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高一英语期末综合练习 (考试时间90分钟，满分100分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A (6分) Directions: In Section A, you will hear six short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. 2 minutes. B. 13 minutes. C. 15 minutes. D. 17 minutes. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: The bus to the museum comes every 15 minutes. M: The last one just left two minutes ago. Question: How long do they need to wait for the next bus? 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Passenger and driver. B. Repairman and customer. C. Police officer and driver. D. Salesperson and consumer. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Your car needs an oil change and the tires look a bit low. W: How long will it take? I have a meeting this afternoon. Question: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Buy a new umbrella. B. Wait for the rain to stop. C. Ask to share the man’s umbrella. D. Go to the Lost and Found box. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】W: Oh no, I forgot my umbrella. It’s raining so hard outside. M: Don’t worry, I saw some lost umbrellas in the Lost and Found box by the front door. Maybe you can go there and asked if you can borrow one. Q: What will the woman probably do next? 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She thinks the client is hard to please. B. The design still needs more efforts. C. She is tired of working late every day. D. The client should give more feedback. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: The client loved your design. Great work in such a short time. W: Thanks, but I stayed until midnight every day this week. I don't think I can keep doing that. Question: What does the woman mean? 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Screen cleaning. B. Time saving. C. Writing difficulty. D. File deletion. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: You’ve been staring at that blank screen for a long time. M: I know I keep starting to write my English composition but then deleting everything. Question: What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The pool will stay closed for a long time. B. The residents pay for the repairs. C. The residents can use the pool for free. D. The pool will open next week. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: The community pool has been closed for repairs all summer. W: I heard they don’t have enough money to fix it until next year. Question: What can we learn from the conversation? Section B (9分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on the passage and the conversation. The passage and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 7. A. Happy and relaxed. B. Uneasy and anxious. C. Bored and sleepy. D. Excited and energetic. 8. A. To avoid real conversations. B. To read books and sleep more. C. To make quicker reactions. D. To escape the endless information. 9. A. Doing one thing at a time. B. Looking up things on the phone. C. Controlling phone use wisely. D. Being brave to reject technology. 【答案】7. B 8. D 9. C 【解析】 【原文】These days, a quiet trend is spreading among young people stepping away from digital devices. More and more teenagers are choosing to put down their phones, tablets and laptops, not forever, but for a few hours a day or even a whole weekend. At first, stepping away feels uncomfortable. Without the constant sound of messages, many people feel uneasy or even anxious. However, after a short period, something interesting happens. They start reading books again, go for walks or have real conversations with family and friends. Many report that they sleep better and feel less stressed. Why is this practice growing? One reason is that people are realizing being always connected does not mean being happy. The endless stream of information leaves them tired and unable to focus. Another reason is that young people are beginning to value deep thinking over quick reactions. They want time to think, to create and to simply be. Stepping away, even briefly, gives our brains a chance to rest. It helps us notice the world around us, the smell of rain, the sound of laughter, the feeling of doing one thing at a time. This trend is not about rejecting technology. It is about learning to use it without letting it use us. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply turn off the screen and look up. 1. How do people feel at first when they step away from their digital devices? 2. Why do more people choose to step away from digital devices? 3. What does the author suggest doing? 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. A. How to predict the weather by clouds. B. How to catch fish at sunrise. C. How to drive a boat safely in the ocean. D. How to find a cheap place to stay. 11. A. He needs to plan trips more carefully. B. Fishing in the ocean is very hard. C. Small villages make trips more enjoyable. D. He is always rushing and needs to relax. 12. A. Have a short trip soon. B. Save money for a long journey. C. Stay at home and rest. D. Ask the man to take her there. 【答案】10. A 11. D 12. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey Ben, I heard you just got back from a trip. How was it? M: It was amazing. I went to a small fishing village by the coast. No big hotels, no crowds, just the ocean and the locals. W: That sounds so peaceful. What did you do there every day? M: Mostly walking along the beach and talking to the fisherman, one of them even took me out on his boat at sunrise. W: Wow, that must have been beautiful. Were you nervous being out on the open water? M: A little at first, but the fisherman was so calm and experienced. He showed me how to tell the weather just by looking at the clouds. W: That’s such a useful skill. Did you catch any fish? M: Not a single one, but honestly, I didn’t even mind just being out there watching the sun rise over the water. That was enough. W: I love that attitude. It sounds like you really connected with nature. M: Exactly. And I realized something I spent so much time planning and rushing that trip taught me to slow down. W: I think I need that too. Lately I’ve been feeling really tired from work. M: You should go sometime. It’s not far and it’s cheap. The hardest part is just deciding to go. W: You’re right. Maybe I’ll plan a short trip next month. M: Let me know if you do. I can give you the fisherman’s number. W: That would be great, thanks Ben. I’m already feeling excited just thinking about it. M: You won’t regret it. Sometimes the best trips are the simplest ones. 1. What did the man learn from the fisherman? 2. What did the man realize from his trip? 3. What will the woman probably do next? II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. How AI and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’ Last spring, Shiri Melumad, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a group of 250 people a simple writing assignment. They needed to share advice with a friend on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. To come up with tips, some were allowed to use a traditional Google search, while ____13____ could rely only on summaries of information generated automatically with Google’s artificial intelligence. ____14____ (use) AI-generated summaries, people wrote advice that was common, obvious and largely unhelpful — eat healthy foods, drink enough water and get lots of sleep! Compared with the AI users, the traditional Google users shared ____15____ (detailed) advice, including physical, mental and emotional health. The tech industry tells us that chatbots and new AI search tools will greatly improve the way we learn, and that anyone who ignores the technology ____16____ (leave) behind. But Dr. Melumad’s experiment found that people ____17____ rely heavily on chatbots and AI search tools for tasks like writing essays and research are generally performing worse than people who don’t use them. Welcome to the era of “brain rot”, the term to describe a poor mental state where people find themselves ____18____ (trap) by engaging with low-quality Internet content. When we write with ChatGPT, are we even writing? The most well-known study this year about AI’s effects ____19____ the brain came out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Researchers ____20____ (seek) to understand how tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT could affect how people write. The study, which involved 54 college students, had a small sample size, but the results raised important questions about ____21____ AI could prevent people from learning. In an age where AI and social media offer great convenience, we should not let them take the place of our own ability ____22____ (think). Only by staying active in mind and avoiding low-quality online content can we prevent “brain rot” and truly grow as learners. 【答案】13. others 14. Using 15. more detailed 16. will be left 17. who##that 18. trapped 19. on 20. sought 21. whether 22. to think 【解析】 【导语】文章通过实验数据和研究案例，警示过度依赖AI工具可能导致思维退化，强调保持独立思考和批判性思维的重要性，呼吁在享受技术便利的同时守护人类认知能力。 【13题详解】 考查代词。句意：为了想出建议，一些人被允许使用传统的谷歌搜索，而另一些人只能依赖谷歌人工智能自动生成的信息摘要。此处与前面的some形成对比，表示“另一些人”，用不定代词others，作主语。 【14题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：使用AI生成的摘要，人们写出的建议普遍、显而易见且大多无益——吃健康的食物、喝足够的水、保证充足睡眠！此处应该用非谓语动词作方式状语，逻辑主语people与use之间是主动关系，用现在分词using，句首单词首字母大写。 【15题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：与AI用户相比，传统谷歌用户分享了更详细的建议，包括身体、心理和情感健康。根据句中的“Compared with the AI users”可知，此处暗含两者之间的比较，用形容词比较级more detailed，作定语。 【16题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：科技行业告诉我们，聊天机器人和新的AI搜索工具将极大地改善我们的学习方式，任何忽视这项技术的人都会被甩在后面。提示词是第二个that从句中谓语动词，主语anyone与动词短语leave behind(超越)之间是被动关系，且表示将来发生的事情，用一般将来时的被动语态will be left behind。 【17题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：但Melumad博士的实验发现，在写论文和研究等任务中严重依赖聊天机器人和AI搜索工具的人，通常比不使用它们的人表现更差。空格处引导限制性定语从句，先行词是people，指人，关系词在从句中作主语，用关系代词who或that引导从句。 【18题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：欢迎来到“脑腐”时代，这个词描述了一种糟糕的精神状态，人们发现自己被困在低质量的互联网内容中。trap(把……困在，使陷于)作宾语补足语，用非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语themselves之间是被动关系，用过去分词trapped表被动。 【19题详解】 考查介词。句意：今年关于AI对大脑影响的最著名研究来自麻省理工学院。effect on...是固定搭配，表示“对……的影响”，用介词on。 【20题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：研究人员试图了解像OpenAI的ChatGPT这样的工具如何影响人们的写作方式。空格处是谓语动词，根据下文的could可知，句子讲述的是过去发生的事情，用一般过去时态，seek的过去式是sought。 【21题详解】 考查连词。句意：这项研究涉及54名大学生，样本量虽小，但结果提出了关于AI是否会阻碍人们学习的重要问题。空格处引导宾语从句，且表示“是否”，所以用连词whether引导从句。 【22题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在AI和社交媒体提供极大便利的时代，我们不应让它们取代我们自己的思考能力。ability to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“做某事的能力”，用动词不定式to think作后置定语。 Section B (10分) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. approached B. delicate C. entirely D. evolve E. habitats F. mislead G. outlines H. perceived I. practical J. risks K. typically Wild Animals Are Adapting to City Life in Surprising Ways For many forms of wildlife, cities are not the place you would expect to find them. However, a growing number of animals are managing to live and even thrive in these human-made ____23____ . This success story comes with hidden costs that scientists are only beginning to understand. Studies show that common sets of behaviors can be ____24____ in animals living in urban environments around the world. For example, many squirrels in New York and ibises in Sydney have ____25____ humans without fear. This behavioral similarity comes with a lack of species diversity as cities expand. In other words, while a few bold species survive, many others quietly disappear from these same landscapes. Urban wildlife have learned that people are a source of food. Because people ____26____ don’t harm them, city animals lose their fear. This affects how they ____27____. Human activities have led to the survival of bolder animals, which pass on their traits. The majority of studied urban species now show some form of behavioral adjustment. Urban birds, for instance, have adapted by singing at higher frequencies to avoid traffic noise — a ____28____ solution to a noisy problem. What works for birds, however, may not work for more sensitive species that require quiet or darkness to thrive. In fact, light pollution alone has been shown to ____29____ migrating birds and break the hunting patterns of bats. The loss of behavioral diversity has consequences. It ____30____ reducing socially learned behaviors like migration routes. While cities might seem an ideal environment for a few bold species, the overall ____31____ balance between urban development and nature can be permanently upset. The study ____32____ how difficult it is to rescue species once their behavioral diversity collapses. Understanding this is essential for wildlife conservation and urban planning. 【答案】23. E 24. H 25. A 26. K 27. D 28. I 29. F 30. J 31. B 32. G 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述野生动物正以奇特的方式适应城市生活，分析了城市环境对动物行为、物种多样性造成的影响，以及由此产生的各类隐患，并指出保护动物行为多样性对野生动物保护和城市规划的重要性。 【23题详解】 考查名词。句意：然而，越来越多的动物设法在这些人造栖息地中生活，甚至茁壮成长。空格前有形容词human-made 修饰，且these后接可数名词复数，根据前文“cities are not the place you would expect to find them”可知，城市是人造的栖息地，habitats表示“栖息地”。 【24题详解】 考查动词。句意：研究表明，世界各地生活在城市环境中的动物会表现出一系列相似的行为。本句为被动语态，结构为 be+过去分词，根据前文“common sets of behaviors”可知，在生活在城市环境中的动物身上，一系列相似的行为被察觉。perceived表示“被察觉、被发现”。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：例如，纽约的许多松鼠和悉尼的朱鹭已经毫无畏惧地靠近人类。本句为现在完成时，have后接动词过去分词，根据后文“humans without fear”可知，它们会毫无畏惧地靠近人类，approached表示“靠近、接近”。 【26题详解】 考查副词。句意：因为人类通常不会伤害它们，城市里的动物也就不再害怕人类。空格所在句主谓结构完整，此处需用副词作状语修饰动词harm，根据后文“city animals lose their fear”可知，城市里的动物不再害怕人类，是因为人类通常不会伤害它们，typically表示“通常、一般”。 【27题详解】 考查动词。句意：这会影响它们的进化方式。how引导宾语从句，空格处作从句谓语，描述客观情况用一般现在时，根据前文“city animals lose their fear”可知，城市里的动物不再害怕人类，会影响它们的进化方式，evolve表示“进化、发展”。 【28题详解】 考查形容词。句意：例如，城市鸟类已经适应了用更高的频率鸣叫来躲避交通噪音，这是应对噪音问题的一个实用办法。空格后有名词solution，需用形容词作定语修饰名词，根据前文“by singing at higher frequencies to avoid traffic noise”可知，用更高的频率鸣叫是应对噪音问题的一个实用办法，practical表示“实用的、切实可行的”。 【29题详解】 考查动词。句意：事实上，仅光污染就已被证实会误导候鸟，并打乱蝙蝠的捕猎规律。固定结构be shown to do sth.，此处需填动词原形，根据后文“break the hunting patterns of bats”可知，光污染会误导候鸟，mislead表示“误导”。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：这有可能造成迁徙路线这类后天习得的群体行为逐渐消失。空处缺谓语动词，描述客观情况用一般现在时，主语是it，谓语动词用三单，根据后文“reducing socially learned behaviors like migration routes”可知，城市环境给 鸟类带来诸多风险，risks表示“冒着……的风险，有可能导致”。 【31题详解】 考查形容词。句意：虽然城市对少数胆大的物种来说似乎是理想的生存环境，但城市发展与自然之间整体微妙的平衡可能会被永久打破。空格后有名词balance，需用形容词作定语，根据后文“between urban development and nature”可知，城市发展与自然之间存在微妙的平衡，delicate表示“微妙的、脆弱的”。 【32题详解】 考查动词。句意：该研究概述了一旦动物的行为多样性遭到破坏，想要拯救这些物种将会有多困难。句子主语为The study，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，根据后文“how difficult it is to rescue species once their behavioral diversity collapses”可知，这是研究概述的内容，outlines表示“概述、勾勒”。 III. Reading Comprehension Section A (10分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Did you watch the popular TV series Meet Yourself during your winter vacation? In the TV series, the heroine Xu travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local cafe. She gets free meals ____33____. As the show finds a growing audience, volunteer travel — an old-yet-modern form of travel similar to Xu’s type of work — has attracted more attention. Volunteer travel refers to taking a trip where all or part of the ____34____ of the trip is to participate in an arranged service opportunity to help others, according to Wise Tour, an online provider of tourist information. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide ____35____ like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities. In exchange for their help, the volunteers may get free or ____36____ accommodation, meals and laundry, activities, or classes. It seems as if these long journeys could only be made possible in recent years by modern transportation. ____37____, volunteer travel dates back to the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife from the UK founded Voluntary Service Overseas, an international volunteer organization. ____38____, the volunteer activities take place in a foreign country. Yet, just as what Meet Yourself reveals, more volunteer trips have taken place within the same countries or regions the volunteers come from in recent years. Sanlian Lifeweek magazine ____39____ that volunteer projects in rural areas are now attracting more urban visitors as a break from the fast and ____40____ pace of urban living. Yang, a founder of a volunteer platform, told the magazine that it has indeed been a growing trend for urban residents to volunteer in rural areas. People try volunteer travel for several reasons. By working ____41____ while traveling, travelers may make a real, positive impact on the world. The services volunteers provide can be through charities with lower costs for the communities they serve. Another benefit of volunteer travel is that it helps urban citizens to get a taste of rural life. For those who are sick of urban pressure but can’t make up their minds whether to move permanently to the countryside, volunteer travel can be a solution. In this way, as Yang remarks, travelers can ____42____ some relief from their busy lives, while rural communities also benefit by receiving more customers for local tourism industries and temporary high-quality labor. 33. A. with pleasure B. in return C. by accident D. at will 34. A. highlight B. cost C. duration D. purpose 35. A. services B. challenges C. performances D. chances 36. A. reserved B. shared C. discounted D. limited 37. A. Therefore B. However C. Overall D. Moreover 38. A. Occasionally B. Traditionally C. Apparently D. Personally 39. A. commented B. requested C. denied D. predicted 40. A. joyful B. ideal C. stressful D. elegant 41. A. constantly B. professionally C. independently D. voluntarily 42. A. catch B. ignore C. observe D. exchange 【答案】33. B 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. C 41. D 42. A 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍志愿旅行的定义、起源、发展现状以及人们参与志愿旅行的多重原因。 【33题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：作为回报她获得免费餐食。A. with pleasure乐意地；B. in return作为回报；C. by accident偶然地；D. at will随意地。根据前文“the heroine Xu travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local cafe”可知，免费餐食是志愿工作的回报。 【34题详解】 考查名词。句意：据旅游信息线上平台智慧旅游介绍，志愿旅行指的是这样一种出行：这场旅行全部或部分目的，是参与既定的服务机会去帮助他人。A. highlight亮点；B. cost花费；C. duration时长；D. purpose目的。结合后文“to participate in an arranged service opportunity to help others”可知，参与既定的服务机会去帮助他人是志愿旅行的目的。 【35题详解】 考查名词。句意：在旅行期间，志愿旅行者通常提供教学、做饭、动物照料以及文化活动这类服务。A. services服务；B. challenges挑战；C. performances表演；D. chances机会。根据后文“teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities”可知，这些是志愿旅行者提供的服务。 【36题详解】 考查形容词。句意：作为帮助的交换，志愿者可以获得免费或折扣的食宿、洗衣服务、活动或课程。A. reserved预留的；B. shared共享的；C. discounted打折的；D. limited有限的。空格与free并列，语义递进，指获得打折的食宿等。 【37题详解】 考查副词。句意：然而，志愿旅行可追溯至20世纪60年代，彼时来自英国的亚历克·迪克森夫妇创立了海外志愿服务组织，这是一个国际志愿组织。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Overall总体上；D. Moreover此外。上文“It seems as if these long journeys could only be made possible in recent years”和后文“volunteer travel dates back to the 1960s”可知，前后语义转折，用However连接。 【38题详解】 考查副词。句意：传统上来说，志愿活动都在国外开展。A. Occasionally偶尔；B. Traditionally传统上；C. Apparently明显地；D. Personally就个人而言。对比下文“ Yet, just as what  Meet Yourself  reveals, more volunteer trips have taken place within the same countries or regions”可知，此处指传统上志愿旅行发生在国外。 【39题详解】 考查动词。句意：《三联生活周刊》评论称，如今乡村志愿项目正吸引着更多城市游客，以此摆脱快节奏、高压力的城市生活。A. commented评论；B. requested要求；C. denied否认；D. predicted预测。that引导的宾语从句是报刊发表的观点，comment“评论”符合语境。 【40题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。A. joyful愉悦的；B. ideal理想的；C. stressful有压力的；D. elegant优雅的。呼应上文“the fast”此处指充满压力的城市生活。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：通过在旅行中自愿劳动，旅行者能够对世界产生真实积极的影响。A. constantly持续地；B. professionally专业地；C. independently独立地；D. voluntarily自愿地。全文围绕volunteer travel志愿旅行，对应自愿劳动。 【42题详解】 考查动词。句意：杨表示，如此一来，旅行者能从忙碌的生活中得到些许放松，而乡村地区也能获益，当地旅游业迎来更多游客，同时收获临时的优质劳动力。A. catch抓住，捕获；B. ignore忽视；C. observe观察；D. exchange交换。呼应下文“rural communities also benefit by receiving more customers for local tourism industries and temporary high-quality labor”，此处指旅行者获得放松。 Section B (16分) Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) When Antony moved to South Africa, the world he knew was completely changed. Having lived in Kenya all his life, he felt deeply rooted by the country’s culture and way of life, and this was reflected in how he connected with other people wherever he went. However, arriving in South Africa made him rethink his usual way of leading and being. Any of us who have experienced a geographical move or immersion in a different culture have felt the challenge of needing to figure out how things are done — confidence and familiarity in one place doesn’t directly translate to the new context. This was not always easy, and he spent a lot of time managing cultural conflicts. But Antony also arrived in South Africa with an important mindset taking formation. Shortly before he moved in 2018, he participated in CSCLeaders as part of his work with Unilever, and here he was thrown into an experience with diverse peers from across the world. He sometimes found it hard to know how to act or what to say, and this made him feel anxious. At times it was daunting but learning to understand context and lived experience before jumping to judge a person or situation proved incredibly helpful when he did make the shift to South Africa. Since the programme, he makes it his mission to understand as much as he can about the people he works with, and the context and culture he’s operating within. He is truly dedicated to learning more about the people and the place that is integral to his work — he even took a three-day course that detailed South Africa’s entire history back to 1280! Now, Antony’s constant learning and his deeply considered work at Unilever has been so successful that he is moving to Uganda to head up a new role there. Given his dedication to leading with deep cultural intelligence, I’ve no doubt he will thrive as he moves into this next big leadership transition. 43. What was the main challenge Antony faced when he first arrived in South Africa? A. He struggled to learn the local language. B. He missed the food and weather in Kenya. C. His previous ways were no longer effective. D. He couldn’t find a job that matched his skills. 44. The word “daunting” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A. boring and repetitive B. frightening and challenging C. exciting and promising D. simple and straightforward 45. What can we infer about Antony’s attitude towards learning about new cultures? A. He believes it is a waste of time and energy. B. He thinks it is only important for business leaders. C. He sees it as an essential part of working effectively with others. D. He feels it is something he can do after he has settled in a new place. 46. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The history of South Africa from 1280 until now. B. Antony’s happiness of working at a big company. C. The cultural differences among three African countries. D. The impact of cultural learning on Antony’s leadership. 【答案】43. C 44. B 45. C 46. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了安东尼移居南非后遭遇文化差异带来的挑战，过往的学习经历让他重视文化认知，不断学习当地文化也助力他的工作与职业发展。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文第一段“However, arriving in South Africa made him rethink his usual way of leading and being.(然而，来到南非后，他不得不重新审视自己以往的处事和领导方式。)” 可知，安东尼初到南非面临的主要挑战是他以往的行事方式不再适用。 【44题详解】 词句猜测题。根据原文第二段 “He sometimes found it hard to know how to act or what to say, and this made him feel anxious. At times it was daunting but learning to understand context and lived experience before jumping to judge a person or situation proved incredibly helpful when he did make the shift to South Africa.(有时他不知道该如何言行，这让他内心焦虑。这段经历有时是daunting，但在急于评判他人或事态前，先去了解背景与生活经历，这一点在他移居南非后被证明大有裨益。)” 可知，有时他会不知所措，不知该如何言谈举止，这让他心生忐忑，说明这段经历是有挑战性的。故daunting意为“令人畏惧且有挑战性的”。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据原文第三段“Since the programme, he makes it his mission to understand as much as he can about the people he works with, and the context and culture he’s operating within.(自参加该项目后，他把尽可能了解共事的人以及所处的环境和文化当作自己的任务。)”可知，安东尼认为了解新文化是和他人高效共事必不可少的一部分。 【46题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“This was not always easy, and he spent a lot of time managing cultural conflicts.(这一路走来并不轻松，他花费了大量时间去化解文化冲突。)”及最后一段“Now, Antony’s constant learning and his deeply considered work at Unilever has been so successful that he is moving to Uganda to head up a new role there.(如今，安东尼在联合利华坚持学习、做事深思熟虑，工作成效斐然，因此他将前往乌干达担任新的管理职务。)”及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了文化学习对安东尼的领导工作产生的积极影响。 (B) Air fryers (空气炸锅) and traditional ovens are both common kitchen tools, but they are very different in many aspects. Here is a simple introduction: Air Fryer Traditional Oven How They Work Uses fast-moving hot air. A small fan blows hot air around the food to make it crispy, like fried food. Uses hot pipes to make heat. The heat fills the whole box and cooks food slowly. Size & Space Small and easy to place. It does not need much room on the table. Good for small kitchens or 1-2 people. Big and heavy. It needs much more space. Good for cooking large amounts of food. Cooking Speed & Electricity Heats quickly and cooks fast. It uses less electricity for small meals. Needs time to heat up first and cooks longer. It usually uses more electricity. Uses & Space Inside Can only hold a little food. Good for snacks, chicken wings and potato chips. It has simple cooking ways. Can hold a lot of food. It can bake, toast and cook many kinds of dishes and desserts. 47. How does an air fryer make food crispy? A. By holding a little food. B. By cooking the food for a long time. C. By using hot pipes to heat. D. By blowing fast-moving hot air around. 48. If you live alone in a small apartment and want a quick meal, which should you choose? A. An air fryer for its speed and size. B. A traditional oven for heating quickly. C. An air fryer for cooking heavy meals. D. A traditional oven for baking dessert. 49. When making a large birthday cake, you may prefer a traditional oven because ________. A. it uses less electricity B. it is simpler to cook C. it has more space inside D. it heats up more quickly 50. Where would you most probably find this article? A. In a science fiction novel. B. In a kitchen appliance guide. C. In a history textbook. D. In a medical research paper. 【答案】47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 【解析】 【导语】文章主要对比介绍了空气炸锅和传统烤箱的工作原理、大小及烹饪特点。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据Air Fryer部分“Uses fast-moving hot air. A small fan blows hot air around the food to make it crispy, like fried food.(使用快速流动的热空气。一个小风扇吹动热空气环绕食物，使其变得酥脆，就像油炸食品一样)”可知，空气炸锅是通过吹动快速流动的热空气使食物变脆的。 【48题详解】 推理判断题。根据Size & Space部分“It does not need much room on the table. Good for small kitchens or 1-2 people.(它不需要占用太多桌面空间。适合小厨房或1-2人)”以及Cooking Speed & Electricity部分“Heats quickly and cooks fast.(加热快，烹饪速度快)”可知，如果你独居且公寓小，想要快速吃饭，应选择空气炸锅。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据Uses & Space Inside部分“Can hold a lot of food. It can bake, toast and cook many kinds of dishes and desserts.(能容纳大量食物。它可以烘焙、烤面包并烹饪多种菜肴和甜点)”可知，制作大蛋糕时，传统烤箱因其内部空间大而更受欢迎。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。文章主要介绍了空气炸锅和传统烤箱这两种厨房用具的区别，属于厨房电器介绍类文章，因此最可能出现在厨房电器指南中。 Section C (8分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Tradition is back in style Wearing traditional Tibetan clothing paired with modern jeans and boots, Yangkyi Zhoima displayed her clothes to her 4,000-plus followers on social media. “I love the traditional elements of Tibetan costumes, and also leisure wear,” the 23-year-old told Xinhua. ____51____ These costumes are typically worn during festivals. According to China Daily, many Tibetan costume brands have been established in recent years and have gained popularity among young people. Gannan Nuri Original Clothing Sales, which was established by four Tibetan women born after 1995, is one of the most influential companies. ____52____ One reason for their popularity is the combination of traditional Tibetan clothes and modern elements. Living at a high altitude, Tibetan residents previously wore heavy clothes that could also be used as quilts (被子) at night. ____53____ Instead of wool and fur, young designers have used different materials for costumes, such as silk and mulberry silk. Meanwhile, more young models on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are willing to promote traditional Tibetan costumes and culture. Penpa Tashi, 27, is such an example. When she studied in University six years ago, Tashi began taking part in themed fashion shows about Tibetan culture. Tashi told Xinhua that traditional Tibetan clothes are often beautiful. ____54____ Tobjor Drolma, who has studied Tibet culture for many years, said that Gen Z has a passion for tradition, and for fashion as well. They dress according to their own wishes, they make tradition more fashionable. And they’re turning the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau into a fashion highland. A. She said that she wanted to spread their heritage to more people. B. They gained fame by showing off beautiful clothes to the world. C. Designers are using modern styles to make traditional Tibetan clothes popular. D. Its account on one Chinese short-video platform has more than 50,000 followers. E. However, as living conditions improve, today’s clothes are becoming thinner, lighter and more comfortable. F. Like Zhoima, more and more young people today are turning traditional Tibetan costumes into a new fashion trend. 【答案】51. F 52. D 53. E 54. A 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍了传统藏族服饰重新流行的现象及其背后的原因。 【51题详解】 由上文“Wearing traditional Tibetan clothing paired with modern jeans and boots, Yangkyi Zhoima displayed her clothes to her 4,000-plus followers on social media. ‘I love the traditional elements of Tibetan costumes, and also leisure wear,’ the 23-year-old told Xinhua. (23岁的央吉卓玛身着传统藏装，搭配现代牛仔裤与靴子，在社交媒体上向自己4000多名粉丝展示穿搭。她告诉新华社记者：‘我喜爱藏族服饰的传统元素，也喜欢休闲风格的穿搭。’)”以及下文“These costumes are typically worn during festivals. According to China Daily, many Tibetan costume brands have been established in recent years and have gained popularity among young people. (这类传统服饰通常在节日期间穿着。据《中国日报》报道，近年来许多藏族服饰品牌应运而生，深受年轻人喜爱。)”可知，此处需要承上启下，引出“越来越多年轻人让传统藏装成为新时尚潮流”的话题。F选项“Like Zhoima, more and more young people today are turning traditional Tibetan costumes into a new fashion trend. (像卓玛一样，如今越来越多的年轻人正将传统藏族服饰打造成一股新的时尚潮流。)”能承接上文的个人案例，同时引出下文的品牌与流行现象，符合题意；该选项中“Like Zhoima”呼应了上文的个人案例，“a new fashion trend”与下文“have gained popularity”相呼应。 【52题详解】 由上文“Gannan Nuri Original Clothing Sales, which was established by four Tibetan women born after 1995, is one of the most influential companies. (甘南诺日原创服饰店由四名95后藏族女性创办，是最具影响力的品牌之一。)”可知，本空要补充该品牌的相关信息。D选项“Its account on one Chinese short-video platform has more than 50,000 followers. (它在国内某短视频平台的账号拥有超过5万粉丝。)”中的“Its”指代前文提到的“Gannan Nuri Original Clothing Sales”品牌，“more than 50,000 followers”与上文“most influential companies”相呼应，具体说明了其影响力，符合题意。 【53题详解】 由上文“Living at a high altitude, Tibetan residents previously wore heavy clothes that could also be used as quilts at night. (因居住在高海拔地区，藏族居民过去常穿着厚重的衣物，这些衣物夜间还可当作被子使用。)”以及下文“Instead of wool and fur, young designers have used different materials for costumes, such as silk and mulberry silk. (年轻设计师不再使用羊毛和皮草，而是为服饰选用丝绸、桑蚕丝等不同面料。)”可知，本空要体现藏装从厚重到轻便的变化。E选项“However, as living conditions improve, today’s clothes are becoming thinner, lighter and more comfortable. (然而，随着生活条件改善，如今的服饰正变得更薄、更轻、更舒适。)”能形成前后对比，符合题意；该选项中“thinner, lighter and more comfortable”与上文“heavy clothes that could also be used as quilts”形成对比，同时为下文“used different materials for costumes, such as silk and mulberry silk”做铺垫。 【54题详解】 由上文“When she studied in University six years ago, Tashi began taking part in themed fashion shows about Tibetan culture. Tashi told Xinhua that traditional Tibetan clothes are often beautiful. (六年前读大学时，扎西就开始参与藏族文化主题时装秀。扎西向新华社表示，传统藏族服饰往往十分精美。)”可知，本空要补充说明扎西的目的。A选项“She said that she wanted to spread their heritage to more people. (她说她想把这份文化遗产传播给更多人。)”能承接扎西的表述，符合题意；该选项中“spread their heritage to more people”呼应了上文“taking part in themed fashion shows about Tibetan culture”的行为，也呼应了下文“promote traditional Tibetan costumes and culture”的段落主旨。 IV. Summary Writing (6分) 55. Directions: Read the following paragraph. Summarize its main idea in no more than 30 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Ask someone if they have regrets, and very few people will say: “I wish I had spent more of my life commuting.” The time spent travelling from home to work and back again tends to be neither relaxing nor productive. So when people are surveyed about their perfect commute time, the unsurprising answer tends to be “shorter”. On average people around the world spend roughly an hour a day commuting. Long journeys can impose costs on employers as well as commuters, leading to increased staff turnover (员工流失). Time spent travelling can also hurt productivity. No one wants to spend more of their life commuting. However, even long journeys can have benefits. In a study, people were asked what was the maximum commute length they were prepared to tolerate. The result was more than the length of their current commute, which suggests some awareness of the upsides to tolerating long travel times: lower housing costs, better local facilities close to home and a greater choice of employer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Although commuting is generally disliked and harmful to productivity, people tolerate long commutes for benefits like lower housing costs, better local facilities and better job choices. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了通勤普遍不受欢迎且会带来负面影响，但人们仍会为了一些益处而忍受较长的通勤时间。 【详解】1.要点摘录 ①Ask someone if they have regrets, and very few people will say: “I wish I had spent more of my life commuting.” The time spent travelling from home to work and back again tends to be neither relaxing nor productive. ②Time spent travelling can also hurt productivity. ③However, even long journeys can have benefits. ④The result was more than the length of their current commute, which suggests some awareness of the upsides to tolerating long travel times: lower housing costs, better local facilities close to home and a greater choice of employer. 2.缜密构思 将第①②两个要点进行重组，将第③④要点进行整合。 3.遣词造句 Although commuting is generally disliked and harmful to productivity, people tolerate long commutes for benefits like lower housing costs, better local facilities and better job choices. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Although commuting is generally disliked and harmful to productivity, people tolerate long commutes for benefits like lower housing costs, better local facilities and better job choices. (运用了although引导的让步状语从句和动名词commuting作主语) V. Translation (10分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 56. 洪水过后，救援队及时赶到，村民们如释重负。(relief) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 After the flood, the rescue team arrived in time, much to the relief of the villagers. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态、固定短语和名词。表示“洪水过后”用After the flood作时间状语；“救援队”短语为the rescue team，其中rescue是名词作定语，意为“营救，救援”；“及时赶到”用arrive in time，句子描述过去发生的事情，用过去式arrived；“村民们如释重负”用much to the relief of the villagers，其中much to the relief of sb.是固定结构，意为“令某人如释重负、大为宽慰”。 57. 尽管价格不菲，她还是把坏了的冰箱换成了一台智能冰箱。(in spite of) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】In spite of the high price, she replaced the broken fridge with a smart one. 【解析】 【详解】表示“尽管”译为in spite of；表示“价格不菲”译为the high price；主语为she；表示“替换”译为replace…with…；表示“坏了的冰箱”译为the broken fridge；表示“一台智能冰箱”译为a smart one。发生在过去用一般过去时。 58. 优秀记者的共同之处在于能够发现值得报道的事件，并写出抓人眼球的内容。(appeal) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 What excellent reporters have in common is that they can discover newsworthy events and write content that appeals to readers. 【解析】 【详解】考查主语从句、表语从句、定语从句和固定短语。表示“优秀记者”用excellent reporters；表示“共同之处”短语为have... in common，用主语从句What excellent reporters have in common作句子主语，视为单数，且整句话描述一般性情况，谓语用is；用that引导表语从句说明具体内容；“值得报道的事件”用newsworthy events，其中newsworthy是形容词作定语，意为“有新闻价值的，值得报道的”；“抓人眼球的内容”用定语从句content that appeals to readers，其中appeal to是固定短语，意为“吸引、使感兴趣”。 VI. Guided Writing (15分) 59. Directions: Write an English composition in about 100 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假使你是明启中学的学生李华，你的外国笔友David得知上海推行学生每日两小时体育活动后十分好奇，特发邮件向你咨询。请你回信，内容须包含： 1. 介绍学校的特色体育活动； 2. 你对每日体育活动的看法。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear David, Knowing that you’re curious about the two-hour daily sports policy carried out in Shanghai schools, I’m glad to share relevant details with you. To make sports less boring, our school has launched unique sports activities. Besides regular running, we have group rope skipping relays and mixed badminton matches every week. Students can choose activities based on personal interests instead of fixed training. In my opinion, daily sports benefit us greatly. Previously, most of us suffered from eye strain and tiredness from endless study. Now proper exercise relieves mental pressure and builds up our bodies. It also helps us cooperate better with classmates. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生以李华的名义，给笔友David回一封邮件，告知他学生每日两小时体育活动的相关情况，以及自己对此的看法。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴的：glad→delighted/overjoyed 发起：launch→initiate 合作：cooperate→collaborate 在我看来：in my opinion→from my perspective 2.句式拓展 合并句子 原句：Now proper exercise relieves mental pressure and builds up our bodies. It also helps us cooperate better with classmates. 拓展句：Not only does proper exercise relieve mental pressure and build up our bodies but it also helps us cooperate better with classmates. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Knowing that you’re curious about the two-hour daily sports policy carried out in Shanghai schools, I’m glad to share relevant details with you.（运用了现在分词Knowing作状语以及that引导宾语从句） 【高分句型2】Students can choose activities based on personal interests instead of fixed training.（运用了过去分词短语based on作后置定语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $高一年级英语听力listening comprehension . section a directions in section a，you will hear six short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once after you hear a conversation and question about IT, read the four part of your answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. One, the bus to the museum comes every fifteen minutes. The last one just left two minutes ago. Question, how long do they need to wait for the next bus? To your car needs and oil change and tires look a bit below long. Will that take I have a meeting this . afternoon question, what is the probable relationship between the two speakers? Three, oh, no, i've forgot my umbrella. It's raining so hard outside. Don't worry. I saw some lost umbrellas in the last and found box by the front door. Maybe you can go there and ask if you . can borrow on question. What will the woman probably do next? For the client, loved your design, great work in such a short time. Thanks. but I stayed until midnight every day this week. I don't think I can . keep doing that question. What does the woman mean? Five, you've been starring at that blank screen for a long time. I know I keep starting to ride my english composition, but then deleting . everything. Question, what are the two speakers mainly talking about? Six, the community poll has been closed for repairs or summer. I heard they . don't have enough money to fix IT until next year. Question, what can we learn from the conversation? Section b directions in section b, you will hear one short message and one longer conversation, and you'll be asked several questions on the passage and the conversation. The passage and the conversation will be red twice, but the questions will be spoken only once when you hear a question, read the four possible and answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions seven through nine are based on the following passage. These days are quiet trend is spreading among Young people stepping away from digital devices. More and more teenagers are choosing to put down their phones, tablets and laptops, not forever, but for a few hours a day or even a whole weekend. At first, stepping away feels uncomfortable. Without the constant sound of messages. Many people feel uneasy or even anxious. However, after a short period, something interesting happens. They start reading books again, go for walks, or have real conversations with family and friends. Many report that they sleep Better and feel less stressed. Why is this practice growing? One reason is that people are realizing being always connected does not mean being happy. The endless stream of information leaves them tired and unable to focus. Another reason is that Young people are beginning to value deep thinking over quick reactions. They want time to think, to create and to simply be stepping away even briefly gives our brains a chance to rest. IT helps us notice the world around us, the smell of rain, the sound of laughter, a the feeling of doing one thing at a time. This trend is not about rejecting technology. IT is about learning to use IT without letting IT uses. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply turn off the screen and look up. Now listen again, please. These days, a quiet trend is spreading among Young people stepping away from digital devices. More and more teenagers are choosing to put down their phones, tablets and laptops, not forever, but for a few hours a day or even a whole weekend. At first, stepping away feels uncomfortable without the constant sound of messages. Many people feel uneasy or even anxious. However, after a short period, something interesting happens. They start reading books again, go for walks, or have real conversations with family and friends. Many report that they seek Better and feel less stressed. Why is this practice growing? One reason is that people are realizing being always connected does not mean being happy. The endless stream of information lives bed tired and unable to focus. Another reason is that Young people are beginning to value deep thinking over a quick reactions. They want time to think, to create and to simply be stepping away, even briefly, give our brains a chance to rest. IT helps us notice the world around us, the smell of rain, the sound of laughter, the feeling of doing one thing at a time. This trend is not about rejecting technology. IT is about learning to use IT without letting IT users. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply turn off the screen . and look up twenty seven. How do people feel at first when they step away from their digital devices? Question aid, why do more people choose to step away from digital devices? Questioning what does the author suggest doing? Questions ten through twelve are placed on the following conversation. Hey, ban, I heard you just got back from a trip. How was IT? IT was amazing. I went to a small fishing village by the coast. No big hotel, no crowds, just the ocean and the locals. That sounds so peaceful. What did you do there every day? Mostly walking along the beach and talking to the Fishermen. One of them even took me out on his boat at sunrise. Wow, that must have been beautiful. Where you nervous being out on the open water a . little at first, but the Fishermen was so calm and experienced, he showed me how to tell the weather just by looking at the clouds. That's such a useful irl. Did you catch any fish? Not a single one. But honestly, I didn't even mind. Just been out there watching the sunrise over the water. That was enough. I love that attitude. IT sounds like you really connected with nature exactly. And I realized something. I spend so much time planning and rushing that trip told me to slow down. I think I need that too. Lately i've been feeling really tired from work. You should go sometime. It's not far and it's cheap. The hardest pod is just deciding to go. You're right, maybe i'll plan a short trip next month. Let me know if you do. I can give you the Fisherman's number. That would be great. Thanks, ban. I'm already feeling excited, just thinking about IT. You won't regret IT sometimes the best trips of the simplest ones. Now listen again, again, please. Hey, ban, I heard you just got back from a trip. How was IT? IT was amazing. I went to a small fishing village by the coast, no big hotel, no crowds, just the ocean and locals. That sounds so peaceful. What did you do there every day? Mostly walking along the beach and talking to the Fishermen. One of them even took me out on his boat . at sunrise. Wow, that must have been beautiful. Will you nervous being out on the open . water a little at first? But the Fishermen was so calm and experienced, he showed me how to tell the weather just by looking at the clouds. That's such a useful girl. Did you catch any fish? Not a single one, but honestly, I didn't even mind just being out there watching the sunrise over the water. That was enough. I love that attitude. IT sounds like you really connected with nature exactly. And I realized something. I spend so much time planning and rushing that trip told me to slow down. I think I need that too. Lately, i've been feeling really tired from work. You should go sometime. It's not far and it's cheap. The hardest pod is just deciding to go. You're right. Maybe i'll plan a short trip next month. Let me know if you do. I can give you the Fisherman's number. That would be great. Thanks, ban. I'm already feeling excited. Just thinking about IT. You won't regret IT sometimes the best trips of the simplest ones. Question ten, what did the man learn from the Fishermen? Question eleven, what did the man realize from his trip? Question twelve, what will the woman probably do next? This is the end of the listening comprehension. 高一英语期末综合练习 (考试时间90分钟，满分100分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A (6分) Directions: In Section A, you will hear six short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. 2 minutes. B. 13 minutes. C. 15 minutes. D. 17 minutes. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Passenger and driver. B. Repairman and customer. C. Police officer and driver. D. Salesperson and consumer. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Buy a new umbrella. B. Wait for the rain to stop. C. Ask to share the man’s umbrella. D. Go to the Lost and Found box. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She thinks the client is hard to please. B. The design still needs more efforts. C. She is tired of working late every day. D. The client should give more feedback. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Screen cleaning. B. Time saving. C. Writing difficulty. D. File deletion. 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The pool will stay closed for a long time. B. The residents pay for the repairs. C. The residents can use the pool for free. D. The pool will open next week. Section B (9分) Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on the passage and the conversation. The passage and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 7. A. Happy and relaxed. B. Uneasy and anxious. C. Bored and sleepy. D. Excited and energetic. 8. A. To avoid real conversations. B. To read books and sleep more. C. To make quicker reactions. D. To escape the endless information. 9. A. Doing one thing at a time. B. Looking up things on the phone. C. Controlling phone use wisely. D. Being brave to reject technology. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. A. How to predict the weather by clouds. B. How to catch fish at sunrise. C. How to drive a boat safely in the ocean. D. How to find a cheap place to stay. 11. A. He needs to plan trips more carefully. B. Fishing in the ocean is very hard. C. Small villages make trips more enjoyable. D. He is always rushing and needs to relax. 12. A. Have a short trip soon. B. Save money for a long journey. C. Stay at home and rest. D. Ask the man to take her there. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10分) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. How AI and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’ Last spring, Shiri Melumad, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a group of 250 people a simple writing assignment. They needed to share advice with a friend on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. To come up with tips, some were allowed to use a traditional Google search, while ____13____ could rely only on summaries of information generated automatically with Google’s artificial intelligence. ____14____ (use) AI-generated summaries, people wrote advice that was common, obvious and largely unhelpful — eat healthy foods, drink enough water and get lots of sleep! Compared with the AI users, the traditional Google users shared ____15____ (detailed) advice, including physical, mental and emotional health. The tech industry tells us that chatbots and new AI search tools will greatly improve the way we learn, and that anyone who ignores the technology ____16____ (leave) behind. But Dr. Melumad’s experiment found that people ____17____ rely heavily on chatbots and AI search tools for tasks like writing essays and research are generally performing worse than people who don’t use them. Welcome to the era of “brain rot”, the term to describe a poor mental state where people find themselves ____18____ (trap) by engaging with low-quality Internet content. When we write with ChatGPT, are we even writing? The most well-known study this year about AI’s effects ____19____ the brain came out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Researchers ____20____ (seek) to understand how tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT could affect how people write. The study, which involved 54 college students, had a small sample size, but the results raised important questions about ____21____ AI could prevent people from learning. In an age where AI and social media offer great convenience, we should not let them take the place of our own ability ____22____ (think). Only by staying active in mind and avoiding low-quality online content can we prevent “brain rot” and truly grow as learners. Section B (10分) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. approached B. delicate C. entirely D. evolve E. habitats F. mislead G. outlines H. perceived I. practical J. risks K. typically Wild Animals Are Adapting to City Life in Surprising Ways For many forms of wildlife, cities are not the place you would expect to find them. However, a growing number of animals are managing to live and even thrive in these human-made ____23____ . This success story comes with hidden costs that scientists are only beginning to understand. Studies show that common sets of behaviors can be ____24____ in animals living in urban environments around the world. For example, many squirrels in New York and ibises in Sydney have ____25____ humans without fear. This behavioral similarity comes with a lack of species diversity as cities expand. In other words, while a few bold species survive, many others quietly disappear from these same landscapes. Urban wildlife have learned that people are a source of food. Because people ____26____ don’t harm them, city animals lose their fear. This affects how they ____27____. Human activities have led to the survival of bolder animals, which pass on their traits. The majority of studied urban species now show some form of behavioral adjustment. Urban birds, for instance, have adapted by singing at higher frequencies to avoid traffic noise — a ____28____ solution to a noisy problem. What works for birds, however, may not work for more sensitive species that require quiet or darkness to thrive. In fact, light pollution alone has been shown to ____29____ migrating birds and break the hunting patterns of bats. The loss of behavioral diversity has consequences. It ____30____ reducing socially learned behaviors like migration routes. While cities might seem an ideal environment for a few bold species, the overall ____31____ balance between urban development and nature can be permanently upset. The study ____32____ how difficult it is to rescue species once their behavioral diversity collapses. Understanding this is essential for wildlife conservation and urban planning. III. Reading Comprehension Section A (10分) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Did you watch the popular TV series Meet Yourself during your winter vacation? In the TV series, the heroine Xu travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local cafe. She gets free meals ____33____. As the show finds a growing audience, volunteer travel — an old-yet-modern form of travel similar to Xu’s type of work — has attracted more attention. Volunteer travel refers to taking a trip where all or part of the ____34____ of the trip is to participate in an arranged service opportunity to help others, according to Wise Tour, an online provider of tourist information. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide ____35____ like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities. In exchange for their help, the volunteers may get free or ____36____ accommodation, meals and laundry, activities, or classes. It seems as if these long journeys could only be made possible in recent years by modern transportation. ____37____, volunteer travel dates back to the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife from the UK founded Voluntary Service Overseas, an international volunteer organization. ____38____, the volunteer activities take place in a foreign country. Yet, just as what Meet Yourself reveals, more volunteer trips have taken place within the same countries or regions the volunteers come from in recent years. Sanlian Lifeweek magazine ____39____ that volunteer projects in rural areas are now attracting more urban visitors as a break from the fast and ____40____ pace of urban living. Yang, a founder of a volunteer platform, told the magazine that it has indeed been a growing trend for urban residents to volunteer in rural areas. People try volunteer travel for several reasons. By working ____41____ while traveling, travelers may make a real, positive impact on the world. The services volunteers provide can be through charities with lower costs for the communities they serve. Another benefit of volunteer travel is that it helps urban citizens to get a taste of rural life. For those who are sick of urban pressure but can’t make up their minds whether to move permanently to the countryside, volunteer travel can be a solution. In this way, as Yang remarks, travelers can ____42____ some relief from their busy lives, while rural communities also benefit by receiving more customers for local tourism industries and temporary high-quality labor. 33. A. with pleasure B. in return C. by accident D. at will 34. A. highlight B. cost C. duration D. purpose 35. A. services B. challenges C. performances D. chances 36. A. reserved B. shared C. discounted D. limited 37. A. Therefore B. However C. Overall D. Moreover 38. A. Occasionally B. Traditionally C. Apparently D. Personally 39. A. commented B. requested C. denied D. predicted 40. A. joyful B. ideal C. stressful D. elegant 41. A. constantly B. professionally C. independently D. voluntarily 42. A. catch B. ignore C. observe D. exchange Section B (16分) Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) When Antony moved to South Africa, the world he knew was completely changed. Having lived in Kenya all his life, he felt deeply rooted by the country’s culture and way of life, and this was reflected in how he connected with other people wherever he went. However, arriving in South Africa made him rethink his usual way of leading and being. Any of us who have experienced a geographical move or immersion in a different culture have felt the challenge of needing to figure out how things are done — confidence and familiarity in one place doesn’t directly translate to the new context. This was not always easy, and he spent a lot of time managing cultural conflicts. But Antony also arrived in South Africa with an important mindset taking formation. Shortly before he moved in 2018, he participated in CSCLeaders as part of his work with Unilever, and here he was thrown into an experience with diverse peers from across the world. He sometimes found it hard to know how to act or what to say, and this made him feel anxious. At times it was daunting but learning to understand context and lived experience before jumping to judge a person or situation proved incredibly helpful when he did make the shift to South Africa. Since the programme, he makes it his mission to understand as much as he can about the people he works with, and the context and culture he’s operating within. He is truly dedicated to learning more about the people and the place that is integral to his work — he even took a three-day course that detailed South Africa’s entire history back to 1280! Now, Antony’s constant learning and his deeply considered work at Unilever has been so successful that he is moving to Uganda to head up a new role there. Given his dedication to leading with deep cultural intelligence, I’ve no doubt he will thrive as he moves into this next big leadership transition. 43. What was the main challenge Antony faced when he first arrived in South Africa? A. He struggled to learn the local language. B. He missed the food and weather in Kenya. C. His previous ways were no longer effective. D. He couldn’t find a job that matched his skills. 44. The word “daunting” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A. boring and repetitive B. frightening and challenging C. exciting and promising D. simple and straightforward 45. What can we infer about Antony’s attitude towards learning about new cultures? A. He believes it is a waste of time and energy. B. He thinks it is only important for business leaders. C. He sees it as an essential part of working effectively with others. D. He feels it is something he can do after he has settled in a new place. 46. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The history of South Africa from 1280 until now. B. Antony’s happiness of working at a big company. C. The cultural differences among three African countries. D. The impact of cultural learning on Antony’s leadership. (B) Air fryers (空气炸锅) and traditional ovens are both common kitchen tools, but they are very different in many aspects. Here is a simple introduction: Air Fryer Traditional Oven How They Work Uses fast-moving hot air. A small fan blows hot air around the food to make it crispy, like fried food. Uses hot pipes to make heat. The heat fills the whole box and cooks food slowly. Size & Space Small and easy to place. It does not need much room on the table. Good for small kitchens or 1-2 people. Big and heavy. It needs much more space. Good for cooking large amounts of food. Cooking Speed & Electricity Heats quickly and cooks fast. It uses less electricity for small meals. Needs time to heat up first and cooks longer. It usually uses more electricity. Uses & Space Inside Can only hold a little food. Good for snacks, chicken wings and potato chips. It has simple cooking ways. Can hold a lot of food. It can bake, toast and cook many kinds of dishes and desserts. 47. How does an air fryer make food crispy? A. By holding a little food. B. By cooking the food for a long time. C. By using hot pipes to heat. D. By blowing fast-moving hot air around. 48. If you live alone in a small apartment and want a quick meal, which should you choose? A. An air fryer for its speed and size. B. A traditional oven for heating quickly. C. An air fryer for cooking heavy meals. D. A traditional oven for baking dessert. 49. When making a large birthday cake, you may prefer a traditional oven because ________. A. it uses less electricity B. it is simpler to cook C. it has more space inside D. it heats up more quickly 50. Where would you most probably find this article? A. In a science fiction novel. B. In a kitchen appliance guide. C. In a history textbook. D. In a medical research paper. Section C (8分) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Tradition is back in style Wearing traditional Tibetan clothing paired with modern jeans and boots, Yangkyi Zhoima displayed her clothes to her 4,000-plus followers on social media. “I love the traditional elements of Tibetan costumes, and also leisure wear,” the 23-year-old told Xinhua. ____51____ These costumes are typically worn during festivals. According to China Daily, many Tibetan costume brands have been established in recent years and have gained popularity among young people. Gannan Nuri Original Clothing Sales, which was established by four Tibetan women born after 1995, is one of the most influential companies. ____52____ One reason for their popularity is the combination of traditional Tibetan clothes and modern elements. Living at a high altitude, Tibetan residents previously wore heavy clothes that could also be used as quilts (被子) at night. ____53____ Instead of wool and fur, young designers have used different materials for costumes, such as silk and mulberry silk. Meanwhile, more young models on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are willing to promote traditional Tibetan costumes and culture. Penpa Tashi, 27, is such an example. When she studied in University six years ago, Tashi began taking part in themed fashion shows about Tibetan culture. Tashi told Xinhua that traditional Tibetan clothes are often beautiful. ____54____ Tobjor Drolma, who has studied Tibet culture for many years, said that Gen Z has a passion for tradition, and for fashion as well. They dress according to their own wishes, they make tradition more fashionable. And they’re turning the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau into a fashion highland. A. She said that she wanted to spread their heritage to more people. B. They gained fame by showing off beautiful clothes to the world. C. Designers are using modern styles to make traditional Tibetan clothes popular. D. Its account on one Chinese short-video platform has more than 50,000 followers. E. However, as living conditions improve, today’s clothes are becoming thinner, lighter and more comfortable. F. Like Zhoima, more and more young people today are turning traditional Tibetan costumes into a new fashion trend. IV. Summary Writing (6分) 55. Directions: Read the following paragraph. Summarize its main idea in no more than 30 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Ask someone if they have regrets, and very few people will say: “I wish I had spent more of my life commuting.” The time spent travelling from home to work and back again tends to be neither relaxing nor productive. So when people are surveyed about their perfect commute time, the unsurprising answer tends to be “shorter”. On average people around the world spend roughly an hour a day commuting. Long journeys can impose costs on employers as well as commuters, leading to increased staff turnover (员工流失). Time spent travelling can also hurt productivity. No one wants to spend more of their life commuting. However, even long journeys can have benefits. In a study, people were asked what was the maximum commute length they were prepared to tolerate. The result was more than the length of their current commute, which suggests some awareness of the upsides to tolerating long travel times: lower housing costs, better local facilities close to home and a greater choice of employer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation (10分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 56. 洪水过后，救援队及时赶到，村民们如释重负。(relief) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________________ 57. 尽管价格不菲，她还是把坏了的冰箱换成了一台智能冰箱。(in spite of) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________________ 58. 优秀记者的共同之处在于能够发现值得报道的事件，并写出抓人眼球的内容。(appeal) (汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________________ VI. Guided Writing (15分) 59. Directions: Write an English composition in about 100 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假使你是明启中学的学生李华，你的外国笔友David得知上海推行学生每日两小时体育活动后十分好奇，特发邮件向你咨询。请你回信，内容须包含： 1. 介绍学校的特色体育活动； 2. 你对每日体育活动的看法。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $