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2025年春季期高二年级期末考试 英语 考生注意： 1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4.本卷命题范围：人教版选择性必修第三册～选择性必修第四册。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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。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 woman? A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A secretary. 2. What does the man mean? A. George is cleverer than Tom. B. George works harder than Tom. C. George’s grades are better than Tom’s. 3. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To put off a meeting. B. To seek confirmation. C. To extend an invitation. 4. How will the man go to the airport tomorrow? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 5. What will the woman do tonight? A. Attend a party. B. Chair a meeting. C. Go to the theatre. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the woman think of the song the boy is listening to? A. Unfashionable. B. Noisy. C. Amazing. 7. Which song does the woman suggest playing? A. My Love. B. Yesterday Once More. C. My Heart Will Go On. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the man probably want to go for vacation? A. An English club. B. A quiet island. C. A crowded beach. 9. What is the woman interested in when on holiday? A. Meeting people. B. Practising English. C. Taking photos. 10. What do we know about the speakers? A. They are tour guides. B. They come from the USA. C. They have different ideas about traveling. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How did the man probably feel at noon? A. Tired and hungry. B. Relaxed and calm. C. Pleased and proud. 12. What does the man want to do? A. Make a lot of friends. B. Quit the Students’ Union. C. Finish his homework. 13 What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Strangers. C. Classmates. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the man say about his new neighbourhood? A. There is no heavy traffic. B. There is no store nearby. C. There is slight air pollution. 15. How long does it take the man to drive to work? A. About 20 minutes. B. About 30 minutes. C. About 40 minutes. 16. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At home. B. At a bus station. C. In an office. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where is the speaker originally from? A. India. B. Japan. C. America. 18. How old was the speaker when he moved to Venezuela? A. 16. B. 19. C. 20. 19. What was the speaker’s major in the university? A. Spanish education. B. English literature. C. World history. 20. What does the speaker love doing in his free time? A. Playing football. B. Writing. C. Cycling. 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 The Guide on Your Trip to Copenhagen Regularly ranked among the happiest places globally, Copenhagen is a pleasant place for visitors and residents alike. Planning Your Trip Best Time to Visit: While almost every month of the year has its own appeal, the best time to visit Copenhagen is May through September. One of Copenhagen’s most attractive parts is that even during the peak months of July and August, the city is never crowded with people but full of life and energy. Getting Around: Biking is by far the most common way to get around the flat streets of Copenhagen. Download a bike-share app or rent a bike from your hotel. The driverless, eco-friendly Metro, buses and water buses cover most of the city. Travel Tip: If you have data, pre-load your phone with a few key apps, like Donkey Republic for quick bike rentals and Mobilbilletter for buying tickets for public transportation. Things to Do Copenhagen’s museums cover everything from ancient Vikings to Andy Warhol and are a draw for many visitors. Shopping trips, canal tours and lunches around town fill the days while top tables, excellent cocktails and live music occupy the nights. Culture and Customs The Danes (丹麦人) are polite and value arriving on time (Seriously, don’t be late for dinner reservations!), but they are not overly warm to people outside of their tight-knit groups of friends. Unless you’re at a five-star restaurant, expect to flag down a member of the waitstaff at least once, and they almost certainly won’t stop by to make sure you’re enjoying your meal. If you’d like another glass of wine or to order something else, don’t be shy. Tipping is not expected. 1. When is the best time to visit Copenhagen? A. April. B. June. C. October. D. December. 2. What can people do on Mobilbilletter? A. Buy bus tickets. B. Rent bikes. C. Listen to music. D. Order meals. 3. What can be learnt about the Danes? A. They always tip the waiters. B. They are overly warm to strangers. C. They often behave impolitely. D. They often arrive on time for a meeting. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是一篇关于哥本哈根的旅行指南，介绍了去哥本哈根旅行的最佳旅游时间、交通方式、文化活动及当地习俗等信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Planning Your Trip部分“Best Time to Visit: While almost every month of the year has its own appeal, the best time to visit Copenhagen is May through September.(最佳游览时间：尽管一年中的几乎每个月都有其独特的魅力，但游览哥本哈根的最佳时间是五月到九月)”可知，去哥本哈根旅游最好的时间是从5月到9月。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Planning Your Trip部分第三段“Travel Tip: If you have data, pre-load your phone with a few key apps, like Donkey Republic for quick bike rentals and Mobilbilletter for buying tickets for public transportation.(旅行贴士：如果你有相关数据，可以提前在手机上预装一些常用的应用程序，比如Donkey Republic用于快速租用自行车，以及Mobilbilletter购买公共交通工具的车票)”可知，人们可以在 Mobilbilletter上买公交车车票。故选A。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据Culture and Customs部分“The Danes (丹麦人) are polite and value arriving on time (Seriously, don’t be late for dinner reservations!), but they are not overly warm to people outside of their tight-knit groups of friends.(丹麦人很礼貌，也非常重视按时赴约（说真的，千万不要错过晚餐预订的时间！），但他们对身边之外的人则不太热情。他们圈子比较小，只与自己亲密的朋友交往)”可推断，丹麦人见面通常会准时到达。故选D。 B In July 2013, country music star Randy Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy, a virus that attacks the heart, and later suffered a stroke (中风). He had to relearn how to walk, spell and read in the following years. A condition called aphasia limits his ability to speak — it’s why his wife, Mary Travis, assists him in interviews. It’s also why he hasn’t released new music in over a decade. Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville co-president, contacted Randy and Mary and asked, “What if we could take Randy’s voice and recreate it using AI?” “We were all over that, and we were so excited,” Mary said about the chance to hear her husband’s voice in a new song. “All I ever wanted since the day of the stroke was to hear that voice again.” Lacy employed developers in London to create an AI model to begin the process. “The result was two models: one with 12 song samples, and another with 42 song samples collected across Randy’s career — from 1985 to 2013,” said Kyle Lehning, Randy’s longtime producer. Lehning chose to use Where That Came From, a song written by Scotty Emerick and John Scott Sherrill. He believed it could best express Randy’s style. Lehning talked about the process of making the song. First, another singer recorded the song. Then the AI system analyzed the song and applied Randy’s voice to it. “I really wish somebody had been here with a camera because I was the first person to hear it. And it was terrific to me. How good it was!” said Lehning. The song was released on Friday with Randy’s immediately recognizable, soulful tone. “I remember watching my husband when he first heard the song after it was completed. It was beautiful because at first he was surprised. Next, deep in thought, he listened carefully,” Mary said. “Later, he put his head down and his eyes were a little watery.” 4. What is Mary Travis’s attitude to Cris Lacy’s proposal? A. Unclear. B. Doubtful. C. Approving. D. Unconcerned. 5. What does the underlined word “terrific” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Wonderful. B. Puzzling. C. Embarrassing. D. Awful. 6. What can we learn about Randy Travis from the last paragraph? A. He was immediately recognized by his fans. B. He felt mixed emotions after hearing the song. C. He was grateful for his wife’s help in his career. D. He spent much time studying other singers’ songs. 7. What is the best title for the text? A. A Breakthrough That Changed the World B. The Brief History of Artificial Intelligence C. Randy Travis Became Healthy After Months D. AI Powers Randy Travis’s Musical Comeback 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了乡村音乐明星兰迪·特拉维斯患病后无法发声，在人工智能的助力下重新推出歌曲，实现音乐回归的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“‘We were all over that, and we were so excited,’ Mary said about the chance to hear her husband’s voice in a new song. ‘All I ever wanted since the day of the stroke was to hear that voice again.’(“我们完全支持这个想法，我们非常兴奋，”玛丽谈到有机会在一首新歌中听到她丈夫的声音时说。“自从他中风那天起，我一直想再次听到那个声音。”)”可知，玛丽·特拉维斯对克里斯·莱西的提议持赞成态度。故选C项。 【5题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“ How good it was!(简直太好了！)”可知，歌曲非常好听了，所以“terrific”是一个褒义词，与A项“Wonderful”同义，意为“美妙的”。故选A项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“‘I remember watching my husband when he first heard the song after it was completed. It was beautiful because at first he was surprised. Next, deep in thought, he listened carefully,’ Mary said. ‘Later, he put his head down and his eyes were a little watery.’(“我记得在歌曲完成后，我丈夫第一次听到这首歌时的情景。那很美好，因为一开始他很惊讶。接着，他陷入沉思，认真地听着，”玛丽说。“后来，他低下头，眼睛有点湿润了。”)”可知，兰迪·特拉维斯在听完这首歌后，先是惊讶，然后陷入沉思，最后眼睛湿润，他的情绪很复杂。故选B项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第二段中“Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville co president, contacted Randy and Mary and asked, ‘What if we could take Randy’s voice and recreate it using AI?’(纳什维尔华纳音乐公司的副总裁克里斯·莱西联系了兰迪和玛丽，问道：“如果我们能用人工智能重现兰迪的声音，会怎么样呢？”)”、第四段中“Then the AI system analyzed the song and applied Randy’s voice to it. (然后人工智能系统分析了这首歌，并将兰迪的声音应用到上面)”和最后一段中“The song was released on Friday with Randy’s immediately recognizable, soulful tone. (这首歌于周五发布，带着兰迪那立刻就能被认出的深情嗓音)”可知，文章讲述了乡村音乐明星兰迪·特拉维斯患病后无法发声，在人工智能的助力下重新推出歌曲，实现音乐回归的故事。故D项“AI Powers Randy Travis’s Musical Comeback(人工智能助力兰迪·特拉维斯的音乐回归)”能概括文章内容，最适合做文章标题。故选D项。 C A Scottish dairy, or milk cow farm, is offering what it calls Britain’s costliest coffee: one cup for $344. It is a huge price for a little cup of coffee, but the man selling it offers a deal sweetener: a share of a dairy farm. The costly cup of coffee is actually a reward for purchasing shares in Mossgiel Organic Dairy’s crowdfunding campaign to enlarge its sustainable operation and produce more milk. Investors who buy 34 shares in the farm get a certificate for a special coffee drink called a flat white. Holders can present their certificate and get their flat white at one of 13 coffee shops in Scotland that use the dairy’s milk. Shareholders receive other rewards, too, such as farm tours, milk delivery discounts and invitations to special events. But investors are also given a standard warning that they could lose some or all of the money they invest-except for the coffee. Before launching the coffee promotion, Bryce Cunningham, the owner of the dairy farm, had already raised more than a third of the 300,000 pounds he is seeking from small investors as he tries to get a 900,000-pound loan that will help him double operations and expand from Scotland and as far as coffee shops in London. The farm in Mauchline, about 25 miles south of Glasgow, was worked in the 18th century by poet Robert Burns, who penned Auld Lang Syne and many other well-known works. Burns, who is considered the national poet of Scotland, wrote while working in the fields there for two years and the image of his face is printed on each bottle of Mossgiel milk. Todd Whiteford, one of the owners of The Good Coffee Cartel in Glasgow that is serving the costly cups, says they’ve been using Mossgiel’s milk for several years and other milk producers cannot match the quality of Mossgiel’s milk. “It makes rounder, smoother and sweeter drinks. Theirs is the best. I’ll argue with anyone about that,” Whiteford says. 8. Why is the coffee priced at $344? A. It’s a marketing strategy to attract investors. B. The cost of making it is extremely high. C. Scottish people are fond of expensive coffee. D. There is an extreme shortage of coffee beans. 9. What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. The farm’s operation may have risks. B. The coffee shops may go out of business. C. The share price of the farm will drop soon. D. The milk production will face big problems. 10. Why does the author mention Robert Burns? A. To add cultural and historical charm to the dairy. B. To stress the farm was a popular writing place. C. To indicate the poet promoted the dairy’s products. D. To show the farm’s farming techniques are outdated. 11. What do Todd Whiteford’s words suggest about Mossgiel’s milk? A. It will soon dominate the market. B. It has a unique production method. C. It gives the coffee a competitive edge. D. It is difficult to produce in large quantities. 【答案】8. A 9. A 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了苏格兰的Mossgiel Organic Dairy奶牛场与咖啡店合作推出一款昂贵的咖啡。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The costly cup of coffee is actually a reward for purchasing shares in Mossgiel Organic Dairy’s crowdfunding campaign to enlarge its sustainable operation and produce more milk. (这杯昂贵的咖啡实际上是对购买Mossgiel Organic Dairy众筹活动股份的奖励，该活动旨在扩大其可持续经营并生产更多牛奶。)”可知，咖啡定价344美元是为了吸引投资者购买农场股份，是一种营销策略。故选A项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But investors are also given a standard warning that they could lose some or all of the money they invest-except for the coffee. (但投资者也收到了一个标准警告，即他们可能会损失部分或全部投资资金——咖啡除外。)”可知，投资者可能会损失投资资金，这暗示农场的运营可能存在风险。故选A项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“The farm in Mauchline, about 25 miles south of Glasgow, was worked in the 18th century by poet Robert Burns, who penned Auld Lang Syne and many other well-known works. Burns, who is considered the national poet of Scotland, wrote while working in the fields there for two years and the image of his face is printed on each bottle of Mossgiel milk. (这家位于格拉斯哥以南约25英里的莫赫林的农场，在18世纪由诗人罗伯特·彭斯经营，他创作了《友谊地久天长》和许多其他著名作品。彭斯被认为是苏格兰的民族诗人，他在那里的田地里工作了两年，期间进行创作，他的头像印在每一瓶莫斯吉尔牛奶上。)”可知，作者提到罗伯特·彭斯是为了给这家 dairy 增添文化和历史魅力。故选A项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Todd Whiteford, one of the owners of The Good Coffee Cartel in Glasgow that is serving the costly cups, says they’ve been using Mossgiel’s milk for several years and other milk producers cannot match the quality of Mossgiel’s milk. “It makes rounder, smoother and sweeter drinks. Theirs is the best. I’ll argue with anyone about that,” Whiteford says. (格拉斯哥“好咖啡卡特尔”的老板之一托德·怀特福德正在供应这种昂贵的咖啡，他说他们使用莫斯吉尔的牛奶已经有好几年了，其他牛奶生产商无法与莫斯吉尔牛奶的质量相媲美。“它能调出更圆润、更顺滑、更甜美的饮品。他们的是最好的。我会和任何人争论这一点，”怀特福德说。)”可知，托德·怀特福德的话表明莫斯吉尔的牛奶品质极佳，能让咖啡更优质，赋予咖啡竞争优势。故选C项。 D It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. The coral was spotted during a science trip launched by the National Geographic Pristine Seas program in October to study ocean health in the Solomon Islands. It’s three times larger than the previous record-breaker in American Samoa, according to Pristine Seas, and longer than a blue whale, the planet’s biggest animal. The coral looks like a huge brown rock from above. Some members of the research group even initially mistook it for an abandoned big ship. Its huge size caused some issues as the scientists’ measuring tapes were not long enough. They had to work in teams of two, stretching out the tape between them. When it ended, one person would stay in that spot while the other rolled up the tape, and then swam to continue the process. For the scientists, it’s a career highlight. “Making a discovery of this significance is the ultimate dream,” said Paul Rose, a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition leader. “For the Solomon Islands, the coral could attract researchers and tourists, and boost conservation funding,” said Dennis Marita, the country’s director of culture at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. “This is something huge for our community,” he added. “But there is also cause for alarm,” Enric Sala, National Geographic explorer in residence and founder of Pristine Seas, said. “Despite its remote location, this coral is not safe from global warming and other human threats.” Corals are at risk from a range of local factors, including overfishing, which can damage the delicate balance of their ecosystems, industrial pollution and wastewater. The biggest threat, however, is a global one: the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis. More than 40%of warm water reef-building coral species now face extinction, primarily because of climate change, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species published Wednesday. 12. What do we know about the newly-discovered coral? A. It’s located in the Atlantic Ocean. B. It’s quite different from common corals in size. C. It has been known to scientists for a long time. D. It’s easy to tell from big ships in the sea. 13. How did the scientists measure the coral? A. By employing AI robots. B. By estimating its size based on photos. C. By using an especially long measuring tool. D. By working in pairs with a measuring tape. 14. What can be learned about the Solomon Islands from the text? A. It may need more conservation funding. B. It has been a popular tourist destination. C It will become a scientific research base soon. D. Its local government ignores ocean protection. 15. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. The role of the IUCN Red List. B. The extinction of coral species. C. The threats faced by corals. D. The economic benefits of corals. 【答案】12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了在西南太平洋发现的世界最大珊瑚。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday.(科学家周三宣布，世界上最大的珊瑚刚刚在西南太平洋被发现)”和第二段中“It’s three times larger than the previous record breaker in American Samoa, according to Pristine Seas, and longer than a blue whale, the planet’s biggest animal.(据原始海洋项目称，它比之前美属萨摩亚的纪录保持者大三倍，而且比地球上最大的动物蓝鲸还要长)”可知，新发现的珊瑚在尺寸上与普通珊瑚有很大不同。故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“They had to work in teams of two, stretching out the tape between them. When it ended, one person would stay in that spot while the other rolled up the tape, and then swam to continue the process.(他们必须两人一组工作，把卷尺在两人之间拉开。卷尺到头后，一个人留在那个位置，另一个人卷起卷尺，然后游过去继续测量)”可知，科学家们通过两人一组用卷尺测量珊瑚。故选D项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“‘For the Solomon Islands, the coral could attract researchers and tourists, and boost conservation funding,’ said Dennis Marita, the country’s director of culture at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. ‘This is something huge for our community,’ he added.(所罗门文化和旅游部文化部主任丹尼斯·马里塔说：“对所罗门群岛来说，珊瑚可以吸引研究人员和游客，并增加保护资金。”他还说：“这对我们的社区来说意义重大”)”和第五段中“Despite its remote location, this coral is not safe from global warming and other human threats.(尽管地处偏远，这种珊瑚在全球变暖和其他人类威胁面前并不安全)”可推断，珊瑚被发现后，在全球变暖和其他人类威胁面前将更不安全，所以所罗门群岛可能需要更多的保护资金。故选A项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Corals are at risk from a range of local factors, including overfishing, which can damage the delicate balance of their ecosystems, industrial pollution and wastewater. The biggest threat, however, is a global one: the fossil fuel driven climate crisis.(珊瑚面临一系列当地因素的威胁，包括过度捕捞，这会破坏其生态系统的微妙平衡、工业污染和废水。然而，最大的威胁是全球性的：由化石燃料驱动的气候危机)”可知，最后一段主要讲了珊瑚面临的威胁。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。 The approach to human innovation by learning from nature is called biomimetic (仿生学的) design.____16____— from buildings to biomimetic cars. Here are some examples. ____17____. Despite the weighty appearance of the boxfish, it has low flow resistance. In 2005,inspired by the great structural strength and low mass of the boxfish, Mercedes Benz developed the Bionic Car, which was reported to reduce air resistance, have high strength, low weight, and much lower fuel use compared to traditional cars. Candy-coated vaccines. Tardigrades are animals that live in water. Without water, tardigrades dry out but have developed the incredible ability to come back to life after more than 100 years. ____18____. Inspired by this idea, several biotech companies adapted the process to protect live vaccines so that they no longer need to be refrigerated. Termite (白蚁) buildings. African termites have developed some clever designs to keep their houses at a .nearly steady temperature, though, outside, it may swing from 40℃ in the day to less than 2℃ at night. Termites construct their houses with a special cooling system. Architect Mick Pearce used a similar strategy when he designed the East Gate Center, an office complex in Harare, Zimbabwe. The building remains cool without the need for air conditioning. ____19____. Sharkskin-inspired swimsuits. The unique surface of sharkskin reduces water resistance and inhibits the growth of tiny water plants. ____20____. These suits, used in competitive swimming, copy the tiny ridges of sharkskin to improve speed and efficiency in water, helping swimmers break many world records. A. Boxfish and the Bionic Car B. Such methods are becoming increasingly popular C. There is no universal definition of biodesign as such D. This inspired the design of high-performance swimsuits E. They do this by coating their internal systems, such as DNA and proteins, in sugar F. As a result, it consumes only a tenth of the energy used by a conventional building G. There are many miracles in nature that have inspired many of our greatest creations 【答案】16. G 17. A 18. E 19. F 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了仿生设计的概念及其在多个领域的应用。 【16题详解】 根据上文“The approach to human innovation by learning from nature is called biomimetic (仿生学的) design.(通过向自然学习进行人类创新的方法被称为仿生学设计)”以及下文所列举的仿生学设计的例子可知，此处是在说明自然激发了人类创新，所以G选项“自然界中有许多奇迹激发了我们许多最伟大的创造”符合语境，起到了承上启下的作用。故选G。 【17题详解】 根据下文“Despite the weighty appearance of the boxfish, it has low flow resistance. In 2005, inspired by the great structural strength and low mass of the boxfish, Mercedes Benz developed the Bionic Car, which was reported to reduce air resistance, have high strength, low weight, and much lower fuel use compared to traditional cars. (尽管箱鲀看起来很重，但它的流动阻力很小。2005年，受到箱鲀结构强度大、质量小的启发，梅赛德斯-奔驰开发了仿生汽车，据报道，与传统汽车相比，这种汽车可以减少空气阻力，具有高强度、低重量和更低的燃料消耗)”可知，本段主要介绍了箱鲀和仿生汽车，所以A选项“箱鲀和仿生汽车”符合语境，适合作本段的小标题。故选A。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Tardigrades are animals that live in water. Without water, tardigrades dry out but have developed the incredible ability to come back to life after more than 100 years. (缓步动物是生活在水中的动物。没有水，缓步动物会干涸，但它们已经发展出了一种令人难以置信的能力，可以在100多年后复活)”以及下文“Inspired by this idea, several biotech companies adapted the process to protect live vaccines so that they no longer need to be refrigerated. (受到这一想法的启发，几家生物技术公司改进了这一过程，以保护活疫苗，使其不再需要冷藏)”可知，缓步动物能够在以后复活，所以E选项“它们通过在内部系统 (如DNA和蛋白质)上覆盖一层糖来做到这一点”承接上文，说明它们是如何做到复活的，并引出了下文。故选E。 【19题详解】 根据上文“African termites have developed some clever designs to keep their houses at a nearly steady temperature, though, outside, it may swing from 40℃ in the day to less than 2℃ at night. Termites construct their houses with a special cooling system. Architect Mick Pearce used a similar strategy when he designed the East Gate Center, an office complex in Harare, Zimbabwe. The building remains cool without the need for air conditioning. (非洲白蚁已经开发出一些巧妙的设计来保持它们的房子几乎恒定的温度，尽管外面温度可能从白天的40℃到晚上的不到2℃波动。白蚁用一种特殊的冷却系统建造它们的房子。建筑师米克·皮尔斯在设计位于津巴布韦哈拉雷的办公大楼东门中心时也采用了类似的策略。这座建筑不需要空调就能保持凉爽)”可知，本段主要介绍了白蚁建筑和东门中心，且上文提到东门中心不需要空调就能保持凉爽，所以本句承接上文说明这一设计的优势，F选项“因此，它只消耗传统建筑所用能量的十分之一”符合语境。故选F。 【20题详解】 根据上文“The unique surface of sharkskin reduces water resistance and inhibits the growth of tiny water plants.(鲨鱼皮独特的表面可以减少水的阻力，并抑制微小水生植物的生长)”以及下文“These suits, used in competitive swimming, copy the tiny ridges of sharkskin to improve speed and efficiency in water, helping swimmers break many world records. (这些泳衣用于竞技游泳，模仿鲨鱼皮上的微小脊状物，以提高在水中的速度和效率，帮助游泳者打破了许多世界纪录)”可知，鲨鱼皮独特的表面可以减少水的阻力，所以本句承接上文说明这一特点对泳衣设计的启发，D选项“这激发了高性能泳衣的设计”符合语境。故选D。 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。 A man came to an elderly master and complained about his problems and sufferings in life. The master listened to the man carefully and ____21____ him a handful of salt. The man was confused. He wondered if this magical salt would ____22____ all the pain and suffering in his life. The master then ____23____ the man to put the salt in a glass of water and ____24____ it. The man did as the master told him. “How does it taste?” asked the master. “Not ____25____ at all,” said the man as he spat (吐出) the salty water. The master smiled at the man’s ____26____. He then asked the young man to keep the same salt in the lake nearby. The two walked to the ____27____ lake, and the man threw salt into the lake. “Now drink the water from the lake,” said the master. The young man drank the water from the lake without any problem. “How does it ____28____?” asked the master. The man was thirsty and thoroughly ____29____ the cool water of the lake. “It is perfect. I can’t taste any salt,” the young man ____30____. The master then sat next to the ____31____ man, and said, “The pain in life is like pure salt. It remains the ____32____. But the amount we taste our suffering depends on the ____33____ we put it into. So, when you are ____34____, you can make your heart bigger. ____35____ being a glass and try being like a lake. Then the troubles in your life will not cause you much suffering.” 21. A. awarded B. lent C. handed D. sent 22. A. adapt to B. speed up C. make up D. wash away 23. A. instructed B. begged C. forced D. warned 24. A. boil B. pour C. drink D. save 25. A. obvious B. good C. hot D. funny 26. A. reaction B. explanation C. expectation D. suggestion 27. A. frozen B. dry C. dirty D. nearby 28. A. happen B. smell C. taste D. perform 29. A. mixed B. enjoyed C. cleaned D. changed 30. A. complained B. argued C. replied D. agreed 31. A. embarrassed B. gifted C. determined D. troubled 32. A. case B. same C. exception D. key 33. A. container B. salt C. time D. energy 34. A. out of sight B. in pain C. behind the scene D. on duty 35. A. Delay B. Consider C. Imagine D. Stop 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一位老人通过让一个抱怨生活中问题和痛苦的人分别将盐放入一杯水和湖中，再品尝水的味道这一方式，告诉对方生活中的痛苦如同盐，其本身量不变，但我们感受到的痛苦程度取决于我们内心的容量，当我们痛苦时应让内心像湖一样宽广，这样生活中的烦恼就不会带来太多痛苦。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：大师仔细地听着这个人的倾诉，然后递给了他一把盐。A. awarded授予；B. lent借出；C. handed递给；D. sent发送。根据下文“a handful of salt”可知，大师递给他一把盐。故选C。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：他想知道这神奇的盐是否能消除他生活中所有的痛苦和磨难。 A. adapt to适应；B. speed up加速；C. make up组成；D. wash away洗去。根据下文“all the pain and suffering in his life”可知，此处指洗去他生活中所有的痛苦和苦难。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后大师指示这个人把盐放进一杯水里并喝下去。A. instructed指示；B. begged恳求；C. forced迫使；D. warned警告。根据下文“the man to put the salt in a glass of water”可知，大师指示他把盐放进一杯水里。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后大师指示这个人把盐放进一杯水里并喝下去。A. boil煮沸；B. pour倾倒；C. drink喝；D. save拯救。根据下文“as he spat (吐出) the salty water”可知，大师让他把盐水喝下去。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“一点都不好喝，”这个人一边吐着咸水一边说。A. obvious明显的；B. good好的；C. hot热的；D. funny有趣的。根据下文“as he spat (吐出) the salty water”可知，那人吐掉了盐水，说明味道不好。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：大师对这个人的反应笑了笑。A. reaction反应；B. explanation解释；C. expectation期待；D. suggestion建议。根据上文“said the man as he spat (吐出) the salty water”可知，男人吐出咸水这是他的反应。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：两人走到附近的湖边，这个人把盐扔进了湖里。A. frozen冻结的；B. dry干的；C. dirty脏的；D. nearby附近的。根据上文“He then asked the young man to keep the same salt in the lake nearby.”可知，他们走到了附近的湖边。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“味道如何？”大师问道。A. happen发生；B. smell闻；C. taste尝起来；D. perform表演。根据上文“How does it taste?”以及男人的回答可知，这里大师又问男人水的味道尝起来如何。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个人很渴，尽情地享受着湖里清凉的水。A. mixed混合；B. enjoyed享受；C. cleaned清洁；D. changed改变。根据上文“The young man drank the water from the lake without any problem.”和“The man was thirsty”可知，那人渴了，所以尽情享受湖水的清凉。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“味道好极了。我尝不出一点盐味，”年轻人回答道。A. complained抱怨；B. argued争论；C. replied回答；D. agreed同意。根据上文““How does it ___8___?” asked the master.”可知，大师问了问题，所以这里男人回答。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后大师在这个苦恼的人旁边坐下，说道：“生活中的痛苦就像纯净的盐。”A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. gifted有天赋的；C. determined坚决的；D. troubled忧心忡忡的。根据上文“A man came to an elderly master and complained about his problems and sufferings in life.”可知，上文提到男人是来向大师抱怨生活中的问题和痛苦的，所以这里是大师坐在烦恼的男人旁边。故选D。 32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：它的量始终是一样的。A. case情况；B. same相同；C. exception例外；D. key关键。根据上文“The pain in life is like pure salt.”可知，痛苦就像纯盐一样，本质没有改变。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我们尝到的痛苦程度取决于我们把它放进去的容器的大小。A. container容器；B. salt盐；C. time时间；D. energy能量。根据下文“we put it into”以及上文提到把盐放在杯子里和湖里的不同结果，可知痛苦程度取决于把它放在什么容器里。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：所以，当你痛苦的时候，你可以让你的心变得更大。A. out of sight看不见；B. in pain痛苦中；C. behind the scene在幕后；D. on duty值班。根据下文“you can make your heart bigger”以及上文提到痛苦就像盐一样，可知此处是指痛苦的时候，要让心变大。故选B。 35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：别再做一个杯子，试着像湖一样。A. Delay推迟；B. Consider考虑；C. Imagine想象；D. Stop停止。根据下文“being a glass and try being like a lake”可知，大师建议停止做一个杯子，试着做一个湖。故选D。 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。 A touching film designed to raise ____36____ (aware) about the fight against Alzheimer’s disease (阿兹海默症) and elderly care, Before Memory Fades, was set for domestic release on Friday. The story follows an elderly couple ____37____ have lived apart in different cities for years due to caring for their grandchildren. However, a reunion with a former coworker causes the husband ____38____ (reflect) on life and family. On his 66th birthday, he decides to take his wife back to their former home in Taishun, Zhejiang province. Their journey of ____39____ (rediscover) their past life helps them strengthen their relationship. ____40____ (unfortunate), the husband receives an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, presenting the family ___41___ a new and challenging situation but ultimately bringing them ____42____ (close) together. Zhang Wei, executive vice-president of the China Film Critics Association, said that in addition to its insightful portrayal (刻画) of aging, the film beautifully captures the scenic charm of Taishun, a town famous for preserving over 30 covered bridges which ____43____ (build) from Tang (618—907) to Qing (1644—1911) dynasties. He believed that the film could serve as ____44____ model for combining culture and tourism, potentially drawing more ____45____ (visitor) to the town. 【答案】36. awareness 37. who/that 38. to reflect 39. rediscovering 40. Unfortunately 41. with 42. closer 43. were built 44. a 45. visitors 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一部旨在提高人们对对抗阿兹海默症和老年护理意识的感人电影《记忆消失前》。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：一部旨在提高人们对对抗阿兹海默症和老年护理意识的感人电影《记忆消失前》，于周五在国内上映。动词raise后接名词作宾语，aware的名词形式是awareness，意为“意识”，是不可数名词。故填awareness。 【37题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：故事围绕着一对老年夫妇展开，由于要照顾孙辈，他们已经在不同的城市分居多年。空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词是an elderly couple，指人，关系词替代先行词在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词who或that引导该从句。故填who/that。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，与一位前同事的重逢促使丈夫开始反思人生和家庭。cause sb. to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“促使某人做某事”，所以空处应用动词不定式形式。故填to reflect。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们重新发现过去生活的旅程帮助他们加深了彼此的感情。空处作介词of的宾语，rediscover应用动名词形式，故填rediscovering。 【40题详解】 考查副词。句意：不幸的是，丈夫被诊断出患有阿兹海默症，这给家庭带来了一个新的、具有挑战性的局面，但最终却让他们更加亲密。空处修饰整个句子，应用副词作状语，unfortunate的副词形式是unfortunately，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填Unfortunately。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：不幸的是，丈夫被诊断出患有阿兹海默症，这给家庭带来了一个新的、具有挑战性的局面，但最终却让他们更加亲密。present sb. with sth.是固定搭配，意为“向某人展现某事”。故填with。 【42题详解】 考查副词比较级。句意：不幸的是，丈夫被诊断出患有阿兹海默症，这给家庭带来了一个新的、具有挑战性的局面，但最终却让他们更加亲密。结合句意可知，此处表示“更紧密地联系在一起”，所以空处应用副词比较级closer作状语修饰动词短语bringing together，故填closer。 【43题详解】 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：中国电影评论协会执行副会长张伟表示，除了对老龄化问题有深刻的刻画之外，这部电影还完美地捕捉到了泰顺的风景魅力，泰顺是一个以保存了30多座从唐朝（618—907年）到清朝（1644—1911年）建造的廊桥而闻名的城镇。分析句子结构可知，which引导限制性定语从句，从句主语which指代先行词over 30 covered bridges，和从句谓语动词build之间是动宾关系，所以用被动语态，结合时间状语from Tang (618—907) to Qing (1644—1911) dynasties可知，此处应用一般过去时，且主语表示复数意义，be动词应用were，故填were built。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意：他相信这部电影可以成为文化与旅游相结合的一个典范，有可能吸引更多的游客来到这个城镇。model是可数名词，意为“典范”，此处表示泛指，且model发音的第一个音素是辅音音素，所以用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【45题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：他相信这部电影可以成为文化与旅游相结合的一个典范，有可能吸引更多的游客来到这个城镇。visitor是可数名词，意为“游客”，由more可知，此处应用复数形式，故填visitors。 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。你校英语报将举办主题为“How to Develop Healthy Habits”的征文活动。请你作为此次活动负责人写一篇通知，欢迎大家踊跃投稿。内容包括： 1.健康习惯的重要性； 2.投稿的内容； 3.投稿邮箱与截止日期。 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。 Notice _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your participation! School English Newspaper 【答案】One possible version: Notice I am excited to announce that our school’s English newspaper is organizing a writing competition on the crucial topic of “How to Develop Healthy Habits”. Health is the most important thing, and building healthy habits can significantly improve our happiness. We sincerely invite you to participate by submitting articles that explore the importance of maintaining healthy habits and offer practical advice on how to develop them. Your writing is supposed to inspire others to adopt healthier lifestyles. Please ensure your submissions are sent to englishnews@school.com by November 1st. We look forward to reading your insightful contributions. Thank you for your participation! School English Newspaper 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为征文活动写一篇通知，介绍健康习惯的重要性，欢迎大家踊跃投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 激动的：excited→thrilled 重要的：important→vital 应该：be supposed to→ought to 确保：ensure→make sure 2.句式拓展 句型转换 原句：Health is the most important thing, and building healthy habits can significantly improve our happiness. 拓展句：Not only is health the most important thing, but also building healthy habits can significantly improve our happiness. 【点睛】【高分句型1】We sincerely invite you to participate by submitting articles that explore the importance of maintaining healthy habits and offer practical advice on how to develop them.（运用了动名词作宾语和that引导定语从句） 【高分句型2】Health is the most important thing, and building healthy habits can significantly improve our happiness.（运用了动名词作主语） 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 day, my dad brought home a huge surprise — a hamster, Mr. Nibbles. My brothers and I were very excited. I whispered to it, “Hello, Mr. Nibbles. I already love you so much.” My mom reminded us that we were only watching him for a week or two since Mike from the grocery store, who was moving, found out at the last minute he couldn’t take the hamster with him. We had agreed to look after Mr. Nibbles until we found someone to take him in, even though we already had cats. I begged my parents to let us keep him, promising we wouldn’t let the cats near him. My brothers, Tex and Indi also joined in, offering to help clean his cage and ensure he had plenty of food and water. After exchanging looks, my mom announced, “Well, Mr. Nibbles, you may have found yourself a new home!” It took a few weeks for our fuzzy (毛茸茸的) friend to get comfortable. At first, he would only stick his head out of his nest area to take a little water and fill his cheeks with food. But once he settled in, he became happy and playful. When unhappy, he would also make a scritchy-scratchy (刺耳的) sound. Having Mr. Nibbles around made our summer way more fun. Before we knew it, it was time to return to school. I was excited to see friends I hadn’t seen in a long time, but I was also nervous about all the new things. To prepare, I planned to wake up early, put on my carefully laid-out clothes, eat my carefully chosen breakfast, make my carefully thought-out lunch, and place it in my carefully arranged backpack. I’d ride my carefully cleaned bike to school, enter my brand-new classroom, and feel confident. Everything was going according to plan until it wasn’t. My new teacher, Mr. Jax, who seemed very serious, started by going over the class rules. Then he asked each of us to say something about our summer. Most kids were shy after being apart for a while and only said a few words. 注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 As Alice talked about her family’s road trip, I heard a familiar scritchy-scratchy sound coming from under my desk. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Luckily, even though Mr. Jax was serious, he was also really nice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: As Alice talked about her family’s road trip, I heard a familiar scritchy-scratchy sound coming from under my desk. Was I imagining it? I opened my backpack and quickly closed it again. I had no idea when, why, or how Mr. Nibbles got into my backpack, but there he was! My heart started beating super fast, and my stomach felt super uncomfortable. This was definitely not how my first day back at school was supposed to go! Mr. Jax noticed and asked if I was all right. Now everyone was looking at me, and I wanted to disappear. Once I was calm enough, I explained what was going on. Luckily, even though Mr. Jax was serious, he was also really nice. He found a deep bin, put a box and a little bowl of water in it, and asked the class if anyone had ideas to help Mr. Nibbles feel more comfortable. As we discussed ways to help Mr. Nibbles, I realized we all seemed to be relaxing a little. Trying to figure out how to help Mr. Nibbles helped all of us feel less anxious. It wasn’t too bad. It was an impressive day. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开。爸爸带回一只仓鼠，作者和兄弟们帮忙照顾并成功说服父母留下它。仓鼠让夏天充满乐趣。开学后作者按计划准备，却遇新老师让介绍暑假。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①由第一段句首内容“Alice谈论家庭公路旅行时，我听到桌子下传来熟悉的刺耳声。”可知，第一段可描写作者发现仓鼠在背包里的惊慌，向老师解释时的窘迫。 ②由第二段句首内容“幸运的是，尽管Jax先生严肃但很好。”可知，第二段可描写老师安置仓鼠、引导全班想办法让它舒适，以及大家因此放松、缓解开学焦虑的过程。 2.续写线索：课堂上发现仓鼠在背包—惊慌后向老师解释—老师安置仓鼠—全班讨论如何帮助仓鼠—大家放松并缓解焦虑—难忘的开学第一天 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①注意到：notice → observe/spot ②解释：explain → clarify ③放置：put→place 情绪类 ①焦虑的：anxious → nervous/worried ②难忘的：impressive → memorable/unforgettable 【点睛】【高分句型1】Mr. Jax noticed and asked if I was all right. (运用了if引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】As we discussed ways to help Mr. Nibbles, I realized we all seemed to be relaxing a little. (运用了As引导的时间状语从句、省略引导词that的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2025年春季期高二年级期末考试 英语 考生注意： 1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4.本卷命题范围：人教版选择性必修第三册～选择性必修第四册。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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。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 woman? A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A secretary. 2. What does the man mean? A. George is cleverer than Tom. B. George works harder than Tom. C. George’s grades are better than Tom’s. 3. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To put off a meeting. B. To seek confirmation. C. To extend an invitation. 4. How will the man go to the airport tomorrow? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 5. What will the woman do tonight? A. Attend a party. B. Chair a meeting. C. Go to the theatre. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the woman think of the song the boy is listening to? A. Unfashionable. B. Noisy. C. Amazing. 7. Which song does the woman suggest playing? A. My Love. B. Yesterday Once More. C. My Heart Will Go On. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the man probably want to go for vacation? A. An English club. B. A quiet island. C. A crowded beach. 9. What is the woman interested in when on holiday? A. Meeting people. B. Practising English. C. Taking photos. 10. What do we know about the speakers? A. They are tour guides. B. They come from the USA. C. They have different ideas about traveling. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How did the man probably feel at noon? A. Tired and hungry. B. Relaxed and calm. C. Pleased and proud. 12. What does the man want to do? A. Make a lot of friends. B. Quit the Students’ Union. C. Finish his homework. 13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Strangers. C. Classmates. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the man say about his new neighbourhood? A. There is no heavy traffic. B. There is no store nearby. C. There is slight air pollution. 15. How long does it take the man to drive to work? A. About 20 minutes. B. About 30 minutes. C. About 40 minutes. 16. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At home. B. At a bus station. C. In an office. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where is the speaker originally from? A. India. B. Japan. C. America. 18 How old was the speaker when he moved to Venezuela? A. 16. B. 19. C. 20. 19. What was the speaker’s major in the university? A. Spanish education. B. English literature. C. World history. 20. What does the speaker love doing in his free time? A. Playing football. B. Writing. C. Cycling. 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 The Guide on Your Trip to Copenhagen Regularly ranked among the happiest places globally, Copenhagen is a pleasant place for visitors and residents alike. Planning Your Trip Best Time to Visit: While almost every month of the year has its own appeal, the best time to visit Copenhagen is May through September. One of Copenhagen’s most attractive parts is that even during the peak months of July and August, the city is never crowded with people but full of life and energy. Getting Around: Biking is by far the most common way to get around the flat streets of Copenhagen. Download a bike-share app or rent a bike from your hotel. The driverless, eco-friendly Metro, buses and water buses cover most of the city. Travel Tip: If you have data, pre-load your phone with a few key apps, like Donkey Republic for quick bike rentals and Mobilbilletter for buying tickets for public transportation. Things to Do Copenhagen’s museums cover everything from ancient Vikings to Andy Warhol and are a draw for many visitors. Shopping trips, canal tours and lunches around town fill the days while top tables, excellent cocktails and live music occupy the nights. Culture and Customs The Danes (丹麦人) are polite and value arriving on time (Seriously, don’t be late for dinner reservations!), but they are not overly warm to people outside of their tight-knit groups of friends. Unless you’re at a five-star restaurant, expect to flag down a member of the waitstaff at least once, and they almost certainly won’t stop by to make sure you’re enjoying your meal. If you’d like another glass of wine or to order something else, don’t be shy. Tipping is not expected. 1. When is the best time to visit Copenhagen? A. April. B. June. C. October. D. December. 2. What can people do on Mobilbilletter? A. Buy bus tickets. B. Rent bikes. C. Listen to music. D. Order meals. 3. What can be learnt about the Danes? A. They always tip the waiters. B. They are overly warm to strangers. C. They often behave impolitely. D. They often arrive on time for a meeting. B In July 2013, country music star Randy Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy, a virus that attacks the heart, and later suffered a stroke (中风). He had to relearn how to walk, spell and read in the following years. A condition called aphasia limits his ability to speak — it’s why his wife, Mary Travis, assists him in interviews. It’s also why he hasn’t released new music in over a decade. Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville co-president, contacted Randy and Mary and asked, “What if we could take Randy’s voice and recreate it using AI?” “We were all over that, and we were so excited,” Mary said about the chance to hear her husband’s voice in a new song. “All I ever wanted since the day of the stroke was to hear that voice again.” Lacy employed developers in London to create an AI model to begin the process. “The result was two models: one with 12 song samples, and another with 42 song samples collected across Randy’s career — from 1985 to 2013,” said Kyle Lehning, Randy’s longtime producer. Lehning chose to use Where That Came From, a song written by Scotty Emerick and John Scott Sherrill. He believed it could best express Randy’s style. Lehning talked about the process of making the song. First, another singer recorded the song. Then the AI system analyzed the song and applied Randy’s voice to it. “I really wish somebody had been here with a camera because I was the first person to hear it. And it was terrific to me. How good it was!” said Lehning. The song was released on Friday with Randy’s immediately recognizable, soulful tone. “I remember watching my husband when he first heard the song after it was completed. It was beautiful because at first he was surprised. Next, deep in thought, he listened carefully,” Mary said. “Later, he put his head down and his eyes were a little watery.” 4. What is Mary Travis’s attitude to Cris Lacy’s proposal? A. Unclear. B. Doubtful. C. Approving. D. Unconcerned. 5. What does the underlined word “terrific” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Wonderful. B. Puzzling. C. Embarrassing. D. Awful. 6. What can we learn about Randy Travis from the last paragraph? A. He was immediately recognized by his fans. B. He felt mixed emotions after hearing the song. C. He was grateful for his wife’s help in his career. D. He spent much time studying other singers’ songs. 7. What is the best title for the text? A. A Breakthrough That Changed the World B. The Brief History of Artificial Intelligence C. Randy Travis Became Healthy After Months D. AI Powers Randy Travis’s Musical Comeback C A Scottish dairy, or milk cow farm, is offering what it calls Britain’s costliest coffee: one cup for $344. It is a huge price for a little cup of coffee, but the man selling it offers a deal sweetener: a share of a dairy farm. The costly cup of coffee is actually a reward for purchasing shares in Mossgiel Organic Dairy’s crowdfunding campaign to enlarge its sustainable operation and produce more milk. Investors who buy 34 shares in the farm get a certificate for a special coffee drink called a flat white. Holders can present their certificate and get their flat white at one of 13 coffee shops in Scotland that use the dairy’s milk. Shareholders receive other rewards, too, such as farm tours, milk delivery discounts and invitations to special events. But investors are also given a standard warning that they could lose some or all of the money they invest-except for the coffee. Before launching the coffee promotion Bryce Cunningham, the owner of the dairy farm, had already raised more than a third of the 300,000 pounds he is seeking from small investors as he tries to get a 900,000-pound loan that will help him double operations and expand from Scotland and as far as coffee shops in London. The farm in Mauchline, about 25 miles south of Glasgow, was worked in the 18th century by poet Robert Burns, who penned Auld Lang Syne and many other well-known works. Burns, who is considered the national poet of Scotland, wrote while working in the fields there for two years and the image of his face is printed on each bottle of Mossgiel milk. Todd Whiteford, one of the owners of The Good Coffee Cartel in Glasgow that is serving the costly cups, says they’ve been using Mossgiel’s milk for several years and other milk producers cannot match the quality of Mossgiel’s milk. “It makes rounder, smoother and sweeter drinks. Theirs is the best. I’ll argue with anyone about that,” Whiteford says. 8. Why is the coffee priced at $344? A. It’s a marketing strategy to attract investors. B. The cost of making it is extremely high. C. Scottish people are fond of expensive coffee. D. There is an extreme shortage of coffee beans. 9. What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. The farm’s operation may have risks. B. The coffee shops may go out of business. C. The share price of the farm will drop soon. D. The milk production will face big problems. 10. Why does the author mention Robert Burns? A. To add cultural and historical charm to the dairy. B. To stress the farm was a popular writing place. C. To indicate the poet promoted the dairy’s products. D. To show the farm’s farming techniques are outdated. 11. What do Todd Whiteford’s words suggest about Mossgiel’s milk? A. It will soon dominate the market. B. It has a unique production method. C. It gives the coffee a competitive edge. D. It is difficult to produce in large quantities. D It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. The coral was spotted during a science trip launched by the National Geographic Pristine Seas program in October to study ocean health in the Solomon Islands. It’s three times larger than the previous record-breaker in American Samoa, according to Pristine Seas, and longer than a blue whale, the planet’s biggest animal. The coral looks like a huge brown rock from above. Some members of the research group even initially mistook it for an abandoned big ship. Its huge size caused some issues as the scientists’ measuring tapes were not long enough. They had to work in teams of two, stretching out the tape between them. When it ended, one person would stay in that spot while the other rolled up the tape, and then swam to continue the process. For the scientists, it’s a career highlight. “Making a discovery of this significance is the ultimate dream,” said Paul Rose, a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition leader. “For the Solomon Islands, the coral could attract researchers and tourists, and boost conservation funding,” said Dennis Marita, the country’s director of culture at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. “This is something huge for our community,” he added. “But there is also cause for alarm,” Enric Sala, National Geographic explorer in residence and founder of Pristine Seas, said. “Despite its remote location, this coral is not safe from global warming and other human threats.” Corals are at risk from a range of local factors including overfishing, which can damage the delicate balance of their ecosystems, industrial pollution and wastewater. The biggest threat, however, is a global one: the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis. More than 40%of warm water reef-building coral species now face extinction, primarily because of climate change, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species published Wednesday. 12. What do we know about the newly-discovered coral? A. It’s located in the Atlantic Ocean. B. It’s quite different from common corals in size. C. It has been known to scientists for a long time. D. It’s easy to tell from big ships in the sea. 13. How did the scientists measure the coral? A. By employing AI robots. B. By estimating its size based on photos. C. By using an especially long measuring tool. D. By working in pairs with a measuring tape. 14. What can be learned about the Solomon Islands from the text? A. It may need more conservation funding. B. It has been a popular tourist destination. C. It will become a scientific research base soon. D. Its local government ignores ocean protection. 15. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. The role of the IUCN Red List. B. The extinction of coral species. C. The threats faced by corals. D. The economic benefits of corals. 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。 The approach to human innovation by learning from nature is called biomimetic (仿生学的) design.____16____— from buildings to biomimetic cars. Here are some examples. ____17____. Despite the weighty appearance of the boxfish, it has low flow resistance. In 2005,inspired by the great structural strength and low mass of the boxfish, Mercedes Benz developed the Bionic Car, which was reported to reduce air resistance, have high strength, low weight, and much lower fuel use compared to traditional cars. Candy-coated vaccines. Tardigrades are animals that live in water. Without water, tardigrades dry out but have developed the incredible ability to come back to life after more than 100 years. ____18____. Inspired by this idea, several biotech companies adapted the process to protect live vaccines so that they no longer need to be refrigerated. Termite (白蚁) buildings. African termites have developed some clever designs to keep their houses at a .nearly steady temperature, though, outside, it may swing from 40℃ in the day to less than 2℃ at night. Termites construct their houses with a special cooling system. Architect Mick Pearce used a similar strategy when he designed the East Gate Center, an office complex in Harare, Zimbabwe. The building remains cool without the need for air conditioning. ____19____. Sharkskin-inspired swimsuits. The unique surface of sharkskin reduces water resistance and inhibits the growth of tiny water plants. ____20____. These suits, used in competitive swimming, copy the tiny ridges of sharkskin to improve speed and efficiency in water, helping swimmers break many world records. A. Boxfish and the Bionic Car B. Such methods are becoming increasingly popular C. There is no universal definition of biodesign as such D. This inspired the design of high-performance swimsuits E. They do this by coating their internal systems, such as DNA and proteins, in sugar F. As a result, it consumes only a tenth of the energy used by a conventional building G. There are many miracles in nature that have inspired many of our greatest creations 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。 A man came to an elderly master and complained about his problems and sufferings in life. The master listened to the man carefully and ____21____ him a handful of salt. The man was confused. He wondered if this magical salt would ____22____ all the pain and suffering in his life. The master then ____23____ the man to put the salt in a glass of water and ____24____ it. The man did as the master told him. “How does it taste?” asked the master. “Not ____25____ at all,” said the man as he spat (吐出) the salty water. The master smiled at the man’s ____26____. He then asked the young man to keep the same salt in the lake nearby. The two walked to the ____27____ lake, and the man threw salt into the lake. “Now drink the water from the lake,” said the master. The young man drank the water from the lake without any problem. “How does it ____28____?” asked the master. The man was thirsty and thoroughly ____29____ the cool water of the lake. “It is perfect. I can’t taste any salt,” the young man ____30____. The master then sat next to the ____31____ man, and said, “The pain in life is like pure salt. It remains the ____32____. But the amount we taste our suffering depends on the ____33____ we put it into. So, when you are ____34____, you can make your heart bigger. ____35____ being a glass and try being like a lake. Then the troubles in your life will not cause you much suffering.” 21. A. awarded B. lent C. handed D. sent 22. A. adapt to B. speed up C. make up D. wash away 23. A. instructed B. begged C. forced D. warned 24. A. boil B. pour C. drink D. save 25. A. obvious B. good C. hot D. funny 26 A. reaction B. explanation C. expectation D. suggestion 27. A. frozen B. dry C. dirty D. nearby 28. A. happen B. smell C. taste D. perform 29. A. mixed B. enjoyed C. cleaned D. changed 30. A. complained B. argued C. replied D. agreed 31. A. embarrassed B. gifted C. determined D. troubled 32. A. case B. same C. exception D. key 33. A. container B. salt C. time D. energy 34 A. out of sight B. in pain C. behind the scene D. on duty 35. A. Delay B. Consider C. Imagine D. Stop 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。 A touching film designed to raise ____36____ (aware) about the fight against Alzheimer’s disease (阿兹海默症) and elderly care, Before Memory Fades, was set for domestic release on Friday. The story follows an elderly couple ____37____ have lived apart in different cities for years due to caring for their grandchildren. However, a reunion with a former coworker causes the husband ____38____ (reflect) on life and family. On his 66th birthday, he decides to take his wife back to their former home in Taishun, Zhejiang province. Their journey of ____39____ (rediscover) their past life helps them strengthen their relationship. ____40____ (unfortunate), the husband receives an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, presenting the family ___41___ a new and challenging situation but ultimately bringing them ____42____ (close) together. Zhang Wei, executive vice-president of the China Film Critics Association, said that in addition to its insightful portrayal (刻画) of aging, the film beautifully captures the scenic charm of Taishun, a town famous for preserving over 30 covered bridges which ____43____ (build) from Tang (618—907) to Qing (1644—1911) dynasties. He believed that the film could serve as ____44____ model for combining culture and tourism, potentially drawing more ____45____ (visitor) to the town. 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。你校英语报将举办主题为“How to Develop Healthy Habits”的征文活动。请你作为此次活动负责人写一篇通知，欢迎大家踊跃投稿。内容包括： 1.健康习惯的重要性； 2.投稿的内容； 3.投稿邮箱与截止日期。 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。 Notice _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your participation! School English Newspaper 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 day, my dad brought home a huge surprise — a hamster, Mr. Nibbles. My brothers and I were very excited. I whispered to it, “Hello, Mr. Nibbles. I already love you so much.” My mom reminded us that we were only watching him for a week or two since Mike from the grocery store, who was moving, found out at the last minute he couldn’t take the hamster with him. We had agreed to look after Mr. Nibbles until we found someone to take him in, even though we already had cats. I begged my parents to let us keep him, promising we wouldn’t let the cats near him. My brothers, Tex and Indi also joined in, offering to help clean his cage and ensure he had plenty of food and water. After exchanging looks, my mom announced, “Well, Mr. Nibbles, you may have found yourself a new home!” It took a few weeks for our fuzzy (毛茸茸的) friend to get comfortable. At first, he would only stick his head out of his nest area to take a little water and fill his cheeks with food. But once he settled in, he became happy and playful. When unhappy, he would also make a scritchy-scratchy (刺耳的) sound. Having Mr. Nibbles around made our summer way more fun. Before we knew it, it was time to return to school. I was excited to see friends I hadn’t seen in a long time, but I was also nervous about all the new things. To prepare, I planned to wake up early, put on my carefully laid-out clothes, eat my carefully chosen breakfast, make my carefully thought-out lunch, and place it in my carefully arranged backpack. I’d ride my carefully cleaned bike to school, enter my brand-new classroom, and feel confident. Everything was going according to plan until it wasn’t. My new teacher, Mr. Jax, who seemed very serious, started by going over the class rules. Then he asked each of us to say something about our summer. Most kids were shy after being apart for a while and only said a few words. 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。 As Alice talked about her family’s road trip, I heard a familiar scritchy-scratchy sound coming from under my desk. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Luckily, even though Mr. Jax was serious, he was also really nice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$