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北师大实验中学 2023-2024 学年度第二学期期中试卷 初二年级英语 考 生 须 知 1.本试卷共13页，共九道大题，57道小题；答题纸共2页。满分100分。考试时间90分钟。 2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写班级、姓名、学号。 3.试卷答案一律填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 4.在答题卡上，选择题须用2B铅笔将选中项涂黑涂满，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 A 卷（共 80 分） 第一部分（共 42 分） 一、单项填空。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. My sister has a sweet tooth and _______ favorite food is apple pie. A. her B. his C. your D. their 2. —Have you heard of Elon Musk’s SpaceX plan? —Of course. It is _______ the news. A. about B. with C. on D. at 3. —My chocolate cookies are done. Try one! —OK, thank you. Wow! It _______ sweet. A. sounds B. tastes C. looks D. feels 4. Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of _______ cities in Africa. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest 5. —_______ have you been like this? —For about 3 days. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far 6 Tony has learned a lot about Chinese culture ______ he came to China. A. before B. since C. until D. when 7. The Shenzhou-15 astronauts ________ to Earth safely on June 4, 2023. A. return B. returned C. will return D. have returned 8. The Robinsons love traveling. So far, they _______ many interesting places. A. have visited B. visit C. visited D. will visit 9. The earth is a planet and it _______ the sun. A. go around B. went around C. will go around D. goes around 10. —When did you join the school volleyball team? —Last year. I _______ it for a year. A. have joined B. have been in C. joined D. was in 二、完形填空。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Emma’s Big Game Emma was very ____11____. Today was the championship (锦标赛) baseball game! Emma really wanted to help her team win a trophy. She put on her clothes, picked up her baseball glove and talked to herself, “I hope I get a hit today.” Emma was a great hitter in practice, but she had never hit a ball during a game. She almost always struck out (三振出局). On the way to the field, Emma kept her head down and was ____12____. “Are you feeling okay, Emma?” her mom asked. “I really don’t want to strike out,” Emma said. “Don’t worry! Just keep your eye on the ____13____. You can do it,” Emma’s mom said. When the game started, Emma cheered ____14____ for her teammates. She clapped her hands and shouted. She even caught a fly ball in the outfield to make an out, and everyone cheered for her. Emma struck out when it was her turn to bat (击球), ____15____ her team was doing well. The game was tied (平手的), and it was her team’s last chance to ____16____. Frankie was up first—he hit the ball hard and ____17____ to run to third base. That meant he could score and win the game if the next batter got a good hit. Next up was Henry, and then Kara, but they both struck out. Emma was next up. Emma could feel all the eyes on her as she stepped up to the plate. She closed her eyes and swung (挥) hard, but ____18____. “Keep your eye on the ball, Emma!” her mom called from the stands. Emma nodded and stepped back into the batter’s box. This time she opened her eyes wide and took a deep breath before she swung the bat. Crack! Emma hit the ball! Frankie ran home and they won! “Great game, everyone!” said Emma’s coach later. “Here is your trophy.” Emma held the shiny trophy high in the air. She felt very ____19____ of her whole team. Most of all, she couldn’t ____20____ to show her mom the big trophy. 11. A. sad B. afraid C. excited D. confident 12. A. bright B. silent C. brave D. shy 13. A. ball B. bat C. ground D. players 14. A. quietly B. loudly C. carefully D. sadly 15. A. and B. so C. because D. but 16. A. join B. start C. end D. score 17 A. managed B. failed C. tried D. hoped 18. A. lost B. succeeded C. missed D. hit 19. A. sure B. afraid C. proud D. tired 20. A. agree B. stop C. forget D. wait 三、阅读理解。（共 22 分，每小题 2 分） （一） 信息匹配。 下面的材料分别介绍了三种趣味环保活动，请根据21-23小题中所描述的Peter，Lily和Michael三个人各自的特点，帮助他们选择合适的活动，并将活动对应的序号A、B、C填写到相应的位置上。 A A. Host a solar cookout Interested in solar power? You can build your own sun ovens (炉子) here and try to cook some food using the sun. We are sure you will remember the fun, hands-on science lesson for years to come. And it may encourage you to come up with more ways to use solar energy in daily life. B. Visit a recycling center or a landfill Bored with written knowledge about waste sorting? You can take a field trip to a landfill or a recycling center Visiting a landfill will help you to see how much waste is collected. And a recycling center trip can show you how people’s efforts pay off. C. Reuse in creative ways Wondering how to make your classroom greener? Here is a wonderful idea. You can invite your classmates to put some easy-to-grow plants into plastic bottles and hang them around the classroom with ropes. You are giving the old bottles a new life as well! 21. ________ Peter has learned a lot about collecting and dividing waste at school. He hopes to see how waste is recycled in person. 22. ________ Lily and her friends are members of the school gardening club. They want to beautify their classroom with plants and flowers. 23. ________ Michael is a fan of science technology. He likes doing interesting experiments about the daily use of clean energy. （二）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 B Dylan was always told dancing was a girl’s sport and he shouldn’t dance, but his dream was to be a dance star. He practiced whenever he could. But without his parents’ support, his dream seemed impossible. His little sister, Emily, took dance lessons. Dylan volunteered to take her to the lessons. He was hoping to learn some dancing skills secretly. He loved Saturdays because his parents were out and he could dance all day. He nearly had a heart attack when someone knocked on his door one day. “Just a minute!” he called. “Dylan, it’s me, and you’re safe. I need your help‚” Emily said. “Can I? How long have you known that?” “Since you started watching me on the weekends. It’s why I wanted lessons. En Pointe auditions (选拔赛) are next month, but Mrs. Gail doesn’t think I’m ready. Can you dance with me for the audition? None of the boys in my class wanted to dance with me,” Emily said. “We’ll show Mrs. Gail and those boys that they have been wrong.” Then they practiced all that day. At dinner, Emily and Dylan smiled across the table. Their parents looked at them curiously, but were too tired to ask about their secret. They practiced four nights a week and on Saturdays. Dylan enjoyed himself and Emily improved quickly. A month later, their parents attended the audition. Dylan and Emily started. They moved with grace (优雅), smiling with pride. From the deep concentration (专注) of the crowd, Dylan was sure they achieved their expectations. “Emily, I had my doubts, but no longer after watching you dance. Welcome to Pointe class!” Mrs. Gail said. Dylan hung back after giving Emily a congratulatory hug; he wasn’t quite ready to face his parents just yet. When he saw his dad coming toward him, he took a deep breath. “Well done, Son. You really looked like you belonged out there. You don’t have to hide your dancing from us. Just chase (追逐) your dreams.” Dylan hugged his dad. He knew it would be hard, but he wouldn’t give up. 24. Why did Dylan volunteer to take Emily to the dancing lessons? A. Because his parents were out on Saturdays. B. Because he was told dancing was a girl’s sport. C. Because he hoped to learn some dancing skills secretly. D. Because he wants to be a good brother and support his sister. 25. How did Dylan feel when his dad came towards him after the audition? A. nervous B. excited C. proud D. encouraged 26. We can learn from the story that Dylan is ________. A. curious but careless B. caring and outgoing C. clever but not confident D. helpful and hardworking 27 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Dancing: a girl’s sport B. Dylan: a dream chaser C. Emily: a supportive sister D. En Pointe: an important audition C At first sight, it seems to be Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s famous work Girl With a Pearl Earring. But look more closely and you may find something different about it. Wearing two shining earrings, there’s a little inhuman (异常的) shade of red on the girl’s face. Look strange? It’s actually an image made by German designer Julian van Dieken using artificial intelligence (AI). Chosen from 3,482 images created based on the Vermeer masterpiece, the AI-generated (生成) work was shown at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands. “One of the most famous paintings in history is being replaced by one of my AI images,” van Dieken wrote on Instagram. He said that the experience was “crazy” and “unreal”. However, the AI image caused wide discussion. Though Mauritshuis press officer Boris de Munnick said that “it’s a nice picture and it’s a creative way of making it”, many people questioned whether it could be called art and be shown in the museum, reported AFP. Dutch artist Iris Compiet described the image on display as “almost Frankenstein-ish”, AFP noted. She added that “it’s an insult to the works of Vermeer and also to any working artist. Coming from a museum, it’s a real slap (掌掴) in the face.” In fact, this is not the first time people have discussed AI’s role in creativity. But the technology has now become widely used in daily life and the practice of using AI image generators to make art has become more common. As Taylor Michael explained, one common concern is whether AI-generated works break copyright laws (版权法). “Some artists have heavily criticized AI tools for using potentially (潜在地) copyrighted works to create datasets, without artists’ agreement,” she wrote. Meanwhile, the increase of such AI works in the market is believed by many to weaken the enthusiasm (热情) of artists who have spent years building up their creative skills, AFP noted. 28. What do we know about the image made by Julian van Dieken? A. It is a perfect copy of Vermeer’s famous work. B. It was made by combining 3,482 images together. C. It’s the first AI work on display in a museum. D. It has received different reviews from audiences. 29. What does the underlined word “insult” most probably mean? A. protection B. disrespect C. celebration D. improvement 30. According to the passage, what can be the influence brought by the development of AI-created works? A. It can make traditional art forms less attractive. B. It can increase the value of traditional artworks. C. It can discourage artists who put in real effort. D. It can help artists to develop their creativity. 31. What does the article mainly talk about? A. The different opinions about AI artworks. B. The potential problems with AI artworks. C. The future of AI works on the art market. D. The effects of AI works on the art market. 第二部分（共 38 分） 四、阅读表达（共 10 分，第 32-34 小题，每小题 2 分， 第 35 小题 4 分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 During my childhood, I didn’t have much interest in reading. However, when I entered middle school, I began listening to audiobooks and grew to love it. Now, I can finish a couple of audiobooks each month. While reading a printed book allows more freedom to re-read paragraphs that we didn’t quite catch, go back to look something up from earlier in the book or even write down some notes in the margin (页边空白), audiobooks have their own benefits. They are enjoyable and convenient for both kids and adults. Besides, we can multitask (同时做多件事) while listening and get through books faster. I often listen to audiobooks before reading paper ones in order to better understand some difficult parts. Listening is necessary for all kinds of learning, including reading. I can now enjoy longer books that I might not have had the patience to read, and my ability to focus on audiobooks carries over to my skill in focusing on a written text. To me, the coolest thing about audiobooks is the role of the narrator (朗读者). It can be very pleasing when the narrators are skilled. I like the sense of reading with someone who understands and loves the material. It’s true that sometimes it’s not so convenient because we need to have a technological device (设备) like a cellphone, an iPad or a laptop, where we can store and listen to audiobooks. Besides, we also need to have access to the Internet to download audiobooks or surf audiobooks websites online. However, audiobooks still have become a big part of my life and have even changed my life. They make reading fun by bringing stories to life through skilled narrators and discussing audiobooks with family and friends adds a joyful richness to my everyday moments. 32. When did the writer begin listening to audiobooks? ________________________________________________ 33. Why does the writer often listen to audiobooks before reading paper ones? ________________________________________________ 34. What kind of narrators does the writer like? _________________________________________________ 35. Would you like to listen to audiobooks? Why or why not? Please give at least two reasons. _________________________________________________ 五、根据句意和提示填写单词，在答题卡上填写完整单词。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 36. It’s important for teenagers to have _______ (充足) sleep. 37. The Monkey King makes a terrible _______ (混乱) in heaven. 38. The cartoon is very funny and it always makes me _______ (大笑). 39. Last term, I won the first _______ (奖品) in the English dubbing competition. 40. With the teacher’s help, the shy boy has become a_______ in class. 41. Don’t forget to send him a m________ to tell him the good news. 42. I’d like to i_______ my parents to our class birthday party. 43. The new car is very expensive for me. I can’t a_______ it. 44. It’s _______ (harm) to your eyes to look at screens for a long time. 45. The more exercise you do, the happier and _______ (health) you will be. 六、根据中文意思和英文提示词语翻译句子。（共 8 分，每小题 2 分） 46. 我期待收到你的来信。(expect, hear from) ___________________________________________ 47. 这个男孩太小了，他照顾不了自己。(young) ___________________________________________ 48. 听到这个坏消息，她忍不住哭了。(can’t help) ___________________________________________ 49. 到目前为止，格林先生已经在北京生活15年了。(so far, Mr. Green) ___________________________________________ 七、文段表达。（10 分） 50. 请根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于 50 词的英语文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 生命在于运动。运动不仅能健康体魄，也能缓解压力、调节情绪，从而帮助我们更好地生活。我校英语社团正在开展以“运动与生活”为主题的征文活动。请你用英文写一篇短文投稿，介绍一种你日常运动的方式、你为何开始这项运动以及到现在为止，这项运动怎样改变着你的生活。 提示词语：weak, stress (压力), fit, relax, happy 提示问题： 1. What exercise do you usually do in your daily life? 2. Why did you start to do the exercise? 3. How has the exercise changed your life? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ B 卷（共 20 分） 八、阅读理解。（共 10 分，每小题 2.5 分） 阅读下短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Phones and computers are all useful tools, and we may feel more productive when we use them. However, when we spend hours on digital devices (电子设备), our overall productivity decreases. Why? Many digital activities need high levels of concentration (专注). When we text or email someone, for example, or even play games, we have to focus. When we do this, our brain uses energy. Too much energy consumption can result in stress. What is the best cure for our over-stressed minds? David Strayer, a cognitive psychologist (认知心理学家) at the University of Utah says the answer is simple: Spend some time in nature. Strayer and other scientists are studying nature’s effect on our brains and bodies. When we are in natural environments, the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) (the brain’s control center) relaxes. Studies show that when people can see trees and grass, they are calmer and do better in school. Indeed, people even relax when they look at photos of nature. As a result, they do better on different cognitive tasks. Other psychologists are also studying “nature therapy ( 疗法 ).” In a study at Chiba University in Japan, 84 people went for a 15-minute walk in seven different forests. The same number of people walked around different city centers. Researchers then took blood from each person. The forest walkers had a 16 percent decrease in the stress hormone cortisol (应激激素皮质醇). In addition, they had a 2 percent drop in blood pressure and a 4 percent drop in heart rate. All did better than the city walkers. Lead researcher Yoshifumi Miyazaki has an explanation for these results. Our bodies relax in pleasant, natural surroundings, he says. Humans evolved (进化) in that environment, not in places with tall buildings and lots of traffic. Psychologist Stephen Kaplan and his team members have done similar research. In one study, people took a 50-minute walk in a public garden. In a test afterwards, their short-term memory improved. When the same people walked on a city street, it did not. Kaplan says it is the visual details in nature like sunsets, streams, butterflies that reduce stress and mental tiredness. We enjoy them without having to concentrate on them. This allows our brains to rest and recover from the stresses of modern life. “Imagine a therapy that was readily available, and could improve your cognitive functioning at zero cost,” Kaplan says. “It exists. It’s called ‘interacting with nature’.” 51. Which of the following best shows the main idea of this passage? A. Long working hours cause rising level of stress. B. Spending time in nature can reduce mental stress. C. More people are exploring their natural neighborhood. D. For a better life, people should use digital devices less. 52. Which of the following is NOT a possible benefit of seeing nature? A. Better school performance. B. improved cognitive ability. C. Faster reaction speed. D. feelings of calm and relaxation. 53. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. In natural environments, the prefrontal cortex will get stressed. B. Digital activities make our life more productive and interesting. C. The visual details in nature give our minds time to rest and recover. D. City walkers had a decreased blood pressure and a faster heart rate. 54. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To explain how humans evolved in the natural environment. B. To show how digital devices can make our life more productive. C. To introduce researches on the study of nature’s effects on our brain. D. To encourage people to relax mind by spending more time in nature. 九、阅读下面文章，根据文章内容，回答下面的问题。（共 10 分，第 55-56题每题 3 分，第 57 题 4 分） Modern Cinderella Once upon a time—the time being the other night—the Prince was as excited as a gamer with the new highest score. He had just danced with an amazing young woman during the taping of his weekly TV show, Dancing with the Prince. He had only agreed to do the show to help his mother, the Queen, raise money for charity. But when he twirled (旋转) this lovely dancer, he found himself floating on a cloud. However, the young woman’s cell phone rang as the music stopped at midnight, and she rushed from the palace. All she left behind was a purple sneaker (运动鞋). The Prince fell into despair (绝望). “I must find her again,” he cried, “for tomorrow night’s final show!” Seeing the Prince’s tears, the Queen advised “He who gets the right sources (来源) will surely succeed.” After much consideration, the Prince made a plan. First, he interviewed everyone who had attended the show, but no one knew. Next, he searched the internet but found no one after entering “great dancer with purple shoe”. Then, he put up posters of the purple sneaker all over the kingdom’s social network. Yet no one recognized the shoe or knew its owner. “I will continue my search,” he cried, holding the sneaker and his computer compass (指南针). “Even if I must personally travel the entire kingdom.” With that, the Prince powered up his electric skateboard and set out! At the first house, a woman came out to greet the Prince. The excited woman struggled to jam her large foot into the shoe, but it was too small. At the next house, another woman eagerly tried on the sneaker. The shoe flopped (掉落) and fell off. At every home the Prince visited, the purple sneaker seemed as big as a boat or as small as a seed. No foot met his expectations. As the day wore on, the Prince grew sadder. His discouraged heart was like a cell phone in need of recharging. Finally, there was only one house left to visit. When the Prince arrived, three sisters stood in front, offering their feet. The shoe fit none of them. “Does anyone else live here?” the Prince asked. From inside the house came a chime (铃声). A young woman stepped outside and handed a phone to the oldest sister. The Prince quickly held out the sneaker and requested (请求), “Please try this on.” She did, and it fit her foot perfectly! “You’re my missing dancer!” the Prince cried. “Will you be my dance partner forever?” The young woman smiled and replied, “Thanks, but not right now. I’ll dance tomorrow, but I have many plans. First, I want to travel.” The Prince begged, “Please, say yes! After all, this is a fairy tale, where anything can happen.” “Sorry, Prince. You’ll just have to wait.” “That’s cool,” the Prince sighed, “but at least tell me your name.” “It’s Cinderella,” the woman replied. She wrote on a piece of paper. “Here’s my number. Let’s stay in touch. TTYLP.” The Prince looked puzzled. “It means Talk To You Later, Prince,” Cinderella explained. 55. What modern technologies did the Prince use to help find his missing dancer? ___________________________________________________________ 56. How did the prince feel at the start, in the middle and at the end of the story? ___________________________________________________________ 57. What do you think of Cinderella in this story? Give details to support your idea. ___________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 北师大实验中学 2023-2024 学年度第二学期期中试卷 初二年级英语 考 生 须 知 1.本试卷共13页，共九道大题，57道小题；答题纸共2页。满分100分。考试时间90分钟。 2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写班级、姓名、学号。 3.试卷答案一律填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 4.在答题卡上，选择题须用2B铅笔将选中项涂黑涂满，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 A 卷（共 80 分） 第一部分（共 42 分） 一、单项填空。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. My sister has a sweet tooth and _______ favorite food is apple pie. A. her B. his C. your D. their 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的妹妹很喜欢甜食，她最喜欢的食物是苹果派。 考查代词辨析。her她的；his他的；your你的；their他们的。根据“My sister has a sweet tooth”可知此处指代的女性“My sister”，因此需用形容词性物主代词her修饰空后的favorite food。故选A。 2. —Have you heard of Elon Musk’s SpaceX plan? —Of course. It is _______ the news. A. about B. with C. on D. at 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你听说过Elon Musk的SpaceX计划吗？——当然了。它出现在新闻中。 考查介词辨析。about有关；with带着；on在……上；at在几点。on the news“在新闻上”，固定短语。故选C。 3. —My chocolate cookies are done. Try one! —OK, thank you. Wow! It _______ sweet. A. sounds B. tastes C. looks D. feels 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我的巧克力饼干做好了。尝一个！——好的，谢谢你。哇！尝起来很甜。 考查感官动词用法。sounds听起来；tastes尝起来；looks看起来；feels摸起来。根据“The chocolate cake is done. Try one!”以及“It...sweet.”可知，说话者正在品尝饼干，并评价其味道。故选B。 4. Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of _______ cities in Africa. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：迈克和克莱尔在埃及的开罗，它是非洲最大的城市之一。 考查形容词最高级。big大的，形容词原级；bigger更大的，big的比较级；biggest最大的，big的最高级；the biggest最大的，big的最高级。根据“one of…cities in Africa”可知，此处考查“one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数” 这一结构，表示“……是最……的……之一” 。在这个句子中，想要表达开罗是非洲最大的城市之一，所以需要用形容词big的最高级形式，并且最高级前要加定冠词the 。故选D。 5. —_______ have you been like this? —For about 3 days. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你像这样多久了？——大约3天。 考查特殊疑问句。How long多长时间；How soon多久以后；How often多久一次；How far多远。根据回答“For about 3 days”可知，问句是在询问持续时间，因此需要使用询问时间段的疑问词“How long”。故选A。 6. Tony has learned a lot about Chinese culture ______ he came to China. A. before B. since C. until D. when 【答案】B 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：自从托尼来到中国，他学到了很多关于中国文化的知识。 考查连词辨析。before在……之前；since自从；until直到；when当……时。根据“Tony has learned a lot about Chinese culture …he came to China”可知，自从他来到中国学到了很多知识，用since引导时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时，故选B。 7. The Shenzhou-15 astronauts ________ to Earth safely on June 4, 2023. A. return B. returned C. will return D. have returned 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：神舟15号宇航员于2023年6月4日安全返回地球。 考查时态。根据“on June 4, 2023”可知是过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，谓语用过去式returned。故选B。 8. The Robinsons love traveling. So far, they _______ many interesting places. A. have visited B. visit C. visited D. will visit 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：罗宾逊一家喜欢旅行。到目前为止，他们已经参观了许多有趣的地方。 考查现在完成时。结合“So far”可知时态为现在完成时，结构为have/has done。故选A。 9. The earth is a planet and it _______ the sun. A. go around B. went around C. will go around D. goes around 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：地球是一颗行星，它绕着太阳转。 考查时态。根据“it...the sun.”可知，此处描述客观真理，用一般现在时，主语是it，谓语动词用单三。故选D。 10. —When did you join the school volleyball team? —Last year. I _______ it for a year. A. have joined B. have been in C. joined D. was in 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你什么时候加入学校排球队的？——去年。我已经加入一年了。 考查时态。根据“for a year”可知此处需用现在完成时，结构为have/has done，由于是持续时间，因此需使用延续性动词be in表示“进入”。故选B。 二、完形填空。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Emma’s Big Game Emma was very ____11____. Today was the championship (锦标赛) baseball game! Emma really wanted to help her team win a trophy. She put on her clothes, picked up her baseball glove and talked to herself, “I hope I get a hit today.” Emma was a great hitter in practice, but she had never hit a ball during a game. She almost always struck out (三振出局). On the way to the field, Emma kept her head down and was ____12____. “Are you feeling okay, Emma?” her mom asked. “I really don’t want to strike out,” Emma said. “Don’t worry! Just keep your eye on the ____13____. You can do it,” Emma’s mom said. When the game started, Emma cheered ____14____ for her teammates. She clapped her hands and shouted. She even caught a fly ball in the outfield to make an out, and everyone cheered for her. Emma struck out when it was her turn to bat (击球), ____15____ her team was doing well. The game was tied (平手的), and it was her team’s last chance to ____16____. Frankie was up first—he hit the ball hard and ____17____ to run to third base. That meant he could score and win the game if the next batter got a good hit. Next up was Henry, and then Kara, but they both struck out. Emma was next up. Emma could feel all the eyes on her as she stepped up to the plate. She closed her eyes and swung (挥) hard, but ____18____. “Keep your eye on the ball, Emma!” her mom called from the stands. Emma nodded and stepped back into the batter’s box. This time she opened her eyes wide and took a deep breath before she swung the bat. Crack! Emma hit the ball! Frankie ran home and they won! “Great game, everyone!” said Emma’s coach later. “Here is your trophy.” Emma held the shiny trophy high in the air. She felt very ____19____ of her whole team. Most of all, she couldn’t ____20____ to show her mom the big trophy. 11. A. sad B. afraid C. excited D. confident 12. A. bright B. silent C. brave D. shy 13. A. ball B. bat C. ground D. players 14. A. quietly B. loudly C. carefully D. sadly 15. A. and B. so C. because D. but 16. A. join B. start C. end D. score 17. A. managed B. failed C. tried D. hoped 18. A. lost B. succeeded C. missed D. hit 19. A. sure B. afraid C. proud D. tired 20. A. agree B. stop C. forget D. wait 【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Emma在锦标赛棒球比赛中的经历。 【11题详解】 句意：Emma非常兴奋。 sad悲伤的；afraid害怕的；excited兴奋的；confident自信的。根据“Today was the championship (锦标赛) baseball game! Emma really wanted to help her team win a trophy.”可知Emma对比赛感到非常期待和兴奋。故选C。 【12题详解】 句意：在去球场的路上，Emma低着头，沉默不语。 bright明亮的；silent沉默的；brave勇敢的；shy害羞的。根据“On the way to the field, Emma kept her head down”可知Emma心情低落，沉默不语。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：“别担心！只要盯着球看。你可以做到的，”Emma的妈妈说。 ball球；bat球棒；ground地面；players球员。根据“Just keep your eye on the”可知Emma的妈妈让她专注于球。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：比赛开始时，Emma大声地为队友加油。 quietly安静地；loudly大声地；carefully小心地；sadly悲伤地。根据“She clapped her hands and shouted”可知Emma是大声地加油。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：Emma在轮到击球时三振出局，但她的球队表现不错。 and和；so所以；because因为；but但是。根据上下文，Emma虽然三振出局，但球队整体表现良好，表示转折关系。故选D。 【16题详解】 句意：比赛平手了，这是她们球队最后一次得分的机会。 join加入；start开始；end结束；score得分。根据“it was her team’s last chance to”可知球队需要得分。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：Frankie第一个上场——他用力击球并设法跑到三垒。 managed设法；failed失败；tried尝试；hoped希望。根据“he hit the ball hard and”可知Frankie设法跑到三垒。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：Emma闭上眼睛，用力挥棒，但没有击中。 lost丢失；succeeded成功；missed错过；hit击中。根据“She closed her eyes and swung hard, but”可知Emma没有击中球。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：Emma为她的整个团队感到非常自豪。 sure确定；afraid害怕；proud自豪；tired疲惫。根据“Emma held the shiny trophy high in the air”可知Emma为团队感到自豪。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：最重要的是，她迫不及待地想要向妈妈展示这个大奖杯。 agree同意；stop停止；forget忘记；wait等待。根据“she couldn’t…to show her mom the big trophy”可知Emma迫不及待地想要展示奖杯。故选D。 三、阅读理解。（共 22 分，每小题 2 分） （一） 信息匹配。 下面的材料分别介绍了三种趣味环保活动，请根据21-23小题中所描述的Peter，Lily和Michael三个人各自的特点，帮助他们选择合适的活动，并将活动对应的序号A、B、C填写到相应的位置上。 A A. Host a solar cookout Interested in solar power? You can build your own sun ovens (炉子) here and try to cook some food using the sun. We are sure you will remember the fun, hands-on science lesson for years to come. And it may encourage you to come up with more ways to use solar energy in daily life. B. Visit a recycling center or a landfill Bored with written knowledge about waste sorting? You can take a field trip to a landfill or a recycling center. Visiting a landfill will help you to see how much waste is collected. And a recycling center trip can show you how people’s efforts pay off. C. Reuse in creative ways Wondering how to make your classroom greener? Here is a wonderful idea. You can invite your classmates to put some easy-to-grow plants into plastic bottles and hang them around the classroom with ropes. You are giving the old bottles a new life as well! 21. ________ Peter has learned a lot about collecting and dividing waste at school. He hopes to see how waste is recycled in person. 22. ________ Lily and her friends are members of the school gardening club. They want to beautify their classroom with plants and flowers. 23. ________ Michael is a fan of science technology. He likes doing interesting experiments about the daily use of clean energy. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了三种趣味环保活动，并需要根据Peter、Lily和Michael三人各自的特点为他们选择合适的活动。 【21题详解】 根据“Peter has learned a lot about collecting and dividing waste at school. He hopes to see how waste is recycled in person.”可知，Peter在学校学了很多关于收集和分类垃圾的知识，他希望亲眼看看垃圾是如何被回收利用的。再看活动介绍，选项B“参观回收中心可以让你看到人们的努力是如何有回报的”与之匹配。故选B。 【22题详解】 根据“Lily and her friends are members of the school gardening club. They want to beautify their classroom with plants and flowers.”可知，Lily和她的朋友们是学校园艺俱乐部的成员，他们想用植物和花来美化教室。选项C“你可以邀请你的同学把一些容易种植的植物放进塑料瓶里，然后用绳子把它们挂在教室里。你也赋予了旧瓶子新的生命”与之匹配。故选C。 【23题详解】 根据“Michael is a fan of science technology. He likes doing interesting experiments about the daily use of clean energy.”可知，Michael是科学技术的爱好者，他喜欢做关于清洁能源日常使用的有趣实验。选项A“你可以在这里建造自己的太阳炉，并尝试用太阳烹饪一些食物。我们相信在未来的几年里，你会记住这堂有趣的、亲自动手的科学课。它可能会鼓励你想出更多在日常生活中使用太阳能的方法”与之匹配。故选A。 （二）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 B Dylan was always told dancing was a girl’s sport and he shouldn’t dance, but his dream was to be a dance star. He practiced whenever he could. But without his parents’ support, his dream seemed impossible. His little sister, Emily, took dance lessons. Dylan volunteered to take her to the lessons. He was hoping to learn some dancing skills secretly. He loved Saturdays because his parents were out and he could dance all day He nearly had a heart attack when someone knocked on his door one day. “Just a minute!” he called. “Dylan, it’s me, and you’re safe. I need your help‚” Emily said. “Can I? How long have you known that?” “Since you started watching me on the weekends. It’s why I wanted lessons. En Pointe auditions (选拔赛) are next month, but Mrs. Gail doesn’t think I’m ready. Can you dance with me for the audition? None of the boys in my class wanted to dance with me,” Emily said. “We’ll show Mrs. Gail and those boys that they have been wrong.” Then they practiced all that day. At dinner, Emily and Dylan smiled across the table. Their parents looked at them curiously, but were too tired to ask about their secret. They practiced four nights a week and on Saturdays. Dylan enjoyed himself and Emily improved quickly. A month later, their parents attended the audition. Dylan and Emily started. They moved with grace (优雅), smiling with pride. From the deep concentration (专注) of the crowd, Dylan was sure they achieved their expectations. “Emily, I had my doubts, but no longer after watching you dance. Welcome to Pointe class!” Mrs. Gail said. Dylan hung back after giving Emily a congratulatory hug; he wasn’t quite ready to face his parents just yet. When he saw his dad coming toward him, he took a deep breath. “Well done, Son. You really looked like you belonged out there. You don’t have to hide your dancing from us. Just chase (追逐) your dreams.” Dylan hugged his dad. He knew it would be hard, but he wouldn’t give up. 24. Why did Dylan volunteer to take Emily to the dancing lessons? A. Because his parents were out on Saturdays. B. Because he was told dancing was a girl’s sport. C. Because he hoped to learn some dancing skills secretly. D. Because he wants to be a good brother and support his sister. 25. How did Dylan feel when his dad came towards him after the audition? A. nervous B. excited C. proud D. encouraged 26. We can learn from the story that Dylan is ________. A. curious but careless B. caring and outgoing C. clever but not confident D. helpful and hardworking 27. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Dancing: a girl’s sport B. Dylan: a dream chaser C. Emily: a supportive sister D. En Pointe: an important audition 【答案】24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲一个男孩瞒着父母学跳舞。他努力练习，最终和妹妹一起在舞台上的表演赢得父母的认可。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Dylan volunteered to take her to the lessons. He was hoping to learn some dancing skills secretly.”可知，Dylan是为了偷偷学舞而主动送妹妹去上课。故选C。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据“When he saw his dad coming toward him, he took a deep breath.”可知，他看到父亲朝他走来时，他深吸一口气，故推测他当时是很紧张。读选A。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Then they practiced all that day.”以及“They practiced four nights a week and on Saturdays. Dylan enjoyed himself and Emily improved quickly.”可知，Dylan不仅帮助妹妹排练，还坚持每天练习，可见他既乐于助人又勤奋刻苦。故选D。 【27题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Dylan克服阻碍、坚持追逐舞蹈梦想的经历。故最佳标题为：Dylan：一个梦想的追逐者。故选B。 C At first sight, it seems to be Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s famous work Girl With a Pearl Earring. But look more closely and you may find something different about it. Wearing two shining earrings, there’s a little inhuman (异常的) shade of red on the girl’s face. Look strange? It’s actually an image made by German designer Julian van Dieken using artificial intelligence (AI). Chosen from 3,482 images created based on the Vermeer masterpiece, the AI-generated (生成) work was shown at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands. “One of the most famous paintings in history is being replaced by one of my AI images,” van Dieken wrote on Instagram. He said that the experience was “crazy” and “unreal”. However, the AI image caused wide discussion. Though Mauritshuis press officer Boris de Munnick said that “it’s a nice picture and it’s a creative way of making it”, many people questioned whether it could be called art and be shown in the museum, reported AFP. Dutch artist Iris Compiet described the image on display as “almost Frankenstein-ish”, AFP noted. She added that “it’s an insult to the works of Vermeer and also to any working artist. Coming from a museum, it’s a real slap (掌掴) in the face.” In fact, this is not the first time people have discussed AI’s role in creativity. But the technology has now become widely used in daily life and the practice of using AI image generators to make art has become more common. As Taylor Michael explained, one common concern is whether AI-generated works break copyright laws (版权法). “Some artists have heavily criticized AI tools for using potentially (潜在地) copyrighted works to create datasets, without artists’ agreement,” she wrote. Meanwhile, the increase of such AI works in the market is believed by many to weaken the enthusiasm (热情) of artists who have spent years building up their creative skills, AFP noted. 28. What do we know about the image made by Julian van Dieken? A. It is a perfect copy of Vermeer’s famous work. B. It was made by combining 3,482 images together. C. It’s the first AI work on display in a museum. D. It has received different reviews from audiences. 29. What does the underlined word “insult” most probably mean? A. protection B. disrespect C. celebration D. improvement 30. According to the passage, what can be the influence brought by the development of AI-created works? A. It can make traditional art forms less attractive. B. It can increase the value of traditional artworks. C. It can discourage artists who put in real effort. D. It can help artists to develop their creativity. 31. What does the article mainly talk about? A. The different opinions about AI artworks. B. The potential problems with AI artworks. C. The future of AI works on the art market. D. The effects of AI works on the art market. 【答案】28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讨论了人工智能（AI）在艺术创作中的应用及其引发的广泛讨论。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Look strange? It’s actually an image made by German designer Julian van Dieken using artificial intelligence (AI)…However, the AI image caused wide discussion. Though Mauritshuis press officer Boris de Munnick said that ‘it’s a nice picture and it’s a creative way of making it’, many people questioned whether it could be called art and be shown in the museum, reported AFP.”可知Julian van Dieken使用人工智能生成的图像在Mauritshuis博物馆展出，并引发了广泛的讨论。虽然Mauritshuis的新闻发言人表示这是一幅“不错的图片”，但许多人质疑它是否可以被视为艺术。因此，观众对这幅作品的评价存在分歧。故选D。 【29题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“it’s an insult to the works of Vermeer and also to any working artist. Coming from a museum, it’s a real slap (掌掴) in the face.”可知荷兰艺术家Iris Compiet认为这幅AI生成的作品是对Vermeer作品的“侮辱”，并且对任何艺术家来说都是一种“掌掴”。因此，“insult”在这里表示“不尊重”或“侮辱”。故选B。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Meanwhile, the increase of such AI works in the market is believed by many to weaken the enthusiasm (热情) of artists who have spent years building up their creative skills, AFP noted.”可知文章提到，AI生成的作品在市场上的增加可能会削弱那些花费多年时间培养创造技能的艺术家们的热情。因此，AI作品的发展可能会打击那些真正努力的艺术家。故选C。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。文章主要讨论了AI生成的艺术作品引发的不同意见，包括对其是否可以被视为艺术的质疑，以及它可能对艺术家和艺术市场产生的影响。故选A。 第二部分（共 38 分） 四、阅读表达（共 10 分，第 32-34 小题，每小题 2 分， 第 35 小题 4 分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 During my childhood, I didn’t have much interest in reading. However, when I entered middle school, I began listening to audiobooks and grew to love it. Now, I can finish a couple of audiobooks each month. While reading a printed book allows more freedom to re-read paragraphs that we didn’t quite catch, go back to look something up from earlier in the book or even write down some notes in the margin (页边空白), audiobooks have their own benefits. They are enjoyable and convenient for both kids and adults. Besides, we can multitask (同时做多件事) while listening and get through books faster. I often listen to audiobooks before reading paper ones in order to better understand some difficult parts. Listening is necessary for all kinds of learning, including reading. I can now enjoy longer books that I might not have had the patience to read, and my ability to focus on audiobooks carries over to my skill in focusing on a written text. To me, the coolest thing about audiobooks is the role of the narrator (朗读者). It can be very pleasing when the narrators are skilled. I like the sense of reading with someone who understands and loves the material. It’s true that sometimes it’s not so convenient because we need to have a technological device (设备) like a cellphone, an iPad or a laptop, where we can store and listen to audiobooks. Besides, we also need to have access to the Internet to download audiobooks or surf audiobooks websites online. However, audiobooks still have become a big part of my life and have even changed my life. They make reading fun by bringing stories to life through skilled narrators and discussing audiobooks with family and friends adds a joyful richness to my everyday moments. 32. When did the writer begin listening to audiobooks? ________________________________________________ 33. Why does the writer often listen to audiobooks before reading paper ones? ________________________________________________ 34. What kind of narrators does the writer like? _________________________________________________ 35. Would you like to listen to audiobooks? Why or why not? Please give at least two reasons. _________________________________________________ 【答案】32. When the writer entered middle school. 33. In order to better understand some difficult parts. 34. Skilled narrators. 35. Yes. Because audiobooks are convenient. I can listen to them while doing other things like exercising or doing housework. And they can make reading more enjoyable through skilled narrators. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者对有声读物的喜爱，介绍了有声读物的优点和不足，以及它对作者生活的影响。 【32题详解】 根据“However, when I entered middle school, I began listening to audiobooks and grew to love it.”可知，作者是在进入中学时开始听有声读物的，故填When the writer entered middle school. 【33题详解】 根据“I often listen to audiobooks before reading paper ones in order to better understand some difficult parts.”可知，作者在阅读纸质书之前听有声读物是为了更好地理解一些困难的部分，故填In order to better understand some difficult parts. 【34题详解】 根据“To me, the coolest thing about audiobooks is the role of the narrator. It can be very pleasing when the narrators are skilled.”可知，作者喜欢熟练的朗读者，故填Skilled narrators. 【35题详解】 开放性问题，答案不唯一。参考答案Yes. Because audiobooks are convenient. I can listen to them while doing other things like exercising or doing housework. And they can make reading more enjoyable through skilled narrators. 五、根据句意和提示填写单词，在答题卡上填写完整单词。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 36. It’s important for teenagers to have _______ (充足的) sleep. 【答案】enough 【解析】 【详解】句意：充足的睡眠对青少年很重要。根据汉语提示可知，enough意为“足够的，充足的”，形容词作定语。故填enough。 37. The Monkey King makes a terrible _______ (混乱) in heaven. 【答案】mess 【解析】 【详解】句意：孙悟空在天堂制造了可怕混乱。make a mess“制造混乱”。故填mess。 38. The cartoon is very funny and it always makes me _______ (大笑). 【答案】laugh 【解析】 【详解】句意：漫画非常有趣，总是让我大笑。laugh“大笑”，make sb do sth“让某人做某事”。故填laugh。 39. Last term, I won the first _______ (奖品) in the English dubbing competition. 【答案】prize 【解析】 【详解】句意：上学期我在英语配音比赛中获得了一等奖。prize“奖品”，the first prize“第一名”。故填prize。 40. With the teacher’s help, the shy boy has become a_______ in class. 【答案】(a)ctive 【解析】 【详解】句意：在老师的帮助下，这个害羞的男孩在课堂上变得活跃起来。根据首字母提示及“the shy boy has become a...in class.”可知，害羞的男孩在课堂上应该是变得活跃。故空处指“活跃的”，其英文为active，形容词作表语。故填(a)ctive。 41. Don’t forget to send him a m________ to tell him the good news. 【答案】(m)essage 【解析】 【详解】句意：别忘了给他发一条消息来告诉他这个好消息。根据首字母提示及“to tell him the good news.”可知，空处指“消息”，其英文为message。冠词a后跟名词单数。故填(m)essage。 42. I’d like to i_______ my parents to our class birthday party. 【答案】(i)nvite 【解析】 【详解】句意：我想邀请我的父母参加我们班的生日派对。根据“my parents to our class birthday party.”及首字母提示可知，空处指“邀请”，其英文为invite，would like to后跟动词原形。故填(i)nvite。 43. The new car is very expensive for me. I can’t a_______ it. 【答案】(a)fford 【解析】 【详解】句意：这辆新车对我来说太贵了，我买不起。根据句意和首字母提示可知，空处指“负担得起”，其英文为afford，情态动词can’t后跟动词原形。故填(a)fford。 44. It’s _______ (harm) to your eyes to look at screens for a long time. 【答案】harmful 【解析】 【详解】句意：长时间看屏幕对眼睛有害。“It’s + 形容词 + to do sth.”为固定句型，表示“做某事是……的”，harm“伤害”为名词，其形容词为harmful。故填harmful。 45. The more exercise you do, the happier and _______ (health) you will be. 【答案】healthier 【解析】 【详解】句意：你锻炼得越多，你就会越快乐和越健康。根据“The more exercise you do, the happier and… you will be.”可知，这里使用了“the+比较级，the+比较级”结构，表示“越……，越……”。and连接两个并列的部分，前面是happier，是happy的比较级，所以后面也需要用health的形容词healthy形式的比较级形式来保持结构的一致性。 故填healthier。 六、根据中文意思和英文提示词语翻译句子。（共 8 分，每小题 2 分） 46. 我期待收到你的来信。(expect, hear from) ___________________________________________ 【答案】I expect to hear from you. 【解析】 【详解】根据汉语可知，本句时态为一般现在时，I“我”，为主语；expect to do sth.“期待做某事”，固定搭配；hear from sb.“收到某人的信”，动词短语；you“你”，为宾格；主语为I，谓语动词用原形。故填I expect to hear from you. 47. 这个男孩太小了，他照顾不了自己。(young) ___________________________________________ 【答案】The boy is too young to take care of himself. 【解析】 【详解】时态为一般现在时，主语The boy，be动词用is；太……不能……too...to do sth；照顾自己：take care of oneself，主语是the boy，反身代词用himself，故填The boy is too young to take care of himself. 48. 听到这个坏消息，她忍不住哭了(can’t help) ___________________________________________ 【答案】Hearing the bad news, she couldn’t help crying. 【解析】 【详解】“听到坏消息”用分词结构作状语：Hearing the bad news（动作由主语she发出，故用现在分词）；“忍不住做某事”用固定结构：can’t help doing（注意help后必须接动名词crying“哭”），时态为一般过去时，谓语部分can’t用过去式。故填Hearing the bad news, she couldn’t help crying. 49. 到目前为止，格林先生已经在北京生活15年了。(so far, Mr. Green) ___________________________________________ 【答案】So far Mr. Green has lived in Beijing for 15 years. 【解析】 【详解】so far“到目前为止”，是现在完成时的标志词，现在完成时的结构是have/has+过去分词；主语Mr. Green是第三人称单数形式，助动词用has；“生活”live，其过去分词是lived ；“在北京”in Beijing是地点状语 ，“15 年了” or 15 years是时间状语。故填So far, Mr. Green has lived in Beijing for 15 years. 七、文段表达。（10 分） 50. 请根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于 50 词的英语文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。 生命在于运动。运动不仅能健康体魄，也能缓解压力、调节情绪，从而帮助我们更好地生活。我校英语社团正在开展以“运动与生活”为主题的征文活动。请你用英文写一篇短文投稿，介绍一种你日常运动的方式、你为何开始这项运动以及到现在为止，这项运动怎样改变着你的生活。 提示词语：weak, stress (压力), fit, relax, happy 提示问题： 1. What exercise do you usually do in your daily life? 2. Why did you start to do the exercise? 3. How has the exercise changed your life? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 I usually go running in the morning. When I was in junior high, I was weak and often got sick. To improve my health and reduce stress from schoolwork, I started running three times a week. At first, I could only run for 10 minutes. But now, I can finish 5 kilometers easily. Running not only makes me physically fit but also helps me relax after a busy day. Whenever I feel stressed or unhappy, a short run clears my mind and brings me happiness. I realize that movement is the best medicine for both body and mind. I am healthier, more confident, and ready to face challenges with a positive attitude every day. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态以“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏提示，并适当添加细节，注意字母大小写以及标点符号。 [写作步骤] 第一步、介绍自己在日常生活中通常做什么运动； 第二步、介绍从事这项运动的原因； 第三步、介绍这项运动如何改变了自己的生活。 [亮点词汇] ①go running去跑步 ②at first起初 ③not only…but also不仅……而且 [高分句型] To improve my health and reduce stress from schoolwork, I started running three times a week.(动词不定式表目的) B 卷（共 20 分） 八、阅读理解。（共 10 分，每小题 2.5 分） 阅读下短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Phones and computers are all useful tools, and we may feel more productive when we use them. However, when we spend hours on digital devices (电子设备), our overall productivity decreases. Why? Many digital activities need high levels of concentration (专注). When we text or email someone, for example, or even play games, we have to focus. When we do this, our brain uses energy. Too much energy consumption can result in stress. What is the best cure for our over-stressed minds? David Strayer, a cognitive psychologist (认知心理学家) at the University of Utah says the answer is simple: Spend some time in nature. Strayer and other scientists are studying nature’s effect on our brains and bodies. When we are in natural environments, the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) (the brain’s control center) relaxes. Studies show that when people can see trees and grass, they are calmer and do better in school. Indeed, people even relax when they look at photos of nature. As a result, they do better on different cognitive tasks. Other psychologists are also studying “nature therapy ( 疗法 ).” In a study at Chiba University in Japan, 84 people went for a 15-minute walk in seven different forests. The same number of people walked around different city centers. Researchers then took blood from each person. The forest walkers had a 16 percent decrease in the stress hormone cortisol (应激激素皮质醇). In addition, they had a 2 percent drop in blood pressure and a 4 percent drop in heart rate. All did better than the city walkers. Lead researcher Yoshifumi Miyazaki has an explanation for these results. Our bodies relax in pleasant, natural surroundings, he says. Humans evolved (进化) in that environment, not in places with tall buildings and lots of traffic. Psychologist Stephen Kaplan and his team members have done similar research. In one study, people took a 50-minute walk in a public garden. In a test afterwards, their short-term memory improved. When the same people walked on a city street, it did not. Kaplan says it is the visual details in nature like sunsets, streams, butterflies that reduce stress and mental tiredness. We enjoy them without having to concentrate on them. This allows our brains to rest and recover from the stresses of modern life. “Imagine a therapy that was readily available, and could improve your cognitive functioning at zero cost,” Kaplan says. “It exists. It’s called ‘interacting with nature’.” 51. Which of the following best shows the main idea of this passage? A. Long working hours cause rising level of stress. B. Spending time in nature can reduce mental stress. C. More people are exploring their natural neighborhood. D. For a better life, people should use digital devices less. 52. Which of the following is NOT a possible benefit of seeing nature? A. Better school performance. B. improved cognitive ability. C. Faster reaction speed. D. feelings of calm and relaxation. 53. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. In natural environments, the prefrontal cortex will get stressed. B. Digital activities make our life more productive and interesting. C. The visual details in nature give our minds time to rest and recover. D. City walkers had a decreased blood pressure and a faster heart rate. 54. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To explain how humans evolved in the natural environment. B. To show how digital devices can make our life more productive. C. To introduce researches on the study of nature’s effects on our brain. D. To encourage people to relax mind by spending more time in nature. 【答案】51. B 52. C 53. C 54. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要探讨了数字设备使用与压力产生的关系，并指出接触自然能有效缓解压力、提高认知能力。 【51题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讨论的是自然对缓解心理压力的积极作用。故选B。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“When we are in natural environments, the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) (the brain’s control center) relaxes. Studies show that when people can see trees and grass, they are calmer and do better in school. Indeed, people even relax when they look at photos of nature. As a result, they do better on different cognitive tasks.”可知，自然环境的益处包括：学业表现更好、平静放松感、认知能力提升，但未提到“更快的反应速度”。故选C。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Kaplan says it is the visual details in nature like sunsets, streams, butterflies that reduce stress and mental tiredness. We enjoy them without having to concentrate on them. This allows our brains to rest and recover from the stresses of modern life.”可知，Kaplan提到，自然中的视觉细节 (如日落、溪流) 能减轻压力和脑力疲劳，且无需刻意专注，使大脑得以休息。故选C。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文通过引用多项研究，最终落脚于Kaplan的结论：“与自然互动”是一种零成本且有效的疗法，呼吁人们通过接触自然缓解压力。故本文的目的是鼓励人们通过在自然界中花费更多的时间来放松头脑。故选D。 九、阅读下面文章，根据文章内容，回答下面的问题。（共 10 分，第 55-56题每题 3 分，第 57 题 4 分） Modern Cinderella Once upon a time—the time being the other night—the Prince was as excited as a gamer with the new highest score. He had just danced with an amazing young woman during the taping of his weekly TV show, Dancing with the Prince. He had only agreed to do the show to help his mother, the Queen, raise money for charity. But when he twirled (旋转) this lovely dancer, he found himself floating on a cloud. However, the young woman’s cell phone rang as the music stopped at midnight, and she rushed from the palace. All she left behind was a purple sneaker (运动鞋). The Prince fell into despair (绝望). “I must find her again,” he cried, “for tomorrow night’s final show!” Seeing the Prince’s tears, the Queen advised “He who gets the right sources (来源) will surely succeed.” After much consideration, the Prince made a plan. First, he interviewed everyone who had attended the show, but no one knew. Next, he searched the internet but found no one after entering “great dancer with purple shoe”. Then, he put up posters of the purple sneaker all over the kingdom’s social network. Yet no one recognized the shoe or knew its owner. “I will continue my search,” he cried, holding the sneaker and his computer compass (指南针). “Even if I must personally travel the entire kingdom.” With that, the Prince powered up his electric skateboard and set out! At the first house, a woman came out to greet the Prince. The excited woman struggled to jam her large foot into the shoe, but it was too small. At the next house, another woman eagerly tried on the sneaker. The shoe flopped (掉落) and fell off. At every home the Prince visited, the purple sneaker seemed as big as a boat or as small as a seed. No foot met his expectations. As the day wore on, the Prince grew sadder. His discouraged heart was like a cell phone in need of recharging. Finally, there was only one house left to visit. When the Prince arrived, three sisters stood in front, offering their feet. The shoe fit none of them. “Does anyone else live here?” the Prince asked. From inside the house came a chime (铃声). A young woman stepped outside and handed a phone to the oldest sister. The Prince quickly held out the sneaker and requested (请求), “Please try this on.” She did, and it fit her foot perfectly! “You’re my missing dancer!” the Prince cried. “Will you be my dance partner forever?” The young woman smiled and replied, “Thanks, but not right now. I’ll dance tomorrow, but I have many plans. First, I want to travel.” The Prince begged, “Please, say yes! After all, this is a fairy tale, where anything can happen.” “Sorry, Prince. You’ll just have to wait.” “That’s cool,” the Prince sighed, “but at least tell me your name.” “It’s Cinderella,” the woman replied. She wrote on a piece of paper. “Here’s my number. Let’s stay in touch. TTYLP.” The Prince looked puzzled. “It means Talk To You Later, Prince,” Cinderella explained. 55. What modern technologies did the Prince use to help find his missing dancer? ___________________________________________________________ 56. How did the prince feel at the start, in the middle and at the end of the story? ___________________________________________________________ 57. What do you think of Cinderella in this story? Give details to support your idea. ___________________________________________________________ 【答案】55. He searched the internet by entering “great dancer with purple shoe”. He put up posters of the purple sneaker all over the kingdom’s social network. He used a computer compass. He powered up his electric skateboard to set out on his search. 56. At the start, he was excited; in the middle, he felt despair and discouraged; at the end, he was puzzled but calm. 57. Cinderella is independent. She prioritizes her own plans over the Prince’s proposal.（合理即可） 【解析】 【导语】本文是一个现代版的灰姑娘故事。 【55题详解】 根据“he searched the internet but found no one after entering ‘great dancer with purple shoe’”、“he put up posters of the purple sneaker all over the kingdom’s social network”、“holding the sneaker and his computer compass (指南针).”以及“With that, the Prince powered up his electric skateboard and set out!”可知，王子使用了以下现代技术来帮助寻找他失踪的舞伴：他在互联网上搜索，输入了“穿紫色鞋的出色舞者”；他在王国的社交网络上张贴了紫色运动鞋的海报；他使用了电脑指南针；他启动电动滑板车开始寻找。故填He searched the internet by entering “great dancer with purple shoe”. He put up posters of the purple sneaker all over the kingdom’s social network. He used a computer compass. He powered up his electric skateboard to set out on his search. 【56题详解】 根据“the Prince was as excited as a gamer with the new highest score”可知，王子最初非常兴奋。根据“The Prince fell into despair”和“His discouraged heart was like a cell phone in need of recharging”可知，中期他感到绝望和沮丧。根据“The Prince looked puzzled”和“That’s cool”可知，结局时他困惑但接受现实。故填At the start, he was excited; in the middle, he felt despair and discouraged; at the end, he was puzzled but calm. 【57题详解】 开放题，合理即可。参考答案为：Cinderella is independent. She prioritizes her own plans over the Prince’s proposal. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$