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南昌二中2024-2025 学年度下学期高二 英语期末试卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 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. What is wrong with the woman? A. She’s ill. B. She’s nervous. C. She’s hungry. 2. What is the man probably thanking Barbara for? A. Looking after his pet fish. B. Taking care of his kids. C. Watering his plants. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A research group. B. The fastest transportation. C. A community planning project. 4. What probably happened to the woman? A. Her daughter was late for school. B. She had a car crash. C. She was injured. 5. What does the woman plan to sell? A. Paintings. B. Clothes. C. Furniture. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Create a band. B. Donate some money. C. Provide recyclable items. 7. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Fellow teachers. B. Teacher and student. C. Teacher and parent. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. How does the woman sound? A. Proud. B. Encouraging. C. Disappointed. 9. What do the man and Roger have in common according to the woman? A. They saved many lives. B. They are strong and energetic. C. They can succeed in suitable environments. 听第8段材料，回答第10-13题。 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a school. B. In a city stadium. C. In a movie theatre. 11. What date will the team begin to paint? A. On the 23rd. B. On the 25th. C. On the 27th. 12. How will the woman solve the issue about the floor on Friday? A. By using another place. B. By buying some unique paint. C. By putting off the play for one day. 13. What will the woman do next? A. Contact the gym manager. B. Talk about sports teams. C. Discuss stage lighting. 听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。 14. How many words has the woman written in her essay? A. 400. B. 800. C. 1000. 15. How does the woman feel about the subject? A. Stressed. B. Carefree. C. Confident. 16. Which subject are the speakers writing a paper for? A. Geography. B. History. C. Psychology. 17. What does the man say about people from the past? A. They weren’t imaginative enough. B. They contributed to fighting climate change. C. They weren’t so different from people nowadays. 听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A. Shooting a video for her kids. B. Speaking to her channel followers. C. Promoting an activity in Legoland. 19. Which zone did the speaker’s youngest child enjoy? A. The Red Zone. B. The Blue Zone. C. The Yellow Zone. 20. What was a feature of the MINI CHEF restaurant? A. The cooks were lovely children. B. The food was made by robots. C. The food was served by machines. 第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Poetry Contest The contest is open to anyone aged thirteen and up who writes poetry. Enter your poem for a free chance to win prizes! You can submit a poem on any topic, employing whatever style you prefer. Information No entry fee is required for the contest. The main contest is held twice a year. Contest dates are January 1—June 30 and July 1—December 31. All winners will receive a letter and their prize via regular mail. The first place winner will be contacted by phone or email and asked to call our office to confirm their identity before their prize is mailed. As soon as the complete list of winners is drawn up, it will be posted on the home page. Rules ·Only submit ONE poem, ONE time. Only one poem per household will be accepted. ·Poem must be 26 lines or fewer, including stanza breaks but not including the title, and lines may be no more than 55 characters across, including spaces. ·Do not use “texting” lingo. Properly spell out all words and typing the first word of each line in capital letter. ·All poems must be written in English Prizes Both contests award one first place prize of $ 2,000.00 and a first prize wall plaque (匾牌) ($100.00 value); twenty second place prizes of $100.00 each and a second place wall plaque ($ 75.00 value); one hundred third place winners of a third place gift certificate ($25.00 value). Sixty to seventy percent of all entries become semi-finalists and receive a certificate of participation suitable for framing. 1. What do we know about the poetry contest? A. It is a free contest. B. Anyone can enter for it. C. All poems will be published. D. Each contestant will get a reward. 2. Which of the following breaks the rule? A. Submitting one poem. B. Typing the poem in capital letters. C. Writing a poem in English. D. Composing a poem of 23 lines. 3. What will be awarded to a third place winner? A. A wall plaque. B. $75.00 C. $25.00. D. A gift certificate. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了诗歌比赛相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Information中的“No entry fee is required for the contest. (本次比赛无需报名费。)”可知，诗歌比赛是一个免费的比赛。故选A项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Rules中的“Properly spell out all words and typing the first word of each line in capital letter. (正确拼出所有单词，并将每行的第一个单词大写。)”可知，每行只需第一个单词大写，用大写字母打整首诗会导致取消比赛资格。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Prizes中的“one hundred third place winners of a third place gift certificate ($25.00 value). (100名三等奖得主将获得一张三等奖礼券（25美元）。)”可知，三等奖得主会获得礼品券。故选D项。 B Looking around her childhood neighborhood, Shanta Mack, human resources associate with Entergy couldn’t help but share, “As a teenager, I never saw neighbors or local organizations come to my community to volunteer, but when the request was put out to revitalize (复活) the same streets that I grew up on, I jumped at the opportunity.” This year, Entergy employee volunteers celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a series of volunteer events across the New Orleans Metro Area over a three-day weekend. Mack and her sixteen-year-old daughter Aalaina joined the United Way of Southeast Louisiana and other community members to help develop an urban garden and refresh a local playground in the Desire Area. Mack quickly realized that her old neck of the woods, which was once full of life, did not look the same as it did when she rode bikes with her friends to the local candy store. It was important for her to not only show her college-bound daughter where she grew up, but she also wanted her daughter to experience what it felt like to give back, especially to her own community. “Volunteering with my daughter allows us to bond (联系), but I also want her to take these opportunities to invest (投资) her time when she can, meet new people, learn new skills and gain volunteer hours for her college applications, ”said Mack. The mother and daughter worked hand-in-hand with other volunteers to build a picnic table for locals to have lunch or rest and a stage for local artists to perform during community festivities. “The weekend was the perfect opportunity to volunteer and follow Dr. King — and others who have made sacrifices to bring equality and diversity to our communities. I was happy to get out to represent Entergy for MLK Day and will continue to do my part in serving our community, ”said Mack. 4. How did Mack respond to the request to revitalize her childhood streets? A. Doubtfully. B. Unwillingly. C. Cautiously. D. Enthusiastically. 5. What does the underlined part “old neck of the woods ” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Neighborhood. B. Apartment. C. Company. D. Environment. 6. Why did Mack volunteer together with her daughter? A. To make her daughter better adapt to her college life. B. To remind her daughter of her childhood memory. C. To teach her daughter to give back to community. D. To strengthen her daughter’s understanding of Dr. King. 7. Which of the following can best describe Shanta Mack? A. Honest and generous. B. Talented and ambitious. C. Active and courageous. D. Loving and responsible. 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一对母女与其他志愿者携手合作，为当地人搭建了一个野餐桌，供他们午餐或休息，并为当地艺术家搭建了舞台，供他们在社区节日期间表演的事迹。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中““As a teenager, I never saw neighbors or local organizations come to my community to volunteer, but when the request was put out to revitalize (复活) the same streets that I grew up on, I jumped at the opportunity.(作为一名青少年，我从未见过邻居或当地组织来我的社区做志愿者，但当要求振兴我长大的街道时，我抓住了这个机会)”可知，Mack对于重新振兴自己长大的街道时是充满热情的。故选D。 【5题详解】 词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的非限制性定语从句“which was once full of life, did not look the same as it did when she rode bikes with her friends to the local candy store.(当她和朋友们骑着自行车去当地的糖果店时，这个曾经充满活力的地方看起来已经不一样了)”可知，该地方是Mack曾经成长的街区。由此可知，划线词与A选项“neighborhood”为同义词，意为“街区”。故选A。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“It was important for her to not only show her college-bound daughter where she grew up, but she also wanted her daughter to experience what it felt like to give back, especially to her own community. (对她来说，重要的不仅是让她即将上大学的女儿看看她是在哪里长大的，而且她还想让她的女儿体验回馈的感觉，尤其是对她自己的社区)”可知，Mack之所以让女儿与她一同参与社区志愿活动是因为她还想让她的女儿体验回馈的感觉，尤其是对她自己的社区。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The mother and daughter worked hand-in-hand with other volunteers to build a picnic table for locals to have lunch or rest and a stage for local artists to perform during community festivities.(这对母女与其他志愿者携手合作，为当地人搭建了一个野餐桌，供他们午餐或休息，并为当地艺术家搭建了一个舞台，供他们在社区节日期间表演)”可知，Shanta Mack是一位负责和有爱心的人士。故选D。 C When Cirkel watched his son’s soccer team play, he found the kids lay in the shade after the game. They’d put their feet in the air and cry, “Our feet are burning!” Their games had been played on artificial turf (人工草皮). This heat-trapping plastic can get so hot that it burns. Now a new water-storage system that Cirkel’s research team has just developed works to avoid that problem. His team’s new system collects and stores rainwater about 8.5 centimeters below a playing field. Eventually, that water will evaporate (蒸发). As it does, it will cool the playing surface. It’s like the way sweating works. There, the released moisture (水分) from the body carries heat away from our skin. Fields of artificial turf are built of layers, like a sandwich. The artificial grass sits on top. Some filler material, often made of rubber (橡胶), lies below that. In Cirkel’s team’s experiment, they added a rainwater-storage area below the filler and a waterproof (防水的) liner under that. The team also replaced the usual rubber with a fiber filler. They hoped — but wasn’t sure — the water would move up the layers to evaporate at the surface. So they were “pleasantly surprised that such a huge amount of water was evaporating,” recalls Marjolein van Huijgevoort. She’s another researcher on the team. For their outdoor tests, the researchers created four small fields in the city of Amsterdam. Each was five meters on a side. Two fields topped the new rainwater-cooled system with artificial turf. One field had real grass planted on top of that system. The last field used standard artificial turf with no water storage below. The new artificial-grass system did a good job in storing rainwater and preventing runoff. It stored up to six times as much rainwater as typical artificial turf. This water would later evaporate to cool the surface. “If many urban fields were covered with such a system, they might help limit a city’s warming from what’s known as the heat-island effect,” says Cirkel. “The rainwater-cooled system was a big improvement over today’s artificial turf. And in the outdoor tests, rain fell often enough to supply all the water the system needed. But in hotter, drier cities, the system may need watering, as real grass does.” 8. What problem did Cirkel’s son’s team face when playing? A. The weather was not pleasant. B. The artificial grass was too uneven. C. There was little shade for them to relax in. D. The artificial turf made them extremely hot. 9. Why is sweating mentioned in paragraph 2? A. To tell how the human body cools itself. B. To explain the principle of the new system. C. To stress the importance of the water-storage system. D. To compare the performance of different cooling methods. 10. What does the text say about Cirkel’ s experiment? A. The four fields in the experiment had artificial turf on top, B. It proved the new system could replace natural grass one day. C. The new system stored as much rainwater as real grass. D. The system’s effectiveness was satisfactory. 11. What’s the main idea of the text? A. A new system developed to cool artificial turf. B. A method to effectively manage artificial turf. C. A new technology to make playing soccer easy. D. The comparison between natural grass and artificial turf. 【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。荷兰研究团队开发了一种新型水储存系统，用于冷却人造草皮，使其在炎热天气下保持较低温度，效果接近真草。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“When Cirkel watched his son’s soccer team play, he found the kids lay in the shade after the game. They’d put their feet in the air and cry, “Our feet are burning!” Their games had been played on artificial turf (人工草皮). This heat-trapping plastic can get so hot that it burns.(当Cirkel观看儿子的足球队比赛时，他发现孩子们在比赛结束后躺在阴凉处。他们把脚举到空中，喊道：“我们的脚在燃烧！”他们的比赛是在人造草皮上进行的。这种吸热塑料会因为太热而燃烧)”可知，Cirkel的儿子的球队面临的问题是人工草皮让他们感到非常热。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“His team’ s new system collects and stores rainwater about 8.5 centimeters below a playing field. Eventually, that water will evaporate (蒸发). As it does, it will cool the playing surface. It’s like the way sweating works. There, the released moisture (水分) from the body carries heat away from our skin.(他团队的新系统收集并储存雨水，大约在比赛场地下方8.5厘米处。最终，水会蒸发。当它这样做的时候，它会冷却比赛的表面。就像出汗一样。在那里，身体释放的水分带走了皮肤上的热量)”可知，提到出汗是为了解释新系统的工作原理，即通过收集并存储雨水，在蒸发时冷却运动场表面，就像出汗带走人体热量一样。故选B。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“So they were “pleasantly surprised that such a huge amount of water was evaporating,” recalls Marjolein van Huijgevoort. She’s another researcher on the team.(因此，他们“惊喜地发现如此大量的水正在蒸发，”Marjolein van Huijgevoort回忆道。她是这个团队的另一位研究员)”可知，Cirkel的团队对于系统中有如此大量的水在蒸发感到“愉快地惊讶”，这表明该水系统的有效性是令人满意的。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“His team’ s new system collects and stores rainwater about 8.5 centimeters below a playing field. Eventually, that water will evaporate (蒸发). As it does, it will cool the playing surface. It’s like the way sweating works. There, the released moisture (水分) from the body carries heat away from our skin.(他的团队的新系统收集并储存雨水，大约在比赛场地下方8.5厘米处。最终，水会蒸发。当它这样做的时候，它会冷却比赛的表面。就像出汗一样。在那里，身体释放的水分带走了皮肤上的热量)”，并结合文章主要介绍了荷兰研究团队开发了一种新型水储存系统，用于冷却人造草皮，使其在炎热天气下保持较低温度，效果接近真草。可知这篇文章的主旨是一种用于冷却人造草坪的新系统。故选A。 D At a summit in Paris in February, 2025, tech bosses issued the grandest claims about artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, said it would lead to the “largest change to the global labor market in human history”. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVidia, envisioned a future where workers “are all going to be CEOs of AI agents”. Such predictions draw on an established thought. As large language models gained popularity in the early 2020s, economists and bosses were hopeful that AI would help promote equality, benefiting lower-skilled workers most. Despite such optimism about AI as an equalizer in labor market, more recent findings have cast doubt on this vision. They instead suggest a future where high-flyers fly still higher, and the rest are left behind. Rather than narrowing gaps, AI is likely to widen workforce divides in the long term. For example, for air-traffic controllers, AI processes flight data while leaving decisions to humans, thus keeping salaries high. By contrast, self-check-out systems simplify cashiers’ (收银员) roles, automating tasks like calculating change, which lowers the skill requirements, causing wages to decline. Apart from its replacement of routine jobs, AI may extend its reach to creative work. At A&O Shearman, a law firm, AI can analyze contracts and suggest revisions within 30 seconds, handling much of the work once done by associate lawyers. In contrast, top performers have been best at using technology to make strategic decisions. Therefore, it is junior staff who are the most at risk. Labor markets have always been defined by the destruction of old roles and the creation of new ones. In the Industrial Revolution, engineers mastering machinery saw their wages skyrocket while laborers lost out. The Computer Age then rewarded software engineers and outdated typists. AI appears to follow a similar path, benefiting those with judgment and expertise to handle complex, information-rich environments. Today’s AI are just the beginning. As it grows more complicated, workplaces might be transformed, making every worker a CEO of sorts, as Jensen Huang has predicted. But there will be no equalizing: the most talented will still make the best CEOs. 12. What is the tech bosses’ attitude towards the future of AI? A. Doubtful. B. Ambitious. C. Pessimistic. D. Unconcerned. 13. What can we infer about the long-term impact of AI? A. AI will slow the global economic growth. B. AI will narrow the gap of wage inequality. C. AI will disadvantage lower-skilled workers. D. AI will enhance creative work opportunities. 14. Why does the author mention labor market changes in paragraph 5? A. To recommend stable jobs. B. To stress advanced technology. C. To picture an uncertain future. D. To illustrate an irresistible trend. 15. What can be the best title for the text? A. What Defines the Future Labor Markets B. When AI Surpasses Human Intelligence C. How AI will Divide the Best from the Rest D. Where Humans Still Have an Edge over AI 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章探讨AI对劳动力市场的分化效应，科技领袖虽乐观预测AI变革，但实际趋势显示高技能者将更受益，而低技能岗位面临薪资下降或替代风险，延续了历史上技术加剧不平等的趋势。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“At a summit in Paris in February, 2025, tech bosses issued the grandest claims about artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, said it would lead to the “largest change to the global labor market in human history”. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVidia, envisioned a future where workers “are all going to be CEOs of AI agents”. (在2025年2月巴黎举行的一场峰会上，科技巨头们对人工智能做出了最宏大的预言。Anthropic公司首席执行官Dario Amodei宣称，AI将引发“人类历史上全球劳动力市场的最大变革”。英伟达首席执行官Jensen Huang则描绘了这样一幅未来图景：所有劳动者“都将成为AI智能体的首席执行官”)”可知，科技巨头们如Anthropic和英伟达的首席执行官对AI的未来充满宏大的设想。由此可知，他们的态度是雄心勃勃的。故选B项。 13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“By contrast, self-check-out systems simplify cashiers’ (收银员) roles, automating tasks like calculating change, which lowers the skill requirements, causing wages to decline. (相比之下，自助结账系统简化了收银员的工作内容——系统可自动完成找零计算等操作，从而降低了岗位技能要求，最终导致薪资水平下降)”和第四段中“At A&O Shearman, a law firm, AI can analyze contracts and suggest revisions within 30 seconds, handling much of the work once done by associate lawyers. In contrast, top performers have been best at using technology to make strategic decisions. Therefore, it is junior staff who are the most at risk. (在A&O Shearman，人工智能能够在30秒内分析合同并提出修改建议，承担了大量原本由初级律师完成的工作。相比之下，顶尖从业者最擅长利用技术进行战略决策。正因如此，初级员工面临的职业风险最为严峻)”可知，由于AI的存在，收银员等低技能岗位薪资下降，初级律师等低经验岗位面临被替代的风险。由此可知，从长远来看，人工智能将使低技能工人处于不利地位。故选C项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“In the Industrial Revolution, engineers mastering machinery saw their wages skyrocket while laborers lost out. The Computer Age then rewarded software engineers and outdated typists. AI appears to follow a similar path, benefiting those with judgment and expertise to handle complex, information-rich environments. (工业革命时期，掌握机械技术的工程师薪酬暴涨，而体力劳动者则遭受冲击；计算机时代又让软件工程师获得回报，打字员等职业则被淘汰。人工智能似乎延续着相似的轨迹——那些具备复杂信息处理能力和专业判断力的人才将持续受益)”可知，该段回顾工业革命和计算机时代的技术变革，说明劳动力市场始终因技术革新而重塑。作者以此论证AI的影响是不可阻挡的趋势。故选D项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第三段中“Despite such optimism about AI as an equalizer in labor market, more recent findings have cast doubt on this vision. They instead suggest a future where high-flyers fly still higher, and the rest are left behind. (尽管人们对AI作为劳动力市场均衡器持乐观态度，但最新研究发现这一愿景值得怀疑。研究反而指出，未来可能出现强者愈强、弱者愈弱的局面)”可知，文章的核心观点是：AI不会均衡劳动力市场，而是加剧人才分化，使高技能者获益、低技能者受损。因此，C项“人工智能如何加剧精英与大众的鸿沟”最契合文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选C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。 As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. ____16____ We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates. ____17____ Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. ____18____ Seaweed becomes food of many kinds — even candy, and ice cream — as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. ____19____ But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea. The sea gives us food, fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give to the sea? Garbage. ____20____ Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water that we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life, too. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever. We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late. A. We even use their bones for fertilizer. B. Some of its contents may cause illness. C. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. D. The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller. E. We take a lot from the ocean and give little to the sea. F. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump. G. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation. 【答案】16. A 17. G 18. C 19. B 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了我们生活的地球周围都是海洋，我们从海洋中得到许多的矿物质，人们越来越依赖海洋的资源，但是人们却不断的污染海洋，作者希望人们减少海洋污染。 【16题详解】 由上文“We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. (我们每年从海洋中捕捞数百万公斤的鱼，来养活数百万人。)”可知，此句主要阐述人类从海洋获取鱼类资源这一行为。A选项“We even use their bones for fertilizer. (我们甚至用它们的骨头做肥料。)”，其中their指代前文的fishes，进一步说明人类对鱼类资源的深度利用，不仅获取鱼肉，还利用鱼骨制作肥料，是对人类从海洋获取资源行为的合理拓展，与上文逻辑紧密相连，使读者更全面地了解到人类从海洋获取资源的多样性。故选A。 【17题详解】 由上文“One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates. (获取盐的一种方法是将海水放在浅盆中，直到它蒸发。)”可知，该句重点围绕通过蒸发海水获取盐展开。G选项“Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation. (除了盐，蒸发后还会留下其他矿物质。)”直接针对蒸发海水这一过程，指出在获取盐的同时，蒸发过程还会使其他矿物质残留下来，是对上文内容的合理延伸和深化，让读者对通过蒸发海水获取资源有更全面、深入的认识。故选G。 【18题详解】 由上文“Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. (海洋的其他馈赠还有珍珠、海绵和海藻。珍珠变成了珠宝。)”可知，此句依次列举了海洋的馈赠珍珠、海绵、海藻，并说明了珍珠的用途。按照逻辑顺序，接下来应该说明海绵或海藻的用途。C选项“Natural sponges become cleaning aids. (天然海绵成为清洁用品。)”，明确了天然海绵的用途，与前文列举海洋馈赠及其用途的结构和逻辑相符，使文章在介绍海洋馈赠及其用途时层次更加清晰、有条理。故选C。 【19题详解】 由上文“We cannot drink ocean water. (我们不能饮用海水。)”以及下文“But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. (但是当盐分被去除后，海水就变成了淡水。)”可知，这里存在逻辑上的转折和补充说明。B选项“Some of its contents may cause illness. (海水中的一些成分可能会引起疾病。)”进一步解释了不能直接饮用海水的原因，即海水含有可能致病的成分，是对上文“不能饮用海水”这一内容的合理补充和说明，使读者更清楚为什么不能直接饮用海水，增强了文章内容的逻辑性和说服力。故选B。 【20题详解】 由上文“What do we give to the sea? Garbage. (我们给予海洋什么？垃圾。)”可知，此句引出了人类向海洋排放垃圾的问题。F选项“We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump. (当我们把海洋当作垃圾场时，我们就在污染海洋。)”，直接针对人类向海洋排放垃圾的行为，指出这种行为会导致海洋污染，与上文紧密相连，逻辑清晰。同时，自然地引出后文关于海洋污染对海洋生态造成破坏的论述，如“Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water that we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life, too. (尽管海洋很大，但它无法容纳我们倒入的所有东西。向海洋倾倒垃圾也在杀死海洋生物。)”使文章内容连贯、完整。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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Since childhood, I’ve loved dancing. While I chose writing as my future career, part of me still ___21___ ballet lessons. Unfortunately, money was ___22___ in my family, so daily needs always came first. With no other choice, I focused on writing. ___23___, deep down, my ballerina dream still remained. In my fifth grade, a ballet group visited our school to ___24___. Meanwhile, they were looking for interested students and even offered ___25___ to those who couldn’t afford lessons. Fascinated by their performance, I joined classmates ___26___ the dancers, and revealed my hidden wish. A lead dancer glanced at my strong legs and flat feet before gently saying, “Sweetheart, ballet requires a different ___27___.” I felt my long-held dream was put on an even higher, ___28___ shelf. Over time, I ___29___ my dream of being a ballerina and let my pen dance across the paper instead. Many years later, I ____30____ a documentary on PBS about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As I watched these dancers, I ____31____ my old dream. That night, I pushed the sofa in the living room back and danced in my socks, with a newfound ____32____ , not to let negative words from the past ____33____ me. My feet tapped the floor. My legs felt strong. I danced for the ____34____ who’ve been told “you can’t” — those also with “wrong” bodies or “bad” rhythm. For me, dancing isn’t about being perfect. It’s about feeling ____35____ in your own skin. Now I dance every day, not to prove anything, but because my body holds stories to tell. 21. A. avoided B. tried C. desired D. forgot 22. A. well-managed B. extra C. tight D. easy 23. A. Besides B. Yet C. Therefore D. Instead 24. A. rest B. train C. compete D. perform 25. A. gifts B. scholarships C. services D. rewards 26. A. blaming B. praising C. surrounding D. inviting 27. A. choice B. style C. taste D. build 28. A. adjustable B. inaccessible C. empty D. broken 29. A. delayed B. repeated C. announced D. abandoned 30. A. happened upon B. heard about C. worked on D. put away 31. A. doubted B. shared C. changed D. recollected 32. A. determination B. interest C. dream D. opportunity 33. A. inspire B. drive C. define D. cheat 34. A. young B. talented C. lucky D. experienced 35. A. casual B. free C. strange D. secure 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。通过作者童年对芭蕾的热爱与现实限制，到成年后重燃梦想的经历，表达了不因他人否定而放弃自我热爱，以舞蹈追求身心自由的主题。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管我选择写作作为未来的职业，但我内心的一部分仍然渴望上芭蕾课。A. avoided避免；B. tried尝试；C. desired渴望；D. forgot忘记。根据前文“I’ve loved dancing”可知，此处应表达内心依然 “渴望” 芭蕾课程。desired 符合“热爱却未能实现”的情感逻辑。故选C项。 22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，我家的钱很紧张，所以日常需求总是优先考虑。A. well-managed管理良好的；B. extra额外的；C. tight紧张的；D. easy容易的。根据后文“so daily needs always came first” 表明经济不宽裕，tight可形容经济紧张。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在内心深处，我的芭蕾舞演员梦想仍然存在。A. Besides此外；B. Yet然而；C. Therefore因此；D. Instead反而。前句 “I focused on writing” 与后句“my ballerina dream still remained” 为转折关系，Yet 表转折。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我五年级的时候，一个芭蕾舞团来我们学校表演。A. rest休息；B. train训练；C. compete比赛；D. perform表演。后文 “Fascinated by their performance” 直接呼应 perform(表演)。故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同时，他们在寻找感兴趣的学生，甚至为那些负担不起课程费用的学生提供奖学金。A. gifts礼物；B. scholarships奖学金；C. services服务；D. rewards奖励。根据后文“those who couldn’t afford lessons”可知，负担不起课程需经济资助，scholarships(奖学金)用于支付学费，符合语境。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：被他们的表演迷住了，我和同学们围住了这些舞者，并透露了我隐藏的愿望。A. blaming指责；B. praising赞美；C. surrounding围住；D. inviting邀请。根据后文“revealed my hidden wish”可知，表达自己隐藏的愿望需近距离接近舞者，surrounding(围住)符合场景。故选C项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位领舞看了看我强壮的双腿和平坦的脚，然后温柔地说：“亲爱的，芭蕾需要不同的体形。”A. choice选择；B. style风格；C. taste品味；D. build体形。根据前文“my strong legs and flat feet” 指向身体条件，说明领舞认为作者的体形不适合学习芭蕾。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得我长久以来的梦想被放在了一个更高的、难以触及的架子上。A. adjustable可调的；B. inaccessible难以触及的；C. empty空的；D. broken破碎的。根据前文“Sweetheart, ballet requires a different ”可知，作者被拒绝后，梦想更难实现，inaccessible(难以触及的)体现 “遥不可及” 的隐喻。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，我放弃了成为芭蕾舞演员的梦想，而是让我的笔在纸上舞动。A. delayed推迟；B. repeated重复；C. announced宣布；D. abandoned放弃。根据后文“let my pen dance across the paper instead”可知，作者“转向写作” 意味着 “放弃” 芭蕾梦。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：许多年后，我在 PBS上偶然看到一部关于阿尔文・艾利美国舞蹈剧院的纪录片。A. happened upon偶然看到；B. heard about听说；C. worked on从事；D. put away收起。根据后文“a documentary on PBS”及“As I watched these dancers”可知，观看纪录片时偶然看到的。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我看着这些舞者时，我回忆起了我旧时的梦想。A. doubted怀疑；B. shared分享；C. changed改变；D. recollected回忆起。根据后文“my old dream”可知，作者触发了对旧时梦想的回忆。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，我把客厅的沙发往后推，穿着袜子跳舞，带着一种新发现的决心，不让过去的负面话语定义我。A. determination决心；B. interest兴趣；C. dream梦想；D. opportunity机会。根据后文“not to let negative words from the past me”可知，这是是一种主动的意志，determination(决心)符合语境。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. inspire激励；B. drive驱动；C. define定义；D. cheat欺骗。根据前文“negative words from the past”可知，“负面话语” 试图给作者贴上 “不适合芭蕾” 的标签，define(定义)符合 “用评价限制自我” 的语境。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我为那些被告知 “你不行” 的年轻人跳舞 —— 那些也有 “错误” 的身体或 “糟糕” 节奏的人。A. young年轻的；B. talented有天赋的；C. lucky幸运的；D. experienced有经验的。根据前文“Since childhood”可知，作者的童年经历对应 “年轻人”（young），且 “被告知不行” 的群体更可能是缺乏话语权的年轻人。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，跳舞不是为了完美，而是为了在自己的身体里感到自由。A. casual随意的；B. free自由的；C. strange奇怪的；D. secure安全的。结尾升华主题，跳舞对作者来说，是释放自我 ，感受自由。故选B项。 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 36. Despite modern trends, her determined_______ (loyal) to classical oil painting set her work apart in the contemporary art scene. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】loyalty 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：尽管存在现代艺术的种种潮流，但她对古典油画的坚定执着使她的作品在当代艺术领域中独树一帜。空处应用名词，作主语；loyalty为名词，表示“忠诚”，符合句意。故填loyalty。 37. The songwriter struggled to find the perfect ________ (rhyme) words for the chorus, wanting the lyrics to flow naturally. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】rhyming 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：这位歌曲创作者绞尽脑汁，为副歌部分寻找完美的押韵词，力求让歌词自然流畅。设空处应填形容词作定语，修饰名词words，rhyme的形容词形式为rhyming，意为“押韵的”，rhyming words 意为“押韵词”。故填rhyming。 38. Though surrounded by despair, the doctor worked tirelessly ________ sympathy with his patients’ pain, transforming suffering into hope through his courage. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】in 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语。句意：尽管被绝望所包围，但这位医生不知疲倦地工作，同情病人的痛苦，用他的勇气把痛苦变成希望。分析句子可知，此处为固定短语in sympathy with“同情，表示支持或同情”，满足句意要求。故填in。 39. The researchers ________ (commit) themselves to this project for over five years, and they’re still making progress. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】have been committing 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：这些研究人员已经致力于这个项目超过五年了，而且他们仍在不断取得进展。commit为动词，表示“投入、委托”，commit oneself to表示“致力于、投身于”，在句中作谓语；根据时间状语“for over five years”和“and they’re still making progress”可知，该句表示从过去到现在一直进行的动作，并且现在仍在进行，故应用现在完成进行时，主语是“researchers”，谓语为复数。故填have been committing。 40. The company recalled the smartphone ________ battery was found to overheat during charging. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】whose 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：该公司召回了电池在充电时过热的智能手机。分析句子可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词smartphone在从句中作battery的定语成分，所以为关系代词whose引导。故填whose。 41. The waterfall’s flow changed ________ (dramatic) after the heavy rain, surging twice its normal size overnight. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】dramatically 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：大雨过后，瀑布的水流发生了剧烈的变化，一夜之间流量达到了平时的两倍之多。空处应用副词，修饰动词“changed”，作状语；dramatically为副词，表示“剧烈地、戏剧性地”，符合句意。故填dramatically。 42. The lights ________ (string) across the yard created a warm and festive atmosphere. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】strung 【解析】 【详解】考查过去分词。句意：庭院中悬挂的灯光营造出了一种温馨而喜庆的氛围。string为动词，表示“悬挂、串起”，根据谓语动词“create”可知，空处应用其非谓语动词形式，作后置定语，修饰名词“lights”，并与其之间为被动关系，表示“被悬挂的灯”，故应用过去分词形式。故填strung。 43. Several ________ (suspend) lamps cast a warm glow over the dining table, creating an elegant atmosphere. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】suspended 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：几盏悬挂的灯在餐桌上投下温暖的光芒，营造出优雅的氛围。修饰名词lamps作定语，lamps与动词suspend之间为逻辑上被动关系，填过去分词作前置定语。故填suspended。 44. The principal’s ________ (declare) about the new dress code was posted on the bulletin board yesterday. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】declaration 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：校长关于新着装规范的声明已于昨日张贴在公告栏上。空处应用名词，作主语；declaration为名词，表示“公告、声明”，符合句意。故填declaration。 45. The scientists handled the ________ (explode) materials with extreme caution during the experiment. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】explosive 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：在实验过程中，科学家们对爆炸物的处理极为谨慎。空处应用形容词，作定语修饰名词“materials”，explosive为形容词，表示“易爆的、爆炸性的”，符合句意。故填explosive。 第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华。你校英语报Focus征稿，请你发挥想象，创造自己的一款家用机器人，内容包括： 1．服务人群； 2．具体功能。 注意：1．词数80左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Editor, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Editor, Knowing that you are wanting articles about newly-created robots. I’ll share my version of robot—Attending Angel. Attending Angel is a robot that can attend to the disabled or elderly who have difficulty in their daily life. My robot will check your general health condition and lend a hand if necessary. It will give you specific care according to your health, and it can be transformed into an AI-controlled armchair to take you out for a walk with chosen music. How fancy my robot will be! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文。要求考生发挥想象，创造自己的一款家用机器人，介绍其服务人群和具体功能，向校英语报投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 照顾：attend to→take care of 检查：check→examine 转换：transform→change 选择：choose→select 2.句式拓展 句型转换 原句：It will give you specific care according to your health, and it can be transformed into an AI-controlled armchair to take you out for a walk with chosen music. 拓展句：Not only will it give you specific care according to your health, but also it can be transformed into an AI-controlled armchair to take you out for a walk with chosen music. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Knowing that you are wanting articles about newly-created robots. I’ll share my version of robot—Attending Angel.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】Attending Angel is a robot that can attend to the disabled or elderly who have difficulty in their daily life.（运用了that引导的限制性定语从句，who引导的限制性定语从句） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 A few days before my fiftieth birthday, I experienced a bad brain injury. At the time, I was a long-distance runner, and sports had always helped me deal with my-life-long depression. But depression after a brain injury became severer, and I needed something new in my life. So at the age of fifty, depressed and brain-injured, I did what many women would do: learning the circus (马戏表演). I was athletic as an adult but not as a kid, and I had never taken dance lessons or gymnastics. I was strong, but neither very flexible nor graceful in the least. Since the beginning of my severer depression, I had kept to myself. I took time away from work, my social circle became much smaller, and I felt very alone. I was often afraid to leave the house. Even booking my first circus class was a leap in the dark (冒险之举) for me. When I walked into my first circus class, I wasn’t surprised to find I was the oldest student; in fact, even my teachers were young enough to be my daughters! But I was determined to stretch beyond my comfort zone, and the “kids” welcomed me. One of my classmates said to me, “Wow, my mom would never do this!” After a group stretch and warm-up, my coach Katelyn told us that weeks after finishing the course, there would be a student performance. All students would be invited to give a performance, showing what they had learned in class. And all the performers’ family members and friends would be invited to watch. I felt worried. After talking about that performance, the coach asked which equipment I’d like to learn. There were silks, trapezes and the aerial hoop (空中吊环). I eyed the aerial hoop, Oh, how I wanted to sit up in the hoop and learn to fly like a bird! But I didn’t have the arm strength to lift myself up onto the hoop. I was discouraged. My excitement was replaced with self-doubt and disappointment. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 When I expressed my upset to my coach, she smiled and said, “Just keep trying!” ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When my name was called, I stood up, confidently walking to the stage. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】When I expressed my upset to my coach she smiled and said, “Just keep trying!” For three weeks, I tried, and I got better and stronger. Then it happened. I managed to pull myself up onto the hoop. The entire class clapped! I was motivated and continued learning the aerial hoop and new tricks. During it, I made new friends there and developed great flexibility even at the age of fifty. Several weeks after the course, the big event came. When my name was called, I stood up, confidently walking to the stage. As I waited for the first notes of my musical accompaniment, I surveyed the room and saw my coach, my classmates, my brother and my husband… I gave my performance easily and gracefully. The audience cheered and clapped so enthusiastically. I felt so excited and proud. In the following weeks, I eventually got over my depression. And though brain-injured and not young, I became a professional circus performer. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在经历一次严重的脑部损伤后，不得不选择一个新的职业，她报名参加了一个马戏表演班，在一次表演中，面对自己想参加的空中吊环项目，作者却迟疑自己是否可以做好。而此时，教练和同学们却给出了大量鼓励。 【详解】1. 段落续写 ①根据第一段首句“当我向教练表达我的沮丧时，她微笑着说：尽管尝试！”可知，面对挑战和迟疑，作者向教练求助，而教练肯定会给她鼓励，从而打消这种疑虑。按照文章看来，作者的性格是不会轻易放弃且很坚强的，她一定会努力锻炼，从而实现自己的梦想。 ②根据第二段首句“当叫到我的名字时，我站起来，自信地走上舞台。”可知，经过教练的鼓励和自己的刻苦锻炼，作者已经胸有成竹，一定会在台上发挥精彩，从而重新自信起来。 2. 续写线索：面对吊环心中迟疑——向教练求助——教练给出鼓励——坚持训练——台上精彩表演——重拾信心 3 词汇激活 行为类 ①表达：show/express/extend ②环顾：survey/look around ③鼓掌：clap/applause ④参加：join in/take part in/participate in 情绪类 ①自信地：confidently /with confidence ②激动的：excited/exalted ③受鼓舞的：motivated/inspired 【点睛】[高分句型1]. As I waited for the first notes of my musical accompaniment, I surveyed the room and saw my coach, my classmates, my brother and my husband…（As引导的时间状语从句） [高分句型2]. And though brain-injured and not young, I became a professional circus performer.（though引导的让步状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 南昌二中2024-2025 学年度下学期高二 英语期末试卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 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. What is wrong with the woman? A. She’s ill. B. She’s nervous. C. She’s hungry. 2. What is the man probably thanking Barbara for? A. Looking after his pet fish. B. Taking care of his kids. C. Watering his plants. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A research group. B. The fastest transportation. C. A community planning project. 4. What probably happened to the woman? A. Her daughter was late for school. B. She had a car crash. C. She was injured. 5. What does the woman plan to sell? A. Paintings. B. Clothes. C. Furniture. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Create a band. B. Donate some money. C. Provide recyclable items. 7. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Fellow teachers. B. Teacher and student. C. Teacher and parent. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. How does the woman sound? A. Proud. B. Encouraging. C. Disappointed. 9. What do the man and Roger have in common according to the woman? A. They saved many lives. B. They are strong and energetic. C. They can succeed in suitable environments. 听第8段材料，回答第10-13题。 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A In a school. B. In a city stadium. C. In a movie theatre. 11. What date will the team begin to paint? A. On the 23rd. B. On the 25th. C. On the 27th. 12. How will the woman solve the issue about the floor on Friday? A. By using another place. B. By buying some unique paint. C. By putting off the play for one day. 13. What will the woman do next? A. Contact the gym manager. B. Talk about sports teams. C. Discuss stage lighting. 听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。 14. How many words has the woman written in her essay? A. 400. B. 800. C. 1000. 15. How does the woman feel about the subject? A. Stressed. B. Carefree. C. Confident. 16. Which subject are the speakers writing a paper for? A. Geography. B. History. C. Psychology. 17. What does the man say about people from the past? A. They weren’t imaginative enough. B. They contributed to fighting climate change. C. They weren’t so different from people nowadays. 听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A. Shooting a video for her kids. B. Speaking to her channel followers. C. Promoting an activity in Legoland. 19. Which zone did the speaker’s youngest child enjoy? A. The Red Zone. B. The Blue Zone. C. The Yellow Zone. 20. What was a feature of the MINI CHEF restaurant? A. The cooks were lovely children. B. The food was made by robots. C. The food was served by machines. 第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Poetry Contest The contest is open to anyone aged thirteen and up who writes poetry. Enter your poem for a free chance to win prizes! You can submit a poem on any topic, employing whatever style you prefer. Information No entry fee is required for the contest. The main contest is held twice a year. Contest dates are January 1—June 30 and July 1—December 31. All winners will receive a letter and their prize via regular mail. The first place winner will be contacted by phone or email and asked to call our office to confirm their identity before their prize is mailed. As soon as the complete list of winners is drawn up, it will be posted on the home page. Rules ·Only submit ONE poem, ONE time. Only one poem per household will be accepted. ·Poem must be 26 lines or fewer, including stanza breaks but not including the title, and lines may be no more than 55 characters across, including spaces. ·Do not use “texting” lingo. Properly spell out all words and typing the first word of each line in capital letter. ·All poems must be written in English Prizes Both contests award one first place prize of $ 2,000.00 and a first prize wall plaque (匾牌) ($100.00 value); twenty second place prizes of $100.00 each and a second place wall plaque ($ 75.00 value); one hundred third place winners of a third place gift certificate ($25.00 value). Sixty to seventy percent of all entries become semi-finalists and receive a certificate of participation suitable for framing. 1. What do we know about the poetry contest? A. It is a free contest. B. Anyone can enter for it. C. All poems will be published. D. Each contestant will get a reward. 2. Which of the following breaks the rule? A. Submitting one poem. B. Typing the poem in capital letters. C. Writing a poem in English. D. Composing a poem of 23 lines. 3. What will be awarded to a third place winner? A. A wall plaque. B. $75.00 C. $25.00. D. A gift certificate. B Looking around her childhood neighborhood, Shanta Mack, human resources associate with Entergy couldn’t help but share, “As a teenager, I never saw neighbors or local organizations come to my community to volunteer, but when the request was put out to revitalize (复活) the same streets that I grew up on, I jumped at the opportunity.” This year, Entergy employee volunteers celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a series of volunteer events across the New Orleans Metro Area over a three-day weekend. Mack and her sixteen-year-old daughter Aalaina joined the United Way of Southeast Louisiana and other community members to help develop an urban garden and refresh a local playground in the Desire Area. Mack quickly realized that her old neck of the woods, which was once full of life, did not look the same as it did when she rode bikes with her friends to the local candy store. It was important for her to not only show her college-bound daughter where she grew up, but she also wanted her daughter to experience what it felt like to give back, especially to her own community. “Volunteering with my daughter allows us to bond (联系), but I also want her to take these opportunities to invest (投资) her time when she can, meet new people, learn new skills and gain volunteer hours for her college applications, ”said Mack. The mother and daughter worked hand-in-hand with other volunteers to build a picnic table for locals to have lunch or rest and a stage for local artists to perform during community festivities. “The weekend was the perfect opportunity to volunteer and follow Dr. King — and others who have made sacrifices to bring equality and diversity to our communities. I was happy to get out to represent Entergy for MLK Day and will continue to do my part in serving our community, ”said Mack. 4. How did Mack respond to the request to revitalize her childhood streets? A. Doubtfully. B. Unwillingly. C. Cautiously. D. Enthusiastically. 5. What does the underlined part “old neck of the woods ” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A Neighborhood. B. Apartment. C. Company. D. Environment. 6. Why did Mack volunteer together with her daughter? A. To make her daughter better adapt to her college life. B. To remind her daughter of her childhood memory. C. To teach her daughter to give back to community. D. To strengthen her daughter’s understanding of Dr. King. 7. Which of the following can best describe Shanta Mack? A. Honest and generous. B. Talented and ambitious. C. Active and courageous. D. Loving and responsible. C When Cirkel watched his son’s soccer team play, he found the kids lay in the shade after the game. They’d put their feet in the air and cry, “Our feet are burning!” Their games had been played on artificial turf (人工草皮). This heat-trapping plastic can get so hot that it burns. Now a new water-storage system that Cirkel’s research team has just developed works to avoid that problem. His team’s new system collects and stores rainwater about 8.5 centimeters below a playing field. Eventually, that water will evaporate (蒸发). As it does, it will cool the playing surface. It’s like the way sweating works. There, the released moisture (水分) from the body carries heat away from our skin. Fields of artificial turf are built of layers, like a sandwich. The artificial grass sits on top. Some filler material, often made of rubber (橡胶), lies below that. In Cirkel’s team’s experiment, they added a rainwater-storage area below the filler and a waterproof (防水) liner under that. The team also replaced the usual rubber with a fiber filler. They hoped — but wasn’t sure — the water would move up the layers to evaporate at the surface. So they were “pleasantly surprised that such a huge amount of water was evaporating,” recalls Marjolein van Huijgevoort. She’s another researcher on the team. For their outdoor tests, the researchers created four small fields in the city of Amsterdam. Each was five meters on a side. Two fields topped the new rainwater-cooled system with artificial turf. One field had real grass planted on top of that system. The last field used standard artificial turf with no water storage below. The new artificial-grass system did a good job in storing rainwater and preventing runoff. It stored up to six times as much rainwater as typical artificial turf. This water would later evaporate to cool the surface. “If many urban fields were covered with such a system, they might help limit a city’s warming from what’s known as the heat-island effect,” says Cirkel. “The rainwater-cooled system was a big improvement over today’s artificial turf. And in the outdoor tests, rain fell often enough to supply all the water the system needed. But in hotter, drier cities, the system may need watering, as real grass does.” 8. What problem did Cirkel’s son’s team face when playing? A. The weather was not pleasant. B. The artificial grass was too uneven. C. There was little shade for them to relax in. D. The artificial turf made them extremely hot. 9. Why is sweating mentioned in paragraph 2? A. To tell how the human body cools itself. B. To explain the principle of the new system. C. To stress the importance of the water-storage system. D. To compare the performance of different cooling methods. 10. What does the text say about Cirkel’ s experiment? A. The four fields in the experiment had artificial turf on top, B. It proved the new system could replace natural grass one day. C. The new system stored as much rainwater as real grass. D. The system’s effectiveness was satisfactory. 11. What’s the main idea of the text? A. A new system developed to cool artificial turf. B. A method to effectively manage artificial turf. C. A new technology to make playing soccer easy. D. The comparison between natural grass and artificial turf. D At a summit in Paris in February, 2025, tech bosses issued the grandest claims about artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, said it would lead to the “largest change to the global labor market in human history”. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVidia, envisioned a future where workers “are all going to be CEOs of AI agents”. Such predictions draw on an established thought. As large language models gained popularity in the early 2020s, economists and bosses were hopeful that AI would help promote equality, benefiting lower-skilled workers most. Despite such optimism about AI as an equalizer in labor market, more recent findings have cast doubt on this vision. They instead suggest a future where high-flyers fly still higher, and the rest are left behind. Rather than narrowing gaps, AI is likely to widen workforce divides in the long term. For example, for air-traffic controllers, AI processes flight data while leaving decisions to humans, thus keeping salaries high. By contrast, self-check-out systems simplify cashiers’ (收银员) roles, automating tasks like calculating change, which lowers the skill requirements, causing wages to decline. Apart from its replacement of routine jobs, AI may extend its reach to creative work. At A&O Shearman, a law firm, AI can analyze contracts and suggest revisions within 30 seconds, handling much of the work once done by associate lawyers. In contrast, top performers have been best at using technology to make strategic decisions. Therefore, it is junior staff who are the most at risk. Labor markets have always been defined by the destruction of old roles and the creation of new ones. In the Industrial Revolution, engineers mastering machinery saw their wages skyrocket while laborers lost out. The Computer Age then rewarded software engineers and outdated typists. AI appears to follow a similar path, benefiting those with judgment and expertise to handle complex, information-rich environments. Today’s AI are just the beginning. As it grows more complicated, workplaces might be transformed, making every worker a CEO of sorts, as Jensen Huang has predicted. But there will be no equalizing: the most talented will still make the best CEOs. 12. What is the tech bosses’ attitude towards the future of AI? A. Doubtful. B. Ambitious. C. Pessimistic. D. Unconcerned. 13. What can we infer about the long-term impact of AI? A. AI will slow the global economic growth. B. AI will narrow the gap of wage inequality. C. AI will disadvantage lower-skilled workers. D AI will enhance creative work opportunities. 14. Why does the author mention labor market changes in paragraph 5? A. To recommend stable jobs. B. To stress advanced technology. C. To picture an uncertain future. D. To illustrate an irresistible trend. 15. What can be the best title for the text? A. What Defines the Future Labor Markets B. When AI Surpasses Human Intelligence C. How AI will Divide the Best from the Rest D. Where Humans Still Have an Edge over AI 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。 As long as we have been on earth, we have used the sea around us. We take from the ocean, and we give to it. We take fishes from the ocean — millions of kilograms of fish, every year, to feed millions of people. ____16____ We take minerals from the ocean. One way to get salt is to place seawater in a shallow basin and leave it until it evaporates. ____17____ Much gold and silver drift dissolved in the waters of the sea, too. But the sea does not give them up by simple evaporation. Other gifts from the sea are pearls, sponges and seaweed. Pearls become jewelry. ____18____ Seaweed becomes food of many kinds — even candy, and ice cream — as well as medicine. Believe it or not, fresh water is another gift from the sea. We cannot drink ocean water. ____19____ But ocean water becomes fresh water when the salts are removed. In the future, we will find ourselves depending more and more on fresh water from the sea. The sea gives us food fertilizer, minerals, water, and other gifts. What do we give to the sea? Garbage. ____20____ Huge as it is, the ocean cannot hold all the water that we pour into it. Dumping garbage into the ocean is killing off sea life, too. Yet as the world population grows, we may need the sea and its gifts more than ever. We are finally learning that if we destroy our seas, we might also destroy ourselves. Hopefully, it is not too late. A. We even use their bones for fertilizer. B. Some of its contents may cause illness. C. Natural sponges become cleaning aids. D. The area of the sea is becoming smaller and smaller. E. We take a lot from the ocean and give little to the sea. F. We pollute the ocean when we use it as a garbage dump. G. Along with salt, other minerals are left after evaporation. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Since childhood, I’ve loved dancing. While I chose writing as my future career, part of me still ___21___ ballet lessons. Unfortunately, money was ___22___ in my family, so daily needs always came first. With no other choice, I focused on writing. ___23___, deep down, my ballerina dream still remained. In my fifth grade, a ballet group visited our school to ___24___. Meanwhile, they were looking for interested students and even offered ___25___ to those who couldn’t afford lessons. Fascinated by their performance, I joined classmates ___26___ the dancers, and revealed my hidden wish. A lead dancer glanced at my strong legs and flat feet before gently saying, “Sweetheart, ballet requires a different ___27___.” I felt my long-held dream was put on an even higher, ___28___ shelf. Over time, I ___29___ my dream of being a ballerina and let my pen dance across the paper instead. Many years later, I ____30____ a documentary on PBS about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As I watched these dancers, I ____31____ my old dream. That night, I pushed the sofa in the living room back and danced in my socks, with a newfound ____32____ , not to let negative words from the past ____33____ me. My feet tapped the floor. My legs felt strong. I danced for the ____34____ who’ve been told “you can’t” — those also with “wrong” bodies or “bad” rhythm. For me, dancing isn’t about being perfect. It’s about feeling ____35____ in your own skin. Now I dance every day, not to prove anything, but because my body holds stories to tell. 21. A. avoided B. tried C. desired D. forgot 22. A. well-managed B. extra C. tight D. easy 23. A. Besides B. Yet C. Therefore D. Instead 24. A. rest B. train C. compete D. perform 25. A. gifts B. scholarships C. services D. rewards 26. A. blaming B. praising C. surrounding D. inviting 27. A. choice B. style C. taste D. build 28. A. adjustable B. inaccessible C. empty D. broken 29. A. delayed B. repeated C. announced D. abandoned 30. A. happened upon B. heard about C. worked on D. put away 31. A. doubted B. shared C. changed D. recollected 32. A. determination B. interest C. dream D. opportunity 33. A. inspire B. drive C. define D. cheat 34. A. young B. talented C. lucky D. experienced 35. A. casual B. free C. strange D. secure 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 36. Despite modern trends, her determined_______ (loyal) to classical oil painting set her work apart in the contemporary art scene. (所给词的适当形式填空) 37. The songwriter struggled to find the perfect ________ (rhyme) words for the chorus, wanting the lyrics to flow naturally. (所给词的适当形式填空) 38. Though surrounded by despair, the doctor worked tirelessly ________ sympathy with his patients’ pain, transforming suffering into hope through his courage. (用适当的词填空) 39. The researchers ________ (commit) themselves to this project for over five years, and they’re still making progress. (所给词的适当形式填空) 40. The company recalled the smartphone ________ battery was found to overheat during charging. (用适当的词填空) 41. The waterfall’s flow changed ________ (dramatic) after the heavy rain, surging twice its normal size overnight. (所给词的适当形式填空) 42. The lights ________ (string) across the yard created a warm and festive atmosphere. (所给词的适当形式填空) 43. Several ________ (suspend) lamps cast a warm glow over the dining table, creating an elegant atmosphere. (所给词的适当形式填空) 44. The principal’s ________ (declare) about the new dress code was posted on the bulletin board yesterday. (所给词的适当形式填空) 45. The scientists handled the ________ (explode) materials with extreme caution during the experiment. (所给词的适当形式填空) 第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华。你校英语报Focus征稿，请你发挥想象，创造自己的一款家用机器人，内容包括： 1．服务人群； 2．具体功能。 注意：1．词数80左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Editor, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 A few days before my fiftieth birthday, I experienced a bad brain injury. At the time, I was a long-distance runner, and sports had always helped me deal with my-life-long depression. But depression after a brain injury became severer, and I needed something new in my life. So at the age of fifty, depressed and brain-injured, I did what many women would do: learning the circus (马戏表演). I was athletic as an adult but not as a kid, and I had never taken dance lessons or gymnastics. I was strong, but neither very flexible nor graceful in the least. Since the beginning of my severer depression, I had kept to myself. I took time away from work, my social circle became much smaller, and I felt very alone. I was often afraid to leave the house. Even booking my first circus class was a leap in the dark (冒险之举) for me. When I walked into my first circus class, I wasn’t surprised to find I was the oldest student; in fact, even my teachers were young enough to be my daughters! But I was determined to stretch beyond my comfort zone, and the “kids” welcomed me. One of my classmates said to me, “Wow, my mom would never do this!” After a group stretch and warm-up, my coach Katelyn told us that weeks after finishing the course, there would be a student performance. All students would be invited to give a performance, showing what they had learned in class. And all the performers’ family members and friends would be invited to watch. I felt worried. After talking about that performance, the coach asked which equipment I’d like to learn. There were silks, trapezes and the aerial hoop (空中吊环). I eyed the aerial hoop, Oh, how I wanted to sit up in the hoop and learn to fly like a bird! But I didn’t have the arm strength to lift myself up onto the hoop. I was discouraged. My excitement was replaced with self-doubt and disappointment. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 When I expressed my upset to my coach, she smiled and said, “Just keep trying!” ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When my name was called, I stood up, confidently walking to the stage. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$