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萍乡市2024—2025学年度高一第二学期期中考试 英语试卷 (120分钟，总分150分) 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1.答第Ⅰ卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.选出每小题答案前，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How long will the opening ceremony of the festival last? A. For 3 hours. B. For 5 hours. C. For 6 hours. 2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A park. B. Vacation travel. C. Holiday homework. 3. What is the woman probably? A. A doctor. B. A patient. C. A salesgirl. 4. What will Mary do this afternoon? A. Go fishing. B. Go shopping. C. Go swimming. 5. What is the man doing? A. Purchasing a camera. B. Repairing cameras at a store. C. Consulting camera after-sales service. 第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Who inspired Jenny to start her garden? A. Her father. B. Her mother. C. Her cousin. 7. Where is Jenny’s garden? A. Behind the river. B. In front of her house C. On the roof of her house 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When will Jack return? A. On Thursday. B. On Friday C. On Saturday. 9. Why does Mike make the phone call? A. To ask Jack to go to London. B. To ask Jack to have a meeting. C. To ask the woman to come back. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. How did the man feel about climbing Mount Tai? A. Tired but excited. B. Scared and annoyed. C. Relaxed and pleased. 11. What is the man’s attitude to the culture on Mount Tai? A. Doubtful. B. Unconcerned. C. Appreciative. 12. What do we know about the woman? A. She has been to Mount Tai. B. She wants to travel to Mount Tai. C. She likes to exchange with celebrities. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the woman doing? A. Having a class. B. Asking the way. C. Doing an interview. 14. How often does the man travel by bus? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Twice a day. 15. What does the man think of the bus service? A. It’s poor. B. It’s not bad. C. It’s very good. 16. Which of the following is the man’s opinion on the bus company? A. Drivers should be more polite. B. Buses should be more punctual. C. Seats should be more comfortable. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where will the activity be held? A. In a park. B. In a school. C. In a lab. 18. What role will the students play in the activity? A. Planners. B. Experts. C. Volunteers. 19. Which of the following is advised to be brought to the activity? A. Some trees. B. Some raincoats. C. Some tools. 20. Who are allowed to join in the activity together with the students? A. Their parents. B. Their friends. C. Their 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 Chinese poetry through the guqin: a practical tool to learn Chinese language and culture Confucius said: “To educate somebody, you should start with poetry, and finish with music”. The North American Guqin Association (NAGA) has developed a new class series that will combine (融合) poetry and music with guqin study and aims to deepen the appreciation of Chinese poetry and guqin culture through the exploration of guqin songs. Course description The classes will consist of lectures and practical sessions (课). Students will not only learn how to play guqin and sing poems by famous poets from different Chinese dynasties such as Farewell to Meng Haoran at Yellow Crane Terrace by Li Bai, but also will learn standard Chinese through these poems. At the end of the course, students will be able to sing at least five famous Chinese poems while playing guqin, and will have a broad appreciation of Chinese culture. Fees and schedules Please select the appropriate options from the schedule below. Time: Sundays 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm, 19/1/24, 26/1/24, 2/2/24, 9/2/24 Fee: $150 (one session) or $480 (4 sessions) Venue (场地) Union City, CA. Address to be announced after registration (登记). Public transportation is recommended. Instruments Instruments can be rented for the full 4 days duration of the course which they can take home to practice with (normal cost $50). NAGA class sponsor will provide discounts for students who want to buy guqins in the class, with prices starting from only $199 (see the description of each model recommended). Registration The number of places is limited, and space is available on a first-come-first-served basis, so please register now! Please email your registration form (click here to download) directly to yaji@guqin.org and pay online at http://naga4dayguqinclass.eventbee.com. For more details, please email yaji@guqin.org or call1-415-857-3918. 1. What’s special about the new class series? A. It discusses modern singing techniques. B. It offers sessions to practise writing poems. C. It benefits both native speakers and foreigners. D. It combines Chinese poetry and guqin music. 2. How much at least does it cost to select 4 sessions and buy an instrument? A. $530. B. $650. C. $679. D. $799. 3. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To teach Chinese poetry. B. To spread guqin culture. C. To advertise guqin classes. D. To popularize Chinese music. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了NAGA举办的一个结合诗歌与古琴学习的课程。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The North American Guqin Association (NAGA) has developed a new class series that will combine (融合) poetry and music with guqin study and aims to deepen the appreciation of Chinese poetry and guqin culture through the exploration of guqin songs.(NAGA开发了一个新的课程系列，将诗歌和音乐与古琴学习结合起来，旨在通过对古琴歌曲的探索加深对中国诗歌和古琴文化的欣赏。)”可知，新课程系列的特别之处在于结合了中国诗歌和古琴音乐。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Fees and schedules部分“Fee: $150 (one session) or $480 (4 sessions)(费用：$150(一节)或$480 (4节))”和Instruments部分“NAGA class sponsor will provide discounts for students who want to buy guqins in the class, with prices starting from only $199(NAGA课程赞助商将为想在课堂上购买古琴的学生提供折扣，起价仅为199美元)”可知，选择4节课并购买一件乐器至少要花480+199=679美元，故选C。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“The North American Guqin Association (NAGA) has developed a new class series that will combine (融合) poetry and music with guqin study and aims to deepen the appreciation of Chinese poetry and guqin culture through the exploration of guqin songs.(NAGA开发了一个新的课程系列，将诗歌和音乐与古琴学习结合起来，旨在通过对古琴歌曲的探索加深对中国诗歌和古琴文化的欣赏。)”可知，本文是NAGA举办的一个结合诗歌与古琴学习的课程介绍，因此本文的目的是为古琴课做广告。故选C。 B When Wilson was 10 years old, he promised his mother that one day she would never again have to wash other people’s clothes for a living and he was going to start his own business and support her. His mother just nodded silently, knowing no member of their family had ever owned a business. Years passed, but Wilson’s dream did not. After high school, Wilson joined the army, where his goal of one day owning a family restaurant began to take shape. He signed up for the food service school there and he became such an excellent cook that he was promoted to the officers’ dining hall. After he left the army at 28, he worked as a police officer for the following fifteen years. When he felt he was in need of the business skills for his business, he took business classes at night in his off-hours. “I also saved every cent I earned as a police officer,” he recalled. “For ten years, I didn’t spend one cent — there were no movies, no vacations, and no trips.” By 2013, with enough savings, Wilson decided to make his dream a reality. He opened his first restaurant. However, the first few months were a failure. Wilson quickly change his business strategy and once a week he offered his employees (雇员) classes in customer service and management. He encouraged them to develop personal and professional goals. He always stressed that the faster and more efficiently the employees served the customers, the more profitable that way would be. Today, Wilson owns nine restaurants and employs over four hundred people. In the community, Wilson funded athletic teams and scholarships (奖学金) to get kids off the streets and into community centers and schools. Then his restaurants became profitable, earning much more than before. More importantly, Wilson paved the way for thousands of ordinary young people who are working to make their dreams a reality, helping their communities, and serving up hope. 4. Why did Wilson want to start his own business at first? A. To become a great cook. B. To help his mother economically. C. To cheer his mother up. D. To set an example for his family. 5. What did Wilson focus on besides his major work in his 30s? A. Plans for realizing his dream. B. Setting up business schools. C. Preparations for enjoying life. D. Working as a police officer. 6. How did Wilson improve his restaurant after it failed? A. By increasing the number of his employees. B. By cutting down the profits of his restaurant. C. By offering his workers professional training. D. By meeting customers’ needs as much as possible. 7. Which of the following can best describe Wilson? A Easy-going and honest. B. Self-centered and curious. C. Warm-hearted and wise. D. Strong-willed and helpful. 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Wilson通过努力实现梦想， 最终成功开设多家餐厅并帮助社区的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“When Wilson was 10 years old, he promised his mother that one day she would never again have to wash other people’s clothes for a living and he was going to start his own business and support her.(当威尔逊10岁的时候，他答应他的母亲，有一天她再也不用为了谋生而洗别人的衣服，他要自己创业来养活她)”可知，Wilson最初创业的目的是帮助母亲摆脱经济困境。故选B。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“After he left the army at 28, he worked as a police officer for the following fifteen years. When he felt he was in need of the business skills for his business, he took business classes at night in his off-hours. “I also saved every cent I earned as a police officer,” he recalled. “For ten years, I didn’t spend one cent — there were no movies, no vacations, and no trips.”(他28岁离开军队后，在接下来的15年里当了一名警察。当他觉得自己的生意需要商业技能时，他就利用业余时间在晚上上商业课。“我还把当警察挣的每一分钱都存了起来，”他回忆说。“十年来，我没有花过一分钱——没有电影，没有假期，没有旅行。”)”可知，Wilson在三十多岁时除了完成自己的主要工作外，在下班之余学习商业课程，并且节省每一分钱，专注于为实现梦想做准备。故选A。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Wilson quickly change his business strategy and once a week he offered his employees (雇员) classes in customer service and management.(威尔逊很快改变了他的经营策略，每周给他的员工上一次客户服务和管理的课)”可知，Wilson通过为员工提供专业培训来改善餐厅经营状况。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“After he left the army at 28, he worked as a police officer for the following fifteen years. When he felt he was in need of the business skills for his business, he took business classes at night in his off-hours. “I also saved every cent I earned as a police officer,” he recalled. “For ten years, I didn’t spend one cent — there were no movies, no vacations, and no trips.”(他28岁离开军队后，在接下来的15年里当了一名警察。当他觉得自己的生意需要商业技能时，他就利用业余时间在晚上上商业课。“我还把当警察挣的每一分钱都存了起来，”他回忆说。“十年来，我没有花过一分钱——没有电影，没有假期，没有旅行。”)”以及最后一段“In the community, Wilson funded athletic teams and scholarships (奖学金) to get kids off the streets and into community centers and schools.(在社区，威尔逊资助了运动队和奖学金，让孩子们离开街头，进入社区中心和学校)”可知，Wilson坚持不懈，努力实现梦想，并通过自己的成功帮助社区和年轻人，由此即，他是一个坚强且乐于助人的人。故选D。 C “Instagram (a social networking app) will cut out many users’ accounts on December 20. To protect your account, repost this warning #KeepMyAccountSafe#.” Every few months, it happens again — a dozen of such annoying posts from my kids and their friends suddenly start to appear on my Instagram. According to a new study by Stanford University, most kids don’t know what news is fake (假的). Researchers asked more than 7,800 middle school and high school students to complete 56 tasks, like telling the difference between an advertisement and a real news story on a website and determining which blog in a series was most reliable. Surprisingly, they found that students judged the credibility (可信性) of blogs based not on the source of the material, but on how much detail they contained, or whether a large photo was attached. “Many people assume that because young people are fluent in social media, they can recognize fake news, but our work shows the opposite to be true,” wrote lead study author Sam Wineburg, a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education. Both Google and Facebook are now taking steps to control misleading news from making its way on their platforms, but they won’t be able to eliminate it completely. That is why it’s now more important than ever to teach our kids to think critically when it comes to believing various information sources. “In the coming months, we look forward to sharing our assessments and working with educators to create materials that will guide young people in the sea of disinformation they encounter online,” said Wineburg. 8. How does the author introduce the topic of the passage? A. By stating an opinion. B. By conducting a study. C. By explaining a saying. D. By quoting a post. 9. What determines the credibility of online information according to researchers? A. The source of the material. B. The popularity of the website. C. The amount of detail. D. The size of relevant photos. 10. What does the underlined word “eliminate” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Download. B. Update. C. Rate. D. Remove. 11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Stronger Together: The Internet Changes Our Life B. Be Careful: Kids Are Bad at Identifying Fake News C. Reliable News Has No Place on Social Media D. Educators Have a Long Way to Go to Guide the Young 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了斯坦福大学的一项新研究发现，大多数孩子不知道什么新闻是假的。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段““Instagram (a social networking app) will cut out many users’ accounts on December 20. To protect your account, repost this warning #KeepMyAccountSafe.” Every few months, it happens again-a dozen of annoying posts from my kids’ friends suddenly start to appear on my Instagram news feed.(“12月20日，社交网络应用Instagram将删除许多用户的账户。为了保护你的账户，请转发这个警告#KeepMyAccountSafe。”每隔几个月，这种情况就会再次发生——孩子们的朋友们发布的十几条烦人的帖子会突然出现在我的Instagram信息流中)”以及第二段中的“According to a new study by Stanford University, most kids don’t know what news is fake( 假的). (根据斯坦福大学的一项新研究，大多数孩子不知道什么新闻是假的)”可推知，作者通过引用一篇帖子来引出文章的主题。故选D。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。推理判断题。根据第二段中“According to a new study by Stanford University, most kids don’t know what news is false.(根据斯坦福大学的一项新研究，大多数孩子不知道什么新闻是假的)”和“They found that students judged the credibility of blogs based not on the source of the material, but on how much detail they contained, or whether a large photo was attached.(他们发现，学生们判断博客的可信度不是基于材料的来源，而是基于它们包含多少细节，或者是否附有一张大照片)”可知，研究人员认为，大多数孩子不知道什么新闻是假的，是因为他们判断博客的可信度不是基于材料的来源。由此推知，决定网络信息可信度的是材料的来源。故选A。 【10题详解】 词句猜测题。根据画线词所在句子“Both Google and Facebook are now taking steps to control misleading news from making its way on their platforms, but they won’t be able to eliminate it completely.(谷歌和Facebook现在都在采取措施控制误导性新闻在他们的平台上传播，但他们不可能完全eliminate这些新闻)”可知，but表示转折，说明谷歌和Facebook不可能完全消除这些新闻。画线词意思为“消除”。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“According to a new study by Stanford University, most kids don’t know what news is fake.(根据斯坦福大学的一项新研究，大多数孩子不知道什么新闻是假的)”结合文章介绍了这项研究开展的过程以及发现，研究人员指出应当教我们的孩子在相信各种信息来源时进行批判性思考。可知，B选项（小心：孩子们不擅长识别假新闻）最符合文章标题。故选B。 D In a remote part of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, river transport is far more common than road travel. Here, boats move along the Wichimi River, a wide channel that snakes through the thick plants, and powering the silent boats is the Ecuadorian sunshine. The boats have been provided by Kara Solar, a non-profit organization based in the region. The Achuar here are responsible for fixing, running and maintaining the boats — the solar boats are shaping daily life for the community by offering transport for education, health services and eco-tourism. For years, many Achuar have used gasoline-powered boats on the river, but the oil must be flown in by plane from Ecuador’ s capital, Quito, making it more expensive and adding to the carbon emissions (碳排放) connected with its use. “Gasoline motors use a lot of oil and pollute the river,” said Angel Wasump, Kara Solar’s director of operations and a member of the Achuar community. “Since the solar boats arrived, families have been giving up these motors completely,” he added. Formally launched in 2018, Kara Solar is staffed by members of the Achua r community. According to the organization, the boats operating in Ecuador have completed over 300 trips in total, carrying over 1,000 passengers and traveling over 450 kilometers per month. The most common uses are transporting local children to and from school and providing wildlife tours for eco-tourists. As well as reducing carbon emissions and pollution, the silent boats mean eco-tourists can get a closer view of wildlife without scaring it away. “The boat serves as a symbol of what eco-friendliness could look like,” said Wasump. “It’s like a return to what’s most important in Achuar culture. These boats have represented a way for us to reconnect with this vision of what development could look like.” 12. What can we learn about the Achuar from the first two paragraphs? A. They mostly earn their living by fishing. B. They depend much on boats in their lives. C. They are enthusiastic about voluntary work. D. They have little contact with the outside world. 13. What is a reason for the introduction of the solar boats? A. They travel faster. B. They are easy to operate. C. They are cost-effective. D. They carry more passengers. 14. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The features of the solar boats. B. The applications of the solar boats. C. The effects of the solar boats on people’s lives. D. The advantages of the solar boats over traditional ones. 15. What does Wasump intend to stress in the last paragraph? A. Cultural difference. B. Community spirit. C. Environmental awareness. D. Technological development. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文，本文主要讲述了在厄瓜多尔亚马逊雨林的一个偏远地区，卡拉太阳能公司为当地阿查乌族社区提供了太阳能船，代替了以前使用汽油发动机的船。太阳能船不仅减少了碳排放和污染，还让游客能够更近距离地观察到野生动物。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“The Achuar here are responsible for fixing, running and maintaining the boats — the solar boats are shaping daily life for the community by offering transport for education, health services and eco-tourism.(这里的阿查乌族人负责修理、运行和维护这些船——这些太阳能船通过为教育、卫生服务和生态旅游提供交通工具，正在塑造社区的日常生活)”可知，阿查乌族社区人民的生活很大程度上依赖于船。故选B。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“For years, many Achuar have used gasoline-powered boats on the river, but the oil must be flown in by plane from Ecuador’s capital, Quito, making it more expensive and adding to the carbon emissions (碳排放) connected with its use.(多年来，许多阿查乌族社区人民在这条河上使用汽油船，但石油必须从厄瓜多尔首都基多（Quito）用飞机运来，这使得石油成本更高，并增加了与使用相关的碳排放)”及““Since the solar boats arrived, families have been giving up these motors completely,” he added.(他补充说：“自从太阳能船抵达后，很多家庭都完全放弃了这些发动机。”)”可知，引进太阳能船的原因之一是它们具有成本效益。故选C。 【14题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第四段中“According to the organization, the boats operating in Ecuador have completed over 300 trips in total, carrying over 1,000 passengers and traveling over 450 kilometers per month. The most common uses are transporting local children to and from school and providing wildlife tours for eco-tourists.(据该组织称，在厄瓜多尔运营的船只总共完成了300多次航行，载客超过1000人，每月航行超过450公里。最常见的用途是接送当地儿童上下学，为生态游客提供野生动物观光)”可知，第四段主要介绍了太阳能船的应用。故选B。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中““The boat serves as a symbol of what eco-friendliness could look like,” said Wasump.(“这艘船是生态友好的象征，”Wasump说)”可知，Wasump想强调一种环保意识。故选C。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 空白处的最佳选阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入选项中有两项为多余选项。 Out-of-box thinking is when you can come up with new and innovative ideas that do not follow traditional practices. It can be difficult as your established beliefs are challenged. ___16___ Read lots of different things. Reading a variety of books, online publications or blogs may help you develop different perspectives (角度). ___17___ You can also develop an understanding of the topics that may not be your primary areas of focus. Take regular breaks. When you keep studying or working for a long stretch continuously, your body and mind will get tired and hamper (阻碍) your thinking ability. Regular breaks allow you to rest. ___18___ Stay around creative people. ___19___ Being in their company may help you understand how they are able to think the way they do and can gradually help you develop creative thinking skills yourself. ___20___ A helpful exercise to train your brain to be more innovative is to try to generate new ideas every day. This can be a new solution to your problem or a different way of executing (执行) some existing processes. The idea is to make your brain develop a habit of thinking differently. A. Remember to write down all the ideas. B. Come up with something new each day. C. As you grow older, it becomes increasingly difficult. D. Below are a few tips that may help you to think outside the box. E. It enables you to handle a problem from different points of view. F. You can then come back to solving the problem at hand with renewed energy. G. The people you spend your time with influence your personality and thought process. 【答案】16. D 17. E 18. F 19. G 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了跳出常规思维的重要性，并提供了四个培养创新思维的建议。 【16题详解】 上文“Out-of-box thinking is when you can come up with new and innovative ideas that do not follow traditional practices. It can be difficult as your established beliefs are challenged.(跳出思维定势是指你能提出不按传统做法进行的新颖而富有创意的想法。这可能会很困难，因为你的既定观念会受到挑战)”提到跳出思维定势可能会很困难，下文“Read lots of different things.(广泛阅读各种书籍)”，“Take regular breaks.(定期休息)”及“Stay around creative people.(和富有创造力的人在一起)”提出具体的培养创造力的建议，D项“下面是一些可能帮助你跳出思维定势的建议。”统领全文，承上启下，符合语境。故选D项。 【17题详解】 上文“Reading a variety of books, online publications or blogs may help you develop different perspectives.(阅读各类书籍、网络出版物或博客可以帮助你发展不同的视角)”提到阅读可以帮助你发展不同的视角，E项“它使你能够从不同的角度处理问题。”解释了这种不同视角的好处，承接上文，different points of view与上文different perspectives相呼应，符合语境。故选E项。 【18题详解】 上文“When you keep studying or working for a long stretch continuously, your body and mind will get tired and hamper your thinking ability. Regular breaks allow you to rest.(当你长时间不间断地学习或工作时，你的身心会变得疲惫，阻碍你的思考能力。定期的间歇可以让你得到休息)”指出身体需要定期休息，F项“之后，你可以带着更新的能量回到手头的问题上。”说明了休息之后的好处，承接上文，符合语境。故选F项。 【19题详解】 上文“Stay around creative people.(和富有创造力的人在一起)”作为本段小标题，概括段落大意，下文“Being in their company may help you understand how they are able to think the way they do and can gradually help you develop creative thinking skills yourself.(和他们在一起可能会帮助你理解他们是如何思考的，并能逐渐帮助你发展自己的创造性思维技能)”具体说明有创造性的人如何帮助你发展创造性思维，G项“你和谁在一起会影响你的个性和思维过程。”表明为什么要与有创造性的人在一起，承上启下，The people you spend your time with与下文they相呼应，符合语境。故选G项。 【20题详解】 下文“A helpful exercise to train your brain to be more innovative is to try to generate new ideas every day. This can be a new solution to your problem or a different way of executing some existing processes. The idea is to make your brain develop a habit of thinking differently.(一个训练你的大脑变得更加有创新性的有用练习是，试着每天产生新的想法。这可能是你问题的一个新解决方案，或者是执行一些现有流程的不同方式。目的是让你的大脑养成不同思考的习惯)”提到了每天生成新想法的建议，B项“每天提出新想法”概括下文段落大意，适合作为文章的标题，符合语境。故选B项。 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) Our family enjoyed a beautiful houseplant for over thirty years. It had stayed with us through____21____years and good times, pain and joy. I had never thought of ____22____it. However, two weeks ago, we____23____some changes in its leaves, which began to lose color. We watered and looked after it____24____. There was no hope of____25____for the plant. We finally picked a few almost dead leaves and____26____replanting them in another small pot. What____27____us was that these leaves planted in the new place grew strong. In order to know the reason why the houseplant died, we dug the dead plant out of the pot. Then, it became____28____to us that its roots were in disorder, completely tangling up(缠绕). Our once-beautiful plant died because it grew out of its environment. We now realized that it became root-bound and had no more room for their roots to grow in its pot. People can become root-bound, too. Those who____29____personal growth or development often want to make____30____ that can lead to greater achievements or much more happiness. However, they more often find they outgrow their environment and want to____31____. Their view becomes wider and they need____32____ environment to live in. They need people who will make ____33____ for their growth. If they cannot be____34____, some problems are sure to appear. So if your new-found growth causes you to give up the old ways, you may need to ____35____you are bigger now, and need to have a bigger stage for personal growth or development. 21. A. hard B. pleasant C. busy D. peaceful 22. A. fixing B. losing C. selling D. cheating 23. A. made B. recorded C. discovered D. collected 24. A. gradually B. creatively C. joyfully D. carefully 25. A. success B. winning C. survival D. progress 26. A. tried B. enjoyed C. avoided D. stopped 27. A. bored B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. surprised 28. A. clear B. useful C. important D. strange 29. A. turn down B. look for C. live off D. depend on 30. A. changes B. suggestions C. studies D. explanations 31. A. fall down B. move off C. set up D. calm down 32. A. warmer B. safer C. larger D. quieter 33. A. time B. space C. promises D. choices 34. A. recognized B. prevented C. satisfied D. protected 35. A. respect B. prove C. forget D. realize 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。讲述了作者家养了许多漂亮的绿植，由于根满盆而逐渐死亡，但是将它的叶子移植到新的盆子里却很好地活了。因此联想到我们的人生，也会经常遇到达到瓶颈的这种状态，这时，我们应该摒弃旧的方向寻求新的发展。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它陪伴着我们度过了艰难的岁月和美好的时光，痛苦和欢乐。A. hard艰难的；B. pleasant高兴的；C. busy忙碌的；D. peaceful安静的。根据下文“pain and joy”可知，此处是指艰难的岁月和美好的时光。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从没想过要失去它。A. fixing修理；B. losing失去；C. selling出售；D. cheating欺骗。根据第三段中“Our once-beautiful plant died”可知，作者的绿植最后死掉了。因此可推断出，我从没想过有一天会失去这颗植物。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，两周前，我们发现它的叶子发生了一些变化，开始失去颜色。A. made制作；B. recorded记录；C. discovered发现；D. collected收集。根据句意以及该句中的“which began to lose color.”可知，此处为两周前，我们发现它的叶子发生了一些变化。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们细心地浇水和照顾它，但它就是没有活下来的迹象。A. gradually逐渐地；B. creatively创造地；C. joyfully开心地；D. carefully小心地，细心地。根据上文提到的我们家三十多年来一直喜欢这种美丽的室内植物，以及该句中的“We watered and looked after it”可知，此处为我们细心地浇水和照顾它。故选D项。 25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们细心地浇水和照顾它，但它就是没有活下来的迹象。A. success成功；B. winning胜利；C. survival幸存；D. progress进步。根据该句中的but转折以及下文“We finally picked a few almost dead leaves”可推知，此处为我们细心地浇水和照顾它，但它就是没有活下来的迹象。故选C项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们最后摘了几片几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里。A. tried尝试；B. enjoyed喜欢，享受；C. avoided避免；D. stopped停止。根据下文“these leaves planted in the new pot grew strong.”以及该句中的“replanting them in another small pot.”可知，此处为我们最后摘了几片几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：使我们惊奇的是，这些种在新花盆里的叶子长得很强壮。A. bored无聊；B. disappointed失望；C. embarrassed尴尬；D. surprised使惊讶。根据上文提到的最后摘了几片几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里，以及该句中的“these leaves planted in the new pot grew strong.”可知，此处为使我们惊奇的是，这些种在新花盆里的叶子长得很强壮。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，我们明白了——它的根是混乱的，完全纠缠在一起。A. clear清楚的；B. useful有用的；C. important重要的；D. strange奇怪的。根据下文“its roots were in disorder, completely tangling up.”说明的原因可知，此处指它死的原因变得清楚了。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变，从而获得更大的成就或更多的幸福。A. turn down拒绝；B. look for寻找；C. live off靠……生活；D. depend on依靠。根据句意以及该句中的“personal growth or development”可知，此处为那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变，从而获得更大的成就或更多的幸福。A. changes改变；B. suggestions建议；C. studies学习；D. explanations解释。根据上文提到的我们把几乎枯死的叶子，试着把它们重新种在另一个小花盆里，为做出的改变，以及该句中的“that can lead to greater achievements or much more happiness.”可知，此处为那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往希望做出改变，从而获得更大的成就或更多的幸福。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，他们更多的时候发现自己已经无法适应环境，想要离开。A. fall down掉下来；B. move off离开；C. set up创办；D. calm down冷静。根据该句中的“they more often find they outgrow their environment”可知，此处为他们更多的时候发现自己已经无法适应环境，想要离开。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们的视野变得更大，他们需要更大的生活环境。A. warmer更温暖的；B. safer更安全的；C. larger更大的；D. quieter更安静的。根据该句中and连接的“Their view becomes larger”中提到larger可知，此处为也应为他们需要更大的生活环境，与其相呼应。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们需要有人为他们的成长腾出空间。A. time时间；B. space空间；C. promises承诺；D. choices选择。根据上文提到的他们需要更大的生活环境，可知，此处为他们需要有人为他们的成长腾出空间。make space for“为……腾出空间”为固定搭配。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果他们不能被满足，一定会出现一些问题。A. recognized认出；B. prevented阻止；C. satisfied满足；D. protected保护。根据上文提出的要求以及该句中的“some problems are sure to appear”可推知，此处为如果他们不能满足，一定会出现一些问题。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，如果你新发现的成长使你放弃了旧的方式，你可能需要意识到你现在更强大了。A. respect尊敬；B. prove证明；C. forget忘记；D. realize意识到。 根据句意以及该句中的“if your new-found growth causes you to abandon the old ways,”可知，此处为如果你新发现的成长使你放弃了旧的方式，你可能需要意识到你现在更强大了。故选D。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 When art enthusiast (狂热者) Ying H turned 30, she quit her job to travel the world and rediscover ____36____ made her truly happy. ____37____ this time of self-exploration, Ying reconnected with her Chinese heritage, which she says she ignored for most of her life. This inspired the idea of founding her online store Yingifts, ____38____ displays traditional silk embroidery (刺绣) by Chinese artists. Among the many different designs featured on the website are flowers, fruits, and animals. Those that are double-sided have the same design on both sides — ____39____ technique that required incredible skill and patience. “I ____40____ (grow) up in China, but never fully appreciated traditional Chinese culture as a little girl,” Ying explains. After she began changing her life, however, Ying saw an opportunity ____41____ (share) the beauty of her heritage. She contacted artists across China who practice traditional silk embroidery ____42____ asked if she could present their outstanding creations through her Canada-based store. One of the ____43____ (artist), named Yingling Yao, is 95 years old and she has been practicing double-sided embroidery since she was five. Ying hopes that by ____44____ (promote) the beauty of this traditional, skillful art she can help prevent it from disappearing. To purchase one of these ____45____ (remark) embroidery pieces you can visit Yingift’s Etsy shop. 【答案】36. what 37. During 38. which 39. a 40. grew 41. to share 42. and 43. artists 44. promoting 45. remarkable 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章通过Ying H的故事，展示了她如何通过旅行和自我探索重新发现自己的文化根源，并将其转化为一项有意义的事业。 【36题详解】 考查连接代词。句意：当艺术爱好者Ying H年满30岁时，她辞去了工作，开始环游世界，重新寻找那些能让她真正快乐的东西。空格处引导名词性从句，作动词rediscover的宾语，从句中缺少主语，且意义为“……的事物”，所以应该用连词代词what引导从句。故填what。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：在这段自我探索的时期里，Ying重新与她一生中大多时间都忽视了的中国文化传统建立了联系。根据句意和空格后的名词短语this time of self-exploration可知，空格处应该填入一个介词，且意义为“在……期间”，所以用介词during。故填During。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这启发了她创办自己的网店Yingifts的灵感，该店展示的是中国艺术家的传统丝绸刺绣作品。空格处引导非限制性定语从句，对先行词online store Yingifts进行限定说明，从句中缺少主语，所以用关系代词which代替先行词在从句中作主语。故填which。 【39题详解】 考查冠词。句意：那些双面的刺绣作品两面都有相同的图案，这是一种需要极高技艺和耐心的技术。根据空格后的单数名词technique可知，空格处应该用不定冠词表示“一”，technique的发音是辅音音素开头，所以用a。故填a。 【40题详解】 考查时态。句意：“我在中国长大，但小时候从未真正欣赏过中国的传统文化，”Ying解释说。空格处是谓语动词，描述过去发生的事，应该用一般过去时。故填grew。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，在她开始改变自己的生活后，Ying看到了一个机会，可以分享她传统的文化之美。名词opportunity后面应该用不定式形式作定语。故填to share。 【42题详解】 考查连词。句意：她联系了中国各地从事传统丝绸刺绣的艺术家们，并询问她是否可以通过她在加拿大的商店展示他们的杰出作品。空格后的asked与上文的contacted是并列谓语动词，应该用and连词。故填and。 【43题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：其中一位名叫Yingling Yao的艺术家，今年95岁，她从5岁起就开始练习双面刺绣。“One of the+名词复数”是固定搭配。故填artists。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：Ying希望通过推广这种传统而精湛的艺术之美，能够帮助防止它失传。根据空格前的介词by可知，空格处应该用动名词promoting作宾语。故填promoting。 【45题详解】 考查形容词。句意：如果你想购买这些非凡的刺绣作品，可以访问Yingift’s Etsy shop。根据句意和空格后的名词短语embroidery pieces可知，空格处应该用形容词remarkable作定语，修饰后面的名词短语。故填remarkable。 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，最近收到英国好友Jason的来信，信中说他因为使用AI完成作业而受到老师批评。请你写一封回信，内容包括： 1.对使用AI完成作业的看法; 2.你的建议。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 Dear Jason, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jason, I’m sorry to learn about your current trouble regarding the use of AI tools for your assignment. While AI might be a new helping hand in our daily life, over reliance on it may compromise the academic integrity or even weaken our creativity. Therefore, I suggest you improve your work without solely depending on AI tools and have a truthful conversation with your teacher. Remember, your own efforts and thoughts are the most crucial in the learning process. Hope you can learn from this experience and strive to do better in the future. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于最近收到英国好友Jason的来信，信中说他因为使用AI完成作业而受到老师批评这一情况，写一封回信。 【详解】1.词汇积累 提高，增强：improve→ enhance 重要的：crucial → vital 损害：compromise→ harm 因此：therefore→ hence 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Remember, your own efforts and thoughts are the most crucial in the learning process. 拓展句：Remember, your own efforts and thoughts are the most crucial in the learning process, which will benefit you a lot. 【点睛】【高分句型1】While AI might be a new helping hand in our daily life, over reliance on it may compromise the academic integrity or even weaken our creativity.（运用了While引导的让步状语从句。） 【高分句型2】Therefore, I suggest you improve your work without solely depending on AI tools and have a truthful conversation with your teacher.（运用了省略从属连词that引导的宾语从句。） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面短文, 根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段, 使之构成一个完整的故事。 I was sixteen years old and I loved music very much. I was dying to buy an album by my favourite band. However, the pocket money my parents gave me was just enough to get by. I didn’t have any extra money to buy the album (音乐专辑), which made me disappointed. Luckily, I found that there were many opportunities for part-time work in my neighbourhood. There were so many old people who needed help. So, in order to buy the album I wanted, I decided to find a part-time job to earn money. I chose the oldest person I knew, Mrs. Hudson, who was over eighty years old, and could not tend her garden anymore. She had flowers, a grass lawn, and some tomato plants. I knocked on her door, trying to build up enough courage to ask her for work. Fortunately, she answered that she indeed needed help in her garden. That was a really hot summer day. My first job was to pull out weeds. I got down on my knees and began to pull them out one by one. The task was tiring and boring, and I soon became really tired. However, thinking of the album I wanted, I gathered all my energy and kept moving. “If only I had a portable electric fan (便携式电风扇)!” I said to myself, wiping the sweat from my face. After several hours of hard work, I was paid ten dollars. It was less than I thought, but it was enough for the album. After getting that ten dollars, I couldn’t wait to go to the supermarket to buy my favourite album. I believed it would be a memorable moment when I was able to buy what I liked through my efforts. On the way to the supermarket, I was singing a song excitedly when I happened to see my mother who was working on the opposite side of the road. Actually, I had never seen how she worked before; I just knew she was a saleswoman. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段开头语已为你写好. Paragraph 1: My mother was handing out leaflets (传单) to passers-by. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: I continued making my way to the supermarket. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph 1: My mother was handing out leaflets to passers-by. Under the burning sun, her T-shirt was damp with sweat. She would give a leaflet to everyone that passed by, with an eager smile on her face. Some people just walked right past her while some others would refuse by waving their hands. There were also some people who would accept the leaflet politely but throw it into a garbage can right away. Seeing that scene, I couldn’t help but feel bad. I never considered my mother’s work to be so hard. Paragraph 2: I continued making my way to the supermarket. However, when I found the album I had been longing for, my mother’s sweaty face came to my mind and I hesitated. I gave up buying the album and bought a portable electric fan instead. Then I returned to the place where my mother worked. She was obviously surprised to see me standing in front of her. When I took out the fan, telling her that it was for her, she was moved to tears and then broke into a happy smile. It was when I saw a big smile on her face that I understood the true value of money. 【解析】 【导语】本文以故事情节的发展为线索展开，讲述了作者在十六岁的时候想买一张最喜欢的乐队的专辑，但是没有足够的钱去买，作者找了一份兼职，拿着自己挣来的钱去买专辑的路上看到了马路对面正在工作的妈妈的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我妈妈正在向过路的人分发传单。”可知，第一段可描写作者看到妈妈工作的辛苦场景。 ②由第二段首句内容“我继续向超市走去。”可知，第二段可描写作者去了超市后想到了什么，又作出如何的决定以及作者通过这件事的感悟。 2.续写线索：看见妈妈在发传单——路人收到传单的举动——到超市买专辑——买了一台风扇——送给妈妈——妈妈的感受——作者的感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①经过：passed by/go by ②返回：returned/go back ③拒绝：refuse politely/shake his head/decline 情绪类 ①惊讶：surprised/shocked/amazed/astonished ②感动：moved/touched 【点睛】[高分句型1]. She would give a leaflet to everyone that passed by, with an eager smile on her face. （运用了that引导的定语从句和with复合结构作状语） [高分句型2]. Seeing that scene, I couldn’t help but feel bad. （运用了现在分词短语作状语） [高分句型3]. It was when I saw a big smile on her face that I understood the true value of money.（运用了强调句型） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 萍乡市2024—2025学年度高一第二学期期中考试 英语试卷 (120分钟，总分150分) 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1.答第Ⅰ卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.选出每小题答案前，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How long will the opening ceremony of the festival last? A. For 3 hours. B. For 5 hours. C. For 6 hours. 2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A park. B. Vacation travel. C. Holiday homework. 3. What is the woman probably? A. A doctor. B. A patient. C. A salesgirl. 4. What will Mary do this afternoon? A. Go fishing. B. Go shopping. C. Go swimming. 5. What is the man doing? A. Purchasing a camera. B. Repairing cameras at a store. C. Consulting camera after-sales service. 第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Who inspired Jenny to start her garden? A. Her father. B. Her mother. C. Her cousin. 7. Where is Jenny’s garden? A. Behind the river. B. In front of her house C. On the roof of her house 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When will Jack return? A. On Thursday. B. On Friday C. On Saturday. 9. Why does Mike make the phone call? A. To ask Jack to go to London. B. To ask Jack to have a meeting. C. To ask the woman to come back. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. How did the man feel about climbing Mount Tai? A. Tired but excited. B. Scared and annoyed. C. Relaxed and pleased. 11. What is the man’s attitude to the culture on Mount Tai? A. Doubtful. B. Unconcerned. C. Appreciative. 12. What do we know about the woman? A. She has been to Mount Tai. B. She wants to travel to Mount Tai. C. She likes to exchange with celebrities. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the woman doing? A. Having a class. B. Asking the way. C. Doing an interview. 14. How often does the man travel by bus? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Twice a day. 15. What does the man think of the bus service? A. It’s poor. B. It’s not bad. C. It’s very good. 16. Which of the following is the man’s opinion on the bus company? A. Drivers should be more polite. B. Buses should be more punctual. C. Seats should be more comfortable. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where will the activity be held? A. In a park. B. In a school. C. In a lab. 18. What role will the students play in the activity? A. Planners. B. Experts. C. Volunteers. 19. Which of the following is advised to be brought to the activity? A. Some trees. B. Some raincoats. C. Some tools. 20. Who are allowed to join in the activity together with the students? A. Their parents. B. Their friends. C. Their 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 Chinese poetry through the guqin: a practical tool to learn Chinese language and culture Confucius said: “To educate somebody, you should start with poetry, and finish with music”. The North American Guqin Association (NAGA) has developed a new class series that will combine (融合) poetry and music with guqin study and aims to deepen the appreciation of Chinese poetry and guqin culture through the exploration of guqin songs. Course description The classes will consist of lectures and practical sessions (课). Students will not only learn how to play guqin and sing poems by famous poets from different Chinese dynasties such as Farewell to Meng Haoran at Yellow Crane Terrace by Li Bai, but also will learn standard Chinese through these poems. At the end of the course, students will be able to sing at least five famous Chinese poems while playing guqin, and will have a broad appreciation of Chinese culture. Fees and schedules Please select the appropriate options from the schedule below. Time: Sundays 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm, 19/1/24, 26/1/24, 2/2/24, 9/2/24 Fee: $150 (one session) or $480 (4 sessions) Venue (场地) Union City, CA. Address to be announced after registration (登记). Public transportation is recommended. Instruments Instruments can be rented for the full 4 days duration of the course which they can take home to practice with (normal cost $50). NAGA class sponsor will provide discounts for students who want to buy guqins in the class, with prices starting from only $199 (see the description of each model recommended). Registration The number of places is limited, and space is available on a first-come-first-served basis, so please register now! Please email your registration form (click here to download) directly to yaji@guqin.org and pay online at http://naga4dayguqinclass.eventbee.com. For more details, please email yaji@guqin.org or call1-415-857-3918. 1. What’s special about the new class series? A. It discusses modern singing techniques. B. It offers sessions to practise writing poems. C. It benefits both native speakers and foreigners. D. It combines Chinese poetry and guqin music. 2. How much at least does it cost to select 4 sessions and buy an instrument? A. $530. B. $650. C. $679. D. $799. 3. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To teach Chinese poetry. B. To spread guqin culture. C. To advertise guqin classes. D. To popularize Chinese music. B When Wilson was 10 years old, he promised his mother that one day she would never again have to wash other people’s clothes for a living and he was going to start his own business and support her. His mother just nodded silently, knowing no member of their family had ever owned a business. Years passed, but Wilson’s dream did not. After high school, Wilson joined the army, where his goal of one day owning a family restaurant began to take shape. He signed up for the food service school there and he became such an excellent cook that he was promoted to the officers’ dining hall. After he left the army at 28, he worked as a police officer for the following fifteen years. When he felt he was in need of the business skills for his business, he took business classes at night in his off-hours. “I also saved every cent I earned as a police officer,” he recalled. “For ten years, I didn’t spend one cent — there were no movies, no vacations, and no trips.” By 2013, with enough savings, Wilson decided to make his dream a reality. He opened his first restaurant. However, the first few months were a failure. Wilson quickly change his business strategy and once a week he offered his employees (雇员) classes in customer service and management. He encouraged them to develop personal and professional goals. He always stressed that the faster and more efficiently the employees served the customers, the more profitable that way would be. Today, Wilson owns nine restaurants and employs over four hundred people. In the community, Wilson funded athletic teams and scholarships (奖学金) to get kids off the streets and into community centers and schools. Then his restaurants became profitable, earning much more than before. More importantly, Wilson paved the way for thousands of ordinary young people who are working to make their dreams a reality, helping their communities, and serving up hope. 4. Why did Wilson want to start his own business at first? A. To become a great cook. B. To help his mother economically. C. To cheer his mother up. D. To set an example for his family. 5. What did Wilson focus on besides his major work in his 30s? A. Plans for realizing his dream. B. Setting up business schools. C. Preparations for enjoying life. D. Working as a police officer. 6. How did Wilson improve his restaurant after it failed? A. By increasing the number of his employees. B. By cutting down the profits of his restaurant. C. By offering his workers professional training. D. By meeting customers’ needs as much as possible. 7. Which of the following can best describe Wilson? A. Easy-going and honest. B. Self-centered and curious. C. Warm-hearted and wise. D. Strong-willed and helpful. C “Instagram (a social networking app) will cut out many users’ accounts on December 20. To protect your account, repost this warning #KeepMyAccountSafe#.” Every few months, it happens again — a dozen of such annoying posts from my kids and their friends suddenly start to appear on my Instagram. According to a new study by Stanford University, most kids don’t know what news is fake (假的). Researchers asked more than 7,800 middle school and high school students to complete 56 tasks, like telling the difference between an advertisement and a real news story on a website and determining which blog in a series was most reliable. Surprisingly, they found that students judged the credibility (可信性) of blogs based not on the source of the material, but on how much detail they contained, or whether a large photo was attached. “Many people assume that because young people are fluent in social media, they can recognize fake news, but our work shows the opposite to be true,” wrote lead study author Sam Wineburg, a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education. Both Google and Facebook are now taking steps to control misleading news from making its way on their platforms, but they won’t be able to eliminate it completely. That is why it’s now more important than ever to teach our kids to think critically when it comes to believing various information sources. “In the coming months, we look forward to sharing our assessments and working with educators to create materials that will guide young people in the sea of disinformation they encounter online,” said Wineburg. 8 How does the author introduce the topic of the passage? A. By stating an opinion. B. By conducting a study. C. By explaining a saying. D. By quoting a post. 9. What determines the credibility of online information according to researchers? A. The source of the material. B. The popularity of the website. C. The amount of detail. D. The size of relevant photos. 10. What does the underlined word “eliminate” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Download. B. Update. C. Rate. D. Remove. 11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Stronger Together: The Internet Changes Our Life B. Be Careful: Kids Are Bad at Identifying Fake News C. Reliable News Has No Place on Social Media D. Educators Have a Long Way to Go to Guide the Young D In a remote part of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, river transport is far more common than road travel. Here, boats move along the Wichimi River, a wide channel that snakes through the thick plants, and powering the silent boats is the Ecuadorian sunshine. The boats have been provided by Kara Solar, a non-profit organization based in the region. The Achuar here are responsible for fixing, running and maintaining the boats — the solar boats are shaping daily life for the community by offering transport for education, health services and eco-tourism. For years, many Achuar have used gasoline-powered boats on the river, but the oil must be flown in by plane from Ecuador’ s capital, Quito, making it more expensive and adding to the carbon emissions (碳排放) connected with its use. “Gasoline motors use a lot of oil and pollute the river,” said Angel Wasump, Kara Solar’s director of operations and a member of the Achuar community. “Since the solar boats arrived, families have been giving up these motors completely,” he added. Formally launched in 2018, Kara Solar is staffed by members of the Achua r community. According to the organization, the boats operating in Ecuador have completed over 300 trips in total, carrying over 1,000 passengers and traveling over 450 kilometers per month. The most common uses are transporting local children to and from school and providing wildlife tours for eco-tourists. As well as reducing carbon emissions and pollution, the silent boats mean eco-tourists can get a closer view of wildlife without scaring it away. “The boat serves as a symbol of what eco-friendliness could look like,” said Wasump. “It’s like a return to what’s most important in Achuar culture. These boats have represented a way for us to reconnect with this vision of what development could look like.” 12. What can we learn about the Achuar from the first two paragraphs? A. They mostly earn their living by fishing. B. They depend much on boats in their lives. C. They are enthusiastic about voluntary work. D. They have little contact with the outside world. 13. What is a reason for the introduction of the solar boats? A. They travel faster. B. They are easy to operate. C. They are cost-effective. D. They carry more passengers. 14. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The features of the solar boats. B. The applications of the solar boats. C. The effects of the solar boats on people’s lives. D. The advantages of the solar boats over traditional ones. 15. What does Wasump intend to stress in the last paragraph? A. Cultural difference. B. Community spirit. C. Environmental awareness. D. Technological development. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 空白处的最佳选阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入选项中有两项为多余选项。 Out-of-box thinking is when you can come up with new and innovative ideas that do not follow traditional practices. It can be difficult as your established beliefs are challenged. ___16___ Read lots of different things. Reading a variety of books, online publications or blogs may help you develop different perspectives (角度). ___17___ You can also develop an understanding of the topics that may not be your primary areas of focus. Take regular breaks. When you keep studying or working for a long stretch continuously, your body and mind will get tired and hamper (阻碍) your thinking ability. Regular breaks allow you to rest. ___18___ Stay around creative people. ___19___ Being in their company may help you understand how they are able to think the way they do and can gradually help you develop creative thinking skills yourself. ___20___ A helpful exercise to train your brain to be more innovative is to try to generate new ideas every day. This can be a new solution to your problem or a different way of executing (执行) some existing processes. The idea is to make your brain develop a habit of thinking differently. A. Remember to write down all the ideas. B. Come up with something new each day. C. As you grow older, it becomes increasingly difficult. D. Below are a few tips that may help you to think outside the box. E. It enables you to handle a problem from different points of view. F. You can then come back to solving the problem at hand with renewed energy. G. The people you spend your time with influence your personality and thought process. 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) Our family enjoyed a beautiful houseplant for over thirty years. It had stayed with us through____21____years and good times pain and joy. I had never thought of ____22____it. However, two weeks ago, we____23____some changes in its leaves, which began to lose color. We watered and looked after it____24____. There was no hope of____25____for the plant. We finally picked a few almost dead leaves and____26____replanting them in another small pot. What____27____us was that these leaves planted in the new place grew strong. In order to know the reason why the houseplant died, we dug the dead plant out of the pot. Then, it became____28____to us that its roots were in disorder, completely tangling up(缠绕). Our once-beautiful plant died because it grew out of its environment. We now realized that it became root-bound and had no more room for their roots to grow in its pot. People can become root-bound, too. Those who____29____personal growth or development often want to make____30____ that can lead to greater achievements or much more happiness. However, they more often find they outgrow their environment and want to____31____. Their view becomes wider and they need____32____ environment to live in. They need people who will make ____33____ for their growth. If they cannot be____34____, some problems are sure to appear. So if your new-found growth causes you to give up the old ways, you may need to ____35____you are bigger now, and need to have a bigger stage for personal growth or development. 21 A. hard B. pleasant C. busy D. peaceful 22. A. fixing B. losing C. selling D. cheating 23. A. made B. recorded C. discovered D. collected 24. A. gradually B. creatively C. joyfully D. carefully 25. A. success B. winning C. survival D. progress 26. A. tried B. enjoyed C. avoided D. stopped 27. A. bored B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. surprised 28. A. clear B. useful C. important D. strange 29. A. turn down B. look for C. live off D. depend on 30. A. changes B. suggestions C. studies D. explanations 31. A. fall down B. move off C. set up D. calm down 32. A. warmer B. safer C. larger D. quieter 33. A. time B. space C. promises D. choices 34. A. recognized B. prevented C. satisfied D. protected 35. A. respect B. prove C. forget D. realize 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适当形式。 When art enthusiast (狂热者) Ying H turned 30, she quit her job to travel the world and rediscover ____36____ made her truly happy. ____37____ this time of self-exploration, Ying reconnected with her Chinese heritage, which she says she ignored for most of her life. This inspired the idea of founding her online store Yingifts, ____38____ displays traditional silk embroidery (刺绣) by Chinese artists. Among the many different designs featured on the website are flowers, fruits, and animals. Those that are double-sided have the same design on both sides — ____39____ technique that required incredible skill and patience. “I ____40____ (grow) up in China, but never fully appreciated traditional Chinese culture as a little girl,” Ying explains. After she began changing her life, however, Ying saw an opportunity ____41____ (share) the beauty of her heritage. She contacted artists across China who practice traditional silk embroidery ____42____ asked if she could present their outstanding creations through her Canada-based store. One of the ____43____ (artist), named Yingling Yao, is 95 years old and she has been practicing double-sided embroidery since she was five. Ying hopes that by ____44____ (promote) the beauty of this traditional, skillful art she can help prevent it from disappearing. To purchase one of these ____45____ (remark) embroidery pieces you can visit Yingift’s Etsy shop. 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，最近收到英国好友Jason的来信，信中说他因为使用AI完成作业而受到老师批评。请你写一封回信，内容包括： 1.对使用AI完成作业的看法; 2.你的建议。 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。 Dear Jason, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面短文, 根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段, 使之构成一个完整的故事。 I was sixteen years old and I loved music very much. I was dying to buy an album by my favourite band. However, the pocket money my parents gave me was just enough to get by. I didn’t have any extra money to buy the album (音乐专辑), which made me disappointed. Luckily I found that there were many opportunities for part-time work in my neighbourhood. There were so many old people who needed help. So, in order to buy the album I wanted, I decided to find a part-time job to earn money. I chose the oldest person I knew, Mrs. Hudson, who was over eighty years old, and could not tend her garden anymore. She had flowers, a grass lawn, and some tomato plants. I knocked on her door, trying to build up enough courage to ask her for work. Fortunately, she answered that she indeed needed help in her garden. That was a really hot summer day. My first job was to pull out weeds. I got down on my knees and began to pull them out one by one. The task was tiring and boring, and I soon became really tired. However, thinking of the album I wanted, I gathered all my energy and kept moving. “If only I had a portable electric fan (便携式电风扇)!” I said to myself, wiping the sweat from my face. After several hours of hard work, I was paid ten dollars. It was less than I thought, but it was enough for the album. After getting that ten dollars, I couldn’t wait to go to the supermarket to buy my favourite album. I believed it would be a memorable moment when I was able to buy what I liked through my efforts. On the way to the supermarket, I was singing a song excitedly when I happened to see my mother who was working on the opposite side of the road. Actually, I had never seen how she worked before; I just knew she was a saleswoman. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段开头语已为你写好. Paragraph 1: My mother was handing out leaflets (传单) to passers-by. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: I continued making my way to the supermarket ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $