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2024～2025学年度第一学期质量检测 高二英语试题 2024.11 本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共12页，选择题部分1至10页，非选择题部分11至12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 考生注意： 1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 2. 答题时，请在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。 选择题部分 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How will the weather be tomorrow according to the weather forecast? A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: It has been raining all day. I hope it will clear up tomorrow so that we can have a picnic. W: The weatherman said there would be strong winds tomorrow. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. On the bus. B. In the post office. C. In the street. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop? M: Go straight and turn right at the second crossroads. It is in front of a post office. W: Thanks. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why is the man complaining? A. His car can’t be repaired. B. His car was out of order again. C. He is out of work. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Today was awful. I was two hours late for work because that stupid car broke down again. W: Again? We just had it repaired last month. Maybe we should give up that car. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the boy do next? A. See a doctor. B. Ask for leave. C. Call his father. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Mom, I have a serious stomachache. It’s killing me. W: Oh my! I’ll take you to the hospital right now. And I’ll let your father call your teacher to ask for leave. M: OK. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A play. B. A director. C. A character. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Do you know about lago? M: No, I’ve never heard of the name. W: He is a bad guy in William Shakespeare’s play Othello. M: Actually, I only know Juliet and Romeo among the characters Shakespeare wrote. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What time is it now? A. 4:20. B. 4:25. C. 4:30. 7. How does the woman feel in the end? A. Worried. B. Puzzled. C. Relieved. 【答案】6. B 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Our train leaves at 4:30. We’ve only got 5 minutes! M: Let me check the ticket. It says 4:20, not 4:30! W: Oh no! We’ve missed it. What should we do?! M: No. we haven’t. Look at this screen. It says our train will be half an hour late. Now we don’t have to worry. W: Phew, we’re lucky! 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. What flower seeds does the woman want at first? A. Daisy seeds. B. Sunflower seeds. C. Tulip seeds. 9. What color does the woman like best? A. White. B. Yellow. C. Purple. 10. What is the man going to do next? A. Recommend other seeds. B. Introduce some tools. C. Do some gardening. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, welcome to Fancy Garden. What can I do for you? W: Hi, I want to plant some flowers in my backyard, so I came here to get some seeds. I’d like some daisy seeds. M: I’m sorry. They are just sold out. How about sunflower seeds? They are popular these days. And the tulip seeds are also good. They have different colors like pink, yellow, white and so on. W: I’ll have some sunflower seeds. Besides, do you have purple tulip seeds? Purple is my favorite color. M: Let me see. Oh, you are so lucky. I still have some. W: Great. And can you recommend some good gardening tools? M: Of course. 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 does the man sound at the beginning of the conversation? A. Annoyed. B. Calm. C. Sorry. 12. What did the woman do this morning? A. She attended a conference. B. She watched a movie. C. She visited a farm. 13. When will the speakers meet? A. This Saturday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday. 【答案】11. A 12. A 13. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Jane, you finally answered the phone. We arranged to meet at the movie theater at 9:00 a.m. today. Why didn’t you show up? You obviously didn’t take our appointment seriously. W: Oh, I’m sorry, Daniel. I forgot to tell you that I couldn’t make it. M: I told you to let me know if the time wasn’t right for you. W: I had an urgent meeting this morning and I forgot to contact you after that. Did you wait there long? M: I waited there for an hour and then went home alone. W: Sorry, Daniel. To make up for it. I’ll treat you to a big meal at noon tomorrow and we can watch a movie after that. M: I’m afraid I can’t meet you this Saturday. I have to go to my brother’s farm then. W: How about the day after tomorrow? M: Well, that’s a deal. 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. What did Carl Safina’s father take pleasure in doing? A. Singing songs. B. Raising birds. C. Reading books. 15. What is Carl Safina? A. A zookeeper. B. An animal doctor. C. An author. 16. What is the first part of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel about? A. Dogs and wolves. B. Dogs and elephants. C. Whales and elephants. 17. What is Carl Safina’s attitude towards videos of animals? A. Objective. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. 【答案】14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Welcome to our program. Today, our special guest is Carl Safina. To begin with, Carl, can you tell us something about your childhood that impressed you? M: Sure. My father’s hobby was keeping birds. So there were always birds singing in our apartment. My parents also liked to take me to places like zoos and museums. W: Sounds interesting. Well, I know you wrote a book. Can you introduce it to us? M: Yes. The book Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel just came out. It has been made into two parts. The first part is about elephants and whales, and the second part is about dogs and wolves. The book describes many touching animal stories. W: I think if there were more animal stories being shared, it would help people build more connections with animals. M: Yeah. There are many videos of animals nowadays. A lot of them are really eye-opening and incredible. Unfortunately, some videos aren’t usually professional enough. W: I couldn’t agree with you more. 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】 18. When did Kevin Erickson probably finish his project? A. In 2019. B. In 2020. C. In 2021. 19. Who is Jonathan Klinger? A. A president. B. A researcher. C. A car worker. 20. What is the number one reason for changing the vehicles? A. For the better environment. B. For better performance. C. For a fun project. 【答案】18. C 19. A 20. B 【解析】 【原文】W: A growing number of Americans are turning gas-powered vehicles into electric ones. Such changes are becoming more popular as battery technology gets better and the world turns towards cleaner energy sources. At the end of 2019, Kevin Erickson bought his car for $6,500. He then began a year-and-a-half-long project to change the car into an electric car. Now, the car can go from a still position to 97 kilometers per hour in about three seconds. Its top speed is almost 250 kilometers per hour. Jonathan Klinger is a president of car culture for Hagerty Insurance. He said changing classic cars into electric vehicles was definitely a trend. In May, the Michigan-based company did a web-based study of about 25,000 automobile lovers in the United States, Canada and the UK. About one percent had at least partly changed an older model car into some form of electric power. The top three reasons for changing the vehicles in order were for better performance, for a fun project, and because of environmental concerns. The change requires special knowledge to complete. It also involves safety concerns and parts that are sometimes hard to find. 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 Chichen Itza-Mexico Chichen Itza is a top tourist destination in Mexico known for its impressive monumental structures constructed between AD 750 and 1200. Among these are the Castillo pyramid and the Temple of a Thousand Warriors. Getting there & doing it Chichen Itza is situated 80 miles from Tulum along the route to Merida. While hotels and tour companies offer organized trips, renting a car for a self-guided visit is often preferable. Gaining some knowledge about the pre-Columbian Maya can enhance your experience at these sites. Consider reading Michael Coe’s The Maya and/or Joyce Kelly’s An Archaeological Guide to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before your visit. You can comfortably explore the site in about 2 hours. Afterward, for a meal, travel 40 km east to Cancun to enjoy authentic Mayan organic cuisine. While you’re there Take some time to drive to Merida, known as the “White City”, which features charming old-world architecture, stunning churches, and vibrant markets. Additionally, make sure to visit Cenote Ik-Kil for a unique swimming experience. When to do it The site is open every day of the year, from 8 am to 5 pm. The rainy season, from May to October, is the least busy time for the Mayan Riviera. However, during the dry season, from November to April, it gets quite crowded. If possible, try to avoid the peak season from December to January, when it becomes especially crowded around Christmas and New Year. 21. What should you do before visiting Chichen Itza? A. Take a guided tour. B. Hire a local guide. C. Watch a documentary about Mexico. D. Read specific books about the Maya civilization. 22. What activities are recommended to do after visiting Chichen Itza? A. Attending a cultural show in Tulum. B. Driving 40 km east for Mayan foods. C. Paying a visit to the Castillo pyramid. D. Exploring the Temple of a Thousand Warriors. 23. What is the ideal time to visit Chichen Itza to avoid large crowds? A. All year around. B. May to October. C. November to April. D. December to January. 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。介绍了墨西哥Chichen Itza的旅游信息，包括最佳参观时间、如何前往、参观后推荐活动以及提高参观体验的建议等。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Getting there & doing it部分中“Gaining some knowledge about the pre-Columbian Maya can enhance your experience at these sites. Consider reading Michael Coe’s The Maya and/or Joyce Kelly’s An Archaeological Guide to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before your visit.(获得一些关于前哥伦布时期玛雅的知识可以增强你在这些遗址的体验。在你参观之前，考虑阅读Michael Coe的The Maya和/或Joyce Kelly的An Archaeological Guide to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula。)”可知，在参观Chichen Itza之前，建议阅读关于玛雅文明的专门书籍。故选D。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Getting there & doing it部分中“You can comfortably explore the site in about 2 hours. Afterward, for a meal, travel 40 km east to Cancun to enjoy authentic Mayan organic cuisine.(您可以在大约2小时内轻松浏览这个地方。之后，为了一顿饭，向东40公里前往Cancun，享受正宗的玛雅有机美食。)”可知，游览完Chichen Itza后，建议驱车向东40公里寻找玛雅美食。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The rainy season, from May to October, is the least busy time for the Mayan Riviera. However, during the dry season, from November to April, it gets quite crowded. If possible, try to avoid the peak season from December to January(五月到十月的雨季是玛雅Riviera最不繁忙的时候。然而，在旱季，从11月到4月，它变得非常拥挤。如果可能的话，尽量避开12月到1月的旅游旺季)”可知，如果你想避开人群，参观Chichen Itza的最佳时间是五月到十月。故选B。 B A couple has recently placed their garbage can out for collection for the first time in 14 months, all thanks to their recycling skills. Richard and Louise Arnold have established such an effective routine that they only need to put their garbage can on the side of the street once a year. Louise explained that making small monthly changes in her life has resulted in her family producing very little waste. She said, “It’s not as difficult as you might think if you start with small steps. We began with soap, switching from bath cream to natural soap without packaging. These bars are large enough that we cut them in half, using one for the sink and the other half for the shower. It’s both cost-effective and environmentally friendly.” “So it’s actually quite easy. Just go around your house and think of little things you can do gradually, and you’ll start noticing the difference,” Louise added. Currently, the couple takes recyclable waste to the tip, donates clothes to charity shops, and brings soft plastics and batteries to a shop that accepts them. In 2017, the couple established No Waste Living, which initially started as a weekend stall at the local market and has since developed into a website. Louise regularly writes a newsletter for her hundreds of subscribers. They also started selling eco-friendly products, ranging from non-chemical household cleaning and washing solutions for a “less toxic home” to bamboo washing-up brushes. Louise mentioned, “I started No Waste Living because I wanted to show our achievement s and lead by example.” Although the family occasionally faces criticism, Louise remains determined. She said, “The main point of contention(争论) for people regarding new waste rules is having to drive their waste to a recycling center, which adds to their already busy lives. However, in the long run, you will create more space in your home, save money, and spend less time dealing with garbage cans.” 24. How did the couple start their waste reduction journey? A. By replacing small soaps with large ones. B. By using a small amount of bath cream. C. By using unpackaged soap bars. D. By recycling soft plastics and batteries. 25. Why did the couple found No Waste Living? A. To bring eco-products to market. B. To inspire others to follow in their footsteps. C. To treat recyclable waste from the neighborhood. D. To answer the call of their subscribers. 26. Why do some people dislike new waste rules? A. They mean more work to deal with garbage. B. They increase the cost of garbage collection. C. They establish a set time for waste management. D. They limit the daily amount of garbage for collection. 27. What is the text mainly about? A. A business - minded couple. B. The “less poisonous home” concept. C. The global trend in recycling. D. A planet- friendly lifestyle. 【答案】24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章介绍了一对夫妇在回收利用垃圾和减少家庭垃圾方面的经验，并通过激励他人减少浪费来推动环境保护。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中 “We began with soap, switching from bath cream to natural soap without packaging(我们从肥皂开始，从沐浴露转向没有包装的天然肥皂。)”可知，这对夫妇开始通过将沐浴露换成没有包装的天然肥皂来减少垃圾。故选C。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“I started No Waste Living because I wanted to show our achievements and lead by example.(我创办“不浪费生活”是因为我想展示我们的成就，以身作则。)”可知，Richard和Louise创建NoWasteLiving的目的是展示他们的成就并以身作则。也就是说，他们希望通过自己的经历激励他人效仿他们的做法，减少浪费。故选B。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The main point of contention(争论) for people regarding new waste rules is having to drive their waste to a recycling center, which adds to their already bus y lives.(人们对新的垃圾处理规定的主要争论点是不得不把他们的垃圾送到回收中心，这给他们本已忙碌的生活增加了负担。)”可知，人们对于新的垃圾处理规则的主要争议点是需要将垃圾送到回收中心，这增加了他们已经忙碌生活的负担。换句话说，这增加了他们处理垃圾的工作量。故选A。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一对夫妇倡导家庭垃圾最小化的经历，以及他们通过激励他人减少浪费来推动环境保护。所以“A planet- friendly lifestyle.地球友好型生活方式.”最符合文章的中心思想。故选D。 C Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the numerous questions from students in the online class. Professor Goel already had 8 teaching assistants, but that wasn’t enough to deal with the huge number of questions from students. Many students drop out of online courses for lack of teaching support. When students feel confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered, their motivation to continue begins to fade. Professor Goel decided to do something to change this situation by creating a virtual assistant named Jill Watson, which is based on the IBM Watson platform. Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums. At first, the virtual assistant wasn’t too great. But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all 40, 000 questions that had ever been asked since the class started. Then they began to feed Jill with the questions and answers. After some adjustment, Jill was able to answer the students’ questions correctly 97% of the time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer. The students, who were studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being. Goel didn’t inform them about Jill’s true identity until April 26. The students were actually very positive about the experience. The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40% of all questions raised by students. The name, Jill Watson will of course, change to something else next term. Professor Goel has a much rosier outlook on the future of AI than say, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak. 28. Professor Goel created a virtual teaching assistant because . A. his course was not interesting enough B. he felt confused about how to teach online C. students’ questions were too many to handle D. his students were unsatisfied with the assistants 29. What do we learn about Jill Watson? A. She turned out to be a great success. B. She was unwelcome to students at first. C. Her true identity was still a secret to students. D. Her name will be kept for the next virtual assistant. 30. What does Professor Goel plan to do next with Jill Watson? A. Replace her with different versions. B. Enable her to answer more questions. C. Recommend her to some famous people. D. Equip her with new questions and answers. 31. What’s the main idea of the text? A. A robot named Jill Watson gives an online course. B. Robots will take humans’ place in online classes in the future. C. A virtual teaching assistant is getting popular among the students. D. A virtual teaching assistant helps solve online questions in large quantities. 【答案】28 C 29. A 30. B 31. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。佐治亚理工学院的Ashok Goel教授开发了一种人工智能教学助手，以帮助处理在线课堂上学生提出的众多问题。文章主要介绍了Goel教授和他的团队开发这款名为Jill Watson的虚拟助手的经过，以及学生们对它的反应和这款虚拟助手未来的前景。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the numerous questions from students in the online class.”可知佐治亚理工学院的Ashok Goel教授开发了一种人工智能教学助手，以帮助处理在线课堂上学生提出的众多问题。由此可知，由于学生的问题太多，Goel教授创建了一个虚拟的教学助手。故选C。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“After some adjustment, Jill was able to answer the students’ questions correctly 97% of the time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer. The students, who were studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being.(经过一些调整，吉尔回答学生问题的正确率达到了97%。虚拟助理变得如此先进和现实，以至于学生们都不知道她是一台电脑。研究人工智能的学生在与人工智能进行交互时无法将其与真人区分开来)”以及后文“The students were actually very positive about the experience.”可知学生们实际上对这次经历非常乐观。由此可知，结果Jill Watson获得了巨大的成功。故选A。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40% of all questions raised by students.”可知Goel教授的虚拟助理明年的目标是回答学生提出的40%的问题。由此可知，Goel教授接下来计划使Jill Watson能够回答更多的问题。故选B。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the numerous questions from students in the online class.”可知佐治亚理工学院的Ashok Goel教授开发了一种人工智能教学助手，以帮助处理在线课堂上学生提出的众多问题。结合文章主要介绍了Goel教授和他的团队开发这款名为Jill Watson的虚拟助手的经过，以及学生们对它的反应和这款虚拟助手未来的前景。由此推断，文章主要内容为虚拟助教帮助解决大量的在线问题。故选D。 D Feeling extremely stressed by your to-do list can make you unhappy, but a new study suggests that more free time might not be the magic way most of us dream it could be. The researchers analyzed data from 35,000 subjects about how Americans spend their free time. They found that people with more free time generally had higher levels of subjective happiness — but only up to a point. Compared to those with less time, people with up to two hours of free time a day generally felt better. However, people who had five or more hours of free time a day generally felt worse. So the free-time “sweet spot” might be two to three hours per day. Part of finding this “sweet spot” is connected with how people spend their free time. In an online experiment, the subjects were asked to imagine having four to seven free hours per day and spending that time doing “productive” or “unproductive” activities. Most of them believed their well-being would suffer if they had a lot of free time during the day — but only if they used it unproductively. Though that experiment was based on the previous assumptions, which is one limitation, it agrees with other experiments showing that being in a state of flow can benefit people’s mental health. Of course, for you, any activities that increase your happiness are “productive”. If watching soap opera in your free time makes you feel better, you should do that due to self-care. And some traditionally productive activities can be easy and fun. For example, walking and cooking can help burn stress and put people in a state of flow. “In cases where people find themselves with large amounts of free time, such as retirement or unemployment,” Sharif said, “our results suggest they can benefit from spending their newfound time with purposes.” 32. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us? A. How being in a state of flow can benefit people’s mental health. B. How there searchers analyzed data from the 35,000 subjects. C. How “productive” activities are different from “unproductive” ones. D. How people make use of their free time influences their happiness. 33. How much free time one day do people have that can generally make them feel better? A. About 60 minutes. B. About 90 minutes. C. From 120 to 180 minutes. D. From 180 to 210 minutes. 34. How can we understand the “productive” activities in paragraph 4? A. They must be fun and easy. B. They are mostly traditional ones. C. They depend on one’s own sense. D. They generally rely on one’s own physical condition. 35. What did Sharif say to people who have a lot of free time? A. People should spend their time with aims. B. It is not easy for people to have newfound time. C People can benefit from large amounts of free time. D. Retired and unemployed people can’t deal with free time well. 【答案】32. D 33. C 34. C 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一项新的研究结果，即更多的空闲时间不一定能带来人们所梦想的快乐，关键在于人们如何利用空闲时间。 【32题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Part of finding this “sweet spot” is connected with how people spend their free time. In an online experiment, the subjects were asked to imagine having four to seven free hours per day and spending that time doing “productive” or “unproductive” activities. Most of them believed their well-being would suffer if they had a lot of free time during the day — but only if they used it unproductively. Though that experiment was based on the previous assumptions, which is one limitation, it agrees with other experiments showing that being in a state of flow can benefit people’s mental health.(找到这个 “理想状态” 的关键之一，与人们如何利用空闲时间有关。在一项线上实验中，受试者被要求想象自己每天有 4 到 7 小时的空闲时间，并设想将这些时间用于 “有成效” 或 “无成效” 的活动。大多数人认为，若白天有大量空闲时间且未充分利用，自身幸福感会受影响。尽管该实验基于受试者先前的假设（这是其局限性之一），但它与其他研究结论一致 —— 进入 “心流状态” 有助于改善心理健康。)”可知，第三段主要讨论了人们如何利用空闲时间会影响他们的幸福感。故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Compared to those with less time, people with up to two hours of free time a day generally felt better. However, people who had five or more hours of free time a day generally felt worse. So the free-time “sweet spot” might be two to three hours per day.( 与空闲时间较少的人相比，每天有最多两小时空闲时间的人通常感觉更好。不过，每天有五小时或更长空闲时间的人，整体感受反而更差。因此，空闲时间的 “理想时长” 可能是每天两到三小时。)”可知，每天有两小时空闲时间的人通常感觉更好，两小时即120分钟，每天两到三小时即120到180分钟。故选C。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Of course, for you, any activities that increase your happiness are “productive”.(当然，对你来说，任何能增加你幸福感的活动都是“有成效的”。)”可知，能增加你幸福感的活动就是“有成效的”活动，所以“有成效的”活动取决于一个人的感觉。故选C。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Sharif said, “our results suggest they can benefit from spending their newfound time with purposes.”(Sharif说，“我们的研究结果表明，人们若能带着明确的目的利用好这些新获得的时间，便能从中获益。”)”可知，Sharif认为人们应该带着目标度过他们的时间。故选A。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Children experience the joy and wonder of new experiences almost daily. However for many adults, these emotions get lost in the day-to-day repetition of everyday life and routine. ____36____ Trying new things is good for our brain. ____37____ It also helps us de-stress in that a new experience can help break harmful or negative routines. Doing something new also promotes flexible thinking. We will consider things from new and different perspectives. It is obvious that trying new things is good for our mental health. ____38____ Participating in new physical activities can improve our physical fitness, boost our energy levels, and enhance our overall health. For example, trying a new sport or exercise routine can increase our flexibility and strength. Having new experiences can also have a positive impact on our social lives. It can help us expand our social connections. When we step out of our comfort zones and engage in new activities, we meet people with different backgrounds and perspectives, which can broaden our horizons and enrich our lives. Building new relationships can provide us with a sense of belonging. Still, it can be scary to break routine and try something totally different. ____39____ Start small by breaking a goal into smaller steps. And be very specific about the goal. For example, instead of aiming to work on arm strength, make a goal of doing twenty arm curls(弯曲) a day. In addition, be realistic and make sure the goals are practicable in terms of finances and free time. While it is easy to get caught up in the daily tiring activities of life, always keep in mind that doing something new can be the best thing we can do for ourselves. ____40____ A. However, it is also good for our body. B. So we’d better make the wise choice. C. New experiences are critical for overcoming fears. D. It helps us think more creatively and build up confidence. E. And yet, new experiences are vital for our overall wellbeing. F. Every new experience contributes to our personal growth. G. Luckily there are practical tips to make a change. 【答案】36. E 37. D 38. A 39. G 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要论述了尝试新事物的好处，并针对人们可能因害怕而不敢尝试新事物的情况，给出了实用建议。 【36题详解】 上文“Children experience the joy and wonder of new experiences almost daily. However, for many adults, these emotions get lost in the day-to-day repetition of everyday life and routine.(孩子们几乎每天都能体验到新事物的乐趣和惊奇。然而，对于许多成年人来说，这些情感在日常生活的重复和常规中消失了。)”描述了成年人因日常生活的重复而失去了体验新事物的乐趣和惊奇。选项E“然而，新的经历对我们的整体幸福至关重要”与上文形成对比，强调了新经历的重要性，符合语境。故选E。 【37题详解】 上文“Trying new things is good for our brain.(尝试新事物对我们的大脑有好处。)”说明了尝试新事物对大脑有益。选项D“它帮助我们更有创造性地思考并建立自信”进一步解释了尝试新事物对大脑的好处，即增强创造力和建立自信，符合语境。故选D。 【38题详解】 上文“It is obvious that trying new things is good for our mental health.(很明显，尝试新事物对我们的心理健康有好处。)”强调了尝试新事物对心理健康的益处。选项A“然而，它也对我们的身体有好处”中的“然而”表示转折，与上文形成对比，引出尝试新事物对身体的好处，符合语境。故选A。 【39题详解】 上文“Still, it can be scary to break routine and try something totally different.(尽管如此，打破常规并尝试完全不同的事物可能会让人感到害怕。)”描述了人们可能因害怕而不敢尝试新事物。选项G“幸运的是，有一些实用的建议可以帮助改变”中的“实用的建议”与上文提到的“害怕”形成对比，提供了解决问题的方案，符合语境。故选G。 【40题详解】 上文“While it is easy to get caught up in the daily tiring activities of life, always keep in mind that doing something new can be the best thing we can do for ourselves.(虽然我们很容易陷入日常生活的疲惫活动中，但请始终记住，尝试新事物可能是我们能为自己做的最好的事情。)”强调了尝试新事物的重要性。选项B“所以我们最好做出明智的选择”中的“明智的选择”指的是尝试新事物，与上文形成呼应，符合语境。故选B。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal (同伴) could rank 1st whenever he wanted to, while he himself ___41___ to. At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more ___42___ than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I ___43___ lay behind?” Staring at him, she went ___44___, not knowing how to explain. She felt an impulse (冲动) to say, “You are too ___45___. You are not really as hard-working as others...” but she stopped ___46___ she knew her son was suffering from the pains of ___47___ grades and rankings. She thought it cruel to add any additional burden to her son and was trying to find out a ___48___ answer. Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to ___49___ his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give out an answer. Now, the son no longer ____50____ his rankings, because, with the 1st ranking, he was ____51____ to Harvard University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to give a speech to the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) ____52____ experience in his childhood. “When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the seabirds flying for food over there? When the ____53____ come near, little birds can escape quickly ____54____ “clumsy” seagulls would take more time to complete the process (过程). However, have you noticed birds that ____55____ fly across the endless ocean are none other than “clumsy” (笨拙的) seagulls?’” 41. A. refused B. decided C. failed D. afforded 42. A. troublesome B. stupid C. naughty D. careless 43. A. always B. never C. hardly D. even 44. A. wrong B. worried C. crazy D. wordless 45. A. young B. lazy C. clever D. energetic 46. A. although B. before C. because D. unless 47. A. worrying B. surprising C. doubting D. unsatisfying 48. A. natural B. harmonious C. perfect D. ordinary 49. A. get through B. come across C. compare with D. keep up with 50. A. cares about B. doubts about C. wonders about D. worries about 51. A. invited B. admitted C. welcomed D. dismissed 52. A. private B. valuable C. interesting D. unexpected 53. A. wave B. food C. wind D. time 54. A. and B. since C. until D. while 55. A. suddenly B. immediately C. finally D. gradually 【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. C 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. D 51. B 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述儿子问妈妈，他为什么没有同桌那么优秀时，这位母亲没有责怪孩子，而是思索着给儿子一个完美的答复，正是因为这个完美的答复，儿子最终解惑，并在学业上有所成就。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他不明白为什么他的同桌总是能排名第一，而他自己却不能。A. refused拒绝；B. decided决定；C. failed失败；D. afforded买得起。根据上文“his next-desk-pal (同伴) could rank 1st whenever he wanted to”和表示对比的while可知，此处是指他不能做到总是排名第一。故选C。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：回到家，他问妈妈:“妈妈，我比别人笨吗?”我觉得我学习和他一样努力，但为什么我总是落后呢?”A. troublesome麻烦的；B. stupid愚蠢的；C. naughty淘气的；D. careless粗心的。根据上文“He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal (同伴) could rank 1st whenever he wanted to, while he himself ___1___ to. ”可知，小男孩因为自己不能得第一而怀疑自己很愚蠢。故选B。 【43题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. always总是；B. never从不；C. hardly几乎不；D. even甚至。根据上文“I feel I study as hard as him”和表示转折意义的but可知，此处是指小男孩努力了，但总是落后。故选A。 【44题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她盯着他，一句话也说不出来，不知道该怎么解释。A. wrong错误的；B. worried担心的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. wordless无言的，沉默的。根据“not knowing how to explain. ”推知，妈妈听了小男孩的话后，不知道该说什么，沉默了。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她有一种冲动想说:“你太懒了。你真的没有别人那么努力……但她停止了，因为她知道儿子正在为不满意的成绩和排名而痛苦。A. young年轻的；B. lazy懒惰的；C. clever聪明的；D. energetic精力充沛的。根据“You are not really as hard-working as others...”可知，妈妈认为男孩很懒。故选B。 【46题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. although尽管；B. before在……之前；C. because因为；D. unless除非。“she knew her son was suffering from the pains of ___7___ grades and rankings.”是妈妈停止说那句“你太懒了。你真的没有别人那么努力”的原因。故选C。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同5小题。A. worrying令人担心的；B. surprising令人吃惊的；C. doubting令人怀疑的；D. unsatisfying令人不满的。根据上文““Mom, am I more ___2___ than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I ___3___ lay behind?””可知，男孩的分数和排名没有令他满意。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她认为给儿子增加任何额外的负担是残酷的，并试图找到一个完美的答案。A. natural自然的；B. harmonious和谐的；C. perfect完美的；D. ordinary普通的。根据“She thought it cruel to add any additional burden to his son”可知，妈妈试图找到一个完美的答案。故选C。 【49题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管他学习更努力更好，但还是跟不上他的同桌。A. get through度过；B. come across偶遇；C. compare with将……与……作比较；D. keep up with紧跟。根据上文“but why do I ___3___ lay behind?”可知，尽管男孩努力了，但还是跟不上同桌。故选D。 【50题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：现在，儿子不再担心自己的排名，因为他以第一名的成绩被哈佛大学录取了。A. cares about关心；B. doubts about怀疑；C. wonders about对……感到疑惑；D. worries about担心。根据上文“During the trip, she managed to give out an answer. ”可知，妈妈找到的完美的“答案”，男孩的问题解决了，因此不用担心自己的排名。故选D。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. invited邀请；B. admitted承认，准许进入；C. welcomed欢迎；D. dismissed解散，解雇。根据下文“Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to give a speech to the students and parents in his high school.”推知，男孩因成绩优异被哈佛大学录取了。Be admitted to“被……录取”。故选B。 【52题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在演讲中，他提到了他童年时的一段宝贵经历。A. private私人的，私有的；B. valuable珍贵的；C. interesting有趣的；D. unexpected意料之外的。根据上文可知，妈妈的“完美”答案解决了困扰男孩的问题，因此和妈妈去海滩的那次经历是珍贵的。故选B。 【53题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当海浪靠近时，体型小的鸟可以迅速逃离，而“笨拙”的海鸥则需要更多的时间来完成这一过程。A. wave波浪；B. food食物；C. wind风；D. time时间。根据上文“When my mother and I were lying on the beach”可知，此处是指海浪靠近时，体型小的鸟可以快速避开浪。故选A。 【54题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. and并且；B. since自从，因为；C. until直到；D. while当，然而。此处是把体型小的鸟和笨拙的海鸥做对比，用while符合语境。故选D。 【55题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，你有没有注意到，最终飞越无边无际的海洋的鸟不是别人，正是“笨拙”的海鸥?’”A. suddenly突然地；B. immediately立即；C. finally最后；D. gradually逐渐。结合上文对妈妈对海鸥的描述可知，虽然海鸥反应稍慢，但最终凭借毅力飞跃了无边无际的海洋。故选C。 非选择题部分 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节 语法填空（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。 During China’s dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing and arranged the residential areas according to social classes. The term “hutong”, originally ____56____ (mean) “water well” in Mongolian, appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the center was the Forbidden City, ____57____ (surround) in concentric (同心的) circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens of higher social status ____58____ (permit) to live closer to the center of the circles. The large siheyuan of these high-ranking officials and ____59____ (wealth) businessmen often ____60____ (feature) beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars (柱子). The hutongs they formed were orderly, ____61____ (line) by spacious homes and walled gardens. Farther from the center lived the commoners and laborers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were ____62____ (narrow). Hutongs represent an important cultural element of the city of Beijing. Thanks to Beijing’s long history as capital for six dynasties, almost every hutong has its stories, and some are even associated ____63____ historic events. In contrast to the court life and upper-class culture, ____64____ are represented by the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect ____65____ culture of grassroots Beijingers. 【答案】56. meaning 57. surrounded 58. were permitted 59. wealthy 60. featured 61. lined 62. narrower 63. with 64. which 65. the 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了北京胡同文化。 【56题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“胡同”一词源自蒙古语，最初意为“水井”，最早出现在元代。空处需填非谓语动词作状语，the term Hutong和mean之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填meaning。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：明代时，城市中心是紫禁城，内城和外城以同心圆的形式环绕其周。空处需填非谓语动词作后置定语， the Forbidden City和surround之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。故填surrounded。 【58题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：社会地位较高的居民获准居住在更靠近圆心的区域。空处作谓语，根据时间状语In the Ming Dynasty可知，句子为一般过去时态，permit与主语Citizens of higher social status是被动关系，故要用一般过去时态的被动语态，且主语是复数，be动词用were。故填were permitted。 【59题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这些高官显贵和富商巨贾的大型四合院，往往以雕刻精美、彩绘绚丽的梁木和立柱为特色。修饰名词businessmen空处应用形容词作定语。故填wealthy。 【60题详解】 考查时态。句意：这些高官显贵和富商巨贾的大型四合院，往往以雕刻精美、彩绘绚丽的梁木和立柱为特色。空处作谓语，根据时间状语In the Ming Dynasty可知，句子为一般过去时态，故用过去式。故填featured。 【61题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们所居住区域形成的胡同井然有序，两侧排列着宽敞的宅邸和带围墙的庭院。空处需填非谓语动词作状语，The hutongs和line为逻辑动宾关系，需填过去分词形式。故填lined。 【62题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：他们的四合院规模小得多，设计和装饰也更为简朴，对应的胡同也更狭窄。根据系动词were可知，空格处应填形容词作表语，由and前smaller以及simpler可知，空格处应用比较级。故填narrower。 【63题详解】 考查介词。句意：由于北京作为六朝古都的悠久历史，几乎每一条胡同都有自己的故事，有些甚至与历史事件有关。be associated with为固定短语，意为`“与……有关”，所以空处应填介词with。故填with。 【64题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：与以紫禁城、颐和园和天坛为代表的宫廷生活及上层社会文化不同，胡同反映的是北京底层民众的草根文化。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为“court life and upper-class culture”，指物，关系词在从句中作主语从句中缺少主语，需用关系代词which引导。故填which。 【65题详解】 考查冠词。句意：与以紫禁城、颐和园和天坛为代表的宫廷生活及上层社会文化不同，胡同反映的是北京底层民众的草根文化。此处特指 “北京草根阶层的文化”，culture后有“of grassroots Beijingers”限定，故用定冠词the修饰。故填the。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 66. 假定你是李华，你校上周五举行了秋季师生趣味运动会，请为你校校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，报道这次活动。内容包括： 1. 活动背景与介绍： 2. 个人收获和感受。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 参考词汇：趣味运动会Fun Sports Day ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 A Memorable Fun Sports Day Last Friday, our school held the Fall Fun Sports Day for teachers and students, aiming to relieve study pressure and promote communication. A variety of interesting events were held, like the three-legged race and the basketball shooting contest. Teachers and students actively participated, enjoying the games. I joined the tug-of-war. Through this activity, I not only felt the joy of teamwork but also got closer to my teachers and classmates. It was really an unforgettable and meaningful event. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。考生所在校上周五举行了秋季师生趣味运动会，请为校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，报道这次活动。 【详解】1.词汇积累： 缓解：relieve→alleviate 促进：promote→boost 各种各样的：a variety of→various 举办：hold→organize 2.句式拓展： 简单句变复合句 原句：Last Friday, our school held the Fall Fun Sports Day for teachers and students, aiming to relieve study pressure and promote communication. 拓展句：Last Friday our school held the Fall Fun Sports Day for teachers and students, which aimed to relieve study pressure and promote communication. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】 Last Friday, our school held the Fall Fun Sports Day for teachers and students, aiming to relieve study pressure and promote communication.（运用了现在分词aiming to...作状语） 【高分句型 2】Through this activity, I not only felt the joy of teamwork but also got closer to my teachers and classmates.（运用 not only...but also... 结构） 第二节 读后续写（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。 When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle, where my parents started their new business — a small grocery(杂货)store downstairs from my house. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the busy city life. One sunny day, my school told us about an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to show their unique talents in front of the public in the city hall on National Day. A buzz of excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a sense of curiosity and a desire to join in. However, my self-doubt and anxiety held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.” Days turned into weeks, and the talent show drew closer. I couldn’t shake the upsetting feeling until one day, Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me while I was helping in the grocery store after class. “How about singing together in the talent show?” She smiled, “I heard you singing a tune, along the way back home. I couldn’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Emma, with personality and popularity, praised my little talent. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune. “You two? The talent show for the food bank?” My mum bent towards us and her face lit up. “A big thing.” Then a light smile seemed to go in her head. “Why not practice right now upstairs? I bet you’ll be a perfect match.” Winking at us, she seemed to know we were thinking alike. Emma and I started practicing almost every single day after school. We brainstormed, exchanged ideas and rehearsed(排练)the scene. As the days rolled by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the performance, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was not in any shape to perform. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 I was completely knocked out by the news. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Finally came the big moment. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 I was completely knocked out by the news. My hands trembled as I hung up the phone, staring blankly at the costume hanging on my bedroom door. All our rehearsals, all the courage I’d gathered — now I had to face the stage alone. That night, I paced around our tiny apartment, my stomach churning with fear. Mom found me curled up by the grocery sacks at dawn, “Remember how Emma believed in you first?” she whispered, handing me a steaming mug. “Now it’s time to believe in yourself.” Her words settled in my chest like warm honey, steadying my frantic heartbeat. Finally came the big moment. The city hall buzzed with hundreds of people as I stood trembling in the wings, gripping the microphone like a lifeline. When my name was called, blinding lights revealed my parents beaming in the front row — Dad in his flour-dusted apron, having rushed from the store. As the first notes floated out, my voice wavered, then grew stronger when I remembered Emma’s coaching. Suddenly, I spotted her pale but smiling face in the audience, mouthing the lyrics with me. The thunderous applause that followed wasn’t just for the performance, but for my conquering the invisible walls I’d built around myself. Backstage, Emma hugged me tightly, “You didn’t need me after all,” while Mom proudly adjusted my crooked hairband — their combined warmth melting the last of my shyness away. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了“我”性格腼腆，在全家搬到西雅图后，学校举办为当地食物银行募捐的才艺表演。“我”起初因不自信想退缩，后在同学艾玛邀请下一起准备表演。然而表演前一天，艾玛突发急性胃痛无法参演，“我”面临独自上台的困境。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“这个消息把我彻底击垮了。”可知，第一段可描写“我”得知艾玛无法表演后的震惊、恐惧等情绪展开，如描述“我”挂电话后的动作、神态，内心的挣扎，以及妈妈对“我”的鼓励。 ②由第二段首句内容“重大时刻终于来临了。”可知，第二段可描写表演时刻“我”的状态，看到父母和艾玛后的感受，演唱过程中声音的变化，最后成功表演获得掌声，以及后台大家对“我”的认可，“我”克服内心羞怯。。 2.续写线索：得知消息震惊 ——内心恐惧挣扎——妈妈鼓励——表演时刻紧张——看到亲友——演唱从声音颤抖到变强——获得掌声——后台被认可——克服羞怯。 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①拥抱：hug /embrace ②面对：face/be faced with ③想起：remember /remind ④克服：conquer/overcome 情绪类 ①紧紧地：tightly/firmly ②自豪地：proudly/with pride 【点睛】【高分句型 1】That night, I paced around our tiny apartment, my stomach churning with fear.（运用了独立主格结构） 【高分句型 2】The thunderous applause that followed wasn’t just for the performance, but for my conquering the invisible walls I’d built around myself.（运用了 that 引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $2024至2025学年度第一学期期中质量检测高2英语试题。听力考试正式开始，第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例如现在你有5秒钟的时间看试卷上的例题，你将听到以下内容。excuse me, can you tell me how much the shirt is? Yes, it's nine fifteen. 你将有5秒钟的时间将正确答案标在试卷上。衬衫的价格为九磅15便士，所以你选择C项并将其标在试卷上。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。IT has been raining all day. I hope you will clear up tomorrows so that we can have a picnic. The weather man said there would be strong winds tomorrow. Excuse me, where's the nearest bus stop? Go straight . and turn right at the second crossroad IT is in front of a . post office. thanks. Today was awful. I was two hours late for work because that stupid car broke down again. again. We just had IT repaired last month. Maybe we should give up that car. Mom, I have a serious stomach cake. It's killing me. Oh, my, i'll take you to the hospital right now, and i'll let your father call your teacher . to ask for leave. okay? Do you know about yao? No. i've never heard of the name. He is a bad guy. And William shakespeare play a solo actually. I only know Juliet and romeo among the character's shakespeare route. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Our train leaves at four thirty. We've only got five minutes. Let me check the ticket is, as for twenty, not for thirty. Oh, no, we've missed. What should we do? No, we haven't look at this screen. IT says our train will be half an hour late. Now we don't . have to worry you. We're lucky. Our train leaves at four thirty. We've only got . five minutes. Let me check, the ticket is as fourteen, not for thirty. Oh, no, we've missed IT. What should we do? No, we haven't look at this screen. IT says our train will be half an hour late. Now we don't have . to worry you. We're lucky. 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第13个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Hi, welcome to fancy garden. What can I do for you? Hi, I want to plant some flowers in my backyard, so I came here to get some seeds. I'd like some . Daisy seeds. I'm sorry they're just sold out. How about sunflower seeds? They are popular these days, and two live seats are also good. They have different colors like pink, yellow, White and so on. I'll have some sunflower seeds. Besides, do you have purple two of seeds? Purple is my favorite color. Let me see. Oh, you are so lucky, I still have some great. And can you recommend some good gardening tools? Of course. Hi, welcome to fancy garden. What can I do for you? Hi, I want to plant some flowers in my backyard, so I came here to get some seeds. I'd like some . Daisy seeds. I'm sorry. They are just sold out. How about sunflower seeds? They are popular these days, and two of seats are also good. They have different colors, like pink, yellow, White. And someone, i'll have some sunflower seeds. Besides, do you have purple tulip sides? Purple is my favorite color. Let me see. Oh, you are so lucky, I still have some great. And can you recommend some good gardening tools? Of course. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13 3个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Jane, you finally answered the phone. We arranged to meet at the movie fear at ninety m today. Why didn't you show up? You obviously didn't take our appointment . seriously. Oh, i'm sorry, Daniel. I forgot to tell you that I couldn't make IT. I told you'll let me know if the time wasn't right for you. I had an urgent meeting this morning, and I forgot to contact you after that. Did you wait there long? I wait there for an hour and then went home alone. Sorry, Daniel, to make up for IT, i'll treat you to a big meal at noon tomorrow, and we can watch a movie after that. I'm afraid I can't meet you this saturday. I have to go to my brother's farm. then. How about the day after tomorrow? Well, that's a deal, jane. You finally answered the phone. We arranged to meet at the movie fear at nine am today. Why didn't you show up? You obviously didn't take our appointment . seriously. Oh, i'm sorry, Daniel. I forgot to tell you that I couldn't make IT. I told you to let me know if the time wasn't right for you. I had an urgent meeting this morning, and I forgot to contact you after that. Did you wake there along? I wait there for an hour and then went home alone. Sorry, Daniel, to make up for IT, i'll treat you to a big meal at noon tomorrow, and we can watch a movie after that. I'm afraid I can't meet you this saturday. I have to go to my brother's farm. then. How about the day after . tomorrow? Well, that's a deal. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Welcome to our program today. Our special guest is carl sophana. To begin with, coral, can you tell us something about your childhood . that impressed you? sure. My father's hobby was keeping birds, so there were always birds singing in our apartment. My parents also liked to take me to places like zoos and museums. Sounds interesting. Well, I know you rode a book. Can you introduce . IT to us? Yes, the book, beyond words, what animals think and feel just came out. IT has been made into two parts. The first part is about elephants and whales, and the second part is about dogs and wolves. The book describes many touching animal stories. I think if there were more animal stories being shared, IT would help people build more connections with animals. Yeah, there are many videos of animals nowadays. A lot of them are really I and incredible. Unfortunately, some videos aren't usually professional enough. I couldn't . degree with you more. Welcome to our program today. Our special guest is carl sopha. To begin with, coral, can you tell us something about your childhood . that impressed you? sure. My father's hobby was keeping birds, so there are always birds singing in our apartment. My parents also liked to take me to places like zoos and museums. Sounds interesting. Well, I know you rode a book. Can you introduce . IT to us? Yes, the book, beyond words, what animals think and feel just came out. IT has been made into two parts. The first part is about elephants and whales, and the second part is about dogs and wolves. The book describes many touching animal stories. I think if there were more animal stories being shared, IT would help people build more connections . with animals. Yeah, there are many videos of animals nowadays. A lot of them are really ee opening and incredible. Unfortunately, some videos aren't usually professional enough. I couldn't agree . with you more. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第23个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。A growing number of americans are turning gas powered vehicles into electric ones. Such changes are becoming more popular as battery technology gets Better and the world turns towards cleaner energy sources. At the end of twenty nineteen, Kevin erickson bought his car for six thousand five hundred dollars. He then began a year and a half long project to change the car into an electric car. Now the car can go from a still position to ninety seven kilometers per hour in about three seconds. Its top speed is almost two hundred fifty kilometers per hour. JoNathan clinger is a president of car culture for hoggy insurance. He said changing classic cars into electric vehicles was definitely a trend. In may, the michigan based company did a web based study of about twenty five thousand automobile lovers in the united states, canada and the U. K. About one percent had at least partly changed an older model car into some form of electric power. The top three reasons for changing the vehicles in order were for Better performance, for a fun project. And because of environmental concerns, the change requires special knowledge to complete IT also involves safety concerns and parts that are sometimes hard to find. A growing number of americans are turning gas powered vehicles into electric ones. Such changes are becoming more popular as battery technology gets Better and the world turns towards cleaner energy sources. At the end of twenty nineteen, Kevin erickson bought his car for six thousand five hundred dollars. He then began a year and a half long project to change the car into an electric car. Now the car can go from a still position to ninety seven kilometers per hour in about three seconds. Its top speed is almost two hundred fifty kilometers per hour. JoNathan clinger is a president of car culture for hoggy insurance. He said changing classic cars into electric vehicles was definitely a trend. Chicken based company did a web based study of about twenty five thousand automobile lovers in the united states, canada and the U. K. About one percent had at least partly changed an older model car into some form of electric power. The top three reasons for changing the vehicles in order were for Better performance, for a fun project and because of environmental concerns, the change requires special knowledge to complete IT also involve safety concerns and parts that are sometimes hard to find. 第二节到此结束，现在你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。听力部分到此结束。 2024～2025学年度第一学期质量检测 高二英语试题 2024.11 本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共12页，选择题部分1至10页，非选择题部分11至12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 考生注意： 1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 2. 答题时，请在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。 选择题部分 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How will the weather be tomorrow according to the weather forecast? A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. On the bus. B. In the post office. C. In the street. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why is the man complaining? A. His car can’t be repaired. B. His car was out of order again. C. He is out of work. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the boy do next? A. See a doctor. B. Ask for leave. C. Call his father. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A play. B. A director. C. A character. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What time is it now? A. 4:20. B. 4:25. C. 4:30. 7. How does the woman feel in the end? A. Worried. B. Puzzled. C. Relieved. 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. What flower seeds does the woman want at first? A. Daisy seeds. B. Sunflower seeds. C. Tulip seeds. 9. What color does the woman like best? A. White. B. Yellow. C. Purple. 10. What is the man going to do next? A. Recommend other seeds. B. Introduce some tools. C. Do some gardening. 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 does the man sound at the beginning of the conversation? A. Annoyed. B. Calm. C. Sorry. 12. What did the woman do this morning? A She attended a conference. B. She watched a movie. C. She visited a farm. 13. When will the speakers meet? A. This Saturday. B. This Sunday. C. Next Monday. 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. What did Carl Safina’s father take pleasure in doing? A. Singing songs. B. Raising birds. C. Reading books. 15. What is Carl Safina? A. A zookeeper. B. An animal doctor. C. An author. 16. What is the first part of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel about? A. Dogs and wolves. B. Dogs and elephants. C. Whales and elephants. 17. What is Carl Safina’s attitude towards videos of animals? A. Objective. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. 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】 18. When did Kevin Erickson probably finish his project? A. In 2019. B. In 2020. C. In 2021. 19. Who is Jonathan Klinger? A. A president. B. A researcher. C. A car worker. 20. What is the number one reason for changing the vehicles? A. For the better environment. B. For better performance. C. For a fun project. 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 Chichen Itza-Mexico Chichen Itza is a top tourist destination in Mexico, known for its impressive monumental structures constructed between AD 750 and 1200. Among these are the Castillo pyramid and the Temple of a Thousand Warriors. Getting there & doing it Chichen Itza is situated 80 miles from Tulum along the route to Merida. While hotels and tour companies offer organized trips, renting a car for a self-guided visit is often preferable. Gaining some knowledge about the pre-Columbian Maya can enhance your experience at these sites. Consider reading Michael Coe’s The Maya and/or Joyce Kelly’s An Archaeological Guide to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before your visit. You can comfortably explore the site in about 2 hours. Afterward, for a meal, travel 40 km east to Cancun to enjoy authentic Mayan organic cuisine. While you’re there Take some time to drive to Merida, known as the “White City”, which features charming old-world architecture, stunning churches, and vibrant markets. Additionally, make sure to visit Cenote Ik-Kil for a unique swimming experience. When to do it The site is open every day of the year, from 8 am to 5 pm. The rainy season, from May to October, is the least busy time for the Mayan Riviera. However, during the dry season, from November to April, it gets quite crowded. If possible, try to avoid the peak season from December to January, when it becomes especially crowded around Christmas and New Year. 21. What should you do before visiting Chichen Itza? A. Take a guided tour. B. Hire a local guide. C. Watch a documentary about Mexico. D. Read specific books about the Maya civilization. 22. What activities are recommended to do after visiting Chichen Itza? A. Attending a cultural show in Tulum. B. Driving 40 km east for Mayan foods. C Paying a visit to the Castillo pyramid. D. Exploring the Temple of a Thousand Warriors. 23. What is the ideal time to visit Chichen Itza to avoid large crowds? A. All year around. B. May to October. C. November to April. D. December to January. B A couple has recently placed their garbage can out for collection for the first time in 14 months, all thanks to their recycling skills. Richard and Louise Arnold have established such an effective routine that they only need to put their garbage can on the side of the street once a year. Louise explained that making small monthly changes in her life has resulted in her family producing very little waste. She said, “It’s not as difficult as you might think if you start with small steps. We began with soap, switching from bath cream to natural soap without packaging. These bars are large enough that we cut them in half, using one for the sink and the other half for the shower. It’s both cost-effective and environmentally friendly.” “So it’s actually quite easy. Just go around your house and think of little things you can do gradually, and you’ll start noticing the difference,” Louise added. Currently, the couple takes recyclable waste to the tip, donates clothes to charity shops, and brings soft plastics and batteries to a shop that accepts them. In 2017, the couple established No Waste Living, which initially started as a weekend stall at the local market and has since developed into a website. Louise regularly writes a newsletter for her hundreds of subscribers. They also started selling eco-friendly products, ranging from non-chemical household cleaning and washing solutions for a “less toxic home” to bamboo washing-up brushes. Louise mentioned, “I started No Waste Living because I wanted to show our achievement s and lead by example.” Although the family occasionally faces criticism, Louise remains determined. She said, “The main point of contention(争论) for people regarding new waste rules is having to drive their waste to a recycling center, which adds to their already busy lives. However, in the long run, you will create more space in your home, save money, and spend less time dealing with garbage cans.” 24. How did the couple start their waste reduction journey? A. By replacing small soaps with large ones. B. By using a small amount of bath cream. C. By using unpackaged soap bars. D. By recycling soft plastics and batteries. 25. Why did the couple found No Waste Living? A. To bring eco-products to market. B. To inspire others to follow in their footsteps. C. To treat recyclable waste from the neighborhood. D. To answer the call of their subscribers. 26. Why do some people dislike new waste rules? A. They mean more work to deal with garbage. B. They increase the cost of garbage collection. C. They establish a set time for waste management. D. They limit the daily amount of garbage for collection. 27. What is the text mainly about? A. A business - minded couple. B. The “less poisonous home” concept. C. The global trend in recycling. D. A planet- friendly lifestyle. C Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the numerous questions from students in the online class. Professor Goel already had 8 teaching assistants, but that wasn’t enough to deal with the huge number of questions from students. Many students drop out of online courses for lack of teaching support. When students feel confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered, their motivation to continue begins to fade. Professor Goel decided to do something to change this situation by creating a virtual assistant named Jill Watson, which is based on the IBM Watson platform. Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums. At first the virtual assistant wasn’t too great. But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all 40, 000 questions that had ever been asked since the class started. Then they began to feed Jill with the questions and answers. After some adjustment, Jill was able to answer the students’ questions correctly 97% of the time. The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer. The students, who were studying artificial intelligence, were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being. Goel didn’t inform them about Jill’s true identity until April 26. The students were actually very positive about the experience. The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40% of all questions raised by students. The name, Jill Watson will of course, change to something else next term. Professor Goel has a much rosier outlook on the future of AI than say, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak. 28. Professor Goel created a virtual teaching assistant because . A. his course was not interesting enough B. he felt confused about how to teach online C. students’ questions were too many to handle D. his students were unsatisfied with the assistants 29. What do we learn about Jill Watson? A She turned out to be a great success. B. She was unwelcome to students at first. C. Her true identity was still a secret to students. D. Her name will be kept for the next virtual assistant. 30. What does Professor Goel plan to do next with Jill Watson? A. Replace her with different versions. B. Enable her to answer more questions. C. Recommend her to some famous people. D. Equip her with new questions and answers. 31. What’s the main idea of the text? A. A robot named Jill Watson gives an online course. B. Robots will take humans’ place in online classes in the future. C. A virtual teaching assistant is getting popular among the students. D. A virtual teaching assistant helps solve online questions in large quantities. D Feeling extremely stressed by your to-do list can make you unhappy, but a new study suggests that more free time might not be the magic way most of us dream it could be. The researchers analyzed data from 35,000 subjects about how Americans spend their free time. They found that people with more free time generally had higher levels of subjective happiness — but only up to a point. Compared to those with less time, people with up to two hours of free time a day generally felt better. However, people who had five or more hours of free time a day generally felt worse. So the free-time “sweet spot” might be two to three hours per day. Part of finding this “sweet spot” is connected with how people spend their free time. In an online experiment, the subjects were asked to imagine having four to seven free hours per day and spending that time doing “productive” or “unproductive” activities. Most of them believed their well-being would suffer if they had a lot of free time during the day — but only if they used it unproductively. Though that experiment was based on the previous assumptions, which is one limitation, it agrees with other experiments showing that being in a state of flow can benefit people’s mental health. Of course, for you, any activities that increase your happiness are “productive”. If watching soap opera in your free time makes you feel better, you should do that due to self-care. And some traditionally productive activities can be easy and fun. For example, walking and cooking can help burn stress and put people in a state of flow. “In cases where people find themselves with large amounts of free time, such as retirement or unemployment,” Sharif said, “our results suggest they can benefit from spending their newfound time with purposes.” 32. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us? A. How being in a state of flow can benefit people’s mental health. B. How there searchers analyzed data from the 35,000 subjects. C. How “productive” activities are different from “unproductive” ones. D. How people make use of their free time influences their happiness. 33. How much free time one day do people have that can generally make them feel better? A. About 60 minutes. B. About 90 minutes. C. From 120 to 180 minutes. D. From 180 to 210 minutes. 34. How can we understand the “productive” activities in paragraph 4? A. They must be fun and easy. B. They are mostly traditional ones. C. They depend on one’s own sense. D. They generally rely on one’s own physical condition. 35. What did Sharif say to people who have a lot of free time? A People should spend their time with aims. B. It is not easy for people to have newfound time. C. People can benefit from large amounts of free time. D. Retired and unemployed people can’t deal with free time well. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Children experience the joy and wonder of new experiences almost daily. However, for many adults, these emotions get lost in the day-to-day repetition of everyday life and routine. ____36____ Trying new things is good for our brain. ____37____ It also helps us de-stress in that a new experience can help break harmful or negative routines. Doing something new also promotes flexible thinking. We will consider things from new and different perspectives. It is obvious that trying new things is good for our mental health. ____38____ Participating in new physical activities can improve our physical fitness, boost our energy levels, and enhance our overall health. For example, trying a new sport or exercise routine can increase our flexibility and strength. Having new experiences can also have a positive impact on our social lives. It can help us expand our social connections. When we step out of our comfort zones and engage in new activities, we meet people with different backgrounds and perspectives, which can broaden our horizons and enrich our lives. Building new relationships can provide us with a sense of belonging. Still, it can be scary to break routine and try something totally different. ____39____ Start small by breaking a goal into smaller steps. And be very specific about the goal. For example, instead of aiming to work on arm strength, make a goal of doing twenty arm curls(弯曲) a day. In addition, be realistic and make sure the goals are practicable in terms of finances and free time. While it is easy to get caught up in the daily tiring activities of life, always keep in mind that doing something new can be the best thing we can do for ourselves. ____40____ A. However, it is also good for our body. B. So we’d better make the wise choice. C. New experiences are critical for overcoming fears. D. It helps us think more creatively and build up confidence. E. And yet, new experiences are vital for our overall wellbeing. F. Every new experience contributes to our personal growth. G. Luckily there are practical tips to make a change. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal (同伴) could rank 1st whenever he wanted to, while he himself ___41___ to. At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more ___42___ than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I ___43___ lay behind?” Staring at him, she went ___44___, not knowing how to explain. She felt an impulse (冲动) to say, “You are too ___45___. You are not really as hard-working as others...” but she stopped ___46___ she knew her son was suffering from the pains of ___47___ grades and rankings. She thought it cruel to add any additional burden to her son and was trying to find out a ___48___ answer. Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to ___49___ his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give out an answer. Now, the son no longer ____50____ his rankings, because, with the 1st ranking, he was ____51____ to Harvard University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to give a speech to the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) ____52____ experience in his childhood. “When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the seabirds flying for food over there? When the ____53____ come near, little birds can escape quickly ____54____ “clumsy” seagulls would take more time to complete the process (过程). However, have you noticed birds that ____55____ fly across the endless ocean are none other than “clumsy” (笨拙的) seagulls?’” 41. A. refused B. decided C. failed D. afforded 42. A. troublesome B. stupid C. naughty D. careless 43. A. always B. never C. hardly D. even 44. A. wrong B. worried C. crazy D. wordless 45. A. young B. lazy C. clever D. energetic 46. A. although B. before C. because D. unless 47. A. worrying B. surprising C. doubting D. unsatisfying 48. A. natural B. harmonious C. perfect D. ordinary 49. A. get through B. come across C. compare with D. keep up with 50. A. cares about B. doubts about C. wonders about D. worries about 51. A. invited B. admitted C. welcomed D. dismissed 52. A. private B. valuable C. interesting D. unexpected 53. A. wave B. food C. wind D. time 54. A. and B. since C. until D. while 55. A. suddenly B. immediately C. finally D. gradually 非选择题部分 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节 语法填空（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。 During China’s dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing and arranged the residential areas according to social classes. The term “hutong”, originally ____56____ (mean) “water well” in Mongolian, appeared first during the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the center was the Forbidden City, ____57____ (surround) in concentric (同心的) circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens of higher social status ____58____ (permit) to live closer to the center of the circles. The large siheyuan of these high-ranking officials and ____59____ (wealth) businessmen often ____60____ (feature) beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars (柱子). The hutongs they formed were orderly, ____61____ (line) by spacious homes and walled gardens. Farther from the center lived the commoners and laborers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were ____62____ (narrow). Hutongs represent an important cultural element of the city of Beijing. Thanks to Beijing’s long history as capital for six dynasties, almost every hutong has its stories, and some are even associated ____63____ historic events. In contrast to the court life and upper-class culture, ____64____ are represented by the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven, the hutongs reflect ____65____ culture of grassroots Beijingers. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 66. 假定你是李华，你校上周五举行了秋季师生趣味运动会，请为你校校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，报道这次活动。内容包括： 1. 活动背景与介绍： 2. 个人收获和感受。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 参考词汇：趣味运动会Fun Sports Day ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写（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。 When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle, where my parents started their new business — a small grocery(杂货)store downstairs from my house. As a girl of shy nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the busy city life. One sunny day, my school told us about an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to show their unique talents in front of the public in the city hall on National Day. A buzz of excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a sense of curiosity and a desire to join in. However, my self-doubt and anxiety held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.” Days turned into weeks, and the talent show drew closer. I couldn’t shake the upsetting feeling until one day, Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me while I was helping in the grocery store after class. “How about singing together in the talent show?” She smiled, “I heard you singing a tune, along the way back home. I couldn’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Emma, with personality and popularity, praised my little talent. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune. “You two? The talent show for the food bank?” My mum bent towards us and her face lit up. “A big thing.” Then a light smile seemed to go in her head. “Why not practice right now upstairs? I bet you’ll be a perfect match.” Winking at us, she seemed to know we were thinking alike. Emma and I started practicing almost every single day after school. We brainstormed, exchanged ideas and rehearsed(排练)the scene. As the days rolled by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the performance, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was not in any shape to perform. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 I was completely knocked out by the news. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Finally came the big moment. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $