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伊宁市第三中学2024～2025学年第二学期 高二年级期中考试英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 考生注意： 1.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题 区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 2.本卷命题范围：选择性必修第三册 Unit i-Unit 3。 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 。 例：How much is the shirt? A.f19.15. B.f9.18. C.f9.15. 答案是C。 1.When will the woman’s mother arrive here? A.At about 2:00 pm. B.At about 3:00 pm. C.At about 4:00 pm. 2.What does the woman ask Nick to do? A.Play football. B.Watch a game. C.Do the washing. 3.Where does the conversation take place? A.At home. B.On the phone C.In a restaurant. 4.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A person. B.A university. C.A story. 5.What does Mr.Green need now? A.His room key. B.Some drinks. C.A good meal 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项 中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6.What is the woman doing? A.Visiting a museum. B.Cleaning her bedroom. C.Looking for her phone. 7.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Brother and sister. B.Father and daughter. C.Mother and son. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 8.What did the woman buy last week? A.A bag. B.A dress. C.A pair of shoes. 9.Who helps the woman look fashionable? A.A designer. B.The man. C.The woman herself. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.When will Carol bring the computer? A.On Monday. B.On Tuesday. C.On Wednesday. 11.What does the man think of the speaking parts? A.Challenging. B.Simple. C.Creative. 12.What is the man’s hobby now? A.Watching TV. B.Reading English novels. C.Playing computer games 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.Why does the woman talk to the man? A.To ask for advice. B.To give him a surprise. C.To recommend a trip. 14.How much does the room with an ocean view cost each night? A.130 dollars. B.150 dollars. C.180 dollars. 15.What does the man dislike? A.The room with a city view B.The room on an upper floor. C.The room on the ground floor. 16.How does the man feel about the price of the penthouse room? A.Surprised. B.Worried. C.Satisfied. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Where is the speaker living? A.In Spain B.In London. C.In Italy. 18.What does the speaker say about the wine at a restaurant? A.It’s expensive. B.It’s common. C.It’s tasteless. 19.What can be found in Soho according to the passage? A.Local bars B.Language schools. C.Various restaurants 20.What can we know about the speaker’s British friend? A.He often travels with the speaker by train. B.He can talk much about mountain climbing. C.He has difficulty learning a foreign language. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50 分 ) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A We look ahead to London’s art and exhibition openings and select the must ─ see shows. Double science It’s a big month for the Science Museum, with a new gallery and an exhibition opening. The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city──from Newton’s laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us. If that isn’t enough, there’s also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today. Science City 1550──1800: The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum. Opens 12 September──13 October, free. The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum. 25 September──26 January, free but ticketed. Are you worried yet? We all suffer from anxiety. Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage. The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound──something we imagine to be impossible. On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September──19 January, free. Climbing the walls No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place. Antony Gormley, the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London, takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting(轰动一时的) exhibition. This is the hot art ticket in town. Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts. 21 October──3 December, £18──22. 1. What is on show in the Science City gallery? A. Some of the greatest physicists. B. The stories of the London development. C. The prediction of the future science. D. Some of the great achievements in history. 2. Which exhibition allows visitors to know about a negative mood in a new way? A. The Art of Innovation. B. On Edge. C. Royal Academy of Arts. D. Science City 1550 ─ 1800. 3. When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether? A. In January. B. In September. C. In October. D. In December. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个伦敦的展览。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city”可知，科学城画廊讲述了伦敦在1550年到1800年间发生的重大科学突破。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二个标题中的“The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound──something we imagine to be impossible. On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September──19 January, free”可知，这次展览还展示了如果焦虑可以通过光线或声音表现出来，会是什么样子——这是我们认为不可能的事情。所以On Edge展览让参观者以一种新的方式了解负面情绪。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据这几个展览的时间：12 September──13 October；25 September──26 January；19 September──19 January；21 October──3 December可知，10月份是它们共同开放的时间。故选C。 【点睛】细心审题，直接就题找答案。解答此类试题时，不必通篇细看原文，而应采取“带着问题找答案”的方法，先从问题中抓住关键性词语（题眼），然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。例如第1题，考生可以根据题干中的“the Science City gallery”锁定信息。根据第二段中的“The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city” 可知，科学城画廊讲述了伦敦在1550年到1800年间发生的重大科学突破。故选D。 B Last Monday, I visited Jalan Besar to find a new fan blade (风扇叶片) for a standing fan that my daughters had broken. I worked in the Jalan Besar area 30 years ago and remembered that there were lots of small hardware shops selling unusual things so I thought that I would have no problem finding a fan blade. However, after walking around for almost an hour, I found out that these shops were no longer around. When I was ready to give up and go home, I spotted an old-fashioned hardware store. After being greeted by a woman, I explained my predicament. She immediately asked me to show her the broken blade. Out of nowhere, a man who looked to be in his 60s came out. He asked to see the blade and then disappeared into the shop. He came back with a blade but it did not look the same as what I had in my hand. We compared the two blades and he said that it might work. I asked him how much it was. He told me that he had taken the blade off an old fan that someone had brought in for repair. He said, “It didn’t cost me anything, so why should I charge you for it?” That really touched me. I took the blade home and it worked perfectly! My daughters got a “new” fan for nothing. When I told my wife (almost in her 60s) this story, she said this reminded her of the kind aunties and uncles who used to run small shops and were always ready to help others when she was growing up. 4. Why did the author go to Jalan Besar? A. To visit his old friends. B. To apply for a job. C. To fix the broken fan. D. To buy a new fan. 5. What does the underlined word “predicament” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Nervous mood. B. Difficult situation. C. Anxious waiting. D. Boring moments. 6. Which of the following can best describe the old man? A. Kind and brave. B. Honest and helpful. C. Determined and curious. D. Open-minded and humorous. 7. How did the author’s wife react to his experience? A. She remembered the old days. B. She was greatly surprised. C. She couldn’t believe it. D. She thought little of it. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者去商店买风扇的叶片，结果走了将近一个小时也没买到。一家老式的五金店的一位老人免费给了作者一个能用的扇叶，对此作者及其家人非常感动。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Last Monday, I visited Jalan Besar to find a new fan blade (风扇叶片) for a standing fan that my daughters had broken.(上周一，我去Jalan Besar为我女儿弄坏了一个落地式风扇找一个新的扇叶。)”可知，作者去Jalan Besar是为了修理坏掉的风扇。故选C项。 【5题详解】 词句猜测题。第二段“I worked in the Jalan Besar area 30 years ago and remembered that there were lots of small hardware shops selling unusual things so I thought that I would have no problem finding a fan blade. However, after walking around for almost an hour, I found out that these shops were no longer around.(30年前，我在Jalan Besar地区工作，记得那里有很多卖不寻常东西的小五金店，所以我想找到风扇叶片不会有问题。然而，走了将近一个小时后，我发现这些商店已经不在了。)”和第三段中“When I was ready to give up and go home, I spotted an old-fashioned hardware store.(当我准备放弃回家时，我看到了一家老式的五金店。)”说明作者找不到可以买到风扇叶片的商店了，买风扇叶片时遇到了困境，这时看到一家老式的五金店。从而推知划线词句“After being greeted by a woman, I explained my predicament.(在一位女士的招呼下，我向她解释了我的predicament。)”其中划线短语应为“困境”的意思，与B项同义。故选B项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“He asked to see the blade and then disappeared into the shop. He came back with a blade but it did not look the same as what I had in my hand. We compared the two blades and he said that it might work.(他要求看一下扇叶，然后就消失在店里了。他拿着一片扇叶回来了，但看起来和我手里的不一样。我们比较了两种扇叶，他说可能有用。)”可知，这位老人帮助作者找到了能用的扇叶，第五段中“He said, ‘It didn’t cost me anything, so why should I charge you for it?’(他说：‘我又没花什么钱，我为什么要收你钱呢? ’)”可知，这位老人是诚实的，没有收作者的钱。综上可知，这位老人是诚实的并且乐于助人。故选B项。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“When I told my wife (almost in her 60s) this story, she said this reminded her of the kind aunties and uncles who used to run small shops and were always ready to help others when she was growing up.(当我把这个故事告诉我的妻子(她快60岁了)时，她说这让她想起了在她成长的过程中，那些曾经经营小商店的善良的叔叔阿姨，他们总是乐于助人。)”可知，他的经历使他妻子想起了过去那些美好的日子。故选A项。 C With its ability to pass down complex information across many generations, human language almost certainly played a sizable part in humans’ ability to become a dominant species on the planet. Despite this, we know precious little about how human language developed. A paper published in Frontiers in Psychology proposes that we should look at ancient cave art to gain insights into how our ability for language came to be. “Language doesn’t fossilize, but maybe in these cave drawings, we can see some of the beginnings of human beings as symbolic beings,” said Shigeru Miyagawa, MIT linguist (语言学家) professor and the paper’s lead author. Miyagawa and his co-authors propose that cave paintings exist at the intersection of communication between visual and aural (听觉的) cues. “The linguists’ theory comes from the fact that many of the caves where art has been found are acoustic (声音的) “hot spots”. In these caves, sounds echo (发出回声) louder and more intensely as one goes deeper. Many of the drawings are located in these sections of the cave, and even some areas that would have been better for drawing on walls were ignored in favor of these spots. The drawings would then show sounds that humans made while in the caves. Think about how many examples of cave art that show various four-legged animals, including horses. The echoing of noises, be it tapping on rocks inside the cave or thunder from outside the cave, would have created sounds like horses running across the ground. “This mix of sound and visual representation,” they write, “allowed early humans to enhance their ability to convey symbolic thinking to their fellows, as well as their ability to process aural and visual input as symbolic.” Such symbolic thinking could have led to developing other types of communication, including sentences. Of course,this is not a declarative statement. A great deal more research is required before anything can be said in a definitive way. One thing Miyagawa does feel confident about is that it will further conversations about the importance of our art in our development as a species. 8. What does the paper published in Frontiers in Psychology focus on? A. The origin of human beings. B. The importance of visual communication. C. The connection between cave art and language. D. The determining factors of language development. 9. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A The significance of ancient cave drawings. B. The theory about the formation of the caves. C. The sites where cave drawings were discovered. D. The evidence that supports linguists’ assumption. 10. What might the mix of sound and visual representation in cave paintings contribute to? A. The change of human thinking. B. The start of symbolic development. C. The improvement in communication. D The increase in the variety of languages. 11. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude to the study? A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Disapproving. 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了一项发表在《心理学前沿》杂志上的研究，该研究提出通过观察古代洞穴艺术来深入了解人类语言能力的发展。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“A paper published in Frontiersin Psychology proposes that we should look at ancient cave art to gain insights into how our ability for language came to be.(一篇发表在《心理学前沿》上的论文提出，我们应该研究古代洞穴艺术，以深入了解我们的语言能力是如何形成的。)”可知，发表在Frontiers in Psychology上的论文专注于探讨洞穴艺术与语言能力发展之间的联系。故选C。 【9题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段，尤其是“The linguists’ theory comes from the fact that many of the caves where art has been found are acoustic ‘hot spots’.(语言学家的这一理论源于这样一个事实：许多发现艺术的洞穴都是声学“热点”。)”可知，第三段介绍了支持语言学家假设的证据，即许多发现有艺术作品的洞穴是声音的“热点”。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段““This mix of sound and visual representation,” they write, “allowed early humans to enhance their ability to convey symbolic thinking to their fellows, as well as their ability to process aural and visual input as symbolic.” Such symbolic thinking could have led to developing other types of communication, including sentences.(“这种声音和视觉表现的结合，”他们写道，“使早期人类能够提升自己向同伴传达象征性思维的能力，以及将听觉和视觉输入处理为象征性信息的能力。”这种象征性思维可能促成了其他类型交流方式的发展，包括句子的形成。)”可知，洞穴绘画中声音和视觉表现的结合可能有助于提高早期人类的交流能力。故选C。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据末段中“this is not a declarative statement. A great deal more research is required before anything can be said in a definitive way.(这不是一个陈述性的结论。在得出任何确定性结论之前，还需要进行大量的研究。)”和上文提到的研究的理论基础可知，作者对这项研究持客观态度，既没有表现出怀疑，也没有表现出冷漠或不赞成，作者只是客观地呈现了研究的内容和需要进一步研究的事实。故选B。 D Cars could soon be communicating with each other using 5G to make drivers aware of upcoming hazards (危险), scientists say. The extremely fast mobile internet would allow for rapid information transmission and could make drivers aware of black ice, pot holes or other dangers up ahead. Several car manufacturers (制造商) are already using 5G in their vehicles, including as a tool to help serve in the generation of self-driving vehicles. Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles to the point where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today. They predict the number of road traffic accidents, which according to the World Health Organization account for more than 1.3 million deaths and up to 50 million people injured worldwide every year, will drop really as a result. Dr Dimitrios Liarokapis, a member of the research group, said, “To have a better idea of what the future will look like, think of having such cars that not only use sensors to scan what’s around them, they can also talk to each other and exchange safety-related information about their surroundings over an area that covers several square miles. With the help of 5G, a vehicle-generated early warning system that reminds drivers is possible within the next few years. Cars that are close enough to the danger area will transmit warning messages to other cars around them using short-range communication technologies, but also to cars further away using 5G, fast and reliably.” A few manufacturers are already working on connected cars. Of them, Ford told its intention to fit 80 percent of its future vehicles with technology that warns drivers about upcoming road accidents, bad weather and traffic jams. 12. What is the benefit of 5G mentioned in the text? A. It can improve the safety of automated vehicles. B. It can help drivers communicate with each other. C. It can effectively wipe out road traffic accidents. D. It can help make more profits for the manufacturers. 13. What can we know about the vehicle-generated early warning system? A. It can get information several miles ahead. B. It is under research and development at present. C It has been proved extremely helpful for driving. D. It will send messages to drivers a few days earlier. 14. What will be probably continued with the text? A. Some car manufacturers. B. The advantages when using 5G. C. Some safety rules when using 5G. D. The sales information of cars with 5G. 15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A. 5G Leaves Drivers Free When They Are Driving B. 5G Is to Bring Great Convenience to Our Daily Life C. 5G Has Been Popular with Drivers Around the World D. 5G Is on the Way to Making “Dialogue” Between Cars 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是科学家认为汽车很快将会使用5G相互通信，以使驾驶员意识到即将到来的危险。这将使驾驶员注意到前方的黑冰、坑洼或其他危险。许多汽车制造商已经在其车辆中使用5G，包括作为帮助生成自动驾驶汽车的工具。 【12题详解】 细节理解题，根据第三段的第一句“Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles to the point where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today. (格拉斯哥卡利多尼亚大学(GCU)的专家认为，高速连接还将提高自动驾驶汽车的可靠性和性能，使其比目前驾驶的手动汽车更安全。)”可知，高速互联网还将提高自动化车辆的可靠性和性能，使其比目前使用的手动驾驶汽车更安全。故选A。 【13题详解】 推理判断题，根据第四段的“To have a better idea of what the future will look like, think of having such cars that not only use sensors to scan what’s around them, they can also talk to each other and exchange safety-related information about their surroundings over an area that covers several square miles.(为了更好地了解未来会是什么样子，想想这样的汽车，不仅使用传感器扫描周围的东西，它们还可以相互交谈，并在几平方英里的范围内交换周围环境的安全相关信息。)”可知，车辆生成的预警系统还处于研发阶段。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“A few manufacturers are already working on connected cars. Of them, Ford told its intention to fit 80 percent of its future vehicles with technology that warns drivers about upcoming road accidents, bad weather and traffic jams.( 一些制造商已经在研发联网汽车。其中，福特表示，它打算在80%的未来汽车上安装警告司机即将发生的道路事故、恶劣天气和交通拥堵的技术。)”可知，此处提到了有几个汽车制造商开始使用这种技术，福特公司就是其中一个，下文很可能介绍使用5G的其他制造商。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Cars could soon be communicating with each other using 5G to make drivers aware of upcoming hazards (危险), scientists say. The extremely fast mobile internet would allow for rapid information transmission and could make drivers aware of black ice, pot holes or other dangers up ahead.( 科学家表示，汽车可能很快就会通过5G相互通信，让司机意识到即将到来的危险。极快的移动互联网将允许快速信息传输，并可以让司机意识到前方的黑冰、坑洞或其他危险。)”以及通读全文可知，作者讲述了5G网络将安装在汽车上，汽车可以通过5G网络互相“对话”，让司机提前意识到危险。D选项“5G Is on the Way to Making “Dialogue” Between Cars(5G正在实现车与车之间的“对话)”概括文章标题。故选D。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 How to be Creative Most of us think that creativity is quality belonging only to artists, writers, or dancers, rather than ourselves. ____16____. The following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity. Get out of your comfort zone We eagerly accept the familiar and fear the unknown. Break out of your usual patterns (模式) and welcome creativity into your life. As stated earlier, the human brain was designed to recognize patterns. ____17____. In fact, our comfort zone is nothing more than a collection of patterns. As we become more efficient at recognizing and using patterns, we rely less on creativity to find new paths. We should force ourselves out of our comfort zone and open up new possibilities. Try different things We are used to habits and routines, and creativity hates routines. If you usually drive to work, take the subway for a few days. ____18____. Interrupt your routine, experiment and try something new. New things are often creative, but the same old thing never is. ____19____ Having a great idea is not enough; you must work to make it a reality. Have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago? Yet someone else is making money with “your” idea. ____20____. The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. Do whatever it takes to bring your ideas to life. If you can put them into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity in all areas of your life. A. Take action B. Seek several choices C. Think from the other person’s point of view D. If you usually eat in the office, have lunch under a tree E. So we can create patterns for almost everything we do F. The truth is that we are all born with the ability to be creative G. We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into realities 【答案】16. F 17. E 18. D 19. A 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是如何变得有创造力。 【16题详解】 依据上一句“Most of us think that creativity is quality belonging only to artists, writers, or dancers, rather than ourselves. (我们大多数人认为创造力是只属于艺术家、作家或舞蹈家的品质，而不是我们自己。)”可知，很多人认为创造力只属于艺术家、作家或舞蹈家，后面建议我们如何培养创造力，由此可推断出本句是讲每个人都有创造力，F选项“The truth is that we are all born with the ability to be creative (事实上，我们生来就有创造的能力)”说明我们每个人都是有创造力的，因此承上启下，符合语境。故选F。 【17题详解】 空前“As stated earlier, the human brain was designed to recognize patterns. (如前所述，人类的大脑是用来识别模式的。)”说明大脑是用来识别模式的，因此空格处应该说我们可以创造模式，E选项“So we can create patterns for almost everything we do (所以我们几乎可以为我们所做的一切创造模式)”说明了我们可以创造模式，其中的patterns和前面的patterns相一致，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选E。 【18题详解】 由本段小标题“Try different things (尝试不同的东西)”可知，本段主要讲述的是尝试做一些改变，D项“If you usually eat in the office, have lunch under a tree (如果你通常在办公室吃午饭，那就在树下吃吧)”是一种改变，因此符合本段语境，故选D。 【19题详解】 空处是本段的小标题，由空格下方的“Having a great idea is not enough; you must work to make it a reality. (光有一个好主意是不够的；你必须努力使它成为现实。)”和“If you can put them into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity in all areas of your life. (如果你能把它们付诸实践，你就能很好地在生活的各个方面提高你的创造力。)”可知，本段主要讲的是要行动起来，把一些好的想法变成现实，A选项“Take action (采取行动)”说明要采取行动，因此概括本段内容，可作为小标题，故选A。 【20题详解】 根据下文中的“The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. (梦想家和实干家的区别在于行动。)”可知，有人只是想一想，而有的人不但想还去做，G选项“We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into realities (我们都有伟大的想法，但只有少数人把他们的想法变成现实)”说明了有的人只是想一想而已，只有少数人会去真正把自己想的事情做出来，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选G。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 This morning after an evening fight with my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I was tired from the anger and her ____21____ to communicate because of her slow language development. As I led her into the car, I felt ____22____. Nothing was right with our world. She was born when my family had been going through a lot of ____23____. Then my child’s language problem was ____24____, but doctors struggled to help her. I felt like we both needed to be ____25____. I returned that afternoon as ____26____ with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking toward the school’s playground gate, I spotted her preschool teacher racing to ____27____ me. “You should have seen her today!” ____28____, his breathy words were supported by ____29____. “See that climber.” He _____30_____ a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, she’s tried but _____31_____ to reach the top.” He took a breath. “But today she _____32_____ it!” He expressed his joy like he’d seen her conquering（征服）Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words gave me some _____33_____. My daughter had conquered her mountain. As she ran toward me, I _____34_____ something I hadn’t before. I saw her determination. I saw her strength. I saw a _____35_____. 21. A. attempt B. need C. inability D. desire 22. A. nervous B. peaceful C. hopeless D. curious 23. A. sufferings B. emotions C. efforts D. celebrations 24. A. prevented B. replaced C. solved D. identified 25. A. protected B. rescued C. balanced D. respected 26. A. disappointed B. honest C. strict D. pleased 27. A. greet B. hear C. praise D. escape 28. A. Originally B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Eventually 29. A. complaint B. confidence C. excitement D. bravery 30. A. took up B. pointed to C. cut down D. worked out 31. A. determined B. rejected C. intended D. failed 32. A. missed B. ignored C. tried D. made 33. A. comfort B. luck C. imagination D. description 34. A. displayed B. recognized C. taught D. provided 35. A. player B. mother C. hero D. teacher 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者因孩子发育缓慢而失望，但是孩子在学校坚持不懈完成自己的目标，作者在孩子身上看到了不一样的品质。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对她的愤怒和她语言发育缓慢导致的无法交流感到厌倦。A. attempt努力；B. need需要；C. inability无能；D. desire愿望。根据下文“because of her slow language development”可知，作者女儿语言发展缓慢，因此我对于她交流的无能感到厌倦。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我领她上车时，我感到绝望了。A. nervous紧张的；B. peaceful和平的；C. hopeless无助的；D. curious好奇的。根据下文“Nothing was right with our world.”可知作者对于自己的生活不如意，因此感到很无助很绝望。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她出生时，我的家庭正经历着许多苦难。A. sufferings受难；B. emotions情绪；C. efforts努力；D. celebrations庆祝。根据上文“when my family had been going through”可知，“going through”可以表示“经历不幸的事情”，故推断作者家里也在经历不好的事情。故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我孩子的语言问题被确诊，但医生很艰难地帮助她。A. prevented阻止；B. replaced替代；C. solved解决；D. identified鉴定。根据下文“ doctors struggled to help her”可知作者孩子的问题是经过医生鉴定的。故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我觉得我们都需要被拯救。A. protected保护；B. rescued拯救；C. balanced平衡；D. respected尊敬。根据上文“ but doctors struggled to help her”以及“we both needed”可知作者希望自己和孩子都能有人去拯救。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天下午我回来了和离开时一样，对我心爱的小女孩失望。A. disappointed失望的；B. honest诚实的；C. strict严格的；D. pleased高兴的。根据前后文“I returned that afternoon”以及“as when I left”以及前文“after an evening fight with my three-year-old daughter”可知我离开家的时候心情不好，再次回来学校时事情没有任何变化因此我的心情也没有改变，和之前一样失望。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：朝学校操场门口走去，我看见她的学前班老师跑过来迎接我。A. greet欢迎；B. hear听说；C. praise赞美；D. escape逃跑。根据上下文“Walking toward the school’s playground gate”以及““You should have seen her today!” Obviously, his breathy words were supported by excitement.”可知因为孩子在学校表现出色，老师看见我时很兴奋，而且我是走到学校大门口，老师应该是出来迎接我。故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：显然，他的呼吸声是伴随着兴奋的样子。A. Originally起初；B. Obviously显然；C. Fortunately幸运；D. Eventually最终。根据上下文“racing to”以及“his breathy words”可知老师兴奋的样子伴随着跑步冲过来的，呼吸声是很显而易见的。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：显然，他的呼吸声是由兴奋支撑的。A. complaint抱怨；B. confidence自信；C. excitement兴奋；D. bravery勇敢。根据下文“But today she made it!”可知作者的孩子在学校终于成功完成自己的目标，老师对此很开心很兴奋。故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：他指着一个木制的操场设备，看起来像一堵石墙。A. took up接受；B. pointed to指出；C. cut down砍倒；D. worked out解决。根据上下文“See that climber.”以及“a wooden piece of playground equipment”可知老师是指着一个操场上面的设备让我看孩子克服的困难是什么样子的。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“嗯，自从她开始上学以来，她每天都在努力，但都没能达到顶峰。”A. determined下决心；B. rejected拒绝；C. intended打算；D. failed失败。根据下文“But today she made it”可知今天孩子做到了，那么说明之前孩子都没有成功。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他深吸了一口气。“但是今天她成功了!”A. missed错过；B. ignored忽视；C. tried尝试；D. made做到。根据上下文“every day since she started school, she’s tried but failed to reach the top.”以及转折词“But”可知，之前孩子想挑战自己登上最高点都没有成功，但是今天做到了，“made it”表示“成功了，做到了”的意思。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的话给了我一些安慰。A. comfort安慰；B. luck幸运；C. imagination想象；D. description描述。根据上下文“I was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slow language development.”以及“She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!”可知，作者送孩子上学时对这个孩子是很失望的，但是在学校里老师对于孩子的成功是称赞不已的，这对于这样一位家长来说是安慰的话语。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她向我跑过来时，我从孩子身上看到了一些我以前没有意识到的东西。A. displayed展示；B. recognized识别；C. taught教学；D. provided提供。根据上下文“ I was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slow language development.”以及“My daughter had conquered her mountain. I saw her determination. I saw her strength.”可知作者从最初的对于孩子语言发育缓慢感到失望到后面发现孩子身上有决心和毅力，这是作者以前没有能识别到的孩子身上的品格。故选B项。 35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看到了她的力量。我看到了一个英雄。A. player运动员；B. mother母亲；C. hero英雄；D. teacher教师。根据上文“My daughter had conquered her mountain.”以及“I saw her determination. I saw her strength.”可知作者女儿克服了自己的困难，完成自己的目标，知道她的女儿是一个非常有毅力的孩子，在家长心目中就是如英雄一样。故选C项。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Located in Ordos, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Kubuqi Desert (库布齐沙漠) is the closest desert to China’s capital Beijing. It was once known as the “sea of death”. However, in the past 30 years, the government, social organizations and local farmers ____36____ (work) together to control desertification (沙漠化) in Kubuqi Desert. Historically, Kubuqi was a rich city flld with water and grass. But due to climate change and over-exploitation from humans, the farmlands gradually turned to desert. Controlling desertification was the only way out for people still living in Kubuqi. With the first highway going through the desert ____37____ (build) here, people started planting trees in ____38____ whole desert. It was common for planted trees to die. The next year, people just continued to plant more trees and attended to them regardless ____39____ the difficulty. Their hard work fuelled the term “Kubugi spirit”, inspiring local people ____40____ (enhance) the skills of planting trees greatly. Over three decades, tree planting technology saw further ____41____ (innovate) and development in Kubuqi. Now workers can plant a tree in just ten ____42____ (second), and the survival rate of trees is over 80 percent. The 102, 000 residents in the desert have ____43____ (frequent) enjoyed the benefits of managing with desertification. Meng Keda, ____44____ family has lived deep in Kubuqi Desert for generations, began a tourism business in 2006 ____45____ earned about 300, 000 yuan last year. 【答案】36. have worked 37. built 38. the 39. of 40. to enhance 41. innovation 42. seconds 43. frequently 44. whose 45. which##that 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国内蒙古鄂尔多斯的库布齐沙漠曾是“死亡之海”，过去30年政府、社会组织和当地农民合力治沙，如今取得显著成效，居民也从中受益。 【36题详解】 考查时态。句意：然而，在过去的30年里，政府、社会组织和当地农民一起努力控制库布齐沙漠的沙漠化。work(工作)是谓语动词，根据时间状语“in the past 30 years”可知，该动作从过去持续到现在，应用现在完成时，主语“the government, social organizations and local farmers”是复数，谓语动词用复数形式。故填have worked。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：随着第一条穿过沙漠的公路在这里建成，人们开始在整个沙漠中植树。动词build(建造，修建)作with复合结构中宾语补足语，是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语the first highway之间是被动关系，应用过去分词表被动。故填built。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：随着第一条穿过沙漠的公路在这里建成，人们开始在整个沙漠中植树。desert指前面指到的“Kubuqi Desert (库布齐沙漠)”，特指，用定冠词the限定。故填the。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：第二年，人们不顾困难，继续种植更多的树并照料它们。regardless of是固定短语，意为“不管，不顾”。故填of。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们的辛勤工作催生了“库布齐精神”，极大地激励了当地人提高植树技能。inspire sb. to do sth.是固定用法，意为“激励某人做某事”，用不定式作宾语补足语。故填to enhance。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：三十多年来，库布齐的植树技术有了进一步的创新和发展。根据and后的名词development可知，此处应用名词innovation(创新)，作saw的并列宾语，是不可数名词。故填innovation。 【42题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：现在工人只需十秒钟就能种一棵树，树木的成活率超过80%。second(秒)是可数名词，根据前面的数词ten可知，应用复数形式。故填seconds。 【43题详解】 考查副词。句意：沙漠中的10.2万居民经常享受到治理沙漠化带来的好处。提示词修饰动词enjoyed，应用副词frequently(经常)作状语。故填frequently。 【44题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：孟克达的家族世世代代生活在库布齐沙漠深处，他在2006年开始了一项旅游业务，去年赚了约30万元。“_____ family has lived deep in Kubuqi Desert for generations”是定语从句，修饰先行词Meng Keda，关系词在从句中作family的定语，表示“孟克达的家族”，应用表示所属关系的关系代词whose引导该从句。故填whose。 45题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：孟克达的家族世世代代生活在库布齐沙漠深处，他在2006年开始了一项旅游业务，去年赚了约30万元。“_____ earned about 300, 000 yuan last year”是定语从句，修饰先行词a tourism business，指物，关系词将其代入从句中作主语，应用关系代词which或that引导该从句。故填which/that。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，最近有不少同学每天中午都用快餐作为午餐，你认为这不是个好习惯。请你给学校英文报编辑John写一封英语短信，就此事谈谈你的想法，要点包括： 1. 午餐吃快餐的坏处； 2. 你的想法和建议等。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Dear John, I’m writing to share my views about eating fast food for lunch in our school. Recently, I find that some students always eat fast food for lunch. I don’t think it’s a wise choice. Though fast food is convenient and delicious in taste, it can’t provide us with enough nutrition. To keep healthy and get enough energy from lunch, we’d better take some home cooking for lunch or buy some fresh food from the school canteen. I don’t mean fast food should be refused in our life. But just choose it when we are really in a hurry, or it will surely have some side effects on our health. I hope my advice can be taken. Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求考生给校报编辑John写信，就不少同学将快餐作为午餐的现象发表自己的看法，需说明吃快餐的坏处，并表达自己的想法和建议等。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 观点：view→opinion, idea 发现：find→discover, notice 明智的：wise→sensible 拒绝：refuse→turn down, decline 选择：choose→pick, opt for 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：To keep healthy and get enough energy from lunch, we’d better take some home cooking for lunch or buy some fresh food from the school canteen. 拓展句：In order that we can keep healthy and get enough energy from lunch, we’d better take some home cooking for lunch or buy some fresh food from the school canteen. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Recently, I find that some students always eat fast food for lunch. (运用了that引导名词性从句作find的宾语) [高分句型2] Though fast food is convenient and delicious in taste, it can’t provide us with enough nutrition. (运用了though引导让步状语从句) [高分句型3] But just choose it when we are really in a hurry, or it will surely have some side effects on our health. (运用了when引导时间状语从句) 第二节 (满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文 Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks (催促). One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school. Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes. The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided (碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead. Refusing to give up at this point, he jumped to his feet and ran as fast as he could. He dashed across the finish line and won the fourth prize. Thinking he would let his sister down, Ali couldn’t help sobbing. Just then he suddenly heard the announcement from the broadcast that he won the third prize as the runner who collided with Ali was disqualified for breaking the rule. Holding the shoes close to his chest during the award ceremony, Ali felt overjoyed and relieved. Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly. He could not wait to see his sister and share the thrilling news. On his arrival, Ali found Zahra was waiting outside. She was wondering whether her brother had brought her what she was expecting. “Zahra, see what I have got for you.” He took the prize out of his bag with his trembling hands. The moment Zahra saw the shoes, her face lit up. So thrilled was she that she threw herself at Ali. “Thank you! Ali.” Tears of joy welled up in their eyes. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，本文讲述了一个在一个贫困的家庭里有两个孩子，他们身上的钱只够买吃的，一天Ali带着妹妹的鞋子去修理，结果半路上却把鞋子丢了，两人商量好两个人先穿一双鞋。有一次学校举办跑步比赛，奖品是一双鞋，Ali决定参加并且获取第一。可就快到终点时，被人撞倒了，摔在了地上。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“Ali抬起头，看到其他男孩都冲在前面。”可知，第一段可描写他拒绝放弃，快速地跑去，冲过终点线，获得了第四名，但是广播中宣布自己是第三名，撞到他的跑步者因违规而被取消资格，在颁奖典礼上，把鞋子紧贴胸前，欣喜若狂。 ②由第二段首句内容“Ali满怀喜悦，快步走回家。”可知，第二段可描写他迫切的想与妹妹分享这个激动人心的消息，妹妹很期待哥哥给她带来的礼物，看到鞋子的那一刻脸上露出了光芒，向哥哥表示了感谢，喜悦的泪水在眼眶中涌出。 2.续写线索：抬起头——拒绝——冲向终点——欣喜若狂——回家——分享——礼物——感谢——喜悦 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①跳：jump/leap/spring ②违反：break/violate ③看见：see/catch sight of 情绪类 ①失望：let sb down/disappoint sb ②欣喜若狂：overjoyed/ecstatic/elated ③激动的：thrilled/excited 【点睛】[高分句型1] Refusing to give up at this point, he jumped to his feet and ran as fast as he could. (运用了现在分词作状语) [高分句型2] She was wondering whether her brother had brought her what she was expecting. (运用了whether引导的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 伊宁市第三中学2024～2025学年第二学期 高二年级期中考试英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 考生注意： 1.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题 区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 2.本卷命题范围：选择性必修第三册 Unit i-Unit 3。 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 。 例：How much is the shirt? A.f19.15. B.f9.18. C.f9.15. 答案是C。 1.When will the woman’s mother arrive here? A.At about 2:00 pm. B.At about 3:00 pm. C.At about 4:00 pm. 2.What does the woman ask Nick to do? A.Play football. B.Watch a game. C.Do the washing. 3.Where does the conversation take place? A.At home. B.On the phone C.In a restaurant. 4.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A person. B.A university. C.A story. 5.What does Mr.Green need now? A.His room key. B.Some drinks. C.A good meal 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项 中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6.What is the woman doing? A.Visiting a museum. B.Cleaning her bedroom. C.Looking for her phone. 7.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Brother and sister. B.Father and daughter. C.Mother and son. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 8.What did the woman buy last week? A.A bag. B.A dress. C.A pair of shoes. 9.Who helps the woman look fashionable? A.A designer. B.The man. C.The woman herself. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.When will Carol bring the computer? A.On Monday. B.On Tuesday. C.On Wednesday. 11.What does the man think of the speaking parts? A.Challenging. B.Simple. C.Creative. 12.What is the man’s hobby now? A.Watching TV. B.Reading English novels. C.Playing computer games 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.Why does the woman talk to the man? A.To ask for advice. B.To give him a surprise. CTo recommend a trip. 14.How much does the room with an ocean view cost each night? A.130 dollars. B.150 dollars. C.180 dollars. 15.What does the man dislike? A.The room with a city view B.The room on an upper floor. C.The room on the ground floor. 16.How does the man feel about the price of the penthouse room? A.Surprised. B.Worried. C.Satisfied. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Where is the speaker living? A.In Spain B.In London. C.In Italy. 18.What does the speaker say about the wine at a restaurant? A.It’s expensive. B.It’s common. C.It’s tasteless. 19.What can be found in Soho according to the passage? A.Local bars B.Language schools. C.Various restaurants 20.What can we know about the speaker’s British friend? A.He often travels with the speaker by train. B.He can talk much about mountain climbing. C.He has difficulty learning a foreign language. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50 分 ) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A We look ahead to London’s art and exhibition openings and select the must ─ see shows. Double science It’s a big month for the Science Museum, with a new gallery and an exhibition opening. The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city──from Newton’s laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us. If that isn’t enough, there’s also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today. Science City 1550──1800: The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum. Opens 12 September──13 October, free. The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum. 25 September──26 January, free but ticketed. Are you worried yet? We all suffer from anxiety. Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage. The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound──something we imagine to be impossible. On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September──19 January, free. Climbing the walls No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place. Antony Gormley, the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London, takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting(轰动一时的) exhibition. This is the hot art ticket in town. Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts. 21 October──3 December, £18──22. 1. What is on show in the Science City gallery? A. Some of the greatest physicists. B. The stories of the London development. C. The prediction of the future science. D Some of the great achievements in history. 2. Which exhibition allows visitors to know about a negative mood in a new way? A. The Art of Innovation. B. On Edge. C. Royal Academy of Arts. D. Science City 1550 ─ 1800. 3. When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether? A. In January. B. In September. C. In October. D. In December. B Last Monday, I visited Jalan Besar to find a new fan blade (风扇叶片) for a standing fan that my daughters had broken. I worked in the Jalan Besar area 30 years ago and remembered that there were lots of small hardware shops selling unusual things so I thought that I would have no problem finding a fan blade. However, after walking around for almost an hour, I found out that these shops were no longer around. When I was ready to give up and go home, I spotted an old-fashioned hardware store. After being greeted by a woman, I explained my predicament. She immediately asked me to show her the broken blade. Out of nowhere, a man who looked to be in his 60s came out. He asked to see the blade and then disappeared into the shop. He came back with a blade but it did not look the same as what I had in my hand. We compared the two blades and he said that it might work. I asked him how much it was. He told me that he had taken the blade off an old fan that someone had brought in for repair. He said, “It didn’t cost me anything, so why should I charge you for it?” That really touched me. I took the blade home and it worked perfectly! My daughters got a “new” fan for nothing. When I told my wife (almost in her 60s) this story, she said this reminded her of the kind aunties and uncles who used to run small shops and were always ready to help others when she was growing up. 4. Why did the author go to Jalan Besar? A. To visit his old friends. B. To apply for a job. C. To fix the broken fan. D. To buy a new fan. 5. What does the underlined word “predicament” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Nervous mood. B. Difficult situation. C. Anxious waiting. D. Boring moments. 6. Which of the following can best describe the old man? A. Kind and brave. B. Honest and helpful. C. Determined and curious. D. Open-minded and humorous. 7. How did the author’s wife react to his experience? A. She remembered the old days. B. She was greatly surprised. C. She couldn’t believe it. D. She thought little of it. C With its ability to pass down complex information across many generations, human language almost certainly played a sizable part in humans’ ability to become a dominant species on the planet. Despite this, we know precious little about how human language developed. A paper published in Frontiers in Psychology proposes that we should look at ancient cave art to gain insights into how our ability for language came to be. “Language doesn’t fossilize, but maybe in these cave drawings, we can see some of the beginnings of human beings as symbolic beings,” said Shigeru Miyagawa, MIT linguist (语言学家) professor and the paper’s lead author. Miyagawa and his co-authors propose that cave paintings exist at the intersection of communication between visual and aural (听觉的) cues. “The linguists’ theory comes from the fact that many of the caves where art has been found are acoustic (声音的) “hot spots”. In these caves, sounds echo (发出回声) louder and more intensely as one goes deeper. Many of the drawings are located in these sections of the cave, and even some areas that would have been better for drawing on walls were ignored in favor of these spots. The drawings would then show sounds that humans made while in the caves. Think about how many examples of cave art that show various four-legged animals, including horses. The echoing of noises, be it tapping on rocks inside the cave or thunder from outside the cave, would have created sounds like horses running across the ground. “This mix of sound and visual representation,” they write, “allowed early humans to enhance their ability to convey symbolic thinking to their fellows, as well as their ability to process aural and visual input as symbolic.” Such symbolic thinking could have led to developing other types of communication, including sentences. Of course,this is not a declarative statement. A great deal more research is required before anything can be said in a definitive way. One thing Miyagawa does feel confident about is that it will further conversations about the importance of our art in our development as a species. 8. What does the paper published in Frontiers in Psychology focus on? A. The origin of human beings. B. The importance of visual communication. C The connection between cave art and language. D. The determining factors of language development. 9. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The significance of ancient cave drawings. B. The theory about the formation of the caves. C. The sites where cave drawings were discovered. D. The evidence that supports linguists’ assumption. 10. What might the mix of sound and visual representation in cave paintings contribute to? A. The change of human thinking. B. The start of symbolic development. C. The improvement in communication. D. The increase in the variety of languages. 11. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude to the study? A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Disapproving. D Cars could soon be communicating with each other using 5G to make drivers aware of upcoming hazards (危险), scientists say. The extremely fast mobile internet would allow for rapid information transmission and could make drivers aware of black ice, pot holes or other dangers up ahead. Several car manufacturers (制造商) are already using 5G in their vehicles, including as a tool to help serve in the generation of self-driving vehicles. Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles to the point where they will be safer than the manual cars being driven today. They predict the number of road traffic accidents, which according to the World Health Organization account for more than 1.3 million deaths and up to 50 million people injured worldwide every year, will drop really as a result. Dr Dimitrios Liarokapis, a member of the research group, said, “To have a better idea of what the future will look like, think of having such cars that not only use sensors to scan what’s around them, they can also talk to each other and exchange safety-related information about their surroundings over an area that covers several square miles. With the help of 5G, a vehicle-generated early warning system that reminds drivers is possible within the next few years. Cars that are close enough to the danger area will transmit warning messages to other cars around them using short-range communication technologies, but also to cars further away using 5G, fast and reliably.” A few manufacturers are already working on connected cars. Of them, Ford told its intention to fit 80 percent of its future vehicles with technology that warns drivers about upcoming road accidents, bad weather and traffic jams. 12. What is the benefit of 5G mentioned in the text? A. It can improve the safety of automated vehicles. B. It can help drivers communicate with each other. C. It can effectively wipe out road traffic accidents. D. It can help make more profits for the manufacturers. 13. What can we know about the vehicle-generated early warning system? A. It can get information several miles ahead. B. It is under research and development at present. C. It has been proved extremely helpful for driving. D. It will send messages to drivers a few days earlier. 14. What will be probably continued with the text? A. Some car manufacturers. B. The advantages when using 5G. C. Some safety rules when using 5G. D. The sales information of cars with 5G. 15. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A. 5G Leaves Drivers Free When They Are Driving B. 5G Is to Bring Great Convenience to Our Daily Life C. 5G Has Been Popular with Drivers Around the World D. 5G Is on the Way to Making “Dialogue” Between Cars 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 How to be Creative Most of us think that creativity is quality belonging only to artists, writers, or dancers, rather than ourselves. ____16____. The following tips are a great beginning for developing our creativity. Get out of your comfort zone We eagerly accept the familiar and fear the unknown. Break out of your usual patterns (模式) and welcome creativity into your life. As stated earlier, the human brain was designed to recognize patterns. ____17____. In fact, our comfort zone is nothing more than a collection of patterns. As we become more efficient at recognizing and using patterns, we rely less on creativity to find new paths. We should force ourselves out of our comfort zone and open up new possibilities. Try different things We are used to habits and routines, and creativity hates routines. If you usually drive to work, take the subway for a few days. ____18____. Interrupt your routine, experiment and try something new. New things are often creative, but the same old thing never is. ____19____ Having a great idea is not enough; you must work to make it a reality. Have you ever seen a new product and realized that you thought of the same thing long ago? Yet someone else is making money with “your” idea. ____20____. The difference between a dreamer and a doer is action. Do whatever it takes to bring your ideas to life. If you can put them into practice, you are well on your way to improving your creativity in all areas of your life. A. Take action B. Seek several choices C. Think from the other person’s point of view D. If you usually eat in the office, have lunch under a tree E. So we can create patterns for almost everything we do F. The truth is that we are all born with the ability to be creative G. We all have great ideas sometimes, but only a few people turn their ideas into realities 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 This morning after an evening fight with my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I was tired from the anger and her ____21____ to communicate because of her slow language development. As I led her into the car, I felt ____22____. Nothing was right with our world. She was born when my family had been going through a lot of ____23____. Then my child’s language problem was ____24____, but doctors struggled to help her. I felt like we both needed to be ____25____. I returned that afternoon as ____26____ with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking toward the school’s playground gate, I spotted her preschool teacher racing to ____27____ me. “You should have seen her today!” ____28____, his breathy words were supported by ____29____. “See that climber.” He _____30_____ a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well, every day since she started school, she’s tried but _____31_____ to reach the top.” He took a breath. “But today she _____32_____ it!” He expressed his joy like he’d seen her conquering（征服）Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words gave me some _____33_____. My daughter had conquered her mountain. As she ran toward me I _____34_____ something I hadn’t before. I saw her determination. I saw her strength. I saw a _____35_____. 21. A. attempt B. need C. inability D. desire 22. A. nervous B. peaceful C. hopeless D. curious 23. A. sufferings B. emotions C. efforts D. celebrations 24. A. prevented B. replaced C. solved D. identified 25. A. protected B. rescued C. balanced D. respected 26. A. disappointed B. honest C. strict D. pleased 27. A. greet B. hear C. praise D. escape 28. A. Originally B. Obviously C. Fortunately D. Eventually 29. A. complaint B. confidence C. excitement D. bravery 30 A. took up B. pointed to C. cut down D. worked out 31. A. determined B. rejected C. intended D. failed 32. A. missed B. ignored C. tried D. made 33. A. comfort B. luck C. imagination D. description 34. A. displayed B. recognized C. taught D. provided 35. A. player B. mother C. hero D. teacher 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Located in Ordos, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Kubuqi Desert (库布齐沙漠) is the closest desert to China’s capital Beijing. It was once known as the “sea of death”. However, in the past 30 years, the government, social organizations and local farmers ____36____ (work) together to control desertification (沙漠化) in Kubuqi Desert. Historically, Kubuqi was a rich city flld with water and grass. But due to climate change and over-exploitation from humans, the farmlands gradually turned to desert. Controlling desertification was the only way out for people still living in Kubuqi. With the first highway going through the desert ____37____ (build) here, people started planting trees in ____38____ whole desert. It was common for planted trees to die. The next year, people just continued to plant more trees and attended to them regardless ____39____ the difficulty. Their hard work fuelled the term “Kubugi spirit”, inspiring local people ____40____ (enhance) the skills of planting trees greatly. Over three decades, tree planting technology saw further ____41____ (innovate) and development in Kubuqi. Now workers can plant a tree in just ten ____42____ (second), and the survival rate of trees is over 80 percent. The 102, 000 residents in the desert have ____43____ (frequent) enjoyed the benefits of managing with desertification. Meng Keda, ____44____ family has lived deep in Kubuqi Desert for generations, began a tourism business in 2006 ____45____ earned about 300, 000 yuan last year. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，最近有不少同学每天中午都用快餐作为午餐，你认为这不是个好习惯。请你给学校英文报编辑John写一封英语短信，就此事谈谈你的想法，要点包括： 1. 午餐吃快餐的坏处； 2. 你的想法和建议等。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 (满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文 Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks (催促). One day, Ali took Zahra’s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra’s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school. Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes. The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided (碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$