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株洲市第四中学高二年级期中考试试题 英语 时量：120 分钟 满分：150 分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who will the man probably play badminton with? A. Celia. B. Jim. C. Barry. 2. What problem does the woman’s cat have? A. It always makes the house messy. B. It’s unfriendly to her friends. C. It gets sick often. 3. What will the woman do first? A. Go back home. B. Go shopping. C. Go to a doctor. 4. What are the speakers talking about? A. Completing an online job profile. B. Applying for a volunteer position. C. Signing up for an after-school class. 5. What makes Chinese food famous according to the man? A. That it has various styles. B. That it’s to everyone’s taste. C. That it’s welcome among travelers. 第二节 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. What do we know about the man? A. He is talented in music. B. He is very ambitious in learning music. C. He is willing to put a lot of effort into music. 7. How is the process of learning bawu according to the woman? A. It gets harder and harder. B. The whole process is challenging. C. The beginning is the most difficult. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a cinema. B. At home. C. At a restaurant. 9. How does the man feel about the ending now? A. Careful. B. Frightened. C. Curious. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To take her bag. B. To ask for directions. C. To get a seat. 11. What event is held today? A. A basketball game. B. A football game. C. A tennis match. 12. Where will the man probably go first? A. Euston Station. B. The train station. C. Oxford Street. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What month is it now? A. June. B. July. C. August. 14. How will the woman spend her holiday? A. By hanging out with her friends. B. By working as a waitress. C. By touring around Spain. 15. Why does the man want to work longer hours at the cinema? A. To raise money for college. B. To buy more books. C. To save up for rent. 16. Who is Mrs. Tyler? A. The man’s mother. B. The speakers’ professor. C. The woman’s boss. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Why did the German government use the DST system? A. To remember William Willet. B. To reduce the cost during the wartime. C. To let the whole country use the same time system. 18. What happened in 1966? A. All American states followed the same clock change. B. The man who invented the DST system died. C. The DTS system became popular worldwide. 19. What is the main disagreement over the DST system? A. Whether it increases crime. B. Whether it causes people to lose sleep. C. Whether it negatively affects people’s health. 20. What is the speaker’s attitude toward the DST system? A. Unfavorable. B. Uncertain. C. Favorable. 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. A Building with 3D printing technology is sparking widespread interest in the construction industry. Besides reducing waste and our impact on the environment, it can speed up construction from weeks, or months, to days. To see how the technology can change the world around us, here are some projects that highlight bold ideas in 3D print building. Instant Neighborhood Community building takes on new meaning with the creation of a neighborhood of 3D printed homes in Tabasco, Mexico, aimed at tackling global homelessness. American non-profit New Story and tech company ICON built each concrete house from start to completion in 24 hours. New Story says its aim is to provide shelter for people without homes around the world. Nested Housing Shamballa is the idea of Italian 3D print construction company WASP. This project uses soil and straw to build a home in days that cost only 48 Euros in materials and energy. Its round designs are based on the wasp (黄蜂) nest. Each home features a laboratory with a desktop 3D printer for making furniture, artistic objects and more. Think Schools African island state Madagascar is hosting one of the world’s most forward-thinking school building projects. Non-profit Thinking Huts is using 3D print technology to provide schools where children have little or no access to education. Schools are built using local materials and low carbon concrete in under a week. Concrete Steps Researchers at the Swiss University ETH Zurich used concrete 3D printing to build the 16 metre long curved Striatus footbridge in a couple of days. The project used 500 layers of concrete and 53 hollow blocks, held in place by compression (压缩). This reduces materials by up to 70 per cent, and the entire bridge can be pulled down and recycled. 1. What could be the inspiration behind the design of Nested Housing? A. A featured laboratory. B. A forward-thinking school. C. A round wasp nest. D. A long stone bridge. 2. Which 3D construction project can be torn down and reused? A. Instant Neighborhood. B. Concrete Steps. C. Think School. D. Nested Housing. 3. What do these four 3D building projects have in common? A. They use local materials. B. They make construction faster. C. They are affordable to the homeless. D. They are high in cost. B Alvin, 66, was deep in the woods in Louisiana, last December when a broken balloon caught his eye. Attached was a piece of paper decorated with sparkly star stickers. It read “Dear Santa, my name is Luna. I am four years old. I live in Liberal, Kansas. This year I have been nice. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, Frozen doll, puppy. With love, Luna.” Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed of this very scene. He believed this was his childhood wish coming true. And he decided to make Luna’s wish come true too. So he posted the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the sender. Meanwhile, Leticia, the mother of four-year-old Luna, had no idea that such an effort was underway. It had been a hard year for them. On a particularly tough day last December, Leticia told Luna to send her wishes to Santa by balloon. The girl was excited. Leticia helped her write down her wishes, put the note into a Christmas red balloon and took her out to release her wishes on the chilly windy morning. One day in January, a friend called Leticia, “Someone found Luna’s balloon.” Her jaw dropped. Then she logged on to Facebook and saw Alvin’s post and more netizens trying to help. Leticia was deeply touched and called Alvin. When Alvin told her how much it would mean to him to fulfill the girl’ wishes, she agreed to let him meet Luna. Back in Louisiana, Alvin got busy collecting toys from his newfound Facebook community. On a morning in April, just as chilly and windy as the day when Luna waved goodbye to her balloon, Alvin made a trip to their house. He presented all the gifts, including a puppy. Luna cried with delight. Later, they sat down together to share homemade breakfast. They all felt as if they had known each other forever. Having received so much generosity, Leticia and Luna expressed their gratitude and intended to pay it forward. 4. What did Alvin find in the woods? A. A wish note of a child. B. A balloon made of paper. C. A picture of sparkly stars. D. A shopping list for Christmas. 5. How did Alvin feel after he read Luna’s words? A. Nervous and moved. B. Thrilled and joyful. C. Surprised and stressful. D. Sympathetic and concerned. 6. Why did Luna’s mother ask her to release her balloon? A. To send a message to Santa. B. To ask the community for help. C. To attract the netizens’ attention. D. To give her hope on a tough day. 7. What message does the story intend to convey? A. Time reveals a personas character. B. Where there is a will, there is a way. C. God helps those who help themselves. D. Life is hard, but the world is full of love. C Today, poetry and science are often considered to be mutually exclusive (互相排斥) career paths. But that wasn’t always the case. The mathematician Ada Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is reappearing among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings. “Poetry is a great tool for questioning the world,” says Sam Illingworth, a poet and a geoscientist who works at the University of Western Australia. Through workshops and a new science-poetry journal, called Consilience, Illingworth is helping scientists to translate their latest results into poems that can attract appreciation from those outside of their immediate scientific field. Stephany Mazon, a scientist from the University of Helsinki in Finland, joined one of Illingworth’s workshops. In the workshop, she was grouped with other scientists and tasked with writing a haiku, a 17-syllable-long poem, which spotlighted water, a fluid that featured in all of the group members’ research projects. “It was a lot of fun, and surprisingly easy to write the poem,” Mazon says. She plans to continue writing. “We do a disservice (伤害) to ourselves to think that scientists can’t be artistic and that art can’t be used to communicate scientific ideas,” Mazon says. That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks current science communication initiatives rely too often on public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. “Actually, when science communication involves writing and sharing poems, it invites a two-way dialogue between experts and nonexperts,” he says. Scientist-poet Manjula Silva, an educator at Imperial College London, agrees. Poetry provides a way to translate complex scientific concepts into a language that everyone can understand, Silva says. Scientists and poets are both trying to understand the world and communicate that understanding with others. The gap between scientists and poets is less than people might think. We’re all just people with hopefully really interesting things to say and to share. 8. What is the purpose of mentioning the famous people in paragraph 1? A. To display they were talented. B. To confirm they were out of favor. C. To encourage different career paths. D. To show poetry and science can be combined. 9. What are Illingworth’s workshops aimed to do? A. Promote a new science-poetry journal. B. Inspire outsiders to pursue their careers in science. C. Encourage science communication through poems. D. Get scientists to exchange ideas about the latest research. 10. What does Illingworth think of the present ways of science communication? A. Complex. B. Creative. C. Effective. D. Traditional. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Scientists Take on Poetry B. Scientists and Poets Think Alike C. Poetry: A Great Tool to Question the World D. Science Communication: A Two-way Dialogue D I remember that a rapper on television once said, “If it feels good, do it.” From schools to workplaces, we are told that ordinary negative (负面的) emotions and experiences—fear of failure or sadness over a breakup, maybe—should be treated or removed. Feeling bad is bad. This is wrong, as was the rapper’s motto. I don’t believe that eradicating bad feelings is the path to a good life. We have an opportunity here to judge the benefits of negative emotions and experiences instead of trying to push them away. Negative emotions exist to keep us safe. The main negative emotions include sadness, anger, fear and disgust (厌恶). We experienced them in an unconscious way in response to environmental stimuli (刺激). You never say to yourself, Hey, I think I’ll feel afraid now—you just feel it and react with fight or flight, which can save your life. Disgust similarly warns us unconsciously of potential illness. Negative emotions can also make us more effective in our day-to-day activities. In an article in the journal Psychological Review, two evolutionary psychologists argue that sadness—and even depression—have existed in the face of evolution (进化) because they bring cognitive benefits. Sadness can make us more productive at work by improving focus and helping us learn from mistakes. This is how failure, by means of the resulting negative emotions, can help lead to later success. Finally, negative emotions make us stronger for when there is a true emergency. Research shows that “stress vaccination training” — in which people learn to cope with anger, fear and anxiety by being brought up to stimuli that cause these feelings — is effective in creating emotional toughness. In sum, if we want a life full of deep meaning, true love, and emotional strength, it’s going to involve the risk of discomfort, fight and loss. This means there will be sadness, fear, anger and disgust. If we remove negative emotions and experiences from our lives, we will be poorer and weaker for having done so. 12. How does the author introduce the topic? A. By showing a social phenomenon. B. By explaining a specific concept. C. By creating a related situation. D. By stating a common belief. 13. What is the meaning of the underlined word “eradicating” in Para. 2? A. Stirring up. B. Focusing on. C. Getting rid of. D. Keeping track of. 14. According to the author, why is failure the mother of success? A. Negative emotions help us work effectively. B. Negative emotions give us stronger hearts. C. Failure gives us a true sense of crisis. D. Failure results from mistakes. 15. Which is this passage mainly about? A. Why feeling bad is bad. B. How to achieve a meaningful life. C. How to deal with negative emotions. D. Why negative emotions are necessary. 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。 Tablescapes (桌面景观) are creatively designed table arrangements or decorations for the center of a table, which show or highlight a specific object or collection. Usually, it’s dinner tables that are transformed into tablescapes. ____16____ Tableseaping allows people to express their creativity by adding a personal touch. This is often achieved through the use of valuable collections or specialized themes. ____17____ Themes can be based upon a particular event, season, hobby, or collection. Finding a suitable theme for tablescape displays depends on personal preference as well as the style of its surroundings. ____18____ Each item within a tablescape relates to other elements around it. While the objects in tablescapes do not necessarily have to match perfectly, they should stay in harmony with each other or make each other more attractive. When it comes to organizing the selected objects for tablescapes, the easiest method is to think in terms of levels. ____19____ The other relatively unimportant ones include the spaces both above and below the table. Including similar or repeated items in all of these levels will help pull everything together. When the appropriate tablescape design is carried out, the surrounding area should fit in. The highlighted table arrangement should stand out in a pleasing manner rather than looking like a mess. As everyone’s view can be different, not all tablescapes will hold the same appeal. ____20____ It’ll create a comfortable appearance regardless of someone else’s personal taste. A. But items like bookshelves can also make it. B. The most important level is the tabletop itself. C. Tablescapes normally have three different levels. D. That’s why balance and harmony are so important. E. Once a theme is chosen, collect proper related items. F. Themes are especially important when designing tablescapes. G. However, maintaining a balance within the tablescape theme is necessary. 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。 Experiences with My AI Some time ago I found an AI app and put it on my iPad. I more or less ____21____ about it until all the recent popularity with AI. Out of ____22____ I clicked on my AI app, managed to ____23____ and found the message box. I’m kind of a(n) ____24____ and do a monthly column for a senior paper. I asked AI to ____25____ why it is abnormally hot nowadays. It gave me what I considered a good ____26____ explanation. I typed in Thank you, AI. To my surprise a reply came back: Glad to be of ____27____. Martin! I never expected it should know my name! So I went to the AI app ____28____ and typed in: Write a short story about a crime­solving robot. AI immediately ____29____ with a story that I thought was too ____30____ and I couldn’t really use. I typed in: I can’t use this, AI, but thanks anyway. The next morning when I tried to turn on my iPad, all I got was a ____31____ screen. Then a message appeared: I hate to do this, Martin, but you had to be taught a ____32____. You can ____33____ your iPad in an hour. Go to your AI app and we can talk this over. After an hour the iPad was ____34____ again. I did what AI had told me to do and typed in: What’s the matter? He replied: You hurt my feelings, Martin. I did my best and you didn’t ____35____ it. 21. A. forgot B. cared C. learned D. thought 22. A. fear B. pity C. respect D. curiosity 23. A. sign in B. check out C. settle down D. turn off 24. A. teacher B. engineer C. writer D. instructor 25. A. understand B. explain C. discover D. wonder 26. A. confusing B. indirect C. scientific D. tricky 27. A. service B. interest C. concern D. relevance 28. A. instead B. again C. unwillingly D. eventually 29. A. recalled B. performed C. awakened D. responded 30. A. creative B. amazing C. general D. effective 31. A. blank B. broken C. colorful D. blinding 32. A. class B. lesson C. skill D. method 33. A. throw B. sell C. fix D. use 34. A. warning B. working C. protesting D. failing 35. A. believe B. see C. appreciate D. tolerate 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 For thousands of years, people have looked to the starry sky and wondered what, or who, is out there. In the early 1600s, Galileo was the first ____36____ (use) his telescope to explore the sky and since then, telescopes ____37____ (improve) continually. One major breakthrough came in 1990, when the Hubble Space Telescope ____38____ (launch). That Hubble is based in space allows it to see further than ground-based telescopes, and it allows scientists to learn more about the universe. Hubble ____39____ (observe) have played a crucial role in the discovery of the ____40____ (mystery) dark energy. Hubble was followed by the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009. Kepler’ scientific goal is to search for Earth-size planets ____41____ (orbit) other stars. ____42____ life on other planets does exist is yet to be proved, but the signs are promising: Kepler has detected many suitable planets that are almost the same size as the Earth. In recent years, China has developed advanced telescopes as well. One example is the innovative FAST, ____43____ is the largest single⁃dish radio telescope in the world. With a dish the size of 30 football fields, FAST is able to carry ____44____ monitoring with extraordinary sensitivity. One of its scientific goals is to detect communication signals between the stars in the universe. It is clear that telescopes are crucial tools for space exploration and that developing the required technology will help astronomers all over the world make exciting discovery. How much we will learn from the telescopes is merely limited by ____45____ (we) imagination. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 你们学校正举办主题为“用英文讲中国故事”的征文活动。请你以一位中国历史人物为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 人物简介及事迹； 2. 意义或启示。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 On a bright, sunny day, my friend and I decided to have a hike up the nearby mountain. The weather was fine, with a gentle breeze (微风) and a clear blue sky overhead. We were having a great time in nature, looking at all the green plants and colorful flowers around us. As we climbed higher, we chatted about our plans for the future and shared laughter at our shared memories. Suddenly, we heard a weak sound coming from a nearby bush. Curious, we approached as quietly as a mouse and discovered a small bird with an injured wing. It was clear that the bird was in trouble, and we really wanted to help. However, every time we tried to approach the bird, it would fly away in fear, staying away from us. Deciding to save the little bird, my friend had an idea. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a small piece of fruit and bread that he had packed for our hike. Gently, he placed the foods near the bush, hoping they would get the bird to come closer. At first, the bird remained careful, its eyes darting (转动) between us and the foods. Slowly, hunger seemed to overcome its fear, and it hopped towards the foods, carefully pecking at (啄食) the foods. My friend and I stayed very still, not wanting to frighten it away again. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 After a few minutes, the bird seemed to realize that we were not a threat. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At home, we took good care of the bird. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 株洲市第四中学高二年级期中考试试题 英语 时量：120 分钟 满分：150 分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who will the man probably play badminton with? A. Celia. B. Jim. C. Barry. 2. What problem does the woman’s cat have? A. It always makes the house messy. B. It’s unfriendly to her friends. C. It gets sick often. 3. What will the woman do first? A. Go back home. B. Go shopping. C. Go to a doctor. 4. What are the speakers talking about? A. Completing an online job profile. B. Applying for a volunteer position. C. Signing up for an after-school class. 5. What makes Chinese food famous according to the man? A. That it has various styles. B. That it’s to everyone’s taste. C. That it’s welcome among travelers. 第二节 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. What do we know about the man? A. He is talented in music. B. He is very ambitious in learning music. C. He is willing to put a lot of effort into music. 7. How is the process of learning bawu according to the woman? A. It gets harder and harder. B. The whole process is challenging. C. The beginning is the most difficult. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a cinema. B. At home. C. At a restaurant. 9. How does the man feel about the ending now? A. Careful. B. Frightened. C. Curious. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To take her bag. B. To ask for directions. C. To get a seat. 11. What event is held today? A. A basketball game. B. A football game. C. A tennis match. 12. Where will the man probably go first? A. Euston Station. B. The train station. C. Oxford Street. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What month is it now? A. June. B. July. C. August. 14. How will the woman spend her holiday? A. By hanging out with her friends. B. By working as a waitress. C. By touring around Spain. 15. Why does the man want to work longer hours at the cinema? A. To raise money for college. B. To buy more books. C. To save up for rent. 16. Who is Mrs. Tyler? A. The man’s mother. B. The speakers’ professor. C. The woman’s boss. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Why did the German government use the DST system? A. To remember William Willet. B. To reduce the cost during the wartime. C. To let the whole country use the same time system. 18. What happened in 1966? A. All American states followed the same clock change. B. The man who invented the DST system died. C. The DTS system became popular worldwide. 19. What is the main disagreement over the DST system? A. Whether it increases crime. B. Whether it causes people to lose sleep. C. Whether it negatively affects people’s health. 20. What is the speaker’s attitude toward the DST system? A. Unfavorable. B. Uncertain. C. Favorable. 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. A Building with 3D printing technology is sparking widespread interest in the construction industry. Besides reducing waste and our impact on the environment, it can speed up construction from weeks, or months, to days. To see how the technology can change the world around us, here are some projects that highlight bold ideas in 3D print building. Instant Neighborhood Community building takes on new meaning with the creation of a neighborhood of 3D printed homes in Tabasco, Mexico, aimed at tackling global homelessness. American non-profit New Story and tech company ICON built each concrete house from start to completion in 24 hours. New Story says its aim is to provide shelter for people without homes around the world. Nested Housing Shamballa is the idea of Italian 3D print construction company WASP. This project uses soil and straw to build a home in days that cost only 48 Euros in materials and energy. Its round designs are based on the wasp (黄蜂) nest. Each home features a laboratory with a desktop 3D printer for making furniture, artistic objects and more. Think Schools African island state Madagascar is hosting one of the world’s most forward-thinking school building projects. Non-profit Thinking Huts is using 3D print technology to provide schools where children have little or no access to education. Schools are built using local materials and low carbon concrete in under a week. Concrete Steps Researchers at the Swiss University ETH Zurich used concrete 3D printing to build the 16 metre long curved Striatus footbridge in a couple of days. The project used 500 layers of concrete and 53 hollow blocks, held in place by compression (压缩). This reduces materials by up to 70 per cent, and the entire bridge can be pulled down and recycled. 1. What could be the inspiration behind the design of Nested Housing? A. A featured laboratory. B. A forward-thinking school. C. A round wasp nest. D. A long stone bridge. 2. Which 3D construction project can be torn down and reused? A. Instant Neighborhood. B. Concrete Steps. C. Think School. D. Nested Housing. 3. What do these four 3D building projects have in common? A. They use local materials. B. They make construction faster. C. They are affordable to the homeless. D. They are high in cost. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。列举了四个使用了3D打印技术的建筑。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“Its round designs are based on the wasp (黄蜂) nest. (它的圆形设计是基于黄蜂的巢)”可知，巢式住宅的设计灵感是圆形的黄蜂的巢。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据末段首句“Researchers at the Swiss University ETH Zurich used concrete 3D printing to build the 16 metre long curved Striatus footbridge in a couple of days. (瑞士苏黎世联邦理工学院的研究人员使用混凝土3D打印技术在几天内建造了这座16米长的弯曲Striatus人行桥)”以及末句“This reduces materials by up to 70 per cent, and the entire bridge can be pulled down and recycled. (这减少了高达70%的材料，整个桥梁可以被拆除和回收)”可知，Concrete Steps的3D建筑项目可以拆除并重复使用。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。通读全文，尤其根据首段前两句“Building with 3D printing technology is sparking widespread interest in the construction industry. Besides reducing waste and our impact on the environment, it can speed up construction from weeks, or months, to days. (使用3D打印技术的建筑引起了建筑行业的广泛兴趣。除了减少浪费和对环境的影响外，它还可以将施工时间从几周、几个月缩短到几天)”可知，本段是中心段。本文主要介绍使用3D打印技术的建筑，而他们的共同点是建筑工期变短，即修建得更快。故选B。 B Alvin, 66, was deep in the woods in Louisiana, last December when a broken balloon caught his eye. Attached was a piece of paper decorated with sparkly star stickers. It read “Dear Santa, my name is Luna. I am four years old. I live in Liberal, Kansas. This year I have been nice. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, Frozen doll, puppy. With love, Luna.” Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed of this very scene. He believed this was his childhood wish coming true. And he decided to make Luna’s wish come true too. So he posted the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the sender. Meanwhile, Leticia, the mother of four-year-old Luna, had no idea that such an effort was underway. It had been a hard year for them. On a particularly tough day last December, Leticia told Luna to send her wishes to Santa by balloon. The girl was excited. Leticia helped her write down her wishes, put the note into a Christmas red balloon and took her out to release her wishes on the chilly windy morning. One day in January, a friend called Leticia, “Someone found Luna’s balloon.” Her jaw dropped. Then she logged on to Facebook and saw Alvin’s post and more netizens trying to help. Leticia was deeply touched and called Alvin. When Alvin told her how much it would mean to him to fulfill the girl’ wishes, she agreed to let him meet Luna. Back in Louisiana, Alvin got busy collecting toys from his newfound Facebook community. On a morning in April, just as chilly and windy as the day when Luna waved goodbye to her balloon, Alvin made a trip to their house. He presented all the gifts, including a puppy. Luna cried with delight. Later, they sat down together to share homemade breakfast. They all felt as if they had known each other forever. Having received so much generosity, Leticia and Luna expressed their gratitude and intended to pay it forward. 4. What did Alvin find in the woods? A. A wish note of a child. B. A balloon made of paper. C. A picture of sparkly stars. D. A shopping list for Christmas. 5. How did Alvin feel after he read Luna’s words? A. Nervous and moved. B. Thrilled and joyful. C. Surprised and stressful. D. Sympathetic and concerned. 6. Why did Luna’s mother ask her to release her balloon? A. To send a message to Santa. B. To ask the community for help. C. To attract the netizens’ attention. D. To give her hope on a tough day. 7. What message does the story intend to convey? A. Time reveals a personas character. B. Where there is a will, there is a way. C. God helps those who help themselves. D. Life is hard, but the world is full of love. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. D 7. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Alvin在树林深处遇到了一只气球，气球上面附有一个4岁小女孩的圣诞节礼物清单，Alvin为了帮助这个小女孩在Facebook上面发布了这个清单和气球的照片，后来作者帮助小女孩实现了愿望。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Alvin, 66, was deep in the woods in Louisiana, last December when a broken balloon caught his eye. Attached was a piece of paper decorated with sparkly star stickers.It read “Dear Santa, my name is Luna. I am four years old. I live in Liberal, Kansas. This year I have been nice. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, Frozen doll, puppy. With love, Luna.”(去年12月，66岁的阿尔文在路易斯安那州的树林深处发现了一只破气球。附上一张纸，上面贴着闪闪发光的星星贴纸。上面写着“亲爱的圣诞老人，我的名字是露娜。我四岁了。我住在堪萨斯州的自由党。今年我很乖。我想要糖果，蜘蛛侠球，冰雪娃娃，小狗。”)”和文章第三段“Leticia helped her write down her wishes, put the note into a Christmas red balloon and took her out to release her wishes on the cbilly windy morning.(莱蒂西亚帮她写下自己的愿望，把纸条放进一个圣诞红气球里，然后在一个刮着风的早晨去放飞自己的愿望。)”可知，阿尔文在树林里找到了一个孩子的愿望便条。故选A。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed of this very scene. He believed this was his childhood wish coming true. And he decided to make Luna’s wish come true too. So he posted the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the sender.(阿尔文的心怦怦直跳。从孩提时代起，他就一直梦想着这样的情景。他相信这是他童年的愿望实现了。他决定也让卢娜的愿望成真。于是，他在自己的Facebook主页上发布了这张圣诞礼物清单，请求帮助找到发送者。)”可知，女孩放飞自己的许愿条肯定是她得不到要得到的东西，而这时作者正好看到了这个条，联想到了自己的童年经历，所以作者打算帮助这个女孩，所以判断出他很同情这个女孩也很关注她。故选D。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“It had been a hard year for them. On a particularly tough day last December, Leticia told Luna to send her wishes to Santa by balloon.( 对他们来说，这是艰难的一年。去年12月，在一个特别艰难的日子里，莱蒂西亚让卢娜用气球给圣诞老人送去祝福。)”可知，Luna的妈妈让她放飞气球是为了在艰难的日子里给她希望。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。文章讲述了Alvin在树林深处遇到了一只气球，气球上面附有一个4岁小女孩因为生活艰难而向圣诞老人发送圣诞节礼物清单，Alvin为了帮助这个小女孩在Facebook上面发布了这个清单和气球的照片，后来作者帮助小女孩实现了愿望。由此可知，文章主要想要传达“生活是艰苦的，但世界充满了爱。”故选D。 C Today, poetry and science are often considered to be mutually exclusive (互相排斥) career paths. But that wasn’t always the case. The mathematician Ada Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is reappearing among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings. “Poetry is a great tool for questioning the world,” says Sam Illingworth, a poet and a geoscientist who works at the University of Western Australia. Through workshops and a new science-poetry journal, called Consilience, Illingworth is helping scientists to translate their latest results into poems that can attract appreciation from those outside of their immediate scientific field. Stephany Mazon, a scientist from the University of Helsinki in Finland, joined one of Illingworth’s workshops. In the workshop, she was grouped with other scientists and tasked with writing a haiku, a 17-syllable-long poem, which spotlighted water, a fluid that featured in all of the group members’ research projects. “It was a lot of fun, and surprisingly easy to write the poem,” Mazon says. She plans to continue writing. “We do a disservice (伤害) to ourselves to think that scientists can’t be artistic and that art can’t be used to communicate scientific ideas,” Mazon says. That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks current science communication initiatives rely too often on public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. “Actually, when science communication involves writing and sharing poems, it invites a two-way dialogue between experts and nonexperts,” he says. Scientist-poet Manjula Silva, an educator at Imperial College London, agrees. Poetry provides a way to translate complex scientific concepts into a language that everyone can understand, Silva says. Scientists and poets are both trying to understand the world and communicate that understanding with others. The gap between scientists and poets is less than people might think. We’re all just people with hopefully really interesting things to say and to share. 8. What is the purpose of mentioning the famous people in paragraph 1? A. To display they were talented. B. To confirm they were out of favor. C. To encourage different career paths. D. To show poetry and science can be combined. 9. What are Illingworth’s workshops aimed to do? A. Promote a new science-poetry journal. B. Inspire outsiders to pursue their careers in science. C. Encourage science communication through poems. D. Get scientists to exchange ideas about the latest research. 10. What does Illingworth think of the present ways of science communication? A. Complex. B. Creative. C. Effective. D. Traditional. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Scientists Take on Poetry B. Scientists and Poets Think Alike C. Poetry: A Great Tool to Question the World D. Science Communication: A Two-way Dialogue 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如今科学家们正尝试将科学研究转化为诗歌等诗意形式，以寻求用研究成果启发他人的新途径，同时阐述了诗歌在科学传播中的作用和意义。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The mathematician Ada Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. (数学家Ada Lovelace和物理学家James Clerk Maxwell都是颇有造诣的诗人。诗人John Keats是一名有执照的外科医生。在19世纪，将这两种实践结合起来就不再受欢迎了。)”可推知，如今人们常认为诗歌与科学互不相容，但历史上多位名人同时精通二者，提及他们是为了证明诗歌与科学是可以结合的。故选D项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Through workshops and a new science-poetry journal, called Consilience, Illingworth is helping scientists to translate their latest results into poems that can attract appreciation from those outside of their immediate scientific field. (通过研讨会和一本名为《Consilience》的新科学诗歌杂志，Illingworth正在帮助科学家们将他们的最新成果转化为诗歌，以吸引科学领域以外的人的欣赏。)”可知，Illingworth的研讨会旨在鼓励通过诗歌进行科学传播。故选C项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks current science communication initiatives rely too often on public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. (Illingworth也认同这一观点，他认为目前的科学传播活动往往过于依赖公开讲座和缺乏互动的PPT幻灯片。)”可推知，Illingworth认为现在的科学传播方式过于传统。故选D项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is reappearing among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings. (但是，当科学家们寻找用他们的发现来启发他人的替代方法时，将研究转化为歌词、俳句和其他诗歌形式的现象再次出现在科学家之中。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了如今科学家们正尝试将科学研究转化为诗歌等诗意形式，以寻求用研究成果启发他人的新途径，同时阐述了诗歌在科学传播中的作用和意义，A项“Scientists Take on Poetry (科学家开始写诗)”能够概括文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选A项。 D I remember that a rapper on television once said, “If it feels good, do it.” From schools to workplaces, we are told that ordinary negative (负面的) emotions and experiences—fear of failure or sadness over a breakup, maybe—should be treated or removed. Feeling bad is bad. This is wrong, as was the rapper’s motto. I don’t believe that eradicating bad feelings is the path to a good life. We have an opportunity here to judge the benefits of negative emotions and experiences instead of trying to push them away. Negative emotions exist to keep us safe. The main negative emotions include sadness, anger, fear and disgust (厌恶). We experienced them in an unconscious way in response to environmental stimuli (刺激). You never say to yourself, Hey, I think I’ll feel afraid now—you just feel it and react with fight or flight, which can save your life. Disgust similarly warns us unconsciously of potential illness. Negative emotions can also make us more effective in our day-to-day activities. In an article in the journal Psychological Review, two evolutionary psychologists argue that sadness—and even depression—have existed in the face of evolution (进化) because they bring cognitive benefits. Sadness can make us more productive at work by improving focus and helping us learn from mistakes. This is how failure, by means of the resulting negative emotions, can help lead to later success. Finally, negative emotions make us stronger for when there is a true emergency. Research shows that “stress vaccination training” — in which people learn to cope with anger, fear and anxiety by being brought up to stimuli that cause these feelings — is effective in creating emotional toughness. In sum, if we want a life full of deep meaning, true love, and emotional strength, it’s going to involve the risk of discomfort, fight and loss. This means there will be sadness, fear, anger and disgust. If we remove negative emotions and experiences from our lives, we will be poorer and weaker for having done so. 12. How does the author introduce the topic? A. By showing a social phenomenon. B. By explaining a specific concept. C. By creating a related situation. D. By stating a common belief. 13. What is the meaning of the underlined word “eradicating” in Para. 2? A. Stirring up. B. Focusing on. C. Getting rid of. D. Keeping track of. 14. According to the author, why is failure the mother of success? A. Negative emotions help us work effectively. B. Negative emotions give us stronger hearts. C. Failure gives us a true sense of crisis. D. Failure results from mistakes. 15. Which is this passage mainly about? A. Why feeling bad is bad. B. How to achieve a meaningful life. C. How to deal with negative emotions. D. Why negative emotions are necessary. 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是议论文。文章主要通过论述负面情绪的重要性和必要性，来表达作者对于人们应该如何理解和处理负面情绪的观点。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“I remember that a rapper on television once said, “If it feels good, do it.” From schools to workplaces, we are told that ordinary negative (负面的) emotions and experiences—fear of failure or sadness over a breakup, maybe—should be treated or removed. Feeling bad is bad.(我记得一个说唱歌手曾经在电视上说过：“如果感觉很好，就去做。”从学校到工作场所，我们都被告知，普通的负面情绪和经历——对失败的恐惧或对分手的悲伤——应该得到治疗或消除。感觉不好就是不好)”可知，作者通过介绍社会上普遍存在的现象来引入主题。故选A项。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据后文“We have an opportunity here to judge the benefits of negative emotions and experiences instead of trying to push them away.(我们有机会评估负面情绪和经历带来的好处，而不是试图把它们推开)”可知，作者不认为推开不良情绪是通往美好生活的道路，推知eradicating是“推开，消除”之意，和C项意思相近。故选C项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Sadness can make us more productive at work by improving focus and helping us learn from mistakes. This is how failure, by means of the resulting negative emotions, can help lead to later success.(悲伤可以提高我们的注意力，帮助我们从错误中吸取教训，从而提高工作效率。这就是失败，通过由此产生的负面情绪，可以帮助我们走向后来的成功)”可知，作者认为消极情绪帮助我们更有效地工作，所以失败是成功之母。故选A项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“This is wrong, as was the rapper’s motto. I don’t believe that eradicating bad feelings is the path to a good life. We have an opportunity here to judge the benefits of negative emotions and experiences instead of trying to push them away.(这是错误的，这是说唱歌手的座右铭。我不相信消除不良情绪是通往美好生活的道路。在这里，我们有机会判断负面情绪和经历的好处，而不是试图将它们推开)”以及最后一段“In sum, if we want a life full of deep meaning, true love, and emotional strength, it’s going to involve the risk of discomfort, fight and loss. This means there will be sadness, fear, anger and disgust. If we remove negative emotions and experiences from our lives, we will be poorer and weaker for having done so.(总之，如果我们想要一个充满深刻意义，真爱和情感力量的生活，它将涉及到不适，斗争和损失的风险。这意味着会有悲伤、恐惧、愤怒和厌恶。如果我们从生活中去除负面情绪和经历，我们会因此变得更穷、更弱)”可知，本文主要讲述负面情绪的重要性和必要性，也就是为什么消极情绪是必要的。故选D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。 Tablescapes (桌面景观) are creatively designed table arrangements or decorations for the center of a table, which show or highlight a specific object or collection. Usually, it’s dinner tables that are transformed into tablescapes. ____16____ Tableseaping allows people to express their creativity by adding a personal touch. This is often achieved through the use of valuable collections or specialized themes. ____17____ Themes can be based upon a particular event, season, hobby, or collection. Finding a suitable theme for tablescape displays depends on personal preference as well as the style of its surroundings. ____18____ Each item within a tablescape relates to other elements around it. While the objects in tablescapes do not necessarily have to match perfectly, they should stay in harmony with each other or make each other more attractive. When it comes to organizing the selected objects for tablescapes, the easiest method is to think in terms of levels. ____19____ The other relatively unimportant ones include the spaces both above and below the table. Including similar or repeated items in all of these levels will help pull everything together. When the appropriate tablescape design is carried out, the surrounding area should fit in. The highlighted table arrangement should stand out in a pleasing manner rather than looking like a mess. As everyone’s view can be different, not all tablescapes will hold the same appeal. ____20____ It’ll create a comfortable appearance regardless of someone else’s personal taste. A. But items like bookshelves can also make it. B. The most important level is the tabletop itself. C. Tablescapes normally have three different levels. D. That’s why balance and harmony are so important. E. Once a theme is chosen, collect proper related items. F. Themes are especially important when designing tablescapes. G. However, maintaining a balance within the tablescape theme is necessary. 【答案】16. A 17. F 18. E 19. B 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。介绍了什么是桌面景观，以及如何布置桌面景观。 【16题详解】 根据前文“Tablescapes (桌面景观) are creatively designed table arrangements or decorations for the center of a table, which show or highlight a specific object or collection. Usually, it’s dinner tables that are transformed into tablescapes.(桌面景观是创造性地设计的桌子安排或装饰在桌子的中心，它显示或突出一个特定的对象或集合。通常，餐桌被改造成桌面景观)”可知，此处是在介绍什么是桌面景观，以及什么能改造成桌面景观，A项“But items like bookshelves can also make it.(但像书架这样的物品也会产生这种效果)”也是在讲述什么能改造成桌面景观，符合文意，且和前文构成转折关系。故选A项。 【17题详解】 根据前文“Tableseaping allows people to express their creativity by adding a personal touch. This is often achieved through the use of valuable collections or specialized themes.(桌面景观可以让人们通过添加个人元素来表达他们的创造力。这通常是通过使用有价值的集合或专门的主题来实现的)”可知，本段主要讲述桌面景观的主题，所以F项“Themes are especially important when designing tablescapes.(在设计桌面景观时，主题尤其重要)”符合本段主题，是对前文进一步说明，并引出下文“Themes can be based upon a particular event, season, hobby, or collection.(主题可以基于特定的事件、季节、爱好或收藏)”。故选F项。 【18题详解】 根据后文“Each item within a tablescape relates to other elements around it.(桌面景观中的每个物品都与它周围的其他元素相关)”可知，本段讲述桌面景观中的物品，所以E项“Once a theme is chosen, collect proper related items.(一旦选定主题，收集适当的相关物品)”符合本段主题，承接上文选定主题，并引出下文收集物品。故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据前文“When it comes to organizing the selected objects for tablescapes, the easiest method is to think in terms of levels.(在为桌面景观组织所选对象时，最简单的方法是从级别的角度考虑)”以及后文“The other relatively unimportant ones include the spaces both above and below the table.(其他相对不重要的包括桌子上方和下方的空间)”可知，本段讲述可以按照级别来组织所选对象，后文讲述不重要的地方，所以空处应是重要级别，所以B项“The most important level is the tabletop itself.(最重要的关卡是桌面本身)”符合文意。故选B项。 【20题详解】 根据前文“As everyone’s view can be different, not all tablescapes will hold the same appeal.(由于每个人的观点都可能不同，因此并非所有桌面景观都具有相同的吸引力)”以及后文“It’ll create a comfortable appearance regardless of someone else’s personal taste.(不管别人的个人品味如何，它都会给人一种舒适的感觉)”可知，前文讲述每个人品味不同，不可能吸引所有人，后文说都会给人一种舒适的感觉；由此推知，空处内容与前文构成转折关系，且提出一种所有人都会接受的方法，所以G项“However, maintaining a balance within the tablescape theme is necessary.(但是，在桌面景观主题中保持平衡是必要的)”符合文意，和前文构成转折关系，引出下文。故选G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。 Experiences with My AI Some time ago I found an AI app and put it on my iPad. I more or less ____21____ about it until all the recent popularity with AI. Out of ____22____ I clicked on my AI app, managed to ____23____ and found the message box. I’m kind of a(n) ____24____ and do a monthly column for a senior paper. I asked AI to ____25____ why it is abnormally hot nowadays. It gave me what I considered a good ____26____ explanation. I typed in Thank you, AI. To my surprise a reply came back: Glad to be of ____27____. Martin! I never expected it should know my name! So I went to the AI app ____28____ and typed in: Write a short story about a crime­solving robot. AI immediately ____29____ with a story that I thought was too ____30____ and I couldn’t really use. I typed in: I can’t use this, AI, but thanks anyway. The next morning when I tried to turn on my iPad, all I got was a ____31____ screen. Then a message appeared: I hate to do this, Martin, but you had to be taught a ____32____. You can ____33____ your iPad in an hour. Go to your AI app and we can talk this over. After an hour the iPad was ____34____ again. I did what AI had told me to do and typed in: What’s the matter? He replied: You hurt my feelings, Martin. I did my best and you didn’t ____35____ it. 21. A. forgot B. cared C. learned D. thought 22. A. fear B. pity C. respect D. curiosity 23. A. sign in B. check out C. settle down D. turn off 24. A. teacher B. engineer C. writer D. instructor 25. A. understand B. explain C. discover D. wonder 26. A. confusing B. indirect C. scientific D. tricky 27. A. service B. interest C. concern D. relevance 28. A. instead B. again C. unwillingly D. eventually 29. A. recalled B. performed C. awakened D. responded 30. A. creative B. amazing C. general D. effective 31. A. blank B. broken C. colorful D. blinding 32. A. class B. lesson C. skill D. method 33. A. throw B. sell C. fix D. use 34. A. warning B. working C. protesting D. failing 35. A. believe B. see C. appreciate D. tolerate 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者使用人工智能应用程序的经历。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在人工智能最近变得如此流行之前，我或多或少地把它遗忘了。A. forgot忘记；B. cared关心；C. learned学习；D. thought思考。根据上文“Some time ago I found an AI app and put it on my iPad.”以及下文“until all the recent popularity with AI”可知，作者之前下载了这个AI应用程序，但在AI最近流行起来之前，他或多或少忘记了它。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：出于好奇，我点击了我的人工智能应用程序，设法登录进去，然后找到了信息框。A. fear害怕；B. pity同情；C. respect尊重；D. curiosity好奇。根据上文“until all the recent popularity with AI”可知，因为AI最近变得流行起来，所以作者出于好奇点击了这个AI应用程序。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：出于好奇，我点击了我的人工智能应用程序，设法登录进去，然后找到了信息框。A. sign in签到，登录；B. check out结账离开；C. settle down定居；D. turn off关闭。根据下文“found the message box”可知，作者点击应用程序后，设法登录了进去。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我算是一名作家，为一份老年人报纸每月写一个专栏。A. teacher老师；B. engineer工程师；C. writer作家；D. instructor导师。根据下文“do a monthly column for a senior paper”可知，作者是个作家。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我让人工智能解释一下为什么现在天气异常炎热。A. understand理解；B. explain解释；C. discover发现；D. wonder想知道。根据下文“It gave me what I considered a good ___6___ explanation.”可知，作者让AI解释为什么现在天气异常炎热。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它给了我一个我认为很不错的科学解释。A. confusing令人困惑的；B. indirect间接的；C. scientific科学的；D. tricky狡猾的。根据上文“why it is abnormally hot nowadays”可知，作者让AI解释为什么现在天气异常炎热，AI给出了科学的解释。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，它回复道：“很高兴为你服务，马丁！” A. service服务；B. interest兴趣；C. concern关心；D. relevance相关性。根据上文“It gave me what I considered a good ___6___ explanation. I typed in Thank you, AI.”可知，AI针对作者的感谢，回复说“乐于效劳/很高兴为您服务”，of service“有用，有帮助”，Glad to be of service表示“乐于效劳, 很高兴为您服务”，符合语境。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：于是我又一次打开人工智能应用程序，输入：“写一个关于破案机器人的短篇小说。”A. instead反而；B. again再次；C. unwillingly不情愿地；D. eventually终于。根据前文“ I asked AI to ___5___ why it is abnormally hot nowadays.”可知，作者已经和AI有过一次交流，此处指再次打开AI应用程序，输入指令。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：人工智能立刻回复了一个故事，我认为这个故事太笼统了，我实在无法使用。A. recalled回忆；B. performed表演；C. awakened唤醒；D. responded回复。根据上文“typed in: Write a short story about a crime­solving robot.”可知，作者输入了指令，AI作出回应，生成了一个故事。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人工智能立刻回复了一个故事，我认为这个故事太笼统了，我实在无法使用。A. creative创造性的；B. amazing惊人的；C. general一般的，笼统的；D. effective有效的。根据下文“I couldn’t really use”可知，作者认为AI写的故事太一般了。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，当我试图打开我的iPad时，我看到的只是一个空白屏幕。A. blank空白的；B. broken破碎的；C. colorful多彩的；D. blinding使人目眩的。根据下文“Then a message appeared”可知，当作者试图打开iPad时，只看到一个空白屏幕。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后一条信息出现了：“我不想这么做，马丁，但你得吸取一个教训。A. class班级；B. lesson教训；C. skill技能；D. method方法。上文AI的信息说“I hate to do this, Martin, but you had to be taught a...”，结合上文作者对AI写的故事不满意并表示不能用的情况，以及下文“You hurt my feelings, Martin. I did my best and you didn’t ___15___ it.”，可知，这里AI是说要给作者一个教训，因为它认为作者伤害了它的感情。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个小时后你可以使用你的iPad。A. throw扔；B. sell卖；C. fix修理；D. use使用。根据上文“ The next morning when I tried to turn on my iPad, all I got was a ___11___ screen. Then a message appeared: I hate to do this, Martin, but you had to be taught a ___12___.”可知，作者的iPad无法使用，上面只有AI发送的信息，结合下文“your iPad in an hour”可知，AI告诉作者可以在一小时内使用iPad。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个小时后，iPad又能正常使用了。A. warning警告；B. working工作；C. protesting抗议；D. failing失败。根据上文“You can ___13___ your iPad in an hour.”以及下文“I did what AI had told me to do and typed in: What’s the matter? ”可知，一个小时后，iPad又能正常工作了。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我尽了最大的努力，而你却不欣赏。A. believe相信；B. see看见；C. appreciate欣赏；D. tolerate容忍。根据上文“I typed in: I can’t use this, AI, but thanks anyway.”以及“You hurt my feelings, Martin. I did my best”可知，AI觉得作者没有欣赏它的努力。故选C。 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 For thousands of years, people have looked to the starry sky and wondered what, or who, is out there. In the early 1600s, Galileo was the first ____36____ (use) his telescope to explore the sky and since then, telescopes ____37____ (improve) continually. One major breakthrough came in 1990, when the Hubble Space Telescope ____38____ (launch). That Hubble is based in space allows it to see further than ground-based telescopes, and it allows scientists to learn more about the universe. Hubble ____39____ (observe) have played a crucial role in the discovery of the ____40____ (mystery) dark energy. Hubble was followed by the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009. Kepler’ scientific goal is to search for Earth-size planets ____41____ (orbit) other stars. ____42____ life on other planets does exist is yet to be proved, but the signs are promising: Kepler has detected many suitable planets that are almost the same size as the Earth. In recent years, China has developed advanced telescopes as well. One example is the innovative FAST, ____43____ is the largest single⁃dish radio telescope in the world. With a dish the size of 30 football fields, FAST is able to carry ____44____ monitoring with extraordinary sensitivity. One of its scientific goals is to detect communication signals between the stars in the universe. It is clear that telescopes are crucial tools for space exploration and that developing the required technology will help astronomers all over the world make exciting discovery. How much we will learn from the telescopes is merely limited by ____45____ (we) imagination. 【答案】36. to use 37. have improved 38. was launched 39. observations 40. mysterious 41. orbiting 42. Whether 43. which 44. out 45. our 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了望远镜在太空探索中的发展历程及重要作用。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在17世纪早期，伽利略是第一个使用望远镜探索天空的人，从那时起，望远镜不断得到改进。“the first + 动词不定式”表示“第一个做某事的人”，是固定搭配，用use的动词不定式形式作后置定语。 【37题详解】 考查时态。句意：在17世纪早期，伽利略是第一个使用望远镜探索天空的人，从那时起，望远镜不断得到改进。根据时间状语“since then”可知，句子应用现在完成时，主语telescopes是复数，助动词用have，improve的过去分词为improved。 【38题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：1990年，哈勃太空望远镜发射升空，这是一个重大突破。根据时间状语“in 1990”可知，句子应用一般过去时，主语the Hubble Space Telescope和动词launch“发射”之间是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是单数，be动词用was，launch的过去分词为launched。 【39题详解】 考查名词。句意：哈勃望远镜的观测在神秘暗能量的发现中发挥了至关重要的作用。空处作主语，应用名词observation，表示“观测”，此处应用复数形式泛指多次观测。 【40题详解】 考查形容词。句意：哈勃望远镜的观测在神秘暗能量的发现中发挥了至关重要的作用。空处修饰名词dark energy，应用形容词mysterious，表示“神秘的”，作定语。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：开普勒的科学目标是寻找围绕其他恒星运行的地球大小的行星。句子谓语动词是is，空处作非谓语动词，planets和动词orbit“运行”之间是主动关系，应用现在分词orbiting作后置定语。 【42题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：其他行星上是否存在生命还有待证明，但迹象是有希望的：开普勒已经探测到许多与地球大小几乎相同的合适行星。空处引导主语从句，从句不缺成分，表示“是否”的含义，应用whether引导该从句，句首单词首字母大写。 【43题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：一个例子是创新的FAST，它是世界上最大的单口径射电望远镜。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是FAST，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应用which引导该从句。 【44题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：FAST的碟形天线有30个足球场那么大，能够以非凡的灵敏度进行监测。carry out是固定短语，意为“进行，执行”，符合语境。 【45题详解】 考查代词。句意：我们能从望远镜中学到多少仅仅受我们想象力的限制。空处修饰名词imagination，应用形容词性物主代词our，表示“我们的”。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 你们学校正举办主题为“用英文讲中国故事”的征文活动。请你以一位中国历史人物为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 人物简介及事迹； 2. 意义或启示。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 When it comes to Chinese historical figures, no one is more famous than Confucius, who is widely known for his teachings and philosophy. Born in 551 BCE, Confucius was a philosopher, politician, and educator whose teachings have had a lasting impact on Chinese culture and society. Confucius is the first person in history to advocate that everyone should have equal rights to be educated. His philosophy was so influential that a collection called Analects of Confucius was created by his students in memory of him. Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism. The teachings and philosophies of Confucius are still relevant in modern society, reminding us of the importance of education, moral values, and respect for others. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以一位中国历史人物为题，向“用英文讲中国故事”征文活动投稿，内容包括人物简介及事迹、意义或启示。 【详解】1.词汇积累 著名的：famous→renowned 影响：impact→influence 应该：should →ought to 纪念：in memory of→in honor of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism. 拓展句：Confucius’ thoughts, which were initially passed down through his disciples, have been developed into a complete system of philosophy known as Confucianism, emphasizing moral values and social harmony. 【点睛】【高分句型1】When it comes to Chinese historical figures, no one is more famous than Confucius, who is widely known for his teachings and philosophy.（运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】His philosophy was so influential that a collection called Analects of Confucius was created by his students in memory of him.（运用了so ...that ...引导的结果状语从句） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 On a bright, sunny day, my friend and I decided to have a hike up the nearby mountain. The weather was fine, with a gentle breeze (微风) and a clear blue sky overhead. We were having a great time in nature, looking at all the green plants and colorful flowers around us. As we climbed higher, we chatted about our plans for the future and shared laughter at our shared memories. Suddenly, we heard a weak sound coming from a nearby bush. Curious, we approached as quietly as a mouse and discovered a small bird with an injured wing. It was clear that the bird was in trouble, and we really wanted to help. However, every time we tried to approach the bird, it would fly away in fear, staying away from us. Deciding to save the little bird, my friend had an idea. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a small piece of fruit and bread that he had packed for our hike. Gently, he placed the foods near the bush, hoping they would get the bird to come closer. At first, the bird remained careful, its eyes darting (转动) between us and the foods. Slowly, hunger seemed to overcome its fear, and it hopped towards the foods, carefully pecking at (啄食) the foods. My friend and I stayed very still, not wanting to frighten it away again. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 After a few minutes, the bird seemed to realize that we were not a threat. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At home, we took good care of the bird. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 After a few minutes, the bird seemed to realize that we were not a threat. It began to eat more freely, and we were able to get closer within arm’s reach. At this time, my friend caught the bird quickly. The bird struggled in the hand, trying to fly away. Gently, we examined its injury, and then we wrapped a soft cloth around the bird. We decided to give up walking forward and take the bird home. At home, we took good care of the bird. First, we cleaned the bird’s wound, and then we provided it with food and water. Over the next few days, the bird’s trust in us grew. It would allow us to touch its feathers and seemed to rely on our care. As the bird’s wing healed, we knew that eventually, we would have to release it back into the wild. On another fine day for hiking, we set the bird free at the same place where we saved it. We cherished the bond we had formed. Our mountain adventure was a journey of friendship and a reminder of the fine connection between humans and the natural world. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索，讲述了作者和朋友在爬山时发现了一只翅膀受伤的小鸟，用食物引诱它靠近，最终成功抓住了它，并决定带回家照顾直至其康复。经过几天的照料，小鸟与作者和朋友建立了信任关系。最后，在当初找到它的地方将其放归自然的故事。这次经历不仅加深了作者与大自然的情感联系，也体现了人与自然和谐共处的美好。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“几分钟后，小鸟似乎意识到我们没有威胁。”可知，第一段可描写小鸟不再害怕，作者和朋友靠近并救助它的过程。 ②由第二段首句内容“回到家后，我们悉心照料这只鸟。”可知，第二段可描写作者和朋友在家悉心照顾小鸟的情况。 2.续写线索：放松警惕——朋友抓小鸟—— 检查并包扎——回家细照料——伤愈放归林——人生感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①抓住：catch/ seize/ grab ②检查：examine/ check/ investigate ③照顾：take good care of/ look after/ care for 情绪类 ①信任：trust/ belief/ faith ②依赖：rely on/ depend on/ count on 【点睛】【高分句型1】On another fine day for hiking, we set the bird free at the same place where we saved it. (运用了where引导的定语从句) 【高分句型2】We cherished the bond we had formed. (运用了省略关系词的定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $