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潮州市2024—2025学年度第二学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷 英语 本试卷共12页;满分150分，完成时间130分钟。 (其中，第一部分20分，第二、三、四部分120÷12×13=130分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听说考试(共两节;满分20分) 做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。 第一节 角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分) 情景介绍 角色：你是Tom. 任务：(1)与朋友Mary谈论关于大学开放日的话题; (2)根据谈话内容回答另一个朋友的提问。 生词：robotics 机器人技术 extracurricular 课外的 下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。 1.你有关于参加开放日的建议吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.会有一些俱乐部展览会吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.我如何报名参加开放日呢? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。 4. When is the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Who will Mary attend the open day with? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Mary want to major in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Which club is Tom interested in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What can Mary do to register for the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 故事复述(共8小题;每小题1.5分，满分12分) 请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。 梗概：农民Tom种植竹子，经过三年的辛勤耕耘和耐心!等待，终于在第四年看到竹子茁壮生长。 关键词：bamboo(竹子) seed(种子) patience(耐心) neighbor(邻居) The Rewards of Patience There lived a farmer named Tom in a small village. He dreamed of having a bamboo 9 . So he decided to plant bamboo seeds. He made an effort to prepare the soil and plant the seeds. Then he watched the land, day after day, just waiting for those seeds to 10 up. Ways went by, then weeks, and even months, but 11 happened. Tom’s patience was put to the test. But he kept on taking care of those seeds. Now, by the 12 year, Tom still hadn’t seen any progress, and that’s when the neighbors started talking. They said, “Look at Tom, what a crazy dreamer!” But Tom remained patient, and he continued to wait for them to grow. In the fourth year, something 13 happened! In just six weeks, they 14 80 feet tall. Everyone in the village was 15 impressed. All that patience and hard work paid off for Tom, and everyone in the village learned something important too. They learned that you should never give up on your dreams, no matter how long it takes to come 16 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 Traveling by train can be a romantic way to see the world. Here are some fantastic train trips to add to your travel bucket list (愿望清单). Eurostar Where it goes: London to/from Paris How long it takes: Two hours and 15 minutes Eurostar is a popular way for folks to get from London to Paris (or vice versa), thanks to its quick travel time, but it has another draw that makes it a great bucket-list train trip. For 20 minutes, you’ll actually be riding 150 feet underwater through the famed English Channel. Glacier Express Where it goes: St. Moritz to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps How long it takes: Seven and a half hours This train ride is a favorite among many, as it’s arguably the best way to experience the Swiss Alps. It gives new meaning to the term “slow travel”, taking over seven hours to pass just 180 miles. Be prepared to ride on 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels. Qingzang Railway Where it goes: Xining to Lhasa How long it takes: 20 hours and 55 minutes Why not start with the world’s highest train ride? The Qingzang Railway climbs to amazing heights of over 5,072meters as it snakes through the Himalayas. The 1,956-kilometer journey passes through different biomes (生物群落区). The views of grasslands, mountain s and deserts along the way are always breathtaking. Trans-Siberian Railway Where it goes: Moscow to Vladivostok How long it takes: Seven days It’s the world’s longest continuous railway, clocking in at 5,772 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok. Along the way, you’ll pass through eight time zones and have plenty of time to see the beautiful Russia n countryside. 1. What is special about Eurostar? A. It stops at different biomes. B. It passes through eight time zones. C. It features an underwater journey. D. It provides slow travel experience. 2. What can passengers do when they ride the Glacier Express? A. They can experience great speed. B. They can appreciate the beautiful Alps C. They can pass through extensive deserts. D. They can start with the world’s highest train ride 3. Which railway is the world’s longest continuous one? A. Trans-Siberian Railway. B. Glacier Express. C. Qingzang Railway. D. Eurostar. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。介绍四条独特的火车旅行线路，向读者推荐了一些值得添加到旅行愿望清单上的火车旅行体验。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Eurostar下的“Eurostar is a popular way for folks to get from London to Paris (or vice versa), thanks to its quick travel time, but it has another draw that makes it a great bucket-list train trip. For 20 minutes, you’ll actually be riding 150 feet underwater through the famed English Channel.(欧洲之星是人们从伦敦到巴黎(巴黎到伦敦)的一种流行方式，这要归功于它的快速旅行时间，但它还有另一个吸引人的地方，使它成为一个伟大的火车之旅。在20分钟的时间里，你将在150英尺的水下穿越著名的英吉利海峡)”可知，Eurostar的特别之处是一段水下之旅。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Glacier Express下“This train ride is a favorite among many, as it’s arguably the best way to experience the Swiss Alps. It gives new meaning to the term “slow travel”, taking over seven hours to pass just 180 miles. Be prepared to ride on 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels.(这趟火车之旅是许多人的最爱，因为它可以说是体验瑞士阿尔卑斯山的最佳方式。它给“慢旅行”一词赋予了新的含义，花了7个多小时才通过180英里。准备好穿越291座桥梁和91条隧道吧)”可知，Glacier Express是一个欣赏瑞士阿尔卑斯山的最佳方式，因此乘客可以在车上欣赏美丽的阿尔卑斯山。故选B项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Trans-Siberian Railway下的“It’s the world’s longest continuous railway, clocking in at 5,772 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok.(这是世界上最长的连续铁路，从莫斯科到符拉迪沃斯托克全长5772英里)”可知，Trans-Siberian Railway是世界上最长的连续铁路。故选A项。 B An English woman has found her calling and recycled more than 2000 pounds of trash after setting up a drop-off point in her garden for people to leave items that garbagemen don’t collect. Liz Pinfield-Wells built the DIY recycling center following the birth of her third child after she learned she couldn’t recycle his baby food pouches (袋子) . Along with the pouches, certain food packaging, and even toothbrushes were all excluded (排除) from her town’s curbside (路边的) recycling service. Inspired to take action, she set up a drop-off point at the end of her driveway and encouraged the public to leave their mixed recycled items. Since starting her green project four years ago, Liz has recycled 2,600 pounds of trash split (分) between 30 different categories of recyclable waste that’s not taken by trash collection and raised thousands for her local community in the process. Every month, she sends off the trash to TerraCycle, a firm that makes it into other items such as watering cans and benches. The weight of the junk is then converted (转变) into points for money which can be paid out twice a year to a charity or sports organization of her choice. In the last three years, Liz has raised more than £1,000, which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe’s gymnastic group to buy new equipment. She has also donated a sum of money to another local charity to buy woodchips for their community garden. “It can sometimes seem a little intimidating choosing where to start with recycling but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier” she said. “I definitely think it has helped to raise awareness among my children about the need to recycle more too.” 4. What inspired Liz to set up a recycling center? A. Her child’s request. B. Her neighbors’ proposals. C. Her experience of working on a green project. D. Her learning of some trash being unrecyclable. 5. What did Liz do with the trash? A. She turned it into other items. B. She left it to the local garbagemen. C. She sold it and donated the money to her local community. D. She split it up and sent it to the curbside recycling service. 6. What does the underlined word “intimidating” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Strange. B. Simple. C. Interesting. D. Discouraging. 7. Which of the following can best describe Liz? A. Ambitious and cool-headed. B. Adventurous and self-confident. C. Socially responsible and eco-minded. D. Highly intelligent and self-disciplined. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。英国女性莉兹（Liz）因发现部分垃圾无法回收，在花园设回收点，四年回收2600磅垃圾，筹钱捐赠社区，还增强了孩子的环保意识。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Liz Pinfield-Wells built the DIY recycling center following the birth of her third child after she learned she couldn’t recycle his baby food pouches (袋子) . Along with the pouches, certain food packaging, and even toothbrushes were all excluded (排除) from her town’s curbside (路边的) recycling service. (莉兹・平菲尔德 - 威尔斯在第三个孩子出生后，得知无法回收他的婴儿食品袋，于是建立了这个DIY回收中心。除了这些袋子，某些食品包装，甚至牙刷都被排除在镇上的路边回收服务之外。)”可知，莉兹因了解到一些垃圾无法被回收而建立了回收中心。故选D项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Every month, she sends off the trash to TerraCycle, a firm that makes it into other items such as watering cans and benches. The weight of the junk is then converted (转变) into points for money which can be paid out twice a year to a charity or sports organization of her choice. In the last three years, Liz has raised more than £1,000, which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe’s gymnastic group to buy new equipment. She has also donated a sum of money to another local charity to buy woodchips for their community garden. (每个月，她都会把垃圾送到TerraCycle公司，这家公司将垃圾制成其他物品，如饮水罐和长凳。然后，垃圾重量被转换为金钱积分，每年可以两次支付给她选择的慈善机构或体育组织。在过去的三年里，Liz筹集了1000多英镑，她将这笔钱捐给了14岁的女儿Zoe的体操团体，用于购买新设备。她还向当地另一家慈善机构捐款，为他们的社区花园购买木屑。)”可知，莉兹通过处理垃圾筹钱并捐赠给当地社区。故选C项。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段“It can sometimes seem a little intimidating choosing where to start with recycling but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier. (有时候，选择从哪里开始回收似乎有点intimidating ，但每迈出一小步，就会变得容易一点。)”可知，这里intimidating应与but后的easier形成对比，所以猜测intimidating意为“令人气馁的、使人却步的”，与D选项Discouraging语义一致。故选D项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲莉兹建立回收中心处理不可回收垃圾，减少环境污染（体现环保意识），并将筹集的钱捐赠给当地社区和慈善机构（体现社会责任感）。因此C项Socially responsible and eco-minded (有社会责任感且有环保意识)最能描述她。故选C项。 C A group of digital models dressed in sports outfits strutted down the runway in an online virtual fashion show during China Fashion Week in September. Led by Xijiajia, tech company Baidu Inc’s virtual spokesperson, they presented the latest clothes by homegrown sportswear maker Anta Sports in different virtual scenarios (场景)-stadiums, snowfields, the Gobi Desert and even outer space. Li Shiyan, head of Baidu’s digital human and robotics section, said that technologies, the production cost of virtual clothing has been reduced dramatically, and production periods shortened from more than one month to just a week. “The virtual human industry is still in an early stage, and there are some challenges, such as how to produce low-cost digital assets and digital content, and how to make digital humans interact with real people more naturally, “Li said. The size of China’s virtual human market is forecast to reach 270 billion yuan by 2030. According to experts, the fashion landscape is rapidly expanding its virtual horizon to prepare for a future populated by digital avatars, and the most accessible way for fashion brands to engage with virtual replicas is by dressing them in their latest collections. “Holding virtual fashion shows doesn’t just mean moving real-world shows online. More importantly, we can use digital space to expand our understanding of fashion and imagination for what is possible,“ said Chen Duan. For example, people can make use of textures that do not exist in the physical world, and digital humans are able to go beyond the biological limits of real humans and present new fashion styles in new ways. “Digital humans are increasingly being used in brand promotion, advertisement, livestreaming, gaming and entertainment,” said Zhu Xiaowen, an analyst. However, she added that a new set of problems have also emerged, such as personal privacy protection and data security. She said unregulated use of digital humans might open a way for fraud, given that digital humans can be difficult to distinguish from real people. 8. Why does the author describe a virtual fashion show in Paragraph 1? A. to stress Baidu’s technological development. B. to introduce the use of digital fashion avatars. C. to make ads for sportswear maker Anta Sports. D. to describe the work of some digital models. 9. What is one of the challenges of the virtual human industry? A. Digital humans fail to react with real people. B. The virtual human market isn’t clear. C. Producing digital contents costs more. D. Virtual beings aren’t widely accepted. 10. What does Chen Duan think of virtual fashion shows? A. They apply digital technology in daily life. B. They enrich people’s understanding of humans. C. They will replace real-world shows. D. They explore more possibilities for fashion. 11. What does Zhu Xiaowen stress about digital humans? A. the potential harm they do. B. their bright future in the fashion world. C. the need of their personal privacy. D. their betraying to real people. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了数字模特正走进人们的视野，也带来了一些社会问题。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容“A group of digital models dressed in sports outfits strutted down the runway in an online virtual fashion show during China Fashion Week in September. Led by Xijiajia, tech company Baidu Inc’s virtual spokesperson, they presented the latest clothes by homegrown sportswear maker Anta Sports in different virtual scenarios(场景)-stadiums，snowfields，the Gobi Desert and even outer space.(在9月的中国时装周上，一群身着运动服的数字模特在一场在线虚拟时装秀上昂首阔步。在百度公司旗下的虚拟代言人希加加的带领下，他们在不同的虚拟场景中——体育场、雪地、戈壁沙漠甚至外太空——展示了国产运动服装制造商安踏体育的最新服装。)”可知，作者在第一段描述了一场虚拟时装秀是为了引出本文的主题，即数字模特的使用。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段““The virtual human industry is still in an early stage, and there are some challenges, such as how to produce low-cost digital assets and digital content, and how to make digital humans interact with real people more naturally, “Li said.(“虚拟人产业仍处于早期阶段，存在一些挑战，例如如何生产低成本的数字资产和数字内容，以及如何使数字人与真实的人更自然地互动，”李说。)”可知，虚拟人产业面临的一大挑战就是成本较高。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第五段““Holding virtual fashion shows doesn’t just mean moving real-world shows online. More importantly, we can use digital space to expand our understanding of fashion and imagination for what is possible,“ said Chen Duan. For example, people can make use of textures that do not exist in the physical world, and digital humans are able to go beyond the biological limits of real humans and present new fashion styles in new ways.(“举办虚拟时装秀并不仅仅意味着将现实世界的时装秀搬到网上。更重要的是，我们可以利用数字空间扩大我们对时尚的理解以及对可能性的想象。”陈端说。例如，人们可以利用真实世界中不存在的布料，数字人类可以超越真实人类的生物极限，以新的方式呈现新的时尚风格。)”可推断出，陈端认为虚拟时装秀扩大我们对时尚的理解以及对可能性的想象。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““Digital humans are increasingly being used in brand promotion, advertisement, livestreaming, gaming and entertainment,” said Zhu Xiaowen, an analyst. However, she added that a new set of problems have also emerged, such as personal privacy protection and data security. She said unregulated use of digital humans might open a way for fraud, given that digital humans can be difficult to distinguish from real people(分析师朱晓文表示：“数字人越来越多地用于品牌推广、广告、直播、游戏和娱乐。”然而，她补充说，一系列新的问题也出现了，比如个人隐私保护和数据安全。她说，鉴于很难将数字人与真人区分开来，不受监管地使用数字人可能会为欺诈开辟道路。)”可知，朱晓文主要强调指出了数字人类的潜在危害。故选A。 D A good shower can relax not only your body but also your mind, unleashing (释放) streams of consciousness (意识流) and creativity. Research shows that what is known as the “shower effect” also can occur outside the shower, and many of our best thoughts don’t happen at work or school — but occur while going about our days with ideas incubating (酝酿) in the background. In a study, 98 professional writers and 87 physicists recorded their most creative ideas each day, as well as what they were doing and thinking when it struck them. While most of the ideas occurred at work, 20 percent of their most meaningful ideas came while doing something else—washing dishes or taking a shower. Notably, the ideas the writers and physicists had away from their jobs were self-assessed to be just as creative and important as the ones they had at work. However, the shower effect on creativity is the product of mind-wandering, where your thoughts are anywhere but on the task at hand. Historically, researchers focused on the negative effects of mind-wandering, which can disrupt (扰乱) performance and have been associated with unhappiness. But the nature of the mind-wandering matters. In another study, over 300 university students were first asked to come up with as many novel uses as possible for ordinary objects such as a brick or paper clip (曲别针) in 90 seconds. This is known as an alternative use task, which tests creativity. The students then watched a boring video. The activity gave time for the students’ ideas to incubate and for their minds to wander. When the students were tested again, their mind-wandering led to more creative ideas. An activity such as taking a shower or a walk (or watching a romantic comedy video) “takes some of your attention so that they can influence your thoughts, but doesn’t take all of it so that you pay no attention to these creative ideas that are incubating in the background.” said Zachary Irving, author of the study. 12. What do we know about the shower effect? A. It requires focused attention. B. It fails to work outside the shower. C. It enables people to have innovative ideas unconsciously. D. It is the main cause of people’s poor performance at work. 13. How did the researchers conduct the study among writers and physicists? A. They assessed their ideas at work. B. They asked them to record their creative ideas. C. They tested their creativity after they took a shower. D. They required them to use an ordinary object creatively. 14. What does the study among university students show? A. Mind-wandering can disrupt performance. B. People’s thoughts are anywhere but on the task at hand. C. Free-flowing thoughts in moderate task boost creativity. D. Mind-wandering has been associated with unhappiness. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Why does the mind wander? B. Why do we get our best ideas in the shower? C. How can you become a more creative person? D. How may your shower routine affect your health? 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了“淋浴效应”，即人们在做日常琐事时能无意识地产生创新想法，研究表明适度任务中的自由流动思维能提升创造力。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“A good shower can relax not only your body but also your mind, unleashing (释放) streams of consciousness (意识流) and creativity.(一场畅快的淋浴不仅能放松你的身体，还能放松你的大脑，释放意识流和创造力)”和第二段“Research shows that what is known as the “shower effect” also can occur outside the shower, and many of our best thoughts don’t happen at work or school — but occur while going about our days with ideas incubating (酝酿) in the background. (研究表明，所谓的“淋浴效应”也可以在淋浴之外出现，我们许多最好的想法不是在工作或学习时产生的，而是在我们度过日常生活时，想法在潜意识中酝酿时产生的)”可知，“淋浴效应”能让人无意识地产生创新想法。故选C项。 13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“In a study, 98 professional writers and 87 physicists recorded their most creative ideas each day, as well as what they were doing and thinking when it struck them. (在一项研究中，98位专业作家和87位物理学家每天记录他们最有创意的想法，以及这些想法出现时他们正在做什么和想什么)”可知，研究人员通过让作家和物理学家记录他们的创意想法来进行研究。故选B项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“In another study, over 300 university students were first asked to come up with as many novel uses as possible for ordinary objects such as a brick or paper clip (曲别针) in 90 seconds. This is known as an alternative use task, which tests creativity. The students then watched a boring video. The activity gave time for the students’ ideas to incubate and for their minds to wander. When the students were tested again, their mind-wandering led to more creative ideas. (在另一项研究中，研究人员首先要求300多名大学生在90秒内尽可能多地为砖块、曲别针等日常物品想出新颖用途。这项被称为“替代用途测试”的实验常用于评估创造力。随后，学生们观看了一段枯燥的视频。这段空白时间让学生的创意得以“孵化”，思维得以自由漫游。当再次测试时，研究发现这种思维漫游状态能激发更多创新想法)”可知，在适度任务中的思维自由漫游能提升创造力。故选C项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段“A good shower can relax not only your body but also your mind, unleashing (释放) streams of consciousness (意识流) and creativity.(一场畅快的淋浴不仅能放松你的身体，还能放松你的大脑，释放意识流和创造力)”、第二段“Research shows that what is known as the “shower effect” also can occur outside the shower, and many of our best thoughts don’t happen at work or school — but occur while going about our days with ideas incubating (酝酿) in the background. (研究表明，所谓的“淋浴效应”也可以在淋浴之外出现，我们许多最好的想法不是在工作或学习时产生的，而是在我们度过日常生活时，想法在潜意识中酝酿时产生的)”以及后文对相关研究的介绍，可知文章主要围绕为什么人们在淋浴等日常活动中能产生最好的想法展开，解释了“淋浴效应”。故B项“Why do we get our best ideas in the shower? (为什么我们在淋浴时能产生最好的想法?)”能概括文章内容，最适合做文章标题。故选B项。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2、5分，满分13.8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。 Five secrets to a good night’s sleep Try these five tips to help you get a better night’s sleep: Exercise Going for a daily walk keeps you up less often at night. Exercise boosts the effect of the body’s natural sleep hormones (激素) such as melatonin. ___16___ Exercising too close to bedtime can be stimulating. Morning exercise that exposes you to bright daylight will help the natural circadian rhythm (生理节奏). Reserve bed for sleep Don’t use your bed as an office for answering phone calls and responding to emails. Also avoid watching late night TV there. ___17___ Reserve your bed for sleep. Keep it comfortable Television isn’t the only possible distraction in your bedroom. The environment can affect your sleep quality too. Make sure your bedroom is as comfortable as possible. ___18___ Start a sleep ritual (习惯) When you were a child and your mother read you a story and put you to bed every night, this comforting ritual helped you to fall asleep. Even in adulthood, a set of bedtime rituals can have a similar effect. Rituals help signal the body and mind that it’s time for sleep. Drink a glass of warm milk. ___19___ Or listen to calming music to relax before bed. Distress The bills are pilling up and your to do list is a mile long. Daytime worries can bubble to the surface (涌现出来) at night. Stress is a stimulus. It activates the fight or flight hormones that work against sleep. Give yourself time to wind down before bed. ___20___ To relax, try deep breathing exercises. A. Take a bath. B. Just watch the timing of your workouts. C. Carefully follow your doctor’s instructions. D. Ideally you want a quiet, dark, cool environment. E. Avoid eating a big meal within two to three hours of bedtime. F. The bed needs to be a stimulus for sleeping, not for wakefulness. G. Learning some form of relaxation exercises can promote good sleep and reduce daytime anxiety. 【答案】16. B 17. F 18. D 19. A 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了五个有助于晚上睡个好觉的小秘诀。 【16题详解】 根据下文“Exercising too close to bedtime can be stimulating. (睡前太近时间锻炼可能会刺激人兴奋。)”可知，空处应该与锻炼的时间有关。选项B“Just watch the timing of your workouts. (注意你锻炼的时间。)”符合语境，能够引出下一句关于锻炼时间不宜过晚的内容。故选B。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Don’t use your bed as an office for answering phone calls and responding to emails. Also avoid watching late night TV there. (不要把床当作办公室来接电话、回邮件，也不要在那里看深夜电视。)”可知，空处应该进一步强调床应该用于睡眠，而不是其他活动。选项F“The bed needs to be a stimulus for sleeping, not for wakefulness.”（床应该是促进睡眠的刺激物，而不是保持清醒的刺激物。）符合语境，强调了床应该用于睡眠的目的。故选F。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Make sure your bedroom is as comfortable as possible. (确保你的卧室尽可能舒适。)”可知，空处应该具体描述一个舒适的卧室环境应该是什么样的。选项D“Ideally you want a quiet, dark, cool environment. (理想情况下，你想要一个安静、黑暗、凉爽的环境。)”符合语境，具体描述了舒适卧室的特点。故选D。 【19题详解】 根据上文“Drink a glass of warm milk.(喝一杯温牛奶。)”和下文“Or listen to calming music to relax before bed. (或者听舒缓的音乐来放松。)”可知，空处应该列举另一种有助于放松和睡眠的活动。选项A“Take a bath. (洗个澡。)”是一种常见的放松方式，符合语境。故选A。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Give yourself time to wind down before bed. (给自己一些时间在睡前放松下来。)”可知，空处应该进一步提供放松的方法或建议。选项G“Learning some form of relaxation exercises can promote good sleep and reduce daytime anxiety. (学习一些放松练习可以促进良好的睡眠并减少白天的焦虑。)”提供了具体的放松方法，并说明了其对睡眠和减少焦虑的益处，符合语境。故选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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mathematic s has always been like a flower to me. The joy and satisfaction I find in math is a gift that my teachers have helped me to cultivate (培养). It was my Grade 7 teacher, Mr. Catton who ____21____ my talent and persuaded me to attend ____22____ classes at the local high school. My primary school principal (校长), Mrs. Herron, even ____23____ me there every day tor five months because my parents did not have driver’s licenses. As time went on, my parents felt I ____24____ to pursue mathematics at a higher level and decided we should move from Saskatoon to Toronto. “How should I tell Mrs. Herron the news?” I ____25____ as I walked to the parking lot. When Mrs. Herron saw me ____26____ to her, a smile lit up her face. I threw myself into the car, and an awkward ____27____ followed. After a long pause (停顿), I ____28____ to tell Mrs. Herron about my parents’ decision. I ____29____ looking at her and murmured (低声说), “I will miss you.” Without hesitation, she responded ____30____: “Congratulations! I’m sure you will have a great time in Toronto!” Then Mrs. Herron stopped ____31____. Mrs. Herron and other teachers had poured ____32____ efforts into helping me. How could I leave? Maybe I should set my roots here. And ultimately, my parents ____33____ we would stay in Saskatoon and I was overjoyed. This winter, after I gained ____34____ to study mathematics at Harvard University, I decided there was someone with whom I needed to ____35____ this fantastic news — Mrs. Herron. 21. A. admired B. respected C. used D. recognized 22. A. math B. English C. science D. history 23. A. directed B. drove C. followed D. attracted 24. A. pretended B. learned C. needed D. feared 25. A. cheered B. wondered C. laughed D. read 26. A. listening B. pointing C. writing D. waving 27. A. silence B. position C. debate D. question 28. A. promised B. continued C. decided D. failed 29. A. imagined B. considered C. enjoyed D. avoided 30. A. positively B. appropriately C. creatively D. desperately 31. A. teaching B. complaining C. thinking D. talking 32. A. innovative B. significant C. unintentional D. unsuccessful 33. A. doubted B. admitted C. agreed D. predicted 34. A. admission B. support C. promotion D. freedom 35. A. discuss B. exchange C. share D. review 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者热爱数学，受老师培养，因升学差点搬家，后留下，被哈佛录取后，想与曾帮助自己的赫伦夫人分享喜讯。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：是我七年级的老师卡顿先生发现了我的天赋，并说服我去当地高中上数学班。A. admired钦佩；B. respected尊重；C. used使用；D. recognized发现，认可。根据上文“The joy and satisfaction I find in math is a gift that my teachers have helped me to cultivate”可知，老师对作者的数学天赋起到了培养作用，而发现作者的天赋是这种培养的起点，符合语境。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：是我七年级的老师卡顿先生发现了我的天赋，并说服我去当地高中上数学班。A. math数学；B. English英语；C. science科学；D. history历史。文章开篇即点明“Mathematics has always been like a flower to me”，可见作者热爱数学，因此参加的额外课程自然是数学，与前文对数学的情感呼应。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的小学校长赫伦夫人，甚至连续五个月每天开车送我去那里，因为我的父母没有驾照。A. directed指导；B. drove开车；C. followed跟随；D. attracted吸引。根据下文“because my parents did not have driver’s licenses”可知，作者需要交通方式，而小学校长赫伦夫人开车送作者去学数学是合理的解决方式，符合语境中对校长帮助的描述。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，我的父母觉得我需要在更高水平上学习数学，于是决定我们应该从萨斯卡通搬到多伦多。A. pretended假装；B. learned学习；C. needed需要；D. feared害怕。根据下文“pursue mathematics at a higher level”可知，父母认为作者在数学学习上需要更进一步，这是他们决定搬家的原因，needed to pursue符合逻辑。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我该怎么告诉赫伦夫人这个消息呢？” 我走向停车场时心里想。A. cheered欢呼；B. wondered想知道；C. laughed笑；D. read读。根据上文“How should I tell Mrs. Herron the news?”可知，引号中的内容是作者内心的疑问，wondered恰好体现了这种不确定的思考状态，与how should I tell呼应。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当赫伦夫人看到我向她挥手时，她脸上露出了笑容。A. listening听；B. pointing 指；C. writing写；D. waving挥手。根据上文“When Mrs. Herron saw me”以及语境可知，见面时的肢体语言中，挥手是常见的打招呼方式，与a smile lit up her face所体现的友好氛围一致。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我钻进车里，接着是一阵尴尬的沉默。A. silence沉默；B. position位置；C. debate辩论；D. question问题。根据上文“How should I tell Mrs. Herron the news?”以及语境可知，因为作者难以开口说出搬家的消息，所以在车里出现了尴尬的沉默，符合long pause之前的场景铺垫。故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过长时间的停顿，我决定告诉赫伦夫人我父母的决定。A. promised承诺；B. continued继续；C. decided决定；D. failed失败。根据上文“after a long pause”以及语境可知，这里指作者最终下定决心说出事情，decided to tell体现了这一心理变化。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我避免看她，低声说：“我会想你的。”A. imagined想象；B. considered考虑；C. enjoyed享受；D. avoided避免。根据上文“I threw myself into the car, and an awkward 　　7　　followed”以及语境可知，由于不舍和愧疚，作者不敢直视校长，avoided looking at her符合这种复杂的情绪状态，与murmured的动作呼应。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她毫不犹豫地积极回应：“恭喜你！我相信你在多伦多会过得很愉快！”A. positively积极地；B. appropriately适当地；C. creatively创造性地；D. desperately绝望地。根据下文“Congratulations!”和“I’m sure you will have a great time”可知，这些都是积极的话语，体现了积极地的态度。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后赫伦夫人停止了说话。A. teaching教；B. complaining抱怨；C. thinking思考；D. talking说话。根据上文“Then Mrs. Herron stopped”以及语境可知，前文已描述校长说出了祝贺的话，之后stopped talking符合对话的自然停顿，为后文作者的内心挣扎做铺垫。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：赫伦夫人和其他老师为帮助我付出了巨大的努力。A. innovative创新的；B. significant重大的；C. unintentional无意的；D. unsuccessful不成功的。根据上文校长“drove me there every day for five months”等细节可知，老师们的帮助是大量且重要的，significant efforts准确概括了这种付出。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：最终，我的父母同意我们留在萨斯卡通，我欣喜若狂。A. doubted怀疑；B. admitted承认；C. agreed同意；D. predicted预测。根据下文“I was overjoyed”可知，作者的愿望得以实现，即父母同意我们留下，符合语境中的积极结果。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：今年冬天，在我获得哈佛大学数学专业的录取后，我决定有一个人我需要和她分享这个好消息 —— 赫伦夫人。A. admission录取；B. support支持；C. promotion晋升；D. freedom自由。根据下文“study mathematics at Harvard University”以及语境可知，这里指作者获得哈佛大学数学专业的录取，符合逻辑的成就，与fantastic news相匹配。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：今年冬天，在我获得哈佛大学数学专业的录取后，我决定有一个人我需要和她分享这个好消息 —— 赫伦夫人。A. discuss讨论；B. exchange交换；C. share分享；D. review回顾。根据上文“I gained 　14　to study mathematics at Harvard University”可知，对于被哈佛大学录取这样的好消息，作者自然想与曾经帮助过自己的校长分享，体现了对校长的感激之情。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。 Chinese jiaozi — or dumplings — originated 1,800 years ago and it was a must in the diet of the Han people in northern China. With time, jiaozi became a favourite across the country, ____36____ (particular) during holidays. The word jiaozt sounds similar to an expression ____37____ (mean) “transition from old to new”, and this explains ____38____ jiaozi are popular during China’s Lunar New Year. Moreover, jiaozi look like the ingots (元宝) which were used in ancient China, and that’s why people believe that eating jiaozi will bring them good fortune in ____39____ coming year. Legend has it that Zhang Zhongjing. the celebrated “Sage of Chinese Medicine” who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty, was worried when he visited a village and ____40____ (see) the frostbitten (生冻疮的) ears of its poor residents. He thought it would be ____41____ (help) to warm them up if they are mutton (羊肉), chilli and medicinal herbs. So he collected the ____42____ (ingredient) and wrapped them in dough ____43____ (shape) like an ear. Then he boiled them and distributed them to the residents. Before long, the villagers ____44____ (cure) of their frostbite. According to the legend, Zhang handed out jiaozi from the day of the Winter Solstice to Chinese New Year’s Eve. In China today, although few people ever suffer from frostbite, _____45_____ remains a tradition in the North to eat jiaozi on these two special days. 【答案】36. particularly 37. meaning 38. why 39. the 40. saw 41. helpful 42. ingredients 43. shaped 44. were cured 45. it 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了饺子的起源以及受欢迎的原因。 【36题详解】 考查副词。句意：随着时间的推移，饺子成为了全国人民的最爱，尤其是在节日期间。修饰后文介词短语应用副词particularly，故填particularly。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“饺子”这个词听起来与“从旧到新”的意思相似，这也解释了为什么饺子在中国农历新年期间很受欢迎。设空处为非谓语动词，expression与mean构成逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。故填meaning。 【38题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：“饺子”这个词听起来与“从旧到新”的意思相似，这也解释了为什么饺子在中国农历新年期间很受欢迎。引导宾语从句，从句缺少原因状语，表示“为什么”，应用连接副词why。故填why。 【39题详解】 考查冠词。句意：此外，饺子看起来像中国古代使用的元宝，这就是为什么人们相信吃饺子会给他们带来来年的好运。此处特指“即将到来的一年，新的一年”，用定冠词the。故填the。 【40题详解】 考查时态。句意：传说，东汉时期著名的“医圣”张仲景在访问一个村庄时，看到贫穷村民的耳朵被冻伤，他很担心。设空处在when引导的状语从句中与visited并列作谓语，根据上文when he visited and可知为一般过去时，填过去式saw。故填saw。 【41题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他认为如果是羊肉、辣椒和草药，将会有帮助。作表语，应用形容词helpful“有帮助的”。故填helpful。 【42题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：于是他收集了原料，把它们包在耳朵形状的面团里。根据上文if they are mutton, chilli and medicinal herbs可知，可数名词ingredient此处表复数概念，应用复数形式。故填ingredients。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：于是他收集了原料，把它们包在耳朵形状的面团里。设空处为非谓语动词，名词dough与动词shape构成逻辑上的被动关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。故填shaped。 【44题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：不久，村民们的冻伤就治好了。主语villagers与谓语构成被动关系，且发生在过去，用一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用复数。故填were cured。 【45题详解】 考查it作形式主语。句意：在今天的中国，虽然很少有人遭受冻伤，但在这两个特殊的日子吃饺子仍然是北方的传统。此处为句型it remains+n.+to do sth.，it作形式主语，不定式作真正主语，故填it。 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，你校在本月开展了志愿者主题活动。请你为英语课前演讲准备一篇关于此次活动的演讲稿，内容包括： 1.你参加志愿者活动的经历; 2.这次经历对你的影响。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右。 2.请按如下格式在答卷的相应位置作答。 Good morning, everyone! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your attention! 【答案】Good morning, everyone! This month, our school held volunteer activities, and I took part in a book donation event for rural children. I collected 20 storybooks from my shelf and wrote warm notes in each. When I saw the photos of kids reading those books with big smiles, my heart was filled with joy. This experience made me realize that sharing can bring double happiness. It also taught me to care more about others’ needs. Now I plan to keep doing volunteer work, as it helps me grow into a more responsible person. Thank you for your attention! 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于你校在本月开展了志愿者主题活动这一情况，为英语课前演讲准备一篇关于此次活动的演讲稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 参加：took part in→ participated in 快乐：joy→ happiness 被……充满着：be filled with→ be full of 举办：held→ host 2.句式拓展 合并句子 原句：This experience made me realize that sharing can bring double happiness. It also taught me to care more about others’ needs. 合并句：This experience not only made me realize that sharing can bring double happiness but also taught me to care more about others’ needs. 【点睛】【高分句型1】When I saw the photos of kids reading those books with big smiles, my heart was filled with joy.（运用了When引导的时间状语从句。） 【高分句型2】Now I plan to keep doing volunteer work, as it helps me grow into a more responsible person.（运用了as引导的原因状语从句。） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 An A for Mrs. Bartlett I was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups we were to create a poster around what we were studying. On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group. After collecting all the requests, Mrs. Bartlett informed us that she would take into consideration the names we chose and would let us know the results the next day. I was a well-rounded top student in the class, so I had no doubt I would get the group of my choice. There were only a handful of sociably decent people in the class, and Missy was one of them. I knew we had chosen each other. The next day, I anxiously awaited the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stopped talking as Mrs. Bartlett called for our attention. She started to call out names. When she reached group three, Missy’s name was called. So I’m in group three, I thought. The second, third and fourth members of the group were called. My name was not included. There had to be some mistake! Then I heard it. The last group: “ Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina. ” I could feel the tears well in my eyes. How could I face being in that group — the boy who barely spoke English, the one girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles, and the other girl who was often wearing very strange and unusual clothes with fancy items. They certainly fell into the category of the least popular in our class. They were considered misfits (不合群的人)! There must be something wrong! Mrs. Bartlett was such a person of insight, vision and thoughtfulness that she never forgot to bring out the potential of all her students. Oh, how badly I wanted to be with my friends. Finally I was determined to convince her I should be in the “ good ” group. 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。 Paragraph 1: I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph l: I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. Before I opened my mouth, she gently placed a hand on my shoulder, saying with a knowing smile, “ I know what you want, but your group needs you. ” So stunned was I that I couldn’t utter a single word for a moment. She had seen something in me that I hadn’t seen. Suddenly, a mixture of guilt as well as pride seized me. The power of being trusted made me stand straighter. “ I’ll help them. ” I replied in a firm voice. I couldn’t believe it came out of my mouth, but it did. Paragraph 2: Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. The project was going smoothly with our joint efforts. Besides, I found out Mauro was struggling with English, Juliette wore long skirts because of her religion and Rachel dreamed to be a fashion designer. They weren’t misfits, just people that no one cared enough about to try to understand — except Mrs. Bartlett. I was lucky to be given a chance to see other people in a new light. Mrs. Bartlett gave us an A on that assignment, which should be handed back, for she was the one who truly deserved it. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了历史课上，老师分小组做任务时，作者被老师分在了一个不好的小组，小组内的几个学生都是不受人欢迎的孩子，作者很委屈，希望和好朋友们一组，老师却鼓励她留在这组帮助这几个同学完成任务。 【详解】1. 段落续写 ①由第一段首句“我忍着眼泪走向Mrs. Bartlett”可知，续写应围绕我跟老师见面后的语言、动作、神情等展开描写，包括倾诉“我”对分组结果的不解，如何说服老师把我分在“优生组”等，以及老师的回答、反应和举措等。为与下一段首句呼应，“我”一定是说服未遂，继续和这三个不合群的人在同一个组。 ②由第二段首句“这周过半的时候，我觉得自己很享受这三个不合群的人的陪伴”可知，续写应围绕“我”与组员们完成项目的过程和结果，与此同时，“我”的心态发生了转变，理解了老师的良苦用心，明白了应该抛弃成见，学会接纳和包容的做人哲学。 2. 续写线索：试图说服老师——老师期望——接受任务——完成任务——感悟与成长 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①一言不发：not utter a single word/say nothing ②帮助：help/aid/assist ③回答：reply/respond/answer ④得到机会：be given a chance/be offered an opportunity 情绪类 ①感到惊讶的：stunned/astonished/amazed ②内疚：guilt/compunction/self-reproach 【点睛】[高分句型1]So stunned was I that I couldn’t utter a single word for a moment.（“so+adj.”位于句首时的倒装句及that引导结果状语从句） [高分句型2]She had seen something in me that I hadn’t seen.（由关系代词that引导限制性定语从句） [高分句型3]Mrs. Bartlett gave us an A on that assignment, which should be handed back, for she was the one who truly deserved it.（由关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句以及由关系代词who引导限制性定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 潮州市2024—2025学年度第二学期期末高二级教学质量检测卷 英语 本试卷共12页;满分150分，完成时间130分钟。 (其中，第一部分20分，第二、三、四部分120÷12×13=130分) 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案;不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听说考试(共两节;满分20分) 做题时先把答案写在试卷上，等听说考试结束后再把答案写在答题卡上。 第一节 角色扮演(共8小题;每小题1分，满分8分) 情景介绍 角色：你是Tom. 任务：(1)与朋友Mary谈论关于大学开放日的话题; (2)根据谈话内容回答另一个朋友的提问。 生词：robotics 机器人技术 extracurricular 课外的 下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。 1.你有关于参加开放日的建议吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.会有一些俱乐部展览会吗? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.我如何报名参加开放日呢? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 下面听录音提问，用英语回答五个问题。 4. When is the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Who will Mary attend the open day with? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Mary want to major in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Which club is Tom interested in? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What can Mary do to register for the open day? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 故事复述(共8小题;每小题1.5分，满分12分) 请听下面一个故事，然后根据故事意思填空，每空一词，录音读两遍。 梗概：农民Tom种植竹子，经过三年的辛勤耕耘和耐心!等待，终于在第四年看到竹子茁壮生长。 关键词：bamboo(竹子) seed(种子) patience(耐心) neighbor(邻居) The Rewards of Patience There lived a farmer named Tom in a small village. He dreamed of having a bamboo 9 . So he decided to plant bamboo seeds. He made an effort to prepare the soil and plant the seeds. Then he watched the land, day after day, just waiting for those seeds to 10 up. Ways went by, then weeks, and even months, but 11 happened. Tom’s patience was put to the test. But he kept on taking care of those seeds. Now, by the 12 year, Tom still hadn’t seen any progress, and that’s when the neighbors started talking. They said, “Look at Tom, what a crazy dreamer!” But Tom remained patient, and he continued to wait for them to grow. In the fourth year, something 13 happened! In just six weeks, they 14 80 feet tall. Everyone in the village was 15 impressed. All that patience and hard work paid off for Tom, and everyone in the village learned something important too. They learned that you should never give up on your dreams, no matter how long it takes to come 16 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 Traveling by train can be a romantic way to see the world. Here are some fantastic train trips to add to your travel bucket list (愿望清单). Eurostar Where it goes: London to/from Paris How long it takes: Two hours and 15 minutes Eurostar is a popular way for folks to get from London to Paris (or vice versa), thanks to its quick travel time, but it has another draw that makes it a great bucket-list train trip. For 20 minutes, you’ll actually be riding 150 feet underwater through the famed English Channel. Glacier Express Where it goes: St. Moritz to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps How long it takes: Seven and a half hours This train ride is a favorite among many, as it’s arguably the best way to experience the Swiss Alps. It gives new meaning to the term “slow travel”, taking over seven hours to pass just 180 miles. Be prepared to ride on 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels. Qingzang Railway Where it goes: Xining to Lhasa How long it takes: 20 hours and 55 minutes Why not start with the world’s highest train ride? The Qingzang Railway climbs to amazing heights of over 5,072meters as it snakes through the Himalayas. The 1,956-kilometer journey passes through different biomes (生物群落区). The views of grasslands, mountain s and deserts along the way are always breathtaking. Trans-Siberian Railway Where it goes: Moscow to Vladivostok How long it takes: Seven days It’s the world’s longest continuous railway, clocking in at 5,772 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok. Along the way, you’ll pass through eight time zones and have plenty of time to see the beautiful Russia n countryside. 1. What is special about Eurostar? A. It stops at different biomes. B. It passes through eight time zones. C. It features an underwater journey. D. It provides slow travel experience. 2. What can passengers do when they ride the Glacier Express? A They can experience great speed. B. They can appreciate the beautiful Alps C. They can pass through extensive deserts. D. They can start with the world’s highest train ride 3. Which railway is the world’s longest continuous one? A. Trans-Siberian Railway. B. Glacier Express. C. Qingzang Railway. D. Eurostar. B An English woman has found her calling and recycled more than 2000 pounds of trash after setting up a drop-off point in her garden for people to leave items that garbagemen don’t collect. Liz Pinfield-Wells built the DIY recycling center following the birth of her third child after she learned she couldn’t recycle his baby food pouches (袋子) . Along with the pouches, certain food packaging, and even toothbrushes were all excluded (排除) from her town’s curbside (路边的) recycling service. Inspired to take action, she set up a drop-off point at the end of her driveway and encouraged the public to leave their mixed recycled items. Since starting her green project four years ago, Liz has recycled 2,600 pounds of trash split (分) between 30 different categories of recyclable waste that’s not taken by trash collection and raised thousands for her local community in the process. Every month, she sends off the trash to TerraCycle, a firm that makes it into other items such as watering cans and benches. The weight of the junk is then converted (转变) into points for money which can be paid out twice a year to a charity or sports organization of her choice. In the last three years, Liz has raised more than £1,000, which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe’s gymnastic group to buy new equipment. She has also donated a sum of money to another local charity to buy woodchips for their community garden. “It can sometimes seem a little intimidating choosing where to start with recycling but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier” she said. “I definitely think it has helped to raise awareness among my children about the need to recycle more too.” 4. What inspired Liz to set up a recycling center? A. Her child’s request. B. Her neighbors’ proposals. C. Her experience of working on a green project. D. Her learning of some trash being unrecyclable. 5. What did Liz do with the trash? A. She turned it into other items. B. She left it to the local garbagemen. C. She sold it and donated the money to her local community. D. She split it up and sent it to the curbside recycling service. 6. What does the underlined word “intimidating” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Strange. B. Simple. C. Interesting. D. Discouraging. 7. Which of the following can best describe Liz? A. Ambitious and cool-headed. B. Adventurous and self-confident. C. Socially responsible and eco-minded. D. Highly intelligent and self-disciplined. C A group of digital models dressed in sports outfits strutted down the runway in an online virtual fashion show during China Fashion Week in September. Led by Xijiajia, tech company Baidu Inc’s virtual spokesperson, they presented the latest clothes by homegrown sportswear maker Anta Sports in different virtual scenarios (场景)-stadiums, snowfields, the Gobi Desert and even outer space. Li Shiyan, head of Baidu’s digital human and robotics section, said that technologies, the production cost of virtual clothing has been reduced dramatically, and production periods shortened from more than one month to just a week. “The virtual human industry is still in an early stage, and there are some challenges, such as how to produce low-cost digital assets and digital content, and how to make digital humans interact with real people more naturally, “Li said. The size of China’s virtual human market is forecast to reach 270 billion yuan by 2030. According to experts, the fashion landscape is rapidly expanding its virtual horizon to prepare for a future populated by digital avatars, and the most accessible way for fashion brands to engage with virtual replicas is by dressing them in their latest collections. “Holding virtual fashion shows doesn’t just mean moving real-world shows online. More importantly, we can use digital space to expand our understanding of fashion and imagination for what is possible,“ said Chen Duan. For example, people can make use of textures that do not exist in the physical world, and digital humans are able to go beyond the biological limits of real humans and present new fashion styles in new ways. “Digital humans are increasingly being used in brand promotion, advertisement, livestreaming, gaming and entertainment,” said Zhu Xiaowen, an analyst. However, she added that a new set of problems have also emerged, such as personal privacy protection and data security. She said unregulated use of digital humans might open a way for fraud, given that digital humans can be difficult to distinguish from real people. 8. Why does the author describe a virtual fashion show in Paragraph 1? A. to stress Baidu’s technological development. B. to introduce the use of digital fashion avatars. C. to make ads for sportswear maker Anta Sports. D. to describe the work of some digital models. 9. What is one of the challenges of the virtual human industry? A. Digital humans fail to react with real people. B. The virtual human market isn’t clear. C. Producing digital contents costs more. D. Virtual beings aren’t widely accepted. 10. What does Chen Duan think of virtual fashion shows? A. They apply digital technology in daily life. B. They enrich people’s understanding of humans. C. They will replace real-world shows. D. They explore more possibilities for fashion. 11. What does Zhu Xiaowen stress about digital humans? A. the potential harm they do. B. their bright future in the fashion world. C. the need of their personal privacy. D. their betraying to real people. D A good shower can relax not only your body but also your mind, unleashing (释放) streams of consciousness (意识流) and creativity. Research shows that what is known as the “shower effect” also can occur outside the shower, and many of our best thoughts don’t happen at work or school — but occur while going about our days with ideas incubating (酝酿) in the background. In a study, 98 professional writers and 87 physicists recorded their most creative ideas each day, as well as what they were doing and thinking when it struck them. While most of the ideas occurred at work, 20 percent of their most meaningful ideas came while doing something else—washing dishes or taking a shower. Notably, the ideas the writers and physicists had away from their jobs were self-assessed to be just as creative and important as the ones they had at work. However, the shower effect on creativity is the product of mind-wandering, where your thoughts are anywhere but on the task at hand. Historically, researchers focused on the negative effects of mind-wandering, which can disrupt (扰乱) performance and have been associated with unhappiness. But the nature of the mind-wandering matters. In another study, over 300 university students were first asked to come up with as many novel uses as possible for ordinary objects such as a brick or paper clip (曲别针) in 90 seconds. This is known as an alternative use task, which tests creativity. The students then watched a boring video. The activity gave time for the students’ ideas to incubate and for their minds to wander. When the students were tested again, their mind-wandering led to more creative ideas. An activity such as taking a shower or a walk (or watching a romantic comedy video) “takes some of your attention so that they can influence your thoughts, but doesn’t take all of it so that you pay no attention to these creative ideas that are incubating in the background.” said Zachary Irving, author of the study. 12. What do we know about the shower effect? A. It requires focused attention. B. It fails to work outside the shower. C. It enables people to have innovative ideas unconsciously. D. It is the main cause of people’s poor performance at work. 13 How did the researchers conduct the study among writers and physicists? A. They assessed their ideas at work. B. They asked them to record their creative ideas. C. They tested their creativity after they took a shower. D. They required them to use an ordinary object creatively. 14. What does the study among university students show? A. Mind-wandering can disrupt performance. B. People’s thoughts are anywhere but on the task at hand. C. Free-flowing thoughts in moderate task boost creativity. D. Mind-wandering has been associated with unhappiness. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Why does the mind wander? B. Why do we get our best ideas in the shower? C. How can you become a more creative person? D. How may your shower routine affect your health? 第二节(共5小题;每小题2、5分，满分13.8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。 Five secrets to a good night’s sleep Try these five tips to help you get a better night’s sleep: Exercise Going for a daily walk keeps you up less often at night. Exercise boosts the effect of the body’s natural sleep hormones (激素) such as melatonin. ___16___ Exercising too close to bedtime can be stimulating. Morning exercise that exposes you to bright daylight will help the natural circadian rhythm (生理节奏). Reserve bed for sleep Don’t use your bed as an office for answering phone calls and responding to emails. Also avoid watching late night TV there. ___17___ Reserve your bed for sleep. Keep it comfortable Television isn’t the only possible distraction in your bedroom. The environment can affect your sleep quality too. Make sure your bedroom is as comfortable as possible. ___18___ Start a sleep ritual (习惯) When you were a child and your mother read you a story and put you to bed every night, this comforting ritual helped you to fall asleep. Even in adulthood, a set of bedtime rituals can have a similar effect. Rituals help signal the body and mind that it’s time for sleep. Drink a glass of warm milk. ___19___ Or listen to calming music to relax before bed. Distress The bills are pilling up and your to do list is a mile long. Daytime worries can bubble to the surface (涌现出来) at night. Stress is a stimulus. It activates the fight or flight hormones that work against sleep. Give yourself time to wind down before bed. ___20___ To relax try deep breathing exercises. A. Take a bath. B. Just watch the timing of your workouts. C. Carefully follow your doctor’s instructions. D. Ideally you want a quiet, dark, cool environment. E. Avoid eating a big meal within two to three hours of bedtime. F. The bed needs to be a stimulus for sleeping, not for wakefulness. G. Learning some form of relaxation exercises can promote good sleep and reduce daytime anxiety. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30 分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mathematic s has always been like a flower to me. The joy and satisfaction I find in math is a gift that my teachers have helped me to cultivate (培养). It was my Grade 7 teacher, Mr. Catton who ____21____ my talent and persuaded me to attend ____22____ classes at the local high school. My primary school principal (校长), Mrs. Herron, even ____23____ me there every day tor five months because my parents did not have driver’s licenses. As time went on, my parents felt I ____24____ to pursue mathematics at a higher level and decided we should move from Saskatoon to Toronto. “How should I tell Mrs. Herron the news?” I ____25____ as I walked to the parking lot. When Mrs. Herron saw me ____26____ to her, a smile lit up her face. I threw myself into the car, and an awkward ____27____ followed. After a long pause (停顿), I ____28____ to tell Mrs. Herron about my parents’ decision. I ____29____ looking at her and murmured (低声说), “I will miss you.” Without hesitation, she responded ____30____: “Congratulations! I’m sure you will have a great time in Toronto!” Then Mrs. Herron stopped ____31____. Mrs. Herron and other teachers had poured ____32____ efforts into helping me. How could I leave? Maybe I should set my roots here. And ultimately, my parents ____33____ we would stay in Saskatoon and I was overjoyed. This winter, after I gained ____34____ to study mathematics at Harvard University, I decided there was someone with whom I needed to ____35____ this fantastic news — Mrs. Herron. 21. A. admired B. respected C. used D. recognized 22. A. math B. English C. science D. history 23. A. directed B. drove C. followed D. attracted 24. A. pretended B. learned C. needed D. feared 25. A. cheered B. wondered C. laughed D. read 26. A. listening B. pointing C. writing D. waving 27. A. silence B. position C. debate D. question 28 A. promised B. continued C. decided D. failed 29. A. imagined B. considered C. enjoyed D. avoided 30. A. positively B. appropriately C. creatively D. desperately 31. A. teaching B. complaining C. thinking D. talking 32. A. innovative B. significant C. unintentional D. unsuccessful 33. A. doubted B. admitted C. agreed D. predicted 34. A. admission B. support C. promotion D. freedom 35. A. discuss B. exchange C. share D. review 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。 Chinese jiaozi — or dumplings — originated 1,800 years ago and it was a must in the diet of the Han people in northern China. With time, jiaozi became a favourite across the country, ____36____ (particular) during holidays. The word jiaozt sounds similar to an expression ____37____ (mean) “transition from old to new”, and this explains ____38____ jiaozi are popular during China’s Lunar New Year. Moreover, jiaozi look like the ingots (元宝) which were used in ancient China, and that’s why people believe that eating jiaozi will bring them good fortune in ____39____ coming year. Legend has it that Zhang Zhongjing. the celebrated “Sage of Chinese Medicine” who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty, was worried when he visited a village and ____40____ (see) the frostbitten (生冻疮的) ears of its poor residents. He thought it would be ____41____ (help) to warm them up if they are mutton (羊肉), chilli and medicinal herbs. So he collected the ____42____ (ingredient) and wrapped them in dough ____43____ (shape) like an ear. Then he boiled them and distributed them to the residents. Before long, the villagers ____44____ (cure) of their frostbite. According to the legend, Zhang handed out jiaozi from the day of the Winter Solstice to Chinese New Year’s Eve. In China today, although few people ever suffer from frostbite, _____45_____ remains a tradition in the North to eat jiaozi on these two special days. 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，你校在本月开展了志愿者主题活动。请你为英语课前演讲准备一篇关于此次活动的演讲稿，内容包括： 1.你参加志愿者活动的经历; 2.这次经历对你的影响。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右。 2.请按如下格式在答卷的相应位置作答。 Good morning, everyone! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your attention! 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。 An A for Mrs. Bartlett I was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups, we were to create a poster around what we were studying. On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group. After collecting all the requests, Mrs. Bartlett informed us that she would take into consideration the names we chose and would let us know the results the next day. I was a well-rounded top student in the class, so I had no doubt I would get the group of my choice. There were only a handful of sociably decent people in the class, and Missy was one of them. I knew we had chosen each other. The next day, I anxiously awaited the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stopped talking as Mrs. Bartlett called for our attention. She started to call out names. When she reached group three, Missy’s name was called. So I’m in group three, I thought. The second, third and fourth members of the group were called. My name was not included. There had to be some mistake! Then I heard it. The last group: “ Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina. ” I could feel the tears well in my eyes. How could I face being in that group — the boy who barely spoke English, the one girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles, and the other girl who was often wearing very strange and unusual clothes with fancy items. They certainly fell into the category of the least popular in our class. They were considered misfits (不合群的人)! There must be something wrong! Mrs. Bartlett was such a person of insight, vision and thoughtfulness that she never forgot to bring out the potential of all her students. Oh, how badly I wanted to be with my friends. Finally I was determined to convince her I should be in the “ good ” group. 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。 Paragraph 1: I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. Bartlett. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Halfway through the week, I felt myself enjoying the company of these three misfits. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$