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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. 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个自制甜点课程的情况，包括收费和课程安排等。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“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!(你能想象当你在为心爱的人庆祝生日时，亲手为他/她制作自制甜点的情景会让他/她多么开心吗？快来“甜品厨房”亲手制作甜品吧。给你的心爱之人一个惊喜吧！)”结合文章主要介绍了一个自制甜点课程的情况，包括收费和课程安排等。可知，这篇文章的目的是为自制甜点课程做宣传。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Group Course (daily)部分“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.(这里有三种团体课程：初级课程、中级课程和高级课程。所有课程每天都有上课安排，每门课程持续2小时。每节课你将能够学习2到3个食谱)”可知，在初学者课程中，学生能学会2到3道菜的烹饪方法。故选A。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Group Course (daily)部分“A copy of recipes will be available for you to take home.(课程结束后，你将获得一份菜谱带回家)”可知，学生们从这门课中能得到每节课的食谱复印件。故选B。 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. 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。中国光绘艺术第一人王思博擅长中式光绘，凭空间感和记忆创作，其团队多次打破吉尼斯纪录，他以光绘传承传统文化。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Using light as ink and night as canvas (画布), he adds ancient cultural elements into modern art to create amazing works.(他以光为墨，以夜为画布，将古老的文化元素融入现代艺术之中，创作出令人惊叹的作品)”可知，王思博的光绘作品将中国传统文化与现代艺术相结合。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“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.”(王思博曾表示：“光绘需要很强的空间感和记忆力，因为画笔的每一笔移动都非常迅速，不会留下任何痕迹。因此，只能依靠自己的感觉和记忆在空中作画。”)”可知，光绘创作相当具有挑战性。故选A。 【6题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“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.(2018 年的一个夜晚，王思博和他的团队在王府井大街附近创造了历史，他们创作了“中国龙舞”——一幅 670 平方米的光影画作，该作品打破了“最大光影画图案”的吉尼斯世界纪录。然而这只是开始。2021 年，他们再次打破了最大光影画的纪录，创作了《光之哀歌》，这是一幅 2021 平方米的杰作。不仅如此，王思博在 2023 年又取得了新的突破，创作了《觉醒的狮子》，由 328 人共同完成，获得了“同时创作光影画的人数最多”的首个世界纪录。就这样，王思博凭借他的中式光影画，在世界舞台上多次登顶)”可知，第四段主要讲的是王思博在光绘方面取得的非凡成就。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“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.(王思博是首位在中国开展光绘艺术创作的人，他擅长以中国风格创作光绘作品。他以光为墨、以夜为画布，将古代文化元素融入现代艺术之中，创作出令人惊叹的作品)”结合文章主要说明了中国光绘艺术第一人王思博擅长中式光绘，凭空间感和记忆创作，其团队多次打破吉尼斯纪录，他以光绘传承传统文化。可知，这篇文章最有可能出现在《先锋》的杂志上，故选A。 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 【答案】8. D 9. B 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项新的研究发现：昆虫并非被人造光源吸引，而是被其迷惑。文中解释了昆虫依靠月亮和星星等稳定光源定位，而人造光扰乱了它们的方向感，导致其绕着路灯盘旋，这也会对昆虫种群造成危害，最后呼吁减少光污染。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“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(然而，人造光的引入扰乱了它们天生的方向感。换句话说，你看到的绕着路灯盘旋的昆虫可能是迷路了)”可知，人造光扰乱了昆虫的自然方向感，它们绕着路灯盘旋是因为迷失了方向，即由于路灯的干扰而找不到路。故选D项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“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(为了得出这些结论，科学家们使用高分辨率相机拍摄了哥斯达黎加昆虫在人造光周围飞行的画面。他们还在昆虫身上安装了微型传感器，并拍摄了它们飞行时的动作捕捉视频)”以及第四段“In this way, researchers can slow down the insects’ pace and study their movements in greater detail(通过这种方式，研究人员可以放慢昆虫的速度，更详细地研究它们的动作)”可知，科学家通过用高分辨率相机拍摄昆虫在人造光周围飞行的视频，还在昆虫身上安装微型传感器并拍摄它们飞行的动作捕捉视频，即通过制作视频来研究昆虫的动作。故选B项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“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(昆虫已经飞行了3.7亿年，而就在过去的150年里，它们的情况真的变糟了)”以及“If we don’t want to influence large amounts of insect populations, we should not have lights shining up into the sky(如果我们不想影响大量的昆虫种群，我们就不应该让灯光照向天空)”可知，在过去的150年里，昆虫的飞行情况变糟了，如果我们不想影响大量的昆虫种群，我们就不应该让灯光照向天空，可推理出作者引用Fabian的话是为了呼吁人们减少光污染。故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“However, according to a new study, it turns out that insects aren’t “attracted” to artificial lights, but rather confused by it.(然而，根据一项新研究，事实证明昆虫并不是被人造光“吸引”，而是被其迷惑了)”、第三段“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(然而，人造光的引入扰乱了它们天生的方向感。换句话说，你看到的绕着路灯盘旋的昆虫可能是迷路了)”、最后一段“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(昆虫已经飞行了3.7亿年，而就在过去的150年里，它们的情况真的变糟了)”以及“If we don’t want to influence large amounts of insect populations, we should not have lights shining up into the sky(如果我们不想影响大量的昆虫种群，我们就不应该让灯光照向天空)”可知，文章开头提到人们常说“像飞蛾扑火一样”，但新研究表明昆虫并非被人造光吸引，而是被迷惑，接着具体解释了原因，所以文章主要探讨的是飞蛾扑火背后的真相。D项“What’s the Truth Behind Moths Flying to Flames(飞蛾扑火背后的真相是什么)”可以作为最佳标题，故选D项。 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. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了哈佛大学的一项研究发现，人工智能导师在物理课程中比传统教师指导的课堂更有效，提高了学生的学习效果和参与度，不过应该谨慎使用人工智能导师，避免误用。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“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.(学生们被分成两组，每组都连续参加了两周的课程。在第一周，第一组参加了由教师指导的互动式学习课堂课程，而第二组则在家进行了由人工智能支持的课程；接下来的一周，两组的情况则相反)”可知，在研究中参与者需要依次跟着不同的导师学习。故选B。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“I certainly didn’t expect students to find the AI-powered lesson more engaging.(我原本完全没想到学生们会认为由人工智能驱动的课程会更具吸引力)”可知，凯斯廷对他们的发现大为惊讶。故选C。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“In various in-class settings, students with a strong background in the material may be less engaged, and they’re sometimes bored(在各种课堂情境中，那些对所学内容有深厚基础的学生可能会表现得较为消极，有时甚至会感到厌倦)”可知，可能导致学生在课堂上参与度降低的因素是学生提前熟知相关材料。故选C。 【15题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段“Not only did the AI tutor seem to help students learn more materials, the students also self-reported more engagement when working with AI.(这款人工智能辅导软件不仅有助于学生掌握更多知识，而且学生们自己也反馈说在使用该软件进行学习时参与度更高)”以及划线词后文“it could also undermine learning if we’re not careful(但是我们不小心谨慎，这也可能会削弱学习效果)”可知，人工智能有可能极大地促进学习与后文为转折关系。故划线词意思是“促进”。故选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。 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. 【答案】16. C 17. F 18. G 19. E 20. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“不消费挑战”的含义、做法、好处及建议。 【16题详解】 根据上文“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.(你花的越少，存的就越多。理论上听起来很简单，但实际上要复杂得多。花钱是我们的日常习惯，有时会让我们沉迷于购买东西)”以及下文“It’s kind of like a crash diet, but in a good way!(这有点像速成节食，不过是一种好的方式！)”可知，上文提到了存钱实际上复杂得多，因为花钱是习惯，推测本句需要说明省钱的一种方式，故C选项“Sometimes the best way is to take a no-spend challenge.(有时候最好的办法是冻结开支)”符合语境，并且后文“crash diet”与C选项“ no-spend challenge”相呼应，将不花钱的挑战比作速成节食，C 选项与后文的比喻形成逻辑衔接，起到过渡作用。故选C。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Despite the name, a no-spend challenge doesn’t mean you sit on your hands and spend no money at all.  (尽管名字叫“零消费挑战”，但这并不意味着你要完全不动手，一分都不花。)”以及下文“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.(无消费挑战的基本原则是在一定时间内削减非必要的开支。这个时间可以是一周、一个月，甚至是一整年。)”可知，上文否定“完全不花钱”的误解，下文强调“削减非必要支出”。F选项“After all, there are some necessities you simply can’t do without.(毕竟，有些必需品是你根本离不开的。)”解释了“不能完全不花钱”的原因，与前文形成因果关系，同时符合后文的论述逻辑，指出削减不必要的开支是在一定的时间范围内。故选F。 【18题详解】 根据上文“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. (如果你在进行无消费挑战期间需要购买某样东西，那应该是必不可少的东西，是你绝对不能没有的。所以，购买食品杂货是可以的，但在收银台附近冲动购买的糖果棒就不行。此外，即使你一直梦想着升级，也不能买新的苹果手机。即使鞋子在大减价，也不能买新鞋子。)”以及下文“ Decide acceptable purchases. The goal of this challenge isn’t to make life harder on yourself by cutting out spending on essential expenses.(确定可接受的购买行为。这个挑战的目标并非通过削减必要开支来让自己的生活变得更艰难。)”可知，上文举例说明 “可买” 与 “不可买” 的物品，下文提到 “确定可接受的购买”。G选项“This is not the time to make excuses to buy stuff you don’t really need.(这不是为购买你并不真正需要的东西找借口的时候。)”强调不要为非必需品找借口，与前文的例子呼应，同时引出后文设定购买边界的建议。故选G。 【19题详解】 根据下文“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.(你可以用平时会花的额外的钱来建立应急基金。或者，你可能想把这笔钱用于其他财务目标，比如存钱买一辆新车或为即将到来的度假做准备。)”可知，下文提到用节省的钱建立应急基金或实现财务目标。E 选项“A no-spend challenge can be a boost to your financial situation.(不花钱的挑战可以促进你的财务状况。)”作为总起句，点明挑战对财务状况的积极影响，统领全段内容，逻辑连贯。故选E。 【20题详解】 根据上文“While no-spend challenges are designed to be temporary, you can always extend your challenge.( 虽然不花钱的挑战是暂时的，但你可以扩展挑战)”可知，上文说明了不花钱挑战的好处，本句为本段最后一句，推测是建议采取这种生活方式，来进行省钱。故B选项“Why not treat it as more of a lifestyle change? (为什么不把它看作是生活方式的改变呢？)”符合语境，故选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。 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 【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 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了贾斯敏·本顿9岁时梦想创业，在家人鼓励下创办公司将垃圾变艺术品，虽然遭遇困难，但是凭借着天生的商业意识和成功的决心，最终取得了成功的故事。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天晚上，她都会在日记中写下自己所梦想创办的公司的情况。A. book书籍；B. diary日记；C. letter信；D. homework家庭作业。根据后文“Jennifer looked at Jasmine’s journal”可知，贾斯敏（Jasmine）每晚在日记中写下梦想做的事情，故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天晚上，她都会在日记中写下自己所梦想创办的公司的情况。A. class班级；B. journey旅程；C. company公司；D. research研究。根据后文“I want to start my own business”可知，想自己做生意，所以是梦想创办公司。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当詹妮弗翻开贾斯敏的日记时，她惊讶地发现里面竟然有一份切实可行的商业计划大纲。A. grateful感谢的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. relieved放心的；D. astonished惊讶的。根据后文“to see the outline of a real, practical business”可知，女儿有切实的商业计划大纲，母亲感到惊讶。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当詹妮弗翻开贾斯敏的日记时，她惊讶地发现里面竟然有一份切实可行的商业计划大纲。A. plan计划；B. application申请；C. secret秘密；D. decision决定。根据后文“She had the name of her business, the products she was going to ____5____, and who her customers were”可知，日记里有一份切实可行的商业计划大纲。