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2024~2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。 2. 请将第I卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，学生务必将自己的班级、姓名、考试号、座位号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What do we know about Tom? A. He’s just finished a piano lesson. B. He loves playing the guitar. C. He plays drums in a band. 2. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a cafe. B. At a university. C. At an animal shelter. 3. How can the man’s recipe be described? A. It’s a reward. B. It’s a success. C. It’s a problem. 4. What do the two speakers have in common? A. They enjoy reading. B. They are in the library. C. They have just finished a book. 5 What is the woman’s duty in the event? A. To make food. B. To play in the band. C. To give directions. 第二节 （共15题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why was it difficult to rescue the cat? A. It was too scared to move. B. It was hurt by the branches. C. It was in the top of a tree. 7. What did the man do to rescue the cat? A. He got a neighbor to help him. B. He borrowed a ladder. C. He climbed the tree. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Reporting some news. C. Organizing an event. 9. What is Charles Martin’s family mainly worried about? A. His health to become worse. B. His efforts not to be recognized. C. His neglect of his studies or family. 10. How does Charles Martin plan to remove his family’s concerns? A. By talking to his teacher. B. By involving his family. C. By quitting the project. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers? A. A player and a coach. B. Football fans. C. TV sports reporters. 12. What causes the current situation of the game according to the man? A. Bad defense. B. Poor passing. C. Certain players. 13. What does the woman think will happen at the end of the game? A. The home team will win. B. The visiting team will win. C. The game will end in a draw. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. The working life. B. College experience. C. Hobbies. 15. How long has the man been at university? A. About four months. B. About six months. C. About nine months. 16. What is the biggest issue for the man? A. The stress of exams. B. The shortage of money. C. The loads of assignments. 17. When does the man find time to relax? A. On weekends. B. Right after exams. C. After part-time work. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did the speaker become a photographer in demand? A. By teaching in workshops. B. By starting a business. C. By taking odd jobs. 19. What challenge did the speaker face? A. The stress of taking perfect pictures. B. Decreased interest in photography. C. Constantly changing confidence. 20. What is included in the speaker’s future plans for his career? A. Taking photography trips abroad. B. Expanding his photography business. C. Learning more forms of photography. 第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Times are hard and the price of just about everything we need and care for our rescued animals, has been skyrocketing. As you can imagine with over 4,000 mouths to feed, hay (草料) is one of our biggest expenses and we are finding it very hard to make ends meet this winter. If you could help, every donation towards providing hay for the animals, however small, will be so gratefully received. Donation/Order helpline:01603 736200 Time: 9 A. M. — 9 P. M.(7 Days) ● Info: Hillside Animal Shelter was founded in 1995 to help and campaign for animals in need, particularly those suffering every day in the intensive factory farming industry. We are home to 2,500 rescued horses and donkeys, 750 cows, 300 pigs, 850 sheep and goats, and lots of other animals including dogs and deer... Please help us to feed and care for our many rescued animals by making a donationTODAY or buying cards or gifts at www.Hillside.org.uk. Items Price Hillside Notepad & Pen Set $5 Coasters (杯垫) -choose HORSE or COW. $4 Shelter Scene Greeting Cards $8 Hillside Toy Donkeys $7 1. What makes it extra difficult to run Hillside Animal Shelter? A. Small donations. B. Rising hay prices. C. High medical expenses. D. Skyrocketing price of animals. 2. What can you possibly get with $10 at www.Hillside.org.uk? A. Coasters and Hillside Toy Donkeys. B. Coasters and Hillside Notepad & Pen Set. C. Hillside Toy Donkeys and Hillside Notepad & Pen Set. D. Hillside Toy Donkeys and Shelter Scene Greeting Cards, 3. What might be the purpose of this passage? A. To seek support for shelter operation. B. To raise awareness of animal sheltering. C. To encourage donations for Hillside website. D. To promote Hillside Animal Shelter' products. 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文，主要是Hillside Animal Shelter动物庇护所为了应对日益增长的开支，呼吁大家捐款或者购买他们的商品来支持他们的运营。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Times are hard and the price of just about everything we need and care for our rescued animals, has been skyrocketing.”（时势艰难，我们需要的几乎所有东西和照顾我们获救的动物的价格都在飙升。）和第二段“As you can imagine, with over 4,000 mouths to feed, hay (草料) is one of our biggest expenses and we are finding it very hard to make ends meet this winter.”（你可以想象，有超过4000个口需要喂养，草料是我们最大的开支之一，我们发现这个冬天很难收支平衡。）可知，草料价格的上涨使得动物庇护所的运营变得更加困难。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的商品价格列表，可以看出Coasters价格为$4，Hillside Notepad & Pen Set价格为$5，两者加起来是$9。可知，$10能买到Coasters和 Hillside Notepad & Pen Set。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Times are hard and the price of just about everything we need and care for our rescued animals, has been skyrocketing.”（时势艰难，我们需要的几乎所有东西和照顾我们获救的动物的价格都在飙升。）以及根据第三段“If you could help, every donation towards providing ha y for the animals, however small,will be so gratefully received.”（如果你能帮忙，每一笔为动物提供快乐的捐款，无论多么小，都会被感激地接受。）以及下文的具体说明可知，短文的目的是为动物庇护所的运作寻求支持。故选A。 B As parents, we always hope to develop character traits (特征) in our children that will enhance their success in life. When our daughter Meegan, the eldest of five children, lost her front tooth at the age of six, we found the following note wrapped around the tiny tooth. Der Tooth Fairy, Pleze leve me yor majik wand (杖). I want to be a tooth fairy, too. Luv Meegan Recognizing potential leadership skills, precious opportunity and the teachable moment, the “Tooth Fairy” left the following note for little Meegan: Dear Meegan, I have worked hard to be a good Tooth Fairy and I love my job. You are too young for the job just now, so I cannot give you my wand. But there are some things that you can start to do to prepare yourself for the job: 1) Always do your best in every job that you do. 2) Treat all people as you wish to be treated. 3) Be kind and helpful to others. 4) Always listen carefully whenever people speak to you. I will interview you one day when you are older and ready for the job. Good Luck, Meegan! The Tooth Fairy Meegan was excited at the response from the Tooth Fairy. She took the message to heart and carefully followed the instructions, always working to improve as she grew. Her character, her strength and her leadership skills grew right along with her. After graduating from college, Meegan accepted a challenging management position. She excelled, and by age 27, she was the top manager of the company. One day Meegan and I were talking about her success. She told me that the company president had once asked her what influences had motivated her toward success. “What did you tell him?” I asked. She replied, “My parents, my teacher and my friends. And, of course, the Tooth Fairy!” 4. What does the underlined phrase “the teachable moment” refer to? A. Meegan lost a tooth. B. Meegan received a note. C. Meegan wrote a note. D. Meegan wrapped a tooth. 5. Who wrote the reply note to Meegan? A. The Tooth Fairy. B. Her parents. C. Her teacher. D. Her friends. 6. Why was the message so carefully followed by Meegan? A. It helped Meegan see her goal reachable. B. It promised Meegan a high-ranking position. C. It displayed desirable character traits to Meegan. D. It taught Meegan to build enjoyable interpersonal relationships. 7. How did Meegan become so successful? A. She was gifted with supernatural power. B. She was appreciated for outstanding talent. C. She was motivated to develop fine qualities. D. She was encouraged to work in a challenging position. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述了一个父母如何通过一个牙仙子写的纸条来培养女儿的性格特征以及女儿如何通过遵循这些指示走向成功并感谢牙仙子的教导。主要强调了做好准备、待人友善、乐于助人等品质对于成功的重要性。 【4题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第一段“When our daughter Meegan, the eldest of five children, lost her front tooth at the age of six, we found the following note wrapped around the tiny tooth. Pleze leve me yor majik wand. I want to be a tooth fairy, too.(当我们的女儿Meegan，五个孩子中最大的一个，在六岁时失去了门牙时，我们发现下面的纸条包裹在这颗小牙齿上。请给我你的魔杖，我也想成为一名牙仙)”可知，Meegan给牙仙子写了一个纸条表达自己的愿望，父母抓住这个教育的契机，以牙仙子的口吻跟孩子进行交流。所以“the teachable moment(可教的时刻)”指的是Meegan给牙仙子写了一个纸条表达自己的愿望（Meegan wrote a note），父母抓住这个教育的契机。故选C。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“When our daughter Meegan, the eldest of five children, lost her front tooth at the age of six, we found the following note wrapped around the tiny tooth. Pleze leve me yor majik wand. I want to be a tooth fairy, too.(当我们的女儿Meegan，五个孩子中最大的一个，在六岁时失去了门牙时，我们发现下面的纸条包裹在这颗小牙齿上。请给我你的魔杖，我也想成为一名牙仙)”和“Recognizing potential leadership skills, precious opportunity and the teachable moment, the “Tooth Fairy” left the following note for little Meegan(认识到潜在的领导技能、宝贵的机会和，“牙仙”给小米根留下了以下便条)”可知，Meegan给牙仙子写了一个纸条表达自己的愿望，父母抓住这个教育的契机“the teachable moment(可教的时刻)”，以牙仙子的口吻跟孩子进行交流。故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据“I have worked hard to be a good Tooth Fairy and I love my job. You are too young for the job just now, so I cannot give you my wand. But there are some things that you can start to do to prepare yourself for the job.(我一直努力成为一个好的牙仙，我热爱我的工作。你还太年轻，不能胜任刚才的工作，所以我不能把魔杖给你。但你可以开始做一些事情来为这份工作做好准备)”和“Meegan was thrilled at the response from the Tooth Fairy. She took the message to heart and carefully followed the instructions, always working to improve as she grew.(米根对牙仙子的回应感到非常激动。她把这一信息牢记在心，并认真遵循指示，始终努力随着成长而进步。)”可知，Meegan根据牙仙子的要求，努力做好自己，以期早日达到牙仙子所提出的要求，实现自己的愿望。故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Meegan was thrilled at the response from the Tooth Fairy. She took the message to heart and carefully followed the instructions, always working to improve as she grew. Her character, her strength and her leadership skills grew right along with her. (Meegan对牙仙子的回应感到非常激动。她把这一信息牢记在心，并认真遵循指示，始终努力随着成长而进步。她的性格、她的力量和她的领导能力都随着她的成长而成长)”可知，收到牙仙子的回复，Meegan非常激动，并把她的话记在心里去实施，努力做到。C项“She was motivated to develop fine qualities.(她被激励去培养优秀的品质)”与原文意思一致。故选C。 C South Dakota University (DSU) made a bold decision 40 years ago that transformed a small normal college into a top high-tech university. This change started when DSU faced an uncertain future due to budget cuts. In 1984, DSU closed its Springfield campus and the state turned it into a prison. Then a new law was signed to change DSU’s mission to focus on technology in all academic programs. The decision to turn a teacher’s college into a technology-focused university seemed risky. But around that time, the financial giant Citibank that was in need of computer programmers decided to move its credit card operation to Sioux Falls, a city near the university. José-Marie Griffiths, the current president of DSU, explains how the university could shift the focus of talent training to meet this demand. To jump into technology, DSU began with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, using teaching materials from IBM, and built industry partnerships. In the early 2000s, a further step forward came when DSU began to focus on cyber security. In 2004, the National Security Agency named DSU a Center of Academic Excellence in computer security. Enrollment has risen steadily from 867 in 1985 to 3,509 in 2023, with the university now offering 44 degrees, including advanced programs. When Griffiths arrived on campus, DSU had a strong academic reputation but was not known for its research. In 2017, the research and development efforts took a major step forward with the launch of the Madison Cyber Labs, expanding research into significant fields of cyber security, machine learning and AI, among others. DSU is now planning to expand into Sioux Falls, partnering with research centers and launching a cyber academy for high school students. Meanwhile, it is seeking funds to start a new research center for quantum (量子) computing. The advanced academic programs and researches at DSU have created numerous new, well-trained employees for a wide range of companies across the country. Jon Waldman, graduating from DSU with a master’s degree in 2006, started an information security company that has become a massive industry in the US. He credited DSU’s commitment to innovation for keeping its graduates at the forefront of the rapidly evolving cyber technology and security industry. 8. Why did DSU start to make a change? A. The enrollment number decreased. B. The campus facilities were out-dated. C. It was under great financial strain. D. It was short of resources of human talents. 9. What contributed to DSU’s shifting the goal of talent training? A. The requirement from research projects. B. The needs of a company’s business. C. The decision made by the president. D. The partnership with IT industries. 10. What does paragraph 4 mainly about? A. What DSU did to advance its research. B. Why DSU was famous for its academics. C. Who benefited from DSU’s development. D. How DSU conducted its research on cyber security. 11. What is Jon Waldman’s attitude toward DSU? A. Skeptical. B. Confused. C. Supportive. D. Opposed. 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。南达科他大学从一所师范学院转型为顶尖高科技大学，通过技术教育与行业合作，培养了众多科技人才。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“This change started when DSU faced an uncertain future due to budget cuts. (这一变化始于南达科他大学因预算削减而面临不确定的未来。)”可知，当时南达科他大学由于预算削减而面临不确定的未来，即面临巨大的财政压力，因此做出了改变。故选C。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But around that time, the financial giant Citibank that was in need of computer programmers decided to move its credit card operation to Sioux Falls, a city near the university. José-Marie Griffiths, the current president of DSU, explains how the university could shift the focus of talent training to meet this demand. (但大约在那个时候，需要计算机程序员的金融巨头花旗银行决定将其信用卡业务转移到大学附近的苏福尔斯市。南达科他大学现任校长José-Marie Griffiths解释了该大学如何转移人才培养的重点以满足这一需求。)”可知，一家急需计算机程序员的大型金融服务公司花旗银行决定将其信用卡业务迁至该大学附近的城市，所以是花旗银行业务的需求促使 DSU 转变人才培养目标。故选B。 【10题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段首句“When Griffiths arrived on campus, DSU had a strong academic reputation but was not known for its research. (当Griffiths来到校园时，南达科他大学有着很高的学术声誉，但并不以其研究而闻名。)”可知，当Griffiths任职时，南达科他大学有着很高的学术声誉，但并不以其研究而闻名，接下来便列举了为推进研究该大学所做的事情，因此A项符合文意。故选A。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“He credited DSU’s commitment to innovation for keeping its graduates at the forefront of the rapidly evolving cyber technology and security industry. (他称赞南达科他大学致力于创新，使其毕业生保持在快速发展的网络技术和安全行业的前沿。)”可知，他称赞南达科他大学致力于创新，使其学生处于快速发展的网络安全领域的前沿，因此他持支持的态度。故选C。 D When you ask people to judge others by their speech, a trend emerges: Listeners dislike disfluency. Slow talkers producing loads of ums and pauses (停顿) are generally perceived as less charming. But science tells us there may be even more to disfluency. Disfluencies do not occur in arbitrary positions in sentences. Ums typically occur right before more difficult or low-frequency words. Imagine you’re having dinner with a friend at a restaurant and there’re three items on the table: a knife, a glass, and a wine decanter (醒酒器). Your friend turns to you and says, “Could you hand me the...um...” What would you assume they want? Since it’s unlikely that they will hesitate before such common words as knife, and glass, chances are you’ll pick up the decanter and ask, “You mean this?” This is exactly what we demonstrated through controlled eye-tracking studies in our lab. Apparently, listeners hear the um and predict that an uncommon word is most likely to follow. Such predictions, though, reflect more than just simple association between disfluencies and difficult words; listeners are actively considering from the speaker’s point of view. For example, when hearing a non-native speaker say the same sentence but with a thick foreign accent, listeners don’t show a preference for looking at low-frequency objects. This is probably because listeners assume non-native speakers may have as much trouble coming up with the English word for a common object, like a knife, as for unusual ones and can’t guess their intention. In another experiment, listeners were presented with an uncommon speaker who produced disfluencies before simple words and never before difficult words. Initially, participants displayed the natural predictive strategy: looking at uncommon objects. However, as more time went by, they gained experience with this uncommon distribution of disfluencies. Listeners started to demonstrate the contrary predictive behavior: They tended to look at simple objects when hearing the speaker say um. These findings represent further evidence that the human brain is a prediction machine: We continuously try to predict what will happen next, even though not all disfluencies are created equal. 12. Which statement does the example in paragraph 2 support? A. Pauses usually follow uncommon words. B. Slow talkers tend to pause more. C. Fluent speakers are unlikely to pause. D. Active listeners only guess difficult words. 13. What does the author say about the non-native speakers? A. They can be understood easily. B. They actively put themselves in others’ shoes C. Their vocabularies are limited. D. Their disfluencies are a little less predictive. 14. What does the experiment in paragraph 4 show? A. Simple things are difficult in some cases. B. Listeners can adjust predictions accordingly. C. Distribution of disfluencies is changeable. D. Disfluencies in communication can be avoided. 15. Which of the following can be the best title for the article? A. Pauses Coexist with Hesitation B. Human Brains Have the Power to Predict C. Active Listeners Simplify Talks D. Disfluency Says More than You Think 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了听者不喜欢不流畅的表达，说话迟缓且话中有大量的“嗯”和停顿的人通常被认为不那么有魅力。但科学研究发现不流畅表达传达的信息比人们认为的要多。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Ums typically occur right before more difficult or low-frequency words. Imagine you’re having dinner with a friend at a restaurant, and there’re three items on the table: a knife, a glass, and a wine decanter (醒酒器). Your friend turns to you and says, “Could you hand me the...um...” What would you assume they want? Since it’s unlikely that they will hesitate before such common words as knife, and glass, chances are you’ll pick up the decanter and ask, “You mean this?”(“嗯”通常出现在更难或低频的单词之前。想象一下，你和一个朋友在餐馆吃饭，桌子上有三样东西：一把刀、一个玻璃杯和一个醒酒器。你的朋友转向你说：“你能把…嗯…递给我吗？”你认为他们想要什么？由于他们不太可能在刀和玻璃等常用词面前犹豫，所以你很可能会拿起醒酒器问：“你是说这个？”)”可知，“嗯”（不流畅表达中的一种）一般出现在更难或低频的词汇前，本段的例子旨在证明不流畅表达在句子中出现的位置不是随意的，而是有规律可循的。故选A。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“This is probably because listeners assume non-native speakers may have as much trouble coming up with the English word for a common object, like a knife, as for unusual ones and can’t guess their intention.(这可能是因为听众认为，非母语人士可能很难想出英语单词来表示一个常见的物体，比如一把刀，也很难想出不寻常的物体，而且无法猜测他们的意图)” 可知，作者认为非母语者的不流畅之处很难预测到。故选D。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“However, as more time went by, they gained experience with this uncommon distribution of disfluencies. Listeners started to demonstrate the contrary predictive behavior: They tended to look at simple objects when hearing the speaker say um.(然而，随着时间的推移，他们获得了这种不常见的不流畅分布的经验。听众开始表现出相反的预测行为：当听到说话者说“嗯”时，他们倾向于看简单的物体)”可知，第四段中的实验显示的是听众可以相应地调整预测。故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“But science tells us there may be even more to disfluency.(但科学告诉我们，不流畅表达传达的信息可能更多)”、最后一段“These findings represent further evidence that the human brain is a prediction machine: We continuously try to predict what will happen next, even though not all disfluencies are created equal.(这些发现进一步证明了人类大脑是一台预测机器：我们不断尝试预测接下来会发生什么，尽管并非所有的不流畅都是相同的)”以及文章内容可知，本段主要介绍了听者不喜欢不流畅的表达，说话迟缓且话中有大量的“嗯”和停顿的人通常被认为不那么有魅力。但科学研究发现不流畅传达的信息比人们认为的要多，所以“不流畅传达的信息比人们认为的要多”最适合作为文章标题。故选D。 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In every culture throughout time, the kitchen has had a powerful influence. The simple practice of sitting down together at the table gives us the chance to connect and communicate. ___16___ It depends on where you live, your age, and other factors, but the answer is, yes. Our intentions for “home” are evolving. ___17___ Fast-paced lifestyles and work schedules make it hard to find time to shop for groceries and prepare meals. Online food delivery services have taken off, too. In 2016, one in 10 Chinese were ordering food online. Throughout Europe, online ordering is capturing 56 percent of the market in Sweden and 43 percent in Austria. In India, online food ordering is expected to reach close to $12m(US)by 2023. While there is a trend towards bring-in and order-in food, as well as dining out, the kitchen is still a core in home life. Food & Wine cited a survey in 22 countries asking about cooking habits. ___18___ At the lower end were South Koreans, who spent just 3.7 hours per week cooking. People in India were at the top with 13.2 hours per week spent in the kitchen. Simply being in the kitchen, cooking and eating with other people, can have healthy benefits. Regardless of its size, the kitchen is a warm and inviting place. ___19___ The difference is, now you can follow a recipe on your iPad while cooking. It’s true that impersonal appliances are connecting to each other and to us. Refrigerators order vegetables. Cooktop hoods with sensors turn on by themselves. While technology and our expectations for the kitchen are shape-shifting in real time, the fundamentals remain the same. ___20___ A. So is cooking a way to express yourself? B. The global average was almost 6.5 hours. C. But is our relationship to the kitchen changing? D. It’s like gathering around a campfire in the past. E. People seem to be spending less time cooking worldwide. F. Now more of them are eating outside the home more frequently. G. The kitchen is where we connect with food and company in the soul of the home. 【答案】16. C 17. E 18. B 19. D 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要探讨了厨房在人们生活中的重要性，以及随着时代发展人们与厨房的关系正在发生变化，如快节奏生活导致人们烹饪时间减少、外卖兴起等，但同时强调厨房仍然是家庭生活的核心，在厨房中与他人一起烹饪和用餐对健康有益，且尽管厨房相关的科技在发展，但厨房作为家庭中与食物和家人联系的核心地位这一基本原理并未改变。 【16题详解】 根据上文“In every culture throughout time, the kitchen has had a powerful influence. The simple practice of sitting down together at the table gives us the chance to connect and communicate. (在古往今来的每一种文化中，厨房都产生了强大的影响。一起坐在餐桌旁的简单练习让我们有机会建立联系和交流。)”及下文“It depends on where you live, your age, and other factors, but the answer is, yes. Our intentions for ‘home’ are evolving. (这取决于你住在哪里、你的年龄和其他因素，但答案是肯定的。我们对‘家’的意图正在演变。)”可知，空处为过渡句，且为问句，设问厨房与我们之间的关系是否变化，与C项“But is our relationship to the kitchen changing? (但是我们与厨房的关系是否发生了变化?)”上下文一致，承上启下，故选C项。 【17题详解】 根据下文“Fast-paced lifestyles and work schedules make it hard to find time to shop for groceries and prepare meals. Online food delivery services have taken off, too. In 2016, one in 10 Chinese were ordering food online. (快节奏的生活方式和工作日程使人们很难找到时间购买杂货和准备饭菜。在线食品配送服务也已经起飞。2016年，每10个中国人中就有1个在网上订购食物。)”可知，人们在烹饪上花费的时间在减少，与E项“People seem to be spending less time cooking worldwide. (全世界人们花在烹饪上的时间似乎越来越少。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选E项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“While there is a trend towards bring-in and order-in food, as well as dining out, the kitchen is still a core in home life. Food & Wine cited a survey in 22 countries asking about cooking habits. (虽然有自带和点餐以及外出就餐的趋势，但厨房仍然是家庭生活的核心。Food & Wine引用了22个国家的一项调查，询问烹饪习惯。)”并结合下文“At the lower end were South Koreans, who spent just 3.7 hours per week cooking. People in India were at the top with 13.2 hours per week spent in the kitchen. (处于较低端的是韩国人，他们每周仅花3.7小时做饭。印度人则处于顶端，每周在厨房花费13.2小时。)”可知，空处出做饭所花时间有关，与B项“The global average was almost 6.5 hours. (全球平均时间接近6.5小时。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选B项。 【19题详解】 根据上文“Regardless of its size, the kitchen is a warm and inviting place. (无论厨房大小，它都是一个温暖而诱人的地方。)”可知，厨房是温暖且吸引人的地方，与D项“It’s like gathering around a campfire in the past. (过去围着篝火聚会。)”上下文一致，符合文意，形象地说明了厨房的这种氛围。故选D项。 【20题详解】 根据上文“While technology and our expectations for the kitchen are shape-shifting in real time, the fundamentals remain the same. (虽然技术和我们对厨房的期望正在实时变化，但基本原理保持不变。)”可知，厨房的在家庭中的意义重大，与G项“The kitchen is where we connect with food and company in the soul of the home. (厨房是我们与食物和家的灵魂相处的地方。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选G项。 第三部分 语言知识运用 （共三节，满分35分） 第一节 完形填空 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During a trip to San Diego, I came across two seals, Gracie and Billy, at the Bahia Resort Hotel. I later learned both of them could ___21___ see anything with severe visual disabilities. However, they ___22___ to live joyfully in their pool. I ___23___ them daily, fascinated by their enthusiasm and joy. “Come on, Gracie,” her attendant called one day during feeding time. Gracie, ___24___ the attendant’s presence, tried to ___25___ smoothly forward but in vain. She kept ___26___ under the water, successfully swimming away at the last second. Billy also joined in the fun, creating a delightful scene of water joy. As I spent hours ___27___ Gracie and Billy, I couldn’t help but feel a deep ___28___ with them. Their ability to ___29___ and find joy in their circumstances left a permanent impression on me. Two years later, I faced my own battle with my ___30___. Terrified of losing my vision, I recalled the seals’ ability to thrive though visually- challenged. “___31___ what you can do,” I reminded myself, inspired by Gracie and Billy’s ___32___ for life. I embraced simple ___33___ like preparing and enjoying meals and rediscovered my love for exercise. As my body ___34___, I realized that Gracie and Billy’s lives became a beam of guiding light during my ___35___ moments, teaching me to find joy in the present. 21. A. clearly B. merely C. barely D. closely 22. A. managed B. failed C. promised D. refused 23. A. guided B. visited C. comforted D. disciplined 24. A. indicating B. expecting C. catching D. sensing 25. A. hang B. call C. point D. ease 26. A. floating B. playing C. diving D. chewing 27. A. approaching B. observing C. examining D. training 28. A. connection B. appointment C. contrast D. challenge 29. A. adapt B. perform C. boast D. respond 30. A. taste B. courage C. hearing D. eyesight 31. A. Concentrate on B. Break up C. Lay down D. Put off 32. A. caution B. annoyance C. passion D. anxiety 33. A. beliefs B. conflicts C. reactions D. pleasures 34. A. declined B. improved C. ached D. bowed 35. A. best B. darkest C. coolest D. lightest 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一次旅行途中喜欢上了两只失明的海豹，后来作者面临自己的视力问题时，想起海豹对生命的热情和喜悦，克服了自己的挑战。 【21题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来我才知道，它们俩都有严重的视力障碍，几乎什么都看不见。A. clearly清楚地；B. merely仅仅，只不过；C. barely几乎没有，几乎不；D. closely紧密地，接近地。根据“with severe visual disabilities”可知，它们有严重的视力障碍，几乎什么都看不见，故选C。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，它们在泳池里快乐地生活着。A. managed完成（困难的事），设法完成；B. failed失败；C. promised承诺；D. refused拒绝。根据转折词“However”和下文“their enthusiasm and joy”可知，虽然患有严重的视力障碍，它们还是设法快乐地生活，manage to do“设法完成”，故选A。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我每天都去看望它们，被他们的热情和喜悦所吸引。A. guided指导；B. visited拜访，看望；C. comforted安慰；D. disciplined训练，管教。根据上文“I came across two seals, Gracie and Billy, at the Bahia Resort Hotel”可知，作者是在Bahia Resort旅馆偶遇的，结合下文“fascinated by their enthusiasm and joy”可知，作者被他们的热情和喜悦所吸引，天天去看望它们，故选B。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gracie感觉到护理人员的存在，试图平稳地向前移动，但没有成功。A. indicating表明，指示；B. expecting期望；C. catching抓住；D. sensing感觉到，觉察到。根据“tried to ___5___ smoothly forward”可知，Gracie感觉到护理人员的存在，所以向前游去，故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. hang悬挂；B. call呼叫；C. point指向；D. ease小心缓缓地移动。根据空后“smoothly forward”以及下文“swimming away at the last second”可知，Gracie试图向前平稳地移动，故选D。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她不停地潜入水下，在最后一秒成功地游走了。A. floating漂浮；B. playing玩；C. diving潜水；D. chewing咀嚼。根据“under the water”可知，此处指在水底潜水，故选C。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我花了几个小时观察Gracie和Billy时，我情不自禁地感到与他们有一种深深的联系。A. approaching接近；B. observing观察；C. examining检查；D. training训练。根据“I spent hours…”以及下文“I couldn’t help but feel a deep…”可知，下文提到作者的感悟，故此处指观察它们好几个小时，故选B。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. connection联系；B. appointment约会；C. contrast对比；D. challenge挑战。根据下文“Terrified of losing my vision, I recalled the seals’ ability to thrive though visually- challenged. (由于害怕失去视力，我回忆起海豹在视力受到挑战的情况下也能茁壮成长的能力。)”可知，作者害怕失去视力，故此处指作者感到与失去视力的海豹有一种深深的联系，故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们适应环境并在环境中找到快乐的能力给我留下了永久的印象。A. adapt适应；B. perform表演；C. boast自夸；D. respond回应。根据“and find joy in their circumstances”可知，海豹失明后努力去适应并在这种环境中找到快乐，故选A。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：两年后，我面对自己与视力的斗争。A. taste味道；B. courage勇气；C. hearing听力；D. eyesight视力。根据“Terrified of losing my vision”可知，作者的视力有问题，故选D。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：“专注于你能做的事，”我提醒自己，Gracie和Billy对生活的热情激励着我。A. Concentrate on专注于，集中于；B. Break up打破；C. Lay down放下；D. Put off推迟。根据下文“I embraced simple ___13___ like preparing and enjoying meals and rediscovered my love for exercise.”以及“teaching me to find joy in the present (教会我在当下找到快乐)”可知，作者开始从当下的日常小事中找到快乐，故此处指“专注于你能做的事”，故选A。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. caution谨慎，小心；B. annoyance烦恼；C. passion热情；D. anxiety焦虑。根据第一段中“their enthusiasm and joy”可知，此处指两只海豹的热情，故选C。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我接受了简单的快乐，比如准备和享受饭菜，并重新发现了我对锻炼的热爱。A. beliefs信念；B. conflicts冲突；C. reactions反应；D. pleasures乐事，乐趣。根据“preparing and enjoying meals and rediscovered my love for exercise”以及下文“teaching me to find joy in the present”可知，作者从日常小事中寻找乐趣，故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着我身体的好转，我意识到Gracie和Billy的生活在我最黑暗的时刻成为一束指路的光，教会我在当下找到快乐。A. declined下降；B. improved改善，提高；C. ached疼痛；D. bowed鞠躬。结合上文作者开始享受生活中的乐趣以及下文“Gracie and Billy’s lives became a beam of guiding light”可知，作者身体应是有所好转，故选B。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. best最好的；B. darkest最黑暗的；C. coolest最凉爽的；D. lightest最轻的。根据上文“Terrified of losing my vision, I recalled the seals’ ability to thrive though visually- challenged. (由于害怕失去视力，我回忆起海豹在视力受到挑战的情况下也能茁壮成长的能力。)”以及下文“teaching me to find joy in the present”可知，之前作者视力出现问题时想起海豹茁壮成长的能力，故此处指它们在作者最黑暗的时刻像一束光教会作者在当下找到快乐，故选B。 第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Parts of the Middle East are some of the ___36___(hot) inhabited places on Earth. Temperatures in Abu Dhabi can climb to over 50℃. As a result, air conditioning is a ___37___(necessary) there, and people tend to spend a lot of time indoors. But people there haven’t always had air conditioning. ___38___(fortunate), the comeback of an ancient Arabic architectural cooling technique has made this problem a thing of the past. Mashrabiya refers to the latticed (格子状的) screens often ___39___(see) in Islamic architecture that keep buildings cool without completely blocking light. They are designed ___40___(offer) a spot of relief ___41___ the heat within a building. The idea is essentially to stop direct sunlight ___42___(land) on the outside of the building. That’s ___43___ inspired the design of Al Bahar Towers, a 25-story building wrapped in more than 1,000 hexagonal (六边形的) shades with built-in sensors that allow them to respond to the sun’s movements. When the sun hits the shades, they’ll unfold like an umbrella to ward off (抵挡) the heat. ___44___these measures, the outside of such a building in Abu Dhabi could reach as high as 90 ℃. So far the technique ___45___(help) reduce the building’s need for air conditioning by 50%. Cool, huh? 【答案】36. hottest 37. necessity 38. Fortunately 39. seen 40. to offer 41. from 42. landing 43. what 44. Without 45. has helped 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲设计师将传统元素Mashrabiya用于Al Bahar塔为其降温。 【36题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：中东部分地区是地球上最热的有人居住的地方。根据句意和空前的定冠词the可知，这里应用最高级表示“中东部分地区是地球上最热的一些地方”。故填hottest。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意：因此，空调是那里的必需品，人们往往在室内度过很多时间。冠词a后面应用可数名词单数形式， necessary的名词为necessity表示“必需品”，为可数名词，在本句中作表语。故填necessity。 【38题详解】 考查副词。句意：幸运的是，一种古老的阿拉伯建筑冷却技术的回归使这个问题成为过去。此空应为副词作状语，修饰后面句子，且句首时首字母应大写。故填Fortunately。 【39题详解】 考查过去分词。句意：Mashrabiya指的是伊斯兰建筑中常见的格子屏风，它可以在不完全遮挡光线的情况下保持建筑物的凉爽。此处应为非谓语动词作定语，latticed screens与see为被动关系，所以应用过去分词作定语。故填seen。 【40题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：它们的设计目的是为建筑物内的热量提供一个缓解点。此处为固定短语be designed to do意为“被设计用于做某事”，所以此处使用动词不定式形式。故填to offer。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：它们的设计目的是为建筑物内的热量提供一个缓解点。此处为固定短语relief from表示“减轻”。故填from。 【42题详解】 考查动名词。句意：这个想法基本上是为了阻止阳光直射到建筑物的外部。此处为固定短语stop sb (from) doing，表示“阻止某人做某事”，且from可以省略。故填landing。 【43题详解】 考查表语从句。句意：这就是Al Bahar Towers的设计灵感，这是一座25层的建筑，被1000多个六边形阴影包裹着，内置传感器使其能够对太阳的运动做出反应。此处为连接词引导的表语从句，从句中缺主语，由句意知，应用连接代词what引导，表“什么”。故填what。 【44题详解】 考查介词。句意：如果没有这些措施，阿布扎比这样一座建筑的外部温度可能高达90℃。结合句意可知，这里表示“没有”符合句意，应填介词without，构成介词短语作状语，且句首时首字母应大写。故填Without。 【45题详解】 考查谓语动词。句意：到目前为止，这项技术已经帮助该建筑减少了50%的空调需求。此处应为谓语动词，主语the technique与help为主动关系，再由So far可知，此处应用现在完成时，且主语为第三人称单数。故填has helped。 第三节 单词填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下列各句，根据首字母或汉语，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。 46. I have been so o______ with work that I haven’t had time for social activities. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】occupied##ccupied 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】考查过去分词。句意：我一直忙于工作，没有时间参加社交活动。根据句型分析可知，此空应填形容词或者过去分词，再根据句意和首字母可知，应填occupied，且be occupied with表“忙于”，为固定短语搭配。故填occupied。 47. Third, youth-sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills, these motor skills serve as a f________ for future national sport stars and recreational adult-sport participants. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】foundation##oundation 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：第三，青少年体育项目对运动技能学习至关重要，这些运动技能是未来国家体育明星和休闲成人运动参与者的基础。结合不定冠词a空处应填名词单数作宾语，结合句意及首字母提示可知，foundation“基础”，名词，符合题意，故填foundation。 48. The ancient people who was successful, not only had e________ talent but also had strong will. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】exceptional##xceptional  【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：古人立大事者，不惟有超世之才，亦必有望忍不拔之志。 空处修饰名词talent，应填形容词作定语，结合句意及首字母提示可知，exceptional“杰出的，卓越的”，形容词，符合题意，故填exceptional。 49. No matter how tough the situation gets, a leader should always stick to p________ and act with integrity. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】principles##rinciples 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：无论形势多么艰难，一个领导者都应该坚持原则，正直行事。空处应填名词作宾语，结合句意及首字母提示可知，principle“原则”，可数名词，前面无限定词，应用复数形式表示泛指，故填principles。 50. Sam has been a_________ manager of the engineering department to take the place of George. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】appointed##ppointed 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：萨姆被任命为工程部经理，接替乔治的职位。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应用动词appoint，作谓语，与主语构成被动关系，根据上文has been可知为现在完成时的被动语态。故填appointed。 51. Along with improving the equipment, Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple ________ (维修) themselves. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】maintenance 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：随着设备的改进，Chris开始了一项计划，培训员工如何更好地使用设备，可以自行进行简单的维修。空处应填名词作宾语，表示“维修”使用名词maintenance，为不可数名词，故填maintenance。 52. Tu Youyou and her team conducted several ________ (随后的) experiments to check their findings. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】subsequent 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：屠呦呦和她的团队随后进行了几次实验来验证他们的发现。表示“随后的”使用形容词subsequent，在句中作定语修饰名词experiments，故填subsequent。 53. Ted Hughes discovered many long poems ________ (递交) for poetry competition were composed on computers. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】submitted 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：Ted Hughes发现，许多提交的参加诗歌比赛的长诗都是在电脑上创作的。表示“递交”使用动词submit，和poems之间是被动关系，使用过去分词作定语，故填submitted。 54. Unfortunately, many American universities seem awfully busy protecting their brand name and not nearly busy enough protecting the ________ (追求) of knowledge. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】pursuit 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：不幸的是，许多美国大学似乎忙于保护自己的品牌，却疏于保护对知识的追求。此处需要表示“追求”的英文名词，且需与介词of搭配。pursuit (追求)是常用搭配，强调长期、抽象的目标，作宾语，符合语境。故填pursuit。 55. A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own ________ (主动性), to make decisions on their own without asking managers first. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】initiative 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：最近的一种趋势是鼓励员工发挥自己的主动性，在不征求经理意见的情况下自己做决定。表示“主动性”使用名词initiative，为不可数名词，作宾语，故填initiative。 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分） 第一节 应用文写作 （满分15分） 56. 今年，重庆山火和泸定地震中涌现出了很多青年榜样：00 后消防员，00 后志愿者等。你校正在组织 “We Should Shoulder the Responsibility” 英语征文活动，请你投稿。 内容包括： 1. 青年榜样的突出品质; 2. 他们对你的影响; 3. 呼吁年轻人向他们学习。 注意： 1. 词数 80 左右; 2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。 We Should Shoulder the Responsibility ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: We Should Shoulder the Responsibility This year, many young role models emerged in the mountain fire in Chongqing and the Luding earthquake：post-00s firefighters，post-00s volunteers, etc.They showed their bravery and ambition, especially, their sense of responsibility. What they did made me think about our responsibility. The young people are carrying too much responsibility.The contemporary young people are stressed out, and we have to work hard to serve the country. As a student,as long as we choose study, we have a responsibility to complete our studies seriously and steadfastly. We have to grow up with physical and mental health, and that is inseparable from all kinds of hardship parents endured.So we should not shirk any responsibility of love and care. In a word, all the young people should learn from them and shoulder our responsibility. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文写作，现要求考生写一篇“We Should Shoulder the Responsibility” 英语征文投稿。其内容包括：青年榜样的突出品质、他们对你的影响以及呼吁年轻人向他们学习。 【详解】1.词汇积累 很多：many→plenty of 特别：especially →in particular 考虑：think about→reflect on 应该：should→be supposed to 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：This year, many young role models emerged in the mountain fire in Chongqing and the Luding earthquake：post-00s firefighters，post-00s volunteers, etc.They showed their bravery and ambition, especially, their sense of responsibility. 拓展句：This year, many young role models emerged in the mountain fire in Chongqing and the Luding earthquake：post-00s firefighters，post-00s volunteers, etc, who showed their bravery and ambition, especially, their sense of responsibility. 【点睛】【高分句型1】What they did made me think about our responsibility.（运用了what引导的主语从句） 【高分句型2】As a student，as long as we choose study，we have a responsibility to complete our studies seriously and steadfastly.（运用了as long as引导条件状语从句） 第二节 读后续写 （满分20分） 57. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Emily Harper sat at her desk, staring blankly at the math problems in front of her. Numbers and variables danced confusingly across the page, laughing at her every effort. At school, Emily was known for her artistic talents, but math had always been her weakness. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t make sense of it. Her struggles only worsened in the 10th grade. The pressure to keep up with her classmates grew, and the poor grades shook her confidence. Then came Mr. Jenkins, her new math teacher, who sensed her frustration and offered to help her after class. Emily was initially resistant; the idea of spending extra hours on a subject she hated seemed like a punishment. But — she unwillingly agreed, knowing something had to change. Mr. Jenkins didn’t dive straight into problems. Instead, he asked about her interests. When Emily spoke passionately about her painting, he smiled. “Math is like art, Emily. It has patterns and beauty if you know where to look.” Doubtful but inspired, Emily listened as he began to explain concepts through visual examples. He used colors and shapes, turning abstract numbers into something almost tangible (有形的). For the first time, math seemed less like a foreign language and more like a puzzle waiting to be solved. However, progress was slow. Weeks passed by, minimal improvement, and Emily’s patience wore thin. A particularly difficult quiz left her in tears. She was convinced that she was sure to fail. Mr. Jenkins said, “Remember, Emily, every artist starts with a blank canvas (画布). Masterpieces aren’t created overnight.” Encouraged by his firm belief, Emily pushed on. She began to see the connections between the steps, how each solution followed a logical path. Small victories in practice problems gave her some hope. Mr. Jenkins was always there, celebrating her successes, no matter how minor. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Gradually, Emily’s confidence grew with Mr. Jenkins’ help. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Emily’s heart raced when the results day arrived. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Gradually, Emily’s confidence grew with Mr. Jenkins’ help. She found herself approaching math problems with a newfound curiosity instead of anxiety. The once confusing numbers and symbols began to become patterns she could understand. Mr. Jenkins continued to teach her in his unique way and Emily started to enjoy the challenge. When it’s time for her to take the mid-term test, her once hesitant hand moved steadily across the paper. The joy she felt when a solution clicked into place was something she had never expected to experience with math. Emily’s heart raced when the results day arrived. She sat in the classroom, her hands trembling slightly as she received her test paper. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she saw the grade – a solid A. Tears of relief and happiness welled up in her eyes. She looked up at Mr. Jenkins, who stood at the back of the classroom, watching her with a proud smile. In that moment, Emily knew that she had not only conquered her fear of math but also discovered the power of perseverance. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了Emily Harper擅长艺术，但数学一直是她的弱项。尽管努力，她的成绩仍然不理想。她的父母找来退休教师Mr.Jenkins帮助她。通过独特的教学方式，Mr.Jenkins将数学与艺术联系起来，逐渐帮助Emily,克服了恐惧，最终取得了好成绩，证明了坚持的力量。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“在Mr.Jenkins的帮助下，Emily的自信心逐渐增强。”可知，第一段可描写 Emily的转变的过程。 ②由第二段首句内容“出成绩那天，Emily心怦怦直跳”可知，第二段可描写Emily得知自己成绩的喜悦和出乎意料，明白了坚持的意义。 2.练写线索：信心增加——喜欢挑战——参加考试——得知考试成绩——惊喜——Emily的感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类： ① 理解：understand /comprehend ② 开始：start /begin ③ 克服：conquered/got over 情绪类： ① 焦虑：anxiety/dread ② 快乐：happiness/joy 【点睛】【高分句型1】She looked up at Mr. Jenkins, who stood at the back of the classroom, watching her with a proud smile.（运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句以及现在分词短语作状语） 【高分句型 2】In that moment, Emily knew that she had not only conquered her fear of math but also discovered the power of perseverance.（运用了that引导的宾语从句以及“not only…but also…”连接两个并列结构） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024~2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。 2. 请将第I卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，学生务必将自己的班级、姓名、考试号、座位号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What do we know about Tom? A He’s just finished a piano lesson. B. He loves playing the guitar. C. He plays drums in a band. 2. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a cafe. B. At a university. C. At an animal shelter. 3. How can the man’s recipe be described? A. It’s a reward. B. It’s a success. C. It’s a problem. 4. What do the two speakers have in common? A. They enjoy reading. B. They are in the library. C. They have just finished a book. 5 What is the woman’s duty in the event? A. To make food. B. To play in the band. C. To give directions. 第二节 （共15题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why was it difficult to rescue the cat? A. It was too scared to move. B. It was hurt by the branches. C. It was in the top of a tree. 7. What did the man do to rescue the cat? A. He got a neighbor to help him. B. He borrowed a ladder. C. He climbed the tree. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Reporting some news. C. Organizing an event. 9. What is Charles Martin’s family mainly worried about? A. His health to become worse. B. His efforts not to be recognized. C. His neglect of his studies or family. 10. How does Charles Martin plan to remove his family’s concerns? A. By talking to his teacher. B. By involving his family. C. By quitting the project. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers? A. A player and a coach. B. Football fans. C. TV sports reporters. 12. What causes the current situation of the game according to the man? A. Bad defense. B. Poor passing. C. Certain players. 13. What does the woman think will happen at the end of the game? A. The home team will win. B. The visiting team will win. C. The game will end in a draw. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the main topic of the conversation? A The working life. B. College experience. C. Hobbies. 15. How long has the man been at university? A. About four months. B. About six months. C. About nine months. 16. What is the biggest issue for the man? A The stress of exams. B. The shortage of money. C. The loads of assignments. 17. When does the man find time to relax? A. On weekends. B. Right after exams. C. After part-time work. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did the speaker become a photographer in demand? A. By teaching in workshops. B. By starting a business. C. By taking odd jobs. 19. What challenge did the speaker face? A The stress of taking perfect pictures. B. Decreased interest in photography. C. Constantly changing confidence. 20. What is included in the speaker’s future plans for his career? A. Taking photography trips abroad. B. Expanding his photography business. C. Learning more forms of photography. 第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Times are hard and the price of just about everything we need and care for our rescued animals, has been skyrocketing. As you can imagine, with over 4,000 mouths to feed, hay (草料) is one of our biggest expenses and we are finding it very hard to make ends meet this winter. If you could help, every donation towards providing hay for the animals, however small, will be so gratefully received. Donation/Order helpline:01603 736200 Time: 9 A. M. — 9 P. M.(7 Days) ● Info: Hillside Animal Shelter was founded in 1995 to help and campaign for animals in need, particularly those suffering every day in the intensive factory farming industry. We are home to 2,500 rescued horses and donkeys, 750 cows, 300 pigs, 850 sheep and goats, and lots of other animals including dogs and deer... Please help us to feed and care for our many rescued animals by making a donationTODAY or buying cards or gifts at www.Hillside.org.uk. Items Price Hillside Notepad & Pen Set $5 Coasters (杯垫) -choose HORSE or COW. $4 Shelter Scene Greeting Cards $8 Hillside Toy Donkeys $7 1. What makes it extra difficult to run Hillside Animal Shelter? A. Small donations. B. Rising hay prices. C. High medical expenses. D. Skyrocketing price of animals. 2. What can you possibly get with $10 at www.Hillside.org.uk? A. Coasters and Hillside Toy Donkeys. B. Coasters and Hillside Notepad & Pen Set. C. Hillside Toy Donkeys and Hillside Notepad & Pen Set. D. Hillside Toy Donkeys and Shelter Scene Greeting Cards, 3. What might be the purpose of this passage? A. To seek support for shelter operation. B. To raise awareness of animal sheltering. C. To encourage donations for Hillside website. D. To promote Hillside Animal Shelter' products. B As parents, we always hope to develop character traits (特征) in our children that will enhance their success in life. When our daughter Meegan, the eldest of five children, lost her front tooth at the age of six, we found the following note wrapped around the tiny tooth. Der Tooth Fairy, Pleze leve me yor majik wand (杖). I want to be a tooth fairy, too. Luv Meegan Recognizing potential leadership skills, precious opportunity and the teachable moment, the “Tooth Fairy” left the following note for little Meegan: Dear Meegan, I have worked hard to be a good Tooth Fairy and I love my job. You are too young for the job just now, so I cannot give you my wand. But there are some things that you can start to do to prepare yourself for the job: 1) Always do your best in every job that you do. 2) Treat all people as you wish to be treated. 3) Be kind and helpful to others. 4) Always listen carefully whenever people speak to you. I will interview you one day when you are older and ready for the job. Good Luck, Meegan! The Tooth Fairy Meegan was excited at the response from the Tooth Fairy. She took the message to heart and carefully followed the instructions, always working to improve as she grew. Her character, her strength and her leadership skills grew right along with her. After graduating from college, Meegan accepted a challenging management position. She excelled, and by age 27, she was the top manager of the company. One day Meegan and I were talking about her success. She told me that the company president had once asked her what influences had motivated her toward success. “What did you tell him?” I asked. She replied, “My parents, my teacher and my friends. And, of course, the Tooth Fairy!” 4. What does the underlined phrase “the teachable moment” refer to? A. Meegan lost a tooth. B. Meegan received a note. C. Meegan wrote a note. D. Meegan wrapped a tooth. 5. Who wrote the reply note to Meegan? A. The Tooth Fairy. B. Her parents. C. Her teacher. D. Her friends. 6. Why was the message so carefully followed by Meegan? A. It helped Meegan see her goal reachable. B. It promised Meegan a high-ranking position. C. It displayed desirable character traits to Meegan. D. It taught Meegan to build enjoyable interpersonal relationships. 7. How did Meegan become so successful? A. She was gifted with supernatural power. B. She was appreciated for outstanding talent. C. She was motivated to develop fine qualities. D. She was encouraged to work in a challenging position. C South Dakota University (DSU) made a bold decision 40 years ago that transformed a small normal college into a top high-tech university. This change started when DSU faced an uncertain future due to budget cuts. In 1984, DSU closed its Springfield campus and the state turned it into a prison. Then a new law was signed to change DSU’s mission to focus on technology in all academic programs. The decision to turn a teacher’s college into a technology-focused university seemed risky. But around that time, the financial giant Citibank that was in need of computer programmers decided to move its credit card operation to Sioux Falls, a city near the university. José-Marie Griffiths, the current president of DSU, explains how the university could shift the focus of talent training to meet this demand. To jump into technology, DSU began with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, using teaching materials from IBM, and built industry partnerships. In the early 2000s, a further step forward came when DSU began to focus on cyber security. In 2004, the National Security Agency named DSU a Center of Academic Excellence in computer security. Enrollment has risen steadily from 867 in 1985 to 3,509 in 2023, with the university now offering 44 degrees, including advanced programs. When Griffiths arrived on campus, DSU had a strong academic reputation but was not known for its research. In 2017, the research and development efforts took a major step forward with the launch of the Madison Cyber Labs, expanding research into significant fields of cyber security, machine learning and AI, among others. DSU is now planning to expand into Sioux Falls, partnering with research centers and launching a cyber academy for high school students. Meanwhile, it is seeking funds to start a new research center for quantum (量子) computing. The advanced academic programs and researches at DSU have created numerous new, well-trained employees for a wide range of companies across the country. Jon Waldman, graduating from DSU with a master’s degree in 2006, started an information security company that has become a massive industry in the US. He credited DSU’s commitment to innovation for keeping its graduates at the forefront of the rapidly evolving cyber technology and security industry. 8. Why did DSU start to make a change? A. The enrollment number decreased. B. The campus facilities were out-dated. C. It was under great financial strain. D. It was short of resources of human talents. 9. What contributed to DSU’s shifting the goal of talent training? A. The requirement from research projects. B. The needs of a company’s business. C. The decision made by the president. D. The partnership with IT industries. 10. What does paragraph 4 mainly about? A. What DSU did to advance its research. B. Why DSU was famous for its academics. C. Who benefited from DSU’s development. D. How DSU conducted its research on cyber security. 11. What is Jon Waldman’s attitude toward DSU? A. Skeptical. B. Confused. C. Supportive. D. Opposed. D When you ask people to judge others by their speech, a trend emerges: Listeners dislike disfluency. Slow talkers producing loads of ums and pauses (停顿) are generally perceived as less charming. But science tells us there may be even more to disfluency. Disfluencies do not occur in arbitrary positions in sentences. Ums typically occur right before more difficult or low-frequency words. Imagine you’re having dinner with a friend at a restaurant, and there’re three items on the table: a knife, a glass, and a wine decanter (醒酒器). Your friend turns to you and says, “Could you hand me the...um...” What would you assume they want? Since it’s unlikely that they will hesitate before such common words as knife, and glass, chances are you’ll pick up the decanter and ask, “You mean this?” This is exactly what we demonstrated through controlled eye-tracking studies in our lab. Apparently, listeners hear the um and predict that an uncommon word is most likely to follow. Such predictions, though, reflect more than just simple association between disfluencies and difficult words; listeners are actively considering from the speaker’s point of view. For example, when hearing a non-native speaker say the same sentence but with a thick foreign accent, listeners don’t show a preference for looking at low-frequency objects. This is probably because listeners assume non-native speakers may have as much trouble coming up with the English word for a common object, like a knife, as for unusual ones and can’t guess their intention. In another experiment, listeners were presented with an uncommon speaker who produced disfluencies before simple words and never before difficult words. Initially, participants displayed the natural predictive strategy: looking at uncommon objects. However, as more time went by, they gained experience with this uncommon distribution of disfluencies. Listeners started to demonstrate the contrary predictive behavior: They tended to look at simple objects when hearing the speaker say um. These findings represent further evidence that the human brain is a prediction machine: We continuously try to predict what will happen next, even though not all disfluencies are created equal. 12. Which statement does the example in paragraph 2 support? A Pauses usually follow uncommon words. B. Slow talkers tend to pause more. C. Fluent speakers are unlikely to pause. D. Active listeners only guess difficult words. 13. What does the author say about the non-native speakers? A. They can be understood easily. B. They actively put themselves in others’ shoes C. Their vocabularies are limited. D. Their disfluencies are a little less predictive. 14. What does the experiment in paragraph 4 show? A. Simple things are difficult in some cases. B. Listeners can adjust predictions accordingly. C. Distribution of disfluencies is changeable. D. Disfluencies in communication can be avoided. 15. Which of the following can be the best title for the article? A. Pauses Coexist with Hesitation B. Human Brains Have the Power to Predict C. Active Listeners Simplify Talks D. Disfluency Says More than You Think 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In every culture throughout time, the kitchen has had a powerful influence. The simple practice of sitting down together at the table gives us the chance to connect and communicate. ___16___ It depends on where you live, your age, and other factors, but the answer is, yes. Our intentions for “home” are evolving. ___17___ Fast-paced lifestyles and work schedules make it hard to find time to shop for groceries and prepare meals. Online food delivery services have taken off, too. In 2016, one in 10 Chinese were ordering food online. Throughout Europe, online ordering is capturing 56 percent of the market in Sweden and 43 percent in Austria. In India, online food ordering is expected to reach close to $12m(US)by 2023. While there is a trend towards bring-in and order-in food, as well as dining out, the kitchen is still a core in home life. Food & Wine cited a survey in 22 countries asking about cooking habits. ___18___ At the lower end were South Koreans, who spent just 3.7 hours per week cooking. People in India were at the top with 13.2 hours per week spent in the kitchen. Simply being in the kitchen, cooking and eating with other people, can have healthy benefits. Regardless of its size, the kitchen is a warm and inviting place. ___19___ The difference is, now you can follow a recipe on your iPad while cooking. It’s true that impersonal appliances are connecting to each other and to us. Refrigerators order vegetables. Cooktop hoods with sensors turn on by themselves. While technology and our expectations for the kitchen are shape-shifting in real time, the fundamentals remain the same. ___20___ A. So is cooking a way to express yourself? B. The global average was almost 6.5 hours. C. But is our relationship to the kitchen changing? D. It’s like gathering around a campfire in the past. E. People seem to be spending less time cooking worldwide. F. Now more of them are eating outside the home more frequently. G. The kitchen is where we connect with food and company in the soul of the home. 第三部分 语言知识运用 （共三节，满分35分） 第一节 完形填空 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During a trip to San Diego, I came across two seals, Gracie and Billy, at the Bahia Resort Hotel. I later learned both of them could ___21___ see anything with severe visual disabilities. However, they ___22___ to live joyfully in their pool. I ___23___ them daily, fascinated by their enthusiasm and joy. “Come on, Gracie,” her attendant called one day during feeding time. Gracie, ___24___ the attendant’s presence, tried to ___25___ smoothly forward but in vain. She kept ___26___ under the water, successfully swimming away at the last second. Billy also joined in the fun, creating a delightful scene of water joy. As I spent hours ___27___ Gracie and Billy, I couldn’t help but feel a deep ___28___ with them. Their ability to ___29___ and find joy in their circumstances left a permanent impression on me. Two years later, I faced my own battle with my ___30___. Terrified of losing my vision, I recalled the seals’ ability to thrive though visually- challenged. “___31___ what you can do,” I reminded myself, inspired by Gracie and Billy’s ___32___ for life. I embraced simple ___33___ like preparing and enjoying meals and rediscovered my love for exercise. As my body ___34___, I realized that Gracie and Billy’s lives became a beam of guiding light during my ___35___ moments, teaching me to find joy in the present. 21. A. clearly B. merely C. barely D. closely 22. A. managed B. failed C. promised D. refused 23. A. guided B. visited C. comforted D. disciplined 24. A. indicating B. expecting C. catching D. sensing 25. A. hang B. call C. point D. ease 26. A. floating B. playing C. diving D. chewing 27. A. approaching B. observing C. examining D. training 28. A. connection B. appointment C. contrast D. challenge 29. A. adapt B. perform C. boast D. respond 30. A. taste B. courage C. hearing D. eyesight 31. A. Concentrate on B. Break up C. Lay down D. Put off 32. A. caution B. annoyance C. passion D. anxiety 33. A. beliefs B. conflicts C. reactions D. pleasures 34. A. declined B. improved C. ached D. bowed 35. A. best B. darkest C. coolest D. lightest 第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Parts of the Middle East are some of the ___36___(hot) inhabited places on Earth. Temperatures in Abu Dhabi can climb to over 50℃. As a result, air conditioning is a ___37___(necessary) there, and people tend to spend a lot of time indoors. But people there haven’t always had air conditioning. ___38___(fortunate), the comeback of an ancient Arabic architectural cooling technique has made this problem a thing of the past. Mashrabiya refers to the latticed (格子状的) screens often ___39___(see) in Islamic architecture that keep buildings cool without completely blocking light. They are designed ___40___(offer) a spot of relief ___41___ the heat within a building. The idea is essentially to stop direct sunlight ___42___(land) on the outside of the building. That’s ___43___ inspired the design of Al Bahar Towers, a 25-story building wrapped in more than 1,000 hexagonal (六边形的) shades with built-in sensors that allow them to respond to the sun’s movements. When the sun hits the shades, they’ll unfold like an umbrella to ward off (抵挡) the heat. ___44___these measures, the outside of such a building in Abu Dhabi could reach as high as 90 ℃. So far the technique ___45___(help) reduce the building’s need for air conditioning by 50%. Cool, huh? 第三节 单词填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下列各句，根据首字母或汉语，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。 46. I have been so o______ with work that I haven’t had time for social activities. (根据首字母单词拼写) 47. Third, youth-sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills, these motor skills serve as a f________ for future national sport stars and recreational adult-sport participants. (根据首字母单词拼写) 48. The ancient people who was successful, not only had e________ talent but also had strong will. (根据首字母单词拼写) 49. No matter how tough the situation gets, a leader should always stick to p________ and act with integrity. (根据首字母单词拼写) 50. Sam has been a_________ manager of the engineering department to take the place of George. (根据首字母单词拼写) 51. Along with improving the equipment, Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple ________ (维修) themselves. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 52. Tu Youyou and her team conducted several ________ (随后的) experiments to check their findings. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 53. Ted Hughes discovered many long poems ________ (递交) for poetry competition were composed on computers. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 54. Unfortunately, many American universities seem awfully busy protecting their brand name and not nearly busy enough protecting the ________ (追求) of knowledge. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 55. A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own ________ (主动性), to make decisions on their own without asking managers first. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分） 第一节 应用文写作 （满分15分） 56. 今年，重庆山火和泸定地震中涌现出了很多青年榜样：00 后消防员，00 后志愿者等。你校正在组织 “We Should Shoulder the Responsibility” 英语征文活动，请你投稿。 内容包括： 1. 青年榜样的突出品质; 2. 他们对你的影响; 3. 呼吁年轻人向他们学习。 注意： 1. 词数 80 左右; 2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。 We Should Shoulder the Responsibility ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写 （满分20分） 57. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Emily Harper sat at her desk, staring blankly at the math problems in front of her. Numbers and variables danced confusingly across the page, laughing at her every effort. At school, Emily was known for her artistic talents, but math had always been her weakness. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t make sense of it. Her struggles only worsened in the 10th grade. The pressure to keep up with her classmates grew, and the poor grades shook her confidence. Then came Mr. Jenkins, her new math teacher, who sensed her frustration and offered to help her after class. Emily was initially resistant; the idea of spending extra hours on a subject she hated seemed like a punishment. But — she unwillingly agreed, knowing something had to change. Mr. Jenkins didn’t dive straight into problems. Instead, he asked about her interests. When Emily spoke passionately about her painting, he smiled. “Math is like art, Emily. It has patterns and beauty if you know where to look.” Doubtful but inspired, Emily listened as he began to explain concepts through visual examples. He used colors and shapes, turning abstract numbers into something almost tangible (有形的). For the first time, math seemed less like a foreign language and more like a puzzle waiting to be solved. However, progress was slow. Weeks passed by, minimal improvement, and Emily’s patience wore thin. A particularly difficult quiz left her in tears. She was convinced that she was sure to fail. Mr. Jenkins said, “Remember, Emily, every artist starts with a blank canvas (画布). Masterpieces aren’t created overnight.” Encouraged by his firm belief, Emily pushed on. She began to see the connections between the steps, how each solution followed a logical path. Small victories in practice problems gave her some hope. Mr. Jenkins was always there, celebrating her successes, no matter how minor. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Gradually, Emily’s confidence grew with Mr. Jenkins’ help. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Emily’s heart raced when the results day arrived. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$