上海复旦大学附属复兴中学等学校2025-2026学年第二学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷

2025学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：140分 I. Listening Comprehension (25分) Section A (10分) Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Teacher and student. B. IT engineer and customer. C. Colleagues. D. Husband and wife. 2. A. $115. B. $20. C. $95. D. $80. 3. A. Continue the STEM class. B. Consult the director of the STEM department. C. Take a more useful class. D. Persuade his son to give up the STEM class. 4. A. Take the woman to the station. B. Take care of his own things. C. Find out when the next bus leaves. D. Show the woman the way to the station. 5. A. Buy electronic devices. B. Do some housework. C. Repair the car. D. Go window shopping. 6. A. Schedules of a game. B. Orders with the suppliers. C. Outline of the presentation. D. Preparations for a meeting. 7. A. She doesn’t know the requirements. B. She lacks inspiration for her essay. C. She doesn’t know what to write when walking. D. She is unable to give the man some ideas. 8. A. Set fewer goals next year. B. Come up with a force. C. Monitor progress for each other. D. Join an organization. 9. A. Dressing professionally improves his thinking. B. Wearing a tie makes him look smarter. C. Looking handsome is what he wants. D. Buying the shirt costs him a lot. 10. A. The man asks for a mountain-view room. B. The hotel offers the man an alternative. C. Few customers can receive an upgraded service. D. The woman demands an apology. Section B (15分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. restart the speech as it has been planned. B. ignore the mistakes. C. Make a wise apology. D. Stop for a moment and get the place right. 12. A. To illustrate good way to deliver a speech. B. To emphasize the importance of repetition. C. To indicate listeners’ attention on the message itself. D. To warn people of the obvious mistakes in the speech. 13. A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker. B. How to Make a Perfect Speech. C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech. D. Don’t Forgive Mistakes in a Speech. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Snow or ice sculptures. B. Parades on roads. C. Chalk drawings on pavements. D. Sand paintings. 15. A. He prefers to do his art work alone. B. He mostly creates his works in cities. C. He usually spends a short while creating. D. He has attracted many people in fashion industry. 16. A. Why art is not easy to forget. B. The history of temporary art. C. A “temporary” artist and his works. D. How to make impressive temporary art. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following dialogue. 17. A. London. B. Barcelona. C. Madrid. D. Iceland. 18. A. She intended to meet more customers. B. Her ship was delayed by the wind. C. Clouds of volcano ash affected health. D. Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled. 19. A. She flew home from Southampton. B. She had a tough journey back home. C. She enjoyed the lovely scenery in Spain. D. She managed to book a plane ticket at last. 20. A. He paid little attention to the news media. B. He didn’t care about others’ lives. C. He was unemployed for too long. D. He was too busy to make preparations. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A (10分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Building a safe environment for kids What is the best way to keep my children safe online and on social media? How can they benefit from the learning and connecting opportunities ____1____ (provide) by the Internet, without putting them at risk or affecting their mental health? Should or shouldn’t I limit their access? These are the questions that millions of parents — especially those of teenage children —____2____ (ask) themselves. Digital platforms, governments and children’s organizations such as UNICEF are also wrestling with the same issues. ____3____ social media can support learning and help children stay connected with friends and family, excessive use has been linked to negative mental health outcomes, including isolation, depression and anxiety. Social media also provides a channel for cyberbullying, largely due to anonymity. It also serves ____4____ an avenue through which sexual predators can groom children. Despite these concerns, evidence on the direct link between social media use and mental health remains limited. Australia, the first country ____5____ (implement) a social media ban for children, has now, launched an evaluation to better understand the impact of these restrictions. More evidence on this is needed globally. Nonetheless, temporary measures ____6____ be taken to protect children now. In response, UNICEF has developed global guidelines for parents, companies and governments on ____7____ to approach social media restrictions in a way that prioritizes the best interests of children. UNICEF believes that age restrictions can be a tool for promoting online safety, but they must be implemented in ways that also safeguard children’s privacy and uphold their right to participate online. Without careful design, a blanket social media ban risks ____8____ (drive) children underground, encouraging them to create fake profiles or use others’ identities to bypass restrictions, ____9____ can actually put them at greater risk. Evidence shows that weak age verification systems enable children to bypass protections intended for their age group. To genuinely protect children, UNICEF recommends ____10____ (broad) strategies that address the problem at its source. This needs action from companies, governments and families. Section B (10分) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. estimated B. feasible C. localized D. striking E. category F. avenues G. endeavor H. festive I. exceeding J. magnifier K. partnering Blockbuster movies shaping cultural exchange Zootopia 2 has become the highest-grossing (票房最高的) imported film in Chinese box office history, earning more than 4.25 billion yuan. What proved even more ____11____, however, was the craze beyond the theater. Cashing in on the excitement of the film’s release, more than 60 domestic brands reportedly launched co-branded products, spanning, designer toys, coffee, snacks, cosmetics, mobile games and even automobiles. Nearly every major consumer ____12____ was covered. Similarly, the domestic IP Ne Zha 2 saw its post-film merchandise gain momentum over nearly a year, ____13____ with more than 23 brands across sectors such as child care, digital products, food and beverages and collectible toys. By incorporating traditional Chinese cultural elements during festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival, the franchise (系列电影) achieved a(n) ____14____ total commercial value of 30 to 35 billion yuan. In the past, film revenues relied mainly on box office and copyright sales. Today, the post-film industry has become a powerful ____15____ of IP value. Data show that for mature film IPs, post-film products can account for over 60 percent of total revenue, far ____16____ box office earnings. The rapid growth of the post-film industry has also opened new ____17____ for cultural exchange between China and the rest of the world. High-quality foreign IP s and their post-film products are allowing audiences in China to experience the appeal of different cultures beyond the screen. Hollywood has actively adapted its IP strategies to the Chinese market. Zootopia 2, for instance, was released during the Year of the Snake and promoted a key character, Gary the snake, whose name was humorously ____18____ for Chinese audiences. Shanghai Disneyland adjusted the operation of its Zootopia zone in sync with the film’s promotion, creating ____19____ experiences tailored to the Year of the Snake. As international film exchanges deepen, Chinese cinema must continue to learn from global experience while confidently sharing its own cultural narratives. At the heart of this ____20____ lies sincere storytelling. Only by telling stories that genuinely resonate can IP value remain vibrant. III. Reading Comprehension (30分) Section A (15分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. College freshmen who just arrived on campus have heard that college exists mainly for the sake of work. Colleges themselves ____21____ their graduates’ employment rates, starting salaries and career networks as major selling points. A majority of students say that getting a better job is a ____22____ reason for going to college. They want to ____23____ that their degrees will lead to higher earnings. That’s a ____24____, because this mentality leaves no room for what college should primarily be about: not work but leisure. College is a unique time to discover ____25____ like an ear for poetry, or a keen moral imagination. These may not pay off ____26____, but they are part of who you are. It allows your mind to branch out, grow and blossom. Philosopher Josef Pieper might have said that when students see college exclusively in terms of work, they ____27____ their own humanity. “The point and the justification of leisure,” he wrote, are not that they make it possible for people to “function faultlessly and without ____28____” but rather that they make it possible for workers to remain human. ____29____, Pieper argued, is actually a part of work, keeping you in good working order. He saw leisure as both ____30____ our full humanity and pointing beyond its limitations. When I was in college, one of my professors lived in a dorm as a faculty adviser. He invited students in for coffee and conversation about anything — literature, science, politics. At that time, I knew almost nothing of his life beyond the university. But I saw in his broad curiosity and his comfort with ____31____ discussion a way of life I never before imagined. It was the life of the mind. Precious few areas of American life are not ____32____ by work. College professors often contribute to the problem. We fly through a hundred slides in a 50-minute lecture. We pride ourselves on how ____33____ our classes are. It’s not easy to make space for leisure within universities that look increasingly like ____34____. Still, at their best, colleges offer an alternative to the culture that ____35____ people solely for their labor. Yes, a college education will help someone earn more in a career. That’s a good thing. But life is much more than work. 21. A. undertake B. boast C. estimate D. access 22. A. secondary B. unique C. major D. primitive 23. A. ensure B. acknowledge C. deny D. convince 24. A. wonder B. shame C. success D. point 25. A. opportunities B. peers C. specialties D. capacities 26. A. mentally B. financially C. culturally D. academically 27. A. deny B. project C. demonstrate D. include 28. A. pause B. flaw C. breakdown D. doubt 29. A. Human B. Salary C. Degree D. Rest 30. A. preparing B. activating C. withdrawing D. ruining 31. A. informed B. sensible C. unhurried D. literary 32. A. settled B. approached C. dominated D. dismissed 33. A. difficult B. educational C. interactive D. tolerant 34. A. ivory towers B. middle schools C. science labs D. corporations 35. A. pays B. aims C. rejects D. values Section B (22分) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) For me, I was unaware of pizza’s healing value until I had kids. I adopted my older son, Alyosha, in Russia when he was 7. We had a good start. But one day, when he was 8, something didn’t go his way. He was still getting English under his belt, and, having not won in the matter, he announced, “I want to go back to Russia.” I looked on as he walked out the door. Then I caught up and walked alongside him as he made his way down the street. “It’s far,” I told him. He replied, “I walk.” I added, “There’s an ocean between here and Russia.” He responded, “I take a boat.” Finally, I suggested, “How about pizza?” “He responded, OK.” He never made it to Russia. When my second son came along, the waters of his life with me were roiled in his sixth year, when he wanted to play with a 5-year-old girl in a neighbor’s family. One cold, dark evening, he intended to visit Diana against my wishes. I had quite a time locating him, but I eventually found him standing on a traffic island, tears coursing down his cheeks because he couldn’t figure out how to navigate the crossing. I threw a jacket around him and gathered him into my arms. “How about pizza?” He wiped his tears on his sleeve and sniffed, “OK.” A short while later his persistence was eased by the sweet taste of pizza. Both of these adventures suggested the enduring value of what I call “the pizza cure”. Its beauty lies in its simplicity. By way of example, one of my students recently told a minor personal crisis to me. Nothing I said could pull him out of his marsh of hopelessness, so I acted. I took him to a local pizza joint and watched as he tucked into a pizza. Moments later the clouds had parted and the light shone through. The world once again seemed manageable. To appropriate a well-worked saying, a slice of pizza is sometimes worth a thousand words of comfort. 36. Why did Alyosha want to go back to Russia? A. He was forced to learn English and didn’t want to. B. He didn’t win an award for English at school. C. His learning English was not going well. D. He missed Russia his home country a lot. 37. What does the underlined word “roiled” in the 4th paragraph mean? A. mixed. B. upset. C. quieted. D. lifted. 38. How does the author support the main idea of the passage? A. With three different stories. B. With two stories and one example of subsequent outcomes. C. By arguing with causal analysis. D. By demonstrating various effects of a single action. 39. Which statement is the closest equivalent of the main idea of the passage? A. Just be there for your children, say nothing, and watch. B. Grief and love are inseparable in our lives. C. Lost in sadness, we need others on our way to healing. D. A simple gesture speaks louder than well-versed speeches. (B) Dining Welcome on board. This menu showcases fresh, seasonal produce, with dishes reflecting the warmth of our home and those taking inspiration from the places we fly. May we take you on new journeys that bring you closer to where you want to be. DUDELL’S SPECIAL COLLABORATION Another renowned Michelin-starred venue, Duddell’s serves refined Chinese cuisine incorporating premium ingredients and time-honoured techniques. Enjoy our renewed selection of ‘Hong Kong Flavours’ that bring beloved local delights to the skies. Chinese Classics FEATURE OF THE MONTH We are delighted to introduce ‘Chinese Classics’ on your flight today, showcasing the richness and vibrancy of China’s Eight Great Cuisines. This month’s selection comes from Fujian. Celebrated for its light, delicate flavours, Fujian cuisine champions braising and steaming with ingredients from both the sea and mountains. Refreshment TO START Served shortly after takeoff Smoked salmon, green apple and celery salad red radish (水萝卜) and cherry tomato MAIN Sichuan-style chicken Green cabbage and carrots, Shanghai vegetable rice Red wine beef with roasted mushroom truffle (松露) mashed potato Eight treasure rice with crab meat baby lotus root with lily bulbs (百合根) and berries DESSERT Selection of ice cream SIGNATURE DRINKS Buffet Delight (non-alcoholic) Kiwi fruit juice, coconut milk and fresh mint JUICES Orange·apple·tomato·coconut water SOFT DRINKS COFFEES Coke·sugar free Coke·Sprite·Perrier water-tonic water Freshly brewed coffee·Espresso·cappuccino·caffe latte TEAS Ceylon breakfast·Earl grey·Oolong·Jasmine spring tips 40. Who would most probably read this menu? A. A businessman dining in a Michelin-starred restaurant. B. A first-class passenger of an airliner. C. A chef of a five-star hotel. D. A guest on a luxury international ship. 41. According to the menu, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Reservation of this menu comes with a complimentary trip to China. B. This menu boasts its Chinese dining, beverages and desserts. C. Duddell’s is a Michelin restaurant based in Hong Kong. D. Fujian cuisines are the specialty of this month’s menu. 42. Some dishes in Refreshment and Main are presented in two lines (in normal and in bold). What does this form indicate? A. Title of the dish and ingredients. B. Main ingredients of the dish and the sides. C. Ingredients of the dish and its origin. D. Features of the dish and main ingredients. (C) Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission. The revised “Green Guides” warn marketers against using labels that make broad claims, like “eco-friendly”. Marketers must qualify their claims on the product packaging and limit them to a specific benefit, such as how much of the product is recycled. “This is really about trying to cut through the confusion that consumers have when they are buying a product and that businesses have when they are selling a product,” said Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the commission. The revisions come at a time when green marketing is on the rise. According to a new study, the number of advertisements with green messages in mainstream magazines has risen since 1987, and peaked in 2008 at 10.4%. In 2009, the number dropped to 9%. But while the number of advertisements may have dipped, there has been a rapid spread of ecolabeling. There are both good and bad players in the eco-labeling game. In the last five years or so, there has been an explosion of green claims and environmental claims. It is clear that consumers don’t always know what they are getting. A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels. In 2008 and 2009, class-action lawsuits were filed against SC Johnson for using “Greenlist” labels on its cleaning products. The lawsuits said that the label was misleading because it gave the impression that the products had been certified (认证) by a third party when the certification was the company’s own. “We are very proud of our accomplishments under the Greenlist system and we believe that we will succeed in these cases,” Christopher Beard, director of public affairs for SC Johnson, said, while acknowledging that “this has been an area that is difficult to navigate.” About once a week, I have a client that will bring up a new certification I’ve never even heard of and I’m in this industry, said Kevin Wilhelm, chief executive officer of Sustainable Business Consulting. “It’s kind of a Wild West, anybody can claim themselves to be green.” Mr. Wilhelm said the excess of labels made it difficult for businesses and consumers to know which labels they should pay attention to. 43. What do the revised “Green Guides” require businesses to do? A. Manufacture as many green products as possible. B. Indicate whether their products are recyclable. C. Specify in what way their products are green. D. Attach eco-friendly labels to all of their products. 44. What was SC Johnson accused of in the class-action lawsuits? A. It misled consumers to believe that all its products were truly green. B. It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly. C. It misled consumers to believe that its products had been certified by a third party. D. It sold cleaning products that were not included in the official “Greenlist”. 45. How did Christopher Beard defend his company’s labeling practice? A. There were no clear green labeling guidelines. B. His company’s products had been well received by the public. C. It was in agreement with the successful practice in the market. D. No law required the involvement of a third party in certification. 46. What does Kevin Wilhelm imply by saying “It’s kind of a Wild West”? A. Businesses compete to produce green products. B. Each business acts its own way in green labeling. C. Consumers grow wild with products labeled green. D. Anything produced in the West can be labeled green. Section C (8分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” could eventually become less of a baby song and more of an elegy (挽歌). Seeing stars keeps getting more difficult because “artificial lighting is making the night sky about 10% brighter each year,” according to a study that analyzed reports from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers. ____47____ To illustrate the magnitude of the change, researchers gave this example: A child is born where 250 stars are visible on a clear night. ____48____. “We are losing, year by year, the possibility to see the stars, which has been a universal human experience,” said Fabio Falchi, a physicist at Chile’s University of Santiago de Compostela. “If you can still see the dimmest stars, you are in a very dark place. But if you see only the brightest ones, you are in a very light-polluted place.” “____49____,” said Christopher Kyba, a physicist at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam. But the satellites used aren’t able to detect light with wavelengths toward the blue end of the spectrum (光谱) — including the light from energy-efficient LED bulbs. More than half of the new outdoor lights installed in the United States in the past decade have been LED lights, according to the researchers. The satellites are also better at detecting light that scatters upward, like a spotlight, than light that scatters horizontally, like the glow of an illuminated billboard at night. Georgetown University biologist Emily Williams, who was not part of the study, said skyglow disrupts circadian rhythms (昼夜节律) in humans and other forms of life: “____50____. And when sea turtle babies hatch, they use light to orient toward the ocean — light pollution is a huge deal for them.” A. Prior studies of artificial lighting, which used satellite images, had estimated an annual increase of 2% in sky brightness. B. That’s a much faster rate of change than scientists had previously estimated looking at satellite data. C. That could effectively bring an end to the all-time popular children’s rhyme. D. By the time that child turns an adult, only less than half of the stars are still visible. E. Migratory songbirds normally use starlight to orient where they are in the sky at night. F. Human beings are not the only victim affected by the disruption of artificial light overflow. IV. Summary Writing (10分) 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Why Being Sensitive is a Strength There are plenty of traits we take pride in but being “sensitive” is usually perceived as a weakness. It’s used to mean you’re fragile, or just overreacting. The message sensitive people get is that they should “overcome” their sensitivity and “toughen up.” However, sensitivity is largely lasting. Sensitive people are born to process information more deeply than others do, enabling them to notice what others miss, feel intensely, and have a vivid inner life. Such depth yields gifts. The most well-known sensitive gift is creativity. Many artists, musicians, and actors are themselves sensitive people. But creativity doesn’t end with the arts. The same ability translates to innovation. Many of our greatest thinkers and scientists throughout history have been sensitive people. They tend to be deep thinkers who spend more time and energy turning problems over in their heads-and end up seeing more possibilities and solutions. A second strength sensitive people have is their decision-making ability. Such an ability may give them an advantage. In a 2008 computer simulation (模拟) of natural selection, creatures who spent more resources considering their options and comparing them to past results, as sensitive people do, came out ahead long-term compared to less-sensitive creatures. They amassed more resources over time and out-survived others. In the wilderness, that might mean tracking down game when everyone is hungry. In the boardroom, it means steering companies to the top of their industry. But perhaps the greatest advantage of sensitive people is what we call the “Boost Effect”. The “Boost Effect” means that sensitive people get more of a boost from the same things that help anyone. They are energized by any form of training or support. If you’re a sensitive person, you can activate this ability by cultivating a supportive environment around yourself and by seeking out resources such as mentoring, training, therapy, or coaching. If any of this sounds like you, you might be more sensitive than you realize. If so, you have probably felt the pressure to hide it. But that’s a trap. Trying to do so only cuts you off from your gifts. So stop hiding, Embrace it, and show it to the world. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 主管没心情听这么长篇大论但空洞的汇报。(mood) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 53. 趁着油价还没涨，我爸爸半夜里去加油站排队加满油。(line) (汉译英) _______________________________________________________________ 54. 毕业生数量在最近五年飙升，期待企业能提供更多招聘岗位。(see) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 55. 面对众人的指责，这个不肯接受安检的旅客不仅不承认错误，还理直气壮，最后被警察带走了。(end) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Guided Writing (25分) 56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below. 假如你是启明中学的李华，学校英文报正在准备“周边美食”专栏，想征求同学们关于饭店评价的角度想法。请根据下面的征稿通知，写一篇短文投稿给编辑部。 We need your advice! The paper is preparing a column on “Dining around campus”, which introduces places to eat near our school. Besides the restaurants’ basic information (name, location, business hours), we need 2 to 3 more aspects to develop this column (such as cost per person). Please kindly offer your suggestions on those aspects you choose, and tell us WHY you’d like to include them. Thank you! Qi Ming School Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2025学年第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：140分 I. Listening Comprehension (25分) Section A (10分) Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Teacher and student. B. IT engineer and customer. C. Colleagues. D. Husband and wife. 2. A. $115. B. $20. C. $95. D. $80. 3. A. Continue the STEM class. B. Consult the director of the STEM department. C. Take a more useful class. D. Persuade his son to give up the STEM class. 4. A. Take the woman to the station. B. Take care of his own things. C. Find out when the next bus leaves. D. Show the woman the way to the station. 5. A. Buy electronic devices. B. Do some housework. C. Repair the car. D. Go window shopping. 6. A. Schedules of a game. B. Orders with the suppliers. C. Outline of the presentation. D. Preparations for a meeting. 7. A. She doesn’t know the requirements. B. She lacks inspiration for her essay. C. She doesn’t know what to write when walking. D. She is unable to give the man some ideas. 8. A. Set fewer goals next year. B. Come up with a force. C. Monitor progress for each other. D. Join an organization. 9. A. Dressing professionally improves his thinking. B. Wearing a tie makes him look smarter. C. Looking handsome is what he wants. D. Buying the shirt costs him a lot. 10. A. The man asks for a mountain-view room. B. The hotel offers the man an alternative. C. Few customers can receive an upgraded service. D. The woman demands an apology. Section B (15分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. restart the speech as it has been planned. B. ignore the mistakes. C. Make a wise apology. D. Stop for a moment and get the place right. 12. A. To illustrate good way to deliver a speech. B. To emphasize the importance of repetition. C. To indicate listeners’ attention on the message itself. D. To warn people of the obvious mistakes in the speech. 13. A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker. B. How to Make a Perfect Speech. C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech. D. Don’t Forgive Mistakes in a Speech. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Snow or ice sculptures. B. Parades on roads. C. Chalk drawings on pavements. D. Sand paintings. 15. A. He prefers to do his art work alone. B. He mostly creates his works in cities. C. He usually spends a short while creating. D. He has attracted many people in fashion industry. 16. A. Why art is not easy to forget. B. The history of temporary art. C. A “temporary” artist and his works. D. How to make impressive temporary art. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following dialogue. 17. A. London. B. Barcelona. C. Madrid. D. Iceland. 18. A. She intended to meet more customers. B. Her ship was delayed by the wind. C. Clouds of volcano ash affected health. D. Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled. 19. A. She flew home from Southampton. B. She had a tough journey back home. C. She enjoyed the lovely scenery in Spain. D. She managed to book a plane ticket at last. 20. A. He paid little attention to the news media. B. He didn’t care about others’ lives. C. He was unemployed for too long. D. He was too busy to make preparations. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A (10分) 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. provided 2. are asking 3. Although##Though##While 4. as 5. to implement 6. should 7. how 8. driving 9. which 10. broader Section B (10分) 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. D 12. E 13. K 14. A 15. J 16. I 17. F 18. C 19. H 20. G III. Reading Comprehension (30分) Section A (15分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D Section B (22分) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) 【36~39题答案】 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D (B) 【40~42题答案】 【答案】40. B 41. D 42. B (C) 【43~46题答案】 【答案】43. C 44. C 45. A 46. B Section C (8分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 【47~50题答案】 【答案】47. B 48. D 49. A 50. E IV. Summary Writing (10分) 【51题答案】 【答案】 Although sensitivity is often wrongly seen as a weakness, it is actually a lasting strength. Sensitive people possess unique gifts: creativity and innovation, better long-term decision-making, and the “Boost Effect”, which allows them to benefit more from support. Therefore, they should embrace rather than hide their sensitivity. IV. Translation (15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【52题答案】 【答案】The supervisor is in no mood to listen to such a long but empty report. 【53题答案】 【答案】Taking advantage of the fact that oil prices haven’t gone up yet, my father lined up at the gas station at midnight to fill up his car with gas. 【54题答案】 【答案】The past five years have seen the number of graduates soar, and it is expected that enterprises will provide more recruitment positions. 【55题答案】 【答案】Faced with criticism from the crowd, the passenger who refused to go through security checks not only showed no regret, but also acted with full justification, and ended up being taken away by the police. V. Guided Writing (25分) 【56题答案】 【答案】Dear Editors, I’m Li Hua from Qiming Middle School. I’m glad to offer my suggestions on your upcoming “Dining around campus” column, which I believe will be popular among students. Besides the basic information, I suggest adding two aspects. First, food quality and taste are essential, for delicious and fresh food is the core of a restaurant and can satisfy students’ needs. Second, service attitude matters a lot. Friendly staff and quick service can make students feel comfortable and willing to visit again. Additionally, it’s necessary to include the dining environment, as a clean and quiet space helps us relax after study. I hope my suggestions will be helpful. I’m looking forward to reading the wonderful column soon. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $