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2024学年第一学期高二期末教学质量调测试卷 英语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。第Ⅰ卷1至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至12页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项： 1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 选出每小题答案后，用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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 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. Which subject is the most difficult for Tom? A. Physics. B. History. C. Chemistry. 2. What does the woman suggest doing today? A Going swimming. B. Having a picnic. C. Watching the weather forecast. 3. Which means of transportation will the man take? A. The bus. B. The bike. C. The subway. 4. How will the woman recognize the man? A. By his bike. B. By his glasses. C. By his clothes. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their relatives. B. Holiday plans. C. The weather. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. When does the plane for Birmingham leave? A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 5:10 p. m. C. At 7:00 p. m. 7. How does the woman feel about the driver? A. Dissatisfied. B. Grateful. C. Sympathetic. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a visitor here. B. She is a student here. C. She wants to have lunch with the man. 9. What should the woman do first to find the Students’ Dining Hall? A. Turn left. B. Go straight. C. Turn right. 10. What is beside the School Office Building? A. The play ground. B. The Teaching Building. C. The Students’ Apartment. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the main topic in Christopher’s magazine? A. Cars. B. Business. C. Fashion. 12. What colors did Christopher use for his magazine earlier? A. Orange, purple and blue. B. Green, red and yellow. C. White, black and gray. 13. What did people complain about the magazine? A. It was thin. B. It was boring. C. It was out of date. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Where are the speakers now? A. In Paris. B. In Beijing. C. In New York. 15. Why did the woman come to the city? A. To go sightseeing. B. To accompany her husband. C. To pay a visit to her family. 16. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Old schoolmates. C. Former co-workers. 17. What will the man do one year later? A. Go on working in the same company. B. Travel with his parents. C. Return to his hometown. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the aim of the program? A. To keep trainees in shape. B. To improve public relations. C. To develop leadership skills. 19. What will the trainees do during the program? A. Attend lectures on management. B. Prepare reports for the company. C. Design outdoor activities themselves. 20. What should the employees do if they want to join the program? A. Fill out forms. B. Take a pre-test. C. Create a Wechat group. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Thursday morning, universal Orlando Resort announced that its highly anticipated new theme park, Epic Universe, consisting of five “worlds”: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic; Super Nintendo World; How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk; Dark Universe and Celestial Park, will open on May 22,2025. Ticket Information Tickets for Epic Universe will be sold in phases. At first, only vacation packages and tickets for three days (or longer) to Universal Orlando Resort, which include one day at Epic Universe, will be available starting on October 22. For example, a three-day ticket will range from $374.88 to $554.87(after tax) per person, depending on dates. Current Universal Orlando annual passholders will then get priority access on October 24 to purchase single-day tickets to Epic Universe before the general public. Additional ticket options, including single-day tickets for the general public, will be sold in the months leading up to the opening of the park and you can visit the links for more details. ●Package tour ●Single tour Park highlights Walking through Celestial Park, visitors will enter Epic Universe, which will have a roller coaster, gift shops, restaurants, and entrances to the other four themed areas. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic will recreate the atmosphere of 1920s Paris and the British Ministry of Magic. Better yet, a new attraction called, “Battle at the Ministry,” will allow guests to join Harry, Ron, and Hermione in an exciting adventure to escape attacks from dark wizards. 1. When can the earliest tickets to Epic Universe be available? A. On May 22, 2025. B. On Oct. 22, 2024. C. On Oct. 24, 2025. D. On May 21, 2025. 2. What can visitors do in Epic Universe? A. Hunt for treasures. B. Act as Harry. C. Make souvenirs personally. D. Take exciting rides. 3. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A magazine. B. A newspaper. C. A site. D. A brochure. B Takanori Kobayashi, a 23-year-old from Japan, has had a strong connection with Peking Opera since his childhood. His fascination with Chinese history began in his early childhood, influenced by Japanese manga (漫画), especially works like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These stories made him curious about Chinese culture and led him to search for related videos online. At 14, Kobayashi came across a video of a historical Peking Opera, The Battle of Red Cliffs. Although he didn’t understand the language, he was captivated by the costumes, makeup, and music. At 17, he found a website for the Shincyo Theater, a Peking Opera troupe (巡演) in Tokyo founded by Zhang Chunxiang, a Beijing-born artist, who had moved to Japan in the 1980s and founded the Shincyo Theater to promote Peking Opera in Japan. Kobayashi emailed the theater, sharing with Zhang his passion for Peking Opera, and his desire to join the troupe. Zhang was impressed by his passion. At 18, Kobayashi moved to Tokyo to attend Chuo University, majoring in Chinese language and culture, while attending Zhang’ s Peking Opera classes every Saturday. Zhang teaches his students by explaining the movements of Peking Opera in simple Japanese. Kobayashi, who enjoys playing civil roles, listens to famous performances to learn the music and get a sense of the roles. He works with Zhang to improve his performance. Years of hard work paid off. In 2020, Kobayashi finally got the chance and debuted in a small painted-face role in Wild Boar Forest, one of Shincyo Theater’s productions, which got well-received. After graduation, Kobayashi worked for a company in cosmetics, but he still studies Peking Opera in his free time and occasionally performs with Shincyo Theater. “Becoming a professional Peking Opera performer in Japan is difficult and might not be practical as a long-term career. In China, performers usually start training at four or five, whereas I began close to 20. Even so, I’d still like to pursue it professionally and give it my best shot,” said Kobayashi. 4. What sparked Kobayashi’s initial interest in Chinese history and culture? A. School lessons related to China. B. A visit to the Shincyo Theater. C. Chinese tales told in Japanese comic. D. A video of a historical Peking Opera. 5. Which of the following words can best describe Kobayashi? A. Optimistic and considerate. B. Persistent and diligent. C. Energetic and determined. D. Creative and passionate. 6. What does the underlined word “debuted” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Played a leading role. B. Painted a facial makeup. C. Performed for the first time. D. Conquered the stage fright. 7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. He has to quit owing to starting late. B. He will keep informed and practise occasionally. C. He is willing to give it a shot despite the difficulties. D. He tries to be a professional Peking Opera performer. C The squirting cucumber (喷瓜) can be found in multiple regions including the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia, and North America. Its reproductive method has long fascinated scientists. When a squirting cucumber is ready to spread its seeds, it’s like a little explosion. The whole process is super fast, lasting only about 0.03 seconds. The green fruit, which is about 1.6 inches long when ripe, shoots out a mixture of seeds and sticky liquid. It does this at a speed of around 45miles per hour, and the seeds can go as far as 33 feet away. A long time ago, in the Roman Empire, a naturalist named Pliny the Elder first wrote about these squirting cucumbers. He warned that the seeds shooting out could be dangerous for the eyes. In the 19th century, studies started to explore its high-pressure seed spray, yet many details remained unclear. Now, Scientists used special cameras like high-speed video and time-lapse photography. They also did CT scans and made 3D models for in-depth study. What they found is that before the seeds shoot out, a lot is happening inside the cucumber. As it fills up with fluid, some of that fluid goes into the stem. This makes the stem thicker and stiffer, and the fruit changes from hanging straight down to an angle of about 45 degrees. Shooting seeds from this angle helps them go farther. Also, when the stem detaches (分离) from the fruit, it gives the fruit a spin, which spreads the seeds out in a wider arc, increasing the chance of new plant growth. “Scientists often look to model organisms (生物) — certain species that are well-studied. But there’s also much to be learned by studying outliers that receive less attention, such as the squirting cucumber”, Hay, a German scientist, said. “Many interesting traits are not found in model organisms,” she noted. “This new study shows how we can learn from diversity.” 8. What do you know about the quirting cucumber? A. Its seeds can’t travel farther than 32 feet. B. It’s dangerous to look at its seeds shooting. C. Scientists fully studied it before the 19th century. D. It can only be found in the Northern Hemisphere. 9. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. When the seeds detach from the plant. B. How the angle affects its seed shooting. C. What scientific methods were used to study it. D. How the squirting cucumber prepares for seed shooting. 10. Why does Hay mention “model organisms” in the last paragraph? A. To highlight the significance of studying outliers. B. To support the due attention given to model organisms. C. To advocate a total shift in research focus to study outliers. D To suggest making the squirting cucumber a model organism. 11. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Hidden Risks of Cucumbers. B. A Seed-Spitting Wonder. C. High-Tech in Nature Studies. D. Diversity in Seed Spreading. D Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be fun and sometimes useful, but the next level of everyday AI goes beyond answering questions: AI agents carry out tasks for you. But what exactly is an AI agent? As a computer scientist, I offer this definition: AI agents are technological tools that can learn a lot about a given environment, and then — with a few simple prompts from a human — work to solve problems or perform specific tasks in that environment. Simple AI agents can be taught to reply to standard questions sent over email. More advanced ones can book airline and hotel tickets for transcontinental business trips. Take Google’s Project Mariner as a typical example. Recently, Google demonstrated it to reporters. It’s a browser extension for Chrome that can reason about the text and images on your screen. In the demonstration, the agent helped plan a meal by adding items to a shopping cart on a grocery chain’s website, even finding substitutes when certain ingredients were not available. A person still needs to be involved to finalize the purchase, but the agent can be instructed to take all of the necessary steps up to that point. Actually, many of today’s AI agents tend to be utility (实用) based, meaning they give more consideration to how to achieve their goals by themselves. They weigh the risks and benefits of each possible approach before deciding how to proceed. They are also capable of considering goals that conflict with each other and deciding which one is more important to achieve. They go beyond goal-based agents by prioritizing their users’ unique preferences. However, a breach (违反) of an AI agent’s system could cause private information about your life and finances to fall into the wrong hands. Are you OK taking these risks if it means that agents can save you some work? What happens when AI agents make a poor choice, or a choice that its user would disagree with? Currently, developers of AI agents are keeping humans in the loop, making sure people have an opportunity to check an agent’s work before any final decisions are made. 12. What is an AI agent according to the passage? A. A chatbot responding to diverse questions. B A technology enabling AI chatbots to perform complex tasks. C. A device solving problems by replying to standard questions. D. A tool learning environments and carrying out tasks with human guidance. 13. What’s special about Google’s Project Mariner from paragraph 3? A. It can answer standard questions over email. B. It can analyse and judge browser-page content. C. It can book airline and hotel tickets on its own. D. It can finalize a purchase on a grocery chain’s website. 14. How do utility-based AI agents differ from goal-based agents? A. They put what the users prefer first. B. They pay little attention to how to achieve the goals. C. They can integrate goals that conflict with each other. D. They weigh benefits over risks when making decisions. 15. What is the purpose of keeping humans in the loop when using AI agents? A. Let users monitor AI decisions. B. Reduce AI system-hacking risks. C. Stop AI agents accessing sensitive data. D. Teach AI agents to make accurate choices. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Why People May Stare at You You may have experienced the situation where someone staring at you, such as when you’re quietly seated on a bus, only to find that the person across from you is looking at your feet. Did you put on two different shoes? No, you check your shoes — both are the same. ___16___ A new study by Hannah Scott and colleagues from the University of London suggested that people stare because faces, especially the eyes, provide many useful non-verbal clues about a person’s mental state. ___17___ Observing what others look at offers a glimpse into their thoughts. ___18___ The study also found that people may focus on others’ lips during talks. If you feel someone’s gaze on your mouth while speaking, it’s likely not an indication of romantic interest, but rather that they might not hear you well. Similarly, people may look at your hands when you gesture. As they may be trying to understand your actions when you are talking or performing a task. The study showed that people tend to direct their gaze at the part of the body that provides the most information. ___19___ They get the audience to focus on their faces while performing hand tricks. This technique helps switch attention from their hands during card tricks or coin magic. Scott’s study concluded that people are not naturally biased to focus on someone’s face. Instead, they are drawn to the body parts that provide the most relevant information. ___20___ But when someone is performing a manual task, it’s the hands that draw the gaze. This also explains why magicians often talk to engage their audience’s attention on their faces while performing tricks with their hands. A. So, what causes such stares? B. But it’s not just eyes that draw stares. C. The eyes, contain socially relevant information. D. This explains how magicians apply misdirection. E. If someone is speaking, the eyes attract attention. F. Sometimes such intense stares can make us feel uneasy. G. The way people talk can also attract stares during conversations. 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15个小题，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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Marco Polo, the man who brought China to Europe, came from a family of merchants. When he was a small child, his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo already had some ___21___ travel experiences. They left Venice in 1261 to explore the East, where they met Kublai Khan (忽必烈). Their meeting was one of the greatest ___22___ between the East and West in history. The relationship they built with the Mongols made them ___23___, through whom knowledge of Europe and China started to travel in both directions. After returning to Venice, the brothers planned another journey to China. This time, they brought Marco. In 1271, they ___24___. After three and a half years of traveling through Central Asia, the Polos eventually reached their ___25___. Marco, then aged 21, became one of the few to be received by Kublai Khan. During their 17 years of stay in China, Marco was sent on many journeys around the country and its ___26___ lands. In 1295 after ___27___ numerous hardships, they returned home. Marco’ s ___28___ of his journey, called The Travels of Marco Polo, became a best-seller due to its new ___29___ into a distant part of the world. The information Marco ___30___ offered readers fantastic details about the ___31___ places. The book also ___32___ practical information which ___33___ to merchants who were interested in international trade. The improvement of maps of East Asia motivated navigation from west to east and ___34___ trade relations. Henceforth, cooperation and trade between the East and West began to ___35___. 21. A. conventional B. romantic C. frustrating D. remarkable 22. A. modes B. experiments C. appointments D. encounters 23. A. leaders B. pioneers C. advisors D. experts 24. A. set up B. came down C. set sail D. came about 25. A. boundary B. destination C. homeland D. territory 26. A. surrounding B. religious C. agricultural D. overseas 27. A. assessing B. overcoming C. resisting D. witnessing 28. A. assumption B. expectation C. account D. outlook 29. A. passion B. insight C. intention D. conclusion 30. A. predicted B. generated C. inferred D. revealed 31. A. domestic B. remote C. urban D. deserted 32. A. presented B. represented C. transformed D. evaluated 33. A. appealed B. related C. contributed D. applied 34. A. defended B. indicated C. strengthened D. prohibited 35. A. integrate B. boom C. exist D. fade 第Ⅱ卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Recently, Adam Clancy, a chemist at University College London has published the recipe for a sort of pasta (意大利面) — “nanotini”, ___36___ is only 372 nanometers wide and is only comprised ___37___ two ingredients: flour and formic acid (甲酸). Clancy says it is ___38___ skinniest pasta yet made, but he doesn’t intend to create special s for Italian restaurants. Instead, his team are conducting research on starch (淀粉) nanofibers to make better bandages. Ideal wound dressings aren’t simple ___39___ (barrier). They should also speed recovery. Starch nanofibers from plants have such advantages. Starch nanofibers can help the wound heal ___40___ (incredible) faster than common ones. Because starch can promote the cells around injuries to grow. Also, starch has another natural strength. ___41___ (extract) from green plants, it is one of the most common organic substances on the planet. Previously, nanofibers ___42___ (produce) from purified starch from corn and rice. This is the first time ___43___ (employ) white flour. To make it, Clancy’ s team first put the flour in acid. It broke up the starch bits so they could turn into thin strings. Next was a delicate, hours-long sequence of ___44___ (heat) and cooling. ____45____ followed was a complex process using electric charge. Finally, as the acid dried quickly in the air, the starch chains formed solid and the world’s smallest pasta was born. 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. 假如你是李华，本学期你校英文报新增了“Great Minds”栏目，介绍西方优秀科学家。请你给栏目编辑写一封邮件，内容包括： (1)表达看法; (2)你的建议。 注意：1. 词数80左右; 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Sir or Madam, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节：读后续写（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In that peaceful seaside town, the sunlight was sprinkled on the scattered and orderly houses, and the sea breeze gently blew the palm trees on the street. Tom, a 17-year-old boy, lived in this place of the ocean atmosphere. Since he was a child, he had been fascinated by the boundless sea. Tom’s father was a determined fisherman who had been with the sea all year round. Every time his father returned from a sea voyage, he would tell him the adventures at sea. These stories were like magic seeds, planting a deep love for the sea in Tom’s heart. The small sailboat named “Seagull” in Tom’s family carried countless childhood memories of his. Every scratch on the weathered boat recorded the adventure time they spent together. One morning, as the sun was just peeking over the horizon, Tom received an invitation. It was from the local sailing club, inviting him to participate in a challenging long-distance sailing race that would take place in two weeks. The race promised not only a handsome trophy (奖杯) but also a scholarship to a top maritime (海事的) academy, which could help him achieve his dream of becoming a professional sailor. At first, Tom was overjoyed. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he imagined himself driving his Seagull through the waves with grace and finally across the finish line. However, as the day progressed, doubts began to creep into his mind. He remembered the last time when he participated in a similar race, strong wind howled and the Seagull shook violently in the waves. Although he managed to complete the race, the fear of that frightening moment still lingered. That night, Tom lay in bed, listening to the gentle lapping of the waves against the shore. He tossed and turned, with the vision of victory and the fear of the storm flashing in his mind. On one hand, he imagined himself standing on the podium (领奖台), accepting the cheers from the crowd. On the other hand, the memory of the storm and the fear of facing another dangerous situation made his heart tighten suddenly. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: The next day, Tom went down to the harbor where the Seagull was docked. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Finally, the day of the race arrived. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024学年第一学期高二期末教学质量调测试卷 英语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。第Ⅰ卷1至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至12页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。 第Ⅰ卷 注意事项： 1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 选出每小题答案后，用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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 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. Which subject is the most difficult for Tom? A. Physics. B. History. C. Chemistry. 2. What does the woman suggest doing today? A. Going swimming. B. Having a picnic. C. Watching the weather forecast. 3. Which means of transportation will the man take? A. The bus. B. The bike. C. The subway. 4. How will the woman recognize the man? A. By his bike. B. By his glasses. C. By his clothes. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their relatives. B. Holiday plans. C. The weather. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. When does the plane for Birmingham leave? A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 5:10 p. m. C. At 7:00 p. m. 7. How does the woman feel about the driver? A. Dissatisfied. B. Grateful. C. Sympathetic. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a visitor here. B. She is a student here. C. She wants to have lunch with the man. 9. What should the woman do first to find the Students’ Dining Hall? A. Turn left. B. Go straight. C. Turn right. 10. What is beside the School Office Building? A. The play ground. B. The Teaching Building. C. The Students’ Apartment. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the main topic in Christopher’s magazine? A. Cars. B. Business. C. Fashion. 12. What colors did Christopher use for his magazine earlier? A. Orange, purple and blue. B. Green, red and yellow. C. White, black and gray. 13. What did people complain about the magazine? A. It was thin. B. It was boring. C. It was out of date. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Where are the speakers now? A. In Paris. B. In Beijing. C. In New York. 15. Why did the woman come to the city? A. To go sightseeing. B. To accompany her husband. C. To pay a visit to her family. 16. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Old schoolmates. C. Former co-workers. 17. What will the man do one year later? A. Go on working in the same company. B. Travel with his parents. C. Return to his hometown. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the aim of the program? A. To keep trainees in shape. B. To improve public relations. C. To develop leadership skills. 19. What will the trainees do during the program? A. Attend lectures on management. B. Prepare reports for the company. C. Design outdoor activities themselves. 20. What should the employees do if they want to join the program? A. Fill out forms. B. Take a pre-test. C. Create a Wechat group. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Thursday morning, universal Orlando Resort announced that its highly anticipated new theme park, Epic Universe, consisting of five “worlds”: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic; Super Nintendo World; How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk; Dark Universe and Celestial Park, will open on May 22,2025. Ticket Information Tickets for Epic Universe will be sold in phases. At first, only vacation packages and tickets for three days (or longer) to Universal Orlando Resort, which include one day at Epic Universe, will be available starting on October 22. For example, a three-day ticket will range from $374.88 to $554.87(after tax) per person, depending on dates. Current Universal Orlando annual passholders will then get priority access on October 24 to purchase single-day tickets to Epic Universe before the general public. Additional ticket options, including single-day tickets for the general public, will be sold in the months leading up to the opening of the park and you can visit the links for more details. ●Package tour ●Single tour Park highlights Walking through Celestial Park, visitors will enter Epic Universe, which will have a roller coaster, gift shops, restaurants, and entrances to the other four themed areas. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic will recreate the atmosphere of 1920s Paris and the British Ministry of Magic. Better yet, a new attraction called, “Battle at the Ministry,” will allow guests to join Harry, Ron, and Hermione in an exciting adventure to escape attacks from dark wizards. 1. When can the earliest tickets to Epic Universe be available? A. On May 22, 2025. B. On Oct. 22, 2024. C. On Oct. 24, 2025. D. On May 21, 2025. 2. What can visitors do in Epic Universe? A. Hunt for treasures. B. Act as Harry. C. Make souvenirs personally. D. Take exciting rides. 3. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A magazine. B. A newspaper. C. A site. D. A brochure. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了奥兰多环球影城度假村的一些娱乐活动情况。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“At first, only vacation packages and tickets for three days (or longer) to Universal Orlando Resort, which include one day at Epic Universe, will be available starting on October 22. (首先，从10月22日开始，只提供奥兰多环球影城三天（或更长时间）的度假套餐和门票，其中包括在史诗宇宙的一天。)”可知，最早2024年10月22日能买到史诗宇宙的票。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Walking through Celestial Park, visitors will enter Epic Universe, which will have a roller coaster, gift shops, restaurants, and entrances to the other four themed areas. (穿过天体公园，游客将进入史诗宇宙，里面有过山车、礼品店、餐馆和其他四个主题区域的入口。)”可知，游客在Epic Universe中可以参加刺激的游乐设施。故选D。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Additional ticket options, including single-day tickets for the general public, will be sold in the months leading up to the opening of the park and you can visit the links for more details. (额外的门票选择，包括普通公众的单日门票，将在公园开放前的几个月出售，你可以访问链接了解更多细节。)”可知，文章选自网站。故选C。 B Takanori Kobayashi, a 23-year-old from Japan, has had a strong connection with Peking Opera since his childhood. His fascination with Chinese history began in his early childhood, influenced by Japanese manga (漫画), especially works like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These stories made him curious about Chinese culture and led him to search for related videos online. At 14, Kobayashi came across a video of a historical Peking Opera, The Battle of Red Cliffs. Although he didn’t understand the language, he was captivated by the costumes, makeup, and music. At 17, he found a website for the Shincyo Theater, a Peking Opera troupe (巡演) in Tokyo founded by Zhang Chunxiang, a Beijing-born artist, who had moved to Japan in the 1980s and founded the Shincyo Theater to promote Peking Opera in Japan. Kobayashi emailed the theater, sharing with Zhang his passion for Peking Opera, and his desire to join the troupe. Zhang was impressed by his passion. At 18, Kobayashi moved to Tokyo to attend Chuo University, majoring in Chinese language and culture, while attending Zhang’ s Peking Opera classes every Saturday. Zhang teaches his students by explaining the movements of Peking Opera in simple Japanese. Kobayashi, who enjoys playing civil roles, listens to famous performances to learn the music and get a sense of the roles. He works with Zhang to improve his performance. Years of hard work paid off. In 2020, Kobayashi finally got the chance and debuted in a small painted-face role in Wild Boar Forest, one of Shincyo Theater’s productions, which got well-received. After graduation, Kobayashi worked for a company in cosmetics, but he still studies Peking Opera in his free time and occasionally performs with Shincyo Theater. “Becoming a professional Peking Opera performer in Japan is difficult and might not be practical as a long-term career. In China, performers usually start training at four or five, whereas I began close to 20. Even so, I’d still like to pursue it professionally and give it my best shot,” said Kobayashi. 4. What sparked Kobayashi’s initial interest in Chinese history and culture? A. School lessons related to China. B. A visit to the Shincyo Theater. C. Chinese tales told in Japanese comic. D. A video of a historical Peking Opera. 5. Which of the following words can best describe Kobayashi? A. Optimistic and considerate. B. Persistent and diligent. C. Energetic and determined. D. Creative and passionate. 6. What does the underlined word “debuted” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Played a leading role. B. Painted a facial makeup. C. Performed for the first time. D. Conquered the stage fright. 7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. He has to quit owing to starting late. B. He will keep informed and practise occasionally. C. He is willing to give it a shot despite the difficulties. D. He tries to be a professional Peking Opera performer. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述日本青年小林崇德Takanori Kobayashi崇德热爱京剧，克服困难坚持学习并追求专业表演的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“His fascination with Chinese history began in his early childhood, influenced by Japanese manga (漫画), especially works like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. (他对中国历史的迷恋始于童年，受到日本漫画的影响，尤其是《三国演义》等作品。)”可知，用日本漫画讲述的中国故事激发了小林最初对中国历史和文化的兴趣。故选C。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“At 18, Kobayashi moved to Tokyo to attend Chuo University, majoring in Chinese language and culture, while attending Zhang’ s Peking Opera classes every Saturday. (18岁时，小林搬到东京中央大学就读，主修中国语言和文化，同时每周六参加张的京剧课。)”和第四段中“Years of hard work paid off.(多年的辛勤工作得到了回报)”可知，小林自18岁时开始主修中国语言和文化，并每周六参加张的京剧课，并坚持了很多年，这体现了他坚持不懈，勤奋的性格特指。故选B。 【6题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第四段“Kobayashi finally got the chance (小林终于得到了机会)”及“in a small painted-face role in Wild Boar Forest, one of Shincyo Theater’s productions, which got well-received. (在新桥剧团的作品《野猪森林》中扮演了一个画着脸的小角色，受到了好评。)”可知，小林终于得到机会，扮演了其中一个角色，由此推断，划线单词的含义是“第一次演出，首演”。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In China, performers usually start training at four or five, whereas I began close to 20. Even so, I’d still like to pursue it professionally and give it my best shot,” said Kobayashi. (在中国，演员通常在四五岁开始训练，而我是在20岁左右开始训练的。即便如此，我仍然想以职业的方式追求它，尽我最大的努力。)”可知，虽然小林开始学京剧的时间较晚，但尽管困难重重，他仍然愿意再次尝试。故选C。 C The squirting cucumber (喷瓜) can be found in multiple regions including the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia, and North America. Its reproductive method has long fascinated scientists. When a squirting cucumber is ready to spread its seeds it’s like a little explosion. The whole process is super fast, lasting only about 0.03 seconds. The green fruit, which is about 1.6 inches long when ripe, shoots out a mixture of seeds and sticky liquid. It does this at a speed of around 45miles per hour, and the seeds can go as far as 33 feet away. A long time ago, in the Roman Empire, a naturalist named Pliny the Elder first wrote about these squirting cucumbers. He warned that the seeds shooting out could be dangerous for the eyes. In the 19th century, studies started to explore its high-pressure seed spray, yet many details remained unclear. Now, Scientists used special cameras like high-speed video and time-lapse photography. They also did CT scans and made 3D models for in-depth study. What they found is that before the seeds shoot out, a lot is happening inside the cucumber. As it fills up with fluid, some of that fluid goes into the stem. This makes the stem thicker and stiffer, and the fruit changes from hanging straight down to an angle of about 45 degrees. Shooting seeds from this angle helps them go farther. Also, when the stem detaches (分离) from the fruit, it gives the fruit a spin, which spreads the seeds out in a wider arc, increasing the chance of new plant growth. “Scientists often look to model organisms (生物) — certain species that are well-studied. But there’s also much to be learned by studying outliers that receive less attention, such as the squirting cucumber”, Hay, a German scientist, said. “Many interesting traits are not found in model organisms,” she noted. “This new study shows how we can learn from diversity.” 8. What do you know about the quirting cucumber? A. Its seeds can’t travel farther than 32 feet. B. It’s dangerous to look at its seeds shooting. C. Scientists fully studied it before the 19th century. D. It can only be found in the Northern Hemisphere. 9. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. When the seeds detach from the plant. B. How the angle affects its seed shooting. C. What scientific methods were used to study it. D. How the squirting cucumber prepares for seed shooting. 10. Why does Hay mention “model organisms” in the last paragraph? A. To highlight the significance of studying outliers. B. To support the due attention given to model organisms. C. To advocate a total shift in research focus to study outliers. D. To suggest making the squirting cucumber a model organism. 11. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Hidden Risks of Cucumbers. B. A Seed-Spitting Wonder. C. High-Tech in Nature Studies. D. Diversity in Seed Spreading. 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了喷瓜这一种植物的习性以及与喷瓜有关的研究发现。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“He warned that the seeds shooting out could be dangerous for the eyes.(他警告说，喷出来的种子可能对眼睛有害)”可知，看喷瓜的种子喷射很危险。故选B。 【9题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“What they found is that before the seeds shoot out, a lot is happening inside the cucumber. As it fills up with fluid, some of that fluid goes into the stem. This makes the stem thicker and stiffer, and the fruit changes from hanging straight down to an angle of about 45 degrees. Shooting seeds from this angle helps them go farther. Also, when the stem detaches (分离) from the fruit, it gives the fruit a spin, which spreads the seeds out in a wider arc, increasing the chance of new plant growth.(他们发现，在种子发芽之前，喷瓜内部发生了很多事情。当它充满液体时，一些液体进入茎干。这使得茎更粗、更硬，果实从笔直垂下变成了45度角左右。从这个角度播种可以帮助它们飞得更远。此外，当茎与果实分离时，它会使果实旋转，使种子以更宽的弧线传播，增加新植物生长的机会)”可知，第四段的主要内容是喷瓜是如何为种子喷射做准备的。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“But there’s also much to be learned by studying outliers that receive less attention, such as the squirting cucumber”, Hay, a German scientist, said. “Many interesting traits are not found in model organisms,” she noted. “This new study shows how we can learn from diversity.”(但是，通过研究那些不太受关注的异常值，比如喷黄瓜，我们也能学到很多东西。”德国科学家海伊说。“在模式生物中没有发现许多有趣的特征，”她指出。“这项新研究表明，我们可以从多样性中学习。”)”可知，在最后一段提到“模式生物”是为了强调研究异常值的重要性。故选A。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“The squirting cucumber (喷瓜) can be found in multiple regions including the Mediterranean, Europe, Asia, and North America. Its reproductive method has long fascinated scientists.(喷瓜分布在地中海、欧洲、亚洲和北美等多个地区。它的繁殖方式一直吸引着科学家)”结合文章主要介绍了喷瓜这一种植物的习性以及与喷瓜有关的研究发现。可知，B选项“一个喷种子的奇迹”最符合文章标题。故选B。 D Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be fun and sometimes useful, but the next level of everyday AI goes beyond answering questions: AI agents carry out tasks for you. But what exactly is an AI agent? As a computer scientist, I offer this definition: AI agents are technological tools that can learn a lot about a given environment, and then — with a few simple prompts from a human — work to solve problems or perform specific tasks in that environment. Simple AI agents can be taught to reply to standard questions sent over email. More advanced ones can book airline and hotel tickets for transcontinental business trips. Take Google’s Project Mariner as a typical example. Recently, Google demonstrated it to reporters. It’s a browser extension for Chrome that can reason about the text and images on your screen. In the demonstration, the agent helped plan a meal by adding items to a shopping cart on a grocery chain’s website, even finding substitutes when certain ingredients were not available. A person still needs to be involved to finalize the purchase, but the agent can be instructed to take all of the necessary steps up to that point. Actually, many of today’s AI agents tend to be utility (实用) based, meaning they give more consideration to how to achieve their goals by themselves. They weigh the risks and benefits of each possible approach before deciding how to proceed. They are also capable of considering goals that conflict with each other and deciding which one is more important to achieve. They go beyond goal-based agents by prioritizing their users’ unique preferences. However, a breach (违反) of an AI agent’s system could cause private information about your life and finances to fall into the wrong hands. Are you OK taking these risks if it means that agents can save you some work? What happens when AI agents make a poor choice, or a choice that its user would disagree with? Currently, developers of AI agents are keeping humans in the loop, making sure people have an opportunity to check an agent’s work before any final decisions are made. 12. What is an AI agent according to the passage? A. A chatbot responding to diverse questions. B. A technology enabling AI chatbots to perform complex tasks. C. A device solving problems by replying to standard questions. D. A tool learning environments and carrying out tasks with human guidance. 13. What’s special about Google’s Project Mariner from paragraph 3? A. It can answer standard questions over email. B. It can analyse and judge browser-page content. C. It can book airline and hotel tickets on its own. D. It can finalize a purchase on a grocery chain’s website. 14. How do utility-based AI agents differ from goal-based agents? A. They put what the users prefer first. B. They pay little attention to how to achieve the goals. C. They can integrate goals that conflict with each other. D. They weigh benefits over risks when making decisions. 15. What is the purpose of keeping humans in the loop when using AI agents? A. Let users monitor AI decisions. B. Reduce AI system-hacking risks. C. Stop AI agents accessing sensitive data. D. Teach AI agents to make accurate choices. 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了什么是人工智能代理，人工智能代理的功能以及人工智能代理存在的问题等情况。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But what exactly is an AI agent? As a computer scientist, I offer this definition: AI agents are technological tools that can learn a lot about a given environment, and then — with a few simple prompts from a human — work to solve problems or perform specific tasks in that environment.(但究竟什么是人工智能代理？作为一名计算机科学家，我给出了这样的定义：人工智能代理是一种技术工具，它可以从给定的环境中学习很多东西，然后——在人类的一些简单提示下——在该环境中解决问题或执行特定任务)”可知，人工智能代理是指在人类指导下学习环境和执行任务的工具。故选D。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Take Google’s Project Mariner as a typical example. Recently, Google demonstrated it to reporters. It’s a browser extension for Chrome that can reason about the text and images on your screen. In the demonstration, the agent helped plan a meal by adding items to a shopping cart on a grocery chain’s website, even finding substitutes when certain ingredients were not available. (以谷歌的Project Mariner为例。最近，谷歌向记者展示了它。这是一个Chrome浏览器扩展程序，可以推理屏幕上的文本和图像。在演示中，该代理通过在杂货连锁店网站上的购物车中添加商品来帮助计划一顿饭，甚至在某些食材不可用的情况下寻找替代品)”可知，谷歌的Project Mariner可以分析和判断浏览器页面的内容。故选B。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“They go beyond goal-based agents by prioritizing their users’ unique preferences.(它们通过优先考虑用户的独特偏好，超越了基于目标的代理)”可知，与基于目标的代理相比，基于效用的人工智能代理把用户的喜好放在首位。故选A。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Currently, developers of AI agents are keeping humans in the loop, making sure people have an opportunity to check an agent’s work before any final decisions are made.(目前，人工智能代理的开发人员正在让人类参与其中，确保人们在做出任何最终决定之前有机会检查代理的工作)”可知，当使用人工智能代理时，让人类参与其中的目的是让用户监控AI决策。故选A。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Why People May Stare at You You may have experienced the situation where someone staring at you, such as when you’re quietly seated on a bus, only to find that the person across from you is looking at your feet. Did you put on two different shoes? No, you check your shoes — both are the same. ___16___ A new study by Hannah Scott and colleagues from the University of London suggested that people stare because faces, especially the eyes, provide many useful non-verbal clues about a person’s mental state. ___17___ Observing what others look at offers a glimpse into their thoughts. ___18___ The study also found that people may focus on others’ lips during talks. If you feel someone’s gaze on your mouth while speaking, it’s likely not an indication of romantic interest, but rather that they might not hear you well. Similarly, people may look at your hands when you gesture. As they may be trying to understand your actions when you are talking or performing a task. The study showed that people tend to direct their gaze at the part of the body that provides the most information. ___19___ They get the audience to focus on their faces while performing hand tricks. This technique helps switch attention from their hands during card tricks or coin magic. Scott’s study concluded that people are not naturally biased to focus on someone’s face. Instead, they are drawn to the body parts that provide the most relevant information. ___20___ But when someone is performing a manual task, it’s the hands that draw the gaze. This also explains why magicians often talk to engage their audience’s attention on their faces while performing tricks with their hands. A. So, what causes such stares? B. But it’s not just eyes that draw stares. C. The eyes, contain socially relevant information. D. This explains how magicians apply misdirection. E. If someone is speaking, the eyes attract attention. F. Sometimes, such intense stares can make us feel uneasy. G. The way people talk can also attract stares during conversations. 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了人们喜欢凝视他人的原因。 【16题详解】 根据上文“You may have experienced the situation where someone staring at you, such as when you’re quietly seated on a bus, only to find that the person across from you is looking at your feet. Did you put on two different shoes? No, you check your shoes — both are the same.(你可能经历过有人盯着你看的情况，比如当你安静地坐在公共汽车上时，却发现对面的人在看你的脚。你穿了两只不同的鞋吗？不，你检查你的鞋子——两者是一样的)”结合下文解释凝视的原因可知，本句为过渡句，引出后文人们喜欢凝视的原因。故A选项“那么，是什么导致了这样的凝视呢？”符合语境，故选A。 【17题详解】 根据上文“A new study by Hannah Scott and colleagues from the University of London suggested that people stare because faces, especially the eyes, provide many useful non-verbal clues about a person’s mental state.(伦敦大学的汉娜·斯科特及其同事的一项新研究表明，人们之所以盯着别人看，是因为脸，尤其是眼睛，提供了许多关于一个人精神状态的有用的非语言线索)”可知，上文提到人脸提供了一些精神状态的线索，且强调了眼睛包含信息更多，故C选项“眼睛包含与社交相关的信息”符合语境，故选C。 【18题详解】 根据后文“The study also found that people may focus on others’ lips during talks. If you feel someone’s gaze on your mouth while speaking, it’s likely not an indication of romantic interest, but rather that they might not hear you well. Similarly, people may look at your hands when you gesture. As they may be trying to understand your actions when you are talking or performing a task.(研究还发现，人们在谈话时可能会关注他人的嘴唇。如果你在说话的时候感觉到有人盯着你的嘴看，这很可能不是对你有好感，而是他们可能听不清你说的话。同样，当你做手势时，人们可能会看着你的手。因为当你说话或执行任务时，他们可能会试图理解你的行为)”可知，后文提到对话的时候人们会关注他人的嘴唇，即不只关注眼睛。故B选项“但吸引目光的不只是眼睛”符合语境，故选B。 【19题详解】 根据上文“The study showed that people tend to direct their gaze at the part of the body that provides the most information.(研究表明，人们倾向于把目光投向提供最多信息的身体部位)”以及后文“They get the audience to focus on their faces while performing hand tricks. This technique helps switch attention from their hands during card tricks or coin magic.(他们在表演手技时让观众把注意力集中在他们的脸上。这项技术有助于在玩纸牌或硬币魔术时将注意力从他们的手上转移开)”可知，后文提到了表演魔术，推测是用魔术师进行举例说明。故D选项“这就解释了魔术师是如何误导别人的”符合语境，故选D。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Scott’s study concluded that people are not naturally biased to focus on someone’s face. Instead, they are drawn to the body parts that provide the most relevant information.(斯科特的研究得出的结论是，人们不会自然地偏向于关注别人的脸。相反，它们会被吸引到提供最相关信息的身体部位)”可知，本句承接上文，具体说明被吸引到关注的身体部位是什么。故E选项“如果有人在说话，眼睛会吸引注意力”符合语境，故选E。 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15个小题，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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Marco Polo, the man who brought China to Europe, came from a family of merchants. When he was a small child, his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo already had some ___21___ travel experiences. They left Venice in 1261 to explore the East, where they met Kublai Khan (忽必烈). Their meeting was one of the greatest ___22___ between the East and West in history. The relationship they built with the Mongols made them ___23___, through whom knowledge of Europe and China started to travel in both directions. After returning to Venice, the brothers planned another journey to China. This time, they brought Marco. In 1271, they ___24___. After three and a half years of traveling through Central Asia, the Polos eventually reached their ___25___. Marco, then aged 21, became one of the few to be received by Kublai Khan. During their 17 years of stay in China, Marco was sent on many journeys around the country and its ___26___ lands. In 1295 after ___27___ numerous hardships, they returned home. Marco’ s ___28___ of his journey, called The Travels of Marco Polo, became a best-seller due to its new ___29___ into a distant part of the world. The information Marco ___30___ offered readers fantastic details about the ___31___ places. The book also ___32___ practical information which ___33___ to merchants who were interested in international trade. The improvement of maps of East Asia motivated navigation from west to east and ___34___ trade relations. Henceforth, cooperation and trade between the East and West began to ___35___. 21. A. conventional B. romantic C. frustrating D. remarkable 22. A. modes B. experiments C. appointments D. encounters 23. A. leaders B. pioneers C. advisors D. experts 24. A. set up B. came down C. set sail D. came about 25. A. boundary B. destination C. homeland D. territory 26 A. surrounding B. religious C. agricultural D. overseas 27. A. assessing B. overcoming C. resisting D. witnessing 28 A. assumption B. expectation C. account D. outlook 29. A. passion B. insight C. intention D. conclusion 30. A. predicted B. generated C. inferred D. revealed 31. A. domestic B. remote C. urban D. deserted 32. A. presented B. represented C. transformed D. evaluated 33. A. appealed B. related C. contributed D. applied 34. A. defended B. indicated C. strengthened D. prohibited 35. A. integrate B. boom C. exist D. fade 【答案】21. D 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. A 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了马可波罗去中国的游历经过以及他的《马可波罗游记》的影响。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他还是个小孩子的时候，他的父亲Niccolò和叔叔Maffeo已经有了一些非凡的旅行经历。A. conventional传统的；B. romantic浪漫的；C. frustrating令人沮丧的；D. remarkable非凡的。根据后文“They left Venice in 1261 to explore the East, where they met Kublai Khan.(他们于1261年离开威尼斯去探索东方，在那里他们遇到了忽必烈)”指他们有了一些非凡的旅行经历。故选D。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们的相遇是东西方历史上最伟大的相遇之一。A. modes模式；B. experiments实验；C. appointments约定；D. encounters遇见。根据上文“where they met Kublai Khan”指他们的相遇是东西方历史上最伟大的相遇之一。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们与蒙古人建立的关系使他们成为先驱者，通过他们，欧洲和中国的知识开始双向传播。A. leaders领导；B. pioneers先驱者；C. advisors顾问；D. experts专家。根据后文“through whom knowledge of Europe and China started to travel in both directions.”可知，通过他们，欧洲和中国的知识开始双向传播，所以他们是先驱者。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：1271年，他们起航了。A. set up建立；B. came down传承；C. set sail乘船出发；D. came about改变方向。根据后文“After three and a half years of traveling through Central Asia”可知，他们1271年起航旅行。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过三年半的中亚旅行，波罗兄弟终于到达了目的地。A. boundary边界；B. destination目的地；C. homeland祖国；D. territory领土。根据上文“After returning to Venice, the brothers planned another journey to China.(回到威尼斯后，兄弟俩计划再去一次中国)”此处指波罗兄弟终于到达了目的地。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在中国的17年里，马可多次被派往中国及其周边地区旅行。A. surrounding周围的；B. religious宗教的；C. agricultural农业的；D. overseas海外的。根据上文“Marco was sent on many journeys around the country and its”指马可多次被派往中国及其周边地区旅行。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1295年，他们克服重重困难，回到了家乡。A. assessing评估；B. overcoming克服；C. resisting抵制；D. witnessing目击。根据后文“numerous hardships”可知，他们克服了困难回到了家乡。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：马可游记《马可波罗游记》因其对遥远世界的新见解而成为畅销书。A. assumption认为；B. expectation期待；C. account描述，账户；D. outlook前景。根据后文“of his journey, called The Travels of Marco Polo”指马克对旅行的描述被称为《马可波罗游记》。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：马可游记《马可波罗游记》因其对遥远世界的新见解而成为畅销书。A. passion激情；B. insight见解，洞悉；C. intention意图；D. conclusion结论。根据上文“of his journey, called The Travels of Marco Polo, became a best-seller due to its new”可知，马克的游记提供了对遥远世界的新见解。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：马可透露的信息为读者提供了关于那些遥远地方的奇妙细节。A. predicted预测；B. generated产生；C. inferred推测；D. revealed透露，揭示。根据上文“The information Marco”指马可透露的信息。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：马可透露的信息为读者提供了关于那些遥远地方的奇妙细节。A. domestic国内的；B. remote遥远的；C. urban城市的；D. deserted被抛弃的。呼应上文“into a distant part of the world”指遥远的地方。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这本书还提供了实用的信息，吸引了对国际贸易感兴趣的商人。A. presented展示，呈现；B. represented代表；C. transformed改变；D. evaluated评估。根据后文“practical information”指书中呈现了实用的信息，故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这本书还提供了实用的信息，吸引了对国际贸易感兴趣的商人。A. appealed吸引；B. related联系；C. contributed贡献；D. applied应用。根据后文“to merchants who were interested in international trade”这些信息吸引了对国际贸易感兴趣的商人。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：东亚地图的改进促进了从西向东的航行，加强了贸易关系。A. defended防御；B. indicated表明；C. strengthened加强；D. prohibited禁止。根据上文“The improvement of maps of East Asia motivated navigation from west to east”可知，东亚地图的改进促进了从西向东的航行，加强了贸易关系。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：从此，东西方之间的合作和贸易开始蓬勃发展。A. integrate合并；B. boom繁荣，快速发展；C. exist存在；D. fade褪色。上文“The improvement of maps of East Asia motivated navigation from west to east”提到东亚地图的改进促进了从西向东的航行，加强了贸易关系，推测东西方之间的合作和贸易开始蓬勃发展。故选B。 第Ⅱ卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节（10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Recently, Adam Clancy, a chemist at University College London has published the recipe for a sort of pasta (意大利面) — “nanotini”, ___36___ is only 372 nanometers wide and is only comprised ___37___ two ingredients: flour and formic acid (甲酸). Clancy says it is ___38___ skinniest pasta yet made, but he doesn’t intend to create special s for Italian restaurants. Instead, his team are conducting research on starch (淀粉) nanofibers to make better bandages. Ideal wound dressings aren’t simple ___39___ (barrier). They should also speed recovery. Starch nanofibers from plants have such advantages. Starch nanofibers can help the wound heal ___40___ (incredible) faster than common ones. Because starch can promote the cells around injuries to grow. Also, starch has another natural strength. ___41___ (extract) from green plants, it is one of the most common organic substances on the planet. Previously, nanofibers ___42___ (produce) from purified starch from corn and rice. This is the first time ___43___ (employ) white flour. To make it, Clancy’ s team first put the flour in acid. It broke up the starch bits so they could turn into thin strings. Next was a delicate, hours-long sequence of ___44___ (heat) and cooling. ____45____ followed was a complex process using electric charge. Finally, as the acid dried quickly in the air, the starch chains formed solid and the world’s smallest pasta was born. 【答案】36. which 37. of 38. the 39. barriers 40. incredibly 41. Extracted 42. were produced 43. to employ 44. heating 45. What 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。主要说明了研究人员发明了一种名为“nanotini”的意大利面食的配方，他们想要利用淀粉纳米纤维来制造更好的绷带。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：最近，伦敦大学学院的化学家亚当·克兰西发表了一种名为“nanotini”的意大利面食的配方，这种面食只有372纳米宽，只由面粉和甲酸两种成分组成。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词the recipe for a sort of pasta，在从句作主语，指物，故填which。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：最近，伦敦大学学院的化学家亚当·克兰西发表了一种名为“nanotini”的意大利面食的配方，这种面食只有372纳米宽，只由面粉和甲酸两种成分组成。短语be comprised of表示“由……组成”。故填of。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：克兰西说，这是迄今为止最薄的意大利面，但他并不打算为意大利餐馆创造特别的意大利面。后文skinniest为最高级，前面与定冠词the连用。故填the。 【39题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：理想的伤口敷料不是简单的屏障。根据上文aren’t可知为名词复数作表语。故填barriers。 【40题详解】 考查副词。句意：淀粉纳米纤维能比普通纤维更快地帮助伤口愈合。修饰faster用副词incredibly，故填incredibly。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：它是从绿色植物中提取的，是地球上最常见的有机物质之一。此处extract与it构成被动关系，故用过去分词作状语，首字母大写。故填Extracted。 42题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：以前，纳米纤维是从玉米和大米中提纯的淀粉中生产出来的。主语nanofibers与谓语构成被动关系，根据上文Previously可知为一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用复数。故填were produced。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这是第一次使用白面粉。句型This is the first time to do sth.表示“第一次做某事”。故填to employ。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：接下来是一个微妙的、长达数小时的加热和冷却过程。作介词的宾语，用动名词形式。故填heating。 【45题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：接下来是一个利用电荷的复杂过程。引导主语从句，从句缺少主语，指物，故用what，首字母大写。故填What。 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. 假如你是李华，本学期你校英文报新增了“Great Minds”栏目，介绍西方优秀科学家。请你给栏目编辑写一封邮件，内容包括： (1)表达看法; (2)你的建议。 注意：1. 词数80左右; 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Sir or Madam, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Li Hua 【答案】Dear Sir or Madam, I’m Li Hua, a student at our school Having read the “Great Minds” column in our school English newspaper, I was greatly inspired. Not only does it deepen my insight into Western scientists, but it sparks my interest in science. However, educational as it was, I have a suggestion. Given that China boasts numerous brilliant minds, it would be better if we add some Chinese scientists like Yuan Long ping, the Father of Hybrid Rice, and Qian Xuesen, the Father of China’s motivated. This would allow readers to draw inspiration from both Western and Chinese great minds, making the column more comprehensive. Thank you for your consideration. And hope our newspaper becomes more popular among students. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给“Great Minds”栏目编辑写一封邮件，介绍西方优秀科学家。 【详解】1.词汇积累 建议：suggestion→advice 许多的：numerous→multiple 受鼓舞：inspired→encouraged 全面：comprehensive→full-scale 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：This would allow readers to draw inspiration from both Western and Chinese great minds, making the column more comprehensive. 拓展句：This would allow readers to draw inspiration from both Western and Chinese great minds so that it can make the column more comprehensive. 【点睛】[高分句型1] However, educational as it was, I have a suggestion. (运用了as引导让步状语从句) [高分句型2] Not only does it deepen my insight into Western scientists, but it sparks my interest in science. (运用了倒装句) 第二节：读后续写（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In that peaceful seaside town, the sunlight was sprinkled on the scattered and orderly houses, and the sea breeze gently blew the palm trees on the street. Tom, a 17-year-old boy, lived in this place of the ocean atmosphere. Since he was a child, he had been fascinated by the boundless sea. Tom’s father was a determined fisherman who had been with the sea all year round. Every time his father returned from a sea voyage, he would tell him the adventures at sea. These stories were like magic seeds, planting a deep love for the sea in Tom’s heart. The small sailboat named “Seagull” in Tom’s family carried countless childhood memories of his. Every scratch on the weathered boat recorded the adventure time they spent together. One morning, as the sun was just peeking over the horizon, Tom received an invitation. It was from the local sailing club, inviting him to participate in a challenging long-distance sailing race that would take place in two weeks. The race promised not only a handsome trophy (奖杯) but also a scholarship to a top maritime (海事的) academy, which could help him achieve his dream of becoming a professional sailor. At first, Tom was overjoyed. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he imagined himself driving his Seagull through the waves with grace and finally across the finish line. However, as the day progressed, doubts began to creep into his mind. He remembered the last time when he participated in a similar race, strong wind howled and the Seagull shook violently in the waves. Although he managed to complete the race, the fear of that frightening moment still lingered. That night, Tom lay in bed, listening to the gentle lapping of the waves against the shore. He tossed and turned, with the vision of victory and the fear of the storm flashing in his mind. On one hand, he imagined himself standing on the podium (领奖台), accepting the cheers from the crowd. On the other hand, the memory of the storm and the fear of facing another dangerous situation made his heart tighten suddenly. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: The next day, Tom went down to the harbor where the Seagull was docked. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Finally, the day of the race arrived. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 The next day, Tom went down to the harbor where the Seagull was docked. Looking at his old companion, he felt at a loss, a blend of desire mixed with scare torturing him. He decided to seek advice from his father. The resolute fisherman, with a serious yet encouraging look, said, “Son, the sea is unpredictable, but it’s also where your dreams lie. You can’t let fear hold you back.” Tom nodded, his determination slowly returning. He started to prepare for the race in earnest. He spent every day checking and repairing the “Seagull”, making sure it was in the best condition. As he worked, all the good memories came flooding and his confidence swelled increasingly. Finally, the day of the race arrived. The sea was calm and the sun was shining brightly as the sailboats lined up at the starting line. Tom’s heart was pounding with excitement and a touch of nervousness. The race began. Tom steered the “Seagull” skillfully, his eyes fixed on the open sea ahead. At first, everything went smoothly. But then, the wind picked up and the waves grew larger. Tom’s hands tightened on the tiller as the “Seagull” shook violently. This time, he didn’t panic as his father’s words echoed in his mind. He adjusted the sails to catch the wind, keeping the boat on course. Finally the storm began to fade. With renewed energy, Tom pushed forward, steering the Seagull across the finish line. When he stood on the podium to accept the trophy and scholarship, his father cheered and applauded with the crowd. From that day on, Tom knew that he was ready to face any challenge that the sea might bring, and he was one step closer to his dream. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了17岁的男孩汤姆从小就对无边无际的大海着迷。汤姆的父亲是一个坚定的渔夫，他常年与大海为伴。每次他父亲从海上航行回来，他都会给他讲海上的奇遇。汤姆家那艘名叫“海鸥”的小帆船承载了他无数的童年回忆。某天汤姆收到了帆船比赛邀请，犹豫再三他在父亲的鼓励下参加了比赛，并且取得了胜利。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“第二天，汤姆来到海鸥号停靠的港口”可知，第一段可描写汤姆征求他父亲的意见，父亲鼓励他参赛，以及如何为比赛作准备。 ②由第二段首句内容“终于，比赛的日子到了”可知，第二段可描写汤姆参加比赛的经过以及取得胜利。 2.续写线索：来到港口——征求意见——父亲鼓励——信心增加——备赛——开始比赛——遭遇困境——赢得比赛 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①确保：make sure/ensure ②迎接挑战：face challenge /rise to challenge 情绪类 ①坚决的：resolute/determined ②激动：excitement/thrill 【点睛】[高分句型1] He spent every day checking and repairing the “Seagull”, making sure it was in the best condition. (运用了动名词作宾语和现在分词作状语) [高分句型2] As he worked, all the good memories came flooding and his confidence swelled increasingly.(运用了as引导时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$