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博白县中学2024年秋季期高二期中考试 英语试题 (考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 did the woman buy for her father? A. A coat. B. A sweater. C. A watch. 2. What do we know about Kevin? A. He wants to buy a new car. B. He will have his car repaired. C. He doesn’t like tidying his room. 3. How does the woman feel now? A. Tired. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. 4. Where will the speakers go next? A. To a restaurant. B. To the playground. C. To the classroom. 5. What can we say about Cindy? A. She is helpful. B. She is hard-working. C. She is generous. 第二节 (共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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至7题。 6. When did the sale of tickets for the match start? A. On Friday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Monday. 7. What is the man going to do? A. Ask Tom for help. B. Go to a gym. C. Cook a meal. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a university. B. On the train. C. In a hospital. 9. What does the man go to Marseille for? A. Traveling. B. Studying. C. Working. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Close friends. C. Husband and wife. 11. What is the main reason for the woman’s toothache? A. Spicy food. B. Lack of sleep. C. Cold water. 12. What does the man advise the woman to do in the end? A. Take a rest. B. Go to the hospital. C. Talk to the manager. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What does the man dislike about the first dress? A. The color. B. The price. C. The size. 14. What will the man buy to match the dress? A. A scarf. B. A hat. C. A belt. 15. What will the man do next? A. Go home. B. Go to another store. C. Go to work. 16. What does the man probably do? A. He is a designer. B. He is a deliveryman. C. He is a lawyer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. How to deal with e-waste. B. How to produce electronic products. C. How to protect the oceanic environment. 18. What does the Royal Mint do for the UK? A. Keep the country clean. B. Make electronic items. C. Produce coins. 19. How long will the brown powder be heated? A. 20 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 50 minutes. 20. How many tons of e-waste is produced worldwide every year? A. More than 50 million. B. Nearly 10 million. C. About 7 million. 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Yosemite National Park Yosemite is all about restoration this year. This month the park’s main hallway is being repaired. The park’s gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled. Even John Muir, known as the father of the national parks, is being revived (使复活) by the actor Lee Stetson, who will answer audience’s questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theatre. Petrified Forest National Park Inst Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander. In August, a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists, photographers and other experts. And next year, look for electric vehicle charging stations to appear at the north and south entrances of the park. Acadia National Park Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula this fall. The site will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent sites, as well as new hiking and biking trails connecting to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula’s tip. Wetherill Mesa Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park’s six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park’s most popular hike. Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year. 1. What do we know about Yosemite National Park? A. It will be closed for repairs all the year. B. Its gallery is accessible to the disabled. C. Lee Stetson is well-known as its founder. D. It will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent. 2. In which national park will you be able to rent bikes? A. Wetherill Mesa. B. Acadia National Park. C. Yosemite National Park. D. Petrified Forest National Park. 3. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To appeal to people to preserve the national parks. B. To share his own discoveries at the national parks. C. To introduce something new at the national parks. D. To describe the natural scenery of the national parks. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个国家公园的新规划。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The park’s gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled.(公园的画廊在经过改造后，于4月重新向公众开放，允许残疾人完全进入)”可知，残疾人可以无障碍地进入公园的画廊。故选B项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year.(当然，今年内开设现场自行车租赁业务的计划也在进行中)”可知，在今后不久的将来，你能在Wetherill Mesa公园租自行车。故选A项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Yosemite is all about restoration this year.(优胜美地今年的主题是修复)”；第二段“Inst Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander.(国家石化森林公园现在正在将自助徒步旅行规划到更偏远的目的地，部分原因是为了提醒游客，公园是他们自己的)”和第三段“Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula this fall.(今年秋天，阿卡迪亚国家公园将开始管理缅因州斯库迪奇半岛上的一个新的露营地)”及最后一段“Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park’s six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park’s most popular hike.( 今年，韦瑟里尔梅萨的旅游季将延长（一直到10月中旬），骑行者将有充足的时间享受公园六英里长的长屋环路的新通道，这是一条以前用于有轨电车服务的铺砌道路，也是公园最受欢迎的徒步旅行路线)”可知，本篇文章在介绍这四个国家公园的新的规划。故选C项。 B When Wayne Mix was a child in the 1930s, his family sent him to a school for the deaf and blind. He learned American Sign Language. With American Sign Language, deaf people use their hands to communicate. They can spell words with their fingers or they can use signs for whole words. Wayne communicated with teachers and friends in sign language. He graduated at the age of 20. In those days people who were deaf did not get jobs and were not part of the community, so Wayne went back to the family farm. His family did not know sign language , so Wayne communicated a little by making simple motions with his hands. He was never able to tell them his thoughts and feelings. Wayne’s father died in 1971. There was no place for Wayne to live , so they sent him to Mountain Meadows nursing home. He was only 51 and much younger and healthier than the other people in the nursing home，but he was treated like the 80 and 90-year-old people because he did not hear or speak. No one knew that Wayne was able to use sign language. Twenty-nine years passed slowly and silently for Wayne. Then one day he saw a visitor using sign language with her deaf mother during a visit to the nursing home. He walked up to them and signed “I’m Wayne Mix”. Suddenly everything changed for Wayne. He found many people who knew sign language. These people communicated through sign language , e-mail, television with subtitles and a special telephone that prints the words that are spoken. It was a whole new world for Wayne. Now he could tell people his feelings, his needs and his thoughts. The people in Wayne’s town were sad about the thousands of days in Wayne’s life when no one knew that he could communicate. They wanted to help Wayne to do some of the things he always wanted to do. The workers at the nursing home found out that as a young man he loved to swim and he loved to see pictures of dolphins swimming. When he started signing again they asked him where he wanted to go. “Water,” Wayne signed. Mountain Meadows’ workers had an idea. “Let’s send Wayne to Sea World in San Diego.” They told other people in town about their idea. Many people in Wayne’s town and in other states gave money to help Wayne make the trip. The people at Sea World were very kind to Wayne. They let him swim with the dolphins and help them feed all the sea animals. Newspapers wrote about Wayne, so many people gave money to buy him a special TV and a telephone set. These were things Wayne never knew about before. 4. How did Wayne Mix communicate with his teachers in the school? A. In American Sign Language. B. By drawing pictures. C. By spelling words on their hands. D. By making simple motions. 5. Why did Wayne Mix go to live in the nursing home? A. Because his family moved to another town. B. Because nobody in his family knew the sign language. C. Because his family was not able to provide him with a room to live in. D. Because he liked to talk with the old people living in the nursing home. 6. How did Wayne’s life change after he met a visitor using sign language in the nursing home? A. He told the visitor who he was. B. His life stayed the same as before. C. He could send e- mails and make telephones to his new friends. D. He could “talk” with people telling them his needs and feelings. 7. Why did people feel sad after Wayne began to communicate with others again? A. Because he was sent to the nursing home at a young age. B. Because he failed to communicate with his family for such a long time. C. Because he was not able to communicate with others while he could. D. Because they were not sure how to look after Wayne later on. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了曾经学过美式手语的聋哑人Wayne Mix在沉默多年后重新和人们交流的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Wayne communicated with teachers and friends in sign language.(Wayne用手语与老师和朋友交流。)”可知，Wayne Mix在学校是通过手语与老师沟通的。故选A项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“There was no place for Wayne to live, so they sent him to Mountain Meadows nursing home.(Wayne没有地方住了，所以他们把他送到山草地疗养院。)”可知，Wayne Mix要住疗养院，是因为他的家人无法提供他居住的房间。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Now he could tell people his feelings, his needs and his thoughts.( 现在他可以告诉人们他的感受，他的需要和他的想法。)和第四段可知，Wayne在疗养院遇到一位使用手语的来访者后，他可以和人“交谈”，表达自己的需求和感觉。故选D项。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句话“The people in Wayne’s town were sad about the thousands of days in Wayne’s life when no one knew that he could communicate.(Wayne镇上的人都很难过，因为在Wayne的生活中，有数千天没有人知道他可以交流。)”可知，Wayne虽然能够交流，但却没有和别人交流，这让小镇的人们感到难过。故选C项。 C The climate change has become an issue that no one can escape from. If the world wants to limit climate change, water shortage and pollution, we all need to choose “flexitarian” diets, say scientists. This means eating mainly plant-based food, which is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all in 2050, they say. Food waste will need to be halved and farming practices will also have to improve, according to the study. Without action, the impacts of the food system could increase by up to 90%. Fast on the heels of the landmark report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) comes this new study on how food production and consumption impact major threats to the planet. The authors say that the food system has a number of significant environmental impacts including being a major driver of climate change, providing freshwater and reducing pollution through over use of nitrogen (氮) and phosphorus (磷). The study says that thanks to the population and income growth expected between 2010 and2050, these impacts could grow between 50%~90%. This could push our world beyond its geographic boundaries. So when it comes to climate change, the authors looked at what they called a “flexitarian diet”. “We can eat a range of healthy diets but what they all have in common, according to the latest scientific evidence, is that they are all relatively plant-based,’’ said lead author Dr. Marco Springmann from the University of Oxford. “You can go from a diet that has small amounts of animal products; some might call it a Mediterranean-based diet; we call it a flexitarian diet. We tried to stay with the most conservative one of these which in our view is the flexitarian one, but even this has only one serving of red meat per week,” he added. If the world moved to this type of diet, the study found that greenhouse gas emissions (排放) from agriculture would be reduced by more than half. 8. What benefit will the new diets bring to the world? A. The animals will be saved. B. People will need more water. C. The climate change will stop. D. The pollution will be controlled 9. What can be called a “flexitarian” diet? A. Eat animal products every meal. B. Eat plant-based vegetables every meal. C. Eat mainly vegetables and never eat animal products. D. Eat plant-based meal mainly and animal products sometimes. 10. What will happen if the new diet is popular globally? A. The climate will become warmer. B. The food consumption will increase. C. People will have less greenhouse gas. D. People will produce more food waste. 11. What is the attitude of the author to the new diet? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Opposed. D. Indifferent. 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一项研究，该研究表明，采用弹性素食的饮食方式有助于改善环境。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“If the world wants to limit climate change, water shortage and pollution, we all need to choose ‘flexitarian’ diets, say scientists.”（ 科学家们说，如果世界想要限制气候变化、水资源短缺和污染，我们都需要选择“弹性素食”的饮食方式。）可知，通过选择弹性素食饮食，人们可以限制气候变化，缓解水资源短缺并能减少污染。故选D项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“We can eat a range of healthy diets but what they all have in common, according to the latest scientific evidence, is that they are all relatively plant-based”（我们可以吃一系列健康的饮食，但根据最新的科学证据，它们都有一个共同点，那就是它们都相对以植物为基础）及倒数第二段“You can go from a diet that has small amounts of animal products; some might call it a Mediterranean-based diet; we call it a flexitarian diet. We tried to stay with the most conservative one of these which in our view is the flexitarian one, but even this has only one serving of red meat per week”（你可以从含有少量动物产品的饮食开始；有些人可能称之为地中海式饮食；我们称之为弹性素食饮食。我们试着坚持其中最保守的一种，在我们看来是弹性素食，但即使这样，每周也只吃一次红肉）可知，弹性素食饮食主要是以蔬菜等植物为基础的饮食,但每周至少也要吃一次红肉。由此可推知，弹性素食饮食以蔬菜为主，肉食为辅。故选 D项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“If the world moved to this type of diet,the study found that greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture would be reduced by more than half.”（ 研究发现，如果全世界都采用这种饮食方式，农业产生的温室气体排放量将减少一半以上。）可知，如果全球 都采取这种饮食方式，温室气体的产量会变得更少。故选C项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“If the world moved to this type of diet,the study found that greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture would be reduced by more than half.”（ 研究发现，如果全世界都采用这种饮食方式，农业产生的温室气体排放量将减少一半以上。）可知，采用这种饮食方式有助于改善环境，故推知，作者对这种饮食方式是支持的。故选A项。 D A new Magic Bench designed by Disney Research lets you interact (互动) with lovely animated (动画的) character—and no special glasses or earphones are required. Instead, the complete environment-the seat, the sitter and the cartoon characters-is mirrored on a screen opposite the bench making it possible for others to watch the scene unfold. How does the illusion work? A camera and sensor catch images and gather depth information about physical objects the bench and the person. And then computer translates them into the 3D animations. Meanwhile sensors of touch built into the bench deliver shaking that is happening at the same time and speed to animated actions on the screen, creating the illusion that the animated figures are occupying real-world space next to the user. “Our goal for this project was: hear a character coming, see them enter the space, and feel them sit next to you,” said Moshe Mahler, principal digital artist at Disney Research. Unlike the traditional mobile technology, one of whose limitations is that only a single user can see its illusion, the Magic Bench allows groups of people to gather in a single environment and collectively participate in an augmented—reality (扩充实境) experience, all at the same time. In a video show, a small cartoon donkey runs into view and kicks the bench, causing sharp sound and making the seated person jump in surprise. Another test shows two people on the bench, reacting as they feel an animated rabbit skip up beside them and jump up and down. When a user passes his hand over the rabbit, a shadow moves across its head, as though it were occupying the same physical space as the person next to it. 12. What does the Magic Bench need to work properly? A. Special glasses. B. Earphones. C. A mirror. D. A screen. 13. What does the underlined word “illusion” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The shaking that is happening. B. The 3d animations on the screen. C. The figures about physical objects. D. The interaction with animated figures. 14. What’s the Magic Bench different from the traditional technology? A. Its fantasy can be seen only by a single user. B. It is designed to create more animated characters. C. It allows many people to experience the fantasy together. D. Its user and the animated character occupy the same space. 15. Which is the best title of the text? A. Magic Bench Puts You in the Picture B. Audience Become Cartoon Characters C. Entertainment Industry Enters a New Stage D. Disney’s Cartoon Figures Come into Reality 【答案】12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。迪斯尼公司设计出了一种新的“魔法椅”。坐上这种椅子不需要使用特殊眼镜或耳机，在观看影视作品时，画面可以与人互动。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Instead, the complete environment-the seat, the sitter and the cartoon characters-is mirrored on a screen opposite the bench making it possible for others to watch the scene unfold.可知the Magic Bench需要一块屏幕才能正常发挥作用，故选D。 【13题详解】 词义猜测题。根据下文A camera and sensor catch images and gather depth information about physical objects the bench and the person. Meanwhile sensors of touch built into the bench deliver shaking that is happening at the same time and speed to animated actions on the screen, creating the illusion that the animated figures are occupying real-world space next to the user.可知摄像机和传感器捕捉图像，收集关于椅子及人的深度信息。然后由电脑把它们转换成3D动画。与此同时，内置在椅子里的触摸传感器可以将震动同时传送到屏幕上，从而产生动画人物占据用户旁边真实空间的错觉。故可知划线部分单词意思为“与动画人物的互动；错觉”故选D。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话Unlike the traditional mobile technology, one of whose limitations is that only a single user can see its illusion, the Magic Bench allows groups of people to gather in a single environment and collectively participate in an augmented—reality (扩充实境) experience, all at the same time.可知传统的移动技术有局限性，其中之一就是只有一个用户可以看到它的错觉，Magic Bench允许一群人聚集在一个环境中，并在同一时间内集体参与增强现实体验。即Magic Bench与传统技术不同在于它能让许多人一起体验幻想。故选C。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一句A new Magic Bench designed by Disney Research lets you interact (互动) with lovely animated (动画的) character迪斯尼公司设计的“魔法椅”在观看影视作品时，画面可以与人人动。故选A。 第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? Certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. ___16___ You will experience culture shock. Evidently, at least four essential stages of culture-shock adjustment occur. The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you feel excited about living in a different place, and everything seems to be wonderful. ___17___ Eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears. This is the “hostility stage”. ___18___ You become tired of many things about the new culture. Moreover, people don’t treat you like a guest anymore. Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes you feel distressed and tired. ___19___ You start feeling more positive and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don’t understand. The whole situation starts to become more favorable. You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages. The last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. ___20___ The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. Now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture. A. Then you come to the third stage called “recovery”. B. You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you. C. You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was. D. However, when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it. E. Actually, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when studying in a foreign country. F. In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter. G. You have reached a point where you feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture. 【答案】16. F 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了在不同的国家学习是一个新的体验，但也要注意文化冲击。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? Certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom.(你认为在不同的国家学习听起来很令人兴奋吗？当然，这是一种新的体验，它带来了发现迷人事物的机会和自由的感觉)”以及后文“You will experience culture shock. Evidently, at least four essential stages of culture-shock adjustment occur.(你会体验到文化冲击。显然，文化冲击的调整至少有四个基本阶段)”可知，本句与上文构成转折，指出虽然有优点，但是也会体验文化冲击的挑战。故F选项“然而，尽管有这些优势，你也会遇到一些挑战”符合语境，故选F。 【17题详解】 根据上文“The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you feel excited about living in a different place, and everything seems to be wonderful.(第一阶段被称为“蜜月期”。在这个阶段，你对生活在一个不同的地方感到兴奋，一切似乎都很美好)”可知，上文提到了对生活在一个不同的地方感觉美好，本句为本段最后一句，应继续说明这种兴奋的感受，故B选项“一切似乎都很奇妙，每个人都对你很好”符合语境，故选B。 【18题详解】 根据后文“You become tired of many things about the new culture.(你对新文化的许多事情感到厌倦)”可知，后文提到了对新文化的许多事情感到厌倦，推测感受发生了改变，因为感到厌倦，所以认为一些东西不是当初想象的那样给美好，C选项中not as good as对应bored，C选项“你开始注意到，并不是所有的事情都像你最初认为的那样好”符合语境，故选C。 【19题详解】 根据后文“You start feeling more positive, and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don’t understand. The whole situation starts to become more favorable. You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages.(你开始感觉更加积极，你试着去理解你不懂的一切。整个形势开始变得更加有利。你会从前两个阶段的症状中恢复过来)”可知，在这一阶段你开始感觉更加积极，会从前两个阶段的症状中恢复过来，空处应说明下一阶段的相关内容。故A选项“接下来是第三个阶段，叫做“恢复期””引出下文，符合语境，故选A。 【20题详解】 根据后文“The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. Now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture.(最初让你感到不舒服或奇怪的事情现在是你理解的事情。现在你觉得舒服；你已经适应了新的文化)”可知，这一阶段的特点是觉得舒服，适应了新文化，即融入其中，感觉良好。故G选项“你已经达到了一个感觉良好的阶段，因为你已经学到了足够多的东西来理解新的文化”符合语境，故选G。 第三部分：语言运用 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完形填空(共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There will be some people who question or judge our motives (动机). But that shouldn’t stop us from being friendly, generous and ___21___ to others. Sometimes we are the giver of an act of kindness. Other times, we are the ___22___. It doesn’t matter. Kindness makes everyone feel ___23___ . My daughter ___24___ this story. Many years ago a man who lived in New York City decided to ___25___ his parents two hours north. As he approached their small town, his car ___26___. A woman stopped to ___27___ him a ride to a mechanic (修理工) in town, and as they ___28___ on the way, he learned that she was a local realtor (房地产经纪人). He shared that he was from the city visiting his ___29___. They went their separate ways, but he never ___30___ her kindness. Forty years later, his parents died, and the son needed to ___31___ their house. He remembered the realtor who had helped him many years ago and called her office. ___32___, the woman had passed away. Her daughter and granddaughter were running the ___33___ and ended up being his realtors. As it turns out, they sold the man’s parents’ house to my daughter and son-in-law! A simple act of kindness had a(n) ___34___ decades later. In most ___35___, we don’t know the long-term effect of our acts of kindness. But the receiver often never forgets. 21. A. sensitive B. intelligent C. kind D. devoted 22. A. professor B. employer C. educator D. receiver 23. A. special B. great C. intense D. frustrated 24. A. persuaded B. opposed C. shared D. advocated 25. A. visit B. find C. serve D. choose 26. A. subscribe to B. break out C. set out D. broke down 27. A. send B. select C. offer D. adopt 28. A. danced B. chatted C. drank D. sang 29. A. parents B. son C. mechanics D. daughter 30. A. honored B. lost C. remembered D. forgot 31. A. repair B. destroy C. sell D. rebuild 32. A. Ultimately B. Unfortunately C. Potentially D. Barely 33. A. business B. house C. car D. store 34. A. conflict B. alternative C. comment D. effect 35. A. conclusions B. findings C. assumptions D. cases 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章通过一个乐于助人的故事告诉大家：但行好事，莫问前程。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但这不应该阻止我们对别人友好、慷慨和善良。A. sensitive敏感的；B. intelligent聪明的；C. kind善良的；D. devoted忠诚的，热衷的。结合上文“being friendly, generous and”可知这里指对他人友好、慷慨和善良。故选C。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他时候，我们是接收者。A. professor教授；B. employer雇主；C. educator教育工作者；D. receiver接收者。根据上文“Sometimes we are the giver of an act of kindness.(有时我们是善举的给予者)”可知，我们有时是善良的给予者，有时是接收者。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：善良使每个人都感觉良好。A. special特别的；B. great好的；C. intense强烈的；D. frustrated沮丧的。根据上文“Kindness makes everyone feel”结合常识善良会让每个人都感觉良好。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我女儿分享了这个故事。A. persuaded说服；B. opposed反对；C. shared分享；D. advocated提倡。根据后文“this story”可知，这里指分享故事。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：很多年前，有个人住在纽约市，他决定往北走两小时去看他的父母。A. visit看望，参观；B. find找到；C. serve服务；D. choose选择。根据后文“his parents”可知，这人决定去看望父母。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当他接近他们的小镇时，他的车抛锚了。A. subscribe to订阅；B. break out爆发；C. set out出发；D. broke down出故障。根据后文“a ride to a mechanic in town”可知车在半路出故障了，故选D。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在镇上，一个女人停下来让一个修理工搭车，他们在路上聊天时，他得知她是当地的房地产经纪人。A. send发送；B. select选择；C. offer提供；D. adopt采用。根据后文“a ride to a mechanic in town”指让某人搭车，应用offer a ride to sb.。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在镇上，一个女人停下来让一个修理工搭车，他们在路上聊天时，他得知她是当地的房地产经纪人。A. danced跳舞；B. chatted聊天；C. drank喝水；D. sang唱歌。根据后文“on the way, he learned that she was a local realtor”可知，他们在路上闲聊，得知女士是房地产经纪人。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说他是从城里来探望父母的。A. parents父母；B. son儿子；C. mechanics机械学；D. daughter女儿。呼应上文第5空后的“his parents”可知，这里指他是从城里来探望父母的。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们各走各的路，但他从未忘记她的善良。A. honored尊敬；B. lost丢失；C. remembered记得；D. forgot忘记。根据宾语“her kindness”可知，这里指忘记这位女士的善良。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：40年后，他父母去世了，儿子需要卖掉他们的房子。A. repair修理；B. destroy破坏；C. sell出售；D. rebuild重建。根据后文“ended up being his realtors”可知，他想要卖掉房子，故选C。 【32题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，那个女人已经去世了。A. Ultimately最后；B. Unfortunately不幸地；C. Potentially可能地；D. Barely几乎不。根据后文“the woman had passed away”可知，很不幸，那个帮助过他的女士已经去世了。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的女儿和孙女经营着这家公司，最后成了他的房地产经纪人。A. business生意，公司；B. house房子；C. car汽车；D. store商店。根据后文“ended up being his realtors”可知，公司是女儿和孙女在经营。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个简单的善举在几十年后产生了影响。A. conflict冲突；B. alternative可供选择的事物；C. comment评论；D. effect影响。根据上文“A simple act of kindness had a(n)”并结合文章故事可知，一个善意的行为在几十年后产生影响，短语have an effect表示“有影响”。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在大多数情况下，我们并不知道我们的善举的长期影响。A. conclusions结论；B. findings发现；C. assumptions假定；D. cases情况。根据后文“we don’t know the long-term effect of our acts of kindness.”可知，我们并不知道我们的善举的长期影响，这是大多数情况。故选D。 第二节 语法填空(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。 As the saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” In troubling times, good humour is in need more than ever. Doctors and medical staff are including it in _____36_____ (they) care treatments. One product of this kind is the healthcare clown (小丑). _____37_____ (devote) to bringing moments of happiness to people with illness or special needs, healthcare clowns are becoming increasingly popular around the globe. There is even _____38_____ organization that sets standards. The European Federation of Healthcare Clown Organization _____39_____ (found) in 2011. After a ward (病房) during the epidemic opened in Jerusalem, one healthcare clown decided to help patients by _____40_____ (use) her humour. She wanted to reduce the patients’ _____41_____ (anxious) and improve their health. She enjoyed working alongside doctors and said, “It is obvious _____42_____ the doctors take care of the body and we come in and take care of the soul.” Healthcare clowns are carefully chosen. Professional performers have to receive special training before working with children in the healthcare environment, _____43_____ is a necessary requirement. “I can see the effect the clowns have _____44_____ sick children. It’s necessary for the public ______45______ (realize) the role of healthcare clowns,” a doctor said. 【答案】36. their 37. Devoted 38. an 39. was founded 40. using 41. anxiety 42. that 43. which 44. on##upon 45. to realize 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍医生和医务人员正在将“笑”纳入他们的护理治疗。 【36题详解】 考查代词。句意：医生和医务人员正在将其纳入他们的护理治疗。这里应填形容词性物主代词来修饰后面名词care treatments。故填their。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：医疗小丑致力于为病人或有特殊需要的人带来快乐，他们在全球越来越受欢迎。短语be devoted to表示“致力于……”，devote与其逻辑主语healthcare clowns之间是被动关系，过去分词作状语，首字母大写。故填Devoted。 38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：甚至还有一个制定标准的组织。单数名词organization第一次出现，此空应填不定冠词表示泛指，且organization为元音音素开头的单词。故填an。 【39题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：欧洲医疗小丑组织联合会成立于2011年。主语The European Federation of Healthcare Clown Organizations是一个组织，为第三人称单数，与found为被动关系，再由“in 2011”可知，时态应用一般过去时。故填was founded。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在耶路撒冷开设了一家新冠肺炎病房后，一位医疗小丑决定用她的幽默来帮助患者。介词by后面应用动名词作宾语。故填using。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：她想减轻病人的焦虑，改善他们的健康。由“the patients’”可知，名词所有格后应加名词，且anxiety表“焦虑”，为不可数名词。故填anxiety。 【42题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：她喜欢和医生一起工作，她说：“很明显，医生照顾的是身体，而我们照顾的是灵魂。”此处为句型it be adj. that，其中it作形式主语，that从句为真正主语。故填that。 【43题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：专业表演者在保健环境中与儿童打交道之前必须接受特殊培训，这是一项必要要求。非限制性定语从句修饰上文整个主句，且从句缺少主语，故填which。 【44题详解】 考查介词。句意：我可以近距离看到小丑对生病的孩子们的影响。have the effect on/upon sb.表示“对某人产生影响”，为固定搭配。故填on/upon。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一位医生说：“公众有必要认识到医疗小丑作用”。句型It be+adj. for sb. to do sth.表示“做某事对于某人来说是……的”，其中it作形式主语，动词不定式为真正的主语。故填to realize。 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，你的英国笔友Peter即将到中国留学，他写信向你征询建议：如何更好适应中国的语言和环境。请你用英语给他回信，内容包括： 1. 表达欢迎； 2. 提出建议， 注意：(1) 词数在80字左右； (2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】 Dear Peter,  I’m delighted to hear that you’re coming to study in China.  To adapt well to the language and environment, you should start by engaging more in conversations with locals, which will not only enhance your Mandarin skills but also help you understand cultural nuances. Additionally, consider joining clubs or activities at your school to meet new friends and immerse yourself in the local culture. Embrace the differences and be open-minded.  I’m sure you’ll find this experience enriching. Looking forward to your arrival in China.  Yours,  Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。英国笔友Peter即将到中国留学，他写信向考生征询建议：如何更好适应中国的语言和环境，要求考生按照要求用英语给他回信。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴的：delighted→ happy 参与：engage in→ participate in 提高：enhance → improve 理解：understand → comprehend 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：I’m delighted to hear that you’re coming to study in China. 拓展句：Hearning that you’re coming to study in China, I’m delighted. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m delighted to hear that you’re coming to study in China. （运用了that引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】To adapt well to the language and environment, you should start by engaging more in conversations with locals, which will not only enhance your Mandarin skills but also help you understand cultural nuances.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） 第二节 读后续写(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。 Lily and Susan had been the best of friends since kindergarten. They shared everything—from secrets to lunches—and were inseparable. One sunny afternoon, as they walked in the nearby park, chatting about their plans for the future, they saw an injured dog. Without hesitation, Lily and Susan decided to help the poor little dog. They carefully held it and rushed to the nearest vet (兽医) clinic. The vet assured them that the dog would be fine with some rest and medicine. Relieved, they decided to name the dog Lucky and take turns to care for it until it recovered. Their act of kindness brought them even closer, and they spent many joyful hours playing with Lucky in the park. However, as high school progressed, their interests started to diverge (出现分歧) . Lily became passionate about painting, spending hours in the art room perfecting her art works, while Susan developed a deep interest in science, joining the school’s science club and taking part in various competitions. As time passed they found themselves with less and less in common. One day, a misunderstanding occurred when Lily blamed Susan for ignoring Lucky because of her busy schedule. Susan felt hurt and believed that Lily didn’t understand the pressure she was under with her studies and extra-curricular activities. They argued, and for the first time, their friendship seemed strained. Feeling disheartened, both girls went their separate ways. But despite their differences, they couldn’t shake off the memories of better times and the close relationship they once shared. One evening, as Lily walked home from an art class, she noticed Susan sitting alone on the side of the road, looking deep in thought. She hesitated but then gathered up the courage to approach her. “Mind if I sit down?” she asked softly. Susan looked up, surprised but not unwelcoming. “I was just thinking about old times,” she admitted. “Me too,” Lily said quietly. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 They sat in silence for a while, both lost in their thoughts. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After talking, they came up with a plan to rebuild their relationship. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 They sat in silence for a while, both lost in their thoughts. They were all immersed in the beautiful memories of the past. Suddenly, Susan said, “I don't know why we argued, and it was all because of some small things.” “And, I care about Lucky. It’s the cutest little dog in the world,” Susan added. Lily smiled and said, “Of course, we’re still good friends.” The two girls talked a lot, as if unaware of the passage of time. They were happy to be able to bridge the gap between each other. After talking, they came up with a plan to rebuild their relationship. Susan decided to try to understand painting, while Lily decided to try to understand science. After school, they went home together. On weekends, they took Lucky to the park for a walk, which made them feel excited. When encountering disagreements, they would analyze rather than argue. True friends will not be separated by minor conflicts. True friends understand and support each other. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了莉莉和苏珊从幼儿园起就是最好的朋友，她们分享一切，形影不离，她们还收养了一只受伤的流浪狗。但随着时间流逝，她们因为爱好不同及忙碌的学习而忽略彼此，最终引发矛盾，不再理会彼此。一天，莉莉下课回家见到沉思的苏珊，她过去搭话。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“她们沉默地坐了一会儿，都陷入了沉思。”可知，第一段可描写两人的心理活动及语言交流。 ②由第二段首句内容“经过交谈，她们想出了一个重建关系的计划。”可知，第二段可描写两人是如何重建友谊的。 2.续写线索：陷入回忆——坦诚交流——原谅彼此——重建友谊——找回友谊——朋友的真谛 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①争吵：argue/quarrel ②关心：care about/be concerned with ③决定做某事：decided to do/be determined to do 情绪类 ①高兴的：happy/glad ②兴奋的：excited/thrilled 【点睛】[高分句型1]. On weekends, they took Lucky to the park for a walk, which made them feel excited.（由which引导的非限制性定语从句） [高分句型2]. When encountering disagreements, they would analyze rather than argue.（由When引导的时间状语从句的省略） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 博白县中学2024年秋季期高二期中考试 英语试题 (考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 did the woman buy for her father? A. A coat. B. A sweater. C. A watch. 2. What do we know about Kevin? A. He wants to buy a new car. B. He will have his car repaired. C. He doesn’t like tidying his room. 3. How does the woman feel now? A. Tired. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. 4. Where will the speakers go next? A. To a restaurant. B. To the playground. C. To the classroom. 5. What can we say about Cindy? A. She is helpful. B. She is hard-working. C. She is generous. 第二节 (共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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至7题。 6. When did the sale of tickets for the match start? A. On Friday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Monday. 7. What is the man going to do? A. Ask Tom for help. B. Go to a gym. C. Cook a meal. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a university. B. On the train. C. In a hospital. 9. What does the man go to Marseille for? A. Traveling. B. Studying. C. Working. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Close friends. C. Husband and wife. 11. What is the main reason for the woman’s toothache? A. Spicy food. B. Lack of sleep. C. Cold water. 12. What does the man advise the woman to do in the end? A. Take a rest. B. Go to the hospital. C. Talk to the manager. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What does the man dislike about the first dress? A. The color. B. The price. C. The size. 14. What will the man buy to match the dress? A. A scarf. B. A hat. C. A belt. 15. What will the man do next? A. Go home. B. Go to another store. C. Go to work. 16. What does the man probably do? A. He is a designer. B. He is a deliveryman. C. He is a lawyer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. How to deal with e-waste. B. How to produce electronic products. C. How to protect the oceanic environment. 18. What does the Royal Mint do for the UK? A. Keep the country clean. B. Make electronic items. C. Produce coins. 19. How long will the brown powder be heated? A. 20 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 50 minutes. 20. How many tons of e-waste is produced worldwide every year? A. More than 50 million. B. Nearly 10 million. C. About 7 million. 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Yosemite National Park Yosemite is all about restoration this year. This month the park’s main hallway is being repaired. The park’s gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled. Even John Muir, known as the father of the national parks, is being revived (使复活) by the actor Lee Stetson, who will answer audience’s questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theatre. Petrified Forest National Park Inst Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander. In August, a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists, photographers and other experts. And next year, look for electric vehicle charging stations to appear at the north and south entrances of the park. Acadia National Park Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula this fall. The site will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent sites, as well as new hiking and biking trails connecting to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula’s tip. Wetherill Mesa Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park’s six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park’s most popular hike. Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year. 1. What do we know about Yosemite National Park? A. It will be closed for repairs all the year. B. Its gallery is accessible to the disabled. C. Lee Stetson is well-known as its founder. D. It will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent. 2. In which national park will you be able to rent bikes? A. Wetherill Mesa. B. Acadia National Park. C. Yosemite National Park. D. Petrified Forest National Park. 3. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To appeal to people to preserve the national parks. B. To share his own discoveries at the national parks. C. To introduce something new at the national parks. D. To describe the natural scenery of the national parks. B When Wayne Mix was a child in the 1930s, his family sent him to a school for the deaf and blind. He learned American Sign Language. With American Sign Language, deaf people use their hands to communicate. They can spell words with their fingers or they can use signs for whole words. Wayne communicated with teachers and friends in sign language. He graduated at the age of 20. In those days people who were deaf did not get jobs and were not part of the community, so Wayne went back to the family farm. His family did not know sign language , so Wayne communicated a little by making simple motions with his hands. He was never able to tell them his thoughts and feelings. Wayne’s father died in 1971. There was no place for Wayne to live , so they sent him to Mountain Meadows nursing home. He was only 51 and much younger and healthier than the other people in the nursing home，but he was treated like the 80 and 90-year-old people because he did not hear or speak. No one knew that Wayne was able to use sign language. Twenty-nine years passed slowly and silently for Wayne. Then one day he saw a visitor using sign language with her deaf mother during a visit to the nursing home. He walked up to them and signed “I’m Wayne Mix”. Suddenly everything changed for Wayne. He found many people who knew sign language. These people communicated through sign language , e-mail, television with subtitles and a special telephone that prints the words that are spoken. It was a whole new world for Wayne. Now he could tell people his feelings, his needs and his thoughts. The people in Wayne’s town were sad about the thousands of days in Wayne’s life when no one knew that he could communicate. They wanted to help Wayne to do some of the things he always wanted to do. The workers at the nursing home found out that as a young man he loved to swim and he loved to see pictures of dolphins swimming. When he started signing again they asked him where he wanted to go. “Water,” Wayne signed. Mountain Meadows’ workers had an idea. “Let’s send Wayne to Sea World in San Diego.” They told other people in town about their idea. Many people in Wayne’s town and in other states gave money to help Wayne make the trip. The people at Sea World were very kind to Wayne. They let him swim with the dolphins and help them feed all the sea animals. Newspapers wrote about Wayne, so many people gave money to buy him a special TV and a telephone set. These were things Wayne never knew about before. 4. How did Wayne Mix communicate with his teachers in the school? A. In American Sign Language. B. By drawing pictures. C. By spelling words on their hands. D. By making simple motions. 5. Why did Wayne Mix go to live in the nursing home? A. Because his family moved to another town. B Because nobody in his family knew the sign language. C. Because his family was not able to provide him with a room to live in. D. Because he liked to talk with the old people living in the nursing home. 6. How did Wayne’s life change after he met a visitor using sign language in the nursing home? A. He told the visitor who he was. B. His life stayed the same as before. C. He could send e- mails and make telephones to his new friends. D. He could “talk” with people telling them his needs and feelings. 7. Why did people feel sad after Wayne began to communicate with others again? A. Because he was sent to the nursing home at a young age. B. Because he failed to communicate with his family for such a long time. C. Because he was not able to communicate with others while he could. D. Because they were not sure how to look after Wayne later on. C The climate change has become an issue that no one can escape from. If the world wants to limit climate change, water shortage and pollution, we all need to choose “flexitarian” diets, say scientists. This means eating mainly plant-based food, which is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all in 2050, they say. Food waste will need to be halved and farming practices will also have to improve, according to the study. Without action, the impacts of the food system could increase by up to 90%. Fast on the heels of the landmark report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) comes this new study on how food production and consumption impact major threats to the planet. The authors say that the food system has a number of significant environmental impacts including being a major driver of climate change, providing freshwater and reducing pollution through over use of nitrogen (氮) and phosphorus (磷). The study says that thanks to the population and income growth expected between 2010 and2050 these impacts could grow between 50%~90%. This could push our world beyond its geographic boundaries. So when it comes to climate change, the authors looked at what they called a “flexitarian diet”. “We can eat a range of healthy diets but what they all have in common, according to the latest scientific evidence, is that they are all relatively plant-based,’’ said lead author Dr. Marco Springmann from the University of Oxford. “You can go from a diet that has small amounts of animal products; some might call it a Mediterranean-based diet; we call it a flexitarian diet. We tried to stay with the most conservative one of these which in our view is the flexitarian one, but even this has only one serving of red meat per week,” he added. If the world moved to this type of diet, the study found that greenhouse gas emissions (排放) from agriculture would be reduced by more than half. 8. What benefit will the new diets bring to the world? A. The animals will be saved. B. People will need more water. C. The climate change will stop. D. The pollution will be controlled 9. What can be called a “flexitarian” diet? A. Eat animal products every meal. B. Eat plant-based vegetables every meal. C. Eat mainly vegetables and never eat animal products. D. Eat plant-based meal mainly and animal products sometimes. 10. What will happen if the new diet is popular globally? A. The climate will become warmer. B. The food consumption will increase. C. People will have less greenhouse gas. D. People will produce more food waste. 11. What is the attitude of the author to the new diet? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Opposed. D. Indifferent. D A new Magic Bench designed by Disney Research lets you interact (互动) with lovely animated (动画的) character—and no special glasses or earphones are required. Instead, the complete environment-the seat, the sitter and the cartoon characters-is mirrored on a screen opposite the bench making it possible for others to watch the scene unfold. How does the illusion work? A camera and sensor catch images and gather depth information about physical objects the bench and the person. And then computer translates them into the 3D animations. Meanwhile sensors of touch built into the bench deliver shaking that is happening at the same time and speed to animated actions on the screen, creating the illusion that the animated figures are occupying real-world space next to the user. “Our goal for this project was: hear a character coming, see them enter the space, and feel them sit next to you,” said Moshe Mahler, principal digital artist at Disney Research. Unlike the traditional mobile technology, one of whose limitations is that only a single user can see its illusion, the Magic Bench allows groups of people to gather in a single environment and collectively participate in an augmented—reality (扩充实境) experience, all at the same time. In a video show a small cartoon donkey runs into view and kicks the bench, causing sharp sound and making the seated person jump in surprise. Another test shows two people on the bench, reacting as they feel an animated rabbit skip up beside them and jump up and down. When a user passes his hand over the rabbit, a shadow moves across its head, as though it were occupying the same physical space as the person next to it. 12. What does the Magic Bench need to work properly? A. Special glasses. B. Earphones. C. A mirror. D. A screen. 13. What does the underlined word “illusion” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The shaking that is happening. B. The 3d animations on the screen. C. The figures about physical objects. D. The interaction with animated figures. 14. What’s the Magic Bench different from the traditional technology? A. Its fantasy can be seen only by a single user. B. It is designed to create more animated characters. C. It allows many people to experience the fantasy together. D. Its user and the animated character occupy the same space. 15. Which is the best title of the text? A. Magic Bench Puts You in the Picture B. Audience Become Cartoon Characters C. Entertainment Industry Enters a New Stage D. Disney’s Cartoon Figures Come into Reality 第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting? Certainly, it is a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. ___16___ You will experience culture shock. Evidently, at least four essential stages of culture-shock adjustment occur. The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you feel excited about living in a different place, and everything seems to be wonderful. ___17___ Eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears. This is the “hostility stage”. ___18___ You become tired of many things about the new culture. Moreover, people don’t treat you like a guest anymore. Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first is now awful, and everything makes you feel distressed and tired. ___19___ You start feeling more positive, and you try to develop comprehension of everything you don’t understand. The whole situation starts to become more favorable. You recover from the symptoms of the first two stages. The last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. ___20___ The things that initially made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. Now you feel comfortable; you have adjusted to the new culture. A. Then you come to the third stage called “recovery”. B. You like everything, and everybody seems to be so nice to you. C. You begin to notice that not everything is as good as you had originally thought it was. D. However, when you have completely adjusted to a new culture you can more fully enjoy it. E. Actually, culture shock is something you cannot avoid when studying in a foreign country. F. In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter. G. You have reached a point where you feel good because you have learned enough to understand the new culture. 第三部分：语言运用 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完形填空(共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There will be some people who question or judge our motives (动机). But that shouldn’t stop us from being friendly, generous and ___21___ to others. Sometimes we are the giver of an act of kindness. Other times, we are the ___22___. It doesn’t matter. Kindness makes everyone feel ___23___ . My daughter ___24___ this story. Many years ago a man who lived in New York City decided to ___25___ his parents two hours north. As he approached their small town, his car ___26___. A woman stopped to ___27___ him a ride to a mechanic (修理工) in town, and as they ___28___ on the way, he learned that she was a local realtor (房地产经纪人). He shared that he was from the city visiting his ___29___. They went their separate ways, but he never ___30___ her kindness. Forty years later, his parents died, and the son needed to ___31___ their house. He remembered the realtor who had helped him many years ago and called her office. ___32___, the woman had passed away. Her daughter and granddaughter were running the ___33___ and ended up being his realtors. As it turns out, they sold the man’s parents’ house to my daughter and son-in-law! A simple act of kindness had a(n) ___34___ decades later. In most ___35___, we don’t know the long-term effect of our acts of kindness. But the receiver often never forgets. 21. A. sensitive B. intelligent C. kind D. devoted 22. A. professor B. employer C. educator D. receiver 23. A. special B. great C. intense D. frustrated 24. A. persuaded B. opposed C. shared D. advocated 25. A. visit B. find C. serve D. choose 26. A. subscribe to B. break out C. set out D. broke down 27 A. send B. select C. offer D. adopt 28. A. danced B. chatted C. drank D. sang 29. A. parents B. son C. mechanics D. daughter 30 A. honored B. lost C. remembered D. forgot 31. A. repair B. destroy C. sell D. rebuild 32. A. Ultimately B. Unfortunately C. Potentially D. Barely 33. A. business B. house C. car D. store 34. A. conflict B. alternative C. comment D. effect 35. A. conclusions B. findings C. assumptions D. cases 第二节 语法填空(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。 As the saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” In troubling times, good humour is in need more than ever. Doctors and medical staff are including it in _____36_____ (they) care treatments. One product of this kind is the healthcare clown (小丑). _____37_____ (devote) to bringing moments of happiness to people with illness or special needs, healthcare clowns are becoming increasingly popular around the globe. There is even _____38_____ organization that sets standards. The European Federation of Healthcare Clown Organization _____39_____ (found) in 2011. After a ward (病房) during the epidemic opened in Jerusalem, one healthcare clown decided to help patients by _____40_____ (use) her humour. She wanted to reduce the patients’ _____41_____ (anxious) and improve their health. She enjoyed working alongside doctors and said, “It is obvious _____42_____ the doctors take care of the body and we come in and take care of the soul.” Healthcare clowns are carefully chosen. Professional performers have to receive special training before working with children in the healthcare environment, _____43_____ is a necessary requirement. “I can see the effect the clowns have _____44_____ sick children. It’s necessary for the public ______45______ (realize) the role of healthcare clowns,” a doctor said. 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，你的英国笔友Peter即将到中国留学，他写信向你征询建议：如何更好适应中国的语言和环境。请你用英语给他回信，内容包括： 1. 表达欢迎； 2. 提出建议， 注意：(1) 词数在80字左右； (2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写(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。 Lily and Susan had been the best of friends since kindergarten. They shared everything—from secrets to lunches—and were inseparable. One sunny afternoon, as they walked in the nearby park, chatting about their plans for the future, they saw an injured dog. Without hesitation, Lily and Susan decided to help the poor little dog. They carefully held it and rushed to the nearest vet (兽医) clinic. The vet assured them that the dog would be fine with some rest and medicine. Relieved, they decided to name the dog Lucky and take turns to care for it until it recovered. Their act of kindness brought them even closer, and they spent many joyful hours playing with Lucky in the park. However, as high school progressed, their interests started to diverge (出现分歧) . Lily became passionate about painting, spending hours in the art room perfecting her art works, while Susan developed a deep interest in science, joining the school’s science club and taking part in various competitions. As time passed, they found themselves with less and less in common. One day, a misunderstanding occurred when Lily blamed Susan for ignoring Lucky because of her busy schedule. Susan felt hurt and believed that Lily didn’t understand the pressure she was under with her studies and extra-curricular activities. They argued, and for the first time, their friendship seemed strained. Feeling disheartened, both girls went their separate ways. But despite their differences, they couldn’t shake off the memories of better times and the close relationship they once shared. One evening, as Lily walked home from an art class, she noticed Susan sitting alone on the side of the road, looking deep in thought. She hesitated but then gathered up the courage to approach her. “Mind if I sit down?” she asked softly. Susan looked up, surprised but not unwelcoming. “I was just thinking about old times,” she admitted. “Me too,” Lily said quietly. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 They sat in silence for a while, both lost in their thoughts. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After talking, they came up with a plan to rebuild their relationship. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$