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山西省朔城区一中2025-2026学年高二下学期期中检测模拟卷 英 语 试 卷 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. When does the city library close during the weekends? A. At 6 pm. B. At 8 pm. C. At 10 pm. 2. What does the woman probably want to do? A. Fetch some fruit. B. Work out for a while. C. Buy sports facilities. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The group project. B. The weekend plan. C. The class schedule. 4. How does the woman feel about the trade show? A. Curious. B. Disappointed. C. Impressed. 5. What happened to the man? A. He found his bike broken. B. He failed to play the movie. C. He walked a friend to a show. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. What is Lily’s first plan for the afternoon? A. To attend a celebration. B. To enter a speech contest. C. To finish math homework. 7. Why does the man talk to Lily? A. To turn to her for help. B. To extend an invitation. C. To deal with schoolwork. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What is the man doing? A. Adjusting his plan. B. Collecting payment. C. Confirming a repair. 9. When should the woman pay for the repair? A. On the repairman's arrival. B. After completing the repair. C. Before the repairman's visit. 10. What is the woman required to do? A. Stay at home. B. Call the company. C. Prepare materials. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 11. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Pay by phone. B. Check the items. C. Keep the receipt. 12. How will the woman pay for the items? A. By credit card. B. By e-wallet. C. In cash. 13. What does the man do? A. A shopkeeper. B. A customer. C. A deliveryman. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 14. What is the students’ problem regarding morning reading? A. Few of them know its right way. B. Many of them avoid it very often. C. Some of them choose to review words. 15. What does the woman suggest? A. Reading all the content. B. Marking key words first. C. Conducting a brief warm-up. 16. How long does a morning reading usually last? A. 10 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. Whom is the speaker talking to? A. College students. B. Teenagers. C. Software developers. 18. What did Lin do in Chengdu? A. He studied app development. B. He formed a technology team. C. He acquired managing skills. 19. What is the new app designed to do? A. Assist with homework. B. Better study efficiency. C. Plan after-school activities. 20. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To advocate a study app. B. To share a learning process. C. To present a student inventor. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） A 1. Based on the above content, please guess what “Ticketmaster” is? A. A music streaming platform B. A concert ticket sales company C. Taylor Swift's fan club name D. A record label that produces albums 2. Based on the content of the comments, which of the following words best describes The Eras Tour? A. emotional B. creative C. innovative D. horrible 3. Which of the following statements is correct about the text? A. If a fan buys one VIP3 ticket and one CAT2 ticket, he/she will pay $400. B. This article may be excerpted from a technology forum. C. “Midnights” may be a Taylor Swift’s album. D. Each reviewer’s rating is 5 out of 5. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 【解析】 【导语】文章是关于Ticketmaster平台泰勒斯威夫特演唱会的有关信息，包括票价、演唱会涉及的歌曲以及粉丝的评价。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。通过文章右边方框展示的票价信息、版权信息推测，Ticketmaster是售卖演唱会门票的平台。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一个评论中的“If there was one night I could go back to in life it would be that night forever and always.(如果生命里有一个夜晚可以重回，那永远都会是那一晚)”，第二个评论中的“Taylor writes in a way that makes you feel like the song is something you have gone through.(泰勒的创作方式，会让你感觉这首歌讲述的故事仿佛是你亲身经历过的一样)”以及第三个评论中的“By far one of the best concert experience of my life, I’d do anything to go back!(这绝对是我这辈子最棒的演唱会经历之一，我愿意不惜一切再回去一次！)”推测，这场演唱会能让歌迷产生情感共鸣，给观众留下了深刻的情感记忆，emotional（触动情感的）最符合。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。Midnights下列出了7首歌名，由此猜测它是泰勒斯威夫特的一张专辑名。 B When I met Ken, I found him outgoing and kind. He often spoke his mind directly, then quickly softened, as if realizing he might have been too straightforward. I’d smile and eventually chat along with him, and he’d look surprised that we clicked so well. We were discovering that despite the great differences between us, there were islands of common ground. Certain threads (线) tie us together unexpectedly. At first, they were simple, like our love for Dungeons & Dragons, horror movies and dark Irish comedy. But we also both love a good cry — and actually, we both remember the first time we cried together, showing our true weakness to each other, as the real start to our friendship. Over time, our friendship deepened through countless creative projects, shared recommendations and our precious movie nights, when we watch together over a warm meal. These small daily habits form a steady, rare friendship between generations that is built not on duty but on choosing each other again and again. Now I’m 28 and Ken is 60. I’m an “old soul” and Ken is “young at heart”. Our friendship gives us a connection that we don’t find with peers, so I feel free to be emotional with him. The benefit goes both ways. Ken says I bring back his youthfulness because I treat him as a peer, which brings him indescribable joy. Our unusual friendship is really good for our health. To find out more about why the relationship between Ken and me is so rewarding, I spoke with a developmental psychologist, Abby Stephan, PhD, whose research focuses on intergenerational relationships. Stephan explains that “inter” means “between”, representing mutual influence. Strong intergenerational friendships rely on a wider range of experiences than same-age ones. For younger adults, these friendships have been associated with greater confidence, higher self-esteem and a stronger sense of long-term perspective. For older adults, they can offer a greater sense of purpose and meaning, reduced loneliness and more complex perspective-taking. However, friends of different generations may be in different life stages, which can affect priorities, energy levels or communication styles. Stephan suggests, “Having a casual conversation about communication preferences, like ways, frequency and time of day, can be really helpful.” 4. What does the underlined phrase “islands of common ground” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Things that people agree on. B. Disagreements between people. C. Small areas of land in the ocean. D. Places that people can visit together. 5. What event marked the real beginning of the author’s friendship with Ken? A. They discovered they shared several hobbies. B. They exposed their real selves to each other. C. They found they could communicate very well. D. They began to meet regularly in their daily life. 6. What can we know about intergenerational friendships? A. They allow people to express their emotions freely. B. They are more satisfying than same-age friendships. C. They benefit both people involved in the relationship. D. They are becoming more and more common today. 7. What is Stephan’s advice for intergenerational friends? A. To focus on their similar life experiences. B. To keep in touch as frequently as possible. C. To change their own communication styles. D. To talk openly about their communication needs. 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者与年长朋友Ken的跨代友谊实例，结合心理学家的观点，阐述了跨代友谊如何通过共同兴趣、情感分享和日常互动逐步深化，并分析了这种关系对双方的心理健康益处。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。画线短语的上文“I’d smile and eventually chat along with him, and he’d look surprised that we clicked so well. We were discovering that despite the great differences between us (我会微微一笑，最终和他聊了起来。他惊讶地表示我们竟然相处得如此融洽。我们逐渐发现，尽管我们之间存在着巨大的差异)”提到两人能聊得来，相处融洽，且有“despite”表示让步关系，与“存在着巨大的差异”相对的应该是“达成共识的事物”，画线短语很可能指“人们达成共识的事物”。故选A项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“But we also both love a good cry — and actually, we both remember the first time we cried together, showing our true weakness to each other, as the real start to our friendship. (但我们都喜欢痛痛快快地大哭一场——实际上，我们都记得第一次一起哭泣的情景，向对方展示我们真正的弱点，这是我们友谊的真正开端。)”可知，标志着作者与Ken友谊真正开始的事件是他们向对方暴露了真实的自我。故选B项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Our friendship gives us a connection that we don’t find with peers, so I feel free to be emotional with him. The benefit goes both ways. Ken says I bring back his youthfulness because I treat him as a peer, which brings him indescribable joy. Our unusual friendship is really good for our health. (我们的友谊让我们之间建立起一种与同龄人无法相比的联系，因此我能够毫无顾忌地对他敞开心扉。这种好处是双向的。Ken说，我让他重拾了青春活力，因为我把他当作同龄人来对待，这给他带来了难以言表的快乐。我们这种独特的友谊对我们的身心健康确实很有好处。)”可推知，跨代友谊使关系中的双方都受益。故选C项。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“However, friends of different generations may be in different life stages, which can affect priorities, energy levels or communication styles. Stephan suggests, “Having a casual conversation about communication preferences, like ways, frequency and time of day, can be really helpful.” (然而，不同世代的朋友可能处于不同的人生阶段，这会影响他们的优先事项、精力水平或交流方式。Stephan建议：“就交流偏好进行一次轻松的交谈，比如交流的方式、频率以及时间等，这会非常有帮助。”)”可知，Stephan给跨代朋友的建议是开放地讨论他们的沟通需求。故选D项。 C What do humans have in common with the dinosaurs that wandered through ancient forests? It turns out that both may have a surprising impact on the size of seeds in the plants growing around them. A recent study in Palaeontology illustrates how, over the course of natural history, huge animals such as dinosaurs control the growth of seed sizes by activities influencing forest light levels. Today that role may be filled by a much tinier species: humans. By modeling ancient ecosystems, the study suggests dinosaurs caused a level of destruction that prevented an evolutionary tendency for seeds to grow. Bigger seeds tend to attract bigger animals for spreading and to grow into taller plants; both factors can give plants better access to sunlight in crowded conditions. But this was generally not the case when there were big dinosaurs knocking things down, opening up the environment and decreasing the forest cover. After dinosaurs went extinct, low-growing forest plants became about 20 percent darker. This change started anew for the plants, according to the model. And during this time, the treetops became more closed. This growth would have pressed the seeds to get larger again, which is also reflected in fossil (化石) data. Another drop in seed sizes occurred with the emergence of early giant mammals (哺乳动物) and continued until they died out. But even though we’re far from dinosaur-sized, humans’ influence on forests — particularly via cutting down trees — is similar to that of those long-extinct giants. If we continue at this rate, our effect on plant seeds might someday match that of dinosaurs. Humans influence plant life in many ways such as introducing foreign species, clearing forests to develop residential areas, to make cities, and so on. That complexity is one reason why it could be difficult for the model to forecast future plant seed sizes. Another important factor to consider is the rapid pace at which human technology tends to develop in areas such as farming. Although the model provides a good comparison of forest thickness changes caused by big animals and by humans, fast developments such as agriculture mean normal ecological rules don’t really apply anymore. 8. How did dinosaurs influence seed sizes? A. By making the forest thinner. B. By changing the soil composition. C. By consuming plenty of plant leaves. D. By limiting the space for plant growth. 9. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How dinosaurs went extinct in the model. B. What promoted the growth of forest plants. C. What role fossil data played in the research. D. How seed sizes changed with huge animal shifts. 10. What makes it difficult to forecast seed sizes? A. The richness of plant species. B. The complexity of the model. C. The rapid technology development. D. The unpredictable climate patterns. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Humans: Another Impact on Seed Sizes B. Dinosaurs: The Top Killer of Green Forest C. Seed Sizes: A Mirror of Human Development D. Mammals: A Key Witness of Species Evolution 【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了恐龙、巨型哺乳动物及人类活动对植物种子大小的影响及相关研究发现。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“A recent study in Palaeontology illustrates how, over the course of natural history, huge animals such as dinosaurs control the growth of seed sizes by activities influencing forest light levels.(《古生物学》上的一项最新研究阐明了在自然历史进程中，恐龙等巨型动物如何通过影响森林光照水平的活动控制种子大小的生长)” 以及第二段中“But this was generally not the case when there were big dinosaurs knocking things down, opening up the environment and decreasing the forest cover.(但当大型恐龙撞倒树木、开辟环境并减少森林覆盖率时，情况通常并非如此)”可知，恐龙通过减少森林覆盖、让森林变得更稀疏来影响种子大小。故选A。 【9题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段中“After dinosaurs went extinct, low-growing forest plants became about 20 percent darker. This change started anew for the plants, according to the model. And during this time, the treetops became more closed. This growth would have pressed the seeds to get larger again, which is also reflected in fossil data. Another drop in seed sizes occurred with the emergence of early giant mammals and continued until they died out.(恐龙灭绝后，低矮的森林植物所处环境的光照强度降低了约 20%。根据该模型，这种变化让植物重新开始进化。在这段时间里，树冠变得更加茂密。这种生长会促使种子再次变大，这一点也在化石数据中得到了体现。早期巨型哺乳动物的出现让种子大小再次下降，这种趋势一直持续到它们灭绝)”可知，第三段主要讲述了种子大小如何随着巨型动物的更迭而变化。故选D。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“That complexity is one reason why it could be difficult for the model to forecast future plant seed sizes. Another important factor to consider is the rapid pace at which human technology tends to develop in areas such as farming.(那种复杂性是该模型难以预测未来植物种子大小的原因之一。另一个需要考虑的重要因素是人类技术在农业等领域的快速发展)”可知，技术的快速发展是难以预测种子大小的原因之一。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“What do humans have in common with the dinosaurs that wandered through ancient forests? It turns out that both may have a surprising impact on the size of seeds in the plants growing around them.(人类与在古老森林中漫步的恐龙有什么共同之处？事实证明，两者可能都对周围植物的种子大小有着惊人的影响)”以及后文对恐龙、人类影响种子大小的具体阐述可知，文章核心是讲人类和恐龙一样，对种子大小产生影响。由此可知，A选项“人类：对种子大小的另一种影响”适合作本文最佳标题。故选A。 D On September 7, 1991, the costliest hailstorm (雹暴) in Canadian history hit Calgary’s southern suburbs. As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals (冰晶) fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. But farmers in east-central Alberta — downwind (下风处) of the hail project flights — worry that precious moisture (水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding. Norman Stienwand, who farms in that area has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years. “Basically, the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the Calgary-Edmonton urban area from hail,” Mr Stienwand says, “but they’re increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.” The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss, a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc. of Fargo, North Dakota. “We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air, so we cannot be causing drought,” Dr. Krauss says. “In fact, we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.” One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell, a research scientist who just retired from the University of Oklahoma. “In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes (龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas,” Dr. Doswell says. “Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind? No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.” Given the degree of doubt, Mr. Stienwand suggests, “It would be wise to stop cloud seeding.” In practice, doubt has had the opposite effect. Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts, no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit (官司) against cloud-seeding companies. Therefore, private climate engineering can continue in relative legal safety. 12. What does the project aim to do? A. Conserve moisture in the soil. B. Prevent the formation of hailstones. C. Forecast disastrous hailstorms. D. Investigate chemical use in farming. 13. Who are opposed to the project? A. Farmers in east-central Alberta. B. Managers of insurance companies. C. Provincial government officials. D. Residents of Calgary and Edmonton. 14. Why does Dr. Doswell mention the tornadoes he saw in 1999? A. To compare different kinds of seeding methods. B. To illustrate the development of big hailstorms. C. To indicate a possible danger of cloud seeding. D. To show the link between storms and moisture. 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Scientific studies have proved Stienwand right. B. Private climate engineering is illegal in Canada. C. The doubt about cloud seeding has disappeared. D. Cloud-seeding companies will continue to exist. 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了加拿大艾伯塔省的冰雹抑制项目，该项目引发农民担忧，各方对此看法不一。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals (冰晶) fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. (因此，自1996年以来，一组保险公司每年在艾伯塔省冰雹抑制项目上花费约200万美元。飞机向有威胁的风暴云团播撒一种化学物质，使小冰晶在长成危险的冰雹之前以雨的形式落下)”可知，该项目的目的是防止冰雹的形成。故选B项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“But farmers in east central Alberta — downwind (下风处) of the hail project flights — worry that precious moisture (水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding. (但位于冰雹项目飞行路线下风处的艾伯塔省中东部的农民担心，人工降雨正在从他们干旱的土地上夺走宝贵的水分)”可知，艾伯塔省中东部的农民担心这一项目会从他们干旱的土地上夺走宝贵的水分，所以他们会反对该项目。故选A项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“‘In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes (龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas,’ Dr.Doswell says. ‘Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind? No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.’ (多斯韦尔博士说：‘1999年，我亲眼目睹了堪萨斯州一个播撒了云种的风暴云团形成了巨大的龙卷风。人工降雨会引发致命风暴或减少下风处的水分吗？当然，没有人真正知道，但播撒仍在继续。’)”可知，多斯韦尔博士提到他1999年看到的龙卷风是为了指出人工降雨可能存在的危险，会引发致命风暴。故选C项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts, no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit (官司) against cloud seeding companies. Therefore, private climate engineering can continue in relative legal safety. (由于缺乏关于其影响的科学证据，没有人成功打赢过针对人工降雨公司的官司。因此，私人气候工程可以在相对合法安全的情况下继续进行)”可知，针对人工降雨公司的官司没有胜算，所以它将继续存在。故选D项。 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Color is fundamental in home design—something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? _____16_____, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel. Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. _____17_____, they can get a little complex. But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones. _____18_____. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable. Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. _____19_____. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space. The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. _____20_____. A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever you’re looking for C. If you’re experimenting with a color D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways 【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. G 20. F 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了室内设计中颜色的选择问题。 【16题详解】 36题以逗号结尾，后面另起一个简单句，可以从句子结构排除D,E,F,G项。根据前文的三个问句可知，此处是从中选择一种。故选B（不管你寻找哪一种）。 【17题详解】 前文：在过去的许多年里，有许多技术帮助设计者实现这一要点；下文：它们有点复杂。所以A（然而他们都很有用）承上启下。符合题意。 【18题详解】 本空是一个主题句，总说选择小型颜色是我们很熟悉的方法。后文分说小型颜色选择具体用于哪些。故选D。 【19题详解】 根据前文“中型颜色选择通常是指一些例如沙发，餐桌或者书架等家具的颜色选择”，接着表明这种范围的颜色选择是比小型颜色选择在两种方式上更高一级，故选G。 【20题详解】 根据前文the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant（你所付诸的时间、精力和相关的费用是巨大的），后文F项（那肯定是值得的，因为你想第一次把它弄好）是上文的结果。故选F。 点睛：关键词法解决阅读填空题是一种有效的方法。做题时很重要的一点是保持对一些线索词的敏感，最主要的线索特征词是空白前后的名词和动词，寻找答案时注意在选项中查找同义词、近义词、反义词或表示同一类事物的词语等。其次是代词、数词、表示时间/年代的词、地点/名称等专有名词等。尤其是在读不懂句子的情况下，利用这样的线索词寻找答案是很有效的方法。 37题A选项中的them 指代上文中的 different techniques 和下文中的they 指代内容相同。 38题上一段末尾提到要介绍三种颜色选择，本段详细介绍第一种small color choice.选项和语段中都有关键词small color choice。 39题本段主要内容是medium color choice, 前半句承接上文中medium是small的升级，后半句引出下文的两种方式。关键词：two major ways和...and …。 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Many years ago, I bought a house in the Garfagnana, where we still go every summer. The first time we stayed there, we heard the chug chug-chug of a motorbike ____21____ its way down the hill toward us. It was ____22____ called Mario, coming to bring us a box containing some tomatoes and a bottle of wine. It was a very nice ____23____ for him to make. But when we looked at the tomatoes, we were ____24____ because they were so misshapen: not at all like the nice, round, ____25____ things you get in a supermarket. And the wine was cloudy, in a funny old bottle with no label (标签) on it. These can’t be any ____26____, we thought. But we were ____27____ his kindness, so we ____28____ them. What we discovered is that it’s ____29____ to judge what you eat only by its appearance. Those tomatoes had _____30_____ that reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child. Nowadays supermarket tomatoes _____31_____ perfect but taste of water. Nobody’s going to have a happy memory of those. It’s a surprise they haven’t managed to grow square ones so that they can _____32_____ them easily. Mario’s wine may have been cloudy and come out of an old bottle, but it was _____33_____. It’s good to eat things at the correct time, when they’re _____34_____, and as close as possible to where they were _____35_____. What Mario had given us was the taste of the Garfagnana. 21. A. making B. searching C. squeezing D. feeling 22. A. customer B. neighbor C. relative D. passenger 23. A. choice B. comment C. promise D. gesture 24. A. worried B. moved C. thrilled D. bored 25. A. simple B. real C. shiny D. fun 26. A. more B. good C. new D. easy 27. A. sympathetic to B. thankful for C. cautious about D. interested in 28. A. tried B. sold C. returned D. mixed 29. A. unnecessary B. uncertain C. unwise D. unusual 30. A. size B. shape C. color D. taste 31. A. smell B. look C. become D. work 32. A. clean B. check C. count D. pack 33. A. perfect B. useful C. convenient D. familiar 34. A. on view B. on sale C. in season D. in need 35. A. finished B. stored C. found D. grown 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】主要讲述作者在乡间收到邻居赠送的食材，懂得不能仅凭外表判断食物好坏的道理。 【21题详解】 考查动词。句意：我们第一次住在那里时，听见一辆摩托车突突作响，一路朝着我们这边驶下山来。A. making行进；B. searching寻找；C. squeezing挤压；D. feeling感受。根据后文“its way down the hill toward us”可知，摩托车向着我们所在的位置驶来。 【22题详解】 考查名词。句意：来的是一位名叫马里奥的邻居，他送来一箱西红柿和一瓶葡萄酒。A. customer顾客；B. neighbor邻居；C. relative亲戚；D. passenger乘客。根据前文“I bought a house in the Garfagnana, where we still go every summer”可知，作者在此拥有住所，前来送东西的是当地邻居。 【23题详解】 考查名词。句意：对他来说，这是十分友善的举动。A. choice选择；B. comment评论；C. promise承诺；D. gesture举动。根据前文“coming to bring us a box containing some tomatoes and a bottle of wine”可知，邻居主动上门送东西，是表达善意的举动。 【24题详解】 考查形容词。句意：可我们看着这些西红柿时心里满是担忧，它们长得歪歪扭扭，和超市里那些圆润光滑、品相好看的西红柿截然不同。A. worried担忧的；B. moved感动的；C. thrilled激动的；D. bored无聊的。根据后文“because they were so misshapen”可知，西红柿外形畸形不好看，我们心生担忧。 【25题详解】 考查形容词。句意：可我们看着这些西红柿时心里满是担忧，它们长得歪歪扭扭，和超市里那些圆润光滑、品相好看的西红柿截然不同。A. simple简单的；B. real真实的；C. shiny光鲜的；D. fun有趣的。根据后文“you get in a supermarket”可知，用来对比的超市西红柿外形圆润好看、外表光亮。 【26题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我们心想这些东西肯定好不到哪里去。A. more更多的；B. good好的；C. new新的；D. easy容易的。根据前文“And the wine was cloudy, in a funny old bottle with no label (标签) on it.”可知，马里奥带来的西红柿和酒看起来都不好，因此作者一家认为这些都不可能好。 【27题详解】 考查形容词短语。句意：但我们很感激他的好意，所以我们试了试。A. sympathetic to同情；B. thankful for感激；C. cautious about谨慎；D. interested in感兴趣。根据前文“These can’t be any _______, we thought.”和后文“so we _____ them”可知，作者一家认为这些东西并不好，但还是试了试，由此推知，他们是对Mario送东西本身代表的好意心存感激。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：但我们很感激他的好意，所以我们试了试。A. tried品尝；B. sold售卖；C. returned归还；D. mixed混合。根据后文“Those tomatoes had ______ that reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child.”可知，马里奥送的西红柿让作者想起了小时候叔叔种的西红柿，所以推知，他们是尝试了。 【29题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我们由此发现，只凭借外表评判入口的食物是很不明智的。A. unnecessary没必要的；B. uncertain不确定的；C. unwise不明智的；D. unusual不寻常的。根据前文“they were so misshapen”以及后文“supermarket tomatoes _____ perfect but taste of water”可知，外形不好的食物味道极佳，外表好看的食物却口感平淡，由此可知，以貌取食是错误且不明智的。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：这些西红柿的味道让我想起了儿时叔叔种植的西红柿。A. size尺寸；B. shape外形；C. color颜色；D. taste味道。根据后文“reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child”可知,此处指的是味道勾起了童年回忆。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：如今超市里的西红柿看起来十分完美，吃起来却淡而无味。A. smell闻起来；B. look看起来；C. become变得；D. work起作用。根据前文“But when we looked at the tomatoes, we were worried because they were so misshapen: not at all like the nice, round, ________ things you get in a supermarket.”可知，超市的西红柿看起来很完美。 【32题详解】 考查动词。句意：令人诧异的是他们竟没有培育出方形西红柿，这样就能轻松打包了。A. clean清理；B. check检查；C. count数数；D. pack打包。根据前文“It’s a surprise they haven’t managed to grow square ones”可知，此处是指超市里的西红柿居然没有被种成方形的，再结合常识可知，方形的东西便于打包。 【33题详解】 考查形容词。句意：马里奥的的酒可能是混浊的，而且是从一个旧瓶子里出来的，但它们味道绝佳。A. perfect绝佳的；B. useful有用的；C. convenient便利的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据前文“Mario’s wine may have been cloudy and come out of an old bottle”和“but”可知，此处有转折，虽然Mario的酒看起来不好，包装不好，但是实际上是完美的。 【34题详解】 考查短语。句意：在合适的时间，当它们是应季的时候，并且尽可能靠近它们种植的地方，吃东西是好的。A. on view展出；B. on sale售卖；C. in season应季的；D. in need急需的。根据前文“It’s good to eat things at the correct time”可知，在合适的时间，也就是食物应季，吃应季的食物食物口感是最好的。 【35题详解】 考查动词。句意：在合适的时间，当它们是应季的时候，并且尽可能靠近它们种植的地方，吃东西是好的。A. finished完成；B. stored储存；C. found发现；D. grown种植。根据前文“It’s good to eat things”和“as close as possible to where they were”可推知，尽可能地靠近食物种植的地方，保持其新鲜程度，这样吃东西才是好的。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In recent years, Chinese decorative boxes have gained popularity in the global gift and packaging market, ____36____unique combination of traditional skills, modern design, and cost-effectiveness has made them the go-to choice for retailers (零售商)and importers. Chinese decorative boxes usually feature awesome____37____(detail), such as silk linings, lacquer (漆)finishes and fancy patterns inspired by centuries-old cultural ideas. Whether it’s for weddings, festivals, birthdays,____38____business gifting, these boxes offer a rich visual appeal that____39____(enhance)the perceived value of any gift. What sets Chinese decorative boxes apart is their capability____40____(integrate) traditional art forms with modern functionality. Manufacturers have____41____(smooth) combined technologies like laser cutting, UV printing, and sustainable materials with age-old techniques such as embroidery (刺绣).The amazing integration makes each box a piece of art as well as a practical packaging_____42_____(resolve). Chinese manufacturers offer extremely____43____(compete) pricing thanks to economies of scale,well-established supply chains, and efficient production processes. Even with high-end looks, the cost remains significantly lower compared to Western companies, giving resellers and retailers more profits_____44_____lowering quality. In today’s retail landscape, presentation matters more than ever. Chinese decorative boxes are not just a container; they are a key part of the unboxing experience. Their cultural charm is together with usefulness and affordability,____45____(make) them the perfect fit for businesses looking to stand out. 【答案】36. whose 37. details 38. or 39. enhances 40. to integrate 41. smoothly 42. resolution 43. competitive 44. without 45. making 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国装饰盒近年来在全球礼品和包装市场受欢迎的原因，包括其传统与现代的结合、独特优势等。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：近年来，中国装饰盒在全球礼品和包装市场上大受欢迎，其传统工艺、现代设计和成本效益的独特结合使其成为零售商和进口商的首选。此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Chinese decorative boxes，且在从句中作定语，修饰unique combination，所以用关系代词whose。故填whose。 【37题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：中国装饰盒通常具有令人惊叹的细节，例如丝绸内衬、漆面以及灵感源自数百年文化理念的精美图案。detail此处表示“细节”，是可数名词，结合句中such as后的列举内容，可知此处应用复数形式details，表示多种细节。故填details。 【38题详解】 考查连词。句意：无论是婚礼、节日、生日还是商务送礼，这些盒子都具有丰富的视觉吸引力，能提升任何礼物的感知价值。固定搭配 whether...or... 表示“无论是……还是……”。故填or。 【39题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：无论是婚礼、节日、生日还是商务送礼，这些盒子都具有丰富的视觉吸引力，能提升任何礼物的感知价值。此处为定语从句的谓语动词，先行词是a rich visual appeal，为单数，且句子陈述客观事实，用一般现在时，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式enhances。故填enhances。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：中国装饰盒的独特之处在于其将传统艺术形式与现代功能相结合的能力。固定搭配capability to do sth. 表示“做某事的能力”，此处需用动词不定式作后置定语。故填to integrate。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：制造商已将激光切割、紫外线印刷、可持续材料等技术与刺绣等古老工艺顺利结合。此处修饰动词combined，需用副词，smooth的副词形式为smoothly，意为“顺利地、平稳地”。故填smoothly。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意：这种惊人的融合使每个盒子既是一件艺术品，也是一种实用的包装解决方案。此处作宾语，需用名词，resolve的名词形式为resolution，意为“解决方案”，冠词a提示用其单数形式。故填resolution。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：得益于规模经济、完善的供应链和高效的生产流程，中国制造商提供了极具竞争力的价格。此处修饰名词pricing，需用形容词，compete的形容词形式为competitive，意为“有竞争力的”。故填competitive。 【44题详解】 考查介词。句意：即使外观高端，其成本仍比西方公司低得多，让经销商和零售商在不降低质量的情况下获得更多利润。结合句意，此处表示“不降低质量”，用介词without。故填without。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：它们的文化魅力与实用性和可负担性相结合，使其成为希望脱颖而出的企业的完美选择。句子已有谓语动词is，此处需用非谓语动词作结果状语，前面的主句内容与make之间是主动关系，且表示自然而然的结果，所以用现在分词making。故填making。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是晨光中学高三学生李华。你校于6月8日举办了成人礼活动，你的英国朋友Chris很想了解该活动。你于当晚给Chris回一封电子邮件，介绍相关情况，内容包括： 1. 成人礼活动内容（成长点滴回顾、观看校友抗疫事迹录像等）； 2. 对活动的感受； 3. 对自己未来的展望。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请在相应位置作答。 参考词汇：成人礼 the coming-of-age ceremony 新型冠状病毒感染 COVID-19 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Dear Chris, I’m so glad to hear from you. Of the coming-of-age ceremony you mentioned in your letter, I’d like to share the details with you. It was held in our school hall on June 8. During the ceremony, the headmaster congratulated us on stepping into the adulthood, reviewing the growth period that we had experienced. After that, a video about our alumni’s fighting against COVID-19 was played for us to watch, which moved us deeply, and I decided to follow their examples to take my own responsibility to be a reliable person. From now on, I’m a young adult and I’m confident that the future in front of me is bright. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生给Chris回一封电子邮件，介绍有关成人礼的一些情况。 【详解】1.词汇积累 回顾：review → look back 深深地：deeply → profoundly 决定做某事：decide to do sth. → be determined to do sth. 有希望的：bright → promising 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：It was held in our school hall on June 25. During the ceremony, the headmaster congratulated us on stepping into the adulthood, reviewing the growth period that we had experienced. 拓展句：The ceremony was held in our school hall on June 25, during which the headmaster congratulated us on stepping into the adulthood, reviewing the growth period that we had experienced. 【点睛】[高分句型1] After that, a video about our alumni’s fighting against COVID-19 was played for us to watch, which moved us deeply, and I made up my mind to follow their examples to take my own responsibility to be a reliable person.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） [高分句型2] From now on, I’m a young adult and I’m confident that the future in front of me is bright. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My dad, George, only had an eighth-grade education. A quiet man, he didn’t understand my world of school activities. From age 14. he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses. I didn’t really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker, and I thought that I would surpass anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation. Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone. The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over, but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb’s-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay, even though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to. At home, my dad said, “A job’s a big step to growing up. I’m glad you will be contributing to the household.” My dad’s words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished. My labors lasted about two weeks, and the farmer said there might be more work, but I wasn’t interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money. 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。 The pay day arrived at last. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I understand immediately what my parents were worried about. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph 1： The pay day arrived at last. Although the job was very tiring, I was very happy in my heart for I got something from my work. The toil of labor was forgotten for the time being. I thought I should have my own money and planned how to spend it. “How much money have you earned?” Dad asked. I was surprised, reluctant to say my income. The next morning, my dad’s livestock truck started running. I saw my father’s hard-working figure and thought of his words “A job’s a big step to growing up”. Paragraph 2： I understood immediately what my parents were worried about. They were worried that I was too selfish to give. I realized that my labor was very hard, but my growth and our whole family had been depending on the hard work of my parents! Dad never complained about unfairness! He even seemed to think that was fair. I thought, “I’ve only worked for two weeks, but how many years my father has worked!” In the evening, Dad came back. I proudly took out my own money and handed it to Dad. 【解析】 【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者高中毕业后，参加农场工作，辛辛苦苦挣到的钱，不情愿贡献给家庭，后来在看到父亲的辛劳之后，理解了父母担心的是自己太过自私而不知奉献，终于想通，并自豪地将自己劳动所得交给父亲的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“工资终于到了。”可知，第一段可描写作者的工资到手后，高兴地计划自己用这笔钱，不愿意交给父亲，然后看到父亲的辛劳。 ②由第二段首句内容“我立刻明白了父母的担心。”可知，第二段可描写作者明白了父母担心自己不懂得奉献，想通了，然后自豪地把钱交给了父亲。 2. 续写线索：高兴——计划——不情愿——发现——奉献——自豪 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①.计划：programme/plan ②.奉献：give/devote ③认为：think/figure 情绪类 ①.不情愿的：unwilling/reluctant ②.自豪地：proudly/with pride 【点睛】[高分句型1]. I thought I should have my own money and planned how to spend it. (运用了特殊疑问词+不定式作宾语) [高分句型2]. I realized that my labor was very hard, but my growth and our whole family had (运用了that引导宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 山西省朔城区一中2025-2026学年高二下学期期中检测模拟卷 英 语 试 卷 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. When does the city library close during the weekends? A. At 6 pm. B. At 8 pm. C. At 10 pm. 2. What does the woman probably want to do? A. Fetch some fruit. B. Work out for a while. C. Buy sports facilities. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The group project. B. The weekend plan. C. The class schedule. 4. How does the woman feel about the trade show? A. Curious. B. Disappointed. C. Impressed. 5. What happened to the man? A. He found his bike broken. B. He failed to play the movie. C. He walked a friend to a show. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. What is Lily’s first plan for the afternoon? A. To attend a celebration. B. To enter a speech contest. C. To finish math homework. 7. Why does the man talk to Lily? A. To turn to her for help. B. To extend an invitation. C. To deal with schoolwork. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What is the man doing? A. Adjusting his plan. B. Collecting payment. C. Confirming a repair. 9. When should the woman pay for the repair? A. On the repairman's arrival. B. After completing the repair. C. Before the repairman's visit. 10. What is the woman required to do? A. Stay at home. B. Call the company. C. Prepare materials. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 11. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Pay by phone. B. Check the items. C. Keep the receipt. 12. How will the woman pay for the items? A. By credit card. B. By e-wallet. C. In cash. 13. What does the man do? A. A shopkeeper. B. A customer. C. A deliveryman. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 14. What is the students’ problem regarding morning reading? A. Few of them know its right way. B. Many of them avoid it very often. C. Some of them choose to review words. 15. What does the woman suggest? A. Reading all the content. B. Marking key words first. C. Conducting a brief warm-up. 16. How long does a morning reading usually last? A. 10 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. Whom is the speaker talking to? A. College students. B. Teenagers. C. Software developers. 18. What did Lin do in Chengdu? A. He studied app development. B. He formed a technology team. C. He acquired managing skills. 19. What is the new app designed to do? A. Assist with homework. B. Better study efficiency. C. Plan after-school activities. 20. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To advocate a study app. B. To share a learning process. C. To present a student inventor. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） A 1. Based on the above content, please guess what “Ticketmaster” is? A. A music streaming platform B. A concert ticket sales company C. Taylor Swift's fan club name D. A record label that produces albums 2. Based on the content of the comments, which of the following words best describes The Eras Tour? A. emotional B. creative C. innovative D. horrible 3. Which of the following statements is correct about the text? A. If a fan buys one VIP3 ticket and one CAT2 ticket, he/she will pay $400. B. This article may be excerpted from a technology forum. C. “Midnights” may be a Taylor Swift’s album. D. Each reviewer’s rating is 5 out of 5. B When I met Ken, I found him outgoing and kind. He often spoke his mind directly, then quickly softened, as if realizing he might have been too straightforward. I’d smile and eventually chat along with him, and he’d look surprised that we clicked so well. We were discovering that despite the great differences between us, there were islands of common ground. Certain threads (线) tie us together unexpectedly. At first, they were simple, like our love for Dungeons & Dragons, horror movies and dark Irish comedy. But we also both love a good cry — and actually, we both remember the first time we cried together, showing our true weakness to each other, as the real start to our friendship. Over time, our friendship deepened through countless creative projects, shared recommendations and our precious movie nights, when we watch together over a warm meal. These small daily habits form a steady, rare friendship between generations that is built not on duty but on choosing each other again and again. Now I’m 28 and Ken is 60. I’m an “old soul” and Ken is “young at heart”. Our friendship gives us a connection that we don’t find with peers, so I feel free to be emotional with him. The benefit goes both ways. Ken says I bring back his youthfulness because I treat him as a peer, which brings him indescribable joy. Our unusual friendship is really good for our health. To find out more about why the relationship between Ken and me is so rewarding, I spoke with a developmental psychologist, Abby Stephan, PhD, whose research focuses on intergenerational relationships. Stephan explains that “inter” means “between”, representing mutual influence. Strong intergenerational friendships rely on a wider range of experiences than same-age ones. For younger adults, these friendships have been associated with greater confidence, higher self-esteem and a stronger sense of long-term perspective. For older adults, they can offer a greater sense of purpose and meaning, reduced loneliness and more complex perspective-taking. However, friends of different generations may be in different life stages, which can affect priorities, energy levels or communication styles. Stephan suggests, “Having a casual conversation about communication preferences, like ways, frequency and time of day, can be really helpful.” 4. What does the underlined phrase “islands of common ground” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Things that people agree on. B. Disagreements between people. C. Small areas of land in the ocean. D. Places that people can visit together. 5. What event marked the real beginning of the author’s friendship with Ken? A. They discovered they shared several hobbies. B. They exposed their real selves to each other. C. They found they could communicate very well. D. They began to meet regularly in their daily life. 6. What can we know about intergenerational friendships? A. They allow people to express their emotions freely. B. They are more satisfying than same-age friendships. C. They benefit both people involved in the relationship. D. They are becoming more and more common today. 7. What is Stephan’s advice for intergenerational friends? A. To focus on their similar life experiences. B. To keep in touch as frequently as possible. C. To change their own communication styles. D. To talk openly about their communication needs. C What do humans have in common with the dinosaurs that wandered through ancient forests? It turns out that both may have a surprising impact on the size of seeds in the plants growing around them. A recent study in Palaeontology illustrates how, over the course of natural history, huge animals such as dinosaurs control the growth of seed sizes by activities influencing forest light levels. Today that role may be filled by a much tinier species: humans. By modeling ancient ecosystems, the study suggests dinosaurs caused a level of destruction that prevented an evolutionary tendency for seeds to grow. Bigger seeds tend to attract bigger animals for spreading and to grow into taller plants; both factors can give plants better access to sunlight in crowded conditions. But this was generally not the case when there were big dinosaurs knocking things down, opening up the environment and decreasing the forest cover. After dinosaurs went extinct, low-growing forest plants became about 20 percent darker. This change started anew for the plants, according to the model. And during this time, the treetops became more closed. This growth would have pressed the seeds to get larger again, which is also reflected in fossil (化石) data. Another drop in seed sizes occurred with the emergence of early giant mammals (哺乳动物) and continued until they died out. But even though we’re far from dinosaur-sized, humans’ influence on forests — particularly via cutting down trees — is similar to that of those long-extinct giants. If we continue at this rate, our effect on plant seeds might someday match that of dinosaurs. Humans influence plant life in many ways such as introducing foreign species, clearing forests to develop residential areas, to make cities, and so on. That complexity is one reason why it could be difficult for the model to forecast future plant seed sizes. Another important factor to consider is the rapid pace at which human technology tends to develop in areas such as farming. Although the model provides a good comparison of forest thickness changes caused by big animals and by humans, fast developments such as agriculture mean normal ecological rules don’t really apply anymore. 8. How did dinosaurs influence seed sizes? A. By making the forest thinner. B. By changing the soil composition. C. By consuming plenty of plant leaves. D. By limiting the space for plant growth. 9. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How dinosaurs went extinct in the model. B. What promoted the growth of forest plants. C. What role fossil data played in the research. D. How seed sizes changed with huge animal shifts. 10. What makes it difficult to forecast seed sizes? A. The richness of plant species. B. The complexity of the model. C. The rapid technology development. D. The unpredictable climate patterns. 11. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Humans: Another Impact on Seed Sizes B. Dinosaurs: The Top Killer of Green Forest C. Seed Sizes: A Mirror of Human Development D. Mammals: A Key Witness of Species Evolution D On September 7, 1991, the costliest hailstorm (雹暴) in Canadian history hit Calgary’s southern suburbs. As a result, since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals (冰晶) fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones. But farmers in east-central Alberta — downwind (下风处) of the hail project flights — worry that precious moisture (水分) is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding. Norman Stienwand, who farms in that area has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years. “Basically, the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the Calgary-Edmonton urban area from hail,” Mr Stienwand says, “but they’re increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.” The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss, a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc. of Fargo, North Dakota. “We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air, so we cannot be causing drought,” Dr. Krauss says. “In fact, we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.” One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell, a research scientist who just retired from the University of Oklahoma. “In 1999, I personally saw significant tornadoes (龙卷风) form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas,” Dr. Doswell says. “Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind? No one really knows, of course, but the seeding goes on.” Given the degree of doubt, Mr. Stienwand suggests, “It would be wise to stop cloud seeding.” In practice, doubt has had the opposite effect. Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts, no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit (官司) against cloud-seeding companies. Therefore, private climate engineering can continue in relative legal safety. 12. What does the project aim to do? A. Conserve moisture in the soil. B. Prevent the formation of hailstones. C. Forecast disastrous hailstorms. D. Investigate chemical use in farming. 13. Who are opposed to the project? A. Farmers in east-central Alberta. B. Managers of insurance companies. C. Provincial government officials. D. Residents of Calgary and Edmonton. 14. Why does Dr. Doswell mention the tornadoes he saw in 1999? A. To compare different kinds of seeding methods. B. To illustrate the development of big hailstorms. C. To indicate a possible danger of cloud seeding. D. To show the link between storms and moisture. 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Scientific studies have proved Stienwand right. B. Private climate engineering is illegal in Canada. C. The doubt about cloud seeding has disappeared. D. Cloud-seeding companies will continue to exist. 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Color is fundamental in home design—something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? _____16_____, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel. Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. _____17_____, they can get a little complex. But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones. _____18_____. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable. Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. _____19_____. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space. The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. _____20_____. A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever you’re looking for C. If you’re experimenting with a color D. Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with E. It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Many years ago, I bought a house in the Garfagnana, where we still go every summer. The first time we stayed there, we heard the chug chug-chug of a motorbike ____21____ its way down the hill toward us. It was ____22____ called Mario, coming to bring us a box containing some tomatoes and a bottle of wine. It was a very nice ____23____ for him to make. But when we looked at the tomatoes, we were ____24____ because they were so misshapen: not at all like the nice, round, ____25____ things you get in a supermarket. And the wine was cloudy, in a funny old bottle with no label (标签) on it. These can’t be any ____26____, we thought. But we were ____27____ his kindness, so we ____28____ them. What we discovered is that it’s ____29____ to judge what you eat only by its appearance. Those tomatoes had _____30_____ that reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child. Nowadays supermarket tomatoes _____31_____ perfect but taste of water. Nobody’s going to have a happy memory of those. It’s a surprise they haven’t managed to grow square ones so that they can _____32_____ them easily. Mario’s wine may have been cloudy and come out of an old bottle, but it was _____33_____. It’s good to eat things at the correct time, when they’re _____34_____, and as close as possible to where they were _____35_____. What Mario had given us was the taste of the Garfagnana. 21. A. making B. searching C. squeezing D. feeling 22. A. customer B. neighbor C. relative D. passenger 23. A. choice B. comment C. promise D. gesture 24. A. worried B. moved C. thrilled D. bored 25. A. simple B. real C. shiny D. fun 26. A. more B. good C. new D. easy 27. A. sympathetic to B. thankful for C. cautious about D. interested in 28. A. tried B. sold C. returned D. mixed 29. A. unnecessary B. uncertain C. unwise D. unusual 30. A. size B. shape C. color D. taste 31. A. smell B. look C. become D. work 32. A. clean B. check C. count D. pack 33. A. perfect B. useful C. convenient D. familiar 34. A. on view B. on sale C. in season D. in need 35. A. finished B. stored C. found D. grown 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In recent years, Chinese decorative boxes have gained popularity in the global gift and packaging market, ____36____unique combination of traditional skills, modern design, and cost-effectiveness has made them the go-to choice for retailers (零售商)and importers. Chinese decorative boxes usually feature awesome____37____(detail), such as silk linings, lacquer (漆)finishes and fancy patterns inspired by centuries-old cultural ideas. Whether it’s for weddings, festivals, birthdays,____38____business gifting, these boxes offer a rich visual appeal that____39____(enhance)the perceived value of any gift. What sets Chinese decorative boxes apart is their capability____40____(integrate) traditional art forms with modern functionality. Manufacturers have____41____(smooth) combined technologies like laser cutting, UV printing, and sustainable materials with age-old techniques such as embroidery (刺绣).The amazing integration makes each box a piece of art as well as a practical packaging_____42_____(resolve). Chinese manufacturers offer extremely____43____(compete) pricing thanks to economies of scale,well-established supply chains, and efficient production processes. Even with high-end looks, the cost remains significantly lower compared to Western companies, giving resellers and retailers more profits_____44_____lowering quality. In today’s retail landscape, presentation matters more than ever. Chinese decorative boxes are not just a container; they are a key part of the unboxing experience. Their cultural charm is together with usefulness and affordability,____45____(make) them the perfect fit for businesses looking to stand out. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是晨光中学高三学生李华。你校于6月8日举办了成人礼活动，你的英国朋友Chris很想了解该活动。你于当晚给Chris回一封电子邮件，介绍相关情况，内容包括： 1. 成人礼活动内容（成长点滴回顾、观看校友抗疫事迹录像等）； 2. 对活动的感受； 3. 对自己未来的展望。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请在相应位置作答。 参考词汇：成人礼 the coming-of-age ceremony 新型冠状病毒感染 COVID-19 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My dad, George, only had an eighth-grade education. A quiet man, he didn’t understand my world of school activities. From age 14. he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses. I didn’t really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker, and I thought that I would surpass anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation. Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone. The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over, but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb’s-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay, even though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to. At home, my dad said, “A job’s a big step to growing up. I’m glad you will be contributing to the household.” My dad’s words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished. My labors lasted about two weeks, and the farmer said there might be more work, but I wasn’t interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money. 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。 The pay day arrived at last. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I understand immediately what my parents were worried about. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $