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同济大学第一附属中学 2024学年第二学期期末考试高一年级英语试卷 （考试时间：100分钟；试卷总分：100分） Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension. (满分13分) Section A: Short Conversations (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 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. In a drugstore. B. In a cafe. C. In a garage. D. In a grocery. 2. A. 5 hours. B. 7 hours. C. 9 hours. D. 10 hours. 3. A. A teacher. B. An electrician. C. A dentist. D. A salesman. 4. A. The man is expecting the call. B. He doesn’t usually get calls at this time. C. He doesn’t believe the woman. D. He has had too many phone calls. 5. A. Find a larger room. B. Sell the old table. C. Buy two bookshelves. D. Rearrange some furniture. 6. A. Choosing a course. B. A day course. C. An evening job. D. Their work. 7. A. The man’s mobile phone is expensive. B. The man’s mobile phone often goes wrong. C. The man should use a new mobile phone. D. The man shouldn’t change his mobile phone. 8. A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son. D. Employer and employee. 9. A. He enjoyed reading the novel. B. He hasn’t started reading the novel yet. C. He doubts the woman will like the novel. D. He’ll lend the woman the novel after he has read it. 10. A. A college campus. B. An art museum. C. An architectural exhibition. D. A beautiful park. Section B (共3小题，每小题1分，满分3分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the conversation and the passages. The conversation and the passages 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To increase people’s yearly income. B. To develop public transport. C. To improve people’s work efficiency. D. To make a better living environment. 12. A. 12 Euros. B. 25 Euros. C. 50 Euros. D. 600 Euros. 13. A. By collecting traffic tickets. B. By using a smartphone application. C. By reinvesting fines wisely. D. By employing 50 workers. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A: Grammar (10分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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. A New Way to Learn Languages Nowadays, the Internet is changing the way people learn languages. There is still no way to avoid the hard work through vocabulary lists and grammar rules, but since the birth of the Internet, books, tapes and even CDs ___1___ (replace) by email, video chat and social networks. Livemocha, a Seattle-based company, has created a website helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then___2___ (correct) each other’s messages. The lessons, ___3___ form they are in, are delivered online. The CEO of Livemocha says the website’s advantage is the context ___4___ you may practice speaking with a real person. “The great irony is that ___5___ you have learned a foreign language in the classroom for years, you are not confident ___6___(go) into a restaurant, striking up a conversation,” he said. The casual connections with real people throughout the world are not just fun and surprising but reveal more about ___7___ the language is really used. Livemocha is now experimenting with many ways that resemble (像) the games ___8___ (find) on other social websites to motivate people. Besides, each person can set up a profile that includes a short self-description and what language he or she would like to learn. Therefore, if you want to learn one language, you will easily find many people fluent in this language. And it becomes___9___(challenging) to find a study partner. An email or two is all it takes. There are more and more companies like Livemocha offering online language learning to students throughout the world. _____10_____ merely helping people practice different languages, they also enable people to share interests and make new friends 【答案】1. have been replaced 2. correcting 3. whatever 4. where 5. even if##even though 6. to go 7. how 8. found 9. less challenging 10. Instead of 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍以 Livemocha 为代表的在线语言学习平台，通过互动交流、情境实践和社交功能，革新传统学习模式并拓展人际连接。 【1题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：词汇表和语法规则仍然是无法避免的，但自从互联网诞生以来，书籍、磁带甚至CD都被电子邮件、视频聊天和社交网络所取代。根据“since the birth of the Internet”可知，此处要用现在完成时，且 books, tapes and even CDs 与 replace 之间是被动关系，所以用现在完成时的被动语态 have been + 过去分词，replace 的过去分词是 replaced。故填have been replaced。 【2题详解】 考查动名词。句意：总部位于西雅图的Livemocha公司创建了一个网站，通过在互联网上交换信息，然后互相纠正信息，帮助人们学习超过38种语言。by 是介词，后接动名词作宾语，所以用correcting。故填correcting。 【3题详解】 考查让步状语从句。句意：无论是何种形式的课程，都是在线授课。分析句子可知，此处引导让步状语从句，表示“无论它们是什么形式”，用whatever修饰form。故填whatever。 【4题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：Livemocha的首席执行官表示，该网站的优势在于，你可以在其中练习与真人交谈。分析句子可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词是the context，在定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导。故填where。 【5题详解】 考查让步状语从句。句意：他说：“最具讽刺意味的是，即使你在教室里学了多年外语，你也没有信心走进一家餐馆，开始与人交谈。”根据句意可知，表示“即使你在教室里学了多年外语”，引导让步状语从句，用even if 或 even though。故填even if/even though。 【6题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：他说：“最具讽刺意味的是，即使你在教室里学了多年外语，你也没有信心走进一家餐馆，开始与人交谈。”be confident to do sth. 为固定短语，表示“有信心做某事”，所以用to go。故填to go。 【7题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：与世界各地真实的人的随意联系不仅有趣和令人惊讶，而且还揭示了语言的真实使用方式。about 是介词，后接宾语从句，从句中缺少方式状语，表示“语言是如何被真正使用的”，用连接副词how引导。故填how。 【8题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：Livemocha现在正在尝试许多类似于其他社交网站上的游戏的方法来激励人们。定语从句中已有谓语动词resemble，此处是非谓语动词，games与 find 之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词 found，表示“在其他社交网站上被找到的游戏”。故填found。 【9题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：寻找学习伙伴也变得不那么困难了。根据下文“An email or two is all it takes.”推知，找到学习伙伴变得不那么具有挑战性了，用 less challenging。故填less challenging。 【10题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：它们不仅帮助人们练习不同的语言，还使人们能够分享兴趣和结交新朋友。根据语境可知，此处为固定短语Instead of“代替，而不是”，满足句意要求。故填Instead of。 Section C: Vocabulary (10分) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. accurately B. craft C. double-check D. functions E. laborious F. narrow G. pools H. progressively I. shares J. tips K. unlock Ask the right way With the introduction of accessible new AI systems like ChatGPT, travel will never be the same. AI has simplified planning and made it easier to discover new experience. Instead of a march through ___11___ research, users get similar results with a quick conversation with AI. AI is great for some travel ___12___ , like generating ideas, highlighting small businesses, and translating languages, but there are tricks to use it well, especially when it comes to traveling. Here’s how to best use AI for travel. Once you have chosen your destinations, ___13___ your search. AI is skilled at responding to specific interests, whether you’re looking for the best restaurant in an area or designing a five-day travel plan of off-the-beaten-path museums. AI is also useful in finding responses to prompts (提示) like “less crowded” or “underrated.” It is because unlike platforms such as TripAdvisor, the system ___14___ knowledge from all corners of the web, interprets results to fit your inquires best and then delivers the information in a conversational way. To ___15___ a good prompt, it’s crucial to ask questions in your native language. AI models can speak and understand many languages, and your grammar matters. The more precise your punctuation (标点) , spelling, and grammar, the more ___16___ AI will be able to understand you. Finally, always ___17___ AI’s answers against other sources as cross-referencing its suggestions with trusted platforms adds an extra layer of confidence to your planning. By mastering these ___18___ you can tap into this powerful generative engine to ensure a safer, better-informed and more satisfying travel experience. Every day, AI is rapidly evolving as more start-ups and companies figure out the best ways to ___19___ its potential to deliver information using natural language. As the system ___20___ gets more access to the web, learns what users want, and becomes more “intelligent, ” it will continue to shift travel in unexpected and groundbreaking ways. The future of travel is here. 【答案】11. E 12. D 13. F 14. G 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. J 19. K 20. H 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。随着像ChatGPT这样易于使用的新人工智能系统的引入，旅行规划方式将发生改变，人工智能简化了规划过程，并提供了使用人工智能辅助旅行的相关技巧，从而确保旅行体验更加安全、信息更丰富且更令人满意。 11题详解】 考查形容词。句意：用户不再需要进行艰苦的研究，只需与人工智能进行一次快速对话，就能得到类似的结果。空格处为定语修饰后面名词research，根据下文“users get similar results with a quick conversation with AI.”可知，laborious“艰苦的；费力的”为形容词，符合句意。故选E项。 【12题详解】 考查名词。句意：人工智能在一些旅行功能方面非常出色，比如产生想法、突出小型企业以及翻译语言，但要想用好它有一些技巧，尤其是在旅行方面。空格处为介词for的宾语，前面有some修饰，根据“like generating ideas, highlighting small businesses, and translating languages”可知，functions“功能”为可数名词复数，符合句意。故选D项。 【13题详解】 考查动词。句意：一旦你选定了目的地，就缩小你的搜索范围。空格处为祈使句的谓语动词，根据“Once you have chosen your destinations”可知，narrow“缩小”为动词，符合句意。故选F项。 【14题详解】 考查动词。句意：这是因为与TripAdvisor等平台不同，该系统从网络的各个角落汇集知识，解释结果以最适合你的查询，然后以对话的方式提供信息。空格处为谓语动词，根据“from all corners of the web”可知，pools“汇集”为动词，符合句意。为一般现在时。故选G项。 【15题详解】 考查动词。句意：要打造一个好的提示，用母语提问至关重要。空格处为不定式to do作目的状语，根据“a good prompt”可知，craft“打造”为动词，符合句意。故选B项。 【16题详解】 考查副词。句意：你的标点、拼写和语法越精确，人工智能就越能准确地理解你。空格处为副词修饰前面动词understand，根据“The more precise”可知，accurately“准确地”为副词，符合句意。故选A项。 【17题详解】 考查动词。句意：最后，总是复核人工智能对其他来源的回答，将其建议与可信平台进行交叉引用，为您的规划增添了额外的信心。空格处为祈使句的谓语动词，double-check“复核”为动词，符合句意。故选C项。 【18题详解】 考查名词。句意：通过掌握这些技巧，你可以利用这个强大的生成引擎，确保更安全、更知情、更令人满意的旅行体验。空格处为动词mastering的宾语，前面有these修饰，根据下文“better-informed and more satisfying travel experience.”可知，tips“技巧”为可数名词复数，符合句意。故选J项。 【19题详解】 考查动词。句意：每天，随着越来越多的初创企业和公司找到利用自然语言释放其潜力的最佳方式，人工智能正在迅速发展。空格处为不定式to do作后置定语修饰前面名词ways，根据下文“its potential to deliver information using natural language”可知，“unlock“释放”为动词，符合句意。故选K项。 【20题详解】 考查副词。句意：随着该系统逐渐获得更多访问网络的机会，了解用户想要什么，并变得更加“智能”，它将继续以意想不到和开创性的方式改变旅行。空格处为副词修饰后面动词gets，根据“gets more access to the web”可知，progressively“逐渐地”为副词，符合句意。故选H项。 Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A: Cloze (15分) 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. The East African country of Kenya has been at the forefront of the global war on plastic since 2017, when officials banned plastic bags. In June 2020, the government ___21___ the efforts with a ban on single-use plastics in protected areas. Unfortunately, the measures have ___22___ made any impact. Hundreds of tons of industrial and consumer polymer (聚合物) waste continue to get ___23___ into landfills daily. However, if 29-year-old Nzambi Matee has her way, the unpleasant plastic ___24___ will soon be transformed into colourful bricks. The material engineer’s search to find a (n) ___25___ solution to control plastic pollution began in 2017. She quit her job as a data analyst at a local chemical factory and set up a small lab in her mother’s backyard. It took her nine months to produce the first brick and even longer to ___26___ a partner to help build the machinery to make them. But the determined eco-entrepreneur was confident in her idea and did not ___27___. She says, “I wanted to use my education in applied physics and material engineering to do something about the problem of plastic waste pollution. But I was very ___28___ that the solution had to be practical, sustainable, and affordable. The best way to do this was by ___29___ the waste into the construction and finding the most efficient and affordable material to build homes.” Her company, Gjenge Makers, now hires 112 people and produces over 1,500 bricks a day. The pavers (铺路材料) are made using a mix of plastic products that cannot be reprocessed or recycled. The polymer is obtained ___30___ from factories or picked by hired locals from Nairobi’s largest landfill, Dandora. The collected plastic is ___31___ with sand, heated at very high temperatures, and compressed into bricks that vary in colour and thickness. The ___32___ product is stronger, lighter, and about 30 percent cheaper than concrete bricks. Matee, who was recently ___33___ as one of the Young Champions of the Earth 2020 — the United Nations’ highest environmental ___34___. Her dream is to reduce the mountain of trash in Dandora to just a hill by increasing production and expanding her offerings. She says, “The more we recycle the plastic, the more we produce affordable housing, and the more we create ___35___ for the youth.” 21. A. modified B. glorified C. intensified D. justified 22 A. equally B. nearly C. mildly D. barely 23. A. dumped B. turned C. loaded D. leaked 24. A. modes B. ports C. heaps D. costumes 25. A. personal B. feasible C. orderly D. adjustable 26. A. remind B. assure C. convince D. direct 27. A. get off B. give up C. show off D. put out 28. A. clear B. fair C. bold D. mature 29. A. enclosing B. distributing C. reversing D. channelling 30. A. distantly B. openly C. directly D. secretly 31. A. replaced B. mixed C. equipped D. fixed 32. A. reforming B. resulting C. recovering D. recording 33. A. defended B. criticized C. claimed D. recognized 34. A. honour B. level C. grant D. diploma 35. A. employment B. experiment C. entertainment D. investment 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了材料工程师Nzambi Matee通过自己的努力解决塑料垃圾污染问题。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：2020年6月，政府通过在保护区禁止一次性塑料来加强这些努力。A. modified修改；B. glorified赞美；C. intensified加强；D. justified证明合理。根据上文“The East African country of Kenya has been at the forefront of the global war on plastic since 2017”以及语境可知，这是对2017年禁令的进一步加强。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。 句意：不幸的是，这些措施几乎没有产生任何影响。A. equally平等地；B. nearly几乎；C. mildly温和地；D. barely几乎不。根据上文“unfortunately”及“Hundreds of tons of industrial and consumer polymer (聚合物) waste continue to”可知，这里指禁令几乎没有效果。故选D项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：每天仍有数百吨工业和消费聚合物垃圾被倾倒进垃圾填埋场。A. dumped倾倒；B. turned转变；C. loaded装载；D. leaked泄漏。根据“waste”以及语境可知，这里的废弃物应该是被倾倒，被扔掉。dumped into landfills，表示“倾倒进填埋场”，符合垃圾处理语境。故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：然而，如果29岁的Nzambi Matee能如愿以偿，这些令人不快的塑料堆很快将被转化为彩色砖块。A. modes模式；B. ports港口；C. heaps堆；D. costumes服装。根据上文“into landfills daily”可知，这里是很多废弃物倾倒之后变成垃圾堆。plastic heaps，指“塑料垃圾堆”，与后文“mountain of trash”呼应。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。 句意：这位材料工程师从2017年开始寻找可行的解决方案来控制塑料污染。A. personal个人的；B. feasible可行的；C. orderly有序的；D. adjustable可调节的。根据下文“practical, sustainable, and affordable”可知，这里指她寻求的是可行的方法。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：她花了九个月时间生产出第一块砖，甚至花了更长时间说服一个合作伙伴帮助制造生产这些砖的机器。A. remind提醒；B. assure确保；C. convince说服；D. direct指导。根据下文“a partner to help build the machinery to make them”以及语境可知，这里指她需说服合作伙伴相信其想法，convince符合“说服某人做某事”的语境。故选C项。 【27题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。 句意：但这位坚定的环保企业家对自己的想法充满信心，没有放弃。A. get off下车；B. give up放弃；C. show off炫耀；D. put out扑灭。根据上文“determined”和“confident”以及语境可知，这里指她很坚定，未放弃自己的梦想。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。 句意：但我很清楚，解决方案必须实用、可持续且负担得起。A. clear清楚的；B. fair公平的；C. bold大胆的；D. mature成熟的。根据文章语境以及下文的“practical, sustainable, and affordable”可知，这一方案必须切实可行，可持续，负担得起才能真正达到环保的目的，因此她的目标是非常清晰的。故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：最好的方法是将废物引入建筑领域，并找到最有效和实惠的材料来建造房屋。A. enclosing包围；B. distributing分配；C. reversing逆转；D. channelling引导。根据上文“It took her nine months to produce the first brick”以及语境可知，这一方案是将废弃物转变成可用砖块，channelling waste into construction，指“将废物引入建筑领域”，体现材料再利用。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。 句意：聚合物直接从工厂获得，或由雇佣的当地人从内罗毕最大的垃圾填埋场丹多拉捡拾。A. distantly遥远地；B. openly公开地；C. directly直接地；D. secretly秘密地。根据下文“picked by hired locals from Nairobi’s largest landfill”可知，两种方式是并列关系，后者通过被雇佣者经过垃圾分拣之后间接得到，则前者则是直接从工厂废弃物中获得。“directly from factories”表示“直接从工厂获取”，与“picked from landfill”形成获取途径对比。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：收集的塑料与沙子混合，在高温下加热，然后压缩成颜色和厚度不同的砖块。A. replaced替换；B. mixed混合；C. equipped装备；D. fixed固定。根据下文“compressed into bricks”可知，这里是指将沙子和废弃物混合然后压缩，mixed with sand，表示“与沙子混合”，是制作砖块的步骤。故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。 句意：最终的产品比混凝土砖更坚固、更轻，价格便宜约30%。A. reforming改革的；B. resulting最终的；C. recovering恢复的；D. recording记录的。根据上文“heated at very high temperatures, and compressed into bricks that vary in colour and thickness”可知，这里指经过一定的工序之后得到砖块。resulting product，指“最终产品”，即加工后的塑料砖。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：Matee最近被认定为2020 年“地球青年卫士” 之一 —— 联合国最高环境荣誉。A. defended辩护；B. criticized批评；C. claimed声称；D. recognized认定。根据短语be recognized as意为“被评定为…”以及下文“as one of the Young Champions of the Earth 2020”可知，这里指Matee被评为地球青年。故选D项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：Matee最近被认定为 2020 年“地球青年卫士”之一 —— 联合国最高环境荣誉。A. honour荣誉；B. level水平；C. grant拨款；D. diploma文凭。根据上文“Young Champions of the Earth”以及语境可知，这是联合国的环境荣誉奖项。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：我们回收的塑料越多，就能生产越多经济适用房，为年轻人创造越多就业机会。A. employment就业；B. experiment实验；C. entertainment娱乐；D. investment投资。根据上文“hires 112 people”以及语境可知，这里指她的企业创造了就业机会。故选A项。 Section B (22分) 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) Dear Cutie-Pie, Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Half way through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. At the top of the list was “How to keep him interested.” It surprised me a lot. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be attractive, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior. And I got angry. Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your job to “keep him interested.” Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul — in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss — that you are worthy of interest. If you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the world: you will attract a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to spend his one life investing all of his interest in you. Little One, I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t need to be kept interested, because he knows you are interesting. I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you I don’t care if he doesn’t follow his wallet — as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you. I don’t care if he is strong — as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in your heart. I couldn’t care less how he votes — as long as he wakes up every morning and daily elects you to a place of honor in your home and a place of respect in his heart. I don’t care about the color of his skin. I don’t care if he was raised in this religion or that religion or no religion. Little One, if you come across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: You. Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to “keep him interested” is to be you. Your eternally interested guy, Daddy 36 What truly annoyed the writer when he was surfing on the Internet? A. “How to keep him interested” is most frequently searched. B. Girls are rejected constantly even if they try to please boys. C. People think that for girls, pleasing their boys matters most. D. The upsetting list of know-how to please boys provided for girls. 37. The father thinks what is of primary importance to his daughter is to ________. A. keep the boy interested B. know she deserves a boy’s interest C. attract a boy willing to invest all in her D. find a boy who can please her 38. According to the passage, what does the underlined word “revel” mean? A. feel depressed B. become puzzled C. look around D. enjoy himself 39. What’s the main purpose of this letter? A. To advise his daughter to trust her worth. B. To show his daughter how to find her true love. C. To inform his daughter how to keep others interested. D. To help his daughter find someone with common interests. 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. D 39. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要是父亲写给女儿的信，谈论对“如何让他保持兴趣”的看法及对女儿的建议。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be attractive, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior. And I got angry.(我浏览了无数篇关于如何有吸引力、什么时候给他拿啤酒还是三明治，以及让他觉得自己聪明和优越的方法的文章。我很生气。)”可知，作者生气的是人们认为对女孩来说，取悦男孩最重要。故选C项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul — in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss — that you are worthy of interest.(小家伙，你唯一的任务就是在你的灵魂深处——在那个不会被拒绝和失去所困扰的不可动摇的地方——知道你值得被关注。)”可知，父亲认为对女儿来说最重要的是知道她值得一个男孩的关注。故选B项。 【38题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第八段中的“I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you.(我不在乎他会不会和我打高尔夫球——只要他能和你给他的孩子们一起玩，并在他们和你一样的所有光荣和令人沮丧的方面 revel。)”可知，父亲希望那个男孩能和孩子们一起玩，并且享受其中，所以“revel”的意思与“玩得开心”意义相近。故选D项。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul — in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss — that you are worthy of interest.(小家伙，你唯一的任务就是在你的灵魂深处——在那个不会被拒绝和失去所困扰的不可动摇的地方——知道你值得被关注。)”以及最后一段中的“Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to “keep him interested” is to be you.(因为最后，小家伙，你要做的唯一一件让他“保持兴趣”的事情就是做你自己。)”可知，这封信的主要目的是建议女儿相信自己的价值。故选A项。 (B) Please Choose Cloud Services Finding the Cloud service can be difficult as there are so many available. Consumers need to consider and compare each service’s features, storage possibilities, free space and best price. You may be unsure, or you do not know where to begin. Trying every Cloud service would take a lot of time and work. But, the website Reviews. com might help. Cloud Drop-box Google-Drive One-Drive Box Best for Lightweight Users Teams And Collaboration Devoted Windows Users Enterprise Solutions Free Storage Space 2GB 15GB 15GB 10GB Cheapest Premium Option ＄9.99 for 1TB ＄1.99 for 100GB ＄1.99 for 100GB ＄10 for 100GB One valuable feature is the protection of digital files, including photos, videos, documents, music and more. If the worst happens and your computer crashes, or gets lost or damaged, your files can still be found in the Cloud. Cloud services let you access your files from almost anywhere. No need to worry about a file stored on your computer when you are away from your desk. If you have an Internet connection, you can open your files from any computer, or from a phone, when they are stored using a Cloud service. Using a Cloud service makes sharing files easier. If you send documents to a group using emails, you may then wonder which version everyone is working with. When sharing files using a Cloud service, everyone will see the same document and the latest version. The first thing to consider is the amount of storage space you need. Check how much space you are currently using on your computer and mobile devices. If your computer or phone is filled with photos and you have little free space, you may want to move your photos to the Cloud. Some Cloud services are free. But, if you need a lot of space, you will probably need one that costs money. Even if everyone you have ever met is a Windows user, you still probably want a Cloud service that works with many platforms. You might become friends with an Android user or start a job with a company that computes on Apple! 40. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Google-Drive users can obtain 100GB for free. B. Most Cloud services can send files to both the Cloud and the local computer. C. It’s hard to transfer your file when you turn on the computer if it is stored in the Cloud. D. Never worry about finding your files in the Clouds if the computer system crashes. 41. What will you have to do if you need more space to store more files in the Cloud? A. To use your own Cloud services. B. To share Cloud space with others. C. To spend money buying space. D. To buy the latest version of the service. 42. How can consumers find the Cloud service that suits them best? A. By learning more information about the space occupied by files. B. By comparing Cloud's function, storage, available space and prices. C. By sending files to a group of people via e-mail inquiring about the Cloud service. D. By making friends with Android users who use Apple computers. 【答案】40. D 41. C 42. B 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些云服务。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“If the worst happens and your computer crashes, or gets lost or damaged, your files can still be found in the Cloud.”（如果最坏的情况发生，你的电脑崩溃了，或者丢失或损坏了，你的文件仍然可以在云中找到。）可知，如果计算机崩溃，不要担心在云中找不到你的文件，D选项描述正确。故选D项。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后两句“Some Cloud services are free. But, if you need a lot of space, you will probably need one that costs money.”（ 一些云服务是免费的。但是，如果你需要很大的空间，你可能需要一个花钱的空间。）可知，如果你需要更多的储存空间，就需要花钱购买。故选C项。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Consumers need to consider and compare each service’s features, storage possibilities, free space and best price.”（消费者需要考虑和比较每个服务的特点，存储的可能性，自由空间和最佳价格。你可能不确定，或者你不知道从哪里开始。）结合文章中的表格内容可知，消费者通过比较云的功能、存储空间、可用空间和价格就能找到最适合自己的云服务。故选B项。 Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. 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. Good News for Gamers Video games can sometimes have a bad reputation because they keep people indoors and looking at a screen instead of talking and playing with others face to face. ___43___ Scientists from the University of Vermont used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) scheme, which is a study of brain development and health of children in the US as they move into adulthood. The results were taken from 2,217 children aged nine or 10. They were divided into two groups: young people who never play video games and those who play them for three or more hours a day. The young people were set two tasks. The first one measured their reaction times by seeing how quickly they could press buttons that matched images on a screen. The second test involved using their memory. ___44___ During the tests, their brains were scanned with fMRI, which uses magnets to measure brain activity. The people who played video games were consistently better at the two tasks, and the fMRI scans showed that they also had more activity in the parts of their brains that look after memory and attention. ___45___ However, it’s important to note that researchers don’t yet know if gaming improved their memory and reactions, or if they already had good memories and reactions and therefore enjoyed gaming and played a lot. ___46___The team could also perhaps find out in future if particular types of video games affect people’s brain activity differently. The lead scientist on the study, Bader Chaarani says that too much screen time is not good for people’s mental well being or physical health. It is still very important to spend time outdoors in the fresh air, taking exercise and having fun with friends and family. A. This means that people who play video games show more brain activity. B. Compared with scrolling through videos on YouTube, playing video games surely makes brain more active. C. However, a new study has revealed that video games might be good for brain development in young people. D. Not all of gaming’s effects on the brain are positive despite the activated brain. E. The scientists are hoping to carry on studying the same young people as they get older to track the effects of gaming. F. They were shown pictures of people’s faces and then, a bit later, were shown more and had to say if any of the faces were the same. 【答案】43. C 44. F 45. A 46. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。一项研究显示，玩电子游戏可能有益于年轻人大脑发育，且科学家希望继续追踪研究其影响。 【43题详解】 由上文“Video games can sometimes have a bad reputation because they keep people indoors and looking at a screen instead of talking and playing with others face to face. (电子游戏有时声誉不佳，因为它们让人们呆在室内，看着屏幕，而不是与他人面对面交谈和玩耍。)”可知，前文提及游戏的负面印象。空格后介绍佛蒙特大学的研究，指出游戏对大脑发育的积极影响。C项However, a new study has revealed that video games might be good for brain development in young people.(然而，一项新研究表明电子游戏可能有益于年轻人的大脑发育。)以“However”转折，引出研究结论，既呼应上文的负面评价，又开启后文的积极发现，其中“new study”与后文“The results were taken from 2,217 children aged nine or 10”形成衔接。故选C项。 【44题详解】 上文提到“The second test involved using their memory.(第二项测试涉及记忆能力。)”，说明测试内容。F项They were shown pictures of people’s faces and then, a bit later, were shown more and had to say if any of the faces were the same.(他们先看人脸图片，之后再看更多图片，需判断是否有相同面孔。)具体描述了记忆测试的流程，“shown pictures of faces”和“say if any were the same”对应“using their memory”，是对前文的详细展开。故选F项。 【45题详解】 上文指出“fMRI scans showed that they also had more activity in the parts of their brains that look after memory and attention.(功能磁共振成像扫描显示，游戏者大脑中负责记忆和注意力的区域活动更活跃。)”，说明扫描结果。A项This means that people who play video games show more brain activity.(这意味着玩电子游戏的人表现出更多的大脑活动。)中的this指代前文的扫描结果，“more brain activity”是对“more activity in brain parts”的同义转述，起到总结上文的作用。故选A项。 【46题详解】 下文提到“The team could also perhaps find out in future if particular types of video games affect people’s brain activity differently.(研究团队未来可能还会探究特定类型的游戏是否对大脑活动有不同影响。)”，说明未来的研究方向。E项The scientists are hoping to carry on studying the same young people as they get older to track the effects of gaming.(科学家希望继续研究同一群年轻人，追踪游戏对他们的影响。)中的“hoping to carry on studying”和“track the effects”与后文“find out in future”形成时间上的递进，共同阐述研究的延续性。故选E项。 Ⅳ. Translation. (3’+3’+4’+5’) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 47. 这个老烟枪每天雷打不动地要抽两包烟。（it）（汉译英） ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】It is this heavy smoker who smokes two packs of cigarettes every day. 或This heavy smoker makes it a rule to smoke two packs of cigarettes every day. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型。(解析第二个答案)根据句意，该句描述习惯性动作，使用一般现在时。表示“这个老烟枪”为this heavy smoker作主语，位于句首单词首字母大写；表示“每天雷打不动地要抽两包烟”可以理解为“使得每天抽两包烟成为规则”，使用“make it+宾补+to do”结构，其中it为形式宾语，不定式短语作真正宾语，主语为第三人称单数，所以谓语动词使用makes，表示“规则”为a rule作宾补，表示“每天抽两包烟”为to smoke two packs of cigarettes every day，其中every day作时间状语。故翻译为This heavy smoker makes it a rule to smoke two packs of cigarettes every day. 48. 当今社会，人们对跟团游的接受程度在不同地区都有所不同。(vary) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】In today’s society, people’s acceptance of package tours varies in different regions. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态，主谓一致和固定短语。“当今社会”译为in today’s society，在句中作状语，in位于句首首字母大写；“人们对跟团游的接受程度”可译为people’s acceptance of package tours，作主语；“有所不同”用动词vary作谓语，描述现在的一般情况，句子应用一般现在时，主语acceptance为不可数名词，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；“在不同地区”译为in different regions，在句中作状语。故翻译为In today’s society, people’s acceptance of package tours varies in different regions. 49. 如果你矢志不渝且严于律己，你的努力最终一定会获得回报。(pay) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】If you are unswerving in your pursuit and strict with yourself, your efforts will eventually pay off. 【解析】 【详解】考查动词、名词和形容词。分析句子可知，本句为条件状语从句，时态符合“主将从现”。表示“如果”应用if，引导条件状语从句；表示“你矢志不渝”即“你在追求上不动摇”，可用you are unswerving in your pursuit ，为主系表结构；表示“严于律己”应用strict with yourself；表示“你的努力”应用your efforts，为主语；表示“最终”应用eventually ，为副词作状语；表示“会获得回报”用will pay off，其中pay off，表“获得回报”，为固定搭配。故翻译为If you are unswerving in your pursuit and strict with yourself, your efforts will eventually pay off. 50. 数十年前，我的叔叔被迫背井离乡去往大城市发展，对世界有了更深刻的了解，现在年迈的他不求飞黄腾达，但求落叶归根。(where) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Decades ago, my uncle was forced to leave his hometown and go to a big city to seek development, where he gained a deeper understanding of the world. Now, in his old age, he doesn’t expect to make a brilliant career but just hopes to return to his hometown. 【解析】 【详解】考查名词短语、动词短语、定语从句和时态。根据句意以及句子结构可知，“数十年前” 常见表达为“Decades ago”，置于句首，首字母大写。“被迫做某事”用动词短语“be forced to do sth.”，这里描述过去的事情，be 动词用 was ；“背井离乡”即“离开家乡”，可表达为“leave his hometown”；“去往大城市发展”翻译为“go to a big city to seek development”，“对世界有了更深刻的了解”，这里用“where”引导的非限制性定语从句修饰先行词“a big city”，在从句中“where”作地点状语，“获得更深刻的了解”用动词短语“gain a deeper understanding of...”，时态为一般过去时，gain变为gained。“年迈”可表达为“in one's old age”，这里是“in his old age”；“飞黄腾达”可意译为“make a brilliant career”；“落叶归根”即“回到家乡”，用“return to his hometown”。 故翻译为Decades ago, my uncle was forced to leave his hometown and go to a big city to seek development, where he gained a deeper understanding of the world. Now, in his old age, he doesn’t expect to make a brilliant career but just hopes to return to his hometown. Ⅴ. Guided Writing (15’) 51. Directions: Write an English composition in 120- 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学的高三学生李华。学校为了帮助学生减压，拟从以下三种形式中选择其一：午睡三十分钟，设立“音乐角”和开设瑜伽 (Yoga) 课程。现听取全校学生的意见。请给负责的王老师写封邮件，内容须包括： 1)你的选择； 2)你的理由。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Mr. Wang, I chose the music corner as my first choice for relieving the stress from studies. It’s an honor to share my opinion about music with you. Music makes great difference to our life. Music can not only make us relaxed and refreshed whenever we are tired, but it can stimulate us when we are confronted with difficulties. Besides, music enables us to gain insight into other cultures. As for me, I prefer pop music and classical music. I am always in good mood as long as I play pop music. When I have a hard time dealing with stress, I choose peaceful and beautiful classical music, which calms me down and improves my mood. In conclusion, music plays an important role in my life. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假设你是明启中学的高三学生李华。学校为了帮助学生减压， 拟从以下三种形式中选择其一： 午睡三十分钟，设立“音乐角”和开设瑜伽 (Yoga) 课程。现听取全校学生的意见。 【详解】1.词汇积累 疲劳的：be tired →be worn out 面对：be confronted with→ be faced with 此外：besides → what’s more 总之：in conclusion →all in all 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：It’s an honor to be here to share my opinion about music with you. 拓展句：It’s an honor that I can share my opinion about music with you here. 【点睛】【高分句型1】When I have a hard time dealing with stress, I choose peaceful and beautiful classical music, which calms me down and improves me mood.（运用了when引导的时间状语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】I am always in good mood as long as I play pop music.（运用了as long as 引导的条件状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 同济大学第一附属中学 2024学年第二学期期末考试高一年级英语试卷 （考试时间：100分钟；试卷总分：100分） Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension. (满分13分) Section A: Short Conversations (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 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. In a drugstore. B. In a cafe. C. In a garage. D. In a grocery. 2 A. 5 hours. B. 7 hours. C. 9 hours. D. 10 hours. 3. A. A teacher. B. An electrician. C. A dentist. D. A salesman. 4. A. The man is expecting the call. B. He doesn’t usually get calls at this time. C. He doesn’t believe the woman. D. He has had too many phone calls. 5. A. Find a larger room. B. Sell the old table. C. Buy two bookshelves. D. Rearrange some furniture. 6. A. Choosing a course. B. A day course. C. An evening job. D. Their work. 7. A. The man’s mobile phone is expensive. B. The man’s mobile phone often goes wrong. C. The man should use a new mobile phone. D. The man shouldn’t change his mobile phone. 8. A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C Mother and son. D. Employer and employee. 9. A. He enjoyed reading the novel. B. He hasn’t started reading the novel yet. C. He doubts the woman will like the novel. D. He’ll lend the woman the novel after he has read it. 10. A. A college campus. B. An art museum. C. An architectural exhibition. D. A beautiful park. Section B (共3小题，每小题1分，满分3分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the conversation and the passages. The conversation and the passages 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. To increase people’s yearly income. B. To develop public transport. C. To improve people’s work efficiency. D. To make a better living environment. 12. A. 12 Euros. B. 25 Euros. C. 50 Euros. D. 600 Euros. 13. A. By collecting traffic tickets. B. By using a smartphone application. C. By reinvesting fines wisely. D. By employing 50 workers. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A: Grammar (10分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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. A New Way to Learn Languages Nowadays, the Internet is changing the way people learn languages. There is still no way to avoid the hard work through vocabulary lists and grammar rules, but since the birth of the Internet, books, tapes and even CDs ___1___ (replace) by email, video chat and social networks. Livemocha, a Seattle-based company, has created a website helping people learn more than 38 languages by exchanging messages over the Internet and then___2___ (correct) each other’s messages. The lessons, ___3___ form they are in, are delivered online. The CEO of Livemocha says the website’s advantage is the context ___4___ you may practice speaking with a real person. “The great irony is that ___5___ you have learned a foreign language in the classroom for years, you are not confident ___6___(go) into a restaurant, striking up a conversation,” he said. The casual connections with real people throughout the world are not just fun and surprising but reveal more about ___7___ the language is really used. Livemocha is now experimenting with many ways that resemble (像) the games ___8___ (find) on other social websites to motivate people. Besides, each person can set up a profile that includes a short self-description and what language he or she would like to learn. Therefore, if you want to learn one language, you will easily find many people fluent in this language. And it becomes___9___(challenging) to find a study partner. An email or two is all it takes. There are more and more companies like Livemocha offering online language learning to students throughout the world. _____10_____ merely helping people practice different languages, they also enable people to share interests and make new friends Section C: Vocabulary (10分) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. accurately B. craft C. double-check D. functions E. laborious F. narrow G. pools H. progressively I. shares J. tips K. unlock Ask the right way With the introduction of accessible new AI systems like ChatGPT, travel will never be the same. AI has simplified planning and made it easier to discover new experience. Instead of a march through ___11___ research, users get similar results with a quick conversation with AI. AI is great for some travel ___12___ , like generating ideas, highlighting small businesses, and translating languages, but there are tricks to use it well, especially when it comes to traveling. Here’s how to best use AI for travel. Once you have chosen your destinations, ___13___ your search. AI is skilled at responding to specific interests, whether you’re looking for the best restaurant in an area or designing a five-day travel plan of off-the-beaten-path museums. AI is also useful in finding responses to prompts (提示) like “less crowded” or “underrated.” It is because unlike platforms such as TripAdvisor, the system ___14___ knowledge from all corners of the web, interprets results to fit your inquires best and then delivers the information in a conversational way. To ___15___ a good prompt, it’s crucial to ask questions in your native language. AI models can speak and understand many languages, and your grammar matters. The more precise your punctuation (标点) , spelling, and grammar, the more ___16___ AI will be able to understand you. Finally, always ___17___ AI’s answers against other sources as cross-referencing its suggestions with trusted platforms adds an extra layer of confidence to your planning. By mastering these ___18___ you can tap into this powerful generative engine to ensure a safer, better-informed and more satisfying travel experience. Every day, AI is rapidly evolving as more start-ups and companies figure out the best ways to ___19___ its potential to deliver information using natural language. As the system ___20___ gets more access to the web, learns what users want, and becomes more “intelligent, ” it will continue to shift travel in unexpected and groundbreaking ways. The future of travel is here. Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A: Cloze (15分) 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. The East African country of Kenya has been at the forefront of the global war on plastic since 2017, when officials banned plastic bags. In June 2020, the government ___21___ the efforts with a ban on single-use plastics in protected areas. Unfortunately, the measures have ___22___ made any impact. Hundreds of tons of industrial and consumer polymer (聚合物) waste continue to get ___23___ into landfills daily. However, if 29-year-old Nzambi Matee has her way, the unpleasant plastic ___24___ will soon be transformed into colourful bricks. The material engineer’s search to find a (n) ___25___ solution to control plastic pollution began in 2017. She quit her job as a data analyst at a local chemical factory and set up a small lab in her mother’s backyard. It took her nine months to produce the first brick and even longer to ___26___ a partner to help build the machinery to make them. But the determined eco-entrepreneur was confident in her idea and did not ___27___. She says “I wanted to use my education in applied physics and material engineering to do something about the problem of plastic waste pollution. But I was very ___28___ that the solution had to be practical, sustainable, and affordable. The best way to do this was by ___29___ the waste into the construction and finding the most efficient and affordable material to build homes.” Her company, Gjenge Makers, now hires 112 people and produces over 1,500 bricks a day. The pavers (铺路材料) are made using a mix of plastic products that cannot be reprocessed or recycled. The polymer is obtained ___30___ from factories or picked by hired locals from Nairobi’s largest landfill, Dandora. The collected plastic is ___31___ with sand, heated at very high temperatures, and compressed into bricks that vary in colour and thickness. The ___32___ product is stronger, lighter, and about 30 percent cheaper than concrete bricks. Matee, who was recently ___33___ as one of the Young Champions of the Earth 2020 — the United Nations’ highest environmental ___34___. Her dream is to reduce the mountain of trash in Dandora to just a hill by increasing production and expanding her offerings. She says, “The more we recycle the plastic, the more we produce affordable housing, and the more we create ___35___ for the youth.” 21. A. modified B. glorified C. intensified D. justified 22. A. equally B. nearly C. mildly D. barely 23. A. dumped B. turned C. loaded D. leaked 24. A. modes B. ports C. heaps D. costumes 25. A. personal B. feasible C. orderly D. adjustable 26 A. remind B. assure C. convince D. direct 27. A. get off B. give up C. show off D. put out 28. A. clear B. fair C. bold D. mature 29. A. enclosing B. distributing C. reversing D. channelling 30. A. distantly B. openly C. directly D. secretly 31. A. replaced B. mixed C. equipped D. fixed 32. A. reforming B. resulting C. recovering D. recording 33. A. defended B. criticized C. claimed D. recognized 34. A. honour B. level C. grant D. diploma 35. A. employment B. experiment C. entertainment D. investment Section B (22分) 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) Dear Cutie-Pie, Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Half way through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. At the top of the list was “How to keep him interested.” It surprised me a lot. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be attractive, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior. And I got angry. Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your job to “keep him interested.” Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul — in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss — that you are worthy of interest. If you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the world: you will attract a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to spend his one life investing all of his interest in you. Little One, I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t need to be kept interested, because he knows you are interesting. I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you. I don’t care if he doesn’t follow his wallet — as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you. I don’t care if he is strong — as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in your heart. I couldn’t care less how he votes — as long as he wakes up every morning and daily elects you to a place of honor in your home and a place of respect in his heart. I don’t care about the color of his skin. I don’t care if he was raised in this religion or that religion or no religion. Little One, if you come across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: You. Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to “keep him interested” is to be you. Your eternally interested guy, Daddy 36. What truly annoyed the writer when he was surfing on the Internet? A. “How to keep him interested” is most frequently searched. B. 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By making friends with Android users who use Apple computers. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. 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. Good News for Gamers Video games can sometimes have a bad reputation because they keep people indoors and looking at a screen instead of talking and playing with others face to face. ___43___ Scientists from the University of Vermont used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) scheme, which is a study of brain development and health of children in the US as they move into adulthood. The results were taken from 2,217 children aged nine or 10. They were divided into two groups: young people who never play video games and those who play them for three or more hours a day. The young people were set two tasks. The first one measured their reaction times by seeing how quickly they could press buttons that matched images on a screen. The second test involved using their memory. ___44___ During the tests, their brains were scanned with fMRI, which uses magnets to measure brain activity. The people who played video games were consistently better at the two tasks, and the fMRI scans showed that they also had more activity in the parts of their brains that look after memory and attention. ___45___ However, it’s important to note that researchers don’t yet know if gaming improved their memory and reactions, or if they already had good memories and reactions and therefore enjoyed gaming and played a lot. ___46___The team could also perhaps find out in future if particular types of video games affect people’s brain activity differently. The lead scientist on the study, Bader Chaarani says that too much screen time is not good for people’s mental well being or physical health. It is still very important to spend time outdoors in the fresh air, taking exercise and having fun with friends and family. A. This means that people who play video games show more brain activity. B. Compared with scrolling through videos on YouTube, playing video games surely makes brain more active. C. However, a new study has revealed that video games might be good for brain development in young people. D. Not all of gaming’s effects on the brain are positive despite the activated brain. E. The scientists are hoping to carry on studying the same young people as they get older to track the effects of gaming. F. They were shown pictures of people’s faces and then, a bit later, were shown more and had to say if any of the faces were the same. Ⅳ. Translation. (3’+3’+4’+5’) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 47. 这个老烟枪每天雷打不动地要抽两包烟。（it）（汉译英） ________________________________________________________________ 48. 当今社会，人们对跟团游的接受程度在不同地区都有所不同。(vary) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 49. 如果你矢志不渝且严于律己，你的努力最终一定会获得回报。(pay) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 50. 数十年前，我的叔叔被迫背井离乡去往大城市发展，对世界有了更深刻的了解，现在年迈的他不求飞黄腾达，但求落叶归根。(where) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ Ⅴ. Guided Writing (15’) 51. Directions: Write an English composition in 120- 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学的高三学生李华。学校为了帮助学生减压，拟从以下三种形式中选择其一：午睡三十分钟，设立“音乐角”和开设瑜伽 (Yoga) 课程。现听取全校学生的意见。请给负责的王老师写封邮件，内容须包括： 1)你的选择； 2)你的理由。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $