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青田中学2024-2025学年第一学期高一英语期末试题卷
注意事项:
1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。本卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试题卷上无效。
4.回答选择题时,在选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
第Ⅰ卷
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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What’s the woman?
A.A restaurant cook. B.An experienced baker. C.A hotel waitress.
2.What’s the man getting his English teacher for her birthday?
A.A scarf. B.Flowers. C.A dictionary.
3.How many people visited Mr. Lee’s office this morning?
A.One. B.Four. C.None.
4.Which book has the man’s brother bought?
A.A history book. B.An English textbook. C.A Chinese textbook.
5.What time is it now?
A.8:45. B.9:00. C.9:15.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Where does the conversation take place?
A.At the nurse’s station. B.At a hospital ward. C.At the doctor’s office.
7.How does the man feel about the girl?
A.The bill. B.Visiting hours. C.Meal hours.
8.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The woman is a new doctor.
B.The man doesn’t think very highly of the woman.
C.The man is new here.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.When did the man plan to meet Cathy?
A.At 7: 00. B.At 7: 30. C.At 9: 00.
10.What did the man finally buy?
A.A shirt and a coat.
B.A shirt.
C.Nothing.
11.What do we learn about Cathy?
A.She first went to the east entrance to meet the man.
B.She hoped to meet the man at 7: 30.
C.She met the man at 9: 30 at the main entrance.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.How does the man know Bill has a baby girl?
A.From his colleague. B.From his schoolmate. C.From his neighbor.
13.What happened to Mark this morning?
A.He smoked too much and coughed a lot.
B.He had an accident on the way to work.
C.He felt terrible when he woke up.
14.What will the two speakers do tomorrow?
A.Hold a farewell party for David.
B.Have a celebration for Bill.
C.Visit Bill’s wife in the hospital.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Where will the man have Thanksgiving?
A.At his own home.
B.At the woman’s.
C.At his parents’.
16.What do people eat at the woman’s home on Thanksgiving?
A.Turkey, sweet potatoes and apple pie.
B.Turkey, salty potatoes and pumpkin pie.
C.Turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
17.What are the men doing while the women are cooking?
A.Helping the women with the cooking.
B.Doing some exercise.
C.Watching football games.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.In how many countries has Avatar been shown besides North America according to the talk?
A.4. B.5. C.6.
19.When is the movie Avatar set?
A.2145. B.2154. C.2159.
20.What can we learn from the talk?
A.Avatar’s budget was over $400 million.
B.It took 6 years to make Avatar.
C.Avatar has won Oscar awards.
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并将答题卡上的相应选项涂黑。
A
We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you.
People equal friends
Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can’t be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make.
Friends understand friends
Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view.
Friends touch friends
Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.
Friends praise friends
Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect (影响) your friends’ lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.
Friends can loyal (忠诚的) and trustworthy
Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence (信心) and are loyal forever.
1. From Joy Steven’s words, we can conclude that ________
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed B. it is never too late to make a friend
C. it is late to make a friend when you need one D. everyone needs a friend in his life
2. To make and keep many friends, you need to do the following EXCEPT ___________.
A. get in touch with people B. understand your friends
C. praise your friends D. quarrel with your friends
3. The passage mainly tells us ______________.
A. how to communicate with a friend B. how to develop friendship
C. when to make a friend D. how to praise a friend
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述我们都渴望友谊,但如何交朋友呢?本文给出了一些可行的建议。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。依据第一段Joy Steven的话“The best time to make a friend is before you need one.交朋友的最好时间是你需要朋友以前。”,也就是说当你需要一个朋友的时候再去交就晚了。故选C。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章中关于交朋友建议的描述“Friends understand each other when talking. Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend.(朋友在交谈时能互相理解。联系是朋友之间沟通的一种形式。赞美是结交朋友的有力工具。)”A. get in touch with people和人取得联系;B.understand your friends理解你的朋友;C. praise your friends 称赞你的朋友;D. quarrel with your friends和你的朋友争吵。根据文章和常识:你要想交很多朋友A、B、C三项要具备。朋友之间的争吵是不可避免的,但未必是必须的。更为重要的是,D项在文中找不到依据。故选D
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you. (我们都渴望友谊,但如何交朋友呢?“交朋友最好的时间是在你需要朋友之前。” 史蒂文说。以下是给你的一些建议。)”可知文章的主题是针对如何交朋友给出一些建议。A. how to communicate with a friend怎样和一个朋友交流;B.how to develop friendship怎样发展友谊;C. when to make a friend 什么时候交朋友;how to praise a friend怎样称赞一个朋友。虽然A、C、D项在文中都提到了,但属于枝节信息,而B项是文章谈论的主旨,符合文章的大意,故选B。
B
That everyone’s too busy these days is a cliché. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There’s never any time to read.
What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don’t seem sufficient. The web’s full of articles offering tips on making time to read: “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times.” But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn’t work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning — or else you’re so exhausted that a challenging book’s the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.
In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and you’ll manage only goal-focused reading — useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them.” No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.
So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You’d think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time.” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work, too — providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you’re “making time to read,” but just reading, and making time for everything else.24. What kind of education does the author think is ideal?
4. What is the main reason the author believes traditional time-management techniques fail to help with reading?
A. They focus too much on efficiency, which conflicts with the nature of immersive reading.
B. They require giving up other activities like watching TV, which is unrealistic.
C. They are too rigid and do not account for the unpredictability of daily life.
D. They fail to provide enough time for reading, even when implemented correctly.
5. According to Tim Parks, what is a key characteristic of the modern mind that hinders deep reading?
A. It is too focused on achieving goals and completing tasks.
B. It is naturally inclined toward interruption and communication.
C. It is too exhausted to engage with challenging books.
D. It is unable to distinguish between productive and unproductive time.
6. What does Gary Eberle’s metaphor of “empty bottles” suggest about how people view time?
A. Time is seen as a finite resource that must be filled with productive activities.
B. Time is perceived as something that can be easily wasted if not managed properly.
C. Time is viewed as a series of opportunities that must be seized immediately.
D. Time is considered a burden that people feel pressured to optimize.
7. What solution does the author propose for making time to read effectively?
A. Scheduling regular reading times to create a ritualistic habit.
B. Using single-purpose e-readers to eliminate distractions.
C. Carrying a book at all times to read during spare moments.
D. Avoiding goal-focused reading to achieve a more fulfilling experience.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章分析了现代人不能进行有效阅读的原因并提出了解决办法。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的句子“In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting.(事实上,“变得更有效率”是问题的一部分。将时间视为一种需要最大化利用的资源,意味着你会以一种工具的方式来对待它,只有在它朝着某个目标前进的过程中,你才会认为任何给定的时刻都是值得利用的。相比之下,沉浸式阅读依赖于愿意承担效率低下、无目标、甚至浪费时间的风险。)”可知,作者认为传统的时间管理方法对阅读没有帮助的主要原因是他们过于注重效率,这与沉浸式阅读的本质相冲突。故选A项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的句子“The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.(小说家兼评论家蒂姆·帕克斯写道,现代人的思维“极其倾向于交流……这不仅仅是一个人被打断了;而是一个人实际上倾向于打断。”深度阅读不仅需要时间,还需要一种特殊的时间,而这种时间不能仅仅通过提高效率来获得。)”可知,根据蒂姆·帕克斯的说法,阻碍深入阅读的现代思维的一个关键特征是它自然地倾向于打断和交流。故选B项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的句子““The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them.” No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.(加里·埃伯利在他的《神圣的时间》一书中写道:“未来就像一条不可阻挡的、几乎无限的传送带上的空瓶子一样向我们走来。”“当这些不同大小的瓶子(几天、几小时、几分钟)经过时,我们感到有压力要装满它们,因为如果它们没有被装满,我们就会浪费它们。”没有一种心态会因为迷失在一本书中而变得更糟。)”可知,加里·埃伯利把时间看作是一种有限的资源,必须被富有成效的活动填满。故选A项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You’d think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time.”(那么,什么有效呢?也许令人惊讶的是,安排规律的阅读时间。你可能会认为这可能会助长效率思维,但事实上,埃伯利指出,这种仪式化的行为有助于我们“走出时间流”进入“灵魂时间”。)”可知,作者提出安排有规律的阅读时间来养成一种仪式性的习惯来有效地阅读。故选A项。
C
Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens — a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands — once lent red to the often gray landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species’ historic range.
The crash was a major reason the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. “The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation,” said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered”, a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats. But Ashe and others argued that the “threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken’s habitat.
Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range—wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat. The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat, USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years. And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let “states” remain in the driver’s seat for managing the species,” Ashe said.
8. What is the major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened?
A. Its drastically decreased population. B. The underestimate of the grassland acreage.
C. A desperate appeal from some biologists. D. The insistence of private landowners.
9. Why did the “threatened” tag disappointed some environmentalists?
A. It was a give-in to governmental pressure. B. It would involve fewer agencies in action.
C. It granted less federal regulatory power. D. The disagreement between generations.
10. What can be learned from Paragraph3?
A. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they agree to pay a sum for compensation
B. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they volunteer to set up an equally big habitat.
C. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they support the WAFWA monitoring job.
D. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they raise funds for USFWS operations.
11. According to Ashe, which is the leading role in managing the species?
A. The federal government. B. The wildlife agencies
C. The landowners. D. The states.
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国鱼类和野生动物管理局 (USFWS) 将小草原松鸡列为受威胁物种,并介绍了相关的保护措施和计划。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species’ historic range. (但如今仅存约22000只这种鸟,其栖息地仅占该物种历史栖息地范围的16%) ”以及第二段中“The crash was a major reason the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. (数量的急剧下降是美国鱼类和野生动物管理局(USFWS)决定正式将该鸟类列为受威胁物种的主要原因)”可知,美国鱼类和野生动物管理局决定正式将该鸟类列为受威胁物种的主要原因是小草原松鸡数量急剧下降。故选A。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered”, a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats. But Ashe and others argued that the “threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. (他们曾敦促该机构将小草原鸡指定为“濒危”物种,这一身份将赋予联邦官员更大的监管权力,以打击威胁。他们曾敦促该机构将这种鸟列为“濒危”物种,这一认定使联邦官员拥有更大的监管权力来打击威胁这种鸟生存的因素。但阿什和其他人认为,“受威胁”这一认定使联邦政府有灵活性去尝试新的、可能较不具对抗性的保护方法)”可知,通过对比这两句话,我们可以得出结论:与“濒危”地位相比,“受威胁”标签给联邦政府的监管权力较小,这正是让一些环保主义者感到失望的原因。他们原本希望通过“濒危”地位来加强保护力度,但“受威胁”标签却降低了这种力度。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat. The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat, USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years. (例如,根据该计划,该机构表示,只要土地所有者或企业签署了恢复小草原鸡栖息地的广泛管理计划,就不会起诉他们因非故意而杀死、伤害或干扰这种鸟类。经美国鱼类及野生动物管理局 (USFWS)与各州协商,该计划要求那些在运营过程中破坏栖息地的个人和企业向一个基金缴费,以用两英亩适宜的栖息地替换每一英亩被破坏的栖息地。该基金还将用于补偿留出栖息地的土地所有者。美国鱼类及野生动物管理局还设定了一个中期目标,即在接下来的10年里将小草原松鸡的数量恢复到年均6.7万只)”可知,非故意的伤害者如果同意支付一笔赔偿金,将不会被起诉。故选A。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Overall, the idea is to let “states” remain in the driver’s seat for managing the species,” Ashe said. (阿什说:“总的来说,这个想法是让‘各州’在管理这种物种方面处于主导地位。”)”可知,据阿什说,在管理这种物种方面处于主导地位的是各州。故选D。
D
It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.
However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers — but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.
Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.
The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that’s become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.
The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and organize the results — apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.
Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers — in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes — for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.
12. According to Cortina, early exposure to computer science makes what easier?
A. How we perceive the food we eat. B. change the way of thinking.
C. What ingredients the food contains. D. How fast we eat our meals.
13. What does Deborah Seehorn believe about the skills learned at Flatiron?
A. Help students learn other computer languages
B. Have to be upgraded when new technologies come
C. Need improving when students look for jobs
D. Enable students to make big quick money
14. The word “coax” in the last paragraph is closet meaning to________.
A. challenge B. persuade C. frighten D. misguide
15. Based on the passage, what are Flatiron students probably expected to do?
A. Compete with a future army of programmers.
B. Stay longer in the information technology industry.
C. Become better prepared for the digitalized world.
D. Bring forth innovative computer technologies.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了尽早接触计算机科学课程对学生的益处,以及其可能对未来职业和生活带来的积极影响。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“ It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students..(对他们来说,转变思维过程不像对高年级学生那样困难)”可推知,Cortina认为早期接触计算机科学使得转变思维方式变得更容易。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段“But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and organize the results — apply to any coding language (他们学到的技能——如何通过问题进行逻辑思考并组织结果——适用于任何编程语言)”可推知,Deborah Seehorn认为Flatiron学到的技能将帮助学生学习其他计算机语言。故选A。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据文章最后一段“The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.”(他们越早知道计算机是如何思考的,以及如何coax机器按照他们的意图运行——他们越早知道自己有能力做到这一点——就越好。)可知,他们学习计算机如何思考,以及如何引导机器按照他们的意图运行,他们就越早知道自己的能力。所以划线单词“coax”的意思最接近于“persuade”(劝导/引导)。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.(他们越早知道计算机是如何思考的,以及如何让机器按照他们的意图运行——他们越早知道自己有能力做到这一点——就越好)”可推知,Flatiron的学生应该会为数字化世界做好更好的准备。故选C。
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。
Canada’s premiers (the leaders of provincial governments), if they have any breath left after complaining about Ottawa at their late July annual meeting, might spare a moment to do something, together, to reduce health-care costs. They’re all groaning about soaring health budgets, the fastest growing components of which are pharmaceutical costs. _____16_____.
What to do? Both the Romanow commission and the Kirby committee on health care — to say nothing of reports from other experts — recommended the creation of a national drug agency. Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.
____17____. But “national” doesn’t have to mean that “National” could mean interprovincial — provinces combining efforts to create one body.
Instead of having one province — or a series of hospitals within a province — negotiate a price for a given drug on the provincial list, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of all provinces. Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people. Basic economics suggests the greater the potential consumers, the higher the likelihood of a better price. ____18____. A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Co-coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, funded by Ottawa and the provinces. Under it, a Common Drug Review recommends to provincial lists which new drugs should be included. Predictably and regrettably, Quebec refused to join.
____19____. Premiers love to quote Mr. Romanow’s report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money. Perhaps they should read what he had to say about drugs: “A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to try to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs.” ____20____ So when the premiers gather in Niagara Falls to assemble their usual complaint list, they should also get cracking about something in their jurisdiction that would help their budgets and patients.
A. Quebec’s resistance to a national agency is provincialist ideology. One of the first advocates for a national list was a researcher at Laval University. Quebec’s Drug Insurance Fund has seen its costs skyrocket with annual increases from 14.3 percent to 26.8 percent!
B. Or they could read Mr. Kirby’s report: “The substantial buying power of such an agency would strengthen the public prescription-drug insurance plans to negotiate the lowest possible purchase prices from drug companies.”
C. What does “notional” mean? Roy Romanow and Senator Michael Kirby recommended a federal provincial body much like the recently created National Health Council.
D. The problem is simple and stark health-care costs have been, are, and will continue to increase faster than government revenues.
E. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, prescription drug costs have risen since 1997 at twice the rate of overall health-care spending. Part of the increase comes from drugs being used to replace other kinds of treatments. Part of it arises from new drugs costing more than older kinds. Part of it is higher prices.
F. So, if the provinces want to run the health-care show, they should prove they can run it, starting with an interprovincial health list that would end duplication, save administrative costs, prevent one province from being played off against another, and bargain for better drug prices.
G. Of course, the pharmaceutical companies will scream. They like divided buyers, they can lobby better that way. They can use the threat of removing jobs from one province to another. They can hope that, if one province includes a drug on its list, the pressure will cause others to include it on theirs. They wouldn’t like a national agency, but self-interest would lead them to deal with it.
【答案】16. E 17. C 18. G 19. F 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论加拿大各省降低医保成本,提议建全国药品机构。
【16题详解】
由上文“They’re all groaning about soaring health budgets, the fastest growing components of which are pharmaceutical costs. (他们都在抱怨不断飙升的医疗预算,其中增长最快的部分是药品成本)”可知,本空应进一步说明药品成本增长的情况。E选项“According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, prescription drug costs have risen since 1997 at twice the rate of overall health-care spending. Part of the increase comes from drugs being used to replace other kinds of treatments. Part of it arises from new drugs costing more than older kinds. Part of it is higher prices. (根据加拿大卫生信息研究所的数据,自1997年以来,处方药成本的增长速度是整体医疗支出的两倍。部分增长是因为药物被用于替代其他类型的治疗。部分是因为新药比旧药成本更高。部分是因为价格上涨)”具体阐述了药品成本增长的情况,能承接上文,符合题意。故选E。
【17题详解】
由下文“But “national” doesn’t have to mean that “National” could mean interprovincial — provinces combining efforts to create one body. (但“全国性”不一定是那个意思。“全国性”可以意味着省际合作——各省共同努力组建一个机构)”可知,本空应先提出对“全国性”的一种常规理解,然后再进行转折说明。C选项“What does “notional” mean? Roy Romanow and Senator Michael Kirby recommended a federal provincial body much like the recently created National Health Council. (“全国性”是什么意思呢?罗伊・罗马诺和参议员迈克尔・柯比建议成立一个联邦与省级联合的机构,就像最近成立的国家卫生委员会那样)”提出了对“全国性”的一种解释,能引出下文的转折,符合语境。故选C。
【18题详解】
由上文“Instead of having one province — or a series of hospitals within a province — negotiate a price for a given drug on the provincial list, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of all provinces. Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people. Basic economics suggests the greater the potential consumers, the higher the likelihood of a better price. (与其让一个省份,或者省内的一系列医院就本省药品清单上的某种指定药品进行价格谈判,不如由全国性机构代表所有省份进行谈判。比如说,与其让魁北克省代表700万人去谈判,全国性机构可以代表3100万人进行谈判。基本经济学原理表明,潜在消费者越多,获得更优惠价格的可能性就越大)”可知,成立全国性机构能让消费者增多从而获得更好的药品价格,本空应说明制药公司对这一策略的反应。G选项“Of course, the pharmaceutical companies will scream. They like divided buyers, they can lobby better that way. They can use the threat of removing jobs from one province to another. They can hope that, if one province includes a drug on its list, the pressure will cause others to include it on theirs. They wouldn’t like a national agency, but self-interest would lead them to deal with it. (当然,制药公司会强烈反对。他们喜欢分散的买家,这样他们可以更好地进行游说。他们可以以将工作岗位从一个省转移到另一个省相威胁。他们希望,如果一个省将某种药物列入清单,这种压力会促使其他省份也将其列入清单。他们不喜欢全国性机构,但出于自身利益考虑,他们会与之打交道)”说明了制药公司对全国性机构的态度,符合逻辑。故选G。
【19题详解】
由上文“A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Co-coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, funded by Ottawa and the provinces. Under it, a Common Drug Review recommends to provincial lists which new drugs should be included. Predictably and regrettably, Quebec refused to join. (朝着建立全国性机构的方向已经迈出了一小步,由渥太华和各省出资成立了加拿大卫生技术评估协调办公室。在其框架下,一个药品联合评审机构会向各省建议应该将哪些新药列入药品清单。不出所料且令人遗憾的是,魁北克省拒绝加入)”和下文“Premiers love to quote Mr. Romanow’s report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money. Perhaps they should read what he had to say about drugs: “A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to try to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs.” (省长们喜欢有选择性地引用罗伊・罗马诺先生报告里的内容,尤其是关于争取更多联邦资金的部分。或许他们应该看看他就药品问题所讲的内容:“一个全国性药品机构将使政府对制药公司施加更大的影响力,从而设法控制不断上涨的药品成本。”) ”可知,上文提到的魁北克拒绝加入国家药品机构的情况,下文提到的省长们需要采取的行动。本空应强调拒绝加入国家药品机构的话各省应该怎样做,选项F“So, if the provinces want to run the health-care show, they should prove they can run it, starting with an interprovincial health list that would end duplication, save administrative costs, prevent one province from being played off against another, and bargain for better drug prices. (因此,如果各省想要掌控医疗事务,就应该证明自己有能力做到这一点。可以从制定一份省际医疗药品清单入手,这份清单可以避免重复操作、节省行政成本、防止各省之间相互掣肘,还能争取更优惠的药品价格)”能承上启下,符合题意。故选F。
【20题详解】
由上文“Perhaps they should read what he had to say about drugs: “A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to try to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs.” (或许他们应该看看他就药品问题所讲的内容:“一个全国性药品机构将使政府对制药公司施加更大的影响力,从而设法控制不断上涨的药品成本。”)”可知,本空应继续阐述他们应该做的别的事情。B选项“Or they could read Mr. Kirby’s report: “The substantial buying power of such an agency would strengthen the public prescription-drug insurance plans to negotiate the lowest possible purchase prices from drug companies.” (或者他们可以看看柯比先生的报告:“这样一个机构强大的购买力将增强公共处方药保险计划的能力,以便从制药公司那里协商出尽可能低的采购价格。”)”能承接上文,符合题意。故选B。
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。
Starting in the sixteenth century, the population of Eurasia(the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia)began an upward surge that, while the result of many factors, owed much to the new foods just coming out of the New World(the Americas). In China, the arrival of ____21____and sweet potatoes contributed to an increase in population from 140 million in 1650 to 400 million in1850.Since maize could be grown in areas that were too ____22____for rice, and on hillsides that could not be irrigated, it added to the food supply and allowed people to live in new places. The uplands of the Yangtze basin were ____23____to make way for the production of indigo and jute(nonfood crops)because the peasants who grew them could live on maize and sweet potatoes, which grew well in the hills. One practice that allowed food production to ____24____a growing population was that of multiple cropping. When rice is grown in ____25____,it absorbs most of its nutrients from water rather than soil, so it can be repeatedly cropped on the same land without the need to leave the land fallow(unplanted)to allow the soil to recover. Farmers in southern China could sometimes produce two or even three crops a year from a single ____26____of land.
In Europe, ____27____, the new crops played a part in enabling the population to grow from 103 million in 1650to 274 million in 1850.During the sixteenth century, Europe’s ____28____crops, wheat and rye, produced about half as much food per hectare (measured by weight) as maize did in the Americas, and about a quarter ____29____rice did in southern Asia. So the arrival of maize and potatoes in Europe provided a way to produce much more food from the same amount of land. The most _____30_____example was that of lreland, where the _____31_____increased from around 500,000 in 1660 to9 million in 1840-something that would not have been possible without the potato. As well as adopting the new crops, European farmers increased production by bringing more land under _____32_____and developing new agricultural techniques. In particular, they introduced new crop rotations involving _____33_____and turnips. Turnips were grown on land that would otherwise have been left _____34_____, and then fed to animals, whose _____35_____enhanced the barley yields the following year.
21. A. maize B. chili C. tomato D. crop
22. A. dry B. hybrid C. gloomy D. moist
23. A. cleared B. settled C. sagged D. deforested
24. A. keep with B. keep pace with C. follow up D. follow over
25. A. sites B. paddies C. fields D. area
26. A. plaque B. piece C. plot D. plight
27. A. however B. in addition C. meanwhile D. nonetheless
28. A. main B. staple C. basic D. important
29 A. more than B. as same as C. differ from D. as much as
30. A. striking B. time-consuming C. outstanding D. promising
31. A. output B. yield C. production D. population
32. A. formation B. immigration C. fertilization D. cultivation
33. A. clover B. herb C. wort D. ruderal
34. A. still B. fallow C. steep D. maintained
35. A. work B. sweat C. soil D. manure
【答案】21. A 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了从16世纪开始,欧亚大陆的人口上升不仅有人口增加的因素,也由于来自美洲新作物的原因。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在中国,玉米和甜薯的到来使得人口从1650年的1.4亿增加到1850年的4亿。A. maize玉米;B. chili辣椒;C. tomato西红柿;D. crop作物。根据下文“Since maize”可知,玉米和甜薯的到来使得人口增长,故选A。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:由于玉米可以种植在水稻无法种植的干旱地区和无法灌溉的山坡上,它增加了食物供应,使人们能够在新的地方生活。A. dry干旱的;B. hybrid混合的;C. gloomy阴暗的;D. moist湿润的。根据下文“and on hillsides that could not be irrigated”可知,玉米能够在干旱的地区种植,故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:为了种植靛蓝和黄麻(非粮食作物),长江流域的高地的森林被砍伐,因为种植这些作物的农民可以靠玉米和红薯为生,而玉米和红薯在山上长得很好。A. cleared清理;B. settled安顿;C. sagged下沉;D. deforested做成开垦林地。根据下文“make way for the production of indigo and jute(nonfood crops)”可知,长江流域的高地的森林被砍伐,故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:一种允许粮食生产跟上人口增长做法是多种作物重叠种植。A. keep with保持;B. keep pace with跟上;C. follow up跟进;D.follow over 追随。根据下文“was that of multiple cropping”可知,多种作物重叠种植允许粮食生产跟上人口增长。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当水稻种植在稻田里时,它从水而不是土壤中吸收大部分营养,所以它可以在同一块土地上重复种植,而不需要让土地休耕,让土壤恢复。A. sites地点;B. paddies稻田;C. fields田地;D. area区域。根据常识可知,水稻在稻田中生长,故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:中国南方的农民有时可以在一块土地上一年种植两种甚至三种作物。A. plaque牌匾;B. piece部分;C. plot小块土地;D. plight困境。根据上文“so it can be repeatedly cropped on the same land without the need to leave the land”以及下文“of land.”一小块土地上多次生产,故选C。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:与此同时,在欧洲,新作物在使人口从1650年的1.03亿增长到1850年的2.74亿方面发挥了作用。A. however然而;B. in addition另外;C. meanwhile同时;D. nonetheless尽管如此。根据上文“from 140 million in 1650 to 400 million in1850”以及下文“from 103 million in 1650 to 274 million in 1850”可知,与此同时,在欧洲,新作物在使人口增长方面发挥了作用,故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在16世纪,欧洲的主要作物小麦和黑麦每公顷产量(以重量计算)是美洲玉米产量的一半,是南亚水稻产量的四分之一。A. main主要的;B. staple主要的(食物);C. basic基本的;D. important重要的。根据“wheat and rye”可知,欧洲的主要作物小麦和黑麦。表示主要作物,staple food是固定用法,故选B。
【29题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意是:在16世纪,欧洲主要作物小麦和黑麦每公顷产量(以重量计算)是美洲玉米产量的一半,是南亚水稻产量的四分之一。A. more than超过;B. as same as一样;C. differ from不同于;D. as much as与……一样。根据上文“as much food per hectare (measured by weight) as”可知,是南亚水稻产量的四分之一,故选D。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:最显著的例子是爱尔兰,其人口从1660年的50万左右增加到1840年的900万——如果没有马铃薯,这是不可能实现的。A. striking明显的,突出的;B. time-consuming耗时的;C. outstanding突出的;D. promising有希望的。根据下文“where the ___increased from around 500,000 in 1660 to 9 million in 1840-something that would not have been possible without the potato”可知,人口增长最突出的例子是Ireland,故选A。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:最显著的例子是爱尔兰,其人口从1660年的50万左右增加到1840年的900万——如果没有马铃薯,这是不可能实现的。A. output输出;B. yield收益;C. production生产;D. population数量。根据下文“from around 500,000 in 1660 to9 million”可知,人口从1660年的50万左右增加到1840年的900万,故选D。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:除了采用新作物外,欧洲农民还通过开垦更多土地和开发新的农业技术来提高产量。A. formation形成;B. immigration移民;C. fertilization施肥;D. cultivation耕种。根据下文“developing new agricultural techniques.”可知,欧洲农民还通过开垦更多土地和开发新的农业技术来提高产量,故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:特别是,他们引进了新的作物轮作,包括苜蓿和芜菁。A. clover苜蓿;B. herb药草;C. wort麦芽;D. ruderal杂草。根据常识和下文“turnips”可知,轮作制度包括苜蓿和芜菁,符合句意,故选A。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:芜菁在原本休耕的土地上种植,然后喂给动物,动物的粪便增加了第二年的大麦产量。A. still静止的;B. fallow休耕的;C. steep陡峭的;D. maintained维持的。根据上文“they introduced new crop rotations”可知,芜菁在原本休耕的土地上种植,故选B。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:芜菁在原本休耕的土地上种植,然后喂给动物,动物的粪便增加了第二年的大麦产量。A. work工作;B. sweat汗水;C. soil泥土;D. manure肥料,粪肥。根据上文“then fed to animals”可知,动物粪便提升了大麦产量,故选D。
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第二节(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Imagine you are out fishing on the high seas - the wind and water are clean and comfortable and you begin bringing up your first catch of the day. That's when everything goes wrong. Your fishing nets are tangled up (缠成一团) in older abandoned fishing tool, and you're unable to untangle them. Your equipment____36____(ruin), and all of the fish you have worked so hard to catch are trapped. They will die____37____you are unable to draw or free them. Ghost fishing has claimed yet another victim.
Ghost fishing is what abandoned fishing tool does. It still catches fish, but no one benefits. Trapped fish die and attract scavengers (清道夫)____38____ also get caught, creating a vicious cycle. In fact, lost fishing tool, or "ghost tool," is among____39____(great) killers in the oceans. This tool further reduces the already declining number of fish.
Environmental agencies estimate that 10 percent of all seawater litter is lost or deserted fishing tool____40____(equal) 640,000 tons every year. Fortunately, these agencies are asking why this is happening and what____41____ be done to stop it.
It's not the intention of the majority of fishermen to lose their tool. In most circumstances bad weather is to blame. But in other cases fishermen throw their tool in the ocean on purpose, risking expensive fines. But to them, it's worth the risk____42____(free) up space onboard, cut fuel costs or avoid paying handling fees.____43____ equipment loss is accidental or not, a strategy involving tool identification seems to be a practical solution.
By marking tool with electronic tags and utilizing GPS technology, owners are more likely to recover lost tool and less likely to abandon it. Currently, ownership regulations are reportedly very weak. Leading the effort for tagging fishing tool and creating accountability is the GGTI (Global Ghost Tool Initiative).____44____ (launch) in 2015, the GGTI is the first organization of its kind. It's brought together an organization of governments, fishing-industry executives, seafood companies and non-profits. Their efforts to get back and recycle the tool_____45_____(improve) marine environment, protecting fish and fishermen's way of life.
Ghost fishing poses a serious threat to the fishing industry worldwide, and a global effort is needed to solve it.
【答案】36. is ruined
37. as##because
38. which##that
39. the greatest
40. equaling
41. can 42. to free
43. Whether
44. Launched
45. will improve
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了丢失的渔具会成为海洋垃圾,伤害海洋生物,造成污染。
【36题详解】
考查时态语态。句意:你的设备坏了,你辛辛苦苦捕来的鱼都被困住了。主语equipment与谓语构成被动关系,应用被动语态,句子陈述客观事实,应用一般现在时的被动语态,主语是不可数名词,be动词使用is。故填is ruined。
【37题详解】
考查原因状语从句。句意:他们会死,因为你无法吸引或释放他们。此处引导原因状语从句,表示“因为”应用as或because。故填as或because。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:被困的鱼死亡,吸引食腐动物,食腐动物也被捕获,形成恶性循环。此处是限定性定语从句,先行词是scavengers,指物,关系词在从句作主语,应用关系代词which或that。故填which或that。
【39题详解】
考查最高级。句意:事实上,丢失的捕鱼工具,或“幽灵工具”,是海洋中最大的杀手之一。根据后文in the oceans可知为最高级,前面加定冠词the。故填the greatest。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:环保机构估计,每年有10%的海水垃圾丢失或废弃的渔具,相当于64万吨。分析句子结构可知,equal与上文10 percent of all seawater litter构成主动关系,应用现在分词,作状语。故填equaling。
【41题详解】
考查情态动词。句意:幸运的是,这些机构正在询问为什么会发生这种情况,以及可以做些什么来阻止它。后跟动词原形,表示“能”应用情态动词can。故填can。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:但对他们来说,为了腾出船上空间、降低燃料成本或避免支付手续费,冒险是值得的。此处free作目的状语,应用动词不定式。故填to free。
【43题详解】
考查固定句型。句意:无论设备丢失是否是偶然的,涉及工具识别的策略似乎是一个实用的解决方案。此处为句型whether…or not…表示“无论……是否”,首字母大写。故填Whether。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:成立于2015年的GGTI是此类组织中的第一个。分析句子结构可知,GGTI与launch构成被动关系,应用过去分词,作状语,首字母大写。故填Launched。
【45题详解】
考查时态。句意:他们回收和循环利用这些工具的努力将改善海洋环境,保护鱼类和渔民的生活方式。表示将要发生的动作用一般将来时。故填will improve。
第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华,近期你校正在开展“研究型学习”活动。你对生物医学领域很感兴趣,并想邀请你的生物王老师作为你在本次活动的指导教师。请你给她写一封信,内容包括:
(1)说明来由;
(2)活动具体内容。
注意:
(1)写作词数应为80左右;
(2)可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
Dear Ms. Wang,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to formally request your guidance as my mentor for the upcoming “Research-Based Learning” initiative at our school. Given my profound interest in the biomedical field, I believe your expertise would be invaluable in helping me navigate this complex area of study.
The program entails selecting a research topic, conducting thorough investigations, and presenting our findings. I am particularly keen on exploring topics such as genetic engineering or the impact of nanotechnology in medicine. Your mentorship, which would significantly enhance my understanding and approach to these subjects, is greatly anticipated.
Thank you for considering my request. I look forward to working under your guidance.
Warm regards,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以李华身份,给生物王老师写一封信,邀请她作为“研究型学习”活动的指导教师,并说明活动的内容和目的。
【详解】1.词汇积累
宝贵的:invaluable→precious
研究:study→research
主题:topic→subject
感兴趣:be keen on→be interested in
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:I am writing to invite you to be my mentor for the “Research-Based Learning” activity in our school.
拓展句:Since I have a keen interest in the biomedical field, I am writing to you with the intention of inviting you to be my mentor for the “Research-Based Learning” activity in our school.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Given my profound interest in the biomedical field, I believe your expertise would be invaluable in helping me navigate this complex area of study. (运用了省略引导词的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】Your mentorship, which would significantly enhance my understanding and approach to these subjects, is greatly anticipated. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
It was a cold, snowy evening. Tommy was running as fast as he could, focused on nothing but his destination----the shop on the street corner. Two weeks ago he saw figurines(小塑像) of Marvel superheroes on the shelves and felt he had to have one. He’s been walking the neighbor’s dog ever since then to earn money to fulfil his little dream. He was so excited and barely noticing the world around him. Maybe that’s why he tripped over the legs of a homeless woman, who was sitting on the pavement, her back against the wall. He murmured(低语) "sorry" and moved on to his destination.
Once he entered the shop, he went straight to the shelves with figurines. Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and many more----all of his admired heroes. With his heart pounding like crazy he reached for Spiderman.
“You like these, true believer?”
Tommy turned around. An old man was standing behind him with a wide smile on his face.
“Y-yes, …Yes, they’re awesome!” answered Tommy. “They’re strong and fast and help other people a lot ...”the boy looked at figurines in admiration. “I wish I could be a superhero too.”
“Then become one!” said the old man.
“How?” Tommy asked in surprise. “I don’t have any superpowers.”
“And why would you need them?” the old man smiled. Seeing the confusion on the boy's face, he squatted(蹲下) and put his hands on Tommy's arms. “Did you know that shopkeeper lady over there has a disabled husband? She’s been working hard and taking care of him for years. I’ve never heard a word of complaint from her. And this person ---” he pointed at a redhead man, who just entered the shop. “He’s a firefighter; he’s saved countless lives. He never gives up, no matter how dangerous the situation seems to be.”
The old man looked Tommy in the eyes and smiled. “You don’t need a superpower to be a hero for someone else. The path of a superhero starts not in the mind, not in the muscles, but in the heart.”
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Tommy lowered his head and looked at his shoes thinking intensely.
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The homeless woman was right there, where he saw her last time.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
Tommy lowered his head and looked at his shoes thinking intensely. Finally he raised his head. "So I am supposed to...” he stopped mid-sentence when he realized that he was alone. He turned his head left and right, but the old man was nowhere to be seen. His eyes lit up---- he already had an idea of what he should do. He looked at figurines for the last time and moved towards the counter. "Two sandwiches and a cup of tea please, "he said, and then returned, food in hand.
The homeless woman was right there, where he saw her last time. Tommy came closer and carefully gave the woman his buys. Her eyes opened wide in surprise, then filled with tears. “Thank you," she whispered. Tommy bowed his head, turned around and went back home. He was moving faster and faster and finally he started to run. Strange energy filling his body made him feel like he could fly. When he finally stopped, he was breathing heavily, but he didn’t feel tired. He smiled happily --- it was a wonderful feeling. And nothing could stop it.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了汤米想成为超级英雄,在一个老人的开导下他学会了用自己的行动去帮助他人的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“汤米低下头,看着自己的鞋子,冥思苦想。”可知,第一段可描写汤米懂得了真正超级英雄的含义。
②由第二段首句内容“那个无家可归的女人就在那里,他最后一次见到她的地方。”可知,第二段可描写汤米帮助了那个女人。
2.续写线索:领悟——帮助——感谢——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.开始:start/begin/commence
②.充满:be filled with/be full of
情绪类
①.感谢:Thank for/show one’s appreciation/show one’s gratitude/be grateful
②.积极:positive attitude/act positively
【点睛】[高分句型1]. His eyes lit up---- he already had an idea of what he should do.这句话运用了what引导的宾语从句。
[高分句型2] Strange energy filling his body made him feel like he could fly.这句话运用了现在分词作定语。
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青田中学2024-2025学年第一学期高一英语期末试题卷
注意事项:
1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。本卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试题卷上无效。
4.回答选择题时,在选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
第Ⅰ卷
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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What’s the woman?
A.A restaurant cook. B.An experienced baker. C.A hotel waitress.
2.What’s the man getting his English teacher for her birthday?
A.A scarf. B.Flowers. C.A dictionary.
3.How many people visited Mr. Lee’s office this morning?
A.One. B.Four. C.None.
4.Which book has the man’s brother bought?
A.A history book. B.An English textbook. C.A Chinese textbook.
5.What time is it now?
A.8:45. B.9:00. C.9:15.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Where does the conversation take place?
A.At the nurse’s station. B.At a hospital ward. C.At the doctor’s office.
7.How does the man feel about the girl?
A.The bill. B.Visiting hours. C.Meal hours.
8.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The woman is a new doctor.
B.The man doesn’t think very highly of the woman.
C.The man is new here.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.When did the man plan to meet Cathy?
A.At 7: 00. B.At 7: 30. C.At 9: 00.
10.What did the man finally buy?
A.A shirt and a coat.
B.A shirt.
C.Nothing.
11.What do we learn about Cathy?
A.She first went to the east entrance to meet the man.
B.She hoped to meet the man at 7: 30.
C.She met the man at 9: 30 at the main entrance.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.How does the man know Bill has a baby girl?
A.From his colleague. B.From his schoolmate. C.From his neighbor.
13.What happened to Mark this morning?
A.He smoked too much and coughed a lot.
B.He had an accident on the way to work.
C.He felt terrible when he woke up.
14.What will the two speakers do tomorrow?
A.Hold a farewell party for David.
B.Have a celebration for Bill.
C.Visit Bill’s wife in the hospital.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Where will the man have Thanksgiving?
A.At his own home.
B.At the woman’s.
C.At his parents’.
16.What do people eat at the woman’s home on Thanksgiving?
A.Turkey, sweet potatoes and apple pie.
B.Turkey, salty potatoes and pumpkin pie.
C.Turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
17.What are the men doing while the women are cooking?
A.Helping the women with the cooking.
B.Doing some exercise.
C.Watching football games.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.In how many countries has Avatar been shown besides North America according to the talk?
A.4. B.5. C.6.
19.When is the movie Avatar set?
A.2145. B.2154. C.2159.
20.What can we learn from the talk?
A.Avatar’s budget was over $400 million.
B.It took 6 years to make Avatar.
C.Avatar has won Oscar awards.
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并将答题卡上的相应选项涂黑。
A
We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you.
People equal friends
Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can’t be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make.
Friends understand friends
Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view.
Friends touch friends
Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.
Friends praise friends
Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect (影响) your friends’ lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.
Friends can loyal (忠诚的) and trustworthy
Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence (信心) and are loyal forever.
1. From Joy Steven’s words, we can conclude that ________
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed B. it is never too late to make a friend
C. it is late to make a friend when you need one D. everyone needs a friend in his life
2. To make and keep many friends, you need to do the following EXCEPT ___________.
A. get in touch with people B. understand your friends
C. praise your friends D. quarrel with your friends
3. The passage mainly tells us ______________.
A. how to communicate with a friend B. how to develop friendship
C. when to make a friend D. how to praise a friend
B
That everyone’s too busy these days is a cliché. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There’s never any time to read.
What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don’t seem sufficient. The web’s full of articles offering tips on making time to read: “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times.” But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn’t work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning — or else you’re so exhausted that a challenging book’s the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.
In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and you’ll manage only goal-focused reading — useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them.” No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.
So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You’d think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time’s flow” into “soul time.” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work, too — providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you’re “making time to read,” but just reading, and making time for everything else.24. What kind of education does the author think is ideal?
4. What is the main reason the author believes traditional time-management techniques fail to help with reading?
A. They focus too much on efficiency, which conflicts with the nature of immersive reading.
B. They require giving up other activities like watching TV, which is unrealistic.
C. They are too rigid and do not account for the unpredictability of daily life.
D. They fail to provide enough time for reading, even when implemented correctly.
5. According to Tim Parks, what is a key characteristic of the modern mind that hinders deep reading?
A. It is too focused on achieving goals and completing tasks.
B. It is naturally inclined toward interruption and communication.
C. It is too exhausted to engage with challenging books.
D. It is unable to distinguish between productive and unproductive time.
6. What does Gary Eberle’s metaphor of “empty bottles” suggest about how people view time?
A. Time is seen as a finite resource that must be filled with productive activities.
B. Time is perceived as something that can be easily wasted if not managed properly.
C. Time is viewed as a series of opportunities that must be seized immediately.
D. Time is considered a burden that people feel pressured to optimize.
7. What solution does the author propose for making time to read effectively?
A. Scheduling regular reading times to create a ritualistic habit.
B. Using single-purpose e-readers to eliminate distractions.
C. Carrying a book at all times to read during spare moments.
D. Avoiding goal-focused reading to achieve a more fulfilling experience.
C
Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens — a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands — once lent red to the often gray landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species’ historic range.
The crash was a major reason the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. “The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation,” said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered”, a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats. But Ashe and others argued that the “threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken’s habitat.
Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range—wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat. The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat, USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years. And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let “states” remain in the driver’s seat for managing the species,” Ashe said.
8. What is the major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened?
A. Its drastically decreased population. B. The underestimate of the grassland acreage.
C. A desperate appeal from some biologists. D. The insistence of private landowners.
9. Why did the “threatened” tag disappointed some environmentalists?
A. It was a give-in to governmental pressure. B. It would involve fewer agencies in action.
C. It granted less federal regulatory power. D. The disagreement between generations.
10. What can be learned from Paragraph3?
A. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they agree to pay a sum for compensation
B. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they volunteer to set up an equally big habitat.
C Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they support the WAFWA monitoring job.
D. Unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they raise funds for USFWS operations.
11. According to Ashe, which is the leading role in managing the species?
A. The federal government. B. The wildlife agencies
C. The landowners. D. The states.
D
It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.
However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers — but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.
Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.
The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that’s become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.
The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and organize the results — apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.
Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers — in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes — for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.
12. According to Cortina, early exposure to computer science makes what easier?
A. How we perceive the food we eat. B. change the way of thinking.
C. What ingredients the food contains. D. How fast we eat our meals.
13. What does Deborah Seehorn believe about the skills learned at Flatiron?
A. Help students learn other computer languages
B. Have to be upgraded when new technologies come
C Need improving when students look for jobs
D. Enable students to make big quick money
14. The word “coax” in the last paragraph is closet meaning to________.
A. challenge B. persuade C. frighten D. misguide
15. Based on the passage, what are Flatiron students probably expected to do?
A. Compete with a future army of programmers.
B. Stay longer in the information technology industry.
C. Become better prepared for the digitalized world.
D. Bring forth innovative computer technologies.
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。
Canada’s premiers (the leaders of provincial governments), if they have any breath left after complaining about Ottawa at their late July annual meeting, might spare a moment to do something, together, to reduce health-care costs. They’re all groaning about soaring health budgets, the fastest growing components of which are pharmaceutical costs. _____16_____.
What to do? Both the Romanow commission and the Kirby committee on health care — to say nothing of reports from other experts — recommended the creation of a national drug agency. Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.
____17____. But “national” doesn’t have to mean that “National” could mean interprovincial — provinces combining efforts to create one body.
Instead of having one province — or a series of hospitals within a province — negotiate a price for a given drug on the provincial list, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of all provinces. Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people. Basic economics suggests the greater the potential consumers, the higher the likelihood of a better price. ____18____. A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Co-coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, funded by Ottawa and the provinces. Under it, a Common Drug Review recommends to provincial lists which new drugs should be included. Predictably and regrettably, Quebec refused to join.
____19____. Premiers love to quote Mr. Romanow’s report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money. Perhaps they should read what he had to say about drugs: “A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to try to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs.” ____20____ So when the premiers gather in Niagara Falls to assemble their usual complaint list, they should also get cracking about something in their jurisdiction that would help their budgets and patients.
A. Quebec’s resistance to a national agency is provincialist ideology. One of the first advocates for a national list was a researcher at Laval University. Quebec’s Drug Insurance Fund has seen its costs skyrocket with annual increases from 14.3 percent to 26.8 percent!
B. Or they could read Mr. Kirby’s report: “The substantial buying power of such an agency would strengthen the public prescription-drug insurance plans to negotiate the lowest possible purchase prices from drug companies.”
C. What does “notional” mean? Roy Romanow and Senator Michael Kirby recommended a federal provincial body much like the recently created National Health Council.
D. The problem is simple and stark health-care costs have been are, and will continue to increase faster than government revenues.
E. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, prescription drug costs have risen since 1997 at twice the rate of overall health-care spending. Part of the increase comes from drugs being used to replace other kinds of treatments. Part of it arises from new drugs costing more than older kinds. Part of it is higher prices.
F. So, if the provinces want to run the health-care show, they should prove they can run it, starting with an interprovincial health list that would end duplication, save administrative costs, prevent one province from being played off against another, and bargain for better drug prices.
G. Of course, the pharmaceutical companies will scream. They like divided buyers, they can lobby better that way. They can use the threat of removing jobs from one province to another. They can hope that, if one province includes a drug on its list, the pressure will cause others to include it on theirs. They wouldn’t like a national agency, but self-interest would lead them to deal with it.
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。
Starting in the sixteenth century, the population of Eurasia(the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia)began an upward surge that, while the result of many factors, owed much to the new foods just coming out of the New World(the Americas). In China, the arrival of ____21____and sweet potatoes contributed to an increase in population from 140 million in 1650 to 400 million in1850.Since maize could be grown in areas that were too ____22____for rice, and on hillsides that could not be irrigated, it added to the food supply and allowed people to live in new places. The uplands of the Yangtze basin were ____23____to make way for the production of indigo and jute(nonfood crops)because the peasants who grew them could live on maize and sweet potatoes, which grew well in the hills. One practice that allowed food production to ____24____a growing population was that of multiple cropping. When rice is grown in ____25____,it absorbs most of its nutrients from water rather than soil, so it can be repeatedly cropped on the same land without the need to leave the land fallow(unplanted)to allow the soil to recover. Farmers in southern China could sometimes produce two or even three crops a year from a single ____26____of land.
In Europe, ____27____, the new crops played a part in enabling the population to grow from 103 million in 1650to 274 million in 1850.During the sixteenth century, Europe’s ____28____crops, wheat and rye, produced about half as much food per hectare (measured by weight) as maize did in the Americas, and about a quarter ____29____rice did in southern Asia. So the arrival of maize and potatoes in Europe provided a way to produce much more food from the same amount of land. The most _____30_____example was that of lreland, where the _____31_____increased from around 500,000 in 1660 to9 million in 1840-something that would not have been possible without the potato. As well as adopting the new crops, European farmers increased production by bringing more land under _____32_____and developing new agricultural techniques. In particular, they introduced new crop rotations involving _____33_____and turnips. Turnips were grown on land that would otherwise have been left _____34_____, and then fed to animals, whose _____35_____enhanced the barley yields the following year.
21. A. maize B. chili C. tomato D. crop
22. A. dry B. hybrid C. gloomy D. moist
23. A. cleared B. settled C. sagged D. deforested
24. A. keep with B. keep pace with C. follow up D. follow over
25. A. sites B. paddies C. fields D. area
26. A. plaque B. piece C. plot D. plight
27. A. however B. in addition C. meanwhile D. nonetheless
28. A. main B. staple C. basic D. important
29. A. more than B. as same as C. differ from D. as much as
30. A. striking B. time-consuming C. outstanding D. promising
31. A. output B. yield C. production D. population
32. A. formation B. immigration C. fertilization D. cultivation
33. A. clover B. herb C. wort D. ruderal
34. A. still B. fallow C. steep D. maintained
35. A. work B. sweat C. soil D. manure
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第二节(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Imagine you are out fishing on the high seas - the wind and water are clean and comfortable and you begin bringing up your first catch of the day. That's when everything goes wrong. Your fishing nets are tangled up (缠成一团) in older, abandoned fishing tool, and you're unable to untangle them. Your equipment____36____(ruin), and all of the fish you have worked so hard to catch are trapped. They will die____37____you are unable to draw or free them. Ghost fishing has claimed yet another victim.
Ghost fishing is what abandoned fishing tool does. It still catches fish, but no one benefits. Trapped fish die and attract scavengers (清道夫)____38____ also get caught, creating a vicious cycle. In fact, lost fishing tool, or "ghost tool," is among____39____(great) killers in the oceans. This tool further reduces the already declining number of fish.
Environmental agencies estimate that 10 percent of all seawater litter is lost or deserted fishing tool____40____(equal) 640,000 tons every year. Fortunately, these agencies are asking why this is happening and what____41____ be done to stop it.
It's not the intention of the majority of fishermen to lose their tool. In most circumstances bad weather is to blame. But in other cases fishermen throw their tool in the ocean on purpose, risking expensive fines. But to them, it's worth the risk____42____(free) up space onboard, cut fuel costs or avoid paying handling fees.____43____ equipment loss is accidental or not, a strategy involving tool identification seems to be a practical solution.
By marking tool with electronic tags and utilizing GPS technology, owners are more likely to recover lost tool and less likely to abandon it. Currently, ownership regulations are reportedly very weak. Leading the effort for tagging fishing tool and creating accountability is the GGTI (Global Ghost Tool Initiative).____44____ (launch) in 2015, the GGTI is the first organization of its kind. It's brought together an organization of governments, fishing-industry executives, seafood companies and non-profits. Their efforts to get back and recycle the tool_____45_____(improve) marine environment, protecting fish and fishermen's way of life.
Ghost fishing poses a serious threat to the fishing industry worldwide and a global effort is needed to solve it.
第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华,近期你校正在开展“研究型学习”活动。你对生物医学领域很感兴趣,并想邀请你的生物王老师作为你在本次活动的指导教师。请你给她写一封信,内容包括:
(1)说明来由;
(2)活动具体内容。
注意:
(1)写作词数应为80左右;
(2)可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。
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第二节读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
It was a cold, snowy evening. Tommy was running as fast as he could, focused on nothing but his destination----the shop on the street corner. Two weeks ago he saw figurines(小塑像) of Marvel superheroes on the shelves and felt he had to have one. He’s been walking the neighbor’s dog ever since then to earn money to fulfil his little dream. He was so excited and barely noticing the world around him. Maybe that’s why he tripped over the legs of a homeless woman, who was sitting on the pavement, her back against the wall. He murmured(低语) "sorry" and moved on to his destination.
Once he entered the shop, he went straight to the shelves with figurines. Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and many more----all of his admired heroes. With his heart pounding like crazy he reached for Spiderman.
“You like these, true believer?”
Tommy turned around. An old man was standing behind him with a wide smile on his face.
“Y-yes, …Yes, they’re awesome!” answered Tommy. “They’re strong and fast and help other people a lot ...”the boy looked at figurines in admiration. “I wish I could be a superhero too.”
“Then become one!” said the old man.
“How?” Tommy asked in surprise “I don’t have any superpowers.”
“And why would you need them?” the old man smiled. Seeing the confusion on the boy's face, he squatted(蹲下) and put his hands on Tommy's arms. “Did you know that shopkeeper lady over there has a disabled husband? She’s been working hard and taking care of him for years. I’ve never heard a word of complaint from her. And this person ---” he pointed at a redhead man, who just entered the shop. “He’s a firefighter; he’s saved countless lives. He never gives up, no matter how dangerous the situation seems to be.”
The old man looked Tommy in the eyes and smiled. “You don’t need a superpower to be a hero for someone else. The path of a superhero starts not in the mind, not in the muscles, but in the heart.”
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Tommy lowered his head and looked at his shoes thinking intensely.
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The homeless woman was right there, where he saw her last time.
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