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2024-2025学年第一学期高中期中教学质量检测 高二英语 考试时间：120分钟 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡规定区域内，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，答题卡交回。 4.本试卷主要考试内容： 第一部分 听力(每小题1分，满分20分) 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Why does the man need a map? A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China. 2. What does the woman want to do for vacation? A. Go to the beach. B. Travel to Colorado. C. Learn to snowboard. 3. What will the man probably do? A. Take the job. B. Refuse the offer. C. Change the working hours. 4. What does the woman say about John? A. He won’t wait for her. B. He won’t come home today. C. He won’t be on time for dinner. 5. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Order some boxes. B. Go home and rest. C. Continue working. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。 6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Colleagues(同事). C. Classmates. 7. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. How to improve listening skills B. How to take notes better. C. How to concentrate in class. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。 8. Who is the woman? A. The man’s classmate. B. Annie’s sister. C. Annie’s roommate. 9. What does the man want to tell Annie? A. His new address. B. His visit. C. Hotel information. 10. How can Annie get in touch with the man? A. Send him an urgent message. B. Dial the phone number 4934975. C. Go to Room 668, the Terminal Hotel. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。 11. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Save up for the car. B. Go to another car dealer. C Ask someone to check the car. 12. What is the salesman going to do? A. Give a discount. B. Stick to a high price. C. Ask for cash payment. 13. How will the man help the woman? A. Lend money to her. B. Drive her car home. C. Take care of her car. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city? A. Fairly low. B. Just Okay. C. Very high. 15. What does the woman spend most on? A. Meals. B. Trains. C. Clothes. 16. What does the woman do in her free time？ A. See films. B. Travel around. C. Go for a drink. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。 17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day? A. Stay to help her friend. B. Walk alone to her car. C. Wait for the train to stop. 18. What can we learn about the speaker then? A. She worked at a hotel. B. She had bought a new car. C. She was having a baby soon. 19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger? A. At a crossroads. B. In front of a hotel. C. Besides a car park. 20. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. An exciting lunch party. B.A well-known short story. C. An unforgettable experience. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共11小题；每题2.5分，满分27.5分） 阅读下列短文 , 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Virtual Winter Math Contest Preparation Club registrations are now open! Winter Contest Preparation Club(January 10—February 32023,Online) Math Enrichment Courses (February 7——March 3,2023,Online) Course Streams •Contest Courses are designed to cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies. Instructions focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun ways, and improving skills in assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. •Programming Courses focus on exploring the relationship between math and programming. Building on math knowledge, solving math puzzles, and learning programming concepts, students program together to solve challenges and projects. •Enrichment Courses are designed for students who are comfortable in math concepts at their grade level and are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. Program Fees and Financial Support •Online Grades 1-8 Contest Club and Enrichment Courses: $225 •Online Grades 9-12 Contest Club and Enrichment Courses: $240+tax If you are unable to pay for the full program because you have been financially affected, please apply for a scholarship. Further information and an application form can be found here. Refund Policy There is a $50 administrative fee for cancellation requests. Cancellations made 48hours before the first class will receive a full refund minus the administrative fee. Requests for refunds after the deadline will not be processed. Registration To register for any class, you must create an account on our registration system by clicking the button below. 1. What is the focus of Contest Courses? A. Designing projects. B. Tackling problems. C. Improving math levels. D. Grasping programming concepts. 2. Who can apply for a scholarship? A. A student who is short of money. B. A student who has rich math knowledge. C. A student who is well prepared for the contest. D. A student who has an account on the registration system. 3. How much can a 6th grader be refunded if he cancels registration 3 days in advance? A. $175. B. $190. C. $225. D. $240. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了冬季数学竞赛俱乐部的课程安排，项目费用，退费政策等具体情况。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Contest Courses”中第一句“Contest Courses are designed to cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies.”（竞赛课程旨在涵盖竞赛问题和解决问题的策略等方面。）可知，竞赛课程关注的是解决问题的策略。故选B项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Program Fees and Financial Support”中“If you are unable to pay for the full program because you have been financially affected, please apply for a scholarship.”（如果你因为资金的影响无法支付整个项目的费用，可以申请奖学金。）可知，资金短缺的学生可以申请奖学金。故选A项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Program Fees and Financial Support”中“Online Grades 1-8 Contest Club and Enrichment Courses: $225”（1到8年级在线竞赛俱乐部及强化课程费用为225美元。）及“Refund Policy”中“There is a $50 administrative fee for cancellation requests. Cancellations made 48hours before the first class will receive a full refund minus the administrative fee. ”（对于取消请求，会收取50美元的管理费。在第一节课前48小时取消预订将获得扣除管理费之后的全额退款。）可知，一位6年级的学生提前三天取消课程会扣除50美元的管理费，他将退回175美元。故选A项。 B Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of my science career. So I was shocked when Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was shocked and overjoyed when she invited me to talk about projects I could do in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about. Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. 4. How did the author feel when reading the email? A. anxious B. angry C. surprised D. happy 5. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________. A. criticize the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work 6. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________. A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing 7. What can we learn from this passage? A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution. C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). (当我看到邮件发件人的名字时，我的心跳加速了。这封邮件是这样开头的：“亲爱的格林先生，感谢您的关注”，“审核过程比预期的要长。”信的结尾是“我们很抱歉地通知你……”，我的视线模糊了。)”可知，收到的是被拒绝的邮件，所以推测作者在读电子邮件时感到焦虑。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“So I was shocked when Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was shocked and overjoyed when she invited me to talk about projects I could do in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. (所以，当负责该项目的玛丽・德文教授邀请我去观摩她实验室里正在进行的工作时，我感到十分震惊。我欣然抓住了这个机会。几周后，当她邀请我去商讨能在她实验室开展的项目时，我既震惊又欣喜若狂。她提议的项目似乎不像我最初申请的那个项目那样令人兴奋，但我仍打算全力以赴。)”可知，与德文教授交谈后，作者决定全心全意地投入实验室工作。故选D。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. (我发现自己与一位机器人学教授合作，研究从沙漠远程收集数据的技术。这个项目，我无需身处酷热的沙漠，在沙发上就能完成。它不仅在封锁期间得以推进，而且在传统方法行不通的地方发挥了作用。最终，我有了一个新的科研兴趣去追寻。)”可推知，机器人学教授的项目很鼓舞人心。故选B。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. (我明白了，不能把计划定得一成不变，有时候我需要抓住摆在面前的机会，即便这些机会在当时听起来并非尽善尽美，也要充分加以利用。)”结合文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。故选C。 C At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is taking CO₂ from the air and turning it to rock. This technology is known as “direct air capture(捕捉)” or DAC. It’s a bit like “mining” the sky for CO₂—simple in principle, but very difficult to carry out. To do this, you need the right geography conditions. That is why Climeworks, a Swiss company, built the Orca plant in Iceland. There, fans draw air into big black containers where the filter(过滤器) catches CO₂. Once the filter is full, it is heated to around 100℃ to separate CO₂ with sufficient energy from volcanic activity. Next, the collected CO₂ is combined with water and pumped deep underground into rock formations. Within a few years, the CO₂ will turn into stone. However, exciting and promising as this technology is, it won’t save us from climate change on its own. While Orca, the largest plant of its kind in the world, can capture up to 4,000 tons of CO₂ per year, the yearly global emissions(排放) are around 33.4 billion tons of CO₂, so the plant can deal with 0.00001% of our yearly emissions. Besides, the process is expensive and requires large amounts of energy. Daniel Egger, the chief commercial officer at Climeworks, said that while his company is at an “industrial level”, it is not where it needs to be to make a difference in fighting climate change. But we have to learn to walk before we can run. Carbon storage(碳储存) is just arising as a technology. It won’t help us fix climate change yet, but it can be important down the line, if we have the right conditions for it. 8. What can we learn about DAC according to the text? A. It is the best way to fix climate change at present. B. It requires enough heat and energy to operate. C. It is highly developed in removing CO₂. D. It can be applied anywhere in the world. 9. Why are some data used in paragraph 3? A. To indicate the bright future of the technology. B. To provide the research results for the readers. C. To show the challenges DAC faces at present. D. To call for more plants like Orca to be set up. 10. What is the author’s attitude towards the technology? A. Unclear. B. Uninterested. C. Doubtful. D. Hopeful. 11. From which is the text probably taken? A. A science report. B. A company leaflet. C. A chemistry textbook. D. A social web page. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一项新的碳存储技术——直接空气捕获技术（DAC），该技术能够吸入空气，并在高能支持下分离出二氧化碳，经过时间沉淀将其转换成岩石。文章分析了其工作原理，面临的挑战，以及前景。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“There, fans draw air into big black containers where the filter catches CO₂. Once the filter is full, it is heated to around 100℃ to separate CO₂ with sufficient energy from volcanic activity.(在那里，风扇将空气吸入黑色大容器，过滤器在那里捕捉CO₂。一旦过滤器充满，它就会被加热到100℃左右，以足够的能量从火山活动中分离出CO₂。)”以及文章第三段内容“Besides, the process is expensive and requires large amounts of energy.( 此外，这个过程是昂贵的，需要大量的能源。)”可知，DAC将CO₂转化成岩石的过程中需要吸入大量空气并在滤芯加满之后加热到100℃，才能将CO₂分离出来，同时需要大量的能源支持。因此可知，DAC技术需要足够的热量和能量才能运转。故选B项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容“While Orca, the largest plant of its kind in the world, can capture up to 4000 tons of CO₂ per year, the yearly global emissions are around 33.4 billion tons of CO₂, so the plant can deal with 0.00001% of our yearly emissions. (世界上最大的工厂——Orca每年最多能捕获4000吨的CO₂，但全球每年的CO₂排放量约为334亿吨，因此该工厂只能处理我们每年排放的0.00001%。)”列举的数字可知，全球每年的CO₂排放量约为334亿吨，该工厂只能处理每年排放的0.00001%，能帮助处理的微乎其微，成本高，耗源大，由此可推知，这些数字表明了DAC目前面临的挑战。故选C项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章末尾段内容“Carbon storage is just arising as a technology. It won't help us fix climate change yet, but it can be important down the line, if we have the right conditions for it.(碳储存技术刚刚兴起。它还不能帮助我们解决气候变化问题，但如果我们有合适的条件，它在未来可能很重要。)”可知，在作者看来，虽然碳存储技术刚刚兴起，还不能帮助解决气候问题，但是在将来合适条件下，碳存储技术还是很重要的，由此可推知，对于该技术，作者是抱有希望的。故选D项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。通过阅读文章内容，可知文章首段内容“At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is taking CO₂ from the air and turning it to rock. This technology is known as ‘direct air capture’ or DAC.(在冰岛的一座火山脚下，一家新开业的工厂正在从空气中提取CO₂，并将其变成岩石。这种技术被称为“直接空气捕获（DAC）”。)”揭示了文章的中心话题，即，文章主要围绕一项新技术“直接空气捕获（DAC）”为话题，讲述了该技术的原理，面临的挑战，以及前景。由此可推知，文章应是摘自科学新闻报道。故选A项。 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文 ，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A hobby farm is a small farm that’s run for your own pleasure rather than for profit. ____12____ Where do you start? What do you need to know first? With these guiding principles, you can stay on course. Start small. If you jump into hobby farming with both feet, there’s a good chance you’ll feel overwhelmed (不知所措的) with the care of seven or eight types of crops that are new to you. If you start with just one or two major crops per year, you’ll have a chance to learn as you go with a lower rate of failure. ____13____ Don’t try to be profitable. If you’re running a true business that you hope will earn you something beyond the food you eat, you’re not a hobby farmer. ____14____ Remember that you got into hobby farming for the fun of it. Talk to other farmers. By talking to other people who have done—and are still doing—what you hope to do, you’ll get basic and in-depth knowledge on farming. Even if you’re in an urban area, there are probably other people who share similar goals. ____15____ Consider joining a group that shares tips, tools, and other resources. Be flexible with your choices. _____16_____ You thought you’d enjoy growing corn, but find that you’re more interested in growing green beans. That’s okay. This is your farm—do whatever you want with it. A. Take the time to connect with them. B. You’ll feel more relaxed as you add new crops each year. C. This depends on how much time you can spend on farming. D. You’ll get used to a new relationship with farming practice. E. If you’re just getting started with your hobby farm, things might seem difficult. F. Feel free to try different crops on your farm, and know that it’s okay to change your mind. G. You might make a little money by selling produce, but avoid spending more time selling than farming. 【答案】12. E 13. B 14. G 15. A 16. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是如何开始经营业余农场。 【12题详解】 空后说“Where do you start? What do you need to know first?(你从哪里开始呢？你首先需要知道什么？)”，说明开始休闲农场刚开始是困难的，E选项“If you’re just getting started with your hobby farm, things might seem difficult.(如果你刚刚开始你的业余农场，事情可能看起来很困难。)”说明了开始业余农场是困难的，为后文的一些方法做好铺垫，故选E。 【13题详解】 空前说“If you start with just one or two major crops per year, you’ll have a chance to learn as you go with a lower rate of failure.(如果你一开始每年只种植一到两种主要作物，你就有机会在失败率较低的情况下学习。)”，空格处应该说到这么做的好处，B选项“You’ll feel more relaxed as you add new crops each year.(当你每年种植新作物时，你会感觉更轻松。)”说明了每年只种一到两种，每年都增加新的作物的好处，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选B。 【14题详解】 空前说“Don’t try to be profitable. If you’re running a true business that you hope will earn you something beyond the food you eat, you’re not a hobby farmer.(不要试图盈利。如果你经营的是一家真正的企业，你希望赚到的不仅仅是你吃的食物，那么你就不是一个业余农夫)”，空后说“Remember that you got into hobby farming for the fun of it.(记住，你从事业余农场是为了好玩。)”，空格处应该说到不要太在意销售，G选项“You might make a little money by selling produce, but avoid spending more time selling than farming.(你可能通过销售农产品赚一点钱，但要避免花更多的时间在销售上而不是种植上。)”说明不要花太多时间搞销售，因此G选项承上启下，符合语境，故选G。 【15题详解】 空前说“Even if you’re in an urban area, there are probably other people who share similar goals.(即使你在城市里，也可能有其他人有相同的目标。)”，空后说“Consider joining a group that shares tips, tools, and other resources.(考虑加入一个分享技巧、工具和其他资源的小组。)”，空格处应该说明要和其他人交流，A选项“Take the time to connect with them.(花点时间和他们交流。)”说明了要和其他人进行交流，因此A选项承上启下，符合语境，故选A。 【16题详解】 空前说“Be flexible with your choices.(灵活选择)”，空后说“You thought you’d enjoy growing corn, but find that you’re more interested in growing green beans. That’s okay. This is your farm—do whatever you want with it.(你认为你会喜欢种植玉米，但发现你对种植青豆更感兴趣。没关系。这是你的农场，想怎么处置就怎么处置。)”，空格处应该说明你可以随意选择要种什么作物，种不同的作物也是可以的，F选项“Feel free to try different crops on your farm, and know that it’s okay to change your mind.(在你的农场上随意尝试不同的作物，要知道改变主意是可以的。)”说明了可以在一块地上种不同的作物，因此F选项承上启下，符合语境，故选F。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节 , 满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文 , 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 William Thomson was born on 26 June, 1824 in Belfast. He was taught by his father, a professor of mathematics. In 1832, the family moved to Glasgow where Thomson attended university at the age of 10, then studied at Cambridge and Paris Universities. In 1846 he became professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow, a post he ___17___ for more than 50 years. In Glasgow, Thomson ___18___ the first physics laboratory in Britain. He was a pioneer in many different ___19___, particularly electromagnetism (电磁学) and thermodynamics (热力学). ___20___ Faraday (法拉第), he was responsible for the introduction of the ___21___ of an electromagnetic field where Thomson developed the work of the ___22___ of the subject, Nicolas Carnot and James Joule. One of the most ___23___ results of his work was his idea of an absolute zero of temperature — the scale based on this is named ___24___ him. Throughout his work Thomson’s main goal was the practical use of science. He achieved ___25___ through his work on submarine telegraphy, a major practical problem of the day. He was ____26____ as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables in 1857 — 1858 and 1865 — 1866,for which he was knighted in 1866. His ____27____ in marine issues also inspired him to develop a mariners’ compass and ____28____ a tide machine and depth-measuring equipment. He invented many electrical instruments and his house in Glasgow was the first to be ____29____ by electric light. Thomson was raised to the noblemen with the ____30____ of Baron Kelvin of Largs in 1892. The Kelvin was a small river that flowed near Glasgow University and he was president of the royal Society from 1890 to 1895. He died on 17 December, 1907, in Ayrshire, Scotland and was ____31____ in Westminster Abbey. 17. A. sought B. convinced C. admired D. held 18. A. took up B. broke up C. set up D. blew up 19. A. fields B. countries C. labs D. colleges 20. A. In spite of B. Except for C. Together with D. Regardless of 21. A. command B. condition C. contract D. concept 22. A. learners B. pioneers C. competitors D. enemies 23. A. important B. domestic C. fortunate D. positive 24. A. for B. with C. after D. on 25. A. aspect B. fame C. contribution D. enthusiasm 26. A. considered B. attracted C. employed D. accused 27. A. hobby B. desire C. success D. interest 28. A. operate B. invent C. control D. produce 29. A. lit B. built C. decorated D. equipped 30. A. title B. name C. honor D. award 31. A. preserved B. respected C. admitted D. buried 【答案】17. D 18. C 19. A 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. A 31. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了开尔文勋爵——威廉·汤姆森的生平及其在科学领域的贡献，包括他在电磁学、热力学等方面的开创性工作，以及他在实际应用科学中的成就。 【17题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1846年，他成为格拉斯哥大学的自然哲学教授，这个职位他担任了50多年。A. sought寻求；B. convinced说服；C. admired钦佩；D. held担任。根据前文“In 1846 he became professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow”和后文“for more than 50 years”可知，汤姆森担任教授职位长达50多年。故选D项。 【18题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在格拉斯哥，汤姆森建立了英国第一个物理实验室。A. took up开始从事；B. broke up分手；C. set up建立；D. blew up爆炸。根据后文“the first physics laboratory in Britain”可知，此处指汤姆森是“建立”了英国首个物理实验室。故选C项。 【19题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是许多不同领域的先驱，特别是电磁学和热力学。A. fields领域；B. countries国家；C. labs实验室；D. colleges学院。根据后文“particularly electromagnetism and thermodynamics”可知，电磁学和热力学属于科学的不同领域。故选A项。 【20题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：他与法拉第共同促成了电磁场概念的引入，在此过程中，汤姆森拓展了该领域先驱尼古拉・卡诺和詹姆斯・焦耳的研究成果。A. In spite of尽管；B. Except for除了；C. Together with与……一起；D. Regardless of不管。根据后文“he was responsible for the introduction of the concept of an electromagnetic field”可知，汤姆森和法拉第共同推动了电磁场概念的引入，强调合作。故选C项。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他与法拉第共同促成了电磁场概念的引入，在此过程中，汤姆森拓展了该领域先驱尼古拉・卡诺和詹姆斯・焦耳的研究成果。A. command命令；B. condition条件；C. contract合同；D. concept概念。根据后文“of an electromagnetic field”可知，电磁场是一个科学概念。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他与法拉第共同促成了电磁场概念的引入，在此过程中，汤姆森拓展了该领域先驱尼古拉・卡诺和詹姆斯・焦耳的研究成果。A. learners学习者；B. pioneers先驱；C. competitors竞争者；D. enemies敌人。根据后文“Nicolas Carnot and James Joule”可知，这些都是电磁学领域的先驱人物。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的研究工作最重要的成果之一是提出了绝对零度的概念 —— 基于此概念制定的温标以他的名字命名。A. important重要的；B. domestic国内的；C. fortunate幸运的；D. positive积极的。根据后文“his idea of an absolute zero of temperature”可知，绝对零度的提出是科学史上“重要的”成果。故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：他的研究工作最重要的成果之一是提出了绝对零度的概念 —— 基于此概念制定的温标以他的名字命名。A. for为了；B. with和；C. after以……命名；D. on在……上。根据“One of the most ___7___ results of his work was his idea of an absolute zero of temperature — the scale based on this is named ___8___ him.”可知，温度单位是以汤姆森的名字命名的，固定搭配“named after”，表示“以……命名”。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他因在海底电报领域的研究工作而成名，这在当时是一个重大的实际问题。A. aspect方面；B. fame名声；C. contribution贡献；D. enthusiasm热情。根据后文“He was ___10___ as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables in 1857-1858 and 1865-1866,for which he was knighted in 1866.”可知，汤姆森因贡献被封爵，说明他获得了名声。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1857-1858年和1865-1866年铺设大西洋电报电缆时，他被聘为科学顾问。A. considered考虑；B. attracted吸引；C. employed雇佣、聘请；D. accused指控。根据后文“as a scientific adviser”可知，汤姆森被聘为科学顾问。故选C项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他对海洋问题的兴趣还促使他研制出一种航海罗盘，并发明了潮汐机和深度测量设备。A. hobby爱好；B. desire欲望；C. success成功；D. interest兴趣。根据后文“also inspired him to develop a mariners’ compass and ___12___ a tide machine and depth-measuring equipment.”可知，汤姆森对海洋问题的“兴趣”促使他发明航海设备。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他对海洋问题的兴趣还促使他研制出一种航海罗盘，并发明了潮汐机和深度测量设备。A. operate操作；B. invent发明；C. control控制；D. produce生产。根据前文“develop a mariners’ compass”和后文“a tide machine and depth-measuring equipment”可知，这些都是他发明的设备。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他发明了许多电子仪器，他在格拉斯哥的房子是第一所用电力照明的房子。A. lit照亮；B. built建造；C. decorated装饰；D. equipped装备。根据后文“by electric light”可知，房子被电灯照亮。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：1892年，汤姆森被授予拉尔格斯开尔文男爵的头衔。A. title头衔；B. name名字；C. honor荣誉；D. award奖励。根据后文“Baron Kelvin of Largs”可知，这是授予的贵族头衔。故选A项。 31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他于1907年12月17日在苏格兰艾尔郡去世，被安葬在威斯敏斯特教堂。A. preserved保存；B. respected尊重；C. admitted承认；D. buried埋葬。根据后文“in Westminster Abbey”可知，汤姆森去世后被“安葬”在威斯敏斯特教堂，故选D项。 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分 , 满分15分) 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Chemical pesticides and artificial fertilisers have been in widespread use in farming since the middle of the 20th century. When they were first introduced, many farmers ___32___ (welcome) them as a great way to fight crop disease and increase production. Over time, however, ___33___ some scientists have found is that their long-term use can sometimes do harm to both the land and people’s health. In most ___34___ (country), some pesticides like DDT have been prohibited because of the damage ___35___ (cause) to people and the environment. ___36___ (solve) the problem, some farmers have switched to organic farming. They use natural waste from animals as fertiliser instead ___37___ artificial fertilizers. By doing so, they make the soil in their fields ___38___ (rich) in minerals than before. Many other methods are also used to produce rich soil. Farmers often change the kind of crop grown in each field every year. In this way, some important minerals ___39___ (put) back into the ground. Some people would prefer to stop the use of man-made chemicals in agriculture ___40___( complete), but organic farming can’t serve ____41____ high demand for food around the world. So scientists have to find a suitable solution to the problem. 【答案】32. welcomed 33. what 34. countries 35. caused. 36. To solve 37. of 38. richer 39. are put 40. completely 41. the 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了化学农药和人工化肥在农业中的使用情况、危害，以及一些农民转向有机农业的做法和面临的问题。 【32题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：当它们刚被引入时，许多农民欢迎它们，认为这是对抗作物疾病和增加产量的好方法。根据时间状语“When they were first introduced”可知，此处描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时welcomed，意为“欢迎”。故填welcomed。 【33题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：然而，随着时间的推移，一些科学家发现，长期使用它们有时会对土地和人们的健康造成危害。此处为连接词引导的主语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，指“一些科学家发现的事情”，用连接代词what。故填what。 【34题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：在大多数国家，一些农药如滴滴涕已被禁止，因为它们对人和环境造成了损害。country为可数名词，根据most可知，用复数形式countries。故填countries。 【35题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。此处为非谓语动词作定语，damage与cause为被动关系，且动作已经发生，用过去分词caused。故填caused。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了解决这个问题，一些农民转向了有机农业。此处为非谓语动词作状语，结合句意，此处表示目的，所以用动词不定式to solve作目的状语，意为“为了解决”，句首单词首字母大写。故填To solve。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：他们用动物的天然粪便作为肥料，而不是人工肥料。此处为固定搭配instead of，意为“而不是”，用介词of。故填of。 【38题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：通过这样做，他们使田里的土壤比以前矿物质更丰富。根据than可知，用形容词比较级richer，意为“更丰富的”。故填richer。 【39题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：通过这种方式，一些重要的矿物质被放回地里。此处为谓语动词，minerals与put为被动关系，描述客观事实，用一般现在时的被动语态，且主语为名词复数，所以谓语动词为are put。故填are put。 【40题详解】 考查副词。句意：有些人更愿意完全停止在农业中使用人造化学物质，但有机农业无法满足世界各地对粮食的高需求。此处修饰动词stop，用complete的副词completely，意为“完全地”。故填completely。 【41题详解】 考查冠词。句意：同上。结合句意，此处特指“对粮食的高需求”，用定冠词the。故填the。 第四部分　基础知识（共三节，满分35分） 第一节　单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 42. Yuan Longping, one of China’s most famous scientists, had ______ all his life ______ hybrid rice. A. reminded...of B. devoted… to C. led … to D. lived…off 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：袁隆平，中国最著名的科学家之一，毕生致力于杂交水稻。A. reminded…of…就……提醒（某人）；B. devoted…to…致力于；C. led…to…通向；D. lived…off…以……为食。根据“Yuan Longping, one of China’s most famous scientists”可知，袁隆平把他的一生致力于杂交水稻的研究。故选B。 43. I have got ________ memories of my happy childhood. A. vivid B. outstanding C. brilliant D. gifted 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对我快乐的童年有着生动的回忆。A. vivid生动的；B. outstanding杰出的；C. brilliant巧妙的；D. gifted有天赋的。根据空后memories of my happy childhood及常识可知，此处指对应快乐的时光，我们总是有着生动的回忆。故选A。 44. He was ______ developing China’s rocket science and missile programme. A. in case of B. by no means C. in charge of D. by the way 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：他负责发展中国的火箭科学和导弹计划。A. in case of万一；B. by no means绝不；C. in charge of负责；D. by the way顺便说一下。根据空后“developing China’s rocket science and missile programme”可知，他负责发展中国的火箭科学和导弹计划。故选C。 45. ________ impressed me most was that there were so many Chinese restaurants in that western city. A. What B. Whether C. That D. Where 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查主语从句。句意：给我印象最深的是在那个西方城市有那么多的中国餐馆。分析子结构可知，此处应为连接词引导的主语从句，从句中缺少主语，所以使用连接代词，结合句意可知，此处表示的是事，所以使用连接代词what，位于句首，首字母需大写。故选A项。 46. The man, ________ of stealing the important paper, is being questioned by the policeman. A. declined B. suspected C. convinced D. complicated 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个人被怀疑偷了那份重要文件，正受到警察的盘问。A. declined下降，谢绝；B. suspected怀疑；C. convinced使相信；D. complicated使复杂化。根据下文中的“is being questioned by the policeman”可知，此处应为suspect表示“怀疑”符合语境，分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词作定语，suspect与the man之间为被动关系，所以使用过去分词形式suspected。故选B项。 47. I was not ______ with the performance since it was not as ______ as I had expected. A. satisfying; exciting B. satisfying; excited C. satisfied; excited D. satisfied; exciting 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：我对表演不满意，因为它不像我预期的那样激动人心。A. satisfying; exciting令人满意的；令人激动的；B. satisfying; excited令人满意的；激动的；C. satisfied; excited满意的；激动的；D. satisfied; exciting满意的；令人激动的。-ed结尾的形容词常修饰人，表示人的感受，-ing结尾的形容词常修饰物，指事物的特征。第一空作表语，主语“I”指人，应用satisfied，第二空作表语，主语“it”指代“performance”，应用exciting。故选D。 48. Today, it is ________ that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is ________ of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. A. estimated, comprised B. estimate, comprised C. estimates, comprised D. estimating, comprising 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态、语态及固定搭配。句意：据估计，如今中国国内约 60% 的大米消费由袁隆平杂交品种的作物构成。第一空考查固定句型“It is + 过去分词 + that...”，表示“据……”，此处需用过去分词形式。It is estimated that...意为“据估计……”，形式主语it和动词estimate之间是被动关系，故第一空应用过去分词estimated；第二空为固定短语be comprised of...，意为“由……构成”,故填comprised。故选A。 49. The ________ of a person are the special qualities that make him or her different from others. A. puzzle B. characteristics C. leisure D. expand 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词和动词词义辨析。句意：一个人的特点就是使他或她与其他人不同的特殊品质。A. puzzle谜、难题；B. characteristics特点、特征；C. leisure闲暇、空闲；D. expand扩大、扩展。根据“the special qualities that make him or her different from others”可知，这里说的是能让人与众不同的特质，也就是特点，名词characteristics符合语境。故选B项。 50. ________, Yuan Longping was still very much a farmer at heart. A. Deep down B. Devote to C. For instance D. Break down 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语辨析。句意：在内心深处，袁隆平骨子里还是一个农民。A. Deep down在内心深处；B. Devote to致力于；C. For instance例如；D. Break down发生故障，破裂。空处作状语，排除B、D项的动词短语；结合句意及“at heart”可知此处指“在内心深处，袁隆平骨子里还是一个农民”。故选A。 51. The question is ______ the disease can be controlled next year. A. that B. whether C. where D. what 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查表语从句。句意：问题是这种疾病明年能否得到控制。分析句子结构可知，空处引导表语从句。表语从句成分完整，但句意不完整。根据主语The question可知，问题是“这种疾病明年能否得到控制”，所以用whether“是否”引导表语从句。故选B。 第二节　单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请根据括号内的中文提示或首字母写出单词的正确形式（请把单词完整地填写到答题纸规定区域）。 52. The class is c________mainly of Italian and French students. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】comprised##omprised 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：这个班级主要由意大利和法国学生组成。根据首字母提示以及“Italian and French students”可知，空处需要动词comprise“组成”。be comprised of“由……组成”。故填comprised。 53. Peanuts grow on the ground’s surface, but many other vegetables put down deep r________.(根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】roots##oots 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：花生长在地面上，而其他许多蔬菜则深深扎根。根据句意以及首字母提示可知，此处为复数名词roots“根”作宾语，满足句意要求。故填roots。 54. Snow suspected that the water pump was to b______. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】blame##lame 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：Snow怀疑水泵是罪魁祸首（要受责备）。根据单词首字母和句意“受责备”可知，此处应用动词原形blame，be to blame“应受责备的，罪魁祸首”是动词的固定结构。故填blame。 55. Moreover, Snow was later able to show a 1________ between other cases of cholera and the different water companies in London. （根据首字母单词拼写） 【答案】link##ink 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：此外，斯诺后来还证明了其他霍乱病例与伦敦不同的供水公司之间的联系。分析句子结构可知，此处为名词作show的宾语，根据句意和提示的首字母，此处应为link意为“联系”，且空前有不定冠词a，所以为名词单数。故填link。 56. This equipment can t________ light into energy. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】transform##ransform 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：这种设备能把光转化为能量。根据单词首字母以及句意“转化”可知，此处为动词transform，情态动词can后接动词原形。故填transform。 57. When the old man was young, he was fond of ________ (闲逛) in the street. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】wandering 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：当这位老人年轻时，他喜欢在街上闲逛。根据空前介词of和汉语提示“闲逛”可知，空处应填动名词wandering作宾语，be fond of doing sth.“喜欢做某事”。故填wandering。 58. The past ten years has ______ (见证) the achievements of developing sports business. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】witnessed 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：过去的十年见证了体育事业发展的成就。witness“见证”，由The past ten yea可知，空处应用动词的过去分词形式，和前面的has构成现在完成时。故填witnessed。 59. It is reported that the plan had received ________ (广泛的) support throughout the country. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】widespread 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：据报道，该计划在全国范围内获得了广泛的支持。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“广泛的”应用widespread，为形容词，在本句中作定语，修饰后面名词。故填widespread。 60. More than forty ________ (杰出的) young singers from eight countries have been chosen for this year’s art festival. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】outstanding 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：来自8个国家的40多名优秀青年歌手被选中参加今年的艺术节。表示“杰出的”应用形容词outstanding作定语。故填outstanding。 61. As an ________ (可供选择的事物), some farmers have switched to organic farming. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】alternative 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：作为一种替代方法，一些农民已经转向有机农业。空处应填名词单数作宾语，表示“可供选择的事物”使用名词alternative，故填alternative。 第三节　课文填空（共10 小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据前后文语境，从方框内选择一个合适的词，并用其正确形式填空，形式错误不给分。 acknowledge intense assumption solution convinced confident boost crisis challenge overcame know available devote superb conventional Yuan Longping, ___62___ as the “father of hybridrice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has ___63___ his life. Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. To tackle this ___64___, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to ___65___ yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a ___66___ question at the time. Yuan was ___67___ that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than ___68___ crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common ___69___ then was that it could not be done. Through ___70___ effort, Yuan ____71____ enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. 【答案】62. known 63. devoted 64. crisis 65. boost 66. challenging 67. convinced 68. conventional 69. assumption 70. intense 71. overcame 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平的生平及其科研成就。他致力于解决粮食短缺问题，通过不懈努力克服重重困难，成功研发出高产杂交水稻，为全球粮食安全作出了卓越贡献。 【62题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：袁隆平被誉为“杂交水稻之父”，是中国最著名的科学家之一。分析句子结构可知，空格处需填入非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰Yuan Longping，know“被称为”与逻辑主语Yuan Longping构成被动关系，故用过去分词known。故选known。 【63题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：的确，他那瘦削但强壮的身体就像千百万中国农民一样，他为他们奉献了自己的一生。根据空前的has及语境可知，此处应用现在完成时，即“has + 过去分词”结构，devote“奉献”的过去分词是devoted，且“devote one’s life to sb.”为固定搭配，表示“为某人奉献一生”。故选devoted。 【64题详解】 考查名词。句意：为了解决这一危机，他选择学习农业，并在重庆西南农学院接受教育。根据上文提到的“农民经常收成不好，有时甚至严重缺粮”可知，这是一个亟待解决的“危机”，crisis“危机”符合语境，且空前有this修饰，用单数形式。故选crisis。 【65题详解】 考查动词。句意：相反，农民需要提高现有土地的产量。根据语境及空格后的yields可知，此处需填入动词，表示“提高、增加”，boost“提高”符合要求，且“need to do sth.”为固定用法，故填动词原形。故选boost。 【66题详解】 考查形容词。句意：如何做到这一点在当时是一个具有挑战性的问题。分析句子结构可知，空格处需填入形容词修饰名词question，challenge“挑战”的形容词为challenging“具有挑战性的”，结合语境可知此处指“具有挑战性的问题”。故选challenging。 【67题详解】 考查形容词。句意：袁隆平坚信答案在于培育杂交水稻。根据语境可知，此处需填入形容词，表示“坚信的”，convinced“确信的，坚信的”符合要求，且“be convinced that...”为固定句型，表示“坚信……”。故选convinced。 【68题详解】 考查形容词。句意：杂交作物的一个特点是，它们通常比传统作物产量更高。分析句子结构可知，空格处需填入形容词修饰名词crops，conventional“传统的”与hybrid“杂交的”形成对比，符合语境。故选conventional。 69题详解】 考查名词。句意：当时人们普遍认为这是不可能做到的。根据语境可知，空格处需填入名词作主语，assumption“假设，看法”符合要求，且空前有the common修饰，用单数形式。故选assumption。 【70题详解】 考查形容词。句意：通过不懈的努力，袁隆平在1974年克服了巨大的技术困难，培育出了第一种可用于农业生产的杂交水稻。空格处需填入形容词修饰名词effort，intense“强烈的，不懈的”符合语境，表示袁隆平付出了巨大的努力。故选intense。 【71题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：通过不懈的努力，袁隆平在1974年克服了巨大的技术困难，培育出了第一种可用于农业生产的杂交水稻。根据时间状语in 1974可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，overcome“克服”的过去式是overcame。故选overcame。 第五部分 写作（满分25分） 72. 假定你是李华，在英语课上你们班同学就“是否可以在我国种植转基因作物”进行了讨论，请根据下列表格内容写一篇英文短文向你校英文报投稿。 赞同者观点 1. 产量高，缓解粮食短缺问题； 2. 农药使用少，成本低，价格便宜。 反对者观点 1. 可能对人体有害； 2. 可能对环境造成威胁，破坏生态平衡。 你的观点 注意： 1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3. 参考表达：转基因作物 GM (genetically modified) foods Dear editor, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear Editor， Recently our class had a heated discussion on whether the farming of GM (genetically modified) foods should be permitted in China. Those in favour of the idea think that GM foods attain higher yields than conventional crops, which can help tackle the crisis of global food shortages. Besides, thanks to fewer pesticides and lower cost, the prices of GM foods are lower . However, some students argue that GM foods may do harm to our health. What’s worse, they may pose a threat to the environment, destroying the balance of nature. In my opinion, I support the production of GM foods. Without GM foods, it seems impossible to feed a country with such a large population. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生根据班级讨论内容，写一篇英文短文向校英文报投稿，介绍关于“是否可以在我国种植转基因作物”的不同观点及自己的看法。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 最近：recently → lately 帮助：help → assist 解决：tackle → address 此外：besides → furthermore 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：What’s worse, they may pose a threat to the environment, destroying the balance of nature. 拓展句：What’s worse, they may pose a threat to the environment, which can destroy the balance of nature. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Recently, our class had a heated discussion on whether the farming of GM (genetically modified) foods should be permitted in China.(运用了whether引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】Those in favour of the idea think that GM foods attain higher yields than conventional crops, which can help tackle the crisis of global food shortages.(运用了that引导的宾语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年第一学期高中期中教学质量检测 高二英语 考试时间：120分钟 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡规定区域内，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，答题卡交回。 4.本试卷主要考试内容： 第一部分 听力(每小题1分，满分20分) 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Why does the man need a map? A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China. 2. What does the woman want to do for vacation? A. Go to the beach. B. Travel to Colorado. C. Learn to snowboard. 3. What will the man probably do? A. Take the job. B. Refuse the offer. C. Change the working hours. 4. What does the woman say about John? A. He won’t wait for her. B. He won’t come home today. C. He won’t be on time for dinner. 5. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Order some boxes. B. Go home and rest. C. Continue working. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。 6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Colleagues(同事). C. Classmates. 7. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. How to improve listening skills B. How to take notes better. C. How to concentrate in class. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。 8. Who is the woman? A. The man’s classmate. B. Annie’s sister. C. Annie’s roommate. 9. What does the man want to tell Annie? A. His new address. B. His visit. C. Hotel information. 10. How can Annie get in touch with the man? A Send him an urgent message. B. Dial the phone number 4934975. C. Go to Room 668, the Terminal Hotel. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。 11. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Save up for the car. B. Go to another car dealer. C. Ask someone to check the car. 12. What is the salesman going to do? A. Give a discount. B. Stick to a high price. C. Ask for cash payment. 13. How will the man help the woman? A. Lend money to her. B. Drive her car home. C. Take care of her car. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city? A. Fairly low. B. Just Okay. C. Very high. 15. What does the woman spend most on? A. Meals. B. Trains. C. Clothes. 16. What does the woman do in her free time？ A. See films. B. Travel around. C. Go for a drink. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。 17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day? A. Stay to help her friend. B. Walk alone to her car. C. Wait for the train to stop. 18. What can we learn about the speaker then? A. She worked at a hotel. B. She had bought a new car. C. She was having a baby soon. 19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger? A. At a crossroads. B. In front of a hotel. C. Besides a car park. 20. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. An exciting lunch party. B.A well-known short story. C. An unforgettable experience. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共11小题；每题2.5分，满分27.5分） 阅读下列短文 , 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Virtual Winter Math Contest Preparation Club registrations are now open! Winter Contest Preparation Club(January 10—February 3,2023,Online) Math Enrichment Courses (February 7——March 3,2023,Online) Course Streams •Contest Courses are designed to cover contest questions and problem-solving strategies. Instructions focus on the fundamentals of problem solving in fun ways, and improving skills in assessing how to solve a problem by recognizing its type. •Programming Courses focus on exploring the relationship between math and programming. Building on math knowledge, solving math puzzles, and learning programming concepts, students program together to solve challenges and projects. •Enrichment Courses are designed for students who are comfortable in math concepts at their grade level and are looking for greater challenges and new ways to stimulate their interest in math. Program Fees and Financial Support •Online Grades 1-8 Contest Club and Enrichment Courses: $225 •Online Grades 9-12 Contest Club and Enrichment Courses: $240+tax If you are unable to pay for the full program because you have been financially affected, please apply for a scholarship. Further information and an application form can be found here. Refund Policy There is a $50 administrative fee for cancellation requests. Cancellations made 48hours before the first class will receive a full refund minus the administrative fee. Requests for refunds after the deadline will not be processed. Registration To register for any class, you must create an account on our registration system by clicking the button below. 1 What is the focus of Contest Courses? A. Designing projects. B. Tackling problems. C. Improving math levels. D. Grasping programming concepts. 2. Who can apply for a scholarship? A A student who is short of money. B. A student who has rich math knowledge. C. A student who is well prepared for the contest. D. A student who has an account on the registration system. 3. How much can a 6th grader be refunded if he cancels registration 3 days in advance? A $175. B. $190. C. $225. D. $240. B Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of my science career. So I was shocked when Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was shocked and overjoyed when she invited me to talk about projects I could do in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about. Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. 4. How did the author feel when reading the email? A. anxious B. angry C. surprised D. happy 5. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________. A. criticize the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work 6. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________. A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing 7. What can we learn from this passage? A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution. C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction. C At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is taking CO₂ from the air and turning it to rock. This technology is known as “direct air capture(捕捉)” or DAC. It’s a bit like “mining” the sky for CO₂—simple in principle, but very difficult to carry out. To do this, you need the right geography conditions. That is why Climeworks, a Swiss company, built the Orca plant in Iceland. There, fans draw air into big black containers where the filter(过滤器) catches CO₂. Once the filter is full, it is heated to around 100℃ to separate CO₂ with sufficient energy from volcanic activity. Next, the collected CO₂ is combined with water and pumped deep underground into rock formations. Within a few years, the CO₂ will turn into stone. However, exciting and promising as this technology is, it won’t save us from climate change on its own. While Orca, the largest plant of its kind in the world, can capture up to 4,000 tons of CO₂ per year, the yearly global emissions(排放) are around 33.4 billion tons of CO₂, so the plant can deal with 0.00001% of our yearly emissions. Besides, the process is expensive and requires large amounts of energy. Daniel Egger, the chief commercial officer at Climeworks, said that while his company is at an “industrial level”, it is not where it needs to be to make a difference in fighting climate change. But we have to learn to walk before we can run. Carbon storage(碳储存) is just arising as a technology. It won’t help us fix climate change yet, but it can be important down the line, if we have the right conditions for it. 8. What can we learn about DAC according to the text? A. It is the best way to fix climate change at present. B. It requires enough heat and energy to operate. C. It is highly developed in removing CO₂. D. It can be applied anywhere in the world. 9. Why are some data used in paragraph 3? A. To indicate the bright future of the technology. B. To provide the research results for the readers. C. To show the challenges DAC faces at present. D. To call for more plants like Orca to be set up. 10. What is the author’s attitude towards the technology? A. Unclear. B. Uninterested. C. Doubtful. D. Hopeful. 11. From which is the text probably taken? A. A science report. B. A company leaflet. C. A chemistry textbook. D. A social web page. 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文 ，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A hobby farm is a small farm that’s run for your own pleasure rather than for profit. ____12____ Where do you start? What do you need to know first? With these guiding principles, you can stay on course. Start small. If you jump into hobby farming with both feet, there’s a good chance you’ll feel overwhelmed (不知所措的) with the care of seven or eight types of crops that are new to you. If you start with just one or two major crops per year, you’ll have a chance to learn as you go with a lower rate of failure. ____13____ Don’t try to be profitable. If you’re running a true business that you hope will earn you something beyond the food you eat, you’re not a hobby farmer. ____14____ Remember that you got into hobby farming for the fun of it. Talk to other farmers. By talking to other people who have done—and are still doing—what you hope to do, you’ll get basic and in-depth knowledge on farming. Even if you’re in an urban area, there are probably other people who share similar goals. ____15____ Consider joining a group that shares tips, tools, and other resources. Be flexible with your choices. _____16_____ You thought you’d enjoy growing corn, but find that you’re more interested in growing green beans. That’s okay. This is your farm—do whatever you want with it. A. Take the time to connect with them. B. You’ll feel more relaxed as you add new crops each year. C. This depends on how much time you can spend on farming. D. You’ll get used to a new relationship with farming practice. E. If you’re just getting started with your hobby farm, things might seem difficult. F. Feel free to try different crops on your farm, and know that it’s okay to change your mind. G. You might make a little money by selling produce, but avoid spending more time selling than farming. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节 , 满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文 , 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 William Thomson was born on 26 June, 1824 in Belfast. He was taught by his father, a professor of mathematics. In 1832, the family moved to Glasgow where Thomson attended university at the age of 10, then studied at Cambridge and Paris Universities. In 1846 he became professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow, a post he ___17___ for more than 50 years. In Glasgow, Thomson ___18___ the first physics laboratory in Britain. He was a pioneer in many different ___19___, particularly electromagnetism (电磁学) and thermodynamics (热力学). ___20___ Faraday (法拉第), he was responsible for the introduction of the ___21___ of an electromagnetic field where Thomson developed the work of the ___22___ of the subject, Nicolas Carnot and James Joule. One of the most ___23___ results of his work was his idea of an absolute zero of temperature — the scale based on this is named ___24___ him. Throughout his work Thomson’s main goal was the practical use of science. He achieved ___25___ through his work on submarine telegraphy, a major practical problem of the day. He was ____26____ as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables in 1857 — 1858 and 1865 — 1866,for which he was knighted in 1866. His ____27____ in marine issues also inspired him to develop a mariners’ compass and ____28____ a tide machine and depth-measuring equipment. He invented many electrical instruments and his house in Glasgow was the first to be ____29____ by electric light. Thomson was raised to the noblemen with the ____30____ of Baron Kelvin of Largs in 1892. The Kelvin was a small river that flowed near Glasgow University and he was president of the royal Society from 1890 to 1895. He died on 17 December, 1907, in Ayrshire, Scotland and was ____31____ in Westminster Abbey. 17. A. sought B. convinced C. admired D. held 18. A. took up B. broke up C. set up D. blew up 19 A. fields B. countries C. labs D. colleges 20. A. In spite of B. Except for C. Together with D. Regardless of 21. A. command B. condition C. contract D. concept 22. A. learners B. pioneers C. competitors D. enemies 23. A. important B. domestic C. fortunate D. positive 24. A. for B. with C. after D. on 25. A. aspect B. fame C. contribution D. enthusiasm 26. A. considered B. attracted C. employed D. accused 27. A. hobby B. desire C. success D. interest 28. A. operate B. invent C. control D. produce 29. A. lit B. built C. decorated D. equipped 30. A. title B. name C. honor D. award 31. A. preserved B. respected C. admitted D. buried 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分 , 满分15分) 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Chemical pesticides and artificial fertilisers have been in widespread use in farming since the middle of the 20th century. When they were first introduced, many farmers ___32___ (welcome) them as a great way to fight crop disease and increase production. Over time, however, ___33___ some scientists have found is that their long-term use can sometimes do harm to both the land and people’s health. In most ___34___ (country), some pesticides like DDT have been prohibited because of the damage ___35___ (cause) to people and the environment. ___36___ (solve) the problem, some farmers have switched to organic farming. They use natural waste from animals as fertiliser instead ___37___ artificial fertilizers. By doing so, they make the soil in their fields ___38___ (rich) in minerals than before. Many other methods are also used to produce rich soil. Farmers often change the kind of crop grown in each field every year. In this way, some important minerals ___39___ (put) back into the ground. Some people would prefer to stop the use of man-made chemicals in agriculture ___40___( complete), but organic farming can’t serve ____41____ high demand for food around the world. So scientists have to find a suitable solution to the problem. 第四部分　基础知识（共三节，满分35分） 第一节　单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 42. Yuan Longping, one of China’s most famous scientists, had ______ all his life ______ hybrid rice. A. reminded...of B. devoted… to C. led … to D. lived…off 43. I have got ________ memories of my happy childhood. A. vivid B. outstanding C. brilliant D. gifted 44. He was ______ developing China’s rocket science and missile programme. A. in case of B. by no means C. in charge of D. by the way 45. ________ impressed me most was that there were so many Chinese restaurants in that western city. A. What B. Whether C. That D. Where 46. The man, ________ of stealing the important paper, is being questioned by the policeman. A. declined B. suspected C. convinced D. complicated 47. I was not ______ with the performance since it was not as ______ as I had expected. A. satisfying; exciting B. satisfying; excited C. satisfied; excited D. satisfied; exciting 48. Today, it is ________ that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is ________ of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. A. estimated, comprised B. estimate, comprised C. estimates, comprised D. estimating, comprising 49. The ________ of a person are the special qualities that make him or her different from others. A. puzzle B. characteristics C. leisure D. expand 50. ________, Yuan Longping was still very much a farmer at heart. A. Deep down B. Devote to C. For instance D. Break down 51. The question is ______ the disease can be controlled next year. A. that B. whether C. where D. what 第二节　单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请根据括号内的中文提示或首字母写出单词的正确形式（请把单词完整地填写到答题纸规定区域）。 52. The class is c________mainly of Italian and French students. (根据首字母单词拼写) 53. Peanuts grow on the ground’s surface, but many other vegetables put down deep r________.(根据首字母单词拼写) 54. Snow suspected that the water pump was to b______. (根据首字母单词拼写) 55. Moreover, Snow was later able to show a 1________ between other cases of cholera and the different water companies in London. （根据首字母单词拼写） 56. This equipment can t________ light into energy. (根据首字母单词拼写) 57. When the old man was young, he was fond of ________ (闲逛) in the street. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 58. The past ten years has ______ (见证) the achievements of developing sports business. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 59. It is reported that the plan had received ________ (广泛的) support throughout the country. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 60. More than forty ________ (杰出的) young singers from eight countries have been chosen for this year’s art festival. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 61. As an ________ (可供选择的事物), some farmers have switched to organic farming. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 第三节　课文填空（共10 小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据前后文语境，从方框内选择一个合适的词，并用其正确形式填空，形式错误不给分。 acknowledge intense assumption solution convinced confident boost crisis challenge overcame know available devote superb conventional Yuan Longping, ___62___ as the “father of hybridrice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has ___63___ his life. Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. To tackle this ___64___, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to ___65___ yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a ___66___ question at the time. Yuan was ___67___ that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than ___68___ crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common ___69___ then was that it could not be done. Through ___70___ effort, Yuan ____71____ enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. 第五部分 写作（满分25分） 72. 假定你是李华，在英语课上你们班同学就“是否可以在我国种植转基因作物”进行了讨论，请根据下列表格内容写一篇英文短文向你校英文报投稿。 赞同者观点 1. 产量高，缓解粮食短缺问题； 2. 农药使用少，成本低，价格便宜。 反对者观点 1. 可能对人体有害； 2. 可能对环境造成威胁，破坏生态平衡。 你的观点 注意： 1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 3. 参考表达：转基因作物 GM (genetically modified) foods Dear editor, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$