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2024-2025学年度高二五月份模块检测 英语试题 时量：120分钟 满分：150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. What does the woman like about her new computer? A. Its big screen. B. Its starting up speed. C. Its processing ability. 2. What is the weather probably like today? A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 3. How does the woman sound? A. Relieved. B. Amused. C. Upset. 4. Where did the woman’s new English teacher attend university? A. In South Korea. B. In Ireland. C. In Britain. 5. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. A friendship problem. B. A clothing issue. C. A money trouble. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. On the Internet. C. In a school. 7. What does Todd suggest? A. Getting ideas from more members. B. Looking for effective messaging software. C. Scheduling time to talk directly every day. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Parent and child. B. Teacher and student. C. Grandparent and grandchild. 9. Why should the girl learn calligraphy in the man’s opinion? A. To develop her personality. B. To maintain the cultural tradition. C. To help her write characters beautifully. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10. How does the man seem to feel? A. Pleased. B. Bored. C. Confused. 11. What have the speakers probably just done? A. They’ve collected cards. B. They’ve fed some animals. C. They’ve watched a cartoon. 12. What animal is a “pika” most closely related to? A. Mice. B. Rabbits. C. Squirrels. 13. What nationality is the woman probably? A. Canadian. B. British. C. Japanese. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. How tall is Lisa Leslie? A. 196 cm. B. 175 cm. C. 155 cm. 15. What advantage do shorter figure skaters have according to the woman? A. They’re more energetic. B. They’re less likely to fall. C. They’re able to jump higher. 16. Which sport is the “overweight” athlete probably famous for? A. Long-distance running. B. Weightlifting. C. Wrestling. 17. What does the woman learn from the photo? A. To start exercising more. B. To focus more on the inside than the outside. C. To better appreciate her own body’s abilities. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Which city library did Mychal work in? A. Fairfield. B. San Jose. C. Phoenix. 19. Why did Mychal stop working at the library? A. He got a better job working for PBS. B. He wanted to go back to university. C. He struggled with the impact of fame. 20. What is the purpose of the speaker’s talk? A. To present a guest. B. To introduce a library. C. To promote a reading activity. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Turtle Rescue Mission: Volunteering in Sri Lanka Join a meaningful mission to protect endangered sea turtles on the beaches of Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka. The project focuses on rehabilitating injured turtles and ensuring the survival of baby turtles in the ocean. Currently, around 30 turtles at the center, injured by fishing nets, ocean waste, or human activities, rely on volunteers’ care. The center also hatches and releases hundreds of turtle eggs each season to boost the population. Details: Start Dates: Weekly on Saturdays or Sundays Duration: At least 2 weeks Age Requirement: 16 years old and above Accommodation: Shared rooms in the volunteer house Training: All volunteers must attend a 7-day protection training in Kandy before the project. The training covers turtle conservation knowledge and task preparation. Volunteer Duties: Turtle Care: Clean tanks, prepare meals, and feed the turtles. Nest Monitoring: Track turtle nests, gather population data, and learn species identification. Hatchling Release: Help safely release newly born turtles into the sea. Community Outreach: Collaborate with local fishermen and residents to raise awareness about turtle protection. Notice: Volunteers are advised to avoid high-risk social spots like beach bars or pubs. The organization will not take responsibility for incidents occurring during interactions with locals or tourists in these areas. 1. What is the main purpose of the project? A. To develop coastal tourism in Sri Lanka. B. To research ocean pollution causes. C. To protect sea turtle populations. D. To train volunteers for marine careers. 2. What must volunteers do before starting the project? A. Pass a swimming test. B. Complete a week’s training in Kandy. C. Learn local fishing skills. D. Sign the responsibility agreement. 3. What should a volunteer be responsible for? A. Designing new turtle tanks. B. Organizing beach clean-ups. C. Teaching English to residents. D. Assisting with baby turtle releases. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是在斯里兰卡Ambalangoda海滩进行海龟救援任务的志愿者活动。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“The project focuses on rehabilitating injured turtles and ensuring the survival of baby turtles in the ocean.(该项目的重点是恢复受伤的海龟，并确保海洋中小海龟的生存。)”可知，这个项目的主要目的是保护海龟种群。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Details:部分“Training: All volunteers must attend a 7-day protection training in Kandy before the project.(培训：所有志愿者必须在项目开始前在Kandy参加为期7天的保护培训。)”可知，志愿者在开始项目之前必须在Kandy完成一周的训练。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Volunteer Duties:部分“Hatchling Release: Help safely release newly born turtles into the sea.(放生：帮助将新生海龟安全放生入海。)”可知，志愿者应该负责协助释放小海龟。故选D。 Our family sat around the dining table, trying hard to think of an idea. We wanted to make a scarecrow (稻草人) to enter it into the 2024 Scarecrow Festival. The scarecrow festival had started during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, in an attempt to lift people’s spirits. It was a hit, and had become an annual event, getting bigger each year, with around 50 scarecrows being entered in 2023. As well as the scarecrow display, dotted along a 14km section of road, there are market stalls, games, food and entertainment. And all the money made goes back into community projects. The scarecrows are judged on different categories, such as the funniest and the most traditional. “Why don’t we make Crowgun this year?” Pearl, my elder son, suggested. The idea was a nod to Australian breakdancer (霹雳舞者) Rachael Louise Gunn, 37, who became famous after her performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “That’s a great idea,” I said. We bought a parachute sports suit from a second-hand store and filled it with hay. Shaping Crowgun into a break-dancing pose was challenging — metal wires hidden inside let us twist its arms and legs upside down. As we were carefully adjusting its break-dancing pose, the kids couldn’t help but burst into laughter. On festival day, over 50 scarecrows lined the 14km road. Our Crowgun was there among them, standing next to figures like Marilyn Monroe, a huge spider. Pearl got a little scared when she saw the hairy legs of the spider, but she couldn’t help smiling at how energetic our Crowgun looked. Neighbors chatted at food stalls while kids played games nearby. When Crowgun won “the Funniest Scarecrow,” we cheered excitedly. Pearl’s face lit up with joy as I praised his clever idea. Now, we’re thinking about next year’s design. This festival proves even small towns can create big joy. To other rural communities: try something similar! Laughter and teamwork truly bring people together. 4. Why was the scarecrow festival originally started? A. To compete with neighboring towns’ affairs. B. To raise funds for rebuilding homes after disasters. C. To promote local sports clubs like the cricket team. D. To uplift the community during COVID-19 and hardships. 5. What made the family finally choose to create “Crowgun”? A. Pearl’s creative idea offering a fresh twist. B. Their aim to celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics. C. Their desire to honor a famous athlete. D. Breakdancing scarecrows being easier to make. 6. What do the community members think of the festival? A. They consider it as overly competitive. B. They prefer fundraising to creativity. C. They prefer smaller, simpler affairs. D. They value it as a unifying and joyful tradition. 7. What message does the text convey? A. Sports-themed events are essential for rural towns. B. Creativity and teamwork can strengthen small communities. C. Children’s ideas always lead to success in competitions. D. Traditional scarecrow designs are losing popularity. 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个家庭参与2024年稻草人节（Scarecrow Festival）的经历。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The scarecrow festival had started during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, in an attempt to lift people’s spirits.(稻草人节始于2020年新冠肺炎疫情期间，旨在提振人们的精神。)”可知，稻草人节最初是为了在新冠肺炎疫情和困难时期提振社会。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段““Why don’t we make Crowgun this year?” Pearl, my elder son, suggested. The idea was a nod to Australian breakdancer (霹雳舞者) Rachael Louise Gunn, 37, who became famous after her performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics.(“我们今年为什么不做Crowgun呢？”我的大儿子Pearl建议道。这个想法是为了向37岁的澳大利亚霹雳舞者Rachael Louise Gunn致敬，她在2024年巴黎奥运会上的表演让她一举成名。)”可知，让这个家族最终选择创造“Crowgun”是因为Pearl的创意带来了新鲜的变化。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Laughter and teamwork truly bring people together.(笑声和团队合作真的能让人们走到一起。)”可知，社区成员认为这个节日是一种团结和快乐的传统。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“When Crowgun won “the Funniest Scarecrow,” we cheered excitedly. Pearl’s face lit up with joy as I praised his clever idea.(当Crowgun赢得“最滑稽稻草人”奖时，我们兴奋地欢呼起来。当我称赞Pearl这个聪明的想法时，他的脸上洋溢着喜悦。)”和最后一段“This festival proves even small towns can create big joy. To other rural communities: try something similar! Laughter and teamwork truly bring people together.(这个节日证明，即使是小城镇也能创造出巨大的欢乐。我想对其他农村社区说：试试类似的活动吧！欢笑和团队合作确实能把人们凝聚在一起。)”可知，本文传达的信息是创造力和团队合作能够增强小型社区的凝聚力。故选B。 Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter bubble (数字滤泡) , crafted for us alone and designed to serve commercial interests. This future is like 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his life within a reality TV show designed by a studio. Large language models (LLM), won’t turn our lives into reality TV shows. Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections. Many companies are developing individualized LLM. The principle is that AI will learn about individual users and adapt accordingly. If you’re a superfan of a football team, you’ll be fed updates and ads tailored to your interests. This may sound harmless. But the next step is to use LLM to create memes (模因，网络梗), or even fake articles. This is a miserable reality because there are neither computational methods nor moral guidelines in place to ensure that the information you receive is true. But just as frightening as the lack of regard for the truth is an even scarier element. You will no longer have such an accurate understanding of the football team as anyone else’s. You will run on information generated only for yourself. This vision is unsettling, even in sports and entertainment. But what of education? Politics? With the fall of the press and division of everything, conversations around holiday table have already become impossible for many extended families. Bad as the current situation might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today’s echo chambers (信息茧房). Soon, our bubbles will become smaller and smaller, until our digital worlds involve only ourselves. As a society, with no shared understanding of the world, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions. What’s the way out? Find your entertainment in spaces with actual people, exchanging thoughts and creations with each other. Even online, we must keep our understanding of the world grounded in human-authored documents and artifacts. Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of realness; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conversations that speakers cared enough to have. 8. Why is The Truman Show in Paragraph 1 mentioned? A. To make a comparison. B. To illustrate a situation. C. To support an argument. D. To propose a suggestion. 9. What may personalized AI agents do according to the text? A. Cutting individuals off in false realities. B. Confirming the credibility of the content. C. Standing by the companies’ moral values. D. Improving user behavior by feeding targeted ads. 10. What can be inferred from the text? A. AI has raised concerns over privacy. B. LLMs are in need of faster tech upgrade. C. Echo chambers weaken collective decision-making. D. Technology development results in a divided society. 11. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. AI and the Future of Human Interaction B. AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show C. The Truman Show Predicts AI’s Impact on Media D. Digital Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要说明了个性化AI代理可能将人类生活变成虚假现实的问题。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter bubble (数字滤泡) , crafted for us alone and designed to serve commercial interests. This future is like 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his life within a reality TV show designed by a studio.(想象一下不太遥远的未来，我们每个人都生活在自己的人工智能驱动的数字过滤泡沫中，这个泡沫是专门为我们打造的，旨在服务企业利益。这个未来类似于1998年的电影《楚门的世界》，在电影中，主角在不知情的情况下，在一档由制作工作室设计的真人秀节目中度过了他的一生。)”可知，作者在第一段提到《楚门的世界》是为了说明一种可能出现的情况，即我们每个人都生活在自己的人工智能驱动的数字过滤泡沫中。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections. (相反，个性化的AI代理威胁着将我们每个人困在一个个性化和虚幻的不真实世界中，从我们的数字活动中获利，并将我们与真正的联系隔离开来。)”可知，个性化的AI代理可能会将个人隔离在虚假现实中。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Bad as the current situation might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today’s echo chambers (信息茧房). Soon, our bubbles will become smaller and smaller, until our digital worlds involve only ourselves. As a society, with no shared understanding of the world, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions.(尽管现状可能很糟糕，但更陌生的时代还在前方，让我们怀念今天的信息茧房。很快，我们的泡沫将越来越小，直到我们的数字世界只包含我们自己。作为一个社会，我们将完全无法做出富有成效的集体决策，因为我们将对世界没有共同的理解。)”可知，信息茧房会削弱集体决策能力，让我们没有对世界的共同理解。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter bubble (数字滤泡) , crafted for us alone and designed to serve commercial interests.(想象一下不太遥远的未来，我们每个人都生活在自己的人工智能驱动的数字过滤泡沫中，这个泡沫是专门为我们打造的，旨在服务企业利益。)”以及最后一段“Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of realness; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conversations that speakers cared enough to have.(重视人类创作的内容不仅关乎真实性，也确保我们关注作者用心提出的观点和发言者用心参与的对话。)”可知，本文主要讨论了人工智能驱动的数字“信息茧房”对人类互动的潜在影响，强调了陷入个性化虚假现实的风险，以及重视人类创作内容的重要性，故D项“Digital Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations(数字茧房与人类创作的价值)”符合本文标题，故选D。 My late mother was an artist of some renown in the Pacific Northwest. Over her many-decades career, her paintings evolved from highly representational watercolors into mixed-media abstracts. Growing up, I could draw a little myself and enjoyed doing so, but I never had her talent. Once, I asked her how I could improve. I supposed I expected her to say something like “Practice 10,000 hours.” Instead, she told me to look at what I wanted to draw. I stared at a tree, noticing details I’d ignored before: the rough bark, shifting shadows, and delicate leaves. Drawing each detail carefully, I created my best work yet. More importantly, I discovered the joy of truly observing the world. This act of deep attention is called savoring — a skill that enriches both art and life. Psychologists define it as “fully appreciating positive moments,” like enjoying a sunset or reliving happy memories. Studies show savoring activates the brain’s reward system, reduces sadness, and boosts happiness. In experiments, people who focused on daily positive experiences became happier, especially those with fewer good moments. Savoring also creates vivid, lasting memories of joy. Yet humans naturally focus on negatives — a survival instinct from ancestors who needed to avoid dangers. Today, this “negativity bias (偏见)” often backfires, making us trapped in problems and overlook good moments. Scientists warn that constant negativity twists thinking and lowers life satisfaction. The solution? Practice savoring. Start with positive moments: pause to enjoy a meal or a friend’s laugh. But challenges can also be savored. Try a “failure journal”: write down a setback (e.g., an argument), leave space, then return weeks later to note lessons learned (“I improved communication”). Months later, add positive outcomes (“We grew closer”). This involves savoring — and shows how you can use the practice to transform even unwelcome experiences into positive opportunities for growth and perspective. This reframing helps find meaning in difficulties, much like finding beauty in an imperfect drawing. My mother’s advice wasn’t just about art — it was about living. By observing deeply, we uncover hidden layers in both the ordinary and the difficult. Savoring turns fleeting moments into lasting joy and challenges into growth. That’s the true art of life. 12. What does the author focus on by the personal story? A. Observing the world is essential for a painting. B. Every detail deserves attention when drawing. C. Deep attention is a source of living a happy life. D. Savoring is a skill of truly observing the world. 13. What does the author imply about “negativity bias” in modern life? A. It is necessary for survival today. B. It reduces our ability to enjoy life. C. It helps us avoid dangers effectively. D. It improves people’s life satisfaction. 14. According to the text, what is a “failure journal” used for? A. Reflecting on setbacks to find positive results. B. Tracking mistakes to avoid errors in the future. C. Recording positive moments and the emotions. D. Keeping track of the interpersonal relationships. 15. Why does the author compare “savoring” to “finding beauty in an imperfect drawing”? A. To explain that art involves accepting flaws. B. To criticize people who focus on negativity. C. To show challenges can be changed into growth. D. To argue that art is more important than science. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，通过作者母亲的艺术建议引出“品味”（savoring）的概念，探讨深度观察对提升生活幸福感的作用，并分析人类负面偏见的危害及应对方法。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“This act of deep attention is called savoring — a skill that enriches both art and life.(这种深度关注的行为被称为品味——一种丰富艺术和生活的技能）及最后一段“ Savoring turns fleeting moments into lasting joy and challenges into growth.(品味会让转瞬即逝的瞬间变成持久的快乐，让挑战变成成长)”可知，作者通过个人故事强调深度关注是幸福生活的源泉。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Today, this “negativity bias (偏见)” often backfires, making us trapped in problems and overlook good moments. Scientists warn that constant negativity twists thinking and lowers life satisfaction.(今天，这种“消极偏见”经常适得其反，使我们陷入困境，忽视了美好的时刻。科学家警告说，持续的消极会扭曲思维，降低生活满意度)”可知，现代生活中消极偏见削弱了享受生活的能力。故选B项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Try a “failure journal”: write down a setback (e.g., an argument), leave space, then return weeks later to note lessons learned (“I improved communication”). Months later, add positive outcomes (试着写一份“失败日记”：写下一次挫折（例如，一次争吵），留出空间，然后几周后再回来记下吸取的教训（“我改进了沟通”）。几个月后，加上积极的结果（“我们变得更亲密了”））可知，“失败日记”用于反思挫折并寻找积极结果。故选A项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“This involves savoring — and shows how you can use the practice to transform even unwelcome experiences into positive opportunities for growth and perspective. This reframing helps find meaning in difficulties, much like finding beauty in an imperfect drawing.(这涉及到品味——并向你展示了如何利用这种做法将不受欢迎的经历转化为积极的成长机会和观点。这种重构有助于在困难中找到意义，就像在不完美的图画中发现美一样。）可知，把“品味”比作“在不完美的绘画中寻找美”，旨在说明挑战可转化为成长。故选C项。 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。 How Star Wars Changed Movie-making Forever “May the force be with you!” If you are a Star Wars fan, then you have probably heard this phrase many times. ____16____ So many characters, devices, and phrases from the movie have become well-known. But you might be surprised to find out how much this movie has changed how movies are made. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” is how Star Wars begins. ____17____ In fact, it was quite old-fashioned. The story was typical science fiction with lots of drama, traditional characters and good battling evil, in space and in hand-to-hand fight. ____18____ People still talk about the light swords (剑) that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations. ____19____ When Star Wars first came out in 1977, most movie theaters were stand-alone buildings, with just one movie screen. Using the money Star Wars had made for them, movie-theater owners built more theaters, leading to the multiplexes (多影厅影院) that are common today. Theaters needed more movies to show on all the additional movie screens and in all the new multiplexes. So new movie companies sprang up, including small ones creating experimental movies. This creative freedom allowed fresh approaches to emerge.____20____ But, thanks to Star Wars, people got to see new types of movies. A. Its plot was not ground-breaking. B. Moviegoers had never seen anything like it. C. Some of the methods became popular and others failed. D. Thus, the audience began to enjoy science fiction movies there. E. If you are not a fan, you are still likely familiar with these words. F. If you are a movie maker, you may be inspired by this classic film. G. It was the special effects that made Star Wars stand out from other movies. 【答案】16. E 17. A 18. G 19. B 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，旨在探讨《星球大战》系列电影如何永久性地改变了电影制作的各个方面。 【16题详解】 根据空格前的句子“‘May the force be with you!’ If you are a Star Wars fan, then you have probably heard this phrase many times.(“愿原力与你同在！”如果你是《星球大战》的粉丝，那么你可能听过很多次这句话)”和空格后的句子“So many characters, devices, and phrases from the movie have become well-known.(电影中的许多角色、装置和短语已经家喻户晓)”可知，空格处的句子应该是对非粉丝的补充说明，强调即使不是粉丝，人们也可能会熟悉这些台词。E项“If you are not a fan, you are still likely familiar with these words.(即使你不是粉丝，你仍然可能熟悉这些话)”符合语境，补充了前文的讨论。故选E项。 【17题详解】 根据空格前的句子“‘A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…’ is how Star Wars begins.(“很久很久以前，在一个遥远的星系……”这就是《星球大战》的开头)”和空格后的句子“In fact, it was quite old-fashioned.(事实上，它是相当过时的)”可知，空格处的句子应该是对电影情节的进一步说明，强调其情节并不新颖。A项“Its plot was not ground-breaking.(它的剧情并不新颖)”符合语境，引出了后文关于电影情节的讨论。故选A项。 【18题详解】 根据空格后的句子“People still talk about the light swords (剑) that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations.(人们仍然在谈论可以切割、燃烧和熔化大多数物质的光剑。宇宙飞船在太空中疾驰，降落在巨大而逼真的空间站上)”可知，空格处的句子应该是关于电影中特效的突出表现。G项“It was the special effects that made Star Wars stand out from other movies(正是特效让《星球大战》从其他电影中脱颖而出)”符合语境，引出了后文关于特效的讨论。故选G项。 【19题详解】 根据空格前的句子“People still talk about the light swords (剑) that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations.(人们仍然在谈论可以切割、燃烧和熔化大多数物质的光剑。宇宙飞船在太空中疾驰，降落在巨大而逼真的空间站上)”可知，空格处的句子应该是对观众反应的描述，强调观众从未见过这样的场景。B项“Moviegoers had never seen anything like it.(电影观众从未见过这样的场景)”符合语境，补充了前文关于特效的讨论。故选B项。 【20题详解】 根据空格前的句子“So new movie companies sprang up, including small ones creating experimental movies. This creative freedom allowed fresh approaches to emerge.(于是，新的电影公司如雨后春笋般涌现，其中包括一些制作实验性电影的小公司。这种创造性的自由使新方法得以出现)”可知，空格处的句子应该是对这些新方法的总结，强调有些方法流行起来，有些则失败了。C项“Some of the methods became popular and others failed.(一些方法流行起来，而另一些则失败了)”符合语境，总结了前文关于新方法的讨论。故选C项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Last year, my 9-year-old son Leopold and I went on a ski trip to Keystone, Colorado. We made (a)n _____21_____ : say yes to everything, especially new experiences. Leopold is a picky eater and can _____22_____ to try new things, so I wanted to _____23_____ him without turning to old-fashioned advice like “You’ll never know if you like it unless you try.” When we arrived in Keystone, we started by trying new foods and _____24_____. I tasted a vegan meatball, and Leopold _____25_____ hash browns — an American potato dish. Neither of us loved it, but we both _____26_____ it as “not bad.” The next day, Leopold faced his fear of _____27_____ to ride a chairlift for snowboarding. I also _____28_____ myself for a ski on an advanced slope. Later, we even _____29_____ the coldness by trying an outdoor hot tub. It was freezing, but the experience was _____30_____. We continued saying yes on our spring break trip to St. Augustine, Florida, whose moonlit ghost tour gave us a thrill of pleasure and _____31_____. Then in Yellowstone, we went line dancing at a country-western bar, swinging our waists _____32_____. Our family _____33_____ continued through the whole summer, _____34_____ memories we’ll never forget. The whole experience _____35_____ a reminder: to step out of comfort zone and live life to the fullest. 21. A. agreement B. appointment C. difference D. effort 22. A. manage B. resolve C. expect D. hesitate 23. A. remind B. encourage C. promise D. force 24. A. approaches B. tricks C. games D. activities 25. A. sampled B. prepared C. served D. processed 26. A. explained B. pictured C. rated D. celebrated 27. A. ambition B. judgment C. height D. commitment 28. A. treated B. challenged C. justified D. prepared 29. A. survived B. braved C. skipped D. pursued 30. A. refreshing B. familiar C. reliable D. admirable 31. A. anticipation B. excitement C. gratitude D. curiosity 32. A. wildly B. gently C. peacefully D. skillfully 33. A. history B. tradition C. entertainment D. adventure 34. A. preserving B. recalling C. creating D. regaining 35. A. called for B. accounted for C. passed down to D. came down to 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过作者的自身经历，讲述了走出舒适圈，对更多的挑战说YES。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们达成了一个协议：对一切都说“是”，尤其是新的体验。A. agreement协议；B. appointment约会；C. difference差异；D. effort努力。根据后文“say yes to everything, especially new experiences.”可知，“对一切都说“是”，尤其是新的体验”是他们达成的协议。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：利奥波德是一个挑食的人，在尝试新事物的时候会犹豫，所以我想鼓励他，而不是求助于过时的建议，比如“除非你尝试，否则你永远不会知道你是否喜欢它。”A. manage设法；B. resolve决定；C. expect期待；D. hesitate犹豫。根据上文“Leopold is a picky eater and can”可知，儿子挑剔，对尝试新事物犹豫。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：利奥波德是一个挑食的人，在尝试新事物的时候会犹豫，所以我想鼓励他，而不是求助于过时的建议，比如“除非你尝试，否则你永远不会知道你是否喜欢它。”A. remind提醒；B. encourage鼓励；C. promise承诺；D. force迫使。根据后文“without turning to old-fashioned advice like “You’ll never know if you like it unless you try.”作者想鼓励挑剔的儿子尝试新事物，所以才达成了这个协议。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们到达Keystone时，我们开始尝试新的食物和活动。A. approaches方法；B. tricks技巧；C. games游戏；D. activities活动。根据后文“to ride a chairlift for snowboarding”可知，他们尝试了新的食物和活动。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我尝了一份素食肉丸，利奥波德尝了一份土豆饼——一种美式土豆。A. sampled品尝；B. prepared准备；C. served服务；D. processed加工。根据后文“hash browns — an American potato dish”可知，儿子品尝了新食物。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们都不喜欢它，但我们都认为它“不错”。A. explained解释；B. pictured想象；C. rated认为；D. celebrated庆祝。根据后文“it as “not bad.””可知，这里指认为食物“不错”。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，利奥波德克服了恐高的心理，坐上了升降椅，开始了单板滑雪。A. ambition抱负；B. judgment判断；C. height高度；D. commitment承诺。根据后文“to ride a chairlift”可知，儿子克服了恐高的心理，坐上了升降椅，故选C。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我还挑战了自己在高坡上滑雪的能力。A. treated对待；B. challenged挑战；C. justified辩解；D. prepared准备。根据后文“myself for a ski on an advanced slope”可知，这里指作者挑战自我，在高坡上滑雪。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，我们甚至冒着寒冷尝试了户外热水浴缸。A. survived生存；B. braved勇敢面对；C. skipped跳跃；D. pursued追求。根据后文“the coldness by trying an outdoor hot tub”可知，他们冒着寒冷尝试了户外热水浴缸，brave表示“勇敢面对”符合语境。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：天气很冷，但这种经历让人耳目一新。A. refreshing令人耳目一新的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. reliable可靠的；D. admirable令人钦佩的。结合上文“Later, we even  9  the coldness by trying an outdoor hot tub.”他们冒着寒冷尝试了户外热水浴缸，所以是令人耳目一新的经历。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在春假去佛罗里达圣奥古斯丁的旅行中，我们继续说愿意，那里月光下的幽灵之旅给了我们愉悦和兴奋的快感。A. anticipation预期；B. excitement激动；C. gratitude感激；D. curiosity好奇心。根据上文“gave us a thrill of pleasure and”可知，新的旅行给了他们愉悦和兴奋的快感。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后在黄石公园，我们去了一家西部乡村酒吧跳排舞，疯狂地扭动着腰。A. wildly野生地；B. gently温和地；C. peacefully和平地；D. skillfully熟练地。根据上文“we went line dancing at a country-western bar, swinging our waists”可知，他们去了一家西部乡村酒吧跳排舞，疯狂地扭动着腰。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的家庭冒险持续了整个夏天，创造了我们永远不会忘记的回忆。A. history历史；B. tradition传统；C. entertainment娱乐；D. adventure冒险。根据上文“to ride a chairlift for snowboarding”、“for a ski on an advanced slope”、“the coldness by trying an outdoor hot tub”可知，他们尝试了许多新的冒险，故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们的家庭冒险持续了整个夏天，创造了我们永远不会忘记的回忆。A. preserving保存；B. recalling回想起；C. creating创造；D. regaining恢复。根据后文“memories we’ll never forget”可知，这里指他们创造了难忘的回忆。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：整个经历都在提醒我们：走出舒适区，尽情享受生活。A. called for呼叫；B. accounted for解释；C. passed down to传承；D. came down to归结为。根据后文“a reminder: to step out of comfort zone and live life to the fullest”可知，这里指经历最后归结于一个提醒：走出舒适区，尽情享受生活。故选D。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号单词的正确形式。 On December 28th, 2021, a winter fishing-themed tourist festival opened at Chagan Lake — one of China’s largest freshwater lakes, ____36____ (mark) the beginning of the golden season for winter fishing. Over twenty activities ____37____ (hold) during the annual festival, which runs through Feb 28 next year. The highlight of the event is skiing contests, nature watching and an ice dragon boat ____38____ (compete). Yet mere decades ago, Chagan Lake was a very different place. By the end of the 1970s, the lake had been cut down ____39____only dozens of square kilometers due to drought and overfishing. Thanks to the government’ efforts ____40____ (restore) Chagan to its former glory, the lake now covers ____41____ area of 500 square kilometers, ____42____ its fish resources have also recovered. The lake has received more than 1.8 million visitors so far this year, a 29.4% increase ____43____ (compare) with the same period of the previous year. The charm of ice fishing at Chagan Lake lies in keeping the fishing culture of our ____44____ (ancestor) alive and carrying it forward hand-drilling holes through the thick ice and lowering nets into the ____45____ (frost) waters to catch fish. The technique has been listed in a national-level form of intangible cultural heritage. 【答案】36. marking 37. will be held 38. competition 39. to 40. to restore 41. an 42. and 43. compared 44. ancestors 45. frosty 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了查干湖冬捕旅游节以及查干湖的生态保护情况。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：2021年12月28日，中国最大的淡水湖之一查干湖冬季捕鱼主题旅游节开幕，标志着冬季捕鱼黄金季节的开始。“(mark) the beginning of the golden season for winter fishing”作伴随状语，mark(标志)用非谓语动词形式，与其逻辑主语“a winter fishing-themed tourist festival”之间是主动关系，用现在分词表主动。故填marking。 【37题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：在每年一度的节日期间将举行20多项活动，该节日将持续到明年2月28日。hold(举行)是谓语动词，与主语“Over twenty activities”之间是被动关系，结合时间状语“during the annual festival, which runs through Feb 28 next year”可知，描述将来的事情，要用一般将来时的被动语态。故填will be held。 【38题详解】 考查名词。句意：活动的亮点是滑雪比赛、自然观赏和冰上龙舟比赛。空处作宾语，用名词competition，意为“比赛”，空格前有不定冠词an修饰，用单数形式。故填competition。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：到20世纪70年代末，由于干旱和过度捕捞，查干湖已缩减到只有几十平方公里。cut down to是固定短语，表示“缩减到”。故填to。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：多亏了政府恢复查干湖昔日的辉煌的努力，查干湖现在面积达500平方公里，鱼类资源也得到了恢复。“(restore) Chagan to its former glory”作后置定语，名词efforts后常用不定式作后置定语，表示“……的努力”。故填to restore。 【41题详解】 考查冠词。句意：多亏了政府恢复查干湖昔日的辉煌的努力，查干湖现在面积达500平方公里，鱼类资源也得到了恢复。area(面积)是可数名词，此处泛指“500平方公里的面积”，且area发音以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an修饰。故填an。 【42题详解】 考查连词。句意：多亏了政府努力恢复查干湖昔日的辉煌，查干湖现在面积达500平方公里，鱼类资源也得到了恢复。“the lake now covers area of 500 square kilometers”和“its fish resources have also recovered”是两个并列的分句，用连词and连接。故填and。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：今年到目前为止，该湖已接待游客超过180万人次，与去年同期相比增长了29.4%。“(compare) with the same period of the previous year”作比较状语，compare(比较)用非谓语动词形式，与其逻辑主语“a 29.4% increase”之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动。故填compared。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意：查干湖冰上捕鱼的魅力在于让我们的祖先的捕鱼文化得以延续，并代代相传——在厚厚的冰上手钻洞，把网放入冰冷的水中捕鱼。ancestor(祖先)是可数名词，有“our”修饰，祖先不止一个，用复数形式。故填ancestors。 【45题详解】 考查形容词。句意：查干湖冰上捕鱼的魅力在于让我们的祖先的捕鱼文化得以延续，并代代相传——在厚厚的冰上手钻洞，把网放入冰冷的水中捕鱼。提示词修饰名词waters，用形容词frosty作定语，意为“冰冷的”。故填frosty。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假设你是李华，你校将举办一场以“中国航空航天成就（Achievements of China’s Aerospace）”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你给外教Mr. Smith写一封邮件，邀请他担任评委。内容包括： 1.比赛的时间、地点； 2.比赛的内容 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mr. Smith, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Mr. Smith, Hope this email finds you well. I’m Li Hua, writing to invite you to be a judge for the upcoming English speech contest in our school. The contest will be held in the school auditorium at 2 p.m. next Friday. Centered around the theme “Achievements of China’s Aerospace”, it aims to arouse students’ interest in aerospace and improve their English-speaking skills. We believe your profound knowledge and rich experience will bring professional and valuable insights to the contest. Your presence would surely make this event more successful. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给外教Mr. Smith写一封邮件，邀请他担任以“中国航空航天成就（Achievements of China’s Aerospace）”为主题的英语演讲比赛的评委。 【详解】1.词汇积累 即将到来的：upcoming→forthcoming 比赛：contest→competition 举办：hold→host 宝贵的：valuable→precious 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m Li Hua, writing to invite you to be a judge for the upcoming English speech contest in our school. 拓展句：I’m Li Hua, writing to invite you to be a judge for the English speech contest which will be held in our school. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Hope this email finds you well. (运用了that引导的宾语从句，省略了that) [高分句型2] We believe your profound knowledge and rich experience will bring professional and valuable insights to the contest. (运用了that引导的宾语从句，省略了that) 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 There was a time in my life when I enjoyed violin very much. But when it came to performing in front of other people, I always became nervous and got discouraged frequently with my inability to play as well as I could when practicing alone. The fear of making mistakes made my hand tremble, overshadowing the joy I found in music. I worried that a single wrong note would break the connection I hoped to create with my listeners. Determined to overcome this fear, I joined my high school orchestra (管弦乐队) as a freshmen. At our first class, the conductor announced that we would have the opportunity to perform in San Antonio, and everyone was excited about the trip. A few weeks before the actual trip, one of my friends sent me a video of Joshua Bell, a well-known violinist, performing at a subway station. I was particularly fascinated by one piece that he played for the passersby. And he earned $32.17 for that piece. I was deeply moved by the emotional richness and complexity of the piece, and I felt a strong desire to express its beauty. I imagined myself performing it confidently, just like Bell. I started practicing it like crazy. However, the difficulty of the piece and the constant repetitions and adjustments wore me out to the point where I almost considered just giving up. But it was a worthy challenge and I thought I could master it, with my unique style. Several weeks later, our orchestra group were staying at a hotel in San Antonio. As we were hanging out, we found a beautiful courtyard just in front of the hotel. The friend who sent me the video and I were talking about how Joshua Bell’s performance at the subway station went viral on the social media. 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。 Suddenly, he suggested that I play for the hotel customers in the courtyard. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I tried not to mind the mistakes halfway through the performance as before. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Suddenly, he suggested that I play for the hotel customers in the courtyard. At first, I was hesitant. The fear of making mistakes and embarrassing myself in front of others welled up inside me. But then I thought of Joshua Bell’s performance in the subway station. He played with such passion and dedication regardless of the setting. I took a deep breath, nodded, and got my violin ready. I walked to the center of the courtyard, and as I started to play, all eyes turned towards me. I tried not to mind the mistakes halfway through the performance as before. Instead, I focused on the music itself, on expressing the beauty and emotion that I had felt when I first listened to the piece. I remembered the countless hours of practice, the determination to master this challenge. Gradually, I lost myself in the music. When I finished, there was a moment of silence, and then warm applause filled the courtyard. I looked around, seeing smiles on the faces of the hotel customers. A sense of accomplishment washed over me. I had finally overcome my fear and connected with the audience through the music. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了 作者曾经热爱小提琴，但在人前表演时总会因害怕犯错而紧张，影响发挥。为了克服恐惧，作者高一加入了学校管弦乐队，并之后将有机会在圣安东尼奥演出。一次，朋友给作者发了著名小提琴家约书亚·贝尔在地铁站表演的视频，作者被他演奏的曲目打动，决定练习并以独特风格演绎。几周后，作者所在的管弦乐队在圣安东尼奥的酒店停留，作者和朋友聊起约书亚·贝尔在地铁站的表演，这时朋友提议作者在酒店庭院为顾客演奏。 【详解】 1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“突然，他建议我在院子里为酒店顾客表演。”可知，第一段可描写作者刚开始很犹豫，因为一直以来在人前表演会紧张的心理还在，但是想到约书亚·贝尔在地铁站的表演后，作者决定尝试。于是作者开始演奏。 ②由第二段首句内容“我试图不像以前那样介意表演中的错误。”可知，第二段可描写作者专注于表演，并回忆起自己练习的时光，这给作者增强了信心。演奏结束后，响起了热烈的掌声，作者终于克服了自己的恐惧。 2.续写线索：犹豫——想到约书亚·贝尔在地铁站的表演——决定尝试——专注于演奏——观众热烈鼓掌——克服了恐惧 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①集中于：focus on/concentrate on ②表达：express/convey ③记得：remember/memorize 情绪类 ①恐惧：fear/fright ②激情：passion/enthusiasm 【点睛】[高分句型1] I walked to the center of the courtyard, and as I started to play, all eyes turned towards me.(运用了as引导的时间状语从句) [高分句型2] Instead, I focused on the music itself, on expressing the beauty and emotion that I had felt when I first listened to the piece.(运用了关系代词that引导的限制性定语从句和when引导的时间状语从句) [高分句型3] When I finished, there was a moment of silence, and then warm applause filled the courtyard.(运用了when引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024-2025学年度高二五月份模块检测 英语试题 时量：120分钟 满分：150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. What does the woman like about her new computer? A. Its big screen. B. Its starting up speed. C. Its processing ability. 2. What is the weather probably like today? A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 3. How does the woman sound? A. Relieved. B. Amused. C. Upset. 4. Where did the woman’s new English teacher attend university? A. In South Korea. B. In Ireland. C. In Britain. 5. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. A friendship problem. B. A clothing issue. C. A money trouble. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. On the Internet. C. In a school. 7. What does Todd suggest? A. Getting ideas from more members. B. Looking for effective messaging software. C. Scheduling time to talk directly every day. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Parent and child. B. Teacher and student. C. Grandparent and grandchild. 9. Why should the girl learn calligraphy in the man’s opinion? A. To develop her personality. B. To maintain the cultural tradition. C. To help her write characters beautifully. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10. How does the man seem to feel? A. Pleased. B. Bored. C. Confused. 11. What have the speakers probably just done? A. They’ve collected cards. B. They’ve fed some animals. C. They’ve watched a cartoon. 12. What animal is a “pika” most closely related to? A. Mice. B. Rabbits. C. Squirrels. 13. What nationality is the woman probably? A. Canadian. B. British. C. Japanese. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. How tall is Lisa Leslie? A. 196 cm. B. 175 cm. C. 155 cm. 15. What advantage do shorter figure skaters have according to the woman? A. They’re more energetic. B. They’re less likely to fall. C. They’re able to jump higher. 16. Which sport is the “overweight” athlete probably famous for? A. Long-distance running. B. Weightlifting. C. Wrestling. 17. What does the woman learn from the photo? A. To start exercising more. B. To focus more on the inside than the outside. C. To better appreciate her own body’s abilities. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Which city library did Mychal work in? A. Fairfield. B. San Jose. C. Phoenix. 19. Why did Mychal stop working at the library? A. He got a better job working for PBS. B. He wanted to go back to university. C. He struggled with the impact of fame. 20. What is the purpose of the speaker’s talk? A. To present a guest. B. To introduce a library. C. To promote a reading activity. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Turtle Rescue Mission: Volunteering in Sri Lanka Join a meaningful mission to protect endangered sea turtles on the beaches of Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka. The project focuses on rehabilitating injured turtles and ensuring the survival of baby turtles in the ocean. Currently, around 30 turtles at the center, injured by fishing nets, ocean waste, or human activities, rely on volunteers’ care. The center also hatches and releases hundreds of turtle eggs each season to boost the population. Details: Start Dates: Weekly on Saturdays or Sundays Duration: At least 2 weeks Age Requirement: 16 years old and above Accommodation: Shared rooms in the volunteer house Training: All volunteers must attend a 7-day protection training in Kandy before the project. The training covers turtle conservation knowledge and task preparation. Volunteer Duties: Turtle Care: Clean tanks, prepare meals, and feed the turtles. Nest Monitoring: Track turtle nests, gather population data, and learn species identification. Hatchling Release: Help safely release newly born turtles into the sea. Community Outreach: Collaborate with local fishermen and residents to raise awareness about turtle protection. Notice: Volunteers are advised to avoid high-risk social spots like beach bars or pubs. The organization will not take responsibility for incidents occurring during interactions with locals or tourists in these areas. 1. What is the main purpose of the project? A. To develop coastal tourism in Sri Lanka. B. To research ocean pollution causes. C. To protect sea turtle populations. D. To train volunteers for marine careers. 2. What must volunteers do before starting the project? A. Pass a swimming test. B. Complete a week’s training in Kandy. C. Learn local fishing skills. D. Sign the responsibility agreement. 3. What should a volunteer be responsible for? A. Designing new turtle tanks. B. Organizing beach clean-ups. C. Teaching English to residents. D. Assisting with baby turtle releases. Our family sat around the dining table, trying hard to think of an idea. We wanted to make a scarecrow (稻草人) to enter it into the 2024 Scarecrow Festival. The scarecrow festival had started during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, in an attempt to lift people’s spirits. It was a hit, and had become an annual event, getting bigger each year, with around 50 scarecrows being entered in 2023. As well as the scarecrow display, dotted along a 14km section of road, there are market stalls, games, food and entertainment. And all the money made goes back into community projects. The scarecrows are judged on different categories, such as the funniest and the most traditional. “Why don’t we make Crowgun this year?” Pearl, my elder son, suggested. The idea was a nod to Australian breakdancer (霹雳舞者) Rachael Louise Gunn, 37, who became famous after her performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “That’s a great idea,” I said. We bought a parachute sports suit from a second-hand store and filled it with hay. Shaping Crowgun into a break-dancing pose was challenging — metal wires hidden inside let us twist its arms and legs upside down. As we were carefully adjusting its break-dancing pose, the kids couldn’t help but burst into laughter. On festival day, over 50 scarecrows lined the 14km road. Our Crowgun was there among them, standing next to figures like Marilyn Monroe, a huge spider. Pearl got a little scared when she saw the hairy legs of the spider, but she couldn’t help smiling at how energetic our Crowgun looked. Neighbors chatted at food stalls while kids played games nearby. When Crowgun won “the Funniest Scarecrow,” we cheered excitedly. Pearl’s face lit up with joy as I praised his clever idea. Now, we’re thinking about next year’s design. This festival proves even small towns can create big joy. To other rural communities: try something similar! Laughter and teamwork truly bring people together. 4. Why was the scarecrow festival originally started? A. To compete with neighboring towns’ affairs. B. To raise funds for rebuilding homes after disasters. C. To promote local sports clubs like the cricket team. D. To uplift the community during COVID-19 and hardships. 5. What made the family finally choose to create “Crowgun”? A. Pearl’s creative idea offering a fresh twist. B. Their aim to celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics. C. Their desire to honor a famous athlete. D. Breakdancing scarecrows being easier to make. 6. What do the community members think of the festival? A. They consider it as overly competitive. B. They prefer fundraising to creativity. C. They prefer smaller, simpler affairs. D. They value it as a unifying and joyful tradition. 7. What message does the text convey? A. Sports-themed events are essential for rural towns. B. Creativity and teamwork can strengthen small communities. C. Children’s ideas always lead to success in competitions. D. Traditional scarecrow designs are losing popularity. Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter bubble (数字滤泡) , crafted for us alone and designed to serve commercial interests. This future is like 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his life within a reality TV show designed by a studio. Large language models (LLM), won’t turn our lives into reality TV shows. Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections. Many companies are developing individualized LLM. The principle is that AI will learn about individual users and adapt accordingly. If you’re a superfan of a football team, you’ll be fed updates and ads tailored to your interests. This may sound harmless. But the next step is to use LLM to create memes (模因，网络梗), or even fake articles. This is a miserable reality because there are neither computational methods nor moral guidelines in place to ensure that the information you receive is true. But just as frightening as the lack of regard for the truth is an even scarier element. You will no longer have such an accurate understanding of the football team as anyone else’s. You will run on information generated only for yourself. This vision is unsettling, even in sports and entertainment. But what of education? Politics? With the fall of the press and division of everything, conversations around holiday table have already become impossible for many extended families. Bad as the current situation might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today’s echo chambers (信息茧房). Soon, our bubbles will become smaller and smaller, until our digital worlds involve only ourselves. As a society, with no shared understanding of the world, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions. What’s the way out? Find your entertainment in spaces with actual people, exchanging thoughts and creations with each other. Even online, we must keep our understanding of the world grounded in human-authored documents and artifacts. Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of realness; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conversations that speakers cared enough to have. 8. Why is The Truman Show in Paragraph 1 mentioned? A. To make a comparison. B. To illustrate a situation. C. To support an argument. D. To propose a suggestion. 9. What may personalized AI agents do according to the text? A. Cutting individuals off in false realities. B. Confirming the credibility of the content. C. Standing by the companies’ moral values. D. Improving user behavior by feeding targeted ads. 10. What can be inferred from the text? A. AI has raised concerns over privacy. B. LLMs are in need of faster tech upgrade. C. Echo chambers weaken collective decision-making. D. Technology development results in a divided society. 11. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. AI and the Future of Human Interaction B. AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show C. The Truman Show Predicts AI’s Impact on Media D. Digital Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations My late mother was an artist of some renown in the Pacific Northwest. Over her many-decades career, her paintings evolved from highly representational watercolors into mixed-media abstracts. Growing up, I could draw a little myself and enjoyed doing so, but I never had her talent. Once, I asked her how I could improve. I supposed I expected her to say something like “Practice 10,000 hours.” Instead, she told me to look at what I wanted to draw. I stared at a tree, noticing details I’d ignored before: the rough bark, shifting shadows, and delicate leaves. Drawing each detail carefully, I created my best work yet. More importantly, I discovered the joy of truly observing the world. This act of deep attention is called savoring — a skill that enriches both art and life. Psychologists define it as “fully appreciating positive moments,” like enjoying a sunset or reliving happy memories. Studies show savoring activates the brain’s reward system, reduces sadness, and boosts happiness. In experiments, people who focused on daily positive experiences became happier, especially those with fewer good moments. Savoring also creates vivid, lasting memories of joy. Yet humans naturally focus on negatives — a survival instinct from ancestors who needed to avoid dangers. Today, this “negativity bias (偏见)” often backfires, making us trapped in problems and overlook good moments. Scientists warn that constant negativity twists thinking and lowers life satisfaction. The solution? Practice savoring. Start with positive moments: pause to enjoy a meal or a friend’s laugh. But challenges can also be savored. Try a “failure journal”: write down a setback (e.g., an argument), leave space, then return weeks later to note lessons learned (“I improved communication”). Months later, add positive outcomes (“We grew closer”). This involves savoring — and shows how you can use the practice to transform even unwelcome experiences into positive opportunities for growth and perspective. This reframing helps find meaning in difficulties, much like finding beauty in an imperfect drawing. My mother’s advice wasn’t just about art — it was about living. By observing deeply, we uncover hidden layers in both the ordinary and the difficult. Savoring turns fleeting moments into lasting joy and challenges into growth. That’s the true art of life. 12. What does the author focus on by the personal story? A. Observing the world is essential for a painting. B. Every detail deserves attention when drawing. C. Deep attention is a source of living a happy life. D. Savoring is a skill of truly observing the world. 13. What does the author imply about “negativity bias” in modern life? A. It is necessary for survival today. B. It reduces our ability to enjoy life. C. It helps us avoid dangers effectively. D. It improves people’s life satisfaction. 14. According to the text, what is a “failure journal” used for? A. Reflecting on setbacks to find positive results. B. Tracking mistakes to avoid errors in the future. C. Recording positive moments and the emotions. D. Keeping track of the interpersonal relationships. 15. Why does the author compare “savoring” to “finding beauty in an imperfect drawing”? A. To explain that art involves accepting flaws. B. To criticize people who focus on negativity. C. To show challenges can be changed into growth. D. To argue that art is more important than science. 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。 How Star Wars Changed Movie-making Forever “May the force be with you!” If you are a Star Wars fan, then you have probably heard this phrase many times. ____16____ So many characters, devices, and phrases from the movie have become well-known. But you might be surprised to find out how much this movie has changed how movies are made. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” is how Star Wars begins. ____17____ In fact, it was quite old-fashioned. The story was typical science fiction with lots of drama, traditional characters and good battling evil, in space and in hand-to-hand fight. ____18____ People still talk about the light swords (剑) that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations. ____19____ When Star Wars first came out in 1977, most movie theaters were stand-alone buildings, with just one movie screen. Using the money Star Wars had made for them, movie-theater owners built more theaters, leading to the multiplexes (多影厅影院) that are common today. Theaters needed more movies to show on all the additional movie screens and in all the new multiplexes. So new movie companies sprang up, including small ones creating experimental movies. This creative freedom allowed fresh approaches to emerge.____20____ But, thanks to Star Wars, people got to see new types of movies. A. Its plot was not ground-breaking. B. Moviegoers had never seen anything like it. C. Some of the methods became popular and others failed. D. Thus, the audience began to enjoy science fiction movies there. E. If you are not a fan, you are still likely familiar with these words. F. If you are a movie maker, you may be inspired by this classic film. G. It was the special effects that made Star Wars stand out from other movies. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Last year, my 9-year-old son Leopold and I went on a ski trip to Keystone, Colorado. We made (a)n _____21_____ : say yes to everything, especially new experiences. Leopold is a picky eater and can _____22_____ to try new things, so I wanted to _____23_____ him without turning to old-fashioned advice like “You’ll never know if you like it unless you try.” When we arrived in Keystone, we started by trying new foods and _____24_____. I tasted a vegan meatball, and Leopold _____25_____ hash browns — an American potato dish. Neither of us loved it, but we both _____26_____ it as “not bad.” The next day, Leopold faced his fear of _____27_____ to ride a chairlift for snowboarding. I also _____28_____ myself for a ski on an advanced slope. Later, we even _____29_____ the coldness by trying an outdoor hot tub. It was freezing, but the experience was _____30_____. We continued saying yes on our spring break trip to St. Augustine, Florida, whose moonlit ghost tour gave us a thrill of pleasure and _____31_____. Then in Yellowstone, we went line dancing at a country-western bar, swinging our waists _____32_____. Our family _____33_____ continued through the whole summer, _____34_____ memories we’ll never forget. The whole experience _____35_____ a reminder: to step out of comfort zone and live life to the fullest. 21. A. agreement B. appointment C. difference D. effort 22. A. manage B. resolve C. expect D. hesitate 23. A. remind B. encourage C. promise D. force 24. A. approaches B. tricks C. games D. activities 25. A. sampled B. prepared C. served D. processed 26. A. explained B. pictured C. rated D. celebrated 27. A. ambition B. judgment C. height D. commitment 28. A. treated B. challenged C. justified D. prepared 29. A. survived B. braved C. skipped D. pursued 30. A. refreshing B. familiar C. reliable D. admirable 31. A. anticipation B. excitement C. gratitude D. curiosity 32. A. wildly B. gently C. peacefully D. skillfully 33. A. history B. tradition C. entertainment D. adventure 34. A. preserving B. recalling C. creating D. regaining 35. A. called for B. accounted for C. passed down to D. came down to 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号单词的正确形式。 On December 28th, 2021, a winter fishing-themed tourist festival opened at Chagan Lake — one of China’s largest freshwater lakes, ____36____ (mark) the beginning of the golden season for winter fishing. Over twenty activities ____37____ (hold) during the annual festival, which runs through Feb 28 next year. The highlight of the event is skiing contests, nature watching and an ice dragon boat ____38____ (compete). Yet mere decades ago, Chagan Lake was a very different place. By the end of the 1970s, the lake had been cut down ____39____only dozens of square kilometers due to drought and overfishing. Thanks to the government’ efforts ____40____ (restore) Chagan to its former glory, the lake now covers ____41____ area of 500 square kilometers, ____42____ its fish resources have also recovered. The lake has received more than 1.8 million visitors so far this year, a 29.4% increase ____43____ (compare) with the same period of the previous year. The charm of ice fishing at Chagan Lake lies in keeping the fishing culture of our ____44____ (ancestor) alive and carrying it forward hand-drilling holes through the thick ice and lowering nets into the ____45____ (frost) waters to catch fish. The technique has been listed in a national-level form of intangible cultural heritage. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假设你是李华，你校将举办一场以“中国航空航天成就（Achievements of China’s Aerospace）”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你给外教Mr. Smith写一封邮件，邀请他担任评委。内容包括： 1.比赛的时间、地点； 2.比赛的内容 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mr. Smith, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 There was a time in my life when I enjoyed violin very much. But when it came to performing in front of other people, I always became nervous and got discouraged frequently with my inability to play as well as I could when practicing alone. The fear of making mistakes made my hand tremble, overshadowing the joy I found in music. I worried that a single wrong note would break the connection I hoped to create with my listeners. Determined to overcome this fear, I joined my high school orchestra (管弦乐队) as a freshmen. At our first class, the conductor announced that we would have the opportunity to perform in San Antonio, and everyone was excited about the trip. A few weeks before the actual trip, one of my friends sent me a video of Joshua Bell, a well-known violinist, performing at a subway station. I was particularly fascinated by one piece that he played for the passersby. And he earned $32.17 for that piece. I was deeply moved by the emotional richness and complexity of the piece, and I felt a strong desire to express its beauty. I imagined myself performing it confidently, just like Bell. I started practicing it like crazy. However, the difficulty of the piece and the constant repetitions and adjustments wore me out to the point where I almost considered just giving up. But it was a worthy challenge and I thought I could master it, with my unique style. Several weeks later, our orchestra group were staying at a hotel in San Antonio. As we were hanging out, we found a beautiful courtyard just in front of the hotel. The friend who sent me the video and I were talking about how Joshua Bell’s performance at the subway station went viral on the social media. 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。 Suddenly, he suggested that I play for the hotel customers in the courtyard. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I tried not to mind the mistakes halfway through the performance as before. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $