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上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中教学质量检测 英语试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 分) Section A (10 分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Natural Habitats, Expanded “Zootopia 2” opens with a whirlwind chase through the city and initially plays like a lighthearted buddy cop adventure. Just when you feel sure enough that it has abandoned heavy social allegory (讽喻) that coursed through the original, the sequel (续集) in fact weaves a ___1___ (complex) one. ___2___ seems to have become a regular buddy cop movie actually transforms into a story about biased city planning, stirring up fear against minorities, and refugees who ___3___ (displace) from their land. After their successful case-cracking at the end of the first film, Officer Judy Hopps, a spunky do-gooder bunny cop, and her unlikely fox friend Nick Wilde have officially become partners on the force. They’re helping to protect and preserve an animal utopia (乌托邦) in which ___4___ is equal and gets along. But when Judy and Nick encounter a snake named Gary ___5___ (steal) a vintage journal belonging to a rich and powerful lynx (猞猁) family, the pair begin to uncover an elaborate conspiracy (阴谋) that sheds new and ugly light on the origins of the city. Their winding journey to find the true architect behind Zootopia forces them ___6___ (explore) the city’s unknown territories and, at the same time, puts a serious strain on their partnership. The movie is ambitious to contain too much in a sequel but in fact its complex plot could have been cut down ___7___ a good 15 minutes. One can imagine a child's head spinning trying to follow the twisting narrative thread, let alone understand the difficult and somewhat ___8___ (oversimplify) politics within. Crucially, however, this sequel is such a successful movie ___9___ avoids the tiring, ironic logic that plagues many sequels. If the first movie introduced us to a fresh animal world several years ago, this sequel believes in truly building out that universe. The result can be thrilling, ___10___ the film occasionally gets lost in its own grand creation. 【答案】1. more complex 2. What 3. are displaced 4. everyone##everybody 5. stealing 6. to explore 7. by 8. oversimplified 9. that 10. although##though 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了《疯狂动物城 2》的剧情内容、主题内涵以及影片的优缺点。 【1题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：就在你确信它已经摒弃了贯穿第一部的厚重社会讽喻时，这部续集实际上构建了一个更为复杂的故事。所填词作定语修饰代词one，结合句中的the original和the sequel可知，这是将它们进行对比，说明续集更复杂，要将形容词complex变成比较级形式more complex。 【2题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：原本看似一部普通的警探搭档电影的故事，实则演变为一个关于带有偏见的城市规划、煽动对少数群体恐惧，以及因土地被侵占而流离失所的难民的故事。_______seems to have become a regular buddy cop movie是连接词引导的主语从句，所填词作主语，结合a regular buddy cop movie可知，连接代词what表示“……的东西”，符合题干要求；what放在句首，首字母w要大写。 【3题详解】 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：原本看似一部普通的警探搭档电影的故事，实则演变为一个关于带有偏见的城市规划、煽动对少数群体恐惧，以及因土地被侵占而流离失所的难民的故事。在定语从句who________ (displace) from their land中，who替代先行词refugees，所填词作谓语，结合句中的谓语动词transforms可知，时态用一般现在时；复数名词refugees与displace之间是语义上的被动关系，用一般现在时被动语态are displaced。 【4题详解】 考查代词。句意：他们正致力于守护并维护一个动物乌托邦，在那里人人平等、和睦相处。in which________is equal and gets along是定语从句修饰先行词animal utopia，所填词在该从句作主语且谓语用了第三人称单数is，代词everyone/everybody表示“每个人”，符合题干语境和结构。 【5题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：但当朱迪和尼克撞见一条名叫加里的蛇正在偷窃一本属于权势显赫的猞猁家族的复古日记时，二人开始揭开一场精心策划的阴谋，这场阴谋以全新且不堪的视角揭示了这座城市的起源。encounter sb. doing sth.是固定结构，表示“撞见某人正在做某事”，要将steal变成stealing。 【6题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们为寻找动物城真正缔造者而展开的曲折旅程，迫使他们去探索这座城市未知的区域，同时也让他们的搭档关系承受了巨大压力。force sb. to do sth.是固定结构，表示“强迫某人做某事”，要将explore变成动词不定式to explore。 【7题详解】 考查介词。句意：这部续集野心过大、塞入内容过多，但事实上，它复杂的剧情本可以足足删减掉15分钟。结合空后的a good 15 minutes可知，本题要用cut down by 短语，表示“减少了……（幅度）”，介词by符合本句语境。 【8题详解】 考查形容词。句意：你可以想象，就连孩子想要跟上这条曲折的叙事线索都会头晕脑胀，更不用说理解其中晦涩、有些过于简化的政治内涵了。所填词修饰名词 politics，要将动词oversimplify变成形容词oversimplified，表示“过于简化的”，符合本句语境。 【9题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：然而至关重要的是，这部续集是一部如此成功的影片，它避开了困扰许多续集的那种令人厌倦、充满讽刺意味的逻辑。_____avoids the tiring, ironic logic是关系词引导的定语从句修饰先行词such a successful movie；先行词是事物名词且含有such，关系词在从句中作主语，替代的内容就是这部影片，关系代词要用that。 【10题详解】 考查连词。句意：结果令人震撼，尽管影片偶尔在宏大设定中迷失方向。The result can be thrilling是主句，_______the film occasionally gets lost in its own grand creation是状语从句，结合句意，主从句之间是让步关系且从句在主句之后，连词although或though符合题干要求。 Section B (10 分) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. addiction B. boom C. consequently D. drain E. police F. replacing G. rushing H. steady I. steer J. tragically K. vulnerable Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly As ownership of digital devices becomes more common, older people’s screen time is growing. Instead of ____11____ time spent on other media, phones and tablets seem to be adding to the daily total. Over the past decade, TV and radio consumption among people in their 50s and 60s has held____12____, while time spent on social media, gaming and audio streaming have all increased. Ofcom has found that combining TV and smart devices, those of retirement age clock up more daily screen time than do young adults. Older people face some online risks that other ____13____groups do not. Unlike most teenagers, their phones and tablets are often linked to their bank accounts. In-app purchasing within games — so-called trophies and the like — can ____14____wallets. So can fraudsters (骗子), who are able to contact and rob their victims within the same app. “In poor countries especially, older people have embraced WhatsApp for everything,” says Dr Vahia, “which is also the platform of choice for fraudsters as a result.” The elderly also lack the social guardrails that regulate teenagers’ screen time. During the day teachers ____15____ teens’ phone usage, while parents do the nagging (唠叨) in the evening. By contrast, elderly people are their own bosses; they may not have someone to ____16____ them towards help if they need it. “____17____, with older people, sometimes there is simply no one around, or if then no one really notices what they’re up to on their computer,” says Henrietta Bowden-Jones. Elderly people are much less likely than the young to complain to their doctor of phone____18____, says Dr Vahia. But in some cases, screen time is what lies behind other, more obvious problems in older patients, he says. For instance, alarming and misleading news may be a particular threat to the elderly, who are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites. Yet a____19____ in screen time among the elderly is by no means all bad. Professor Bowden-Jones believes that for people forced to stay at home, because they feel unable to get out or because they can no longer drive, the ability to follow pursuits online “is just so wonderfully invigorating”. Messaging apps bring family closer. Gaming passes the time. Spotify and YouTube are nostalgia machines that bring childhood music and video _____20_____ back. 【答案】11. F 12. H 13. K 14. D 15. E 16. I 17. J 18. A 19. B 20. G 【解析】 【导语】文章主要阐述随着数字设备的普及，老年人屏幕使用时间增长，他们面临一些特殊的网络风险，但屏幕使用对他们也有积极影响，如丰富居家生活、拉近与家人距离等。 【11题详解】 考查动词。句意：手机和平板电脑似乎并没有取代花在其他媒体上的时间反而增加了每日的总时长。结合“phones and tablets seem to be adding to the daily total. ”可知，“instead of”是介词短语其后需接动名词形式作宾语表达手机和平板电脑并非替代了花在其他媒体上的时间，“replacing”符合语境用于说明手机和平板电脑与其他媒体使用时间的关系。 【12题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在过去十年里50多岁和60多岁人群对电视和广播的消费保持稳定而花在社交媒体、游戏和音频流媒体上的时间都有所增加。“hold”在这里作为系动词后接形容词作表语，结合“while time spent on social media, gaming and audio streaming have all increased”可知，对电视和广播的消费保持稳定，“hold steady”表示保持稳定的状态。 【13题详解】 考查形容词。句意：老年人面临一些其他弱势群体没有的网络风险。“groups”是名词需要形容词来修饰像老年人这样易遭受网络风险的群体，“vulnerable”符合语境，用于说明该群体的特点。 【14题详解】 考查动词。句意：游戏内的应用内购买——所谓的战利品之类的——会耗尽钱包。“can”是情态动词后接动词原形表达应用内购买这种行为会使钱包里的钱被耗尽，“drain”符合语境用于描述应用内购买对钱包造成的影响。 【15题详解】 考查动词。句意：白天老师监督青少年的手机使用情况晚上家长则唠叨此事。句子缺少谓语动词，描述老师在白天对青少年手机使用进行管理这一动作，“police”符合语境用于体现老师对青少年手机使用的监管行为。 【16题详解】 考查动词。句意：相比之下老年人自己做主；如果他们需要帮助可能没有人引导他们获得帮助。“to”为不定式符号后接动词原形构成动词不定式“steer sb. towards...”表示“引导某人走向……”，这里表示当老年人需要帮助时可能无人引导他们获得帮助。 【17题详解】 考查副词。句意：亨丽埃塔・鲍登 - 琼斯表示：可悲的是，对于老年人而言，身边有时根本无人陪伴；即便有人在旁，也没人真正留意他们在电脑上做些什么。老年人身边常常没人，没人注意他们在电脑上做什么，这是可悲的情况，tragically意思是“可悲的是”符合，作状语。 【18题详解】 考查名词。句意：瓦希博士说老年人比年轻人更不太可能向医生抱怨手机成瘾问题。此句描述老年人向医生抱怨手机成瘾问题的可能性，“addiction”符合语境，用于说明抱怨的内容。 【19题详解】 考查名词。句意：然而老年人屏幕时间的激增并非全是坏事。空处应填名词作主语，“boom”符合语境，用于描述老年人屏幕时间变多。 【20题详解】 考查动词。句意：Spotify和YouTube是怀旧机器能让童年的音乐和视频快速回到眼前。结合“ Spotify and YouTube are nostalgia machines”可知，此处指让与童年有关的事物快速回到眼前，rush back意思是“快速返回；突然回来”，“rushing”在这里作宾语补足语。 III. Reading Comprehension (45 分) Section A (15 分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Are wealth taxes the best way to tax the ultra-rich? There have been calls to tax the rich ever since there have been taxes. One idea, though, arouses particularly fevered reactions: a tax on wealth, not just ____21____. A conflict over such a plan is now dividing France, where there was a fierce debate in Parliament on Friday over proposals for a wealth tax. But the approach has been ____22____ politics in the United States and Europe for years as inequality has risen to astonishing levels and public debt has overloaded government budgets. At the Labour Party conference in Britain in October, delegates ____23____ a wealth tax.Surveys have shown three-quarters of Britons back the idea. Debate over the concept has been revived even in countries like Germany and Ireland that had ____24____ repealed (废除) their wealth taxes. And the Tax Observatory, a research organization funded by the European Union, has proposed a global minimum wealth tax of 2 percent on the world’s roughly 3,000 billionaires. To supporters, taxing an individual’s total assets — stocks, real estate, yachts, diamond tiaras, racehorses, art, fine wines, private islands and jets — rather than just income is one of the few ways to get people with dynastic wealth (世袭的财富) to pay their fair share. It is also necessary to ____25____ the increasing political power of the super-rich. To opponents, wealth taxes are ____26____ punishment of innovation and productivity, discouraging investment and compromising growth. They would also be an administrative ____27____, they add. How would government tax collectors go about ____28____ a family’s valuable collections of Ferraris, Chippendales, Picassos, NFTs and Birken bags every year? Wealth taxes, though not as common as some other taxes, have actually been ____29____ for a long time. Such taxes were popular in Europe at times. ____30____, twelve countries had versions in 1990, although in many — including Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Luxembourg — the taxes were later repealed. The reasons for the repeals included the difficulty of administration, the ____31____ on people who owned valuables but had little available cash, and the minimal amounts of revenue raised. But there has been a(n) ____32____ of support for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich in recent years, and much of it can be traced to Gabriel Zucman — who did groundbreaking work starting in the early 2010s documenting the stunning ____33____ of wealth around the world. Globally, the top 1 percent own roughly 43 percent of the world’s total wealth, according to Oxfam. Concerns about such inequality may ____34____ public support for wealth taxes. However, economic shocks and tight budgets historically have been the most common causes of their ____35____, researchers have found. 21. A. stocks B. paychecks C. inheritance D. consumption 22. A. disrupting B. justifying C. restoring D. strengthening 23. A. called for B. doubted about C. held onto D. fended off 24. A. voluntarily B. reluctantly C. previously D. intentionally 25. A. fuel B. embrace C. exploit D. weaken 26. A. unintended B. due C. ridiculous D. authorized 27. A. obligation B. defect C. nightmare D. regulation 28. A. assessing B. relocating C. maintaining D. rearranging 29. A. under attack B. in existence C. in question D. under discussion 30. A. What’s more B. By contrast C. In consequence D. In fact 31. A. strain B. dependence C. trick D. focus 32. A. guarantee B. lack C. denial D. revival 33. A. explosion B. concentration C. distribution D. devaluation 34. A. shake B. prompt C. undermine D. revolutionize 35. A. absence B. dismissal C. passage D. dominance 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕财富税展开，介绍其在欧美国家的争议、支持与反对观点、历史推行情况，以及近年重新受到关注的原因。 【21题详解】 考查名词。句意：然而，有一个想法引发了尤为激烈的反响：对财富征税，而不仅仅是对收入征税。A. stocks股票；B. paychecks收入；C. inheritance遗产；D. consumption消费。根据下文“taxing an individual’s total assets — stocks, real estate, yachts, diamond tiaras, racehorses, art, fine wines, private islands and jets — rather than just income is one of the few ways to get people with dynastic wealth to pay their fair share.”可知，对个人的全部资产，而不仅仅是对收入征税，是让拥有世袭财富的人承担公平税负的少数途径之一，income与选项中的paychecks是照应关系。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：但随着不平等现象上升到惊人程度，公共债务使政府预算不堪重负，这种方式多年来一直在扰乱美国和欧洲的政治。A. disrupting扰乱；B. justifying 证明……合理；C. restoring恢复；D. strengthening加强。根据上文“A conflict over such a plan is now dividing France”可知，财富税引发分歧、扰乱政治格局。 【23题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：10月在英国工党大会上，代表们呼吁征收财富税。A. called for呼吁；B. doubted about怀疑；C. held onto坚持；D. fended off避开。根据下文“Debate over the concept has been revived even in countries”可知，前后存在转折对比，由此可推断代表们要求征收财富税。 【24题详解】 考查副词。句意：即便在德国、爱尔兰等此前已废除财富税的国家，有关这一理念的讨论也重新兴起。A. voluntarily自愿地；B. reluctantly不情愿地；C. previously先前；D. intentionally故意地。根据“had” 和“repealed their wealth taxes”可知，这是过去完成时，强调动作发生在过去的过去。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：这也有必要削弱超级富豪日益增长的政治权力。A. fuel加剧；B. embrace接纳；C. exploit利用；D. weaken削弱。根据上文“taxing an individual’s total assets — stocks, real estate, yachts, diamond tiaras, racehorses, art, fine wines, private islands and jets — rather than just income is one of the few ways to get people with dynastic wealth to pay their fair share.”可知，支持者认为对财富征税是为了让富豪履行纳税义务、约束其影响力，因此削弱富豪不断增强的政治权力是必要的。 【26题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在反对者看来，财富税是对创新和生产力的荒谬惩罚，会抑制投资、阻碍经济增长。A. unintended无意的；B. due应得的；C. ridiculous荒谬的；D. authorized授权的。根据下文“discouraging investment and compromising growth”可知，反对者认为该税种不合理。是荒谬的惩罚。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：他们补充说，这在行政上也会是一场噩梦。A. obligation义务；B. defect缺陷；C. nightmare噩梦；D. regulation监管。根据下文“How would government tax collectors go about assessing a family’s valuable collections every year?”可推断，财富税在执行、管理上难度极大，nightmare符合本句语境，凸显监管之难。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：税务人员每年该如何评估一个家族收藏的法拉利、奇本代勒家具、毕加索画作、非同质化代币和柏金包等贵重物品的价值？A. assessing评估；B. relocating搬迁；C. maintaining维护；D. rearranging重新安排。依据下一段 开头Wealth taxes可知，征收财富税需要对各类贵重资产进行价值估算。 【29题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：财富税虽然不如其他一些税种普遍，但实际上已经存在很长时间了。A. under attack受抨击；B. in existence存在；C. in question受质疑；D. under discussion在讨论中。根据下文“Such taxes were popular in Europe at times.”可知，财富税长期存在。 【30题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：事实上，1990 年时有12 个国家都实施过不同形式的财富税，尽管其中包括德国、瑞典、丹麦、奥地利、芬兰、卢森堡在内的许多国家后来都废除了这类税收。A. What’s more此外；B. By contrast相比之下；C. In consequence因此；D. In fact事实上。本句承接上文“Wealth taxes, though not as common as some other taxes, have actually been_________for a long time.”（空里填in existence），用具体国家实例佐证事实。 【31题详解】 考查名词。句意：废除的原因包括征管难度、对拥有贵重物品但可用现金极少的人造成的压力，以及税收收入微薄。A. strain压力；B. dependence依赖；C. trick诡计；D. focus焦点。信息句：根据下文“owned valuables but had little available cash”可知，这类人群缴税压力大。 【32题详解】 考查名词。句意：但近年来，针对超级富豪的财富税支持度再度复兴，这在很大程度上要归功于加布里埃尔·祖克曼——他自2010年代初便开展了开创性研究，记录了全球财富令人震惊的集中程度。A. guarantee保证；B. lack缺乏；C. denial否认；D. revival复兴。根据上文“Debate over the concept has been revived”可知，支持度重新高涨。 【33题详解】 考查名词。句意：但近年来，针对超级富豪的财富税支持度再度复兴，这在很大程度上要归功于加布里埃尔·祖克曼——他自2010年代初便开展了开创性研究，记录了全球财富令人震惊的集中程度。A. explosion激增；B. concentration集中；C. distribution分配；D. devaluation贬值。根据下文“the top 1 percent own roughly 43 percent of the world’s total wealth”可知，最富有的1%的人口 拥有全球约43%的财富，即财富高度集中。 【34题详解】 考查动词。句意：对这种不平等的担忧可能会促使公众支持财富税。A. shake动摇；B. prompt促使；C. undermine削弱；D. revolutionize变革。根据上文“the top 1 percent own roughly 43 percent of the world’s total wealth”和“Concerns about such inequality”可知，人们对贫富差距的担忧会促使对财富税的支持。 【35题详解】 考查名词。句意：研究人员发现，从历史上看，经济冲击和预算紧张历来是这类税种获得通过的最常见原因。A. absence缺席；B. dismissal废除；C. passage通过；D. dominance主导。根据上文“economic shocks and tight budgets historically have been the most common causes”可知，经济与预算压力是财富税得以立法通过的主要原因。 Section B (22 分) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. Something is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability. Accountability isn’t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together — honesty, kindness, and so on — accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law — and finally no society. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people’s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment. Fortunately there are still communities — smaller towns, usually — where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare “In this family certain things are not permitted — they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Someone considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you irritate him. The main cause of this break-down is a shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized, by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home. I don’t believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it. 36. What the wise man said suggests that ________. A. it’s unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evil B. society will be overcome by evil if good men do nothing about it C. it’s only natural for virtue to defeat evil D. it’s desirable for good men to keep away from evil 37. The author will agree if a person is found guilty of a crime, ________. A. society is to be held responsible B. modern civilization is responsible for it C. the criminal himself should bear the blame D. the government should take the blame 38. The author is sorry to have noticed that________. A. people in large cities tend to excuse criminals B. people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standards C. today’s society lacks sympathy for people in difficulty D. people in disadvantaged circumstances are likely to commit crimes 39. The key point of the passage is that ________. A. stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and families B. more good examples should be set for people to follow C. more restrictions should be imposed on people’s behavior D. more people should accept the value of accountability 【答案】36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者以警察的身份指出，当前美国社会犯罪增多、道德滑坡的核心原因是责任感的缺失，呼吁更多人树立责任意识，让罪犯为自己的行为承担后果。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.(邪恶能够得逞的唯一必要条件，就是善良的人们无所作为。)”可推知，如果善良的人在邪恶面前无所作为，那么整个社会就会被邪恶战胜。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.(在美国，我们迫切需要更多人相信，犯罪之人理应对其罪行负责)”可推知，作者认为罪犯本人应该承担罪责。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据第八段中的“Now, in a shocking reversal, it's the criminal who is considered victimized.(如今，令人震惊的是情况发生了逆转，被视为受害者的竟是罪犯)”可推知，在大城市及郊区，人们的内在约束在松懈，越来越倾向于为罪犯找借口，这是作者感到遗憾的现象。 【39题详解】 主旨大意题。本文的主旨句位于最后一段，即“We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.(在美国，我们迫切需要更多的人相信，实施犯罪的人应该为此承担责任)”。全文围绕责任感这一核心话题展开论述，强调责任感是维系社会最重要的品质，呼吁更多人接受并坚守责任感这一价值观。 (B) DOWNLOAD THESE APPS In our modern, fast-paced world, maintaining both physical fitness and mental well-being can feel like a constant challenge. Thankfully, your smartphone can be a powerful aid in building healthier habits. “Lasting change comes from consistency, not perfection,” notes wellness coach Dr. Lena Shaw. “The key is to find tools that are engaging, fit into your daily life, and support your specific goals — whether that’s getting stronger, managing stress, or simply feeling more energized.” Here are three apps designed to motivate your fitness journey — and two more to help you recover, track progress, and sustain your efforts. Freeletics This app uses artificial intelligence to create personalized bodyweight workouts that adapt to your fitness level and goals. No equipment is needed — just your motivation. Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour, Freeletics designs high-intensity sessions that improve strength, making it ideal for busy schedules. Strava More than a running and cycling tracker, Strava is a social fitness network. Map your routes, record your pace, and share activities with friends. Its segment feature lets you compete against others on specific trails or streets, adding a fun, competitive edge to solo workouts. Many users find the community support key to staying motivated. Nike Training Club Offering a massive library of free workouts from professional athletes and trainers, this app covers everything from yoga and mobility to strength and cardio (力量训练；有氧训练). Each session includes clear video guidance and tips. You can filter by duration, equipment, or focus area, making it easy to fit exercise into your day. MyFitnessPal A long-time favorite for nutrition tracking, this app features a vast food database that helps you log meals quickly. By monitoring calorie intake and macronutrients, you can better understand your eating habits. Setting personalized goals and connecting with other health apps makes it a central tool for weight management or dietary awareness. Down Dog Perfect for relaxation and flexibility, Down Dog offers customizable yoga, meditation, and stretching sessions. You choose the style, duration, difficulty, and even the background music. Every practice is generated fresh, so you never repeat the same sequence. It’s like having a patient, personal yoga instructor available anytime. 40. This passage is most likely to be found in ________. A. a sports science research journal B. the lifestyle or wellness section of a website C. an advertisement for smartphone products D. a medical treatment guide for injuries 41. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Freeletics is not suitable for beginners due to its exclusive high-intensity focus. B. Strava tracks both running and cycling but lacks features for live group challenges or route sharing. C. Nike Training Club uses artificial intelligence to personalize workout plans based on your fitness data and heart rate. D. Down Dog dynamically creates unique session content based on user preferences to prevent repetition and maintain engagement. 42. Sarah wants to start exercising at home without any equipment, and she also hopes to better understand her diet to support her fitness goals. Which combination of apps is most suitable for her? A. Freeletics and MyFitnessPal B. Nike Training Club and MyFitnessPal C. Nike Training Club and Down Dog D. Freeletics and Down Dog 【答案】40. B 41. D 42. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了五款有助于健身、健康管理和放松的实用手机应用，为人们养成健康生活习惯提供便利工具。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据首段中的“In our modern, fast-paced world, maintaining both physical fitness and mental well-being can feel like a constant challenge. Thankfully, your smartphone can be a powerful aid in building healthier habits.(在当今快节奏的现代社会，保持身心健康往往是一个持续的挑战。幸运的是，智能手机可以成为养成更健康习惯的有力助手)”可知，本文内容与生活方式、健康养生相关，最可能出现在网站的生活方式或健康板块。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据Down Dog部分中的“Every practice is generated fresh, so you never repeat the same sequence.(每一次练习内容都是全新生成的，因此你永远不会重复相同的动作序列)”可知，Down Dog会根据用户偏好动态生成独特内容，避免重复并保持吸引力。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据Freeletics部分“No equipment is needed — just your motivation.(无需任何器械，只需要你的积极性即可)”以及MyFitnessPal 部分中的“A long-time favorite for nutrition tracking, this app features a vast food database that helps you log meals quickly. By monitoring calorie intake and macronutrients, you can better understand your eating habits.(长期以来，这款应用一直是营养追踪的热门选择，它拥有庞大的食物数据库，能帮助你快速记录饮食。通过监测卡路里摄入量和宏量营养素，你可以更好地了解自己的饮食习惯)”可知，这两款软件分别满足无器械居家健身和了解饮食的需求。 (C) “The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers,” wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch (君主统治), in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos (宇宙). At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko, which connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens. But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea's peak rises above the most part of our planet's dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity. Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new. A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for the sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation (主权国家). Some blame for the current controversy belongs to astronomers. In their eagerness to build bigger telescopes, they forgot that science is not the only way of understanding the world. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the islands' inhabitants. Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past; it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today. Yet science has a cultural history, too, with roots going back to the dawn of civilization. The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens. Calls to tear down all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are, where we come from and where we are going. Perhaps that is why we explore the starry skies, as if answering a primitive calling to know ourselves and our true ancestral homes. The astronomy community is making compromises to change its use of Mauna Kea. The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope's visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental impact. To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state. There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars. 43. Queen Liliuokalani's remark in Paragraph 1 indicates ________. A. her conservative view on the historical role of astronomy B. the importance of astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society C. the regrettable decline of astronomy in ancient times D. her appreciation of star watchers' feats in her time. 44. The construction of the TMT is opposed by some locals partly because ________. A. it may risk ruining their intellectual life B. they fear losing control of Mauna Kea C. their culture will lose a chance of revival D. it reminds them of a humiliating history 45. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that progress in today's astronomy ________. A. is fulfilling the dreams of ancient Hawaiians B. helps spread Hawaiian culture across the world C. may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture D. will eventually soften Hawaiians' hostility 46. What's the best title of this passage? A. Hawaiians Renewed Their Traditions of Watching Stars Through TMT B. Astronomers and Hawaiians Can Share the Skies on Mauna Kea C. Renaissance of Hawaiian Culture was Interrupted by Modern Science D. Environmentalists Fight Against Astronomers to Preserve the Sacred Land 【答案】43. B 44. D 45. A 46. B 【解析】 【导语】文章讲述夏威夷莫纳克亚山拟建三十米望远镜引发当地民众抗议，矛盾源于此地既是夏威夷人心中的圣地，也是世界级天文观测宝地。文章剖析争议根源、反思天文界的不足，指出天文探索与夏威夷文化本质同源，双方完全可以共存共赢。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段““The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers,” wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch (君主统治), in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society.(“古代夏威夷人就是天文学家。”夏威夷最后一位在位君主利洛乌卡尼女王于 1897 年写道。观星者是夏威夷社会中最受尊崇的群体之一。)”可知，这句话意在表明天文学在古夏威夷社会的重要地位。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for the sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation (主权国家).(一小群夏威夷人和环保主义者长期以来一直认为他们的存在是对圣地的不尊重，也是对曾经是一个主权国家被占领的痛苦提醒。)”可知，当地人反对部分原因是这会勾起屈辱的历史记忆。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens.(当初吸引波利尼西亚先民来到夏威夷的探索未知的好奇心，如今同样激励天文学家探索星空。)”可推断现代天文学的进步延续并实现了古夏威夷人的探索梦想。 【46题详解】 主旨大意题。全文围绕莫纳克亚山天文建设与夏威夷本土文化的冲突展开，文末提出让步方案并点明：人们既可以传承文化遗产，也可以共同探索星空，天文学家与夏威夷民众可以共享这片土地与天空。B“天文学家和夏威夷人可以共享莫纳克亚山的天空”符合主题，适合用作标题。 Section C (8 分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a sentence from the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you will need. How Generation Z is Redefining the Value of Higher Education As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application forms and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree have changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey. Millennials were told that if you did well in school and got a decent degree, you would be set up for life. But that promise has been found deficient. ____47____. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. Today, 28 percent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among OECD countries. This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree. ____48____. Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors (前辈), even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates. ____49____. For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be the first of many. In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn 40 percent more than graduates. When more and more of us have a degree, it makes sense to have two. ____50____. It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfillment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z’s career trajectory (轨迹). Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense: “I am a geographer.” or “I am a classicist.” Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it’s as if they already know that their degree won’t define them in the same way. A. As degrees became universal, they became devalued. B. Many too are seeing the advantages of eliminating a degree requirement for certain roles. C. In fact, meaningful learning remains central to students’ academic success and lives beyond high school. D. Given students’ demand for hands-on learning, institutions and employers need to expand relevant offerings. E. Instead, it stresses a degree is not for all, that the leap to university isn’t inevitable and that other options are available. F. For Generation Z, education is likely to extend beyond ages 18 or 21, with lifelong upskilling essential to sustain employability. 【答案】47. A 48. E 49. B 50. F 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲的是Z世代（Generation Z）如何重新定义高等教育的价值。 【47题详解】 空前“Millennials were told that if you did well in school and got a decent degree, you would be set up for life. But that promise has been found deficient.(千禧一代曾被告知，如果他们在学校表现出色并获得一个不错的学位，就能开启一生的安稳生活。但这个承诺被证明是不靠谱的。)”说明不错的学位不能保证他们有安稳生活，空格处应该揭示关于学位的现实是什么，A选项“As degrees became universal, they became devalued.(随着学历变得普遍化，其价值却逐渐降低。)”说明学历的价值贬值了，解释了为什么学位可以带来安稳生活这一点是不靠谱的，承接上文，符合语境。 【48题详解】 空前“Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. Today, 28 percent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among OECD countries. This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree.(教育已不再是一条确保社会流动的可靠途径。如今，在英国，28%的毕业生从事的并非其所学专业相关的工作，这一比例是经合组织成员国平均水平的两倍。这并不是说获得学位毫无意义。)”说明不能说获得学位毫无意义，空格处要说关于获得学位的正确理解是什么，E选项“Instead, it stresses a degree is not for all, that the leap to university isn’t inevitable and that other options are available.(相反，它强调学历并非适用于所有人，升入大学并非是必然的，还有其他选择是可行的。)”说明了关于学历的真相，即学历并非适用于所有人，升入大学并非是必然的，还有其他选择是可行的，承接前面说的“这并不是说获得学位毫无意义”。 【49题详解】 空前“Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates.(雇主们早就看到了聘用中学毕业离校生的好处，这些离校生往往比大学毕业生更能展现出自己作为员工更敬业、更忠诚的一面。)”说明了雇主们看到了聘用中学毕业离校生的好处，B选项“Many too are seeing the advantages of eliminating a degree requirement for certain roles.(许多人也意识到取消某些职位的学历要求所带来的好处。)”补充说明雇主们也意识到取消某些职位的学历要求所带来的好处，符合语境。 【50题详解】 空后“It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfillment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z’s career trajectory (轨迹).(据估计，这一代人由于受到科技的冲击、对个人成就感的追求以及对多样性的渴望，其职业生涯中将会为 17 家不同的雇主工作，并且会有五种不同的职业经历。教育，不仅仅是校园所学的知识，将成为 Z 世代职业发展轨迹的核心部分。)”说明了教育将是Z 世代职业发展轨迹的核心部分，空格处应该说到Z 世代的教育的特点，F选项“For Generation Z, education is likely to extend beyond ages 18 or 21, with lifelong upskilling essential to sustain employability.(对于 Z 世代来说，教育可能会持续到 18 岁或 21 岁以后，终身再培训对于保持就业能力至关重要。)”说的是 Z 世代的教育的特点，符合语境。 IV. Summary Writing (10 分) 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Bridging the gap: from classroom to workplace For all the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job. Writer and editor Joseph Lewis believes that most of our school experiences are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain. In school, for example, the pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly. Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students including those in college, spend a lot ot time memorizing facts and repeating what they “learned” on tests. But in the workplace employees are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor's instructions. An employee who is facing a problem at work, for example, needs to be able to identify different solutions, select the best course of action, and explain his choice to others. Finally, in school, a student normally works independently to complete most tasks (tests, homework, and projects) and receives a grade according to how well he or she has done. In the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. In other words, if an employee has to work with others to complete a given project, that employee's success not only depends on his hard work and expertise, but also on how well his colleagues perform. How can we better prepare young adults for the work place? It is suggested that students should do an internship while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital or government organization, for example, can help them gain experience and learn skills. Doing these will help prepare students for the realities of the workplace and make the transition from school to career world less stressful. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Many college graduates find it hard to adapt to life in the workplace. First, workplace circumstances are constantly changing and more uncertain. Besides, they are often required to think critically and make own decisions to solve problems. Finally, they must interact and cooperate with workmates to achieve success. Students are advised to do more volunteering work to tackle this transition. 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍许多大学毕业生发现很难适应职场生活的原因。 【详解】1 要点摘录 ①For all the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job. ②Writer and editor Joseph Lewis believes that most of our school experiences are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain. ③Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students including those in college, spend a lot ot time memorizing facts and repeating what they “learned” on tests. But in the workplace employees are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor's instructions. ④In the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. ⑤It is suggested that students should do an internship while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital or government organization, for example, can help them gain experience and learn skills. 2.缜密构思   将第1个要点进行重组作为总说，将第2、3、4三个要点分别重组作为分说，将第5个要点重组作为建议和结语。 3.遣词造句 Many college graduates find it hard to adapt to life in the workplace. First, workplace circumstances are constantly changing and more uncertain. Besides, they are often required to think critically and make own decisions to solve problems. Finally, they must interact and cooperate with workmates to achieve success. Students are advised to do more volunteering work to tackle this transition. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Many college graduates find it hard to adapt to life in the workplace.(运用形式宾语it，不定式作真正宾语的句型对第一段内容总结，表达高级) [高分句型2] Students are advised to do more volunteering work to deal with this transition.(运用不定式作目的状语和不定式做宾语补足语，对最后一段内容进行总结，表达高级)。 V. Translation (15 分) 52. 他相信捍卫公平和正义是人之常情。（convince）（汉译英） _____________________________________________ 【答案】He is convinced that defending fairness and justice is a natural human instinct. 【解析】 【详解】根据句意可知，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，“他相信”翻译为he is convinced that，that引导的是宾语从句，连接词在宾语从句中不作成分也没有含义，“捍卫公平和正义”翻译为defend fairness and justice，用动名词作主语，动名词作主语，谓语动词用单数，“是”用is，“人之常情”翻译为a natural human instinct。 53. 无论是在网上聊天还是发帖，过度透露个人信息无异于引火烧身。（amount to）（汉译英） _____________________________________________ 【答案】Whether chatting online or posting, revealing excessive personal information amounts to inviting trouble. 【解析】 【详解】“无论是……还是……”翻译为whether...or...，“在网上聊天”翻译为chatting online，“发帖”翻译为posting，是现在分词作状语，“过度透露个人信息”翻译为revealing excessive personal information，是动名词作主语，“无异于”翻译为amount to，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，动名词作主语，谓语动词amount用第三人称单数，“引火烧身”翻译为inviting trouble，是动名词作宾语。 54. 除非他的父母极力反对，不然的话李明还是很愿意从事这份收入微薄，自己却热衷的工作。（unless, keen）（汉译英） _____________________________________________ 【答案】Li Ming is quite willing to take up the job with a low income that he is keen on, unless his parents strongly oppose it. 【解析】 【详解】句子陈述事实，用一般现在时；“李明”是Li Ming ，“愿意做某事”表达为be willing to do ，be动词用is，“很”用副词quite，所以“李明很愿意”即Li Ming is quite willing to ；“从事”是take up ；“收入微薄的工作”可表述为the job with a low income；“热衷”用be keen on ，“自己却热衷的”可以表述为that引导定语从句修饰job，即that he is keen on 。“除非”用unless引导条件状语从句；从句主语“他的父母”是his parents；“极力反对”表达为strongly oppose，谓语动词oppose用原形，用it指代前文提到的情况。 55. 这门课程更注重拓展学生的想象力，而不是传授书本知识，简直是给这群思维活跃的孩子们量身定制的。(not as …as…)(汉译英) _____________________________________________ 【答案】This course is not as focused on teaching textbook knowledge as on expanding students’ imagination, and it is perfectly tailor-made for these active-minded children. 【解析】 【详解】表示“这门课程”译为this course，作主语；表示“更注重拓展学生的想象力，而不是传授书本知识”用not as…as….，译为be not as focused on teaching textbook knowledge as on expanding students’ imagination；and连接并列句，主语为it；表示“简直是给……量身定制”译为be perfectly tailor-made for；表示“这群思维活跃的孩子们”译为these active-minded children。陈述事实用一般现在时。 VI. Guided Writing (25 分) 56. 假如你是明启中学的高三学生李华。你们学校将邀请 AI 领域的专家 Tom Johnson 为学生做讲座，你负责与他联系。他给你发了一封电子邮件(内容如下)，请根据他在电子邮件中提出的要求写一封回信。 Dear Li Hua, Thank you for inviting me. For my lecture, I'd like to know about what aspect of AI development interests Chinese students most. Please give me two questions you'd like me to answer and tell me why you choose these two questions. Looking forward to your reply and hoping to see you soon. Yours sincerely, Tom Johnson ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Mr. Johnson, I’m honored that you can accept our invitation. After surveying my classmates, we are most interested in AI's daily applications and its future career chances. Here are two questions for you. First, how will AI change ordinary people's daily life in the next five years? Second, what jobs will AI create for young people? We choose them because we’re curious about AI’s real influence on our life and future career planning. We’re looking forward to your wonderful lecture. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生根据邮件内容给AI 领域的专家 Tom Johnson写一封回信。 【详解】1.词汇积累 荣幸：honored→privileged 感兴趣：be interested in→take interest in 选择：choose→select 影响：influence→effect 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：After surveying my classmates, we are most interested in AI's daily applications and its future career chances. 拓展句：After I have surveyed my classmates, I find that we are most interested in AI's daily applications and its future career chances. 【点睛】【高分句型1】After surveying my classmates, we are most interested in AI's daily applications and its future career chances.（运用了动名词作宾语） 【高分句型2】We choose them because we’re curious about AI’s real influence on our life and future career planning.（运用了because引导原因状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 上海市建平中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中教学质量检测 英语试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 分) Section A (10 分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Natural Habitats, Expanded “Zootopia 2” opens with a whirlwind chase through the city and initially plays like a lighthearted buddy cop adventure. Just when you feel sure enough that it has abandoned heavy social allegory (讽喻) that coursed through the original, the sequel (续集) in fact weaves a ___1___ (complex) one. ___2___ seems to have become a regular buddy cop movie actually transforms into a story about biased city planning, stirring up fear against minorities, and refugees who ___3___ (displace) from their land. After their successful case-cracking at the end of the first film, Officer Judy Hopps, a spunky do-gooder bunny cop, and her unlikely fox friend Nick Wilde have officially become partners on the force. They’re helping to protect and preserve an animal utopia (乌托邦) in which ___4___ is equal and gets along. But when Judy and Nick encounter a snake named Gary ___5___ (steal) a vintage journal belonging to a rich and powerful lynx (猞猁) family, the pair begin to uncover an elaborate conspiracy (阴谋) that sheds new and ugly light on the origins of the city. Their winding journey to find the true architect behind Zootopia forces them ___6___ (explore) the city’s unknown territories and, at the same time, puts a serious strain on their partnership. The movie is ambitious to contain too much in a sequel but in fact its complex plot could have been cut down ___7___ a good 15 minutes. One can imagine a child's head spinning trying to follow the twisting narrative thread, let alone understand the difficult and somewhat ___8___ (oversimplify) politics within. Crucially, however, this sequel is such a successful movie ___9___ avoids the tiring, ironic logic that plagues many sequels. If the first movie introduced us to a fresh animal world several years ago, this sequel believes in truly building out that universe. The result can be thrilling, ___10___ the film occasionally gets lost in its own grand creation. Section B (10 分) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. addiction B. boom C. consequently D. drain E. police F. replacing G. rushing H. steady I. steer J. tragically K. vulnerable Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly As ownership of digital devices becomes more common, older people’s screen time is growing. Instead of ____11____ time spent on other media, phones and tablets seem to be adding to the daily total. Over the past decade, TV and radio consumption among people in their 50s and 60s has held____12____, while time spent on social media, gaming and audio streaming have all increased. Ofcom has found that combining TV and smart devices, those of retirement age clock up more daily screen time than do young adults. Older people face some online risks that other ____13____groups do not. Unlike most teenagers, their phones and tablets are often linked to their bank accounts. In-app purchasing within games — so-called trophies and the like — can ____14____wallets. So can fraudsters (骗子), who are able to contact and rob their victims within the same app. “In poor countries especially, older people have embraced WhatsApp for everything,” says Dr Vahia, “which is also the platform of choice for fraudsters as a result.” The elderly also lack the social guardrails that regulate teenagers’ screen time. During the day teachers ____15____ teens’ phone usage, while parents do the nagging (唠叨) in the evening. By contrast, elderly people are their own bosses; they may not have someone to ____16____ them towards help if they need it. “____17____, with older people, sometimes there is simply no one around, or if then no one really notices what they’re up to on their computer,” says Henrietta Bowden-Jones. Elderly people are much less likely than the young to complain to their doctor of phone____18____, says Dr Vahia. But in some cases, screen time is what lies behind other, more obvious problems in older patients, he says. For instance, alarming and misleading news may be a particular threat to the elderly, who are twice as likely as under-25s to use news apps or websites. Yet a____19____ in screen time among the elderly is by no means all bad. Professor Bowden-Jones believes that for people forced to stay at home, because they feel unable to get out or because they can no longer drive, the ability to follow pursuits online “is just so wonderfully invigorating”. Messaging apps bring family closer. Gaming passes the time. Spotify and YouTube are nostalgia machines that bring childhood music and video _____20_____ back. III. Reading Comprehension (45 分) Section A (15 分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Are wealth taxes the best way to tax the ultra-rich? There have been calls to tax the rich ever since there have been taxes. One idea, though, arouses particularly fevered reactions: a tax on wealth, not just ____21____. A conflict over such a plan is now dividing France, where there was a fierce debate in Parliament on Friday over proposals for a wealth tax. But the approach has been ____22____ politics in the United States and Europe for years as inequality has risen to astonishing levels and public debt has overloaded government budgets. At the Labour Party conference in Britain in October, delegates ____23____ a wealth tax.Surveys have shown three-quarters of Britons back the idea. Debate over the concept has been revived even in countries like Germany and Ireland that had ____24____ repealed (废除) their wealth taxes. And the Tax Observatory, a research organization funded by the European Union, has proposed a global minimum wealth tax of 2 percent on the world’s roughly 3,000 billionaires. To supporters, taxing an individual’s total assets — stocks, real estate, yachts, diamond tiaras, racehorses, art, fine wines, private islands and jets — rather than just income is one of the few ways to get people with dynastic wealth (世袭的财富) to pay their fair share. It is also necessary to ____25____ the increasing political power of the super-rich. To opponents, wealth taxes are ____26____ punishment of innovation and productivity, discouraging investment and compromising growth. They would also be an administrative ____27____, they add. How would government tax collectors go about ____28____ a family’s valuable collections of Ferraris, Chippendales, Picassos, NFTs and Birken bags every year? Wealth taxes, though not as common as some other taxes, have actually been ____29____ for a long time. Such taxes were popular in Europe at times. ____30____, twelve countries had versions in 1990, although in many — including Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Luxembourg — the taxes were later repealed. The reasons for the repeals included the difficulty of administration, the ____31____ on people who owned valuables but had little available cash, and the minimal amounts of revenue raised. But there has been a(n) ____32____ of support for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich in recent years, and much of it can be traced to Gabriel Zucman — who did groundbreaking work starting in the early 2010s documenting the stunning ____33____ of wealth around the world. Globally, the top 1 percent own roughly 43 percent of the world’s total wealth, according to Oxfam. Concerns about such inequality may ____34____ public support for wealth taxes. However, economic shocks and tight budgets historically have been the most common causes of their ____35____, researchers have found. 21. A. stocks B. paychecks C. inheritance D. consumption 22. A. disrupting B. justifying C. restoring D. strengthening 23. A. called for B. doubted about C. held onto D. fended off 24. A. voluntarily B. reluctantly C. previously D. intentionally 25. A. fuel B. embrace C. exploit D. weaken 26. A. unintended B. due C. ridiculous D. authorized 27. A. obligation B. defect C. nightmare D. regulation 28. A. assessing B. relocating C. maintaining D. rearranging 29. A. under attack B. in existence C. in question D. under discussion 30. A. What’s more B. By contrast C. In consequence D. In fact 31. A. strain B. dependence C. trick D. focus 32. A. guarantee B. lack C. denial D. revival 33. A. explosion B. concentration C. distribution D. devaluation 34. A. shake B. prompt C. undermine D. revolutionize 35. A. absence B. dismissal C. passage D. dominance Section B (22 分) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. Something is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability. Accountability isn’t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together — honesty, kindness, and so on — accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law — and finally no society. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people’s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment. Fortunately there are still communities — smaller towns, usually — where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare “In this family certain things are not permitted — they simply are not done!” Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Someone considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you irritate him. The main cause of this break-down is a shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it’s the criminal who is considered victimized, by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn’t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn’t provide a stable home. I don’t believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it. 36. What the wise man said suggests that ________. A. it’s unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evil B. society will be overcome by evil if good men do nothing about it C. it’s only natural for virtue to defeat evil D. it’s desirable for good men to keep away from evil 37. The author will agree if a person is found guilty of a crime, ________. A. society is to be held responsible B. modern civilization is responsible for it C. the criminal himself should bear the blame D. the government should take the blame 38. The author is sorry to have noticed that________. A. people in large cities tend to excuse criminals B. people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standards C. today’s society lacks sympathy for people in difficulty D. people in disadvantaged circumstances are likely to commit crimes 39. The key point of the passage is that ________. 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You can filter by duration, equipment, or focus area, making it easy to fit exercise into your day. MyFitnessPal A long-time favorite for nutrition tracking, this app features a vast food database that helps you log meals quickly. By monitoring calorie intake and macronutrients, you can better understand your eating habits. Setting personalized goals and connecting with other health apps makes it a central tool for weight management or dietary awareness. Down Dog Perfect for relaxation and flexibility, Down Dog offers customizable yoga, meditation, and stretching sessions. You choose the style, duration, difficulty, and even the background music. Every practice is generated fresh, so you never repeat the same sequence. It’s like having a patient, personal yoga instructor available anytime. 40. This passage is most likely to be found in ________. A. a sports science research journal B. the lifestyle or wellness section of a website C. an advertisement for smartphone products D. a medical treatment guide for injuries 41. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Freeletics is not suitable for beginners due to its exclusive high-intensity focus. B. Strava tracks both running and cycling but lacks features for live group challenges or route sharing. C. Nike Training Club uses artificial intelligence to personalize workout plans based on your fitness data and heart rate. D. Down Dog dynamically creates unique session content based on user preferences to prevent repetition and maintain engagement. 42. Sarah wants to start exercising at home without any equipment, and she also hopes to better understand her diet to support her fitness goals. Which combination of apps is most suitable for her? A. Freeletics and MyFitnessPal B. Nike Training Club and MyFitnessPal C. Nike Training Club and Down Dog D. Freeletics and Down Dog (C) “The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers,” wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch (君主统治), in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos (宇宙). At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko, which connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens. But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea's peak rises above the most part of our planet's dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity. Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new. A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect for the sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation (主权国家). Some blame for the current controversy belongs to astronomers. In their eagerness to build bigger telescopes, they forgot that science is not the only way of understanding the world. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the islands' inhabitants. Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past; it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today. Yet science has a cultural history, too, with roots going back to the dawn of civilization. The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens. Calls to tear down all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are, where we come from and where we are going. Perhaps that is why we explore the starry skies, as if answering a primitive calling to know ourselves and our true ancestral homes. The astronomy community is making compromises to change its use of Mauna Kea. The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope's visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental impact. To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state. There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars. 43. Queen Liliuokalani's remark in Paragraph 1 indicates ________. A. her conservative view on the historical role of astronomy B. the importance of astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society C. the regrettable decline of astronomy in ancient times D. her appreciation of star watchers' feats in her time. 44. The construction of the TMT is opposed by some locals partly because ________. A. it may risk ruining their intellectual life B. they fear losing control of Mauna Kea C. their culture will lose a chance of revival D. it reminds them of a humiliating history 45. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that progress in today's astronomy ________. A. is fulfilling the dreams of ancient Hawaiians B. helps spread Hawaiian culture across the world C. may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture D. will eventually soften Hawaiians' hostility 46. What's the best title of this passage? A. Hawaiians Renewed Their Traditions of Watching Stars Through TMT B. Astronomers and Hawaiians Can Share the Skies on Mauna Kea C. Renaissance of Hawaiian Culture was Interrupted by Modern Science D. Environmentalists Fight Against Astronomers to Preserve the Sacred Land Section C (8 分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a sentence from the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you will need. How Generation Z is Redefining the Value of Higher Education As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application forms and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree have changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey. Millennials were told that if you did well in school and got a decent degree, you would be set up for life. But that promise has been found deficient. ____47____. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. Today, 28 percent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among OECD countries. This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree. ____48____. Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors (前辈), even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates. ____49____. For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be the first of many. In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn 40 percent more than graduates. When more and more of us have a degree, it makes sense to have two. ____50____. It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfillment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z’s career trajectory (轨迹). Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense: “I am a geographer.” or “I am a classicist.” Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it’s as if they already know that their degree won’t define them in the same way. A. As degrees became universal, they became devalued. B. Many too are seeing the advantages of eliminating a degree requirement for certain roles. C. In fact, meaningful learning remains central to students’ academic success and lives beyond high school. D. Given students’ demand for hands-on learning, institutions and employers need to expand relevant offerings. E. Instead, it stresses a degree is not for all, that the leap to university isn’t inevitable and that other options are available. F. For Generation Z, education is likely to extend beyond ages 18 or 21, with lifelong upskilling essential to sustain employability. IV. Summary Writing (10 分) 51. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Bridging the gap: from classroom to workplace For all the years spent in school preparing to enter the workplace, many recent graduates say that they struggle with the shift from classroom to career world and have difficulty adjusting to life on the job. Writer and editor Joseph Lewis believes that most of our school experiences are fairly predictable, while life in the working world is far more uncertain. In school, for example, the pattern stays more or less the same from year to year. In the workplace, however, constant change is the norm, and one has to adapt quickly. Another problem that graduates entering the workforce encounter is that they are unprepared to think analytically. In school, many students including those in college, spend a lot ot time memorizing facts and repeating what they “learned” on tests. But in the workplace employees are often expected to think critically and make decisions about their work, not just follow a supervisor's instructions. An employee who is facing a problem at work, for example, needs to be able to identify different solutions, select the best course of action, and explain his choice to others. Finally, in school, a student normally works independently to complete most tasks (tests, homework, and projects) and receives a grade according to how well he or she has done. In the workplace, employees must regularly interact with others and are often dependent on their co-workers for their success. In other words, if an employee has to work with others to complete a given project, that employee's success not only depends on his hard work and expertise, but also on how well his colleagues perform. How can we better prepare young adults for the work place? It is suggested that students should do an internship while they are in school. Volunteering part time at a company, hospital or government organization, for example, can help them gain experience and learn skills. Doing these will help prepare students for the realities of the workplace and make the transition from school to career world less stressful. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation (15 分) 52. 他相信捍卫公平和正义是人之常情。（convince）（汉译英） _____________________________________________ 53. 无论是在网上聊天还是发帖，过度透露个人信息无异于引火烧身。（amount to）（汉译英） _____________________________________________ 54. 除非他的父母极力反对，不然的话李明还是很愿意从事这份收入微薄，自己却热衷的工作。（unless, keen）（汉译英） _____________________________________________ 55. 这门课程更注重拓展学生的想象力，而不是传授书本知识，简直是给这群思维活跃的孩子们量身定制的。(not as …as…)(汉译英) _____________________________________________ VI. Guided Writing (25 分) 56. 假如你是明启中学的高三学生李华。你们学校将邀请 AI 领域的专家 Tom Johnson 为学生做讲座，你负责与他联系。他给你发了一封电子邮件(内容如下)，请根据他在电子邮件中提出的要求写一封回信。 Dear Li Hua, Thank you for inviting me. For my lecture, I'd like to know about what aspect of AI development interests Chinese students most. Please give me two questions you'd like me to answer and tell me why you choose these two questions. Looking forward to your reply and hoping to see you soon. 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