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临澧一中高二年级第三次阶段性考试 英语试卷 时间：120分钟 分值150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. What will possibly happen to Lydia? A. She might have a birthday party. B. She might receive a gift. C. She might dream of running shoes. 2. What does the man feel like doing? A. Taking a bus. B. Getting a camera. C. Having their photo taken. 3. What is the man’s annoyance? A. Kate ignores him by design in the office. B. Kate’s friends call Kate when she is at home. C. Kate does private things while working. 4. What is the woman going to do next? A. To reserve something. B. To wait for her friends. C. To order some wine. 5. Where are probably the two speakers? A. In the office. B. On the plane. C. In the subway. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What is the man going to do this summer? A. Teach a course. B. Do chores at a hotel. C. Mend his house. 7. How will the man use the money? A. To buy books. B. To hire a gardener. C. To pay for a boat trip. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Roommates. 9 What does Frank plan to do right after graduation? A. Start his own business. B. Travel around the world. C. Work as a programmer. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman make the call? A. To reserve a hotel room. B. To make changes to a reservation. C. To enquire about the room service. 11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel? A. On September 16. B. On September 15 C. On September 23 12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night? A. $179 B. $199 C. $219 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the woman’s plan for Saturday? A. Going boating. B. Going camping. C. Going shopping 14 Where will the woman stay in Keswick? A. In her aunt’s home. B. In a five star hotel C. In a country inn. 15. What will Gordon do over the weekend? A. Visit his friends. B. Join the woman C. Watch DVDs 16. What does the woman think of Gordon s coming weekend? A. Boring. B. Relaxed. C. Busy. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Who is Wang Ming? A. An employer. B. A student. C. An engineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year? A. It’s unpredictable. B. It’s not optimistic. C. It’s quite stable 19 What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now? A. 20% B. 22% C. 50% 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job? A. They usually get satisfactory payment. B. They need more work experience and skills. C. Their professional option is extremely restricted. 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并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A Some beaches are perfect for relaxing, while others offer activities like hiking and water sports. Visit these beautiful beaches for an unforgettable vacation. Cannon Beach If your perfect beach vacation spot features postcard-worthy scenery and peace, look no further than Cannon Beach. In this Pacific Northwest town, you can even build a fire on the beach to relax beside while watching the sun set. When you need a break from the beach, grab a bike and head downtown to explore its art galleries, shops and restaurants. Horseshoe Bay Beach For a one-of-a-kind beach experience, head to Horseshoe Bay Beach on Bermuda’s South Shore. Known for its pink sand, this beach is a popular destination for families looking to play in the calm blue-green waters and build blush-colored sandcastles. Adventure seekers can also take part in the self-guided island bicycle tour or engage in exciting water sports. Mohegan Bluffs This beach is famous for its natural beauty. Upon arrival, pause to admire your surroundings and learn about its ties to the native people, their ancient traditions, and connection to the land, adding depth to your beach experience. Then, take the 141 steps down to the sand to sunbathe. After that, climb back up to visit the Southeast Light for an up-close view of its 18th-century lighthouse. South Beach This tropical district on Florida’s Atlantic Coast is world-renowned for its powdery white sand. Although technically part of the Miami Beach area, South Beach stands out due to its Art Deco architecture seen in everything from the beachfront lifeguard towers to the high-rise buildings along the famed Ocean Drive. 1. What similarity do Cannon Beach and Horseshoe Bay Beach share? A. The chance to cycle around. B. Their lively artistic scene. C. The unique water sports. D. Their distinctive sand color. 2. Who is most likely attracted to Mohegan Bluffs? A. Those seeking water sports. B. Fans of modern lighthouses. C. Those interested in local culture. D. Enthusiasts of mountain climbing. 3. What sets South Beach apart from the rest of the Miami Beach area? A. Its beach sand. B. Its architectural style. C. Its ocean drive. D. Its high-rise buildings. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章主要介绍了一些美丽的海滩。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Cannon Beach部分中“When you need a break from the beach, grab a bike and head downtown to explore its art galleries, shops and restaurants.(当你需要离开海滩休息一下的时候，可以骑上一辆自行车，前往市中心的艺术画廊、商店和餐馆)”和Horseshoe Bay Beach部分中“Adventure seekers can also take part in the self-guided island bicycle tour or engage in exciting water sports.(喜欢冒险的人还可以参加岛上的自助自行车之旅，或者参加刺激的水上运动)”可知，两个海滩的共同点是都可以在周围骑行，故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Mohegan Bluffs部分中“Upon arrival, pause to admire your surroundings and learn about its ties to the native people, their ancient traditions, and connection to the land, adding depth to your beach experience.(抵达后，停下来欣赏周围的环境，了解它与当地人的联系，他们的古老传统，以及与土地的联系，为您的海滩体验增添深度)”可知，对当地文化感兴趣的人最有可能被Mohegan Bluffs所吸引，故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据South Beach部分中“Although technically part of the Miami Beach area, South Beach stands out due to its Art Deco architecture seen in everything from the beachfront lifeguard towers to the high-rise buildings along the famed Ocean Drive.(虽然严格来说是迈阿密海滩地区的一部分，但南海滩因其装饰艺术建筑而引人注目，从海滨救生塔到著名的海洋大道沿线的高层建筑，随处可见)”可知，South Beach因其装饰艺术风格的建筑而脱颖而出，故选B。 B J. K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement. She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9­year­old daughter Bailey. He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter” and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together. Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud，“Burke explains.” This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.” After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures. 4. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rowling according to the text? A. She guided him how to write a good story. B. She encouraged him when he was in trouble. C. Her books helped him through times of confusion. D. Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter. 5. What is implied in Burke’s words in paragraph 4? A. He has found it interesting to read the series. B. He was too old to understand the series better. C. He has chosen a better way of reading the series. D. He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future. 6. Which word can best describe Burke’s experience according to the text? A. Useless. B. Normal. C. Valuable. D. Boring. 7. What is the main idea of this text? A. J. K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health. B. J. K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father. C. J. K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth. D. Burke comes to know J. K. Rowling through her series. 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。J.K. Rowling的书帮助一个单身父亲改善他和女儿的关系，他在Twitter上给J.K .Rowling留言表示感谢。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9-year-old daughter Bailey. (她的系列帮助他加强了与9岁女儿Bailey的关系。)”可知，Burke感谢J.K. Rowling是因为她的书帮助他改善了和女儿的关系。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. (Burke承认，当这些书刚出版并且当时他才20多岁时，他觉得自己‘太酷了’，不适合读这些书，但他现在很喜欢读。)”和“This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun. (这不仅让她更习惯于在别人面前大声朗读，而且让我直接参与到她喜欢的事情中，让我有机会在阅读我的章节并融入书中的角色时表现得非常戏剧化，这已经被证明是一件非常有趣的事。)”可知，他现在很喜欢读这些书，这不仅可以让他参与到女儿喜欢的事情中，也让他能够融入书中的角色，他认为这很有趣。由此可推测出，他现在觉得读这些书很有趣。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures. (对Burke来说，这段经历将是他所珍视的东西，而不仅仅是礼物。)”可知，对于Burke来说，这样的经历将会是他一生都会珍视的东西，由此可推测出，这段经历将是很宝贵的。故选C。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“J.K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement. (J.K. Rowling经常表现出每天都有魔法。她的《哈利·波特》系列帮助人们度过了压力和抑郁的时期，她总是在那里发表明智的鼓励话语。)”和第二段中的“So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9-year-old daughter Bailey. (因此，当一位名叫Matt Burke的单身父亲给她发信息感谢她的这个系列时，她注意到了这一点。她的系列帮助他加强了与9岁女儿Bailey的关系。)”结合本文主要讲述了J.K. Rowling的书帮助一个单身父亲改善他和女儿的关系，是很有魔力的一份礼物。故B项“J. K. Rowling给了一名单身父亲一份神奇的礼物”符合题意。故选B。 C For many people, working from home, or ‘WFH’, has also come to mean ‘WFB’-working from bed. Getting dressed and going to an office has been replaced by splashing water on your face and switching on a computer as you settle back under your blanket. People may have a desk or a kitchen table to place their computer on-they just choose not to. But the reality is that turning your bed into your office can set off a large number of health problems, both psychological and physical. And even if you don't notice them now, adverse effects-possibly permanent-could appear later on in life. Young people are particularly likely to fall victim to these bad habits, because they may not feel the consequences right away, which could include simple headaches, and could also extend to permanent stiffness in your back, and severe pain in the bones. When you work from bed for a year, it doesn't just potentially ruin your body. It's possibly bad for your productivity and sleep habits, too. Rachel Salas, a sleep expert at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, explained that “the more you watch TV in bed, play video games in bed and not sleep in bed, your brain starts learning,' oh, OK, we can do any one of these activities in bed'. It starts building connections.” So, when you spread out on your bed your laptop, phone and all the screens your job requires every day, your brain and body eventually stop associating bed with rest. “You're really training your brain to be alert, and telling it this is where your ideas come and this is where the work is done,” adds Salas. “When you're trying to go to sleep, your brain is like-'wait a minute, what are we doing? This is work time'.” Doing this for a year, or any extended period of time, could lead to circadian rhythm disorder (昼夜节律紊乱）. And disturbed nights, body pain or both mean that you're less likely to be productive, creative or focused, making it likely your work could suffer. 8. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “adverse" in paragraph 2? A. Beneficial. B. Harmful. C. Temporary. D. Ever-lasting. 9. What do we know about the health problems caused by working from bed? A. Young people are less likely to suffer from them. B. They can be permanent and can be easily noticed. C. Young people might notice them later on in their life. D. They only appear when you work from bed for a year. 10. What does Rachel Salas say about working from bed? A. It trains your brain to be more alert and creative. B. It makes you sleepy and easily distracted from work. C. It's better than watching TV or playing games in bed. D. It makes your brain connect bed with work rather than rest. 11. What is this passage mainly about? A. Beds are not the perfect working sites. B. Your productivity suffers from working from home. C. Working from bed could ruin both your health and work. D. Turning your bed into your office has become a new trend. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了许多人在家里的床上工作，这种工作方式取代了去办公室上班，而经科学研究表明在床上工作可能会破坏你的健康和影响你的工作效率和质量。 【8题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第二段“Young people are particularly likely to fall victim to these bad habits, because they may not feel the consequences right away, which could include simple headaches, and could also extend to permanent stiffness in your back, and severe pain in the bones.（年轻人特别容易成为这些坏习惯的受害者，因为他们可能不会立即感受到后果，其中可能包括简单的头痛，也可能扩展到背部永久僵硬和骨骼的剧烈疼痛。）”可知，这些不良后果可能会随着时间的推移而出现。再结合前面的“effects-possibly permanent-could appear later on in life（影响——可能是永久性的——可能会在以后的生活中出现）”可知，adverse一词意为“有害的，不好的”，选项中harmful与其意思相同。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第1题的分析和第二段的“But the reality is that turning your bed into your office can set off a large number of health problems, both psychological and physical. And even if you don't notice them now, adverse effects-possibly permanent-could appear later on in life. （但现实是，把床变成办公室会引发大量的心理和生理健康问题。即使你现在没有注意到它们，那些不良影响，可能是永久性的，可能会在以后的生活中出现。）”可知，关于在床上工作造成的健康问题，年轻人可能会在以后的生活中注意到它们。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段的“So, when you spread out on your bed your laptop, phone and all the screens your job requires every day, your brain and body eventually stop associating bed with rest. “You're really training your brain to be alert, and telling it this is where your ideas come and this is where the work is done,” adds Salas. （因此，当你将笔记本电脑、手机和你每天工作所需的电子设备放在床上时，你的大脑和身体最终会停止将床与休息联系起来。Salas补充道，“你实际上是在训练你的大脑保持警觉，并告诉它床是你的想法的来源，也是工作完成的地方。”）”可知，Rachel Salas认为在床上工作使你的大脑将床与工作联系起来，而不是与休息联系起来。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段的“When you work from bed for a year, it doesn't just potentially ruin your body. It's possibly bad for your productivity and sleep habits, too. （当你在床上工作一年时，它不仅可能破坏你的身体。这也可能对你的工作效率和睡眠习惯不利。）”可知，在床上工作可能会破坏你的健康，结合第2题的分析可知，该句是在总结第二段的内容；同时该句话又引出第四段的“Doing this for a year, or any extended period of time, could lead to circadian rhythm disorder. And disturbed nights, body pain or both mean that you're less likely to be productive, creative or focused, making it likely your work could suffer.（这样做一年或更长的时间，都可能导致昼夜节律紊乱。而夜夜不安、身体疼痛或两者兼而有之，意味着你不太可能有工作效率、创造力或专注力，从而使你的工作可能会受到影响。）”，即在床上工作可能会对你的工作产生不良影响。由此可知，该句话是本文的主旨大意：在床上工作可能会破坏你的健康和影响你的工作效率和质量。故选C。 D History is written, read, told — but rarely ever is it smelled. Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers(调香师)and museums for a unique project: to reveal what Europe smelled like between the 16th and early 20th centuries. A European street today may smell like coffee, fresh-baked bread and cigarettes. But what did it smell like hundreds of years ago? As part of this three-year-long project called “Odeuropa”, the researchers want to find all the old scents(气味)of Europe — and even recreate some of this ancient smellscape: from the dry tobacco scents to the smelly canals. To do this, they will first build artificial intelligence (AI) that will be trained to go through historical texts, written in seven different languages, for any descriptions of scents. The AI will also be trained to detect images of objects in the texts that might be scented. The team will then use this information to create an online encyclopedia(百科全书)of smells from Europe’s past. The encyclopedia will include the meaning of certain scents and will trace the stories behind scents, places and related practices, according to project leader Angela Lee. “This database will become a library for the smell heritage of Europe, enabling future generations to access and learn about the scented past.” The encyclopedia will also include descriptions of people for whom smell was important. The researchers will then work with chemists and perfume makers to recreate past smells and figure out how to display the smells in museums and other historical sites. With current technology, almost every scent can be produced. “The more difficult part of the project will be to find descriptions of scents, because people haven’t always talked or written about them,” Lee said. Scent plays a central role in our everyday life, even acting as a powerful time machine into our own past with its ability to activate long-forgotten memories. But it’s also a key tool in telling the stories of others. “Scent gives us access to the past in a much more direct and emotional way than language and images,” Lee said. 12. Why did the researchers start the “Odeuropa” project? A. To rebuild a historical European street. B. To make perfumes of traditional scents. C. To find and recreate the smells of Europe. D. To reproduce the scented past of Europe. 13. What will the AI do in the project? A. Collect smell-related data. B. Write interesting stories behind smells. C. Detect objects by smell. D. Describe smells in different languages. 14. Which of the following is the biggest challenge the project faces? A. Scents of the past are hard to keep. B. Records of scents are rarely found. C. Technology to reproduce scents is poor. D. Display of smells in museums costs a lot. 15. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. The application of past scents. B. The effect of scents on memory. C. The role of scent in story-telling. D. The value of understanding scent. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了Odeuropa项目将历史学家、科学家和调香师联合起来，重塑欧洲的历史气味，保护嗅觉遗产。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“As part of this three-year-long project called ‘Odeuropa’, the researchers want to find all the old scents(气味)of Europe — and even recreate some of this ancient smellscape”（作为这个名为“Odeuropa”的三年期项目的一部分，研究人员希望找到欧洲所有古老的气味——甚至重现这种古老的气味景观）可知研究人员启动 “Odeuropa”项目是为了找到欧洲所有古老的气味，甚至重现这种古老的气味。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“To do this, they will first build artificial intelligence (AI) that will be trained to go through historical texts, written in seven different languages, for any descriptions of scents.”（为了做到这一点，他们将首先建立人工智能，并对其进行训练，以翻阅用七种不同语言编写的历史文本，寻找任何关于气味的描述。）可知人工智能在项目中会收集与气味有关的数据。故选A项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The more difficult part of the project will be to find descriptions of scents, because people haven’t always talked or written about them”（这个项目更困难的部分将是找到对气味的描述，因为人们并不总是谈论或书写它们。）可推知该项目面临的最大挑战是气味的记录很少被发现。故选B项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Scent plays a central role in our everyday life, even acting as a powerful time machine into our own past with its ability to activate long-forgotten memories.”（气味是在我们的日常生活中起着核心作用，甚至作为一个强大的时间机器进入我们自己的过去，它有能力激活被遗忘的记忆。）可知最后一点主要讲的是气味对记忆的影响。故选B项。 第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共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。 "Old wives' tales" are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example, most of us remember our parents' telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. ___16___ Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time. Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. ___17___ It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. ___18___ For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. ___19___ Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don't hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives' tales. ___20___ We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false. A. Garlic is good for you, too. B. Is there any truth in these teachings? C. Who can decide whether they are right or wrong? D. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. E. Unfortunately, not all of Mom's advice passed the test of medical studies. F. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated from thousands of years of experience in family health care. G. They are just the guesses and imaginations of people in the past when people's scientific knowledge was quite limited. 【答案】16. B 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. F 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要就“不听老人言，吃亏在眼前”里是否有真理进行了讨论。 【16题详解】 根据前文For example, most of us remember our parents' telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. (例如，我们很多人都记得我们的父母告诉我们多吃某些食物，或者不要做某些事)与B. Is there any truth in these teachings? (这些教导有什么真理吗？)承接自然，选项中的these teachings就是前文的telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things.故选B项。 【17题详解】 根据后文It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. (它可以杀死引起感冒的病毒)与A. Garlic is good for you, too. (蒜对你有好处)承接自然，后文的it就是选项中的garlic，故选A项。 【18题详解】 根据下文Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. (糖会引起牙齿问题吗？是也不是。用谷物制成的黏糖比用单糖制成的糖果更容易引起问题)可推测本段想要表达，父母的教导不一定全是对的，E. Unfortunately, not all of Mom's advice passed the test of medical studies. (不幸的是，并非所有妈妈的建议都能通过医学研究的检验)符合以上说法，故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据上文For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. (一代又一代的孩子被告知饭后一小时内不要去游泳)与D. But research suggests that there is no danger in. (但是研究表明这样做没有危险)承接自然，选项的doing so就是前文的go swimming within an hour after eating.故选D项。 【20题详解】 根据前文Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don't hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives' tales. (尽管科学告诉我们，我们的一些传统信仰站不住脚，但是“不听老人言，吃亏在眼前”中仍然有很多真理) 与F. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated from thousands of years of experience in family health care. (毕竟，这些知识大部分都是从几千年的家庭保健经验中积累起来的)承接自然，选项中的much of this knowledge就是前文的a lot of truth in the old wives' tales.故选F项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节；满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Almost every kid has eaten a Hershey chocolate bar. But do you know the founder of the chocolate empire, Milton Hershey? In 1872, at age 14, Milton took a ___21___ at Royer’s Ice Cream Parlor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At 19, he started his first company in Philadelphia, selling taffy. He loved to ___22___ with candy recipes and soon came up with a soft, chewy caramel (焦糖) that proved to be a big ___23___. Things went well for the company for a while, but Milton gradually found it hard to deal with ___24___ competition. In the year he turned 24, his company collapsed. ___25___, Hershey tried again in Denver, Chicago, and New York. However, his businesses in these cities all ___26___ bankruptcy (破产). If ___27___ is the best teacher, young Milton Hershey could argue that he had earned a ___28___. Some people in the same situation might have ___29___. Not Milton Hershey. He went back to Lancaster and ___30___ a new enterprise — the Lancaster Caramel Company. This time, Milton got it right. Having learned much from his earlier mistakes, Milton and his new company ___31___ quickly. At the 1893 Columbian Exposition, he discovered chocolate- making equipment, ___32___ him to purchase a full set and shift focus to chocolate. In 1894, he opened his first chocolate factory in Derry Church, which was ___33___ and has been known as Hershey ever since. He was to ___34___ what Henry Ford was to automobiles and Steve Jobs was to computers. He ___35___ a luxury for the few into a treat for the masses. 21. A. chance B. job C. break D. look 22. A. experiment B. compare C. stick D. part 23. A. accident B. mistake C. hit D. reward 24. A. fair B. academic C. exciting D. growing 25. A. Astonished B. Alarmed C. Unaffected D. Uninterested 26. A. gave rise to B. recovered from C. dealt with D. ended up in 27. A. failure B. life C. time D. reflection 28. A. reputation B. living C. fortune D. degree 29. A. quit B. recovered C. won D. insisted 30. A. expanded B. bought C. launched D. found 31. A. advanced B. crashed C. separated D. globalized 32. A. qualifying B. signaling C. inspiring D. appointing 33. A. defined B. described C. rebuilt D. renamed 34. A. enterprises B. chocolates C. facilities D. recipes 35. A. transformed B. divided C. integrated D. introduced 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了好时巧克力的创始人Milton Hershey是如何建立自己的巧克力品牌，把少数人的奢侈品变成了大众的享受的。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：1872年，14岁的弥尔顿在宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特的罗耶冰淇淋店找到了一份工作。A. chance机会；B. job工作；C. break间歇，小憩；D. look看。根据后文“at Royer’s Ice Cream Parlor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania”以及下文提到他19岁创业，说明第一份工作是在冰淇淋店铺。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他喜欢尝试糖果的配方，很快就想出了一种柔软、有嚼劲的焦糖，结果大受欢迎。A. experiment进行实验，尝试；B. compare比较；C. stick坚持；D. part分开。根据后文“with candy recipes and soon came up with a soft, chewy caramel”可知，他喜欢尝试糖果的配方，很快就想出了一种柔软、有嚼劲的焦糖，故选A。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他喜欢尝试糖果的配方，很快就想出了一种柔软、有嚼劲的焦糖，结果大受欢迎。A. accident事故；B. mistake错误；C. hit成功的事物，打击；D. reward奖励。根据后文“Things went well for the company for a while”可知，这种糖果取得了成功，短语be a big hit表示“大受欢迎”。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一段时间，公司发展得很顺利，但弥尔顿逐渐发现难以应对日益激烈的竞争。A. fair公平的；B. academic学术的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；D. growing增加的，生长。根据上文“but Milton gradually found it hard to deal with”中but表示转折，说明弥尔顿逐渐发现难以应对日益激烈的竞争。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：赫尔歇未受影响，在丹佛、芝加哥和纽约再次尝试。A. Astonished震惊的；B. Alarmed担忧的；C. Unaffected不受影响的；D. Uninterested不感兴趣的。根据上文“In the year he turned 24, his company collapsed.(在他24岁那年，他的公司倒闭了)”以及后文“Hershey tried again in Denver, Chicago, and New York.”指赫尔歇没有受到公司倒闭的影响，故选C。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，他在这些城市的生意都以破产告终。A. gave rise to引起；B. recovered from恢复；C. dealt with处理；D. ended up in结束。根据后文“bankruptcy”指生意以破产告终。故选D。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果失败是最好的老师，那么年轻的米尔顿·赫尔希可以说他已经获得了一个学位。A. failure失败；B. life生活；C. time时间；D. reflection反思。根据上文bankruptcy可知，公司都破产了，所以是失败是最好的老师，故选A。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果失败是最好的老师，那么年轻的米尔顿·赫尔希可以说他已经获得了一个学位。A. reputation名誉；B. living生活方式；C. fortune运气；D. degree程度。与上文“the best teacher”对应，米尔顿·赫尔希可以说他已经获得了一个学位。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有些人在同样的情况下可能会放弃。A. quit放弃；B. recovered恢复；C. won赢得；D. insisted坚持。根据上文可知，不断遭受失败，有些人在同样的情况下可能会放弃。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他回到兰开斯特，创办了一家新企业——兰开斯特焦糖公司。A. expanded扩大；B. bought购买；C. launched创办，启动；D. found找到。根据后文“a new enterprise—the Lancaster Caramel Company”指创办了一家新企业——兰开斯特焦糖公司。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：弥尔顿从以前的错误中吸取了很多教训，他和他的新公司进步很快。A. advanced前进；B. crashed撞车；C. separated分开；D. globalized全球化。根据上文“Having learned much from his earlier mistakes”可知，因为吸取了教训，所以进步很快，故选A。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在1893年的哥伦比亚博览会上，他发现了巧克力制作设备，激励他购买全套设备，并将注意力转移到巧克力上。A. qualifying取得资格；B. signaling示意；C. inspiring鼓舞；D. appointing任命。根据后文“him to purchase a full set and shift focus to chocolate.”可知，发现巧克力制作设备激励他购买全套设备，并将注意力转移到巧克力上。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1894年，他在德里教堂开设了自己的第一家巧克力工厂，后来改名为好时。A. defined定义；B. described描述；C. rebuilt重建；D. renamed重命名。根据后文“and has been known as Hershey ever since”可知，工厂重命名为好时，故选D。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他之于巧克力，就像亨利·福特之于汽车，史蒂夫·乔布斯之于计算机。A. enterprises企业；B. chocolates巧克力；C. facilities设施；D. recipes菜单。根据上文“he opened his first chocolate factory”可知，主要以巧克力闻名，即他之于巧克力，就像亨利·福特之于汽车，史蒂夫·乔布斯之于计算机。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他把少数人的奢侈品变成了大众的享受。A. transformed改变；B. divided分开；C. integrated加入；D. introduced介绍。根据后文“a luxury for the few into a treat for the masses”指他把少数人的奢侈品变成了大众的享受，为短语transform…into。故选A。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Potala Palace, apart from being the artistic concentrate of ancient Xizang architecture, is also an art treasure of Xizang. As the symbol of Xizang, Potala Palace has many things worth ___36___ (see), the architecture of the entire construction, the splendid well-preserved artworks and various kinds of religious treasures and etc. By sightseeing all those ___37___ (highlight), you can trace back to the old days of Xizang and experience the glory of Xizang history. The main buildings of Potala Palace, ___38___ (locate) on the Red Hill by the side of Lhasa River, is not only a splendid palace, but also a treasure house ___39___ you can see precious arts and learn Tibetan culture and history. The walls were piled by granite (花岗岩) with ___40___ thickness of 25 meters. Because of its brilliant arts and history, travelers see it ___41___ the No. 1 must-see attraction in Xizang. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Potala Palace is the ___42___ (high) palace in altitude in the world. Potala Palace’s history can be traced back to about 1,300 years ago and it ___43___ (be) through several large reconstructions ever since. It was ___44___ (original) built in the 7th century when the Tubo Kingdom ruled Xizang ____45____ (house) the King Srongtsen Gampo and his two wives — Princess Wencheng of Tang Empire and Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal. 【答案】36. seeing 37. highlights 38. located 39. where 40. a 41. as 42. highest 43. has been 44. originally 45. to house 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了位于西藏的布达拉宫的历史、建筑特色、文化价值以及它在世界建筑中的地位。 【36题详解】 考查动名词。句意：作为西藏的象征，布达拉宫有许多值得一看的东西，整个建筑的结构，保存完好的精美艺术品以及各种宗教宝藏等。be worth doing sth.为固定短语，意为“值得做某事”，此处省略be动词作定语，see用动名词形式，故填seeing。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意：通过游览所有这些亮点，您可以追溯到西藏的旧时光，体验西藏历史的辉煌。highlight在此处为名词，意为“亮点”，根据前面的all those可知要用复数形式，故填highlights。 【38题详解】 考查过去分词。句意：布达拉宫的主要建筑位于拉萨河旁的红山之上，它不仅是一座辉煌的宫殿，也是一座宝库，在那里您可以看到珍贵的艺术品，了解西藏的文化和历史。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作状语，使用非谓语动词，因与其逻辑主语The main buildings之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，locate使用过去分词形式，故填located。 【39题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：同上。这是一个包含定语从句的复合句，先行词为a treasure house，关系词替代先行词在从句中作地点状语，使用关系副词where引导定语从句，故填where。 【40题详解】 考查冠词。句意：墙壁由花岗岩堆砌而成，厚度达25米。由于thickness是抽象名词，表示具体含义时，其前通常使用不定冠词a，为抽象名词的具体化用法，故填a。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：由于其辉煌的艺术和历史，游客将其视为西藏必游的第一景点。see...as...为固定短语，意为“把……视为……”，符合句意，故填as。 【42题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：根据吉尼斯世界纪录，布达拉宫是世界上海拔最高的宫殿。根据下文“in the world(在全世界)”可知此处要用形容词最高级highest，作定语修饰名词palace，故填highest。 【43题详解】 考查时态。句意：布达拉宫的历史可以追溯到大约1300年前，从那时起经历了几次大规模的重建。根据时间状语ever since可知要用现在完成时，主语是it，谓语单数形式，故填has been。 【44题详解】 考查副词。句意：它最初建于7世纪，当时吐蕃王国统治着西藏，建造它是为了容纳松赞干布国王和他的两位妻子——唐朝的文成公主和尼泊尔的尺尊公主。此处用副词originally作状语修饰动词was built，故填originally。 【45题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：同上。此处用动词不定式形式作目的状语，故填to house。 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华。几个月前，你由于英语学习进步缓慢而感到沮丧，外教Mr. Smith给予了帮助。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 表示感谢； 2. 回顾Mr. Smith对你的帮助； 3. 再次表示感谢。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右。 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Smith, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Mr. Smith, I’m writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for the invaluable assistance you provided me with several months ago when I was feeling frustrated with my slow progress in English learning. Your personalized guidance, patience, and encouragement were truly instrumental. You helped me identify my weaknesses and provided tailored exercises to improve them. Additionally, your engaging lessons made learning English a pleasure rather than a chore. Once again, thank you for your unwavering support and dedication, without which I wouldn’t have made significant progress. It’s all thanks to you. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。几个月前，考生由于英语学习进步缓慢而感到沮丧，外教Mr. Smith给予了帮助。要求考生给他写一封邮件表达感谢。 【详解】1.词汇积累 感谢： gratitude → appreciation 个性化的指导：personalized guidance → customized guidance 缺点：weakness → disadvantage 不变的支持：unwavering support → steadfast support 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：You helped me identify my weaknesses and provided tailored exercises to improve them. 拓展句：Not only did you help me identify my weaknesses, but also you provided tailored exercises to improve them. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for the invaluable assistance you provided me with several months ago when I was feeling frustrated with my slow progress in English learning.（运用了省略that/which引导的定语从句，以when引导的时间状语从句） 【高分句型2】Once again, thank you for your unwavering support and dedication, without which I wouldn’t have made significant progress.（运用了虚拟语气和which引导的非限制性定语从句） 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Finding a Friend Two years ago, a dog ran into my yard. When he started to wag his tail and bark, I thought he was nice. But when my hand got close to his forehead, he lashed out and bit me. The next day when I woke up I was lying in the hospital bed with stitches on my right arm from my wrist to my elbow. Even though the dog had to go to the pound, the fear and the scares he gave never left. You can imagine with my fear of something like this I was an easy target for bullies. I didn’t want to become friends with anyone at my school. I knew the day would come when the teasing would become too much and I wouldn't be able to take it any longer. On a Friday it happened and I ended up running to my house instead of taking the bus home. I went straight into the woods. I listened to the hush of the trees and admired the beauty of the falling leaves, letting all the frustration go. Suddenly I heard whimpering (呜咽). I saw the last thing I wanted to see, a dog. From instinct I stood up, legs tense, but the dog didn’t move. Even with my fear of dogs, a part of me wanted to go and comfort the wounded dog. Eventually my heart overpowered my conscience. Carefully I reached out my right hand. My scar started to tingle, remembering the last time I was this close to a dog. Then, before I was ready the dog stretched out his neck, pushing his head into my hand. At that point I knew we needed each other. The dog happily followed me home. Even after a few days with Scruffy (which is what I chose to name him) the statement “Dogs are man's best friend” was proven true. One day, I was taking him for a walk when I noticed a sign on a telephone pole. The sign read: Lost Dog Medium height, brown eyes, male, scruffy light brown hair. Answers to the name Copper. If seen, please call me at 544-0222, or bring him to my house at 18 Sugar Hill Road, Easton, NH. Thank you, Annie Samson Next to the writing there was a picture of Copper. Paragraph 1 Undoubtedly, that was a picture of the dog sitting right beside me. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 The next day I brought Copper to Easton to find his owner. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Paragraph 1 Undoubtedly, that was a picture of the dog sitting right beside me. My heart shattered into a million pieces. The dog who had rescued me from drowning in sadness belonged to someone else. That evening I sat in bed, staring at the sign that I had torn down in anger. Just then it occurred to me that Annie was probably feeling just as miserable as I had before I found “Copper”. At that moment I knew I had to return my friend to his rightful owner. Paragraph 2 The next day I brought Copper to Easton to find his owner. When I knocked on the door I knew I had done the right thing. The girl answered the door and almost cried with happiness that her dog had come home. She thanked me about twenty times before she took Copper. Then, right as she was closing the door, I whispered, “He's a great dog.” She must have recognized the sadness in my eyes because she offered for me to come over after school and walk Copper with her. Annie and I quickly became best friends and to this day we still are. Surprisingly enough, I owe it all to a dog. 【解析】 【分析】本文以动物为线索展开，讲述了作者被狗咬过后变得胆小不愿意和别人交朋友，但是有一次在森林遇到的流浪狗和自己相处很好，收养了它，在得知它是别人寻物启事的小狗后送它回家的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“毫无疑问，这是一张狗坐在我旁边的照片。”可知，第一段可描写作者对是否归还这只把他从悲伤中救出来的狗的内心挣扎经过。 ②由第二段首句内容“第二天，我带着考伯到伊斯顿去找它的主人。”可知，第二段可描写作者带小狗一起回原来的主人家。 2.续写线索： 被狗咬——克服恐惧——收养——纠结——归还——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①想到：strike/hit/occur to ②.合法的主人：his legal owner./his rightful owner. ③.看出：tell/recognize 情绪类 ①.伤心的：heartbroken/miserable ②.感谢：showing her appreciation/show her gratitude/be grateful 【点睛】[高分句型1].The dog who had rescued me from drowning in sadness belonged to someone else.（由关系代词who引导的定语从句） [高分句型2].When I knocked on the door I knew I had done the right thing.（由when引导状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 临澧一中高二年级第三次阶段性考试 英语试卷 时间：120分钟 分值150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. What will possibly happen to Lydia? A. She might have a birthday party. B. She might receive a gift. C. She might dream of running shoes. 2. What does the man feel like doing? A. Taking a bus. B. Getting a camera. C. Having their photo taken. 3. What is the man’s annoyance? A. Kate ignores him by design in the office. B. Kate’s friends call Kate when she is at home. C. Kate does private things while working. 4. What is the woman going to do next? A. To reserve something. B. To wait for her friends. C. To order some wine. 5. Where are probably the two speakers? A. In the office. B. On the plane. C. In the subway. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What is the man going to do this summer? A. Teach a course. B. Do chores at a hotel. C. Mend his house. 7. How will the man use the money? A. To buy books. B. To hire a gardener. C. To pay for a boat trip. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Roommates. 9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation? A. Start his own business. B. Travel around the world. C. Work as a programmer. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman make the call? A. To reserve a hotel room. B. To make changes to a reservation. C. To enquire about the room service. 11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel? A. On September 16. B. On September 15 C. On September 23 12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night? A. $179 B. $199 C. $219 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the woman’s plan for Saturday? A. Going boating. B. Going camping. C. Going shopping 14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick? A. In her aunt’s home. B. In a five star hotel C. In a country inn. 15. What will Gordon do over the weekend? A Visit his friends. B. Join the woman C. Watch DVDs 16. What does the woman think of Gordon s coming weekend? A Boring. B. Relaxed. C. Busy. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Who is Wang Ming? A. An employer. B. A student. C. An engineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year? A. It’s unpredictable. B. It’s not optimistic. C. It’s quite stable 19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now? A. 20% B. 22% C. 50% 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job? A. They usually get satisfactory payment. B. They need more work experience and skills. C. Their professional option is extremely restricted. 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并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A Some beaches are perfect for relaxing, while others offer activities like hiking and water sports. Visit these beautiful beaches for an unforgettable vacation. Cannon Beach If your perfect beach vacation spot features postcard-worthy scenery and peace, look no further than Cannon Beach. In this Pacific Northwest town, you can even build a fire on the beach to relax beside while watching the sun set. When you need a break from the beach, grab a bike and head downtown to explore its art galleries, shops and restaurants. Horseshoe Bay Beach For a one-of-a-kind beach experience, head to Horseshoe Bay Beach on Bermuda’s South Shore. Known for its pink sand, this beach is a popular destination for families looking to play in the calm blue-green waters and build blush-colored sandcastles. Adventure seekers can also take part in the self-guided island bicycle tour or engage in exciting water sports. Mohegan Bluffs This beach is famous for its natural beauty. Upon arrival, pause to admire your surroundings and learn about its ties to the native people, their ancient traditions, and connection to the land, adding depth to your beach experience. Then, take the 141 steps down to the sand to sunbathe. After that, climb back up to visit the Southeast Light for an up-close view of its 18th-century lighthouse. South Beach This tropical district on Florida’s Atlantic Coast is world-renowned for its powdery white sand. Although technically part of the Miami Beach area, South Beach stands out due to its Art Deco architecture seen in everything from the beachfront lifeguard towers to the high-rise buildings along the famed Ocean Drive. 1. What similarity do Cannon Beach and Horseshoe Bay Beach share? A. The chance to cycle around. B. Their lively artistic scene. C. The unique water sports. D. Their distinctive sand color. 2. Who is most likely attracted to Mohegan Bluffs? A. Those seeking water sports. B. Fans of modern lighthouses. C. Those interested in local culture. D. Enthusiasts of mountain climbing. 3. What sets South Beach apart from the rest of the Miami Beach area? A. Its beach sand. B. Its architectural style. C. Its ocean drive. D. Its high-rise buildings. B J. K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement. She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9­year­old daughter Bailey. He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter” and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together. Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud，“Burke explains.” This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.” After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures. 4. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rowling according to the text? A. She guided him how to write a good story. B. She encouraged him when he was in trouble. C. Her books helped him through times of confusion. D. Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter. 5. What is implied in Burke’s words in paragraph 4? A. He has found it interesting to read the series. B. He was too old to understand the series better. C. He has chosen a better way of reading the series. D. He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future. 6. Which word can best describe Burke’s experience according to the text? A. Useless. B. Normal. C. Valuable. D. Boring. 7. What is the main idea of this text? A. J. K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health. B. J. K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father. C. J. K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth. D. Burke comes to know J. K. Rowling through her series. C For many people working from home, or ‘WFH’, has also come to mean ‘WFB’-working from bed. Getting dressed and going to an office has been replaced by splashing water on your face and switching on a computer as you settle back under your blanket. People may have a desk or a kitchen table to place their computer on-they just choose not to. But the reality is that turning your bed into your office can set off a large number of health problems, both psychological and physical. And even if you don't notice them now, adverse effects-possibly permanent-could appear later on in life. Young people are particularly likely to fall victim to these bad habits, because they may not feel the consequences right away, which could include simple headaches, and could also extend to permanent stiffness in your back, and severe pain in the bones. When you work from bed for a year, it doesn't just potentially ruin your body. It's possibly bad for your productivity and sleep habits, too. Rachel Salas, a sleep expert at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, explained that “the more you watch TV in bed, play video games in bed and not sleep in bed, your brain starts learning,' oh, OK, we can do any one of these activities in bed'. It starts building connections.” So, when you spread out on your bed your laptop, phone and all the screens your job requires every day, your brain and body eventually stop associating bed with rest. “You're really training your brain to be alert, and telling it this is where your ideas come and this is where the work is done,” adds Salas. “When you're trying to go to sleep, your brain is like-'wait a minute, what are we doing? This is work time'.” Doing this for a year, or any extended period of time, could lead to circadian rhythm disorder (昼夜节律紊乱）. And disturbed nights, body pain or both mean that you're less likely to be productive, creative or focused, making it likely your work could suffer. 8. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “adverse" in paragraph 2? A. Beneficial. B. Harmful. C. Temporary. D. Ever-lasting. 9. What do we know about the health problems caused by working from bed? A. Young people are less likely to suffer from them. B. They can be permanent and can be easily noticed. C. Young people might notice them later on in their life. D. They only appear when you work from bed for a year. 10. What does Rachel Salas say about working from bed? A. It trains your brain to be more alert and creative. B. It makes you sleepy and easily distracted from work. C. It's better than watching TV or playing games in bed. D. It makes your brain connect bed with work rather than rest. 11. What is this passage mainly about? A. Beds are not the perfect working sites. B. Your productivity suffers from working from home. C. Working from bed could ruin both your health and work. D. Turning your bed into your office has become a new trend. D History is written, read, told — but rarely ever is it smelled. Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers(调香师)and museums for a unique project: to reveal what Europe smelled like between the 16th and early 20th centuries. A European street today may smell like coffee, fresh-baked bread and cigarettes. But what did it smell like hundreds of years ago? As part of this three-year-long project called “Odeuropa”, the researchers want to find all the old scents(气味)of Europe — and even recreate some of this ancient smellscape: from the dry tobacco scents to the smelly canals. To do this, they will first build artificial intelligence (AI) that will be trained to go through historical texts, written in seven different languages, for any descriptions of scents. The AI will also be trained to detect images of objects in the texts that might be scented. The team will then use this information to create an online encyclopedia(百科全书)of smells from Europe’s past. The encyclopedia will include the meaning of certain scents and will trace the stories behind scents, places and related practices, according to project leader Angela Lee. “This database will become a library for the smell heritage of Europe, enabling future generations to access and learn about the scented past.” The encyclopedia will also include descriptions of people for whom smell was important. The researchers will then work with chemists and perfume makers to recreate past smells and figure out how to display the smells in museums and other historical sites. With current technology, almost every scent can be produced. “The more difficult part of the project will be to find descriptions of scents, because people haven’t always talked or written about them,” Lee said. Scent plays a central role in our everyday life, even acting as a powerful time machine into our own past with its ability to activate long-forgotten memories. But it’s also a key tool in telling the stories of others. “Scent gives us access to the past in a much more direct and emotional way than language and images,” Lee said. 12. Why did the researchers start the “Odeuropa” project? A. To rebuild a historical European street. B. To make perfumes of traditional scents. C. To find and recreate the smells of Europe. D. To reproduce the scented past of Europe. 13. What will the AI do in the project? A. Collect smell-related data. B. Write interesting stories behind smells. C. Detect objects by smell. D. Describe smells in different languages. 14. Which of the following is the biggest challenge the project faces? A. Scents of the past are hard to keep. B. Records of scents are rarely found. C. Technology to reproduce scents is poor. D. Display of smells in museums costs a lot. 15. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. The application of past scents. B. The effect of scents on memory. C. The role of scent in story-telling. D. The value of understanding scent. 第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共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。 "Old wives' tales" are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example, most of us remember our parents' telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. ___16___ Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time. Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. ___17___ It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. ___18___ For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. ___19___ Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don't hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives' tales. ___20___ We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false. A. Garlic is good for you, too. B. Is there any truth in these teachings? C. Who can decide whether they are right or wrong? D. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. E. Unfortunately not all of Mom's advice passed the test of medical studies. F. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated from thousands of years of experience in family health care. G. They are just the guesses and imaginations of people in the past when people's scientific knowledge was quite limited. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节；满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Almost every kid has eaten a Hershey chocolate bar. But do you know the founder of the chocolate empire, Milton Hershey? In 1872, at age 14, Milton took a ___21___ at Royer’s Ice Cream Parlor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At 19, he started his first company in Philadelphia, selling taffy. He loved to ___22___ with candy recipes and soon came up with a soft, chewy caramel (焦糖) that proved to be a big ___23___. Things went well for the company for a while, but Milton gradually found it hard to deal with ___24___ competition. In the year he turned 24, his company collapsed. ___25___, Hershey tried again in Denver, Chicago, and New York. However, his businesses in these cities all ___26___ bankruptcy (破产). If ___27___ is the best teacher, young Milton Hershey could argue that he had earned a ___28___. Some people in the same situation might have ___29___. Not Milton Hershey. He went back to Lancaster and ___30___ a new enterprise — the Lancaster Caramel Company. This time, Milton got it right. Having learned much from his earlier mistakes, Milton and his new company ___31___ quickly. At the 1893 Columbian Exposition, he discovered chocolate- making equipment, ___32___ him to purchase a full set and shift focus to chocolate. In 1894, he opened his first chocolate factory in Derry Church, which was ___33___ and has been known as Hershey ever since. He was to ___34___ what Henry Ford was to automobiles and Steve Jobs was to computers. He ___35___ a luxury for the few into a treat for the masses. 21. A. chance B. job C. break D. look 22. A. experiment B. compare C. stick D. part 23. A. accident B. mistake C. hit D. reward 24. A. fair B. academic C. exciting D. growing 25. A. Astonished B. Alarmed C. Unaffected D. Uninterested 26. A. gave rise to B. recovered from C. dealt with D. ended up in 27. A. failure B. life C. time D. reflection 28. A. reputation B. living C. fortune D. degree 29. A. quit B. recovered C. won D. insisted 30. A. expanded B. bought C. launched D. found 31. A. advanced B. crashed C. separated D. globalized 32. A. qualifying B. signaling C. inspiring D. appointing 33. A. defined B. described C. rebuilt D. renamed 34. A. enterprises B. chocolates C. facilities D. recipes 35. A. transformed B. divided C. integrated D. introduced 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Potala Palace, apart from being the artistic concentrate of ancient Xizang architecture, is also an art treasure of Xizang. As the symbol of Xizang, Potala Palace has many things worth ___36___ (see), the architecture of the entire construction, the splendid well-preserved artworks and various kinds of religious treasures and etc. By sightseeing all those ___37___ (highlight), you can trace back to the old days of Xizang and experience the glory of Xizang history. The main buildings of Potala Palace, ___38___ (locate) on the Red Hill by the side of Lhasa River, is not only a splendid palace, but also a treasure house ___39___ you can see precious arts and learn Tibetan culture and history. The walls were piled by granite (花岗岩) with ___40___ thickness of 25 meters. Because of its brilliant arts and history, travelers see it ___41___ the No. 1 must-see attraction in Xizang. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Potala Palace is the ___42___ (high) palace in altitude in the world. Potala Palace’s history can be traced back to about 1,300 years ago and it ___43___ (be) through several large reconstructions ever since. It was ___44___ (original) built in the 7th century when the Tubo Kingdom ruled Xizang ____45____ (house) the King Srongtsen Gampo and his two wives — Princess Wencheng of Tang Empire and Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal. 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华。几个月前，你由于英语学习进步缓慢而感到沮丧，外教Mr. Smith给予了帮助。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 表示感谢； 2. 回顾Mr. Smith对你的帮助； 3. 再次表示感谢 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右。 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Smith, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Finding a Friend Two years ago, a dog ran into my yard. When he started to wag his tail and bark, I thought he was nice. But when my hand got close to his forehead, he lashed out and bit me. The next day when I woke up I was lying in the hospital bed with stitches on my right arm from my wrist to my elbow. Even though the dog had to go to the pound, the fear and the scares he gave never left. You can imagine with my fear of something like this I was an easy target for bullies. I didn’t want to become friends with anyone at my school. I knew the day would come when the teasing would become too much and I wouldn't be able to take it any longer. On a Friday it happened and I ended up running to my house instead of taking the bus home. I went straight into the woods. I listened to the hush of the trees and admired the beauty of the falling leaves, letting all the frustration go. Suddenly I heard whimpering (呜咽). I saw the last thing I wanted to see, a dog. From instinct I stood up, legs tense, but the dog didn’t move. Even with my fear of dogs, a part of me wanted to go and comfort the wounded dog. Eventually my heart overpowered my conscience. Carefully I reached out my right hand. My scar started to tingle, remembering the last time I was this close to a dog. Then, before I was ready the dog stretched out his neck, pushing his head into my hand. At that point I knew we needed each other. The dog happily followed me home. Even after a few days with Scruffy (which is what I chose to name him), the statement “Dogs are man's best friend” was proven true. One day, I was taking him for a walk when I noticed a sign on a telephone pole. The sign read: Lost Dog Medium height, brown eyes, male, scruffy light brown hair. Answers to the name Copper. If seen, please call me at 544-0222, or bring him to my house at 18 Sugar Hill Road, Easton, NH. Thank you, Annie Samson Next to the writing there was a picture of Copper. Paragraph 1 Undoubtedly, that was a picture of the dog sitting right beside me. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 The next day I brought Copper to Easton to find his owner. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$