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：詹妮弗说道：“她清楚自己企业的名称、打算销售的产品以及目标客户群体。”A. sell出售；B. pack打包；C. introduce介绍；D. update更新。根据上文“the products she was going to”可知，此处指打算销售的产品。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她有远见。A. talent才能；B. vision远见，想象；C. support支持；D. ambition抱负。根据上文“the products she was going to ____5____, and who her customers were”可知，贾斯敏有自己详细的商业计划，有远见，故选B。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在家人鼓励下，贾斯敏创办了自己的公司“珍贵设计”，这是一家将垃圾转化为珍宝的企业。A. praise赞美；B. pressure压力；C. permission许可；D. encouragement鼓励。根据后文“Jasmine started her company Precious Designs, a company that changes trash into treasure”可知，创办公司是得到了家人的鼓励。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在青少年时期和成年早期一直从事创作艺术作品的工作，并在各类交易会和艺术展览上出售自己的作品。A. creating创造；B. collecting收集；C. sharing分享；D. appreciating感激。根据后文“artwork and selling it at trade shows and art shows”可知，她创作艺术作品，然后出售。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：遗憾是，她的朋友们对她并不太支持，而且她还经历了一段艰难的时期，因为她的作品销量不佳。A. Strangely奇怪地；B. Interestingly有趣地；C. Obviously明显地；D. Unfortunately不幸地，遗憾地。根据后文“her friends were not very supportive”可知，朋友不太支持，这是遗憾、可惜的事情。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：遗憾的是，她的朋友们对她并不太支持，而且她还经历了一段艰难的时期，因为她的作品销量不佳。A. busy忙碌的；B. brief简短的；C. tough艰难的；D. pleasant令人愉快的。根据后文“when her work wasn’t selling”可知，作品卖不出去、销售不佳的时期是艰难的。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意： 然而，她只是不断努力，从未放弃！A. Besides此外；B. Certainly无疑，当然；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。根据上文“when her work wasn’t selling”以及后文“she just kept trying and never gave up!”为转折关系，用however。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她最近参加了“青年创业鲨鱼池挑战赛”，并且获得了胜利。A. took part in参加；B. paid attention to注意；C. took charge of负责；D. put up with忍受。根据后文“the Youth Entrepreneurship Shark Tank Challenge and won”指参加了挑战赛并且获得了胜利。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：此外，她还得到了第一笔来自投资者的启动资金。A. saved挽救；B. donated捐赠；C. paid支付；D. received得到。根据后文“her first bit of investor seed money”可知，她得到了第一笔来自投资者的启动资金。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：贾斯敏凭借其出色的商业头脑和强烈的成功欲望，在职业生涯中一直脱颖而出。A. adapt改编；B. struggle努力，挣扎；C. stand out突出，脱颖而出；D. help out帮助。根据后文“in her career thanks to her good business sense”可知，凭借出色的商业头脑而脱颖而出，故选C。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：贾斯敏凭借其出色的商业头脑和强烈的成功欲望，在职业生涯中一直脱颖而出。A. wait等待；B. fight战斗；C. change改变；D. succeed成功。根据上文“she just kept trying and never gave up!”、空前“determination to”结合上文提到她克服了种种困难，可知，贾斯敏虽然遇到很多困难，但是仍然没有放弃理想，所以是凭借天生的商业意识和要成功的决心，最终取得成功，故选D。 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. 【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 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍谷歌艺术与文化新上线的中国美食中心，通过展示各地特色菜肴、筷子历史等，带人们了解中国悠久饮食文化及传统。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：想象一下这样一种饮食文化：它已经历经了数千年的发展历程，每一道菜肴都承载着其独特的故事。此处carry与dish构成主动关系，故用现在分词作宾补。故填carrying。 【37题详解】 考查副词。句意：食物与中国文化紧密交织，你可以通过其丰富的美食文化——从特色菜肴到筷子历史，再到地域风味差异——了解中国的传统与历史。修饰动词woven用副词tightly。故填tightly。 【38题详解】 考查介词。句意：食物与中国文化紧密交织，你可以通过其丰富的美食文化——从特色菜肴到筷子历史，再到地域风味差异——了解中国的传统与历史。短语from…to…表示“从……到……”。故填from。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意：食物与中国文化紧密交织，你可以通过其丰富的美食文化——从特色菜肴到筷子历史，再到地域风味差异——了解中国的传统与历史。修饰名词variations用形容词regional。故填regional。 【40题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：中国美食不仅仅是一种满足味蕾的饮食形式，它更是一种艺术表现。定语从句修饰先行词form，在从句作主语，指物。故填that/which。 【41题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：中国文化还拥有一个完善的礼仪体系，这一体系历经数千年而不断完善。定语从句修饰先行词system，在从句作主语，与谓语构成被动关系，根据后文over thousands of years可知为现在完成时的被动语态，助动词用has。故填has been perfected。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意：学习使用筷子的正确方法和注意事项，这种传统的厨房用具已经存在了数千年之久。根据后文don’ts可知应用dos或do’s。故填dos/do’s。 【43题详解】 考查连词。句意：你是更喜欢北京火锅的优雅风味，还是四川火锅那炽热的特色呢？此处表示选择关系，用连词or。故填or。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：从四川的辛辣风味到广东精致的点心，每个地区都有可提供的独特美食特色。不定式短语修饰前面的不定代词“something”，表示“提供的独特之物”，说明“每个地区有独特的东西可提供”。此处故填to offer。 【45题详解】 考查冠词。句意：通过这次中国的烹饪展览，我们希望能够让世界各地的人们有机会了解中国复杂的烹饪传统。此处chance为泛指，且是发音以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。 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 【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 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。要求考生给英国朋友Andy写一封邮件，介绍自己准备学校将要举办的主题为“The spirit of craftsmanship”的英语演讲比赛的情况和感想。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 高兴的：glad→delighted 强调：emphasize → stress 毅力：perseverance→persistence 观点：insight→ perspective 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Through this process, I’ve learned to value quality over speed. 拓展句：Through this process, I’ve learned that true craftsmanship values quality over speed. 【点睛】【高分句型1】 I’m glad to tell you that I’m currently preparing for a speech contest at our school on “The spirit of craftsmanship”.（运用了that引导宾语从句） 【高分句型2】To add depth, I interviewed my grandfather, a retired woodcarver, who emphasized patience and detail.（运用了who 引导的非限制性定语从句） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【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. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Sandro的家庭遭遇变故，他被迫去新环境生活，为此遇到了很多困难，在Eddie老师的建议下Sandro参加比赛，虽然未能获得冠军，但是他的努力得到了大家的认可。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“在接下来的一个月里，Sandro每天下午都刻苦训练。”可知，第一段可描写Sandro刻苦训练的过程，虽然很辛苦，但是没有放弃。 ②由第二段首句内容“Sandro像其他选手一样自信地跳入游泳池。”可知，第二段可描写Sandro参加比赛的过程，全力以赴，虽然没能赢得冠军，但是他的努力赢得了别人的认可和尊重。 2. 续写线索：刻苦训练——筋疲力尽——仍不放弃——参加比赛——全力以赴——比赛结果——赢得了别人的认可和尊重 3. 词汇激活 行为类： ①回响：echo/resound ②完成：finish/complete ③赢得：win/gain/get 情绪类： ①认可：recognition/acknowledgment/accept ②困惑的：puzzled/confused/at a loss 【点睛】 [高分句型1] With the sound of the starting gun piercing through the air, the race began as expected. (运用了with的复合宾语结构作状语) [高分句型2]As teacher Eddie said, he won the recognition and respect from others with his effort.(运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$