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高2024级高二第二学期开学测试英语 本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷由第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)组成，共1页;答题卡共2页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷(选择题，共95分) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What’s the reason why the man thinks they should go to the park today? A. The weather is nice all day. B. The park is clean. C. The crowds are small. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: The weather today is looking awful. Are you sure you still want to go to the national park? M: It’s supposed to clear up at lunch. Besides, there won’t be any people there because they thought the weather would be bad all day. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers talking about? A. A hot topic. B. An impressive movie. C. A space exploration. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month? M: Sure, it’s actually the most impressive one I’ve ever seen on that topic. W: Yeah, I just want to watch it again. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Keep the receipt. B. Open the package. C. Return the item online. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: I’d like to return something I bought over the holidays. It’s unopened and this is the receipt. M: OK, but that item was purchased on our online store. It is only allowed to be returned through our website. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Dance teacher and student. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Remember we have Ava’s dance show this evening. It starts at 7:00 p.m., so don’t be late. M: I totally forgot. I have a meeting that runs until 6:30 p.m. I’ll try and leave early. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers probably? A. At the office. B. At the theatre. C. On the bus. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hello, I didn’t expect to see you at the theatre. You look different in a suit. M: Well, I couldn’t really wear my work uniform for the Peking Opera, could I? W: Not really. Anyway, I must go. I have to catch the last bus home. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后， 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What grew best with the mix of sea and fresh water? A. Carrots. B. Potatoes. C. Onions. 7. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The problem of climate change. B. A creative solution to salt-damaged fields. C. The great popularity of “salty vegetables”. 【答案】6. B 7. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Richard, have you read the article about climate change ruining coastal farms with saltwater? M: Yeah, but didn’t a Dutch farmer find a fix? W: Exactly. He split his farm into salt-level zones, growing carrots, cabbages, onions and potatoes with a mix of sea and fresh water. Potatoes did best — all were smaller but tastier, richer in sugar and salt. M: This could help salt-damaged countries. W: Totally! Science and farming team up well against climate issues. M: Yeah, more “salty vegetables” may hit stores soon. 听第7段材料，完成下面小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8 What type of animal did the woman have as a child? A. Cat. B. Fish. C. Rabbit. 9. How does the man find the woman’s idea? A. Complex. B. Perfect. C. Surprising. 【答案】8. C 9. B 【解析】 【原文】M: My daughter wants us to get a pet rabbit. W: We used to have one when I was six. M: We had a couple of cats. W: Is it her first pet? M: Yes, she’s only five. W: Maybe I’d get her a fish then. They are easier to look after and she can learn how to look after pets properly. M: That’s a great idea. I’ll take her to the pet store at the weekend. W: Not a problem. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. What is the woman’s favorite part of the project? A. Holding a live concert. B. Having a large audience. C. Attending an online show. 11. Who is good at drums? A. A Chinese girl. B. An English boy. C. A Brazilian boy. 12. What chance does the project offer students? A. Running a workshop. B. Learning from music experts. C. Performing in different countries. 【答案】10. A 11. C 12. B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m working on a music class project. M: Really? W: Yeah. We’ll try to mix different music styles to create something new. M: It sounds cool. I’m excited to mix classical music with jazz or other music. W: I suppose the best part is, we’ll have a live concert at the end of the term. It was also going to be published online, but it’s been canceled. So, we’ll lose some audience. M: But it’ll still be a great chance. W: Sure. And it’s not just for us. There are talented students we’re working with. This boy from England is good at guitar, that boy from Brazil is excellent with drums, and the girl from China is a violin genius. M: Well, I heard there will be workshops led by music professionals. W: Yeah! We’ll learn so much from them. It’s a great opportunity to create something amazing. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. What does the man regret? A. Majoring in journalism. B. Working as a journalist. C. Dropping out of the writing course. 14. What does the man do now? A. An editor. B. A tour guide. C. A journalist. 15. Who is Sarah? A. The woman’s friend. B. The man’s friend. C. The editor’s friend. 16. What does the woman mean in the end? A. She can hire the man. B. She can help the man. C. She gets a new job. 【答案】13. C 14. B 15. A 16. B 【解析】 【原文】M: You know, I dropped out of my writing class in college, and now I regret it. Since graduation, I’ve been dreaming of working in journalism. W: It’s hard to see that far into the future, isn’t it? M: Yeah. If I’d made a better decision back then, I could have become a journalist by now. W: Well, don’t be too hard on yourself. My friend Sarah is an editor in a small weekly paper office. She would never have gotten her job if she hadn’t majored in journalism. Anyway, you like your job as a tour guide, don’t you? M: Actually, if I’d known it was not fit for me, I would have never accepted it. W: You know what? Sarah is looking for an assistant. M: Well, she’ll probably hire a lucky person with connections, who is in the right place at the right time... W: Well, you have already had connections. You know me, and I know her. Isn’t it? M: Yes, of course. Thank you, Tina. 听第10段独白材料，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. What has Aja loved doing since she was little? A. Reading. B. Dancing. C. Writing. 18. Where is Aja’s library? A. In a public library. B. At her school. C. At her home. 19. How would Aja feel if the kids didn’t come to her library? A. Calm. B. Anxious. C. Curious. 20. What does Aja offer to the children in the library? A. Library cards. B. Free books. C. Reading tests. 【答案】17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【原文】Ever since Aja was little, she has loved reading. Because of all her books, Aja never felt alone. So she began to collect books. After collecting them for a few years, Aja had a lot of books. However, the other kids in her neighborhood did not read much, and there was no public library nearby. In order to share her books with the other kids, Aja came up with an idea. She could set up her own library at her home! And that is exactly what she did. At first, Aja was worried that the neighborhood kids would not come to her library. But when several of them began stopping by her home to look through her books, she was relieved. By and by, more and more kids came to her library to read. Today so many children come to borrow her books that Aja gives them library cards similar to the ones that real libraries use. Aja even helps some of the children learn to read. Everyone thinks Aja’s library is wonderful, but she is modest about what she has done. “Just seeing other kids love reading is happy enough for me,” she says. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (标准轨距铁路) in Kenya bas been warmly welcomed as a faster, safer alternative since its launch. The 480-kilometer railway is the country’s largest basic project, connecting East Africa’s largest port city of Mombasa and the capital city of Nairobi. Here is a brief introduction. Boarding Any live animals, batteries and lighters aren’t allowed while foods can be taken on board. Foreigners are asked to produce passports before entering. Carriage and seat numbers are clearly marked on the ticket, and there’s plenty of luggage storage above the seats. Foods & Drinks A smartly dressed attendant passes by occasionally with a food and drinks cart; on offer are sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, tea, coffee, Kenyan beer and a small selection of wine. Passengers can also order hot meals like bean or chicken stew with chapati. Price Bright-coloured trains, modern stations and departures on time offer excellent value for money; one way tickets are about $25 in First Class and $10 in Economy Class. On the return journey book a left-hand seat so you can watch the sunset over Mount Kilimanjaro. Wildlife preservation Measures have been adopted to help preserve wildlife. Afristar, the operator of the SGR, has taken plenty of noise reduction measures on the railroad. Obed Kirwa, a track technical supervisor, says sound barriers have been fixed along the wildlife pathways to reduce disturbance to the animals and sound absorption plates (吸音板) have been established close lo wildlife habitats. 21. What are allowed while boarding? A. Pets. B. Foods. C. Batteries. D. Lighters. 22. How much do you pay for a cheaper round trip? A. $20. B. $25. C. $35. D. $50. 23. Where have sound barriers been set up? A. At the modern stations. B. Above the carriage seats. C. On the standard railroad. D. Along the wildlife pathways. 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。本文介绍了中国在肯尼亚建造的标准轨距铁路，重点突出了其作为更快、更安全的交通方式所受到的热烈欢迎。文章从登车规定、餐饮服务、票价以及野生动物保护措施等方面，详细描述了这条连接蒙巴萨和内罗毕的480公里铁路的特点和优势。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据Boarding部分的句子“Any live animals, batteries and lighters aren’t allowed while foods can be taken on board.(任何活体动物、电池和打火机都不允许携带，而食物则可以带上车。)”可知，上车时食物允许带上车。故选B项。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Price部分的句子“one way tickets are about $25 in First Class and $10 in Economy Class.(单程票头等舱约25美元，经济舱约10美元。)”可知，便宜一点的往返车票是10*2=20(美元)。故选A项。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据Wildlife preservation部分的句子“Obed Kirwa, a track technical supervisor, says sound barriers have been fixed along the wildlife pathways to reduce disturbance to the animals and sound absorption plates (吸音板) have been established close lo wildlife habitats.(轨道技术主管Obed Kirwa说，为了减少对动物的干扰，已经在野生动物通道沿线安装了隔音屏障，并在野生动物栖息地附近建立了吸声板。)”可知，隔音屏障被设置在野生动物通道沿线。故选D项。 B NeSmith and Maxwell are long-time residents (居民) of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, and they have known each other for almost 50 years. In 2021, Maxwell called NeSmith to let him know that because of health problems, he would be closing his weekly newspaper, The Oglethorpe Echo. NeSmith decided to prevent the nearly 150-year-old local newspaper from being forgotten. NeSmith remembered waking up at 6 a. m. after that phone call, He jumped into his truck and drove to The Echo offices. Upon arriving, he suggested that his friend think of a new solution. “Well, what are we going to do?” Maxwell asked him. “Are you going to buy the newspaper?” NeSmith looked up, searching for an answer, Then, a sudden idea hit him. He would create an organization and Maxwell would donate The Echo to it. After leaving the office, NeSmith called Charles Davis, director of the University of Georgia’s Grady College. “I’ve got an idea,” NeSmith told him. “I want to turn The Echo into a real-life experience for students at Grady College who want to be reporters.” Davis loved the idea, and he and NeSmith developed a course with The Echo as its foundation. Students could experience a working newsroom which would act as a stepping stone into their careers. Of course, they needed someone to run the newspaper. Then Andy Johnston, who had been teaching at Grady for a month, appeared, “I believe in the project. We’ve heard about other newspapers closing, especially in rural counties,” Johnston said, “When that happens, it means their only source of news and the only thing that holds people together is closing. Johnston teamed up with Amanda Bright, who taught the course. Bright, a community reporter, helped create new digital platforms for The Echo, including an email newsletter and a website. The Echo also ran on a team of 12 volunteers that worked at the main office. The reason The Echo was able to continue is that everyone worked together — the students, Grady College, NeSmith, Maxwell, and the residents of Oglethorpe County. 24. For what purpose did Maxwell call NeSmith? A. To prevent his being forgotten. B. To keep him up to date on his health. C. To ask him to come and pay him a visit. D. To tell him about a decision he had made. 25. What may students at Grady College get from The Echo? A. Skills for running newspapers B. Work experience as a reporter. C. Donations to continue their education. D. Chances to study famous newspapers. 26. Why does Johnston place importance on The Echo? A. It has a long history. B. It offers fun to natives. C. It unites the local people. D. It is owned by his family. 27. What is the best title for the text? A. Newspapers are dying B. A county saves a newspaper C. Friends help out a man in need D. A project breathes new life into a county 【答案】24. D 25. B 26. C 27. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了在乔治亚州奥格尔索普县，NeSmith和Maxwell为挽救当地有着近150年历史的报纸《The Oglethorpe Echo》所做出的努力，通过与乔治亚大学格雷迪学院的合作，使其成为学生实践的平台，并得以继续运营的故事。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“In 2021, Maxwell called NeSmith to let him know that because of health problems, he would be closing his weekly newspaper, The Oglethorpe Echo.(2021年，Maxwell打电话给NeSmith，告诉他因为健康问题，他将关闭他的周报《The Oglethorpe Echo》)”可知，Maxwell打电话给NeSmith是为了告诉他自己做出的一个决定，也就是因为健康问题要关闭周报。故选D。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“Davis loved the idea, and he and NeSmith developed a course with The Echo as its foundation. Students could experience a working newsroom which would act as a stepping stone into their careers.(Davis很喜欢这个主意，他和NeSmith以《The Echo》为基础开发了一门课程。学生们可以体验一个真正的新闻编辑室，这将成为他们职业生涯的垫脚石)”可知，格雷迪学院的学生能从《The Echo》中获得作为记者的工作经验。故选B。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段“When that happens, it means their only source of news and the only thing that holds people together is closing.(当这种情况发生时，就意味着他们唯一的新闻来源和唯一能把人们团结在一起的东西正在消失)”可知，Johnston认为《The Echo》很重要是因为它团结了当地居民。故选C。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了在乔治亚州奥格尔索普县，NeSmith和Maxwell为挽救当地有着近150年历史的报纸《The Oglethorpe Echo》所做出的努力，通过与乔治亚大学格雷迪学院的合作，使其成为学生实践的平台，并得以继续运营的故事，所以选项B“一个县挽救了一份报纸”符合文意，最能概括文章内容。故选B。 C It’s not just humans who get wiser as they age-animals do too, according to a growing body of research. Age is not just a number: as animals get older, they behave differently depending on their life experiences, gain richer knowledge of their environment, and often pass it on to younger members of their group, researchers say. Previous research on aging focused on negative health aspects, says researcher Keller Kopf, an ecologist at Charles Darwin University in Australia. “That idea about old individuals not being important for populations, or for environments, is really not the full story,”he says. The more he examined different groups of animals, the more he found remarkable examples showing the value of older creatures. Primates (灵长目动物), whales, elephants and pack-hunting animals all have old individuals who carry vital cultural knowledge and maintain social structures, according to Kopf’s research. Older female elephants, for example, have a “social memory” of who is a friend or enemy, and are more aware of potential (潜在的) dangers such as listening out for lions. Kopf’s paper talks about the importance of “cultural transmission” that not only recognises that animals have culture, but that these individuals deliver their social learning to other individuals. Older individuals tend to have gathered the most knowledge. On a more personal level, the discovery of the importance of older animals made Kopf think more about our own species. “It has made me think a lot more about how we don’t value older people in our society. Many people of advanced ages are forgotten about,” he says. This is a loss not only for the old people themselves, but for all of human society, he says. “What is that doing for the modern world?” 28. What can we know about animals getting older? A. They leave little experience. B. They pass food to the young. C. They always behave the same. D. They become more intelligent. 29. Why is previous research mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. To introduce the negative health aspects. B. To stress the uniqueness of Kopf’s study. C. To identify potential dangers of being old. D. To recognise the value of the past research. 30. What does the underlined phrase “cultural transmission” probably mean? A. Spreading knowledge and experience. B Maintaining social structures effectively C. Exchanging individual cultural knowledge. D. Discovering life experiences independently. 31 What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Animals Deserve Kindness. B. Age Defines Everything. C. Youth Holds the Key. D. Wisdom Comes with Age. 【答案】28. D 29. B 30. A 31. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了动物随着年龄的增长会变得更加聪明和有智慧，并且他们将自己的生活经验传递给下一代年轻个体。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“It’s not just humans who get wiser as they age - animals do too, according to a growing body of research.(研究表明，不仅仅是人类，随着年龄的增长，动物也会变得更加聪明)”可知，动物随着年龄增长会变得更聪明。故选D。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Previous research on aging focused on negative health aspects, says researcher Keller Kopf, an ecologist at Charles Darwin University in Australia. "That idea about old individuals not being important for populations, or for environments, is really not the full story," he says. The more he examined different groups of animals, the more he found remarkable examples showing the value of older creatures.(澳大利亚查尔斯·达尔文大学的生态学家、研究员凯勒·科普夫说，以前对衰老的研究主要集中在对健康的负面影响上。他说：“关于老年人对人口或环境不重要的想法，真的不是全部”他对不同的动物群体研究得越多，就越能发现显示老年动物价值的显著例子)”可知，提到以往的研究是为了强调Kopf研究的独特性。故选B。 【30题详解】 词义猜测题。根据文章第四段“Kopf's paper talks about the importance of “cultural transmission” that not only recognises that animals have culture, but that these individuals deliver their social learning to other individuals. Older individuals tend to have gathered the most knowledge.(Kopf的论文谈到了“cultural transmission”的重要性，不仅承认动物有文化，而且这些个体将他们的社会学习传递给其他个体。年长的个体往往收集了最多的知识) ”可知，“文化传递”指的是传播知识和经验。故选A。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容，尤其是第一段”It’s not just humans who get wiser as they age - animals do too, according to a growing body of research.(研究表明，不仅仅是人类，随着年龄的增长，动物也会变得更加聪明)”可知，文章讲述了动物随着年龄的增长会变得更加聪明和有智慧并且会将知识传递给下一代，故可以用“智慧随年龄而来”作为本文合适的标题。故选D。 D Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is stirring debates about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist. In August 2022, Allen, a 39-year-old game designer who lives in Pueblo West, Colorado, won first place in the “digital arts/digitally-operated photography” category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition. His winning image, titled Théatre D’opéra Spatial, was made with Midjourney—an artificial intelligence system that can produce detailed images when fed written prompts (提示). Allen’s winning image looks like a bright cross between a classic and modern painting. It’s one of three such images he entered in the competition. Allen posted excitedly about his win on Midjourney’s Discord server on August 25, along with pictures of his three entries; it spread quickly on Twitter days later, with many artists feeling angry about Allen’s win because of his use of AI to create the image. “He just ‘pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece’,” one Twitter user wrote. “We’re watching the death of art unfold before our eyes.” However, to get the final three images he entered in the competition, Allen said, he took over 80 hours. First, he played around with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in nice dresses and space helmets. Over time, with slight adjustments to his written prompts, he created 900 repeating processes of what led to his final three images. He gave the final touch to those three images in Photoshop. Then he ran the images through another software program called Gigapixel AI that can improve resolution (分辨率) and had the images printed at a local print shop. Allen is glad that the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is getting so much attention. “Rather than hating the technology or the people behind it, we need to recognize it’s a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward,” Allen said. 32. What do we know about Theatre D’opera Spatial? A. Its beauty is widely accepted. B. Its creation is an easy process. C. It shows the death of traditional art. D. It has caused a lot of arguments. 33. What did Allen do to create his entries? A. He searched for smart written prompts. B. He edited his final images in Photoshop. C. He fed Midjourney with famous paintings. D. He developed the software named Gigapixel. 34. What is Allen’s attitude to the debate over Al-created art? A. Worried. B. Uncaring. C. Positive. D. Annoyed. 35. What might be the best title for the text? A. AI Beats Out Human Artists in the Art Field B. AI Won an Art Contest and Artists Are Angry C. An Artist Wins State Fair Art Contest and Laughs D. The Artist From Pueblo West Is Defending His Work. 【答案】32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国科罗拉多州博览会艺术比赛中，AI画作拿一等奖惹怒人类艺术家，并引发热议。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“it spread quickly on Twitter days later, with many artists feeling angry about Allen’s win because of his use of AI to create the image. “He just ‘pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece’,” one Twitter user wrote. “We’re watching the death of art unfold before our eyes.”(几天后，这张照片在推特上迅速传播，许多艺术家对艾伦的获奖感到愤怒，因为他使用了人工智能来创作这张图像。一位推特用户写道：“他只是‘按了几个按钮就做成了一件数字艺术品’。”“我们正在目睹艺术的死亡在我们眼前展开。”)”可推断，《太空歌剧院》这部AI作品引起了许多争论。故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“He gave the final touch to those three images in Photoshop. (他在Photoshop中对这三张图片进行了最后的润色。)”可知，艾伦创作他的参赛作品时，用Photoshop编辑他的最终图像。故选B。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Allen is glad that the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is getting so much attention. “Rather than hating the technology or the people behind it, we need to recognize it’s a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward,” Allen said. (艾伦很高兴关于人工智能能否用于艺术创作的争论得到了如此多的关注。艾伦说：“我们不应该憎恨这项技术或它背后的人，我们需要认识到它是一个强大的工具，并把它用于善，这样我们就可以向前迈进。”)”可推断，艾伦对关于他创作的艺术的争论持积极的态度。故选C。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段的“In August 2022, Allen, a 39-year-old game designer who lives in Pueblo West, Colorado, won first place in the “digital arts/digitally-operated photography” category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition.(2022年8月，生活在科罗拉多州普韦布洛西部的39岁游戏设计师艾伦在科罗拉多州博览会美术比赛中获得了“数字艺术/数字操作摄影”类别的第一名)”和第三段“it spread quickly on Twitter days later, with many artists feeling angry about Allen’s win because of his use of AI to create the image. (几天后，这张照片在推特上迅速传播，许多艺术家对艾伦的获奖感到愤怒，因为他使用了人工智能来创作这张图像。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国科罗拉多州博览会艺术比赛中，AI画作拿一等奖惹怒人类艺术家，并引发热议。所以“AI Won an Art Contest and Artists Are Angry(AI赢得了艺术比赛，惹怒人类艺术家)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选B。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 There are many different forms of success, and there are some truths to achieving success, many of which are not known or accepted. If you want to taste the sweet joy of great achievement, you need to realize the following. There is no reward without risk. ____36____ The key is to remember that nothing of real worth was ever achieved by playing it completely “safe”. ____37____ Although you might believe that successful people woke up one day with a map to greatness in their minds, this isn’t the case at all. It’s completely normal to not have an idea of where to go and to fill in the blanks as you move along, rather than a detailed plan to stick to from start to finish. There’s always room to learn more from others. You might be an absolute master at your craft, but there’s an elderly craftsman in another country whose mastery puts yours to shame. ____38____ Nobody has ever reached a point where there’s nothing left for them to learn. Boundaries are vitally important for everyone involved. Anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time with children knows that they appreciate structure, schedules, and boundaries. In truth, people don’t actually grow out of that: Just about everyone is more comfortable when they know which boundaries to work within. ____39____ Success is measured in individual terms, not someone else’s ideas or expectations. Determine how you measure success as an individual. ____40____ This goal is yours — not theirs. A. All work and no play drives men mad. B. It’s okay to not have everything figured out all at once. C. And never mind how other people may choose to define it. D. Few successful people have attained what they did without some measure of risk. E. Set fair ones, defend them for your own peace, and respect others’ boundaries in turn. F. A wise person will approach that elder and ask if he or she can learn some of his techniques. G. Learn to be comfortable with this discomfort instead of avoiding it or moving to ease it. 【答案】36. D 37. B 38. F 39. E 40. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了一些有助于取得成功和成就的建议。 【36题详解】 根据上文“There is no reward without risk.(没有风险就没有回报)”以及后文“The key is to remember that nothing of real worth was ever achieved by playing it completely “safe”.(关键是要记住，没有任何真正有价值的东西是通过完全“安全”的方式获得的)”可知，本句承接上文，进一步解释说明“没有风险就没有回报”的意义。故D选项“没有多少成功人士是不冒一些风险就取得成就的”符合语境，故选D。 【37题详解】 根据后文“Although you might believe that successful people woke up one day with a map to greatness in their minds, this isn’t the case at all. It’s completely normal to not have an idea of where to go and to fill in the blanks as you move along, rather than a detailed plan to stick to from start to finish.(虽然你可能相信成功人士某天醒来时，他们的脑海中会有一张通往伟大的地图，但事实并非如此。不知道要去哪里，在前进的过程中填补空白，而不是从头到尾坚持一个详细的计划，这是完全正常的)”可知，后文提到不知道去哪里可以在过程汇总填补空白，不需要坚持一个详细的计划，说明不必一开始就把所有事情弄清楚。故B选项“没有一下子把所有事情都弄清楚也没关系”符合语境，故选B。 【38题详解】 根据上文“There’s always room to learn more from others. You might be an absolute master at your craft, but there’s an elderly craftsman in another country whose mastery puts yours to shame.(你总是可以从别人那里学到更多。你可能是自己手艺的绝对大师，但在另一个国家有一位年长的工匠，他的手艺让你相形见绌)”以及后文“Nobody has ever reached a point where there’s nothing left for them to learn.(没有人会达到没有什么东西可以让他们学习的地步)”可知，上文提到了年长的工匠，推测本句主要说明要去向长者学习。故F选项“明智的人会走近那位长者，问他或她是否可以学习他的一些技巧”符合语境，故选F。 【39题详解】 根据上文“Boundaries are vitally important for everyone involved. Anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time with children knows that they appreciate structure, schedules, and boundaries. In truth, people don’t actually grow out of that: Just about everyone is more comfortable when they know which boundaries to work within.(界限对每个人都至关重要。任何和孩子呆过一段时间的人都知道，他们喜欢有条理、有时间表、有界限。事实上，人们长大后并不能摆脱这一点：当每个人都知道该在哪些界限内工作时，他们会感到更舒服)”可知，本段主要强调了界限的重要性，本句为本段最后一句，说明界限的重要性。E选项中ones对应上文Boundaries。故E选项“设定公平的界限，为了自己的和平捍卫它们，并相应地尊重他人的界限”符合语境，故选E。 【40题详解】 根据上文“Success is measured in individual terms, not someone else’s ideas or expectations. Determine how you measure success as an individual.(成功是以个人的角度来衡量的，而不是别人的想法或期望。确定你如何衡量个人的成功)”可知，上文提到“成功是以个人的角度来衡量的，而不是别人的想法或期望”，即建议不要在意他人对成功的定义，而是要自己衡量。故C选项“不要在意别人如何定义它”符合语境，故选C。 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 With more free time after completing her examinations, Rachel, a 16-year-old student of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore, decided to bake for friends and family. She was surprised when they came back with a lot of positive ____41____. Then she read some ____42____ stories of people who stepped forward to help others with whatever talents they had. And that ____43____ her to use her baking skill to help the less fortunate. Last year, she started making and selling the Bear Cookie and gave most of the ____44____ to Global Village for Hope, which is a local non-profit organization that has set up more than 100 community ____45____ in villages in Thailand. These projects help to ____46____ the less fortunate with money for food, better education and drinkable water. So far, Rachel has ____47____ almost $6,000 from her bake sales. “It can be really ____48____ at times but I find it all really worth it when my ____49____ tell me that they really enjoy my cookies. To my surprise, many customers ____50____ extra money on top of what they paid for the ____51____. This was really heart-warming as I never knew that I could use my cookies to ____52____ someone’s heart and inspire them to donate too,” Rachel said. “Growing up here, many young Singaporeans can ____53____ a good education, something—that not every person can get. I ____54____ believe that every child deserves a proper education. I feel that at 16, I should also do my best to give back to ____55____. If I have the ability to help others, why not?” 41. A. changes B. comments C. effects D. measures 42. A. interesting B. frightening C. disappointing D. heartwarming 43. A. inspired B. persuaded C. required D. forced 44. A. debts B. earnings C. products D. salaries 45. A. experiments B. clubs C. meetings D. projects 46. A. exchange B. attract C. combine D. support 47. A. spent B. raised C. wasted D. counted 48. A. confusing B. tiring C. satisfying D. exciting 49. A. teachers B. employers C. customers D. producers 50. A. gave out B. gave in C. gave away D. gave up 51. A. education B. books C. technology D. cookies 52. A. break B. touch C. open D. steal 53. A. offer B. receive C. complete D. guarantee 54. A. strongly B. hardly C. excitedly D. easily 55. A. school B. family C. society D. charity 【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. D 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. C 51. D 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了16岁的新加坡学生瑞秋受到人们善举的鼓舞，用自己的烘焙技术来帮助那些不幸的人。去年，她开始制作和销售小熊饼干，并将大部分收入捐给了慈善组织。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们带回来很多积极的评论时，她感到很惊讶。A. changes改变；B. comments评论；C. effects影响；D. measures措施。根据上文“She was surprised when they came back with a lot of positive”提到她感到惊讶，说明她的饼干得到了积极的评价。故选B。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，她读了一些感人的故事，讲述了人们挺身而出，尽其所能帮助别人的故事。A. interesting有趣的；B. frightening令人害怕的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. heartwarming感人的。根据后文“people who stepped forward to help others with whatever talents they had”此处指人们帮助他人的感人故事。故选D。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这激发了她用自己的烘焙技术来帮助那些不幸的人。A. inspired激发，鼓舞；B. persuaded说服；C. required需要；D. forced迫使。根据后文“her to use her baking skill to help the less fortunate”可知，这些善举激发了她用自己的烘焙技术来帮助那些不幸的人。故选A。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年，她开始制作和销售小熊饼干，并将大部分收入捐给了希望地球村，这是一个当地的非营利组织，在泰国的村庄建立了100多个社区项目。A. debts债务；B. earnings收入；C. products产品；D. salaries工资。根据上文“she started making and selling the Bear Cookie”此处指售卖饼干的收入。故选B。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年，她开始制作和销售小熊饼干，并将大部分收入捐给了希望地球村，这是一个当地的非营利组织，在泰国的村庄建立了100多个社区项目。A. experiments实验；B. clubs俱乐部；C. meetings会议；D. projects项目。根据上文“Global Village for Hope, which is a local non-profit organization that has set up more than 100 community”可知，希望地球村是一个当地的非营利组织，在泰国的村庄建立了100多个社区项目。故选D。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些项目帮助穷人获得食物、更好教育和饮用水。A. exchange交换；B. attract吸引；C. combine结合；D. support支持。根据后文“the less fortunate with money for food”指项目通过为穷人提供食物、更好的教育和饮用水来支持他们。故选D。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，瑞秋已经从她的糕饼义卖中筹集了近6000美元。A. spent花费；B. raised筹集；C. wasted浪费；D. counted计算。根据后文“almost $6,000 from her bake sales”指通过义卖筹集到了很多钱。故选B。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“有时候真的很累，但当我的顾客告诉我他们真的很喜欢我做的饼干时，我觉得这一切都是值得的。A. confusing令人困惑的；B. tiring累人的；C. satisfying令人满意的；D. exciting令人兴奋的。后文“at times but I find it all really worth it”中but表示转折，说明义卖有时候累人，但是很值得。故选B。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“有时候真的很累，但当我的顾客告诉我他们真的很喜欢我做的饼干时，我觉得这一切都是值得的。A. teachers老师；B. employers雇主；C. customers顾客；D. producers生产者。根据后文“tell me that they really enjoy my cookies”可知，喜欢饼干是她的顾客。故选C。 【50题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，许多顾客在买饼干的钱之外还额外送出了钱。A. gave out分发；B. gave in屈服；C. gave away赠送；D. gave up放弃。根据后文“extra money on top of what they paid for the”指顾客赠送了额外的钱给她，故选C。 【51题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，许多顾客在买饼干的钱之外还额外送出了钱。A. education教育；B. books书籍；C. technology技术；D. cookies饼干。根据上文“extra money on top of what they paid for the”可知，顾客除了付饼干的钱，还额外给了钱。故选D。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“这真的很暖心，因为我从来不知道我可以用我的饼干打动别人的心，并激励他们也捐款。”瑞秋说。A. break打破；B. touch触碰；C. open打开；D. steal偷窃。根据后文“someone’s heart and inspire them to donate too”以及上文顾客多给钱，可知她用饼干打动了别人，激励他们也捐款。故选B。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在这里长大的许多新加坡年轻人都能接受良好的教育，这不是每个人都能得到的。A. offer提供；B. receive收到；C. complete完成；D. guarantee保证。根据后文“a good education”指新加坡年轻人接受好的教育，应用receive。故选B。 【54题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我坚信每个孩子都应该受到适当的教育。A. strongly强烈地；B. hardly几乎不；C. excitedly激动地；D. easily容易地。根据后文“believe that every child deserves a proper education”以及她从事义卖捐款，可知她坚信每个孩子都应该受到适当的教育。故选A。 【55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我觉得在16岁，我也应该尽我最大的努力回馈社会。A. school学校；B. family家庭；C. society社会；D. charity慈善。根据后文“If I have the ability to help others, why not?(如果我有能力帮助别人，为什么不呢？)”可知，帮助有困难的人属于回馈社会的行为。故选C。 第II卷(非选择题，共55分) 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 It is widely believed that the first chopsticks were developed over 5000 years ago in ancient China. The _____56_____ (early) evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze was discovered from the Ruins of Yin near Anyang, Henan, ____57____ (date) back to roughly 1200 B.C. By 500 A.D., chopsticks had spread from China to other countries such as Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and so on. While originally only _____58_____ (use) for religious ceremonies in Japan, chopsticks quickly gained popularity there as well. Soon chopsticks evolved into _____59_____ important icon of Asian culture and history. Chopsticks come in different _____60_____ (form). Among them, bamboo tends _____61_____ (be) the most popular material to make chopsticks. There is plenty of bamboo in Asia, which is usually easy to split and ____62____ (extreme) resistant to heat. Other popular materials include wood, bone, and some precious metals. ____63____ addition, the design of chopsticks can vary greatly. Some chopsticks are plain and simple, while others ____64____ (decorate) with beautiful patterns or even have some cultural symbols on them. In modern society, chopsticks are not only tools for eating but also cultural representatives _____65_____ are frequently used in cultural exchanges between countries. They play an important role in introducing Asian culture to the world. 【答案】56. earliest 57. dating 58. used 59. an 60. forms 61. to be 62. extremely 63. In 64. are decorated 65. that##which 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了筷子的起源和历史发展过程。 【56题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：最早的铜制筷子的证据是在河南安阳附近的殷墟发现的，大约可以追溯到公元前1200年。根据句意以及空后evidence为名词可知，此处为形容词最高级earliest“最早的”作定语修饰该名词，满足句意要求。故填earliest。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：最早的铜制筷子的证据是在河南安阳附近的殷墟发现的，大约可以追溯到公元前1200年。此处为非谓语动词作状语，date back和逻辑主语The earliest evidence为主动关系，所以为现在分词形式。故填dating。 【58题详解】 考查状语从句的省略用法。句意：虽然筷子最初在日本只用于宗教仪式，但在那里也很快流行起来。此处为while引导状语从句的省略用法，当主从句主语一致时，可省略从句的主语和be动词，use与主语chopsticks之间是被动关系，此处为省略主语chopsticks和be动词were。故填used。 【59题详解】 考查冠词。句意：很快筷子就演变成了亚洲文化和历史的重要标志。根据句意以及空后icon为单数名词可知，此处为表示泛指“一个重要的标志”，结合important首音节是元音音素，所以为不定冠词an的填入。故填an。 【60题详解】 考查名词复数形式。句意：筷子有不同的形式。由空前different可知，此处为复数名词作宾语成分。故填forms。 【61题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：其中，竹子往往是最受欢迎的材料来制作筷子。固定短语tend to do“倾向于做”，所以此处为动词不定式形式。故填to be。 【62题详解】 考查副词。句意：亚洲有大量的竹子，竹子通常很容易折断，而且非常耐热。由副词修饰形容词可知，此处为副词extremely作状语修饰形容词resistant。故填extremely。 【63题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：此外，筷子的设计可以有很大的不同。此处为固定短语in addition“此外”，满足句意要求，置于句首，首字母大写。故填In。 【64题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：有些筷子是朴素的，而另一些筷子上装饰着美丽的图案，甚至有一些文化符号。此处为谓语动词的填入，根据上下文时态可知，此处为一般现在时，主语others为复数意义代词和decorate为被动关系，所以为一般现在时的被动语态结构。故填are decorated。 【65题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：在现代社会，筷子不仅是吃饭的工具，也是文化的代表，在国家间的文化交流中频繁使用。设空处引导定语从句，先行词cultural representatives在从句中作主语成分，指物，所以为关系代词that/which引导从句。故填that/which。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，为宣扬伟大的科学精神和帮助同学们树立正确的科学价值观，下周你校将举行主题为“What Makes a Great Scientist?”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇英语演讲稿参赛。 内容包括：1. 你心中最伟大的科学家； 2.他/她伟大的原因； 3.你的感想。 注意: 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】【参考范文】 Boys and girls, I’m Li Hua. It’s a great honor for me to deliver a speech with the theme of “What Makes a Great Scientist?” Everyone has an idol. Mine is Qian Xuesen, who is known as the father of China’s aerospace. Personally, I think he was a pioneer who was determined to pursue his dreams. More importantly, he was patriotic and served our country with effort and devotion. All of this makes him a great scientist. Undoubtedly, we, the successor of socialism should learn and pass on his scientific spirit as well as his perseverance in the face of frustration. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一篇英语演讲稿参加学校将举行的主题为“What Makes a Great Scientist?”的英语演讲比赛。 【详解】1.词汇积累 主题：theme→subject 毫无疑问：undoubtedly→without doubt 传承：pass on→inherit 面对：in the face of→in front of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：All of this makes him a great scientist. 拓展句：It is all of this that makes him a great scientist. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Mine is Qian Xuesen, who is known as the father of China’s aerospace. (运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] Personally, I think he was a pioneer who was determined to pursue his dreams. (运用了who引导的定语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In 1940, I worked in the checkroom of the railway station. I saw everybody that came up the stairs. Harry was a young man who came to the station and waited at the head of the stairs for the passengers from the 9:05 train. I remembered seeing Harry that first evening. He wasn’t much more than a thin, anxious kid then. He was all dressed up and I knew he was meeting his sister, who he hadn’t seen for many years. Well, the passengers came up and I had to get busy. I didn’t look toward the stairs again until nearly time for the 9:18 and I was very surprised to see that the Harry was still there. His sister didn’t come on the 9:18 either, nor on the 9:40, and when the passengers from the 10:02 had all arrived and left, Harry was looking pretty upset. Pretty soon he came close to my window so I called out and asked him what his sister looked like. “She’s small and dark. She is nineteen years old and very neat in the way she walk,” he said. “She has a face that has lots of spirit. I mean she can get mad but she never stays mad for long, and her eyebrows come to a little point in the middle. She’s got a brown fur, but maybe she isn’t wearing it.” “I couldn’t remember seeing anybody like that,” I told him. He showed me the telegram he’d received: ARRIVE THURSDAY. MEET ME AT THE STATION. MAY. It was from Omaha, Nebraska. “Well,” I finally said, “why don’t you phone to your home? She’s probably called there if she got in ahead of you.” He gave me a sick look. “I’ve only been in the town for two days. We were going to meet and then drive down to the south of the city where I’ve got a job. She doesn’t have my address.” 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。 When I came on duty the next day, Harry was still there and I asked more about his sister. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One day, after about two weeks, I thought I could say something encouraging to him. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: When I came on duty the next day Harry was still there and I asked more about his sister. “Did she work anywhere?” I asked. He told me his sister May was a typist and he had telegraphed her former boss. The boss told him May had left her job. Harry still anxiously met every train for the next three or four days. Of course, the railroad lines made a routine checkup and the police looked into the case. But nobody was of any real help. I could see that they all figured that May had simply played a trick on him. But I never believed that, somehow. One day, after about two weeks, I thought I could say something encouraging to him. “If you’ll just wait long enough,” I said, “you’ll see her coming up those stairs some day.” He turned and looked at the stairs as though he had never seen them before. The next day when I came to work, Harry was behind the counter of a stand. He looked at me rather sheepishly and said, “Well, I had to get a job somewhere, didn’t I?” 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者1940年在火车站的寄存处工作时，见到了来车站等待的年轻人Harry。Harry不过是个瘦弱、焦虑的孩子，他盛装打扮，来迎接自己多年没见的妹妹。约定好的9点05分的车已经到了，之后好几趟车也都过去了，但是Harry并没有等到自己的妹妹。作者询问了Harry他妹妹的样子，虽然他描述地很仔细，但是作者说自己没有见过这样子的人。Harry给作者看了他妹妹之前发来的电报，作者建议他打电话回家询问情况，但是因为Harry在别的地方找了工作，他妹妹还没有他的地址。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“第二天我值班时，Harry还在那里，我又问起了他妹妹的情况。”可知，第一段可描写Harry叙述他妹妹的情况，以及Harry虽然每天都在等待，但是没有等到他的妹妹。 ②由第二段首句内容“大约两周后的一天，我想我可以对他说些鼓励的话。”可知，第二段可描写作者鼓励Harry一定会等到他的妹妹，以及Harry想到办法，守在这里边生活边等妹妹。 2. 续写线索：作者询问Harry妹妹的情况——Harry叙述妹妹的情况——Harry一直没有等到妹妹——作者想说鼓励的话——作者鼓励Harry——Harry守在这里等妹妹 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①告诉：tell/inform ②调查：look into/investigate ③认为：figure/think/believe ④得到：get/obtain/have 情绪类 ①焦虑地：anxiously/nervously ②窘迫地：sheepishly/embarrassedly 【点睛】[高分句型1] I could see that they all figured that May had simply played a trick on him. (两个that分别引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] He turned and looked at the stairs as though he had never seen them before. (as though引导方式状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $听力考试正式开始。The weather today is looking awful. Are you sure you still want to go to the national park? Is supposed to clear up at lunch? Besides, there won't be any people there because they thought the weather would be bad all day. Listen to the next question. Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watch together . last month? sure. It's actually the most impressive one i've ever . seen on that topic. Yeah, I just want to watch this again. Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watch together . last month? sure. It's actually the most impressive one i've ever seen on that topic. Yeah, I just want to watch IT again. Listen to the next question. I'd like to return something I bought over the holidays. It's unopened and this is the receipt. okay? But that item was purchased at our line. Storm IT is only allowed to be returned through our website. I'd like to return something I bought over the holidays. It's unopened, and this is the receipt. okay? But that item was purchased at our online store. IT is only allowed to be returned through our website. Listen to the next question. Remember, we have area's dance show this evening. IT starts at seven P, M, so don't be late. I totally forgot. I have a meeting that runs until six thirty P. M. I'll try leave early. Listen to the next . question. hello. Didn't expect to see with the theater you've a different in a suit. Well, I couldn't really wear my work uniform for the peking Opera. could I not really? Anyway, I must go. I have to catch the last bus home. Listen to the next question. Richard, have you read the article about climate change ruining coastal farms with salt water? Yeah, but didn't a dutch farmer find a fix? exactly. He split his farm into salt level zones, growing carrots, cabbages, onions and potatoes with a mix of sea and fresh water. Potatoes did best. All were smaller. But taser, Richard in sugar and assault. This could help salt damage countries totally. Science and farming team up well against climate issues. Yeah, more salty vegetables may hit store soon. Richard, have you read the article about climate change ruining coastal farms with salt water? Yeah, but didn't a dutch farmer find a fix? exactly. He split his farm into salt level zones, growing carrots, cabbages, onions and potatoes with a mix of sea and fresh water. Potato es did best. All were smaller. But taser Richard in sugar and salt. This could help sult damaged countries. totally science and farming team up well against climate issues. Yeah, more salty vegetables may hit store soon. Listen to the next question. My daughter wants us to get a pet rabbit. We used to have one. When I was six, we had a couple of cats. Is IT her first pet? Yes, she's only five. Maybe i'd get her a fish. Then they're easier to look after and you can learn how to look after pets properly. That's a great idea. I'll take her to the pet store at the weekend. Not a problem. My daughter wants us to get . a pet rabbit. We used to have one. When I was six. we had a couple of cats. Is that her first pet? Yes. she's only five. Maybe I get her a fish. Then they are easier to look after, and you can learn how to look . after pets properly. That's a great idea. I'll take you to the pet store at the weekend. A problem. Listen to the next question. I'm working on a music class . project really. Yeah. we'll try to mix different music styles to create something new. IT sounds cool. I'm excited to mix classical music with jazz or other music. I suppose the best parties will have a live concert at the end of the term. IT was also going to be published online, but it's been cancelled. So we will lose some audience. but it'll still be a great chance. sure. And it's not just for us. There are talented students were working with this boy from england is good at guitar. That boy from brazil is excEllent with drums. And the girl from china is a violent genius. Well, I heard there will be workshops LED by music . professionals. Yeah, we learned so much from them. It's a great opportunity to create something amazing. I'm working on a music class project really. Yeah. we will try to mix different music styles to create something new. IT sounds cool. I'm excited to make classical music with jazz or other music. I suppose the best part is will have a live concert at the end of the term. IT was also going to be published online, but it's been cancelled. So we'll lose some . audience, but it'll still be a great chance. sure. And it's not just for us. There are talented students were working with this. Boy from england is good at guitar. That boy from brazil is excEllent with drums, and the girl from china is a violent genius. Well, I heard . there will be workshops LED by music professionals. yeah. Will learn so much from them is a great opportunity to create something amazing. Listen to the next question. You know, I dropped out of my writing class in college, and now I regret IT. Since graduation, i've been dreaming of working in journalism. It's hard to see that far into the future. isn't IT. Yes, if I made Better decision back, I could have become a journalist by now. Well, don't be too hard on yourself. My friend Sarah is an editor in a small weekly paper office. SHE would never have gotten her job if SHE hadn't major in journalism anyway. You like, your job is a tour guide. don't you? Actually, if i'd known IT was not fit for me, I would never accept IT. You know what? Sarah is looking for an assistant. Well, she'll probably hire a lucky person with connections who is in the right place at the right time. Well, you have already had connections. You know me and I know her isn't IT. Yes, of course. Thank you. tina. You know, I dropped out of my writing class in college and now I regret IT. Since graduation, i've been dreaming of working in journalism. It's hard to see that far into the future . isn't IT yeah if i'd made Better decision back then, I could have become a journalist by now. Well, don't be too hard on yourself. My friend Sarah is an editor in a small weekly paper office. SHE would never have gotten her job if SHE hadn't major in journalism anyway. You like your job as a tour guide, don't you? Actually, if i'd known IT was not fit for me, I would never accept IT. You know what? Sarah is looking for an assistant. Well, she'll probably hire a lucky person with connections who is in the right place at the right time. Well, you have already had connections. You know me and I know . her isn't IT. Yes, of course. Thank you, tina. Listen to the next question. Ever since arja was little, SHE has loved reading because of all her books. Arja never felt alone, so SHE began to collect books. After collecting them for a few years, arja had a lot of books. However, the other kids in her neighborhood did not read much, and there was no public library nearby. In order to share her books with the other kids, arger came up with an idea SHE could set up her own library at her home, and that is exactly what he did. At first, ja was worried, but neighborhood kids would not come to her library. But when several of them began stopping by her home to look through her books, SHE was relieved by and by. More and more kids came to her library to read. Today, so many children come to borrow her books that arja gives them library cards, similar to the ones that real libraries use. Arja even help some of the children learn to read. Everyone thinks arja z library is wonderful, but he is modest about what he has done. Just seeing other kids love reading is happy enough for me, he says, ever since arja was little, SHE has loved reading because of all her books. Arja never felt alone, so SHE began to collect books. After collecting them for a few years, arja had a lot of books. However, the other kids in her neighborhood did not read much, and there was no public library nearby. In order to share her books with the other kids, I just came up with an idea SHE could set up her own library at her home, and that is exactly what he did. At first, arja was worried that the neighborhood kids would not come to her library, but when several of them began stopping by her home to look through her box, SHE was relieved by and by. More and more kids came to her library to read. Today, so many children come to borrow her books that arja gives them library cards, similar to the ones that real libraries use. Arger even help some of the children learn to read. Everyone thinks arja library is wonderful, but he is modest about what he has done. Just seeing other kids love reading is happy enough for me, he says. 听力部分到此结束。 高2024级高二第二学期开学测试英语 本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷由第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)组成，共1页;答题卡共2页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷(选择题，共95分) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What’s the reason why the man thinks they should go to the park today? A. The weather is nice all day. B. The park is clean. C. The crowds are small. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers talking about? A. A hot topic. B. An impressive movie. C. A space exploration. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Keep the receipt. B. Open the package. C. Return the item online. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Dance teacher and student. 5. 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers probably? A. At the office. B. At the theatre. C. On the bus. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后， 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What grew best with the mix of sea and fresh water? A. Carrots. B. Potatoes. C. Onions. 7. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The problem of climate change. B. A creative solution to salt-damaged fields. C. The great popularity of “salty vegetables”. 听第7段材料，完成下面小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What type of animal did the woman have as a child? A. Cat. B. Fish. C. Rabbit. 9. How does the man find the woman’s idea? A. Complex. B. Perfect. C. Surprising. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. What is the woman’s favorite part of the project? A. Holding a live concert. B. Having a large audience. C. Attending an online show. 11. Who is good at drums? A. A Chinese girl. B. An English boy. C. A Brazilian boy. 12. What chance does the project offer students? A. Running a workshop. B. Learning from music experts. C. Performing in different countries. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. What does the man regret? A. Majoring in journalism. B. Working as a journalist. C. Dropping out of the writing course. 14. What does the man do now? A. An editor. B. A tour guide. C. A journalist. 15. Who is Sarah? A. The woman’s friend. B. The man’s friend. C. The editor’s friend. 16. What does the woman mean in the end? A. She can hire the man. B. She can help the man. C. She gets a new job. 听第10段独白材料，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. What has Aja loved doing since she was little? A. Reading. B. Dancing. C. Writing. 18. Where is Aja’s library? A. In a public library. B. At her school. C. At her home. 19. How would Aja feel if the kids didn’t come to her library? A. Calm. B. Anxious. C. Curious. 20. What does Aja offer to the children in the library? A. Library cards. B. Free books. C. Reading tests. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (标准轨距铁路) in Kenya bas been warmly welcomed as a faster, safer alternative since its launch. The 480-kilometer railway is the country’s largest basic project, connecting East Africa’s largest port city of Mombasa and the capital city of Nairobi. Here is a brief introduction. Boarding Any live animals, batteries and lighters aren’t allowed while foods can be taken on board. Foreigners are asked to produce passports before entering. Carriage and seat numbers are clearly marked on the ticket, and there’s plenty of luggage storage above the seats. Foods & Drinks A smartly dressed attendant passes by occasionally with a food and drinks cart; on offer are sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, tea, coffee, Kenyan beer and a small selection of wine. Passengers can also order hot meals like bean or chicken stew with chapati. Price Bright-coloured trains, modern stations and departures on time offer excellent value for money; one way tickets are about $25 in First Class and $10 in Economy Class. On the return journey book a left-hand seat so you can watch the sunset over Mount Kilimanjaro. Wildlife preservation Measures have been adopted to help preserve wildlife. Afristar, the operator of the SGR, has taken plenty of noise reduction measures on the railroad. Obed Kirwa, a track technical supervisor, says sound barriers have been fixed along the wildlife pathways to reduce disturbance to the animals and sound absorption plates (吸音板) have been established close lo wildlife habitats. 21. What are allowed while boarding? A. Pets. B. Foods. C. Batteries. D. Lighters. 22. How much do you pay for a cheaper round trip? A. $20. B. $25. C. $35. D. $50. 23. Where have sound barriers been set up? A. At the modern stations. B. Above the carriage seats. C. On the standard railroad. D. Along the wildlife pathways. B NeSmith and Maxwell are long-time residents (居民) of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, and they have known each other for almost 50 years. In 2021, Maxwell called NeSmith to let him know that because of health problems, he would be closing his weekly newspaper, The Oglethorpe Echo. NeSmith decided to prevent the nearly 150-year-old local newspaper from being forgotten. NeSmith remembered waking up at 6 a. m. after that phone call, He jumped into his truck and drove to The Echo offices. Upon arriving, he suggested that his friend think of a new solution. “Well, what are we going to do?” Maxwell asked him. “Are you going to buy the newspaper?” NeSmith looked up, searching for an answer, Then, a sudden idea hit him. He would create an organization and Maxwell would donate The Echo to it. After leaving the office, NeSmith called Charles Davis, director of the University of Georgia’s Grady College. “I’ve got an idea,” NeSmith told him. “I want to turn The Echo into a real-life experience for students at Grady College who want to be reporters.” Davis loved the idea, and he and NeSmith developed a course with The Echo as its foundation. Students could experience a working newsroom which would act as a stepping stone into their careers. Of course, they needed someone to run the newspaper. Then Andy Johnston, who had been teaching at Grady for a month, appeared, “I believe in the project. We’ve heard about other newspapers closing, especially in rural counties,” Johnston said, “When that happens, it means their only source of news and the only thing that holds people together is closing. Johnston teamed up with Amanda Bright, who taught the course. Bright, a community reporter, helped create new digital platforms for The Echo, including an email newsletter and a website. The Echo also ran on a team of 12 volunteers that worked at the main office. The reason The Echo was able to continue is that everyone worked together — the students, Grady College, NeSmith, Maxwell, and the residents of Oglethorpe County. 24. For what purpose did Maxwell call NeSmith? A. To prevent his being forgotten. B. To keep him up to date on his health. C. To ask him to come and pay him a visit. D. To tell him about a decision he had made. 25. What may students at Grady College get from The Echo? A. Skills for running newspapers B. Work experience as a reporter. C. Donations to continue their education. D. Chances to study famous newspapers. 26. Why does Johnston place importance on The Echo? A. It has a long history. B. It offers fun to natives. C. It unites the local people. D. It is owned by his family. 27. What is the best title for the text? A. Newspapers are dying B. A county saves a newspaper C. Friends help out a man in need D. A project breathes new life into a county C It’s not just humans who get wiser as they age-animals do too, according to a growing body of research. Age is not just a number: as animals get older, they behave differently depending on their life experiences, gain richer knowledge of their environment, and often pass it on to younger members of their group, researchers say. Previous research on aging focused on negative health aspects, says researcher Keller Kopf, an ecologist at Charles Darwin University in Australia. “That idea about old individuals not being important for populations, or for environments, is really not the full story,”he says. The more he examined different groups of animals, the more he found remarkable examples showing the value of older creatures. Primates (灵长目动物), whales, elephants and pack-hunting animals all have old individuals who carry vital cultural knowledge and maintain social structures, according to Kopf’s research. Older female elephants, for example, have a “social memory” of who is a friend or enemy, and are more aware of potential (潜在的) dangers such as listening out for lions. Kopf’s paper talks about the importance of “cultural transmission” that not only recognises that animals have culture, but that these individuals deliver their social learning to other individuals. Older individuals tend to have gathered the most knowledge. On a more personal level, the discovery of the importance of older animals made Kopf think more about our own species. “It has made me think a lot more about how we don’t value older people in our society. Many people of advanced ages are forgotten about,” he says. This is a loss not only for the old people themselves, but for all of human society, he says. “What is that doing for the modern world?” 28. What can we know about animals getting older? A They leave little experience. B. They pass food to the young. C. They always behave the same. D. They become more intelligent. 29. Why is previous research mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. To introduce the negative health aspects. B. To stress the uniqueness of Kopf’s study. C. To identify potential dangers of being old. D. To recognise the value of the past research. 30. What does the underlined phrase “cultural transmission” probably mean? A. Spreading knowledge and experience. B. Maintaining social structures effectively C. Exchanging individual cultural knowledge. D. Discovering life experiences independently. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Animals Deserve Kindness. B. Age Defines Everything. C. Youth Holds the Key. D. Wisdom Comes with Age. D Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is stirring debates about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist. In August 2022, Allen, a 39-year-old game designer who lives in Pueblo West, Colorado, won first place in the “digital arts/digitally-operated photography” category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition. His winning image, titled Théatre D’opéra Spatial, was made with Midjourney—an artificial intelligence system that can produce detailed images when fed written prompts (提示). Allen’s winning image looks like a bright cross between a classic and modern painting. It’s one of three such images he entered in the competition. Allen posted excitedly about his win on Midjourney’s Discord server on August 25 along with pictures of his three entries; it spread quickly on Twitter days later, with many artists feeling angry about Allen’s win because of his use of AI to create the image. “He just ‘pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece’,” one Twitter user wrote. “We’re watching the death of art unfold before our eyes.” However, to get the final three images he entered in the competition, Allen said, he took over 80 hours. First, he played around with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in nice dresses and space helmets. Over time, with slight adjustments to his written prompts, he created 900 repeating processes of what led to his final three images. He gave the final touch to those three images in Photoshop. Then he ran the images through another software program called Gigapixel AI that can improve resolution (分辨率) and had the images printed at a local print shop. Allen is glad that the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is getting so much attention. “Rather than hating the technology or the people behind it, we need to recognize it’s a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward,” Allen said. 32. What do we know about Theatre D’opera Spatial? A. Its beauty is widely accepted. B. Its creation is an easy process. C. It shows the death of traditional art. D. It has caused a lot of arguments. 33. What did Allen do to create his entries? A. He searched for smart written prompts. B. He edited his final images in Photoshop. C He fed Midjourney with famous paintings. D. He developed the software named Gigapixel. 34. What is Allen’s attitude to the debate over Al-created art? A. Worried. B. Uncaring. C. Positive. D. Annoyed. 35. What might be the best title for the text? A. AI Beats Out Human Artists in the Art Field B. AI Won an Art Contest and Artists Are Angry C. An Artist Wins State Fair Art Contest and Laughs D. The Artist From Pueblo West Is Defending His Work. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 There are many different forms of success, and there are some truths to achieving success, many of which are not known or accepted. If you want to taste the sweet joy of great achievement, you need to realize the following. There is no reward without risk. ____36____ The key is to remember that nothing of real worth was ever achieved by playing it completely “safe”. ____37____ Although you might believe that successful people woke up one day with a map to greatness in their minds, this isn’t the case at all. It’s completely normal to not have an idea of where to go and to fill in the blanks as you move along, rather than a detailed plan to stick to from start to finish. There’s always room to learn more from others. You might be an absolute master at your craft, but there’s an elderly craftsman in another country whose mastery puts yours to shame. ____38____ Nobody has ever reached a point where there’s nothing left for them to learn. Boundaries are vitally important for everyone involved. Anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time with children knows that they appreciate structure, schedules, and boundaries. In truth, people don’t actually grow out of that: Just about everyone is more comfortable when they know which boundaries to work within. ____39____ Success is measured in individual terms, not someone else’s ideas or expectations. Determine how you measure success as an individual. ____40____ This goal is yours — not theirs. A. All work and no play drives men mad. B. It’s okay to not have everything figured out all at once. C. And never mind how other people may choose to define it. D. Few successful people have attained what they did without some measure of risk. E. Set fair ones, defend them for your own peace, and respect others’ boundaries in turn. F. A wise person will approach that elder and ask if he or she can learn some of his techniques. G. Learn to be comfortable with this discomfort instead of avoiding it or moving to ease it. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 With more free time after completing her examinations, Rachel, a 16-year-old student of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore, decided to bake for friends and family. She was surprised when they came back with a lot of positive ____41____. Then she read some ____42____ stories of people who stepped forward to help others with whatever talents they had. And that ____43____ her to use her baking skill to help the less fortunate. Last year, she started making and selling the Bear Cookie and gave most of the ____44____ to Global Village for Hope, which is a local non-profit organization that has set up more than 100 community ____45____ in villages in Thailand. These projects help to ____46____ the less fortunate with money for food, better education and drinkable water. So far, Rachel has ____47____ almost $6,000 from her bake sales. “It can be really ____48____ at times but I find it all really worth it when my ____49____ tell me that they really enjoy my cookies. To my surprise, many customers ____50____ extra money on top of what they paid for the ____51____. This was really heart-warming as I never knew that I could use my cookies to ____52____ someone’s heart and inspire them to donate too,” Rachel said. “Growing up here, many young Singaporeans can ____53____ a good education, something—that not every person can get. I ____54____ believe that every child deserves a proper education. I feel that at 16, I should also do my best to give back to ____55____. If I have the ability to help others, why not?” 41. A. changes B. comments C. effects D. measures 42. A. interesting B. frightening C. disappointing D. heartwarming 43. A. inspired B. persuaded C. required D. forced 44. A. debts B. earnings C. products D. salaries 45. A. experiments B. clubs C. meetings D. projects 46. A. exchange B. attract C. combine D. support 47. A. spent B. raised C. wasted D. counted 48. A. confusing B. tiring C. satisfying D. exciting 49. A. teachers B. employers C. customers D. producers 50. A. gave out B. gave in C. gave away D. gave up 51. A. education B. books C. technology D. cookies 52. A. break B. touch C. open D. steal 53 A. offer B. receive C. complete D. guarantee 54. A. strongly B. hardly C. excitedly D. easily 55. A. school B. family C. society D. charity 第II卷(非选择题，共55分) 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 It is widely believed that the first chopsticks were developed over 5000 years ago in ancient China. The _____56_____ (early) evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze was discovered from the Ruins of Yin near Anyang, Henan, ____57____ (date) back to roughly 1200 B.C. By 500 A.D., chopsticks had spread from China to other countries such as Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and so on. While originally only _____58_____ (use) for religious ceremonies in Japan, chopsticks quickly gained popularity there as well. Soon chopsticks evolved into _____59_____ important icon of Asian culture and history. Chopsticks come in different _____60_____ (form). Among them, bamboo tends _____61_____ (be) the most popular material to make chopsticks. There is plenty of bamboo in Asia, which is usually easy to split and ____62____ (extreme) resistant to heat. Other popular materials include wood, bone, and some precious metals. ____63____ addition, the design of chopsticks can vary greatly. Some chopsticks are plain and simple, while others ____64____ (decorate) with beautiful patterns or even have some cultural symbols on them. In modern society, chopsticks are not only tools for eating but also cultural representatives _____65_____ are frequently used in cultural exchanges between countries. They play an important role in introducing Asian culture to the world. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，为宣扬伟大的科学精神和帮助同学们树立正确的科学价值观，下周你校将举行主题为“What Makes a Great Scientist?”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇英语演讲稿参赛。 内容包括：1. 你心中最伟大的科学家； 2.他/她伟大的原因； 3.你的感想。 注意: 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In 1940, I worked in the checkroom of the railway station. I saw everybody that came up the stairs. Harry was a young man who came to the station and waited at the head of the stairs for the passengers from the 9:05 train. I remembered seeing Harry that first evening. He wasn’t much more than a thin, anxious kid then. He was all dressed up and I knew he was meeting his sister, who he hadn’t seen for many years. Well, the passengers came up and I had to get busy. I didn’t look toward the stairs again until nearly time for the 9:18 and I was very surprised to see that the Harry was still there. His sister didn’t come on the 9:18 either, nor on the 9:40, and when the passengers from the 10:02 had all arrived and left, Harry was looking pretty upset. Pretty soon he came close to my window so I called out and asked him what his sister looked like. “She’s small and dark. She is nineteen years old and very neat in the way she walk,” he said. “She has a face that has lots of spirit. I mean she can get mad but she never stays mad for long, and her eyebrows come to a little point in the middle. She’s got a brown fur, but maybe she isn’t wearing it.” “I couldn’t remember seeing anybody like that,” I told him. He showed me the telegram he’d received: ARRIVE THURSDAY. MEET ME AT THE STATION. MAY. It was from Omaha, Nebraska. “Well,” I finally said, “why don’t you phone to your home? She’s probably called there if she got in ahead of you.” He gave me a sick look. “I’ve only been in the town for two days. We were going to meet and then drive down to the south of the city where I’ve got a job. She doesn’t have my address.” 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。 When I came on duty the next day, Harry was still there and I asked more about his sister. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One day, after about two weeks, I thought I could say something encouraging to him. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $