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福州三中2024-2025学年第二学期高二期末考试 英语试卷 (试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟) 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will the woman do next? A. Turn off the stove. B. Do the laundry. C. Watch a match 2. Where is Tom now probably? A. In the playground. B. In the classroom. C. In Miss White's office. 3. What is the weather like now? A Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 4. How will the speakers go home? A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus. 5. What does the woman think of the movie? A. Extraordinary. B. Average. C. Terrible. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. Why did Lucy turn down Janice's invitation? A She worried she would ruin others' fun. B. She had a quarrel with Janice. C. She's made other plans. 7. What did the man ask his sister to do? A Prepare many vegetables. B. Visit Lucy another day. C. Introduce her friends to Lucy. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. What time is it now? A. 11:15. B. 11:45. C. 12:15. 9. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a restaurant. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A Husband and wife. B. Colleagues. C Salesperson and customer. 11 How much does the red tie cost now? A. $50. B. $100. C. $200. 12. What color tie will the man take? A. Red. B. Blue. C. Yellow. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. Why did Noah start horse-riding? A To develop his interest in it. B. To defeat his fear of animals. C. To get pleasure from it. 14. What benefit has Noah got from horse-riding? A. He's more patient. B. He's more energetic. C. He's fitter. 15. What does Noah say about horse-riding competitions? A. They are for people who own their horses. B. They offer him chances to meet friends. C. They are helpful for him to find a job. 16. What would Noah like to do when he's older? A. Participate in more races. B. Work as a horse trainer. C. Teach children to ride horses. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. A school play. B. A fantastic festival. C. A concert on camp. 18. Where should students go to apply for a stage manager? A. The band room. B. The video room. C. The drama room. 19. What is the art students' main duty? A. Making posters. B. Painting furniture. C. Creating an ocean painting. 20. When will Mrs. Blake's team have a rehearsal? A. In March. B. In April. C. In May. 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 Talking therapies for anxiety and depression Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective treatments delivered by fully trained and qualified experts. They can help if you’re struggling with things like feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). · You can access talking therapies for free on the National Health Service (NHS) in UK. · You can refer yourself directly to a talking therapies service without recommendation. · Help is available in person, by video, over the phone or as an online course. What can talking therapies help with? You do not need to have a diagnosed mental health problem first. Getting support as soon as you start having difficulties can help to reduce their impact. You may be: · feeling anxious · feeling low and hopeless · having panic attacks · finding it hard to cope with work, life or relationships · struggling with flashbacks and nightmares about things from your past · feeling stressed Other things that talking therapies can help with include: · worrying a lot · excessive thoughts or behaviours · fear social situations · being afraid of things, such as spiders, flying or heights Types of talking therapies There are a range of evidence-based talking therapies. Which therapy you are offered depends on which one has been shown to be most helpful for your symptoms. Examples of talking therapies include: · guided self-help-where a therapist coaches you as you work through a self-help course in your own time, either using a workbook or an online course · cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based on the idea that thoughts, feelings, what we do, and how our bodies feel physically, are all connected. CBT helps you notice and challenge thoughts or behaviours to help you feel better. · interpersonal therapy (IPT) or dynamic interpersonal therapy (DIT)-therapies that look at the link between your depression and your relationships Talking therapies can also help if you have mental health problems resulting from other conditions, such as diabetes (糖尿病), cancer, long-term pain. Talking therapies are oftered in different ways, including: · using a self-help workbook with the support of a therapist · as an online course · one-to-one sessions either in person, over the phone or as a video consultation · in a group 1. You are recommended talking therapics if you are________. A. feeling optimistic about the future B. suffering from diabetes or cancer C. lacking in thoughts or behaviours D. afraid of getting along with others 2. During the therapy, which of the following might happen? A. You conduct a self-help course all by yourself. B. Your thoughts and how your body feel disconnect. C. You feel better after noticing and challenging thoughts. D. You have to work in a group to receive talking therapies. 3. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To inform people of talking therapies. B. To persuade people to take talking therapies. C. To call for donation for talking therapies. D. To describe the history of talking therapies. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了治疗焦虑和抑郁的谈话疗法。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“They can help if you’re struggling with things like feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).(如果你正遭受抑郁、过度担忧、社交焦虑或创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 等情绪困扰，它们可以为你提供帮助)”可知，害怕与他人相处是社交焦虑的一种表现，由此可知，如果你害怕与人相处，那么建议你接受谈话疗法，故选D。 2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Types of talking therapies部分下Examples of talking therapies include:中第二段“CBT helps you notice and challenge thoughts or behaviours to help you feel better.(CBT可帮助你注意并挑战想法或行为，从而帮助你感觉更好)”可知，在治疗期间，在注意并挑战想法后，你会感觉好一些。故选C。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是标题“Talking therapies for anxiety and depression(治疗焦虑和抑郁的谈话疗法)”可知，文章主要介绍了谈话疗法的适作用以及类型，由此可推知，这篇文章的目的是让人们了解谈话疗法，故选A。 B At 18, British writer Lara Prior-Palmer chose an extraordinary path: the Mongol Derby, an extremely challenging 1,000-kilometer horse race across Mongolia’s wilderness. In her first book, Rough Magic, Prior-Palmer describes her ride in all its pain boredom, and ultimate success. “Somehow,” she writes at the beginning, “against all the odds, I won a race labeled the longest and toughest in the world and became the youngest person, and first female, ever to have done so.” Yet her story avoids overused phrases of self-praise, balancing vivid landscapes with honest words about painful saddle (马鞍) wounds and bad-smelling outdoor toilets, making it an unusual pleasure to read. For much of the book, she and her horses — 25 in all, a new horse every 40 km — drag slowly with great effort across a landscape that resists Prior-Palmer’s sight. She’s especially gifted with metaphor — when it rains, “there appears a smooth path behind us, as though the earth is water and we have been fish, until now,” and the clouds are “piled high as if lining up for a funeral”. For every gorgeous metaphor, there’s a pair of wet riding trousers or a toilet that is only “a smelly hole in the ground with wet boards above to stop you from slipping into it”. By the end of Rough Magic, Prior-Palmer is amazed by the land around her. “Living in desertion,” she writes, “the land knows what I don’t, no one can carve a story into earth or sky. The wind sweeps the clouds away, the stage clears for another day.” She keeps competing, while trying to persuade herself to be more patient, and humbler. Her final hope is not to win the race — though she wants that, too — but to let the race make her free. Rough Magic seems to stand as proof that she succeeded. And as I read it from the skyless comfort of my couch, I briefly felt a bit freer, too. 4. How did Prior-Palmer feel about her performance in Mongol Derby? A. Unsatisfied. B. Pitiful. C. Expected. D. Proud. 5. What is the language style of Rough Magic? A. Plain. B. Humorous. C. Descriptive. D. Logical. 6. Why does the land impress Prior Palmer? A. It blocks heavy winds. B. It mirrors human evolution. C. It shows competitive spirits. D. It varies with time and weather. 7. What is Rough Magic about? A. A bittersweet journey. B. A well-grounded theory. C. An inspiring fairy tale. D. An impressive landscape. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是英国作家Lara Prior-Palmer《Rough Magic》一书的书评，讲述了Lara Prior-Palmer通过记录蒙古德比赛马经历，写成《Rough Magic》一书，通过艰苦与诗意并存的描写，展现了她从竞技到精神自由的蜕变历程。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中““Somehow,” she writes at the beginning, “against all the odds, I won a race labeled the longest and toughest in the world and became the youngest person, and first female, ever to have done so.” (“不知怎么地，”她在开头写道，“在极不可能的情况下，我赢得了被称为世界上最长最艰难的比赛，成为有史以来最年轻、也是第一位做到这一点的女性。”)”可知，Prior-Palmer表示自己赢得了世界公认最艰难的赛事，并成为最年轻和首位女性获胜者，这体现了她的自豪感。故选D项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Yet her story avoids overused phrases of self-praise, balancing vivid landscapes with honest words about painful saddle (马鞍) wounds and bad-smelling outdoor toilets, making it an unusual pleasure to read. (然而，她的故事避免了陈词滥调的自我赞美，将生动的风景描写与关于疼痛马鞍伤和恶臭户外厕所的坦诚叙述巧妙平衡，形成了一种独特的阅读乐趣)”和第三段中“She’s especially gifted with metaphor — when it rains, “there appears a smooth path behind us, as though the earth is water and we have been fish, until now,” and the clouds are “piled high as if lining up for a funeral”. (她尤其擅长运用比喻——当大雨落下时，“身后突然显现出一条平滑的小径，仿佛大地化作水域，而此前我们一直都是鱼”，又或是将云层描绘成“高高堆叠，如同列队等待一场葬礼”)”可知，作品通过对自然景观、身体感受、生活细节等的细致描写和诗意的比喻来构建叙事，语言风格是描述性的。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“By the end of Rough Magic, Prior-Palmer is amazed by the land around her. “Living in desertion,” she writes, “the land knows what I don’t, no one can carve a story into earth or sky. The wind sweeps the clouds away, the stage clears for another day.” (在Rough Magic的结尾处，Prior-Palmer被她周围的土地深深震撼。“生活在荒芜之中，”她写道，“这片土地知晓我所不知的一切，没有人能将故事镌刻进大地或天空。风卷残云而去，舞台为新的一天清场。”)”可知，这片土地随时间和天气而变化，让Prior-Palmer印象深刻。故选D项。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“In her first book, Rough Magic, Prior-Palmer describes her ride in all its pain boredom, and ultimate success. (在她的处女作《Rough Magic》,中，Prior-Palmer描述了她经历的所有痛苦、无聊和最终的成功)”可知，这本书展现的是一次苦乐参半的旅程。故选A项。 C People pursuing perfection and those valuing being on time often don’t see eye to eye in the workplace. But according to a recent study, it is better to deliver a good-enough project on schedule rather than perfecting it through procrastination. Researchers surveyed thousands of people in the U.S. and U.K, including managers and others whose jobs included evaluating others. They presented participants with the same examples of work, and then asked them to rate it. But first, they mentioned whether it was either submitted early, right at the deadline or late. Respondents who were told it was late consistently rated the work as worse in quality than those who were told the same work was early or on time. The study also found there wasn’t much benefit to submitting work early since evaluators tended to rank work submitted before and at the deadline as the same quality. Furthermore, it didn’t matter how late the work was submitted, with one day or one week delays viewed just as negatively and that remained the case if the employee gave their manager advance warning. A field experiment was conducted in a high school in China that had students grade pieces of art in a staged contest. The art was on a piece of paper that also included the date it was submitted. Even though the kids were told to ignore all other details on the paper other than the art itself, the works submitted after the deadline received lower grades. That study made the broader point that it didn’t really matter who set the deadline. In the eyes of the evaluator, any miss was a meaningful miss. However the reason behind the missed deadline mattered, researchers found. If it was due to forces beyond an employee’s control, evaluators didn’t end up with as negative a view of the work as they did when the reason was one within their control. “If the reason why you missed the deadline was beyond your control, you as the employee should let your manager know,” Maglio says. “That seems to be one of the few situations in which people cut you a break.” 8. What does the underlined word “procrastination” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Delay. B. Editing. C. Teamwork. D. Reviewing. 9. What can be concluded from the research result? A. Minimal delays get better evaluations. B. Preannounced delays get positive feedback. C. Late submissions are more negatively judged. D. Submitting work early means a lot in evaluations. 10. What does the author want to show by mentioning the field experiment in China? A. Kids judge submissions more objectively. B. The art itself rather than other details counts. C. A peer-to-peer evaluation can be informative. D. The finding holds true across age and culture. 11. What can be implied from the last paragraph? A. Employees get unfair reviews. B. A set deadline is absolutely unchangeable. C. Bosses should care about employees. D. Employees should report unavoidable misses. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一项研究表明准时提交质量不错的项目比拖延追求完美更好。 【8题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“But according to a recent study, it is better to deliver a good-enough project on schedule rather than perfecting it through procrastination. (但根据最近的一项研究，最好是按时交付一个足够好的项目，而不是通过procrastination来完善它)”可知，按时交付项目比拖延来完善项目更好，所以procrastination的意思是“拖延”，与Delay意思相近。故选A。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Respondents who were told it was late consistently rated the work as worse in quality than those who were told the same work was early or on time. (被告知工作迟交的受访者一致认为，这项工作的质量比被告知工作早交或按时交的受访者更差)”可知，研究结果表明，迟交的工作得到的评价更负面。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Respondents who were told it was late consistently rated the work as worse in quality than those who were told the same work was early or on time. (被告知工作迟交的受访者一致认为，这项工作的质量比被告知工作早交或按时交的受访者更差)”、第四段中“A field experiment was conducted in a high school in China that had students grade pieces of art in a staged contest. The art was on a piece of paper that also included the date it was submitted. Even though the kids were told to ignore all other details on the paper other than the art itself, the works submitted after the deadline received lower grades. (在中国的一所高中进行了一项实地实验，让学生们在一次分阶段的比赛中给艺术品打分。艺术品印在一张纸上，上面还写着提交日期。尽管孩子们被告知要忽略除艺术品本身以外的所有其他细节，但逾期提交的作品得分较低)”可知，通过提到中国的实地实验，作者想表明这个发现适用于不同的年龄和文化。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“If it was due to forces beyond an employee’s control, evaluators didn’t end up with as negative a view of the work as they did when the reason was one within their control. “If the reason why you missed the deadline was beyond your control, you as the employee should let your manager know,” Maglio says. (如果这是由于员工无法控制的因素造成的，评估人员对工作的看法就不会像原因在他们控制范围内时那么负面。Maglio说：“如果你错过最后期限的原因超出了你的控制范围，作为员工，你应该让你的经理知道”)”可知，如果员工错过最后期限的原因是无法控制的，那么他们应该让经理知道，即员工应该报告不可避免的失误。故选D。 D Nations with large amounts of wind and solar in their power grids (电网) are particularly exposed to rising energy bills due to sharp increases in the gas price. The relationship between decarbonization and swings in prices has been a controversial (有争议的) issue as governments consider clean energy strategies, but an analysis of power prices has now provided evidence to inform the debate. Vast quantities of wind and solar capacity have been introduced across Europe in recent years, but these power sources are intermittent, generating electricity only when winds blow or the sky is cloudless. Gas power plants, which can be switched on and off relatively easily, are frequently relied on to provide power when renewable generation is low. But gas is often the most expensive source of power, and electricity market rules mean the most expensive generator sets the price for the entire market. Raul Bajo-Buenestado at the University of Navarra and his colleagues found nations with more wind and solar in their power systems were more vulnerable (易受影响) to natural gas price shocks. Spain, for example, has large volumes of solar power and is particularly sensitive to power price changes. ‌“If you have natural gas, wind and solar, this is going to make the perfect cocktail for you to be vulnerable,” says Bajo-Buenestado. It is the need for flexible generation alongside wind and solar that is the issue. Bajo-Buenestado points out that other nations with low-carbon power grids, such as Norway and France, rely on hydropower and nuclear technology, which are reliable generators. ‌“We don’t see a clear correlation between decarbonization and sensitivity to natural gas price changes,” he says. Solving the problem will require nations to replace gas as the back-up fuel of choice. One answer is for grid operators to push the power system to become better able to absorb peaks and valleys in generation. ‌“The underlying message is that getting a flexible system is now as important as building renewables,” says Michael Grubb at University College London. 12. What does the controversial issue in the first paragraph refer to? A. How rising gas prices will affect power grids. B. Which countries may face higher energy bills. C. What should be included in clean energy strategies. D. Whether carbon cuts are linked to varying power prices. 13. What does the underlined word ‌“intermittent” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Faulty. B. Costly. C. Unstable. D. Inefficient. 14. Why is natural gas still needed in high-renewable-energy systems? A. It helps lower energy costs. B. It can quickly fill gaps in supply. C. It ensures consistent market prices. D. It is a key driver of energy innovation. 15. What might be an ideal combination of power sources? A. Solar and gas. B. Nuclear and gas. C. Solar and wind. D. Nuclear and wind. 【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕电网中可再生能源占比高的国家因天然气价格上涨面临能源账单增加的问题展开，分析了原因并探讨了理想的电源组合。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The relationship between decarbonization and swings in prices has been a controversial (有争议的) issue as governments consider clean energy strategies(在各国政府考虑清洁能源战略时，脱碳与价格波动之间的关系一直是一个有争议的问题)”可知，有争议的问题是脱碳是否与电价的波动有关。故选D项。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“Vast quantities of wind and solar capacity have been introduced across Europe in recent years, but these power sources are intermittent, generating electricity only when winds blow or the sky is cloudless.(近年来，欧洲各地引进了大量的风能和太阳能发电能力，但这些能源是……，只有在有风或天空无云时才能发电)”可知，风能和太阳能只有在特定条件下才能发电，说明这两种能源是不稳定的。所以划线词“intermittent”的意思是“不稳定的”，与C项“Unstable”同义。故选C项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Gas power plants, which can be switched on and off relatively easily, are frequently relied on to provide power when renewable generation is low.(天然气发电厂相对容易启动和关闭，当可再生能源发电量较低时，人们经常依靠它们来供电)”可知，在高可再生能源系统中仍然需要天然气是因为它可以迅速填补供应缺口。故选B项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Vast quantities of wind and solar capacity have been introduced across Europe in recent years, but these power sources are intermittent, generating electricity only when winds blow or the sky is cloudless.(近年来，欧洲各地已经引进了大量风能和太阳能发电能力，但这些能源是间歇性的，只有在刮风或天空无云的时候才会发电)”和第五段“It is the need for flexible generation alongside wind and solar that is the issue. Bajo-Buenestado points out that other nations with low-carbon power grids, such as Norway and France, rely on hydropower and nuclear technology, which are reliable generators.(除了风能和太阳能之外，对灵活发电的需求才是问题所在。巴霍-布埃内斯泰多指出，其他拥有低碳电网的国家，如挪威和法国，依靠的是水电和核技术，它们是可靠的发电方式)”可知，风能和太阳能两种可再生能源是不稳定的，而水电和核电是稳定的。所以，结合选项，核电(稳定)与风电(可再生)的组合是理想模式。故选D项。 第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Orienteering: My Life-long Passion Orienteering is a timed event across a mostly natural landscape, where participants navigate through a series of checkpoints along the way. The route from one checkpoint to the next isn’t marked. ___16___ Beyond mere exercise, orienteering builds physical endurance and mental sharpness, with each move requiring split-second judgement. At the age of ten my family moved to a new town and I changed to a new school. In my new class there was an orienteer and I joined him in the practices. Now 50 years later, I still do orienteering! I have always enjoyed nature. Growing up in a village on the forest’s edge, I spent my childhood in nature, playing, walking, and skiing. ___17___ When I started with orienteering, I was the first in our family. But soon afterwards my parents realized that instead of just driving me to the practices and competitions, they could just as well participate themselves. We have always been out walking in the forest, but their participation opened up a new dimension. ___18___ With a lot of discussions driving to the competitions, about anything, and the analysis after the race, our family bonds grew stronger. ___19___ In most cases the competitions are in new areas where I have never been and would never go to otherwise, each offering unique landscapes to explore. But maybe the best part is that each race is a new challenge. No one runs the same course twice, so each time there are new challenges. Orienteering is for life. ___20___ A. Nature offers countless things for us to explore. B. The event also requires accurate map-reading skills. C. I hope I will be able to continue for many years to come. D. Each participant decides the best route on the run or walk. E. I think that orienteering is a perfect activity for the family. F. I also appreciate how orienteering connects us to different places. G. Such experiences laid the foundation for my love of outdoor activities. 【答案】16. D 17. G 18. E 19. F 20. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者对定向越野这项运动的热爱。作者在十岁时接触到定向越野，并一直坚持到现在，并希望继续坚持下去。 【16题详解】 上文“Orienteering is a timed event across a mostly natural landscape, where participants navigate through a series of checkpoints along the way. The route from one checkpoint to the next isn’t marked.(定向越野是一项穿越自然景观的定时活动，参与者一路上要通过一系列检查站。从一个检查站到下一个检查站的路线没有标记。)”说明定向越野的路线未被标记，因此参与者需要自己决定最佳路线，选项D“每个参赛者决定跑步或步行的最佳路线。”承接上文，解释定向越野的规则，故选D项。 【17题详解】 上文“I have always enjoyed nature. Growing up in a village on the forest’s edge, I spent my childhood in nature, playing, walking, and skiing.(我一直很喜欢大自然。我在森林边缘的一个村庄长大，童年是在大自然中度过的，玩耍、散步、滑雪。)”说明作者的童年经历，喜欢大自然的各种户外活动，选项G“这些经历为我热爱户外活动奠定了基础。”承接上文，很好地总结了作者童年经历对定向越野爱好的影响，也顺接了下文定向越野这一户外运动。故选G项。 【18题详解】 下文“With a lot of discussions driving to the competitions, about anything, and the analysis after the race, our family bonds grew stronger.(在比赛之前，我们讨论了很多事情，在比赛结束后进行了分析，我们的家庭纽带变得更加牢固了。)”说明通过家人一起参加和讨论定向越野，家庭关系变得更加紧密，选项E“我认为定向越野是一项完美的家庭活动。”引出下文，说明父母参与的意义。故选E项。 【19题详解】 下文“In most cases the competitions are in new areas where I have never been and would never go to otherwise, each offering unique landscapes to explore.(在大多数情况下，比赛都是在我从未去过也不会去的新领域，每个领域都有独特的风景供我探索。)”说明比赛地点通常是作者从未去过的地方，提供了独特的风景，强调探索新地点，选项F“我也欣赏定向越野是如何将我们与不同的地方联系起来。”能概括本段主旨大意。故选F项。 【20题详解】 上文“But maybe the best part is that each race is a new challenge. No one runs the same course twice, so each time there are new challenges. Orienteering is for life.(但也许最好的部分是，每一场比赛都是一个新的挑战。没有人会跑同样的路线两次，所以每次都有新的挑战。定向越野是终身的。)”说明定向越野是终生的爱好，选项C“我希望我能在未来的许多年里继续这样做。”承接上文，表达了作者长期坚持的愿望。故选C项。 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 We had stayed on Elephant Island for only a day, but Shackleton showed ____21____concern. He realised many of us were too ill to survive very long without ____22____. He ____23____ to go to South Georgia Island for help. He chose five crew members to join him, me included. As an excellent ____24____ , I was assigned to guide us across the dangerous sea. We sailed on very ____25____ seas for days. It was almost impossible for me to navigate. I was only able to use my instruments three times during the ____26____. It scared me to think we might sail past South Georgia Island into the open sea where there would be no rescue. ____27____ , we did sail-off-course for a while, landed on the wrong side of South Georgia Island. My heart ____28____. We had to climb over the steep mountains to get help. When we reached the whaling station, Shackleton immediately arranged for a rescue boat to ____29____ to Elephant Island. However, due to the rough seas, we could not approach the ____30____ . Shackleton was anxious, but under his guidance, we ____31____. We tried for roughly three ____32____ months to rescue the 22 men. Finally, we made it to Elephant Island and found everyone ____33____! Relief and joy ____34____ their faces and every one cried with abandon. This was a(n) ____35____ in my life that I would never forget. 21. A. thorough B. genuine C. envious D. enthusiastic 22. A. recreation B. perseverance C. rescue D. guidance 23. A. resolved B. guaranteed C. endured D. declined 24. A. candidate B. navigator C. advertiser D. motorist 25. A. rough B. damp C. bitter D. cruel 26. A. contest B. voyage C. navy D. campaign 27. A. Unfortunately B. Obviously C. Frequently D. Surprisingly 28. A. persevered B. melted C. hurt D. sank 29. A. submit B. return C. bat D. bark 30. A. cupboard B. island C. furniture D. blanket 31. A. held on B. set off C. caught up D. made up 32. A. recreational B. decent C. cosy D. miserable 33. A. alive B. selfish C. loyal D. qualified 34. A. gave off B. lit up C. cheered up D. kept up 35. A. resolution B. motive C. commitment D. episode 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者随沙克尔顿在Elephant Island遇险，他带包括作者在内的人去求助，历经艰险到南乔治亚岛，多次尝试后救回全员，这段经历令作者难忘。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们在象岛只停留了一天，但沙克尔顿却表现出了真切的担忧。A. thorough彻底的；B. genuine真心的；C. envious嫉妒的；D. enthusiastic热情的。根据后文“He realised many of us were too ill”可知，Shackleton意识到队员们病重，表现出的应是 “真诚的” 担忧，故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他意识到，我们当中有很多人病情严重，若得不到救援，恐怕活不了多久了。A. recreation娱乐；B. perseverance毅力；C. rescue救援；D. guidance指导。根据上文“many of us were too ill to survive very long without”可知，队员们病得很重，没有“救援”就难以存活，故选C。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他决定前往南乔治亚岛寻求帮助。A. resolved决心；B. guaranteed保证；C. endured忍耐；D. declined下降。根据后文“to go to South Georgia Island for help”可知，因为队员病重，他决定去南乔治亚岛求助，故选A。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名出色的领航员，我被指派带领我们穿越那片危险的海域。A. candidate候选人；B. navigator航海家、领航员；C. advertiser广告商；D. motorist汽车驾驶员。由后文“guide us across the dangerous sea”和“navigate”可知，作者是领航员，故选B。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们在波涛汹涌的海面上航行了数日。A. rough汹涌的，艰难的；B. damp潮湿的；C. bitter苦涩的；D. cruel残酷的。根据上文“across the dangerous sea”和下文“due to the rough seas”可知，海上航行危险，“波涛汹涌的”海面符合语境，故选A。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在整个航行过程中，我仅能使用我的仪器三次。A. contest比赛；B. voyage航行，旅程；C. navy海军；D. campaign运动。根据上文“I was assigned to guide us across the dangerous sea.”此处指航行期间，故选B。 【27题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，我们确实偏离了航线了一段时间，最终降落在了南乔治亚岛的错误一侧。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Obviously显然；C. Frequently经常；D. Surprisingly惊人地。根据后文“we did sail-off-course for a while, landed on the wrong side of South Georgia Island.”可知，偏离航线、登陆错误地点是不幸的事，故选A。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的心沉了下来。A. persevered坚持；B. melted融化；C. hurt伤害；D. sank下沉。根据上文“we did sail-off-course for a while, landed on the wrong side of South Georgia Island.”可知，偏离航线、登陆错误地点，遇到这样的困境，心情应是沉重的，“心下一沉”符合语境，故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们抵达捕鲸站后，沙克尔顿立即安排了一艘救援船返回象岛。A. submit提交；B. return返回；C. bat击球；D. bark犬吠。根据后文“to Elephant Island”可知，到捕鲸站后，应安排救援船“返回”Elephant Island，故选B。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，由于海面波涛汹涌，我们无法靠近那个岛屿。A. cupboard橱柜；B. island岛屿；C. furniture家具；D. blanket毯子。呼应上文“to Elephant Island”指靠近那个岛屿。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：沙克尔顿有些焦虑，但在他的带领下，我们坚持了下来。A. held on坚持；B. set off动身；C. caught up赶上；D. made up组成。根据上文“Shackleton was anxious, but under his guidance”指尽管困难，在他的指导下我们“坚持住”，故选A。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们花了大约三个月的时间，却始终未能成功营救出那22名被困人员。A. recreational娱乐的；B. decent体面的；C. cosy舒适的；D. miserable痛苦的。根据上文“due to the rough seas, we could not approach”和“We tried for roughly three”可知，由于海面波涛汹涌，他们无法靠近象岛，所以三个月的救援尝试应是痛苦的，miserable体现艰苦条件，故选D。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最后，我们终于抵达了象岛，并且发现所有人都安然无恙！A. alive活着的；B. selfish自私的；C. loyal忠诚的；D. qualified有资格的。根据后文“Relief and joy”最终发现大家活着，脸上洋溢着宽慰和喜悦的神情，故选A。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们的脸上洋溢着宽慰和喜悦的神情，每个人都尽情地欢呼起来。A. gave off发出；B. lit up点亮；C. cheered up高兴起来；D. kept up坚持。根据上文“Relief and joy”可知，宽慰和喜悦使他们的脸“焕发光彩”，lit up正确，故选B。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是我一生中永远不会忘记的一段经历。A. resolution决议；B. motive动机；C. commitment投入；D. episode一段经历。根据后文“in my life”可知，作者外出求救拯救队员是人生中难忘的“一段经历”，episode正确，故选D。 第二节(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I ___36___ (bear) and raised in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Yet now, I live in the countryside of Zhejiang, China with my Chinese husband and his family, ___37___ bamboo and tea bushes grow wild in the mountains, chickens are always free-range, and ___38___ (center) heating doesn’t exist. Nothing in my life before prepared me ___39___ this one — and to be sure, the first time I came here I never imagined I would ever feel comfortable in this area. But it’s amazing how you can adapt ___40___ learn in a new environment. Over time, I’ve found ___41___(I) feeling extremely at home here. And in the process, I’ve experienced things that really surprise me at times. The “sunshine scent” of freshly sunned clothes is one of them. Growing up, my family and our neighbors never used clotheslines to dry clothing, denying me the chance___42___ (discover) one of the great wonders of sunshine — the sweet “sunshine scent” after sunning clothes for an entire day. The sun-dried clothes smell especially pleasant where I live, thanks to the ___43___ (absent) of smog and plenty of blue sky ___44___ (afternoon) with lots of fresh air. If you’ve never experienced the “sunshine scent” from a sheet or shirt ____45____(leave) to sun for a day, well, you’re missing out on one of life’s wonders. 【答案】36. was born 37. where 38. central 39. for 40. and 41. myself 42. to discover 43. absence 44. afternoons 45. left 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者是美国人，嫁入中国浙江农村，一开始虽然不适应但是逐渐适应，惊喜于阳光晒过衣物的清香，因当地无雾霾、空气好，称此为生活奇景。 【36题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：我出生并成长于美国俄亥俄州的克利夫兰市。主语I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，谓语用单数。故填was born。 【37题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：然而现在，我和我的中国丈夫以及他的家人住在浙江的农村，那里山间到处生长着竹子和茶树，家禽都是散养的，而且这里没有集中供暖设施。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词countryside，在从句作地点状语，故填where。 【38题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然而现在，我和我的中国丈夫以及他的家人住在浙江的农村，那里山间到处生长着竹子和茶树，家禽都是散养的，而且这里没有集中供暖设施。修饰名词heating用形容词central。故填central。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：在我以往的人生经历中，从未有过任何事情能让我做好准备迎接这次的挑战，而且可以肯定的是，我第一次来到这里的时候，从未想过自己会在这个地方感到自在舒适。短语prepare sb. for表示“让某人准备好……”。故填for。 【40题详解】 考查连词。句意：但令人惊讶的是，在新的环境中你竟能如此灵活地适应并学习新事物。此处adapt与learn为并列关系，用连词and。故填and。 【41题详解】 考查代词。句意：随着时间的推移，我发现自己在这里感觉非常自在。此处指作者发现“自己”，用反身代词myself。故填myself。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在成长过程中，我家以及我们周围的人从来都不使用晾衣绳来晾晒衣物，这使我失去了一个机会，无法领略阳光带来的奇妙之处——那就是晒完衣服整整一天后那种令人愉悦的“阳光气息”。名词chance后跟不定式作后置定语。故填to discover。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：在我所居住的地方，晒干的衣服有一种特别宜人的气味，这要归功于这里没有雾霾，还有许多蓝天白云的下午，能呼吸到充足的新鲜空气。作介词的宾语，用名词absence，抽象概念，不可数。故填absence。 【44题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：在我所居住的地方，晒干的衣服有一种特别宜人的气味，这要归功于这里没有雾霾，还有许多蓝天白云的下午，能呼吸到充足的新鲜空气。afternoon“下午”是可数名词，被plenty of修饰，应用其复数形式。故填afternoons。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：如果你从未感受过晾晒一天后床单或衬衫所散发出的“阳光气息”，那么，那你可就错失了生命中的一大奇观了。leave与a sheet or shirt构成被动关系，用过去分词作定语。故填left。 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，你班的英语报要增设一个栏目。外教Jenny提出“Environmental Protection Around Us”和“My Story With Poetry”两个选项供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括： (1)你的选择； (2)说明理由。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jenny, I really like the idea of adding a new column to our English newspaper. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jenny, I really like the idea of adding a new column to our English newspaper. I’d choose “Environmental Protection Around Us”. Environmental issues are part of our daily life. The column can share small acts like saving water, recycling, or planting trees — things every student can relate to. It’ll make us more aware of our role in protecting the planet. By writing about these, we practice English while spreading green ideas. It may even inspire class activities, linking studies to real change. This mix of learning and action makes it a great choice. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给Jenny写一封邮件，说明自己在“Environmental Protection Around Us”和“My Story With Poetry”两个栏目中选择哪一个并说明理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 理解：relate to→understand 选择：choose→pick up 意识到：aware of→realize 选择：choice→option 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：This mix of learning and action makes it a great choice. 拓展句：What makes it a great choice is this mix of learning and action . 【点睛】【高分句型1】By writing about these, we practice English while spreading green ideas.（运用了动名词作宾语和while引导的时间状语从句的省略） 【高分句型2】It may even inspire class activities, linking studies to real change.（运用了现在分词作状语） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone, if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a small friend followed them home after school. This friend was different from any other friends they had brought home. With a yellowish coat and tiny brown spots dropped across her nose, she was the cutest puppy I had ever seen. When my husband got home that evening, she ran to him right away and after dinner climbed into his lap to watch TV. By now the girls were both begging me to keep her. She had no collar (颈圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about running an ad in the lost-and-found but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Resides, her owners should have watched her more closely. I tried to find seemingly logical reasons to explain my behavior. By the end of the week, she was part of our family. We had named the puppy Molly. She was very intelligent and good with the girls. This was a good idea, I thought. It was time for the girls to take responsibility for another life, so they would learn the nurturing skills they’d need if they decided to become mommies when they grew up. The following week, something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular ad jumped out at me and my heart pounded with fear at what I read. Someone was asking for the return of a lost beagle puppy near our grade school. They sounded desperate. My hand shook. I knew in my heart I had to call that number and see if our Molly was the puppy they were desperately seeking. 注意： (1)续写词数应为150个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the ad. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The girls were overwhelmingly stricken when I told them the whole story. But in the end, they decided to go with me. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the ad. I didn’t want to spoil the perfect days. Molly brought us so much joy and laughter with her playful and adorable traits. The girls took their responsibility as pet owners seriously, ensuring that the cute creature had plenty of food, water, and toys. But at the sight of the heartwarming scene where my daughters were happily playing with the puppy, I couldn’t bear the thought of causing someone else pain and heartache just because of my sheer selfishness and avoidance. After days of struggle, I finally made up my mind and dialed the number in the ad to arrange a meeting with the owners. The girls were overwhelmingly stricken when I told them the whole story. But in the end, they decided to go with me. The moment Molly met the family, she sprinted towards the couple, who were obviously overcome with the joy and touch of regaining. They expressed deep gratitude for our taking care of their “beloved treasure”. It was a bittersweet moment as we waved goodbyes. As we walked away, tears streamed down the girls’ faces, and I gave them a hug and wiped away their tears. “I know it is hard, but you make it.” I was so proud of them for their responsibility, empathy, and the ability to make the right choice even when it was difficult. ” 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者允许女儿收留一只无主小狗，取名Molly并视为家人。虽不愿，但作者发现寻狗启事后果断联系主人。女儿虽难过仍同行送别，小狗回到主人身边。作者为女儿的责任感和同理心感到骄傲。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“相反，我假装没看到那则广告”可知，第一段可描写作者内心对于要不要联系主人的纠结和最终联系了主人，安排会面。 ②由第二段首句内容“当我把整个事情的经过告诉她们时，女孩们的情绪彻底崩溃了”可知，第二段可描写主人见到狗，感谢作者一家，女儿们十分伤心以及作者的感悟。 2.续写线索：假装没看到广告——不想女儿伤心——女儿愉快玩耍——决心联系主人——主人见到作者一家——感谢作者——女儿伤心——作者感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①表达：express/convey ②压倒：overcome/overwhelm ③决定：make up one’s mind/resolve 情绪类 ①快乐地：happily/merrily ②同情：empathy/sympathy 【点睛】[高分句型1] But at the sight of the heartwarming scene where my daughters were happily playing with the puppy, I couldn’t bear the thought of causing someone else pain and heartache just because of my sheer selfishness and avoidance.（运用了where引导定语从句） [高分句型2] As we walked away, tears streamed down the girls’ faces, and I gave them a hug and wiped away their tears.（运用了as引导时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 福州三中2024-2025学年第二学期高二期末考试 英语试卷 (试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟) 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will the woman do next? A. Turn off the stove. B. Do the laundry. C. Watch a match 2. Where is Tom now probably? A. In the playground. B. In the classroom. C. In Miss White's office. 3. What is the weather like now? A Cloudy B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 4. How will the speakers go home? A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus. 5. What does the woman think of the movie? A. Extraordinary. B. Average. C. Terrible. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. Why did Lucy turn down Janice's invitation? A She worried she would ruin others' fun. B. She had a quarrel with Janice. C. She's made other plans. 7. What did the man ask his sister to do? A Prepare many vegetables. B. Visit Lucy another day. C. Introduce her friends to Lucy. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. What time is it now? A. 11:15. B. 11:45. C. 12:15. 9. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a restaurant. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A Husband and wife. B. Colleagues. C Salesperson and customer. 11. How much does the red tie cost now? A. $50. B. $100. C. $200. 12. What color tie will the man take? A. Red. B. Blue. C. Yellow. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13. Why did Noah start horse-riding? A To develop his interest in it. B. To defeat his fear of animals. C. To get pleasure from it. 14. What benefit has Noah got from horse-riding? A. He's more patient. B. He's more energetic. C. He's fitter. 15. What does Noah say about horse-riding competitions? A. They are for people who own their horses. B. They offer him chances to meet friends. C. They are helpful for him to find a job. 16. What would Noah like to do when he's older? A. Participate in more races. B. Work as a horse trainer. C. Teach children to ride horses. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. A school play. B. A fantastic festival. C. A concert on camp. 18. Where should students go to apply for a stage manager? A. The band room. B. The video room. C. The drama room. 19. What is the art students' main duty? A. Making posters. B. Painting furniture. C. Creating an ocean painting. 20. When will Mrs. Blake's team have a rehearsal? A. In March. B. In April. C. In May. 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 Talking therapies for anxiety and depression Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective treatments delivered by fully trained and qualified experts. They can help if you’re struggling with things like feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). · You can access talking therapies for free on the National Health Service (NHS) in UK. · You can refer yourself directly to a talking therapies service without recommendation. · Help is available in person, by video, over the phone or as an online course. What can talking therapies help with? You do not need to have a diagnosed mental health problem first. Getting support as soon as you start having difficulties can help to reduce their impact. You may be: · feeling anxious · feeling low and hopeless · having panic attacks · finding it hard to cope with work, life or relationships · struggling with flashbacks and nightmares about things from your past · feeling stressed Other things that talking therapies can help with include: · worrying a lot · excessive thoughts or behaviours · fear social situations · being afraid of things, such as spiders, flying or heights Types of talking therapies There are a range of evidence-based talking therapies. Which therapy you are offered depends on which one has been shown to be most helpful for your symptoms. Examples of talking therapies include: · guided self-help-where a therapist coaches you as you work through a self-help course in your own time, either using a workbook or an online course · cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based on the idea that thoughts, feelings, what we do, and how our bodies feel physically, are all connected. CBT helps you notice and challenge thoughts or behaviours to help you feel better. · interpersonal therapy (IPT) or dynamic interpersonal therapy (DIT)-therapies that look at the link between your depression and your relationships Talking therapies can also help if you have mental health problems resulting from other conditions, such as diabetes (糖尿病), cancer, long-term pain. Talking therapies are oftered in different ways, including: · using a self-help workbook with the support of a therapist · as an online course · one-to-one sessions either in person, over the phone or as a video consultation · in a group 1. You are recommended talking therapics if you are________. A. feeling optimistic about the future B. suffering from diabetes or cancer C. lacking in thoughts or behaviours D. afraid of getting along with others 2. During the therapy, which of the following might happen? A. You conduct a self-help course all by yourself. B. Your thoughts and how your body feel disconnect. C. You feel better after noticing and challenging thoughts. D. You have to work in a group to receive talking therapies. 3. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To inform people of talking therapies. B. To persuade people to take talking therapies. C. To call for donation for talking therapies. D. To describe the history of talking therapies. B At 18, British writer Lara Prior-Palmer chose an extraordinary path: the Mongol Derby, an extremely challenging 1,000-kilometer horse race across Mongolia’s wilderness. In her first book, Rough Magic, Prior-Palmer describes her ride in all its pain boredom, and ultimate success. “Somehow,” she writes at the beginning, “against all the odds, I won a race labeled the longest and toughest in the world and became the youngest person, and first female, ever to have done so.” Yet her story avoids overused phrases of self-praise, balancing vivid landscapes with honest words about painful saddle (马鞍) wounds and bad-smelling outdoor toilets, making it an unusual pleasure to read. For much of the book, she and her horses — 25 in all, a new horse every 40 km — drag slowly with great effort across a landscape that resists Prior-Palmer’s sight. She’s especially gifted with metaphor — when it rains, “there appears a smooth path behind us, as though the earth is water and we have been fish, until now,” and the clouds are “piled high as if lining up for a funeral”. For every gorgeous metaphor, there’s a pair of wet riding trousers or a toilet that is only “a smelly hole in the ground with wet boards above to stop you from slipping into it”. By the end of Rough Magic, Prior-Palmer is amazed by the land around her. “Living in desertion,” she writes, “the land knows what I don’t, no one can carve a story into earth or sky. The wind sweeps the clouds away, the stage clears for another day.” She keeps competing, while trying to persuade herself to be more patient, and humbler. Her final hope is not to win the race — though she wants that, too — but to let the race make her free. Rough Magic seems to stand as proof that she succeeded. And as I read it from the skyless comfort of my couch, I briefly felt a bit freer, too. 4 How did Prior-Palmer feel about her performance in Mongol Derby? A. Unsatisfied. B. Pitiful. C. Expected. D. Proud. 5. What is the language style of Rough Magic? A. Plain. B. Humorous. C. Descriptive. D. Logical. 6. Why does the land impress Prior Palmer? A. It blocks heavy winds. B. It mirrors human evolution. C. It shows competitive spirits. D. It varies with time and weather. 7. What is Rough Magic about? A. A bittersweet journey. B. A well-grounded theory. C. An inspiring fairy tale. D. An impressive landscape. C People pursuing perfection and those valuing being on time often don’t see eye to eye in the workplace. But according to a recent study, it is better to deliver a good-enough project on schedule rather than perfecting it through procrastination. Researchers surveyed thousands of people in the U.S. and U.K, including managers and others whose jobs included evaluating others. They presented participants with the same examples of work, and then asked them to rate it. But first, they mentioned whether it was either submitted early, right at the deadline or late. Respondents who were told it was late consistently rated the work as worse in quality than those who were told the same work was early or on time. The study also found there wasn’t much benefit to submitting work early since evaluators tended to rank work submitted before and at the deadline as the same quality. Furthermore, it didn’t matter how late the work was submitted, with one day or one week delays viewed just as negatively and that remained the case if the employee gave their manager advance warning. A field experiment was conducted in a high school in China that had students grade pieces of art in a staged contest. The art was on a piece of paper that also included the date it was submitted. Even though the kids were told to ignore all other details on the paper other than the art itself, the works submitted after the deadline received lower grades. That study made the broader point that it didn’t really matter who set the deadline. In the eyes of the evaluator, any miss was a meaningful miss. However, the reason behind the missed deadline mattered, researchers found. If it was due to forces beyond an employee’s control, evaluators didn’t end up with as negative a view of the work as they did when the reason was one within their control. “If the reason why you missed the deadline was beyond your control, you as the employee should let your manager know,” Maglio says. “That seems to be one of the few situations in which people cut you a break.” 8. What does the underlined word “procrastination” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Delay. B. Editing. C. Teamwork. D. Reviewing. 9. What can be concluded from the research result? A. Minimal delays get better evaluations. B. Preannounced delays get positive feedback. C. Late submissions are more negatively judged. D. Submitting work early means a lot in evaluations. 10. What does the author want to show by mentioning the field experiment in China? A. Kids judge submissions more objectively. B. The art itself rather than other details counts. C. A peer-to-peer evaluation can be informative. D. The finding holds true across age and culture. 11. What can be implied from the last paragraph? A. Employees get unfair reviews. B. A set deadline is absolutely unchangeable. C. Bosses should care about employees. D. Employees should report unavoidable misses. D Nations with large amounts of wind and solar in their power grids (电网) are particularly exposed to rising energy bills due to sharp increases in the gas price. The relationship between decarbonization and swings in prices has been a controversial (有争议的) issue as governments consider clean energy strategies, but an analysis of power prices has now provided evidence to inform the debate. Vast quantities of wind and solar capacity have been introduced across Europe in recent years, but these power sources are intermittent, generating electricity only when winds blow or the sky is cloudless. Gas power plants, which can be switched on and off relatively easily, are frequently relied on to provide power when renewable generation is low. But gas is often the most expensive source of power, and electricity market rules mean the most expensive generator sets the price for the entire market. Raul Bajo-Buenestado at the University of Navarra and his colleagues found nations with more wind and solar in their power systems were more vulnerable (易受影响) to natural gas price shocks. Spain, for example, has large volumes of solar power and is particularly sensitive to power price changes. ‌“If you have natural gas, wind and solar, this is going to make the perfect cocktail for you to be vulnerable,” says Bajo-Buenestado. It is the need for flexible generation alongside wind and solar that is the issue. Bajo-Buenestado points out that other nations with low-carbon power grids, such as Norway and France, rely on hydropower and nuclear technology, which are reliable generators. ‌“We don’t see a clear correlation between decarbonization and sensitivity to natural gas price changes,” he says. Solving the problem will require nations to replace gas as the back-up fuel of choice. One answer is for grid operators to push the power system to become better able to absorb peaks and valleys in generation. ‌“The underlying message is that getting a flexible system is now as important as building renewables,” says Michael Grubb at University College London. 12. What does the controversial issue in the first paragraph refer to? A. How rising gas prices will affect power grids. B. Which countries may face higher energy bills. C. What should be included in clean energy strategies. D. Whether carbon cuts are linked to varying power prices. 13. What does the underlined word ‌“intermittent” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Faulty. B. Costly. C. Unstable. D. Inefficient. 14. Why is natural gas still needed in high-renewable-energy systems? A. It helps lower energy costs. B. It can quickly fill gaps in supply. C. It ensures consistent market prices. D. It is a key driver of energy innovation. 15. What might be an ideal combination of power sources? A. Solar and gas. B. Nuclear and gas. C. Solar and wind. D. Nuclear and wind. 第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Orienteering: My Life-long Passion Orienteering is a timed event across a mostly natural landscape, where participants navigate through a series of checkpoints along the way. The route from one checkpoint to the next isn’t marked. ___16___ Beyond mere exercise, orienteering builds physical endurance and mental sharpness, with each move requiring split-second judgement. At the age of ten my family moved to a new town and I changed to a new school. In my new class there was an orienteer and I joined him in the practices. Now 50 years later, I still do orienteering! I have always enjoyed nature. Growing up in a village on the forest’s edge, I spent my childhood in nature, playing, walking, and skiing. ___17___ When I started with orienteering, I was the first in our family. But soon afterwards my parents realized that instead of just driving me to the practices and competitions, they could just as well participate themselves. We have always been out walking in the forest, but their participation opened up a new dimension. ___18___ With a lot of discussions driving to the competitions, about anything, and the analysis after the race, our family bonds grew stronger. ___19___ In most cases the competitions are in new areas where I have never been and would never go to otherwise, each offering unique landscapes to explore. But maybe the best part is that each race is a new challenge. No one runs the same course twice, so each time there are new challenges. Orienteering is for life. ___20___ A. Nature offers countless things for us to explore. B. The event also requires accurate map-reading skills. C. I hope I will be able to continue for many years to come. D. Each participant decides the best route on the run or walk. E. I think that orienteering is a perfect activity for the family. F. I also appreciate how orienteering connects us to different places. G. Such experiences laid the foundation for my love of outdoor activities. 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四个选项中选出最佳选项。 We had stayed on Elephant Island for only a day, but Shackleton showed ____21____concern. He realised many of us were too ill to survive very long without ____22____. He ____23____ to go to South Georgia Island for help. He chose five crew members to join him, me included. As an excellent ____24____ , I was assigned to guide us across the dangerous sea. We sailed on very ____25____ seas for days. It was almost impossible for me to navigate. I was only able to use my instruments three times during the ____26____. It scared me to think we might sail past South Georgia Island into the open sea where there would be no rescue. ____27____ , we did sail-off-course for a while, landed on the wrong side of South Georgia Island. My heart ____28____. We had to climb over the steep mountains to get help. When we reached the whaling station, Shackleton immediately arranged for a rescue boat to ____29____ to Elephant Island. However, due to the rough seas, we could not approach the ____30____ . Shackleton was anxious, but under his guidance, we ____31____. We tried for roughly three ____32____ months to rescue the 22 men. Finally, we made it to Elephant Island and found everyone ____33____! Relief and joy ____34____ their faces and every one cried with abandon. This was a(n) ____35____ in my life that I would never forget. 21. A. thorough B. genuine C. envious D. enthusiastic 22. A. recreation B. perseverance C. rescue D. guidance 23. A. resolved B. guaranteed C. endured D. declined 24. A. candidate B. navigator C. advertiser D. motorist 25. A. rough B. damp C. bitter D. cruel 26. A. contest B. voyage C. navy D. campaign 27. A. Unfortunately B. Obviously C. Frequently D. Surprisingly 28. A. persevered B. melted C. hurt D. sank 29. A. submit B. return C. bat D. bark 30. A. cupboard B. island C. furniture D. blanket 31 A. held on B. set off C. caught up D. made up 32 A. recreational B. decent C. cosy D. miserable 33. A. alive B. selfish C. loyal D. qualified 34. A. gave off B. lit up C. cheered up D. kept up 35. A. resolution B. motive C. commitment D. episode 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。 I ___36___ (bear) and raised in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Yet now, I live in the countryside of Zhejiang, China with my Chinese husband and his family, ___37___ bamboo and tea bushes grow wild in the mountains, chickens are always free-range, and ___38___ (center) heating doesn’t exist. Nothing in my life before prepared me ___39___ this one — and to be sure, the first time I came here I never imagined I would ever feel comfortable in this area. But it’s amazing how you can adapt ___40___ learn in a new environment. Over time, I’ve found ___41___(I) feeling extremely at home here. And in the process, I’ve experienced things that really surprise me at times. The “sunshine scent” of freshly sunned clothes is one of them. Growing up, my family and our neighbors never used clotheslines to dry clothing, denying me the chance___42___ (discover) one of the great wonders of sunshine — the sweet “sunshine scent” after sunning clothes for an entire day. The sun-dried clothes smell especially pleasant where I live, thanks to the ___43___ (absent) of smog and plenty of blue sky ___44___ (afternoon) with lots of fresh air. If you’ve never experienced the “sunshine scent” from a sheet or shirt ____45____(leave) to sun for a day well, you’re missing out on one of life’s wonders. 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，你班的英语报要增设一个栏目。外教Jenny提出“Environmental Protection Around Us”和“My Story With Poetry”两个选项供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括： (1)你的选择； (2)说明理由。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jenny, I really like the idea of adding a new column to our English newspaper. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone, if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a small friend followed them home after school. This friend was different from any other friends they had brought home. With a yellowish coat and tiny brown spots dropped across her nose, she was the cutest puppy I had ever seen. When my husband got home that evening, she ran to him right away and after dinner climbed into his lap to watch TV. By now the girls were both begging me to keep her. She had no collar (颈圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about running an ad in the lost-and-found but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Resides, her owners should have watched her more closely. I tried to find seemingly logical reasons to explain my behavior. By the end of the week, she was part of our family. We had named the puppy Molly. She was very intelligent and good with the girls. This was a good idea, I thought. It was time for the girls to take responsibility for another life, so they would learn the nurturing skills they’d need if they decided to become mommies when they grew up. The following week, something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular ad jumped out at me and my heart pounded with fear at what I read. Someone was asking for the return of a lost beagle puppy near our grade school. They sounded desperate. My hand shook. I knew in my heart I had to call that number and see if our Molly was the puppy they were desperately seeking. 注意： (1)续写词数应为150个左右； (2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the ad. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The girls were overwhelmingly stricken when I told them the whole story. 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