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宜春中学2027届高一下学期期末考试 英语试题 （全卷满分150分 考试用时120分钟） 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 will the woman do tonight? A. Play basketball. B. Visit her cousin. C. Go to the cinema. 2. How much will the woman pay for the book? A. $14. B. $16. C. $18. 3. Where are the speakers? A. At a gym. B. In a hotel. C. On the street. 4. What does Jason want to be in the future? A. An artist. B. A teacher. C. A businessman. 5. What are the speakers discussing? A. A book. B. A language. C. A competition. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或读白。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 is Andy going to do? A. Watch game. B. Play football. C. Pick up his friend. 7. Which of the following will Andy tidy up? A. The kitchen. B. The bedrooms. C. The sitting room. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. How did Tony learn to play the piano? A. By taking classes. B. By teaching himself. C. By learning from his father. 9. Why does Tony take a part-time job? A. To earn money. B. To be with children. C. To get some experience. 10. What will Tony talk about next? A. His childhood. B. His college life. C. His future plans. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why will Tom travel to Thailand? A. To see a net friend. B. To visit his relatives. C. To learn about Thai culture. 12. Where will Tom live during his time in Thailand? A. At a hotel. B. At a friend’s home. C. At a school dormitory. 13. Who is Karen? A. The woman’s aunt. B. The woman’s niece. C. The woman’s cousin. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What will students mainly do at the camp? A. Learn to cook. B. Do outdoor activities. C. Exchange food culture. 15. Who can take part in the camp? A. College students. B. Pre-school children. C. High school students. 16. When will the camp end? A. On Jan.22nd. B. On Jan.25th. C. On Jan.26th. 17. How will the speakers go to the camp? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Why did the speaker go to the small park? A. To take a walk. B. To do some cleaning. C. To organize an activity. 19. Where does the speaker’s mother work? A. At a park. B. At a school. C. At a hospital. 20. What did the speaker think of her volunteer experience? A. Tiring. B. Enjoyable. C. Challenging. 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 People usually celebrate their traditional festival. The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional festival is the most important to Chinese at home and abroad. The United Kingdom Celebrations for Spring Festival in the United Kingdom started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. The United States Spring Festival is an important time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture. Australia On Chinese New Year, many people across Australia come to Sydney’s Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. Singapore The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese. They put traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoys their dinner together. They usually have it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. 1. Which country began to celebrate Spring Festival in nineteen eighty? A. The US. B. The UK. C. Australia. D. Singapore 2. Why do Chinese families in Singapore have the New Year dinner at home? A. The restaurant is far away. B. Eating at home helps save money. C. They were born in Singapore. D. They want to keep Chinese tradition. 3. What can we learn from the text? A. All of the world celebrate Spring Festival. B. Only 4 countries celebrate Spring Festival. C. Spring Festival is celebrated only in China. D. Chinese around the world value Spring Festival. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了在英国、美国、澳大利亚和新加坡四个国家如何庆祝春节的情况，展现了春节对全球华人的重要性。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The United Kingdom”部分中的“Celebrations for Spring Festival in the United Kingdom started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. (英国的春节庆祝活动始于1980年，2002 年举办了首场晚会)”可知，英国从1980年开始庆祝春节。故选B项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Singapore”部分中的“They usually have it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. (他们通常在家里吃年夜饭，因为在餐馆里吃会失去传统的意义)”可知，新加坡的华人家庭在家里吃年夜饭是因为他们想保持中国的传统。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据全文内容，尤其是第一段中的“The traditional festival is the most important to Chinese at home and abroad. (这个传统节日对国内外的中国人来说都是最重要的)”以及下文对四个国家庆祝春节的描述可知，世界各地的华人都非常重视春节。故选D项。 B Born in the 1970s in Hengyang, Liu Lingli grew up in a working-class family. At age six, a heartfelt meeting with her deaf-mute neighbor, Auntie Wang, who struggled to give her a handmade scarf, planted a seed in her heart: “If only she could speak or write!” This moment inspired Liu to become a student in Nanjing Special Education Normal School at 14, dedicating her life to helping children like Auntie Wang. In 1991, Liu began teaching at Hengyang Special Education School. Her first class had 14 hearing-loss students, some with intellectual disabilities. Though offered better-paying jobs, she chose this challenging path. “I must walk this road well and far,” she vowed. Teaching speech required endless patience. She spent hours demonstrating sounds, using learning cards and repetition. Beyond the classroom, she took students to markets and parks to practice communication. “A special education teacher must open doors for these children with both skill and heart,” she said. Her efforts bore fruit. At the 2023 Asian Para Games, her former student Liu Hanxiang, who once couldn’t speak, performed onstage. “Ms. Liu taught me to speak word by word, even spending weekends coaching me at her home,” Hanxiang recalled. Over 33 years, Liu has helped more than 30 children find their voices. Her journey wasn’t without personal trials. In 2005, her son was diagnosed (诊断) with congenital (先天性的) hearing loss. Desperate, she nearly quit. But letters from students like Liu Menghan, who wrote, “Don’t give up — your son will have a future too,” gave her strength. Combining professional techniques with a mother’s love, she trained her son daily. By age one, he spoke his first words; today, he studies at Xiangtan Institute of Technology. Now 53, Liu reflects: “Standing on this special education platform for decades is worth every effort.” Her story proves that with persistence and love, even the greatest challenge can be overcome — one word, one child, at a time. 4. What inspired Liu Lingli to work in special education? A. Her own experience of hearing loss. B. A touching experience with her deaf-mute neighbor. C. Her working-class family background. D. The hope to earn money by teaching deaf children. 5. What did Liu Lingli use to help her students learn to speak? A. Hiring private tutors for each student. B. Being strict and making students repeat a lot. C. Taking students to markets and parks only. D. Classroom teaching and communication practice. 6. What can we infer from the paragraph 5? A. Liu’s students helped her restore her strength. B. Liu Lingli immediately gave up her job C. Liu’s students didn’t care about her situation. D. Liu’s son didn’t make progress with her help. 7. Which of the following best describes Liu Lingli? A. Loving and persistent. B. Optimistic and selfish. C. Unfortunate and desperate. D. Respectful and confident. 【答案】4. B 5. D 6. A 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了刘玲俐受聋哑邻居触动，投身特殊教育事业，帮助听障儿童发声，历经个人困境仍坚持，最终取得显著成果的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“At age six, a heartfelt meeting with her deaf-mute neighbor, Auntie Wang, who struggled to give her a handmade scarf, planted a seed in her heart: “If only she could speak or write!” This moment inspired Liu to become a student in Nanjing Special Education Normal School at 14, dedicating her life to helping children like Auntie Wang. (六岁时，她与聋哑邻居王阿姨的一次感人会面，在她心中播下了一颗种子：要是她能说话或写字就好了！这一刻激发了刘14岁时成为南京特殊教育师范学校的学生，立志终身帮助像王阿姨这样的孩子。)”可知，刘玲俐与聋哑邻居的一次感人经历激发了她从事特殊教育事业的决心。故选B项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Teaching speech required endless patience. She spent hours demonstrating sounds, using learning cards and repetition. Beyond the classroom, she took students to markets and parks to practice communication. (教授语言需要无尽的耐心。她花了数小时演示发音，使用学习卡片和重复练习。除了在课堂上，她还带学生去市场和公园练习交流。)”可知，刘玲俐通过课堂教学和实地交流练习相结合的方式帮助学生们学习说话。故选D项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中“But letters from students like Liu Menghan, who wrote, “Don’t give up — your son will have a future too,” gave her strength. (但刘梦涵等学生的来信给了她力量，刘梦涵写道：“不要放弃——你的儿子也会有未来的。”)”可知，刘玲俐的学生们写信鼓励她不要放弃，这给了她力量，由此可推断出，刘玲俐的学生们帮助她恢复了力量。故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其是最后一段中“Now 53, Liu reflects: “Standing on this special education platform for decades is worth every effort.” Her story proves that with persistence and love, even the greatest challenge can be overcome — one word, one child, at a time. (现年53岁的刘玲俐反思道：“站在这个特殊教育平台上几十年，所有的努力都是值得的。”她的故事证明，只要有坚持和爱，即使是最伟大的挑战也能被克服 —— 一次一个词，一次一个孩子。)”可知，刘玲俐在特殊教育领域坚持数十年，用爱和耐心帮助听障儿童发声，展现了她的爱心和坚持，由此可推断出，刘玲俐是一个充满爱心且坚持不懈的人。故选A项。 C Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing promise in earthquake prediction, challenging the long-held belief that it is impossible. Researchers at the University of Texas have developed an AI algorithm (算法) that correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week in advance during a trial in China and provided accurate strength calculations for the predicted earthquakes. The research team believes their method succeeded because they stuck with a relatively simple machine learning approach. The AI was provided with a set of statistical features based on the team’s knowledge of earthquake physics, and then instructed to train itself using a five-year database of earth-quake recordings. Once trained, the AI provided its prediction by listening for signs of upcoming earth-quakes within the background rumblings (隆隆声) in the Earth. This work is clearly a milestone in research for AI-driven earthquake prediction. “You don’t see earthquakes coming,” explains Alexandros, a senior research scientist who leads the Texas Seismological (地震学的) Network Program (Tex Net). “It’s a matter of life and death, and the only thing you can control is how prepared you are. Even with the 70% accuracy, that’s a huge result and could help reduce economic and human losses and has the potential to significantly improve earthquake preparation worldwide.” While it is unknown whether the same approach will work at other locations, the researchers are confident that their AI algorithm (算法)could produce more accurate predictions if used in areas with reliable earthquake tracking networks. The next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, since UT’s Bureau Tex Net has 300 earthquake stations and over six years worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes. Eventually, the authors hope to combine the system with physics-based models. This way could prove especially important where data is poor or lacking. “That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward,” concludes Scott Tinker, the bureau’s director. 8. How does the AI forecast earthquakes? A. By identifying data from the satellites. B. By modeling data based on earthquake recordings C. By analyzing background sounds in the Earth. D. By monitoring changes in the magnetic (磁) field. 9. What does Alexandros intend to show in paragraph 3? A. The ways to reduce losses in earthquakes. B The meaning of developing the AI prediction. C. The importance of preparing for earthquakes. D. The limitation of AI in earthquake prediction. 10. What does the follow-up research focus on? A. Conducting tests in different places. B. Building more earthquake stations in Texas. C. Applying the AI approach to other fields. D. Enlarging the database to train the accuracy. 11. Which words can best describe the earthquake-predicting technology? A. Stable but outdated. B. Potential and economical. C. Effective but costly. D. Pioneering and promising. 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了德克萨斯大学的研究人员开发出一种人工智能算法，能够提前一周预测地震，并准确计算地震强度，这一成果在地震预测领域具有里程碑意义，同时探讨了该技术的未来发展前景。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Once trained, the AI provided its prediction by listening for signs of upcoming earthquakes within the background rumblings in the Earth. (一旦训练完成，人工智能就会通过聆听地球背景隆隆声中即将发生的地震的迹象来提供预测。)”可知，人工智能通过分析地球背景声音来预测地震。故选C项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中Alexandros所说的话“It’s a matter of life and death, and the only thing you can control is how prepared you are. Even with the 70% accuracy, that’s a huge result and could help reduce economic and human losses and has the potential to significantly improve earthquake preparation worldwide.(这是一个生死攸关的问题，你唯一能控制的就是你的准备程度。即使准确率达到70%，这也是一个巨大的结果，可以帮助减少经济和人员损失，并有可能显著改善全球的地震准备工作。)”可知，Alexandros旨在说明开发人工智能预测地震的意义。故选B项。 10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“While it is unknown whether the same approach will work at other locations, the researchers are confident that their AI algorithm could produce more accurate predictions if used in areas with reliable earthquake tracking networks. The next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, since UT’s Bureau Tex Net has 300 earthquake stations and over six years worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes. (虽然尚不清楚同样的方法在其他地方是否有效，但研究人员相信，如果他们的AI算法在拥有可靠地震跟踪网络的地区使用，可以产生更准确的预测。下一步是在德克萨斯州测试人工智能，因为得克萨斯大学的Tex Net局拥有300个地震监测站和超过六年的连续记录，这使其成为进行这些测试的理想地点。)”可知，后续研究将专注于在不同地点进行测试。故选A项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing promise in earthquake prediction, challenging the long-held belief that it is impossible. (人工智能在地震预测方面显示出潜力，挑战了长期以来认为这是不可能的观点。)”以及最后一段中Scott Tinker所说的“That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward (这可能还有很长的路要走，但许多这样的进步加在一起，才是推动科学前进的动力。)”可知，地震预测技术具有开创性和前景。故选D项。 D Why can discounts and deals turn a simple shopping trip into chaos? What is it that makes a bargain (优惠) so appealing? A brain-activity study has shown that when we think about money we might spend, brain areas sensitive to pain are activated (激活). When we think about the thing that we want to buy, areas sensitive to pleasure are activated. Our medial prefrontal cortex (前额叶内务侧皮质) evaluates these responses and makes a decision. If it looks like a good deal, we’re more likely to make the purchase and get a lot of dopamine (多巴胺). We get even more dopamine from something that’s unexpected, such as when something is surprisingly cheap. Our brains are keen to reward us for finding bargains and many shops are keen to take advantage of this. Anchoring is a pricing strategy where we are shown an initial price, and then the current one. Popular items may be positioned next to something much more expensive, or we may see a very high previous price next to the heavily reduced one currently available. Sky-high anchor prices can make unreasonably high actual prices seem fair, and our brains are happy to reward us when we make the purchase. Other strategies include time limits, threatening to prevent us from our dopamine hit if we’re not quick enough, and charm pricing, where we’re much less worried about paying £9.99 than £10. If we know how our brains work and how sellers might act, what should we do? It can be useful to take time to consider what we’re buying, hold on to something and walk around the shop before buying to give ourselves more time to evaluate a potential purchase. It can also be sensible to research prices before shopping, to get a better idea of what represents good value. 12. What happens when we think about the item we want to purchase? A. Areas related to delight start to function. B. More dopamine will be released. C. The medial prefrontal cortex shuts down. D. Areas sensitive to pain become active. 13. What does the underlined word “initial” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A. false B. current C. original D. appealing 14. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Researching prices before shopping is useless. B. Our brains like rewards for discovering bargains. C. Taking time to consider purchases is inadvisable. D. Charm pricing makes customers want to pay more. 15. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Function of Medial Prefrontal Cortex B. How to Avoid Shopping Chaos Intelligently C. Why Bargains Are Favored by Customers D. Sellers’ Strategies and Customers’ Reactions 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要探讨了折扣和优惠如何将简单的购物变成混乱的场景，以及大脑对优惠的反应机制，同时介绍了商家利用这种心理所采用的定价策略，最后给出了应对建议。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When we think about the thing that we want to buy, areas sensitive to pleasure are activated. (当我们想到我们想买的东西时，对愉悦敏感的区域就会被激活)”可知，当我们想到想要购买的物品时，大脑与愉悦相关的区域开始运作。故选A项。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段中的“Popular items may be positioned next to something much more expensive, or we may see a very high previous price next to the heavily reduced one currently available. (热门商品可能会被放置在价格高得多的商品旁边，或者我们可能会看到，在当前大幅降价的商品旁边，标有一个高得多的原价)”，结合划线词所在句“Anchoring is a pricing strategy where we are shown an initial price, and then the current one. (锚定是一种定价策略，在这种策略中，我们首先看到的是initial价格，然后是当前价格)”可知，锚定策略中会先展示一个价格，再展示当前价格。由此可知，先展示的最初那个高昂的价格。initial意为“最初的”，与original意思相近。故选C项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Our brains are keen to reward us for finding bargains and many shops are keen to take advantage of this. (我们的大脑热衷于奖励我们发现便宜货，许多商店也热衷于利用这一点)”可知，我们的大脑喜欢因为发现便宜货而得到奖励。故选B项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要探讨了为什么优惠会受到顾客的青睐，介绍了大脑对优惠的反应机制、商家利用这种心理所采用的定价策略以及顾客应如何应对。结合第一段“Why can discounts and deals turn a simple shopping trip into chaos? What is it that makes a bargain (优惠) so appealing?(为什么折扣和优惠会把简单的购物之旅搞得一团糟？是什么让一笔交易如此吸引人？)”可知，C项“Why Bargains Are Favored by Customers (为什么优惠受到顾客的青睐)”概括了文章主旨，适合作为标题。故选C项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Create a Study Schedule — Summer Study Routine Summer is here and for a lot of people it’s a time to have a vacation and relax. But if you need to study, it’s very important to create a study schedule so you have enough time for your studies as well as time to enjoy your break. ____16____ Start early. Some students leave all their work until the last few days of the summer. ____17____ As soon as you’re able, get started with your schedule. The sooner you start, the sooner all your work is done and you’re free to do whatever you want during the holidays. Create a list of everything. You can, for example, write everything in the order of time and separated by subject. This way you can see everything you need to cover in the study plan. Plan it out. Make a schedule using a calendar. ____18____ Design it to what suits you the best and make it something you want to follow. When you’re doing this, plan your time using two kinds of time blocks: free time and fixed time. Free time is when you have other summer activities and relax. Fixed time is when you need to do something which you’ve determined beforehand regardless of most situations. ____19____ That’s up to you to decide and depends on the goals you’ve set up for yourself. Stick with it. The best way to follow your study plan is by being encouraged to use it! Reward yourself for completing the things and cross them off your schedule. ____20____ If you can get something done sooner, go ahead. But if you miss a day, don’t feel guilty about it. Remember that this is your break and you don’t need to work 24/7. What are your plans for this summer? A. It could be daily, weekly or monthly. B. You might need fewer hours or more hours. C. However, don’t be afraid to make changes to it. D. As a result, they panic about not having enough time. E. You should schedule one hour of fixed time each day. F. Where possible, put your fun activities in advance of study hours. G. When you make your schedule, here are some tips to keep in mind. 【答案】16. G 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了如何制定暑假学习计划以及一些相关的建议。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Summer is here and for a lot of people it’s a time to have a vacation and relax. But if you need to study, it’s very important to create a study schedule so you have enough time for your studies as well as time to enjoy your break. (夏天来了，对很多人来说，这是度假和放松的时候。但是如果你需要学习，制定一个学习计划是非常重要的，这样你就有足够的时间学习，也有时间享受你的假期。)”可知，上文指出暑假需要制定学习计划，下文则给出了制定学习计划的一些建议，G选项“When you make your schedule, here are some tips to keep in mind. (当你制定时间表时，这里有一些建议要记住。)”，承接上文制定学习计划的重要性，又引出下文的具体建议。故选G项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Some students leave all their work until the last few days of the summer. (有些学生把所有的作业都留到暑假的最后几天。)”可知，此处指出有些学生拖延作业，D选项“As a result, they panic about not having enough time. (结果，他们担心没有足够的时间。)”是拖延作业导致的结果，与上文逻辑一致。故选D项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Make a schedule using a calendar. (用日历制定一个时间表。)”可知，此处建议用日历制定时间表，A选项“It could be daily, weekly or monthly. (它可以是每天的、每周的或每月的。)”与“using a calendar”相呼应，进一步说明时间表的时间安排。故选A项。 19题详解】 根据上文“Fixed time is when you need to do something which you’ve determined beforehand regardless of most situations. (固定时间是指无论大多数情况如何，你都需要提前确定要做某事的时间。)”可知，此处解释了固定时间的含义，B选项“You might need fewer hours or more hours. (你可能需要更少或更多的时间。)”指出固定时间可能因情况而异，符合这种灵活决定时间的语境。故选B项。 【20题详解】 根据上文“The best way to follow your study plan is by being encouraged to use it! Reward yourself for completing the things and cross them off your schedule.(遵循学习计划的最佳方法是获得激励从而去执行它！完成各项任务后奖励自己，并将它们从日程表上划掉)”下文“If you can get something done sooner, go ahead. But if you miss a day, don’t feel guilty about it. (如果你能早点完成某件事，那就去做吧。但是如果你错过了一天，不要感到内疚。)”可知，选项承接上下文说明面对改变时的态度。C选项“However, don’t be afraid to make changes to it. (然而，不要害怕对它做出改变。)”符合语境。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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 While sorting through (整理) my grandfather’s belongings, I found an old metal box, and inside lay a faded letter. The ____21____ on it — June 6, 1944 — shocked me overwhelmingly. Grandpa had ____22____ spoken of D-Day, but whenever fireworks exploded, his ____23____ hands told stories no words could. The letter described how his partner Jack ____24____ him from a sniper’s gunshot. “Jack pushed me aside just as the shot ____25____,” Grandpa wrote. “He fell down, ____26____, tightly holding a photo of his newborn daughter.” For decades, guilt troubled Grandpa, ____27____ his sleep like a persistent ghost. After reading the letter, I felt driven to find Jack’s families. For weeks, I searched old records, and yesterday, I finally ____28____ his daughter, Sarah. When I ____29____ the letter to Sarah, her tears streamed down her cheeks. “Dad died when I was only two,” she whispered. “I never knew he was that brave in battle. I really ____30____ him.” At the cemetery (墓园), Sarah placed the letter beside Jack’s weathered ____31____. A wind carried a few flowers and leaves onto the ____32____ pages. At that moment, I finally ____33____ what Grandpa had meant so long ago — True peace begins when we find courage to pass ____34____ to those who need them most. The unspoken wounds of war started ____35____ through shared stories. 21. A. day B. date C. words D. message 22. A. sadly B. calmly C. rarely D. occasionally 23. A. frozen B. unsteady C. wrinkled D. trembling 24. A. saved B. warned C. stopped D. comforted 25. A. went off B. came around C. broke out D. showed up 26. A. even B. still C. also D. just 27. A. influencing B. controlling C. attacking D. disturbing 28. A. found B. forgot C. followed D. remembered 29. A. lent B. posted C. handed D. passed 30. A. value B. admire C. understand D. acknowledge 31. A. milestone B. sculpture C. tombstone D. monument 32. A. torn B. worn C. dried D. blank 33. A. grasped B. recalled C. accepted D. interpreted 34. A. experiences B. letters C. lessons D. memories 35. A. fading B. curing C. healing D. relieving 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在整理祖父遗物时发现一封旧信，信中描述了祖父的战友杰克在诺曼底登陆日为救祖父而牺牲的故事。这封信让作者找到了杰克的家人，并在墓园将信交给了杰克的女儿，从而治愈了战争带来的心灵创伤。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：上面的日期——1944年6月6日——让我大为震惊。A. day一天；B. date日期；C. words话语；D. message信息。根据下文“June 6, 1944”可知，此处指信上的“日期”。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：祖父很少提到诺曼底登陆日，但每当烟花爆炸时，他颤抖的双手讲述着言语无法表达的故事。A. sadly悲伤地；B. calmly冷静地；C. rarely很少地；D. occasionally偶尔地。根据下文“but whenever fireworks exploded, his ____3____ hands told stories no words could”以及下文“The unspoken wounds of war started ____15____ through shared stories.”可知，战争给爷爷带来了很大的伤痛，他很少诉说，此处指很少提及诺曼底登陆日，但是烟花爆炸时祖父的双手在诉说着那语言无法诉说的故事。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：祖父很少提到诺曼底登陆日，但每当烟花爆炸时，他颤抖的双手讲述着言语无法表达的故事。A. frozen冻结的；B. unsteady不稳定的；C. wrinkled有皱纹的；D. trembling颤抖的。根据上文“Grandpa had ____2____ spoken of D-Day”以及下文“told stories no words could”可推知，诺曼底登陆日对祖父来说是痛苦的回忆，所以当烟花绽放（可能让他联想到战争场景）时，他的手会“颤抖”，即颤抖的双手体现了战争创伤后应激反应。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：信中描述了他的搭档杰克如何从狙击手的枪击中救了他。A. saved拯救；B. warned警告；C. stopped停止；D. comforted安慰。根据下文“Jack pushed me aside just as the shot ____5____”、“He fell down”以及“guilt troubled Grandpa”可知，杰克把祖父推开，自己牺牲了，他“救”了作者祖父一命。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：“杰克在枪声响起时把我推到一边，”祖父写道。A. went off爆炸，响起；B. came around苏醒；C. broke out爆发；D. showed up出现。根据上文“a sniper’s gunshot”以及“Jack pushed me aside just as the shot”可知，此处指枪声“响起”的时候，杰克推开了作者的祖父。go off “爆炸；（警报、枪等）发出响声”符合语境。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他倒下了，手里还仍然紧紧地攥着他刚出生女儿的照片。A. even甚至；B. still仍然；C. also也；D. just仅仅。根据下文“tightly holding a photo of his newborn daughter”可知，杰克倒下了，但是手里“仍然”紧紧地握着他新生女儿的照片。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几十年来，内疚一直困扰着祖父，像幽灵一样扰乱着他的睡眠。A. influencing影响；B. controlling控制；C. attacking攻击；D. disturbing打扰。根据上文“guilt troubled Grandpa”以及下文“his sleep like a persistent ghost”可知，内疚一直困扰着祖父，像幽灵一样“扰乱”着他的睡眠。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我搜索了几个星期的旧记录，昨天，我终于找到了他的女儿莎拉。A. found找到；B. forgot忘记；C. followed跟随；D. remembered记得。根据上文“I felt driven to find Jack’s families”以及下文“When I ____9____ the letter to Sarah”可知，作者一直在寻找杰克的家人，此处指终于“找到”了他的女儿。故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我把信交给莎拉时，她的眼泪顺着脸颊流了下来。A. lent借出；B. posted邮寄；C. handed交给；D. passed通过。根据下文“her tears streamed down her cheeks. “Dad died when I was only two,” she whispered. “I never knew he was that brave in battle.”以及下文“Sarah placed the letter beside Jack’s weathered ____11____”可知，作者找到莎拉后，应该是把信亲手“递给”她，萨拉看到信后落泪了，这封信使她对自己的父亲有所了解。故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“爸爸在我只有两岁的时候就去世了。”她低声说道。“我从来不知道他在战场上那么勇敢。我真的很钦佩他。”A. value重视；B. admire钦佩；C. understand理解；D. acknowledge承认。根据上文“I never knew he was that brave in battle”可知，莎拉之前不知道父亲在战斗中如此勇敢，所以她知道后应该是很“钦佩”父亲。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在墓园里，莎拉把信放在杰克风化的墓碑旁。A. milestone里程碑；B. sculpture雕塑；C. tombstone墓碑；D. monument纪念碑。根据上文“At the cemetery (墓园)”可知，在墓地里，信应该是放在“墓碑”旁。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一阵风吹来，几朵花和几片树叶落在了磨损的信纸上。A. torn撕碎的；B. worn磨损的；C. dried干的；D. blank空白的。根据上文“I found an old metal box, and inside lay a faded letter”可知，这封信是很多年前写的，所以信纸应该是“磨损的，破旧的”。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我终于明白了祖父很久以前的意思——当我们找到勇气将回忆传递给最需要的人时，真正的平静就开始了。A. grasped理解，明白；B. recalled回忆；C. accepted接受；D. interpreted解释。根据下文“what Grandpa had meant so long ago”以及语境可知，看到莎拉的反应和眼前的情景，作者终于“理解”了祖父的心思。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我终于明白了祖父很久以前的意思——当我们找到勇气将回忆传递给最需要的人时，真正的平静就开始了。A. experiences经历；B. letters信件；C. lessons课程；D. memories回忆。根据上文“The letter described how his partner Jack ____4____ him from a sniper’s gunshot”以及语境可知，文中的信记录了过去的事情，是一种“回忆”，所以此处指将“回忆”传递给最需要的人。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：战争带来的无言创伤开始通过分享故事而治愈。A. fading褪色；B. curing治愈；C. healing愈合，使痊愈；D. relieving缓解。根据上文“The unspoken wounds of war started”以及语境可知，此处指战争带来的无言创伤开始愈合，heal“愈合”为不及物动词，符合语境。故选C项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Zhuangyuanzhou, an oasis located in the Xiujiang River on the east side of Yichun City, has a long history and rich culture of scholarship. It covers ____36____ area of about 6 hectares and looks like a big ship that can rise and fall as the river water ____37____ (flow). Lu Zhao is said to be the first Zhuangyuan (Number One Scholar) in Jiangxi. Before ____38____ (achieve) his success, Lu once studied in the oasis. About six hundred years later, a local landlord Liu Cheng, admiring Lu Zhao ____39____ (deep), bought the oasis and built a school where local people could study hard. Over time, the oasis became a public place ____40____ people to pursue learning and honor those who achieved academic excellence. More buildings were constructed to honor celebrated scholars, among ____41____ Lu Zhao was always honored first. Today, as a public park, Zhuangyuanzhou, surrounded by green water and lush trees, is regarded as one of the famous ____42____ (landscape) in Yichun. A huge iron statue describes a Zhuangyuan returning home on horseback, surrounded by attendants in a scene of great honor. Other statues, such as those showing childhood reading and tutoring, remain educational and inspiring. No wonder ____43____ (variety) cultural and educational activities are held here every year. Whether you seek to feast your eyes on the beautiful scenery, explore Yichun’s history and culture, ____44____ inspire your kids to study harder, Zhuangyuanzhou is the perfect destination. Once ____45____ (visit), it leaves an unforgettable impression. 【答案】36. an 37. flows 38. achieving 39. deeply 40. for 41. whom 42. landscapes 43. various 44. or 45. visited 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了位于宜春市秀江河东侧的绿洲——状元洲，其历史悠久，文化底蕴深厚，是宜春著名的景点之一，无论是欣赏美景、探索历史文化，还是激励孩子努力学习，状元洲都是绝佳去处。 【36题详解】 考查冠词。句意：它占地约6公顷，看起来像一艘随着河水流动而起伏的大船。cover an area of为固定短语，意为“占地面积为……”，area以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an。故填an。 【37题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：它占地约6公顷，看起来像一艘随着河水流动而起伏的大船。分析句子结构可知，as引导时间状语从句，从句陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时，主语the river water为不可数名词，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填flows。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在取得成功之前，卢曾在这个绿洲学习过。句中before为介词，后应接动名词形式作宾语。故填achieving。 【39题详解】 考查副词。句意：大约六百年后，当地地主刘成非常钦佩卢肇，买下了这片绿洲，并建了一所学校，供当地人刻苦学习。修饰动词admiring应用deep的副词形式deeply作状语，表示“深深地钦佩”。故填deeply。 【40题详解】 考查介词。句意：随着时间的推移，这个绿洲成为人们追求学问、表彰学业有成者的公共场所。根据语意可知，此处应用介词for，表示“供……用的”，后接名词people作宾语，构成介词短语作后置定语，修饰名词place。故填for。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：为了纪念著名的学者，建造了更多的建筑，其中卢肇总是被首先纪念。此处为“介词 + 关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词为celebrated scholars，指人，关系代词在从句中作介词among的宾语，应用关系代词whom。故填whom。 【42题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：如今，作为一座被绿水和茂密的树木环绕的公园，状元洲被誉为宜春著名的景观之一。“one of+可数名词复数形式”为固定用法，表示“……之一”，所以此处应用名词landscape的复数形式。故填landscapes。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：难怪每年都在这里举行各种各样的文化和教育活动。修饰名词短语cultural and educational activities，应用variety的形容词形式various作定语，表示“各种各样的文化和教育活动”。故填various。 【44题详解】 考查连词。句意：无论你是想欣赏美景、探索宜春的历史文化，还是激励你的孩子更努力地学习，状元洲都是完美的目的地。whether...or...为固定句型，意为“无论……还是……”，所以此处应用连词or连接两个并列的动词短语seek to feast your eyes on the beautiful scenery，explore Yichun’s history and culture和inspire your kids to study harder。故填or。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一旦参观过，它就会给人留下难忘的印象。此处为状语从句的省略，once引导条件状语从句，当从句主语和主句主语一致且从句含有be动词时，可将从句主语和be动词省略，其完整形式为：Once it is visited。所以此处应用visit的过去分词形式visited，表示被动。故填visited。 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，你校上个月举办了艺术节活动。请你写一篇短文向国外的网友Jim谈谈本次活动，内容包括：1. 你最喜欢的节目；2. 你参加的活动；3. 你的活动感想。 注意：1. 词数应为80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jim, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, I’m writing to tell you about the art festival in our school last month. My favorite program was the dance performance. The dancers moved gracefully and their performance was really amazing. I took part in the painting competition. I drew a beautiful landscape. It was a great chance for me to show my painting skills. Through this art festival, I not only enjoyed various wonderful performances but also improved my abilities. It was really unforgettable. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以李华的身份，向国外网友Jim介绍上个月学校举办的艺术节活动。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 优雅地：gracefully → elegantly 机会：chance → opportunity 比赛：competition → contest 难忘的：unforgettable → memorable 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：My favorite program was the dance performance. 拓展句：The dance performance was the program that I liked best. 【点睛】[高分句型1] It was a great chance for me to show my painting skills. (运用了形式主语it和动词不定式作真正的主语) [高分句型2] Through this art festival, I not only enjoyed various wonderful performances but also improved my abilities. (运用了not only...but also...并列结构) 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。 It was late and raining heavily one night. A young woman was waiting for her flight at an airport. She was leaving for London because she got a new job there. It was said that her new boss was a typical English gentleman — polite, modest, humorous and considerate. She was excited as well as a little nervous about her new life. With several long hours before her flight, the woman hunted for a book in the airport shop, bought a packet of cookies and found a place to sit. She took out the book and started to read. Although she was absorbed in her book, she happened to see that the man sitting beside her, as bold as he could be, took a cookie or two from the bag in between. Educated to be well mannered，she tried to ignore it to avoid an argument. But to show that she was the owner, she started to take cookies from that bag too. Unfortunately，the man didn’t get that hint (暗示)，since he didn’t stop grabbing the cookies. How annoying! As the greedy cookie thief kept eating, the woman munched (大声咀嚼) some cookies and watched the clock. She was getting angrier as the minutes went by, thinking, “If I weren’t so nice, I would blacken his eyes.” With each cookie she took，he took one, too. When only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half. He offered her a half, and ate the other. She took it from him, glared at him and thought, “Oh brother! This guy has some nerve and he is so rude! Why didn’t he even show any gratefulness?” She had never known when she had been so angry and sighed in relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate quickly, refusing to look back at the rude thief. She boarded the plane, sank in her seat, and looked for her book, which was almost complete. As she reached inside her baggage, she gasped with surprise. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Surprisingly, she found the man sitting just behind her. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 As she reached inside her baggage, she gasped with surprise. At that moment, in her sight came the packet of cookies, which had been just bought by her, unopened at all. Ashamed and feeling like a thief, she finally realized that the cookies were not hers but belonged to the man sitting next to her, who had calmly offered to share his last cookie with her. A sudden rush of shy blood filling the face, she instinctively looked around in the hope of finding the very man to make an apology. Surprisingly, she found the man sitting just behind her. He was just looking up and met her eyes, also with a smile on his face. The woman was at an absolute loss but gave the man a nervous smile in return. With a quite open mouth, she was unable to say any apology to him, murmuring “Sorry, sorry... It was I myself who was the real cookie thief.” After a while, she fell asleep in her seat with the plane flying steadily. The next day, when she arrived at her new company, the biggest surprise was waiting for her — the man was just her new boss. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了在一个雨夜，一位年轻女士在机场候机时，误以为旁边男子偷吃自己的饼干，最后发现是自己的饼干，且该男子是自己新老板的故事。 详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句“当她把手伸进行李时，惊讶地倒吸了一口凉气。”可知，第一段可描写女士发现自己的饼干在自己的行李包里，意识到自己误会了旁边的男子，内心感到十分羞愧，想要找到男子道歉。 ②由第二段首句“令人惊讶的是，她发现那个男人就坐在她后面。”可知，第二段可描写女士发现男子就坐在自己后面，两人四目相对，女士紧张地向男子道歉，男子微笑回应，女士最后在飞机上睡着，到达新公司后发现男子竟是自己的新老板。 2.续写线索： 女士发现自己的饼干没有开封——意识到误会男子——感到羞愧想道歉——发现男子坐在后面——两人四目相对——女士紧张道歉——男子微笑回应——女士睡着——到达新公司发现男子是新老板 3.词汇激活 行为类： ①意识到：realize that/be aware that ②道歉：make an apology/apologize ③含糊地说：murmur/whisper ④到达：arrive at/reach 情感类： ①紧张的：nervous/tense ②吃惊：surprise/astonishment 【点睛】【高分句型1】 Ashamed and feeling like a thief, she finally realized that the cookies were not hers but belonged to the man sitting next to her, who had calmly offered to share his last cookie with her.（运用了that引导宾语从句，形容词和who引导非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】 With a quite open mouth, she was unable to say any apology to him, murmuring “Sorry, sorry… It was I myself who was the real cookie thief.” （运用了with介词短语和现在分词murmuring作伴随状语，以及it be...who...强调句型） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 宜春中学2027届高一下学期期末考试 英语试题 （全卷满分150分 考试用时120分钟） 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 will the woman do tonight? A. Play basketball. B. Visit her cousin. C. Go to the cinema. 2. How much will the woman pay for the book? A. $14. B. $16. C. $18. 3. Where are the speakers? A. At a gym. B. In a hotel. C. On the street. 4. What does Jason want to be in the future? A. An artist. B. A teacher. C. A businessman. 5. What are the speakers discussing? A. A book. B. A language. C. A competition. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或读白。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 is Andy going to do? A. Watch game. B. Play football. C. Pick up his friend. 7. Which of the following will Andy tidy up? A. The kitchen. B. The bedrooms. C. The sitting room. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. How did Tony learn to play the piano? A. By taking classes. B. By teaching himself. C. By learning from his father. 9. Why does Tony take a part-time job? A. To earn money. B. To be with children. C. To get some experience. 10. What will Tony talk about next? A. His childhood. B. His college life. C. His future plans. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why will Tom travel to Thailand? A To see a net friend. B. To visit his relatives. C. To learn about Thai culture. 12. Where will Tom live during his time in Thailand? A. At a hotel. B. At a friend’s home. C. At a school dormitory. 13. Who is Karen? A. The woman’s aunt. B. The woman’s niece. C. The woman’s cousin. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What will students mainly do at the camp? A. Learn to cook. B. Do outdoor activities. C. Exchange food culture. 15. Who can take part in the camp? A. College students. B. Pre-school children. C. High school students. 16. When will the camp end? A. On Jan.22nd. B. On Jan.25th. C. On Jan.26th. 17. How will the speakers go to the camp? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Why did the speaker go to the small park? A. To take a walk. B. To do some cleaning. C. To organize an activity. 19. Where does the speaker’s mother work? A. At a park. B. At a school. C. At a hospital. 20. What did the speaker think of her volunteer experience? A. Tiring. B. Enjoyable. C. Challenging. 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 People usually celebrate their traditional festival. The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional festival is the most important to Chinese at home and abroad. The United Kingdom Celebrations for Spring Festival in the United Kingdom started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. The United States Spring Festival is an important time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture. Australia On Chinese New Year, many people across Australia come to Sydney’s Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. Singapore The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese. They put traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoys their dinner together. They usually have it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. 1. Which country began to celebrate Spring Festival in nineteen eighty? A. The US. B. The UK. C. Australia. D. Singapore 2 Why do Chinese families in Singapore have the New Year dinner at home? A. The restaurant is far away. B. Eating at home helps save money. C. They were born in Singapore. D. They want to keep Chinese tradition. 3. What can we learn from the text? A. All of the world celebrate Spring Festival. B. Only 4 countries celebrate Spring Festival. C. Spring Festival is celebrated only in China. D. Chinese around the world value Spring Festival. B Born in the 1970s in Hengyang, Liu Lingli grew up in a working-class family. At age six, a heartfelt meeting with her deaf-mute neighbor, Auntie Wang, who struggled to give her a handmade scarf, planted a seed in her heart: “If only she could speak or write!” This moment inspired Liu to become a student in Nanjing Special Education Normal School at 14, dedicating her life to helping children like Auntie Wang. In 1991, Liu began teaching at Hengyang Special Education School. Her first class had 14 hearing-loss students, some with intellectual disabilities. Though offered better-paying jobs, she chose this challenging path. “I must walk this road well and far,” she vowed. Teaching speech required endless patience. She spent hours demonstrating sounds, using learning cards and repetition. Beyond the classroom, she took students to markets and parks to practice communication. “A special education teacher must open doors for these children with both skill and heart,” she said. Her efforts bore fruit. At the 2023 Asian Para Games, her former student Liu Hanxiang, who once couldn’t speak, performed onstage. “Ms. Liu taught me to speak word by word, even spending weekends coaching me at her home,” Hanxiang recalled. Over 33 years, Liu has helped more than 30 children find their voices. Her journey wasn’t without personal trials. In 2005, her son was diagnosed (诊断) with congenital (先天性的) hearing loss. Desperate, she nearly quit. But letters from students like Liu Menghan, who wrote, “Don’t give up — your son will have a future too,” gave her strength. Combining professional techniques with a mother’s love, she trained her son daily. By age one, he spoke his first words; today, he studies at Xiangtan Institute of Technology. Now 53, Liu reflects: “Standing on this special education platform for decades is worth every effort.” Her story proves that with persistence and love, even the greatest challenge can be overcome — one word, one child, at a time. 4. What inspired Liu Lingli to work in special education? A. Her own experience of hearing loss. B. A touching experience with her deaf-mute neighbor. C. Her working-class family background. D The hope to earn money by teaching deaf children. 5. What did Liu Lingli use to help her students learn to speak? A. Hiring private tutors for each student. B. Being strict and making students repeat a lot. C. Taking students to markets and parks only. D. Classroom teaching and communication practice. 6. What can we infer from the paragraph 5? A. Liu’s students helped her restore her strength. B. Liu Lingli immediately gave up her job C. Liu’s students didn’t care about her situation. D. Liu’s son didn’t make progress with her help. 7. Which of the following best describes Liu Lingli? A. Loving and persistent. B. Optimistic and selfish. C. Unfortunate and desperate. D. Respectful and confident. C Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing promise in earthquake prediction, challenging the long-held belief that it is impossible. Researchers at the University of Texas have developed an AI algorithm (算法) that correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week in advance during a trial in China and provided accurate strength calculations for the predicted earthquakes. The research team believes their method succeeded because they stuck with a relatively simple machine learning approach. The AI was provided with a set of statistical features based on the team’s knowledge of earthquake physics, and then instructed to train itself using a five-year database of earth-quake recordings. Once trained, the AI provided its prediction by listening for signs of upcoming earth-quakes within the background rumblings (隆隆声) in the Earth. This work is clearly a milestone in research for AI-driven earthquake prediction. “You don’t see earthquakes coming,” explains Alexandros, a senior research scientist who leads the Texas Seismological (地震学) Network Program (Tex Net). “It’s a matter of life and death, and the only thing you can control is how prepared you are. Even with the 70% accuracy, that’s a huge result and could help reduce economic and human losses and has the potential to significantly improve earthquake preparation worldwide.” While it is unknown whether the same approach will work at other locations, the researchers are confident that their AI algorithm (算法)could produce more accurate predictions if used in areas with reliable earthquake tracking networks. The next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, since UT’s Bureau Tex Net has 300 earthquake stations and over six years worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes. Eventually, the authors hope to combine the system with physics-based models. This way could prove especially important where data is poor or lacking. “That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward,” concludes Scott Tinker, the bureau’s director. 8. How does the AI forecast earthquakes? A. By identifying data from the satellites. B. By modeling data based on earthquake recordings C. By analyzing background sounds in the Earth. D. By monitoring changes in the magnetic (磁) field. 9. What does Alexandros intend to show in paragraph 3? A. The ways to reduce losses in earthquakes. B. The meaning of developing the AI prediction. C. The importance of preparing for earthquakes. D. The limitation of AI in earthquake prediction. 10. What does the follow-up research focus on? A. Conducting tests in different places. B. Building more earthquake stations in Texas. C. Applying the AI approach to other fields. D. Enlarging the database to train the accuracy. 11. Which words can best describe the earthquake-predicting technology? A. Stable but outdated. B. Potential and economical. C. Effective but costly. D. Pioneering and promising. D Why can discounts and deals turn a simple shopping trip into chaos? What is it that makes a bargain (优惠) so appealing? A brain-activity study has shown that when we think about money we might spend, brain areas sensitive to pain are activated (激活). When we think about the thing that we want to buy, areas sensitive to pleasure are activated. Our medial prefrontal cortex (前额叶内务侧皮质) evaluates these responses and makes a decision. If it looks like a good deal, we’re more likely to make the purchase and get a lot of dopamine (多巴胺). We get even more dopamine from something that’s unexpected, such as when something is surprisingly cheap. Our brains are keen to reward us for finding bargains and many shops are keen to take advantage of this. Anchoring is a pricing strategy where we are shown an initial price, and then the current one. Popular items may be positioned next to something much more expensive, or we may see a very high previous price next to the heavily reduced one currently available. Sky-high anchor prices can make unreasonably high actual prices seem fair, and our brains are happy to reward us when we make the purchase. Other strategies include time limits, threatening to prevent us from our dopamine hit if we’re not quick enough, and charm pricing, where we’re much less worried about paying £9.99 than £10. If we know how our brains work and how sellers might act, what should we do? It can be useful to take time to consider what we’re buying, hold on to something and walk around the shop before buying to give ourselves more time to evaluate a potential purchase. It can also be sensible to research prices before shopping, to get a better idea of what represents good value. 12. What happens when we think about the item we want to purchase? A. Areas related to delight start to function. B. More dopamine will be released. C. The medial prefrontal cortex shuts down. D. Areas sensitive to pain become active. 13. What does the underlined word “initial” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A. false B. current C. original D. appealing 14. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Researching prices before shopping is useless. B. Our brains like rewards for discovering bargains. C. Taking time to consider purchases is inadvisable. D. Charm pricing makes customers want to pay more. 15. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Function of Medial Prefrontal Cortex B. How to Avoid Shopping Chaos Intelligently C. Why Bargains Are Favored by Customers D. Sellers’ Strategies and Customers’ Reactions 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。 How to Create a Study Schedule — Summer Study Routine Summer is here and for a lot of people it’s a time to have a vacation and relax. But if you need to study, it’s very important to create a study schedule so you have enough time for your studies as well as time to enjoy your break. ____16____ Start early. Some students leave all their work until the last few days of the summer. ____17____ As soon as you’re able, get started with your schedule. The sooner you start, the sooner all your work is done and you’re free to do whatever you want during the holidays. Create a list of everything. You can, for example, write everything in the order of time and separated by subject. This way you can see everything you need to cover in the study plan. Plan it out. Make a schedule using a calendar. ____18____ Design it to what suits you the best and make it something you want to follow. When you’re doing this, plan your time using two kinds of time blocks: free time and fixed time. Free time is when you have other summer activities and relax. Fixed time is when you need to do something which you’ve determined beforehand regardless of most situations. ____19____ That’s up to you to decide and depends on the goals you’ve set up for yourself. Stick with it. The best way to follow your study plan is by being encouraged to use it! Reward yourself for completing the things and cross them off your schedule. ____20____ If you can get something done sooner, go ahead. But if you miss a day, don’t feel guilty about it. Remember that this is your break and you don’t need to work 24/7. What are your plans for this summer? A. It could be daily, weekly or monthly. B. You might need fewer hours or more hours. C. However, don’t be afraid to make changes to it. D. As a result, they panic about not having enough time. E. You should schedule one hour of fixed time each day. F. Where possible, put your fun activities in advance of study hours. G. When you make your schedule, here are some tips to keep in mind. 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 While sorting through (整理) my grandfather’s belongings, I found an old metal box, and inside lay a faded letter. The ____21____ on it — June 6, 1944 — shocked me overwhelmingly. Grandpa had ____22____ spoken of D-Day, but whenever fireworks exploded, his ____23____ hands told stories no words could. The letter described how his partner Jack ____24____ him from a sniper’s gunshot. “Jack pushed me aside just as the shot ____25____,” Grandpa wrote. “He fell down, ____26____, tightly holding a photo of his newborn daughter.” For decades, guilt troubled Grandpa, ____27____ his sleep like a persistent ghost. After reading the letter, I felt driven to find Jack’s families. For weeks, I searched old records, and yesterday, I finally ____28____ his daughter, Sarah. When I ____29____ the letter to Sarah, her tears streamed down her cheeks. “Dad died when I was only two,” she whispered. “I never knew he was that brave in battle. I really ____30____ him.” At the cemetery (墓园), Sarah placed the letter beside Jack’s weathered ____31____. A wind carried a few flowers and leaves onto the ____32____ pages. At that moment, I finally ____33____ what Grandpa had meant so long ago — True peace begins when we find courage to pass ____34____ to those who need them most. The unspoken wounds of war started ____35____ through shared stories. 21. A. day B. date C. words D. message 22. A. sadly B. calmly C. rarely D. occasionally 23. A. frozen B. unsteady C. wrinkled D. trembling 24. A. saved B. warned C. stopped D. comforted 25. A. went off B. came around C. broke out D. showed up 26. A. even B. still C. also D. just 27. A. influencing B. controlling C. attacking D. disturbing 28. A. found B. forgot C. followed D. remembered 29. A. lent B. posted C. handed D. passed 30. A. value B. admire C. understand D. acknowledge 31. A. milestone B. sculpture C. tombstone D. monument 32. A. torn B. worn C. dried D. blank 33. A. grasped B. recalled C. accepted D. interpreted 34. A. experiences B. letters C. lessons D. memories 35. A. fading B. curing C. healing D. relieving 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。 Zhuangyuanzhou, an oasis located in the Xiujiang River on the east side of Yichun City, has a long history and rich culture of scholarship. It covers ____36____ area of about 6 hectares and looks like a big ship that can rise and fall as the river water ____37____ (flow). Lu Zhao is said to be the first Zhuangyuan (Number One Scholar) in Jiangxi. Before ____38____ (achieve) his success, Lu once studied in the oasis. About six hundred years later, a local landlord Liu Cheng, admiring Lu Zhao ____39____ (deep), bought the oasis and built a school where local people could study hard. Over time, the oasis became a public place ____40____ people to pursue learning and honor those who achieved academic excellence. More buildings were constructed to honor celebrated scholars, among ____41____ Lu Zhao was always honored first. Today, as a public park, Zhuangyuanzhou, surrounded by green water and lush trees, is regarded as one of the famous ____42____ (landscape) in Yichun. A huge iron statue describes a Zhuangyuan returning home on horseback, surrounded by attendants in a scene of great honor. Other statues, such as those showing childhood reading and tutoring, remain educational and inspiring. No wonder ____43____ (variety) cultural and educational activities are held here every year. Whether you seek to feast your eyes on the beautiful scenery, explore Yichun’s history and culture, ____44____ inspire your kids to study harder, Zhuangyuanzhou is the perfect destination. Once ____45____ (visit), it leaves an unforgettable impression. 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，你校上个月举办了艺术节活动。请你写一篇短文向国外的网友Jim谈谈本次活动，内容包括：1. 你最喜欢的节目；2. 你参加的活动；3. 你的活动感想。 注意：1. 词数应为80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jim, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 It was late and raining heavily one night. A young woman was waiting for her flight at an airport. She was leaving for London because she got a new job there. It was said that her new boss was a typical English gentleman — polite, modest, humorous and considerate. She was excited as well as a little nervous about her new life. With several long hours before her flight the woman hunted for a book in the airport shop, bought a packet of cookies and found a place to sit. She took out the book and started to read. Although she was absorbed in her book, she happened to see that the man sitting beside her, as bold as he could be, took a cookie or two from the bag in between. Educated to be well mannered，she tried to ignore it to avoid an argument. But to show that she was the owner, she started to take cookies from that bag too. Unfortunately，the man didn’t get that hint (暗示)，since he didn’t stop grabbing the cookies. How annoying! As the greedy cookie thief kept eating, the woman munched (大声咀嚼) some cookies and watched the clock. She was getting angrier as the minutes went by, thinking, “If I weren’t so nice, I would blacken his eyes.” With each cookie she took，he took one, too. When only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half. He offered her a half, and ate the other. She took it from him, glared at him and thought, “Oh brother! This guy has some nerve and he is so rude! Why didn’t he even show any gratefulness?” She had never known when she had been so angry and sighed in relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate quickly, refusing to look back at the rude thief. She boarded the plane, sank in her seat, and looked for her book, which was almost complete. As she reached inside her baggage, she gasped with surprise. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Surprisingly, she found the man sitting just behind her. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$