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高二2024—2025学年下学期英语月考（十） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共8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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Programs at Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village Join us in our living classroom! We carefully design our programs and use our resources to support you in your teaching efforts, while getting your students engaged and excited about learning. Available Programs Web of Life A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life Students will examine how organisms in a local ecosystem are interrelated. Up All Night Just as we go to sleep at night, a whole new world of animals is waking up! This program will walk students through a comprehensive study of how these animals use their senses to help them hunt for food at night. Oh Give Me a Biome (生物群系) Students will use NASA’s data maps to identify biomes around the world and will look at how animals develop overtime and are adapted to living in each. Animals and Weather Students will work with educators to figure out how animals use adaptation to protect themselves against different kinds of weather. Pricing ※ Minimum cost of $240 if you have fewer than 15 students. ※ $16/student; 1 free guardian for every 10 students ※ $19/additional guardian Notes ※ Groups can bring an unlimited number of additional guardians. However, we ask that only the free guardians attend the program and limit class size to 25 participants per program. ※ To ask questions or to book a Zoo program for your group, please chick here and contact Andrea Stein, Manager of School Programs or call (401)785-3510 ext. 359. 1. Which program suits those interested in animal evolution (进化) most? A. Web of Life. B. Up All Night. C. Oh Give Me a Biome. D. Animals and Weather. 2. How much is the admission for a group of 10 students with 3 guardians? A. $217. B. $240. C. $278. D. $297. 3. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A travel guide. B. An academic magazine. C. A course brochure. D. An online advertisement. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一个动物园的教育项目，包括项目内容、定价信息和联系方式。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格部分Oh Give Me a Biome一栏中“Students will use NASA’s data maps to identify biomes around the world and will look at how animals develop overtime and are adapted to living in each. (学生们将使用NASA的数据地图来识别世界各地的生物群落，并研究动物如何随着时间的推移进化并适应每个生物群落的生活。)”可知，Oh Give Me a Biome项目与动物进化直接相关，因此最适合对动物进化感兴趣的人。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Pricing部分的“Minimum cost of $240 if you have fewer than 15 students. (如果学生人数少于15人，最低费用为240美元)”、“1 free guardian for every 10 students (每10名学生有1名免费监护人)”和“$19/additional guardian (19美元/额外的监护人)”可知，学生人数少于15人，应支付最低费用240美元，且10名学生可免除1名监护人的费用，另外两名监护人需各支付19美元，共计需支付278美元（=240+19+19）。故选C项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Join us in our living classroom! We carefully design our programs and use our resources to support you in your teaching efforts, while getting your students engaged and excited about learning. (加入我们的生活教室！我们精心设计了我们的课程，并利用我们的资源来支持你的教学工作，同时让你的学生参与并对学习感到兴奋。)”和Notes部分的“To ask questions or to book a Zoo program for your group, please chick here and contact Andrea Stein (如需提问或为你的团队预订动物园项目，请点击这里并联系Andrea Stein)”可知，文章介绍了动物园的教育项目、定价信息以及联系方式，旨在吸引学校或团体预订项目，属于在线广告。故选D项。 B The sunmao (榫卯) method of joinery was commonly used in ancient Chinese architecture and furniture. But when modern technology discourages many in mastering this ancient skill, Jia Jing, a junior student at Hubei Ecology Polytechnic College, offers his answer. “It is essential to train young people in this craft,” said the 20-year-old. “Not only does it ensure the preservation of carpentry (木工) skills, but there exist delicate wooden artifacts from ancient times that machines still cannot repeat.” Growing up in a family with a carpenter father, Jia would constantly observe his father doing woodwork and sometimes assist him. This early exposure ignited (点燃) his passion and talent for carpentry. But as a child, he couldn’t build furniture on his own. So, he conveyed this passion into building with Lego bricks at the age of 8. “At that time, I would think before going to bed about what I would build tomorrow,” Jia recalled. “I brainstormed a framework in my mind, and the next day I would start building it.” This hobby significantly benefited Jia’s future furniture-making skills. Before making any piece Jia can quickly sketch a draft in his mind, which proves useful during the carving process. When the moment arrived for Jia to head to college, he chose interior design at the suggestion of his father. Beyond his theoretical studies, Jia also signed up for school furniture-making training center. Sawing, planning, and carving wood repeatedly every day can be an extremely dull job for most young people. While other students were enjoying their college life, Jia had already learned to bear loneliness and focus on achieving excellence. “This experience not only improved my skills but also tested my character,” Jia said. Recently, Jia’s commitment to this craft achieved a significant milestone. He was chosen as one of the candidates to compete on behalf of China at the 47th World Skills Competition in Lyon, France next year. “If I can represent China on the global stage, I will exert all my efforts to become the winner,” Jia said. 4. Why should young people learn the sunmao method according to Jia Jing? A. It is key to making Chinese furniture. B. It is better than modern technology. C. It exhibits traditional Chinese culture. D. It exhibits ancient carpentry wisdom. 5. How did Lego benefit Jia Jing? A. Arousing his interest in carpentry. B. Assisting his father in furniture making. C. Improving his carpentry skills. D. Preparing him for his ideal university. 6. What did Jia sacrifice during his college time? A. His leisure time. B. His practical skills. C. His theoretical studies. D. His original character. 7. What can be the best title of this text? A. Making furniture against technology. B. Preserving carpentry inside Lego. C. Carving dreams in wood. D. Continuing passion on global stage. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是篇新闻报道。本文介绍了大学生贾京对木工技艺的热爱和执着追求，以及他参加世界技能大赛的经历和目标。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段““It is essential to train young people in this craft,” said the 20-year-old. “Not only does it ensure the preservation of carpentry (木工) skills, but there exist delicate wooden artifacts from ancient times that machines still cannot repeat.”(这位20岁的年轻人说：“对年轻人进行这方面的培训很重要。”“它不仅确保了木工技能的保存，而且还保留了机器无法复制的古代精美木制工艺品。”)”可知，贾京认为它展示了古老的木工智慧，所以年轻人应学习榫卯结构。故选D项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“But as a child, he couldn’t build furniture on his own. So, he conveyed this passion into building with Lego bricks at the age of 8.(但作为一个孩子，他不会自己做家具。所以，他在8岁的时候就把这种激情用乐高积木表达出来)”以及第四段““At that time, I would think before going to bed about what I would build tomorrow,” Jia recalled. “I brainstormed a framework in my mind, and the next day I would start building it.”(“那个时候，我会在睡觉前想明天要做什么，”贾回忆说。“我在脑海中集思广益地想出了一个框架，第二天就开始构建它。”)”和第五段“This hobby significantly benefited Jia’s future furniture-making skills.(这个爱好对他日后的家具制作技能有很大的帮助)”可知，搭建乐高提高他的木工技术。故选C项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“When the moment arrived for Jia to head to college, he chose interior design at the suggestion of his father. Beyond his theoretical studies, Jia also signed up for school furniture-making training center. Sawing, planning, and carving wood repeatedly every day can be an extremely dull job for most young people. While other students were enjoying their college life, Jia had already learned to bear loneliness and focus on achieving excellence.(当贾要上大学的时候，他在父亲的建议下选择了室内设计。除了理论学习，他还报名参加了学校的家具制作培训中心。对大多数年轻人来说，每天反复锯、刨、雕木头是一项极其枯燥的工作。当其他学生还在享受大学生活时，贾已经学会了忍受孤独，专注于追求卓越)”可知，贾京每天反复锯、刨、雕木头，在其他学生还在享受大学生活时，贾已经学会了忍受孤独，专注于追求卓越，推知他牺牲了他的闲暇时间。故选A项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Growing up in a family with a carpenter father, Jia would constantly observe his father doing woodwork and sometimes assist him. This early exposure ignited (点燃) his passion and talent for carpentry.(贾在一个木匠父亲的家庭长大，他经常观察父亲做木工，有时还会帮助他。这种早期的接触点燃了他对木工的热情和天赋)”以及倒数第二段“Recently, Jia’s commitment to this craft achieved a significant milestone. He was chosen as one of the candidates to compete on behalf of China at the 47th World Skills Competition in Lyon, France next year.(最近，贾的这一努力达到了一个重要的里程碑。他被选为候选人之一，代表中国参加明年在法国里昂举行的第47届世界技能大赛)”和最后一段““If I can represent China on the global stage, I will exert all my efforts to become the winner,” Jia said.(“如果我能在国际舞台上代表中国，我会尽我所能成为赢家，”贾说)”以及纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了大学生贾京对木工技艺的热爱和执着追求，以及他参加世界技能大赛的经历和目标，所以C项“用木头雕刻梦想”是本文最好的标题。故选C项。 C Harvesting fruit is a very precise operation. The fruit must be picked when it is perfectly ripe. But with pickers in short supply in recent years, growers needed to quickly find another way to harvest their crops. Tevel Aerobotics Technologies came to the farmers’ rescue with the Flying Autonomous Robots (FARs) that can help pick fruit. “Not finding enough fruit pickers is every farmer’s biggest concern” Yaniv Maor, Tevel’s founder and CEO said. “Ask any farmer, anywhere in the world and they’ll tell you they don’t have the people. Food consumption is increasing, but labor availability is decreasing. If pickers are not available, fruit will go bad on the trees. The flying robots will work day and night in almost any weather, without taking a break, to pick as much ripe fruit as possible. Maor set up Tevel in 2017 and developed the technology after seeing young Israelis pick fruit and tired after a few hours. He realized that there had to be a better way, so he began developing the software and artificial intelligence (AI) that are needed for the smart robot pickers. “We have to teach the robot about each fruit, the branches, the leaves, how to access the fruit and how to rotate (转动) it and disconnect it from the tree,” Maor said. The flying robots circle round trees and pick only the ripe ones with a twist (扭动) of their integrated grasper arms. The robots are fitted with cameras that use AI to assess the size and color of the fruit so that only the ripe pieces are picked. The cameras also ensure that the robots’ paths are not blocked. The robots are currently picking Asian pears in Israel. In 2022, the FARs were used in pilot programs in Italy to pick peaches and other fruits, as well as in the US. They are not a replacement for labor, instead, they are a solution for the inadequate human pickers. In the future fewer people will work in picking and more will work in managing the robots, analyzing the data and making decisions. 8. What is Tevel Aerobotics Technologies? A. A robot. B. A programme. C. A company. D. An exhibition. 9. Why are FARs used according to Maor? A. To save labor and reduce costs. B. To avoid the loss of fruit. C. To speed up the picking process. D. To meet the shortage of labor. 10. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. How the robots work. B. What the robots consist of. C. Why the robots are useful. D. Where the robots are used. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards humans’future role? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Worried. D. Unclear. 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。由于近年来采摘人员供不应求，一家公司推出了在几乎任何天气下不分昼夜工作的机器人帮助采摘水果。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据首段最后两句“But with pickers in short supply in recent years, growers needed to quickly find another way to harvest their crops. Tevel Aerobotics Technologies came to the farmers’ rescue with the Flying Autonomous Robots (FARs) that can help pick fruit. (但由于近年来采摘人员供不应求，种植者需要迅速找到另一种收割作物的方法。Tevel Aerobotics Technologies公司推出了自动飞行机器人(FARs)，可以帮助农民采摘水果。)”可知，Tevel Aerobotics Technologies是一家公司，它推出了机器人帮助采摘水果。故选C。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句“Food consumption is increasing, but labor availability is decreasing. If pickers are not available, fruit will go bad on the trees. The flying robots will work day and night in almost any weather, without taking a break, to pick as much ripe fruit as possible. (食品消费在增加，但劳动力供应在减少。如果没有采摘者，树上的水果就会坏掉。这些飞行机器人将在几乎任何天气下不分昼夜地工作，不间断地采摘尽可能多的成熟水果。)”可知，自动飞行机器人在几乎任何天气下不分昼夜地工作，可以满足劳动力不足的情况。故选D。 【10题详解】 段落大意题。根据第四段“The flying robots circle round trees and pick only the ripe ones with a twist (扭动) of their integrated grasper arms. The robots are fitted with cameras that use AI to assess the size and color of the fruit so that only the ripe pieces are picked. The cameras also ensure that the robots’ paths are not blocked. (飞行机器人绕着树转，用集成的抓取臂旋转，只采摘成熟的树。这些机器人配备了摄像头，利用人工智能来评估水果的大小和颜色，以便只采摘成熟的水果。摄像头还可以确保机器人的路径不被阻塞。)”可知，本段主要介绍机器人是怎样采摘成熟的水果的。故选A。 【11题详解】 观点态度题。根据末段最后两句“They are not a replacement for labor, instead, they are a solution for the inadequate human pickers. In the future fewer people will work in picking and more will work in managing the robots, analyzing the data and making decisions.(它们不是劳动力的替代品，相反，它们是人类采摘能力不足的解决方案。在未来，更少的人将从事采摘工作，更多的人将从事管理机器人、分析数据和做出决策的工作。)”可知，作者认为在未来，人们主要从事管理机器人、分析数据和做出决策的工作，而采摘这样的体力劳动主要是机器人来做。可推知，作者对人类未来的角色持有积极的态度。故选B。 D To some, a cow’s burp (打嗝) might seem like a small thing. But in New Zealand, cows outnumber people by two to one. There are only five million people in New Zealand, which is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. Cows do not easily digest the grass they eat — instead, they ferment (发酵) it in their stomachs. The process releases a lot of gas. So, every time someone eats beef or drinks milk, the process of getting that product comes at a high cost to the environment. The cows produce methane (甲烷) gas. While the gas does not last as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it has a much stronger effect on global warming. The scientists in New Zealand are working on ways to reduce the amount of gas that comes out of the cows.They are considering changing the food the animals eat or putting a device on the cows to change the methane into something innocuous. There is also talk of feeding the cows a kind of special red seaweed or giving them a food addition that would help them digest the grass. In addition, farmers want a solution. That is because New Zealand has announced plans to tax farmers whose animals produce too much methane gas. The farmers say they will be affected if the tax plan goes into effect. A farmer running a farm in the town of Featherston,in the Wellington Region, is trying to get more milk from each cow. The increased efficiency means he does not need as many cows, which in turn reduces the amount of methane coming from his farm. At a farmer level, he is doing his bit to help save the planet. The fight against methane is serious in NewZealand. The country promised to reduce the gas produced by farm animals by up to 47 percent by the.year 2050. 12. Why does cows’ burping become a problem in Name Zealand? A. The cows consume much grass. B. New Zealanders prefer milk. C. The number of the cows is too large. D. The cows have the digestive problem. 13. What does the underlined word “innocuous” mean in paragraph 3? A. Harmless. B. Useful. C. Rare. D. Inexpensive. 14. Why do cow farmers want a solution? A. They can’t afford the rising costs. B. They will raise fewer cows. C. They can’t increase milking efficiency. D. They will face a heavier burden. 15. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Climate Change: Cow Burping Is to Blame B Methane Gas: The Fight Against It Is Serious C. Global Warming: New Zealand Targets Cow Burps D. Cow Burping: Scientists Look for Ways to Stop It 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。针对新西兰养牛数量庞大导致奶牛打嗝产生大量对全球变暖影响很大的甲烷的现象，科学家们正在研究减少奶牛排出的气体量的方法。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据首段“To some, a cow’s burp (打嗝) might seem like a small thing. But in New Zealand, cows outnumber people by two to one. There are only five million people in New Zealand, which is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. (对一些国家来说，牛打嗝似乎是一件小事。但在新西兰，牛的数量是人的两倍。新西兰只有500万人口，却有1000万头牛和2600万只羊。)”可知，在新西兰，牛打嗝成为一个问题，主要是因为牛的数量太大了。故选C。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段末句“While the gas does not last as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it has a much stronger effect on global warming. (虽然这种气体在大气中停留的时间不如二氧化碳长，但它对全球变暖的影响要大得多。)”以及第三段第二句“They are considering changing the food the animals eat or putting a device on the cows to change the methane into something innocuous. (他们正在考虑改变牲畜吃的食物，或者在牛身上安装一个装置，把甲烷变成……的东西。)”可知，甲烷对全球变暖的影响很大，而科学家研究在牛身上安装一个装置，把甲烷变成不会加速全球变暖的东西，也就是无害的东西。故划线词应为“无害的”。故选A。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段前两句“In addition, farmers want a solution. That is because New Zealand has announced plans to tax farmers whose animals produce too much methane gas. (此外，农民们想要一个解决方案。这是因为新西兰已经宣布了一项计划，对那些饲养牲畜产生过多甲烷气体的农民征税。)”可知，农民们想要一个解决方案是因为新西兰要对饲养牲畜产生过多甲烷气体的农民征税，从而造成他们更加沉重的经济负担。故选D。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据首段“To some, a cow’s burp (打嗝) might seem like a small thing. But in New Zealand, cows outnumber people by two to one. There are only five million people in New Zealand, which is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. (对一些国家来说，牛打嗝似乎是一件小事。但在新西兰，牛的数量是人的两倍。新西兰只有500万人口，却有1000万头牛和2600万只羊。)”，第二段末句“While the gas does not last as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it has a much stronger effect on global warming. (虽然这种气体在大气中停留的时间不如二氧化碳长，但它对全球变暖的影响要大得多。)”以及第三段首句“The scientists in New Zealand are working on ways to reduce the amount of gas that comes out of the cows. (新西兰的科学家们正在研究减少奶牛排出的气体量的方法。)”可知，针对新西兰养牛数量庞大导致奶牛打嗝产生大量对全球变暖影响很大的甲烷的现象，科学家们正在研究减少奶牛排出的气体量的方法。故选C。 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。 Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. ___16___ Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept compliments gracefully. Instead, we are embarrassed and shrug off the words we are really so glad to hear. Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us indirectly, in a letter or passed on by a friend. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. ___17___ A cook is praised for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? Do you ever praise your paperboy for getting the paper to you on time 365 days a year? Praise is particularly appreciated by those doing routine jobs: gas station attendants, waitresses-even housewives. ___18___ Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she of all people should get her measure. ___19___ It only takes a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort perhaps a quick phone call to pass on a compliment, or five minutes spent writing an appreciative letter. It is such a small investment and yet consider the results it may produce. ___20___ So, let’s be alert to the small excellences around us and comment on them. We will not only bring joy into other people’s lives, but also, very often, add happiness into our own. A. We are accustomed to accepting praise. B. A student is ignored despite his good work. C. To give praise costs the giver almost nothing. D. It’s strange how cautious we are about praising E. Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages.” F. An artist gets complimented for a glorious picture. G. “I can live for two months on a good compliment,” said Mark Twain. 【答案】16. D 17. F 18. E 19. C 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了赞美别人所带来的好处。 【16题详解】 分析设空可知，空处位于段首，是本段的中心句，根据后文“Instead, we are embarrassed and shrug off the words we are really so glad to hear. Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us indirectly, in a letter or passed on by a friend.(相反，我们感到尴尬，对我们真正高兴听到的话不屑一顾。由于这种防御反应，直接的赞美是非常困难的。这就是为什么一些最有价值的鼓励是来自于间接的，来自于一封信或朋友的传递)”可知，本段主要是在讲，我们不会随便赞美他人，所以D项“It’s strange how cautious we are about praising.(奇怪的是，我们对赞美是如此谨慎)”符合文意。故选D项。 【17题详解】 根据前文“It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.(在那些努力通常被忽视或不被提及的领域给予表扬尤其有益)”可知，本段主要讲述了给那些被忽视或不被提及的人以鼓励会更有益，再根据后文“A cook is praised for a perfect meal.(厨师因一顿完美的饭菜而受到表扬)”可知，此处在举反例，所以空处应也是反例，所以F项“An artist gets complimented for a glorious picture.(一位艺术家因一幅辉煌的画而受到称赞)”符合文意。故选F项。 【18题详解】 根据后文“Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she of all people should get her measure.(既然赞美常常是一个家庭主妇唯一得到的报酬，那么她当然应该得到她应得的报酬)”可知，赞美常常是有些人得到的唯一报酬。所以E项“Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages.”(莎士比亚说过:“赞美是我们的工资。”)”后句是对本句的进一步说明，符合文意，其中wage为同词复现。故选E项。 【19题详解】 分析设空可知，空处位于段首，是本段的中心句，根据后文“It only takes a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort perhaps a quick phone call to pass on a compliment, or five minutes spent writing an appreciative letter. It is such a small investment and yet consider the results it may produce.(这只需要片刻的思考和片刻的努力，也许是一个快速的电话传递赞美，或花五分钟写一封感激的信。这是一笔很小的投资，但考虑一下它可能产生的结果)”可知，赞美他人不需要什么代价，所以C项“To give praise costs the giver almost nothing.(给予赞美者几乎不需要付出任何代价)”符合文意。故选C项。 【20题详解】 分析设空可知，空处位于段尾，应该是对前文的总结或者前句的说明，根据前文“It is such a small investment and yet consider the results it may produce.(这是一笔很小的投资，但考虑一下它可能产生的结果)”可知，后文应写后果，所以G项““I can live for two months on a good compliment,”said Mark Twain.(马克·吐温说过：“只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。”)”符合文意。故选G项。 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） Natalie and Callie both 13 years old, started raising monarch butterflies for fun in 2020. But after realizing the monarchs were an endangered species, their ___21___ soon turned into a serious mission. They learned that the population of monarch butterflies had ___22___ since the early 1990s, due to habitat ___23___ and widespread use of chemicals, which made the milkweeds (马利筋草) the monarchs ___24___ for their main diet dangerous to eat. So the girls teamed up with a national nonprofit group to plant a native garden ___25___ for the monarchs. The garden grew organic milkweeds that ___26___ and kept the butterflies. To help ___27___ the locals to sustain the monarch population, they created an exhibition about the monarchs in the local library. They also wanted to put up an educational sign in town, but it ___28___ a lot. To cover the expense, they set up a stand at the Farmers Market to sell their ___29___ milkweeds for people to plant. Although the fundraising days were ____30____, they finally succeeded in earning enough money with their hard work and people’s support. The team has won the Silver Award for their ____31____ of taking care of butterflies, but they are not ____32____ with their work. “Our next step is to cut down on the use of ____33____ to guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs,” said Natalie. In the award ceremony, their teacher Brian ____34____, “I am so proud of them for their constant ____35____.” 21. A. dream B. hobby C. career D. decision 22. A. doubled B. aged C. declined D. exploded 23. A. management B. assessment C. selection D. destruction 24. A. relied on B. kept off C. broke down D. gave away 25. A. partly B. secretly C. rarely D. specially 26. A. attracted B. protected C. monitored D. trapped 27. A. employ B. educate C. force D. limit 28. A. meant B. cost C. changed D. hurt 29. A. dry B. medical C. healthy D. wild 30. A. pleasing B. light C. long D. disappointing 31. A. project B. concept C. schedule D. assignment 32. A. concerned B. connected C. finished D. occupied 33. A. chemicals B. time C. funds D. energy 34. A. quoted B. continued C. replied D. commented 35. A. donations B. support C. patience D. efforts 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了两个13岁的女孩娜塔莉和卡莉从养帝王蝶的爱好到致力于保护帝王蝶的故事，她们的项目最终获奖且受到好评。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但在意识到帝王蝶是濒危物种后，她们的爱好很快就变成了一项严肃的任务。A. dream梦想；B. hobby业余爱好；C. career事业；D. decision决定。由上文的“Natalie and Callie, both 13 years old, started raising monarch butterflies for fun in 2020. (娜塔莉和卡莉都是13岁，2020年开始养帝王蝶)”和下文的“turned into a serious mission”可知，娜塔莉和卡莉开始养帝王蝶是一种爱好，但因帝王蝶濒危现状，她们的爱好很快就变成了一项严肃的保护任务。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她们了解到，自20世纪90年代初以来，由于栖息地的破坏和化学物质的广泛使用，帝王蝶的数量已经下降，这使得帝王蝶所依赖的主要食物马利筋草吃起来很危险。A. doubled（使）加倍；B. aged变老；C. declined减少、下降；D. exploded爆炸。由上文的“the monarchs were an endangered species (帝王蝶是濒危物种)”和下文的“widespread use of chemicals”“their main diet dangerous to eat”可知，帝王蝶遭受化学物质的伤害，吃的食物有害，已经濒危，数量应该是减少的。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她们了解到，自20世纪90年代初以来，由于栖息地的破坏和化学物质的广泛使用，帝王蝶的数量已经下降，这使得帝王蝶所依赖的主要食物马利筋草吃起来很危险。A. management管理；B. assessment评估；C. selection选择；D. destruction摧毁。由上文的“the monarchs were an endangered species (帝王蝶是濒危物种)”，“the population of monarch butterflies had ___2___ since the early 1990s”和下文的“guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs (保证帝王蝶的安全环境)”可知，该空讲述帝王蝶数量减少的原因，根据下文讲要保护帝王蝶栖息地，可得出帝王蝶栖息地遭到破坏是其原因之一。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她们了解到，自20世纪90年代初以来，由于栖息地的破坏和化学物质的广泛使用，帝王蝶的数量已经下降，这使得帝王蝶所依赖的主要食物马利筋草吃起来很危险。A. relied on依靠；B. kept off（使）让开；C. broke down出故障；D. gave away捐赠。由本句的“the milkweeds (马利筋草) the monarchs ___4___for their main diet”可知，该空定语从句谓语，修饰先行词the milkweeds (马利筋草)，此处指帝王蝶所依赖的主要食物是马利筋草。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：因此，女孩们与一个全国性的非营利组织合作，专门为帝王蝶种植了一个本土花园。A. partly部分地；B. secretly秘密地；C. rarely很少地；D. specially尤其、专门地。由下文的“The garden grew organic milkweeds (花园里生长着有机的马利筋草)”可知，这个本土花园种植着帝王蝶的主要食物马利筋草，可得出是专门为帝王蝶种植的本土花园。故选D项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：花园里生长着有机的马利筋草，吸引并留住了蝴蝶。A. attracted吸引；B. protected保护；C. monitored监视；D. trapped使落入险境。由上文的“The garden grew organic milkweeds”可知，这个本土花园种植着帝王蝶的主要食物马利筋草，这会吸引帝王蝶。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了帮助教育当地人维持帝王蝶数量，她们在当地图书馆举办了一场关于帝王蝶的展览。A. employ雇佣；B. educate教育；C. force迫使；D. limit限制。由下文的“they created an exhibition about the monarchs in the local library”可知，她们举办关于帝王蝶展览的目的是教育当地人保护帝王蝶，呼应下文的“They also wanted to put up an educational sign in town (她们还想在镇上张贴一个教育标志)”。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她们还想在镇上张贴一个教育标志，但花费很大。A. meant意味着；B. cost花费；C. changed改变；D. hurt伤害。呼应下文的“To cover the expense (为了支付费用)”和“the fundraising days (筹款的日子)”讲因花费很大而筹款一事。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：为了支付费用，她们在农贸市场设立了一个摊位，出售健康的马利筋草供人们种植。A. dry干燥的；B. medical医学的；C. healthy健康的；D. wild野外的。由本句的“sell their ___9___ milkweeds for people to plant”和常识可知，卖给人种的马利筋草应该是健康的。故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然筹款的日子很长，但在她们的努力和人们的支持下，她们终于成功地赚到了足够的钱。A. pleasing令人愉悦的；B. light明亮的；C. long漫长的；D. disappointing令人失望的。由下文的“they finally succeeded in earning enough money with their hard work”可知，她们努力赚到了足够的钱，可得出筹款的日子应该很长。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：该团队因其照顾帝王蝶的项目获得了银奖，但她们的工作尚未完成。A. project项目；B. concept概念；C. schedule计划；D. assignment任务。呼应上文的“So the girls teamed up with a national nonprofit group to plant a native garden ___5___ for the monarchs. (因此，女孩们与一个全国性的非营利组织合作，专门为帝王蝶种植了一个本土花园)”讲两个女孩为保护帝王蝶所做的项目。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：该团队因其照顾帝王蝶的项目获得了银奖，但她们的工作尚未完成。A. concerned担忧；B. connected连接；C. finished完成；D. occupied占据。由下文的“Our next step is to cut down on the use of___13___ to guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs (我们的下一步是减少___13___的使用，以保证帝王蝶的安全环境)”可知，她们还有保护帝王蝶的下一步计划，说明她们保护帝王蝶的工作尚未完成。故选C项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：娜塔莉说：“我们的下一步是减少化学品的使用，以保证帝王蝶的安全环境。”A. chemicals化学制品；B. time时间；C. funds基金；D. energy精力。由上文的“widespread use of chemicals (化学物质的广泛使用)”和“their main diet dangerous to eat (主要食物吃起来很危险)”可知，因化学物质的广泛使用帝王蝶的生存环境不安全，所以要减少化学品的使用，以保证帝王蝶拥有安全的环境。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在颁奖典礼上，她们的老师布莱恩评论道：“我为她们不断的努力感到骄傲。”A. quoted引用；B. continued继续；C. replied依靠；D. commented评论。由下文的“I am so proud of them (我为她们感到骄傲)”可知，这是老师布莱恩评论的话语。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在颁奖典礼上，她们的老师布莱恩评论道：“我为她们不断的努力感到骄傲。”A. donations捐赠；B. support支持；C. patience耐心；D. efforts努力。由上文语境可知，二人为了保护帝王蝶不仅给帝王蝶种食物，做保护帝王蝶的宣传活动，还赚钱来实现目标，可得出老师为她们不断的努力感到骄傲。故选D项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the history of Chinese painting, the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties was a very important period. Gu Kaizhi, a painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was ____36____ figure that had to be mentioned during this period. Gu kaizhi was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province in the year 344 and ____37____(occupy) an important place in the history of Chinese literature. He was also a talented poet and calligrapher. Meanwhile, ____38____(extreme) uninterested in fame and wealth, he made his living on the philosophy of “being half sly (狡黠) and half silly” ____39____ was given the title of “three excellences”, namely “excellence in poems”, “excellence in painting” and “excellence in stupidity”. As the first painter ____40____ (maintain) influence on the development of Chinese painting, Gu Kaizhi not only created the basic model of figure painting, leaving ____41____ his most famous work, Nymph of the Luo River (《洛神赋图》 ), but also proposed the principles of painting ____42____ influence has lasted a thousand years, such as “realizing perfection through empathy”, “exposing spirit with form”, as well as his “six methods”. The story of Nymph of the Luo River ____43____ (root) in historical records and the poetry of Cao Zhi, a prince and poet from the Three Kingdoms period. According to accounts, Cao Zhi wrote a poem called “Rhapsody of the Goddess of Luo” which described a goddess of extraordinary ____44____ (attractive). Inspired by Cao Zhi’s poem, Gu Kaizhi set out to illustrate the charming nymph. His painting exhibits the soul of the poem, ____45____ (display) the nymph’s unique elegance and appealing charm. The work exemplifies Gu Kaizhi’s skill in bringing literary inspiration to life through art. 【答案】36. a 37. occupied##occupies 38. extremely 39. and 40. to maintain 41. behind 42. whose 43. is rooted 44. attractiveness 45. displaying 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述了顾恺之在绘画、文学和哲学方面的成就和影响，以及他的作品《洛神赋图》的创作背景和艺术价值。 【36题详解】 考查冠词。句意：在这一时期，东晋画家顾恺之是一个不可忽视的人物。figure意为“人物”，为可数名词，句中用的单数，前用不定冠词修饰，figure为辅音音素开头，用a修饰。故填a。 【37题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：顾恺之于公元344年出生于江苏无锡，在中国文学史上占有重要地位。根据and可知，occupy和前文的was并列，作本句谓语，用一般过去时，也可以理解为现在在中国文学史上占有重要地位，用一般现在时。故填occupied/occupies。 【38题详解】 考查副词。句意：同时，他对名利极不感兴趣，以“痴黠各半”的哲学生活，并被授予“诗绝”、“画绝”、“痴绝”的“三绝”称号。空处修饰空后的形容词，用副词修饰。故填extremely。 【39题详解】 考查连词。句意：同时，他对名利极不感兴趣，以“痴黠各半”的哲学生活，并被授予“诗绝”、“画绝”、“痴绝”的“三绝”称号。根据句意，空处前后文为并列关系，用and连接。故填and。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：顾恺之是中国绘画发展中第一个影响深远的画家，他不仅开创了人物画的基本模式，留下了他最著名的作品《洛神赋图》，而且还提出了“以情致美”、“以形显灵”等影响千年的绘画原则，以及他的“六法”。此处是固定搭配：the first sb. to do sth.意为“第一个做某事的人”，用不定式作后置定语。故填to maintain。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：顾恺之是中国绘画发展中第一个影响深远的画家，他不仅开创了人物画的基本模式，留下了他最著名的作品《洛神赋图》，而且还提出了“以情致美”、“以形显灵”等影响千年的绘画原则，以及他的“六法”。此处是固定搭配：leave behind意为“留下”。故填behind。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：顾恺之是中国绘画发展中第一个影响深远的画家，他不仅开创了人物画的基本模式，留下了他最著名的作品《洛神赋图》，而且还提出了“以情致美”、“以形显灵”等影响千年的绘画原则，以及他的“六法”。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是principles of painting，在从句中作定语，用whose引导。故填whose。 【43题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：《洛神赋图》的故事源于历史记载和三国时期的王子和诗人曹植的诗歌。分析句子结构可知，root作本句谓语，和主语The story of Nymph of the Luo River之间是被动关系，用被动语态，描述的是事实，用一般现在时，主语为第三人称单数。故填is rooted。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意：据记载，曹植写了一首名为《洛神赋》的诗，描述了一位魅力非凡的女神。空前是形容词，所以空处应填名词作宾语，用attractive的名词形式是attractiveness，表示“吸引力”。故填attractiveness。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他的画展现了这首诗的灵魂，展现了女神独特的优雅和迷人的魅力。本句已有谓语动词exhibits，所以display用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语His painting之间是主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填displaying。 第二节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 46. Today, ________ the widespread use of GPS, the compass remains a timeless symbol of human intelligence. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】despite 【解析】 【详解】考查介词。句意：今天，尽管GPS被广泛使用，指南针仍然是人类智慧的永恒象征。结合句意可知此处指“尽管”，空后是名词短语，应用介词despite，故填despite。 47. The word “bat” in Chinese (fu) has the same ________ (pronounce) as the Chinese character meaning “luck, happiness and fortune”. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】pronunciation 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：中文里的“蝙蝠”(蝠)这个字和汉字“福”(意思是“运气、幸福和财富”)有相同的发音。提示词作宾语，用名词pronunciation，意为“发音”，不可数名词。故填pronunciation。 48. By the Warring States Period, Shu brocade ________ (treasure) widely, becoming an important export product.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】had been treasured 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：到战国时期，蜀锦已被广泛珍视，成为重要的出口产品。根据时间状语By the Warring States Period可知，谓语动词用过去完成时，表示在过去某个时间以前就已经完成的动作；动词treasure和主语之间是被动关系，用被动语态。故填had been treasured。 49. After the successful completion of the therapy, he was released ________ the hospital.(用适当的词填空) 【答案】from 【解析】 【详解】考查介词。句意：治疗成功完成后，他出院了。结合“After the successful completion of the therapy”可知，此处指“从医院离开”，使用介词from，故填from。 50. It is a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and ________ (consequent) to human health.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】consequently 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：它对农业和食物链构成威胁，因此也对人类健康构成威胁。consequent是形容词，意为“随之发生的；作为结果的”。分析句子可知，空处需填连接性副词明确前一个分句与后一个隐含分句之间的因果逻辑；完整的句子为：“It is a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently it is a threat to human health. ”故填consequently。 51. Sadly, the little match girl was ________ (freeze) to death on Christmas Eve.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】frozen 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：不幸的是，卖火柴的小女孩在平安夜被冻死了。设空处接在be动词后，应用形容词frozen作表语，“be frozen to death”是固定短语，意为“冻死”，符合句意，故填frozen。 52. The sociologist is conducting an ________ (investigate) into the spending habits of teenagers.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】investigation 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：那位社会学家正在对青少年的消费习惯进行调查。设空处作宾语，应用名词investigation，前面有an，用单数形式，故填investigation。 53. On the outskirts of the city ________ (lie) a new chemical factory.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】lies 【解析】 【详解】考查主谓一致和倒装句。句意：在城市的郊区有一家新的化工厂。这是一个表示方位的介词短语置于句首引起的倒装句，句子的主语是“a new chemical factory”，单数名词，lie(位于，坐落在)是谓语动词，描述客观事实，用一般现在时，单数形式。故填lies。 54. He stared at me in amazement as if I ________ (finish) something incredible.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】had finished 【解析】 【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：他惊讶地盯着我，好像我完成了一件不可思议的事情。“as if”引导方式状语从句，当从句表示与过去事实相反的情况时，从句要用虚拟语气，谓语动词用过去完成时；句中“我完成了一件不可思议的事情”是与过去事实相反的假设，要用虚拟语气had finished。故填had finished。 55. ________ (originate) in ancient China during the Han Dynasty, early compasses consisted of lodestone, a naturally magnetic mineral.(所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Originating 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：早期的指南针起源于中国古代汉代，由天然磁性矿物磁石组成。此处为非谓语，动词originate和主语之间是主动关系，用其现在分词作状语。句首单词首字母大写，故填Originating。 第四部分 写作（共一节，满分15分） 第一节（满分15分） 56. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。世界读书日即将到来，你的外国好友Jim正在开展主题为“信息时代中学生如何阅读”的项目式学习，他发来邮件对你进行访谈。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1. 信息时代对阅读的影响； 2. 你的阅读方式和理由。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, Thank you for inviting me to share my thoughts on reading in the information age. The digital age reshapes reading profoundly. While e-books and online articles offer instant access to global knowledge, fragmented information and digital distractions hinder deep reading. To adapt, I blend digital and traditional methods. For quick updates, I read e-books on my phone for convenience. Yet, for serious learning, I choose paper books — they boost focus and memory without screen interruptions. I also allocate daily screen-free reading time to avoid distractions. This hybrid strategy balances efficiency with thoughtful engagement. Hope it aids your project! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以红星中学高三学生李华的身份，给外国好友Jim回复一封邮件，谈谈信息时代对阅读的影响以及自己的阅读方式和理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 提供：offer→ provide 深刻地：profoundly→ deeply 获得：access→ gain 分配：allocate→ assign 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：The digital age reshapes reading profoundly. 拓展句：It is the digital age that reshapes reading profoundly. 【点睛】【高分句型1】While e-books and online articles offer instant access to global knowledge, fragmented information and digital distractions hinder deep reading. （运用了While引导的让步状语从句） 【高分句型2】Hope it aids your project! （运用了省略引导词that的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 高二2024—2025学年下学期英语月考（十） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共8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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Programs at Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village Join us in our living classroom! We carefully design our programs and use our resources to support you in your teaching efforts, while getting your students engaged and excited about learning. Available Programs Web of Life A healthy ecosystem is one in which multiple species are each able to meet their needs in a relatively stable web of life. Students will examine how organisms in a local ecosystem are interrelated. Up All Night Just as we go to sleep at night, a whole new world of animals is waking up! This program will walk students through a comprehensive study of how these animals use their senses to help them hunt for food at night. Oh Give Me a Biome (生物群系) Students will use NASA’s data maps to identify biomes around the world and will look at how animals develop overtime and are adapted to living in each. Animals and Weather Students will work with educators to figure out how animals use adaptation to protect themselves against different kinds of weather. Pricing ※ Minimum cost of $240 if you have fewer than 15 students. ※ $16/student; 1 free guardian for every 10 students ※ $19/additional guardian Notes ※ Groups can bring an unlimited number of additional guardians. However, we ask that only the free guardians attend the program and limit class size to 25 participants per program. ※ To ask questions or to book a Zoo program for your group, please chick here and contact Andrea Stein, Manager of School Programs or call (401)785-3510 ext. 359. 1. Which program suits those interested in animal evolution (进化) most? A. Web of Life. B. Up All Night. C. Oh Give Me a Biome. D. Animals and Weather. 2. How much is the admission for a group of 10 students with 3 guardians? A. $217. B. $240. C. $278. D. $297. 3. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A travel guide. B. An academic magazine. C. A course brochure. D. An online advertisement. B The sunmao (榫卯) method of joinery was commonly used in ancient Chinese architecture and furniture. But when modern technology discourages many in mastering this ancient skill, Jia Jing, a junior student at Hubei Ecology Polytechnic College, offers his answer. “It is essential to train young people in this craft,” said the 20-year-old. “Not only does it ensure the preservation of carpentry (木工) skills, but there exist delicate wooden artifacts from ancient times that machines still cannot repeat.” Growing up in a family with a carpenter father, Jia would constantly observe his father doing woodwork and sometimes assist him. This early exposure ignited (点燃) his passion and talent for carpentry. But as a child, he couldn’t build furniture on his own. So, he conveyed this passion into building with Lego bricks at the age of 8. “At that time I would think before going to bed about what I would build tomorrow,” Jia recalled. “I brainstormed a framework in my mind, and the next day I would start building it.” This hobby significantly benefited Jia’s future furniture-making skills. Before making any piece, Jia can quickly sketch a draft in his mind, which proves useful during the carving process. When the moment arrived for Jia to head to college, he chose interior design at the suggestion of his father. Beyond his theoretical studies, Jia also signed up for school furniture-making training center. Sawing, planning, and carving wood repeatedly every day can be an extremely dull job for most young people. While other students were enjoying their college life, Jia had already learned to bear loneliness and focus on achieving excellence. “This experience not only improved my skills but also tested my character,” Jia said. Recently, Jia’s commitment to this craft achieved a significant milestone. He was chosen as one of the candidates to compete on behalf of China at the 47th World Skills Competition in Lyon, France next year. “If I can represent China on the global stage, I will exert all my efforts to become the winner,” Jia said. 4. Why should young people learn the sunmao method according to Jia Jing? A. It is key to making Chinese furniture. B. It is better than modern technology. C. It exhibits traditional Chinese culture. D. It exhibits ancient carpentry wisdom. 5 How did Lego benefit Jia Jing? A. Arousing his interest in carpentry. B. Assisting his father in furniture making. C. Improving his carpentry skills. D. Preparing him for his ideal university. 6. What did Jia sacrifice during his college time? A. His leisure time. B. His practical skills. C. His theoretical studies. D. His original character. 7. What can be the best title of this text? A. Making furniture against technology. B. Preserving carpentry inside Lego. C. Carving dreams in wood. D. Continuing passion on global stage. C Harvesting fruit is a very precise operation. The fruit must be picked when it is perfectly ripe. But with pickers in short supply in recent years, growers needed to quickly find another way to harvest their crops. Tevel Aerobotics Technologies came to the farmers’ rescue with the Flying Autonomous Robots (FARs) that can help pick fruit. “Not finding enough fruit pickers is every farmer’s biggest concern,” Yaniv Maor, Tevel’s founder and CEO said. “Ask any farmer, anywhere in the world and they’ll tell you they don’t have the people. Food consumption is increasing, but labor availability is decreasing. If pickers are not available, fruit will go bad on the trees. The flying robots will work day and night in almost any weather, without taking a break, to pick as much ripe fruit as possible. Maor set up Tevel in 2017 and developed the technology after seeing young Israelis pick fruit and tired after a few hours. He realized that there had to be a better way so he began developing the software and artificial intelligence (AI) that are needed for the smart robot pickers. “We have to teach the robot about each fruit, the branches, the leaves, how to access the fruit and how to rotate (转动) it and disconnect it from the tree,” Maor said. The flying robots circle round trees and pick only the ripe ones with a twist (扭动) of their integrated grasper arms. The robots are fitted with cameras that use AI to assess the size and color of the fruit so that only the ripe pieces are picked. The cameras also ensure that the robots’ paths are not blocked. The robots are currently picking Asian pears in Israel. In 2022, the FARs were used in pilot programs in Italy to pick peaches and other fruits, as well as in the US. They are not a replacement for labor, instead, they are a solution for the inadequate human pickers. In the future fewer people will work in picking and more will work in managing the robots, analyzing the data and making decisions. 8. What is Tevel Aerobotics Technologies? A. A robot. B. A programme. C. A company. D. An exhibition. 9. Why are FARs used according to Maor? A. To save labor and reduce costs. B. To avoid the loss of fruit. C. To speed up the picking process. D. To meet the shortage of labor. 10. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. How the robots work. B. What the robots consist of. C. Why the robots are useful. D. Where the robots are used. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards humans’future role? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Worried. D. Unclear. D To some, a cow’s burp (打嗝) might seem like a small thing. But in New Zealand, cows outnumber people by two to one. There are only five million people in New Zealand, which is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. Cows do not easily digest the grass they eat — instead, they ferment (发酵) it in their stomachs. The process releases a lot of gas. So, every time someone eats beef or drinks milk, the process of getting that product comes at a high cost to the environment. The cows produce methane (甲烷) gas. While the gas does not last as long in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, it has a much stronger effect on global warming. The scientists in New Zealand are working on ways to reduce the amount of gas that comes out of the cows.They are considering changing the food the animals eat or putting a device on the cows to change the methane into something innocuous. There is also talk of feeding the cows a kind of special red seaweed or giving them a food addition that would help them digest the grass. In addition, farmers want a solution. That is because New Zealand has announced plans to tax farmers whose animals produce too much methane gas. The farmers say they will be affected if the tax plan goes into effect. A farmer running a farm in the town of Featherston,in the Wellington Region, is trying to get more milk from each cow. The increased efficiency means he does not need as many cows, which in turn reduces the amount of methane coming from his farm. At a farmer level, he is doing his bit to help save the planet. The fight against methane is serious in NewZealand. The country promised to reduce the gas produced by farm animals by up to 47 percent by the.year 2050. 12. Why does cows’ burping become a problem in Name Zealand? A. The cows consume much grass. B. New Zealanders prefer milk. C. The number of the cows is too large. D. The cows have the digestive problem. 13. What does the underlined word “innocuous” mean in paragraph 3? A. Harmless. B. Useful. C. Rare. D. Inexpensive. 14. Why do cow farmers want a solution? A. They can’t afford the rising costs. B. They will raise fewer cows. C. They can’t increase milking efficiency. D. They will face a heavier burden. 15. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Climate Change: Cow Burping Is to Blame B. Methane Gas: The Fight Against It Is Serious C Global Warming: New Zealand Targets Cow Burps D. Cow Burping: Scientists Look for Ways to Stop It 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。 Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. ___16___ Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept compliments gracefully. Instead, we are embarrassed and shrug off the words we are really so glad to hear. Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give. That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us indirectly, in a letter or passed on by a friend. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. ___17___ A cook is praised for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? Do you ever praise your paperboy for getting the paper to you on time 365 days a year? Praise is particularly appreciated by those doing routine jobs: gas station attendants, waitresses-even housewives. ___18___ Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives, surely she of all people should get her measure. ___19___ It only takes a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort perhaps a quick phone call to pass on a compliment, or five minutes spent writing an appreciative letter. It is such a small investment and yet consider the results it may produce. ___20___ So, let’s be alert to the small excellences around us and comment on them. We will not only bring joy into other people’s lives, but also, very often, add happiness into our own. A. We are accustomed to accepting praise. B. A student is ignored despite his good work. C. To give praise costs the giver almost nothing. D. It’s strange how cautious we are about praising E. Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages.” F. An artist gets complimented for a glorious picture. G. “I can live for two months on a good compliment,” said Mark Twain. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） Natalie and Callie, both 13 years old, started raising monarch butterflies for fun in 2020. But after realizing the monarchs were an endangered species, their ___21___ soon turned into a serious mission. They learned that the population of monarch butterflies had ___22___ since the early 1990s, due to habitat ___23___ and widespread use of chemicals, which made the milkweeds (马利筋草) the monarchs ___24___ for their main diet dangerous to eat. So the girls teamed up with a national nonprofit group to plant a native garden ___25___ for the monarchs. The garden grew organic milkweeds that ___26___ and kept the butterflies. To help ___27___ the locals to sustain the monarch population, they created an exhibition about the monarchs in the local library. They also wanted to put up an educational sign in town, but it ___28___ a lot. To cover the expense, they set up a stand at the Farmers Market to sell their ___29___ milkweeds for people to plant. Although the fundraising days were ____30____, they finally succeeded in earning enough money with their hard work and people’s support. The team has won the Silver Award for their ____31____ of taking care of butterflies, but they are not ____32____ with their work. “Our next step is to cut down on the use of ____33____ to guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs,” said Natalie. In the award ceremony, their teacher Brian ____34____, “I am so proud of them for their constant ____35____.” 21. A. dream B. hobby C. career D. decision 22. A. doubled B. aged C. declined D. exploded 23. A. management B. assessment C. selection D. destruction 24. A. relied on B. kept off C. broke down D. gave away 25. A. partly B. secretly C. rarely D. specially 26. A. attracted B. protected C. monitored D. trapped 27. A. employ B. educate C. force D. limit 28. A. meant B. cost C. changed D. hurt 29. A. dry B. medical C. healthy D. wild 30. A. pleasing B. light C. long D. disappointing 31. A. project B. concept C. schedule D. assignment 32. A. concerned B. connected C. finished D. occupied 33. A. chemicals B. time C. funds D. energy 34. A. quoted B. continued C. replied D. commented 35. A. donations B. support C. patience D. efforts 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。 In the history of Chinese painting, the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties was a very important period. Gu Kaizhi, a painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was ____36____ figure that had to be mentioned during this period. Gu kaizhi was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province in the year 344 and ____37____(occupy) an important place in the history of Chinese literature. He was also a talented poet and calligrapher. Meanwhile, ____38____(extreme) uninterested in fame and wealth, he made his living on the philosophy of “being half sly (狡黠) and half silly” ____39____ was given the title of “three excellences”, namely “excellence in poems”, “excellence in painting” and “excellence in stupidity”. As the first painter ____40____ (maintain) influence on the development of Chinese painting, Gu Kaizhi not only created the basic model of figure painting, leaving ____41____ his most famous work, Nymph of the Luo River (《洛神赋图》 ), but also proposed the principles of painting ____42____ influence has lasted a thousand years, such as “realizing perfection through empathy”, “exposing spirit with form”, as well as his “six methods”. The story of Nymph of the Luo River ____43____ (root) in historical records and the poetry of Cao Zhi, a prince and poet from the Three Kingdoms period. According to accounts, Cao Zhi wrote a poem called “Rhapsody of the Goddess of Luo” which described a goddess of extraordinary ____44____ (attractive). Inspired by Cao Zhi’s poem, Gu Kaizhi set out to illustrate the charming nymph. His painting exhibits the soul of the poem, ____45____ (display) the nymph’s unique elegance and appealing charm. The work exemplifies Gu Kaizhi’s skill in bringing literary inspiration to life through art. 第二节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 46. Today, ________ the widespread use of GPS, the compass remains a timeless symbol of human intelligence. (用适当的词填空) 47. The word “bat” in Chinese (fu) has the same ________ (pronounce) as the Chinese character meaning “luck, happiness and fortune”. (所给词的适当形式填空) 48. By the Warring States Period, Shu brocade ________ (treasure) widely, becoming an important export product.(所给词的适当形式填空) 49. After the successful completion of the therapy, he was released ________ the hospital.(用适当的词填空) 50. It is a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and ________ (consequent) to human health.(所给词的适当形式填空) 51. Sadly, the little match girl was ________ (freeze) to death on Christmas Eve.(所给词的适当形式填空) 52. The sociologist is conducting an ________ (investigate) into the spending habits of teenagers.(所给词的适当形式填空) 53. On the outskirts of the city ________ (lie) a new chemical factory.(所给词的适当形式填空) 54. He stared at me in amazement as if I ________ (finish) something incredible.(所给词的适当形式填空) 55. ________ (originate) in ancient China during the Han Dynasty, early compasses consisted of lodestone, a naturally magnetic mineral.(所给词的适当形式填空) 第四部分 写作（共一节，满分15分） 第一节（满分15分） 56. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。世界读书日即将到来，你的外国好友Jim正在开展主题为“信息时代中学生如何阅读”的项目式学习，他发来邮件对你进行访谈。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1. 信息时代对阅读的影响； 2. 你的阅读方式和理由。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $