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2025-2026学年度高一年级第二学期期中英语试卷 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30 分） 第一节 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 Time management techniques are some of the most important skills that you can learn. Effective time management will help you to boost your productivity, achieve a more successful and fulfilling ____1____ and get the most out of your personal life. Prioritization is the key to time management. It drives us from reaction mode to ____2____ mode and helps us to avoid wasting valuable time on less important choices. Time is an extremely ____3____ commodity (商品) and is one that is always in short supply. In both our professional and personal lives, most of us are confronted with a daily barrage of tasks, and we usually spread ourselves too thin trying to accomplish them all. As a result, we often fail to accomplish any of them effectively. Since we cannot ____4____ the supply of time, all we can do is manage the demand. This is the basic ____5____ underlying effective time management. Scheduling is the tool you must use to make time for your priorities and to cut out things for low priority. Scheduling is best done on a regular basis, such as at the start of each week. By using a schedule properly, you can understand what you can realistically achieve with your time, and plan to make the best use of your time. Firstly, identify the time you want to make ____6____ on your work. This will depend on the way your job is structured and on your personal life goals. Then identify the actions that you absolutely must complete in order to do a good job. It is possible to finish a project on time and still be late — if you don’t realize that it’s finished! To some extent, perfectionism can be a subtle ____7____. You are doing a job, and doing it well, but somehow you’re never satisfied and keep on making changes. Some of the brightest people ____8____ the most from perfectionism — they just don’t know when to stop. Identify the tasks you tend to linger on, and set clear ____9____ on them because you have to move on to finish other tasks. Good time management moves you from being active to being effective. Learn to use your time intelligently and creatively and your small investment of time will be ____10____ many times over. 1. A. relationship B. experience C. career D. dream 2. A. survival B. action C. interview D. crisis 3. A. common B. basic C. valuable D. inaccessible 4. A. increase B. guarantee C. exhaust D. disrupt 5. A. essential B. principle C. problem D. concern 6. A. available B. noticeable C. changeable D. enjoyable 7. A. barrier B. thought C. stage D. character 8. A. recover B. escape C. suffer D. learn 9. A. goals B. limits C. examples D. deadlines 10. A. repeated B. renewed C. reused D. repaid 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍时间管理的实用方法，分清事务主次、合理规划日程尤为关键。同时要摒弃完美主义、把控做事时限，科学利用时间便能收获丰厚成效。 【1题详解】 考查名词。句意：有效的时间管理能够帮助你提高工作效率，实现更成功和充实的职业生涯，并让你的个人生活达到最佳状态。A. relationship关系；B. experience经历；C. career职业；D. dream梦想，结合后文“on your work”可知，此处为职场生活语境，此处指代事业发展。 【2题详解】 考查名词。句意：它促使我们从反应模式转变为行动模式，并帮助我们避免在不重要的选择上浪费宝贵的时间。A. survival生存；B. action行动；C. interview面试；D. crisis危机。根据上文“from reaction mode to”可知，与被动反应相对应的是主动行动。 【3题详解】 考查形容词。句意：时间是一种极其珍贵的资源，而且总是供不应求。A. common普通的；B. basic基础的；C. valuable珍贵的；D. inaccessible难以获取的。根据后文“is one that is always in short supply”可知，时间稀缺宝贵，供不应求。 【4题详解】 考查动词。句意：既然我们无法增加时间的总量，那么我们所能做的就只有控制需求了。A. increase增加；B. guarantee保证；C. exhaust耗尽；D. disrupt扰乱。根据后文“the supply of time”可知，时间总量固定无法增多。 【5题详解】 考查名词。句意：这就是有效时间管理所遵循的基本原则。A. essential要素；B. principle准则；C. problem问题；D. concern担忧。根据上文“all we can do is manage the demand”可知，此处指代管理时间的根本道理。 【6题详解】 考查形容词。句意：首先，确定你希望梳理工作中可支配的空闲时间。A. available可用的；B. noticeable显著的；C. changeable可改变的；D. enjoyable愉悦的。根据上文“identify the time you want to make”可知，此处指能调配使用的时间。 【7题详解】 考查名词。句意：某种程度上，完美主义会成为隐性阻碍。A. barrier障碍；B. thought想法；C. stage阶段；D. character性格。根据后文“You are doing a job, and doing it well, but somehow you're never satisfied and keep on making changes.”可知，过度追求完美会耽误做事进度，形成阻碍。 【8题详解】 考查动词。句意：一些最聪明的人恰恰是受完美主义影响最严重的群体——他们就是无法懂得何时该停止追求完美。A. recover恢复；B. escape逃离；C. suffer遭受；D. learn学习。根据后文“they just don't know when to stop”可知，完美主义带来负面影响，使人蒙受困扰。 【9题详解】 考查名词。句意：找出你常常拖延的那些任务，并为它们设定明确的截止日期，因为你必须继续推进以完成其他任务。A. goals目标；B. limits限度；C. examples例子；D. deadlines截止期限。根据后文“on them because you have to move on to finish other tasks”可知，设定时限避免拖延。 【10题详解】 考查动词。句意：学会明智且富有创意地利用时间，你那小小的投入将会得到数倍的回报。A. repeated重复；B. renewed更新；C. reused重复使用；D. repaid回报。根据上文“your small investment of time will be”指付出时间最终会得到丰厚回馈。 第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Known as “the father of hybrid rice”, Yuan Longping was a great agricultural scientist. He devoted his whole life to researching hybrid rice, and his achievements are ___11___ (amaze). After graduating from Southwest Agricultural College, he ___12___ (devote) himself to solving the problem of food shortage. He spent years doing experiments in the field, and finally developed a new type of hybrid rice, which helped feed millions of people around the world. His spirit of ___13___ (persist) is deeply moving and worth learning from. 【答案】11. amazing 12. devoted 13. persistence 【解析】 【导语】主要说明了杂交水稻之父袁隆平毕生钻研水稻，斐然成果缓解了全球粮食短缺问题，其坚持不懈的精神令人动容，值得世人学习。 【11题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他将毕生精力都投入到杂交水稻的研究中，其成果令人惊叹。作表语，用形容词amazing。 【12题详解】 考查时态。句意：从西南农业学院毕业后，他便致力于解决粮食短缺的问题。发生在过去用一般过去时。 【13题详解】 考查名词。句意：他那种坚持不懈的精神令人十分感动，也值得我们学习。作介词的宾语，用名词persistence。 B 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. ___14___ makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear-the figure’s mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. The figure covers his or her ears and ___15___ (look) directly at the viewer. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky. In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “I ___16___ (walk) down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood... I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature.” 【答案】14. What 15. looks 16. was walking 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了蒙克1893年的画作《呐喊》，描述了画中人物惊恐尖叫的形象及背景，并引用画家日记说明创作灵感源于日落时血红天空引发的自然呐喊。 【14题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：其令人瞩目的之处在于，画面中呈现的是一副瘦弱的身躯，脸上带着恐惧的表情——那人的嘴巴大张着，正发出一声震天的尖叫。空处引导主语从句，从句缺少主语，指物，故用what，句首单词首字母大写。故填What。 【15题详解】 考查时态。句意：这个形象会捂住自己的耳朵，并直接看向观看者。根据上文The figure covers his or her ears and可知，句子使用一般现在时，主语是the figure，谓语用第三人称单数形式。故填looks。 【16题详解】 考查时态。句意：当时我和两个朋友正沿着小路走着，这时太阳落山了；突然天空变得像鲜血一样鲜红……我站在那里瑟瑟发抖。句型was/were doing... when...意为“正在做……突然……”。根据上下文语境（太阳落山、天空变红），这里描述的是过去某个时刻正在进行的动作。主语是I，be动词使用was。故填was walking。 C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Recently, our school held a “Green Campus” activity, which aimed ___17___ (raise) students’ awareness of environmental protection. The activity included a series of activities, such as tree planting, waste sorting and an environmental speech contest. Many students took part in the activity actively, and the number of ___18___(participant) reached more than 500. The devoted student ___19___ (deliver) the speech won first prize for her wonderful performance. This activity not only made students realize the importance of protecting the environment but also encouraged them to take action, ___20___ is of great significance for building a green campus. 【答案】17. to raise 18. participants 19. delivering 20. which 【解析】 【导语】我校开展绿色校园活动，包含植树、垃圾分类、环保演讲等项目，五百余名学生踊跃参与。活动提升环保意识，助力共建绿色校园，意义深远。 【17题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：最近，我们学校举办了一场名为“绿色校园”的活动，其目的是提高学生们的环保意识。短语aim to do sth.表示“旨在做某事”。 【18题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：许多学生积极参与了这项活动，参与人数超过了500人。根据上文the number of可知应用复数。 【19题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这位全心投入的演讲者因其出色的表现而荣获一等奖。此处deliver与student构成主动关系，故用现在分词作定语。 【20题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这次活动不仅让学生们意识到了保护环境的重要性，还激励他们付诸行动，这对于建设绿色校园具有十分重要的意义。非限制性定语从句修饰上文句子，从句缺少主语，指物，故用which。 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38 分） 第一节 阅读理解（共 14 小题；每小题 2 分，共 28 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Subscription: How It Works Magazine How It Works is a science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about our universe and everything in it. 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C 【解析】 【分析】这是一则广告。文章为订阅How It Works杂志做广告。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据What is inside?部分最后一句“How To — your guide to fun experiments and projects to try out at home”可知，如何——引导你在家里尝试有趣的实验和项目。由此可知，在How To部分可以找到实验指导。故选D。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Choose your preferred subscription package部分“Print: $8.93 per issue, $116.00 annually/ 13 issues”可知，印刷版：每期$8.93，每年$116.00，共13期。由此可知，订阅一年需要付116美元。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据Why to subscribe?部分Never Miss an Issue部分的第一句“Your subscription can be cancelled at any time within 14 days of the date of purchase.”可知，你的订阅可在购买之日起14天内随时取消。由此可知，该杂志的订阅者可以在购买后14天内取消订单。故选C。 B What does it mean to live a good life? This question has been debated for centuries. In the field of psychology, two main concepts of the good life have been quite popular: A happy life full of pleasure and positive emotions, and a meaningful life full of purpose and sacrifice. But what if these aren’t the only options? In recent years, a long-neglected version of the good life has been receiving greater attention: the psychologically rich life. It is full of complex mental engagement, a wide range of intense and deep emotions, and diverse, novel, surprising and interesting experiences. Sometimes they are neither pleasant nor meaningful. However, they are rarely boring or monotonous. After all, both happy and meaningful lives can become monotonous and repetitive. A person with a steady office job, married with children, may be satisfied and find his or her life meaningful and still be bored. Also, the psychologically rich life doesn’t necessarily involve economic richness. For instance, consider Hesse’s character Goldmund, who has no money but pursues the life of a free spirit. Research has found psychological richness is related to, but partially distinct from, both happy and meaningful lives. Psychological richness is related with openness to experience and experiencing both positive and negative emotions more intensely. But is the psychologically rich life one that people actually want? In a new study, Oishi and his colleagues asked people in nine countries the degree to which they value a psychologically rich life, a happy life and a meaningful life. They found many people’s self-described ideal lives involve psychological richness. When forced to choose a life, however, the majority chose a happy life and a meaningful life. Even so, a minority of people still favored the psychologically rich life, ranging from 6.7% in Singapore to 16.8% in Germany. These numbers went up when the desire for a psychologically rich life was measured indirectly. To understand what a person wishes their lives might have been, it is important to explore what people wish they had avoided in their lives. When asked what they regret most and whether undoing this event would have made their lives happier, more meaningful or psychologically richer, about 28% of Americans said undoing the regrettable event would have made their lives psychologically richer. These findings suggest that while most people strive to be happy and have meaning in their lives, a sizable number of people are content merely living a psychologically rich existence. As Oishi and his colleagues conclude, “We believe that taking the psychologically rich life seriously will deepen and enrich our understanding of well-being.” At the end of the day, there is no one singularly acceptable path to the good life. You have to find a path that works best for you. 24. According to the passage, the psychologically rich life _______. A. means living a luxurious life B. involves various intense emotions C. combines pleasure with purpose D. emphasizes openness and repetition 25. What does Oishi’s research indicate? A. The Germans prefer psychological richness to a happy life. B. Undoing regrettable events has enriched many people’s lives. C. A hidden desire for psychological richness exists among some people. D. People with psychological richness tend to describe their lives as ideal. 26. We can learn from the passage that _______. A. purpose outweighs pleasure in terms of significance B. the choice of a good life differs from person to person C. a positive mindset helps us understand our well-being D. we should never be content and always strive for the best 27. What is the main purpose of the article? A. To compare different concepts of a good life. B. To explain how to live a psychologically rich life. C. To persuade people to attain psychological richness. D. To draw attention to a less familiar version of a good life. 【答案】24. B 25. C 26. B 27. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章提出除了传统观念的好的生活之外，另一种好生活——心理丰富的生活应该得到关注。 【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“It is full of complex mental engagement, a wide range of intense and deep emotions, and diverse, novel, surprising and interesting experiences.”（它充满了复杂的心理参与，广泛的强烈和深刻的情感，以及多样的、新奇的、惊奇的和有趣的体验。）可知，心理丰富的生活包含了各种强烈的情感。故选B。 2.细节理解题。根据倒第二段“These findings suggest that while most people strive to be happy and have meaning in their lives, a sizable number of people are content merely living a psychologically rich existence.”（这些发现表明，虽然大多数人努力让自己快乐，让自己的生活有意义，但仍有相当数量的人仅仅满足于心理上丰富的生活。）可知，Oishi的调查显示在一些人当中，隐藏着一种对心理丰富的渴望。故选C。 3.推理判断题。根据第五段最后两句“When forced to choose a life, however, the majority chose a happy life and a meaningful life. Even so, a minority of people still favored the psychologically rich life, ranging from 6.7% in Singapore to 16.8% in Germany.”（然而，当被迫选择一种生活时，大多数人选择了幸福的生活和有意义的生活。即便如此，仍有一小部分人青睐心理富裕的生活，从新加坡的6.7%到德国的16.8%不等。）可知，对于好的生活的选择因人而异。故选B。 4.推理判断题。文章第一段中提出问题“What does it mean to live a good life? ”（过好生活意味着什么?）并指出“In the field of psychology, two main concepts of the good life have been quite popular: A happy life full of pleasure and positive emotions, and a meaningful life full of purpose and sacrifice.”（在心理学领域，关于美好生活的两个主要概念一直很流行：一个是充满快乐和积极情绪的幸福生活，一个是充满目标和牺牲的有意义的生活。）然后提出问题“But what if these aren’t the only options?”（但如果这些不是唯一的选择呢?）所以文章的目的是想提出一种不与传统概念相同的另一种好的生活的选择，并在第二段中提出“In recent years, a long-neglected version of the good life has been receiving greater attention: the psychologically rich life.”（近年来，一个长期被忽视的美好生活的版本越来越受到关注：心理丰富的生活。）可知这篇文章的主要目的是让人们注意到不太熟悉的美好生活。故选D。 C Two of the world’s most common species of reef-building corals seem surprisingly able to survive and even cope well with climate change, according to a new study—at least so long as global warming is kept below 2 degrees Celsius, the target set by the Paris Agreement. The world has so far warmed by 1.1°C. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest reef system, is currently in “crisis,” a recently published UN report said. That report warned that some coral reef ecosystems could face irreversible damage if the world warms more than 1.5°C. A 2018 report by the IPCC concluded that at 2ºC or more, 99 percent of all reef-building corals could be lost. But that’s not what McLachlan and her colleagues observed when they subjected Hawaiian corals to a simulated (模拟) 2ºC world for nearly two years. They found that two common coral species were especially resilient (能复原的) : Two-thirds of those corals survived the simulated future. To learn more about how both warming and acidification might threat reefs in the future, they collected samples of three common coral species and placed them in tanks where they would be exposed to the same weather as a reef just offshore. They filled a total of 40 tanks with sand, rubble, reef fish, plankton, and other reef features. The idea was to simulate ocean conditions as realistically as possible. For 22 months, the researchers subjected some corals to 2ºC of warming, some to acidified water, and some to both changes. Overall, of the corals exposed to both conditions, 46 percent of rice coral, 56 percent of lobe coral, and 71 percent of finger coral survived. Many of the corals were even thriving. “The paper supports what has been observed in Hawaii.” says Ku’ulei Rodgers, a coral expert at the University of Hawaii at Manōa. “However, although it is hopeful that some species will survive this century, unless significant reductions in emissions occur, corals will eventually lose their fight for survival.” 28. What can we know from the passage? A. It seems some corals can adapt to a warmer world without limits. B. The Great Barrier Reef will be lost as the world has warmed by 1.1°. C. Two kinds of reef-building corals seem able to survive be free of global warming. D. Living coral reefs would disappear from the planet if the world warms 2ºC or more. 29. Why McLachlan and her colleagues did the study? A. To collect samples of three common coral species. B. To simulate ocean conditions as realistically as possible. C. To figure out how both warming and acidification might damage reefs. D. To warn that reef ecosystems could face significant damage for global warming. 30. What does the last paragraph imply? A. Ku’ulei Rodgers speaks highly of the paper. B. It’s hopeful that corals will survive in the future. C. Corals will eventually lose their fight for survival. D. Humans should spare no effort to reduce emissions. 31. How did the researchers do the research? A. By sampling and discussing. B. By contrasting and observing. C. By assuming and contrasting. D. By observing and discussing. 【答案】28. D 29. C 30. D 31. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要讲述全球温度的升高对珊瑚的影响。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Two of the world’s most common species of reef-building corals seem surprisingly able to survive and even cope well with climate change, according to a new study—at least so long as global warming is kept below 2 degrees Celsius, the target set by the Paris Agreement.”(一项新的研究显示，世界上最常见的两种造礁珊瑚似乎能够令人惊讶地生存下来，甚至能够很好地应对气候变化——至少在全球变暖保持在《巴黎协定》设定的2摄氏度以下的情况下)和最后一段““The paper supports what has been observed in Hawaii. ” says Ku’ulei Rodgers, a coral expert at the University of Hawaii at Manōa . “However, although it is hopeful that some species will survive this century, unless significant reductions in emissions occur, corals will eventually lose their fight for survival.””(“这篇论文支持了在夏威夷观察到的现象。”夏威夷大学Manōa分校的珊瑚专家库乌莱·罗杰斯说。“然而，尽管某些物种有希望在本世纪存活下来，但除非排放量大幅减少，否则珊瑚最终将输掉生存之战。”)可知，如果全球变暖2摄氏度或更高，活着的珊瑚礁将从地球上消失。故选D。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“To learn more about how both warming and acidification might threat reefs in the future, they collected samples of three common coral species and placed them in tanks where they would be exposed to the same weather as a reef just offshore.”(为了进一步了解气候变暖和海水酸化在未来对珊瑚礁的威胁，他们收集了三种常见的珊瑚物种的样本，并把它们放置在与近海珊瑚礁相同天气的水箱中。)可知，McLachlan和她的同事们做这项研究的目的是为了进一步了解气候变暖和海水酸化在未来对珊瑚礁的威胁。故选C。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段““The paper supports what has been observed in Hawaii. ” says Ku’ulei Rodgers, a coral expert at the University of Hawaii at Manōa . “However, although it is hopeful that some species will survive this century, unless significant reductions in emissions occur, corals will eventually lose their fight for survival.””(“这篇论文支持了在夏威夷观察到的现象。”夏威夷大学Manōa分校的珊瑚专家库乌莱·罗杰斯说。“然而，尽管某些物种有希望在本世纪存活下来，但除非排放量大幅减少，否则珊瑚最终将输掉生存之战。”)可知，要想保护珊瑚，人类应该不遗余力地减少排放。故选D。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“But that’s not what McLachlan and her colleagues observed when they subjected Hawaiian corals to a simulated (模拟) 2ºC world for nearly two years. They found that two common coral species were especially resilient (能复原的) : Two-thirds of those corals survived the simulated future.”(但是当 McLachlan 和她的同事们将夏威夷珊瑚置于模拟2摄氏度的环境中近两年时，他们观察到的并非如此。他们发现两种常见的珊瑚物种具有特别的适应能力：其中三分之二的珊瑚在模拟的未来中存活了下来。)和第五段“For 22 months, the researchers subjected some corals to 2ºC of warming, some to acidified water, and some to both changes. Overall, of the corals exposed to both conditions, 46 percent of rice coral, 56 percent of lobe coral, and 71 percent of finger coral survived. Many of the corals were even thriving.”(在22个月的时间里，研究人员让一些珊瑚受到2摄氏度的升温，一些受到酸化水的影响，还有一些受到两种变化的影响。总的来说，在暴露于这两种环境中的珊瑚中，46% 的大米珊瑚、56% 的叶珊瑚和71% 的指状珊瑚存活了下来。许多珊瑚甚至茁壮成长。)可知，研究人员们主要通过对比和观察的方法做的这项研究。故选B。 D Would you turn down the chance to become a smart cookie? We’ve been longing for quick fixes that could increase our intelligence (智力). Today, people’s hopes lie in brain training apps as a speedy “digital pill”. The more you play, the smarter you will get—or so some apps tell us. But is this digital-shortcut all that it seems to be? The use of games for serious purposes has become widespread with the development of the Internet and smartphones. Brain training apps are typical, frequently featured by Apple and Google’s app stores. Many of such apps say that they are backed by “science”. Even if there were agreement around what makes general intelligence, the idea that increasing it would be as simple as practising a few mini-games every day goes against our current discovery about thinking and learning. Several major studies, surveying users across a wide variety of apps, have found that they have little to no effect on users’ performance. A 2021 study by researchers discovered brain training has no significant effect on cognitive (认知的) functioning in the “real world”. The positive effects reported are limited to the very specific mini-games and tasks, such as memorizing lists of words or numbers, or performing mental calculation (心算). So, if your job or your calling in life needs summing quickly or remembering all your friends’ phone numbers, these apps will do. But if you are expecting them to improve your ability to write a novel or form a complex (复杂的) spreadsheet, you have to look elsewhere. Yet, despite the fact that they hardly work, brain training apps play a leading role, partly because they are regarded to be scientific and partly because users think they are fun. As a co-creator of one of the most popular forms of gamification (游戏化) noted, what is especially disappointing about these apps is that they just aren’t that fun—at least, not compared with the various thoughtful board games and video games coming out every day. Puzzle video games, such as Baba Is You and detective games like Return of the Obra Dinn, see players apply their skill at reasoning, memory and concentration in a far more challenging and engaging (吸引人的) way. If you aren’t into games, simply go for a walk or learn how to dance. They are likely to be more effective than a brain training app in sharpening your mind. These activities might not lead to an increased IQ, but they are sure to engage your brain deeply while having fun—something I can by no means say of brain training apps. 32. Which of the following would the author probably agree with? A. Brain training apps are backed by science. B. Creativity can be improved with brain training apps. C. Gamification has little to do with increasing intelligence. D. Increasing IQ is as simple as practising a few mini-games every day. 33. According to the passage, brain training apps are still popular because ________. A. they turn mental exercises into quick games B. they are considered both scientific and interesting C. they are more effective in shaping our minds than other games D. they have significant effects on the cognitive functioning in the “real world” 34. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. A Smart Cookie or Not? B. There’s No App for That C. What will Games Lead Us to? D. A Digital Pill for Intelligence 【答案】32. C 33. B 34. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章提出观点称许多人认为借助一些游戏程序能够提高智力，但作者不这样认为，他通过呈现一些研究结果等信息佐证他的观点。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Even if there were agreement around what makes general intelligence, the idea that increasing it would be as simple as practising a few mini-games every day goes against our current discovery about thinking and learning. (即使人们对一般智力的形成达成了一致，但增加一般智力只需每天练习几个小游戏就可以了，这一想法与我们目前关于思考和学习的发现背道而驰。)”可知，作者认为称每天练习小游戏能够提升智力是不准确的，即可推测，作者不赞同通过游戏化能够增加智力这一说法。故选C项。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Yet, despite the fact that they hardly work, brain training apps play a leading role, partly because they are regarded to be scientific and partly because users think they are fun. (然而，尽管大脑训练应用程序几乎不起作用，但它们发挥着主导作用，部分原因是因为它们被认为是科学的，部分原因在于用户认为它们很有趣。)”可知，这些程序流行的原因是用户认为它们有趣且科学。故选B项。 【34题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段二三句“We’ve been longing for quick fixes that could increase our intelligence (智力). Today, people’s hopes lie in brain training apps as a speedy “digital pill”. (我们一直渴望快速解决问题，以提高我们的智力。今天，人们的希望寄托于作为一种快速的“数字药丸”的大脑训练应用程序们上。)”可推测，本文探讨的核心在于这些“数字药丸”；根据用于引出下文的第一段最后一句“But is this digital-shortcut all that it seems to be? (但是，这条数字捷径看起来就是这样吗？)”可知，作者对这些“数字药丸”有没有效果表示存疑；而最后一段一二句“If you aren’t into games, simply go for a walk or learn how to dance. They are likely to be more effective than a brain training app in sharpening your mind. (如果你不喜欢游戏，那就去散步或学习跳舞。它们可能能比大脑训练应用程序更有效地磨砺你的头脑。)”指出作者最终得出结论，没有app类的“数字药丸”对提升智力有效，这是本文的标题。故选B项。 第二节 七选五（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分） Poor Sleep and Loneliness: A Vicious Cycle? The feeling of being lonely is the sense that you have less social contact with others than you want. It is not quite the same as the amount of social contact you have. Some people don’t engage that often with others, but they are perfectly fine with that, and so they don’t feel alone. ____35____ Being lonely is associated with poorer psychological health. One area of research has focused specifically on the relationship between loneliness and sleep. There are several inter-related questions: Is feeling lonely related to the quality of people’s sleep? What aspects of sleep are related to loneliness? And does loneliness cause sleep problems, or do difficulties with sleeping lead to feelings of loneliness? ___36___ The relationship between loneliness and sleep was explored in a paper by Melanie Hom and Caol Chu in the September 2020 issue of Clinical Psychological Science. They analyzed the data of previous studies relating sleep quality to feelings of loneliness. ____37____ This relationship is stronger for insomnia (失眠症) than for sleep complaints like nightmares. In addition, the more loneliness people express, the less effective they think their sleep is. Although poor sleep and loneliness are closely related, it is hard to determine whether loneliness causes sleep difficulties or the reverse (相反). ___38___ It is because you can look to see whether sleep difficulties at one time predict later feelings of loneliness or whether loneliness early on predicts later sleep difficulties. Interestingly, sleep problems predicted later loneliness and loneliness predicted later sleep difficulties. However, the connection between earlier sleep difficulties and later loneliness was generally stronger than that between earlier loneliness and later sleep difficulties. This pattern suggests that there may be a vicious cycle, though, in which poor sleep can increase feelings of loneliness, which can in turn increase sleep difficulties. If you are someone who has trouble sleeping, be aware that poor sleep lowers your resilience (复原力) overall. Among other things, it may make it harder for you to appreciate the social contacts you have. ____39____ That added social engagement just might have a positive impact on your future sleep. A. Long-term studies that follow the same people over time help. B. If you have difficulty in social engagement, you may feel lonely. C. Other people may spend a lot of time with others, but still long for more. D. These issues are important because poor sleep can affect psychological health. E. To solve the problem, you should monitor your sleeping quality and physical health. F. If you have trouble sleeping, try spending more time reaching out to friends and loved ones. G. The results indicate that the more sleep difficulties people express they have, the lonelier they feel. 【答案】35. C 36. D 37. G 38. A 39. F 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章对失眠和孤独之间的联系进行了研究，并且提出了如何解决此问题的建议。 【详解】1.根据前文“It is not quite the same as the amount of social contact you have. ”（这和你拥有的社会联系的数量是不一样的。）可知，下文应分别陈述不同的人对社交量的需求。根据前文“Some people don’t engage that often with others, but they are perfectly fine with that, and so they don’t feel alone.”（有些人并不经常与他人交往，但他们对此完全没有问题，所以他们并不感到孤独。）可推知，设空处应陈述与之相反的情况。选项C（有些人可能花很多时间与他人在一起，但仍然渴望更多）切合文意，选项中的other people对应上文的some people。故选C。 2.根据第二段第一句“One area of research has focused specifically on the relationship between loneliness and sleep”（其中一个研究领域专门关注孤独和睡眠之间的关系）可知，第二段主要是讲孤独和睡眠的关系，对应选项C中的poor sleep can affect psychological health。所以选项C（这些问题很重要，因为睡眠不好会影响心理健康。）切合文意，且选项中的These issues对应前文中提到的三个问题。故选D。 3.根据前文“They analyzed the data of previous studies relating sleep quality to feelings of loneliness. ”（他们分析了之前有关睡眠质量与孤独感的研究数据。）可推知，设空处应陈述他们分析数据得出的结果，所以选项G（研究结果表明，人们表现出的睡眠问题越多，他们就会感到越孤独。）切合文意，选项中的The results对应上文的analyzed。故选G。 4.后文“ It is because you can look to see whether sleep difficulties at one time predict later feelings of loneliness or whether loneliness early on predicts later sleep difficulties. ”（这是因为你可以看一段时间的睡眠困难是否预示着以后的孤独感，或者早期的孤独是否预示着以后的睡眠困难。）表明这是长期的对相同的人的研究，所以选项A（长期跟踪同一批人的研究会有所帮助。）切合文意。故选A。 5.根据前文“If you are someone who has trouble sleeping, be aware that poor sleep lowers your resilience (复原力) overall. Among other things, it may make it harder for you to appreciate the social contacts you have.”（如果你有睡眠问题，要注意睡眠会降低你的复原力。此外，它会让你很难享受你所拥有的社会联系）和下文“ That added social engagement just might have a positive impact on your future sleep.”（增加社交活动可能会对你未来的睡眠产生积极影响。）可推知，设空处应陈述解决这种问题的方法。所以选项F（如果你有睡眠问题，试着花更多的时间联系朋友和爱人。）切合文意，下文的that对应选项中的try spending more time reaching out to friends and loved ones.。故选F。 第三部分：书面表达（共3小题，共 32 分） 第一节 阅读与表达 （共4小题；第40、41小题各2分，第42小题3分，第43小题5分，共12分） 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。 When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, such as a beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to our communities. The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged. The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills. Another group of folks are needed to help market the event. “If you build it they will come” is a misleading belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10,000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors. A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple effect (连锁反应) throughout a community. In 2015, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2018. No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s economic growth. Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good. TeCo Theatrical Productions Inc. made use of Bloomberg’s investment of $35,000 to get nearly $400,000 in public and private sector support during the two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually extend to other fields, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers. The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported, the entire small-business community benefits. 40. What do most people imagine when they think of the arts? _____________________________________________________________ 41. According to Paragraph 4, what benefits can arts bring to a community? _____________________________________________________________ 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. In Philadelphia, the arts have a huge economic impact and create abundant jobs, most of which lie mainly in the arts industry. _____________________________________________________________ 43. Besides economic development, what other benefits can arts bring to us? _____________________________________________________________ 【答案】40. They imagine the end product, such as a beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. 41. Firstly, arts have contributed to an area’s economic growth. In addition, arts and culture also serve as a public good. 42. In Philadelphia, the arts have a huge economic impact and create abundant jobs, most of which lie mainly in the arts industry. According to the passage, most of the jobs actually extend to other fields. 43. Arts enrich people's spiritual life and offer abundant cultural education resources. They revive community energy and strengthen harmonious relationships among local residents greatly. 【解析】 【导语】主要说明了大众只关注艺术成品，实则艺术带动就业与经济发展，产生连锁积极效应，还能盘活片区活力，惠及各行各业与小微企业。 【40题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第一段“When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, such as a beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. (当大多数人想到艺术时，他们脑海中浮现的往往是那些最终的成果，比如一幅精美的画作、一首美妙的乐曲，或者一场在剧院中获得大奖的演出。)”可知，当大多数人想到艺术时，他们会想到最终的成果，比如一幅精美的画作、一首美妙的乐曲，或者一场在剧院中获得大奖的演出。 【41题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第四段“No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s economic growth. Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good. (毫无疑问，这座剧院促进了该地区经济的发展。如今，这里有了画廊、工作室、餐厅以及新建的工作场所，邻里们在这里交流分享经验，这里充满了新的生机与活力。这样一来，艺术和文化也就成为了一种公共福利。)”可知，首先，艺术促进了该地区的经济发展。此外，艺术和文化还是一种公共福利。 【42题详解】 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually extend to other fields, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers. (在费城这个面积小于达拉斯的都市区，艺术产业带来了近300万美元的经济收益，并创造了44000个就业岗位，其中80%的岗位实际上还延伸到了其他行业，包括会计师、营销人员、建筑工人、酒店经理、印刷工人以及其他各类艺术工作者。)”可知，错误的部分为“most of which lie mainly in the arts industry”。根据这篇文章的内容，大多数工作实际上都延伸到了其他领域。 【43题详解】 考查开放题。根据“除了经济发展之外，艺术还能给我们带来哪些益处呢？”可回答：艺术丰富了人们的精神生活，并提供了丰富的文化教育资源。它们能极大地激发社区活力，增进当地居民之间的和谐关系。 第三节 书面表达（共20分。书写不好，在所得分基础上扣5分。 ） 44. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你校正在举办主题为The People I Admire的征文活动，请你写一篇征文投稿，内容包括： 1.你敬佩的人是谁； 2.该人物的主要事迹； 3.该人物对你的影响。 注意：词数100左右。 The People I Admire ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 The People I Admire One of the people I admire is Zhong Nanshan, who has become a household name for his great contributions to defeating virus. He is a leading figure in the battles against SARS in 2003 and COVID in 2019, winning him the worldwide respect. Every time I see the pictures, in which he is fighting to save people’s lives, I cannot help being moved by him. What impresses me most is that aged 84, he rushed to the front line of the epidemic area without hesitation at the beginning of the outbreak of COVID 19. Dangerous though it was, Zhong Nanshan and his workmates worked hard day and night to treat the patients infected with COVID 19. With their efforts, remarkable results were achieved and the COVID 19 was finally under control. Influenced by him, I have made up my mind to be a doctor in the future. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一篇征文投稿，介绍一位对他产生影响的人物。 【详解】1.词汇积累 影响：influence → impact/affect 人物：figure → person 显著的：remarkable → outstanding 决定：make up one’s mind to do→ be determined to do 2.句式拓展 陈述句变强调句 原句：With their efforts, remarkable results were achieved and the COVID 19 was finally under control. 拓展句：It was with their efforts that remarkable results were achieved and the COVID 19 was finally under control. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Every time I see the pictures, in which he is fighting to save people’s lives, I cannot help being moved by him. (运用了every time引导的时间状语从句、介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】Dangerous though it was, Zhong Nanshan and his workmates worked hard day and night to treat the patients infected with COVID -19. (运用了让步状语从句的倒装，过去分词短语作后置定语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年度高一年级第二学期期中英语试卷 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30 分） 第一节 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 Time management techniques are some of the most important skills that you can learn. Effective time management will help you to boost your productivity, achieve a more successful and fulfilling ____1____ and get the most out of your personal life. Prioritization is the key to time management. It drives us from reaction mode to ____2____ mode and helps us to avoid wasting valuable time on less important choices. Time is an extremely ____3____ commodity (商品) and is one that is always in short supply. In both our professional and personal lives, most of us are confronted with a daily barrage of tasks, and we usually spread ourselves too thin trying to accomplish them all. As a result, we often fail to accomplish any of them effectively. Since we cannot ____4____ the supply of time, all we can do is manage the demand. This is the basic ____5____ underlying effective time management. Scheduling is the tool you must use to make time for your priorities and to cut out things for low priority. Scheduling is best done on a regular basis, such as at the start of each week. By using a schedule properly, you can understand what you can realistically achieve with your time, and plan to make the best use of your time. Firstly, identify the time you want to make ____6____ on your work. This will depend on the way your job is structured and on your personal life goals. Then identify the actions that you absolutely must complete in order to do a good job. It is possible to finish a project on time and still be late — if you don’t realize that it’s finished! To some extent, perfectionism can be a subtle ____7____. You are doing a job, and doing it well, but somehow you’re never satisfied and keep on making changes. Some of the brightest people ____8____ the most from perfectionism — they just don’t know when to stop. Identify the tasks you tend to linger on, and set clear ____9____ on them because you have to move on to finish other tasks. Good time management moves you from being active to being effective. Learn to use your time intelligently and creatively and your small investment of time will be ____10____ many times over. 1. A. relationship B. experience C. career D. dream 2. A. survival B. action C. interview D. crisis 3. A. common B. basic C. valuable D. inaccessible 4. A. increase B. guarantee C. exhaust D. disrupt 5. A. essential B. principle C. problem D. concern 6. A. available B. noticeable C. changeable D. enjoyable 7. A. barrier B. thought C. stage D. character 8. A. recover B. escape C. suffer D. learn 9. A. goals B. limits C. examples D. deadlines 10. A. repeated B. renewed C. reused D. repaid 第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Known as “the father of hybrid rice”, Yuan Longping was a great agricultural scientist. He devoted his whole life to researching hybrid rice, and his achievements are ___11___ (amaze). After graduating from Southwest Agricultural College, he ___12___ (devote) himself to solving the problem of food shortage. He spent years doing experiments in the field, and finally developed a new type of hybrid rice, which helped feed millions of people around the world. His spirit of ___13___ (persist) is deeply moving and worth learning from. B 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. ___14___ makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear-the figure’s mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. The figure covers his or her ears and ___15___ (look) directly at the viewer. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky. In his diary, Munch talked about what inspired him. “I ___16___ (walk) down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly the sky turned as red as blood... I stood there shaking. Then I heard the scream of nature.” C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Recently, our school held a “Green Campus” activity, which aimed ___17___ (raise) students’ awareness of environmental protection. The activity included a series of activities, such as tree planting, waste sorting and an environmental speech contest. Many students took part in the activity actively, and the number of ___18___(participant) reached more than 500. The devoted student ___19___ (deliver) the speech won first prize for her wonderful performance. This activity not only made students realize the importance of protecting the environment but also encouraged them to take action, ___20___ is of great significance for building a green campus. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38 分） 第一节 阅读理解（共 14 小题；每小题 2 分，共 28 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Subscription: How It Works Magazine How It Works is a science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about our universe and everything in it. Covering a wide range of topics such as space, nature, science, animals and technology, the magazine is jam-packed with incredible and breathtaking facts ready to excite your wildest curiosity. 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This science and technology magazine helps explore the fascinating world around us. • Never Miss an Issue Your subscription can be cancelled at any time within 14 days of the date of purchase. All members can manage their subscriptions via our self-service website pocketmags.com. Choose your preferred subscription package: Print: $8.93 per issue, $116.00 annually/ 13 issues Digital: $2.20 per issue, $28.00 annually/ 13 issues Print + Digital: $9.31 per issue, $121.00 annually/ 13 issues Where to read the digital? Your purchase here at pocketmags.com can be read on any of the following platforms. You can read here on the website or download the app for your platform, just remember to log in with your Pocketmags username and password. Our promise to you: Best price guarantee: We’ll refund the difference if you find it cheaper elsewhere. You’re in control: Manage your subscription online via our dedicated self-service site. 21. In which part of the magazine can you find instructions on experiments? A. Global Eye. B. Features. C. Brain Dump. D. How To. 22. How much should you pay if you make a yearly subscription in print? A. $121. B. $116. C. $28. D. $8.93. 23. According to the passage, subscribers of the magazine can _______. A. purchase the magazine on the App Store B. be informed of the latest news in humanity C. cancel the order within 14 days of its purchase D. get a full refund if they find it cheaper elsewhere B What does it mean to live a good life? This question has been debated for centuries. In the field of psychology, two main concepts of the good life have been quite popular: A happy life full of pleasure and positive emotions, and a meaningful life full of purpose and sacrifice. But what if these aren’t the only options? In recent years, a long-neglected version of the good life has been receiving greater attention: the psychologically rich life. It is full of complex mental engagement, a wide range of intense and deep emotions, and diverse, novel, surprising and interesting experiences. Sometimes they are neither pleasant nor meaningful. However, they are rarely boring or monotonous. After all, both happy and meaningful lives can become monotonous and repetitive. A person with a steady office job, married with children, may be satisfied and find his or her life meaningful and still be bored. Also, the psychologically rich life doesn’t necessarily involve economic richness. For instance, consider Hesse’s character Goldmund, who has no money but pursues the life of a free spirit. Research has found psychological richness is related to, but partially distinct from, both happy and meaningful lives. Psychological richness is related with openness to experience and experiencing both positive and negative emotions more intensely. But is the psychologically rich life one that people actually want? In a new study, Oishi and his colleagues asked people in nine countries the degree to which they value a psychologically rich life, a happy life and a meaningful life. They found many people’s self-described ideal lives involve psychological richness. When forced to choose a life, however, the majority chose a happy life and a meaningful life. Even so, a minority of people still favored the psychologically rich life, ranging from 6.7% in Singapore to 16.8% in Germany. These numbers went up when the desire for a psychologically rich life was measured indirectly. To understand what a person wishes their lives might have been, it is important to explore what people wish they had avoided in their lives. When asked what they regret most and whether undoing this event would have made their lives happier, more meaningful or psychologically richer, about 28% of Americans said undoing the regrettable event would have made their lives psychologically richer. These findings suggest that while most people strive to be happy and have meaning in their lives, a sizable number of people are content merely living a psychologically rich existence. As Oishi and his colleagues conclude, “We believe that taking the psychologically rich life seriously will deepen and enrich our understanding of well-being.” At the end of the day, there is no one singularly acceptable path to the good life. You have to find a path that works best for you. 24. According to the passage, the psychologically rich life _______. A. means living a luxurious life B. involves various intense emotions C. combines pleasure with purpose D. emphasizes openness and repetition 25. What does Oishi’s research indicate? A. The Germans prefer psychological richness to a happy life. B. Undoing regrettable events has enriched many people’s lives. C. A hidden desire for psychological richness exists among some people. D. People with psychological richness tend to describe their lives as ideal. 26. We can learn from the passage that _______. A. purpose outweighs pleasure in terms of significance B. the choice of a good life differs from person to person C. a positive mindset helps us understand our well-being D. we should never be content and always strive for the best 27. What is the main purpose of the article? A. To compare different concepts of a good life. B. To explain how to live a psychologically rich life. C. To persuade people to attain psychological richness. D. To draw attention to a less familiar version of a good life. C Two of the world’s most common species of reef-building corals seem surprisingly able to survive and even cope well with climate change, according to a new study—at least so long as global warming is kept below 2 degrees Celsius, the target set by the Paris Agreement. The world has so far warmed by 1.1°C. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest reef system, is currently in “crisis,” a recently published UN report said. That report warned that some coral reef ecosystems could face irreversible damage if the world warms more than 1.5°C. A 2018 report by the IPCC concluded that at 2ºC or more, 99 percent of all reef-building corals could be lost. But that’s not what McLachlan and her colleagues observed when they subjected Hawaiian corals to a simulated (模拟) 2ºC world for nearly two years. They found that two common coral species were especially resilient (能复原的) : Two-thirds of those corals survived the simulated future. To learn more about how both warming and acidification might threat reefs in the future, they collected samples of three common coral species and placed them in tanks where they would be exposed to the same weather as a reef just offshore. They filled a total of 40 tanks with sand, rubble, reef fish, plankton, and other reef features. The idea was to simulate ocean conditions as realistically as possible. For 22 months, the researchers subjected some corals to 2ºC of warming, some to acidified water, and some to both changes. Overall, of the corals exposed to both conditions, 46 percent of rice coral, 56 percent of lobe coral, and 71 percent of finger coral survived. Many of the corals were even thriving. “The paper supports what has been observed in Hawaii.” says Ku’ulei Rodgers, a coral expert at the University of Hawaii at Manōa. “However, although it is hopeful that some species will survive this century, unless significant reductions in emissions occur, corals will eventually lose their fight for survival.” 28. What can we know from the passage? A. It seems some corals can adapt to a warmer world without limits. B. The Great Barrier Reef will be lost as the world has warmed by 1.1°. C. Two kinds of reef-building corals seem able to survive be free of global warming. D. Living coral reefs would disappear from the planet if the world warms 2ºC or more. 29. Why McLachlan and her colleagues did the study? A. To collect samples of three common coral species. B. To simulate ocean conditions as realistically as possible. C. To figure out how both warming and acidification might damage reefs. D. To warn that reef ecosystems could face significant damage for global warming. 30. What does the last paragraph imply? A. Ku’ulei Rodgers speaks highly of the paper. B. It’s hopeful that corals will survive in the future. C. Corals will eventually lose their fight for survival. D. Humans should spare no effort to reduce emissions. 31. How did the researchers do the research? A. By sampling and discussing. B. By contrasting and observing. C. By assuming and contrasting. D. By observing and discussing. D Would you turn down the chance to become a smart cookie? We’ve been longing for quick fixes that could increase our intelligence (智力). Today, people’s hopes lie in brain training apps as a speedy “digital pill”. The more you play, the smarter you will get—or so some apps tell us. But is this digital-shortcut all that it seems to be? The use of games for serious purposes has become widespread with the development of the Internet and smartphones. Brain training apps are typical, frequently featured by Apple and Google’s app stores. Many of such apps say that they are backed by “science”. Even if there were agreement around what makes general intelligence, the idea that increasing it would be as simple as practising a few mini-games every day goes against our current discovery about thinking and learning. Several major studies, surveying users across a wide variety of apps, have found that they have little to no effect on users’ performance. A 2021 study by researchers discovered brain training has no significant effect on cognitive (认知的) functioning in the “real world”. The positive effects reported are limited to the very specific mini-games and tasks, such as memorizing lists of words or numbers, or performing mental calculation (心算). So, if your job or your calling in life needs summing quickly or remembering all your friends’ phone numbers, these apps will do. But if you are expecting them to improve your ability to write a novel or form a complex (复杂的) spreadsheet, you have to look elsewhere. Yet, despite the fact that they hardly work, brain training apps play a leading role, partly because they are regarded to be scientific and partly because users think they are fun. As a co-creator of one of the most popular forms of gamification (游戏化) noted, what is especially disappointing about these apps is that they just aren’t that fun—at least, not compared with the various thoughtful board games and video games coming out every day. Puzzle video games, such as Baba Is You and detective games like Return of the Obra Dinn, see players apply their skill at reasoning, memory and concentration in a far more challenging and engaging (吸引人的) way. If you aren’t into games, simply go for a walk or learn how to dance. They are likely to be more effective than a brain training app in sharpening your mind. These activities might not lead to an increased IQ, but they are sure to engage your brain deeply while having fun—something I can by no means say of brain training apps. 32. Which of the following would the author probably agree with? A. Brain training apps are backed by science. B. Creativity can be improved with brain training apps. C. Gamification has little to do with increasing intelligence. D. Increasing IQ is as simple as practising a few mini-games every day. 33. According to the passage, brain training apps are still popular because ________. A. they turn mental exercises into quick games B. they are considered both scientific and interesting C. they are more effective in shaping our minds than other games D. they have significant effects on the cognitive functioning in the “real world” 34. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. A Smart Cookie or Not? B. There’s No App for That C. What will Games Lead Us to? D. A Digital Pill for Intelligence 第二节 七选五（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分） Poor Sleep and Loneliness: A Vicious Cycle? The feeling of being lonely is the sense that you have less social contact with others than you want. It is not quite the same as the amount of social contact you have. Some people don’t engage that often with others, but they are perfectly fine with that, and so they don’t feel alone. ____35____ Being lonely is associated with poorer psychological health. One area of research has focused specifically on the relationship between loneliness and sleep. There are several inter-related questions: Is feeling lonely related to the quality of people’s sleep? What aspects of sleep are related to loneliness? And does loneliness cause sleep problems, or do difficulties with sleeping lead to feelings of loneliness? ___36___ The relationship between loneliness and sleep was explored in a paper by Melanie Hom and Caol Chu in the September 2020 issue of Clinical Psychological Science. They analyzed the data of previous studies relating sleep quality to feelings of loneliness. ____37____ This relationship is stronger for insomnia (失眠症) than for sleep complaints like nightmares. In addition, the more loneliness people express, the less effective they think their sleep is. Although poor sleep and loneliness are closely related, it is hard to determine whether loneliness causes sleep difficulties or the reverse (相反). ___38___ It is because you can look to see whether sleep difficulties at one time predict later feelings of loneliness or whether loneliness early on predicts later sleep difficulties. Interestingly, sleep problems predicted later loneliness and loneliness predicted later sleep difficulties. However, the connection between earlier sleep difficulties and later loneliness was generally stronger than that between earlier loneliness and later sleep difficulties. This pattern suggests that there may be a vicious cycle, though, in which poor sleep can increase feelings of loneliness, which can in turn increase sleep difficulties. If you are someone who has trouble sleeping, be aware that poor sleep lowers your resilience (复原力) overall. Among other things, it may make it harder for you to appreciate the social contacts you have. ____39____ That added social engagement just might have a positive impact on your future sleep. A. Long-term studies that follow the same people over time help. B. If you have difficulty in social engagement, you may feel lonely. C. Other people may spend a lot of time with others, but still long for more. D. These issues are important because poor sleep can affect psychological health. E. To solve the problem, you should monitor your sleeping quality and physical health. F. If you have trouble sleeping, try spending more time reaching out to friends and loved ones. G. The results indicate that the more sleep difficulties people express they have, the lonelier they feel. 第三部分：书面表达（共3小题，共 32 分） 第一节 阅读与表达 （共4小题；第40、41小题各2分，第42小题3分，第43小题5分，共12分） 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。 When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, such as a beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to our communities. The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged. The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills. Another group of folks are needed to help market the event. “If you build it they will come” is a misleading belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10,000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors. A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple effect (连锁反应) throughout a community. In 2015, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2018. No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s economic growth. Today, there are galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good. TeCo Theatrical Productions Inc. made use of Bloomberg’s investment of $35,000 to get nearly $400,000 in public and private sector support during the two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce $298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which actually extend to other fields, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers. The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported, the entire small-business community benefits. 40. What do most people imagine when they think of the arts? _____________________________________________________________ 41. According to Paragraph 4, what benefits can arts bring to a community? _____________________________________________________________ 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. In Philadelphia, the arts have a huge economic impact and create abundant jobs, most of which lie mainly in the arts industry. _____________________________________________________________ 43. Besides economic development, what other benefits can arts bring to us? _____________________________________________________________ 第三节 书面表达（共20分。书写不好，在所得分基础上扣5分。 ） 44. 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你校正在举办主题为The People I Admire的征文活动，请你写一篇征文投稿，内容包括： 1.你敬佩的人是谁； 2.该人物的主要事迹； 3.该人物对你的影响。 注意：词数100左右。 The People I Admire ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $