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威远中学校2026届高二下半期考试 英语 注意事项:1. 本试卷分第 I 卷(选择题)和第 II 卷(非选择题)两部分; 2. 答题前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置; 3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成, 答在本试卷上无效。 第一部分听力(共两节, 满分 30 分) 做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答 案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共 5 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 1.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出 最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有 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. What does the man think of Flora? A. Lovely. B. Beautiful. C. Scary. 2. What are the speakers doing? A. Driving a car. B. Crossing the street. C. Riding a bus. 3. Why was the man late? A. He was ill. B. He had a poor memory. C. He wasn’t informed. 4. What does the woman advise Jack to do? A. Learn to share. B. Apologize to Willie. C. Ask for help. 5. When will the woman arrive at the office tomorrow? A. At 10:00 a.m. B. At 9:00 a.m. C. At 9:30 a.m. 第二节(共 15 小题, 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三 个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读 各个小题, 每小题 5 秒钟; 听完后, 各小题给出5 秒钟作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 6. How will the man celebrate his birthday? A. He’ll go out for a meal. B. He’ll have a party. C. He’ll play computer games. 7. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。 8. What happened to the woman’s sweater? A. It became dirty. B. It became pink. C. It became smaller. 9. What does the woman want the man to do? A. To throw away the label. B. To follow the instructions. C. To separate sweaters from T-shirts. 10. Why did the clothes smell bad? A. The man forgot to wash them. B. The man didn’t use washing powder. C. The man dry-cleaned them improperly. 听下面一段对话，回答第 11至第 13题。 11. Where did the man learn about Mark Brown? A. From TV. B. From the radio. C. From the newspaper. 12. What was Mark Brown praised for? A. Saving people from the flood. B. Raising awareness of the flood. C. Donating money to flood victims. 13. Why did the woman want to write Mr. Brown a letter? A. To ask him for more help. B. To express her admiration. C. To know more about his life. 听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 题。 14. Where is the Grand Hotel? A. At the first crossing. B. Opposite the post office. C. Next to the Central Bank. 15. What does the man think of uphill walk? A. It’s difficult. B. It’s interesting. C. It’s easy. 16. How will the woman probably go to the Grand Hotel? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 题。 17. Where will the donated money go? A. To the art department. B. To the sports teams. C. To the computer lab. 18. How long does the book fair last this week? A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days. 19. Whose class is hosting a bake sale? A. Mr. Gogh’s. B. Mr. Black’s. C. Mr. Smith’s. 20. Who is the announcement intended for? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers. 第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A A Language Program for Teenagers Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning. Our Courses Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively. Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas — speaking, listening, reading and writing. Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning. Evaluation Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before starting their program. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course. Arrivals and Transfer Our program offers the full package — students are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance. Meals/ Allergies (过敏)/ Special Dietary Requirements Students are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch which includes a sandwich, a drink and a dessert. We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/or dietary requirements, extra money may be needed for providing special food. 1. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course? A. It is less effective. B. It focuses on speaking. C. It includes extra lessons. D. It gives you confidence. 2. Before starting their program, students are expected to ________. A. take a language test B. have an online interview C. prepare learning materials D. report their language levels 3. With the full package the program organizer is supposed to ________. A. inform students of their full flight details B. look after students throughout the program C. offer students free sightseeing trips D. collect students’ luggage in advance 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了青少年海外语言课程。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning. (我们的强化课程在标准课程基础上每周增设10课时，确保语言学习效率最大化。)”可知，相比标准课程，强化课程包含每周增加的10节课。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“The majority of them take an online language test before starting their program. (他们中的大多数需在课程开始前参加在线语言测试。)”可知，在课程开始前，学生需要参加语言测试。故选A。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“Our program offers the full package — students are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. (本项目提供全流程无忧服务——学员从抵达伊始到课程结束都将得到悉心照料。)”可知，选择全包服务时，项目组织方应当全程照顾学生。故选B。 B At Seattle’s Garfield High School, a dozen (十多个) basketball players are practicing. These guys take the game seriously at this school. A half-dozen coaches keep everyone focused as Garfield prepares for a Saturday playoff game. In the middle of all this is Brandon Roy, the former NBA All-Star and Garfield’s greatest player. Roy is the head coach. Bad knees forced him out of pro basketball well before his time. Four years after his forced NBA retirement, he began coaching at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School in 2017 with no background whatsoever and won a state championship. He moved to his alma mater (母校) the following year and got another state title with a once-beaten team. “Really the thing that brought me to coaching was I missed basketball,” Roy said. After taking 2019 off from coaching to deal with personal issues, Roy returned and has his team pointed at state again. He owns a 78-5 coaching record. With his success, others frequently discuss whether Roy wants to move up the ranks as he did as a player. “My ultimate goal is not to coach in the NBA but to build a real strong foundation at my alma mater. I don’t feel challenged to make it to the next level. I feel challenged right here to make it at this level.” As practice comes to a close, Roy gathers his players around him and his coaches and they talk about the game ahead. Before everyone heads home, he has them shake hands. Players and players. Coaches and players. It’s a show of respect and togetherness. Mostly, he just listened to his mother and followed her insightful direction to become a topflight coach. “My mom gave me the best advice — she said keep your ego (自我) out of it,” Roy said. “She told me to forget what I had achieved in the NBA and be down-to-earth. She trusted that I’d be pretty good at it.” 4. Why does Brandon Roy show up at court? A. To prepare for a game as a player. B. To coach a student basketball team. C. To look for future basketball players. D. To select former NBA players as assistants. 5. What happened to Brandon Roy in 2018? A. He was badly injured. B. He was forced to retire. C. He led a team to success. D. He gave up his basketball career. 6. What is Brandon Roy’s final goal? A. Going back to the NBA as a professional player. B. Being a professional coach in an NBA team. C. Improving the basketball level of his alma mater’s team. D. Becoming the greatest basketball player of his alma mater. 7. What lesson did Brandon Roy’s mother give him? A. Try to trust others. B. Learn from the best. C. Don’t become too proud. D. Never give up on dreams. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. C 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。因伤退役的NBA球星Brandon Roy完成了从明星球员到明星教练的完美蜕变。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“In the middle of all this is Brandon Roy, the former NBA All-Star and Garfield’s greatest player. Roy is the head coach.(在这一切的中间是布兰登罗伊，前NBA全明星和Garfield最伟大的球员。罗伊是主教练)”可知，Brandon Roy作为主教练在球场上指导球员训练。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Four years after his forced NBA retirement, he began coaching at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School in 2017 with no background whatsoever and won a state championship. He moved to his alma mater (母校) the following year and got another state title with a once-beaten team.(在被迫退役四年后，他于2017年开始在西雅图内森黑尔高中执教，没有任何背景，并赢得了州冠军。第二年，他搬到了母校，带领一支曾经被击败的球队再次获得州冠军)”可知，Brandon Roy在2018年的时候带领母校球队拿到了州冠军。故选C。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“My ultimate goal is not to coach in the NBA but to build a real strong foundation at my alma mater. I don’t feel challenged to make it to the next level. I feel challenged right here to make it at this level.(我的最终目标不是在NBA当教练，而是在母校打好坚实的基础。我不觉得要进入下一个阶段有什么挑战。我觉得在这里达到这个水平是一种挑战)”可知，Brandon Roy最终的目标是提高母校篮球队的水平。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“ “My mom gave me the best advice — she said keep your ego (自我) out of it,” Roy said. “She told me to forget what I had achieved in the NBA and be down-to-earth. She trusted that I’d be pretty good at it.”(“我妈妈给了我最好的建议——她说不要自负，”罗伊说。“她告诉我要忘记我在NBA取得的成就，要脚踏实地。她相信我会做得很好。”)”可知，Brandon Roy的母亲告诉他不要自傲，要忘记过去取得的成就，时刻保持谦逊，脚踏实地。故选C。 C A charming three-story home sits at the corner of 10th and Center streets on the Georgia Instiute of Technology (Georgin Tech) campus in Atlanta. From the outside, it appears just like any other home, but inside, Georgia Tech researchers are testing and developing advanced devices to determine which can make the home safer and smarter — for older adults. The house is actually a living lab, called the Aware Home, and research conducted there has revealed (显示) many top home­related concerns among older adults — unattended cooking, water left running, TVs left on... and doors left unlocked. Now, some in ­home technologies are in development — or on the market — to address those concerns. One new device called Inirv React connects your stove (炉具) to a sensor in your home and a smartphone app. The sensor will automatically turn the stove off if it no longer detects movement around the appliance after a certain period of time. You can also turn the stove off using your smartphone. Devices of the future are expected to collect and use date to become smarter, according to Elizabeth Mynatt, a professor at Georgia Tech. “They will learn more about your habits, your likes, your dislikes, your routines, when you’re most likely to forget to take your medicine, what are the aspects (方面) of your health that need the most attention,” she said. With any technology, “most people ask that question ‘How invasive (侵扰的) is it?’. But what we hear from older adults is that they value the security and the safety that the technology provides for them,” Mynatt said. 75-­year-old Albert Bolet of Atlanta thinks most older adults are typically ready to bring technology into their homes. “People have the misguided impression that seniors are opposed to technology.” said Bolet. “We do understand wireless technology, and we understand how these things will make things easier. Being independent is most important in the mind of anybody that gets to be our age or older.” 8. What is the Aware Home? A A smart house. B. A research lab. C. A nursing home. D. A science museum. 9. What will Inirv React do when it senses no movement around a stove for long? A. Turn the stove off directly. B. Give out a warning sound. C. Activate a sensor in the house. D. Send a message to a connected phone. 10. What will future smart home devices be like according to Mynatt? A. They will provide medical advice. B. They will be more like caregivers. C. They will become more personalized. D. They will replace caregivers in most case. 11. What did Atbert Bolet say about most seniors? A. They are willing to use smart home devices. B. They find it hard to keep up with new technology. C. They prefer a simple life without technology. D. They are becoming more dependent on the Internet. 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。在亚特兰大佐治亚理工学院，研究人员正在测试和开发一种先进的设备，以确定哪种设备可以让老年人的家更安全、更智能。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“From the outside, it appears just like any other home, but inside, Georgia Tech researchers are testing and developing advanced devices to determine which can make the home safer and smarter — for older adults. (从外表上看，它看起来和其他任何家庭一样，但在内部，佐治亚理工大学的研究人员正在测试和开发先进的设备，以确定哪种设备可以让老年人的家更安全、更智能)”以及第二段“The house is actually a living lab, called the Aware Home(这所房子实际上是一个生活实验室，名为Aware Home)”可知，Aware Home是一个研究实验室，故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“One new device called Inirv React connects your stove (炉具) to a sensor in your home and a smartphone app. The sensor will automatically turn the stove off if it no longer detects movement around the appliance after a certain period of time.(一种名为Inirv React的新设备连接您的炉灶 连接到家中的传感器和智能手机应用程序。如果传感器在一段时间后不再检测到电器周围的移动，它将自动关闭炉子)”可知，当Inirv React长时间感觉不到炉子周围有任何东西移动时，它会直接关闭炉子，故选A项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“Devices of the future are expected to collect and use date to become smarter, according to Elizabeth Mynatt, a professor at Georgia Tech. “They will learn more about your habits, your likes, your dislikes, your routines, when you’re most likely to forget to take your medicine, what are the aspects (方面) of your health that need the most attention,”(佐治亚理工大学教授Elizabeth Mynatt表示，未来的设备有望收集和使用数据，使其变得更智能。“他们会更多地了解你的习惯，你的好恶，你的日常生活，你最有可能忘记服药的时候，你的健康最需要关注的方面是什么。”)”可推理出，未来的智能家居设备将会变得更加个性化，故选C项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“75­-year-old Albert Bolet of Atlanta thinks most older adults are typically ready to bring technology into their homes.(亚特兰大75岁的Albert Bolet认为，大多数老年人通常已经准备好将技术带入他们的家中。)”以及“We do understand wireless technology, and we understand how these things will make things easier. Being independent is most important in the mind of anybody that gets to be our age or older.(我们确实了解无线技术，我们知道这些东西会让事情变得更容易。在任何与我们同龄或年长的人心中，独立是最重要的。)”可推理出，Atbert Bolet认为大部分老年人愿意使用智能家居设备，故选A项。 D A honey bee’s life depends on it successfully harvesting from flowers to make honey. Deciding which flower is most likely to offer nectar (花蜜) is incredibly difficult. In new research published recently, our team reports how bees make these complex decisions. We challenged bees with a field of artificial flowers, each of which offered a tiny drop of sugar syrup. Different-colored “flowers” varied in their likelihood of offering sugar. We put tiny, harmless paint marks on the back of each bee, and filmed every visit a bee made to the flower array. We then used computer vision and machine learning to automatically draw and study the route on which bees flew through. From this information, we found bees very quickly learned to identify the most rewarding flowers. They quickly assessed whether to accept or reject a flower, but surprisingly they made correct decisions within 0.6 seconds while incorrect decisions took them 1.2 seconds on average. The results and what we expected are poles apart. Usually in animals, an accurate decision takes longer than an inaccurate decision. This is called the speed-accuracy trade off, which happens because determining whether a decision is right or wrong usually depends on how much evidence we have to make that decision. More evidence means a more accurate decision, but gathering evidence takes time. So accurate decisions are usually slow and inaccurate decisions are faster. But bees only accepted a flower if, at a glance, they were sure it was rewarding. If they had any uncertainty, they rejected it. They might have missed some rewarding flowers, but they successfully focused their efforts only on the flowers with the best chance and best evidence of providing them with sugar. The only other animals known to beat the speed-accuracy tradeoff are humans and primates. It’s indeed amazing that bees seemed to be breaking this boundary. 12. How did researchers get the result of the experiment? A. By observing bees in the wild. B. By analyzing bees’ flight paths. C. By testing bees in different colors. D. By comparing bees’ food preference. 13. What did the research find about bees? A. They could tell artificial flowers immediately. B. They performed better in certain colored flowers. C. They made right choices faster than the wrong ones. D They made more correct decisions than other species. 14. What does the underlined phrase “poles apart” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Contrary. B. Reasonable. C. Essential. D. Confusing. 15. Why do bees beat the speed-accuracy tradeoff? A. They ignore uncertainties. B. They gather evidence very fast. C. They stay on the right track while flying. D. They adopt a special decision-making mechanism. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了研究团队通过用人工花对蜜蜂进行实验，研究蜜蜂如何做出采蜜决策，发现蜜蜂打破了速度-准确性权衡这一现象。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“We then used computer vision and machine learning to automatically draw and study the route on which bees flew through. From this information, we found bees very quickly learned to identify the most rewarding flowers. (然后，我们使用计算机视觉和机器学习自动绘制并研究蜜蜂飞行的路线。从这些信息中，我们发现蜜蜂很快就学会了识别最有价值的花朵。)”可知，研究人员是通过分析蜜蜂的飞行路径来获取实验结果的。故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“They quickly assessed whether to accept or reject a flower, but surprisingly they made correct decisions within 0.6 seconds while incorrect decisions took them 1.2 seconds on average. (它们迅速评估是否接受或拒绝一朵花，但令人惊讶的是，它们在0.6秒内做出正确的决定，而错误的决定平均需要1.2秒。)”可知，研究发现蜜蜂做出正确选择的速度比做出错误选择的速度要快。故选C项。 14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中“From this information, we found bees very quickly learned to identify the most rewarding flowers. They quickly assessed whether to accept or reject a flower, but surprisingly they made correct decisions within 0.6 seconds while incorrect decisions took them 1.2 seconds on average. (从这些信息中，我们发现蜜蜂很快就学会了识别最有价值的花朵。它们迅速评估是否接受或拒绝一朵花，但令人惊讶的是，它们在0.6秒内做出正确的决定，而不正确的决定平均需要1.2秒。)”和第三段中“Usually in animals, an accurate decision takes longer than an inaccurate decision. This is called the speed-accuracy trade off, which happens because determining whether a decision is right or wrong usually depends on how much evidence we have to make that decision. More evidence means a more accurate decision, but gathering evidence takes time. So accurate decisions are usually slow and inaccurate decisions are faster. (通常在动物中，准确的决策比不准确的决策花费的时间更长。这被称为速度-准确性权衡，之所以会这样，是因为判断一个决策是否正确通常取决于我们做出该决策所拥有的证据量。更多的证据意味着更准确的决策，但收集证据需要时间。所以准确的决策通常较慢，而不准确的决策则较快。)”可知，通常在动物中，准确的决策比不准确的决策花费的时间更长，但蜜蜂的情况相反，它们做出正确的决定的时间更短。所以“The results and what we expected are poles apart.”表示结果和我们预期的完全相反，“poles apart”意思是“相反的”，与“Contrary”意思相近。故选A项。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“But bees only accepted a flower if, at a glance, they were sure it was rewarding. If they had any uncertainty, they rejected it. They might have missed some rewarding flowers, but they successfully focused their efforts only on the flowers with the best chance and best evidence of providing them with sugar. (但蜜蜂只有在一眼就确定一朵花有价值时才会接受它。如果它们有任何不确定，就会拒绝它。它们可能错过了一些有价值的花朵，但它们成功地将精力只集中在最有可能、最有证据能为它们提供糖分的花朵上。)”可知，蜜蜂采用了一种特殊的决策机制，即只接受一眼确定有价值的花，有不确定就拒绝，这使得它们打破了速度-准确性权衡。故选D项。 第二节(共 5 小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。 The Science of Risk-Seeking Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. ____16____ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work? The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. ____17____ As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk. So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. ___18___ No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. ____19____ To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well. ___20___ For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active. As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool. A. It all depends on your character. B. Those are the risks you should jump to take. C Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival. D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest. E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world. F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards. G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation. 【答案】16. F 17. C 18. A 19. E 20. G 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人们喜欢冒险的来源和科学依据，人们都喜欢冒险，因为风险也意味着回报，生活中人们喜欢做一些让别人意外和害怕的事，这和人的大脑有关． 【16题详解】 根据前文because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking.当我们衡量风险和回报时，风险值得去冒。根据后文Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.有些人喜欢做一些让别人意外和害怕的事。也就是说衡量风险的标准每个人都可能不一样．故F选项 “然而，我们并不是都使用相同的参考标准来衡量风险和回报”与上文为转折关系，且承接下文。故选F。 【17题详解】 根据前文Risk-takers were better at hunting，fighting，or exploring．喜欢冒险的人表现更优秀，这意味着他们有更大的机会生存下去。故C选项“这意味着他们有更大的机会生存下去”承接上文。故选C。 【18题详解】 根据前文So maybe you love car racing，or maybe you hate it．也许你喜欢赛车，也许你不喜欢，这要依据你的性格。故A选项“这要依据你的性格”承接上文。故选A。 【19题详解】 根据前文scientists say that your Willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.科学家们指出冒险的意愿在年轻时会不断强烈。根据下文To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.为了帮你实现那些，大脑会不断增加你对新的经历的渴望。而这些是在你离开家庭，走进一个更大的世界的时候。故E选项“这些是在你离开家庭，走进一个更大的世界的时候”承接上下文。故选E。 【20题详解】 根据下文For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.不同的人的大脑在处理快乐和恐惧时表现也会不一样。故前面应该是说大脑的不同反应。故G选项“新的大脑研究表明，当我们面对紧张的情况时，我们的大脑会以不同的方式工作” 承接下文。故选G。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。 I grew up in Pacific Palisades, one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods burned down by the wildfires. As a small town, it was a ____21____ place since everyone got on well. But today, it has been ____22____ the map. Now I’m standing on a street where my favorite restaurant, Cafe Vida, once stood. It is ____23____. Closing my eyes, I could list dozens of places that are ____24____ of my childhood and are no longer here. Fires were a part of my childhood and there was always the ____25____ of them. But never had I ____26____ that there would be such a (n) ____27____. And yet, that is what ____28____ happened. While I am ____29____ the wildfires, my friends are texting, asking me to ______30______ if their homes are still standing. As a journalist, no matter what events I’m reporting, I love connecting with other people. This way, I feel something ______31______ about being here, in a place I know so well, using the tools that I’ve learned on this job to help ______32______ this story. But it is also very emotional, because you don’t truly ______33______ the town in the moment. In a way, doing this job is part of my ______34______ experience for the Palisades. This is about people right now. Everything is gone, but we’re still here and we still have each other, and that’s what ______35______ is going to be all about. 21. A. popular B. special C. suitable D. lovely 22. A. hidden from B. stuck to C. wiped off D. added to 23. A. old B. gone C. strange D. lively 24. A. memories B. dreams C. pities D. remains 25. A. disappointment B. fear C. delight D. relief 26. A. remembered B. imagined C. admitted D. reminded 27. A. encounter B. campaign C. accident D. disaster 28. A. exactly B. eventually C. suddenly D. usually 29. A. investigating B. fighting C. covering D. watching 30. A. check B. guess C. determine D. tell 31. A. beautiful B. hopeful C. frightening D. annoying 32. A. witness B. share C. make D. change 33. A. understand B. protect C. record D. access 34. A. worrying B. awkward C. painful D. boring 35. A. giving in B. sitting back C. holding on D. moving forward 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者回忆了被野火烧毁的家乡，表达了对童年记忆的怀念和对灾难的感慨，同时强调了人们团结前行的意义。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为一个小镇，这是一个可爱的地方，因为每个人都相处得很好。A. popular受欢迎的；B. special特别的；C. suitable合适的；D. lovely可爱的。根据后文“since everyone got on well”可知，人们相处融洽，说明小镇氛围和谐美好，是个可爱的地方。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：但如今，它已从地图上被抹去。A. hidden from隐藏；B. stuck to坚持；C. wiped off抹去；D. added to增加。前文提到“I grew up in Pacific Palisades, one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods burned down by the wildfires”，小镇被野火摧毁，意味着它在现实中已面目全非，如同从地图上被抹去。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它不见了。A. old旧的；B. gone消失的；C. strange奇怪的；D. lively活泼的。由前文“Now I’m standing on a street where my favorite restaurant, Cafe Vida, once stood”可知，作者站在曾经餐厅所在的街道，说明餐厅现在已不存在，消失了。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：闭上眼睛，我能列出几十处承载着我童年回忆、如今却已不复存在的地方。A. memories回忆；B. dreams梦想；C. pities遗憾；D. remains遗迹。前文描述作者对小镇曾经场景的怀念，结合“my childhood”可知，这些地方是作者童年生活的一部分，代表着童年回忆。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：火灾是我童年的一部分，人们总是对它们心怀恐惧。A. disappointment失望；B. fear恐惧；C. delight高兴；D. relief宽慰。因为“Fires were a part of my childhood”且野火具有破坏性，会带来损失，所以人们自然会对火灾感到恐惧。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我从未想象过会发生这样一场灾难。A. remembered记得；B. imagined想象；C. admitted承认；D. reminded提醒。后文描述了野火造成小镇被烧毁的严重后果，这种程度的灾难是作者之前没有预想和想象到的。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我从未想象过会发生这样一场灾难。A. encounter遭遇；B. campaign运动；C. accident事故；D. disaster灾难。结合前文提到小镇被野火“burned down”，可知，这是一场严重的灾难。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：而这正是确切发生的事情。A. exactly确切地；B. eventually最终；C. suddenly突然；D. usually通常。根据前文“I grew up in Pacific Palisades, one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods burned down by the wildfires.”可知，灾难是确切地发生了。故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在报道野火事件时，我的朋友们在发短信，让我查看他们的家是否还在。A. investigating调查；B. fighting战斗；C. covering报道；D. watching观看。后文“As a journalist”表明作者的职业，记者的工作就是对事件进行报道，所以这里是在报道野火事件。故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在报道野火事件时，我的朋友们在发短信，让我查看他们的家是否还在。A. check查看；B. guess猜测；C. determine决定；D. tell告诉。根据后文“if their homes are still standing”可知，朋友们想知道自己家的情况，所以让身处现场报道的作者去查看。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这样，我在这里，在一个我如此熟悉的地方，用我在这份工作中学到的工具来分享这个故事，我感受到了一种美好的东西。A. beautiful美好的；B. hopeful有希望的；C. frightening可怕的；D. annoying烦人的。作者利用自己的职业技能，在熟悉的家乡为大家分享故事，这种行为和情感体验让作者觉得美好。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这样，我在这里，在一个我如此熟悉的地方，用我在这份工作中学到的工具来分享这个故事。A. witness见证；B. share分享；C. make制作；D. change改变。根据前文“As a journalist, no matter what events I’m reporting”可知，作者作为记者，其职责就是将野火事件的情况通过自己的报道分享给大家。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这也很情绪化，因为在那一刻你并没有真正进入这个小镇的状态。A. understand理解；B. protect保护；C. record记录；D. access进入。前文描述作者在报道时既有工作的理性又有对家乡的情感，说明此时作者还没有完全进入面对家乡灾难那种感同身受的状态。故选D项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从某种程度上说，做这份工作是我对帕利塞兹痛苦经历的一部分。A. worrying令人担心的；B. awkward尴尬的；C. painful痛苦的；D. boring无聊的。前文提到家乡被野火摧毁，作者对那些熟悉地方的消失感到痛心，所以这是一段痛苦的经历。故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：一切都没了，但我们还在这里，我们还有彼此，这就是未来要走的路。A. giving in屈服；B. sitting back袖手旁观；C. holding on坚持；D. moving forward向前迈进。根据前文“Everything is gone, but we’re still here and we still have each other”可知，虽然遭受灾难，但人们要振作起来，携手向前，继续生活。故选D项。 第二节(共 10 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Anyone interested in Dunhuang must have heard of Fan Jinshi, who has devoted more than half a century to ___36___ (conserve) the Mogao Caves at the heart of the ancient Silk Road in Gansu Province. She ___37___ (honor) as the “Daughter of Dunhuang” in her field, though“protector” is probably a more appropriate ___38___ (describe). In 1962, Fan visited the caves for the first time. For a girl who ___39___ (grow) up in Shanghai, a moment of excitement was too fragile ___40___ (support) her in staying in this desert. ___41___ life was severe there, she insisted on staying because of the artistic treasures as well as her ambitious dream. Fan started engaging in archaeological study in the 1960s, and became the deputy director of the Dunhuang Research Academy in 1984, ___42___ serves to prevent the ancient site from being destroyed. In the late 1980s, Fan came up with the idea of digitizing Dunhuang for the purpose of permanently preserving the murals, painted sculptures and historical data. In 2016, Digital Dunhuang was formally launched online, ___43___ (enable) people around the world to enjoy clear panoramic images of the caves. Today, thanks ___44___ the hard work of great archaeologists like Fan Jinshi, Dunhuang is proud of the world’s ____45____ (large) and best-preserved collection of Buddhist relics dating from the 13th to the 15th centuries. 【答案】36. conserving 37. is honored 38. description 39. grew 40. to support 41. Although## Though##While 42. which 43. enabling 44. to 45. largest 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了樊锦诗为保护敦煌莫高窟文物所做出的贡献。 【36题详解】 考查动名词。句意：任何对敦煌感兴趣的人都听说过樊锦诗，她用了半个多世纪的时间来保护甘肃省古丝绸之路中心的莫高窟。devote sth. to意为“致力于，献身于”为固定搭配，to为介词，本空用conserve“保护”的动名词，作宾语。故填conserving。 【37题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：她在自己的领域被誉为“敦煌的女儿”，但“守护者”可能是一个更合适的描述。句子描述一般事实，时态用一般现在时，主语she与honor“尊敬，给与……的光荣”之间为被动关系，用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为第三人称单数，be动词用is。故填is honored。 【38题详解】 考查名词。句意：她在自己的领域被誉为“敦煌的女儿”，但“守护者”可能是一个更合适的描述。空处作表语，用名词description“描述”。故填description。 【39题详解】 考查时态。句意：对于一个在上海长大的女孩来说，那一刻的兴奋太脆弱了，无法支撑她留在这片沙漠里。本空为who引导的定语从句的谓语，从句描述过去的动作，故时态用一般过去时，谓语用grow“长大”的过去式grew。故填grew。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：对于一个在上海长大的女孩来说，那一刻的兴奋太脆弱了，无法支撑她留在这片沙漠里。本句谓语为was，此处为非谓语动词，too... to...意为“太……而不能……”，本空用support“支撑”的不定式。故填to support。 【41题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：尽管那里的生活很艰苦，但由于艺术宝藏和她雄心勃勃的梦想，她坚持留了下来。前后句意存在转折让步关系，应用although/though/while“虽然”引导让步状语从句，位于句首，首字母大写。故填Although/Though/While。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：樊于20世纪60年代开始从事考古研究，1984年成为敦煌研究院副院长，该研究院旨在防止古迹遭到破坏。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为the Dunhuang Research Academy，指物，关系词代替先行词在从句中作主语，用关系代词which。故填which。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：2016年，“数字敦煌”正式在网上发布，使世界各地的人们都能欣赏到洞窟的清晰全景图像。本句谓语为was launched ，此处为非谓语动词，且igital Dunhuang与enable“使能够”为主动关系，应用现在分词，作状语。故填enabling。 【44题详解】 考查介词。句意：如今，多亏了像樊锦诗这样的伟大考古学家们的辛勤工作，敦煌以拥有13至15世纪世界上最大、保存最完好的佛教文物收藏而自豪。thanks to为固定短语，意为“多亏了”，本空用介词to。故填to。 【45题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：如今，多亏了像樊锦诗这样的伟大考古学家们的辛勤工作，敦煌以拥有13至15世纪世界上最大、保存最完好的佛教文物收藏而自豪。根据句意以及后文and best-preserved可知，空处用形容词最高级largest“最大的”，作定语，修饰名词collection。故填largest。 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分 40 分) 第一节 (满分 15 分) 46. 上周, 你参加了校学生会组织的户外劳动实践活动。请给校英语报写一篇短文介绍此 活动, 内容包括: 1. 活动过程; 2. 个人感受。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为 80 个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Last week saw an outdoor labor activity held by our school, which was brimming with great significance and well received by all the students. We went to a local community garden. Upon arrival, we were divided into teams. Some of us weeded the flower beds, carefully pulling out the unwanted plants. Others watered the young saplings and trimmed the bushes. Everyone was fully engaged, working with determination. The work was challenging, but seeing the neat rows of young plants made me feel proud. Not only did I gain direct labor experience but I also learned the importance of teamwork and hard work. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇英语短文，介绍刚刚参加的户外劳动实践活动。 【详解】1.词汇积累 见证：see→witness 活动：activity→event 举办：hold→host 决心：determination→resolve 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Everyone was fully engaged, working with determination. 拓展句：Everyone was fully engaged, all of whom were working with determination. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Last week saw an outdoor labor activity held by our school, which was brimming with great significance and well received by all the students.（运用了which引导的非限定性定语从句） 【高分句型2】Not only did I gain direct labor experience but I also learned the importance of teamwork and hard work.（运用了部分倒装句） 第二节 (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。 I met Gunter on a cold, wet and unforgettable evening in September. I had planned to fly to Vienna and take a bus to Prague for a conference. Due to a big storm, my flight had been delayed by an hour and a half. I touched down in Vienna just 30 minutes before the departure of the last bus to Prague. The moment I got off the plane, I ran like crazy through the airport building and jumped into the first taxi on the rank without a second thought. That was when I met Gunter. I told him where I was going, but he said he hadn't heard of the bus station. I thought my pronunciation was the problem, so I explained again more slowly, but he still looked confused. When I was about to give up, Gunter fished out his little phone and rang up a friend. After a heated discussion that lasted for what seemed like a century, Gunter put his phone down and started the car. Finally, with just two minutes to spare we rolled into the bus station. Thankfully, there was a long queue (队列) still waiting to board the bus. Gunter parked the taxi behind the bus, turned around, and looked at me with a big smile on his face. "We made it," he said. Just then I realised that I had zero cash in my wallet. I flashed him an apologetic smile as I pulled out my Portuguese bankcard. He tried it several times, but the card machine just did not play along. A feeling of helplessness washed over me as I saw the bus queue thinning out. At this moment, Gunter pointed towards the waiting hall of the bus station. There, at the entrance, was a cash machine. I jumped out of the car, made a mad run for the machine, and popped my card in, only to read the message: "Out of order. Sorry." 注意： （1）续写词数应为150个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 I ran back to Gunter and told him the bad news. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Four days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as promised. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考范文 Para 1 I ran back to Gunter and told him the bad news. He looked at me in disbelief, asking me what to do. Flashing him another apologetic smile, I begged him for a delayed payment. “If I miss this last bus to Prague, I’ll be late for the conference which is so important that I can’t afford to miss it!” I explained. “May I have your phone number? I will call you and return the money I owe you. I promise I will keep my word or you keep my watch!” I added, handing him my watch as well as my business card. Gunter accepted my business card but rejected my watch. He wrote down his phone number and gave it to me. “Just keep your promise, Sir.” A feeling of gratitude washed over me as I heard his words. Giving him a firm handshake, I jumped out of the car, made a mad run for the bus, and jumped onto it just before its departure. Para 2 Four days later, when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as promised. He picked me up at the bus station where he had dropped me off four days before. Beaming a warm smile at him, I gave him a big hug the moment I saw him. We chatted happily on the way to the airport. I told him that thanks to his generosity and timely help, everything had gone smoothly. When he stopped his taxi outside the airport, I paid him for the “double car ride”, back and forth from the airport to the bus station, together with a generous tip that he turned down. I also gave him an attractive souvenir I had bought at Prague, which he accepted with delight. We became good friends and kept in touch with each other regularly. I felt blessed to have such a warm-hearted friend like Gunter. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在一次因风暴延误的旅途中，匆忙搭乘出租车前往车站赶最后一班去布拉格的公共汽车。司机冈特不熟悉车站位置，通过电话求助后顺利抵达。到达时作者却发现自己没带现金，尝试用葡萄牙银行卡支付没有成功，而车站的取款机也故障了。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我跑回到冈特那里，告诉他这个坏消息。”可知，第一段可描写作者留下冈特的电话，承诺会还钱给对方，冈特同意，最终作者及时登上了公共汽车。 ②由第二段首句内容“四天后，当我回到维也纳时，我按照承诺给冈特打了电话。”可知，第二段可描写作者付费给冈特，并向对方表示感激，两人成为了好朋友。 2.续写线索：作者给出解决办法——承诺还钱——冈特同意——作者登上公共汽车——履行承诺还钱——两人成为朋友 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①拒绝：reject/refuse ②给某人拥抱：give sb. a hug/embrace sb. ③记下，写下：write down/set down 情绪类 ①难以置信地：in disbelief/incredibly/unbelievably ②开心地：happily/joyfully 【点睛】【高分句型1】He picked me up at the bus station where he had dropped me off four days before.（运用了where引导的限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】When he stopped his taxi outside the airport, I paid him for the “double car ride”, back and forth from the airport to the bus station, together with a generous tip that he turned down.（运用了when引导的时间状语从句，that引导的限制性定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 威远中学校2026届高二下半期考试 英语 注意事项:1. 本试卷分第 I 卷(选择题)和第 II 卷(非选择题)两部分; 2. 答题前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置; 3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成, 答在本试卷上无效。 第一部分听力(共两节, 满分 30 分) 做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答 案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共 5 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 1.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出 最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有 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. What does the man think of Flora? A. Lovely. B. Beautiful. C. Scary. 2. What are the speakers doing? A. Driving a car. B. Crossing the street. C. Riding a bus. 3. Why was the man late? A. He was ill. B. He had a poor memory. C. He wasn’t informed. 4. What does the woman advise Jack to do? A. Learn to share. B. Apologize to Willie. C. Ask for help. 5. When will the woman arrive at the office tomorrow? A. At 10:00 a.m. B. At 9:00 a.m. C. At 9:30 a.m. 第二节(共 15 小题, 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 22.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三 个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读 各个小题, 每小题 5 秒钟; 听完后, 各小题给出5 秒钟作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 6. How will the man celebrate his birthday? A. He’ll go out for a meal. B. He’ll have a party. C. He’ll play computer games. 7. What is the relationship between the speakers? A Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。 8. What happened to the woman’s sweater? A. It became dirty. B. It became pink. C. It became smaller. 9. What does the woman want the man to do? A. To throw away the label. B. To follow the instructions. C. To separate sweaters from T-shirts. 10. Why did the clothes smell bad? A. The man forgot to wash them. B. The man didn’t use washing powder. C. The man dry-cleaned them improperly. 听下面一段对话，回答第 11至第 13题。 11. Where did the man learn about Mark Brown? A. From TV. B. From the radio. C. From the newspaper. 12. What was Mark Brown praised for? A. Saving people from the flood. B. Raising awareness of the flood. C. Donating money to flood victims. 13. Why did the woman want to write Mr. Brown a letter? A. To ask him for more help. B. To express her admiration. C. To know more about his life. 听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 题。 14. Where is the Grand Hotel? A. At the first crossing. B. Opposite the post office. C. Next to the Central Bank. 15. What does the man think of uphill walk? A. It’s difficult. B. It’s interesting. C. It’s easy. 16. How will the woman probably go to the Grand Hotel? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 题。 17. Where will the donated money go? A. To the art department. B. To the sports teams. C. To the computer lab. 18. How long does the book fair last this week? A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days. 19. Whose class is hosting a bake sale? A. Mr. Gogh’s. B. Mr. Black’s. C. Mr. Smith’s. 20 Who is the announcement intended for? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers. 第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A A Language Program for Teenagers Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning. Our Courses Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively. Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas — speaking, listening, reading and writing. Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning. Evaluation Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before starting their program. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course. Arrivals and Transfer Our program offers the full package — students are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance. Meals/ Allergies (过敏)/ Special Dietary Requirements Students are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch which includes a sandwich, a drink and a dessert. We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/or dietary requirements, extra money may be needed for providing special food. 1. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course? A. It is less effective. B. It focuses on speaking. C. It includes extra lessons. D. It gives you confidence. 2. Before starting their program, students are expected to ________. A. take a language test B. have an online interview C. prepare learning materials D. report their language levels 3. With the full package, the program organizer is supposed to ________. A. inform students of their full flight details B. look after students throughout the program C. offer students free sightseeing trips D. collect students’ luggage in advance B At Seattle’s Garfield High School, a dozen (十多个) basketball players are practicing. These guys take the game seriously at this school. A half-dozen coaches keep everyone focused as Garfield prepares for a Saturday playoff game. In the middle of all this is Brandon Roy, the former NBA All-Star and Garfield’s greatest player. Roy is the head coach. Bad knees forced him out of pro basketball well before his time. Four years after his forced NBA retirement, he began coaching at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School in 2017 with no background whatsoever and won a state championship. He moved to his alma mater (母校) the following year and got another state title with a once-beaten team. “Really the thing that brought me to coaching was I missed basketball,” Roy said. After taking 2019 off from coaching to deal with personal issues, Roy returned and has his team pointed at state again. He owns a 78-5 coaching record. With his success, others frequently discuss whether Roy wants to move up the ranks as he did as a player. “My ultimate goal is not to coach in the NBA but to build a real strong foundation at my alma mater. I don’t feel challenged to make it to the next level. I feel challenged right here to make it at this level.” As practice comes to a close, Roy gathers his players around him and his coaches and they talk about the game ahead. Before everyone heads home, he has them shake hands. Players and players. Coaches and players. It’s a show of respect and togetherness. Mostly, he just listened to his mother and followed her insightful direction to become a topflight coach. “My mom gave me the best advice — she said keep your ego (自我) out of it,” Roy said. “She told me to forget what I had achieved in the NBA and be down-to-earth. She trusted that I’d be pretty good at it.” 4. Why does Brandon Roy show up at court? A To prepare for a game as a player. B. To coach a student basketball team. C. To look for future basketball players. D. To select former NBA players as assistants. 5. What happened to Brandon Roy in 2018? A. He was badly injured. B. He was forced to retire. C. He led a team to success. D. He gave up his basketball career. 6. What is Brandon Roy’s final goal? A. Going back to the NBA as a professional player. B. Being a professional coach in an NBA team. C. Improving the basketball level of his alma mater’s team. D. Becoming the greatest basketball player of his alma mater. 7. What lesson did Brandon Roy’s mother give him? A. Try to trust others. B. Learn from the best. C. Don’t become too proud. D. Never give up on dreams. C A charming three-story home sits at the corner of 10th and Center streets on the Georgia Instiute of Technology (Georgin Tech) campus in Atlanta. From the outside, it appears just like any other home, but inside, Georgia Tech researchers are testing and developing advanced devices to determine which can make the home safer and smarter — for older adults. The house is actually a living lab, called the Aware Home, and research conducted there has revealed (显示) many top home­related concerns among older adults — unattended cooking, water left running, TVs left on... and doors left unlocked. Now, some in ­home technologies are in development — or on the market — to address those concerns. One new device called Inirv React connects your stove (炉具) to a sensor in your home and a smartphone app. The sensor will automatically turn the stove off if it no longer detects movement around the appliance after a certain period of time. You can also turn the stove off using your smartphone. Devices of the future are expected to collect and use date to become smarter, according to Elizabeth Mynatt, a professor at Georgia Tech. “They will learn more about your habits, your likes, your dislikes, your routines, when you’re most likely to forget to take your medicine, what are the aspects (方面) of your health that need the most attention,” she said. With any technology, “most people ask that question ‘How invasive (侵扰的) is it?’. But what we hear from older adults is that they value the security and the safety that the technology provides for them,” Mynatt said. 75-­year-old Albert Bolet of Atlanta thinks most older adults are typically ready to bring technology into their homes. “People have the misguided impression that seniors are opposed to technology.” said Bolet. “We do understand wireless technology, and we understand how these things will make things easier. Being independent is most important in the mind of anybody that gets to be our age or older.” 8. What is the Aware Home? A. A smart house. B. A research lab. C. A nursing home. D. A science museum. 9. What will Inirv React do when it senses no movement around a stove for long? A. Turn the stove off directly. B. Give out a warning sound. C. Activate a sensor in the house. D. Send a message to a connected phone. 10. What will future smart home devices be like according to Mynatt? A. They will provide medical advice. B. They will be more like caregivers. C. They will become more personalized. D. They will replace caregivers in most case. 11. What did Atbert Bolet say about most seniors? A. They are willing to use smart home devices. B. They find it hard to keep up with new technology. C. They prefer a simple life without technology. D. They are becoming more dependent on the Internet. D A honey bee’s life depends on it successfully harvesting from flowers to make honey. Deciding which flower is most likely to offer nectar (花蜜) is incredibly difficult. In new research published recently, our team reports how bees make these complex decisions. We challenged bees with a field of artificial flowers, each of which offered a tiny drop of sugar syrup. Different-colored “flowers” varied in their likelihood of offering sugar. We put tiny, harmless paint marks on the back of each bee, and filmed every visit a bee made to the flower array. We then used computer vision and machine learning to automatically draw and study the route on which bees flew through. From this information, we found bees very quickly learned to identify the most rewarding flowers. They quickly assessed whether to accept or reject a flower, but surprisingly they made correct decisions within 0.6 seconds while incorrect decisions took them 1.2 seconds on average. The results and what we expected are poles apart. Usually in animals, an accurate decision takes longer than an inaccurate decision. This is called the speed-accuracy trade off, which happens because determining whether a decision is right or wrong usually depends on how much evidence we have to make that decision. More evidence means a more accurate decision, but gathering evidence takes time. So accurate decisions are usually slow and inaccurate decisions are faster. But bees only accepted a flower if, at a glance, they were sure it was rewarding. If they had any uncertainty, they rejected it. They might have missed some rewarding flowers, but they successfully focused their efforts only on the flowers with the best chance and best evidence of providing them with sugar. The only other animals known to beat the speed-accuracy tradeoff are humans and primates. It’s indeed amazing that bees seemed to be breaking this boundary. 12. How did researchers get the result of the experiment? A. By observing bees in the wild. B. By analyzing bees’ flight paths. C. By testing bees in different colors. D. By comparing bees’ food preference. 13. What did the research find about bees? A. They could tell artificial flowers immediately. B. They performed better in certain colored flowers. C. They made right choices faster than the wrong ones. D. They made more correct decisions than other species. 14. What does the underlined phrase “poles apart” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Contrary. B. Reasonable. C. Essential. D. Confusing. 15. Why do bees beat the speed-accuracy tradeoff? A. They ignore uncertainties. B. They gather evidence very fast. C. They stay on the right track while flying. D They adopt a special decision-making mechanism. 第二节(共 5 小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。 The Science of Risk-Seeking Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. ____16____ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work? The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. ____17____ As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk. So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. ___18___ No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. ____19____ To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well. ___20___ For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active. As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool. A. It all depends on your character. B. Those are the risks you should jump to take. C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival. D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest. E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world. F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards. G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。 I grew up in Pacific Palisades, one of the Los Angeles neighborhoods burned down by the wildfires. As a small town, it was a ____21____ place since everyone got on well. But today, it has been ____22____ the map. Now I’m standing on a street where my favorite restaurant, Cafe Vida, once stood. It is ____23____. Closing my eyes, I could list dozens of places that are ____24____ of my childhood and are no longer here. Fires were a part of my childhood and there was always the ____25____ of them. But never had I ____26____ that there would be such a (n) ____27____. And yet, that is what ____28____ happened. While I am ____29____ the wildfires, my friends are texting, asking me to ______30______ if their homes are still standing. As a journalist, no matter what events I’m reporting, I love connecting with other people. This way, I feel something ______31______ about being here, in a place I know so well, using the tools that I’ve learned on this job to help ______32______ this story. But it is also very emotional, because you don’t truly ______33______ the town in the moment. In a way, doing this job is part of my ______34______ experience for the Palisades. This is about people right now. Everything is gone, but we’re still here and we still have each other, and that’s what ______35______ is going to be all about. 21. A. popular B. special C. suitable D. lovely 22. A. hidden from B. stuck to C. wiped off D. added to 23. A. old B. gone C. strange D. lively 24. A. memories B. dreams C. pities D. remains 25. A. disappointment B. fear C. delight D. relief 26. A. remembered B. imagined C. admitted D. reminded 27. A. encounter B. campaign C. accident D. disaster 28. A. exactly B. eventually C. suddenly D. usually 29. A. investigating B. fighting C. covering D. watching 30. A. check B. guess C. determine D. tell 31. A. beautiful B. hopeful C. frightening D. annoying 32. A. witness B. share C. make D. change 33. A. understand B. protect C. record D. access 34. A. worrying B. awkward C. painful D. boring 35. A. giving in B. sitting back C. holding on D. moving forward 第二节(共 10 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Anyone interested in Dunhuang must have heard of Fan Jinshi, who has devoted more than half a century to ___36___ (conserve) the Mogao Caves at the heart of the ancient Silk Road in Gansu Province. She ___37___ (honor) as the “Daughter of Dunhuang” in her field, though“protector” is probably a more appropriate ___38___ (describe). In 1962, Fan visited the caves for the first time. For a girl who ___39___ (grow) up in Shanghai, a moment of excitement was too fragile ___40___ (support) her in staying in this desert. ___41___ life was severe there, she insisted on staying because of the artistic treasures as well as her ambitious dream. Fan started engaging in archaeological study in the 1960s, and became the deputy director of the Dunhuang Research Academy in 1984, ___42___ serves to prevent the ancient site from being destroyed. In the late 1980s, Fan came up with the idea of digitizing Dunhuang for the purpose of permanently preserving the murals, painted sculptures and historical data. In 2016, Digital Dunhuang was formally launched online, ___43___ (enable) people around the world to enjoy clear panoramic images of the caves. Today, thanks ___44___ the hard work of great archaeologists like Fan Jinshi, Dunhuang is proud of the world’s ____45____ (large) and best-preserved collection of Buddhist relics dating from the 13th to the 15th centuries. 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分 40 分) 第一节 (满分 15 分) 46. 上周, 你参加了校学生会组织的户外劳动实践活动。请给校英语报写一篇短文介绍此 活动, 内容包括: 1. 活动过程; 2. 个人感受。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为 80 个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 (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。 I met Gunter on a cold, wet and unforgettable evening in September. I had planned to fly to Vienna and take a bus to Prague for a conference. Due to a big storm, my flight had been delayed by an hour and a half. I touched down in Vienna just 30 minutes before the departure of the last bus to Prague. The moment I got off the plane, I ran like crazy through the airport building and jumped into the first taxi on the rank without a second thought. That was when I met Gunter. I told him where I was going, but he said he hadn't heard of the bus station. I thought my pronunciation was the problem, so I explained again more slowly, but he still looked confused. When I was about to give up, Gunter fished out his little phone and rang up a friend. After a heated discussion that lasted for what seemed like a century, Gunter put his phone down and started the car. Finally, with just two minutes to spare we rolled into the bus station. Thankfully, there was a long queue (队列) still waiting to board the bus. Gunter parked the taxi behind the bus, turned around, and looked at me with a big smile on his face. "We made it," he said. Just then I realised that I had zero cash in my wallet. I flashed him an apologetic smile as I pulled out my Portuguese bankcard. He tried it several times, but the card machine just did not play along. A feeling of helplessness washed over me as I saw the bus queue thinning out. At this moment, Gunter pointed towards the waiting hall of the bus station. There, at the entrance, was a cash machine. I jumped out of the car, made a mad run for the machine, and popped my card in, only to read the message: "Out of order. Sorry." 注意： （1）续写词数应为150个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 I ran back to Gunter and told him the bad news. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Four days later when I was back in Vienna, I called Gunter as promised. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$