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广州奥林匹克中学2025学年第二学期高二五月期中测试 英语 本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共10页，满分为150分。考试时间120分钟。 第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) A With its never-ending list of must-see attractions, New York City can prove irresistible to even the most seasoned travelers. Consulting both travelers and experts, we identified the top New York City tours. Central Park Bike Tour Price: From $49 The daily tour guides cyclists through Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields and the Reservoir in roughly two hours. The ticket covers the use of bicycles as well as helmets (头盔), which are forced on riders of 14 and younger. Bikers can purchase insurance for an additional fee. Prefer to explore on your own? There are also bicycles available to rent. Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest Price: From $105 Eat your way through Chinatown and Little Italy on this three-hour walking tour. As you explore these famous New York City neighborhoods with an expert guide leading the way, you’ll stop for seven samples of traditional dishes. Many suggest arriving hungrily to fully enjoy all of the tour’s offerings. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Price: Adults from $79; kids from $75 The five-hour tour includes access to the grounds of Liberty Island and Ellis Island, the National Immigration Museum and the Statue of Liberty Museum, as well as round-trip boat tickets. The guided section of the tour begins at Castle Clinton in Battery Park (where the tourists meet) and ends at Ellis Island. Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour Price: From 839 Among the sites you’ll pass by are Anne Charlotte Lynch’s house, where Edgar Allan Poe made some of his most famous works known, the Hangman’s Elm, and the Jefferson Market Library. Unlike the other three tours, this tour operates nightly at 8 p.m. for 2 hours and is offered in English and Spanish. Note that this experience is not suitable for kids under age 12. 1. What do we know about the bike tour in Central Park? A. It’s a self-guided tour. B. It’s unfriendly to teenagers. C. It charges extra for insurance. D. It asks all bikers to wear helmets. 2. Which tour has the longest duration? A. Central Park Bike Tour. B. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. C. Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour. D. Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest. 3. What is special about Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour? A. It’s scheduled at night. B. It operates daily. C. It’s available for adults. D. It publicizes literature. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。本文主要介绍了纽约市的四个最佳游览活动的相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Central Park Bike Tour下的“Bikers can purchase insurance for an additional fee.(骑行者可以额外付费购买保险)”可知，Central Park Bike Tour保险要额外收费。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Central Park Bike Tour部分的“in roughly two hours（大约两小时）”，Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest部分的“this three-hour walking tour（3小时的徒步旅行）”，Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island部分的“The five-hour tour（五小时的旅行）”和Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour部分的“for2 hours（持续两小时）”可知，Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island这一游览活动持续时间最长。故选B项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour下的“Unlike the other three tours, this tour operates nightly at 8 p.m. for 2 hours and is offered in English and Spanish.(与其他三个旅行团不同，这个旅行团每晚8点开始，持续2小时，提供英语和西班牙语)”可知，Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour的特别之处是它安排在晚上。故选A项。 B Conservation photography occupies a unique space, combining the art of visual storytelling with the urgency of environmental advocacy. Cristina Mittermeier is a pioneering figure in this field. Raised in the countryside of Mexico, Mittermeier’s early love for nature grew in an environment where exploration was encouraged, and books about ocean explorers and adventures fueled her imagination. This passion led her to study marine biology, a field she initially pursued with the dream of studying whales but soon realized came with the realities of environmental damage. Witnessing the harmful impacts of industrial fishing firsthand shifted her path. Science, while essential, felt insufficient to stimulate the broader public. Photography, discovered by chance, became her chosen medium — a universal language that could bridge the gap between data and emotion. Her recent book, Hope, shows this idea. Mittermeier is no idealist lost in the clouds of artistry. She rejects historical models of conservation that have excluded local communities, advocating instead for solutions that honor the knowledge and practices of native peoples. This perspective informs her co-founding of Sea Legacy, an organization that highlights the efforts of unsung conservation heroes. A key theme in Mittermeier’s philosophy is the concept of “enoughness,” which means finding happiness in community, purpose, and connection rather than material possessions. Hope underscores her commitment to reimagining conservation communication. The book’s 130 photographs, taken over two decades, are organized not by geography or species but by themes that tell the story of life on Earth, focusing on connection and interdependence. Through her work, Mittermeier continually seeks to empower the next generation, emphasizing the role of youth in reshaping the planet’s future. Visual storytelling, she argues, holds great potential to inspire young people to action. 4. What inspired Mittermeier to pursue marine biology? A. Her wish to preserve the ocean. B. The dream of studying whales. C. Her childhood affection for nature. D. The encouragement from her family. 5. What caused a change in Mittermeier’s career? A. Her interest in nature. B. Her love for photography. C. The power of science. D. The alarming scene of industrial fishing. 6. What is implied in the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? A. Mittermeier is down-to-earth and inclusive. B. Mittermeier is practical and passionate about art. C. Mittermeier is concerned about community welfare. D. Mittermeier thinks her conservation methods far from ideal. 7. What is the main purpose of Hope? A. To document wildlife for future research. B. To raise awareness about the environment. C. To change the way marine conservation is done. D. To improve communication with conservationists. 【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【导语】主要讲述环保摄影先驱米特迈尔的成长经历，职业转变理念主张以及摄影著作传递的环保意义。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Raised in the countryside of Mexico, Mittermeier’s early love for nature grew in an environment where exploration was encouraged, and books about ocean explorers and adventures fueled her imagination. This passion led her to study marine biology, a field she initially pursued with the dream of studying whales but soon realized came with the realities of environmental damage. (米特迈尔在墨西哥乡村长大，她对自然的早期热爱源于一个鼓励探索的成长环境；那些关于海洋探险家与冒险故事的书籍更激发了她的想象力。这份热情促使她投身海洋生物学研究——最初她怀着研究鲸鱼的梦想进入这一领域，但很快意识到其中蕴含着环境破坏的现实问题。)”可知，儿时对大自然的喜爱促使她选择攻读海洋生物学专业。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Witnessing the harmful impacts of industrial fishing firsthand shifted her path. (亲眼目睹工业捕鱼带来的破坏性影响，改变了她的职业发展方向。)”可知，工业捕鱼造成的恶劣景象让她调整了自身职业道路。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据划线句“Mittermeier is no idealist lost in the clouds of artistry. (米特梅尔并非沉浸在艺术之中的理想主义者。)”可知，她不是一个迷失在艺术云端的理想主义者，暗示她务实、脚踏实地；结合后文“She rejects historical models of conservation that have excluded local communities, advocating instead for solutions that honor the knowledge and practices of native peoples. (她摒弃了那些将当地社区排除在外的传统的保护模式，转而倡导尊重原住民的知识和实践的解决方案。)”可知，她“反对排斥当地社区的传统保护模式，主张尊重原住民的知识与实践”，进一步体现了她的包容性，由此可知，第三段中划线句子所蕴含的意思是米特梅尔为人务实且具有包容心。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Hope underscores her commitment to reimagining conservation communication. The book’s 130photographs, taken over two decades, are organized not by geography or species but by themes that tell the story of life on Earth, focusing on connection and interdependence. Through her work, Mittermeier continually seeks to empower the next generation, emphasizing the role of youth in reshaping the planet’s future. (《希望》一书凸显她重塑环保宣传方式的初心。书中一百三十张历时二十年拍摄的照片，并未依照地域或物种分类，而是以主题排布，讲述地球生命的故事，着重体现万物联结与相互依存的关系。米特迈尔借作品不断助力新生代成长，强调青年在改写地球未来中发挥的作用。)”可知，《希望》一书重新构想了保护传播方式，通过讲述地球生命的故事、强调生命的连接与依存，最终目的是激励下一代采取行动，由此可知，这本著作旨在提升大众的环境保护意识 C As one of the most incredible living things on this planet, the Great Barrier Reef is struggling to stay alive. Tourism, pollution, and species that feed on coral, have all contributed to the Great Barrier Reef’s decline. However, the biggest thing threatening the reef is climate change, because the coral can only survive in water that’s within a narrow temperature range. When sea temperatures rise above that range, it causes the algae (海藻) that live within its tissues to break away, which leads to a process called coral bleaching (白化现象). Coral bleaching is so disastrous to the life of the reef because the coral has a symbiotic relationship with the algae. The coral gets about 90 percent of its energy from the algae. Without it, the coral simply can’t survive. Sadly, there have been several coral bleaching events in recent years. Scientists have been trying to come up with ways to save the reef before it’s too late. With the help of Peter Newman, director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre at Southern CrossUniversity, Matthew Harrison, an engineering and robotics professor at the Queensland University ofTechnology in Australia managed to make a special quantity. “The reduced number of corals means we’ve lost the ability for coral to provide enough larvae (幼体) to settle and restore these communities quickly. We need a more efficient larval delivery process onto the damaged reef areas, so the LavalBot concept developed from discussions with Matthew.” Newman told NBC News. “The idea is to use an automated technique that allows us to target delivery of the larvae into damaged reef systems so that new coral communities can be generated,” Newman said about their joint effort. In November of 2018, the team put their plan into action. The project is particularly promising because the larvae are considered heat resistant. But the root cause of global warming still needs to be addressed to save not only the reef systems around the world but all other delicate ecosystems. 8. What relationship between the coral and the algae can be inferred from paragraph 2? A. They rely on each other. B. The coral feeds on the algae. C. They provide energy for each other. D. The algae can’t survive without the coral. 9. What might be a cause of coral bleaching? A. Water pollution. B. Growing tourism. C. Rising heat. D. Decreasing habitat. 10. What can we learn from the passage? A. LavalBot can help deliver the coral babies massively. B. LavalBot is the only way to save the reef successfully. C. New coral communities can be generated automatically. D. Matthew Harrison managed to make LarvalBot independently. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards LavalBot? A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Positive. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】大堡礁因气候变暖频发珊瑚白化，生存形势严峻。科研团队研发机器人投放耐热珊瑚幼体修复礁体，不过遏制全球变暖才是保护生态的根本办法。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Coral bleaching is so disastrous to the life of the reef because the coral has a symbiotic relationship with the algae.(珊瑚白化对珊瑚礁生态系统造成的危害极大，这是因为珊瑚与藻类之间存在着共生关系)”可知，珊瑚和藻类二者共生，相互依赖。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“When sea temperatures rise above that range, it causes the algae (海藻) that live within its tissues to break away, which leads to a process called coral bleaching (白化现象).(当海水温度超过这个范围时，生活在其组织内的藻类就会脱离，从而引发一种被称为珊瑚白化的现象)”可知，海水升温是原因。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“The idea is to use an automated technique that allows us to target delivery of the larvae into damaged reef systems so that new coral communities can be generated(其理念是采用一种自动化技术，使我们能够将幼虫精准投放到受损的珊瑚礁系统中，从而形成新的珊瑚群落)”可知，它能大量运送珊瑚幼体。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The project is particularly promising because the larvae are considered heat resistant. But the root cause of global warming still needs to be addressed to save not only the reef systems around the world but all other delicate ecosystems.(该项目极具前景，因为这些幼虫被认为具有耐热能力。但要拯救世界各地的珊瑚礁系统以及所有其他脆弱的生态系统，还需要解决全球变暖的根本问题)”可知，作者指出该项目极具前景，但也强调仍需解决全球变暖根源，态度客观。 D You must have been amused by videos of dogs waving tails happily at their owner’s home-coming greetings, or pictures of cats looking so guilty after making the house a mess. A variety of domestic animals can distinguish between their owner’s voice and the voices of others, and can even detect changes in tone. But whether wild animals can recognize individual humans is a bit unclear. A new study led by Roberta Salmi is the first to show that wild gorillas, too, are able to recognize familiar human voices based on their relationship with the speaker. Over the course of about six months, the researchers played the gorillas audio recordings of three groups: long-term keepers who knew and worked with the gorillas for at least four years and had positive relationships with them; people who the gorillas knew and had negative interactions with, including vets and the service workers; and people who were unfamiliar to the animals. All the participants said the same phrase, “Good morning. Hello,” which is how keepers typically greet the gorillas. The gorillas had the least reactions to the voices of their keepers. However, when they heard the voices of people they didn’t know or with whom they’d had negative experiences, the gorillas responded with signs of vigilance. They stopped eating their treats or whatever else they were doing and started looking toward the sound to judge whether the voices were a threat. “It’s something we do too,” said Salmi, “If it’s not a threatening sound, I keep doing my own business. If I hear that there is someone in my house, I immediately stop what I’m doing to hear what’s going on.” If wild gorillas are able to distinguish by voice and have different reactions to humans, according to whether they are hunters or researchers, it would be extremely helpful. “They know when something is wrong and can try to hide or escape danger,” Salmi said. “It would help me sleep better to know that researchers aren’t making the gorillas become easier targets to hunters.” 12. Why does the author mention dogs and cats in paragraph 1? A. To praise how clever dogs and cats can be. B. To raise a question for the upcoming research. C. To show the close bond between home animals and humans. D. To imply the difference between domestic and wild animals. 13. In the study, the gorillas don’t react much to their keepers’ greeting because A. they don’t get along well. B. they feel bored with their keepers. C. they have got used to their voices. D. they are unfamiliar with their keepers. 14. What does the underlined word “vigilance” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Anger. B. Anxiety. C. Caution. D. Disappointment. 15. What does the result of the study show? A. Further research on gorillas are needed. B. Gorillas can be taught to distinguish human voices. C. Wild gorillas have the ability to protect themselves. D. Researchers can stop hunters from doing harm to gorillas. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一项关于大猩猩的新研究。该研究表明，大猩猩也具有像狗和猫等家养动物一样识别熟悉声音的能力，但是不同于家养动物的是，大猩猩听到熟悉的声音时，却几乎没有任何反应，而听到陌生的声音时表现得很警惕。文章表明，如果大猩猩能够对声音做出不同反应，这将对它们是有益的。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段的“A variety of domestic animals can distinguish between their owner’s voice and the voices of others, and can even detect changes in tone. But whether wild animals can recognize individual humans is a bit unclear.(各种各样的家畜都能分辨出它们主人的声音和其他人的声音，甚至能察觉到音调的变化。不过，野生动物是否能识别出人类个体的声音还有点不清楚。)”以及第二段的“A new study led by Roberta Salmi is the first to show that wild gorillas, too, are able to recognize familiar human voices based on their relationship with the speaker. (由Roberta Salmi领导的一项新研究首次表明，野生大猩猩也能够根据与说话者的关系来识别熟悉的人类声音。)”可知，狗和猫这些家养的动物是可以区分主人和其他人的声音，能感知音调的变化，但是野生动物是否具有这样的能力还不清楚，因此在第一段提到狗和猫是为了接下来关于大猩猩的研究提出了疑问，即大猩猩作为野生动物是否具备这些能力。故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段““It’s something we do too,” said Salmi, “If it’s not a threatening sound, I keep doing my own business. If I hear that there is someone in my house, I immediately stop what I’m doing to hear what’s going on.”(“这是我们也做的事情，”Salmi说，“如果这不是一个威胁的声音，我会继续做我自己的事。如果我听到有人在我家，我会立即停止正在做的事情，听听正在发生什么。”)”可知，大猩猩跟饲养员朝夕相处，对于饲养员的声音自然很熟悉，故饲养员的声音对它们来说是安全的声音，不会给它们造成威胁，反而对于不熟悉的声音，它们才会有反应。因此，之所以大猩猩对听到的饲养员的声音几乎没有反应，那是因为它们太熟悉了。故选C项。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段的最后一句“They stopped eating their treats or whatever else they were doing and started looking toward the sound to judge whether the voices were a threat.(它们不再吃零食或做其他任何事情，而是开始看着这些声音，判断这些声音是否构成威胁。)”可知，大猩猩在听到不熟悉的声音或者跟它们产生过消极互动的声音时会变得很谨慎、很警觉，从而停下吃零食或者不再做任何事去判断这些声音是否会对它们构成威胁。因此此处vigilance意为“谨慎”。故选C项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“If wild gorillas are able to distinguish by voice and have different reactions to humans, according to whether they are hunters or researchers, it would be extremely helpful. “They know when something is wrong and can try to hide or escape danger,” Salmi said. “It would help me sleep better to know that researchers aren’t making the gorillas become easier targets to hunters.”(如果野生大猩猩能够通过声音进行区分，并根据所听到的声音是来自猎人还是研究人员而做出不同的反应，这将是非常有益的。“他们知道什么时候出了问题，可以试图隐藏或逃离危险，”Salmi说。“知道研究人员并没有让大猩猩更容易成为猎人的目标，会让我睡得更香。”)”可知，对大猩猩需要做更进一步的研究才能知道它们是否能够通过声音去识别并做出不同的反应，这将对它们躲避危险是很有帮助的。因此需要做进一步的研究。故选A项。 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are you interested in attracting good luck and experiencing more success in your life? In this article, we’ll show you how to use positive thinking to create your opportunities and attract good fortune. Define luck for yourself. Your desires serve as the roots of “luck”. One person might feel most lucky in passing an exam while another person in scoring her first hole. ____16____ If you feel unlucky, maybe it is because you have not identified what you want to be doing. Be bold. The “unlucky” are often experts in making themselves comfortable and safe, but achieve little. ____17____ It takes courage to accept failure as a short-lived misfortune. Instead of wasting time avoiding tough situations, they would come up with reasons to act. See challenges as opportunities to succeed. You’ve just been offered an exciting but strikingly new responsibility at work? Take it with passion. You’ve been asked to speak in front of a huge crowd of people? Write a great speech. ____18____ ____19____ Unlucky people owe luck to accident, applying it as a chance to make excuses. Lucky people, however, build it into more good fortune. The only difference between the lucky and the unlucky, as reported, was that the former kept an eye out for luck, and the unlucky — given the exact same advantage — missed it. Work hard. Sow the seeds of luck with labor. If you’re working twice as hard at work, your work will be twice as good, and you’ll tend to feel twice as lucky for having it done. ____20____ For example, don’t worry about everything you’ve got to do for the rest of the week on Monday and just think about this moment. A. Take advantage of good fortune. B. Don’t make excuses to deal with bad luck. C. Feeling lucky is to recognize your deep desires. D. They are not brave enough to concentrate on regular actions. E. Treat terrifying moments as chances,not as hopeless difficulties. F. Try to focus on doing one thing at a time and doing it extremely well. G. But people who feel lucky put themselves in situations where they may fail. 【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. A 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章向读者展示如何用积极的思维来创造机会，吸引好运，最终获取更多的成功。 【16题详解】 上文“Your desires serve as the roots of ‘luck’. One person might feel most lucky in passing an exam while another person in scoring her first hole. (你的愿望是‘运气’的根源。一个人可能觉得通过考试是最幸运的，而另一个人可能是在高尔夫球的第一洞得分时觉得自己最幸运)”可知，能达成自己内心的愿望的时候，就觉得自己是幸运的，与C项“Feeling lucky is to recognize your deep desires. (感觉幸运就是认识到自己内心深处的渴望。)”语意相同，且desire为复现词；而下文“If you feel unlucky, maybe it is because you have not identified what you want to be doing. (如果你感到不幸运，也许是因为你还没有确定你想要做什么。)”中what you want to be doing意同上文的desire，下文解释了人们自觉运气不佳时，是因为自己还没确定自己的愿望，可见C项与下文为对比关系，C项符合语境。故选C项。 【17题详解】 本段的主题句为“Be bold. (大胆一点)”，上文“The ‘unlucky’ are often experts in making themselves comfortable and safe, but achieve little. (“不幸的人”往往是使自己舒适和安全的专家，但却收效甚微)”可知，“不幸的人”一直在舒适区内，所以成就很少，而G项“But people who feel lucky put themselves in situations where they may fail. (但那些感到幸运的人却把自己置于可能失败的境地。)”可知，G项与上文为转折关系，那些觉得幸运的人大胆的走出舒适区，即使会遭遇失败也不怕，下文“It takes courage to accept failure as a short-lived misfortune. Instead of wasting time avoiding tough situations, they would come up with reasons to act. (接受失败是短暂的不幸，是需要勇气的。他们会想出行动的理由，而不是浪费时间来避免困难的情况。)”，下文中提及“failure”，为复现词，G项在此处起了承上启下的作用，故选G项。 【18题详解】 本段的主题句为“See challenges as opportunities to succeed.(视挑战为成功的机会。)”，opportunities为关键词；上文“You’ve just been offered an exciting but strikingly new responsibility at work? Take it with passion. You’ve been asked to speak in front of a huge crowd of people? Write a great speech. (你刚刚在工作中被赋予了一项令人兴奋但又引人注目的新职责？充满激情地接受它。你被要求在一大群人面前讲话？写一篇精彩的演讲稿。)”可知，此处以“被赋予新职责”和“在公开场合演讲”为例，诠释本段主题句中的challenges；E项“Treat terrifying moments as chances, not as hopeless difficulties. (把可怕的时刻当作机会，而不是毫无希望的困难。)”可知，当你接受那些“挑战（challenges）”的时候，会觉得那就是“可怕的时刻（terrifying moments）”，但是应把它们是为“机会（chances）”，chances与主题句的opportunities同义，E项顺接上文，呼应了主题句，E项符合语境。故选E项。 【19题详解】 此处考查本段的主题句。根据下文“Unlucky people owe luck to accident, applying it as a chance to make excuses. Lucky people, however, build it into more good fortune. The only difference between the lucky and the unlucky, as reported, was that the former kept an eye out for luck, and the unlucky—given the exact same advantage—missed it. (倒霉的人把运气归功于意外，把意外当作找借口的机会。然而，幸运的人会把它变成更多的好运。据报道，幸运的人和不幸的人之间唯一的区别是，前者会留意运气，而不幸的人——即使拥有完全相同的优势——却错过了运气。)”可知，此处指出了两类人对于运气的态度，倒霉的人会错过运气，幸运的人留意运气，并把它变成“good fortune”，而A项“Take advantage of good fortune. (把握好运气。)”，good fortune为复现词，A项作主题句，符合语境。故选A项。 【20题详解】 本段主题句为“Work hard. (努力工作) ”，下文“For example, don’t worry about everything you’ve got to do for the rest of the week on Monday and just think about this moment. (例如，不要在周一就担心这周剩下的时间你要做的所有事情，只考虑这一刻。)”可知，此处为举例说明如何工作，不管本周有多少活，只专注手头正在做的工作；F项“Try to focus on doing one thing at a time and doing it extremely well. (试着一次专注做一件事，并且把它做得非常好。)”可知，下文顺接F项，F项符合语境。故选F项。 第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节完形填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 It was a cold December, at the end of the Great Depression, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us kids on her own. Looking back, I realize what Mum ____21____ sending us to school. Constant ____22____ was typical for my family, and it didn’t look like we’d be in our current house much longer. Rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it. The holidays were fast ____23____, and we received $25 for Christmas from social services. Mum said instead of buying food and Christmas gifts, she was going to pay back our ____24____with it. That way we’d have a roof over our heads for a little while longer. Unknown to Mum, I had been ____25____ Christmas trees, shoveling (铲) snow and doing odd jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots. The ____26____ day came on Christmas Eve afternoon. I was very ____27____ as I hurried to catch the bus into town. On the way a house with Christmas decorations reminded me that at our house, we had no such things and no money for Christmas goodies. Suddenly, I felt a sense of ____28____. Here I was going to spend $23 on a pair of boots, while Mum was probably home ____29____, wondering how to explain why there were no presents. As I arrived at the bus stop, the driver opened the door. I stood there for what seemed a century, until ____30____ the driver asked, “Son, are you getting on this bus or not?” I finally blurted out, “No thanks, sir. I’ve ____31____ my mind.” The bus drove off and I stood alone, feeling as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I went into a ____32____ across the street, with happiness and excitement. I bought a turkey, ham and all the Christmas trimmings. I spent every dime of my hard-earned money. Two boys with carriers on their bicycles ran those groceries to our house. After we ____33____ piled (堆) the groceries against the door, I ____34____ the door. I could hardly wait to see my mother’s face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries fell inside onto the floor, and she just stood there, extremely ____35____. Holding back the tears, I yelled, “Merry Christmas, Mother! There really is a Santa Claus!” 21. A. went through B. searched for C. figured out D. thought about 22. A. quarrelling B. meeting C. moving D. working 23. A. passing B. flying C. ending D. approaching 24. A. rent B. debt C. food D. schooling 25. A. planting B. ordering C. selling D. watering 26. A. big B. final C. same D. wonder 27. A. nervous B. excited C. satisfied D. curious 28. A. pity B. sadness C. disappointment D. guilt 29. A. in surprise B. in anger C. in doubt D. in tears 30. A. eventually B. angrily C. happily D. suddenly 31. A. changed B. lost C. cleared D. opened 32. A. house B. store C. church D. station 33. A. patiently B. quietly C. quickly D. properly 34. A. shouted at B. leaned against C. pushed open D. knocked at 35. A. satisfied B. delighted C. surprised D. frightened 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】主要讲述的是经济大萧条末期，作者家境贫寒，放弃买新靴，用打工所得购置圣诞物资给家人惊喜的故事。 【21题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：回首往事，我才明白母亲送我们上学经历了多少艰辛。A. went through经历；B. searched for搜寻；C. figured out弄清楚；D. thought about思考。根据前文“things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us kids”可知，母亲独自养家历经艰难。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：不断地搬家对我们一家人来说已是常态，看样子我们也没法长久住在这所房子里。A. quarrelling争吵；B. meeting会面；C. moving搬家；D. working工作。根据后文“and it didn’t look like we’d be in our current house much longer.”可知，居家住所并不稳定，所以此处指的是“搬家”是常态。 【23题详解】 考查动词。句意：节日脚步日渐临近，我们收到了社会福利机构发放的二十五美元圣诞补助。A. passing经过；B. flying飞逝；C. ending结束；D. approaching临近。根据后文“we received $25 for Christmas”可知，圣诞节即将到来。 【24题详解】 考查名词。句意：母亲说这笔钱不购置食物与圣诞礼物，打算用来缴纳房租。A. rent房租；B. debt债务；C. food食物；D. schooling学费。根据前文“Rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it”可知，钱款用来支付房租。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：母亲并不知晓，我一直靠着售卖圣诞树、铲雪以及各类零活赚钱，想要买一双新靴子。A. planting种植；B. ordering订购；C. selling售卖；D. watering浇灌。根据后文“earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots”可知，作者打算挣钱买新靴子，由此可知，此处指的是靠售卖圣诞树赚取收入。 【26题详解】 考查形容词。句意：圣诞夜下午，这个重要的日子终于到来。A. big重大的；B. final最终的；C. same相同的；D. wonder神奇的。根据后文“I hurried to catch the bus into town”可知，期盼的买鞋之日，也就是对作者来说的重大日子已然来临。 【27题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我满心激动，匆忙赶公交车去往镇上。A. nervous紧张的；B. excited激动的；C. satisfied满足的；D. curious好奇的。根据前文“earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots”以及后文的“as I hurried to catch the bus into town”可知，作者匆匆赶公交车去镇上买靴子，由此可推断，作者内心十分兴奋。 【28题详解】 考查名词。句意：我忽然心生愧疚。A. pity惋惜；B. sadness难过；C. disappointment失望；D. guilt愧疚。根据前文“we had no such things and no money for Christmas goodies”可知，对比家境内心生出愧疚感。 【29题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：我本打算花23美元买一双靴子，而母亲此刻或许正在家暗自落泪，发愁该如何解释没有礼物这件事。A. in surprise惊讶地；B. in anger生气地；C. in doubt疑惑地；D. in tears流泪。根据前文“we had no such things and no money for Christmas goodies”可知，家中没钱置办圣诞礼品，母亲难免伤心落泪。 【30题详解】 考查副词。句意：我伫立许久，最后司机开口询问我是否上车。A. eventually终于，最终；B. angrily愤怒地；C. happily开心地；D. suddenly突然。根据前文“I stood there for what seemed a century”以及后文的“the driver asked, “Son, are you getting on this bus or not?””可知，僵持许久后司机终于出声询问。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：我最终脱口而出：“不了，谢谢您，先生，我改变主意了。”A. changed改变；B. lost失去；C. cleared清除；D. opened打开。根据前文“as I hurried to catch the bus into town.”以及“No thanks, sir.”可知，作者一开始匆匆赶着坐公交车进城去买靴子，到后来放弃乘车前往镇上，由此可知，此处指的是想法发生改变。 【32题详解】 考查名词。句意：我满心欢喜、激动地走进街对面的商店。A. house房屋；B. store商店；C. church教堂；D. station车站。根据后文“I bought a turkey, ham and all the Christmas trimmings”可知，进店采购商品。 【33题详解】 考查副词。句意：我们迅速把杂货堆在门边后，我敲响了房门。A. patiently耐心地；B. quietly安静地；C. quickly快速地；D. properly合适地。根据后文“I could hardly wait to see my mother’s face”可知，作者急切想送出惊喜，动作十分迅速。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：我们迅速把杂货堆在门边后，我敲响了房门。A. shouted at大喊；B. leaned against倚靠；C. pushed open推开；D. knocked at敲击。根据后文“When Mum opened the door”可知，此前做出敲门动作。 【35题详解】 考查形容词。句意：母亲打开房门，一些食品掉落在屋内地面，她就站在原地，十分惊讶。A. satisfied满意的；B. delighted欣喜的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. frightened惊恐的。根据前文“we had no such things and no money for Christmas goodies”可知，家里没有圣诞物品，突然出现的食品杂货让母亲十分意外。 第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When Jane Austen wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a world most of us wouldn’t recognize. But today Austen’s books are in greater demand than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels ____36____ (make) into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be ____37____ (best-seller). Richard Jenkyns, ____38____ university professor of English at Oxtord, argues that her novels still appeal ____39____ people because they focus on issues that are as relevant today as they were when she wrote ____40____ . Her novels are about women ____41____ (try) to find a perfect husband, but also explore issues surrounding marriage, friendships and the family. The stories are fairly timeless about human interaction ____42____ we are all familiar with. The ____43____ (famous) book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a love story about Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. They gradually fall in love with each other, ____44____ still have to overcome the opposition from the family. All of Austen’s books, _____45_____ (accept) widely all over the world, work on different levels so people can take what they need from them, making them popular with both children and adults. 【答案】36. have been made 37. best-sellers 38. a 39. to 40. them 41. trying 42. which##that 43. most famous 44. but 45. accepted 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。讲述了英国小说家简·奥斯汀的6部小说中有5部被拍成了好莱坞电影，奥斯汀的所有作品都在世界各地广泛流传，不同层次的作品使人们可以从书中获得他们需要的东西，这使它们受到儿童和成人的欢迎。 【36题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：在过去的10年里，她的6部小说中有5部被拍成了好莱坞电影，而她的书仍然是畅销书。 In the last 10 years是现在完成时的标志词，用现在完成时，小说和拍摄是被动关系，用现在完成时的被动，故填have been made。 【37题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：在过去的10年里，她的6部小说中有5部被拍成了好莱坞电影，而她的书仍然是畅销书。根据books 可知，用名词复数形式表示书籍是畅销书。故填best-sellers。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：牛津大学(oxford)的英语教授理查德·詹金斯(Richard jenkins)认为，她的小说仍然吸引着人们，因为它们所关注的问题与她写作时一样，在今天依然相关。一个大学教授，单数可数名词前用不定冠词。故填a。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：牛津大学(oxford)的英语教授理查德·詹金斯(Richard jenkins)认为，她的小说仍然吸引着人们，因为它们所关注的问题与她写作时一样，在今天依然相关。appeal to是固定短语，表示“吸引”，故填to。 【40题详解】 考查代词。句意：牛津大学(oxford)的英语教授理查德·詹金斯(Richard jenkins)认为，她的小说仍然吸引着人们，因为它们所关注的问题与她写作它们时一样，在今天依然相关。代词指代前面的her novels，用代词复数。故填them。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：她的小说讲述的是女性试图寻找一个完美的丈夫，但也探讨了有关婚姻、友谊和家庭的问题。are是谓语动词，试图是非谓语动词，女性和试图是主动关系，用现在分词作定语。故填trying。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这些关于人类互动的故事是永恒的，我们都很熟悉。先行词是interaction，在定语从句中作宾语，指物，用which或that。故填which或that。 【43题详解】 考查最高级。句意：奥斯汀写的最著名的书是《傲慢与偏见》，这是一个关于伊丽莎白·班尼特和达西先生的爱情故事。the后用形容词最高级。故填most famous。 【44题详解】 考查连词。句意：他们渐渐爱上了对方，但是还得克服来自家人的反对。前后是转折关系，用连词but连接。故填but。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：奥斯汀的所有作品都在世界各地广泛流传，不同层次的作品使人们可以从书中获得他们需要的东西，这使它们受到儿童和成人的欢迎。书籍和接收是被动关系，用过去分词做后置定语，故填accepted。 第三部分基础知识(共四节满分45分) 第一节：单词变形(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 根据括号中的单词，填入该词的适当形式 46. The two leaders made an ________ (appoint) to meet again next month, but the time and place remained undecided. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】appointment 【解析】 【详解】句意：两位领导人约定下个月再次会面，但时间和地点尚未确定。 空格前有不定冠词an，此处需填名词；动词appoint的名词形式是appointment，make an appointment为固定搭配，意为“约会；约定”。 47. Though physically ________ (disable), he completed the marathon with the help of a special wheelchair. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】disabled 【解析】 【详解】句意：尽管身体有残疾，但他还是在特制轮椅的协助下完成了马拉松比赛。此处为状语从句的省略，空处在从句中作表语，用形容词disabled。 48. It is often unwise to make ________ (politics) statements without fully understanding the local culture. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】political 【解析】 【详解】句意：在不了解当地文化的情况下发表政治言论往往是不明智的。修饰名词statements，用形容词political，作定语。 49. The ________ (explode) of the volcano caused widespread panic among the local residents. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】explosion 【解析】 【详解】句意：火山爆发引发当地居民普遍恐慌。作主语，用名词explosion，意为“爆炸，爆发”。 50. She hopes to become a ________ (chemistry) and work in a research laboratory after graduation. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】chemist 【解析】 【详解】句意：她希望毕业后成为一名化学家，在研究实验室工作。冠词后接名词，结合She hopes to become，此处应为“化学家”，为chemistry对应的名词chemist，空前有不定冠词a，使用名词单数chemist，作表语。 51. We have been told that there is no cell phone ________ (cover) in this wild and deserted valley. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】coverage 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们被告知在这个荒凉偏僻的山谷里没有手机信号覆盖。提示词作there be句型的主语，用名词coverage，意为“覆盖范围，信号覆盖区”，不可数名词。 52. The ________ (extend) of the subway line to the airport will greatly reduce traveling time for citizens. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】extension 【解析】 【详解】句意：地铁线路延伸至机场将大大缩短市民的出行时间。此处作主语，需填名词；动词extend的名词形式为extension，表示“延伸、扩建部分”。 53. The prime minister advocated for a more ________ (liberty) trade policy to boost economic growth. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】liberal 【解析】 【详解】句意：首相主张采取更自由的贸易政策以促进经济增长。空格修饰名词短语trade policy，需用形容词；名词liberty的形容词形式为liberal。 54. The dictator ruled the country with a ________ (mercy) hand, showing no compassion to those who opposed him. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】merciless 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位独裁者残暴统治国家，对反对者毫无怜悯之心。此处修饰名词用形容词，结合The dictator和showing no compassion to those who opposed him，此处表示“无情的，残忍的”，为mercy对应的形容词merciful的反义词merciless，作定语。 55. The suspect's nervous expression and shaky voice made him look ________ (guilt) in the eyes of the jury. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】guilty 【解析】 【详解】句意：这名嫌疑人的神情紧张、声音颤抖，在陪审团看来显得有罪。作表语，用形容词guilty。 第二节：单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 选择恰当的单词，并填入单词的正确形式。 violent withdraw urge league negotiate identify distribute temporary drag wrinkle 56. We should say no to ________ and build a peaceful and safe community. 57. New social problems have arisen due to the unfair ________ of the social wealth so far. 58. The researchers, along with several local volunteers, were able to ________ the rare shark simply by the distinctive pattern on its dorsal fin, a discovery that later proved to be vital. 59. The government will provide ________ accommodation for up to three thousand homeless people. 60. The terms of this deal, though complex, are highly ________, meaning that we can still get some of the items changed before the final signing. 61. We should ________ the government to take stricter measures to protect wild animals. 62. With deep ________ on his forehead, the old man pulled the net with all his strength, only to find nothing but an old pan. 63. With her exceptional piano skills and unique musical style, the young artist is truly in a ________ of her own. 64. The suitcase was too heavy to lift, so she ________ it across the floor to the elevator. 65. The drug ________ from sale after a number of people suffered from serious side effects. 【答案】56. violence 57. distribution 58. identify 59. temporary 60. negotiable 61. urge 62. wrinkles 63. league 64. dragged 65. was withdrawn 【解析】 【56题详解】 考查名词。句意：我们应该拒绝暴力，建设和平安全的社区。结合后文“build a peaceful and safe community”可知，此处表示“拒绝暴力”，介词to后需接名词作宾语，形容词violent的名词形式为violence，意为“暴力”。 【57题详解】 考查名词。句意：迄今为止，社会财富分配不公引发了新的社会问题。结合上文“New social problems have arisen”可知，此处表示“社会财富分配”，形容词unfair后修饰名词，动词distribute的名词形式是distribution，意为“分配”，the unfair distribution of social wealth 为常用搭配。 【58题详解】 考查动词。句意：研究人员和几名当地志愿者仅凭借这种稀有鲨鱼背鳍上独特的斑纹就能识别出它，这一发现后来被证明至关重要。结合下文“by the distinctive pattern on its dorsal fin”可知，此处表示“识别、辨认”，be able to 后接动词原形，identify 贴合句意。 【59题详解】 考查形容词。句意：政府将为多达三千名无家可归者提供临时住所。结合下文“accommodation for up to three thousand homeless people”可知，此处表示“临时的住所”，此处需要形容词修饰名词accommodation，temporary意为“临时的”，符合语境。 【60题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这份协议的条款虽然复杂，但具有很高的可协商性，这意味着我们在最终签署前仍可以修改部分条款。结合下文“we can still get some of the items changed before the final signing”可知，此处表示“条款可协商”，副词highly修饰形容词，动词negotiate的形容词形式为negotiable，意为“可协商的、可谈判的”。 【61题详解】 考查动词原形。句意：我们应该敦促政府采取更严格的措施保护野生动物。结合下文“take stricter measures to protect wild animals”可知，此处表示“敦促政府做某事”，情态动词should后接动词原形，urge意为“敦促、极力呼吁”，urge sb. to do sth. 为固定用法。 【62题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：老人额头布满深深的皱纹，用尽全力拉网，结果只捞到了一口旧锅。结合下文“on his forehead”和“the old man”可知，此处表示“额头的皱纹”，wrinkle表示“皱纹”，为可数名词，额头的皱纹不止一条，因此用复数形式wrinkles。 【63题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：这位年轻的艺术家凭借出色的钢琴技艺和独特的音乐风格，真正做到了独树一帜。结合上文“exceptional piano skills and unique musical style”可知，此处表示“独一无二、独树一帜”，固定搭配in a league of one’s own 表示“独一无二、独树一帜”，为固定短语。 【64题详解】 考查一般过去时。句意：这个行李箱太重提不起来，于是她把它拖到电梯口。结合上文“The suitcase was too heavy to lift”可知，此处表示“拖拽沉重的行李箱”，由句中was可知句子时态为一般过去时，drag的过去式为dragged，意为“拖、拽”。 【65题详解】 考查一般过去时的被动语态。句意：多名患者出现严重副作用后，这种药物被下架停售。结合下文“a number of people suffered from serious side effects”可知，此处表示“药物因副作用被下架”，主语the drug与动词withdraw是被动关系，且动作发生在过去，因此用一般过去时的被动语态was withdrawn。 第三节：短语填空(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 用所给短语或其恰当形式填入下列句子中，使其意义完整。有两个短语多余。 conflict with pros and cons take.. for granted relay to a sight to behold refer to... as superior to 66. Before making a decision on which university to apply to, we should carefully weigh the ________________ of studying abroad. 67. The quality of this newly designed smartphone is ________________ that of many well-known brands, but its price is much lower. 68. The scientist's new theory seems to ________________ the traditional views held by most experts in the field. 69. In the past, many young people ________________ their parents' support ________________ until they faced real challenges on their own. 70. When the sun rose over the misty mountains, the whole scene was truly ________________. 【答案】66. pros and cons 67. superior to 68. conflict with 69. ①. took ②. for granted 70. a sight to behold 【解析】 【66题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：在决定申请哪所大学之前，我们应当仔细权衡出国留学的利弊。根据“we should carefully weigh”以及句意“利弊”可知应填pros and cons，作宾语。 【67题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：这款新设计的智能手机的质量优于许多知名品牌的产品，但其价格却要低得多。根据“many well-known brands, but its price is much lower”以及句意“优于……”可知应填superior to，形容词作表语。 【68题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：这位科学家的新理论似乎与该领域内大多数专家所持有的传统观点相冲突。根据“the traditional views held by most experts in the field”以及句意“相冲突”可知应填conflict with，上文为短语seem to do sth.。 【69题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：过去，许多年轻人一直将父母的支持视为理所当然，直到他们自己面临真正的挑战时才意识到这一点。根据“until they faced real challenges on their own”以及句意“视为理所当然”可知应填take…for granted，根据faced可知为一般过去时。 【70题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：当太阳从云雾缭绕的山峦上升起时，整个景象确实令人叹为观止。根据“When the sun rose over the misty mountains, the whole scene was truly”以及句意“令人叹为观止”可知应填a sight to behold，作表语。 第四节：句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据提示，将下列句子译成英语。 71. 我们已经苦苦挣扎了好几天，但情况却每况愈下。 We ________________ for days ________________. 【答案】 ①. have been struggling ②. but the situation is getting worse and worse 【解析】 【详解】第一空表示“苦苦挣扎”，结合语境及时间状语for days可知，此处使用现在完成进行时，强调动作的持续性，主语为we，所以谓语动词为have been struggling；第二空表示“但是情况每况愈下”，使用连词but衔接语句，表示“形势”为the situation作主语，表示“每况愈下”为get worse and worse，后半句体现事态持续变差，所以使用现在进行时，且主语为第三人称单数，所以谓语动词为is getting worse。 72. 经过数小时的尝试，我确信自己永远无法用这种乐器吹奏出乐音来。 After trying for hours, ________________ with this instrument. 【答案】I was sure that I would never be able to make a sound 【解析】 【详解】根据句意，该句描述过往心境，整体使用过去相关时态；表示“我确信”为固定句型I was sure that，其中that引导宾语从句，表示“自己永远无法吹奏出乐音来”中的“自己”为主语为I，表示“永远无法”可使用would never be able to，表示“吹奏出乐音”为make a sound。 73. 只有提高人们保护环境的意识，才能解决这个问题。(倒装句) Only ________________. 【答案】by raising people’s awareness of environmental protection can we solve this problem 【解析】 【详解】根据句意以及提示，此处为“Only+状语”置于句首引出的部分倒装句，表示“只有提高人们保护环境的意识”可理解为“只有通过提高人们保护环境的意识”，表示“通过”为介词by，表示“提高人们保护环境的意识”译为raise people’s awareness of environmental protection，位于介词by之后，raise使用动名词形式raising，表示“才能解决这个问题”的主语应为we，表示“能解决这个问题”为can solve this problem，将情态动词can提至主语之前。 74. 我发现自己快要放弃了。但有一天，一档电视节目引起了我的注意。(汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】I found myself about to give up. But one day, a TV program caught my attention. 【解析】 【详解】根据句意，该句叙述过往经历，全句使用一般过去时，表示“我”为I作前句主语；表示“发现”为find作谓语，过去式为found；表示“自己”为myself作宾语；表示“快要做某事”为about to do作宾语补足语，表达即将做某事；表示“放弃”为give up；表示“但”为转折连词but；表示“有一天”为one day作时间状语；表示“一档电视节目”为a TV program作后句主语；表示“引起注意”为固定短语catch one’s attention，使用过去式caught作谓语。 75. 没有什么比和机器人一起工作更能帮她重拾自信了。 ________________ regain confidence in herself ________________ with the robot. 【答案】 ①. Nothing could help her ②. better than working 【解析】 【详解】表示“没有……比……更……”用固定句型nothing...better than...，第一空表示“没有事物能够帮助她”，使用nothing could help her；表示工作”为work，此处使用work的动名词形式working。 第四部分书面表达(30分) 76. 假定你是李华，上周末你校组织学生开展“走进社区，践行劳动”社会实践活动。请你为校报英语栏目写一篇报道，内容包括： 1. 活动内容； 2. 你的感受。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 A Meaningful Social Labor Practice ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文： A Meaningful Social Labor Practice Last weekend, our school organized a social labor practice activity for us students. We divided into groups to finish different tasks. Some cleaned the community, picking up rubbish and tidying public areas; others helped the elderly living alone do housework and chatted with them to cheer them up. Besides, we put up posters to promote labor spirit in the community. This activity not only made the community cleaner and warmer but also let me realize the value of labor. I learned to take responsibility and gained precious experience that I will never forget. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生假定是李华，写一篇短文投稿，参加学校英文报举办的以网络安全为主题的征文比赛。 【详解】1.词汇积累 完成：finish → complete 帮助：help → assist 弘扬，倡导: promote → foster 宝贵的：precious → valuable 2.句式拓展 简单句改复合句 原句：Besides, we put up posters to promote labor spirit in the community. 拓展句：Besides, we put up posters so that we could promote labor spirit in the community. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Some cleaned the community, picking up rubbish and tidying public areas; others helped the elderly living alone do housework and chatted with them to cheer them up.（运用了现在分词作状语，以及现在分词作定语） 【高分句型2】This activity not only made the community cleaner and warmer but also let me realize the value of labor.（运用了not only...but also...连接并列谓语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 广州奥林匹克中学2025学年第二学期高二五月期中测试 英语 本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共10页，满分为150分。考试时间120分钟。 第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) A With its never-ending list of must-see attractions, New York City can prove irresistible to even the most seasoned travelers. Consulting both travelers and experts, we identified the top New York City tours. Central Park Bike Tour Price: From $49 The daily tour guides cyclists through Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields and the Reservoir in roughly two hours. The ticket covers the use of bicycles as well as helmets (头盔), which are forced on riders of 14 and younger. Bikers can purchase insurance for an additional fee. Prefer to explore on your own? There are also bicycles available to rent. Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest Price: From $105 Eat your way through Chinatown and Little Italy on this three-hour walking tour. As you explore these famous New York City neighborhoods with an expert guide leading the way, you’ll stop for seven samples of traditional dishes. Many suggest arriving hungrily to fully enjoy all of the tour’s offerings. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Price: Adults from $79; kids from $75 The five-hour tour includes access to the grounds of Liberty Island and Ellis Island, the National Immigration Museum and the Statue of Liberty Museum, as well as round-trip boat tickets. The guided section of the tour begins at Castle Clinton in Battery Park (where the tourists meet) and ends at Ellis Island. Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour Price: From 839 Among the sites you’ll pass by are Anne Charlotte Lynch’s house, where Edgar Allan Poe made some of his most famous works known, the Hangman’s Elm, and the Jefferson Market Library. Unlike the other three tours, this tour operates nightly at 8 p.m. for 2 hours and is offered in English and Spanish. Note that this experience is not suitable for kids under age 12. 1. What do we know about the bike tour in Central Park? A. It’s a self-guided tour. B. It’s unfriendly to teenagers. C. It charges extra for insurance. D. It asks all bikers to wear helmets. 2. Which tour has the longest duration? A. Central Park Bike Tour. B. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. C. Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour. D. Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest. 3. What is special about Ghosts of Greenwich Village Tour? A. It’s scheduled at night. B. It operates daily. C. It’s available for adults. D. It publicizes literature. B Conservation photography occupies a unique space, combining the art of visual storytelling with the urgency of environmental advocacy. Cristina Mittermeier is a pioneering figure in this field. Raised in the countryside of Mexico, Mittermeier’s early love for nature grew in an environment where exploration was encouraged, and books about ocean explorers and adventures fueled her imagination. This passion led her to study marine biology, a field she initially pursued with the dream of studying whales but soon realized came with the realities of environmental damage. Witnessing the harmful impacts of industrial fishing firsthand shifted her path. Science, while essential, felt insufficient to stimulate the broader public. Photography, discovered by chance, became her chosen medium — a universal language that could bridge the gap between data and emotion. Her recent book, Hope, shows this idea. Mittermeier is no idealist lost in the clouds of artistry. She rejects historical models of conservation that have excluded local communities, advocating instead for solutions that honor the knowledge and practices of native peoples. This perspective informs her co-founding of Sea Legacy, an organization that highlights the efforts of unsung conservation heroes. A key theme in Mittermeier’s philosophy is the concept of “enoughness,” which means finding happiness in community, purpose, and connection rather than material possessions. Hope underscores her commitment to reimagining conservation communication. The book’s 130 photographs, taken over two decades, are organized not by geography or species but by themes that tell the story of life on Earth, focusing on connection and interdependence. Through her work, Mittermeier continually seeks to empower the next generation, emphasizing the role of youth in reshaping the planet’s future. Visual storytelling, she argues, holds great potential to inspire young people to action. 4. What inspired Mittermeier to pursue marine biology? A. Her wish to preserve the ocean. B. The dream of studying whales. C. Her childhood affection for nature. D. The encouragement from her family. 5. What caused a change in Mittermeier’s career? A. Her interest in nature. B. Her love for photography. C. The power of science. D. The alarming scene of industrial fishing. 6. What is implied in the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? A. Mittermeier is down-to-earth and inclusive. B. Mittermeier is practical and passionate about art. C. Mittermeier is concerned about community welfare. D. Mittermeier thinks her conservation methods far from ideal. 7. What is the main purpose of Hope? A. To document wildlife for future research. B. To raise awareness about the environment. C. To change the way marine conservation is done. D. To improve communication with conservationists. C As one of the most incredible living things on this planet, the Great Barrier Reef is struggling to stay alive. Tourism, pollution, and species that feed on coral, have all contributed to the Great Barrier Reef’s decline. However, the biggest thing threatening the reef is climate change, because the coral can only survive in water that’s within a narrow temperature range. When sea temperatures rise above that range, it causes the algae (海藻) that live within its tissues to break away, which leads to a process called coral bleaching (白化现象). Coral bleaching is so disastrous to the life of the reef because the coral has a symbiotic relationship with the algae. The coral gets about 90 percent of its energy from the algae. Without it, the coral simply can’t survive. Sadly, there have been several coral bleaching events in recent years. Scientists have been trying to come up with ways to save the reef before it’s too late. With the help of Peter Newman, director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre at Southern CrossUniversity, Matthew Harrison, an engineering and robotics professor at the Queensland University ofTechnology in Australia managed to make a special quantity. “The reduced number of corals means we’ve lost the ability for coral to provide enough larvae (幼体) to settle and restore these communities quickly. We need a more efficient larval delivery process onto the damaged reef areas, so the LavalBot concept developed from discussions with Matthew.” Newman told NBC News. “The idea is to use an automated technique that allows us to target delivery of the larvae into damaged reef systems so that new coral communities can be generated,” Newman said about their joint effort. In November of 2018, the team put their plan into action. The project is particularly promising because the larvae are considered heat resistant. But the root cause of global warming still needs to be addressed to save not only the reef systems around the world but all other delicate ecosystems. 8. What relationship between the coral and the algae can be inferred from paragraph 2? A. They rely on each other. B. The coral feeds on the algae. C. They provide energy for each other. D. The algae can’t survive without the coral. 9. What might be a cause of coral bleaching? A. Water pollution. B. Growing tourism. C. Rising heat. D. Decreasing habitat. 10. What can we learn from the passage? A. LavalBot can help deliver the coral babies massively. B. LavalBot is the only way to save the reef successfully. C. New coral communities can be generated automatically. D. Matthew Harrison managed to make LarvalBot independently. 11. What is the author’s attitude towards LavalBot? A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Positive. D You must have been amused by videos of dogs waving tails happily at their owner’s home-coming greetings, or pictures of cats looking so guilty after making the house a mess. A variety of domestic animals can distinguish between their owner’s voice and the voices of others, and can even detect changes in tone. But whether wild animals can recognize individual humans is a bit unclear. A new study led by Roberta Salmi is the first to show that wild gorillas, too, are able to recognize familiar human voices based on their relationship with the speaker. Over the course of about six months, the researchers played the gorillas audio recordings of three groups: long-term keepers who knew and worked with the gorillas for at least four years and had positive relationships with them; people who the gorillas knew and had negative interactions with, including vets and the service workers; and people who were unfamiliar to the animals. All the participants said the same phrase, “Good morning. Hello,” which is how keepers typically greet the gorillas. The gorillas had the least reactions to the voices of their keepers. However, when they heard the voices of people they didn’t know or with whom they’d had negative experiences, the gorillas responded with signs of vigilance. They stopped eating their treats or whatever else they were doing and started looking toward the sound to judge whether the voices were a threat. “It’s something we do too,” said Salmi, “If it’s not a threatening sound, I keep doing my own business. If I hear that there is someone in my house, I immediately stop what I’m doing to hear what’s going on.” If wild gorillas are able to distinguish by voice and have different reactions to humans, according to whether they are hunters or researchers, it would be extremely helpful. “They know when something is wrong and can try to hide or escape danger,” Salmi said. “It would help me sleep better to know that researchers aren’t making the gorillas become easier targets to hunters.” 12. Why does the author mention dogs and cats in paragraph 1? A. To praise how clever dogs and cats can be. B. To raise a question for the upcoming research. C. To show the close bond between home animals and humans. D. To imply the difference between domestic and wild animals. 13. In the study, the gorillas don’t react much to their keepers’ greeting because A. they don’t get along well. B. they feel bored with their keepers. C. they have got used to their voices. D. they are unfamiliar with their keepers. 14. What does the underlined word “vigilance” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Anger. B. Anxiety. C. Caution. D. Disappointment. 15. What does the result of the study show? A. Further research on gorillas are needed. B. Gorillas can be taught to distinguish human voices. C. Wild gorillas have the ability to protect themselves. D. Researchers can stop hunters from doing harm to gorillas. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are you interested in attracting good luck and experiencing more success in your life? In this article, we’ll show you how to use positive thinking to create your opportunities and attract good fortune. Define luck for yourself. Your desires serve as the roots of “luck”. One person might feel most lucky in passing an exam while another person in scoring her first hole. ____16____ If you feel unlucky, maybe it is because you have not identified what you want to be doing. Be bold. The “unlucky” are often experts in making themselves comfortable and safe, but achieve little. ____17____ It takes courage to accept failure as a short-lived misfortune. Instead of wasting time avoiding tough situations, they would come up with reasons to act. See challenges as opportunities to succeed. You’ve just been offered an exciting but strikingly new responsibility at work? Take it with passion. You’ve been asked to speak in front of a huge crowd of people? Write a great speech. ____18____ ____19____ Unlucky people owe luck to accident, applying it as a chance to make excuses. Lucky people, however, build it into more good fortune. The only difference between the lucky and the unlucky, as reported, was that the former kept an eye out for luck, and the unlucky — given the exact same advantage — missed it. Work hard. Sow the seeds of luck with labor. If you’re working twice as hard at work, your work will be twice as good, and you’ll tend to feel twice as lucky for having it done. ____20____ For example, don’t worry about everything you’ve got to do for the rest of the week on Monday and just think about this moment. A. Take advantage of good fortune. B. Don’t make excuses to deal with bad luck. C. Feeling lucky is to recognize your deep desires. D. They are not brave enough to concentrate on regular actions. E. Treat terrifying moments as chances,not as hopeless difficulties. F. Try to focus on doing one thing at a time and doing it extremely well. G. But people who feel lucky put themselves in situations where they may fail. 第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节完形填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 It was a cold December, at the end of the Great Depression, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us kids on her own. Looking back, I realize what Mum ____21____ sending us to school. Constant ____22____ was typical for my family, and it didn’t look like we’d be in our current house much longer. Rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it. The holidays were fast ____23____, and we received $25 for Christmas from social services. Mum said instead of buying food and Christmas gifts, she was going to pay back our ____24____with it. That way we’d have a roof over our heads for a little while longer. Unknown to Mum, I had been ____25____ Christmas trees, shoveling (铲) snow and doing odd jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots. The ____26____ day came on Christmas Eve afternoon. I was very ____27____ as I hurried to catch the bus into town. On the way a house with Christmas decorations reminded me that at our house, we had no such things and no money for Christmas goodies. Suddenly, I felt a sense of ____28____. Here I was going to spend $23 on a pair of boots, while Mum was probably home ____29____, wondering how to explain why there were no presents. As I arrived at the bus stop, the driver opened the door. I stood there for what seemed a century, until ____30____ the driver asked, “Son, are you getting on this bus or not?” I finally blurted out, “No thanks, sir. I’ve ____31____ my mind.” The bus drove off and I stood alone, feeling as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I went into a ____32____ across the street, with happiness and excitement. I bought a turkey, ham and all the Christmas trimmings. I spent every dime of my hard-earned money. Two boys with carriers on their bicycles ran those groceries to our house. After we ____33____ piled (堆) the groceries against the door, I ____34____ the door. I could hardly wait to see my mother’s face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries fell inside onto the floor, and she just stood there, extremely ____35____. Holding back the tears, I yelled, “Merry Christmas, Mother! There really is a Santa Claus!” 21. A. went through B. searched for C. figured out D. thought about 22. A. quarrelling B. meeting C. moving D. working 23. A. passing B. flying C. ending D. approaching 24. A. rent B. debt C. food D. schooling 25. A. planting B. ordering C. selling D. watering 26. A. big B. final C. same D. wonder 27. A. nervous B. excited C. satisfied D. curious 28. A. pity B. sadness C. disappointment D. guilt 29. A. in surprise B. in anger C. in doubt D. in tears 30. A. eventually B. angrily C. happily D. suddenly 31. A. changed B. lost C. cleared D. opened 32. A. house B. store C. church D. station 33. A. patiently B. quietly C. quickly D. properly 34. A. shouted at B. leaned against C. pushed open D. knocked at 35. A. satisfied B. delighted C. surprised D. frightened 第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When Jane Austen wrote her novels in England, she was writing about a world most of us wouldn’t recognize. But today Austen’s books are in greater demand than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels ____36____ (make) into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be ____37____ (best-seller). Richard Jenkyns, ____38____ university professor of English at Oxtord, argues that her novels still appeal ____39____ people because they focus on issues that are as relevant today as they were when she wrote ____40____ . Her novels are about women ____41____ (try) to find a perfect husband, but also explore issues surrounding marriage, friendships and the family. The stories are fairly timeless about human interaction ____42____ we are all familiar with. The ____43____ (famous) book Austen wrote is Pride and Prejudice, a love story about Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. They gradually fall in love with each other, ____44____ still have to overcome the opposition from the family. All of Austen’s books, _____45_____ (accept) widely all over the world, work on different levels so people can take what they need from them, making them popular with both children and adults. 第三部分基础知识(共四节满分45分) 第一节：单词变形(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 根据括号中的单词，填入该词的适当形式 46. The two leaders made an ________ (appoint) to meet again next month, but the time and place remained undecided. (所给词的适当形式填空) 47. Though physically ________ (disable), he completed the marathon with the help of a special wheelchair. (所给词的适当形式填空) 48. It is often unwise to make ________ (politics) statements without fully understanding the local culture. (所给词的适当形式填空) 49. The ________ (explode) of the volcano caused widespread panic among the local residents. (所给词的适当形式填空) 50. She hopes to become a ________ (chemistry) and work in a research laboratory after graduation. (所给词的适当形式填空) 51. We have been told that there is no cell phone ________ (cover) in this wild and deserted valley. (所给词的适当形式填空) 52. The ________ (extend) of the subway line to the airport will greatly reduce traveling time for citizens. (所给词的适当形式填空) 53. The prime minister advocated for a more ________ (liberty) trade policy to boost economic growth. (所给词的适当形式填空) 54. The dictator ruled the country with a ________ (mercy) hand, showing no compassion to those who opposed him. (所给词的适当形式填空) 55. The suspect's nervous expression and shaky voice made him look ________ (guilt) in the eyes of the jury. (所给词的适当形式填空) 第二节：单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 选择恰当的单词，并填入单词的正确形式。 violent withdraw urge league negotiate identify distribute temporary drag wrinkle 56. We should say no to ________ and build a peaceful and safe community. 57. New social problems have arisen due to the unfair ________ of the social wealth so far. 58. The researchers, along with several local volunteers, were able to ________ the rare shark simply by the distinctive pattern on its dorsal fin, a discovery that later proved to be vital. 59. The government will provide ________ accommodation for up to three thousand homeless people. 60. The terms of this deal, though complex, are highly ________, meaning that we can still get some of the items changed before the final signing. 61. We should ________ the government to take stricter measures to protect wild animals. 62. With deep ________ on his forehead, the old man pulled the net with all his strength, only to find nothing but an old pan. 63. With her exceptional piano skills and unique musical style, the young artist is truly in a ________ of her own. 64. The suitcase was too heavy to lift, so she ________ it across the floor to the elevator. 65. The drug ________ from sale after a number of people suffered from serious side effects. 第三节：短语填空(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 用所给短语或其恰当形式填入下列句子中，使其意义完整。有两个短语多余。 conflict with pros and cons take.. for granted relay to a sight to behold refer to... as superior to 66. Before making a decision on which university to apply to, we should carefully weigh the ________________ of studying abroad. 67. The quality of this newly designed smartphone is ________________ that of many well-known brands, but its price is much lower. 68. The scientist's new theory seems to ________________ the traditional views held by most experts in the field. 69. In the past, many young people ________________ their parents' support ________________ until they faced real challenges on their own. 70. When the sun rose over the misty mountains, the whole scene was truly ________________. 第四节：句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据提示，将下列句子译成英语。 71. 我们已经苦苦挣扎了好几天，但情况却每况愈下。 We ________________ for days ________________. 72. 经过数小时的尝试，我确信自己永远无法用这种乐器吹奏出乐音来。 After trying for hours, ________________ with this instrument. 73. 只有提高人们保护环境的意识，才能解决这个问题。(倒装句) Only ________________. 74. 我发现自己快要放弃了。但有一天，一档电视节目引起了我的注意。(汉译英) ________________________________________________________________ 75. 没有什么比和机器人一起工作更能帮她重拾自信了。 ________________ regain confidence in herself ________________ with the robot. 第四部分书面表达(30分) 76. 假定你是李华，上周末你校组织学生开展“走进社区，践行劳动”社会实践活动。请你为校报英语栏目写一篇报道，内容包括： 1. 活动内容； 2. 你的感受。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 A Meaningful Social Labor Practice ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $