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2025～2026学年第一学期 高二年级英语试卷 （考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分） 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分 30 分) 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】 1. When were hot-air balloons first used to carry passengers? A. In 1752. B. In 1783. C. In 1784. 2. What caused the second hot-air balloon flight to end early? A. Gas shortage. B. Equipment failure. C. Bad weather. 3. Who made hot-air rides become popular? A. An American inventor. B. The French Queen. C. The King of Sweden. 4. What does the speaker say about the festival in Bristol? A. It is the largest one all over the world. B. It is celebrated for four days. C. It is held every half year. 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】 5. Who first developed plastic on a large scale? A. A Frenchman. B. An Englishman. C. An American 6. What was the advantage of plastic collars? A. They didn’t wear out easily. B. They were easy to wash. C. They were comfortable. 7. Why were the plastic toys a good choice for some mothers? A. They were colorful. B. They were cheap. C. They were light in weight. 8. What does the speaker talk about at the end? A. The popularity of plastic. B. Different ways of using plastic. C. The harmful side of plastic. 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】 9. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestion at first? A. Interesting. B. Unreasonable. C. Frightening. 10. What will the second robot do? A. Put labels on the bottles. B. Fill bottles with mixtures. C. Pack the bottles into boxes. 11. What’s the advantage of the robots according to the man? A. Causing no noise. B. High efficiency. C. Working tirelessly. 12. What might the man ask the workers to do? A. Find new jobs. B. Control the robots. C. Fix the broken robots, 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】 13. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Cooling fans. B. Air conditioning. C. Room design. 14. Which country might have invented the first cooling device? A Egypt. B. Rome. C. China. 15. Which cooling method has the longest history? A. Wet plants. B. Cold water. C. Hand fans. 16. Where is the passage most probably taken from? A. A radio programme. B. A culture magazine. C. A history book. 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. Who first developed plastic on a large scale? A. A  Frenchman. B. An  Englishman. C. An  American. 18. What was the advantage of plastic collars? A. They didn’t wear out easily. B. They were easy to wash. C. They were comfortable. 19. Why were the plastic toys a good idea for some mothers? A. They were colorful. B. They were cheap. C. Kids preferred them. 20. What is talked about at the end of the speech? A. The excitement caused by plastic. B. Different uses of plastic. C. The harmful side of plastic. 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 Washington’s Olympic National Park ranks among the most popular parks in the U.S. If you’re looking for solitude and breathtaking views, these are the best places to camp inside Olympic National Park. Deer Park Campground Just getting to Deer Park Campground is a bit of an adventure, as it requires driving along a twisty road that ends at an altitude of about 5,400 feet. But the site offers some of the best views in the entire park, with the peaks of dozens of mountains in the Olympic Range stretching to the horizon. Hoh Campground For a completely different experience, head to Hoh Campground, located in the heart of the Hoh Rainforest. Populated with ancient trees, the rainforest feels like you’re visiting another planet. Just be sure to bring a tent as the area gets 170 inches of rain each year. Reservations can be made for the 72 campsites from June 1 to September 15. Staircase Campground The perfect base-camp for an Olympic-sized adventure, Staircase Campground offers outstanding access to the park’s legendary wilderness. Set in an old-growth forest, this campsite sits on the banks of the Skokomish River, with mountain summits lining the horizon. Here, adventurous travelers will have access to several fantastic trails. It is easy to get a spot here during the off-season. Kalaloch campground If you’re looking for a campsite with seaside views, Kalaloch is for you. Situated on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this campground offers some of the most memorable views. This is especially true at sunset when the Pacific is ablaze with red, orange, and yellow hues. At night, the sounds of the waves crashing against the shore will ease you to sleep with their rhythmic tones. 21. What do Hoh Campground and Staircase Campground have in common? A. They are both easy to reach. B. They both have much rainfall in summer. C. They provide special forest experience. D. They can be reserved in winter easily. 22. Which is the best campsite for a family of three generations? A. Deer Park Campground. B. Hoh Campground. C. Staircase Campground. D. Kalaloch campground. 23. Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In an advertisement. B. In a leisure magazine. C. In a newspaper. D. In a science text. B My mother enters her ninth decade. Thankfully she is blessed with good health. I still remember ten years ago when she turned 80, she surprised my brother and me with what she described as “independent birthday”. One day she informed us she'd booked a seven-night trip to Turkey. Alone. Because she had never been. Of course that was absurd. There was no way my brother and I could allow that. A weak, little old lady wandering the streets of Istanbul on her own, not speaking a word of Turkish, with no knowledge of the laws and customs of the land—it was out of the question! She paid no attention to us. Off she went. When she returned, she told us it had been a wonderful success. As it turned out, she had barely spent any time alone, after hiring a taxi driver to show her around Istanbul for some days. He took her to all the sites—the markets, churches and restaurants. He introduced her to a blanket seller, “a lovely fellow,” and she bought some blankets. The seller took her address details and promised to ship them to Canada. They would be arriving in three or four weeks. My mother beamed (眉开眼笑) as she told this story. The blanket seller and my mother apparently built a friendship and she told him to drop by if he were ever in Canada. To our great shock, her blankets did arrive some weeks later, along with a lovely note from the seller Mustafa. To our even greater surprise, the following year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada. He called our mother to inform her be was in Ottawa. “I invited him over and he came by for a cup of tea. They drink a lot of tea in Turkey,” my mother told my horrified brother and me. Her trip of independence seems to be thoughtfully based on a realization that life is to be lived It reminded me of the line from The Shawshank Redemption: “Get busy living or get busy dying.” 24. Why did the author's mother go to Turkey alone? A. To make the author and the brother surprised. B. To celebrate her 80th birthday independently. C. To prepare herself to enter het ninth decade. D. To inform the author that she needed independence. 25. Which of the following best describes the mother's trip to Turkey on the whole? A. Colorful. B. Boring. C. Dangerous. D. Challenging. 26. What do we know about the blanket seller? A. He is poor but generous. B. He is reliable and cautious. C. He is rich but selfish. D. He is friendly and trustworthy. 27. What can we learn from the text? A. It's never too old to learn. B. East or West, home is best. C. Life deserves to be well lived. D. Time and tide wait for no man. C Albert Einstein (1879 — 1955) was one of the greatest and most original scientific thinkers of all time. Born of Jewish parents at Ulm in Germany, he completed his education in Switzerland and got his Ph. D. at the University of Zurich. He went to live in the United States in 1933 because of the rise of Nazism in Germany and Hitler’s persecution of the Jews. In 1905, while still at Zurich, he published his Special Theory of Relativity, which was based on things everyone may have noticed. If two trains are standing alongside each other and one train starts to move, a person sitting in the train may wonder whether his own train is moving or the other is moving, and before he finds out what is happening, he can see that one train is moving relative to the other. From this and also from other more complicated facts, Einstein came to the conclusion that all motion (运动) is relative and that there is really no such thing as absolute motion. Some of the other conclusions he drew are that nothing can go faster than light, and that if something such as a ruler was moving faster and faster it would seem to get shorter and shorter as its speed was near the speed of light. By 1915, Einstein had made known his General Theory of Relativity. He also improved on Newton’s theory of gravity. Most of his theories have been tested and found to be true though some may sound strange. For his important work he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics. Towards the end of his life, Einstein was asked by a group of students to explain his complicated Theory of Relativity. He said, “When you sit with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute; but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, it seems like an hour. That is relativity.” 28. In 1933, Einstein went to live in the United States because _________ A. he loved the U.S more than his own country. B. he had got some friends there with whom he could work. C. he wanted to live quietly and happily there. D. he could no longer live in Germany when Hitler came into power. 29. Einstein published his Special Theory of Relativity when he was _________ A. in the United States. B. in Ulm, Germany after he got his Ph. D C. still in Switzerland at the age of twenty six. D. still at the University of Zurich at the age of thirty six. 30. Einstein added that if something such as a ruler was moving it would seem to get shorter and shorter _________ A. because the ruler itself was short. B. when it was moving faster and faster. C. because we can’t see it clearly. D. because the ruler was broken into pieces. 31. Albert Einstein was world famous for his _________ A. Special Theory of Relativity. B. General Theory of Relativity. C. improving on Newton’s theory of gravity. D. all his work mentioned above. D Kesa Bhai Prajapati wears a smile as he models blocks of clay into vases on a potter’s wheel. These days, Prajapati, 68, from the village of Modhera in western India, has doubled the amount of earthenware (陶制品) he makes compared to a few months ago, because he no longer has to tum the wheel manually as he could not then afford high electricity bill. That could be up to 1,500 Indian rupees ($ 18.19) a month. Now, however, his machine moves on solar power as earlier this month Prajapati’s village of around 6,500 residents, consisting mainly of potters, farmers and shoemakers, was declared India’s first village to run entirely on solar energy all the time. “Electricity has helped us to save time and produce more products,” Prajapati said. India is the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter. It aims to meet half of its energy demands from renewable sources, such as solar and wind by 2030, which the government said in December 2023. The project in Modhera, financed by the federal and provincial government at nearly $10 million, involved setting up over 1,300 rooftop panels on residential and government buildings that were connected to a power plant. The government buys extra energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity given to the households. With this money, Praveen Bhai, 43, a tailor, plans to buy a gas connection and stove, since many houses in the village cook food in wood-fired stoves that leave smoky air. “I had to teach the kids under the street lamp. Now they will be able to study inside the house.” For Reena Ben, 36, a housewife, who also works as a tailor part time, the solar power has hugely aided her work. “When we got access to solar power, I bought an electric motor worth 2,000 rupees ($ 24) to attach to the sewing machine. Now I am able to sew one or two more clothes daily.” 32. Why does the author mention Kesa Bhai? A. To advertise for his earthen works. B. To present the hard life in Modhera. C. To introduce local people’s traditional art. D. To show changes brought by solar energy. 33. What is special about Modhera? A. The first to introduce green energy in India. B. The first to use clean energy in handwork in India. C. The first to depend totally on solar energy in India. D. The first to adopt sustainable development in India. 34. What can be known about the solar energy project in Modhera? A. Great profits have been made. B. Many other places will follow. C. Funds come from big companies. D. It may produce more energy than needed. 35. What is Reena Ben’s attitude to the solar energy promoted in Modhera? A. Critical. B. Supportive. C. Tolerant. D. Uncertain. 第二节（共5小题：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to focus on today and do your best If you want to be successful, then you must appreciate the importance of living in the present. ____36____ Here are some tips to motivate you to make the most of the present. Be grateful for the little things. Start a gratitude journal. ____37____ Take time to appreciate the things going well in your everyday life, the things you are thankful for, or the things you accept as normal without thinking about them. Train yourself to do one thing at a time. Don’t work on too many projects no matter how big your ambitions (抱负) are. ____38____ Take it one day at a time, and soon you’ll be surprised at how much you’ve managed to accomplish. ____39____ Remind yourself of where you are by asking yourself, “Is this what I should be doing right now? ” “Am I feeling happy doing this at present? ” “What is the one thing I can do to make today count?” Know your own character well and listen to your feelings. Schedule some “me time” and make the most of it. Make some time out of your busy schedule to follow a creative hobby, enjoy the beauty of nature or simply some pop culture entertainment. ____40____ John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making.” Practise keeping your attention on the here and now. The present moment is where you are always! A. Finish one task at a time. B. Find the good in every situation. C. Start to do what you enjoy doing. D. Ask yourself questions to be in the present. E. Believe in what you are really feeling at present. F. Always remember that the best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. G. Not only will it help you to relax, but it will also aid you in focusing better on your tasks. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空(每小题1分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 When I imagine my future, I see myself as an adult who is confident in my abilities, doing a job I love and living my life ___41___. When I grow up, I will be enjoying more ____42____ brought by the advances in technology, with more time to pursue my ____43____ and enjoy the company of my family and friends. For these reasons, I look forward to the future as the happiest time of my life. I will feel happy in the future because I will learn more about life and ____44____ into the best person I can be. I will become more knowledgeable about the world and myself. I will also handle more responsibilities and ____45____ problems in a more thoughtful manner. ____46____ new technology, my future life is sure to improve in various ways. Homes will become ____47____ to the extent that they might be programmed to learn about our needs and ____48____ our health and activity. I can imagine hearing an AI voice ____49____ me to buy groceries or do more exercise! There will also be enormous advancements in _____50_____ options. I will be riding in a self-driving car, and other new means of transport may be developed in the future. These _____51_____ in technology are certain to make my future life more comfortable and convenient. The working day will be only four _____52_____ long thanks to robots. Working less time means I can do _____53_____ I enjoy most, such as spending time with family and friends, _____54_____ in fun activities and learning new skills. Thinking this way gives me the _____55_____ to work hard now so that I can have a successful, fulfilling(令人满足的) and enjoyable future life. 41. A. responsibly B. importantly C. differently D. uncomfortably 42. A. interests B. experience C. convenience D. changes 43. A. habits B. hobbies C. ideas D. chances 44. A. form B. develop C. expect D. decide 45. A. notice B. find C. change D. solve 46. A. Turn to B. Devote to C. Thanks to D. Lead to 47. A. smarter B. worthier C. worse D. cuter 48. A. warn B. ignore C. monitor D. understand 49. A. want B. remind C. ask D. order 50. A. learning B. communication C. work D. transport 51. A. benefits B. advances C. promises D. challenges 52. A. hours B. days C. minutes D. weeks 53. A. that B. it C. which D. what 54. A. enhancing B. entertaining C. engaging D. encountering 55. A. inspiration B. motivation C. appreciation D. impression 第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 语法填空 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, ___56___ (see) the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops ___57___ (sell) crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains ___58___ (look) out over the city. Later they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, ___59___ (pass) through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at its destination, they found a(n) ___60___ (amateur) photographer taking pictures of the lake. He seemed very ___61___ (firm) fixed in place, his eyes never leaving his camera. Liu Qian went up to him and asked for a hint ___62___ how to take better photos. The photographer was very humble and gave them some useful ___63___ (advise). Feeling inspired, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian decided to take part in a wildlife protection project in Zimbabwe. They knew it would be a ___64___ (ambition) task, but they were determined to do their best. There, they learned about the importance of protecting wildlife and the ___65___ (severe) that humans had caused to the environment. It was an unforgettable experience for them. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 书面表达 (满分15分) 66. 英语课上，同学们就“Do smart homes make life easier?”进行了分组讨论。请你作为小组代表发言，内容包括： 1．阐述观点; 2．说明理由。 注意： 1．写作词数应为80左右； 2．请在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写 (满分25分) 67. 阅读下面的材料，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。 A few weeks ago，when my mom and I were shopping，we ran into my teacher，who mentioned that the school didn’t have a music teacher to help our class put together a performance for Winter Fair.And，right then and there，my mom said，“I know the perfect song and dance.I’ll teach it to the kids!” Before I could say “Please don’t，”my mom had agreed to come to my class every morning at 9：30 for a week.Oh，and just to be clear，it’s not as if she’s a professional entertainer (演员).My parents run a small grocery store，and the only singing my mom does is in the shower. “Um，”I said on our way home，“are you sure this is such a good idea?” “Of course!” she said.“If we want your school’s Winter Fair to happen，people need to step up and volunteer.” “I know volunteering is important，” I said.“But couldn’t you help out in another way instead?” She laughed.“Don’t be silly.We’ll have great fun!” “OK，everyone，”my teacher said at 9：28 on Monday.“We’re going to stop silent reading a little early because a special guest is here to help us with a performance for Winter Fair.” “Let’s all welcome Arizona’s mother.” I looked up to discover my mom standing at the front of the room wearing the world’s silliest hat. “I’m super excited to be here with you!”my mom said.“I’m going to teach you a fun little song­and­dance number I learned a few years back，when I did some theater in college.Here goes!” Oh，please，oh，please，I said over and over in my head，let there be a fire drill (演习) or a power outage (停电)，or anything to stop my mom for completely embarrassing herself—and me! But obviously，my mom was not at all concerned about looking silly.She turned on some background music and started singing and dancing away. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右。 2.请按如下格式作答。 I closed my eyes，covered my ears，and shrank as low as I possibly could in my chair. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Not only did my mom turn out to be more than a little OK at performing，but she was also good at teaching us the song and the dance steps. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。Balloons have been popular for centuries. The earliest balloons were made from parts of animals. Nowadays, balloons are made from plastic and filled with gases to make them rise into the air. Balloons have been used in many ways, for example, in science and in arts. They were also used as flying machines. Before era planes were invented, a very big balloon made of special material was filled with a large amount of hotel. The air was heated by fire underneath, and a large basket was attached to Carry passengers. This form of transport became known as a hot air balloon. The first passengers travelled in a hot air balloon in seventeen eighty three. The following year, in june seventeen eighty four, the second hot ter balloon flight was named after the french queen. IT took off in front of the king's of france and sweden and traveled fifty two kilometers in forty five minutes. This flight was much faster than the first, but ended early because of bad weather. In the one thousand and fifties, an american inventor redesigned the balloon, and hot ir ballooning has become a popular sport. Since then, rights have become tourist attractions, and there are even festivals to celebrate them. The largest european festival is in bristol, england. IT lasts for four days and is regularly attended by around half a million people each year. Balloons have been popular for centuries. The earliest balloons were made from parts of animals. Nowadays, balloons are made from plastic and filled with gases to make them rise into the air. Balloons have been used in many ways, for example, in science and in art. They were also used as flying machines. Before airplanes were invented, a very big balloon made of special material was filled with a large amount of hotel. The air was heated by fire underneath, and a large basket was attached to Carry passengers. This form of transport became known as a hot air balloon. The first passengers travelled in a hot air balloon in seventeen eighty three following year in june seventeen eighty four, the second hot air balloon flight was named after the french queen. IT took off in front of the king's of france and sweden and traveled fifty two kilometers in forty five minutes. This flight was much faster than the first, but ended early because of bad weather. In the nineteen and fifties, an american inventor redesigned the balloon, and hot ballooning has become a popular sport. Since then, hotel balloon rights have become tourist attractions, and there are even festivals to celebrate them. The largest european festival is in bristol, england. IT lasts for four days and is regularly attended by around half a million people each year. Listen to the next question. This history of plastic is no longer than you might expect. In fact, the first man made plastic was made over a hundred years ago. IT was discovered both by an englishman and in american in the same year. But IT was the american who first developed IT on a large scale during the eighteen and sixties. Everybody was excited by this new material. Because IT was so cheap, poor workers were able to buy plastic colors. These plastic colors were hard and uncomfortable, but they were easy to wash. The poor workers could clean them every evening with just soap and water. Poor mothers who had not been able to afford toys for their children were now able to buy pensive ones made of plastic. However, plastic has one series is fault. Some kinds of plastic can catch fire very easily. And when they do, a poisonous gas is produced. What's worse, plastic takes a very long time to break down, so IT causes serious pollution. We now use the term White pollution to refer to plastic pollution. This history of plastic is no longer than you might expect. In fact, the first man made plastic was made over a hundred years ago. IT was discovered both by an englishman and in american in the same year, but IT was the american who first developed IT on a large scale during the eighteen and sixties. Everybody was excited by this new material because IT was so cheap. Poor workers were able to buy plastic colors. These plastic colors were hard and uncomfortable, but they were easy to wash. The poor workers could clean them every evening with just soap and water. Poor mothers who had not been able to afford toys for their children, we're now able to buy inexpensive ones made of plastic. However, plastic has one. Syria is fault. Some kinds of plastic can catch fire very easily. And when they do, a poisonous gas is produced. What's worse, plastic takes a very long time to break down. So IT causes serious pollution. We now use the term White pollution to refer to plastic pollution. Listen to the next question. mr. Smith, i'm sorry to disturb you, but I really have something important to discuss with you. I think we can have robots make cough medicine. For us. Robots, you must be joking. We are a small company. You see. we make ten different kinds of cough medicine, but each Operation only has four steps. How many robots do we need them for? The first robot will measure and mix the materials for the medicine. The second robot will pour the mixture into the bottles, and then the third one will put on the labels. The last one will packed the bottles into boxes. And what happens when one of the robots breaks down? The robot company . will have a mechanic here within an hour. I just can't imagine what will we have here, a building with robots rolling around doing the work that's IT. And these robots are great workers. They won't feel sick and they will work twenty four hours a day. IT sounds like a good idea, but what about the workers here? That's what I worried about. We won't need them anymore. mr. Smith, i'm sorry to disturb you, but I really have something important to discuss with you. I think we can have robots make cough medicine. For us. Robots, you must be joking. We are a small company. You see. we make ten different kinds of cough medicine, but each Operation only has four steps. How many robots do we need them for? The first robot will measure and mix the materials for the medicine. The second robot will pour the mixture into the bottles, and then the third one will put on the labels. The last one will pack the bottles into box. And what happens when one of the robots breaks down . the bot company have a mechanism hour. I just can't imagine what will we have here, a quiet building with robots rolling around doing the . work that's IT. And these robots are great workers. They won't feel sick and they will work twenty four hours a day. That sounds like a good idea, but what about the workers here? That's what i'm worried about. We won't need them anymore. Listen to the next question. The desire to stay cool is, of course, nothing new. The ancient egyptians and romance employed various techniques to cool down their buildings from the outside heat. Some people have even claimed that the first air conditioning device was invented in ancient egypt. The ancient egyptians would hang wet plants outside their windows, and when the air came into the house, IT would be cooled by the cool water drops on the plants. The romans understood that if they could bring cold water under their houses, then the temperature inside would fall. And if we really stretched the meaning of the phrase air conditioning, then hand fans have been used since the very beginning of the history. People realized that they could move air by waving something, and IT would cool them down for a while. The chinese, invented in huan went a step further in the second century, and invented of that could go around similar to the fans we might see today. Although IT was powered by servants. That's all for today. Please stay tuned for more updates. The desire to stay cool is, of course, nothing new. The ancient egyptians and romans employed various techniques to cool down their buildings from the outside heat. Some people have even claimed that the first air conditioning device was invented in ancient egypt. The ancient egyptians would hang wet plants outside their windows, and when the air came into the house, IT would be cooled by the cool water drops on the plants. The romans understood that if they could bring cold water under their houses, then the temperature inside would fall. And if we really stretch the meaning of the phrase air conditioning, then hand fans have been used since the very beginning of the history. People realized that they could move air by waving something, and IT would cool them down for a while. The chinese invented丁huan went a step further in the second century and invented a fan that could go around similar to the fans we might see today。Although IT was powered by servants, that's all for today. Please stay tuned for more updates. Listen to the next question. The history of plastic is no longer than you might expect. In fact, the first man made plastic was made over a hundred years ago. IT was discovered both by an englishman and in american in the same year. But IT was the american who first developed on a large scale during the eighteen sixties. Everybody was excited by this new material. Because IT was so cheap, poor workers were able to buy plastic collars. These plastic collars were hard and uncomfortable, but they were easy to wash. The poor workers could clean them every evening with just soap and water. Poor mothers who had not been able to afford the toys for their children were now able to buy inexpensive ones made of plastic. However, plastic has one serious fault. Some kinds of plastic can catch fire very easily. And when they do, a poisonous gas is produced. What's worse, plastic takes a very long time to break down, so that causes serious pollution. We now use the term White pollution to refer to plastic pollution. The history of plastic is no longer than you might expect. In fact, the first man made plastic was made over a hundred years ago. IT was discovered both by an englishman and an american in the same year, but IT was the american who first developed on a large scale during the one hundred and sixty. Everybody was excited by this new material because IT was so cheap. Poor workers were able to buy plastic collars. These plastic collars were hard and uncomfortable, but they were easy to wash. The poor workers could clean them every evening with just soap and water. Poor mothers who had not been able to afford the toys for their children. We're now able to buy inexpensive ones made of plastic. However, plastic has one serious fault. Some kinds of plastic can catch fire very easily, and when they do, a poisonous gas is produced. What's worse, plastic takes a very long time to break down, so that causes serious pollution. We now use the term White pollution to refer the plastic . pollution. 听力部分到此结束。 2025～2026学年第一学期 高二年级英语试卷 （考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分） 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分 30 分) 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】 1. When were hot-air balloons first used to carry passengers? A. In 1752. B. In 1783. C. In 1784. 2. What caused the second hot-air balloon flight to end early? A. Gas shortage. B. Equipment failure. C. Bad weather. 3. Who made hot-air rides become popular? A. An American inventor. B. The French Queen. C. The King of Sweden. 4. What does the speaker say about the festival in Bristol? A. It is the largest one all over the world. B. It is celebrated for four days. C. It is held every half year. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Balloons have been popular for centuries. The earliest balloons were made from parts of animals. Nowadays, balloons are made from plastic and filled with gases, to make them rise into the air. Balloons have been used in many ways, for example, in science and in art. They were also used as flying machines before aeroplanes were invented. A very big balloon made of special material was filled with a large amount of hot air. The air was heated by fire underneath and a large basket was attached to carry passengers. This form of transport became known as a hot-air balloon. The first passengers traveled in a hot-air balloon in 1783. The following year, in June 1784, the second hot-air balloon flight was named after the French Queen. It took off in front of the Kings of France and Sweden and traveled 52 kilometers in forty-five minutes. This flight was much faster than the first, but ended early because of bad weather. In the 1950s, an American inventor redesigned the balloon and hot-air ballooning has become a popular sport since then. Hot-air balloon rides have become tourist attractions and there are even festivals to celebrate them. The largest European festival is in Bristol, England. It lasts for four days and is regularly attended by around half a million people each year. 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】 5. Who first developed plastic on a large scale? A. A Frenchman. B. An Englishman. C. An American 6. What was the advantage of plastic collars? A. They didn’t wear out easily. B. They were easy to wash. C. They were comfortable. 7. Why were the plastic toys a good choice for some mothers? A. They were colorful. B. They were cheap. C. They were light in weight. 8. What does the speaker talk about at the end? A. The popularity of plastic. B. Different ways of using plastic. C. The harmful side of plastic. 【答案】5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 【解析】 【原文】W: This history of plastic is no longer than you might expect. In fact, the first man-made plastic was made over a hundred years ago. It was discovered both by an Englishman and an American in the same year, but it was the American who first developed it on a large scale during the 1860s. Everybody was excited by this new material because it was so cheap. Poor workers were able to buy plastic collars. These plastic collars were hard and uncomfortable, but they were easy to wash. The poor workers could clean them every evening with just soap and water. Poor mothers who had not been able to afford toys for their children were now able to buy inexpensive ones made of plastic. However, plastic has one serious fault. Some kinds of plastic can catch fire very easily, and when they do, a poisonous gas is produced. What's worse, plastic takes a very long time to break down so it causes serious pollution. We now use the term “white pollution” to refer to plastic pollution. 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】 9. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestion at first? A. Interesting. B. Unreasonable. C. Frightening. 10. What will the second robot do? A. Put labels on the bottles. B. Fill bottles with mixtures. C. Pack the bottles into boxes. 11. What’s the advantage of the robots according to the man? A. Causing no noise. B. High efficiency. C. Working tirelessly. 12. What might the man ask the workers to do? A. Find new jobs. B. Control the robots. C. Fix the broken robots, 【答案】9. B 10. B 11. C 12. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Mrs. Smith, I’m sorry to disturb you, but I really have something important to discuss with you. I think we can have robots make cough medicine for us. W: Robots? You must be joking. We’re a small company. M: You see we make ten different kinds of cough medicine. But each operation only has four steps. W: How many robots do we need then? M: Four. The first robot will measure and mix the materials for the medicine. The second robot will pour the mixture into the bottles. And then the third one will put on the labels. The last one will pack the bottles into boxes. W: And what happens when one of the robots breaks down? M: The robot company will have a mechanic here within an hour. W: I just can’t imagine. What will we have here? A quiet building with robots rolling around doing the work? M: That’s it. And these robots are great workers. They won’t feel sick and they will work 24 hours a day. W: It sounds like a good idea. But what about the workers here? M: That’s what I’m worried about. We won’t need them anymore. 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】 13. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Cooling fans. B. Air conditioning. C. Room design. 14. Which country might have invented the first cooling device? A. Egypt. B. Rome. C. China. 15. Which cooling method has the longest history? A. Wet plants. B. Cold water. C. Hand fans. 16. Where is the passage most probably taken from? A. A radio programme. B. A culture magazine. C. A history book. 【答案】13. B 14. A 15. C 16. A 【解析】 【详解】The desire to stay cool is, of course, nothing new. The ancient Egyptians and Romans employed various techniques to cool down their buildings from the outside heat. Some people have even claimed that the first air conditioning device was invented in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians would hang wet plants outside their windows, and when the air came into the house, it would be cooled by the cool water drops on the plants. The Romans understood that if they could bring cold water under their houses, then the temperature inside would fall. And if we really stretch the meaning of the phrase “air conditioning”, then hand fans have been used since the very beginning of the history. People realized that they could move air by waving something and it would cool them down for a while. The Chinese inventor Ding Huan went a step further in the second century and invented a fan that could go around, similar to fans we might see today, although it was powered by servants. That’s all for today. Please stay tuned for more updates. 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. Who first developed plastic on a large scale? A. A  Frenchman. B. An  Englishman. C. An  American. 18. What was the advantage of plastic collars? A. They didn’t wear out easily. B. They were easy to wash. C. They were comfortable. 19. Why were the plastic toys a good idea for some mothers? A. They were colorful. B. They were cheap. C. Kids preferred them. 20. What is talked about at the end of the speech? A. The excitement caused by plastic. B. Different uses of plastic. C. The harmful side of plastic. 【答案】17. C 18. B 19. B 20. C 【解析】 【原文】The history of plastic is no longer than you might expect. In fact, the first man-made plastic was made over a hundred years ago. It was discovered both by an Englishman and an American in the same year, but it was the American who first developed it on a large scale during the 1860s. Everybody was excited by this new material because it was so cheap. Poor workers were able to buy plastic collars. These plastic collars were hard and uncomfortable, but they were easy to wash. The poor workers could clean them every evening with just soap and water. Poor mothers, who had not been able to afford toys for their children, were now able to buy inexpensive ones made of plastic. However, plastic has one serious fault. Some kinds of plastic can catch fire very easily, and when they do, a poisonous gas is produced. What’s worse, plastic takes a very long time to break down so it causes serious pollution. We now use the term “white pollution” to refer to plastic pollution. 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 Washington’s Olympic National Park ranks among the most popular parks in the U.S. If you’re looking for solitude and breathtaking views, these are the best places to camp inside Olympic National Park. Deer Park Campground Just getting to Deer Park Campground is a bit of an adventure, as it requires driving along a twisty road that ends at an altitude of about 5,400 feet. But the site offers some of the best views in the entire park, with the peaks of dozens of mountains in the Olympic Range stretching to the horizon. Hoh Campground For a completely different experience, head to Hoh Campground, located in the heart of the Hoh Rainforest. Populated with ancient trees, the rainforest feels like you’re visiting another planet. Just be sure to bring a tent as the area gets 170 inches of rain each year. Reservations can be made for the 72 campsites from June 1 to September 15. Staircase Campground The perfect base-camp for an Olympic-sized adventure, Staircase Campground offers outstanding access to the park’s legendary wilderness. Set in an old-growth forest, this campsite sits on the banks of the Skokomish River, with mountain summits lining the horizon. Here, adventurous travelers will have access to several fantastic trails. It is easy to get a spot here during the off-season. Kalaloch campground If you’re looking for a campsite with seaside views, Kalaloch is for you. Situated on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this campground offers some of the most memorable views. This is especially true at sunset when the Pacific is ablaze with red, orange, and yellow hues. At night, the sounds of the waves crashing against the shore will ease you to sleep with their rhythmic tones. 21. What do Hoh Campground and Staircase Campground have in common? A. They are both easy to reach. B. They both have much rainfall in summer. C. They provide special forest experience. D. They can be reserved in winter easily. 22. Which is the best campsite for a family of three generations? A. Deer Park Campground. B. Hoh Campground. C. Staircase Campground. D. Kalaloch campground. 23. Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In an advertisement. B. In a leisure magazine. C. In a newspaper. D. In a science text. 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了在美国奥林匹克国家公园内露营的四个最佳地点。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Hoh Campground部分中“Populated with ancient trees, the rainforest feels like you’re visiting another planet. (遍布古树的雨林让你感觉像是来到了另一个星球)”和Staircase Campground部分中“Set in an old-growth forest, this campsite sits on the banks of the Skokomish River, with mountain summits lining the horizon. (这个营地位于古老的森林中，坐落在斯科科米什河岸边，与地平线上的山峰相望)”可知，这两个营地都提供了特殊的森林体验。故选C项。 【22题详解】 推理判断题。根据Deer Park Campground部分中“Just getting to Deer Park Campground is a bit of an adventure (光是去Deer Park露营地就有点冒险了)”、Hoh Campground部分中“Just be sure to bring a tent as the area gets 170 inches of rain each year. (不过一定要带上帐篷，因为该地区每年的降雨量为170英寸)”、Staircase Campground部分中“The perfect base-camp for an Olympic-sized adventure (这是奥运会级别探险的完美大本营)”和Kalaloch campground部分中“This is especially true at sunset when the Pacific is ablaze with red, orange, and yellow hues. At night, the sounds of the waves crashing against the shore will ease you to sleep with their rhythmic tones. (日落时尤其如此，因为太平洋被红色、橙色和黄色的色调所照亮。晚上，海浪拍打海岸的声音会让你在有节奏的音调中入睡)”可知，四个营地中，前三个都有一定的冒险或危险性质，最后一个最为休闲舒缓。由此可知，Kalaloch露营地是最适合一家三代人的露营地。故选D项。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中“If you’re looking for solitude and breathtaking views, these are the best places to camp inside Olympic National Park. (如果你想寻求独处和壮丽的景色，这些是在奥林匹克国家公园内露营的最佳地点)”可知，文章介绍了在美国奥林匹克国家公园内露营的四个最佳地点，主要描述了各个地点的特点，且不含价格、联系方式等销售相关的信息。由此可知，文章应该出自一本休闲杂志。故选B项。 B My mother enters her ninth decade. Thankfully, she is blessed with good health. I still remember ten years ago when she turned 80, she surprised my brother and me with what she described as “independent birthday”. One day she informed us she'd booked a seven-night trip to Turkey. Alone. Because she had never been. Of course, that was absurd. There was no way my brother and I could allow that. A weak, little old lady wandering the streets of Istanbul on her own, not speaking a word of Turkish, with no knowledge of the laws and customs of the land—it was out of the question! She paid no attention to us. Off she went. When she returned she told us it had been a wonderful success. As it turned out, she had barely spent any time alone, after hiring a taxi driver to show her around Istanbul for some days. He took her to all the sites—the markets, churches and restaurants. He introduced her to a blanket seller, “a lovely fellow,” and she bought some blankets. The seller took her address details and promised to ship them to Canada. They would be arriving in three or four weeks. My mother beamed (眉开眼笑) as she told this story. The blanket seller and my mother apparently built a friendship and she told him to drop by if he were ever in Canada. To our great shock, her blankets did arrive some weeks later, along with a lovely note from the seller Mustafa. To our even greater surprise, the following year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada. He called our mother to inform her be was in Ottawa. “I invited him over and he came by for a cup of tea. They drink a lot of tea in Turkey,” my mother told my horrified brother and me. Her trip of independence seems to be thoughtfully based on a realization that life is to be lived. It reminded me of the line from The Shawshank Redemption: “Get busy living or get busy dying.” 24. Why did the author's mother go to Turkey alone? A. To make the author and the brother surprised. B. To celebrate her 80th birthday independently. C. To prepare herself to enter het ninth decade. D. To inform the author that she needed independence. 25. Which of the following best describes the mother's trip to Turkey on the whole? A. Colorful. B. Boring. C. Dangerous. D. Challenging. 26. What do we know about the blanket seller? A. He is poor but generous. B. He is reliable and cautious. C. He is rich but selfish. D. He is friendly and trustworthy. 27. What can we learn from the text? A. It's never too old to learn. B. East or West, home is best. C. Life deserves to be well lived. D. Time and tide wait for no man. 【答案】24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过母亲的独自庆生之旅，告诉我们一个道理：要好好生活。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“I still remember ten years ago when she turned 80, she surprised my brother and me with what she described as “independent birthday”. (我还记得十年前，当她80岁时，她用她所描述的“独立生日”让我和我哥哥感到惊讶。)”及第三段“One day she informed us she'd booked a seven-night trip to Turkey. Alone. Because she had never been. (有一天，她告诉我们她已经预订了七晚的土耳其之旅。独自。因为她从来都没去过。)”可知，作者的母亲去土耳其是为了单独庆祝自己的80岁生日。故选B。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“She paid no attention to us. Off she went. When she returned, she told us it had been a wonderful success. As it turned out, she had barely spent any time alone, after hiring a taxi driver to show her around Istanbul for some days. He took her to all the sites—the markets, churches and restaurants. He introduced her to a blanket seller, “a lovely fellow,” and she bought some blankets. The seller took her address details and promised to ship them to Canada. They would be arriving in three or four weeks. My mother beamed (眉开眼笑) as she told this story. The blanket seller and my mother apparently built a friendship and she told him to drop by if he were ever in Canada. They would be arriving in three or four weeks. (她没有理会我们。她走了。当她回来时，她告诉我们这是一个了不起的成功之旅。事实证明，在雇了一名出租车司机带她去伊斯坦布尔转转几天后，她几乎没有独处过任何时间。他带她去了所有的地方——市场、教堂和餐馆。他把她介绍给一个卖毯子的人，一个可爱的家伙。她买了一些毯子。卖家拿到了她的详细地址，并承诺将其运送到加拿大。他们将在三到四周内送达。我的母亲在讲述这个故事时眉开眼笑。卖毯子的人和我母亲显然建立了友谊，她告诉他，如果他在加拿大，就顺便过来。)”可知，作者的母亲雇了司机去了市场、教堂和餐馆，司机又推荐她认识了一个卖地毯的商家，承诺把地毯给她寄到加拿大，后来卖地毯的商家又去加拿大拜访她，这说明她的这次土耳其之行经历比较丰富，多姿多彩。故选A。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“The seller took her address details and promised to ship them to Canada. They would be arriving in three or four weeks. My mother beamed (眉开眼笑) as she told this story. The blanket seller and my mother apparently built a friendship and she told him to drop by if he were ever in Canada. (卖家拿到了她的详细地址，并承诺将其运送到加拿大。他们将在三到四周内送达。他们将在三到四周内送达。我的母亲在讲述这个故事时眉开眼笑。卖毯子的人和我母亲显然建立了友谊，她告诉他，如果他在加拿大，就顺便过来。)”及第五段“To our great shock, her blankets did arrive some weeks later, along with a lovely note from the seller Mustafa. To our even greater surprise, the following year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada. He called our mother to inform her be was in Ottawa. (令我们大吃一惊的是，她的毯子确实在几周后送达，还有卖家Mustafa的一张可爱的便条。令我们更惊讶的是，第二年，Mustafa本人抵达了加拿大。他打电话给我们的母亲，告诉她他在渥太华。)”可知，卖地毯的商家说话算话，很友好，并且值得信任。故选D。 【27题详解】 文章大意题。根据最后一段“Her trip of independence seems to be thoughtfully based on a realization that life is to be lived. It reminded me of the line from The Shawshank Redemption: “Get busy living or get busy dying.” (她的独自之旅似乎是深思熟虑地基于一种认识：生活就是要过的。这让我想起了《肖申克的救赎》中的一句话：“要么忙着生活，要么忙着死去。”)”可知，文章告诉我们了一个道理：生活就是要好好过，无论年龄大小都要活好每一天。故选C。 C Albert Einstein (1879 — 1955) was one of the greatest and most original scientific thinkers of all time Born of Jewish parents at Ulm in Germany, he completed his education in Switzerland and got his Ph. D. at the University of Zurich. He went to live in the United States in 1933 because of the rise of Nazism in Germany and Hitler’s persecution of the Jews. In 1905, while still at Zurich, he published his Special Theory of Relativity, which was based on things everyone may have noticed. If two trains are standing alongside each other and one train starts to move, a person sitting in the train may wonder whether his own train is moving or the other is moving, and before he finds out what is happening, he can see that one train is moving relative to the other. From this and also from other more complicated facts, Einstein came to the conclusion that all motion (运动) is relative and that there is really no such thing as absolute motion. Some of the other conclusions he drew are that nothing can go faster than light, and that if something such as a ruler was moving faster and faster it would seem to get shorter and shorter as its speed was near the speed of light. By 1915, Einstein had made known his General Theory of Relativity. He also improved on Newton’s theory of gravity. Most of his theories have been tested and found to be true though some may sound strange. For his important work he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics. Towards the end of his life, Einstein was asked by a group of students to explain his complicated Theory of Relativity. He said, “When you sit with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute; but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, it seems like an hour. That is relativity.” 28. In 1933, Einstein went to live in the United States because _________ A. he loved the U.S more than his own country. B. he had got some friends there with whom he could work. C. he wanted to live quietly and happily there. D. he could no longer live in Germany when Hitler came into power. 29. Einstein published his Special Theory of Relativity when he was _________ A. in the United States. B. in Ulm, Germany after he got his Ph. D C. still in Switzerland at the age of twenty six. D. still at the University of Zurich at the age of thirty six. 30. Einstein added that if something such as a ruler was moving it would seem to get shorter and shorter _________ A. because the ruler itself was short. B. when it was moving faster and faster. C. because we can’t see it clearly. D. because the ruler was broken into pieces. 31. Albert Einstein was world famous for his _________ A. Special Theory of Relativity. B. General Theory of Relativity. C. improving on Newton’s theory of gravity. D. all his work mentioned above. 【答案】28. D 29. C 30. B 31. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Albert Einstein的生平和科学成就。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“He went to live in the United States in 1933 because of the rise of Nazism in Germany and Hitler’s persecution of the Jews.(1933年，由于纳粹主义在德国的兴起和希特勒对犹太人的迫害，他去了美国。)”可知，1933年，爱因斯坦去了美国，因为希特勒上台后，他不能再住在德国了。故选D。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“In 1905, while still at Zurich, he published his Special Theory of Relativity, which was based on things everyone may have noticed.(1905年，当他还在苏黎世的时候，他发表了他的狭义相对论，这是基于每个人都可能注意到的东西。)”和第一段“Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was one of the greatest and most original scientific thinkers of all time.(阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦（1879 — 1955）是有史以来最伟大、最具独创性的科学思想家之一。)”可知，他发表狭义相对论时仍然在瑞士，并且那一年他二十六岁。故选C。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Some of the other conclusions he drew are that nothing can go faster than light, and that if something such as a ruler was moving faster and faster it would seem to get shorter and shorter as its speed was near the speed of light.(他得出的其他一些结论是，没有什么能比光更快，如果像尺子这样的东西运动得越来越快，那么当它的速度接近光速时，它似乎会变得越来越短。)”可知，爱因斯坦补充说，如果像尺子这样的东西在运动，当它运动得越来越快时，它似乎会变得越来越短。故选B。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“In 1905, while still at Zurich, he published his Special Theory of Relativity, which was based on things everyone may have noticed.(1905年，当他还在苏黎世的时候，他发表了他的狭义相对论，这是基于每个人都可能注意到的东西。)”，“By 1915, Einstein had made known his General Theory of Relativity.(1915年，爱因斯坦发表了他的广义相对论。)”和“He also improved on Newton’s theory of gravity.(他还改进了牛顿的引力理论。)”可知，他的出名是因为狭义相对论，广义相对论和对牛顿引力理论的改进。故选D。 D Kesa Bhai Prajapati wears a smile as he models blocks of clay into vases on a potter’s wheel. These days, Prajapati, 68, from the village of Modhera in western India, has doubled the amount of earthenware (陶制品) he makes compared to a few months ago, because he no longer has to tum the wheel manually as he could not then afford high electricity bill. That could be up to 1,500 Indian rupees ($ 18.19) a month. Now, however, his machine moves on solar power as earlier this month Prajapati’s village of around 6,500 residents, consisting mainly of potters, farmers and shoemakers, was declared India’s first village to run entirely on solar energy all the time. “Electricity has helped us to save time and produce more products,” Prajapati said. India is the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter. It aims to meet half of its energy demands from renewable sources, such as solar and wind by 2030, which the government said in December 2023. The project in Modhera, financed by the federal and provincial government at nearly $10 million, involved setting up over 1,300 rooftop panels on residential and government buildings that were connected to a power plant. The government buys extra energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity given to the households. With this money, Praveen Bhai, 43, a tailor, plans to buy a gas connection and stove, since many houses in the village cook food in wood-fired stoves that leave smoky air. “I had to teach the kids under the street lamp. Now they will be able to study inside the house.” For Reena Ben, 36, a housewife, who also works as a tailor part time, the solar power has hugely aided her work. “When we got access to solar power, I bought an electric motor worth 2,000 rupees ($ 24) to attach to the sewing machine. Now I am able to sew one or two more clothes daily.” 32. Why does the author mention Kesa Bhai? A. To advertise for his earthen works. B. To present the hard life in Modhera. C. To introduce local people’s traditional art. D. To show changes brought by solar energy. 33. What is special about Modhera? A. The first to introduce green energy in India. B. The first to use clean energy in handwork in India. C. The first to depend totally on solar energy in India. D. The first to adopt sustainable development in India. 34. What can be known about the solar energy project in Modhera? A. Great profits have been made. B. Many other places will follow. C. Funds come from big companies. D. It may produce more energy than needed. 35. What is Reena Ben’s attitude to the solar energy promoted in Modhera? A. Critical. B. Supportive. C. Tolerant. D. Uncertain. 【答案】32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了印度Modhera村因太阳能带来的积极变化。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第一段中“These days, Prajapati, 68, from the village of Modhera in western India, has doubled the amount of earthenware (陶制品) he makes compared to a few months ago, because he no longer has to tum the wheel manually as he could not then afford high electricity bill. That could be up to 1,500 Indian rupees ($ 18.19) a month. (如今，这位来自印度西部Modhera村的68岁老人制作的陶器数量比几个月前翻了一番，因为他再也不用像过去那样因付不起高额电费而手动转动陶轮了。那时的电费每月可能高达1500印度卢比（18.19美元）。)”和第二段“Now, however, his machine moves on solar power as earlier this month Prajapati’s village of around 6,500 residents, consisting mainly of potters, farmers and shoemakers, was declared India’s first village to run entirely on solar energy all the time. “Electricity has helped us to save time and produce more products,” Prajapati said. (然而现在，他的机器靠太阳能驱动，因为本月早些时候，Prajapati所在的这个约有6500名居民的村庄——村民主要是陶工、农民和鞋匠——被宣布为印度首个全天候完全依靠太阳能供电的村庄。“电力帮助我们节省了时间，生产出了更多产品，”Prajapati说。)”可知，作者提到Kesa Bhai是为了展示太阳能带来的变化。故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。由文章第二段中“Now, however, his machine moves on solar power as earlier this month Prajapati’s village of around 6,500 residents, consisting mainly of potters, farmers and shoemakers, was declared India’s first village to run entirely on solar energy all the time. (然而现在，他的机器靠太阳能驱动，因为本月早些时候，Prajapati所在的这个约有6500名居民的村庄——村民主要是陶工、农民和鞋匠——被宣布为印度首个全天候完全依靠太阳能供电的村庄。)”可知，Modhera的特别之处在于它是印度第一个完全依赖太阳能的村庄。故选C。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第三段中“The government buys extra energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity given to the households. (如果居民没有用完分配给家庭的全部电力容量，政府会从他们手中购买多余的电力。)”可知，Modhera的太阳能项目可能会产生比所需更多的能源。故选D。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。由文章最后一段中“For Reena Ben, 36, a housewife, who also works as a tailor part time, the solar power has hugely aided her work. “When we got access to solar power, I bought an electric motor worth 2,000 rupees ($ 24) to attach to the sewing machine. Now I am able to sew one or two more clothes daily.” (对于36岁的家庭主妇Reena Ben来说，她同时也兼职做裁缝，太阳能对她的工作帮助极大。“用上太阳能后，我花2000卢比（24美元）买了一台电动机，安装在缝纫机上。现在我每天能多缝制一两件衣服。”)”可知，Reena Ben认为太阳能对她的工作有很大帮助，由此可推断出她对在Modhera推广的太阳能持支持态度。故选B。 第二节（共5小题：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to focus on today and do your best If you want to be successful, then you must appreciate the importance of living in the present. ____36____ Here are some tips to motivate you to make the most of the present. Be grateful for the little things. Start a gratitude journal. ____37____ Take time to appreciate the things going well in your everyday life, the things you are thankful for, or the things you accept as normal without thinking about them. Train yourself to do one thing at a time. Don’t work on too many projects no matter how big your ambitions (抱负) are. ____38____ Take it one day at a time, and soon you’ll be surprised at how much you’ve managed to accomplish. ____39____ Remind yourself of where you are by asking yourself, “Is this what I should be doing right now? ” “Am I feeling happy doing this at present? ” “What is the one thing I can do to make today count?” Know your own character well and listen to your feelings. Schedule some “me time” and make the most of it. Make some time out of your busy schedule to follow a creative hobby, enjoy the beauty of nature or simply some pop culture entertainment. ____40____ John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making.” Practise keeping your attention on the here and now. The present moment is where you are always! A. Finish one task at a time. B. Find the good in every situation. C. Start to do what you enjoy doing. D. Ask yourself questions to be in the present. E. Believe in what you are really feeling at present. F. Always remember that the best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. G. Not only will it help you to relax, but it will also aid you in focusing better on your tasks. 【答案】36. F 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了如何活在当下，做到尽善尽美。 【36题详解】 根据上文“If you want to be successful, then you must appreciate the importance of living in the present.”(如果你想成功，那么你必须意识到活在当下的重要性。)可知，选项承接上文继续说明注重当下与成功的关系。故F选项“永远记住，对明天最好的准备就是今天做到最好。”切题。故选F项。 【37题详解】 根据上文“Start a gratitude journal.”(开始写感恩日记。)根据下文“Take time to appreciate the things going well in your everyday life, the things you are thankful for, or the things you accept as normal without thinking about them.”(花点时间去感激你日常生活中一切顺利的事情，那些你感激的事情，或者那些你不假思索就习以为常的事情。)可知，选项承接上下文说明要看到好的一面。故B选项“在任何情况下都要发现好的一面”切题。the good呼应appreciate the things going well和a gratitude journal。故选B项。 【38题详解】 根据上文“Don’t work on too many projects no matter how big your ambitions (抱负) are.”(不管你的野心有多大，都不要同时做太多的项目)可知，选项承接上文说明不要同时做太多的项目，而是要一次完成一项任务。故A选项“一次只完成一项任务”切题。故选A项。 【39题详解】 根据下文“Remind yourself of where you are by asking yourself, “Is this what I should be doing right now? ”“Am I feeling happy doing this at present? ”“What is the one thing I can do to make today count?”（ 通过问自己“这是我现在应该做的事情吗?”“我现在做这件事开心吗?”“我能做什么才能让今天过得有意义?”）可 知 ，本段主要在将要问自己问题。故 D选项 “问自己一些问题，让自己活在当下”切题。故选D项。 【40题详解】 根据上文“Make some time out of your busy schedule to follow a creative hobby, enjoy the beauty of nature or simply some pop culture entertainment.”（从你繁忙的日程中抽出一些时间来从事一个创造性的爱好，享受自然之美，或者只是一些流行文化娱乐项目。）可知，选项承接上文说明带来的益处。故G选项“它不仅能帮助你放松，还能帮助你更好地专注于你的任务”切题。故选G项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空(每小题1分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 When I imagine my future, I see myself as an adult who is confident in my abilities, doing a job I love and living my life ___41___. When I grow up, I will be enjoying more ____42____ brought by the advances in technology, with more time to pursue my ____43____ and enjoy the company of my family and friends. For these reasons, I look forward to the future as the happiest time of my life. I will feel happy in the future because I will learn more about life and ____44____ into the best person I can be I will become more knowledgeable about the world and myself. I will also handle more responsibilities and ____45____ problems in a more thoughtful manner. ____46____ new technology, my future life is sure to improve in various ways. Homes will become ____47____ to the extent that they might be programmed to learn about our needs and ____48____ our health and activity. I can imagine hearing an AI voice ____49____ me to buy groceries or do more exercise! There will also be enormous advancements in _____50_____ options. I will be riding in a self-driving car, and other new means of transport may be developed in the future. These _____51_____ in technology are certain to make my future life more comfortable and convenient. The working day will be only four _____52_____ long thanks to robots. Working less time means I can do _____53_____ I enjoy most, such as spending time with family and friends, _____54_____ in fun activities and learning new skills. Thinking this way gives me the _____55_____ to work hard now so that I can have a successful, fulfilling(令人满足的) and enjoyable future life. 41. A. responsibly B. importantly C. differently D. uncomfortably 42. A. interests B. experience C. convenience D. changes 43. A. habits B. hobbies C. ideas D. chances 44. A. form B. develop C. expect D. decide 45 A. notice B. find C. change D. solve 46. A. Turn to B. Devote to C. Thanks to D. Lead to 47. A. smarter B. worthier C. worse D. cuter 48. A. warn B. ignore C. monitor D. understand 49. A. want B. remind C. ask D. order 50. A. learning B. communication C. work D. transport 51. A. benefits B. advances C. promises D. challenges 52. A. hours B. days C. minutes D. weeks 53. A. that B. it C. which D. what 54. A. enhancing B. entertaining C. engaging D. encountering 55. A. inspiration B. motivation C. appreciation D. impression 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. D 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，作者憧憬了自己未来的幸福生活。 【41题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我想象我的未来时，我看到自己是一个对自己的能力充满信心的成年人，做着我喜欢的工作，负责任地过着我的生活。A. responsibly负责任地；B. importantly重要地；C. differently不同地；D. uncomfortably不舒服地。根据上文“I see myself as an adult who is confident in my abilities, doing a job I love”可知，作者将负责任地过着自己的生活。故选A项。 【42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我长大后，我将享受科技进步带来的更多便利，有更多的时间去追求我的爱好，享受家人和朋友的陪伴。A. interests兴趣；B. experience 经历；C. convenience方便；D. changes改变。根据下文“convenient”可知，科技带来的是便利。故选C项。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我长大后，我将享受科技进步带来的更多便利，有更多的时间去追求我的爱好，享受家人和朋友的陪伴。A. habits习惯；B. hobbies爱好；C. ideas观点； D. chances机会。根据下文“enjoy the company of my family and friends.”可知，有更多的时间去追求自己的爱好。故选B项。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会在未来感到快乐，因为关于生活我会学的更多并且发展成为最好的人。A. form形成；B. develop发展；C. expect期望； D. decide决定。根据上文“because I will learn more about life”可知，将来的作者会发展成为最好的人。故选B项。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也会承担更多的责任，以更周到的方式解决问题。 A. notice注意；B. find发现；C. change改变； D. solve解决。根据下文“in a more thoughtful manner.”可知，以更周到的方式解决问题。故选D项。 【46题详解】 考查固定短语词义辨析。句意：多亏了新技术，我未来的生活肯定会以各种方式得到改善。A. Turn to转向；B. Devote to致力于；C. Thanks to多亏；D. Lead to导致。根据下文“my future life is sure to improve in various ways”可知，多亏技术的进步。故选C项。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：家居将变得更加智能，它们可以通过编程来了解我们的需求，监控我们的健康和活动。A. smarter更聪明的、更智能的；B. worthier更值得的；C. worse糟糕的；D. cuter更可爱的。根据下文“they might be programmed to learn about our needs and ____8____ our health and activity.”可知，家居将变得更加智能。故选A项。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：家居将变得更加智能，它们可以通过编程来了解我们的需求，监控我们的健康和活动。A. warn警告；B. ignore忽略；C. monitor监测； D. understand理解。根据上文“Homes will become ____7____ to the extent”可知，家居将变得更加智能，监控我们的健康和活动，故选C项。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我可以想象听到一个人工智能的声音提醒我买杂货或多做运动！A. want想要；B. remind提醒；C. ask问；D. order命令。根据上文“an AI voice”可知，工智能的声音提醒我买杂货或多做运动。故选B项。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在交通选择方面也会有巨大的进步。A. learning学习；B. communication交流；C. work工作；D. transport 运输，运送。根据下文“transport”可知，指的是在交通方面。故选D项。 【51题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些技术的进步一定会使我未来的生活更加舒适和方便。 A. benefits益处；B. advances进步；C. promises承诺；D. challenges挑战。根据上文“by the advances”可知，指技术进步。故选B项。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于有了机器人，每天的工作时间将只有4个小时。A. hours小时；B. days天；C. minutes分钟； D. weeks周。根据上文“The working day”以及下文“thanks to robots.”可知，每天的工作时间将只有4个小时。故选A项。 【53题详解】 考查连接词词义辨析。句意：工作更少的时间意味着我可以做我最喜欢的事情，比如花时间和家人朋友在一起，参加有趣的活动，学习新技能。do后接宾语从句，从句缺少宾语，指事物，用what。故选D项。 【54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：工作更少的时间意味着我可以做我最喜欢的事情，比如花时间和家人朋友在一起，参加有趣的活动，学习新技能。A. enhancing提高；B. entertaining娱乐；C. engaging参与；D. encountering偶遇。根据下文“fun activities”可知，指参加有趣的活动。故选C项。 【55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这样的想法给了我现在努力学习的动力，这样我就能有一个成功的、充实的和愉快的未来生活。A. inspiration灵感；B. motivation动机，动力；C. appreciation感激；D. impression印象。根据上文“Thinking this way”可知，这样的想法给了作者现在努力学习的动力。故选B项。 第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 语法填空 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada to visit their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by commercial airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train. For both of them, the thought of crossing the whole country by rail was exciting. Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, ___56___ (see) the sights. During their first day, as is typical of Vancouver, it rained. Despite the weather, they were able to take a boat ride out into the bay, and later visit an island that had wonderful shops ___57___ (sell) crafts and antiques. The next day was clear and mild, and they were pleased to see the beautiful mountains ___58___ (look) out over the city. Later they took a pleasant hike in a forest just a short distance away. The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, ___59___ (pass) through the Canadian Rockies. Seen from the train window, the mountains and forests of Canada looked massive. When the train arrived at its destination, they found a(n) ___60___ (amateur) photographer taking pictures of the lake. He seemed very ___61___ (firm) fixed in place, his eyes never leaving his camera. Liu Qian went up to him and asked for a hint ___62___ how to take better photos. The photographer was very humble and gave them some useful ___63___ (advise). Feeling inspired, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian decided to take part in a wildlife protection project in Zimbabwe. They knew it would be a ___64___ (ambition) task, but they were determined to do their best. There, they learned about the importance of protecting wildlife and the ___65___ (severe) that humans had caused to the environment. It was an unforgettable experience for them. 【答案】56. seeing 57. selling 58. looking 59. passing 60. amateur 61. firmly 62. on/about 63. advice 64. ambitious 65. severity 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了李黛予和她的表妹刘倩乘火车到大西洋沿岸的哈利法克斯看望堂妹的旅途。 【56题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在出发前，他们在温哥华呆了几天，四处观光。空处需要非谓语动词作状语，see和主句主语they之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词形式。故填seeing。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：尽管天气不好，他们还是乘船去了海湾，后来参观了一个岛，那里有卖工艺品和古董的很棒的商店。空处需要非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰shops，sell和被修饰词shop之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词形式。故填selling。 【58题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：第二天天气晴朗温和，他们很高兴看到美丽的山脉俯瞰着这座城市。空处需要非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰mountains，look和被修饰词mountains之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词形式。故填looking。 【59题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：第二天早上，两个女孩早早起床，坐火车穿过加拿大落基山脉，前往路易斯湖。空处需要非谓语动词作状语，pass和主句主语the two girls之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词形式。故填passing。 【60题详解】 考查形容词。句意：当火车到达目的地时，她们发现一位摄影爱好者在拍湖泊的照片。空处作定语修饰其后的photographer，需要形容词，应用amateur表示“业余的”。故填amateur。 【61题详解】 考查副词。句意：他似乎牢牢地固定在原地，眼睛从未离开过相机。空处修饰其后的形容词fixed，需要副词，结合句意应用firmly表示“坚定地，牢固地”。故填firmly。 【62题详解】 考查介词。句意：刘倩走到他跟前，问他如何拍出更好的照片。空处前面的句子主干成分完整，而其后的how to take better photos显然指hint相关的内容，应用介词about或on表示“关于”。故填on或about。 【63题详解】 考查名词。句意：那位摄影师很谦逊，给了他们一些有用的建议。空处作gave的直接宾语，需要名词，应用advice表示“建议”，是不可数名词。故填advice。 【64题详解】 考查形容词。句意：她们知道这将是一项宏大的任务，但她们决心尽最大努力。空处作定语修饰其后的task，需要形容词，结合句意应用ambitious表示“规模宏大的，艰巨的”。故填ambitious。 【65题详解】 考查名词。句意：在那里，她们学到了保护野生动植物的重要性，以及人类已经对环境造成破坏的严重性。空处和importance并列，作about的宾语，需要名词，结合句意应用severity表示“严重性，严重程度”。故填severity。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 书面表达 (满分15分) 66. 英语课上，同学们就“Do smart homes make life easier?”进行了分组讨论。请你作为小组代表发言，内容包括： 1．阐述观点; 2．说明理由。 注意： 1．写作词数应为80左右； 2．请在答题卡的相应位置作答。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 Do smart homes make life easier? I think smart homes can make our lives more convenient. In the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes. We will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. In a word, these smart homes will keep us energetic and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以Do smart homes make life easier?为题发表对智能家居的看法。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高级的：advanced→high-level 例如：for example→for instance 总之：in a word→in short 此外：in addition→besides 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：In a word, these smart homes will keep us energetic and provide a more comfortable environment to live in. 拓展句：In a word, these smart homes will provide a more comfortable environment, which can keep us energetic. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I think smart homes can make our lives more convenient. (运用了省略that的宾语从句) [高分句型2] Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. (运用了how well引导宾语从句) 第二节 读后续写 (满分25分) 67. 阅读下面的材料，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。 A few weeks ago，when my mom and I were shopping，we ran into my teacher，who mentioned that the school didn’t have a music teacher to help our class put together a performance for Winter Fair.And，right then and there，my mom said，“I know the perfect song and dance.I’ll teach it to the kids!” Before I could say “Please don’t，”my mom had agreed to come to my class every morning at 9：30 for a week.Oh，and just to be clear，it’s not as if she’s a professional entertainer (演员).My parents run a small grocery store，and the only singing my mom does is in the shower. “Um，”I said on our way home，“are you sure this is such a good idea?” “Of course!” she said.“If we want your school’s Winter Fair to happen，people need to step up and volunteer.” “I know volunteering is important，” I said.“But couldn’t you help out in another way instead?” She laughed.“Don’t be silly.We’ll have great fun!” “OK，everyone，”my teacher said at 9：28 on Monday.“We’re going to stop silent reading a little early because a special guest is here to help us with a performance for Winter Fair.” “Let’s all welcome Arizona’s mother.” I looked up to discover my mom standing at the front of the room wearing the world’s silliest hat. “I’m super excited to be here with you!”my mom said.“I’m going to teach you a fun little song­and­dance number I learned a few years back，when I did some theater in college.Here goes!” Oh，please，oh，please，I said over and over in my head，let there be a fire drill (演习) or a power outage (停电)，or anything to stop my mom for completely embarrassing herself—and me! But obviously，my mom was not at all concerned about looking silly.She turned on some background music and started singing and dancing away. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右。 2.请按如下格式作答。 I closed my eyes，covered my ears，and shrank as low as I possibly could in my chair. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Not only did my mom turn out to be more than a little OK at performing，but she was also good at teaching us the song and the dance steps. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】I closed my eyes，covered my ears，and shrank as low as I possibly could in my chair.After a few seconds，though，I found enough courage to uncover one ear and look through a half­open eye.That’s when I saw the expression of great joy on my mom’s face.She was having so much fun.I cound’t help smiling.My classmates clapped and cheered，and I heard someone say，“Wow! Arizona’s mother is pretty talented!” Not only did my mom turn out to be more than a little OK at performing，but she was also good at teaching us the song and the dance steps.By the time of the fair，I was actually proud of her for putting herself out there for us.“I’m really glad you helped my class with the performance，”I said to my mom as we drove home from Winter Fair.My mom reached back and held my hand.“Thanks for saying that，Arizona.I can see why you might have been embarrassed，but I had such a great time.” 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的班级缺少音乐老师帮助准备冬季博览会的表演，作者的母亲主动要求帮忙，但是作者认为母亲会让自己尴尬。出乎作者意料的是，母亲不但表演得很好，也很会教课。作者感谢母亲为自己班级所做的一切，同时为母亲感到自豪的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我闭上眼睛，捂住耳朵，在椅子上尽可能地缩得很低。”可知，第一段可描写作者害怕母亲会让自己感到尴尬，后来发现母亲表演得很好，获得了全班同学的认可。 ②由第二段首句内容“我妈妈不仅在表演方面表现得很好，而且她还善于教我们唱歌和跳舞。”可知，第二段可描写母亲演出获得了成功，作者为母亲感到骄傲。 2.续写线索：作者尴尬——母亲表现出色——同学欢呼——表演成功——作者感到自豪 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①鼓起勇气：find enough courage /muster up courage /gather all the courage/summon up courage ②擅长于：be good at/be skilled in 情绪类 ①引以为豪：be proud of/take pride in ②高兴：glad/happy/delighted 【点睛】 [高分句型1].That’s when I saw the expression of great joy on my mom’s face.（运用了when引导的表语从语） [高分句型2].By the time of the fair，I was actually proud of her for putting herself out there for us.（运用了动名词作宾语） [高分句型3].I can see why you might have been embarrassed，but I had such a great time.（运用了why引导的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $