广西来宾市2024-2025学年高二下学期英语期末试题

2025年春季期高二期末教学质量监测 英语 （本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 注意事项： 1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。 4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。 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 does the man dislike about his new apartment? A. The rent. B. The neighbors. C. The distance from work. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In the street. B. In a theater. C. In a coffee shop. 3. How much will the man have to pay if he buys the suit? A. $350. B. $420. C. $450. 4. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Salesperson and customer. 5. How does the man feel? A. Shy. B. Lucky. C. Unexpected. 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. Which subject is John worried about? A. Math. B. English. C. Chemistry. 7. What does the woman suggest John do? A. He should study every day. B. He should bring his textbook. C. He should write down key points. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the woman think of Indian food? A. Too bad. B. A bit hot. C. Quite delicious. 9. What kind of food will the speakers eat? A. Chinese food. B. Indian food. C. Italian food. 10. What time will the speakers meet? A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where is the woman going on holiday? A. To America. B. To Australia. C. To Switzerland. 12. Why does Daniel choose to travel by motorbike? A. He wants to travel alone. B. He likes fast transportation. C. He hopes to have a flexible journey. 13. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. Holiday plan. B. Opinions on transportation methods. C. Travel experiences in different countries. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the woman doing? A. Making a friend. B. Having an interview. C. Dining in a restaurant. 15. Why does the woman quit her previous job? A. To make more money. B. To focus more on study. C. To get different experiences. 16 When is the restaurant busy? A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To explain why the flight is delayed. B. To explain how to find cheap flights. C. To explain safety instructions on an airplane. 18. Which country is the flight flying to? A. France. B. The UK. C. Canada. 19. What is the first rule for the listeners to follow? A. Putting out cigarettes before boarding. B. Turning off all the electronic devices. C. Wearing their seat belts on the journey. 20. How long will people get banned from the airline for smoking on an airplane? A. At least five months. B. At least three months. C. At least twelve months. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Writing Contest: Tell A Story It's National Tell a Story Month, and we’re excited to hear yours! For this contest, submit your best fictional stories. Your stories will be judged based on imagery, novelty and originality. There is no specific genre (体裁) for your story. So go ahead and get to writing. We can't wait to read what you have in store for us. Deadline: October 1, 2023 Rules: *You must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Ink account to enter. *No inappropriate content. * Submissions must relate to the topic (A story). Guidelines and Details: *Your entry must be between about 5-15 minutes (pages) long. *There is no limit to the number of plays you can submit. How to Submit: * Submit entries through our website. All entries submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the contest. See our submission guidelines for more information. * Submit your work to the Fiction category of Teen Ink. You can find this selection after selecting the initial “Article/Poetry” submission type. * Important!! We get a lot of fiction submissions every month. If you want to submit your work for this con test in particular, include the words “Tell A Story” in your submission’s tags (标签). You can do this by using the “additional tags” field in your submission form. Prizes: * Winner (and honorable mentions, if space allows) will have their scripts published in Teen Ink magazine. *The overall winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. 1 What is a criterion used to evaluate the entries? A It should be a true story. B. Its content should be creative. C. Its theme should be about teens. D. It should follow a particular genre. 2. Which of the following will lead to failed participation? A. Being a 10-year-old girl. B. Writing an entry of 10 pages. C. Submitting before October 1, 2023. D. Choosing to use a Teen Ink account. 3. What's the purpose of writing the text? A. To inform teenagers of a contest. B. To encourage the use of Teen Ink. C. To stress the significance of writing. D. To select honorable teenage writers. B As Elizabeth Stone once said, “Having children is like having your heart go walking around outside of your body.” You send them off to school and hope that the world treats them kindly because when they hurt, you hurt. Surely it’s unavoidable (不可避免的) that your child will experience hurt feelings at some point. So, it’s wise to be ready for those moments. But what truly prepares you for the moment when the child you love so much unexpectedly heals (治愈) the wounds of your own inner child? A mom named Soogia, posted a video on TikTok explaining a phone call she received from a parent in her daughter’s classroom. The mom called to inform Soogia that their kids had been sharing lunch with each other. Soogia wasn’t prepared for what came next. The classmate’s mother informed her that her son loved the food Soogia’s daughter brought to school and wanted to learn how to cook it too. That may seem like a small thing to some, but the small gesture healed a little bit of Soogia’s inner child. Growing up as a Korean kid in California, Soogia had different experiences from her children. “I guess I just never thought that my kids would be the generation of kids that could go to school and not just proudly eat, but share their food with other kids that were just so open,” Soogia said through tears. “They don’t sit there eating their food alone, feeling ashamed and wishing that their fried rice was bread instead or something like that. And I know, it sounds so small and it sounds so stupid, but knowing that their experience at school is so different from mine in such a positive way is just so hopeful.” Soogia’s tearful video pulled at the heartstrings of her viewers who shared their thoughts in the comments. “These Gen Alpha babies (千禧一代) really are a different, kinder generation. I love them so much,” someone revealed. 4. What is the purpose of quoting at the beginning of the passage? A. To show the physical tiredness of raising children. B. To describe the development of children’s personalities. C. To stress parents’ constant concerns about their children. D. To contrast the different feelings between parents and children. 5. Why did the classmate’s mother call Soogia? A. To share the video taken by her son. B. To ask about the recipe of the lunch her son liked. C. To invite Soogia to cook lunch for the children together. D. To inform Soogia of her daughter’s understanding behavior at school. 6 What makes Soogia feel comforted? A. Her child is popular on TikTok. B. Her child can enjoy sharing meals with classmates. C. Her child has gained friendship and recognition at school. D. Her child needn’t feel ashamed of their cultural background. 7. What can we infer about Soogia’s opinion of the new generation of children? A. Open-minded and accepting. B. Caring and persistent. C. Adventurous and decisive. D. Friendly and determined. C Research in Scientific Reports shows cats are better than human babies at a simple language comprehension test. Previous studies found that cats can recognize not only their own names but those of familiar humans and animals. But can they link words to objects? To test this theory, Saho Takagi and her team gave 31 adult cats a simple word game used to test the same ability in human babies. They showed the cats two nine-second cartoon clips (电影片段), in which the cats’ owners repeated made-up words while the images were shown. These two clips — a red sun labeled “paramo” and a blue unicorn labeled “keraru” — were repeated until the cats got bored and paid 50% less attention to the screen. After a short break, the clips were shown again, but this time, half of the pairings of words and images were changed. The changed clips visibly affected the cats. When “paramo” was shown with the unicorn and “keraru” was shown with the sun, the cats stared at the screen 15% longer. The cats were sensitive to this change and were clearly confused by it, which is good evidence that they had formed a link between the words and images. The experiment revealed that the cats were able to learn the combinations from just two nine-second exposures — significantly faster than babies, who required at least four 20-second trials. However, one should not read too much into these comparisons. “Comparing adult cats to baby isn’t fair as they are different species at different life stages,” said Dr. Carlo Siracusa, an animal behaviorist at the University of Pennsylvania. “Moreover, some cats were left out of the study, which caused bias (偏见) — not a fault of the research, and working with cats in experiments is difficult.” he added. Despite its limitations, the study does show that cats are capable of forming picture-word associations, although whether this is an inborn ability or a product of domestication (驯养) is unknown. 8. Cats’ picture-word association ability is proved by _______. A. sudden refusal to watch the screen B. complete loss of attention to the screen C. longer staring duration when pairs changed D. frequent physical interaction with the screen 9. What might be a possible limitation of the study according to the text? A. The sample size of cats was too large. B. Some cats were not included in the study. C. The clips were too difficult for cats to understand. D. The clips were too short to draw accurate conclusions. 10. Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE? A. Cats’ ability to form associations is definitely inborn. B. Cats learned the word-image combinations slower than babies. C. The study is based on cats’ established name recognition ability. D. The changed pairings of words and images had no effect on cats. 11. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A popular science magazine. B. A science fiction novel. C. A children’s educational blog. D. An academic research paper. D In 1240, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Ⅱ built Castel del Monte on a lonely hill in central Puglia, where he had a perfect view of approaching enemies. He probably never imagined the enemies might be tourists one day. But these days, the old castle has been polished clean, and hundreds of multicolored Pullman buses snake up the winding roads to its grounds, now filled with T-shirt stands, Coca-Cola signs and a 200-car parking lot. All this thanks to the fact that UNESCO has designated (认定) it a World Heritage Site in 1996. Officially, UNESCO honor s places that exemplify (是……的典范) an area’s ancestry, with the purpose of ensuring they are preserved. Unofficially, this designation is a kind of fairy dust that often turns little-known cultural sites into overnight tourist sensations. This is both a gift and a cuss. Lisa Mastny, senior adviser to the World Watch Institute, says, “tourism is double-edged for places considered of ‘outstanding value to humanity’. It offers many poor communities the chance to obtain financial rewards, but also threatens the very resources — human and natural — upon which the industry is ultimately built.” There is growing awareness that assigning UNESCO designation is worthless — or worse, harmful — without some kind of follow-up preservation program. “In the early days there wasn’t much attention given to what would happen once these sites became World Heritage. But that’s changing slowly,” says Joseph King, director of the sites unit at the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). In Africa, a 12-year training program is currently underway to teach locals not only how to preserve their immovable cultural heritage, but how to use it for economic development. In Eastern Europe, where tourism is a relatively new thing, cities are looking for help in figuring out where to draw the line between preserving historical centers and promoting urban development. 12. What can we learn about Castel del Monte? A. It was originally built to enjoy the view. B. It serves as a Coca-Cola distribution base. C. It offers no practical value to the local economy. D. It has transformed into a popular tourist destination. 13. Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cuss” in paragraph 2? A. Disaster. B. Relief. C. Solution. D. Opportunity. 14. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. All UNESCO-designated sites have received proper follow-up preservation. B. The early UNESCO designations failed to consider the long-term impact on sites. C. Economic benefits from tourism always outweigh environmental and cultural risks. D. Africa and Eastern Europe are the only regions taking action on cultural preservation. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Is UNESCO Helpful in Driving Global Tourism? B. How Can a Place Be Included in the UNESCO List? C. Why Is It Important to Market World Heritage Site Tours? D. Does Identifying World Heritage Sites Do More Harm Than Good? 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。 Going to the gym can be something that many people find a tiring experience. ___16___ Most weight-related exercises require 6–8 repetitions per set, performed consistently over three months to get results. Besides, there is nothing more boring than endless running on a running machine. But what if there were a way to ease the boredom of exercise while still getting a good work out? ___17___ In the past, “playing video games was a sedentary (久坐不动的) experience,” says Jo Stauffer of the VR Health Institute, “but VR changes all of that”. He says that the room-scale experience engages your body in full. ___18___ In order to play properly, the player is forced to move around swinging their arms or using their legs. After an hour of this on a regular enough basis, it’s not surprising that many people unexpectedly find themselves fitter. There are already many virtual reality games which, intentionally or not, result in their player “getting a good sweat on” if played for enough time. The potential for VR to help people get fit has been noticed by tech companies. ___19___ They are making a new fitness machine, designed to be used in combination with a VR headset. Players challenge a virtual opponent in a series of games, which results in a 30-minute full-body workout. However, the cost of the equipment is expensive and there are safety concerns to be worked out. ___20___ A. This is where virtual reality (VR) may help. B. Many VR games are played while standing. C The answer lies in the benefits of innovation. D. They want to take the whole experience into the gym. E. It takes time and effort, and it can be extremely boring. F. VR games are becoming more and more popular among young people. G. But for those who are looking for a new way to exercise, it may be worth the investment. 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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It wasn’t love at first sight between Simon and me. In fact, I was unwilling to ___21___ him at first. I had been promised a pure-bred Labrador (纯种拉布拉多犬). But when we met in 2024, he turned out to be a street dog, ___22___ to be a mixed-bred Labrador. He displayed attacking behavior and I was ___23___ him. Nevertheless, we took him home. My dad said the dog was about six months old, judging by his ___24___ figure. After a few days, Simon became more friendly, and we began to develop a closer ___25___. I would take him ___26___ — no need for a rope. One day, while we were heading through a crowd, I ___27___ Simon. We were far from home, having arrived there by bus, so he couldn’t ___28___ the path as he would have had when we walked. After ___29___ searching for him all day, I returned home empty-handed, only to find him waiting for me. This ___30___ opened a new world to Simon, as he realized he could go out ___31___ and come home as he pleased. I let him be, knowing that he would ___32___. He never grew taller, so it wasn’t a matter of his ___33___ — he was just short. He lived his first life on the streets, the second as a(n) ___34___ pet and the third combining the best of both worlds. Whenever someone ___35___ about his breed, I would respond “A street fighter.” 21. A. entertain B. assess C. adopt D. recall 22. A. aiming B. appearing C. pretending D. training 23. A. excited about B. curious about C. proud of D. fearful of 24. A. strange B. short C. gentle D. parental 25. A. habit B. contact C. influence D. relationship 26. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. wherever 27. A. met B. adjusted C. approached D. lost 28. A. mark B. forget C. leave D. correct 29. A. unwillingly B. secretly C. carelessly D. tirelessly 30. A. assumption B. experience C. arrangement D. behavior 31. A. on time B. on duty C. by himself D. by force 32. A. flee B. defend C. return D. wander 33. A. figure B. personality C. diet D. age 34. A. household B. abandoned C. adorable D. lonely 35. A. heard B. asked C. complained D. worried 第二节 语法填空（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。 What does China look like from the sky? You can find the answer by watching the documentary (纪录片), Aerial China, ____36____ shows the country’s vast beauty through breathtaking aerial perspectives. The documentary is composed ____37____ 34 parts. The first season alone ____38____ (complete) by a team of over 300 people after a year of hard work. ____39____ (achieve) this, 57 drones and 16 helicopters equipped with 4K cameras flew over a distance of 150,000 kilometers — enough to circle the Earth nearly four times. While ____40____ (watch) it, you’ll be amazed by nature’s wonders. You can lose ____41____ (you) in Xinjiang’s endless grasslands, or you can admire the peaceful villages of Jiangxi, where bright green rice fields spread down the hills like soft green carpets. Yet Aerial China goes beyond displaying scenery. As Yu Le, the documentary’s chief director, ____42____ (passionate) explained, “The more you learn about your motherland, the ____43____ (close) your connection with it grows. This is why I made ____44____ film — to inspire not only love but also a sense of ____45____ (responsible).” 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 当前不少深受广大读者喜爱的小说被改编成了电影，有些人喜欢看电影，而有些人则更愿意阅读原著小说。请你就此现象写一篇题为“Film adaptations or original works?”的发言稿，在英语课堂上分享你的观点。要点如下： 1.看电影的优势； 2.读原著的好处； 3.你的个人喜好及理由。 注意：1.写作字数应为80字左右； 2.题目和开头已给出，不计入字数； 3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Film adaptations or original works? Dear classmates, Nowadays, more and more novels have been adapted into films. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you! 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面短文，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。 At 6:00 am, I stepped out of my car and into one of the hottest July days ever recorded in Houston. My T-shirt was soon wet with sweat as I waited in the parking lot. Experienced runners surrounded me, all wearing appropriate clothes for the intense heat. At the age of 53, I was about to train for my first half marathon. This was my plan for building friendships in an unknown city. Houston was quite different from Southern California where I grew up, went to college, married, and raised two daughters. Moving here due to my husband’s job transfer(调动) was a real challenge, especially at a time when many of my friends were thinking about retirement. With my daughters grown, gone were the days of PTA meetings, team mom duties, and attending my children’s high school events. How could I make any friends in a city where I hardly knew anyone? What would each day look like? Would my two aging dogs be my only companions(伙伴)? The answer arrived when Annie, the real estate agent, unexpectedly called me one day. “Dana, would you be interested in joining the local chapter of USA Fit here in town?” Honestly, I had no idea what she was talking about. What I did know was that Annie was a runner. I had even heard her mention marathons before. “What does it involve? I mean, is this about running? But that’s just not my thing.” I was hoping she would hear the disinterest in my voice. Not Annie! She didn’t give up easily. “Come on! You’ll love it! It’s a group of runners and walkers who meet for six months, training for the Houston Marathon and Half Marathon. You’ll make friends, Dana. Trust me.” Excuses raced through my mind, but Annie’s promise of potential friendships won me over. The prospect of connecting with others who shared a common goal was irresistible and soon I found myself standing among the “purple people”, the group of half marathon walkers, on that first training day. 注意： (1)续写词数应为150左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The experienced walkers welcomed me with open arms. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On the race day, I felt both physically and emotionally prepared. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2025年春季期高二期末教学质量监测 英语 （本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 注意事项： 1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。 4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。 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 does the man dislike about his new apartment? A. The rent. B. The neighbors. C. The distance from work. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In the street. B. In a theater. C. In a coffee shop. 3. How much will the man have to pay if he buys the suit? A. $350. B. $420. C. $450. 4. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Salesperson and customer. 5. How does the man feel? A. Shy. B. Lucky. C. Unexpected. 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. Which subject is John worried about? A. Math. B. English. C. Chemistry. 7. What does the woman suggest John do? A. He should study every day. B. He should bring his textbook. C. He should write down key points. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the woman think of Indian food? A. Too bad. B. A bit hot. C. Quite delicious. 9. What kind of food will the speakers eat? A. Chinese food. B. Indian food. C. Italian food. 10. What time will the speakers meet? A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where is the woman going on holiday? A. To America. B. To Australia. C. To Switzerland. 12. Why does Daniel choose to travel by motorbike? A. He wants to travel alone. B. He likes fast transportation. C. He hopes to have a flexible journey. 13. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. Holiday plan. B. Opinions on transportation methods. C. Travel experiences in different countries. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What is the woman doing? A. Making a friend. B. Having an interview. C. Dining in a restaurant. 15. Why does the woman quit her previous job? A. To make more money. B. To focus more on study. C. To get different experiences. 16. When is the restaurant busy? A. On Tuesday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To explain why the flight is delayed. B. To explain how to find cheap flights. C. To explain safety instructions on an airplane. 18. Which country is the flight flying to? A. France. B. The UK. C. Canada. 19. What is the first rule for the listeners to follow? A. Putting out cigarettes before boarding. B. Turning off all the electronic devices. C. Wearing their seat belts on the journey. 20. How long will people get banned from the airline for smoking on an airplane? A. At least five months. B. At least three months. C. At least twelve months. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. A B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. D 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. E 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. G 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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. which 37. of 38. was completed 39. To achieve 40. watching 41. yourself 42. passionately 43. closer 44. the 45. responsibility 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】 Film adaptations or original works? Dear classmates, Nowadays, more and more novels have been adapted into films. Watching film adaptations has its advantages. Films bring stories to life with vivid visuals and sound effects, making them more engaging. They also save time compared to reading long books. However, reading original works allows us to explore the author’s deeper thoughts and imagination. Books provide more details and let us interpret the story in our own way. Personally, I prefer reading books because they stimulate my imagination and offer a richer experience. Thank you! 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】 The expertenced walkers welcomed me with open arms. For the next six months, my group members never left my side. They patiently taught me the basics of finishing a half marathon. They emphasized the importance of pacing, stretching, proper footwear and listening to my body. Every Saturday we took training courses together and shared stories of our lives, while pursuing the goal of completing the half marathon. Gradually, I came to believe I could walk the half marathon at the rapid pace required by the sponsors. On the race day. I felt both physically and emotionally prepared. As I set off, I reminded myself of all the training sessions that had prepared me for this moment. And whenever doubt appeared. a friendly voice from the group would shout, “You’ve got this, Dana!” Their encouragement and firm belief pushed me forward step by step. Eventually, I completed my first half marathon. As I stood among my “purple people”, exchanging sweaty hugs and smiles of victory. I knew that beyond the physical achievement. I had found a community where I belonged and made lifelong good friends. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $