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广州市天河外国语学校2024学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语 命题人：张震山 吴琼 审题人：周加洋 李沁 注意事项： 1.本试卷分全卷满分150分，120分钟内完成，闭卷。 2.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。 3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。 4.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 5.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 一、阅读理解(每小题2.5分，15小题，共37.5分) A Exploring Chicago: Unique Tours Whether you seek adventure, history, food, or family fun, there’s a perfect tour: Here are four top options highlighting Chicago’s best. Best Active: Urban Kayak Chicago Riverwalk Price: From $60 Duration: 2 hours This tour is perfect for those who enjoy an active city view and local yummy dishes. Participants paddle kayaks along the Chicago River, stopping at historical points where guides share insights into the city’s architecture. Suitable for beginners, it offers a unique viewpoint. Best Ghost: Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tour Price: Adults from $35; kids from $17 Duration: 2 hours This tour delves into Chicago’s darker history, guided by historians through the Loop district. It’s appreciated for its storytelling and historical accuracy. During the tour, you’ll also have the chance to taste authentic local cuisine, offering a delightful culinary experience that complements the rich history and culture of Chicago. Best for Families: Underground Donut Tour Price: Adults from $65; kids from $55 Duration: 2 hours This food tour is a sweet treat for the whole family. Visiting four top doughnut shops, the tour offers a delightful selection of treats while sharing the history of each shop and Chicago’s doughnut culture. Best Bike: Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago Price: From $85 Duration: 4.5 hours Combining cycling with culinary delights, this tour covers 13 miles through Chicago’s neighborhoods, stopping for local specialties like pizza, beer, cupcakes, and hot dogs. The tour is known for its easy pace and entertaining guides, offering a fun and educational experience. 1. Which activity would you join if you are interested in building? A. Underground Donut Tour. B. Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago. C. Urban Kayak Chicago Riverwalk. D. Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tour. 2. What can participants expect from the Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago tour? A. A historical walking tour of the city. B. A food tour focusing on doughnuts. C. A kayaking experience on the Chicago River. D. A bike ride with stops for local food and drinks. 3. What do the tours have in common? A. They all include food tasting. B. They are all led by historians. C. They all start at the Riverwalk. D. They are all scheduled for the weekend. 【答案】1 C 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四个芝加哥的旅游项目。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Best Active: Urban Kayak Chicago Riverwalk中的“This tour is perfect for those who enjoy an active city view and local yummy dishes. Participants paddle kayaks along the Chicago River, stopping at historical points where guides share insights into the city’s architecture. (这次旅行非常适合那些喜欢欣赏活跃的城市景观和当地美味佳肴的人。参与者沿着芝加哥河划皮划艇，在历史景点停留，导游会分享对城市建筑的见解。适合初学者，它提供了一个独特的视角)”可知，如果你对建筑感兴趣，你会参加Urban Kayak Chicago Riverwalk这个活动。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Combining cycling with culinary delights, this tour covers 13 miles through Chicago’s neighborhoods, stopping for local specialties like pizza, beer, cupcakes, and hot dogs. (这次旅行将骑行与美食相结合，穿越芝加哥的各个街区，全程约13英里，途中会停下来品尝当地特色美食，如披萨、啤酒、纸杯蛋糕和热狗)”可知，参加Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago旅行的人可以期待一次骑行之旅，途中可以品尝当地的食物和饮料。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Best Active: Urban Kayak Chicago Riverwalk中的“This tour is perfect for those who enjoy an active city view and local yummy dishes. (这次旅行非常适合那些喜欢欣赏活跃的城市景观和当地美味佳肴的人)”，Best Ghost: Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tour中的“During the tour, you’ll also have the chance to taste authentic local cuisine, offering a delightful culinary experience that complements the rich history and culture of Chicago.(在旅行期间，你还将有机会品尝正宗的当地美食，提供一种令人愉快的美食体验，与芝加哥丰富的历史和文化相得益彰)”，Best for Families: Underground Donut Tour中的“This food tour is a sweet treat for the whole family. Visiting four top doughnut shops, the tour offers a delightful selection of treats while sharing the history of each shop and Chicago’s doughnut culture.(这次美食之旅对全家人来说都是一场甜蜜的享受。在游览过程中会参观四家顶级的甜甜圈店，不仅能品尝到一系列令人愉快的美味甜点，还能了解到每家店铺的历史以及芝加哥的甜甜圈文化)”和最后一段的“Combining cycling with culinary delights, this tour covers 13 miles through Chicago’s neighborhoods, stopping for local specialties like pizza, beer, cupcakes, and hot dogs. (这次旅行将骑行与美食相结合，穿越芝加哥的各个街区，全程约13英里，途中会停下来品尝当地特色美食，如披萨、啤酒、纸杯蛋糕和热狗)”可知，这些旅行的共同点是它们都包括品尝食物。故选A。 B I have been studying the French language for three years. This field of study has been the hardest but most precious of my life. I would put it above the study of writing simply because I started writing as a 6-year-old boy under my mother’s guidance. I always “felt” I could write. I did not always “feel” I could study a foreign language effectively. But here I am, right now, in a French hotel. I spoke French at the border, when I checked in and when I went to get lunch. I fail to speak with fluency. I mishear words. I can’t really use complicated grammar. But my words are perfectly understandable and serve their purpose. I feel, as I always do, like I am lost in the dark, but with each misstep, I find my way more clearly. I didn’t feel it when reading French novels; I didn’t feel it at school. I just felt it when I first arrived Paris. I’m emphasizing feelings because, when studying, they are as important as any reality. The fear of making mistakes feeds the hopeless and makes learners quit. It is not the study of language that is hard. It is the feelings of who you are at the present level and pessimistic belief of who you will always be that make it hard. The transformation to turn struggles into growth is what truly makes learning a life-changing journey. Maybe one day, someone will say something to me that I do not understand, and in that moment. I may feel a bit discouraged. But now, I feel a sense of being high. These moments of confidence and motivation are precious, for they remind me of how far I’ve come. They are not the norm (常态), though. The truth is, the lows are what I encounter more often. They are part of the learning process, part of the transformation that shapes us into better versions of ourselves. And yet, it is through these lows that I am constantly learning and growing. 4. How does the author feel about making mistakes in French? A. Awkward. B. Hopeless. C. Competent. D. Rewarding. 5. Why does the author emphasize feelings? A. To highlight his struggles in learning French. B. To show that positive thinking can drive growth. C. To illustrate that people should follow their hearts. D. To clarify his experience in mindset transformation. 6. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The lows are always followed by highs. B. Feeling confident should be made a norm. C. Struggles are an essential part of learning. D. The ups are the real times when learning occurs. 7. Which statement might the author probably agree with? A. Fail again, fail better. B. Stay grounded, work for greatness. C. Accept the lows, wait for the chance. D. Be courageous, explore the unknown. 【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了学习过程中的挣扎、错误与成长之间的关系，以及这些经历对个人成长的重要性。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“I fail to speak with fluency. I mishear words. I can’t really use complicated grammar. But my words are perfectly understandable and serve their purpose. (我说得不流利。我听错单词。我真的不会使用复杂的语法。但我的话完全可以理解，并且达到了目的。)”以及最后一段中“These moments of confidence and motivation are precious, for they remind me of how far I’ve come. (这些自信和动力的时刻是宝贵的，因为它们提醒我我已经走了多远。)”可知，作者认为自己在法语中犯错是宝贵的经历，并且能让他意识到自己的进步，故作者认为在法语中犯错是值得的。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“The fear of making mistakes feeds the hopeless and makes learners quit. It is not the study of language that is hard. It is the feelings of who you are at the present level and pessimistic belief of who you will always be that make it hard. The transformation to turn struggles into growth is what truly makes learning a life-changing journey. (对犯错误的恐惧滋养了绝望，使学习者放弃。难的不是语言学习本身。难的是你在当前水平的自我认知，以及你对自己永远会是这样的悲观信念。将挣扎转化为成长的转变，才是真正让学习成为改变人生的旅程。)”可知，作者强调感受是为了表明积极的思考可以推动成长，将挣扎转化为成长的转变，才是真正让学习成为改变人生的旅程。故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The truth is, the lows are what I encounter more often. They are part of the learning process, part of the transformation that shapes us into better versions of ourselves. And yet, it is through these lows that I am constantly learning and growing. (事实是，我遇到更多的是低谷。它们是学习过程的一部分，是塑造我们成为更好自己的转变的一部分。然而，正是通过这些低谷，我一直在学习和成长。)”可知，作者认为挣扎和低谷是学习过程中的重要部分，它们有助于我们的成长。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Maybe one day, someone will say something to me that I do not understand, and in that moment. I may feel a bit discouraged. But now, I feel a sense of being high. These moments of confidence and motivation are precious, for they remind me of how far I’ve come. (这些自信和动力的时刻是宝贵的，因为它们提醒我我已经走了多远。)”可知，作者认为自己在法语中犯错是宝贵的经历，并且能让他意识到自己的进步；再根据最后一段中“The truth is, the lows are what I encounter more often. They are part of the learning process, part of the transformation that shapes us into better versions of ourselves. And yet, it is through these lows that I am constantly learning and growing. (事实是，我遇到更多的是低谷。它们是学习过程的一部分，是塑造我们成为更好自己的转变的一部分。然而，正是通过这些低谷，我一直在学习和成长。)”可知，作者认为挣扎和低谷是学习过程中的重要部分，它们有助于我们的成长，由此可知，作者可能同意“再试一次，更好地失败”这一观点，即不要害怕失败，要从失败中学习并再次尝试。故选A。 C In 2015, Doc Brown, a “mad scientist”, takes teenager Marty McFly to the future in a flying car. In that future, cars fly through the sky. But now, 10 years after the future shown in the movie, flying cars are still not real. However, flying cars, a popular idea in sci-fi since the early 1900s, might soon become real. According to Xiaosong Du, an assistant professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the technology to make flying cars already exists. In fact, some companies have even tested prototypes (样机). A flying car would probably look like a mix of an airplane and a helicopter. Since airplanes need runways, a flying car would take off like a helicopter using rotating blades (叶片). After take-off, wings would extend from the car's body, allowing it to fly like an airplane with less air resistance. Another design option is to add propellers (螺旋桨) to the wings. At first, the wings would face upwards to help the propellers lift the vehicle. Once in the air, the wings would tilt to lie flat, making the car fly like an airplane. These designs don't look like the flying cars from sci-fi. Instead, they look like military helicopters, like those in some movies. One big challenge for people traveling in flying cars is expense. A US company plans to sell flying cars that can also drive on roads, but they will cost about $300, 000 each. Most flying cars will be electric due to sustainability concerns, but batteries are heavy and have limited range. Flying cars require a lot of power, especially during take-off. Current batteries can only power a flying car for 20 to 30 minutes. Unlike a regular car, a flying car cannot just pull over when out of power — it would fall. So Du and many other researchers are trying to improve battery efficiency before flying taxis take off. 8. Why does the author mention the movie in the first paragraph? A. To introduce the topic about flying cars. B. To remember a scientist inventing flying cars. C. To show people's longing for flying cars. D. To praise a boy for his adventurous spirit in flying cars. 9. Which of the following is a big barrier to people using flying cars? A. The wings' flexibility. B. The road safety. C. The flight rules. D. The high cost. 10. What can we infer about flying cars? A. They have been in service in big cities. B. They can operate like a regular vehicle. C. They consume less fuel during take-off. D. They require light but powerful batteries. 11. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. Sci-fi films inspire real-life inventions B. The challenges of flying cars are endless C. Flying cars could soon become a reality D. Customers are concerned about flying cars 【答案】8. A 9. D 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了飞行汽车可能很快成为现实。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“In 2015, Doc Brown, a “mad scientist”, takes teenager Marty McFly to the future in a flying car. In that future, cars fly through the sky. But now, 10 years after the future shown in the movie, flying cars are still not real.(2015年，“疯狂科学家”布朗博士带着少年马蒂·麦克弗莱乘坐一辆飞行汽车前往未来。在那个未来，汽车能在天空中飞行。但如今，距离电影里所展现的未来已经过去了10年，飞行汽车仍然没有成为现实)”可知，本段提到了未来的飞行汽车。由此推知，作者在第一段提到电影是为了引出飞行汽车的话题，即介绍飞行汽车。故选A。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第六段“One big challenge for people traveling in flying cars is expense. A US company plans to sell flying cars that can also drive on roads, but they will cost about $300,000 each.(乘坐飞行汽车出行的一大挑战是费用问题。一家美国公司计划出售既能在公路上行驶又能飞行的汽车，但是每辆售价约为30万美元)”可知，飞行汽车面临的一个大挑战是费用高，即价格昂贵。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Most flying cars will be electric due to sustainability concerns, but batteries are heavy and have limited range. Flying cars require a lot of power, especially during take-off. Current batteries can only power a flying car for 20 to 30 minutes.(由于对可持续性的担忧，大多数飞行汽车将是电动的，但电池很重，续航里程有限。飞行汽车需要大量的动力，尤其是在起飞期间。目前电池只能为飞行汽车供电20到30分钟)”可知，飞行汽车需要很多电力，尤其是起飞时，而目前的电池只能为飞行汽车提供20到30分钟的电力。由此推知，飞行汽车需要轻便但功能强大的电池。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“However, flying cars, a popular idea in sci-fi since the early 1900s, might soon become real.(然而，自20世纪初以来在科幻作品中广受欢迎的飞行汽车或许不久后将成为现实)”以及最后一段“Unlike a regular car, a flying car cannot just pull over when out of power — it would fall. So Du and many other researchers are trying to improve battery efficiency before flying taxis take off.(不像普通汽车那样，飞行汽车没电时不能只是靠边停车——它会坠落。所以杜和许多其他研究人员正在尝试在飞行出租车起飞前提高电池效率)”可知，研究人员正在尝试提高电池效率，可以憧憬自20世纪初以来在科幻作品中广受欢迎的飞行汽车或许不久后将成为现实。由此可知，C项“Flying cars could soon become a reality(飞行汽车很快将变为现实)”为最佳标题。故选C。 D We all know fresh is best when it comes to food. However, most produce at the store went through weeks of travel and covered hundreds of miles before reaching the table. While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more. BMF is an indoor garden system. It can be set up for a family. Additionally, it could serve a larger audience such as a hospital, restaurant or school. The innovative design requires little effort to achieve a reliable weekly supply of fresh greens. Specifically, it’s a farm that relies on new technology. By connecting through the Cloud, BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each plant. After harvest, users simply replace the plants with a new pre-seeded pod (容器) to get the next growth cycle started. Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eaten means zero emissions (排放) from transporting plants from soil to salad. In addition, there’s no need for pesticides and other chemicals that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment. BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee. 12. What can be learned about BMF from paragraph 1? A. It guarantees the variety of food. B. It requires day-to-day care. C It cuts the farm-to-table distance. D. It relies on farmer’s markets. 13. What information does the convenient app offer? A. Real-time weather changes. B. Current condition of the plants. C. Chemical pollutants in the soil. D. Availability of pre-seeded pods. 14. What can be concluded about BMF employees? A. They have a great passion for sports. B They are devoted to community service. C. They are fond of sharing daily experiences. D. They have a strong environmental awareness. 15. What does the text mainly talk about? A. BMF’s major strengths. B. BMF’s general management. C. BMF’s global influence. D. BMF’s technical standards. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了巴比伦微农场（BMF）的一些主要优势，包括减少食物运输距离、通过云技术远程监控、自动化系统节约水资源、减少化学污染、以及员工的环保生活方式等。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more. (虽然农贸市场是减少旅程的可靠选择，但巴比伦微型农场（BMF）甚至缩短了旅程)”可知，巴比伦微型农场（BMF）进一步缩短了从农场到餐桌的距离。故选C。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real time. (此外，还有一个便捷的应用程序，可以实时提供增长数据)”可知，这个便捷的应用程序提供了植物生长的实时数据。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee. (BMF员工在日常生活中追求可持续发展。大约一半的人步行或骑自行车上班。在办公室里，他们通过限制垃圾桶和避免一次性塑料来鼓励回收和减少浪费。BMF的一名员工表示：“我们热衷于减少环境中的废物、碳和化学品。”)”可知，BMF员工具有强烈的环保意识。故选D。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more. (虽然农贸市场是减少旅程的可靠选择，但巴比伦微型农场（BMF）甚至缩短了旅程)”、第三段“By connecting through the Cloud, BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each plant. (通过云连接，对BMF进行远程监控。此外，还有一个方便的应用程序可以实时提供不断增长的数据。由于该系统是自动化的，因此大大减少了种植植物所需的水量。该系统不是给一排排土壤浇水，而是为每株植物提供合适的水量)”以及最后一段“BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee. (BMF员工在日常生活中追求可持续发展。大约一半的人步行或骑自行车上班。在办公室里，他们通过限制垃圾桶和避免一次性塑料来鼓励回收和减少浪费。BMF的一名员工表示：“我们热衷于减少环境中的废物、碳和化学品。”)”可知，文章主要介绍了巴比伦微农场（BMF）的一些主要优势，包括减少食物运输距离、通过云技术远程监控、自动化系统节约水资源、减少化学污染、以及员工的环保生活方式等。故选A。 【点睛】 二、阅读七选五(每小题2.5分，5小题，共12.5分) You run into the grocery store to pick up one bottle of water. You get what you need, head to the front, and choose the line that looks fastest. You chose wrong. People who you swear got in other lines long after you are already checked out and off to the parking lot. ___16___ It turns out, it’s just math working against you; chances are, the other line really is faster. Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout to get all their customers through with minimum delay. ___17___Any small interruption-a price check, a chatty customer-can have downstream effects, holding up an entire line. If there are three lines in the store, delays will happen randomly at different registers. Think about the probability:____18____So it's not just in your mind: Another line probably is moving faster. Researchers have a good way to deal with this problem. Make all customers stand in one long, snaking line- called a serpentine line-and serve each person at the front with the next available register. ___19___This is what they do at most banks and fast-food restaurants. With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will slow down everyone a little bit but speed up checkout overall. ____20____It takes many registers to keep one line moving quickly, and some stores can't afford the space or manpower. So wherever your next wait may be: Good luck. A. Why does this always seem to happen to you? B. So why don’t most places encourage serpentine lines? C. Some of the may have stood in a queue for almost an hour. D. The chances of your line being the fastest are only one in three. E. How high is the probability that you are in the fastest waiting line? F. With three registers, this method is much faster than the traditional approach. G. But sometimes, as on a Sunday afternoon, the system gets particularly busy. 【答案】16. A 17. G 18. D 19. F 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。文章说明了杂货店排队方式以及研究人员提出的蛇形队伍的新方式，并分析了各自的利弊。 【16题详解】 根据下文“It turns out, it’s just math working against you; chances are, the other line really is faster. (原来，这只是你的数学问题；很可能，另一个队伍真的更快)”解释了上文“You chose wrong.(你选错了)”的原因，下文与空格处是因果关系，所以本空应该是对前文选错提出疑惑，A选项“Why does this always seem to happen to you?( 为什么这种事总是发生在你身上?)”符合文意，故选A项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout to get all their customers through with minimum delay.(杂货店尽量让足够的员工在结账时让所有的顾客以最小的延误完成结账)”解释了杂货店之前的工作模式，下文“Any small interruption a price check, a chatty customer -can have downstream effects, holding up an entire line.(任何一个小小的中断，一个价格检查，一个喋喋不休的顾客，都会产生下游效应，拖住整个生产线)”描述了杂货店的特殊情况，故本空应该填出现特殊情况的原因，G项“But sometimes, as on a Sunday afternoon, the system gets particularly busy.(但有时，比如在周日下午，系统会变得特别繁忙)”，与此呼应。故选G项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“If there are three lines in the store, delays will happen randomly at different registers. (如果杂货店中有三列队伍，延迟将在不同队伍中随机发生)”联系下文“So it’s not just in your mind: Another line probably is moving faster.(所以这不仅仅是在你的脑海里：另一条队伍可能移动得更快)”可知本空说的是任何一个队伍都有可能出现问题。你的队伍跑得最快的几率只有三分之一。D项“The chances of your line being the fastest are only one in three.(你的线路是最快的几率只有三分之一)”与此对应。故选D项。 【19题详解】 根据“上文Researchers have a good way to deal with this problem.(我们得知研究人员有一个很好的方法来处理这个问题)”以及下文“This is what they do at most banks and fast-food restaurants. With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won’t unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will slow down everyone little bit but speed up checkout overall.(这个大多数银行和快餐店都是这样做的。有了一条蜿蜒的队伍，在一个登记处长时间拖延不会不公平地惩罚后面排队的人。相反，它会减慢每个人一点点，但加快了整体结账速度)”说明这个新方案迅速有效，联系上下文可知，空格中应该是与旧的结账方案作比较。F项“With three registers, this method is much faster than the traditional approach.(由于有三个寄存器，这种方法比传统方法要快得多)”与此对应。故选F项。 【20题详解】 结合下文“It takes many registers to keep one line moving quickly, and some stores can’t afford the space or manpower.(要保持一条生产线的快速运转，需要很多的收银机，而且有些商店负担不起空间和人力)”说明了一个原因，由此可知，空格处提出了一个问题；通过“It takes many registers to keep one line moving quickly.(保持一条生产线的快速运转)”可知这里描述的是不鼓励蛇形队伍的原因。B项“So why don’t most places encourage serpentine lines?(那么，为什么大多数地方不鼓励使用蛇形线条呢？)”解释了该原因。故选B项。 三、完型填空(每小题1分，20小题，共20分) I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams. “Do you want to ____21____your rocking chair?” I taught grades 1-2 for 17 years, and my dreams as a teacher were tied to that rocking chair. It was a ____22____idea to have it in my class. Every day after break time , the class would ____23____around and listen to the story I was reading. When the students are close, they find the ____24____to share their stories, dreams and fears. The chair was part of my ____25____, part of me. ____26____, I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching. I experienced ____27____anxiety and at last I was forced to ____28____the job. With my life as a teacher over, I needed a new path. And I didn’t have to look far. My husband and I ____29____one of my former students in 2017. The complexity of parenting a child who came to us at 9 years old changed our lives in ____30____ways. But it inspired the part of me that ____31____being a parent. We spent ____32____hours staying with books - healing, bonding and solidifying our family, which gave me a new purpose. I joined a ____33____group of local moms. For about a year, I met with them weekly for walks or coffee. We came together to ____34____, and then I started giving and receiving help, I gave driving practice to a single mom with her learner’s license and received emotional support in ____35____I also took her son on hikes around the city. Another woman encouraged me to buy a stand-up paddleboard and gave me lessons. My family, my books, ____36____a new purpose and belonging in a community -these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to ____37____as a teacher. I learned my ____38____doesn’t need to change, Fm still honoring those core (核心的)values ____39____I’m working as a teacher. What about that rocking chair? I looked back at the text message, My answer was no, and I don’t need the chair. I’ll let it go to a new ____40____! 21. A. give away B. put back C. send out D. pick up 22. A. ridiculous B. magical C. strange D. simple 23. A. gather B. turn C. look D. run 24. A. excuse B. inspiration C. courage D. comfort 25. A. goal B. job C. furniture D. entertainment 26. A. Unfortunately B. Unusually C. Unbelievably D. Unfairly 27. A. natural B. vague C. severe D. slight 28. A. challenge B. change C. choose D. quit 29. A. adopted B. taught C. rescued D. helped 30. A. flexible B. unexpected C. upsetting D. separate 31. A. imagines B. tries C. enjoys D. considers 32. A. countless B. sleepless C. endless D. speechless 33. A. wisdom B. support C. family D. service 34. A. cooperate B. share C. improve D. learn 35. A. relief B. reality C. response D. return 36. A. finding B. confirming C. accepting D. understanding 37. A. experience B. develop C. train D. prize 38. A. character B. identity C. determination D. sense 39. A. when B. how C. whether D. why 40. A. purpose B. teacher C. position D. parent 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章讲述作者尽管不当教师了，但现在在社区的互助小组中同样能实现教师的自我意识。 【21题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：你想拿起你的摇椅吗？A. give away赠送；B. put back放回去；C. send out发出；D. pick up捡起。根据后文宾语“your rocking chair”和下文“have it in my class”可知，此处指拿起摇摇椅。故选D。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：把它放在我的课上真是个神奇的主意。A. ridiculous可笑的；B. magical神奇的；C. strange奇怪的；D. simple简单的。根据后文“around and listen to the story I was reading”可知，课后同学都来听故事，所以这是个神奇的主意。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天课间休息后，全班同学都围在一起听我读的故事。A. gather聚集；B. turn转弯；C. look看；D. run奔跑。根据后文“around and listen to the story I was reading”可知，课后同学都聚集过来听故事，故选A。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当学生们走得很近时，他们会有勇气分享他们的故事、梦想和恐惧。A. excuse借口；B. inspiration鼓舞；C. courage勇气；D. comfort安慰。根据后文“to share their stories, dreams and fears”指同学们有勇气分享故事、梦想和恐惧。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：椅子是我工作的一部分，我的一部分。A. goal目标；B. job工作；C. furniture家具；D. entertainment娱乐。上文提到作者会在课后坐在椅子上给孩子们讲故事，所以椅子是工作的一部分。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，我身体不适，无法继续教学。A. Unfortunately幸运地；B. Unusually特别地；C. Unbelievably难以置信地；D. Unfairly不公平地。根据后文“I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching”不幸地是，作者没能继续教书。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我经历了严重的焦虑，最后我被迫辞掉了这份工作。A. natural自然的；B. vague模糊的；C. severe严重的；D. slight轻微的。根据后文“and at last I was forced to”可知，焦虑很严重，只能辞职。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我经历了严重的焦虑，最后我被迫辞掉了这份工作。A. challenge挑战；B. change改变；C. choose选择；D. quit停止。根据后文“With my life as a teacher over”可知，作者辞职了。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我丈夫和我在2017年收养了我以前的一个学生。A. adopted收养；B. taught教；C. rescued营救；D. helped帮助。根据后文“The complexity of parenting a child”可知，作者和丈夫收养了一个孩子。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：养育一个9岁就来到我们身边的孩子的复杂性以意想不到的方式改变了我们的生活。A. flexible灵活的；B. unexpected意外的；C. upsetting令人沮丧的；D. separate分开的。根据后文“But it inspired the part of me”指领养孩子以意外的方式改变了他们的生活。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但它激发了我内心享受为人父母的感觉。A. imagines想象；B. tries尝试；C. enjoys欣赏；喜欢；D. considers考虑。根据后文“hours staying with books — healing, bonding and solidifying our family, which gave me a new purpose.”可知，作者喜欢为人父母。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们花了无数的时间和书呆在一起——治愈、巩固和巩固我们的家庭，这给了我一个新的目标。A. countless无数的；B. sleepless失眠的；C. endless无尽的；D. speechless无话可说的。根据后文“hours staying with books — healing, bonding and solidifying our family”可知，作者长时间和孩子一起阅读。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我加入了一个当地妈妈的互助小组。A. wisdom智慧；B. support支持；C. family家人；D. service服务。根据后文“group of local moms”可知，这里指当地妈妈互助小组。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们一起分享，然后我开始给予和接受帮助，我教一位有学习执照的单身母亲练习驾驶，作为回报，我还带她的儿子在城市里徒步旅行。A. cooperate操作；B. share分享；C. improve改善；D. learn学习。根据上文“We came together to”可知，互助妈妈聚在一起，互相分享。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们一起分享，然后我开始给予和接受帮助，我教一位有学习执照的单身母亲练习驾驶，作为回报，我还带她的儿子在城市里徒步旅行。A. relief安慰；B. reality现实；C. response回答；D. return返回。根据后文“I also took her son on hikes around the city”可知，作者接受别人的帮助，作为回报也帮助他人。故选D。 【36题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的家庭，我的书，找到一个新的目标，在一个社区中找到归属感——这些都在实现我作为教师所珍视的自我意识。A. finding找到；B. confirming确认；C. accepting接受；D. understanding理解。根据后文“a new purpose and belonging in a community”指找到新目标。故选A。 【37题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的家庭，我的书，找到一个新的目标，在一个社区中找到归属感——这些都在实现我作为教师所珍视的自我意识。A. experience经历；B. develop发展；C. train训练；D. prize珍视。根据上文“these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to”可知，作者喜欢教书，所以是作为教师所珍视的自我意识。故选D。 【38题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道我的身份不需要改变，我仍然尊重这些核心价值观——无论我是否作为一名教师工作。A. character人物；B. identity身份；C. determination决心；D. sense感觉。作者如今不是老师了，所以是身份发生了变化。故选B。 【39题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我知道我的身份不需要改变，我仍然尊重这些核心价值观——无论我是否作为一名教师工作。A. when何时；B. how如何；C. whether是否；D. why为什么。根据后文“I’m working as a teacher”指无论是否作为一名教师工作，应用whether。故选C。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我会把它交给一个新老师！A. purpose目的；B. teacher老师；C. position位置；D. parent父母。呼应上文“I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams.(当时我正坐在椅子上喝咖啡，一条前同事的短信把我从白日梦中唤醒)”指把摇摇椅交给一个新老师。故选B。 第Ⅱ卷 四、语法填空(每小题1.5分，10小题，满分15分) 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At the National Alpine Skiing Center of China, ski instructor Xin Dawei is welcoming the busiest snow season in his 9-year career. “My schedule____41____ (pack) with classes each day. The number of instructors here has grown by about a third this year to meet the fast-rising demand,____42____ hiring is still going on,” he told China Economic Net (CEN) reporter. In 2024. on JD.com.____43____ go-to c-commerce platform for Chinese device buyers, sales of ski-related equipment____44____ (record) impressive growth, with sales of ski goggles (护目镜) , snowshoes and snowboards all____45____ (rise) by more than 80% year-on-year. Out of the top ten most rapidly growing ski related equipment markets in China over the past year, eight are southern cities. In these warm regions, enthusiasts turn indoors to experience ____46____ (familiar) snow fields they rarely saw before, or even make____47____part of their post-work fitness routine. China has become the world’s largest indoor ski market, home to over half of world’s total and six out of the ten biggest ones____48____ (global) . Daniel, Founder of iCeMonster, a startup high-tech snow goggles seller, said that he is shifting his focus____49____international market to China. “We’re a late_____50_____ (come), but business is going on well,” he said. 【答案】41. is packed 42. and 43. a 44. recorded 45. rising 46. unfamiliar 47. it 48. globally 49. from 50. comer 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了中国滑雪市场的快速发展，包括滑雪教练的繁忙、滑雪相关设备销售的显著增长、南方城市滑雪市场的崛起以及中国成为全球最大的室内滑雪市场等事实。 【41题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：他告诉中国经济网记者：“我每天的课程都排得满满当当。为了满足快速增长的需求，今年这里的教练数量增加了约三分之一，而且招聘工作仍在继续。” 空处为本句谓语动词；根据“each day”可知，本句时态为一般现在时；主语为“my schedule”，单数，和动词“pack”之间为被动关系。故填is packed。 【42题详解】 考查连词。句意：他告诉中国经济网记者：“我每天的课程都排得满满当当。为了满足快速增长的需求，今年这里的教练数量增加了约三分之一，而且招聘工作仍在继续。” 空处为连词形式连接两个句子；空前“The number of instructors here has grown by about a third this year to meet the fast-rising demand”和空后“hiring is still going on”之间为并列关系，用并列连词and连接。故填and。 【43题详解】 考查冠词。句意：2024年，在中国设备买家常去的电子商务平台京东上，滑雪相关装备的销售取得了令人瞩目的增长，滑雪护目镜、雪地靴和滑雪板的销售额同比增长均超过80%。修饰名词单数“platform”，表示泛指，go-to以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词形式a。故填a。 【44题详解】 考查时态。句意：2024年，在中国设备买家常去的电子商务平台京东上，滑雪相关装备的销售取得了令人瞩目的增长，滑雪护目镜、雪地靴和滑雪板的销售额同比增长均超过80%。空处为本句谓语动词；根据“in 2024”可知，本句时态为一般过去时；主语为“sales of ski-related equipment”和动词“record”之间为主动关系。故填recorded。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：2024年，在中国设备买家常去的电子商务平台京东上，滑雪相关装备的销售取得了令人瞩目的增长，滑雪护目镜、雪地靴和滑雪板的销售额同比增长均超过80%。“with＋名词/代词（宾语）＋非谓语动词（宾补）”复合结构，空处为非谓语动词担当宾语补足语；宾语“sales of ski goggles(护目镜), snowshoes and snowboards”和动词“rise”之间为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填rising。 【46题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在这些温暖的地区，滑雪爱好者们转向室内，去体验他们以前很少见到的陌生雪场，甚至将滑雪纳入他们下班后的健身日常。空处为形容词形式修饰名词“snow fields”；根据句意可知，南方人不熟悉雪场，用形容词unfamiliar (不熟悉的)。故填unfamiliar。 【47题详解】 考查代词。句意：在这些温暖的地区，滑雪爱好者们转向室内，去体验他们以前很少见到的陌生雪场，甚至将滑雪纳入他们下班后的健身日常。空处为代词形式；代指上文提到的滑雪，用代词it。故填it。 【48题详解】 考查副词。句意：中国已成为世界上最大的室内滑雪市场，拥有全球一半以上的室内滑雪场，全球十大室内滑雪场中，中国占了六个。担当句子的状语，意为“全球地”，用副词globally。故填globally。 【49题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：高科技滑雪护目镜初创企业iCeMonster的创始人Daniel表示，他正将业务重心从国际市场转向中国。固定搭配：shift from...to...意为“将……从……转向……”，符合句意。故填from。 【50题详解】 考查名词。句意：他说：“我们起步较晚，但生意进展得很顺利。”空处为名词形式作表语；根据空前的“a”可知，空处意为“初来者”comer，单数形式。故填comer。 五、用所给词的正确形式填空(每小题1分，10小题，共10分) 选词填空 facilitate restrict perseverance delicate trend amateur compose commitment polish ridiculous In the heart of a bustling city lived an ____51____ pianist named Lily. Despite her young age, she had a deep ____52____ to music. However, many thought it was ____53____ to someone without formal training to dream so big. Lily’s ____54____ piano, a gift from her grandmother, was both her treasure and her challenge. The worn-out strings and off-key notes did not ____55____ her passion. Instead, they promoted her growth as she insist on ____56____ melodies that could touch hearts. Every evening, after her homework was done; Lily sat by her piano and ____57____ her skills tirelessly. One day, Lily faced a major setback when her piano needed repairs that her family could barely afford. But this didn’t discourage her. She took on small jobs around the neighborhood, saving every penny for the repairs. Her determination became a ____58____ among her peers, inspiring them to pursue their dreams no matter the obstacles. As time went by, Lily’s dedication started to pay off. She began performing at local events, her name slowly becoming known within the community. Looking back, she realized that every challenge had been a stepping stone, ___59___ her to become a more persistent person. Lily found strength in her love for music, proving that with _____60_____, one can turn the adversity into beautiful symphonies of success. 【答案】51. amateur 52. commitment 53. ridiculous 54. delicate 55. restrict 56. composing 57. polished 58. trend 59. facilitating 60. perseverance 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了业余钢琴家莉莉虽未接受过正规训练，却凭借对音乐深深的热爱，在面对破旧钢琴、经济困难等诸多挫折时，坚持创作和练习。她通过自己的努力，如做零工攒钱修钢琴，不断提升技艺，最终在当地活动中表演并被社区熟知，证明了只要有毅力，就能克服逆境，实现梦想。 【51题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在一个繁华城市的中心，住着一位业余钢琴家，名叫莉莉。根据下文“ without formal training ”可知，“amateur” 表示“业余的”，修饰“pianist”，说明莉莉的身份，符合句意。故填amateur。 【52题详解】 考查名词。句意：尽管她年纪小，但她对音乐有深深的热爱。根据下文“her passion.”可知，“commitment” 有“热爱；奉献” 之意，a deep commitment to 表示“对…… 深深的热爱”，符合句意，故填commitment。 【53题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然而，很多人认为对于一个没有接受过正规训练的人来说，有这么大的梦想很荒谬。根据下文“without formal training to dream so big.”可知，“ridiculous”意思是 “荒谬的”，符合很多人对莉莉梦想的看法，作表语。故填ridiculous。 【54题详解】 考查形容词。句意：莉莉那架精致的钢琴，是她祖母送的礼物，既是她的宝贝，也是她的挑战。根据下文“was both her treasure”可知，“delicate”表示“精致的”，修饰“piano”，描述钢琴的特点，符合句意。故填delicate。 【55题详解】 考查动词。句意：磨损的琴弦和走调的音符并没有限制她的热情。根据下文“Instead, they promoted her growth”可知，“restrict”意思是 “限制”，符合句意，did not后接动词原形。故填restrict。 【56题详解】 考查动词。句意：相反，这些促使她成长，因为她坚持创作能触动心灵的旋律。根据下文“melodies”可知，“compose” 表示 “创作”，insist on doing sth. 为固定搭配，所以用动名词composing，符合句意。故填composing。 【57题详解】 考查动词。句意：每天晚上做完作业后，莉莉就坐在钢琴旁不知疲倦地磨练她的技巧。根据上文“Lily sat by her piano”可知，“polish”有“磨练；提高” 之意，描述她提升技巧，且根据 sat可知用一般过去时，故填polished。 【58题详解】 考查名词。句意：她的决心在同龄人中成为一个热门话题，激励他们无论遇到什么障碍都要追求自己的梦想。根据下文“inspiring them to pursue their dreams no matter the obstacles.”可知，她决定让自己成为同龄人讨论的热门话题，即她想获得成功，所以应用名词“trend” 表示 “趋势；热门话题”，作表语。符合句意。故填trend。 【59题详解】 考查现在分词。句意：回首往事，她意识到每一个挑战都是一块垫脚石，促使她成为一个更有毅力的人。根据上文“a stepping stone”可知，“facilitate” 表示 “促使；推动”，和主语是主动关系，此处现在分词作伴随状语，符合句意。故填facilitating。 【60题详解】 考查名词。句意：莉莉在对音乐的热爱中找到了力量，证明了只要有毅力，一个人就能把逆境变成成功的美妙交响乐。根据上文“Her determination”以及下文“one can turn the adversity into beautiful symphonies of success.”可知，“perseverance” 表示“毅力”，符合句意，作宾语，不可数。故填perseverance。 六、选词填空(每小题2分，5小题，共10分) 选词填空 (be) made up of, in effect, turn down, on behalf of, worn out, in response to, straight away 61. To stay fit, she ______ junk food at parties and chose fruit instead. 62. Strict laws against littering were passed ______ the growing environmental concerns in the community. 63. After pulling an all-nighter to study for finals, she felt completely ______ but still managed to finish her exams with determination. 64. A poem ______ vivid imagery and rhythmic lines evokes emotions and paints pictures in the reader’s mind. 65. ______ humanity, the astronaut delivered a message of peace to the alien civilization, hoping to bridge the gap between our worlds through shared curiosity about the universe. 【答案】61. turned down 62. in response to 63. worn out 64. made up of 65. On behalf of 【解析】 【61题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：为了保持健康，她在聚会上拒绝了垃圾食品，转而选择了水果。根据“To stay fit”和“chose fruit instead”可知，此处表示拒绝垃圾食品，“turn down”意为“拒绝”，结合语境，句子时态为一般过去时。故填turned down。 【62题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：为应对社区中日益增长的环境问题，严格的禁止乱扔垃圾的法律得以通过。根据“the growing environmental concerns”可知，法律的通过是为了应对环境问题，“in response to”意为“响应；应对”。故填in response to。 【63题详解】 考查形容词短语。句意：为了准备期末考试熬了个通宵后，她感觉精疲力竭，但仍坚定地完成了考试。根据“pulling an all nighter to study for finals”可知，通宵学习后会感觉疲惫，“worn out”意为“精疲力竭的”。故填worn out。 【64题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：一首由生动的意象和有韵律的诗句组成的诗能唤起情感，在读者心中描绘出画面。根据“vivid imagery and rhythmic lines”可知，诗是由意象和诗句组成的，“(be) made up of”意为“由……组成”，作后置定语，用非谓语形式，与其逻辑主语A poem之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动。故填made up of。 【65题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：宇航员代表人类向外星文明传递了一条和平信息，希望通过对宇宙共同的好奇来弥合我们两个世界之间的差距。根据“the astronaut delivered a message of peace to the alien civilization”可知，宇航员是代表人类传递信息，“on behalf of”意为“代表”。故填On behalf of。 七、完成句子(每小题3分，5小题，共15分) 66. 自新学期开始，他一直在努力学习。 ______________________________________________ since the new term began. 【答案】He has been working hard 【解析】 【详解】考查现在完成进行时态。“他一直在努力学习”是主句，主语“他”用人称代词he，“努力学习”用动词短语work hard，结合时间状语“since the new term began”可知，表示从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在，并且可能还会继续下去的动作，要用现在完成进行时态，且主语是第三人称单数代词，谓语用单数形式。故填He has been working hard。 67. 毫无疑问，所有的学生都应该抓住这个黄金机会去体验传统文化。 ____________ all the students should _______________ our traditional culture. 【答案】 ①. There is no doubt that ②. seize the golden opportunity to experience 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句式和动词。“毫无疑问” 常用句式为 There is no doubt that，that引导同位语从句，“抓住”常用 seize ，“黄金机会”是 the golden opportunity ，“抓住机会做某事”用 seize the opportunity to do sth.，“体验”是 experience 。故填There is no doubt that；seize the golden opportunity to experience. 68. 在你焦虑不安的时候听一些轻音乐是个不错的选择。 It _____________ some light music when __________________________. 【答案】 ①. is a good choice to listen to ②. you are stressed out 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型和短语。第一空表示“……是不错的选择”句型为it be a good choice to do sth.；表示“听音乐”用listen to；第二空表示“焦虑不安”用形容词短语be stressed out，主语为you，陈述事实用一般现在时，be动词用are。故填①is a good choice to listen to；②you are stressed out。 69. 面对意外挑战时，这位科学家坚持研究并与同事合作寻找创新解决方案。 _____________, the scientist persists in her research and collaborates with colleagues to find innovative solutions. 【答案】When faced with unexpected challenges 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句省略。“面对” 常见表达为 be faced with ，这里使用状语从句的省略，完整形式为 When the scientist is faced with unexpected challenges，省略了the scientist is 。“意外的”是 unexpected，作定语 ，“挑战”是challenges作宾语 。故填When faced with unexpected challenges。 70. 艾玛问汤姆第二天是否能参加线上会议。 Emma asked Tom _____________________________________________________________________. 【答案】if/whether he could attend the online meeting the next day 【解析】 【详解】考查宾语从句和短语。根据句中asked可知，句子使用一般过去时，表示“是否”，用if/whether引导宾语从句；从句主语使用he指代汤姆；表示“参加线上会议”为attend the online meeting，“能”使用情态动词could，后跟动词原形；表示“第二天”为the next day。故填if/whether he could attend the online meeting the next day。 八、书面表达(共1题，满分30分) 71. 假定你是李华，你校英语翻译爱好者协会成功举办了中华诗词英译大赛，请你代表协会在本次活动的颁奖仪式上进行总结发言，内容包括： 1. 表示祝贺； 2. 回顾本次活动； 3. 表达希望。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear fellow schoolmates, It’s my great honor to make a concluding statement here. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you! 【答案】One possible version: Dear fellow schoolmates, It’s my great honor to make a concluding statement here. At this moment, I’d like to extend my sincere congratulations to all of the participants. The competition would not be a great success without the joint efforts of everyone. My hearty thanks go firstly to our teachers, whose guidance and encouragement have given us much insight into translation of Chinese poetry. Besides, all the participants’ devotion and wonderful performance impressed us a lot. Most importantly, the competition has further stimulated our passion for Chinese poetry and boosted our cultural confidence. I sincerely hope that we students will work to learn English well, carry forward and spread traditional Chinese culture. That’s all. Thank you! 【解析】 【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生代表校英语翻译爱好者协会在中华诗词英译大赛颁奖仪式上进行总结发言，回顾活动并表示祝贺。 【详解】1.词汇积累 此刻：at this moment→ now 诚挚地：sincerely→genuinely 比赛：competition→match 推进：boost→promote 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Besides, all the participants’ devotion and wonderful performance impressed us a lot. 拓展句：Besides, what impressed us a lot is all the participants’ devotion and wonderful performance. 【点睛】【高分句型1】My hearty thanks go firstly to our teachers, whose guidance and encouragement have given us much insight into translation of Chinese poetry.（运用了whose引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】I sincerely hope that we students will work to learn English well, carry forward and spread traditional Chinese culture.（运用了that引导宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 广州市天河外国语学校2024学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语 命题人：张震山 吴琼 审题人：周加洋 李沁 注意事项： 1.本试卷分全卷满分150分，120分钟内完成，闭卷。 2.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。 3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。 4.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 5.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 一、阅读理解(每小题2.5分，15小题，共37.5分) A Exploring Chicago: Unique Tours Whether you seek adventure, history, food, or family fun, there’s a perfect tour: Here are four top options highlighting Chicago’s best. 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Visiting four top doughnut shops, the tour offers a delightful selection of treats while sharing the history of each shop and Chicago’s doughnut culture. Best Bike: Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago Price: From $85 Duration: 4.5 hours Combining cycling with culinary delights, this tour covers 13 miles through Chicago’s neighborhoods, stopping for local specialties like pizza, beer, cupcakes, and hot dogs. The tour is known for its easy pace and entertaining guides, offering a fun and educational experience. 1. Which activity would you join if you are interested in building? A. Underground Donut Tour. B. Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago. C. Urban Kayak Chicago Riverwalk. D. Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tour. 2. What can participants expect from the Bobby’s Bike Hike Chicago tour? A. A historical walking tour of the city. B. A food tour focusing on doughnuts. C. A kayaking experience on the Chicago River. D. A bike ride with stops for local food and drinks. 3. What do the tours have in common? A. They all include food tasting. B. They are all led by historians. C. They all start at the Riverwalk. D. They are all scheduled for the weekend. B I have been studying the French language for three years. This field of study has been the hardest but most precious of my life. I would put it above the study of writing simply because I started writing as a 6-year-old boy under my mother’s guidance. I always “felt” I could write. I did not always “feel” I could study a foreign language effectively. But here I am, right now, in a French hotel. I spoke French at the border, when I checked in and when I went to get lunch. I fail to speak with fluency. I mishear words. I can’t really use complicated grammar. But my words are perfectly understandable and serve their purpose. I feel, as I always do, like I am lost in the dark, but with each misstep, I find my way more clearly. I didn’t feel it when reading French novels; I didn’t feel it at school. I just felt it when I first arrived Paris. I’m emphasizing feelings because, when studying, they are as important as any reality. The fear of making mistakes feeds the hopeless and makes learners quit. It is not the study of language that is hard. It is the feelings of who you are at the present level and pessimistic belief of who you will always be that make it hard. The transformation to turn struggles into growth is what truly makes learning a life-changing journey. Maybe one day, someone will say something to me that I do not understand, and in that moment. I may feel a bit discouraged. But now, I feel a sense of being high. These moments of confidence and motivation are precious, for they remind me of how far I’ve come. They are not the norm (常态), though. The truth is, the lows are what I encounter more often. They are part of the learning process, part of the transformation that shapes us into better versions of ourselves. And yet, it is through these lows that I am constantly learning and growing. 4. How does the author feel about making mistakes in French? A. Awkward. B. Hopeless. C. Competent. D. Rewarding. 5. Why does the author emphasize feelings? A. To highlight his struggles in learning French. B. To show that positive thinking can drive growth. C. To illustrate that people should follow their hearts. D. To clarify his experience in mindset transformation. 6. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A The lows are always followed by highs. B. Feeling confident should be made a norm. C. Struggles are an essential part of learning. D. The ups are the real times when learning occurs. 7. Which statement might the author probably agree with? A. Fail again, fail better. B. Stay grounded, work for greatness. C. Accept the lows, wait for the chance. D. Be courageous, explore the unknown. C In 2015, Doc Brown, a “mad scientist”, takes teenager Marty McFly to the future in a flying car. In that future, cars fly through the sky. But now, 10 years after the future shown in the movie, flying cars are still not real. However, flying cars, a popular idea in sci-fi since the early 1900s, might soon become real. According to Xiaosong Du, an assistant professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the technology to make flying cars already exists. In fact, some companies have even tested prototypes (样机). A flying car would probably look like a mix of an airplane and a helicopter. Since airplanes need runways, a flying car would take off like a helicopter using rotating blades (叶片). After take-off, wings would extend from the car's body, allowing it to fly like an airplane with less air resistance. Another design option is to add propellers (螺旋桨) to the wings. At first, the wings would face upwards to help the propellers lift the vehicle. Once in the air, the wings would tilt to lie flat, making the car fly like an airplane. These designs don't look like the flying cars from sci-fi. Instead, they look like military helicopters, like those in some movies. One big challenge for people traveling in flying cars is expense. A US company plans to sell flying cars that can also drive on roads, but they will cost about $300, 000 each. Most flying cars will be electric due to sustainability concerns but batteries are heavy and have limited range. Flying cars require a lot of power, especially during take-off. Current batteries can only power a flying car for 20 to 30 minutes. Unlike a regular car, a flying car cannot just pull over when out of power — it would fall. So Du and many other researchers are trying to improve battery efficiency before flying taxis take off. 8. Why does the author mention the movie in the first paragraph? A. To introduce the topic about flying cars. B. To remember a scientist inventing flying cars. C. To show people's longing for flying cars. D. To praise a boy for his adventurous spirit in flying cars. 9. Which of the following is a big barrier to people using flying cars? A. The wings' flexibility. B. The road safety. C. The flight rules. D. The high cost. 10. What can we infer about flying cars? A. They have been in service in big cities. B. They can operate like a regular vehicle. C. They consume less fuel during take-off. D. They require light but powerful batteries. 11. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. Sci-fi films inspire real-life inventions B. The challenges of flying cars are endless C. Flying cars could soon become a reality D. Customers are concerned about flying cars D We all know fresh is best when it comes to food. However, most produce at the store went through weeks of travel and covered hundreds of miles before reaching the table. While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more. BMF is an indoor garden system. It can be set up for a family. Additionally, it could serve a larger audience such as a hospital, restaurant or school. The innovative design requires little effort to achieve a reliable weekly supply of fresh greens. Specifically, it’s a farm that relies on new technology. By connecting through the Cloud, BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each plant. After harvest, users simply replace the plants with a new pre-seeded pod (容器) to get the next growth cycle started. Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eaten means zero emissions (排放) from transporting plants from soil to salad. In addition, there’s no need for pesticides and other chemicals that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment. BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee. 12. What can be learned about BMF from paragraph 1? A. It guarantees the variety of food. B. It requires day-to-day care. C. It cuts the farm-to-table distance. D. It relies on farmer’s markets. 13. What information does the convenient app offer? A. Real-time weather changes. B. Current condition of the plants. C. Chemical pollutants in the soil. D. Availability of pre-seeded pods. 14. What can be concluded about BMF employees? A. They have a great passion for sports. B. They are devoted to community service. C. They are fond of sharing daily experiences. D. They have a strong environmental awareness. 15. What does the text mainly talk about? A. BMF’s major strengths. B. BMF’s general management. C. BMF’s global influence. D. BMF’s technical standards. 二、阅读七选五(每小题2.5分，5小题，共12.5分) You run into the grocery store to pick up one bottle of water. You get what you need, head to the front, and choose the line that looks fastest. You chose wrong. People who you swear got in other lines long after you are already checked out and off to the parking lot. ___16___ It turns out, it’s just math working against you; chances are, the other line really is faster. Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout to get all their customers through with minimum delay. ___17___Any small interruption-a price check, a chatty customer-can have downstream effects, holding up an entire line. If there are three lines in the store, delays will happen randomly at different registers. Think about the probability:____18____So it's not just in your mind: Another line probably is moving faster. Researchers have a good way to deal with this problem. Make all customers stand in one long, snaking line- called a serpentine line-and serve each person at the front with the next available register. ___19___This is what they do at most banks and fast-food restaurants. With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will slow down everyone a little bit but speed up checkout overall. ____20____It takes many registers to keep one line moving quickly, and some stores can't afford the space or manpower. So wherever your next wait may be: Good luck. A. Why does this always seem to happen to you? B. So why don’t most places encourage serpentine lines? C. Some of the may have stood in a queue for almost an hour. D The chances of your line being the fastest are only one in three. E. How high is the probability that you are in the fastest waiting line? F. With three registers, this method is much faster than the traditional approach. G. But sometimes, as on a Sunday afternoon, the system gets particularly busy. 三、完型填空(每小题1分，20小题，共20分) I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams. “Do you want to ____21____your rocking chair?” I taught grades 1-2 for 17 years, and my dreams as a teacher were tied to that rocking chair. It was a ____22____idea to have it in my class. Every day after break time , the class would ____23____around and listen to the story I was reading. When the students are close, they find the ____24____to share their stories, dreams and fears. The chair was part of my ____25____, part of me. ____26____, I became unwell and couldn’t keep teaching. I experienced ____27____anxiety and at last I was forced to ____28____the job. With my life as a teacher over, I needed a new path. And I didn’t have to look far. My husband and I ____29____one of my former students in 2017. The complexity of parenting a child who came to us at 9 years old changed our lives in ____30____ways. But it inspired the part of me that ____31____being a parent. We spent ____32____hours staying with books - healing, bonding and solidifying our family, which gave me a new purpose. I joined a ____33____group of local moms. For about a year, I met with them weekly for walks or coffee. We came together to ____34____, and then I started giving and receiving help, I gave driving practice to a single mom with her learner’s license and received emotional support in ____35____I also took her son on hikes around the city. Another woman encouraged me to buy a stand-up paddleboard and gave me lessons. My family, my books, ____36____a new purpose and belonging in a community -these are fulfilling the sense of self I used to ____37____as a teacher. I learned my ____38____doesn’t need to change, Fm still honoring those core (核心的)values ____39____I’m working as a teacher. What about that rocking chair? I looked back at the text message, My answer was no, and I don’t need the chair. I’ll let it go to a new ____40____! 21. A. give away B. put back C. send out D. pick up 22. A. ridiculous B. magical C. strange D. simple 23. A. gather B. turn C. look D. run 24. A. excuse B. inspiration C. courage D. comfort 25. A. goal B. job C. furniture D. entertainment 26. A. Unfortunately B. Unusually C. Unbelievably D. Unfairly 27. A. natural B. vague C. severe D. slight 28. A. challenge B. change C. choose D. quit 29. A. adopted B. taught C. rescued D. helped 30. A. flexible B. unexpected C. upsetting D. separate 31. A. imagines B. tries C. enjoys D. considers 32. A. countless B. sleepless C. endless D. speechless 33. A. wisdom B. support C. family D. service 34. A. cooperate B. share C. improve D. learn 35. A. relief B. reality C. response D. return 36. A. finding B. confirming C. accepting D. understanding 37. A. experience B. develop C. train D. prize 38 A. character B. identity C. determination D. sense 39. A. when B. how C. whether D. why 40. A. purpose B. teacher C. position D. parent 第Ⅱ卷 四、语法填空(每小题1.5分，10小题，满分15分) 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At the National Alpine Skiing Center of China, ski instructor Xin Dawei is welcoming the busiest snow season in his 9-year career. “My schedule____41____ (pack) with classes each day. The number of instructors here has grown by about a third this year to meet the fast-rising demand,____42____ hiring is still going on,” he told China Economic Net (CEN) reporter. In 2024. on JD.com.____43____ go-to c-commerce platform for Chinese device buyers, sales of ski-related equipment____44____ (record) impressive growth, with sales of ski goggles (护目镜) , snowshoes and snowboards all____45____ (rise) by more than 80% year-on-year. Out of the top ten most rapidly growing ski related equipment markets in China over the past year, eight are southern cities. In these warm regions, enthusiasts turn indoors to experience ____46____ (familiar) snow fields they rarely saw before, or even make____47____part of their post-work fitness routine. China has become the world’s largest indoor ski market, home to over half of world’s total and six out of the ten biggest ones____48____ (global) . Daniel, Founder of iCeMonster, a startup high-tech snow goggles seller, said that he is shifting his focus____49____international market to China. “We’re a late_____50_____ (come), but business is going on well,” he said. 五、用所给词的正确形式填空(每小题1分，10小题，共10分) 选词填空 facilitate restrict perseverance delicate trend amateur compose commitment polish ridiculous In the heart of a bustling city lived an ____51____ pianist named Lily. Despite her young age, she had a deep ____52____ to music. However, many thought it was ____53____ to someone without formal training to dream so big. Lily’s ____54____ piano, a gift from her grandmother, was both her treasure and her challenge. The worn-out strings and off-key notes did not ____55____ her passion. Instead, they promoted her growth as she insist on ____56____ melodies that could touch hearts. Every evening, after her homework was done; Lily sat by her piano and ____57____ her skills tirelessly. One day, Lily faced a major setback when her piano needed repairs that her family could barely afford. But this didn’t discourage her. She took on small jobs around the neighborhood, saving every penny for the repairs. Her determination became a ____58____ among her peers, inspiring them to pursue their dreams no matter the obstacles. As time went by, Lily’s dedication started to pay off. She began performing at local events, her name slowly becoming known within the community. Looking back, she realized that every challenge had been a stepping stone, ___59___ her to become a more persistent person. Lily found strength in her love for music, proving that with _____60_____, one can turn the adversity into beautiful symphonies of success. 六、选词填空(每小题2分，5小题，共10分) 选词填空 (be) made up of, in effect, turn down, on behalf of, worn out, in response to, straight away 61. To stay fit, she ______ junk food at parties and chose fruit instead. 62. Strict laws against littering were passed ______ the growing environmental concerns in the community. 63. After pulling an all-nighter to study for finals, she felt completely ______ but still managed to finish her exams with determination. 64. A poem ______ vivid imagery and rhythmic lines evokes emotions and paints pictures in the reader’s mind. 65. ______ humanity, the astronaut delivered a message of peace to the alien civilization, hoping to bridge the gap between our worlds through shared curiosity about the universe. 七、完成句子(每小题3分，5小题，共15分) 66. 自新学期开始，他一直在努力学习。 ______________________________________________ since the new term began. 67. 毫无疑问，所有的学生都应该抓住这个黄金机会去体验传统文化。 ____________ all the students should _______________ our traditional culture. 68. 在你焦虑不安的时候听一些轻音乐是个不错的选择。 It _____________ some light music when __________________________. 69. 面对意外挑战时，这位科学家坚持研究并与同事合作寻找创新解决方案。 _____________, the scientist persists in her research and collaborates with colleagues to find innovative solutions. 70. 艾玛问汤姆第二天是否能参加线上会议。 Emma asked Tom _____________________________________________________________________. 八、书面表达(共1题，满分30分) 71. 假定你是李华，你校英语翻译爱好者协会成功举办了中华诗词英译大赛，请你代表协会在本次活动的颁奖仪式上进行总结发言，内容包括： 1. 表示祝贺； 2. 回顾本次活动； 3. 表达希望。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear fellow schoolmates, It’s my great honor to make a concluding statement here. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. 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