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2024级高一上学期期末考试 英语试卷2025.7.15 试卷满分：150分 考试时间：13:00—15:00 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 is the man going to do? A. Go on a trip. B. Visit his friends. C. Prepare for an exam. 2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Old friends. B. Their fathers’ retired life. C. Exercise plans. 3. Why does the woman call the man? A. To recommend a park. B. To invite him to a party. C. To offer him a lift. 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a travel company. 5. How will the speakers go to the cinema? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By underground. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. What’s the relationship between the speakers? A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Shop assistant and customer. 7. Why does the man look different? A. He has lost some weight. B. He’s wearing a new coat. C. He’s wearing glasses. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. What does the man’s brother think of Mr. Williams? A. He’s talented. B. He’s strict. C. He’s humorous. 9. What would Mr. Williams like his students to do? A. Talk with native speakers. B. Join the Spanish club. C. Speak Spanish loudly. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. What does the man think of drawing animals? A. Boring B. Hard. C. Fun. 11. Which place will the man visit during his painting trip? A. A castle. B. A railway station. C. A bridge. 12. How will the man deal with his paintings? A. Putting them in for a competition. B. Making them into cards. C. Giving them to his friends. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13. What’s the most important reason for the woman choosing to study at that university? A. Her friends studied there. B. She liked the atmosphere there. C. It was near her home. 14. How does the woman like her food tasting course? A. It was quite frustrating. B. It was sometimes stressful. C. It was time-consuming. 15. What did the woman gain from her experience in Denmark? A. Many helpful contacts. B. Some new recipes. C. A better job. 16. What does the woman like most about her present job? A. Interviewing clients. B. Tasting food. C. Writing a report. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. What does the speaker say about going to the gym? A. It’s expensive. B. It’s challenging. C. It’s boring sometimes. 18. What does the speaker advise snowboarding beginners to do? A. Get in practice. B. Live on small hills. C. Learn from Olympic snowboarders. 19. Why is snowboarding easy to get started? A. Because it has simple rules. B. Because it needs no instruction. C. Because it needs little preparation. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. A new sport. B. The benefits of exercise. C. The skills of snowboarding. 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 Find out how and where you can use your PRESTO card to save with discounts on events, entertainment, attractions, and brands. Click here often to see what new offers become available! Ontario Science Centre Spark your sense of wonder! Explore more than 500 interactive experiences and take in live demonstrations for every age. Save 20% off general admission rates when you show your PRESTO card at the Box Office. Valid for on-site sales only. Does not include separately ticketed events. The Artist Project You’ll discover and connect with over 250 independent artists and explore thousands of artworks, large-scale installations(装置) and enjoy curator(馆长)-led art tours. Save 20% off general admission to the Artist Project in Toronto from April 13-16 Grand Slam of Curling(冰壶) The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling is back in Toronto! See Olympic medalists, world champions and Canadian favourites compete in a best-on-best showdown at the Princess Auto Players’ Championship. Get 20% off single draw tickets with PRESTO Perks Use code PRESTO at checkout. Royal Botanical Gardens Beautiful gardens, stream and pathway at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Satisfy your need for nature at Royal Botanical Gardens! PRESTO card holders save on Gardens Admission, and with bus connections from Burl-ington GO Station, the region’s most captivating gardens and trails are just minutes away. Save 15%off General Adult Admission when you show your PRESTO card. 1 Where is the text probably taken from? A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A website. D. A textbook. 2. What can people do at the Artist Project? A. Experience science. B. Appreciate artworks. C. Watch competitions. D. Enjoy nature. 3. Which of the following has the smallest discounts? A. The Artist Project. B. Ontario Science Centre. C. Grand Slam of Curling. D. Royal Botanical Gardens. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文，主要介绍了PRESTO卡在各个方面可以享受的折扣。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Click here often to see what new offers become available!”（经常点击这里看看有什么新优惠可用）可知，本篇文章选自网站。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段The Artist Project中的“You’ll discover and connect with over 250 independent artists and explore thousands of artworks”（您将发现并与250多位独立艺术家建立联系，探索数千件艺术品）可知，在Artist Project人们可以欣赏成千上万个艺术作品。故选B项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Ontario Science Centre部分中的“Save 20% off general admission rates when you show your PRESTO card at the Box Office.”（当你在售票处出示你的PRESTO卡时，可以节省20%的普通入场费。），The Artist Project部分中的“Save 20% off general admission to the Artist Project in Toronto from April 13-16.”（四月十三至十六日在多伦多举行的艺术家计划可打20%折扣。），Grand Slam of Curling(冰壶)部分中的“Get 20% off single draw tickets with PRESTO Perks. Use code PRESTO at checkout.”（享受PRESTO特别优惠，可享受20%折扣。请在结账时使用PRESTO代码。）和Royal Botanical Gardens 中的“Save 15% off General Adult Admission when you show your PRESTO card.”（出示PRESTO卡，可享受普通成人门票15%的折扣）可知，Royal Botanical Gardens折扣最小。故选D项。 B Edward Davis was a professor who worked on ocean research. However, bored with writing death records of ocean species, he quit his job in 2007. Rather than spend any more of his life recording the dying. Edward decided to try to protect the living creatures in the few remaining areas of the ocean. These areas are the last wild places of the sea still undamaged by overfishing, pollution and climate change. “It is necessary for us to go to places that still look like the ocean as it was 500 years ago.” Edward says. “These areas, like Palau, are the examples of sustainable (可持续的) development. Maybe we can’t bring all of the ocean back to this state, but these places show us what the potential is.” Beneath the surface of a stormy sea off Palau in the western Pacific live various lively corals. The tiny island nation has protected 80 percent of its waters as a no-fishing area—the largest percentage of protected ocean area in the world. The remaining 20 percent can be fished only by Palauans. To protect these places, Edward and his team started a project on ocean protection in 2008. Over the past years, the project has helped create 22 ocean reserves. These make up two-thirds of the world’s fully protected ocean areas. Now Edward and his team have set an even bigger goal—to protect more than a third of the world’s oceans for the purpose of keeping biological diversity. For Edward, one of the most satisfying aspects of his job is working with local communities in the places he and his team are seeking to protect. The team worked closely with about 50 local people on the island. “We showed them an underwater world they had never seen,” Edward recalls. “Huge schools of fish will surely swim in some of the clearest waters ever measured in the Pacific.” 4. Why did Edward quit his previous job? A. To record the dying. B. To increase land species. C. To protect the sea creatures. D. To write a book on sea protection. 5. What can we learn about Palau from paragraph 2? A. 20 percent of it is covered by the sea. B. It is an area open to fishermen worldwide. C. It is an example of sustainable development. D. The surface of it is destroyed by water pollution. 6. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. Edward’s project. B. Edward’s team members. C. The ways of keeping biodiversity. D. The ways of creating ocean reserves. 7. How does Edward feel about the future of ocean protection? A. Stressed. B. Positive. C. Curious. D. Confused. 【答案】4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是爱德华厌倦了之前的工作，决定保护海洋生物。和他的团队在2008年启动了一个海洋保护项目，并且该项目产生了积极的效果和影响。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Rather than spend any more of his life recording the dying. Edward decided to try to protect the living creatures in the few remaining areas of the ocean.(而不是花更多的时间记录死亡。爱德华决定尽力保护海洋中仅存的几处区域的生物)”可知，爱德华辞去工作是因为要保护海洋生物。故选C。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“These areas, like Palau, are the examples of sustainable(可持续的)development.( 这些地区，如帕劳，是可持续发展的典范)”可知，帕劳是可持续发展的典范。故选C。 【6题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段中“To protect these places. Edward and his team started a project on ocean protection in 2008. Over the past years. the project has helped create 22 ocean reserves. (为了保护这些地方，爱德华和他的团队在2008年启动了一个海洋保护项目。在过去的几年里。该项目帮助建立了22个海洋保护区)”可知，本段主要介绍的是爱德华和团队所启动的海洋保护项目。故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“For Edward, one of the most satisfying aspects of his job is working with local communities in the places he and his team are seeking to protect. (对爱德华来说，他的工作中最令人满意的一个方面是与当地社区合作，他和他的团队正在寻求保护)”可知，爱德华工作中最令他满意的一个方面是与当地社区合作共同保护海洋生物。由此推知，他对于未来工作是持积极态度。故选B。 C Space tourism is not all about rockets — giant space balloons can do it too! The Spain-based company HALO Space completed the first test flight of its balloon in December 2023. This marked another company’s joining the competition of making space tourism a reality. During the test flight, the balloon reached an altitude of 37 kilometers where passengers would be able to view Earth from the blackness of space, according to Daily Mail. When the flights are available, the company aims to carry 3,000 passengers on 400 trips every year. The balloon is usually filled with helium (氦气) or hydrogen, which are both much lighter than air, and it flies because of the buoyancy force (浮力). According to NASA, the balloon is filled with the amount of gas that will give it enough lift to get off the ground and rise. As it rises, the gas inside the balloon expands because atmospheric pressure drops. The atmosphere is 100 to 200 times less dense (稠密的) at float altitudes than on the ground. The balloon stops when the density of the gas inside and the air outside is about the same — neutral buoyancy (中性浮力) is achieved. It then begins to descend (下降) as gas is let out. Therefore, the whole trip is not stressful. Another company that gives out space tours by balloons, the US-based Space Perspective claims that the trips are about relaxation. The craft (飞行器) rises slowly at 12 miles (about 19.3 kilometers) per hour, and it takes about two hours to get to the 30 km altitude. Since its successful test flight in June 2022, Space Perspective started selling tickets for spaceflights in 2024 — and it has already sold out. The company now buys ships to turn them into “floating spaceports”, reported Daily Mail. By lifting the craft from ships on the sea, there will be more launch opportunities, such as flights at sun rise and sunset. 8. What is the purpose of the test flight of the balloons? A. To teach people life skills in space. B. To make space travel come true. C. To test the speed of the balloons. D. To sell more tickets for space research. 9. What’s the height of HALO Space’s first test flight? A. 12 miles B. 19.3 kilometers C. 30 kilometers D. 37 kilometers 10. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The similarity of helium or hydrogen. B. The reason for air pressure. C. The space balloon’s working principle. D. The features of the buoyancy force. 11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A. Giant Space Balloons: A New Way for Space Tourism B. Different Kinds of Spacecraft for Tourism C. The Future of Rockets in Space Tourism D. The Challenges of Space Tourism 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要围绕太空旅游新方式——巨型太空气球展开，介绍了相关公司的测试飞行情况、气球的工作原理以及未来的发展规划等内容。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The Spain-based company HALO Space completed the first test flight of its balloon in December 2023. This marked another company joining the competition of making space tourism a reality.(总部位于西班牙的HALO Space公司于2023年12月完成了其气球的首次试飞。这标志着又一家公司加入了使太空旅游成为现实的竞争。)”可知，以及公司完成了其气球的首次试飞，标志着又一家公司加入了使太空旅游成为现实的竞争，由此可知，气球试飞的目的是使太空旅行成为现实。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“During the test flight, the balloon reached an altitude of 37 kilometers where passengers would be able to view Earth from the blackness of space, according to Daily Mail.(据《每日邮报》报道，在测试飞行中，气球达到了37公里的高度，乘客可以从黑暗的太空中看到地球。)”可知，在测试飞行中，气球达到了37公里的高度。故选D项。 【10题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“The balloon is usually filled with helium (氦气) or hydrogen, which are both much lighter than air, and it flies because of the buoyancy force (浮力). According to NASA, the balloon is filled with the amount of gas that will give it enough lift to get off the ground and rise.(气球通常充满比空气轻得多的氦气或氢气，由于浮力而飞行。根据美国国家航空航天局的说法，气球充满了足够的气体，可以让它有足够的升力离开地面并上升。)”以及下文中的“The balloon stops when the density of the gas inside and the air outside is about the same—neutral buoyancy (中性浮力) is achieved. It then begins to descend (下降) as gas is let out.(当内部气体的密度和外部空气的密度大致相同时，气球停止。中性浮力达到。随着气体的释放，它开始下降。)”可知，此处讲述的是气球是如何上升以及下降的，由此可知，本段主要讲述的是气球依靠浮力飞行的原理。故选C项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据首段中的“Space tourism is not all about rockets—giant space balloons can do it too! The Spain-based company HALO Space completed the first test flight of its balloon in December 2023. This marked another company’s joining the competition of making space tourism a reality.(太空旅游不全是火箭——巨大的太空气球也可以做到!总部位于西班牙的HALO Space公司于2023年12月完成了其气球的首次试飞。这标志着又一家公司加入了使太空旅游成为现实的竞争。)”可知，本文报道了西班牙的一家公司完成了其气球的首次试飞，标志着又一家公司加入了使太空旅游成为现实的竞争，结合下文中介绍的气球飞行原理机器优势等可知，题目“巨型太空气球：太空旅游的新途径”概括本文的内容，适合作为最佳标题。故选A项。 D A group of clams (河蚌) recently caught people’s attention after an article was posted by China Science Communication online. Although these clams are usually regarded as nothing more than delicious food, they work to monitor the local water quality in Poland. Gruba Kaska pumping station, which stands in the River Wisla, helps provide millions of liters of water to Warsaw, the Capital of Poland. However, one particular concern for the water quality has been heavy metals, and researchers sought help from nature to solve this problem. Clams are sensitive (敏感的) to pollutants in their environment as they filter (过滤) water to feed on microorganisms (微生物). They shut their shells immediately after detecting “dangerous” water. Based on this, the researchers selected eight clams at a time and recorded the natural opening of their shells. After the clam “employees” become used to the local water, they are placed in a specially designed container. With sensors stuck onto their shells, the clams are connected to system that records how wide the shells are open. If four or more clams close their shells at the same time, an alarm will be triggered (触发) and the water supply will be shut down. The result is reliable because the creatures are considering many different factors at the same time, according to ZME Science. Animals have long been helpers for human activities. Farmers in north Queensland, Australia, have been ordering different species of dung beetles (屎壳郎) to help clean up cattle dung, according to ABC News. As the number of cattle grows, their waste increases, leading to an enormous population of flies and a worsening environment. Dung Beetles, however, take the waste and bury it. This way, they help improve soil quality. Similarly, cockroaches (蟑螂) are used to deal with kitchen waste at several firms in China, according to a report of The Beijing News in 2018. About 300 million cockroaches are fed 15 tons of food waste on a daily basis, and they themselves are a good protein resource for livestock (牲畜). 12. Why did researchers look for help from clams to monitor water quality? A. They are good at sensing pollutants. B. They can help clear heavy metals. C. They are inexpensive and easy to find. D. They live on microorganisms. 13. What will happen when four or more clams close their shells at the same time? A. The clams will be removed from their container. B. The system recording the clams will break down. C. The sensors on their shells will be changed. D. The water supply will be turned off. 14. How do dung beetles help improve soil quality in north Queensland, Australia? A. By digesting harmful waste. B. By burying cattle dung in the soil. C. By producing fertilizer (肥料) themselves. D. By controlling the loss of soil nutrients. 15. What can we infer from the text? A. Cockroaches are harmful to the environment. B. Dung beetles can solve all environmental problems. C. Clams are the only animals that can detect water quality. D. Animals can play a role in solving some human problems. 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章通过介绍河蚌在波兰被用于监测水质、澳大利亚的屎壳郎清理牛粪以及中国的蟑螂处理厨余垃圾等事例，向读者科普了动物在人类活动中可以发挥的特殊作用。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Although these clams are usually regarded as nothing more than delicious food, they work to monitor the local water quality in Poland.(虽然这些河蚌通常被认为只是美味的食物，但它们在波兰监测当地的水质。)”以及第三段中的“Clams are sensitive (敏感的) to pollutants in their environment as they filter (过滤) water to feed on microorganisms (微生物). They shut their shells immediately after detecting “dangerous” water.(河蚌对环境中的污染物很敏感，因为它们过滤水以微生物为食。它们在探测到‘危险’水后立即关闭壳。)”可知，河蚌对污染物很敏感，探测到危险后会马上关闭壳；由此可推断，研究人员寻求河蚌帮助来监测水质是因为它们善于感知污染物。故选A项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“If four or more clams close their shells at the same time, an alarm will be triggered (触发) and the water supply will be shut down.(如果四个或更多的河蚌同时合上壳，将触发警报，并关闭供水。)”可知，当四个或更多的河蚌同时闭上壳，就会停止供水。故选D项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“As the number of cattle grows, their waste increases, leading to an enormous population of flies and a worsening environment. Dung Beetles, however, take the waste and bury it. This way, they help improve soil quality.(随着牛的数量增加，它们的排泄物也会增加，导致大量苍蝇和不断恶化的环境。然而，屎壳郎会把废物带走并埋葬。这样，它们有助于改善土壤质量。)”可知，屎壳郎会把废物带走并埋葬，有助于改善土壤质量；由此可知，屎壳郎是通过把牛粪埋在土里来改善土壤质量的。故选B项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据首段中的“Although these clams are usually regarded as nothing more than delicious food, they work to monitor the local water quality in Poland.(虽然这些蛤蜊通常被认为只是美味的食物，但它们在波兰监测当地的水质。)”以及倒数第二段中的“Animals have long been helpers for human activities. Farmers in north Queensland, Australia, have been ordering different species of dung beetles (屎壳郎) to help clean up cattle dung, according to ABC News.(据美国广播公司新闻报道，澳大利亚昆士兰州北部的农民一直在订购不同种类的屎壳郎来帮助清理牛粪。)”和尾段中的“Similarly, cockroaches (蟑螂) are used to deal with kitchen waste at several firms in China, according to a report of The Beijing News in 2018.(同样，据《新京报》2018年的一篇报道，在中国的几家公司里，蟑螂（蟑螂）被用来处理厨房垃圾。)”可知，文章中提到在波兰河蚌被用于监测水质、澳大利亚的屎壳郎清理牛粪以及中国的蟑螂处理厨余垃圾；由此可推断，动物可以在解决人类的一些问题上发挥作用。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。 Living in a city, one often sees a group of runners. As they pass by, they show a sense of health and well-being. These groups of runners are often part of a local running club. Joining such a group club is great for those who like jogging, love outdoor sports, and want a fitness challenge. ____16____ Feel encouraged You may think running clubs are for professional players. ____17____ You will find others who run at your pace and will soon feel encouraged to run a little further or faster. If you are a beginner, being part of a running club may inspire you to love the sport. Become more responsible When one runs alone, it can be harder to go out of the door and onto the pavement. ____18____ Your running friends will be looking forward to seeing you and will miss you if you do not show up. Be social When you are part of a club, you can make new friends who share the same passion. This offers a sense of belonging. And after a while, these new friends feel like a warm family and can become lifelong friends. ____19____ If one is taking on something new or challenging, it is best to have lots of warm support along the way. Feel safe ____20____ When running alone at night, one may trip or fall due to the darkness. People are there for support when meeting an accident. Being with a group at night may also help one feel more secure and safe. A. Become a better runner. B. After all, humans are social. C. Being part of a group pushes you to show up. D. The benefits of running club membership are obvious. E. In fact, most clubs have members of different running levels. F. When you are part of a group, it is easier for drivers to see runners. G. Here are some reasons to inspire you to join that group of runners! 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. C 19. B 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了加入跑步俱乐部的好处。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Joining such a group club is great for those who like jogging, love outdoor sports, and want a fitness challenge. (加入这样的团体俱乐部对于喜欢慢跑、热爱户外运动和想要接受健身挑战的人来说是极好的。)”可知，对于那些喜欢慢跑、喜欢户外运动、想要挑战健身的人来说，加入这样的团体俱乐部是件好事。下文具体介绍了有哪些好处。故选项G“以下是一些激励你加入这群跑步者的理由”承上启下，符合语境。故选G项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“You may think running clubs are for professional players. (你可能认为跑步俱乐部是专门为职业运动员服务的。)”可知，你可能认为跑步俱乐部是专门为职业运动员服务的，选项E“事实上大多数俱乐部都有不同级别的会员”与上文构成转折关系，上文professional players对应选项中members of different running levels。故选E项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“When one runs alone, it can be harder to go out of the door and onto the pavement. (当一个人独自奔跑时，有时很难走出门跑步。)”可知，当一个人独自奔跑时，有时很难走出门跑步，选项C“成为团队的一员会促使你出现”承接上文，讲明加入跑步俱乐部的好处。故选C项。 【19题详解】 根据上文“And after a while, these new friends feel like a warm family and can become lifelong friends. (过了一段时间，这些新朋友感觉就像一个温暖的家庭，并可能成为终身的朋友。)”可知，当你加入俱乐部时，你可以结交到志同道合的新朋友，这提供了一种归属感，过一段时间，这些新朋友感觉就像一个温暖的家庭，可以成为终身的朋友，选项B“毕竟，人类是社会性的”承接上文，符合语境。选项B中“social”和本段小标题为原词复现。故选B项。 【20题详解】 根据本段小标题“Feel safe (感到安全)”可知，加入跑步俱乐部有安全感，故选项F“作为一个团队的一部分，路上的司机更容易看到跑步者”与本段主题一致，表明一起跑步更安全。故选F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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I have always been hard­working in school. And I enjoyed gaining new understanding about study. One way was making ____21____. Math has always been my favorite subject. During each math class, while ____22____, I waited for my opportunities to show myself, which were questions. When they came, I would ____23____ my hand. Answering them ____24____ made me feel I was great. The only problem was that I wanted to be ____25____ ——to be right every time. As it turned out, living up to this standard was ____26____. In one class, I stood up confidently but gave a ____27____ answer. Even though I knew this was not my first mistake in life, something different had come at that moment. I thought that my classmates might think I was____28____. The beautiful castle that I had built up ____29____ after my mistake. In the following classes, I was in low spirits and became silent. Even if I may have known the answer, I was _____30_____ to take the risk of damaging (破坏) my self-confidence any more. Noticing my ____31____, my math teacher talked with me and learned my problem. She told me that mistakes are an important part of learning ____32____ they can point out our weaknesses and help us make progress. I should form the habit of _____33_____ mistakes. From that experience, I realized that I was wrong in my _____34_____ to mistakes. School is not a place to _____35_____ but a place to learn. What I now know is that by holding fast to humility (谦虚) and learning to grow from my mistakes, I can truly learn in a way I could never in the past. 21. A. mistakes B. rules C. friends D. promises 22. A. teaching B. writing C. reviewing D. listening 23. A. touch B. shake C. raise D. wave 24. A. briefly B. finally C. carefully D. correctly 25. A. perfect B. creative C. smart D. popular 26. A. natural B. impossible C. unnecessary D. informal 27. A. wrong B. short C. quick D. right 28. A. stupid B. funny C. clever D. strange 29. A. took in B. turned up C. set off D. fell down 30. A. easy B. happy C. excited D. unwilling 31. A. silence B. anger C. happiness D. shyness 32. A. if B. so C. because D. before 33. A. accepting B. making C. realizing D. repeating 34. A. schedule B. dream C. hobby D. attitude 35. A. get along B. show off C. play D. choose 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章作者通过自己的经历，认识到犯错在学习中的重要性，并学会接受错误，从错误中学习成长。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：其中一个方法就是犯错误。A. mistakes错误；B. rules规则；C. friends朋友；D. promises承诺。根据下文“What I now know is that by holding fast to humility (谦虚) and learning to grow from my mistakes, I can truly learn in a way I could never in the past.”可知，作者从自己的经历中知道了犯错也是一种学习方式。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次上数学课的时候，我一边听，一边等待机会来展示自己，那就是问题。A. teaching教；B. writing写；C. reviewing复习；D. listening听。根据上文“During each math class”以及下文“When they came, I would ____3____ my hand.”可知，作者一边听课一边等待回答问题的机会。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：。当问题来临时，我会举手。A. touch触摸；B. shake摇动；C. raise提高、举起；D. wave挥舞。根据上文“I waited for my opportunities to show myself, which were questions.”以及下文“Answering them ____4____ made me feel I was great.”可知，作者一直在等待机会回答问题从而展示自己，由此可推测，老师一问问题，作者就会举手。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：正确回答这些问题让我觉得自己很棒。A. briefly简短地；B. finally最后；C. carefully仔细地；D. correctly正确地。根据空后的“made me feel I was great”以及“to be right every time”可推测，空处指的是正确回答这些问题。故选D。 25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：唯一的问题是我想做到完美——每次都是对的。A. perfect完美的；B. creative有创造力的；C. smart聪明的；D. popular受欢迎的。根据下文的“to be right every time”可知，作者希望自己每次都是对的，由此可知，作者追求完美。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，达到这个标准是不可能的。A. natural自然的；B. impossible不可能的；C. unnecessary不必要的；D. informal非正式的。根据下文可知，作者一次在回答问题的时候犯错了。由此可知，作者希望的“to be right every time”是不可能的。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在一次课上，我自信地站起来，却答错了。A. wrong错误的；B. short短暂的；C. quick迅速的；D. right正确的。根据下文“Even though I knew this was not my first mistake in life, something different had come at that moment.”可知，作者这次答错了。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我想我的同学可能会认为我很笨。A. stupid愚蠢的；B. funny可笑的；C. clever聪明的；D. strange奇怪的。根据上文可知，作者问题回答错了。根据常理可知，当自己回答错误时，会担心别人认为自己笨。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我建造的美丽的城堡在我的错误之后倒塌了。A. took in吸收、理解；B. turned up调高；C. set off出发；D. fell down倒塌。根据下文“In the following classes, I was in low spirits and became silent. Even if I may have known the answer, I was ____10____ to take the risk of damaging (破坏) my self-confidence any more.”可知，作者曾经建造起来的自信完全倒塌了，作者变得不自信，变得低迷。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即使我可能知道答案，我也不愿意再冒着破坏自信的风险了。A. easy轻松的；B. happy开心的；C. excited兴奋的；D. unwilling不乐意的。根据上文“In the following classes, I was in low spirits and became silent.”以及下文“take the risk of damaging (破坏) my self-confidence any more.”可知，作者不愿意回答问题。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：注意到我的沉默，我的数学老师和我交谈，了解我的问题。A. silence寂静、沉默；B. anger愤怒；C. happiness幸福；D. shyness害羞。根据上文的“In the following classes, I was in low spirits and became silent.”可知，作者在数学课上变得低迷、沉默。由此可推测，空处指的是数学老师注意到作者的沉默。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：她告诉我，错误是学习的重要组成部分，因为它们可以指出我们的弱点，帮助我们取得进步。A. if如果；B. so因此；C. because因为；D. before在……前。考查原因状语从句的引导词，空后的“they can point out our weaknesses and help us make progress.”是上文的原因，用because引导。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我应该养成接受错误的习惯。A. accepting接受；B. making制作；C. realizing明白、意识到；D. repeating重复。根据下文“What I now know is that by holding fast to humility (谦虚) and learning to grow from my mistakes, I can truly learn in a way I could never in the past.”可知，老师认为作者应该养成接受错误的习惯。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那次经历中，我意识到我对待错误的态度是错误的。A. schedule时间表；B. dream梦想；C. hobby爱好；D. attitude态度。根据全文内容可知，作者对待错误的态度是错误的。作者犯了一次错，就失去了犯错的勇气，老师则告诉作者，犯错是学习的方式。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：学校不是炫耀的地方，而是学习的地方。A. get along相处；B. show off炫耀；C. play玩耍；D. choose选择。根据上文“During each math class, while ____2____, I waited for my opportunities to show myself, which were questions.”可知，作者以前把正确回答问题当做是炫耀的方式，而现在作者终于明白学校不是炫耀的地方而是学习的地方。故选B。 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。 A team of Chinese researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by developing a new technology, Social Behavior Atlas (SBeA), according to the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) under the famous Chinese Academy of Sciences. This ____36____ (advance) technology greatly improves the correctness of detecting (检测) and analyzing (分析) animal social behavior. The most difficult part of multi-animal social behavior analysis is to recognize the difference between animals that look very similar at ____37____ same time. The SBeA technology is capable ____38____ identifying similar-looking animals with more than 90 percent correctness,____39____ is achieved without the need to define social behavior categories (类别) ahead of time. As a result, the technology allows researchers ____40____ (discover) new and previously undefined aspects of animal social behavior. Besides, the SBeA technology can also ____41____ (effective) process a large amount of data. Therefore it can ____42____ (apply) to cross-species studies. The ____43____ (message) of this groundbreaking study were recently published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence,____44____ (stress) the potential (潜在性) of AI in advancing our understanding of animal behavior. This research not only opens new ways in the study of animal social behavior but also ____45____ (show) the great abilities of AI in scientific research. 【答案】36. advanced 37. the 38. of 39. which 40. to discover 41. effectively 42. be applied 43. messages 44. stressing 45. shows 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了据中国科学院深圳先进技术研究院透露，中国科研团队在人工智能领域取得重大突破，开发出一项新技术——社会行为图谱（SBeA）。这项先进技术大大提高了检测和分析动物社会行为的正确率。 【36题详解】 考查词形容词。句意：这项先进技术大大提高了检测和分析动物社会行为的正确率。此处用形容词 advanced作定语，修饰名词 technology。故填advanced。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意：多动物社会行为分析最困难的部分是识别同时看起来非常相似的动物之间的差异。at the same time是固定短语，意为“同时”。故填the。 【38题详解】 考查介词。句意：SBeA 技术能够以 90% 以上的正确率识别外观相似的动物，而且无需事先定义社会行为类别。be capable of 是固定搭配，意为“有能力做”。故填of 。 【39题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：SBeA 技术能够以 90% 以上的正确率识别外观相似的动物，而且无需事先定义社会行为类别。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是correctness，设空处指代先行词在从句中作主语，指物，填关系代词which。故填which 。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：因此，该技术使研究人员能够发现动物社会行为的新的和以前未定义的方面。allow sb to do sth 意为“使某人能够做某事”，填不定式作宾补。故填to discover 。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：此外，SBeA技术还能有效地处理大量数据。此处用副词修饰动词process。故填effectively 。 【42题详解】 考查被动语态。句意：因此它可以应用于跨物种研究。此处的主语是 it，谓语是apply，两者之间是被动关系， 故此处用被动语态，前面有情态动词can。故填be applied。 【43题详解】 考查名词单复数。句意：这项开创性研究的信息最近发表在《自然机器智能》杂志上，强调了人工智能在增进我们对动物行为的理解方面的潜力。根据谓语动词were可知，此处用名词的复数作主语。故填messages。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这项开创性研究的信息最近发表在《自然机器智能》杂志上，强调了人工智能在增进我们对动物行为的理解方面的潜力。本句已经有谓语动词were published，故此处用非谓语动词，主语和动词stress之间是逻辑上的主动关系，应用现在分词表主动。故填stressing。 【45题详解】 考查时态。句意：该研究不仅为动物社会行为研究开辟了新的途径，也展现了人工智能在科学研究中的强大能力。此处在句中作谓语，由opens以及句意可知句子描述一般性事实，应用一般现在时，主语是This research，谓语动词应用三单形式，与opens是并列关系。故填shows 。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校将于下周五举办英语讲故事比赛，故事主题是中国传统文化。请你用英语给外教Ms. Hopkins写一封信，要点如下： 1. 介绍比赛概况； 2. 邀请Ms. Hopkins担任评委。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Ms. Hopkins, I am Li Hua, president of the Students’ Union. I’m writing to invite you to serve as a judge in an English story-telling contest to be held in our school next Friday. Twelve students will tell their stories, whose theme should be focused on traditional Chinese culture, aiming to develop students’ sense of national pride as well as arouse their interest in English learning. As a judge, you would be responsible for listening to all the competitors’ stories, deciding who are winners with three other judges. I do hope you can accept my invitation if it is convenient for you. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于邀请信。学校将于下周五举办英语讲故事比赛，故事主题是中国传统文化。要求考生给外教Ms. Hopkins写信，请他担任比赛评委。 【详解】1.词汇积累 裁判员，评判员：judge → referee 比赛：contest → competition 获胜者：winner → victor 期待：look forward to → expect 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m writing to invite you to serve as a judge in an English story-telling contest to be held in our school next Friday. 拓展句：I’m writing to invite you to serve as a judge in an English story-telling contest which will be held in our school next Friday. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Twelve students will tell their stories, whose theme should be focused on traditional Chinese culture, aiming to develop students’ sense of national pride as well as arouse their interest in English learning. (运用了whose引导非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] I do hope you can accept my invitation if it is convenient for you.(运用了省略连词that的宾语从句和if引导的条件状语从句) 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。 In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family. Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about. Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s weathered ( 风 化 的 ) door and went inside. Standing proudly and straight in his flour-sack (面粉袋改做的) shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should be kept for a while.” Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked into the sunlight. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought his mom would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea—he could raise money by selling used nail bags. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin (汽水罐). 注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。 Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Finally, the time came! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. Cold and hungry, Reuben wandered on the streets, searching for the nail bags carefully. To save money, he even decided to deliver papers in the next morning. Exhausted and tired as he felt, he still stuck to the plan. It was the brooch in the shop window that reminded him that what he did was worthwhile. After a long time of hard work, he made it eventually. Finally, the time came! He took out the soda tin, poured the coins out and began to count. Five dollars! His hard work paid off! Holding the soda tin firmly, Reuben rushed to the shop to buy the brooch. The moment he got the beautiful brooch, he burst through the front door and placed it in Dora’s hand. Never had Dora received such a gift. Speechless and happy, she held her son tightly in her arms, with tears welling up in her eyes. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Reuben看见橱窗里有一个漂亮的胸针，想买给妈妈，但是钱不够，他请店主给他留着，自己靠卖袋子赚钱，最终赚够了钱，买了胸针送给妈妈。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“每天放学后，Reuben开始他的计划。”可知，第一段可描写Reuben为了攒钱买胸针，不仅努力寻找用过的袋子去卖，还早上去送报纸，通过艰辛的努力，他终于攒够了钱。 ②由第二段首句内容“那一刻终于到来了！”可知，第二段可描写Reuben拿着钱去商店，买下那枚胸针送给妈妈，妈妈很开心。 2.续写线索：开始攒钱计划——寻找袋子和早上送报纸——攒够了钱——去商店买胸针——送给妈妈胸针——妈妈很开心 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①闲逛、徘徊：wander/roam ②决定做某事：decide to do sth./make up one’s mind to do sth. ③坚持：stick to/persist in 情绪类 ①疲倦的：tired/weary ②高兴的：happy/delighted/pleased 【点睛】[高分句型1]. It was the brooch in the shop window that reminded him that what he did was worthwhile. (运用了强调句型结构，第二个that引导宾语从句和what引导主语从句) [高分句型2]. Never had Dora received such a gift. Speechless and happy, she held her son tightly in her arms, with tears welling up in her eyes.(运用了否定副词Never 置于句首引起的部分倒装以及with的复合结构) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024级高一上学期期末考试 英语试卷2025.7.15 试卷满分：150分 考试时间：13:00—15:00 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 is the man going to do? A. Go on a trip. B. Visit his friends. C. Prepare for an exam. 2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Old friends. B. Their fathers’ retired life. C. Exercise plans. 3. Why does the woman call the man? A. To recommend a park. B. To invite him to a party. C. To offer him a lift. 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a travel company. 5. How will the speakers go to the cinema? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By underground. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. What’s the relationship between the speakers? A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Shop assistant and customer. 7. Why does the man look different? A. He has lost some weight. B. He’s wearing a new coat. C. He’s wearing glasses. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. What does the man’s brother think of Mr. Williams? A. He’s talented. B. He’s strict. C. He’s humorous. 9. What would Mr. Williams like his students to do? A. Talk with native speakers. B. Join the Spanish club. C. Speak Spanish loudly. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. What does the man think of drawing animals? A. Boring B. Hard. C. Fun. 11. Which place will the man visit during his painting trip? A. A castle. B. A railway station. C. A bridge. 12. How will the man deal with his paintings? A. Putting them in for a competition. B. Making them into cards. C. Giving them to his friends. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13 What’s the most important reason for the woman choosing to study at that university? A. Her friends studied there. B. She liked the atmosphere there. C. It was near her home. 14. How does the woman like her food tasting course? A. It was quite frustrating. B. It was sometimes stressful. C. It was time-consuming. 15. What did the woman gain from her experience in Denmark? A. Many helpful contacts. B. Some new recipes. C. A better job. 16. What does the woman like most about her present job? A. Interviewing clients. B. Tasting food. C. Writing a report. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. What does the speaker say about going to the gym? A. It’s expensive. B. It’s challenging. C. It’s boring sometimes. 18. What does the speaker advise snowboarding beginners to do? A. Get in practice. B. Live on small hills. C. Learn from Olympic snowboarders. 19. Why is snowboarding easy to get started? A. Because it has simple rules. B. Because it needs no instruction. C. Because it needs little preparation. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. A new sport. B. The benefits of exercise. C. The skills of snowboarding. 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 Find out how and where you can use your PRESTO card to save with discounts on events, entertainment, attractions, and brands. Click here often to see what new offers become available! Ontario Science Centre Spark your sense of wonder! Explore more than 500 interactive experiences and take in live demonstrations for every age. Save 20% off general admission rates when you show your PRESTO card at the Box Office. Valid for on-site sales only. Does not include separately ticketed events. The Artist Project You’ll discover and connect with over 250 independent artists and explore thousands of artworks, large-scale installations(装置) and enjoy curator(馆长)-led art tours. Save 20% off general admission to the Artist Project in Toronto from April 13-16. Grand Slam of Curling(冰壶) The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling is back in Toronto! See Olympic medalists, world champions and Canadian favourites compete in a best-on-best showdown at the Princess Auto Players’ Championship. Get 20% off single draw tickets with PRESTO Perks. Use code PRESTO at checkout. Royal Botanical Gardens Beautiful gardens, stream and pathway at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Satisfy your need for nature at Royal Botanical Gardens! PRESTO card holders save on Gardens Admission, and with bus connections from Burl-ington GO Station, the region’s most captivating gardens and trails are just minutes away. Save 15%off General Adult Admission when you show your PRESTO card. 1. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A website. D. A textbook. 2 What can people do at the Artist Project? A. Experience science. B. Appreciate artworks. C. Watch competitions. D. Enjoy nature. 3. Which of the following has the smallest discounts? A. The Artist Project. B. Ontario Science Centre. C. Grand Slam of Curling. D. Royal Botanical Gardens. B Edward Davis was a professor who worked on ocean research. However, bored with writing death records of ocean species, he quit his job in 2007. Rather than spend any more of his life recording the dying. Edward decided to try to protect the living creatures in the few remaining areas of the ocean. These areas are the last wild places of the sea still undamaged by overfishing, pollution and climate change. “It is necessary for us to go to places that still look like the ocean as it was 500 years ago.” Edward says. “These areas, like Palau, are the examples of sustainable (可持续的) development. Maybe we can’t bring all of the ocean back to this state, but these places show us what the potential is.” Beneath the surface of a stormy sea off Palau in the western Pacific live various lively corals. The tiny island nation has protected 80 percent of its waters as a no-fishing area—the largest percentage of protected ocean area in the world. The remaining 20 percent can be fished only by Palauans. To protect these places, Edward and his team started a project on ocean protection in 2008. Over the past years, the project has helped create 22 ocean reserves. These make up two-thirds of the world’s fully protected ocean areas. Now Edward and his team have set an even bigger goal—to protect more than a third of the world’s oceans for the purpose of keeping biological diversity. For Edward, one of the most satisfying aspects of his job is working with local communities in the places he and his team are seeking to protect. The team worked closely with about 50 local people on the island. “We showed them an underwater world they had never seen,” Edward recalls. “Huge schools of fish will surely swim in some of the clearest waters ever measured in the Pacific.” 4. Why did Edward quit his previous job? A. To record the dying. B. To increase land species. C. To protect the sea creatures. D. To write a book on sea protection. 5. What can we learn about Palau from paragraph 2? A. 20 percent of it is covered by the sea. B. It is an area open to fishermen worldwide. C. It is an example of sustainable development. D. The surface of it is destroyed by water pollution. 6. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. Edward’s project. B. Edward’s team members. C. The ways of keeping biodiversity. D. The ways of creating ocean reserves. 7. How does Edward feel about the future of ocean protection? A. Stressed. B. Positive. C. Curious. D. Confused. C Space tourism is not all about rockets — giant space balloons can do it too! The Spain-based company HALO Space completed the first test flight of its balloon in December 2023. This marked another company’s joining the competition of making space tourism a reality. During the test flight, the balloon reached an altitude of 37 kilometers where passengers would be able to view Earth from the blackness of space, according to Daily Mail. When the flights are available, the company aims to carry 3,000 passengers on 400 trips every year. The balloon is usually filled with helium (氦气) or hydrogen, which are both much lighter than air, and it flies because of the buoyancy force (浮力). According to NASA, the balloon is filled with the amount of gas that will give it enough lift to get off the ground and rise. As it rises, the gas inside the balloon expands because atmospheric pressure drops. The atmosphere is 100 to 200 times less dense (稠密的) at float altitudes than on the ground. The balloon stops when the density of the gas inside and the air outside is about the same — neutral buoyancy (中性浮力) is achieved. It then begins to descend (下降) as gas is let out. Therefore, the whole trip is not stressful. Another company that gives out space tours by balloons, the US-based Space Perspective claims that the trips are about relaxation. The craft (飞行器) rises slowly at 12 miles (about 19.3 kilometers) per hour, and it takes about two hours to get to the 30 km altitude. Since its successful test flight in June 2022, Space Perspective started selling tickets for spaceflights in 2024 — and it has already sold out. The company now buys ships to turn them into “floating spaceports”, reported Daily Mail. By lifting the craft from ships on the sea, there will be more launch opportunities, such as flights at sun rise and sunset. 8. What is the purpose of the test flight of the balloons? A. To teach people life skills in space. B. To make space travel come true. C. To test the speed of the balloons. D. To sell more tickets for space research. 9. What’s the height of HALO Space’s first test flight? A. 12 miles B. 19.3 kilometers C. 30 kilometers D. 37 kilometers 10. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The similarity of helium or hydrogen. B. The reason for air pressure. C. The space balloon’s working principle. D. The features of the buoyancy force. 11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A Giant Space Balloons: A New Way for Space Tourism B. Different Kinds of Spacecraft for Tourism C. The Future of Rockets in Space Tourism D. The Challenges of Space Tourism D A group of clams (河蚌) recently caught people’s attention after an article was posted by China Science Communication online. Although these clams are usually regarded as nothing more than delicious food, they work to monitor the local water quality in Poland. Gruba Kaska pumping station, which stands in the River Wisla, helps provide millions of liters of water to Warsaw, the Capital of Poland. However, one particular concern for the water quality has been heavy metals, and researchers sought help from nature to solve this problem. Clams are sensitive (敏感的) to pollutants in their environment as they filter (过滤) water to feed on microorganisms (微生物). They shut their shells immediately after detecting “dangerous” water. Based on this, the researchers selected eight clams at a time and recorded the natural opening of their shells. After the clam “employees” become used to the local water, they are placed in a specially designed container. With sensors stuck onto their shells, the clams are connected to system that records how wide the shells are open. If four or more clams close their shells at the same time, an alarm will be triggered (触发) and the water supply will be shut down. The result is reliable because the creatures are considering many different factors at the same time, according to ZME Science. Animals have long been helpers for human activities. Farmers in north Queensland, Australia, have been ordering different species of dung beetles (屎壳郎) to help clean up cattle dung, according to ABC News. As the number of cattle grows, their waste increases, leading to an enormous population of flies and a worsening environment. Dung Beetles, however, take the waste and bury it. This way, they help improve soil quality. Similarly cockroaches (蟑螂) are used to deal with kitchen waste at several firms in China, according to a report of The Beijing News in 2018. About 300 million cockroaches are fed 15 tons of food waste on a daily basis, and they themselves are a good protein resource for livestock (牲畜). 12. Why did researchers look for help from clams to monitor water quality? A. They are good at sensing pollutants. B. They can help clear heavy metals. C. They are inexpensive and easy to find. D. They live on microorganisms. 13. What will happen when four or more clams close their shells at the same time? A. The clams will be removed from their container. B. The system recording the clams will break down. C. The sensors on their shells will be changed. D. The water supply will be turned off. 14. How do dung beetles help improve soil quality in north Queensland, Australia? A. By digesting harmful waste. B. By burying cattle dung in the soil. C. By producing fertilizer (肥料) themselves. D. By controlling the loss of soil nutrients. 15. What can we infer from the text? A. Cockroaches are harmful to the environment. B. Dung beetles can solve all environmental problems. C. Clams are the only animals that can detect water quality. D. Animals can play a role in solving some human problems. 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。 Living in a city, one often sees a group of runners. As they pass by, they show a sense of health and well-being. These groups of runners are often part of a local running club. Joining such a group club is great for those who like jogging, love outdoor sports, and want a fitness challenge. ____16____ Feel encouraged You may think running clubs are for professional players. ____17____ You will find others who run at your pace and will soon feel encouraged to run a little further or faster. If you are a beginner, being part of a running club may inspire you to love the sport. Become more responsible When one runs alone, it can be harder to go out of the door and onto the pavement. ____18____ Your running friends will be looking forward to seeing you and will miss you if you do not show up. Be social When you are part of a club, you can make new friends who share the same passion. This offers a sense of belonging. And after a while, these new friends feel like a warm family and can become lifelong friends. ____19____ If one is taking on something new or challenging, it is best to have lots of warm support along the way. Feel safe ____20____ When running alone at night, one may trip or fall due to the darkness. People are there for support when meeting an accident. Being with a group at night may also help one feel more secure and safe. A. Become a better runner. B. After all, humans are social. C. Being part of a group pushes you to show up. D. The benefits of running club membership are obvious. E. In fact, most clubs have members of different running levels. F. When you are part of a group, it is easier for drivers to see runners. G. Here are some reasons to inspire you to join that group of runners! 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。 I have always been hard­working in school. And I enjoyed gaining new understanding about study. One way was making ____21____. Math has always been my favorite subject. During each math class, while ____22____, I waited for my opportunities to show myself, which were questions. When they came, I would ____23____ my hand. Answering them ____24____ made me feel I was great. The only problem was that I wanted to be ____25____ ——to be right every time. As it turned out, living up to this standard was ____26____. In one class, I stood up confidently but gave a ____27____ answer. Even though I knew this was not my first mistake in life, something different had come at that moment. I thought that my classmates might think I was____28____. The beautiful castle that I had built up ____29____ after my mistake. In the following classes, I was in low spirits and became silent. Even if I may have known the answer, I was _____30_____ to take the risk of damaging (破坏) my self-confidence any more. Noticing my ____31____, my math teacher talked with me and learned my problem. She told me that mistakes are an important part of learning ____32____ they can point out our weaknesses and help us make progress. I should form the habit of _____33_____ mistakes. From that experience, I realized that I was wrong in my _____34_____ to mistakes. School is not a place to _____35_____ but a place to learn. What I now know is that by holding fast to humility (谦虚) and learning to grow from my mistakes, I can truly learn in a way I could never in the past. 21. A. mistakes B. rules C. friends D. promises 22. A. teaching B. writing C. reviewing D. listening 23. A. touch B. shake C. raise D. wave 24. A. briefly B. finally C. carefully D. correctly 25. A. perfect B. creative C. smart D. popular 26. A. natural B. impossible C. unnecessary D. informal 27. A. wrong B. short C. quick D. right 28. A. stupid B. funny C. clever D. strange 29. A. took in B. turned up C. set off D. fell down 30. A. easy B. happy C. excited D. unwilling 31. A. silence B. anger C. happiness D. shyness 32. A. if B. so C. because D. before 33. A. accepting B. making C. realizing D. repeating 34. A. schedule B. dream C. hobby D. attitude 35. A. get along B. show off C. play D. choose 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。 A team of Chinese researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by developing a new technology, Social Behavior Atlas (SBeA), according to the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) under the famous Chinese Academy of Sciences. This ____36____ (advance) technology greatly improves the correctness of detecting (检测) and analyzing (分析) animal social behavior. The most difficult part of multi-animal social behavior analysis is to recognize the difference between animals that look very similar at ____37____ same time. The SBeA technology is capable ____38____ identifying similar-looking animals with more than 90 percent correctness____39____ is achieved without the need to define social behavior categories (类别) ahead of time. As a result, the technology allows researchers ____40____ (discover) new and previously undefined aspects of animal social behavior. Besides, the SBeA technology can also ____41____ (effective) process a large amount of data. Therefore it can ____42____ (apply) to cross-species studies. The ____43____ (message) of this groundbreaking study were recently published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence,____44____ (stress) the potential (潜在性) of AI in advancing our understanding of animal behavior. This research not only opens new ways in the study of animal social behavior but also ____45____ (show) the great abilities of AI in scientific research. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校将于下周五举办英语讲故事比赛，故事主题是中国传统文化。请你用英语给外教Ms. Hopkins写一封信，要点如下： 1. 介绍比赛概况； 2. 邀请Ms. Hopkins担任评委。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a week’s food for his family. Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about. Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s weathered ( 风 化 的 ) door and went inside. Standing proudly and straight in his flour-sack (面粉袋改做的) shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should be kept for a while.” Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked into the sunlight. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought his mom would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea—he could raise money by selling used nail bags. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin (汽水罐). 注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。 Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Finally, the time came! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$