothea从阿姆斯特丹起航，前往南美洲的苏里南。A. sailed航行；B. flew飞行；C. drove驾驶；D. walked走路。根据下文“The three-month voyage was ___2___ but she was determined to go.”中的“voyage”可知，她和女儿从阿姆斯特丹起航。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然三个月的航行危险重重，但她却下定决心要去。A. pleasant愉快的；B. dangerous危险的；C. remarkable非凡的；D. short短的。根据上文“In 17th-century Europe, it was unheard of for a woman to travel by herself, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian.”以及常理可知，这三个月的航行非常危险。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她希望成为第一个前往外国直接从大自然中研究和绘制昆虫的人。A. directly直接；B. quickly迅速；C. gradually逐渐；D. slightly稍微。根据下文“Day after day, they took their painting ___5___ into the hot rainforest to collect and draw insects and plants.”可知，她希望直接从大自然研究和绘制昆虫。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她们抵达苏里南时，Maria和Dorothea便开始投入工作。A. stopped停止；B. started开始；C. loved爱；D. tried尝试，尽力。根据下文“Day after day, they took their painting ___5___ into the hot rainforest to collect and draw insects and plants.”可知，她们一到达就开始投入工作。故选B。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：日复一日，她们带着绘画材料进入炎热的热带雨林，收集和绘制昆虫与植物。A. prizes奖品；B. works作品；C. materials材料；D. paints油漆，颜料。根据空后的“draw insects and plants”可推测，她们是带着绘画材料进入雨林开始绘制昆虫和植物。故选C。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但Maria一直对绘制活动植物感兴趣。A. sick生病的；B. ancient古代的；C. living活着的；D. rare罕见的，稀有的。根据上文“Still life painters drew from dead specimens (标本)”可知，当时其他的静物画家都是根据死亡的标本进行绘制；根据本句句首的“but”可推测，Maria想要画活的动植物。故选C。 27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在热带雨林中，她爬上梯子研究和收集昆虫。A. invented发明；B. extracted提取；C. jumped跳跃；D. climbed攀爬。根据空后的“ladders”可推测，她是爬上梯子研究昆虫。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她让人砍倒树木，以便能看到一百多英尺高的森林顶层生活着什么。A. wandered徘徊；B. stretched伸展；C. floated漂浮；D. lived居住，生活。根据上文“She had trees cut down”以及她进入雨林是为了研究昆虫可知，她让人砍倒树是为了看看树顶有什么生物生活着。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Maria将艺术与科学相结合，融入她的工作之中。A. art艺术；B. music音乐；C. literature文学；D. technology技术。根据上文“Day after day, they took their painting ___5___ into the hot rainforest to collect and draw insects and plants”可知，Maria研究昆虫和植物并画下来。由此可知，Maria将艺术和科学相结合。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名敏锐的观察者，她详细记录了所见所闻。A. observer观察者；B. student学生；C. novelist小说家；D. journalist记者。根据下文“she kept detailed notes”可知，她是个很好的观察者，所以能详细记录了自己的所见所闻。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：两年后，她不得不离开苏里南。A. leave离开；B. bless祝福；C. defeat击败；D. keep维持。根据下文“In June 1701, Maria and Dorothea went back to Amsterdam.”可知，她得离开苏里南。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里的酷热难以忍受，她患上了疟疾。A. insect昆虫；B. smell气味；C. heat热；D. food食物。根据上文“they took their painting ___5___ into the hot rainforest”以及常理可知，苏里南温度很高，酷热难忍。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但她已经积累了足够多的素材来撰写一本书。A. essay散文；B. journal日记，期刊；C. painting油画；D. book书。根据下文“Four years later, in 1705, Maria ___14___ the book for which she is best known, Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam.”可知，她已经积累了足够多的素材来撰写一本书。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：四年后的1705年，Maria出版了她最为人所知的作品《苏里南昆虫变态图谱》。A. published出版；B. assessed评估；C. banned禁止；D. adjusted调整。根据空后“the book for which she is best known, Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam.”可知，她出版了一本书。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：书中描绘了昆虫和植物在其自然栖息地中的画面，推动了昆虫的科学研究。A. ceased停止；B. advanced前进，推动；C. revealed揭露；D. opposed反对。根据常理可知，书中描绘了昆虫和植物在其自然栖息地中的画面，这会推动了昆虫的科学研究。故选B。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Changchun, capital city of Northeast China’s Jilin province, is redoubling efforts to promote ___36___ (it) ice and snow culture at present. ___37___ response to a three-year action plan issued by the provincial government in October to build Jilin into a world-class ice and snow brand and improve winter tourism and summer resort destinations for achieving ___38___ 1-trillion-yuan tourism industry within five years, Changchun is hosting a wide range of activities, planned by the Jingyue High: tech Industrial Development Zone ___39___ (show) the city’s unique charm. “We are linking world-renowned ice and snow-related intellectual property with outstanding traditional Chinese culture, aiming to create a ___40___ (harmony) environment for ice and snow culture, a good stage for telling stories, a platform for talent cultivation and development, and a popular IP asset that can ___41___ (pass) on through word of mouth while building a well-recognized brand among the public,” said Yu Li, head of the publicity department at the Jingyue High-tech Industrial Development Zone. Together with the ___42___ (twenty-two) China Changchun Jingyuetan Vasaloppet International Ski Festival, the organizers ___43___ (plan) Vasa Night to promote cultural exchanges between China and Sweden so far. Moreover, the Snow Angel of Vasaloppet China 2024 competition, ___44___ concluded with the finals in late December, was a landmark event to demonstrate the charm of ice and snow through a fashion show. It ended with 23 ____45____ (competitor) appearing on stage in a group dancing performance featuring traditional Chinese clothing, sportswear and qipao dresses. 【答案】36. its 37. In 38. a 39. to show 40. harmonious 41. be passed 42. twenty-second 43. have planned 44. which 45. competitors 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了中国东北吉林省长春市正在推广冰雪文化的相关活动和计划，包括响应省政府行动计划的举措、净月高新技术产业开发区策划的活动以及瓦萨国际滑雪节等相关内容。 【36题详解】 考查代词。句意：中国东北吉林省的省会城市长春，目前正在加倍努力推广其冰雪文化。修饰名词用形容词性物主代词。故填its。 【37题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：为响应省政府10月发布一项为期三年的行动计划，该计划旨在将吉林打造成世界级冰雪品牌，提升冬季旅游和夏季度假目的地，以实现五年内旅游业收入达到万亿元的目标，长春正举办一系列由净月高新技术产业开发区策划的活动，以展现这座城市的独特魅力。固定短语：in response to，意为“为了响应……”，符合句意；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填In。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：为响应省政府10月发布的一项为期三年的行动计划，该计划旨在将吉林打造成世界级冰雪品牌，提升冬季旅游和夏季度假目的地，以实现五年内旅游业收入达到万亿元的目标，长春正举办一系列由净月高新技术产业开发区策划的活动，以展现这座城市的独特魅力。此处表示泛指“一个万亿元的旅游业”，应用不定冠词修饰名词单数，又因为“1”的发音是辅音音素开头的，用不定冠词a。故填a。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为响应省政府10月发布的一项为期三年的行动计划，该计划旨在将吉林打造成世界级冰雪品牌，提升冬季旅游和夏季度假目的地，以实现五年内旅游业收入达到万亿元的目标，长春正举办一系列由净月高新技术产业开发区策划的活动，以展现这座城市的独特魅力。句中已有谓语动词“is hosting”，空处应用非谓语动词，作句子的目的状语，用动词不定式形式。故填to show。 【40题详解】 考查形容词。句意：净月高新技术产业开发区宣传部部长于莉表示：“我们正在将世界知名的冰雪相关知识产权与优秀的中国传统文化相结合，旨在营造和谐的冰雪文化氛围，搭建讲述冰雪故事的良好舞台，打造人才培养和发展的平台，以及一个可以通过口口相传流传下来的热门IP资产，同时在公众中树立一个广为人知的品牌。”修饰名词“environment”，用形容词形式。故填harmonious。 【41题详解】 考查谓语动词。句意：净月高新技术产业开发区宣传部部长于莉表示：“我们正在将世界知名的冰雪相关知识产权与优秀的中国传统文化相结合，旨在营造和谐的冰雪文化氛围，搭建讲述冰雪故事的良好舞台，打造人才培养和发展的平台，以及一个可以通过口口相传流传下来的热门IP资产，同时在公众中树立一个广为人知的品牌。” 这里为从句谓语动词；出现在情态动词后，用动词原形；主语为“that”，指代先行词“a popular IP asset”和动词“pass”之间为被动关系。故填be passed。 【42题详解】 考查序数词。句意：截至目前，与第二十二届中国长春净月潭瓦萨国际滑雪节一起，主办方还策划了瓦萨之夜活动，以促进中瑞文化交流。根据句意可知，空处为序数词，意为“第二十二”。故填twenty-second。 【43题详解】 考查时态。句意：截至目前，与第二十二届中国长春净月潭瓦萨国际滑雪节一起，主办方还策划了瓦萨之夜活动，以促进中瑞文化交流。这里为本句谓语动词；根据时间状语“so far”可知，本句时态为现在完成时；主语为“the organizers”，复数，助动词用have。故填have planned。 【44题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：此外，此外，2024年中国瓦萨滑雪节的雪天使比赛在12月底以决赛落幕，这是一项具有里程碑意义的活动，通过时装秀展示了冰雪的魅力。空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词competition，关系词在从句中作主语，需使用关系代词which。故填which。 【45题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：活动以23名参赛者身着中国传统服饰、运动装和旗袍，以群体舞蹈的形式登台表演而结束。这里为名词形式担当宾语，根据空前的“23”可知，空处为名词的复数形式。故填competitors。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 46. 假设你是李华，你校英语口语社将换届选举，你打算参选社长，请你写一篇英语竞选演讲稿，进行口头竞选演讲。内容包括： 1. 竞选职位； 2. 个人优势； 3. 当选设想。 注意：1. 词数 80 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：英语口语社Oral English Club _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Hello, dear teachers and fellow students. I’m Li Hua. I feel greatly honored to be here running for the president of the School Oral English Club. My advantage lies in my fluent spoken English, with which I’m capable of communicating with foreign teachers and students in English. Besides, being monitor of my class, I possess some extraordinary leadership qualities needed for the position. If elected, I would organize various activities ranging from English Corner to English Speech Contest, where students can improve oral English and build up confidence. I do hope you can vote for me. That’s all. Thanks for listening. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇演讲稿。要求考生写一篇演讲稿竞选英语口语社社长。 【详解】词汇积累 非常：very→greatly 口语：oral English→spoken English 能够：be able to do→be capable of doing 拥有：have→possess 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：My advantage lies in my fluent spoken English. I’m capable of communicating with foreign teachers and students in English 拓展句：My advantage lies in my fluent spoken English, in which I’m capable of communicating with foreign teachers and students. 【点睛】[高分句型1] If elected, I would organize various activities ranging from English Corner to English Speech Contest, where students can improve oral English and build up confidence. (运用了where引导的非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] I do hope you can vote for me. (运用了省略that引导的宾语从句) 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。 “What will we be singing for the contest this year? ” a student from my high school choir asked eagerly. I worried about this moment. “I was thinking, ” I said, “maybe we would skip the contest and just work hard on the concerts this year. ” “NO! ” the kids protested. “We’ve got to go to the contest! ” “It’s a tradition! ” Indeed, award plaques(牌匾) lined the front wall of the music room from the past successes of large, talented classes. But a change in educational policies reduced my choir to a mere thirty-two young, inexperienced kids who could sing only a simple melody. “I’ll have to think about it, ” I said, hoping their enthusiasm would die off in a couple of weeks. Quite on the contrary, more determined, they begged and insisted every day. I wasn’t a miracle worker. So I hesitated. Finally one morning I stepped into class. “Look at the clock! ” I demanded. “We’ve wasted two full minutes because some of you don’t have your music ready. If we are entering the contest. . . ” The rest of my sentence was lost in cheers of delight and applause. “From now on,” I continued when the noise weakened, “you will find the day’s lesson plan on the board. Make full preparations for each class and follow my instructions absolutely. You will work much harder than you’ve ever worked in any class before. And if one of these rules is broken, we will not go to the contest. ” To my surprise, the kids remained focused, following the rules strictly. Each morning witnessed their diligence(勤奋): working on sight-reading, learning musical terms, rehearsing, etc. When the contest day finally arrived, the kids felt ready and confident to take on the world! Their eyes, however, widened when 125 students from King School arrived. My kids’ jaws dropped when two private schools came with fifty members each. And finally forty-five members from Milwaukee School of Art showed up. 注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右; 2. 请按如下格式作答。 Paragraph 1: Then came the turn for my choir. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: After all the choirs had performed, we waited in our assigned room for the results. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Then came the turn for my choir. Extremely confident, they mounted on the stage as we rehearsed. “Smile!” I mouthed. I took a deep breath and we began. Having performed masterfully, we finished our three songs, and I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs, “YOU DID IT!” What delighted me more was that they fully enjoyed their performance without getting panicked, winning storms of cheers and applause. My heart swelled with pride for this little group as they realized their dream with the same bravery they had shown from day one. After all the choirs had performed, we waited in our assigned room for the results. Sensing their worries about the group size, I reassured them: it was the performance rather than the size that mattered and most importantly, we enjoyed it. Time ticking, kids waited anxiously. Eventually, there came the news that we got the highest marks of all. All kids were screaming and embracing. Warm tears wetting my cheeks, I stood frozen, staring at the list in disbelief. It was a blessing that I was surrounded by kids who had a dream, who refused to give up, who taught me never to doubt the possibility of success for any student ever again. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者作为合唱团指导老师，面对合唱团成员对参加比赛的强烈愿望，从犹豫到最终决定带领孩子们参加比赛，并见证他们在比赛中的精彩表现及获得最高分的过程，展现了一个关于梦想、坚持和成功的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“轮到我的合唱团上场了。”以及第二段首句内容“所有合唱团表演完毕后，我们在指定的房间里等待结果。”可知，第一段可描写作者的合唱团完美地完成了表演。 ②由第二段首句内容“所有合唱团表演完毕后，我们在指定的房间里等待结果。”可知，第二段可描写作者的合唱团赢得了比赛，所有的孩子都非常兴奋。 2.续写线索：终于轮到作者的合唱团上场了——孩子们开始了表演，唱得非常完美——观众掌声不断——所有的合唱团表演后，作者和孩子们开始等待结果——作者一边安慰孩子们，一边焦虑地等着结果——终于等来了结果，作者的合唱团获得了最高分——孩子们兴奋地拥抱——作者非常感动，也为孩子们感到自豪 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①完成：finish/complete ②实现：realize/achieve ③拥抱：embrace/hug 情绪类 ①担忧：worry/concern ②焦虑地：anxiously/with anxiety 【点睛】【高分句型1】Extremely confident, they mounted on the stage as we rehearsed.（运用了as引导的状语从句） 【高分句型2】What delighted me more was that they fully enjoyed their performance without getting panicked, winning storms of cheers and applause.（运用了what引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 重庆市第二外国语学校高2026级高二上第一次质量检测 英语试题 （全卷共七道大题 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟） 第一部分 听力（共二节，满分30分） 第一节（每题1. 5分，共7. 5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman think the future will bring? A. Flying cars. B. High-speed cars. C. Self-driving cars. 2. How will the man probably get to Ditan Park? A. By subway. B. By bus. C. On foot. 3. What will the speakers probably do this weekend? A. Clean the city river. B. Plant some trees. C. Attend a class. 4. What makes up the lowest percentage of communication according to the man? A. Words. B. Body language. C. Tone of voice. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Gifts from rich people. B. News about space travel. C. A birthday party for a friend. 第二节（每题1. 5分，共22. 5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In the school. C. In a game store. 7. What subject does Mrs. Smart probably teach? A. Math. B. English. C. Geography. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. How is the man feeling? A. Surprised. B. Relaxed. C. Tired. 9. Where did the man spend most of his holiday? A. On the farm. B. On the beach. C. In the park. 10. What does the man say about Hawaiian boats? A. They are made of a single tree. B. They are covered in interesting designs. C. They were originally inspired by Māori culture. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Gym manager and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Sports coach and athlete. 12 Why was the man late again? A. He got too much schoolwork. B. He was not willing to train hard. C. He had to meet with a great boxer. 13. What's the woman like? A. Strict. B. Hard-working. C. Understanding. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14 What does the woman think of living in space? A. Boring. B. Scary. C. Challenging. 15. What was quite hard for the woman on the space station? A. Falling asleep. B. Washing her hair. C. Running experiments. 16. What do we know about astronauts on the space station? A They are not very busy with work. B. They experience more nighttime there. C. They watch films or play games for fun. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where did the speaker see the report? A. On TV. B. In a newspaper. C. On the Internet. 18. What will become normal over the next 10 years? A. Working from home. B. Working while traveling. C. Working less each week. 19. What is the Microsoft app expected to do? A. Force people to leave their offices. B. Help people separate work life from home life. C. Provide people with relevant traffic information. 20. How will people pay for goods in the future according to the journalist? A. With their phones. B. With their cards. C. With their faces. 第二部分 阅读理解（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 The varied landscapes of South Africa play host to an extraordinary variety of seasonal natural phenomena in the southern hemisphere (南半球) WHALES IN HERMANUS When it comes to land-based whale-watching, few places worldwide can rival Hermanus. It's scenic at any time, but in the latter half of each year, particularly between August and October, the area is frequented by huge, 50-ton southern right whales. The Hermanus Whale Festival takes place in lato September, a sociable event with street parades and more. The town is close enough to Cape Town to work as a day trip. hermanus-tourism. co. za TURTLES (海龟) AT SODWANA BAY Between November and January each year, female loggerhead and leatherback turtles appear from the Indian Ocean on the beaches of Sodwana Bay and lay their eggs in the sand. The bay was famous as a scuba-diving site, but the chance to see its nesting sea turtles is as good a reason to come calling. Tours to see them in the sand are on foot, usually beginning at sunset, and can last from two to four hours. kosi. co. za NIGHT SKY IN THE KALAHARI Since 2019, the! Ae! Hai Kalahari Heritage Park has been named as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Benefiting from precious little light pollution, it offers world-class stargazing. This is especially true in the dry season, between May and October. If you time your visit to coincide with a new moon, when the star-specked dark skies are at their most vivid, then so much the better. xauslodge. co . za DESERT FLOWERS IN NAMAQUALAND Each year a saffron-coloured spread of flower-carpeted shrublands appears in the dry surrounds of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape. The star of the show is a bright orange wildflower known as the Namaqualand daisy, which blankets the remote Namaqua National Park. The key period for seeing the flowers is between early August and late September, during the Southern Hemisphere spring. Demand for local accommodation is generally high, so book well ahead. experiencenortherncape. com 1. Which website is for whale-watching visitors? A. xauslodge. co. za B. hermanus- tourism. co. za C. kosi. co. za D. experiencenortherncape. com 2. Which of the landscape is suitable to visit in June? A. KALAHARI B. HERMANUS C. SODWANA BAY D. NAMAQUALAND 3. What do the four landscapes have in common? A. They all require advance booking for visits. B. They all are best visited during the dry season. C. They all involve observing life in the sea. D. They all feature unique natural cycles. B The word “emoji” comes from Japanese, literally meaning “picture character”. Emoji s are small symbols representing ideas, emotions or feelings. When first introduced in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to 176 simple designs. Now there are more than 3, 000 emojis that expand upon the way in which we communicate. It seems that emojis have clear advantages over written language. People like them because they add emotional meaning, and are quick and easy to use. With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post, your reader can “see” your facial expression while reading your words. Emojis can also help people express their feelings when they cannot find the appropriate words. For instance, if your friend is moving across the country, you may just send them a string of crying faces to express your sadness over your separation. The use of emojis has even spread to classical literature. A Shakespeare series for young readers has taken William Shakespeare’s popular plays and replaced some words with textspeak and emojis. The intention of these adaptations is to make the classics more accessible to young readers. Some people, however, believe that these new versions have taken away the heart and soul of Shakespeare’s plays. As we can see, emojis have a tendency to pop up all over the place. Users of emojis say that they facilitate the way in which we communicate and express ourselves. But this makes others, especially educators, worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word, or even the spoken word. Perhaps people will one day choose to communicate in pictures, and forget how to write properly. On that day, emojis will have become a real pictorial “language”. But, for now, maybe it’s best that we just enjoy using them. 4. What is an advantage of emoji according to the text? A. It is convenient to write down. B. It has an emotional touch. C. It makes message-reading harder. D. It can help repair friendship. 5. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Shakespeare? A. To show the widespread application of emojis. B. To give a brief account of emojis’ functions. C. To recommend the adaptations of classics. D. To honor the famous English playwriter. 6. What does the underlined part “pop up” in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Break B. Lack. C. Appear. D. Die. 7. What is the writer’s attitude towards the current use of emojis? A. Objective. B. Concerned. C. Negative. D. Favorable. C Boston wants to be smarter. The city has taken advantage of technologies to become more responsive to its residents’ needs. But technology alone is not sufficient to make today’s cities liveable. Boston has discovered that it also needs to reach the old-fashioned low-tech community and integrate that technology with city life. Kris Carter rolled out Boston’s smart city program in 2014. It started with an app that residents could download to report locations where sidewalks needed repair. The city sorted out those reports and ranked them in a database, which repair crews used to prioritize their work. The system worked beautifully, except for one problem: most of the alerts (警报) came from wealthier neighborhoods, where the concentration of smartphone-equipped residents was highest. “The complaints from the app didn’t always correlate with the greatest community need for repairs,” explains Carter. Carter’s group has moved away from the model common to many smart city initiatives of letting tech-savvy (精通技术的) residents drive the process. Instead, they run meetings to find out what problems people in different neighborhoods care about solving. When it came to sidewalks, Boston introduced a second method of collecting repair tips, hiring people to get out and walk the city’s 1, 700 miles of sidewalks to take notes on their condition. Whether using low-tech or high-tech approaches, says Carter, to stay smart, a city needs to continually reassess its options to spot opportunities to improve residents’ lives. Take the sidewalk repair program, walking on the streets was proved a useful, if inefficient way to prioritizo repair needs. But last year the group found that walkers’ mobile phones could be tracked as they moved along the streets, and that data could be analyzed to identify side walk routes which are most often used by neighborhoods. “Combined with our other sidewalk information, that gave us an even better way to predict where faster repairs would do the most good,” says Carter. “We’re really always looking for whatever mix of approaches best solves the problem. ” 8. How did Kris Carter carry out the smart city program? A. By writing reports on sidewalk locations. B. By processing reports collected from an app. C. By presenting data on sidewalk usage. D. By comparing data from different databases. 9. What problem did Kris Carter’s team meet when carrying out their program? A. They faced many technical problems. B. They were not supported by residents. C. They couldn’t serve all residents well. D. They were annoyed by being short-staffed. 10. Which of the following might Kris Carter most agree with? A. Maximizing the benefits of technology. B. Mixing approaches for solving problems. C. Having greater confidence in the residents. D. Letting tech companies be a leading role. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A smart city: more than just tech B. A city with intelligent facilities C. Joint-effort in city construction D. The modernization of a city D Japanese scientists have created one of the world’s most unusual spacecraft, the Lignost probe—a tiny satellite made of timber (木材). In experiments carried out on the International Space Station(ISS), it was found particularly stable and resistant to cracking. Now plans are being finalized to launch it on a US rocket this summer. The timber satellite has been built to see if they can act as environmentally friendly alternatives to the metals from which all satellites are currently constructed. “All the satellite s reentering the Earth’s atmosphere burn and create harmful particles, which will float in the upper atmosphere for years, ” Takao Doi, a Japanese astronaut and aerospace engineer, warned recently. “Eventually, it will affect the environment of the Earth. ” To tackle the problem, Kyoto researchers set up a project to evaluate types of wood to determine how well they could withstand (抵抗) the severe conditions of space launch and lengthy flights in orbit round the Earth. The first tests were conducted in laboratories that recreated conditions in space, and wood samples were found to have suffered no measurable changes in mass or signs of decomposition or damage. “Wood’s ability to withstand these conditions astonished us, ” said Koji Murata, head of the project. After these tests, samples were sent to the ISS, where they were subjected to exposure trials for almost a year before being brought back to Earth. Again, they showed little signs of damage, a phenomenon that Murata attributed to the fact that there is neither oxygen in space which could cause wood to burn, nor living creatures to cause it to rot. “One of the missions of the satellite is to measure the deformation of the wooden structure in space. Wood is durable (耐用的) and stable (稳定的) in one direction but may be easy to have dimensional changes and cracking in the other direction,” he said. It is expected that the probe will operate in space for at least six months before being allowed to enter the upper atmosphere. If it performs well during its operation in orbit, then the door could be opened for the use of wood as construction material for more satellites. 12. Why is timber used in the spacecraft? A. Timber provides a distinct appearance. B. Timber is cost-effective compared to metals. C. Timber is an eco-friendly replacement of metals. D. Timber maintains better structural performance. 13. What can be learned from the project in paragraph 4? A. The project aimed at wood’s space-enduring qualities. B. The project targeted wood’s cost-minimizing potential. C. The project concentrated on wood’s weight - maintaining aspects. D. The project examined wood’s creature-withstanding features. 14. What is the disadvantage of timber according to Murata? A. It is subject to dimensional instability. B. It’s structure is unreliable in space. C. It changes shape under extreme temperatures. D. It’s durability is affected by microgravity conditions. 15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The Lignost probe is expected to last for at least six months in space before reentry. B. The Lignost probe’s mission is to check how well wood holds up in space. C. The Lignost probe will help decide if wood can be used to build more satellites in the future. D. The Lignost probe’s success could lead to using more metal when making satellites. 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox, a fundraising campaign for new sports equipment. At the start of the detox, over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media, in ANY form, for seven days. I bet you’re eager to find out just how many have been motivated enough to last the full seven days! ___16___ Anna 17 I lasted two days. The detox was more difficult to tolerate than I had expected. I felt like I had lost an arm! ___17___ But on reflection, I can see how much of my time had been occupied with checking my phone. I’m now trying to spend less time online and more time picking up my hobbies. Devon 16 I lasted four days. On Monday, my classmate and I spoke about what we did at the weekend-it felt really strange not to already know what he had done. We would usually have posted pictures and updated our profiles. Doing the detox meant we had to talk and explain what we were doing and thinking! ___18___ George 16 I did all seven days, too! To be honest, I didn’t find the detox too difficult, but I did give my phone to my dad to avoid giving in! ___19___ . So he took me to check out our local sports centre. An hour’s sport each day left me tired out and wanting to go to bed early. The detox made me healthier! The detox raised a total of £1, 632. 82 for new school sports equipment! ___20___ Awareness of just how much we rely on social media can help us step away from it and communicate with each other better. A. It had brought us such a big trouble! B. I loved playing basketball with my brother. C. And what has been learnt from the experience? D. Not eating for two days would have been easier! E. Something other than money has also been raised. F. It made me realise the value of real contact that I had forgotten. G. My brother thought I should make full use of the time without my phone. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 In 17th-century Europe, it was unheard of for a woman to travel by herself, but that didn’t stop Maria Sibylla Merian. In 1699, she and her daughter Dorothea ___21___ from Amsterdam to Surinam in South America. The three-month voyage was ___22___ but she was determined to go. She wanted to be the first person to go to a foreign country to study and paint insects ___23___ from nature. When they arrived in Surinam, Maria and Dorothea ___24___ working. Day after day, they took their painting ___25___ into the hot rainforest to collect and draw insects and plants. Artists had never done such a thing before. Still life painters drew from dead specimens (标本). But Maria had always been interested in painting ___26___ animals and plants. In the rainforest, she ___27___ ladders (梯子) to study and collect insects. She had trees cut down so she could see what ___28___ at the top level of the forest more than a hundred feet overhead. Maria combined both ___29___ and science in her work. As a skilled ____30____ , she kept detailed notes. After two years, she had to ____31____ Surinam. The ____32____ was unbearable and she was ill with malaria. But she had more than enough material for a/an ____33____ . In June 1701, Maria and Dorothea went back to Amsterdam. Four years later, in 1705, Maria ____34____ the book for which she is best known, Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam. The paintings of insects and plants in their natural habitats ____35____ the scientific study of insects. 21. A. sailed B. flew C. drove D. walked 22. A. pleasant B. dangerous C. remarkable D. short 23. A. directly B. quickly C. gradually D. slightly 24. A. stopped B. started C. loved D. tried 25. A. prizes B. works C. materials D. paints 26. A. sick B. ancient C. living D. rare 27. A. invented B. extracted C. jumped D. climbed 28 A. wandered B. stretched C. floated D. lived 29. A. art B. music C. literature D. technology 30. A. observer B. student C. novelist D. journalist 31. A. leave B. bless C. defeat D. keep 32. A. insect B. smell C. heat D. food 33. A. essay B. journal C. painting D. book 34. A. published B. assessed C. banned D. adjusted 35. A. ceased B. advanced C. revealed D. opposed 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Changchun, capital city of Northeast China’s Jilin province, is redoubling efforts to promote ___36___ (it) ice and snow culture at present. ___37___ response to a three-year action plan issued by the provincial government in October to build Jilin into a world-class ice and snow brand and improve winter tourism and summer resort destinations for achieving ___38___ 1-trillion-yuan tourism industry within five years, Changchun is hosting a wide range of activities, planned by the Jingyue High: tech Industrial Development Zone ___39___ (show) the city’s unique charm. “We are linking world-renowned ice and snow-related intellectual property with outstanding traditional Chinese culture, aiming to create a ___40___ (harmony) environment for ice and snow culture, a good stage for telling stories, a platform for talent cultivation and development, and a popular IP asset that can ___41___ (pass) on through word of mouth while building a well-recognized brand among the public,” said Yu Li, head of the publicity department at the Jingyue High-tech Industrial Development Zone. Together with the ___42___ (twenty-two) China Changchun Jingyuetan Vasaloppet International Ski Festival, the organizers ___43___ (plan) Vasa Night to promote cultural exchanges between China and Sweden so far. Moreover, the Snow Angel of Vasaloppet China 2024 competition, ___44___ concluded with the finals in late December, was a landmark event to demonstrate the charm of ice and snow through a fashion show. It ended with 23 ____45____ (competitor) appearing on stage in a group dancing performance featuring traditional Chinese clothing, sportswear and qipao dresses. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 46. 假设你是李华，你校英语口语社将换届选举，你打算参选社长，请你写一篇英语竞选演讲稿，进行口头竞选演讲。内容包括： 1. 竞选职位； 2. 个人优势； 3. 当选设想。 注意：1. 词数 80 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：英语口语社Oral English Club _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 “What will we be singing for the contest this year? ” a student from my high school choir asked eagerly. I worried about this moment. “I was thinking, ” I said, “maybe we would skip the contest and just work hard on the concerts this year. ” “NO! ” the kids protested. “We’ve got to go to the contest! ” “It’s a tradition! ” Indeed, award plaques(牌匾) lined the front wall of the music room from the past successes of large, talented classes. But a change in educational policies reduced my choir to a mere thirty-two young, inexperienced kids who could sing only a simple melody. “I’ll have to think about it, ” I said, hoping their enthusiasm would die off in a couple of weeks. Quite on the contrary, more determined, they begged and insisted every day. I wasn’t a miracle worker. So I hesitated. Finally one morning I stepped into class. “Look at the clock! ” I demanded. “We’ve wasted two full minutes because some of you don’t have your music ready. If we are entering the contest. . . ” The rest of my sentence was lost in cheers of delight and applause. “From now on,” I continued when the noise weakened, “you will find the day’s lesson plan on the board. Make full preparations for each class and follow my instructions absolutely. You will work much harder than you’ve ever worked in any class before. And if one of these rules is broken, we will not go to the contest. ” To my surprise, the kids remained focused, following the rules strictly. Each morning witnessed their diligence(勤奋): working on sight-reading, learning musical terms, rehearsing, etc. When the contest day finally arrived, the kids felt ready and confident to take on the world! Their eyes, however, widened when 125 students from King School arrived. My kids’ jaws dropped when two private schools came with fifty members each. And finally forty-five members from Milwaukee School of Art showed up. 注意：1. 续写词数应为 150 左右; 2. 请按如下格式作答。 Paragraph 1: Then came the turn for my choir. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: After all the choirs had performed, we waited in our assigned room for the results. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$