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静安区2024学年第二学期期末教学质量检测 高一英语试卷 2025.06 考生注意： 1.考试时间105分钟，试卷满分100分。 2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。全卷共11页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。 4.答题纸涂号及答题与试卷题号一致。 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Three dollars. B. Five dollars. C. Seven dollars. D. Ten dollars. 2. A. Teacher and student. B. Bus conductor and passenger. C. Doctor and patient. D. Shop assistant and customer. 3. A. She got the money from her aunts. B. She won a lottery ticket. C. She sold an antique to her aunts. D. She earned a bonus at work. 4. A. It will count on Dr. Brian. B. It will be done within an hour. C. It will cost extra money. D. It will take more time to finish. 5. A. The film began at 1:30. B. The film has been postponed to 3:00. C. They don’t need to hurry. D. They have only 30 minutes left. 6. A. Too much stuff in the room. B. The poor air quality in the room. C. The ban on smoking in the room. D. The nervous atmosphere in the room. 7. A. The woman should drive home by herself at night. B. The woman should not drive a car in the morning. C. The evening traffic is likely to get even worse. D. Traffic will be much better in the evening. 8. A. Jason gave his speech at the last minute. B. Jason called off the speech at last. C. Jason was supposed to cancel his speech. D. Jason didn’t finish the whole speech. 9. A. He looked pale due to fear. B. He started to learn at dawn. C He studied through the night. D. He lost confidence in his study. 10. A. They should wait for Peter a little longer. B. There is no need to wait for Peter’s arrival. C. The meeting might last all night without Peter. D. Everyone except Peter needs to stay one more night. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on the passage and the longer conversation. The passage and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To replace private car usage in cities. B. To provide a fun recreational activity for tourists. C. To generate profits for local businesses. D. To offer an eco-friendly transport option. 12. A. By offering daily passes. B. By giving more subscription choices. C. By using GPS and strong locks. D. By providing safe guards at the station. 13. A. It partnered with businesses for rider discounts. B. It provided people free access to shared bikes. C. It banned all vehicles in the city center except bikes. D. It built more bus lanes and added parking lots. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following conversation. 14. A. Because he quit his work at the café. B. Because he cut back on photography. C. Because he wants a roommate. D. Because he is short of money. 15. A. The bathroom has no maintenance issues. B. The kitchen appliances all function well. C. The living room needs some repair. D The apartment is far from the railway station. 16. A. She will move in right now. B. She will look at other apartments. C. She will think it over. D. She will request a lower rent. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Fill in the blanks to make each sentence coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. 1. The influencer stood there, ________(surround) by a lot of reporters.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】surrounded 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这位网红站在那里，被很多记者包围着。分析句子可知，设空处为非谓语，与其逻辑主语“The influencer”之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作状语，surround的过去分词形式是surrounded，表示“被包围”。故填surrounded。 2. The ancient library ________ I visited last summer was tragically destroyed in a fire. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】that##which 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句关系词。句意：我去年夏天参观的那座古老图书馆在一场火灾中不幸被毁。分析句子可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词为“the ancient library”，指物，且关系词在从句中作visited的宾语，因此应用关系代词。故填that/which。 3. ________ (relieve) work stress, she decided to take a walk in the park. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】To relieve 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：为了缓解工作压力，她决定去公园散步。“relieve work stress”在句中作目的状语，用动词不定式to relieve表目的；句首单词首字母大写。故填To relieve。 4. The only mystery ________ remains unsolved is how the pyramids of Egypt were built with such precision. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】that 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：唯一一个仍未解开的谜团是埃及金字塔是如何建造得如此精确的。空处引导定语从句，先行词为mystery，指物，关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作主语，先行词前有the only修饰，所以只能用关系代词that引导。故填that。 5. When I worked on the farmland in the daytime, I always kept the sheep ________ (tie) to a tree on the riverbank. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】tied 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：当我在白天在农田里干活时，我总是把羊拴在河岸的一棵树上。本句谓语为kept，此处为非谓语动词，且tie“拴”与逻辑主语the sheep之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词，作宾语补足语。故填tied。 6. The 1990s were a decade ________ technological advancements revolutionized the way people communicated. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】when 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句关系词。句意：20世纪90年代是一个科技进步彻底改变人们交流方式的十年。分析句子可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词为a decade，表示时间，且关系词在从句中作时间状语，空处应用关系副词连接。故填when。 7. ________ was expected, the result of the experiment confirmed the theory that had been proposed many years ago. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】As 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：正如所预料的那样，实验结果证实了多年前提出的理论。此处需要一个能引导非限定性定语从句且可位于句首的关系代词，指代后面整个主句“the result of the experiment confirmed the theory that had been proposed many years ago” 的内容，并在从句中作主语；特殊关系代词as可以引导该非限定性定语从句，表示“正如”，符合此处语境。故填As。 8. ________(feature) advanced technology, the smartphone offers users an enhanced experience. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Featuring 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这款智能手机配备了先进的技术，为用户提供了更优质的使用体验。此处feature与smartphone 构成主动关系，故用现在分词，作状语，首字母大写。故填Featuring。 9. The ancient tree ________ branches stretch out toward the sunlight has become a symbol of longevity. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】whose 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：那棵古树的树枝向阳光伸展，已成为长寿的象征。“______ branches stretch out toward the sunlight”为定语从句，先行词是The ancient tree，指物，关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作定语，修饰branches，和branches之间是所属关系，所以用关系代词whose引导。故填whose。 10. The guests ________ (seat) at the back couldn’t hear the speaker clearly. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】seated 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：坐在后面的客人听不清演讲者的话。句中“(seat) at the back”作后置定语，seat用非谓语动词形式，与其逻辑主语the guests之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动。故填seated。 Section B Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Gift Giving Is About the Buyer, Not the Receiver Many of us like to think we focus on the recipient’s needs when choosing a gift, but researchers find the process isn’t so simple. “The urge to give an unexpected, wow-worthy gift comes from the giver ____11____ (want) to show how much they know about the recipient and to get them something ____12____ surprises and delights them,” says Galak, a consumer psychologist. “It’s as much about what the giver wants ____13____ making the recipient happy.” One study found givers may skip “satisfaction-maximizing gifts” and choose to give “reaction-maximizing gifts” instead. Gifts express feelings toward others but also reflect how we see ____14____ Self-centered motives ____15____ (root) in many gift choices: Concert tickets can say I want to feel closer to you. ____16____ (choose) a custom artwork instead of something from the wedding registry can mean I want you to believe that I understand you better than anyone else. Sometimes, not buying a gift is a form of self-protection — we don’t want to feel like ____17____ we own is not good enough. “It isn’t about making you happy,” Galak explains. “It’s about making sure I don’t make myself ____18____ (badly) off. The goal is to avoid envy.” “These are not choices about the recipient anymore,” Galak says. “They help the giver take pride ____19____ the giving process.” He has also found that people sometimes purposely give gifts they don’t believe to be best, ____20____ he calls “selfish prosocial (亲社会的) behavior.” 【答案】11. wanting 12. that##which 13. as 14. ourselves 15. are rooted 16. Choosing 17. what 18. look bad 19. in 20. which 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章探讨了送礼行为背后的心理动机。研究发现，送礼者在选择礼物时往往更关注自身需求而非接收者的喜好，如通过礼物展示对接收者的了解或避免自身负面情绪。 【11题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：消费心理学家加拉克（Galak）表示：“想要送出一份出人意料、令人惊叹的礼物，这种冲动源于送礼者想展示自己对收礼者的了解程度，以及为对方挑选一份能带来惊喜和愉悦的礼物。”空处需填非谓语动词形式，介词from后需接动名词形式，“the giver wanting to show...”为动名词复合结构，作from的宾语。故填wanting。 【12题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：消费心理学家加拉克（Galak）表示：“想要送出一份出人意料、令人惊叹的礼物，这种冲动源于送礼者想展示自己对收礼者的了解程度，以及为对方挑选一份能带来惊喜和愉悦的礼物。”空处引导定语从句，先行词something，指物，在定语从句中作主语，故用关系代词that或which引导。故填that/which。 【13题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：“这既关乎送礼者的需求，也关乎让收礼者开心。”固定搭配as much A as B表示“既A又B”或“与其说B不如说A”。故填as。 【14题详解】 考查代词。句意：礼物不仅表达对他人的情感，也反映了我们如何看待自己。主语和宾语一致，需用反身代词ourselves。故填ourselves。 【15题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：许多礼物选择中都根植着以自我为中心的动机：赠送音乐会门票可能意味着“我想与你更亲近”。主语与谓语构成被动关系，且陈述客观事实用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为motives，谓语用复数。故填are rooted。 【16题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：选择定制艺术品而非婚礼登记册上的物品，可能意味着“我想让你相信我比任何人都更懂你”。句子缺少主语，用动名词choosing作主语，表示“选择定制艺术品”这一行为，句首单词首字母要大写。故填Choosing。 【17题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：有时，不买礼物是一种自我保护——我们不想觉得自己拥有的东西不够好。空处引导宾语从句，从句中缺少宾语，指物，故用what引导。故填what。 【18题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：加拉克解释道：“这不是为了让你开心，而是为了确保我不让自己显得糟糕，目标是避免嫉妒。”“make+宾语+动词原形”表示“使…… 做某事”，此处“make myself look bad”意为“使自己看起来糟糕”。故填look bad。 【19题详解】 考查介词。句意：它们帮助送礼者在送礼过程中获得自豪感。take pride in意为“以……为骄傲”，为固定短语。故填in。 【20题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：他还发现，人们有时会刻意赠送自己认为并非最佳的礼物，他将这种行为称为“自私的亲社会行为”。空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代前文整个句子，在定语从句中作宾语，需用关系代词which引导。故填which。 Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. staring B. influence C. likely D. shapes E. connected F. produce G. reviewed H. right I. highlights J. reorganize K. proving Ever since I was a little kid, I have felt guilty about daydreaming. I related to the character Bastian from the movie The Never-ending Story, especially when his father demanded, “Get your head down out of the clouds, and keep both feet on the ground!” This line, repeated throughout the film, ____21____ Bastian’s struggle with the fantastic nature of his daydreams. While I was never directly discouraged from dreaming as a kid, as I grew older, the ____22____ of my culture made me feel like I was wasting my time whenever my head was in the clouds. And yet, it never felt ____23____ to shut down that daydreaming. For one, it was too fun. How amazing is it that we, as humans, can go anywhere, do anything, and be a different version of ourselves — all safely within our minds? But it’s not just fun. In a 2012 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, researcher Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and her team ____24____ studies about brain activity during rest. Their research, summarized in Science Daily, found that “brain activity during rest is ____25____ to self-awareness, moral judgment, learning, and memory. Just like sleep helps the brain ____26____ to work more efficiently, daydreaming may also improve mental health and thinking.” And brain “time-outs” may also help kids learn better, possibly ____27____ wrong those adults who blame kids for daydreaming. “We focus on the outside world in education and don’t look much at inside—focused skills and attentions. But inner focus ____28____ the way we build memories, make meaning and transfer that learning into new contexts,” says Immordino-Yang. Studies Immordino-Yang looked at indicated that kids who practice inner focus are less ____29____ to suffer from high levels of anxiety, perform better on tests, and plan better for the future. Next time you see a kid or even an adult ____30____ off into space, remember that they might actually be doing important work for their mind. 【答案】21. I 22. B 23. H 24. G 25. E 26. J 27. K 28. D 29. C 30. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者从小对白日梦感到内疚，后经研究发现白日梦有益心理健康、思维和学习，呼吁理解做白日梦的人。 【21题详解】 考查动词。句意：这一情节在整部影片中反复出现，凸显了巴蒂安与自己那些奇异梦境之间所存在的冲突。根据“Bastian’s struggle with the fantastic nature of his daydreams”以及句意“凸显”可知应用动词highlight，作谓语，陈述事实用一般现在时，主语为line，谓语用三单形式。故选I。 【22题详解】 考查名词。句意：小时候我从未被直接劝阻不要有梦想，但随着年龄增长，文化的影响让我每当异想天开时，都觉得自己在浪费时间。根据“of my culture made me feel like I was wasting my time whenever my head was in the clouds”以及句意“影响”可知应用名词influence，作主语。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然而，停止那种白日做梦的感觉从未让人觉得是对的。根据“For one, it was too fun. How amazing is it that we, as humans, can go anywhere, do anything, and be a different version of ourselves — all safely within our minds? But it’s not just fun. (首先，这太有趣了。作为人类，我们能够在脑海中安全地去往任何地方、做任何事情，成为不同版本的自己，这是多么令人惊叹啊？但这不仅仅是有趣。)”以及句意“对的”可知应用形容词right，作表语。故选H。 【24题详解】 考查动词。句意：在 2012 年《心理科学展望》杂志的一期中，研究人员玛丽·海伦·伊莫迪诺-杨及其团队回顾了有关大脑在休息状态下的活动情况的相关研究。根据“studies about brain activity during rest”以及句意“回顾”可知应用动词review，发生在过去用一般过去时。故选G。 【25题详解】 考查形容词。句意：据《科学日报》报道，他们的研究发现：“在休息状态下的大脑活动与自我意识、道德判断、学习以及记忆有关。”根据“to self-awareness, moral judgment, learning, and memory”以及句意“与……有关”可知应用形容词connected，作表语。故选E。 【26题详解】 考查动词。句意：就像睡眠有助于大脑重新调整以提高工作效率一样，做白日梦也可能有助于改善心理健康和思维能力。根据“to work more efficiently”以及句意“重新调整”可知应用动词reorganize，上文为短语help…do sth.。故选J。 【27题详解】 考查动词。句意：而且大脑的“休息时间”或许还能帮助孩子更好地学习，这或许能证明那些指责孩子爱做白日梦的成年人的看法是错误的。根据“wrong those adults who blame kids for daydreaming”以及句意“证明”可知应用现在分词proving，作状语。故选K。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：Immordino - Yang说：“但内心的专注会影响我们构建记忆、赋予意义以及将所学知识迁移到新情境中的方式。”根据“the way we build memories, make meaning and transfer that learning into new contexts”以及句意“影响”可知应用动词shape，故选D。 【29题详解】 考查形容词。句意：伊莫迪诺-杨的研究表明，那些能够保持内心专注的孩子更不容易出现严重的焦虑症状，考试成绩也更优异，对未来也有更好的规划。根据“to suffer from high levels of anxiety, perform better on tests, and plan better for the future”以及句意“不容易，不可能”可知应用形容词likely，作表语。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查动词。句意：下次当你看到一个孩子，甚至是一个成年人目光呆滞地凝视着远方时，请记住，他们可能实际上正在为自己的大脑进行着重要的“工作”。根据“off into space”以及句意“凝视”可知应用动词stare，且上文为短语see sb. doing sth.。故选A。 Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Why Do People Like Bubble Wrap So Much? It pads. It protects. And, best of all, it pops! That’s right, today we’re talking about everyone’s favorite packing material. Bubble wrap! Have you ever had the pleasure of popping the small air-filled bubbles that ____31____ a sheet of bubble wrap? If so you know there’s something highly satisfying about it. Have you ever wondered why popping them is so much fun? Why do people like bubble wrap? It turns out that there is some ____32____ behind the human connection to bubble wrap. Some experts believe it’s similar to the ____33____ to fidget. Fidgeting refers to unconscious movements people make to reduce stress or maintain focus. Do you click a pen or bounce your leg while you’re listening? Maybe you like to doodle in the corners of your notes or ____34____ a stress ball. These small actions are all types of fidgeting. While some people think fidgeting is ____35____, it’s actually been shown to increase attention span. It also ____36____ with the retention of information. Similarly, a study revealed that people report feeling more ____37____ after popping bubble wrap. The results also showed that people who popped bubble wrap were calmer afterward than those who did not. So, like fidgeting, popping bubble wrap may increase people’s ____38____ to pay attention and remember what they learn. Experts also say the enjoyment of bubble wrap may be tied to human evolution. In other words, your brain is ____39____ to enjoy it! Early humans had to be on their toes all the time. They needed to be ready to run from a predator at a moment’s ____40____. Today, people spend a lot of time sitting, ____41____ at school and at work. As a result, the body may build a lot of muscle tension for ____42____ of movement. Popping bubble wrap helps ____43____ that muscle tension. It reduces stress and anxiety. ____44____, studies have shown that, sometimes, the human brain receives feel-good chemicals like dopamine after popping bubble wrap. So that may be why it feels so satisfying! Do you have any creative ways to use bubble wrap? Or would you rather just have fun popping it? Either way, this fun fidget item isn’t ____45____ anytime soon. So pop away! 31. A. cover up B. consist of C. fill out D. make up 32. A. science B. misunderstanding C. mystery D. agreement 33. A. chance B. need C. right D. aim 34. A. spot B. squeeze C. apply D. release 35. A. shocking B. amusing C. distracting D. convincing 36. A. contrasts B. helps C. changes D. interacts 37. A. panic B. restless C. alert D. upset 38. A. range B. status C. distress D. ability 39. A. wired B. arranged C. allowed D. challenged 40. A. rest B. reminder C. notice D. hesitation 41. A. nearly B. specially C. especially D. roughly 42. A. excess B. lack C. rhythm D. pattern 43. A. relax B. blame C. strengthen D. explore 44. A. Instead B. In other words C. By contrast D. In fact 45. A. approaching B. disappearing C. measuring D. developing 【答案】31. D 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章从科学角度分析了人们喜欢气泡膜及其挤压气泡行为的原因，包括与“坐立不安”行为的相似性、人类进化的影响，以及挤压气泡对缓解肌肉紧张和释放愉悦化学物质的作用。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：你有没有过挤压一张泡泡纸上充满空气的小气泡的乐趣？A. cover up掩盖；B. consist of由……组成；C. fill out填写；D. make up构成。根据后文“a sheet of bubble wrap”可知，小气泡构成了泡泡纸。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，人类对泡泡纸的喜爱背后有一些科学依据。A. science科学；B. misunderstanding误解；C. mystery神秘；D. agreement同意。根据后文“Some experts believe it’s similar to the ____3____ to fidget.”可知，专家对此的解释是基于科学的。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些专家认为，这类似于人们坐立不安的需求。A. chance机会；B. need需求；C. right权利；D. aim目标。根据后文“Fidgeting refers to unconscious movements people make to reduce stress or maintain focus.”可知，坐立不安是人们为了缓解压力或保持专注的需求。故选B项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许你喜欢在笔记的角落里涂鸦，或者挤压减压球。A. spot发现；B. squeeze挤压；C. apply应用；D. release释放。根据前文“Do you click a pen or bounce your leg while you’re listening?”可知，这些都是坐立不安的表现，挤压压力球也是其中之一。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然有些人认为坐立不安会分散注意力，但事实上，它已被证明可以延长注意力持续时间。A. shocking令人震惊的；B. amusing有趣的；C. distracting分散注意力的；D. convincing有说服力的。根据后文“it’s actually been shown to increase attention span”可知，虽然有人认为坐立不安会分散注意力，但实际上它能增加注意力持续时间。故选C项。 【36题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还有助于信息的保留。A. contrasts对比；B. helps帮助；C. changes改变；D. interacts互动。根据前文“While some people think fidgeting is ____5____, it’s actually been shown to increase attention span.”可知，坐立不安对注意力和信息保留有积极作用，“帮助”符合语境。故选B项。 【37题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一项研究显示，人们在挤压泡泡纸后感觉更加警觉。A. panic恐慌的；B. restless不安的；C. alert警觉的；D. upset沮丧的。根据后文“The results also showed that people who popped bubble wrap were calmer afterward than those who did not.”可知，挤压泡泡纸带来积极情绪，“警觉”与注意力提升对应。故选C项。 【38题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，就像坐立不安一样，挤压泡泡纸可能会提高人们集中注意力和记住所学内容的能力。A. range范围；B. status地位；C. distress痛苦；D. ability能力。根据前文“While some people think fidgeting is ____5____, it’s actually been shown to increase attention span.”和“It also ____6____ with the retention of information. Similarly, a study”可知，此处指提升“能力”。故选D项。 39题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：换句话说，你的大脑天生就喜欢它！A. wired倾向；B. arranged安排；C. allowed允许；D. challenged挑战。根据前文“Experts also say the enjoyment of bubble wrap may be tied to human evolution.”可知，人类进化使得大脑天生喜欢捏泡泡纸。故选A项。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们需要随时准备好从捕食者手中逃脱。A. rest休息；B. reminder提醒；C. notice通知、瞬间注意；D. hesitation犹豫。根据前文“Early humans had to be on their toes all the time.”可知，早期人类需要随时准备逃离危险，“at a moment’s notice”意为“立即，随时”。故选C项。 【41题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：如今，人们花很多时间坐着，尤其是在学校和工作中。A. nearly几乎；B. specially特别地；C. especially尤其；D. roughly粗略地。根据前文“people spend a lot of time sitting”可知，尤其是在学校和工作时人们久坐。故选C项。 【42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，身体可能会因为缺乏运动而积累大量肌肉紧张。A. excess过量；B. lack缺乏；C. rhythm节奏；D. pattern模式。根据前文“people spend a lot of time sitting”可知，久坐导致缺乏运动，从而积累肌肉紧张。故选B项。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：挤压泡泡纸有助于缓解肌肉紧张。A. relax放松；缓解；B. blame责备；C. strengthen加强；D. explore探索。根据“It reduces stress and anxiety.”可知，挤压泡泡纸能减轻压力，“缓解肌肉紧张”是其具体作用。故选A项。 【44题详解】 考查短语辨析。句意：事实上，研究表明，有时人类大脑在挤压泡泡纸后会收到多巴胺等让人感觉良好化学物质。A. Instead相反；B. In other words换句话说；C. By contrast相比之下；D. In fact事实上。后文通过研究结果进一步论证前文观点，“事实上”用于引出具体证据。故选D项。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管怎样，这种有趣的解压物品短期内不会消失。A. approaching接近；B. disappearing消失；C. measuring测量；D. developing发展。根据前文“Do you have any creative ways to use bubble wrap? Or would you rather just have fun popping it?”可知，泡泡纸有多种用途，不会很快消失。故选B项。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) At the age of 40, Paul Counsel from Leederville in Western Australia hardly seemed on the road to wealth. As a potter and ceramics artist, he was used to getting by on whatever work was on offer. Then in 1994 he was invited to a major art exhibition in Perth, where he exhibited 40 beautiful pieces. The show was a success, but still he only sold seven, coming out with just $1500 — not including the cost of the materials: “I thought, Hang on, I want to be wealthy,” Counsel recalls. Thinking like a millionaire is a crucial first step to becoming one. “Most people retire financial underachievers,” he says. “You have to see the world differently from the way other people see the world.” Counsel borrowed enough money for a deposit on a house, fixed it up and invested the money he made in the share market. In just three years and eight months he’d made his first million. What matters most, he says, is mindset: freeing yourself from society’s conditioning and becoming economically and personally free. “As soon as we earn an income, we’re encouraged to buy things we can’t afford,” says Counsel. “Credit and buy-now-pay-later schemes tempted us into a life of debt servicing rather than experiencing the freedom that income should provide.” Today, he has more money than he cares to talk about, yet he still lives in the same suburban Californian house and shuns the trappings of the luxuries that many people dream of. “My neighbors don’t have a clue how much money I have,” he says. “Everybody laughs at me about my Hyundai car... but it’s bloody comfortable.” 46. Paul Counsel decided to change his financial future because ________. A. he was rejected by a major art exhibition B. he couldn’t get by as a potter and ceramics artist C. his art exhibition profits were disappointing D. he read a biography of self-made millionaires 47. According to Paul Counsel, what is the most important factor to becoming wealthy? A. Starting a business early in life. B. Landing a well-paid job. C. Saving every penny earned. D. Changing one’s mindset. 48. Why does Paul Counsel criticize credit and buy-now-pay-later schemes? A. Because they prevented people from carning enough money. B. Because they created debt burdens instead of financial flexibility. C. Because they discouraged people from investing in real estate. D. Because they were of no benefit to people buying luxury goods. 【答案】46. C 47. D 48. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了澳大利亚陶艺家Paul Counsel从收入微薄到成为百万富翁的经历，探讨了他实现财富转变的关键因素及对消费观念的看法。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The show was a success, but still he only sold seven, coming out with just $1500 — not including the cost of the materials (展览很成功，但他只卖出了七件作品，收入仅1500美元——还不包括材料成本)”可知，Paul举办展览的利润远低于预期，这直接促使他决心改变财务状况。故选C项。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“What matters most, he says, is mindset: freeing yourself from society’s conditioning and becoming economically and personally free. (他说，最重要的是心态：把自己从社会的固有模式中解放出来，实现经济和个人的自由。)”可知，Paul认为成为富人的核心因素是改变心态，摆脱传统思维的束缚。故选D项。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Credit and buy-now-pay-later schemes tempted us into a life of debt servicing rather than experiencing the freedom that income should provide. (信用和“先买后付”的计划诱使我们陷入偿还债务的生活，而非享受收入本应带来的自由。)”可知，Paul批评这类消费模式是因为它们让人们背负债务负担，而非实现财务灵活。故选B项。 (B) Splash language immersion programs provide a unique and powerful opportunity to strengthen children’s highest cognitive brain potentials through deliberate literacy development in two languages and authentic exposure to rich language experiences. Research shows that bilingual people have an easier time with these key brain functions: Language in the Brain Research also shows that the brains of bilingual people are more developed in areas that organize and process speech. 49. What is the main purpose of Splash language immersion programs? A. To help children learn math faster. B. To enhance children’s cognitive abilities. C. To prepare students for state-mandated tests. D. To focus on improving memory skills. 50. Which brain area is responsible for organizing language for active speech? A. Wernicke’s Area. B. Auditory Cortex. C. Motor Cortex. D. Broca’s Area. 51. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bilingual people over monolingual people mentioned in this study? A. Being less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. B. Higher average income and better job prospects. C. Stronger awareness to multitask and read. D. Doing better in state-mandated tests. 【答案】49. B 50. D 51. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Splash语言沉浸式项目的作用、双语者的大脑优势及相关研究结论。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段首句“Splash language immersion programs provide a unique and powerful opportunity to strengthen children’s highest cognitive brain potentials through deliberate literacy development in two languages and authentic exposure to rich language experiences. (Splash语言沉浸式项目通过有计划地发展两种语言的读写能力，以及让孩子真实接触丰富的语言体验，为增强儿童最高认知脑潜能提供了独特而有力的机会)”可知，该项目的核心目的是增强儿童的认知能力。故选B项。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Language in the Brain”部分中“Broca’s Area - The brain organizes language for active speech in this area. (布罗卡区 —— 大脑在这个区域组织用于主动言语表达的语言信息。)”可知，负责组织主动语言表达的脑区是布罗卡区。故选D项。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。细节理解题。根据文中第一张图片中提到的双语者优势Mental Health中“A multilingual brain is quicker, nimbler and more resistant to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia (掌握多种语言的大脑反应更敏捷、更灵活，并且更能抵御阿尔茨海默病和其他形式的痴呆症)”和Preparation for the Future中“higher average salaries and greater career opportunities (更高的平均薪资和更多的职业机会)”以及Academic Performance中“outperform monolingual peers on state-mandated tests (在州规定的考试中表现优于单语同龄人)”可知，C项“更强的多任务处理和阅读意识”未在文中出现，属于无关选项。故选C项。 (C) Odeku was not found through traditional scouting (球探) methods. In his East London park, he set up his phone and filmed himself doing exercises like 30-second push-ups, 10-meter sprints, and side jumps. AiSCOUT’s AI platform analyzed his movements. The platform, created by data scientists and top scouts, tests players with standard exercises and provides immediate feedback using machine learning algorithms (算法). The idea came from founder Darren Peries’ frustration when his son was let go by Tottenham’s academy at 16 without any performance records. “Clubs had no footage or data to evaluate him again,” says COO Richard Felton-Thomas. “While senior teams use advanced tracking, youth football, even at top academies, lacks good data.” After seven months of studying millions of data points, AiSCOUT now tracks details like joint angles during jumps and speed patterns, giving feedback within an hour. Top performers move on to ball-skill tests. Odeku’s trial for Burnley involved moving the ball through seven markers filmed in his local park. His speed and control earned him an invitation to the club’s training center, a big turn-around for a player who had been dropped by Premier League academies for being “too small.” “This technology fixes partiality—which means academies tend to prefer players who are already physically developed.” says Felton-Thomas. “As a result, Late bloomers like Odeku, who grew later, get missed.” AiSCOUT helps clubs keep track of players’ progress, including physical and skill improvements. Unlike traditional scouting, where experts travel to matches hoping to find talent, AiSCOUT works with teams like Chelsea and Burnley to find hidden players. “We spot players who have been overlooked,” says Felton-Thomas. The platform even helps recruit Under-8 players by using measures like sprint speed and decision-making. For Odeku, now playing for Haringey Borough’s senior team, the app replaced luck with clear, measurable data. “Before, you needed perfect timing—a scout watching you on your best day,” he says. His trial, filmed in a park, earned him a Burnley invite and gave him confidence: “That session made me feel like I belong.” AiSCOUT turns subjective talent spotting into measurable analysis, giving more opportunities to players while helping clubs make smarter, data-driven decisions. This is changing the future of football. 52. What led to the creation of the AiSCOUT platform? A. A lack of skilled coaches in junior football clubs. B. A top club’s request for more fitness tracking tools. C. An absence of youth football performance data. D. A need to increase sponsorship for youth programs. 53. The underlined word “partiality” in paragraph 4 probably means ________ A. preference for certain players or types B. interest in measuring player growth C. emphasis on physical traits over skill D. neglect of early-developing players 54. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Odeku submitted match highlights from a tournament. B. AiSCOUT promotes fairer and more data-driven decisions. C. AiSCOUT is mainly useful for advanced professional teams. D. Odeku got a trial opportunity based on luck. 55. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. From Parks to Stardom: A Young Footballer’s Story B. The Rise of AI Fitness Tools for Youth Training C. How Premier League Clubs Develop Future Stars D. AI Revolutionizes Football Talent Discovery 【答案】52. C 53. A 54. B 55. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了 AiSCOUT 平台的诞生背景、运作方式及其对足球人才发现的革命性影响。该平台利用人工智能和数据分析，改变了传统球探模式，为更多被忽视的球员提供了机会。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“‘Clubs had no footage or data to evaluate him again,’ says COO Richard Felton-Thomas. ‘While senior teams use advanced tracking, youth football, even at top academies, lacks good data.’(首席运营官理查德・费尔顿 - 托马斯表示：“俱乐部没有录像或数据来再次评估他。尽管成年队使用先进的追踪技术，但青年足球，甚至是顶级学院的青年足球，都缺乏良好的数据。”)”可知，俱乐部没有录像或数据来再次评估球员，即使是顶级学院的青年足球也缺乏良好的数据，这直接导致了AiSCOUT平台的创建。故选C项。 【53题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第四段“which means academies tend to prefer players who are already physically developed(这意味着学院往往更偏爱身体已经发育成熟的球员) ”可知，下文说的是学院往往更偏爱身体已经发育成熟的球员，可推理出划线词“partiality”的意思是对某些球员或类型的偏爱。故选A项。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“AiSCOUT turns subjective talent spotting into measurable analysis, giving more opportunities to players while helping clubs make smarter, data-driven decisions.( AiSCOUT将主观的人才发掘转化为可量化的分析，为球员创造更多机会，同时帮助俱乐部做出更明智、基于数据的决策)”可知，AiSCOUT帮助俱乐部做出更明智、基于数据的决。可推断出，AiSCOUT促进了更公平、更基于数据的决策。故选B项。 【55题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Odeku was not found through traditional scouting (球探) methods. In his East London park, he set up his phone and filmed himself doing exercises like 30-second push-ups, 10-meter sprints, and side jumps. AiSCOUT’s AI platform analyzed his movements. The platform, created by data scientists and top scouts, tests players with standard exercises and provides immediate feedback using machine learning algorithms(算法)( 奥德库并不是通过传统的球探方式被发现的。在他伦敦东部的公园里，他架起手机，拍摄自己进行诸如30秒俯卧撑、10米短跑和侧跳等练习。AiSCOUT的人工智能平台分析了他的运动表现。该平台由数据科学家和顶级球探共同创建，通过标准化测试对球员进行评估，并利用机器学习算法提供即时反馈)”、第二段“‘Clubs had no footage or data to evaluate him again,’ says COO Richard Felton-Thomas. ‘While senior teams use advanced tracking, youth football, even at top academies, lacks good data.’(首席运营官理查德・费尔顿 - 托马斯表示：“俱乐部没有录像或数据来再次评估他。尽管成年队使用先进的追踪技术，但青年足球，甚至是顶级学院的青年足球，都缺乏良好的数据。”)”以及最后一段“AiSCOUT turns subjective talent spotting into measurable analysis, giving more opportunities to players while helping clubs make smarter, data-driven decisions.( AiSCOUT将主观的人才发掘转化为可量化的分析，为球员创造更多机会，同时帮助俱乐部做出更明智、基于数据的决策)”可知，文章主要讲述了AiSCOUT平台利用人工智能技术改变了传统的足球人才发现方式，实现了数据驱动的人才分析。D选项“AI Revolutionizes Football Talent Discovery(人工智能革新足球人才发现)”准确概括了文章主旨，适合用作本文标题。故选D项。 Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. First it was pets, then fish. Now it’s chickens and pigs. The list of animals allowed to feed on insects is growing. A new EU law authorizes the use of insect protein in chicken and pig feed. ____56____ This is a significant milestone for an industry keen to worm its way into the animal-feed business. Since a ban on processed animal protein was imposed in 2001 in the wake of the “mad cow” disease, soybean and fish meal have become the basis of animal feed in Europe. But their production needs lots of space and can harm the environment. ____57____ Insects are just the ticket. They are raised in vertical farms that require little land or water. They can be fed on agricultural by-products or food waste such as rotting fruit and vegetables. They’re also a natural fit. Most wild fish, birds and pigs eat insects. The one thing going against them is price. Insect protein is two to three times more expensive than fish meal, and many times pricier than soybean. ____58____ Rabobank, a Dutch lender, predicts that global insect production will reach 500,000 tonnes a year by 2030, up from just 10,000 tonnes currently. Prices are expected to drop as well. ____59____ They may boost growth rates and immune systems as well as filling stomachs. They also provide a more sustainable alternative. This year the European Food Safety Agency has ruled that three species of insects — yellow mealworm, locusts and house crickets — are safe for humans to eat. Oddly, people seem less keen on the idea than chickens and pigs. A. However, scaling up production may help reduce the price. B. Some producers worry whether insects can be bred at a commercial scale. C. Therefore feed manufacturers are actively seeking sustainable alternatives. D. Meanwhile, research suggests insects may be more than mere feed. E. It came into force earlier this month. F. Despite marketing efforts, consumer acceptance of insect-based food is still low. 【答案】56. E 57. C 58. A 59. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了欧盟一项允许在鸡和猪饲料中使用昆虫蛋白的新法律，分析了用昆虫作饲料的优势、面临的价格问题及发展前景。 【56题详解】 上文“A new EU law authorizes the use of insect protein in chicken and pig feed.(一项新的欧盟法律批准在鸡和猪饲料中使用昆虫蛋白)”提到了新法律。E选项“It came into force earlier this month.(该法律本月早些时候生效)”中的“It”指代上文的“a new EU law”，进一步说明法律的生效时间，与上下文衔接自然。故选E项。 【57题详解】 上文“Since a ban on processed animal protein was imposed in 2001 in the wake of the ‘mad cow’ disease, soybean and fish meal have become the basis of animal feed in Europe. But their production needs lots of space and can harm the environment.(自2001年“疯牛病”爆发后实施加工动物蛋白禁令以来，大豆和鱼粉已成为欧洲动物饲料的基础。但它们的生产需要大量空间，而且会对环境造成危害)”指出了现有饲料的弊端。C选项“Therefore feed manufacturers are actively seeking sustainable alternatives.(因此，饲料制造商正在积极寻找可持续的替代品)”与上文构成因果关系，因为现有饲料有问题，所以要寻找替代品，逻辑合理。故选C项。 【58题详解】 上文“The one thing going against them is price. Insect protein is two to three times more expensive than fish meal, and many times pricier than soybean.(对它们不利的一点是价格。昆虫蛋白的价格是鱼粉的两到三倍，比大豆贵很多倍)”说明了昆虫蛋白价格高的问题。A选项“However, scaling up production may help reduce the price.(然而，扩大生产规模可能有助于降低价格)”与上文构成转折关系，提出了解决价格问题的办法，且与下文提到的产量增加和价格下降相呼应。故选A项。 【59题详解】 下文“They may boost growth rates and immune systems as well as filling stomachs. They also provide a more sustainable alternative.(它们不仅可以填饱肚子，还可能提高生长速度和增强免疫系统。它们还提供了一种更可持续的选择)”说明了昆虫除了作为饲料，还有其他好处。D选项“Meanwhile, research suggests insects may be more than mere feed.(与此同时，研究表明昆虫可能不仅仅是饲料)”引出下文对昆虫其他作用的介绍，起到了承上启下的作用。故选D项。 V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 60. 她讨厌放假期间还得拼命刷题。 (bury) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】She hates burying herself in doing practice exercises during holidays. 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语、动名词和反身代词。主语“她”用人称代词she；谓语“讨厌”用动词hate，描述一般性事实用一般现在时态，谓语动词用单数形式hates；“拼命做某事”用动词短语bury oneself in doing sth.，用动名词形式burying作宾语，她讨厌的是自己拼命刷题，用反身代词herself；宾语“题”用名词词组practice exercises；时间状语“放假期间”用介词短语during holidays。综上，全句译为：She hates burying herself in doing practice exercises during holidays. 61. 他突然意识到，得先解决技术问题。(it) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】It suddenly struck him that he had to solve the technical problem first. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型和时态。动作发生在过去用一般过去时；表示“某人突然意识到”句型为It suddenly strikes sb. that…；从句主语为he；表示“必须，不得不”用have to；表示“先解决技术问题”翻译为solve the technical problem first。发翻译为It suddenly struck him that he had to solve the technical problem first. 62. 没有什么比熬夜和节食更伤身体。(harmful) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Nothing is more harmful to the body than staying up late and going on a diet. 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词比较级、固定短语和非谓语动词。表示“没有什么”用nothing，作主语，位于句首，首字母大写；表示“对……有害”用固定短语be harmful to，句子陈述客观事实，时态应用一般现在时，主语为nothing，be动词用is；表示“更……”用比较级more，所以“更伤身体”用more harmful to the body；表示“比”用than；表示“熬夜”用固定短语stay up late，表示“节食”用go on a diet，二者为并列关系，用and连接，作than的宾语，均用动名词形式。故翻译为Nothing is more harmful to the body than staying up late and going on a diet. 63. 电影《哪吒Ne Zha》票房大卖并成为中国文化输出的典范。(achieve) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The movie “Ne Zha” achieved great box office success and became a model of Chinese cultural output. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。表示“票房大卖”，结合提示词achieve，应用短语achieved great box office success，其中achieve表示“取得”，box office success表示“票房成功”；表示“成为中国文化输出的典范”，短语为became a model of Chinese cultural output，model意为“典范”，Chinese cultural output表示“中国文化输出”，句子主语为The movie “Ne Zha”，时态为一般过去时。故翻译为The movie “Ne Zha” achieved great box office success and became a model of Chinese cultural output. 64. “直升机式育儿”指父母的过度保护，它可能会影响孩子的独立性。(which) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】“Helicopter parenting” refers to parents overprotection, which may affect children’s independence. 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句和时态。表示“直升机式育儿”应用“Helicopter parenting”；表示“指”应用短语refer to，陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时；表示“父母的过度保护”应用parents’ overprotection；表示“可能”应用may；表示“影响”应用affect，位于情态动词后面，使用动词原形；表示“孩子的独立性”应用children’s independence；表示“它可能会影响孩子的独立性”应用which may affect children’s independence，which引导非限制性定语从句，指代前文中的“父母的过度保护”，在定语从句中作主语。整翻译成：“Helicopter parenting” refers to parents overprotection, which may affect children’s independence. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 静安区2024学年第二学期期末教学质量检测 高一英语试卷 2025.06 考生注意： 1.考试时间105分钟，试卷满分100分。 2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。全卷共11页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。 4.答题纸涂号及答题与试卷题号一致。 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Three dollars. B. Five dollars. C. Seven dollars. D. Ten dollars. 2. A. Teacher and student. B. Bus conductor and passenger. C. Doctor and patient. D. Shop assistant and customer. 3. A. She got the money from her aunts. B. She won a lottery ticket. C. She sold an antique to her aunts. D. She earned a bonus at work. 4. A. It will count on Dr. Brian. B. It will be done within an hour. C. It will cost extra money. D. It will take more time to finish. 5. A. The film began at 1:30. B. The film has been postponed to 3:00. C. They don’t need to hurry. D. They have only 30 minutes left. 6. A. Too much stuff in the room. B. The poor air quality in the room. C. The ban on smoking in the room. D. The nervous atmosphere in the room. 7. A. The woman should drive home by herself at night. B. The woman should not drive a car in the morning. C. The evening traffic is likely to get even worse. D. Traffic will be much better in the evening. 8. A. Jason gave his speech at the last minute. B. Jason called off the speech at last. C. Jason was supposed to cancel his speech. D. Jason didn’t finish the whole speech. 9. A. He looked pale due to fear. B. He started to learn at dawn. C. He studied through the night. D. He lost confidence in his study. 10. A. They should wait for Peter a little longer. B. There is no need to wait for Peter’s arrival. C. The meeting might last all night without Peter. D. Everyone except Peter needs to stay one more night. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on the passage and the longer conversation. The passage and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To replace private car usage in cities. B. To provide a fun recreational activity for tourists. C. To generate profits for local businesses. D. To offer an eco-friendly transport option. 12. A. By offering daily passes. B. By giving more subscription choices. C. By using GPS and strong locks. D By providing safe guards at the station. 13. A. It partnered with businesses for rider discounts. B. It provided people free access to shared bikes. C. It banned all vehicles in the city center except bikes. D. It built more bus lanes and added parking lots. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following conversation. 14. A. Because he quit his work at the café. B. Because he cut back on photography. C. Because he wants a roommate. D. Because he is short of money. 15. A. The bathroom has no maintenance issues. B The kitchen appliances all function well. C. The living room needs some repair. D. The apartment is far from the railway station. 16. A. She will move in right now. B. She will look at other apartments. C. She will think it over. D. She will request a lower rent. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Fill in the blanks to make each sentence coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. 1. The influencer stood there, ________(surround) by a lot of reporters.(所给词的适当形式填空) 2. The ancient library ________ I visited last summer was tragically destroyed in a fire. (用适当的词填空) 3. ________ (relieve) work stress, she decided to take a walk in the park. (所给词的适当形式填空) 4. The only mystery ________ remains unsolved is how the pyramids of Egypt were built with such precision. (用适当的词填空) 5. When I worked on the farmland in the daytime, I always kept the sheep ________ (tie) to a tree on the riverbank. (所给词的适当形式填空) 6. The 1990s were a decade ________ technological advancements revolutionized the way people communicated. (用适当的词填空) 7. ________ was expected, the result of the experiment confirmed the theory that had been proposed many years ago. (用适当的词填空) 8. ________(feature) advanced technology, the smartphone offers users an enhanced experience. (所给词的适当形式填空) 9. The ancient tree ________ branches stretch out toward the sunlight has become a symbol of longevity. (用适当的词填空) 10. The guests ________ (seat) at the back couldn’t hear the speaker clearly. (所给词的适当形式填空) Section B Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Gift Giving Is About the Buyer, Not the Receiver Many of us like to think we focus on the recipient’s needs when choosing a gift, but researchers find the process isn’t so simple. “The urge to give an unexpected, wow-worthy gift comes from the giver ____11____ (want) to show how much they know about the recipient and to get them something ____12____ surprises and delights them,” says Galak, a consumer psychologist. “It’s as much about what the giver wants ____13____ making the recipient happy.” One study found givers may skip “satisfaction-maximizing gifts” and choose to give “reaction-maximizing gifts” instead. Gifts express feelings toward others but also reflect how we see ____14____ Self-centered motives ____15____ (root) in many gift choices: Concert tickets can say I want to feel closer to you. ____16____ (choose) a custom artwork instead of something from the wedding registry can mean I want you to believe that I understand you better than anyone else. Sometimes, not buying a gift is a form of self-protection — we don’t want to feel like ____17____ we own is not good enough. “It isn’t about making you happy,” Galak explains. “It’s about making sure I don’t make myself ____18____ (badly) off. The goal is to avoid envy.” “These are not choices about the recipient anymore,” Galak says. “They help the giver take pride ____19____ the giving process.” He has also found that people sometimes purposely give gifts they don’t believe to be best, ____20____ he calls “selfish prosocial (亲社会的) behavior.” Section C Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. staring B. influence C. likely D. shapes E. connected F. produce G. reviewed H. right I. highlights J. reorganize K. proving Ever since I was a little kid, I have felt guilty about daydreaming. I related to the character Bastian from the movie The Never-ending Story, especially when his father demanded, “Get your head down out of the clouds, and keep both feet on the ground!” This line, repeated throughout the film, ____21____ Bastian’s struggle with the fantastic nature of his daydreams. While I was never directly discouraged from dreaming as a kid, as I grew older, the ____22____ of my culture made me feel like I was wasting my time whenever my head was in the clouds. And yet, it never felt ____23____ to shut down that daydreaming. For one, it was too fun. How amazing is it that we, as humans, can go anywhere, do anything, and be a different version of ourselves — all safely within our minds? But it’s not just fun. In a 2012 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, researcher Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and her team ____24____ studies about brain activity during rest. Their research, summarized in Science Daily, found that “brain activity during rest is ____25____ to self-awareness, moral judgment, learning, and memory. Just like sleep helps the brain ____26____ to work more efficiently, daydreaming may also improve mental health and thinking.” And brain “time-outs” may also help kids learn better, possibly ____27____ wrong those adults who blame kids for daydreaming. “We focus on the outside world in education and don’t look much at inside—focused skills and attentions. But inner focus ____28____ the way we build memories, make meaning and transfer that learning into new contexts,” says Immordino-Yang. Studies Immordino-Yang looked at indicated that kids who practice inner focus are less ____29____ to suffer from high levels of anxiety, perform better on tests, and plan better for the future. Next time you see a kid or even an adult ____30____ off into space, remember that they might actually be doing important work for their mind. Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Why Do People Like Bubble Wrap So Much? It pads. It protects. And, best of all, it pops! That’s right, today we’re talking about everyone’s favorite packing material. Bubble wrap! Have you ever had the pleasure of popping the small air-filled bubbles that ____31____ a sheet of bubble wrap? If so, you know there’s something highly satisfying about it. Have you ever wondered why popping them is so much fun? Why do people like bubble wrap? It turns out that there is some ____32____ behind the human connection to bubble wrap. Some experts believe it’s similar to the ____33____ to fidget. Fidgeting refers to unconscious movements people make to reduce stress or maintain focus. Do you click a pen or bounce your leg while you’re listening? Maybe you like to doodle in the corners of your notes or ____34____ a stress ball. These small actions are all types of fidgeting. While some people think fidgeting is ____35____, it’s actually been shown to increase attention span. It also ____36____ with the retention of information. Similarly, a study revealed that people report feeling more ____37____ after popping bubble wrap. The results also showed that people who popped bubble wrap were calmer afterward than those who did not. So, like fidgeting, popping bubble wrap may increase people’s ____38____ to pay attention and remember what they learn. Experts also say the enjoyment of bubble wrap may be tied to human evolution. In other words, your brain is ____39____ to enjoy it! Early humans had to be on their toes all the time. They needed to be ready to run from a predator at a moment’s ____40____. Today, people spend a lot of time sitting, ____41____ at school and at work. As a result, the body may build a lot of muscle tension for ____42____ of movement. Popping bubble wrap helps ____43____ that muscle tension. It reduces stress and anxiety. ____44____, studies have shown that, sometimes, the human brain receives feel-good chemicals like dopamine after popping bubble wrap. So that may be why it feels so satisfying! Do you have any creative ways to use bubble wrap? Or would you rather just have fun popping it? Either way, this fun fidget item isn’t ____45____ anytime soon. So pop away! 31. A. cover up B. consist of C. fill out D. make up 32. A. science B. misunderstanding C. mystery D. agreement 33. A. chance B. need C. right D. aim 34. A. spot B. squeeze C. apply D. release 35. A. shocking B. amusing C. distracting D. convincing 36. A. contrasts B. helps C. changes D. interacts 37. A. panic B. restless C. alert D. upset 38. A. range B. status C. distress D. ability 39. A. wired B. arranged C. allowed D. challenged 40. A. rest B. reminder C. notice D. hesitation 41. A. nearly B. specially C. especially D. roughly 42. A. excess B. lack C. rhythm D. pattern 43. A. relax B. blame C. strengthen D. explore 44. A. Instead B. In other words C. By contrast D. In fact 45. A. approaching B. disappearing C. measuring D. developing Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) At the age of 40, Paul Counsel from Leederville in Western Australia hardly seemed on the road to wealth. As a potter and ceramics artist, he was used to getting by on whatever work was on offer. Then in 1994 he was invited to a major art exhibition in Perth, where he exhibited 40 beautiful pieces. The show was a success, but still he only sold seven, coming out with just $1500 — not including the cost of the materials: “I thought, Hang on, I want to be wealthy,” Counsel recalls. Thinking like a millionaire is a crucial first step to becoming one. “Most people retire financial underachievers,” he says. “You have to see the world differently from the way other people see the world.” Counsel borrowed enough money for a deposit on a house, fixed it up and invested the money he made in the share market. In just three years and eight months he’d made his first million. What matters most, he says, is mindset: freeing yourself from society’s conditioning and becoming economically and personally free. “As soon as we earn an income, we’re encouraged to buy things we can’t afford,” says Counsel. “Credit and buy-now-pay-later schemes tempted us into a life of debt servicing rather than experiencing the freedom that income should provide.” Today, he has more money than he cares to talk about, yet he still lives in the same suburban Californian house and shuns the trappings of the luxuries that many people dream of. “My neighbors don’t have a clue how much money I have,” he says. “Everybody laughs at me about my Hyundai car... but it’s bloody comfortable.” 46. Paul Counsel decided to change his financial future because ________. A. he was rejected by a major art exhibition B. he couldn’t get by as a potter and ceramics artist C. his art exhibition profits were disappointing D. he read a biography of self-made millionaires 47. According to Paul Counsel, what is the most important factor to becoming wealthy? A. Starting a business early in life. B. Landing a well-paid job. C. Saving every penny earned. D. Changing one’s mindset. 48. Why does Paul Counsel criticize credit and buy-now-pay-later schemes? A. Because they prevented people from carning enough money. B Because they created debt burdens instead of financial flexibility. C. Because they discouraged people from investing in real estate. D. Because they were of no benefit to people buying luxury goods. (B) Splash language immersion programs provide a unique and powerful opportunity to strengthen children’s highest cognitive brain potentials through deliberate literacy development in two languages and authentic exposure to rich language experiences. Research shows that bilingual people have an easier time with these key brain functions: Language in the Brain Research also shows that the brains of bilingual people are more developed in areas that organize and process speech. 49. What is the main purpose of Splash language immersion programs? A. To help children learn math faster. B. To enhance children’s cognitive abilities. C. To prepare students for state-mandated tests. D. To focus on improving memory skills. 50. Which brain area is responsible for organizing language for active speech? A. Wernicke’s Area. B. Auditory Cortex. C. Motor Cortex. D. Broca’s Area. 51. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bilingual people over monolingual people mentioned in this study? A. Being less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. B. Higher average income and better job prospects. C. Stronger awareness to multitask and read. D. Doing better in state-mandated tests. (C) Odeku was not found through traditional scouting (球探) methods. In his East London park, he set up his phone and filmed himself doing exercises like 30-second push-ups, 10-meter sprints, and side jumps. AiSCOUT’s AI platform analyzed his movements. The platform, created by data scientists and top scouts, tests players with standard exercises and provides immediate feedback using machine learning algorithms (算法). The idea came from founder Darren Peries’ frustration when his son was let go by Tottenham’s academy at 16 without any performance records. “Clubs had no footage or data to evaluate him again,” says COO Richard Felton-Thomas. “While senior teams use advanced tracking, youth football, even at top academies, lacks good data.” After seven months of studying millions of data points, AiSCOUT now tracks details like joint angles during jumps and speed patterns, giving feedback within an hour. Top performers move on to ball-skill tests. Odeku’s trial for Burnley involved moving the ball through seven markers filmed in his local park. His speed and control earned him an invitation to the club’s training center, a big turn-around for a player who had been dropped by Premier League academies for being “too small.” “This technology fixes partiality—which means academies tend to prefer players who are already physically developed.” says Felton-Thomas. “As a result, Late bloomers like Odeku, who grew later, get missed.” AiSCOUT helps clubs keep track of players’ progress, including physical and skill improvements. Unlike traditional scouting where experts travel to matches hoping to find talent, AiSCOUT works with teams like Chelsea and Burnley to find hidden players. “We spot players who have been overlooked,” says Felton-Thomas. The platform even helps recruit Under-8 players by using measures like sprint speed and decision-making. For Odeku, now playing for Haringey Borough’s senior team, the app replaced luck with clear, measurable data. “Before, you needed perfect timing—a scout watching you on your best day,” he says. His trial, filmed in a park, earned him a Burnley invite and gave him confidence: “That session made me feel like I belong.” AiSCOUT turns subjective talent spotting into measurable analysis, giving more opportunities to players while helping clubs make smarter, data-driven decisions. This is changing the future of football. 52. What led to the creation of the AiSCOUT platform? A. A lack of skilled coaches in junior football clubs. B. A top club’s request for more fitness tracking tools. C. An absence of youth football performance data. D. A need to increase sponsorship for youth programs. 53. The underlined word “partiality” in paragraph 4 probably means ________ A. preference for certain players or types B. interest in measuring player growth C. emphasis on physical traits over skill D. neglect of early-developing players 54. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Odeku submitted match highlights from a tournament. B. AiSCOUT promotes fairer and more data-driven decisions. C. AiSCOUT is mainly useful for advanced professional teams. D Odeku got a trial opportunity based on luck. 55. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. From Parks to Stardom: A Young Footballer’s Story B. The Rise of AI Fitness Tools for Youth Training C. How Premier League Clubs Develop Future Stars D. AI Revolutionizes Football Talent Discovery Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. First it was pets, then fish. Now it’s chickens and pigs. The list of animals allowed to feed on insects is growing. A new EU law authorizes the use of insect protein in chicken and pig feed. ____56____ This is a significant milestone for an industry keen to worm its way into the animal-feed business. Since a ban on processed animal protein was imposed in 2001 in the wake of the “mad cow” disease, soybean and fish meal have become the basis of animal feed in Europe. But their production needs lots of space and can harm the environment. ____57____ Insects are just the ticket. They are raised in vertical farms that require little land or water. They can be fed on agricultural by-products or food waste such as rotting fruit and vegetables. They’re also a natural fit. Most wild fish, birds and pigs eat insects. The one thing going against them is price. Insect protein is two to three times more expensive than fish meal, and many times pricier than soybean. ____58____ Rabobank, a Dutch lender, predicts that global insect production will reach 500,000 tonnes a year by 2030, up from just 10,000 tonnes currently. Prices are expected to drop as well. ____59____ They may boost growth rates and immune systems as well as filling stomachs. They also provide a more sustainable alternative. This year the European Food Safety Agency has ruled that three species of insects — yellow mealworm, locusts and house crickets — are safe for humans to eat. Oddly, people seem less keen on the idea than chickens and pigs. A. However, scaling up production may help reduce the price. B. Some producers worry whether insects can be bred at a commercial scale. C. Therefore feed manufacturers are actively seeking sustainable alternatives. D. Meanwhile, research suggests insects may be more than mere feed. E. It came into force earlier this month. F. Despite marketing efforts, consumer acceptance of insect-based food is still low. V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 60. 她讨厌放假期间还得拼命刷题。 (bury) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 61. 他突然意识到，得先解决技术问题。(it) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 62. 没有什么比熬夜和节食更伤身体。(harmful) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 63. 电影《哪吒Ne Zha》票房大卖并成为中国文化输出的典范。(achieve) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 64. “直升机式育儿”指父母的过度保护，它可能会影响孩子的独立性。(which) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$