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嘉峪关市第二中学2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 1．What are the speakers talking about? A．An exciting story. B．A famous writer. C．A latest book. 2．What advice does the man give the woman? A．Telling her son not to worry. B．Having confidence in her son. C．Asking the teacher for extra help. 3．What are the speakers going to do next? A．Buy a map. B．Climb the mountain. C．Go back home. 4．What does the man mean? A．He missed his sister’s television programme. B．His neighbour told him his sister was on television. C．He watched the television programme with his sister. 5．Why is Ann sad? A．She failed her maths exam B．She’s worried about the coming exam. C．She has no time to prepare for the exam. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Where does this conversation take place? A．On the road. B．In the park. C．In the restaurant. 7．What are the speakers going to eat? A．Fish soup. B．A chocolate cake. C．Vegetable salad. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．What does the woman suggest the man do? A．Demand higher pay. B．Look for a better job. C．Find a job at university. 9．What does the man do now? A．A cook. B．A teacher. C．An office worker. 10．What does the woman think of being a doctor? A．Boring. B．Amazing. C．Demanding. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11．What might be the relationship between the speakers? A．Teacher and student. B．Reporter and manager. C．Interviewer and interviewee. 12．Why did the woman fail to study art immediately after graduation? A．She got a job as a lawyer. B．She wanted to get some experience. C．She developed an interest in chemistry. 13．What does the woman like to do in her spare time? A．Play jazz. B．Take a lot of photos. C．Go to concerts frequently. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14．Why did old Peter look terribly sad? A．He lost his job. B．His wife was dead. C．His daughter left him. 15．What does Dora do now? A．She is a model. B．She is a student. C．She is an agent（经纪人）。 16．What does the man think of Dora? A．Popular. B．Selfish（自私的） C．Helpful. 17．Where did the woman meet Johnson for the first time? A．In the hospital. B．In the street. C．At school. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18．When was the first reconstruction（重建）of Tokyo completed? A．In 1923． B．In 1930． C．In 1945． 19．What destroyed Tokyo the second time in the last century? A．The war. B．An earthquake. C．A fire disaster. 20．What problem is the Tokyo government facing now? A．Air pollution. B．Waste treatment. C．Housing shortages. 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 As a popular tour operator. Travel China Guide designs a lot of China tour packages (旅游套餐) for foreigners with the best-selling travel deals to wonderful must-see destinations and offers the best quality services. We warmly invite you to join us on an exciting vacation. Today we will offer you a three- day Zhangjiajie in-depth tour. Day 1 Arrival in Zhangjiajie Welcome to this charming city, Zhangjiajie. Your guide and driver will pick you up at the airport and drive you to the hotel we booked for you ahead of time. The rest time of the day remains free for you to relax. Day 2 Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie Today, your private Zhangjiajie tour will start with a visit to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, where you will have a chance to experience the world’s longest and highest glass bridge, Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge. In addition to an unforgettable experience, it will also give you a special angle to enjoy the beauty of the Grand Valley. Afterwards, your guide will lead you to the Baofeng Lake where you will take a scenic boat ride. When you finish visiting the scenic area, the driver will send you back to the hotel. Day 3 Away From Zhangjiajie Today your Zhangjiajie tour will continue to go to the Tianmen Mountain. It is named after a natural wonder, Tianmen Cave, which is a naturally formed archway (拱门) on the main peak. In addition to this wonder, you may also see different old trees, green vines and rare animals there. Your three- day Zhangjiajie tour package will come to an end here. You will then be driven to the airport and we will say goodbye there. If you want to have your China tour schedule further, we will be glad to provide detailed information. 1. What will the visitors do on Day 1? A. Book a hotel. B. Drive to a hotel. C. Spend time relaxing. D. Start a visit. 2. What can visitors enjoy on Day 3? A. The Grand Valley. B. The Baofeng Lake. C. The Tianmen Mountain. D. Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge. 3. What can we know about Travel China Guide from the text? A. It can book the hotel for free. B. It offers no pick-up services. C. It is designed for Chinese visitors. D. It provides travelling services for foreign tourists. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了为期三天的张家界深度游。 1题详解】 细节理解题。根据 Day 1 Arrival in Zhangjiajie部分中“The rest time of the day remains free for you to relax.(剩下的时间你可以自由放松)”可知，在张家界的第一天，游客有时间自由放松。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据 Day 3 Away From Zhangjiajie部分“Today your Zhangjiajie tour will continue to go to the Tianmen Mountain. It is named after a natural wonder, Tianmen Cave, which is a naturally formed archway (拱门) on the main peak. In addition to this wonder, you may also see different old trees, green vines and rare animals there.(今天你的张家界之旅将继续前往天门山。它以自然奇观天门洞命名，天门洞是主峰上自然形成的拱门。除了这个奇观，你还可以在那里看到不同的古树、绿藤和稀有动物)”可知，第三天游客可以游玩天门山。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“As a popular tour operator. Travel China Guide designs a lot of China tour packages (旅游套餐) for foreigners with the best-selling travel deals to wonderful must-see destinations and offers the best quality services.(作为一家颇受欢迎的旅行社，Travel China Guide为外国人设计了大量的中国旅游套餐，包括最畅销的必看目的地旅游套餐，并提供最优质的服务)”和最后一段“If you want to have your China tour schedule further, we will be glad to provide detailed information.(如果您想进一步了解你的中国巡游日程，我们很乐意提供详细的信息)”可知，Travel China Guide是专为外国游客提供旅游服务的。故选D。 B During 20 years of working at his family’s supermarket, José Luis-Reig, known as Pep, never gave a thought to the world of academia(学术界). It was only when visiting the classrooms of universities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among ‘the atmosphere of learning’. After school Pep had intended to study biology but was called on to help run the family business instead. When he was at school, he developed a reputation for helping others and so was invited onto the local radio, where the presenter said. “You’re like a young psychologist(心理学家).” Pep was no stranger to change. The family business had originally been a sawmill(锯木厂). But when Pep, then 27, was asked if he wanted to take over, he decided to change the mill into the town’s first supermarket. One day in the shop, the radio presenter’s comment came back to him. After running the idea past his family, he applied to a university in Palma to study psychology and, aged 46, was accepted. “I had to get used to being much older than the other students.” he says. “But I ended up helping the others because I’d had more life experience.” Pep came top of his year and impressed his tutors(导师)so much that he was offered a job researching and teaching. Now 52, and still in the job. He adds, “My only regret is not having done it earlier.” The traditional view used to be that, while making changes in your youth was acceptable, you should then settle on a career and stick to it. But today record numbers of 50-and 60-somethings are choosing to take on new challenges. Job satisfaction becomes increasingly significant when you’ve only got a few miles on the clock. 4. Why did Pep determine to return to school at the age of 46? A. He was eager to help others. B. He was tired of staying at the same job for so long. C. He decided to earn a degree and make more money. D. Accompanying his daughters to universities inspired him to learn. 5. What caused Pep to quit his dream of further studying? A. Failing to achieve excellent academic results. B. Getting bored with the atmosphere of learning. C. The desire to try his hand at the commercial market. D. The request of taking over the family business from home. 6. How does Pep feel about his present situation? A. Dissatisfied. B. Appreciative. C. Doubtful. D. Confused. 7 What does the text intend to convey? A. Great hopes make great man. B. A brave attempt is half success. C. Do what you say, say what you do! D. It’s never too late to fulfill your dream. 【答案】4. D 5. D 6. B 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了勇于做出改变的西班牙超市老板Pep，在46岁的时候决定放弃经营多年的家族超市去读大学。最终，他实现了梦想。告诉人们实现梦想永远都不晚。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“It was only when visiting the classrooms of universities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among ‘the atmosphere of learning’.”(在带着两个十几岁的女儿参观大学教室时，他才突然觉得自己在“学习的氛围中”感到无拘无束。)可知，他陪女儿参观大学时，突然很享受学校的这种学习氛围，进而产生了重回学校学习的想法。故选D。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“After school Pep had intended to study biology but was called on to help run the family business instead.”(毕业后Pep本打算去学生物学，但却被要求去经营家族企业了。)可知，Pep没有去上大学是因为他被要求接手家族企业。故选D。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“He adds, “My only regret is not having done it earlier.””(他补充说：“我唯一后悔的是没有早点儿做这件事。”)可以推断出，Pep对现在的情况很满意、很感激的。A. Dissatisfied.不满意的；B. Appreciative.感激的；C. Doubtful.怀疑的；D. Confused.困惑的。故选B。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。分析文章结构可知，文章前5段介绍了经营超市的Pep，在46岁仍选择做出改变去上大学的故事，最后一段是总结段。根据最后一段“The traditional view used to be that, while making changes in your youth was acceptable, you should then settle on a career and stick to it. But today record numbers of 50-and 60-somethings are choosing to take on new challenges.”(过去的传统观点是，年轻时做出改变是可以接受的，但接下来你应该选择一份职业并坚持下去。但如今，50多岁和60多岁的人正选择接受新的挑战。)可知，这篇文章是想要告诉我们实现梦想永远都不晚。故选D。 C An hour’s extra sleep a night can shave 270 calories off people’s daily diets, new research suggests—the equivalent of around three chocolate digestive biscuits. Over three years, this could lead to a weight loss of 26 pounds—simply by sleeping more, the researchers said. A team from the University of Chicago wanted to look at how sleep interacts with obesity and so carried out a clinical trial with 80 adults. Writing in the journal Jama Internal Medicine, they found that young, overweight adults who habitually slept fewer than 6.5 hours a night were able to add an extra 1.2 hours of sleep per night after undergoing counselling to improve their sleeping habits. The results showed that getting more sleep reduced people’s overall intake by an average of 270 calories per day, with some people consuming 500 fewer calories. Dr Esra Tasali, from the University of Chicago’s sleep centre, said the study had not intended to look at weight loss. “But even within just two weeks, we have quantified evidence showing a decrease in caloric intake and a negative energy balance—caloric intake is less than calories burned.” she said. “If healthy sleep habits are kept over longer period. this would lead to clinically important weight loss over time. Many people are working hard to find ways to decrease their caloric intake to lose weight—well, just by sleeping more, you may be able to reduce it considerably. The study did not attempt to restrict people’s diets. Instead, they slept in their own beds, tracked their sleep with wearable devices, and otherwise followed a normal lifestyle without any instructions on diet or exercise. Dr Tasali said that limiting the use of devices such as mobile phones before bedtime helped people get more sleep. She added. “We saw that after just a single sleep counselling session. participants could change their bedtime habits enough to lead to an increase in sleep time.” 8. Why did the researchers carry out the study? A. To find how to reduce weight. B. To know the proper sleep time. C. To learn about healthy sleep habits. D. To study the link between sleep and obesity. 9. What’s Dr Tasali’s attitude to the findings of the study? A. Doubtful. B. Confident. C. Negative. D. Ambiguous. 10. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Participants should go on a restricted diet and do more exercise. B. Limiting the use of digital devices is the best way to get enough sleep. C. Participants tracked their sleep without disturbing their normal lifestyle. D. A single sleep counselling session is useless for participants to change. 11. What’s the best title of the text? A. A Strange Way to Lose Your Weight B. Young and Overweight Adults Need More Sleep C. Forming a Regular Sleep Habit Is Good for Your Health D. Cut 270 Calories by Sleeping for an Extra Hour Every Night 【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究发现每天多睡一小时可以消耗更多的卡路里。文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及研究的相关发现。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“A team from the University of Chicago wanted to look at how sleep interacts with obesity and so carried out a clinical trial with 80 adults.(芝加哥大学的一个研究小组想了解睡眠与肥胖之间的相互作用，因此对80名成年人进行了一项临床试验)”可知，进行这项研究是为了研究睡眠和肥胖之间的联系。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“But even within just two weeks, we have quantified evidence showing a decrease in caloric intake and a negative energy balance—caloric intake is less than calories burned.(但即使在短短两周内，我们已经有量化的证据表明热量摄入的减少和负能量平衡——热量摄入少于卡路里燃烧)”可知，Dr Tasali对于实验结果是非常自信的。故选B。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Instead, they slept in their own beds, tracked their sleep with wearable devices, and otherwise followed a normal lifestyle without any instructions on diet or exercise.(相反，他们睡在自己的床上，用可穿戴设备记录自己的睡眠情况，在其他情况下按照正常的生活方式生活，没有任何饮食或锻炼方面的指导)”可推知，参与者在不影响他们正常生活方式的情况下跟踪他们的睡眠。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“An hour’s extra sleep a night can shave 270 calories off people’s daily diets, new research suggests—the equivalent of around three chocolate digestive biscuits. Over three years, this could lead to a weight loss of 26 pounds—simply by sleeping more, the researchers said.(一项最新研究表明，每晚多睡一小时可以减少人们每日摄入的270卡路里热量——大约相当于三块巧克力消化饼干。研究人员说，三年后，只要多睡一会儿，就能减掉26磅的体重)”结合文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及研究的相关发现。故D选项“每天晚上睡一个小时减少270卡路里”最符合文章标题。故选D。 D Despite the fact that there has never been so much wealth or so many wealthy people in the world, many of the world’s poor people still live in material and energy poverty. Could you and I cut back on our consumption (消耗) so as to make some space for others to increase theirs? I am sure we could. But, unfortunately, everything about our economic systems is set up to make us believe and behave otherwise. The default (默认) mindset is that there is nothing wrong with wanting ever newer and more expensive things as long as we can afford them. Look around you for a moment. No society anywhere before lived like this. Further, since our spending must necessarily be someone else’s income, we tell ourselves that we actually make the world a better place every time we buy another pair of shoes or trade in a car for the latest model. And that’s the tug (拉) of war that plays itself out cruelly in our lives, as one side of our age cries out “less”, and from the other side comes the answering cry “more”. Of course, wanting to live a better life is deeply ingrained in human nature. Otherwise, we would never have generated the progress that has brought us to our present station. But now we should think deeply about how and why we consume. After all, even the earliest thinkers in the history of economic—including Adam Smith—thought, having more does not always translate into being happier. Evidence shows that many people in the developing world, despite being hard-up, report being just as happy as those in the materially rich societies of the West. So what now? The answer, perhaps, is to try to be rich in the enjoyment of things, not in the accumulation (堆积) of them. A pair of good shoes, lightly creased (起皱) but also carefully polished (擦亮) once a month a meal cooked at home instead of a trip to McDonald’s—such as these lie our act of saving from the virus of compulsive (强迫性的) consumption. 12. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs? A. People tend to buy things unreasonably. B. People refuse to cut down on consumption. C. People all face material and energy poverty. D. People believe in political and economic systems. 13 What does the underlined word “ingrained” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Held. B. Rooted. C. Changed. D. Possessed. 14. What does the author suggest? A. Trying to be rich. B. The more, the better. C. Enjoying what we have. D. Focusing on the compulsive consumption. 15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Economy. 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了当今人们的消费方式，分析了原因和趋势，并倡议人们摆脱强制消费，做到理性消费。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Could you and I cut back on our consumption(消耗)so as to make some space for others to increase theirs?(你和我能不能减少我们的消费，为其他人增加消费腾出空间？)”以及第二段中“But, unfortunately, everything about our economic systems is set up to make us believe and behave otherwise. The default(默认)mindset is that there is nothing wrong with wanting ever newer and more expensive things as long as we can afford them.(但不幸的是，我们的经济体系的一切都是为了让我们相信并采取相反的行动。默认的心态是，只要我们能负担得起，想要更新、更昂贵的东西没有错)”可知，前两段中提出了让大家减少消费的倡议，但由于受到些观念的影响，人们觉得只要支付得起，想消费更新、更贵的东西是没错的。由此推知，人们倾向于不理性地消费。故选A。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段中划线词后面的句子“Otherwise, we would never have generated the progress that has brought us to our present station.(否则，我们就永远不可能取得使我们走到现在这一步的进步)”可知，想过上更好的生活的想法在人们心中是根深蒂固的，否则我们永远不可能取得当下如此大的进步。由此可知ingrained意为“扎根；使根深蒂固”。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。作者在最后一段“So what now? The answer, perhaps, is to try to be rich in the enjoyment of things, not in the accumulation (堆积) of them. A pair of good shoes, lightly creased (起皱) but also carefully polished (擦亮) once a month a meal cooked at home instead of a trip to MeDonald’s—such as these lie our act of saving from the virus of compulsive (强迫性的) consumption.(那么现在呢?答案也许是，要在享受事物的过程中变得富有，而不是在积累事物的过程中变得富有。一双好鞋，有轻微的折痕，但也要每月擦一次，在家做一顿饭，而不是去麦当劳——这就是我们从强迫性消费病毒中拯救出来的行为)”推知，作者建议大家要试着尽情享受已有的物品，而非不断地囤积商品，即“享受我们所拥有的东西”。故选C。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，文章介绍了当今人们的消费方式，分析了原因和趋势，并倡议人们理性消费，由此可知，本文应该是出自报纸的经济板块。故选D。 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。 Volunteering is a great benefit to the community. Many nonprofit organizations couldn’t survive without volunteers. However, you may not realize how much it also benefits your career. ●Volunteer in different areas. You may be likely to just volunteer at one place, and that can be fine.____16____Doing so can help you explore what you’d like to do later in life if you’re younger or even choose a different career if you’re a little bit older. ●Use it to build skills. Volunteering is the perfect opportunity to build your own skill set.____17____You’re basically working a job, and through that job, you gain experience that you can pass on to your work life. ●Network while you volunteer. Another way to help work on your career is to use volunteering to help network. Really, you don’t have to go out of your way to network.____18____All networking is making a connection with other people that you and they can rely on later, and volunteering can help you do that. ●____19____ Studies have shown that people who volunteer are more likely to be hired than people who don’t volunteer. In fact, you have about a 25 percent higher chance of being hired if you volunteer than if you don’t. If you don’t have a high school diploma (毕业文凭), that number increases to a 50 percent higher chance. ●Put your volunteer experience on your college application. If you’re still in high school, volunteering looks great on a college application. It shows leadership, initiative (主动性), and commitment, all things colleges love.____20____ A. Help you find a good job. B. Increase your chances of being hired. C. Stop waiting to volunteer until you have more time. D. Just be sure to include it on your application when you apply. E. While you are giving your time, you’re also learning new things. F. Just talk to people while you’re volunteering and get to know them. G. However, volunteering at different places will expose you to different fields. 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. F 19. B 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了如何利用志愿工作帮助你发展事业。 【16题详解】 G选项“然而，在不同的地方做志愿者会让你接触不同的领域。”呼应由小标题“Volunteer in different areas. (不同地区的志愿者)”，与上文“You may be likely to just volunteer at one place, and that can be fine. (你可能只想在一个地方做志愿者，这很好)”形成转折关系，引出下文“Doing so can help you explore what you’d like to do later in life if you’re younger or even choose a different career if you’re a little bit older. (这样做可以帮助你探索如果你年轻的话你以后想做什么，如果你年纪稍大一些，甚至可以选择不同的职业)”讲在不同地方做志愿者让你接触不同领域、有利于你职业规划的好处，故选G项。 【17题详解】 由小标题“Use it to build skills. (用它来培养技能)”和上文“You may be likely to just volunteer at one place, and that can be fine. (志愿服务是培养自己技能的绝佳机会)”可知，承接上文，E选项“在你付出时间的同时，你也在学习新的东西。”和小标题呼应，故选E项。 【18题详解】 由上文“Really, you don’t have to go out of your way to network. (真的，你不必非得千方百计地建立人际网络)”可知，说明通过交流也可建立社交，承接上文，F选项“当你做志愿者的时候，只需要和别人交谈，了解他们。”切题，故选F项。 【19题详解】 由下文“Studies have shown that people who volunteer are more likely to be hired than people who don’t volunteer. In fact, you have about a 25 percent higher chance of being hired if you volunteer than if you don’t. If you don’t have a high school diploma(毕业文凭), that number increases to a 50 percent higher chance .(研究表明，志愿工作者比不志愿工作者更有可能被雇佣。事实上，如果你做志愿者，你被录用的几率比不做志愿者高出25%。如果你没有高中文凭，这个数字会增加50%)”可知，此空选小标题，结合本段的内容和选项来看，B选项“增加你被录用的机会。”切题，故选B项。 【20题详解】 由小标题“Put your volunteer experience on your college application. (把你的志愿者经历写在你的大学申请表上)”和上文“If you’re still in high school, volunteering looks great on a college application. It shows leadership, initiative (主动性), and commitment, all things colleges love. (如果你还在高中，志愿工作在大学申请中看起来很不错。它显示了领导能力、主动性和承诺，所有这些都是大学喜欢的)”可知，作者建议把志愿者经历写在你的大学申请表上，承接上文，D选项“只要确保在申请时将其包含在申请表中即可。”中的“on your application”和小标题呼应，故选D项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 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。 Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍症), a learning ___21___ that can make letters and numbers confusing(难以理解的). She didn’t try to ___22___ him. Not ___23___ , Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted(游荡)to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ___24___ that lived near his family’s garden bed. Willard was especially ___25___ about those ants. He felt like them- ___26___ and insignificant. Willard ___27___ that the ants were coming and going from a hole in the dirt. One ant was carrying a piece of grass, and Willard thought, “He’s trying to build a ___28___ , so I am going to help him!” Willard constructed a small house for ants. At school, Willard still ___29___, but now he knew he could do something___30___ . Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. Willard later went home and created tiny furniture(家具)for the ant house. His artistic skill ___31___, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart. When he showed his mother his carved(雕刻)works, she said, “This is what you do well. You must make every ___32___ to be the best in the world.” With her ___33___, Willard continued. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time ___34___. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Because of their beauty and rarity, Willard’s sculptures have made him a(n) ___35___ man. But he says, “Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about determination and achieving your dreams.” 21. A. style B. innovation C. disability D. clarity 22. A. help B. warn C. question D. rescue 23. A. hurriedly B. expectedly C. suddenly D. surprisingly 24. A. ants B. bees C. cats D. worms 25. A. confident B. curious C. particular D. doubtful 26. A. small B. smart C. pretty D. lazy 27. A. imagined B. noticed C. realized D. thought 28. A. kitchen B. tent C. house D. road 29. A. waited B. escaped C. disappeared D. struggled 30. A. special B. cruel C. mental D. wrong 31. A. gained B. increased C. shared D. ended 32. A. plan B. friend C. preparation D. effort 33. A. comfort B. concern C. instruction D. encouragement 34. A. working B. carving C. reading D. studying 35. A. wealthy B. reliable C. independent D. open 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Willard Wigan患有阅读障碍，老师也不帮助他，于是他不喜欢学校。但是他对蚂蚁特别好奇，还为蚂蚁建造了一座小房子，为蚂蚁屋制作了一些小家具。他艺术技巧提高了，对小事物的热爱开始在他心中滋长。最终威拉德的雕塑使他成为一个富有的人。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，他的老师对阅读障碍一无所知，这是一种学习障碍，会使字母和数字混淆。A. style风格；B. innovation创新；C. disability残疾；D. clarity清晰。根据后文“can make letters and numbers confusing”可知，阅读障碍是一种会使字母和数字混淆的学习残疾，故选C。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她没有试图帮助他。A. help帮助；B. warn警告；C. question质疑；D. rescue救援。根据后文“Willard didn’t like school.”可知，产生厌学情绪说明没有得到老师的帮助。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：毫不奇怪，威拉德不喜欢上学。A. hurriedly匆忙地；B. expectedly预期地；C. suddenly突然；D. surprisingly惊人地。结合上文可知Willard有学习障碍，老师也没有提供帮助，所以威拉德不喜欢上学毫不奇怪。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常，他的思绪会飘到外面玩耍，飘到他的狗马克西身上，或者飘到他家花园苗圃附近的蚂蚁身上。A. ants蚂蚁；B. bees蜜蜂；C. cats猫；D. worms虫子。根据后文“the ants were coming and going from a hole in the dirt”可知，他的思绪会飘到蚂蚁身上。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：威拉德对这些蚂蚁特别好奇。A. confident自信的；B. curious好奇的；C. particular特别的；D. doubtful怀疑的。后文提到了他帮助蚂蚁盖房子，所以是对蚂蚁特别好奇。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他觉得自己和它们一样——渺小而微不足道。A. small小的；B. smart聪明的；C. pretty美丽的；D. lazy懒惰的。根据上文“He felt like them”可知，them指代蚂蚁，结合选项，形容蚂蚁是渺小的，small符合语境。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：威拉德注意到蚂蚁在土洞里进进出出。A. imagined想象；B. noticed注意到；C. realized意识到；D. thought认为。根据后文“that the ants were coming and going from a hole in the dirt” 蚂蚁在土洞里进进出出是他注意到的事情。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一只蚂蚁扛着一块草，威拉德想：“他想盖一所房子，所以我要去帮他!”A. kitchen厨房；B. tent帐篷；C. house房子；D. road道路。根据后文“Willard constructed a small house for ants.(威拉德为蚂蚁建造了一座小房子)”可知，他认为蚂蚁想建房子。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在学校里，威拉德仍然很挣扎，但现在他知道他可以做一些特别的事情。A. waited等待；B. escaped逃走；C. disappeared消失；D. struggled努力挣扎。根据上文“Willard still”中still可知他仍然学习困难，在学校很挣扎。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在学校里，威拉德仍然很挣扎，但现在他知道他可以做一些特别的事情。A. special特别的；B. cruel残酷的；C. mental心理的；D. wrong错误的。根据后文“Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. Willard later went home and created tiny furniture for the ant house.(也许他根本就不是个失败者。威拉德后来回到家，为蚂蚁屋制作了一些小家具)”可知，他意识到自己不是失败者，他可以做一些特别的事情。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的艺术技巧提高了，对小事物的热爱开始在他心中滋长。A. gained获得；B. increased增加；C. shared分享；D. ended结束。根据上文“Willard later went home and created tiny furniture for the ant house.(威拉德后来回到家，为蚂蚁屋制作了一些小家具)”可知，他的艺术技巧通过做家具提高了。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：你必须尽一切努力成为世界上最好的。A. plan计划；B. friend朋友；C. preparation准备；D. effort努力。根据后文“to be the best in the world”可知要成为世界上最好的要付出努力。故选D。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在她的鼓励下，威拉德继续做下去。A. comfort安慰；B. concern关心；C. instruction指导；D. encouragement鼓励。根据上文“This is what you do well.”可知，母亲鼓励威拉德，于是他继续做下去。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：威拉德在15岁时辍学，以帮助他的家庭，他仍然利用业余时间雕刻。A. working工作；B. carving雕刻；C. reading阅读；D. studying学习。根据后文“Willard’s sculptures”可知，他仍然利用业余时间雕刻。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因为它们的美丽和稀有，威拉德的雕塑使他成为一个富有的人。A. wealthy富有的；B. reliable可靠的；C. independent独立的；D. open打开的。根据上文“Because of their beauty and rarity”可知，他的雕塑因为美丽和稀有很畅销，因此使他成为一个富有的人。故选A。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 语法填空 Cholera used to be one of the most feared ___36___(disease) in the world. When young，John Snow became ___37___ (frustrate) because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. He desired ___38___ (destroy) cholera once and for all. He thought cholera was caused by an ___39___ (infect) from germs in food or water. Consequently，when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854，Snow began to investigate by ___40___(mark) on a map the exact places where all those ___41___ died had lived. At last，John Snow found that the water from the Broad Street pump had been infected by waste. Through Snow's tireless efforts，the threat of cholera around the world saw___42___ substantial decrease. However，cholera is still a problem. Fortunately，we now know how to prevent cholera，thanks ____43____the work of John Snow. Moreover，in his use of maps and statistics，Snow ___44___ (transform) the way scientists study diseases. For this reason，Snow ____45____(consider) the father of modern epidemiology. 【答案】36. diseases 37. frustrated 38. to destroy 39. infection 40. marking 41. who 42. a 43. to 44. transformed 45. is considered 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Snow是如何找到方法治疗霍乱的。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：霍乱病过去是世界上最恐怖的疾病之一。根据“one of”可知此处应填名词复数。故填diseases。 【37题详解】 考查形容词。句意：年轻的时候，John Snow变得很沮丧，因为没有人知道如何阻止或者治疗霍乱病。根据“became”及语意，可知此处应填形容词，对John进行修饰，应用v-ed形式的形容词。故填frustrated。 【38题详解】 考查不定式。句意：他渴望能永远地消灭霍乱病。固定用法desire to do sth.，意为渴望做某事，用不定式作宾语。故填to destroy。 【39题详解】 考查名词。句意：他认为霍乱病是由于食物，水的细菌感染引起的。根据“an”及语意，可知此处应填单数名词作介词by的宾语。故填infection。 【40题详解】 考查动名词。句意：Snow开始通过在地图上标记那些死去的人确切的居住地来做调查。介词“by”后应填动名词作宾语。故填marking。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：Snow开始通过在地图上标记那些死去的人确切的居住地来做调查。根据分析句子及语意，可知此处应是定语从句引导词修饰先行词those，在句中作主语，应用who。故填who。 【42题详解】 考查冠词。句意：在斯诺不懈的努力下，全世界范围内霍乱的威胁显著减少。结合语境可知，此处泛指一个显著的减少，应填不定冠词，且substantial的发音以元音音素开头，故填a。 【43题详解】 考查介词。句意：多亏了John Snow的努力，我们现在知道如何阻止霍乱。thanks to，意为“幸亏”，固定表达。故填to。 【44题详解】 考查时态。句意:此外，通过使用地图和数据，Snow改变科学家研究疾病的方式。此处为句子谓语动词，结合语语境可知，该动作发生在过去，应用一般过去时。故填transformed。 【45题详解】 考查被动语态。句意：Snow被认为是现代流行病学之父。结合语意，Snow和consider之间的关系为被动关系。结合语意，时态为一般现在时。故填is considered. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 上周末，你和同学参加了一次校园清理活动。请你以“A Clean-up Activity”为题给学校英语报写一篇新闻报道，介绍这次活动，内容包括： 1. 活动目的； 2. 活动过程； 3. 活动意义。 注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 A Clean-up Activity ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: A clean-up activity In order to help beautify our school campus, our class organized a clean-up activity around our school last weekend. After having the sixth class, we jumped into action. We were divided into two groups: one group cleaned up the playground, the park and the public places while the other put the sign “No littering” at the proper places and called on our schoolmates, workers and teachers to protect our environment. After three hours’ hard work, we were happy to see that our school campus looked much cleaner than before. The activity turned out to be a great success, which not only raised public awareness of environmental protection but also enriched our school life. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文，要求考生给学校英语报写一篇新闻报道，介绍自己和同学参加的校园清理活动。 【详解】1.词汇积累 筹备：organize →arrange 高兴的：happy→delighted 立即行动：jump into action→act immediately 认识，意识：awareness→consciousness 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：In order to help beautify our school campus, our class organized a clean-up activity around our school last weekend. 拓展句：Our class organized a clean-up activity around our school last weekend, whose aim was to help beautify our school campus. 【点睛】【高分句型1】After three hours’ hard work, we were happy to see that our school campus looked much cleaner than before. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】The activity turned out to be a great success, which not only raised public awareness of environmental protection but also enriched our school life. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 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。 Early in my teaching career, I heard countless excuses— most of them fabricated (编造的), many of them amusing for why students didn’t have their homework. And, yes, “the dog ate it” was one of them. As time passed and I grew less easily cheated, I grew tired of hearing “I don’t have my homework because…” And so I quit accepting any excuse other than a verifiable (能证实的) death in the family. When I moved to an inner city middle school. I took my no-nonsense attitude with me. “No excuses, no extensions!” I warned my eighth graders on the first day of school. I collected homework at the beginning of each class. When a student didn’t have it, I never asked why. Instead, I sighed loudly, shook my head in dramatic dislike and— with the student looking on-recorded a zero in the grade book. I soon gained the reputation I thought I wanted. Then, one afternoon, shortly after the dismissal bell rang, Anthony approached me. “Could I talk to you a minute?” he asked shyly, not taking his eyes off the floor. “I know you said it doesn’t matter why we don’t have our lessons done. but I don’t want you to think I’m a slacker (偷懒的人) because I come to school without mine so often.” Anthony looked on at me for the first time, and I could see that his lower lip was quivering (颤抖的). “It’s just that… well, my dad moved out, and my mom waits tables at night, so I have to take care of my little brothers. Sometimes they cry a lot, and it makes it hard to concentrate.” I put my hand on Anthony’s thin shoulder. “Why are you just now telling me...?” I stopped in mid-sentence. I knew why. So I changed the question. “Would it help if you stayed here in my classroom after school and worked on it before you go home?” 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 He swallowed (吞咽) hard tensely and nodded. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The things I learned that year weren’t taught in the education classes I’d taken in college. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 He swallowed hard tensely and nodded. The next day, I announced to all my students that I’d be offering an afterschool study hall Monday through Friday. Anthony was the first student to show up. A couple of days later, Terrell joined him. Before long, I had a room full of eighth graders who sometimes stayed until five o’clock to work on their lessons. I never asked why any of them were there, but I soon had a large collection of “I don’t have my homework because...” stories. All were very real. None were amusing. The things I learned that year weren’t taught in the education classes I’d taken in college. I discovered that not all kids come from homes that are safe and warm and dry. Not all kids have a quiet bedroom with a desk and study light and plenty of school supplies. Some don’t have a home where a parent is even around. And some kids really do go to bed hungry. Most importantly, I learned that “I’ll listen” works a whole lot better than “No excuses!’’ Every student is an angel in my heart, who should be cherished. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，作者讲述了自己早年教学生涯中，听多了孩子不交作业的各种借口，后来规定从来不给学生解释的机会。偶尔一次有个小男孩的境况让作者开始给学生提供课后辅导，同时作者也慢慢学到了学校里学不到的东西：学会倾听比不让孩子找借口更有效。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“他紧张地咽了口唾沫，点了点头。”可知，第一段可描写作者让学生在放学后留在学校学习，Anthony是第一个来学习的，随后有更多的学生加入。 ②由第二段首句内容“那一年我学到的东西是我在大学里上过的教育课没有教过的。”可知，第二段可描写作者了解到一些学生的真实家庭情况，并且认识到学会倾听比不让孩子找借口更有效。 2.续写线索：厌烦了听学生不交作业的借口——不给学生解释的机会——Anthony向作者解释未完成作业的原因——作者让学生放学后在校学习——知道了一些学生的真实家庭情况——认识到学会倾听比不让孩子找借口更有效 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①点头：nod/bob one’s head ②出现：show up/turn up ③发现：discover/find 情绪类 ①紧张地：tensely/nervously ②珍惜：cherish/treasure 【点睛】[高分句型1]. The next day, I announced to all my students that I’d be offering an afterschool study hall Monday through Friday.（由连接词that引导的宾语从句作announced的宾语） [高分句型2]. Some don’t have a home where a parent is even around.（由关系副词where引导限制性定语从句） [高分句型3]. Every student is an angel in my heart, who should be cherished.（由关系代词who引导非限制性定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 嘉峪关市第二中学2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语 满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 1．What are the speakers talking about? A．An exciting story. B．A famous writer. C．A latest book. 2．What advice does the man give the woman? A．Telling her son not to worry. B．Having confidence in her son. C．Asking the teacher for extra help. 3．What are the speakers going to do next? A．Buy a map. B．Climb the mountain. C．Go back home. 4．What does the man mean? A．He missed his sister’s television programme. B．His neighbour told him his sister was on television. C．He watched the television programme with his sister. 5．Why is Ann sad? A．She failed her maths exam. B．She’s worried about the coming exam. C．She has no time to prepare for the exam 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Where does this conversation take place? A．On the road. B．In the park. C．In the restaurant. 7．What are the speakers going to eat? A．Fish soup. B．A chocolate cake. C．Vegetable salad. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．What does the woman suggest the man do? A．Demand higher pay. B．Look for a better job. C．Find a job at university. 9．What does the man do now? A．A cook. B．A teacher. C．An office worker. 10．What does the woman think of being a doctor? A．Boring. B．Amazing. C．Demanding. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11．What might be the relationship between the speakers? A．Teacher and student. B．Reporter and manager. C．Interviewer and interviewee. 12．Why did the woman fail to study art immediately after graduation? A．She got a job as a lawyer. B．She wanted to get some experience. C．She developed an interest in chemistry. 13．What does the woman like to do in her spare time? A．Play jazz. B．Take a lot of photos. C．Go to concerts frequently. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14．Why did old Peter look terribly sad? A．He lost his job. B．His wife was dead. C．His daughter left him. 15．What does Dora do now? A．She is a model. B．She is a student. C．She is an agent（经纪人）。 16．What does the man think of Dora? A．Popular. B．Selfish（自私的） C．Helpful. 17．Where did the woman meet Johnson for the first time? A．In the hospital. B．In the street. C．At school. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18．When was the first reconstruction（重建）of Tokyo completed? A．In 1923． B．In 1930． C．In 1945． 19．What destroyed Tokyo the second time in the last century? A．The war. B．An earthquake. C．A fire disaster. 20．What problem is the Tokyo government facing now? A．Air pollution. B．Waste treatment. C．Housing shortages. 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 As a popular tour operator. Travel China Guide designs a lot of China tour packages (旅游套餐) for foreigners with the best-selling travel deals to wonderful must-see destinations and offers the best quality services. We warmly invite you to join us on an exciting vacation. Today we will offer you a three- day Zhangjiajie in-depth tour. Day 1 Arrival in Zhangjiajie Welcome to this charming city, Zhangjiajie. Your guide and driver will pick you up at the airport and drive you to the hotel we booked for you ahead of time. The rest time of the day remains free for you to relax. Day 2 Glass Bridge in Zhangjiajie Today, your private Zhangjiajie tour will start with a visit to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, where you will have a chance to experience the world’s longest and highest glass bridge, Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge. In addition to an unforgettable experience, it will also give you a special angle to enjoy the beauty of the Grand Valley. Afterwards, your guide will lead you to the Baofeng Lake where you will take a scenic boat ride. When you finish visiting the scenic area, the driver will send you back to the hotel. Day 3 Away From Zhangjiajie Today your Zhangjiajie tour will continue to go to the Tianmen Mountain. It is named after a natural wonder, Tianmen Cave, which is a naturally formed archway (拱门) on the main peak. In addition to this wonder, you may also see different old trees, green vines and rare animals there. Your three- day Zhangjiajie tour package will come to an end here. You will then be driven to the airport and we will say goodbye there. If you want to have your China tour schedule further, we will be glad to provide detailed information. 1. What will the visitors do on Day 1? A. Book a hotel. B. Drive to a hotel. C. Spend time relaxing. D. Start a visit. 2. What can visitors enjoy on Day 3? A. The Grand Valley. B. The Baofeng Lake. C. The Tianmen Mountain. D. Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge. 3 What can we know about Travel China Guide from the text? A. It can book the hotel for free. B. It offers no pick-up services. C. It is designed for Chinese visitors. D. It provides travelling services for foreign tourists. B During 20 years of working at his family’s supermarket, José Luis-Reig, known as Pep, never gave a thought to the world of academia(学术界). It was only when visiting the classrooms of universities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among ‘the atmosphere of learning’. After school Pep had intended to study biology but was called on to help run the family business instead. When he was at school, he developed a reputation for helping others and so was invited onto the local radio, where the presenter said. “You’re like a young psychologist(心理学家).” Pep was no stranger to change. The family business had originally been a sawmill(锯木厂). But when Pep, then 27, was asked if he wanted to take over, he decided to change the mill into the town’s first supermarket. One day in the shop, the radio presenter’s comment came back to him. After running the idea past his family, he applied to a university in Palma to study psychology and, aged 46, was accepted. “I had to get used to being much older than the other students.” he says. “But I ended up helping the others because I’d had more life experience.” Pep came top of his year and impressed his tutors(导师)so much that he was offered a job researching and teaching. Now 52, and still in the job. He adds, “My only regret is not having done it earlier.” The traditional view used to be that, while making changes in your youth was acceptable, you should then settle on a career and stick to it. But today record numbers of 50-and 60-somethings are choosing to take on new challenges. Job satisfaction becomes increasingly significant when you’ve only got a few miles on the clock. 4. Why did Pep determine to return to school at the age of 46? A. He was eager to help others. B. He was tired of staying at the same job for so long. C. He decided to earn a degree and make more money. D. Accompanying his daughters to universities inspired him to learn. 5. What caused Pep to quit his dream of further studying? A Failing to achieve excellent academic results. B. Getting bored with the atmosphere of learning. C. The desire to try his hand at the commercial market. D. The request of taking over the family business from home. 6. How does Pep feel about his present situation? A. Dissatisfied. B. Appreciative. C. Doubtful. D. Confused. 7. What does the text intend to convey? A. Great hopes make great man. B. A brave attempt is half success. C. Do what you say, say what you do! D. It’s never too late to fulfill your dream. C An hour’s extra sleep a night can shave 270 calories off people’s daily diets, new research suggests—the equivalent of around three chocolate digestive biscuits. Over three years, this could lead to a weight loss of 26 pounds—simply by sleeping more, the researchers said. A team from the University of Chicago wanted to look at how sleep interacts with obesity and so carried out a clinical trial with 80 adults. Writing in the journal Jama Internal Medicine, they found that young, overweight adults who habitually slept fewer than 6.5 hours a night were able to add an extra 1.2 hours of sleep per night after undergoing counselling to improve their sleeping habits. The results showed that getting more sleep reduced people’s overall intake by an average of 270 calories per day, with some people consuming 500 fewer calories. Dr Esra Tasali, from the University of Chicago’s sleep centre, said the study had not intended to look at weight loss. “But even within just two weeks, we have quantified evidence showing a decrease in caloric intake and a negative energy balance—caloric intake is less than calories burned.” she said. “If healthy sleep habits are kept over longer period. this would lead to clinically important weight loss over time. Many people are working hard to find ways to decrease their caloric intake to lose weight—well, just by sleeping more, you may be able to reduce it considerably. The study did not attempt to restrict people’s diets. Instead, they slept in their own beds, tracked their sleep with wearable devices, and otherwise followed a normal lifestyle without any instructions on diet or exercise. Dr Tasali said that limiting the use of devices such as mobile phones before bedtime helped people get more sleep. She added. “We saw that after just a single sleep counselling session. participants could change their bedtime habits enough to lead to an increase in sleep time.” 8 Why did the researchers carry out the study? A. To find how to reduce weight. B. To know the proper sleep time. C. To learn about healthy sleep habits. D. To study the link between sleep and obesity. 9. What’s Dr Tasali’s attitude to the findings of the study? A. Doubtful. B. Confident. C. Negative. D. Ambiguous. 10. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Participants should go on a restricted diet and do more exercise. B. Limiting the use of digital devices is the best way to get enough sleep. C. Participants tracked their sleep without disturbing their normal lifestyle. D. A single sleep counselling session is useless for participants to change. 11. What’s the best title of the text? A. A Strange Way to Lose Your Weight B. Young and Overweight Adults Need More Sleep C. Forming a Regular Sleep Habit Is Good for Your Health D. Cut 270 Calories by Sleeping for an Extra Hour Every Night D Despite the fact that there has never been so much wealth or so many wealthy people in the world, many of the world’s poor people still live in material and energy poverty. Could you and I cut back on our consumption (消耗) so as to make some space for others to increase theirs? I am sure we could. But, unfortunately, everything about our economic systems is set up to make us believe and behave otherwise. The default (默认) mindset is that there is nothing wrong with wanting ever newer and more expensive things as long as we can afford them. Look around you for a moment. No society anywhere before lived like this. Further, since our spending must necessarily be someone else’s income, we tell ourselves that we actually make the world a better place every time we buy another pair of shoes or trade in a car for the latest model. And that’s the tug (拉) of war that plays itself out cruelly in our lives, as one side of our age cries out “less”, and from the other side comes the answering cry “more”. Of course, wanting to live a better life is deeply ingrained in human nature. Otherwise, we would never have generated the progress that has brought us to our present station. But now we should think deeply about how and why we consume. After all, even the earliest thinkers in the history of economic—including Adam Smith—thought, having more does not always translate into being happier. Evidence shows that many people in the developing world, despite being hard-up, report being just as happy as those in the materially rich societies of the West. So what now? The answer, perhaps, is to try to be rich in the enjoyment of things, not in the accumulation (堆积) of them. A pair of good shoes, lightly creased (起皱) but also carefully polished (擦亮) once a month a meal cooked at home instead of a trip to McDonald’s—such as these lie our act of saving from the virus of compulsive (强迫性的) consumption. 12. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs? A. People tend to buy things unreasonably. B. People refuse to cut down on consumption. C. People all face material and energy poverty. D. People believe in political and economic systems. 13. What does the underlined word “ingrained” in paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Held. B. Rooted. C. Changed. D. Possessed. 14. What does the author suggest? A. Trying to be rich. B. The more, the better. C. Enjoying what we have. D. Focusing on the compulsive consumption. 15. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear? A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Economy. 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。 Volunteering is a great benefit to the community. Many nonprofit organizations couldn’t survive without volunteers. However, you may not realize how much it also benefits your career. ●Volunteer in different areas. You may be likely to just volunteer at one place, and that can be fine.____16____Doing so can help you explore what you’d like to do later in life if you’re younger or even choose a different career if you’re a little bit older. ●Use it to build skills. Volunteering is the perfect opportunity to build your own skill set.____17____You’re basically working a job, and through that job, you gain experience that you can pass on to your work life. ●Network while you volunteer. Another way to help work on your career is to use volunteering to help network. Really, you don’t have to go out of your way to network.____18____All networking is making a connection with other people that you and they can rely on later, and volunteering can help you do that. ●____19____ Studies have shown that people who volunteer are more likely to be hired than people who don’t volunteer. In fact, you have about a 25 percent higher chance of being hired if you volunteer than if you don’t. If you don’t have a high school diploma (毕业文凭), that number increases to a 50 percent higher chance. ●Put your volunteer experience on your college application. If you’re still in high school, volunteering looks great on a college application. It shows leadership, initiative (主动性), and commitment, all things colleges love.____20____ A. Help you find a good job. B. Increase your chances of being hired. C. Stop waiting to volunteer until you have more time. D. Just be sure to include it on your application when you apply. E. While you are giving your time, you’re also learning new things. F. Just talk to people while you’re volunteering and get to know them. G. However, volunteering at different places will expose you to different fields. 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。 Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍症), a learning ___21___ that can make letters and numbers confusing(难以理解的). She didn’t try to ___22___ him. Not ___23___ , Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted(游荡)to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ___24___ that lived near his family’s garden bed. Willard was especially ___25___ about those ants. He felt like them- ___26___ and insignificant. Willard ___27___ that the ants were coming and going from a hole in the dirt. One ant was carrying a piece of grass, and Willard thought, “He’s trying to build a ___28___ , so I am going to help him!” Willard constructed a small house for ants. At school, Willard still ___29___, but now he knew he could do something___30___ . Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. Willard later went home and created tiny furniture(家具)for the ant house. His artistic skill ___31___, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart. When he showed his mother his carved(雕刻)works, she said, “This is what you do well. You must make every ___32___ to be the best in the world.” With her ___33___, Willard continued. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time ___34___. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Because of their beauty and rarity, Willard’s sculptures have made him a(n) ___35___ man. But he says, “Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about determination and achieving your dreams.” 21. A. style B. innovation C. disability D. clarity 22. A. help B. warn C. question D. rescue 23. A. hurriedly B. expectedly C. suddenly D. surprisingly 24. A. ants B. bees C. cats D. worms 25. A. confident B. curious C. particular D. doubtful 26. A. small B. smart C. pretty D. lazy 27. A. imagined B. noticed C. realized D. thought 28. A. kitchen B. tent C. house D. road 29. A. waited B. escaped C. disappeared D. struggled 30. A. special B. cruel C. mental D. wrong 31. A. gained B. increased C. shared D. ended 32. A. plan B. friend C. preparation D. effort 33. A. comfort B. concern C. instruction D. encouragement 34. A. working B. carving C. reading D. studying 35. A. wealthy B. reliable C. independent D. open 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 语法填空 Cholera used to be one of the most feared ___36___(disease) in the world. When young，John Snow became ___37___ (frustrate) because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. He desired ___38___ (destroy) cholera once and for all. He thought cholera was caused by an ___39___ (infect) from germs in food or water. Consequently，when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854，Snow began to investigate by ___40___(mark) on a map the exact places where all those ___41___ died had lived. At last，John Snow found that the water from the Broad Street pump had been infected by waste. Through Snow's tireless efforts，the threat of cholera around the world saw___42___ substantial decrease. However，cholera is still a problem. Fortunately，we now know how to prevent cholera，thanks ____43____the work of John Snow. Moreover，in his use of maps and statistics，Snow ___44___ (transform) the way scientists study diseases. For this reason，Snow ____45____(consider) the father of modern epidemiology. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 上周末，你和同学参加了一次校园清理活动。请你以“A Clean-up Activity”为题给学校英语报写一篇新闻报道，介绍这次活动，内容包括： 1. 活动目的； 2. 活动过程； 3. 活动意义。 注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 A Clean-up Activity ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 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。 Early in my teaching career, I heard countless excuses— most of them fabricated (编造的), many of them amusing for why students didn’t have their homework. And, yes, “the dog ate it” was one of them. As time passed and I grew less easily cheated, I grew tired of hearing “I don’t have my homework because…” And so I quit accepting any excuse other than a verifiable (能证实的) death in the family. When I moved to an inner city middle school. I took my no-nonsense attitude with me. “No excuses, no extensions!” I warned my eighth graders on the first day of school. I collected homework at the beginning of each class. When a student didn’t have it, I never asked why. Instead, I sighed loudly, shook my head in dramatic dislike and— with the student looking on-recorded a zero in the grade book. I soon gained the reputation I thought I wanted. Then, one afternoon, shortly after the dismissal bell rang, Anthony approached me. “Could I talk to you a minute?” he asked shyly, not taking his eyes off the floor. “I know you said it doesn’t matter why we don’t have our lessons done. but I don’t want you to think I’m a slacker (偷懒的人) because I come to school without mine so often.” Anthony looked on at me for the first time, and I could see that his lower lip was quivering (颤抖的). “It’s just that… well, my dad moved out, and my mom waits tables at night, so I have to take care of my little brothers. Sometimes they cry a lot, and it makes it hard to concentrate.” I put my hand on Anthony’s thin shoulder. “Why are you just now telling me...?” I stopped in mid-sentence. I knew why. So I changed the question. “Would it help if you stayed here in my classroom after school and worked on it before you go home?” 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 He swallowed (吞咽) hard tensely and nodded. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The things I learned that year weren’t taught in the education classes I’d taken in college. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $