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2025-2026学年度第二学期期中高一年级英语学科 一、听力(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Get up. B. Continue to sleep. C. Go out. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Welcoming a new workmate. B. Taking an interview. C. Starting a new job. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Fishing. B. Chinese food. C. A new restaurant. 4. What will the man do on Saturday? A. Go to the party. B. Meet the neighbors. C. Work on a project. 5. When will the woman leave the hotel tomorrow? A. At 3 pm. B. At 4 pm. C. At 5 pm. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6. What happens to the man? A. He is late for school. B. He cannot find his schoolbag. C. He has no time for breakfast. 7. What does the woman prepare for the man? A. Apple juice. B. Carrot juice. C. Orange juice. 8. What will the man probably have for breakfast tomorrow morning? A. An egg. B. Some bread. C. A sandwich. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。 9. What does the woman think of her weekend cooking course? A. Very challenging. B. A bit disappointing. C. Quite satisfying. 10. What disadvantage of becoming a cook do the speakers both mention? A. Long working hours. B. Bad working environments. C. Too much stress. 11. What does the woman suggest the man do to improve his cooking skills? A. Take a course. B. Watch videos online. C. Read a cookbook. 听下面一段材料，回答第12至第15小题。 12. Who is the speaker probably talking to? A. Nature lovers. B. Food lovers. C. Animal lovers. 13. Where did the speaker put up the tent? A. In the woods. B. Beside a lake. C. At the foot of a mountain. 14. Why did the speaker have a bad experience? A. He didn’t carry food. B. He forgot the sleeping bag. C. He put too many things in his bag. 15. What will the speaker talk about next time? A. Swimming. B. Weather. C. Nature. 二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —Did you finish the science experiment Mr Smith gave you last week? —______. I’m still recording the results. A. Of course B. Not quite C. Have a try D. It all depends 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查交际用语。句意：——史密斯先生上周交给你的那个科学实验你做完了吗？——不完全。我还在记录结果。A. Of course当然；B. Not quite不完全是；C. Have a try试一试；D. It all depends要看情况而定。根据“I’m still recording the results.(我还在记录结果)”可知，科学实验还未做完，Not quite符合语境。故选B项。 2. It was a small book ________ how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies. A. explained B. explaining C. being explained D. having explained 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：这是一本解释如何降低婴儿在出生和照料过程中死亡比率的小册子。句中已有谓语动词was，且无连词，故空格处应填入非谓语动词作后置定语修饰名词book。动词explain与被修饰词book之间是逻辑上的主动关系，且表示一般性的状态或特征，用现在分词形式explaining。 3. My first Senior High School year was ____________ by winning the first place in the 100-meter race at the school sports meet. A. established B. reduced C. highlighted D. removed 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在学校运动会上，我在100米赛跑中获得第一名，这突显了我高中的第一年。A. established建立；B. reduced减少；C. highlighted突显；D. removed去除。根据句意可知，我高中的第一年因为我在100米赛跑中获得第一名被突显出来，句子为一般过去时的被动语态，“highlighted”意为“highlight”的过去分词，意为“突显”，符合语境。故选C项。 4. ________ to teaching, the teacher won respect from all students and was awarded the title of Best Teacher. A. Devoted B. Being devoted C. having devoted D. Devoting 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位老师全身心投入教学，赢得了全体学生的尊重，还获评最佳教师称号。此处为非谓语动词作状语，根据固定搭配be devoted to表示“致力于”可知，devote与逻辑主语the teacher之间为被的关系，所以此处用过去分词devoted作状语。 5. The most exciting moment came, with relatives and friends present screaming and cheering, _________ Nicky expressed his love for his bride. A. where B. when C. which D. who 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：最激动人心的时刻到来了，当尼奇表达对新娘的爱时，在场的亲朋好友都在尖叫和欢呼。句中先行词为moment ，在非限定性定语从句中作时间状语，所以用关系副词when引导。 6. I came across my childhood friend whom I hadn’t seen for nearly ten years ________ while wandering around the old street during the weekend trip. A. by accident B. by mistake C. in advance D. in public 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：周末出游漫步老街时，我偶然遇见了近十年未见的儿时好友。A. by accident偶然地；B. by mistake错误地；C. in advance提前；D. in public公开地。根据“I came across my childhood friend whom I hadn’t seen for nearly ten years”以及“while wandering around the old street during the weekend trip”可知，此处指的是周末旅行在老街上闲逛时偶然遇见多年未见的好友。 7. Tom is a valuable member of the team. He always ________ and helps others when needed. A. lets off steam B. looses lips sink ships C. rises to his feet D. pulls his weight 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考句意：汤姆是团队中很有价值的一员。他总是做好自己的分内事，并在需要时帮助别人。A. lets off steam发泄怒气； B. looses lips sink ships祸从口出；C. rises to his feet站起来； D. pulls his weight做好分内事。根据题干中“Tom is a valuable member of the team”和“helps others when needed”可知，汤姆在团队中尽职尽责，pull his weight符合题意。 8. The course normally attracts about 100 students per year, ______ up to half will be from abroad. A. who B. of which C. whom D. of whom 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：这门课程通常每年吸引大约100名学生，其中多达一半来自国外。空格处引导非限制性定语从句，对先行词students进行限定说明，空格处表达的应该是“这些学生中多大一半”，即up to half of the students，在定语从句中，应该用关系代词whom代替先行词students作介词of的宾语，且of whom可以提前。故选D项。 9. The old black woman used to tell stories under the tall tree, with her grandchildren ________ around and _____ attentively. A. seating; listening B. seated; listened C. seating; listened D. seated; listening 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：那位黑人老妇人过去常在那棵高大的树下讲故事，她的孙子们围坐在她身边，全神贯注地听着。本题考查“with+宾语+宾语补足语”的复合结构。第一空，动词seat（使就座）与逻辑主语her grandchildren之间是动宾关系，需用过去分词seated表被动；第二空，动词listen（听）与逻辑主语her grandchildren之间是主谓关系，需用现在分词listening表主动和进行。 10. The basketball coach, as well as his team, ________ at present for their outstanding performance during the match. A. are interviewed B. have interviewed C. is being interviewed D. is interviewing 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位篮球教练和他的球队目前正因为他们在比赛中的出色表现而接受采访。当主语后接“as well as...”等词组时，谓语动词的单复数应与前面的主语保持一致，本句主语“The basketball coach”为单数，故谓语动词用单数形式；根据句中的时间状语“at present”可知，动作正在进行，应用现在进行时；且主语与动词interview（采访）之间为被动关系，应用被动语态。 11. True success in any field does not come from talent alone, but from continuous effort and extraordinary ________ in the face of repeated failures. A. confirmation B. perseverance C. strategy D. presentation 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：任何领域真正的成功并非只源于天赋，而是来自不懈的努力以及面对屡次失败时非凡的毅力。A. confirmation证实；B. perseverance毅力；C. strategy策略；D. presentation展示。根据后文“in the face of repeated failures”可知，面对失败需要坚持不懈的毅力。 12. As I passed by the classroom, I saw this problem ________ heatedly in class. A. discussed B. discussing C. being discussed D. having discussed 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：当我路过教室时，我看到这个问题正在课堂上被热烈地讨论。分析句子可知，saw是谓语动词，this problem是宾语，空处需填入非谓语动词作宾语补足语。动词discuss与逻辑主语this problem之间是被动关系，且根据语境“当我路过教室时”可知，讨论的动作当时正在进行，故使用现在分词的被动式being discussed。 13. — How serious a mistake you ________! You should have been more careful. — I know. I will be fined if our manager finds it out. A. have made B. had made C. make D. would made 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你犯了一个多么严重的错误啊！你本应该更小心一点的。——我知道。如果我们的经理发现了，我会被罚款的。根据后句“You should have been more careful.”可知，错误已经发生，且对现在造成了影响，强调过去的动作对现在造成的影响或结果，应用现在完成时。 14. To protect our planet for future generations, we must develop ________ lifestyles, reduce the overuse of natural resources and cut down carbon emissions. A. sustainable B. further C. major D. temporary 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：为子孙后代守护地球，我们必须养成可持续的生活方式，减少自然资源过度消耗并降低碳排放。A. sustainable可持续的；B. further更远的；C. major主要的；D. temporary临时的。根据前文“To protect our planet for future generations”以及后文的“reduce the overuse of natural resources and cut down carbon emissions.”可知，此处讲述的与保护地球相关，所以此处表示“可持续的”符合语境。 15. What seemed to be a difficult and boring task at first ________ to be a meaningful experience. A. broke down B. worked out C. turned out D. settled down 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：起初看似困难且乏味的任务，结果却是一次有意义的经历。A. break down发生故障；B. work out计算出；C. turn out结果是；D. settle down定居。题干中包含重点句型turn out to be...，意为“结果是……”。 三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) On my way back home from work, I was stopped by the scene. A woman ____16____ to give way to an ambulance (救护车), but she had driven her car over the stony obstacles (障碍物) between the bike line and the main street and had gotten her ____17____ stuck as a result. She couldn’t move the car in any direction without damaging it. A couple of people tried to push the car back to the street but ____18____ because the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn’t move the car, they had to ____19____. The woman was left alone in the car and tried to call for some ____20____. While watching the other people leave, I realized how ____21____ the woman was and I imagined how ____22____ I would be if I were in her shoes. I approached her car without hesitation (犹豫) and we had a talk. She told me she had called for assistance but was ____23____ that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there. So she had to wait ____24____. I wasn’t in a hurry, so I told my family about the situation and that I would get home late. Then I tried to ____25____ the woman who seemed to feel ____26____ about causing others to have difficulty in passing. But actually it wasn’t too much ____27____ since they could still pass. We laughed and joked that all we needed was some tea for our ____28____. Finally assistance came and helped her back on the ____29____. She was so grateful for my company and asked for my phone number so that one day she could repay me, but I refused. She said goodbye to me with great ____30____. I always believe that a small act of kindness can make a difference. 16. A. learned B. forgot C. tried D. dropped 17. A. car B. phone C. foot D. bus 18. A. succeeded B. disagreed C. suffered D. failed 19. A. escape B. leave C. hide D. wait 20. A. aid B. food C. drink D. information 21. A. embarrassed B. excited C. helpless D. exhausted 22. A. dangerous B. angry C. scared D. anxious 23. A. warned B. promised C. expected D. told 24. A. calmly B. quietly C. patiently D. carefully 25. A. frighten B. forgive C. persuade D. comfort 26. A. worried B. curious C. foolish D. annoyed 27. A. room B. time C. trouble D. confusion 28. A. interview B. meeting C. appointment D. experiment 29. A. boat B. island C. bridge D. street 30. A. appreciation B. hope C. sadness D. courage 【答案】16. C 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者在下班路上遇到一位女士为给救护车让路，不慎将车卡在路障上。路人尝试帮助未果后离开，作者留下来陪伴她，安抚她的情绪，直到救援到来。作者拒绝了女士的回报，并坚信微小的善举也能带来改变。 【16题详解】 考查动词。句意：一位女士试图给救护车让路，但她把车开上了自行车道和主街之间的石头障碍物上，结果把她的车卡住了。A.learned学习；B.forgot忘记；C.tried尝试；D.dropped掉落。根据后文‌“give way to an ambulance (救护车)”可知，这位女士当时想要避让救护车。 【17题详解】 考查名词。句意同上。A.car汽车；B.phone电话；C.foot脚；D.bus公交车。根据前文“A woman ____ to give way to an ambulance”以及“she had driven her car over the stony obstacles (障碍物)”可知，是“车”开上了障碍物。后文“She couldn’t move the car”也明确提到了车被困。因此这里指的是她的车被卡住了。 【18题详解】 考查动词。句意：有几个人试图把车推回街上，但失败了，因为障碍物太高了。A.succeeded成功；B.disagreed不同意；C.suffered遭受；D.failed失败。根据后文“because the obstacles were too high”可知，障碍物太高是推车失败的原因。且“but”表示转折，说明尝试“推车”的动作没有成功。 【19题详解】 考查动词。句意：看到他们无法移动汽车，他们不得不离开。A.escape逃跑；B.leave离开；C.hide躲藏；D.wait等待。根据前文“A couple of people tried to push the car back to the street but ____”可知，他们尝试帮忙但失败了。后文“The woman was left alone in the car”也表明其他人走了，只剩女士一人。所以这里应表示他们离开了。 【20题详解】 考查名词。句意：这个女人被独自留在车里，试图打电话寻求一些帮助。A.aid帮助；B.food食物；C.drink饮料；D.information信息。根据语境，这位女士的车被困，她需要帮助来解决问题。后文“She told me she had called for assistance”中的“assistance”（援助）是“aid”的同义复现。 【21题详解】 考查形容词。句意：看着其他人离开，我意识到这个女人是多么无助并且我想象着如果我是她，我会多么焦虑。A.embarrassed尴尬的；B.excited兴奋的；C.helpless无助的；D.exhausted筋疲力尽的。根据上下文，这位女士的车被卡住，帮忙的人失败了并离开，她独自在车里等待救援，这种处境是无助的。 【22题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。A.dangerous危险的；B.angry生气的；C.scared害怕的；D.anxious焦虑的。根据前文描述的困境（车被卡、帮忙者离开、独自等待），这容易让人产生“焦虑”的情绪。且“anxious”能准确表达出对问题无法解决、需要等待的担忧心情。 【23题详解】 考查动词。句意：她告诉我她已经打电话寻求帮助，但被告知大约需要45分钟才会有人到那里。A.warned警告；B.promised承诺；C.expected期望；D.told告知。根据前文“she had called for assistance”和后文“it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there”可知，这是她在打电话求助时得到的信息反馈，是被告知的。 【24题详解】 考查副词。句意：所以她必须耐心等待。A.calmly平静地；B.quietly安静地；C.patiently耐心地；D.carefully仔细地。根据前文“it would take about 45 minutes”可知，需要长时间等待，她没有别的选择，只能耐心地等待。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：然后我试图安慰这位似乎对给别人造成通行困难感到担忧的女士。A.frighten使害怕；B.forgive原谅；C.persuade说服；D.comfort安慰。根据后文“We laughed and joked”可知，作者通过谈笑来缓解女士的情绪，这是在安慰她。 【26题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。A.worried担忧的；B.curious好奇的；C.foolish愚蠢的；D.annoyed恼怒的。根据后文“about causing others to have difficulty in passing”可知，她因为自己的车造成交通不便而感到不安或担忧。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：但实际上这并没有造成太大的麻烦，因为他们仍然可以通过。A.room空间；B.time时间；C.trouble麻烦；D.confusion困惑。根据后文“since they could still pass”可知，道路依旧能够通行，并没有带来过多阻碍与麻烦。 【28题详解】 考查名词。句意：我们说笑打趣，说这段等候就如同一场相聚，只缺茶水相伴。A.interview面试，采访；B.meeting会面，见面；C.appointment约会，预约；D.experiment实验。此处指作者和这位女士因意外事件而相遇并相处的这段时间，可以幽默地称之为一次会面。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：最后，救援来了，帮助她的车回到了街上。A.boat船；B.island岛屿；C.bridge桥；D.street街道。根据前文“the main street”可知，她的车是从主街开上障碍物后被卡住的，救援的目标自然是把车弄回街上。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：她非常感激地向我告别。A.appreciation感激；B.hope希望；C.sadness悲伤；D.courage勇气。根据前文“She was so grateful for my company”可知，她对作者的陪伴心怀感激。 四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) A A good advertisement is written and designed to emotionally connect with its target audience (目标受众). Once connected, your ad’s wonderful words strongly make its consumer want the product or service. Here are some things that will improve the quality and reaction to your next advertisement. Hi-Res Visuals (高分辨率的图像) Visuals are one of the first things people look at when they view an advertisement. In advertising, the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, really fits. We have experts to design pictures for you. Effective Headlines Without question, digital advertisers are in the business of catching attention. Because the headline is the first thing your viewer pays attention to, your headline should not only be attractive but should also include the overall message in a short sentence. Headlines can be strictly useful, humorous, etc., but effective headlines have one thing in common: they all leave their readers wanting more. Calls the Viewer to Action Without a strong call to action, your advertisement probably won’t get the results you’re expecting it to. A call to action is regarded as something in the ad that gives them a reason to call or contact you now. Your ad’s call to action should be well thought out and designed. Make sure that your contact information is clearly visible. Though you may feel it’s important that your visitors become informed (信息充分的), it’s important to have a positive branding experience with your company or visit a high number of pages. See how we helped a New York City audience achieve 386 first-time callers in a single month. You can email us for more information. 31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To help to make a good advertisement. B. To teach the way of connecting with the audience. C. To make people watch out for advertisements. D. To get target visitors’ important information. 32. According to the passage, we can infer from paragraph 2 that ______. A. old sayings play a key part in advertisements B. pictures are important in advertisements C. advertisements with designed pictures will be successful D. free designed pictures will be offered to the needed 33. If you want to make a great advertisement, you can get more information through ______. A. visiting the website B. writing a letter C. making a call D. sending an email 【答案】31. A 32. B 33. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了制作优质广告的几个关键要点，包括高分辨率图像、有效标题和引导观众行动，旨在帮助提升广告质量和观众反应。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Here are some things that will improve the quality and reaction to your next advertisement.(以下是一些可以提升你下一则广告质量和观众反响的方法。)”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是帮助人们制作优质的广告。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Visuals are one of the first things people look at when they view an advertisement. In advertising, the old saying, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, really fits.(图像是人们观看广告时首先注意到的东西之一。在广告中，那句老话‘一图胜千言’非常贴切。)”可知，图像在广告中起着重要作用。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“You can email us for more information.(你可以给我们发电子邮件获取更多信息。)”可知，如果想制作优质广告，可通过发送电子邮件获取更多信息。 B When Ryan Weimer, 38, a nurse in Portland, Oregon, found out that his first son Keaton was with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) (脊髓性肌萎缩) at just nine months old, he worried his boy would be forever disabled. SMA could take away Keaton’s ability to walk, eat, and even breathe. Weimer decided to give his son the best life possible. When Keaton was three years old and told his father he wanted to be a pirate (海盗) on Halloween, Weimer brought out the woodworking tools. Instead of simply clothing his son in a familiar pirate hat and eye-patch (眼罩), Weimer built a wooden, five-foot-long pirate ship around Keaton’s wheelchair, completing with black sails, a treasure box, and a parrot rested on the ship. Keaton’s costume not only made headlines in the local newspaper, but immediately changed the way people saw him. Making costumes for Keaton became a tradition each year. After several years, Weimer upped his game by subscribing to the Stan Winston School of Character Arts, like the dinosaurs of “Jurassic Park”. Soon Weimer was building dragons with professional skills and looking for ways to enlarge his reach beyond his family. In 2014, Weimer founded Magic Wheelchair, an organization that makes and donates costumes to disabled children between the ages of 5 and 18. Funded by donations and formed by volunteers, including members from the Stan Winston School, Weimer’s team spends upwards of $4,000 and 120 man hours per costume to create magic for disabled children on Halloween. Thanks to the huge support from the people in this country, Magic Wheelchair is growing. Last year, Magic Wheelchair had 6 volunteer teams; this year, they have 20 teams all the way from Los Angeles to New York City and they will not stop there. 34. According to the passage, we can learn that Keaton’s Halloween costume ________. A. made him get many sweets B. sold at a high price C. attracted lots of attention D. changed people’s attitude to the disabled 35. What kind of person does Ryan Weimer belong to? A. Clever and brave. B. Creative and kind-hearted. C. Patient and serious. D. Easy-going and generous. 36. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________. A. pirate costumes are necessary on Halloween B. Weimer’s son has been better and better C. Weimer got the support from the government D. Magic Wheelchair develops fast 37. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Keaton’s Fight Against Spinal Muscular Atrophy B. How to Make Costumes for Disabled Children C. The Stan Winston School of Character Arts D. A Father’s Love: From a Pirate Ship to Magic Wheelchair 【答案】34. C 35. B 36. D 37. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述一位父亲为身患疾病的儿子精心打造万圣节装扮，后来创办公益组织为残疾儿童免费制作轮椅装扮，传递温暖与大爱的故事。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Keaton’s costume not only made headlines in the local newspaper, but immediately changed the way people saw him.(基顿的装扮不仅登上了当地报纸头条，还立刻改变了人们看待他的方式。)” 可知，基顿的万圣节装扮吸引了众多关注。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Instead of simply clothing his son in a familiar pirate hat and eye-patch (眼罩), Weimer built a wooden, five-foot-long pirate ship around Keaton’s wheelchair, completing with black sails, a treasure box, and a parrot rested on the ship.(Weimer并没有简单地给儿子戴上一顶熟悉的海盗帽和眼罩，而是在Keaton的轮椅周围建造了一艘五英尺长的木制海盗船，船上配有黑色船帆、宝箱，还有一只鹦鹉栖于船身。)”可知，他非常有创意且心地善良。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Thanks to the huge support from the people in this country, Magic Wheelchair is growing. Last year, Magic Wheelchair had 6 volunteer teams; this year, they have 20 teams all the way from Los Angeles to New York City and they will not stop there.(多亏了全国人民的大力支持，‘魔法轮椅’正在发展壮大。去年，‘魔法轮椅’有6个志愿者团队；今年，他们已经有了从洛杉矶到纽约市的20个团队，而且他们不会止步于此。)”可知，该组织发展迅速。 【37题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，文章核心线索是父亲Ryan Weimer的爱：始于为儿子制作海盗船轮椅，最终发展为创办“Magic Wheelchair”组织去帮助更多的孩子。D选项“A Father’s Love: From a Pirate Ship to Magic Wheelchair(父爱：从海盗船到魔法轮椅)”最能概括全文主旨。 C In the Racetrack Playa (沙漠中的干盐湖) of Death Valley National Park, blocks of stones, weighing from several pounds to 1000 pounds, leave clear tracks as they move across the playa surface, without any sign of human or animal effort. For many years, visitors and scientists have been confused about what natural forces cause the stones to move across the playa. In 2011, researchers Richard D. Norris and James M. Norris started the “Sliding Stones Research Initiative”. They set up a weather station and placed fifteen stones on the southern end of the playa equipped with GPS to record the movement and speed for most of the natural sailing stones began their strange journeys across the playa at this point. In December of 2013, Richard and James happened to find a series of strange events that solved the mystery. How does it work? First there is a rain turning the playa back into a shallow lake, followed by a cold that will freeze a layer (层) of ice over the playa before it becomes dry again. Then it needs a sunny day and a light wind. The wind and sun work together to break the ice into pieces of about several feet wide and as thin as 1/4 inch, which then blow against the rocks. The ice then acts as sails, sliding the rocks along the watery mud (泥) in a direction determined by the wind. This process is very slow. The stones hardly move faster than a few inches per second, which makes the movement easily overlooked without a fixed point to compare them with. It’s an amazingly process: if the winds are too strong, the ice will break against the rocks rather than pushing them, if the sun is too warm, the ice will melt (融化) before it can move the stones, and if the wind is too light, the ice won’t move as needed. Researchers admit that although they have seen how the smaller stones move, there may yet be a different series of events which is needed to move the larger rocks, so the mystery isn’t completely solved. 38. Why did the researchers choose the southern end of the playa as their starting point? A. Because the stones were easy to watch at this point. B. Because there was a weather station at this point. C. Because it was the usual starting place for the sailing stones. D. Because it was easy for the stones to be carried there. 39. For the sailing stones, the ice over the playa plays a role in ________. A. keeping the playa watery all the time B. breaking the stones into smaller ones C. protecting the sliding tracks D. making the stones move forward 40. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The answer to the mystery about the sailing stones coming from Richard. B. The super natural power happening in the Death Valley National Park. C. The process of the stones moving across the playa surface. D. The key influence on the sailing stones coming from the wind. 41. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The research for the sailing stones hasn’t been completed yet. B. The movement of the stones in the playa has stopped. C. The final answer to the mystery is the strong wind. D. The researchers don’t admit the function of weather. 【答案】38. C 39. D 40. C 41. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是主要介绍了美国死亡谷“赛马场干盐湖”中“航行石”的自然现象，讲述了科学家如何通过设立气象站和GPS追踪，揭示了石块在薄冰和风力作用下缓慢移动的科学原理，并指出关于巨石的谜题尚未完全解开。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“They set up a weather station and placed fifteen stones on the southern end of the playa equipped with GPS to record the movement and speed for most of the natural sailing stones began their strange journeys across the playa at this point.(他们设立了一个气象站，并将15块石头放置在干盐湖南端，这些石头配备了GPS以记录移动和速度，因为大多数自然航行石都是从这个点开始穿越干盐湖的奇怪旅程的)”可知，研究者选择南端作为起点是因为这里是大多数石头开始移动的地方。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The ice then acts as sails, sliding the rocks along the watery mud (泥) in a direction determined by the wind.(然后，冰充当了船帆，在水的泥浆上沿着风决定的方向滑动岩石)”可知，干盐湖上的冰起到了推动石头向前移动的作用。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“How does it work? First there is a rain turning the playa back into a shallow lake, followed by a cold that will freeze a layer (层) of ice over the playa before it becomes dry again. Then it needs a sunny day and a light wind. The wind and sun work together to break the ice into pieces of about several feet wide and as thin as 1/4 inch, which then blow against the rocks. The ice then acts as sails, sliding the rocks along the watery mud (泥) in a direction determined by the wind.(它是如何运作的？首先是降雨将干盐湖变回浅湖，接着是寒冷天气在干盐湖上冻结出一层冰，然后才会再次变干。接着需要晴天和微风。风和太阳共同作用，将冰层破碎成几英尺宽、薄至四分之一英寸的碎块，这些碎块随后吹向岩石。冰层便充当了船帆，在水的泥浆上沿着风决定的方向滑动岩石)”可知，整段都在解释石头是如何在雨水、结冰、阳光和风的共同作用下移动的，即本段主要介绍了石头横穿干盐湖表面的移动过程。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Researchers admit that although they have seen how the smaller stones move, there may yet be a different series of events which is needed to move the larger rocks, so the mystery isn’t completely solved.(研究人员承认，虽然他们已经看到了较小石头的移动方式，但要移动较大的岩石，可能还需要一系列不同的事件，因此谜题尚未完全解开)”可推断，关于航行石的研究还没有彻底完成。 D On holiday, many will find themselves in places where they do not speak the language. More and more people are using simple, free tools, not only to decode (解码) text but also to speak. With these apps’ conversation mode, you talk into a phone and a spoken translation is heard moments later; the app can also listen for another language and produce a translation in yours. Travel has long been a motivator for study — unless people start to feel AI tools offer a good-enough service. Some are concerned that apps are turning language acquisition into a meaningless pursuit. The writer Douglas Hofstadter has argued that something profound will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a difficult speech in Mandarin, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of accomplishment at the end. Who would show off about taking a helicopter to the top of Mount Qomolangma? Others are less worried. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of sustained contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the work to become fluent. On their holiday, they just want a beer and local specialty without incident. As AI translation becomes an even more popular labour-saving tool, people will split into two groups. There will be those who want to involve themselves in other cultures or force their thinking into new pathways. Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and puzzlement, as they might with extreme endurance (耐力) sports: “Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.” But a focus on the learner alone misses the fundamentally social nature of language. It is a bit like analysing the benefits of close relationships to heart health but overlooking the value of those bonds themselves. When you try to create a joke in broken German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put subtle shading on an argument, that connection is more profound still. The best relationships do not require translator. 42. How do you understand the underlined sentence in paragraph 2? A. Difficult times can be a test of our souls. B. Shortcuts reduce the sense of achievement. C. Machines lead to the loss of human connections. D. Learning a foreign language is an accomplishment. 43. What is most people’s attitude toward language learning while on holiday? A. They desire to become fluent in the local language. B. They enjoy the challenge of learning a new language. C. They want to communicate basic needs without difficulty. D. They want to explore local culture and train their thinking. 44. The author mentions extreme endurance sports in paragraph 4 to explain _______. A. the fundamentally social nature of language B. the big challenge presented by language learning C. people’s different attitudes toward language learning D. the meaning of sustained contact with a foreign culture 45. What does the author imply about language learning? A. Good translation contributes to effective language learning. B. Language learning is necessary for meaningful relationships. C. Close relationships will not be affected by language barriers. D. Language learning enhances the depth of communication. 【答案】42. B 43. C 44. C 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕人工智能翻译工具的普及展开讨论，对比了人们对语言学习的不同态度，指出虽然AI工具提供了便利，但语言学习的真正价值在于其社会属性——它能建立人与人之间更深层次的联系，而不仅仅是传递信息。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“He describes giving a difficult speech in Mandarin, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of accomplishment at the end. Who would show off about taking a helicopter to the top of Mount Qomolangma? (他描述了用普通话做了一场困难的演讲，虽然需要大量努力，但最终带来了成就感。谁会炫耀自己坐直升机登上珠穆朗玛峰呢？)”可知，作者用“坐直升机登顶”来比喻使用AI翻译工具——就像坐直升机登顶一样，虽然到达了目的地，但因为走了捷径，所以没有成就感。这句话意在说明捷径会降低成就感。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第三段中的“On their holiday, they just want a beer and local specialty without incident. (在度假时，他们只是想毫无意外地喝杯啤酒、尝尝当地特产。)”可知，大多数人在假期中对语言学习的需求仅限于满足基本的生活交流，不出差错即可。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。 根据第四段中的“Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and puzzlement, as they might with extreme endurance (耐力) sports: ‘Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.’ (另一些人则会带着钦佩和困惑交织的心情看待学习一门新语言，就像看待极限耐力运动一样：‘挺好的，如果你是那种人的话，但在我看来有点痛苦。’)”可知，作者提到极限耐力运动是为了形象地解释人们对语言学习持有的不同态度——有人钦佩，有人觉得难以理解且痛苦。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。 根据最后一段中的“When you try to create a joke in broken German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put subtle shading on an argument, that connection is more profound still. The best relationships do not require translator. (当你试图用蹩脚的德语讲笑话时，你正在与某人建立直接的联系。当你把一门语言说得足够好，能够把握好时机讲故事或在争论中进行微妙的表达时，那种联系会更加深刻。最好的关系不需要翻译。)”可知，作者暗示学习语言能够加深人与人之间交流的深度。 五、阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，回答问题。 Helen was five years old when she made the trip from her homeland to the United States of America with her mother, sister, and brother. Helen grew up hearing many terrible stories about people who were injured in the war. So as a child, Helen was eager to become a nurse to help those people. And indeed, she became one. In early 1991, her operating room manager at the University of Virginia said, “Helen, I’d like you to take on a small project.” “Okay,” Helen agreed. “What’s up?” Her manager replied, “Our nineteen operating rooms here are generating too much medical waste. Clean stuff that haven’t been used. With your twenty years, working in the operating room, you have the knowledge and experience to figure out what to do with them all.” So for a year, Helen collected clean medical supplies from all their operating rooms and donated them to missions (布道所). She researched the issue of medical waste. She was surprised to find that more than 2.4 million tons of hospital waste is generated in the USA annually, with the operating rooms being the largest waste generators. “This is valuable waste, which can be utilized again rather than just being thrown away,” she said. Helen worked four ten-hour days in the operating room, and then spent countless hours networking with people on behalf of missions. Before she could say, “How did I get myself into this?” She had formed Medical Equipment Recovery of Clean Inventory (物品清单)(MERCI). For years, she sorted supplies after work, every day including weekends. Gradually MERCI had a steady stream of volunteers helping to sort, and the results were beyond their wildest imaginations. Since Helen started her “small project”, MERCI has sorted more than 350 tons of medical supplies valued at ＄75 million, which have been sent all over the world and helped many people. And now, Helen still leads a very busy life, but she thinks what she has been doing is meaningful. 46. Why did little Helen want to become a nurse? (no more than 10 words) 47. What small project did Helen’s operating room manager ask her to do? (no more than 5 words) 48. What does the underlined word “utilized” in Paragraph 3 mean? (one word) 49. What was the achievement that Helen’s MERCI made? (no more than 15 words) 50. How can one lead a meaningful life according to Helen’s story? (no more than 20 words) 【答案】46. To help those people injured in the war. 47. Clean stuff without being used. 48. Reused. 49. MERCI has sorted hundreds of tons of medical supplies, helping many people. 50. By helping those in need. 【解析】 【分析】本文为一篇记叙文。文章介绍海伦从小立志要做护士帮助别人，长大后参加了清理没有使用的东西的项目。然后，自己创办了MERCI，整理了医疗用品，帮助了很多人。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Helen grew up hearing many terrible stories about people who were injured in the war. So as a child, Helen was eager to become a nurse to help those people.(海伦从小就听过很多关于战争中受伤的人的可怕故事，所以小时候，海伦渴望成为一名护士来帮助那些人)”可知，小海伦听过很多在战争中受伤的人的故事，因此她想做一名护士去帮助那些人。故填To help those people injured in the war. 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Clean stuff that haven’t been used.(清理没用过的东西)”可知，海伦参加的小项目是清理没有使用的东西。故填Clean stuff without being used. 【48题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句子“This is valuable waste, (这是很有价值的废物)”和“rather than just being thrown away.(而不是被扔掉)”可知，这些废物可以再次利用。由此可知，utilized与reused“再用，重复利用”意思接近。故填Reused. 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Since Helen started her “small project”, MERCI has sorted more than 350 tons of medical supplies valued at ＄75 million, which have been sent all over the world and helped many people.(自从海伦开始她的“小项目”以来，MERCI已经整理了350多吨价值7500万美元的医疗用品，这些物品已经被送到世界各地，帮助了很多人)”可知，MERCI已经整理了数百吨医疗用品，帮助了许多人。故填MERCI has sorted hundreds of tons of medical supplies, helping many people. 【50题详解】 开放题。根据最后一段“And now, Helen still leads a very busy life, but she thinks what she has been doing is meaningful.(现在，海伦仍然过着非常忙碌的生活，但她认为她所做的是有意义的)”可知，帮助别人才是有意义的生活。故填By helping those in need. 六、书面表达(满分15分) 51. 假定你是李津，近日你校将举办关注学生心理健康交流志愿活动，请你请写一封信申请做志愿者。内容包括： (1)写信目的：活动的重要性等； (2)个人优势：性格，经验等； (3)能做的事情：设计一些有益的活动。 注意： 1．词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯; 3．开头已经给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir or Madam, I am Li Jin. I am writing to __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Jin 【答案】Dear Sir or Madam, I am Li Jin. I am writing to apply for the position of a volunteer for the upcoming communication activity concerning students’ mental health. As we all know, mental health plays a vital role in our overall well-being and academic success, making this event of great significance. I believe I am highly qualified for this position. Firstly, being outgoing and patient, I can easily communicate with my peers and listen to their concerns. Secondly, I have previous experience in organizing similar psychological counseling activities, which enables me to handle various situations effectively. If accepted, I will assist in designing some beneficial and interactive activities to help students relax and open up. I would appreciate it if you could take my application into consideration. Yours sincerely, Li Jin 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生以李津的身份写一封信，申请成为学校关注学生心理健康交流志愿活动的志愿者，说明写信目的及活动的重要性，介绍个人优势（性格、经验等），并说明自己能做的事情（设计有益活动）。 【详解】1.词汇积累 即将到来的：upcoming→forthcoming 至关重要的：vital→crucial 外向的：outgoing→extroverted 各种各样的：various→diverse 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：As we all know, mental health plays a vital role in our overall well-being and academic success, making this event of great significance. 拓展句：It’s known to us all that mental health plays a vital role in our overall well-being and academic success, making this event of great significance. 【点睛】【高分句型1】As we all know, mental health plays a vital role in our overall well-being and academic success, making this event of great significance.（运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句和现在分词短语作结果状语） 【高分句型2】Secondly, I have previous experience in organizing similar psychological counseling activities, which enables me to handle various situations effectively.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年度第二学期期中高一年级英语学科 一、听力(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Get up. B. Continue to sleep. C. Go out. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Welcoming a new workmate. B. Taking an interview. C. Starting a new job. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Fishing. B. Chinese food. C. A new restaurant. 4. What will the man do on Saturday? A. Go to the party. B. Meet the neighbors. C. Work on a project. 5. When will the woman leave the hotel tomorrow? A. At 3 pm. B. At 4 pm. C. At 5 pm. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6. What happens to the man? A. He is late for school. B. He cannot find his schoolbag. C. He has no time for breakfast. 7. What does the woman prepare for the man? A. Apple juice. B. Carrot juice. C. Orange juice. 8. What will the man probably have for breakfast tomorrow morning? A. An egg. B. Some bread. C. A sandwich. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。 9. What does the woman think of her weekend cooking course? A. Very challenging. B. A bit disappointing. C. Quite satisfying. 10. What disadvantage of becoming a cook do the speakers both mention? A. Long working hours. B. Bad working environments. C. Too much stress. 11. What does the woman suggest the man do to improve his cooking skills? A. Take a course. B. Watch videos online. C. Read a cookbook. 听下面一段材料，回答第12至第15小题。 12. Who is the speaker probably talking to? A. Nature lovers. B. Food lovers. C. Animal lovers. 13. Where did the speaker put up the tent? A. In the woods. B. Beside a lake. C. At the foot of a mountain. 14. Why did the speaker have a bad experience? A. He didn’t carry food. B. He forgot the sleeping bag. C. He put too many things in his bag. 15. What will the speaker talk about next time? A. Swimming. B. Weather. C. Nature. 二、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —Did you finish the science experiment Mr Smith gave you last week? —______. I’m still recording the results. A. Of course B. Not quite C. Have a try D. It all depends 2. It was a small book ________ how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies. A. explained B. explaining C. being explained D. having explained 3. My first Senior High School year was ____________ by winning the first place in the 100-meter race at the school sports meet. A. established B. reduced C. highlighted D. removed 4. ________ to teaching, the teacher won respect from all students and was awarded the title of Best Teacher. A. Devoted B. Being devoted C. having devoted D. Devoting 5. The most exciting moment came, with relatives and friends present screaming and cheering, _________ Nicky expressed his love for his bride. A. where B. when C. which D. who 6. I came across my childhood friend whom I hadn’t seen for nearly ten years ________ while wandering around the old street during the weekend trip. A. by accident B. by mistake C. in advance D. in public 7. Tom is a valuable member of the team. He always ________ and helps others when needed. A. lets off steam B. looses lips sink ships C. rises to his feet D. pulls his weight 8. The course normally attracts about 100 students per year, ______ up to half will be from abroad. A. who B. of which C. whom D. of whom 9. The old black woman used to tell stories under the tall tree, with her grandchildren ________ around and _____ attentively. A. seating; listening B. seated; listened C. seating; listened D. seated; listening 10. The basketball coach, as well as his team, ________ at present for their outstanding performance during the match. A. are interviewed B. have interviewed C. is being interviewed D. is interviewing 11. True success in any field does not come from talent alone, but from continuous effort and extraordinary ________ in the face of repeated failures. A. confirmation B. perseverance C. strategy D. presentation 12. As I passed by the classroom, I saw this problem ________ heatedly in class. A. discussed B. discussing C. being discussed D. having discussed 13. — How serious a mistake you ________! You should have been more careful. — I know. I will be fined if our manager finds it out. A. have made B. had made C. make D. would made 14. To protect our planet for future generations, we must develop ________ lifestyles, reduce the overuse of natural resources and cut down carbon emissions. A. sustainable B. further C. major D. temporary 15. What seemed to be a difficult and boring task at first ________ to be a meaningful experience. A. broke down B. worked out C. turned out D. settled down 三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) On my way back home from work, I was stopped by the scene. A woman ____16____ to give way to an ambulance (救护车), but she had driven her car over the stony obstacles (障碍物) between the bike line and the main street and had gotten her ____17____ stuck as a result. She couldn’t move the car in any direction without damaging it. A couple of people tried to push the car back to the street but ____18____ because the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn’t move the car, they had to ____19____. The woman was left alone in the car and tried to call for some ____20____. While watching the other people leave, I realized how ____21____ the woman was and I imagined how ____22____ I would be if I were in her shoes. I approached her car without hesitation (犹豫) and we had a talk. She told me she had called for assistance but was ____23____ that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there. So she had to wait ____24____. I wasn’t in a hurry, so I told my family about the situation and that I would get home late. Then I tried to ____25____ the woman who seemed to feel ____26____ about causing others to have difficulty in passing. But actually it wasn’t too much ____27____ since they could still pass. We laughed and joked that all we needed was some tea for our ____28____. Finally assistance came and helped her back on the ____29____. She was so grateful for my company and asked for my phone number so that one day she could repay me, but I refused. She said goodbye to me with great ____30____. I always believe that a small act of kindness can make a difference. 16. A. learned B. forgot C. tried D. dropped 17. A. car B. phone C. foot D. bus 18. A. succeeded B. disagreed C. suffered D. failed 19. A. escape B. leave C. hide D. wait 20. A. aid B. food C. drink D. information 21. A. embarrassed B. excited C. helpless D. exhausted 22. A. dangerous B. angry C. scared D. anxious 23. A. warned B. promised C. expected D. told 24. A. calmly B. quietly C. patiently D. carefully 25. A. frighten B. forgive C. persuade D. comfort 26. A. worried B. curious C. foolish D. annoyed 27. A. room B. time C. trouble D. confusion 28. A. interview B. meeting C. appointment D. experiment 29. A. boat B. island C. bridge D. street 30. A. appreciation B. hope C. sadness D. courage 四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) A A good advertisement is written and designed to emotionally connect with its target audience (目标受众). Once connected, your ad’s wonderful words strongly make its consumer want the product or service. Here are some things that will improve the quality and reaction to your next advertisement. Hi-Res Visuals (高分辨率的图像) Visuals are one of the first things people look at when they view an advertisement. In advertising, the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, really fits. We have experts to design pictures for you. Effective Headlines Without question, digital advertisers are in the business of catching attention. Because the headline is the first thing your viewer pays attention to, your headline should not only be attractive but should also include the overall message in a short sentence. Headlines can be strictly useful, humorous, etc., but effective headlines have one thing in common: they all leave their readers wanting more. Calls the Viewer to Action Without a strong call to action, your advertisement probably won’t get the results you’re expecting it to. A call to action is regarded as something in the ad that gives them a reason to call or contact you now. Your ad’s call to action should be well thought out and designed. Make sure that your contact information is clearly visible. Though you may feel it’s important that your visitors become informed (信息充分的), it’s important to have a positive branding experience with your company or visit a high number of pages. See how we helped a New York City audience achieve 386 first-time callers in a single month. You can email us for more information. 31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To help to make a good advertisement. B. To teach the way of connecting with the audience. C. To make people watch out for advertisements. D. To get target visitors’ important information. 32. According to the passage, we can infer from paragraph 2 that ______. A. old sayings play a key part in advertisements B. pictures are important in advertisements C. advertisements with designed pictures will be successful D. free designed pictures will be offered to the needed 33. If you want to make a great advertisement, you can get more information through ______. A. visiting the website B. writing a letter C. making a call D. sending an email B When Ryan Weimer, 38, a nurse in Portland, Oregon, found out that his first son Keaton was with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) (脊髓性肌萎缩) at just nine months old, he worried his boy would be forever disabled. SMA could take away Keaton’s ability to walk, eat, and even breathe. Weimer decided to give his son the best life possible. When Keaton was three years old and told his father he wanted to be a pirate (海盗) on Halloween, Weimer brought out the woodworking tools. Instead of simply clothing his son in a familiar pirate hat and eye-patch (眼罩), Weimer built a wooden, five-foot-long pirate ship around Keaton’s wheelchair, completing with black sails, a treasure box, and a parrot rested on the ship. Keaton’s costume not only made headlines in the local newspaper, but immediately changed the way people saw him. Making costumes for Keaton became a tradition each year. After several years, Weimer upped his game by subscribing to the Stan Winston School of Character Arts, like the dinosaurs of “Jurassic Park”. Soon Weimer was building dragons with professional skills and looking for ways to enlarge his reach beyond his family. In 2014, Weimer founded Magic Wheelchair, an organization that makes and donates costumes to disabled children between the ages of 5 and 18. Funded by donations and formed by volunteers, including members from the Stan Winston School, Weimer’s team spends upwards of $4,000 and 120 man hours per costume to create magic for disabled children on Halloween. Thanks to the huge support from the people in this country, Magic Wheelchair is growing. Last year, Magic Wheelchair had 6 volunteer teams; this year, they have 20 teams all the way from Los Angeles to New York City and they will not stop there. 34. According to the passage, we can learn that Keaton’s Halloween costume ________. A. made him get many sweets B. sold at a high price C. attracted lots of attention D. changed people’s attitude to the disabled 35. What kind of person does Ryan Weimer belong to? A. Clever and brave. B. Creative and kind-hearted. C. Patient and serious. D. Easy-going and generous. 36. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________. A. pirate costumes are necessary on Halloween B. Weimer’s son has been better and better C. Weimer got the support from the government D. Magic Wheelchair develops fast 37. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Keaton’s Fight Against Spinal Muscular Atrophy B. How to Make Costumes for Disabled Children C. The Stan Winston School of Character Arts D. A Father’s Love: From a Pirate Ship to Magic Wheelchair C In the Racetrack Playa (沙漠中的干盐湖) of Death Valley National Park, blocks of stones, weighing from several pounds to 1000 pounds, leave clear tracks as they move across the playa surface, without any sign of human or animal effort. For many years, visitors and scientists have been confused about what natural forces cause the stones to move across the playa. In 2011, researchers Richard D. Norris and James M. Norris started the “Sliding Stones Research Initiative”. They set up a weather station and placed fifteen stones on the southern end of the playa equipped with GPS to record the movement and speed for most of the natural sailing stones began their strange journeys across the playa at this point. In December of 2013, Richard and James happened to find a series of strange events that solved the mystery. How does it work? First there is a rain turning the playa back into a shallow lake, followed by a cold that will freeze a layer (层) of ice over the playa before it becomes dry again. Then it needs a sunny day and a light wind. The wind and sun work together to break the ice into pieces of about several feet wide and as thin as 1/4 inch, which then blow against the rocks. The ice then acts as sails, sliding the rocks along the watery mud (泥) in a direction determined by the wind. This process is very slow. The stones hardly move faster than a few inches per second, which makes the movement easily overlooked without a fixed point to compare them with. It’s an amazingly process: if the winds are too strong, the ice will break against the rocks rather than pushing them, if the sun is too warm, the ice will melt (融化) before it can move the stones, and if the wind is too light, the ice won’t move as needed. Researchers admit that although they have seen how the smaller stones move, there may yet be a different series of events which is needed to move the larger rocks, so the mystery isn’t completely solved. 38. Why did the researchers choose the southern end of the playa as their starting point? A. Because the stones were easy to watch at this point. B. Because there was a weather station at this point. C. Because it was the usual starting place for the sailing stones. D. Because it was easy for the stones to be carried there. 39. For the sailing stones, the ice over the playa plays a role in ________. A. keeping the playa watery all the time B. breaking the stones into smaller ones C. protecting the sliding tracks D. making the stones move forward 40. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The answer to the mystery about the sailing stones coming from Richard. B. The super natural power happening in the Death Valley National Park. C. The process of the stones moving across the playa surface. D. The key influence on the sailing stones coming from the wind. 41. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The research for the sailing stones hasn’t been completed yet. B. The movement of the stones in the playa has stopped. C. The final answer to the mystery is the strong wind. D. The researchers don’t admit the function of weather. D On holiday, many will find themselves in places where they do not speak the language. More and more people are using simple, free tools, not only to decode (解码) text but also to speak. With these apps’ conversation mode, you talk into a phone and a spoken translation is heard moments later; the app can also listen for another language and produce a translation in yours. Travel has long been a motivator for study — unless people start to feel AI tools offer a good-enough service. Some are concerned that apps are turning language acquisition into a meaningless pursuit. The writer Douglas Hofstadter has argued that something profound will disappear when people talk through machines. He describes giving a difficult speech in Mandarin, which required a lot of work but offered a sense of accomplishment at the end. Who would show off about taking a helicopter to the top of Mount Qomolangma? Others are less worried. Most people do not move abroad or have the kind of sustained contact with a foreign culture that requires them to put in the work to become fluent. On their holiday, they just want a beer and local specialty without incident. As AI translation becomes an even more popular labour-saving tool, people will split into two groups. There will be those who want to involve themselves in other cultures or force their thinking into new pathways. Others will look at learning a new language with a mix of admiration and puzzlement, as they might with extreme endurance (耐力) sports: “Good for you, if that’s your thing, but a bit painful for my taste.” But a focus on the learner alone misses the fundamentally social nature of language. It is a bit like analysing the benefits of close relationships to heart health but overlooking the value of those bonds themselves. When you try to create a joke in broken German, you are making direct contact with someone. And when you speak a language well enough to tell a story with perfect timing or put subtle shading on an argument, that connection is more profound still. The best relationships do not require translator. 42. How do you understand the underlined sentence in paragraph 2? A. Difficult times can be a test of our souls. B. Shortcuts reduce the sense of achievement. C. Machines lead to the loss of human connections. D. Learning a foreign language is an accomplishment. 43. What is most people’s attitude toward language learning while on holiday? A. They desire to become fluent in the local language. B. They enjoy the challenge of learning a new language. C. They want to communicate basic needs without difficulty. D. They want to explore local culture and train their thinking. 44. The author mentions extreme endurance sports in paragraph 4 to explain _______. A. the fundamentally social nature of language B. the big challenge presented by language learning C. people’s different attitudes toward language learning D. the meaning of sustained contact with a foreign culture 45. What does the author imply about language learning? A. Good translation contributes to effective language learning. B. Language learning is necessary for meaningful relationships. C. Close relationships will not be affected by language barriers. D. Language learning enhances the depth of communication. 五、阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，回答问题。 Helen was five years old when she made the trip from her homeland to the United States of America with her mother, sister, and brother. Helen grew up hearing many terrible stories about people who were injured in the war. So as a child, Helen was eager to become a nurse to help those people. And indeed, she became one. In early 1991, her operating room manager at the University of Virginia said, “Helen, I’d like you to take on a small project.” “Okay,” Helen agreed. “What’s up?” Her manager replied, “Our nineteen operating rooms here are generating too much medical waste. Clean stuff that haven’t been used. With your twenty years, working in the operating room, you have the knowledge and experience to figure out what to do with them all.” So for a year, Helen collected clean medical supplies from all their operating rooms and donated them to missions (布道所). She researched the issue of medical waste. She was surprised to find that more than 2.4 million tons of hospital waste is generated in the USA annually, with the operating rooms being the largest waste generators. “This is valuable waste, which can be utilized again rather than just being thrown away,” she said. Helen worked four ten-hour days in the operating room, and then spent countless hours networking with people on behalf of missions. Before she could say, “How did I get myself into this?” She had formed Medical Equipment Recovery of Clean Inventory (物品清单)(MERCI). For years, she sorted supplies after work, every day including weekends. Gradually MERCI had a steady stream of volunteers helping to sort, and the results were beyond their wildest imaginations. Since Helen started her “small project”, MERCI has sorted more than 350 tons of medical supplies valued at ＄75 million, which have been sent all over the world and helped many people. And now, Helen still leads a very busy life, but she thinks what she has been doing is meaningful. 46. Why did little Helen want to become a nurse? (no more than 10 words) 47. What small project did Helen’s operating room manager ask her to do? (no more than 5 words) 48. What does the underlined word “utilized” in Paragraph 3 mean? (one word) 49. What was the achievement that Helen’s MERCI made? (no more than 15 words) 50. How can one lead a meaningful life according to Helen’s story? (no more than 20 words) 六、书面表达(满分15分) 51. 假定你是李津，近日你校将举办关注学生心理健康交流志愿活动，请你请写一封信申请做志愿者。内容包括： (1)写信目的：活动的重要性等； (2)个人优势：性格，经验等； (3)能做的事情：设计一些有益的活动。 注意： 1．词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯; 3．开头已经给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir or Madam, I am Li Jin. I am writing to __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Jin 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $