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泉州七中2024-2025学年度上学期高二期中考 英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 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 does the man buy online? A. Books. B. Clothes. C. Shoes. 2. What is the man’s boss like? A. She is serious. B. She is humorous. C. She is sociable. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Healthy food. B. Eating habits. C. Weight loss. 4. Why did the woman leave her former job? A. It required professional skills. B. It was a badly-paid job. C. It wasn’t challenging. 5. How will the man deal with the printer? A. Exchange it. B. Return it. C. Have it fixed. 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、7题。 6. What do we know about the woman? A. She likes watching movies. B. She enjoys outdoor activities. C. She is pleased with the rainy weather. 7. What did the man do last weekend? A. He did some gardening. B. He did weekend shopping. C. He went to a restaurant. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. Over the phone. B. In a company. C. At a bookstore. 9. What language is required for the job? A German. B. Chinese. C. Spanish. 10. What will the man do next week? A. Start work. B. Attend an interview. C. Complete an application form. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What was the man doing when the argument broke out? A. He was talking with the woman. B. He was driving home. C. He was sleeping. 12. What does the man think of Tara’s words? A. Doubtful. B. Reliable. C. Surprising. 13. What was the cause of the argument? A. The cars crashed into each other. B. A driver was going the wrong way. C. The drivers didn’t let each other through. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What excited Greg’s interest in reading? A. His parents’ encouragement. B. His grandmother’s books. C. His summer vacation. 15. Who inspired Greg to become a writer? A. His parents. B. His grandmother. C. His teacher. 16. How did Greg feel about his first novel? A. Proud. B. Content. C. Disappointed. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Whom is the speaker addressing? A. University graduates. B. University freshmen. C. High school students. 18. What did the speaker do in his first year of university? A. He served as a part-time reporter. B. He studied history as a researcher. C. He worked at a local radio station. 19. Why does the speaker encourage students to join clubs? A. They can find their true interest. B. They can enrich their university life. C. They can improve their communication skills. 20. What is the purpose of the talk? A To introduce a club. B. To give some advice. C. To share experiences. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Blind and low- vision: Access visual information with ease Use your smartphone to request video support any time. Just take a picture of a product, and connect with a volunteer or simply use the built- in function Be My AI to describe it. Volunteers: Support people when they need it most You can support those who are blind or low-vision when they need it most. Join our community and change someone’s life today. Businesses: Offer accessible customer experiences Connecting your customer service with Be My AI can solve up to 90% of cases automatically and save your time and costs by 60%. Or route your customers with accessibility needs smoothly through to your specialists. Be My Eyes’ goal is to make the world more accessible to people with vision loss. We couldn’t do this without your help. Buy our goods Help keep Be My Eyes free by buying our official goods. You’ll find T- shirts, stickers and more --- and they ship worldwide. Browse Be a translator Help us make the app accessible for more people in their native language. Translate Spread the word Invite your friends, family or co- workers. Share 7,536,743 660,439 150+ 180+ Volunteers Blind & low- vision Countries Languages 1. What is the aim of Be My Eyes? A. To explore new video and AI applications. B. To promote global communication. C. To facilitate help for the visually challenged. D. To increase the sales of official goods. 2. Adopting Be My AI, businesses can ________. A. tailor products to customers’ needs B. improve efficiency at a lower cost C. gain more experienced specialists D. conduct automatic team training 3. What can readers do to support Be My Eyes? A. Purchase its service. B. Spread native languages. C. Upload live video. D. Recommend the app. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。短文介绍了一款应用程序——Be My Eyes。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中表格下方“Be My Eyes’ goal is to make the world more accessible to people with vision loss.(Be My Eyes的目标是让视力受损的人更容易进入这个世界。)”可知，Be My Eyes的目的是使视力受损的人获得帮助。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中Businesses: Offer accessible customer experiences下“Connecting your customer service with Be My AI can solve up to 90% of cases automatically and save your time and costs by 60%.(将您的客户服务与Be My AI连接可以自动解决高达90%的案例，并节省60%的时间和成本。)”可知，采用Be My AI可以提高效率并降低成本。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文中Spread the word下“Invite your friends, family or co-workers. Share(邀请你的朋友、家人或同事。分享。)”可知，读者可以通过推荐该应用来支持Be My Eyes。故选D。 B I didn’t go to Santiago, Chile to look for friendship. In fact, Chile was not even on my wish list. A mid-life crisis woman, I got a chance to study abroad. I only wanted to learn about global business, taste South American cuisine, and check “study abroad” off my wish list. On the fifth day, I joined a group for a neighborhood work project aided by the anti-poverty (扶贫) organization. Our tasks were to build a water tower and paint the community center. Upon arrival, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was like a scene out of a horrible film. That moment redefined poverty for me because I had never seen such terrible living conditions. As advised, I showed no signs of the motional battle going on inside me. Just as I was about to start work on painting, a request came through for a few volunteers to help Nadia, a local resident who volunteered to cook for us. I raised my hand to help because I wanted spend time with the people of the neighborhood despite my shortage of Spanish speaking skills. Nadia had a sincere smile but not overly friendly. Even without speaking each other’s language we started to learn about one another. We chatted about our children, our upbringing, shared picture of our family, struggled to instruct each other to communicate in the other’s language, and laugh many times. After we fed everybody and the dishes were washed, my day was over. But I found myself hesitant to leave. It was as if I had known her my entire life. I had not predicted the unselfishness heart I would encounter, and it was moving. As we were waiting for the car to pick us up, Nadia showed me her plants that are well-maintains. I could see that despite the hard conditions she was passionate about life. She made me long to be stronger person. She showed me that poverty was external, but happiness was internal. I was seeking to give 100 percent for a well-intentioned cause, but I left receiving 200 percent from her. 4. What was the author’s initial purpose of going to Chile? A. To find new friends while traveling. B. To participate in an anti-poverty project. C. To fulfill the desire to study abroad. D. To gain a graduate certificate in business. 5. What did the author do after seeing the living conditions in the neighborhood? A. She decided to relieve the poverty. B. She kept her emotions well hidden. C. She comforted the shocked volunteers. D. She refused to continue the present task. 6. Why did the author volunteer to work with Nadia? A. She felt very sympathetic toward Nadia. B. She longed to interact with the local residents. C. She wanted to improve her Spanish speaking skills. D. She preferred cooking to painting the community center. 7. What did the author learn from Nadia? A. True friends are never apart in heart. B. Happiness is defined by a positive attitude. C. Language is not a barrier to great connections. D. Unselfishness is putting others before ourselves. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在智利做志愿者时的感受。作者邂逅了当地一个充满生活热情的女性，她告诉作者，贫穷是外在的，幸福是内在的。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“A mid-life crisis woman, I got a chance to study abroad. I only wanted to learn about global business, taste South American cuisine, and check ‘study abroad’ off my wish list.(作为一个中年危机的女人，我得到了一个出国留学的机会。我只想了解全球商业，品尝南美美食，把‘出国留学’从我的愿望清单上划掉)”可知，作者最初去智利主要是去学习了解全球商业，完成“出国留学”的愿望。故选C项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Upon arrival, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was like a scene out of a horrible film. That moment redefined poverty for me because I had never seen such terrible living conditions. As advised, I showed no signs of the motional battle going on inside me.(一到这里，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。这就像恐怖电影里的一幕。那一刻对我来说重新定义了贫穷，因为我从未见过如此糟糕的生活条件。按照被建议的，我没有表现出内心正在进行情感斗争的迹象)”可推测，作者对当地的贫穷程度感到非常惊讶，但是她没有表现出来。故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“I raised my hand to help because I wanted spend time with the people of the neighborhood despite my shortage of Spanish speaking skills. (我举起手来要去帮忙，因为我想花时间和邻居们在一起，尽管我不太会说西班牙语)”可知，作者希望通过和纳迪亚一起工作，是为了了解当地人，多和当地居民多交流。故选B项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“As we were waiting for the car to pick us up, Nadia showed me her plants that are well-maintains. I could see that despite the hard conditions she was passionate about life. She made me long to be stronger person. She showed me that poverty was external, but happiness was internal. I was seeking to give 100 percent for a well-intentioned cause, but I left receiving 200 percent from her. (在等车来接我们的时候，纳迪亚给我看了她那些保养得很好的植物。我看得出来，尽管条件艰苦，她对生活还是充满了热情。她让我渴望成为一个更坚强的人。她告诉我，贫穷是外在的，幸福是内在的。为了一个善意的事业，我想要付出100%，但我感觉从她那里得到了200%的回报)”可以推测，作者从纳迪亚身上明白了，幸福与外在物质关系不大，幸福是由自己的态度决定的，有着积极的生活态度，就是幸福的。故选B项。 C Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine (混合) a coffee bean from Africa with another one from South America to come up with a new blend (混合). But, a coffee roasting company in Helsinki, Finland is hoping that artificial intelligence, or AI, can help ease the workload. Kaffa Roastery recently brought out its “AI-conic” blend at the Helsinki Coffee Festival. The blend is a mixture of four kinds of beans, including Fazenda Pinhal from Brazil. It is the result of a joint project by Kaffa and Elev, a local AI business. Svante Hampf is the founder of Kaffa Roastery. He and his partners wanted to do an experiment to see what blend the computer would produce. “We basically gave descriptions of all our coffee types and their flavours to AI and instructed it to create a new exciting blend,” Hamp f said. The “AI-conic” blend combined beans from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia and Guatemala. It is described as “a well-balanced blend of sweetness and ripe fruit”. Hampf said he thought the combination was “somewhat weird”. He was surprised that the AI programme chose to make the blend out of four different kinds of beans. Most humans choose only two or three beans. However, after the first blind test of the new blend, Kaffa’s coffee experts agreed that the AI-assisted blend was perfect. There was no need to change. Elev’s Antti Merilehto said “AI-conic” is an example of “how AI can introduce new viewpoint to experienced professionals”. The International Coffee Organization says that the 5.6 million people in Finland drink the most coffee per person in the world. And the roasters at Kaffa said they hope the AI project will help to bring more things to the strong coffee culture in the country. Hamp f called it a “first step”, adding, “I think AI has plenty to offer us in the long run. We are particularly impressed of the coffee taste descriptions it created.” 8. What is the function of Paragraph 1? A. To point out a problem. B. To present a finding. C. To introduce the topic. D. To call for a decision. 9. What can we learn about the “AI-conic” blend? A. It is now in mass production. B. It comes in a variety of fruit flavours. C. It is sweeter than other coffee. D. It combines beans from four countries. 10. What does the underlined word “weird” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Strange. B. Great. C. Ordinary. D. Strong. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. AI Robots Help Make Perfect Coffee B. A New Coffee Blend Wins People’s Love C. AI Tries Hand at Blending Coffee in Finland D. AI Projects Are Widely Used in Different Fields 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了芬兰赫尔辛基的Kaffa Roastery咖啡烘焙公司与当地的AI公司Elev合作，利用人工智能创造出一种新的咖啡混合物“AI-conic”。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine (混合) a coffee bean from Africa with another one from South America to come up with a new blend (混合). But, a coffee roasting company in Helsinki, Finland is hoping that artificial intelligence, or AI, can help ease the workload.(人类专家花费数年时间从许多地方烘焙和品尝咖啡，以了解咖啡豆。然后，他们可能会将一种来自非洲的咖啡豆与另一种来自南美的咖啡豆混合在一起，从而得到一种新的混合物。但是，芬兰赫尔辛基的一家咖啡烘焙公司希望人工智能(AI)可以帮助他们减轻工作量)”以及下文讲述人工智能混合咖啡豆可知，本段主要是引出主题——将人工智能应用于咖啡烘焙，故选C。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The ‘AI-conic’ blend combined beans from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia and Guatemala.(这种‘AI-conic’混合了来自巴西、哥伦比亚、埃塞俄比亚和危地马拉的咖啡豆)”可知，AI-conic结合了来自四个国家的咖啡豆。故选D。 【10题详解】 词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“He was surprised that the AI programme chose to make the blend out of four different kinds of beans. Most humans choose only two or three beans. However, after the first blind test of the new blend, Kaffa’s coffee experts agreed that the AI-assisted blend was perfect.(令他惊讶的是，人工智能程序选择用四种不同的咖啡豆进行混合。大多数人只选择两到三颗豆子。然而，在对新配方进行首次盲测后，Kaffa的咖啡专家一致认为，人工智能辅助的配方是完美的)”可知，与人类不同，人工智能程序选择用四种不同的咖啡豆进行混合，经过测试后专家一致认为人工智能辅助的配方是完美的，结合下文关键词“surprised”和“However”可知，一开始Hampf认为人工智能辅助的配方有点奇怪，weird意为“奇怪的”，故选A。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合第二段中“The blend is a mixture of four kinds of beans, including Fazenda Pinhal from Brazil. It is the result of a joint project by Kaffa and Elev, a local AI business.(这种混合物由四种咖啡豆混合而成，其中包括来自巴西的Fazenda Pinhal。这是Kaffa和当地人工智能企业Elev联合项目的成果)”和最后一段中“I think AI has plenty to offer us in the long run. We are particularly impressed of the coffee taste descriptions it created.(我认为从长远来看，人工智能可以为我们提供很多东西。我们对它创造的咖啡味道描述印象特别深刻)”可知，文章主要讲述了芬兰赫尔辛基的Kaffa Roastery咖啡烘焙公司与当地的AI公司Elev合作，利用人工智能创造出一种新的咖啡混合物“AI-conic”。C项“AI在芬兰尝试混合咖啡”为最佳标题，故选C。 D Have you ever struggled with a task because having two arms just wasn’t enough? If so, you might appreciate a new device that could lend a helping hand. You are equipped with this robotic arm and then control it with the muscle you use to breathe. In the past, robotic parts have been designed to replace missing limbs (肢). In those cases, signals could be sent straight from a user’s brain to the device. The nerves and muscles that would have moved their natural arm would then control the robotic one. With the new device, the challenge was to create a bonus limb that someone could control while still using both of their real arms. That’s why engineer Dominijanni’s team designed it to be breath- controlled. Before building the new real arm, the team first made one in virtual reality, or VR. Over three days, some 10 to 20 volunteers did several sets of tests with this VR arm. Wearing the breath sensors, they learned to control the virtual third arm. At the same time, the breath sensors in their headsets (头戴式耳机) measured their eye movements. This confirmed people could look around and talk while controlling the bonus arm. Breath control of the virtual arm seemed to come naturally to people. It took the volunteers almost no time to figure it out, Dominijanni says. And when tested on using the VR arm again, even a year later, all could still do it. But it’s not yet completely clear how well people can control two natural arms plus a robotic one. “When you’ve lost an arm, there are very clear parts of your brain, nerves, muscles that are responsible for controlling that arm,” says Jacob George, a professor in robotics. “When you’ re adding something new, it’s unclear how much the brain can do with that.” How well people can control a bonus arm without limiting use of their real limbs is an interesting question, says scientist Soheil Gholami. Answering it will require research in a host of fields, he says. But the new device meant a lot to scientists. 12. What’s the advantage of the new robotic arm compared with the past one? A. It helps people talk and move freely. B. It only requires a user to use real arms. C. It receives signals from the user’s brain. D. It works by the user’s breathing muscle. 13. What can we know about the breath sensors? A. They evaluate the VR arm. B. They control users’ breath. C. They check users’ eye movements. D. They instruct how to control the VR arm. 14. How does Soheil Gholami like the new device? A. Its future is doubtful. B. It has a long way to go. C. Its working principle is unclear. D. It is time- consuming to build it. 15 What is the text mainly about? A. A new robotic arm is on the way. B. Advances have been made in VR. C. The disabled are hopeful of moving. D. A device controlling breath is created. 【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一款新型机械臂设备，该设备通过用户的呼吸肌肉进行控制，并与过去的机械臂进行了对比。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“You are equipped with this robotic arm and then control it with the muscle you use to breathe. (你配备了这只机械臂，然后用你用来呼吸的肌肉来控制它。)”和第二段“In the past, robotic parts have been designed to replace missing limbs (肢). In those cases, signals could be sent straight from a user’s brain to the device. The nerves and muscles that would have moved their natural arm would then control the robotic one. With the new device, the challenge was to create a bonus limb that someone could control while still using both of their real arms. That’s why engineer Dominijanni’s team designed it to be breath- controlled. (过去，机械部件被设计用于替换缺失的肢体。在这种情况下，信号可以直接从用户的大脑发送到设备。本来可以移动他们自然手臂的神经和肌肉将控制机械部件。有了新设备，挑战在于创造一个额外的肢体，让人们可以在使用他们的两只真实手臂的同时控制它。这就是为什么工程师Dominijanni的团队将其设计为呼吸控制的原因。)”可知，新型机械臂相比过去的优势在于它不需使用以前用于控制自然手臂的神经和肌肉来控制它，可以通过用户的呼吸肌肉来控制。故选D项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“At the same time, the breath sensors in their headsets (头戴式耳机) measured their eye movements. (与此同时，他们耳机中的呼吸传感器测量了他们的眼球运动。)”可知，呼吸传感器可以检测用户的眼球运动。故选C项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“How well people can control a bonus arm without limiting use of their real limbs is an interesting question, says scientist Soheil Gholami. Answering it will require research in a host of fields, he says. (人们如何在不限制使用真实肢体的情况下控制好额外的手臂是一个有趣的问题，科学家Soheil Gholami说。他说，回答这个问题需要在许多领域进行研究。)”可知，Soheil Gholami认为这款新设备还需要在很多领域进行研究，说明还有很长的路要走。故选B项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Have you ever struggled with a task because having two arms just wasn’t enough? If so, you might appreciate a new device that could lend a helping hand. You are equipped with this robotic arm and then control it with the muscle you use to breathe. (你是否曾经因为只有两只手而难以完成任务？如果是这样，你可能会欣赏一种可以提供帮助的新设备。你配备了这只机械臂，然后用你用来呼吸的肌肉来控制它。)”和全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一款新型机械臂设备正在研发中。故选A项。 第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文.从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 While traveling in a group makes a journey fun, it can come with challenges. Unlike solo travel, you will probably have less control over the itinerary (旅程) when you travel in a group.____16____ No matter who’s in your group, you can have a life-changing journey together. Here are some tips for making group travel as smooth as possible: ____17____ If you’re in charge of planning the itinerary, avoid arranging too many activities in on day and set aside time for relaxation. For example, one day, you might book an adventurous trip, like hiking to ancient ruins, and plan to relax on the beach the next day. This way, you can avoid stress and keep the group energized. Be open to new experiences. If someone in your group suggests trying something you never considered before, whether it is sampling frog porridge in Singapore or riding an all-terrain vehicle(全地形车) in Mexico, be open to the new idea.____18____ Stay in touch. Ensure everyone in your group has a way to communicate with each other.____19____You might exchange phone numbers, set up a group text or print a list of contact information. Be patient.____20____For example, you may have to wait for someone in the morning before setting out or stick around a souvenir shop until a friend finishes browsing. Before you begin your trip, set realistic expectations and get into a flexible mindset. If you can go with the flow during your group trip, you will be more likely to have a relaxing experience. A. Vote on activities. B. Create a balanced itinerary. C. Thus, you might discover something new about yourself. D. It’s ok to skip a group activity if you need some time alone. E. Besides, you may be around people with different preferences. F. If someone gets lost or the group break up, it’s easy to reconnect. G. Traveling in a group means some activities will take longer than if you did them alone. 【答案】16. E 17. B 18. C 19. F 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些方法以帮助我们能够更好地跟团旅行。 【16题详解】 根据空后内容“No matter who’s in your group, you can have a life-changing journey together. (无论你的团队里有谁，你们都可以一起经历一段改变人生的旅程。)”可推测出，空处和团队的人有关。选项E“Besides, you may be around people with different preferences.(此外，你周围的人可能有不同的喜好。)”既和上文内容保持一致，指的是你在跟团旅行时会遇到的一些问题，同时引出下文内容，指的是即便你和周围的人有不同喜好，你们也可以一起经历一段难忘的旅程。故选E。 【17题详解】 空处为段首句，为本段主要内容。根据下文“If you’re in charge of planning the itinerary, avoid arranging too many activities in on day and set aside time for relaxation. For example, one day, you might book an adventurous trip, like hiking to ancient ruins, and plan to relax on the beach the next day. This way, you can avoid stress and keep the group energized.(如果你负责计划行程，避免在一天内安排太多的活动，留出时间放松。例如，某一天，你可能会预订一次冒险之旅，比如徒步前往古代遗址，并计划第二天在海滩上放松一下。这样，你就可以避免压力，保持团队的活力。)”可知，在计划行程安排时，要注意保持平衡，不要在一天内安排太多的活动，留出时间放松。选项B“Create a balanced itinerary(制定一个平衡的行程。)”与下文内容一致，指的是要制定合理的行程。故选B。 【18题详解】 根据上文内容“Be open to new experiences. If someone in your group suggests trying something you never considered before, whether it is sampling frog porridge in Singapore or riding an all-terrain vehicle(全地形车) in Mexico, be open to the new idea.(接受新的体验。如果你的团队中有人建议你尝试一些你以前从未考虑过的事情，无论是在新加坡品尝青蛙粥还是在墨西哥乘坐全地形车，你都要接受新的想法。)”可知，上文主要讲述的是要接受新的体验。选项C“Thus, you might discover something new about yourself.(因此，你可能会对自己有新的发现。)”是上文内容的自然延续，指的是接受了新想法、有了新的体验后，我们自身也会不一样。故选C。 【19题详解】 根据空前内容“Ensure everyone in your group has a way to communicate with each other.(确保团队中的每个人都有相互沟通的方式。)”可知，上文指的是团队之间的每个人都要有相互沟通的方式。选项F“If someone gets lost or the group break up, it’s easy to reconnect.(如果有人迷路了或者小组解散了，很容易重新联系起来。)”是上文内容的自然延续，指的是有了联系方式后，如果有人迷路了或者小组解散了，还可以和别人重新取得联系。故选F。 【20题详解】 根据下文“For example, you may have to wait for someone in the morning before setting out or stick around a souvenir shop until a friend finishes browsing.(例如，你可能不得不在早上出发前等待某人，或者在纪念品商店逗留直到朋友浏览完。)”可知，跟团旅行时有时候不得不多花些时间做某些事。选项G“Traveling in a group means some activities will take longer than if you did them alone.(跟团旅行意味着有些活动要比你一个人做的时间长。)”与下文内容一致，指的是跟团旅行时有时候花的时间更多。故选G。 第三部分 语言运用（共四节，满分45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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was fourteen, my brother Barney and I set out to climb The Tooth with our uncle, Tom Campbell. Tom was a(n)_____21_____ mountaineer, who taught us the basics on climbing. That morning, we hiked through an ancient forest,_____22_____ northwestwards. Leaping from one rock to the next, we gradually arrived at the destination. Directly ahead was a wall of rock. Tom_____23_____ over a gap to the rock face, climbed up a while, and found a good position where he could use holds to support the next climber. He _____24_____ the rope firmly between himself and Barney, yelling, “Climb!” Bamey looked to his left with a slight_____25_____, then he moved slowly and cautiously forward. I watched his moves carefully, so I could use the same_____26_____ he used. But I was_____27_____, wondering what was taking him so long. Finally, it was my turn. I stepped up to the gap edge, began to move to the cliff. _____28_____, when I glanced down, I was absolutely terrified. The cliff plunged(猛跌) straight down for what looked like a thousand feet. Then my legs began to shake. “Come on.” They encouraged. _____29_____, I willed myself across the gap, struggling to ______30______ the pull of the abyss(深渊) below. When I finally reached them, my mouth was as dry as a(n) ______31______. Enjoying a good ______32______ at the top of the mountain, I felt proud that I had______33______ my fear. Hard work will ______34______ eventually. Those who have reached the peak will find ______35______ that exists as long as life lasts. 21. A. creative B. humorous C. experienced D. outgoing 22. A. escaping B. heading C. driving D. searching 23. A. flew B. bent C. hung D. jumped 24. A. tied B. placed C. burnt D. cut 25. A. relief B. excitement C. hesitation D. distraction 26. A. shoes B. sticks C. gloves D. holds 27. A. calm B. impatient C. annoyed D. delighted 28. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore 29. A. Inspired B. Satisfied C. Honored D. Relaxed 30. A. adjust B. settle C. resist D. quit 31. A. ocean B. mountain C. forest D. desert 32. A. sense B. view C. remark D. resource 33. A. overcame B. accepted C. saw D. expressed 34. A. carry on B. figure out C. take over D. pay off 35. A. character B. strength C. emotion D. passion 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和他的哥哥Barney以及叔叔Tom Campbell一起攀登The Tooth山峰的经历，强调了克服恐惧的重要性以及努力终将有所回报的道理。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：汤姆是一位有经验登山者，他教我们攀登的基本知识。A. creative有创造力的；B. humorous幽默的；C. experienced有经验的；D. outgoing外向的。根据下文“who taught us the basics on climbing”可知，汤姆能够教导他们攀登的基本知识，可推理出他是一位有经验的登山者。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天早上，我们徒步穿越一片古老的森林，向西北方向前进。A. escaping逃跑；B. heading朝向；C. driving驾驶；D. searching搜索。根据下文“Leaping from one rock to the next, we gradually arrived at the destination”可知，他们有一个明确的目的地，可推理出他们是朝向某个方向前进。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：汤姆跳过一个缝隙到达岩壁，爬了一会儿，找到了一个好位置，他可以用支撑点来支撑下一个攀登者。A. flew飞；B. bent弯曲；C. hung悬挂；D. jumped跳跃。根据下文“over a gap to the rock face”可知下文提到了缝隙以及岩壁，可推理出汤姆是跳过一个缝隙到达岩壁的。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他坚定地将绳子系在自己和巴尼之间，大喊：“爬！”A. tied系；B. placed放置；C. burnt燃烧；D. cut切割。根据下文“the rope firmly between himself and Barney”可知下文提到了在自己和巴尼之间紧紧地……绳子，可推理出汤姆需要将绳子系在自己和巴尼之间。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：巴尼略显犹豫地向左看，然后慢慢地、小心翼翼地向前移动。A. relief缓解；B. excitement兴奋；C. hesitation犹豫；D. distraction分心。根据后文“then he moved slowly and cautiously forward”可知巴尼慢慢地、小心翼翼地向前移动，可推理出巴尼的动作显示出他的犹豫。故选C项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我仔细观察他的动作，这样我就可以使用他使用的同样的支撑点。A. shoes鞋子；B. sticks棍子；C. gloves手套；D. holds支撑点。根据上文“found a good position where he could use holds to support the next climber”可知上文提到了支撑点，可推理出这里指的是攀岩时用的支撑点。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我有些不耐烦，想知道他为什么花了这么长时间。A. calm冷静的；B. impatient不耐烦的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. delighted高兴的。根据后文“wondering what was taking him so long”可知下文说的是作者认为他动作慢，可推理出作者对于巴尼的慢动作感到不耐烦。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我向下看时，我完全被吓坏了。A. Moreover此外；B. Otherwise否则；C. However然而；D. Therefore因此。根据下文“when I glanced down, I was absolutely terrified”可知作者从感到不耐烦到感到害怕，这里表示的是与前文情况相反的另一种情况，故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：受到鼓舞，我强迫自己跳过缝隙，努力抵抗深渊吸引力。A. Inspired受鼓舞的；B. Satisfied满意的；C. Honored感到荣幸的；D. Relaxed放松的。根据上文““Come on.” They encouraged”以及下文“I willed myself across the gap”可知上文提到了别人的鼓励，可推理出作者是受到了某种鼓舞才克服了恐惧。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. adjust调整；B. settle解决；C. resist抵抗；D. quit放弃。根据下文“.the pull of the abyss below”可知下文提到了下面深渊的吸引力，可推理出作者努力抵抗着深渊的吸引力。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我终于到达他们身边时，我的嘴干得像沙漠一样。A. ocean海洋；B. mountain山；C. forest森林；D. desert沙漠。根据上文“When I finally reached them, my mouth was as dry as”可知，当作者终于到达他们身边时，嘴干得像……一样，可推理出这里用“沙漠”来形容嘴的干燥程度。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在山顶上享受美景，我为自己克服了恐惧而感到自豪。A. sense感觉；B. view景色；C. remark评论；D. resource资源。根据下文“at the top of the mountain”可知下文提到了在山顶上，可推理出这里指的是在山顶上看到的美景。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. overcame克服；B. accepted接受；C. saw看见；D. expressed表达。根据下文“my fear”可知下文提到了恐惧，可推理出这里指的是作者克服了恐惧。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：努力工作最终会有回报。A. carry on继续；B. figure out弄清楚；C. take over接管；D. pay off有回报。根据上文“I felt proud”可知作者感到自豪，可推理出作者成功了，感慨努力工作最终会有回报。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些达到顶峰的人会发现，只要生命存在，力量就会存在。A. character性格；B. strength力量；C. emotion情感；D. passion激情。根据文中“that exists as long as life lasts”可知下文说的是和生命同在，可推理出这里指的是生命中持久存在的力量。故选B项。 第二节 语法填空（每题1.5分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 When foreigners come to China, they may be surprised at Chinese’s special fondness and _____36_____ (prefer) for seals (印章). To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots, _____37_____ combines the essence of both calligraphy (书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study to appreciate and to collect. It is believed that seals _____38_____ (come) out as early as 8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares and had private belongings. They tried to make marks on _____39_____ (they) own possessions to prevent them from being stolen. When the first dynasty _____40_____ (found), the king began to use seals to power and to show royal credits (赏识). Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”, _____41_____ (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi” _____42_____ (make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi”. Then the local governments also needed seals_____43_____the same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in _____44_____ (vary) of lucky characters and vivid animal patterns. _______45_______ (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being. 【答案】36. preference 37. which 38. came 39. their 40. was founded 41. representing 42. made 43. for 44. varieties 45. Gradually 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国印章的历史、文化意义以及其在不同领域的应用，旨在向读者普及关于中国印章的知识。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：当外国人来到中国时，他们可能会对中国人对印章的特殊喜爱和偏好感到惊讶。分析句子成分可知，空处考查名词形式担当宾语。故填preference。 【37题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：对中国人来说，印章是一种具有深厚文化底蕴的艺术，它融合了书法和雕塑的精髓，并激励着一代又一代人去学习、欣赏和收藏。这里为定语从句的关系词，先行词为“seals”，在非限制性定语从句中担当主语，用关系代词which引导。故填which。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：据信，早在8000年前，当我们的祖先能够制作陶器并拥有私有财产后，印章就出现了。这里为从句谓语动词，根据时间状语“as early as 8,000 years ago”可知，从句时态为一般过去时。故填came。 【39题详解】 考查代词。句意：他们试图在自己的财物上留下标记，以防止被盗。分析句子成分可知，空处考查修饰名词用形容词性物主代词。故填their。 【40题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：当第一个朝代建立时，国王开始使用印章来彰显权力和表示皇家的赏识。这里为从句谓语动词，根据主句时态可知，从句时态为一般过去时；主语为“the first dynasty”，单数，和动词“found”之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填was founded。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：当时，只有国王的专用印章被称为“玺”，代表着至高无上的权威。分析句子成分可知，空处考查非谓语动词担当状语，主语“the king’s special seal”和动词“represent”之间为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填representing。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：中国的第一位皇帝秦始皇，用他的“玺”是由珍贵而美丽的玉石“和氏璧”制成的。分析句子成分可知，空处考查非谓语动词担当宾语补足语，宾语“his “Xi””和动词“make”之间为被动关系，用过去分词形式。故填made。 【43题详解】 考查介词。句意：然后，地方政府也需要印章来履行同样的功能。分析句子成分可知，空处为介词形式，意为“为了……”，用介词for。故填for。 【44题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：同时，私人印章上雕刻着各种吉祥文字和生动的动物图案。根据句意可知，空处为名词的复数形式，构成固定搭配：varieties of，意为“各种……”，符合句意。故填varieties。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：渐渐地，印章学诞生了。分析句子成分可知，空处考查担当状语，用副词形式；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填Gradually。 第三节 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（每题1分） 46. American football does ______ (occasion) cross the line between sport and entertainment. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】occasionally 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：美式橄榄球有时会跨越体育与娱乐的界限。空格处需要副词修饰动词短语cross the line，所给形容词occasion的副词形式为occasionally，表示“偶尔地”，作状语。故填occasionally。 47. Do not violate traffic rules ______ you will have to take full responsibility for what’s happening. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】or 【解析】 【详解】考查连词。句意：不要违反交通规则，否则你将不得不对所发生的事情负全责。本空用一个连词来连接前后两个句子，表示一种条件或结果的关系，构成“祈使句+and/or+陈述句”结构，结合句意，用or表示“否则，不然的话”，符合题意。故填or。 48. Her boss was rather ______ (demand) but appreciative of Christina’s talents. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】demanding 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：她的老板要求很高，但很欣赏克里斯蒂娜的才能。根据系动词was和修饰语副词rather，需填入形容词形式demanding“要求高的，苛求的”作表语。故填demanding。 49. The Food and Drug Administration has given its full ______ (approve) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, calling it a “key achievement for public health.” (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】approval 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：食品药品监督管理局已对Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19疫苗给予了完全批准，并称其为“公共卫生的重要成就”。空格处需要名词作动词given的宾语，需将动词approve转化为名词approval“批准”，不可数名词。故填approval。 50. With an increasing number of private cars, people in the city find parking places no longer ______ (access) to them as before. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】accessible 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：随着私人汽车数量的增加，城市里的人们发现停车场不再像以前那样可以让他们使用。本空需要形容词作宾语补足语，accessible意为“可进入的，可使用的”，符合句意。故填accessible。 51. With no close friends around in a strange country, never in his life did Chris feel ______ (lonely) in Korea. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】lonelier 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词的比较级。句意：在一个陌生的国家，没有亲密的朋友在身边，克里斯在韩国从未感到如此孤独。结合题干中的“never in his life”可知，Chris在韩国从未感到如此孤独，所以此空应使用形容词的比较级，表达“比以往任何时候都更孤独”的含义，应该用“否定词never+比较级形式lonelier”来表示最高级的意味。故填lonelier。 52. It is badminton, basketball as well as table tennis ______ enjoy great popularity among students. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】that 【解析】 【详解】考查强调句。句意：羽毛球、篮球以及乒乓球在学生中都非常受欢迎。去掉it is和设空处句子依然完整，因此此句是一个强调句，其结构为“It is/was + 被强调部分 + that/who + 句子其他部分”。在这个句子中，主语badminton, basketball as well as table tennis是被强调的部分，因此使用that。故填that。 53. Christine really appreciated ______ (give) an opportunity to participate in the programming project with top level professors. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】being given 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：克里斯蒂娜非常感激被给予了一个与顶级教授一起参与编程项目的机会。结合固定搭配appreciate doing sth.“感激做某事”可知，本空用动名词形式作宾语，give与其逻辑主语Christine之间是被动关系，所以用动名词的被动式。故填being given。 54. Excellent teamwork, cooperative attitude and great efforts made the play ______ great success. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】a 【解析】 【详解】考查冠词。句意：出色的团队合作、合作态度以及巨大努力使得这场戏剧取得了巨大成功。本空用不定冠词来修饰抽象名词success，构成“抽象名词具体化”，great是辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，a great success表示“一次巨大的成功”。故填a。 55. Most foreigners admit that cities in China have changed beyond all their ______ (recognize) in 10 years. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】recognition 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：大多数外国人承认，在10年内，中国的城市已经发生了翻天覆地的变化。根据汉语提示及句意，“beyond all their”后需用名词形式作宾语，构成短语 beyond recognition，意为“难以识别，面目全非”。故填 recognition。 第四节：（每题1分） 根据所给的七个短语，在空白处填入1个适当的短语的正确形式，其中两个短语多余。 pass over associate with stay in get on set apart take up lose heart 56. The government has ______ a special fund for this special project which is to set up a particular building for teens activities. 57. To his surprise and sadness, the interviewers ______ his application without even looking at it carefully. 58. Facing severe economic challenges, local companies ______ several local businesses to hold this event and finally achieved it. 59. Planning a walk through the ancient city in Quanzhou last month, She, however, ______ all weekend due to the typhoon warning. 60. Grit means that you will never ______ even if you fail this time and you can always see the potential chances and strive for accomplishments. 【答案】56. set apart 57. passed over 58. associated with  59. stayed in 60. lose heart 【解析】 【56题详解】 考查固定短语和时态。句意：政府为这个特殊的项目设立了一个特别基金，以便建立一个专门供青少年活动的建筑。根据句意，“设立某基金或资源以特殊用途”可用set apart，即拨出。结合空格前的has，可知填入过去分词形式构成现在完成时。故填set apart。 【57题详解】 考查动词短语和时态。句意：令他惊讶和悲伤的是，面试官甚至都没有仔细看他的申请就忽视了。根据句意“忽视某物”可以用pass over表示，结合句意可知描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，空格处填入过去式形式。故填passed over。 【58题详解】 考查动词短语和时态。句意：面对严峻的经济挑战，当地公司与几个当地企业合作举办了这次活动并最终实现了目标。结合后文“several local businesses to hold this event”可知，用associate with意为“与……联合”，符合此句要求，结合后文的achieved可知句子时态是一般过去时，空格处填入过去式形式。故填associated with。 【59题详解】 考查动词短语和时态。句意：上个月计划在泉州这座古城中散步的她，因台风警告而整个周末都待在室内。结合后文“due to the typhoon warning”可知，用stay in表示“待在室内或不外出”，符合句意，结合时间状语last month可知句子使用一般过去时，空格处填入过去式形式。故填stayed in。 【60题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：坚韧意味着即使这次失败了你也绝不灰心，并总能看到潜在的机会并努力取得成就。结合后文“even if you fail this time and you can always see the potential chances and strive for accomplishments”可知，用lose heart表示“灰心丧气”，与never连用表示不灰心，放在助动词will后用动词原形。故填lose heart。 第四部分 读后续写（满分25分） 61. 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。 In April last year, sitting in the back of the car, my two daughters, Nia, 10 and Robyn, 8, chatted away about the latest electronic devices. “Mum, can I get a new phone for my birthday?” Nia asked. “No, love,” I replied. “Can we go to a theme park this year?” Robyn asked. “That’s very expensive,” I said. Disappointment entered our car like a dark cloud, putting an end to the chat. Arriving home, I switched on my laptop, went through pictures taken in Uganda (乌干达). A few months before, I’d been there, working with local schools. As an officer for Teams4u, a charity that provides resources to people in need, I’d seen what life was like there. I went there twice a year and loved it. “You must bring your family next time,” one of the local teachers had said to me. My girls had never been out to Africa with me before, but were always wide-eyed as I told my adventures. Life in Uganda was very different from what we were used to. Children there had little to eat for lunch. There were no proper desks and chairs in the classroom. I’d been out there to help, but there was still a lot of work to do in some remote schools. During dinner, Nia asked me, “Mum, can we dine out?” “Homemade food is boring,” Robyn complained. I didn’t say a word. That night in bed, I thought about the invitation from the teacher in Uganda. By the following morning, I’d made my decision. “Girls, we’re going to Uganda! For Two weeks!” I announced. Nia and Robyn were surprised at first but soon became excited! Uganda wasn’t a theme park, but it was an adventure anyway. So, a few weeks later, in May last year, we landed in the capital city of Kampala. That night, we all slept under mosquito nets (蚊帐) in the blazing (燃烧的) heat --- we were worlds away from home. 注意： 1. 续写的词数应为150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 The next morning, we headed out to a remote school with resources. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Upon returning to the UK, the change in Nia and Robyn was evident. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 The next morning, we headed out to a remote school with resources. When we arrived, the children welcomed us with big smiles. Nia and Robyn were shocked to see the simple classrooms and the lack of basic facilities. They quickly got involved, helping to distribute the resources and playing with the children. During the two weeks, they learned to appreciate what they had and realized the importance of helping others. Upon returning to the UK, the change in Nia and Robyn was evident. They no longer complained about trivial things and became more grateful for their lives. They also started to save money to support the charity. I was proud to see their growth and the positive impact the trip had on them. It was a journey that they would never forget. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为中心展开，主要描写作者的两个女儿10岁的妮娅和8岁的罗宾想要去主题公园玩，作者却觉得去那里太贵了。她想到曾经去过乌干达，因此就领着两个女儿去了那里。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“第二天早上，我们前往一所拥有资源的偏远学校。”可知，第一段可描写两个孩子在学校的所见所闻和所感。 ②由第二段首句内容“回到英国后，妮娅和罗宾的变化很明显。”可知，第二段可描写两个孩子的具体变化。 2.续写线索：到达——震惊——帮助——回家——变化——感想 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①到达：arrive/get ②分发：distribute/give out 情绪类 ①震惊的：shocked/surprised ②感激的：grateful/thankful 【点睛】【高分句型1】When we arrived, the children welcomed us with big smiles.（由When引导的时间状语从句） 【高分句型2】During the two weeks, they learned to appreciate what they had and realized the importance of helping others.（由what引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型3】I was proud to see their growth and the positive impact the trip had on them.（由省略连词that引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 泉州七中2024-2025学年度上学期高二期中考 英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 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 does the man buy online? A. Books. B. Clothes. C. Shoes. 2. What is the man’s boss like? A. She is serious. B. She is humorous. C. She is sociable. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Healthy food. B. Eating habits. C. Weight loss. 4. Why did the woman leave her former job? A. It required professional skills. B. It was a badly-paid job. C. It wasn’t challenging. 5. How will the man deal with the printer? A. Exchange it. B. Return it. C. Have it fixed. 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、7题。 6. What do we know about the woman? A. She likes watching movies. B. She enjoys outdoor activities. C. She is pleased with the rainy weather. 7. What did the man do last weekend? A. He did some gardening. B. He did weekend shopping. C. He went to a restaurant. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. Over the phone. B. In a company. C. At a bookstore. 9. What language is required for the job? A. German. B. Chinese. C. Spanish. 10. What will the man do next week? A. Start work. B. Attend an interview. C. Complete an application form. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What was the man doing when the argument broke out? A. He was talking with the woman. B. He was driving home. C. He was sleeping. 12. What does the man think of Tara’s words? A. Doubtful. B. Reliable. C. Surprising. 13. What was the cause of the argument? A. The cars crashed into each other. B. A driver was going the wrong way. C. The drivers didn’t let each other through. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What excited Greg’s interest in reading? A. His parents’ encouragement. B. His grandmother’s books. C. His summer vacation. 15. Who inspired Greg to become a writer? A. His parents. B. His grandmother. C. His teacher. 16. How did Greg feel about his first novel? A. Proud. B. Content. C. Disappointed. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Whom is the speaker addressing? A University graduates. B. University freshmen. C. High school students. 18. What did the speaker do in his first year of university? A. He served as a part-time reporter. B. He studied history as a researcher. C. He worked at a local radio station. 19. Why does the speaker encourage students to join clubs? A. They can find their true interest. B. They can enrich their university life. C. They can improve their communication skills. 20. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To introduce a club. B. To give some advice. C. To share experiences. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Blind and low- vision: Access visual information with ease Use your smartphone to request video support any time. Just take a picture of a product, and connect with a volunteer or simply use the built- in function Be My AI to describe it. Volunteers: Support people when they need it most You can support those who are blind or low-vision when they need it most. Join our community and change someone’s life today. Businesses: Offer accessible customer experiences Connecting your customer service with Be My AI can solve up to 90% of cases automatically and save your time and costs by 60%. Or route your customers with accessibility needs smoothly through to your specialists. Be My Eyes’ goal is to make the world more accessible to people with vision loss. We couldn’t do this without your help. Buy our goods Help keep Be My Eyes free by buying our official goods. You’ll find T- shirts, stickers and more --- and they ship worldwide. Browse Be a translator Help us make the app accessible for more people in their native language. Translate Spread the word Invite your friends, family or co- workers. Share 7,536,743 660,439 150+ 180+ Volunteers Blind & low- vision Countries Languages 1. What is the aim of Be My Eyes? A. To explore new video and AI applications. B. To promote global communication. C. To facilitate help for the visually challenged. D. To increase the sales of official goods. 2. Adopting Be My AI, businesses can ________. A. tailor products to customers’ needs B. improve efficiency at a lower cost C. gain more experienced specialists D. conduct automatic team training 3. What can readers do to support Be My Eyes? A. Purchase its service. B. Spread native languages. C. Upload live video. D. Recommend the app. B I didn’t go to Santiago, Chile to look for friendship. In fact, Chile was not even on my wish list. A mid-life crisis woman, I got a chance to study abroad. I only wanted to learn about global business, taste South American cuisine, and check “study abroad” off my wish list. On the fifth day, I joined a group for a neighborhood work project aided by the anti-poverty (扶贫) organization. Our tasks were to build a water tower and paint the community center. Upon arrival, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was like a scene out of a horrible film. That moment redefined poverty for me because I had never seen such terrible living conditions. As advised, I showed no signs of the motional battle going on inside me. Just as I was about to start work on painting, a request came through for a few volunteers to help Nadia, a local resident who volunteered to cook for us. I raised my hand to help because I wanted spend time with the people of the neighborhood despite my shortage of Spanish speaking skills. Nadia had a sincere smile but not overly friendly. Even without speaking each other’s language we started to learn about one another. We chatted about our children, our upbringing, shared picture of our family, struggled to instruct each other to communicate in the other’s language, and laugh many times. After we fed everybody and the dishes were washed, my day was over. But I found myself hesitant to leave. It was as if I had known her my entire life. I had not predicted the unselfishness heart I would encounter, and it was moving. As we were waiting for the car to pick us up, Nadia showed me her plants that are well-maintains. I could see that despite the hard conditions she was passionate about life. She made me long to be stronger person. She showed me that poverty was external, but happiness was internal. I was seeking to give 100 percent for a well-intentioned cause, but I left receiving 200 percent from her. 4. What was the author’s initial purpose of going to Chile? A. To find new friends while traveling. B. To participate in an anti-poverty project. C. To fulfill the desire to study abroad. D. To gain a graduate certificate in business. 5 What did the author do after seeing the living conditions in the neighborhood? A. She decided to relieve the poverty. B. She kept her emotions well hidden. C. She comforted the shocked volunteers. D. She refused to continue the present task. 6 Why did the author volunteer to work with Nadia? A. She felt very sympathetic toward Nadia. B. She longed to interact with the local residents. C. She wanted to improve her Spanish speaking skills. D. She preferred cooking to painting the community center. 7. What did the author learn from Nadia? A. True friends are never apart in heart. B. Happiness is defined by a positive attitude. C. Language is not a barrier to great connections. D. Unselfishness is putting others before ourselves. C Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine (混合) a coffee bean from Africa with another one from South America to come up with a new blend (混合). But, a coffee roasting company in Helsinki, Finland is hoping that artificial intelligence, or AI, can help ease the workload. Kaffa Roastery recently brought out its “AI-conic” blend at the Helsinki Coffee Festival. The blend is a mixture of four kinds of beans, including Fazenda Pinhal from Brazil. It is the result of a joint project by Kaffa and Elev, a local AI business. Svante Hampf is the founder of Kaffa Roastery. He and his partners wanted to do an experiment to see what blend the computer would produce. “We basically gave descriptions of all our coffee types and their flavours to AI and instructed it to create a new exciting blend,” Hamp f said. The “AI-conic” blend combined beans from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia and Guatemala. It is described as “a well-balanced blend of sweetness and ripe fruit”. Hampf said he thought the combination was “somewhat weird”. He was surprised that the AI programme chose to make the blend out of four different kinds of beans. Most humans choose only two or three beans. However, after the first blind test of the new blend, Kaffa’s coffee experts agreed that the AI-assisted blend was perfect. There was no need to change. Elev’s Antti Merilehto said “AI-conic” is an example of “how AI can introduce new viewpoint to experienced professionals”. The International Coffee Organization says that the 5.6 million people in Finland drink the most coffee per person in the world. And the roasters at Kaffa said they hope the AI project will help to bring more things to the strong coffee culture in the country. Hamp f called it a “first step”, adding, “I think AI has plenty to offer us in the long run. We are particularly impressed of the coffee taste descriptions it created.” 8. What is the function of Paragraph 1? A. To point out a problem. B. To present a finding. C. To introduce the topic. D. To call for a decision. 9. What can we learn about the “AI-conic” blend? A. It is now in mass production. B. It comes in a variety of fruit flavours. C. It is sweeter than other coffee. D. It combines beans from four countries. 10. What does the underlined word “weird” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Strange. B. Great. C. Ordinary. D. Strong. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. AI Robots Help Make Perfect Coffee B. A New Coffee Blend Wins People’s Love C. AI Tries Hand at Blending Coffee in Finland D. AI Projects Are Widely Used in Different Fields D Have you ever struggled with a task because having two arms just wasn’t enough? If so, you might appreciate a new device that could lend a helping hand. You are equipped with this robotic arm and then control it with the muscle you use to breathe. In the past, robotic parts have been designed to replace missing limbs (肢). In those cases, signals could be sent straight from a user’s brain to the device. The nerves and muscles that would have moved their natural arm would then control the robotic one. With the new device, the challenge was to create a bonus limb that someone could control while still using both of their real arms. That’s why engineer Dominijanni’s team designed it to be breath- controlled. Before building the new real arm, the team first made one in virtual reality, or VR. Over three days, some 10 to 20 volunteers did several sets of tests with this VR arm. Wearing the breath sensors, they learned to control the virtual third arm. At the same time, the breath sensors in their headsets (头戴式耳机) measured their eye movements. This confirmed people could look around and talk while controlling the bonus arm. Breath control of the virtual arm seemed to come naturally to people. It took the volunteers almost no time to figure it out, Dominijanni says. And when tested on using the VR arm again, even a year later, all could still do it. But it’s not yet completely clear how well people can control two natural arms plus a robotic one. “When you’ve lost an arm, there are very clear parts of your brain, nerves, muscles that are responsible for controlling that arm,” says Jacob George, a professor in robotics. “When you’ re adding something new, it’s unclear how much the brain can do with that.” How well people can control a bonus arm without limiting use of their real limbs is an interesting question, says scientist Soheil Gholami. Answering it will require research in a host of fields, he says. But the new device meant a lot to scientists. 12. What’s the advantage of the new robotic arm compared with the past one? A. It helps people talk and move freely. B. It only requires a user to use real arms. C. It receives signals from the user’s brain. D. It works by the user’s breathing muscle. 13. What can we know about the breath sensors? A. They evaluate the VR arm. B. They control users’ breath. C. They check users’ eye movements. D. They instruct how to control the VR arm. 14. How does Soheil Gholami like the new device? A. Its future is doubtful. B. It has a long way to go. C. Its working principle is unclear. D. It is time- consuming to build it. 15. What is the text mainly about? A. A new robotic arm is on the way. B. Advances have been made in VR. C The disabled are hopeful of moving. D. A device controlling breath is created. 第二节（共5 小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文.从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 While traveling in a group makes a journey fun, it can come with challenges. Unlike solo travel, you will probably have less control over the itinerary (旅程) when you travel in a group.____16____ No matter who’s in your group, you can have a life-changing journey together. Here are some tips for making group travel as smooth as possible: ____17____ If you’re in charge of planning the itinerary, avoid arranging too many activities in on day and set aside time for relaxation. For example, one day, you might book an adventurous trip, like hiking to ancient ruins, and plan to relax on the beach the next day. This way, you can avoid stress and keep the group energized. Be open to new experiences. If someone in your group suggests trying something you never considered before, whether it is sampling frog porridge in Singapore or riding an all-terrain vehicle(全地形车) in Mexico, be open to the new idea.____18____ Stay in touch. Ensure everyone in your group has a way to communicate with each other.____19____You might exchange phone numbers, set up a group text or print a list of contact information. Be patient.____20____For example, you may have to wait for someone in the morning before setting out or stick around a souvenir shop until a friend finishes browsing. Before you begin your trip, set realistic expectations and get into a flexible mindset. If you can go with the flow during your group trip, you will be more likely to have a relaxing experience. A. Vote on activities. B. Create a balanced itinerary. C. Thus, you might discover something new about yourself. D. It’s ok to skip a group activity if you need some time alone. E. Besides, you may be around people with different preferences. F. If someone gets lost or the group break up, it’s easy to reconnect. G. Traveling in a group means some activities will take longer than if you did them alone. 第三部分 语言运用（共四节，满分45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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was fourteen, my brother Barney and I set out to climb The Tooth with our uncle, Tom Campbell. Tom was a(n)_____21_____ mountaineer, who taught us the basics on climbing. That morning we hiked through an ancient forest,_____22_____ northwestwards. Leaping from one rock to the next, we gradually arrived at the destination. Directly ahead was a wall of rock. Tom_____23_____ over a gap to the rock face, climbed up a while, and found a good position where he could use holds to support the next climber. He _____24_____ the rope firmly between himself and Barney, yelling, “Climb!” Bamey looked to his left with a slight_____25_____, then he moved slowly and cautiously forward. I watched his moves carefully, so I could use the same_____26_____ he used. But I was_____27_____, wondering what was taking him so long. Finally, it was my turn. I stepped up to the gap edge, began to move to the cliff. _____28_____, when I glanced down, I was absolutely terrified. The cliff plunged(猛跌) straight down for what looked like a thousand feet. Then my legs began to shake. “Come on.” They encouraged. _____29_____, I willed myself across the gap, struggling to ______30______ the pull of the abyss(深渊) below. When I finally reached them, my mouth was as dry as a(n) ______31______. Enjoying a good ______32______ at the top of the mountain, I felt proud that I had______33______ my fear. Hard work will ______34______ eventually. Those who have reached the peak will find ______35______ that exists as long as life lasts. 21. A. creative B. humorous C. experienced D. outgoing 22. A. escaping B. heading C. driving D. searching 23. A. flew B. bent C. hung D. jumped 24. A. tied B. placed C. burnt D. cut 25. A. relief B. excitement C. hesitation D. distraction 26. A. shoes B. sticks C. gloves D. holds 27. A. calm B. impatient C. annoyed D. delighted 28. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore 29. A. Inspired B. Satisfied C. Honored D. Relaxed 30. A. adjust B. settle C. resist D. quit 31. A. ocean B. mountain C. forest D. desert 32. A. sense B. view C. remark D. resource 33. A. overcame B. accepted C. saw D. expressed 34. A. carry on B. figure out C. take over D. pay off 35. A. character B. strength C. emotion D. passion 第二节 语法填空（每题1.5分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 When foreigners come to China, they may be surprised at Chinese’s special fondness and _____36_____ (prefer) for seals (印章). To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots, _____37_____ combines the essence of both calligraphy (书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study to appreciate and to collect. It is believed that seals _____38_____ (come) out as early as 8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares and had private belongings. They tried to make marks on _____39_____ (they) own possessions to prevent them from being stolen. When the first dynasty _____40_____ (found), the king began to use seals to power and to show royal credits (赏识). Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”, _____41_____ (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi” _____42_____ (make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi”. Then the local governments also needed seals_____43_____the same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in _____44_____ (vary) of lucky characters and vivid animal patterns. _______45_______ (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being. 第三节 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（每题1分） 46. American football does ______ (occasion) cross the line between sport and entertainment. (所给词的适当形式填空) 47. Do not violate traffic rules ______ you will have to take full responsibility for what’s happening. (用适当的词填空) 48. Her boss was rather ______ (demand) but appreciative of Christina’s talents. (所给词的适当形式填空) 49. The Food and Drug Administration has given its full ______ (approve) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, calling it a “key achievement for public health.” (所给词的适当形式填空) 50. With an increasing number of private cars, people in the city find parking places no longer ______ (access) to them as before. (所给词的适当形式填空) 51. With no close friends around in a strange country, never in his life did Chris feel ______ (lonely) in Korea. (所给词的适当形式填空) 52. It is badminton, basketball as well as table tennis ______ enjoy great popularity among students. (用适当的词填空) 53. Christine really appreciated ______ (give) an opportunity to participate in the programming project with top level professors. (所给词的适当形式填空) 54. Excellent teamwork, cooperative attitude and great efforts made the play ______ great success. (用适当的词填空) 55. Most foreigners admit that cities in China have changed beyond all their ______ (recognize) in 10 years. (所给词的适当形式填空) 第四节：（每题1分） 根据所给的七个短语，在空白处填入1个适当的短语的正确形式，其中两个短语多余。 pass over associate with stay in get on set apart take up lose heart 56. The government has ______ a special fund for this special project which is to set up a particular building for teens activities. 57. To his surprise and sadness, the interviewers ______ his application without even looking at it carefully. 58. Facing severe economic challenges, local companies ______ several local businesses to hold this event and finally achieved it. 59. Planning a walk through the ancient city in Quanzhou last month, She, however, ______ all weekend due to the typhoon warning. 60. Grit means that you will never ______ even if you fail this time and you can always see the potential chances and strive for accomplishments. 第四部分 读后续写（满分25分） 61. 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。 In April last year, sitting in the back of the car, my two daughters, Nia, 10 and Robyn, 8, chatted away about the latest electronic devices. “Mum, can I get a new phone for my birthday?” Nia asked. “No, love,” I replied. “Can we go to a theme park this year?” Robyn asked. “That’s very expensive,” I said. Disappointment entered our car like a dark cloud, putting an end to the chat. Arriving home, I switched on my laptop, went through pictures taken in Uganda (乌干达). A few months before, I’d been there, working with local schools. As an officer for Teams4u, a charity that provides resources to people in need, I’d seen what life was like there. I went there twice a year and loved it. “You must bring your family next time,” one of the local teachers had said to me. My girls had never been out to Africa with me before, but were always wide-eyed as I told my adventures. Life in Uganda was very different from what we were used to. Children there had little to eat for lunch. There were no proper desks and chairs in the classroom. I’d been out there to help, but there was still a lot of work to do in some remote schools. During dinner, Nia asked me, “Mum, can we dine out?” “Homemade food is boring,” Robyn complained. I didn’t say a word. That night in bed, I thought about the invitation from the teacher in Uganda. By the following morning, I’d made my decision. “Girls, we’re going to Uganda! For Two weeks!” I announced. Nia and Robyn were surprised at first but soon became excited! Uganda wasn’t a theme park, but it was an adventure anyway. So, a few weeks later, in May last year, we landed in the capital city of Kampala. That night, we all slept under mosquito nets (蚊帐) in the blazing (燃烧的) heat --- we were worlds away from home. 注意： 1. 续写的词数应为150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 The next morning, we headed out to a remote school with resources. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Upon returning to the UK, the change in Nia and Robyn was evident. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$