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独流中学2025-2026 学年度第二学期第二次检测 高二英语试卷 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，第Ⅰ卷第1页至第7页，第Ⅱ卷第7页至第8页。试卷满分120分。考试时间100分钟。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共85分) 第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分20分) 第一节：(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will the man probably do this weekend? A. Climb mountains. B. Have a picnic. C. See his grandparents. 2. Where does Bill work now? A. In a supe market. B. In a garage. C. In a restaurant. 3. How does the woman feel about the meal? A. Greatly satisfied. B. A bit dissatisfied. C. Terribly disappointed. 4. Why does Amber call Mike? A. To ask a favor. B. To rent an apartment. C. To find him a roommate. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. School friends. C. Fellow workers. 第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。 6. Where is Louisa probably from? A. England. B. France. C. America. 7. What does Louisa have trouble with according to the conversation? A. Spelling. B. Listening. C. Reading. 8. How can Louisa speak English? A. A great deal. B. Very well. C. Only a little. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。 9. Where does the woman live now? A. In Canada. B. In America. C. In Japan. 10. What language is the woman good at? A. Italian. B. French. C. Spanish. 11. What does the woman teach in a school? A. Medicine. B. English. C. Maths. 听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15四个小题。 12. What will the children do during the trip? A. Admire artworks. B. Talk with scientists. C. Do voluntary work. 13. How long will it take to get to the destination? A. About half an hour. B. About one hour. C. About two hours. 14. What is free of charge? A. The lunch. B. The bus ride. C. The entrance fee. 15. Who is the talk mainly for? A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Parents. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —I’m just wondering if you could take care of my cat while I go on a trip with my family. —________. A. Thanks for your kindness B. Please don’t mention it C. Hold on a moment, please D. Sorry, but I’ll prepare for my driving test 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——我只是想知道你是否能在我和家人去旅行时照顾我的猫。——对不起，但是我要准备驾驶考试了。A. Thanks for your kindness.谢谢你的好意；B. Please don’t mention it.请别客气；C. Hold on a moment, please.请稍等；D. Sorry, but I’ll prepare for my driving test.对不起，但是我要准备驾驶考试了。根据上文语境可知，此处对别人提出请求，答语应该是答应或者拒绝。故选D。 2. There was no light in the room and it took me a few seconds to the darkness. A. lead to B. tend to C. adjust to D. appeal to 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：房间里没有灯光，我花了几秒钟的时间来适应黑暗。A. lead to导致；B. tend to趋向；C. adjust to调整以适应；D. appeal to呼吁。在黑暗中，人的眼睛要适应一下。故选C。 3. Lisa had to have her car repaired in a garage because it _______ seriously . A. damaged B. had been damaged C. was being damaged D. had damaged 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态语态。句意：丽莎的车损坏得很严重，她必须把车送到修车厂修理。根据语境，“车损坏”发生在“必须送去修理”之前，即“过去的过去”应用过去完成时，且主语it与谓语动词damage构成被动关系，应用过去完成时的被动语态。故选B。 4. I saw a man shouting at a driver yesterday ________ car was blocking the street. A. that B. who C. when D. whose 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句关系词。句意：我昨天看到一个男人对一个司机大喊大叫，他的车堵住了街道。A.that关系代词，先行词可指人也可指物，在定语从句中一般作主语或宾语；B.who关系代词，先行词指人，在定语从句中一般作主语；C.when关系副词，先行词指时间，在定语从句中作状语；D.whose关系代词，意为“……的”，在定语从句中作定语。分析可知， ________ car was blocking the street在句中为限制性定语从句，空白处在句中为定语，先行词为a driver，此处指司机的车堵住了街道，结合选项，选项D符合题意，故选D。 5. The Natural History Museum has a large collection of wildlife, from butterflies to dinosaurs. A. to range B. ranged C. ranging D. range 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：自然历史博物馆收藏了大量的野生动物，从蝴蝶到恐龙都有。分析句子可知，空处应用非谓语形式，动词range和逻辑主语collection之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语，故选C项。 6. What was Jeff's ____ to the news that he was chosen to be chairman of the students' union? A. reaction B. impression C. permission D. conclusion 【答案】A 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：杰夫得到被选为学生会主席的消息时是什么反应? A. reaction反应；B. impression印象；C. permission许可；D. conclusion结论。固定短语：react to“作出反应”，此处Jeff's 是名词所有格，修饰名词。故选A。 7. —Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s chemistry class this morning. —________? As far as I know, he never came late to class. A. So what B. Why not C. Who cares D. How come 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查情景交际。句意：——今天上午迈克尔在斯密斯老师的化学课迟到了。——怎么会呢？据我所知，他上课从不迟到。A. So what那又怎么样呢；B. Why not为什么不呢；C. Who cares谁在意呢；D. How come怎么会呢。根据语境，因为迈克尔上课从不迟到，所以说话者对迈克尔化学课迟到感到吃惊，故选D。 8. ________the very high rents charged, some parents consider buying as a(n)________ A. Faced; solution B. Facing; chance C. Facing with; option D. Faced with; alternative 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词及名词词义辨析。句意：面对高昂的租金，一些家长考虑买房作为替代。A. Faced; solution解决办法；B. Facing; chance机会；C. Facing with; option选择；D. Faced with; alternative替代；备选项。第一空为句子的状语部分，及物动词face表示面对，面临，可使用现在分词做状语与主语some parents为主动关系；过去分词短语faced with something则表示状态（或者说强调的是静态）也可作状语。所以第一空B.D.项正确；第二空需要一个名词，租房成本太高，买房就成为一个替代租房的合适选择，所以B.D.项中，alternative比chance更符合句意。故选D项。 9. ________ we achieve great success in our work, we should not be too proud. A. Ever since B. Even if C. In case D. As though 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：即使在工作中取得巨大成功，我们也不应该骄傲。A. Ever since自从；B. Even if即使，尽管；C. In case以免；D. As though好像。分析句子结构可知，此处为连词引导状语从句，结合句意可知，两个句子之间为让步关系，even if意为“即使，尽管”符合语境。故选B项。 10. We showed up early and had to wait two hours before the ceremony began. We ________. A. shouldn’t hurry B. needn’t have hurried C. mustn’t have hurried D. wouldn’t hurry 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：我们到得很早，在仪式开始前等了两个小时。我们本不必这么匆忙。A. shouldn’t hurry不该匆忙；B. needn’t have hurried本不该这么匆忙；C. mustn’t have hurried肯定不这么匆忙；D. wouldn’t hurry将不这么匆忙。由语意可知，我们来得早，还等了两个小时，因此可知，我们不需要来这么早，不必这么匆忙的，此处考查needn’t have done结构，表示“过去本不必要做但已经做了”。故选B项。 11. ______ I’m unhappy, my friends always stand by me and cheer me up. A. Whatever B. However C. Whenever D. Whoever 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：无论何时当我不开心的时候，我的朋友们总是支持我，让我振作起来。A.Whatever 无论什么；B.However无论怎么样； C.Whenever 无论何时；D.Whoever 无论是谁。分析可知，“______ I’m unhappy”在句中为让步状语从句，空白处在从句中作状语，表示“无论什么时候”，选项C符合题意。故选C。 12. The poet and writer ________ to give us a speech on English study next week. A. are B. will be C. was D. is 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：这位诗人兼作家下周将给我们做一个关于英语学习的演讲。时间状语next week表示将来，用be to do表示按计划或安排将要发生的事情，主语The poet and writer共用一个定冠词The，指的是同一个人，即“这位诗人兼作家”，be动词用is。 13. Criticizing children frequently is bound to ________ their confidence in pursuing dreams. A. boost B. generate C. weaken D. enhance 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：频繁批评孩子一定会削弱他们追逐梦想的自信心。A. boost提升；B. generate产生；C. weaken削弱，减弱；D. enhance增强。结合Criticizing children frequently可知，频繁的批评会打击、削弱孩子的自信，用动词weaken。 14. He left his hometown for Canada last year ______ a better life. A. in memory of B. in search of C. in favour of D. in control of 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：为了寻求更好的生活，他去年离开家乡到加拿大去了。A. in memory of纪念；B.in search of寻找；C.in favour of支持；D.in control of控制。根据空前“He left his hometown for Canada”可知，他离开家乡去加拿大是为了寻求更好的工作，所以空处需用介词短语in search of。故选B。 15. Many countries are setting animal shelters ________ homeless cats and dogs can be protected. A. which B. when C. where D. that 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：许多国家正在设立动物收容所来保护无家可归的猫狗。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句。先行词animal shelters是物，在定语从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导限制性定语从句。故选C。 第二节：完形填空：(共20小题；每题1分，满分20分) Simply saying thank you doesn’t seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a ____16____ just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different ____17____ of gratitude (感谢). My thoughts were soon ____18____. We had a woman patient who was ____19____ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while ____20____ to get into bed she collapsed (倒下) from what was ____21____ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, ____22____ the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though ____23____, and was ready for discharge (出院) after four weeks. She was ____24____ for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her ____25____ at her recovery. As she was ____26____ she was eager to say ____27____ to each of us in the nursing team. When she ____28____ one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague ____29____ to accept it, saying that we were all just ____30____ our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then ____31____: “Oh this isn’t for the ____32____ I had. I take that as a given. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.” And there you have it. To many people, ____33____ lives is part of the job but styling hair is an ____34____ and should be ____35____. 16. A. cleaner B. chemist C. nurse D. doctor 17. A. grades B. meanings C. needs D. expectations 18. A. brushed aside B. put to the test C. brought under discussion D. taken into account 19. A. departing B. escaping C. retiring D. recovering 20. A. attempting B. choosing C. pausing D. promising 21. A. eventually B. fortunately C. casually D. secretly 22. A. assessing B. requiring C. forming D. proving 23. A. slightly B. accidentally C. slowly D. happily 24. A. grateful B. thoughtful C. sorrowful D. fearful 25. A. surprise B. delight C. curiosity D. disappointment 26. A. operating B. thinking C. hesitating D. leaving 27. A. sorry B. hello C. goodbye D. yes 28. A. reached B. consulted C. introduced D. persuaded 29. A. wished B. pretended C. failed D. refused 30. A. enjoying B. doing C. securing D. starting 31. A. repeated B. recited C. replied D. reported 32. A. courage B. patience C. duty D. care 33. A. risking B. changing C. saving D. building 34. A. honour B. ability C. opening D. extra 35. A. rewarded B. protected C. defended D. enhanced 【答案】16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】文章通过护士视角阐述感恩深度及医患温情。 【16题详解】 考查名词。句意：就在几周前，我担任护士工作时，我认真思考了这个问题。A. cleaner清洁工；B. chemist药剂师；C. nurse护士；D. doctor医生。根据后文“each of us in the nursing team”可推断，作者当时是护理团队的一员，因此她的职业是护士。 【17题详解】 考查名词。句意：我突然想到，如果我们有一系列词汇可以表达不同程度的感谢，事情会容易得多。A. grades程度，等级；B. meanings含义；C. needs需求；D. expectations期待。根据前文“Simply saying thank you doesn’t seem enough”和“how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different”可知，作者认为仅仅说谢谢似乎不够，需要不同的词来表达不同程度的感谢。 【18题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：我的这些想法很快得到了验证。A. brushed aside置之不理；B. put to the test经受考验，被验证；C. brought under discussion被讨论；D. taken into account被考虑。根据下文“Oh this isn’t for the ______ I had. I take that as a given. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.”可知，下文讲述了病人的真实经历，描述了不同程度和原因的感谢，恰好印证了作者之前的想法，即应有一系列词汇可以表达不同程度的感谢，。 【19题详解】 考查动词。句意：我们有一位刚做完膝关节置换手术、正在康复中的女病人。A. departing离开；B. escaping逃离；C. retiring退休；D. recovering康复。根据后文“knee replacement operation”、“was ready for discharge”可知，这位病人当时正处于术后康复阶段。 【20题详解】 考查动词。句意：一天下午，当她试图上床睡觉时，因心脏病发作倒了下去。A. attempting尝试，试图；B. choosing选择；C. pausing暂停；D. promising承诺。根据下文“to get into bed she collapsed (倒下)”可知，此处指病人正准备上床，attempt to do表示“试图做某事”。 【21题详解】 考查副词。句意：一天下午，当她试图上床睡觉时，因心脏病发作倒了下去。A. eventually最终；B. fortunately幸运地；C. casually随意地；D. secretly秘密地。根据下文“discovered to be a heart attack”可知，病人突发晕倒，经过检查，最终确诊为心脏病。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：这次突发状况十分凶险，需要急救团队和默契的团队协作。A. assessing评估；B. requiring需要，要求；C. forming形成；D. proving证明。根据上文“The collapse was disastrous”和下文“the emergency medical team and good teamwork”可知，危急的突发病情需要专业急救团队介入救治。 【23题详解】 考查副词。句意：但她康复了，尽管过程缓慢，四周后她就准备出院了。A. slightly轻微地；B. accidentally意外地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. happily开心地。根据上文“But she recovered, though”可知，大病初愈，心脏突发疾病术后恢复过程是缓慢的。 【24题详解】 考查形容词。句意：她十分感激医护团队为她所做的一切。A. grateful感激的；B. thoughtful体贴的；C. sorrowful悲伤的；D. fearful恐惧的。根据下文“for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her”可知，病人被悉心救治康复，心怀感激。 【25题详解】 考查名词。句意：出院那天，我们一同为她的康复感到欣喜。A. surprise惊讶；B. delight喜悦，开心；C. curiosity好奇；D. disappointment失望。根据上文“On her day of discharge, we shared in her”和下文“at her recovery”可知，病人顺利康复出院，众人都为之高兴。 【26题详解】 考查动词。句意：当她即将离开时，她迫切地想和护理团队的每一位成员道别。A. operating做手术；B. thinking思考；C. hesitating犹豫；D. leaving离开。根据前文“on her day of discharge”可知，上文描述出院当天的事情，说明病人即将离开医院。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：当她即将离开时，她迫切地想和护理团队的每一位成员道别。A. sorry抱歉；B. hello你好；C. goodbye再见；D. yes是的。根据下文“to each of us in the nursing team”可知，出院离别之际，病人向医护人员道别。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：当她走到一位护士面前时，她试图把一张五英镑的纸币塞到护士手里。A. reached抵达，伸手靠近；B. consulted咨询；C. introduced介绍；D. persuaded说服。根据下文“she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand”可知，此处指病人走近护士，想要表达谢意。 【29题详解】 考查动词。句意：我的同事拒绝收下钱，说我们只是在做本职工作。A. wished希望；B. pretended假装；C. failed失败；D. refused拒绝。根据下文“saying that we were all just ______ our job”可知，医护人员恪守职业准则，婉拒病人的钱财。 【30题详解】 考查动词。句意：我的同事拒绝收下钱，说我们只是在做本职工作。A. enjoying享受；B. doing做；C. securing保护；D. starting开始。根据下文“our job”可知，同事拒绝收下钱，因为认为这是在做本职工作。do one’s job为固定搭配，表示“做好本职工作”。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：这位病人面露疑惑，随即答道：“哦，这笔钱不是用来感谢诊疗服务的，我本就觉得医护照料是理所应当的。其实，这是为感谢昨天帮我打理头发。”A. repeated重复；B. recited背诵；C. replied回复；D. reported报道。根据下文“Oh this isn’t for the ______ I had. I take that as a given. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.”可知，针对护士的推辞，下文描述了病人做出解释和回应。 【32题详解】 考查名词。句意：这位病人面露疑惑，随即答道：“哦，这笔钱不是用来感谢诊疗服务的，我本就觉得医护照料是理所应当的。其实，这是为感谢昨天帮我打理头发。”A. courage勇气；B. patience耐心；C. duty职责；D. care照料、护理。根据上文“saying that we were all just ______ our job”和下文“I take that as a given”可知，此处指病人认为医护治病救人的护理服务是本职工作，给钱不是为了用来感谢诊疗服务的。 【33题详解】 考查动词。句意：对许多人来说，拯救生命是工作的一部分，但整理头发却是额外的服务。A. risking冒险；B. changing改变；C. saving拯救；D. building建立。根据下文“lives is part of the job”可知，医护人员救治病人是本职工作。 【34题详解】 考查名词。句意：但为病人梳理头发是额外的付出，理应得到回报。A. honour荣誉；B. ability能力；C. opening契机；D. extra额外的事物。根据上文“styling hair is an”可知，治病救人是本职，贴心打理头发是本职之外的额外暖心服务。 【35题详解】 考查动词。句意：但为病人梳理头发是额外的付出，理应得到回报。A. rewarded回报，嘉奖；B. protected保护；C. defended捍卫；D. enhanced提升。根据上文“styling hair is an”可知，额外的暖心付出，值得被感谢、被回报。 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A Pre-College Program Courses The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2022. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript (成绩单) with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”). Course: Care in Critical Times July 5-August 16, Monday to Thursday, 8:30-11:00 am Andrea Wright What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing, and hope? This course requires students not only to ask how they might get involved in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care. Course: Introduction to Neuroscience July 7-July 25, Wednesday to Friday, Noon-3:00 pm Grace Francis This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Course: College Writing July 1- July 22, Thursday to Saturday, 8:00-11:30 am Martin T Greenup This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five-page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading through class discussion and in-class exercises. Course: The Economics of Cities June 17-July 29, Sunday to Thursday, 3:15-6:15 pm Thomas Shay Hill What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in promoting economic growth and technological innovation. 36. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To offer an outline of the program. B. To introduce the program instructors. C. To give suggestions for the guidance. D. To explain the requirements of the courses. 37. What’s special about the course of Care in Critical Times? A. It involves various subjects. B. It provides more than theoretical knowledge. C. It is intended for students interested in science. D. It requires students to complete an analytic essay. 38. What can you acquire from the course of Introduction to Neuroscience? A. Biomedical knowledge. B. Social service skills. C. Writing strategies. D. Innovative skills. 39. Which course can you take if you are available on Friday mornings in July? A. College Writing. B. Care in Critical Times. C. The Economics of Cities. D. Introduction to neuroscience. 40. Whose course should you choose if you are interested in urban public health? A. Grace Francis’s. B. Andrea Wright’s. C. Thomas Shay Hill’s. D. Martin T Greenup’s. 【答案】36. A 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇应用文。文章介绍了四门大学预科项目课程。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2022. ”(2022年夏季，哈佛大学预科项目将在网上举办所有课程。)；“class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students”(班级规模较小，学生人数一般在12到18人之间 )及“In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research”(在这个大学的环境中，你们将练习健康辩论的艺术，学会就复杂的话题进行清晰的沟通，并就自己的研究进行演讲)并结合“At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”).”(在课程结束时，你将收到导师的书面评估，以及一份AR或NM(“满足要求”或“未满足要求”)的哈佛成绩单。)可知，文章第一段是对于预科项目的概述。故选A项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据Course: Care in Critical Times中关键句“This course requires students not only to ask how they might get involved in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.”(本课程要求学生不仅要了解他们如何参与到自己社区的关爱行动中来，还要了解他们如何完成一个以当地为基础的关爱社区项目。)可知，Care in Critical Times课程提供的不仅仅是理论知识，还需要实际操练。故选B项。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据Course: Introduction to Neuroscience中关键句“This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.”(本课程是神经系统的入门课程，重点介绍人类大脑的结构和功能。)可知，Introduction to Neuroscience课程为我们提供生物医学知识。故选A项。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据Course: College Writing中关键信息“July 1- July 22, Thursday to Saturday, 8:00-11:30 am”(7月1日至22日，周四至周六，上午8:00-11:30)可知，七月星期五的上午有空，可以选择课程College Writing。故选A项。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据Course: The Economics of Cities中关键句“We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in promoting economic growth and technological innovation.”(我们从经济角度研究一系列主要的城市问题：交通和运输；水、公共卫生和城市在促进经济增长和技术创新方面的作用。)及关键信息“Thomas Shay Hill”可知，如果你对城市公共卫生感兴趣，你应该选Thomas Shay Hill的课程，与城市公共卫生有关。故选C项。 B Swimming across the English Channel is no easy feat. In addition to the strong ocean currents, swimmers also have to endure extremely cold temperatures. However, don't tell that to Sarah Thomas. The 37-year-oki American recently became the first person ever to swim across it not once, hut four times non-stop! "I just can't believe I did it/' Thomas told the BBC after the swim. "I'm really just pretty numb. There was a lot of people on the beach to meet me and wish me well, and it was really nice of them, but I feel just mostly stunned." What makes Thomas's achievement even more remarkable is that just a year ago, in 2018, she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She said that fighting the strong currents was hard. But even worse was “dealing with the saltwater... it really hurts your throat your mouth and your tongue”, she said. “I got stung(蜇)in the face by a jellyfish. The water wasn't as cold as I thought it might be, but it was still very cold." Thomas’s record-breaking journey began just past midnight on Sunday, September 15, 2019, when she dove into the waters off the shore of Dover, England. Though the swim was initially meant to be about 80 miles, strong currents forced the athlete to change course several times, lengthening the total distance by about 50 miles. By the time she appeared from the water at 6:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, she had been in the water for 54 hours and 13 minutes and swum a total of 133 miles! Even more impressive, Thomas achieved the astonishing feat in a regular swimsuit. Her only aids were swim goggles, one cap, a nose clip, and earplugs。. This is not the first time Thomas has swum across the English Channel. She has done it twice before, in 2012 and 2016. She told filmmaker Jon Washer, who is making a documentary about her swim, “As I was doing 20 mile swims, it occurred to me that I could do more and I wanted to see what that more was." The swimmer, who is being praised “an absolute legend" by the CS&PF, has indeed shown the world what she is capable of However, we have a feeling she is not done yet! 41. By mentioning “Swimming across the English Channel is no easy feat", the writer aims to A. warn people not to swim across it B. arouse people' interest in swimming C. set off Sa rah Thomas's achievements D. stress the difficulties swimmers have to conquer 42. What does the underlined word “stunned" mean in Paragraph 2? A. Surprised. B. Satisfied. C. Doubtful. D. Regretful. 43. What troubled Thomas most during swimming? A. Strong currents. B. Sea water. C. Jellyfish. D. Water temperature. 44. What does Paragraph 4 mainly focus on? A. The long distance she covered. B. The ordinary equipment she possessed. C. The record-breaking time she stayed in water. D. The impressive determination she displayed. 45. What can we infer from the last Paragraph? A. A documentary is being made about her achievements. B. She has swum across the Channel more than once. C. She will probably plan to swim the Channel in the future. D. She is capable of doing everything she wants to achieve. 【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. C 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了37岁的美国人Thomas四次游过英吉利海峡的故事。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段的“However, don't tell that to Sarah Thomas. The 37-year-old American recently became the first person ever to swim across it not once, hut four times non-stop!”（然而，不要告诉莎拉·托马斯这件事。这位37岁的美国人最近成了第一个游过它的人，而且不是一次，是四次。）可知，前文提到游过英吉利海峡不容易，是为了引出莎拉·托马斯的成绩。故选C。 【42题详解】 词义猜测题。根据上文“"I just can't believe I did it.” Thomas told the BBC after the swim. "I'm really just pretty numb. ”可知，托马斯简直不相信自己做到了，相当麻木，因此推断她说“我只是觉得非常吃惊”，划线词表示“吃惊的”，故选A。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的“But even worse was “dealing with the saltwater... it really hurts your throat, your mouth and your tongue”, she said. ”可知，托马斯说甚至更糟糕的是对付海水，海水伤害喉咙，嘴和舌头。故选B。 【44题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段的“Even more impressive, Thomas achieved the astonishing feat in a regular swimsuit. Her only aids were swim goggles, one cap, a nose clip, and earplugs。”（更令人印象深刻的是，托马斯穿着普通泳衣取得了惊人的成就。她唯一的辅助设备是泳镜、一顶帽子、一个鼻夹和耳塞。）可推断，辅助设备不充足，托马斯取得了惊人的成绩，因此推断本段主要集中描述了托马斯令人印象深刻的决心。故选D。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“As I was doing 20 mile swims, it occurred to me that I could do more and I wanted to see what that more was." 可知，托马斯说：“当我在做20英里的游泳时，我想到我可以做更多的事情，我想看看更多的是什么”。因此推断她将来可能会再次计划游过这个海峡。故选C。 【点睛】做推理判断要求考生做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能推理判断出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。例如小题5根据最后一段的“As I was doing 20 mile swims, it occurred to me that I could do more and I wanted to see what that more was." 可知，托马斯说：“当我在做20英里的游泳时，我想到我可以做更多的事情，我想看看更多的是什么”。因此推断她将来可能会再次计划游过这个海峡。故选C。 C Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been widely applied in a national park in Northwest China to track snow leopards inhabiting the region. The AI-aided digital toolbox can automatically tell the species apart in the Qilian Mountains National Park, Gansu province, from other wildlife, using images captured by infrared cameras (红外相机). The technology, jointly developed by Chinese internet giant Tencent, the World Wild Fund and One Planet Foundation, can thus improve data processing efficiency. Located at around 3, 500 meters above sea level, the Qilian Mountains with vast stretches of bare rocks reaching from the grass provide a favorable hideaway shelter for the snow leopards. Though more than 200 cameras have been put in the region, sorting out relevant information had not been easy for researchers. “For conducting further studies on the population, distribution and activities of the snow leopards, a flagship species in the region, the cameras would capture (捕捉) hundreds of thousands of video clips and photos every quarter,” said Ma Duifang with the administration bureau of the park’s Gansu section. “Even a slight movement in the environment, such as a mild breeze blowing over the grass, can activate the cameras. Sometimes, curious wildlife bumps into the device triggering the shutter (触发快门), and the cameras take pictures of mere clouds,” Ma added. Ma and his colleagues had to go through each video frame by frame (逐帧地). The information of species that appeared on the images also required human input, so it often took them several weeks to complete such tasks. Tencent’s engineering team has independently developed a species recognition algorithm (算法) by means of transfer learning and automatic data enhancement. Thanks to AI technologies, researchers in the Qilian Mountains National Park no longer need to work like mad in search of leopards hiding out in the wild. “The forest police can now locate a snow leopard from 1, 000 pictures in just about 20 minutes, much faster than before,” said Huang Xiangqi, one of the tech developers. Snow leopards are under China’s highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable (脆弱的) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In China, they can be spotted in cold areas in southwestern, northwestern, and northern regions including Xizang, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Gansu and Inner Mongolia. “We hope we can combine monitoring data with field investigation to help researchers accurately identify the wild species so as to draw up a more specific plan for their protection,” said Ma Yao, director of the project, hoping the digital toolbox can be used in more countries. 46. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. Infrared cameras can tell the species apart automatically. B. AI technology can improve the quality of the infrared cameras. C. AI technology has greatly improved the efficiency of identifying snow leopards. D. Tencent helped develop infrared cameras for Qilian Mountain National Park. 47. What is the purpose of placing so many cameras in Qilian Mountain National Park? A. To prove the existence of snow leopards. B. To sort out the local wildlife. C. To capture as many curious wildlife as possible. D. To learn more about snow leopards. 48. What can be concluded from Paragraph 6? A. The camera mostly takes pictures of clouds. B. Many factors will affect the work of infrared cameras. C. The cameras are only activated by curious wildlife. D. The cameras are also used to monitor the weather 49. What are the researchers’ attitudes towards the AI technology developed by Tencent? A. Grateful. B. Wait-and-see. C. Optimistic. D. Skeptical. 50. What could be the best title of the passage? A. AI-aided tech Developed for Snow Leopard Protection B. AI Technology Used to Capture Snow Leopard C. Infrared Cameras Placed to Track Snow Leopard D. AI Technology Developed to Improve Data Processing Efficiency 【答案】46. C 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。主要讲述了人工智能辅助技术可以更好更快地处理数据，从而促进对雪豹的保护。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“The AI-aided digital toolbox can automatically tell the species apart in the Qilian Mountains National Park, Gansu province, from other wildlife, using images captured by infrared cameras.(人工智能辅助的数字工具箱可以使用红外相机拍摄的图像，自动将甘肃省祁连山国家公园的物种与其他野生动物区分开来。)”可知，人工智能技术极大地提高了识别雪豹的效率。故选C项。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段““For conducting further studies on the population, distribution and activities of the snow leopards, a flagship species in the region, the cameras would capture hundreds of thousands of video clips and photos every quarter,” said Ma Duifang with the administration bureau of the park’s Gansu section.(“为了进一步研究该地区的旗舰物种，雪豹的数量、分布和活动，摄像机将每季度捕捉数十万个视频片段和照片，”公园甘肃区管理局的马对芳说。)”可知，在祁连山国家公园放置如此多的摄像头，是为了了解更多关于雪豹的信息，对其进行研究。故选D项。 【48题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第六段““Even a slight movement in the environment, such as a mild breeze blowing over the grass, can activate the cameras. Sometimes, curious wildlife bumps into the device triggering the shutter, and the cameras take pictures of mere clouds,” Ma added.(“即使是环境中的轻微移动，比如微风吹过草地，也能激活相机。有时，好奇的野生动物撞到触发快门的设备上，相机拍摄的就只是云朵，”马补充道。)”可知，环境中的轻微移动以及野生动物等很多因素，都会影响摄像机的工作。故选B项。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据第八段“Thanks to AI technologies, researchers in the Qilian Mountains National Park no longer need to work like mad in search of leopards hiding out in the wild.(多亏了人工智能技术，祁连山国家公园的研究人员不再需要绞尽脑汁地寻找藏匿在野外的雪豹。)”可知，在腾讯公司开发的人工智能技术的帮助下，研究人员不再需要绞尽脑汁寻找野外的雪豹，所以研究人员对腾讯开发的人工智能技术持有感激的态度。故选A项。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been widely applied in a national park in Northwest China to track snow leopards inhabiting the region.(人工智能（AI）技术已广泛应用于中国西北部的一个国家公园，以追踪居住在该地区的雪豹。)”以及最后一段“We hope we can combine monitoring data with field investigation to help researchers accurately identify the wild species so as to draw up a more specific plan for their protection (我们希望能够将监测数据与实地调查结合起来，帮助研究人员准确识别野生物种，从而制定更具体的保护计划。)”可知，文章主要讲述了人工智能辅助技术可以有助于追踪雪豹，从而促进对雪豹的保护，所以“人工智能辅助雪豹保护技术”可以作为文章标题。故选A项。 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分) 第四部分：写作 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读表达 When people think of New York City, most of them probably picture the attractive lifestyles of the rich and famous or think of Broadway, Times Square and other tourist attractions. However, there is another side of New York City. The summer after tenth grade, I went with my group on a mission to New York City for a week. I had always known that poverty existed in major cities, but you had never seen it to a degree as high as we did there. We worked at several different locations with our small groups. One day, we served at a soup kitchen and what I saw astounded me. I couldn’t believe my eyes. We saw people from all walks of life. We met people who came there because they had no jobs, no home and no money. Another day, we volunteered at a homeless shelter. We helped people there do some cleaning and spent time talking to them and listening to their stories. It was incredible to see how thankful they were to us for just spending a couple of hours talking to them. Every person we met on that trip had a unique story. Whatever their stories were, there was a common thread we saw in them—hope and thanks. These were people who had nothing, yet they were so hopeful about their futures and they were thanking us. My experience during that summer changed my life. I used to picture my future as containing a big house and a lot of money, but now I see my future as helping others. After college, I would really like to work for some sort of global aid organization that deals with the social issues, such as poverty and homelessness. 51. What do most people have in mind when thinking of New York City? (No more than 10 words) 52. What does the underlined word “astounded” in the paragraph 2 mean? (One word) 53. What did the author discover in the people at the homeless shelter? (No more than 15 words) 54. What kind of organizations does the author want to work for after college? (No more than 10 words) 55. How does the author’s experience inspire you? (No more than 20 words) 【答案】51. People /They think it has attractive lifestyles and tourist attraction. 52. Surprised/Shocked/Astonished 53. They are poor but very helpful about their futures and thankful/grateful to the helpers. 54. Some sort of global aid organization that deals with the social issues. 55. He shows me how important it is to help other people and contribute to society. (open) 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是作者和团队去纽约一个无家可归者收容所做志愿者抒发的一些感慨，表达了自己要乐于助人的中心思想。 【51题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第一段“When people think of New York City, most of them probably picture the attractive lifestyles of the rich and famous or think of Broadway, Times Square and other tourist attractions.（当人们想到纽约时，大多数人可能会想到富人和名人富有魅力的生活方式，或者想到百老汇、时代广场和其他旅游景点。）”可知，当想到纽约时，大多数人会想到它有吸引人的生活方式和旅游景点。故填People /They think it has attractive lifestyles and tourist attraction. 【52题详解】 考查词义猜测。根据后文“I couldn’t believe my eyes.（我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。）”可知，前文描写的是作者看到的场景让作者吃惊。所以astounded为“惊讶”之意。故填Surprised/Shocked/Astonished。 【53题详解】 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“These were people who had nothing, yet they were so hopeful about their futures and they were thanking us.（这些人一无所有，但他们对自己的未来充满希望，他们感谢我们。）”可知，作者在流浪者之家的人们身上发现了他们虽然很穷但是很对自己的未来充满希望和感激/感谢援助之手。故填They are poor but very hopeful about their futures and thankful/grateful to the helpers. 【54题详解】 考查细节理解。根据最后一段“After college, I would really like to work for some sort of global aid organization that deals with the social issues, such as poverty and homelessness.（大学毕业后，我真的很想为某种全球援助组织工作，处理社会问题，比如贫困和无家可归。）”可知，作者毕业后想去一些全球援助组织,处理社会问题的机构工作。故填Some sort of global aid organization that deals with the social issues. 【55题详解】 考查推理判断。本文讲述的是作者和团队去纽约一个无家可归者收容所做志愿者抒发的一些感慨，表达了自己要乐于助人的中心思想。故可填He shows me how important it is to help other people and contribute to society. (open) 第二节：书面表达(共1题，满分25分) 56. 假定你是李津，你的美国朋友Chris来信说他暑假期间要来中国交流学习，担心用中文交流时会遇到困难。请你用英语给他写封回信，提几点建议，要点如下： 1.大胆自信 2.放慢语速 3.借助图画或肢体语言等方式 参考词汇：自信的confident 肢体语言body language Dear Chris, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 【答案】 Dear Chris, I’m so glad to hear that you will come to China for a study exchange this summer. I totally understand that you worry about communicating in Chinese, so I’d like to give you some useful suggestions. First, you should be brave and confident when talking with others. Confidence is the key that helps you make progress in language learning. Second, it is better for you to speak slowly, which will make your words clearer and easier to understand. Third, when you have trouble expressing yourself, you can use pictures or body language, which are always helpful in daily communication. I believe that you will get used to Chinese life soon. Looking forward to your arrival! Yours, Li Jin 【解析】 【导语】题目要求考生以李津的身份给美国朋友Chris回信，就他来华交流时的中文交流困难提出三点建议：大胆自信、放慢语速、借助图画或肢体语言。 【详解】1.词汇积累 完全：totally→ completely 理解：understand→ comprehend 担心：worry about→ be anxious about 进步：progress→ advancement 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：I’m so glad to hear that you will come to China for a study exchange this summer. 拓展句：Hearing that you will come to China for a study exchange this summer, I feel very glad. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m so glad to hear that you will come to China for a study exchange this summer. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】First, you should be brave and confident when talking with others. (运用了when引导的时间状语从句的省略) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 独流中学2025-2026 学年度第二学期第二次检测 高二英语试卷 本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，第Ⅰ卷第1页至第7页，第Ⅱ卷第7页至第8页。试卷满分120分。考试时间100分钟。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共85分) 第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分20分) 第一节：(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will the man probably do this weekend? A. Climb mountains. B. Have a picnic. C. See his grandparents. 2. Where does Bill work now? A. In a supe market. B. In a garage. C. In a restaurant. 3. How does the woman feel about the meal? A. Greatly satisfied. B. A bit dissatisfied. C. Terribly disappointed. 4. Why does Amber call Mike? A. To ask a favor. B. To rent an apartment. C. To find him a roommate. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. School friends. C. Fellow workers. 第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。 6. Where is Louisa probably from? A. England. B. France. C. America. 7. What does Louisa have trouble with according to the conversation? A. Spelling. B. Listening. C. Reading. 8. How can Louisa speak English? A. A great deal. B. Very well. C. Only a little. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。 9. Where does the woman live now? A. In Canada. B. In America. C. In Japan. 10. What language is the woman good at? A. Italian. B. French. C. Spanish. 11. What does the woman teach in a school? A. Medicine. B. English. C. Maths. 听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15四个小题。 12. What will the children do during the trip? A. Admire artworks. B. Talk with scientists. C. Do voluntary work. 13. How long will it take to get to the destination? A. About half an hour. B. About one hour. C. About two hours. 14. What is free of charge? A. The lunch. B. The bus ride. C. The entrance fee. 15. Who is the talk mainly for? A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Parents. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 1. —I’m just wondering if you could take care of my cat while I go on a trip with my family. —________. A. Thanks for your kindness B. Please don’t mention it C. Hold on a moment, please D. Sorry, but I’ll prepare for my driving test 2. There was no light in the room and it took me a few seconds to the darkness. A. lead to B. tend to C. adjust to D. appeal to 3. Lisa had to have her car repaired in a garage because it _______ seriously . A. damaged B. had been damaged C. was being damaged D. had damaged 4. I saw a man shouting at a driver yesterday ________ car was blocking the street. A. that B. who C. when D. whose 5. The Natural History Museum has a large collection of wildlife, from butterflies to dinosaurs. A. to range B. ranged C. ranging D. range 6. What was Jeff's ____ to the news that he was chosen to be chairman of the students' union? A. reaction B. impression C. permission D. conclusion 7. —Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s chemistry class this morning. —________? As far as I know, he never came late to class. A. So what B. Why not C. Who cares D. How come 8. ________the very high rents charged, some parents consider buying as a(n)________ A. Faced; solution B. Facing; chance C. Facing with; option D. Faced with; alternative 9. ________ we achieve great success in our work, we should not be too proud. A. Ever since B. Even if C. In case D. As though 10. We showed up early and had to wait two hours before the ceremony began. We ________. A. shouldn’t hurry B. needn’t have hurried C. mustn’t have hurried D. wouldn’t hurry 11. ______ I’m unhappy, my friends always stand by me and cheer me up. A. Whatever B. However C. Whenever D. Whoever 12. The poet and writer ________ to give us a speech on English study next week. A. are B. will be C. was D. is 13. Criticizing children frequently is bound to ________ their confidence in pursuing dreams. A. boost B. generate C. weaken D. enhance 14. He left his hometown for Canada last year ______ a better life. A. in memory of B. in search of C. in favour of D. in control of 15. Many countries are setting animal shelters ________ homeless cats and dogs can be protected. A. which B. when C. where D. that 第二节：完形填空：(共20小题；每题1分，满分20分) Simply saying thank you doesn’t seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a ____16____ just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different ____17____ of gratitude (感谢). My thoughts were soon ____18____. We had a woman patient who was ____19____ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while ____20____ to get into bed she collapsed (倒下) from what was ____21____ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, ____22____ the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though ____23____, and was ready for discharge (出院) after four weeks. She was ____24____ for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her ____25____ at her recovery. As she was ____26____ she was eager to say ____27____ to each of us in the nursing team. When she ____28____ one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague ____29____ to accept it, saying that we were all just ____30____ our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then ____31____: “Oh this isn’t for the ____32____ I had. I take that as a given. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.” And there you have it. To many people, ____33____ lives is part of the job but styling hair is an ____34____ and should be ____35____. 16. A. cleaner B. chemist C. nurse D. doctor 17. A. grades B. meanings C. needs D. expectations 18. A. brushed aside B. put to the test C. brought under discussion D. taken into account 19. A. departing B. escaping C. retiring D. recovering 20. A. attempting B. choosing C. pausing D. promising 21. A. eventually B. fortunately C. casually D. secretly 22. A. assessing B. requiring C. forming D. proving 23. A. slightly B. accidentally C. slowly D. happily 24. A. grateful B. thoughtful C. sorrowful D. fearful 25. A. surprise B. delight C. curiosity D. disappointment 26. A. operating B. thinking C. hesitating D. leaving 27. A. sorry B. hello C. goodbye D. yes 28. A. reached B. consulted C. introduced D. persuaded 29. A. wished B. pretended C. failed D. refused 30. A. enjoying B. doing C. securing D. starting 31. A. repeated B. recited C. replied D. reported 32. A. courage B. patience C. duty D. care 33. A. risking B. changing C. saving D. building 34. A. honour B. ability C. opening D. extra 35. A. rewarded B. protected C. defended D. enhanced 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A Pre-College Program Courses The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2022. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript (成绩单) with a grade of AR or NM (“requirements met” or “requirements not met”). Course: Care in Critical Times July 5-August 16, Monday to Thursday, 8:30-11:00 am Andrea Wright What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing, and hope? This course requires students not only to ask how they might get involved in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care. Course: Introduction to Neuroscience July 7-July 25, Wednesday to Friday, Noon-3:00 pm Grace Francis This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Course: College Writing July 1- July 22, Thursday to Saturday, 8:00-11:30 am Martin T Greenup This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five-page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading through class discussion and in-class exercises. Course: The Economics of Cities June 17-July 29, Sunday to Thursday, 3:15-6:15 pm Thomas Shay Hill What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in promoting economic growth and technological innovation. 36. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To offer an outline of the program. B. To introduce the program instructors. C. To give suggestions for the guidance. D. To explain the requirements of the courses. 37. What’s special about the course of Care in Critical Times? A. It involves various subjects. B. It provides more than theoretical knowledge. C. It is intended for students interested in science. D. It requires students to complete an analytic essay. 38. What can you acquire from the course of Introduction to Neuroscience? A. Biomedical knowledge. B. Social service skills. C. Writing strategies. D. Innovative skills. 39. Which course can you take if you are available on Friday mornings in July? A. College Writing. B. Care in Critical Times. C. The Economics of Cities. D. Introduction to neuroscience. 40. Whose course should you choose if you are interested in urban public health? A. Grace Francis’s. B. Andrea Wright’s. C. Thomas Shay Hill’s. D. Martin T Greenup’s. B Swimming across the English Channel is no easy feat. In addition to the strong ocean currents, swimmers also have to endure extremely cold temperatures. However, don't tell that to Sarah Thomas. The 37-year-oki American recently became the first person ever to swim across it not once, hut four times non-stop! "I just can't believe I did it/' Thomas told the BBC after the swim. "I'm really just pretty numb. There was a lot of people on the beach to meet me and wish me well, and it was really nice of them, but I feel just mostly stunned." What makes Thomas's achievement even more remarkable is that just a year ago, in 2018, she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She said that fighting the strong currents was hard. But even worse was “dealing with the saltwater... it really hurts your throat your mouth and your tongue”, she said. “I got stung(蜇)in the face by a jellyfish. The water wasn't as cold as I thought it might be, but it was still very cold." Thomas’s record-breaking journey began just past midnight on Sunday, September 15, 2019, when she dove into the waters off the shore of Dover, England. Though the swim was initially meant to be about 80 miles, strong currents forced the athlete to change course several times, lengthening the total distance by about 50 miles. By the time she appeared from the water at 6:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, she had been in the water for 54 hours and 13 minutes and swum a total of 133 miles! Even more impressive, Thomas achieved the astonishing feat in a regular swimsuit. Her only aids were swim goggles, one cap, a nose clip, and earplugs。. This is not the first time Thomas has swum across the English Channel. She has done it twice before, in 2012 and 2016. She told filmmaker Jon Washer, who is making a documentary about her swim, “As I was doing 20 mile swims, it occurred to me that I could do more and I wanted to see what that more was." The swimmer, who is being praised “an absolute legend" by the CS&PF, has indeed shown the world what she is capable of However, we have a feeling she is not done yet! 41. By mentioning “Swimming across the English Channel is no easy feat", the writer aims to A. warn people not to swim across it B. arouse people' interest in swimming C. set off Sa rah Thomas's achievements D. stress the difficulties swimmers have to conquer 42. What does the underlined word “stunned" mean in Paragraph 2? A. Surprised. B. Satisfied. C. Doubtful. D. Regretful. 43. What troubled Thomas most during swimming? A. Strong currents. B. Sea water. C. Jellyfish. D. Water temperature. 44. What does Paragraph 4 mainly focus on? A. The long distance she covered. B. The ordinary equipment she possessed. C. The record-breaking time she stayed in water. D. The impressive determination she displayed. 45. What can we infer from the last Paragraph? A. A documentary is being made about her achievements. B. She has swum across the Channel more than once. C. She will probably plan to swim the Channel in the future. D. She is capable of doing everything she wants to achieve. C Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been widely applied in a national park in Northwest China to track snow leopards inhabiting the region. The AI-aided digital toolbox can automatically tell the species apart in the Qilian Mountains National Park, Gansu province, from other wildlife, using images captured by infrared cameras (红外相机). The technology, jointly developed by Chinese internet giant Tencent, the World Wild Fund and One Planet Foundation, can thus improve data processing efficiency. Located at around 3, 500 meters above sea level, the Qilian Mountains with vast stretches of bare rocks reaching from the grass provide a favorable hideaway shelter for the snow leopards. Though more than 200 cameras have been put in the region, sorting out relevant information had not been easy for researchers. “For conducting further studies on the population, distribution and activities of the snow leopards, a flagship species in the region, the cameras would capture (捕捉) hundreds of thousands of video clips and photos every quarter,” said Ma Duifang with the administration bureau of the park’s Gansu section. “Even a slight movement in the environment, such as a mild breeze blowing over the grass, can activate the cameras. Sometimes, curious wildlife bumps into the device triggering the shutter (触发快门), and the cameras take pictures of mere clouds,” Ma added. Ma and his colleagues had to go through each video frame by frame (逐帧地). The information of species that appeared on the images also required human input, so it often took them several weeks to complete such tasks. Tencent’s engineering team has independently developed a species recognition algorithm (算法) by means of transfer learning and automatic data enhancement. Thanks to AI technologies, researchers in the Qilian Mountains National Park no longer need to work like mad in search of leopards hiding out in the wild. “The forest police can now locate a snow leopard from 1, 000 pictures in just about 20 minutes, much faster than before,” said Huang Xiangqi, one of the tech developers. Snow leopards are under China’s highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable (脆弱的) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In China, they can be spotted in cold areas in southwestern, northwestern, and northern regions including Xizang, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Gansu and Inner Mongolia. “We hope we can combine monitoring data with field investigation to help researchers accurately identify the wild species so as to draw up a more specific plan for their protection,” said Ma Yao, director of the project, hoping the digital toolbox can be used in more countries. 46. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2? A. Infrared cameras can tell the species apart automatically. B. AI technology can improve the quality of the infrared cameras. C. AI technology has greatly improved the efficiency of identifying snow leopards. D. Tencent helped develop infrared cameras for Qilian Mountain National Park. 47. What is the purpose of placing so many cameras in Qilian Mountain National Park? A. To prove the existence of snow leopards. B. To sort out the local wildlife. C. To capture as many curious wildlife as possible. D. To learn more about snow leopards. 48. What can be concluded from Paragraph 6? A. The camera mostly takes pictures of clouds. B. Many factors will affect the work of infrared cameras. C. The cameras are only activated by curious wildlife. D. The cameras are also used to monitor the weather 49. What are the researchers’ attitudes towards the AI technology developed by Tencent? A. Grateful. B. Wait-and-see. C. Optimistic. D. Skeptical. 50. What could be the best title of the passage? A. AI-aided tech Developed for Snow Leopard Protection B. AI Technology Used to Capture Snow Leopard C. Infrared Cameras Placed to Track Snow Leopard D. AI Technology Developed to Improve Data Processing Efficiency 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分) 第四部分：写作 第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读表达 When people think of New York City, most of them probably picture the attractive lifestyles of the rich and famous or think of Broadway, Times Square and other tourist attractions. However, there is another side of New York City. The summer after tenth grade, I went with my group on a mission to New York City for a week. I had always known that poverty existed in major cities, but you had never seen it to a degree as high as we did there. We worked at several different locations with our small groups. One day, we served at a soup kitchen and what I saw astounded me. I couldn’t believe my eyes. We saw people from all walks of life. We met people who came there because they had no jobs, no home and no money. Another day, we volunteered at a homeless shelter. We helped people there do some cleaning and spent time talking to them and listening to their stories. It was incredible to see how thankful they were to us for just spending a couple of hours talking to them. Every person we met on that trip had a unique story. Whatever their stories were, there was a common thread we saw in them—hope and thanks. These were people who had nothing, yet they were so hopeful about their futures and they were thanking us. My experience during that summer changed my life. I used to picture my future as containing a big house and a lot of money, but now I see my future as helping others. After college, I would really like to work for some sort of global aid organization that deals with the social issues, such as poverty and homelessness. 51. What do most people have in mind when thinking of New York City? (No more than 10 words) 52. What does the underlined word “astounded” in the paragraph 2 mean? (One word) 53. What did the author discover in the people at the homeless shelter? (No more than 15 words) 54. What kind of organizations does the author want to work for after college? (No more than 10 words) 55. How does the author’s experience inspire you? (No more than 20 words) 第二节：书面表达(共1题，满分25分) 56. 假定你是李津，你的美国朋友Chris来信说他暑假期间要来中国交流学习，担心用中文交流时会遇到困难。请你用英语给他写封回信，提几点建议，要点如下： 1.大胆自信 2.放慢语速 3.借助图画或肢体语言等方式 参考词汇：自信的confident 肢体语言body language Dear Chris, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Jin 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $