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祥云祥华中学2024-2025学年下学期期中考试 高二英语 测试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。共4页，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷 注意事项： 1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Who is the man probably? A. A patient. B. A pohceman. C. A doctor. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In a hotel. B. In a car. C. In a garden. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. A teacher. B. A classmate. C. A hairdresser. 4. What does the man want to do? A. Change a shirt. B. Return a suit. C. Buy a tie. 5. What is the man's favourite instrument now? A. The piano. B. The violin. C. The guitar. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟：听完后，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至7题。 6. What does the man think the weather will be like tomorrow morning? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. 7. How many times has the man gone surfing? A. Four times. B. Eight times. C. Sixteen times. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What time did the accident happen? A. At about 3:00 p. m. B. At about 1:00 p. m. C. At about 12:00 pm. 9. What happened to the woman? A. She fell off the chair. B. She was hit by a falling file. C. She got a big cut on her head. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. 11. According to the man, what was he doing when the woman called? A. Working. B. Having a drink. C. Cooking. 12. How does the woman feel about the man's words? A. Pleased. B. Surprised. C. Doubtful. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. Whether to buy a television. B. Where to buy a television. C. When to buy a television. 14. What is the original price of the flat-screen TV? A. $300. B. $400. C. $500. 15 What does the woman want to do? A. Watch videos in the store. B. Compare the prices of TVs. C. Figure out the time to go to another store. 16. What will the woman probably do next? A. Ring up Video Plus. B. Go to a gas station. C. Buy an MP4. 听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker doing? A. Recommending a hotel. B. Inviting listeners to join a club. C. Introducing arrangements of a vacation. 18. Where will the guests have breakfast? A. In the kitchen. B. In the Green Room. C. In the Red Room. 19. When can the guests find the fitness trainer? A. From 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. B. From 7:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. C. From 10:00 a. m. to 7:00 pm. 20. What can we learn from the talk? A. The hotel gym is open nine hours a day. B. Lunches and drinks are included in the price. C. The guests will have a different dinner on Saturday. 第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Drag and drop your files, or type, paste, and edit text here. Natural Reader is a professional text-to-speech program that changes any text, PDF, image, webpage and physical book into natural-sounding audio (音频) featuring the newest and highest AI voice technology. We have both free and paid subscriptions to our applications to meet different users’ needs on different budgets. Free users can use any available Free Voices unlimitedly, sample Premium Voices for 20 minutes per day, and Plus Voices for 5 minutes per day. Our Plus subscription includes exclusive (专有的) features such as access to Plus and LLM (Large Language Model) Voices, which are our newest and most advanced voices. Using LLM technology, you can even clone your own voice in minutes and make it speak in over 100 languages. You can also listen on the go with our mobile app. By using your phone’s camera, you can scan physical books and notes and change them into speech. Offline listening is also supported, making it convenient for travel or other situations where internet access is limited. If you are interested in using our voices for non-personal purposes, such as YouTube videos, e-learning, or other commercial or public projects, please check out our Natural Reader AI Voice Generator web application for more information and licensing options. Our Chrome extension allows you to listen to webpages, Google Docs, online Kindle books, and emails directly from your browser. The extension supports both free and subscription voices, depending on your plan. 1. What is the major function of Natural Reader? A. Create videos. B. Write a speech. C. Generate images. D. Turn text into audio. 2. What is only available for paid subscription? A. Offline use of LLM. B. Automatic text translation. C. Efficient voice cloning. D. Access to digitalized books. 3. What is the text? A. A subscription plan. B. A program user guide. C. A job advertisement. D. A mobile app review. B After taking an introductory course in global health last winter, Yashaswi Bista, president of Stanford SupplyHer, was empowered to take action against malaria —a disease that has been claiming hundreds of thousands of lives every year for centuries. Stanford SupplyHer, a student group supporting women’s health through art, hosted an event in partnership with United to Beat Malaria (UBM) to encourage funding for malaria prevention, treatment and research initiatives while tabling at White Plaza last Monday. “Knowing that malaria is especially dangerous to pregnant individuals and children makes advocacy for malaria funding and research essential for our mission,” said Bista. “We in the U. S. need to be aware of the impact of global warming on malaria because less developed countries in other parts of the world are more heavily affected by our emissions,” Bista said. Last year, the U. S. experienced its first local outbreaks of malaria since 2003. Infectious disease experts have warned that climate change will spread malaria and other diseases carried by mosquitoes to areas that were once free of malaria. This summer, after discovering the work of UBM, a global grassroots campaign of the UN Foundation, Bista met with her congressional (国会的) representatives to advocate for malaria treatment and research. To support continued funding for global malaria programs, Bista wrote to officials in Congress. “It’s easy for people to feel like they are powerless with issues as big as malaria. But any person can give input to their decision makers on issues as big as these,” wrote Macgan Cross, a senior advocate at UBM. “By sending messages to your elected officials in support of global health funding, you are making sure your voice is heard.” Bista encouraged students to become involved in initiatives on campus to spread awareness of malaria and other global health issues. “Global health is important to me because there are so many health inequities (不平等) around the world and health itself is important to live a fulfilling life,” Bista said. “Because there are so many health inequities around the world, I want to raise awareness and help people live fulfilling lives.” 4. What inspired Bista to engage in actions against malaria? A. A learning experience. B. A health crisis. C. A grassroots campaign. D. A tabling event. 5. What did Bista do to support malaria prevention? A. She organized a charity sale. B. She launched a research project. C. She campaigned for fundraising. D. She budgeted for malaria treatment. 6 What is the message Maegan Cross intends to convey? A. Community voices secure health funding. B. Malaria outbreaks are difficult to prevent. C. The public needs more knowledge about health. D. Individual efforts matter in government decisions. 7. Which of the following best describes Bista? A. A health advocate. B. A club founder. C. A woman pioneer. D. A disease specialist. C A dropped bag of chips disturbed a cave ecosystem in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. This cave is almost cut off from the outside world, so introducing anything foreign can be harmful. “Things in the damp cave get wet quickly,” says park guide Ashley. The snack attracts tiny organisms, causing unwanted growth. Soon, small animals like crickets and spiders came to eat, spreading the pollution. Rangers found the bag within hours. “But that can be all it takes,”says Ashley. “I’m sure some crickets got a bit of the snack.” Over 500 million people visit American public lands each year, creating many chances to harm wild places. “When you look at the numbers, it’s incredible,” says Watts, head of the Leave No Trace Center in Colorado, an organization aimed at minimizing human impact on nature. Food waste takes a long time to break down, especially in certain areas. “It takes much longer for an apple core to rot in a desert than in a forest,” says Blye, a teacher at the University of Utah. Leaving waste introduces animals to an unnatural diet and changes their behavior with sometimes disastrous results. Bears who taste garbage and become a threat to humans may have to be put down. “Bears can get used to unnatural food in three weeks,” says Watts. “Everyone loses in this case.” Biological waste is also problematic. Dog waste brings new bacteria into the ecosystem and scares away deer. Meanwhile, human waste and toilet paper introduces dangerous bacteria into water sources. In national parks, trails (小路) are designed to avoid sensitive areas. Stepping off the trail, even for a quick photo, can scare wildlife away. Impacts from many visitors result in long-term damage to nature and wildlife. But people don’t think of that when they see the perfect photo opportunity. “It’s just such a hard thing to resist,” says Blye. The risk to sensitive ecosystems isn’t obvious. “It’s easy to think, oh, there’s wildflowers over there. I shouldn’t step on that,” says Blye, but these tiny ecosystems full of microscopic organisms essential to desert life provide many benefits, including reducing the risk of erosion (侵蚀) and helping absorb rainfall, and can take hundreds of years to return to its original state. 8. What does Ashley mean by “But that can be all it takes.”? A The rangers’ work is efficient. B. The damage has been done. C. The cleanup takes a long time. D. The pollution has spread widely. 9. What is a result of foreign waste in public lands? A. A shift in animal behavior. B. A shortage of food supplies. C. A decline in bacterial species. D. An increase in regional conflicts. 10. Why does the writer mention wildflowers in paragraph 5? A. To praise their benefits to desert life. B. To highlight our damage to ecosystems. C. To stress their significance for photography. D. To show our unawareness of nature’s sensitivity. 11. It is conveyed in this passage that we should . A. encourage wildlife protection B. leave no trace in the wild C. promote national park tourism D. restore ecological damage D In the risky world of nuclear arms control, Princeton student Lepowsky is exploring how robots can make inspections more accurate and acceptable to host nations worried about invasive (侵入的) traditional methods. His latest research has led to a robot performing inspections without saving sensitive information. “The host nation likely won’t want a human inspector poking their nose around,” said Lepowsky. “But even a robot has memory and sensors acquiring data.” The goal is to have high-confidence inspections without the robot saving information. For example, the robot would not save radiation measurements or create floor plans of sensitive areas. The new prototype (样机) is built on an iRobot Create 3 platform, an educational robot. Robots offer advantages over human inspectors:they can tolerate higher radiation levels, are more consistent, and can be cheaper. They also can be programmed to generate trust, such as not using cameras to avoid seeing unwanted details. The idea for the robot started with Lepowsky’s adviser, Glaser, who was curious about creating a “forgetful robot” that could perform highly accurate nuclear arms inspections but forget everything afterward. This led to an even more interesting idea: “Rather than forgetting, we’re not even remembering in the first place,” Lepowsky said. He believes this feature can reassure hosts concerned about privacy. Lepowsky likes the interdisciplinary nature of his work — drawing on both his robotics and policy expertise — and he likes that it requires a breadth of knowledge, not just depth. He values that his research is grounded in real-life applications for global security and nuclear nonproliferation (防扩散). Predicting when the robot might be used in the field is difficult. “It’s easy to say, today, it’s not very realistic, but you have to be ready for if and when it becomes possible,” said Lepowsky. Research into this problem is very active. Because arms control is changing, the specific objectives of future agreements are hard to predict. “But we can hope they will be positive, and we need to be ready, technically. “ 12. In which aspect is Lepowsky’s robot different from human inspectors? A. Data security. B. Memory capacity. C. Social acceptance. D. User friendliness. 13. What is said about the robot in paragraph 3? A. Its accurate system. B. Its privacy risks. C. Its design mechanism. D. Its operational problems. 14. What does Lepowsky like about his work? A. Scientific research data. B. Real-time technical cooperation. C. In-depth theoretical studies. D. Integrated knowledge across fields. 15. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. Princeton’s “Forgetful” Robots in Global Security B. No-Memory Robots:The Future of Nuclear Checks? C. Nuclear Arms Control:Robots or Human Inspectors? D. Lepowsky’s “Curious” Robots for Radiation Detection 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。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B,选F涂A、C,选G涂A、D.） Here are some simple tips to help you turn your backyard into a garden where you can grow your own fruits and vegetables. ____16____ Different plants require different soil. For example, carrots and beets like sandier soil, so their roots can spread more easily. Tomatoes need more clay to keep water. Therefore, making sure that your soil is healthy is one of the first things you should do when starting a garden. Figure out how much sunlight your plants need. ____17____ If you just eat the leaves from the plant, then it needs less sunlight. If you pick the fruit of the plant, then it needs more sunlight. And the smaller the fruit, the less sunlight the plant needs. ____18____ Leafy greens, not so much. Start a garden in pots or containers, or you can build beds. ____19____ Usually, anything can be a container for your plant wooden boxes, milk crates, old pots or drawers, as long as you can drill holes in the bottom and don’t let water stay there all the time. You can also build your own containers from wood. Plain white wood, like those sold at gardening stores, is not ideal It will last probably for three years or so, but then it’s going to start to break down. Ideally, make boxes from hard wood ____20____ A. Select proper wooden boxes. B. Set the stage with healthy soil. C. There are simple rules to find it out. D. These types of wood last longer but they are more expensive. E. So tomatoes and pumpkins need more sunlight to become ripe. F. Plants that have fruit often require less sunlight than leafy greens. G. The decision depends on your preferences, budgets and what you’re growing. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When my dad planned out a trip to La Mina Falls in the El Yunque National Rainforest, I was not really into it, and I went along ___21___. I’ve never been fond of cold water. If the ___22___ isn’t to my liking, I’m not going to ___23___ myself from the pool’s edge like a missile (导弹). I’m the type of person who ___24___ their time easing into the water, lowering myself step-by-step, and ___25___ my body to get used to the icy depths. My complicated relationship with water is ___26___ my dad, who I don’t think has ever looked ___27___ he dived. I wasn’t raised on the river like he was. Shortly after I was born, we ___28___ to central Florida, far away from the rapids of my father’s youth. When we finally made it to the La Mina Falls, I was worn out. My dad was already knee-deep in the water and ___29___ fast, while I was resting on a rock. He paused, looking over at me and ____30____ perhaps for the first time, that I had ____31____ him into the forest. He waved his hand at me, and I ____32____ my shoes. I knew if I touched the water with my toe in the first place, I wouldn’t get in. So, I jumped into the ____33____ water, not completely without hesitation, where a ____34____ combination of accomplishment and regret washed over me. When I broke the surface, I ____35____ my dad staring at me. “Your grandfather brought me here once when I was a kid.” His voice faded away into the water. 21. A. anxiously B. hesitantly C. curiously D. enthusiastically 22. A. time B. coach C. sport D. temperature 23. A. keep B. launch C. excuse D. rescue 24. A. measures B. saves C. takes D. kills 25. A. allowing B. controlling C. examining D. risking 26. A. in opposition to B. in response to C. at the mercy of D. on behalf of 27. A. once B. before C. because D. if 28. A. escaped B. journeyed C. relocated D. returned 29. A. floating B. withdrawing C. breathing D. sinking 30. A. realizing B. regretting C. admitting D. agreeing 31. A. challenged B. forced C. accompanied D. guided 32. A. stared at B. reached for C. kicked off D. dusted down 33 A. flooding B. appealing C. flowing D. freezing 34. A. confusing B. regular C. similar D. simple 35. A. left B. pictured C. stopped D. caught 第II卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Since its humble beginning, tofu has played an important role in Chinese cuisine for centuries. Tofu has a history ____36____ dates back over 2,000 years in China. Its origins can be traced to the Western Han Dynasty. It was ____37____ (wide) believed to have been discovered by accident. Legend has it that ____38____ Chinese prince named Liu An was experimenting with soybeans and accidentally curdled (使……凝结) soy milk, ____39____ (result) in the creation of tofu. This accidental ____40____ (discover) marked the beginning of tofu’s journey as an important part of Chinese cuisine. Over the centuries, different regions in China ____41____ (develop) their unique tofu-making techniques and types. Some popular varieties include silken tofu (dou hua), firm tofu (dou gan), dried tofu (fu zhu), fermented tofu (fu ru), and stinky tofu (chou dou fu). Each variety has its unique characteristics and is used in specific dishes ____42____ (improve) tastes. The history of tofu in China is a testament (证明) to its continued popularity and cultural importance. From being discovered by chance ____43____ being cooked in so many different ways today, tofu has won the hearts of people from around the world. Whether you are a tofu lover ____44____ new to its wonders, exploring the history and tastes of tofu ______45______ (be) a delightful journey that offers a deeper appreciation of China’s cuisine and culture. 第四部分 写作（满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你们班在校英文报组织的以“太空”为主题的海报设计大赛中获奖。请你给英国朋友 Peter写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括： （1）创作过程； （2）你的感想。 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 Peter, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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, 使之构成一篇完整短文。 I’d always been told to take care of my older brother, Brian, who was born weak and small. I’d often tie his shoes or prepare another glass of water for him. My mom saw my larger size and strong body as a sign that I was to be a kind of guardian angel (守护天使) for Brian. However, that was not the case. One day our school sponsored a pumpkin-carving contest. First prize was $100, and I knew just how I would spend it. There was a brand-new game I was dying to own. So I decided the first place bonus definitely had to land in my pocket. When I had to carve the perfect pumpkin I’d picked out, it dawned on me that with my big clumsy fingers I’d surely screw it up (搞砸). I thought of Brian’s smaller, delicate hands and knew he was the man for the job. I immediately begged Brian. Unexpectedly, he asked for a cut. That was fifty-fifty. Quickly doing the math in my head, I figured out even if I split (分摊) the first prize, I’d still have enough cash for the game. So I gave in to Brian’s demands. With skillful hands Brian carved the perfect face, and now we had the best pumpkin ever. Then the unexpected happened: We came in second. Unfortunately, second prize was only $50, and I needed every penny of that to buy the game. The day of the awards ceremony, the principal handed over the money to me because Brian was home, sick with cold. If he really wanted to win, he would have been here today, I thought to myself, justifying stealing the cash from under poor Brian’s runny nose. With hardly a thought, I ran to the store and bought my dream game. That night when Brian asked if we had won, I denied, afraid to look into his eyes. The whole thing was never mentioned again until the day when Brian was packing for college. I played my usual role in helping him pack when I came across an old album filled with photos he had taken as the school photographer. 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。 Paragraph 1: I was enjoying the photos when one caught my eye. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: “You actually knew and didn’t say anything?" I was shocked. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 祥云祥华中学2024-2025学年下学期期中考试 高二英语 测试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。共4页，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷 注意事项： 1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Who is the man probably? A. A patient. B. A pohceman. C. A doctor. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In a hotel. B. In a car. C. In a garden. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. A teacher. B. A classmate. C. A hairdresser. 4. What does the man want to do? A. Change a shirt. B. Return a suit. C. Buy a tie. 5. What is the man's favourite instrument now? A. The piano. B. The violin. C. The guitar. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟：听完后，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至7题。 6. What does the man think the weather will be like tomorrow morning? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. 7. How many times has the man gone surfing? A. Four times. B. Eight times. C. Sixteen times. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What time did the accident happen? A. At about 3:00 p. m. B. At about 1:00 p. m. C. At about 12:00 pm. 9. What happened to the woman? A. She fell off the chair. B. She was hit by a falling file. C. She got a big cut on her head. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. 11. According to the man, what was he doing when the woman called? A. Working. B. Having a drink. C. Cooking. 12. How does the woman feel about the man's words? A. Pleased. B. Surprised. C. Doubtful. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. Whether to buy a television. B. Where to buy a television. C. When to buy a television. 14. What is the original price of the flat-screen TV? A. $300. B. $400. C. $500. 15. What does the woman want to do? A. Watch videos in the store. B. Compare the prices of TVs. C. Figure out the time to go to another store. 16. What will the woman probably do next? A. Ring up Video Plus. B. Go to a gas station. C. Buy an MP4. 听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker doing? A. Recommending a hotel. B. Inviting listeners to join a club. C. Introducing arrangements of a vacation. 18. Where will the guests have breakfast? A. In the kitchen. B. In the Green Room. C. In the Red Room. 19. When can the guests find the fitness trainer? A. From 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. B. From 7:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. C. From 10:00 a. m. to 7:00 pm. 20. What can we learn from the talk? A. The hotel gym is open nine hours a day. B. Lunches and drinks are included in the price. C. The guests will have a different dinner on Saturday. 第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Drag and drop your files, or type, paste, and edit text here. Natural Reader is a professional text-to-speech program that changes any text, PDF, image, webpage and physical book into natural-sounding audio (音频) featuring the newest and highest AI voice technology. We have both free and paid subscriptions to our applications to meet different users’ needs on different budgets. Free users can use any available Free Voices unlimitedly, sample Premium Voices for 20 minutes per day, and Plus Voices for 5 minutes per day. Our Plus subscription includes exclusive (专有的) features such as access to Plus and LLM (Large Language Model) Voices, which are our newest and most advanced voices. Using LLM technology, you can even clone your own voice in minutes and make it speak in over 100 languages. You can also listen on the go with our mobile app. By using your phone’s camera, you can scan physical books and notes and change them into speech. Offline listening is also supported, making it convenient for travel or other situations where internet access is limited. If you are interested in using our voices for non-personal purposes, such as YouTube videos, e-learning, or other commercial or public projects, please check out our Natural Reader AI Voice Generator web application for more information and licensing options. Our Chrome extension allows you to listen to webpages, Google Docs, online Kindle books, and emails directly from your browser. The extension supports both free and subscription voices, depending on your plan. 1. What is the major function of Natural Reader? A. Create videos. B. Write a speech. C. Generate images. D. Turn text into audio. 2. What is only available for paid subscription? A. Offline use of LLM. B. Automatic text translation. C. Efficient voice cloning. D. Access to digitalized books. 3. What is the text? A. A subscription plan. B. A program user guide. C. A job advertisement. D. A mobile app review. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个名为Natural Reader的应用程序，介绍了其功能以及收费项目。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Natural Reader is a professional text-to-speech program that changes any text, PDF, image, webpage and physical book into natural-sounding audio (音频) featuring the newest and highest AI voice technology.(自然阅读器是一个专业的文本到语音程序，可以将任何文本，PDF，图像，网页和实体书籍转换为自然的声音，具有最新和最高的人工智能语音技术)”可知，自然阅读器的主要功能是将文本转换为音频。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Our Plus subscription includes exclusive (专有的) features such as access to Plus and LLM (Large Language Model) Voices, which are our newest and most advanced voices. Using LLM technology, you can even clone your own voice in minutes and make it speak in over 100 languages.(我们的Plus订阅包括独家功能，例如访问Plus和LLM（大型语言模型）语音，这是我们最新和最先进的语音。使用LLM技术，您甚至可以在几分钟内克隆自己的声音，并使其说100多种语言)”可知，高效的语音克隆只适用于付费订阅。故选C。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Natural Reader is a professional text-to-speech program that changes any text, PDF, image, webpage and physical book into natural-sounding audio (音频) featuring the newest and highest AI voice technology. We have both free and paid subscriptions to our applications to meet different users’ needs on different budgets. (自然阅读器是一个专业的文本到语音程序，可以将任何文本，PDF，图像，网页和实体书籍转换为自然的声音，具有最新和最高的人工智能语音技术。我们的应用程序有免费和付费订阅，以满足不同预算的不同用户的需求)”以及文章主要介绍了一个名为Natural Reader的应用程序，介绍了其功能以及收费项目。可知，文章是程序使用指南。故选B。 B After taking an introductory course in global health last winter, Yashaswi Bista, president of Stanford SupplyHer, was empowered to take action against malaria —a disease that has been claiming hundreds of thousands of lives every year for centuries. Stanford SupplyHer, a student group supporting women’s health through art, hosted an event in partnership with United to Beat Malaria (UBM) to encourage funding for malaria prevention, treatment and research initiatives while tabling at White Plaza last Monday. “Knowing that malaria is especially dangerous to pregnant individuals and children makes advocacy for malaria funding and research essential for our mission,” said Bista. “We in the U. S. need to be aware of the impact of global warming on malaria because less developed countries in other parts of the world are more heavily affected by our emissions,” Bista said. Last year, the U. S. experienced its first local outbreaks of malaria since 2003. Infectious disease experts have warned that climate change will spread malaria and other diseases carried by mosquitoes to areas that were once free of malaria. This summer, after discovering the work of UBM, a global grassroots campaign of the UN Foundation, Bista met with her congressional (国会的) representatives to advocate for malaria treatment and research. To support continued funding for global malaria programs, Bista wrote to officials in Congress. “It’s easy for people to feel like they are powerless with issues as big as malaria. But any person can give input to their decision makers on issues as big as these,” wrote Macgan Cross, a senior advocate at UBM. “By sending messages to your elected officials in support of global health funding, you are making sure your voice is heard.” Bista encouraged students to become involved in initiatives on campus to spread awareness of malaria and other global health issues. “Global health is important to me because there are so many health inequities (不平等) around the world and health itself is important to live a fulfilling life,” Bista said. “Because there are so many health inequities around the world, I want to raise awareness and help people live fulfilling lives.” 4. What inspired Bista to engage in actions against malaria? A. A learning experience. B. A health crisis. C. A grassroots campaign. D. A tabling event. 5. What did Bista do to support malaria prevention? A. She organized a charity sale. B. She launched a research project. C. She campaigned for fundraising. D. She budgeted for malaria treatment. 6. What is the message Maegan Cross intends to convey? A. Community voices secure health funding. B. Malaria outbreaks are difficult to prevent. C. The public needs more knowledge about health. D. Individual efforts matter in government decisions. 7. Which of the following best describes Bista? A. A health advocate. B. A club founder. C. A woman pioneer. D. A disease specialist. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了斯坦福大学的一个学生团体Stanford SupplyHer与United to Beat Malaria合作，在白广场举办活动，鼓励为疟疾的预防、治疗和研究计划提供资金的事情。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“After taking an introductory course in global health last winter, Yashaswi Bista, president of Stanford SupplyHer, was empowered to take action against malaria —a disease that has been claiming hundreds of thousands of lives every year for centuries.(去年冬天，斯坦福大学“Stanford SupplyHer”组织的主席Yashaswi Bista在修完一门全球健康入门课程后，获得了采取行动抗击疟疾的动力。疟疾这种疾病在几个世纪以来，每年都夺走数十万人的生命。)”可知，启发Bista采取行动抗击疟疾的是一次学习经历。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Stanford SupplyHer, a student group supporting women’s health through art, hosted an event in partnership with United to Beat Malaria(UBM)to encourage funding for malaria prevention, treatment and research initiatives while tabling at White Plaza last Monday.(“Stanford SupplyHer”是一个通过艺术来支持女性健康的学生团体。上周一，该团体与“联合抗击疟疾”组织合作，在怀特广场设摊举办了一场活动，旨在鼓励为疟疾的预防、治疗和研究项目提供资金支持。)”可知，Bista所在的组织与“联合抗击疟疾”组织合作举办活动，鼓励为疟疾的预防、治疗和研究项目提供资金支持。由此可知，Bista为支持疟疾预防所做的是为筹款进行宣传活动。故选C。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段““It’s easy for people to feel like they are powerless with issues as big as malaria. But any person can give input to their decision makers on issues as big as these,” wrote Macgan Cross, a senior advocate at UBM. “By sending messages to your elected officials in support of global health funding, you are making sure your voice is heard.”(“联合抗击疟疾”组织的资深倡导者Macgan Cross写道：“面对像疟疾这样重大的问题，人们很容易觉得自己无能为力。但在这类重大问题上，任何人都可以向决策者表达自己的意见。通过向你选出的官员发送支持全球卫生事业资金投入的信息，你就能确保自己的声音被听到。”)”可知，Maegan Cross认为面对像疟疾这样重大的问题，人们很容易觉得自己无能为力，但实际上任何人都可以就这类重大问题向决策者表达自己的意见，通过向当选官员发送支持全球卫生事业资金投入的信息，就能确保自己的声音被听到。所以Maegan Cross想要传达的信息是个人努力在政府决策中很重要。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，Bista在修完全球健康入门课程后，积极采取行动抗击疟疾。她所在的组织与“联合抗击疟疾”组织合作举办活动，鼓励为疟疾的预防、治疗和研究项目提供资金支持；她会见国会议员，为疟疾的治疗和研究进行呼吁；还写信给国会议员，支持对全球疟疾防治项目持续提供资金，并鼓励学生们参与校园里提高人们对疟疾和其他全球健康问题认识的活动。这些行为都表明她是健康问题尤其是抗击疟疾方面的倡导者。故选A。 C A dropped bag of chips disturbed a cave ecosystem in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. This cave is almost cut off from the outside world, so introducing anything foreign can be harmful. “Things in the damp cave get wet quickly,” says park guide Ashley. The snack attracts tiny organisms, causing unwanted growth. Soon, small animals like crickets and spiders came to eat, spreading the pollution. Rangers found the bag within hours. “But that can be all it takes,”says Ashley. “I’m sure some crickets got a bit of the snack.” Over 500 million people visit American public lands each year, creating many chances to harm wild places. “When you look at the numbers, it’s incredible,” says Watts, head of the Leave No Trace Center in Colorado, an organization aimed at minimizing human impact on nature. Food waste takes a long time to break down, especially in certain areas. “It takes much longer for an apple core to rot in a desert than in a forest,” says Blye, a teacher at the University of Utah. Leaving waste introduces animals to an unnatural diet and changes their behavior with sometimes disastrous results. Bears who taste garbage and become a threat to humans may have to be put down. “Bears can get used to unnatural food in three weeks,” says Watts. “Everyone loses in this case.” Biological waste is also problematic. Dog waste brings new bacteria into the ecosystem and scares away deer. Meanwhile, human waste and toilet paper introduces dangerous bacteria into water sources. In national parks, trails (小路) are designed to avoid sensitive areas. Stepping off the trail, even for a quick photo, can scare wildlife away. Impacts from many visitors result in long-term damage to nature and wildlife. But people don’t think of that when they see the perfect photo opportunity. “It’s just such a hard thing to resist,” says Blye. The risk to sensitive ecosystems isn’t obvious. “It’s easy to think, oh, there’s wildflowers over there. I shouldn’t step on that,” says Blye, but these tiny ecosystems full of microscopic organisms essential to desert life provide many benefits, including reducing the risk of erosion (侵蚀) and helping absorb rainfall, and can take hundreds of years to return to its original state. 8. What does Ashley mean by “But that can be all it takes.”? A. The rangers’ work is efficient. B. The damage has been done. C. The cleanup takes a long time. D. The pollution has spread widely. 9 What is a result of foreign waste in public lands? A. A shift in animal behavior. B. A shortage of food supplies. C. A decline in bacterial species. D. An increase in regional conflicts. 10. Why does the writer mention wildflowers in paragraph 5? A. To praise their benefits to desert life. B. To highlight our damage to ecosystems. C. To stress their significance for photography. D. To show our unawareness of nature’s sensitivity. 11. It is conveyed in this passage that we should . A. encourage wildlife protection B. leave no trace in the wild C. promote national park tourism D. restore ecological damage 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了人类活动，特别是游客在自然保护区的不当行为，对自然环境造成的负面影响。 【8题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章划线句子上文“A dropped bag of chips disturbed a cave ecosystem in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. This cave is almost cut off from the outside world, so introducing anything foreign can be harmful.(在新墨西哥州的卡尔斯巴德洞穴国家公园，一袋掉落的薯片扰乱了洞穴的生态系统。这个洞穴几乎与外界隔绝，所以引入任何外来的东西都可能有害。)”以及“Soon, small animals like crickets and spiders came to eat, spreading the pollution.(很快，像蟋蟀和蜘蛛这样的小动物就跑来觅食，从而扩散了污染。)”可知，一袋薯片掉落在洞穴里，虽然护林员在几小时内就发现了薯片，但是在此之前薯片已经吸引了微小生物，导致了不必要的生物生长，蟋蟀和蜘蛛等小动物也跑来觅食并扩散了污染。所以 Ashley说“But that can be all it takes.”意思是损害已经造成了。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Leaving waste introduces animals to an unnatural diet and changes their behavior with sometimes disastrous results. Bears who taste garbage and become a threat to humans may have to be put down. “Bears can get used to unnatural food in three weeks,” “says Watts. “Everyone loses in this case.”(留下垃圾会让动物接触到非自然的食物，并改变它们的行为，有时甚至会带来灾难性的后果。尝到过垃圾味道并对人类构成威胁的熊可能不得不被安乐死。“熊能在三周内习惯非自然的食物，”Watts.说，“在这种情况下，大家都输了。”)”可知，在公共土地上留下的外来垃圾会让动物接触到非自然的食物，进而改变它们的行为，有时还会带来灾难性的后果，比如尝到垃圾味道的熊会对人类构成威胁。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““It’s just such a hard thing to resist, “says Blye. The risk to sensitive ecosystems isn’t obvious. “It’s easy to think, oh, there’s wildflowers over there. I shouldn’t step on that, “says Blye, but these tiny ecosystems full of microscopic organisms essential to desert life provide many benefits, including reducing the risk of erosion(侵蚀)and helping absorb rainfall, and can take hundreds of years to return to its original state.(“这真的很难抗拒，”Blye说。对敏感生态系统造成的风险并不明显。“很容易想到，哦，那边有野花。我不应该踩到它们，”Blye说，但这些充满了对沙漠生命至关重要的微生物的微小生态系统有很多益处，包括降低侵蚀风险和帮助吸收降雨，而且可能需要数百年才能恢复到原来的状态。)”可知，Blye说人们看到拍照机会很难抗拒，对敏感生态系统的风险并不明显。人们很容易想到那边有野花不应该踩到，但这些对沙漠生命至关重要的微小生态系统有很多益处，而且需要数百年才能恢复到原来的状态。所以作者在第五段提到野花是为了表明我们对大自然敏感性的无意识。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章开篇以一袋薯片扰乱洞穴生态系统为例，接着讲述了食物垃圾、生物垃圾等人类在公共土地上留下的废弃物对生态系统的危害，如改变动物行为、引入有害细菌等，还提到游客踏出小径拍照等行为对自然和野生动物造成长期损害，强调了人类活动对自然环境的不良影响。所以文章传达的是我们应该在野外不留下痕迹。故选B。 D In the risky world of nuclear arms control, Princeton student Lepowsky is exploring how robots can make inspections more accurate and acceptable to host nations worried about invasive (侵入的) traditional methods. His latest research has led to a robot performing inspections without saving sensitive information. “The host nation likely won’t want a human inspector poking their nose around,” said Lepowsky. “But even a robot has memory and sensors acquiring data.” The goal is to have high-confidence inspections without the robot saving information. For example, the robot would not save radiation measurements or create floor plans of sensitive areas. The new prototype (样机) is built on an iRobot Create 3 platform, an educational robot. Robots offer advantages over human inspectors:they can tolerate higher radiation levels, are more consistent, and can be cheaper. They also can be programmed to generate trust, such as not using cameras to avoid seeing unwanted details. The idea for the robot started with Lepowsky’s adviser, Glaser, who was curious about creating a “forgetful robot” that could perform highly accurate nuclear arms inspections but forget everything afterward. This led to an even more interesting idea: “Rather than forgetting, we’re not even remembering in the first place,” Lepowsky said. He believes this feature can reassure hosts concerned about privacy. Lepowsky likes the interdisciplinary nature of his work — drawing on both his robotics and policy expertise — and he likes that it requires a breadth of knowledge, not just depth. He values that his research is grounded in real-life applications for global security and nuclear nonproliferation (防扩散). Predicting when the robot might be used in the field is difficult. “It’s easy to say, today, it’s not very realistic, but you have to be ready for if and when it becomes possible,” said Lepowsky. Research into this problem is very active. Because arms control is changing, the specific objectives of future agreements are hard to predict. “But we can hope they will be positive, and we need to be ready, technically. “ 12. In which aspect is Lepowsky’s robot different from human inspectors? A. Data security. B. Memory capacity. C. Social acceptance. D. User friendliness. 13. What is said about the robot in paragraph 3? A. Its accurate system. B. Its privacy risks. C. Its design mechanism. D. Its operational problems. 14 What does Lepowsky like about his work? A. Scientific research data. B. Real-time technical cooperation. C. In-depth theoretical studies. D. Integrated knowledge across fields. 15. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. Princeton’s “Forgetful” Robots in Global Security B. No-Memory Robots:The Future of Nuclear Checks? C. Nuclear Arms Control:Robots or Human Inspectors? D. Lepowsky’s “Curious” Robots for Radiation Detection 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了普林斯顿大学的学生Lepowsky在核军备控制领域的研究，特别是他关于如何利用机器人进行更准确且为主办国所接受的核查工作的探索。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段““The host nation likely won’t want a human inspector poking their nose around,” said Lepowsky. “But even a robot has memory and sensors acquiring data.” The goal is to have high-confidence inspections without the robot saving information. For example, the robot would not save radiation measurements or create floor plans of sensitive areas.( Lepowsky说：“东道国很可能不希望人类核查员到处窥探。但即便是机器人也有会采集数据的内存和传感器。” 其目标是在机器人不保存信息的情况下进行高可信度的核查。例如，机器人不会保存辐射测量数据，也不会绘制敏感区域的平面图。)”可知，东道国不希望人类核查员到处窥探，而Lepowsky的机器人的目标是在不保存信息，如不保存辐射测量数据、不绘制敏感区域平面图的情况下进行核查。所以Lepowsky的机器人与人类核查员在数据安全方面不同。故选A。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。在文章第三段中，首先提到“The new prototype (样机) is built on an iRobot Create 3 platform, an educational robot.(这款新的样机是基于教育机器人iRobot Create 3平台制造的。)”说明了机器人的样机是基于一个教育机器人平台搭建的。接着阐述“Robots offer advantages over human inspectors: they can tolerate higher radiation levels, are more consistent, and can be cheaper. They also can be programmed to generate trust, such as not using cameras to avoid seeing unwanted details.(与人类核查员相比，机器人具有一些优势：它们能够承受更高的辐射水平，工作更加稳定一致，而且成本可能更低。它们还可以通过编程来赢得信任，比如不使用摄像头以避免拍摄到不必要的细节。)”介绍了机器人相较于人类核查员的优势，以及为了赢得信任所采用的编程方式，比如不使用摄像头。还提到“The idea for the robot started with Lepowsky’s adviser, Glaser, who was curious about creating a “forgetful robot” that could perform highly accurate nuclear arms inspections but forget everything afterward. This led to an even more interesting idea: “Rather than forgetting, we’re not even remembering in the first place,” Lepowsky said. He believes this feature can reassure hosts concerned about privacy.(关于这款机器人的想法最初来自Lepowsky的导师Glaser，他对制造一个能够进行高度精确的核武器核查、但事后会忘掉一切的“健忘机器人”很感兴趣。这引出了一个更有意思的想法：“我们不是让它事后忘掉，而是从一开始就不记录任何信息。” Lepowsky说。他认为这一特点可以让那些担心隐私问题的东道国放心。)” 讲述了机器人设计理念的起源以及最终确定的“从一开始就不记录信息”这一特色，这些都围绕着机器人的设计机制展开。所以关于第三段中提到的机器人，主要说的是它的设计机制。故选C。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Lepowsky likes the interdisciplinary nature of his work — drawing on both his robotics and policy expertise — and he likes that it requires a breadth of knowledge, not just depth. He values that his research is grounded in real-life applications for global security and nuclear nonproliferation(防扩散).( Lepowsky喜欢自己工作的跨学科性质——既利用了他在机器人技术方面的专业知识，也运用了他在政策方面的专长——而且他喜欢这份工作需要广泛的知识，而不仅仅是深度的专业知识。他很看重自己的研究是基于全球安全和核不扩散的现实应用。)”可知，Lepowsky喜欢他工作的跨学科性质，即他的工作需要同时运用到机器人技术和政策方面的专业知识，并且他喜欢这份工作需要广泛的知识，而不仅仅是深度的专业知识。故选D。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要围绕莱波夫斯基研发的不会保存敏感信息（即没有记忆）的机器人展开，介绍了该机器人在核武器核查领域的研发背景、优势、设计机制等。文中提到这种机器人能够在不保存信息的情况下进行高可信度的核查，解决了东道国对隐私的担忧，并且探讨了虽然目前难以预测其在实际领域的应用时间，但针对该问题的研究很活跃，未来可能在核核查中发挥作用。选项B“No-Memory Robots: The Future of Nuclear Checks?(无记忆机器人：核核查的未来？)”既突出了机器人“无记忆”的特点，又点明了其与核核查的关系，并且以疑问的形式引发读者思考，符合文章主旨。故选B。 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。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B,选F涂A、C,选G涂A、D.） Here are some simple tips to help you turn your backyard into a garden where you can grow your own fruits and vegetables. ____16____ Different plants require different soil. For example, carrots and beets like sandier soil, so their roots can spread more easily. Tomatoes need more clay to keep water. Therefore, making sure that your soil is healthy is one of the first things you should do when starting a garden. Figure out how much sunlight your plants need. ____17____ If you just eat the leaves from the plant, then it needs less sunlight. If you pick the fruit of the plant, then it needs more sunlight. And the smaller the fruit, the less sunlight the plant needs. ____18____ Leafy greens, not so much. Start a garden in pots or containers, or you can build beds. ____19____ Usually, anything can be a container for your plant wooden boxes, milk crates, old pots or drawers, as long as you can drill holes in the bottom and don’t let water stay there all the time. You can also build your own containers from wood. Plain white wood, like those sold at gardening stores, is not ideal It will last probably for three years or so, but then it’s going to start to break down. Ideally, make boxes from hard wood ____20____ A Select proper wooden boxes. B. Set the stage with healthy soil. C. There are simple rules to find it out. D. These types of wood last longer but they are more expensive. E. So tomatoes and pumpkins need more sunlight to become ripe. F. Plants that have fruit often require less sunlight than leafy greens. G. The decision depends on your preferences, budgets and what you’re growing. 【答案】16. B 17. C 18. E 19. G 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何将后院改造成可以种植水果和蔬菜的花园的一些简单建议。 【16题详解】 空处为本段的主题句。根据下文“Different plants require different soil. For example, carrots and beets like sandier soil, so their roots can spread more easily. Tomatoes need more clay to keep water. Therefore, making sure that your soil is healthy is one of the first things you should do when starting a garden.(不同的植物需要不同的土壤。例如，胡萝卜和甜菜更喜欢沙质土壤，这样它们的根系可以更轻松地伸展。西红柿需要更多的黏土来保持水分。因此，确保土壤健康是你开始打造花园时首先应该做的事情之一。)”可知，本段主要讲述的是要确保土壤健康，选项B“Set the stage with healthy soil.(用健康的土壤为花园打好基础。)”符合本段主题，选项中的“healthy soil”与下文的“soil is healthy”相呼应。故选B。 【17题详解】 根据下文“If you just eat the leaves from the plant, then it needs less sunlight. If you pick the fruit of the plant, then it needs more sunlight. And the smaller the fruit, the less sunlight the plant needs.(如果你只食用植物的叶片，那么它需要的阳光较少。如果你采摘植物的果实，那么它需要更多的阳光。而且果实越小，植物需要的阳光就越少。)”可知，空处是在说明如何判断植物需要多少阳光，选项C“There are simple rules to find it out.(有一些简单的规则可以找到答案。)”符合语境，选项中的“it”指代上文的“how much sunlight your plants need”。故选C。 【18题详解】 根据上文“If you pick the fruit of the plant, then it needs more sunlight.(如果你摘植物的果实，那么它需要的阳光就多。)”可知，空处承接上文，举例说明需要更多阳光的植物，选项E“So tomatoes and pumpkins need more sunlight to become ripe.(所以西红柿和南瓜需要更多的阳光才能成熟。)”符合语境，选项中的“more sunlight”与上文的“more sunlight”相呼应。故选E。 【19题详解】 根据下文“Usually, anything can be a container for your plant wooden boxes, milk crates, old pots or drawers, as long as you can drill holes in the bottom and don’t let water stay there all the time.(通常来说，任何东西都可以成为种植植物的容器——木箱、牛奶箱、旧花盆或抽屉，只要你能在底部钻些孔，并且不让水一直积在里面。)”可知，空处是在说明如何选择种植植物的容器，选项G“The decision depends on your preferences, budgets and what you’re growing.(这个决定取决于你的喜好、预算以及你种植的植物。)”符合语境，选项中的“The decision”指代上文的“Start a garden in pots or containers, or you can build beds”。故选G。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Plain white wood, like those sold at gardening stores, is not ideal It will last probably for three years or so, but then it’s going to start to break down. Ideally, make boxes from hard wood.(普通的白木，比如园艺商店里出售的那些，并不是理想的选择。它大概能持续使用三年左右，之后就会开始腐烂。理想情况下，应该用硬木来制作箱子。)”可知，空处是在说明用硬木做箱子的好处，选项D“These types of wood last longer but they are more expensive.(这些类型的木材使用寿命更长，但价格更贵。)”符合语境，选项中的“These types of wood”指代上文的“hard wood”。故选D。 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When my dad planned out a trip to La Mina Falls in the El Yunque National Rainforest, I was not really into it, and I went along ___21___. I’ve never been fond of cold water. If the ___22___ isn’t to my liking, I’m not going to ___23___ myself from the pool’s edge like a missile (导弹). I’m the type of person who ___24___ their time easing into the water, lowering myself step-by-step, and ___25___ my body to get used to the icy depths. My complicated relationship with water is ___26___ my dad, who I don’t think has ever looked ___27___ he dived. I wasn’t raised on the river like he was. Shortly after I was born, we ___28___ to central Florida, far away from the rapids of my father’s youth. When we finally made it to the La Mina Falls, I was worn out. My dad was already knee-deep in the water and ___29___ fast, while I was resting on a rock. He paused, looking over at me and ____30____ perhaps for the first time, that I had ____31____ him into the forest. He waved his hand at me, and I ____32____ my shoes. I knew if I touched the water with my toe in the first place, I wouldn’t get in. So, I jumped into the ____33____ water, not completely without hesitation, where a ____34____ combination of accomplishment and regret washed over me. When I broke the surface, I ____35____ my dad staring at me. “Your grandfather brought me here once when I was a kid.” His voice faded away into the water. 21. A. anxiously B. hesitantly C. curiously D. enthusiastically 22. A. time B. coach C. sport D. temperature 23. A. keep B. launch C. excuse D. rescue 24. A. measures B. saves C. takes D. kills 25. A. allowing B. controlling C. examining D. risking 26. A. in opposition to B. in response to C. at the mercy of D. on behalf of 27. A. once B. before C. because D. if 28. A. escaped B. journeyed C. relocated D. returned 29. A. floating B. withdrawing C. breathing D. sinking 30. A. realizing B. regretting C. admitting D. agreeing 31. A. challenged B. forced C. accompanied D. guided 32. A. stared at B. reached for C. kicked off D. dusted down 33. A. flooding B. appealing C. flowing D. freezing 34. A. confusing B. regular C. similar D. simple 35. A. left B. pictured C. stopped D. caught 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者与父亲一同前往El Yunque国家雨林的La Mina瀑布的旅行经历，特别是作者对冷水的复杂情感以及与父亲在水中的不同表现。展现了作者从犹豫到最终跳入水中的心理变化，以及这一经历所带来的成就感和遗憾交织的复杂情感。 【21题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我爸爸计划去埃尔云克国家热带雨林的拉米纳瀑布旅行时，我并不是真的对此感兴趣，于是我犹豫地跟着去了。A. anxiously焦虑地；B. hesitantly犹豫地；C. curiously好奇地；D. enthusiastically热情地。根据上文“When my dad planned out a trip to La Mina Falls in the El Yunque National Rainforest, I was not really into it”可知，作者并不想去，所以是犹犹豫豫地跟着爸爸去了。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果水温不合我的心意，我是不会像导弹一样从泳池边纵身一跃扎进水里的。A. time时间；B. coach 教练；C. sport运动；D. temperature温度。根据上文“I’ve never been fond of cold water.”可知，作者不喜欢冷的水；再根据空后“I’m not going to ___3___ myself from the pool’s edge like a missile(导弹).”可知，作者对水温有要求，因此如果水温不合作者的心意，作者不会猛地跳进水里。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果水温不合我的心意，我是不会像导弹一样从泳池边纵身一跃扎进水里的。A. keep保持；B. launch发起、发射；C. excuse借口；D. rescue救援。根据空后的“like a missile”可推测，，这里是说不会像导弹一样从泳池边发射自己，即不会猛地跳进水里。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是那种会慢慢下水的人，一步一步地让自己下沉，让身体适应冰冷的水深处。A. measures测量；B. saves节省、挽救；C. takes取、拿；D. kills杀死。根据上文可知，作者不喜欢冷水，如果水温不合意，作者不会猛地跳进水里。换句话说，作者会慢慢下水，适应冰冷的水。考查短语：take one’s time doing sth.，意为“慢慢做某事”，符合句意。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直都不喜欢冷水。我是那种会慢慢下水的人，一步一步地让自己下沉，让身体适应冰冷的水深处。A. allowing允许；B. controlling控制；C. examining检查；D. risking冒险。根据上文“lowering myself step-by-step”以及常理可知，作者会慢慢下水是为了让身体适应冰冷的水深处。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查短语词义辨析。句意：我与水之间复杂的关系和我爸爸截然不同。我觉得爸爸跳水前从来都不会先观察一下周围情况。A. in opposition to反对、与……相反；B. in response to响应、回答；C. at the mercy of任由……摆布；D. on behalf of代表。根据下文“My dad was already knee-deep in the water and ___9___ fast, while I was resting on a rock.”可知，作者对待水的态度和爸爸对待水的态度截然不同。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：我与水之间复杂的关系和我爸爸截然不同。我觉得爸爸跳水前从来都不会先观察一下周围情况。A. once一旦；B. before在……之前；C. because因为；D. if如果。分析句子成分可知，空处考查状语从句的引导词；根据句意可知，空处意为“在……之前”。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我出生后不久，我们就搬到了佛罗里达州中部，远离了爸爸年轻时所熟悉的湍急河流。A. escaped逃脱；B. journeyed旅行；C. relocated迁移；D. returned返回。根据空后“to central Florida, far away from the rapids of my father’s youth”可知，作者出生后不久就搬到了佛罗里达州中部。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸已经站在齐膝深的水中，而且快速地往下沉，而我则在一块岩石上休息。A. floating漂浮；B. withdrawing撤回；C. breathing呼吸；D. sinking下沉。根据上文“My dad was already knee-deep in the water”以及空后的“fast”可推测，作者的爸爸已经到了水中，且快速下沉。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他停了下来，看向我，也许这是第一次，他意识到我是陪他一起来到这片森林的。A. realizing意识到；B. regretting后悔；C. admitting承认；D. agreeing同意。根据上文“He paused, looking over at me”以及空后“perhaps for the first time, that I had ___11___ him into the forest.”可知，作者的爸爸一到这里就跳入水中，此时才意识到作者陪他来到了森林。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他停了下来，看向我，也许这是第一次，他意识到我是陪他一起来到这片森林的。A. challenged挑战；B. forced强迫；C. accompanied陪伴；D. guided引导。根据文章第一段“When my dad planned out a trip to La Mina Falls in the El Yunque National Rainforest, I was not really into it, and I went along ___1___ .”可知，作者是陪爸爸来到这片森林的。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他向我挥了挥手，我便踢掉了鞋子。A. stared at盯着；B. reached for伸手去拿；C. kicked off开始、踢掉；D. dusted down掸去灰尘/重新考虑。根据空后“my shoes”以及常理可知，入水之前应该先脱掉鞋子。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以，我跳进了冰冷的水中，并非完全没有一丝犹豫。一种混杂着成就感和懊悔的复杂情绪涌上心头。A. flooding淹没的；B. appealing有吸引力的；C. flowing流动的；D. freezing冰冷的。根据上文“I knew if I touched the water with my toe in the first place, I wouldn’t get in.”可推测，此处的水温是作者不喜欢的冰冷的温度。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以，我跳进了冰冷的水中，并非完全没有一丝犹豫。一种混杂着成就感和懊悔的复杂情绪涌上心头。A. confusing令人困惑的；B. regular规则的、定期的；C. similar相似的；D. simple简单的。根据下文“accomplishment and regret”可推测，这种感觉是复杂的、令人困惑的。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我浮出水面时，我发现爸爸正盯着我看。A. left离开；B. pictured想象、描绘；C. stopped停止；D. caught抓住，发现。根据“When I broke the surface”可知，当作者浮出水面时发现父亲正盯着他。考查短语：catch sb. doing sth.，意为“发现某人正在做某事”，符合句意。故选D。 第II卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Since its humble beginning tofu has played an important role in Chinese cuisine for centuries. Tofu has a history ____36____ dates back over 2,000 years in China. Its origins can be traced to the Western Han Dynasty. It was ____37____ (wide) believed to have been discovered by accident. Legend has it that ____38____ Chinese prince named Liu An was experimenting with soybeans and accidentally curdled (使……凝结) soy milk, ____39____ (result) in the creation of tofu. This accidental ____40____ (discover) marked the beginning of tofu’s journey as an important part of Chinese cuisine. Over the centuries, different regions in China ____41____ (develop) their unique tofu-making techniques and types. Some popular varieties include silken tofu (dou hua), firm tofu (dou gan), dried tofu (fu zhu), fermented tofu (fu ru), and stinky tofu (chou dou fu). Each variety has its unique characteristics and is used in specific dishes ____42____ (improve) tastes. The history of tofu in China is a testament (证明) to its continued popularity and cultural importance. From being discovered by chance ____43____ being cooked in so many different ways today, tofu has won the hearts of people from around the world. Whether you are a tofu lover ____44____ new to its wonders, exploring the history and tastes of tofu ______45______ (be) a delightful journey that offers a deeper appreciation of China’s cuisine and culture. 【答案】36. that##which 37. widely 38. a 39. resulting 40. discovery 41. have developed 42. to improve 43. to 44. or 45. is 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了豆腐的历史。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：豆腐在中国的历史可以追溯到2000多年前。分析句子可知，“____1____ dates back over 2,000 years in China”是定语从句，修饰先行词“history”，先行词指物，关系词在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词“that”或“which”。故填that/which。 【37题详解】 考查副词。句意：人们普遍认为它是偶然发现的。由副词修饰动词可知，这里修饰动词 “believed”要用副词，“wide”的副词形式是“widely”，表示“广泛地”。故填widely。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：传说，中国一位名叫刘安的王子在用大豆做实验时，不小心把豆浆凝结了，于是就有了豆腐。根据句意以及空后Chinese prince为单数名词可知，这里表示泛指“一位中国的王子”，“prince”是可数名词单数，“Chinese” 是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用不定冠词“a”。故填a。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：传说，中国一位名叫刘安的王子在试验大豆时，不小心把豆浆凝结了，于是就有了豆腐。分析句子可知，此处为非谓语动词作结果状语，result和逻辑主语前面整句话为主动关系，所以为现在分词形式。故填resulting。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：这个偶然的发现标志着豆腐开始成为中国烹饪的重要组成部分。由空前accidental为形容词可知，此处为名词形式作句子的主语成分。故填discovery。 【41题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：几个世纪以来，中国不同的地区发展出了自己独特的豆腐制作技术和类型。此处为谓语动词的填入，根据“Over the centuries”（几个世纪以来）是现在完成时的标志词，现在完成时的结构为“have/has + 过去分词”，主语“different regions” 是复数，助动词用 “have”，“develop”的过去分词是“developed”。故填have developed。 【42题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：每种品种都有其独特的特点，并用于特定的菜肴中以改善味道。根据句意可知，此处为动词不定式to do表示“为了……”作目的状语，满足句意要求。故填to improve。 【43题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：从偶然被发现到今天有许多不同的烹饪方法，豆腐已经赢得了世界各地人们的心。分析句子可知，此处“from...to...”是固定搭配，表示“从…… 到……”。故填to。 【44题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：无论你是豆腐爱好者还是刚接触豆腐的人，探索豆腐的历史和味道都是一次愉快的旅程，可以让你更深入地了解中国的美食和文化。分析句子可知，此处“Whether...or...”是固定句型，表示“无论…… 还是……”，所以填“or”。故填or。 【45题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：无论你是豆腐爱好者还是刚接触豆腐的人，探索豆腐的历史和味道都是一次愉快的旅程，可以让你更深入地了解中国的美食和文化。此处为谓语动词的填入，句子描述的是客观事实，用一般现在时，“exploring the history and tastes of tofu” 是动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用单数。故填is。 第四部分 写作（满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你们班在校英文报组织的以“太空”为主题的海报设计大赛中获奖。请你给英国朋友 Peter写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括： （1）创作过程； （2）你的感想。 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 Peter, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Peter. I’m thrilled to share that our class won an award in the space-themed poster design contest held by our school English newspaper! It was a fantastic journey. Teaming up with my fellows, we brainstormed ideas and divided tasks, some for design, some for research and content creation, which not only enhanced our teamwork skills but also deepened our understanding of space exploration. The process was challenging yet rewarding. I’m incredibly proud of China’s achievements in space, which have greatly inspired our poster design. It’s a memory I will cherish for a long time. You will find a picture of the poster attached to this email. I can’t wait to hear what you think about it and do you have any interesting experiences to share? Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文写作中的告知信。要求考生给英国朋友 Peter写封信，告知其自己班级在校英文报组织的以“太空”为主题的海报设计大赛中获奖一事。 【详解】1.词汇积累 比赛：contest→competition 提高：enhance→boost 对……感到自豪：be proud of→take pride in 珍视：cherish→treasure 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：You will find a picture of the poster attached to this email. 拓展句：You will find a picture of the poster which is attached to this email. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Teaming up with my fellows, we brainstormed ideas and divided tasks, some for design, some for research and content creation, which not only enhanced our teamwork skills but also deepened our understanding of space exploration. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】I’m incredibly proud of China’s achievements in space, which have greatly inspired our poster design. (运用了which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。 I’d always been told to take care of my older brother, Brian, who was born weak and small. I’d often tie his shoes or prepare another glass of water for him. My mom saw my larger size and strong body as a sign that I was to be a kind of guardian angel (守护天使) for Brian. However, that was not the case. One day our school sponsored a pumpkin-carving contest. First prize was $100 and I knew just how I would spend it. There was a brand-new game I was dying to own. So I decided the first place bonus definitely had to land in my pocket. When I had to carve the perfect pumpkin I’d picked out, it dawned on me that with my big clumsy fingers I’d surely screw it up (搞砸). I thought of Brian’s smaller, delicate hands and knew he was the man for the job. I immediately begged Brian. Unexpectedly, he asked for a cut. That was fifty-fifty. Quickly doing the math in my head, I figured out even if I split (分摊) the first prize, I’d still have enough cash for the game. So I gave in to Brian’s demands. With skillful hands Brian carved the perfect face, and now we had the best pumpkin ever. Then the unexpected happened: We came in second. Unfortunately, second prize was only $50, and I needed every penny of that to buy the game. The day of the awards ceremony, the principal handed over the money to me because Brian was home, sick with cold. If he really wanted to win, he would have been here today, I thought to myself, justifying stealing the cash from under poor Brian’s runny nose. With hardly a thought, I ran to the store and bought my dream game. That night when Brian asked if we had won, I denied, afraid to look into his eyes. The whole thing was never mentioned again until the day when Brian was packing for college. I played my usual role in helping him pack when I came across an old album filled with photos he had taken as the school photographer. 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。 Paragraph 1: I was enjoying the photos when one caught my eye. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: “You actually knew and didn’t say anything?" I was shocked. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph 1: I was enjoying the photos when one caught my eye. It was a picture of the pumpkin we had carved together. Underneath, Brian had written, “My first real win with my brother. Even if we didn’t get first, it was a victory because we worked as a team.” Seeing those words, a wave of guilt washed over me. I remembered how I had selfishly taken all the money and lied to him. I realized how much I had let him down. I turned to Brian, ready to confess everything. Paragraph 2: “You actually knew and didn’t say anything?” I was shocked. Brian just smiled gently and said, “I always knew. But I also knew that you needed that game more than the money at that time. And I was proud of our teamwork, not the prize. I hoped one day you’d understand the real meaning of winning together.” His words made me feel even more ashamed. I apologized sincerely, vowing to make it up to him. From then on, I truly understood my role as his guardian angel and the importance of true brotherhood. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者与哥哥Brian之间的一次经历，展现了兄弟之间的情感变化以及作者对“真正胜利”的理解。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我正欣赏着这些照片，其中一张吸引了我的目光。”以及第二段首句内容““你其实早就知道却什么都没说？”我震惊地问道。”可知，第一段可描写作者发现自己的哥哥早就知道他们获得了二等奖，却没有揭穿作者。 ②由第二段首句内容““你其实早就知道却什么都没说？”我震惊地问道。”可知，第二段可描写作者向哥哥道歉，也真正理解了兄弟情谊的重要性。 2.续写线索：作者欣赏着照片，突然发现了一张俩人一起雕刻南瓜的照片——在照片下，哥哥记下了他们一起雕刻南瓜这件事，并感叹虽然没有获得第一名，但是仍然是胜利——作者突然意识到哥哥早就知道了真相，却没有揭穿自己的谎言——作者准备向哥哥坦白，可是哥哥却温柔地自己为两人的团队合作感到自豪——作者非常愧疚，真诚地向哥哥道歉——从此之后，作者真正理解了兄弟情谊。 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①说谎：lie/ tell a lie ②使……失望：let down/ disappoint ③道歉：apologize/ make an apology 情绪类 ①对……感到自豪：be proud of/ take pride in ②真诚地：sincerely/ genuinely 【点睛】【高分句型1】It was a picture of the pumpkin we had carved together.（运用了省略关系代词的定语从句） 【高分句型2】Even if we didn’t get first, it was a victory because we worked as a team.（运用了even if引导的状语从句和because引导的状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$