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2024-2025学年天津益中高二下学期 英语统练(一) (考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分) 考生注意： 1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分75分) 第一节：听力(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 第1节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Hold the door open for her. B. Open the box for her. C. Carry the box for her. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Begging for money. B. Raising money for African children. C. Helping children with AIDS. 3. Where will the speakers take these books? A. A library. B. Their house. C. A public college. 4. What is the woman? A. A soldier. B. An earthquake expert. C. A volunteer. 5. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Give money to the charity. B. Go on a charity walk. C. Visit the flood victims. 第2节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6. What does Louis help the woman carry? A. The camera and the box. B. The chair and the camera. C. The box and the umbrella. 7. How many times did Louis go to the gym this week? A. Seven times. B. Six times. C. Twice. 8. What did Louis probably do today? A. He had his hair cut. B. He cleaned his house. C. He talked with the elderly. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9. Why did the man go to the Philippines? A. For a trip. B. For volunteer work. C. For further studies. 10. Who helped the man with the project? A. The local students. B. The local government. C. The local businessmen. 11. What’s the aim of the project? A. To help the poor students. B. To explore an island. C. To protect the environment. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12. What does the speaker think most modern people are like? A. Friendly. B. Selfish C. Patient. 13. What is a benefit of helping others according to the talk? A. You may learn a skill. B. You can get thanks from others. C. You will feel better about yourself. 14. Who probably needs someone to comfort? A. A charity volunteer. B. A person without skills. C. A person in grief. 15. What is the main topic of the talk? A. How to get help. B. How to start to chat. C. How to help others. 第二节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —Fancy meeting you here, Mary. We’ve not seen each other since we graduated from college. —__________. We’ve lost contact for almost three and a half years. A. You bet B. Cheer up C. Good for you D. With pleasure 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——很高兴在这里见到你，玛丽。我们大学毕业后就没见过面了。——没错。我们已经失去联系将近三年半了。A. You bet肯定，当然；B. Cheer up振作起来；C. Good for you真是了不起；D. With pleasure乐意效劳。结合语境可知，此处表示同意对方的说法，用You bet。故选A。 2. What he had said at the meeting ________ a chord with me because I had had a similar experience. A. took B. made C. struck D. stuck 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在会议上说的话引起了我的共鸣，因为我有过类似的经历。A. took拿、采取；B. made制作、使；C. struck敲击、触动；D. stuck粘贴、卡住。根据“because I had had a similar experience”可知，他的话与我的经历产生共鸣，strike a chord with sb是固定搭配，意为“引起某人的共鸣”。故选C。 3. We took increased devotion to the cause ________ the heroes had given their lives. A. which B. for which C. where D. of which 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们更加坚定地投身于英雄们为之献出生命的事业。give one’s life for sth. 意为“为某事献出生命”，从句中had given their lives后缺少介词for，指物的先行词the cause作介词for的宾语，故此处用for which引导定语从句。故选B。 4. Your suggestions are helpful to me because they ________ me of my pressure from schoolwork. A. assist B. tackle C. cast D. relieve 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：你的建议对我很有帮助，因为它们能缓解我来自学业的压力。A. assist帮助；B. tackle处理、解决；C. cast投掷、投射；D. relieve缓解、减轻。根据“me of my pressure from schoolwork.”可知，此处指缓解压力，relieve“缓解”符合题意，常用搭配为 relieve sb. of sth.“减轻某人的某种负担”。故选D。 5. The insurance company will ________ you for your loss in the disaster. A. compensate B. compose C. complete D. compulsory 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：保险公司将赔偿您在此次灾难中的损失。A. compensate赔偿；B. compose作曲；C. complete完成；D. compulsory义务的，强制的。由for your loss可知，此处表示“赔偿您在此次灾难中的损失”，空格处意为“赔偿”。故选A。 6. It is the third time that you ________ late this month. A. was B. had been C. is D. have been 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型和时态。句意：这是你这个月第三次迟到了。此处为固定句型：it is the+序数词+time that sb. have/has done“这是某人第几次做某事”，从句应用现在完成时。故选D。 7. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ________ came as a surprise. A. it B. that C. which D. he 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：爱丽丝收到了老板的邀请，这使她感到吃惊。此为非限定性定语从句，不能用that引导，关系词在从句中作主语，指代前面整句话的内容，应用关系代词which引导。故选C。 8. Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but ________ didn’t help. A. it B. she C. which D. he 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查代词。句意：汤姆妈妈总跟他说要更努力，但这没用。分析句子可知，空格需要代词指代前一整句话内容（妈妈一直劝他努力），这种情况用代词it。B选项she：只指人，不能指代整件事；C选项which：引导定语从句，前面不能有but；D选项he：指代Tom，语义不通。故选A项。 9. ________ no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has already been settled. A. It has B. There has C. It is D. There is 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型。句意：既然这个问题已经解决了，我们就没有必要再讨论它了。此处为固定句型：there is no need for sb. to do sth.“某人没有必要做某事”。故选D。 10. _________ is mentioned above, the number of the students of senior high school is increasing. A. Which B. As C. That D. It 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查非限定性定语从句。句意：正如以上所提到的，高中学生的数量在增加。A. Which关系代词；B. As正如（关系代词）； C. That关系代词；D. It它。分析句子可知，此处是非限制性定语从句的关系词，再结合句意可知此处意为“正如”，“正如”是关系代词as，故选B项。 【点睛】本题考查as引导的非限定性定语从句 as是关系代词，引导非限时意为“正如”，从句可以位于主句之前，插入或者主句之后，as之后的be动词可以省略。 例如： As you can see, my answer is right.正如你所见，我的答案是正确的。 My answer is right, as you can see.我的答案是正确的，正如你所见。 As was planned, the meeting would be put off.= As planned, the meeting would be put off.正如所计划的，会议会被推迟。 11. ________ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy. A. Which B. As C. That D. It 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型。句意：我们坚信医疗改善终将催生更强盛繁荣的经济。分析句子可知，该句为代词It作形式主语的固定句型：It is+名词/形容词+that 从句，真正主语是后置的长从句：that improvements...economy，It作为形式主语，占位避免头重脚轻。故选D项。 12. ________ has been three years since I ________ from college. A. What; have graduated B. It; graduated C. This; have graduated D. That; graduated 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态和固定句型。句意：自从我从大学毕业已经三年了。根据since“自从”可知，这是since引导的时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，表示“毕业”用graduate，过去式为graduated；主句表示时间用it指代，表示“从大学毕业到现在已经三年了”。故选B。 13. A truly ________ society should respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their background. A. harmonious B. mutual C. inclusive D. rewarding 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个真正包容的社会应该尊重所有个人的权利，无论他们的背景如何。A. harmonious和谐的；B. mutual相互的，彼此的；C. inclusive包容的，包容各方的；D. rewarding值得的，有回报的。根据“respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their background.”可知，尊重不同背景的人的权利，体现的是社会的包容性，inclusive符合语境。故选C。 14. The new policy is likely to ________ significant changes in environmental protection regulations. A. cast off B. bring forth C. look back on D. put up with 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：这项新政策很可能会对环境保护法规产生重大影响。A. cast off摆脱；B. bring forth带来，引出；C. look back on回顾；D. put up with忍受。由The new policy和significant changes可知，此处表示“这项新政策很可能会对环境保护法规产生重大影响”，空格处意为“带来，引出”。故选B。 15. The experimental project failed ________ due to a lack of funding and technical support. A. nobly B. altogether C. influentially D. in vain 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语和副词词义辨析。句意：由于缺乏资金和技术支持，该实验项目最终还是失败了。A. nobly高尚地；B. altogether总共；C. influentially有影响地；D. in vain徒劳地。由The experimental project failed可知，此处表示“该实验项目最终还是失败了”，空格处意为“徒劳地”。故选D。 第三节：完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital. The hospital focused on child treatment. We wore colourful aprons to get ____16____ and we went from hallway to hallway asking who wanted to play. It was amazing to see a child ____17____ me to play. Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects, which at first made it difficult to ____18____, but everything went smoothly — dances and even basketball — though we didn’t know each other’s ____19____. It was very interesting to teach English to these children and many of them enjoyed learning. I’ve also benefited greatly from this ____20____. I made many friends. Most were ____21____, like me, and lived in the same house. Cape Town is a ____22____ blend (融合) of mountains, beaches and city and I visited many places with them. It was amazing to have lived there! Before I went to Africa, many people said, “Choose another ____23____. There are a lot of diseases there.” ____24____, I followed my heart and decided to ____25____ children there. I think it was the best ____26____ of my life! Of course I was afraid! It was my first international trip and my first day at the hospital was ____27____! I never imagined working in such a distant and ____28____ place. But it’s always been my dream to stop seeing ____29____ children in bed and start seeing them live a(n) ____30____ life! 16. A. support B. treatment C. attention D. information 17. A. caring for B. learning about C. running towards D. coming across 18. A. control B. explain C. communicate D. study 19. A. languages B. jobs C. names D. strengths 20. A. experience B. relationship C. competition D. research 21. A. teachers B. fans C. members D. volunteers 22. A. simple B. powerful C. strange D. wonderful 23. A. method B. time C. topic D. place 24. A. Moreover B. However C. Instead D. Therefore 25. A. help B. join C. impress D. invite 26. A. result B. vacation C. decision D. promise 27. A. confusing B. shocking C. amusing D. boring 28. A. busy B. poor C. dangerous D. crowded 29. A. homeless B. hungry C. surviving D. sick 30. A. wealthy B. single C. honest D. happy 【答案】16. C 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. A 21. D 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己去非洲的开普敦儿童医院做志愿者的经历，并且认为这是人生最棒的决定。 【16题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们系着色彩鲜艳的围裙以吸引注意，从一条走廊走到另一条走廊，询问谁想玩。A. support支持；B. treatment治疗；C. attention注意力；D. information信息。根据前文“We wore colourful aprons”可知，穿着颜色鲜艳的围裙是为了吸引注意力。故选C。 【17题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：看到一个孩子朝我跑来准备和我一起玩耍，真是太令人惊喜了。A. caring for关心，在意；B. learning about了解关于；C. running towards跑向；D. coming across遇见。根据后文“to play”可知，一个孩子朝作者跑过来玩耍。故选C。 【18题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：大多数孩子都不会说英语，只会说非洲当地的方言，这起初确实给交流带来了困难，但后来一切都变得顺利起来——包括跳舞和打篮球——尽管我们彼此并不懂对方的语言。A. control控制；B. explain解释；C. communicate交流；D. study学习，研究。根据前文“Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects”可知，因为语言不通，交流有困难。故选C。 【19题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数孩子都不会说英语，只会说非洲当地的方言，这起初确实给交流带来了困难，但后来一切都变得顺利起来——包括跳舞和打篮球——尽管我们彼此并不懂对方的语言。A. languages语言；B. jobs工作；C. names名字；D. strengths长处。根据前文“Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects”可知，因为语言不通，不能理解对方的语言。故选A。 【20题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我也从这次经历中获益匪浅。A. experience经历；B. relationship关系；C. competition竞争，比赛；D. research调查。根据前文“I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital.”可知，这是作者的一次志愿者经历。故选A。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数人都像我一样是志愿者，并且住在同一所房子里。A. teachers老师；B. fans迷，爱好者；C. members成员；D. volunteers志愿者。根据上文“I worked as a volunteer”可知，大多数人和作者一样是志愿者。故选D。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：开普敦集山脉、海滩和城市于一体，景色十分迷人。我游览了那里许多风景优美的地方。A. simple简单的；B. powerful有力量的；C. strange奇怪的，陌生的；D. wonderful不错的，令人惊叹的。根据下文“blend (融合) of mountains, beaches and city and I visited many places with them. It was amazing to have lived there!”可知，开普敦有令人惊叹的集山脉、海滩和城市于一体的景色。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：另外选择一个地方。A. method方法；B. time时间；C. topic话题；D. place地方。根据后文人们劝说作者“There are a lot of diseases there.”的话可知，别人让作者选择另外一个地方做志愿者。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我听从了自己的内心，决定去那里帮助那些孩子。A. Moreover此外；B. However然而；C. Instead相反；D. Therefore因此。前文讲到别人劝说作者不要去非洲，后文讲到作者坚持自己的内心，前后为转折关系。故选B。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我听从了自己的内心，决定去那里帮助那些孩子。A. help帮助；B. join加入；C. impress使……印象深刻；D. invite邀请。根据上文“I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital.”可知，作者是去帮助非洲的孩子。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我觉得这是我一生中做出的最明智的决定！A. result结果；B. vacation假日；C. decision决定；D. promise承诺。根据前文“I followed my heart and decided to ________ children there.”可知，作者认为自己的决定是正确的。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我第一次出国旅行，我在这家医院的第一天感觉很震惊。A. confusing令人困惑的；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. amusing令人愉快的；D. boring无聊的。根据前文“It was my first international trip and my first day at the hospital was”及后文“I never imagined working in such a distant”可知，这是作者的第一次国际旅行，离家很远，且非洲是比较落后的，和作者之前的认知较为遥远，所以在医院的经历是震惊的。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从未想过会在这样一个偏远且贫穷的地方工作。A. busy忙碌的；B. poor贫穷的；C. dangerous危险的；D. crowded拥挤的。根据上文“Before I went to Africa, many people said, “Choose another ________ . There are a lot of diseases there.””可知，作者去的是非洲，较为贫穷。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但一直以来，我的梦想就是不再看到生病的孩子躺在病床上，而是能看到他们过上幸福的生活！A. homeless无家可归的；B. hungry饥饿的；C. surviving存活的；D. sick生病的。根据上文“at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital”可知，作者在医院做志愿者，因此不想看到孩子生病。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但一直以来，我的梦想就是不再看到生病的孩子躺在病床上，而是能看到他们过上幸福的生活！A. wealthy富有的；B. single单个的；C. honest诚实的；D. happy开心的。根据前文“But it’s always been my dream to stop seeing ________ children in bed”可知，作者不想看到孩子生病躺在床上，希望孩子们快乐。故选D。 第二部分：阅读理解(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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Become a Volunteer and Make a Difference The First Tee, as an outstanding youth development organization, is always searching for good people that want to volunteer at one of our many Pittsburgh area locations. We're Looking for You! Nationwide, we currently have more than 3,700 coaches signed up with The First Tee as well as volunteers. But you don't have to be a golf professional or even a good golfer. With The First Tee Coach Program, we provide the training you need. Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident through decision-making and exploring options, inspiring the golfers of tomorrow to look to the future, set goals, and unlock their potential. We also need more volunteers to make The First Tee possible. Opportunities include: Assistant Coach: assist in our weekly golf clinics. All that we request is that you make a 7-week commitment (one day per week), for 2 hours each week. Each clinic is led by one of our trained staff members who creates a written lesson plan for our volunteers to follow. Database Manager: input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations. The database manager is expected to update the data a minimum of every other week. Equipment Manager: organize and sort donated equipment, get rid of unfit equipment, and arrange equipment for distribution to participants at least once a week. Greeter: register participants, hand information to parents, greet visitors, answer phone calls and provide general program information. Process of Becoming a Volunteer Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, She will contact you for an in-person interview. CLICK HERE to fill out a Volunteer Application via Google Forms. For more information, please contact our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services, Alison Boyle, at aboyle @ thefirstteepittsburgh. org. 31. The First Tee Coach Program centers on __________. A. helping participants get stronger B. training professional coaches C. attracting more visitors D. looking for golf stars 32. If you are good at using computers, you may choose to be a (an)__________. A. greeter B. assistant coach C. database manager D. equipment manager 33. To become a volunteer at The First Tee, one must__________. A. be a good golfer B. have an interview C. consult Alison Boyle D. promise to work 7 weeks 【答案】31. A 32. C 33. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。成为一名志愿者，改变现状。The First Tee作为一个杰出的青年发展组织，一直在寻找优秀的人，希望成为很多Pittsburgh地区的位置之一的志愿者。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据We're Looking for You!中With The First Tee Coach Program, we provide the training you need.和Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident可知，The First Tee Coach Program主要是帮助参与者变得更强壮、更自信。故选A。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据Database Manager: input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations.可知，如果你擅长使用电脑，你可以选择成为一名数据库管理员。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据Process of Becoming a Volunteer中Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, She will contact you for an in-person interview.可知，要在The First Tee成为一名志愿者，你必须参加面试。故选B。 B I realized I would not see a real person named Sophie at Sophie’s Eatery because, like most new restaurants these days, Sophie’s is a robo-restaurant. When I walked in, a cute little manager robot appeared, looking rather like a toaster with blinking (眨) blue eyes. It escorted me to a nice table in the back. The menu monitor popped out of my table and showed me pictures of my dining choices. I tapped my choices and clicked OK, and the screen slid back down. I watched as full plates rode the conveyer belts that moved along each aisle (过道) of tables. In just a few minutes, my dish stopped at my table, and I took it from the belt. Later, I placed my empty plate back on the conveyer belt, and it was taken away into kitchen to be cleaned. I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish. The food was delicious, but I was starting to feel extremely angry because dealing with robots always makes me feel inhuman. Pretty soon, I wanted to talk to someone real, even if it was just a few sentences. So when my dessert arrived, I took action. I dropped my plate on the floor with a satisfying crash. I was so happy when I saw the manager toaster’s blinking red eyes—at last, a real live person would arrive! But instead, a crew of two robots quickly appeared. A robot broom rushed over and started to sweep the piece of the broken plate into a robot garbage can. They finished and moved back into the kitchen. My plan to get a little reality into Sophie’s Eatery failed. I hope the robo-restaurant trend ends soon. I want to deal with people again! 34. What does the underlined word “escorted” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Registered. B. Guided. C. Conducted. D. Rushed 35. What is the purpose of the author crashing his plate? A. To deal with a real human. B. To catch attention from the robots. C. To play jokes on the robots. D. To complain about the bad service. 36. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling at Sophie’s Eatery? A. Satisfied. B. Shocked. C. Annoyed. D. Curious. 37. What is the text mainly about? A. The trend of dining with robots. B. The advantage of robo-restaurants. C. The food variety of a robo-restaurant. D. The dining experience at a robo-restaurant. 【答案】34. B 35. A 36. C 37. D 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章描述了作者在机器人餐厅的用餐体验，作者对机器人的服务并不满意，而是渴望有真人服务的餐馆。 【34题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish.”可知，机器人把顾客带到餐桌前。因此句子“It escorted me to a nice table in the back.”中的escort应与show同义，即escort意为“引导某人走到某处”。A. register注册；B. guide引导；C. conduct指挥；D. rush奔跑。故选B。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Pretty soon, I wanted to talk to someone real, even if it was just a few sentences.”可知，作者想和一个人说说话，哪怕只有几句。接下来作者所以当甜点到的时候，采取了行动，把盘子掉在地板上，摔得很惨。即作者砸盘子的目的是想和一个真正的人说说话。故选A。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“I was starting to feel extremely angry”可知，作者对在这家餐厅吃饭感到非常生气。因此angry最能描述作者在机器人餐馆的就餐心情。A. Satisfied.满意的；B. Shocked.震惊的；C. Annoyed.气恼的；D. Curious.好奇的。故选C。 【37题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“My plan to get a little reality into Sophie’s Eatery failed. I hope the robo-restaurant trend ends soon. I want to deal with people again!”可知，作者在该餐馆中见到真人的想法落空了，作者希望机器人在餐厅中服务的趋势能尽快结束。因此文章描述了作者在机器人餐馆的用餐体验，表达的是对有真人服务的餐馆的渴望。故选D。 C Video conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. In the past, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates. Today, we’re routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual. And this is creating a problem that technology can’t fix. The problem is us, specifically the fact that we haven’t evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation. So much of our well-being and work productivity is decided on how close we are physically. The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging. One surprising victim of social distance is laughter. Normally people laugh about 18 times per day. And 97% of that time we’re laughing with others—we are 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to laugh alone. Think about it: how often when you and your friends laugh at something, is that something actually funny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. So why do people laugh? They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone starts yawning when just one person yawns, most people can’t help but laugh when those around them do. This is why TV comedy shows often use prerecorded laugh tracks. Laughing in response to other people’s laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, statistics show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work. In today’s home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less. 38. What is the problem mentioned at the start of the text? A. Physical weakness. B. Social distance. C. Lack of technology. D. Reliance on virtual conferences. 39. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Laugh tracks are popular. B. Laughing is uncontrollable. C. Laughing comes more easily in groups. D. Laughing starts with yawning. 40. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph? A. Laughing can make our body lose some chemicals. B. Laughing may reduce our enthusiasm for work. C. Laughing is an unconscious behavioral phenomenon. D. Laughter has a great effect on our work. 41. What would the author most probably discuss next? A. Ways to tell the real world from the virtual world. B. Other factors that may influence a team’s health. C. Concrete steps to produce laughter in a team. D. The importance of maintaining work productivity. 【答案】38. B 39. C 40. D 41. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了视频会议普及带来的社会距离问题，指出欢笑对身心健康和工作效率的积极作用。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Today, we’re routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual. And this is creating a problem that technology can’t fix.(如今，我们经常举办100%虚拟的视频会议。这就产生了一个技术无法解决的问题)”以及第二段中的“The problem is us, specifically the fact that we haven’t evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation.(问题在于我们自己，具体来说，我们的社会进化程度还不足以承受太大的分离)”可知，文章开头提到的问题是虚拟会议带来的社会距离。故选B项。 【39题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段中的“They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone starts yawning when just one person yawns, most people can’t help but laugh when those around them do.(他们笑是为了和别人一起笑。就像一个人打哈欠时大家都会跟着打哈欠一样，当周围的人笑的时候，大多数人也会情不自禁地笑起来)” 可知，此处的This指代的是上文提到的“群体中更容易产生欢笑”这一现象。故选C项。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“Laughing in response to other people’s laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, statistics show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work.(看到别人笑而跟着笑，这不仅仅是一种行为现象。当我们发笑时，身体会产生两种关键的化学物质：内啡肽和多巴胺。内啡肽有助于缓解疼痛并引发愉悦感，多巴胺则能提升学习能力、积极性和注意力。事实上，统计数据显示，仅仅事先笑几分钟，人们就能多忍受15%的疼痛。欢笑还与更高的工作积极性和工作效率有关)”可知，欢笑对工作有很大影响。故选D项。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In today’s home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less.(在如今这个大家独自居家、团队线上办公的时代，这正是作为团队领导者的你应该做的：为了让团队成员保持健康且高效，你需要让他们多欢笑、少焦虑)”可知，作者接下来最可能讨论在团队中制造欢笑的具体方法。故选C项。 D Years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong wish that parents have for their children is another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes. 42. What can we learn about the young people in the modern society according to the passage? A. They often depend on their parents to make a living. B. They live with their parents in the same area. C. They have very little in common with their parents. D. They often ask their parents for the best advice. 43. What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A. The generation gap is partly caused by the older generation. B. Parents should be strict with their children. C. Parents couldn’t do things well themselves. D. The young never want to satisfy their parents. 44. Which of the following is one of the causes of the generation gap according to the passage? A. Parents are not strict enough with their children. B. The society develops too fast. C. Young people don’t have the knowledge of a lifetime. D. The young value the old too much for their wisdom. 45. What is the passage mainly about? A. The concept of the generation gap. B. Attitudes towards the generation gap. C. Ways to reduce the generation gap. D. The reasons for the generation gap. 【答案】42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍代沟的概念以及产生代沟的三个主要原因，解释了代沟出现的根源。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.(在我们的社会中，年轻人经常为了接受教育长途跋涉，早早搬出家庭住所，与父母从未见过的人结婚或同居，并选择与父母不同的职业)”以及第三段中的“Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.(通常，他们会发现彼此之间几乎没有共同之处)”可知，现代社会的年轻人与父母的生活方式、职业选择差异很大，因此他们与父母几乎没有共同之处。故选C项。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong wish that parents have for their children is another cause of the disagreement between them.(在我们这个变化迅速的社会里，父母通常期望孩子比自己做得更好：找到更好的工作，赚更多的钱，完成所有他们自己未能完成的事情。然而，父母对孩子的这种强烈期望往往是他们之间产生分歧的另一个原因)”可知，父母对孩子的过高期望是代沟产生的原因之一，由此可推断，代沟部分是由老一辈（父母）的期望导致的。故选A项。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations.(最后，我们社会的变化速度是造成代沟的另一个原因)”可知，社会发展速度过快是代沟产生的原因之一。故选B项。 【45题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据第二段中“One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life.(造成代沟的一个重要原因是年轻人有机会选择自己的生活方式)”第三段中“Often, however, the strong wish that parents have for their children is another cause of the disagreement between them.(然而，父母对孩子的强烈愿望往往是他们之间产生分歧的另一个原因)”以及最后一段中“Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations.(最后，我们社会的变化速度是造成代沟的另一个原因)”可知，这篇文章介绍了代沟产生的原因。故选D项。 第二部分：客观题(共两节，满分25分) 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题. When Veronika Scott was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Michigan, she received a task to “design to fill a need.”She dreamed up an idea for overcoats that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them out to people living in shelters on an abandoned city playground. While her efforts were greeted mostly with enthusiasm from those braving Detroit's cold winters, one woman voiced dissatisfaction. “We don't need coats; we need jobs.” she told Veronika. Then she had her second inspiration. After graduating from college in 2012, Veronika founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. She hired two homeless women to sew the coats and paid them with donations she received through her blog. Now, the Empowerment Plan employs about 20 people and has produced more than 10,000 coats and distributed them in 30 states, Canada, and elsewhere abroad. “We don't require previous employment,” Veronika says. “We’re looking for people who are motivated." The Empowerment Plan provides free classes and lends money to those who qualify. Nearly all the employees eventually move into permanent housing, and some get jobs in the auto industry and construction. Veronika has bettered the coat's design by making its outer layer of a lightweight material that resists air, wind, and water and its inner layer of a material that stores body heat. Still, Veronika is less focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of the day,” she says, “the coat is a vehicle for us to employ people.” 46. What did Veronika Scott do to finish her task from her studies? (no more than 15 words) 47. Where did Veronika Scott get her second inspiration?(no more than 10 words) 48. What is Veronika’s purpose of founding Empowerment Plan? (no more than 10 words) 49. What does the underlined word mean in the Paragraph?(no more than 1 words) 50. What do you think of Veronika? Why? (no more than 20 words) 【答案】46. She designed and made overcoats and gave them away to homeless people. Or: She made overcoats and handed them out to the homeless. 47. From the woman who voiced her dissatisfaction. Or: From the woman who was dissatisfied with what she did 48. To enable homeless people to help themselves. Or: To help homeless people make a living on their own 49. Way. Or. Method. 50. She is caring and creative, because she has come up with several ideas to help the poor. 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Veronika Sott 通过给流浪者设计睡袋，并通过the Empowerment Plan（赋权计划）给无家可归的人提供工作机会，进而帮助他们改变现状的故事。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。从第一段的句子She dreamed up an idea for overcoats that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them out to people living in shelters on an abandoned city playground. 可知，她想出了一个主意，可以兼做睡袋的大衣，她做了25件，并分发给住在城市废弃操场上避难所的人们。结合字数限制，故答案是She designed and made overcoats and gave them away to homeless people. Or: She made overcoats and handed them out to the homeless. 【47题详解】 推理判断题。从第一段的句子…one woman voiced dissatisfaction. “We don't need coats; we need jobs.” she told Veronika. Then she had her second inspiration. …一位女性表达了不满。她对Veronika说：“我们不需要大衣，我们需要工作。” 于是Veronika就有了第二灵感。又从第二段的句子：After graduating from college in 2012, Veronika founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. 2012年大学毕业后，Veronika创立了非盈利组织“赋权计划”。推理可知，Veronika的第二个灵感是因为那位女性的表达的不满言语得来的，结合字数限制，故答案是From the woman who voiced her dissatisfaction. Or: From the woman who was dissatisfied with what she did 【48题详解】 推理判断题。从第二段句子She hired two homeless women to sew the coats and paid them with donations she received through her blog. 她雇佣了两名无家可归的妇女来缝制这些外套，并用她通过博客收到的捐款来支付她们的工资。又从第三段句子Nearly all the employees eventually move into permanent housing, and some get jobs in the auto industry and construction. 几乎所有的雇员最终都搬进了永久性住房，有些人也在汽车行业和建筑业找到了工作。由此可推之，创办Empowerment Plan的目的就是为了给无家可归的人提供帮助，给他们工作机会，自己谋生。结合字数限制，故答案是To enable homeless people to help themselves. Or: To help homeless people make a living on their own 【49题详解】 词义猜测题。从第四句Veronika is less focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of the day,” she says, “the coat is a vehicle for us to employ people.” 不过，比起外套，Veronika更关注生产这些外套的工人。“说到底，”她说，“这件外套是我们雇佣员工的工具。”可推知，Veronika更关注的是生产工人，而不是外套本身，因此外套只是雇佣员工的一个方法而已。结合字数限制，故答案是Way. Or. Method. 【50题详解】 推理判断题。从第一段句子Then she had her second inspiration.可知，然后她就有了第二个灵感。由此可推知，她能从身边的事情中获取灵感，证明了她具有创造力。又从第三段句子The Empowerment Plan provides free classes and lends money to those who qualify. 授权计划提供免费课程，并借钱给那些有资格的人。可推知，她创办的非营利组织非常具有关怀性。结合字数限制，故答案是She is caring and creative, because she has come up with several ideas to help the poor. 【点睛】阅读表达题测试目的是从多方位多角度考查阅读获取信息、处理信息并进行书面表达的能力。比传统的阅读理解题型更具有综合性和主观性，更能体现学生的综合语言运用能力。在回答问题前，要认真审题，判断问题的类型，弄清题目目的要求；回答要有针对性，避免答非所问；同时还要注意问题后的字数要求，回答要简洁，语言表达准确。 第二节：填空(满分15分) 第1节：填入适当的单词，完成句子。(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 51. It is said that great works of art can go beyond national ________(界限). (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】boundaries 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：据说伟大的艺术作品能够超越国界。根据汉语意思提示可知是名词boundary，可数名词，此处应用复数名词boundaries，作宾语。故填boundaries。 52. The Chinese government has emphasized on some important occasions that China will actively participate in international cooperation to prevent and control major ________(infect) diseases. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】infectious 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：中国政府在多个重要场合强调，将积极参与国际合作，防控重大传染病。此处需要形容词修饰名词diseases，作定语。infect的形容词形式为infectious“传染性的、感染性的”。故填infectious。 53. In recent years, I ________ (relieve) of the economic burden greatly by my family. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】have been relieved 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：近几年来，我的经济负担被家人大大减轻了。根据时间状语 In recent years（近几年来）可知，此处为现在完成时。主语I与relieve（减轻负担）是被动关系，表示“我被减轻了负担”，be relieved of sth.“ 摆脱/减轻……负担”为固定短语，所以为现在完成时的被动语结构。故填have been relieved。 54. Only by their j________ efforts can parents and children bridge the generation gap between them. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】joint##oint 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意 ：只有通过父母和孩子共同的努力，他们才能弥合彼此之间的代沟。空处修饰名词efforts，结合句意和首字母提示可知，形容词joint“共同的，联合的”符合题意。故填joint。 55. The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts will ___________ (reward) with success in the end. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】be rewarded 【解析】 【详解】考查被动语态。句意：学生们一直在努力学习功课，他们的努力最终会以成功作为回报。reward意为“回报”，此处表示“努力被回报”，will为情态动词，其后需接动词原形，即will be rewarded。故填be rewarded。 第2节：选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式填空。(共5小题;每小题2，满分10分) 选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式填空。 Breaking Boundaries:A Story of Courage dedicate... to...; engage in; against all odds; put... at risk; be caught up in; In the fight against a global crisis, medical volunteers often ____56____ themselves____57____ to save lives. During the pandemic, many of them ____58____ overwhelming challenges, yet they chose to ____59____ frontline work despite limited resources. One team ____60____ their efforts ____61____ a remote village where healthcare was nearly nonexistent. ____62____, they not only controlled the outbreak but also trained locals to prevent future infections. Their journey showed that boundaries — whether geographical, social, or psychological — can be overcome when humanity unites. Breaking boundaries isn’t about avoiding risks but dedicating oneself to a cause greater than fear. 【答案】56. put 57. at risk 58. were caught up in 59. engage in 60. dedicated 61. to 62. Against all odds 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要围绕医疗志愿者在全球危机中的行动展开讨论，阐述了他们克服困难、奉献自我、打破边界的精神，体现了人类团结的力量。 【56题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：在应对全球危机的斗争中，医疗志愿者经常将自己置于险境来拯救生命。空处与第2空构成固定短语，结合“In the fight against a global crisis”可知，短语put...at risk“将……置于危险中”符合题意。文章整体为一般现在时，主语medical volunteers为复数，谓语动词用原形，故填put。 【57题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：在应对全球危机的斗争中，医疗志愿者经常将自己置于险境来拯救生命。空处与第1空构成固定短语短语put...at risk“将……置于危险中”符合题意，故填at risk。 【58题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：在疫情期间，他们中的许多人陷入了巨大的挑战，但尽管资源有限，他们仍选择参与一线工作。空处作谓语，结合语境“overwhelming challenges”，短语be caught up in“陷入；卷入”符合题意。根据时间状语During the pandemic可知，此处用一般过去时，主语many of them为复数，be动词使用were，故填were caught up in。 【59题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：在疫情期间，他们中的许多人陷入了巨大的挑战，但尽管资源有限，他们仍选择参与一线工作。空处作宾语，结合语境“frontline work (一线工作)”，短语engage in“参与；从事”符合题意。choose to do sth.为固定搭配，to后接动词原形，故填engage in。 【60题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：有一个团队将他们的努力投入到一个医疗几乎不存在的偏远村庄。空处与第6空构成固定短语，结合“a remote village where healthcare was nearly nonexistent”可知，短语dedicate...to...“致力于；把……奉献给……”符合题意，文章叙述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，动词使用过去式形式，故填dedicated。 【61题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：有一个团队将他们的努力投入到一个医疗几乎不存在的偏远村庄。空处与第5空构成固定短语dedicate...to...，to为介词，故填to。 【62题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：尽管困难重重，他们不仅控制了疫情，还培训了当地人以预防未来的感染。空处作状语，结合后文“克服困难、控制疫情”的语境，短语against all odds“尽管困难重重；不顾一切”符合题意。位于句首，首字母大写，故填Against all odds。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024-2025学年天津益中高二下学期 英语统练(一) (考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分) 考生注意： 1. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试题卷和答题纸规定的位置上。 2. 答题时，请按照答题纸上“注意事项”的要求，在答题纸相应的位置上规范作答，在本试题卷上的作答一律无效。 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分75分) 第一节：听力(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 第1节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Hold the door open for her. B. Open the box for her. C. Carry the box for her. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Begging for money. B. Raising money for African children. C. Helping children with AIDS. 3. Where will the speakers take these books? A. A library. B. Their house. C. A public college. 4. What is the woman? A. A soldier. B. An earthquake expert. C. A volunteer. 5. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Give money to the charity. B. Go on a charity walk. C. Visit the flood victims. 第2节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6. What does Louis help the woman carry? A. The camera and the box. B. The chair and the camera. C. The box and the umbrella. 7. How many times did Louis go to the gym this week? A. Seven times. B. Six times. C. Twice. 8. What did Louis probably do today? A. He had his hair cut. B. He cleaned his house. C. He talked with the elderly. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9. Why did the man go to the Philippines? A. For a trip. B. For volunteer work. C. For further studies. 10. Who helped the man with the project? A. The local students. B. The local government. C. The local businessmen. 11. What’s the aim of the project? A. To help the poor students. B. To explore an island. C. To protect the environment. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12. What does the speaker think most modern people are like? A. Friendly. B. Selfish C. Patient. 13. What is a benefit of helping others according to the talk? A. You may learn a skill. B. You can get thanks from others. C. You will feel better about yourself. 14. Who probably needs someone to comfort? A. A charity volunteer. B. A person without skills. C. A person in grief. 15. What is the main topic of the talk? A. How to get help. B. How to start to chat. C. How to help others. 第二节：单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —Fancy meeting you here, Mary. We’ve not seen each other since we graduated from college. —__________. We’ve lost contact for almost three and a half years. A. You bet B. Cheer up C. Good for you D. With pleasure 2. What he had said at the meeting ________ a chord with me because I had had a similar experience. A. took B. made C. struck D. stuck 3. We took increased devotion to the cause ________ the heroes had given their lives. A. which B. for which C. where D. of which 4. Your suggestions are helpful to me because they ________ me of my pressure from schoolwork. A. assist B. tackle C. cast D. relieve 5. The insurance company will ________ you for your loss in the disaster. A. compensate B. compose C. complete D. compulsory 6. It is the third time that you ________ late this month. A. was B. had been C. is D. have been 7. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ________ came as a surprise. A. it B. that C. which D. he 8. Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but ________ didn’t help. A. it B. she C. which D. he 9. ________ no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has already been settled. A. It has B. There has C. It is D. There is 10. _________ is mentioned above, the number of the students of senior high school is increasing. A. Which B. As C. That D. It 11. ________ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy. A. Which B. As C. That D. It 12. ________ has been three years since I ________ from college. A. What; have graduated B. It; graduated C. This; have graduated D. That; graduated 13. A truly ________ society should respect the rights of all individuals, regardless of their background. A. harmonious B. mutual C. inclusive D. rewarding 14. The new policy is likely to ________ significant changes in environmental protection regulations. A. cast off B. bring forth C. look back on D. put up with 15. The experimental project failed ________ due to a lack of funding and technical support. A. nobly B. altogether C. influentially D. in vain 第三节：完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I worked as a volunteer for a month at the Cape Town Children’s Hospital. The hospital focused on child treatment. We wore colourful aprons to get ____16____ and we went from hallway to hallway asking who wanted to play. It was amazing to see a child ____17____ me to play. Most of the children did not speak English, only African dialects, which at first made it difficult to ____18____, but everything went smoothly — dances and even basketball — though we didn’t know each other’s ____19____. It was very interesting to teach English to these children and many of them enjoyed learning. I’ve also benefited greatly from this ____20____. I made many friends. Most were ____21____, like me, and lived in the same house. Cape Town is a ____22____ blend (融合) of mountains, beaches and city and I visited many places with them. It was amazing to have lived there! Before I went to Africa, many people said, “Choose another ____23____. There are a lot of diseases there.” ____24____, I followed my heart and decided to ____25____ children there. I think it was the best ____26____ of my life! Of course I was afraid! It was my first international trip and my first day at the hospital was ____27____! I never imagined working in such a distant and ____28____ place. But it’s always been my dream to stop seeing ____29____ children in bed and start seeing them live a(n) ____30____ life! 16. A. support B. treatment C. attention D. information 17. A. caring for B. learning about C. running towards D. coming across 18. A. control B. explain C. communicate D. study 19. A. languages B. jobs C. names D. strengths 20. A. experience B. relationship C. competition D. research 21. A. teachers B. fans C. members D. volunteers 22. A. simple B. powerful C. strange D. wonderful 23. A. method B. time C. topic D. place 24. A. Moreover B. However C. Instead D. Therefore 25. A. help B. join C. impress D. invite 26. A. result B. vacation C. decision D. promise 27. A. confusing B. shocking C. amusing D. boring 28. A. busy B. poor C. dangerous D. crowded 29. A. homeless B. hungry C. surviving D. sick 30. A. wealthy B. single C. honest D. happy 第二部分：阅读理解(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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Become a Volunteer and Make a Difference The First Tee, as an outstanding youth development organization, is always searching for good people that want to volunteer at one of our many Pittsburgh area locations. We're Looking for You! Nationwide, we currently have more than 3,700 coaches signed up with The First Tee as well as volunteers. But you don't have to be a golf professional or even a good golfer. With The First Tee Coach Program, we provide the training you need. Developed with input from leading experts in the field of positive youth development, our program focuses on making participants stronger and more confident through decision-making and exploring options, inspiring the golfers of tomorrow to look to the future, set goals, and unlock their potential. We also need more volunteers to make The First Tee possible. Opportunities include: Assistant Coach: assist in our weekly golf clinics. All that we request is that you make a 7-week commitment (one day per week), for 2 hours each week. Each clinic is led by one of our trained staff members who creates a written lesson plan for our volunteers to follow. Database Manager: input data entry of participants, volunteers, and community relation records and update chapter information for Home Office and community relations. The database manager is expected to update the data a minimum of every other week. Equipment Manager: organize and sort donated equipment, get rid of unfit equipment, and arrange equipment for distribution to participants at least once a week. Greeter: register participants, hand information to parents, greet visitors, answer phone calls and provide general program information. Process of Becoming a Volunteer Begin by filling out the Google Forms application below. Once Alison Boyle (our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services) receives your completed application, She will contact you for an in-person interview. CLICK HERE to fill out a Volunteer Application via Google Forms. For more information, please contact our Director of Volunteer and Participant Services, Alison Boyle, at aboyle @ thefirstteepittsburgh. org. 31. The First Tee Coach Program centers on __________. A. helping participants get stronger B. training professional coaches C. attracting more visitors D. looking for golf stars 32. If you are good at using computers, you may choose to be a (an)__________. A. greeter B. assistant coach C. database manager D. equipment manager 33. To become a volunteer at The First Tee, one must__________. A. be a good golfer B. have an interview C. consult Alison Boyle D. promise to work 7 weeks B I realized I would not see a real person named Sophie at Sophie’s Eatery because, like most new restaurants these days, Sophie’s is a robo-restaurant. When I walked in, a cute little manager robot appeared, looking rather like a toaster with blinking (眨) blue eyes. It escorted me to a nice table in the back. The menu monitor popped out of my table and showed me pictures of my dining choices. I tapped my choices and clicked OK, and the screen slid back down. I watched as full plates rode the conveyer belts that moved along each aisle (过道) of tables. In just a few minutes, my dish stopped at my table, and I took it from the belt. Later, I placed my empty plate back on the conveyer belt, and it was taken away into kitchen to be cleaned. I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish. The food was delicious, but I was starting to feel extremely angry because dealing with robots always makes me feel inhuman. Pretty soon, I wanted to talk to someone real, even if it was just a few sentences. So when my dessert arrived, I took action. I dropped my plate on the floor with a satisfying crash. I was so happy when I saw the manager toaster’s blinking red eyes—at last, a real live person would arrive! But instead, a crew of two robots quickly appeared. A robot broom rushed over and started to sweep the piece of the broken plate into a robot garbage can. They finished and moved back into the kitchen. My plan to get a little reality into Sophie’s Eatery failed. I hope the robo-restaurant trend ends soon. I want to deal with people again! 34. What does the underlined word “escorted” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Registered. B. Guided. C. Conducted. D. Rushed 35. What is the purpose of the author crashing his plate? A. To deal with a real human. B. To catch attention from the robots. C. To play jokes on the robots. D. To complain about the bad service. 36. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling at Sophie’s Eatery? A. Satisfied. B. Shocked. C. Annoyed. D. Curious. 37. What is the text mainly about? A. The trend of dining with robots. B. The advantage of robo-restaurants. C. The food variety of a robo-restaurant. D. The dining experience at a robo-restaurant. C Video conferencing has been around for more than 20 years. In the past, you would find that many people needing to attend a meeting remotely would be calling from a real conference room full of their teammates. Today, we’re routinely holding video conferences that are 100% virtual. And this is creating a problem that technology can’t fix. The problem is us, specifically the fact that we haven’t evolved socially to the point where we can bear much separation. So much of our well-being and work productivity is decided on how close we are physically. The removal of that for any period of time can be severely damaging. One surprising victim of social distance is laughter. Normally people laugh about 18 times per day. And 97% of that time we’re laughing with others—we are 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to laugh alone. Think about it: how often when you and your friends laugh at something, is that something actually funny? Research shows that 80% of what people laugh at is really not that funny. So why do people laugh? They laugh in order to laugh with others. Just as everyone starts yawning when just one person yawns, most people can’t help but laugh when those around them do. This is why TV comedy shows often use prerecorded laugh tracks. Laughing in response to other people’s laughing is not just a behavioral phenomenon. When we laugh, our body produces two key chemicals: endorphin which helps relieve pain and sets off feelings of pleasure, and dopamine which can improve learning, motivation and attention. In fact, statistics show that people can stand 15% more pain simply by laughing for a few minutes beforehand. Laughter is also associated with higher motivation and productivity at work. In today’s home-alone, virtual-team world, this is exactly what you as a team leader should be doing: for your team members to stay healthy and productive, you need to get them to laugh more and stress less. 38. What is the problem mentioned at the start of the text? A. Physical weakness. B. Social distance. C. Lack of technology. D. Reliance on virtual conferences. 39. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Laugh tracks are popular. B. Laughing is uncontrollable. C. Laughing comes more easily in groups. D. Laughing starts with yawning. 40. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph? A. Laughing can make our body lose some chemicals. B. Laughing may reduce our enthusiasm for work. C. Laughing is an unconscious behavioral phenomenon. D. Laughter has a great effect on our work. 41. What would the author most probably discuss next? A. Ways to tell the real world from the virtual world. B. Other factors that may influence a team’s health. C. Concrete steps to produce laughter in a team. D. The importance of maintaining work productivity. D Years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong wish that parents have for their children is another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes. 42. What can we learn about the young people in the modern society according to the passage? A. They often depend on their parents to make a living. B. They live with their parents in the same area. C. They have very little in common with their parents. D. They often ask their parents for the best advice. 43. What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A. The generation gap is partly caused by the older generation. B. Parents should be strict with their children. C. Parents couldn’t do things well themselves. D. The young never want to satisfy their parents. 44. Which of the following is one of the causes of the generation gap according to the passage? A. Parents are not strict enough with their children. B. The society develops too fast. C. Young people don’t have the knowledge of a lifetime. D. The young value the old too much for their wisdom. 45. What is the passage mainly about? A. The concept of the generation gap. B. Attitudes towards the generation gap. C. Ways to reduce the generation gap. D. The reasons for the generation gap. 第二部分：客观题(共两节，满分25分) 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题. When Veronika Scott was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Michigan, she received a task to “design to fill a need.”She dreamed up an idea for overcoats that would double as sleeping bags, made 25 of them, and handed them out to people living in shelters on an abandoned city playground. While her efforts were greeted mostly with enthusiasm from those braving Detroit's cold winters, one woman voiced dissatisfaction. “We don't need coats; we need jobs.” she told Veronika. Then she had her second inspiration. After graduating from college in 2012, Veronika founded the Empowerment Plan, a nonprofit organization. She hired two homeless women to sew the coats and paid them with donations she received through her blog. Now, the Empowerment Plan employs about 20 people and has produced more than 10,000 coats and distributed them in 30 states, Canada, and elsewhere abroad. “We don't require previous employment,” Veronika says. “We’re looking for people who are motivated." The Empowerment Plan provides free classes and lends money to those who qualify. Nearly all the employees eventually move into permanent housing, and some get jobs in the auto industry and construction. Veronika has bettered the coat's design by making its outer layer of a lightweight material that resists air, wind, and water and its inner layer of a material that stores body heat. Still, Veronika is less focused on the coats than on the workers who make them. “At the end of the day,” she says, “the coat is a vehicle for us to employ people.” 46. What did Veronika Scott do to finish her task from her studies? (no more than 15 words) 47. Where did Veronika Scott get her second inspiration?(no more than 10 words) 48. What is Veronika’s purpose of founding Empowerment Plan? (no more than 10 words) 49. What does the underlined word mean in the Paragraph?(no more than 1 words) 50. What do you think of Veronika? Why? (no more than 20 words) 第二节：填空(满分15分) 第1节：填入适当的单词，完成句子。(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 51. It is said that great works of art can go beyond national ________(界限). (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 52. The Chinese government has emphasized on some important occasions that China will actively participate in international cooperation to prevent and control major ________(infect) diseases. (所给词的适当形式填空) 53. In recent years, I ________ (relieve) of the economic burden greatly by my family. (所给词的适当形式填空) 54. Only by their j________ efforts can parents and children bridge the generation gap between them. (根据首字母单词拼写) 55. The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts will ___________ (reward) with success in the end. (所给词的适当形式填空) 第2节：选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式填空。(共5小题;每小题2，满分10分) 选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式填空。 Breaking Boundaries:A Story of Courage dedicate... to...; engage in; against all odds; put... at risk; be caught up in; In the fight against a global crisis, medical volunteers often ____56____ themselves____57____ to save lives. During the pandemic, many of them ____58____ overwhelming challenges, yet they chose to ____59____ frontline work despite limited resources. One team ____60____ their efforts ____61____ a remote village where healthcare was nearly nonexistent. ____62____, they not only controlled the outbreak but also trained locals to prevent future infections. Their journey showed that boundaries — whether geographical, social, or psychological — can be overcome when humanity unites. Breaking boundaries isn’t about avoiding risks but dedicating oneself to a cause greater than fear. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $