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2024年秋学期金坛一中高二年级12月阶段性调研 英语试卷 （12.26） 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 offer to do first? A. Sweep the floor. B. Help the woman cook. C. Take out the trash. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant. 3. What will the weather be like tomorrow afternoon? A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 4. What does Mark think of the marathon? A Enjoyable. B. Interesting. C. Challenging. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Their favorite food. B. Jim’s new hobby. C. Jim’s eating habit. 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 are the speakers doing? A Preparing for a party. B. Attending a wedding. C. Buying a dress. 7. What is the relationship between Marie and George? A. Good friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Colleagues. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When did Lisa begin to learn the piano? A. At the age of 5. B. At the age of 12. C. At the age of 17. 9. Why did Lisa consider giving up playing the piano? A. She found it quite challenging. B. She didn’t have much time. C. She was discouraged by her mother. 10. What benefits Lisa most in playing the piano? A. Gaining an important skill. B. Learning to stick to something. C. Increasing her confidence. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To ask about new products. B. To apply for a position. C. To seek cooperation. 12. What is the advantage of the man’s company? A. Its sales are the highest. B. Its products are excellent. C. Its branches are smaller. 13. What is the woman going to do next? A. Meet the man’s boss. B. Talk in detail with the man. C. Draw up a plan with her team. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What can the software help people do? A. Deliver at a reasonable price. B. Find third-party delivery platforms. C. Manage deliveries within half an hour. 15. Who is the target customer of the system? A. Supermarket bosses. B. Grocery-store owners. C. Restaurant managers. 16. How many orders can a restaurant handle per day with the system? A. About 200. B. About 300. C. About 600. 17. How do the users feel about DelivApp’s customer support? A. Satisfied. B. Confused. C. Disappointed. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What does the company Rust Belt Riders help do? A. Handle food waste. B. Grow more plants. C. Recycle bottles. 19. What does Robert Kurtz usually do for his work? A. He educates students on food waste. B. He talks with food service businesses. C. He picks up waste food from households. 20. How does the company deal with the soil? A. It gives it out for free. B. It uses it on its farms. C. It sells it to clients. (客户) 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A The fall to-do list is long: There are apples to be picked, beers to sip, elections to vote in, and of course — so many new books to read! We sorted through the current and upcoming releases to find 4 titles you should watch out for this fall. Dive in! Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson (Sept.3) America’s first Black female Supreme Court justice writes a memoir detailing her early childhood, and the hurdles she faced coming up in the legal world. Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot (Sept. 10) For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan. Covering his childhood, his Hollywood years and, of course, his presidency, Boot portrays a man that is somehow both more ideological and more practical than we might think. Guide Me Home by Attica Locke (Sept. 3) Darren Matthews is a detective pulled out of retirement for one last case. This time it’s the case of a Black college student missing from an all white girls’ club. Locke is a longtime hand at writing crime novels, and this is the conclusion of her Highway 59 trilogy (三部曲). A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Sept. 17) Enriquez has made a name for herself blending supernatural horrors with the concrete horrors of everyday life in Argentina. Her last novel was nearly 600-page, but this newest one is a collection of shorts — like a pillowcase full of trick-or-treat candies. 1. What do Lovely One: A Memoir and Reagan: His Life and Legend have in common? A. They are set in the political world. B. They describe the presidency in the USA. C. They are non-fictions based on personal experiences. D. They view the main characters from the same perspective. 2. What do we know about Mariana Enriquez? A. She released Guide Me Home on Sept. 3. B. She gained recognition for writing crime fictions. C. She wrote a 600-page story in the newest publication. D. She integrated the supernatural with horrors in daily life. 3. Where can the text be found? A. A magazine. B. A notice. C. A textbook. D. An advertisement. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。主要是向读者介绍四本即将在秋季出版的书籍，包括每本书的作者、出版日期以及简要的内容概述。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson (Sept.3)部分的“America’s first Black female Supreme Court justice writes a memoir detailing her early childhood, and the hurdles she faced coming up in the legal world.(美国第一位黑人女性最高法院法官写了一本回忆录，详细描述了她的童年，以及她在法律界所面临的障碍)”以及Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot (Sept. 10)部分的“For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan. Covering his childhood, his Hollywood years and, of course, his presidency, Boot portrays a man that is somehow both more ideological and more practical than we might think.(对于你生活中痴迷于总统传记的人来说，布特的新书是对罗纳德·里根生活的深入报道。从他的童年、好莱坞岁月，当然还有他的总统任期，布特描绘了一个比我们想象的更有意识形态和更实际的人)”可知，Lovely One: A Memoir和Reagan: His Life and Legend的共同之处是它们是基于个人经历的纪实小说。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Sept. 17)部分的“Enriquez has made a name for herself blending supernatural horrors with the concrete horrors of everyday life in Argentina.(Enriquez因将超自然的恐怖与阿根廷日常生活中的具体恐怖结合在一起而闻名)”可知，Mariana Enriquez把超自然现象与日常生活中的恐怖联系在一起。故选D项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“The fall to-do list is long: There are apples to be picked, beers to sip, elections to vote in, and of course — so many new books to read! We sorted through the current and upcoming releases to find 4 titles you should watch out for this fall. Dive in!(秋季待办事项清单很长：要摘苹果、品啤酒、投票选举，当然还有——那么多新书要读！我们筛选了当前和即将出版的书籍，为你找出了这个秋天值得关注的4本书。快来看看吧！)”可知，本文主要是推荐4本书，所以应可以在杂志上发现这篇文章。故选A项。 B When I was eleven, my mom and dad died. I was left caring for my younger brother and felt at a loss. We moved in with my grandparents in Nandi. Though I wanted an education, they insisted that education didn’t matter for girls. So I’d wake up in the mornings, sweep the house, wash the dishes, cook breakfast, and run to school. Despite all this, I was admitted to one of Kenya’s top high schools elsewhere. However, poverty did not allow me to stay in school. I was constantly sent home for school fees. That was when I met Akili Dada, a nonprofit supporting girls’ education. They offered me a scholarship, which changed my life and gave me a new focus in life. They not only focused on educating me, but also building me as a person. For the first time I felt empowered to focus on my schooling and appreciate the person I was. I went from the bottom of the class to being a top student and finished high school with an A average. In 2015, I received a MasterCard scholarship to study Management Information Systems at Ashesi University in Ghana. This course, which combines business and computer science, is a step toward my dream of earning a PhD and working for the United Nations (UN). When I was growing up in Nandi, the village had no lawyers or doctors. To fill the gap, I created a program called Life Lifters, which aims to empower the youth to be innovative, create change, and see value in education. I am the first generation in my village to study abroad and I hope to inspire the youth in my area to focus on education and create wealth for themselves. I firmly believe in the power of education for girls. If girls understand their rights and work for them, then we can grow a society where the same value is placed on both male and female. It shouldn’t matter whether you’re a boy or a girl-you are a human being, which is what Akili Dada taught me. In the end I wish to be a resource to women, and the world in general. 4. Why did the author feel at a loss at eleven? A. The loss of parents led to an uncertain future. B. She and her brother were sent away from home. C. Her grandparents could hardly support her living. D. She had to move to another village for schooling. 5. What made the author close to quitting high school? A. Her poor academic performance. B. The prejudice against girls on campus. C. Lack of continuous financial support. D. The distance from school to her home. 6. How did Akili Dada benefit the author? A. By restoring her dignity. B. By introducing her to the UN. C. By training her for a job. D. By teaching her computer skills. 7. What is the purpose of Life Lifters? A. To select potential young talents for UN jobs. B. To provide scholarships for poor girls in Nandi. C. To inspire awareness of education in local youth. D. To make new technology available in rural areas. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者个人的成长经历，包括父母去世后的生活变化、接受教育的挑战与机遇、以及通过自己的努力和对教育的坚持所取得的成就和未来的愿景。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“When I was eleven, my mom and dad died. I was left caring for my younger brother and felt at a loss. (当我十一岁时，我的父母去世了。我不得不照顾年幼的弟弟，感到无所适从。)”可知，作者十一岁时父母去世，留下她照顾年幼的弟弟，因此她感到茫然。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“However, poverty did not allow me to stay in school. I was constantly sent home for school fees.(然而，贫困却使我无法继续留在学校。我因为学费问题而不断被学校赶回家。)”可知，作者因为贫困而无法继续留在学校，经常因为学费问题被学校赶回家。故选C。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“They offered me a scholarship, which changed my life and gave me a new focus in life. They not only focused on educating me, but also building me as a person.(他们为我提供了一份奖学金，这改变了我的人生，给了我新的生活目标。他们不仅关注我的教育，还致力于培养我成为一个完整的人。)”可知，Akili Dada为作者提供了奖学金，改变了她的生活，并给了她新的生活目标。他们不仅关注她的教育，还致力于培养她成为一个完整的人。这使作者第一次感到自己有了力量去专注于学业，并且开始欣赏自己。这可以理解为Akili Dada通过提供奖学金和支持，帮助作者恢复了自尊和自信，使她能够面对生活的挑战，并有了积极的人生态度。故选A。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“When I was growing up in Nandi, the village had no lawyers or doctors. To fill the gap, I created a program called Life Lifters, which aims to empower the youth to be innovative, create change, and see value in education.(在我在南迪长大的村庄里，没有律师也没有医生。为了弥补这一空白，我创建了一个名为“Life Lifters”的项目，旨在激励年轻人勇于创新、创造变革，并认识到教育的价值。)”可知，Life Lifters项目是为了激励年轻人认识到教育的价值。故选C。 C If a patient knew their doctor was going to give them bad information during an upcoming appointment, they’d cancel immediately. Generative AI models such as ChatGPT, however, frequently make stuff up to cheat our eyes. So why would anyone want to use an AI for medical purposes? Here’s the optimistic scenario (设想): not only do AI tools get trained on medical literature, but they also scan patient records and smart watch data. Then, they produce personalized tips to each user, accurate enough to be helpful. The dystopian version: governments, insurance companies, and the medical enterprises push immature AI to cut costs, leaving patients desperate for medical care from clinicians. Right now, it’s easy to imagine things going wrong, especially because AI has already been accused of offering harmful advice online. “ChatGPT and other large language models are very confident, they express themselves clearly, and they’re very often wrong,” says Mark Dredze, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Still, he is optimistic. ChatGPT already gives advice that’s comparable to the recommendations physicians offer online, his newly published research has found. And future generative models might complement (完善) trips to the doctor, rather than replacing consults entirely. They could help explain treatments and conditions, such as preventing misunderstandings due to language barriers. In a more promising future, AI systems would combine multiple data sources. Using photos, patient records, information from wearable sensors, and more, they could deliver good care anywhere to anyone. As medical AI develops, the industry must keep growing amounts of patient data secure. But many hospitals already sell sensitive patient data to tech companies. Someone suggests that that information be added to national data sets to improve medical AI models. Additionally, the government could review the accuracy of AI tools used by hospitals and medical groups and cut off valuable funding for substandard software. Doctors shouldn’t just be handed AI tools, either, they should receive extensive training on how to use them. It’s easy to see how Al companies might trick organizations and patients into signing up for services that can’t be trusted. Lawmakers, heal the are providers and tech companies need to move ahead with caution (谨慎). Lives depend on it. 8. What does the underlined word “dystopian” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Uplifting. B. Practical. C. Advanced. D. Discouraging. 9. What might be the current view on AI in medical fields? A. It can provide accurate suggestions. B. AI will adapt and replace doctors. C. Patients are eager for AI treatment. D. There is still a long way for AI to go. 10. According to Mark Dredze, what can AI possibly help do? A. Prevent illnesses. B. Improve communication. C. Assess doctors. D. Check recommendations. 11. Which of the following statements might the author agree with? A. The development of AI is too fast for human control. B. It is highly irresponsible to introduce AI to medicine. C. Promoting AI-aid medical checkups is as easy as pie. D. The application of AI to medicine is worth joint efforts. 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章围绕“为什么还会有人想在医疗领域使用AI”这一主题展开，通过提出乐观和悲观的设想、引用专家观点、分析医疗AI发展面临的挑战以及提出解决方案等方式，对医疗AI的利弊进行了深入分析和讨论。 【8题详解】 词义猜测题。根据上文“Here’s the optimistic scenario (设想): not only do AI tools get trained on medical literature, but they also scan patient records and smart watch data.(这里有一种乐观的设想：AI工具不仅接受过医学文献的训练，还能扫描病人记录和智能手表数据。)”以及划线单词所在句“The dystopian version: governments, insurance companies, and the medical enterprises push immature AI to cut costs, leaving patients desperate for medical care from clinicians.(而……版本的设想是：政府、保险公司和医疗企业推动使用不成熟的人工智能来降低成本，导致病人无法得到临床医生提供的医疗护理，陷入绝望。)”可推测，划线单词的意思应该与“令人沮丧的”意思相近。选项D“discouraging”，意为“令人沮丧的”与此相符。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段““ChatGPT and other large language models are very confident, they express themselves clearly, and they’re very often wrong,” says Mark Dredze, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Still, he is optimistic. ChatGPT already gives advice that’s comparable to the recommendations physicians offer online, his newly published research has found. And future generative models might complement(完善)trips to the doctor, rather than replacing consults entirely.(“ChatGPT和其他大型语言模型非常自信，表达清晰，但它们经常出错，”约翰斯·霍普金斯大学的教授Mark Dredze说。尽管如此，他仍持乐观态度。他的最新研究发现，ChatGPT已经能够提供与医生在网上提供的建议相当的建议。未来的生成式模型可能会辅助医生就诊，而不是完全取代咨询。)”可知，ChatGPT提供的建议与医生在线提供的建议相当，而未来的生成式模型可能会辅助医生就诊，而不是完全取代咨询。这也说明AI目前还不能完全替代医生。由此可知，AI还有很长的路要走。故选D。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“ChatGPT already gives advice that’s comparable to the recommendations physicians offer online, his newly published research has found. And future generative models might complement(完善)trips to the doctor, rather than replacing consults entirely. They could help explain treatments and conditions, such as preventing misunderstandings due to language barriers.(他的最新研究发现，ChatGPT已经能够提供与医生在网上提供的建议相当的建议。未来的生成式模型可能会辅助医生就诊，而不是完全取代咨询。它们可以帮助解释治疗方案和病情，比如避免因语言障碍而产生的误解。)”可知，AI可以辅助解释医疗信息和状况，有助于改善医生和患者之间的沟通。故选B。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章第二段描述了AI在医学领域可能存在的两个极端情况，即理想情况下AI可以为患者提供个性化的、足够准确的建议，而不好的情况下AI可能被不成熟地应用，给患者带来问题。第三段引用了Mark Dredze的话，提到AI可能有助于改善沟通，减少误解。第四段则提到随着医疗AI的发展，需要确保患者数据的安全，同时提出了一些措施，如将患者信息添加到国家数据集、政府审查AI工具的准确性、医生接受培训等。最后一段提到AI公司可能会欺骗组织和患者，因此立法者、医疗保健提供者和科技公司需要谨慎行事。因此，可以推断出作者认为将AI应用于医学是值得共同努力的，但需要谨慎行事并采取措施确保安全和准确性。故选D。 D I am somewhat a hard-working woman and don’t like to fail a test. Thus, you can imagine my horror when a friend and I took an online personality test to determine levels of optimism-and I’m sadder than Eeyore, a pessimistic cartoon figure! I had assumed that, as an optimist like Pooh, another cartoon figure, I saw the best in people, happier than pessimists. There was no reason to suggest this was true, but so deeply did I believe it that I felt ashamed of my test. I tried to justify the result to my friend: it was a bad week; the weather was depressing; I wasn’t a pessimist; I was a realist. My poor pessimistic self kept explaining until my friend put me out of my pain. Pessimism and optimism are just a state of being and we can move between the two. Apparently, there are three things to think about here. First, how personally do you take things? If a friend is in a bad mood, do you assume it is to do with you, or that they’re just a bit upset that day? Optimists favour the latter and know they’re not responsible for everything all around. Second, how pervasive (遍布的) is a feeling for you? If something goes wrong, do you see it as a single incident, or a sign that more bad luck will follow? Eeyores see a missed morning alarm as a dark sign for the entire day. Finally, how permanent do you think a situation is? Poohs believe in the saying, “This too shall pass,” but Beyores believe a bad situation will stay that way forever. I started to see how my current view of the world was making me a pessimist. I know I can take things personally but,when I took the test,I was burnt out at work and feeling like I was letting everyone down. So, how to change? I started small-when I was feeling unhappy in a situation, I’d ask myself, “How would a Pooh see this?” 1 repeated the saying and chose to believe in hope, because that’s what optimists do. 12. What was the author’s response to the test result? A. She took it seriously. B. She treated it as a joke. C. She chose to ignore it. D. She admitted its accuracy. 13. What might be a proper understanding of optimism and pessimism? A. Optimism causes more harm than pessimism. B. Optimism and pessimism are defined by tests. C. Both of them are just a matter of personal choice. D. They are fixed and normally not interchangeable. 14. What might Poohs think after a possible traffic accident? A. It is always others’ fault. B. It is a single incident. C. It is a warning to drive less. D. It is a bad sign of misfortune. 15. Which would be the best title for the text? A. Enjoy Your Moment B. Pooh to Eeyore! C. Believe Until You Make It D. Say No to Personality Tests! 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章通过作者参加在线性格测试的经历，引出关于乐观与悲观态度的讨论，并深入分析了影响个人乐观或悲观倾向的三个因素。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I had assumed that, as an optimist like Pooh, another cartoon figure, I saw the best in people, happier than pessimists. There was no reason to suggest this was true, but so deeply did I believe it that I felt ashamed of my test. I tried to justify the result to my friend: it was a bad week; the weather was depressing; I wasn’t a pessimist; I was a realist.(我一直以为自己像另一个卡通人物小熊维尼一样是个乐观主义者，我总是看到人们最好的一面，比悲观主义者更快乐。虽然没有任何理由表明这是真的，但我深信不疑，以至于对自己的测试结果感到羞愧。我试图向朋友解释这个结果：这一周过得太糟糕了；天气令人沮丧；我不是个悲观主义者；我是个现实主义者。)”可知，作者对自己的测试结果感到羞愧，并试图向朋友解释这个结果，这表明她认真对待了这个测试结果。故选A。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“My poor pessimistic self kept explaining until my friend put me out of my pain. Pessimism and optimism are just a state of being and we can move between the two.(我那可怜的悲观自我一直在解释，直到朋友让我摆脱了痛苦。悲观和乐观只是一种存在状态，我们可以在两者之间转换。)”可知，人们可以在不同情况下根据自己的认知和情绪反应，在乐观和悲观之间做出选择或转换。因此，这是一种个人选择。故选C。 14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“I had assumed that, as an optimist like Pooh, another cartoon figure, I saw the best in people, happier than pessimists.(我一直以为自己像另一个卡通人物小熊维尼一样是个乐观主义者，我总是看到人们最好的一面，比悲观主义者更快乐。)”可知，作者认为小熊维尼是个乐观主义者。再根据文章第三段“If a friend is in a bad mood, do you assume it is to do with you, or that they’re just a bit upset that day? Optimists favour the latter and know they’re not responsible for everything all around. Second, how pervasive(遍布的)is a feeling for you? If something goes wrong, do you see it as a single incident, or a sign that more bad luck will follow? Eeyores see a missed morning alarm as a dark sign for the entire day. Finally, how permanent do you think a situation is? Poohs believe in the saying, “This too shall pass,” but Beyores believe a bad situation will stay that way forever.(如果朋友心情不好，你会认为这与你有关，还是只是他们那天有点沮丧？乐观主义者倾向于后者，并且知道他们不可能为周围的一切负责。其次，你对一种感觉有多大的普遍性认知？如果出了什么问题，你是把它看作一个单独的事件，还是认为它预示着更多的不幸将会接踵而至？Eeyores会把错过早上的闹钟看作是一整天的不祥之兆。最后，你认为一种情况会持续多久？小熊维尼相信“这一切都会过去的”这句话，但Eeyores却认为糟糕的情况会永远持续下去。)”可推测，乐观主义者倾向于将坏事视为单独的事件，而不是一连串不幸的开始。因此，小熊维尼在可能的交通事故后可能会认为“它是一个单独的事件”。故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章通过作者参加在线性格测试，引出对乐观（以小熊维尼为代表）与悲观（以Eeyore为代表）态度的讨论。文章强调，乐观和悲观并非固定不变，而是可以在个人努力和意识转变下发生变化的。选项B“Pooh to Eeyore!”直接引用了文章中的两个角色，小熊维尼（乐观的代表）和Eeyore（悲观的代表），通过“到”这个词暗示了从悲观向乐观的转变，与文章主旨相符。故选B。 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。 Is the glass half full or half empty? As the saying teaches us, it’s about your view. But if you find yourself viewing the glass as half-empty more often than not, you may be experiencing a scarcity mindset(稀缺心态). ____16____ The term was originally coined to describe a specific type of anxiety experienced by people whose incomes are below the government poverty line. ____17____ It's often applied to other parts of life, too. Who hasn't stayed up all night wondering what could be improved in their life if they had A, B or C? ____18____ The root cause could be a life-changing event that makes you focus on what you’ve lost or are missing. This might be losing a job, climbing credit card bills or ending a relationship. Of course, it’s easier said than done to get out of this kind of mindset. You can take baby steps toward it. The first step is accepting that it’ll be impossible to get rid of these thoughts overnight. When negative thoughts appear, you may tell yourself: ____19____ But psychologists recommend an acceptance mindset. Tell yourself this instead: I do feel this way, but this doesn’t have to totally preoccupy me. What’s more, surround yourself with supportive, positive people. Sometimes, being around the people constantly reminding you of what you don’t have can bring out the negative thoughts running around in your mind. ____20____ And find new friends that help empower your positive thoughts instead of your negative ones. If your negative thoughts are really starting to get to you, it may be good to seek a therapist(治疗师)who can help you. A. A scarcity mindset can arise from a lot of things. B. But a scarcity mindset isn’t always about finances. C. This is because your brain isn’t good at multitasking. D. This is when you become preoccupied with what you don’t have. E. I'm not going to think about this and I’ll just ignore these feelings entirely. F. To break the scarcity mindset habit, set certain boundaries with those people. G. You can do this by simply speaking positive thoughts out loud to people around you. 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. A 19. E 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕“稀缺心态”这一主题展开，通过提出问题、分析问题、提出解决方案的方式，阐述了稀缺心态的含义、来源以及如何应对，表达了对这一心理现象的看法和态度。 【16题详解】 根据空前内容“But if you find yourself viewing the glass as half-empty more often than not, you may be experiencing a scarcity mindset(稀缺心态).(但是，如果你发现自己经常看到杯子是半空的，那么你可能正经历着一种稀缺心态。)”可知，上文提到了稀缺心态这一概念。选项D“This is when you become preoccupied with what you don’t have.(这发生在当你全神贯注于你没有的东西时。)”延续上文内容，指出稀缺心态发生场合。故选D。 【17题详解】 根据空前内容“The term was originally coined to describe a specific type of anxiety experienced by people whose incomes are below the government poverty line.(这个词最初是用来描述收入低于政府贫困线的人所经历的一种特定类型的焦虑。)”可知，稀缺心态通常用来描述收入低的人的焦虑。选项B“But a scarcity mindset isn’t always about finances.(但稀缺心态并不总是与财务有关。)”与上文存在转折，指出稀缺心态并不总是和钱有关，从而自然引出下文“It's often applied to other parts of life, too. (这也经常适用于生活的其他方面。)”故选B。 【18题详解】 空处为段首句，为本段主要内容。根据下文“The root cause could be a life-changing event that makes you focus on what you’ve lost or are missing. This might be losing a job, climbing credit card bills or ending a relationship.(根本原因可能是一个改变生活的事件，使你专注于你失去或错过的东西。这可能是失业、信用卡账单攀升或结束一段关系。)”可知，本段分析了产生稀缺心态的原因。选项A“A scarcity mindset can arise from a lot of things.(很多事情都可能导致稀缺心态。)”为本段主要内容，指出有很多事情都会引起稀缺心态。故选A。 【19题详解】 根据上文“When negative thoughts appear, you may tell yourself: (当负面想法出现时，你可能会告诉自己：)”以及下文“But psychologists recommend an acceptance mindset. (但是心理学家建议接受心态。)”可知，前后文是转折关系，所以此空应该填写一个表示拒绝接受负面想法的句子。选项E“I'm not going to think about this and I’ll just ignore these feelings entirely.(我不会去想它，我会完全忽略这些感觉。)”中的“ignore these feelings”与前文的“negative thoughts”相呼应，都表示对负面想法的忽视。故选E。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Sometimes, being around the people constantly reminding you of what you don't have can bring out the negative thoughts running around in your mind.(有时，与那些不断提醒你缺少什么的人在一起，会激发你脑海中徘徊的负面想法。)”以及后文“And find new friends that help empower your positive thoughts instead of your negative ones.(并结交新朋友，他们帮助你增强积极想法，而不是消极想法。)”可知，前后文是转折关系，所以此空应该填写表示与产生负面影响的人设定界限的句子。选项F“To break the scarcity mindset habit, set certain boundaries with those people.(为了打破稀缺心态的习惯，与这些人设定一定的界限。)”中的“set certain boundaries with those people”与前文的“the people constantly reminding you of what you don’t have”相呼应，都表示这些负面影响的人，且应与这些人保持一定的距离。故选F。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One evening in 1993, my car died in a deserted part of the highway to my college party. With no phones in the snow, I knew I was ____21____. It was not a good option to walk to get ____22____. So I got out and tried to wave down passing cars. After having no ____23____ at the side of the road and starting to ____24____ in the bitter wind, I went back into my car. Suddenly, a truck ____25____ and I was grateful. I was ____26____ at first to climb into a stranger’s truck. At this point, however, I was cold and desperate. The ____27____ of the truck was too inviting to ____28____. As I climbed inside, the first thing I noticed was a picture of his family attached to his dashboard (仪表盘). He first ____29____ himself as “Mike” and asked where I was going. I ____30____ my situation and, as luck would have it, he was ____31____ that very way and would be glad to drop me ____32____. I felt immediately at ease with Mike. He had me laughing with his family stories until I arrived at my ____33____. I asked Mike if there was anything I could do to ____34____ him. His only answer: “Just be careful.” Then he drove away. The next day, I asked around to try to find Mike so that I could show my ____35____. However, no one had ever heard of Mike. 21. A. stuck B. lost C. bored D. confused 22. A. advice B. help C. money D. food 23. A. expectation B. time C. clue D. luck 24. A. reflect B. fall C. freeze D. regret 25. A. broke down B. pulled over C. passed by D. hurried away 26. A. hesitant B. content C. curious D. eager 27. A. design B. smell C. color D. warmth 28. A. possess B. decline C. accept D. enjoy 29. A. treated B. imagined C. introduced D. viewed 30. A. predicted B. analyzed C. controlled D. explained 31. A. heading B. leaving C. repairing D. clearing 32. A. down B. on C. off D. away 33. A. station B. house C. car D. destination 34. A. repay B. encourage C. replace D. entertain 35. A. love B. gratitude C. interest D. determination 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者被困雪地获陌生人相助的经历。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在没有电话的雪地里，我知道我被困住了。A. stuck被困住的；B. lost迷路的；C. bored无聊的；D. confused困惑的。根据上文的“my car died in a deserted part of the highway”可知，作者的车坏在了高速公路的荒凉地带，因此作者被困住了。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：走路去求助不是一个好的选择。A. advice建议；B. help帮助；C. money钱；D. food食物。根据上文的“my car died”和下文的“tried to wave down passing cars”可知，作者的车坏了，所以他想要寻求帮助，且没有选择走路去寻求帮助。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在路边运气不佳，在刺骨的寒风中开始冻僵，于是我回到车里。A. expectation期待；B. time时间；C. clue线索；D. luck运气。根据下文的“at the side of the road and starting to 　4 in the bitter wind”可知，作者在路边等了很长时间也没有等到过往的车辆，没有好运。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. reflect反映；B. fall摔倒；C. freeze冻结，（因冷）僵住；D. regret后悔。根据下文的“in the bitter wind”可知，天气很冷，所以作者在刺骨的寒风中开始冻僵。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：突然，一辆卡车停了下来，我很感激。A. broke down出故障；B. pulled over靠边停车；C. passed by经过；D. hurried away匆忙离开。根据下文的“I was grateful”可知，作者对于有人停下来帮助他感到很感激，所以此处指一辆卡车停了下来。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，我很犹豫要不要爬进一个陌生人的卡车里。A. hesitant犹豫的；B. content满意的；C. curious好奇的；D. eager渴望的。根据下文的“at first to climb into a stranger’s truck”可知，作者一开始对于是否要接受陌生人的帮助是犹豫的。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：卡车的温暖太诱人了，我无法拒绝。A. design设计；B. smell气味；C. color颜色；D. warmth温暖。根据上文的“I was cold and desperate”可知，天气很冷，作者很冷很绝望，所以卡车的温暖对于作者来说是很有吸引力的。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. possess拥有；B. decline拒绝；C. accept接受；D. enjoy享受。根据上文的“too inviting”可知，卡车的温暖太诱人了，作者无法拒绝。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他首先介绍自己叫“Mike”，并问我要去哪里。A. treated对待；B. imagined想象；C. introduced介绍；D. viewed看待。根据下文的“himself as “Mike””可知，Mike先介绍了自己的名字。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我向Mike解释了我的情况，幸运的是，他正要走那条路，他很高兴让我中途下车。A. predicted预测；B. analyzed分析；C. controlled控制；D. explained解释。根据上文的“asked where I was going”和下文的“my situation”可知，Mike询问作者要去哪里，所以作者向Mike解释了自己的情况。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. heading前往；B. leaving离开；C. repairing修理；D. clearing清除。根据下文的“that very way and would be glad to drop me”可知，Mike正要走那条路，所以他会很高兴把作者捎上。head that way“往那个方向去”。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. down向下；B. on继续；C. off离开；D. away离开（表示方向的副词，通常和动词构成动副短语）。根据上文的“that very way and would be glad to drop me”可知，Mike正要走那条路，所以他会很高兴把作者捎上，让作者中途下车。drop sb. off“中途卸客”，固定短语。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他给我讲他家人的故事，逗得我哈哈大笑，直到我到达目的地。A. station车站；B. house房子；C. car汽车；D. destination目的地。根据上文的“where I was going”可知，此处指作者的目的地。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我问Mike，我能做些什么来报答他。A. repay报答；B. encourage鼓励；C. replace代替；D. entertain娱乐。根据下文的“His only answer: “Just be careful.””可知，Mike没有要求作者报答他，此处指作者询问自己能为Mike做些什么。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我到处打听Mike的下落，以便向他表示我的感激之情。A. love爱；B. gratitude感激；C. interest兴趣；D. determination决心。根据上文的“I asked Mike if there was anything I could do to 14　　 him”可知，Mike给作者提供了帮助，作者询问自己能为Mike做些什么，所以作者想要找到Mike以表示对他的感激之情。故选B。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 “X Virtual Gathering: Honey”, a new project of X Museum’s digital art platform X Virtual, ____36____ (launch) on Thursday in Beijing with an exhibition and a video game designed by multiple creatives from home and abroad. ____37____ entering the exhibition, visitors are grabbed by the electronic music ____38____ (mix) with a buzzing noise playing in the game, the interface (界面) of which is projected on the wall. They’re invited to pick up the controller to start the game, becoming a bee busy ____39____ (gather) honey. Depicted in a future, robotic and metallic style, the worker bee ____40____ (fly) through various landscapes including a mysterious jungle and an erupting volcano. Eight music pieces, each of which represents a specific event, are triggered as it moves through different levels within the game, immersing the player in an adventure with a bee’s perspective. As an abstract medium, music alters and challenges the participants’ senses, urging us ____41____ (rethink) ecological ____42____ (just). According to the curators (策展人), this project explores the vast, interconnected world of bees and ____43____ it influences ideas around ecology, human civilization, and capitalism. It is an urgent response to crises such as resource exhaustion and a net loss of biodiversity ____44____ we humans are faced with, as well as the slowly widening division between civilization and nature through ____45____ (technology) revolutions. 【答案】36. was launched 37. Upon##On  38. mixed 39. gathering  40. flies 41. to rethink 42. justice  43. how 44. which##that  45. technological  【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了X博物馆数字艺术平台的新项目“X虚拟聚会：Honey”的展览内容及其意义。 【36题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：周四，X博物馆数字艺术平台X Virtual的新项目“X虚拟聚会：Honey”在北京启动，其中包括由国内外多位创意人士设计的展览和视频游戏。根据on Thursday可知，本句描述过去的动作，故时态用一般过去时，主语“X Virtual Gathering: Honey”与谓语动词launch(发起)之间是被动关系，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为第三人称单数，be动词用was。故填was launched。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：一进入展览，参观者就被游戏中播放的与嗡嗡声混合的电子音乐所吸引，该游戏的界面被投射到墙上。表示“一……就……”用介词on或upon，位于句首，首字母大写。故填Upon或On 。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一进入展览，参观者就被游戏中播放的与嗡嗡声混合的电子音乐所吸引，该游戏的界面被投射到墙上。本句谓语为are grabbed，mix(混合)为非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语electronic music之间是被动关系，应用过去分词，作定语。故填mixed。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们被邀请拿起控制器开始游戏，成为一只忙碌的采蜜蜂。表示“忙于做某事”用busy (in) doing sth.，此处应用gather(采集)的动名词形式gathering，作宾语。故填gathering。 【40题详解】 考查时态。句意：这只工蜂以未来、机器人和金属的风格描绘，飞越了各种景观，包括神秘的丛林和爆发的火山。此处为句子的谓语动词，描述一般事实，时态用一般现在时，主语the worker bee为第三人称单数，谓语用动词fly(飞)的第三人称单数。故填flies。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：作为一种抽象媒介，音乐改变并挑战参与者的感官，促使我们重新思考生态公正。urge sb. to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“促使某人做某事”，此处应用不定式作宾语补足语。故填to rethink。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意：作为一种抽象媒介，音乐改变并挑战参与者的感官，促使我们重新思考生态公正。空处作rethink的宾语，用名词justice(公正)，不可数名词。故填justice。 【43题详解】 考查连词。句意：据策展人介绍，这个项目探索了广阔的、相互联系的蜜蜂世界，以及它如何影响生态、人类文明和资本主义的思想。本空引导宾语从句，从句作explores的宾语，且从句缺少方式状语，表示“如何”，应用连接副词how引导。故填how。 【44题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这是对我们人类面临的资源枯竭和生物多样性净损失等危机的紧急响应，也是通过技术革命而日益扩大的文明与自然之间鸿沟的紧急响应。本空引导限制性定语从句，先行词是crises，指物，关系词代替先行词在从句中作are faced with的宾语，应用关系代词which或that引导。故填which或that。 45题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这是对我们人类面临的资源枯竭和生物多样性净损失等危机的紧急响应，也是通过技术革命而日益扩大的文明与自然之间鸿沟的紧急响应。本空修饰名词revolutions，应用形容词technological(技术的)，作前置定语。故填technological 。 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，计划近期组织一次茅山一日游。你的英国朋友Chris目前在金坛做交换生，请写封邮件邀请他参加。 内容包括：1. 参加者；2. 时间、地点；3. 活动内容：登茅山、野餐等。 注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Chris, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】 Dear Chris,   I hope this message finds you well. I’m writing to invite you to join me and other international students for a day trip to Mount Mao. We plan to depart from Jintan next Saturday morning at 8 a.m. The day will be filled with exciting activities, including hiking and enjoying a picnic amidst nature. It will be a wonderful opportunity to explore the beautiful landscapes and relax.  Please let me know if you can join us. Looking forward to your reply.   Yours,  Li Hua   【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。考生计划近期组织一次茅山一日游，英国朋友Chris目前在金坛做交换生，要求考生按照要求写封邮件邀请他参加。 【详解】1.词汇积累 计划：plan → intend 离开：depart → leave 充满：be filled with → be full of 机会：opportunity → chance 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：The day will be filled with exciting activities, including hiking and enjoying a picnic amidst nature. 拓展句：The day will be filled with exciting activities, which include hiking and enjoying a picnic amidst nature. 【点睛】【高分句型1】We plan to depart from Jintan next Saturday morning at 8 a.m.（运用了不定式to depart作宾语） 【高分句型2】Please let me know if you can join us.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句） 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。 “I hope Santa will bring me the doll for Christmas,” Jenna Lee whispered. She and I pressed up our faces to the toy store window that separated us from the doll inside. Jenna was my neighbor. She and her family had only arrived from South Carolina a few months ago, without her father. I didn’t know the particulars, only that they were under difficult circumstances. Mum often gave them some necessities and comforted her mother. “It’s Chatty Cathy doll. If you pull the string on her neck, she’ll talk to you,” I explained. “She can say 11 things like ‘I love you’and ‘Tell me a story’.” “I’ve never seen anything like her,” Jenna said, rubbing (擦) the glass window with one finger. “She would be nearly as good as having a real live friend like you.” Chatty Cathy was on every girl’s Santa list. But I didn’t tell Jenna what I knew for a fact: Santa wasn’t real. Knowing the truth about Santa did have one advantage. It gave me the idea to search the house for presents that might be hidden away for me until Christmas morning. In fact, deep in the back of mum’s closet (衣橱) I’d found my Chatty Cathy doll. On Christmas morning She would be mine! I could hardly wait. Until then, Chatty Cathy would remain my secret. “She’s the only thing I wrote down on my list for Christmas. What’s on your list this year?” I asked Jenna. “I don’t make lists,” said Jenna, her eyes never leaving Chatty Cathy’s face. “We’re grateful for whatever Santa leaves in our stockings (长袜). I just hope Santa can find us this year.” “Santa knows everything,” I comforted her. Walking home, I thought about what Jenna had said about being grateful. My mum always told me to be grateful for whatever happened. Now I was grateful for having a Chatty Cathy doll in her pink and orange box, just waiting for me to open her up on Christmas morning. The thought of it made me burst with excitement. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 On Christmas morning, my family and I gathered around the tree. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jenna skipped into my house with a Chatty Cathy when I was seated in the sofa disappointed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】On Christmas morning,my family and I gathered around the tree. “Wow, a cool model car!” Here came my brother’s cheerful voice. It was then that my sister Lucy also unwrapped her gift under my mother’s help. On seeing the beautiful dress, the four-year-old girl asked Mum to dress herself in it happily. A pink and orange box attracted my eye, on which there was a note saying, “For dear Jane!” As I expected, it did belong to me. I opened the box quickly and excitedly. I couldn’t wait to play with my chatty Cathy. However, I couldn’t believe my eyes. In the pink and orange box lay nothing but a case of chocolate and a card saying “Merry Christmas!” It must be mistaken. Jenna skipped into my house with a Chatty Cathy when I was seated in the sofa disappointed. “Look at my Cathy, Jane! Santa really found us though we moved! Let’s play with her together.” Suddenly it occurred to me that maybe my mother was the Santa who found Jenna. Thinking of what my mother always told me, I cheered up and hugged Diana. Now I was grateful that Jenna shared her doll and toy with me. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了小作者和她的新邻居家的小女孩Jenna成了新朋友，并且知道Jenna没有了父亲，家庭经济困难。一天她们在一起逛街时，Jenna喜欢上一个会说话的玩具娃娃，特别渴望圣诞老人在圣诞节是送给她这样一个礼物。小作者知道事实上圣诞老人是不存在的，不过是父母提前买好藏起来，并且她在柜子里发现妈妈已经买下那个娃娃，她肯定会在圣诞节那天得到它。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“在圣诞节，全家人聚在圣诞树下。”可知，第一段可描写作者一家打开圣诞礼物。 ②由第二段首句内容“当我失望地坐在沙发上时，珍娜带着那个娃娃蹦蹦跳跳地来到了我家。”可知，第二段可描写珍娜得到了圣诞礼物，并且是她渴望的那个娃娃。作者很失望，她并没有得到她以为会得到的那个娃娃，并揭晓真相。 2.续写线索：一起逛街喜欢上娃娃——渴望圣诞节——圣诞节礼物——作者没有得到娃娃——Jenna得到娃娃——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①.穿上：dress sb. in…/put on… ②.打开：unwrap the present/open the box of the present ③.找到：find/spot/put one’s hands on 情绪类 ①.感谢：show appreciation/show gratitude/be grateful ②.开心：become happy/cheer up 【点睛】 [高分句型1]. It was then that my sister Lucy also unwrapped her gift under my mother’s help.（使用了强调句型对时间状语进行强调） [高分句型2]. In the pink and orange box lay nothing but a case of chocolate and a card saying “Merry Christmas!”（使用了倒装句和现在分词短语作后置定语） [高分句型3]. Suddenly it occurred to me that maybe my mother was the Santa who found Jenna.（使用了that引导的主语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年秋学期金坛一中高二年级12月阶段性调研 英语试卷 （12.26） 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 offer to do first? A. Sweep the floor. B. Help the woman cook. C. Take out the trash. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant. 3. What will the weather be like tomorrow afternoon? A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 4. What does Mark think of the marathon? A. Enjoyable. B. Interesting. C. Challenging. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Their favorite food. B. Jim’s new hobby. C. Jim’s eating habit. 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 are the speakers doing? A. Preparing for a party. B. Attending a wedding. C. Buying a dress. 7. What is the relationship between Marie and George? A. Good friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Colleagues. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When did Lisa begin to learn the piano? A. At the age of 5. B. At the age of 12. C. At the age of 17. 9. Why did Lisa consider giving up playing the piano? A. She found it quite challenging. B She didn’t have much time. C. She was discouraged by her mother. 10. What benefits Lisa most in playing the piano? A. Gaining an important skill. B. Learning to stick to something. C. Increasing her confidence. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To ask about new products. B. To apply for a position. C. To seek cooperation. 12. What is the advantage of the man’s company? A. Its sales are the highest. B. Its products are excellent. C. Its branches are smaller. 13. What is the woman going to do next? A. Meet the man’s boss. B. Talk in detail with the man. C. Draw up a plan with her team. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What can the software help people do? A. Deliver at a reasonable price. B. Find third-party delivery platforms. C. Manage deliveries within half an hour. 15. Who is the target customer of the system? A. Supermarket bosses. B. Grocery-store owners. C. Restaurant managers. 16. How many orders can a restaurant handle per day with the system? A. About 200. B. About 300. C. About 600. 17. How do the users feel about DelivApp’s customer support? A. Satisfied. B. Confused. C. Disappointed. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What does the company Rust Belt Riders help do? A. Handle food waste. B. Grow more plants. C. Recycle bottles. 19. What does Robert Kurtz usually do for his work? A. He educates students on food waste. B. He talks with food service businesses. C. He picks up waste food from households. 20. How does the company deal with the soil? A. It gives it out for free. B. It uses it on its farms. C. It sells it to clients. (客户) 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A The fall to-do list is long: There are apples to be picked, beers to sip, elections to vote in, and of course — so many new books to read! We sorted through the current and upcoming releases to find 4 titles you should watch out for this fall. Dive in! Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson (Sept.3) America’s first Black female Supreme Court justice writes a memoir detailing her early childhood, and the hurdles she faced coming up in the legal world. Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot (Sept. 10) For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan. Covering his childhood, his Hollywood years and, of course, his presidency, Boot portrays a man that is somehow both more ideological and more practical than we might think. Guide Me Home by Attica Locke (Sept. 3) Darren Matthews is a detective pulled out of retirement for one last case. This time it’s the case of a Black college student missing from an all white girls’ club. Locke is a longtime hand at writing crime novels, and this is the conclusion of her Highway 59 trilogy (三部曲). A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Sept. 17) Enriquez has made a name for herself blending supernatural horrors with the concrete horrors of everyday life in Argentina. Her last novel was nearly 600-page, but this newest one is a collection of shorts — like a pillowcase full of trick-or-treat candies. 1. What do Lovely One: A Memoir and Reagan: His Life and Legend have in common? A. They are set in the political world. B. They describe the presidency in the USA. C. They are non-fictions based on personal experiences. D. They view the main characters from the same perspective. 2. What do we know about Mariana Enriquez? A. She released Guide Me Home on Sept. 3. B. She gained recognition for writing crime fictions. C. She wrote a 600-page story in the newest publication. D. She integrated the supernatural with horrors in daily life. 3. Where can the text be found? A. A magazine. B. A notice. C. A textbook. D. An advertisement. B When I was eleven, my mom and dad died. I was left caring for my younger brother and felt at a loss. We moved in with my grandparents in Nandi. Though I wanted an education, they insisted that education didn’t matter for girls. So I’d wake up in the mornings, sweep the house, wash the dishes, cook breakfast, and run to school. Despite all this, I was admitted to one of Kenya’s top high schools elsewhere. However, poverty did not allow me to stay in school. I was constantly sent home for school fees. That was when I met Akili Dada, a nonprofit supporting girls’ education. They offered me a scholarship, which changed my life and gave me a new focus in life. They not only focused on educating me, but also building me as a person. For the first time I felt empowered to focus on my schooling and appreciate the person I was. I went from the bottom of the class to being a top student and finished high school with an A average. In 2015 I received a MasterCard scholarship to study Management Information Systems at Ashesi University in Ghana. This course, which combines business and computer science, is a step toward my dream of earning a PhD and working for the United Nations (UN). When I was growing up in Nandi, the village had no lawyers or doctors. To fill the gap, I created a program called Life Lifters, which aims to empower the youth to be innovative, create change, and see value in education. I am the first generation in my village to study abroad and I hope to inspire the youth in my area to focus on education and create wealth for themselves. I firmly believe in the power of education for girls. If girls understand their rights and work for them, then we can grow a society where the same value is placed on both male and female. It shouldn’t matter whether you’re a boy or a girl-you are a human being, which is what Akili Dada taught me. In the end I wish to be a resource to women, and the world in general. 4. Why did the author feel at a loss at eleven? A. The loss of parents led to an uncertain future. B. She and her brother were sent away from home. C. Her grandparents could hardly support her living. D. She had to move to another village for schooling. 5. What made the author close to quitting high school? A. Her poor academic performance. B. The prejudice against girls on campus. C Lack of continuous financial support. D. The distance from school to her home. 6. How did Akili Dada benefit the author? A. By restoring her dignity. B. By introducing her to the UN. C. By training her for a job. D. By teaching her computer skills. 7. What is the purpose of Life Lifters? A To select potential young talents for UN jobs. B. To provide scholarships for poor girls in Nandi. C. To inspire awareness of education in local youth. D. To make new technology available in rural areas. C If a patient knew their doctor was going to give them bad information during an upcoming appointment, they’d cancel immediately. Generative AI models such as ChatGPT, however, frequently make stuff up to cheat our eyes. So why would anyone want to use an AI for medical purposes? Here’s the optimistic scenario (设想): not only do AI tools get trained on medical literature, but they also scan patient records and smart watch data. Then, they produce personalized tips to each user, accurate enough to be helpful. The dystopian version: governments, insurance companies, and the medical enterprises push immature AI to cut costs, leaving patients desperate for medical care from clinicians. Right now, it’s easy to imagine things going wrong, especially because AI has already been accused of offering harmful advice online. “ChatGPT and other large language models are very confident, they express themselves clearly, and they’re very often wrong,” says Mark Dredze, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Still, he is optimistic. ChatGPT already gives advice that’s comparable to the recommendations physicians offer online, his newly published research has found. And future generative models might complement (完善) trips to the doctor, rather than replacing consults entirely. They could help explain treatments and conditions, such as preventing misunderstandings due to language barriers. In a more promising future, AI systems would combine multiple data sources. Using photos, patient records, information from wearable sensors, and more, they could deliver good care anywhere to anyone. As medical AI develops, the industry must keep growing amounts of patient data secure. But many hospitals already sell sensitive patient data to tech companies. Someone suggests that that information be added to national data sets to improve medical AI models. Additionally, the government could review the accuracy of AI tools used by hospitals and medical groups and cut off valuable funding for substandard software. Doctors shouldn’t just be handed AI tools, either, they should receive extensive training on how to use them. It’s easy to see how Al companies might trick organizations and patients into signing up for services that can’t be trusted. Lawmakers, heal the are providers and tech companies need to move ahead with caution (谨慎). Lives depend on it. 8. What does the underlined word “dystopian” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Uplifting. B. Practical. C. Advanced. D. Discouraging. 9. What might be the current view on AI in medical fields? A. It can provide accurate suggestions. B. AI will adapt and replace doctors. C. Patients are eager for AI treatment. D. There is still a long way for AI to go. 10. According to Mark Dredze, what can AI possibly help do? A. Prevent illnesses. B. Improve communication. C. Assess doctors. D. Check recommendations. 11. Which of the following statements might the author agree with? A. The development of AI is too fast for human control. B. It is highly irresponsible to introduce AI to medicine. C. Promoting AI-aid medical checkups is as easy as pie. D. The application of AI to medicine is worth joint efforts. D I am somewhat a hard-working woman and don’t like to fail a test. Thus, you can imagine my horror when a friend and I took an online personality test to determine levels of optimism-and I’m sadder than Eeyore, a pessimistic cartoon figure! I had assumed that, as an optimist like Pooh, another cartoon figure, I saw the best in people, happier than pessimists. There was no reason to suggest this was true, but so deeply did I believe it that I felt ashamed of my test. I tried to justify the result to my friend: it was a bad week; the weather was depressing; I wasn’t a pessimist; I was a realist. My poor pessimistic self kept explaining until my friend put me out of my pain. Pessimism and optimism are just a state of being and we can move between the two. Apparently, there are three things to think about here. First, how personally do you take things? If a friend is in a bad mood, do you assume it is to do with you, or that they’re just a bit upset that day? Optimists favour the latter and know they’re not responsible for everything all around. Second, how pervasive (遍布的) is a feeling for you? If something goes wrong, do you see it as a single incident, or a sign that more bad luck will follow? Eeyores see a missed morning alarm as a dark sign for the entire day. Finally, how permanent do you think a situation is? Poohs believe in the saying, “This too shall pass,” but Beyores believe a bad situation will stay that way forever. I started to see how my current view of the world was making me a pessimist. I know I can take things personally but,when I took the test,I was burnt out at work and feeling like I was letting everyone down. So, how to change? I started small-when I was feeling unhappy in a situation, I’d ask myself, “How would a Pooh see this?” 1 repeated the saying and chose to believe in hope, because that’s what optimists do. 12. What was the author’s response to the test result? A She took it seriously. B. She treated it as a joke. C. She chose to ignore it. D. She admitted its accuracy. 13. What might be a proper understanding of optimism and pessimism? A. Optimism causes more harm than pessimism. B. Optimism and pessimism are defined by tests. C. Both of them are just a matter of personal choice. D. They are fixed and normally not interchangeable. 14. What might Poohs think after a possible traffic accident? A. It is always others’ fault. B. It is a single incident. C. It is a warning to drive less. D. It is a bad sign of misfortune. 15. Which would be the best title for the text? A. Enjoy Your Moment B. Pooh to Eeyore! C. Believe Until You Make It D. Say No to Personality Tests! 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。 Is the glass half full or half empty? As the saying teaches us, it’s about your view. But if you find yourself viewing the glass as half-empty more often than not, you may be experiencing a scarcity mindset(稀缺心态). ____16____ The term was originally coined to describe a specific type of anxiety experienced by people whose incomes are below the government poverty line. ____17____ It's often applied to other parts of life, too. Who hasn't stayed up all night wondering what could be improved in their life if they had A, B or C? ____18____ The root cause could be a life-changing event that makes you focus on what you’ve lost or are missing. This might be losing a job, climbing credit card bills or ending a relationship. Of course, it’s easier said than done to get out of this kind of mindset. You can take baby steps toward it. The first step is accepting that it’ll be impossible to get rid of these thoughts overnight. When negative thoughts appear, you may tell yourself: ____19____ But psychologists recommend an acceptance mindset. Tell yourself this instead: I do feel this way, but this doesn’t have to totally preoccupy me. What’s more, surround yourself with supportive, positive people. Sometimes, being around the people constantly reminding you of what you don’t have can bring out the negative thoughts running around in your mind. ____20____ And find new friends that help empower your positive thoughts instead of your negative ones. If your negative thoughts are really starting to get to you, it may be good to seek a therapist(治疗师)who can help you. A. A scarcity mindset can arise from a lot of things. B. But a scarcity mindset isn’t always about finances. C. This is because your brain isn’t good at multitasking. D. This is when you become preoccupied with what you don’t have. E. I'm not going to think about this and I’ll just ignore these feelings entirely. F. To break the scarcity mindset habit, set certain boundaries with those people. G. You can do this by simply speaking positive thoughts out loud to people around you. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One evening in 1993, my car died in a deserted part of the highway to my college party. With no phones in the snow, I knew I was ____21____. It was not a good option to walk to get ____22____. So I got out and tried to wave down passing cars. After having no ____23____ at the side of the road and starting to ____24____ in the bitter wind, I went back into my car. Suddenly, a truck ____25____ and I was grateful. I was ____26____ at first to climb into a stranger’s truck. At this point, however, I was cold and desperate. The ____27____ of the truck was too inviting to ____28____. As I climbed inside, the first thing I noticed was a picture of his family attached to his dashboard (仪表盘). He first ____29____ himself as “Mike” and asked where I was going. I ____30____ my situation and, as luck would have it, he was ____31____ that very way and would be glad to drop me ____32____. I felt immediately at ease with Mike. He had me laughing with his family stories until I arrived at my ____33____. I asked Mike if there was anything I could do to ____34____ him. His only answer: “Just be careful.” Then he drove away. The next day, I asked around to try to find Mike so that I could show my ____35____. However, no one had ever heard of Mike. 21. A. stuck B. lost C. bored D. confused 22. A. advice B. help C. money D. food 23. A. expectation B. time C. clue D. luck 24. A. reflect B. fall C. freeze D. regret 25. A. broke down B. pulled over C. passed by D. hurried away 26. A. hesitant B. content C. curious D. eager 27. A. design B. smell C. color D. warmth 28. A. possess B. decline C. accept D. enjoy 29. A. treated B. imagined C. introduced D. viewed 30. A. predicted B. analyzed C. controlled D. explained 31. A. heading B. leaving C. repairing D. clearing 32. A. down B. on C. off D. away 33. A. station B. house C. car D. destination 34. A. repay B. encourage C. replace D. entertain 35. A. love B. gratitude C. interest D. determination 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。 “X Virtual Gathering: Honey”, a new project of X Museum’s digital art platform X Virtual, ____36____ (launch) on Thursday in Beijing with an exhibition and a video game designed by multiple creatives from home and abroad. ____37____ entering the exhibition, visitors are grabbed by the electronic music ____38____ (mix) with a buzzing noise playing in the game, the interface (界面) of which is projected on the wall. They’re invited to pick up the controller to start the game, becoming a bee busy ____39____ (gather) honey. Depicted in a future, robotic and metallic style, the worker bee ____40____ (fly) through various landscapes including a mysterious jungle and an erupting volcano. Eight music pieces, each of which represents a specific event, are triggered as it moves through different levels within the game, immersing the player in an adventure with a bee’s perspective. As an abstract medium, music alters and challenges the participants’ senses, urging us ____41____ (rethink) ecological ____42____ (just). According to the curators (策展人), this project explores the vast, interconnected world of bees and ____43____ it influences ideas around ecology, human civilization, and capitalism. It is an urgent response to crises such as resource exhaustion and a net loss of biodiversity ____44____ we humans are faced with, as well as the slowly widening division between civilization and nature through ____45____ (technology) revolutions. 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，计划近期组织一次茅山一日游。你的英国朋友Chris目前在金坛做交换生，请写封邮件邀请他参加。 内容包括：1. 参加者；2. 时间、地点；3. 活动内容：登茅山、野餐等。 注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Chris, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, 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。 “I hope Santa will bring me the doll for Christmas,” Jenna Lee whispered. She and I pressed up our faces to the toy store window that separated us from the doll inside. Jenna was my neighbor. She and her family had only arrived from South Carolina a few months ago, without her father. I didn’t know the particulars, only that they were under difficult circumstances. Mum often gave them some necessities and comforted her mother. “It’s Chatty Cathy doll. If you pull the string on her neck, she’ll talk to you,” I explained. “She can say 11 things like ‘I love you’and ‘Tell me a story’.” “I’ve never seen anything like her,” Jenna said, rubbing (擦) the glass window with one finger. “She would be nearly as good as having a real live friend like you.” Chatty Cathy was on every girl’s Santa list. But I didn’t tell Jenna what I knew for a fact: Santa wasn’t real. Knowing the truth about Santa did have one advantage. It gave me the idea to search the house for presents that might be hidden away for me until Christmas morning. In fact, deep in the back of mum’s closet (衣橱) I’d found my Chatty Cathy doll. On Christmas morning She would be mine! I could hardly wait. Until then, Chatty Cathy would remain my secret. “She’s the only thing I wrote down on my list for Christmas. What’s on your list this year?” I asked Jenna. “I don’t make lists,” said Jenna, her eyes never leaving Chatty Cathy’s face. “We’re grateful for whatever Santa leaves in our stockings (长袜). I just hope Santa can find us this year.” “Santa knows everything,” I comforted her. Walking home, I thought about what Jenna had said about being grateful. My mum always told me to be grateful for whatever happened. Now I was grateful for having a Chatty Cathy doll in her pink and orange box, just waiting for me to open her up on Christmas morning. The thought of it made me burst with excitement. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 On Christmas morning, my family and I gathered around the tree. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jenna skipped into my house with a Chatty Cathy when I was seated in the sofa disappointed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$