精品解析：内蒙古霍林郭勒市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末学业质量检测英语试题(含听力)

2024-2025学年第一学期期末学业水平检测 高二英语试题 注意事项： 1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号在答题卡上填写清楚，并贴好条形码，请认真核准条形码的准考证号、姓名和科目。本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2．每小题选出答案后，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，在试卷上作答无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the man going to do? A. Practice tennis. B. Attend a violin lesson. C. Take a dance class. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where is Gill? A. In the garden. B. In the library. C. In the flower shop. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In a supermarket. C. In a hotel. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman think causes the man’s problem? A. His low chair. B. His broken desk. C. His old mouse. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why was the man unable to visit the woman? A. He got a wrong address. B. He failed to stop in Maine. C. He didn’t know her address. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What is the woman looking for? A. The bus stop. B. The Bakery Shop. C. The City Bank. 7. When will the next bus leave? A. At about 7:30． B. At about 8:30． C. At about 9:30. 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】 8. When did the woman plan to take her vacation? A. This month. B. Next month. C. Two months later. 9. What does the man expect the woman to do? A. Travel with him. B. Comfort her husband. C. Postpone her trip. 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】 10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Roommates. 11. What does Bill say about the apartment? A. It was small. B. It was expensive. C. It was messy. 12. What does the woman suggest Bill do? A Find more information online. B. Turn to his classmates for help. C. Buy some furniture by himself. 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】 13. What is the man? A. A writer. B. An actor. C. A shop assistant. 14. How are the jobs organized by the man? A By country. B. By industry. C. By salary. 15. In which aspect do food stylists help? A. Transportation. B. Production. C. Advertising. 16. Which industry is Brad Fields in? A. The food industry. B. The cleaning industry. C. The film industry. 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】 17. What is the only requirement on the photos for this year’s competition? A. The color. B. The topic. C. The size. 18. What is the first prize? A. A camera. B. Free photography lessons. C. A photography book. 19. What is the speaker doing now? A. Hosting a program. B. Reading a newspaper. C. Having an interview. 20. How long will the exhibition last? A Two days. B. Five days. C. Eight days. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A It’s now a lot easier—and cheaper—for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist. Over-the-counter, or OTC, hearing aids started hitting the market in October at prices that can be thousands of dollars lower than prescription hearing aids. About 30 million people in the United States suffer from hearing loss, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But only about 20% of those who could use a hearing aid seek help. Here’s a closer look: Who might be helped: The FDA approved OTC hearing aids for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. That can include people who have trouble hearing phone calls or who turn up the TV volume so loud that others complain. It also can include people who have trouble understanding group conversations in noisy places. OTC hearing aids aren’t intended for people with deeper hearing loss, which may include those who have trouble hearing louder noises, like power tools and cars. Hearing test: Before over-the-counter, you usually needed to get your hearing tested and buy hearing aids from a specialist. That’s no longer the case. But it can be hard for people to measure their own hearing. You can still choose to see a specialist just for that test, which is often covered by insurance, and then buy the aids on your own. There also are a number of apps and questionnaires available to determine whether you need help. Who’s selling: Several major retailers now offer OTC hearing aids online and on store shelves. Walgreens drugstores, for example, are selling Lexie Lumen hearing aids nationwide for $799. Walmart offers OTC hearing aids ranging from about $200 to $1,000 per pair. Itshealth centers will provide hearing tests. The consumer electronics chain Best Buy has OTC hearing aids available online and in nearly 300 stores. Cost: Most OTC hearing aids will cost between $500 and $1,500 for a pair, though some may run up to $3,000. 21. Which of the following can not be helped by the hearing aids? A. Tom who is unable to hear the noise of power tools. B. Messy who can’t make out regular phone calls clearly. C. Jack who needs to turn up the TV volume louder than others do. D. Poppy who can’t understand group conversations in noisy places. 22. What can we know from the text? A. OTC hearing aids are only available online. B. The prices of OTC hearing aids vary considerably. C. Hearing tests will be provided at every selling spot. D. OTC hearing aids offered by Walmart are the most expensive. 23. Which section of the newspaper is this passage probably from? A. Health. B. Economy. C. Education. D. Entertainment. B My wife Gillian and I started convincing ourselves to buy the farm as soon as we got in the car. Over the years we have become experts in talking ourselves into things that normal people would think crazy, both of us having developed a deep knowledge of each other’s craziest buttons, and how best to push them. Gillian and I are very different in many ways, but we both have the ability to drop everything and take a chance. Unfortunately, we also have the ability to view buying a poor farm as an opportunity. The main block was financial. We simply couldn’t afford the $350, 000 asking price. It took us a couple of days to think our way around this obstacle. We eventually came up with a strategy: we would put in a lowball (低报价) offer and we would move to the farm. That would allow us to rent out our apartment in Toronto, freeing up cash to make mortgage payments (按揭贷款) on the farm. But I didn’t think the owner would accept less than his asking price. We wrote up the offer, convinced the owner would say no. A few days later, I was walking to the office, and had almost completely forgotten about our stupid attempt to buy a farm. My phone rang. It was Gillian. “We got it,” she said. I stopped in the middle of the street, speechless. As I went home that night, I started to feel that moving to the farm was meant to be. I had recently found myself looking around at the people sitting silently on the subway or walking hurriedly in and-out of the office and asking myself, “What’s the point?” I realized that the times I was the most happy were the times when I was not sitting at a desk, when I was outside the city. It didn’t matter where I was; I loved to get dirty, to do things. But I had come to suppress (抑制) that side of me. Finally I changed my view and decided to leave the city and move to the farm. 24. What do Gillian and the author have in common? A. They are skillful at farming. B. They are creative in their work. C. They make unconventional decisions. D. They have the same educational background. 25. What does the underlined word “obstacle” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. Challenge. B. Method. C. Mistake. D. Failure. 26. How did the author react to Gillian’s phone call? A. He paid no attention. B. He tried to find a way out. C. He was shocked by the news. D. He chose to contact the owner. 27. What lesson can be learned from the story? A. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. B One cannot succeed without time and practice. C. Luck, talent and family, help to achieve success. D. Find the courage to follow your own path in life. C The message is drummed into us from childhood: forgive people who’ve wronged you, because it’s the right thing to do. Forgiveness is a virtue, we’re told, the only way for us to truly move on and heal. But forgiving someone is not always what’s best for us. In fact, if someone has hurt you deeply and the relationship isn’t healthy, trying to “fix” things can do more harm than good. Most of us would probably agree that forgiving a wrongdoer means letting go of negative feelings like anger towards them. Actually it pressures us to minimize our feelings and revise our boundaries — to say “it’s OK” when for us, it isn’t. And when someone doesn’t make us feel seen or safe, forgiving them can actually weaken our self-respect. A 2010 research paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology called this “the doormat effect”. It found that people who forgave partners that didn’t make them feel valued had less respect for themselves, along with a weakened sense of self. If you keep on forgiving someone who’s done wrong, it can encourage that person to keep hurting you. That’s what 2011 research by psychology professor James K McNulty argues. He looked at how 72 newlywed couples expressed forgiveness towards acts of aggression (攻击性), and whether this caused any changes in the wrongdoer’s behaviour. He found that when a partner was more likely to forgive those acts, the aggressor was more likely to keep committing them. This is because facing the consequences of their actions is what motivates people to change their ways, and being offered a clean sheet can allow them to avoid making changes. Forgiving frequent and major offenses (冒犯), like verbal or physical abuse, can do more harm than good. What if, instead of looking to forgiveness like a magic medicine, we put our energies towards accepting a situation for what it is? This way, we can focus on recognizing what happened and coming to terms with it, however that looks for us and without any sense of obligation towards our offender. It’ll still be a process, sure, but it’s one centred around you and your needs. 28. What will happen if we forgive a wrongdoer according to “the doormat effect”? A. We’ll be free from negative thoughts. B. The relationship will be strengthened. C. The wrongdoer will change his behavior. D. We’ll have less self-respect and self-awareness. 29. How does the writer mainly illustrate his argument? A. By making comparisons. B. By listing examples. C. By citing research results. D. By giving definitions. 30. What can be concluded from James K McNulty’s research? A. Forgiving a wrongdoer’s behavior stops him from hurting others. B. Facing the consequences of aggression does more harm than good. C. Ignoring major offenses encourages a wrongdoer’s acts of aggression. D. Forgiving frequent aggression prevents a wrongdoer from making changes. 31. What does the writer suggest readers do? A. Forgive and forget. B. Learn to take the situation as it is. C. Center on yourself. D. Keep on good terms with offenders. D What is news? The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as: “The report or account of recent events.” However, a lot of reported news is bad or negative. This is both disheartening and unrealistic, creating an unbalanced representation of what’s going on in the world. Understanding why this happens, and knowing how to discover the problems it causes, helps to lessen its influence. It’s important to remember that many news organizations aren’t just a public information service. Most need to attract readers, viewers, or listeners in a competitive market. So the stories they choose to cover are those that attract the largest audience. So why do stories of suffering and sadness draw the biggest crowds? According to a 2022 study, there are evolutionary reasons why bad news is hard to avoid. Our brains are programmed to focus on possible threats to help avoid danger. Concentrating on risks enabled early humans to survive. The difference between then and now is that the threats our ancestors dealt with were local, life-threatening and short-lived. Today’s news is seldom immediately life-threatening, but it can excite the same processes, as the mind and body prepare for action. This can lead to feelings of powerlessness and anxiety as people deal with information about dangers. Feeling pressure to keep up to date can lead to a high intake of negative news, which would influence well-being. Recent reports showed that around 63 percent of 12 to 18-year-olds in the US say that news makes them often or sometimes feel sad or upset. Feeling upset when bad things happen is a healthy, human response. If you do feel upset by anything you’ve read, seen, or heard, remember to treat yourself with compassion(同情). There’s no shame in taking a break. Don’t feel like you have to be aware of every story of suffering that’s happening or have to take action to make a difference. 32. What is the worry expressed in the text about news reporting? A. It meets the challenges of social media. B. It is losing popularity among young people. C. It often presents a negative view of the world. D. It is under the influence of leading news organizations. 33. Why is bad news attractive according to the 2022 research? A. It excites people’s curiosity. B. It reflects the reality of daily life. C. It creates a natural response in our brains. D. It is often carefully chosen through market research. 34. What is the author’s suggestion? A. Doing more reading. B. Going easy on yourself. C. Thinking before you believe. D. Showing compassion to others. 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. News Blues B. Bad News is Good News C. News That Changes D. Then or Now: News is the Answer 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。 Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often want to send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. ____36____ The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. ____37____ However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education given to their children is usually very cheap. ____38____ Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are badly off for self-respect and self-confidence. The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple — choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever. ____39____ For example, teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully step by step. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence. Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to repair them. ____40____ These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important. A. Parents can see that their children’s skills differ. B. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills. C. The more cost in education, the better the result will be. D. Your child might become an engineer when he grows up. E. Thus, parents usually think computers are more convenient for kids’ learning. F. For instance, even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. G. They also want their children to take extra-course activities to get a head start in life. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 On a cold winter day, Dan took his dogs, Milo and Duke, out for their usual morning walk at Bark Park. But this peaceful walk was ____41____ by Mike, an anxious dog owner who was ____42____ his best friend. His small gray dog, Jackson, had gotten lost somewhere in the park and he’d already been gone for quite some time. Small dogs don’t do very well in cold weather. Knowing that there was no time to waste, Dan and his own dogs immediately started searching the park. ____43____, Jackson was nowhere to be found. Dan was about to ____44____ the search and was already heading back to his car. But as Dan and his dogs were crossing the bridge, Milo suddenly ____45____ something in the water. Thinking that his dog had seen a duck or something else, Dan tried to ____46____ the leash (狗链), but Milo wouldn’t listen. Duke ____47____ in, and the two dogs insisted that something was going on. Dan looked out across the bridge and saw a small and gray shape ____48____ in the icy river. The reality of the situation ____49____, and Dan immediately began running down to the water’s ____50____. Without even ____51____ a thought for himself, the brave man jumped into the water and moved straight towards the ____52____ dog. Jackson was trapped in ice and ____53____ holding himself above water. Dan used his arms to break the ice and quickly pulled the dog into his arms. The two swam out of the water and back onto dry land, Mike was waiting for Jackson and ____54____ him straight to a nearby vet clinic. It’s reported that Jackson didn’t suffer any ____55____ from the incident and is as cheerful as ever. 41. A. ignored B. monitored C. interrupted D. occupied 42. A. missing B. pursuing C. comforting D. saving 43. A. Fortunately B. Willingly C. Undoubtedly D. Unluckily 44. A. give up on B. break away from C. take advantage of D. make up for 45. A. observed B. noticed C. rescued D. claimed 46. A. put down B. pull on C. pick up D. fold up 47 A. cheated B. crowded C. dropped D. joined 48. A. struggling B. waiting C. swimming D. surviving 49. A. responded B. settled C. clicked D. mattered 50. A. center B. edge C. surface D. bottom 51. A. sparing B. designing C. expressing D. defining 52. A. graceful B. terrified C. depressed D. embarrassed 53. A. extremely B. hardly C. creatively D. greatly 54. A. flooded B. walked C. rushed D. saw 55. A. hardship B. drought C. stress D. harm 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 UNESCO added “Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional New Year” ____56____ the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 4,2024, making it the country with the most enlisted items. UNESCO’s recognition highlights not only its Chinese origins but also its universal ____57____ (value) of peace, harmony, and social inclusion. The Spring Festival puts family at its core. During this time, millions of people travel home, creating ____58____ world’s largest human migration. Celebrations last for 15 days totally, ____59____ (end) with the Lantern Festival. Food traditions play a crucial role in the festival. Dishes like dumplings, sticky rice cakes, fried meatballs, and braised fish carry blessings for ____60____ (love) ones. These traditions vary geographically ____61____ share the common theme of good wishes. The festival also incorporates a range of intangible cultural heritages. For example, red decorations and fireworks were originally intended ____62____ (scare) away the mythical beast “nian,” ____63____ were believed to prey on people and livestock at the turn of the year. Other cultural symbols and events, such as paper-cuts, dragon dances, and lantern festivals, add to the festive atmosphere. These traditions ____64____ (celebrate) not only in China but also in other parts of Asia and beyond, making the Spring Festival a ____65____ (true) global event. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 你校英文报新增了“饮食健康”专栏，正在面向全校学生征稿，请你以 Food and Health为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 推荐中国传统美食； 2. 分享健康饮食习惯。 注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 A GIFT FOR GRANDPA Summer vacation was coming. Andy and his brother Berlin were filled with excitement as they thought of visiting their grandparents again. The big day came at last. After the happy family got ready, they set out for the grandparents’ eagerly. On the way, the brothers were excitedly talking about the fun they had with grandparents. A little blue house with a tall white chimney finally appeared. Behind the house was the forest carrying their good memories with Grandpa. They arrived at the driveway, at the end of which Grandma was waiting for them joyfully. Andy and Berlin each gave Grandma a big hug and then swept to the living room, shouting excitedly “Grandpa, we are back!” Seeing his grandsons, Grandpa was wild with joy and tried to get up with all his strength from the chair but in vain. A helpless expression flashed on his face. Grandma explained that his health was declining rapidly and maybe couldn’t stand up on his own forever. But Grandpa declared stubbornly (倔强地), “I can!” Certainly, he was stuck in his boyish way. Mum and grandparents were happy to meet again after a long time. They sat together and chatted about what happened recently. The brothers were soon bored with adult conversation, went out and wandered into the forest. Tall trees stretched up to the heavens with large branches crossing each other, while young ones rose straight like soldiers. Grandpa was once an intelligent explorer. He could tell where the birds came from only by their calls and songs. The trees, birds, lizards, lots of bugs… How many merry moments they spent with Grandpa in the kingdom! But now Grandpa couldn’t get up. This made them worried. “We’d think out a way to cheer him up.” Andy said. “Grandpa is a bird lover, and we can catch him a bird.” Berlin suggested. “But he hates birds being caged!” Andy shook his head. Then a bright idea came to Andy’s mind. “Why not make a cane (拐杖) out of a young tree!” 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Berlin thought it was a good idea. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Andy and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 2024-2025学年第一学期期末学业水平检测 高二英语试题 注意事项： 1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号在答题卡上填写清楚，并贴好条形码，请认真核准条形码的准考证号、姓名和科目。本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2．每小题选出答案后，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，在试卷上作答无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the man going to do? A. Practice tennis. B. Attend a violin lesson. C. Take a dance class. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Hey, Jane. How’s the dance class going? W: Great. I’m just on the way to tennis practice. And you? M: I’m going to my violin lesson. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where is Gill? A. In the garden. B. In the library. C. In the flower shop. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Where’s Gill? I am looking for her everywhere. W: You’ll find her in the garden. M: Oh? What’s she doing? Picking flowers or reading books? W: She’s taken my camera, so I think she wants to take some photos. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In a supermarket. C. In a hotel. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: What can I do for you, sir? M: Hi! I’m staying in Room 326 and I’d like to order an extra coffee without milk. W: OK! Your coffee will arrive in a minute, sir. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman think causes the man’s problem? A. His low chair. B. His broken desk. C. His old mouse. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: My neck is killing me, and my arm hurts. W: You know why? Your chair is too low, and that makes your mouse seem too high on your desk. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why was the man unable to visit the woman? A. He got a wrong address. B. He failed to stop in Maine. C. He didn’t know her address. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: I heard you were up in Maine this summer. Why didn’t you stop by? M: If I had known your address, I would have visited you. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What is the woman looking for? A. The bus stop. B. The Bakery Shop. C. The City Bank. 7. When will the next bus leave? A. At about 7:30． B. At about 8:30． C. At about 9:30. 【答案】6. C 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Excuse me? M: Yes, madam. What can I do for you? W: Can you tell me where the City Bank is? M: It’s upstairs, across from the Bakery Shop. W: Thanks. Do you know what time it opens? M: It should be open now because it’s already 9:00. It usually opens at 8:00 in the morning. W: That’s good. And can you tell me how often the buses leave for the city center? M: Every thirty minutes, and you’ve just missed one. W: Oh, dear. Then I’ll have to wait for another thirty minutes. 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】 8 When did the woman plan to take her vacation? A. This month. B. Next month. C. Two months later. 9. What does the man expect the woman to do? A. Travel with him. B. Comfort her husband. C. Postpone her trip. 【答案】8. A 9. C 【解析】 【原文】M: When are you going to take your vacation? W: I was planning to take it at the end of this month. We are planning to travel to Australia this time. Why? Has something come up? M: Well, would it be too inconvenient for you to wait until next month? W: Hmm... not really. I guess I can put it off until next month, but I’ve got to talk about it with my husband. M: Thank you very much. I really appreciate your changing your plans. 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】 10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Roommates. 11. What does Bill say about the apartment? A. It was small. B. It was expensive. C. It was messy. 12. What does the woman suggest Bill do? A. Find more information online. B. Turn to his classmates for help. C. Buy some furniture by himself. 【答案】10. A 11. C 12. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hi, Bill. How’s it going today? M: Hi, Mum. It is really tiring walking around and seeing places. W: Yes, I know. M: I saw a ground-floor apartment with four bedrooms today. W: Four bedrooms? It sounds huge. M: Yeah, it was. But it was quite cheap. And it was a nice place. A big living room with big windows. And the furniture was modern. W: Sounds great. Did you take it? M: Well, no. The place was shared. Three boys are looking for a fourth roommate. They seemed nice enough, but the place was a mess. It’s a shame because the place is not bad, quite close to school. W: Don’t worry. Try to see more places tomorrow. Hopefully, one of them will be alright. Or ask your classmates for more information. 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】 13. What is the man? A. A writer. B. An actor. C. A shop assistant. 14. How are the jobs organized by the man? A. By country. B. By industry. C. By salary. 15. In which aspect do food stylists help? A. Transportation. B. Production. C. Advertising. 16. Which industry is Brad Fields in? A. The food industry. B. The cleaning industry. C. The film industry. 【答案】13. A 14. B 15. C 16. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Daniel Ash, your new book is a collection of articles about people with strange jobs. M: Yes, I collected stories about unusual jobs from all over the world. W: So you’re not talking about actors or shopping assistants. M: No, all the people in the book have very strange jobs. W: I see. It’s organized into different industries. What about in the food industry? M: Well, when a company wants to advertise food, they sometimes need a food stylist. Their job is to make food look good in advertisements. W: I’ve never heard of that job before. M: Well, there are only about 20 food stylists in Britain. For example, when we look at a picture of strawberries and cream, we’re really looking at strawberries and white paint. W: Really? M: Yes, and they paint sausages with washing-up liquid, then coffee, to make them look natural. W: Then the cleaning industry. Isn’t cleaning a normal job? M: Normally, yes. But did you know there is a man in America called Brad Fields and... 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】 17. What is the only requirement on the photos for this year’s competition? A. The color. B. The topic. C. The size. 18. What is the first prize? A. A camera. B. Free photography lessons. C. A photography book. 19. What is the speaker doing now? A. Hosting a program. B. Reading a newspaper. C. Having an interview. 20. How long will the exhibition last? A. Two days. B. Five days. C. Eight days. 【答案】17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Once again we’re holding our popular photography competition for children. It’s open to all children between 8 and 12 who have an interest in photography. We’re not looking for special technical skills—just the imagination to take a good picture. Last year, the topic for our competition was wildlife and we received many excellent photos. This year, we’d like your photos to be on the subject of the sea. This is the only requirement. It doesn’t matter whether your photo is in color or black and white. The size of the photos was limited to 17cm long and 12cm wide last year, but there’s no limit on that this year. A team of professional photographers will judge the photos and they’ll choose the four that they think show the most promise. The winner will receive a camera, while the second prize will be free photography lessons. Those in third and fourth place will receive a photography book. If you’re interested, we’d like you to post your photos to us here at Star Radio, 24 Woodstock Square, London. Your photos need to reach us by the 10th of August so you have a few weeks before the closing date. The results of the competition will be announced on this program on the 15th. There will be a chance to see all the photographs into the competition at an exhibition at the museum. This will start on the 20th of August and stay open until 27th. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A It’s now a lot easier—and cheaper—for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist. Over-the-counter, or OTC, hearing aids started hitting the market in October at prices that can be thousands of dollars lower than prescription hearing aids. About 30 million people in the United States suffer from hearing loss, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But only about 20% of those who could use a hearing aid seek help. Here’s a closer look: Who might be helped: The FDA approved OTC hearing aids for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. That can include people who have trouble hearing phone calls or who turn up the TV volume so loud that others complain. It also can include people who have trouble understanding group conversations in noisy places. OTC hearing aids aren’t intended for people with deeper hearing loss which may include those who have trouble hearing louder noises, like power tools and cars. Hearing test: Before over-the-counter, you usually needed to get your hearing tested and buy hearing aids from a specialist. That’s no longer the case. But it can be hard for people to measure their own hearing. You can still choose to see a specialist just for that test, which is often covered by insurance, and then buy the aids on your own. There also are a number of apps and questionnaires available to determine whether you need help. Who’s selling: Several major retailers now offer OTC hearing aids online and on store shelves. Walgreens drugstores, for example, are selling Lexie Lumen hearing aids nationwide for $799. Walmart offers OTC hearing aids ranging from about $200 to $1,000 per pair. Itshealth centers will provide hearing tests. The consumer electronics chain Best Buy has OTC hearing aids available online and in nearly 300 stores. Cost: Most OTC hearing aids will cost between $500 and $1,500 for a pair, though some may run up to $3,000. 21. Which of the following can not be helped by the hearing aids? A. Tom who is unable to hear the noise of power tools. B. Messy who can’t make out regular phone calls clearly. C. Jack who needs to turn up the TV volume louder than others do. D. Poppy who can’t understand group conversations in noisy places. 22. What can we know from the text? A. OTC hearing aids are only available online. B. The prices of OTC hearing aids vary considerably. C. Hearing tests will be provided at every selling spot. D. OTC hearing aids offered by Walmart are the most expensive. 23. Which section of the newspaper is this passage probably from? A. Health. B. Economy. C. Education. D. Entertainment. 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一款即将上市的价格比处方助听器低数千美元的非处方助听器的基本情况。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Who might be helped:部分的“OTC hearing aids aren’t intended for people with deeper hearing loss, which may include those who have trouble hearing louder noises, like power tools and cars.(非处方助听器不适用于听力损失更严重的人群，这类人群可能包括难以听到较大声音（如电动工具和汽车声）的人。)”可知，非处方助听器并不适用于听力损失严重的人，这些人可能包括那些听不到电动工具和汽车等较大噪音的人，所以这款助听器不能帮助Tom，因为他听不到电动工具的噪音，听力严重受损。故选A。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据The cost:部分的“Most OTC hearing aids will cost between $500 and $1,500 for a pair, though some may run up to $3,000.(大多数非处方助听器的费用为每对500至1500美元，尽管有些价格可能高达3000美元。)”可知，非处方助听器的价格差别很大。故选B。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist. Over-the-counter, or OTC, hearing aids started hitting the market in October at prices that can be thousands of dollars lower than prescription hearing aids.(助听器现在无需专家开具处方即可出售。非处方助听器（OTC助听器）自10月起开始上市，价格比处方助听器低数千美元。)”可知，本文主要介绍了一款非处方助听器的基本情况，话题与人们的健康有关系，所以文章可能出自报纸的健康板块。故选A。 B My wife Gillian and I started convincing ourselves to buy the farm as soon as we got in the car. Over the years we have become experts in talking ourselves into things that normal people would think crazy, both of us having developed a deep knowledge of each other’s craziest buttons, and how best to push them. Gillian and I are very different in many ways, but we both have the ability to drop everything and take a chance. Unfortunately, we also have the ability to view buying a poor farm as an opportunity. The main block was financial. We simply couldn’t afford the $350, 000 asking price. It took us a couple of days to think our way around this obstacle. We eventually came up with a strategy: we would put in a lowball (低报价) offer and we would move to the farm. That would allow us to rent out our apartment in Toronto, freeing up cash to make mortgage payments (按揭贷款) on the farm. But I didn’t think the owner would accept less than his asking price. We wrote up the offer, convinced the owner would say no. A few days later, I was walking to the office, and had almost completely forgotten about our stupid attempt to buy a farm. My phone rang. It was Gillian. “We got it,” she said. I stopped in the middle of the street, speechless. As I went home that night, I started to feel that moving to the farm was meant to be. I had recently found myself looking around at the people sitting silently on the subway or walking hurriedly in and-out of the office and asking myself, “What’s the point?” I realized that the times I was the most happy were the times when I was not sitting at a desk, when I was outside the city. It didn’t matter where I was; I loved to get dirty, to do things. But I had come to suppress (抑制) that side of me. Finally I changed my view and decided to leave the city and move to the farm. 24. What do Gillian and the author have in common? A. They are skillful at farming. B. They are creative in their work. C. They make unconventional decisions. D. They have the same educational background. 25. What does the underlined word “obstacle” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. Challenge. B. Method. C. Mistake. D. Failure. 26. How did the author react to Gillian’s phone call? A. He paid no attention. B. He tried to find a way out. C. He was shocked by the news. D. He chose to contact the owner. 27. What lesson can be learned from the story? A. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. B. One cannot succeed without time and practice. C. Luck, talent and family, help to achieve success. D. Find the courage to follow your own path in life. 【答案】24. C 25. A 26. C 27. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和妻子吉莉安决定购买一个农场，虽面临资金问题，但仍尝试低报价购买，没想到竟成功了，作者也意识到自己内心向往农场生活，最终决定搬离城市前往农场。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Over the years we have become experts in talking ourselves into things that normal people would think crazy, both of us having developed a deep knowledge of each other’s craziest buttons, and how best to push them. Gillian and I are very different in many ways, but we both have the ability to drop everything and take a chance. (多年来，我们已经成为说服自己去做正常人会认为疯狂的事情的专家，我们俩都对彼此最疯狂的按钮以及如何最好地按下它们有了深入的了解。吉莉安和我在很多方面都很不一样，但我们都有能力放下一切，抓住机会。)”可知，吉莉安和作者都擅长了解对方最疯狂的想法，并且能够立即行动，抓住机会。这表明他们共同的特点是能够做出非常规的决定。故选C项。 【25题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“The main block was financial. We simply couldn’t afford the $350, 000 asking price. (主要障碍是金融。我们根本负担不起35万美元的要价。)”可知，作者和妻子遇到的主要困难是资金短缺问题， 他们没有足够的资金购买农场。再根据第二段中“obstacle”所在的句子“It took us a couple of days to think our way around (我们花了几天时间才想办法绕过)可知，“obstacle”指代的就是前面提到的资金方面的困难，也就是一种 “挑战 (Challenge)”。故选A项。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“We wrote up the offer, convinced the owner would say no. (我们写下了报价，确信农场主会拒绝。)”和第三段中的“My phone rang. It was Gillian. “We got it,” she said. I stopped in the middle of the street, speechless. (我的电话响了。是吉莉安。“我们得到了，”她说。我在街中央停了下来，说不出话来。)”可知, 作者本以为农场主不会降价, 但没想到最终竟然谈成了，作者被这个消息震惊到了。故选C项。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“It didn’t matter where I was; I loved to get dirty, to do things. But I had come to suppress (抑制) that side of me.Finally I changed my view and decided to leave the city and move to the farm. (我在哪里并不重要；我喜欢弄脏东西，做事情。但我一直在压抑自己的那一面。最后，我改变了看法，决定离开城市搬到农场。)”可知，作者最终追随自己的梦想、听从自己的内心， 勇敢做出了决定，开启了自己向往已久的农村生活。因此，从故事中我们可以学到的教训是“Find the courage to follow your own path in life. (鼓起勇气，走自己的人生道路。)”。故选D项。 C The message is drummed into us from childhood: forgive people who’ve wronged you, because it’s the right thing to do. Forgiveness is a virtue, we’re told, the only way for us to truly move on and heal. But forgiving someone is not always what’s best for us. In fact, if someone has hurt you deeply and the relationship isn’t healthy, trying to “fix” things can do more harm than good. Most of us would probably agree that forgiving a wrongdoer means letting go of negative feelings like anger towards them. Actually it pressures us to minimize our feelings and revise our boundaries — to say “it’s OK” when for us, it isn’t. And when someone doesn’t make us feel seen or safe, forgiving them can actually weaken our self-respect. A 2010 research paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology called this “the doormat effect”. It found that people who forgave partners that didn’t make them feel valued had less respect for themselves, along with a weakened sense of self. If you keep on forgiving someone who’s done wrong, it can encourage that person to keep hurting you. That’s what 2011 research by psychology professor James K McNulty argues. He looked at how 72 newlywed couples expressed forgiveness towards acts of aggression (攻击性), and whether this caused any changes in the wrongdoer’s behaviour. He found that when a partner was more likely to forgive those acts, the aggressor was more likely to keep committing them. This is because facing the consequences of their actions is what motivates people to change their ways, and being offered a clean sheet can allow them to avoid making changes. Forgiving frequent and major offenses (冒犯), like verbal or physical abuse, can do more harm than good. What if, instead of looking to forgiveness like a magic medicine, we put our energies towards accepting a situation for what it is? This way, we can focus on recognizing what happened and coming to terms with it, however that looks for us and without any sense of obligation towards our offender. It’ll still be a process, sure, but it’s one centred around you and your needs. 28. What will happen if we forgive a wrongdoer according to “the doormat effect”? A. We’ll be free from negative thoughts. B. The relationship will be strengthened. C. The wrongdoer will change his behavior. D. We’ll have less self-respect and self-awareness. 29. How does the writer mainly illustrate his argument? A. By making comparisons. B. By listing examples. C. By citing research results. D. By giving definitions. 30. What can be concluded from James K McNulty’s research? A. Forgiving a wrongdoer’s behavior stops him from hurting others. B. Facing the consequences of aggression does more harm than good. C. Ignoring major offenses encourages a wrongdoer’s acts of aggression. D. Forgiving frequent aggression prevents a wrongdoer from making changes. 31. What does the writer suggest readers do? A. Forgive and forget. B. Learn to take the situation as it is. C. Center on yourself. D. Keep on good terms with offenders. 【答案】28. D 29. C 30. D 31. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇议论文，文章主要讨论了原谅的必要性，作者认为原谅确实是一件美好的事情，但原谅他人并不总是对我们有益，有时原谅可能弊大于利，尤其是在关系不健康的情况下，试图“修复”事情可能会带来更多的伤害，所以原谅别人有时要视情况而定。文章通过引用研究结果来支持这个观点。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“It found that people who forgave partners that didn’t make them feel valued had less respect for themselves, along with a weakened sense of self.”（那些原谅不让他们感到被重视的伙伴的人对自己的尊重度降低，自我感也减弱。）可知，如果我们原谅一个错事者，我们的自尊和自我意识也会减少。故选D。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“A 2010 research paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology called this “the doormat effect””（2010年发表在《个性与社会心理学杂志》的一篇研究论文将这种现象称为“门垫效应”。）以及第三段中“That’s what 2011 research by psychology professor James K McNulty argues.”（这是心理学教授James K . McNulty 2011年的一项研究得出的结论。）可知，作者主要是通过引用研究成果阐述他的论点的。故选C项。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“If you keep on forgiving someone who’s done wrong, it can encourage that person to keep hurting you. That’s what 2011 research by psychology professor James K McNulty argues. He looked at how 72 newlywed couples expressed forgiveness towards acts of aggression ( 攻击性 ), and whether this caused any changes in the wrongdoer’s behaviour. He found that when a partner was more likely to forgive those acts, the aggressor was more likely to keep committing them.”（如果你一直原谅做错的人，那只会鼓励那个人继续伤害你。这是心理学教授詹姆斯·K·麦克纳尔蒂(James K . McNulty) 2011年的一项研究得出的结论。他观察了72对新婚夫妇如何表达对侵犯行为的原谅(攻击)，以及这是否会改变作恶者的行为。他发现，当一个伙伴更可能原谅这些行为时，攻击者更可能继续犯下这些行为。）可知，从James K McNulty的研究中得出的结论是，原谅频繁的攻击行为会阻止一个做错事的人做出改变，他们更可能继续犯下这些行为。故选D。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“What if, instead of looking to forgiveness like a magic medicine, we put our energies towards accepting a situation for what it is? This way, we can focus on recognizing what happened and coming to terms with it”（如果我们不是把宽恕当作一剂灵丹妙药，而是把精力放在接受现状上呢？这样，我们就可以专注于认识到发生了什么，并接受它。）可知，作者建议读者学会接受现状。故选B项。 D What is news? The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as: “The report or account of recent events.” However, a lot of reported news is bad or negative. This is both disheartening and unrealistic, creating an unbalanced representation of what’s going on in the world. Understanding why this happens, and knowing how to discover the problems it causes, helps to lessen its influence. It’s important to remember that many news organizations aren’t just a public information service. Most need to attract readers, viewers, or listeners in a competitive market. So the stories they choose to cover are those that attract the largest audience. So why do stories of suffering and sadness draw the biggest crowds? According to a 2022 study, there are evolutionary reasons why bad news is hard to avoid. Our brains are programmed to focus on possible threats to help avoid danger. Concentrating on risks enabled early humans to survive. The difference between then and now is that the threats our ancestors dealt with were local, life-threatening and short-lived. Today’s news is seldom immediately life-threatening, but it can excite the same processes, as the mind and body prepare for action. This can lead to feelings of powerlessness and anxiety as people deal with information about dangers. Feeling pressure to keep up to date can lead to a high intake of negative news, which would influence well-being. Recent reports showed that around 63 percent of 12 to 18-year-olds in the US say that news makes them often or sometimes feel sad or upset. Feeling upset when bad things happen is a healthy, human response. If you do feel upset by anything you’ve read, seen, or heard, remember to treat yourself with compassion(同情). There’s no shame in taking a break. Don’t feel like you have to be aware of every story of suffering that’s happening or have to take action to make a difference. 32. What is the worry expressed in the text about news reporting? A. It meets the challenges of social media. B. It is losing popularity among young people. C. It often presents a negative view of the world. D. It is under the influence of leading news organizations. 33. Why is bad news attractive according to the 2022 research? A. It excites people’s curiosity. B. It reflects the reality of daily life. C. It creates a natural response in our brains. D. It is often carefully chosen through market research. 34. What is the author’s suggestion? A. Doing more reading. B. Going easy on yourself. C. Thinking before you believe. D. Showing compassion to others. 35. What can be the best title for the text? A. News Blues B. Bad News is Good News C. News That Changes D. Then or Now: News is the Answer 【答案】32. C 33. C 34. B 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了近年来新闻报道中更多呈现负面新闻的原因以及这种现象对人们情绪的影响，并提出了一些缓解负面影响的建议。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“However, a lot of reported news is bad or negative. This is both disheartening and unrealistic, creating an unbalanced representation of what’s going on in the world.(然而，报道的新闻中有很多都是坏消息或负面消息。这既令人沮丧又不现实，创造了对世界情况的失衡代表)”可知，本文对新闻报道的担忧在于它常常呈现对世界的负面看法。故选C。 33题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“According to a 2022 study, there are evolutionary reasons why bad news is hard to avoid. Our brains are programmed to focus on possible threats to help avoid danger. Concentrating on risks enabled early humans to survive.(根据2022年的一项研究，负面新闻难以避免有其进化原因。我们的脑袋被编程为关注可能的威胁以帮助避免危险。集中注意力于风险使早期人类得以生存)”可推知，负面新闻吸引人是因为它在我们的大脑中产生了自然的反应。故选C。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“ If you do feel upset by anything you’ve read, seen, or heard, remember to treat yourself with compassion (同情). There’s no shame in taking a break. Don’t feel like you have to be aware of every story of suffering that’s happening or have to take action to make a difference..(如果你对你所读、所见、所闻的任何事情感到难过，记得要善待自己。休息一下没有什么可耻的。不要觉得你必须了解每一个正在发生的痛苦故事，或者必须采取行动来有所改变)”可知，作者建议要善待自己，不必为每一个痛苦的故事感到负担。故选B。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了近年来新闻报道中更多呈现负面新闻的原因以及这种现象对人们情绪的影响，并提出了一些缓解负面影响的建议。最合适的标题是“新闻忧虑”，即“News Blues”。故选A。 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。 Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often want to send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. ____36____ The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. ____37____ However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education given to their children is usually very cheap. ____38____ Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are badly off for self-respect and self-confidence. The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple — choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever. ____39____ For example, teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully step by step. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence. Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to repair them. ____40____ These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important. A. Parents can see that their children’s skills differ. B. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills. C. The more cost in education, the better the result will be. D. Your child might become an engineer when he grows up. E. Thus, parents usually think computers are more convenient for kids’ learning. F. For instance, even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. G. They also want their children to take extra-course activities to get a head start in life. 【答案】36. G 37. F 38. A 39. B 40. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国人教育的特点以及建议。 【36题详解】 根据上文“Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often want to send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia.(中国人在教育孩子方面非常慷慨。父母往往不关心钱，想把孩子送到最好的学校，甚至出国去英国、美国和澳大利亚)”以及后文“The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.(中国人认为教育越贵越好。所以父母会在教育上花费不合理的钱)”可知，本句与前后并列，都是在说明中国人教育孩子的做法。故G选项“他们还希望他们的孩子参加课外活动，以便在生活中取得领先地位”符合语境，故选G。 【37题详解】 根据上文“The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education.(中国人认为教育越贵越好。所以父母会在教育上花费不合理的钱)”可知，本句承接上文，举例说明中国父母在教育上不合理花费的例子。故F选项“例如，即使是贫穷的夫妇也会给他们的儿子或女儿买一台电脑”符合语境，故选F。 【38题详解】 根据后文“Some children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are badly off for self-respect and self-confidence. The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple — choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.(有些孩子在某些方面很熟练，而在其他方面很差。然而，大多数父母没有意识到的是，如今的孩子缺乏自尊和自信。问题是，父母只教育孩子如何参加选择题考试和如何学好，而没有教他们自信、快乐和聪明所需要的最重要的技能)”可知，后文提到了有些孩子在某些方面很熟练，而在其他方面很差，说明父母需要看到孩子的技能所在。故A选项“父母可以看出孩子们的技能不同”符合语境，故选A。 【39题详解】 根据后文“For example, teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully step by step. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.(例如，教孩子做饭会提高他以后生活中需要的许多技能。烹饪需要耐心和时间。这是一种愉快而又艰难的经历。一个好的厨师总是试图提高他的烹饪，所以他会学会努力工作，逐步成功地完成他的工作。结果，一顿煮得很好的晚餐，会给他带来很大的满足感和自信心)”可知，后文给出了做饭的例子，做饭属于生活中的实用技能。故B选项“父母可以通过传授实用技能来达到这个目的”符合语境，故选B。 【40题详解】 根据上文“Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to repair them.(一些旧的机器，如坏了的收音机或电视机，你给你的孩子玩会使他好奇，引起他的兴趣。他会花几个小时看着它们，试图修复它们)”可知，上文提到孩子喜欢修理机器，推测本句是在预测孩子未来可以从事的职业。故D选项“你的孩子长大后可能成为一名工程师”符合语境，故选D。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 On a cold winter day, Dan took his dogs, Milo and Duke, out for their usual morning walk at Bark Park. But this peaceful walk was ____41____ by Mike, an anxious dog owner who was ____42____ his best friend. His small gray dog, Jackson, had gotten lost somewhere in the park and he’d already been gone for quite some time. Small dogs don’t do very well in cold weather. Knowing that there was no time to waste, Dan and his own dogs immediately started searching the park. ____43____, Jackson was nowhere to be found. Dan was about to ____44____ the search and was already heading back to his car. But as Dan and his dogs were crossing the bridge, Milo suddenly ____45____ something in the water. Thinking that his dog had seen a duck or something else, Dan tried to ____46____ the leash (狗链), but Milo wouldn’t listen. Duke ____47____ in, and the two dogs insisted that something was going on. Dan looked out across the bridge and saw a small and gray shape ____48____ in the icy river. The reality of the situation ____49____, and Dan immediately began running down to the water’s ____50____. Without even ____51____ a thought for himself, the brave man jumped into the water and moved straight towards the ____52____ dog. Jackson was trapped in ice and ____53____ holding himself above water. Dan used his arms to break the ice and quickly pulled the dog into his arms. The two swam out of the water and back onto dry land, Mike was waiting for Jackson and ____54____ him straight to a nearby vet clinic. It’s reported that Jackson didn’t suffer any ____55____ from the incident and is as cheerful as ever. 41. A. ignored B. monitored C. interrupted D. occupied 42. A. missing B. pursuing C. comforting D. saving 43. A. Fortunately B. Willingly C. Undoubtedly D. Unluckily 44. A. give up on B. break away from C. take advantage of D. make up for 45. A. observed B. noticed C. rescued D. claimed 46. A. put down B. pull on C. pick up D. fold up 47. A. cheated B. crowded C. dropped D. joined 48. A. struggling B. waiting C. swimming D. surviving 49. A. responded B. settled C. clicked D. mattered 50. A. center B. edge C. surface D. bottom 51. A. sparing B. designing C. expressing D. defining 52. A. graceful B. terrified C. depressed D. embarrassed 53. A. extremely B. hardly C. creatively D. greatly 54. A. flooded B. walked C. rushed D. saw 55. A. hardship B. drought C. stress D. harm 【答案】41. C 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. B 53. B 54. C 55. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位勇敢的人Dan在寒冷的冬日里，不顾自身安危，跳入冰冷的河水中，救出了被困在冰中的小狗Jackson的故事。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这平静的散步被Mike打断了，他是一个焦急的狗主人，想念他最好的朋友。A. ignored忽视；B. monitored监控；C. interrupted打断；D. occupied占据。根据下文“His small gray dog, Jackson, had gotten lost somewhere in the park”可知，Mike的狗丢了，Mike打断了Dan的散步，希望得到帮助。故选C。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这平静的散步被Mike打断了，他是一个焦急的狗主人，想念他最好的朋友。A. missing想念；B. pursuing追求；C. comforting安慰；D. saving救。根据下文“His small gray dog, Jackson, had gotten lost somewhere in the park and he’d already been gone for quite some time”可知，Mike的狗丢了，Mike很想念他这个最好的朋友。故选A。 【43题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸是，Jackson无处可寻。A. Fortunately幸运的是；B. Willingly愿意地，乐意地；C. Undoubtedly无疑，肯定；D. Unluckily不幸的是。根据下文“Jackson was nowhere to be found”可知，找不到Jackson，这是不幸的。故选D。 【44题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：Dan正准备放弃搜寻，他已经朝自己的车走去。A. give up on放弃；B. break away from脱离；C. take advantage of利用；D. make up for弥补。根据下文“was already heading back to his car”可知，Dan已经朝车走去，所以是准备放弃搜索。故选A。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当Dan和他的狗过桥时，Milo突然注意到水里有什么东西。A. observed观察；B. noticed注意到；C. rescued救；D. claimed声称，断言。根据下文“something in the water”可知，Milo注意到水里有东西。故选B。 【46题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：Dan以为他的狗看到了鸭子或别的什么东西，想拉狗绳，但Milo不听。A. put down放下；B. pull on拉；C. pick up捡起；D. fold up折叠。根据下文“the leash”可知，Dan是想拉狗绳。故选B 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Duke也加入了进来，两只狗坚持认为发生了什么事。A. cheated欺骗；B. crowded挤；C. dropped放下；D. joined加入。根据下文“the two dogs insisted that something was going on”可知，Duke也加入了进来。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Dan朝桥那边望去，看见一个灰色的小东西在冰冷的河水中挣扎。A. struggling挣扎；B. waiting等待；C. swimming游泳；D. surviving幸存。根据下文“Jackson was trapped in ice”可知，那个东西在水里挣扎。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：现实的情况让Dan明白了，他立刻跑到水边。A. responded回答；B. settled解决；C. clicked突然明白，恍然大悟；D. mattered重要。根据上文“The reality of the situation”和下文“Dan immediately began running down to the water’s”可知，现实的情况让Dan明白了，他立刻跑到水边，空格处意为“突然明白”。故选C。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：现实的情况让Dan明白了，他立刻跑到水边。A. center中心；B. edge边缘；C. surface表面；D. bottom底部。根据上文“began running down to the water’s”可知，他打算去救水里的东西，所以是跑到水边。故选B。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个勇敢的人连想都没想就跳进了水里，径直朝那只吓坏了的狗游去。A. sparing抽出，拿出；B. designing设计；C. expressing表达；D. defining下定义。根据下文“the brave man jumped into the water”可知，这个勇敢的人毫不犹豫地就跳进了水里，也就是想都没多想一下，空格处意为“抽出，拿出”。故选A。 【52题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个勇敢的人连想都没想就跳进了水里，径直朝那只吓坏了的狗走去。A. graceful优雅的；B. terrified吓坏了的；C. depressed沮丧的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据下文“Jackson was trapped in ice”可知，Jackson被困在冰里，肯定吓坏了。故选B。 【53题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jackson被困在冰里，几乎不能让自己露出水面。A. extremely极其；B. hardly几乎不；C. creatively创造性地；D. greatly极大地。根据上文“Jackson was trapped in ice”可知，Jackson被困在冰里，几乎不能把自己露在水面。故选B。 【54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：二者游出水面，回到岸上，Mike在等Jackson，并把他直接送到附近的兽医诊所。A. flooded淹没；B. walked走路；C. rushed把（某人或某物）迅速送往；D. saw看见。根据下文“him straight to a nearby vet clinic”可知，Mike把Jackson迅速送往诊所。故选C。 【55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：据报道，Jackson并没有受到任何伤害，他和以前一样快乐。A. hardship困苦，艰难；B. drought干旱；C. stress压力；D. harm伤害。根据下文“as cheerful as ever”可知，Jackson没有受到任何的伤害。故选D。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 UNESCO added “Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional New Year” ____56____ the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 4,2024, making it the country with the most enlisted items. UNESCO’s recognition highlights not only its Chinese origins but also its universal ____57____ (value) of peace, harmony, and social inclusion. The Spring Festival puts family at its core. During this time, millions of people travel home, creating ____58____ world’s largest human migration. Celebrations last for 15 days totally, ____59____ (end) with the Lantern Festival. Food traditions play a crucial role in the festival. Dishes like dumplings, sticky rice cakes, fried meatballs, and braised fish carry blessings for ____60____ (love) ones. These traditions vary geographically ____61____ share the common theme of good wishes. The festival also incorporates a range of intangible cultural heritages. For example, red decorations and fireworks were originally intended ____62____ (scare) away the mythical beast “nian,” ____63____ were believed to prey on people and livestock at the turn of the year. Other cultural symbols and events, such as paper-cuts, dragon dances, and lantern festivals, add to the festive atmosphere. These traditions ____64____ (celebrate) not only in China but also in other parts of Asia and beyond, making the Spring Festival a ____65____ (true) global event. 【答案】56. to 57. values 58. the 59. ending 60. loved 61. but 62. to scare 63 which 64. are celebrated 65. truly 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是中国春节被联合国教科文组织列为人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录，并详细介绍了春节的重要性、庆祝方式、食物传统以及与之相关的非物质文化遗产和全球影响力。 【56题详解】 考查介词。句意：联合国教科文组织于2024年12月4日将“春节——中国人民庆祝传统新年的社会习俗”列入《人类非物质文化遗产代表名录》，成为入选项目最多的国家。add sth. to...是固定短语，意为“把……列入到……中”，因此空格处用介词to，故填to。 【57题详解】 考查名词的复数。句意：联合国教科文组织的认可不仅突出了它的中国起源，也突出了它的和平、和谐和社会包容的普遍价值观。由peace, harmony, and social inclusion可知，空格处用复数，故填values。 【58题详解】 考查定冠词。句意：在此期间，数百万人回家，创造了世界上最大的人类迁徙。world’s largest前要用定冠词the，故填the。 【59题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：庆祝活动总共持续15天，以元宵节结束。句中谓语是last，空格处用非谓语动词，Celebrations和end之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词表主动，故填ending。 【60题详解】 考查形容词。句意：饺子、年糕、炸肉丸、红烧鱼等都是对亲人的祝福。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词ones，love的形容词是loved，意为“受珍爱的”，故填loved。 【61题详解】 考查连词。句意：这些传统在地理上各不相同，但都有一个共同的主题，那就是美好的祝愿。根据语境可知，句子表示“这些传统在地理上各不相同，但都有一个共同的主题”，空格处意为“但是”，是but，故填but。 【62题详解】 考查不定式。句意：例如，红色装饰和烟花最初是为了吓跑神话中的野兽“年”，人们认为它会在新年来临之际捕食人和牲畜。be intended to do是固定短语，意为“旨在做某事”，因此空格处用不定式to scare，故填to scare。 【63题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：例如，红色装饰和烟花最初是为了吓跑神话中的野兽“年”，人们认为它会在新年来临之际捕食人和牲畜。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词the mythical beast “nian,”是年兽，因此空格处用关系代词which，故填which。 【64题详解】 考查时态，被动语态和主谓一致。句意：这些传统不仅在中国，而且在亚洲其他地区和其他地区都有庆祝，使春节成为一个真正的全球性事件。空格处是谓语，传统是被庆祝，句子描述经常性，习惯性动作，因此空格处用一般现在时的被动语态，主语traditions是复数，因此空格处是are celebrated。故填are celebrated。 【65题详解】 考查副词。句意：这些传统不仅在中国，而且在亚洲其他地区和其他地区都有庆祝，使春节成为一个真正的全球性事件。空格处用副词truly修饰形容词global，truly意为“真正地”，故填truly。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 你校英文报新增了“饮食健康”专栏，正在面向全校学生征稿，请你以 Food and Health为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 推荐中国传统美食； 2. 分享健康饮食习惯。 注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Food and Health Food plays an essential role in maintaining our health. One traditional Chinese dish I recommend is dumplings. Made from flour and filled with vegetables and meat, dumplings are nutritious and delicious. To maintain a healthy diet, it’s important to eat a balanced diet and include a variety of foods. Consuming fruits and vegetables daily and avoiding excessive oil and sugar can promote health. Additionally, drinking plenty of water and eating at regular intervals helps in keeping the body hydrated and managing weight. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。校英文报新增了“饮食健康”专栏，正在面向全校学生征稿，考生所以“Food and Health”为题写一篇短文投稿，推荐中国传统美食并分享健康饮食习惯。 【详解】1. 词汇积累： 推荐: recommend → suggest/advise 有帮助：help → be helpful 健康的：health → well-being 重要的：essential → significant 2. 句式拓展： 简单句变复合句 原句：To maintain a healthy diet, it’s important to eat a balanced diet and include a variety of foods. 拓展句：To maintain a healthy diet, it’s important that we should eat a balanced diet and include a variety of foods. 【点睛】【高分句型1】One traditional Chinese dish I recommend is dumplings. (运用了省略that的定语从句) 【高分句型2】Made from flour and filled with vegetables and meat, dumplings are nutritious and delicious. (运用了过去分词作状语) 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 A GIFT FOR GRANDPA Summer vacation was coming. Andy and his brother Berlin were filled with excitement as they thought of visiting their grandparents again. The big day came at last. After the happy family got ready, they set out for the grandparents’ eagerly. On the way, the brothers were excitedly talking about the fun they had with grandparents. A little blue house with a tall white chimney finally appeared. Behind the house was the forest carrying their good memories with Grandpa. They arrived at the driveway, at the end of which Grandma was waiting for them joyfully. Andy and Berlin each gave Grandma a big hug and then swept to the living room, shouting excitedly “Grandpa, we are back!” Seeing his grandsons, Grandpa was wild with joy and tried to get up with all his strength from the chair but in vain. A helpless expression flashed on his face. Grandma explained that his health was declining rapidly and maybe couldn’t stand up on his own forever. But Grandpa declared stubbornly (倔强地), “I can!” Certainly, he was stuck in his boyish way. Mum and grandparents were happy to meet again after a long time. They sat together and chatted about what happened recently. The brothers were soon bored with adult conversation, went out and wandered into the forest. Tall trees stretched up to the heavens with large branches crossing each other, while young ones rose straight like soldiers. Grandpa was once an intelligent explorer. He could tell where the birds came from only by their calls and songs. The trees, birds, lizards, lots of bugs… How many merry moments they spent with Grandpa in the kingdom! But now Grandpa couldn’t get up. This made them worried. “We’d think out a way to cheer him up.” Andy said. “Grandpa is a bird lover, and we can catch him a bird.” Berlin suggested. “But he hates birds being caged!” Andy shook his head. Then a bright idea came to Andy’s mind. “Why not make a cane (拐杖) out of a young tree!” 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Berlin thought it was a good idea. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Andy and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Berlin thought it was a good idea. With the tools fetched from the backyard, they returned to the forest to search for an appropriate young tree for a cane. Hardly had they selected one when they got started with their BIG PROJECT. Andy, the elder brother, took on the job of cutting it down, while Berlin, who was younger and more creative, was responsible for decoration. Hard as it might seem to them, they never thought about quitting. After what seemed a long time, an elegant and tough cane appeared. Both of them were more than satisfied with their work and couldn’t wait to rush home. Andy and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa. The instant he saw it, he knew what it was all about. Deeply touched by the grandsons’ gift, he took it with great excitement and tapped it on the ground several times. Obviously, he attempted to stand up with it. With the encouragement of the two brothers, he struggled to get up, slowly walking towards the forest. A cheerful and joyful expression, which Andy and Berlin had expected of Grandpa, flashed on his face. It was at that moment that they literally felt all the efforts to make the cane were all worth it. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述Andy和弟弟Berlin暑假去看望他们的祖父母，爷爷奶奶看到他们欣喜若狂，但是爷爷不能站起来了，这让他们很担心。所以在森林闲逛时，Andy提出给爷爷做一根手杖。 【详解】1. 段落续写 ①由第一段首句内容“Berlin认为这是个好主意。”可知，本段可以写兄弟俩如何做手杖。 ②由第一段首句内容“Andy和Berlin把手杖递给爷爷。”可知，本段可以写爷爷受到手杖后的反应。 2. 续写线索：兄弟俩找做手杖的工具——他们开始制作——制作完成——送给爷爷——爷爷激动——爷爷努力站起来走向森林——兄弟俩认为努力都值得 3. 词类激活 行为类 ①挑选：select/pick up ②放弃：quit/give up ③试图做某事：attempt to do/make an attempt to do 情绪类 ①满意：satisfied/content ②兴奋：excitement/thrill 【点睛】【高分句型1】Andy, the elder brother, took on the job of cutting it down, while Berlin, who was younger and more creative, was responsible for decoration. (运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】Hard as it might seem to them, they never thought about quitting. (运用了as引导的让步状语从句的倒装结构) 【高分句型3】It was at that moment that they literally felt all the efforts to make the cane were all worth it.（运用了强调句型） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$