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河北区2024-2025学年度第一学期期末高二年级质量检测 英语 第一部分：听力(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Which season is it probably now? A. Summer. B. Autumn C. Winter. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: It’s getting cold and this is my favourite time of year. W: Really? I prefer summer, M: Not me. I like the end of autumn just before winter. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What colour is the woman’s horse? A. Brown. B. White. C. Black. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Is the white horse over there yours? W: No, mine is the brown one. M: The one standing next to the black one? W: That’s right. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much money was left? A. £10. B. £20. C. £40. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Toby, how much did you spend at the natural history museum? All the fifty pounds, you took? M: Not exactly, ma’am. I’d planned to spend only twenty pounds, but I ended up spending double that. I bought a dinosaur model. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman like about birdwatching? A. Listening to songs. B. Observing birds. C. Getting close to nature. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Why are you crazy about bird watching? M: Looking at the beautiful creatures and listening to their songs are such wonderful experiences. What makes you start bird watching? W: It gives me the chance to contact directly with nature. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man’s mother probably want him to be? A. An artist. B. A programmer. C. A biologist. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: What do you want to be in the future? M: I want to be an artist but… W: But what? M: My dad wants me to be a computer expert and my mum wants me to study biology. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How long has Alice been disabled? A. For ten years. B. For eleven years. C. For twelve years. 7. What competition has Alice taken part in? A. A boxing competition. B. A running competition. C. A swimming competition. 8. Which of the following can best describe Alice? A. Positive. B. Patient. C. Relaxed. 【答案】6. B 7. C 8. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Alice, welcome to our club. W: Thank you. M: We all know you won two gold medals in the national games for persons with disabilities. Would you like to share your story with us? W: Sure. Eleven years ago when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. And I admit that I was in depression for a long time. But if you ask me today whether or not I want to change my situation, I will say no. M: Or why do you say that? W: Because losing my legs hasn’t defeated me? It forces me to believe in the possibilities, which makes me the highest ranked female swimmer nationwide. M: It’s you who teach us that there is nothing impossible to people who will try. Thank you so much. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9. What are the speakers talking about? A. Why they volunteered. B. How they spent the weekend. C. Where they learnt to drive a tractor. 10. Where did Grace spend her weekend? A. At home. B. In a park. C. In a zoo. 11. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Bruce’s mother was ill. B. Grace did some housework. C. Grace took care of baby pandas. 【答案】9. B 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Hello, Grace. M: Hi Bruce. Did you have a good weekend? M: Sure. I volunteered at Wooong national nature reserve. W: Really? What interesting things did you do there? M: I helped take care of baby pandas and drive the tractor to deliver pandas food. W: Drive a tractor? M: Yes, it was easy to learn. Did you go out for your week Grace? W: Oh no, I just stayed at home. My mother has been in hospital. I had to help do some cooking and washing at home. M: I’m sorry to hear that. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. Why is sending WeChat red packet so popular? A. It’s an important tradition. B. Smartphones are widely used. C. Parents want to express their love. 13. What did the speaker do with his lucky money when he was a little boy? A. He helped poor children. B. He bought beautiful clothes. C. He spent it on books and toys. 14. What made the speaker change his way to spend his lucky money? A. His classmates’ support B. His family’s encouragement. C. A piece of news about a student living in tough conditions. 15. What was the attitude of the speaker’s classmates? A. They agreed with him. B. They were uninterested. C. They disagreed to join him. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Giving lucky money to young children during the Chinese new year is an old tradition to express best wishes and love. With the popularity of smartphones, lucky money in red packets has been largely replaced by WeChat red packet. When I was a little boy, I felt extremely happy with lots of lucky money because I could buy new books and toys. With time going by, I became crazy about WeChat red packet. However, I changed my opinion when I saw a piece of news that a primary school student braved the freezing snow, walking more than several kilometres to attend school. I was shocked to find there are many children still living in tough environment and then I made up my mind to donate the money to help them improve their living and learning conditions. I shared my thought with my classmates and they all agreed to join me. Now weechat red packet becomes a connection, a blessing and a friendship. I hope everyone can show kindness and maximize the value of WeChat red packet. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节：单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. — Are you going to Tom’s birthday party? —________. I might have to work. A. It depends B. Go ahead C. Sounds great D. It’s up to you 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——你要去参加Tom生日聚会吗？——看情况，我可能得工作。 A. It depends看情况而定； B. Go ahead去吧；C. Sounds great 听起来不错；D. It’s up to you 由你决定。根据I might have to work.可知，此处用“视情况而定”符合语境。故选A。 17. — I am considering canceling the project because it seems too hard. — But it’s too early to ________ now. There’s still much hope. A. pave the way B. have a say C. throw in the towel D. lay aside 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：——我一直在考虑取消这个项目，因为似乎很难再做下去了。——但是现在认输还为时过早。还有很大的希望。A. pave the way为……做准备；B. have a say有发言权；C. throw in the towel认输；D. lay aside放弃（某种习惯）。根据There’s still much hope.可知，空处表示“现在认输为时过早”。故选C项。 