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2024—2025学年度第二学期高一年级期中教学质量检测 英语试卷 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. Who will look after the kids? A The woman. B. The man’s friend. C. The man’s sister. 2. What kind of food does the man like to eat? A. Italian food. B. Mexican food. C. American food. 3. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Work harder. B. Drink some tea. C. Get some rest. 4. What will the woman do tonight? A. Cook dinner herself. B. Visit the man’s house. C. Look after her grandmother. 5. What is the woman looking for? A. Her bag. B. Her car. C. Her key. 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. How long is it since the speakers last met each other? A. About one year. B. About two years. C. About four years. 7. Where does the woman work? A. In a factory. B. In a university. C. In a bank. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When is the party? A. On Monday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 9. How did the man feel about his interview? A. Bad. B. Just so-so. C. Very good. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the man like? A. The woman’s coat. B. The woman’s hat. C. The woman’s dress. 11. How often does the woman buy clothes? A. Once a month. B. Every week. C. Twice a year. 12. Whose scarf is the woman wearing? A. Her own. B. Her friend’s. C. The man’s. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where did the woman go? A. To Shanghai. B. To Beijing. C. To Xi’an. 14. How did the man get to his hotel? A. By taxi. B. By boat. C. By train. 15. What did the man do before going shopping? A. He took a boat trip. B. He drank some coffee. C. He climbed the Shanghai Tower. 16. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Driver and passenger. C. Salesman and customer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Which road was closed? A. Columbia Road. B. Main Street. C. Third Street. 18. How many drivers were injured in the accident? A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. 19. What does the local man think about the crossroads? A. It’s crowded. B. It’s unsafe. C. It’s beautiful. 20. What season is it now? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter. 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 The 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee The 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee returns in Term 3 on July 21. Key information to register (注册) your class Registration is FREE for all students in years 3-8 at Australian schools, including registered home schools. Online competition only. Competitors answer 30 spelling words per round. Three reading levels for years 3-4, years 5-6 and years 7-8. Teachers are required to register students. Students must not have turned 15 before February 1, 2025 to enter. Go to REGISTER MY CLASS on the top navigation bar (导航栏) to create a teacher account (账户) and register your students when registrations open. Teachers must use an education email address such as edu. au, edumail, education. nt. gov. au, etc to create an account. If you do not have an education email, please email contactus@spelling-bee. com. au and we’ll help set up your account. Each teacher must obtain a signed Consent Form from parents/ guardian to be qualified. Competitors have from Monday, 21 July to Friday, 22 August, 2025, to sit the School Round. Competitors must complete each round of the Spelling Bee in accordance with the competition rules. It is assumed competitors and teachers have met all competition rules unless the teacher drops out of the integrity check. See more information under HOW IT WORKS. 1. Who can take part in the 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee? A Homeschoolers over 15. B. All Australian kids under 15. C. International students over 15. D. Australian 3-8 graders under 15. 2. How do the teachers register their students? A. By calling to contact the website. B. Through the specific emails. C. Through their personal emails. D. By guiding students to sign up. 3. What is the purpose of the text? A. To introduce an app for spelling practice. B. To publicize a global spelling competition. C. To advertise a free online spelling competition. D. To call for some new spelling rules in Australia. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了2025年澳大利亚总理拼写比赛的相关信息，包括参赛资格、报名方式、比赛形式以及时间安排等。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Registration is FREE for all students in years 3-8 at Australian schools, including registered home schools.( 澳大利亚学校3-8年级的所有学生，包括注册的在家上学的学生，都可以免费报名。)”和第三段“Students must not have turned 15 before February 1, 2025 to enter.(学生必须在2025年2月1日之前未满15岁才能参加比赛。)”可知，15岁以下的澳大利亚3-8年级学生可以参加比赛。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Teachers must use an education email address such as edu. au, edumail, education. nt. gov. au, etc to create an account. If you do not have an education email, please email contactus@spelling-bee. com. au and we’ll help set up your account.(教师必须使用教育电子邮件地址，如edu.au、edumail、education.nt.gov.au等来创建账户。如果您没有教育电子邮件，请发送电子邮件至contactus@spelling-bee.com.au，我们将帮助您设置账户。)”可知，老师需要使用特定的教育电子邮件地址来注册账户，然后才能注册他们的学生。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Registration is FREE for all students in years 3-8 at Australian schools, including registered home schools. Online competition only.Competitors answer 30 spelling words per round.(澳大利亚学校3-8年级的所有学生，包括注册的在家上学的学生，都可以免费报名。仅限在线比赛。参赛者每轮回答30个拼写单词。)”可知，本文的主要目的是宣传一场免费的在线拼写比赛。故选C。 B Born in 2001, He Fuqu graduated with a degree in elderly services. He began her career at 19 as an intern (实习) caregiver. In March 2023, He joined her current company and quickly advanced to become the youngest director at the nursing home. “Most of the managers at our nursing home are quite young, with the oldest being under 30,” He said, explaining that they focus on creating an active and elderly-friendly environment. And it works. He has observed that the bright young leaders have brought positive changes to the industry. While traditional nursing homes primarily focus e on providing basic care and essential services, her current institution goes further. The young team not only ensures that residents’ (住客的) basic needs are met but also prioritizes (优先处理) their mental well-being. Alongside daily activities like singing and crafting, He organizes special events such as afternoon teas and games for the elderly. He’s nursing home currently cares for 25 elderly residents, most of whom cannot live independently, or are not good at expressing themselves, but they also long for more interactions and emotional connections. He’s active personality helps her easily connect with the residents, earning their trust. For example, during a Chinese New Year, He had to stay at the nursing home for work, marking her first time away from her family for the holiday. One elderly woman gave her a red envelope and a bag of candy, despite her polite refusal. In addition, He revised the nursing care level chart to better match the services provided. “This adjustment helps meet the residents’ needs more effectively,” He explained. Working in a nursing home, He has encountered the realities of aging and death long before most people in their 20s even consider them. At first, He would panic when calling for an ambulance during emergencies (紧急情况), but now, she acts with ease. “Getting old, dying..., it’s just life. We gotta make peace with it,” He said. 4. What is special about He’s nursing home? A. It has a young management team. B. It focuses more on basic services. C. It creates an expensive environment. D. Its activities are limited to mental ones. 5. How does He work with the elderly residents? A. By meeting their many material needs. B. By cheering them up during festivals. C. By building relationships with them. D. By connecting them with each other. 6. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. He is emotionally suffering from the job. B. He has learned to accept aging and death. C. He avoids discussing aging and death with the elderly. D. He has a lot to learn to deal with constant emergencies. 7. Which of the following can best describe He? A. Grateful and athletic. B. Confident and fair. C. Curious and serious. D. Lively and expert. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了2001年出生的何芙蕖在养老院的工作经历及其为养老院带来的积极变化。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段““Most of the managers at our nursing home are quite young, with the oldest being under 30,” He said, explaining that they focus on creating an active and elderly-friendly environment. (“我们养老院的大多数管理人员都很年轻，年龄最大的不到30岁，”她说，并解释说他们专注于创造一个活跃、适合老年人的环境。)”可知，何所在的养老院的特别之处在于它有一个年轻的管理团队。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“He’s active personality helps her easily connect with the residents, earning their trust. (她活泼的性格使她很容易与居民建立联系，赢得了他们的信任。)”可知，何通过与老年人建立关系来与他们一起工作。故选C。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中““Getting old, dying..., it’s just life. We gotta make peace with it,” He said. (“变老、死亡……这就是生命的一部分。我们必须坦然接受。”何说。)”可推知，何已经学会了接受衰老和死亡。故选B。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“He’s active personality helps her easily connect with the residents, earning their trust. (何活泼的性格使她很容易与居民建立联系，赢得了他们的信任。)”以及倒数第二段中“In addition, He revised the nursing care level chart to better match the services provided. (此外，她还修改了护理级别表，以更好地匹配所提供的服务。)”可知，何活泼且专业。故选D。 C Sunglasses, or dark glasses, have always guarded against strong sunlight, but is there more to “shade” than we think? Our eyes are sensitive and react immediately to strong light. Protecting them against light — even the brightness reflected off snow — is important for everyone. Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles (护目镜) for this exact purpose. The Roman Emperor Nero is reported as holding polished gemstones to his eyes for sun protection as he watched fighting gladiators (角斗士). Canadian far north Copper Inuit and Alaskan Yup’ik wore snow goggles made of whalebone and with tiny slits. They were protected against the snow’s brilliant light when hunting. The narrow eye holes also helped them to focus on their animals. In 12th-century China, judges wore sunglasses with smoked quartz lenses (石英镜片) to hide their facial expressions — perhaps to keep their dignity or not convey emotions. In the18th century, noble Venetian ladies held green colored glasses in tortoiseshell frames to their eyes, a design similar to a hand-held mirror. These glasses were used to protect their eyes and eyes of their children from sunlight. Protection of the eyes took an interesting turn when movie making began. Film stars’ eyes became stressed as artificial studio set lights were very strong. They began to wear colored glasses outside the studio as their eyes became painful. They sought out privacy by wearing dark glasses on public occasions as well. The first anti-glare (防炫光的) glasses, originally with green glass blocking ultraviolet(UV) rays, were invented in 1939. Their shapes reduced light from any angle. Dark glasses were to become increasingly popular accessories from the late 1920s. They took on new life as basic male and female fashions in the 1960s and 1970s. There are hundreds of different designs on the market today. Dark glasses are everywhere: worn on the street, for driving, on the beach and on the tennis court. Dark glasses are rich with different meanings. 8. Why did Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles? A To protect their eyes from the cold wind in the mountains. B. To help them tell the light of snow from the strong sunlight. C. To protect their eyes from the strong sunlight reflected by snow. D. To be recognized more easily in the snow-covered environment. 9. What does the underlined word “slits” in paragraph 2 probably refer to? A. Openings. B. Coverings. C. Parts. D. Decorations. 10. What was the function of sunglasses for judges in 12th-century China? A. To protect their eyes from sunlight. B. To hide their facial expressions. C. To strengthen their authority during trials. D. To show their professional identity as a judge. 11. What can we infer from the text about sunglasses? A. Not all expensive sunglasses can block UV rays. B. They are mainly used for fashion purposes today. C. They were originally used to protect film stars’ privacy. D. They have served as more than a tool for eye-protection. 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了太阳镜从古至今在保护眼睛、遮掩表情、追求时尚等方面的用途。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Our eyes are sensitive and react immediately to strong light. Protecting them against light — even the brightness reflected off snow — is important for everyone. Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles (护目镜) for this exact purpose.(我们的眼睛很敏感，对强光会立即做出反应。保护眼睛免受光线照射——即使是雪反射的强光——对每个人来说都很重要。喜马拉雅登山者戴护目镜正是出于这个目的)”可知，喜马拉雅登山者戴护目镜是为了保护眼睛免受雪反射的强光照射。故选C。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段“Canadian far north Copper Inuit and Alaskan Yup’ik wore snow goggles made of whalebone and with tiny slits. They were protected against the snow’s brilliant light when hunting. The narrow eye holes also helped them to focus on their animals. (加拿大极北地区的铜因纽特人和阿拉斯加的尤皮克人曾佩戴由鲸骨制成、带有细小slits的雪地护目镜。这些护目镜能在他们狩猎时抵御雪地的强光，狭窄的眼孔也有助于他们锁定猎物)”可知，加拿大远北地区的铜因纽特人和阿拉斯加尤皮克人戴的雪地护目镜上有很小的开口，这样他们在狩猎时可以免受雪地强光的照射，而且这些很小的开口也帮助他们集中注意力在动物身上。由此可知，划线词slits与openings“开口”意思一致。故选A。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“In 12th-century China, judges wore sunglasses with smoked quartz lenses (石英镜片) to hide their facial expressions — perhaps to keep their dignity or not convey emotions.(在12世纪的中国，法官们戴着带有烟熏石英镜片的太阳镜来隐藏他们的面部表情——也许是为了保持他们的尊严或不传达情感)”可知，12世纪的中国法官戴太阳镜的目的是为了在审判中隐藏他们的面部表情。故选B。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Sunglasses, or dark glasses, have always guarded against strong sunlight, but is there more to “shade” than we think?(太阳镜，或者叫深色眼镜，一直用来遮挡强烈的阳光，但是“遮阳”的意义是否比我们想象的要丰富呢？)”、第三段中“In 12th-century China, judges wore sunglasses with smoked quartz lenses (石英镜片) to hide their facial expressions — perhaps to keep their dignity or not convey emotions.(在12世纪的中国，法官们戴着带有烟熏石英镜片的太阳镜来隐藏他们的面部表情——也许是为了保持他们的尊严或不传达情感)”以及最后一段中“Dark glasses are rich with different meanings. (深色眼镜有着丰富的不同含义)”可推知，太阳镜的作用不仅仅是保护眼睛。故选D。 D January 2025 was the hottest January in recorded human history, with global temperatures entering record territory according to Copernicus Climate Change Service and Atmosphere Monitoring Service and ECMWF ERA5 dataset. Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather said that January 2025 was warmer than every January measured by scientists, surpassing the last record set in January 2024 by a sizable margin (幅度). “This means that January 2025 stands out as abnormal even by the standards of the last two years,” Hausfather explains. Scientists expected this January to be cooler than previous Januaries because of the ocean current cycles like El Niño and La Niña. Yet those predictions (预测) did not come to pass. “We don’t have El Niño to kick around anymore,” Yulsman said. “Its impacts actually disappeared months ago. Adding to the puzzle is the fact that we’re in the midst of a La Niña, which typically cools things down.” The year 2024 was the warmest year in modern history, with average global temperatures surpassing 1.5 ℃ above pre-industrial levels for the first time ever. The Atlantic hurricane (飓风) season was unusually extreme, droughts and wildfires causing widespread suffering. Humans emitted (排放) a record-breaking 37.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, though. The total carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has increased from 280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution to 420 ppm as of 2023, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “The human emissions of heat-trapping gases are the primary cause of the increases in extreme weather like flood, drought, heatwaves, and generally unusual weather that we are all experiencing,” Dr. Twila Moon, the deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said. “It is well known that reducing these emissions is key to minimizing risk and damage into the future. And how to achieve these reductions is well mapped out with the technology to do it. The pressure is now focused on social, cultural, business and political will.” 12. Why did scientists fail to predict the temperature of January 2025? A. The reference data was limited. B. La Niña didn’t function as expected. C. The influence of El Niño continued. D. Ocean current cycles changed sharply. 13. What do the figures in paragraph 4 mainly show? A. Climate cycles have their own natural phenomena. B. La Nina’s effect is weaker than scientists expected. C. Emissions continue despite worsening climate impacts. D. Global temperatures experience regular ups and downs. 14. What do Dr. Twila Moon’s words suggest in the last paragraph? A. Action falls behind solutions. B. Technology is still the barrier. C. Climate change is unavoidable. D. Governments refuse teamwork. 15. What can be the best title for the text? A. La Niña’s Cooling Effect: Why It Failed in 2025? B. Extreme Weather: Has It Been a Concern from 2024? C. El Niño’s Disappearance: a Challenge for Climate Science D. Record Heat and Emissions: a Wake-up Call for Humans 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了2025年1月成为有记录以来人类历史上最热的1月这一气候事件，并提供了相关的背景信息、科学家的解释以及人类活动对气候变化的影响。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Scientists expected this January to be cooler than previous Januaries because of the ocean current cycles like El Niño and La Niña. Yet those predictions (预测) did not come to pass.(科学家此前预计，由于厄尔尼诺和拉尼娜等洋流循环，今年1月的气温会比往年1月更低，但这些预测并未实现)”以及第三段““We don’t have El Niño to kick around anymore,” Yulsman said. “Its impacts actually disappeared months ago. Adding to the puzzle is the fact that we’re in the midst of a La Niña, which typically cools things down.”(“我们不再受厄尔尼诺的影响了，”Yulsman说，“它的影响实际上在几个月前就消失了。更令人困惑的是，我们正处于拉尼娜现象期间，而拉尼娜通常会使气温下降。”)”可知，科学家原本预计2025年1月因拉尼娜现象气温会下降，但实际气温却破纪录升高。Yulsman提到“我们正处于拉尼娜现象期间，而拉尼娜通常会使气温下降”，但这一预期未实现。所以拉尼娜未按预期发挥作用导致预测失败。故选B。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The year 2024 was the warmest year in modern history, with average global temperatures surpassing 1.5 ℃ above pre-industrial levels for the first time ever. The Atlantic hurricane (飓风) season was unusually extreme, droughts and wildfires causing widespread suffering. Humans emitted (排放) a record-breaking 37.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, though. The total carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has increased from 280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution to 420 ppm as of 2023, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.(2024 年是现代历史上最热的一年，全球平均气温首次超过工业化前水平1.5℃。大西洋飓风季节异常极端，干旱和野火造成了广泛的灾难。然而，人类向大气中排放了创纪录的374亿吨二氧化碳。美国国家海洋和大气管理局的数据显示，截至2023年，大气中二氧化碳的总浓度已从工业革命前的280ppm（百万分比浓度）升至420ppm。)”可知，第四段列举了2024年全球气温破纪录、极端天气频发（如大西洋飓风、干旱、野火），但同时人类二氧化碳排放量也创下374亿吨的新高，且大气中二氧化碳浓度从工业革命前的280ppm升至420ppm。这些数据形成鲜明对比：气候恶化的同时，温室气体排放仍在持续增加。故选C。 14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Dr. Twila Moon, the deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said. “It is well known that reducing these emissions is key to minimizing risk and damage into the future. And how to achieve these reductions is well mapped out with the technology to do it. The pressure is now focused on social, cultural, business and political will.”(美国国家冰雪数据中心副首席科学家Twila Moon表示：“众所周知，减少这些排放是未来将风险和损害降至最低的关键。如何实现这些减排目标已有明确的技术路线图，现在的压力集中在社会、文化、商业和政治意愿上。”)”可知，Twila Moon认为如何实现这些减排目标已有明确的技术路线图，现在的压力集中在社会、文化、商业和政治意愿上。这表明，减排的技术方案已明确，但实际行动尚未跟上。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章围绕2025年1月创纪录的高温、2024年极端气候事件，以及人类持续攀升的二氧化碳排放量展开，强调气候变化的严峻性与减排行动的紧迫性。选项D“Record Heat and Emissions: a Wake-up Call for Humans(创纪录高温与排放：人类的警钟)”精准涵盖“气温破纪录”和“排放创新高”两大核心事实，并暗示其对人类的警示意义，贴合全文主旨。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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Digital technology helps people to be more flexible and more productive, and makes it easier to get work done. ___16___. Here are some active steps to manage your technology use so the disadvantages don’t override the advantages. ___17___ Thousands of people are killed each year by distracted (注意力分散) driving. When you’re in the car, make it a habit: silence your phone and place your phone out of reach while driving. Guard your nightly rest ___18___. Research confirms that nighttime screen use — especially the blue light given off by devices — harms your sleep quality. But it’s not just the light; stimulating (趣味盎然的) content like messages or social media can keep your brain active when it should be relaxing. Also resist using your phone as an alarm clock. For many people, it can be too tempting to have it on the bedside table. Set clear boundaries (界限) If you won’t be responding to texts during work hours or checking email on vacation, communicate that frankly. Let your parents know you’ll reply in the evening. ___19___. Otherwise, you’ll spend your downtime managing annoyed messages instead of truly relaxing. Be present in person Digital technology and social media make it easy to stay in touch, but they can distract you from connecting with the people right in front of you. Technology keeps us connected, but it can also pull us away from the people right in front of us. Those face-to-face interactions matter. Research shows that 44% of frequent phone checkers feel disconnected from their families, even when together. ___20___. A. Try late-night use of your phone B. Avoid using phones behind the wheel C. Your phone could be stealing your sleep D. It has also created new kinds of stress for you, though E. Ensure your boss is okay with your disconnection for the weekend F. Over time, you’re missing out on those opportunities to be present on social media G. So when you’re with loved ones, be truly with them and give them your full attention 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C 19. E 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何避免数字技术的缺点提出了一些建议。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Digital technology helps people to be more flexible and more productive, and makes it easier to get work done.(数字技术帮助人们更灵活，更有效率，更容易完成工作)”以及后文“Here are some active steps to manage your technology use so the disadvantages don’t override the advantages.(这里有一些积极的步骤来管理你的技术使用，这样缺点就不会超过优点)”可知，本句与上文构成转折，指出数字技术所带来的问题。故D选项“然而，它也给你带来了新的压力”符合语境，故选D。 【17题详解】 根据本段内容“Thousands of people are killed each year by distracted (注意力分散的) driving. When you’re in the car, make it a habit: silence your phone and place your phone out of reach while driving.(每年有成千上万的人死于分心驾驶。当你在车里的时候，养成一个习惯：把你的手机调成静音，并把手机放在你够不着的地方)”可知，本段主要说明了避免开车时使用手机的建议，故B选项“避免开车时使用手机”符合语境，故选B。 【18题详解】 根据后文“Research confirms that nighttime screen use — especially the blue light given off by devices — harms your sleep quality. But it’s not just the light; stimulating (趣味盎然的) content like messages or social media can keep your brain active when it should be relaxing. Also resist using your phone as an alarm clock. For many people, it can be too tempting to have it on the bedside table.(研究证实，夜间使用屏幕——尤其是设备发出的蓝光——会损害你的睡眠质量。但不仅仅是光；像信息或社交媒体这样的刺激内容可以让你的大脑在应该放松的时候保持活跃。也不要把手机当闹钟用。对很多人来说，把它放在床头柜上太诱人了)”可知，后文主要说明了手机对睡眠的影响，故C选项“你的手机可能会偷走你的睡眠”符合语境，故选C。 【19题详解】 根据上文“If you won’t be responding to texts during work hours or checking email on vacation, communicate that frankly. Let your parents know you’ll reply in the evening.(如果你不会在工作时间回复短信，也不会在度假时查看邮件，那就坦诚地说出来。让你的父母知道你会在晚上回复)”以及后文“Otherwise, you’ll spend your downtime managing annoyed messages instead of truly relaxing.(否则，你会把休息时间花在处理恼人的信息上，而不是真正的放松)”可知，本句主要说明了会干扰休息的情况，故E选项“确保你的老板不介意你周末不上班”符合语境，故选E。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Digital technology and social media make it easy to stay in touch, but they can distract you from connecting with the people right in front of you. Technology keeps us connected, but it can also pull us away from the people right in front of us. Those face-to-face interactions matter. Research shows that 44% of frequent phone checkers feel disconnected from their families, even when together.(数字技术和社交媒体让我们很容易保持联系，但它们也会分散你与身边人的联系。科技让我们保持联系，但它也能让我们远离眼前的人。这些面对面的互动很重要。研究表明，44%的频繁查看手机的人感到与家人脱节，即使他们在一起)”可知，本句为本段最后一句，应承接上文，说明和在意的人在一起时应该专心，避免数字技术分心。故G选项“所以当你和你爱的人在一起的时候，真诚地和他们在一起，给予他们你全部的关注”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。 I still remember the year when I was 27 years old as a writer. I was ____21____ with the task of writing a new novel. It was Ms Evans, who helped me ____22____ the stressful process. Ms Evans was in her 80s, who lived next door. ____23____ our age difference, our common passion for ____24____ brought us together in our daily life. One sunny morning, not ____25____ with my creation, I decided to take a ____26____ from it and clear my mind. I walked outside to my front yard, noticing the leaves and flowers of some of my rosebushes had dried up and ____27____, I began trimming (修剪) them like crazy. My frustration (沮丧) ____28____ into each trim of unwanted leaves and flowers. Ms Evans was there caring for her plants as she usually did. ____29____ of my frustration, she observed over the fence (篱笆), without a word. After minutes of shared ____30____, she finally spoke up, “You know, gardening is like making life’s choices.” ____31____, I stopped and looked at her. She continued, “Sometimes, we are caught up in the browning leaves and flowers, forgetting to ____32____ the flowers blooming beside them.” She pointed to the beautiful roses in my garden, their colors ____33____ in the morning sun. That simple ____34____ hit me hard. I had been so focused on the stress ahead that I had ____35____ the beauty in life — warmth from my family, the joy of traveling around, and even the good luck of getting a good neighbor. 21. A. agreeing B. struggling C. continuing D. comparing 22. A. figure out B. suffer from C. get through D. get across 23. A. In spite of B. In honor of C. Thanks to D. Due to 24. A. repairing B. drawing C. cooking D. gardening 25. A. generous B. content C. honest D. related 26. A. turn B. chance C. break D. test 27. A. ached B. gathered C. browned D. escaped 28. A. ran B. slipped C. saw D. poured 29. A. Aware B. Typical C. Ashamed D. Frightened 30. A. hobby B. silence C. resource D. reminder 31. A. Originally B. Actually C. Currently D. Curiously 32. A. identify B. admire C. skip D. adjust 33. A. shining B. recovering C. appearing D. balancing 34. A. feature B. task C. reaction D. wisdom 35. A. defended B. updated C. ignored D. arranged 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在27岁时，通过邻居埃文斯女士的智慧之语，学会了在面对生活和工作压力时也要欣赏身边的美好。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我当时正为写一本新小说的任务而苦苦挣扎。A. agreeing同意；B. struggling挣扎；C. continuing继续；D. comparing比较。根据后文“with the task of writing a new novel”以及后文作者感到沮丧可知，作者当时正为写一本新小说的任务而苦苦挣扎。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：是埃文斯女士帮助我度过了这段充满压力的过程。A. figure out弄清楚；B. suffer from遭受；C. get through度过；D. get across使……被理解。根据后文“the stressful process”可知，埃文斯女士帮助作者度过了这段充满压力的过程。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：尽管我们年龄有差距，但对园艺的共同热爱让我们在日常生活中走到了一起。A. In spite of尽管；B. In honor of为纪念；C. Thanks to多亏；D. Due to由于。根据后文“our age difference, our common passion ”可知，“年龄差异”与“共同热爱”形成转折关系，需用“尽管”连接。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管我们年龄有差距，但对园艺的共同热爱让我们在日常生活中走到了一起。A. repairing修理；B. drawing画画；C. cooking烹饪；D. gardening园艺。根据后文“You know, gardening is like making life’s choices.”可知，共同爱好是园艺。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个阳光明媚的早晨，我对自己的创作不满意，决定休息一下，理清思绪。A. generous慷慨的；B. content满意的；C. honest诚实的；D. related相关的。根据后文“I decided to take a ____ from it and clear my mind.”可知，作者对自己的创作不满意，决定休息一下。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个阳光明媚的早晨，我对自己的创作不满意，决定休息一下，理清思绪。A. turn转弯；B. chance机会；C. break休息；D. test测试。根据后文“from it and clear my mind”可知，作者决定休息一下，理清思绪。take a break表示“休息一下”。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我走到外面的前院，注意到我的一些玫瑰丛的叶子和花已经干枯变黄了，我开始疯狂地修剪它们。A. ached疼痛；B. gathered聚集；C. browned变成棕色；D. escaped逃跑。根据前文“noticing the leaves and flowers of some of my rosebushes had dried up”可知，玫瑰丛的叶子和花已经干枯变成棕色了。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的沮丧情绪随着每次修剪不需要的叶子和花朵而倾注其中。A. ran跑；B. slipped滑倒；C. saw看见；D. poured倾泻。根据后文“into each trim of unwanted leaves and flowers”可知，pour into表示“倾注于”，形象表达作者将情绪融入修剪动作中。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯女士察觉到了我的沮丧，她隔着篱笆观察着，一言不发。A. Aware意识到的；B. Typical典型的；C. Ashamed羞愧的；D. Frightened害怕的。根据后文“of my frustration, she observed over the fence (篱笆), without a word.”可知，埃文斯女士察觉到了作者的沮丧。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在共同沉默了几分钟后，她终于开口了：“你知道，园艺就像做生活的选择。”A. hobby爱好；B. silence沉默；C. resource资源；D. reminder提醒物。根据后文“she finally spoke up”可知，沉默了几分钟后，埃文斯女士终于开口了。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我好奇地停下来看着她。A. Originally最初；B. Actually实际上；C. Currently目前；D. Curiously好奇地。根据后文“I stopped and looked at her.”以及埃文斯女士说的话可知，对她突然的比喻感到疑惑，作者好奇地停下来看着她。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，我们会被枯萎的叶子和花所困扰，却忘记了欣赏它们旁边盛开的花朵。A. identify识别；B. admire欣赏；C. skip跳过；D. adjust调整。根据后文“the flowers blooming beside them”可知，埃文斯女士告诉作者人们忘记欣赏盛开的花朵。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她指着花园里美丽的玫瑰，它们在晨光中闪闪发光。A. shining闪耀，发光；B. recovering恢复；C. appearing出现；D. balancing平衡。根据后文“in the morning sun”可知，玫瑰在晨光中闪闪发光。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句简单的智慧让我深受触动。A. feature特征；B. task任务；C. reaction反应；D. wisdom智慧。根据后文“hit me hard”以及埃文斯女士说的话可知，她通过园艺比喻人生选择，传递的是生活“智慧”。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直太专注于眼前的压力，却忽略了生活中的美好——家人的温暖、旅行的乐趣，甚至有一个好邻居的好运。A. defended保卫，辩护；B. updated更新；C. ignored忽视；D. arranged安排。根据后文“the beauty in life”以及“warmth from my family, the joy of traveling around, and even the good luck of getting a good neighbor.”可知，作者一直专注于眼前的压力，却忽略了生活中的美好。故选C。 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。 A violin, an instrument valued for centuries in the heart of Europe, finds ___36___ (it) sitting in a Mongolian yurt (蒙古包), combining with the deep emotional songs of a horse-head fiddle (马头琴). The unexpected pairing is the heart of Echoes of Strings, ___37___ documentary that was firstly shown in Shanghai on March 29. It follows the journey of Luca Stradivari from a celebrated Italian family of violin makers, and Usgal, a musician from Inner Mongolia ___38___ (try) to keep the traditional music alive. Their unlikely meeting takes place in the wide and breathtaking landscape of Inner Mongolia, in ___39___ their instruments, though from different cultures, harmonize to create rich and lively sounds. Their partnership goes beyond just mixing music ___40___ (style) — it’s a true cultural exchange. “We are trying to keep our way we adapt ___41___ nature,” explains Wu Rina, a local folk singer, as she spoke as a guest speaker. “The film ___42___ (beautiful) shows the way we live with the land and the animals.” Stradivari says, “The film can ___43___ (regard) as a study of ethnomusicology or a young director promoting his own culture. It’s up to the audience to decide.” The film’s director, Hasier, says, “I believe that true cultural exchange isn’t about ‘you teach me, I learn’, but rather about inspiring each other’s ___44___ (create).” The film has also been praised as a way to promote the ESG (environmental, social and governance) concept. The documentary aims ____45____ (contribute) to a conversation around environmental protection. 【答案】36. itself 37. a 38. trying 39. which 40. styles 41. to 42. beautifully 43. be regarded 44. creativity 45. to contribute 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了小提琴和马头琴的意外组合，以及相关的纪录片《弦之回响》，讲述了意大利小提琴制作世家成员卢卡·斯特拉迪瓦里与内蒙古音乐家乌斯嘎勒的合作，以及他们如何通过音乐进行文化交流。 【36题详解】 考查反身代词。句意：小提琴，一种在欧洲心脏地带被珍视了数百年的乐器，发现自己置身于蒙古包中，与马头琴深沉而富有情感的乐曲相结合。根据语意可知，此处指小提琴，所以应用“it”的反身代词。故填itself。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这一意外的组合是《弦之回响》的核心，该纪录片于3月29日在上海首次上映。此处泛指“一部纪录片”，应用不定冠词，且“documentary”发音以辅音音素开头。故填a。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：它讲述了来自著名的意大利小提琴制作世家卢卡·斯特拉迪瓦里，以及来自内蒙古的音乐家乌斯嘎勒努力让传统音乐保持活力的旅程。句中已有谓语动词“follows”，且无连词连接，所以“try”应用非谓语动词形式，因其与“Luca Stradivari”和“a musician from Inner Mongolia”是主谓关系，所以应用现在分词，作后置定语。故填trying。 【39题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：他们不太可能的相遇发生在内蒙古广阔而令人惊叹的风景中，在那里，尽管他们的乐器来自不同的文化，却和谐地创造出丰富而生动的声音。此处是“介词 + 关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词是“Inner Mongolia”，指物。故填which。 【40题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：他们的合作不仅仅是混合音乐风格——这是一次真正的文化交流。“style”意为“风格”是可数名词，根据语意可知，此处表泛指，应用复数形式。故填styles。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：“我们正在努力保持我们适应自然的方式，”当地民歌歌手吴日娜解释道。“adapt to”意为“适应”，为固定搭配。故填to。 【42题详解】 考查副词。句意：“这部电影优美地展示了我们与土地和动物共同生活的方式。”此处修饰动词“shows”，应用副词“beautifully”，意为“优美地”。故填beautifully。 【43题详解】 考查被动语态。句意：斯特拉迪瓦里说：“这部电影可以被视为民族音乐学的研究，也可以被视为一位年轻导演在推广他自己的文化。这取决于观众的决定。”根据语意可知，主语“The film”和动词“regard”之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，且情态动词“can”后接动词原形。故填be regarded。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意：这部电影的导演哈西尔说，“我相信，真正的文化交流不是‘你教我，我学’，而是激发彼此的创造力。”根据空前的所有格“each other’s”可知，此处应用“create”的名词形式“creativity”，意为“创造力”，作宾语，表抽象意义，不可数。故填creativity。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这部纪录片旨在为围绕环境保护的对话做出贡献。“aim to do sth.”意为“旨在做某事”，为固定搭配。故填to contribute。 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 为响应国家全民健身计划，你校拟动员全校师生积极参加体育运动。请你代表你校学生会写一封倡议书发布到你校英文报上，内容包括： 1. 阐明原因； 2. 提出建议； 3. 发出号召。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear teachers and students, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Student Union 【答案】Dear teachers and students, As is known to all, regular physical activity not only improves physical health but also reduces stress and enhances academic performance. To enhance our overall well-being as well as in response to our country’s National Fitness Program, our school is launching a comprehensive sports initiative. To achieve this goal, we propose three practical steps. Firstly, we can make full use of school sports facilities by joining morning runs. Secondly, sign up for sports clubs like clubs related to dancing, swimming, or playing basketball. Every movement counts. Let’s take action together! By incorporating exercise into our daily routines, we can develop lifelong healthy habits. Join us in creating a more active and energetic school environment! The Student Union 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生代表校学生会写一封倡议书，发布到校英文报上，因为学校为响应国家全民健身计划，拟动员全校师生积极参加体育运动。 【详解】1.词汇积累 减少：reduce→decrease/lessen 提高：enhance→boost/raise  目标：goal→aim/target/objective 培养：develop→cultivate/foster 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：To enhance our overall well-being as well as in response to our country’s National Fitness Program, our school is launching a comprehensive sports initiative. 拓展句：Our school is launching a comprehensive sports initiative, which aims to enhance our overall well-being as well as in response to our country’s National Fitness Program. 【点睛】【高分句型1】As is known to all, regular physical activity not only improves physical health but also reduces stress and enhances academic performance. (运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句和not only…but also句型。) 【高分句型2】Secondly, sign up for sports clubs like clubs related to dancing, swimming, or playing basketball. (运用了过去分词作后置定语。) 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。 When my son Mike and my daughter Kate were little, we would go to a large local amusement park every fall. The kids loved it and I think I enjoyed it even more than they did. The kids laughed on the rides, and I loved watching them smile. But there was one problem — souvenirs. Every time we walked into a gift shop, Kate would beg for stuffed (填充的) animals, and Mike wanted superhero toys. They would pull my arm and say, “Please, can we buy this?” The kids would drive me mad when they asked for souvenirs, to the point that in the stores I would try to block my daughter’s view of the stuffed animals and my son’s view of the superhero items. Then I came up with a solution. The next year, I gave each child $25 at the start of the day. “This is your money for souvenirs,” I said to Mike and Kate. “You can either spend it or save it.” Something amazing happened. Kate, who usually wanted everything, now checked prices carefully. “This doll costs $20, but this smaller one is only $10,” she said. Mike thought hard before buying anything as well. They even shared cotton candy on the way home. At the end of the day, they still had half their money left! Best of all, they learned about responsibility and how to make smart choices — and I didn’t have to say “no” all the time! A few years later, my son Mike gave me another headache — his magic trick of making clothes disappear. I’d never forget when my twelve-year-old son Mike went off to the first day of school in a brand new navy blue jacket and came home wearing an old one that barely fit him. This wasn’t the first time. Before this, he had lost two sweatshirts and a nearly new winter coat. That was the last straw in a series of clothing disappearances. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I decided it was time to make things change. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The idea worked well. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考范文： I decided it was time to make things change. Recalling the practice of giving the kids control over their souvenir money was effective, I applied the same principle to Mike’s clothing problem. That night, I called Mike to the kitchen table. I slid an envelope toward him, “This is your clothing budget — enough for half a year. The other half would come six months later.” Mike’s eyes got big. “So... if I spend it all now, I get nothing later?” “Exactly,” I said. Mike suddenly sat up straighter as if ready to make his responsible choices. The idea worked well. Months passed, and Mike’s new jacket stayed with him. He even started keeping track of his sweatshirts, something I’d never seen before. One evening, he proudly announced he’d saved enough money to buy extra gloves. I hid a smile. The lesson went beyond clothes; Mike learned that responsibility meant ownership. Meanwhile, Kate, observing her brother, began managing her own belongings better. The house was quieter, my wallet became “happier”, and the kids were growing up step by step, one small, smart choice at a time. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了作者用相同的教育方法分别解决孩子乱买纪念品和乱丢衣服的问题，引导孩子学会责任与选择的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我决定是时候做出改变了。”可知，第一段可描写作者借鉴之前的教育方式，给儿子设定服装预算，让其自主管理衣物支出的过程。 ②由第二段首句内容“这个方法很有效。”可知，第二段可描写儿子在自我管理中养成责任感，主动管理衣物和其他用品。 2.续写线索：问题出现——回忆经验——制定策略——实施计划——收到成效——成长转变 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①宣布：announce/declare/make an announcement ②观察：observe/watch ③管理：manage/take charge of/deal with 情绪类 ①自豪地：proudly/with pride ②隐藏微笑：hide a smile/conceal a smile/suppress a smile 【点睛】【高分句型1】So... if I spend it all now, I get nothing later? (使用了if引导的条件状语从句) 【高分句型2】Mike learned that responsibility meant ownership. (使用了that引导的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024—2025学年度第二学期高一年级期中教学质量检测 英语试卷 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. Who will look after the kids? A. The woman. B. The man’s friend. C. The man’s sister. 2. What kind of food does the man like to eat? A. Italian food. B. Mexican food. C. American food. 3. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Work harder. B. Drink some tea. C. Get some rest. 4. What will the woman do tonight? A. Cook dinner herself. B. Visit the man’s house. C. Look after her grandmother. 5. What is the woman looking for? A. Her bag. B. Her car. C. Her key. 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. How long is it since the speakers last met each other? A. About one year. B. About two years. C. About four years. 7. Where does the woman work? A. In a factory. B. In a university. C. In a bank. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. When is the party? A. On Monday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 9. How did the man feel about his interview? A. Bad. B. Just so-so. C. Very good. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the man like? A. The woman’s coat. B. The woman’s hat. C. The woman’s dress. 11 How often does the woman buy clothes? A. Once a month. B. Every week. C. Twice a year. 12. Whose scarf is the woman wearing? A. Her own. B. Her friend’s. C. The man’s. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where did the woman go? A. To Shanghai. B. To Beijing. C. To Xi’an. 14. How did the man get to his hotel? A. By taxi. B. By boat. C. By train. 15. What did the man do before going shopping? A. He took a boat trip. B. He drank some coffee. C. He climbed the Shanghai Tower. 16. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Driver and passenger. C. Salesman and customer. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Which road was closed? A. Columbia Road. B. Main Street. C. Third Street. 18. How many drivers were injured in the accident? A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. 19. What does the local man think about the crossroads? A. It’s crowded. B. It’s unsafe. C. It’s beautiful. 20. What season is it now? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter. 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 The 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee The 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee returns in Term 3 on July 21. Key information to register (注册) your class Registration is FREE for all students in years 3-8 at Australian schools, including registered home schools. Online competition only. Competitors answer 30 spelling words per round. Three reading levels for years 3-4, years 5-6 and years 7-8. Teachers are required to register students. Students must not have turned 15 before February 1, 2025 to enter. Go to REGISTER MY CLASS on the top navigation bar (导航栏) to create a teacher account (账户) and register your students when registrations open. Teachers must use an education email address such as edu. au, edumail, education. nt. gov. au, etc to create an account. If you do not have an education email, please email contactus@spelling-bee. com. au and we’ll help set up your account. Each teacher must obtain a signed Consent Form from parents/ guardian to be qualified. Competitors have from Monday, 21 July to Friday, 22 August, 2025, to sit the School Round. Competitors must complete each round of the Spelling Bee in accordance with the competition rules. It is assumed competitors and teachers have met all competition rules unless the teacher drops out of the integrity check. See more information under HOW IT WORKS. 1. Who can take part in the 2025 Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee? A. Homeschoolers over 15. B. All Australian kids under 15. C. International students over 15. D. Australian 3-8 graders under 15. 2. How do the teachers register their students? A. By calling to contact the website. B. Through the specific emails. C. Through their personal emails. D. By guiding students to sign up. 3. What is the purpose of the text? A. To introduce an app for spelling practice. B. To publicize a global spelling competition. C. To advertise a free online spelling competition. D. To call for some new spelling rules in Australia. B Born in 2001, He Fuqu graduated with a degree in elderly services. He began her career at 19 as an intern (实习) caregiver. In March 2023, He joined her current company and quickly advanced to become the youngest director at the nursing home. “Most of the managers at our nursing home are quite young, with the oldest being under 30,” He said, explaining that they focus on creating an active and elderly-friendly environment. And it works. He has observed that the bright young leaders have brought positive changes to the industry. While traditional nursing homes primarily focus e on providing basic care and essential services, her current institution goes further. The young team not only ensures that residents’ (住客的) basic needs are met but also prioritizes (优先处理) their mental well-being. Alongside daily activities like singing and crafting, He organizes special events such as afternoon teas and games for the elderly. He’s nursing home currently cares for 25 elderly residents, most of whom cannot live independently, or are not good at expressing themselves, but they also long for more interactions and emotional connections. He’s active personality helps her easily connect with the residents, earning their trust. For example, during a Chinese New Year, He had to stay at the nursing home for work, marking her first time away from her family for the holiday. One elderly woman gave her a red envelope and a bag of candy, despite her polite refusal. In addition, He revised the nursing care level chart to better match the services provided. “This adjustment helps meet the residents’ needs more effectively,” He explained. Working in a nursing home, He has encountered the realities of aging and death long before most people in their 20s even consider them. At first, He would panic when calling for an ambulance during emergencies (紧急情况), but now, she acts with ease. “Getting old, dying..., it’s just life. We gotta make peace with it,” He said. 4. What is special about He’s nursing home? A. It has a young management team. B It focuses more on basic services. C. It creates an expensive environment. D. Its activities are limited to mental ones. 5. How does He work with the elderly residents? A. By meeting their many material needs. B. By cheering them up during festivals. C. By building relationships with them. D. By connecting them with each other. 6. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. He is emotionally suffering from the job. B. He has learned to accept aging and death. C. He avoids discussing aging and death with the elderly. D. He has a lot to learn to deal with constant emergencies. 7. Which of the following can best describe He? A Grateful and athletic. B. Confident and fair. C. Curious and serious. D. Lively and expert. C Sunglasses, or dark glasses, have always guarded against strong sunlight, but is there more to “shade” than we think? Our eyes are sensitive and react immediately to strong light. Protecting them against light — even the brightness reflected off snow — is important for everyone. Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles (护目镜) for this exact purpose. The Roman Emperor Nero is reported as holding polished gemstones to his eyes for sun protection as he watched fighting gladiators (角斗士). Canadian far north Copper Inuit and Alaskan Yup’ik wore snow goggles made of whalebone and with tiny slits. They were protected against the snow’s brilliant light when hunting. The narrow eye holes also helped them to focus on their animals. In 12th-century China, judges wore sunglasses with smoked quartz lenses (石英镜片) to hide their facial expressions — perhaps to keep their dignity or not convey emotions. In the18th century, noble Venetian ladies held green colored glasses in tortoiseshell frames to their eyes, a design similar to a hand-held mirror. These glasses were used to protect their eyes and eyes of their children from sunlight. Protection of the eyes took an interesting turn when movie making began. Film stars’ eyes became stressed as artificial studio set lights were very strong. They began to wear colored glasses outside the studio as their eyes became painful. They sought out privacy by wearing dark glasses on public occasions as well. The first anti-glare (防炫光的) glasses, originally with green glass blocking ultraviolet(UV) rays, were invented in 1939. Their shapes reduced light from any angle. Dark glasses were to become increasingly popular accessories from the late 1920s. They took on new life as basic male and female fashions in the 1960s and 1970s. There are hundreds of different designs on the market today. Dark glasses are everywhere: worn on the street, for driving, on the beach and on the tennis court. Dark glasses are rich with different meanings. 8. Why did Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles? A. To protect their eyes from the cold wind in the mountains. B. To help them tell the light of snow from the strong sunlight. C. To protect their eyes from the strong sunlight reflected by snow. D. To be recognized more easily in the snow-covered environment. 9. What does the underlined word “slits” in paragraph 2 probably refer to? A Openings. B. Coverings. C. Parts. D. Decorations. 10. What was the function of sunglasses for judges in 12th-century China? A. To protect their eyes from sunlight. B. To hide their facial expressions. C. To strengthen their authority during trials. D. To show their professional identity as a judge. 11. What can we infer from the text about sunglasses? A. Not all expensive sunglasses can block UV rays. B. They are mainly used for fashion purposes today. C. They were originally used to protect film stars’ privacy. D. They have served as more than a tool for eye-protection. D January 2025 was the hottest January in recorded human history, with global temperatures entering record territory according to Copernicus Climate Change Service and Atmosphere Monitoring Service and ECMWF ERA5 dataset. Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather said that January 2025 was warmer than every January measured by scientists, surpassing the last record set in January 2024 by a sizable margin (幅度). “This means that January 2025 stands out as abnormal even by the standards of the last two years,” Hausfather explains. Scientists expected this January to be cooler than previous Januaries because of the ocean current cycles like El Niño and La Niña. Yet those predictions (预测) did not come to pass. “We don’t have El Niño to kick around anymore,” Yulsman said. “Its impacts actually disappeared months ago. Adding to the puzzle is the fact that we’re in the midst of a La Niña, which typically cools things down.” The year 2024 was the warmest year in modern history, with average global temperatures surpassing 1.5 ℃ above pre-industrial levels for the first time ever. The Atlantic hurricane (飓风) season was unusually extreme, droughts and wildfires causing widespread suffering. Humans emitted (排放) a record-breaking 37.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, though. The total carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has increased from 280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution to 420 ppm as of 2023, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “The human emissions of heat-trapping gases are the primary cause of the increases in extreme weather like flood, drought, heatwaves, and generally unusual weather that we are all experiencing,” Dr. Twila Moon, the deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said. “It is well known that reducing these emissions is key to minimizing risk and damage into the future. And how to achieve these reductions is well mapped out with the technology to do it. The pressure is now focused on social, cultural, business and political will.” 12. Why did scientists fail to predict the temperature of January 2025? A. The reference data was limited. B. La Niña didn’t function as expected. C. The influence of El Niño continued. D. Ocean current cycles changed sharply. 13. What do the figures in paragraph 4 mainly show? A. Climate cycles have their own natural phenomena. B. La Nina’s effect is weaker than scientists expected. C. Emissions continue despite worsening climate impacts. D. Global temperatures experience regular ups and downs. 14. What do Dr. Twila Moon’s words suggest in the last paragraph? A. Action falls behind solutions. B. Technology is still the barrier. C. Climate change is unavoidable. D. Governments refuse teamwork. 15. What can be the best title for the text? A. La Niña’s Cooling Effect: Why It Failed in 2025? B. Extreme Weather: Has It Been a Concern from 2024? C. El Niño’s Disappearance: a Challenge for Climate Science D. Record Heat and Emissions: a Wake-up Call for Humans 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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Digital technology helps people to be more flexible and more productive, and makes it easier to get work done. ___16___. Here are some active steps to manage your technology use so the disadvantages don’t override the advantages. ___17___ Thousands of people are killed each year by distracted (注意力分散的) driving. When you’re in the car, make it a habit: silence your phone and place your phone out of reach while driving. Guard your nightly rest ___18___. Research confirms that nighttime screen use — especially the blue light given off by devices — harms your sleep quality. But it’s not just the light; stimulating (趣味盎然) content like messages or social media can keep your brain active when it should be relaxing. Also resist using your phone as an alarm clock. For many people, it can be too tempting to have it on the bedside table. Set clear boundaries (界限) If you won’t be responding to texts during work hours or checking email on vacation, communicate that frankly. Let your parents know you’ll reply in the evening. ___19___. Otherwise, you’ll spend your downtime managing annoyed messages instead of truly relaxing. Be present in person Digital technology and social media make it easy to stay in touch, but they can distract you from connecting with the people right in front of you. Technology keeps us connected, but it can also pull us away from the people right in front of us. Those face-to-face interactions matter. Research shows that 44% of frequent phone checkers feel disconnected from their families, even when together. ___20___. A. Try late-night use of your phone B. Avoid using phones behind the wheel C. Your phone could be stealing your sleep D. It has also created new kinds of stress for you, though E. Ensure your boss is okay with your disconnection for the weekend F. Over time, you’re missing out on those opportunities to be present on social media G. So when you’re with loved ones, be truly with them and give them your full attention 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。 I still remember the year when I was 27 years old as a writer. I was ____21____ with the task of writing a new novel. It was Ms Evans, who helped me ____22____ the stressful process. Ms Evans was in her 80s, who lived next door. ____23____ our age difference, our common passion for ____24____ brought us together in our daily life. One sunny morning, not ____25____ with my creation, I decided to take a ____26____ from it and clear my mind. I walked outside to my front yard, noticing the leaves and flowers of some of my rosebushes had dried up and ____27____, I began trimming (修剪) them like crazy. My frustration (沮丧) ____28____ into each trim of unwanted leaves and flowers. Ms Evans was there caring for her plants as she usually did. ____29____ of my frustration, she observed over the fence (篱笆), without a word. After minutes of shared ____30____, she finally spoke up, “You know, gardening is like making life’s choices.” ____31____, I stopped and looked at her. She continued, “Sometimes, we are caught up in the browning leaves and flowers, forgetting to ____32____ the flowers blooming beside them.” She pointed to the beautiful roses in my garden, their colors ____33____ in the morning sun. That simple ____34____ hit me hard. I had been so focused on the stress ahead that I had ____35____ the beauty in life — warmth from my family, the joy of traveling around, and even the good luck of getting a good neighbor. 21. A. agreeing B. struggling C. continuing D. comparing 22. A. figure out B. suffer from C. get through D. get across 23. A. In spite of B. In honor of C. Thanks to D. Due to 24. A. repairing B. drawing C. cooking D. gardening 25. A. generous B. content C. honest D. related 26. A. turn B. chance C. break D. test 27. A. ached B. gathered C. browned D. escaped 28. A. ran B. slipped C. saw D. poured 29. A. Aware B. Typical C. Ashamed D. Frightened 30. A. hobby B. silence C. resource D. reminder 31. A. Originally B. Actually C. Currently D. Curiously 32. A. identify B. admire C. skip D. adjust 33. A. shining B. recovering C. appearing D. balancing 34. A. feature B. task C. reaction D. wisdom 35. A. defended B. updated C. ignored D. arranged 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。 A violin, an instrument valued for centuries in the heart of Europe, finds ___36___ (it) sitting in a Mongolian yurt (蒙古包), combining with the deep emotional songs of a horse-head fiddle (马头琴). The unexpected pairing is the heart of Echoes of Strings, ___37___ documentary that was firstly shown in Shanghai on March 29. It follows the journey of Luca Stradivari from a celebrated Italian family of violin makers, and Usgal, a musician from Inner Mongolia ___38___ (try) to keep the traditional music alive. Their unlikely meeting takes place in the wide and breathtaking landscape of Inner Mongolia, in ___39___ their instruments, though from different cultures, harmonize to create rich and lively sounds. Their partnership goes beyond just mixing music ___40___ (style) — it’s a true cultural exchange. “We are trying to keep our way we adapt ___41___ nature,” explains Wu Rina, a local folk singer, as she spoke as a guest speaker. “The film ___42___ (beautiful) shows the way we live with the land and the animals.” Stradivari says, “The film can ___43___ (regard) as a study of ethnomusicology or a young director promoting his own culture. It’s up to the audience to decide.” The film’s director, Hasier, says, “I believe that true cultural exchange isn’t about ‘you teach me, I learn’, but rather about inspiring each other’s ___44___ (create).” The film has also been praised as a way to promote the ESG (environmental, social and governance) concept. The documentary aims ____45____ (contribute) to a conversation around environmental protection. 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 为响应国家全民健身计划，你校拟动员全校师生积极参加体育运动。请你代表你校学生会写一封倡议书发布到你校英文报上，内容包括： 1. 阐明原因； 2. 提出建议； 3. 发出号召。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear teachers and students, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Student Union 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。 When my son Mike and my daughter Kate were little, we would go to a large local amusement park every fall. The kids loved it and I think I enjoyed it even more than they did. The kids laughed on the rides, and I loved watching them smile. But there was one problem — souvenirs. Every time we walked into a gift shop, Kate would beg for stuffed (填充的) animals, and Mike wanted superhero toys. They would pull my arm and say, “Please, can we buy this?” The kids would drive me mad when they asked for souvenirs, to the point that in the stores I would try to block my daughter’s view of the stuffed animals and my son’s view of the superhero items. Then I came up with a solution. The next year, I gave each child $25 at the start of the day. “This is your money for souvenirs,” I said to Mike and Kate. “You can either spend it or save it.” Something amazing happened. Kate, who usually wanted everything, now checked prices carefully. “This doll costs $20, but this smaller one is only $10,” she said. Mike thought hard before buying anything as well. They even shared cotton candy on the way home. At the end of the day, they still had half their money left! Best of all, they learned about responsibility and how to make smart choices — and I didn’t have to say “no” all the time! A few years later, my son Mike gave me another headache — his magic trick of making clothes disappear. I’d never forget when my twelve-year-old son Mike went off to the first day of school in a brand new navy blue jacket and came home wearing an old one that barely fit him. This wasn’t the first time. Before this, he had lost two sweatshirts and a nearly new winter coat. That was the last straw in a series of clothing disappearances. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I decided it was time to make things change. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The idea worked well. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $