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天津市部分区2024-2025学年度第二学期期末练习 高二英语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共120分，考试用时100分钟。 第Ⅰ卷(共85分) 第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分20分) 第一节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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 going to do tonight? A. Watch TV. B. Go to the theater. C. Play volleyball. 2. Where are most probably the speakers? A. On a farm. B. At a restaurant. C. In a park. 3. When will the man see the doctor? A. At the moment. B. At 10 o’ clock. C. In 5 minutes. 4. What will the woman do first after work? A. Get dinner ready. B. Pick up the kids. C. Go home. 5. What does the man mean? A. The woman owns the whole shop. B. The woman has bought too much. C. The woman came back late. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。 6. Where are the speakers planning to go in the morning? A. To the city hall. B. To the art museum. C. To the shopping center. 7. Why does the man want to go to the zoo? A. To have Chinese food. B. To buy nice gifts. C. To see unusual animals. 8. How will the speakers get to the beach? A. By subway. B. By bike. C. On foot. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9. What do we know about the woman? A. She decides to learn skating. B. She plays a lot of sports. C. She finds it hard to do sports. 10. What does the man say about skiing in the mountains? A. It’s expensive. B. It’s dangerous. C. It’s unpopular. 11. Where does the man play football? A. In a local school. B. On the beach. C. At a sports center. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12. What kind of work does the speaker do? A. Greeting customers. B. Helping in the kitchen. C. Shopping for the staff. 13. Why does the speaker like the job? A. There is no pressure. B. He can learn something. C. It’s good to his health. 14. What happens when the speaker has to rush? A. He makes his uncle angry. B. He tends to break things. C. He complains to the manager. 15. What is most probably the speaker? A. A school cleaner. B. An assistant cook. C. A college student. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —I apologize for forgetting the E-dictionary you lent me. —______. You can bring it next time. A. You are welcome B. Never mind C. That’s right D. My pleasure 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——我忘记了你借给我的电子词典，为此我道歉。——从不介意。你可以下次带过来。A. You are welcome不客气；B. Never mind没关系，别放在心上；C. That’s right那是对的；D. My pleasure这是我的荣幸。根据“I apologize for forgetting the E-dictionary you lent me.”可知，回应别人的道歉，表示没关系，别放在心上。故选B。 2. Many experts believe that economic growth is ______ related to employment opportunities. A. gradually B. quickly C. directly D. immediately 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：许多专家认为经济增长与就业机会直接相关。A. gradually逐渐地；B. quickly快速地；C. directly直接地；D. immediately立即，马上。根据“economic growth”和“employment opportunities”可知，经济增长往往会直接对就业机会产生影响。故选C。 3. In a room above the store, where a party ______, some workers were busily setting the table. A. would be held B. will be held C. was to hold D. is to hold 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查过去将来时的被动语态。句意：在商店楼上一个即将举办派对的房间里，一些工人正忙着摆桌子。主句中“were busily setting”是过去进行时，表明动作发生在过去，那么派对举办这个动作在当时看是将来要发生的，所以用过去将来时的被动语态，即would be +过去分词。故填would be held。 4. —Shall we take a taxi? —No, we ______. It’s only ten minutes’ walk. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. daren’t 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：——我们乘出租车好吗？——不，我们不需要。走路只要十分钟。A. couldn’t不能；B. needn’t不必；C. mustn’t禁止；D. daren’t不敢。根据“It’s only ten minutes’ walk.”可知，走路只需十分钟，所以没必要打车。故选B。 5. Paper cutting doesn’t seem hard to learn ______ you practise regularly. A. in case B. as long as C. so that D. in order that 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查连词短语辨析。 句意：只要你经常练习，剪纸似乎不难学。 A. in case 万一，以防；B. as long as 只要；C. so that 以便；D. in order that 为了。 本句表达的是剪纸不难学的条件是经常练习，所以只要你经常练习，剪纸似乎不难学。故选B项。 6. The teacher always tells us, “Knowledge is power,”______ encourages us to keep learning and expanding our horizons. A. who B. where C. as D. which 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：老师总是告诉我们“知识就是力量”，这句话鼓励我们不断学习并拓展我们的视野。本空引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是“Knowledge is power”这句话，指事物，关系词代替先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故选D。 7. Most of these forests ______ unprotected in the past, but now they are legally preserved. A. stayed B. stay C. will stay D. have stayed 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：过去，这些森林大多不受保护，但现在它们受到法律保护。句中有时间状语in the past，它通常与一般过去时连用，表示过去发生的动作或存在的状态。故选A。 8. The ______ to stay healthy has encouraged many people to take up regular exercise. A. desire B. potential C. curiosity D. quantity 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。 句意：保持健康的愿望促使许多人开始定期锻炼。 A. desire愿望，渴望；B. potential潜力，潜能； C. curiosity好奇心；D. quantity数量。根据下文“ encouraged many people to take up regular exercise.”可知，保持健康的愿望促使许多人开始定期锻炼。故选A。 9. It’s a good habit to check the weather forecast ______ when planning an outdoor activity. A. in detail B. in fact C. in advance D. in addition 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：在计划户外活动时，提前查看天气预报是个好习惯。A. in detail详细地；B. in fact 事实上；C. in advance提前；D. in addition此外。根据“when planning an outdoor activity.”可知，当计划户外活动时，提前查看天气预报是个好习惯。故选C。 10. The President agreed to the proposal, ______ that he hoped for a peaceful solution. A. assuming B. reporting C. doubting D. stating 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：总统同意了这项建议，并声明他希望和平解决。A. assuming假设；假定；B. reporting报道；报告；C. doubting怀疑；D. stating陈述；声明。根据“that he hoped for a peaceful solution.”可知，总统同意提案，同时声明他希望和平解决。故选D。 11. The activity center is looking for a volunteer ______ meals to people living alone. A. to be delivered B. to deliver C. delivered D. having delivered 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：活动中心正在寻找一名志愿者为独居者送餐。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。表示将要发生的事情，用不定式作后置定语，且名词volunteer 和deliver之间是主动关系，所以用不定式的主动形式。故选B。 12. However dark the road ahead is, always keep your head up to the sky because that’s ______ your dreams lie. A. that B. whether C. what D. where 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查表语从句连接词。 句意：无论前方的道路多么黑暗，始终要抬头仰望天空，因为那是你的梦想所在之处。空处引导表语从句，从句缺少地点状语，需用连接副词where引导。故选D项。 13. ______ climate change for over a decade, Mary remains increasingly concerned about its worsening effects. A. Having studied B. Studying C. To study D. Studied 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：在研究气候变化十多年后，玛丽仍然越来越担心其日益恶化的影响。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。study这个动作的执行者是Mary，两者是主动关系。并且study这个动作发生在remains increasingly concerned之前，已经持续了十多年，强调动作的先后顺序和完成性，所以用现在分词的完成式。故选A。 14. A good school policy should be ______ students’ real needs and opinions. A. made of B. known for C. based on D. separated from 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：一个好的学校政策应该以学生的真实需求和意见为基础。A. be made of由……制成；B. be known for因……而闻名；C. be based on基于，以……为根据；D. be separated from与……分开。根据“students’ real needs and opinions.”可知，好的学校政策应该基于学生的真实需求和意见。故选C。 15. — I’m going to Spain. Would you tell me about your experience there? — ______. Let’s discuss it after class. A. Go ahead B. Have a try C. Forget it D. By all means 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：——我要去西班牙。你能告诉我你在那里的经历吗? ——当然可以。我们下课后讨论吧。A. Go ahead继续；说吧；做吧；B. Have a try试一试；C. Forget it算了吧；D. By all means当然可以。结合“Let’s discuss it after class”可知，空格处应表达肯定同意的意思，即“当然可以”，故用By all means，符合题意。故选D。 第二节：完型填空(共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 One Sunday, our family had dinner together. While the adults talked in the living room, I was ____16____ in the kitchen to help my grandmother wash dishes. As usual, she told me stories about her ____17____ while we worked. Born in the early 1950s, my grandmother experienced an ____18____ different childhood lifestyle from mine. She did not have a ____19____ to go to school. Like in typical families, where boys were ____20____ much more than girls, my grandma had to stay at home to do housework. The only opportunity she could ____21____ to study was when her brother was having Chinese ____22____ with the home tutor (家庭教师). She would sit quietly at the far end of the long dinner table, listening ____23____. This training taught her to read and write her Chinese upside down — a skill that has ____24____ to be quite practical, especially ____25____ we share the newspaper. On most weekends, my grandmother, a young girl then, and her brother would go to the ____26____. There, they would walk through deep water, sit down cross-legged underwater and hold their ____27____ while they watched all action going on around them. This is something I ____28____ — her ability to open her eyes ____29____ and still sit comfortably on the seabed. My childhood is much happier than my grandmother’s. I feel ____30____ that I did not have to go through the ____31____ she experienced. Unlike her, I have never had problems with ____32____. I believe the difference in our childhoods ____33____ why my grandmother is such a ____34____ person to talk to. Her stories are so vivid that they bring the past to life and make my history textbooks ____35____. 16. A. turned down B. left behind C. paid off D. picked out 17. A. childhood B. marriage C. career D. study 18. A. sincerely B. hardly C. properly D. entirely 19 A. gift B. chance C. opinion D. permit 20. A. favored B. tolerated C. trusted D. paid 21. A. determine B. display C. attract D. seize 22. A. cultures B. lessons C. versions D. characters 23. A. carefully B. exactly C. nervously D. really 24. A. proved B. tended C. remained D. evolved 25. A. since B. because C. before D. when 26. A. market B. mountain C. beach D. class 27. A. secret B. breath C. view D. tongue 28. A. admire B. notice C. adopt D. commit 29. A. downstairs B. underground C. underwater D. overland 30. A. regretful B. amazed C. thankful D. disappointed 31. A. difficulties B. regrets C. joys D. adventures 32. A. housework B. education C. experiment D. performance 33. A. means B. argues C. explains D. confirms 34. A. patient B. depressing C. boring D. wonderful 35. A. dry up B. fade away C. stand out D. come alive 【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过对比作者与祖母的童年经历，展现了时代变迁对个人成长的影响，同时融入了对祖母的敬佩与感激之情。 【16题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：大人们在客厅聊天时，我被留在厨房帮奶奶洗碗。A. turned down拒绝、调低；B. left behind落后、落下；C. paid off取得成功、得到回报；D. picked out挑选出。根据上文“While the adults talked in the living room”可知，大人们在客厅聊天；再根据空后“in the kitchen to help my grandmother wash dishes”可知，作者被留在厨房帮奶奶洗碗。故选B。 【17题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：和往常一样，干活的时候，她给我讲起了她小时候的故事。A. childhood童年；B. marriage婚姻；C. career职业；D. study学习、研究。根据下文“Born in the early 1950s, my grandmother experienced an ____3____ different childhood lifestyle from mine.”可知，奶奶会讲述自己童年的故事。故选A。 【18题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：奶奶出生于20世纪50年代，她的童年生活和我的截然不同。A. sincerely真诚地；B. hardly几乎不；C. properly适当地；D. entirely完全地。根据下文“She did not have a ____4____ to go to school.”以及最后一段“Unlike her, I have never had problems with ____17____ .”可知，奶奶的童年和作者的童年完全不同。故选D。 【19题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她没有上学的机会。A. gift礼物、天赋；B. chance机会；C. opinion观点；D. permit许可证。根据下文“The only opportunity she could ____6____ to study was when her brother was having Chinese ____7____ with the home tutor(家庭教师).”可知，奶奶并没有学习的机会。故选B。 【20题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：那时候的家庭大多重男轻女，奶奶只能留在家里做家务。A. favored支持、偏爱；B. tolerated忍受；C. trusted信任；D. paid支付、付费。根据下文“my grandma had to stay at home to do housework”以及“The only opportunity she could ____6____ to study was when her brother was having Chinese ____7____ with the home tutor(家庭教师).”可知，奶奶所处的年代，大多数家庭都重男轻女。故选A。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她唯一能抓住的学习机会，是弟弟跟家庭教师上中文课时。A. determine决定、确定；B. display展示；C. attract吸引；D. seize抓住、夺取。根据空后“to study”以及“She would sit quietly at the far end of the long dinner table, listening ____8____ .”可知，弟弟上中文课的时候是奶奶唯一能抓住的学习机会。故选D。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她唯一能抓住的学习机会，是弟弟跟家庭教师上中文课时。A. cultures文化；B. lessons教训、课程；C. versions版本；D. characters性格、角色。根据空后“with the home tutor(家庭教师).”以及常识可知，家庭教师自然是授课。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她会安静地坐在长长的餐桌尽头，认真地听讲。A. carefully仔细地；B. exactly确切地；C. nervously紧张地；D. really真正地、确实。根据上文可知，弟弟学中文的时候是奶奶唯一能学习的机会；再根据下文“This training taught her to read and write her Chinese upside down”可推测，奶奶非常珍惜难得的学习机会，自然会认真地听。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这样的“学习”让她练就了一项本领——倒着读写汉字。事实证明，这项技能还挺实用，尤其是我们一起看报纸的时候。A. proved证明；B. tended倾向于；C. remained保持、剩余；D. evolved进化。根据空后“to be quite practical”可知，这种倒着读写中文的技能被证明很实用。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查连接词词义辨析。句意：这样的“学习”让她练就了一项本领——倒着读写汉字。事实证明，这项技能还挺实用，尤其是我们一起看报纸的时候。A. since自从；B. because因为；C. before在……之前；D. when当……时。分析句子成分可知，空处考查时间状语从句的连接词，意为“当……时”，此处只当一起看报纸时，奶奶可以倒着看。故选D。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那时的大多数周末，还是个小姑娘的奶奶会和弟弟一起去海边。A. market市场；B. mountain山；C. beach海滩；D. class班级、课。根据下文“There, they would walk through deep water, sit down cross-legged underwater and hold their ____12____ while they watched all action going on around them.”可推测，奶奶和弟弟会一起去海边。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们会蹚过深水，在水下盘腿坐下，屏住呼吸，观察周围发生的一切。A. secret秘密；B. breath呼吸；C. view观点；D. tongue舌头。根据下文“while they watched all action going on around them”可推测，他们能在水下屏住呼吸，符合在水下观察的场景。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一点让我十分佩服——她能在水下睁开眼睛，还能舒服地坐在海底。A. admire钦佩；B. notice注意；C. adopt收养、采用；D. commit承诺。根据下文“her ability to open her eyes ____14____ and still sit comfortably on the seabed.”可推测，奶奶能在水下睁开眼睛，还能舒服地坐在海底让作者很钦佩。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：这一点让我十分佩服——她能在水下睁开眼睛，还能舒服地坐在海底。A. downstairs楼下；B. underground地下；C. underwater水下；D. overland陆上。根据上文“There, they would walk through deep water, sit down cross-legged underwater and hold their ____12____ while they watched all action going on around them.”以及下文的“still sit comfortably on the seabed”可知，这一切都发生在水下，指的是能在水下睁开眼睛。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很庆幸自己不必经历她曾遭遇的那些困难。A. regretful遗憾的、后悔的；B. amazed惊奇的；C. thankful感激的；D. disappointed失望的。根据下文“I did not have to go through the ____16____ she experienced.”可知，作者不必经历奶奶曾经历的困难，这一点让作者感到庆幸。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很庆幸自己不必经历她曾遭遇的那些困难。A. difficulties困难；B. regrets遗憾、后悔；C. joys欢乐；D. adventures冒险。根据上文“She did not have a ____4____ to go to school. Like in typical families, where boys were ____5____ much more than girls, my grandma had to stay at home to do housework.”可知，空处指的是奶奶曾经经历的困难。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：和她不同，我在上学这件事上从未遇到过阻碍。A. housework家务；B. education教育；C. experiment实验；D. performance表演、表现。根据上文“She did not have a ____4____ to go to school.”可知，奶奶因性别歧视失去上学机会，而作者从未在教育上有过问题，与前文“上学机会”呼应。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我觉得，正是我们童年的差异，让奶奶成了一个特别棒的聊天对象。A. means意味着；B. argues争论；C. explains解释；D. confirms证实。根据句意可知，空前“the difference in our childhoods”正是空后“why my grandmother is such a ____19____ person to talk to”的原因。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得，正是我们童年的差异，让奶奶成了一个特别棒的聊天对象。A. patient有耐心的；B. depressing令人沮丧的；C. boring无聊的、令人厌烦的；D. wonderful精彩的。根据下文“Her stories are so vivid that they bring the past to life”可知，奶奶是很棒的聊天对象。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她的故事生动鲜活，仿佛能让过去重现，也让我的历史课本变得不再枯燥。A. dry up干涸、枯竭；B. fade away褪色；C. stand out突出、显眼；D. come alive生动起来。根据上文“Her stories are so vivid that they bring the past to life”可知，奶奶的故事让作者的历史课本栩栩如生。故选D。 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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 If you always try to make others happy, you might feel tired and lose yourself. This happens because you fear rejection or criticism. You think saying “yes” to everyone will make them like you, but it sometimes creates problems. Others will keep asking for favors, and you’ll feel stressed. True happiness comes from balancing others’ needs with your own. Here are simple ways to stop being such a people-pleaser: Wait before answering Next time someone texts or emails a request, don’t reply immediately. Wait 24hours to think. Show people how to treat us. And train them on what to expect from us. Provide a choice For those who want to say no in a gentle way, instead of giving an excuse, you can provide a choice. It’s more useful too! Something like, “I’d love to help you pick out a new sofa but not this weekend. My friend Lucy has an excellent eye for sofas.” is much more helpful. Remember you can say no Most people say “yes” because they feel pressured, not because they want to. Pause and ask: “Do I really want to do this?” If helping others makes you unhappy. it’s okay to refuse. Saying “no” to small things frees time for what you truly care about. Know it gets easier Saying no needs practice. The more you do it, the more used to it you become and the less people expect from you. Once you say you are unavailable a few times, people stop asking so much from you. Accept you can’t please everyone No matter how hard you try, some people won’t like you. Focus on doing what’s right for you. And a rich, wonderful life has lots of those “yes” moments—as well as plenty of loving “nos”. 36. Who is the passage written for? A. Those who like satisfying everyone. B. People who always make requests. C. Those who often feel stressed. D. People who want more freedom. 37. What are you advised to do when someone makes a request through email? A. Pretend not to see it. B. Give an immediate answer. C. Teach him a good lesson. D. Avoid giving a quick reply. 38. Giving someone a choice can make saying no ______. A. less helpful B. more important C. less believable D. more effective 39. What will people do if you say no a few times? A. Lose touch with you. B. Leave you immediately. C. Stop asking you so much. D. Consider you to be impolite. 40. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To help people avoid making mistakes. B. To advise on avoiding pleasing everyone. C. To encourage people to focus on their own needs. D. To explain why some people dislike others. 【答案】36. A 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要提供了实用的建议和方法，帮助读者克服取悦他人的倾向，平衡自己与他人的需求，从而实现更健康、更快乐的生活方式。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“If you always try to make others happy, you might feel tired and lose yourself.(如果你总想着取悦别人，可能会感到疲惫，甚至迷失自我。)”以及第二段“Here are simple ways to stop being such a people-pleaser(以下是一些简单的方法，能帮你不再做一个讨好者)”可知，文章是写给那些总想着取悦别人的人，即喜欢满足所有人的人。故选A。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Wait before answering部分中的“Next time someone texts or emails a request, don’t reply immediately. Wait 24hours to think.(下次有人发消息或邮件请你帮忙时，不要立刻回复。花24小时好好想想。)”可知，当有人通过邮件提出请求时，建议不要立即回复，而是等待24小时思考，即避免快速回复。故选D。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Provide a choice部分中的“For those who want to say no in a gentle way, instead of giving an excuse, you can provide a choice. It’s more useful too!(对于那些想委婉说“不”的人，不用找借口，而是可以给出一个选择。这也更有用！)”可知，给出选择能让说“不”更有效。故选D。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Know it gets easier部分中的“Once you say you are unavailable a few times, people stop asking so much from you.(一旦你几次表示没空，人们就不会再频繁找你帮忙了。)”可知，如果你几次表示没空，人们就会减少对你的请求，即不再频繁向你求助。故选C。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“True happiness comes from balancing others’ needs with your own.(真正的幸福源于在他人需求与自身需求之间找到平衡。)”以及第二段“Here are simple ways to stop being such a people-pleaser(以下是一些简单的方法，能帮你不再做一个讨好者)”可知，文章的核心是提供方法帮助人们不再一味讨好他人，即在他人需求和自身需求间找到平衡。故选B。 B “If you could have any three things, what would you want?” Eleven-year-old Ruby Kate Chitsey loves asking that question, but it’s not a game. She asks it at nursing homes. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make the residents’ (住户) wishes come true. Ruby Kate has long been close to older folks. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey, is a nurse who works at nursing homes in northwest Arkansas, and Ruby Kate often stays with her in the summer. Last May, Ruby Kate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby Kate asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner after a visit. Pearl didn’t know when she would see her dog again. Ruby Kate and Amanda asked around and discovered that the nursing home didn’t allow residents to have dogs and Pearl couldn’t afford to pay anyone to look after hers. So Ruby Kate decided to do something. Amanda began her project by asking residents to name the three things they wanted most in life. “This way seems easier than asking, ’What do you want?’” she explained. “It helps people communicate their needs more clearly.” At first she worried that people might request cars and other things an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they expressed hopes to receive chocolate bars, pants that fit properly, and even wanted someone to talk to. “It broke me,” Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could.” They granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for donations. The good people of Harrison responded enthusiastically, so much so that Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, hoping to collect $5,000, which was realized in a month. Then it became a nonprofit and planned to start its first nationwide donation. Ruby Kate doesn’t plan to stop there. “I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and I’m very good at it.” By making kindness a part of life, she shows that even small acts can bring big happiness. 41. Why did Ruby ask nursing home residents what they wanted most? A. To satisfy her own curiosity. B. To show her sympathy to them. C. To help them realize their wishes. D. To check on their living conditions. 42. How did Ruby get the idea to ask residents the question? A. By working together with her mother. B. By noticing what happened to a resident. C By helping a resident get back her dog. D. By living with older folks for a long time. 43. What shocked Amanda after she got the answers from the residents? A. They just asked for some simple items. B. What they needed were some luxuries. C. What they wanted were beyond her reach. D. They were poorly treated in the nursing home. 44. What does the underlined word “granted” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Ignored. B. Promised. C. Met. D. Denied. 45. How does Ruby Kate view kindness? A. As a passion she is skilled at. B. As a task adults should finish. C. As a duty she performed. D. As a game kids love playing. 【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了11岁的Ruby Kate通过询问养老院住户愿望并努力帮他们实现，展现善意带来幸福。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Even more amazing, she then sets out to make the residents’(住户) wishes come true. (更令人惊讶的是，她随后开始努力让住户们的愿望成真。)”可知，Ruby询问养老院住户最想要什么是为了帮助他们实现愿望。故选C。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Last May, Ruby Kate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. (去年五月，Ruby Kate注意到一位名叫Pearl的住户正凝视着窗外。她看起来很悲伤。)”以及第四段中“So Ruby Kate decided to do something. (所以Ruby Kate决定做点什么。)”可知，Ruby是通过注意到一位住户发生的事情，从而产生询问住户这个问题的想法的。故选B。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中“At first she worried that people might request cars and other things an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they expressed hopes to receive chocolate bars, pants that fit properly, and even wanted someone to talk to. (起初，她担心人们可能会要求汽车和其他一个11岁孩子无法提供的东西。相反，他们表达了希望收到巧克力棒、合身的裤子，甚至希望有人能和他们说说话。)”可知，Amanda从住户那里得到答案后，感到震惊的是他们只要求一些简单的物品。故选A。 【44题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第五段中“We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could. (那天我们离开了养老院，直接去了一家商店，买了尽可能多的东西。)”以及“the wishes of about 100 people in three months (三个月内约100人的愿望)”可知，他们买了尽可能多的东西，满足了大约100人的愿望。故granted的意思是“满足”。A. Ignored忽视；B. Promised承诺；C. Met满足；D. Denied拒绝。故选C。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中““I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and I’m very good at it.” (“我认为善良是我的爱好，”她说，“而且我很擅长。”)”可知，Ruby Kate认为善良是她擅长的一种热情。故选A。 C A significant study, led by Sarah Gaither, a researcher from Duke University, shows that reminding children of their different social roles—like friend, neighbor, son, or daughter—can greatly improve their problem-solving skills and creative thinking. This research highlights the importance of self-awareness in early cognitive growth and gives useful advice for teachers and parents. The experiment included 196 English-speaking children aged 6 to 10. The children were split into two groups. The first group was reminded that they had various roles, such as son, daughter, reader or helper, while the second group of children received information about other children’s many roles instead of their own. Both groups then did tasks to test creativity, flexibility, and analytical skills. The results were clear. Children in the first group solved problems better. For example, when shown a picture of a bear looking at a high beehive (蜂巢), these children thought of more creative ideas—like using a stick to get honey or working with imaginary animals. They also adapted better when sorting facial photos. While the control group sorted faces by simple traits like gender or age, the first group used deeper details, like facial expressions or situations. Gaither says the results show a simple but useful method for teachers. “By teaching children to think about their roles, schools can help them develop skills for adaptability and new ideas,” she says. This matches social identity theory, which states that knowing many group memberships broadens views and reduces fixed thinking. “People often consider they belong to only one group at a time,” said Christopher Marlowe, a teacher in Durham, North Carolina, “When we make kids realize that they have different roles, they begin to think more and remember that there are many other groups. It will do good to their mental development.” 46. What is Sarah Gaither’s role in the study? A. A teacher designing classroom activities. B. A psychologist analyzing social behaviors. C. A journalist reporting on child development. D. A university researcher leading the study. 47. What does Paragraph 2 suggest about the experiment design? A. The first group learned about their roles. B. Children were grouped by their ages. C. The second group received no tasks. D. All participants listed family members. 48. Why does the author mention the example of the beehive? A. To emphasize the difficulty of the tests. B. To criticize traditional teaching methods. C. To show role awareness affects problem-solving. D. To compare children’s creativity with that of animals. 49. What can be inferred about children aware of multiple roles? A. They struggle with group cooperation. B. They develop broader views on social issues. C. They rely more on adults for decision-making. D. They prefer individual activities over teamwork. 50. Which of the following is the passage probably taken from? A. A history book. B. An art magazine. C. A science magazine. D. A technical instruction book. 【答案】46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了一项关于儿童认知发展的研究，介绍了研究背景、实验设计、结果和专家观点。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“A significant study, led by Sarah Gaither, a researcher from Duke University, shows that reminding children of their different social roles—like friend, neighbor, son, or daughter—can greatly improve their problem-solving skills and creative thinking.(杜克大学研究员Sarah Gaither主导的一项重要研究表明，让孩子们意识到自己所扮演的不同社会角色 ——比如朋友、邻居、儿子或女儿 —— 能显著提升他们的问题解决能力和创造性思维)可知，Sarah Gaither是杜克大学的研究员，并且主导了这项研究。故选D。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The experiment included 196 English-speaking children aged 6 to 10. The children were split into two groups. The first group was reminded that they had various roles, such as son, daughter, reader or helper, while the second group of children received information about other children’s many roles instead of their own.(实验涵盖了196名6至10岁、以英语为母语的儿童。这些孩子被分为两组：第一组被提醒他们拥有多种角色，例如儿子、女儿、读者或帮手；而第二组孩子则被告知其他孩子的多种角色，而非自己的)”可知，第一组孩子被提醒自己拥有多种角色，第二组则了解其他孩子的角色，即第一组学习了关于自己的角色。故选A。 【48题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The results were clear. Children in the first group solved problems better. For example, when shown a picture of a bear looking at a high beehive (蜂巢), these children thought of more creative ideas—like using a stick to get honey or working with imaginary animals.(结果十分明确。第一组的孩子解决问题的能力更强。例如，当看到一张熊望着高处蜂巢的图片时，这些孩子能想出更有创意的办法——比如用棍子够蜂蜜，或是和想象中的动物合作)”可知，作者提到蜂巢的例子是为了说明第一组孩子（被提醒自身多种角色的孩子）在解决问题时能想出更有创意的方法，如用棍子够蜂蜜或与想象中的动物合作。这一例子具体展示了角色意识对问题解决能力的积极影响。故选C。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“This matches social identity theory, which states that knowing many group memberships broadens views and reduces fixed thinking.(这与社会认同理论相符，该理论认为，认识到自己属于多个群体能拓宽视野，减少思维定式)”可知，了解自己属于多个群体（即意识到多种角色）能拓宽视野、减少思维定式。由此可推断，意识到多种角色的孩子会对社会问题形成更广阔的看法。故选B。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章围绕一项关于“孩子意识到多种角色对其解决问题能力和思维方式影响”的研究展开，详细介绍了研究背景、实验设计、结果及结论，属于科学研究范畴的内容。由此推知，本文最有可能来自一本科学杂志。故选C。 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分) 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 I am a 45-year-old man, married and have a successful career as a lawyer. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools. My turning point came when I joined a music band. Playing the guitar became my voice when words failed. At first, my fingers trembled and I couldn’t press the strings correctly. Yet, through daily practice, I could play melodies that expressed emotions I couldn’t put into words. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with music. And my confidence came along. I got my next lesson from long-distance running. In the beginning, running even one kilometer made me tired. My legs hurt, and I wanted to stop. But I set small goals. Each week, I ran a little farther. After about two years of running, I found myself training for a long-distance running race. I learned that the more you practice something, the better at it you will become. Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate. Having gone through the long process with music, running, reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting. 51. What made the author’s school days difficult? (no more than 5 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 52. Why did music give the author confidence? (no more than 10 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 53 What lesson did the author learn from long-distance running? (no more than 15 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 54. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (no more than 5 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 55. How does the author’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (no more than 20 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】51. His learning disability. 52. Because he could express himself with music. 53. The more you practice, the better at something you will be. 54. He could read and write. 55. We can overcome difficulties by practicing and not giving up. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从童年学习障碍到通过音乐、跑步、阅读和写作等经历逐步建立自信、克服困难并取得个人成长的过程。 【51题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.(但我的人生并非一直如此顺遂。我从小就有学习障碍，曾就读于一所特殊学校，在那里得到了很多额外帮助。尽管如此，在公立学校的剩余求学时光里，我依然过得很艰难)”可知，作者的学习障碍让自己的求学时光非常艰难。故答案为His learning disability. 【52题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段“Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with music. And my confidence came along.(在这里，我学到了人生重要的第一课：尽管我在语言方面有障碍，但我依然可以很聪明，依然能用音乐很好地表达自己。随之而来的，是我的自信心)”可知，作者发现自己可以用音乐表达自己，继而有了自信心。故答案为Because he could express himself with music. 【53题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段“In the beginning, running even one kilometer made me tired. My legs hurt, and I wanted to stop. But I set small goals. Each week, I ran a little farther. After about two years of running, I found myself training for a long-distance running race. I learned that the more you practice something, the better at it you will become.(一开始，哪怕只跑一公里都让我疲惫不堪。双腿酸痛时，我总想放弃。但我为自己设定了小目标，每周都多跑一点。坚持跑步约两年后，我竟然开始为一场长跑比赛做训练了。我明白了：一件事，你练习得越多，就会做得越好)”可知，通过长跑，作者明白了练习得越多，就可以做得越好。故答案为The more you practice, the better at something you will be. 【54题详解】 考查词义猜测。根据划线单词所在语境“Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate.(后来，我决定把之前的经验运用到读写学习中。过去我总是尽可能回避读写，而现在，我每天都坚持练习。经过两年的刻苦努力，我I was literate)”以及上文弹吉他和长跑的经历可推测，经过两年的刻苦努力，作者可以读写了。故答案为He could read and write. 【55题详解】 开放题。要求考生谈谈作者的故事如何激励自己克服生活中的困难，考生言之有理即可。故参考答案为We can overcome difficulties by practicing and not giving up. 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 56. 假设你是晨光中学的李津。6月5日是世界环境日，学校英语俱乐部正在举办主题为“绿色出行，美好未来”的写作比赛。请根据以下信息，撰写一篇稿件参赛。 年份 天津新能源汽车销量 2014年 2825辆 2024年 160,000辆 内容包括： (1)简要描述表格所示现象： (2)分析该现象产生的原因(如环保意识、政府政策、技术发展等)： (3)发出号召，鼓励绿色出行。 参考词汇： 新能源汽车new energy vehicles (NEVs) 注意： (1)词数不少于100； (2)可以适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。 Green Travel, Brighter Future ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Green Travel Brighter Future On World Environment Day, June 5th, it’s a great time to reflect on our travel choices and their impact on the environment. The data in the table clearly shows a remarkable increase in the sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in Tianjin. In 2014, only 2,825 NEVs were sold, while in 2024, this number skyrocketed to 160,000. There are several reasons for this significant growth. Firstly, people’s environmental awareness has been constantly rising. They are more conscious of the harm caused by traditional fuel-powered vehicles to the environment and are eager to make a positive change by choosing NEVs. Secondly, the government has implemented a series of favorable policies to promote the use of NEVs. These include subsidies for purchasing, preferential treatment in license plate acquisition, and the construction of a large number of charging stations, which greatly facilitate the use of NEVs. Thirdly, the development of technology has made NEVs more reliable, with longer battery life and better performance, making them a more attractive option for consumers. In conclusion, the increasing popularity of NEVs is a positive step towards a greener future. However, we should not stop here. We should encourage more people to choose green travel methods, such as taking public transportation, cycling, or walking. Let’s all make a joint effort to create a cleaner and more beautiful world for ourselves and future generations. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。6月5日是世界环境日，学校英语俱乐部正在举办主题为“绿色出行，美好未来”的写作比赛。请根据以下信息，撰写一篇稿件参赛。 【详解】1.词汇积累： 显著的：remarkable→striking 猛涨：skyrocket→soar 实施：implement→carry out 选择：option→choice 2句式拓展： 简单句变复合句 原句：There are several reasons for this significant growth.  拓展句：There are several reasons that contribute to this significant growth.  【点睛】【高分句型 1】These include subsidies for purchasing, preferential treatment in license plate acquisition, and the construction of a large number of charging stations, which greatly facilitate the use of NEVs.（运用which引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型 2】Thirdly, the development of technology has made NEVs more reliable, with longer battery life and better performance, making them a more attractive option for consumers.（运用了现在分词作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 天津市部分区2024-2025学年度第二学期期末练习 高二英语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共120分，考试用时100分钟。 第Ⅰ卷(共85分) 第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分20分) 第一节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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 going to do tonight? A. Watch TV. B. Go to the theater. C. Play volleyball. 2. Where are most probably the speakers? A. On a farm. B. At a restaurant. C. In a park. 3. When will the man see the doctor? A. At the moment. B. At 10 o’ clock. C. In 5 minutes. 4. What will the woman do first after work? A. Get dinner ready. B. Pick up the kids. C. Go home. 5 What does the man mean? A. The woman owns the whole shop. B. The woman has bought too much. C. The woman came back late. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。 6. Where are the speakers planning to go in the morning? A To the city hall. B. To the art museum. C. To the shopping center. 7 Why does the man want to go to the zoo? A. To have Chinese food. B. To buy nice gifts. C. To see unusual animals. 8. How will the speakers get to the beach? A. By subway. B. By bike. C. On foot. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9. What do we know about the woman? A. She decides to learn skating. B. She plays a lot of sports. C. She finds it hard to do sports. 10. What does the man say about skiing in the mountains? A. It’s expensive. B. It’s dangerous. C. It’s unpopular. 11. Where does the man play football? A. In a local school. B. On the beach. C. At a sports center. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12. What kind of work does the speaker do? A. Greeting customers. B. Helping in the kitchen. C. Shopping for the staff. 13. Why does the speaker like the job? A. There is no pressure. B. He can learn something. C. It’s good to his health. 14. What happens when the speaker has to rush? A. He makes his uncle angry. B. He tends to break things. C. He complains to the manager. 15. What is most probably the speaker? A. A school cleaner. B. An assistant cook. C. A college student. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —I apologize for forgetting the E-dictionary you lent me. —______. You can bring it next time. A. You are welcome B. Never mind C. That’s right D. My pleasure 2. Many experts believe that economic growth is ______ related to employment opportunities. A. gradually B. quickly C. directly D. immediately 3. In a room above the store, where a party ______, some workers were busily setting the table. A. would be held B. will be held C. was to hold D. is to hold 4. —Shall we take a taxi? —No, we ______. It’s only ten minutes’ walk. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. daren’t 5. Paper cutting doesn’t seem hard to learn ______ you practise regularly. A. in case B. as long as C. so that D. in order that 6. The teacher always tells us, “Knowledge is power,”______ encourages us to keep learning and expanding our horizons. A. who B. where C. as D. which 7. Most of these forests ______ unprotected in the past, but now they are legally preserved. A. stayed B. stay C. will stay D. have stayed 8. The ______ to stay healthy has encouraged many people to take up regular exercise. A. desire B. potential C. curiosity D. quantity 9. It’s a good habit to check the weather forecast ______ when planning an outdoor activity. A. in detail B. in fact C. in advance D. in addition 10. The President agreed to the proposal, ______ that he hoped for a peaceful solution. A. assuming B. reporting C. doubting D. stating 11. The activity center is looking for a volunteer ______ meals to people living alone. A. to be delivered B. to deliver C. delivered D. having delivered 12. However dark the road ahead is, always keep your head up to the sky because that’s ______ your dreams lie. A. that B. whether C. what D. where 13. ______ climate change for over a decade, Mary remains increasingly concerned about its worsening effects. A. Having studied B. Studying C. To study D. Studied 14. A good school policy should be ______ students’ real needs and opinions. A. made of B. known for C. based on D. separated from 15. — I’m going to Spain. Would you tell me about your experience there? — ______. Let’s discuss it after class. A. Go ahead B. Have a try C. Forget it D. By all means 第二节：完型填空(共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 One Sunday, our family had dinner together. While the adults talked in the living room, I was ____16____ in the kitchen to help my grandmother wash dishes. As usual, she told me stories about her ____17____ while we worked. Born in the early 1950s, my grandmother experienced an ____18____ different childhood lifestyle from mine. She did not have a ____19____ to go to school. Like in typical families, where boys were ____20____ much more than girls, my grandma had to stay at home to do housework. The only opportunity she could ____21____ to study was when her brother was having Chinese ____22____ with the home tutor (家庭教师). She would sit quietly at the far end of the long dinner table, listening ____23____. This training taught her to read and write her Chinese upside down — a skill that has ____24____ to be quite practical, especially ____25____ we share the newspaper. On most weekends, my grandmother, a young girl then, and her brother would go to the ____26____. There, they would walk through deep water, sit down cross-legged underwater and hold their ____27____ while they watched all action going on around them. This is something I ____28____ — her ability to open her eyes ____29____ and still sit comfortably on the seabed. My childhood is much happier than my grandmother’s. I feel ____30____ that I did not have to go through the ____31____ she experienced. Unlike her, I have never had problems with ____32____. I believe the difference in our childhoods ____33____ why my grandmother is such a ____34____ person to talk to. Her stories are so vivid that they bring the past to life and make my history textbooks ____35____. 16. A. turned down B. left behind C. paid off D. picked out 17. A. childhood B. marriage C. career D. study 18. A. sincerely B. hardly C. properly D. entirely 19. A. gift B. chance C. opinion D. permit 20. A. favored B. tolerated C. trusted D. paid 21. A. determine B. display C. attract D. seize 22. A. cultures B. lessons C. versions D. characters 23. A. carefully B. exactly C. nervously D. really 24. A. proved B. tended C. remained D. evolved 25. A. since B. because C. before D. when 26. A. market B. mountain C. beach D. class 27. A. secret B. breath C. view D. tongue 28. A. admire B. notice C. adopt D. commit 29. A. downstairs B. underground C. underwater D. overland 30. A. regretful B. amazed C. thankful D. disappointed 31. A. difficulties B. regrets C. joys D. adventures 32. A. housework B. education C. experiment D. performance 33. A. means B. argues C. explains D. confirms 34. A. patient B. depressing C. boring D. wonderful 35. A. dry up B. fade away C. stand out D. come alive 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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 If you always try to make others happy, you might feel tired and lose yourself. This happens because you fear rejection or criticism. You think saying “yes” to everyone will make them like you, but it sometimes creates problems. Others will keep asking for favors, and you’ll feel stressed. True happiness comes from balancing others’ needs with your own. Here are simple ways to stop being such a people-pleaser: Wait before answering Next time someone texts or emails a request, don’t reply immediately. Wait 24hours to think. Show people how to treat us. And train them on what to expect from us. Provide a choice For those who want to say no in a gentle way, instead of giving an excuse, you can provide a choice. It’s more useful too! Something like, “I’d love to help you pick out a new sofa but not this weekend. My friend Lucy has an excellent eye for sofas.” is much more helpful. Remember you can say no Most people say “yes” because they feel pressured, not because they want to. Pause and ask: “Do I really want to do this?” If helping others makes you unhappy. it’s okay to refuse. Saying “no” to small things frees time for what you truly care about. Know it gets easier Saying no needs practice. The more you do it, the more used to it you become and the less people expect from you. Once you say you are unavailable a few times, people stop asking so much from you. Accept you can’t please everyone No matter how hard you try, some people won’t like you. Focus on doing what’s right for you. And a rich, wonderful life has lots of those “yes” moments—as well as plenty of loving “nos”. 36. Who is the passage written for? A. Those who like satisfying everyone. B. People who always make requests. C. Those who often feel stressed. D. People who want more freedom. 37. What are you advised to do when someone makes a request through email? A. Pretend not to see it. B. Give an immediate answer. C. Teach him a good lesson. D Avoid giving a quick reply. 38. Giving someone a choice can make saying no ______. A. less helpful B. more important C. less believable D. more effective 39. What will people do if you say no a few times? A. Lose touch with you. B Leave you immediately. C. Stop asking you so much. D. Consider you to be impolite. 40. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To help people avoid making mistakes. B. To advise on avoiding pleasing everyone. C. To encourage people to focus on their own needs. D. To explain why some people dislike others. B “If you could have any three things, what would you want?” Eleven-year-old Ruby Kate Chitsey loves asking that question, but it’s not a game. She asks it at nursing homes. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make the residents’ (住户) wishes come true. Ruby Kate has long been close to older folks. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey, is a nurse who works at nursing homes in northwest Arkansas, and Ruby Kate often stays with her in the summer. Last May, Ruby Kate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. “What are you looking at?” Ruby Kate asked. Pearl said she was watching her dog being led away by his new owner after a visit. Pearl didn’t know when she would see her dog again. Ruby Kate and Amanda asked around and discovered that the nursing home didn’t allow residents to have dogs and Pearl couldn’t afford to pay anyone to look after hers. So Ruby Kate decided to do something. Amanda began her project by asking residents to name the three things they wanted most in life. “This way seems easier than asking, ’What do you want?’” she explained. “It helps people communicate their needs more clearly.” At first she worried that people might request cars and other things an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they expressed hopes to receive chocolate bars, pants that fit properly, and even wanted someone to talk to. “It broke me,” Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could.” They granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for donations. The good people of Harrison responded enthusiastically, so much so that Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, hoping to collect $5,000, which was realized in a month. Then it became a nonprofit and planned to start its first nationwide donation. Ruby Kate doesn’t plan to stop there. “I consider kindness to be my hobby,” she says, “and I’m very good at it.” By making kindness a part of life, she shows that even small acts can bring big happiness. 41. Why did Ruby ask nursing home residents what they wanted most? A. To satisfy her own curiosity. B. To show her sympathy to them. C. To help them realize their wishes. D. To check on their living conditions. 42. How did Ruby get the idea to ask residents the question? A. By working together with her mother. B. By noticing what happened to a resident. C. By helping a resident get back her dog. D. By living with older folks for a long time. 43. What shocked Amanda after she got the answers from the residents? A. They just asked for some simple items. B. What they needed were some luxuries. C. What they wanted were beyond her reach. D. They were poorly treated in the nursing home. 44. What does the underlined word “granted” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Ignored. B. Promised. C. Met. D. Denied. 45. How does Ruby Kate view kindness? A. As a passion she is skilled at. B. As a task adults should finish. C. As a duty she performed. D. As a game kids love playing. C A significant study, led by Sarah Gaither, a researcher from Duke University, shows that reminding children of their different social roles—like friend, neighbor, son, or daughter—can greatly improve their problem-solving skills and creative thinking. This research highlights the importance of self-awareness in early cognitive growth and gives useful advice for teachers and parents. The experiment included 196 English-speaking children aged 6 to 10. The children were split into two groups. The first group was reminded that they had various roles, such as son, daughter, reader or helper, while the second group of children received information about other children’s many roles instead of their own. Both groups then did tasks to test creativity, flexibility, and analytical skills. The results were clear. Children in the first group solved problems better. For example, when shown a picture of a bear looking at a high beehive (蜂巢), these children thought of more creative ideas—like using a stick to get honey or working with imaginary animals. They also adapted better when sorting facial photos. While the control group sorted faces by simple traits like gender or age, the first group used deeper details, like facial expressions or situations. Gaither says the results show a simple but useful method for teachers. “By teaching children to think about their roles, schools can help them develop skills for adaptability and new ideas,” she says. This matches social identity theory, which states that knowing many group memberships broadens views and reduces fixed thinking. “People often consider they belong to only one group at a time,” said Christopher Marlowe, a teacher in Durham, North Carolina, “When we make kids realize that they have different roles, they begin to think more and remember that there are many other groups. It will do good to their mental development.” 46. What is Sarah Gaither’s role in the study? A. A teacher designing classroom activities. B. A psychologist analyzing social behaviors. C. A journalist reporting on child development. D. A university researcher leading the study. 47. What does Paragraph 2 suggest about the experiment design? A. The first group learned about their roles. B. Children were grouped by their ages. C. The second group received no tasks. D. All participants listed family members. 48. Why does the author mention the example of the beehive? A. To emphasize the difficulty of the tests. B. To criticize traditional teaching methods. C. To show role awareness affects problem-solving. D. To compare children’s creativity with that of animals. 49. What can be inferred about children aware of multiple roles? A. They struggle with group cooperation. B. They develop broader views on social issues. C. They rely more on adults for decision-making. D. They prefer individual activities over teamwork. 50. Which of the following is the passage probably taken from? A. A history book. B. An art magazine. C. A science magazine. D. A technical instruction book. 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分) 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 I am a 45-year-old man, married and have a successful career as a lawyer. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools. My turning point came when I joined a music band. Playing the guitar became my voice when words failed. At first, my fingers trembled and I couldn’t press the strings correctly. Yet, through daily practice, I could play melodies that expressed emotions I couldn’t put into words. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with music. And my confidence came along. I got my next lesson from long-distance running. In the beginning, running even one kilometer made me tired. My legs hurt, and I wanted to stop. But I set small goals. Each week, I ran a little farther. After about two years of running, I found myself training for a long-distance running race. I learned that the more you practice something, the better at it you will become. Later I decided to apply my previous experience to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate. Having gone through the long process with music, running, reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting. 51. What made the author’s school days difficult? (no more than 5 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 52. Why did music give the author confidence? (no more than 10 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 53. What lesson did the author learn from long-distance running? (no more than 15 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 54. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (no more than 5 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 55. How does the author’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (no more than 20 words) ___________________________________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 56. 假设你是晨光中学的李津。6月5日是世界环境日，学校英语俱乐部正在举办主题为“绿色出行，美好未来”的写作比赛。请根据以下信息，撰写一篇稿件参赛。 年份 天津新能源汽车销量 2014年 2825辆 2024年 160,000辆 内容包括： (1)简要描述表格所示现象： (2)分析该现象产生的原因(如环保意识、政府政策、技术发展等)： (3)发出号召，鼓励绿色出行。 参考词汇： 新能源汽车new energy vehicles (NEVs) 注意： (1)词数不少于100； (2)可以适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。 Green Travel, Brighter Future ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$