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2024-2025学年度第二学期期末模拟考试 高二年级英语试题 （分值：150分 时间：120分钟） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much will the man pay? A. $20. B. $80. C. $100. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Manager and assistant. C. Driver and policewoman. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What did the man volunteer to do? A. Look after his parents. B. Pay a visit to his grandfather. C. Take his brother to the museum. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and employee. B. Teacher and parent. C. Business partners. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the man feel now? A Refreshed. B. Exhausted. C. Upset. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What is the man doing at the start of the conversation? A. Talking on the phone. B. Typing a text message. C. Writing an email. 7. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Take a test. B. Travel with the woman. C. Attend an important meeting. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. How did the man discover ChatGPT? A. From a TV program. B. From a friend. C. From the newspaper. 9. What does the woman think of the story ChatGPT wrote? A. Meaningless. B. Impressive. C. Confusing. 10. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. What we can do with ChatGPT. B. What computer programs ChatGPT can write. C. What writing skills we can learn from ChatGPT. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How tall is the man? A. 5 feet 6 inches. B. 5 feet 9 inches. C. 6 feet 2 inches. 12. What does the man’s mother like doing? A. Going to parties. B. Doing the gardening. C. Studying electronic products. 13. What does the man think of his father? A. He’s humorous. B. He’s patient. C. He’s sympathetic. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Where does the pioneer of the Slow Food Movement come from? A. Italy. B. Spain. C. France. 15. What caused the start of the Movement? A. A traditional meal eaten in China. B. The opening of a fast-food restaurant. C. An advertisement from a fast-food company. 16. Why was the Slow Food Movement launched? A. To protect traditional dishes. B. To prevent eating fast food. C. To promote better lifestyles 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. Why does the speaker organize the activity? A. To prepare for Children’s Day. B. To celebrate the end of the school year. C. To welcome children in the neighborhood. 18. What is the activity for children about? A. Looking for the hidden gifts. B. Hiding around the center. C. Having a group discussion. 19. What are the children required to do before going out? A. Find the flags. B. Write their names down. C. Stay together with their parents. 20. Who will go to the other side of the center? A. The preschool children. B. The third-grade children. C. The fourth-grade children. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Women scientists around the world have made significant contributions to Stem (science, technology, engineering, and maths). Here are four who pushed boundaries and changed the world. Wu Chienshiung (1912—1997) Bon in Taicang, Jiangsu province, Wu took part in the Manhattan Project which helped create the world’s first nuclear weapon. Her famous Wu experiment overturned the theory of parity (宇称理论) in physics. This breakthrough led to a Nobel Prize that was awarded to her male colleagues, but Wu’s critical role in the work was overlooked. Hedy Lamarr (1914—2000) Austria-born Lamarr starred in a lot of Hollywood films and made great success. She was also super smart and a self-taught inventor. During the second world war, Lamarr together with George Antheil, a composer, developed a radio guidance system. The principle of their work is part of the basis of Bluetooth and wireless technology. Katherine Johns (1918—2020) African American NASA mathematician Johnson’s calculations were critical in getting the first US astronauts to space and back safely. During her 33-year career at NASA, Katherine earned a reputation for mastering complex calculations and was referred to as a “human computer”. Tu Youyou (1930—) Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, Tu shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two other foreign scientists, for her work in discovering artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria (疟疾). Her work has saved millions of lives all over the world. Tu is the first Chinese Nobel winner in physiology or medicine and the first female citizen of the PRC to win a Nobel Prize. 21. Besides being an inventor, Hedy Lamarr is also a(n)________. A. composer B. producer C. actress D. mathematician 22. What is Tu Youyou’s greatest contribution to the world? A. She treated people for malaria. B. Her discovery helped save millions. C. She is the first Chines Nobel winner. D. Her research project is one of a kind. 23. What do the four female scientists have in common? A. They shared the same interest. B. They each constructed a theory. C. They were all awarded the Nobel Prize. D. They all made a difference to the world. B About a dozen years ago, as I was preparing to leave Cambridge, Massachusetts for Berkeley, California, I took to carrying around a small camera on my walks to and from work and home. I hoped to capture something about the place and my time there and write something before setting off for the West Coast. What I ultimately carried away with me wasn’t a set of artistic or nostalgic (怀旧的) photos—it was an appreciation for the value of framing things just right. It’s one thing to walk along an elegantly designed street lined with cherry trees in bloom; it’s another to appreciate the arrangement of elements, to think about their meaning, and to compose something that goes beyond that single moment. I kept taking mental pictures long after I’d used up all my film. Blogging for 13.7 of NPR (a column of National Public Radio) over the past years has been a bit like carrying around a camera. Instead of taking photos, I’ve wandered the landscape of science and culture in search of interesting findings or ideas to share with the 13.7 community and our broader audience. Thinking about what to write and how to write it has invited me to consider new perspectives, develop new arguments, and think beyond a single academic publication, or a single news cycle. I’m not the only one of course, to find the experience of writing enlightening. Research in education finds that writing can be an invaluable tool for learning. Psychological studies reveal the value of expressive writing when it comes to processing an upsetting event. For this is, sadly, a farewell: In the face of limited resources, NPR has decided to terminate 13.7. But just as I continued taking mental pictures long after I ran out of film those years ago in Cambridge, I know that 13.7 has offered me something that will persist beyond the blog: a particular way of capturing the light. And I know that I’ll continue to write, celebrating science and culture. 24. What do we know about the author? A. He was constantly on the move. B. He was eager for his new life in Berkeley. C. He treasured his life experience in Cambridge. D. He hoped to sharpen his skills in photography in Berkeley. 25. How does the author view 13.7 of NPR? A. A means of making a living. B. An outlet for his discontent. C. A shortcut to achieving fame and fortune. D. A platform for learning and enhancement. 26. What does the underlined word “terminate” in the last paragraph mean? A. Fund. B. Stop. C. Overlook. D. Polish. 27. What can be the best title for the text? A. Capturing the Light in My Life B. Saying Farewell to the Past C. Affection for Photography Shaped Me. D. The Journey from Cambridge to Berkeley C On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%. “Children are affected by the same time crunch that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.) All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it. The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time? 28. What does the underlined phrase “the same time crunch” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Children have little time to play with their parents. B. Both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time. C. Children are not taken good care of by their working parents. D. Both parents and children have trouble managing their time. 29. In the author’s opinion, a child develops better if . A. he has plenty of time reading and studying B. he is free to interact with his working parents C. he is left to play with his peers in his own way D. he has more time participating in school activities 30. What does the author worry about American kids? A. They are increasingly ignored by their working mothers. B. They are engaged in more and more structured activities. C. They are spending more and more time watching TV. D. They are involved less and less in household work. 31. What can we conclude from the text? A. Extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligence. B. Most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children. C. Efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful. D. Most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off. D Picture this: You’re at a movie theater food stand loading up on snacks. You have a choice of a small, medium or large soda. The small is $3.50 and the large is $5.50. It’s a tough decision: The small size may not last you through the whole movie but $5.50 for some sugary drink seems unreasonable. But there’s a third option, a medium soda for $5.25. Medium may be the perfect amount of soda for you, but the large is only a quarter more. If you’re like most people, you end up buying the large. If you’re wondering who would buy the medium soda, the answer is almost no one. In fact, there’s a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a decoy, making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than the small. I have written about this characteristic in human nature before with my friend Dan Ariely who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing the pricing for subscriptions (订阅) to The Economist. The digital subscription was $59, the print subscription was $125, and the print plus digital subscription was also $125. No one in their right mind would buy the print subscription when you could get digital as well for the same price, so why was it even an option? Ariely ran an experiment and found that when only the two “real” choices were offered, more people chose the less expensive digital subscription. But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option. Brain scientists call this effect “asymmetric dominance (不对称优势)”, and it means that people tend toward the choice nearest clearly inferior (较差的) option. Marketing professors call it the decoy effect which is certainly easier to remember. Lucky for consumers, almost no one in the business community understands it. The decoy effect works because of the way our brains assign value when making choices. Value is almost never absolute; rather, we decide an object’s value relative to our other choices. If more options are introduced, the value equation changes. 32. What does the word “decoy” in paragraph 3 most likely mean? A. Lie. B. Bargain. C. Trap. D. Bonus. 33. Why is the pricing for subscriptions to The Economist mentioned? A. To explain how the decoy effect was tested. B. To illustrate a decoy effect case in marketing. C. To note possible limitations of the decoy effect. D. To highlight the significance of the decoy effect. 34. How does the decoy effect influence consumer behavior? A. It pushes consumers toward a target option. B. It encourages consumers to purchase more. C. It guides consumers away from inferior options. D. It helps consumers discover their true preferences. 35. What can we learn about an object’s value from the last paragraph? A. It stays the same with more options. B. It is determined by comparing options. C. It equals the object’s production cost. D. It affects the number of available options. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many scientists and marine biologists are quite worried about the state of coral reefs around the globe. They have been experiencing “bleaching” (白化) which is a process that involves the slow starvation and eventual death of coral reefs. ____36____ This has huge effects on the organisms that rely on the coral reefs in the ocean and us humans. ____37____ In the Turks and Caicos Islands, it has been reported that the coral reefs have been relatively untouched by the bleaching events. Even more surprising is the news that even the ones affected have recovered very well. The problem is caused by many reasons. Pollution, introduced species, over-fishing, and over-tourism have all contributed to the issue. ____38____ Since the 1970’s, about 80% of the coral reefs in the Caribbean have died out. An organization has taken steps to help out. They asked divers to observe over 100 reef sites off the South Caicos Island and set up a database. After scanning the data, they found surprising results. ____39____ But other corals did suffer bleaching. But they quickly rebounded to normal within months of the irregularly high thermal stress (热应力). Two years later, when the same corals were observed, they were even more colored. ____40____ There were theories that Hurricanes Irma and Maria helped, as they resulted in much less tourism and thus decreased damage to the surrounding ecosystems. Experts are continuing to observe the phenomenon to see if there is anything going on that can help save other reefs. A. It meant their health improved. B. So they are dying out at alarming rates. C. Many coral reefs can survive bleaching. D. Some corals proved no significant bleaching. E. The worst of bleaching events took place in 2017. F. But the coral reefs are doing surprisingly well in one region. G. The warming temperatures of the oceans have also caused great harm. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） A week ago, in search of an extremely ___41___ flower called the tagimoucia, I travelled to Taveuni, where the plant only grows. My host Vagoni told me that many locals may have only seen the flower in pictures. He also told me that I’d be ___42___ to climb the mountain without a ___43___. “You’ll be on the steep (陡峭的) service road before you ___44___ the rainforest on an unmarked track to have any chance of finding the tagimoucia. There’s thick ____45____and it’s always raining,” he said. “At best, you don’t find the ___46___. At worst, you get completely ___47___.” I asked Vagoni ___48___ this worst case had happened before. “___49___!” he said. “Just two weeks ago, a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud. There was a search-and-rescue mission. What a _____50_____!” Soon, we set out up the service road with a guide. I’d hiked Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, and made it _____51_____ the Everest Base Camp. _____52_____, I quickly discovered that Taveuni’s extreme humidity and the trail’s steepness make the climbing astonishingly _____53_____. I needed to stop to rest every 10 minutes. An hour later, we were in the forest, ducking under fallen trees and climbing over other obstacles. Suddenly, the guide pointed up with _____54_____. “Look! The tagimoucia!” he shouted. I couldn’t believe we’d found it — I also couldn’t see a thing, as my glasses _____55_____ up in the mist. 41. A. delicate B. beautiful C. tiny D. rare 42. A. slow B. funny C. foolish D. weak 43. A. guide B. rope C. walking stick D. sleeping bag 44. A. cut into B. search for C. look around D. make out 45. A. forest B. grass C. fog D. snow 46. A. way B. water C. shelter D. flower 47. A. mad B. lost C. exhausted D. defeated 48. A. when B. how C. whether D. why 49. A. Accidentally B. Basically C. Frequently D. Rarely 50. A. chance B. coincidence C. schedule D. mess 51. A. with B. to C. for D. at 52. A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Besides 53. A. impressive B. urgent C. unique D. tough 54. A. curiosity B. interest C. excitement D. fear 55 A. straightened B. steamed C. pushed D. broken 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Ever since New Year’s Day, 1986, ___56___ the Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street first opened to the public under its new name, the block has been a site of festivity and entertainment for Tianjin residents and tourists alike. Across Chinese cities, Tianjin is the only one ___57___ a record of its exact founding date. On Dec 23, 1404, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644) ___58___ (official) established the city, giving it a name meaning “the emperor’s ferry dock”, because of ___59___ region’s role as a key waterway interchange. “The Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street, located in Nankai district, ___60___ (lie) between the old Tianjin city and the Haihe River. Where two ___61___ (branch) of the Grand Canal converge (会合) with the river, this is “the cradle of Tianjin”. When the project of establishing the Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street first began in 1985, the focus was ___62___ (protect) the local historical sites and repair and improve contemporary buildings to reflect the antique elegance and tradition of Tianjin’s architectural styles. “The Haihe River has witnessed centuries of water transportation and the Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street serves as a hub (中心) for Tianjin’s time-honored brands, handicrafts, specialties and folk culture, ___63___ (make) it a cultural symbol of the city.” ___64___ (include) in the first-group 5A tourist attractions in China in 2017, the highest rating of its kind, the site now boasts 200,000 square meters of venues with culture and business that are quite ____65____ (diversity). 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry一行人要来你市旅游，体验中国文化。他请你帮忙预订酒店。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。要点如下： 1.表示欢迎； 2.询问到达时间； 3.询问具体要求。 注意: 1. 词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Terry, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate (腭裂), and when I started to go to school, my classmates, who were constantly teasing me, made it clear to me how I looked to others: a little girl with a misshapen lip. I couldn't even blow up a balloon without holding my nose. When schoolmates asked, “What happened to your lip? ”, I would tell them that I'd fallen as a baby and cut it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed more acceptable to have suffered an accident than to have been born different. By the age of seven I was convinced that no one outside my own family could ever like me. And then I entered the second grade, and Mrs. Leonard's class. She was pretty and fragrant, with shining brown hair and warm, dark eyes that smiled even on the rare occasions when her mouth didn't. Everyone adored her. But no one came to love her more than I did for a special reason. The time came for the annual hearing tests” iven at our school. I was barely able to hear anything out of one ear, and was not about to reveal yet another problem that would single me out as different. So I cheated. I had learned to watch the other children and raise my hand when they did during group testing. The whisper test”, however, required a different trick. Each child would go to the door of the classroom and close one ear with a finger. Then the teacher would whisper something which the child would repeat. The same thing was done for the other ear. I had discovered that nobody checked to see how tightly the untested ear was being covered, so I merely pretended to block mine. As usual, I was the last, and all through the testing I wondered what Mrs. Leonard might say to me. My turn came. I turned my bad ear to her, plugging up the other with my finger, and then gently backed my finger out enough to be able to hear. I waited, and then came the words that changed my life forever. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Mrs. Leonard, the pretty, fragrant teacher I adored, said softy, “I wish you were my little girl. ” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From that day on, I had a newfound confidence. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $听力考试正式开始。How much is that? In total? One hundred dollars. But if you have a membership card, I can give you a twenty percent discount. Great, this is my membership card. Listen to the next question. Slow down, Jason. You're driving too fast. It's dangerous. Sorry, dear, but i'm going to be late for work. My manager will be mad at me. Well, maybe I should wake you up earlier tomorrow morning. Listen to the next question. Hey, can can I join you for basketball this friday? That would be so fun. Eive, unfortunately, my parents promised to take my little brother to the museum this friday, but they have to visit grandpa because he is sick, so I volunteer to take him instead. Listen to the next question. Thank you for coming to kell's conference. I appreciate IT. Of course, I wouldn't miss IT. I always want to hear how Kelly is doing in classes. Well, he is just such a joy to teach. Listen to the next question. How do you feel today after cutting all that wood. my shoulder eggs, I think I did too much yesterday. Take IT easy today. Watch some movies and i'll cook a nice meal for you. Thanks a lot. You are very . consider IT. Listen to the next question. Hey, tim, are you almost ready to go? We're going . to be late almost. Honey, i've got to finish writing this text message to my partners. You've been typing that message for almost twenty minutes. Well, actually, I ve been testing back and fourth with Randy and skip. We have the big meeting tomorrow. You know. I wish for once we could have a weekend without text messaging and emails. Hey, tim, are you almost ready to go? We're going to . be late almost. Honey, i've got to finish writing this text message to my partners. You've been typing that message for almost twenty minutes. Well, actually, i've been texting back and fourth with Randy and skip. We have the big meeting tomorrow. You know. I wish for once we could have a weekend without text messaging and emails. Listen the next question. Have you heard of ChatGPT. the new AI software? sure. IT has become famous recently. Some guys were talking about IT on T. V. Last night. I was the first time that I had heard about IT. What exactly does IT do? Its main function is to reproduce conversations, but I can do all kinds of things, such as playing games, answering questions, writing computer programs and even composing music. Wow, have you tried IT? My friend and I made IT write a comedy about the monkey king in a dramatic style of shakespeare. You know, shakespeare was famous for writing sad stories, so we nearly died laughing at the result. But actually the story is excEllent. A that's amazing. I wonder if I could do my homework for me. No way your teacher would know you cheat IT the software. And that good, sadly. Plus, how would you learn anything if you don't do your homework? Have you heard of ChatGPT. the new AI software? sure. IT has become famous recently. Some guys were talking about IT on T. V. Last night. I was the first time that I had heard about IT. What exactly does IT do? Its main function is to reproduce conversations. But I can do all kinds of things, such as playing games, answering questions, writing computer programs and even composing music. Wow, have you tried IT? My friend and I made IT write a comedy about the monkey king in a dramatic style of shakespeare. You know, shakespeare was famous for writing sad stories, so we nearly died laughing at the result. But actually the story is excEllent. Ha, that's amazing. I wonder if I could do my homework for me. No way your teacher would know you cheated the software and that good, sadly. Plus, how would you learn anything if you don't do your homework? Listen to the next question. My mom and dad are an interesting pair. My mom is five feet, six inches tall, three inches shorter than me. SHE is a sympathetic person who is always ready to lend a helping hand. SHE has a warm smile that can brighten anyone's s day. She's an enthusiastic amateur gardener and has a magical touch with plants. I've learned a lot about patients from her. Your mom sounds lovely. What about your dad? Well, my dad is different from my mom. He's taller, around six feet two inches. He's the life and soul of every party, telling jokes and making people love. Despite his outgoing nature, he is also very wise and a great advisor. He is a technology enthusiasts and is good at fixing any electronic product. They seem like a good match. absolutely. My mom and dad are an interesting pair. My mom is five feet, six inches tall, three inches shorter than me. SHE is a sympathetic person who is always ready to lend a helping hand. SHE has a warm smile that can brighten anyone's day. She's an enthusiastic amateur gardener and has a magical touch with plants. I've learned a lot about patients from her. Your mom sounds lovely. What about your dad? Well, my dad is different from my mom. He's taller, around six feet, two inches. He's the life and soul of every party, telling jokes and making people laugh. Despite his outgoing nature, he is also very wise and a great advisor. He is a technology enthusiasts and is good at fixing any electronic product. They seem like a good match. absolutely. Listen to the next question. Mike, have you heard of the slow food movement started by italian carlo patri? Yeah, it's a response to the popularity of fast food and modern lifestyles. The man initiated the movement because of mcDonald had opened near the square of spain and rome. He felt IT cost to the ruin of many valuable traditional things. So he tried to promote healthier ways of eating and living. So slow food just means healthier food does IT. Not exactly. I think it's more about our lifestyles. We are always in such a hurry that we don't have enough time to enjoy our lives. IT seems right. Fast wood companies say their food is healthy, but for me, the problem is whenever you sit down for a meal, whether in france or china, what your given is too similar IT makes eating and life boring. IT would be a great loss if we all ate the same food. Yeah, traditional food isn't going to be lost completely, but we do want as many people as possible to enjoy IT. So the movement's main object is to improve the way we live and call on us to enjoy our lives. Mike, have you heard of the slow food movement started by italian carlo patri? Yeah, it's a response to the popularity of fast food and modern lifestyles. The man initiated the movement because of mcDonald had opened near the square of spain and rome. He felt IT was the ruin of many valuable traditional things, so he tried to promote healthier ways of eating and living. So slow food just means healthier food . does IT not exactly. I think it's more about our lifestyles. We are always in such a hurry that we don't have enough time to enjoy our lives. IT seems right. Fast wood companies say their food is healthy, but for me, the problem is whenever you sit down for a meal, whether in france or china, what your given is too similar IT makes eating and life boring. IT would be a great loss if we all ate the same food. Yeah, traditional food isn't going to be lost completely, but we do want as many people as possible to enjoy IT. So the movement's main object is to improve the way we live and call on us to enjoy our lives. Listen to the next question. Good morning, children and parents. Welcome to the children's club in our neighbourhood. At the end of the school year is draw near. We've prepared various gifts such as stickers, bookMarks and pencils to add more fun. We've hidden them for you to find around this centre. Here's the information you need to know. First of all, all children should put your names down at the desk because you will be divided into several groups. Then if you're already free school, children will be going out of this front door and their parents should go together. Outside this door, you'll see a flag as the marker for your area. There will be some helpers to direct you. If you are in the first to third grade, you're going right outside that back door to search in the yard. The parents of this group are welcome to go with the children. Finally, the fourth graders, please follow me down the hall through the double doors and to the other side of the center where you'll be going to look for your gifts. There's plenty for everyone. Good morning, children and parents. Welcome to the children's club in our neighbourhood. At the end of the school year is draw near, we've prepared various gifts such as stickers, bookMarks and pencils to add more fun. We've hidden them for you to find around this centre. Here's the information you need to know. First of all, all children should put your names down at the desk, because you will be divided into several groups. Then if you are ready for, children will be going out of this front door, and their parents should go together. Outside this door, you, you'll see a flag as the marker for your area. There will be some helpers to direct you. If you are in the first to third grade, you're going right outside that back door to search in the yard. The parents of this group are welcome to go with the children. Finally, the fourth graders, please follow me down the hall through the double doors and to the other side of the center where you'll be going to look for your gifts. There's plenty for everyone. 听力部分到此结束。 2024-2025学年度第二学期期末模拟考试 高二年级英语试题 （分值：150分 时间：120分钟） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much will the man pay? A. $20. B. $80. C. $100. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: How much is that in total? W: $100. But if you have a membership card, I can give you a 20% discount. M: Great, this is my membership card. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Manager and assistant. C. Driver and policewoman. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Slow down, Jason. You’re driving too fast. It’s dangerous. M: Sorry, dear. But I’m going to be late for work. My manager will be mad at me. W: Well, maybe I should wake you up earlier tomorrow morning. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What did the man volunteer to do? A. Look after his parents. B. Pay a visit to his grandfather. C. Take his brother to the museum. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey Ken! Can I join you for basketball this Friday? M: That would be so fun, Eve. Unfortunately, my parents promised to take my little brother to the museum this Friday, but they have to visit grandpa because he is sick. So, I volunteered to take him instead. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and employee. B. Teacher and parent. C. Business partners. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Thank you for coming to Kelly’s conference. I appreciate it. M: Of course, I wouldn’t miss it. I always want to hear how Kelly is doing in classes. W: Well, she is just such a joy to teach. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the man feel now? A. Refreshed. B. Exhausted. C. Upset. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: How do you feel today after cutting all that wood? M: My shoulder aches. I think I did too much yesterday. W: Take it easy today. Watch some movies and I’ll cook a nice meal for you. M: Thanks a lot. You are very considerate. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What is the man doing at the start of the conversation? A. Talking on the phone. B. Typing a text message. C. Writing an email. 7. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Take a test. B. Travel with the woman. C. Attend an important meeting. 【答案】6. B 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey, Tim! Are you almost ready to go? We are going to be late! M: Almost, honey. I’ve got to finish writing this text message to my partners. W: You’ve been typing that message for almost 20 minutes. M: Well, actually, I have been texting back and forth with Randy and Skip. We have that big meeting tomorrow, you know. W: I wish for once we could have a weekend without text messaging and emails. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. How did the man discover ChatGPT? A. From a TV program. B. From a friend. C. From the newspaper. 9. What does the woman think of the story ChatGPT wrote? A. Meaningless. B. Impressive. C. Confusing. 10. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. What we can do with ChatGPT. B. What computer programs ChatGPT can write. C. What writing skills we can learn from ChatGPT. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you heard of ChatGPT? W: The new AI software? Sure. It has become famous recently. M: Some guys were talking about it on TV last night. It was the first time that I had heard about it! What exactly does it do? W: Its main function is to reproduce conversations. But it can do all kinds of things, such as playing games, answering questions, writing computer programs, and even composing music. M: Wow! Have you tried it? W: My friend and I made it write a comedy about the Monkey King in a dramatic style of Shakespeare! You know, Shakespeare was famous for writing sad stories. So we nearly died laughing at the result, but actually the story is excellent. M: Ha-ha! That’s amazing. I wonder if it could do my homework for me? W: No way! Your teacher would know you cheated. The software isn’t that good, sadly! Plus, how would you learn anything if you don’t do your homework? 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How tall is the man? A. 5 feet 6 inches. B. 5 feet 9 inches. C. 6 feet 2 inches. 12. What does the man’s mother like doing? A. Going to parties. B. Doing the gardening. C. Studying electronic products. 13. What does the man think of his father? A. He’s humorous. B. He’s patient. C. He’s sympathetic. 【答案】11. B 12. B 13. A 【解析】 【原文】M: My mom and dad are an interesting pair. My mom is 5 feet 6 inches tall, 3 inches shorter than me. She is a sympathetic person who is always ready to lend a helping hand. She has a warm smile that can brighten anyone’s day. She’s an enthusiastic amateur gardener and has a magical touch with plants. I’ve learned a lot about patience from her. W: Your mom sounds lovely! What about your dad？ M: Well, my dad is different from my mom. He’s taller, around 6 feet 2 inches. He’s the life and soul of every party, telling jokes and making people laugh. Despite his outgoing nature, he’s also very wise and a great advisor. He is a technology enthusiast and is good at fixing any electronic product. W: They seem like a good match! M: Absolutely! 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. Where does the pioneer of the Slow Food Movement come from? A. Italy. B. Spain. C. France. 15. What caused the start of the Movement? A. A traditional meal eaten in China. B. The opening of a fast-food restaurant. C. An advertisement from a fast-food company. 16. Why was the Slow Food Movement launched? A. To protect traditional dishes. B. To prevent eating fast food. C. To promote better lifestyles 【答案】14. A 15. B 16. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Mike, have you heard of the Slow Food Movement started by Italian Carlo Petrini? M: Yeah, it’s a response to the popularity of fast food and modern lifestyles. The man initiated the movement because a McDonald’s had opened near the Square of Spain in Rome. He felt it caused the ruin of many valuable traditional things. So he tried to promote healthier ways of eating and living. W: So, Slow Food just means healthier food, does it? M: Not exactly. I think it’s more about our lifestyles. We’re always in such a hurry that we don’t have enough time to enjoy our lives. W: It seems right. Fast food companies say their food is healthy. But for me, the problem is whenever you sit down for a meal, whether in France or China, what you’re given is too similar. It makes eating and life boring. It would be a great loss if we all ate the same food. M: Yeah, traditional food isn’t going to be lost completely, but we do want as many people as possible to enjoy it. So, the Movement’s main object is to improve the way we live and call on us to enjoy our lives. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. Why does the speaker organize the activity? A. To prepare for Children’s Day. B. To celebrate the end of the school year. C. To welcome children in the neighborhood. 18. What is the activity for children about? A. Looking for the hidden gifts. B. Hiding around the center. C. Having a group discussion. 19. What are the children required to do before going out? A. Find the flags. B. Write their names down. C. Stay together with their parents. 20. Who will go to the other side of the center? A. The preschool children. B. The third-grade children. C. The fourth-grade children. 【答案】17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C 【解析】 【原文】Good morning, children and parents. Welcome to the Children’s Club in our neighborhood. As the end of the school year is drawing near, we’ve prepared various gifts, such as stickers, books and pencils. To add more fun, we’ve hidden them for you to find around this center. Here’s the information you need to know. First of all, all children should put your names down at the desk, because you will be divided into several groups. Then, if you’re ready, preschool children will be going out of this front door and their parents should go together. Outside this door, you will see a flag as the marker for your area. There will be some helpers to direct you. If you are in the first to third grade, you’re going right outside that back door to search in the yard. The parents of this group are welcome to go with the children. Finally, the fourth graders, please, follow me down the hall through the double doors and to the other side of the center where you’ll be going to look for your gifts. There’s plenty for everyone. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Women scientists around the world have made significant contributions to Stem (science, technology, engineering, and maths). Here are four who pushed boundaries and changed the world. Wu Chienshiung (1912—1997) Bon in Taicang, Jiangsu province, Wu took part in the Manhattan Project which helped create the world’s first nuclear weapon. Her famous Wu experiment overturned the theory of parity (宇称理论) in physics. This breakthrough led to a Nobel Prize that was awarded to her male colleagues, but Wu’s critical role in the work was overlooked. Hedy Lamarr (1914—2000) Austria-born Lamarr starred in a lot of Hollywood films and made great success. She was also super smart and a self-taught inventor. During the second world war, Lamarr together with George Antheil, a composer, developed a radio guidance system. The principle of their work is part of the basis of Bluetooth and wireless technology. Katherine Johns (1918—2020) African American NASA mathematician Johnson’s calculations were critical in getting the first US astronauts to space and back safely. During her 33-year career at NASA, Katherine earned a reputation for mastering complex calculations and was referred to as a “human computer”. Tu Youyou (1930—) Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, Tu shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two other foreign scientists, for her work in discovering artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria (疟疾). Her work has saved millions of lives all over the world. Tu is the first Chinese Nobel winner in physiology or medicine and the first female citizen of the PRC to win a Nobel Prize. 21. Besides being an inventor, Hedy Lamarr is also a(n)________. A. composer B. producer C. actress D. mathematician 22. What is Tu Youyou’s greatest contribution to the world? A. She treated people for malaria. B. Her discovery helped save millions. C. She is the first Chines Nobel winner. D. Her research project is one of a kind. 23. What do the four female scientists have in common? A. They shared the same interest. B. They each constructed a theory. C. They were all awarded the Nobel Prize. D. They all made a difference to the world. 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四位改变世界的女性科学家。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Hedy Lamarr (1914—2000)部分中的“Austria-born Lamarr starred in a lot of Hollywood films and made great success. She was also super smart and a self-taught inventor. (奥地利出生的拉玛出演了许多好莱坞电影，并取得了巨大的成功。她还非常聪明，是一个自学成才的发明家)”可知，除了是一个发明家，海蒂·拉玛也是一位女演员。故选C。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Tu Youyou (1930—)部分中的“Her work has saved millions of lives all over the world. (她的工作拯救了全世界数百万人的生命)”可知，屠呦呦对世界最大的贡献是她的发现帮助拯救了数百万人。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Here are four who pushed boundaries and changed the world. (下面是四位打破界限、改变世界的人)”可知，这四位女科学家共同之处是她们都对世界产生了影响。故选D。 B About a dozen years ago, as I was preparing to leave Cambridge, Massachusetts for Berkeley, California, I took to carrying around a small camera on my walks to and from work and home. I hoped to capture something about the place and my time there and write something before setting off for the West Coast. What I ultimately carried away with me wasn’t a set of artistic or nostalgic (怀旧的) photos—it was an appreciation for the value of framing things just right. It’s one thing to walk along an elegantly designed street lined with cherry trees in bloom; it’s another to appreciate the arrangement of elements, to think about their meaning, and to compose something that goes beyond that single moment. I kept taking mental pictures long after I’d used up all my film. Blogging for 13.7 of NPR (a column of National Public Radio) over the past years has been a bit like carrying around a camera. Instead of taking photos, I’ve wandered the landscape of science and culture in search of interesting findings or ideas to share with the 13.7 community and our broader audience. Thinking about what to write and how to write it has invited me to consider new perspectives, develop new arguments, and think beyond a single academic publication, or a single news cycle. I’m not the only one of course, to find the experience of writing enlightening. Research in education finds that writing can be an invaluable tool for learning. Psychological studies reveal the value of expressive writing when it comes to processing an upsetting event. For this is, sadly, a farewell: In the face of limited resources, NPR has decided to terminate 13.7. But just as I continued taking mental pictures long after I ran out of film those years ago in Cambridge, I know that 13.7 has offered me something that will persist beyond the blog: a particular way of capturing the light. And I know that I’ll continue to write, celebrating science and culture. 24. What do we know about the author? A. He was constantly on the move. B. He was eager for his new life in Berkeley. C. He treasured his life experience in Cambridge. D. He hoped to sharpen his skills in photography in Berkeley. 25. How does the author view 13.7 of NPR? A. A means of making a living. B. An outlet for his discontent. C. A shortcut to achieving fame and fortune. D. A platform for learning and enhancement. 26. What does the underlined word “terminate” in the last paragraph mean? A. Fund. B. Stop. C. Overlook. D. Polish. 27 What can be the best title for the text? A. Capturing the Light in My Life B. Saying Farewell to the Past C. Affection for Photography Shaped Me. D. The Journey from Cambridge to Berkeley 【答案】24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者十几年前为了记录生活开始随身携带一个小相机，随后发现了NPR的13.7频道，让作者发现写作经验具有启发性。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“I hoped to capture something about the place and my time there and write something before setting off for the West Coast.(我希望在出发去西海岸之前，能捕捉到一些关于这个地方和我在那里的时光的东西，并写一些东西)”可知，作者珍惜他在剑桥的生活经历。故选C。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“Thinking about what to write and how to write it has invited me to consider new perspectives, develop new arguments, and think beyond a single academic publication, or a single news cycle.(思考写什么和怎么写，让我想到了新的视角，提出了新的论点，并超越了单一的学术出版物或单一的新闻周期)”可知，作者认为NPR的13.7是学习和提高的平台。故选D。 【26题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“For this is, sadly, a farewell: In the face of limited resources”可知，sadly表示遗憾的是，且提到资源有限，推测NPR决定停止13.7频道。故划线词意思是“停止”。故选B。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“But just as I continued taking mental pictures long after I ran out of film those years ago in Cambridge, I know that 13.7 has offered me something that will persist beyond the blog: a particular way of capturing the light. And I know that I’ll continue to write, celebrating science and culture.(但就像多年前在剑桥用完胶卷后，我仍在脑海中不停地拍照一样，我知道13.7为我提供了一种超越博客的东西：一种捕捉光线的特殊方式。我知道我会继续写作，歌颂科学和文化)”结合文章主要讲述了作者十几年前为了记录生活开始随身携带一个小相机，随后发现了NPR的13.7频道，让作者发现写作经验具有启发性。可知，A选项“捕捉我生命中的光”最符合文章标题。故选A。 C On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%. “Children are affected by the same time crunch that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.) All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it. The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time? 28. What does the underlined phrase “the same time crunch” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Children have little time to play with their parents. B. Both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time. C. Children are not taken good care of by their working parents. D. Both parents and children have trouble managing their time. 29. In the author’s opinion, a child develops better if . A. he has plenty of time reading and studying B. he is free to interact with his working parents C. he is left to play with his peers in his own way D. he has more time participating in school activities 30. What does the author worry about American kids? A. They are increasingly ignored by their working mothers. B. They are engaged in more and more structured activities. C. They are spending more and more time watching TV. D. They are involved less and less in household work. 31. What can we conclude from the text? A. Extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligence. B. Most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children. C. Efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful. D. Most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off. 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. B 31. B 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍父母和孩子都缺少闲暇时间，但如果让孩子以自己的方式和同龄人一起玩，他会发展得更好，同时指出大多数父母认为阅读对孩子有益。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.(然而，总的来说，儿童的休闲时间从1981年的40%下降到了25%) ”；第二段中“A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home.(她说，一个主要原因是越来越多的母亲在外工作)”以及“In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.(相比之下，孩子们和单身母亲在一起的时间只有9个小时)”可知，父母和孩子都缺少闲暇时间，故划线部分的意思是“父母和孩子都缺少闲暇时间”。故选B。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,(玩耍是孩子探索世界和了解自己最有力的方式)”和“play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to handle their relationships with their peers(玩耍鼓励独立思考，并允许年轻人处理与同龄人的关系)”由此可知，根据作者的观点，如果让孩子以自己的方式和同龄人一起玩，他会发展得更好。故选C。 30题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中““Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.(哈佛大学医学院教授T. Berry Brazelton说：“游戏是孩子探索世界和了解自己的最有力方式。非结构化的游戏鼓励独立思考，并允许年轻人与同伴协商他们的关系，但3至12岁的孩子每周只花12小时参与游戏。”)”可知，作者对美国孩子的担忧是他们从事越来越多结构化的活动。故选B。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading.(尽管努力让孩子们对书籍更感兴趣，孩子们每周花在阅读上的时间还是刚刚超过一个小时)”可推知，大多数父母认为阅读对孩子有益。故选B。 D Picture this: You’re at a movie theater food stand loading up on snacks. You have a choice of a small, medium or large soda. The small is $3.50 and the large is $5.50. It’s a tough decision: The small size may not last you through the whole movie but $5.50 for some sugary drink seems unreasonable. But there’s a third option, a medium soda for $5.25. Medium may be the perfect amount of soda for you, but the large is only a quarter more. If you’re like most people, you end up buying the large. If you’re wondering who would buy the medium soda, the answer is almost no one. In fact, there’s a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a decoy, making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than the small. I have written about this characteristic in human nature before with my friend Dan Ariely, who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing the pricing for subscriptions (订阅) to The Economist. The digital subscription was $59, the print subscription was $125, and the print plus digital subscription was also $125. No one in their right mind would buy the print subscription when you could get digital as well for the same price, so why was it even an option? Ariely ran an experiment and found that when only the two “real” choices were offered, more people chose the less expensive digital subscription. But the addition of the bad option made people much more likely to choose the more expensive print plus digital option. Brain scientists call this effect “asymmetric dominance (不对称优势)”, and it means that people tend toward the choice nearest clearly inferior (较差的) option. Marketing professors call it the decoy effect which is certainly easier to remember. Lucky for consumers, almost no one in the business community understands it. The decoy effect works because of the way our brains assign value when making choices. Value is almost never absolute; rather, we decide an object’s value relative to our other choices. If more options are introduced, the value equation changes. 32. What does the word “decoy” in paragraph 3 most likely mean? A. Lie. B. Bargain. C. Trap. D. Bonus. 33. Why is the pricing for subscriptions to The Economist mentioned? A. To explain how the decoy effect was tested. B. To illustrate a decoy effect case in marketing. C. To note possible limitations of the decoy effect. D. To highlight the significance of the decoy effect. 34. How does the decoy effect influence consumer behavior? A. It pushes consumers toward a target option. B. It encourages consumers to purchase more. C. It guides consumers away from inferior options. D. It helps consumers discover their true preferences. 35. What can we learn about an object’s value from the last paragraph? A. It stays the same with more options. B. It is determined by comparing options. C. It equals the object’s production cost. D. It affects the number of available options. 【答案】32. C 33. B 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了营销中的诱饵效应，即通过设置较差选项，引导消费者选择目标选项，并说明了其原理是人们通过比较来判断物品价值。 【32题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“In fact, there’s a good chance the marketing department purposely priced the medium soda as a decoy, making you more likely to buy the large soda rather than the small. (事实上，很有可能营销部门故意将中杯汽水定价作为一个decoy，让你更有可能购买大杯汽水而不是小杯。)”可知，营销部门把中杯汽水的价格设置成这样是为了让消费者更多地去买大杯汽水，所以中杯汽水就像一个“诱饵”，用来诱导消费者。故划线词“decoy”意思是“诱饵，陷阱”，与“Trap”同义。故选C项。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“I have written about this characteristic in human nature before with my friend Dan Ariely, who studied this phenomenon extensively after noticing the pricing for subscriptions (订阅) to The Economist. (我之前和我的朋友丹·艾瑞里写过关于人性的这一特点，他在注意到《经济学人》的订阅价格后，对这一现象进行了广泛的研究。)”以及后文对《经济学人》订阅价格设置的描述和实验结果可知，提到《经济学人》的订阅价格是为了举例说明营销中的诱饵效应案例。故选B项。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Brain scientists call this effect “asymmetric dominance (不对称优势)”, and it means that people tend toward the choice nearest clearly inferior (较差的) option. Marketing professors call it the decoy effect which is certainly easier to remember. (大脑科学家称这种效应为“不对称优势”，这意味着人们倾向于选择最接近明显较差选项的那个选择。营销学教授称之为诱饵效应，这个名字当然更容易记住。)”可知，诱饵效应会把消费者推向目标选项。故选A项。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Value is almost never absolute; rather, we decide an object’s value relative to our other choices. If more options are introduced, the value equation changes. (价值几乎从来都不是绝对的；相反，我们是相对于其他选择来决定一个物品的价值。如果引入更多的选择，价值等式就会改变。)”可知，一个物品的价值是通过比较选项来确定的。故选B项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many scientists and marine biologists are quite worried about the state of coral reefs around the globe. They have been experiencing “bleaching” (白化) which is a process that involves the slow starvation and eventual death of coral reefs. ____36____ This has huge effects on the organisms that rely on the coral reefs in the ocean and us humans. ____37____ In the Turks and Caicos Islands, it has been reported that the coral reefs have been relatively untouched by the bleaching events. Even more surprising is the news that even the ones affected have recovered very well. The problem is caused by many reasons. Pollution, introduced species, over-fishing, and over-tourism have all contributed to the issue. ____38____ Since the 1970’s, about 80% of the coral reefs in the Caribbean have died out. An organization has taken steps to help out. They asked divers to observe over 100 reef sites off the South Caicos Island and set up a database. After scanning the data, they found surprising results. ____39____ But other corals did suffer bleaching. But they quickly rebounded to normal within months of the irregularly high thermal stress (热应力). Two years later, when the same corals were observed, they were even more colored. ____40____ There were theories that Hurricanes Irma and Maria helped, as they resulted in much less tourism and thus decreased damage to the surrounding ecosystems. Experts are continuing to observe the phenomenon to see if there is anything going on that can help save other reefs. A. It meant their health improved. B. So they are dying out at alarming rates. C. Many coral reefs can survive bleaching. D. Some corals proved no significant bleaching. E. The worst of bleaching events took place in 2017. F. But the coral reefs are doing surprisingly well in one region. G. The warming temperatures of the oceans have also caused great harm. 【答案】36. B 37. F 38. G 39. D 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讨论了全球珊瑚礁白化现象的严峻问题及其成因。 【36题详解】 根据上文“They have been experiencing “bleaching”(白化)which is a process that involves the slow starvation and eventual death of coral reefs. (他们一直在经历“白化”，这是一个涉及珊瑚礁缓慢饥饿和最终死亡的过程。)”可知，珊瑚正在死亡，与B项“So they are dying out at alarming rates. (因此，它们正在以惊人的速度消亡。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选B项。 【37题详解】 根据下文“In the Turks and Caicos Islands, it has been reported that the coral reefs have been relatively untouched by the bleaching events. (据报道，在特克斯和凯科斯群岛，珊瑚礁相对没有受到白化事件的影响。)”可知，在特克斯和凯科斯群岛珊瑚礁与其他地方的不同，空处与上文为转折关系，与F项“But the coral reefs are doing surprisingly well in one region. (但是，在一个地区，珊瑚礁的表现令人惊讶。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选F项。 【38题详解】 根据上文“The problem is caused by many reasons. Pollution, introduced species, over-fishing, and over-tourism have all contributed to the issue. (该问题是由许多原因引起的。污染、引进物种、过度捕捞和过度旅游都加剧了这个问题。)”可知，本段主要讲述的是珊瑚礁死亡的因素，与G项“The warming temperatures of the oceans have also caused great harm. (海洋温度上升也造成了巨大的伤害。)”上下文一致，符合文意。故选G项。 【39题详解】 根据下文“But other corals did suffer bleaching. (但其他珊瑚确实遭受了白化。)”可知，一些珊瑚礁没有白化现象，与D项“Some corals proved no significant bleaching. (一些珊瑚被证明没有明显的白化。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选D项。 【40题详解】 根据上文“Two years later, when the same corals were observed, they were even more colored. (两年后，当观察到相同的珊瑚时，它们的颜色更加丰富。)”可知，珊瑚礁的健康状况有所好转，与A项“It meant their health improved. (这意味着他们的健康状况有所改善。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选A项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） A week ago, in search of an extremely ___41___ flower called the tagimoucia, I travelled to Taveuni, where the plant only grows. My host Vagoni told me that many locals may have only seen the flower in pictures. He also told me that I’d be ___42___ to climb the mountain without a ___43___. “You’ll be on the steep (陡峭的) service road before you ___44___ the rainforest on an unmarked track to have any chance of finding the tagimoucia. There’s thick ____45____and it’s always raining,” he said. “At best, you don’t find the ___46___. At worst, you get completely ___47___.” I asked Vagoni ___48___ this worst case had happened before. “___49___!” he said. “Just two weeks ago, a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud. There was a search-and-rescue mission. What a _____50_____!” Soon, we set out up the service road with a guide. I’d hiked Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, and made it _____51_____ the Everest Base Camp. _____52_____, I quickly discovered that Taveuni’s extreme humidity and the trail’s steepness make the climbing astonishingly _____53_____. I needed to stop to rest every 10 minutes. An hour later, we were in the forest, ducking under fallen trees and climbing over other obstacles. Suddenly, the guide pointed up with _____54_____. “Look! The tagimoucia!” he shouted. I couldn’t believe we’d found it — I also couldn’t see a thing, as my glasses _____55_____ up in the mist. 41. A. delicate B. beautiful C. tiny D. rare 42. A. slow B. funny C. foolish D. weak 43. A. guide B. rope C. walking stick D. sleeping bag 44. A. cut into B. search for C. look around D. make out 45. A. forest B. grass C. fog D. snow 46. A. way B. water C. shelter D. flower 47. A. mad B. lost C. exhausted D. defeated 48. A. when B. how C. whether D. why 49. A. Accidentally B. Basically C. Frequently D. Rarely 50. A. chance B. coincidence C. schedule D. mess 51. A. with B. to C. for D. at 52. A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Besides 53. A. impressive B. urgent C. unique D. tough 54. A. curiosity B. interest C. excitement D. fear 55. A. straightened B. steamed C. pushed D. broken 【答案】41. D 42. C 43. A 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. B 48. C 49. C 50. D 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述作者去塔维乌尼寻找一种名为塔吉莫西亚的极其罕见的花的经历。 【41题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一周前，为了寻找一种名为塔吉莫西亚的极其罕见的花，我去了塔维乌尼，那里只生长这种植物。A. delicate精致的；B. beautiful漂亮的；C. tiny小的；D. rare稀有的。根据下文“where the plant only grows”可知，这种花只生长在塔维乌尼，所以很稀有。故选D。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他还告诉我，没有向导爬山是愚蠢的。A. slow慢的；B. funny可笑的；C. foolish愚蠢的；D. weak弱的。根据下文“Just two weeks ago, a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud. There was a search-and-rescue mission.”可知，没有向导登山是很愚蠢的行为。故选C。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：见第2题详解。A. guide引导；B. rope绳子；C. walking stick拐杖；D. sleeping bag睡袋。根据下文“Just two weeks ago, a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud. There was a search-and-rescue mission.”可知，这里强调登山需要向导。故选A。 44题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在你沿着一条没有标记的轨道切入热带雨林之前，你会先走上陡峭的便道，才有机会找到塔吉莫西亚。A. cut into切入；B. search for寻找；C. look around环顾四周；D. make out弄清楚。根据下文“the rainforest on an unmarked track”可知，此处指要进入热带雨林。故选A。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里有浓雾，而且总是下雨。A. forest森林；B. grass草；C. fog雾；D. snow雪。根据下文“it’s always raining”以及“as my glasses were _______ up in the mist”可知，这个地方老下雨，会有雾。故选C。 【46题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：充其量，你找不到花。A. way方法；B. water水；C. shelter避难所；D. flower花。根据上文“A week ago, in search of an extremely ___1___ flower called the tagimoucia”可知，作者是去找花的。故选D。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最坏的情况是，你完全迷路了。A. mad疯的；B. lost丢失的；C. exhausted筋疲力尽的；D. defeated被打败的。根据下文“a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud.”可知，最坏的情况是会在森林里完全迷路。故选B。 【48题详解】 考查名词性从句连接词词义辨析。句意：我问Vagoni，这种最糟糕的情况以前是否发生过。A. when何时；B. how如何；C. whether是否；D. why为何。根据下文“this worst case had happened before”可知，作者想知道的是这种最糟糕的情况以前是否发生过。故选C。 【49题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：“经常！”他说。A. Accidentally意外地；B. Basically根本地；C. Frequently频繁地；D. Rarely几乎不。根据下文“Just two weeks ago, a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud.”可知，2周前刚刚发生一次迷路的情况，所以发生的很频繁。故选C。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：真是一团糟！A. chance机会；B. coincidence巧合；C. schedule安排；D. mess混乱。根据上文“Just two weeks ago, a group of seven locals went up without a guide and got lost in the cloud. There was a search-and-rescue mission.”可知，有游客迷路，同时还有其他搜救任务，所以乱作一团。故选D。 【51题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：我徒步攀登了非洲最高峰乞力马扎罗山，并到达了珠穆朗玛峰大本营。A. with和；B. to到；C. for为了；D. at在某地。根据上文“I’d hiked Kilimanjaro”可知，这里指作者曾经到过乞力马扎罗山和珠穆朗玛峰大本营。make it to“成功到达某地”符合语境。故选B。 【52题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我很快发现，塔沃尼的极端湿度和步道的陡峭使攀登变得异常艰难。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Instead相反；D. Besides此外。根据上文“I’d hiked Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, and made it ___11___ the Everest Base Camp.”与下文“ I quickly discovered that Taveuni’s extreme humidity and the trail’s steepness make the climbing astonishingly ___13___. I needed to stop to rest every 10 minutes.”之间构成转折关系。故选A。 【53题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：见第12题详解。A. impressive给人印象深刻的；B. urgent急迫的；C. unique独特的；D. tough艰苦的。根据上文“Taveuni’s extreme humidity and the trail’s steepness”可知，极端的湿度和步道的陡峭会使攀登变得异常艰难。故选D。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然，导游兴奋地向上指了指。A. curiosity好奇心；B. interest兴趣；C. excitement兴奋；D. fear害怕。根据下文““Look! The tagimoucia!” he shouted. I couldn’t believe we’d found it”可知，他们找到了要找的花，所以会很兴奋。故选C。 【55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也什么也看不见，因为我的眼镜在雾中蒙上了水汽。A. straightened变直；B. steamed蒸发，散发蒸汽；C. pushed推；D. broken打破。根据上文“I also couldn’t see a thing”可知，作者什么也看不见了，应该是因为他的眼镜在雾中蒙上了水汽；steam up意为“（使）蒙上水汽”符合语境。故选B。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Ever since New Year’s Day, 1986, ___56___ the Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street first opened to the public under its new name, the block has been a site of festivity and entertainment for Tianjin residents and tourists alike. Across Chinese cities, Tianjin is the only one ___57___ a record of its exact founding date. On Dec 23, 1404, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644) ___58___ (official) established the city, giving it a name meaning “the emperor’s ferry dock”, because of ___59___ region’s role as a key waterway interchange. “The Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street, located in Nankai district, ___60___ (lie) between the old Tianjin city and the Haihe River. Where two ___61___ (branch) of the Grand Canal converge (会合) with the river, this is “the cradle of Tianjin”. When the project of establishing the Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street first began in 1985, the focus was ___62___ (protect) the local historical sites and repair and improve contemporary buildings to reflect the antique elegance and tradition of Tianjin’s architectural styles. “The Haihe River has witnessed centuries of water transportation, and the Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street serves as a hub (中心) for Tianjin’s time-honored brands, handicrafts, specialties and folk culture, ___63___ (make) it a cultural symbol of the city.” ___64___ (include) in the first-group 5A tourist attractions in China in 2017, the highest rating of its kind, the site now boasts 200,000 square meters of venues with culture and business that are quite ____65____ (diversity). 【答案】56. when 57. with 58. officially 59 the 60. lies 61. branches 62. to protect 63. making 64. Included 65. diverse 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了天津古文化街，主要包括其建立和建设的历史、地理位置和重要的文化意义。 【56题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：自1986年元旦，天津古文化街首次以新名称向公众开放以来，这条街区一直是天津居民和游客庆祝和娱乐的场所。空处引导非限制性定语从句，对先行词New Year’s Day, 1986作补充说明，先行词在从句中表示行为发生的时间，作时间状语，应用关系副词when作引导词。故填when。 【57题详解】 考查介词。句意：在中国的城市中，天津是唯一一个有确切建城日期的城市。结合空后的“a record of its exact founding date”可知，此处指“有确切建城日期的城市”，应用介词with表示“具有”。故填with。 【58题详解】 考查副词。句意：1404年12月23日，明成祖（1368—1644）正式建立了这座城市，并将其命名为“天子的渡口”，因为该地区是重要的水路交汇处。空处修饰动词established，official的副词形式officially符合题意，意为“正式地”，作状语。故填officially。 【59题详解】 考查冠词。句意：1404年12月23日，明成祖（1368—1644）正式建立了这座城市，并将其命名为“天子的渡口”，因为该地区是重要的水路交汇处。空处表示特指，指天津这一地区，应用定冠词the。故填the。 【60题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：天津古文化街位于南开区，介于天津老城和海河之间。空处作句子的谓语，此处在描述一般性的事实，时态应用一般现在时，且主语The Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street是单数，lie应用第三人称单数形式。故填lies。 【61题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：大运河两条支流与海河交汇在此交汇，这里是“天津的摇篮”。根据空前的“two”可知，branch应用复数形式。故填branches。 【62题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：1985年，天津古文化街建设项目刚开始时，重点是保护当地历史遗迹，修缮和改善当代建筑，体现天津建筑风格的古雅和传统。空处作表语，说明the focus的具体内容，且是未发生的行为，应用protect的不定式形式。故填to protect。 【63题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：海河见证了几个世纪的水上交通，天津古文化街是天津老字号、手工艺品、特产和民俗文化的中心，使其成为这座城市的文化象征。句子主干成分完整，空处表示随着谓语行为自然发生的结果，作结果状语，应用make的现在分词形式。故填making。 【64题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：2017年，该景点被评为中国首批5A级旅游景点，是同类景点中评级最高的，目前拥有20万平方米的文化和商业场馆，非常多样化。句子主干成分完整，空处为非谓语，include“把……列为一部分”和the site逻辑上是被动关系，因此用include的过去分词形式，作状语，且句首单词的首字母应大写。故填Included。 【65题详解】 考查形容词。句意：2017年，该景点被评为中国首批5A级旅游景点，是同类景点中评级最高的，目前拥有20万平方米的文化和商业场馆，非常多样化。空处作表语，diversity的形容词形式diverse符合题意，意为“多样的”。故填diverse。 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry一行人要来你市旅游，体验中国文化。他请你帮忙预订酒店。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。要点如下： 1.表示欢迎； 2.询问到达时间； 3.询问具体要求。 注意: 1. 词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Terry, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Terry, Learning that you and your group are planning to visit our city to experience Chinese culture, I’m so delighted to help with hotel booking. To ensure your stay is comfortable and enjoyable, I’d like to ask for some details. Firstly, what is your expected arrival time? If I’m available then, I’ll pick you up at the airport. Besides, please tell me your specific requirements such as your preferred price range and the exact number of rooms you need, which would be greatly helpful for the reservation. If you need any further assistance, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Looking forward to your visit to China. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。你的英国朋友Terry一行人要来你市旅游，体验中国文化。他请你帮忙预订酒店。要求考生给他回复一封电子邮件。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴：delighted→glad 确保：ensure→make sure 舒适：comfortable→cozy 有空：available→free 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：Learning that you and your group are planning to visit our city to experience Chinese culture, I’m so delighted to help with hotel booking. 拓展句：Since you and your group are planning to visit our city to experience Chinese culture, I’m so delighted to help with hotel booking. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Learning that you and your group are planning to visit our city to experience Chinese culture, I’m so delighted to help with hotel booking. (运用了that引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] If I’m available then, I’ll pick you up at the airport. (运用了if引导条件状语从句) 第二节（满分25分） 67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate (腭裂), and when I started to go to school, my classmates, who were constantly teasing me, made it clear to me how I looked to others: a little girl with a misshapen lip. I couldn't even blow up a balloon without holding my nose. When schoolmates asked, “What happened to your lip? ”, I would tell them that I'd fallen as a baby and cut it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed more acceptable to have suffered an accident than to have been born different. By the age of seven I was convinced that no one outside my own family could ever like me. And then I entered the second grade, and Mrs. Leonard's class. She was pretty and fragrant, with shining brown hair and warm, dark eyes that smiled even on the rare occasions when her mouth didn't. Everyone adored her. But no one came to love her more than I did for a special reason. The time came for the annual hearing tests” iven at our school. I was barely able to hear anything out of one ear, and was not about to reveal yet another problem that would single me out as different. So I cheated. I had learned to watch the other children and raise my hand when they did during group testing. The whisper test”, however, required a different trick. Each child would go to the door of the classroom and close one ear with a finger. Then the teacher would whisper something which the child would repeat. The same thing was done for the other ear. I had discovered that nobody checked to see how tightly the untested ear was being covered, so I merely pretended to block mine. As usual, I was the last, and all through the testing I wondered what Mrs. Leonard might say to me. My turn came. I turned my bad ear to her, plugging up the other with my finger, and then gently backed my finger out enough to be able to hear. I waited, and then came the words that changed my life forever. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Mrs. Leonard, the pretty, fragrant teacher I adored, said softy, “I wish you were my little girl. ” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From that day on, I had a newfound confidence. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Mrs. Leonard, the pretty, fragrant teacher I adored, said softly, “I wish you were my little girl. ”I was completely astonished by what I heard. Tears welled up in my eyes and trickled down my cheeks. I couldn’t believe that someone as wonderful as Mrs. Leonard would actually say that to me. She didn’t treat me as if I were different, and with her words, she made me forget who I was. In that moment, all my insecurities and fears disappeared, replaced by a feeling of being truly loved and accepted. From that day on, I had a newfound confidence. I walked tall and proud, with my head held high. I no longer felt like an outcast because of my cleft palate. Mrs. Leonard’s kind words had a profound impact on me, and I made a promise to myself to never let anyone’s judgment hold me back again. I started to embrace my differences and realized that they made me unique. And I will always be grateful to Mrs. Leonard for giving me the strength to do so. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，文章主要讲述了作者是一个自卑的腭裂小女孩，受尽同学们的嘲笑，在一次学校听力测试时老师的七个字改变了她的一生。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“伦纳德，我崇拜的那位漂亮、芬芳的老师，轻声说:“我真希望你是我的小女孩。”可知，第一段可描写作者听到纳德老师的话时的心情以及流下了泪水，使得坐着感到了被爱和被接受。 ②由第二段首句内容“从那天起，我有了新的自信”可知，第二段可描写作者变得自信，伦纳德老师的话对作者产生了影响以及作者对老师的感激之情 吃到了巧克力棒。 2.续写线索：作者惊呆——流下泪水——自信——感激老师 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①消失：disappear /fade ②取代：replace/take the place of ③拥抱：embrace /hug ④意识到：realize/be aware of 情绪类 ①惊讶：astonished/surprised ②感激的：grateful/appreciative 【点睛】[高分句型1] I was completely astonished by what I heard. (运用了what引导的宾语从句) [高分句型2] I started to embrace my differences and realized that they made me unique. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $