上海市行知中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中练习卷英语试题

上海市行知中学2024学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Fresh. B. Salty. C. Tender. D. Dry. 2. A. A luxurious tie. B. A set of classic works. C. A red scarf. D. A wallet. 3. A. In a barbershop. B. In the cinema. C. In the mall. D. In the library. 4. A. The boy stayed up all night. B. The boy came home too early. C. The boy is forgiven. D. The boy didn’t go home at night. 5. A. She will accompany the man who asks questions. B. She also doesn’t know the meaning of the term. C. She sympathized with the man very much. D. She is well aware of the meaning of the newly coined term. 6. A. She needs to hurry. B. The alarm clock didn’t ring. C. She broke the alarm clock. D. She is late for school. 7. A. $10,000. B. ¥11,000. C. ¥12,000. D. $11,000. 8. A. He couldn’t offer help because of his foot injury. B. He can’t stand the noise of these boxes moving. C. He can’t stand the woman carrying these boxes. D. He doesn’t want to carry the box down from the fifth floor. 9. A. He is just an ordinary man, not a hero. B. He wants the woman to publicize his deeds. C. He has already finished financial aid for students. D. He wants the woman to keep it a secret. 10. A. The woman likes to take a shower before going to bed. B. The man can’t have a shower before going to bed. C. Hot water is supplied in the hotel until 10 p.m. in winter. D. The hotel still supplies hot water after 10 p.m. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Have a professional energy checkup. B. Update all the household appliances. C. Make a do-it-yourself home energy checkup. D. Find the leaks on the outside of your home. 12. A. Because it can help you save energy in a house. B. Because it can help you decide where should be upgraded first. C. Because it can help you remember where you have inspected. D. Because it can help you reduce the air leaks. 13. A. How to choose a professional energy checkup. B. How to conduct the home energy checkup. C. How to make a list of obvious air leaks. D. How to save energy in your home. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To make people remember him. B. To show his excellent talent. C. To remember the moments in university. D. To recall his childhood. 15. A. It used some advanced narrative skills. B It is easy to understand the deep meaning. C. It has a kind of bell ringing quality. D. It is suitable to recite aloud with expression. 16. A. He likes to compose poems at quiet corners. B. He graduated from Harvard University in 1995. C. He wrote only two poems in his life. D. He had a good time at Harvard. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. His office is richly decorated. B. He has used this office for a week. C. His office is very modern. D. His office space is spacious enough. 18. A. To record his trip next week. B. To communicate with overseas scholars. C. To collect cost-effective web cameras. D. To record the contents of the report file. 19. A. A chair that rises up and down and has arms. B. A modern simple chair. C. A folded chair without a handle. D. A second-hand solid wood chair. 20. A. How to choose a web camera. B. How to prepare for an online meeting report. C. How to improve Professor White’s office. D. How to decorate Professor White’s office. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. A Melody Maker The 15-year-old girl Zhang Yuxuan has attracted nearly 1.7 million followers on China’s leading video-sharing platform Bilibili and made national headlines. Yuxuan’s most hit clip—the release of her English song “She”— _____1_____ (view) more than 14 million times and received over 1 million thumbs-up emoji on Bilibili. “In the clip, I tried to let viewers _____2_____ (know) the process of creating the song,” says Yuxuan, who lives in Shenzhen. The six-minute video tells _____3_____ a melody which comes to the schoolgirl’s mind during a math class is developed into a beautiful song in half an hour. She records playing the guitar on Apple’s music-making app GarageBand, and then _____4_____ (mix) vocals and backing tracks. _____5_____ (fascinate) by music from an early age, Yuxuan started to take violin lessons after entering primary school. Meanwhile, she became a fan of English songs by Barbadian singer Rihanna, US singer Taylor Swift, British singer Adele and Australian singer Sia Furler. After five years of violin practice in primary school, the then-fifth grader became a student of Russian violinist Gleb Dontsov with the support from her parents. “_____6_____ my parents know the difficulty in developing a career in music, they have always been on my side.” Now the girl has got _____7_____ the spotlight, and many of her classmates, even her teachers, follow her on social media. “Our school will support students, like Yuxuan, to pursue their dreams,” said Guo Wen Xin, her class teacher, _____8_____ (add) that sudden fame means both opportunity and challenge for the teens. “On one hand, the creative girl is passionate about music and social media provides a stage _____9_____ her music can be enjoyed by more people. On the other hand, she still has a long way to go, during which she _______10_______ keep learning,” the teacher said. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. endured B. strong C. operating D. inspired E. facility F. stand G. orderly H. originally I. performing J. decade K. violence Denis Mukwege never intended to become Dr. Miracle, an award-winning gynecologist (妇科医生). He grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a priest’s kid. In fact, it was visiting the sick with his father that ____11____ him to become a doctor in the first place. The country has ____12____ more than two decades of conflict, and Congolese women have suffered worst. Warring for control of the country’s gold and precious mineral deposits, rebel groups are cruelly attacking the region’s women. During the last ____13____ the DRC has actually been described as “the rape (强暴) capital of the world”. One study found that 48 women are raped every hour in the country. One man stands ____14____ against this hurt, and has done so for more than 20 years. He first set up the Panzi hospital — ____15____ made of tents — in 1998. After losing the hospital the same year in the crossfire of the Second Congo War, Mukwege rebuilt the following year. Since then, Panzi hospital has grown to become a major health ____16____. There, Mukwege reportedly cares for more than 3,500 women a year, sometimes ____17____ as many as 10 operations a day. Last year while ____18____ in the hospital, Mukwege heard the news that he, along with Nadia Murad, had been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. The prize centers on acknowledging “their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.” He, a doctor, and she an Iraqi human rights activist who suffered in the same way that so many of Mukwege’s patients have, should inspire everyone to take a(n) ____19____ for peace. For Mukwege, “When I see how strong women are, all my motivation comes from them.” Winning the Peace Prize could be the first step toward an end to ____20____ against women. Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Before arriving in Paris, Wu Shuyun, a 56-year-old Chinese housewife, imagined the French capital to be like film set for a romantic love story, ____21____ herself as a fashionable princess surrounded by elegant Parisians. Instead, Ms. Wu said she was ____22____ by the cigarette butts and dog poo on the street, and the ____23____ of the locals. Though friends had warned her about ____24____ targeting Chinese people, she said she was nevertheless surprised when a number of her tour group was ____25____ on a crowded Metro train, as other passengers looked on. “For the Chinese, France has always been romantic, mysterious and ____26____,” Ms. Wu said after a two-week tour. “Once I realized that the Parisians were indifferent, I made a ____27____: try to make the most of the trip, but never come back to Paris again.” Psychologists warned that Chinese tourists, shaken by ____28____, were at risk of Paris Syndrome, a condition during which foreigners suffer depression and anxiety when their rosy imagination of champagne, magnificent architecture and Monet are ____29____. The expression was coined 30 years ago by Paris-based Japanese psychiatrist, Hiroaki Ota, after several Japanese visitors to Paris fell ill when their culture of _____30_____ was met with French arrogance (傲慢). Thomas Deschamps, the head of research at the Paris Tourism Office, said culture shock was particularly _____31_____ among travelers from Asia, who sometimes wrongly regarded the French capital as a museum. “They watch movies like Amelie (《天使爱美丽》). They think all Parisians carry Louis Vuitton purses and smell like Dior,” Thomas said. “They don’t know about the working-class suburbs, the overworked waiters, the more _____32_____ parts of the city. Paris is not a museum. People are _____33_____. They are stressed and living their lives.” To help protect Chinese tourists, the local tourism industry has redoubled its efforts to be more _____34_____ sensitive. An online guide for hotels and businesses notes that for serving Chinese visitors, “a simple _____35_____ and hello in their language will obviously put them at ease.” 21. A. wanting B. painting C. picturing D. appearing 22. A. frightened B. shocked C. worried D. pleased 23. A. concern B. warmth C. anger D. indifference 24. A. policemen B. thieves C. locals D. drivers 25. A. robbed B. beaten C. threatened D. pushed 26. A. satisfying B. attractive C. damaging D. surprising 27. A. choice B. proposal C. difference D. decision 28. A. unhappiness B. expectation C. hope D. disappointment 29. A. overlooked B. destroyed C. canceled D. established 30. A. tolerance B. acceptance C. consideration D. politeness 31. A. familiar B. unusual C. common D. frequent 32. A. unpleasant B. terrific C. horrible D. uncomfortable 33. A. 1ay B. busy C. honest D. simple 34. A. economically B. politically C. culturally D. socially 35. A. smile B. praise C. gesture D. greeting Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Home to 8.2 million people, 36 percent of whom were born outside the United States, New York, known as the Big Apple, is the biggest city in America. Nearly twenty times bigger than the capital, Washington DC, you might expect New York to be twenty times more dangerous. Actually, it’s safer. Recent figures show that New York now has fewer crimes per 100,000 people than 193 other US cities. It’s also healthier than it used to be. For example, the smoking rate has gone down from 21.5 percent a few years ago, to 16.9 percent today. New Yorkers should be delighted, shouldn’t they? In fact, many feel that New York is losing its identity. It used to be the city that never sleeps. These days it’s the city that never smokes, drinks or does anything naughty (at least, not in public). The Big Apple is quickly turning into the Forbidden Apple. If you decided to have a picnic in Central Park, you’d need to be careful — if you decided to feed the birds with your sandwich, you could be arrested. It’s banned. In many countries a mobile phone going off in the cinema in annoying. In New York it’s illegal. So is putting your bag on an empty seat in the subway. If you went to a bar for a drink and a cigarette, that would be OK, wouldn’t it? Er… no. You can’t smoke in public in New York City. In fact, you can’t smoke outdoors on the street or in parks either. The angry editor of Vanity Fair magazine, Graydon Carter, says, “Under New York City law it is acceptable to keep a gun in your place of work, but not an empty ashtray.” He should know. The police came to his office and took away his ashtray. But not all of New York’s inhabitants are complaining. Marcia Dugarry, seventy-two, said, “The city has changed for the better. If more cities had these laws, America would be a better place to live.” The new laws have helped turn the city into one of the healthiest — and most pleasant places to live in America — very different from its old image of a dirty and dangerous city. Its pavements are almost litter-free, its bars clean and its streets among American’s safest. Not putting your bag on subway seats might be a small price to pay. 36. The author writes Paragraph 1 in order to tell the reader that New York is ________. A. bigger than Washington D.C. B. the city with most immigrants C. safer and healthier D. the most populated city in the U.S. 37. Which of the following is forbidden by law in New York? A Eating sandwich in the Central Park. B. Putting a bag on an empty subway seat. C. Turning on the sound of the mobile phone. D. Smoking at home. 38. What does Graydon Carter imply? A. Some of New York’s new laws are not reasonable. B. A gun is much easier to get than an ashtray. C. The police had no right to take away his ashtray. D. There should be a law to keep guns away from people. 39. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. New York has become the safest city in the United States due to strict laws. B. New York’s transformation has sparked debates about its cultural identity. C. The population growth of immigrants has significantly changed New York’s social structure. D. Most New Yorkers strongly oppose the new laws aimed at improving public health. (B) DONALD SLOAN Gates Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 913-243-1682 After May 2009: 46 Clayton Drive St．Louis, MO 63130 314-726-8840 Objective To work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position. Education B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009 Major: Social Services Minor: Applied Psychology Experience Assistant Activities Supervisor,Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present．Help organize and implement recreational activities for nursing home residents．Activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers. Hotline Volunteer．Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006-May 2007．Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community．Dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships. Nurse’s Aide,Danyers General Hospital, St．Louis, MO, Summer 2006．Assisted nurses in patient care．Took histories, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery. Activities University Concert Board．Work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts. Senior Gift Campaign．Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to the university. Residence Hall Programming Board．Planned social events for Eggar Residence Hall. Skills Fluent in French．Water safety instructor．Skilled at working with people. Interests Skiing, softball, classical music, and guitar． 40. This passage is most probably ______. A. an advertisement for enrolling new employees B. a school report at the end of an academic year C. a self-introduction meant to apply for a job D. a part of a recommendation letter from a university 41. According to the “Experience” section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be _____. A. a wise leader B. a skillful performer C. a gifted scientist D. a good social worker 42. From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan ______. A. is good at singing and dancing B. is about to graduate from a university C. has an interest in being a surgeon D. specializes in psychology (C) The legend of the potential third runway at Heathrow, Britain’s largest airport, has been called the longest take-off in history. A commission in 1993 recommended expansion, and the government first favored the plan in 2003. But it was not until 2018 that the transport secretary finally gave the project the go ahead. A court of Appeal ruling in February 2020 that the runway was not compatible with Britain’s obligations under the Paris climate agreement of 2015 appeared to have finally spoiled the plans. But on December 16th the Supreme Court overturned that judgment and once more green-lit the project. The initial Court of Appeal judgment found that the government’s decision to allow the expansion to go ahead was unlawful because Chris Grayling, then transport secretary, had failed to take the Paris agreement into account. While that was a blow to Heathrow, it helped get Boris Johnson’s government out of trouble. Mr. Johnson, whose own constituency (选民) is near the airport, has been a fierce critic of the expansion plans, famously pledging to protesters that he would “lie down with you in front of those bulldozers (推土机) and ... stop the construction.” The government chose not to appeal, but Heathrow did; and the Supreme Court decided that the government had taken Paris into account, and the Court of Appeal was therefore wrong. Even so, the expansion may not go ahead. While the airline industry has long championed a third runway, much has changed since February 2020. British Airways, Heathrow’s largest customer, has become skeptical about the plans. Earlier this year Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA’s parent company, argued that “it was a Herculean task (艰巨的任务) before COVID and I think it’s impossible now”. Although air travel will almost certainly rebound as social-distancing restrictions are eased in 2021, the industry is not expecting a quick recovery. The International Air Travel Association, a lobby group, expects that global spending on air travel will be about half of 2019 levels in 2021. Short-haul flights from Britain are expected to rise sharply as the vaccine is rolled out and consumers dash off to sunnier climes, but the outlook for longer-haul flights remains highly uncertain. Analysts reckon the big unknown is the future of business travel. Firms that have grown accustomed to Zoom meetings may well be less keen to splash out on high-priced tickets from London to New York. Although business flyers account for only around 10% of transatlantic customer they pay ten to 12 times as much per ticket as economy passengers. A substantial fall in their numbers would mean large rises in ticket prices for the rest, which in turn would dent demand. If long-haul flight volumes remain depressed, then the business case for a third runway at Heathrow starts to look ropy. Boris Johnson is unlikely to have to prostrate (卧倒) himself in front of those bulldozers soon, if ever. 43. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about the potential third runway at Heathrow? A. It didn’t get support from the government in 2003. B. It failed to meet the Paris climate agreement of 2015. C. The transport secretary then in 2018 didn’t think highly of the project. D. The Supreme Court gave the permission to construct the runway at the end of 2020. 44. Which of the following subjects is most supportive of the construction of the third runway? A. Boris Johnson’s government B. Heathrow airport C. the airline industry D. the International Air Travel Association 45. Which of the following statements can be inferred according to the passage? A. The airline industry is expected to recover soon after the vaccine is popularized. B. Zoom meetings make possible more frequent high-priced business travels across the Atlantic Ocean. C. Business flyers have a limited influence on the sales and prices of air tickets. D. Heathrow is allowed to build a third runway, but may no longer need one. 46. Which one is the best title for the passage? A. Heathrow expansion: cleared for take-off? B. An unknown future for the airline industry C. A dilemma for the government: to expand or not? D. British Airways are hungry for travelers Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. The Waverly Pilot (翻译耳机) Technology seems to be advancing daily, but the Pilot by Waverly Labs, the world’s first translation earpiece, might be a truly huge step forward for communication. The product Though the Pilot is still very much in development, the product will be sold as two earpieces and a smartphone app. When first released, the technology will translate between only five European languages — English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. ____47____ The app runs speech recognition, machine translation and speech synthesis processes before sending the new speech to the listener’s earpiece. Applications ____48____ The added convenience of these will make the device useful in several social spheres, particularly business and travel. While sales meetings and tourism may be revolutionized by the Pilot, the desire to communicate with a foreign crush inspired Waverly Labs’ CEO to develop it. Sei-fi dreams coming true ____49____ It reached its US $75,000 goal in 15 minutes, US $1 million in hours and eventually more than US $2 million with the help of over 11,000 backers. It seems that the Pilot captured the imagination of many who had seen similar technology in science fiction, like a Forbes writer expressed it in the following quote. “The Waverly Labs Pilot is as close as I’ve seen to the Universal Translator I was promised by Star Trek when I was a kid.” Flying into the future Though the Pilot’s translation app is available now, the entire earpiece package is planned for delivery in May 2017 at a retail cost of US $250 to $300. ____50____ A. The earpiece has microphones to isolate the speaker’s voice, after which the speech will be sent to the app. B. The pilot can translate the information without any delay and pass it to the listener as quickly as possible. C. The product proved to be a great success the first time it appeared in the market, which helped its backers realize their dreams. D. The Pilot is joining other translators like Skype Translator and Google Translate, but it’s the first to add earpieces to the concept. E. For now, Waverly Labs is still hard at work improving the Pilot’s speed of translation and developing an offline mode. F. When the fundraising for the Pilot was launched on Indiegogo in May this year, it became apparent just how much the market wanted the product. Ⅳ. Summary Writing 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. People choose to become entrepreneurs( 创 业 者 ） for a wide variety of reasons. One important reason is, of course, financial reward. If you own your own business and it becomes successful, you can reap huge financial rewards. And as an entrepreneur, dependent on how much your boss decides to give you; ifs limited only by the success of your business. And speaking of bosses, not having a supervisor is another major advantage of becoming an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are often independent thinkers who want to be in charge of projects, rather than having others tell them what to do. They often have big dreams that that they want to pursue rather than making someone else’s dream come true. For many entrepreneurs, starting a business is a way of solving a problem or helping people receive something they need. It’s a way to change the world for the better. Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy, however, nor is it always fun. Entrepreneurs often have to work long hours, especially early on when they’re trying to get their businesses off the ground. That’s the reason entrepreneurs need to have a strong work ethic( 伦 理 ).Employees can work 40 hours a week and then stop, but for an entrepreneur, there’s no end in sight. That’s why another feature of successful entrepreneurs is passion; they have to be excited about what they’re doing to be willing to work hard for it. Entrepreneurs also need good communication skills to pass on that passion to others. That’s important for finding investors, getting people to buy products and attracting employees. Entrepreneurs also need to be creative people who are able to find solutions to problems they encounter. This is important from the very beginning, when the entrepreneur comes up with an initial concept of a business. But even after that initial step, creative thinking is continually necessary to adapt to changing situations and to solve problems that come up. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅴ. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 既然生活中压力不可避免，何不调整心态，积极应对？（why not）(汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 53. 有些看似简单的激励话语往往能帮我们振作起来，走出困境。（inspire）(汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 54. 与其担心可能的失败而畏手畏脚，错失良机，不如仔细计划，大胆行动。(rather) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 55. 直到参加毕业典礼的时候有些同学才后悔没有好好珍惜那宝贵的同学情谊。（until）(汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅵ. Guided Writing 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 生活中的微小善意之举（random kindness）却往往带来巨大的能量，你有过类似的经历吗？有何感想呢？请结合自己的亲身经历写一篇作文，内容须包括： 1、描述一次你经历的微小善意之举； 2、这次经历对你产生了怎样影响？ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 上海市行知中学2024学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Fresh. B. Salty. C. Tender. D. Dry. 2. A. A luxurious tie. B. A set of classic works. C. A red scarf. D. A wallet. 3. A. In a barbershop. B. In the cinema. C. In the mall. D. In the library. 4. A. The boy stayed up all night. B. The boy came home too early. C. The boy is forgiven. D. The boy didn’t go home at night. 5. A. She will accompany the man who asks questions. B. She also doesn’t know the meaning of the term. C. She sympathized with the man very much. D. She is well aware of the meaning of the newly coined term. 6. A. She needs to hurry. B. The alarm clock didn’t ring. C. She broke the alarm clock. D. She is late for school. 7. A. $10,000. B. ¥11,000. C. ¥12,000. D. $11,000. 8. A. He couldn’t offer help because of his foot injury. B. He can’t stand the noise of these boxes moving. C. He can’t stand the woman carrying these boxes. D. He doesn’t want to carry the box down from the fifth floor. 9. A. He is just an ordinary man, not a hero. B. He wants the woman to publicize his deeds. C. He has already finished financial aid for students. D. He wants the woman to keep it a secret. 10. A. The woman likes to take a shower before going to bed. B. The man can’t have a shower before going to bed. C. Hot water is supplied in the hotel until 10 p.m. in winter. D. The hotel still supplies hot water after 10 p.m. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Have a professional energy checkup. B. Update all the household appliances. C. Make a do-it-yourself home energy checkup. D. Find the leaks on the outside of your home. 12. A. Because it can help you save energy in a house. B. Because it can help you decide where should be upgraded first. C. Because it can help you remember where you have inspected. D. Because it can help you reduce the air leaks. 13. A. How to choose a professional energy checkup. B. How to conduct the home energy checkup. C. How to make a list of obvious air leaks. D. How to save energy in your home. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To make people remember him. B. To show his excellent talent. C. To remember the moments in university. D. To recall his childhood. 15. A. It used some advanced narrative skills. B. It is easy to understand the deep meaning. C. It has a kind of bell ringing quality. D. It is suitable to recite aloud with expression. 16. A. He likes to compose poems at quiet corners. B. He graduated from Harvard University in 1995. C. He wrote only two poems in his life. D. He had a good time at Harvard. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. His office is richly decorated. B. He has used this office for a week. C. His office is very modern. D. His office space is spacious enough. 18. A. To record his trip next week. B. To communicate with overseas scholars. C. To collect cost-effective web cameras. D. To record the contents of the report file. 19. A. A chair that rises up and down and has arms. B. A modern simple chair. C. A folded chair without a handle. D. A second-hand solid wood chair. 20. A. How to choose a web camera. B. How to prepare for an online meeting report. C. How to improve Professor White’s office. D. How to decorate Professor White’s office. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. has been viewed 2. know 3. how 4. mixes 5. Fascinated 6. Although##Though 7 into 8. adding 9. where 10. must Section B 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11 D 12. A 13. J 14. B 15. H 16. E 17. I 18. C 19. F 20. K Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. A Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) 【36~39题答案】 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. B (B) 【40~42题答案】 【答案】40. C 41. D 42. B (C) 【43~46题答案】 【答案】43. D 44. B 45. D 46. A Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【47~50题答案】 【答案】47. A 48. D 49. F 50. E Ⅳ. Summary Writing 【51题答案】 【答案】This passage is about the advantages and challenges of starting a business. On one hand, a boss can get financial rewards and independence avoiding control from others. On the other hand, a boss must have passion for his own business, good communication skills and creative thinking, which can help him solve problems. Ⅴ. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【52题答案】 【答案】Since stress in life is inevitable, why not adjust our mindset and face it positively? 【53题答案】 【答案】Some/Certain/a few seemingly simple inspiring words can often/usually/frequently help/assist/aid us to cheer up/perk up and get out of trouble/get through tough times/break free from predicaments.或Some/Certain/a few inspiring words that/which seem/look simple can often/usually/frequently help/assist/aid us to cheer up/perk up and get out of trouble/get through tough times/break free from predicaments. 【54题答案】 【答案】Rather than hesitating over potential failures and losing chances, plan thoroughly and act boldly. 【55题答案】 【答案】Some students didn’t regret not cherishing the precious friendship among classmates until they attended the graduation ceremony. Ⅵ. Guided Writing 【56题答案】 【答案】The Impact of Random Kindness In my life, a small act of kindness once left a lasting impression on me. It was a rainy afternoon when I was rushing to catch the last bus home. As I stood at the bus stop, drenched and frustrated, a stranger approached and offered me his umbrella. He insisted that I take it, saying he lived nearby and didn’t need it anymore. I was taken aback by his generosity and accepted the umbrella with gratitude. This simple act of kindness had a profound impact on me. It reminded me that even the smallest gestures can make a big difference in someone’s day. The stranger’s selflessness warmed my heart and made me realize that kindness is not about grand gestures but about noticing and helping others in need. Since then, I’ve made a conscious effort to pay it forward. I’ve started small, like helping someone carry groceries or offering my seat on the bus. These actions may seem insignificant, but they have the power to brighten someone’s day and create a ripple effect of kindness. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $