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曲靖市2024-2025学年高三年级第二次教学质量监测 英语试题卷 本试卷共10页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。作答非选择题时，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 3.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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。 例: How much is the shirt? A £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C. 1. What is the man doing? A. Making a fire. B. Lighting a candle. C. Setting off a firework. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In a shop. C. At school. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A gallery. B. An artist. C. A painting. 4. How did the woman get to New York? A. By train. B. By car. C. By air. 5. Why does the man make the phone call? A. To make an appointment. B. To cancel an appointment. C. To put off an appointment. 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 shows no interest in rock music? A. Betty. B. Annie. C. Paul. 7. What kind of music will the speakers probably listen to? A. Hip-hop music. B. Rap music. C. Classical music. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the woman do? A. A nutritionist. B. A doctor. C. A fitness coach. 9. What problem does Jacob have now? A. He has got shoulder pain. B. He can’t control his weight. C. He can’t stick to a healthy diet. 10. What does the woman suggest Jacob do at the end of the conversation? A. Stop working out temporarily. B. Develop a new weight-loss plan. C. Ask for a few days off from work. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What do we know about Jack? A. He majored in finance. B. He dreams of being an editor. C He has rich interview experiences. 12. Why does the woman think Jack failed the interview? A. He didn’t show passion for his major. B. He chose the position randomly. C. He was late for the interview. 13 What will Jack do next? A. Apply for another position. B. Reflect on the questions. C. Contact the local newspaper. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Why does the man come to talk to Emily? A. To share his experience. B. To get some information. C. To provide some suggestions. 15. What is the relationship between Michael and Emily? A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Husband and wife. 16. Why was Emily most impressed with the trip to southern Utah? A. It was her first family trip. B. She visited a wonderful park. C. She enjoyed her parent’s full attention. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. How long did Mary Kay and Ben Rogers’ marriage last? A. 10 years. B. 18 years. C. 27 years. 18. How did Mary Kay make a living after her divorce? A. By gaining support from Mrs. Spoonemore. B. By doing housework for others. C. By working as a saleswoman. 19. What made Mary Kay leave her previous company? A. She couldn’t get a pay raise. B. She wanted to focus on parenting. C. She planned to work for Mrs. Spoonemore. 20, What did Mary Kay do to start her own business? A. She learned from businessmen. B. She worked with an international company. C. She reached a deal with Mr. Heath. 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Brain. fm Brain. fm offers customized (定制的) music playlists created by an AI. The content and selection are based on modern neuroscientific findings and are designed to provide listeners with a favorable acoustic (声音的) environment at work, in their free time, or when falling asleep. Such audio assistance is achieved with music and sounds that are tuned to the human brainwave pattern. As you use the website, you will receive content that is increasingly customized to your mood. Genei The AI tool can deal with stories and narratives, but also with scientific texts or reports — and summarize them to a fraction of their original number of characters. You don’t have time to read a 4-page newspaper article? Genei compresses (压缩) the content into a few clear bullet points. A colleague writes pages of emails? Genei saves you having to read all the paragraphs and gets to the heart of the matter. Beautiful. ai Beautiful. ai can create individual, modern, and quite appealing presentations without you having to spend hours on design, structure, or graphics. With the service, you no longer have to sit up late at night working on individual slides and adjusting word sizes or line spacing; the AI dees it all in real time and depending on the graphics selected and the text fed in. Murf Murf is an intelligent text-to-speech service that will quickly make you prick up your ears. The speech generator goes far beyond the usual functions of classic tools: You can flexibly adjust the pitch, emphasis, punctuation, and other acoustic elements of the voice output. The smoothly balanced voices with a rich timbre (音色) and individual tone color are really impressive. You can emphasize individual words as you wish. 1. What can we know about Brain.fm? A. It generates an original song. B. It offers us neuroscientific findings. C. It records our brainwave pattern. D. It selects music tailored to our emotions. 2. Which tool can help us have a brief understanding of a long essay quickly? A. Brain.fm B. Genei C. Beautiful.ai D. Murf 3. How is Murf different from similar classic tools? A. It converts our speech to text. B. Its text content can be adjusted. C. Its voice output can be modified. D. It can’t stress words as we wish. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个不同的AI工具或服务，并详细描述了它们各自的功能和用途，只在向读者传达这些工具的特点、优势以及它们如何帮助用户提高工作效率或改善生活质量。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Brain. fm部分中的“Brain. fm offers customized(定制的)music playlists created by an AI. The content and selection are based on modern neuroscientific findings and are designed to provide listeners with a favorable acoustic(声音的) environment at work, in their free time, or when falling asleep. Such audio assistance is achieved with music and sounds that are tuned to the human brainwave pattern. As you use the website, you will receive content that is increasingly customized to your mood.(Brain.fm 提供由人工智能生成的定制化音乐播放列表。其内容和选择基于现代神经科学的研究成果，旨在为听众在工作时、闲暇时光或入睡时营造一个适宜的听觉环境。这种音频辅助功能是通过与人类脑电波模式相匹配的音乐和声音来实现的。当你使用该网站时，你将会收到越来越贴合你情绪的定制化内容。)”可知，Brain.fm 提供由人工智能创建的定制化音乐播放列表，并且当用户使用该网站时，会收到越来越贴合自己情绪的定制化内容，即它会挑选适合用户情绪的音乐。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Genei部分中的“The AI tool can deal with stories and narratives, but also with scientific texts or reports——and summarize them to a fraction of their original number of characters. You don’t have time to read a 4-page newspaper article? Genei compresses(压缩)the content into a few clear bullet points.(这款人工智能工具不仅可以处理故事和叙述性文字，还能处理科学文本或报告——并将它们总结成远少于原文篇幅的内容。你没有时间阅读一篇四页长的报纸文章？Genei会将内容压缩成几个清晰的要点。)”可知，Genei能将长篇幅的文章，如故事、叙述性文字、科学文本或报告等总结成简短的内容，把文章压缩成几个清晰的要点，帮助人们快速了解长篇文章的大致内容。因此，能帮助我们快速对一篇长文章有个简要了解的工具是Genei。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章Murf部分中的“The speech generator goes far beyond the usual functions of classic tools: You can flexibly adjust the pitch, emphasis, punctuation, and other acoustic elements of the voice output.(这款语音生成器远远超越了传统工具的常见功能：你可以灵活地调整音高、重音、标点符号以及语音输出中的其他声学元素。)”可知，Murf的语音生成器超越了传统工具的常规功能，用户可以灵活地调整语音输出的音高、重音、标点符号和其他声学元素，即Murf的语音输出可以被修改，这是它与类似的经典工具的不同之处。故选C。 B Like much of Hawaii’s wildlife, Hawaiian crows began to dwindle after the arrival of Western settlers. Their native forest habitat was converted to agriculture. Mosquitoes, brought in on ships, carried serious diseases. Introduced species, like rats and mongoose, preyed (捕食)on native birds and their eggs. It’s why dozens of Hawaii’s birds have gone extinct. To avoid that fate, many remaining species have been brought into captivity (圈养), living in what are essentially isolated savings banks for biodiversity. Hawaiian crows were brought into captivity beginning in the 1970s. Over time, the population has grown to more than 100. Releasing them back into the wild has hit some speed bumps. The crows were traditionally found on Hawaii’s Big Island, where wildlife officials tried to release them in 2016. Their native predator (天敌), a hawk, lives there as well, so the birds received some predator training to prepare them. Still, the crows’ numbers fell, and the remaining birds were recaptured. Now, the birds are being released on Maui, where no hawks are found. In the forest, the birds have a netted enclosure they can return to if needed, and over time they have flown farther and farther into the forest. Still, becoming wild again will be a process for the birds. They’re still being carefully monitored and are receiving supplemental food from a field team of biologists. While the caretakers in captivity tried to minimize human contact, the crows aren’t accustomed to searching for food on their own yet. Experts say the challenge is there’s no playbook for returning animals to the wild after generations in captivity. Researchers are figuring out what the crows need as they go. For some other species in captivity, there’s still no way to release them, because the threats from diseases like avian malaria are still too great. It’s why every small step forward is important for conservation in Hawaii. “It’s extremely hopeful. I don’t want to say they’re wild now and everything is done, but just the fact that we have gotten to this point is a big success,” says Hanna Mounce, manager of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, which helped release the birds. 4. What does the underlined word “dwindle” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? A. Decline. B. Thrive. C. Exist. D. Evolve. 5. What does the author say about the initial attempt to release crows back into the wild? A. It turned out a great success. B. It on countered some difficulties. C. It posed a threat to hawks. D. It took place on Maui. 6. What is the current situation of the crows released on Maui? A. They keep staying in a netted enclosure. B. They adapt to life in the wild instantly. C. They carefully monitor the supplemental food. D. They aren’t used to looking for food by themselves. 7. What does Hanna Mounce think of rewilding the crows? A. It is promising. B. It is effortless. C. It is in vain. D. It is unachievable. 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文文章主要讲述了夏威夷乌鸦因西方移民者的到来而数量减少，以及通过圈养和重新放归野外来保护这一物种的努力和挑战。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“Like much of Hawaii’s wildlife, Hawaiian crows began to dwindle after the arrival of Western settlers. Their native forest habitat was converted to agriculture. Mosquitoes, brought in on ships, carried serious diseases. Introduced species, like rats and mongoose, preyed (捕食)on native birds and their eggs. It’s why dozens of Hawaii’s birds have gone extinct.(像夏威夷的许多野生动物一样，在西方移民者的到来后，夏威夷乌鸦的数量开始dwindle。它们的原生森林栖息地被改造成了农田。船上带来的蚊子携带了严重的疾病。引进的物种，如老鼠和猫鼬，捕食本地鸟类及其蛋。这就是为什么夏威夷有几十种鸟类已经灭绝的原因)”可知，夏威夷乌鸦的数量在减少。由此可知，划线词dwindle与decline“减少”意思一致。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Releasing them back into the wild has hit some speed bumps.(将它们放归野外遇到了一些阻碍)”可知，最初放归乌鸦遇到了困难。故选B。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“Now, the birds are being released on Maui, where no hawks are found.(现在，这些鸟在毛伊岛被放归，那里没有鹰)”及“While the caretakers in captivity tried to minimize human contact, the crows aren’t accustomed to searching for food on their own yet.(虽然圈养的看护人员试图尽量减少与人类的接触，但乌鸦还不习惯自己寻找食物)”可知，在毛伊岛放归的乌鸦还不习惯自己找食物。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““It’s extremely hopeful. I don’t want to say they’re wild now and everything is done, but just the fact that we have gotten to this point is a big success,” says Hanna Mounce, manager of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, which helped release the birds.(“这是非常有希望的。我不想说它们现在是野生的，一切都已经完成了，但我们已经达到了这一点，这是一个巨大的成功，”毛伊岛森林鸟类恢复项目的经理汉娜·蒙斯说，该项目帮助放归了这些鸟)”可推知，汉娜·蒙斯认为放归乌鸦是有希望的。故选A。 C Many individuals perceive Australia as an amazing nation brimming with opportunities. Yet, its beginnings were quite different. In 1788, British colonizers made a journey into Australia. Approximately 750convicts (囚犯) were on the ships that were referred to as the First Fleet. These convicts were the ones who played a role in establishing the Australian colony. Australians are all familiar with the concept of convicts. We are aware that they originated from the United Kingdom, and there they had committed minor crimes. But during my time at school, I learned more about prominent national figures like Captain Arthur Phillip, who commanded the First Fleet, rather than about the convicts themselves. Nevertheless, the Australian-born author Robert Hughes believed that this approach was presenting a sanitized (被美化的) version of their history. As a result, he embarked on a decade-long exploration to uncover the genuine story of the convicts. In 1988, he published his book titled The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia’s Founding. At the start of this 688-page book, Hughes describes the convicts’ journey to Australia that lasted over 200 days on ships. They were caged below the deck and constantly suffered from seasickness. Hughes mentions that the oldest convict was Dorothy Handland, an 82-year-old clothes merchant who was convicted of lying in a court of law. It is precisely this level of detailed description that makes the book so attractive to me. Hughes used numerous primary sources, such as letters written by various individuals and news articles from that era, to support his arguments. This not only provides us with factual information but also brings to light stories that are not widely known. By piecing all these elements together, he effectively makes the history come alive. Upon reaching the “fatal shore”, the convicts were made to work. They were involved in building roads, bridges, and hospitals, and also worked on government farms. Working from dawn till dusk, from Monday to Saturday, their lives were extremely difficult. However, in some places, it was even harsher, depending on the person in charge. For instance, Hughes states that Tasmania was known as the “convicts’ hell”. He also added that the general tendency among Australians to dislike authority has its roots in the convict past. Over the course of 80 long years, a total of more than 162,000 convicts were transported from the UK to Australia. Once this period of convicts in Australian history came to an end, there was an attempt to forget these “dark shadows of the past”, as Hughes put it. 8. What motivated Hughes to write his book published in 1988? A. His passion for history and his fondness for traveling. B. His curiosity about prominent national personalities. C. His strong wish to uncover the real story. D. His respect and admiration for Arthur Phillip. 9. How does Hughes support his viewpoints within the book? A. By quoting official documents. B. By including firsthand materials. C. By making use of well-known stories. D. By mentioning the opinions of historical experts. 10. What led to Tasmania being given the name “convicts’ hell”? A. The cruel and tough treatment from strict authorities. B. The extremely harsh and difficult natural surroundings. C. The frequent conflicts among the local people. D. A shortage of resources required for construction work. 11. What does Hughes say about the past of Australian convicts? A. It shows Australia is a wonderful country full of opportunities. B. It is highly valued and taught in detail in Australian schools. C. It accounts for the dislike of authorities among Australians. D. It is always deeply carved into Australians’ hearts. 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了澳大利亚的历史背景，特别是关于英国殖民时期将囚犯运送到澳大利亚建立殖民地的历史。详细描述了囚犯们的旅程、在澳大利亚的生活和工作情况，以及这段历史对澳大利亚社会和文化的影响。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Nevertheless, the Australian-born author Robert Hughes believed that this approach was presenting a sanitized (被美化的) version of their history. As a result, he embarked on a decade-long exploration to uncover the genuine story of the convicts. In 1988, he published his book titled The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia’s Founding.(然而，澳大利亚本土作家Robert Hughes认为，这种方式呈现的是经过美化的澳大利亚历史版本。因此，他展开了长达十年的探索，试图揭开囚犯们的真实故事。1988年，他出版了名为《致命海岸：澳大利亚建国史诗》的书籍。)”可知， 澳大利亚本土作家Robert Hughes认为之前呈现的历史是被美化过的版本，所以他开始了长达十年的探索，想要揭开囚犯们的真实故事，之后出版了这本书。因此，促使Hughes写1988年出版的那本书的原因是他强烈希望揭开真实的故事。故选C。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第五段“Hughes used numerous primary sources, such as letters written by various individuals and news articles from that era, to support his arguments.( Hughes使用了大量的一手资料，比如不同人写的信件以及那个时代的新闻文章，来支持他的观点。)”可知，Hughes使用了大量的一手资料，如不同人写的信件以及那个时代的新闻文章来支持他的观点。故选B。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Upon reaching the “fatal shore”, the convicts were made to work. They were involved in building roads, bridges, and hospitals, and also worked on government farms. Working from dawn till dusk, from Monday to Saturday, their lives were extremely difficult. However, in some places, it was even harsher, depending on the person in charge. For instance, Hughes states that Tasmania was known as the “convicts’ hell”. He also added that the general tendency among Australians to dislike authority has its roots in the convict past. (到达“致命海岸”后，囚犯们被迫劳作。他们参与修建道路、桥梁和医院，还在政府农场工作。从黎明一直工作到黄昏，从周一工作到周六，他们的生活极其艰难。不过，在某些地方，情况甚至更为恶劣，这取决于负责人。例如，Hughes称塔斯马尼亚岛被称为“囚犯的地狱”。他还补充说，澳大利亚人普遍不喜欢权威的倾向源于那段囚犯历史。)”可知，塔斯马尼亚岛被称为“囚犯的地狱”是因为当地负责人的管理方式更加严酷，囚犯们受到了残酷的对待。故选A。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“For instance, Hughes states that Tasmania was known as the “convicts’ hell”. He also added that the general tendency among Australians to dislike authority has its roots in the convict past. (例如，Hughes称塔斯马尼亚岛被称为“囚犯的地狱”。他还补充说，澳大利亚人普遍不喜欢权威的倾向源于那段囚犯历史。)”可知，Hughes提到塔斯马尼亚被称为“囚犯的地狱”，并且补充说澳大利亚人普遍不喜欢权威的倾向源于那段囚犯历史。由此可知，Hughes认为澳大利亚囚犯的过去解释了澳大利亚人不喜欢权威的原因。故选C。 D The spinal cord (脊髓) is the control cable that connects the brain to the rest of the body. If it is severed, people lose the ability to move their body below the site of the injury. But if it is only partly cut, the brain can sometimes adapt to the damage. Some people who are paralysed (瘫痪) by a spinal cord injury can gradually regain at least a limited ability to walk. Exactly which bits of the brain are involved in this adaptation is not clear. But, in a paper just published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers led by Jocelyne Bloch of Lausanne University Hospital and Grégoire Courtine at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne shed some light. In doing so, they demonstrate that stimulation (刺激) of the right bits of the brain can produce dramatic and seemingly permanent improvements in the ability of patients to walk again. “We already knew that changes in the brain were key to regaining walking after a spinal cord injury,” says Dr Courtine. “But we didn’t know which regions were the most important.” To find out, the researchers built detailed maps of the brains of a dozen mice whose spinal cords had been partially severed. By examining some brains shortly after the injury, and others later, as their animal owners were regaining the ability to walk, the researchers were led to a set of neurons (神经元) in the LH (下丘脑外侧) as the likely factor. That was unexpected, says Dr Bloch, for the LH is best known for being involved with hunger, thirst and other involuntary functions of the nervous system. To check they were on the right track, the researchers turned to a method of stimulating neurons, deep-brain stimulation (DBS). This involves inserting fine electrodes (电极) into the brain and stimulating neurons with electric currents. As hoped, stimulating neurons in the brains of injured rats over the course of several weeks helped them to regain the ability to walk. The improvements continued even when the current was turned off, with analysis of their spinal cords showing an increased density of neuronal wiring below the site of their injuries. 12. What was the aim of the researchled by Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine? A. To show how the spinal cord connects the brain to the body. B. To figure out which part of the brain is linked to regaining walking. C. To explain how a spinal cord injury leads to people’s paralysis. D. To build a map of the brain for those with spinal cord injuries. 13. What was beyond the researchers’ expectation? A. The existence of neurons in LH. B. The effect of LH on hunger and thirst. C. The role of LH neurons in regaining walking. D. The application of DBS in the study. 14. What were the results of DBS in injured rats? A. They managed to walk again. B. They couldn’t walk without the current. C. They were seriously injured by the current. D. They had a lower density of neuronal wiring. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. The Impact of a Spinal Cord Injury. B. The Function of the Spinal Cord. C. The Prevention Strategies of a Spinal Cord Injury. D. The Benefit of Stimulating Parts of the Brain. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了脊髓损伤及其对人体的影响，特别是当脊髓只是部分切断时，大脑如何适应这种损伤并可能帮助患者恢复行走能力。而一项研究则揭示了大脑中特定区域在脊髓损伤后恢复行走能力中的重要作用，并通过实验验证了通过刺激这些神经元可以显著改善患者的行走能力。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Exactly which bits of the brain are involved in this adaptation is not clear. But, in a paper just published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers led by Jocelyne Bloch of Lausanne University Hospital and Grégoire Courtine at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne shed some light.(究竟大脑的哪些部分参与了这种适应过程，目前尚不清楚。不过，由洛桑大学医院的Jocelyne Bloch和洛桑联邦理工学院的Grégoire Courtine带领的一组研究人员在刚刚发表于《自然・医学》杂志的一篇论文中揭示了一些线索。)”以及第三段““We already knew that changes in the brain were key to regaining walking after a spinal cord injury,” says Dr Courtine. “But we didn’t know which regions were the most important.” To find out, the researchers built detailed maps of the brains of a dozen mice whose spinal cords had been partially severed.( Courtine博士表示：“我们早已知道，脊髓损伤后，大脑的变化是恢复行走能力的关键。但我们并不清楚哪些区域最为重要。”为了找到答案，研究人员绘制了十二只脊髓部分受损的小鼠大脑的详细图谱。)”可知，研究人员想要弄清楚大脑的哪些部分参与了脊髓损伤后恢复行走能力的适应过程，也就是找出大脑中与恢复行走相关的部分。因此，Jocelyne Bloch和Grégoire Courtine领导的研究的目的是弄清楚大脑的哪个部分与恢复行走能力有关。故选B。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“By examining some brains shortly after the injury, and others later, as their animal owners were regaining the ability to walk, the researchers were led to a set of neurons (神经元) in the LH (下丘脑外侧) as the likely factor. That was unexpected, says Dr Bloch, for the LH is best known for being involved with hunger, thirst and other involuntary functions of the nervous system.(研究人员对一些小鼠在受伤后不久的大脑进行了检查，对另一些小鼠则在它们逐渐恢复行走能力时进行检查。通过这种方式，他们发现下丘脑外侧（LH）的一组神经元可能是关键因素。Bloch博士说，这一发现出人意料，因为人们最为熟知的是，下丘脑外侧主要参与饥饿、口渴以及神经系统的其他非自主功能。)”可知，研究人员发现下丘脑外侧（LH）的一组神经元可能是脊髓损伤后恢复行走能力的关键因素，而布洛赫博士说这是出乎意料的，因为人们熟知的是下丘脑外侧主要参与饥饿、口渴等神经系统的非自主功能，所以出乎研究人员意料的是下丘脑外侧神经元在恢复行走能力中所起的作用。故选C。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“As hoped, stimulating neurons in the brains of injured rats over the course of several weeks helped them to regain the ability to walk. The improvements continued even when the current was turned off, with analysis of their spinal cords showing an increased density of neuronal wiring below the site of their injuries.(正如他们所期望的那样，在数周时间里对受伤大鼠大脑中的神经元进行刺激，帮助这些大鼠恢复了行走能力。即使在电流关闭后，这种改善仍在持续。对它们脊髓的分析显示，受伤部位以下的神经元连接密度有所增加。)”可知，对受伤大鼠大脑中的神经元进行数周的刺激（深部脑刺激 DBS）帮助它们恢复了行走能力，并且即使在电流关闭后，这种改善仍在持续，对它们脊髓的分析显示受伤部位以下的神经元连接密度有所增加。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章开篇介绍了脊髓损伤的相关情况，即如果脊髓部分受损大脑有时能适应损伤，部分瘫痪患者能逐渐恢复行走能力。接着重点阐述了由Jocelyne Bloch和Grégoire Courtine带领的研究团队的研究，他们发现对大脑特定部位（下丘脑外侧的神经元）进行刺激（深部脑刺激 DBS），能够显著且看似永久性地改善患者重新行走的能力，并且详细说明了研究的过程和结果。所以文章主要围绕刺激大脑特定部位对脊髓损伤后恢复行走能力的益处展开。选项D“The Benefit of Stimulating Parts of the Brain(刺激大脑特定部位的益处)”准确地概括了文章关于刺激大脑特定部位对脊髓损伤患者恢复行走能力有益的主旨。故选D。 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。 Readers might be attracted by a book standing in the middle of a bookstore lined with shiny artwork. But what will make them go through the pages after they’ve picked it up? The answer lies in the book introduction. ____16____. Here are some tips on how to write introductions for works of fiction and non-fiction. Don’t Worry about Its Length ____17____. The short answer is: there isn’t one. The length of an introduction entirely depends on your subject matter. Instead of trying to fit your introduction into a set number of pages, make a list of the important points potential readers should know, so they would continue reading your book. Choose Your Reader Wisely Before an author begins writing, he/ she will usually have an ideal reader in mind. This reader is one who is interested in your subject, and who will therefore appreciate the work you have done. Before writing your introduction, picture your ideal readers and write to them rather than trying to appeal to a general audience. ____18____. Don’t Be Afraid to Boast（自夸）a Little The introduction is not the place for you to be humble about your experiences and expertise. ____19____. Instead, you have to find the right balance between making yourself relatable to your readers while demonstrating that you are an authority on your subject. List the ways in which you bring a unique edge to it. ____20____ Now that you have your ideal reader, outline, and expertise all down, it’s time to think about your introduction’s opening paragraph. How are you going to get that reader to pause in the middle of the bookstore? You need to give readers an introduction with some kind of an attractive story—one that will get them to ask: “And then what happens next?” A. Think about Your “Hook” B. Give Readers Instructions on How to Read C. That’s where the author hooks the reader and captures their thoughts D This will guide you to determine the appropriate length of your introduction E. You will be catering it to those who would naturally want to read your work F. It’s normal to wonder if there’s a word limit you should stick to when writing your introduction G. Of course, this doesn’t mean you should use it just to show off and sing your own praises either 【答案】16. C 17. F 18. E 19. G 20. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一些关于如何为小说和非小说作品写介绍的建议。 【16题详解】 根据上文“But what will make them go through the pages after they’ve picked it up? The answer lies in the book introduction.( 但是是什么让他们在拿起书后会去翻阅呢？答案在于书籍的引言。)”可知，引言能够吸引读者，C 选项“That’s where the author hooks the reader and captures their thoughts.(那就是作者吸引读者并抓住他们思想的地方。)”承接上文，选项中“That’s”指代上文的“the book introduction”，进一步说明了引言的作用。故选C项。 【17题详解】 根据该段标题“Don’t Worry about Its Length(不要担心引言的长度)”以及下文“The short answer is: there isn’t one. The length of an introduction entirely depends on your subject matter.( 简短的答案是：没有固定的长度。引言的长度完全取决于你的主题内容。)”可知，此处讨论引言的长度，F选项“It’s normal to wonder if there’s a word limit you should stick to when writing your introduction.(当你写引言时，想知道是否有一个你应该遵守的字数限制是很正常的。)”引出了关于引言长度的讨论，符合该段语境。故选F项。 【18题详解】 上文“Before writing your introduction, picture your ideal readers and write to them rather than trying to appeal to a general audience.( 在写引言之前，想象你理想的读者，然后针对他们来写，而不是试图吸引普通大众。)”提到在写引言之前，想象你理想的读者。E选项 “You will be catering it to those who would naturally want to read your work.(你将为那些自然会想读你作品的人提供服务。)”与上文逻辑连贯，选项中“catering it to those”指代上文的“write to them”，即针对理想读者写作。故选E项。 【19题详解】 上文“The introduction is not the place for you to be humble about your experiences and expertise.(引言不是你对自己的经历和专业知识谦虚的地方。)”说明引言不必谦虚，G 选项“Of course, this doesn’t mean you should use it just to show off and sing your own praises either.( 当然，这也不意味着你应该仅仅用它来炫耀和自吹自擂。)”承接了上文说明虽然不必谦虚，但也不意味着要自夸，与下文“Instead, you have to find the right balance between making yourself relatable to your readers while demonstrating that you are an authority on your subject.( 相反，你必须找到适当的平衡，既要让你自己与读者产生共鸣，又要展示你是该领域的权威。)”衔接紧密，起到上下文的承上启下作用。故选G项。 【20题详解】 根据下文“Now that you have your ideal reader, outline, and expertise all down, it’s time to think about your introduction’s opening paragraph. How are you going to get that reader to pause in the middle of the bookstore? You need to give readers an introduction with some kind of an attractive story — one that will get them to ask: “And then what happens next?”(既然你已经有了理想的读者、提纲和专业知识，现在是时候考虑你的引言的开头段落了。你要如何让读者在书店中间停下来？你需要用一个吸引人的故事给读者做一个介绍——一个能让他们问：“接下来会发生什么？”)”可知，该段主要讲要思考如何用引言的开头段落吸引读者，A选项 “Think about Your “Hook”(思考你的 “钩子”)”可知，“Hook”即吸引读者的东西，符合该段主旨。故选A项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。 Helen Cowan was sitting in the garden one evening when she heard a loud crash. At first she thought something had ____21____ from her recently renovated (翻新的) house. But as she walked to the front of the house, she could see a small crowd ____22____ on the pavement outside. The scene outside her house was ____23____. Approaching the crowd, she found a boy lying in a pool of blood near a crashed motorbike. His leg was almost cut off at his knee. Though in great ____24____, he was still conscious and able to respond. Helen had knowledge of first aid and had also taken a British Red Cross first aid course. Thanks to her training, she made a quick ____25____ of the situation and dashed back inside her home to ____26____ thick towels to stop the bleeding. As Helen ____27____ back to the scene, someone had called an ambulance, but the boy was still ____28____ heavily. “On my return, I could see that the other people were afraid to come forward and help me. I used the towel as best as I could to apply ____29____ to the wound,” Helen ______30______. Then Helen successfully managed to control the bleeding and ______31______ the young man while waiting for ______32______ to arrive. Before long, the ambulance crew were at the scene. Unfortunately, doctors weren’t able to save the boy’s leg. But they did save his life—and Helen’s actions played a vital role. Without the simple but effective first aid skills, the consequences could have been far ______33______. “Knowing first aid gave me the ______34______ to be able to assess the situation, to stay calm, and most importantly be able to ______35______ to help in an emergency situation. I feel happy that knowing first aid enabled me to save a stranger’s life.” 21. A. risen B. fallen C. slipped D. escaped 22. A. dancing B. chatting C. wandering D. gathering 23. A. upsetting B. peaceful C. familiar D. vivid 24. A. shock B. relief C. anxiety D. pain 25. A. assessment B. description C. comment D. guess 26. A. take B. acquire C. grab D. make 27. A. raced B. rode C. jogged D. leapt 28. A. bleeding B. crying C. breathing D. sweating 29. A. medicine B. pressure C. ice D. cream 30. A. complained B. regretted C. recalled D. announced 31. A. distracted B. comforted C. ignored D. cured 32. A. future B. panic C. success D. help 33. A. easier B. better C. worse D. safer 34. A. hesitation B. confidence C. diligence D. eagerness 35. A. sit around B. hold back C. step forward D. put off 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过叙述Helen Cowan在花园里听到一声巨响后，发现一名男孩因摩托车事故受伤，并利用她的急救知识对男孩进行初步救助的故事，展现了急救知识的重要性以及在紧急情况下冷静应对、采取行动的能力。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初，她以为有东西从她最近刚翻新的房子上掉下来了。A. risen上升；B. fallen落下；C. slipped滑倒；D. escaped逃跑。根据上文“Helen Cowan was sitting in the garden one evening when she heard a loud crash”以及空后“from her recently renovated house”可知，她一开始以为有东西从翻新的房子上掉下来了。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当她走到房子前面时，她看到一小群人聚集在外面的人行道上。A. dancing跳舞；B. chatting聊天；C. wandering徘徊；D. gathering聚集。根据下文“Approaching the crowd, she found a boy lying in a pool of blood near a crashed motorbike.”可知，她走到房子前面，看到一小群人聚集在外面的人行道上。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她家外面的场景令人心烦意乱。A. upsetting令人不安的；B. peaceful和平的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. vivid生动的。根据下文“Approaching the crowd, she found a boy lying in a pool of blood near a crashed motorbike.”以及常理可知，看到一个男孩躺在血泊中，这样的场景是令人心烦意乱的。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管剧痛难忍，但他仍然神志清醒，能够做出反应。A. shock震惊；B. relief宽慰；C. anxiety焦虑；D. pain疼痛。根据上文“His leg was almost cut off at his knee.”以及常理可知，男孩的腿几乎在膝盖处被切断，他肯定处于极大的痛苦中。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了她所接受的培训，她迅速评估了当时的情况，然后冲进屋内抓起厚厚的毛巾来止血。A. assessment评估；B. description描述；C. comment评论；D. guess猜测。根据上文“Helen had knowledge of first aid and had also taken a British Red Cross first aid course.”以及下文“Knowing first aid gave me the ____14____ to be able to assess the situation”可知，Helen有急救知识，她快速评估了一下情况。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多亏了她所接受的培训，她迅速评估了当时的情况，然后冲进屋内抓起厚厚的毛巾来止血。A. take拿、取；B. acquire获得；C. grab抓起；D. make制作。根据空后“thick towels”以及常理可知，她冲回家里去抓厚毛巾来止血。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Helen跑回现场时，已经有人叫了救护车，但那个男孩仍在大量出血。A. raced赛跑、疾驰；B. rode骑；C. jogged慢跑；D. leapt跳跃。根据上文“His leg was almost cut off at his knee. Though in great ____4____ , he was still conscious and able to respond.”可知，男孩的情况危急。由此可推测，Helen抓起厚毛巾就赶紧跑回现场。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Helen跑回现场时，已经有人叫了救护车，但那个男孩仍在大量出血。A. bleeding流血；B. crying哭泣；C. breathing呼吸；D. sweating出汗。根据上文“Thanks to her training, she made a quick ____5____ of the situation and dashed back inside her home to ____6____ thick towels to stop the bleeding.”可知，Helen跑回家抓起厚毛巾是想为男孩止血；再根据空前的“still”可推测，当Helen回来时，男孩还在大量流血。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我回来的时候，我能看出其他人都不敢上前帮我。我尽我所能地用毛巾按压伤口，”Helen回忆道。A. medicine药、医学；B. pressure压力；C. ice冰；D. cream奶油。根据上文内容可知，Helen跑回家抓起厚毛巾是想为男孩止血；再根据常识可知，用毛巾给伤口施加压力，也就是按压伤口，可以帮助止血。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我回来的时候，我能看出其他人都不敢上前帮我。我尽我所能地用毛巾按压伤口，”Helen回忆道。A. complained抱怨；B. regretted后悔、遗憾；C. recalled回忆；D. announced宣布。根据上文内容““On my return, I could see that the other people were afraid to come forward and help me. I used the towel as best as I could to apply ____9____ to the wound,””可知，上文是Helen对事发过程的回忆。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，Helen成功地控制住了出血，并在等待救援到来的过程中安慰着那个年轻人。A. distracted分心；B. comforted安慰；C. ignored忽视；D. cured治愈。根据常理可知，Helen止住出血后会安慰疼痛的男孩，并一起等待救援。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，Helen成功地控制住了出血，并在等待救援到来的过程中安慰着那个年轻人。A. future未来；B. panic恐慌；C. success成功；D. help帮助。根据上文“As Helen ____7____ back to the scene, someone had called an ambulance”可知，有人叫了救护车；再根据下文医生的到来可知，Helen陪男孩一起等待救援。故选D。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果没有这些简单却有效的急救技能，后果可能会糟糕得多。A. easier更容易的；B. better更好的；C. worse更糟糕的；D. safer更安全的。根据上文“Unfortunately, doctors weren’t able to save the boy’s leg. But they did save his life—and Helen’s actions played a vital role.”可知，男孩的腿没有保住，但是，如果没有简单而有效的急救技能，后果可能会更糟。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“懂得急救知识让我有信心能够评估情况、保持冷静，最重要的是能够在紧急情况下挺身而出提供帮助。我很高兴，因为懂得急救知识让我能够挽救一个陌生人的生命。”A. hesitation犹豫；B. confidence信心；C. diligence勤奋、勤勉；D. eagerness渴望、热心。根据上文“Helen had knowledge of first aid and had also taken a British Red Cross first aid course. Thanks to her training, she made a quick ____5____ of the situation and dashed back inside her home to ____6____ thick towels to stop the bleeding.”可知，因为Helen了解急救知识，所以Helen才能评估情况，保持冷静。由此可知，懂得急救知识让Helen有了信心。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“懂得急救知识让我有信心能够评估情况、保持冷静，最重要的是能够在紧急情况下挺身而出提供帮助。我很高兴，因为懂得急救知识让我能够挽救一个陌生人的生命。”A. sit around闲坐着；B. hold back抑制；C. step forward站出来、向前走；D. put off推迟、拖延。根据上文“to be able to assess the situation, to stay calm,”可知，懂得急救知识让Helen有了信心能够评估情况、保持冷静，并且敢于挺身而出提供帮助。故选C。 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。 Dunhuang art is attracting New Zealanders with a showcase of murals (壁画), related books and other publications. Dunhuang in Gansu province was ____36____ key crossroad on the ancient Silk Road. It is best known for the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that ____37____ (house) amazing murals and statues, marking the cultural exchanges ____38____ took place among various civilizations. The opening ceremony of the Soaring Through the Sky Dunhuang art exhibition ____39____ (hold) on Feb 20 in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, with local art groups ____40____ (present) dance and folk music performances. Over 100 people, including Chinese Consul General in Auckland Chen Shijie, Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown, art lovers and media ____41____ (representative), attended the ceremony. Chen says hosting the exhibition in New Zealand is of significance since the development of Dunhuang cannot be separated from trade and cultural exchange. And the secret of New Zealand’s success also lies ____42____ active trade and multiculturalism. Chen hopes that China’s Kiwi friends will develop a deeper affection for Chinese culture, thus enhancing cultural exchanges between both sides ____43____ (foster) the foundation of mutual relations. New Zealand guests spoke ____44____ (high) of the artistic and historical value of Dunhuang culture. They highlighted the important and positive role of Chinese culture in the development and progress of the world, offering to promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields for ____45____ (far) development of mutual relations. 【答案】36. a 37. houses 38. that##which 39. was held 40. presenting 41. representatives 42. in 43. to foster 44. highly 45. further 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要围绕敦煌艺术在新西兰的展览展开说明，介绍了敦煌的重要地位、展览的相关情况，以及展览对于促进文化交流的意义。 【36题详解】 考查冠词。句意：甘肃省的敦煌是古代丝绸之路上的一个重要十字路口。crossroad为可数名词，此处泛指“一个重要的十字路口”，key以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。 【37题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：它最出名的是莫高窟，这是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产，里面有令人惊叹的壁画和雕像，标志着不同文明之间发生的文化交流。句子陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，that引导定语从句，指代先行词a UNESCO World Heritage Site，为单数名词，谓语动词使用第三人称单数形式。故填houses。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：它最出名的是莫高窟，这是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产，里面有令人惊叹的壁画和雕像，标志着不同文明之间发生的文化交流。空处引导限定性定语从句，先行词为cultural exchanges，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that或which引导。故填that或which。 【39题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：“翱翔天际敦煌艺术展”开幕式于2月20日在新西兰最大城市奥克兰举行，当地艺术团体表演了舞蹈和民间音乐。根据时间状语on Feb 20可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时，主语The opening ceremony of the Soaring Through the Sky Dunhuang art exhibition与hold之间为被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为单数名词，be动词使用was。故填was held。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意同上。with local art groups ____5____ (present) dance and folk music performances为with复合结构，local art groups和present之间为主谓关系，应用现在分词，作宾语补足语。故填presenting。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：包括中国驻奥克兰总领事陈世杰、奥克兰市长韦恩・布朗、艺术爱好者和媒体代表在内的100多人出席了开幕式。representative为可数名词，与前面的art lovers是并列成分，应用复数形式，表泛指。故填representatives。 【42题详解】 考查介词。句意：而新西兰成功的秘诀也在于积极的贸易和多元文化主义。lie in为固定短语，意为“在于”。故填in。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：陈希望新西兰的朋友们能对中国文化产生更深厚的感情，从而加强双方的文化交流，为两国关系的发展奠定基础。分析句子结构，句中已有谓语will develop，空处作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to foster。 【44题详解】 考查副词。句意：新西兰嘉宾高度评价了敦煌文化的艺术和历史价值。speak highly of为固定短语，意为“高度评价”，副词highly修饰动词spoke，作状语。故填highly。 【45题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：他们强调了中国文化在世界发展和进步中的重要积极作用，并表示愿意促进各领域的交流与合作，推动双边关系进一步发展。此处表示“进一步的发展”，强调程度上的加深，应用形容词比较级further，作定语。故填further。 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，你校下周将举办以“身边的科技故事”为主题的英语写作大赛。请你代表学生会写一则通知，内容包括： 1.活动介绍； 2.参赛要求； 3.截止日期。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按要求在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Possible version Notice In a bid to arouse students’ passion for scientific exploration and spotlight the technological wonders in our daily lives, an English writing competition themed “Technology Stories around Us” is scheduled to be held next week. Participants are required to create works centering on your technology-related experiences, insights or anecdotes in daily life. For example, you can write about how smartphones have changed the way of traveling or the convenient experiences brought by smart homes. The works must be original, with a word count of 300-500 words, presented in a standard format. Please submit your entries to Students Union by the end of this week. All students are welcome to participate enthusiastically and embark on a journey of writing about the technology around you! Student Union 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。学校下周将举办以“身边的科技故事”为主题的英语写作大赛。请考生代表学生会写一则通知。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 举办：hold→throw 要求：require→request 提交：submit→hand in 热情地：enthusiastically→passionately 2.句式拓展 原句：Participants are required to create works centering on your technology-related experiences, insights or anecdotes in daily life. 拓展句：Participants are required to create works which centers on your technology-related experiences, insights or anecdotes in daily life. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】In a bid to arouse students’ passion for scientific exploration and spotlight the technological wonders in our daily lives, an English writing competition themed “Technology Stories around Us” is scheduled to be held next week.(动词不定式作目的状语从句) 【高分句型 2】For example, you can write about how smartphones have changed the way of traveling or the convenient experiences brought by smart homes.（运用了how引导的宾语从句） 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。 As the sun rose on a seemingly ordinary day, 12-year-old Jake bid farewell to his mother, got on the bus and embarked on his journey to school. Then the bus came to a stop, picking up Christel, a 56-year-old woman from the next stop, smelling funky and looking dirty and wet. Some passengers frowned at her, but she was least bothered about them. Moments later, she wobbled (摇晃) toward an empty seat, just two seats away from Jake. “Tickets, please?!” said the conductor to the new passengers on the bus. The conductor gave away tickets and collected money from the passengers until he finally reached Christel’s seat. “Hurry up... What are you digging in your bag, lady? Make it quick. $3, hurry up...” Christel’s face slowly started to flush red. “One second, I’m looking for my purse,” she replied. “Make it fast, lady!” “I... uh... I don’t have money. I forgot to bring my purse,” Christel stammered (结巴), embarrassed. “I’ll just get down at the next stop.” “YOU DON’T HAVE MONEY FOR THE TICKET?” yelled the conductor as the crowd of passengers turned toward Christel all at once. “Lady, this is not a charity ride that picks up beggars for free. I’m stopping the bus right now. Get out!” Christel was surprised. She had never met anybody before who was so rude and unkind to her, let alone in public. Jake witnessed everything and was disappointed at how the conductor treated the poor woman. Then he remembered he still had some change. “HEY, WATCH YOUR WORDS, CONDUCTOR! And hey there! Your ticket is on me!” yelled Jake. As the bus continued on its journey, Jake and Christel struck up a conversation. “I wanted to go to a private school where they have a nice baseball park. But my current school cannot afford such facilities,” revealed Jake. “So you want to be a baseball player? That’s cool” Christel said, curious. “Yes! But I don’t want to trouble my mom. She’s already working hard in the restaurant to raise my sister and me. I’m grateful that she can still send me to school.” As the bus arrived at its destination, the two parted ways. Christel stared a second time at his school, watching him disappear inside the gate. “I’ll come back for you, Jake!” she said and kept her word the next week when she paid the school a surprise visit in her expensive car. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Grandma! What a surprise?! What are you doing here?” exclaimed Jake after seeing Christel. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As Jake gazed upon the transformed baseball field, his eyes welled up with tears. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Possible version “Grandma! What a surprise?! What are you doing here?” exclaimed Jake after seeing Christel. Standing rooted to the spot, he was frozen in sheer disbelief, eyes widening to their fullest extent. There she was, Christel, elegantly dressed in a tailored outfit, gracefully emerging from what appeared to be a rather costly car. Christel turned out to be a wealthy woman and a retired architect, contrary to what the people on the bus must have thought of her—a poor, dirty woman. She looked at him happily and her eyes twinkled with genuine warmth and kindness, instantly putting Jake at ease. “Jake, honey, do you mind visiting your field? I have a surprise for you there!” Nodding his head, Jake did as he was told and hurried to the school playground, only to gasp in astonishment. As Jake gazed upon the transformed field, his eyes welled up with tears. Out before him now was a baseball field that had been completely changed. The once-rough, worn-out ground was now a perfect one. Brand-new equipment, polished to a high shine and neatly arranged in an orderly fashion around the field, seemed to appeal to him forward. Overwhelmed by the magnificent sight, tears rolled down his cheeks. He felt a flood of gratitude welling up inside him towards Christel. This newly transformed baseball field was not merely a place to engage in sport; it was also a message of belief, of unwavering support. This heartwarming tale of unexpected connections and transformative acts of kindness serves as a reminder that the power to make a difference is within us all. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了12岁的Jake在公交车上遇到一位被误解的女士Christel，并帮助她支付车费的故事。后来，Christel以一种意想不到的方式回报了Jake的善举。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句“‘奶奶！真是个惊喜！你怎么会在这里？’Jake看到Christel后喊道。”可知，第一段可描写Jake看到Christel出现在学校时的惊讶反应，以及Christel向Jake透露她是一位富有且退休的建筑师，她来学校是为了给Jake一个惊喜。 ②由第二段首句“当杰克凝视着经过改造的棒球场时，他的眼睛充满了泪水。”可知，第二段可描写Jake看到学校棒球场经过改造后的反应，他被Christel的善举深深感动，意识到这个改造的球场不仅是一个运动场所，更是一个关于信念和坚定支持的信息。 2. 续写线索：帮助被误解的女士——这位女士是一位富有且退休的建筑师——女士来到Jake的学校——棒球场改造——深受感动和鼓舞 3. 词汇激活： 行为类： ①出现：emerge/appear ③眨眼：twinkle/glimmer ④参与：engage in/participate in 情绪类： ①难以置信：disbelief/incredulity ②惊讶：astonishment/amazement ③感激：gratitude/thankfulness 【点睛】【高级句型1】Standing rooted to the spot, he was frozen in sheer disbelief, eyes widening to their fullest extent. (现在分词作状语，独立主格结构) 【高级句型2】This heartwarming tale of unexpected connections and transformative acts of kindness serves as a reminder that the power to make a difference is within us all. (that引导的同位语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 曲靖市2024-2025学年高三年级第二次教学质量监测 英语试题卷 本试卷共10页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。作答非选择题时，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 3.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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。 例: How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C. 1. What is the man doing? A. Making a fire. B. Lighting a candle. C. Setting off a firework. 2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. In a shop. C. At school. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A gallery. B. An artist. C. A painting. 4. How did the woman get to New York? A. By train. B. By car. C. By air. 5. Why does the man make the phone call? A. To make an appointment. B. To cancel an appointment. C. To put off an appointment. 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 shows no interest in rock music? A. Betty. B. Annie. C. Paul. 7. What kind of music will the speakers probably listen to? A. Hip-hop music. B. Rap music. C. Classical music. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the woman do? A. A nutritionist. B. A doctor. C. A fitness coach. 9. What problem does Jacob have now? A. He has got shoulder pain. B. He can’t control his weight. C. He can’t stick to a healthy diet. 10. What does the woman suggest Jacob do at the end of the conversation? A. Stop working out temporarily. B. Develop a new weight-loss plan. C. Ask for a few days off from work. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What do we know about Jack? A. He majored in finance. B. He dreams of being an editor. C. He has rich interview experiences. 12. Why does the woman think Jack failed the interview? A. He didn’t show passion for his major. B. He chose the position randomly. C. He was late for the interview. 13. What will Jack do next? A. Apply for another position. B. Reflect on the questions. C. Contact the local newspaper. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Why does the man come to talk to Emily? A. To share his experience. B. To get some information. C. To provide some suggestions. 15. What is the relationship between Michael and Emily? A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Husband and wife. 16. Why was Emily most impressed with the trip to southern Utah? A. It was her first family trip. B. She visited a wonderful park. C. She enjoyed her parent’s full attention. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. How long did Mary Kay and Ben Rogers’ marriage last? A. 10 years. B. 18 years. C. 27 years. 18. How did Mary Kay make a living after her divorce? A. By gaining support from Mrs. Spoonemore. B. By doing housework for others. C. By working as a saleswoman. 19. What made Mary Kay leave her previous company? A. She couldn’t get a pay raise. B. She wanted to focus on parenting. C. She planned to work for Mrs. Spoonemore. 20, What did Mary Kay do to start her own business? A. She learned from businessmen. B. She worked with an international company. C. She reached a deal with Mr. Heath. 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Brain. fm Brain. fm offers customized (定制的) music playlists created by an AI. The content and selection are based on modern neuroscientific findings and are designed to provide listeners with a favorable acoustic (声音的) environment at work, in their free time, or when falling asleep. Such audio assistance is achieved with music and sounds that are tuned to the human brainwave pattern. As you use the website, you will receive content that is increasingly customized to your mood. Genei The AI tool can deal with stories and narratives, but also with scientific texts or reports — and summarize them to a fraction of their original number of characters. You don’t have time to read a 4-page newspaper article? Genei compresses (压缩) the content into a few clear bullet points. A colleague writes pages of emails? Genei saves you having to read all the paragraphs and gets to the heart of the matter. Beautiful. ai Beautiful. ai can create individual, modern, and quite appealing presentations without you having to spend hours on design, structure, or graphics. With the service, you no longer have to sit up late at night working on individual slides and adjusting word sizes or line spacing; the AI dees it all in real time and depending on the graphics selected and the text fed in. Murf Murf is an intelligent text-to-speech service that will quickly make you prick up your ears. The speech generator goes far beyond the usual functions of classic tools: You can flexibly adjust the pitch emphasis, punctuation, and other acoustic elements of the voice output. The smoothly balanced voices with a rich timbre (音色) and individual tone color are really impressive. You can emphasize individual words as you wish. 1 What can we know about Brain.fm? A. It generates an original song. B. It offers us neuroscientific findings. C. It records our brainwave pattern. D. It selects music tailored to our emotions. 2. Which tool can help us have a brief understanding of a long essay quickly? A. Brain.fm B. Genei C. Beautiful.ai D. Murf 3. How is Murf different from similar classic tools? A. It converts our speech to text. B. Its text content can be adjusted. C. Its voice output can be modified. D. It can’t stress words as we wish. B Like much of Hawaii’s wildlife, Hawaiian crows began to dwindle after the arrival of Western settlers. Their native forest habitat was converted to agriculture. Mosquitoes, brought in on ships, carried serious diseases. Introduced species, like rats and mongoose, preyed (捕食)on native birds and their eggs. It’s why dozens of Hawaii’s birds have gone extinct. To avoid that fate, many remaining species have been brought into captivity (圈养), living in what are essentially isolated savings banks for biodiversity. Hawaiian crows were brought into captivity beginning in the 1970s. Over time, the population has grown to more than 100. Releasing them back into the wild has hit some speed bumps The crows were traditionally found on Hawaii’s Big Island where wildlife officials tried to release them in 2016. Their native predator (天敌), a hawk, lives there as well, so the birds received some predator training to prepare them. Still, the crows’ numbers fell, and the remaining birds were recaptured. Now, the birds are being released on Maui, where no hawks are found. In the forest, the birds have a netted enclosure they can return to if needed, and over time they have flown farther and farther into the forest. Still, becoming wild again will be a process for the birds. They’re still being carefully monitored and are receiving supplemental food from a field team of biologists. While the caretakers in captivity tried to minimize human contact, the crows aren’t accustomed to searching for food on their own yet. Experts say the challenge is there’s no playbook for returning animals to the wild after generations in captivity. Researchers are figuring out what the crows need as they go. For some other species in captivity, there’s still no way to release them, because the threats from diseases like avian malaria are still too great. It’s why every small step forward is important for conservation in Hawaii. “It’s extremely hopeful. I don’t want to say they’re wild now and everything is done, but just the fact that we have gotten to this point is a big success,” says Hanna Mounce, manager of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, which helped release the birds. 4. What does the underlined word “dwindle” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? A. Decline. B. Thrive. C. Exist. D. Evolve. 5. What does the author say about the initial attempt to release crows back into the wild? A. It turned out a great success. B. It on countered some difficulties. C. It posed a threat to hawks. D. It took place on Maui. 6. What is the current situation of the crows released on Maui? A. They keep staying in a netted enclosure. B. They adapt to life in the wild instantly. C. They carefully monitor the supplemental food. D. They aren’t used to looking for food by themselves. 7. What does Hanna Mounce think of rewilding the crows? A. It is promising. B. It is effortless. C. It is in vain. D. It is unachievable. C Many individuals perceive Australia as an amazing nation brimming with opportunities. Yet, its beginnings were quite different. In 1788, British colonizers made a journey into Australia. Approximately 750convicts (囚犯) were on the ships that were referred to as the First Fleet. These convicts were the ones who played a role in establishing the Australian colony. Australians are all familiar with the concept of convicts. We are aware that they originated from the United Kingdom, and there they had committed minor crimes. But during my time at school, I learned more about prominent national figures like Captain Arthur Phillip, who commanded the First Fleet, rather than about the convicts themselves. Nevertheless, the Australian-born author Robert Hughes believed that this approach was presenting a sanitized (被美化的) version of their history. As a result, he embarked on a decade-long exploration to uncover the genuine story of the convicts. In 1988, he published his book titled The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia’s Founding. At the start of this 688-page book, Hughes describes the convicts’ journey to Australia that lasted over 200 days on ships. They were caged below the deck and constantly suffered from seasickness. Hughes mentions that the oldest convict was Dorothy Handland, an 82-year-old clothes merchant who was convicted of lying in a court of law. It is precisely this level of detailed description that makes the book so attractive to me. Hughes used numerous primary sources, such as letters written by various individuals and news articles from that era, to support his arguments. This not only provides us with factual information but also brings to light stories that are not widely known. By piecing all these elements together, he effectively makes the history come alive. Upon reaching the “fatal shore”, the convicts were made to work. They were involved in building roads, bridges, and hospitals, and also worked on government farms. Working from dawn till dusk, from Monday to Saturday, their lives were extremely difficult. However, in some places, it was even harsher, depending on the person in charge. For instance, Hughes states that Tasmania was known as the “convicts’ hell”. He also added that the general tendency among Australians to dislike authority has its roots in the convict past. Over the course of 80 long years, a total of more than 162,000 convicts were transported from the UK to Australia. Once this period of convicts in Australian history came to an end, there was an attempt to forget these “dark shadows of the past”, as Hughes put it. 8. What motivated Hughes to write his book published in 1988? A. His passion for history and his fondness for traveling. B. His curiosity about prominent national personalities. C. His strong wish to uncover the real story. D. His respect and admiration for Arthur Phillip. 9. How does Hughes support his viewpoints within the book? A. By quoting official documents. B. By including firsthand materials. C. By making use of well-known stories. D. By mentioning the opinions of historical experts. 10. What led to Tasmania being given the name “convicts’ hell”? A. The cruel and tough treatment from strict authorities. B. The extremely harsh and difficult natural surroundings. C. The frequent conflicts among the local people. D. A shortage of resources required for construction work. 11. What does Hughes say about the past of Australian convicts? A. It shows Australia is a wonderful country full of opportunities. B. It is highly valued and taught in detail in Australian schools. C. It accounts for the dislike of authorities among Australians. D. It is always deeply carved into Australians’ hearts. D The spinal cord (脊髓) is the control cable that connects the brain to the rest of the body. If it is severed, people lose the ability to move their body below the site of the injury. But if it is only partly cut, the brain can sometimes adapt to the damage. Some people who are paralysed (瘫痪) by a spinal cord injury can gradually regain at least a limited ability to walk. Exactly which bits of the brain are involved in this adaptation is not clear. But, in a paper just published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers led by Jocelyne Bloch of Lausanne University Hospital and Grégoire Courtine at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne shed some light. In doing so, they demonstrate that stimulation (刺激) of the right bits of the brain can produce dramatic and seemingly permanent improvements in the ability of patients to walk again. “We already knew that changes in the brain were key to regaining walking after a spinal cord injury,” says Dr Courtine. “But we didn’t know which regions were the most important.” To find out, the researchers built detailed maps of the brains of a dozen mice whose spinal cords had been partially severed. By examining some brains shortly after the injury, and others later, as their animal owners were regaining the ability to walk, the researchers were led to a set of neurons (神经元) in the LH (下丘脑外侧) as the likely factor. That was unexpected, says Dr Bloch, for the LH is best known for being involved with hunger, thirst and other involuntary functions of the nervous system. To check they were on the right track, the researchers turned to a method of stimulating neurons, deep-brain stimulation (DBS). This involves inserting fine electrodes (电极) into the brain and stimulating neurons with electric currents. As hoped, stimulating neurons in the brains of injured rats over the course of several weeks helped them to regain the ability to walk. The improvements continued even when the current was turned off, with analysis of their spinal cords showing an increased density of neuronal wiring below the site of their injuries. 12. What was the aim of the researchled by Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine? A. To show how the spinal cord connects the brain to the body. B. To figure out which part of the brain is linked to regaining walking. C. To explain how a spinal cord injury leads to people’s paralysis. D. To build a map of the brain for those with spinal cord injuries. 13. What was beyond the researchers’ expectation? A. The existence of neurons in LH. B. The effect of LH on hunger and thirst. C. The role of LH neurons in regaining walking. D. The application of DBS in the study. 14. What were the results of DBS in injured rats? A. They managed to walk again. B. They couldn’t walk without the current. C. They were seriously injured by the current. D. They had a lower density of neuronal wiring. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. The Impact of a Spinal Cord Injury. B. The Function of the Spinal Cord. C. The Prevention Strategies of a Spinal Cord Injury. D. The Benefit of Stimulating Parts of the Brain. 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。 Readers might be attracted by a book standing in the middle of a bookstore lined with shiny artwork. But what will make them go through the pages after they’ve picked it up? The answer lies in the book introduction. ____16____. Here are some tips on how to write introductions for works of fiction and non-fiction. Don’t Worry about Its Length ____17____. The short answer is: there isn’t one. The length of an introduction entirely depends on your subject matter. Instead of trying to fit your introduction into a set number of pages, make a list of the important points potential readers should know, so they would continue reading your book. Choose Your Reader Wisely Before an author begins writing, he/ she will usually have an ideal reader in mind. This reader is one who is interested in your subject, and who will therefore appreciate the work you have done. Before writing your introduction, picture your ideal readers and write to them rather than trying to appeal to a general audience. ____18____. Don’t Be Afraid to Boast（自夸）a Little The introduction is not the place for you to be humble about your experiences and expertise. ____19____. Instead, you have to find the right balance between making yourself relatable to your readers while demonstrating that you are an authority on your subject. List the ways in which you bring a unique edge to it. ____20____ Now that you have your ideal reader, outline, and expertise all down, it’s time to think about your introduction’s opening paragraph. How are you going to get that reader to pause in the middle of the bookstore? You need to give readers an introduction with some kind of an attractive story—one that will get them to ask: “And then what happens next?” A. Think about Your “Hook” B. Give Readers Instructions on How to Read C. That’s where the author hooks the reader and captures their thoughts D. This will guide you to determine the appropriate length of your introduction E. You will be catering it to those who would naturally want to read your work F. It’s normal to wonder if there’s a word limit you should stick to when writing your introduction G. Of course, this doesn’t mean you should use it just to show off and sing your own praises either 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。 Helen Cowan was sitting in the garden one evening when she heard a loud crash. At first she thought something had ____21____ from her recently renovated (翻新的) house. But as she walked to the front of the house, she could see a small crowd ____22____ on the pavement outside. The scene outside her house was ____23____. Approaching the crowd, she found a boy lying in a pool of blood near a crashed motorbike. His leg was almost cut off at his knee. Though in great ____24____, he was still conscious and able to respond. Helen had knowledge of first aid and had also taken a British Red Cross first aid course. Thanks to her training, she made a quick ____25____ of the situation and dashed back inside her home to ____26____ thick towels to stop the bleeding. As Helen ____27____ back to the scene, someone had called an ambulance, but the boy was still ____28____ heavily. “On my return, I could see that the other people were afraid to come forward and help me. I used the towel as best as I could to apply ____29____ to the wound,” Helen ______30______. Then Helen successfully managed to control the bleeding and ______31______ the young man while waiting for ______32______ to arrive. Before long, the ambulance crew were at the scene. Unfortunately, doctors weren’t able to save the boy’s leg. But they did save his life—and Helen’s actions played a vital role. Without the simple but effective first aid skills, the consequences could have been far ______33______. “Knowing first aid gave me the ______34______ to be able to assess the situation, to stay calm, and most importantly be able to ______35______ to help in an emergency situation. I feel happy that knowing first aid enabled me to save a stranger’s life.” 21. A. risen B. fallen C. slipped D. escaped 22. A. dancing B. chatting C. wandering D. gathering 23. A. upsetting B. peaceful C. familiar D. vivid 24. A. shock B. relief C. anxiety D. pain 25. A. assessment B. description C. comment D. guess 26. A. take B. acquire C. grab D. make 27. A. raced B. rode C. jogged D. leapt 28. A. bleeding B. crying C. breathing D. sweating 29. A. medicine B. pressure C. ice D. cream 30. A. complained B. regretted C. recalled D. announced 31. A. distracted B. comforted C. ignored D. cured 32. A. future B. panic C. success D. help 33 A. easier B. better C. worse D. safer 34. A. hesitation B. confidence C. diligence D. eagerness 35. A. sit around B. hold back C. step forward D. put off 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。 Dunhuang art is attracting New Zealanders with a showcase of murals (壁画), related books and other publications. Dunhuang in Gansu province was ____36____ key crossroad on the ancient Silk Road. It is best known for the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that ____37____ (house) amazing murals and statues, marking the cultural exchanges ____38____ took place among various civilizations. The opening ceremony of the Soaring Through the Sky Dunhuang art exhibition ____39____ (hold) on Feb 20 in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, with local art groups ____40____ (present) dance and folk music performances. Over 100 people, including Chinese Consul General in Auckland Chen Shijie, Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown, art lovers and media ____41____ (representative), attended the ceremony. Chen says hosting the exhibition in New Zealand is of significance since the development of Dunhuang cannot be separated from trade and cultural exchange. And the secret of New Zealand’s success also lies ____42____ active trade and multiculturalism. Chen hopes that China’s Kiwi friends will develop a deeper affection for Chinese culture, thus enhancing cultural exchanges between both sides ____43____ (foster) the foundation of mutual relations. New Zealand guests spoke ____44____ (high) of the artistic and historical value of Dunhuang culture. They highlighted the important and positive role of Chinese culture in the development and progress of the world, offering to promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields for ____45____ (far) development of mutual relations. 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，你校下周将举办以“身边的科技故事”为主题的英语写作大赛。请你代表学生会写一则通知，内容包括： 1.活动介绍； 2.参赛要求； 3.截止日期。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按要求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。 As the sun rose on a seemingly ordinary day, 12-year-old Jake bid farewell to his mother, got on the bus and embarked on his journey to school. Then the bus came to a stop, picking up Christel, a 56-year-old woman from the next stop, smelling funky and looking dirty and wet. Some passengers frowned at her, but she was least bothered about them. Moments later, she wobbled (摇晃) toward an empty seat, just two seats away from Jake. “Tickets, please?!” said the conductor to the new passengers on the bus. The conductor gave away tickets and collected money from the passengers until he finally reached Christel’s seat. “Hurry up... What are you digging in your bag, lady? Make it quick. $3, hurry up...” Christel’s face slowly started to flush red. “One second, I’m looking for my purse,” she replied. “Make it fast, lady!” “I... uh... I don’t have money. I forgot to bring my purse,” Christel stammered (结巴), embarrassed. “I’ll just get down at the next stop.” “YOU DON’T HAVE MONEY FOR THE TICKET?” yelled the conductor as the crowd of passengers turned toward Christel all at once. “Lady, this is not a charity ride that picks up beggars for free. I’m stopping the bus right now. Get out!” Christel was surprised. She had never met anybody before who was so rude and unkind to her, let alone in public. Jake witnessed everything and was disappointed at how the conductor treated the poor woman. Then he remembered he still had some change. “HEY, WATCH YOUR WORDS, CONDUCTOR! And hey there! Your ticket is on me!” yelled Jake. As the bus continued on its journey, Jake and Christel struck up a conversation. “I wanted to go to a private school where they have a nice baseball park. But my current school cannot afford such facilities,” revealed Jake. “So you want to be a baseball player? That’s cool,” Christel said, curious. “Yes! But I don’t want to trouble my mom. She’s already working hard in the restaurant to raise my sister and me. I’m grateful that she can still send me to school.” As the bus arrived at its destination, the two parted ways. Christel stared a second time at his school, watching him disappear inside the gate. “I’ll come back for you, Jake!” she said and kept her word the next week when she paid the school a surprise visit in her expensive car. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Grandma! What a surprise?! What are you doing here?” exclaimed Jake after seeing Christel. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As Jake gazed upon the transformed baseball field, his eyes welled up with tears. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$