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专题01 阅读理解记叙文常考话题 话题1 旅行与冒险经历 话题4 善举与公益行动 话题2 人物故事与励志成长 话题5 社区生活与季节感知 话题3 教育成长与校园生活 话题6 科技与社会现象 39 / 41 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 话题1 旅行与冒险经历 P1：作者在菲律宾潜水时亲历地震，感悟自然力量 P2：Ginni Bazlinton独自前往南极旅行，体验自然奇观 P3：作者与朋友在山中迷路，遇到老人相助，反思团队合作与准备的重要性 Passage 1 【来源】上海市第三女子中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Last October I was on a diving holiday in the Philippines with seven other advanced divers. I dived off the boat slowly sinking to about 20m. After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations (震动) as if a big boat was passing overhead. The instructor and I both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef (礁石), because the situation felt extremely sinister. Then the vibration became so intense that I could feel it in my bones and then the sound turned into a deafening roar. Suddenly, a few meters below us, breaks began forming and the sand was sucked down. That’s when I got what it was. The noise was the sound of the earth splintering open and grinding against itself. The instructor and I held hands and looked into each other’s eyes, and I felt comforted by his presence. My body went on high alert, ready to react. But I had no power over whatever this was. The only option was to stay very still and let it do whatever it’s going to do. It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which was not sensible as the situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending. Soon we saw other divers. The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes. We all held hands to avoid decompression sickness, which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers safe. Back on the boat, we rushed to check the news and discovered we had witnessed a huge earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. It released more energy than 30 Hiroshima bombs, though it seemed that we were not at the epicenter (震中). I was high and felt extremely lucky not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening moment. 1．The underlined word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A．dangerous B．urgent C．confusing D．harmonious 2．Why didn’t the author rise to the surface before the vibration stopped? A．Because the he was very afraid of big waves. B．Because he had lost all the strengths to swim. C．Because he could sense the unclear water situation. D．Because he tried to avoid unexpected danger above. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．At the beginning of the event, a big boat passed by causing big vibration. B．All the divers used the reef as the protection against the violent vibration. C．I felt relieved as the instructor was experienced in handling situations like this. D．Powerless to fight nature, all the divers tried to cooperate and help each other. 4．Why did the author feel fortunate on the boat? A．Because he was not at the epicenter of the earthquake. B．Because he finally survived a huge earthquake. C．Because he could witness a rare natural phenomenon. D．Because he didn’t suffer from decompression sickness. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己在菲律宾潜水时经历地震的故事。 1．词句猜测题。根据划线单词上文的内容“After nearly 41 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations (震动) as if a big boat was passing overhead. The instructor and I both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef (过了将近41分钟，我的呼吸声被一声低沉的轰鸣声淹没了，就像引擎发出的轰鸣声，我感到一种强烈的震动，好像有一艘大船从我头顶驶过。教练和我并排游着，紧靠礁石的一侧)”可知，在听到轰鸣声和感觉到震动以后，作者和教练紧靠在礁石的一侧肯定是因为他们感觉到危险，所以划线单词sinister的意义为“险恶的；不祥的”，与dangerous意义相近。故选A项。 2．细节理解题。根据第五段的句子“It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which was not sensible as the situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending.(要克制住游向水面的冲动需要巨大的意志力，这是不明智的，因为当时水面上的情况模糊不清，潜在的威胁迫在眉睫)”可知，在震动停止之前作者没有浮上水面是因为水面上的情况也不清楚，有潜在的威胁，他在试图避免上面的意外危险。故选D项。 3．细节理解题。根据第六段“The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes. We all held hands to avoid decompression sickness, which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers safe.(声音和震动只持续了两三分钟。我们都手拉手，以避免可能致命的减压病。上岸后，看到所有潜水员都安然无恙，我松了一口气)”可知，由于无力与自然抗争，所有的潜水员都努力合作，互相帮助。故选D项。 4．细节理解题。根据最后一句“I was high and felt extremely lucky not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening moment.(我很兴奋，觉得自己非常幸运，不是因为我最近的生存奇迹，而是因为我经历了大自然最令人震惊和最可怕的时刻)”可知，在船上作者感到幸运是因为他能目睹一种罕见的自然现象。故选C项。 Passage 2 【来源】上海市吴淞中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中试卷英语试题 Last summer, I embarked on an adventure that I will never forget. My friends and I decided to go hiking in the remote mountains, which we had once explored for the collection of samples for our scientific research. Located far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the mountains appeal to us hikers by the unique scenery. We packed our bags with essentials and set off early in the morning. The hike started off smoothly. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the air was crisp and clean. We followed the trail, chatting and laughing as we went along. However, little did we know that our peaceful hike was about to take a dramatic turn. As we climbed higher, the trail became more difficult to follow. The map we had seemed outdated, and the compass wasn’t cooperating. Suddenly, we realized we were lost. Panic began to set in, but we quickly reminded ourselves to stay calm and think of a solution. We decided to find a safe spot to rest and reassess our situation. After a short search, we found a small cave nearby, which provided some shelter from the sun. Inside the cave, we gathered our thoughts and discussed our options. One of my friends suggested we backtrack along the trail, but another thought we should keep going forward in hopes of finding a trail or a landmark we could recognize. In the end, we decided to take a gamble and continue forward. We marked our path with stones and branches to ensure we could backtrack if necessary. As we walked, we kept our eyes peeled for any signs of civilization or a familiar trail. Hours passed, and the sun began to set. Our spirits were low, and our energy was decreasing. Just when we thought all hope was lost, we spotted a faint light in the distance. With renewed determination, we hurried towards it. As we got closer, we realized it was a small mountain hut, occupied by a friendly old man. He welcomed us in, offered us food and water, and listened to our story. With his help, we were able to find our way back to the main trail the next morning. Looking back on that adventure, I realize how important it is to stay calm and think clearly in difficult situations. It was a challenging experience, but it also taught me valuable lessons about teamwork, perseverance, and the importance of preparation. 1．What was the purpose of the author’s trip? A．To visit a friend in the remote mountains. B．To relax himself by hiking in the remote mountains. C．To collect samples for a scientific study. D．To take photographs of the unique scenery. 2．Which of the following item is most likely to be the “essentials” mentioned by the author in paragraph 1? A．Makeups B．Laptops C．Compasses D．Headphones 3．What did the author and his friends do after finding a safe spot to rest? A．They waited for help to arrive. B．They slept for a few hours to regain energy. C．They discussed their options and made a plan. D．They decided to hike back down the mountain immediately. 4．What did the old man in the mountain hut do for the author and his friends? A．He guided them back to the main trail. B．He provided them with food and shelter C．He called for rescue services. D．He offered them medical assistance. 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了去年夏天在山里的一次冒险经历。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段的句子“My friends and I decided to go hiking in the remote mountains, which we had once explored for the collection of samples for our scientific research. (我和我的朋友决定去深山远足，我们曾经探索过那里，为我们的科学研究收集样本。)”可知，作者旅行的目的是为科学研究收集样本。故选C项。 2．推理判断题。根据上文的“My friends and I decided to go hiking in the remote mountains”和“We packed our bags with”以及第三段的句子“The map we had seemed outdated, and the compass wasn’t cooperating. (我们的地图似乎过时了，指南针也不配合。)”可知，作者和朋友去山里远足，包里装的必需品一定是指南针。故选C项。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段的句子“We decided to find a safe spot to rest and reassess our situation. After a short search, we found a small cave nearby, which provided some shelter from the sun. Inside the cave, we gathered our thoughts and discussed our options. (我们决定找一个安全的地方休息一下，重新评估一下我们的处境。经过短暂的搜寻，我们在附近找到了一个小洞穴，可以遮阳。在洞穴里，我们收集了我们的想法，讨论了我们的选择。)”和第五段的句子“In the end, we decided to take a gamble and continue forward. (最后，我们决定赌一把，继续前进。)”可知，作者和他的朋友们在找到一个安全的地方休息后，他们讨论了他们的选择，并制定了一个计划。故选C项。 4．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句“With his help, we were able to find our way back to the main trail the next morning. (在他的帮助下，第二天早上我们找到了回到主干道的路。)”可知，老人指引他们回到了主干道的路。故选A项。 Passage 3 【来源】上海市奉贤区景秀中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget. Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge. After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fugeo, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go, ” she says. “I had no idea about what I'd find there and I wasn't nervous. I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way. ” In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’ d never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater.” The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni. 1．Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2? A．Bring back lost memories. B．Try challenging things. C．Take a degree. D．Stick to a promise. 2．What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica? A．Lovely penguins B．Beautiful scenery. C．A discount fare. D．A friend's invitation. 3．What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey? A．It could be a home for her. B．It should be well preserved. C．It needs to be fully introduced. D．It should be easily accessible. 4．What is the text mainly about? A．An unforgettable travel experience. B．Meeting animals in Antarctica. C．Sailing around the world. D．A childhood dream. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述Ginni Bazlinton退休后的旅行冒险和对南极洲的探索，展现了她对旅行的热爱、勇敢追求梦想的精神以及对自然和环境的尊重。 1．词句猜测题。根据划线单词上文“Throughout her career as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further.(在她作为专业舞者的职业生涯中，她曾在英国巡演，但总是渴望探索更远的地方。)”可知，Ginni Bazlinton一直都渴望探险。由此可推测，当她退休而且儿子们也离家独立后，她应该是想尝试探险。选项B“Try challenging things.(尝试有挑战性的事情)”与此相符。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fugeo, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland.(正是在智利，她发现她可以从南美洲大陆最南端的火地岛附近的岛屿上，搭乘前往南极洲的船只，并在最后一刻获得便宜的交易。)”可知，Ginni在智利得知有前往南极洲的折扣票价，最终决定前往南极洲。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.( Ginni深刻意识到，这是一片珍贵的土地，应该得到人类的尊重。)”可知，Ginni在旅行后对南极洲的看法是认为它应该得到很好的保护。故选B。 4．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.(当Ginni Bazlinton抵达南极洲时，她发现自己被一群渴望打招呼的小金图企鹅迎接。这些温柔、可爱的守护者热烈欢迎了她，并开启了Ginni永远不会忘记的旅程。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了Ginni Bazlinton的一次难忘的旅行经历，她在旅行中的所见所感以及她对旅行的热爱和对自然环境的尊重。因此选项A“An unforgettable travel experience.(一次难忘的旅行经历。)”概括了全文主旨。故选A。 话题2 人物故事与励志成长 P1：警察Jody Thompson收养受虐男孩John及其妹妹的故事 P2：LeVar Burton从演员到儿童播客主持人，持续用故事影响年轻一代 P3：作者经历疾病与车祸，被陌生人善举感动，重拾生活信心 Passage 1 【来源】上海市浦东新区2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Police officer Jody Thompson first met his son John in 2015. He was pulling into the car park at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma when he overheard a call about a case of physical child abuse. Despite being off duty, Thompson responded to the call. He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) with his wrists tied together. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water. “He didn’t have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise. It was the worst thing I’d ever seen,” Thompson said. Thompson drove John to the hospital and sat by his side all night as the child recovered in the intensive care unit. The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request to become the child’s foster parent (养父). Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home. “When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied — just wet to the skin and confused — I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe was if he was with me,” he said. Thompson already had two sons, aged 15 and 18. He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing. In an extraordinary twist, just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son. And seven months later, DHS called the Thompsons to ask if they wanted to foster John’s newborn sister, Paizly, who was born in prison. They picked her up the next day — when she was just a day old — and brought her straight home. Both John and Paizly were later adopted by Thompson and his wife. “The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruenr said in a statement. “It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.” 1．According to the passage, how was John when Thompson found him? A．Seriously ill. B．Badly injured. C．Unconscious. D．Overweight. 2．According to the passage, why did Thompson bring John back home? A．He wanted to give John a safe home. B．He thought that John was smart. C．He was requested to do so by DHS. D．He wanted to find a companion for his sons. 3．According to the passage, how did Thompson’s family feel about his decision? A．Supportive. B．Excited. C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring. 4．What can we infer from the passage? A．Thompson regretted bringing John home. B．John was born in prison like his sister. C．Fruenr showed great respect to Thompson. D．It wasn’t the first time for Thompson to adopt a child. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了警察Jody Thompson在2015年救助了一个遭受虐待的男孩John，并将其带回家中抚养，后来还收养了John在监狱出生的妹妹Paizly的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) with his wrists tied together. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water.(他到达现场后，发现一个严重体重不足的男孩，浑身淤青，手腕被绑在一起。这个8岁的孩子当时体重只有25公斤多一点，被扔在一个装满冷水的垃圾桶里)”可知，当Thompson找到John时，他浑身淤青，手腕被绑在一起，说明他受伤很严重。故选B项。 2．推理判断题。根据第四段“The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request to become the child’s foster parent (养父). Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home.(第二天，他联系了俄克拉荷马州人类服务部(DHS)，要求成为这名儿童的养父。在短短几天内，Thompson就把John带到了自己安全的家中)”以及第五段““When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied — just wet to the skin and confused — I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe was if he was with me,” he said.(“当我在那所房子里看到他瑟瑟发抖，双手被绑着——浑身湿透，神志不清——我知道在那一刻，只有他在我身边，我才会满意并确信他是安全的，”他说)”可推知，Thompson把John带回家是因为他想给John一个安全的家。故选A项。 3．细节理解题。根据第六段中“He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing.(他一开始并没有把自己的计划告诉家人，但他说，他们相信他做的是对的)”可知，Thompson的家人对他的决定是支持的。故选A项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段““The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruenr said in a statement. “It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.”(“Thompson向这个年轻人和他的妹妹展示的爱的榜样是每个人都应该效仿的榜样，”波托警察局局长Stephen Fruenr在一份声明中说。“正是像Thompson这样的人让我为我们的警察兄弟姐妹感到骄傲。能和他一起工作，我感到很自豪。”)”可知，Fruenr对Thompson表示了极大的尊重。故选C项。 Passage 2 【来源】上海市华东师范大学第一附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期适应性调研英语试卷 The Art of Stories As an actor, director, author and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton has been telling stories all his life. In his latest project, a podcast titled Sound Detectives, he engages young people with the power of listening. Sound Detectives is Burton’s first podcast for children. In it, he voices the founder of a sound museum who has a problem: Sounds, from crashing waves to buzzing bees, have gone missing around the world. He hires a detective, who teams up with an “ear” to solve the mystery. Burton, aged 66, embraced the art of listening as a child in Germany and, later, California. “I grew up with the idea that radio was a tremendous stimulator for imagination,” he told The Week Junior. He credits his mother,an eager reader who had been an English teacher, with his love of literature and storytelling. His career as an actor began — and skyrocketed — while he was studying theater at the University of Southern California. At age 19, he was cast in the lead role of Kunta Kinte in Roots, a miniseries about a man captured into American slavery in the late 1700s. The series was an instant sensation, turning Burton into a TV star. He became the host of Reading Rainbow, a PBS series that inspired children to love books, in 1983 and remained there for nearly 30 years. He also had a leading role in the TV show Star Trek. With Sound Detectives, Burton said he is thrilled to reconnect with a young audience. “It keeps me engaged in work that I genuinely feel is worthwhile,” he said. 1．Which of the following characters may Not exist in Sound Detective? A．A detective. B．An “ear”. C．A museum founder. D．Buzzing bees. 2．According to Burton,what contributes to his passion for storytelling most? A．The idea that radio motivates imagination. B．His experience of teaming up with a detective to solve a myth. C．His mother as a language teacher as well as a reading lover. D．His exposure to the art of listening since childhood. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Burton’s career development? A．His professional career thrived when he was a college student. B．The series he cast in at 19 was poorly received when released. C．He embarked on the acting career as a host of a TV series. D．His career choice deviated from actor to host after 1983. 4．What is the passage mainly about? A．The reason why Burton decided to host a new podcast. B．The lifelong storyteller made a comeback with a podcast for children. C．Burton's everlasting passion for acting and directing. D．Burton's excitement of reconnecting with young audiences. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A 4．B 【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了一生都在讲故事的伯顿以儿童播客通过《声音侦探》的形式卷与年轻观众重新建立联系。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段“Sound Detectives is Burton’s first podcast for children. In it, he voices the founder of a sound museum who has a problem:Sounds, from crashing waves to buzzing bees, have gone missing around the world. He hires a detective, who teams up with an “ear” to solve the mystery.(《声音侦探》是伯顿的第一个儿童播客。在视频中，他为一家声音博物馆的创始人配音，他遇到了一个问题：从海浪的撞击到蜜蜂的嗡嗡声，世界各地的声音都消失了。他雇佣了一名侦探，他和一个‘耳朵’组队来解开这个谜团。)”可知，嗡嗡作响的蜜蜂角色可能不存在于《声音侦探》中。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“He credits his mother,an eager reader who had been an English teacher, with his love of literature and storytelling.(他把他对文学和讲故事的热爱归功于他的母亲，她是一位热心的读者，曾是一名英语教师。)”可知，伯顿认为，他的母亲既是一名语言教师，也是一名阅读爱好者，这让他对讲故事充满了激情。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段“His career as an actor began—and skyrocketed —while he was studying theater at the University of Southern California. (当他在南加州大学学习戏剧时，他的演员生涯开始了，并迅速发展起来。)”可知，他上大学时事业蒸蒸日上。故选A。 4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“As an actor, director, author and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton has been telling stories all his life. In his latest project, a podcast titled Sound Detectives, he engages young people with the power of listening.(故事的艺术作为一名演员、导演、作家和扫盲倡导者，勒瓦尔·伯顿一生都在讲故事。在他的最新项目——一个名为‘声音侦探’的播客中，他用倾听的力量吸引年轻人。)”可知，本文主要讲述了这位一生都在讲故事的伯顿以儿童播客的形式卷土重来。故选B。 Passage 3 【来源】上海市嘉定一中2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试题 They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life   and I’m not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year. This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula in San Carlos. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted(使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life... In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car. And I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps. Crazy? Not at all. Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a standard measure of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it-repeating the process 14 times, I would be through-I could then admit defeat and lie down and die. Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked(猝然一动). In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout. It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible! I started the engine and thumped(砰然地响) slowly along until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and blared the horn. The door opened and a little girl stood there. When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm. About an hour later, the man’s voice was heard, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now.” “Thanks,” I said. “How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, “Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple(跛者). Glad to be of help. I know you’d do the same for me. There’s no charge, friend.” I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way.” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it. ” 1．“A cat has nine lives” here means ______ . A．a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal B．a cat can die ninth C．a lucky man cannot die easily D．the writer will live nine times 2．What do you think of the man who helped change the tire? A．Warm-hearted but pitiable B．Warm-hearted and happy C．A blind old man that has nothing to do every day D．A poor old man that is always ready to help others 3．How will the story be ended? A．The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept. B．The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek. C．The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do. D．In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before. 4．The best title for this passage perhaps will be ______. A．The Old Man and His Daughter B．Heart Leaping Up C．Never Lose Heart D．Good Will Be Rewarded Good 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．D 4．C 【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者经历了人生的三个阶段，从健康开朗到残疾抑郁，最后被一个盲人感动重新变得开朗。 1．句意猜测题。根据后文I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I’m not even a cat. 他们说猫有九条命，我认为这是可能的，因为我现在过着我的第三次人生，而我甚至不是猫。由此可推知，a cat has nine lives的意思是“一个幸运的人，不容易死”。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting.可知当她知道我发生了什么事时，她进了屋，一会儿就出来了，后面跟着一个男人，他高兴地招呼我。以及最后一段中“Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple. Glad to be of help. I know you’d do the same for me. There’s no charge, friend.”可知“没什么。Cynthia告诉我你是个跛子。很高兴能帮上忙。我知道你也会这么做的。朋友，这是免费的。”结合后文提到了这个人是盲人，可推知这个换轮胎的人热心和快乐。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据最后一段中He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it. ”可知他没有去拿，小女孩走到窗边，平静地说:“爷爷看不见。”由此可推知，作者并不知道对方看不见，还递给了他五美元，在得知了他是盲人后，在接下来的几秒钟里，作者感到了从未有过的羞愧和惊讶。故选D。 4．主旨大意题。根据文章内容讲述了作者经历了人生的三个阶段，从健康开朗到残疾抑郁，最后被一个盲人感动重新变得开朗。故C选项“不要失去信心”符合文章标题。故选C。 【点睛】预测想象推理判断题。常见的与预测相关的问题主要有： What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph？ What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write？ What would……do in the end？ 做这类题时，应通读全文，把握作者的写作思路，如文章可能按时间发展的顺序描写，也可能按因果关系、对比关系等等来叙述。作者往往在前文提出几个要解决或说明的问题，或提出几个观点，然后在下文一一解释说明。因此，我们可通过下文，找出作者已经阐明的问题或观点。 如第三小题，根据最后一段中He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it. ”可知他没有去拿，小女孩走到窗边，平静地说:“爷爷看不见。”由此可推知，作者并不知道对方看不见，还递给了他五美元，在得知了他是盲人后，在接下来的几秒钟里，作者感到了从未有过的羞愧和惊讶。故选D。 话题3 教育成长与校园生活 P1：作者因误读历史人物“George Washington”而闹笑话，最终通过努力赢得跳级机会 P2：作者回忆童年因面部伤疤自卑，被医生鼓励重拾自信 Passage 1 【来源】上海市浦东新区上海师范大学附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题 Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?” Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet! 1．Why was the author confused about the task? A．He was unfamiliar with American history. B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin. C．He forgot his teacher’s instruction. D．He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task. 2．The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means ________. A．annoyed B．ashamed C．ready D．eager 3．In the end, the author turned things around ________. A．by redoing his task B．with his own efforts C．with the help of his grandfather D．under the guidance of his headmaster 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，作者由于不熟悉美国历史在老师布置的作业上闹了笑话，但是凭着自己的努力扭转了局面。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.(我困惑地瞥了一眼面无表情的老师)”及第二段“It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before.(这似乎很简单：上网查找一个叫乔治·华盛顿的人的信息。因为我对历史的认识来自于我的祖国古代的一位老师，所以我从来没有听说过这个名字)”和“Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.(反面，我的报告将是关于发明花生酱的伟人，乔治·华盛顿·卡弗)”可知，作者的老师让作者写一篇关于美国第一任总统乔治·华盛顿的报告，作者由于并不熟悉美国历史，通过抛硬币的方式选择了发明花生酱的同名之人，因此，看到其他人的反应时，作者感到很困惑。故选A。 2．词义猜测题。根据文章第一段“Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.(我自豪地读着我的文字，环顾四周，发现我的同学们脸上都挂着灿烂的笑容，眼里都含着泪水。我困惑地瞥了一眼面无表情的老师)”及第三段“Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk(几周后，站在这群不友好的人群面前，我完全迷失了。哦，好吧，我放下报告，坐在我的书桌前)”及“to find out what I had done wrong.(找出我做错了什么)”可知，看到课堂上其他人的反应，作者急切地想知道自己到底哪里犯错了，burning与eager意思相近。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. . Justice is sweet!(心碎却无所畏惧的我决定扭转局面。我和兰斯洛特老师谈过，但她坚持说，不可以重做；没有新的分数。我觉得这种惩罚是不合理的，我认为我应该得到第二次机会。因此，我全身心地投入到我剩下的一学年的学习中。10个月后，我自己和祖父坐在校长办公室里，进行着完全不同的对话。我笑了笑，回想起年初校长通知我选择跳过六年级的尴尬时刻。正义是美好的)”可知，作者通过自己的努力扭转了局面。故选B。 Passage 2 【来源】上海市青浦高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 He examined my face, “Hmmm,” he said quietly. “Are you a model?” Is he kidding? No way would anyone ever confuse me with a fashion model. I was ugly. After all, had the scar. The accident happened in fourth grade, when a neighbour boy threw a sharp stone through the side of my face. After a three-hour operation, a huge bandage covered half of my face for several months. “You’ll always be pretty to me,” Dad sighed, “even if you aren’t to the rest of the world.” Right Thanks. As if I couldn’t hear the unkind words of the other kids at school. As if I couldn’t see how different I looked from the pretty girls the teachers often paid attention to. As if I didn’t look at myself in the bathroom minor from time to time. In a culture that values beauty, an ugly girt is not accepted. “Of course I’m not a model,” I replied. The doctor crossed his arms over his chest and looked at me. “Since you’re not a model, what brought you here today?” The room began to swim before me, as my eyes were full of tears. The doctor sat down beside me. His voice was low and soft. “Let me tell you what I see. I see a beautiful woman. Not a perfect woman, but a beautiful woman. Even Elizabeth Taylor has a tiny scar on her forehead,” he said in a low voice. Then he paused a while. “When a person falls in love, if their mate has an imperfection, that imperfection becomes special.” As tears were rolling down my face. He said. “You are a very attractive woman with a very small imperfection. Whether you know it or not, it makes you special.” I left his office, not with the scar removed from my face, but with a tear removed from my heart. 1．How did the woman get a scar on her face? A．She was born with the scar. B．She was injured by her neighbor. C．She fell over a stone by accident. D．She had an unsuccessful operation. 2．From the third paragraph we can learn that the writer ______. A．felt much better for her father’s comfort B．was eager to make friends at school C．was extremely upset about her looks D．hated the teachers who ignored her 3．The doctor helped the writer understand that ______. A．a thing of beauty is a joy forever B．a good medicine tastes bitter C．little imperfection makes perfect D．father’s love is as deep as the sea 4．Which expression can be best used to describe the doctor? A．mean and practical B．arrogant and impatient C．sober and indifferent D．straight and enlightening 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．C 4．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个女孩因为脸上有疤痕而感到自卑，但在一位医生的启发下，她逐渐接受并欣赏自己的不完美，从而获得了心灵上的解脱。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The accident happened in fourth grade, when a neighbour boy threw a sharp stone through the side of my face.(事故发生在四年级，当时一个邻居男孩把一块锋利的石头扔到了我的脸上。)”可知，女人脸上会有疤是因为她被邻居扔的石头伤害了。故选B项。 2．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“As if I couldn’t hear the unkind words of the other kids at school.(好像我听不到学校里其他孩子的不友善的话。)和“In a culture that values beauty, an ugly girl is not accepted.(在重视美的文化中，丑女孩是不被接受的。)”可知，因为脸上的疤，学校里其他孩子会对作者说不友善的话，作者认为自己的疤很丑，而丑女孩是不被别人接受的。由此可知，从第三段我们可以了解到，作者对自己的长相感到极度沮丧。故选C项。 3．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“When a person falls in love, if their mate has an imperfection, that imperfection becomes special.(当一个人坠入爱河时，如果他们的伴侣有一个缺点，那么这个缺点就变得特别了。)”和“You are a very attractive woman with a very small imperfection. Whether you know it or not, it makes you special.(你是一个很有魅力的女人，有一点小瑕疵。不管你知不知道，它让你与众不同。)”可知，医生告诉作者，不完美使她变得不同，这正是她的特别之处，再结合最后一段“I left his office, not with the scar removed from ray face, but with a tear removed from my heart.(我离开了他的办公室，不是把脸上的疤去掉，而是把我心中的泪水去掉。)”可知，作者明白了医生的话，不再因为自己的疤而困扰，那正是自己的特别之处。由此可知，医生帮助作者明白了“有一点不完美就是完美。”故选C项。 4．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“The doctor sat down beside me. His voice was low and soft. “Let me tell you what I see. I see a beautiful woman.”(医生在我身边坐下。他的声音低沉而柔和。“让我来告诉你我看到的是什么。我看到的是一个美丽的女人。”)”以及后文医生的鼓励和启发可知，医生以直率而富有启发性的方式帮助作者认识并接受自己的不完美，因此最适合用“直率且富有启发性”来形容他。故选D。 话题4 善举与公益行动 P1: 女孩Sia Godika创立“Sole Warriors”慈善组织，捐赠鞋子给贫困儿童 P2: Blake Mycoskie创立TOMS鞋业，采用“买一捐一”模式帮助贫困儿童 P3: 医生通过送毯子表达对病人的关怀，反思医患关系 Passage 1 【来源】上海市崇明中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Sia Godika was 13 when she noticed the barefoot children of construction workers at a building site near her house in the upscale Koramangala district of Bangalore, India. “Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, now 17. “They were just walking around that building site like it was an everyday practice for them.” And it was at that moment that Sia realised the troubling contrast to her own privilege. Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need, epitomized (体现) by its motto: “Donate a sole, save a soul.” The idea, which started as a dinner conversation with her parents, quickly grew. After she spread the word with posters and WhatsApp groups, enquiries from people who wanted to help came flooding in. For months, Sia was juggling schoolwork and her new passion project. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets to see which apartment buildings we could tackle for donations and contacting people.” In its first distribution drive, Sole Warriors collected and gave out 700 pairs of shoes. Today that number stands at around 28,000 across four countries, including the United States, China and Liberia, thanks to the hard work of a core team of about 80 volunteers. But the organization’s growth wasn’t without its challenges. When it came to looking for collaborators, such as a company that would do the repairs and clean up the footwear to look like new free of charge, Sia faced one obstacle after another before finding a partner in India’s Pressto Cobbler. “Being a 13-year-old, I did face a lot of bias because at my age, people were less willing to hear me out,” says Sia. In recognition of her impact, in 2021 Sia was given the Diana Award, given to people aged 9 to 25 in memory of the late Princess of Wales. Awarded by a UK-based charity of the same name, it’s one of the most prestigious honours a young person can receive for social action or humanitarian work. But her work isn’t done. “Our goal has always been to touch a million feet,” she says. 1．The underlined word “upscale” most probably means __________. A．humble B．abandoned C．energetic D．prosperous 2．One of the biggest challenges of Sole Warriors is that __________. A．local people lacked trust in and patience with teenagers like Sia B．just about 80 volunteers came to help Sia in the organization’s infancy C．few companies are willing to do the repairs without financial incentives D．Sia is not good at operating the organization due to her lack of experience 3．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．All for one, one for all B．Walking in someone else’s shoes C．Where there is a will, there is a way D．Nothing ventured, nothing gained 4．Which group of words can best describe Sia’s qualities? A．Patient, self-disciplined and modest. B．Curious, generous and knowledgeable. C．Energetic, ambitious and sympathetic. D．Sensitive, independent and passionate. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了13岁的女孩Sia Godika看见建筑工人的孩子们没有鞋子穿后，在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下成立了慈善组织Sole Warriors，致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子。 1．词句猜测题。根据第二段中““Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, now 17. “They were just walking around that building site like it was an everyday practice for them.” And it was at that moment that Sia realised the troubling contrast to her own privilege. (“他们光着脚。开裂。粗糙。脏兮兮。流血，”现年17岁的Sia回忆道。“他们只是在建筑工地走来走去，就好像这是他们的日常活动一样。”就在那一刻，Sia意识到这与她自己的特权形成了令人不安的对比)”可知，光脚的孩子们处境很艰难，这和Sia自己的幸福生活形成了对比。由此推知，Sia的家位于高档的住宅区，那里很富裕，画线词意思应该与prosperous“繁荣的，富足的”相近。A. humble简陋的；B. abandoned废弃的；C. energetic充满活力的。故选D项。 2．细节理解题。根据第五段中“When it came to looking for collaborators, such as a company that would do the repairs and clean up the footwear to look like new free of charge, Sia faced one obstacle after another before finding a partner in India’s Pressto Cobbler. (在寻找合作伙伴时，比如找一家愿意免费修理和清理鞋子的公司，让鞋子看起来像新的，Sia遇到了一个又一个障碍，最后才找到了印度的Pressto Cobbler合作伙伴)”可知，Sole Warriors面临的最大挑战之一是，很少有公司愿意在没有经济激励的情况下修理鞋子。故选C项。 3．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need, epitomized (体现) by its motto: “Donate a sole, save a soul.” (那年晚些时候，在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下，Sia成立了Sole Warriors，这是一家致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子的慈善机构，其座右铭是：“捐赠一只鞋，拯救一个灵魂。”)”可知，文章讲述了女孩Sia Godika的善行，她在13岁时看见建筑工人的孩子们没有鞋子穿，之后在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下成立了慈善组织Sole Warriors，致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子。因此，B项“设身处地为别人着想”最适合作为文章标题，本身概括了Sia的品质，其中的shoes也是贯穿全文的线索。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need (那年晚些时候，在父母和社区志愿者的帮助下，Sia成立了Sole Warriors，这是一家致力于为有需要的人提供鞋子的慈善机构)”可知，Sia成立慈善机构，帮助有需要的人，她的富有同情心的。根据第三段中“For months, Sia was juggling schoolwork and her new passion project. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets to see which apartment buildings we could tackle for donations and contacting people.” (好几个月来，Sia一直在学业和她投入激情的新项目之间忙碌。“我直到凌晨2点才睡，制作Excel表格，看看我们可以处理哪些公寓楼的捐款，并与人们联系。”)”可知，Sia积极忙于自己的新项目，干劲十足，她是精力充沛的。根据最后一段中“But her work isn’t done. “Our goal has always been to touch a million feet,” she says. (但她的工作还没有完成。她说：“我们的目标一直是达到100万只鞋。”)”可知，Sia想要继续自己的事业，帮助更多的人，她有远大的抱负。故选C项。 Passage 2 【来源】上海市复兴高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月质量检测英语试题 Blake Mycoske set up his first business, EZ Laundry, a door-to-door laundry service for students, when he was still in college. Having grown the company to service seven colleges in the southwestern US, he sold his share to his business partner and moved on to a media advertising business in Nashville. This he sold to Clear Channel, one of the industry’s leading companies. Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old, and feeling somewhat burned out, Mycoskie decided to give it a break for a while and head down to Argentina. But resting wasn’t really in his nature, and it wasn’t long before Mycoskie had hit upon an idea that would come to define him as a social entrepreneur (企业家). On a visit to a village outside Buenos Aires, he was shocked to see that many of the children didn’t have any shoes or, if they did, the shoes were worn out and didn’t fit. Since shoes, particularly the local farmers’ canvas (帆布) shoe, the alpargata, can be bought relatively cheaply in Argentina, Mycoskie’s first instinct was to set up a charity to donate shoes to the children. But after giving it some thought, he realized that this was not a model that would work. One pair of shoes per child would not make that much difference because they wear out. And if he asked people to donate repeatedly, sympathy for the cause might also wear out pretty quickly. Instead he came up with the idea of TOMS One for One Shoes. He would take the alpargata to America, manufacture it and sell it as a high-end fashion item at around $50 a pair. For each pair he sold, he would donate another to shoeless children, guaranteeing a continual supply. Also, rather than running a charity, something he had no real experience in, he could run the project as a business. Several years later, the business is booming, supplying shoes not only to children in Argentina but also other parts of the world where foot diseases are a problem. Mycoskie had no manufacturing experience and understood that he had to learn fast. For the first eighteen months, by his own admission, he made “a poor job of making shoes,” but since then he has brought in help from experienced industry people. The vital element that Mycoskie added was his passion—a passion he wants others to share. One criticism of initiatives like TOMS is that the money spent by customers might otherwise have gone directly to charities. So Mycoskie encourages his customers to become more involved with TOMS by volunteering to hand-deliver the shoes to children in need. It’s a giving experience and he hopes it might inspire some of the volunteers to develop similar projects. 1．Why did Blake Mycoske go to Argentina? A．To look for ideas. B．To be close to nature. C．To relax himself. D．To start his new business. 2．Blake Mycoske gave up the idea of setting up a charity to donate shoes to the kids because ________. A．he found it wasn’t a long-term solution B．he found the shoes weren’t good in quality C．he found people didn’t show enough sympathy D．he found the kids didn’t like the traditional shoes 3．How did Mycoskie respond to the criticism of the projects like TOMS? A．He inspired other similar projects. B．He donated more money to charity. C．He turned his customers into volunteers. D．He hand-delivered shoes to the kids by himself. 4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．The Future of Shoe Making B．A New Business Model C．An Experienced Entrepreneur D．The Shoe Giver 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Blake Mycoske是如何成为一位社会企业家，成立了TOMS，为阿根廷和世界上其它许多地方的孩子提供鞋子。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段的句子“Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old, and feeling somewhat burned out, Mycoskie decided to give it a break for a while and head down to Argentina.（后来又开了三家公司，当时还只有29岁，感到有些精疲力竭，Mycoskie决定暂时歇歇，去了阿根廷）”可知，Mycoskie去阿根廷是为了休息放松。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句话“One pair of shoes per child would not make that much difference because they wear out. And if he asked people to donate repeatedly, sympathy for the cause might also wear out pretty quickly.（每个孩子一双鞋不会有太大的意义，因为鞋子会穿破。如果他反复要求人们捐款，人们对慈善事业的同情也会很快消失）”可知，Blake Mycoske放弃了建立一个慈善机构给孩子们捐赠鞋子的想法，因为他发现这不是一个长久的解决办法。故选A项。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“One criticism of initiatives like TOMS is that the money spent by customers might otherwise have gone directly to charities. So Mycoskie encourages his customers to become more involved with TOMS by volunteering to hand-deliver the shoes to children in need.（对TOMS这样的计划的批评之一是，顾客花的钱可能会直接捐给慈善机构。因此，Mycoskie鼓励他的客户通过自愿将鞋子亲手送到有需要的儿童手中，来更多地参与到TOMS中来）”为了回应顾客的批评，Mycoskie鼓励他的客户通过自愿将鞋子亲手送到有需要的儿童手中，来更多地参与到TOMS中来。故选C项。 4．主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了社会企业家Blake Mycoske是如何为阿根廷和世界上其它许多地方的孩子提供鞋子的。所以短文的最佳标题为“给予鞋的人”故选D项。 Passage 3 【来源】上海市行知中学2024-2025学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题 I believe that, as a doctor, I should always get a blanket for my patients who need one. Yes I know there are other people who can do this. I can ask a nurse or an orderly to do it, but I believe that I should do it. So several times a day, while working in our emergency department, I leave my patient’s bedside, get them a nice warm blanket and cover them up, before continuing on my day. Which brings me back to why I believe I should offer to bring my patients a blanket. To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional. It is a simple act that acknowledges my desire to meet their basic needs as a patient. It may be an overused expression but I want to treat my patients the way I would want my family members taken care of. This behavior was also modeled for me when I was a patient. Shortly after college I was involved in a serious accident while working in an ambulance as a volunteer. The short story is that I broke my femur (大腿骨), the large bone in my high, and my recovery required a total of four surgeries over a year or so. The surgeon who performed the last three operations usually did his rounds late at night. He was a brilliant and talented surgeon who reminded me in appearance of a chain-smoking Einstein. He would ask about my pain and my mental state, but what I remember most is his offering to bring me French fries the next time he visited. I felt that he cared about me and, more importantly, understood what I was going through. He connected with me, and I trusted and obeyed everything he told me to do. Getting a blanket and placing it on my patient is, in the end, a check and balance for me. I have the power to order hundreds of test and treatments. I strive to always be right (or at least never wrong). And on not so rare occasions, I help save a life. But in the end, if I have not made that connection with my patient, if I have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person. 1．According to the author, what does the performance of giving blankets to patients mean? A．It may be an overused expression although he doesn’t care about it. B．It gives him the power to order tests and treatments. C．It’s helpful to save a life when you are in trouble. D．It helps communicate his care towards his patients. 2．The author mentioned his own experience as a patient, which of the following is NOT his intention? A．Showing his gratitude for the surgeon B．Demonstrating his action of giving blankets C．Implying the similar function of bringing French Fries and giving blankets to patients D．Claiming the importance of patients’ trust toward doctors 3．What does the last sentence (paragraph 5) imply? A．The author felt regretful for not making connection with his patients by bringing them blankets. B．A good physician should understand patient’s needs. C．It’s important to communicate doctors’ care to their patients. D．The author failed as a person as he didn’t show his understanding for his patients’ needs. 4．The passage is manly about __________. A．emphasizing the importance of sincere care and understanding of patients B．emphasizing how to build a bridge between doctors and patients C．emphasizing that a small gesture can warm the patient’s heart D．emphasizing how to improve the doctor-patient relationship 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作为一名医生，作者经常给有需要的病人准备一条毯子。这是因为作者在一次生病的时候，受到了 David医生的细心照料和关心，所以在作者当了医生以后，他也尽量为病人着想，理解他们的需求。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段“Which brings me back to why I believe I should offer to bring my patients a blanket. To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional. It is a simple act that acknowledges my desire to meet their basic needs as a patient.(这让我回到了为什么我认为我应该给我的病人带一条毯子。对我来说，这是与他人沟通的第一步，我的首要任务是他或她的身体和情感上的舒适。这是一个简单的举动，表达了我作为病人满足他们基本需求的愿望)”可知，根据作者的观点，给病人发放毯子的行为意味着传达他对病人的关心。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据第四段“I felt that he cared about me and, more importantly, understood what I was going through. He connected with me, and I trusted and obeyed everything he told me to do.(我觉得他关心我，更重要的是，他理解我的感受。他与我建立了联系，我信任并服从了他让我做的一切)”可知，A选项“表达对外科医生的感激之情”属于意图；根据第二段“This behavior was also modeled for me when I was a patient.(当我还是病人的时候，这种行为也是我的榜样)”可知，B选项“解释他给毛毯的行为”属于意图；根据第二段“Which brings me back to why I believe I should offer to bring my patients a blanket. To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional.(这让我回到了为什么我认为我应该给我的病人带一条毯子。对我来说，这是与他人沟通的第一步，我的首要任务是他或她的身体和情感上的舒适)”可知，C选项“暗示类似于给病人送薯条和送毯子的功能”属于意图；D选项没有提及，故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据最后一段“But in the end, if I have not made that connection with my patient, if I have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person.(但最终，如果我没有和我的病人建立这种联系，如果我没有向他们展示我理解他们的需求，那么我就辜负了他们作为一个医生和一个人的期望)”可知，如果作者没有和他的病人建立联系，如果作者没有向病人表明他理解他们的需求，那么作者就觉得自己辜负了病人，无论是作为一名医生，还是作为一个人。换言之，作者认为要与病人建立联系，要向病人表明理解他们的需求，即把医生的关怀传达给病人是很重要的。即最后一句暗示向病人传达医生的护理很重要。故选C。 4．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Getting a blanket and placing it on my patient is, in the end, a check and balance for me. I have the power to order hundreds of test and treatments. I strive to always be right (or at least never wrong). And on not so rare occasions, I help save a life. But in the end, if I have not made that connection with my patient, if I have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person.(拿条毯子给我的病人盖上，最终对我来说是一种制衡。我有权安排数百项检查和治疗。我努力做到永远正确（或者至少从不犯错）。在不太罕见的情况下，我帮助拯救了一条生命。但最终，如果我没有和我的病人建立这种联系，如果我没有向他们展示我理解他们的需求，那么我就辜负了他们作为一个医生和一个人的期望)”以及文章讲述了作为一名医生，作者经常给有需要的病人准备一条毯子。这是因为作者在一次生病的时候，受到了 David医生的细心照料和关心，所以在作者当了医生以后，他也尽量为病人着想，理解他们的需求。可知，这篇文章强调了真诚照顾和理解病人的重要性。故选A。 话题5 社区生活与季节感知 P1: 小镇居民通过观察生活细节（如商店换商品、老人穿外套等）判断春天是否来临 P2: 两位百岁老人分享长寿秘诀：锻炼、饮食、祈祷与乐观心态 P3: 讲述了卡哈尔·帕蒂尔的经历来说明志愿服务的好处以及个人在志愿服务中的成长和收获。 Passage 1 【来源】上海市七宝中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试试卷 For years, spring in our town was welcomed by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s departure. It was as accurate an indication of spring as any calendar. When they died and their children sold the Dairy Queen to an out-of-town outfit who kept it open year-round, it threw off our town’s circadian rhythms (生物钟). Something terrible. We’re still not sure when spring begins. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. When the implement store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter is coming to an end. If they should drop the ball, Frank Gladden is sure to stand at our Quaker meeting and announce that volunteers are needed for our spring fish fry. Frank’s announcement is as reliable as any clock and invariably mixed with worry and regret that this might be the last year of the fish fry if volunteers aren’t forthcoming. “We’re not getting any younger,” he announces. Frank is 82 years old, but he’s been saying that since 1961, so we Quakers aren’t alarmed. The Fairfield Friends Fish Fry is as constant as sunrise. But let us suppose both the implement store and Frank Gladden neglect their duties and we are cast adrift, unaware of spring’s arrival. We would then have to look and see whether Bill Eddy, our town’s plumber, was wearing a coat. When the first leaf falls to the ground in the autumn, Bill pulls on his Carhartt coat and doesn’t remove it until spring. I’ve known Bill since we were in first grade together, so I know well about his habits. He wears that Carhartt everywhere, inside and outside. There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. The deer lighten in color, the dog sheds, the buds swell, the snow melts on the south hillside, and the bloodroot in our woodlot pushes out its petals. The calf (牛犊) appears, following its mother because of hunger. Who needs a calendar when a calf is nearby? 1．What can be learned about the Dairy Queen from the first paragraph? A．It was moved to Florida. B．It used to be closed in winter. C．It is now owned by Leon and Jo’s children. D．It has several branches out of the town. 2．According to the writer, which of the following is a sign that winter is over? A．The deer turns into a darker color. B．Bill Eddy stops wearing his Carhartt coat. C．The Quaker meeting starts to call for volunteers. D．Johnston’s IGA grocery store starts to sell lawn mowers. 3．By “as constant as sunrise”, the writer means that the Fairfield Friends Fish Fry ________. A．has a long history B．makes excellent fried fish C．opens very early every day D．is sure to continue its business 4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．Why I Love Spring B．Every Changing Spring C．How I Know It’s Spring D．Spring: All Comes to Life 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过描述小镇上多个预示春天到来的传统和迹象，反映了小镇居民对春天的敏感和期待，展现了当地社区的文化和记忆。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段中“For years, spring in our town was welcomed by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s departure. (多年来，Leon和Jo Martin欢迎春天来到我们镇上，他们是冰雪皇后的老板。每年，在佛罗里达过完冬天后，他们都会在招牌上写上“招聘”。我走过那里，看到招牌，看到Leon和Jo准备迎接春天的到来，感觉到了冬天的离去)”可知，镇上的冰雪皇后店铺在冬天结束时开始招聘，准备营业。由此可知，它过去通常在冬天关门。故选B项。 2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“When the first leaf falls to the ground in the autumn, Bill pulls on his Carhartt coat and doesn’t remove it until spring. (秋天，当第一片叶子落在地上时，Bill穿上他的卡哈特外套，直到春天才脱下来)”可知，Bill Eddy不再穿他的卡哈特外套了意味着春天到来了，即冬天结束了。需注意第二段中“When the implement store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter is coming to an end. (当小镇西部边缘的工具商店，也就是Johnston的IGA杂货店的所在地，停止销售扫雪机，开始销售割草机时，这是一个很好的迹象，表明冬天即将结束)”提到Johnston的IGA杂货店开始出售割草机是冬天即将结束的一个迹象，并不意味着冬天结束了。故选B项。 3．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“Frank’s announcement is as reliable as any clock and invariably mixed with worry and regret that this might be the last year of the fish fry if volunteers aren’t forthcoming. (Frank的声明像任何时钟一样可靠，而且总是夹杂着担忧和遗憾，如果志愿者不来，这可能是最后一年的炸鱼)”和第四段中““We’re not getting any younger,” he announces. Frank is 82 years old, but he’s been saying that since 1961, so we Quakers aren’t alarmed. (“我们不再年轻了，”他宣布。Frank已经82岁了，但他从1961年起就一直这么说，所以我们贵格会教徒并不担心)”可知，Frank一直担心志愿者不来，无法继续春季炸鱼活动，但是这么多年来这个活动一直在继续。由此可知，画线部分表示“一定会继续经营下去”。故选D项。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段中“There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. (如果你留心的话，还有其他春天的迹象)”可知，作者通过描述小镇上多个预示春天到来的传统和迹象，如冰雪皇后的招牌、工具店的变化、春季炸鱼声明、水管工的外套等，反映了小镇居民对春天的敏感和期待，展现了当地社区的文化和记忆。因此，C项“我怎么知道春天到了”契合文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选C项。 Passage 2 【来源】上海市吴淞中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 In the mornings, Monday through Friday, we do our yoga exercises. I started doing yoga exercise about forty years ago. Well, after a decade or so, when Bessie turned eighty, she found that I looked better than her. So she decided she would start doing yoga, too. So we have been doing our exercises together over since. We follow a yoga exercise program on the TV. Sometimes, Bessie cheats. I'll be doing an exercise and looking over at her, and she's just lying there! She's a naughty old girl. Exercise is very significant. A lot of older people don't exercise at all. Another thing that is terribly vital is diet. I keep up with the latest news about nutrition. About thirty years ago, Bessie and I started eating much more healthy foods. These days, I do most of cooking, and Bessie does the serving. We eat our big meal of the day at noon. In the evening, we usually have a milkshake for dinner, and then we go upstairs and watch the news on the TV. After that, we say our prayers — we say prayers in the morning and before we go to bed. It takes a long time to pray for everyone, because it is a very big family — we have fifteen nieces and nephews still living, plus all their children and grandchildren. We pray for each one. The ones that Bessie doesn't approve of get extra prayers. Bessie can be very critical and she holds things against people forever. I always have to say to her, “Everyone has to be themselves, Bessie, Live and let live. ” You know, when you are this old, you don't know if you are going to wake up in the morning. But I don't worry about dying, and neither does Bessie. We are at peace. You never know when it is going to happen. That's why you learn to love each and every day, child. By Sadie 1．What are the two factors that the author considers most important for longevity? A．Workout and eating B．Yoga and prayers. C．Cooking and serving. D．TV and a big family. 2．According to the passage, which of the following about Bessie is true? A．She is lazy old lady, getting up late every morning. B．She is a good cook and does most of the cooking. C．While she is aged, she is quite naughty D．Because she always forgives others, she is considerate. 3．We can infer from the passage that both Sadie and Bessie ________. A．are worried about death. B．pray for all they know C．are aged more than 100. D．have a milkshake every day. 4．What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Sadie is considerate and kind with everyone. B．Both Sadie and Bessie enjoy their long lives. C．Bessie is critical, but still loves her big family. D．Both Sadie and Bessie enjoy their coming death. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。全文围绕Sadie和Bessie的日常生活、饮食习惯、家庭关系等，展示了她们如何快乐地享受长寿生活。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Exercise is very significant. A lot of older people don't exercise at all. Another thing that is terribly vital is diet.(锻炼是非常重要的。很多老年人根本不锻炼。另一件非常重要的事情是饮食)”可知，作者认为对长寿最重要的两个因素是锻炼和饮食。故选A项。 2．细节理解题。根据第一段“She's a naughty old girl.(她是个顽皮的老女孩)”可知，虽然Bessie年纪大了，但还是很淘气。故选C项。 3．推理判断题。根据第一段“I started doing yoga exercise about forty years ago. Well, after a decade or so, when Bessie turned eighty, she found that I looked better than her.(我大约在四十年前开始做瑜伽练习。嗯，过了大约十年，贝茜八十岁的时候，她发现我比她好看)”可推知，赛迪和贝茜都超过了100岁。故选C项。 4．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“You know, when you are this old, you don't know if you are going to wake up in the morning. But I don't worry about dying, and neither does Bessie. We are at peace. You never know when it is going to happen. That's why you learn to love each and every day, child.(你知道，当你这么老的时候，你不知道你是否会在早上醒来。但我不担心死亡，贝茜也不担心。我们和平相处。你永远不知道什么时候会发生。这就是为什么你要学会爱每一天，孩子)”可知，短文主要告诉读者莎蒂和贝西都享受着长寿的生活。故选B项。 Passage 3 【来源】上海市上海中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Moving can be terrifying — whether it’s to a new city or an entirely new country. The good news? Volunteering can be a great way to settle into a new community, meet people, and learn valuable skills. That’s why we’re spotlighting Kajal Patil, a volunteer who recently moved and found volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch to make an impact in her new community. Kajal moved to the United States from India in February 2017. Having previously volunteered for two years as an assistant yoga teacher in her home country, Kajal was enthusiastic about volunteering and began looking for volunteer opportunities that match her interests on VolunteerMatch. “I enjoy volunteering and it’s great to have such meaningful experiences in life,” says Kajal. Kajal was drawn to a volunteer opportunity with the Meridian International Center to review applications on behalf of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). Kajal had previous experience working with the markets candidates were applying from, and the position also afforded her the opportunity to work remotely. After connecting with the opportunity on VolunteerMatch and successfully completing the application process, Kajal got to work. Her role involved reviewing 44 in-depth applications from potential candidates across Latin America and the Caribbean for a four-week fellowship in the U. S. She was responsible for describing the business ideas presented by these candidates, assessing the social impact of their businesses, and determining the strength of candidates to carry out their plans. With almost 4, 000 applicants in 2017, Meridian International Center considers volunteers like Kajal to be integral members of the team. With help from volunteers, 250 candidates have now been selected to take part in the program and will travel to the U. S. this fall. Kajal says that this volunteer opportunity super-charged her existing skills, while helping her build new ones such as time management, business analysis, decision-making, planning, and presenting. She is now looking for her next volunteer opportunity and reflects positively on her experience with Meridian International Center, “A new country brings in a lot of new experiences and volunteering helped me to settle into a new environment,” adds Kajal. “By helping others, I felt needed in society. Not only did it boost my self-esteem, other people benefited too. Volunteering is a great opportunity to improve yourself, others, and the whole society”. Whether you recently moved to a new place or are looking to make an impact in your current community, find a volunteer opportunity to empower yourself — and others — on VolunteerMatch. 1．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a benefit of volunteering in a new community? A．Volunteering helps newcomers adapt to a new community. B．Volunteering offers opportunities to polish existing skills C．Volunteering enables people to acquire valuable professional skills. D．Volunteering allows people to make friends all over the world. 2．One of the reasons why Kajal chose to work with the Meridian International Center was that _________. A．she had experience working with candidates B．she was allowed to work wherever she wanted C．the working time of the job was quite flexible D．she was good at summarizing business ideas 3．What can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4? A．Kajal considered this volunteer role to be both challenging and rewarding. B．Volunteers like Kajal played an important part in the success of the program. C．Kajal felt that helping others was more important than self-improvement. D．The Meridian International Center relied entirely on volunteers to manage applications. 4．The main purpose of this passage is to _________. A．advertise for the volunteer platform that provides volunteer opportunities B．encourage U. S. immigrates to volunteer to adapt to a new environment C．share Kajal’s story to inspire other young people who wish to volunteer D．illustrate the benefits of volunteering for immigrants’ professional development 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．B 4．A 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了卡哈尔·帕蒂尔的经历来说明志愿服务的好处以及个人在志愿服务中的成长和收获。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Volunteering can be a great way to settle into a new community, meet people, and learn valuable skills. That's why we're spotlighting Kajal Patil, a volunteer who recently moved and found volunteer opportunities on Volunteer Match to make an impact in her new community.(志愿服务是融入新社区、结识新朋友、学习宝贵技能的好方法。这就是我们关注卡哈尔·帕蒂尔的原因，她是一名志愿者，最近搬了家，并在VolunteerMatch上找到了志愿者机会，为她的新社区带来影响。)”以及第五段中“Kajal says that this volunteer opportunity super-charged her existing skills, while helping her build new ones such as time management, business analysis, decision-making, planning, and presenting.( 卡哈尔说，这个志愿者的机会增强了她现有的技能，同时帮助她建立了新的技能，比如时间管理、商业分析、决策、计划和演讲。)”可知，根据文章，志愿服务可以让人们结交世界各地的朋友这一项内容不是在新社区做志愿者的好处。故选D项。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“Kajal was drawn to a volunteer opportunity with the Meridian International Center to review applications on behalf of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) . Kajal had previous experience working with the markets candidates were applying from, and the position also afforded her the opportunity to work remotely.( 卡哈尔被吸引到子午线国际中心的一个志愿者机会，代表美洲青年领袖倡议（YLAI）审核申请。卡哈尔之前有过与候选人申请的市场打交道的经验，而且这个职位也为她提供了远程工作的机会。)”可知，卡哈尔选择与子午线国际中心合作的原因之一她被允许在任何她想去的地方工作。故选B项。 3．推理判断题。根据第三、四段的内容，尤其是第四段中“With almost 4, 000 applicants in 2017, Meridian International Center considers volunteers like Kajal to be integral members of the team. With help from volunteers, 250 candidates have now been selected to take part in the program and will travel to the U. S. this fall.( 2017年，子午线国际中心有近4000名申请者，他们认为像卡哈尔这样的志愿者是团队不可或缺的一员。在志愿者的帮助下，250名候选人现已被选中参加该项目，并将于今年秋天前往美国。)”可推知，像卡哈尔这样的志愿者在项目的成功中发挥了重要作用。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据文章大意以及第一段中“Moving can be terrifying—whether it's to a new city or an entirely new country. The good news? Volunteering can be a great way to settle into a new community, meet people, and learn valuable skills.( 无论是搬到一个新的城市还是一个全新的国家，搬家都是很可怕的。好消息是什么呢？志愿服务是融入新社区、结识新朋友、学习宝贵技能的好方法。)”和最后一段“Whether you recently moved to a new place or are looking to make an impact in your current community, find a volunteer opportunity to empower yourself — and others — on VolunteerMatch.( 无论你是刚搬到一个新地方，还是想在你目前的社区中发挥作用，都可以在VolunteerMatch上找到一个志愿者的机会，让自己和他人都能发挥自己的作用。)”可推知，这篇文章的主要目的是为提供志愿者机会的VolunteerMatch志愿者平台做广告。故选A项。 话题6 科技与社会现象 P1: 作者通过AI项目“Here After AI”与虚拟父母对话，反思科技与亲情的关系 P2: 女性厨师Archan Chan突破性别障碍，成为高端中餐厅主厨 P3: 作家杰克·伦敦如何将个人经历融入作品，成为当时最畅销和最高薪的作家之一。 Passage 1 【来源】上海大学附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷 At the end of 2019, I learned that Here After Al, whose goal is to let the living communicate with the dead, was looking for applicants of its new AI project. Interested in what it was promising, I applied to experiment the software on my very- much- alive parents. At first, I thought it would be just a fun project to see what was technologically possible. Then their health condition added some urgency to the experiment. I was frightened that my parents might die since my father had been diagnosed with cancer and my mother was recently developing symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease, and that with the distance between us, I might never have the chance to say goodbye. The first step was an interview. My parents were asked questions by a technician for hours— about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness- generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants. A few months later, my virtual parents arrived via email attachment. When I communicated with them through the app on my phone, my hands were shaking. I hadn’t seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories I’d never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own. It was mesmerizing. Personally, I have mixed feelings about my experiment. I’m glad to have my virtual（虚拟的）parents. They’ve enabled me to learn new things about my parents, and it’s comforting to think that those bots will be there even when my parents aren’t. On the other hand, I can’t help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that — and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more about them, face to face, no technology involved. 1．Why did the author initially join the AI project? A．To preserve her parents’ voice. B．To test out the new technology. C．To learn more about her parents’ life. D．To remove the worry about her parents’ health. 2．What can we learn about the author’s parents? A．They liked talking a lot. B．They died from the illnesses. C．They provided data for the project. D．They opposed joining the project at first. 3．What does the underlined word “mesmerizing” mean in paragraph 4? A．Fascinating. B．Alarming. C．Inspiring. D．Entertaining. 4．What does the author realize at last? A．AI means never saying goodbye to our parents. B．The real connection with our parents matters most. C．The advances in AI technology have pro s and cons. D．AI allows us to learn more about our virtual parents. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者参与Here After AI项目，通过AI技术与虚拟的父母进行交流的经历和感受。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“At first, I thought it would be just a fun project to see what was technologically possible.(起初，我认为这只是一个有趣的项目，看看技术上的可能性。)”可知，作者加入这个项目的主要目的是测试新技术可能是什么样子。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“My parents were asked questions by a technician for hours—about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness-generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants.(一位技术人员问了我父母几个问题——从他们最早的记忆到他们认为死后会发生什么。无论是出于对疾病的担忧，还是出于对女儿的迁就，我的父母都没有任何抵触。然后，该公司收集了他们的反馈，开始开发语音助手。)”可知，作者的父母为项目提供了数据。故选C。 3．词义猜测题。根据第四段 “I hadn’t seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories I’d never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own.(我已经有六个月没见过我真正的父母了。他们向我讲述了我从未听过的个人故事。他们给我一些人生建议，告诉我他们和我的童年。)”可知，作者的父母向他讲述了以前自己从没听过的个人故事，这真是令人着迷。故划线词与A选项“Fascinating.(令人着迷的)”为同义词。故选A。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Personally, I have mixed feelings about my experiment. I’m glad to have my virtual (虚拟的) parents. They’ve enabled me to learn new things about my parents, and it’s comforting to think that those bots will be there even when my parents aren’t. On the other hand, I can’t help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that — and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more about them, face to face, no technology involved.(就我个人而言，我对我的实验有一种复杂的感觉。我很高兴有我的虚拟父母。它们让我对我的父母有了新的了解，想到即使我的父母不在，这些机器人也会在那里，这让我感到欣慰。另一方面，我不禁感到难过的是，直到一个陌生人采访了我的父母，我才真正了解到他们是一个复杂的人。但我感到很幸运，有机会抓住这一点，仍然有宝贵的机会花更多的时间和他们在一起，更多地了解他们，面对面，不涉及技术。)”可知，作者感到很幸运，有机会能够抓住宝贵的机会花更多的时间和他们在一起，更多地了解他们，即意识到了与父母的真正联系是最重要的。故选B。 Passage 2 Archan Chan recalls her first experience working in a Chinese restaurant more than 14 years ago. Employed as an apprentice (学徒) chef, she was one of just two women in the kitchen — the other’s only job was to beat eggs. “She was unbelievably fast at beating eggs. I guess for a woman to survive in a traditional Chinese kitchen back then, you had to be the best in something,” she says. Today, Chan leads the kitchen of Ho Lee Fook, one of Hong Kong’s most popular restaurants. After spending more than a decade working in fine dining restaurants in Australia and Singapore, she is one of a few female chefs who have risen to the top of a high-end Chinese restaurant. That’s an impressive achievement, given how unbelievably challenging it has been for women to show in high-end Chinese kitchens. Female chefs have long been a minority in professional kitchens around the world. But the situation is even severer in Chinese kitchens. There’s no denying the work is physically demanding — an empty pot weighs about 2.2 kilograms. In the past, few chefs would risk employing a female trainee into that tough environment. Given all of these barriers, not many women would even consider this male-dominated industry as an attractive career path. Thankfully, there are signs of a shift in mindset — the number of female Chinese head chefs has been rising in recent years. “Even if it’s a kitchen almost full of men, all everyone cares about is food — the cooking. They don’t care if you’re a male or female. Gender shouldn’t matter,” Chan says. “Yes, there is a physical barrier but I think the mental barrier may be more of a barrier to the increase of women in Chinese kitchens,”Chan adds. “It isn’t just about how much you want it but how much hard work you’re willing to put into it. There are days when you feel like your arms are falling apart and you can’t move them anymore, but the next day, you’re stronger and may be able to work a heavier work.” 1．What can we learn about Archan Chan? A．She got a rapid promotion. B．She does best in beating eggs. C．She is the best female chef in China. D．She made a great achievement in her career. 2．What’s a cause of very few female chefs in professional kitchens? A．Kitchen is a tough place for women. B．Women are afraid of physical work. C．Customers care about the gender of the chef. D．Women face both mental and physical barriers. 3．Which of the following can best describe Archan Chan? A．Strong-willed. B．Open-minded. C．Cool-headed. D．Kind-hearted. 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．Female chefs have risen to the top. B．Female chefs have long been a minority. C．Female chefs are proving doubters wrong. D．Female chefs are replacing male chefs gradually. 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在女性当厨师要面临着身体上和精神上的两重障碍时，陈用自身经历证明了女性也可以当厨师。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段“Today, Chan leads the kitchen of Ho Lee Fook, one of Hong Kong's most popular restaurants. After spending more than a decade working in fine dining restaurants in Australia and Singapore, she is one of a few female chefs who have risen to the top of a high-end Chinese restaurant. (如今，陈领导着香港最受欢迎的餐厅之一——Ho Lee Fook的厨房。在澳大利亚和新加坡的高级餐厅工作了十多年后，她是少数几位升到高端中餐厅高层的女厨师之一。)”可知，陈在她的事业生涯上取得了傲人成就。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据最后一段“‘Yes, there is a physical barrier but I think the mental barrier may be more obstructive (阻碍的) to the increase of women in Chinese kitchens,”Chan adds. (“是的，存在着身体障碍，但我认为精神障碍可能对中国厨房中女性人数的增加更具阻碍作用，”陈补充道。)”可知，女性要当厨师，面临着身体上和精神上的两重障碍。故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Chan adds. ‘It isn’t just about how much you want it but how much hard work you're willing to put into it. There are days when you feel like your arms are falling apart and you can’t move them anymore, but the next day, you’re stronger and may be able to work a heavier work.’(陈补充道。“这不仅仅是你有多想要，而是你愿意付出多少努力。有时候你会觉得手臂要散架了，再也动不了了，但是第二天，你就变得更强壮了，可以做更重的工作了。”)”可知，陈累得手臂要散架了，再也动不了了，但是仍然在坚持。可知她意志坚定。故选A。 4．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“‘Yes, there is a physical barrier but I think the mental barrier may be more obstructive（阻碍的）to the increase of women in Chinese kitchens,”Chan adds. (“是的，存在着身体障碍，但我认为精神障碍可能对中国厨房中女性人数的增加更具阻碍作用，”陈补充道。)”以及第二段“Today, Chan leads the kitchen of Ho Lee Fook, one of Hong Kong's most popular restaurants. After spending more than a decade working in fine dining restaurants in Australia and Singapore, she is one of a few female chefs who have risen to the top of a high-end Chinese restaurant. (如今，陈领导着香港最受欢迎的餐厅之一——Ho Lee Fook的厨房。在澳大利亚和新加坡的高级餐厅工作了十多年后，她是少数几位升到高端中餐厅高层的女厨师之一。)”可知，虽然女性当厨师，面临着重重障碍和怀疑，但是陈本身就是一个很好的例子，证明女性也可以当厨师。故选C。 Passage 3 【来源】上海市同济大学第二附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 Jack London, one of America’s major writers of adventure tales, was born in California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing. London loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hours educating himself at the Oakland, California, public library. He attended college at the University of California at Berkeley, but he stayed for only six months. He thought Berkeley was “not lively enough” and wanted to do something more exciting. London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their problems first hand. He worked as a sailor, rancher (大农场主), and factory employee, to name just a few of his many jobs. London grew up near the waterfront in Oakland. He loved the water. When he was fifteen years old, he bought a small sailboat called a sloop. Later he sailed to Japan on a schooner, which is a much larger sailing boat. Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush Fever. In l897, he headed for Alaska. He didn’t find gold, but he discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his vivid imagination. London entertained the miners with story after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful stories. London resolved to live a full, exciting life. He once said, “I would rather be a superb meteor (流星), every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once London determined that he was going to be a writer, nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many people also considered him to be the best writer. White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories and are about surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjoy Jack London’s energy and his talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels. 1．Why was Jack London able to write on many topics? A．He had a variety of experiences and jobs. B．He was drawn to the Klondike Gold Rush. C．He pushed himself to reach his ultimate goals. D．He was the best-selling and highest-paid author. 2．Why did Jack London not complete college? A．He traveled to Alaska in 1897. B．He was hired to sail to Japan. C．He spent much of his time writing. D．He was not interested enough. 3．Which word best describes Jack London? A．Cautious. B．Unfocused. C．Imaginative. D．Sympathetic. 4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A．To identify books written by Jack London. B．To provide information on Jack London’s life. C．To describe life during the Klondike Gold Rush. D．To support the statement that London was the best writer. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了美国著名冒险小说作家杰克·伦敦的生平与创作特点。通过描述他的多元职业经历和对写作的执着追求，展现了伦敦如何将个人经历融入作品，成为当时最畅销和最高薪的作家之一。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段的“During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing. (在他的一生中，伦敦做过很多工作。他丰富的人生经历将成为他写作的背景)”可知，杰克·伦敦能写出很多话题是因为他有很多工作和很丰富的人生经历。故选A项。 2．推理判断题。根据第二段的“He attended college at the University of California at Berkeley, but he stayed for only six months. He thought Berkeley was “not lively enough” and wanted to do something more exciting. (他在加州大学伯克利分校上大学，但只呆了六个月。他认为伯克利“不够活跃”，想做一些更令人兴奋的事情)”可推知，杰克·伦敦没有完成加州大学的学业，因为他对这里的大学生活不太感兴趣。故选D项。 3．细节理解题。由文章第五段中“ He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his vivid imagination. (他发现人们喜欢听他用生动的想象力编造的故事)”可知，杰克·伦敦发现人们喜欢听他凭借生动的想象力编造的故事。这表明他是一个富有想象力的人。由此可知，最能描述杰克·伦敦的词是“Imaginative (富有想象力的)”。故选C项。 4．推理判断题。根据第一段内容“Jack London, one of America’s major writers of adventure tales, was born in California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing. (杰克·伦敦，美国主要的冒险故事作家之一，1876年出生于加利福尼亚州。在他的一生中，伦敦做过很多工作。他丰富的人生经历将成为他写作的背景)”可知，文章主要介绍了美国冒险小说作家杰克·伦敦以及他的作品，成长经历等。由此推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是提供有关杰克·伦敦的信息。故选B项。 $专题01 阅读理解记叙文常考话题 话题1 旅行与冒险经历 话题4 善举与公益行动 话题2 人物故事与励志成长 话题5 社区生活与季节感知 话题3 教育成长与校园生活 话题6 科技与社会现象 13 / 26 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 话题1 旅行与冒险经历 P1：作者在菲律宾潜水时亲历地震，感悟自然力量 P2：Ginni Bazlinton独自前往南极旅行，体验自然奇观 P3：作者与朋友在山中迷路，遇到老人相助，反思团队合作与准备的重要性 Passage 1 【来源】上海市第三女子中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Last October I was on a diving holiday in the Philippines with seven other advanced divers. I dived off the boat slowly sinking to about 20m. After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations (震动) as if a big boat was passing overhead. The instructor and I both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef (礁石), because the situation felt extremely sinister. Then the vibration became so intense that I could feel it in my bones and then the sound turned into a deafening roar. Suddenly, a few meters below us, breaks began forming and the sand was sucked down. That’s when I got what it was. The noise was the sound of the earth splintering open and grinding against itself. The instructor and I held hands and looked into each other’s eyes, and I felt comforted by his presence. My body went on high alert, ready to react. But I had no power over whatever this was. The only option was to stay very still and let it do whatever it’s going to do. It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which was not sensible as the situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending. Soon we saw other divers. The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes. We all held hands to avoid decompression sickness, which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers safe. Back on the boat, we rushed to check the news and discovered we had witnessed a huge earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. It released more energy than 30 Hiroshima bombs, though it seemed that we were not at the epicenter (震中). I was high and felt extremely lucky not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening moment. 1．The underlined word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A．dangerous B．urgent C．confusing D．harmonious 2．Why didn’t the author rise to the surface before the vibration stopped? A．Because the he was very afraid of big waves. B．Because he had lost all the strengths to swim. C．Because he could sense the unclear water situation. D．Because he tried to avoid unexpected danger above. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．At the beginning of the event, a big boat passed by causing big vibration. B．All the divers used the reef as the protection against the violent vibration. C．I felt relieved as the instructor was experienced in handling situations like this. D．Powerless to fight nature, all the divers tried to cooperate and help each other. 4．Why did the author feel fortunate on the boat? A．Because he was not at the epicenter of the earthquake. B．Because he finally survived a huge earthquake. C．Because he could witness a rare natural phenomenon. D．Because he didn’t suffer from decompression sickness. Passage 2 【来源】上海市吴淞中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中试卷英语试题 Last summer, I embarked on an adventure that I will never forget. My friends and I decided to go hiking in the remote mountains, which we had once explored for the collection of samples for our scientific research. Located far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the mountains appeal to us hikers by the unique scenery. We packed our bags with essentials and set off early in the morning. The hike started off smoothly. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the air was crisp and clean. We followed the trail, chatting and laughing as we went along. However, little did we know that our peaceful hike was about to take a dramatic turn. As we climbed higher, the trail became more difficult to follow. The map we had seemed outdated, and the compass wasn’t cooperating. Suddenly, we realized we were lost. Panic began to set in, but we quickly reminded ourselves to stay calm and think of a solution. We decided to find a safe spot to rest and reassess our situation. After a short search, we found a small cave nearby, which provided some shelter from the sun. Inside the cave, we gathered our thoughts and discussed our options. One of my friends suggested we backtrack along the trail, but another thought we should keep going forward in hopes of finding a trail or a landmark we could recognize. In the end, we decided to take a gamble and continue forward. We marked our path with stones and branches to ensure we could backtrack if necessary. As we walked, we kept our eyes peeled for any signs of civilization or a familiar trail. Hours passed, and the sun began to set. Our spirits were low, and our energy was decreasing. Just when we thought all hope was lost, we spotted a faint light in the distance. With renewed determination, we hurried towards it. As we got closer, we realized it was a small mountain hut, occupied by a friendly old man. He welcomed us in, offered us food and water, and listened to our story. With his help, we were able to find our way back to the main trail the next morning. Looking back on that adventure, I realize how important it is to stay calm and think clearly in difficult situations. It was a challenging experience, but it also taught me valuable lessons about teamwork, perseverance, and the importance of preparation. 1．What was the purpose of the author’s trip? A．To visit a friend in the remote mountains. B．To relax himself by hiking in the remote mountains. C．To collect samples for a scientific study. D．To take photographs of the unique scenery. 2．Which of the following item is most likely to be the “essentials” mentioned by the author in paragraph 1? A．Makeups B．Laptops C．Compasses D．Headphones 3．What did the author and his friends do after finding a safe spot to rest? A．They waited for help to arrive. B．They slept for a few hours to regain energy. C．They discussed their options and made a plan. D．They decided to hike back down the mountain immediately. 4．What did the old man in the mountain hut do for the author and his friends? A．He guided them back to the main trail. B．He provided them with food and shelter C．He called for rescue services. D．He offered them medical assistance. Passage 3 【来源】上海市奉贤区景秀中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget. Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge. After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fugeo, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go, ” she says. “I had no idea about what I'd find there and I wasn't nervous. I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way. ” In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’ d never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater.” The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni. 1．Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2? A．Bring back lost memories. B．Try challenging things. C．Take a degree. D．Stick to a promise. 2．What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica? A．Lovely penguins B．Beautiful scenery. C．A discount fare. D．A friend's invitation. 3．What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey? A．It could be a home for her. B．It should be well preserved. C．It needs to be fully introduced. D．It should be easily accessible. 4．What is the text mainly about? A．An unforgettable travel experience. B．Meeting animals in Antarctica. C．Sailing around the world. D．A childhood dream. 话题2 人物故事与励志成长 P1：警察Jody Thompson收养受虐男孩John及其妹妹的故事 P2：LeVar Burton从演员到儿童播客主持人，持续用故事影响年轻一代 P3：作者经历疾病与车祸，被陌生人善举感动，重拾生活信心 Passage 1 【来源】上海市浦东新区2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Police officer Jody Thompson first met his son John in 2015. He was pulling into the car park at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma when he overheard a call about a case of physical child abuse. Despite being off duty, Thompson responded to the call. He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) with his wrists tied together. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water. “He didn’t have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise. It was the worst thing I’d ever seen,” Thompson said. Thompson drove John to the hospital and sat by his side all night as the child recovered in the intensive care unit. The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request to become the child’s foster parent (养父). Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home. “When I’d seen him in that house shivering and his hands tied — just wet to the skin and confused — I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe was if he was with me,” he said. Thompson already had two sons, aged 15 and 18. He didn’t tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had faith he was doing the right thing. In an extraordinary twist, just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son. And seven months later, DHS called the Thompsons to ask if they wanted to foster John’s newborn sister, Paizly, who was born in prison. They picked her up the next day — when she was just a day old — and brought her straight home. Both John and Paizly were later adopted by Thompson and his wife. “The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruenr said in a statement. “It’s men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.” 1．According to the passage, how was John when Thompson found him? A．Seriously ill. B．Badly injured. C．Unconscious. D．Overweight. 2．According to the passage, why did Thompson bring John back home? A．He wanted to give John a safe home. B．He thought that John was smart. C．He was requested to do so by DHS. D．He wanted to find a companion for his sons. 3．According to the passage, how did Thompson’s family feel about his decision? A．Supportive. B．Excited. C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring. 4．What can we infer from the passage? A．Thompson regretted bringing John home. B．John was born in prison like his sister. C．Fruenr showed great respect to Thompson. D．It wasn’t the first time for Thompson to adopt a child. Passage 2 【来源】上海市华东师范大学第一附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期适应性调研英语试卷 The Art of Stories As an actor, director, author and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton has been telling stories all his life. In his latest project, a podcast titled Sound Detectives, he engages young people with the power of listening. Sound Detectives is Burton’s first podcast for children. In it, he voices the founder of a sound museum who has a problem: Sounds, from crashing waves to buzzing bees, have gone missing around the world. He hires a detective, who teams up with an “ear” to solve the mystery. Burton, aged 66, embraced the art of listening as a child in Germany and, later, California. “I grew up with the idea that radio was a tremendous stimulator for imagination,” he told The Week Junior. He credits his mother,an eager reader who had been an English teacher, with his love of literature and storytelling. His career as an actor began — and skyrocketed — while he was studying theater at the University of Southern California. At age 19, he was cast in the lead role of Kunta Kinte in Roots, a miniseries about a man captured into American slavery in the late 1700s. The series was an instant sensation, turning Burton into a TV star. He became the host of Reading Rainbow, a PBS series that inspired children to love books, in 1983 and remained there for nearly 30 years. He also had a leading role in the TV show Star Trek. With Sound Detectives, Burton said he is thrilled to reconnect with a young audience. “It keeps me engaged in work that I genuinely feel is worthwhile,” he said. 1．Which of the following characters may Not exist in Sound Detective? A．A detective. B．An “ear”. C．A museum founder. D．Buzzing bees. 2．According to Burton,what contributes to his passion for storytelling most? A．The idea that radio motivates imagination. B．His experience of teaming up with a detective to solve a myth. C．His mother as a language teacher as well as a reading lover. D．His exposure to the art of listening since childhood. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Burton’s career development? A．His professional career thrived when he was a college student. B．The series he cast in at 19 was poorly received when released. C．He embarked on the acting career as a host of a TV series. D．His career choice deviated from actor to host after 1983. 4．What is the passage mainly about? A．The reason why Burton decided to host a new podcast. B．The lifelong storyteller made a comeback with a podcast for children. C．Burton's everlasting passion for acting and directing. D．Burton's excitement of reconnecting with young audiences. Passage 3 【来源】上海市嘉定一中2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试题 They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life   and I’m not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year. This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula in San Carlos. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted(使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life... In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car. And I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps. Crazy? Not at all. Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a standard measure of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it-repeating the process 14 times, I would be through-I could then admit defeat and lie down and die. Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked(猝然一动). In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout. It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible! I started the engine and thumped(砰然地响) slowly along until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and blared the horn. The door opened and a little girl stood there. When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm. About an hour later, the man’s voice was heard, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now.” “Thanks,” I said. “How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, “Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple(跛者). Glad to be of help. I know you’d do the same for me. There’s no charge, friend.” I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way.” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it. ” 1．“A cat has nine lives” here means ______ . A．a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal B．a cat can die ninth C．a lucky man cannot die easily D．the writer will live nine times 2．What do you think of the man who helped change the tire? A．Warm-hearted but pitiable B．Warm-hearted and happy C．A blind old man that has nothing to do every day D．A poor old man that is always ready to help others 3．How will the story be ended? A．The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept. B．The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek. C．The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do. D．In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before. 4．The best title for this passage perhaps will be ______. A．The Old Man and His Daughter B．Heart Leaping Up C．Never Lose Heart D．Good Will Be Rewarded Good 话题3 教育成长与校园生活 P1：作者因误读历史人物“George Washington”而闹笑话，最终通过努力赢得跳级机会 P2：作者回忆童年因面部伤疤自卑，被医生鼓励重拾自信 Passage 1 【来源】上海市浦东新区上海师范大学附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题 Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?” Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet! 1．Why was the author confused about the task? A．He was unfamiliar with American history. B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin. C．He forgot his teacher’s instruction. D．He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task. 2．The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means ________. A．annoyed B．ashamed C．ready D．eager 3．In the end, the author turned things around ________. A．by redoing his task B．with his own efforts C．with the help of his grandfather D．under the guidance of his headmaster Passage 2 【来源】上海市青浦高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 He examined my face, “Hmmm,” he said quietly. “Are you a model?” Is he kidding? No way would anyone ever confuse me with a fashion model. I was ugly. After all, had the scar. The accident happened in fourth grade, when a neighbour boy threw a sharp stone through the side of my face. After a three-hour operation, a huge bandage covered half of my face for several months. “You’ll always be pretty to me,” Dad sighed, “even if you aren’t to the rest of the world.” Right Thanks. As if I couldn’t hear the unkind words of the other kids at school. As if I couldn’t see how different I looked from the pretty girls the teachers often paid attention to. As if I didn’t look at myself in the bathroom minor from time to time. In a culture that values beauty, an ugly girt is not accepted. “Of course I’m not a model,” I replied. The doctor crossed his arms over his chest and looked at me. “Since you’re not a model, what brought you here today?” The room began to swim before me, as my eyes were full of tears. The doctor sat down beside me. His voice was low and soft. “Let me tell you what I see. I see a beautiful woman. Not a perfect woman, but a beautiful woman. Even Elizabeth Taylor has a tiny scar on her forehead,” he said in a low voice. Then he paused a while. “When a person falls in love, if their mate has an imperfection, that imperfection becomes special.” As tears were rolling down my face. He said. “You are a very attractive woman with a very small imperfection. Whether you know it or not, it makes you special.” I left his office, not with the scar removed from my face, but with a tear removed from my heart. 1．How did the woman get a scar on her face? A．She was born with the scar. B．She was injured by her neighbor. C．She fell over a stone by accident. D．She had an unsuccessful operation. 2．From the third paragraph we can learn that the writer ______. A．felt much better for her father’s comfort B．was eager to make friends at school C．was extremely upset about her looks D．hated the teachers who ignored her 3．The doctor helped the writer understand that ______. A．a thing of beauty is a joy forever B．a good medicine tastes bitter C．little imperfection makes perfect D．father’s love is as deep as the sea 4．Which expression can be best used to describe the doctor? A．mean and practical B．arrogant and impatient C．sober and indifferent D．straight and enlightening 话题4 善举与公益行动 P1: 女孩Sia Godika创立“Sole Warriors”慈善组织，捐赠鞋子给贫困儿童 P2: Blake Mycoskie创立TOMS鞋业，采用“买一捐一”模式帮助贫困儿童 P3: 医生通过送毯子表达对病人的关怀，反思医患关系 Passage 1 【来源】上海市崇明中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Sia Godika was 13 when she noticed the barefoot children of construction workers at a building site near her house in the upscale Koramangala district of Bangalore, India. “Their feet were bare. Cracked. Hard. Dirty. Bleeding,” reflects Sia, now 17. “They were just walking around that building site like it was an everyday practice for them.” And it was at that moment that Sia realised the troubling contrast to her own privilege. Later that year, with the help of her parents and community volunteers, Sia founded Sole Warriors, a charity dedicated to providing footwear to those in need, epitomized (体现) by its motto: “Donate a sole, save a soul.” The idea, which started as a dinner conversation with her parents, quickly grew. After she spread the word with posters and WhatsApp groups, enquiries from people who wanted to help came flooding in. For months, Sia was juggling schoolwork and her new passion project. “I was up till 2 a.m. creating Excel sheets to see which apartment buildings we could tackle for donations and contacting people.” In its first distribution drive, Sole Warriors collected and gave out 700 pairs of shoes. Today that number stands at around 28,000 across four countries, including the United States, China and Liberia, thanks to the hard work of a core team of about 80 volunteers. But the organization’s growth wasn’t without its challenges. When it came to looking for collaborators, such as a company that would do the repairs and clean up the footwear to look like new free of charge, Sia faced one obstacle after another before finding a partner in India’s Pressto Cobbler. “Being a 13-year-old, I did face a lot of bias because at my age, people were less willing to hear me out,” says Sia. In recognition of her impact, in 2021 Sia was given the Diana Award, given to people aged 9 to 25 in memory of the late Princess of Wales. Awarded by a UK-based charity of the same name, it’s one of the most prestigious honours a young person can receive for social action or humanitarian work. But her work isn’t done. “Our goal has always been to touch a million feet,” she says. 1．The underlined word “upscale” most probably means __________. A．humble B．abandoned C．energetic D．prosperous 2．One of the biggest challenges of Sole Warriors is that __________. A．local people lacked trust in and patience with teenagers like Sia B．just about 80 volunteers came to help Sia in the organization’s infancy C．few companies are willing to do the repairs without financial incentives D．Sia is not good at operating the organization due to her lack of experience 3．Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A．All for one, one for all B．Walking in someone else’s shoes C．Where there is a will, there is a way D．Nothing ventured, nothing gained 4．Which group of words can best describe Sia’s qualities? A．Patient, self-disciplined and modest. B．Curious, generous and knowledgeable. C．Energetic, ambitious and sympathetic. D．Sensitive, independent and passionate. Passage 2 【来源】上海市复兴高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月质量检测英语试题 Blake Mycoske set up his first business, EZ Laundry, a door-to-door laundry service for students, when he was still in college. Having grown the company to service seven colleges in the southwestern US, he sold his share to his business partner and moved on to a media advertising business in Nashville. This he sold to Clear Channel, one of the industry’s leading companies. Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old, and feeling somewhat burned out, Mycoskie decided to give it a break for a while and head down to Argentina. But resting wasn’t really in his nature, and it wasn’t long before Mycoskie had hit upon an idea that would come to define him as a social entrepreneur (企业家). On a visit to a village outside Buenos Aires, he was shocked to see that many of the children didn’t have any shoes or, if they did, the shoes were worn out and didn’t fit. Since shoes, particularly the local farmers’ canvas (帆布) shoe, the alpargata, can be bought relatively cheaply in Argentina, Mycoskie’s first instinct was to set up a charity to donate shoes to the children. But after giving it some thought, he realized that this was not a model that would work. One pair of shoes per child would not make that much difference because they wear out. And if he asked people to donate repeatedly, sympathy for the cause might also wear out pretty quickly. Instead he came up with the idea of TOMS One for One Shoes. He would take the alpargata to America, manufacture it and sell it as a high-end fashion item at around $50 a pair. For each pair he sold, he would donate another to shoeless children, guaranteeing a continual supply. Also, rather than running a charity, something he had no real experience in, he could run the project as a business. Several years later, the business is booming, supplying shoes not only to children in Argentina but also other parts of the world where foot diseases are a problem. Mycoskie had no manufacturing experience and understood that he had to learn fast. For the first eighteen months, by his own admission, he made “a poor job of making shoes,” but since then he has brought in help from experienced industry people. The vital element that Mycoskie added was his passion—a passion he wants others to share. One criticism of initiatives like TOMS is that the money spent by customers might otherwise have gone directly to charities. So Mycoskie encourages his customers to become more involved with TOMS by volunteering to hand-deliver the shoes to children in need. It’s a giving experience and he hopes it might inspire some of the volunteers to develop similar projects. 1．Why did Blake Mycoske go to Argentina? A．To look for ideas. B．To be close to nature. C．To relax himself. D．To start his new business. 2．Blake Mycoske gave up the idea of setting up a charity to donate shoes to the kids because ________. A．he found it wasn’t a long-term solution B．he found the shoes weren’t good in quality C．he found people didn’t show enough sympathy D．he found the kids didn’t like the traditional shoes 3．How did Mycoskie respond to the criticism of the projects like TOMS? A．He inspired other similar projects. B．He donated more money to charity. C．He turned his customers into volunteers. D．He hand-delivered shoes to the kids by himself. 4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．The Future of Shoe Making B．A New Business Model C．An Experienced Entrepreneur D．The Shoe Giver Passage 3 【来源】上海市行知中学2024-2025学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题 I believe that, as a doctor, I should always get a blanket for my patients who need one. Yes I know there are other people who can do this. I can ask a nurse or an orderly to do it, but I believe that I should do it. So several times a day, while working in our emergency department, I leave my patient’s bedside, get them a nice warm blanket and cover them up, before continuing on my day. Which brings me back to why I believe I should offer to bring my patients a blanket. To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional. It is a simple act that acknowledges my desire to meet their basic needs as a patient. It may be an overused expression but I want to treat my patients the way I would want my family members taken care of. This behavior was also modeled for me when I was a patient. Shortly after college I was involved in a serious accident while working in an ambulance as a volunteer. The short story is that I broke my femur (大腿骨), the large bone in my high, and my recovery required a total of four surgeries over a year or so. The surgeon who performed the last three operations usually did his rounds late at night. He was a brilliant and talented surgeon who reminded me in appearance of a chain-smoking Einstein. He would ask about my pain and my mental state, but what I remember most is his offering to bring me French fries the next time he visited. I felt that he cared about me and, more importantly, understood what I was going through. He connected with me, and I trusted and obeyed everything he told me to do. Getting a blanket and placing it on my patient is, in the end, a check and balance for me. I have the power to order hundreds of test and treatments. I strive to always be right (or at least never wrong). And on not so rare occasions, I help save a life. But in the end, if I have not made that connection with my patient, if I have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person. 1．According to the author, what does the performance of giving blankets to patients mean? A．It may be an overused expression although he doesn’t care about it. B．It gives him the power to order tests and treatments. C．It’s helpful to save a life when you are in trouble. D．It helps communicate his care towards his patients. 2．The author mentioned his own experience as a patient, which of the following is NOT his intention? A．Showing his gratitude for the surgeon B．Demonstrating his action of giving blankets C．Implying the similar function of bringing French Fries and giving blankets to patients D．Claiming the importance of patients’ trust toward doctors 3．What does the last sentence (paragraph 5) imply? A．The author felt regretful for not making connection with his patients by bringing them blankets. B．A good physician should understand patient’s needs. C．It’s important to communicate doctors’ care to their patients. D．The author failed as a person as he didn’t show his understanding for his patients’ needs. 4．The passage is manly about __________. A．emphasizing the importance of sincere care and understanding of patients B．emphasizing how to build a bridge between doctors and patients C．emphasizing that a small gesture can warm the patient’s heart D．emphasizing how to improve the doctor-patient relationship 话题5 社区生活与季节感知 P1: 小镇居民通过观察生活细节（如商店换商品、老人穿外套等）判断春天是否来临 P2: 两位百岁老人分享长寿秘诀：锻炼、饮食、祈祷与乐观心态 P3: 讲述了卡哈尔·帕蒂尔的经历来说明志愿服务的好处以及个人在志愿服务中的成长和收获。 Passage 1 【来源】上海市七宝中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试试卷 For years, spring in our town was welcomed by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s departure. It was as accurate an indication of spring as any calendar. When they died and their children sold the Dairy Queen to an out-of-town outfit who kept it open year-round, it threw off our town’s circadian rhythms (生物钟). Something terrible. We’re still not sure when spring begins. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. When the implement store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter is coming to an end. If they should drop the ball, Frank Gladden is sure to stand at our Quaker meeting and announce that volunteers are needed for our spring fish fry. Frank’s announcement is as reliable as any clock and invariably mixed with worry and regret that this might be the last year of the fish fry if volunteers aren’t forthcoming. “We’re not getting any younger,” he announces. Frank is 82 years old, but he’s been saying that since 1961, so we Quakers aren’t alarmed. The Fairfield Friends Fish Fry is as constant as sunrise. But let us suppose both the implement store and Frank Gladden neglect their duties and we are cast adrift, unaware of spring’s arrival. We would then have to look and see whether Bill Eddy, our town’s plumber, was wearing a coat. When the first leaf falls to the ground in the autumn, Bill pulls on his Carhartt coat and doesn’t remove it until spring. I’ve known Bill since we were in first grade together, so I know well about his habits. He wears that Carhartt everywhere, inside and outside. There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. The deer lighten in color, the dog sheds, the buds swell, the snow melts on the south hillside, and the bloodroot in our woodlot pushes out its petals. The calf (牛犊) appears, following its mother because of hunger. Who needs a calendar when a calf is nearby? 1．What can be learned about the Dairy Queen from the first paragraph? A．It was moved to Florida. B．It used to be closed in winter. C．It is now owned by Leon and Jo’s children. D．It has several branches out of the town. 2．According to the writer, which of the following is a sign that winter is over? A．The deer turns into a darker color. B．Bill Eddy stops wearing his Carhartt coat. C．The Quaker meeting starts to call for volunteers. D．Johnston’s IGA grocery store starts to sell lawn mowers. 3．By “as constant as sunrise”, the writer means that the Fairfield Friends Fish Fry ________. A．has a long history B．makes excellent fried fish C．opens very early every day D．is sure to continue its business 4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．Why I Love Spring B．Every Changing Spring C．How I Know It’s Spring D．Spring: All Comes to Life Passage 2 【来源】上海市吴淞中学2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 In the mornings, Monday through Friday, we do our yoga exercises. I started doing yoga exercise about forty years ago. Well, after a decade or so, when Bessie turned eighty, she found that I looked better than her. So she decided she would start doing yoga, too. So we have been doing our exercises together over since. We follow a yoga exercise program on the TV. Sometimes, Bessie cheats. I'll be doing an exercise and looking over at her, and she's just lying there! She's a naughty old girl. Exercise is very significant. A lot of older people don't exercise at all. Another thing that is terribly vital is diet. I keep up with the latest news about nutrition. About thirty years ago, Bessie and I started eating much more healthy foods. These days, I do most of cooking, and Bessie does the serving. We eat our big meal of the day at noon. In the evening, we usually have a milkshake for dinner, and then we go upstairs and watch the news on the TV. After that, we say our prayers — we say prayers in the morning and before we go to bed. It takes a long time to pray for everyone, because it is a very big family — we have fifteen nieces and nephews still living, plus all their children and grandchildren. We pray for each one. The ones that Bessie doesn't approve of get extra prayers. Bessie can be very critical and she holds things against people forever. I always have to say to her, “Everyone has to be themselves, Bessie, Live and let live. ” You know, when you are this old, you don't know if you are going to wake up in the morning. But I don't worry about dying, and neither does Bessie. We are at peace. You never know when it is going to happen. That's why you learn to love each and every day, child. By Sadie 1．What are the two factors that the author considers most important for longevity? A．Workout and eating B．Yoga and prayers. C．Cooking and serving. D．TV and a big family. 2．According to the passage, which of the following about Bessie is true? A．She is lazy old lady, getting up late every morning. B．She is a good cook and does most of the cooking. C．While she is aged, she is quite naughty D．Because she always forgives others, she is considerate. 3．We can infer from the passage that both Sadie and Bessie ________. A．are worried about death. B．pray for all they know C．are aged more than 100. D．have a milkshake every day. 4．What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Sadie is considerate and kind with everyone. B．Both Sadie and Bessie enjoy their long lives. C．Bessie is critical, but still loves her big family. D．Both Sadie and Bessie enjoy their coming death. Passage 3 【来源】上海市上海中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Moving can be terrifying — whether it’s to a new city or an entirely new country. The good news? Volunteering can be a great way to settle into a new community, meet people, and learn valuable skills. That’s why we’re spotlighting Kajal Patil, a volunteer who recently moved and found volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch to make an impact in her new community. Kajal moved to the United States from India in February 2017. Having previously volunteered for two years as an assistant yoga teacher in her home country, Kajal was enthusiastic about volunteering and began looking for volunteer opportunities that match her interests on VolunteerMatch. “I enjoy volunteering and it’s great to have such meaningful experiences in life,” says Kajal. Kajal was drawn to a volunteer opportunity with the Meridian International Center to review applications on behalf of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI). Kajal had previous experience working with the markets candidates were applying from, and the position also afforded her the opportunity to work remotely. After connecting with the opportunity on VolunteerMatch and successfully completing the application process, Kajal got to work. Her role involved reviewing 44 in-depth applications from potential candidates across Latin America and the Caribbean for a four-week fellowship in the U. S. She was responsible for describing the business ideas presented by these candidates, assessing the social impact of their businesses, and determining the strength of candidates to carry out their plans. With almost 4, 000 applicants in 2017, Meridian International Center considers volunteers like Kajal to be integral members of the team. With help from volunteers, 250 candidates have now been selected to take part in the program and will travel to the U. S. this fall. Kajal says that this volunteer opportunity super-charged her existing skills, while helping her build new ones such as time management, business analysis, decision-making, planning, and presenting. She is now looking for her next volunteer opportunity and reflects positively on her experience with Meridian International Center, “A new country brings in a lot of new experiences and volunteering helped me to settle into a new environment,” adds Kajal. “By helping others, I felt needed in society. Not only did it boost my self-esteem, other people benefited too. Volunteering is a great opportunity to improve yourself, others, and the whole society”. Whether you recently moved to a new place or are looking to make an impact in your current community, find a volunteer opportunity to empower yourself — and others — on VolunteerMatch. 1．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a benefit of volunteering in a new community? A．Volunteering helps newcomers adapt to a new community. B．Volunteering offers opportunities to polish existing skills C．Volunteering enables people to acquire valuable professional skills. D．Volunteering allows people to make friends all over the world. 2．One of the reasons why Kajal chose to work with the Meridian International Center was that _________. A．she had experience working with candidates B．she was allowed to work wherever she wanted C．the working time of the job was quite flexible D．she was good at summarizing business ideas 3．What can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4? A．Kajal considered this volunteer role to be both challenging and rewarding. B．Volunteers like Kajal played an important part in the success of the program. C．Kajal felt that helping others was more important than self-improvement. D．The Meridian International Center relied entirely on volunteers to manage applications. 4．The main purpose of this passage is to _________. A．advertise for the volunteer platform that provides volunteer opportunities B．encourage U. S. immigrates to volunteer to adapt to a new environment C．share Kajal’s story to inspire other young people who wish to volunteer D．illustrate the benefits of volunteering for immigrants’ professional development 话题6 科技与社会现象 P1: 作者通过AI项目“Here After AI”与虚拟父母对话，反思科技与亲情的关系 P2: 女性厨师Archan Chan突破性别障碍，成为高端中餐厅主厨 P3: 作家杰克·伦敦如何将个人经历融入作品，成为当时最畅销和最高薪的作家之一。 Passage 1 【来源】上海大学附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月月考英语试卷 At the end of 2019, I learned that Here After Al, whose goal is to let the living communicate with the dead, was looking for applicants of its new AI project. Interested in what it was promising, I applied to experiment the software on my very- much- alive parents. At first, I thought it would be just a fun project to see what was technologically possible. Then their health condition added some urgency to the experiment. I was frightened that my parents might die since my father had been diagnosed with cancer and my mother was recently developing symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease, and that with the distance between us, I might never have the chance to say goodbye. The first step was an interview. My parents were asked questions by a technician for hours— about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness- generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants. A few months later, my virtual parents arrived via email attachment. When I communicated with them through the app on my phone, my hands were shaking. I hadn’t seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories I’d never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own. It was mesmerizing. Personally, I have mixed feelings about my experiment. I’m glad to have my virtual（虚拟的）parents. They’ve enabled me to learn new things about my parents, and it’s comforting to think that those bots will be there even when my parents aren’t. On the other hand, I can’t help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that — and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more about them, face to face, no technology involved. 1．Why did the author initially join the AI project? A．To preserve her parents’ voice. B．To test out the new technology. C．To learn more about her parents’ life. D．To remove the worry about her parents’ health. 2．What can we learn about the author’s parents? A．They liked talking a lot. B．They died from the illnesses. C．They provided data for the project. D．They opposed joining the project at first. 3．What does the underlined word “mesmerizing” mean in paragraph 4? A．Fascinating. B．Alarming. C．Inspiring. D．Entertaining. 4．What does the author realize at last? A．AI means never saying goodbye to our parents. B．The real connection with our parents matters most. C．The advances in AI technology have pro s and cons. D．AI allows us to learn more about our virtual parents. Passage 2 Archan Chan recalls her first experience working in a Chinese restaurant more than 14 years ago. Employed as an apprentice (学徒) chef, she was one of just two women in the kitchen — the other’s only job was to beat eggs. “She was unbelievably fast at beating eggs. I guess for a woman to survive in a traditional Chinese kitchen back then, you had to be the best in something,” she says. Today, Chan leads the kitchen of Ho Lee Fook, one of Hong Kong’s most popular restaurants. After spending more than a decade working in fine dining restaurants in Australia and Singapore, she is one of a few female chefs who have risen to the top of a high-end Chinese restaurant. That’s an impressive achievement, given how unbelievably challenging it has been for women to show in high-end Chinese kitchens. Female chefs have long been a minority in professional kitchens around the world. But the situation is even severer in Chinese kitchens. There’s no denying the work is physically demanding — an empty pot weighs about 2.2 kilograms. In the past, few chefs would risk employing a female trainee into that tough environment. Given all of these barriers, not many women would even consider this male-dominated industry as an attractive career path. Thankfully, there are signs of a shift in mindset — the number of female Chinese head chefs has been rising in recent years. “Even if it’s a kitchen almost full of men, all everyone cares about is food — the cooking. They don’t care if you’re a male or female. Gender shouldn’t matter,” Chan says. “Yes, there is a physical barrier but I think the mental barrier may be more of a barrier to the increase of women in Chinese kitchens,”Chan adds. “It isn’t just about how much you want it but how much hard work you’re willing to put into it. There are days when you feel like your arms are falling apart and you can’t move them anymore, but the next day, you’re stronger and may be able to work a heavier work.” 1．What can we learn about Archan Chan? A．She got a rapid promotion. B．She does best in beating eggs. C．She is the best female chef in China. D．She made a great achievement in her career. 2．What’s a cause of very few female chefs in professional kitchens? A．Kitchen is a tough place for women. B．Women are afraid of physical work. C．Customers care about the gender of the chef. D．Women face both mental and physical barriers. 3．Which of the following can best describe Archan Chan? A．Strong-willed. B．Open-minded. C．Cool-headed. D．Kind-hearted. 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．Female chefs have risen to the top. B．Female chefs have long been a minority. C．Female chefs are proving doubters wrong. D．Female chefs are replacing male chefs gradually. Passage 3 【来源】上海市同济大学第二附属中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中英语试卷 Jack London, one of America’s major writers of adventure tales, was born in California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life experiences would become the background for his writing. London loved to read. As a teenager, he spent many hours educating himself at the Oakland, California, public library. He attended college at the University of California at Berkeley, but he stayed for only six months. He thought Berkeley was “not lively enough” and wanted to do something more exciting. London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had making a living. He knew their problems first hand. He worked as a sailor, rancher (大农场主), and factory employee, to name just a few of his many jobs. London grew up near the waterfront in Oakland. He loved the water. When he was fifteen years old, he bought a small sailboat called a sloop. Later he sailed to Japan on a schooner, which is a much larger sailing boat. Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush Fever. In l897, he headed for Alaska. He didn’t find gold, but he discovered something even more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he made up with his vivid imagination. London entertained the miners with story after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many more colorful stories. London resolved to live a full, exciting life. He once said, “I would rather be a superb meteor (流星), every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once London determined that he was going to be a writer, nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at least one thousand words every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick. In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles. He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many people also considered him to be the best writer. White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories and are about surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjoy Jack London’s energy and his talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels. 1．Why was Jack London able to write on many topics? A．He had a variety of experiences and jobs. B．He was drawn to the Klondike Gold Rush. C．He pushed himself to reach his ultimate goals. D．He was the best-selling and highest-paid author. 2．Why did Jack London not complete college? A．He traveled to Alaska in 1897. B．He was hired to sail to Japan. C．He spent much of his time writing. D．He was not interested enough. 3．Which word best describes Jack London? A．Cautious. B．Unfocused. C．Imaginative. D．Sympathetic. 4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A．To identify books written by Jack London. B．To provide information on Jack London’s life. C．To describe life during the Klondike Gold Rush. D．To support the statement that London was the best writer. $