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吉林市实验中学高一下学期期中测试 英语试题 一、听力 1． What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．A travel plan. B．A family gathering. C．A hotel booking. 2．What does the man think of his trip to Port Vilbo? A．Boring. B．Exciting. C．Tiring. 3．What is the main topic of the conversation? A．The life in poor areas. B．The daily work of postmen. C．The use of modern technology. 4． Which place do the speakers give up visiting? A．Nanjing Museum. B．Xuanwu Lake Park. C．Hongshan Forest Zoo. 5． What does the man dislike about smart technology? A．It is hard to operate. B．It creates privacy risks. C．It makes mistakes sometimes. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6．What does the man want the woman to do for him? A．Arrange a holiday. B．Cancel a trip. C．Find a hotel. 7．Why won’t the man go to the island? A．No entertainment is included. B．There are too many people. C．It’s far from the hotel. 8．How does the man sound in the end? A．Rather excited. B．Quite grateful. C．A bit disappointed. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 9．What impressed the man in the small town? A．A main street. B．A new shop. C．The lively atmosphere. 10．How long did the man stay in the small town? A．A few days. B．A whole week. C．An entire summer. 11．What is the woman interested in doing in the town? A．Eat in the local restaurants. B．Meet the sincere people. C．Attend the music festival. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 12．Why does the man want to dine with Albert Einstein? A．To experience Einstein’s sense of humor. B．To learn about Einstein’s personal life. C．To find out the roots of Einstein’s ideas. 13．What does Frida Kahlo do? A．An artist. B．A writer. C．A scientist. 14．What are the speakers doing? A．Planning a historical-themed dinner party. B．Having a history class. C．Sharing interests in historical figures. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 15．Where do the speakers’ grandparents live now? A．In England. B．In France. C．In Portugal. 16．Why do the speakers’ grandparents plan to move? A．To escape the local climate. B．To stay closer to their friends. C．To live nearer their grandchildren. 17．What is the woman’s attitude toward her grandparents’ decision? A．Supportive. B．Uncertain. C．Disapproving. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 18．How long did David spend volunteering at the animal shelter? A．Two hours. B．Four hours. C．Six hours. 19．What is David’s main task at the animal shelter now? A．Feeding the animals and cleaning their cages. B．Helping vets take care of sick animals. C．Training homeless dogs to follow basic commands. 20．Why does David want to study veterinary medicine in college? A．To open his own animal shelter in the future. B．To help more animals in need of medical care. C．To work with famous vets in a big animal hospital. 二、阅读理解 A Throughout the past year, we followed some interesting new inventions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Here is a look back at some notable AI developments in 2022. Meta’s speech-to-speech translation Facebook’s parent Meta said it had built a technology tool to directly translate between English and the Hokkien language, a spoken language without a widely used written form. Meta said it trained its AI models on written text examples from Mandarin Chinese. In addition, developers used an encoding tool designed to compare spoken Hokkien to similar English text. Method to identify Parkinson’s disease Researchers announced a new AI method to identify Parkinson’s disease. The system works by measuring a person’s breathing patterns during sleep. With just one night of sleep, the AI system was able to correctly identify Parkinson’s up to 86 percent of the time. With 12 nights of data, the rate went up to 95 percent. Tool to interpret pig emotions Researchers announced they had created a technology tool that uses pig sounds to interpret different emotions. The tool is based on thousands of recordings collected from more than 400 pigs throughout their lives. The scientists developed an AI-driven approach to identify a series of emotions pigs could be experiencing. It is expected to lead to further systems farmers can use to improve the productivity and well-being of their animals. Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings Researchers — led by Alphabet’s AI company Deep Mind — said they developed an AI system to help fill in missing words in ancient writings. The tool, called Ithaca, is designed to help historians repair the writings and identify when and where they were written. The team said that when historians work on their own, the success rate for repairing damaged writings is about 25 percent. But when humans teamed up with Ithaca to assist in their work, the success rate jumped to 72 percent. 1. Which can be used for cross-cultural communication? A. Tool to interpret pig emotions. B. Meta’s speech-to-speech translation. C. Method to identify Parkinson’s disease. D. Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings. 2. Who will most probably be interested in Ithaca? A. A historian. B. A biologist. C. A chemist. D. A sculptor. 3. What do the inventions have in common? A. They focus on health issues. B. They are developed by Facebook. C. They aim to promote productivity. D. They are AI-driven technology tools. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 【解析】 【导语】主要回顾了2022年几个著名的人工智能研究成果。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据小标题Meta’s speech-to-speech translation下的“Facebook’s parent Meta said it had built a technology tool to directly translate between English and the Hokkien language, a spoken language without a widely used written form. (Facebook 的母公司 Meta 表示，它已经开发了一种技术工具，可以直接在英语和闽南语之间进行翻译，闽南语是一种没有广泛使用的书面形式的口语。)”可知，Meta的语言和语言之间的翻译能用于跨文化交流。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The tool, called Ithaca, is designed to help historians repair the writings and identify when and where they were written. (这个工具被称为伊萨卡，旨在帮助历史学家修复这些著作，并确定它们写成的时间和地点。)”可知，历史学家最有可能对Ithaca感兴趣。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据Meta’s speech-to-speech translation部分的“Meta said it trained its AI models (Meta表示，它训练了自己的人工智能模型)”、Method to identify Parkinson’s disease部分的“Researchers announced a new AI method to identify Parkinson’s disease. (研究人员宣布了一种新的人工智能方法来识别帕金森病)”、Tool to interpret pig emotions部分的“The scientists developed an AI-driven approach (科学家们开发了一种人工智能驱动的方法)”和Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings部分的“Researchers — led by Alphabet’s AI company Deep Mind — said they developed an AI system (由Alphabet旗下人工智能公司Deep Mind领导的研究人员表示，他们开发了一种人工智能系统)”可知，这些发明的共同之处在于它们都是由人工智能驱动的技术工具。 B A new Digital Matching Platform (平台) has been started in Kenya. It hopes to connect Kenyan women and young people with green job chances, and also give them digital skill training and career guidance. The platform links job hunters directly with employers in important green fields, such as renewable energy, sustainable farming, waste handling and ecotourism. It’s a necessary way to solve Kenya’s serious youth employment problem — about one million young people join the job market every year. Women in Kenya are the group that faces the most difficulties in the green job market. They can’t get the chances in the new green fields because they can’t get relevant information. They have few social connections and face unfair job-hiring rules. Many young people, especially women, can’t take the green job chances just because they don’t know where to begin. The platform will offer them proper training and guidance to make sure the jobs provided meet the market’s needs and can last for a long time. Made for mobile phones first, the platform serves users who have little digital access. It provides job hunters with personalized job notices, skill tests, learning materials and career advice. And for employers, it offers them tools to choose workers based on their ability and fair recruitment (招聘), which can help companies hire more women and young people in an efficient and fair way. Thomas Jaeschke, head of a training programme, points out that women’s full participation is the key to green development. He also argues that the platform not only makes the quality of jobs better, but also encourages companies to use fair practices for women. By keeping an eye on the results all the time, the platform will make its services better and spread in more places. It will help more Kenyan women and young people get stable and meaningful green jobs for a long time. 4. Why is the new platform established? A. To train people to work on different jobs. B. To solve the youth’s economic problems. C. To connect job hunters to working opportunities. D. To help job hunters contact employers in person. 5. What can be known about the women in Kenya from paragraph 2? A. They have little green job access. B. They are treated unfairly in their families. C. They don’t know where to begin when hired. D. They have been offered training and guidance. 6. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. The benefits for job hunters. B. The services of the platform. C. The development of the platform. D. The requirements for the platform’s users. 7. What do Thomas Jaeschke’s words show in the last paragraph? A. The platform helps improve job quality. B. He will keep an eye on the hiring results. C. Women can be treated fairly in companies. D. All women should participate in green jobs. 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍的是肯尼亚新推出的数字匹配平台，该平台旨在帮助女性和年轻人获得绿色就业机会，并提供数字技能培训和职业指导。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“A new Digital Matching Platform has been started in Kenya. It hopes to connect Kenyan women and young people with green job chances, and also give them digital skill training and career guidance. (肯尼亚启动了一个新的数字匹配平台。它希望将肯尼亚的女性和年轻人与绿色就业机会联系起来，并为他们提供数字技能培训和职业指导。)”可知，该平台建立的目的是将求职者和绿色就业机会联系起来。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Women in Kenya are the group that faces the most difficulties in the green job market. They can’t get the chances in the new green fields because they can’t get relevant information. (肯尼亚的女性是在绿色就业市场中面临最多困难的群体。她们无法获得新绿色领域的机会，因为她们无法获取相关信息。)”可知，肯尼亚女性在绿色就业市场中机会很少。 【6题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“It provides job hunters with personalized job notices, skill tests, learning materials and career advice. And for employers, it offers them tools to choose workers based on their ability and fair recruitment (招聘), which can help companies hire more women and young people in an efficient and fair way. (它为求职者提供个性化的职位通知、技能测试、学习材料和职业建议。对于雇主，它提供基于能力和公平招聘的选工工具，这可以帮助公司以高效和公平的方式雇用更多女性和年轻人)”可知，本段主要介绍平台为求职者和雇主提供的各项服务。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“He also argues that the platform not only makes the quality of jobs better, but also encourages companies to use fair practices for women. (他还认为，该平台不仅提高了工作质量，还鼓励公司对女性采用公平的用工方式。)”可知，Thomas Jaeschke的话表明该平台有助于提高工作质量。 C Since Dolly’s birth in 1996, cloning has long struggled with low efficiency, epigenetic errors and short-lived clones. But 2025-2026 marks a turning point, as Chinese scientists and global teams smash technical bottlenecks while revealing fundamental biological limits. In July 2025, a Chinese Academy of Sciences team led by Lu Falong achieved a historic breakthrough. For the first time, they simultaneously overcame pre- and post-implantation epigenetic (表观遗传) barriers in somatic cell cloning. Using a combination of special chemicals, mRNA “repair enzymes” and tetraploid compensation (四倍体补偿) technology, they fixed gene expression disorders and placenta defects. This pushed the mouse cloning success rate to 30% — a world record, far higher than the previous 5-10%. The result was published in Advanced Science, offering a blueprint for efficient mammalian cloning. Another 2025 innovation came from Qingdao Agricultural University: AI-assisted cloning for canines. Dog cloning is notoriously hard due to dark, fat-rich cytoplasm that hides nuclei. The team built an AI vision model that predicts egg cell nucleus positions in milliseconds, guiding precise enucleation (去核). This cut embryo use from 50-60 per pup to 33, with two healthy cloned puppies born in February 2025. Yet cloning has biological limits, as revealed in a 2026 Japanese study. After 20 years and 58 generations of continuous mouse cloning (1,206 clones total), researchers found that harmful mutations accumulate 3-4 times faster than normal. Success rates peaked at generation 26, then dropped sharply; the 58th generation died days after birth. This proves infinite cloning is impossible — genetic decay (衰退) is an unbreakable barrier. In summary, 2025-2026 brings cloning to a new era: AI and epigenetic editing boost efficiency, but biological limits and ethics set boundaries. When regulated properly, cloning can serve conservation, agriculture and medicine — without crossing moral redlines. 8. What is the major achievement of the 2025 Chinese CAS study? A. Creating the first cloned dog with AI. B. Solving both pre- and post-implantation epigenetic barriers. C. Proving cloning has biological limits. D. Developing human egg cells from skin cells. 9. Why is dog cloning especially difficult? A. Dog eggs have dark cytoplasm with hidden nuclei. B. Dogs have more genes than other mammals. C. Dog embryos are extremely fragile. D. No AI technology can be used on dogs. 10. What did the 2026 Japanese experiment reveal? A. Cloning success rates keep rising with generations. B. Cloned mice have no more mutations than normal ones. C. Continuous cloning leads to harmful mutation accumulation. D. 58 generations of cloning are safe and sustainable. 11. What is the writer’s attitude toward cloning? A. Supportive. B. opposed. C. Objective. D. Doubtful. 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. C 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了2025-2026年克隆技术的新突破、生物限制及伦理边界。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“In July 2025, a Chinese Academy of Sciences team led by Lu Falong achieved a historic breakthrough. For the first time, they simultaneously overcame pre- and post-implantation epigenetic (表观遗传) barriers in somatic cell cloning.(2025 年 7 月，以陆发隆为首的中国科学院团队取得历史性突破。他们首次同时攻克了体细胞克隆中胚胎着床前后的表观遗传障碍。)”可知，2025年中国科学院研究的主要成就是攻克着床前后表观遗传难题。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Dog cloning is notoriously hard due to dark, fat-rich cytoplasm that hides nuclei.(犬类克隆难度极大，因其深色富脂细胞质会遮蔽细胞核。)”可知，狗狗克隆难是因为卵细胞细胞质颜色深、细胞核隐蔽。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Yet cloning has biological limits, as revealed in a 2026 Japanese study. After 20 years and 58 generations of continuous mouse cloning (1,206 clones total), researchers found that harmful mutations accumulate 3-4 times faster than normal.(然而2026年日本的一项研究表明，克隆技术存在天然的生物学极限。历经20年、连续58代小鼠克隆（总计1206 克隆鼠）后，研究人员发现：有害基因突变的累积速度是正常水平的3至4倍。)”可知，2026年日本实验揭示了连续克隆会造成有害突变不断积累。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In summary, 2025-2026 brings cloning to a new era: AI and epigenetic editing boost efficiency, but biological limits and ethics set boundaries. When regulated properly, cloning can serve conservation, agriculture and medicine — without crossing moral redlines.(总而言之，2025—2026 年让克隆技术迈入全新阶段：人工智能与表观遗传编辑大幅提升克隆效率，但生物学局限和伦理准则划定了发展边界。只要加以合理监管，克隆技术可服务于物种保护、农业发展与医学研究，同时不逾越道德红线。)”可知，作者既讲技术进步也讲局限伦理，态度客观中立。 D Nothing says “proud homeowner” like a clean, green lawn. A clean lawn shows your care and earns your neighbors’ admiration. Every autumn, millions of homeowners reach for their garden tools. They gather fallen leaves, bag them, and send them away. However, this tidy appearance comes at a cost. A growing movement of environmentalists suggests we simply leave the leaves instead of sending them to landfills. If leaves are buried in landfills, they break down without oxygen and give off harmful greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming. In fact, yard waste makes up about 13% of what we throw away. Some people burn leaf piles instead. But this releases harmful chemicals into the air and creates fire risks, especially in dry conditions. So what happens when we leave the leaves? The benefits are significant. Leaf litter shelters insects, spiders and other small creatures, offering critical winter habitats for many species as noted by the Xerces Society. The National Wildlife Federation’s “Leave the Leaves” program adds that butterflies, bees and other insects rely on fallen leaves for protection. Leaves are also natural plant food. As they break down, they release nutrients into the soil. This helps grass stay green and healthy without chemical products. Many universities recommend cutting leaves into small pieces with a lawn mower (割草机) and leaving them on the grass rather than removing them. This autumn, consider seeing your leaves differently. They are not trash to remove but a resource to keep. Move them into garden beds. Run over them with a mower to break them into small pieces. Let them accumulate in quiet corners of your yard. These simple actions reduce pollution, support wildlife, and nourish (滋养) your soil. Sometimes the best thing we can do for the planet is also the easiest: just leave the leaves. 12. What do homeowners generally think of a clean lawn? A. It increases workload. B. It is good for wildlife. C. It needs deep thinking. D. It is a source of pride. 13. What problem do leaves in landfills cause? A. They produce greenhouse gases. B. They start big fires easily. C. They hurt small insects in the soil. D. They pollute soil directly. 14. What is a benefit of leaf litter? A. It makes grass clean. B. It offers wildlife shelter. C. It reduces yard waste. D. It kills harmful chemicals. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Threat Posed by Burning Leaves. B. A Smart Guide to A Clean Lawn. C. The Hidden Gifts of Autumn Leaves. D. The Importance of Garden Wildlife. 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了落叶不应被丢弃或焚烧，留在院中能滋养土壤、保护野生动物、减少污染。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Nothing says “proud homeowner” like a clean, green lawn. A clean lawn shows your care and earns your neighbors’ admiration.(没有什么比干净的绿草坪更能说明“自豪的房主”了。干净的草坪展示你的用心并赢得邻居的赞赏)”可知，房主通常认为干净的草坪是骄傲的来源。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“If leaves are buried in landfills, they break down without oxygen and give off harmful greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming.(如果树叶被埋在垃圾填埋场，它们会在缺氧条件下分解并释放有害的温室气体，导致全球变暖)”可知，填埋场中的树叶会产生温室气体。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Leaf litter shelters insects, spiders and other small creatures, offering critical winter habitats for many species as noted by the Xerces Society.(落叶层为昆虫、蜘蛛和其他小生物提供了庇护所，正如Xerces协会所指出的那样，为许多物种提供了关键的冬季栖息地)”可知，落叶的好处是为野生动物提供庇护所。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章首先指出人们习惯清理落叶，然后分析丢弃和焚烧落叶的危害，接着介绍保留落叶的三大好处：保护野生动物、滋养土壤、减少污染，最后呼吁人们重新看待落叶。所以C项“秋天落叶的隐藏礼物”最能概括全文主旨，适合作本文的标题。 E How Do You Motivate (激励) Seniors to Use Technology? Motivating your elderly loved ones to welcome technology with open arms isn’t easy. Before you give up on them, remember that it’s not about forcing them. ____16____ Here are some suggestions for how to approach with patience and a focus on the benefits. ____17____ Instead of just telling them to follow the times, we need to show how tech makes their life better. Will it help them connect with family? Access important information? Take up a hobby? Make their lives easier? It’s important to focus on practical benefits, not cold features. Find their sweet spot. Not every senior wants to be an online influencer. ____18____ If a grandpa loves reading, teach him to use e-reading apps; if a grandma likes chatting, introduce her to simple social software. This kind of personalized guidance can make them feel that tech is close to their life and easy to master. Celebrate small wins. Did grandma finally send her first text message? Did grandpa figure out how to turn on the air conditioner on his smart home device? Make a big deal out of it! ____19____ Be patient. Seniors may need repeated explanations. Use simple words and even a little humor. ____20____ Remember, it might take many tries before they feel confident. Your calm support makes all the difference. With these gentle ways, seniors will gradually open their hearts to technology and enjoy a more convenient life with it. A. Start with the “why”. B. Keep instructions simple. C. It’s never late for the elderly to learn new things. D. They can make the learning process much more relaxed. E. It’s about showing them how tech can improve their lives. F. You’d better offer your tech suggestions based on their interests and needs. G. Every small progress they make deserves sincere praise and recognition from you. 【答案】16. E 17. A 18. F 19. G 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了耐心引导老年人接纳并使用科技的多种实用方法，助力老人轻松适应智能生活。 【16题详解】 前文说“Before you give up on them, remember that it’s not about forcing them. (在放弃耐心引导之前，请记住：这从来不是强迫他们接受的问题)”，E选项“It’s about showing them how tech can improve their lives. (核心是向他们展示科技如何改善生活。)和前文句式结构衔接（it’s not...about.../It’s about...），引出后文建议，符合语境。 【17题详解】 分析语篇可知，此处应为本段主旨句。根据空后的“Instead of just telling them to follow the times, we need to show how tech makes their life better. Will it help them connect with family? Access important information? Take up a hobby? Make their lives easier? It’s important to focus on practical benefits, not cold features.(不要只一味要求他们跟上时代，我们要向他们展示科技能如何优化日常生活。科技能帮助他们联络亲人吗？能查阅重要资讯吗？能培养兴趣爱好吗？还是能让生活更便利？我们要聚焦实际用处，而非冰冷的功能参数。)”可知，整段都在强调要给老年人展示科技对他们生活的实际好处，而非空泛地要求他们跟上时代。A选项“Start with the “why”. (从“为什么要学”入手。)”符合段落“讲清学习用处”的核心。 【18题详解】 本段主题是“Find their sweet spot.(找到他们的兴趣点。)”，且后文“If a grandpa loves reading, teach him to use e-reading apps; if a grandma likes chatting, introduce her to simple social software.(喜爱阅读的爷爷，就教他使用阅读软件；喜欢聊天的奶奶，就为她介绍简易社交软件。)”举例说明了要根据老人不同爱好推荐不同科技工具，F选项“You’d better offer your tech suggestions based on their interests and needs.(你最好根据他们的兴趣和需求提科技学习的建议。)”正好衔接主题和后文例子。 【19题详解】 本段主题是“Celebrate small wins.(庆祝小进步。)”，且前文“Did grandma finally send her first text message? Did grandpa figure out how to turn on the air conditioner on his smart home device? Make a big deal out of it!(奶奶成功发出第一条短信了吗？爷爷弄懂如何用智能家居开启空调了吗？一定要好好夸赞！)”说要夸赞老人的小进步，G选项“Every small progress they make deserves sincere praise and recognition from you.(他们的每一点小进步都值得你真诚的赞美和认可。)”契合主题，呼应前文。 【20题详解】 前文说“Seniors may need repeated explanations. Use simple words and even a little humor.(老人需要反复讲解，要用简单的话，甚至加点幽默。)”，D选项“They can make the learning process much more relaxed.(这些方法能让学习过程轻松很多。)”中的They指代前文的“简单语言、幽默”，逻辑衔接通顺。 三、完形填空 Our family enjoyed a beautiful houseplant for over thirty years. It had stayed with us through ___21___ years and good times, pain and joy. I had never thought of ___22___ it. However, two weeks ago, we discovered some changes in its leaves, which began to lose color. We watered and looked after it carefully. There was no hope of ___23___ for the plant. We finally picked a few almost dead leaves and tried replanting them in another small pot. What ___24___ us was that these leaves planted in the new place grew strong. In order to know the reason why the houseplant died, we dug the dead plant out of the pot. Then, it became ___25___ to us that its roots were in disorder, completely tangling up (缠绕). Our once-beautiful plant died because it grew out of its environment. We now realized that it became root-bound and had no more room for its roots to grow in its pot. People can become root-bound, too. Those who ___26___ personal growth or development often want to make changes that can lead to greater achievements or much more happiness. However, they more often find they outgrow their environment and want to ___27___. Their view becomes wider and they need larger environment to live in. They need people who will make ___28___ for their growth. If they cannot be ___29___, some problems are sure to appear. So if your new-found growth causes you to give up the old ways, you may need to ___30___ you are bigger now, and need to have a bigger stage for personal growth or development. 21. A. hard B. pleasant C. busy D. peaceful 22. A. fixing B. losing C. selling D. cheating 23. A. success B. winning C. survival D. progress 24. A. bored B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. surprised 25. A. clear B. useful C. important D. strange 26. A. turn down B. look for C. live off D. depend on 27. A. fall down B. move off C. set up D. calm down 28. A. time B. space C. promises D. choices 29. A. recognized B. prevented C. satisfied D. protected 30. A. respect B. prove C. forget D. realize 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文通过一株盆栽因根系缠绕、失去生长空间而枯萎的故事，引出关于个人成长的思考：当个人发展超出原有环境时，就需要寻找更广阔的舞台。 【21题详解】 考查形容词。句意：它陪伴我们度过了艰难的岁月和美好的时光，痛苦和欢乐。A. hard艰难的；B. pleasant令人愉快的；C. busy忙碌的；D. peaceful和平的。根据后文“and good times, pain and joy”可知，这里用“艰难的”与“美好的时光”形成对比，说明植物陪伴作者一家度过了各种不同的时期，包括艰难的时刻。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：我从未想过会失去它。A. fixing修理；B. losing失去；C. selling卖；D. cheating欺骗。根据下文植物叶子变色、最终被挖出，以及后文“Our once-beautiful plant died”可知，植物最终死亡，作者从未想过会“失去”它。 【23题详解】 考查名词。句意：这株植物没有存活的希望了。A. success成功；B. winning获胜；C. survival生存；D. progress进步。根据前文“we discovered some changes in its leaves, which began to lose color”以及后文“We finally picked a few almost dead leaves and tried replanting them in another small pot”可知，植物叶子变色，作者一家尝试拯救但最终还是只能挑选几乎枯死的叶子重新种植，这表明植物没有继续生存下去的希望了。 【24题详解】 考查形容词。句意：让我们惊讶的是，这些种在新地方的叶子长得很强壮。A. bored无聊的；B. disappointed失望的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. surprised惊讶的。结合前文“picked a few almost dead leaves and tried replanting them in another small pot”可知，植物原本没有存活希望，只能挑选几乎枯死的叶子重新种植，而后文却提到这些叶子在新地方长得强壮，这种结果超出了作者一家的预期，所以他们会感到惊讶。 【25题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然后，我们清楚地看到它的根乱七八糟，完全缠绕在一起。A. clear清楚的；B. useful有用的；C. important重要的；D. strange奇怪的。根据后文“its roots were in disorder, completely tangling up (缠绕)”可知，把死去的植物从花盆里挖出来后，作者一家能够清晰地看到它的根处于混乱且缠绕的状态。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：那些寻求个人成长或发展的人往往想要做出改变，这些改变可以带来更大的成就或更多的幸福。A. turn down拒绝；B. look for寻找；C. live off靠……生活；D. depend on依靠。根据后文“want to make changes”和“lead to greater achievements”可知，这些人是在“寻求、追求”个人成长。 【27题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：然而，他们更经常发现自己的成长超出了环境，想要离开。A. fall down摔倒；B. move off离开；C. set up建立；D. calm down冷静下来。根据前文“they outgrow their environment”可知，当个人成长超出环境限制时，现有的环境无法满足其发展需求，他们自然会想要离开去寻找更适合的环境。 【28题详解】 考查名词。句意：他们需要能为他们的成长腾出空间的人。A. time时间；B. space空间；C. promises承诺；D. choices选择。根据前文“Their view becomes wider and they need larger environment to live in”可知，他们的视野变得更广阔，需要更大的生活环境，也就是需要能为他们的成长提供空间的人。 【29题详解】 考查动词。句意：如果他们得不到满足，一些问题肯定会出现。A. recognized认可；B. prevented阻止；C. satisfied满足；D. protected保护。根据前文“They need people who will make ____ for their growth”以及后文“some problems are sure to appear”可知，如果他们的成长需求不能得到满足，就会出现问题。 【30题详解】 考查动词。句意：所以，如果你的新获得的成长让你放弃旧的方式，你可能需要认识到你现在已经变得更大了，需要一个更大的舞台来促进个人成长或发展。A. respect尊重；B. prove证明；C. forget忘记；D. realize意识到、认识到。根据后文“you are bigger now, and need to have a bigger stage for personal growth or development”可知，当个人成长导致与旧环境不适时，需要“认识到、意识到”自己已经成长，需要更大的舞台这一事实。 四、语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Where the Heilong and Songhua rivers meet lies Tongjiang, the birthplace and cultural heartland of one of China’s smallest ethnic groups, the Hezhe people, ____31____ language has no written form. Their unique culture includes Yimakan storytelling, ____32____ oral art in the form of singing and speaking that has been passed down from generation to generation. Added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, Yimakan storytelling ____33____ (serve) not only as a historical record of the Hezhe people’s past but also as a living witness ____34____ their spirit and values. In the last few years, however, this traditional oral performance art, depending entirely on direct person-to-person instruction, ____35____ (threaten) by modernization and the declining number of fluent speakers. Recently, Hezhe inheritors (继承者) have taken up the mission of ____36____(preserve) Yimakan. You Mingfang, a 60-year-old seasoned performer and educator who often recalls ____37____ she learned through oral tradition during family gatherings, has devoted herself to performing and teaching Yimakan to younger generations. In addition, the rejuvenation of the Yimakan tradition has also been aided by several ____38____ (initiative) ranging from language classes in schools to online teaching platforms, collectively facilitating ____39____ (sustain) transmission channels beyond geographical limitations. These efforts are breathing new life into this ancient tradition. A growing number of young Hezhe people are getting more interested in Yimakan, protecting the unique voice and spirit of the Hezhe people for years _____40_____ (come). 【答案】31. whose 32. an 33. serves 34. to 35. has been threatened 36. preserving 37. what 38. initiatives 39. sustainable 40. to come 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国少数民族之一——赫哲族的伊玛堪说唱艺术，包括其历史地位、文化意义、面临的传承危机以及近年来为保护和传承这一非物质文化遗产所做的努力。 【31题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：黑龙江与松花江在此交汇之处便是通江，这里是中国最小的少数民族之一赫哲族的发源地和文化中心，赫哲族的语言没有书面形式。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是the Hezhe people，在从句中作定语成分，与后面的language 构成所属关系，意为“赫哲族的语言没有书面形式”，所以为关系代词whose引导。 【32题详解】 考查冠词。句意：他们独特的文化包含伊玛堪说唱，一种以说唱形式代代相传的口头艺术。此处为同位语，泛指“一种口头艺术”，oral 以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。 【33题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：被列入联合国教科文组织急需保护的非物质文化遗产名录的伊玛堪说唱不仅充当赫哲族过往的历史记载，也是其精神与价值观的鲜活见证。描述伊玛堪说唱的客观功能，用一般现在时；主语Yimakan storytelling是单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。 【34题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：伊玛堪说唱已被列入联合国教科文组织急需保护的非物质文化遗产名录，它不仅记录了赫哲人的历史，也是他们精神和价值观的鲜活见证。此处为固定搭配 a witness to sth.，意为“……的见证”。 【35题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：然而，在过去几年里，这种完全依赖直接面对面传授的传统口头表演艺术受到了现代化进程和流利使用者数量减少的威胁。时间状语In the last few years 提示用现在完成时；主语 this traditional oral performance art与threaten是被动关系，故用现在完成时的被动语态。 【36题详解】 考查动名词。句意：最近，赫哲族的传承人承担起了保护伊玛堪的任务。此处介词of后面需接动名词作宾语。 【37题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：尤明芳，一位 60 岁经验丰富的表演者和教育者，经常回忆起她在家庭聚会中通过口头传统学到的东西，她致力于表演和向年轻一代传授伊玛堪。设空处引导宾语从句，在从句中作learned的宾语，指代“她学到的内容”，所以为连接代词what引导。 【38题详解】 考查名词复数形式。句意：此外，伊玛堪传统的复兴还得益于一系列举措，包括学校开设的语言课程到在线教学平台等，这些举措共同为这一古老传统搭建了超越地域限制的可持续传承渠道。several后接可数名词复数形式，initiative 意为“举措”。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。此处修饰名词transmission channels，应用形容词形式。sustain的形容词形式为sustainable，意为“可持续的”。 【40题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：越来越多的赫哲族年轻人对伊玛堪产生了更大的兴趣，他们将保护赫哲族独特的声音和精神延续下去，直至未来数年。此处为固定搭配for years to come，意为“在未来的岁月里”，所以为动词不定式形式。 五、书面表达 （一） 41. 假设你是李华，你的外国朋友Tim发邮件说他打算在暑假到中国旅游，请你回复他的邮件，内容包括： 1. 推荐一个城市； 2. 简要介绍该城市。 注意： 1. 写作词数为80词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Tim, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Tim, I’m delighted to hear that you are going to travel in China during the summer vacation. I strongly recommend Xi’an to you. Xi’an is an ancient city with a long history, where countless cultural relics are well-preserved. It is famous for the Terracotta Army, which attracts millions of visitors every year. Besides, you can taste various delicious local snacks and feel ancient culture there. I sincerely hope you will have an unforgettable trip in China. Looking forward to your arrival. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】题目要求考生给外国朋友Tim回邮件，推荐一个中国城市并简要介绍。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴的：delighted → pleased 无数的：countless → numerous 因……而著名：be famous for → be known for 各种各样的：various → a variety of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Besides, you can taste various delicious local snacks and feel ancient culture there. 拓展句：Besides, you can taste various delicious local snacks, which will allow you to feel the ancient culture there. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Xi’an is an ancient city with a long history, where countless cultural relics are well-preserved.(运用了where引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】It is famous for the Terracotta Army, which attracts millions of visitors every year.(运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) （二） 42. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The car turned onto the familiar road that led to Grandma’s farm. “Jude, this summer holiday will be a great chance for you to stay with your grandma,” Dad said as he drove. The car engine wasn’t off before Grandma hugged me. I slowly dragged myself out of the car. “Jude, you look unhappy. Why?” Grandma asked. She acted like nothing bad had happened last time. Could I ask how much money her neighbor Mr. Jackson had lost because of my mistake? Was he still upset with me? “I’m fine,” I answered. “I’m just missing my computer camp. Computers are something I’m good at.” “That sounds disappointing,” Grandma nodded. I liked visiting the farm during breaks before I messed things up last summer. Grandma lived alone, and Mr. Jackson was like family to her. Then one day I forgot to lock the gate and let the goats into his flower beds. He lost almost all his roses for the farmers’ market. Now, back at the farm, I felt nervous. I was trying to hide in the room when I saw Mr. Jackson! He was opening the door and calling Grandma. “I need help!” he yelled. “Just a second for the freshly harvested roses!” That was when he saw me. I felt my heart tighten and was ready for his criticism. I deserved it. He had probably been waiting for this moment since last summer. However, Mr. Jackson greeted me happily, “Great, Jude is here! Your grandma always tells us you are a wonderfully competent computer programmer.” I shook my head. “I am not competent. I am sorry I messed things up.” He was surprised and comforted me, “It was an accident. Being competent doesn’t mean you never make mistakes.” I looked out of the window. There were piles of roses waiting to be sold. “Jude, can you help us? We want to sell roses online. We have a computer and all the parts for our internet connection, but we just can’t set it up,” Grandma asked. No internet. They seemed to live in the 20th century. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Maybe I could be someone who was really competent. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Within a few hours, orders for roses flooded in. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Maybe I could be someone who was really competent. “I can definitely help with that! It was a piece of cake to me.” Following Grandma, I went into the room, where a computer sat surrounded by some scattered parts. I carefully connected everything. After a few adjustments, the Internet was up and running. “Done!” I announced confidently. Now it was time to sell the roses. I decided to start from my social media platform. I quickly uploaded photos, added descriptions, and set prices. Soon, people were noticing. My abilities made a difference! Within a few hours, orders for roses flooded in. “This is amazing, Jude!” Grandma cheered joyfully as she packed flowers. Mr. Jackson smiled warmly and handed me another bunch to label. The energy was electric — everyone moved quickly to keep up with orders. The farm felt alive, and so did I. Surprisingly, the roses sold out in half a day. “You’ve brought the farm into the twenty-first century,” Grandma hugged me tightly. I realized competence wasn’t avoiding mistakes, but facing them and making the most of my strengths. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Jude因为去年夏天忘记锁门，导致邻居Mr. Jackson的玫瑰损失惨重，内心一直充满愧疚。今年夏天回到奶奶的农场时，他原本以为会受到Mr. Jackson的责备，但没想到Mr. Jackson不仅没有批评他，反而鼓励他，并请求他帮忙解决网上卖玫瑰的技术问题。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“或许我真的能成为一个有真才实学的人。”可知，第一段可描写作者决定帮助奶奶和杰克逊先生建立网络连接并在社交媒体上销售玫瑰的过程。 ②由第二段首句内容“几小时内，玫瑰的订单如潮水般涌来。”可知，第二段可描写订单涌来后大家的忙碌以及作者对能力的重新认识。 2.续写线索：帮助建立网络连接——上传照片并设置价格——订单涌来——大家忙碌——玫瑰售罄——奶奶拥抱并夸奖——重新认识能力 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①宣布：announce/declare ②上传照片：upload photos/post pictures ③售罄：sell out/be completely sold 情绪类 ①令人惊讶地：surprisingly/amazingly ②高兴地：joyfully/rejoicingly 【点睛】[高分句型1] Following Grandma, I went into the room, where a computer sat surrounded by some scattered parts. (运用了现在分词Following作状语、where引导非限制性定语从句和过去分词surrounded作状语) [高分句型2] I realized competence wasn’t avoiding mistakes, but facing them and making the most of my strengths.（运用了省略了that的宾语从句，动名词短语作表语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 吉林市实验中学高一下学期期中测试 英语试题 一、听力 1． What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．A travel plan. B．A family gathering. C．A hotel booking. 2．What does the man think of his trip to Port Vilbo? A．Boring. B．Exciting. C．Tiring. 3．What is the main topic of the conversation? A．The life in poor areas. B．The daily work of postmen. C．The use of modern technology. 4． Which place do the speakers give up visiting? A．Nanjing Museum. B．Xuanwu Lake Park. C．Hongshan Forest Zoo. 5． What does the man dislike about smart technology? A．It is hard to operate. B．It creates privacy risks. C．It makes mistakes sometimes. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6．What does the man want the woman to do for him? A．Arrange a holiday. B．Cancel a trip. C．Find a hotel. 7．Why won’t the man go to the island? A．No entertainment is included. B．There are too many people. C．It’s far from the hotel. 8．How does the man sound in the end? A．Rather excited. B．Quite grateful. C．A bit disappointed. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 9．What impressed the man in the small town? A．A main street. B．A new shop. C．The lively atmosphere. 10．How long did the man stay in the small town? A．A few days. B．A whole week. C．An entire summer. 11．What is the woman interested in doing in the town? A．Eat in the local restaurants. B．Meet the sincere people. C．Attend the music festival. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 12．Why does the man want to dine with Albert Einstein? A．To experience Einstein’s sense of humor. B．To learn about Einstein’s personal life. C．To find out the roots of Einstein’s ideas. 13．What does Frida Kahlo do? A．An artist. B．A writer. C．A scientist. 14．What are the speakers doing? A．Planning a historical-themed dinner party. B．Having a history class. C．Sharing interests in historical figures. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 15．Where do the speakers’ grandparents live now? A．In England. B．In France. C．In Portugal. 16．Why do the speakers’ grandparents plan to move? A．To escape the local climate. B．To stay closer to their friends. C．To live nearer their grandchildren. 17．What is the woman’s attitude toward her grandparents’ decision? A．Supportive. B．Uncertain. C．Disapproving. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 18．How long did David spend volunteering at the animal shelter? A．Two hours. B．Four hours. C．Six hours. 19．What is David’s main task at the animal shelter now? A．Feeding the animals and cleaning their cages. B．Helping vets take care of sick animals. C．Training homeless dogs to follow basic commands. 20．Why does David want to study veterinary medicine in college? A．To open his own animal shelter in the future. B．To help more animals in need of medical care. C．To work with famous vets in a big animal hospital. 二、阅读理解 A Throughout the past year, we followed some interesting new inventions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Here is a look back at some notable AI developments in 2022. Meta’s speech-to-speech translation Facebook’s parent Meta said it had built a technology tool to directly translate between English and the Hokkien language, a spoken language without a widely used written form. Meta said it trained its AI models on written text examples from Mandarin Chinese. In addition, developers used an encoding tool designed to compare spoken Hokkien to similar English text. Method to identify Parkinson’s disease Researchers announced a new AI method to identify Parkinson’s disease. The system works by measuring a person’s breathing patterns during sleep. With just one night of sleep, the AI system was able to correctly identify Parkinson’s up to 86 percent of the time. With 12 nights of data, the rate went up to 95 percent. Tool to interpret pig emotions Researchers announced they had created a technology tool that uses pig sounds to interpret different emotions. The tool is based on thousands of recordings collected from more than 400 pigs throughout their lives. The scientists developed an AI-driven approach to identify a series of emotions pigs could be experiencing. It is expected to lead to further systems farmers can use to improve the productivity and well-being of their animals. Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings Researchers — led by Alphabet’s AI company Deep Mind — said they developed an AI system to help fill in missing words in ancient writings. The tool, called Ithaca, is designed to help historians repair the writings and identify when and where they were written. The team said that when historians work on their own, the success rate for repairing damaged writings is about 25 percent. But when humans teamed up with Ithaca to assist in their work, the success rate jumped to 72 percent. 1. Which can be used for cross-cultural communication? A. Tool to interpret pig emotions. B. Meta’s speech-to-speech translation. C. Method to identify Parkinson’s disease. D. Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings. 2. Who will most probably be interested in Ithaca? A. A historian. B. A biologist. C. A chemist. D. A sculptor. 3. What do the inventions have in common? A. They focus on health issues. B. They are developed by Facebook. C. They aim to promote productivity. D. They are AI-driven technology tools. B A new Digital Matching Platform (平台) has been started in Kenya. It hopes to connect Kenyan women and young people with green job chances, and also give them digital skill training and career guidance. The platform links job hunters directly with employers in important green fields, such as renewable energy, sustainable farming, waste handling and ecotourism. It’s a necessary way to solve Kenya’s serious youth employment problem — about one million young people join the job market every year. Women in Kenya are the group that faces the most difficulties in the green job market. They can’t get the chances in the new green fields because they can’t get relevant information. They have few social connections and face unfair job-hiring rules. Many young people, especially women, can’t take the green job chances just because they don’t know where to begin. The platform will offer them proper training and guidance to make sure the jobs provided meet the market’s needs and can last for a long time. Made for mobile phones first, the platform serves users who have little digital access. It provides job hunters with personalized job notices, skill tests, learning materials and career advice. And for employers, it offers them tools to choose workers based on their ability and fair recruitment (招聘), which can help companies hire more women and young people in an efficient and fair way. Thomas Jaeschke, head of a training programme, points out that women’s full participation is the key to green development. He also argues that the platform not only makes the quality of jobs better, but also encourages companies to use fair practices for women. By keeping an eye on the results all the time, the platform will make its services better and spread in more places. It will help more Kenyan women and young people get stable and meaningful green jobs for a long time. 4. Why is the new platform established? A. To train people to work on different jobs. B. To solve the youth’s economic problems. C. To connect job hunters to working opportunities. D. To help job hunters contact employers in person. 5. What can be known about the women in Kenya from paragraph 2? A. They have little green job access. B. They are treated unfairly in their families. C. They don’t know where to begin when hired. D. They have been offered training and guidance. 6. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. The benefits for job hunters. B. The services of the platform. C. The development of the platform. D. The requirements for the platform’s users. 7. What do Thomas Jaeschke’s words show in the last paragraph? A. The platform helps improve job quality. B. He will keep an eye on the hiring results. C. Women can be treated fairly in companies. D. All women should participate in green jobs. C Since Dolly’s birth in 1996, cloning has long struggled with low efficiency, epigenetic errors and short-lived clones. But 2025-2026 marks a turning point, as Chinese scientists and global teams smash technical bottlenecks while revealing fundamental biological limits. In July 2025, a Chinese Academy of Sciences team led by Lu Falong achieved a historic breakthrough. For the first time, they simultaneously overcame pre- and post-implantation epigenetic (表观遗传) barriers in somatic cell cloning. Using a combination of special chemicals, mRNA “repair enzymes” and tetraploid compensation (四倍体补偿) technology, they fixed gene expression disorders and placenta defects. This pushed the mouse cloning success rate to 30% — a world record, far higher than the previous 5-10%. The result was published in Advanced Science, offering a blueprint for efficient mammalian cloning. Another 2025 innovation came from Qingdao Agricultural University: AI-assisted cloning for canines. Dog cloning is notoriously hard due to dark, fat-rich cytoplasm that hides nuclei. The team built an AI vision model that predicts egg cell nucleus positions in milliseconds, guiding precise enucleation (去核). This cut embryo use from 50-60 per pup to 33, with two healthy cloned puppies born in February 2025. Yet cloning has biological limits, as revealed in a 2026 Japanese study. After 20 years and 58 generations of continuous mouse cloning (1,206 clones total), researchers found that harmful mutations accumulate 3-4 times faster than normal. Success rates peaked at generation 26, then dropped sharply; the 58th generation died days after birth. This proves infinite cloning is impossible — genetic decay (衰退) is an unbreakable barrier. In summary, 2025-2026 brings cloning to a new era: AI and epigenetic editing boost efficiency, but biological limits and ethics set boundaries. When regulated properly, cloning can serve conservation, agriculture and medicine — without crossing moral redlines. 8. What is the major achievement of the 2025 Chinese CAS study? A. Creating the first cloned dog with AI. B. Solving both pre- and post-implantation epigenetic barriers. C. Proving cloning has biological limits. D. Developing human egg cells from skin cells. 9. Why is dog cloning especially difficult? A. Dog eggs have dark cytoplasm with hidden nuclei. B. Dogs have more genes than other mammals. C. Dog embryos are extremely fragile. D. No AI technology can be used on dogs. 10. What did the 2026 Japanese experiment reveal? A. Cloning success rates keep rising with generations. B. Cloned mice have no more mutations than normal ones. C. Continuous cloning leads to harmful mutation accumulation. D. 58 generations of cloning are safe and sustainable. 11. What is the writer’s attitude toward cloning? A. Supportive. B. opposed. C. Objective. D. Doubtful. D Nothing says “proud homeowner” like a clean, green lawn. A clean lawn shows your care and earns your neighbors’ admiration. Every autumn, millions of homeowners reach for their garden tools. They gather fallen leaves, bag them, and send them away. However, this tidy appearance comes at a cost. A growing movement of environmentalists suggests we simply leave the leaves instead of sending them to landfills. If leaves are buried in landfills, they break down without oxygen and give off harmful greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming. In fact, yard waste makes up about 13% of what we throw away. Some people burn leaf piles instead. But this releases harmful chemicals into the air and creates fire risks, especially in dry conditions. So what happens when we leave the leaves? The benefits are significant. Leaf litter shelters insects, spiders and other small creatures, offering critical winter habitats for many species as noted by the Xerces Society. The National Wildlife Federation’s “Leave the Leaves” program adds that butterflies, bees and other insects rely on fallen leaves for protection. Leaves are also natural plant food. As they break down, they release nutrients into the soil. This helps grass stay green and healthy without chemical products. Many universities recommend cutting leaves into small pieces with a lawn mower (割草机) and leaving them on the grass rather than removing them. This autumn, consider seeing your leaves differently. They are not trash to remove but a resource to keep. Move them into garden beds. Run over them with a mower to break them into small pieces. Let them accumulate in quiet corners of your yard. These simple actions reduce pollution, support wildlife, and nourish (滋养) your soil. Sometimes the best thing we can do for the planet is also the easiest: just leave the leaves. 12. What do homeowners generally think of a clean lawn? A. It increases workload. B. It is good for wildlife. C. It needs deep thinking. D. It is a source of pride. 13. What problem do leaves in landfills cause? A. They produce greenhouse gases. B. They start big fires easily. C. They hurt small insects in the soil. D. They pollute soil directly. 14. What is a benefit of leaf litter? A. It makes grass clean. B. It offers wildlife shelter. C. It reduces yard waste. D. It kills harmful chemicals. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Threat Posed by Burning Leaves. B. A Smart Guide to A Clean Lawn. C. The Hidden Gifts of Autumn Leaves. D. The Importance of Garden Wildlife. E How Do You Motivate (激励) Seniors to Use Technology? Motivating your elderly loved ones to welcome technology with open arms isn’t easy. Before you give up on them, remember that it’s not about forcing them. ____16____ Here are some suggestions for how to approach with patience and a focus on the benefits. ____17____ Instead of just telling them to follow the times, we need to show how tech makes their life better. Will it help them connect with family? Access important information? Take up a hobby? Make their lives easier? It’s important to focus on practical benefits, not cold features. Find their sweet spot. Not every senior wants to be an online influencer. ____18____ If a grandpa loves reading, teach him to use e-reading apps; if a grandma likes chatting, introduce her to simple social software. This kind of personalized guidance can make them feel that tech is close to their life and easy to master. Celebrate small wins. Did grandma finally send her first text message? Did grandpa figure out how to turn on the air conditioner on his smart home device? Make a big deal out of it! ____19____ Be patient. Seniors may need repeated explanations. Use simple words and even a little humor. ____20____ Remember, it might take many tries before they feel confident. Your calm support makes all the difference. With these gentle ways, seniors will gradually open their hearts to technology and enjoy a more convenient life with it. A. Start with the “why”. B. Keep instructions simple. C. It’s never late for the elderly to learn new things. D. They can make the learning process much more relaxed. E. It’s about showing them how tech can improve their lives. F. You’d better offer your tech suggestions based on their interests and needs. G. Every small progress they make deserves sincere praise and recognition from you. 三、完形填空 Our family enjoyed a beautiful houseplant for over thirty years. It had stayed with us through ___21___ years and good times, pain and joy. I had never thought of ___22___ it. However, two weeks ago, we discovered some changes in its leaves, which began to lose color. We watered and looked after it carefully. There was no hope of ___23___ for the plant. We finally picked a few almost dead leaves and tried replanting them in another small pot. What ___24___ us was that these leaves planted in the new place grew strong. In order to know the reason why the houseplant died, we dug the dead plant out of the pot. Then, it became ___25___ to us that its roots were in disorder, completely tangling up (缠绕). Our once-beautiful plant died because it grew out of its environment. We now realized that it became root-bound and had no more room for its roots to grow in its pot. People can become root-bound, too. Those who ___26___ personal growth or development often want to make changes that can lead to greater achievements or much more happiness. However, they more often find they outgrow their environment and want to ___27___. Their view becomes wider and they need larger environment to live in. They need people who will make ___28___ for their growth. If they cannot be ___29___, some problems are sure to appear. So if your new-found growth causes you to give up the old ways, you may need to ___30___ you are bigger now, and need to have a bigger stage for personal growth or development. 21. A. hard B. pleasant C. busy D. peaceful 22. A. fixing B. losing C. selling D. cheating 23. A. success B. winning C. survival D. progress 24. A. bored B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. surprised 25. A. clear B. useful C. important D. strange 26. A. turn down B. look for C. live off D. depend on 27. A. fall down B. move off C. set up D. calm down 28. A. time B. space C. promises D. choices 29. A. recognized B. prevented C. satisfied D. protected 30. A. respect B. prove C. forget D. realize 四、语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Where the Heilong and Songhua rivers meet lies Tongjiang, the birthplace and cultural heartland of one of China’s smallest ethnic groups, the Hezhe people, ____31____ language has no written form. Their unique culture includes Yimakan storytelling, ____32____ oral art in the form of singing and speaking that has been passed down from generation to generation. Added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, Yimakan storytelling ____33____ (serve) not only as a historical record of the Hezhe people’s past but also as a living witness ____34____ their spirit and values. In the last few years, however, this traditional oral performance art, depending entirely on direct person-to-person instruction, ____35____ (threaten) by modernization and the declining number of fluent speakers. Recently, Hezhe inheritors (继承者) have taken up the mission of ____36____(preserve) Yimakan. You Mingfang, a 60-year-old seasoned performer and educator who often recalls ____37____ she learned through oral tradition during family gatherings, has devoted herself to performing and teaching Yimakan to younger generations. In addition, the rejuvenation of the Yimakan tradition has also been aided by several ____38____ (initiative) ranging from language classes in schools to online teaching platforms, collectively facilitating ____39____ (sustain) transmission channels beyond geographical limitations. These efforts are breathing new life into this ancient tradition. A growing number of young Hezhe people are getting more interested in Yimakan, protecting the unique voice and spirit of the Hezhe people for years _____40_____ (come). 五、书面表达 （一） 41. 假设你是李华，你的外国朋友Tim发邮件说他打算在暑假到中国旅游，请你回复他的邮件，内容包括： 1. 推荐一个城市； 2. 简要介绍该城市。 注意： 1. 写作词数为80词左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Tim, ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua （二） 42. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The car turned onto the familiar road that led to Grandma’s farm. “Jude, this summer holiday will be a great chance for you to stay with your grandma,” Dad said as he drove. The car engine wasn’t off before Grandma hugged me. I slowly dragged myself out of the car. “Jude, you look unhappy. Why?” Grandma asked. She acted like nothing bad had happened last time. Could I ask how much money her neighbor Mr. Jackson had lost because of my mistake? Was he still upset with me? “I’m fine,” I answered. “I’m just missing my computer camp. Computers are something I’m good at.” “That sounds disappointing,” Grandma nodded. I liked visiting the farm during breaks before I messed things up last summer. Grandma lived alone, and Mr. Jackson was like family to her. Then one day I forgot to lock the gate and let the goats into his flower beds. He lost almost all his roses for the farmers’ market. Now, back at the farm, I felt nervous. I was trying to hide in the room when I saw Mr. Jackson! He was opening the door and calling Grandma. “I need help!” he yelled. “Just a second for the freshly harvested roses!” That was when he saw me. I felt my heart tighten and was ready for his criticism. I deserved it. He had probably been waiting for this moment since last summer. However, Mr. Jackson greeted me happily, “Great, Jude is here! Your grandma always tells us you are a wonderfully competent computer programmer.” I shook my head. “I am not competent. I am sorry I messed things up.” He was surprised and comforted me, “It was an accident. Being competent doesn’t mean you never make mistakes.” I looked out of the window. There were piles of roses waiting to be sold. “Jude, can you help us? We want to sell roses online. We have a computer and all the parts for our internet connection, but we just can’t set it up,” Grandma asked. No internet. They seemed to live in the 20th century. 注意： 1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Maybe I could be someone who was really competent. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Within a few hours, orders for roses flooded in. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $