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马鞍山市第二中学2025-2026学年第一学期教学质量监测
高二英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
注意,听力部分答题时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a hospital. B. In a hotel. C. In a shop.
2. How does the woman feel about Peter's being late?
A. Annoyed. B. Uncertain. C. Concerned.
3. What is the man doing?
A. Buying a camera. B. Taking a picture. C. Trying on a hat.
4. What did the woman forget?
A. Her towel. B. Her sun cream. C. Her flat shoes.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Workmates. C. Husband and wife.
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. Why is the man taking evening classes?
A To pass the time. B. To prepare for a new job.
C. To qualify for his current job.
7. What is the most important part of the evening classes to the man?
A. The course itself. B. The teachers. C. The classmates.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What is the man's problem?
A. He has a temperature.
B. He is struggling to save energy.
C. He is too cold to do his work.
9. Where are the speakers likely to be?
A. In an office. B. In the woman's house.
C. In a school.
10. What does the woman suggest?
A. Focusing on typing the report.
B. Taking better care of their health.
C. Discussing the issue with the boss.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. On which day did the boy finish his project?
A. November 12th. B. November 15th. C. December 17th.
12. Which paper will the boy probably write tonight?
A. The Wonders of Liquids. B. Brown Bear Populations.
C. The War of 1812.
13. What is the main topic of the conversation?
A Time management. B. The choice of subjects.
C. Designing some projects.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. How long did Roger Federal's professional career last?
A. 14 years. B. 17 years. C. 24 years.
15 What happened to Federer at the 2017 Australian Open?
A. He got a sudden knee injury.
B. He had a hard-fought victory.
C. He faced a series of losses.
16. Which of the following words best describes Federer?
A. Kind-hearted. B. Determined. C. Humorous.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker enjoy as a young child?
A. Running. B. Climbing. C. Swimming.
18. What was the speaker doing when he injured himself?
A. The long jump. B. A handstand. C. A forward roll.
19. For how many weeks did the speaker have to give up exercising?
A. Twelve. B. Eight. C. Four.
20. How did the incident affect the speaker?
A. He developed a new hobby.
B. He began to read love stories.
C. He enjoyed physical challenges even more.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Climate change could have large impacts on food production across the world. Rising temperatures might boost crop production in cold regions but negatively impact production in warmer areas. Wheat and rice — which benefit from more CO2 in the atmosphere — could see growing output, while corn and sorghum (高粱) could see a decline with warmer temperatures.
Farmers can adjust their practices to a warmer climate in four key ways:
Farmers can change WHAT they plant. This could be an entirely different type of crop: corn instead of wheat. Or a different variety of a specific crop.
FOUR KEY WAYS
Farmers can change WHERE crops are planted. If temperatures rise in fall, crop production can shift north or southwards towards more suitable temperatures.
Farmers can change HOW crops are managed. Giving crops the right amount of water, nutrition, and protection from insects and disease can help reduce some impacts of climate change.
Farmers can change WHEN they plant. Farmers can plant earlier or later in the year, depending on when spring arrives. Adjusting planting dates requires no additional cost or work.
A recent study by experts modeled three adaptation methods — changing WHAT, changing WHEN and changing both of them. The chart below shows their impact on the output of corn, rice, sorghum, soybean (大豆) and wheat.
These three adaptation methods can already go some way to relieve climate pressures in some countries. But, of course, we don't only care about crop production at the global level. If farmers in particular regions — especially those that are most food-insecure — cannot adapt to climate change, this is still a major problem. So there is more we can do in the future.
1. What should farmers change if they are short of money and labour?
A. WHAT. B. WHERE. C. HOW. D. WHEN.
2. Which crop may benefit most if farmers plant improved varieties?
A. Rice. B. Corn. C. Sorghum. D. Wheat.
3. What should be done in the future?
A. To adopt the three methods. B. To help the farmers in need.
C. To focus on crop production. D. To move to colder regions.
B
On Dec.26, Gelinne was having a cup of coffee at home, gazing out at frozen Beards River. Suddenly, his daughter cried “Look!” Gelinne looked up just in time to see a small aircraft a few hundred yards away, coming down.
As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront. The plane had slid to a stop on the broad, frozen river, far from shore, sinking. The pilot was standing on the wing. Gelinne knew from his previous training that even a few minutes in the icy water could kill the pilot.
Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances walking on it. So he and his son, John, pulled two kayaks (皮划艇) out. “If it can float on the water, it can slide on the ice,” Gelinne said.
The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. When Gelinne reached the plane, the pilot was standing on a tail wing, surrounded by open water. Gelinne pushed his kayak off the ice and into the water, paddling toward the pilot and thinking, “What if he panics? What if I fall over?”
With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.
Soon a police officer arrived and radioed for help. A boat from the local Department of Natural Resources appeared. It picked up the pilot, Steve 71, and rushed him to safety, who would be treated for minor injuries. Later the boat returned to help Gelinne, exhausted, to shore.
The boat had arrived just in time, Gelinne recalled. “I’m 60 years old,” he says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” Still, he was satisfied.
4. What was Gelinne’s first reaction to the air crash?
A. Hesitant. B. Concerned. C. Scared. D. Surprised.
5. What can be learned from paragraph 4?
A. The plane had sunk to the bottom.
B. The pilot was nearly frozen to death.
C. The kayaks got stuck in floating ice.
D. The rescue was tougher than expected.
6. Why did Gelinne need help?
A. Because his son didn’t help him.
B. Because the kayaks were broken.
C. Because the ice wasn’t solid enough.
D. Because the pilot was too exhausted.
7. Which of the following can best describe Gelinne?
A. Honest and independent. B. Modest and intelligent.
C. Helpful and humorous. D. Generous and cautious.
C
When Kari Leibowitz first arrived in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, she was both attracted by.and fearful of, the approaching winter. Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, the city does not see the sun from mid-November to mid-January, a far cry from Stanford, California, where she had been studying before travelling to Norway.
In many countries, the short days of winter are thought to cause low mood, yet Tromsø’s residents do not show the similar wintertime depression. As a psychologist, Leibowitz was curious about the ways they lived with the long“polar night”.
Previous research shows that people who see stressful events as “challenges”, with an opportunity to learn and adapt, tend to cope much better than those who focus more on the threatening aspects — like the possibility of failure or embarrassment. To test whether a different outlook could also explain the resilience (适应力) of Tromsə’s residents, Leibowitz designed the “wintertime mindset scale”, asking participants to rate how much they agreed or disagreed with statements about winter such as“I love the coziness of winter.” and “Winter is boring.”
She found that participants’answers predicted their well-being over the coming months: the more they saw the winter as an exciting opportunity to enjoy an icy climate, the higher levels of overall mental health they have. Besides, Leibowitz found that these attitudes actually increase with latitude(纬度) — the positive mindset is most common where it’s most needed.
Indeed, many of Leibowitz’s friends embraced the possibility of skiing in the mountains, or having a warm drink in the candlelight. “There is this interaction between the culture you’re part of and the mindset growing out of it,” says Joar Vittersø, Leibowitz’s colleague at the Arctic University of Tromso.
Soon, Leibowitz found her own mindset shifting: She learned to love long walks with a headlamp guiding her path, and came to appreciate the“soft, peaceful” appearance of the city in the darkness. “Most people just hate the winter and feel like there’s nothing they can do about it... But once you put it in people’s heads that they have control over their mindset, that’s when something powerful happens,” says Leibowitz.
8. What do we know about the residents of Tromsø?
A. They are longing for the coming winter.
B. They see winter as an opportunity to work out.
C. They are likely to become depressed in winter.
D. They are seldom influenced by winter stress.
9. Why did Leibowitz carry out her research?
A. To prove wintertime depression as a challenge.
B. To suggest the ways to deal with the hard winter.
C. To find out whether the previous theory applies to Tromsø.
D. To help the local inhabitants get through the long polar night.
10. What can we conclude from Leibowitz’s findings?
A. A positive mindset may indicate a high life satisfaction in winter.
B. Winter offers people a better opportunity to interact with friends.
C. People in high latitude are less optimistic when facing long dark nights.
D. Tromsø’s residents are negatively influenced by the environment.
11. Which of the following will Leibowitz most probably agree with?
A. People hate winter because they can do nothing.
B. Long walks help to change people’s mindset.
C. Awareness of control over mindset makes a difference.
D. It’s of great fun to ski in the winter mountains.
D
A form of gene therapy that is already being trialled in patients with Parkinson’s disease might provide a treatment for severe alcohol addiction.
Alcohol misuse is the biggest risk factor for death, disability and ill health among people aged 15 to 49 in the UK, responsible for 9,641 deaths during 2021. Like other addictive substances, alcohol triggers the release of a feelgood chemical in the brain called dopamine. However, long-term drinking decreases dopamine release, and people who are addicted to alcohol don’t tend to feel pleasure in drinking it any more. “It seems that they’re drinking more because they feel a need to maintain a drunk state,” said Prof Kathleen Grant at Oregon Health and Science University.
The idea of the gene therapy was to try to reset this dopamine reward pathway by enhancing the function of brain cells that synthesize dopamine. Like humans, some macaque monkeys are more likely to drink heavily than others: if you begin to offer them the choice of 5% alcohol alongside their regular food and water, some monkeys will eventually almost always choose the alcohol. Grant and her colleagues wondered whether resetting their dopamine reward pathways might contain their desire to drink alcohol. To do this, they used a harmless virus to deliver the gene for a protein called glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) to an area of the brain that is involved in addiction and reward. “We targeted the cell bodies that produce dopamine with this gene to increase dopamine synthesis, thus supplementing or restoring what long-term drinking has taken away,” Grant said.
The research, which was published in Nature Medicine, found that the macaques permanently started overexpressing dopamine and decreased their alcohol consumption by up to 90%. “We are entering an era of gene therapy for neurological disorders and perhaps mental disorders, and I think this study is very promising in that direction.” Grant said.
She added that animal studies are needed before the technique could be tested on humans. Also because the gene therapy procedure involves brain surgery, it would probably only ever be used in the most severe cases of alcohol addiction.
12. Why do severe alcohol addicts drink more?
A. Because they long for desired pleasure.
B. Because they have a form of gene defect.
C. Because they want to escape from reality.
D. Because they suffer from deadly disability.
13. The underlined word “synthesize” in paragraph 3 can best be replaced by ________.
A. Stimulate. B. Produce. C. Charge. D. Delay.
14. What did Grant’s study focus on?
A. The life habit of macaque monkeys.
B. The way to control alcohol addiction.
C. The working mechanism of dopamine.
D. The function of the protein called GDNF.
15. What did Grant suggest about the gene therapy?
A. Employ it to treat severe alcohol addiction only.
B. Replace it with more efficient methods if necessary.
C. Confirm its effectiveness with more tests on humans.
D. Put it into widespread use on other common species.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。
Growing up in a Southern family, big meals were the norm. Every meal for my nuclear family of four provided enough food for eight. Each Sunday, when we drove to my grandmother’s home for lunch, there was more than enough food. ___16___ Having more than enough was a generous and affectionate act; having too little conveyed almost a moral failing.
___17___ When having only another couple over for dinner, I’d make more food than the four of us could finish. My wife always asked me to make less both to save money and because our tiny fridge could hold only so many leftovers. ___18___
When I lost my job, though, my handling of extra food suddenly hit a barrier. ___19___ However, I then quickly went back to my former state of needing to cook much when I landed another job.
But instead of cooking a lot and then simply eating the leftovers, I had a new solution that worked well with my belief in showing love through food: ___20___ Several of my friends lived alone, didn’t like cooking or had lost jobs too, so bringing them food helped not only me but also them in a practical way.
Such a small act can bring large amounts of joy to anyone in these hard times. And in unfavorable situations, it’s an act that allows us to develop friendship and show love while we must, still, remain apart.
A. Continue cooking for my family.
B. Bringing the extras as meals to my friends.
C. It was the one part of our new world I couldn’t refuse.
D. In the shock of the change, I cooked less for about a year.
E. In my adult life before unemployment, this tradition stayed with me.
F. Serving extra food was the way that we showed love to one another.
G. But doing so seemed contrary to the generosity I had been brought up to believe in.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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。
Grace is an average young girl in the class. But she has a deep love for writing. She would spend countless hours ____21____ stories and poems in her notebook, lost in the world of her ____22____.
However, Grace’s parents had different plans for her. They believed that a career in writing was uncertain and ____23____ her to pursue a more ____24____ profession. Unwillingly, Grace started studying business in college, but her ____25____ for writing actually never changed.
One day, while surfing the Internet, Grace ____26____ a writing competition. The prize was a chance to attend a famous writing workshop with ____27____ authors. The opportunity stirred something inside her, and she couldn’t ____28____ the call of her true passion.
Grace ____29____ her courage and approached her parents, sharing her deepest desires and the importance of following one’s dreams. ____30____, her parents were hesitant, worried about her future. But seeing the determination in their daughter’s eyes, they decided to ____31____ her.
With her parents’ support, Grace ____32____ herself to her writing. She attended workshops, joined writing groups, and immersed herself in the world of literature. It wasn’t always ____33____, as she faced numerous setbacks along the way. Doubts and ____34____ would occasionally crowd in, but Grace ____35____ to give up. Finally, she won the competition and was admitted to the workshop she had dreamed of.
21. A. drafting B. recalling C. adjusting D. applying
22. A. expectation B. imagination C. proof D. independence
23. A. accompanied B. frightened C. urged D. warned
24. A. stable B. reasonable C. ambitious D. abstract
25. A. talent B. satisfaction C. association D. passion
26. A. subscribed to B. came across C. took out D. got involved in
27. A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. panicked D. renowned
28. A. ignore B. count C. blame D. handle
29. A. gathered B. delivered C. melted D. expanded
30. A. Literally B. Constantly C. Initially D. Roughly
31. A. participate in B. side with C. cooperate with D. compete with
32. A. accustomed B. abandoned C. adapted D. committed
33. A. necessary B. easy C. fair D. obvious
34. A. truth B. joy C. fear D. pride
35. A. managed B. intended C. determined D. refused
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, one of the top ten ancient Chinese paintings, shows the prosperity of Bianjing, ____36____ capital of the Song Dynasty. This national treasure was created by Zhang Zeduan, a native of Shandong Province who studied painting in his early years in Bianjing.
The ancient painting, ____37____ (measure) 528 centimeters long and 24.8 centimeters wide, is noted for its reasonable arrangement and perfect ____38____ (compose). With the painting gradually unfolded, the first thing ____39____ (catch) the eye is the early spring scenery outside Bianjing streams, bridges, boats and sprouting (发芽) trees. Some travelers ____40____ (hurry) on their way in the thin fog, presenting a typical picture of the Qingming Festival.
At the end of the country road comes the middle part — the Bianhe River. The arched bridge stands like a rainbow over the river with streams of people bustling about. Under the bridge ____41____ (be) many boats competing for the right of way.
The last part is the crowded and noisy downtown, ____42____ streets are lined with government mansions, residential courtyards, workshops, teahouses and grocery stores witnessing people from all walks of life going about various business. So incredibly alive does the painting look that it seems as if we could see the people walking by and hear ____43____ they are talking about.
Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival serves as a window ____44____ the Song Dynasty, providing very ____45____ (value) materials for future generations to understand and study Chinese people's economic and social life over 800 years ago.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 高中生活已经过半,站在新的起点上,请你回顾高中生活,给新学期开学第一天的自己写一封信,内容包括:
(1)高中生活中一个难忘的经历或者挑战
(2)你意识到自身的不足
(3)对新学期学习生活的规划与决心
注意:(1)写作词数应为80左右(2)不得出现真实姓名,班级等个人信息
Dear future me,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your friend,
Present Me
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。
It was the first week of Lily’s middle school. The bell’s ringing brought her out of her daydreaming. She nervously gathered her books, preparing to reach another classroom for the next new class.
Lily followed the other kids and rushed into the hallway. Others walked in groups, chatted, and laughed, using the break to socialize. Lily, instead, walked alone along the wall of the hallway, with her head down. She was a shy girl, afraid to speak in front of other kids, and didn’t think others would like her.
Lily finally sat in Mr. Johnson’s Language Arts class nervously. “Welcome to Language Arts,” said Mr. Johnson. He told jokes as he talked about English. Lily forgot to daydream and laughed along with the rest of the class. “We’ll have some fun with language,” he said. “Just wait and see.”
Fun was far beyond what Lily desired. She just wanted to be like other kids—running with friends in the hallway, laughing and joking between classes. Reminded of her pimply (长粉刺的) face, she felt hopeless and disappointed.
“Take out a piece of paper,” the teacher continued, when pointing at words on the blackboard. “Write for the next thirty minutes on this topic.” Lily began writing crazily as idea after idea fought for recognition in her head. The final result was a short story about a beautiful beach house. As she wrote, she could smell the salty air, hear the crashing waves and feel the pull of the sand beneath her feet. For just a moment, she forgot where she was. She was lost in the story.
“OK, pass your papers forward,” said the teacher. “Let’s see what we have.” For the rest of the class time, the teacher read each individual work aloud. Lily originally thought it would be awkward. However, she was gradually attracted by the excitement in the teacher’s voice. “He’s actually enjoying this,” she thought. When the class would be soon over, there were still fifteen students’ papers not read, including Lily’s paper. Then, Mr. Johnson announced his decision, asking these students to read their work themselves in front of the class next class.
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。
Paragraph 1:
A week later the bell rang and the Language Arts class began again.
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Paragraph 2:
After Lily finished her reading, the clapping from her classmates continued for a long time.
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马鞍山市第二中学2025-2026学年第一学期教学质量监测
高二英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
注意,听力部分答题时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a hospital. B. In a hotel. C. In a shop.
2. How does the woman feel about Peter's being late?
A. Annoyed. B. Uncertain. C. Concerned.
3. What is the man doing?
A. Buying a camera. B. Taking a picture. C. Trying on a hat.
4. What did the woman forget?
A. Her towel. B. Her sun cream. C. Her flat shoes.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Workmates. C. Husband and wife.
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. Why is the man taking evening classes?
A. To pass the time. B. To prepare for a new job.
C. To qualify for his current job.
7. What is the most important part of the evening classes to the man?
A. The course itself. B. The teachers. C. The classmates.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What is the man's problem?
A. He has a temperature.
B. He is struggling to save energy.
C. He is too cold to do his work.
9. Where are the speakers likely to be?
A. In an office. B. In the woman's house.
C. In a school.
10. What does the woman suggest?
A. Focusing on typing the report.
B. Taking better care of their health.
C. Discussing the issue with the boss.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. On which day did the boy finish his project?
A. November 12th. B. November 15th. C. December 17th.
12. Which paper will the boy probably write tonight?
A. The Wonders of Liquids. B. Brown Bear Populations.
C. The War of 1812.
13. What is the main topic of the conversation?
A. Time management. B. The choice of subjects.
C. Designing some projects.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. How long did Roger Federal's professional career last?
A. 14 years. B. 17 years. C. 24 years.
15. What happened to Federer at the 2017 Australian Open?
A. He got a sudden knee injury.
B. He had a hard-fought victory.
C. He faced a series of losses.
16. Which of the following words best describes Federer?
A. Kind-hearted. B. Determined. C. Humorous.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker enjoy as a young child?
A. Running. B. Climbing. C. Swimming.
18. What was the speaker doing when he injured himself?
A. The long jump. B. A handstand. C. A forward roll.
19. For how many weeks did the speaker have to give up exercising?
A. Twelve. B. Eight. C. Four.
20. How did the incident affect the speaker?
A. He developed a new hobby.
B. He began to read love stories.
C. He enjoyed physical challenges even more.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Climate change could have large impacts on food production across the world. Rising temperatures might boost crop production in cold regions but negatively impact production in warmer areas. Wheat and rice — which benefit from more CO2 in the atmosphere — could see growing output, while corn and sorghum (高粱) could see a decline with warmer temperatures.
Farmers can adjust their practices to a warmer climate in four key ways:
Farmers can change WHAT they plant. This could be an entirely different type of crop: corn instead of wheat. Or a different variety of a specific crop.
FOUR KEY WAYS
Farmers can change WHERE crops are planted. If temperatures rise in fall crop production can shift north or southwards towards more suitable temperatures.
Farmers can change HOW crops are managed. Giving crops the right amount of water, nutrition, and protection from insects and disease can help reduce some impacts of climate change.
Farmers can change WHEN they plant. Farmers can plant earlier or later in the year, depending on when spring arrives. Adjusting planting dates requires no additional cost or work.
A recent study by experts modeled three adaptation methods — changing WHAT, changing WHEN and changing both of them. The chart below shows their impact on the output of corn, rice, sorghum, soybean (大豆) and wheat.
These three adaptation methods can already go some way to relieve climate pressures in some countries. But, of course, we don't only care about crop production at the global level. If farmers in particular regions — especially those that are most food-insecure — cannot adapt to climate change, this is still a major problem. So there is more we can do in the future.
1. What should farmers change if they are short of money and labour?
A. WHAT. B. WHERE. C. HOW. D. WHEN.
2. Which crop may benefit most if farmers plant improved varieties?
A. Rice. B. Corn. C. Sorghum. D. Wheat.
3. What should be done in the future?
A. To adopt the three methods. B. To help the farmers in need.
C. To focus on crop production. D. To move to colder regions.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文,围绕气候变化下农民适应方案展开,介绍了调整种植时间、更换作物品种等适应方式的特点,并指出未来需重点帮助粮食不安全地区农民适应气候变化。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据表格中“Adjusting planting dates requires no additional cost or work.(调整种植日期不需要额外的成本或工作。)”可知,调整种植时间(WHEN)无需额外成本和人力,这种方式最适合资金和劳动力短缺的农民。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。结合图表可知,在“Changing WHAT only(仅更换作物品种)”的方案下,选项A对应的作物产量增幅最显著,说明这类作物从改良品种的适应方案中获益最为明显。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。文章最后一段指出“If farmers in particular regions — especially those that are most food-insecure — cannot adapt to climate change, this is still a major problem.(如果特定地区的农民(尤其是那些粮食供应最不稳定的地区农民)无法适应气候变化,那么这仍然是一个重大问题。)”,由此可推断,未来的重点应是帮助有需求的农民。故选B。
B
On Dec.26, Gelinne was having a cup of coffee at home, gazing out at frozen Beards River. Suddenly, his daughter cried “Look!” Gelinne looked up just in time to see a small aircraft a few hundred yards away, coming down.
As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront. The plane had slid to a stop on the broad, frozen river, far from shore, sinking. The pilot was standing on the wing. Gelinne knew from his previous training that even a few minutes in the icy water could kill the pilot.
Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances walking on it. So he and his son, John, pulled two kayaks (皮划艇) out. “If it can float on the water, it can slide on the ice,” Gelinne said.
The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. When Gelinne reached the plane, the pilot was standing on a tail wing, surrounded by open water. Gelinne pushed his kayak off the ice and into the water, paddling toward the pilot and thinking, “What if he panics? What if I fall over?”
With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.
Soon a police officer arrived and radioed for help. A boat from the local Department of Natural Resources appeared. It picked up the pilot, Steve 71, and rushed him to safety, who would be treated for minor injuries. Later the boat returned to help Gelinne, exhausted, to shore.
The boat had arrived just in time, Gelinne recalled. “I’m 60 years old,” he says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” Still, he was satisfied.
4. What was Gelinne’s first reaction to the air crash?
A. Hesitant. B. Concerned. C. Scared. D. Surprised.
5. What can be learned from paragraph 4?
A. The plane had sunk to the bottom.
B. The pilot was nearly frozen to death.
C. The kayaks got stuck in floating ice.
D. The rescue was tougher than expected.
6. Why did Gelinne need help?
A. Because his son didn’t help him.
B. Because the kayaks were broken.
C. Because the ice wasn’t solid enough.
D. Because the pilot was too exhausted.
7. Which of the following can best describe Gelinne?
A. Honest and independent. B. Modest and intelligent.
C. Helpful and humorous. D. Generous and cautious.
【答案】4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述一位60岁的老人Gelinne,在 12月26 日,冒着严寒,克服困难去救由于飞机失事而落入水中的飞行员Steve 的故事。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront.(当飞机消失在树后时,曾经当过水手的杰琳意识到它将降落在河中。他毫不犹豫地跑到水边)”可知,他一看到飞机降落在河中,就毫不犹豫地跑到水边,所以推知是担心的。故选B项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“The kayaks’ paddles (桨) proved too weak, so the pair tried using sticks to push the boats along. Their first attempts left them spinning in circles. But with effort, they made progress. (皮划艇的桨太弱了,所以两人试着用棍子推动小船。他们的第一次尝试让他们在原地打转。但是经过努力,他们取得了进步。)”可知,救助过程非常比预想的要困难。故选D项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot grabbed the kayak’s bow. Gelinne knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice. But each time Gelinne tried, the kayak broke through the ice. He needed help.(儿子就在旁边,Gelinne专注于让飞行员保持冷静,他开玩笑说:“就像拥抱你的妻子一样,紧紧抓住皮艇。”领航员抓住皮艇的船头。Gelinne知道他必须把飞行员弄到没有破冰的架子上。但每次杰琳尝试,皮划艇都破冰而出。他需要帮助)”可知,因为冰不够坚固,导致皮划艇都破冰而出。他需要帮助。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。推理判断题。根据第二段“As the plane disappeared behind the trees, Gelinne, a former sailor, realized it would land in the river. Without hesitation, he ran down to the waterfront.(当飞机消失在树后时,曾经当过水手的杰琳意识到它将降落在河中。他毫不犹豫地跑到水边)”可知,他一看到飞机降落在河中,就毫不犹豫地跑到水边去救人,所以他是热于助人的,以及第五段“With his son nearby, Gelinne focused on keeping the pilot calm, joking, “Just hang on to the kayak as if you were hugging your wife.”(儿子就在旁边,Gelinne专注于让飞行员保持冷静,他开玩笑说:“就像拥抱你的妻子一样,紧紧抓住皮艇。”)”可推知Gelinne 是个幽默的人,所以Gelinne是乐于助人又幽默的。故选C项。
C
When Kari Leibowitz first arrived in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, she was both attracted by.and fearful of, the approaching winter. Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, the city does not see the sun from mid-November to mid-January, a far cry from Stanford, California, where she had been studying before travelling to Norway.
In many countries, the short days of winter are thought to cause low mood, yet Tromsø’s residents do not show the similar wintertime depression. As a psychologist, Leibowitz was curious about the ways they lived with the long“polar night”.
Previous research shows that people who see stressful events as “challenges”, with an opportunity to learn and adapt, tend to cope much better than those who focus more on the threatening aspects — like the possibility of failure or embarrassment. To test whether a different outlook could also explain the resilience (适应力) of Tromsə’s residents, Leibowitz designed the “wintertime mindset scale”, asking participants to rate how much they agreed or disagreed with statements about winter such as“I love the coziness of winter.” and “Winter is boring.”
She found that participants’answers predicted their well-being over the coming months: the more they saw the winter as an exciting opportunity to enjoy an icy climate, the higher levels of overall mental health they have. Besides, Leibowitz found that these attitudes actually increase with latitude(纬度) — the positive mindset is most common where it’s most needed.
Indeed, many of Leibowitz’s friends embraced the possibility of skiing in the mountains, or having a warm drink in the candlelight. “There is this interaction between the culture you’re part of and the mindset growing out of it,” says Joar Vittersø, Leibowitz’s colleague at the Arctic University of Tromso.
Soon, Leibowitz found her own mindset shifting: She learned to love long walks with a headlamp guiding her path, and came to appreciate the“soft, peaceful” appearance of the city in the darkness. “Most people just hate the winter and feel like there’s nothing they can do about it... But once you put it in people’s heads that they have control over their mindset, that’s when something powerful happens,” says Leibowitz.
8. What do we know about the residents of Tromsø?
A. They are longing for the coming winter.
B. They see winter as an opportunity to work out.
C. They are likely to become depressed in winter.
D. They are seldom influenced by winter stress.
9. Why did Leibowitz carry out her research?
A. To prove wintertime depression as a challenge.
B. To suggest the ways to deal with the hard winter.
C. To find out whether the previous theory applies to Tromsø.
D. To help the local inhabitants get through the long polar night.
10. What can we conclude from Leibowitz’s findings?
A. A positive mindset may indicate a high life satisfaction in winter.
B. Winter offers people a better opportunity to interact with friends.
C. People in high latitude are less optimistic when facing long dark nights.
D. Tromsø’s residents are negatively influenced by the environment.
11. Which of the following will Leibowitz most probably agree with?
A. People hate winter because they can do nothing.
B. Long walks help to change people’s mindset.
C. Awareness of control over mindset makes a difference.
D. It’s of great fun to ski in the winter mountains.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了心理学家Kari Leibowitz在挪威特罗姆瑟市进行的一项关于冬季心态的研究,探讨了当地居民如何应对漫长的极夜以及积极心态对心理健康的影响。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“In many countries, the short days of winter are thought to cause low mood, yet Tromsø’s residents do not show the similar wintertime depression. (在许多国家,冬季的短暂白天被认为会导致情绪低落,但特罗姆瑟的居民并没有表现出类似的冬季抑郁)”可知,特罗姆瑟的居民很少受到冬季压力的影响。故选D。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“To test whether a different outlook could also explain the resilience of Tromsø’s residents, Leibowitz designed the winter time mindset scale (为了测试不同的观点是否也能解释特罗姆瑟居民的适应力,Leibowitz设计了“冬季心态量表”) ”可知, Leibowitz进行研究是为了验证之前的理论是否适用于特罗姆瑟。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“She found that participants’ answers predicted their well-being over the coming months: the more they saw the winter as an exciting opportunity to enjoy an icy climate, the higher levels of overall mental health they have.(她发现参与者的回答预测了他们未来几个月的幸福感:他们越将冬天视为享受寒冷气候的激动人心的机会,他们的整体心理健康水平就越高)”可知,积极的心态可能预示着冬季生活满意度较高。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“But once you put it in people’s heads that they have control over their mindset, that’s when something powerful happens,” says Leibowitz.(“但一旦你让人们意识到他们可以控制自己的心态,那就是强大的事情发生的时候,”Leibowitz说)”可知, Leibowitz最可能同意的是意识到对心态的控制会带来改变。故选C。
D
A form of gene therapy that is already being trialled in patients with Parkinson’s disease might provide a treatment for severe alcohol addiction.
Alcohol misuse is the biggest risk factor for death, disability and ill health among people aged 15 to 49 in the UK, responsible for 9,641 deaths during 2021. Like other addictive substances, alcohol triggers the release of a feelgood chemical in the brain called dopamine. However, long-term drinking decreases dopamine release, and people who are addicted to alcohol don’t tend to feel pleasure in drinking it any more. “It seems that they’re drinking more because they feel a need to maintain a drunk state,” said Prof Kathleen Grant at Oregon Health and Science University.
The idea of the gene therapy was to try to reset this dopamine reward pathway by enhancing the function of brain cells that synthesize dopamine. Like humans, some macaque monkeys are more likely to drink heavily than others: if you begin to offer them the choice of 5% alcohol alongside their regular food and water, some monkeys will eventually almost always choose the alcohol. Grant and her colleagues wondered whether resetting their dopamine reward pathways might contain their desire to drink alcohol. To do this, they used a harmless virus to deliver the gene for a protein called glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) to an area of the brain that is involved in addiction and reward. “We targeted the cell bodies that produce dopamine with this gene to increase dopamine synthesis, thus supplementing or restoring what long-term drinking has taken away,” Grant said.
The research, which was published in Nature Medicine, found that the macaques permanently started overexpressing dopamine and decreased their alcohol consumption by up to 90%. “We are entering an era of gene therapy for neurological disorders and perhaps mental disorders, and I think this study is very promising in that direction.” Grant said.
She added that animal studies are needed before the technique could be tested on humans. Also, because the gene therapy procedure involves brain surgery, it would probably only ever be used in the most severe cases of alcohol addiction.
12. Why do severe alcohol addicts drink more?
A. Because they long for desired pleasure.
B. Because they have a form of gene defect.
C. Because they want to escape from reality.
D. Because they suffer from deadly disability.
13. The underlined word “synthesize” in paragraph 3 can best be replaced by ________.
A. Stimulate. B. Produce. C. Charge. D. Delay.
14. What did Grant’s study focus on?
A. The life habit of macaque monkeys.
B. The way to control alcohol addiction.
C. The working mechanism of dopamine.
D. The function of the protein called GDNF.
15. What did Grant suggest about the gene therapy?
A. Employ it to treat severe alcohol addiction only.
B. Replace it with more efficient methods if necessary.
C. Confirm its effectiveness with more tests on humans.
D. Put it into widespread use on other common species.
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. B 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一种已经在帕金森氏症患者身上进行试验的基因疗法可能为严重的酒精成瘾提供治疗。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Like other addictive substances, alcohol triggers the release of a feelgood chemical in the brain called dopamine. However, long-term drinking decreases dopamine release, and people who are addicted to alcohol don’t tend to feel pleasure in drinking it any more. “It seems that they’re drinking more because they feel a need to maintain a drunk state,” said Prof Kathleen Grant at Oregon Health and Science University.”(像其他成瘾物质一样,酒精会引发大脑释放一种叫做多巴胺的感觉良好的化学物质。然而,长期饮酒会减少多巴胺的释放,而且嗜酒的人往往不会再从饮酒中感到快乐。俄勒冈健康与科学大学的凯瑟琳·格兰特教授说:“似乎他们喝得更多是因为他们觉得有必要保持醉酒状态。”)可推知,重度嗜酒者喝得更多是因为他们渴望想要的快乐。故选A项。
【13题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线单词句中“The idea of the gene therapy was to try to reset this dopamine reward pathway by enhancing the function of brain cells…”(基因疗法的想法是试图通过增强……脑细胞的功能来重置多巴胺奖励通路。)由此可知,此处为通过增强合成多巴胺的脑细胞的功能。故可猜测划线单词synthesize为“合成”的意思,结合选项B项Produce“生产,产生”意思一致。故选B项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“Grant and her colleagues wondered whether resetting their dopamine reward pathways might contain their desire to drink alcohol. To do this, they used a harmless virus to deliver the gene for a protein called glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) to an area of the brain that is involved in addiction and reward.”(格兰特和她同事们想知道,重置多巴胺奖励通路是否会抑制他们喝酒的欲望。为了做到这一点,他们使用了一种无害的病毒,将一种叫做神经胶质源性神经营养因子(GDNF)的蛋白质基因传递到大脑中与成瘾和奖励有关的区域。)可知,格兰特的研究重点是控制酒瘾的方法。故选B项。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Also, because the gene therapy procedure involves brain surgery, it would probably only ever be used in the most severe cases of alcohol addiction.”(此外,由于基因治疗过程涉及脑部手术,它可能只会用于最严重的酒精成瘾病例。)可知,格兰特对基因疗法的建议是仅用于治疗严重的酒精成瘾。故选A项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。
Growing up in a Southern family, big meals were the norm. Every meal for my nuclear family of four provided enough food for eight. Each Sunday, when we drove to my grandmother’s home for lunch, there was more than enough food. ___16___ Having more than enough was a generous and affectionate act; having too little conveyed almost a moral failing.
___17___ When having only another couple over for dinner, I’d make more food than the four of us could finish. My wife always asked me to make less both to save money and because our tiny fridge could hold only so many leftovers. ___18___
When I lost my job, though, my handling of extra food suddenly hit a barrier. ___19___ However, I then quickly went back to my former state of needing to cook much when I landed another job.
But instead of cooking a lot and then simply eating the leftovers, I had a new solution that worked well with my belief in showing love through food: ___20___ Several of my friends lived alone, didn’t like cooking or had lost jobs too, so bringing them food helped not only me but also them in a practical way.
Such a small act can bring large amounts of joy to anyone in these hard times. And in unfavorable situations, it’s an act that allows us to develop friendship and show love while we must, still, remain apart.
A. Continue cooking for my family.
B. Bringing the extras as meals to my friends.
C. It was the one part of our new world I couldn’t refuse.
D. In the shock of the change, I cooked less for about a year.
E. In my adult life before unemployment, this tradition stayed with me.
F. Serving extra food was the way that we showed love to one another.
G. But doing so seemed contrary to the generosity I had been brought up to believe in.
【答案】16. F 17. E 18. G 19. D 20. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者对于食物一直觉得超过足够的食物是一种慷慨和深情的行为,后来遭遇失去工作的变故后,作者想到了一个解决方案,将多余的饭菜送给自己独居的朋友。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Each Sunday, when we drove to my grandmother’s home for lunch, there was more than enough food.(每个星期天,当我们开车去奶奶家吃午饭时,食物总是绰绰有余。)”可知,空处承接上文,说明食物总是会绰绰有余的原因。F项中的“serving extra food”和上文中的“more than enough food”对应。F项:Serving extra food was the way that we showed love to one another.(提供额外的食物是我们向彼此表示爱的方式。)符合语境。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Having more than enough was a generous and affectionate act; having too little conveyed almost a moral failing.(超过足够是一种慷慨和深情的行为;太少几乎意味着道德沦丧。)”可知,上文提到的处事方式是作者一直遵循的准则,E项中的“this tradition”与上文内容对应。E项:In my adult life before unemployment, this tradition stayed with me.(在我失业前的成年生活中,这个传统一直伴随着我。)符合语境。故选E。
【18题详解】
根据上文“My wife always asked me to make less both to save money and because our tiny fridge could hold only so many leftovers.(我的妻子总让我少做一些饭菜,一来是为了省钱,二来也是因为我们的小冰箱装不下太多剩菜。)”可知,妻子的意见与作者所遵循的传统是相违背的,空处和上文形成转折关系。G项:But doing so seemed contrary to the generosity I had been brought up to believe in.(但这样做似乎有悖于我从小到大所信仰的慷慨。)符合语境。故选G。
【19题详解】
根据上文“When I lost my job, though, my handling of extra food suddenly hit a barrier.(然而,当我失去工作时,我对多余食物的处理突然遇到了障碍。)”可知,空处说明失去工作这种变化对作者对食物的处理产生的影响。D项:In the shock of the change, I cooked less for about a year.(在这种变化的冲击下,我减少了烹饪,大约有一年的时间。)符合语境。故选D。
【20题详解】
根据上文“But instead of cooking a lot and then simply eating the leftovers, I had a new solution that worked well with my belief in showing love through food(但是,而不是烹饪很多,然后简单地吃剩菜,我有一个新的解决方案,和我的信念不谋而合,通过食物来表达爱)”和下文“Several of my friends lived alone, didn’t like cooking or had lost jobs too, so bringing them food helped not only me but also them in a practical way.(我的几个朋友独自生活,不喜欢做饭或失去了工作,所以给他们带来的食物不仅帮助了我,也以实际的方式帮助了他们。)”可知,空处提出了解决方案的具体内容,就是把多余的饭菜带给自己的朋友,B项中的“my friends”和下文中的“several of my friends”对应。B项:Bringing the extras as meals to my friends.(把多余的作为饭菜带给我的朋友。)符合语境。故选B。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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。
Grace is an average young girl in the class. But she has a deep love for writing. She would spend countless hours ____21____ stories and poems in her notebook, lost in the world of her ____22____.
However, Grace’s parents had different plans for her. They believed that a career in writing was uncertain and ____23____ her to pursue a more ____24____ profession. Unwillingly, Grace started studying business in college, but her ____25____ for writing actually never changed.
One day, while surfing the Internet, Grace ____26____ a writing competition. The prize was a chance to attend a famous writing workshop with ____27____ authors. The opportunity stirred something inside her, and she couldn’t ____28____ the call of her true passion.
Grace ____29____ her courage and approached her parents, sharing her deepest desires and the importance of following one’s dreams. ____30____, her parents were hesitant, worried about her future. But seeing the determination in their daughter’s eyes, they decided to ____31____ her.
With her parents’ support, Grace ____32____ herself to her writing. She attended workshops, joined writing groups, and immersed herself in the world of literature. It wasn’t always ____33____, as she faced numerous setbacks along the way. Doubts and ____34____ would occasionally crowd in, but Grace ____35____ to give up. Finally, she won the competition and was admitted to the workshop she had dreamed of.
21. A. drafting B. recalling C. adjusting D. applying
22. A. expectation B. imagination C. proof D. independence
23. A. accompanied B. frightened C. urged D. warned
24. A. stable B. reasonable C. ambitious D. abstract
25. A. talent B. satisfaction C. association D. passion
26. A. subscribed to B. came across C. took out D. got involved in
27. A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. panicked D. renowned
28 A. ignore B. count C. blame D. handle
29. A. gathered B. delivered C. melted D. expanded
30. A. Literally B. Constantly C. Initially D. Roughly
31. A. participate in B. side with C. cooperate with D. compete with
32. A. accustomed B. abandoned C. adapted D. committed
33. A. necessary B. easy C. fair D. obvious
34. A. truth B. joy C. fear D. pride
35. A. managed B. intended C. determined D. refused
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】 这是一篇记叙文。讲述了热爱写作的普通女孩Grace,克服困难最终赢得比赛的励志故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她会花无数个小时在笔记本里写故事和诗歌,沉浸在自己想象的世界里。A. drafting起草,撰写;B. recalling回忆;C. adjusting调整;D. applying应用。根据上文“she has a deep love for writing”及下文“stories and poems”可知,此处是指写故事和诗歌。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她会花无数个小时在笔记本里写故事和诗歌,沉浸在自己想象的世界里。A. expectation期待;B. imagination想象;C. proof证明;D. independence独立。根据上文“writing”及“stories and poems”可知,写作需要发挥想象。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们认为写作生涯不稳定,力劝她追求更稳定的职业。A. accompanied陪伴;B. frightened使害怕;C. urged催促,力劝;D. warned警告。根据上文“Grace’s parents had different plans for her”可知,此处是指父母对孩子的职业选择进行劝说。故选C。
24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他们认为写作生涯不稳定,力劝她追求更稳定的职业。A. stable稳定的;B. reasonable合理的;C. ambitious有野心的;D. abstract抽象的。根据上文“They believed that a career in writing was uncertain”可知,“不稳定的职业”对应“更稳定的职业”。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:Grace不情愿地在大学里开始学习商业,但她对写作的热情从未改变。A. talent天赋;B. satisfaction满意;C. association联系;D. passion热情。根据上文“she has a deep love for writing”及下文“never changed”可知,此处是指对写作的热情。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:一天,Grace在上网时偶然发现一个写作比赛。A. subscribed to订阅;B. came across偶然发现;C. took out取出;D. got involved in参与。根据上文“while surfing the Internet”可知,此处是指注意到、偶然发现比赛。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:奖品是有机会参加著名作家的写作工作室。A. enthusiastic热情的;B. energetic精力充沛的;C. panicked恐慌的;D. renowned著名的。根据上文“The prize”及“attend a famous writing workshop”可知,此处是指著名作家。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这个机会触动了她的内心,她无法忽视真正热爱的召唤。A. ignore忽视,无视;B. count计数;C. blame责备;D. handle处理。根据上文“The opportunity stirred something inside her”及下文“the call of her true passion”可知,她无法忽视内心写作热情的召唤。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:Grace鼓起勇气,走近她的父母,分享她内心深处的渴望和追求梦想的重要性。A. gathered聚集,鼓起;B. delivered递送;C. melted融化;D. expanded扩张。根据下文“approached her parents, sharing her deepest desires and the importance of following one’s dreams”可知,此处是指她鼓起勇气和父母进行沟通。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:起初,她的父母很犹豫,担心她的未来。A. Literally字面地;B. Constantly持续地;C. Initially起初;D. Roughly大致地。根据下文“But seeing the determination in their daughter’s eyes, they decided to ____ her.”可知,此处是指起初父母很犹豫。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:但看到女儿眼中的决心,他们决定支持她。A. participate in参与;B. side with支持;C. cooperate with合作;D. compete with竞争。根据下文“With her parents’ support”可知,父母最终选择支持她。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:有了父母的支持,Grace全身心投入于写作。A. accustomed使习惯;B. abandoned抛弃;C. adapted适应;D. committed投入。根据下文“immersed herself in the world of literature”可知,此处是指她全身心投入到写作中。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这并不总是容易的,因为她一路上遇到了很多挫折。A. necessary必要的;B. easy容易的;C. fair公平的;D. obvious明显的。根据下文“as she faced numerous setbacks”可知,写作之路并不容易。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:怀疑和恐惧偶尔会涌上心头,但Grace拒绝放弃。A. truth真相;B. joy欢乐;C. fear恐惧;D. pride骄傲。根据上文“Doubts”可知,此处是与“怀疑”并列的负面情绪。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:怀疑和恐惧偶尔会涌上心头,但Grace拒绝放弃。A. managed设法;B. intended打算;C. determined决心;D. refused拒绝。根据上文“but”及下文“Finally, she won the competition”可知,她拒绝放弃写作,并终获成功。故选D。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, one of the top ten ancient Chinese paintings, shows the prosperity of Bianjing, ____36____ capital of the Song Dynasty. This national treasure was created by Zhang Zeduan, a native of Shandong Province who studied painting in his early years in Bianjing.
The ancient painting, ____37____ (measure) 528 centimeters long and 24.8 centimeters wide, is noted for its reasonable arrangement and perfect ____38____ (compose). With the painting gradually unfolded, the first thing ____39____ (catch) the eye is the early spring scenery outside Bianjing streams, bridges, boats and sprouting (发芽) trees. Some travelers ____40____ (hurry) on their way in the thin fog, presenting a typical picture of the Qingming Festival.
At the end of the country road comes the middle part — the Bianhe River. The arched bridge stands like a rainbow over the river with streams of people bustling about. Under the bridge ____41____ (be) many boats competing for the right of way.
The last part is the crowded and noisy downtown, ____42____ streets are lined with government mansions, residential courtyards, workshops, teahouses and grocery stores witnessing people from all walks of life going about various business. So incredibly alive does the painting look that it seems as if we could see the people walking by and hear ____43____ they are talking about.
Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival serves as a window ____44____ the Song Dynasty, providing very ____45____ (value) materials for future generations to understand and study Chinese people's economic and social life over 800 years ago.
【答案】36. the
37. measuring
38. composition
39. to catch
40. are hurrying
41. are 42. whose
43. what 44. to
45. valuable
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了《清明上河图》这幅中国古代名画的内容、艺术特色及其历史价值。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意:《清明上河图》是中国古代十大名画之一,它展现了北宋都城汴京的繁华景象。空格后“capital of the Song Dynasty” (宋朝的都城)是对“Bianjing(汴京)”的同位语,需用定冠词the修饰。故填the。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:这幅古画长528厘米,宽24.8厘米,以其合理的布局和完美的构图而著称。此处为非谓语动词作定语,measure与逻辑主语painting之间为主动关系,故用现在分词形式作后置定语,故填measuring。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意:这幅古画长528厘米,宽24.8厘米,以其合理的布局和完美的构图而著称。此处与arrangement并列,作介词for的宾语。compose的名词形式为composition“构图”。故填composition。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:随着画卷的逐渐展开,首先映入眼帘的是汴京郊外的早春景色——溪流、桥梁、船只和发芽的树木。“the+序数词+名词+不定式”表示“第几个做某事的”,此处表示“第一个吸引眼球的事情”,故该空是动词不定式。故填to catch。
【40题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意:一些旅客在薄雾中匆匆赶路,这正是清明节时常见的景象。空处为句子的谓语动词,画作《清明上河图》捕捉的是瞬间的动态画面——“旅客在薄雾中赶路”,因此用现在进行时。且主语travelers为复数,be动词为are。故填are hurrying。
【41题详解】
考查主谓一致。句意:桥下有许多船只在争路。“Under the bridge”是地点状语,置于句首时句子要用完全倒装,句子的主语是“many boats”为复数,句子陈述一般事实,所以用一般现在时,be动词用are。故填are。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:最后一部分是拥挤喧闹的市中心,这里的街道两旁排列着官府宅邸、民居院落、作坊、茶馆和杂货店,见证着各行各业的人们忙着各式营生。此处为定语从句修饰先行词downtown,且先行词在从句中作定语,应用关系代词whose引导该从句。故填whose。
【43题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意:这幅画看起来栩栩如生,令人难以置信,仿佛我们能看到路过的人,听得到他们在谈论什么。hear后接宾语从句,从句中“talking about”缺少宾语,表示“讨论的内容”,所以用what引导该从句。故填what。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意:《清明上河图》如同一扇通往宋朝的窗口,为后世理解与研究800多年前中国人的经济社会生活提供了极其珍贵的资料。serve as a window to...“作为通往……的窗口”。故填to。
【45题详解】
考查形容词。句意:《清明上河图》如同一扇通往宋朝的窗口,为后世理解与研究800多年前中国人的经济社会生活提供了极其珍贵的资料。value是名词,此处需要形容词valuable “有价值的”来修饰名词materials。故填valuable。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 高中生活已经过半,站在新的起点上,请你回顾高中生活,给新学期开学第一天的自己写一封信,内容包括:
(1)高中生活中一个难忘的经历或者挑战
(2)你意识到自身的不足
(3)对新学期学习生活的规划与决心
注意:(1)写作词数应为80左右(2)不得出现真实姓名,班级等个人信息
Dear future me,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your friend,
Present Me
【答案】Dear future me,
As high school life is half over, I’m writing to you to look back and look forward. An unforgettable challenge was struggling with English exams, but I kept practicing and finally made progress.
I realize I’m not patient enough and often rush through tasks, which leads to mistakes. For the new semester, I’ll plan my time wisely, take notes carefully and ask teachers for help in time.
I’m determined to overcome my shortcomings and work harder to achieve my goals. I believe you’ll be proud of my efforts.
Your friend,
Present Me
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生在高中生活过半之际,给新学期开学第一天的自己写一封信,回顾高中生活,清晰说明一个难忘的经历或挑战、自身不足,以及新学期的规划与决心。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
难忘的:unforgettable → memorable
导致:lead to → result in
不足:shortcoming → weakness
坚定的:determined → resolute
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:I’m determined to overcome my shortcomings and work harder to achieve my goals.
拓展句:I’m determined to overcome my shortcomings and work harder so that I can achieve my goals.
【点睛】【高分句型1】As high school life is half over, I’m writing to you to look back and look forward.(运用了As引导的时间状语从句)
【高分句型2】I realize I’m not patient enough and often rush through tasks, which leads to mistakes.(运用了省略that的宾语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句)
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。
It was the first week of Lily’s middle school. The bell’s ringing brought her out of her daydreaming. She nervously gathered her books, preparing to reach another classroom for the next new class.
Lily followed the other kids and rushed into the hallway. Others walked in groups, chatted, and laughed, using the break to socialize. Lily, instead, walked alone along the wall of the hallway, with her head down. She was a shy girl, afraid to speak in front of other kids, and didn’t think others would like her.
Lily finally sat in Mr. Johnson’s Language Arts class nervously. “Welcome to Language Arts,” said Mr. Johnson. He told jokes as he talked about English. Lily forgot to daydream and laughed along with the rest of the class. “We’ll have some fun with language,” he said. “Just wait and see.”
Fun was far beyond what Lily desired. She just wanted to be like other kids—running with friends in the hallway, laughing and joking between classes. Reminded of her pimply (长粉刺的) face, she felt hopeless and disappointed.
“Take out a piece of paper,” the teacher continued, when pointing at words on the blackboard. “Write for the next thirty minutes on this topic.” Lily began writing crazily as idea after idea fought for recognition in her head. The final result was a short story about a beautiful beach house. As she wrote, she could smell the salty air, hear the crashing waves and feel the pull of the sand beneath her feet. For just a moment, she forgot where she was. She was lost in the story.
“OK, pass your papers forward,” said the teacher. “Let’s see what we have.” For the rest of the class time, the teacher read each individual work aloud. Lily originally thought it would be awkward. However, she was gradually attracted by the excitement in the teacher’s voice. “He’s actually enjoying this,” she thought. When the class would be soon over, there were still fifteen students’ papers not read, including Lily’s paper. Then, Mr. Johnson announced his decision, asking these students to read their work themselves in front of the class next class.
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。
Paragraph 1:
A week later, the bell rang and the Language Arts class began again.
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Paragraph 2:
After Lily finished her reading, the clapping from her classmates continued for a long time.
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【答案】One possible version:
A week later, the bell rang and the Language Arts class began again. Lily was nervous with her head down. After other students finished reading the papers one by one, finally, it was Lily’s turn. Frozen with fear, Lily stood in front of the class, with her hands holding her paper, shaking. Seeing it, Mr. Johnson told a funny joke, which made all laugh. Feeling more relaxed, Lily began reading. She was so focused that she felt she was alone. She didn’t notice that her story soon attracted all her classmates who sat up straight, without any chatting. They were lost in her fantastic story.
After Lily finished her reading, the clapping from her classmates continued for a long time. Lily was shocked. When she raised her head, she found everyone staring at her excitedly. Lily finally smiled. She found everyone in the class responded to her story positively. After that class, Lily slowly lifted her head while walking. Later, she kept writing. And she began speaking in front of people and enjoyed it. A braver and more confident girl appeared. And she was grateful to Mr. Johnson who believed in every student.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了莉莉上中学的第一周非常紧张,害怕在其他孩子面前说话,也不认为别人会喜欢她。在语言艺术课上,莉莉写了一篇作文,被老师要求在下节课当着全班同学的面朗读自己的作业。莉莉最后克服了紧张,阅读了自己的文章,得到了大家的认可,莉莉也有了自信。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“一周后,下课铃响了,语言艺术课又开始了”可知,第一段可描写莉莉在课上朗读作文的情况。
②由第二段首句内容“莉莉念完后,同学们的掌声持续了很长时间”可知,第二段可描写莉莉得到了同学的认可,获得了自信。
2续写线索:开始上课——紧张——老师开玩笑——感觉轻松——朗读——鼓掌——获得自信
3.词汇激活
行为类
结束:finish/complete
抬起:raise/lift
注意到:notice /take notice of
情绪类
感谢的:grateful /thankful
轻松的:relaxed /relieved
【点睛】[高分句型1] Frozen with fear, Lily stood in front of the class, with her hands holding her paper, shaking. (运用了with的复合结构)
[高分句型2] Seeing it, Mr. Johnson told a funny joke, which made all laugh. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
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