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2024-2025学年度第二学期阶段性质量检测试卷 高二年级英语 学科 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —I know you want to talk about this report, but I’d like to tell you about our new partner. — ______. We can talk about him later. A. Let’s stick to the point B. It’s nice of you C. It’s really hard to say D. You’ll make it 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查情景交际及习惯表达。句意：---我知道你想谈谈这份报告，但我想告诉你我们的新搭档。---不要离题。我们待会儿再谈他。A. Let’s stick to the point让我们关注重点；B. It’s nice of you你真好；C. It’s really hard to say真的难说；D. You’ll make it你会成功的。 Let’s stick to the point“让我们关注重点”符合句意。故选A项。 2. Li Bai wrote the lines, “Everyone is born useful and we’re not made ________. A thousand gold coins spent, more will turn up again.” A. in a larger sense B. at a great cost C. in vain D. in memory of 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：李白写道：“天生我才必有用，千金散尽还复来。” A. in a larger sense从更广泛的意义上来说；B. at a great cost付出了巨大的代价；C. in vain徒劳；D. in memory of为了纪念。根据前文Everyone is born useful可知，此处应表示每个人生来都是有用的，都不是徒劳的。故选C项。 3. This kind of species ________ many years ago because people failed to protect them. A. died off B. died away C. died in D. died out 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：这种物种多年前就灭绝了，因为人们没有保护好它们。A. died off 相继死去，先后死去；通常指群体成员逐渐死亡，但未必完全灭绝，侧重过程。B. died away(尤指声音、光、风)逐渐消失，停止；C. died in在(某事中或在某地方)死去； D. died out灭绝。句子表达的是“这种物种因人类未能保护而在多年前灭绝”。died out 专指物种“完全灭绝”，符合语境。故选D项。 4. To travel abroad can ________ children to different languages and cultures. A. express B. expand C. expose D. explain 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：出国旅行可以使孩子们接触不同的语言和文化。A. express表达；B. expand扩大；C. expose使接触；D. explain解释。根据后文“children to different languages and cultures”指出国让孩子接触不同的语言和文化。故选C。 5. ________ a great many people like the convenience of using WeChat to communicate with each other, too many junk messages on it may make them bored. A. How B. When C. Since D. While 【答案】D 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：虽然很多人喜欢使用微信交流的便利，但上面太多的垃圾信息可能会让他们感到无聊。A. How如何；B. When当……时候；C. Since既然；D. While在……期间，虽然。此处引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然”应用while。故选D。 6. ________ the weather has cleared up, we can start our journey. A. In case B. Now that C. Even though D. Ever since 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：既然天气已经转晴，我们可以启程了。A. In case万一，假如；B. Now that既然；C. Even though即使；D. Ever since从那时起。引导原因状语从句，表示“既然”应用now that。故选B。 7. Her________ love of shopping meant she spent most of her free time at the mall. A. occasional B. indifferent C. moderate D. obsessive 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她对购物的痴迷意味着她大部分空闲时间都在商场度过。A. occasional偶尔的；B. indifferent冷漠的；C. moderate温和的；D. obsessive痴迷的，迷恋的。根据后文she spent most of her free time at the mall可知，她大部分空闲时间都在商场度过，这表明她对购物很痴迷，D项中的obsessive “痴迷的，迷恋的”符合题意。故选D项。 8. The traditional customs and values have been well ________ for generations. A. destroyed B. dominated C. preserved D. neglected 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：传统习俗和价值观被很好地保存下来，世代相传。A. destroyed破坏；B. dominated支配；C. preserved保存，保护；D. neglected忽视。根据前文have been well和后文for generations可知，此处是指传统被妥善保存并世代传承。故选C项。 9. Due to her exceptional achievements, she became a very ________ figure in her field. A. prominent B. modest C. violent D. insignificant 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于她的卓越成就，她成为了她所在领域的杰出人物。A. prominent杰出的；B. modest谦虚的；C. violent暴力的；D. insignificant不重要的。根据前文Due to her exceptional achievements可知，由于她的卓越成就，她成了该领域的杰出人物。故选A项。 10. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was ______ I looked forward to most. A. that B. what C. which D. when 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查表语从句。句意：当我还是个小男孩的时候，年夜饭是我最期待的。分析句子结构可知，此处为连词引导的表语从句，从句中缺少宾语，指事，所以使用连接代词what。故选B项。 11. _______football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. A. What B. Whether C. That D. Which 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查名词性从句。句意：足球是一项如此简单的运动，这可能是它流行的基础。分析句子可知，is是谓语动词。______football is such a simple game to play是主语，因此空白处引导主语从句；主语从句中football是主语，is是系动词，game是表语，句子不差成分，因此用that引导主语从句。故选C。 12. Over the past five years, large amounts of rubbish, such as plastic bags, ________ by the volunteer team. A. have been collected B. was collected C. has been collected D. were collected 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：在过去的五年里，志愿者团队收集了大量垃圾，如塑料袋。结合时间状语Over the past five years，主语large amounts of rubbish和谓语动词collect是被动关系，用现在完成时的被动语态，large amounts of+不可数名词，谓语复数形式。故选A项。 13. She hurriedly ran home, never once looking back to see whether she as well as her brothers ________. A. was following B. were following C. were being followed D. was being followed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：她匆匆跑回家，一次都没有回头看看她和她的兄弟们是否被跟踪。空处为从句的谓语动词。根据句子“She hurriedly ran home”的语境可知，这里是说她在跑回家的过程中担心自己和兄弟们是否正被人跟踪，所以要用过去进行时的被动语态，其结构为“was/were being + 过去分词”。as well as 连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式要与前面的主语保持一致，本句中前面的主语是 she，是第三人称单数，所以be动词要用was。故选D。 14. The harmful effects that smog can have on people's health are one of the top ______ of those who live in some cities. A. concerns B. conflicts C. characters D. charges 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：雾霾对人们健康的危害是一些城市居民最关心的问题之一。A. concerns关心的事、担心；B. conflicts冲突；C. characters性格；D. charges费用。根据“The harmful effects that smog can have on people's health”可知此处表示“关心的事”，故A项正确。 15. — Reading is the best way to kill time on the train. — . I never go traveling without a book. A. You are joking B. I don’t think so C. That’s true D. Don’t mention it 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——阅读是在火车上打发时间的最好方法。——这是真的。没有书我从不去旅行。A. You are joking.别开玩笑了；B. I don’t think so.我不这么认为；C. That’s true.这是真的；D. Don’t mention it.别客气。根据空后“I never go traveling without a book.”可知，后者赞同前者的观点，“That's true.”是对上文表示赞同。故选C。 第二节：完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分) Even at 80, Mei Jingtian continues to patrol (巡逻) the Shixiaguan section of the Great Wall. With over four decades of experience under his belt, he skillfully taps (敲打) the ground along the way with a wooden ____16____, alerting wild animals to his presence to ____17____his safety. Mei lives in Shixia, a village near the Shixiaguan section of the Great Wall in the suburbanYanqing district of Beijing, the oldest part of which____18____the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Shixia village residents have a deep____19____for the wall. Mei remembers when he ran and played hide-and-seek with his friends on the imposing structure as a child. ____20____, in 1979, when he returned to Shixia after working outside for years, he was stunned by the____21____ to the ancient wall. “Some residents even took bricks from it to build their houses,” Mei says. To help protect the wonder, Mei volunteered as a guardian, patrolling 20 km each day to dissuade people from taking bricks, scribbling on the wall or____22____ litter. “My family worried that it would be dangerous to hike in the mountains by myself, so I always took a wooden stick with me to ____23____ the wild animals away,” Mei says. In 1984,a Great Wall protection campaign was ____24____ in Beijing and was quickly picked up by villagers in Shixia. Realizing the _____25_____of heritage protection, more and more of them returned the bricks they had taken and joined Mei on patrol. In 2006, and then head of the village, Mei helped _____26_____a local volunteer protection _____27_____, and about 80 of the village's 100 or so residents joined as guardians. _____28_____by her uncle, Mei's niece Liu Hongyan, followed in his footsteps and _____29_____ became a Great Wall guardian in 2019. “When I was a child, my uncle always told me his patrol stories and talked about the history of the Great Wall,” Liu says. “It is my _____30_____and responsibility to protect cultural heritage.” China has continued to step up efforts to protect the Great Wall. From 2015 to 2023, the country_____31_____ 289 protection and maintenance projects, and more than 6,800 guardians nationwide are _____32_____ to protection work. Today, more_____33_____technology has been _____34_____for protection. The Shixiaguan section of the Great Wall has not yet been opened to the public. “It is my biggest wish to see heritage_____35_____and available to visit, encouraging more people to join us in protecting the Great Wall,” Mei says. 16. A. stick B. security C. strike D. status 17. A. assure B. appreciate C. ensure D. employ 18. A. makes up of B. dates back to C. amounts to D. engages in 19. A. effect B. effort C. affection D. impact 20. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However 21. A. deadline B. destruction C. demand D. domination 22. A. collecting B. managing C. dropping D. clearing 23. A. drive B. take C. put D. step 24. A. launched B. liberated C. laid D. lacked 25. A. relevance B. invasion C. assumption D. significance 26. A. set aside B. set up C. set about D. set off 27. A. infection B. division C. association D. comprehension 28. A. Inspired B. Being inspired C. Inspiring D. To inspire 29. A. substantially B. preciously C. ambitiously D. officially 30. A. conservation B. mission C. architecture D. representative 31. A. submitted B. recalled C. approved D. assisted 32. A. introduced B. dedicated C. compared D. passed 33 A. fashionable B. modest C. objective D. advanced 34. A. analyzed B. adapted C. assessed D. adopted 35. A. protected B. potential C. prosperous D. puzzled 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了 80 岁的梅景田守护北京延庆区石峡关长城的故事。 【16题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：凭借40多年的经验，他熟练地用木棍敲打地面，提醒他野生动物的存在，以确保他的安全。A. stick木棍；B. security安全；C. strike罢工；D. status地位。根据下文“so I always took a wooden stick with me” 可知，他是用木棍敲打地面，故选A。 【17题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：凭借40多年的经验，他熟练地用木棍敲打地面，提醒他野生动物的存在，以确保他的安全。A. assure使确信；B. appreciate欣赏；C. ensure确保；D. employ雇佣。根据上文“alerting wild animals to his presence”可知，他敲打地面是为了确保自身安全，故选C。 【18题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：梅住在石峡村，这是北京延庆郊区长城石峡关段附近的一个村庄，它最古老的部分可以追溯到北齐时期（550 - 577）。A. makes up of由…… 组成；B. dates back to追溯到；C. amounts to总计；D. engages in从事。根据下文“the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577)”可知，这里说的是长城的历史可以追溯到北齐，故选B。 【19题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：石峡村的居民对长城有着深厚的感情。A. effect影响；B. effort努力；C. affection感情；D. impact影响。根据下文“Mei remembers when he ran and played hide-and-seek with his friends on the imposing structure as a child.”可知，梅景田小时候在长城上玩耍以及“石峡村”离长城很近可知，村民对长城有深厚感情，故选C。 【20题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，1979 年，当他在外面工作多年后回到石峡时，他被古老城墙的破坏惊呆了。A. Otherwise否则；B. Therefore因此；C. Moreover此外；D. However然而。这里与前文村民对长城有感情形成转折，故选D。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：：然而，1979 年，当他在外面工作多年后回到石峡时，他被古老城墙的破坏惊呆了。A. deadline最后期限；B. destruction破坏；C. demand要求；D. domination统治。根据后文“Some residents even took bricks from it to build their houses” 可知，城墙遭到了破坏，故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了保护这一奇观，梅自告奋勇担任守护者，每天巡逻 20 公里，劝阻人们不要拿砖、在墙上涂鸦或扔垃圾。A. collecting收集；B. managing管理；C. dropping扔；D. clearing清理。根据上文“dissuade people from taking bricks, scribbling on the wall”以及下文“litter.”可知，这里说的是阻止人们扔垃圾，故选C。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的家人担心我一个人在山上徒步会很危险，所以我总是带着一根木棍把野生动物赶走。A. drive驱赶；B. take带走；C. put放置；D. step行走。根据上文“alerting wild animals”可知，他总是带着一根木棍把野生动物赶走。drive away 表示 “驱赶”，符合文意，故选 A。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1984年，北京发起了一场保护长城的运动，并迅速得到了石峡村民的支持。A. launched发起；B. liberated解放；C. laid放置；D. lacked缺少。根据上文“protection campaign”以及“was quickly picked up by villagers in Shixia.”可知，北京发起了一场保护长城的运动。故选 A。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：意识到遗产保护的重要性，越来越多的人归还了他们拿走的砖块，并加入了梅的巡逻队伍。A. relevance相关性；B. invasion侵略；C. assumption假设；D. significance重要性。根据下文“more and more of them returned the bricks they had taken and joined Mei on patrol.”可知，人们意识到保护长城的重要性才会归还砖块并加入巡逻，故选D。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：2006 年，当时担任村长的梅帮助成立了一个当地的志愿者保护协会，村里100多名居民中约有80人加入了保护行列。A. set aside留出；B. set up成立；C. set about开始；D. set off出发。根据下文“a local volunteer protection”可知，立了一个当地的志愿者保护协会，故选B。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：2006 年，当时担任村长的梅帮助成立了一个当地的志愿者保护协会，村里100多名居民中约有80人加入了保护行列。A. infection感染；B. division部门；C. association协会；D. comprehension理解。根据上文“local volunteer protection”可知，成立的是保护协会，故选C。 【28题详解】 考查非谓语动词辨析。句意：受到叔叔的启发，梅的侄女刘红艳追随他的脚步，在 2019 年正式成为了一名长城守护者。A. Inspired受到启发（过去分词表被动和完成）；B. Being inspired正在被启发（现在分词的被动式）；C. Inspiring令人鼓舞的（现在分词）；D. To inspire为了启发（不定式表目的）。这里是说侄女受到叔叔的启发，用过去分词作状语，故选A。 【29题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：到叔叔的启发，梅的侄女刘红艳追随他的脚步，在 2019 年正式成为了一名长城守护者。A. substantially实质上；B. preciously珍贵地；C. ambitiously有雄心地；D. officially正式地。根据下文“became a Great Wall guardian in 2019”可知，在 2019 年正式成为了一名长城守护者，故选D。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：保护文化遗产是我的使命和责任。A. conservation保护；B. mission使命；C. architecture建筑；D. representative代表。根据下文“responsibility”可知，保护长城是她的使命，故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：从 2015 年到 2023 年，国家批准了 289 个保护和维护项目，全国有 6800 多名守护者致力于保护工作。A. submitted提交；B. recalled召回；C. approved批准；D. assisted帮助。根据下文“89 protection and maintenance projects”可知，国家批准了 289 个保护和维护项目，故选C。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：全从 2015 年到 2023 年，国家批准了 289 个保护和维护项目，全国有 6800 多名守护者致力于保护工作。A. introduced介绍；B. dedicated致力于；C. compared比较；D. passed通过。根据上文“more than 6,800 guardians nationwide”可知，全国有 6800 多名守护者致力于保护工作。be dedicated to 表示 “致力于”，符合文意，故选B。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如今，更多先进的技术被用于保护。A. fashionable时尚的；B. modest谦虚的；C. objective客观的；D. advanced先进的。根据常识可知，先进技术更利于保护长城，故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今，更多先进的技术被用于保护。A. analyzed分析；B. adapted适应；C. assessed评估；D. adopted采用。根据常识可知，采用先进技术更利于保护长城，故选D。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我最大的愿望是看到遗产得到保护并可供参观，鼓励更多的人加入我们保护长城的行列”，梅说。A. protected受到保护的；B. potential有潜力的；C. prosperous繁荣的；D. puzzled困惑的。根据上文“To help”可知，梅景田希望看到长城得到保护，故选A。 第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分) A The skin is an essential part of your body and its largest organ. You have three layers (层) of skin which act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very complex: it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from losing too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned it can be very serious. First aid is a very important first step in the treatment of burns. Causes of burns You can get burned by a variety of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation (by being close to high heat or fire, etc. ), the sun, electricity or chemicals. Types of burns There are three types of burns. Burns are called first, second or third degree burns, depending on which layers of the skin are burned. • First degree burns These affect only the top layer of the skin. These burns are not serious and should feel better within a day or two. Examples include mild sunburn and burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a mordent (熨烫熨斗). • Second degree burns These affect both the top and the second layer of the skin. These burns are serious and take a few weeks to heal. Examples include severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids. • Third degree burns These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin. Examples include burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires. These burns cause very severe injuries and the victim must go to hospital at once. Characteristics of burns First degree burns • dry, red and mildly swollen • mildly painful • turn white when pressed Second degree burns • rough, red and swollen • watery surface • extremely painful Third degree burns • black and white and charred • swollen; often tissue under them can be seen • little or no pain if nerves are damaged; may be pain around edge of injured area 36. According to Paragraph 1, the functions of the skin include ________. A. regulating body temperature B. reflecting the sun’s harmful rays C. speeding up water loss D. absorbing poisons automatically 37. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following may NOT be the cause of burns? A. Boiling oil. B. Hot chocolate. C. Electric shocks. D. Heart attacks. 38. How are burn grades divided? A. Depending on the speed of the burn. B. Depending on the location of the burn. C. Depending on how many layers of skin there are. D. Depending on how deep they burn the surface of the skin. 39. According to the author, which of the following is a second-degree burn? A. Your skin may be bright red, swollen, and look wet. B. The bur site appears white or charred and there is no feeling in the area. C. Your skin may be red and painful, and you may experience mild swelling. D. Instead of turning red, your skin may appear black, brown, white or yellow. 40. Where is the passage probably taken from? A. A course guide. B. A first aid brochure. C. A hospital advertisement. D. A business magazine. 【答案】36. A 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人类皮肤的功能，及皮肤烧伤级别和特征。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“The functions of your skin are also very complex: it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from losing too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch.”（皮肤的功能也非常复杂：它可以保暖或降温；它可以防止你的身体失去太多的水分；它是你感到冷、热或疼痛的地方，它给了你触觉。）可知，皮肤可以保暖和降温，所以皮肤可以调节体温。故选A项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“You can get burned by a variety of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation (by being close to high heat or fire, etc. ), the sun, electricity or chemicals.”（你可能会被各种东西烫伤:热液体、蒸汽、火、辐射(通过靠近高温或火等)、太阳、电或化学物质。）可知，心脏病不是引起皮肤烧伤的原因。故选D项。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“There are three types of burns. Burns are called first, second or third degree burns, depending on which layers of the skin are burned.”（烧伤有三种类型。根据烧伤的皮肤层不同，烧伤分为一级、二级或三级。）可知，皮肤烧伤是根据烧伤皮肤表面的深度分类的。故选D项。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Second degree burns”中“rough, red and swollen; watery surface”（表面粗糙、红肿、水样）可知，二级烧伤皮肤可能会红肿，看起来很湿。故选A项。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“ First aid is a very important first step in the treatment of burns.”（急救是治疗烧伤非常重要的第一步。）及下文小标题“Causes of burns”（烧伤原因），“Types of burns”（烧伤类型）和“Characteristics of burns”（烧伤特征）具体内容的介绍可知，本文主要介绍了人类皮肤的功能，及皮肤烧伤级别和特征，应选自急救手册。故选B项。 B You have to get to your job interview, but you don’t have access to an automobile. How would you solve this dilemma (困境)? Most people would probably call an Uber or perhaps ask a friend or family member for a ride. But not this Indiana woman. Kasia Shelton from Muncie has been arrested for stealing a vehicle from a local dealership (经销商). According to police reports, the 20-year-old used the 2013 Kia Optima to drive to a job interview in Indianapolis. The auto theft happened on Monday, October 9. On the day, Shelton arrived at RDI Motors in Muncie and asked an employee to see a certain 2013 Kia Optima. He showed the car to Shelton and we can only assume he talked in length about its great condition for its age, the features, and the reliability. The employee later told the police that Shelton seemed interested in the car and asked to take it for a test drive. But while he was talking to her and preparing the car for a drive, the dealership’s telephone kept ringing and ringing. He said that he had to excuse himself constantly to go pick up the phone, yet there was never anybody on the other end of the line. The last time the phone rang was just as the employee had gotten the car ready for Shelton to take it for a test drive. When he got back from the phone, Shelton and the Kia were gone. The RDI employee immediately called the Muncie Police Department. The police then began using the Flock camera surveillance system (监控系统) in an attempt to spot the car. A while later, they saw the car again, this time returning to Muncie. After that, the cameras lost the car, but we now know that Shelton drove it back to RDI Motors. Finding out wasn’t too difficult. The police said they were able to connect the car to Shelton because she had filled out an online form on RDI Motors’ website. When the police later showed up at Shelton’s door, she seemed confused and thought the officers were pulling off some kind of a joke. She genuinely didn’t seem to understand what she was getting arrested for. After all, she returned the Kia to the dealership once she was done with her trip. She didn’t plan to keep it, so what’s the big deal? Whether she understood the reason why or not, Shelton was arrested. She has been charged with auto theft, which could land her in prison for up to two and a half years. 41. Why was Shelton arrested? A. Because she got a job interview. B. Because she didn’t call an Uber. C. Because she stole a car. D. Because she drove a 2013 Kia Optima. 42. What was the attitude of the employee when introducing the 2013 Kia Optima to Shelton? A. Uninterested. B. Negative. C. Responsible. D. Intolerable. 43. What stopped the employee from taking Shelton to the test drive? A. Some other clients. B. Mysterious phone calls. C. Shelton’s attitude. D. His colleagues’ calls. 44. How did the police find Shelton? A. By searching the Flock camera surveillance system. B. Through the interview company. C. By inquiring RDI motors’ employees. D. Through the personal information she left on the site. 45. The underlined part “what’s the big deal?” in Paragraph 4 can be understood as ________. A. Don’t you think that’s the reason you arrest me? B. Is this small thing worth an arrest? C. Is this a deal? D. Do you think I should buy the car? 【答案】41. C 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要说明了来自曼西的Kasia Shelton因从当地一家经销商那里偷车去面试而被捕。文章讲述了事情的起因经过以及最后对Shelton的可能处罚。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Kasia Shelton from Muncie has been arrested for stealing a vehicle from a local dealership (经销商).(来自曼西的Kasia Shelton因从当地一家经销商那里偷车而被捕)”可知，Shelton被捕是因为她偷了一辆车。故选C。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“On the day, Shelton arrived at RDI Motors in Muncie and asked an employee to see a certain 2013 Kia Optima. He showed the car to Shelton and we can only assume he talked in length about its great condition for its age, the features, and the reliability. The employee later told the police that Shelton seemed interested in the car and asked to take it for a test drive.(当天，Shelton来到位于曼西的RDI汽车公司，让一名员工看一辆2013年的起亚Optima。他把车拿给Shelton看，我们只能假设他长篇大论地谈论了它的年代、特点和可靠性。这名员工后来告诉警方，谢尔顿似乎对这辆车很感兴趣，并要求试驾)”可推知，在向Shelton介绍2013款起亚Optima时，员工的态度是负责的。故选C。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But while he was talking to her and preparing the car for a drive, the dealership’s telephone kept ringing and ringing. He said that he had to excuse himself constantly to go pick up the phone, yet there was never anybody on the other end of the line.(但是，当他和她说话，准备开车的时候，经销商的电话一直响个不停。他说他不得不经常找借口去接电话，但电话那头根本没人)”可知，是神秘电话阻止了那个员工带Shelton去试驾。故选B。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“The police said they were able to connect the car to Shelton because she had filled out an online form on RDI Motors’ website.(警方表示，他们能够将这辆车与Shelton联系起来，是因为她在RDI汽车公司的网站上填写了一份在线表格)”可知，警察是通过Shelton留在网站上的个人信息找到她的。故选D。 【45题详解】 词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段“When the police later showed up at Shelton’s door, she seemed confused and thought the officers were pulling off some kind of a joke. She genuinely didn’t seem to understand what she was getting arrested for. After all, she returned the Kia to the dealership once she was done with her trip. She didn’t plan to keep it”可知，当警察后来出现在Shelton家门口时，她似乎很困惑，以为警察在开什么玩笑。她真的不明白自己为什么被捕。毕竟，她一结束旅行就把起亚还给了经销商。她没打算留着这辆车，所以她认为不值得为这件小事逮捕她。故划线部分意思是“这件小事值得逮捕吗？”。故选B。 C Twenty years ago, the idea of sharing our lives so openly with the world was unheard of. However, for young people today it is considered completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact online every day. Fans of social media point out that the world has never been so connected as it has allowed people to make friends, learn about the world and celebrate life. However, many people have concerns about the effects of this new way of living particularly around the amount and type of information that is shared so openly. Now researchers have found that too much time on social media may indeed have some negative effects. They measured people’s attitudes and feelings before and after browsing(浏览) social media sites. They found that the more time people spent on social media, the more unhappy they became. There are a number of reasons for this. When browsing social media, people often see photographs and stories showing beautiful holidays, fun parties and fashionable clothes. People rarely post negative stories or bad pictures, so it can be misleading. For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives, they can end up feeling sad and depressed. They might think their lives are worse in comparison. Even for those people who post positive stories and pictures, they too can feel stressed and worried. The number of “likes” and comments on their posts can make them anxious about their popularity. Of course, there is also the problem of “cyber bullying(网络欺凌)” where people become victims of bullying online when others make negative or cruel comments about them. The reality is that social media is a part of modern life and it is not going to go away. This research shows us that it is important to find a balance between our online and offline lives. We don’t have to disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life, but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect ourselves and enjoy our lives. 46. According to Paragraph 1, social media help people to ______. A. interact off line easily B. kill time C. share highlights of life D. discover that the continents are connected 47. What idea does the writer convey in Paragraph 2? A. People spend too much time on social media. B. Browsing social media certainly has negative consequences. C. Spending too much time on social media can have negative effects. D. Browsing social media is definitely not fun. 48. Why does browsing social media sometimes make people depressed? A. Because people get upset after comparing the good lives in other people’s posts. B. Because they always worry about the number of “likes”. C. Because of the existence of “cyber bullying”. D. Because other people always post negative stories. 49. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph probably mean? A. The pictures we see are only part of the picture. B. None of the stories we read on the Internet are true. C. In order to live a happy life, we should browse more pictures. D. What we see or read on the Internet is not entirely representative of the real world. 50. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To offer some tips on using social media. B. To show the highs and lows of social media. C. To remind us about the “cyber bullying”. D. To share his experience with social media. 【答案】46. C 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了一种社会问题和现象，那就是社交媒体的日益流行对人们生活的影响越来越大。作者通过写这篇文章来提醒人们要用正确的心态对待社交媒体所展示的内容。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。由文章第一段“Twenty years ago, the idea of sharing our lives so openly with the world was unheard of. However, for young people today it is considered completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact online every day. Fans of social media point out that the world has never been so connected as it has allowed people to make friends, learn about the world and celebrate life.(20年前，与世界如此公开地分享我们的生活的想法是闻所未闻的。然而，对于今天的年轻人来说，每天分享他们的生活图片并在网上互动被认为是完全正常的。社交媒体的粉丝们指出，这个世界从未如此紧密地联系在一起，它让人们结交朋友，了解世界，庆祝生活。)”可知，社交媒体帮助人们分享生活亮点。故选C项。 【47题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段的主要内容，尤其“Now researchers have found that too much time on social media may indeed have some negative effects. (现在研究人员发现，在社交媒体上花太多时间可能确实会产生一些负面影响)”可知，本段主要介绍研究人员发现了花太多时间在社交媒体的负面影响。故选C项。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。由文章第三段“When browsing social media, people often see photographs and stories showing beautiful holidays, fun parties and fashionable clothes. People rarely post negative stories or bad pictures, so it can be misleading. For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives, they can end up feeling sad and depressed. They might think their lives are worse in comparison. (在浏览社交媒体时，人们经常会看到展示美丽假期、有趣派对和时尚服装的照片和故事。人们很少发布负面报道或不良图片，因此可能会产生误导。对于那些看着这些照片并将其与自己的生活进行比较的人来说，他们最终可能会感到悲伤和沮丧。相比之下，他们可能认为自己的生活更糟糕。)”可知，当人们在比较别人帖子中的美好生活时会感到沮丧。故选A项。 【49题详解】 词句猜测题。由文章最后一段“We don’t have to disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life, but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect ourselves and enjoy our lives.(我们不必为了过上幸福的生活而与互联网断开连接，但我们应该意识到， 。如果我们能做到这一点，我们就能保护自己，享受我们的生活。)”可知，划线部分应指我们在互联网上看到或阅读的内容并不完全代表现实世界。故选D项。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。由文章最后一段“The reality is that social media is a part of modern life and it is not going to go away. This research shows us that it is important to find a balance between our online and offline lives. We don’t have to disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life, but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect ourselves and enjoy our lives.(现实是，社交媒体是现代生活的一部分，它不会消失。这项研究向我们表明，在我们的线上和线下生活之间找到平衡是很重要的。我们不必为了过上幸福的生活而与互联网断开连接，但我们应该意识到，我们看到的图片和读到的故事只是更大图景的一部分。如果我们能做到这一点，我们就能保护自己，享受我们的生活。)”以及上文可知，本文介绍了一种社会问题和现象，那就是社交媒体的日益流行对人们生活的影响越来越大。作者通过写这篇文章来提供一些使用社交媒体的建议，提醒人们要用正确的心态对待社交媒体所展示的内容。故选A项。 D The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic (学业的) performance in mathematics, science, and reading undertaken by the OECD (经济合作与发展组织). A closer look at the reading tests, shows the interesting fact that girls are outperforming boys in reading and that this is associated with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading. One key area which has a major impact on reading performance, is reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes. Interestingly, the PISA study found that in all countries assessed (apart from South Korea), girls read for enjoyment more than boys. The study found that in all the countries assessed, just over half of boys (52%), but almost three-quarters of girls (73%) said that they read for enjoyment which may come as a surprise to many. In countries such as Estonia and the Netherlands, the difference between boys and girls was most significant, where they found a 30% gap or more between the genders. Additionally in places such as Austria and Liechtenstein, very low levels of boys expressed interest in reading (40% or less), which are worrying statistics. However, not all countries had such an obvious trend. In places like Japan, boys and girls read for enjoyment at an almost identical level, with 54% of boys and 58% of girls reporting that they enjoy reading. And there were a few countries and regions that scored very highly in boys reading enjoyment, for example in Albania, Indonesia and Shanghai in China where at least 80% of boys enjoy reading. Although these positive numbers are matched and passed by girls who reported an even higher level of reading enjoyment (90% or higher). An interesting area which the PISA study looked at was the types of literature that both girls and boys generally enjoy. There were clear differences in the choices boys and girls make when deciding on what to read. Boys were found to enjoy reading magazines, newspapers and comic books more than girls. Girls were found to be twice as likely to enjoy works of fiction than boys. Countries need to think about ways to inspire interest for boys in reading and ensure that they are exposed to a wide variety of different types of literature from a young age. Given that in OECD countries two in three boys only read newspapers for pleasure proves that there is work to be done. 51 What does the underlined word “outperforming” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Performing worse than. B. Performing better than. C. Being more profitable than. D. Being the same as. 52. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. In more than half of the countries surveyed, most boys read for pleasure. B. In all countries assessed, over 70% girls read for study and schoolwork. C. In all countries assessed, boys read for pleasure more than girls. D. Enjoyment of reading is one of the main factors affecting reading performance. 53. What can we learn from Paragraphs 3 and 4? A. In some countries 30% more girls read for pleasure than boys do. B. In Austria, 40% more girls than boys are interested in reading. C. More than half of the boys and girls in Japan have no interest in reading. D. More boys than girls like reading in Shanghai. 54. What is the writer’s attitude towards boys’ reading choices? A Positive. B. Disappointed. C. Worried. D. Admiring. 55. What could be the best title of the passage? A. PISA — A Worldwide Study Programme B. Do Girls Read More Than Boys? C. Do Boys and Girls Have Different Reading Habits? D. Reading Strategies for Boys and Girls 【答案】51. B 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究发现，介绍了PISA对全球15岁学生阅读能力的评估结果，发现女孩和男孩有着不同的阅读习惯，并且家庭经济状况和社会地位等因素也影响学生的阅读兴趣。 【51题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线单词下一句“that this is associated with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading. (这与女孩更喜欢阅读有关)”可知，女孩更喜欢阅读，所以在阅读方面表现得比男孩好。由此可知，划线单词和“比……好”相似。选项B“performing better than(表现得比……好)”，符合词义。故选B。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“One key area which has a major impact on reading performance, is reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes. Interestingly, the PISA study found that in all countries assessed (apart from South Korea), girls read for enjoyment more than boys. The study found that in all the countries assessed, just over half of boys (52%), but almost three-quarters of girls (73%) said that they read for enjoyment which may come as a surprise to many.(对阅读表现有重大影响的一个关键方面是，为了享受而阅读，而不仅仅是为了学习或学校作业。有趣的是，PISA研究发现，在所有接受评估的国家中(除了韩国)，女孩比男孩更喜欢阅读。该研究发现，在所有被评估的国家中，略多于一半的男孩(52%)和近四分之三的女孩(73%)表示，他们阅读是为了享受，这可能会让很多人感到惊讶)”可推知，为了享受而阅读是影响阅读表现的一个关键因素。故选D。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“In countries such as Estonia and the Netherlands, the difference between boys and girls was most significant, where they found a 30% gap or more between the genders.(在爱沙尼亚和荷兰等国家，男孩和女孩之间的差异最为显著，他们发现男女之间的差距达到30%或更多)”可知，在一些国家，为乐趣而阅读的女孩比男孩多30%甚至更多。故选A。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Countries need to think about ways to inspire interest for boys in reading and ensure that they are exposed to a wide variety of different types of literature from a young age. Given that in OECD countries two in three boys only read newspapers for pleasure proves that there is work to be done.(各国需要考虑如何激发男孩对阅读兴趣，并确保他们从小就接触到各种不同类型的文学作品。考虑到在经合组织国家中，三分之二的男孩只是为了娱乐而读报纸，这证明了我们还有很多工作要做)”可知，对于男孩的阅读兴趣方面，作者认为还有很多工作去做。由此推知，作者对于男孩的阅读兴趣现状感到担忧。故选C。 【55题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic (学业的) performance in mathematics, science, and reading undertaken by the OECD (经济合作与发展组织). A closer look at the reading tests, shows the interesting fact that girls are outperforming boys in reading and that this is associated with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading.(国际学生评估项目(PISA)是经合组织(OECD)对15岁小学生在数学、科学和阅读方面的学术表现进行的一项全球性研究。仔细观察阅读测试，会发现一个有趣的事实，即女孩在阅读方面的表现优于男孩，这与女孩更喜欢阅读有关)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了男孩和女孩在阅读习惯方面的差别。由此可知，Do Boys and Girls Have Different Reading Habits?(男孩和女孩有不同的阅读习惯吗？)适合作本文最佳标题。故选C。 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分：写作 第一节：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 On 8th August 1914, 27 men who had replied to an advertisement in The Times boarded a ship leaving for the Antarctic (南极洲). The name of the ship was the Endurance and the captain was an Irishman called Ernest Shackleton. The aim of the journey was to cross the frozen continent via the South Pole — a journey of 1, 800 miles. Shackleton thought the journey would last six months. But when land came into sight, the Endurance became trapped in the ice and began to break up. Shackleton and his men watched the Endurance sink into the icy sea. They then headed north, pulling three lifeboats behind them. After six days, bad weather forced them to give up and the men set up camp on a sheet of ice which began slowly moving across the Antarctic Circle. They survived on the ice for five months. Then, on 16th April, 1915, Shackleton saw land. It was Elephant Island — a large rock with nothing growing on it, but much better than a floating piece of ice. When they reached the island, Shackleton came up with an idea — it was a risk but he would have to take it. He and five men would take one of the lifeboats, and sail 800 miles to South Georgia, where there was a permanent camp. They could then return to rescue the rest of the men. It took Shackleton 17 days to reach South Georgia. Unfortunately he landed on the wrong side of the island, and had to walk 36 hours over mountains to reach the camp. The whale hunters at the camp couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw the six men walking down from the mountains. Shackleton kept his promise. More than three months later, be returned to Elephant Island to rescue the crew he had been forced to abandon. He had failed to reach the pole — but he had saved the lives of all his men. 56. What was the goal of the adventure? (no more than 8 words) ________________________________________________ 57. Why did they leave the Endurance? (no more than 6 words) ________________________________________________ 58. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 5? (1 word) ________________________________________________ 59. How did Shackleton save the lives of all his crew? (no more than 15 words) ________________________________________________ 60. What do you think of Shackleton? Please explain. (no more than 20 words) ________________________________________________ 【答案】56. To cross the Antarctic via the South Pole. 57. Because it sank into the sea. 58. Moving. 59. He led five men to South Geode’s permanent camp to seek assistance. 60. Open. He is brave and supportive/a source of strength. Because he could do anything to save his crew. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了1914年8月8日，27个人踏上了经由南极点穿越南极的旅程，途中他们的船沉没了，多亏了Shackleton最后船员才得救。 【56题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第二段“The aim of the journey was to cross the frozen continent via the South Pole — a journey of 1, 800 miles.(这次旅行的目的是通过南极点穿越冰封的大陆 —— 全程1800英里)”可知，这次冒险的目的是经由南极点穿越南极。故答案为To cross the Antarctic via the South Pole. 【57题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第三段“Shackleton and his men watched the Endurance sink into the icy sea. They then headed north, pulling three lifeboats behind them.( Shackleton和他的船员们看着“耐力号”沉入冰冷的大海。然后他们拉着三艘救生艇向北驶去)”可知，他们离开耐力号是因为它沉入大海了。故答案为Because it sank into the sea. 【58题详解】 考查词句猜测。根据第四段“After six days, bad weather forced them to give up and the men set up camp on a sheet of ice which began slowly moving across the Antarctic Circle.(六天后，恶劣的天气迫使他们放弃，他们在一片开始慢慢横跨南极圈的冰层上扎营)”；划线词上文“Then, on 16th April, 1915, Shackleton saw land.(1915年4月16日，沙克尔顿终于看到了陆地)”以及“It was Elephant Island — a large rock with nothing growing on it, but much better than a(那是大象岛——一块大岩石，上面什么也没有长，但比……好得多)”可知，他们看到的陆地是象岛——一块没有长什么东西的大岩石，但是比一块移动的冰要好得多了。故划线词意思是“移动的”。故答案为Moving. 【59题详解】 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“He and five men would take one of the lifeboats, and sail 800 miles to South Georgia, where there was a permanent camp. They could then return to rescue the rest of the men.(他和五个人将乘坐一艘救生艇，航行800英里到达南乔治亚岛，那里有一个永久的营地。然后他们可以回来营救其余的人)”可知，沙克尔顿带领五个人到南高德的永久营地寻求帮助，拯救了所有船员的生命的。故答案为He led five men to South Geode’s permanent camp to seek assistance. 【60题详解】 考查开放题。根据最后一段“It took Shackleton 17 days to reach South Georgia. Unfortunately he landed on the wrong side of the island, and had to walk 36 hours over mountains to reach the camp. The whale hunters at the camp couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw the six men walking down from the mountains. Shackleton kept his promise. More than three months later, be returned to Elephant Island to rescue the crew he had been forced to abandon. He had failed to reach the pole—but he had saved the lives of all his men.(沙克尔顿号花了17天才到达南乔治亚岛。不幸的是，他落在了岛的另一边，不得不走36个小时的山路才能到达营地。当营地里的捕鲸人看到那六个人从山上走下来时，他们简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。沙克尔顿遵守了他的诺言。三个多月后，他回到象岛营救他被迫抛弃的船员。他没能到达极点——但他救了所有同伴的命)”可回答：他很勇敢，支持我/给我力量。因为他可以做任何事来救他的船员。故答案为He is brave and supportive/a source of strength. Because he could do anything to save his crew. 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 61. 下图是世界城市人口发展趋势： 请结合以上图表信息，以“The Development of World Urban Population”为题，写一篇文章。内容包括： 1. 简要分析图表； 2. 影响世界城市人口发展的因素； 3. 世界城市人口变化的影响。 注意： 1. 词数不少于100； 2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 The Development of World Urban Population This chart demonstrates a sharp increase in the population of urban areas in the world from 13% in 1900 to 49% in 2005 and predicts that the population will amount to 60% in 2030. There are several factors leading to the rapid development of urban population in the world. Firstly, with the development of economy in cities, many industries have boomed attracting more skillful workers to the urban areas. Secondly, with more migrant workers pouring into cities, the structure of the population has been changed greatly. Thirdly, the industrialization of the rural areas also contributes a lot to the increase of urban population. With the development of science and technology, the city will develop at a relatively high speed. And with the increasing pace of industrialization in the city and the countryside, the urban population will absolutely become larger and larger. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生结合图表信息和所给内容，以“The Development of World Urban Population”为题, 写一篇文章。 【详解】1.词汇积累 增加：increase→rise/growth 一些：several→a few/some/a couple of 导致：lead to→cause/result in 发展：development→advance/progress 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：There are several factors leading to the rapid development of urban population in the world. 拓展句：There are several factors that lead to the rapid development of urban population in the world. 【点睛】【高分句型1】There are several factors leading to the rapid development of urban population in the world. (运用了现在分词作后置定语) 【高分句型2】Secondly, with more migrant workers pouring into cities, the structure of the population has been changed greatly. (运用了with复合结构) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年度第二学期阶段性质量检测试卷 高二年级英语 学科 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —I know you want to talk about this report, but I’d like to tell you about our new partner. — ______. We can talk about him later. A. Let’s stick to the point B. It’s nice of you C. It’s really hard to say D. You’ll make it 2. Li Bai wrote the lines, “Everyone is born useful and we’re not made ________. A thousand gold coins spent, more will turn up again.” A. in a larger sense B. at a great cost C in vain D. in memory of 3. This kind of species ________ many years ago because people failed to protect them. A. died off B. died away C. died in D. died out 4. To travel abroad can ________ children to different languages and cultures. A. express B. expand C. expose D. explain 5. ________ a great many people like the convenience of using WeChat to communicate with each other, too many junk messages on it may make them bored. A. How B. When C. Since D. While 6. ________ the weather has cleared up, we can start our journey. A. In case B. Now that C. Even though D. Ever since 7. Her________ love of shopping meant she spent most of her free time at the mall. A. occasional B. indifferent C. moderate D. obsessive 8. The traditional customs and values have been well ________ for generations. A. destroyed B. dominated C. preserved D. neglected 9. Due to her exceptional achievements, she became a very ________ figure in her field. A. prominent B. modest C. violent D. insignificant 10. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was ______ I looked forward to most. A. that B. what C. which D. when 11. _______football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. A. What B. Whether C. That D. Which 12. Over the past five years, large amounts of rubbish, such as plastic bags, ________ by the volunteer team. A. have been collected B. was collected C. has been collected D. were collected 13. She hurriedly ran home never once looking back to see whether she as well as her brothers ________. A. was following B. were following C. were being followed D. was being followed 14. The harmful effects that smog can have on people's health are one of the top ______ of those who live in some cities. A. concerns B. conflicts C. characters D. charges 15. — Reading is the best way to kill time on the train. — . I never go traveling without a book. A. You are joking B. I don’t think so C. That’s true D. Don’t mention it 第二节：完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分) Even at 80, Mei Jingtian continues to patrol (巡逻) the Shixiaguan section of the Great Wall. With over four decades of experience under his belt, he skillfully taps (敲打) the ground along the way with a wooden ____16____, alerting wild animals to his presence to ____17____his safety. Mei lives in Shixia, a village near the Shixiaguan section of the Great Wall in the suburbanYanqing district of Beijing, the oldest part of which____18____the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Shixia village residents have a deep____19____for the wall. Mei remembers when he ran and played hide-and-seek with his friends on the imposing structure as a child. ____20____, in 1979, when he returned to Shixia after working outside for years, he was stunned by the____21____ to the ancient wall. “Some residents even took bricks from it to build their houses,” Mei says. To help protect the wonder, Mei volunteered as a guardian, patrolling 20 km each day to dissuade people from taking bricks, scribbling on the wall or____22____ litter. “My family worried that it would be dangerous to hike in the mountains by myself, so I always took a wooden stick with me to ____23____ the wild animals away,” Mei says. In 1984,a Great Wall protection campaign was ____24____ in Beijing and was quickly picked up by villagers in Shixia. Realizing the _____25_____of heritage protection, more and more of them returned the bricks they had taken and joined Mei on patrol. In 2006, and then head of the village, Mei helped _____26_____a local volunteer protection _____27_____, and about 80 of the village's 100 or so residents joined as guardians. _____28_____by her uncle, Mei's niece Liu Hongyan, followed in his footsteps and _____29_____ became a Great Wall guardian in 2019. “When I was a child, my uncle always told me his patrol stories and talked about the history of the Great Wall,” Liu says. “It is my _____30_____and responsibility to protect cultural heritage.” China has continued to step up efforts to protect the Great Wall. From 2015 to 2023, the country_____31_____ 289 protection and maintenance projects, and more than 6,800 guardians nationwide are _____32_____ to protection work. Today, more_____33_____technology has been _____34_____for protection. The Shixiaguan section of the Great Wall has not yet been opened to the public. “It is my biggest wish to see heritage_____35_____and available to visit, encouraging more people to join us in protecting the Great Wall,” Mei says. 16. A. stick B. security C. strike D. status 17. A. assure B. appreciate C. ensure D. employ 18. A. makes up of B. dates back to C. amounts to D. engages in 19. A. effect B. effort C. affection D. impact 20. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However 21. A. deadline B. destruction C. demand D. domination 22. A. collecting B. managing C. dropping D. clearing 23. A. drive B. take C. put D. step 24. A. launched B. liberated C. laid D. lacked 25. A. relevance B. invasion C. assumption D. significance 26. A. set aside B. set up C. set about D. set off 27. A. infection B. division C. association D. comprehension 28. A. Inspired B. Being inspired C. Inspiring D. To inspire 29. A. substantially B. preciously C. ambitiously D. officially 30. A. conservation B. mission C. architecture D. representative 31. A. submitted B. recalled C. approved D. assisted 32. A. introduced B. dedicated C. compared D. passed 33. A. fashionable B. modest C. objective D. advanced 34. A. analyzed B. adapted C. assessed D. adopted 35. A. protected B. potential C. prosperous D. puzzled 第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分) A The skin is an essential part of your body and its largest organ. You have three layers (层) of skin which act as a barrier against disease, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very complex: it keeps you warm or cool; it prevents your body from losing too much water; it is where you feel cold, heat or pain and it gives you your sense of touch. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets burned it can be very serious. First aid is a very important first step in the treatment of burns. Causes of burns You can get burned by a variety of things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation (by being close to high heat or fire, etc. ), the sun, electricity or chemicals. Types of burns There are three types of burns. Burns are called first, second or third degree burns, depending on which layers of the skin are burned. • First degree burns These affect only the top layer of the skin. These burns are not serious and should feel better within a day or two. Examples include mild sunburn and burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a mordent (熨烫熨斗). • Second degree burns These affect both the top and the second layer of the skin. These burns are serious and take a few weeks to heal. Examples include severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids. • Third degree burns These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin. Examples include burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires. These burns cause very severe injuries and the victim must go to hospital at once. Characteristics of burns First degree burns • dry, red and mildly swollen • mildly painful • turn white when pressed Second degree burns • rough, red and swollen • watery surface • extremely painful Third degree burns • black and white and charred • swollen; often tissue under them can be seen • little or no pain if nerves are damaged; may be pain around edge of injured area 36. According to Paragraph 1, the functions of the skin include ________. A. regulating body temperature B. reflecting the sun’s harmful rays C. speeding up water loss D. absorbing poisons automatically 37. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following may NOT be the cause of burns? A. Boiling oil. B. Hot chocolate. C. Electric shocks. D. Heart attacks. 38. How are burn grades divided? A. Depending on the speed of the burn. B. Depending on the location of the burn. C. Depending on how many layers of skin there are. D. Depending on how deep they burn the surface of the skin. 39. According to the author, which of the following is a second-degree burn? A. Your skin may be bright red, swollen, and look wet. B. The bur site appears white or charred and there is no feeling in the area. C. Your skin may be red and painful, and you may experience mild swelling. D. Instead of turning red, your skin may appear black, brown, white or yellow. 40. Where is the passage probably taken from? A. A course guide. B. A first aid brochure. C. A hospital advertisement. D. A business magazine. B You have to get to your job interview, but you don’t have access to an automobile. How would you solve this dilemma (困境)? Most people would probably call an Uber or perhaps ask a friend or family member for a ride. But not this Indiana woman. Kasia Shelton from Muncie has been arrested for stealing a vehicle from a local dealership (经销商). According to police reports, the 20-year-old used the 2013 Kia Optima to drive to a job interview in Indianapolis. The auto theft happened on Monday, October 9. On the day, Shelton arrived at RDI Motors in Muncie and asked an employee to see a certain 2013 Kia Optima. He showed the car to Shelton and we can only assume he talked in length about its great condition for its age, the features, and the reliability. The employee later told the police that Shelton seemed interested in the car and asked to take it for a test drive. But while he was talking to her and preparing the car for a drive, the dealership’s telephone kept ringing and ringing. He said that he had to excuse himself constantly to go pick up the phone, yet there was never anybody on the other end of the line. The last time the phone rang was just as the employee had gotten the car ready for Shelton to take it for a test drive. When he got back from the phone, Shelton and the Kia were gone. The RDI employee immediately called the Muncie Police Department. The police then began using the Flock camera surveillance system (监控系统) in an attempt to spot the car. A while later, they saw the car again, this time returning to Muncie. After that, the cameras lost the car, but we now know that Shelton drove it back to RDI Motors. Finding out wasn’t too difficult. The police said they were able to connect the car to Shelton because she had filled out an online form on RDI Motors’ website. When the police later showed up at Shelton’s door, she seemed confused and thought the officers were pulling off some kind of a joke. She genuinely didn’t seem to understand what she was getting arrested for. After all, she returned the Kia to the dealership once she was done with her trip. She didn’t plan to keep it, so what’s the big deal? Whether she understood the reason why or not, Shelton was arrested. She has been charged with auto theft, which could land her in prison for up to two and a half years. 41. Why was Shelton arrested? A. Because she got a job interview. B. Because she didn’t call an Uber. C. Because she stole a car. D. Because she drove a 2013 Kia Optima. 42. What was the attitude of the employee when introducing the 2013 Kia Optima to Shelton? A. Uninterested. B. Negative. C. Responsible. D. Intolerable. 43. What stopped the employee from taking Shelton to the test drive? A. Some other clients. B. Mysterious phone calls. C. Shelton’s attitude. D. His colleagues’ calls. 44. How did the police find Shelton? A. By searching the Flock camera surveillance system. B. Through the interview company. C. By inquiring RDI motors’ employees. D. Through the personal information she left on the site. 45. The underlined part “what’s the big deal?” in Paragraph 4 can be understood as ________. A. Don’t you think that’s the reason you arrest me? B. Is this small thing worth an arrest? C. Is this a deal? D. Do you think I should buy the car? C Twenty years ago, the idea of sharing our lives so openly with the world was unheard of. However, for young people today it is considered completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact online every day. Fans of social media point out that the world has never been so connected as it has allowed people to make friends, learn about the world and celebrate life. However, many people have concerns about the effects of this new way of living particularly around the amount and type of information that is shared so openly. Now researchers have found that too much time on social media may indeed have some negative effects. They measured people’s attitudes and feelings before and after browsing(浏览) social media sites. They found that the more time people spent on social media, the more unhappy they became. There are a number of reasons for this. When browsing social media, people often see photographs and stories showing beautiful holidays, fun parties and fashionable clothes. People rarely post negative stories or bad pictures, so it can be misleading. For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives, they can end up feeling sad and depressed. They might think their lives are worse in comparison. Even for those people who post positive stories and pictures, they too can feel stressed and worried. The number of “likes” and comments on their posts can make them anxious about their popularity. Of course, there is also the problem of “cyber bullying(网络欺凌)” where people become victims of bullying online when others make negative or cruel comments about them. The reality is that social media is a part of modern life and it is not going to go away. This research shows us that it is important to find a balance between our online and offline lives. We don’t have to disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life, but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect ourselves and enjoy our lives. 46. According to Paragraph 1, social media help people to ______. A. interact off line easily B. kill time C. share highlights of life D. discover that the continents are connected 47. What idea does the writer convey in Paragraph 2? A. People spend too much time on social media. B. Browsing social media certainly has negative consequences. C. Spending too much time on social media can have negative effects. D. Browsing social media is definitely not fun. 48. Why does browsing social media sometimes make people depressed? A. Because people get upset after comparing the good lives in other people’s posts. B. Because they always worry about the number of “likes”. C. Because of the existence of “cyber bullying”. D. Because other people always post negative stories. 49. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph probably mean? A The pictures we see are only part of the picture. B. None of the stories we read on the Internet are true. C. In order to live a happy life, we should browse more pictures. D. What we see or read on the Internet is not entirely representative of the real world. 50. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? A To offer some tips on using social media. B. To show the highs and lows of social media. C. To remind us about the “cyber bullying”. D. To share his experience with social media. D The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic (学业的) performance in mathematics, science, and reading undertaken by the OECD (经济合作与发展组织). A closer look at the reading tests, shows the interesting fact that girls are outperforming boys in reading and that this is associated with girls’ greater enjoyment of reading. One key area which has a major impact on reading performance, is reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes. Interestingly, the PISA study found that in all countries assessed (apart from South Korea), girls read for enjoyment more than boys. The study found that in all the countries assessed, just over half of boys (52%), but almost three-quarters of girls (73%) said that they read for enjoyment which may come as a surprise to many. In countries such as Estonia and the Netherlands, the difference between boys and girls was most significant, where they found a 30% gap or more between the genders. Additionally in places such as Austria and Liechtenstein, very low levels of boys expressed interest in reading (40% or less), which are worrying statistics. However, not all countries had such an obvious trend. In places like Japan, boys and girls read for enjoyment at an almost identical level, with 54% of boys and 58% of girls reporting that they enjoy reading. And there were a few countries and regions that scored very highly in boys reading enjoyment, for example in Albania, Indonesia and Shanghai in China where at least 80% of boys enjoy reading. Although these positive numbers are matched and passed by girls who reported an even higher level of reading enjoyment (90% or higher). An interesting area which the PISA study looked at was the types of literature that both girls and boys generally enjoy. There were clear differences in the choices boys and girls make when deciding on what to read. Boys were found to enjoy reading magazines, newspapers and comic books more than girls. Girls were found to be twice as likely to enjoy works of fiction than boys. Countries need to think about ways to inspire interest for boys in reading and ensure that they are exposed to a wide variety of different types of literature from a young age. Given that in OECD countries two in three boys only read newspapers for pleasure proves that there is work to be done. 51. What does the underlined word “outperforming” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Performing worse than. B. Performing better than. C. Being more profitable than. D. Being the same as. 52. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. In more than half of the countries surveyed, most boys read for pleasure. B. In all countries assessed, over 70% girls read for study and schoolwork. C. In all countries assessed, boys read for pleasure more than girls. D. Enjoyment of reading is one of the main factors affecting reading performance. 53. What can we learn from Paragraphs 3 and 4? A. In some countries 30% more girls read for pleasure than boys do. B. In Austria, 40% more girls than boys are interested in reading. C. More than half of the boys and girls in Japan have no interest in reading. D. More boys than girls like reading in Shanghai. 54. What is the writer’s attitude towards boys’ reading choices? A. Positive. B. Disappointed. C. Worried. D. Admiring. 55. What could be the best title of the passage? A. PISA — A Worldwide Study Programme B. Do Girls Read More Than Boys? C. Do Boys and Girls Have Different Reading Habits? D. Reading Strategies for Boys and Girls 第Ⅱ卷 第三部分：写作 第一节：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 On 8th August, 1914, 27 men who had replied to an advertisement in The Times boarded a ship leaving for the Antarctic (南极洲). The name of the ship was the Endurance and the captain was an Irishman called Ernest Shackleton. The aim of the journey was to cross the frozen continent via the South Pole — a journey of 1, 800 miles. Shackleton thought the journey would last six months. But when land came into sight, the Endurance became trapped in the ice and began to break up. Shackleton and his men watched the Endurance sink into the icy sea. They then headed north, pulling three lifeboats behind them. After six days, bad weather forced them to give up and the men set up camp on a sheet of ice which began slowly moving across the Antarctic Circle. They survived on the ice for five months. Then on 16th April, 1915, Shackleton saw land. It was Elephant Island — a large rock with nothing growing on it, but much better than a floating piece of ice. When they reached the island, Shackleton came up with an idea — it was a risk but he would have to take it. He and five men would take one of the lifeboats, and sail 800 miles to South Georgia, where there was a permanent camp. They could then return to rescue the rest of the men. It took Shackleton 17 days to reach South Georgia. Unfortunately he landed on the wrong side of the island, and had to walk 36 hours over mountains to reach the camp. The whale hunters at the camp couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw the six men walking down from the mountains. Shackleton kept his promise. More than three months later, be returned to Elephant Island to rescue the crew he had been forced to abandon. He had failed to reach the pole — but he had saved the lives of all his men. 56. What was the goal of the adventure? (no more than 8 words) ________________________________________________ 57. Why did they leave the Endurance? (no more than 6 words) ________________________________________________ 58. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 5? (1 word) ________________________________________________ 59. How did Shackleton save the lives of all his crew? (no more than 15 words) ________________________________________________ 60. What do you think of Shackleton? Please explain. (no more than 20 words) ________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 61. 下图是世界城市人口发展趋势： 请结合以上图表信息，以“The Development of World Urban Population”为题，写一篇文章。内容包括： 1. 简要分析图表； 2. 影响世界城市人口发展的因素； 3. 世界城市人口变化的影响。 注意： 1. 词数不少于100； 2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$