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2025-2026学年第二学期高二英语期中考试试题 第一部分：听力理解 (共三节，27分) 第一节 (共4小题；每小题1.5分，共6分) 听下面四段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听一遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。 1. What is the physics professor like? A. Short with long hair. B. Tall with short hair. C. Thin with black hair. 听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。 2. Why does the woman want to leave an hour earlier? A. To greet guests. B. To make a presentation. C. To avoid traffic jams. 听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。 3. Where does the woman live? A. In Memphis. B. In Boston. C. In St. Louis. 听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。 4. What does the woman imply? A. The man should start his training tomorrow. B. The man should watch the game afterward. C. The man shouldn’t be playing so soon. 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) 听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有两道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第5至第6小题。 5. How much money should the woman pay? A. $78. B. $67. C. $145. 6. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The delivery is free of charge. B. The woman is seldom at home in the morning. C. The man has written down the woman’s address. 听下面一段对话，回答第7至第8小题。 7. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. How bees indicate the direction. B. How bees provide food for others. C. How bees share information about food. 8. How does the bee show the food is nearby? A. By pointing toward it. B. By flying in circles. C. By dancing fast. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第10小题。 9. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Classmates. 10. Why didn’t the man tell his parents about his backache? A. He didn’t think it serious. B. He decided to see the doctor first. C. He was in a hurry to go to school. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第12小题。 11. What relation is Bob to the woman? A. Her customer. B. Her husband. C. Her classmate. 12. What did Bob want to be? A. A musician. B. A singer. C. A dancer. 听下面一段独白，回答第13至第14小题。 13. What did the speaker think of working for free at first? A. Annoying. B. Shocking. C. Disappointing. 14. Who offered the speaker the job? A. His teacher. B. His dad. C. His dad’s friend. 第三节 (共4小题；每小题1.5分，共6分) 听两遍短文，根据所听内容和提示，将所缺的关键信息填写在相应的位置上，每空只需填写一个词。 Flash Mobs Definition A gathering of strangers organised in secret to do something 15. ______ Purpose For fun Examples The first one: In June 2003 In a carpet store in New York About 16. ______ people asking about the prices and kinds of goods at the same time A famous one: In April 2006 At various London 17. ______ stations People gathering at a set time and 18. ______ to music 第二部分：知识运用 (共两节，30分) 第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 On a bright afternoon, Jordan, Mahir and Mahir’s father gathered at the foot of a mountain. “Hey, Jordan, over here!” Jordan’s best friend, Mahir, waved his hand, pointing to a crack in the side of the mountain. “We could ___1___ this!” Jordan tied his safety harness (系带) and checked his rope. He weighed one of them in his hand, determining its weight. Then he looked for ___2___ locations, considering the difficulty of the task. “That crack is ___3___ narrow. I don’t think we’d get up very high.” “At the time of a test, a person rises or falls.” said Ghanim, Mahir’s dad. Shaking his head in ___4___ over the foreign proverb (谚语), Jordan examined the crack. It was nothing more than a sliver in the solid face of the cliff. He shifted in his harness as Mahir gave the proverb his own explanation: “If you’re not reaching the ___5___, you’re not trying hard enough.” Jordan recognized the bit of advice from a previous climbing lesson. His own father’s voice resounded in his thoughts, as if in a half-forgotten dream. “Climb a mountain, son, and you climb the insecurity in your own life. You climb over your shadow, climb over your ___6___.”That was five years ago, before the automobile ___7___ that took his dad’s life. Jordan’s father swiftly turned his car and effectively ___8___ a car from going over a cliff (悬崖). The sudden move had saved the people in that car. But his father’s car went off a cliff. ___9___ with the difficult situation, Jordan’s dad had never hesitated before making the decision. And now Jordan wouldn’t either. ____10____ on his balance, he took a deep breath and began to climb. Finally, they made it to the peak of the mountain. 1. A. master B. pack C. climb D. dive 2. A. worthwhile B. possible C. unique D. immediate 3. A. acceptable B. classical C. amazingly D. unbelievably 4. A. confusion B. awareness C. understanding D. appreciation 5. A. agreement B. destination C. balance D. crack 6. A. shock B. power C. doubt D. struggle 7. A. accident B. journey C. event D. trap 8. A. discouraged B. connected C. pulled D. prevented 9. A. Agreed B. Faced C. Ended D. Gone 10. A. Concentrating B. Depending C. Moved D. Carrying 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Jordan努力爬到山顶和攀登过程中的心理活动。 【1题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们可以爬上去！A. master掌握；B. pack包装；C. climb爬，攀登；D. dive潜水。根据前文的“On a bright afternoon, Jordan, Mahir and Mahir’s father gathered at the foot of a mountain. “Hey, Jordan, over here!” Jordan’s best friend, Mahir, waved his hand, pointing to a crack in the side of the mountain. “We could”可知，Jordan、Mahir和Mahir的父亲聚集在山脚下，马希尔指着山边的一条裂缝，认为从那里可以爬上去。故选C项。 【2题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后考虑到任务的难度，他寻找可能的地点。A. worthwhile值得的；B. possible可能的；C. unique独特的；D. immediate立即的。根据前文的“Jordan tied his safety harness(系带) and checked his rope. He weighed one of them in his hand, determining its weight.(乔丹系好安全带，检查绳子。他在手里掂了掂其中的一个，确定它的重量)”和后文的“That crack is ___3___ narrow. I don’t think we’d get up very high.”可知，Jordan准备好攀爬后，寻找那条裂缝的可能的攀爬地点。故选B项。 【3题详解】 考查副词和形容词词义辨析。句意：A. acceptable可接受的；B. classical经典的；C. amazingly令人惊奇的是；D. unbelievably难以置信地。根据后文的“I don’t think we’d get up very high.”和后文的“It was nothing more than a sliver in the solid face of the cliff.(它只不过是悬崖坚硬的表面上的一根银条)”可知，Jordan得出的结论为“爬不上去”，那条裂缝就像悬崖坚硬的表面上的一根银条，所以窄得令人难以置信。故选D项。 【4题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Jordan对这句外国谚语感到困惑，摇了摇头，仔细检查了裂缝。A. confusion困惑；B. awareness意识；C. understanding理解；D. appreciation欣赏。根据前文的“Shaking his head”和后文“over the foreign proverb”可知，Jordan摇了摇头，表明他没听懂，感到困惑。故选A项。 【5题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你没有到达目的地，那是因为你还不够努力。A. agreement协议；B. destination目的地；C. balance平衡；D. crack裂纹。根据前文的“If you’re not reaching the”和后文“you’re not trying hard enough.”可知，因为你还不够努力，所以没有到达目的地，最后Jordan他们努力到达了目的地山顶。故选B项。 【6题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：你要爬过你的阴影，爬过你的怀疑。A. shock震惊；B. power权力；C. doubt怀疑；D. struggle奋斗。根据前文的“I don’t think we’d get up very high.”和“Climb a mountain, son, and you climb the insecurity in your own life. You climb over your shadow, climb over your”可知，父亲鼓励Jordan勇敢前行，所以此处指爬过阴影，爬过怀疑。故选C项。 【7题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是五年前，在那场夺走他父亲生命的车祸之前。A. accident事故；B. journey旅程；C. event事件；D. trap陷阱。根据前文的“before the automobile”和后文“that took his dad’s life”可知，Jordan的父亲发生车祸去世了。故选A项。 【8题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jordan的父亲迅速转弯，有效地阻止了一辆汽车掉下悬崖。A. discouraged使泄气；B. connected连接；C. pulled拉；D. prevented阻止。根据前文的“Jordan’s father swiftly turned his car”可知，Jordan的父亲迅速转弯，从而阻止了一辆汽车掉下悬崖。故选D项。 【9题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：面对困境，Jordan的父亲毫不犹豫地做出了决定。A. Agreed (with)同意；B. Faced (with)面对；C. Ended (with)以……结束；D. Gone (with)与……一起存在。根据前文的“Jordan’s father swiftly turned his car and effectively ___8___ a car from going over a cliff (悬崖). The sudden move had saved the people in that car. But his father’s car went off a cliff.”可知，Jordan的父亲迅速转弯，有效地阻止了一辆汽车掉下悬崖，可知他当时面对困境。故选B项。 【10题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：他集中精力保持平衡，深吸了一口气，开始往上爬。A. Concentrating (on)集中注意力于；B. Depending (on)依靠；C. Moved (on)离开，继续前进；D. Carrying (on)继续。根据后文的“on his balance, he took a deep breath and began to climb. Finally, they made it to the peak of the mountain”可知，他们到达了山顶，因为他集中精力保持平衡。故选A项。 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 When the 48-year-old Uzbek gymnast, Oksana Chusovitina, ____11____ (participate) in the Asiad women’s gymnastics qualification on Monday, thousands of spectators chanted for “Qiu Ma,” ____12____ translates to “Mother Chusovitina”. When her son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she adopted German citizenship to compete at global events for a higher income and ____13____ (good) medical treatment. Aften her son’s ____14____ (recover), Chusovitina continued her gymnastics journey out of sheer love for the sport． 【答案】11. participated 12. which 13. better 14. recovery 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了48岁的乌兹别克斯坦体操运动员奥克萨娜·丘索维金娜参加亚运会女子体操资格赛的故事，她被称为“丘妈”。她曾为给儿子治病改德国国籍，儿子康复后她继续体操生涯。 【11题详解】 考查时态。句意：本周一，当48岁的乌兹别克斯坦体操运动员奥克萨娜·丘索维金娜参加亚洲女子体操资格赛时，数千名观众高呼“丘妈”，意为“丘索维金娜妈妈”。根据时间状语“on Monday”和下文的chanted可知，句子应用一般过去时。故填 participated。 【12题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：本周一，当48岁的乌兹别克斯坦体操运动员奥克萨娜·丘索维金娜参加亚洲女子体操资格赛时，数千名观众高呼“丘妈”，意为“丘索维金娜妈妈”。先行词为“Qiu Ma”，指物，在非限定性定语从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填 which。 【13题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：2002年，当她的儿子被诊断出患有白血病时，她加入了德国国籍，以便参加国际赛事，以获得更高的收入和更好的医疗服务。根据空格前的“higher income”可知，此处应用形容词比较级，表示“更好的医疗治疗”。故填better。 【14题详解】 考查名词。句意：在儿子康复后，出于对这项运动的热爱，丘索维金娜继续了她的体操之旅。根据空格前的名词所有格“her son’s”可知，此处应用名词形式作宾语，表示“康复”。故填 recovery。 B 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Shenzhou XVII crew members completed their first spacewalk on 22nd December, 2023, completing a host of tasks outside the Tiangong space station. It was the 14th spacewalk ____15____ (conduct) by Chinese astronauts. There are a lot of science and technology assignments for them ____16____ (perform) during the remaining days of their stay in orbit. Since their arrival, the astronauts ____17____(examine) and maintained equipment and made preparations for their spacewalk. 【答案】15. conducted 16. to perform 17. have examined 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲的是神舟十七号机组人员在天宫空间站外行走的情况。 【15题详解】 考查过去分词。句意：这是中国宇航员进行的第14次太空行走。空处应填非谓语动词， the 14th spacewalk与conduct之间为被动关系，应用过去分词表示被动，作后置定语。故填conducted。 【16题详解】 考查不定式。句意：在他们停留在轨道上的剩余日子里，他们要完成许多科学和技术任务。由句意及空后的during the remaining days of their stay in orbit可知此处表示将来的动作且them与perform之间为主动关系，应用不定式的主动形式to perform。故填to perform。 【17题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：自抵达以来，宇航员已经检查和维护了设备，并为太空行走做准备。空处应填谓语动词，由句意及时间状语Since their arrival可知应用现在完成时，并且根据 maintained equipment and made preparations可知并列谓语，所以不能用现在完成进行时，表示自从抵达以来，她们已经完成了这些事情。故填have examined。 C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Possessing more bamboo than any other country in the world, China is known ____18____ the Kingdom of Bamboo. To the Chinese people, bamboo is the symbol of virtue. It has the title of “the gentleman of plants”. It is always closely related to people of positive spirit. For example, its deep root symbolizes determination, and the straight and hollow stem ____19____ (represent) straightness and modesty. Bamboo culture always plays a positive role in encouraging Chinese people to hold on when ____20____ (face) tough situations. 【答案】18. as 19. represents 20. facing 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲的是中国丰富的竹子资源、竹子在中国文化中的象征意义，以及竹文化对中国人的积极影响。 【18题详解】 考查介词。句意：中国拥有的竹子数量比世界上任何其他国家都多，因此中国被誉为“竹子之国”。句子表示“中国被誉为“竹子之国””，be known as是固定短语，意为“被誉为，被称为”，因此空格处是介词as。 【19题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：例如，它深根的特性象征着坚定的决心，而笔直且空心的茎则代表着正直和谦逊。空格处是谓语，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语the straight and hollow stem是单数，因此空格处用第三人称单数。 【20题详解】 考查时态，主谓一致和省略。句意：竹子文化总是积极地激励着中国人在面对艰难处境时坚持不懈。此处表示“中国人在面对艰难处境时”，when引导的时间状语从句用现在进行时，主语Chinese people是复数，因此when引导的时间状语从句是when Chinese people are facing tough situations，时间状语从句中主语和主句主语一致，且从句中有be动词时，可省略从句中的主语和be动词，因此空格处是facing。 第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节，32分) 第一节 (共11小题；每小题2分，共22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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature Grading Scale 90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E. Essays (60%) Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%. Group Assignments (30%) Students will work in groups to complete four assignments (作业) during the course. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system. Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework (10%) Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from assigned readings or notes from the previous class' lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late Work An essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted. 21. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A textbook. B. An exam paper. C. A course plan. D. An academic article. 22. How many parts is a student’s final grade made up of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 23. What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date? A. You will receive a zero. B. You will lose a letter grade. C. You will be given a test. D. You will have to rewrite it. 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了文学概论课程评分办法。 【21题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章标题“Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature (文学概论课程评分办法)”和Essays (60%)部分“Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade of for this course (你的四篇主要文章将构成本课程评分的主要部分)”可知，文章介绍了文学概论课程评分办法。由此推知，本文是出自一个课程计划。故选C项。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据黑体小标题“Essays (60%)”以及“Group Assignments (30%)”和“Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Groups Work/Homework (10%)”可知，学生的最终成绩由3部分组成。故选B项。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Late Work”部分“If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. (如果没有在截止日期后的第4天上交，将会得到零分)”可知，如果在截止日期后一周才交文章，你将会得零分。故选A项。 【点睛】 B I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we’ll buy another. But the insurance payout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car－I worked out that, with the loan, we’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as £600 a month. And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family. But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.) My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity. Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question. 24. The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______. A. most families chose to go car-free B. he was hurt in a terrible car accident C. the cost of a new car was too much D. the traffic jam was unbearable for him 25. What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan? A. Supportive. B. Disapproving. C. Optimistic. D. Unconcerned. 26. What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion? A. Argue against it. B. Take their advice. C. Think it over. D. Leave it alone. 27. What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life? A. Life cannot go without a car. B. Life without a car is a little bit hard. C. His life gets improved without a car. D. A car-free life does not suit everyone. 【答案】24. C 25. B 26. D 27. C 【解析】 【分析】作者的旧车不幸被撞毁了，准备买新车时，发现私家车成本高昂，而作者住址附近的公共交通非常发达，因此作者觉得没有必要买车，但家里人反对，作者说服了家里人，经过八个月后，作者感觉没买车让他变富裕不少。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句I worked out that, with the loan, we’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as £600 a month.可知，因为买新车所花的费用太多了，所以作者决定不买汽车了。故C项正确。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family.可知，作者不买车的想法并没有得到家人的支持。在本段接下来的内容中详细介绍了家人反对我的观点的理由。故B正确。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句(I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)可知，我并没有受到他们的影响，我建议女儿的朋友应该和我们一样不买汽车。也就是说我建议女儿不要理睬别人的观点。故D正确。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后两句We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.可知，对于是否应该有汽车的问题，我的答案是不。因为我从没车的八个月里得出的结论就是：没了车，我变有钱了。故C项正确。 点睛：推理判断题的解题技巧 一．推理判断题常见的提问方式 The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to… The author’s attitude towards…is… It can be inferred from the text is that… From the passage we can conclude that… 二.正确选项的特点 正确选项不是文中直接或明确说明的内容，而是间接表达出来的，除符合文章内容外，还符合逻辑，让考生有推敲余地。如小题2. What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan?问家人的态度，根据But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family.题中not shared就是答案B. Disapproving.（不同意）的间接表达。 三.干扰选项的特点 无中生有：以假乱真，捏造原文根本不存在的信息，并以此为依据进行推断。比如;小题3 A. Argue against it.小题４，Ｄ选项A car-free life does not suit everyone。 四.解题技巧 1结合全文（段）信息，综合判断，确定最佳结论。如小题3.本段说家人不同意我的观点，怕朋友议论，我说服他们take the same approach(as mine),就是听我的，不听别人的，与D选项Leave it alone.（置之不理）相吻合。 C Try Hard, but Not That Hard. So many of us were raised with the belief of hard work and max effort, taught that what we put in was what we got out. Now, some coaches and corporate leaders have a new message. Trying to run at top speed will actually lead to slower running times. Lifting heavy weights until you absolutely can’t any more won’t spark more muscle gain than stopping a little sooner. The trick — be it in exercise, or anything — is to try for 85%. Aiming for perfection often makes us feel awful, burns us out and backfires (事与愿违). Instead, count the fact that you hit eight out of ten of your targets this quarter as a win. “I already messed it up,” Sherri Phillips would regret after missing one of her daily personal goals. Last year, the COO of a Manhattan photography business began tracking metrics (指标) like her sleep quality and exercise time. It was only after she switched to aiming for 85% success over a week that she stuck with her efforts, instead of giving up when she missed a mark. Dialing in on the sweet spot of 85% can help us grow. In a 2019 paper, researchers used machine learning to try to find the ideal difficulty level to learn new things. The neural network they created, meant to mimic (模仿) the human brain, learned best when it was faced with queries (疑问) set to 85% difficulty, meaning it got questions right 85% of the time. If a task is too hard, humans get demotivated, says Bob Wilson, an author of the study. “If you never make any errors, you’re 100% accurate, well, you can’t learn from the mistakes.” Ron Shaich, a founder and former CEO of restaurant chain Panera, is skeptical of people who hit 100% on sales targets. He wonders if the goals are too low. They should be ambitious enough that you won’t always get there, he says. Now an investor, board member and author of a coming business book that stresses 80% equals success, Shaich is convinced most companies don’t even hit that number. Years ago, as a consultant, Grace Ueng learned the “80-20 rule.” The idea was to stop once you were 80% complete on a project, she says. Ueng recently took up piano. She practiced for long hours and still grimaced (面露痛苦) when she performed for her music group. Then she started tackling small chunks of a piece instead of running through the whole thing again and again. Before a recent performance, she read a book and went to church instead of putting in extra hours at the piano. When it was time to perform, she played well — and actually enjoyed it. “You have to have the wisdom,”she says, “to know when to stop.” 28. What does the underlined phrase “sweet spot” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. The most appropriate degree for progress B. The toughest level for challenging ourselves C. The lowest standard to avoid making errors D. The strictest principle to keep working hard 29. According to Ron Shaich, what does consistently hitting 100% targets suggest? A. Exceptional performance. B. Perfect strategic planning. C. High levels of employee motivation. D. Goals not ambitious enough. 30. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Sherri Phillips would not regret any more after tracking 85% metrics. B. Bob Wilson thinks 100% accuracy gets people full of motivation. C. Grace Ueng felt optimistic after she played the piano for a long time. D. Researchers believe the ideal learning way is to face difficult queries. 31. What is the main message of the passage? A. Maximum effort is key to success. B. Proper aims and effort enhance performance. C. Striving for perfection leads to burnout. D. Consistent hard work guarantees success. 【答案】28. A 29. D 30. A 31. B 【解析】 【导语】主要介绍凡事不必追求极致努力与完美目标，百分之八十五的适度付出更利于成长、学习与长期发展。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段中的“Dialing in on the sweet spot of 85% can help us grow. In a 2019 paper, researchers used machine learning to try to find the ideal difficulty level to learn new things. The neural network they created, meant to mimic (模仿) the human brain, learned best when it was faced with queries (疑问) set to 85% difficulty, meaning it got questions right 85% of the time. (聚焦百分之八十五的sweet spot，有助于我们成长。在2019年的一篇论文中，研究人员借助机器学习，试图找出学习新知识的理想难度水平。他们搭建的神经网络旨在模仿人脑，在面对难度设定为百分之八十五的问题时学习效果最佳，即答题正确率达到百分之八十五。)”可知，85%的努力程度与难度是适合进步、利于提升的理想状态，因此，画线短语“sweet spot”暗示“利于进步的最合适尺度”符合语境。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Ron Shaich, a founder and former CEO of restaurant chain Panera, is skeptical of people who hit 100% on sales targets. He wonders if the goals are too low. They should be ambitious enough that you won’t always get there, he says.(连锁餐厅Panera的创始人和前首席执行官Ron Shaich对那些100%完成销售目标的人持怀疑态度。他怀疑目标是否太低了。他说，他们应该有足够的雄心壮志，这样你就不会总能达到目标。)”可知，在他看来，总能完全达成目标，意味着目标不够远大。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段““I already messed it up,” Sherri Phillips would regret after missing one of her daily personal goals. Last year, the COO of a Manhattan photography business began tracking metrics (指标) like her sleep quality and exercise time. It was only after she switched to aiming for 85% success over a week that she stuck with her efforts, instead of giving up when she missed a mark. (“我已经把事情搞砸了，”Sherri Phillips在错过一个日常个人目标后会后悔。去年，曼哈顿一家摄影公司的首席运营官开始跟踪自己的睡眠质量和锻炼时间等指标。直到她将目标改为在一周内达到85%的成功率后，她才坚持自己的努力，而不是在未达到某个目标时就放弃。)”可知，Sherri Phillips在调整到追求一周内85%的成功率后，能坚持努力而不是因未达成目标而放弃，她不再后悔，A选项正确。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中的“The trick — be it in exercise, or anything — is to try for 85%. Aiming for perfection often makes us feel awful, burns us out and backfires (事与愿违). (无论是运动还是各类事务，做事的诀窍是付出百分之八十五的努力。一味追求完美会让人身心疲惫，最终适得其反。)”可知，文章围绕适度努力、合理设定目标展开论述，说明恰当的目标与适量的付出，能够有效提升综合表现。 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，共10分) 阅读短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Food has always been a universal language that brings people together. It has the power to bridge cultural gaps and foster understanding between nations. ____32____ Actually, culinary diplomacy is not a new concept. It has been practiced for centuries, with ancient civilizations using food as a means of establishing diplomatic relations. Today, it has developed into a more formalized practice, with governments recognizing its potential to build bridges and promote peace. ____33____ Food is deeply rooted in culture, and by sharing traditional dishes, countries can showcase their unique heritage and traditions. Through food, people can gain a deeper understanding of a nation’s history, values, and way of life. This exchange of culinary traditions can lead to a greater appreciation and respect for different cultures. Culinary diplomacy also provides a platform for dialogue between nations. ____34____ These gatherings create opportunities for people to engage in meaningful conversations. By breaking bread together, people can find common ground and establish connections that go beyond political differences. Furthermore, culinary diplomacy can have economic benefits for countries. By promoting their local cuisine, nations can attract tourists and boost their culinary tourism industry. ____35____ Additionally, culinary diplomacy can enhance a country’s soft power, as its cuisine becomes a symbol of its cultural richness and diversity. In recent years, several countries have embraced culinary diplomacy as a means of promoting their national cuisine and culture. Peru, for example, has successfully used culinary diplomacy to promote its cuisine. ____36____ Peru has taken advantage of this by hosting international food events and establishing culinary schools to train chefs. As a result, Peru has seen a significant increase in tourism and international recognition. Culinary diplomacy plays a crucial role in fostering cultural exchange and promoting dialogue between nations. As the world becomes more interconnected, it will continue to be a powerful tool in promoting peace and fostering global understanding. A. Culinary diplomacy can promote trade, tourism and cooperation. B. This generates profit and creates job opportunities for local people. C. One of the key roles of culinary diplomacy is fostering cultural exchange. D. Its rich culinary heritage, with dishes like ceviche, has become a global hit. E. International food festivals and events bring food enthusiasts worldwide together. F. As the saying goes, “The easiest way to win hearts and minds is through stomach.” G. This is where culinary diplomacy comes in, using food to promote cultural exchange. 【答案】32. G 33. C 34. E 35. B 36. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了烹饪外交对促进文化交流和增进国家了解的作用。 【32题详解】 上句“It has the power to bridge cultural gaps and foster understanding between nations.(它有能力弥合文化差距，促进国家之间的理解。)”讲述了食物能够消除文化差距，增进国家间的理解，下一段第一句“Actually, culinary diplomacy is not a new concept.(事实上，烹饪外交并不是一个新概念。)”提到了烹饪外交，由此可知，空处应承上启下，引出下文的烹饪外交，G项“这就是烹饪外交的用武之地，利用食物促进文化交流。”符合题意。故选G。 【33题详解】 根据下文“Food is deeply rooted in culture, and by sharing traditional dishes, countries can showcase their unique heritage and traditions. Through food, people can gain a deeper understanding of a nation’s history, values, and way of life. This exchange of culinary traditions can lead to a greater appreciation and respect for different cultures.(食物深深植根于文化，通过分享传统菜肴，各国可以展示其独特的遗产和传统。通过食物，人们可以更深入地了解一个国家的历史、价值观和生活方式。这种烹饪传统的交流可以使人们更加欣赏和尊重不同的文化。)”可知，下文讲述了食物文化交流的意义，空处应引出下文内容，C项“烹饪外交的关键作用之一是促进文化交流。”符合题意。故选C。 【34题详解】 根据前文“Culinary diplomacy also provides a platform for dialogue between nations.(烹饪外交也为各国之间的对话提供了一个平台。)”和后文“These gatherings create opportunities for people to engage in meaningful conversations.(这些聚会为人们创造了进行有意义对话的机会。)”可知，空处应和platform和gatherings有关，E项“国际美食节和活动将世界各地的美食爱好者聚集在一起。”符合题意。故选E。 【35题详解】 前文“Furthermore, culinary diplomacy can have economic benefits for countries. By promoting their local cuisine, nations can attract tourists and boost their culinary tourism industry.(此外，烹饪外交可以为各国带来经济利益。通过推广当地美食，各国可以吸引游客，促进烹饪旅游业的发展。)”讲述了烹饪外交可以带来经济利益，推广当地美食可以促进烹饪旅游业的发展，结合空后一句“Additionally, culinary diplomacy can enhance a country’s soft power, as its cuisine becomes a symbol of its cultural richness and diversity.(此外，烹饪外交可以增强一个国家的软实力，因为它的美食成为其文化丰富性和多样性的象征。)”可知，后文讲述了烹饪外交的可以增强国家软实力的另一层好处，由此可知，空处应承接上文，进一步讲述烹饪外交产生的经济好处，B项“这为当地人创造了利润和就业机会。”符合题意。故选B。 【36题详解】 前文“Peru, for example, has successfully used culinary diplomacy to promote its cuisine.(例如，秘鲁成功地利用烹饪外交来推广其美食。)”讲述了秘鲁利用烹饪外交推广美食，空处应进一步讲述推广美食的影响，D项“其丰富的烹饪传统，如酸橘汁腌鱼等菜肴，已成为全球热门。”符合题意。故选D。 第四部分：书面表达 (共两节，31分) 第一节 (共4小题；第55、56题各2分，第57题3分，第58题4分，共11分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。 Some people see colours when they hear different sounds. Others see colours when they see words and numbers printed in black and white. These interesting people are called synaesthetes, and what they experience is called synaesthesia. A study at the University of Sussex is finding out how learning to see sounds as colours or think of letters in colour could improve your IQ and memory. One of the study leaders, Dr Bor says that carrying out these tests has given them the opportunity to find out more about how people use different kinds of memory. Dr Bor based his latest research around something scientists already know a lot about—" chunking". He explains that this is a way of breaking large pieces of information into smaller units, to make it easier to remember. "When I give you my phone number, 01274737215, you probably remember it as 012 74 7372 15, or something similar. If you can remember 012 and the first 74, you can remember the rest. You can get some amazing benefits from chunking!" This is really important for understanding synaesthesia. Dr Bor says that synaesthesia adds extra information to things that are difficult to remember, such as letters and numbers, or extra colours. This helps us remember things better. And Dr Bor's own study of one amazing person, who has both synaesthesia and a very strong memory advantage, supports this idea as well. The study began as a way to test whether synaesthesia is connected to greater abilities to do certain things and aimed to create a way of learning synaesthesia to develop benefits for everyone. After training, people were able to pass the normal synaesthesia tests, and their IQ jumped up about 12 points! But Dr Bor says they need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people apart from clever students who took part in this study. 37. According to the passage, when do people experience synaesthesia? 38. How can synaesthesia help improve memory? 39. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why? Dr Bor has proved that the IQ of people from different groups was able to improve about 12 points after learning synaesthesia. 40. Besides synaesthesia, what do you think are some other ways to improve your memory?（In about 40 words） 【答案】37. People experience Synaesthesia when they see colours while hearing different sounds or seeing words and numbers printed in black and white. 38. By adding extra information to things that are difficult to remember, such as letters and numbers, or extra colours. 39. Dr Bor has proved that the IQ of people from different groups was able to improve about12 points after learning synaesthesia. Dr Bor has proved that clever students’ IQ was able to jump up about 12 points after learning synaesthesia. Dr Bor says they need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people apart from clever students who took part in this study. 40. 言之有理即可。Possible answer：In order to improve our memory we can do new things and change our daily habits to keep our brain active. We can also try to memorize something new and play Maths puzzle to get lots of regular exercise. 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明通感能够提升人的智商和记忆力。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Some people see colours when they hear different sounds. Others see colours when they see words and numbers printed in black and white. These interesting people are called synaesthetes, and what they experience is called synaesthesia.（有些人听到不同的声音时会看到颜色。其他人看到黑白印刷的单词和数字时会看到颜色。这些有趣的人被称为通感者，他们所经历的被称为通感。）”可知，当人们听到不同的声音，或看到黑白印刷的单词和数字时能看到颜色，就会产生通感。故答案为People experience Synaesthesia when they see colours while hearing different sounds or seeing words and numbers printed in black and white. 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Dr Bor says that synaesthesia adds extra information to things that are difficult to remember, such as letters and numbers, or extra colours.（博尔博士说，通感为难以记忆的事物增加了额外的信息，例如字母和数字，或额外的颜色。）”可知，通感能提升记忆力是通过为难以记忆的事物增加了额外的信息，例如字母和数字，或者额外的颜色，故答案为By adding extra information to things that are difficult to remember, such as letters and numbers, or extra colours. 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“After training, people were able to pass the normal synaesthesia tests, and their IQ jumped up about 12 points! But Dr Bor says they need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people apart from clever students who took part in this study（经过训练，人们能够通过正常的通感测试，他们的智商提高了约12分！但是博尔博士说，除了参加这项研究的聪明学生之外，他们还需要对不同人群的智商增长进行测试）”可知，测试后能提高约12分的是聪明的学生，而他们还需要对不同人群的智商增长进行测试，故答案为Dr Bor has proved that the IQ of people from different groups was able to improve about12 points after learning synaesthesia. Dr Bor has proved that clever students’ IQ was able to jump up about 12 points after learning synaesthesia. Dr Bor says they need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people apart from clever students who took part in this study. 【40题详解】 开放试题。Possible answer：In order to improve our memory we can do new things and change our daily habits to keep our brain active. We can also try to memorize something new and play Maths puzzle to get lots of regular exercise.(为了提高我们的记忆力，我们可以做新的事情，改变我们的日常习惯，以保持我们的大脑活跃。我们也可以试着记住一些新的东西，玩数学谜题来得到很多有规律的锻炼)言之有理即可。 第二节 书面表达 (共20分) 41. 假如你是红星中学高二学生李华。在五一国际劳动节到来之际，你们学校开展了一次以“劳动最光荣”为主题的实践活动。你校国际部交换生Jim对此很感兴趣，发来邮件询问。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1. 劳动过程； 2. 你的感受。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：劳动最光荣：labor is the most glorious Dear Jim, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, Learning that you’re curious about our “Labor is the Most Glorious” activity, I’m delighted to share my experience. We were divided into groups to clean the school campus. My group was assigned to tidy the library. We dusted shelves, arranged books, and mopped floors. Everyone worked enthusiastically, turning the messy library into a cozy haven for knowledge. Through this activity, I truly felt the joy of labor. It’s not just about getting things done but also about contributing to the community. Labor is indeed the most glorious, as it brings both personal growth and a better environment. Do you have similar activities in your school? Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生给国际部交换生Jim写封信，给他讲述参加学校开展的以“劳动最光荣”为主题的实践活动的过程和自己的感受。 【详解】1.词汇积累 好奇的：curious→inquisitive 热情地：enthusiastically→passionately 真正地：truly→genuinely 类似的：similar→analogous 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：We were divided into groups to clean the school campus. 拓展句：We were divided into groups whose mission was to clean the school campus. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Learning that you’re curious about our “Labor is the Most Glorious” activity, I’m delighted to share my experience. (运用了that引导的宾语从句和现在分词learning作状语) [高分句型2] Labor is indeed the most glorious, as it brings both personal growth and a better environment. (运用了as引导的原因状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年第二学期高二英语期中考试试题 第一部分：听力理解 (共三节，27分) 第一节 (共4小题；每小题1.5分，共6分) 听下面四段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听一遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第1小题。 1. What is the physics professor like? A. Short with long hair. B. Tall with short hair. C. Thin with black hair. 听下面一段对话，回答第2小题。 2. Why does the woman want to leave an hour earlier? A. To greet guests. B. To make a presentation. C. To avoid traffic jams. 听下面一段对话，回答第3小题。 3. Where does the woman live? A. In Memphis. B. In Boston. C. In St. Louis. 听下面一段对话，回答第4小题。 4. What does the woman imply? A. The man should start his training tomorrow. B. The man should watch the game afterward. C. The man shouldn’t be playing so soon. 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) 听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有两道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第5至第6小题。 5. How much money should the woman pay? A. $78. B. $67. C. $145. 6. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The delivery is free of charge. B. The woman is seldom at home in the morning. C. The man has written down the woman’s address. 听下面一段对话，回答第7至第8小题。 7. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. How bees indicate the direction. B. How bees provide food for others. C. How bees share information about food. 8. How does the bee show the food is nearby? A. By pointing toward it. B. By flying in circles. C. By dancing fast. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第10小题。 9. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Classmates. 10. Why didn’t the man tell his parents about his backache? A. He didn’t think it serious. B. He decided to see the doctor first. C. He was in a hurry to go to school. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第12小题。 11. What relation is Bob to the woman? A. Her customer. B. Her husband. C. Her classmate. 12. What did Bob want to be? A. A musician. B. A singer. C. A dancer. 听下面一段独白，回答第13至第14小题。 13. What did the speaker think of working for free at first? A. Annoying. B. Shocking. C. Disappointing. 14. Who offered the speaker the job? A. His teacher. B. His dad. C. His dad’s friend. 第三节 (共4小题；每小题1.5分，共6分) 听两遍短文，根据所听内容和提示，将所缺的关键信息填写在相应的位置上，每空只需填写一个词。 Flash Mobs Definition A gathering of strangers organised in secret to do something 15. ______ Purpose For fun Examples The first one: In June 2003 In a carpet store in New York About 16. ______ people asking about the prices and kinds of goods at the same time A famous one: In April 2006 At various London 17. ______ stations People gathering at a set time and 18. ______ to music 第二部分：知识运用 (共两节，30分) 第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 On a bright afternoon, Jordan, Mahir and Mahir’s father gathered at the foot of a mountain. “Hey, Jordan, over here!” Jordan’s best friend, Mahir, waved his hand, pointing to a crack in the side of the mountain. “We could ___1___ this!” Jordan tied his safety harness (系带) and checked his rope. He weighed one of them in his hand, determining its weight. Then he looked for ___2___ locations, considering the difficulty of the task. “That crack is ___3___ narrow. I don’t think we’d get up very high.” “At the time of a test, a person rises or falls.” said Ghanim, Mahir’s dad. Shaking his head in ___4___ over the foreign proverb (谚语), Jordan examined the crack. It was nothing more than a sliver in the solid face of the cliff. He shifted in his harness as Mahir gave the proverb his own explanation: “If you’re not reaching the ___5___, you’re not trying hard enough.” Jordan recognized the bit of advice from a previous climbing lesson. His own father’s voice resounded in his thoughts, as if in a half-forgotten dream. “Climb a mountain, son, and you climb the insecurity in your own life. You climb over your shadow, climb over your ___6___.”That was five years ago, before the automobile ___7___ that took his dad’s life. Jordan’s father swiftly turned his car and effectively ___8___ a car from going over a cliff (悬崖). The sudden move had saved the people in that car. But his father’s car went off a cliff. ___9___ with the difficult situation, Jordan’s dad had never hesitated before making the decision. And now Jordan wouldn’t either. ____10____ on his balance, he took a deep breath and began to climb. Finally, they made it to the peak of the mountain. 1. A. master B. pack C. climb D. dive 2. A. worthwhile B. possible C. unique D. immediate 3. A. acceptable B. classical C. amazingly D. unbelievably 4. A. confusion B. awareness C. understanding D. appreciation 5. A. agreement B. destination C. balance D. crack 6. A. shock B. power C. doubt D. struggle 7. A. accident B. journey C. event D. trap 8. A. discouraged B. connected C. pulled D. prevented 9. A. Agreed B. Faced C. Ended D. Gone 10. A. Concentrating B. Depending C. Moved D. Carrying 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分) A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 When the 48-year-old Uzbek gymnast, Oksana Chusovitina, ____11____ (participate) in the Asiad women’s gymnastics qualification on Monday, thousands of spectators chanted for “Qiu Ma,” ____12____ translates to “Mother Chusovitina”. When her son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she adopted German citizenship to compete at global events for a higher income and ____13____ (good) medical treatment. Aften her son’s ____14____ (recover), Chusovitina continued her gymnastics journey out of sheer love for the sport． B 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Shenzhou XVII crew members completed their first spacewalk on 22nd December, 2023, completing a host of tasks outside the Tiangong space station. It was the 14th spacewalk ____15____ (conduct) by Chinese astronauts. There are a lot of science and technology assignments for them ____16____ (perform) during the remaining days of their stay in orbit. Since their arrival, the astronauts ____17____(examine) and maintained equipment and made preparations for their spacewalk. C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Possessing more bamboo than any other country in the world, China is known ____18____ the Kingdom of Bamboo. To the Chinese people, bamboo is the symbol of virtue. It has the title of “the gentleman of plants”. It is always closely related to people of positive spirit. For example, its deep root symbolizes determination, and the straight and hollow stem ____19____ (represent) straightness and modesty. Bamboo culture always plays a positive role in encouraging Chinese people to hold on when ____20____ (face) tough situations. 第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节，32分) 第一节 (共11小题；每小题2分，共22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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature Grading Scale 90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E. Essays (60%) Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%. Group Assignments (30%) Students will work in groups to complete four assignments (作业) during the course. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system. Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework (10%) Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from assigned readings or notes from the previous class' lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late Work An essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted. 21. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A textbook. B. An exam paper. C. A course plan. D. An academic article. 22. How many parts is a student’s final grade made up of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 23. What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date? A. You will receive a zero. B. You will lose a letter grade. C. You will be given a test. D. You will have to rewrite it. B I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we’ll buy another. But the insurance payout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car－I worked out that, with the loan, we’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as £600 a month. And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family. But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.) My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity. Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question. 24. The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______. A. most families chose to go car-free B. he was hurt in a terrible car accident C. the cost of a new car was too much D. the traffic jam was unbearable for him 25. What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan? A. Supportive. B. Disapproving. C. Optimistic. D. Unconcerned. 26. What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion? A. Argue against it. B. Take their advice. C. Think it over. D. Leave it alone. 27. What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life? A. Life cannot go without a car. B. Life without a car is a little bit hard. C. His life gets improved without a car. D. A car-free life does not suit everyone. C Try Hard, but Not That Hard. So many of us were raised with the belief of hard work and max effort, taught that what we put in was what we got out. Now, some coaches and corporate leaders have a new message. Trying to run at top speed will actually lead to slower running times. Lifting heavy weights until you absolutely can’t any more won’t spark more muscle gain than stopping a little sooner. The trick — be it in exercise, or anything — is to try for 85%. Aiming for perfection often makes us feel awful, burns us out and backfires (事与愿违). Instead, count the fact that you hit eight out of ten of your targets this quarter as a win. “I already messed it up,” Sherri Phillips would regret after missing one of her daily personal goals. Last year, the COO of a Manhattan photography business began tracking metrics (指标) like her sleep quality and exercise time. It was only after she switched to aiming for 85% success over a week that she stuck with her efforts, instead of giving up when she missed a mark. Dialing in on the sweet spot of 85% can help us grow. In a 2019 paper, researchers used machine learning to try to find the ideal difficulty level to learn new things. The neural network they created, meant to mimic (模仿) the human brain, learned best when it was faced with queries (疑问) set to 85% difficulty, meaning it got questions right 85% of the time. If a task is too hard, humans get demotivated, says Bob Wilson, an author of the study. “If you never make any errors, you’re 100% accurate, well, you can’t learn from the mistakes.” Ron Shaich, a founder and former CEO of restaurant chain Panera, is skeptical of people who hit 100% on sales targets. He wonders if the goals are too low. They should be ambitious enough that you won’t always get there, he says. Now an investor, board member and author of a coming business book that stresses 80% equals success, Shaich is convinced most companies don’t even hit that number. Years ago, as a consultant, Grace Ueng learned the “80-20 rule.” The idea was to stop once you were 80% complete on a project, she says. Ueng recently took up piano. She practiced for long hours and still grimaced (面露痛苦) when she performed for her music group. Then she started tackling small chunks of a piece instead of running through the whole thing again and again. Before a recent performance, she read a book and went to church instead of putting in extra hours at the piano. When it was time to perform, she played well — and actually enjoyed it. “You have to have the wisdom,”she says, “to know when to stop.” 28. What does the underlined phrase “sweet spot” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. The most appropriate degree for progress B. The toughest level for challenging ourselves C. The lowest standard to avoid making errors D. The strictest principle to keep working hard 29. According to Ron Shaich, what does consistently hitting 100% targets suggest? A. Exceptional performance. B. Perfect strategic planning. C. High levels of employee motivation. D. Goals not ambitious enough. 30. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Sherri Phillips would not regret any more after tracking 85% metrics. B. Bob Wilson thinks 100% accuracy gets people full of motivation. C. Grace Ueng felt optimistic after she played the piano for a long time. D. Researchers believe the ideal learning way is to face difficult queries. 31. What is the main message of the passage? A. Maximum effort is key to success. B. Proper aims and effort enhance performance. C. Striving for perfection leads to burnout. D. Consistent hard work guarantees success. 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，共10分) 阅读短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Food has always been a universal language that brings people together. It has the power to bridge cultural gaps and foster understanding between nations. ____32____ Actually, culinary diplomacy is not a new concept. It has been practiced for centuries, with ancient civilizations using food as a means of establishing diplomatic relations. Today, it has developed into a more formalized practice, with governments recognizing its potential to build bridges and promote peace. ____33____ Food is deeply rooted in culture, and by sharing traditional dishes, countries can showcase their unique heritage and traditions. Through food, people can gain a deeper understanding of a nation’s history, values, and way of life. This exchange of culinary traditions can lead to a greater appreciation and respect for different cultures. Culinary diplomacy also provides a platform for dialogue between nations. ____34____ These gatherings create opportunities for people to engage in meaningful conversations. By breaking bread together, people can find common ground and establish connections that go beyond political differences. Furthermore, culinary diplomacy can have economic benefits for countries. By promoting their local cuisine, nations can attract tourists and boost their culinary tourism industry. ____35____ Additionally, culinary diplomacy can enhance a country’s soft power, as its cuisine becomes a symbol of its cultural richness and diversity. In recent years, several countries have embraced culinary diplomacy as a means of promoting their national cuisine and culture. Peru, for example, has successfully used culinary diplomacy to promote its cuisine. ____36____ Peru has taken advantage of this by hosting international food events and establishing culinary schools to train chefs. As a result, Peru has seen a significant increase in tourism and international recognition. Culinary diplomacy plays a crucial role in fostering cultural exchange and promoting dialogue between nations. As the world becomes more interconnected, it will continue to be a powerful tool in promoting peace and fostering global understanding. A. Culinary diplomacy can promote trade, tourism and cooperation. B. This generates profit and creates job opportunities for local people. C. One of the key roles of culinary diplomacy is fostering cultural exchange. D. Its rich culinary heritage, with dishes like ceviche, has become a global hit. E. International food festivals and events bring food enthusiasts worldwide together. F. As the saying goes, “The easiest way to win hearts and minds is through stomach.” G. This is where culinary diplomacy comes in, using food to promote cultural exchange. 第四部分：书面表达 (共两节，31分) 第一节 (共4小题；第55、56题各2分，第57题3分，第58题4分，共11分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。 Some people see colours when they hear different sounds. Others see colours when they see words and numbers printed in black and white. These interesting people are called synaesthetes, and what they experience is called synaesthesia. A study at the University of Sussex is finding out how learning to see sounds as colours or think of letters in colour could improve your IQ and memory. One of the study leaders, Dr Bor says that carrying out these tests has given them the opportunity to find out more about how people use different kinds of memory. Dr Bor based his latest research around something scientists already know a lot about—" chunking". He explains that this is a way of breaking large pieces of information into smaller units, to make it easier to remember. "When I give you my phone number, 01274737215, you probably remember it as 012 74 7372 15, or something similar. If you can remember 012 and the first 74, you can remember the rest. You can get some amazing benefits from chunking!" This is really important for understanding synaesthesia. Dr Bor says that synaesthesia adds extra information to things that are difficult to remember, such as letters and numbers, or extra colours. This helps us remember things better. And Dr Bor's own study of one amazing person, who has both synaesthesia and a very strong memory advantage, supports this idea as well. The study began as a way to test whether synaesthesia is connected to greater abilities to do certain things and aimed to create a way of learning synaesthesia to develop benefits for everyone. After training, people were able to pass the normal synaesthesia tests, and their IQ jumped up about 12 points! But Dr Bor says they need to test the increase in IQ with different groups of people apart from clever students who took part in this study. 37. According to the passage, when do people experience synaesthesia? 38. How can synaesthesia help improve memory? 39. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why? Dr Bor has proved that the IQ of people from different groups was able to improve about 12 points after learning synaesthesia. 40. Besides synaesthesia, what do you think are some other ways to improve your memory?（In about 40 words） 第二节 书面表达 (共20分) 41. 假如你是红星中学高二学生李华。在五一国际劳动节到来之际，你们学校开展了一次以“劳动最光荣”为主题的实践活动。你校国际部交换生Jim对此很感兴趣，发来邮件询问。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1. 劳动过程； 2. 你的感受。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：劳动最光荣：labor is the most glorious Dear Jim, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $