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芜湖十二中2024-2025第二学期高二期中考试 英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a teahouse. B. At a supermarket. C. At a restaurant. 2. What are the speakers doing at the moment? A. Watching a match. B. Looking at a poster. C. Signing up for a team. 3. How many days does the woman work in a week? A. About four days. B. Nearly five days. C. Almost six days. 4. When was the wedding? A. In June. B. In January. C. In July. 5. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Neighbours. C. Colleagues. 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In the street. B. In the schoolyard. C. In the library. 7. Where is the woman going? A. To the library. B. To the registration office. C. To the lecture theatre. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What was the man doing recently? A. He was probably writing a report. B He was worried about the meeting. C. He was probably waiting for the agenda. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Present the report. B. Meet Sven later. C. Send an email to everyone. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What’s the man looking at? A. A book. B. A letter. C. A photo. 11. How long was the man in Thailand? A. About 8 weeks. B. About 6 weeks. C. About 4 weeks. 12. What colour was the man’s shirt? A. Pink. B. Black. C. White. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers doing? A. They are preparing for a meal. B. They are decorating their kitchen. C. They are talking about cooking skills. 14. What do the speakers really need? A. Apples. B. Sugar. C. Butter. 15. How much butter do the speakers need to make the food? A. A cup. B. 200 grams. C. 100grams. 16. What will the man do next? A. Wash dishes. B. Go shopping. C. Make apple pies. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Why does the speaker love San Diego? A. Because it is almost sunny every day. B. Because it is near the Pacific Ocean. C. Because it is sometimes windy. 18. What does the speaker love to do in the summer? A. To go to the seashore. B. To go to the zoo. C. To sit in the sun. 19. What’s the speaker’s favourite? A. The sunny weather. B. The animals in the zoo. C. The restaurants of many types. 20. What will the speaker be after college? A. A vet. B. A teacher. C. A businessman. 第二部分 阅读理解（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，选出最佳答案。 A Are you in trouble in looking for a holiday gift for your kids? You’re in the right place. Excellent books about space can inspire an interest in exploring the universe. Margaret and the Moon Age range: 4-8 In Margaret and the Moon, Dean Robbins outlines the pioneering software engineer’s life, from the backyard of her childhood home, where she put forward a million questions about the night sky, to the hallways of NASA, where she led a team from MIT to develop the onboard flight software that would land the first men on the moon. I am Neil Armstrong Age range：All ages In I am Neil Armstrong, the bestselling author Brad Meltzer shows kids how Neil Armstrong made it all the way to the moon. Meltzer begins the story with young Armstrong trying to climb to the top of a silver maple tree after falling and getting back up. He continued this spirit throughout his career. Look Inside Space Age range: 3 and up For parents of young kids, Usbome’s prizewinning Look Inside Space is a must to share the history and wild technology of space exploration with starry-eyed kids. It explores the history of human spaceflight and the basics of stars and planets. It’s enjoyable to all space fans, but is especially good for pre-school and kindergarten-age kids. Max Goes to the Space Station Age range: All ages Jeffrey Bennett’s tale about a dog called Max and his adventures to the International Space Station isn’t only an accurate look at what life in space is like. The book was actually sent into space and joined the station’s library in 2014 as part of the Story Time from Space project. It enables readers to learn all sorts of fun facts about space. 1. What is probably the major reason why the writer writes this passage? A. To help parents arrange holidays for kids. B. To inspire children’s interest in the universe. C. To promote the books about space exploration. D. To introduce some interesting space stories. 2. Which book can inspire readers not to give up? A. Margaret and the Moon. B. I am Neil Armstrong. C. Look Inside Space. D. Max Goes to the Space Station. 3. What is special for Max Goes to the Space Station? A. It is suitable for kids of all ages. B. It makes kids interested in a dog. C. It is an accurate look at the space. D. It has experienced space travel. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本适合孩子在假期阅读的关于太空的书籍。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Are you in trouble in looking for a holiday gift for your kids? You’re in the right place. Excellent books about space can inspire an interest in exploring the universe.(你在为你的孩子挑选节日礼物时遇到麻烦了吗?你来对地方了。优秀的太空书籍能激发人们探索宇宙的兴趣。)”及全文可知，作者写这篇文章的主要原因可能是推销关于太空探索的书籍。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据I am Neil Armstrong中的“Meltzer begins the story with young Armstrong trying to climb to the top of a silver maple tree after falling and getting back up. He continued this spirit throughout his career. (Meltzer的故事开始于年轻的Armstrong试图爬到一棵银色枫树的顶端，他摔倒后又爬了起来。他在整个职业生涯中都保持着这种精神。)”可知，《我是 Neil Armstrong》这本书能激励读者不要放弃。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Max Goes to the Space Station中的“The book was actually sent into space and joined the station’s library in 2014 as part of the Story Time from Space project. It enables readers to learn all sorts of fun facts about space. (这本书实际上被送往太空，并于2014年加入了空间站图书馆，作为“太空故事时间”项目的一部分。)”可知，《Max去了空间站》这本书特别之处在于，这本书经历过太空旅行。故选D。 B One day, I was sitting in a local coffee shop, and staring at this man in a wheelchair. He could move his head and parts of his fingers but nothing else. He had a servant who cut up his food and placed it on a special mechanically powered fork that he would use to eat. He saw me staring at him and invited me to join him at his table. His name was Stephen. For several hours we sat at that table and we got to know each other on a deeply personal level. I had never known a man who was more radiant(容光焕发) more energizing to talk and get to know than Stephen. Stephen used to be a very successful businessman in Denver. He was in the natural gas business. Thirteen years before, when he was forty, he was waiting for news of a natural gas discovery to occur any moment. He said, “I had so much nervous energy. I saw the storm clouds gathering, and I decided to clean out the gutters(屋檐排水沟) rather than sitting around waiting for this gas well to come in.” He climbed up the ladder to clear the piles of pine needles(松针) on the roof. As he backed up, he accidentally fell off the roof. He landed on his back. He was paralyzed(瘫痪) for the rest of his life, except for his head and his hand. I asked him, “How do you do it all? How do you suddenly stop hiking, fishing, and running marathons?” He said, “There are three things you have to do when something like this happens. The first thing you have to do is adjust. The second thing you do is adjust. And the third thing you do is adjust.” He said, “By adjusting to your abilities, Bill, you have to change your self-expectations. If you can’t be a physical athlete any longer, then perhaps you can be a spiritual athlete.” He was. 4. Why was the author staring at Stephen at the coffee shop? A. Stephen took food specially. B. Stephen greeted him with a smile. C. They knew each other before. D. Stephen’s servant made a noise. 5. What made Stephen decide to clean out the gutters? A. The news calling on him to do that. B. His great care about his money. C. His eagerness for the gas discovery. D. His concern about the bad weather. 6. How did Stephen adjust to his disability? A. He turned to the author for help. B. He accepted himself as he was. C. He talked to himself regularly. D. He gave up being an athlete. 7. “A spiritual athlete” Stephen mentioned in the last paragraph might be ________. A. humorous and energetic B. confident and caring C. optimistic and open-minded D. faithful and easygoing 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在喝咖啡时遇到了身残志坚的Stephen，通过与Stephen的聊天得知乐观豁达的Stephen背后的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“He could move his head and parts of his fingers but nothing else. He had a servant who cut up his food and placed it on a special mechanically powered fork that he would use to eat.(他只能移动头部和手指的某些部位，除此之外什么也动不了。他有一个仆人，他把食物切碎，放在一个特殊的机械动力叉子上，他会用它来吃饭。) ”可知，作者注意到Stephen是因为他的饮食方式很特别。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Thirteen years before, when he was forty, he was waiting for news of a natural gas discovery to occur any moment.(13年前，当他40岁的时候，他一直在等待随时会有发现天然气的消息。)”和第四段“He said, “I had so much nervous energy. I saw the storm clouds gathering, and I decided to clean out the gutters(屋檐排水沟) rather than sitting around waiting for this gas well to come in.”(他说：“我当时非常紧张。我看到风暴云在聚集，所以我决定清理屋檐排水沟，而不是坐在那里等着气井进来。”) ”可知，Stephen决定清理排水沟是因为他对天然气发现的渴望。故选C。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“By adjusting to your abilities, Bill, you have to change your self-expectations. If you can’t be a physical athlete any longer, then perhaps you can be a spiritual athletes.(比尔，为了适应你的能力，你必须改变你的自我期望。如果你不能再做一个身体上的运动员，那么也许你可以做一个精神上的运动员。) ”可推断，Stephen接受自己残疾这个事实来适应自己是残疾人。故选B。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“I had never known a man who was more radiant (容光焕发), more energizing to talk and get to know than Stephen.(我从来没有见过像Stephen这样容光焕发、谈笑风生的人。) ”和倒数第二段“He said, “There are three things you have to do when something like this happens. The first thing you have to do is adjust. The second thing you do is adjust. And the third thing you do is adjust.”(他说：“当这种事情发生时，你必须做三件事。你要做的第一件事就是调整。你要做的第二件事就是调整。你要做的第三件事就是调整。”)”以及最后一段中“ If you can’t be a physical athlete any longer, then perhaps you can be a spiritual athlete.（如果你不能成为一名体育运动员，那么也许你可以成为一名精神运动员。）”可推断，此处的“精神运动员”是指乐观豁达的人。故选C。 C Sea ice is vital for snow crabs (雪蟹). Usually, as winter’s thick sea ice melts (融化), the meltwater settles on the seafloor, producing a pool with temperatures below 2℃. This cold-water pool not only serves as a shelter for snow crabs, but also allows them to grow well on the eastern Bering Sea shelf, Alaska. But a heat wave in the sea in the region in 2018 and 2019 prevented the usual amount of sea ice from forming, and, according to yearly temperature survey data, the cold pool never appeared and then a large number of crabs died. Cody Szuwalski, a fishery biologist at the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used computer models to analyze temperature data while creating various environmental conditions in the laboratory to observe the crabs’ responses to changes in water temperature, and look for drivers behind the sudden population drop. Data show the crab population initially exploded in 2018 - reaching a historic high. But the crabs occupied a smaller area than normal for some reason. That means more crabs were crowding onto less space on the shelf. Then came the heat wave. The water temperature probably didn’t kill the crabs directly, as snow crabs in laboratories can survive in waters up to 12℃. Higher water temperatures can speed the cold-blooded crabs’ metabolism (新陈代谢). As a result, the crowded crabs probably needed more calories, but because of the smaller area, they had even fewer resources to sink their claws into. Compared with similar-sized crabs from the previous year, those surveyed in 2018 had lower body weights, evidence that starvation played a role in the missing crabs. Scientists can typically use data from the past to help predict and prepare for changes in the future. But the future increasingly holds events that have never happened on record before - like the snow crab population decline - so they’re harder to prepare for, says Christopher Harley, an ecologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, because there hasn’t been enough attention to the secondary effects of heat waves in the sea on cold-blooded creatures, such as higher calorie needs and the risk of starvation. 8. Why is sea ice important to snow crabs? A. It shelters them from harm. B. It makes ideal habitats for them. C. It regulates water temperatures. D. It stabilizes the seafloor for them. 9. How did Cody Szuwalski get his findings? A. By observing snow crabs in the sea. B. By launching field investigations. C. By virtual analysis and lab research. D. By integration of other studies’ data. 10. How did the heat wave affect snow crabs? A. It sped up their reproduction. B. It increased their need for food. C. It narrowed their living places. D. It slowed down their movements. 11. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Global Warming Threatens Ocean Life B. Heat Waves Ruin Snow Crabs’ Last Home C. The Number of Snow Crabs Decreases Fast D. The Mass Death of Snow Crabs Is Explained 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了雪蟹大量死亡的原因。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“This cold-water pool not only serves as a shelter for snow crabs, but also allows them to grow well on the eastern Bering Sea shelf, Alaska. (这个冷水池不仅是雪蟹庇护所，还能让它们在阿拉斯加白令海东岸的海岸上茁壮成长.)”可知，冷水池对雪蟹有着庇护以及利于其生长的作用，即为它们提供了理想的栖息地。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Cody Szuwalski, a fishery biologist at the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used computer models to analyze temperature data while creating various environmental conditions in the laboratory to observe the crabs’ responses to changes in water temperature, and look for drivers behind the sudden population drop. (美国国家海洋和大气管理局的渔业生物学家Cody Szuwalski使用计算机模型分析温度数据，同时在实验室创造各种环境条件，观察螃蟹对水温变化的反应，并寻找螃蟹数量突然下降背后的驱动因素.)”可知，Cody Szuwalski是通过虚拟分析和实验室研究得到他的发现的。故选C项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Then came the heat wave. The water temperature probably didn’t kill the crabs directly, as snow crabs in laboratories can survive in waters up to 12℃. Higher water temperatures can speed the cold-blooded crabs’ metabolism (新陈代谢). As a result, the crowded crabs probably needed more calories (然后是热浪。水温可能并没有直接杀死雪蟹，因为实验室里的雪蟹可以在高达12℃的水中生存。更高的水温可以加速雪蟹的新陈代谢。因此，拥挤的雪蟹可能需要更多的卡路里)”可知，热浪使得水温升高，进而加速雪蟹新陈代谢，让它们对食物的需求增加了。故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段“But a heat wave in the sea in the region in 2018 and 2019 prevented the usual amount of sea ice from forming, and, according to yearly temperature survey data, the cold pool never appeared and then a large number of crabs died. (但2018年和2019年该地区海域的热浪阻止了通常量的海冰形成，而且根据年度温度调查数据，冷水池从未出现过，随后大量雪蟹死亡。)”和第二段“Cody Szuwalski, a fishery biologist at the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used computer models to analyze temperature data while creating various environmental conditions in the laboratory to observe the crabs’ responses to changes in water temperature, and look for drivers behind the sudden population drop. (Cody Szuwalski是美国国家海洋和大气管理局的渔业生物学家，他利用计算机模型分析温度数据，同时在实验室中创造各种环境条件，观察雪蟹对水温变化的反应，并寻找数量突然下降背后的驱动因素。)”可知，文章先是介绍了雪蟹因海冰相关情况变化以及热浪影响而大量死亡这一现象，后面又讲述了科研人员对雪蟹种群数量骤减原因的研究分析等内容，整体是在解释雪蟹大量死亡这一情况。故D项“The Mass Death of Snow Crabs Is Explained (雪蟹大规模死亡的原因)”是文章最佳标题。故选D项。 D If your partner gets down on one knee to propose, or you get a call with the job offer, your reaction might be to shout it from the rooftops. But new research suggests that keeping good news a secret before telling someone else could make people feel more energized. “Decades of research on secrecy suggest it is bad for our well-being. However, this work has only examined keeping secrets that have negative effects for our lives. Is secrecy inherently bad for our well-being or do the negative effects of secrecy tend to originate from keeping negative secrets?” asked lead researcher of the latest research Michael Slepian, PhD, a professor of business at Columbia University. In the experiment, some participants were asked to reflect on the good news they kept secret, while others reflected on good news that was not secret, and then rated how energized the news made them feel and whether they intended to share the news with someone else. The researchers found that the participants who reflected on their positive secrets reported feeling more energized than the participants who thought about their good news that was not secret. The research deepens our understanding of the science of secrets. Negative secrets tend to deplete us and have also been linked to anxiety and depression. Positive secrets, however, seem to have an energizing effect and make people alive. One factor could be that people often have different motivations for keeping good news to themselves. Those with positive secrets were much more likely to keep quiet for internal reasons, not because they felt any outside pressures. “People sometimes go to great lengths to plan revealing a positive secret to make it all the more exciting. This kind of surprise can be intensely enjoyable, but surprise is the most temporary of our emotions,” Slepian said. “Having extra time days, weeks or even longer — to imagine the joyful surprise on another person’s face allows us more time with this exciting moment, even if only in our own minds.” 12. What did Michael Slepian think of the previous research on secrecy? A. One-sided. B. Pointless. C. Convincing. D. Pioneering. 13. In the experiment, some participants were more energized because ______. A. they were free from secrets B. they were optimistic and cheerful C. they had shared good news with others D. they had unrevealed positive secrets 14. What does the underlined word “deplete” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Benefit. B. Exhaust. C. Excite. D. Panic. 15. According to the last paragraph, what did Slepian suggest readers do? A. Never reveal a secret casually. B. Let your imagination run. C. Be creative when surprising others. D. Delay sharing a positive secret. 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项新研究，指出保留好消息的秘密能让人更有活力，还对比了积极和消极秘密对人的不同影响。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Decades of research on secrecy suggest it is bad for our well being. However, this work has only examined keeping secrets that have negative effects for our lives.(数十年来关于保密的研究表明，保密对我们的幸福有害。然而，这项研究只考察了那些对我们生活有负面影响的秘密)”可知，之前的研究只关注了有负面影响的秘密，没有考虑积极秘密的情况。由此可推断，Michael Slepian认为之前的研究是片面的。故选A项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The researchers found that the participants who reflected on their positive secrets reported feeling more energized than the participants who thought about their good news that was not secret.(研究人员发现，回想自己积极秘密的参与者比回想公开好消息的参与者报告说感觉更有活力)”可知，在实验中，一些参与者更有活力是因为他们有未公开的积极秘密。故选D项。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段中“Negative secrets tend to deplete us and have also been linked to anxiety and depression. Positive secrets, however, seem to have an energizing effect and make people alive.(消极的秘密往往会deplete我们，还与焦虑和抑郁有关。然而，积极的秘密似乎有激励作用，让人充满活力)”可知，前后形成对比，积极秘密让人有活力，那么消极秘密应该是让人疲惫。划线词deplete意为“使疲惫”，与B项“exhaust”意思相近。故选B项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Slepian的话“People sometimes go to great lengths to plan revealing a positive secret to make it all the more exciting.(人们有时会不遗余力地计划透露一个积极的秘密，使其更加令人兴奋)”和“ Having extra time days, weeks or even longer — to imagine the joyful surprise on another person’s face allows us more time with this exciting moment, even if only in our own minds.(有额外的时间——几天、几周甚至更长时间——去想象另一个人脸上喜悦的惊喜表情，能让我们有更多时间沉浸在这个激动人心的时刻，即使只是在我们自己的想象中)”可知，Slepian暗示读者可以延迟分享积极的秘密，这样能让自己有更多时间享受期待的喜悦。故选D项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，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。 The iPod Generation Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. ____16____ Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”? For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. ____17____ What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!” Suppose you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. ____18____ Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal. ____19____ It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume on their MP3player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved. Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears, but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. ____20____ And they are changing our social habits along the way. In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange — suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore. A. Our instruments are changing quickly. B. I also have wires hanging from my ears. C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wire. D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment. E. After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed. F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions. G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”. 【答案】16. G 17. D 18. F 19. C 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕“iPod一代”展开，阐述了戴耳机带来的好处，如隔绝外界、避免打扰等，还提及科技设备的变化影响着人们的社交习惯。 【16题详解】 上文“They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them.(他们沉浸在自己的小世界里，有时甚至没有意识到周围发生了什么)”描述了戴耳机的人沉浸自我的状态，G选项“They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal ‘digital noise reduction systems’.(他们在自己的空间里走来走去，带着他们个人的‘数字降噪系统’)”进一步对这些人的状态进行说明，且“personal ‘digital noise reduction systems’”对应上文戴耳机的行为。故选G项。 【17题详解】 上文“For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect.(对我来说，沉浸在自己的小世界里是完美的)”表明作者享受沉浸自我，D选项“I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.(我不必处理来自环境的噪音)”解释了作者觉得完美的原因，即戴耳机能隔绝外界噪音。故选D项。 【18题详解】 上文“Suppose you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration.(假设你正在工作，准备取得一个令人难以置信的突破，但是一个同事突然出现了。就在这个关键时刻，最轻微的干扰都会打断你的注意力)”强调此时不能被打扰，F选项“Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.(通过耳机听音乐是忽略此类干扰的完美方式)”提出用耳机听音乐可以避免干扰，与上文衔接紧密。故选F项。 【19题详解】 下文“It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family.(这可能是成长阶段的一部分，他们只是想忽略整个家庭)”提到青少年想忽略家人，C选项“In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.(在家里的情况下，青少年喜欢这些耳机)”引出青少年这一群体以及耳机线，与下文关于青少年的内容相呼应。故选C项。 【20题详解】 下文“And they are changing our social habits along the way.(它们正在改变我们的社交习惯)”说明有事物在改变我们的社交习惯，A选项“Our instruments are changing quickly.(我们的设备正在迅速变化)”指出设备在变化，且“instruments”对应下文的“they”，说明设备的变化带来社交习惯的改变。故选A项。 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 One gift I’ll always remember is a simple reminder of the good things in life from my daughter, Hannah. It happened when Hannah was ten years old. She hadn’t been feeling well for several days before things took a(n) ____21____ turn. She had a high fever and breathed ____22____. My wife, Cathy, and I ____23____ her to the local hospital, where doctors quickly ____24____ that she was in a dangerous state. As doctors ____25____ to save her, I held her hand with tears, wondering if she would ____26____. After what seemed to be centuries, she started to respond to the treatment. It was fortunate that Hannah recovered ____27____. During her stay in the hospital, she ____28____ to look after herself to reduce our concern. Despite that, Cathy and I were caught in the ____29____ that our lives were never going to be the same as before. One day, Hannah ____30____ herself into her mother’s arms, crying, “I’m getting really ____31____.” We looked at Cathy anxiously, completely at a loss. Then suddenly, Hannah said with a smile, “Just kidding!”, which broke the ice. We laughed long, which brightened our lives, after a week of ____32____ about her health. We wanted to make this moment of happiness ____33____. Hannah ____34____ us that whatever difficulties she was still our sweet and positive girl. That’s a ____35____ I’ll always treasure. 21. A. new B. alarming C. brief D. wrong 22. A. smoothly B. thoroughly C. heavily D. efficiently 23. A. contacted B. rushed C. deserted D. promoted 24. A. recommended B. described C. proposed D. determined 25. A. hesitate B. struggled C. intended D. competed 26. A. clear up B. get through C. calm down D. pass out 27. A. regularly B. dynamically C. quickly D. permanently 28. A. attempted B. appealed C. ensured D. refused 29. A. resolution B. reason C. fantasy D. recognition 30. A. took B. sent C. threw D. moved 31. A. sick B. energetic C. passive D. normal 32. A. tiredness B. anxiety C. depression D. disappointment 33. A. skip B. appear C. last D. function 34. A. reminded B. warned C. encouraged D. promised 35. A. reward B. memory C. factor D. gift 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者女儿汉娜生病住院的经历，期间汉娜的乐观表现给家人带来了快乐，她积极的态度成为作者永远珍视的礼物。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在情况出现令人担忧的转变之前，她已经不舒服好几天了。A. new新的；B. alarming令人担忧的；C. brief短暂的；D. wrong错误的。后文提到“She had a high fever and breathed 2 .”和“doctors quickly 4 that she was in a dangerous state”，说明汉娜病情加重，处于危险状态，这是一种令人担忧的情况。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她发高烧，呼吸沉重。A. smoothly顺利地；B. thoroughly彻底地；C. heavily沉重地；D. efficiently高效地。结合常识和前文“She had a high fever”可知，人在发高烧时呼吸往往会变得沉重。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和妻子凯西赶紧把她送到当地医院，在那里，医生很快确定她处于危险状态。A. contacted联系；B. rushed匆忙送(某人去某处)；C. deserted遗弃；D. promoted促进。前文“She had a high fever and breathed heavily 2 .”表明汉娜病情加重，结合后文“to the local hospital”可知，作者和妻子赶紧送她去医院。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和妻子凯西赶紧把她送到当地医院，在那里，医生很快确定她处于危险状态。A. recommended推荐；B. described描述；C. proposed提议；D. determined确定。根据后文“she was in a dangerous state”可知，医生基于她的病情进行诊断，并确定她处于危险状态。故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当医生们奋力抢救她时，我含着泪握着她的手，不知道她是否能挺过去。A. hesitate犹豫；B. struggled努力，奋力；C. intended打算；D. competed竞争。前文提到“she was in a dangerous state”，说明汉娜病情危急，医生需要奋力地进行抢救。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当医生们奋力抢救她时，我含着泪握着她的手，不知道她是否能挺过去。A. clear up清理；B. get through度过难关；C. calm down冷静下来；D. pass out昏倒。根据前文可知汉娜病情危险，结合“I held her hand with tears”可推知，在危急关头，作者担心女儿能否度过这次危机。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，汉娜很快康复了。A. regularly有规律地；B. dynamically有活力地；C. quickly快速地；D. permanently永久地。根据前文“It was fortunate”可推知，汉娜很快康复了，所以是一件幸运的事。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在住院期间，她试图照顾好自己，以减少我们的担忧。A. attempted试图；B. appealed呼吁；C. ensured确保；D. refused拒绝。后文提到“to reduce our concern”，说明汉娜为了不让家人担心，尝试着自己照顾自己。故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，我和凯西意识到我们的生活再也不会和以前一样了。A. resolution决心；B. reason原因；C. fantasy幻想；D. recognition认识，认知。前文描述了汉娜生病的危急情况，经历了这样的事情，作者和妻子认识到生活发生了改变。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，汉娜扑进妈妈的怀里，哭着说：“我真的病得很厉害。”A. took带走；B. sent发送；C. threw猛冲，用力扔；D. moved移动。根据后文“into her mother’s arms”可知，汉娜扑进妈妈怀里；throw oneself into sb’s arms“投入某人的怀抱”。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天，汉娜扑进妈妈的怀里，哭着说：“我真的病得很厉害。”A. sick生病的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. passive被动的；D. normal正常的。根据前文“crying”可知，汉娜表现出悲伤，所以她说的是自己病得厉害。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在为她的健康焦虑了一周之后，我们开怀大笑，这让我们的生活变得明亮起来。A. tiredness疲倦；B. anxiety焦虑；C. depression沮丧；D. disappointment失望。根据前文“During her stay in the hospital, she 8 to look after herself to reduce our concern.”可知，在医院期间，家人之前一直为她的健康感到担忧和焦虑。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们希望这一刻的幸福能够持续下去。A. skip跳过；B. appear出现；C. last持续；D. function起作用。前文提到“We laughed long, which brightened our lives”，说明家人享受到了这一刻的幸福，结合常识，大家都希望这种幸福能持续。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：汉娜提醒我们，无论遇到什么困难，她仍然是我们可爱又积极向上的女孩。A. reminded提醒；B. warned警告；C. encouraged鼓励；D. promised承诺。前文汉娜假装生病后又开玩笑，“Just kidding!”体现出她的乐观积极，这提醒了家人她积极的一面。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是一份我会永远珍惜的礼物。A. reward奖励；B. memory记忆；C. factor因素；D. gift礼物。文章开头提到“One gift I’ll always remember”，这里呼应开头，说明汉娜的积极态度是作者珍视的礼物。故选D项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或所给单词的正确形式。 Diet and ways of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, if you eat the right food and exercise regularly, you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So regular exercise along with healthy eating habits ____36____ (be) probably the first step to become fit. As a teenager, it is necessary to eat healthily and give your body the energy ____37____ need. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. The important thing to remember when you choose food is to protect yourself from ____38____ (trick). A number of people out there who long ____39____ (make) quick money are always fooling you into believing what they say so their products can sell well. Don’t be fooled by them. ____40____ you need is just to trust a diet that is right for your body. Exercise is also something ____41____ you can depend on to make you look good, feel good and we healthy. It is obvious that exercise is ____42____ (benefit) to you. When you exercise, you build up the ____43____ (strong) of your muscles and your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and ____44____ (relax). Follow the suggestions above _____45_____ you will look and feel much better in no time. 【答案】36. is 37. it 38. being tricked 39. to make 40. What 41. that 42. beneficial 43. strength 44. relaxed 45. and 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了青少年保持健康的方法，包括健康饮食和定期锻炼，并提醒选择食物时别被误导。 【36题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：所以，定期锻炼和健康的饮食习惯可能是变得健康的第一步。提示词作谓语，描述客观事实用一般现在时态，主语“regular exercise along with healthy eating habits”中，along with连接两个主语时，谓语动词遵循“就远原则”，即与前面的名词“exercise”保持一致，exercise(锻炼)是不可数名词，系动词be用单数形式is。故填is。 【37题详解】 考查代词。句意：作为一个青少年，吃得健康，给你的身体所需的能量是必要的。“ need”是限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，结合句意，表示“你的身体所需的能量”，用指示代词it指代前文中“your body”，在从句中充当主语；此外，该从句修饰先行词the energy，关系代词that或者which将其代入从句作宾语，可省略，所以非必填内容。故填it。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：当你选择食物时要记住的重要事情是保护自己不被欺骗。提示词trick(欺骗)作介词from后宾语，用动名词，且与其逻辑主语yourself之间是被动关系，用动名词的被动形式being tricked。故填being tricked。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：很多想快速赚钱的人总是骗你相信他们的话，这样他们的产品就能畅销。long to do sth.是固定用法，意为“渴望做某事”，所以用不定式to make作宾语。故填to make。 【40题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：你所需要的只是相信适合你身体的饮食。“____ you need”是主语从句，从句中缺少宾语，表示“(你所需要的)东西”，用连接代词what引导从句；句首单词首字母大写。故填What。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：锻炼也是你可以依靠的让你看起来好、感觉好和保持健康的事情。“____ you can depend on”是限制性定语从句，修饰先行词something，指物，关系词将其代入从句中作宾语，且先行词是不定代词，只能用关系代词that引导从句。故填that。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：很明显，锻炼对你有益。is是系动词，后面接形容词作表语，benefit的形容词是beneficial，意为“有益的”；be beneficial to“对……有益”。故填beneficial。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：当你锻炼时，你增强了肌肉的力量，你的身体会产生一些化学物质，让你感到平静和放松。定冠词the后面接名词，strong的名词是strength，意为“力量”，作宾语。故填strength。 【44题详解】 考查形容词。句意：当你锻炼时，你增强了肌肉的力量，你的身体会产生一些化学物质，让你感到平静和放松。and连接两个并列的形容词作宾语补足语，修饰人用-ed形容词，relax的形容词是relaxed，意为“放松的”。故填relaxed。 【45题详解】 考查连词。句意：遵循上述建议，你很快就会看起来和感觉好很多。“Follow the suggestions above”和“you will look and feel much better in no time”是顺承关系，用连词and，构成“祈使句+and+陈述句”的固定句型。故填and。 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。上周你校组织高二年级学生参加了20公里远足活动。请你给校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1.活动介绍(时间、地点、目的、过程等等)； 2.活动反响。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； A Twenty-kilometer Hiking Trip _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 A Twenty-kilometer Hiking Trip In order to build up students’ body and enrich our school life, the Students’ Union organized an eight-kilometer hike for all Senior Two students last Saturday. We gathered at the school gate and set off at 2 p. m. that day. Half an hour’s walk later, we began to climb the Longquan Mountain standing in the east of the city, covering about eight kilometers in total. To our amazement, none of the students failed to complete the whole journey despite the distance and heat. It was the breathtaking scenery accompanying us along the road that relieved our fatigue. Not only has the activity helped us improve our physical condition, but it has strengthened the friendship among us. All the students consider it meaningful and look forward to such an activity again. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给校英文报写一篇报道，内容是关于上周学校组织高二年级学生参加的20公里远足活动。 【详解】1.词汇积累 增强：build up→improve/enhance 聚集：gather→get together/collect 惊讶：amazement→surprise/astonishment 完成：complete→finish/accomplish 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：In order to build up students’ body and enrich our school life, the Students’ Union organized an eight-kilometer hike for all Senior Two students last Saturday. 拓展句：The Students’ Union organized an eight-kilometer hike for all Senior Two students last Saturday, which was aimed at building up students’ body and enriching our school life. 【点睛】【高分句型1】It was the breathtaking scenery accompanying us along the road that relieved our fatigue. (运用了强调句型。) 【高分句型2】Not only has the activity helped us improve our physical condition, but it has strengthened the friendship among us. (运用了“not only”位于句首引出的部分倒装句) 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。 My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax (顶点) of my existence. I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next. Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal - too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began. For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 However, without warning, my strength was running out. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I whispered, “I’m so sorry I disappointed you, Dad.” ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 However, without warning, my strength was running out. My lungs fought to take in enough air, and my feet transformed into cement bricks. Neck and neck with one of my greatest rivals, I could see the finish line. I had begun the final sprint into glory when my knees buckled and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them hold my weight. They were as weak as jelly. Even though I knew my dreams of victory had been destroyed, I had to finish the race. With all of the strength left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled, inch by inch, across the finish line. Shame pulsed through my veins as Dad squatted down and pulled me into his arms. I whispered, “I’m so sorry I disappointed you, Dad.” He gave me a gentle smile and said, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just happen. All that matters is that you did your best.” Lifting my face, I saw my dad’s eyes, in which I saw the sweat, the time, and the work we had put into our dream. The miles we had run together, all for this race, flashed across my mind. “But we worked so hard. What about our dream” I asked. In that second, the world stood still. He reached over for my hand, holding back his own tears, and said, “Don’t you know that you are my dream come true ” 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和父亲很期待自己能在高中最后一年的越野赛跑上获得好成绩，不料在比赛过程中，作者突然体力耗尽，虽然作者最后尽力越过终点，但是却没获得好成绩，作者觉得让父亲和大家失望了，父亲却说只要尽力了，就不会失望。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“然而，毫无征兆地，我的体力耗尽了。”可知，第一段可描写作者在体力耗尽的情况下，如何尽力跑过终点。 ②由第二段首句内容“我低声说：‘很抱歉让你失望了，爸爸。’”可知，第二段可描写作者父亲安慰作者并没有让他失望。 2. 续写线索：比赛做准备——比赛开始——突然体力耗尽——努力跑过终点——觉得让父亲失望——父亲安慰 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①努力争取：fight/struggle ②看见：see/catch sight of ③摧毁：destroy/crush/ruin 情绪类 ①羞愧：shame/embarrassment/humiliation ②失望：disappoint/let down 【点睛】[高分句型1]I had begun the final sprint into glory when my knees buckled and my legs gave way.(when引导的时间状语从句) [高分句型2]Lifting my face, I saw my dad’s eyes, in which I saw the sweat, the time, and the work we had put into our dream.(in which引导的非限制性定语从句和省略关系代词引导的限制性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 芜湖十二中2024-2025第二学期高二期中考试 英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a teahouse. B. At a supermarket. C. At a restaurant. 2. What are the speakers doing at the moment? A. Watching a match. B. Looking at a poster. C. Signing up for a team. 3 How many days does the woman work in a week? A. About four days. B. Nearly five days. C. Almost six days. 4. When was the wedding? A. In June. B. In January. C. In July. 5. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Neighbours. C. Colleagues. 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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In the street. B. In the schoolyard. C. In the library. 7. Where is the woman going? A. To the library. B. To the registration office. C. To the lecture theatre. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What was the man doing recently? A. He was probably writing a report. B He was worried about the meeting. C. He was probably waiting for the agenda. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Present the report. B. Meet Sven later. C. Send an email to everyone. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What’s the man looking at? A. A book. B. A letter. C. A photo. 11. How long was the man in Thailand? A. About 8 weeks. B. About 6 weeks. C. About 4 weeks. 12. What colour was the man’s shirt? A. Pink. B. Black. C. White. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers doing? A. They are preparing for a meal. B. They are decorating their kitchen. C. They are talking about cooking skills. 14. What do the speakers really need? A. Apples. B. Sugar. C. Butter. 15. How much butter do the speakers need to make the food? A. A cup. B. 200 grams. C. 100grams. 16. What will the man do next? A. Wash dishes. B. Go shopping. C. Make apple pies. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Why does the speaker love San Diego? A. Because it is almost sunny every day. B. Because it is near the Pacific Ocean. C. Because it is sometimes windy. 18. What does the speaker love to do in the summer? A. To go to the seashore. B. To go to the zoo. C. To sit in the sun. 19. What’s the speaker’s favourite? A. The sunny weather. B. The animals in the zoo. C. The restaurants of many types. 20. What will the speaker be after college? A. A vet. B. A teacher. C. A businessman. 第二部分 阅读理解（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，选出最佳答案。 A Are you in trouble in looking for a holiday gift for your kids? You’re in the right place. Excellent books about space can inspire an interest in exploring the universe. Margaret and the Moon Age range: 4-8 In Margaret and the Moon, Dean Robbins outlines the pioneering software engineer’s life, from the backyard of her childhood home, where she put forward a million questions about the night sky, to the hallways of NASA, where she led a team from MIT to develop the onboard flight software that would land the first men on the moon. I am Neil Armstrong Age range：All ages In I am Neil Armstrong, the bestselling author Brad Meltzer shows kids how Neil Armstrong made it all the way to the moon. Meltzer begins the story with young Armstrong trying to climb to the top of a silver maple tree after falling and getting back up. He continued this spirit throughout his career. Look Inside Space Age range: 3 and up For parents of young kids, Usbome’s prizewinning Look Inside Space is a must to share the history and wild technology of space exploration with starry-eyed kids. It explores the history of human spaceflight and the basics of stars and planets. It’s enjoyable to all space fans, but is especially good for pre-school and kindergarten-age kids. Max Goes to the Space Station Age range: All ages Jeffrey Bennett’s tale about a dog called Max and his adventures to the International Space Station isn’t only an accurate look at what life in space is like. The book was actually sent into space and joined the station’s library in 2014 as part of the Story Time from Space project. It enables readers to learn all sorts of fun facts about space. 1. What is probably the major reason why the writer writes this passage? A. To help parents arrange holidays for kids. B. To inspire children’s interest in the universe. C. To promote the books about space exploration. D. To introduce some interesting space stories. 2. Which book can inspire readers not to give up? A. Margaret and the Moon. B. I am Neil Armstrong. C. Look Inside Space. D. Max Goes to the Space Station. 3. What is special for Max Goes to the Space Station? A. It is suitable for kids of all ages. B. It makes kids interested in a dog. C. It is an accurate look at the space. D. It has experienced space travel. B One day, I was sitting in a local coffee shop, and staring at this man in a wheelchair. He could move his head and parts of his fingers but nothing else. He had a servant who cut up his food and placed it on a special mechanically powered fork that he would use to eat. He saw me staring at him and invited me to join him at his table. His name was Stephen. For several hours we sat at that table and we got to know each other on a deeply personal level. I had never known a man who was more radiant(容光焕发), more energizing to talk and get to know than Stephen. Stephen used to be a very successful businessman in Denver. He was in the natural gas business. Thirteen years before, when he was forty, he was waiting for news of a natural gas discovery to occur any moment. He said, “I had so much nervous energy. I saw the storm clouds gathering, and I decided to clean out the gutters(屋檐排水沟) rather than sitting around waiting for this gas well to come in.” He climbed up the ladder to clear the piles of pine needles(松针) on the roof. As he backed up, he accidentally fell off the roof. He landed on his back. He was paralyzed(瘫痪) for the rest of his life, except for his head and his hand. I asked him, “How do you do it all? How do you suddenly stop hiking, fishing, and running marathons?” He said, “There are three things you have to do when something like this happens. The first thing you have to do is adjust. The second thing you do is adjust. And the third thing you do is adjust.” He said, “By adjusting to your abilities, Bill, you have to change your self-expectations. If you can’t be a physical athlete any longer, then perhaps you can be a spiritual athlete.” He was. 4. Why was the author staring at Stephen at the coffee shop? A. Stephen took food specially. B. Stephen greeted him with a smile. C. They knew each other before. D. Stephen’s servant made a noise. 5. What made Stephen decide to clean out the gutters? A The news calling on him to do that. B. His great care about his money. C. His eagerness for the gas discovery. D. His concern about the bad weather. 6. How did Stephen adjust to his disability? A. He turned to the author for help. B. He accepted himself as he was. C. He talked to himself regularly. D. He gave up being an athlete. 7. “A spiritual athlete” Stephen mentioned in the last paragraph might be ________. A. humorous and energetic B. confident and caring C. optimistic and open-minded D. faithful and easygoing C Sea ice is vital for snow crabs (雪蟹). Usually, as winter’s thick sea ice melts (融化), the meltwater settles on the seafloor, producing a pool with temperatures below 2℃. This cold-water pool not only serves as a shelter for snow crabs, but also allows them to grow well on the eastern Bering Sea shelf, Alaska. But a heat wave in the sea in the region in 2018 and 2019 prevented the usual amount of sea ice from forming, and, according to yearly temperature survey data, the cold pool never appeared and then a large number of crabs died. Cody Szuwalski, a fishery biologist at the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used computer models to analyze temperature data while creating various environmental conditions in the laboratory to observe the crabs’ responses to changes in water temperature, and look for drivers behind the sudden population drop. Data show the crab population initially exploded in 2018 - reaching a historic high. But the crabs occupied a smaller area than normal for some reason. That means more crabs were crowding onto less space on the shelf. Then came the heat wave. The water temperature probably didn’t kill the crabs directly, as snow crabs in laboratories can survive in waters up to 12℃. Higher water temperatures can speed the cold-blooded crabs’ metabolism (新陈代谢). As a result, the crowded crabs probably needed more calories, but because of the smaller area, they had even fewer resources to sink their claws into. Compared with similar-sized crabs from the previous year, those surveyed in 2018 had lower body weights, evidence that starvation played a role in the missing crabs. Scientists can typically use data from the past to help predict and prepare for changes in the future. But the future increasingly holds events that have never happened on record before - like the snow crab population decline - so they’re harder to prepare for, says Christopher Harley, an ecologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, because there hasn’t been enough attention to the secondary effects of heat waves in the sea on cold-blooded creatures, such as higher calorie needs and the risk of starvation. 8. Why is sea ice important to snow crabs? A. It shelters them from harm. B. It makes ideal habitats for them. C. It regulates water temperatures. D. It stabilizes the seafloor for them. 9. How did Cody Szuwalski get his findings? A. By observing snow crabs in the sea. B. By launching field investigations. C. By virtual analysis and lab research. D. By integration of other studies’ data. 10. How did the heat wave affect snow crabs? A. It sped up their reproduction. B. It increased their need for food. C. It narrowed their living places. D. It slowed down their movements. 11. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Global Warming Threatens Ocean Life B. Heat Waves Ruin Snow Crabs’ Last Home C. The Number of Snow Crabs Decreases Fast D. The Mass Death of Snow Crabs Is Explained D If your partner gets down on one knee to propose, or you get a call with the job offer, your reaction might be to shout it from the rooftops. But new research suggests that keeping good news a secret before telling someone else could make people feel more energized. “Decades of research on secrecy suggest it is bad for our well-being. However, this work has only examined keeping secrets that have negative effects for our lives. Is secrecy inherently bad for our well-being or do the negative effects of secrecy tend to originate from keeping negative secrets?” asked lead researcher of the latest research Michael Slepian, PhD, a professor of business at Columbia University. In the experiment, some participants were asked to reflect on the good news they kept secret, while others reflected on good news that was not secret, and then rated how energized the news made them feel and whether they intended to share the news with someone else. The researchers found that the participants who reflected on their positive secrets reported feeling more energized than the participants who thought about their good news that was not secret. The research deepens our understanding of the science of secrets. Negative secrets tend to deplete us and have also been linked to anxiety and depression. Positive secrets, however, seem to have an energizing effect and make people alive. One factor could be that people often have different motivations for keeping good news to themselves. Those with positive secrets were much more likely to keep quiet for internal reasons, not because they felt any outside pressures. “People sometimes go to great lengths to plan revealing a positive secret to make it all the more exciting. This kind of surprise can be intensely enjoyable, but surprise is the most temporary of our emotions,” Slepian said. “Having extra time days, weeks or even longer — to imagine the joyful surprise on another person’s face allows us more time with this exciting moment, even if only in our own minds.” 12. What did Michael Slepian think of the previous research on secrecy? A. One-sided. B. Pointless. C. Convincing. D. Pioneering. 13. In the experiment, some participants were more energized because ______. A. they were free from secrets B. they were optimistic and cheerful C. they had shared good news with others D. they had unrevealed positive secrets 14. What does the underlined word “deplete” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Benefit. B. Exhaust. C. Excite. D. Panic. 15. According to the last paragraph, what did Slepian suggest readers do? A. Never reveal a secret casually. B. Let your imagination run. C. Be creative when surprising others. D. Delay sharing a positive secret. 第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，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。 The iPod Generation Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. ____16____ Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”? For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. ____17____ What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!” Suppose you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. ____18____ Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal. ____19____ It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume on their MP3player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved. Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears, but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. ____20____ And they are changing our social habits along the way. In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange — suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore. A. Our instruments are changing quickly. B. I also have wires hanging from my ears. C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wire. D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment. E. After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed. F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions. G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”. 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 One gift I’ll always remember is a simple reminder of the good things in life from my daughter, Hannah. It happened when Hannah was ten years old. She hadn’t been feeling well for several days before things took a(n) ____21____ turn. She had a high fever and breathed ____22____. My wife, Cathy, and I ____23____ her to the local hospital, where doctors quickly ____24____ that she was in a dangerous state. As doctors ____25____ to save her, I held her hand with tears, wondering if she would ____26____. After what seemed to be centuries, she started to respond to the treatment. It was fortunate that Hannah recovered ____27____. During her stay in the hospital, she ____28____ to look after herself to reduce our concern. Despite that, Cathy and I were caught in the ____29____ that our lives were never going to be the same as before. One day, Hannah ____30____ herself into her mother’s arms, crying, “I’m getting really ____31____.” We looked at Cathy anxiously, completely at a loss. Then suddenly, Hannah said with a smile, “Just kidding!”, which broke the ice. We laughed long, which brightened our lives, after a week of ____32____ about her health. We wanted to make this moment of happiness ____33____. Hannah ____34____ us that whatever difficulties, she was still our sweet and positive girl. That’s a ____35____ I’ll always treasure. 21. A. new B. alarming C. brief D. wrong 22. A. smoothly B. thoroughly C. heavily D. efficiently 23. A. contacted B. rushed C. deserted D. promoted 24. A. recommended B. described C. proposed D. determined 25. A. hesitate B. struggled C. intended D. competed 26. A. clear up B. get through C. calm down D. pass out 27. A. regularly B. dynamically C. quickly D. permanently 28. A. attempted B. appealed C. ensured D. refused 29. A. resolution B. reason C. fantasy D. recognition 30 A. took B. sent C. threw D. moved 31. A. sick B. energetic C. passive D. normal 32. A. tiredness B. anxiety C. depression D. disappointment 33. A. skip B. appear C. last D. function 34. A. reminded B. warned C. encouraged D. promised 35. A. reward B. memory C. factor D. gift 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或所给单词的正确形式。 Diet and ways of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, if you eat the right food and exercise regularly, you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So regular exercise along with healthy eating habits ____36____ (be) probably the first step to become fit. As a teenager, it is necessary to eat healthily and give your body the energy ____37____ need. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. The important thing to remember when you choose food is to protect yourself from ____38____ (trick). A number of people out there who long ____39____ (make) quick money are always fooling you into believing what they say so their products can sell well. Don’t be fooled by them. ____40____ you need is just to trust a diet that is right for your body. Exercise is also something ____41____ you can depend on to make you look good, feel good and we healthy. It is obvious that exercise is ____42____ (benefit) to you. When you exercise, you build up the ____43____ (strong) of your muscles and your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and ____44____ (relax). Follow the suggestions above _____45_____ you will look and feel much better in no time. 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。上周你校组织高二年级学生参加了20公里远足活动。请你给校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1.活动介绍(时间、地点、目的、过程等等)； 2.活动反响。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； A Twenty-kilometer Hiking Trip _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 My dad and I had been looking forward to the Stale cross-country race of my senior year of high school, which would be the climax (顶点) of my existence. I was the fastest runner on my team, and I was supposed to make it into the top fifteen. We had been working towards this race for three years. It was everything to me, and it was everything to my dad. He was a runner and was wild with joy by my success in running. He made it to every race, even flying home early from business trips to see me run. I always listened for his voice, which rang above the crowd-telling me to relax my arms, calling out my time. He pushed me. He cheered for me. He believed in me. We spent countless hours on the sandy canals of Arizona. Breathing in the dust of the desert, the blossoms of the orange trees, and the terrible smell of the dairy farm, we made our way across the city. We pounded miles and miles into our running shoes, marking with every step the path to greatness. It was a journey that was just ours. A dream passed on from one generation to the next. Then the big day came. It was hotter than normal - too hot. My throat felt like a field of cotton, cracked with the summer heat, as I waited for the gun to fire. I gazed out at the crowd; dozens of familiar faces from church and school flickered across my view. They had come for me. They were counting on me. I saw my dad set his watch, worry and excitement etched across his face. With the sound of a gunshot, the race began. For the first two and half miles, I felt great. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with hard practices and a strict diet. The scorching sun beat upon my back, blinding me with its brilliance. Nothing was going to stop me, though. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 However, without warning, my strength was running out. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I whispered, “I’m so sorry I disappointed you, Dad.” ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$