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尉氏三中2025—2026学年下学期高一第二次月考英语试卷 出题人：孟利英 审题人：樊梦琪 一、听力 1．What did the woman and her cousin do on Sunday? A．They played tennis. B．They went for a run. C．They watched a match. 2．What surprised the man about some of the buildings? A．Their small size. B．Their old history. C．Their beautiful colors. 3．What will the woman wash for the man? A．His coat. B．His shirt. C．His trousers. 4．How does the woman sound? A．Annoyed. B．Worried. C．Surprised. 5．What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．Their friends. B．Their favourite gifts. C．Their plan. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Why does the woman talk to the man? A．To ask for help. B．To offer an invitation. C．To discuss a project. 7．Who is Whiskers? A．The woman’s sister. B．The woman’s pet. C．The woman’s daughter. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．What is the main goal of the organization? A．To protect the environment. B．To improve education in villages. C．To provide food for poor families. 9．How do local people help with the projects? A．They donate money. B．They organize events. C．They help with building work. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．Why will the new library be built with a man-made material? A．To reduce cost. B．To improve quality. C．To save energy. 11．What does the man always recycle? A．Plastic. B．Class. C．Paper. 12．How will the old library deal with the old books? A．By donating them. B．By lending them. C．By selling them. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．What does the man think about the living room? A．It’s small. B．It’s dark. C．It’s well-decorated. 14．What does the woman want to stress about the neighborhood? A．Its good greening. B．Its street noise. C．Its convenient location. 15．What does the man like about the kitchen? A．The large space. B．The modern design. C．The new equipment. 16．What did the man see last? A．The bedrooms. B．The backyard. C．The bathroom. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．What do we know about Vecchia? A．He is from France. B．He has gotten lots of prizes. C．He runs stores around the world. 18．What does the speaker say about the homemade ice cream? A．It uses materials from many countries. B．It is famous for the way it is made. C．It has thirteen different tastes. 19．Why did Vecchia hold the exhibition? A．To show his chocolate models. B．To present his photographs. C．To share his success stories. 20．How tall is Vecchia’s largest piece of art? A．About two meters. B．About three meters. C．About four meters. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Here are the greatest US cities that every music fan should visit. Lexington Rooted in the musical styles of early British and Irish people across Appalachia, bluegrass grew legs in Kentucky’s bluegrass area when Bill Monroe founded the Blue Grass Boys in 1938. The music took its name from this band, and the music is still alive in Lexington. Nashville Country music can still be heard ringing out loud and proud on Broadway in Nashville. But country purists should book early to get a seat at The Bluebird Cafe, where stars including Taylor Swift and Faith Hill once pulled up a chair to play in this small diner. On a Saturday night, a visit to Grand Ole Opry is a must. New Orleans Jazz is the lifeblood of the Big Easy. A fine place to go is Preservation Hall, which is located in the heart of the French Quarter. Half of the fun is in guessing who might perform; Big-name musicians can casually drop by unannounced. Detroit Detroit is most associated with Motown, but lesser known is the story of the Belleville Three — Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson — who, in the 1980s, created a brand new sound: techno. Today the beat lives on. As for where to hear techno, the king of clubs is the TV Lounge, showcasing some of the biggest names in the business. The Leland City Club is another front-runner — Derrick May himself once performed here. 1. Who is a bluegrass musician? A. Taylor Swift. B. Bill Monroe. C. Derrick May. D. Juan Atkins. 2. Which city is also called the Big Easy? A. Lexington. B. Nashville. C. New Orleans. D. Detroit. 3. When was techno created? A. In the 1930s. B. In the 1950s. C. In the 1960s. D. In the 1980s. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍每一位音乐爱好者都应该去游览的几座美国城市。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Rooted in the musical styles of early British and Irish people across Appalachia, bluegrass grew legs in Kentucky’s bluegrass area when Bill Monroe founded the Blue Grass Boys in 1938. The music took its name from this band(蓝草音乐源于阿巴拉契亚地区早期英国和爱尔兰人的音乐风格，1938年Bill Monroe创立了蓝草男孩乐队，蓝草音乐在肯塔基州的蓝草地区发展起来。这种音乐就以这个乐队命名）可知，Bill Monroe是蓝草音乐的代表人物，所以蓝草音乐家是Bill Monroe。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Jazz is the lifeblood of the Big Easy. A fine place to go is Preservation Hall, which is located in the heart of the French Quarter.(爵士乐是the Big Easy的命脉。一个好去处是位于法国区中心的保存厅)”可知，文中提到爵士乐是“the Big Easy”的命脉，且提到的保存厅位于新奥尔良的法国区，所以被称为“the Big Easy”的城市是新奥尔良。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Detroit is most associated with Motown, but lesser known is the story of the Belleville Three — Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson — who, in the 1980s, created a brand new sound: techno.(底特律最常与摩城音乐联系在一起，但鲜为人知的是贝尔维尔三人组——德里克·梅、胡安·阿特金斯和凯文·桑德森——在20世纪80年代创造了一种全新的音乐风格：电子乐)”可知，电子乐是在20世纪80年代被创造出来的。 B The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world has benefited robot makers and computer scientists. It’s also providing an unexpected income for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean, as foreign companies and individuals fight to register websites that end in .ai. Fueled by the increasing interest in AI, Anguilla’s earnings from web domain (域名) registration fees grew by 400% last year to $32 million. The income now accounts for about 20% of Anguilla’s total government income. Just a few years ago, it was at around 5%. To help keep up with the rapid growth in domain registrations, Anguilla is signing a deal with a US-based domain management company, Identity Digital, to help manage the effort. The agreement will mean more money for the government while improving the security of the web addresses. Anguilla’s government, which uses the gov.ai home page, collects a fee every time an .ai web address is renewed. It also gets paid when new addresses are registered and abandoned ones are sold off. The money directly fuels the economy of Anguilla, which is just 91 square kilometers and has a population of about 16,000. Surrounded with blue waters and white sand beaches, the island is a destination for wealthy tourists. Still, many residents are poor and tourism has been frequently hit by powerful hurricanes. “The money takes the pressure off government and helps fund key projects. But we can’t rely on it,” Premier Ellis Webster said. “You can’t predict how long this is going to last.” The island was given the. ai internet address in 1995. It was one of hundreds of ordinary addresses assigned to individual countries and regions based on their names. While the addresses are supposed to indicate a website has a link to a particular region or organization, it’s not always a requirement. So it was just luck that it was Anguilla, and not nearby Antigua, that got the .ai domain. 4. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A. Web addresses are often in short supply. B. AI industry is growing fast in Anguilla. C. Anguilla is benefiting from the AI craze. D. Anguilla is a big country in the Caribbean. 5. What is the problem with the tourism in Anguilla? A. The waters and beaches are polluted. B. It is often affected by natural disasters. C. Most tourists spend little money there. D. It is controlled by a US-based company. 6. How did Ellis Webster most probably feel about the new income? A. Relieved and worried. B. Worried and disappointed. C. Ashamed and relieved. D. Disappointed and ashamed. 7. What is a feature of the web domain? A. It must be based on a country’s name. B. It has to be bought by a certain country. C. It is often shared by neighboring countries. D. It is not required to follow the rule strictly. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 【解析】 【导语】文章报道了加勒比小岛安圭拉因国家域名与人工智能缩写碰巧一致，意外地从全球AI热潮中获得巨额域名注册收入，显著改善了其经济，但当地政府也清醒地认识到这笔横财的不可持续性。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“It’s also providing an unexpected income for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean, as foreign companies and individuals fight to register websites that end in .ai. (这还为安圭拉（一个位于加勒比海的小岛国）带来了意想不到的收入，因为众多外国公司和个人都在争相注册以.ai为后缀的网站。)”和第二段中“Fueled by the increasing interest in AI, Anguilla’s earnings from web domain (域名) registration fees grew by 400% last year to $32 million. (由于人们对人工智能的兴趣日益浓厚，安圭拉去年从网络域名注册费中获得的收入增长了400%，达到3200万美元。)”可推知，安圭拉正在从人工智能热潮中获益。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中“Still, many residents are poor and tourism has been frequently hit by powerful hurricanes. (不过，这里的许多居民生活贫困，而且旅游业也经常受到强飓风的严重影响。)”可知，安圭拉的旅游业面临着经常受到自然灾害影响的问题。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第六段中Ellis Webster所说的话“The money takes the pressure off government and helps fund key projects. But we can’t rely on it (这些钱减轻了政府的压力，并为关键项目提供了资金支持。但我们不能完全依赖它。)”和“You can’t predict how long this is going to last. (你无法预测这会持续多久。)”可知，他肯定收入带来了积极影响，体现宽慰，但指出其不可预测性，体现担忧。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“While the addresses are supposed to indicate a website has a link to a particular region or organization, it’s not always a requirement. (虽然这些地址本应表明某个网站与特定的地区或组织存在关联，但并非总是必须如此。)”可知，网络域名的一个特点是不要求严格遵守规则。 C A new study led by Elena Martinescu has found that almost everyone gossips and that around 60 percent of the time we spend on conversation with other people involves some form of gossip. “We have found that adults spend about 52 minutes per day talking to someone about someone else who is not present,” says Martinescu, a researcher at King’s College London who has been studying gossip in the workplace. “We gossip about our friends, we gossip about our enemies, and we gossip about stars we’ve never met before — and likely never will.” But here’s the surprise: Despite the assumption that most gossip is about bad things, the study found that the majority of gossip is about everyday things that keep people connected. For example, we share whose daughter has got her driver’s license or whose uncle has had a kidney stone. Of course, some gossip is about bad things. It can be about someone who cheats at cards or who does not work hard in the office. However, even such negative gossip serves a purpose: It is a kind of self-reflecting system. “Hearing the negative gossip, the victims may feel hurt, but it may lead them to reflect, and in some cases encourage them to improve,” explains Martinescu. Gossip that strengthens relationship and benefits cooperation is called prosocial gossip. It may involve sharing unfavorable judgments, but the shared information could also protect many people from antisocial behavior. Of course, it does not mean that green light should be given to negative gossip. According to the study, it will backfire since we don’t share negative gossip with a desire to help others. Instead, we do it because we are usually driven by jealousy or the desire to get attention. “So negative gossip — even when they’re prosocial — should not be encouraged,” warns Martinescu. 8. What is the popular assumption about gossip? A. Almost everyone gossips. B. It is usually about bad things. C. It encourages cooperation. D. Most of it is about daily things. 9. Which of the following can best describe the negative gossip? A. It is often based on good will. B. It always happens among close friends. C. It may be beneficial sometimes. D. It plays a key role in strengthening ties. 10. What will Martinescu most probably suggest we do in the office? A. Monitor all sorts of gossiping. B. Show support to the victims. C. Take part in prosocial gossip. D. Avoid any negative gossiping. 11. From which is the text probably taken? A. A book review. B. A news report. C. A lecture. D. A diary entry. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】文章报道了一项关于流言蜚语的新研究，指出尽管人们普遍认为流言多是负面的，但实际上大部分是关于日常琐事以维系社会联系，但也警告不应鼓励任何形式的负面流言。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Despite the assumption that most gossip is about bad things, the study found that the majority of gossip is about everyday things that keep people connected. (尽管人们普遍认为大多数流言蜚语是关于坏事的，但研究发现，大部分的流言蜚语是关于那些维系人们联系的日常琐事。)”可知，人们普遍假设流言蜚语通常是关于坏事的。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“However, even such negative gossip serves a purpose: It is a kind of self-reflecting system. (然而，即使是这种负面的流言蜚语也有其目的：它是一种自我反思系统。)”和第五段中“Hearing the negative gossip, the victims may feel hurt, but it may lead them to reflect, and in some cases encourage them to improve (听到那些负面的流言蜚语，受害者可能会感到受伤，但这可能会促使他们进行反思，在某些情况下甚至会激励他们做出改进。)”可知，负面流言也有其目的，可能让人反思，鼓励人改进，这表明它有时可能是有益的。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段““So negative gossip — even when they’re prosocial — should not be encouraged,” warns Martinescu. (“所以，负面流言——即使它们是亲社会的——也不应被鼓励，”Martinescu警告说。)”可知，Martinescu很可能建议我们在办公室避免任何负面流言蜚语。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“A new study led by Elena Martinescu has found that almost everyone gossips and that around 60 percent of the time we spend on conversation with other people involves some form of gossip. (由Elena Martinescu领导的一项新研究发现，几乎每个人都会说闲话，而且我们在与他人交谈时所花费的时间中，约有60%都用于某种形式的闲话。)”可知，文章开篇引述一项新研究的发现，再对比普遍假设，接着分析流言的不同类型和作用，最后给出研究者的结论性警告，且多次直接引用研究主导者Martinescu的原话。文章是在客观报道新研究，应该出自新闻报道。 D Like a magician, Anita Antoninka poured some water over the so-called biocrusts that she had planted in the Arizona desert and within seconds, the seemingly lifeless soil at her feet turned into a blanket of dark-green moss (苔藓)! “These tiny biocrusts help create a protective living skin for Earth’s driest places. They absorb CO2 and produce O₂. They also enrich the dry soil by changing N₂ in the atmosphere into nutrients (营养) other larger plants can use. In turn, the larger plants’ roots grow deep in the ground to protect the soil,” explained Antoninka. “Only when this full cycle starts working does a true ecosystem exist.” However, in dry lands around the world, biocrusts are under threat from climate change and human activities. Biocrusts can regrow, but the process takes centuries. It’s why Antoninka from Northern Arizona University has begun an ambitious new experiment: She is growing biocrusts and transplanting them to some of the driest areas in the US. Luckily for her, she only needs tiny pieces of biocrusts, because any individual cell in biocrusts can regrow into a functioning mini ecosystem, as long as conditions are suitable. And suitable means unpleasant. Antoninka found that life in a greenhouse was too cushy for biocrusts and her experiments there failed. Instead, she found that outdoor places sheltered from extreme heat were enough to toughen up the tiny plants without killing them. Antoninka now grows biocrusts on materials so that they can be rolled up, transported, and planted in new locations. “For years, ecologists have been waiting for biocrusts to return on their own,” said Akasha Faist, an ecologist at New Mexico State University. “But now, efforts from Antoninka have begun to speed up this natural process.” 12. What can we know about biocrusts? A. They can grow into very large plants. B. They can regrow fast in the driest places. C. They are the basis of the ecosystem. D. They can help some chemical reactions. 13. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3? A. Add some background information. B. Summarize the previous paragraphs. C. Provide some advice for researchers. D. Introduce a new topic for discussion. 14. Which is closest in meaning to “cushy” underlined in paragraph 4? A. Hot. B. Tough. C. Strange. D. Easy. 15. What was Anita Antoninka’s breakthrough according to Akasha Faist? A. She shortened biocrusts’ regrowing time. B. She discovered biocrusts for the first time. C. She invented materials to speed up the process. D. She successfully grew biocrusts in greenhouses. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. A 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍了生态学家Anita Antoninka为应对干旱地区生物结皮退化的危机，成功探索出在户外培育并移植生物结皮的方法，加速了其自然恢复过程。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中Antoninka所说的话“These tiny biocrusts help create a protective living skin for Earth’s driest places. They absorb CO2 and produce O₂. They also enrich the dry soil by changing N₂ in the atmosphere into nutrients (营养) other larger plants can use. In turn, the larger plants’ roots grow deep in the ground to protect the soil (这些微小的生物结皮为地球上最干旱的地区提供了保护性的“生命外皮”。它们能够吸收二氧化碳并产生氧气。它们还能通过将大气中的氮气转化为其他较大植物可以利用的营养物质，来丰富干燥的土壤。反过来，较大的植物的根会深入地下生长，以保护土壤。)”和“Only when this full cycle starts working does a true ecosystem exist. (只有当这个完整的循环开始运转时，一个真正的生态系统才会存在。)”可知，生物结皮是启动并维持这个循环的初始环节，表明它们是生态系统的基础。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“However, in dry lands around the world, biocrusts are under threat from climate change and human activities… but the process takes centuries. It’s why Antoninka… has begun an ambitious new experiment (然而，在世界各地的干旱地区，生物结皮正受到气候变化和人类活动的威胁……这个过程需要数个世纪。这就是为什么Antoninka……开始了一项雄心勃勃的新实验)”可知，该段以“However”开头，将话题从前两段生物结皮的神奇功能和生态作用，转向其面临的全球性威胁以及自然恢复的缓慢，接着指出这是Antoninka开展新实验的原因。这是为Antoninka的研究动机和意义提供了背景，可推知作者是想补充一些背景信息。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据画线词的下文“her experiments there failed. Instead, she found that outdoor places sheltered from extreme heat were enough to toughen up the tiny plants without killing them. (她在那里的实验没有成功。然而，她发现那些远离酷热环境的户外场所足以让这些幼小的植物变得健壮，而且不会导致它们死亡。)”可知，温室环境不利于生物结皮生长，而有一定挑战性的户外环境反而更好。由此推知，画线词意为“轻松的，舒适的”，与Easy“舒适的”意思接近。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中Akasha Faist所说的话“For years, ecologists have been waiting for biocrusts to return on their own (多年来，生态学家们一直期待着生物结皮能够自行重新生长起来)”和“But now, efforts from Antoninka have begun to speed up this natural process. (但如今，Antoninka的努力已经开始加速这一自然过程。)”可知，Akasha Faist认为Anita Antoninka的突破在于缩短了生物结皮的再生时间。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how his pet pig had changed his life. Once he set up a string-and-bell system by the door, the dog and pig could signal when they wanted to go outside. Both the dog and pig learned to do this. ____16____: It learned to ring the bell to show the driver when the dog was outside waiting to get back in. He had many examples like this and told with pride. ____17____. He acknowledged that it had because he stopped eating meat. ____18____? Research by psychologists suggests that it is likely. In one study, when asked to rate the IQ and edibility (可食用性) of various animals, participants tended to rate those with less of a mind as more edible. They then rated those with more of a mind as less edible. ____19____. Those who were told the kangaroo was a food source viewed it as being less capable of suffering and less worthy of moral concern than those who were told the animal lived in a very close family. These studies show that our knowledge does affect our behavior. However, we still have to face a cruel reality: It’s easier to ignore a mind than to respect one. ____20____. A. But the pig took it a step further B. Is it possible for us to study animals’ mind C. Will learning more about the mind of other animals change how we treat them D. The way we treat animals is strongly related to the mind we believe they possess E. At the end of our trip, I asked whether the experience changed his food preferences F. Ignoring that animals have a mind protects us from the reality of how we treat them G. In another study, participants were introduced to a species called Bennett’s tree kangaroo 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. C 19. G 20. F 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讨论了人类对动物认知的看法如何影响我们对待动物的方式，并通过具体事例和研究来支持这一观点。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Once he set up a string-and-bell system by the door, the dog and pig could signal when they wanted to go outside. Both the dog and pig learned to do this.(他就在门口安装了一个由绳子和铃铛组成的装置，这样狗和猪就能通过发出信号来表示它们想要出去了。狗和猪都学会了这种行为。)”和下文“It learned to ring the bell to show the driver when the dog was outside waiting to get back in.(它还会摇铃提醒主人外面的狗想进门。)”可知，上文说狗和猪都会发信号，下文讲猪和狗更进一步的行为。A选项“But the pig took it a step further.(但猪做得更进一步。)”起到承上启下，衔接普通技能和猪的进阶行为。 【17题详解】 下文“He acknowledged that it had because he stopped eating meat.(他承认确实改变了，因为他不再吃肉了。)”是对一个问题的回答，且和饮食偏好、吃肉相关。E选项“At the end of our trip, I asked whether the experience changed his food preferences.(行程最后我问这段经历是否改变了他的饮食偏好。)”正好对应后文的回答逻辑。 【18题详解】 下文“Research by psychologists suggests that it is likely. In one study, when asked to rate the IQ and edibility (可食用性) of various animals, participants tended to rate those with less of a mind as more edible. They then rated those with more of a mind as less edible.(心理学家的研究表明，这种情况很有可能成立。在一项研究中，当被要求对各类动物的智商和可食用性进行评分时，参与者往往认为心智水平越低的动物，越适合被食用。而认为心智水平越高的动物，越不适合被食用。)”是对一般疑问句的回应，且主题是了解动物心智是否改变人类对待它们的方式。C选项“Will learning more about the mind of other animals change how we treat them?(更多了解其他动物的心智会改变我们对待它们的方式吗？)”契合后文研究话题。 【19题详解】 上文“In one study, when asked to rate the IQ and edibility (可食用性) of various animals, participants tended to rate those with less of a mind as more edible. (在一项研究中，当被要求对各类动物的智商和可食用性进行评分时，参与者往往认为心智水平越低的动物，越适合被食用。)”和下文“Those who were told the kangaroo was a food source viewed it as being less capable of suffering and less worthy of moral concern than those who were told the animal lived in a very close family.( 被告知袋鼠是食物来源的人，会认为这种动物感知痛苦的能力更弱，也更不值得给予道德关怀；而那些被告知袋鼠生活在亲密家庭群体中的人，则看法相反。)”可知，上文讲了一项研究，下文出现新研究对象袋鼠，G选项“In another study, participants were introduced to a species called Bennett’s tree kangaroo.(在另一项研究中，参与者了解了班尼特树袋鼠这一物种。)”与上文形成 In one study…In another study…的并列结构，衔接自然。 【20题详解】 上文“It’s easier to ignore a mind than to respect one.(无视动物的心智远比尊重它更容易。)”提出人们倾向无视动物有心智，F 选项“Ignoring that animals have a mind protects us from the reality of how we treat them.(无视动物拥有心智这一事实，能让我们回避自己对待动物的残酷现实。)”顺承前文观点，符合语境。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） I grew up in France where we celebrate April Fools Day a little differently than we do here in the US. The traditional prank (恶作剧) in France ____21____ a home-made paper fish. If the prankster succeeds in ____22____ it to the back of a friend, colleague or family member, he shouts, “April Fish!” Young and old people alike can come up with all sorts of ____23____ to trick their victims. For example, they may just ____24____ each other on the back and laugh ____25____ when their friend tries to find the fish that is not there! But where does this ____26____ come from and why is a fish selected? I decide to do a little ____27____ and it turns out that April Fools indeed has its ____28____ in France. In 1564, King Charles IX made a visit to various ____29____ of his kingdom. He ____30____ that the New Year was celebrated at different times in ____31____ places. Many of the celebration occurred around April 1 but not all. Some regions celebrated at Christmas, others ____32____ gifts on March 25, while a handful of regions celebrated on Easter. To ____33____ the confusion, he decided to make January 1 the official New Year. But the change in date left many confused and to ____34____ the “fools” who had not heard of the change, the King ordered that a dead fish be pinned to their back and the April Fish was ____35____! 21. A. spots B. admits C. involves D. draws 22. A. giving B. throwing C. attaching D. moving 23. A. gifts B. strategies C. rewards D. excuses 24. A. avoid B. fight C. paint D. touch 25. A. heartily B. awkwardly C. sadly D. confidently 26. A. tradition B. signal C. story D. reaction 27. A. favor B. research C. promotion D. practice 28. A. memories B. secrets C. proposals D. roots 29. A. gardens B. regions C. attractions D. farms 30. A. hoped B. announced C. discovered D. thought 31. A. distant B. different C. beautiful D. rich 32. A. exchanged B. sold C. made D. needed 33. A. reduce B. cause C. enjoy D. forget 34. A. notify B. protect C. praise D. punish 35. A. designed B. selected C. organised D. born 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍了法国愚人节“贴纸鱼”这一独特传统的具体做法，并追溯了其历史起源。 【21题详解】 考查动词。句意：法国的传统恶作剧涉及一条自制的纸鱼。A. spots注意到；B. admits承认；C. involves涉及；D. draws绘画。根据下文“a home-made paper fish”可知，一条自制的纸鱼应该是恶作剧的一部分，此处指法国的传统恶作剧涉及一条自制的纸鱼。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：如果恶作剧者成功地将纸鱼附到朋友、同事或家人的背上，他就会大喊：“四月鱼！”A. giving给予；B. throwing投掷；C. attaching附上；D. moving移动。根据下文“it to the back of a friend, colleague or family member”可知，此处指将纸鱼贴到他人背上的动作。 【23题详解】 考查名词。句意：年轻人和老年人都能想出各种各样的策略来捉弄他们的“受害者”。A. gifts礼物；B. strategies策略；C. rewards奖励；D. excuses借口。根据上文“Young and old people alike can come up with all sorts of”和下文“to trick their victims”可知，恶作剧者会想出各种策略来捉弄他们的“受害者”。 【24题详解】 考查动词。句意：例如，他们可能只是轻触对方的背，然后当他们的朋友试图寻找那条根本不存在的鱼时，他们便尽情地大笑！A. avoid避免；B. fight战斗；C. paint绘画；D. touch触摸。根据上文“to trick their victims”和下文“each other on the back”可知，恶作剧者在假装贴纸鱼时做出轻触对方的背的动作。 【25题详解】 考查副词。句意：例如，他们可能只是轻触对方的背，然后当他们的朋友试图寻找那条根本不存在的鱼时，他们便尽情地大笑！A. heartily尽情地；B. awkwardly笨拙地；C. sadly悲伤地；D. confidently自信地。根据下文“when their friend tries to find the fish that is not there”可知，恶作剧者成功捉弄了朋友，感到非常开心和满足，会尽情地大笑。 【26题详解】 考查名词。句意：但这个传统从何而来，又为何选择鱼呢？A. tradition传统；B. signal信号；C. story故事；D. reaction反应。根据上文“The traditional prank (恶作剧) in France”可知，作者开始追溯贴纸鱼这个传统的起源。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：我决定做一点研究，结果发现愚人节确实源于法国。A. favor帮助；B. research研究；C. promotion晋升；D. practice练习。根据上文“But where does this ____ come from and why is a fish selected?”可知，作者想了解传统的来源，因此进行研究。 【28题详解】 考查名词。句意：我决定做一点研究，结果发现愚人节确实源于法国。A. memories记忆；B. secrets秘密；C. proposals提议；D. roots根源。根据上文“But where does this ____ come from and why is a fish selected?”可知，作者想了解传统的来源，之后发现愚人节确实源于法国，have one’s roots in是固定搭配，意为“根源于……”。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：1564年，国王查理九世巡访了他的王国的各个地区。A. gardens花园；B. regions地区；C. attractions景点；D. farms农场。根据下文“Some regions”和“a handful of regions”可知，国王查理九世巡访了王国的各个地区。 【30题详解】 考查动词。句意：他发现新年在不同的地方于不同时间庆祝。A. hoped希望；B. announced宣布；C. discovered发现；D. thought认为。根据下文“the New Year was celebrated at different times in ____ places”可知，国王是在巡访过程中发现新年的庆祝情况。 【31题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他发现新年在不同的地方于不同时间庆祝。A. distant遥远的；B. different不同的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. rich富有的。根据下文“Some regions”“others”和“a handful of regions”可知，新年在不同的地方于不同时间庆祝。 【32题详解】 考查动词。句意：有些地区在圣诞节庆祝，其他一些地区在3月25日交换礼物，而少数地区则在复活节庆祝。A. exchanged交换；B. sold出售；C. made制作；D. needed需要。根据上文“the New Year was celebrated”可知，庆祝新年时常有交换礼物的习俗。 【33题详解】 考查动词。句意：为了减少混乱，他决定将1月1日定为官方新年。A. reduce减少；B. cause引起；C. enjoy享受；D. forget忘记。根据下文“he decided to make January 1 the official New Year”可知，统一日期的目的就是为了减少因庆祝时间不统一造成的混乱。 【34题详解】 考查动词。句意：但是日期的变更让许多人感到困惑，为了惩罚那些没有听说变更的“傻瓜”，国王下令将一条死鱼别在他们的背上，于是“四月鱼”（这个传统）就诞生了！A. notify通知；B. protect保护；C. praise赞扬；D. punish惩罚。根据下文“the King ordered that a dead fish be pinned to their back”可知，将死鱼别在他们背上是带有羞辱意味的行为，国王的意图是惩罚那些跟不上变化的人。 【35题详解】 考查动词。句意：但是日期的变更让许多人感到困惑，为了惩罚那些没有听说变更的“傻瓜”，国王下令将一条死鱼别在他们的背上，于是“四月鱼”（这个传统）就诞生了！A. designed设计；B. selected选择；C. organised组织；D. born诞生。根据上文“But where does this ____ come from”可知，此处对愚人节贴纸鱼传统的起源作总结，表示该习俗由此诞生。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When he was 6 years old, Tom Sinclair wandered away from his family’s campsite on Lake Superior to join the other children who liked to play on the rocky shoreline. He walked for a long while, but failed ____36____ (find) their campground. “____37____ (obvious), I was lost,” Sinclair recalled years later. “But I told ____38____ (I) that they couldn’t have hidden a whole campground. So I kept walking until I could not see any person ____39____ sight.” But the campground never appeared. When he finally could not go one step ____40____ (far), he found a place ____41____ could protect him from the wind. All of a sudden, he was alone and felt ____42____ (frighten) in the dark. Late in the night, he heard a voice behind him. “I heard someone say, ‘Tom, is that you?’” Sinclair said. “I turned around, and there was one of the ____43____ (rescuer)!” Today, at 66, Sinclair still has the news report about his rescue: “Boy Found on Lake Superior.” When he ____44____ (look) back on that day, which he has done often over the years, he believes that _____45_____ guy may have saved his life. 【答案】36. to find 37. Obviously 38. myself 39. in 40. further##farther 41. that##which 42. frightened 43. rescuers 44. looks 45. the 【解析】 【导语】文章讲述了Tom Sinclair六岁时在苏必利尔湖边露营时迷路、最终被救援人员找到的经历，以及他多年后对此事的深刻回忆。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他走了很久，但没能找到他们的露营地。fail to do是固定搭配，意为“未能做成某事”，因此用find“找到”的不定式作宾语。 【37题详解】 考查副词。句意：“显然，我迷路了，”Sinclair多年后回忆道。空处修饰整个句子，副词obviously符合题意，意为“显然”，句首单词的首字母需大写。 【38题详解】 考查代词。句意：但我告诉自己，他们不可能把整个露营地藏起来。此处told这一动作的实施者和承受者为同一人，空处应用I的反身代词形式myself，意为“我自己”。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：所以我一直走，直到看不见任何人影。根据“see any person”可知，固定搭配in sight符合题意，意为“在视野内，看得见”。 【40题详解】 考查比较级。句意：当他最终一步也走不动时，他找到了一个可以避风的地方。空处作状语，根据“When he finally could not go one step”可知，此处指“一步也走不动”，需用far的比较级形式further或farther，表示距离上更远。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：当他最终一步也走不动时，他找到了一个可以避风的地方。空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词a place，先行词指物，在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that或which作引导词。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：突然间，他孤身一人，在黑暗中感到害怕。空处作表语，描述主语的心理感受，应用以-ed结尾的形容词frightened，意为“感到害怕的”。 【43题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：“我转过身，发现是其中一位救援人员！”“one of the+可数名词复数”是固定结构，意为“……之一”。 【44题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：当他回顾那一天（这些年来他经常这么做）时，他相信那个人可能救了他的命。空处作从句的谓语，主句“he believes...”用的是一般现在时，从句也应用一般现在时，描述现在的习惯性动作，且主语是he，look应用第三人称单数形式。 【45题详解】 考查冠词。句意：当他回顾那一天（这些年来他经常这么做）时，他相信那个人可能救了他的命。空处特指上文提到的那个救援人员，应用定冠词the。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华。进入高中后，你经常会听到两个截然不同的建议：a.学英语时，遇到生单词尽量不要马上查字典；b.学英语时，要勤查字典。请你给外教Peter写一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1.告知你的困惑； 2.请他解惑。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Peter, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Peter, I’m writing to ask for your advice on a confusion I often run into while learning English. Since entering high school, I’ve received two completely different suggestions about dealing with new words. Some say I shouldn’t look them up in the dictionary immediately, but instead try to guess the meaning from the context. Others insist that I should look up every new word right away. I’m really confused about which method is better for my learning. Could you please share your opinion? I’d greatly appreciate your help. Best regards, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】题目要求考生给外教Peter写邮件告知关于学英语时是否应立即查字典的困惑并请其解惑。 【详解】1.词汇积累 建议：advice → proposal 感激：appreciate → be grateful 坚持：insist → persist 困惑的：confused → puzzled 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Since entering high school, I’ve received two completely different suggestions about dealing with new words. 拓展句：Since entering high school, I’ve received two completely different suggestions about dealing with new words I encounter. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Others insist that I should look up every new word right away. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】I’m really confused about which method is better for my learning. (运用了which引导的宾语从句) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Lena had always been confident in her studies — until she entered high school. In her first math class, Mr. Carter wrote a series of expressions on the blackboard. While most of her classmates nodded and took notes, the symbols “x” and “y” seemed to swim before her eyes. She felt as if she were listening to a “foreign language”. The confusion only grew when she sat down to do her homework. For two hours she remained at her desk, staring at the textbook and the blank pages of her notebook. She reread the first question ten times, but the numbers refused to make sense. Upset and ashamed, she never felt so defeated by a subject. Her anxiety deepened over the following days. She stopped raising her hand. She was worried that her questions would sound stupid. One day, Mr. Carter called on her to answer a question. Lena stood up, her face burning with embarrassment because she was totally clueless about the answer. But a boy named Jax said in a low voice, “Even a middle schooler knows that!” Lena bit her lip and sank back into her seat with her head hanging very low. Seeing this, Mr. Carter asked Lena to stay after class. Instead of criticizing her, he said gently, “I notice you’ve been struggling, Lena. Math can be tough at first. Like learning to play a musical instrument, it requires the right method and a lot of practice. I have talked to Zoe and she has agreed to help you. You know, she is a kind girl and is always ready to help.” The next day, Mr. Carter rearranged the seats, and Zoe became Lena’s new deskmate. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右; 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Every afternoon, the two girls studied together. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One month later, the result of the first math exam came out. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Every afternoon, the two girls studied together. Zoe never laughed at Lena’s slow progress or silly questions. Instead, she explained patiently and even drew pictures to make those difficult concepts easier to understand. When Lena still got stuck, Zoe broke down each step until she got it right. With Zoe’s encouragement, Lena also worked harder. She took more detailed notes and practiced extra problems every night. Gradually, the “foreign language” of math became familiar, and she even started to feel a little excited when she solved a tough problem. One month later, the result of the first math exam came out. Lena’s hands kept shaking as she picked up her paper. When she saw a bright red “B”, a broad smile spread across her face. She ran to thank Zoe, who hugged her happily, and then found Mr. Carter to share the good news. He patted her shoulder proudly and said, “Hard work pays off”. Lena smiled, realizing that with friendly support, encouragement and her own perseverance, any difficulty could be overcome. 【解析】 【导语】文章以人物为线索展开，讲述了原本学习自信的Lena升入高中后，难以听懂数学课，作业也完全不会做，数学学习上陷入困惑与挫败，变得自卑不敢举手答题。一次被老师提问时她毫无头绪，还遭到同学Jax的嘲讽。课后Carter老师没有批评她，反而温柔开导，告诉她数学需要方法和练习，并安排热心的Zoe帮助她，还特意调整座位让Zoe成为她的同桌。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①由第一段首句内容可知，第一段可描写Zoe如何帮助Lena，以及Lena努力学习后发生的转变。 ②由第二段首句内容可知，第二段可描写Lena取得好成绩向Zoe和Cater老师表示感谢以及Lena的感悟。 2.续写线索：Zoe帮助Lena——Lena努力学习，获得成就感——Lene成绩进步——表示感谢——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①解释：explain/account for ②解决：solve/work out ③拥抱：hug/embrace 情绪类 ①高兴地：happily/cheerfully ②感谢某人：thank sb/be grateful to sb 【点睛】[高分句型1] She ran to thank Zoe, who hugged her happily, and then found Mr. Carter to share the good news.（运用了who引导非限制性定语从句） [高分句型2] Lena smiled, realizing that with friendly support, encouragement and her own perseverance, any difficulty could be overcome.（运用了现在分词短语作状语，that引导宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 尉氏三中2025—2026学年下学期高一第二次月考英语试卷 出题人：孟利英 审题人：樊梦琪 一、听力 1．What did the woman and her cousin do on Sunday? A．They played tennis. B．They went for a run. C．They watched a match. 2．What surprised the man about some of the buildings? A．Their small size. B．Their old history. C．Their beautiful colors. 3．What will the woman wash for the man? A．His coat. B．His shirt. C．His trousers. 4．How does the woman sound? A．Annoyed. B．Worried. C．Surprised. 5．What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．Their friends. B．Their favourite gifts. C．Their plan. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6．Why does the woman talk to the man? A．To ask for help. B．To offer an invitation. C．To discuss a project. 7．Who is Whiskers? A．The woman’s sister. B．The woman’s pet. C．The woman’s daughter. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．What is the main goal of the organization? A．To protect the environment. B．To improve education in villages. C．To provide food for poor families. 9．How do local people help with the projects? A．They donate money. B．They organize events. C．They help with building work. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．Why will the new library be built with a man-made material? A．To reduce cost. B．To improve quality. C．To save energy. 11．What does the man always recycle? A．Plastic. B．Class. C．Paper. 12．How will the old library deal with the old books? A．By donating them. B．By lending them. C．By selling them. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．What does the man think about the living room? A．It’s small. B．It’s dark. C．It’s well-decorated. 14．What does the woman want to stress about the neighborhood? A．Its good greening. B．Its street noise. C．Its convenient location. 15．What does the man like about the kitchen? A．The large space. B．The modern design. C．The new equipment. 16．What did the man see last? A．The bedrooms. B．The backyard. C．The bathroom. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．What do we know about Vecchia? A．He is from France. B．He has gotten lots of prizes. C．He runs stores around the world. 18．What does the speaker say about the homemade ice cream? A．It uses materials from many countries. B．It is famous for the way it is made. C．It has thirteen different tastes. 19．Why did Vecchia hold the exhibition? A．To show his chocolate models. B．To present his photographs. C．To share his success stories. 20．How tall is Vecchia’s largest piece of art? A．About two meters. B．About three meters. C．About four meters. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Here are the greatest US cities that every music fan should visit. Lexington Rooted in the musical styles of early British and Irish people across Appalachia, bluegrass grew legs in Kentucky’s bluegrass area when Bill Monroe founded the Blue Grass Boys in 1938. The music took its name from this band, and the music is still alive in Lexington. Nashville Country music can still be heard ringing out loud and proud on Broadway in Nashville. But country purists should book early to get a seat at The Bluebird Cafe, where stars including Taylor Swift and Faith Hill once pulled up a chair to play in this small diner. On a Saturday night, a visit to Grand Ole Opry is a must. New Orleans Jazz is the lifeblood of the Big Easy. A fine place to go is Preservation Hall, which is located in the heart of the French Quarter. Half of the fun is in guessing who might perform; Big-name musicians can casually drop by unannounced. Detroit Detroit is most associated with Motown, but lesser known is the story of the Belleville Three — Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson — who, in the 1980s, created a brand new sound: techno. Today the beat lives on. As for where to hear techno, the king of clubs is the TV Lounge, showcasing some of the biggest names in the business. The Leland City Club is another front-runner — Derrick May himself once performed here. 1. Who is a bluegrass musician? A. Taylor Swift. B. Bill Monroe. C. Derrick May. D. Juan Atkins. 2. Which city is also called the Big Easy? A. Lexington. B. Nashville. C. New Orleans. D. Detroit. 3. When was techno created? A. In the 1930s. B. In the 1950s. C. In the 1960s. D. In the 1980s. B The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world has benefited robot makers and computer scientists. It’s also providing an unexpected income for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean, as foreign companies and individuals fight to register websites that end in .ai. Fueled by the increasing interest in AI, Anguilla’s earnings from web domain (域名) registration fees grew by 400% last year to $32 million. The income now accounts for about 20% of Anguilla’s total government income. Just a few years ago, it was at around 5%. To help keep up with the rapid growth in domain registrations, Anguilla is signing a deal with a US-based domain management company, Identity Digital, to help manage the effort. The agreement will mean more money for the government while improving the security of the web addresses. Anguilla’s government, which uses the gov.ai home page, collects a fee every time an .ai web address is renewed. It also gets paid when new addresses are registered and abandoned ones are sold off. The money directly fuels the economy of Anguilla, which is just 91 square kilometers and has a population of about 16,000. Surrounded with blue waters and white sand beaches, the island is a destination for wealthy tourists. Still, many residents are poor and tourism has been frequently hit by powerful hurricanes. “The money takes the pressure off government and helps fund key projects. But we can’t rely on it,” Premier Ellis Webster said. “You can’t predict how long this is going to last.” The island was given the. ai internet address in 1995. It was one of hundreds of ordinary addresses assigned to individual countries and regions based on their names. While the addresses are supposed to indicate a website has a link to a particular region or organization, it’s not always a requirement. So it was just luck that it was Anguilla, and not nearby Antigua, that got the .ai domain. 4. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A. Web addresses are often in short supply. B. AI industry is growing fast in Anguilla. C. Anguilla is benefiting from the AI craze. D. Anguilla is a big country in the Caribbean. 5. What is the problem with the tourism in Anguilla? A. The waters and beaches are polluted. B. It is often affected by natural disasters. C. Most tourists spend little money there. D. It is controlled by a US-based company. 6. How did Ellis Webster most probably feel about the new income? A. Relieved and worried. B. Worried and disappointed. C. Ashamed and relieved. D. Disappointed and ashamed. 7. What is a feature of the web domain? A. It must be based on a country’s name. B. It has to be bought by a certain country. C. It is often shared by neighboring countries. D. It is not required to follow the rule strictly. C A new study led by Elena Martinescu has found that almost everyone gossips and that around 60 percent of the time we spend on conversation with other people involves some form of gossip. “We have found that adults spend about 52 minutes per day talking to someone about someone else who is not present,” says Martinescu, a researcher at King’s College London who has been studying gossip in the workplace. “We gossip about our friends, we gossip about our enemies, and we gossip about stars we’ve never met before — and likely never will.” But here’s the surprise: Despite the assumption that most gossip is about bad things, the study found that the majority of gossip is about everyday things that keep people connected. For example, we share whose daughter has got her driver’s license or whose uncle has had a kidney stone. Of course, some gossip is about bad things. It can be about someone who cheats at cards or who does not work hard in the office. However, even such negative gossip serves a purpose: It is a kind of self-reflecting system. “Hearing the negative gossip, the victims may feel hurt, but it may lead them to reflect, and in some cases encourage them to improve,” explains Martinescu. Gossip that strengthens relationship and benefits cooperation is called prosocial gossip. It may involve sharing unfavorable judgments, but the shared information could also protect many people from antisocial behavior. Of course, it does not mean that green light should be given to negative gossip. According to the study, it will backfire since we don’t share negative gossip with a desire to help others. Instead, we do it because we are usually driven by jealousy or the desire to get attention. “So negative gossip — even when they’re prosocial — should not be encouraged,” warns Martinescu. 8. What is the popular assumption about gossip? A. Almost everyone gossips. B. It is usually about bad things. C. It encourages cooperation. D. Most of it is about daily things. 9. Which of the following can best describe the negative gossip? A. It is often based on good will. B. It always happens among close friends. C. It may be beneficial sometimes. D. It plays a key role in strengthening ties. 10. What will Martinescu most probably suggest we do in the office? A. Monitor all sorts of gossiping. B. Show support to the victims. C. Take part in prosocial gossip. D. Avoid any negative gossiping. 11. From which is the text probably taken? A. A book review. B. A news report. C. A lecture. D. A diary entry. D Like a magician, Anita Antoninka poured some water over the so-called biocrusts that she had planted in the Arizona desert and within seconds, the seemingly lifeless soil at her feet turned into a blanket of dark-green moss (苔藓)! “These tiny biocrusts help create a protective living skin for Earth’s driest places. They absorb CO2 and produce O₂. They also enrich the dry soil by changing N₂ in the atmosphere into nutrients (营养) other larger plants can use. In turn, the larger plants’ roots grow deep in the ground to protect the soil,” explained Antoninka. “Only when this full cycle starts working does a true ecosystem exist.” However, in dry lands around the world, biocrusts are under threat from climate change and human activities. Biocrusts can regrow, but the process takes centuries. It’s why Antoninka from Northern Arizona University has begun an ambitious new experiment: She is growing biocrusts and transplanting them to some of the driest areas in the US. Luckily for her, she only needs tiny pieces of biocrusts, because any individual cell in biocrusts can regrow into a functioning mini ecosystem, as long as conditions are suitable. And suitable means unpleasant. Antoninka found that life in a greenhouse was too cushy for biocrusts and her experiments there failed. Instead, she found that outdoor places sheltered from extreme heat were enough to toughen up the tiny plants without killing them. Antoninka now grows biocrusts on materials so that they can be rolled up, transported, and planted in new locations. “For years, ecologists have been waiting for biocrusts to return on their own,” said Akasha Faist, an ecologist at New Mexico State University. “But now, efforts from Antoninka have begun to speed up this natural process.” 12. What can we know about biocrusts? A. They can grow into very large plants. B. They can regrow fast in the driest places. C. They are the basis of the ecosystem. D. They can help some chemical reactions. 13. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3? A. Add some background information. B. Summarize the previous paragraphs. C. Provide some advice for researchers. D. Introduce a new topic for discussion. 14. Which is closest in meaning to “cushy” underlined in paragraph 4? A. Hot. B. Tough. C. Strange. D. Easy. 15. What was Anita Antoninka’s breakthrough according to Akasha Faist? A. She shortened biocrusts’ regrowing time. B. She discovered biocrusts for the first time. C. She invented materials to speed up the process. D. She successfully grew biocrusts in greenhouses. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how his pet pig had changed his life. Once he set up a string-and-bell system by the door, the dog and pig could signal when they wanted to go outside. Both the dog and pig learned to do this. ____16____: It learned to ring the bell to show the driver when the dog was outside waiting to get back in. He had many examples like this and told with pride. ____17____. He acknowledged that it had because he stopped eating meat. ____18____? Research by psychologists suggests that it is likely. In one study, when asked to rate the IQ and edibility (可食用性) of various animals, participants tended to rate those with less of a mind as more edible. They then rated those with more of a mind as less edible. ____19____. Those who were told the kangaroo was a food source viewed it as being less capable of suffering and less worthy of moral concern than those who were told the animal lived in a very close family. These studies show that our knowledge does affect our behavior. However, we still have to face a cruel reality: It’s easier to ignore a mind than to respect one. ____20____. A. But the pig took it a step further B. Is it possible for us to study animals’ mind C. Will learning more about the mind of other animals change how we treat them D. The way we treat animals is strongly related to the mind we believe they possess E. At the end of our trip, I asked whether the experience changed his food preferences F. Ignoring that animals have a mind protects us from the reality of how we treat them G. In another study, participants were introduced to a species called Bennett’s tree kangaroo 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） I grew up in France where we celebrate April Fools Day a little differently than we do here in the US. The traditional prank (恶作剧) in France ____21____ a home-made paper fish. If the prankster succeeds in ____22____ it to the back of a friend, colleague or family member, he shouts, “April Fish!” Young and old people alike can come up with all sorts of ____23____ to trick their victims. For example, they may just ____24____ each other on the back and laugh ____25____ when their friend tries to find the fish that is not there! But where does this ____26____ come from and why is a fish selected? I decide to do a little ____27____ and it turns out that April Fools indeed has its ____28____ in France. In 1564, King Charles IX made a visit to various ____29____ of his kingdom. He ____30____ that the New Year was celebrated at different times in ____31____ places. Many of the celebration occurred around April 1 but not all. Some regions celebrated at Christmas, others ____32____ gifts on March 25, while a handful of regions celebrated on Easter. To ____33____ the confusion, he decided to make January 1 the official New Year. But the change in date left many confused and to ____34____ the “fools” who had not heard of the change, the King ordered that a dead fish be pinned to their back and the April Fish was ____35____! 21. A. spots B. admits C. involves D. draws 22. A. giving B. throwing C. attaching D. moving 23. A. gifts B. strategies C. rewards D. excuses 24. A. avoid B. fight C. paint D. touch 25. A. heartily B. awkwardly C. sadly D. confidently 26. A. tradition B. signal C. story D. reaction 27. A. favor B. research C. promotion D. practice 28. A. memories B. secrets C. proposals D. roots 29. A. gardens B. regions C. attractions D. farms 30. A. hoped B. announced C. discovered D. thought 31. A. distant B. different C. beautiful D. rich 32. A. exchanged B. sold C. made D. needed 33. A. reduce B. cause C. enjoy D. forget 34. A. notify B. protect C. praise D. punish 35. A. designed B. selected C. organised D. born 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When he was 6 years old, Tom Sinclair wandered away from his family’s campsite on Lake Superior to join the other children who liked to play on the rocky shoreline. He walked for a long while, but failed ____36____ (find) their campground. “____37____ (obvious), I was lost,” Sinclair recalled years later. “But I told ____38____ (I) that they couldn’t have hidden a whole campground. So I kept walking until I could not see any person ____39____ sight.” But the campground never appeared. When he finally could not go one step ____40____ (far), he found a place ____41____ could protect him from the wind. All of a sudden, he was alone and felt ____42____ (frighten) in the dark. Late in the night, he heard a voice behind him. “I heard someone say, ‘Tom, is that you?’” Sinclair said. “I turned around, and there was one of the ____43____ (rescuer)!” Today, at 66, Sinclair still has the news report about his rescue: “Boy Found on Lake Superior.” When he ____44____ (look) back on that day, which he has done often over the years, he believes that _____45_____ guy may have saved his life. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华。进入高中后，你经常会听到两个截然不同的建议：a.学英语时，遇到生单词尽量不要马上查字典；b.学英语时，要勤查字典。请你给外教Peter写一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1.告知你的困惑； 2.请他解惑。 注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Peter, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Lena had always been confident in her studies — until she entered high school. In her first math class, Mr. Carter wrote a series of expressions on the blackboard. While most of her classmates nodded and took notes, the symbols “x” and “y” seemed to swim before her eyes. She felt as if she were listening to a “foreign language”. The confusion only grew when she sat down to do her homework. For two hours she remained at her desk, staring at the textbook and the blank pages of her notebook. She reread the first question ten times, but the numbers refused to make sense. Upset and ashamed, she never felt so defeated by a subject. Her anxiety deepened over the following days. She stopped raising her hand. She was worried that her questions would sound stupid. One day, Mr. Carter called on her to answer a question. Lena stood up, her face burning with embarrassment because she was totally clueless about the answer. But a boy named Jax said in a low voice, “Even a middle schooler knows that!” Lena bit her lip and sank back into her seat with her head hanging very low. Seeing this, Mr. Carter asked Lena to stay after class. Instead of criticizing her, he said gently, “I notice you’ve been struggling, Lena. Math can be tough at first. Like learning to play a musical instrument, it requires the right method and a lot of practice. I have talked to Zoe and she has agreed to help you. You know, she is a kind girl and is always ready to help.” The next day, Mr. Carter rearranged the seats, and Zoe became Lena’s new deskmate. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右; 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Every afternoon, the two girls studied together. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ One month later, the result of the first math exam came out. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $