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天津市第四十七中学 2025—2026 第二学期高二年级
第二阶段性检测 英语试卷
第 I 卷(共三部分;满分 150 分)
第一部分:听力(共两节;满分 20 分)
第一节:(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,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一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Whose schoolwork is full of mistakes?
A. Mike’s. B. Grace’s. C. John’s.
2. What time is it probably now?
A. About 1:00 pm. B. About 2:00 pm. C. About 3:00 pm.
3. What is the man’s final goal?
A. Take part in the championships.
B. Join the high jump team.
C. Break the school record.
4. What caused the woman’s sleeplessness?
A. Her study.
B. The drip of the tap.
C. The annoying neighbors.
5. What does the woman think of the blue sweater?
A. It is warmer.
B. It is cheaper.
C. It is more fashionable.
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 小题。
6. Why won’t Anna go to the show?
A. She has no ticket.
B. She can’t spare the time.
C. She doesn’t like Ben Stiller.
7. What does the woman say about the bus system?
A. The buses are crowded.
B. The buses are not punctual.
C. The bus drivers are friendly.
8. How will the speakers go to the theater?
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi.
听下面一段对话,回答第9至第11小题。
9 Where is Broadway Station?
A. In Oakland. B. In Portland. C. In San Francisco.
10. Why will the man travel by train?
A. For the comfort.
B. For the low costs
C. For the good view.
11. Who will the man see in Portland?
A. His brother. B. His sister. C. His friend.
听下面一段独白,回答第12至第15小题。
12. How many of the top 50 polluted cities are in China?
A. 3. B. 8. C. 22.
13. Which country has the most serious pollution?
A. Indonesia. B. India C. China.
14. What measure did the chief minister of Delhi take?
A. Closing schools temporarily. B. Building more parks. C. Using clean energy.
15. What’s the residents’ attitude towards air corridors (走廊)?
A. Indifferent. B. Doubtful C. Worried.
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1. — I tried my best but still failed the driving test for the third time.
— ________ . You’ll get it eventually.
A. You have got me there B. Don’t beat yourself up
C. Mind your own business D. You have my word
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:——我尽力了,但第三次驾考还是没过。——别自责了。你最终会通过的。A. You have got me there你把我问倒了;B. Don’t beat yourself up别自责了;C. Mind your own business少管闲事;D. You have my word我向你保证。根据后文You’ll get it eventually可知,这里是安慰对方,让对方不要太过自责。
2. The artificial intelligence algorithms developed recently are far more efficient than ________ designed five years ago.
A. that B. those C. ones D. it
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:最近开发的人工智能算法比五年前设计的那些算法要高效得多。空格处需要一个代词来替代前面出现的复数名词algorithms,且带有后置定语designed five years ago,表示特指,因此使用those,该代词用于同类异物特指的复数名词;that替代特指的单数或不可数名词;ones替代泛指的复数名词;it替代同名同物的单数名词。
3. Whether it was a ________ job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
A. genuine B. conventional C. despairing D. hospitable
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:无论这是一份真正工作邀请,还是一场引人注目的营销活动,其实都不重要。A. genuine真正的;B. conventional传统的;C. despairing绝望的;D. hospitable好客的。根据后文job offer or an eye-catching marketing event可知,此处表示“真正的工作邀请”,与后文的“营销活动”形成对比。
4. The company has decided to offer remote work options permanently ________ employees’ demands for better work-life balance.
A. in common with B. in place of C. in contrast to D. in response to
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:公司决定永久提供远程办公选项,以回应员工对更好工作生活平衡的需求。A. in common with与……相同;B. in place of代替;C. in contrast to与……相反;D. in response to回应、响应。根据“remote work options”和“employees’ demands for better work-life balance”可推知,公司做出这一决定是为了对员工的需求作出回应,用介词短语in response to。
5. People often fail to see ________ a huge difference a little encouragement can make in someone’s life.
A. how B. what C. that D. whether
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:人们经常未能看到一点点鼓励能在某人的生活中产生多么巨大的影响。动词see后接宾语从句,从句部分为感叹句语序。感叹词修饰名词短语“a huge difference”,其结构为“what + a/an + adj. + n. + 主语 + 谓语”,因此空处应填入what。
6. Zhou believes part of the appeal lies in the strength of the museum’s artworks, many of ________, especially classical paintings, are widely recognized as cultural symbols.
A. what B. those C. whom D. which
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:周认为(博物馆的)部分吸引力在于其藏品的实力,其中许多作品,尤其是古典绘画,被广泛视为文化象征。此处引导定语,修饰先行词artworks,指物,关系词将其代入从句中作介词of后宾语,应用关系代词which引导从句。
7. People of the nation love peace, so the latest wave of violence is ________ by the public.
A. ignored B. postponed C. condemned D. suspected
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:这个国家的人民热爱和平,因此最近的一波暴力事件受到了公众的谴责。A. ignored忽视;B. postponed推迟;C. condemned谴责;D. suspected怀疑。题干中so引出因果关系,因为人民热爱和平,所以对暴力事件的态度必然是谴责。
8. ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. Exposing
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:长时间暴露在阳光下会对人的皮肤造成伤害。空处在句中作主语,且表示一般性、习惯性的动作,故应用动名词形式。动词expose(使暴露)与逻辑主语(人)之间为被动关系,故此处应用动名词的被动式being exposed。位于句首应大写首字母。
9. You will not truly master a foreign language ________ you use it regularly in real-life situations, no matter how much grammar you have memorized.
A. unless B. until C. if D. because
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:无论你记住了多少语法,除非你在真实生活中经常使用外语,否则你无法真正掌握它。A. unless除非;B. until直到;C. if如果;D. because因为。根据逻辑关系,“使用外语”是“掌握外语”的必要条件,且主句为否定形式(will not…master),因此应选表示“除非”的连词unless引导条件状语从句。
10. Neither the manager nor the employees ________ to work overtime without extra pay since the company policy was updated.
A. has agreed B. have agreed C. is agreeing D. agreed
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:自从公司政策更新以来,经理和员工们都没有同意在没有额外报酬的情况下加班。neither... nor...连接两个并列主语时,谓语动词遵循“就近原则”,即与离它最近的主语保持单复数一致。本句中离谓语动词最近的主语是the employees,为复数形式,故谓语动词需用复数。同时,根据句中的时间状语从句since the company policy was updated可知,主句应使用现在完成时。因此,谓语动词应为复数形式的现在完成时have agreed。
11. We are redecorating our restaurant these days, so our service is simply unavailable ________.
A. eventually B. temporarily C. frequently D. unexpectedly
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:这些天我们正在重新装修餐厅,所以我们的服务暂时无法提供。A. eventually最终;B. temporarily暂时地;C. frequently频繁地;D. unexpectedly出乎意料地。根据前文“redecoration these days”可知,装修期间服务是临时性无法提供,temporarily符合语境。
12. I ________ all that food for the party; only three people showed up, and most of it went to waste.
A. mustn’t have prepared B. would have prepared
C. needn’t have prepared D. should have prepared
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:我本不必为派对准备那么多食物;只来了三个人,大部分都浪费了。A. mustn’t have prepared(错误表达);B. would have prepared(本来会准备);C. needn’t have prepared(本不必准备);D. should have prepared(本应该准备)。根据“only three people showed up”和“most of it went to waste”可知,事实上食物已准备好,但人数极少,完全没必要准备那么多。因此,表达“本不必做而实际上做了”的“needn’t have done”结构。
13. Before leaving America she ________ much of her furniture to friends and enjoyed letting them have the pieces they had liked.
A. gave away B. gave off C. gave out D. gave in
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:在离开美国之前,她把大部分家具都赠送给了朋友们,很乐意把他们心仪的物件送给他们。 A. gave away赠送;B. gave off放出(气味、热、光等);C. gave out分发;D. gave in屈服。根据“Before leaving America”以及“much of her furniture to friends”可知,她把家具“赠送”给了朋友。
14. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ________ from the university next year.
A. graduated B. has graduated C. will graduate D. graduates
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:到明年他大学毕业时,他就学了八年英语了。by the time引导的时间状语从句中,当主句是将来时态的时候,从句通常遵循“主将从现”的原则,即用一般现在时表示将来。主语he为第三人称单数,谓语动词需用单三形式graduates。
15. — I was extremely nervous before the job interview. ________ the whole way there.
— But you got the offer, right? So it went well.
A. I had a frog in my throat B. I had butterflies in my stomach
C. I was throwing in the towel D. I was behind the wheel
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:——在工作面试前我极度紧张。去那里的一路上我心里都七上八下的。——但是你拿到了录用通知,对吧?所以进展得很顺利。 A. I had a frog in my throat我嗓子哑;B. I had butterflies in my stomach我紧张忐忑;C. I was throwing in the towel我认输;D. I was behind the wheel我在开车。根据前文I was extremely nervous可知,说话人在去面试的路上紧张忐忑。
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the ___16___ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that’s precisely why one ___17___ Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving ___18___ on discarded(丢弃) food. The three-month, 1,900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s ___19___ of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can ___20___ the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants ___21___ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of ___22___ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places ___23___ him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal ___24___, most restaurants have a policy against ____25____ food waste. “Some people have even ____26____ their jobs by giving me food,” Dubanchet said.
What’s ____27____ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet’s cause. Berlin has been the ____28____ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ____29____ at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The ____30____ is all the more serious when you consider the ____31____ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food ____32____ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ____33____,” Dubanchet explained. “Is my ____34____ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”
He aims to ____35____ his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process.
16. A. cleverer B. older C. stranger D. simpler
17. A. garbage-eating B. sports-loving C. food-wasting D. law-breaking
18. A. secretly B. finally C. entirely D. probably
19. A. purpose B. way C. opinion D. dream
20. A. observe B. imagine C. suggest D. remember
21. A. store B. cook C. shop for D. throw away
22. A. locked B. damaged C. connected D. abandoned
23. A. bought B. offered C. ordered D. sold
24. A. reasons B. rights C. fees D. aids
25. A. begging for B. giving away C. hiding D. causing
26. A. did B. kept C. accepted D. risked
27. A. hardly B. usually C. particularly D. merely
28. A. easiest B. nearest C. biggest D. richest
29. A. work B. shout C. ask D. jump
30. A. competition B. conversation C. conflict D. challenge
31. A. adequate B. rewarding C. demanding D. suitable
32. A. again B. alone C. later D. fast
33. A. spirit B. energy C. time D. effort
34. A. stomach B. hand C. pocket D. basket
35. A. arrange B. restart C. report D. finish
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了一位法国人Baptiste Dubanchet为了引起人们对浪费食物的重视,骑着自行车穿越欧洲,完全靠丢弃的食物生存的事情。
【16题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. cleverer更聪明的;B. older更老的;C. stranger更奇怪;D. simpler更简单的。根据常识可知,通常观点越奇怪,它就会越受到关注。故选C。
【17题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. garbage-eating吃垃圾的;B. sports-loving爱好体育的;C. food-wasting浪费食物的;D. law-breaking破坏法律的。根据下文可知,这个法国人吃垃圾。故选A。
【18题详解】
考查副词辨析。A. secretly秘密地;B. finally最后;C. entirely完全地;D. probably很可能。Baptiste Dubanchet骑着自行车穿越欧洲,完全靠丢弃的食物生存。故选C。
【19题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. purpose目的;B. way道路,方式;C. opinion意见;D. dream梦想。句意:从巴黎到华沙历时三个月,1900英里的旅程,是Dubanchet引起欧洲和全世界对食物残羹注意的方式。故选B。
20题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. observe观察;B. imagine想象;C. suggest建议;D. remember记得。你可以想象,这次旅行不是小菜一碟。故选B。
21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. store存储;B. cook做饭;C. shop for购买某物;D. throw away扔掉。虽然餐馆每年扔掉大量的食物,但由于垃圾容器上锁、卫生规定或商业政策,很多食物仍然难以接近。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. locked上锁的;B. damaged被损坏的;C. connected连接的;D. abandoned被抛弃的。根据it remains inaccessible可知,这里意思是垃圾容器上锁。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. bought买;B. offered提供;C. ordered命令;D. sold销售。只有大约十分之一的地方给他提供了食物,否则就会被丢弃。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. reasons原因;B. rights权力;C. fees费用;D. aids援助。句意:由于法律原因,大多数餐馆都有禁止分发食物残渣的政策。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. begging for乞求;B. giving away分发;C. hiding隐藏;D. causing造成。由于法律原因,大多数餐馆都有禁止分发食物残渣的政策。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. did做;B. kept保持;C. accepted接受;D. risked冒……的危险。上文说由于法律原因,大多数餐馆都有禁止分发食物残渣的政策。故这里意思是有些人甚至冒着失业的危险给我食物。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查副词辨析。A. hardly几乎不;B. usually通常;C. particularly特别是;D. merely仅仅。特别有趣的是各个城市对Dubanchet事件的态度。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. easiest最容易的;B. nearest最近的;C. biggest最大的;D. richest最富有的。根据后文while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen.可推知,这里意思是柏林是最容易的,与后文形成对比。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. work工作;B. shout呼喊;C. ask询问;D. jump跳跃。在那里,他必须在大约50家不同的商店或餐馆询问,才能找到食物。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. competition竞赛;B. conversation会话;C. conflict冲突;D. challenge挑战。当你考虑到从法国骑自行车到波兰所需要的高强度运动时,挑战就更加严峻了。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查形容词辨析。A. adequate充足的;B. rewarding有益的;C. demanding要求高的;D. suitable适当的。句意:当你考虑到从法国骑自行车到波兰所需要的高强度运动时,挑战就更加严峻了。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查副词辨析。A. again再一次;B. alone独自地;C. later后来;D. fast迅速地。我必须迅速得到食物,因为骑了那么多自行车,我累了,我需要能量。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. spirit精神;B. energy能量;C. time时间;D. effort努力。根据because after all the biking I am tired可知,我需要能量。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. stomach胃;B. hand手;C. pocket口袋;D. basket篮子。根据That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.可知,这里意思是我的胃是满的还是空的。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. arrange安排;B. restart重新开始;C. report报告;D. finish结束。根据With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process.可推知,这里意思是他计划在七月中旬结束他的旅行。故选D。
第三节 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2.5分,满分50分)
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39. What do we know about italki from the text?
A. It has no restriction on teachers’ age.
B. It encourages teachers to promote other services.
C. It allows students to contact teachers directly on the platform.
D. It will send messages to remind applicants of the languages unavailable.
40. Who would be most interested in reading the text?
A. People who mean to be online French teachers.
B. People who work as community tutors on italki.
C. People who want to make some online friends.
D. People who plan to teach abroad.
【答案】36. D 37. C 38. D 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了入驻italki平台开启线上语言教学工作的账号注册流程、教师申请要求与申请不通过的常见原因。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文Once you are in the application process, you will be asked to部分中“give a brief video introduction(提交一份简短的自我介绍视频)”可知,申请人在申请流程中需要上传简短的自我介绍视频。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文Minimum requirements for applicants of all languages下面对Professional Teacher的要求部分“Employment statements(工作证明)”可知,成为italki的专业教师需要提供工作证明,即需要具备相关工作经验。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文Here are some of the most common reasons why applications are declined部分中“The written introduction needs more information or has some spelling or grammar mistakes.(书面自我介绍信息不足,或存在拼写、语法错误)”可知,如果申请人在自我介绍中出现语法错误,申请会被拒绝。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据原文Here are some of the most common reasons why applications are declined部分中“On italki, students will be able to send you italki messages, so don’t give out your personal contact information. This is to protect your privacy.(在italki平台上,学生可以直接给你发italki消息,因此不需要公布个人联系方式,这是为了保护你的隐私)”可推知,italki平台允许学生直接在平台上联系教师。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“A warm welcome from italki! We are glad that you are joining an online language learning community to help people become fluent in foreign languages!(italki热烈欢迎你!我们很高兴您加入在线语言学习社区,帮助人们流利地掌握外语!)”以及下文内容可知,本文全文介绍了italki线上语言学习平台招聘语言教师的流程、要求与申请不通过的原因,目标受众是想要申请成为该平台线上语言教师的人。由此可推测出,想要成为线上法语教师的人,符合本文的目标受众。
B
In 1998, a group of friends were making soup together when inspiration struck: They wondered if they could transform their vegetables into musical instruments. The idea started as a light-hearted joke. But since they were signed up to perform at an upcoming festival anyway, they decided to test out their idea. That’s when the Vegetable Orchestra was born.
Now, over two decades later, the Vegetable Orchestra has played more than 340 concerts using fresh carrots, pumpkins, and other veggies. The group has now set a world record for most concerts by a vegetable orchestra — one that’s likely to stand for years to come. According to Guinness World Records, the members are the “unrivalled” record holders in this category.
The Vegetable Orchestra is based in Vienna, Austria, but performs all over the world. The group experiments with a variety of musical categories — from free jazz to experimental electronic music. But everything it plays falls under the umbrella of “Gemusik”, a mixture of the German words for “vegetable” and “music”. “There are no musical boundaries for the Vegetable Orchestra,” according to the group’s website. “The musical range of the team expands consistently, and the vegetable instruments and their inherent sounds often determine the direction.”
Because fresh veggies only last a few hours after being cut and handled, every concert requires complete reinvention of instruments. Each musician makes between eight and 25 instruments for each show. After buying produce from local markets, they then use drills, knives and other kitchen tools to transform the veggies into flutes, violins and more. Some instruments are made of several different types of vegetables — such as a saxophone-like “cucumberphone” made from a carrot, a cucumber and a bell pepper.
The pieces of veggies left over from preparing the instruments get cooked into soup. At the end of each concert, the band members serve the soup to the audience.
“Many people think we’re kind of just a funny performance,” said orchestra member Susanna Gartmayer. “But they’re surprised to understand there’s actually a lot of sound potential in vegetables and that we want to make really interesting music.”
41. The underlined word “unrivalled” in paragraph 2 probably means .
A. undetected B. unqualified C. unmatched D. unrecognized
42. What is the significance of “Gemusik” for the Vegetable Orchestra?
A. It breaks the national boundaries of music.
B. It defines the guiding philosophy of their art.
C. It shows their focus on using certain vegetables.
D It represents a strategy to connect with audiences.
43. What seems to be a challenge to the Vegetable Orchestra?
A. The lack of skilled instrument makers.
B. The need to constantly create new instruments.
C. The struggle to find diverse kinds of vegetables.
D. The difficulty of mastering vegetable instruments.
44. What does Susanna Gartmayer’s statement reveal about the Vegetable Orchestra?
A. They will prioritize comedy over musical quality.
B. They have trouble recycling leftover vegetables.
C. They face doubt but aim to create serious art.
D. They find it hard to interact with audiences.
45. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Unique Sound of Fresh Vegetables
B. The Vegetable Orchestra: An Odd World Record
C. The Art of Vegetable Cooking and Music Creation
D. When Vegetables Meet Music: A Creative Integration
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. D
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了奥地利维也纳的蔬菜乐团,介绍了这支用新鲜蔬菜制作乐器演出的特殊乐团的发展经历、艺术理念与演出特色。
【41题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段中“The group has now set a world record for most concerts by a vegetable orchestra — one that’s likely to stand for years to come. According to Guinness World Records, the members are the “unrivalled” record holders in this category.(该乐团目前创造了蔬菜管弦乐团举办最多音乐会的世界纪录——这个纪录很可能在未来数年都不会被打破。根据吉尼斯世界纪录,该乐团成员是这个类别中unrivalled的纪录保持者。)”可知,蔬菜乐团创造蔬菜音乐会数量的世界纪录,而且这个纪录会长时间保持,说明没有其他蔬菜乐团能和他们匹敌,因此“unrivalled”意思是“无可匹敌的”,和C选项“unmatched(无与伦比的、无可匹敌的)”含义一致。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“But everything it plays falls under the umbrella of “Gemusik”, a mixture of the German words for “vegetable” and “music”. “There are no musical boundaries for the Vegetable Orchestra,” according to the group’s website. “The musical range of the team expands consistently, and the vegetable instruments and their inherent sounds often determine the direction.”(但他们演奏的所有作品都归在“Gemusik”的范畴下,这个词是德语中“蔬菜”和“音乐”两个词的结合。该乐团官网表示:“对于蔬菜乐团而言,音乐没有边界。团队的音乐范围一直在不断拓展,而蔬菜乐器和它们本身的声音往往决定了音乐的方向。”)”可知,Gemusik这个名称本身融合了蔬菜与音乐两个核心要素,同时它涵盖了乐团所有的创作,背后体现了乐团“音乐无边界、跟随蔬菜本身的声音定创作方向”的核心艺术理念,因此Gemusik定义了乐团艺术创作的核心理念。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“Because fresh veggies only last a few hours after being cut and handled, every concert requires complete reinvention of instruments.(因为新鲜蔬菜在切割处理后只能保存几个小时,每场音乐会都需要完全重新制作乐器。)”可知,蔬菜易腐的特性要求乐团每次演出都必须全新打造乐器,这对乐团来说是一项挑战。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段““Many people think we’re kind of just a funny performance,” said orchestra member Susanna Gartmayer. “But they’re surprised to understand there’s actually a lot of sound potential in vegetables and that we want to make really interesting music.”(乐团成员Susanna Gartmayer说:“很多人认为我们只是一场有趣搞笑的表演,但他们会惊讶地发现,蔬菜其实蕴藏着很多声音潜能,而我们想要创作真正有趣的音乐。”)”可知,大众最初并不认可乐团的专业性,认为只是搞笑噱头,但是乐团本身目标就是创作优质有意义的音乐,可推测他们虽面临质疑,但仍立志创作严肃艺术。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知,尤其是第一段中“In 1998, a group of friends were making soup together when inspiration struck: They wondered if they could transform their vegetables into musical instruments.(1998年,一群朋友在一起煮汤时突然灵光一闪:他们想知道是否可以把蔬菜变成乐器。)”和“That’s when the Vegetable Orchestra was born.(蔬菜乐团就在那时诞生了。)”可知,本文主要围绕蔬菜乐团这一别具特色的乐团,介绍了这支乐团诞生的过程、艺术理念、演出特色等内容,展现了蔬菜和音乐碰撞融合形成的独特创作。D选项“当蔬菜遇见音乐:一场创意融合”符合全文主旨,适合作为标题。
C
Not only do some mosquito species show very strong preferences for obtaining their blood meals from humans, they also appear to discriminate one person from another when choosing their next meal.
It has long been thought that the blood type is a critical factor that influences mosquitoes’ choices. A previous study published in Nature found mosquitoes landed on people with type O blood nearly twice as often as on those with type A blood and that people with type B blood fell somewhere in between the above two. Relatively speaking, people with type AB blood are much luckier than those with type A blood.
There are also many old wives’ tales about mosquito bites. Some think that having fair skin, being sweaty and even eating food with garlic can influence biting rates one way or the other. There are plenty of these anecdotes and for the most part they don’t appear to have much influence when scientifically tested. That’s why a great deal of research effort is put into understanding mosquitoes’ feeding choices.
All mosquito species use carbon dioxide as a long-range indicator of nearby people. However, CO₂ is everywhere and provides little information to help a specialist mosquito identify its preferred target. Lactic (relating to milk) acid has been demonstrated to be a significant attractant alongside CO₂ and is much more common in humans than in other animals. Other chemicals also help supplement the human odor (气味).
But a recent study has found the best evidence for what motivates a mosquito’s choice among different people — the variation in our skin microorganisms. These microorganisms are mostly not disease-causing bacteria which live on our skin. The odor combination they give off is the critical factor in telling mosquitoes how tasty we’d be. We have an estimated one million bacteria per square cm of skin, often comprising hundreds of species.
Using a special method to obtain the particular chemicals from people who seem to rarely attract mosquitoes, scientists at the UK’s Rothamsted Research have found these natural substances that mosquitoes don’t seem to find appealing. Eventually, including these substances into advanced bug spray could make it possible for people to ward off mosquitoes for good.
46. Which one is mosquitoes’ favorite according to the study published in Nature?
A. Type A blood. B. Type B blood. C. Type AB blood. D. Type O blood.
47. What do we learn about the anecdotes about mosquitoes?
A. They mostly have something to do with daily diets.
B. They lay the foundations for further study.
C. They all lack solid scientific evidence.
D. They all originate from old tales.
48. How do mosquitoes find target food according to the recent study?
A. By releasing an odor to numb human skin.
B. By calculating the density of CO₂ around them.
C. By stimulating their receptors of some chemicals.
D. By following the odor of human skin microorganisms.
49. What do scientists of Rothamsted Research aim to do?
A. Develop effective anti-mosquito products.
B. Find out factors that affect the human odor.
C. Seek cures for diseases caused by mosquitoes.
D. Explore the composition of skin microorganisms.
50. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Why is it important to prevent mosquito bites?
B. Why do mosquitoes prefer some people to others?
C. Why are certain chemicals attractive to mosquitoes?
D. Why are microorganisms so vital to people’s health?
【答案】46. D 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. B
【解析】
【导语】文章主要探讨蚊子为何偏爱某些人,介绍了血型、民间传说、二氧化碳、乳酸以及最新发现的皮肤微生物等影响蚊子选择的因素。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“A previous study published in Nature found mosquitoes landed on people with type O blood nearly twice as often as on those with type A blood and that people with type B blood fell somewhere in between the above two. (发表在《自然》杂志上的一项先前研究发现,蚊子落在O型血的人身上的次数几乎是A型血的人的两倍,而B型血的人介于两者之间。)”可知,根据该研究,蚊子最喜欢O型血的人。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“There are plenty of these anecdotes and for the most part they don’t appear to have much influence when scientifically tested. (有很多这样的传闻,其中大部分在经过科学检验后似乎没有多大影响。)”可知,这些关于蚊子的民间传闻大多缺乏科学证据支持。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中“But a recent study has found the best evidence for what motivates a mosquito’s choice among different people — the variation in our skin microorganisms. (但最近的一项研究发现了蚊子在不同人之间做出选择的最佳证据——我们皮肤微生物的差异。)”和“The odor combination they give off is the critical factor in telling mosquitoes how tasty we’d be. (它们释放的气味组合是告诉蚊子我们有多“美味”的关键因素。)”可知,根据最新研究,蚊子是通过跟随人体皮肤微生物散发的气味来寻找目标的。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Using a special method to obtain the particular chemicals from people who seem to rarely attract mosquitoes, scientists at the UK’s Rothamsted Research have found these natural substances that mosquitoes don’t seem to find appealing. Eventually, including these substances into advanced bug spray could make it possible for people to ward off mosquitoes for good. (英国Rothamsted研究所的科学家们使用一种特殊方法,从那些似乎很少吸引蚊子的人身上获取特定的化学物质,他们发现了这些蚊子似乎不喜欢的天然物质。最终,将这些物质加入先进的驱虫喷雾中,可以使人们永久地驱赶蚊子。)”可知,Rothamsted Research的科学家们的目标是开发出有效的防蚊产品。
【50题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,第一段中“they also appear to discriminate one person from another when choosing their next meal. (它们在选择下一餐时似乎也会区分不同的人。)”提出蚊子会挑选人;第二段讲血型的影响;第三段讲民间传说缺乏科学依据;第四段讲二氧化碳和乳酸的作用;第五段讲最新发现——皮肤微生物是关键因素;第六段讲利用该发现开发防蚊产品。文章从蚊子对不同血型人的偏好、传统说法、二氧化碳和乳酸的作用,到最后揭示皮肤微生物的气味是关键因素,全文围绕“为什么蚊子更喜欢某些人而不是其他人”这一问题展开,故“Why do mosquitoes prefer some people to others?”能概括文章内容,最适合做标题。
D
Having a rival (对手) can keep you committed to achieving your goals and enhance your overall performance. But before you go out and find an entrepreneur (创业者) to outcompete(胜出), it’s important to understand and avoid the traps that often come with rivalry. After all, competitive rivalry can also make it difficult for you to make a decision and increase your willingness to take risks, behaviors that can ultimately hurt your venture’s (风险项目) success.
Finding someone you’re committed to outcompeting can be a great way to stay focused on your goals and push your venture to the next level. But when you’re intently focused on outperforming your rivals, you may begin to develop a “win-at-all-costs” mentality (心态) that causes you to ignore how you achieve success. One group of researchers, for example, examined the link between rivalry and unethical(不道德的) behavior. They found that when people compete against their rivals, they are more willing to behave unethically to win. But such behavior may damage your reputation and strain(使……紧张) relationships important to your success. One way to avoid this trap is to stop and reflect on what’s important. While outperforming your rivals may provide short-term benefits, the loss of your integrity(正直) will have long-term consequences.
One reason having a rival can enhance your venture’s performance is that it creates a level of excitement that drives you to work harder. But this eagerness to win may also hurt your venture’s success, particularly when it causes you to make impulsive, insensible decisions. But it’s possible to avoid such costly mistakes by making a habit of engaging in critical thinking, such as considering opposing viewpoints and conducting cost-benefit analyses, especially for those decisions that are complex and can determine the future of your venture.
The sense of eagerness that comes with having a rival can not only cause you to make poorer decisions, but it can also lead you to take greater risks that put your venture in great dangers. One way you can overcome the risk-inducing (诱发) effects of rivalry that stand to endanger your venture’s success is to remain attentive to your emotional state and actively monitor how such feelings are affecting your decision-making.
51. How can competitive rivalry benefit entrepreneurs according to the passage?
A. By enabling them to outcompete other entrepreneurs.
B. By enabling them to make their venture a success.
C. By helping them to reach long-term goals.
D. By helping them to stay goal-oriented.
52. What is one of the traps entrepreneurs may often fall into when competing with rivals?
A. They may adopt strategies that are bound to ruin their venture.
B. They may depend on unethical means to outperform their rivals.
C. They may be too eager to succeed while ignoring the huge labor cost.
D. They may be intently focused on winning at the current market level.
53. What are entrepreneurs advised to do to avoid traps that often accompany rivalry?
A. Think very carefully about what really matters.
B. Prioritize obtaining immediate benefits.
C. Estimate the long-term consequences.
D. Reflect on what successes are achievable.
54. How can entrepreneurs avoid making impulsive and insensible decisions?
A. By engaging themselves in critical reasoning.
B. By developing a habit of keeping their integrity.
C. By criticizing themselves for previous poor performances.
D. By stopping themselves from being too excited about their successes.
55. How can entrepreneurs overcome the risk-inducing effects of rivalry?
A. By paying close attention to their current performance.
B. By taking steps that stand to endanger their rivals’ success.
C. By monitoring how their decision-making impacts their mentality.
D. By keeping their emotions in check to avoid making poor decisions.
【答案】51. D 52. B 53. A 54. A 55. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了企业在竞争中经常出现的陷阱以及应对陷阱的一些策略。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。文章第一段讲到“Having a rival (对手) can keep you committed to achieving your goals and enhance your overall performance. (有一个竞争对手可以让你致力于实现你的目标,并提高你的整体表现)”可知,根据文章,竞争性较量通过帮助他们保持目标导向使企业家受益。故选D。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。文章第二段讲到“They found that when people compete against their rivals, they are more willing to behave unethically to win. (他们发现,当人们与对手竞争时,他们更愿意以不道德的行为取胜。)”可知,企业家在与对手竞争时可能经常陷入的陷阱之一是他们可能依靠不道德的手段来超越竞争对手。故选B。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。文章第二段讲到“One way to avoid this trap is to stop and reflect on what’s important (避免这个陷阱的一个方法是停下来反思什么是重要的)”可知,建议企业家仔细思考什么才是真正重要的来避免竞争中的陷阱。故选A。
【54题详解】
细节理解题。文章第三段讲到“But it’s possible to avoid such costly mistakes by making a habit of engaging in critical thinking, such as considering opposing viewpoints and conducting cost-benefit analyses, especially for those decisions that are complex and can determine the future of your venture.(但是,养成进行批判性思考的习惯是有可能避免这种代价高昂的错误的,比如考虑反对的观点和进行成本效益分析,尤其是对那些复杂的、可能决定你企业未来的决策。)”可知,企业家通过参与批判性推理避免做出冲动和不明智的决定。故选A。
【55题详解】
细节理解题。文章最后一句讲到“One way you can overcome the risk-inducing (诱发) effects of rivalry that stand to endanger your venture’s success is to remain attentive to your emotional state and actively monitor how such feelings are affecting your decision-making (你可以克服可能危及你的企业成功的竞争的风险诱导效应的一个方法是保持关注你的情绪状态,并积极监控这种情绪如何影响你的决策。)”可知,企业家要克服竞争带来的风险可以通过控制自己的情绪来避免做出错误的决定。故选D。
第三部分 写作(满分35分)
第一节 阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,回答下面问题。
My high school,like many others,was extremely competitive not only in sports but also in academic subjects.The pressure of trying to get excellent grades while joining in extra-curricular activities could be great.Sometimes it seemed like I lived at school!When I was home my time was spent doing homework.Some days I was so busy finishing a project that I could hardly see my families.
I have a younger sister named Sally.She was nine years old.We used to see each other,but after I graduated from the primary school she attended.I saw her less and less.
Then one day I came home to an empty house and I found a note from my mom saying my sister was at her friend's and would be dropped off.
At five o'clock I saw my sister walking towards the door with her friend and her friend's father.I heard them talking."Is anyone at home?"the father asked.
"Just my mean elder sister,Sara,and she's probably in her room as usual,''my sister replied.I couldn't believe it.I opened the door thanked the father for bringing her home,then shut the door and started to cry.
To make a long story short,a huge fight followed that ended with me driving my sister to her room.But I realized that what was worse than the fight was that I really hadn't been a good elder sister.
I had lost track of what was important.and what really mattered.I had been fallen into a whirlpool(漩涡)of pressure and competition,and it took my sister's honest observation to show me that the grades I got didn't matter to everyone--certainly not to her.All that matters to her is that I'm her elder sister,and that's what matters to me,too.
56. What kind of life did the author live at high school?(No more than 5words.)
57. What does the underlined phrase"dropped off"in Paragraph 3probably mean?(No more than 3words.)
58. Why did the author's sister consider her as a mean sister?(No more than 8words.)
59. What happened to the two sisters one day according to the passage?(No more than 5words.)
60. What lesson do you learn from the author's experience?(No more than 20words.)
【答案】56. A busy and competitive life.
57. Sent/Brought back。
58. Because she didn't care for her sister.
59. They had a huge fight.
60. What really matters is the love and the feelings from the families members.
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者进高中后,面临学习、体育方面的巨大压力和竞争,成天只顾忙于自己的学习,而忽略了和自己妹妹的团聚,这导致妹妹很不理解.后来作者终于明白,在分数和亲情之间,亲情还是更重要些,无论对自己还是对妹妹。
【56题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“My high school,like many others,was extremely competitive not only in sports but also in academic subjects.The pressure of trying to get excellent grades while joining in extra-curricular activities could be great.Sometimes it seemed like I lived at school! When I was home my time was spent doing homework.Some days I was so busy finishing a project that I could hardly see my families.”我就读的高中和其他学校一样,不仅在体育方面竞争非常激烈,在学术科目方面也是如此。在参加课外活动的同时,努力取得优异成绩的压力会很大。有时我好像住在学校!当我在家的时候,我的时间都花在做作业上了。有几天我忙着完成一个项目,几乎看不到我的家人。可知作者的高中生活充满竞争和压力.故答案可以回答为:A busy and competitive life.
【57题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Then one day I came home to an empty house and I found a note from my mom saying my sister was at her friend's and would be dropped off.”后来有一天,我回到家,发现一个空房子,我看到一张我妈妈的便条,说我姐姐在她的朋友家,她将会过来。以及后文“At five o'clock I saw my sister walking towards the door with her friend and her friend's father.”五点钟的时候,我看见姐姐和她的朋友以及她朋友的父亲向门口走去。故划线部分应该是"被送回家"之意。故答案可回答为:Sent/Brought back。
【58题详解】
推理判断题。根据“"Just my mean elder sister,Sara,and she's probably in her room as usual,''my sister replied.”“只有我刻薄的姐姐,萨拉,她可能像往常一样在她的房间里,”我妹妹回答说。可知,因为姐姐Sara只关心她的学习。所以这道题可以回答成:Because she didn't care for her sister.
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二自然段“To make a long story short, a huge fight followed that ended with me driving my sister to her room”长话短说,我和妹妹大吵了一架,最后我开车送妹妹去她的房间。可知作者和她的妹妹那天打了一架.故答案可以是:They had a huge fight.
【60题详解】
开放式问题。答案不唯一,根据文章最后一行“…and it took my sister's honest observation to show me that the grades I got didn't matter to everyone--certainly not to her.All that matters to her is that I'm her elder sister,and that's what matters to me,too.” 我妹妹诚实的观察告诉我,我的成绩对每个人都不重要——当然对她不重要。对她来说最重要的是我是她的姐姐,这对我来说也是最重要的。作者意识到了家庭的亲情和家人的关爱更重要。所以答案可以是:What really matters is the love and the feelings from the families members.
第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)
61. 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你校英语社团将举办一次以“科技与青春”为主题的社团交流活动。请你准备一篇英文发言稿,与社团成员分享你对人工智能助手的看法。内容需包含以下要点:
1. 简要介绍人工智能助手的主要功能;
2. 分享一个你或身边同学使用人工智能助手的具体例子及其影响;
3. 提出希望。
参考词汇:人工智能助手 AI assistant
注意:
(1)词数不少于 100;
(2)可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出,不计入总词数。
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【答案】范文
It’s a pleasure to join today’s discussion on technology and youth, and I’d like to share my thoughts on AI assistants.
An AI assistant is a smart tool built to simplify our lives, capable of handling many tasks from answering questions to offering personalized learning support.
I often use the AI assistant Xiao Ai to arrange my study schedule. When I prepared for an important exam last week, it reminded me to review key points and suggested regular breaks to avoid burnout, which greatly improved my productivity. However, some students just copy AI-generated answers without thinking, losing the ability to think and work independently.
Therefore, let’s use AI assistants wisely: they are tools to aid our learning, not replacements for our own thinking. Let AI be our helpful partner, not our boss.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达要求写一篇演讲稿,简要介绍人工智能助手的主要功能,用具体事例讲述影响,提出希望。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
处理、应对:handle→deal with
个性化的:personalized→customized
复习:review→revise/go over
倦怠:burnout→exhaustion
2. 句式拓展
简单句改为复合句
原句:An AI assistant is a smart tool built to simplify our lives, capable of handling many tasks from answering questions to offering personalized learning support.
拓展句:An AI assistant, which is a smart tool built to simplify our lives, is capable of handling many tasks from answering questions to offering personalized learning support.
【点睛】【高分句型1】When I prepared for an important exam last week, it reminded me to review key points and suggested regular breaks to avoid burnout, which greatly improved my productivity.(使用了When引导时间状语从句、which引导非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】However, some students just copy AI-generated answers without thinking, losing the ability to think and work independently. (使用了现在分词作状语)
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第二阶段性检测 英语试卷
第 I 卷(共三部分;满分 150 分)
第一部分:听力(共两节;满分 20 分)
第一节:(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,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一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Whose schoolwork is full of mistakes?
A. Mike’s. B. Grace’s. C. John’s.
2. What time is it probably now?
A. About 1:00 pm. B. About 2:00 pm. C. About 3:00 pm.
3. What is the man’s final goal?
A. Take part in the championships.
B. Join the high jump team.
C. Break the school record.
4. What caused the woman’s sleeplessness?
A. Her study.
B. The drip of the tap.
C. The annoying neighbors.
5. What does the woman think of the blue sweater?
A. It is warmer.
B. It is cheaper.
C. It is more fashionable.
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 小题。
6. Why won’t Anna go to the show?
A. She has no ticket.
B. She can’t spare the time.
C. She doesn’t like Ben Stiller.
7. What does the woman say about the bus system?
A. The buses are crowded.
B. The buses are not punctual.
C. The bus drivers are friendly.
8. How will the speakers go to the theater?
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi.
听下面一段对话,回答第9至第11小题。
9 Where is Broadway Station?
A. In Oakland. B. In Portland. C. In San Francisco.
10. Why will the man travel by train?
A. For the comfort.
B. For the low costs
C. For the good view.
11. Who will the man see in Portland?
A. His brother. B. His sister. C. His friend.
听下面一段独白,回答第12至第15小题。
12. How many of the top 50 polluted cities are in China?
A. 3. B. 8. C. 22.
13. Which country has the most serious pollution?
A. Indonesia. B. India C. China.
14. What measure did the chief minister of Delhi take?
A. Closing schools temporarily. B. Building more parks. C. Using clean energy.
15. What’s the residents’ attitude towards air corridors (走廊)?
A Indifferent. B. Doubtful C. Worried.
第二部分 语言知识运用
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1. — I tried my best but still failed the driving test for the third time.
— ________ . You’ll get it eventually.
A. You have got me there B. Don’t beat yourself up
C. Mind your own business D. You have my word
2. The artificial intelligence algorithms developed recently are far more efficient than ________ designed five years ago.
A. that B. those C. ones D. it
3. Whether it was a ________ job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
A. genuine B. conventional C. despairing D. hospitable
4. The company has decided to offer remote work options permanently ________ employees’ demands for better work-life balance.
A. in common with B. in place of C. in contrast to D. in response to
5. People often fail to see ________ a huge difference a little encouragement can make in someone’s life.
A. how B. what C. that D. whether
6. Zhou believes part of the appeal lies in the strength of the museum’s artworks, many of ________, especially classical paintings, are widely recognized as cultural symbols.
A. what B. those C. whom D. which
7. People of the nation love peace, so the latest wave of violence is ________ by the public.
A. ignored B. postponed C. condemned D. suspected
8. ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. Exposing
9. You will not truly master a foreign language ________ you use it regularly in real-life situations no matter how much grammar you have memorized.
A unless B. until C. if D. because
10. Neither the manager nor the employees ________ to work overtime without extra pay since the company policy was updated.
A. has agreed B. have agreed C. is agreeing D. agreed
11. We are redecorating our restaurant these days, so our service is simply unavailable ________.
A. eventually B. temporarily C. frequently D. unexpectedly
12. I ________ all that food for the party; only three people showed up, and most of it went to waste.
A. mustn’t have prepared B. would have prepared
C. needn’t have prepared D. should have prepared
13. Before leaving America she ________ much of her furniture to friends and enjoyed letting them have the pieces they had liked.
A. gave away B. gave off C. gave out D. gave in
14. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ________ from the university next year.
A. graduated B. has graduated C. will graduate D. graduates
15. — I was extremely nervous before the job interview. ________ the whole way there.
— But you got the offer, right? So it went well.
A. I had a frog in my throat B. I had butterflies in my stomach
C. I was throwing in the towel D. I was behind the wheel
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the ___16___ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that’s precisely why one ___17___ Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving ___18___ on discarded(丢弃) food. The three-month, 1,900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s ___19___ of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can ___20___, the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants ___21___ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of ___22___ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places ___23___ him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal ___24___, most restaurants have a policy against ____25____ food waste. “Some people have even ____26____ their jobs by giving me food,” Dubanchet said.
What’s ____27____ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet’s cause. Berlin has been the ____28____ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ____29____ at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The ____30____ is all the more serious when you consider the ____31____ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food ____32____ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ____33____,” Dubanchet explained. “Is my ____34____ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”
He aims to ____35____ his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process.
16. A. cleverer B. older C. stranger D. simpler
17. A. garbage-eating B. sports-loving C. food-wasting D. law-breaking
18. A. secretly B. finally C. entirely D. probably
19. A. purpose B. way C. opinion D. dream
20. A. observe B. imagine C. suggest D. remember
21. A. store B. cook C. shop for D. throw away
22. A. locked B. damaged C. connected D. abandoned
23. A. bought B. offered C. ordered D. sold
24. A. reasons B. rights C. fees D. aids
25. A. begging for B. giving away C. hiding D. causing
26. A. did B. kept C. accepted D. risked
27. A. hardly B. usually C. particularly D. merely
28. A. easiest B. nearest C. biggest D. richest
29. A. work B. shout C. ask D. jump
30. A. competition B. conversation C. conflict D. challenge
31. A. adequate B. rewarding C. demanding D. suitable
32. A. again B. alone C. later D. fast
33. A. spirit B. energy C. time D. effort
34. A. stomach B. hand C. pocket D. basket
35. A. arrange B. restart C. report D. finish
第三节 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2.5分,满分50分)
A
A warm welcome from italki! We are glad that you are joining an online language learning community to help people become fluent in foreign languages!
To register your account, you should:
•go to the teacher application page (click here)
•sign up or log into your italki account
Once you are in the application process, you will be asked to:
•enter some information about yourself (name, languages you speak, the language(s) you teach, etc.)
•upload your profile photo
•give a written introduction highlighting your skills, background and your teaching methods
•give a brief video introduction
Minimum requirements for applicants of all languages:
◆Professional Teacher
18+ years old
Bachelor’s degree or the teaching qualification
Employment statements
An introduction video within 3 minutes
Native or C2 in your teaching language(s)
◆Community Tutor
18+ years old
An introduction video within 3 minutes
Native or C2 in your teaching language(s)
Here are some of the most common reasons why applications are declined:
•The application is incomplete.
•The profile picture is not professional-looking.
•No introduction video; the image or sound quality is low and cannot be clearly viewed.
•The written introduction needs more information or has some spelling or grammar mistakes.
•Something in your profile advertises or promotes other services. We ask you to respect the italki platform and not to promote other services.
•Your profile includes personal contact information. On italki, students will be able to send you italki messages, so don’t give out your personal contact information. This is to protect your privacy.
•You do not meet the minimum age requirement of 18 years old.
•The language class that the applicant has applied to is currently closed. (Arabic and Portuguese)
36 What is an applicant required to do in the application process?
A. Write about one’s favorite teachers.
B. Pay a fee for setting up an account.
C. Send several personal photos by email.
D. Upload a short self-introduction video.
37. What qualification do you need to become a professional teacher on italki?
A. You should have a master’s degree.
B. You should be at least sixteen years old.
C. You should have related working experience.
D. You should be a native speaker of your teaching language (s).
38. In what condition will people’s applications get rejected?
A. Their pictures look too professional.
B. They apply to teach more than one language.
C. Their profiles have no personal contact information.
D. They make grammar mistakes in their self-introductions.
39. What do we know about italki from the text?
A. It has no restriction on teachers’ age.
B. It encourages teachers to promote other services.
C. It allows students to contact teachers directly on the platform.
D. It will send messages to remind applicants of the languages unavailable.
40. Who would be most interested in reading the text?
A. People who mean to be online French teachers.
B. People who work as community tutors on italki.
C. People who want to make some online friends.
D. People who plan to teach abroad.
B
In 1998, a group of friends were making soup together when inspiration struck: They wondered if they could transform their vegetables into musical instruments. The idea started as a light-hearted joke. But since they were signed up to perform at an upcoming festival anyway, they decided to test out their idea. That’s when the Vegetable Orchestra was born.
Now, over two decades later, the Vegetable Orchestra has played more than 340 concerts using fresh carrots, pumpkins, and other veggies. The group has now set a world record for most concerts by a vegetable orchestra — one that’s likely to stand for years to come. According to Guinness World Records, the members are the “unrivalled” record holders in this category.
The Vegetable Orchestra is based in Vienna, Austria, but performs all over the world. The group experiments with a variety of musical categories — from free jazz to experimental electronic music. But everything it plays falls under the umbrella of “Gemusik”, a mixture of the German words for “vegetable” and “music”. “There are no musical boundaries for the Vegetable Orchestra,” according to the group’s website. “The musical range of the team expands consistently, and the vegetable instruments and their inherent sounds often determine the direction.”
Because fresh veggies only last a few hours after being cut and handled, every concert requires complete reinvention of instruments. Each musician makes between eight and 25 instruments for each show. After buying produce from local markets, they then use drills, knives and other kitchen tools to transform the veggies into flutes, violins and more. Some instruments are made of several different types of vegetables — such as a saxophone-like “cucumberphone” made from a carrot, a cucumber and a bell pepper.
The pieces of veggies left over from preparing the instruments get cooked into soup. At the end of each concert, the band members serve the soup to the audience.
“Many people think we’re kind of just a funny performance,” said orchestra member Susanna Gartmayer. “But they’re surprised to understand there’s actually a lot of sound potential in vegetables and that we want to make really interesting music.”
41. The underlined word “unrivalled” in paragraph 2 probably means .
A. undetected B. unqualified C. unmatched D. unrecognized
42. What is the significance of “Gemusik” for the Vegetable Orchestra?
A. It breaks the national boundaries of music.
B. It defines the guiding philosophy of their art.
C. It shows their focus on using certain vegetables.
D. It represents a strategy to connect with audiences.
43. What seems to be a challenge to the Vegetable Orchestra?
A. The lack of skilled instrument makers.
B. The need to constantly create new instruments.
C. The struggle to find diverse kinds of vegetables.
D. The difficulty of mastering vegetable instruments.
44. What does Susanna Gartmayer’s statement reveal about the Vegetable Orchestra?
A. They will prioritize comedy over musical quality.
B. They have trouble recycling leftover vegetables.
C They face doubt but aim to create serious art.
D. They find it hard to interact with audiences.
45. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Unique Sound of Fresh Vegetables
B. The Vegetable Orchestra: An Odd World Record
C. The Art of Vegetable Cooking and Music Creation
D. When Vegetables Meet Music: A Creative Integration
C
Not only do some mosquito species show very strong preferences for obtaining their blood meals from humans, they also appear to discriminate one person from another when choosing their next meal.
It has long been thought that the blood type is a critical factor that influences mosquitoes’ choices. A previous study published in Nature found mosquitoes landed on people with type O blood nearly twice as often as on those with type A blood and that people with type B blood fell somewhere in between the above two. Relatively speaking, people with type AB blood are much luckier than those with type A blood.
There are also many old wives’ tales about mosquito bites. Some think that having fair skin, being sweaty and even eating food with garlic can influence biting rates one way or the other. There are plenty of these anecdotes and for the most part they don’t appear to have much influence when scientifically tested. That’s why a great deal of research effort is put into understanding mosquitoes’ feeding choices.
All mosquito species use carbon dioxide as a long-range indicator of nearby people. However, CO₂ is everywhere and provides little information to help a specialist mosquito identify its preferred target. Lactic (relating to milk) acid has been demonstrated to be a significant attractant alongside CO₂ and is much more common in humans than in other animals. Other chemicals also help supplement the human odor (气味).
But a recent study has found the best evidence for what motivates a mosquito’s choice among different people — the variation in our skin microorganisms. These microorganisms are mostly not disease-causing bacteria which live on our skin. The odor combination they give off is the critical factor in telling mosquitoes how tasty we’d be. We have an estimated one million bacteria per square cm of skin, often comprising hundreds of species.
Using a special method to obtain the particular chemicals from people who seem to rarely attract mosquitoes, scientists at the UK’s Rothamsted Research have found these natural substances that mosquitoes don’t seem to find appealing. Eventually, including these substances into advanced bug spray could make it possible for people to ward off mosquitoes for good.
46. Which one is mosquitoes’ favorite according to the study published in Nature?
A. Type A blood. B. Type B blood. C. Type AB blood. D. Type O blood.
47. What do we learn about the anecdotes about mosquitoes?
A. They mostly have something to do with daily diets.
B. They lay the foundations for further study.
C. They all lack solid scientific evidence.
D. They all originate from old tales.
48. How do mosquitoes find target food according to the recent study?
A. By releasing an odor to numb human skin.
B. By calculating the density of CO₂ around them.
C. By stimulating their receptors of some chemicals.
D. By following the odor of human skin microorganisms.
49. What do scientists of Rothamsted Research aim to do?
A. Develop effective anti-mosquito products.
B. Find out factors that affect the human odor.
C. Seek cures for diseases caused by mosquitoes.
D. Explore the composition of skin microorganisms.
50. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Why is it important to prevent mosquito bites?
B. Why do mosquitoes prefer some people to others?
C. Why are certain chemicals attractive to mosquitoes?
D. Why are microorganisms so vital to people’s health?
D
Having a rival (对手) can keep you committed to achieving your goals and enhance your overall performance. But before you go out and find an entrepreneur (创业者) to outcompete(胜出), it’s important to understand and avoid the traps that often come with rivalry. After all, competitive rivalry can also make it difficult for you to make a decision and increase your willingness to take risks, behaviors that can ultimately hurt your venture’s (风险项目) success.
Finding someone you’re committed to outcompeting can be a great way to stay focused on your goals and push your venture to the next level. But when you’re intently focused on outperforming your rivals, you may begin to develop a “win-at-all-costs” mentality (心态) that causes you to ignore how you achieve success. One group of researchers, for example, examined the link between rivalry and unethical(不道德的) behavior. They found that when people compete against their rivals, they are more willing to behave unethically to win. But such behavior may damage your reputation and strain(使……紧张) relationships important to your success. One way to avoid this trap is to stop and reflect on what’s important. While outperforming your rivals may provide short-term benefits, the loss of your integrity(正直) will have long-term consequences.
One reason having a rival can enhance your venture’s performance is that it creates a level of excitement that drives you to work harder. But this eagerness to win may also hurt your venture’s success, particularly when it causes you to make impulsive, insensible decisions. But it’s possible to avoid such costly mistakes by making a habit of engaging in critical thinking, such as considering opposing viewpoints and conducting cost-benefit analyses, especially for those decisions that are complex and can determine the future of your venture.
The sense of eagerness that comes with having a rival can not only cause you to make poorer decisions, but it can also lead you to take greater risks that put your venture in great dangers. One way you can overcome the risk-inducing (诱发) effects of rivalry that stand to endanger your venture’s success is to remain attentive to your emotional state and actively monitor how such feelings are affecting your decision-making.
51. How can competitive rivalry benefit entrepreneurs according to the passage?
A. By enabling them to outcompete other entrepreneurs.
B. By enabling them to make their venture a success.
C. By helping them to reach long-term goals.
D. By helping them to stay goal-oriented.
52. What is one of the traps entrepreneurs may often fall into when competing with rivals?
A. They may adopt strategies that are bound to ruin their venture.
B. They may depend on unethical means to outperform their rivals.
C. They may be too eager to succeed while ignoring the huge labor cost.
D. They may be intently focused on winning at the current market level.
53. What are entrepreneurs advised to do to avoid traps that often accompany rivalry?
A. Think very carefully about what really matters.
B. Prioritize obtaining immediate benefits.
C. Estimate the long-term consequences.
D. Reflect on what successes are achievable.
54. How can entrepreneurs avoid making impulsive and insensible decisions?
A. By engaging themselves in critical reasoning.
B. By developing a habit of keeping their integrity.
C. By criticizing themselves for previous poor performances.
D. By stopping themselves from being too excited about their successes.
55. How can entrepreneurs overcome the risk-inducing effects of rivalry?
A. By paying close attention to their current performance.
B. By taking steps that stand to endanger their rivals’ success.
C. By monitoring how their decision-making impacts their mentality.
D. By keeping their emotions in check to avoid making poor decisions.
第三部分 写作(满分35分)
第一节 阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,回答下面问题。
My high school,like many others,was extremely competitive not only in sports but also in academic subjects.The pressure of trying to get excellent grades while joining in extra-curricular activities could be great.Sometimes it seemed like I lived at school!When I was home my time was spent doing homework.Some days I was so busy finishing a project that I could hardly see my families.
I have a younger sister named Sally.She was nine years old.We used to see each other,but after I graduated from the primary school she attended.I saw her less and less.
Then one day I came home to an empty house and I found a note from my mom saying my sister was at her friend's and would be dropped off.
At five o'clock I saw my sister walking towards the door with her friend and her friend's father.I heard them talking."Is anyone at home?"the father asked.
"Just my mean elder sister,Sara,and she's probably in her room as usual,''my sister replied.I couldn't believe it.I opened the door thanked the father for bringing her home,then shut the door and started to cry.
To make a long story short,a huge fight followed that ended with me driving my sister to her room.But I realized that what was worse than the fight was that I really hadn't been a good elder sister.
I had lost track of what was important.and what really mattered.I had been fallen into a whirlpool(漩涡)of pressure and competition,and it took my sister's honest observation to show me that the grades I got didn't matter to everyone--certainly not to her.All that matters to her is that I'm her elder sister,and that's what matters to me,too.
56. What kind of life did the author live at high school?(No more than 5words.)
57. What does the underlined phrase"dropped off"in Paragraph 3probably mean?(No more than 3words.)
58. Why did the author's sister consider her as a mean sister?(No more than 8words.)
59. What happened to the two sisters one day according to the passage?(No more than 5words.)
60. What lesson do you learn from the author's experience?(No more than 20words.)
第二节 书面表达(满分 25 分)
61. 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你校英语社团将举办一次以“科技与青春”为主题的社团交流活动。请你准备一篇英文发言稿,与社团成员分享你对人工智能助手的看法。内容需包含以下要点:
1. 简要介绍人工智能助手的主要功能;
2. 分享一个你或身边同学使用人工智能助手的具体例子及其影响;
3. 提出希望。
参考词汇:人工智能助手 AI assistant
注意:
(1)词数不少于 100;
(2)可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出,不计入总词数。
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