18. One of the important jobs for a teacher is to make the learning material more ________ to his students. A emotional B. political C. accessible D. informal 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于老师来说，其中一个重要的工作就是让他的学生更容易获得学习材料。A. emotional情感的；B. political政治上的；C. accessible可获得的，可得到的；D. informal非正式的。根据句意可知，此处意为“对学生来说，是可获得的”，应用形容词accessible作宾补。故选C。 19. The passengers were checked for ________ reasons before entering the railway station. A. occupation B. security C. economy D. commitment 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于安全原因，乘客们在进入火车站前接受了检查。A. occupation职业；B. security安全；C. economy经济；D. commitment忠诚。根据上文“The passengers were checked(乘客们都接受了检查)”可知，乘客被检查是出于“安全”原因。故选B项。 20. Many cities provide animal shelters ________ homeless cats and dogs can be protected. A. when B. whose C. where D. which 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：很多城市提供了动物避难所，在那里，无家可归的猫和狗可以得到保护。此处引导定语从句，先行词为animal shelters，在定语从句中作地点状语，故应用where引导，故选C。 21. A series of exchange events will be held to ________ the friendship between the two universities. A. promote B. detect C. compete D. disturb 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：将举行一系列交流活动，以促进两所大学之间的友谊。A. promote提升，促进；B. detect发觉；察觉；C. compete竞争；比赛；D. disturb打扰。根据“A series of exchange events will be held”可知，交流活动促进了两所大学之间的友谊。故选A。 22. ________ you’ve got a chance, you should make full use of it. A. Even though B. Now that C. Only if D. As if 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查连词辨析。句意：既然你有一个机会，你应该充分利用它。 A. Even though 即使/虽然；B. Now that 既然 ；C. Only if 只有……才；D. As if 好像。根据句意可知，此处为连词Now that“既然”引导的原因状语从句。故选B项。 23. Lina had to have her car repaired because it ________ seriously in an accident. A. damaged B. was being damaged C. had damaged D. had been damaged 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：Linda必须去修车了，因为她的车在一次事故中被损坏得很严重。此处作原因状语从句中的谓语动词，it为主语，指代前文的car，与damage之间为被动关系，且damage这个动作发生在主句的谓语动词had之前，故应用过去完成时的被动，故选D。 24. ________ swimming for a year, Sandy made great progress. A. To practise B. To be practicing C. Practised D. Having practised 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：练习游泳了一年后，Sandy取得了巨大的进步。此处作状语，主语Sandy与practice之间为主动关系，且practice发生在谓语动词made great progress之前，故此处应用现在分词的完成式having practiced作状语，故选D。 25. She ________ have left school, for her bike is still here. A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查情态动词用法。句意：她不可能离开学校了，因为她的自行车还在这里。A. can’t have done 不可能做过某事；B . wouldn’t have done不会做某事（虚拟语气）；C. shouldn’t have done 本不应该做某事；D. mustn’t have done 禁止做某事。 根据后句“her bike is still here”可知此处是有把握的判断。故选A项。 第三节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26~45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 My son Dan was going to fly out to France in a couple of hours. When we had to say ____26____, I looked closely at his face. I thought about providing him with some ____27____, but not a sound came from my lips. I knew this wasn’t the first time I had let such a (n) ____28____ pass me by. When Dan was a little boy, I followed him to the bus on his ____29____ day in preschool. He looked at me when the bus stopped. What’s it like, Dad? Can I do it? And then he ____30____ the bus and disappeared. The bus drove away. And I hadn’t said a word. Fifteen years later, something ____31____ took place. His mother and I drove him to university. When it was time to say goodbye, I ____32____ to come up with something to say. ____33____, the words let me down. There was one chance I didn’t ____34____, however. One day I advised Dan to take a year’s sabbatical (休假) after he graduated from university. I said he should travel around the world, _____35_____ I believed that was the best way for him to get a deeper understanding of life. Dan thought it probably was not a bad _____36_____. The night before he _____37_____ for his trip, I lay twisting and turning in bed, _____38_____ about what to tell him. I couldn’t _____39_____ anything. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t really _____40_____. But when I stood in front of Dan, I knew saying something really did _____41_____ something. “Dan,” I finally said, “if I had the _____42_____, I would have chosen you every time.” That was all I could say. I was not sure whether he _____43_____ what I meant. But then he stepped towards me and put his arms around me. For a short while, the world and everything in it _____44_____, only Dan and me were there. What I told Dan was simple and _____45_____. It was nothing. And yet it was everything. 26. A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. please 27. A. advice B. money C. support D. fun 28. A. mistake B. opportunity C. challenge D. award 29. A. busiest B. only C. best D. first 30. A. took off B. maxed out C. popped up D. got on 31. A. important B. clear C. unique D. similar 32. A. tried B. started C. continued D. invited 33. A. Besides B. Again C. Therefore D. Moreover 34. A. provide B. create C. deserve D. miss 35. A. or B. but C. because D. so 36. A. idea B. excuse C. job D. answer 37. A. invested B. left C. competed D. relied 38. A. wandering B. writing C. thinking D. reading 39. A. ask for B. think of C. learn about D. look into 40. A. strange B. interesting C. helpful D. necessary 41. A. expand B. need C. mean D. argue 42. A. plan B. pace C. virtue D. choice 43. A. examined B. understood C. appreciated D. considered 44. A. waited B. changed C. disappeared D. burned 45. A. cruel B. valuable C. legal D. common 【答案】26. A 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. D 41. C 42. D 43. B 44. C 45. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位不善言语的父亲，在为儿子出国送行的时候，虽然言语不多，儿子理解了父亲的真情表露，父子俩忘情拥抱的故事。 【26题详解】 考查名词和感叹词词义辨析。句意：当我们不得不说再见时，我仔细地看着他的脸。A. goodbye再见；B. hello你好；C. sorry对不起；D. please请。根据上文“My son Dan was going to fly out to France in a couple of hours.”可知，Dan马上要飞往法国了，所以这里应该是指父子俩说再见告别。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我本想给他提点建议，但我却一句话也说不出来。A. advice建议；B. money金钱；C. support支持；D. fun乐趣。根据“but not a sound came from my lips.”可知，但作者一句话也说不出来，因此儿子去远方，做父亲的本应该提供一些建议。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道这不是我第一次让这样的机会从我身边溜走。A. mistake错误；B. opportunity机会；C. challenge挑战；D. award奖励。根据前文“My son Dan was going to fly out to France in a couple of hours. When we had to say ____1____, I looked closely at his face. I thought about providing him with some ____2____, but not a sound came from my lips.”可知，前文提到作者想对出远门的儿子说一些话，但最终什么都没说，白白让这样的机会溜走。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Dan还是个小男孩的时候，在他上学前班的第一天，我跟着他去坐公交车。A. busiest最忙的；B. only唯一的；C. best最好的；D. first第一的。根据下文“What’s it like, Dad? Can I do it?”可知，儿子问作者学前班是怎么样的，故这是Dan上学的第一天，所以心中充满疑虑。故选 D。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然后他上了公共汽车，消失了。A. took off脱下；B. maxed out达到上限；C. popped up出现；D. got on上（车）。根据下文中的“The bus drove away.”可知，车开走了，因此此处为Dan上了车，然后车又开走了。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：十五年后，类似的事情发生了。A. important重要的；B. clear清晰的；C. unique独特的；D. similar相似的。根据上文中的“And I hadn’t said a word.”以及下文中的“the words let me down.”可知，十五年后，类似的事情又发生了——作者仍然什么都没有说。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：到了说再见的时候，我尝试想说点什么。A. tried尝试；B. started开始；C. continued继续；D. invited邀请。根据下文“the words let me down”可知，作者尝试想说些什么，却最终什么都没说。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：再一次，言语让我失望了。A. Besides此外；B. Again再一次；C. Therefore因此；D. Moreover而且。根据上文中的“And I hadn’t said a word.”以及下文中的“the words let me down.”可知，作者在跟儿子分别之际什么都没说的事情不是第一次发生，再一次发生了。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一次机会我没有错过。A. provide提供；B. create创造；C. deserve值得；D. miss错过，思念。根据下文“One day I advised Dan to take a year’s sabbatical (休假) after he graduated from university.”可知，作者建议儿子在大学毕业后，修一年的假，因此这次作者没有错过这个机会，对儿子提出了有益的建议。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我说他应该周游世界，因为我相信这是他对生活有更深了解的最好方式。A. or或者；B. but但是；C. because因为；D. so所以。根据上文“travel around the world”和下文“I believed that was the best way for him to get a deeper understanding of life.”可知，环游世界是对生活更深入了解的最好方法，这是作者建议儿子去环游世界的原因，应用连词because，引导原因状语从句。故选C。 【36题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Dan认为这可能是个不错的主意。A. idea主意；B. excuse借口；C. job工作；D. answer回答。根据上文“My son Dan was going to fly out to France in a couple of hours.”可知，Dan要飞往法国，因此他认为这是个不错的主意，接受了父亲的让他去环游世界的建议。故选 A。 【37题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他离开的前一天晚上，我躺在床上辗转反侧，不知道该对他说些什么。A. invested投资；B. left离开，启程；C. competed竞争；D. relied依靠。根据上文“My son Dan was going to fly out to France in a couple of hours.”可知，既然 Dan要去其他地方，显然就是要离开家。故选B。 38题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. wandering闲逛；B. writing写作；C. thinking思考；D. reading阅读。根据“The night before he ____12____ for his trip,”可知，儿子就要远离家乡，作为父亲总会有些担忧，所以作者睡不着，思考应该跟儿子说些什么。故选C。 【39题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我什么也想不起来。A. ask for请求；B. think of想起；C. learn about学习；D. look into调查。根据前文“The night before he ____12____ for his trip, I lay twisting and turning in bed, ____13____ about what to tell him.”可知，作者在跟儿子分别之际想说些什么，但却想不到该说什么。故选B。 【40题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许，我想，这真的没有必要说些什么。A. strange奇怪的；B. interesting有趣的；C. helpful有帮助的；D. necessary必要的。根据上文“I couldn’t ____14____ anything.”可知，作者想不到该说什么，因此他认为也许这真的没有必要说些什么。故选D。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当我站在Dan面前时，我知道说点什么真的很有意义。A. expand延伸；B. need需要；C. mean意味着；D. argue争论。根据下文““Dan,” I finally said, “if I had the ____17____, I would have chosen you every time.””可知，作者最终和儿子说了一句话，因此此处意识到自己跟儿子说些什么很重要。故选C。 【42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“Dan，”我最后说，“如果我可以选择，我每次都会选择你。”A. plan计划；B. pace步调，节奏；C. virtue道德；D. choice选择。根据下文“I would have chosen you every time”可知，作者每次都会选择儿子，因此此处为如果可以选择。故选D。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不确定他是否明白我的意思。A. examined检查；B. understood现解；C. appreciated感激；D. considered考虑。根据下文“But then he stepped towards me and put his arms around me.”可知，Dan的举动表明他理解了父亲的话，再根据But的转折语气可知，一开始作者并不确定儿子是否理解自己的话。故选B。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：刹那间，世界和其中的一切都消失了，只剩下Dan和我。A. waited等待；B. changed改变；C. disappeared消失；D. burned燃烧。根据空后的“only Dan and me were there”可知，有那么一会，作者感觉仿佛世间万物都消失了，只留下了自己和儿子。故选C。 【45题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我告诉Dan的事情简单而普通。A. cruel残忍的；B. valuable有价值的；C. legal合法的；D. common普通的。根据下文“It was nothing.”可知，作者说的话非常朴实无华，很简单，且普通。故选D。 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION! Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition. What you need to know Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14. We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please! All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at natgeokids. com/uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do! You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at natgeokids. com/uk/photocomp. Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg. Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo! The prizes Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco! And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere. The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020. 46. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year? A. It has a new category. B. It lasts about one month longer. C. It is open to kids from around the world. D. It will give more than one prize to winners. 47. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. five. 48. To successfully enter the competition, one must . A. be 14 years old or older B. submit their photos on its website C. get their parents agreement D. Give their photos an amazing name. 49. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020. B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK. C. It will take a long time to register. D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category. 50. Where does this text most probably come from? A. A research plan. B. A science report. C. A nature magazine. D. A tourist guidebook. 【答案】46. A 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了2020年国家地理儿童摄影大赛的相关信息。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。由What you need to know中第二段的“We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition—animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). (我们在比赛中有三个类别：动物、人和环境，其中环境是今年开始的新类别)”可知，今年大赛与去年不同之处是增加了一个新类别。故选A项。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。由What you need to know中第二段的“You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please! (您可以输入任意多个类别，但每个类别只能输入一张照片！)”和第四段的“You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. (你可以为三个类别中的每一个提交一张照片)”可知，三个类别都可以分别提交一张照片，申请人最多可以提交3张照片。故选C项。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据What you need to know中第三段的“All photos should be sent through our website. (所有摄影作品都应该通过我们的网站发送)”可知，一个人要想成功参加此次大赛，必须在其网站上提交自己的摄影作品。故选B项。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据What you need to know中第五段中的“Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. (在提交照片之前，请确保使用全名和要输入的类别重命名照片)”可知，参赛者必须用全名和类别重命名照片。故选D项。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，特别是结合文章标题“NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION!”可知，本文主要介绍的是2020 年国家地理儿童摄影大赛的相关信息，而地理属于自然范畴，因此文章最有可能出自于一本自然杂志。故选C项。 B My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We have a yard a “rock garden”. There the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish. Very often when we have more flowers, Denise or I would plant them between the rocks, just to bring some color to the area. Last summer I found, in the rock garden, a tiny little plant that I could not immediately recognize. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was. Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. It looked thin and tall with only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed (除草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun. If a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth. We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, then other things will begin to support us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to realize our goals. 51. The family planted flowers in the yard ________. A. to attract visitors B. to remove the rocks C. to please their neighbors D. to make the area colorful 52. The author let the tiny plant continue growing ________ . A. to see how long it could live B. to see how big it could grow C. to find out what it actually was D. to know if his wife had planted it 53. The author think the sunflower was unusual because ________. A. it was very thin and tall B. it had only one head on it C. it grew on top of a big rock D. it began to grow under a rock 54. We can conclude from the passage that ________. A. rocks cannot prevent us from success B. we can get over difficulties if we trust ourselves C. we should take good care of the rock gardens D. sunflowers are able to grow everywhere 55. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Stand Tall Like the Sunflower B. The Sunflower and My Family C. Being Proud of the Sunflower D. The Secret of the Sunflower 【答案】51. D 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文作者叙述了自己偶然发现一株向日葵从岩石中顽强生长出来的过程，阐述了我们只要像向日葵那样，具备不畏艰难、顽强生长的精神，就一定能够克服困难，获得成功。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Very often when we have more flowers, Denise or I would plant them between the rocks, just to bring some color to the area (很多时候，当我们有更多花，丹尼斯或我会把它们种在岩石之间，只是为了给这个地区带来一些颜色。)”可知，这家人在院子里面种花是为了给院子增添颜色，使院子更漂亮。因此，这家人在院子里种花是D项“to make the area colorful(使该区域多姿多彩)”符合题意，故选D项。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was. (我们决定让它继续生长，直到我们发现它是什么)”可知，作者在岩石花园里发现了一株认不出来的小植物，他打算让它继续生长，为了看看它是什么植物。因此，作者让这株小植物继续生长是C项“to find out what it actually was(找出它到底是什么)”符合题意，故选C项。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun. (向日葵并没有从我看到的地方开始生长。它实际上是在一块大岩石下开始生长的，在岩石下面和周围生长，直到到达太阳)”可知，向日葵实际上是在一块大岩石下开始生长的，其生命力很顽强，这是不寻常的。因此，作者认为向日葵是不寻常的，因为是D项“it began to grow under a rock (它开始在岩石下生长)”符合题意，故选D项。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段的“If a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth. (如果一颗小小的向日葵不让一块大石头阻挡它的发展，我们也有能力做同样的事情。如果我们像向日葵一样相信自己，我们就能达到我们的目标，获得我们成长所需的东西)”可知，作者认为，只要我们像向日葵那样，具备不畏艰难，顽强生长的精神，就一定能够克服困难，获得成功。因此，从这篇文章中我们可以得出结论是B项“we can get over difficulties if we trust ourselves(如果我们相信自己，我们就能克服困难)”符合题意，故选B项。 【55题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据最后一段“Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, then other things will begin to support us.(就像向日葵一样，它知道自己有能力越过岩石，因为它相信自己会成功。像向日葵一样昂首挺胸，为我们是谁和我们是什么感到骄傲，然后其他的东西就会开始支持我们)”可知，作者将向日葵拟人化，形象地阐述了只要我们像向日葵那样，具备不畏艰难，顽强生长的精神，就一定能够克服困难，获得成功。因此，这篇文章的最佳标题是A项“Stand Tall Like the Sunflower(像向日葵一样高高站立)”符合题意，故选A项。 C Imagine shopping for clothes online and being able to run your hand across the screen of your computer or smartphone to feel the materials. That kind of simulation (仿真) technology could be available within the next five years. “We’re talking about reinventing how computers interact with humans,” said Bernie Meyerson, IBM Vice President. Extending our sense of touch is one of the innovations that IBM believes will change the world in the next five years, according to the company’s annual “Five in Five” list. Smart machines will also be able to listen to the environment and highlight the sounds we care about most. For instance, an advanced speech recognition (识别) system will tell new parents why their baby is crying. This kind of thing is not possible today, but with an advanced enough system, it’s actually possible. In the near future, personal computers will be able to do more than recognize images and visual data. Their built-in cameras will be able to analyze features such as colors, and understand the meaning of visual media, such as knowing how to sort family photos. Smart machines will also be able to smell. If you sneeze (打喷嚏) on your computer or cellphone, tiny sensors (传感器) in the machine will be able to analyze thousands of molecules (分子) in your breath. “It can give you an alarm and says, ‘Hey, you are probably sick, go to see your doctor immediately.’” Meyerson says. Mark Maloo is a computer science professor from Georgetown University. He hopes the advances will encourage more students to study science, technology, engineering and math, preparing them to play a crucial part in future innovations. He believes there’s little doubt that advances in computer technology over the next five years will make what now seems like science fiction a part of our everyday lives. 56. In the future, if you buy clothes online, you may ________ A. turn to your computer for some advice B. save a lot of money by using a smartphone C. ask your computer to make the decision for you D. feel the materials of the clothes by touching the screen 57. How will a smart machine figure out that you are probably sick? A. By referring your condition to doctors. B. By sneezing your computer or cellphone. C. By asking you to describe how you feel. D. By analyzing the thousands of molecules in your breath. 58. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Smart machines can serve as an assistant to help comfort the crying children. B. IBM attaches importance to the interaction between computers and humans. C. Personal computers can understand the meaning of visual media at present. D. Smart machines can help you make an appointment with the doctors. 59. What can we infer from the passage? A. Personal computers can only be used to recognize images. B. Extending the sense of touch is the key research of Mark Maloo. C. Students will probably play an important role in future innovatious. D. The advanced speech recognition system is already available now. 60. The purpose of the passage is to show us ________ A how smart machines will replace humans B. how technology will change our lives in the future C. how to go shopping with the help of the Internet D. why IBM wants to invent these smart machines 【答案】56. D 57. D 58. B 59. C 60. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文简单介绍了未来五年内，计算机技术将如何创新发展，并指出这些进步将鼓励学生投身科技研究，未来这些如今看似科幻的技术将成为日常生活的一部分。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Imagine shopping for clothes online and being able to run your hand across the screen of your computer or smartphone to feel the materials. That kind of simulation technology could be available within the next five years. (想象一下，在网上买衣服时，你可以在电脑或智能手机的屏幕上用手触摸材料。这种仿真技术可能在未来五年内实现)”可知，在未来，如果你在网上买衣服，可以通过触摸屏幕来感受衣服的材料。故选D项。 【57题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“If you sneeze on your computer or cellphone, tiny sensors in the machine will be able to analyze thousands of molecules in your breath. ‘It can give you an alarm and says, “Hey, you are probably sick, go to see your doctor immediately.”’ Meyerson says. (如果你在电脑或手机上打喷嚏，机器里的小传感器就能分析你呼吸中的数千个分子。“它会给你发出警报说，‘嘿，你可能生病了，马上去看医生。’”Meyerson说)”可知，智能机器通过分析你呼吸中的数千个分子来判断你可能生病了。故选D项。 【58题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“‘We’re talking about reinventing how computers interact with humans,’ said Bernie Meyerson, IBM Vice President. Extending our sense of touch is one of the innovations that IBM believes will change the world in the next five years, according to the company’s annual ‘Five in Five’ list.(IBM副总裁Bernie Meyerson说：“我们正在谈论如何重新发明计算机与人类的交互方式。”根据该公司的年度“五年计划”清单，扩展我们的触觉是IBM认为将在未来五年内改变世界的创新之一)”可知，IBM重视计算机与人类之间的交互。故选B项。 【59题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Mark Maloo is a computer science professor from Georgetown University. He hopes the advances will encourage more students to study science, technology, engineering and math, preparing them to play a crucial part in future innovations.(Mark Maloo是乔治城大学的一位计算机科学教授。他希望这些进步能鼓励更多的学生学习科学、技术、工程和数学，为他们在未来创新中发挥关键作用做好准备)”可知，Mark Maloo希望科技的进步能够鼓励学生们学习科学、技术、工程和数学，为他们在未来创新中发挥关键作用做好准备。由此推断学生可能会在未来的创新中发挥重要作用。故选C项。 【60题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Imagine shopping for clothes online and being able to run your hand across the screen of your computer or smartphone to feel the materials. That kind of simulation technology could be available within the next five years. (想象一下，在网上买衣服时，你可以在电脑或智能手机的屏幕上用手触摸材料。这种仿真技术可能在未来五年内实现)”及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了未来技术可能给我们的生活带来的变化，如触觉仿真技术、智能机器能聆听环境声音并分析、个人电脑能分析视觉特征并理解视觉媒体的意义、智能机器能够嗅出气味并作出反应等。所以文章的目的是向我们展示技术如何在未来改变我们的生活。故选B项。 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分25分) 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 Grace Young grew up in San Francisco. When she was little, she used to watch her father shop daily in Chinatown for whatever he needed to make traditional Chinese meals at home. As an award-winning cookbook author, Ms. Young, now 66, has spent decades shopping the same way in New York’s Chinatown. Ms. Young developed a passion for cooking at an early age. At 13, she started to sit in on cooking classes. After college, Ms. Young moved to New York and worked in a book-packaging company. In her 30s, she realized that while she had helped create more than 40 cookbooks, she didn’t know how to make the dishes that tasted of home. “I knew if I recorded all of my parents’ recipes, it would be a great gift that I could give my family and the next generation.” she says. Yet what began as a recipe book became a kind of memoir (回忆录). Talking about food encouraged her parents to finally open up about their past, like the fact that her father had owned a Chinatown restaurant in the 1940s “It was really an amazing way to learn not only my family’s recipes, but also my family’s story.” she says. The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen (1999) launched (开始) Ms. Young’s work in preserving Chinese culinary (烹饪的) traditions. Ms. Young has also devoted herself to supporting the restaurants in Chinatown. Since early 2020, Ms. Young has raised money to buy meals from Chinatown restaurants and deliver them to those in need. This year, instead of cooking at home for her husband and friends, she celebrated the Chinese New Year with various dishes from local restaurants in Chinatown. “If these restaurants don’t survive, Chinese culinary traditions in our city won’t survive.” she says. 61. What is Ms. Young known as? (no more than 5 words) ________________________________________________________ 62. Why did Ms. Young want to record her parents’ recipes? (no more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________ 63. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 3? (1 word) ________________________________________________________ 64. What did Ms. Young do to help Chinatown restaurants this year? (no more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________ 65. What can you learn from Ms. Young? (no more than 20 words) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】61. An award-winning cookbook author. /A cookbook author. 62. Because she wanted to know how to make dishes that tasted of home. Or: Because the recorded recipes would be a gift for her family and the next generation. 63. Protecting. / Keeping./ Maintaining./ Conserving./ Sustaining. 64. She ordered dishes from Chinatown restaurants for the Chinese New Year. 65. Through my own efforts and influence, let more people understand and appreciate Chinese culinary culture. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Grace Young的故事，她从小在唐人街看着父亲购买食材烹饪中国美食，后来成为一名烹饪书作家。她通过自己的努力和影响力，让更多人了解和欣赏中国烹饪文化。 【61题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“As an award-winning cookbook author, Ms. Young, now 66, has spent decades shopping the same way in New York’s Chinatown.(作为一名屡获殊荣的烹饪书作者，现年66岁的杨女士几十年来一直在纽约的唐人街以同样的方式购物。)”可知，杨女士是一名屡获殊荣的烹饪书作者。故答案为An award-winning cookbook author. /A cookbook author. 【62题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段“In her 30s, she realized that while she had helped create more than 40 cookbooks, she didn’t know how to make the dishes that tasted of home. “I knew if I recorded all of my parents’ recipes, it would be a great gift that I could give my family and the next generation.” she says.(30多岁时，她意识到，虽然她帮助创作了40多本烹饪书，但她不知道如何做出家乡的味道。“我知道如果我把父母所有的食谱都记录下来，这将是我送给家人和下一代的一份很棒的礼物。她说。)”可知，因为她想知道怎么做有家乡味道的菜。或者：因为记录下来的食谱将是送给她的家人和下一代的礼物。故答案为Because she wanted to know how to make dishes that tasted of home. Or: Because the recorded recipes would be a gift for her family and the next generation. 【63题详解】 考查词句猜测题。根据最后一段“Ms. Young has also devoted herself to supporting the restaurants in Chinatown. Since early 2020, Ms. Young has raised money to buy meals from Chinatown restaurants and deliver them to those in need. (杨女士还致力于支持唐人街的餐馆。自2020年初以来，杨女士一直在筹集资金，从唐人街的餐馆购买饭菜，并将它们送到有需要的人手中)”可知，1999年出版的Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen开启了杨女士保护中国烹饪传统的工作。所以划线词的意思是“保护”。故填Protecting. / Keeping./ Maintaining./ Conserving./ Sustaining. 【64题详解】 考查细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Ms. Young has also devoted herself to supporting the restaurants in Chinatown. Since early 2020, Ms. Young has raised money to buy meals from Chinatown restaurants and deliver them to those in need. This year, instead of cooking at home for her husband and friends, she celebrated the Chinese New Year with various dishes from local restaurants in Chinatown.(杨女士还致力于支持唐人街的餐馆。自2020年初以来，杨女士一直在筹集资金，从唐人街的餐馆购买饭菜，并将它们送到有需要的人手中。今年，她没有在家为丈夫和朋友做饭，而是在唐人街的当地餐馆吃了各种各样的菜来庆祝中国新年。“如果这些餐馆没有生存下去，我们城市的中国烹饪传统也将不复存在。”她说。)”可知，杨女士（她）在唐人街的餐馆点了一些中国新年的菜。故答案为She ordered dishes from Chinatown restaurants for the Chinese New Year. 【65题详解】 开放性试题。通过本文可以学到：通过自己的努力和影响力，让更多人了解和欣赏中国烹饪文化。故回答为：Through my own efforts and influence, let more people understand and appreciate Chinese culinary culture. 第二节：书面表达(满分15分) 66. 假设你是晨光中学学生李津。你的英国笔友Christine发来邮件，询问在新技术的发展下，你的生活发生了怎样的变化。请按以下提示写封回信： (1)很高兴Christine对此话题感兴趣； (2)具体介绍生活各方面的变化(如交流方式、交通方式、学习方式等)； (3)个人感悟。 注意： (1)词数不少于100； (2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。 Dear Christine, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 【答案】Dear Christine, I was thrilled to read your email and learn about your interest in how new technologies have impacted my life. First, with the advent of smartphones and social media, we can stay connected with people from all over the world in real-time and even share photos, videos, and messages instantly. What’s more, we have access to high-speed trains, airplanes, and even electric cars can take us anywhere we need to go quickly and efficiently. Finally, technology has also transformed the way we learn and study. Online courses have made it possible for me to learn new skills and subjects from the comfort of my own home, without having to attend traditional classes. This has not only made learning more convenient but also more engaging and interactive. All in all, I like the way we live today and anticipate seeing how technology will continue to evolve and shape our lives in the future. Yours, Li Jin. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达为一篇应用文。要求学生给英国笔友Christine回信，向他介绍新技术的发展对生活带来的改变。 【详解】1.词汇积累： 影响：impact→influence 而且：what’s more→additionally/in addition/furthermore 总之：all in all→in a word/in short/in brief 期待：anticipate→look forward to 2.句式拓展： 同义句 原句：This has not only made learning more convenient but also more engaging and interactive. 拓展句：Not only did this make learning more convenient but also made it more engaging and interactive. 【点睛】【高分句型1】 I was thrilled to read your email and learn about your interest in how new technologies have impacted my life.(运用了how引导宾语从句) 【高分句型2】 All in all, I like the way we live today and anticipate seeing how technology will continue to evolve and shape our lives in the future.(运用了省略that或者in which引导的定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 河北区2024-2025学年度第一学期期末高二年级质量检测 英语 第一部分：听力(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Which season is it probably now? A. Summer. B. Autumn C. Winter. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What colour is the woman’s horse? A. Brown. B. White. C. Black. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much money was left? A. £10. B. £20. C. £40. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman like about birdwatching? A. Listening to songs. B. Observing birds. C. Getting close to nature. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man’s mother probably want him to be? A. An artist. B. A programmer. C. A biologist. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How long has Alice been disabled? A. For ten years. B. For eleven years. C. For twelve years. 7. What competition has Alice taken part in? A. A boxing competition. B. A running competition. C. A swimming competition. 8. Which of the following can best describe Alice? A. Positive. B. Patient. C. Relaxed. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9 What are the speakers talking about? A. Why they volunteered. B. How they spent the weekend. C. Where they learnt to drive a tractor. 10. Where did Grace spend her weekend? A. At home. B. In a park. C. In a zoo. 11. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Bruce’s mother was ill. B. Grace did some housework. C. Grace took care of baby pandas. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. Why is sending WeChat red packet so popular? A. It’s an important tradition. B. Smartphones are widely used. C. Parents want to express their love. 13. What did the speaker do with his lucky money when he was a little boy? A. He helped poor children. B. He bought beautiful clothes. C. He spent it on books and toys. 14. What made the speaker change his way to spend his lucky money? A. His classmates’ support B. His family’s encouragement. C. A piece of news about a student living in tough conditions. 15. What was the attitude of the speaker’s classmates? A. They agreed with him. B. They were uninterested. C. They disagreed to join him. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节：单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. — Are you going to Tom’s birthday party? —________. I might have to work. A. It depends B. Go ahead C. Sounds great D. It’s up to you 17. — I am considering canceling the project because it seems too hard. — But it’s too early to ________ now. There’s still much hope. A. pave the way B. have a say C. throw in the towel D. lay aside 18. One of the important jobs for a teacher is to make the learning material more ________ to his students. A. emotional B. political C. accessible D. informal 19. The passengers were checked for ________ reasons before entering the railway station. A. occupation B. security C. economy D. commitment 20 Many cities provide animal shelters ________ homeless cats and dogs can be protected. A. when B. whose C. where D. which 21. A series of exchange events will be held to ________ the friendship between the two universities. A. promote B. detect C. compete D. disturb 22. ________ you’ve got a chance, you should make full use of it. A. Even though B. Now that C. Only if D. As if 23. Lina had to have her car repaired because it ________ seriously in an accident. A. damaged B. was being damaged C. had damaged D. had been damaged 24. ________ swimming for a year, Sandy made great progress. A. To practise B. To be practicing C. Practised D. Having practised 25. She ________ have left school, for her bike is still here. A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t 第三节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26~45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 My son Dan was going to fly out to France in a couple of hours. When we had to say ____26____, I looked closely at his face. I thought about providing him with some ____27____, but not a sound came from my lips. I knew this wasn’t the first time I had let such a (n) ____28____ pass me by. When Dan was a little boy, I followed him to the bus on his ____29____ day in preschool. He looked at me when the bus stopped. What’s it like, Dad? Can I do it? And then he ____30____ the bus and disappeared. The bus drove away. And I hadn’t said a word. Fifteen years later, something ____31____ took place. His mother and I drove him to university. When it was time to say goodbye, I ____32____ to come up with something to say. ____33____, the words let me down. There was one chance I didn’t ____34____, however. One day I advised Dan to take a year’s sabbatical (休假) after he graduated from university. I said he should travel around the world, _____35_____ I believed that was the best way for him to get a deeper understanding of life. Dan thought it probably was not a bad _____36_____. The night before he _____37_____ for his trip, I lay twisting and turning in bed, _____38_____ about what to tell him. I couldn’t _____39_____ anything. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t really _____40_____. But when I stood in front of Dan, I knew saying something really did _____41_____ something. “Dan,” I finally said, “if I had the _____42_____, I would have chosen you every time.” That was all I could say. I was not sure whether he _____43_____ what I meant. But then he stepped towards me and put his arms around me. For a short while, the world and everything in it _____44_____, only Dan and me were there. What I told Dan was simple and _____45_____. It was nothing. And yet it was everything. 26. A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. please 27. A. advice B. money C. support D. fun 28. A. mistake B. opportunity C. challenge D. award 29. A. busiest B. only C. best D. first 30. A. took off B. maxed out C. popped up D. got on 31. A. important B. clear C. unique D. similar 32. A. tried B. started C. continued D. invited 33. A. Besides B. Again C. Therefore D. Moreover 34. A. provide B. create C. deserve D. miss 35. A. or B. but C. because D. so 36. A. idea B. excuse C. job D. answer 37. A. invested B. left C. competed D. relied 38. A. wandering B. writing C. thinking D. reading 39. A. ask for B. think of C. learn about D. look into 40. A. strange B. interesting C. helpful D. necessary 41. A. expand B. need C. mean D. argue 42. A. plan B. pace C. virtue D. choice 43. A. examined B. understood C. appreciated D. considered 44. A. waited B. changed C. disappeared D. burned 45. A. cruel B. valuable C. legal D. common 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS 2020 PHOTO COMPETITION! Woo-hoo! Get your cameras and smartphones at the ready, because it’s time for this year’s NG KIDS photography competition. What you need to know Competition is open only to legal residents (居民) of the UK and Ireland who are between the ages of 7 and 14. We have THREE categories (类别) in the competition — animals, people and environment (a new category started this year). You can enter as many categories as you like but just ONE photo per category, please! All photos should be sent through our website. If you’ve not already registered, you or your parent will need to do so at natgeokids. com/uk/ photocomp — it will only take a minute to do! You can submit (提交) ONE photo for each of the three categories. Photos should be in JPEG format, between 1MB and 5MB in size. Enter at natgeokids. com/uk/photocomp. Before you submit your photo, make sure you rename it with your full name and the category you are entering. For example, Joe-Bloggs-Animals. jpg. Don’t forget to tell us your full name, date of birth and the title of your photo! The prizes Our Star Prize is a family holiday in Morocco! And that’s not all! Each category winner will win a number of prizes too, including an amazing Nikon COOLPIX W150 camera, which is built to go anywhere. The closing date is 23:59 (GMT) on 21 October 2020. Winners will be notified (通知) before 18 November 2020. 46. How is this year’s competition different from that of last year? A. It has a new category. B. It lasts about one month longer. C. It is open to kids from around the world. D. It will give more than one prize to winners. 47. How many photos can be submitted at most by an applicant? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. five. 48. To successfully enter the competition, one must . A. be 14 years old or older B. submit their photos on its website C. get their parents agreement D. Give their photos an amazing name. 49. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The photos can be submitted on 18 November 2020. B. All the winners can go for a family holiday in UK. C. It will take a long time to register. D. One must rename the photo with full name and the category. 50. Where does this text most probably come from? A. A research plan. B. A science report. C. A nature magazine. D. A tourist guidebook. B My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We have a yard a “rock garden”. There the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish. Very often when we have more flowers, Denise or I would plant them between the rocks, just to bring some color to the area. Last summer I found, in the rock garden, a tiny little plant that I could not immediately recognize. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was. Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. It looked thin and tall with only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed (除草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun. If a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing we too have the ability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth. We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, then other things will begin to support us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to realize our goals. 51. The family planted flowers in the yard ________. A. to attract visitors B. to remove the rocks C. to please their neighbors D. to make the area colorful 52. The author let the tiny plant continue growing ________ . A. to see how long it could live B. to see how big it could grow C. to find out what it actually was D. to know if his wife had planted it 53. The author think the sunflower was unusual because ________. A. it was very thin and tall B. it had only one head on it C. it grew on top of a big rock D. it began to grow under a rock 54 We can conclude from the passage that ________. A. rocks cannot prevent us from success B. we can get over difficulties if we trust ourselves C. we should take good care of the rock gardens D. sunflowers are able to grow everywhere 55. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Stand Tall Like the Sunflower B. The Sunflower and My Family C. Being Proud of the Sunflower D. The Secret of the Sunflower C Imagine shopping for clothes online and being able to run your hand across the screen of your computer or smartphone to feel the materials. That kind of simulation (仿真) technology could be available within the next five years. “We’re talking about reinventing how computers interact with humans,” said Bernie Meyerson, IBM Vice President. Extending our sense of touch is one of the innovations that IBM believes will change the world in the next five years, according to the company’s annual “Five in Five” list. Smart machines will also be able to listen to the environment and highlight the sounds we care about most. For instance, an advanced speech recognition (识别) system will tell new parents why their baby is crying. This kind of thing is not possible today, but with an advanced enough system, it’s actually possible. In the near future, personal computers will be able to do more than recognize images and visual data. Their built-in cameras will be able to analyze features such as colors, and understand the meaning of visual media, such as knowing how to sort family photos. Smart machines will also be able to smell. If you sneeze (打喷嚏) on your computer or cellphone, tiny sensors (传感器) in the machine will be able to analyze thousands of molecules (分子) in your breath. “It can give you an alarm and says, ‘Hey, you are probably sick, go to see your doctor immediately.’” Meyerson says. Mark Maloo is a computer science professor from Georgetown University. He hopes the advances will encourage more students to study science technology, engineering and math, preparing them to play a crucial part in future innovations. He believes there’s little doubt that advances in computer technology over the next five years will make what now seems like science fiction a part of our everyday lives. 56. In the future, if you buy clothes online, you may ________ A. turn to your computer for some advice B. save a lot of money by using a smartphone C. ask your computer to make the decision for you D. feel the materials of the clothes by touching the screen 57. How will a smart machine figure out that you are probably sick? A. By referring your condition to doctors. B. By sneezing your computer or cellphone. C. By asking you to describe how you feel. D. By analyzing the thousands of molecules in your breath. 58. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Smart machines can serve as an assistant to help comfort the crying children. B. IBM attaches importance to the interaction between computers and humans. C. Personal computers can understand the meaning of visual media at present. D. Smart machines can help you make an appointment with the doctors. 59. What can we infer from the passage? A. Personal computers can only be used to recognize images. B. Extending the sense of touch is the key research of Mark Maloo. C. Students will probably play an important role in future innovatious. D. The advanced speech recognition system is already available now. 60. The purpose of the passage is to show us ________ A. how smart machines will replace humans B. how technology will change our lives in the future C. how to go shopping with the help of the Internet D. why IBM wants to invent these smart machines 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分25分) 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 Grace Young grew up in San Francisco. When she was little, she used to watch her father shop daily in Chinatown for whatever he needed to make traditional Chinese meals at home. As an award-winning cookbook author, Ms. Young, now 66, has spent decades shopping the same way in New York’s Chinatown. Ms. Young developed a passion for cooking at an early age. At 13, she started to sit in on cooking classes. After college, Ms. Young moved to New York and worked in a book-packaging company. In her 30s, she realized that while she had helped create more than 40 cookbooks, she didn’t know how to make the dishes that tasted of home. “I knew if I recorded all of my parents’ recipes, it would be a great gift that I could give my family and the next generation.” she says. Yet what began as a recipe book became a kind of memoir (回忆录). Talking about food encouraged her parents to finally open up about their past, like the fact that her father had owned a Chinatown restaurant in the 1940s “It was really an amazing way to learn not only my family’s recipes, but also my family’s story.” she says. The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen (1999) launched (开始) Ms. Young’s work in preserving Chinese culinary (烹饪的) traditions. Ms. Young has also devoted herself to supporting the restaurants in Chinatown. Since early 2020, Ms. Young has raised money to buy meals from Chinatown restaurants and deliver them to those in need. This year, instead of cooking at home for her husband and friends, she celebrated the Chinese New Year with various dishes from local restaurants in Chinatown. “If these restaurants don’t survive, Chinese culinary traditions in our city won’t survive.” she says. 61. What is Ms. Young known as? (no more than 5 words) ________________________________________________________ 62. Why did Ms. Young want to record her parents’ recipes? (no more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________ 63. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 3? (1 word) ________________________________________________________ 64. What did Ms. Young do to help Chinatown restaurants this year? (no more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________ 65. What can you learn from Ms. Young? (no more than 20 words) ________________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达(满分15分) 66. 假设你是晨光中学学生李津。你的英国笔友Christine发来邮件，询问在新技术的发展下，你的生活发生了怎样的变化。请按以下提示写封回信： (1)很高兴Christine对此话题感兴趣； (2)具体介绍生活各方面的变化(如交流方式、交通方式、学习方式等)； (3)个人感悟。 注意： (1)词数不少于100； (2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。 Dear Christine, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$