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2024-2025学年度第二学期高二年级第二次阶段性测试 英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共115分) 第一部分：听力理解 (共20分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What's the relationship between the speakers? A. Driver and passenger. B. Strangers. C. Workmates. 2. How much is the pair of large gray trousers? A.$12. B.$15. C.$24. 3. What does the man mean? A. He couldn't afford the watch. B He didn't like the watch. C. He got the watch for$10. 4. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a club. B. In a hotel. C. In a store. 5. What can we learn from the conversation? A. It is snowy today. B. Cold days will come. C. The woman wants to go skating. 第二节 (共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。 6. Where was the man last night? A. In a restaurant. B. In a cinema. C. At a friend's. 7. What did Alice do last night? A. She had a drink with the man. B. She saw a film with the woman. C. She left her cellphone at home. 8. What does the woman think of the film? A. Terrifying. B. Boring. C. Touching. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。 9. What do we know about the speakers? A. They are on vacation. B. The woman doesn't like to travel. C. They went on a trip last year. 10. How long does the trip in the advertisement take? A14 days. B.21 days. C.28 days. 11. Why does the woman dislike the trip in the advertisement? A. She doesn't like to live on the ship. B. She prefers to stay in one place. C. It provides the same food every day. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。 12. What is the news mainly about? A. A city in the USA. B. The origin of the no-smoking law. C. Smoking and heart attacks. 13. What do the researchers say about the no-smoking law? A. It is impractical. B. It is quite effective. C It needs to be improved. 14. What does “passive smoking” mean in the news? A. Second-hand smoking. B. No smoking. C. Heavy smoking. 15. How many patients for heart attacks were there in the 18 months before the law? A. Nearly 200. B. Nearly 300. C. Nearly 500. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节； 满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —Are you done with the book I gave you? — ________. I'm still reading the last chapter. A. Hard to say B. Not quite C. Of course D. It all depends 【答案】B 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——我给你的那本书你看完了吗？——还没完全看完。我还在看最后一章。A. Hard to say很难说；B. Not quite不完全，未必；C. Of course当然；D. It all depends要看情况而定。根据后文“I'm still reading the last chapter.”可知书还没完全看完，not quite符合语境。故选B。 2. Don't worry. Buses run_________between the city and the airport, so you will catch the next soon. A. frequently B. occasionally C. permanently D. significantly 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：别担心。公共汽车频繁地往返于市区和机场之间，所以你很快就会赶上下一班。A. frequently频繁地；B. occasionally偶尔；C. permanently永久地；D. significantly显著地。此处指公共汽车“频繁地”往返。故选A。 3. —I have made great progress in English. —The effort_________in the long run. A. turns down B. keeps on C. settles for D. pays off 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我在英语方面取得了很大的进步。从长远来看，这种努力是值得的。A. turn down拒绝；B. keep on 坚持；C. settle for勉强接受，将就；D. pay off有所回报。根据我在英语方面取得了很大的进步，可知努力得到了回报。故选D项。 4. I wish to thank Mrs. Smith without ______help I would never make so much progress. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我要感谢史密斯太太，没有她的帮助，我决不会取得这么大的进步。此处为“介词+关系代词”结构非限制性定语从句修饰先行词 Mrs. Smith，在从句中作定语，应用whose，故选B。 5. ______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching. A. To absorb B. To be absorbed C. Absorbed D. Absorbing 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：全神贯注于绘画中，约翰没有注意到晚上到了。短语be absorbed in全神贯注于，在句中作状语，省略be动词，故选C。 【点睛】本题考查的非谓语动词为高中重点语法之一。在分析题目的时候，首先要抓住非谓语动词所对应的逻辑主语，确定逻辑主语之后，再分析非谓语动词和逻辑主语在搭配使用时是主动还是被动关系，最后根据句意选择正确的答案。 6. They decided to forgive and forget, and ________to try to rebuild the relationship. A. be wet blankets B. drag their feet C. turn over a new leaf D. not lift a finger 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查短语辨析。句意：他们决定原谅对方，忘记过往，并且打算翻开生活的新篇章，试图重建关系。A. be wet blankets泼冷水的人、扫兴的人；B. drag their feet拖拖拉拉地做、磨蹭；C. turn over a new leaf翻开新的一页；D. not lift a finger袖手旁观。前文提及忘记过往，C选项表示翻开新的一页，对应上文。故选C项。 7. Working with the medical team in Africa has ____________ the best in her as a doctor. A. held out B. brought out C. picked out D. given out 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：与非洲的医疗团队合作，使她成为最佳医生。A. held out坚持，伸出；B. brought out使显示；C. picked out挑出；D. given out分发，用尽。故选B项。 8. He made a number of rude ________ about the food on the Internet. A. remarks B. spots C. dawns D. gentleness 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：关于食物他发表了许多无礼的评论。A.remarks评论；B. spots地点；C. dawns黎明；D.gentleness柔和，高贵。结合词义可知，选择remarks(评论)合乎句意的需要，故选A项。 9. He did not regret ________ what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently. A. to say B. to saying C. say D. saying 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：他并不后悔说了他所做的事，只是觉得他可以用不同的方式来表达。 短语regret doing sth.表示“后悔做过某事”，用动名词作宾语。故选D。 10. the activities might seem childish, in reality they require a lot of strength and determination. A. When B. As C. While D. Once 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：虽然这些活动可能看起来很幼稚，但实际上它们需要很大的力量和决心。A. When当……时；B. As随着；C. While虽然；D. Once 一旦。空处引导状语从句，主句和从句构成让步转折关系，应用while来引导。故选C项。 11. — Was it you who called me at about I1:00 last night? — No, I was already fast asleep by then. It someone else. A. would have been B. would be C. must have been D. must be 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查情态动词+have done的用法。句意：——昨晚1点左右给我打电话的是你吗？——不，那时我已经睡得很熟了。那一定是别人。分析句子可知，答语是对过去事实的肯定推测，应用“must have done”，故空格处应填“must have been”。故选C项。 12. —Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been? —I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer. A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】试题分析：考查时态。句意：——好久没见到你了！你去哪里了？——我去了宁夏，并且在那里支教一年。and连接两个并列的谓语，and之前是一般过去时。所以and之后也要用一般过去时来保持时态的一致，所以选A。 考点：考查动词时态。 13. The last time we saw Tom’s kid, he ________ 2000 English words. A. learned B. has learned C. had learned D. had been learning 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：上次我们看到汤姆的孩子时，他已经学了2000个英语单词。根据The last time we saw 可知，空格处是过去的过去，要用过去完成时，故选C。 14. We are very _______ of what you have done to help us out of the trouble. A. regretful B. embarrassed C. appreciative D. delighted 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们非常感谢你为帮助我们摆脱困境所做的一切。A. regretful后悔的；B. embarrassed窘迫的；C. appreciative感激的；D. delighted高兴的。根据“what you have done to help us out of the trouble”可知，“你”有帮助“我们”摆脱困境，因此appreciative“感激的”符合语境，构成固定短语be appreciative of，意为“对……表示感激”，表示对此很感激。故选C。 15. The first thing _______ I will do is to buy a gift for my mum on Mother’s Day. A. who B. that C. what D. whose 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句引导词。句意：我要做的第一件事是在母亲节给我妈妈买件礼物。先行词thing前有序数词修饰，在从句中作宾语，关系代词用that。故选B。 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On a warm summer evening in Surat, my wife and I were on our way to the grocery store, when I ____16____ a man sitting on the pavement. He sat still and the vacant ____17____ in his eyes indicated he was possibly incapable of ____18____ mental function. We tried ____19____ him a few questions, but he showed no ____20____ of having heard or understood us. It was quite ____21____ that he was in need of help. “He looks half-starved,”my wife remarked, “but there is no ____22____ in giving him money.” I agreed. “Let’s buy him a loaf of ____23____ instead.” It took us a while to finish our shopping. When we ____24____ to the spot where we had first seen the man, he wasn’t there. _____25_____, we decided to go home. We’d barely gone a hundred meters when we _____26_____ him. He had crossed the road and was seated with a _____27_____ of migrant labourers who had camped there. Surprisingly, none of the family members seemed to _____28_____ his presence. In fact, he looked to be quite welcome. The beggar was eating _____29_____. The lady kept an eye on the stranger, making sure that his _____30_____ was not empty. She smiled as she watched him _____31_____ the food clumsily. We watched for a while. Then, overcome with _____32_____, we placed the loaf of bread near the man and _____33_____, but not before learning the true meaning of giving and _____34_____.That family was far from wealthy, but they shared what they had, not something they had no use for, or something they could _____35_____ afford, like a loaf of bread. 16. A. decorated B. forgot C. noticed D. abandoned 17. A. gift B. look C. space D. plan 18. A. normal B. important C. valued D. special 19. A. answering B. posting C. considering D. asking 20. A. comments B. changes C. signs D. results 21. A. simple B. useful C. clear D. popular 22. A. chance B. point C. excuse D. evidence 23. A. sugar B. cheese C. cake D. bread 24. A. returned B. entered C. exposed D. delayed 25. A. Thrilled B. Disappointed C. Ashamed D. Scared 26. A. called B. spotted C. heard D. forgave 27. A. family B. team C. couple D. crew 28. A. acknowledge B. announce C. mind D. ensure 29. A. hungrily B. sadly C. angrily D. secretly 30. A. wallet B. basket C. field D. plate 31. A. dig into B. find out C. make up D. send off 32. A. sorrow B. guilt C. exhaustion D. confusion 33. A. held on B. carried out C. rode away D. gave up 34. A. healing B. volunteering C. following D. sharing 35. A. reasonably B. finally C. comfortably D. easily 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。作者夫妇在去杂货店的路上，发现了一个饥饿的心智不正常的男子，他们想到要买个面包来帮助他，但是购物后回头去原地却找不到他了，当俩人失望而归时，发现他和一个路边扎营的民工一家人呆在一起，狼吞虎咽地吃着他们分享的食物，作者夫妇很是内疚，懂得了给与和分享的真正含义。 【16题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在苏拉特一个温暖的夏夜，我和妻子在去杂货店的路上，这时我注意到一个男人坐在人行道上。A. decorated装饰；B. forgot忘记；C. noticed注意到；D. abandoned遗弃。根据下文“He sat still and the vacant ____2____ in his eyes indicated he was possibly incapable of ____3____ mental function. (他坐着不动，眼神空洞表明他可能没有正常的心智功能。)”可知，作者能感知到这个男人的异样，说明作者注意到了（noticed）人行道上的这个男子。故选C项。 【17题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他一动不动地坐着，眼睛里的茫然神情表明他可能没有正常的心智功能。A. gift礼物；B. look眼神；C. space空间；D. plan计划。根据句中的he was possibly incapable of ____3____ mental function可知，这个男人可能没有正常的心智功能，表现为眼神空洞，look符合语境，故选B项。 【18题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他一动不动地坐着，眼睛里的茫然神情表明他可能没有正常的心智功能。A. normal正常的；B. important重要的；C. valued宝贵的；D. special特殊的。根据句中的He sat still and the vacant ____2____ in his eyes，以及下文“We tried ____4____ him a few questions, but he showed no ____5____ of having heard or understood us. (我们试着问他几个问题，但他没有表现出听到或理解我们的迹象。)”可知，这个男子坐着不动，眼神空洞，对别人的问话没有正常的反应，说明心智功能出了状况，不是很正常（normal）。故选A项。 【19题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们试着问他几个问题，但他没有表现出听到或理解我们的迹象。A. answering回答；B. posting发布；C. considering考虑；D. asking询问。根据上文“He sat still and the vacant ____2____ in his eyes indicated he was possibly incapable of ____3____ mental function. (他坐着不动，眼神空洞表明他可能没有正常的心智功能。)”可知，作者发现对方有点异样，故上前询问（asking）情况，而对方没有任何反应。故选D项。 【20题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们试着问他几个问题，但他没有表现出听到或理解我们的迹象。A. comments评论；B. changes更改；C. signs迹象；D. results结果。根据上文“He sat still and the vacant ____2____ in his eyes indicated he was possibly incapable of ____3____ mental function. (他一动不动地坐着，眼睛里的茫然神情表明他可能没有正常的心智功能。)”可知，这个男子眼神空洞，作者夫妇询问时看不出他听没听到问话，也不知道他听没听懂，signs符合语境。故选C项。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很明显，他需要帮助。A. simple简单的；B. useful有用的；C. clear清晰的；D. popular流行的。根据上文“He sat still and the vacant ____2____ in his eyes indicated he was possibly incapable of ____3____ mental function. (他坐着不动，眼神空洞表明他可能没有正常的心智功能。)”，“We tried ____4____ him a few questions, but he showed no ____5____ of having heard or understood us. (我们试着问他几个问题，但他没有表现出听到或理解我们的迹象。)”，下文“He looks half-starved (他看上去饿得半死)”，可知，这个男子状态不好，没有反应，以及饥饿的状态，很显然（clear）需要帮助。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是给他钱是没有意义的。A. chance机会；B. point要点；C. excuse借口；D. evidence证据。根据上文“He looks half-starved (他看上去饿得半死)”，以及下文“Let’s buy him a loaf of ____8____ instead. (我们给他买条面包吧。)”可知，对于一个饿着肚子的人来说，给面包比给钱更有用，此处考查句型there is no point in doing sth，意为“做某事没有意义”。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们给他买条面包吧。A. sugar糖；B. cheese奶酪；C. cake蛋糕；D. bread面包。根据下文“Then, overcome with ____17____,we placed the loaf of bread near the man and ____18____, but not before learning the true meaning of giving and ____19____. (然后，充满内疚，我们把面包放在那个人身边，骑车离开了，但在此之前，我们明白了给予和分享的真正含义。)”可知，作者夫妇想给这个男子买点面包（bread）。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们回到第一次见到那个人的地方时，他已经不在了。A. returned返回；B. entered进入；C. exposed暴露；D. delayed延迟。根据上文“Let’s buy him a loaf of ____8____ instead. (我们给他买条面包吧。)”，“It took us a while to finish our shopping. (我们花了一段时间才完成购物。)”可知，作者夫妇俩去买食物了，买好食物再回到（returned）原地，想给这个男子面包。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很失望，决定回家。A. Thrilled激动的；B. Disappointed失望的；C. Ashamed羞愧的；D. Scared害怕的。根据上文“When we ____9____ to the spot where we had first seen the man, he wasn’t there. (当我们回到第一次见到那个人的地方时，他已经不在了。)”可知，没有找到这个男子，作者夫妇俩失望（Disappointed）而归。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们刚走了一百米就发现了他。A. called打电话；B. spotted发现；C. heard听到；D. forgave原谅。根据下文“He had crossed the road and was seated with a ____12____ of migrant labourers who had camped there. Surprisingly, none of the family members seemed to ____13____ his presence. In fact, he looked to be quite welcome. (他穿过马路，和在那里扎营的民工一家坐在一起。令人惊讶的是，似乎没有一个家庭成员介意他的存在。)”可知，作者夫妇俩在原地没找到这个男子，却在100米外看到这个男子和扎营的民工一家人在一起，spotted符合语境。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他穿过马路，和在那里扎营的民工一家坐在一起。A. family家庭；B. team团队；C. couple夫妇；D. crew全体船员。根据下文“Surprisingly, none of the family members seemed to ____13____ his presence. (令人惊讶的是，似乎没有一个家庭成员介意他的存在)”可知，family为复现词，这个男子和这一家扎营的人坐在一起。故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，似乎没有一个家庭成员介意他的存在。A. acknowledge承认；B. announce宣布；C. mind介意；D. ensure确保。根据下一句“In fact, he looked to be quite welcome. (事实上，他看起来很受欢迎)”，这一家人对他坐在一起，并不介意（mind）。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：那个乞丐正在饥肠辘辘地吃东西。A. hungrily饥渴地；B. sadly伤心地；C. angrily生气地；D. secretly私底下地。根据上文“He looks half-starved (他看上去饿得半死)”，下文“The lady kept an eye on the stranger, making sure that his ____15____ was not empty. (这位女士一直盯着这位陌生人，确保他的盘子不是空的。)”可知，这个男子真饿了，狼吞虎咽地（hungrily）吃东西。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位女士一直盯着这位陌生人，确保他的盘子不是空的。A. wallet钱包；B. basket篮子；C. field田地；D. plate盘子，碟子。根据下文“She smiled as she watched him ____16____ the food clumsily. (看着他笨手笨脚地贪婪地吃着食物，她笑了。)”可知，这个女士不但给这个心智不正常的男子提供了食物，态度还很好，还注意到盘子（plate）里的食物够不够，及时给他添加食物。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：看着他笨手笨脚地贪婪地吃着食物，她笑了。A. dig into开始贪婪地吃；B. find out查明，发现；C. make up构成，编造；D. send off寄出；派遣。根据上文“The beggar was eating ____14____. The lady kept an eye on the stranger, making sure that his ____15____ was not empty. (乞丐狼吞虎咽地吃着。这位女士一直盯着这位陌生人，确保他的盘子不是空的。)”，这位女士确保乞丐的盘子不是空的，不断给他往盘子里添食物，可知乞丐吃了很多东西，dig into符合语境。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，充满内疚，我们把面包放在那个人身边，骑车离开了，但在此之前，我们明白了给予和分享的真正含义。A. sorrow悲伤；B. guilt内疚；C. exhaustion疲惫；D. confusion困惑。根据上文“It took us a while to finish our shopping. (我们花了一段时间才完成购物。)”可知，作者夫妇生活条件不错，买了很多东西；下文“That family was far from wealthy, but they shared what they had, not something they had no use for, or something they could ____20____ afford, like a loaf of bread. (那个家庭并不富裕，但他们分享自己所有的东西，不是他们没用的东西，也不是他们能轻易负担得起的东西，比如一块面包。)”可知，这个扎营的家庭并不富裕，不能轻易负担得起一条面包，但是能把自己的食物分享给这个乞丐，作者的经济条件比这个家庭好得多，他们当时只是想给这个男子一条面包，所以与那个家并不富裕的家庭对这个男子给予和分享相比较，作者内心充满了内疚（guilt），故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，充满内疚，我们把面包放在那个人身边，骑车离开了，但在此之前，我们明白了给予和分享的真正含义。A. held on等一下；B. carried out执行，实施；C. rode away骑车离开；D. gave up放弃。根据上文“It took us a while to finish our shopping. When we ____9____ to the spot where we had first seen the man, he wasn’t there. ____10____,we decided to go home. (我们花了好一会儿才买完东西。当我们回到第一次见到那个人的地方时，他已经不在了。我们很失望，决定回家。)”可知，在看到乞丐得到帮助有食物吃了之后，作者夫妇俩踏上回家的路，rode away符合语境。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，充满内疚，我们把面包放在那个人身边，骑车离开了，但在此之前，我们明白了给予和分享的真正含义。A. healing治愈；B. volunteering自愿做；C. following跟随；D. sharing分享。根据上文“The beggar was eating ____14____. The lady kept an eye on the stranger, making sure that his ____15____ was not empty. She smiled as she watched him ____16____ the food clumsily. (乞丐狼吞虎咽地吃着。这位女士一直盯着这位陌生人，确保他的盘子不是空的。)”，下文“That family was far from wealthy, but they shared what they had, not something they had no use for, or something they could ____20____ afford, like a loaf of bread. (那个家庭并不富裕，但他们分享自己所有的东西，不是他们没用的东西，也不是他们能轻易负担得起的东西，比如一块面包。)”可知，眼前的这个家庭尽管不富裕，去给这个男子分享了自己所有的食物，sharing符合语境。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：那个家庭并不富裕，但他们分享自己所有的东西，不是他们没用的东西，也不是他们能轻易负担得起的东西，比如一块面包。A. reasonably理性地，通情达理地；B. finally最后；C. comfortably充裕地；D. easily容易地。根据句中That family was far from wealthy可知，这个扎营在路边的家庭并不富有，平时都买不起一条面包，easily符合语境。故选D项。 第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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 Choosing a major is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make while you’re in college. It’s important that you make your choice confidently and after some consideration. There’s Nothing Wrong With Being “Undecided”.  Between 20% and 50% of college freshmen enter school without a declared major. Keep in mind that there’s nothing wrong with remaining “undecided” or “undeclared” for the first few years of your college career. You can use this time to decide what you’re interested in. Also, keep in mind that even if you do declare a major your freshman year, you can always change your mind. About one-third of first-time college students change their major within three years. Even more, over 60% of college graduates say they would go back and change their major if they could, primarily to pursue their passion areas and expand their job opportunities. Explore Your Passions and Abilities.  Set aside some time to really explore your passions and take stock of your unique abilities. With an undeclared major to start, you can take time to really delve deep into what interests you. Join clubs around campus to connect with fellow students who share your interests. Take electives in areas that you might not otherwise have an opportunity to experience. For example, when else might you be able to take a poetry course or an art history seminar? College is the perfect time to step out of your box and expand your horizons. As a student with an undeclared major, you’re uniquely positioned to do just that. Consider Employment Opportunities.  While it’s important to choose a major that interests you, it’s also critical to choose a college major that will provide you with future employment opportunities. Statistically, the college majors that tend to have the most earning power are in STEM. These majors might include health sciences or computer engineering. Business majors can also expect a higher than average earning potential. That being said, employers frequently recognize that graduates who majored in the liberal arts have valuable soft skills, too, including strong communication, written and verbal skills, and leadership abilities. The key is to pick a major that will be marketable for the career you’re interested in pursuing. Talk to an Academic Advisor. If you need a little guidance, set up an appointment with an academic advisor or career counselors. Career development counselors and academic advisors can help you narrow down your options. If you have an idea of what classes you’ve most enjoyed and what career paths are most appealing to you, working with one of these professionals might be the final push you need to pick a major. Still have some doubts now? You can submit your questions Here. 36. What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. Most graduates went back to college and changed their majors for a brighter future. B. Most students frequently change their majors throughout their college years. C. It is all right to remain undecided on majors for only the freshman year. D. You don’t necessarily need to declare your majors upon entering college. 37. You are advised to take electives as described in the third paragraph because _______. A. the courses and seminars are popular with college students B. it helps you fully explore where your interest lies C. you can share your common interest with your fellow students D. your major lies in the areas you can’t miss them 38. Ani example of having good soft skills is that _______. A. you express yourself well in a controversial business discussion B. you fix the technical problems of computers in your office easily C. you quickly figure out why the communication equipment doesn’t work D. you never delegate but shoulder more of the workload at work 39. Which of the following statements is Not True? A. Your major should be a reflection of your interests and career goals. B. Choose a major that will give you future employment opportunities. C. An academic advisor or career counselors will decide the major for you. D. You should choose your major carefully and confidently. 【答案】36. D 37. B 38. A 39. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了大学生在选择专业时应该考虑的因素和步骤，包括不必急于决定专业、探索个人兴趣和能力、考虑就业前景以及咨询学术顾问的建议。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Between 20% and 50% of college freshmen enter school without a declared major. Keep in mind that there’s nothing wrong with remaining “undecided” or “undeclared” for the first few years of your college career. You can use this time to decide what you’re interested in.(20%到50%的大学新生入学时没有指定专业。请记住，在大学生涯的前几年保持“犹豫不决”或“未定”并没有什么错。你可以利用这段时间来决定你感兴趣的专业)”可知，你不必在进入大学时就决定你的专业。故选D项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Set aside some time to really explore your passions and take stock of your unique abilities. With an undeclared major to start, you can take time to really delve deep into what interests you. Join clubs around campus to connect with fellow students who share your interests. Take electives in areas that you might not otherwise have an opportunity to experience.(留出一些时间来真正探索你的激情，评估你的独特能力。有了一个未公开的专业开始，你可以花时间去真正深入研究你感兴趣的东西。加入校园俱乐部，与志同道合的同学建立联系。参加一些你可能没有机会体验的选修课)”可知，建议你参加选修课，因为它能帮助你充分探索自己的兴趣所在。故选B项。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“That being said, employers frequently recognize that graduates who majored in the liberal arts have valuable soft skills, too, including strong communication, written and verbal skills, and leadership abilities.(话虽如此，雇主们通常都认为文科专业的毕业生也有宝贵的软技能，包括良好的沟通能力、书面和口头表达能力以及领导能力)”可知，软技能是指良好的沟通能力、书面和口头表达以及领导能力。因此推知，你在有争议的商业讨论中很好地表达自己是一种良好的软技能。故选A项。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“If you need a little guidance, set up an appointment with an academic advisor or career counselors. Career development counselors and academic advisors can help you narrow down your options.(如果你需要一些指导，和学术顾问或职业顾问约个时间。职业发展顾问和学术顾问可以帮助你缩小选择范围)”可知，学术顾问或职业顾问会会帮助我们缩小选择范围。C选项“学术顾问或职业顾问会为你决定专业”错误。故选C项。 B Into the Night The lights from the cottage windows disappear, as we follow a dark footpath through a field into the open countryside. Thick clouds prevent the moonlight from lighting up the way ahead. Yet, as my eyes begin to get used to the darkness, the landscape around me reveals itself in a new light. Mount Caburn, an iron-age hill fort (堡垒), looks like shadows against the sky. On the horizon is a tree bent by the wind. The rocky outcrop (露出的部分) at the top of the field turns out to be a flock of sleeping sheep. A fox cries, a pheasant crows, and the air is full of a strong earthy scent. “For most of human history, man lived in close contact with the land,” says Nigel Berman, my guide. “Only in the past few hundred years have we shut ourselves off from our natural surroundings. Walking at night is a powerful way of reconnecting. When your vision is reduced, your other senses are sharpened.” Nigel and I walk from the village of Glynde across the South Downs towards the town of Lewes. It is a walk I know well by day, but at night everything is different, and a familiar wander becomes a mini adventure. When Nigel told me not to bring a torch, I was alarmed. I can’t remember the last time I used my night vision and I’m not even sure how it works. Normally at this time of night, I would be having a glass of wine in front of the television, but being out in the countryside is a purer form of relaxation. I forget about work and family tensions, and begin to blend into the surroundings. There is no one other than Nigel to see or hear me and, with little visual distraction, my mind calms. I am aware of the breeze on my face, the rustle (沙沙声) of leaves, and as I watch the clouds slowly changing color against the sky like a natural sound and light show, it feels fascinating. Having got used to the dark, we continue walking and the path that leads up the escarpment (峭壁) of Saxon Down now appears to almost shine in front of us. We climb carefully, feeling our way on the uneven ground. Walking at night is not without risk, but with knowledge and preparation it opens up a new side to walking. As we reach the top, Lewes appears below as a twinkly mass of lights, a sight I would generally consider as inviting. In just a few hours, however, I find myself unwilling to walk back down. Walking at night is like discovering a new world on your doorstep. As Henry David Thoreau wrote in Night and Moonlight: “Night is certainly more novel and less profane (世俗的) than day.” 40. According to Nigel Berman, why is walking at night significant? A. It helps people appreciate natural surroundings. B. It is a way to take risks and explore new places. C. It improves our vision and sharpens other senses. D. It makes us avoid distractions from work and family. 41. Why did the author feel alarmed when Nigel told them not to bring a torch? A. He was afraid of getting lost in the dark. B. He hardly had any trust in Nigel as a guide. C. He didn’t know how to use his night vision. D. He worried about the way on uneven ground. 42. The night walk brought the following benefits to the author except ________. A. a reconnection with nature B. a chance of abandoning wine C. an escape from daily tensions D. an approach to getting relaxed 43. What can we learn about the author from the article? A. He had gone for a walk on his own at night before. B. He intentionally picked a cloudy night for his walk. C. He enjoyed the feeling after reaching the top of the mountain. D. He badly wanted to go home to have a glass of wine after the walk. 44. What is the article mainly about? A. Describing his night hike through the countryside. B. Contrasting the experience of day and night walking. C. Encouraging readers to go on a night walk themselves. D. Exploring the history of human connection with nature. 【答案】40. A 41. C 42. B 43. C 44. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在黑暗的夜晚来到乡下进行亲近自然的探索之旅，并介绍了亲近自然给自己带来的好处，进而倡导人们要走近自然，体验自然。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中Nigel Berman所说的话“Only in the past few hundred years have we shut ourselves off from our natural surroundings. Walking at night is a powerful way of reconnecting(只有在过去的几百年里，我们才把自己与自然环境隔绝开来。晚上散步是重新建立联系的有力方式)”可知，Nigel Berman认为在晚上散步能帮助人们欣赏自然环境。故选A。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“When Nigel told me not to bring a torch, I was alarmed. I can’t remember the last time I used my night vision and I’m not even sure how it works.(当Nigel 告诉我不要带火把时，我吓了一跳。我都不记得上次用夜视力是什么时候了，我都不知道它是怎么工作的。)”可知，当Nigel告诉他们不要带火把时，作者感到惊慌，是因为他不知道怎么用夜视力。故选C。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Normally, at this time of night, I would be having a glass of wine in front of the television, but being out in the countryside is a purer form of relaxation. I forget about work and family tensions, and begin to blend into the surroundings.(通常这个时候，我会在电视机前喝一杯葡萄酒，但是在乡下是一种更纯粹的放松方式。我忘记了工作和家庭的紧张关系，开始融入周围的环境。)”可知，晚上在乡下散步给作者带来的好处是：与自然重新建立联系；摆脱日常的紧张状态；使自己放松，B项“抛弃喝酒的机会”不是晚上在乡下散步给作者带来的好处，故选B。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“As we reach the top, Lewes appears below as a twinkly mass of lights, a sight I would generally consider as inviting. In just a few hours, however, I find myself unwilling to walk back down.(当我们到达顶部时，Lewes出现在下面，像一团闪烁的灯光，我通常认为这种景象很吸引人。然而，仅仅几个小时之后，我发现自己不愿再走下去了。)”可推知，作者很享受在山顶的这种感觉，故选C。 【44题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要描述了作者在黑暗的夜晚来到乡下进行亲近自然的探索之旅，并介绍了亲近自然给自己带来的好处，进而倡导人们要走近自然，体验自然。故选A。 C Average age is rising around the world — a demographic (人口统计) change that may pose a significant challenge to efforts to slow down climate change. Hossein Estiri at Harvard University and Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany, have found that energy use increases as we get older, and not just because we tend to get wealthier. An ageing population could mean a greater proportion of society with higher energy use, their study suggests. They combined two decades, worth of data from thousands of US households and used this to build a model to reveal how energy use varied across 17 age groups between 1987 and 2009. They found that, on average, children’s energy consumption climbs as they grow up, before dipping slightly when they leave home. Consumption then rises again when people hit their 30s, before briefly dropping after 55, and then beginning to climb again. The study involved factors such as income, local climate and the age, type and size of a person’s home. The increase in energy use at various points in our lifespan (寿命) seems to be the result of life style and how our needs change as we age. Why does demand grow so much in our 30s? “We need more of everything. More space, a bigger TV two fridges,” says Estiri. The study found that, in warmer parts of the US, energy use increases in people over the age of 65 — probably as a result of increased use of air conditioning, This suggests that there is a feedback effect between climate change and an ageing population that will only make matters worse. Heat waves have become more common in the US in recent years and are expected to become more frequent due to global warming. More older people using more electrical energy to keep cool as temperatures rise could add to emissions (排放), and thus drive more warming until our energy supply becomes entirely fossil fuel-free. “This confluence (汇集) of population, ageing and climate change on energy demand is really important to start thin king about,” says Estiri. Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex, UK, says the work shows the importance of demographics when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. Most modelling of climate change mitigation (减缓气候变化的模型) assumes people’s energy consumption either stays the same or only changes by a small amount over time. “This study directly challenges that entire body of research by forcing it to fight with the temporality and complexity of the consumption of energy,” says Sovacool. Catherine Mitchell at the University of Exeter, UK, says the research could have an important influence on policy makers. “What the paper says is that there is a lot of work about how buildings use energy, but probably not enough about how the people in them use energy,” she says. 45. By saying “not just because we tend to get wealthier” in Paragraph 2, the writer probably means that _______. A. poor people can’t bring down the high demand for energy B. a comfortable life is not the main cause of increased energy use C. there are some other reasons leading to the increase in energy consumption D. people being wealthy or not has nothing to do with the rise of energy consumption 46. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph3? A. Children consumes more energy when they leave home. B. Energy consumption drops briefly before people hit 55. C. The researchers built a model to study the data from US households. D. Energy consumption varies with the change of lifestyle and demand at different ages. 47. Which of the following statements is Hossein Estiri most likely to support? A. Energy will stop increasing when people get older. B. His research could inspire policymakers to change current policies. C. Various factors influencing energy consumption should be considered. D. Old people should use fossil, fuel-free rather than electrical energy to keep cool. 48. What is the shortcoming of most modeling of climate change mitigation? A. It is expensive and difficult to promote. B. It overestimates the household energy consumption. C. It did not take climate change adaptation into account. D. It regards energy consumption as stable or as only slightly changing. 49. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. More emphasis should be put on people’s energy use. B. The government can’t do much without the support of the study. C. It is the buildings, not the people in side, that consume the majority of the energy. D. Policymakers have been working on how to cut down people’s energy use. 【答案】45. C 46. D 47. C 48. D 49. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍全球人口老龄化对能源消耗的影响及相关研究发现，探讨其与气候变化的关联。 【45题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“Hossein Estiri at Harvard University and Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany, have found that energy use increases as we get older, and not just because we tend to get wealthier. An ageing population could mean a greater proportion of society with higher energy use, their study suggests.(哈佛大学的侯赛因·埃斯蒂里和德国马克斯·普朗克人口研究学院的埃米利奥·扎格尼发现，能源使用量随着年龄增长而增加，而这不仅仅是因为我们往往会变得更富有。他们的研究表明，人口老龄化可能意味着社会中能源使用量较高的人群比例更大。)”可知，能源使用量随着年龄增长而增加，人口老龄化可能意味着社会中能源使用量较高的人群比例更大，此处强调能源消耗增加不仅归因于财富增长，还有其他因素如年龄变化，由此可知，“not just because we tend to get wealthier”意味着除财富之外还有其他因素导致能源消耗增加。故选C项。 【46题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“The increase in energy use at various points in our lifespan seems to be the result of life style and how our needs change as we age.(我们生命周期中各个阶段的能源使用量增加，似乎是生活方式和需求随年龄变化的结果。)”并结合上文内容可知，第三段旨在说明能源消耗随不同年龄的生活方式和需求变化而波动。故选D项。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The study involved factors such as income, local climate and the age, type and size of a person’s home.(该研究涉及收入、当地气候以及个人住房的年龄、类型和面积等因素。)”及第六段中的“This confluence of population, ageing and climate change on energy demand is really important to start thinking about,” says Estiri.(埃斯蒂里说：“人口、老龄化和气候变化对能源需求的共同影响确实需要开始思考。”)”可知，埃斯蒂里认为影响能源消耗的各种因素（如人口结构、气候等）需综合考虑。故选C项。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Most modelling of climate change mitigation assumes people’s energy consumption either stays the same or only changes by a small amount over time.(大多数减缓气候变化的模型假设人们的能源消耗要么保持不变，要么随时间仅发生少量变化。)”可知，大多数气候变化缓解模型的缺点是认为能源消耗是稳定的或只是轻微的变化。故选D项。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Catherine Mitchell at the University of Exeter, UK, says the research could have an important influence on policy makers. “What the paper says is that there is a lot of work about how buildings use energy, but probably not enough about how the people in them use energy,” she says. (英国埃克塞特大学的凯瑟琳·米切尔表示，这项研究可能会对政策制定者产生重要影响。她说：“论文指出，关于建筑物如何使用能源的研究很多，但关于居住者如何使用能源的研究可能不够。”)”可知，最后一段强调应更多关注“人”的能源使用情况。故选A项。 D When people learn to play video games, they are learning a new literacy. Of course, this is not the way the word “literacy” is normally used. Traditionally, people think of literacy as the ability to read and write. Why, then, should we think of literacy more broadly? Nowadays, language is not the only important communication system. Images, graphs, diagrams and many other visual symbols are particularly significant. Thus, the idea of different types of “visual literacy” would seem to be an important one. For example, being able to read the images in advertising is one type of visual literacy. Furthermore, very often today words and images of various sorts are juxtaposed in a variety of ways. In newspapers and magazines as well as in textbooks, images take up more and more of the space alongside words. In fact, in many modern high school and college textbooks, images not only take up more space, they now carry meanings that are independent of the words in the text. If you can’t read these images, you will not be able to understand their meanings from the words in the text as was more usual in the past. Now there are different ways to read different types of texts. Literacy is multiple, then, in the sense that the legal literacy needed for reading law books is not the same as the literacy needed for reading physics texts or cartoon books. And we should not be too quick to dismiss the latter form of literacy. Many cartoon books are full of images that would make a modern literary critic’s heart beat fast and confuse any otherwise normal adult. Once we see this multiplicity of literacy, we realize that when we think about reading and writing, we have to think beyond print. Reading and writing in any field, whether it is law, rap songs, academic essays or cartoon books, are not the only ways of decoding(解密) print. Video games are a new form of art. They will not replace books; they will sit beside them, interact with them, and change them and their role in society in various ways, as, indeed, they are already doing strongly with movies. We have no idea yet how people “read” video games, what meanings they make from them. Still less do we know how they will “read” them in the future. 50. What is the broad meaning of literacy? A. The ability to read, write and view. B. The ability to read, listen and play. C. The ability to speak, write and think. D. The ability to listen, speak and think. 51. What does the underlined word “juxtaposed” mean in Paragraph 3? A. Put together. B. Pulled out. C. Taken away. D. Replaced with. 52. How would cartoon books probably make a modern literary critic feel? A. Proud. B. Upset. C. Grateful. D. Curious. 53 The author says that video games _______________. A. are too violent to risk experimenting with for the purposes of understanding literacy B. are unrealistic and should not fall into the same categories as the other texts he describes C. are not yet entirely understood in terms of literacy, but are already impacting other forms of expression such as filmmaking D. are irrelevant in academic discussion because no one has yet determined how to explain the ways that people understand them 54. What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph? A. A historical explanation of the very first video game and its evolution. B. A technological definition of video games, how they are made, and how they are played. C. Examples of the way that some people currently interpret video games and what they mean to them. D. A price comparison of video game consoles and whether or not quality has a direct impact on literacy. 55. In which section of a magazine may this text appear? A. Education. B. Health. C. Advertisement. D. Traveling. 【答案】50. A 51. A 52. B 53. C 54. C 55. A 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章指出因为如今的交流方式多种多样不仅限于文字，我们需要学习新的视觉上的“读写能力”。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。第二段对于时下literacy的含义作了解释，它已不再局限于读写能力，根据“Thus, the idea of different types of “visual literacy” would seem to be an important one.”可知，视觉上的读写能力，也就是观看各种图片、照片、图表等视觉符号的能力也包含其中。故选A项。 【51题详解】 词义猜测题。在第三段的描述中，图像正在占据越来越多的内容，而且传达的信息也独立于文字之外，可以推断出这里指文字和图像在很多地方已经可以并列、相提并论了，与alongside一词呼应。A选项意为“放到一起”，符合文意。故选A项。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Many cartoon books are full of images that would make a modern literary critic’s heart beat fast and confuse any otherwise normal adult.”可知，本段表明欣赏不同的作品形式需要不同的方法，因此漫画书会使得现代文学批评家“心跳加快”，言下之意他们欣赏不了，B选项“沮丧的”可以描述这种心情。故选B项。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“They will not replace books; they will sit beside them, interact with them, and change them and their role in society in various ways, as, indeed, they are already doing strongly with movies. We have no idea yet how people “read” video games, what meanings they make from them.”可知，作者认为电子游戏会与书本产生作用，而且已经对电影有了影响，但对于这种新的形式了解还不够充分，符合C选项的描述。故选C项。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。总览全文，文章在一开始就提出了电子游戏是新的形式，从而引出了“读写能力”的新定义，在最后一段又写回了电子游戏这一新的艺术形式，下文有可能会将重点放在其上，描写相关内容，同时也不能脱离主题，C选项“举一些人的例子说明他们如何解释电子游戏以及电子游戏对于他们的意义”是比较有可能的一个方向。故选C项。 【55题详解】 推理判断题。文章的关键词是“literacy”，全文也围绕着新的“读写能力”在展开，显然是一个教育类主题。故选A项。 Ⅱ卷(共35分) 第四部分： (共2 小节； 满分35分) 第一节：阅读表达 (满分10分) Some people live to climb the highest mountains. Some people live only dreaming about it while others live to avoid ever climbing at all. But one thing is certain, all people encounter mountains in their life. When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain. One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost fell on a set of stairs. What could these steps lead to? Curiosity got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon. I started climbing up those strangely mysterious steps. I climbed and climbed. There was nothing but just green bushes and these steps. I had to reach the top! But it was now getting real dark. If I kept going I might not be able to see my way back. My mom would be worried sick if I didn’t come home soon. So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared. Anxiously I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this magical mountain. Could there be a castle up there? Maybe I would find a monster(怪物). Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home. Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost. I could hardly wait to try this adventure again. Now we live in a world surrounded by the "can’t do" attitudes. We all fall down. We all have doubts and regrets. Still we must climb and dream about what’s at the top of our mountain. Monsters may appear or the night will fall. But never ever give up on your dream! Never let anyone tell you, "You can’t." Dream big and climb high! 56. What made the author start to climb up the stairs to the mountain top? (no more than 5 words) 57. Why did the author hurry back home without reaching the top of the mountain? Give two reasons. (no more than 15 words) 58. How would you describe the author in terms of personalities according to Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words) 59. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (no more than 5 words) 60. What’s your attitude towards the "mountain" in your life? Please explain. (no more than 20 words) 【答案】56. Curiosity made her do so. Or:The desire to explore. 57. Because it was getting dark，and she didn’t want her mother to worry about her. Or:Because she was seared，and might not be able to find her/the way back home. 58. She had rich imagination and she was brave. Or:She was a brave and determined girl with rich imagination. Or:She was imaginative and determined，and she dared to explore. Or:She was imaginative，adventurous and determined. 59. We all sometimes fail. Or:We face failure/defeat/hardships/challenges in life. Or:There are difficulties/barriers/obstacles in life. Or:We run into trouble sometimes. Or:We have trouble in life. 60. I will try to reach my goal because I want to live an exciting life. Or:I will try to reach/get to the top of the“mountain”because I want to be successful in life. 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议短文阅读。作者通过小时候爬山的经历告诉我们：我们每个人在人生中都会遇到很多座山，但我们要勇于梦想，攀登高峰。 【56题详解】 细节归纳题。根据文章第二段What could these steps lead to? Curiosity got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon. I started climbing up those strangely mysterious steps.可知，好奇心驱使作者探索这些台阶通往什么，从而可以归纳出答案，注意字数的限制。 【57题详解】 细节归纳题。根据文章第三段But it was now getting real dark. If I kept going I might not be able to see my way back. My mom would be worried sick if I didn’t come home soon. So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared.可知，作者没有到达山顶而急于回家的原因一共有4个，考生只需要归纳2个原因，注意字数的限制。 【58题详解】 细节归纳题。根据文章第四段作者梦见城堡或怪物，可知作者非常具有想象力；根据But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost. I could hardly wait to try this adventure again.可知，作者内心的某些东西会不惜一切代价爬上那座山并迫不及待地想再次冒险，可知作者具有冒险精神并且有决心。根据这些归纳出答案，注意字数的限制。 【59题详解】 句意理解题。根据全文我们可以推断出We all fall down.指的是“我们生活中遇到的障碍/困难/失败/挑战等”。由此可以归纳出答案，注意字数的限制。 【60题详解】 开放题。首先要理解题干中的mountain指的是“障碍或失败”，并且要陈述自己的理由，注意字数的限制。 点睛：本文是一篇夹叙夹议短文阅读。整体文章易懂，但题目设置灵活，总体难度中等。考生不但要从文章中找出答案，还要根据问题的设置归纳出相应的答案。书写答案的时候，考生要注意语法结构的正确以及字数的限制。 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 61. 假设你叫李津，你的英国朋友Chris所在的学校要组织来中国进行主题夏令营活动，每个学生可以从以下三个主题营中选择一个参加：1.唐诗学习夏令营;2.乒乓球训练营;3.剪纸学习夏令营。Chris来信希望你能给他推荐一个。请你给他回信，内容包括： (1)对Chris的来访表示欢迎; (2)你推荐的课程及推荐理由; (3)对这次学访提一些生活方面的建议。 注意：(1)词数不少于100词; (2)可以适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯; (3)文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：唐诗(Tang poems);剪纸(paper-cutting) Dear Chris, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 【答案】Dear Chris, I am glad that you are going to join in summer camps in China. Of the three themes, I suggest that you should choose to learn to play table tennis. My reasons are as follows. In the beginning, it is easy to learn table tennis. Table tennis can help you build up your strength and make you become more energetic. Besides, table tennis is popular among Chinese people. By participating in this table tennis training class, not only can you make some friends with the same interest but also you can get some professional guidance and improve your skills. By the way, you can visit some tourist attractions in your free time to experience local conditions and customs. I hope you will enjoy your summer camp. I am looking forward to meeting you in China. Yours, Li Jin 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给要来中国参加主题夏令营活动的英国朋友Chris写信，向他推荐三个主题营中的一个活动，内容包括：1.对Chris的来访表示欢迎；2.你推荐的课程及推荐理由；3.对这次学访提一些生活方面的建议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴的：glad→delighted 参加：join in→take part in 此外：besides→what’s more 游玩：visit→pay a visit to 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Table tennis can help you build up your strength and make you become more energetic. 拓展句：Table tennis is a good sport, which can help you build up your strength and make you become more energetic. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Of the three themes, I suggest that you should choose to learn to play table tennis. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】By participating in this table tennis training class, not only can you make some friends with the same interest but also you can get some professional guidance and improve your skills. (运用了部分倒装结构) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年度第二学期高二年级第二次阶段性测试 英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共115分) 第一部分：听力理解 (共20分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What's the relationship between the speakers? A. Driver and passenger. B. Strangers. C. Workmates. 2. How much is the pair of large gray trousers? A.$12. B.$15. C.$24. 3. What does the man mean? A. He couldn't afford the watch. B He didn't like the watch. C. He got the watch for$10. 4. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a club. B. In a hotel. C. In a store. 5. What can we learn from the conversation? A. It is snowy today. B. Cold days will come. C. The woman wants to go skating. 第二节 (共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。 6. Where was the man last night? A. In a restaurant. B. In a cinema. C. At a friend's. 7. What did Alice do last night? A. She had a drink with the man. B. She saw a film with the woman. C. She left her cellphone at home. 8. What does the woman think of the film? A. Terrifying. B. Boring. C. Touching. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。 9. What do we know about the speakers? A. They are on vacation. B. The woman doesn't like to travel. C. They went on a trip last year. 10. How long does the trip in the advertisement take? A.14 days. B.21 days. C.28 days. 11. Why does the woman dislike the trip in the advertisement? A. She doesn't like to live on the ship. B. She prefers to stay in one place. C. It provides the same food every day. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至15题。 12. What is the news mainly about? A. A city in the USA. B. The origin of the no-smoking law. C. Smoking and heart attacks. 13. What do the researchers say about the no-smoking law? A. It is impractical. B. It is quite effective. C It needs to be improved. 14. What does “passive smoking” mean in the news? A. Second-hand smoking. B. No smoking. C. Heavy smoking. 15. How many patients for heart attacks were there in the 18 months before the law? A. Nearly 200. B. Nearly 300. C. Nearly 500. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节； 满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —Are you done with the book I gave you? — ________. I'm still reading the last chapter. A. Hard to say B. Not quite C. Of course D. It all depends 2. Don't worry. Buses run_________between the city and the airport, so you will catch the next soon. A. frequently B. occasionally C. permanently D. significantly 3. —I have made great progress in English. —The effort_________in the long run. A. turns down B. keeps on C. settles for D. pays off 4. I wish to thank Mrs. Smith, without ______help I would never make so much progress. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 5. ______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching. A. To absorb B. To be absorbed C. Absorbed D. Absorbing 6. They decided to forgive and forget, and ________to try to rebuild the relationship. A. be wet blankets B. drag their feet C. turn over a new leaf D. not lift a finger 7. Working with the medical team in Africa has ____________ the best in her as a doctor. A. held out B. brought out C. picked out D. given out 8. He made a number of rude ________ about the food on the Internet. A. remarks B. spots C. dawns D. gentleness 9. He did not regret ________ what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently. A. to say B. to saying C. say D. saying 10. the activities might seem childish, in reality they require a lot of strength and determination. A. When B. As C. While D. Once 11. — Was it you who called me at about I1:00 last night? — No, I was already fast asleep by then. It someone else. A. would have been B. would be C. must have been D. must be 12. —Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been? —I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer. A stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying 13. The last time we saw Tom’s kid, he ________ 2000 English words. A. learned B. has learned C. had learned D. had been learning 14. We are very _______ of what you have done to help us out of the trouble. A. regretful B. embarrassed C. appreciative D. delighted 15. The first thing _______ I will do is to buy a gift for my mum on Mother’s Day. A. who B. that C. what D. whose 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On a warm summer evening in Surat, my wife and I were on our way to the grocery store, when I ____16____ a man sitting on the pavement. He sat still and the vacant ____17____ in his eyes indicated he was possibly incapable of ____18____ mental function. We tried ____19____ him a few questions, but he showed no ____20____ of having heard or understood us. It was quite ____21____ that he was in need of help. “He looks half-starved,”my wife remarked, “but there is no ____22____ in giving him money.” I agreed. “Let’s buy him a loaf of ____23____ instead.” It took us a while to finish our shopping. When we ____24____ to the spot where we had first seen the man, he wasn’t there. _____25_____, we decided to go home. We’d barely gone a hundred meters when we _____26_____ him. He had crossed the road and was seated with a _____27_____ of migrant labourers who had camped there. Surprisingly, none of the family members seemed to _____28_____ his presence. In fact, he looked to be quite welcome. The beggar was eating _____29_____. The lady kept an eye on the stranger, making sure that his _____30_____ was not empty. She smiled as she watched him _____31_____ the food clumsily. We watched for a while. Then, overcome with _____32_____, we placed the loaf of bread near the man and _____33_____, but not before learning the true meaning of giving and _____34_____.That family was far from wealthy, but they shared what they had, not something they had no use for, or something they could _____35_____ afford, like a loaf of bread. 16. A. decorated B. forgot C. noticed D. abandoned 17. A. gift B. look C. space D. plan 18. A. normal B. important C. valued D. special 19. A. answering B. posting C. considering D. asking 20. A. comments B. changes C. signs D. results 21. A. simple B. useful C. clear D. popular 22. A. chance B. point C. excuse D. evidence 23. A. sugar B. cheese C. cake D. bread 24. A. returned B. entered C. exposed D. delayed 25. A. Thrilled B. Disappointed C. Ashamed D. Scared 26. A. called B. spotted C. heard D. forgave 27. A. family B. team C. couple D. crew 28. A. acknowledge B. announce C. mind D. ensure 29. A. hungrily B. sadly C. angrily D. secretly 30. A. wallet B. basket C. field D. plate 31. A. dig into B. find out C. make up D. send off 32. A. sorrow B. guilt C. exhaustion D. confusion 33. A. held on B. carried out C. rode away D. gave up 34. A. healing B. volunteering C. following D. sharing 35. A. reasonably B. finally C. comfortably D. easily 第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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 Choosing a major is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make while you’re in college. It’s important that you make your choice confidently and after some consideration. There’s Nothing Wrong With Being “Undecided”.  Between 20% and 50% of college freshmen enter school without a declared major. Keep in mind that there’s nothing wrong with remaining “undecided” or “undeclared” for the first few years of your college career. You can use this time to decide what you’re interested in. Also, keep in mind that even if you do declare a major your freshman year, you can always change your mind. About one-third of first-time college students change their major within three years. Even more, over 60% of college graduates say they would go back and change their major if they could, primarily to pursue their passion areas and expand their job opportunities. Explore Your Passions and Abilities.  Set aside some time to really explore your passions and take stock of your unique abilities. With an undeclared major to start, you can take time to really delve deep into what interests you. Join clubs around campus to connect with fellow students who share your interests. Take electives in areas that you might not otherwise have an opportunity to experience. For example, when else might you be able to take a poetry course or an art history seminar? College is the perfect time to step out of your box and expand your horizons. As a student with an undeclared major, you’re uniquely positioned to do just that. Consider Employment Opportunities.  While it’s important to choose a major that interests you, it’s also critical to choose a college major that will provide you with future employment opportunities. Statistically, the college majors that tend to have the most earning power are in STEM. These majors might include health sciences or computer engineering. Business majors can also expect a higher than average earning potential. That being said, employers frequently recognize that graduates who majored in the liberal arts have valuable soft skills, too, including strong communication, written and verbal skills, and leadership abilities. The key is to pick a major that will be marketable for the career you’re interested in pursuing. Talk to an Academic Advisor. If you need a little guidance, set up an appointment with an academic advisor or career counselors. Career development counselors and academic advisors can help you narrow down your options. If you have an idea of what classes you’ve most enjoyed and what career paths are most appealing to you, working with one of these professionals might be the final push you need to pick a major. Still have some doubts now? You can submit your questions Here. 36. What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. Most graduates went back to college and changed their majors for a brighter future. B. Most students frequently change their majors throughout their college years. C. It is all right to remain undecided on majors for only the freshman year. D. You don’t necessarily need to declare your majors upon entering college. 37. You are advised to take electives as described in the third paragraph because _______. A the courses and seminars are popular with college students B. it helps you fully explore where your interest lies C. you can share your common interest with your fellow students D. your major lies in the areas, you can’t miss them 38. Ani example of having good soft skills is that _______. A. you express yourself well in a controversial business discussion B. you fix the technical problems of computers in your office easily C. you quickly figure out why the communication equipment doesn’t work D. you never delegate but shoulder more of the workload at work 39. Which of the following statements is Not True? A. Your major should be a reflection of your interests and career goals. B. Choose a major that will give you future employment opportunities. C. An academic advisor or career counselors will decide the major for you. D. You should choose your major carefully and confidently. B Into the Night The lights from the cottage windows disappear, as we follow a dark footpath through a field into the open countryside. Thick clouds prevent the moonlight from lighting up the way ahead. Yet, as my eyes begin to get used to the darkness, the landscape around me reveals itself in a new light. Mount Caburn, an iron-age hill fort (堡垒), looks like shadows against the sky. On the horizon is a tree bent by the wind. The rocky outcrop (露出的部分) at the top of the field turns out to be a flock of sleeping sheep. A fox cries, a pheasant crows, and the air is full of a strong earthy scent. “For most of human history, man lived in close contact with the land,” says Nigel Berman, my guide. “Only in the past few hundred years have we shut ourselves off from our natural surroundings. Walking at night is a powerful way of reconnecting. When your vision is reduced, your other senses are sharpened.” Nigel and I walk from the village of Glynde across the South Downs towards the town of Lewes. It is a walk I know well by day, but at night everything is different, and a familiar wander becomes a mini adventure. When Nigel told me not to bring a torch, I was alarmed. I can’t remember the last time I used my night vision and I’m not even sure how it works. Normally, at this time of night, I would be having a glass of wine in front of the television, but being out in the countryside is a purer form of relaxation. I forget about work and family tensions, and begin to blend into the surroundings. There is no one other than Nigel to see or hear me and, with little visual distraction, my mind calms. I am aware of the breeze on my face, the rustle (沙沙声) of leaves, and as I watch the clouds slowly changing color against the sky like a natural sound and light show, it feels fascinating. Having got used to the dark, we continue walking and the path that leads up the escarpment (峭壁) of Saxon Down now appears to almost shine in front of us. We climb carefully, feeling our way on the uneven ground. Walking at night is not without risk, but with knowledge and preparation it opens up a new side to walking. As we reach the top, Lewes appears below as a twinkly mass of lights, a sight I would generally consider as inviting. In just a few hours, however, I find myself unwilling to walk back down. Walking at night is like discovering a new world on your doorstep. As Henry David Thoreau wrote in Night and Moonlight: “Night is certainly more novel and less profane (世俗的) than day.” 40. According to Nigel Berman, why is walking at night significant? A. It helps people appreciate natural surroundings. B. It is a way to take risks and explore new places. C. It improves our vision and sharpens other senses. D. It makes us avoid distractions from work and family. 41. Why did the author feel alarmed when Nigel told them not to bring a torch? A He was afraid of getting lost in the dark. B. He hardly had any trust in Nigel as a guide. C. He didn’t know how to use his night vision. D. He worried about the way on uneven ground. 42. The night walk brought the following benefits to the author except ________. A. a reconnection with nature B. a chance of abandoning wine C. an escape from daily tensions D. an approach to getting relaxed 43. What can we learn about the author from the article? A. He had gone for a walk on his own at night before. B. He intentionally picked a cloudy night for his walk. C. He enjoyed the feeling after reaching the top of the mountain. D. He badly wanted to go home to have a glass of wine after the walk. 44. What is the article mainly about? A. Describing his night hike through the countryside. B. Contrasting the experience of day and night walking. C. Encouraging readers to go on a night walk themselves. D. Exploring the history of human connection with nature. C Average age is rising around the world — a demographic (人口统计) change that may pose a significant challenge to efforts to slow down climate change. Hossein Estiri at Harvard University and Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany, have found that energy use increases as we get older, and not just because we tend to get wealthier. An ageing population could mean a greater proportion of society with higher energy use, their study suggests. They combined two decades, worth of data from thousands of US households and used this to build a model to reveal how energy use varied across 17 age groups between 1987 and 2009. They found that, on average, children’s energy consumption climbs as they grow up, before dipping slightly when they leave home. Consumption then rises again when people hit their 30s, before briefly dropping after 55, and then beginning to climb again. The study involved factors such as income, local climate and the age, type and size of a person’s home. The increase in energy use at various points in our lifespan (寿命) seems to be the result of life style and how our needs change as we age. Why does demand grow so much in our 30s? “We need more of everything. More space, a bigger TV two fridges,” says Estiri. The study found that, in warmer parts of the US, energy use increases in people over the age of 65 — probably as a result of increased use of air conditioning, This suggests that there is a feedback effect between climate change and an ageing population that will only make matters worse. Heat waves have become more common in the US in recent years and are expected to become more frequent due to global warming. More older people using more electrical energy to keep cool as temperatures rise could add to emissions (排放), and thus drive more warming until our energy supply becomes entirely fossil fuel-free. “This confluence (汇集) of population, ageing and climate change on energy demand is really important to start thin king about,” says Estiri. Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex, UK, says the work shows the importance of demographics when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. Most modelling of climate change mitigation (减缓气候变化的模型) assumes people’s energy consumption either stays the same or only changes by a small amount over time. “This study directly challenges that entire body of research by forcing it to fight with the temporality and complexity of the consumption of energy,” says Sovacool. Catherine Mitchell at the University of Exeter, UK, says the research could have an important influence on policy makers. “What the paper says is that there is a lot of work about how buildings use energy, but probably not enough about how the people in them use energy,” she says. 45. By saying “not just because we tend to get wealthier” in Paragraph 2, the writer probably means that _______. A. poor people can’t bring down the high demand for energy B. a comfortable life is not the main cause of increased energy use C. there are some other reasons leading to the increase in energy consumption D. people being wealthy or not has nothing to do with the rise of energy consumption 46. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph3? A. Children consumes more energy when they leave home. B. Energy consumption drops briefly before people hit 55. C. The researchers built a model to study the data from US households. D. Energy consumption varies with the change of lifestyle and demand at different ages. 47. Which of the following statements is Hossein Estiri most likely to support? A. Energy will stop increasing when people get older. B. His research could inspire policymakers to change current policies. C. Various factors influencing energy consumption should be considered. D. Old people should use fossil, fuel-free rather than electrical energy to keep cool. 48. What is the shortcoming of most modeling of climate change mitigation? A. It is expensive and difficult to promote. B. It overestimates the household energy consumption. C. It did not take climate change adaptation into account. D. It regards energy consumption as stable or as only slightly changing. 49. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A More emphasis should be put on people’s energy use. B The government can’t do much without the support of the study. C. It is the buildings, not the people in side, that consume the majority of the energy. D. Policymakers have been working on how to cut down people’s energy use. D When people learn to play video games, they are learning a new literacy. Of course, this is not the way the word “literacy” is normally used. Traditionally, people think of literacy as the ability to read and write. Why, then, should we think of literacy more broadly? Nowadays, language is not the only important communication system. Images, graphs, diagrams and many other visual symbols are particularly significant. Thus, the idea of different types of “visual literacy” would seem to be an important one. For example, being able to read the images in advertising is one type of visual literacy. Furthermore, very often today words and images of various sorts are juxtaposed in a variety of ways. In newspapers and magazines as well as in textbooks, images take up more and more of the space alongside words. In fact, in many modern high school and college textbooks, images not only take up more space, they now carry meanings that are independent of the words in the text. If you can’t read these images, you will not be able to understand their meanings from the words in the text as was more usual in the past. Now there are different ways to read different types of texts. Literacy is multiple, then, in the sense that the legal literacy needed for reading law books is not the same as the literacy needed for reading physics texts or cartoon books. And we should not be too quick to dismiss the latter form of literacy. Many cartoon books are full of images that would make a modern literary critic’s heart beat fast and confuse any otherwise normal adult. Once we see this multiplicity of literacy, we realize that when we think about reading and writing, we have to think beyond print. Reading and writing in any field, whether it is law, rap songs, academic essays or cartoon books, are not the only ways of decoding(解密) print. Video games are a new form of art. They will not replace books; they will sit beside them, interact with them, and change them and their role in society in various ways, as, indeed, they are already doing strongly with movies. We have no idea yet how people “read” video games, what meanings they make from them. Still less do we know how they will “read” them in the future. 50. What is the broad meaning of literacy? A. The ability to read, write and view. B. The ability to read, listen and play. C. The ability to speak, write and think. D. The ability to listen, speak and think. 51. What does the underlined word “juxtaposed” mean in Paragraph 3? A. Put together. B. Pulled out. C. Taken away. D. Replaced with. 52. How would cartoon books probably make a modern literary critic feel? A. Proud. B. Upset. C. Grateful. D. Curious. 53. The author says that video games _______________. A. are too violent to risk experimenting with for the purposes of understanding literacy B. are unrealistic and should not fall into the same categories as the other texts he describes C. are not yet entirely understood in terms of literacy, but are already impacting other forms of expression such as filmmaking D. are irrelevant in academic discussion because no one has yet determined how to explain the ways that people understand them 54. What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph? A. A historical explanation of the very first video game and its evolution. B. A technological definition of video games, how they are made, and how they are played. C. Examples of the way that some people currently interpret video games and what they mean to them. D. A price comparison of video game consoles and whether or not quality has a direct impact on literacy. 55. In which section of a magazine may this text appear? A. Education. B. Health. C. Advertisement. D. Traveling. Ⅱ卷(共35分) 第四部分： (共2 小节； 满分35分) 第一节：阅读表达 (满分10分) Some people live to climb the highest mountains. Some people live only dreaming about it while others live to avoid ever climbing at all. But one thing is certain, all people encounter mountains in their life. When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain. One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost fell on a set of stairs. What could these steps lead to? Curiosity got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon. I started climbing up those strangely mysterious steps. I climbed and climbed. There was nothing but just green bushes and these steps. I had to reach the top! But it was now getting real dark. If I kept going I might not be able to see my way back. My mom would be worried sick if I didn’t come home soon. So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared. Anxiously I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this magical mountain. Could there be a castle up there? Maybe I would find a monster(怪物). Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home. Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost. I could hardly wait to try this adventure again. Now we live in a world surrounded by the "can’t do" attitudes. We all fall down. We all have doubts and regrets. Still we must climb and dream about what’s at the top of our mountain. Monsters may appear or the night will fall. But never ever give up on your dream! Never let anyone tell you, "You can’t." Dream big and climb high! 56. What made the author start to climb up the stairs to the mountain top? (no more than 5 words) 57. Why did the author hurry back home without reaching the top of the mountain? Give two reasons. (no more than 15 words) 58. How would you describe the author in terms of personalities according to Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words) 59. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (no more than 5 words) 60. What’s your attitude towards the "mountain" in your life? Please explain. (no more than 20 words) 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 61. 假设你叫李津，你的英国朋友Chris所在的学校要组织来中国进行主题夏令营活动，每个学生可以从以下三个主题营中选择一个参加：1.唐诗学习夏令营;2.乒乓球训练营;3.剪纸学习夏令营。Chris来信希望你能给他推荐一个。请你给他回信，内容包括： (1)对Chris的来访表示欢迎; (2)你推荐的课程及推荐理由; (3)对这次学访提一些生活方面的建议。 注意：(1)词数不少于100词; (2)可以适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯; (3)文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：唐诗(Tang poems);剪纸(paper-cutting) Dear Chris, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$