山东省威海市乳山市银滩高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

高二英语(2025.5) 本试卷共10页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．Where does the conversation probably take place? A．In a classroom. B．In a bookstore. C．In a library. 2．Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name? A．She is taking a Chinese class. B．She will be working in China. C．She has made some Chinese friends. 3．When will the man have the conference? A．This Friday. B．This Saturday. C．Next Monday. 4．How much will the man pay? A．$45. B．$90. C．$95. 5．What does the woman mean? A．Lisa is hardworking. B．Lisa may fail the exam. C．Lisa stays up too late. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。 6．What is Tom busy doing? A．Raising money. B．Writing a lab report. C．Giving classes to children. 7．Who might be able to help Tom this week? A．Mike. B．Cathy. C．Jane. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．Why was Julia absent from the class? A．She was ill. B．She got up late. C．She went to a party. 9．What has Robert got for Julia? A．Textbooks. B．Oil paintings. C．Lecture notes. 10．Where will the speakers meet on Saturday? A．At Robert’s home. B．At a bar. C．At a gift shop. 听第8 段材料，回答第11至13题。 11．Whose birthday is it? A．Sarah’s. B．Michael’s. C．Rebecca’s. 12．When will the birthday party begin? A．At 6:15. B．At 6:30. C．At 7:00. 13．What does the man want to know? A．What to buy. B．Whom to call. C．Where to park. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Fellow workers. B．Teacher and student. C．Boss and employee. 15．What does the man think of the new rules? A．Reasonable. B．Annoying. C．Useless. 16．What is a must according to the new rules? A．Leave the cell phone at home. B．Silence the cell phone at work. C．Keep the cell phone out of meetings. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．When did George get married? A．In 1892. B．In 1902. C．In 1912. 18．Where is the greenhouse located? A．By the side entrance. B．On the left of Orchard. C．Beside the Pear Alley. 19．What can tourists do on the tour? A．Buy George’s works. B．Taste some foreign fruits. C．Communicate with the writer. 20．Why does the man make the speech? A．To promote books and other gifts. B．To guide tourists around Rosewood. C．To clarify the tour route for visitors. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A DIY Your Own Desserts Can you imagine how happy your beloved one will be when you give him/her your DIY desserts when you celebrate a birthday with him/her? Come and make your own desserts at The Desserts Kitchen. Give your beloved one a surprise! Recipes we are offering: cheesecake, cookies, pudding and a lot more! One-to-one Class (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) This is a completely hands-on personal cooking experience lasting up to 4 hours, learning 4-5 recipes per lesson. The teacher will guide you through how to prepare and make the food. You’ll be able to take home copies of all the recipes and the dishes prepared by yourself. Fees: $300 per class per person Group Course (daily) There are three types of group course: beginners’ course, intermediate course and advanced course. All classes run daily and each course lasts 2 hours. You’ll be able to learn 2-3 recipes per lesson. A copy of recipes will be available for you to take home. The teacher will show how to cook different recipes in front of 8-10 people in a friendly and sociable atmosphere. There will be opportunities for students to get hands-on experience in some of the classes. At the end of the class, you can either eat the meal prepared during the class or take it home with you. Fees: $150 per class per person (beginners’ course); $250 per class per person (intermediate course); $350 per class per person (advanced course) For application, go to our website to get the application form. You can choose to apply for the class online, via email or hand in your completed form in person. 1. What is the purpose of the text? A. To sell DIY desserts. B. To introduce dessert recipes. C. To advertise classes for DIY desserts. D. To promote an app for making desserts. 2. How many recipes can a student learn in a beginners’ course? A. 2-3 recipes. B. 4-5 recipes. C. 6-7 recipes. D. 8-10 recipes. 3. What can all the students get from the class? A. An application form. B. Copies of recipes in each class. C. A certificate for completing the course. D. The dishes prepared by other group members. B Wang Sibo, the first person in Chinese light painting art, is good at creating light paintings in a Chinese style. Using light as ink and night as canvas (画布), he adds ancient cultural elements into modern art to create amazing works. For creators of light paintings, it does not require highly advanced painting skills. However, it is easier said than done. Wang Sibo once stated, “Light painting requires a strong sense of space and memory, as each stroke (笔画) of the brush is moving very fast and does not leave any mark. Therefore, one can only rely on their feelings and memories to paint in the air.” Since Wang Sibo began his journey in light painting, he has continuously improved his skills. He has a special fondness for Chinese dragons. To perfectly present the form and charm of dragons, Wang Sibo and his team devoted countless hours and efforts. After two years of hard work, they finally presented a surprising masterpiece. On a night in 2018, Wang Sibo and his team made history near Wangfujing Street, creating “Dragon Dance in China” — a 670-square-meter light painting that set the Guinness World Record for the “largest light painting pattern”. However, this was just the beginning. In 2021, they once again broke the world record for the largest light painting with “The Elegy of Light,” a 2021-square-meter masterpiece. Not stopping there, Wang Sibo made a new breakthrough in 2023 with “Awakening Lion,” completed by 328 people, earning the first-ever record for “the most people meanwhile creating a light painting.” In this way, Wang Sibo, with his Chinese-style light painting, has stood at the top of the world many times. For Wang Sibo, light painting is not only an art form, but also a means of expressing his inner self and releasing his emotions. He will continue to use light as a tool to illuminate (照亮) the path of traditional culture and convey its value and significance to the audience. 4. What is unique about Wang Sibo’s light painting? A. He only paints during the daytime. B. He needs special brushes and paints. C. He uses digital technology to create art. D. He combines traditional Chinese culture with modern art. 5. What can be inferred from Wang Sibo’s words? A. Light painting is quite challenging. B. Canvases of light paintings are in the air. C. Light painting can only be done by masters of painting. D. Creators of light painting should have strong emotions. 6. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The significance of Wang Sibo’s light paintings. B. The unique charm of Wang Sibo’s light paintings. C. Wang Sibo’s remarkable achievements in light painting. D. The efforts Wang Sibo has made to set the Guinness World Record. 7. In which column of a magazine is this text most likely to appear? A. Pioneer. B. Fashion. C. Culture. D. Lifestyle. C Turn on a light outside at night, and it won’t be long before lots of insects start gathering around it. This behavior has led to a popular comparison for attraction, “like a moth to a flame.” However, according to a new study, it turns out that insects aren’t “attracted” to artificial lights, but rather confused by it. The new finding is based on a theory about insect orientation (定位). Due to their small and lightweight bodies, insects experience less air resistance, allowing them to achieve higher accelerations (加速度), which in turn makes it challenging for them to sense up and down during flight. So, they typically rely on stable light sources like the moon and stars to orient themselves at night, keeping the sky at their backs to stay upright. However, the introduction of artificial lights confuses their natural sense of direction. The insects you see circling street lights, in other words, are probably lost. To reach these conclusions, scientists used high-resolution cameras to film insects flying around artificial lights in Costa Rica. They also attached tiny sensors to insects and filmed motion-capture videos of them in flight. In this way, researchers can slow down the insects’ pace and study their movements in greater detail. The videos showed insects turning their backs toward sources of artificial light—even at the price of flipping over or crashing. This can be dangerous for insects, as circling around artificial lights can put them at risk from enemies, exhaustion, and starvation, causing many to die before morning. Night artificial light is a major cause of insect population loss, which could severely impact crop pollination and food supplies for larger animals, including humans. “Insects have been flying around for 370 million years, and it’s just in the last 150 years that it’s really gone wrong for them,” says entomologist Samuel Fabian. “If we don’t want to influence large amounts of insect populations, we should not have lights shining up into the sky.” 8. Why do insects circle street lights according to scientists? A. They are attracted by street lights. B. They can sense up and down more easily. C. They experience less air resistance around street lights. D. They can’t find their way due to the disturbance of street lights. 9. How did the scientists conduct the experiment? A. By detecting the living environment of insects. B By making videos to study insects’ movements. C. By monitoring the insects’ brain activity during flight. D. By building models to analyze insects’ motion patterns. 10. Why does the author mention Fabian’s words in the last paragraph? A. To stress the long history of insect flight. B. To appeal to people to reduce light pollution. C. To show the importance of insects to food supplies. D. To remind people of the influence human activities have on insects. 11. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. How Artificial Lights Impact the Ecosystem B. What Leads to the Loss of Insect Populations C. How Insects Locate Themselves in the Flight D. What’s the Truth Behind Moths Flying to Flames D Think of a typical college physics course: notetaking, homework struggles and studying for difficult exams. Now imagine access to a tutor (导师) who answers questions at any hour, never tires and never judges. Might you learn more? Maybe even twice as much? That’s the unexpected conclusion from a Harvard study examining learning outcomes for students in a large physics course who worked with a custom-designed AI chatbot. The study was led by lecturer Gregory Kestin and Kelly Miller, who analyzed learning outcomes of 194 students in Kestin’s Physical Sciences 2 course. The students were divided into two groups, each of whom experienced two lessons in continual weeks. During the first week, Group 1 participated in an instructor-guided active learning classroom lesson, while Group 2 engaged with an AI-supported lesson at home; conditions were changed oppositely the following week. “We went into the study curious about whether our AI tutor could be as effective as in-person instructors,” Kestin said. “I certainly didn’t expect students to find the AI-powered lesson more engaging. But that’s exactly what happened: Not only did the AI tutor seem to help students learn more materials, the students also self-reported more engagement when working with AI.” The researchers found that learning gains for students in the AI-tutored group were about double those for students in the in-class group. The researchers believe students’ ability to get personalized feedback (反馈) and self pace with the AI tutor are advantages compared with in-class learning. “In various in-class settings, students with a strong background in the material may be less engaged, and they’re sometimes bored,” Miller said. “Students without the background sometimes struggle to keep up. So the fact that the AI tutor can be supportive of that difference is probably the biggest thing.” Though excited by AI’s potential to revolutionize education, Kestin showed his concern. “While AI has the potential to supercharge learning, it could also undermine learning if we’re not careful,” Kestin said. “AI tutors shouldn’t ‘think’ for students, but rather help them build critical thinking skills. AI tutors shouldn’t replace in-person instruction, but help all students better prepare for it.” 12. What were the participants required to do in the study? A. Report their partners’ feelings. B. Study with different tutors in turn. C. Make a choice between two courses. D. Experience in-class learning for 2 weeks. 13. What did Kestin most probably think of their findings? A. Valueless. B. Doubtful. C. Surprising. D. Confusing. 14. What might probably lead to students’ less engagement in class according to the text? A. Inexperienced in-class instructors. B. Feeling bored with AI’s questions. C. Knowing the materials well in advance. D. Non-personalized feedback from the instructors. 15. What does the underlined word “supercharge” mean in the last paragraph? A. Control. B. Adapt. C. Analyze. D. Boost. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The less you spend, the more you save. It sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s much more complicated. Spending is built into our daily habits, which sometimes can get us addicted to buying stuff. ____16____ It’s kind of like a crash diet, but in a good way! What is a no-spend challenge? Despite the name, a no-spend challenge doesn’t mean you sit on your hands and spend no money at all. ____17____ The basic premise (前提) of a no-spend challenge is to cut out non-essential spending for a certain amount of time. It could be for a week, a month or even an entire year. What can you spend money on during a no-spend challenge? If you need to purchase something during your no-spend challenge, it should be something that’s necessary and you absolutely can’t do without. So groceries, yes. Candy bar in the checkout line, no. Also, no new iPhone, even if you’ve been dreaming about an upgrade. No new shoes, even if they’re on a huge sale. ____18____ Decide acceptable purchases. The goal of this challenge isn’t to make life harder on yourself by cutting out spending on essential expenses. The financial benefits of a no-spend challenge ____19____ You can use the extra money you normally would have spent to build up your emergency fund. Or you might want to put the money toward other financial goals, like saving for a new car or an upcoming vacation. While no-spend challenges are designed to be temporary, you can always extend your challenge. ____20____ A. It can even lead to overspending. B. Why not treat it as more of a lifestyle change? C. Sometimes the best way is to take a no-spend challenge. D. You’re spending because you’ve been programmed to do so. E. A no-spend challenge can be a boost to your financial situation. F. After all, there are some necessities you simply can’t do without. G. This is not the time to make excuses to buy stuff you don’t really need. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When Jasmine Benton was just 9 years old, she realized that her love for creating art was more than just a hobby. Each night in her ____21____ she wrote about the ____22____ she dreamed of starting. One morning, she shared the important news with her mother, Jennifer Gormer. “I want to start my own business,” Jasmine told Jennifer. When Jennifer looked at Jasmine’s journal she was ____23____ to see the outline of a real, practical business ____24____. “She had the name of her business, the products she was going to ____25____, and who her customers were,” said Jennifer. “She had the ____26____. It was all there.” With her family’s ____27____, Jasmine started her company Precious Designs, a company that changes trash into treasure. She spent her adolescence and teen years ____28____ artwork and selling it at trade shows and art shows. ____29____, her friends were not very supportive, and she went through a ____30____ period when her work wasn’t selling. ____31____, she just kept trying and never gave up! Now Jasmine is 18 years old and her company is truly taking off. She recently ____32____ the Youth Entrepreneurship Shark Tank Challenge and won. Besides, she has also ____33____ her first bit of investor seed money. Jasmine continues to ____34____ in her career thanks to her good business sense and determination to ____35____ We could all take a lesson from this young lady’s vision and hard work! 21. A. book B. diary C. letter D. homework 22. A. class B. journey C. company D. research 23. A. grateful B. anxious C. relieved D. astonished 24. A. plan B. application C. secret D. decision 25. A. sell B. pack C. introduce D. update 26. A. talent B. vision C. support D. ambition 27. A. praise B. pressure C. permission D. encouragement 28. A. creating B. collecting C. sharing D. appreciating 29. A. Strangely B. Interestingly C. Obviously D. Unfortunately 30. A. busy B. brief C. tough D. pleasant 31. A. Besides B. Certainly C. Therefore D. However 32. A. took part in B. paid attention to C. took charge of D. put up with 33. A. saved B. donated C. paid D. received 34. A. adapt B. struggle C. stand out D. help out 35. A. wait B. fight C. change D. succeed 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Our new online center on Google Arts & Culture offers a peck into China’s vast culinary (烹饪) world. Imagine a food culture that has been evolving for thousands of years, with each dish ____36____ (carry) its own unique story. With food so ____37____ (tight) woven into its culture, you can learn about China’s traditions and history through its extensive gastronomy (美食学) — ____38____ particular dishes to chopstick history to ____39____ (region) variations. Chinese gastronomy is an art form ____40____ goes beyond just satisfying your taste buds. It’s about satisfying all your senses, a harmony of colors, aromas, tastes, and shapes in every dish. Our exhibit will guide you into the Chinese culture behind the dishes. Chinese culture also boasts a well-established etiquette (礼仪) system that ____41____ (perfect)over thousands of years. Learn all of the ____42____ (do) and don’ts of using chopsticks, the typical kitchen tool that’s existed for thousands of years. Do you prefer the elegance of Beijing hot pot, ____43____ the fiery intensity of Sichuan’s version? With its vast territory, each area in China has its own culinary history, customs and dishes. From the fiery flavors of Sichuan to the delicate dim sum of Guangdong, each region has something unique ____44____ (offer). With this Chinese culinary exhibit, we hope to be able to give people all around the world _____45_____ chance to learn about China’s intricate culinary traditions. Explore A Taste of China on the Google Arts & Culture website or download the Google Arts & Culture’s Android or iOS app. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你正在为学校即将举办的主题为“The spirit of craftsmanship”的英语演讲比赛做准备。请你给英国朋友Andy写一封邮件，内容包括： 1．你的准备情况; 2．你的感想。 注意： 1．写作词数应为80个左右; 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Andy, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Sandro was born and grew up in Milan. Until he was 13 years old, he never wanted to leave his hometown. But last year, Sandro’s father’s investment went bad, wiping out the family and sending his parents to prison. As a teenager under 16 years old, Sandro was forced to go to Newcastle in the northeast of England to stay with his uncle Lawrence. Sandro had a lot of difficulties in the new environment. He didn’t like the food in England. Nobody could forecast the weather in Newcastle. He had to start learning the second foreign language in his new school. Pocket money was not enough as usual. Almost every subject was a challenge for him. Most importantly, he had no friends. It seemed nobody knew him and he knew nobody in the school. On an early summer evening, when Sandro was going home alone from school as usual, a man called him from behind. Sandro turned around and saw Eddie, his PE teacher, standing in front of him. “You know, the school will have a swimming competition next month. There will be all kinds of races. Will you participate?” Eddie asked. Sandro took a look at Eddie with doubt and answered, “You sure? Me? No. I won’t. I can swim, but I’m slower than a snail.” Eddie smiled and then said, “Yes. Indeed. You are, in breaststroke(蛙泳), in backstroke, and in butterfly, but not in freestyle. So join the freestyle race! 200-meter freestyle is the game suitable for you.” Sandro was speechless at that moment. He had never known someone in the school was observing him and caring for him. “I don’t think I can win anything,” Sandro was still a little puzzled. “But you may get more recognition and consequently you can make some friends. That is more important than prizes,” Eddie responded immediately. Having hesitated for a while, Sandro agreed to have a try. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Every afternoon for the next month, Sandro trained really hard. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sandro dived into the pool confidently like other competitors. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 高二英语(2025.5) 本试卷共10页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．Where does the conversation probably take place? A．In a classroom. B．In a bookstore. C．In a library. 2．Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name? A．She is taking a Chinese class. B．She will be working in China. C．She has made some Chinese friends. 3．When will the man have the conference? A．This Friday. B．This Saturday. C．Next Monday. 4．How much will the man pay? A．$45. B．$90. C．$95. 5．What does the woman mean? A．Lisa is hardworking. B．Lisa may fail the exam. C．Lisa stays up too late. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。 6．What is Tom busy doing? A．Raising money. B．Writing a lab report. C．Giving classes to children. 7．Who might be able to help Tom this week? A．Mike. B．Cathy. C．Jane. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．Why was Julia absent from the class? A．She was ill. B．She got up late. C．She went to a party. 9．What has Robert got for Julia? A．Textbooks. B．Oil paintings. C．Lecture notes. 10．Where will the speakers meet on Saturday? A．At Robert’s home. B．At a bar. C．At a gift shop. 听第8 段材料，回答第11至13题。 11．Whose birthday is it? A．Sarah’s. B．Michael’s. C．Rebecca’s. 12．When will the birthday party begin? A．At 6:15. B．At 6:30. C．At 7:00. 13．What does the man want to know? A．What to buy B．Whom to call. C．Where to park. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Fellow workers. B．Teacher and student. C．Boss and employee. 15．What does the man think of the new rules? A．Reasonable. B．Annoying. C．Useless. 16．What is a must according to the new rules? A．Leave the cell phone at home. B．Silence the cell phone at work. C．Keep the cell phone out of meetings. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．When did George get married? A．In 1892. B．In 1902. C．In 1912. 18．Where is the greenhouse located? A．By the side entrance B．On the left of Orchard. C．Beside the Pear Alley. 19．What can tourists do on the tour? A．Buy George’s works. B．Taste some foreign fruits. C．Communicate with the writer. 20．Why does the man make the speech? A．To promote books and other gifts. B．To guide tourists around Rosewood. C．To clarify the tour route for visitors. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. B 10. B 11. D D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. C 17. F 18. G 19. E 20. B 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. carrying 37. tightly 38. from 39. regional 40. that##which 41. has been perfected 42. dos##do’s 43. or 44. to offer 45. a 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Andy, I’m glad to tell you that I’m currently preparing for a speech contest at our school on “The spirit of craftsmanship”. The preparation has been both challenging and enlightening. I’ve been researching both ancient artisans and modern innovators. To add depth, I interviewed my grandfather, a retired woodcarver, who emphasized patience and detail. Through this process, I’ve learned to value quality over speed. Craftsmanship isn’t just skill, but perseverance and integrity. Looking forward to the contest and hoping to bring some fresh insights. Wish me luck! Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】One possible version: Every afternoon for the next month, Sandro trained really hard. Starting position, starting dive, turning, pushing off, touching the timing pad, all details, he practiced them over and over. Whenever he was exhausted, Eddie’s words echoed in his mind and supplied extra energy to him. “Maybe I can’t be the champion of the game, but I can be the champion for myself.” He spoke in a low mumble to himself after he finished the last training. Finally, the day of competition arrived. With the sound of the starting gun piercing through the air, the race began as expected. Sandro dived into the pool confidently like other competitors. He swam as freely as a fish. 150 meters covered he was left behind by 2 competitors. In the last 50 meters, Sandro swam magnificently, with his arms pushing forward fast, his legs hitting the water hard. Finally, the championship was still out of his reach. When the result was announced that Sandro won third place, however, other players congratulated him, the audience in the stadium bursting into thunderous applause. As teacher Eddie said, he won the recognition and respect from others with his effort. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$