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2025~2026学年度第一学期期末四校联考高二英语 第一部分：听力(本题共两节，满分20分) 第一节(本题共5小题，每小题1分，满分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，你将有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 seems to bother the woman? A. Her computer is broken. B. She’ll be late for her graduation. C. All her computer files are missing. 2. What will the man do? A. Printing something necessary. B. Asking the way. C. Buying some forms. 3. When can the woman meet Professor Green tomorrow? A. At 8:30 am. B. At 11:30 am. C. At 3:00 pm. 4. What is the man most likely to be? A. A salesman. B. The woman’s boss. C. The woman’s boyfriend. 5. Why is the woman excited? A. She came across her idol. B. She saw her hero’s work. C. She got some paintings. 第二节(本题共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段材料读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. What does Sally value most concerning after-school activities? A. Learning new skills. B. Opening up new horizons. C. Getting higher grades at school. 7. What does Jason benefit from doing voluntary work? A. He’s developed his interest. B. He’s been employed by a company. C. He’s got experience for his future career. 8. Where does Sally always go for after-school activities? A. The school sports center. B. A volunteer club. C. A law firm. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What does Bill have for lunch? A. A sausage. B. A salad. C. A hamburger. 10. Why does Bill cut back on sodium-rich foods(富含高钠食物)? A. To delay the aging process. B. To prevent high blood pressure. C. To lower the risk of heart attack. 11. What will Mary do tonight? A. Eat out. B. Watch TV. C. Join a health club. 听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。 12. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. A summer vacation plan. B. Safety rules in water. C. Swimming courses. 13. What is the most important thing about playing in the water? A. Learning to swim first. B. Taking others for company. C. Being under lifeguards’ protection. 14. Where does the speaker work probably? A. At a water park. B. At a police station. C. At a sports center. 15. What are the students reminded to do while boating? A. Wear a life jacket. B. Be away from other boats. C. Learn about the depth of the water. 2025~2026学年度第一学期期末四校联考高二英语 第一节：单项填空(本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —Do you remember little Julien from Grade Two? —Well, _________, but I can’t quite think who he is. A. it’s up to you B. that’s a good point C. I really envy you D. that name rings a bell 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——你记得二年级小朱力安吗？——呃，这个名字有点耳熟，但是我记不起他是谁了。A. it’s up to you你来决定；B. that’s a good point说得对；C. I really envy you我好羡慕你；D. that name rings a bell这个名字有点耳熟。根据后文“but I can’t quite think who he is”可知，这个名字有点耳熟，但是我记不起他是谁了。故选D。 2. I appreciate your kindness very much, but you _______ have bought such an expensive present. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查情态动词+have done。句意：我非常感激你的好意，但是你本不必买这么贵的礼物。A. needn’t (have done)本不必；B. mustn’t禁止；C. wouldn’t (have done)本不会；D. couldn’t (have done)本不能。此处表示“你本不必买这么贵的礼物”，needn’t have done表示“本不必做某事而做了”，符合语境。故选A。 3. The number of smokers in China dropped by 17 percent last year, ________ was reported in today’s news. A. which B. when C. where D. who 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：据今天的新闻报道，去年中国的吸烟者人数下降了17%。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，关系词指代前面整个句子，需用关系代词which引导。故选A。 4. Dogs may have learned to _______ threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. A. detect B. update C. approve D. swallow 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：研究人员桑尼・松皮表示，狗可能已经学会了从人类身上察觉威胁信号，并通过努力讲和来做出回应。A. detect察觉，发现；B. update更新，升级；C. approve批准，认可；D. swallow吞咽，忍受。根据空后 “threat signs”及后文“respond by trying to make peace”可知，狗需先“察觉”到威胁信号才会做出回应。故选A。 5. Tom is so independent that he never asks his parents’ opinion ________ he wants their support. A. since B. once C. unless D. after 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查连词辨析。句意：汤姆是如此独立，以至于他从来不征求父母的意见，除非他想得到他们的支持。A. since既然；B. once一旦；C. unless除非；D. after在……之后。故选C符合语境。 6. Please don’t disturb me between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon, because I ________ an important client then. A. will meet B. has met C. will be meeting D. has been meeting 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：今天下午3:00到5:00之间请不要打扰我，因为那时我要见一个重要客户。由Please don’t disturb me between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon可知，此处表示将来某一时间段正在做某事，应用将来进行时will be doing，故选C。 7. With the teachers helping him patiently, the boy has made progress _______. A. instantly B. intimately C. steadily D. literally 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：在老师的耐心帮助下，这个男孩稳步进步。A. instantly立即；B. intimately熟悉地；C. steadily稳定地，逐步地；D. literally字面地。根据上文“With the teachers helping him patiently, the boy has made progress”指男孩稳步进步，应用steadily。故选C。 8. The new online library makes___________ possible for students to choose books by smart Phone off campus. A. this B. one C. that D. it 【答案】D 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】考查代词。句意：新的在线图书馆使学生可以在校外通过智能手机选择书籍。分析句子可知， to choose books by smart Phone off campus在句中作make的宾语，这里使用代词it作形式宾语指代真正的宾语，make it + adj. + for sb. to do sth.是固定句型，意为“使做某事对于某人来说......”。故选D项。 【点睛】 9. Stephen Curry is living proof that ________ other people think of you doesn’t have to influence what you become. A. where B. how C. which D. what 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查主语从句。句意：别人对你有什么看法并不会影响你成为什么样的人，斯蒂芬·库里就是活生生的例子。分析句子成分，that引导同位语从句，解释主句表语living proof（活生生的例子），从句中缺少think后的宾语，故空处需要填连接代词，排除A项和B项；which表示“哪一个”，what表示“什么”，符合语法和意义。故选D项。 10. He ran away from home and went to Paris with the _______ of becoming a famous painter. A. intention B. attention C. adaption D. direction 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他离家出走，去了巴黎，打算成为一名著名的画家。A.intention 意图；B.attention注意；C.adaption适应；D.direction方向。分析句子结构可知，介词定冠词the之后，of之间应该加入名词，根据句意可知，此处表示“他离家出走是为了成为一个著名的画家，这是他的意图”，intention最符合句意，故选A项。 11. Tom has to keep his pet dog outdoors because it often gets________ when he is doing the housework. A. in a row B. in his way C. in vain D. under construction 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：汤姆不得不把他的宠物狗关在户外，因为当他做家务时，它经常会挡路。A. in a row连续地；B. in his way妨碍他（in one’s way挡道、妨碍人）；C. in vain徒劳；D. under construction在建设中。因为主人干家务时，宠物狗经常会围在主人身边挡路绊脚，所以汤姆才把它关在户外。故选B项。 12. ________ in the floods, these animals made desperate efforts to escape, but some of them disappeared in water. A. Catching B. Caught C. Having caught D. To be caught 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：这些动物被洪水困住，拼命挣扎逃生，但有些却消失在了水中。句中已有谓语动词made，空处应填非谓语动词作状语，主语these animals和动词catch构成动宾关系，应用过去分词形式caught作状语。故选B。 13. Despite years of researches, scientists nowadays still_______the origin of humans. A. take over B. max out C. ponder over D. put out 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管进行了多年的研究，现在科学家们仍然在思考人类的起源。A. take over接管；B. max out(信用卡)刷爆；C. ponder over思考；D. put out扑灭。根据句意及常识可知，此处指科学家们思考人类的起源问题。故选C。 14. The dictionary is out of date. Many a word ___________ to the language since it was published. A. have been added B. were added C. has been added D. was added 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查时态语态。句意：这本字典过时了。自从这本书出版以来，英语中又增加了许多新单词。add(增加)是句中谓语动词，与主语Many a word(许多单词)之间是被动关系，结合时间状语since it was published可知，描述从过去持续到现在的动作，用现在完成时态，另外，“many a+单数名词”作主语，谓语用单数形式。综上，全句用现在未完成时的被动语态，单数形式。故填has been added。 15. —I’m thinking about learning a new instrument, but I’m a bit worried I’m too old. —You’re never too old to learn something new. A. You are joking. B. Don’t mention it. C. Please yourself! D. Go for it! 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——我在考虑学一种新乐器，但我有点担心我太老了。——活到老，学到老。去吧！A. You are joking.你在开玩笑吧；B. Don’t mention it.不用谢；C. Please yourself!随便你；D. Go for it!去吧。由“You’re never too old to learn something new”可知，空格处意为“去吧”。故选D。 第二节：完形填空(本题共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分) I’ve spent my life keeping myself away from uncomfortable situations. I’ve always sought ____16____ in the path of least resistance looking for predictability. My days were ____17____ spent going to the same gym and shopping at the same store. One fall morning, I told my friend I was ____18____ here. And I was aware that I was ____19____ situations that pushed me out of my comfort zone. I had seen how I was ____20____ my own prison, but didn’t know how to break out. The advice she gave me ____21____ my life. “Starting today, do something every day that ____22____ you,” she said. I agreed and decided to ____23____ fear. I tried to explore new and ____24____ opportunities. My adventure to seek out fear ____25____ me into a person who said yes to the things I used to say no to. My friend’s ____26____ made me overcome fear and take actions____27____. In the years to come, following my friend’s suggestion enriched my life and ____28____ doors that I didn’t even know had been closed. Years of practicing being brave made bravery easier. I felt confident and ____29____ for the first time in my life. ____30____ my husband presented me with the real possibility of taking a new job and moving to a foreign country, my answer is “Yes”. Accepting and even ____31____ for opportunities that terrify me is meaningful. It has ____32____ me with the knowledge that I can use to do ____33____ things. Fear is a teacher. Without it, I’d still be at my ____34____ trip to order a drink in a store I had been used to ____35____ sitting in a cafe telling the waiter to “surprise me”. 16. A. safety B. freedom C. fun D. excitement 17. A. immediately B. especially C. usually D. rarely 18. A. stuck B. protected C. sent D. found 19. A. avoiding B. improving C. accepting D. ignoring 20. A. escaping B. creating C. kicking D. destroying 21. A. broke down B. turned around C. got over D. came about 22. A. satisfies B. interests C. scares D. pleases 23. A. understand B. embrace C. hide D. identify 24. A. inspiring B. reasonable C. manageable D. challenging 25. A. divided B. transformed C. knocked D. drove 26. A. invitation B. forgiveness C. encouragement D. involvement 27. A. frequently B. occasionally C. flexibly D. actively 28. A. discovered B. examined C. kept D. opened 29. A. capable B. patient C. busy D. careful 30. A. Unless B. When C. Since D. Although 31. A. sparing B. paying C. working D. searching 32. A. equipped B. weakened C. defended D. corrected 33. A. useful B. incredible C. ridiculous D. complex 34. A. different B. strange C. regular D. specific 35. A. because of B. thanks to C. instead of D. in spite of 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者原本逃避舒适区外的事物，在朋友鼓励下主动面对恐惧、突破自我，最终生活变得丰富充实的经历。 【16题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我总是在阻力最小的道路上寻求安全感，追求可预测性。A. safety安全；B. freedom自由；C. fun乐趣；D. excitement兴奋。根据前文“I’ve spent my life keeping myself away from uncomfortable situations.”和后文“looking for predictability”可知，作者逃避不适，追求可预测性，是在寻求安全感。故选A。 【17题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我通常每天都去同一家健身房，在同一家商店购物。A. immediately立即；B. especially尤其；C. usually通常；D. rarely很少。根据前文“looking for predictability”可知，作者的生活习惯很固定，通常去相同的地方。故选C。 【18题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个秋天的早晨，我告诉朋友我被困在这里了。A. stuck困住；B. protected保护；C. sent发送；D. found找到。根据后文“I had seen how I was ____ my own prison, but didn’t know how to break out.”可知，作者感觉自己被困住了，无法挣脱。故选A。 【19题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：而且我意识到，我一直在逃避那些把我推出舒适区的情况。A. avoiding避免，逃避；B. improving改善；C. accepting接受；D. ignoring忽视。根据前文“I’ve spent my life keeping myself away from uncomfortable situations.”可知，作者一直在逃避让自己走出舒适区的情况。故选A。 【20题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我已经意识到我正在给自己建造一座牢笼，却不知道如何挣脱。A. escaping逃跑；B. creating创造，建造；C. kicking踢；D. destroying破坏。根据后文“but didn’t know how to break out”可知，牢笼是作者自己创造出来的。故选B。 【21题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她给我的建议改变了我的生活。A. broke down崩溃，出故障；B. turned around扭转，改变；C. got over克服；D. came about发生。根据后文“In the years to come, following my friend’s suggestion enriched my life”可知，朋友的建议改变了作者的生活。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“从今天开始，每天做一件让你害怕的事，”她说。A. satisfies使满意；B. interests使感兴趣；C. scares使害怕；D. pleases使高兴。根据后文“I agreed and decided to ____ fear.”可知，朋友建议作者每天做一件让自己害怕的事。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我同意了，并决定拥抱恐惧。A. understand理解；B. embrace拥抱，接纳；C. hide隐藏；D. identify识别。根据后文“I tried to explore new and ____ opportunities.”可知，作者决定接纳恐惧，不再逃避。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我努力探索新的、有挑战性的机会。A. inspiring鼓舞人心的；B. reasonable合理的；C. manageable可管理的；D. challenging有挑战性的。根据前文“do something every day that ____ you”和“pushed me out of my comfort zone”可知，作者要探索的是有挑战性、能让自己害怕的机会。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我寻求恐惧的冒险把我变成了一个对以前说不的事情说是的人。A. divided分开；B. transformed使改变形态，使转变；C. knocked敲击；D. drove驱使。根据后文“who said yes to the things I used to say no to”可知，作者的冒险让自己发生了转变。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：朋友的鼓励让我克服了恐惧，并积极采取行动。A. invitation邀请；B. forgiveness原谅；C. encouragement鼓励；D. involvement参与。根据前文“The advice she gave me ____ my life.”可知，朋友给作者建议和鼓励，让作者克服恐惧。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：朋友的鼓励让我克服了恐惧，并积极采取行动。A. frequently频繁地；B. occasionally偶尔；C. flexibly灵活地；D. actively积极地。根据前文“I tried to explore new and ____ opportunities.”可知，作者克服恐惧后，积极采取行动。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几年里，听从朋友的建议丰富了我的生活，并打开了那些我甚至不知道已经关闭的门。A. discovered发现；B. examined检查；C. kept保持；D. opened打开。根据后文“doors that I didn’t even know had been closed”可知，此处指打开了原本关闭的门，象征着开启新的可能。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我人生中第一次感到自信和有能力。A. capable有能力的；B. patient有耐心的；C. busy忙碌的；D. careful仔细的。根据前文“Years of practicing being brave made bravery easier.”和“confident”可知，作者变得自信且有能力。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我丈夫向我提出接受一份新工作并移居国外的真正可能性时，我的回答是“好的”。A. Unless除非；B. When当……时；C. Since自从，因为；D. Although虽然。根据后文“my answer is ‘Yes’”可知，此处指当丈夫提出建议时，作者的回应。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：接受甚至主动寻找那些让我害怕的机会是有意义的。A. sparing抽出；B. paying支付；C. working工作；D. searching寻找。根据前文“My adventure to seek out fear”可知，作者不仅接受恐惧，还主动寻找让自己害怕的机会，search for与seek out同义。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它让我掌握了可以用来做不可思议事情的知识。A. equipped配备，使具备；B. weakened削弱；C. defended防御；D. corrected纠正。equip sb. with sth. 为固定搭配，意为“使某人具备某物”，此处指作者通过经历具备了相关知识。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它让我掌握了可以用来做不可思议事情的知识。A. useful有用的；B. incredible不可思议的；C. ridiculous荒谬的；D. complex复杂的。根据前文“moving to a foreign country”等经历可知，作者现在能做以前不敢做的、不可思议的事。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果没有恐惧，我可能还在习惯性地去我熟悉的商店点饮料，而不是坐在咖啡馆里让服务员“给我个惊喜”。A. different不同的；B. strange奇怪的；C. regular常规的，习惯性的；D. specific具体的。根据前文“going to the same gym and shopping at the same store”可知，作者以前习惯做常规的事。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：如果没有恐惧，我可能还在习惯性地去我熟悉的商店点饮料，而不是坐在咖啡馆里让服务员 “给我个惊喜”。A. because of因为；B. thanks to多亏；C. instead of而不是；D. in spite of尽管。根据前文“said yes to the things I used to say no to”可知，此处是现在的做法与以前的做法对比，用 instead of 连接。故选C。 第三部分：阅读理解(本题共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分) A The University of Mississippi is the state’s oldest public university and is ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing institutions. Journey farther and challenge yourself to the University of Mississippi Pre-College Programs to discover your interest, gain real college experiences, and have life-changing friendships. Certified educational professionals and University of Mississippi instructors help with student-driven explorations of environmental science, engineering, and so on. Financial aid is available to students with academic talent and financial need. What will teens do in our program? Students from all over the world join us every summer to: ●Explore interest in the sciences, arts, and humanities that might help with their careers one day. ●Challenge themselves academically in the company of talented peers and instructors. ●Learn how to fit into college life on the University of Mississippi’s beautiful campus near the historic town of Oxford, Mississippi. •Become qualified for Select Scholarships offered by the University of Mississippi, available only to Pre-College Programs participants. What type of teen attends our program? Participants are those who want to attend college in the near future. They all share a love of learning and a desire to acquire experience in studying at a top university. What’s a typical day like? Schedules change with the program theme and type, but the unique thing is that all days end with community activities led by undergraduate peer advisors. For Summer College participants, weekend trips include visits to Memphis, Birmingham, and Atlanta. What should participants expect to learn from our program? Students will leave with greater confidence in their ability to navigate college and a stronger sense of where their talents might lead them. 36. What can participants do in the program? A. Challenge famous experts. B. Choose their careers. C. Find their interests. D. Meet old friends. 37. What is the necessary condition for winning Select Scholarships? A. Joining the program. B. Doing well in the program. C. Coming from the US. D. Joining in after-school activities. 38. The program is intended for _________. A. undergraduates B. college instructors C. educational professionals D. would-be college students 39. What is special about the typical days in the program? A. There is peer interaction every day. B. No one guides and helps the students. C. All students take trips to cities daily. D. Schedules always stay the same. 40. What benefit will the participants gain from the program? A. They’ll become more competitive. B. They’ll know themselves better. C. They’ll realize their life goals. D. They’ll become fast learners. 【答案】36. C 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍密西西比大学预科项目的特色、参与者可做的事、适合人群等，助力青少年为大学做好准备。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Journey farther and challenge yourself to the University of Mississippi Pre-College Programs to discover your interest, gain real college experiences, and have life-changing friendships.(进一步探索，挑战自己参加密西西比大学预科项目，发现自己的兴趣，获得真实的大学体验，并收获改变人生的友谊)” 和学生可做事项中的“Explore interest in the sciences, arts, and humanities that might help with their careers one day.(探索对科学、艺术和人文学科的兴趣，这些兴趣可能有一天会对他们的职业生涯有所帮助)”可知，参与者能在项目中发现自己的兴趣。故选C项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据学生可做事项中的“Become qualified for Select Scholarships offered by the University of Mississippi, available only to Pre-College Programs participants.(有资格获得密西西比大学提供的精选奖学金，该奖学金仅面向预科项目参与者)”可知，获得精选奖学金的必要条件是参加该预科项目。故选A项。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据What type of teen attends our program? 部分中的“Participants are those who want to attend college in the near future.(参与者是那些希望在不久的将来上大学的人)”可知，该项目面向准大学生。故选D项。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据What’s a typical day like? 部分中的“Schedules change with the program theme and type, but the unique thing is that all days end with community activities led by undergraduate peer advisors.(日程会根据项目主题和类型而变化，但独特之处在于，每天都以由本科同伴顾问带领的社区活动结束)”可知，项目日常的特别之处是每天都有同伴互动（社区活动由同伴顾问带领）。故选A项。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Students will leave with greater confidence in their ability to navigate college and a stronger sense of where their talents might lead them.(学生们离开时，会对自己适应大学生活的能力更有信心，并更清楚自己的才能可能引领自己走向何方)”可知，参与者能从项目中更好地了解自己（清楚自身才能方向、更有信心）。故选B项。 B Aasritha Duriseti, an eighth-grade student at Carson Middle School wanted to help her grandmother who struggled to open bottle caps. She found a solution in her engineering class, where students were tasked with adapting existing products to make daily life easier for people with challenges. Aasritha’s creativity kicked in as she researched existing bottle-opening devices. “The shape and size of a cellphone are familiar,” she said. To create a better bottle opener, Aasritha used a piece of wood. It was shaped like a cellphone. Next, she put three holes in the wood. The holes were in different sizes so that they could match common bottle cap sizes. Each hole also had a layer of dried hot glue, providing a strong hold for the bottle caps. With a simple twisting motion, her grandmother could open bottles without assistance. While addressing challenges those with learning disabilities, movement challenges and other issues face, students like Aasritha used more than their math, physics, and tool skills. They also learned about empathy (共情). “Empathy is looking at problems from another person’s point of view,” Aasritha’s teacher, Mark Bolt, said. “It’s an important part of engineering. Engineers need to put themselves in their product users’ shoes to build effective solutions.” It was empathy, while watching friends and family deal with daily tasks, that pushed other students’ projects. Student Michael noticed how reading disorder made it difficult for his friends to follow along on pages full of text. Their brains tend to confuse the order of numbers, letters, and other images. So Michael created a small adjustable window-blind-style device. “My friend could separate small sections of text while reading,” he said. In the process, students tried different versions of their products to make the best one to show the class. Rather than having step-by-step directions for the projects, Bolt preferred to leave students’ creative paths open. “If we want to do better, we have to have a chance to fail,” he said. 41. What might be a solution to Aasritha’s engineering class task? A. To better wheelchairs. B. To invent new products. C. To raise money for the disabled. D. To teach lower-grade students engineering. 42. Why are the three holes’ sizes different in Aasritha’s bottle opener? A. To ensure a wider use. B. To make the most of space. C. To beautify the bottle opener. D. To make the opener easier to hold. 43. According to Mark Bolt, while designing products engineers should ________. A. ask for the users’ advice B. be thoughtful of their users C. improve their work effectiveness D. focus more on the people around them 44. How does Michael’s device work? A. By reading the text to its users. B. By adding a dictionary to the text. C. By putting words in different colors. D. By focusing users’ attention on specific reading areas. 45. What does Mark Bolt think is important in the students’ creation? A. Aiming to be the best creator. B. Having room for free exploration. C. Following a strict set of rules and steps. D. Serving different functions in different situations. 【答案】41. A 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在Carson Middle School八年级的机械工程课上，学生们不仅学会了通过对现有设备的改造使周围人的生活更加便利，而且还学会了站在他人角度去思考，关心他们的需求。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“She found a solution in her engineering class, where students were tasked with adapting existing products to make daily life easier for people with challenges. (她在工程课上找到了一个解决方案，让学生们调整现有产品，让有挑战的人的日常生活更轻松。)”可知，在工程课上，学生们调整现有产品，让有身体困难的人的日常生活更轻松。所以，Aasritha的工程课任务可能是改进轮椅。故选A。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The holes were in different sizes so that they could match common bottle cap sizes. (这些孔有不同的尺寸，这样它们就可以与常见的瓶盖尺寸相匹配。)”可知，Aasritha的开瓶器上有三个大小不同的孔是为了与常见的瓶盖尺寸相匹配，即确保开瓶器的更广泛的使用。故选A。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“It’s an important part of engineering. Engineers need to put themselves in their product users’ shoes to build effective solutions. (这是工程的重要组成部分。工程师需要设身处地为产品用户着想，以制定有效的解决方案。)”可知，Mark Bolt认为，在设计产品时，工程师应该为用户着想。故选B。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“So Michael created a small adjustable window-blind-style device. “My friend could separate small sections of text while reading,” he said. (于是，Michael发明了一种小型可调节百叶窗式装置。他说：“我的朋友在阅读时可以把文本的小部分分开。”)”可知，Michael的设备是可调节的，在阅读时读者可以把文本的小部分分开。也就是说该装置通过将用户的注意力集中在特定的阅读领域。故选D。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Rather than having step-by-step directions for the projects, Bolt preferred to leave students’ creative paths open. “If we want to do better, we have to have a chance to fail,” he said. (Bolt更愿意让学生的创作之路敞开大门，而不是为项目制定循序渐进的指导方针。“如果我们想做得更好，我们就必须有失败的机会，”他说。)”可知，Bolt认为,学生的创作中有自由探索的空间很重要。故选B。 C Scientists at Tel Aviv University have conducted a six-year study, proving that plants produce a noise in certain stressful situations. The plants make a high frequency clicking sound which cannot be heard by humans, and when they are lacking water, or being damaged, the clicks become far more regular. The plants could make various sounds, depending on whether they are thirsty or injured. For the scientists’ research, some plants were placed in a soundproof box and recorded by two microphones. Some plants were badly in need of water, others were cut, and a control group was left undamaged. The researchers used AI technology to separate the noises. Being able to identify the particular calls of the plants up to 3-5 metres away, the technology successfully discriminated between the sounds made depending on whether the plants were dry or cut. While farming has become a science itself, there’re still a lot of estimates involved. If farmers were able to receive accurate information directly from their crops, they could adopt a much more efficient method of care and also be able to better identify and control diseases in a crop. All this can be achieved by using microphones and sensors to translate this new information. On average, the human ear can hear sounds up to around 20 kHz, whereas the sounds produced by plants are in the 40-80 kHz region, far beyond our hearing capabilities. However, the sounds produced by plants can probably be heard by various animals. Though this has yet to be proven, these creatures may use this information for their benefit, choosing which plants to eat, for example. Furthermore, a study in 2014, led by Reda Hassanien of China Agricultural University in Beijing, proved that plants reacted to sound waves, with some plants significantly increasing their yield. While it’s still unknown if one plant could react to another’s noises, it seems likely. Indeed, the same research facility is now ready to test this assumption. 46. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “discriminated” in Paragraph 2? A. Balanced. B. Compared. C. Distinguished. D. Captured. 47. What benefit may farmers get from this research? A. Managing their crops purposefully and effectively. B. Protecting their crops against diseases directly. C. Adding to the variety of crops to some extent. D. Saving their time on farming significantly. 48. What is now sure about the sounds produced by plants according to the researchers? A. They improve the crop production. B. They go beyond humans’ hearing range. C. They assist animals in searching for food. D. They help plants communicate with each other. 49. What may future research focus on? A. Whether plants can react to each other’s sounds. B. Whether creatures can react to sound waves. C. How to judge the types of plants by sound. D. How plants communicate with another’s noises. 50. The writer wrote the passage to tell us . A. plants may help increase yield in farming by sound B. plants can communicate like humans by various sounds C. plants repeat the identical sound in the face of danger D. plants can produce diverse sounds in difficult situations 【答案】46. C 47. A 48. B 49. A 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍研究发现植物在压力环境下会发出声音，以及该发现的应用价值和后续研究方向等内容。 【46题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“The researchers used AI technology to separate the noises. Being able to identify the particular calls of the plants up to 3-5 metres away, the technology successfully discriminated between the sounds made depending on whether the plants were dry or cut.(研究人员使用人工智能技术来分离这些声音。该技术能够识别出3-5米外植物的特定声音，并成功discriminated植物缺水时和被切割时发出的声音)”可知，AI技术能识别植物的特定声音，还能区分缺水和被切割时的声音差异。由此猜测，划线词discriminated意为“区分、辨别”，与distinguish同义。故选C项。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“If farmers were able to receive accurate information directly from their crops, they could adopt a much more efficient method of care and also be able to better identify and control diseases in a crop.(如果农民能够直接从作物中获得准确信息，他们就可以采用更高效的照料方法，也能更好地识别和控制作物病害)”可知，这项研究能让农民有针对性且高效地管理作物。故选A项。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“On average, the human ear can hear sounds up to around 20 kHz, whereas the sounds produced by plants are in the 40-80 kHz region, far beyond our hearing capabilities.(人类耳朵平均能听到的声音频率最高约为20千赫兹，而植物发出的声音频率在40-80千赫兹之间，远远超出了我们的听力范围)”可知，目前可以确定的是植物发出的声音超出人类听力范围。故选B项。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“While it’s still unknown if one plant could react to another’s noises, it seems likely. Indeed, the same research facility is now ready to test this assumption.(虽然目前还不清楚一株植物是否能对另一株植物的声音做出反应，但这似乎是有可能的。事实上，同一个研究机构现在已经准备好测试这个假设了)”可推知，未来的研究可能会聚焦于植物是否能对彼此的声音做出反应。故选A项。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Scientists at Tel Aviv University have conducted a six-year study, proving that plants produce a noise in certain stressful situations. The plants make a high frequency clicking sound which cannot be heard by humans, and when they are lacking water, or being damaged, the clicks become far more regular. The plants could make various sounds, depending on whether they are thirsty or injured.(特拉维夫大学的科学家进行了一项为期六年的研究，证明植物在某些压力环境下会发出声音。植物会发出人类听不到的高频咔嗒声，当它们缺水或受到伤害时，咔嗒声会变得有规律得多。根据植物是缺水还是受伤，它们会发出不同的声音)”及全文内容可知，作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们植物在困境中会发出多种声音。故选D项。 D In a society of endless notifications from apps, devices and social media platforms, as well as access to more information than we could possibly consider, how do we find ways to manage? And is the way, we think, focusing on and processing information changing as a result? Maryanne Wolf is a director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice at the University of California in the United States. Wolf is concerned that the amount of interaction we have with our screens and devices and the speed at which we necessarily have to function have changed us by removing from us the ability to be present. And we’re so accustomed to going so fast that becoming completely involved in an activity is difficult. Kai Lukoff is an assistant professor at Santa Clara University in the U.S. He researches how the apps, social media platforms and technology designers attempt to catch a user’s attention. He said, “There are a thousand or more engineers, developers, and designers on the other side of the screen who are purposefully or intentionally designing these services in order to attract your attention, to get you to spend more time on the site and to get you to click on more ads.” Daniel Le Roux is a senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He looks at the effects of what we’re doing when we’re “media multitasking”. “Everybody’s doing it, and it’s, in a large way, a natural adaptation to the technological environment that has been created around us,” he said. “Media multitasking, like quick reading, is an adaptive response to an environment filled with information. And media multitasking comes at a cognitive (认知的) cost.” Le Roux points out. “We bring what we might call the switch cost; that means our performance in the key task is going to suffer. If you think of driving as the key task, the reason we prohibit drivers from using their smartphones while driving is that it distracts them from the task of driving.” 51. What’s the result of our interaction with screens according to Wolf? A. Having trouble in concentrating. B. Ignoring family and friends easily. C. Responding to information quickly. D. Having technology to assist with study. 52. What does Kai Lukoff intend to stress with his words? A. The importance of colorful ads. B. The strong attraction of social media. C. The operation of social media platforms. D. The great service of network developers. 53. Why does media multitasking occur? A. To train us to handle tasks effectively. B. To reduce the bad effect of social media. C. To offer more ways to use technology. D. To adjust us to the information age. 54. What is the switch cost mentioned by Daniel Le Roux? A. We tend to forget our original intention. B. We get distracted from our main mission. C. We lose some important information. D. We have to follow the fashion in technology. 55. Which is the best title for the text? A. Challenges in the Digital Age B. Dangers of Media Multitasking C. Impacts of Technology on Attention D. Methods of Dealing with Electronic Distractions 【答案】51. A 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍多位学者对科技、媒体使用等对人们注意力产生的影响及相关问题的研究观点。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Wolf is concerned that the amount of interaction we have with our screens and devices and the speed at which we necessarily have to function have changed us by removing from us the ability to be present. And we’re so accustomed to going so fast that becoming completely involved in an activity is difficult.(沃尔夫担心，我们与屏幕和设备的互动量以及我们必须快速运转的速度已经改变了我们，剥夺了我们专注当下的能力。而且我们已经习惯了快节奏，很难完全投入到一项活动中)”可知，根据沃尔夫的观点，我们与屏幕互动的结果是难以集中注意力。故选A项。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“He researches how the apps, social media platforms and technology designers attempt to catch a user’s attention. He said, “There are a thousand or more engineers, developers, and designers on the other side of the screen who are purposefully or intentionally designing these services in order to attract your attention, to get you to spend more time on the site and to get you to click on more ads.”(他研究应用程序、社交媒体平台和技术设计师如何试图吸引用户的注意力。他说：“屏幕的另一端有上千名甚至更多的工程师、开发人员和设计师，他们有意或故意设计这些服务，以吸引你的注意力，让你在网站上花费更多时间，并让你点击更多广告。”)”可知，凯・卢科夫的话意在强调社交媒体具有很强的吸引力。故选B项。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“He looks at the effects of what we’re doing when we’re “media multitasking”. “Everybody’s doing it, and it’s, in a large way, a natural adaptation to the technological environment that has been created around us,” he said.(他研究我们“媒体多任务处理”时所做事情的影响。他说“每个人都在这么做，在很大程度上，这是对我们周围已形成的技术环境的一种自然适应。”)”和第五段中的“Media multitasking, like quick reading, is an adaptive response to an environment filled with information.(媒体多任务处理，就像快速阅读一样，是对充满信息的环境的一种适应性反应)”可知，媒体多任务处理出现是为了让我们适应信息时代。故选D项。 【54题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“We bring what we might call the switch cost; that means our performance in the key task is going to suffer. If you think of driving as the key task, the reason we prohibit drivers from using their smartphones while driving is that it distracts them from the task of driving.(我们会付出我们所谓的切换成本；这意味着我们在关键任务中的表现将会受到影响。如果你把开车当作关键任务，我们禁止司机开车时使用智能手机的原因是，这会分散他们对驾驶任务的注意力)”可知，丹尼尔・勒鲁提到的切换成本是指我们会从主要任务中分心。故选B项。 【55题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章围绕沃尔夫、凯・卢科夫、丹尼尔・勒鲁等学者的研究展开，主要探讨了科技、媒体使用、多任务处理等对人们注意力的影响，包括难以集中注意力、被吸引分心等。C 项“科技对注意力的影响”贴合主旨，适合作本文最佳标题。故选C项。 第四部分：写作(本题共两节，满分35分) 阅读表达 When Alex was 15, a climbing accident resulted in the loss of his right leg. For a lively and athletic teenager, this was a devastating blow. In the months that followed, he fell into deep depression, convinced that his dreams and joys had ended. One day, his physical therapist placed a pair of swimming goggles (护目镜) in his hand. “The water doesn’t care how many legs you have,” she said. Reluctantly, Alex started spending time in the pool. At first, it was frustrating. His body was unbalanced, and moving through the water was a struggle. But he persisted. The water, as his therapist promised, provided a sense of freedom he hadn’t felt since his accident. He could move without the aid of his crutches. Months of practice turned into years. Alex didn’t just learn to swim; he learned to swim with incredible speed and grace. He focused on the power of his upper body and the technique of his kick with his left leg. He turned his perceived weakness into a unique strength. His coach, recognizing his talent and determination, encouraged him to compete. At the age of 20, Alex qualified for the national Paralympic swimming team. Standing on the starting block, he looked at the pool not as a place of past struggle, but as a field of victory. He won a silver medal that day. When asked by a reporter what his achievement meant, he said, “The accident took my leg, but it couldn’t take my spirit. This medal isn’t about proving something to the world; it’s about reminding myself that I can overcome any obstacle with a strong will.” 56. Why did Alex think his dreams and joys had ended? (No more than 10 words) ________________________________________________________________ 57. How did the physical therapist help Alex? (No more than 20 words) ________________________________________________________________ 58. What does the word “perceived” (Paragraph 3) most probably mean? (Only one word) ________________________________________________________________ 59. What did Alex achieve at the age of 20? (No more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________________ 60. What quality of Alex do you admire most? Why? (No more than 25 words) ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】56. Because he lost his right leg in an accident. 57. By placing swimming goggles in his hand and telling him water didn’t care how many legs he had. 58. Believed./ Considered. 59. He qualified for the national Paralympic swimming team and won a silver medal. 60. (示例1): I admire his resilience the most. Instead of giving up after a tragic accident, he found a new way to live a meaningful and successful life. This shows incredible mental strength. (示例2): I admire his perseverance. From the initial frustration in the pool to becoming a national athlete, it was his persistent effort that made the difference. He didn’t give up when things were hard. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述Alex因事故截肢后陷入消沉，在治疗师引导下坚持游泳，最终入选残奥会游泳队并斩获银牌，诠释了坚韧意志的力量。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“When Alex was 15, a climbing accident resulted in the loss of his right leg. For a lively and athletic teenager, this was a devastating blow. In the months that followed, he fell into deep depression, convinced that his dreams and joys had ended.(亚历克斯15岁时，一场攀岩事故导致他失去了右腿。对于一个活泼好动、热爱运动的少年来说，这是一次沉重的打击。在之后的几个月里，他陷入了深深的抑郁，认定自己的梦想和快乐都已终结。)”可知，事故导致右腿截肢是他认为梦想和快乐终结的原因。故填Because he lost his right leg in an accident. 【57题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“One day, his physical therapist placed a pair of swimming goggles (护目镜) in his hand. “The water doesn’t care how many legs you have,” she said.(一天，他的物理治疗师把一副游泳护目镜放在他手里，说道：“水不会在意你有几条腿”)”可知，治疗师通过“把泳镜放在他手里”和“告诉他水不在乎他有多少条腿”这两个行为帮助了亚历克斯。故填By placing swimming goggles in his hand and telling him water didn’t care how many legs he had. 【58题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段“He turned his perceived weakness into a unique strength.(他把自己perceived弱点转化成了独特的优势。)”并结合前文他因截肢陷入消沉、认为自己失去运动能力的语境，可推断perceived的含义为“认为的；认定的”。故填Believed或Considered. 【59题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“At the age of 20, Alex qualified for the national Paralympic swimming team.(20岁时，亚历克斯入选了国家残奥会游泳队)”和第三句“He won a silver medal that day.(那天他赢得了一枚银牌。)”可知，这是他20岁时取得的两项成就。故填He qualified for the national Paralympic swimming team and won a silver medal. 【60题详解】 开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案可以为：我最钦佩的是他的坚韧。在遭遇这场惨痛的事故后，他没有选择放弃，而是找到了一种全新的方式，活出了有意义且成功的人生。这彰显了他超凡的精神力量。或为：我最钦佩他的坚持不懈。从最初在泳池里的手足无措，到成长为一名国家级运动员，正是这份持之以恒的付出造就了他的蜕变。纵使处境艰难，他也从未轻言放弃。故填 I admire his resilience the most. Instead of giving up after a tragic accident, he found a new way to live a meaningful and successful life. This shows incredible mental strength.或I admire his perseverance. From the initial frustration in the pool to becoming a national athlete, it was his persistent effort that made the difference. He didn’t give up when things were hard. 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 61. 学校英文报正在开展以Popular Books among Students为题的讨论。请依据图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1.简单描述高中生的读书状况；2.分析原因(至少两点)；3.你的建议。 注意： 1.写作词数应不少于100； 2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。 提示词汇comics：漫画classics：经典著作 Popular Books among Students _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Popular Books among Students A recent survey on students’ reading preferences reveals striking trends in what senior high school students choose to read. Science books take the lion’s share, accounting for 43% of the total. Comics follow closely at 26%, while books about sports and music make up 18%. Surprisingly, classic literature only represents 13% of students’ reading choices. This distribution reflects both positive and worrying aspects. On one hand, the popularity of science books shows students’ eagerness to explore the world of knowledge and keep up with technological developments. Comics, as a light and entertaining form of reading, offer a much-needed escape from heavy academic pressure. On the other hand, the low percentage of classic literature read is a cause for concern, as classics are a treasure trove of wisdom and cultural heritage that can shape students’ minds and values. To address this imbalance, I have two suggestions. First, schools could organize classic literature reading clubs or hold themed lectures to spark students’ interest in timeless works. Second, teachers can assign short, engaging excerpts from classics as supplementary reading, guiding students to appreciate their beauty and depth. By doing so, we can help students build a more balanced and enriching reading habit that combines practical knowledge with spiritual nourishment. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生根据图表中显示调查结果，就Popular Books among Students为题的讨论写一篇短文投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 揭示：reveal→uncover/unveil 占比：account for→comprise 渴望：eagerness→desire/enthusiasm 分配：assign→allocate 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：On one hand, the popularity of science books shows students’ eagerness to explore the world of knowledge and keep up with technological developments. 拓展句：On one hand, the popularity of science books shows that students are eager to explore the world of knowledge and keep up with technological developments. 【点睛】【高分句型1】A recent survey on students’ reading preferences reveals striking trends in what senior high school students choose to read.（运用了what引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】 On the other hand, the low percentage of classic literature read is a cause for concern, as classics are a treasure trove of wisdom and cultural heritage that can shape students’ minds and values.（运用了as引导的原因状语从句和that引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025~2026学年度第一学期期末四校联考高二英语 第一部分：听力(本题共两节，满分20分) 第一节(本题共5小题，每小题1分，满分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，你将有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 seems to bother the woman? A. Her computer is broken. B. She’ll be late for her graduation. C. All her computer files are missing. 2. What will the man do? A. Printing something necessary. B. Asking the way. C. Buying some forms. 3. When can the woman meet Professor Green tomorrow? A. At 8:30 am. B. At 11:30 am. C. At 3:00 pm. 4. What is the man most likely to be? A. A salesman. B. The woman’s boss. C. The woman’s boyfriend. 5. Why is the woman excited? A. She came across her idol. B. She saw her hero’s work. C. She got some paintings. 第二节(本题共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段材料读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. What does Sally value most concerning after-school activities? A. Learning new skills. B. Opening up new horizons. C. Getting higher grades at school. 7. What does Jason benefit from doing voluntary work? A. He’s developed his interest. B. He’s been employed by a company. C. He’s got experience for his future career. 8. Where does Sally always go for after-school activities? A. The school sports center. B. A volunteer club. C. A law firm. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What does Bill have for lunch? A. A sausage. B. A salad. C. A hamburger. 10. Why does Bill cut back on sodium-rich foods(富含高钠食物)? A. To delay the aging process. B. To prevent high blood pressure. C. To lower the risk of heart attack. 11. What will Mary do tonight? A. Eat out. B. Watch TV. C. Join a health club. 听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。 12. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. A summer vacation plan. B. Safety rules in water. C. Swimming courses. 13. What is the most important thing about playing in the water? A. Learning to swim first. B. Taking others for company. C. Being under lifeguards’ protection. 14 Where does the speaker work probably? A. At a water park. B. At a police station. C. At a sports center. 15. What are the students reminded to do while boating? A. Wear a life jacket. B. Be away from other boats. C. Learn about the depth of the water. 2025~2026学年度第一学期期末四校联考高二英语 第一节：单项填空(本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —Do you remember little Julien from Grade Two? —Well, _________, but I can’t quite think who he is. A. it’s up to you B. that’s a good point C. I really envy you D. that name rings a bell 2. I appreciate your kindness very much, but you _______ have bought such an expensive present. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t 3. The number of smokers in China dropped by 17 percent last year, ________ was reported in today’s news. A. which B. when C. where D. who 4. Dogs may have learned to _______ threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. A. detect B. update C. approve D. swallow 5. Tom is so independent that he never asks his parents’ opinion ________ he wants their support. A. since B. once C. unless D. after 6. Please don’t disturb me between 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon, because I ________ an important client then. A. will meet B. has met C. will be meeting D. has been meeting 7. With the teachers helping him patiently, the boy has made progress _______. A. instantly B. intimately C. steadily D. literally 8. The new online library makes___________ possible for students to choose books by smart Phone off campus. A. this B. one C. that D. it 9. Stephen Curry is living proof that ________ other people think of you doesn’t have to influence what you become. A. where B. how C. which D. what 10. He ran away from home and went to Paris with the _______ of becoming a famous painter. A. intention B. attention C. adaption D. direction 11. Tom has to keep his pet dog outdoors because it often gets________ when he is doing the housework. A. in a row B. in his way C. in vain D. under construction 12. ________ in the floods these animals made desperate efforts to escape, but some of them disappeared in water. A Catching B. Caught C. Having caught D. To be caught 13. Despite years of researches, scientists nowadays still_______the origin of humans. A. take over B. max out C. ponder over D. put out 14. The dictionary is out of date. Many a word ___________ to the language since it was published. A. have been added B. were added C. has been added D. was added 15. —I’m thinking about learning a new instrument, but I’m a bit worried I’m too old. —You’re never too old to learn something new. A. You are joking. B. Don’t mention it. C. Please yourself! D. Go for it! 第二节：完形填空(本题共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分) I’ve spent my life keeping myself away from uncomfortable situations. I’ve always sought ____16____ in the path of least resistance, looking for predictability. My days were ____17____ spent going to the same gym and shopping at the same store. One fall morning, I told my friend I was ____18____ here. And I was aware that I was ____19____ situations that pushed me out of my comfort zone. I had seen how I was ____20____ my own prison, but didn’t know how to break out. The advice she gave me ____21____ my life. “Starting today, do something every day that ____22____ you,” she said. I agreed and decided to ____23____ fear. I tried to explore new and ____24____ opportunities. My adventure to seek out fear ____25____ me into a person who said yes to the things I used to say no to. My friend’s ____26____ made me overcome fear and take actions____27____. In the years to come, following my friend’s suggestion enriched my life and ____28____ doors that I didn’t even know had been closed. Years of practicing being brave made bravery easier. I felt confident and ____29____ for the first time in my life. ____30____ my husband presented me with the real possibility of taking a new job and moving to a foreign country, my answer is “Yes”. Accepting and even ____31____ for opportunities that terrify me is meaningful. It has ____32____ me with the knowledge that I can use to do ____33____ things. Fear is a teacher. Without it, I’d still be at my ____34____ trip to order a drink in a store I had been used to ____35____ sitting in a cafe telling the waiter to “surprise me”. 16. A. safety B. freedom C. fun D. excitement 17. A. immediately B. especially C. usually D. rarely 18. A. stuck B. protected C. sent D. found 19. A. avoiding B. improving C. accepting D. ignoring 20. A. escaping B. creating C. kicking D. destroying 21. A. broke down B. turned around C. got over D. came about 22. A. satisfies B. interests C. scares D. pleases 23. A. understand B. embrace C. hide D. identify 24. A. inspiring B. reasonable C. manageable D. challenging 25. A. divided B. transformed C. knocked D. drove 26. A. invitation B. forgiveness C. encouragement D. involvement 27. A. frequently B. occasionally C. flexibly D. actively 28. A. discovered B. examined C. kept D. opened 29. A. capable B. patient C. busy D. careful 30. A. Unless B. When C. Since D. Although 31. A. sparing B. paying C. working D. searching 32. A. equipped B. weakened C. defended D. corrected 33. A. useful B. incredible C. ridiculous D. complex 34. A. different B. strange C. regular D. specific 35. A. because of B. thanks to C. instead of D. in spite of 第三部分：阅读理解(本题共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分) A The University of Mississippi is the state’s oldest public university and is ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing institutions. Journey farther and challenge yourself to the University of Mississippi Pre-College Programs to discover your interest, gain real college experiences, and have life-changing friendships. Certified educational professionals and University of Mississippi instructors help with student-driven explorations of environmental science, engineering, and so on. Financial aid is available to students with academic talent and financial need. What will teens do in our program? Students from all over the world join us every summer to: ●Explore interest in the sciences, arts, and humanities that might help with their careers one day. ●Challenge themselves academically in the company of talented peers and instructors. ●Learn how to fit into college life on the University of Mississippi’s beautiful campus near the historic town of Oxford, Mississippi. •Become qualified for Select Scholarships offered by the University of Mississippi, available only to Pre-College Programs participants. What type of teen attends our program? Participants are those who want to attend college in the near future. They all share a love of learning and a desire to acquire experience in studying at a top university. What’s a typical day like? Schedules change with the program theme and type, but the unique thing is that all days end with community activities led by undergraduate peer advisors. For Summer College participants, weekend trips include visits to Memphis, Birmingham, and Atlanta. What should participants expect to learn from our program? Students will leave with greater confidence in their ability to navigate college and a stronger sense of where their talents might lead them. 36. What can participants do in the program? A. Challenge famous experts. B. Choose their careers. C. Find their interests. D. Meet old friends. 37. What is the necessary condition for winning Select Scholarships? A. Joining the program. B. Doing well in the program. C. Coming from the US. D. Joining in after-school activities. 38. The program is intended for _________. A. undergraduates B. college instructors C. educational professionals D. would-be college students 39. What is special about the typical days in the program? A. There is peer interaction every day. B. No one guides and helps the students. C. All students take trips to cities daily. D. Schedules always stay the same. 40. What benefit will the participants gain from the program? A. They’ll become more competitive. B. They’ll know themselves better. C. They’ll realize their life goals. D. They’ll become fast learners. B Aasritha Duriseti, an eighth-grade student at Carson Middle School wanted to help her grandmother who struggled to open bottle caps. She found a solution in her engineering class, where students were tasked with adapting existing products to make daily life easier for people with challenges. Aasritha’s creativity kicked in as she researched existing bottle-opening devices. “The shape and size of a cellphone are familiar,” she said. To create a better bottle opener, Aasritha used a piece of wood. It was shaped like a cellphone. Next, she put three holes in the wood. The holes were in different sizes so that they could match common bottle cap sizes. Each hole also had a layer of dried hot glue, providing a strong hold for the bottle caps. With a simple twisting motion, her grandmother could open bottles without assistance. While addressing challenges those with learning disabilities, movement challenges and other issues face, students like Aasritha used more than their math, physics, and tool skills. They also learned about empathy (共情). “Empathy is looking at problems from another person’s point of view,” Aasritha’s teacher, Mark Bolt, said. “It’s an important part of engineering. Engineers need to put themselves in their product users’ shoes to build effective solutions.” It was empathy, while watching friends and family deal with daily tasks, that pushed other students’ projects. Student Michael noticed how reading disorder made it difficult for his friends to follow along on pages full of text. Their brains tend to confuse the order of numbers, letters, and other images. So Michael created a small adjustable window-blind-style device. “My friend could separate small sections of text while reading,” he said. In the process, students tried different versions of their products to make the best one to show the class. Rather than having step-by-step directions for the projects, Bolt preferred to leave students’ creative paths open. “If we want to do better, we have to have a chance to fail,” he said. 41. What might be a solution to Aasritha’s engineering class task? A. To better wheelchairs. B. To invent new products. C. To raise money for the disabled. D. To teach lower-grade students engineering. 42. Why are the three holes’ sizes different in Aasritha’s bottle opener? A. To ensure a wider use. B. To make the most of space. C. To beautify the bottle opener. D. To make the opener easier to hold. 43. According to Mark Bolt, while designing products engineers should ________. A. ask for the users’ advice B. be thoughtful of their users C. improve their work effectiveness D. focus more on the people around them 44. How does Michael’s device work? A. By reading the text to its users. B. By adding a dictionary to the text. C. By putting words in different colors. D. By focusing users’ attention on specific reading areas. 45. What does Mark Bolt think is important in the students’ creation? A. Aiming to be the best creator. B. Having room for free exploration. C. Following a strict set of rules and steps. D. Serving different functions in different situations. C Scientists at Tel Aviv University have conducted a six-year study, proving that plants produce a noise in certain stressful situations. The plants make a high frequency clicking sound which cannot be heard by humans, and when they are lacking water, or being damaged, the clicks become far more regular. The plants could make various sounds, depending on whether they are thirsty or injured. For the scientists’ research, some plants were placed in a soundproof box and recorded by two microphones. Some plants were badly in need of water, others were cut, and a control group was left undamaged. The researchers used AI technology to separate the noises. Being able to identify the particular calls of the plants up to 3-5 metres away, the technology successfully discriminated between the sounds made depending on whether the plants were dry or cut. While farming has become a science itself, there’re still a lot of estimates involved. If farmers were able to receive accurate information directly from their crops, they could adopt a much more efficient method of care and also be able to better identify and control diseases in a crop. All this can be achieved by using microphones and sensors to translate this new information. On average, the human ear can hear sounds up to around 20 kHz, whereas the sounds produced by plants are in the 40-80 kHz region, far beyond our hearing capabilities. However, the sounds produced by plants can probably be heard by various animals. Though this has yet to be proven, these creatures may use this information for their benefit, choosing which plants to eat, for example. Furthermore, a study in 2014, led by Reda Hassanien of China Agricultural University in Beijing, proved that plants reacted to sound waves, with some plants significantly increasing their yield. While it’s still unknown if one plant could react to another’s noises, it seems likely. Indeed, the same research facility is now ready to test this assumption. 46. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “discriminated” in Paragraph 2? A. Balanced. B. Compared. C. Distinguished. D. Captured. 47. What benefit may farmers get from this research? A. Managing their crops purposefully and effectively. B. Protecting their crops against diseases directly. C. Adding to the variety of crops to some extent. D. Saving their time on farming significantly. 48. What is now sure about the sounds produced by plants according to the researchers? A. They improve the crop production. B. They go beyond humans’ hearing range. C. They assist animals in searching for food. D. They help plants communicate with each other. 49. What may future research focus on? A. Whether plants can react to each other’s sounds. B. Whether creatures can react to sound waves. C. How to judge the types of plants by sound. D How plants communicate with another’s noises. 50. The writer wrote the passage to tell us . A. plants may help increase yield in farming by sound B. plants can communicate like humans by various sounds C. plants repeat the identical sound in the face of danger D. plants can produce diverse sounds in difficult situations D In a society of endless notifications from apps, devices and social media platforms, as well as access to more information than we could possibly consider, how do we find ways to manage? And is the way, we think, focusing on and processing information changing as a result? Maryanne Wolf is a director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice at the University of California in the United States. Wolf is concerned that the amount of interaction we have with our screens and devices and the speed at which we necessarily have to function have changed us by removing from us the ability to be present. And we’re so accustomed to going so fast that becoming completely involved in an activity is difficult. Kai Lukoff is an assistant professor at Santa Clara University in the U.S. He researches how the apps, social media platforms and technology designers attempt to catch a user’s attention. He said, “There are a thousand or more engineers, developers, and designers on the other side of the screen who are purposefully or intentionally designing these services in order to attract your attention, to get you to spend more time on the site and to get you to click on more ads.” Daniel Le Roux is a senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He looks at the effects of what we’re doing when we’re “media multitasking”. “Everybody’s doing it, and it’s, in a large way, a natural adaptation to the technological environment that has been created around us,” he said. “Media multitasking, like quick reading, is an adaptive response to an environment filled with information. And media multitasking comes at a cognitive (认知的) cost.” Le Roux points out. “We bring what we might call the switch cost; that means our performance in the key task is going to suffer. If you think of driving as the key task, the reason we prohibit drivers from using their smartphones while driving is that it distracts them from the task of driving.” 51. What’s the result of our interaction with screens according to Wolf? A. Having trouble in concentrating. B. Ignoring family and friends easily. C. Responding to information quickly. D. Having technology to assist with study. 52. What does Kai Lukoff intend to stress with his words? A. The importance of colorful ads. B. The strong attraction of social media. C. The operation of social media platforms. D. The great service of network developers. 53. Why does media multitasking occur? A To train us to handle tasks effectively. B. To reduce the bad effect of social media. C. To offer more ways to use technology. D. To adjust us to the information age. 54. What is the switch cost mentioned by Daniel Le Roux? A. We tend to forget our original intention. B. We get distracted from our main mission. C. We lose some important information. D. We have to follow the fashion in technology. 55. Which is the best title for the text? A. Challenges in the Digital Age B. Dangers of Media Multitasking C. Impacts of Technology on Attention D. Methods of Dealing with Electronic Distractions 第四部分：写作(本题共两节，满分35分) 阅读表达 When Alex was 15, a climbing accident resulted in the loss of his right leg. For a lively and athletic teenager, this was a devastating blow. In the months that followed, he fell into deep depression, convinced that his dreams and joys had ended. One day, his physical therapist placed a pair of swimming goggles (护目镜) in his hand. “The water doesn’t care how many legs you have,” she said. Reluctantly, Alex started spending time in the pool. At first, it was frustrating. His body was unbalanced, and moving through the water was a struggle. But he persisted. The water, as his therapist promised, provided a sense of freedom he hadn’t felt since his accident. He could move without the aid of his crutches. Months of practice turned into years. Alex didn’t just learn to swim; he learned to swim with incredible speed and grace. He focused on the power of his upper body and the technique of his kick with his left leg. He turned his perceived weakness into a unique strength. His coach, recognizing his talent and determination, encouraged him to compete. At the age of 20, Alex qualified for the national Paralympic swimming team. Standing on the starting block, he looked at the pool not as a place of past struggle, but as a field of victory. He won a silver medal that day. When asked by a reporter what his achievement meant, he said, “The accident took my leg, but it couldn’t take my spirit. This medal isn’t about proving something to the world; it’s about reminding myself that I can overcome any obstacle with a strong will.” 56. Why did Alex think his dreams and joys had ended? (No more than 10 words) ________________________________________________________________ 57. How did the physical therapist help Alex? (No more than 20 words) ________________________________________________________________ 58. What does the word “perceived” (Paragraph 3) most probably mean? (Only one word) ________________________________________________________________ 59. What did Alex achieve at the age of 20? (No more than 15 words) ________________________________________________________________ 60. What quality of Alex do you admire most? Why? (No more than 25 words) ________________________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 61. 学校英文报正在开展以Popular Books among Students为题的讨论。请依据图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1.简单描述高中生的读书状况；2.分析原因(至少两点)；3.你的建议。 注意： 1.写作词数应不少于100； 2.可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。 提示词汇comics：漫画classics：经典著作 Popular Books among Students _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $