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2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题 第一部分 听力 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the weather like now? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy. 2. What is the man recommending to the woman? A. A club. B. A poem. C. A movie. 3. What is the man likely to do next? A. Go to a drugstore. B. Cook lunch. C. Have a rest. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Flight attendant and passenger. C. Fellow passengers. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Starting a club. B. Taking a reading class. C. Exchanging their seats. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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，每小题将给出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. Why did the man move house? A. For his wife’s career. B. For his parents. C. For his new job 7. Who is probably Esther? A. The man’s wife. B. The woman’s mother. C. The woman’s neighbor. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When is the man’s presentation? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. 9. How does the man feel about his presentation? A. Confident. B. Excited. C. Anxious. 10. What does the man plan to do? A. Look for information online. B. Practice singing. C. Ask Wade for help. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What did Nadim find in the bushes? A. A train ticket. B. A suitcase. C. An ID card. 12. What is the brochure about? A. Ways to prevent the flu. B. Tips for washing clothes. C. Introductions to several parks. 13. Where are probably the speakers? A. On the football field. B. At the police station. C. In the clothing shop. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What time is it now? A. 10:30 a.m. B. 10:00 a.m. C. 9:00 a.m. 15. What does the woman want to add to her coffee? A. Sugar. B. Cream. C. Milk. 16. How can the woman get the Wi-Fi password? A. From the man. B. From a menu. C. From a poster. 17. Who is the woman? A. A novelist. B. A university teacher. C. A student. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did Katie deal with her cabbage? A. She ate it with her family. B. She sent it to the school kitchen. C. She donated it to the hungry people. 19. What helped Katie create Katie’s Krops? A. Her school. B. Her community. C. The government. 20. What do we know about Katie’s Krops gardens? A. They are all in the UK. B They only grow cabbages. C. They are all managed by children. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A You can air fry almost anything. But, there are foods that just shouldn’t be seen near an air fryer. Before cooking with your air fryer, see which foods won’t work — even though they may be tempting to throw in there. Fresh greens Leafy greens, like spinach, will cook unevenly and are very likely to burn due to the air fryer’s high-speed air. When choosing vegetables to cook in the air fryer, make sure they hold some weight, like broccoli or zucchini. Kale chips may also be successful if coated in enough oil to weigh them down. Whole roasts The apparent issue with whole roasts is whether or not it will even fit properly into an air fryer basket, but even if it does fit, it’s best to just stick to the regular oven. The roast will not cook evenly, with the part closest to the heat source likely to burn by the time the part furthest away is safe to eat. The problem comes down to overcrowding. Cheese Who wouldn’t love to instantly make some fried cheese to snack on? Since the air fryer isn’t truly “frying” the food, placing cheese in it without some sort of coating will just melt the cheese into a puddle and create a mess you don’t want to clean up. Battered foods Unless the food is pre-fried and frozen, you’ll want to avoid placing wet batter in the air fryer. Aside from the obvious mess it will create, wet batter won’t set the way it does when it’s submerged in oil, meaning the food won’t have that crunchy shell. 1. Why is it not recommended to cook fresh leafy greens like spinach in an air fryer? A. They don’t hold enough weight. B. They cook unevenly and burn easily. C. They aren’t coated in oil to weigh them down. D. They require much preparation time to be successful. 2. What is the main problem with cooking whole roasts in an air fryer? A. The size of them makes them hard to fit. B. The skin of them usually becomes too dry. C. No proper circulation of hot air causes uneven cooking. D. It takes much longer to cook them than in a regular oven. 3. What do cheese and battered foods have in common when using an air fryer? A. They must be coated for preparation. B. They should be frozen before cooking. C. They can be cooked directly without issues. D. They’ll cause problems without proper handling. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了不宜用空气炸锅烹饪的几类食物及其原因，如新鲜绿叶菜、整块烤肉、奶酪和挂糊食物。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Fresh greens标题下“Leafy greens, like spinach, will cook unevenly and are very likely to burn due to the air fryer’s high-speed air.(像菠菜这样的绿叶蔬菜，由于空气炸锅的高速空气，会烹饪不均匀，而且很容易烧焦)”可知，不建议在空气炸锅里烹饪新鲜绿叶蔬菜如菠菜是因为它们烹饪不均匀且容易烧焦。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Whole roasts标题下“The roast will not cook evenly, with the part closest to the heat source likely to burn by the time the part furthest away is safe to eat. The problem comes down to overcrowding.(烤肉会烹饪不均匀，当离热源最远的部分可以安全食用时，离热源最近的部分很可能已经烧焦了。问题在于过于拥挤)”可知，用空气炸锅烹饪整块烤肉的主要问题是热空气循环不畅导致烹饪不均匀。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Cheese标题下“placing cheese in it without some sort of coating will just melt the cheese into a puddle and create a mess you don’t want to clean up.(把奶酪放进去，如果没有某种涂层，奶酪就会融化成一滩，弄得一团糟，你不想清理)”和Battered foods标题下“Aside from the obvious mess it will create, wet batter won’t set the way it does when it’s submerged in oil(除了会造成明显的混乱外，湿面糊不会像浸在油里那样凝固)”可知，奶酪和面糊类食物在使用空气炸锅时的共同点是，如果处理不当会产生问题。故选D。 B There was a handful of common clay in the bank of a river. But it had high thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place which it was to fill in the world when the time came for its virtues to be discovered. One day the clay felt itself carried far away over a rough and stony road. But it was not discouraged, for it said to itself: “This is necessary. The path to glory is always rugged. Now I am on my way to play a great part in the world.” But the hard journey was nothing, compared with the suffering that came after it. The clay was put into a container and mixed and beaten. It seemed almost unbearable. But there was comfort in the thought that something very fine and noble was certainly coming out of all this trouble. The clay felt sure that, if it could only wait long enough, a wonderful reward was in store for it. Then an unknown hand put it into an oven, and fires were kindled about it — fierce and penetrating. But through all, the clay held itself together and endured its trials, in the confidence of a great future. At last the baking was finished. The clay was set down upon a board, in the cool air, under the blue sky. The suffering was passed. The reward was at hand. Then the clay saw the reward of all its patience and pain — a common flower-pot, straight and ugly. It felt that it was not destined for a king’s house, nor for a palace of art, because it was made without glory or beauty or honor. Many days it passed in depression. After a while it was filled with earth, and something was buried into the middle of the earth. After that, it was set in a greenhouse, where the sunlight fell warm upon it, and day by day as it waited, something was stirring within it — a new hope. Still it was ignorant, and knew not what the new hope meant. One day the clay was carried into a great church. It had a fine part to play in the world. Glorious music flowed over it. Still it could not understand. The other vessel told it, “You are carrying a royal lily, and the heart of it is like pure gold. The people look toward you because the root of it is in your heart.” Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure. 4. How did the clay feel when it was carried over a rough and stony road? A. Calm and ambitious B. Excited and joyful C. Confident and hopeful D. Expectant and persistent 5. What motivated the clay to endure the harsh treatments based on paragraphs 3-4? A. The firm belief that its sufferings would lead to a rewarding future. B. The assumption that it would be decorated carefully after the baking. C. The thought that its sufferings were necessary to gain a special shape. D. The expectation that the trials would shape it into a noble and useful object. 6. What can be inferred from the clay’s final role? A. Location decides an object’s worth. B. Ordinary forms can hold great value. C. Grand expectations always come true. D. Suffering always brings instant rewards. 7. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? A. No pain, no gain. B. Slow and steady wins the race. C. Every cloud has a silver lining. D. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事。文章主要讲述了一块普通陶土经历磨难最终成为承载珍贵百合花的花盆，领悟自身价值的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第二段中“But it was not discouraged, for it said to itself: ‘This is necessary. The path to glory is always rugged. Now I am on my way to play a great part in the world.’(但它并不气馁，因为它对自己说：‘这是必要的。通往荣耀的道路总是崎岖不平的。现在，我正要在这个世界上扮演一个重要的角色。’)”可知，当陶土被搬运在崎岖不平的路上时，它感到自信且充满希望。故选C。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第三段中“But there was comfort in the thought that something very fine and noble was certainly coming out of all this trouble.(但一想到所有这些麻烦中一定会产生出非常美好和高尚的东西，它就感到安慰)”和第四段中“But through all, the clay held itself together and endured its trials, in the confidence of a great future.(但尽管如此，陶土还是坚持了下来，忍受了考验，坚信未来是美好的)”可知，陶土忍受苛刻待遇的动机是坚信苦难会带来美好的未来。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。 根据最后一段中“Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure.(然后陶土满足了，因为，虽然它只是一个土盆，却盛着如此珍贵的宝物)”可知，从陶土的最终角色可以推断出平凡的形式也可以承载巨大的价值。故选B。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。 本文通过陶土经历磨难最终成为承载珍贵百合花的花盆的故事，传达了平凡之物也能拥有非凡价值的道理，与“Every cloud has a silver lining(乌云背后总有一线阳光)”的寓意相吻合，适合作为标题。A项“没有付出就没有收获”侧重于努力与回报的关系，未突出平凡与非凡的对比；B项“稳扎稳打终获胜”强调过程稳健，与文意不符；D项“不要过早乐观”与故事积极向上的主旨相悖。故选C。 C The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) — using satellites to collect energy from the sun and “beam” it to collection points on Earth — has been around since at least the late 1960s. Despite its huge potential, the concept has not gained sufficient attention due to cost and technological hurdles. We already harvest energy from the sun. It’s collected directly through what we generally call solar power. This includes different technologies such as photovoltaics (PV, 光伏发电) and solar-thermal energy. The sun’s energy is also gathered indirectly: wind energy is an example of this, because breezes are generated by uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun. But these green forms of power generation have limitations. They take up lots of space on land and are limited by the availability of light and wind. For example, solar farms don’t collect energy at night and gather less of it in winter and on cloudy days. PV in orbit won’t be limited by the onset of night. A satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) — a circular orbit around 36,000 km above the Earth — is exposed to the Sun for more than 99% of the time during a whole year. This allows it to produce green energy 24/7. Transferring energy collected in space to the ground requires wireless power transmission. Using microwaves for this minimizes the energy lost in the atmosphere, even through cloudy skies. The microwave beam sent by the satellite will be focused towards the ground station, where antennas (天线) change the electromagnetic waves (电磁波) back into electricity. The ground station will need to have a diameter (直径) of 5 km, or more at high latitudes. However, this is still smaller than the areas of land needed to produce the same amount of power using solar or wind. An SBSP mission will be challenging — and risks still need to be fully assessed. While the electricity produced is fully green, the impact of the pollution from hundreds of heavy-lift launches is difficult to predict. Additionally, controlling such a large structure in space will require substantial amounts of fuel, which involves engineers working with sometimes very poisonous chemicals. The challenge of building platforms like this in space may seem frightening, but space-based solar power is technologically practicable. To be economically workable, it requires large-scale engineering, and therefore long-term and decisive commitment from governments and space agencies. But with all that in place, SBSP could make a fundamental contribution to delivering net zero by 2050 with sustainable, clean energy from space. 8. What is a common limitation of traditional solar and wind energy? A. They rely on the use of poisonous chemicals. B. They are difficult to transfer over long distances. C. They are affected by the availability of light and wind. D. They require large-scale engineering for construction. 9. Why does the author mention the diameter of the ground station in paragraph 4? A. To emphasize the high cost of building space-based solar power facilities. B. To prove the complexity of changing electromagnetic waves into electricity. C. To illustrate the immaturity of the technology for wireless power transmission. D. To show higher efficiency of space-based solar power than using solar or wind. 10. Which of the following is ONE risk of space-based solar power (SBSP)? A. The large structure in space. B. Challenging mission of SBSP. C. Excessive land use for ground stations. D. Unpredictable pollution from launches. 11. According to the passage the future development of SBSP mainly depends on ________. A. the governments’ and space agencies’ long-term and firm support B. the reduction of the poisonous chemicals used in space engineering C. the steady improvement of wireless power transmission technology D. the assessment of the impact of heavy-lift launches on the environment 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了基于太空的太阳能发电（SBSP）的原理、优势、挑战及发展前景。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第二段中“But these green forms of power generation have limitations. They take up lots of space on land and are limited by the availability of light and wind. (但这些绿色发电形式有其局限性。它们占用大量陆地空间，并受到光照和风力的限制。)”可知，传统太阳能和风能的共同局限性是它们受到光照和风力可用性的影响。故选C。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。 根据第四段中“However, this is still smaller than the areas of land needed to produce the same amount of power using solar or wind. (然而，这仍然比使用太阳能或风能产生相同电量所需的土地面积要小。)”可知，作者提到地面站的直径是为了表明基于太空的太阳能比使用太阳能或风能效率更高。故选D。 10题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第五段中“While the electricity produced is fully green, the impact of the pollution from hundreds of heavy-lift launches is difficult to predict. (虽然产生的电力是完全绿色的，但数百次重型发射造成的污染影响难以预测。)”可知，基于太空的太阳能（SBSP）的一个风险是发射带来的不可预测的污染。故选D。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。 根据最后一段中“To be economically workable, it requires large-scale engineering, and therefore long-term and decisive commitment from governments and space agencies. (为了在经济上可行，它需要大规模的工程，因此需要政府和航天机构的长期和坚定承诺。)”可知，根据文章，SBSP的未来发展主要取决于政府和航天机构的长期和坚定支持。故选A。 D Today’s AI technology allows people of different cultures to communicate instantly and effortlessly with one another. We have Google Translate. We have DeepL. We have ChatGPT and so on. Today it’s a piece of cake to send an email in a tongue you don’t know a word of. You just click on “Translate” and presto! Wow! Isn’t the soon-to-arrive world where everyone can effortlessly speak every language just glorious? In fact, I see this as a great tragedy. I see it as the beginning of the end of the age-old tradition of learning foreign languages. Speaking any language, for me, is a living, dynamic process that is surrounded by my own unique humanness, with all its weaknesses and strengths. When I speak any language, I am always searching for the most appropriate word or idiom, frequently hesitating; constantly joking by playing with ambiguity; having fun by putting on droll accents; etc. How is all of this wildly bubbling richness in Language a going to be mirrored in real time in Language B by a mechanical device that has nothing of those qualities driving it, that has no sense of humor, that has no understanding of irony (讽刺) or self-mockery, that has no awareness of how phrases are unconsciously blended, and so on? For me, using a language is the very essence of being human. Through my word choices and tiny hesitations, I am revealing who I am. Today, though, it strikes me as possible that humans are collectively going to give in and throw in the towel as far as foreign languages are concerned. Are we language users going to hand over all engagement with other tongues to chatbots? If everything we might ever wish for is just handed to us for free on a silver platter, then what, I wonder, is the purpose of living? When children first hear the sounds of another language, they can’t help but wonder: What in the world would it feel like to speak that language? Such eager childlike curiosity might seem irrepressible. But what if that human curiosity is suddenly snuffed out forever by AI When we collectively abandon the age-old challenge of learning the languages of other lands, when we give up that challenge to ultrarapid machines, then we will have lost a major part of what it is to be human and alive. 12. Why does the author list examples of AI translation tools? A. To showcase the convenience modern technology has brought. B. To introduce the topic and set up the opposing view for criticism. C. To prove the unnecessary nature of present multilingual communication. D. To compare their efficiency with challenges of human language learning. 13. What can be inferred from the underlined sentences in paragraph 2? A. AI translation can’t provide appropriate word or idiom. B. Only humans can communicate efficiently in languages. C. Human language use is a complex and personal process. D. Humor and self-mockery are difficult to translate accurately. 14. The author’s series of questions in paragraph 3 are intended to ________. A. demonstrate the superiority of human communication B. encourage the reflection on the value of active engagement C. explain life’s purpose of pursuing technological advancement D. show purposeless existence of human without foreign language learning 15. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Children’s curiosity is the driving force for language learning. B. AI has brought more convenience to language communication. C. The traditional way of learning foreign languages must be reformed. D. Humans’ nature and vitality may suffer due to ultrarapid machines now. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了作者对AI翻译工具普及导致人类放弃外语学习传统、丧失人性本质的担忧与批判，强调主动学习外语对保持人类生命活力的重要性。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。 根据第一段中“Today’s AI technology allows people of different cultures to communicate instantly and effortlessly with one another.(如今的AI技术让不同文化背景的人能够即时、轻松地相互交流)”和“In fact, I see this as a great tragedy. I see it as the beginning of the end of the age-old tradition of learning foreign languages.(事实上，我认为这是一场巨大的悲剧。我认为这是学习外语这一古老传统走向终结的开始)”可知，作者列举AI翻译工具的例子是为了引出话题并设立对立观点以便批判。故选B。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。 根据第二段“Speaking any language, for me, is a living, dynamic process that is surrounded by my own unique humanness, with all its weaknesses and strengths.When I speak any language, I am always searching for the most appropriate word or idiom, frequently hesitating; constantly joking by playing with ambiguity; having fun by putting on droll accents; etc. How is all of this wildly bubbling richness in Language a going to be mirrored in real time in Language B by a mechanical device that has nothing of those qualities driving it, that has no sense of humor, that has no understanding of irony (讽刺) or self-mockery, that has no awareness of how phrases are unconsciously blended, and so on?(对我来说，说任何一种语言都是一个生动的、充满活力的过程，它被我自己独特的人性所包围，既有弱点也有优点。当我说任何语言时，我总在寻找最恰当的词语或习语，频繁犹豫；不断利用歧义开玩笑；通过模仿滑稽口音取乐等等。这些语言中丰富的动态变化，如何能被一个没有这些特质、没有幽默感、不懂讽刺或自嘲、不了解短语如何无意识融合的机械装置实时转化为另一种语言呢？)”可知，从第二段划线句子可以推断出人类语言使用是一个复杂且个人化的过程。故选C。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。 根据第三段中“If everything we might ever wish for is just handed to us for free on a silver platter, then what, I wonder, is the purpose of living?(如果我们想要的一切都免费地摆在我们面前，那么我想问，生活的目的是什么？)”可知，作者在第三段中的一系列问题旨在鼓励人们反思积极参与的价值。故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。 根据最后一段中“But what if that human curiosity is suddenly snuffed out forever by AI? When we collectively abandon the age-old challenge of learning the languages of other lands, when we give up that challenge to ultrarapid machines, then we will have lost a major part of what it is to be human and alive.(但是，如果人类的好奇心突然被人工智能永远扼杀了呢？当我们集体放弃学习其他国家语言的古老挑战，当我们把这一挑战交给超高速机器时，我们就将失去作为人类和活着的人的一大部分)”可知，最后一段主要讲述了由于超高速机器的出现，人类的本性和活力可能会受到影响。故选D。 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。 What does life purpose mean and, more importantly, how does one find and fulfill it? It has been a long journey getting to this point, and here is what I have learned so far along the way. ____16____ Your life purpose is not something you can define today, nor is it something you will ever fully know or accomplish during your lifetime. ____17____ Then we can say, “This is what that person’s life meant.” Play to your strengths. ____18____ You were born with certain natural talents and abilities — use them. Develop your natural talents into skills by studying and practicing those talents. There is nothing wrong with trying to learn new things, but the likelihood is that you were born with the abilities needed to fulfill your life purpose. Pursue your passions. For whatever reason, we all feel passionate about certain things in life. In order to live your life purpose, you must become completely immersed in whatever it is, which means it must be something you are passionate about. ____19____ That way, it will be impossible to perform at the highest level. Focus on what you can control. If there is one lesson I have lived repeatedly in my life, it is that there is only one thing you can control: yourself. No matter how hard you try, you absolutely cannot control the results of your actions. All that we can do in life is put forth our best efforts. ____20____ A. Embrace your life. B. You are not capable of being all things to all people. C. After all, opportunities always favor the prepared mind. D. Remember your life purpose is a journey, not a destination. E. Only when your life has ended, will we have the full picture of it F. The path to living your purpose is paved with continual self-improvement. G. Otherwise, you will be doing something that ultimately makes you miserable. 【答案】16. D 17. E 18. B 19. G 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了作者对如何寻找并实现人生目标的思考与建议。 【16题详解】 由上文“Your life purpose is not something you can define today, nor is it something you will ever fully know or accomplish during your lifetime. (你人生目标不是今天就能定义的，也不是你一生中能完全了解或实现的。)”可知，此处需说明人生目标的本质是动态的、持续的过程。D项“Remember your life purpose is a journey, not a destination. (记住，你的人生目标是一场旅程，而非终点。)”中“journey, not a destination”与上文“nor is it something you will ever fully know or accomplish”形成呼应，强调目标需通过长期探索实现。故选D项。 【17题详解】 由上文“Your life purpose is not something you can define today, nor is it something you will ever fully know or accomplish during your lifetime. (你的人生目标不是今天就能定义的，也不是你一生中能完全了解或实现的。)”及下文“Then we can say, ‘This is what that person’s life meant.’ (那时我们才能说：‘这就是那个人人生的意义。’)”可知，此处需说明何时能完整理解人生目标。E项“Only when your life has ended, will we have the full picture of it (只有当生命结束时，我们才能看清它的全貌)”中“Only when your life has ended”与下文“Then”形成时间上的递进，符合逻辑。故选E项。 【18题详解】 由下文“You were born with certain natural talents and abilities — use them. (你天生具有某些天赋和能力——去运用它们。)”可知，此处需强调发挥个人优势的重要性。B项“You are not capable of being all things to all people. (你不可能取悦所有人。)”中“not capable of being all things”与下文“born with certain natural talents”形成对比，暗示应聚焦自身特长而非盲目迎合他人，符合逻辑。故选B项。 【19题详解】 由上文“In order to live your life purpose, you must become completely immersed in whatever it is, which means it must be something you are passionate about. (为了实现人生目标，你必须全身心投入其中，这意味着它必须是你热爱的事物。)”及下文“That way, it will be impossible to perform at the highest level. (那样的话，就不可能达到最高水平。)”可知，此处需说明违背热情的后果。G项“Otherwise, you will be doing something that ultimately makes you miserable. (否则，你最终会做让自己痛苦的事。)”中“Otherwise”与上文“it must be something you are passionate about”形成条件对立，“makes you miserable”与下文“impossible to perform at the highest level”共同说明缺乏热情的负面影响。故选G项。 【20题详解】 由上文“All that we can do in life is put forth our best efforts. (我们一生中能做的就是全力以赴。)”可知，此处需总结行动与结果的关系。C项“After all, opportunities always favor the prepared mind .(毕竟，机会总是青睐有准备的人。)”中“After all”承接上文，强调尽管结果不可控，但通过“put forth best efforts”（即“有准备”）仍可能抓住机会，符合逻辑。故选C项。 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。 Last year, my husband and I planned to visit my relatives in Italy. To ____21____ with them, we had to learn Italian. I ____22____ with enthusiasm while my husband had no ____23____ at all. “Bellissimo (very beautiful)” was the only Italian word he knew. The day arrived: While he snoozed (打瞌睡) on the plane, I nervously practiced my arrival speech over and over with my phrase book. Then we were there. “Bellissimo!” he greeted them enthusiastically. They instantly ____24____ him, cheering and laughing. He made gestures of gratitude, offering the occasional “Bellissimo!” when smiles and gestures were ____25____. Then it was my ____26____. I cleared my throat. “Piacere, cari cugini...” I looked around the group expectantly before I went on. ____27____, I had prepared for this moment for a year. But my words were met with only ____28____ smiles. What was wrong? Was it my ever-present phrase book that put them off? Or was it my ____29____ — to get everything right, not to ____30____ even a moment of comprehension at our family reunion across the ocean? Whatever the ____31____, it was clear that in my eagerness to ____32____ the language barrier, I had built one of another kind. With the best ____33____, I had made them uncomfortable. While they appreciated my year-long effort to learn their ____34____, they loved Mr. Bellissimo, who understood the people, more. I put away my phrase book. In the following days, I relaxed and ____35____ myself. Although I missed a word here and there, I was there with my family — and that was all that really mattered. 21. A. agree B. negotiate C. interact D. cope 22. A. dived in B. woke up C. backed up D. stepped aside 23. A. confidence B. interest C. intention D. ability 24. A. respected B. supported C. trusted D. loved 25. A. irrelevant B. insincere C. inadequate D. unclear 26. A. honor B. turn C. chance D. strength 27. A. As a result B. After all C. In time D. On the contrary 28. A. cold B. satisfied C. polite D. apologetic 29. A. politeness B. ability C. tolerance D. eagerness 30. A. miss B. ignore C. forget D. avoid 31. A. motivation B. cause C. consequence D. effect 32. A. break down B. build up C. walk around D. run into 33. A. explanations B. arrangements C. intentions D. solutions 34. A. book B. gesture C. custom D. language 35. A. enjoyed B. admired C. blamed D. questioned 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与丈夫探望意大利亲戚时，作者精心准备语言却遭遇冷场，而仅凭热情和简单词汇的丈夫反受欢迎的经历，由此领悟到真诚互动比追求语言完美更重要。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：为了和他们交流，我们不得不学习意大利语。 A. agree同意；B. negotiate谈判；C. interact交流；D. cope处理。 根据前文“my husband and I planned to visit my relatives in Italy”以及后文“we had to learn Italian”可知，作者和丈夫去意大利看亲戚，为了和他们交流，要学习意大利语。故选C。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。 句意：我热情地投入学习，而我丈夫却毫无兴趣。 A. dived in投入；B. woke up醒来；C. backed up支持；D. stepped aside让开。 根据后文“with enthusiasm”体现作者积极学习的态度，dived in呼应“热情投入”的语境。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：我热情地投入学习，而我丈夫却毫无兴趣。 A. confidence信心；B. interest兴趣；C. intention意图；D. ability能力。 根据前文的“while”和后文““Bellissimo (very beautiful)” was the only Italian word he knew.”可知，while表对比，后文提到丈夫只知道Bellissimo，说明他对学意大利语“没兴趣”。故选B。 24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：他们立刻就喜欢上了他，欢呼着，大笑着。 A. respected尊敬；B. supported支持；C. trusted信任；D. loved喜欢。 根据后文“cheering and laughing”以及“they loved Mr. Bellissimo”可知，丈夫到后用Bellissimo热情打招呼，引得亲戚们欢呼大笑，空处应是表达他们立刻喜欢上了丈夫。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。 句意：当微笑和手势不足以表达时，他会做手势表示感谢，偶尔说一句“Bellissimo!”。 A. irrelevant不相关的；B. insincere不真诚的；C. inadequate不足的；D. unclear不清楚的。 根据前文“He made gestures of gratitude, offering the occasional “Bellissimo!””可知，丈夫主要靠手势和微笑交流，当这些方式不足以表达时，才补充说Bellissimo。故选C。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：然后轮到我了。 A. honor荣誉；B. turn轮流；C. chance机会；D. strength力量。 根据后文“I cleared my throat. ‘Piacere, cari cugini...’”结合前文作者丈夫先与亲戚完成交流可知，接下来“轮到”作者自己用意大利语交流，it’s one’s turn为固定表达，意为“轮到某人”。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。 句意：毕竟，我为这一刻准备了一年。 A. As a result结果；B. After all毕竟；C. In time及时；D. On the contrary相反。 根据前文“I looked around the group expectantly before I went on.”以及后文“I had prepared for this moment for a year”可知，作者在开口前期待地环顾人群，并强调自己为这一刻准备了一年，说明作者之所以期待，是因为自己做了充分准备。B项After all表示“毕竟”，用于强调原因，符合题意。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。 句意：但我的话只得到了礼貌的微笑。 A. cold寒冷的；B. satisfied满意的；C. polite礼貌的；D. apologetic道歉的。 根据后文“But”以及“What was wrong?”可知，作者的认真准备未达预期效果，与丈夫引发的cheering and laughing形成强烈对比，暗示亲戚们的反应平淡客气，因此推断作者说意大利语只换来了大家礼貌性的微笑。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：是因为我随时都带着的短语手册让他们反感吗？还是因为我太渴望把一切都弄对，不想错过在海外家庭团聚中哪怕一刻的理解？ A. politeness礼貌；B. ability能力；C. tolerance容忍；D. eagerness渴望。 根据后文“to get everything right, not to ____10____ even a moment of comprehension at our family reunion across the ocean?”和“in my eagerness to”可知，作者急于把意大利语说好，追求完美，不想错过任何理解的机会。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：是因为我随时都带着的短语手册让他们反感吗？还是因为我太渴望把一切都弄对，不想错过在海外家庭团聚中哪怕一刻的理解？ A. miss错过；B. ignore忽视；C. forget忘记；D. avoid避免。 根据前文以及“get everything right”可知，作者希望利用所学意大利语与家人顺畅交流，唯恐因语言问题导致交流不畅，因此不想在跨洋的家庭团聚中错过任何（被）理解的时刻。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：不管是什么原因，很明显，在我急于打破语言障碍的过程中，我建立了另一种障碍。 A. motivation动机；B. cause原因；C. consequence后果；D. effect影响。根据前文“Was it my ever-present phrase book that put them off? Or was it my ____9____ — to get everything right, not to ____10____ even a moment of comprehension at our family reunion across the ocean?”可知，作者列举了可能导致冷场的两种推测原因，可能是她随身的短语本或是急切交流的心情，空处与whatever搭配，总结上述种种现象产生的原因。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。 句意：不管是什么原因，很明显，在我急于打破语言障碍的过程中，我建立了另一种障碍。 A. break down打破；B. build up建立；C. walk around四处走动；D. run into遇到。 根据前文作者希望与家人顺畅交流以及空后“the language barrier”可知，她学习意大利语的目的就是消除语言上的沟通障碍，与后文“built one of another kind”形成对比。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：出于最好的意图，我让他们感到不舒服。 A. explanations解释；B. arrangements安排；C. intentions意图；D. solutions解决方案。with the best intentions是固定搭配，意为“出于好意”，与后文“made them uncomfortable”形成转折，表明作者虽出于善意，却导致了反效果。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。 句意：虽然他们欣赏我一年来学习他们语言的努力，但他们更喜欢理解人们的Bellissimo先生。 A. book书；B. gesture手势；C. custom习俗；D. language语言。 根据前文“we had to learn Italian”以及“I nervously practiced my arrival speech over and over with my phrase book”可知，作者为了和意大利亲戚们顺畅交流一直在努力地学习意大利语，说明亲戚们欣赏的是作者学习他们的语言的努力。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。 句意：在接下来的日子里，我放松下来，尽情享受。 A. enjoyed享受；B. admired钦佩；C. blamed责备；D. questioned询问。 根据前文“I put away my phrase book.”以及后文“I relaxed”可知，relaxed与enjoyed myself呼应，体现作者心态转变，从紧张到享受团聚，符合语境。故选A。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Since its launch on May 10, the Jiangsu Provincial City Football League, called the “SuChao”, has taken Jiangsu ____36____ storm and even made waves across the country. The “SuChao” event features 13 city ____37____ (represent) teams with a total of 516 players, only 29 of ____38____ are professional footballers. The mix of college students, high school students, and amateur players comes from various walks of life. The league has captured the imagination of football enthusiasts and the general public alike. The matches are not only fierce on the field but also alive with online buzz with creative memes and heated discussions. Up till now, the unique city-derby matches, such as the “Xuzhou vs. Suqian Derby” and the “Wuxi vs. Suzhou Derby”, ____39____ (become) the talk of the town, drawing large crowds of spectators ____40____ sparking a wave of online attention. The games are exciting and full of surprises. In the first two rounds, the average crowd reached 8.798 per match higher than China’s second-tier professional league. ____41____ (attend) for the fifth round ____42____ (expect) to average more than 20,000, with cities such as Nanjing and Suzhou drawing over 50,000 fans. ____43____ (reflect) on the broader impact of the league, Wu Yuyang, a journalist at the Jiaohuidian news app, noted that Jiangsu’s approach has presented ____44____ new perspective on soccer development by integrating the sport with city pride and local culture ____45____ (strategic), instead of replicating foreign league models. 【答案】36. by 37. representative 38. whom 39. have become 40. and 41. Attendance 42. is expected 43. Reflecting 44. a 45. strategically 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了江苏“苏超”足球联赛的盛况及影响。 【36题详解】 考查介词。句意：自5月10日启动以来，被称为“苏超”的江苏省城市足球联赛席卷了江苏，甚至在全国范围内引起了轰动。take...by storm为固定短语，意为“使……大为轰动；使……大受欢迎”，所以空处需用介词by。故填by。 【37题详解】 考查形容词。句意：“苏超”赛事有13支城市代表队，共有516名球员，其中只有29名是职业足球运动员。空处需用形容词作定语修饰名词teams，represent的形容词为representative“代表性的”。故填representative。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意同上。空处需用关系词引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是516 players，指人，关系词在定语从句中作介词of的宾语，所以空处需用关系代词whom。故填whom。 【39题详解】 考查时态。句意：到目前为止，独特的城市德比比赛，如“徐州vs.宿迁德比”和“无锡vs.苏州德比”，已经成为人们谈论的话题，吸引了大量观众，引发了网络关注热潮。根据时间状语Up till now可知，空处谓语动词需用现在完成时态，主语是复数matches，所以空处助动词需用have。故填have become。 【40题详解】 考查连词。句意同上。根据空前后句意可知，“drawing large crowds”与“sparking a wave of online attention”为并列关系，所以空处需用连词and连接。故填and。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：第五轮的上座率预计平均将超过2万人，南京和苏州等城市的上座率将超过5万人。空处需用名词作主语，attend的名词为attendance“出席人数，上座率”，不可数名词，句首首字母需大写。故填Attendance。 【42题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意同上。根据句意可知，本句陈述事实，谓语动词需用一般现在时态，attendance与expect之间为被动关系，所以空处谓语动词需用一般现在时态的被动语态：am/is/are done，主语是单数Attendance，所以be动词需用is。故填is expected。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：交汇点新闻应用程序的记者吴宇阳在反思联赛的更广泛影响时指出，江苏的做法为足球发展提供了一个新的视角，它将足球与城市自豪感和当地文化战略性地结合起来，而不是复制外国联赛的模式。本句已有谓语动词noted，且空处没有连词，所以空处需用非谓语动词作状语，空处动词reflect与其逻辑主语Wu Yuyang之间是主动关系，所以空处需用现在分词reflecting作状语，句首首字母需大写。故填Reflecting。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意同上。空处需用不定冠词a/an泛指一个新的视角，new是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以空处需用不定冠词a。故填a。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意同上。空处需用副词作状语修饰动词integrating，strategic的副词为strategically“战略性地”。故填strategically。 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，你将参加明天英语课的课前分享活动。你想以最近你校举行的“手工制作丰富生活”（Handicrafting Enriches Life）为主题写一篇发言稿，分享你们小组的作品，内容包括： (1)作品描述； (2)创作缘由。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear classmates, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you for listening! 【答案】Dear classmates, I’m excited to share our group’s handicraft today. We made a mini-model of our school using waste cardboard boxes. It has small classrooms, a tiny playground, and even a little library, all carefully crafted. The reason for creating it is multifaceted. Firstly, we want to raise environmental awareness. By reusing waste materials, we show that trash can be turned into treasure. Secondly, our school holds many precious memories. This model serves as a reminder to cherish our time here. That’s all. Thank you for listening! 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以“手工制作丰富生活”为主题，写一篇英语课课前分享活动的发言稿，分享小组作品及创作缘由。 【详解】词汇积累 激动的：excited → thrilled 多方面的：multifaceted → diverse 提高；唤起：raise → arouse 再利用：reuse→ recycle 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：We made a mini-model of our school using waste cardboard boxes. 拓展句：We made a mini - model of our school which was created by using waste cardboard boxes. 【点睛】【高分句型1】 It has small classrooms, a tiny playground, and even a little library, all carefully crafted.(运用了独立主格结构) 【高分句型2】By reusing waste materials, we show that trash can be turned into treasure.(运用了动名词作宾语和that引导宾语从句) 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。 One Saturday afternoon, my phone rang. A young boy’s hesitant voice explained that he had been walking a dog in the forest — the same winding trails where I used to walk May, my late therapy dog (治疗犬) —when he spotted something metal in the grass. It was an old dog tag (狗牌) , bearing my name, address and number. When I arrived, three boys — none older than ten—stood waiting. The oldest held the tag carefully. They found it while returning a dog after their weekly volunteer shift in the animal shelter — they always helped at weekends, walking anxious dogs, cleaning the doghouses or naming shy puppies. The moment I took it, my breath caught. That little piece of metal held so many memories. May had golden far that shone brightly in sunlight and would wag her fluffy tail excitedly whenever she was happy. Her big, round eyes always radiated a gentle warmth. I shared stories about her decade as a therapy dog. How she spent years visiting hospitals and nursing homes, how she would curl up beside those who needed her most. I remembered the day she lost her tag. She’d comforted a girl patient until sunset, her collar mysteriously bare when we got home. “She passed away peacefully in my arms — free from illness. She wasn’t just a dog,” I said softly, "She was a companion to those who felt hopeless and lonely, and to me, of course.” The boys listened intently, their eyes wide and wet. As I showed pictures of my golden-furred girl, the boys lit up. The youngest exclaimed, “She is like the golden retriever (金毛寻回犬) in the animal shelter!” The oldest boy’s eyes sparkled. The three exchanged excited glances, whispering urgently. The two younger boys stared at their leader with silent intensity, as if willing him to speak. The oldest hesitated, but then pointed to the tag in my hand. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Can we keep it for a while?” he asked. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I had nearly forgotten their “surprise” when a knock came one day. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 “Can we keep it for a while?” he asked.I hesitated, but seeing the earnest hope in their eyes, I nodded. “Only if you promise to return it,” I said, smiling. The boys erupted into cheers, promising to cherish the tag as if it were a sacred relic. Over the next few weeks, they visited often, sharing stories of their volunteer work and asking endless questions about May. Each time, the tag accompanied them, a silent bond between my past and their present. I had nearly forgotten their “surprise” when a knock came one day.The three boys stood on my doorstep, the youngest clutching a beautifully wrapped box. Inside lay a hand-painted plaque with May’s name and a golden retriever silhouette, crafted from recycled wood. “We made this for her,” the oldest boy said softly. “And for you, to remember her.” Tears welled as I hugged them, realizing May’s spirit lived on through their kindness — a legacy of compassion, woven into the hearts of these young volunteers. 【解析】 【导语】本文以一块狗牌为线索展开，讲述了作者已故的治疗犬梅的狗牌被三个小男孩在动物收容所做志愿者时捡到，他们向作者询问了梅的故事，并对梅表达了深深的敬意。之后，作者同意他们暂时保管狗牌，而几个星期后，他们带着亲手为梅制作的纪念品来看望作者的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“‘我们能暂时留着它吗？’他问道。”可知，第一段可描写作者同意他们暂时保管狗牌，以及之后他们与作者分享做志愿者经历的经过。 ②由第二段首句内容“有一天，我正几乎要忘记他们的‘惊喜’时，一阵敲门声传来。”可知，第二段可描写三个男孩带着为梅制作的纪念品来看望作者，以及作者对此的感动和感悟。 2.续写线索：同意保管狗牌——经常来访——分享经历——带着纪念品来访——表达感动——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①犹豫：hesitate/waver ②紧紧握住：clutch/grasp firmly/hold tightly ③制作：craft/make/produce 情绪类 ①热切的：earnest/eager/keen 【点睛】[高分句型1] The boys erupted into cheers, promising to cherish the tag as if it were a sacred relic. (运用了虚拟语气) [高分句型2] Tears welled as I hugged them, realizing May’s spirit lived on through their kindness — a legacy of compassion, woven into the hearts of these young volunteers. (由as引导时间状语从句和现在分词作状语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试 英语试题 第一部分 听力 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the weather like now? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy. 2. What is the man recommending to the woman? A. A club. B. A poem. C. A movie. 3. What is the man likely to do next? A. Go to a drugstore. B. Cook lunch. C. Have a rest. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Flight attendant and passenger. C. Fellow passengers. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Starting a club. B. Taking a reading class. C. Exchanging their seats. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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，每小题将给出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. Why did the man move house? A For his wife’s career. B. For his parents. C. For his new job 7. Who is probably Esther? A. The man’s wife. B. The woman’s mother. C. The woman’s neighbor. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When is the man’s presentation? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. 9. How does the man feel about his presentation? A. Confident. B. Excited. C. Anxious. 10. What does the man plan to do? A. Look for information online. B. Practice singing. C. Ask Wade for help. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What did Nadim find in the bushes? A. A train ticket. B. A suitcase. C. An ID card. 12. What is the brochure about? A. Ways to prevent the flu. B. Tips for washing clothes. C. Introductions to several parks. 13. Where are probably the speakers? A. On the football field. B. At the police station. C. In the clothing shop. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What time is it now? A. 10:30 a.m. B. 10:00 a.m. C. 9:00 a.m. 15. What does the woman want to add to her coffee? A. Sugar. B. Cream. C. Milk. 16. How can the woman get the Wi-Fi password? A. From the man. B. From a menu. C. From a poster. 17. Who is the woman? A. A novelist. B. A university teacher. C. A student. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did Katie deal with her cabbage? A. She ate it with her family. B. She sent it to the school kitchen. C. She donated it to the hungry people. 19. What helped Katie create Katie’s Krops? A. Her school. B. Her community. C. The government. 20. What do we know about Katie’s Krops gardens? A. They are all in the UK. B. They only grow cabbages. C. They are all managed by children. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A You can air fry almost anything. But, there are foods that just shouldn’t be seen near an air fryer. Before cooking with your air fryer, see which foods won’t work — even though they may be tempting to throw in there. Fresh greens Leafy greens, like spinach, will cook unevenly and are very likely to burn due to the air fryer’s high-speed air. When choosing vegetables to cook in the air fryer, make sure they hold some weight, like broccoli or zucchini. Kale chips may also be successful if coated in enough oil to weigh them down. Whole roasts The apparent issue with whole roasts is whether or not it will even fit properly into an air fryer basket, but even if it does fit, it’s best to just stick to the regular oven. The roast will not cook evenly, with the part closest to the heat source likely to burn by the time the part furthest away is safe to eat. The problem comes down to overcrowding. Cheese Who wouldn’t love to instantly make some fried cheese to snack on? Since the air fryer isn’t truly “frying” the food, placing cheese in it without some sort of coating will just melt the cheese into a puddle and create a mess you don’t want to clean up. Battered foods Unless the food is pre-fried and frozen, you’ll want to avoid placing wet batter in the air fryer. Aside from the obvious mess it will create, wet batter won’t set the way it does when it’s submerged in oil, meaning the food won’t have that crunchy shell. 1. Why is it not recommended to cook fresh leafy greens like spinach in an air fryer? A. They don’t hold enough weight. B. They cook unevenly and burn easily. C. They aren’t coated in oil to weigh them down. D They require much preparation time to be successful. 2. What is the main problem with cooking whole roasts in an air fryer? A. The size of them makes them hard to fit. B. The skin of them usually becomes too dry. C. No proper circulation of hot air causes uneven cooking. D. It takes much longer to cook them than in a regular oven. 3. What do cheese and battered foods have in common when using an air fryer? A. They must be coated for preparation. B. They should be frozen before cooking. C. They can be cooked directly without issues. D. They’ll cause problems without proper handling. B There was a handful of common clay in the bank of a river. But it had high thoughts of its own value, and wonderful dreams of the great place which it was to fill in the world when the time came for its virtues to be discovered. One day the clay felt itself carried far away over a rough and stony road. But it was not discouraged, for it said to itself: “This is necessary. The path to glory is always rugged. Now I am on my way to play a great part in the world.” But the hard journey was nothing, compared with the suffering that came after it. The clay was put into a container and mixed and beaten. It seemed almost unbearable. But there was comfort in the thought that something very fine and noble was certainly coming out of all this trouble. The clay felt sure that, if it could only wait long enough, a wonderful reward was in store for it. Then an unknown hand put it into an oven, and fires were kindled about it — fierce and penetrating. But through all, the clay held itself together and endured its trials, in the confidence of a great future. At last the baking was finished. The clay was set down upon a board, in the cool air, under the blue sky. The suffering was passed. The reward was at hand. Then the clay saw the reward of all its patience and pain — a common flower-pot, straight and ugly. It felt that it was not destined for a king’s house, nor for a palace of art, because it was made without glory or beauty or honor. Many days it passed in depression. After a while it was filled with earth, and something was buried into the middle of the earth. After that, it was set in a greenhouse, where the sunlight fell warm upon it, and day by day as it waited, something was stirring within it — a new hope. Still it was ignorant, and knew not what the new hope meant. One day the clay was carried into a great church. It had a fine part to play in the world. Glorious music flowed over it. Still it could not understand. The other vessel told it, “You are carrying a royal lily, and the heart of it is like pure gold. The people look toward you because the root of it is in your heart.” Then the clay was content, because, though an earthen pot, it held so great a treasure. 4. How did the clay feel when it was carried over a rough and stony road? A. Calm and ambitious B. Excited and joyful C. Confident and hopeful D. Expectant and persistent 5. What motivated the clay to endure the harsh treatments based on paragraphs 3-4? A. The firm belief that its sufferings would lead to a rewarding future. B. The assumption that it would be decorated carefully after the baking. C. The thought that its sufferings were necessary to gain a special shape. D. The expectation that the trials would shape it into a noble and useful object. 6. What can be inferred from the clay’s final role? A. Location decides an object’s worth. B. Ordinary forms can hold great value. C. Grand expectations always come true. D. Suffering always brings instant rewards. 7. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? A. No pain, no gain. B. Slow and steady wins the race. C. Every cloud has a silver lining. D. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. C The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) — using satellites to collect energy from the sun and “beam” it to collection points on Earth — has been around since at least the late 1960s. Despite its huge potential, the concept has not gained sufficient attention due to cost and technological hurdles. We already harvest energy from the sun. It’s collected directly through what we generally call solar power. This includes different technologies such as photovoltaics (PV, 光伏发电) and solar-thermal energy. The sun’s energy is also gathered indirectly: wind energy is an example of this, because breezes are generated by uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun. But these green forms of power generation have limitations. They take up lots of space on land and are limited by the availability of light and wind. For example, solar farms don’t collect energy at night and gather less of it in winter and on cloudy days. PV in orbit won’t be limited by the onset of night. A satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) — a circular orbit around 36,000 km above the Earth — is exposed to the Sun for more than 99% of the time during a whole year. This allows it to produce green energy 24/7. Transferring energy collected in space to the ground requires wireless power transmission. Using microwaves for this minimizes the energy lost in the atmosphere, even through cloudy skies. The microwave beam sent by the satellite will be focused towards the ground station, where antennas (天线) change the electromagnetic waves (电磁波) back into electricity. The ground station will need to have a diameter (直径) of 5 km, or more at high latitudes. However, this is still smaller than the areas of land needed to produce the same amount of power using solar or wind. An SBSP mission will be challenging — and risks still need to be fully assessed. While the electricity produced is fully green, the impact of the pollution from hundreds of heavy-lift launches is difficult to predict. Additionally, controlling such a large structure in space will require substantial amounts of fuel, which involves engineers working with sometimes very poisonous chemicals. The challenge of building platforms like this in space may seem frightening, but space-based solar power is technologically practicable. To be economically workable, it requires large-scale engineering, and therefore long-term and decisive commitment from governments and space agencies. But with all that in place, SBSP could make a fundamental contribution to delivering net zero by 2050 with sustainable, clean energy from space. 8. What is a common limitation of traditional solar and wind energy? A. They rely on the use of poisonous chemicals. B They are difficult to transfer over long distances. C. They are affected by the availability of light and wind. D. They require large-scale engineering for construction. 9. Why does the author mention the diameter of the ground station in paragraph 4? A. To emphasize the high cost of building space-based solar power facilities. B. To prove the complexity of changing electromagnetic waves into electricity. C To illustrate the immaturity of the technology for wireless power transmission. D. To show higher efficiency of space-based solar power than using solar or wind. 10. Which of the following is ONE risk of space-based solar power (SBSP)? A. The large structure in space. B. Challenging mission of SBSP. C. Excessive land use for ground stations. D. Unpredictable pollution from launches. 11. According to the passage, the future development of SBSP mainly depends on ________. A. the governments’ and space agencies’ long-term and firm support B. the reduction of the poisonous chemicals used in space engineering C. the steady improvement of wireless power transmission technology D. the assessment of the impact of heavy-lift launches on the environment D Today’s AI technology allows people of different cultures to communicate instantly and effortlessly with one another. We have Google Translate. We have DeepL. We have ChatGPT and so on. Today it’s a piece of cake to send an email in a tongue you don’t know a word of. You just click on “Translate” and presto! Wow! Isn’t the soon-to-arrive world where everyone can effortlessly speak every language just glorious? In fact, I see this as a great tragedy. I see it as the beginning of the end of the age-old tradition of learning foreign languages. Speaking any language, for me, is a living, dynamic process that is surrounded by my own unique humanness, with all its weaknesses and strengths. When I speak any language, I am always searching for the most appropriate word or idiom, frequently hesitating; constantly joking by playing with ambiguity; having fun by putting on droll accents; etc. How is all of this wildly bubbling richness in Language a going to be mirrored in real time in Language B by a mechanical device that has nothing of those qualities driving it, that has no sense of humor, that has no understanding of irony (讽刺) or self-mockery, that has no awareness of how phrases are unconsciously blended, and so on? For me, using a language is the very essence of being human. Through my word choices and tiny hesitations, I am revealing who I am. Today, though, it strikes me as possible that humans are collectively going to give in and throw in the towel as far as foreign languages are concerned. Are we language users going to hand over all engagement with other tongues to chatbots? If everything we might ever wish for is just handed to us for free on a silver platter, then what, I wonder, is the purpose of living? When children first hear the sounds of another language, they can’t help but wonder: What in the world would it feel like to speak that language? Such eager childlike curiosity might seem irrepressible. But what if that human curiosity is suddenly snuffed out forever by AI When we collectively abandon the age-old challenge of learning the languages of other lands, when we give up that challenge to ultrarapid machines, then we will have lost a major part of what it is to be human and alive. 12. Why does the author list examples of AI translation tools? A. To showcase the convenience modern technology has brought. B. To introduce the topic and set up the opposing view for criticism. C. To prove the unnecessary nature of present multilingual communication. D. To compare their efficiency with challenges of human language learning. 13. What can be inferred from the underlined sentences in paragraph 2? A. AI translation can’t provide appropriate word or idiom. B. Only humans can communicate efficiently in languages. C. Human language use is a complex and personal process. D. Humor and self-mockery are difficult to translate accurately. 14. The author’s series of questions in paragraph 3 are intended to ________. A. demonstrate the superiority of human communication B. encourage the reflection on the value of active engagement C. explain life’s purpose of pursuing technological advancement D show purposeless existence of human without foreign language learning 15. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Children’s curiosity is the driving force for language learning. B. AI has brought more convenience to language communication. C. The traditional way of learning foreign languages must be reformed. D. Humans’ nature and vitality may suffer due to ultrarapid machines now. 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。 What does life purpose mean and, more importantly, how does one find and fulfill it? It has been a long journey getting to this point, and here is what I have learned so far along the way. ____16____ Your life purpose is not something you can define today, nor is it something you will ever fully know or accomplish during your lifetime. ____17____ Then we can say, “This is what that person’s life meant.” Play to your strengths. ____18____ You were born with certain natural talents and abilities — use them. Develop your natural talents into skills by studying and practicing those talents. There is nothing wrong with trying to learn new things, but the likelihood is that you were born with the abilities needed to fulfill your life purpose. Pursue your passions. For whatever reason, we all feel passionate about certain things in life. In order to live your life purpose, you must become completely immersed in whatever it is, which means it must be something you are passionate about. ____19____ That way, it will be impossible to perform at the highest level. Focus on what you can control. If there is one lesson I have lived repeatedly in my life, it is that there is only one thing you can control: yourself. No matter how hard you try, you absolutely cannot control the results of your actions. All that we can do in life is put forth our best efforts. ____20____ A. Embrace your life. B. You are not capable of being all things to all people. C. After all, opportunities always favor the prepared mind. D. Remember your life purpose is a journey, not a destination. E. Only when your life has ended, will we have the full picture of it F. The path to living your purpose is paved with continual self-improvement. G. Otherwise, you will be doing something that ultimately makes you miserable. 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。 Last year, my husband and I planned to visit my relatives in Italy. To ____21____ with them, we had to learn Italian. I ____22____ with enthusiasm while my husband had no ____23____ at all. “Bellissimo (very beautiful)” was the only Italian word he knew. The day arrived: While he snoozed (打瞌睡) on the plane, I nervously practiced my arrival speech over and over with my phrase book. Then we were there. “Bellissimo!” he greeted them enthusiastically. They instantly ____24____ him, cheering and laughing. He made gestures of gratitude, offering the occasional “Bellissimo!” when smiles and gestures were ____25____. Then it was my ____26____. I cleared my throat. “Piacere, cari cugini...” I looked around the group expectantly before I went on. ____27____, I had prepared for this moment for a year. But my words were met with only ____28____ smiles. What was wrong? Was it my ever-present phrase book that put them off? Or was it my ____29____ — to get everything right, not to ____30____ even a moment of comprehension at our family reunion across the ocean? Whatever the ____31____, it was clear that in my eagerness to ____32____ the language barrier, I had built one of another kind. With the best ____33____, I had made them uncomfortable. While they appreciated my year-long effort to learn their ____34____, they loved Mr. Bellissimo, who understood the people, more. I put away my phrase book. In the following days, I relaxed and ____35____ myself. Although I missed a word here and there, I was there with my family — and that was all that really mattered. 21. A. agree B. negotiate C. interact D. cope 22. A. dived in B. woke up C. backed up D. stepped aside 23. A. confidence B. interest C. intention D. ability 24. A. respected B. supported C. trusted D. loved 25. A. irrelevant B. insincere C. inadequate D. unclear 26. A. honor B. turn C. chance D. strength 27. A. As a result B. After all C. In time D. On the contrary 28. A. cold B. satisfied C. polite D. apologetic 29. A. politeness B. ability C. tolerance D. eagerness 30. A. miss B. ignore C. forget D. avoid 31. A. motivation B. cause C. consequence D. effect 32. A. break down B. build up C. walk around D. run into 33. A. explanations B. arrangements C. intentions D. solutions 34. A. book B. gesture C. custom D. language 35. A. enjoyed B. admired C. blamed D. questioned 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Since its launch on May 10, the Jiangsu Provincial City Football League, called the “SuChao”, has taken Jiangsu ____36____ storm and even made waves across the country. The “SuChao” event features 13 city ____37____ (represent) teams with a total of 516 players, only 29 of ____38____ are professional footballers. The mix of college students, high school students, and amateur players comes from various walks of life. The league has captured the imagination of football enthusiasts and the general public alike. The matches are not only fierce on the field but also alive with online buzz with creative memes and heated discussions. Up till now, the unique city-derby matches, such as the “Xuzhou vs. Suqian Derby” and the “Wuxi vs. Suzhou Derby”, ____39____ (become) the talk of the town, drawing large crowds of spectators ____40____ sparking a wave of online attention. The games are exciting and full of surprises. In the first two rounds, the average crowd reached 8.798 per match higher than China’s second-tier professional league. ____41____ (attend) for the fifth round ____42____ (expect) to average more than 20,000, with cities such as Nanjing and Suzhou drawing over 50,000 fans. ____43____ (reflect) on the broader impact of the league, Wu Yuyang, a journalist at the Jiaohuidian news app, noted that Jiangsu’s approach has presented ____44____ new perspective on soccer development by integrating the sport with city pride and local culture ____45____ (strategic), instead of replicating foreign league models. 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，你将参加明天英语课的课前分享活动。你想以最近你校举行的“手工制作丰富生活”（Handicrafting Enriches Life）为主题写一篇发言稿，分享你们小组的作品，内容包括： (1)作品描述； (2)创作缘由。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear classmates, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you for listening! 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。 One Saturday afternoon, my phone rang. A young boy’s hesitant voice explained that he had been walking a dog in the forest — the same winding trails where I used to walk May, my late therapy dog (治疗犬) —when he spotted something metal in the grass. It was an old dog tag (狗牌) , bearing my name, address and number. When I arrived, three boys — none older than ten—stood waiting. The oldest held the tag carefully. They found it while returning a dog after their weekly volunteer shift in the animal shelter — they always helped at weekends, walking anxious dogs, cleaning the doghouses or naming shy puppies. The moment I took it, my breath caught. That little piece of metal held so many memories. May had golden far that shone brightly in sunlight and would wag her fluffy tail excitedly whenever she was happy. Her big, round eyes always radiated a gentle warmth. I shared stories about her decade as a therapy dog. How she spent years visiting hospitals and nursing homes, how she would curl up beside those who needed her most. I remembered the day she lost her tag. She’d comforted a girl patient until sunset, her collar mysteriously bare when we got home. “She passed away peacefully in my arms — free from illness. She wasn’t just a dog,” I said softly, "She was a companion to those who felt hopeless and lonely, and to me, of course.” The boys listened intently, their eyes wide and wet. As I showed pictures of my golden-furred girl, the boys lit up. The youngest exclaimed, “She is like the golden retriever (金毛寻回犬) in the animal shelter!” The oldest boy’s eyes sparkled. The three exchanged excited glances, whispering urgently. The two younger boys stared at their leader with silent intensity, as if willing him to speak. The oldest hesitated, but then pointed to the tag in my hand. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Can we keep it for a while?” he asked. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I had nearly forgotten their “surprise” when a knock came one day. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$