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2025—2026学年高二下学期第二次月考 英语试卷 （考试范围：B2，U3—4 考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers? A. At school. B. On the field. C. In a hospital. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: How was your broken leg after the operation? M: Oh Dr Smith, it’s recovering well. Yesterday I managed to get to the school and go back. The medicine you gave me really works. W: That’s not bad. It’s only a month since the accident on the field. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What should the woman do first? A. Arrange a meeting. B. Finish the reports. C. Order some paper. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Jenny, after you finish those reports, can you start arranging a meeting and ordering some paper for the company? W: Okay, no problem. I should be able to get started in a couple of hours. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers discussing? A. A reader. B. A book. C. An author. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you seen this author’s latest bestseller? W: I’ve just finished it. M: Oh, what do you think of it? W: It was a great improvement over the last one. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the man probably feel now? A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Pleased. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m sorry, when did you see her last? M: We walked into the grocery store together. Then I followed someone I thought was her, but when I caught up with her I realized she wasn’t my mother. W: Don’t worry, I’ll make an announcement to call her to the front desk. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the total value of the toy cars? A. £50. B. £130. C. £150. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, I’d like to make a toy donation. W: Oh, great, thanks. Wow, these are great toy cars. M: Yeah, they were my son’s. There are 30 of them in that bag. They cost five pounds each if you buy them new. 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】 6. What is the man going to do? A. Do an experiment. B. Have a class. C. Play sports. 7. Who will record the time? A. Galileo. B. Leonardo. C. Alessandro. 【答案】6. A 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Why are you going to the top floor of the science building with a basketball and a volleyball, Leonardo? That looks very strange. M: We have to recreate Galileo’s famous study for physics class. Alessandro is standing at the bottom with a watch, waiting for me to drop them. W: Cool, which one do you think will hit the ground first? M: Don’t you know, Galileo proved that they’ll hit the ground at the same time, even though the basketball is heavier. I did it once, but the watch fell, so I have to do it again. 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】 8. Why does the woman grow her own garden? A. To kill time. B. To develop a new hobby. C. To eat healthy food. 9. What is the woman mainly growing in her garden? A. Fruits. B. Vegetables. C. Grains. 10. What’s the woman doing? A. Picking strawberries. B. Watering plants. C. Eating vegetables. 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Have you seen my garden yet? It’s my first time growing and so far it’s going really well. I didn’t have any time before, but I decided it was time to develop a new hobby. M: That sounds interesting. What are you growing? W: Mostly fruits and some grains, because I don’t like eating most vegetables. I know vegetables and grains are healthier than fruits, but they definitely don't taste as good. M: That’s true. So what are you doing right now? W: I’m just watering the strawberry plants and the orange tree. I also wanted to grow a pear tree, but the dry climate here is not right for it. M: That sounds really cool. W: Maybe you can have a try in your garden as well. M: I’ll consider it. 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】 11. What did the man do during the conversation? A. He signed his name. B. He paid some money. C. He parked the car. 12. Who will drive to the airport? A. The man. B. The man’s wife. C. A taxi driver. 13. Where does the man come from? A. America. B. Canada. C. Australia. 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Please put your name there. Thank you very much. I hope you enjoyed your vehicle during your trip. M: I did. I parked it right there outside the window by the sign in your parking lot. W: We have already inspected it. It looks good with no damage or any other issues. Please wait here while I get your initial security payment. M: My wife and I are in no rush, thank you. Actually, we just booked a taxi to drive us to the airport. The guy is still 20 minutes away, so take your time. We’ll be here for a while. W: All right, we have a question. Sir, would you be okay with receiving your money in Canadian dollars? M: Actually, we are flying to Australia before going back to America. Can you do Australian dollars? W: Unfortunately not, but I’m sure you can change money at the airport. M: Alright then. Canadian dollars will do. 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】 14. What have the speakers been doing up until now? A. Eating. B. Hiking. C. Dancing. 15. Which color can be seen in the waterfall? A. Green. B. Blue. C. Red. 16. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Waiter and customer. B. Guide and tourist. C. Co-workers. 17. What do the speakers plan to do first? A. Have lunch. B. Make sandwiches. C. Go back to the town. 【答案】14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 【解析】 【原文】M: I know it has been hard hiking through this river valley in the mud and the rain, but it is worth it to see a view like that, isn’t it? W: Yeah, it’s amazing. The sun has finally come out. It lights up the entire valley in all sorts of shades of green. That waterfall is the most unique one that I’ve ever seen until now. M: Beautiful, isn’t it? The water is surrounded by a rainbow. There’s not blue water in sight. W: Just red, yellow and orange. It looks like the colors are dancing as the water pours down. M: Shall we sit down here? I’ve packed us an amazing lunch. We can have a bite to eat and enjoy that beautiful view. W: Great idea. Wow. Egg sandwiches on brown bread. I love those. M: I know you do. I’ve been working with you long enough to know what your favorite sandwiches are. After all, we have lunch together every week day. W: Right before we eat, let’s take a picture. Come on, stand close to me with the waterfall in the background. Smile, here we go. M: Can we eat now? I’m starving. We need our strength to walk back to the town yet. W: Oh yes, I forgot about that. 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】 18. Who is the speaker probably? A. The headmaster. B. A student. C. A teacher. 19. Where do all of the students have to go at 10:00 a.m.? A. To the parking lot. B. To the cafeteria. C. To the library. 20. What will the following speaking be about? A. A lack of money for school spending. B. An emergency fire preparation drill. C. A serious storm and a game 【答案】18. B 19. A 20. C 【解析】 【原文】Good morning, all of my fellow Barlow high school students. It’s Jenny back again with the daily announcements. Today we have an emergency fire preparation drill starting in just two hours. The bell will ring at 9:55 a.m., which means you’ll have five minutes to get out of the classrooms, library or Cafeteria and into the parking lot in front of the school. The top two classes that organize the most quickly and neatly will be awarded our safety prize. At 2:00 p.m. before the end of the school day, headmaster Jones will announce the winners of the recent charity competition. Over 100 students, including myself, have participated in gathering donations and funding from people and businesses in the community to help our school. We’ve all seen this school suffer from a lack of funding during the recent economic crash. But thanks to an admirable group of student body members, we’ll start to turn that problem around. The top 10 students to bring in funding for the school will each receive a prize for their contribution, but this award will be kept a surprise until two p.m.. For now, that’s all from me. The next speaker is your headmaster, with important information on this week’s storm and our homecoming football game. Go eagles. 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 The Internet has changed our life greatly. Nowadays, almost everyone uses the Internet every day. We can search for useful information, watch short videos, chat with friends and take online classes at home. For students, the Internet is helpful in study. When we meet difficult problems, we can look up knowledge online. We can also join online study groups to share ideas. However, using the Internet too long is bad for our eyes and health. We should make good use of it and stay away from meaningless online games. 21. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? A. The history of the Internet. B. The importance of the Internet in daily life. C. How to chat with friends online. D. Why students like online games. 22. What benefit can students get from the Internet? A. They can avoid homework. B. They can find study information easily. C. They can play games all day. D. They can stop using books. 23. What advice does the writer give us? A. Never use the Internet. B. Spend more time on games. C. Use the Internet properly. D. Only take online classes. 【答案】21. B 22. B 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了互联网给人们日常生活带来的改变，说明了互联网对学生学习的帮助，同时指出过度使用互联网的危害，呼吁人们合理使用互联网。 【21题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“The Internet has changed our life greatly. Nowadays, almost everyone uses the Internet every day. We can search for useful information, watch short videos, chat with friends and take online classes at home.(互联网极大改变了我们的生活，如今几乎人人每天使用网络，网络可以满足日常多样需求。)”可知，第一段主要讲述互联网在日常生活中的重要性。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“When we meet difficult problems, we can look up knowledge online.(当我们遇到难题时，可以上网查阅知识。)”可知，学生可以借助网络轻松查找学习相关的信息。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“We should make good use of it and stay away from meaningless online games.(我们要好好利用网络，远离无意义的网络游戏。)”可知，作者建议我们合理使用互联网。 B “There are more people actively learning a language through DuoLingo than in the entire US public school system.” says Luis von Ahn, founder of the free language learning app. Since its launch (投放市场) in 2012, more than 30 million people have downloaded (下载) the app, which gamified education and attracted many language learners. The growth of technology for educational use has changed the way in which people learn and receive education. This is particularly true for languages, an area in which the explosion of mobile apps and interactive software has provided choices to a range of people who were previously unable to receive foreign language education. Von Ahn says that when he founded DuoLingo he decided to find a way for people to learn a language for free. Free use of languages was something he had a personal interest in addressing: he grew up in Guatemala, where he was surrounded by people all trying to learn English, half of whom were failing to do so and a lot of whom could not afford it. One of the big changes caused by tech is the change in language learners. Languages have long been connected with the rich people, but now people from less rich backgrounds are finding affordable ways to learn. Von Ahn says an unexpected result of DuoLingo being an app is that it’s attracting an unlikely type of user. DuoLingo was designed (设计) to be like a game, and what the company has found is that many users aren’t even necessarily diehard language fans, they’re just looking for an educational way to kill some time. “They’re still procrastinating from something else, but at least it’s somewhat useful.” says Von Ahn, “The truth of the matter is that learning a language takes months or years. We have to find a way to keep them interested and that’s where the gamification came in.” 24. What can we say about DuoLingo after its launch? A. It is used by entire US schools. B. It costs 30 dollars to download. C. It changes the use of languages. D. It makes education more enjoyable. 25. Why does the author mention Von Ahn in paragraph 3? A. To show his poverty in childhood. B. To explain why he founded the app. C. To prove he was interested in the app. D. To find out how he designed the app. 26. What change does DuoLingo bring to language learners? A. They can master a language faster. B. They become language fans totally. C. They can learn in a low-cost way. D. They can now use it to kill some time. 27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Reasons for Learning a Language B. How to Learn a Language Online C. The Development of a Language App D. Mastering a Language with DuoLingo 【答案】24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了DuoLingo软件带给语言市场的变化。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段““There are more people actively learning a language through DuoLingo than in the entire US public school system.” says Luis von Ahn, founder of the free language learning app. Since its launch (投放市场) in 2012, more than 30 million people have downloaded (下载) the app, which gamified education and attracted many language learners.(免费语言学习应用程序的创始人路易斯·冯·安表示：“通过DuoLingo积极学习一门语言的人比整个美国公立学校系统都多。”。自2012年推出以来，已有超过3000万人下载了该应用程序，该应用程序将教育游戏化，吸引了许多语言学习者)”可知，自从DuoLingo这款软件推出以来，它通过将教育游戏化，吸引了许多语言学习者。由此可推知，这个软件使教育更加愉快。故选D。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Von Ahn says that when he founded DuoLingo he decided to find a way for people to learn a language for free. Free use of languages was something he had a personal interest in addressing: he grew up in Guatemala, where he was surrounded by people all trying to learn English, half of whom were failing to do so and a lot of whom could not afford it.(冯安说，当他创建DuoLingo时，他决定为人们找到一种免费学习语言的方法。自由使用语言是他个人的兴趣所在：他在危地马拉长大，周围都是想学英语的人，其中一半人没能做到，很多人买不起)”可推知，作者在第三段提到了Von Ahn，是为了解释了他创造这个软件的原因。故选B。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“One of the big changes caused by tech is the change in language learners. Languages have long been connected with the rich people, but now people from less rich backgrounds are finding affordable ways to learn.(科技带来的一大变化是语言学习者的变化。长期以来，语言一直与富人联系在一起，但现在，来自较不富裕背景的人正在找到负担得起的学习方式。)”可知，来自较不富裕背景的人正在找到负担得起的学习方式，DuoLingo 恰恰提供了这种方式。由此可推知，学习者可以以低成本的方式学习。故选C。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一句话““There are more people actively learning a language through DuoLingo than in the entire US public school system.” says Luis von Ahn, founder of the free language learning app.(免费语言学习应用程序的创始人路易斯·冯·安表示：“通过DuoLingo积极学习一门语言的人比整个美国公立学校系统都多。”)”可知，本文主要讲述了路易斯·冯·安创造了DuoLingo 来帮助人么学习英语。因此，“用DuoLingo 掌握一门语言”适合作本文的标题。故选D。 C Facial recognition cameras are everywhere, including in your smartphone. Many people rely on this technology to unlock their phones, open doors or make quick payments, but everyone is wearing mask. What a hassle! Now, tech companies have updated their software. Facial recognition technology can now identify people even if they are wearing a mask. Beijing-based tech company Hanwang has announced a software which can correctly recognize 95 percent of people wearing masks, Engineering & Technology (E&T) reported. What’s the secret? It’s all about your eyes. Marios Savvides, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, US, studies facial recognition technology. “As we get older,” he said, “our faces change shape, but not the area around our eyes. It stays the same—even if we put on weight.” Another company has also been working on this kind of software. Tech5 has AI that measures the shape of your face. It also scans your iris (the colored part of your eyes). Tech5 hopes to ignore all of the face below the nose. Facial recognition software is about more than just unlocking your phone. It’s about public safety. Touchless verification (验证) has become extremely important due to the COVID-19. More than that, facial recognition can be used to fight crime (犯罪). “It can detect crime suspects,” said Huang Lei, Hanwang’s CEO. Hanwang’s technology is used by police in high-security settings. This means places like government buildings, subway stations and airports, Huang admits one big weakness of this new technology: It fails when people wear both masks and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost, but I believe we can overcome the weakness in the future,” said Huang. 28. What does the underlined word “hassle” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Rule. B. Habit. C. Mistake. D. Problem. 29. What makes the software recognize people wearing masks? A. The eye area. B. The shape of face. C. The color of the eyes. D. The facial expression. 30. What is Huang Lei’s attitude towards the software? A. Anxious. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Uncertain. 31. What can we know about the new technology from the last paragraph? A. It needs further improving. B. It will be less popular in the future. C. It won’t work if people wear glasses. D. It cannot store key facial information. 【答案】28. D 29. A 30. B 31. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了面部识别技术的发展和潜在的问题。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第一段“Many people rely on this technology to unlock their phones, open doors or make quick payments, but everyone is wearing mask.(许多人依靠这项技术来解锁手机、开门或快速支付，但每个人都戴着口罩)”可知由于现在人人都带着口罩，所以人脸识别相对来说很麻烦。由此猜测，hassle意为“问题，麻烦”，与problem同义。故选D项。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Beijing-based tech company Hanwang has announced a software which can correctly recognize 95 percent of people wearing masks, Engineering & Technology (E&T) reported. What’s the secret? It’s all about your eyes.(据Engineering & Technology报道，总部位于北京的Hanwang科技公司发布了一款软件，可以正确识别95%的戴口罩的人。秘诀是什么? 这一切都和你的眼睛有关)”可知面部识别软件主要依靠眼睛区域来识别戴口罩的人。故选A项。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““It can detect crime suspects,” said Huang Lei, Hanwang’s CEO. Hanwang’s technology is used by police in high-security settings. This means places like government buildings, subway stations and airports, Huang admits one big weakness of this new technology: It fails when people wear both masks and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost, but I believe we can overcome the weakness in the future,”(“它可以探测到犯罪嫌疑人，”Hanwang首席执行官黄磊说。警方在高度安全的环境中使用Hanwang的技术。这意味着像政府大楼、地铁站和机场这样的地方，黄承认这种新技术的一个很大的弱点：当人们同时戴口罩和太阳镜时，它就会失效。“在这种情况下，所有关键的面部信息都会丢失，但我相信未来我们可以克服这一弱点。”)”推知，黄磊对于这项技术的态度是积极的。故选B项。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Huang admits one big weakness of this new technology: It fails when people wear both masks and sunglasses.(黄承认这项新技术有一个很大的弱点：当人们同时戴口罩和太阳镜时，它就会失效)”推知，这项新技术需要进一步的改进。故选A项。 D For late 19th-century North Americans and Europeans, a display of tableware (餐具) could reveal much about someone’s social position, as the wealthy took great care to get different kinds of forks for everything. Before the 18th century, people of all classes usually ate with a knife and a spoon. The fork’s path to the table was hard-won and slow. In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, forks were used for slicing food into pieces or lifting meat from a pot or fire. Following a reduction in size, the fork appeared to have entered dining areas in the courts of the Middle East and Byzantine Empire by the eighth and ninth centuries, and became common among wealthy families there by the tenth century. Early in the 11th century, it appeared in various pieces of European art. In the late 11th century, St. Peter Damian from Ostia wrote about a Byzantine princess who used forks and regarded her dying of a disease as punishment for such “luxury”. The fork’s slow conquest of Europe was carried out from Italy. Motivated by the same concerns for hygiene (卫生), forks were bought by wealthy Britons, inspired by Queen Victoria, who regarded fork use as a sign of good manners. The fork’s introduction to North America dates back to 1633, when John Winthrop, a founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was gifted a set of forks. The Industrial Revolution strengthened the fork’s presence on dining room tables as production of flatware became less expensive. Writing in 1896 in Social Etiquette, Maud C. Cooke declared the fork had finally conquered the knife in America and “any attempt to give the knife importance at table is looked upon as an offense (冒犯) against good taste.” 32. What can we learn about forks from paragraph 1? A. They were used improperly in the 18th century. B. They had many different types in the 19th century. C. They were popular in Europe before the 18th century. D. They led to North American’s rise in social position. 33. What was a function of forks in ancient Egypt? A. To eat food. B. To decorate tables. C. To cut food. D. To create works of art. 34. Who was against the use of forks? A. St. Peter Damian. B. Thomas Coryate. C. Queen Victoria. D. Maud C. Cooke. 35. What marked the beginning of the fork’s introduction to North America? A. The appearance of flatware B. The start of the Industrial Revolution. C. John Winthrop receiving forks as presents. D. Maud C. Cooke writing Social Etiquette. 【答案】32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了餐叉从古代到近代在欧洲、北美等地逐步被接受、普及并最终取代餐刀成为餐桌礼仪象征的历史演变过程。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“For late 19th-century North Americans and Europeans, a display of tableware (餐具) could reveal much about someone’s social position, as the wealthy took great care to get different kinds of forks for everything.(对于19世纪末的北美和欧洲人来说，餐具的展示可以揭示一个人的社会地位，因为富人非常小心地为每样东西准备不同类型的餐叉)”可知，19世纪餐叉种类已经很多样化。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, forks were used for slicing food into pieces or lifting meat from a pot or fire.(在古埃及、希腊和罗马，餐叉被用来将食物切成块或从锅或火中取出肉)”可知，古埃及时期餐叉的功能之一是切食物。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“In the late 11th century, St. Peter Damian from Ostia wrote about a Byzantine princess who used forks and regarded her dying of a disease as punishment for such “luxury”.(11世纪末，来自奥斯蒂亚的圣彼得·达米安写道，一位拜占庭公主使用叉子，并将她死于疾病视为对这种“奢侈”的惩罚)”可知，圣彼得·达米安反对使用餐叉。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The fork’s introduction to North America dates back to 1633, when John Winthrop, a founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was gifted a set of forks.(餐叉传入北美可追溯到1633年，当时马萨诸塞湾殖民地的创始人约翰·温斯罗普收到了一套餐叉作为礼物)”可知，约翰·温斯罗普收到餐叉标志着餐叉在北美的传播开始。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） Plan a Budget-Friendly (省钱的) Summer Vacation It’s never too early to start thinking about your summer vacation. Deciding where to go and what attractions to see can actually be a fun and exciting part of the experience—particularly when you find ways to save your travel dollar. ____36____ Rethink your “summer vacation”. If your summer vacation window is wide open, why not skip July and August? The flights and accommodations are about 25% cheaper in the spring or early fall. If you must travel during the busy season, you can still save by being flexible.____37____Flying out on a Tuesday instead of a Friday could save you a bit of money, and flying in the afternoon will likely be cheaper than a morning flight. ____38____ It’s always in your best interest to book your summer vacation early. If you plan on flying to your destination, for example, it will be much easier to find seats on your preferred flights if you book in March than if you were to wait until the last minute. The same applies to hotels, where prices are based on supply and demand. Use the right websites. There are a lot of websites competing for your travel dollar. ____39____ For example, when you make five reservations with Booking.com, you can have access to their “Genius Program” which gives you 10% off as well as early check-in and late check-out. Consider a tour. With so many places to see and things to do, planning a trip can wear you out quickly. ____40____ Seasoned tour operators, such as Trafalgar, take the stress out of travel so all you have to do is show up and enjoy yourself. More importantly, a guided vacation represents a significant saving. A. Plan your flights. B. Book in advance. C. In that case, a tour is a fantastic choice. D. Choose the one that offers the best service. E. That competition has led to many benefits for travelers. F. When booking flights, choose the least popular travel times. G. Here are tips to plan a summer vacation within your budget. 【答案】36. G 37. F 38. B 39. E 40. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了计划一个预算有利的暑假的一些方法。 【36题详解】 根据前文“Deciding where to go and what attractions to see can actually be a fun and exciting part of the experience—particularly when you find ways to save your travel dollar.”(决定去哪里和去看什么景点实际上可以是一个有趣和令人兴奋的经验的一部分——特别是当你找到节省旅行费用的方法。)可知当你找到节省旅行费用的方法时，度假就会变得有趣并令人兴奋，同时根据下文的几个黑体字可知，下文提到了省钱的技巧。因此空处应承接前文，讲述以下就是一些省钱的方法。选项G.“Here are tips to plan a summer vacation within your budget.”(这里有一些在你的预算范围内计划一个暑假的建议。)切题，故选G。 【37题详解】 根据前文“If you must travel during the busy season, you can still save by being flexible.”(如果你必须在繁忙季节旅行，灵活一点还是可以省钱的。)下文“Flying out on a Tuesday instead of a Friday could save you a bit of money, and flying in the afternoon will likely be cheaper than a morning flight.”(在星期二而不是星期五飞行可以为你节省一点钱，而且下午的飞行可能比早上的飞行更便宜。)可知，选择非周末时间出行可以为你节省钱，同样乘坐下午飞机比早上的飞行更便宜。即我们选择乘坐飞机出行要选择人们不愿选择的时间可以省钱。选项F.“When booking flights, choose the least popular travel times.”(在预订机票时，选择最不受欢迎的旅行时间。)是对后文列举事例的总述，符合题意。故选F。 【38题详解】 根据下文“It’s always in your best interest to book your summer vacation early. If you plan on flying to your destination, for example, it will be much easier to find seats on your preferred flights if you book in March than if you were to wait until the last minute.”(提前预定你的暑假总是对你最有利的。例如，如果你计划飞往目的地，那么如果你在三月份预订，比等到最后一分钟更容易找到你喜欢的航班座位。)举例说明提前预定航班的好处是可以让你更容易找到你喜欢的航班座位。因而，作为段落的标题句，应概括本段主旨，讲述要提前预定。选项B.“Book in advance.”(提前预定。)符合题意，故选B。 【39题详解】 根据上文“There are a lot of websites competing for your travel dollar.”(有很多网站在竞争你的旅游收入。)可知多家网站在通过竞争想要争取到作为消费者的你。下文“For example, when you make five reservations with Booking.com, you can have access to their “Genius Program” which gives you 10% off as well as early check-in and late check-out.”(例如，当你在 Booking.com 预订了五个房间，你可以访问他们的“天才项目”，这个项目可以给你打九折，还可以提前登记和延迟退房。)举例说明在同一家网站上预定房间后，通过网站提供的优惠条件不但可以给你省钱，还可以提前登记和延迟退房。说明多家网站的竞争可以给消费者带来很多好处。选项E.“That competition has led to many benefits for travelers.”(这种竞争给旅行者带来了许多好处。)起到了承上启下的作用，选项中“That competition”指代前文的多家网站之间的竞争；“benefits for travelers”和下文提到的省钱、提前登记和延迟退房语义相符，故选E。 【40题详解】 根据本段标题“Consider a tour.”(考虑一个旅行)可知本段讲述的内容应和旅行有关。下文“Seasoned tour operators, such as Trafalgar, take the stress out of travel so all you have to do is show up and enjoy yourself. ”(像Trafalgar这样经验丰富的旅游经营者，可以减轻旅行的压力，所以你要做的就是出席并享受旅行。)选项C.“In that case, a tour is a fantastic choice.”(这样的话，旅行是个很棒的选择。)选项中关键词“tour”和段落标题的关键词一致，同时也为下文讲述要享受旅行提供了依据。符合题意，故选C。 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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet ___41___ the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is ___42___ than before because of the Internet. What’s going on in ___43___ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game ___44___ ? What’s the life like in the ___45___ part of the sea? ___46___ you want to answer all these questions, ___47___ come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn ___48___ reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot of ___49___ can be collected at great speed. Can we go shopping without leaving ___50___ ? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we ___51___ without going to school? Can we ___52___ money without going to a bank? All these things used to be impossible, but now they have become quite ___53___ . The Internet helps us ___54___ our horizons . The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ___55___ . Great changes have taken place in our life since the use of the Internet. 41. A. takes B. brings C. gives D. helps 42. A. smaller B. bigger C. farther D. nearer 43. A. another B. rich C. other D. poor 44. A. everywhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere 45. A. farthest B. deepest C. highest D. widest 46. A. If B. Whether C. Because D. Though 47. A. only B. and C. then D. also 48. A. about B. on C. at D. through 49. A. things B. messages C. information D. letters 50. A. homes B. schools C. shops D. banks 51. A. read B. play C. study D. write 52. A. seek B. give C. take D. withdraw 53. A. impossible B. possible C. interesting D. quick 54. A. broaden B. cut C. expand D. narrow 55. A. roads B. ways C. kinds D. places 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. C 50. A 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. B 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇议论文。文章介绍了互联网不但使我们足不出户就可以快速了解大千世界，还使我们的生活发生了巨变，变得越来越便利。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：互联网使外面的世界更接近人们的家。A. takes带走；B. brings带来；C. gives给；D. helps帮助。根据下文“Some people say the world is ___2___ than before because of the Internet. (有些人说，因为有了互联网，世界比以前小了。)”，以及第二段“What’s going on in ___3___ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game ___4___ ? What’s the life like in the ___5___ part of the sea? ___6___ you want to answer all these questions, ___7___ come to the Internet. (其他国家的情况如何？在遥远的地方,人们如何生活的？有好的体育比赛在某处吗？海洋最深处的生活是什么样子的？如果你想回答这些问题，那就上网吧。)”可知，网络使世界变小了，外界的消息尽收眼底，使人们能在家也可以了解外面的世界。根据空后的closer，bring sth closer to...,意为“使……更接近……”，bring符合语境。故选B项。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些人说，因为有了互联网，世界比以前小了。A. smaller较小的；B. bigger较大的；C. farther较远的；D. nearer较近的。根据上一句“The Internet ___1___ the outside world closer to people’s homes. (互联网使外面的世界更接近人们的家。)”可知，互联网使人们在家也可以了解外面的世界，因此互联网使世界变小了（smaller）。故选A项。 【43题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其他国家的情况如何？A. another另一个的；B. rich富的；C. other其他的；D. poor穷的。根据本句中的countries，以及下文“How do people live in places far away? (人们如何生活在遥远的地方？)”可知，遥远的地方存在着别的（other）国家，互联网可以使人们了解到这些国家中人们的生活情况。故选C项。 【44题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在某处有好的体育比赛吗？A. everywhere到处；B. anywhere任何地方；C. nowhere无处；D. somewhere某处。根据下文“___6___ you want to answer all these questions, ___7___ come to the Internet. (如果你想回答这些问题，那就上网吧。)”可知，在世界某地（somewhere）是否正在进行着一场激烈的比赛，知道的人会在网上告知别人这个问题。故选D项。 【45题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：海洋最深处的生活是什么样子的？A. farthest最远的；B. deepest最深的；C. highest最高的；D. widest最宽的。海洋最深处（deepest）不是人人都能到达的地方，但是总有人去过，并在互联网上发布相关的消息。故选B项。 【46题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：如果你想回答这些问题，那就上网吧。A. If如果；B. Whether是否；C. Because因为；D. Though虽然。根据下文“Of course, people can also learn ___8___ reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. (当然，人们也可以通过阅读或听广播来学习。但是有了互联网，他们可以更好更容易地学习。)”可知，人们会在网上获取知识和信息，根据本句中的answer all these questions可知，如果（if）知道这些问题的答案，那就上网发布相关的信息，以供他人了解。故选A项。 【47题详解】 考查连词和副词词义辨析。句意：如果你想回答这些问题，那就上网吧。A. only只有；B. and和；C. then然后；D. also也。网络是个获取知识和信息的地方，同时也是分享知识和信息的平台，如果你知道什么信息，那么（then）你可以把它分享在网络上，then表示上半句if从句的逻辑结果。故选C项。 【48题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：当然，人们也可以通过阅读或听广播来学习。A. about关于；B. on在……之上；C. at在；D. through通过，凭借。根据下文“But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. (但是有了互联网，他们可以学习得更好更容易。)”可知，此处指“通过某种途径学习”，through符合语境。故选D项。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：大量的信息可以以极快的速度收集。A. things事物；B. messages消息；C. information信息；D. letters信件。根据上文“What’s going on in ___3___ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game ___4___ ? What’s the life like in the ___5___ part of the sea? ___6___ you want to answer all these questions, ___7___ come to the Internet. (其他国家的情况如何？在遥远的地方,人们如何生活的？有好的体育比赛在某处吗？海洋最深处的生活是什么样子的？如果你想回答这些问题，那就上网吧。)”可知，网络上有各种信息（information）。故选C项。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：足不出户，我们能购物吗？A. homes住宅；B. schools学校；C. shops商店；D. banks银行。根据下文“All these things used to be impossible, but now they have become quite ___13___ . (所有这些事情过去都是不可能的，但现在都变得很可能了。)”可知，网络使人足不出户（homes）就可以购物。故选A项。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不去学校，我们可以学习吗？A. read阅读；B. play玩；C. study学习；D. write写作。根据下文“All these things used to be impossible, but now they have become quite ___13___. (所有这些事情过去都是不可能的，但现在都变得很可能了。)”可知，可以通过远程教育，学生不必去学校，也可以上课学习。故选C项。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不去银行，我们可以取款吗? A. seek寻求；B. give给予；C. take接受；D. withdraw提，取（银行账户中的钱款）。此处考查动词短语withdraw money from the bank，意为“从银行提款”，故选D项。 【53题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所有这些事情过去都是不可能的，但现在都变得很可能了。A. impossible不可能的；B. possible可能的；C. interesting有趣的；D. quick快速的。根据前半句的used to be impossible，以及后半句的转折连词but可知，以前不可能的事情，现在因为互联网而成为可能的（possible）事。故选B项。 【54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：互联网帮助我们拓宽视野。A. broaden增长（经验、知识）；B. cut切；C. expand展开；D. narrow使变窄。此处考查动词短语broaden one’s horizon，意为“开阔眼界”。故选A项。 【55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：总之，它在很多方面帮助我们。A. roads道路；B. ways方式；C. kinds种类；D. places地点。根据上文“Can we go shopping without leaving ___10___ ? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we ___11___ without going to school? Can we ___12___ money without going to a bank? All these things used to be impossible, but now they have become quite ___13___ . The Internet helps us ___14___ our horizons. The Internet often gives us new ideas. (足不出户，我们能购物吗？不去医院,我们可以看病吗？不去学校，我们可以学习吗？不去银行，我们可以取款吗？所有这些事情过去都是不可能的，但现在都变得很可能了。)”可知，网络给我们的生活带来了很多便利，在很多方面（in many ways）帮助我们生活得更好。故选B项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或所给单词的正确形式。 The Internet has made our lives more ____56____ (convenience). We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping. We can get the most updated information from large databases. But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life much easier. At age 50, Jan Tchamani suddenly developed ____57____ serious illness and had to quit her job, ____58____ (leave) her stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company. After a while, she ____59____ (discover) that surfing the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She joined an online group ____60____ she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others. She was inspired by the people she met online and she decided to start an IT club ____61____ (teach) older people how to use computers and the Internet. Many people ____62____ (help) since the club was set up. Jan has started taking online ____63____ (class) to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better. She believes that it is ____64____ (high) important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access _____65_____ the Internet and knows how to use new technology. Jan’s life has been greatly improved by the Internet. 【答案】56. convenient 57. a 58. leaving 59. discovered 60. where 61. to teach 62. have been helped 63. classes 64. highly 65. to 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了互联网给人们生活带来的便利，以及患病的Jan Tchamani如何利用互联网帮助他人并改善自己生活。 【56题详解】 考查形容词。句意：互联网使我们的生活更加便利。此处结构为“make+宾语+宾补”，空处需填入一个形容词作宾补，convenience为名词，其形容词形式为convenient，意为“便利的，方便的”，与空前的more构成convenient的比较级。 【57题详解】 考查冠词。句意：50岁时，Jan Tchamani突然患上重病，不得不辞去工作，被困在家里，只有电脑陪伴。空处修饰单数可数名词illness，表示“一种严重的疾病”，应用不定冠词，serious以辅音音素开头，不定冠词用a。 【58题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：50岁时，Jan Tchamani突然患上重病，不得不辞去工作，被困在家里，只有电脑陪伴。句中已有谓语动词had to quit，空处应用非谓语动词。主语Jan Tchamani与leave之间为逻辑上的主动关系，应用现在分词leaving作状语，表示结果。 【59题详解】 考查时态。句意：过了一段时间，她发现上网可以帮助她减少孤独和无聊。根据前一句并列谓语developed和had to quit用一般过去时，及后一句谓语joined也用一般过去时可知，此处描述过去动作，应用一般过去时，discover的过去式是discovered。 【60题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：她加入了一个在线群组，在那里她可以谈论自己的问题，并获得他人的支持和建议。空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词group，在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导。 【61题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：她受到网上遇到的人的启发，决定创办一个IT俱乐部，教老年人如何使用电脑和互联网。空处表示目的，应用不定式to teach作目的状语。 【62题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：自俱乐部成立以来，许多人都得到了帮助。句子主语Many people为复数形式，与help之间为被动关系，空处应用被动语态。且根据时间状语since the club was set up可知，空处应用现在完成时，表示从过去持续到现在的动作，主语为复数时，help的现在完成时被动语态为have been helped。 【63题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：Jan已经开始参加在线课程，以了解更多关于如何利用互联网让社会变得更美好的相关内容。class为可数名词，此处表示“课程”，且不止一门，应用复数形式classes。 【64题详解】 考查副词。句意：她认为，弥合数字鸿沟、确保每个人都能使用互联网并知道如何使用新技术是非常重要的。空处修饰形容词important，表示“非常，高度地”需填入副词highly。 【65题详解】 考查介词。句意：她认为，弥合数字鸿沟、确保每个人都能使用互联网并知道如何使用新技术是非常重要的。have access to sth.为固定搭配，意为“使用，可以获得”。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 如今互联网很普及，我们应该合理使用网络，同时多了解中华传统文化。请你以My Good Habits为题，写一篇短文。 要求：词数80左右，语句通顺， 提示词：Internet互联网、useful有用的、information信息、traditional传统的、history历史、habit习惯 1. …is very useful in our life. ……在我们生活中很有用 2. I often … in my free time. 我经常在空闲时间…… 3. I think it is very important. 我认为这很重要 4. I will keep the good habit. 我会保持这个好习惯 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 My Good Habits The Internet is very useful in our daily life. I can get lots of useful information to study and relax online. But I never spend too much time playing games. I often read books about Chinese traditional culture in my free time. I learn our long history, old stories and special customs from them. Sometimes I also search online to know more about traditional art. I think it is very important to make good use of the Internet and love our fine culture. It helps me grow better and know more about our country. I will keep the good habit forever. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达为开放性作文，要求考生就如何合理使用网络以My Good Habits为题，写一篇短文。 【详解】1.词汇积累 大量的： lots of→abundant 有用的：useful→beneficial 重要的：important→vital 利用： make use of →take advantage of 2.句式拓 展简单句变复合句 原句：The Internet is very useful in our daily life. 拓展句：It is obvious that the Internet is very useful in our daily life. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Sometimes I also search online to know more about traditional art.（运用了不定式to know作目的状语） 【高分句型2】I think it is very important to make good use of the Internet and love our fine culture.（运用了省略that的宾语从句） 第二节（满分25分） 67. 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。 Last weekend, I visited an old small town with my grandma. The town has a long history and keeps many old traditions. Walking along the quiet streets, we saw old houses and beautiful wooden bridges. Grandma told me many interesting stories about the town’s past. Soon we came to a yard where local people held traditional activities. I felt curious and wanted to know more. Just then, an elderly man smiled and invited us in. We stepped into the yard slowly, not knowing what wonderful things were waiting for us. 续写要求 请根据短文内容，续写两段文字，每段词数50词左右，每段已给出开头句。 Paragraph 1 We saw many people making traditional paper flowers in the yard. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 Before we left, the old man gave me a small paper flower. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考范文 Paragraph 1 We saw many people making traditional paper flowers in the yard. They worked happily and talked warmly. A kind aunt taught me how to make one. I tried again and again. Though my work was not perfect, everyone praised me. I learned that this craft had a history of hundreds of years. It was an important tradition here. Paragraph 2 Before we left, the old man gave me a small paper flower. I thanked him sincerely. On the way home, I held the flower carefully. I realized old traditions are great treasures. I hope more young people can learn about them and pass them down. This trip really gave me a special and unforgettable experience. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了作者与祖母探访一座历史悠久的小镇，偶遇当地庭院中传承百年的传统纸花制作活动，在居民的热情指导下亲手尝试并获赠纪念品，深刻体会到传统文化之美与传承意义的故事。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容可知，本段可描写庭院里人们制作纸花的温馨场景、作者参与学习的过程及对该传统的了解。 ②由第二段首句内容可知，本段可描写老人赠花后作者的感受、对传统文化的思考以及此行的难忘意义。 2. 续写线索：进入庭院——观看制花——学习体验——获赠纸花——感悟传承——珍藏回忆 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①教：teach /instruct ②传承：pass down/carry forward 情绪类 ①开心地：happily/ merrily ②真诚地：sincerely/wholeheartedly 【点睛】【高分句型1】Though my work was not perfect, everyone praised me. (运用了though引导的让步状语从句) 【高分句型2】I learned that this craft had a history of hundreds of years. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025—2026学年高二下学期第二次月考 英语试卷 （考试范围：B2，U3—4 考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers? A. At school. B. On the field. C. In a hospital. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What should the woman do first? A. Arrange a meeting. B. Finish the reports. C. Order some paper. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers discussing? A. A reader. B. A book. C. An author. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the man probably feel now? A. Anxious. B. Confused. C. Pleased. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the total value of the toy cars? A. £50. B. £130. C. £150. 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】 6. What is the man going to do? A. Do an experiment. B. Have a class. C. Play sports. 7. Who will record the time? A. Galileo. B. Leonardo. C. Alessandro. 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】 8. Why does the woman grow her own garden? A. To kill time. B. To develop a new hobby. C. To eat healthy food. 9. What is the woman mainly growing in her garden? A. Fruits. B. Vegetables. C. Grains. 10. What’s the woman doing? A. Picking strawberries. B. Watering plants. C. Eating vegetables. 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】 11. What did the man do during the conversation? A. He signed his name. B. He paid some money. C. He parked the car. 12. Who will drive to the airport? A. The man. B. The man’s wife. C. A taxi driver. 13. Where does the man come from? A. America. B. Canada. C. Australia. 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】 14. What have the speakers been doing up until now? A. Eating. B. Hiking. C. Dancing. 15. Which color can be seen in the waterfall? A. Green. B. Blue. C. Red. 16. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Waiter and customer. B. Guide and tourist. C. Co-workers. 17. What do the speakers plan to do first? A. Have lunch. B. Make sandwiches. C. Go back to the town. 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】 18. Who is the speaker probably? A. The headmaster. B. A student. C. A teacher. 19. Where do all of the students have to go at 10:00 a.m.? A. To the parking lot. B. To the cafeteria. C. To the library. 20. What will the following speaking be about? A. A lack of money for school spending. B. An emergency fire preparation drill. C. A serious storm and a game 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 The Internet has changed our life greatly. Nowadays, almost everyone uses the Internet every day. We can search for useful information, watch short videos, chat with friends and take online classes at home. For students, the Internet is helpful in study. When we meet difficult problems, we can look up knowledge online. We can also join online study groups to share ideas. However, using the Internet too long is bad for our eyes and health. We should make good use of it and stay away from meaningless online games. 21. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? A. The history of the Internet. B. The importance of the Internet in daily life. C. How to chat with friends online. D. Why students like online games. 22. What benefit can students get from the Internet? A. They can avoid homework. B. They can find study information easily. C. They can play games all day. D. They can stop using books. 23. What advice does the writer give us? A. Never use the Internet. B. Spend more time on games. C. Use the Internet properly. D. Only take online classes. B “There are more people actively learning a language through DuoLingo than in the entire US public school system.” says Luis von Ahn, founder of the free language learning app. Since its launch (投放市场) in 2012, more than 30 million people have downloaded (下载) the app, which gamified education and attracted many language learners. The growth of technology for educational use has changed the way in which people learn and receive education. This is particularly true for languages, an area in which the explosion of mobile apps and interactive software has provided choices to a range of people who were previously unable to receive foreign language education. Von Ahn says that when he founded DuoLingo he decided to find a way for people to learn a language for free. Free use of languages was something he had a personal interest in addressing: he grew up in Guatemala, where he was surrounded by people all trying to learn English, half of whom were failing to do so and a lot of whom could not afford it. One of the big changes caused by tech is the change in language learners. Languages have long been connected with the rich people, but now people from less rich backgrounds are finding affordable ways to learn. Von Ahn says an unexpected result of DuoLingo being an app is that it’s attracting an unlikely type of user. DuoLingo was designed (设计) to be like a game, and what the company has found is that many users aren’t even necessarily diehard language fans, they’re just looking for an educational way to kill some time. “They’re still procrastinating from something else, but at least it’s somewhat useful.” says Von Ahn, “The truth of the matter is that learning a language takes months or years. We have to find a way to keep them interested and that’s where the gamification came in.” 24. What can we say about DuoLingo after its launch? A. It is used by entire US schools. B. It costs 30 dollars to download. C. It changes the use of languages. D. It makes education more enjoyable. 25. Why does the author mention Von Ahn in paragraph 3? A. To show his poverty in childhood. B. To explain why he founded the app. C. To prove he was interested in the app. D. To find out how he designed the app. 26. What change does DuoLingo bring to language learners? A. They can master a language faster. B. They become language fans totally. C. They can learn in a low-cost way. D. They can now use it to kill some time. 27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Reasons for Learning a Language B. How to Learn a Language Online C. The Development of a Language App D. Mastering a Language with DuoLingo C Facial recognition cameras are everywhere, including in your smartphone. Many people rely on this technology to unlock their phones, open doors or make quick payments, but everyone is wearing mask. What a hassle! Now, tech companies have updated their software. Facial recognition technology can now identify people even if they are wearing a mask. Beijing-based tech company Hanwang has announced a software which can correctly recognize 95 percent of people wearing masks, Engineering & Technology (E&T) reported. What’s the secret? It’s all about your eyes. Marios Savvides, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, US, studies facial recognition technology. “As we get older,” he said, “our faces change shape, but not the area around our eyes. It stays the same—even if we put on weight.” Another company has also been working on this kind of software. Tech5 has AI that measures the shape of your face. It also scans your iris (the colored part of your eyes). Tech5 hopes to ignore all of the face below the nose. Facial recognition software is about more than just unlocking your phone. It’s about public safety. Touchless verification (验证) has become extremely important due to the COVID-19. More than that, facial recognition can be used to fight crime (犯罪). “It can detect crime suspects,” said Huang Lei, Hanwang’s CEO. Hanwang’s technology is used by police in high-security settings. This means places like government buildings, subway stations and airports, Huang admits one big weakness of this new technology: It fails when people wear both masks and sunglasses. “In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost, but I believe we can overcome the weakness in the future,” said Huang. 28. What does the underlined word “hassle” in paragraph 1 mean? A. Rule. B. Habit. C. Mistake. D. Problem. 29. What makes the software recognize people wearing masks? A. The eye area. B. The shape of face. C. The color of the eyes. D. The facial expression. 30. What is Huang Lei’s attitude towards the software? A. Anxious. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Uncertain. 31. What can we know about the new technology from the last paragraph? A. It needs further improving. B. It will be less popular in the future. C. It won’t work if people wear glasses. D. It cannot store key facial information. D For late 19th-century North Americans and Europeans, a display of tableware (餐具) could reveal much about someone’s social position, as the wealthy took great care to get different kinds of forks for everything. Before the 18th century, people of all classes usually ate with a knife and a spoon. The fork’s path to the table was hard-won and slow. In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, forks were used for slicing food into pieces or lifting meat from a pot or fire. Following a reduction in size, the fork appeared to have entered dining areas in the courts of the Middle East and Byzantine Empire by the eighth and ninth centuries, and became common among wealthy families there by the tenth century. Early in the 11th century, it appeared in various pieces of European art. In the late 11th century, St. Peter Damian from Ostia wrote about a Byzantine princess who used forks and regarded her dying of a disease as punishment for such “luxury”. The fork’s slow conquest of Europe was carried out from Italy. Motivated by the same concerns for hygiene (卫生), forks were bought by wealthy Britons, inspired by Queen Victoria, who regarded fork use as a sign of good manners. The fork’s introduction to North America dates back to 1633, when John Winthrop, a founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was gifted a set of forks. The Industrial Revolution strengthened the fork’s presence on dining room tables as production of flatware became less expensive. Writing in 1896 in Social Etiquette, Maud C. Cooke declared the fork had finally conquered the knife in America and “any attempt to give the knife importance at table is looked upon as an offense (冒犯) against good taste.” 32. What can we learn about forks from paragraph 1? A. They were used improperly in the 18th century. B. They had many different types in the 19th century. C. They were popular in Europe before the 18th century. D. They led to North American’s rise in social position. 33. What was a function of forks in ancient Egypt? A. To eat food. B. To decorate tables. C. To cut food. D. To create works of art. 34. Who was against the use of forks? A. St. Peter Damian. B. Thomas Coryate. C. Queen Victoria. D. Maud C. Cooke. 35. What marked the beginning of the fork’s introduction to North America? A. The appearance of flatware B. The start of the Industrial Revolution. C. John Winthrop receiving forks as presents. D. Maud C. Cooke writing Social Etiquette. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） Plan a Budget-Friendly (省钱的) Summer Vacation It’s never too early to start thinking about your summer vacation. Deciding where to go and what attractions to see can actually be a fun and exciting part of the experience—particularly when you find ways to save your travel dollar. ____36____ Rethink your “summer vacation”. If your summer vacation window is wide open, why not skip July and August? The flights and accommodations are about 25% cheaper in the spring or early fall. If you must travel during the busy season, you can still save by being flexible.____37____Flying out on a Tuesday instead of a Friday could save you a bit of money, and flying in the afternoon will likely be cheaper than a morning flight. ____38____ It’s always in your best interest to book your summer vacation early. If you plan on flying to your destination, for example, it will be much easier to find seats on your preferred flights if you book in March than if you were to wait until the last minute. The same applies to hotels, where prices are based on supply and demand. Use the right websites. There are a lot of websites competing for your travel dollar. ____39____ For example, when you make five reservations with Booking.com, you can have access to their “Genius Program” which gives you 10% off as well as early check-in and late check-out. Consider a tour. With so many places to see and things to do, planning a trip can wear you out quickly. ____40____ Seasoned tour operators, such as Trafalgar, take the stress out of travel so all you have to do is show up and enjoy yourself. More importantly, a guided vacation represents a significant saving. A. Plan your flights. B. Book in advance. C. In that case, a tour is a fantastic choice. D. Choose the one that offers the best service. E. That competition has led to many benefits for travelers. F. When booking flights, choose the least popular travel times. G. Here are tips to plan a summer vacation within your budget. 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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Many people like to search the Internet. Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day. The Internet ___41___ the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is ___42___ than before because of the Internet. What’s going on in ___43___ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game ___44___ ? What’s the life like in the ___45___ part of the sea? ___46___ you want to answer all these questions, ___47___ come to the Internet. Of course, people can also learn ___48___ reading or listening to the radio. But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily. A lot of ___49___ can be collected at great speed. Can we go shopping without leaving ___50___ ? Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital? Can we ___51___ without going to school? Can we ___52___ money without going to a bank? All these things used to be impossible, but now they have become quite ___53___ . The Internet helps us ___54___ our horizons . The Internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ___55___ . Great changes have taken place in our life since the use of the Internet. 41. A. takes B. brings C. gives D. helps 42. A. smaller B. bigger C. farther D. nearer 43. A. another B. rich C. other D. poor 44. A. everywhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. somewhere 45. A. farthest B. deepest C. highest D. widest 46. A. If B. Whether C. Because D. Though 47. A. only B. and C. then D. also 48. A. about B. on C. at D. through 49. A. things B. messages C. information D. letters 50. A. homes B. schools C. shops D. banks 51. A. read B. play C. study D. write 52. A. seek B. give C. take D. withdraw 53. A. impossible B. possible C. interesting D. quick 54. A. broaden B. cut C. expand D. narrow 55. A. roads B. ways C. kinds D. places 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或所给单词的正确形式。 The Internet has made our lives more ____56____ (convenience). We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping. We can get the most updated information from large databases. But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life much easier. At age 50, Jan Tchamani suddenly developed ____57____ serious illness and had to quit her job, ____58____ (leave) her stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company. After a while, she ____59____ (discover) that surfing the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She joined an online group ____60____ she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others. She was inspired by the people she met online and she decided to start an IT club ____61____ (teach) older people how to use computers and the Internet. Many people ____62____ (help) since the club was set up. Jan has started taking online ____63____ (class) to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society better. She believes that it is ____64____ (high) important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access _____65_____ the Internet and knows how to use new technology. Jan’s life has been greatly improved by the Internet. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 如今互联网很普及，我们应该合理使用网络，同时多了解中华传统文化。请你以My Good Habits为题，写一篇短文。 要求：词数80左右，语句通顺， 提示词：Internet互联网、useful有用的、information信息、traditional传统的、history历史、habit习惯 1. …is very useful in our life. ……在我们生活中很有用 2. I often … in my free time. 我经常在空闲时间…… 3. I think it is very important. 我认为这很重要 4. I will keep the good habit. 我会保持这个好习惯 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 67. 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。 Last weekend, I visited an old small town with my grandma. The town has a long history and keeps many old traditions. Walking along the quiet streets, we saw old houses and beautiful wooden bridges. Grandma told me many interesting stories about the town’s past. Soon we came to a yard where local people held traditional activities. I felt curious and wanted to know more. Just then, an elderly man smiled and invited us in. We stepped into the yard slowly, not knowing what wonderful things were waiting for us. 续写要求 请根据短文内容，续写两段文字，每段词数50词左右，每段已给出开头句。 Paragraph 1 We saw many people making traditional paper flowers in the yard. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 Before we left, the old man gave me a small paper flower. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $听力考试正式开始，该部分分为第一第二两节。注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍，现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。How is your broken leg after the . Operation? Oh, doctor Smith is recovering well. Yesterday I managed to get to the school and go back. The medicine you gave me really works. That's not bad. It's only a month since the accident on the field. Jenny, after you finish those reports, can you start arranging a meeting and ordering some paper for the company? Okay, no problem. I should be able to get started in a couple of hours. Have you seen this author's latest best seller . i've just finished? IT. Oh, what do you think of IT? IT was a great improvement over the last one. I'm sorry, when did you see her? Last we walked . into the grocery store together. Then I followed someone I thought was her. But when I caught up with her, I realized he wasn't my mother. Don't worry, i'll make an announcement to call her to the front desk. Hi, i'd like to make a toy donation. Oh, great. thanks. Wow, these are great toy cars. Yeah, they were my sons. There are thirty of them in that bag. They cost five pounds each. If you buy them new. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面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ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Why are you going to the top floor of the science building with a basketball and a volleyball? Leonardo? That looks very strange. We have to recreate galilei's famous study for physics class. Alexander, standing at the bottom with a watch, waiting for me to drop them. cool. Which one do you think we will hit the ground first? Don't you know? Ga, proof that they're hit the ground at the same time, even though the basketball is heavier, I did IT once, but the watch fell. So I have to do IT again. Why are you going to the top floor of the science building with a basketball and a volleyball? Leonardo? That looks very strange. We have to recreate galilei's famous study for physics class Alexanders, standing at the bottom with a watch, waiting for me to drop them. cool. Which one do you think we will hit the ground first? Don't you know gala, Y, O, prove that they'll hit the ground at the same time? Even though the basketball is heavy, I did at once, but the watch fell, so I have to do IT again. 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第13个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Have you seen my garden yet? It's my first time growing one, and so far, it's going really well. I didn't have any time before, but I decided IT was time to develop a new hobby. That sounds interesting. What are you growing? Mostly fruits and some grains because I don't like eating most vegetables. I know vegetables and grains are healthier than fruits, but they definitely . don't taste as good. That's true. So what are you doing right now? I'm just watering the strawberry plants in the orange tree. I also wanted to grow a pair tree, but the dry climate here is not right for IT. That sounds really cool. Maybe you can have a try in your garden as well. I'll consider IT. Have you seen my garden yet? It's my first time growing one, and so far it's going really well. I didn't have any time before, but I decided IT was time to develop a new hobby. That sounds interesting. What are you growing? Mostly fruits and some grains because I don't like eating most vegetables. I know vegetable les and grains are healthier er than fruits, but they definitely . don't taste as good. That's true. So what are you doing right now? I'm just watering the strawberry plants in the orange tree. I also wanted to grow a pair tree, but the dry climate here . is not right for IT sounds cool. Maybe you can have a try in your garden as well. I'll consider IT. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13 3个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Please put your name there. Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy your vehicle during your trip. Did I parked IT right there outside the window by the sign in your parking lawn? We have already inspected IT. IT looks good with no damage or any other issues. Please wait here while I get your initial . security payment. My wife and I are in no rush. Thank you. Actually, we just booked a taxi to drive us to the airport. The guy is still twenty minutes away, so take your time. You will be here for a while. Alright, we have a question, sir. Would you be OK with receiving your money in canadian dollars? Actually, we are flying to australia before going back to america. Can you do australian dollars? Unfortunately not. But i'm sure you can change money at the airport. All right, then canadian dollars will do. Please put your name there. Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy your vehicle during your trip. Did I parked IT right there outside the window by the sign in your parking? We have already inspected IT. IT looks good with no damage or any other issues. Please wait here while I get your initial security payment. My wife and I are in no rush. Thank you. Actually, we just booked a taxi to drive us to the airport. The guy is still twenty minutes away, so take your time, will be here for a while. All right, we have a question, sir. Would you be OK with receiving your money in canadian dollars? Actually, we are flying to australia before going back to america. Can you do australian dollars? Unfortunately not. But i'm sure you can change money at the airport. All right, then canadian . dollars will do. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。I know IT has been hard hiking through this river valley in the mud, in the rain, but IT is worth IT to see. A view like that isn't IT. Yeah, it's amazing. The sun has finally come out. IT lights up the entire valley in all sorts of shades of Green. That waterfall is the most unique one that i've ever seen until now. Beautiful isn't IT. The water is surrounded by a rainbow. There is not blue water in sight. just red, yellow and orange. IT looks like the colors are dancing as the water pours down. Shall we sit down here? I've picked us an amazing lunch. We can have a bite to eat and enjoy the beautiful view. Great idea. wow. Egg sandwiches on ground bread. I love those. I know you do. I've been working with you wrong enough to know what your favorite sandwich es are. After all, we have lunch together every week. day right before we eat. Let's take a picture. Come on. Stand close to me with the waterfall in the background. smile. Here we go. Can we eat now? I'm starving. We need our strength to walk back to the town yet. Oh yes, I forgot about that. I know IT has been hard hiking through this river valley in the mud, in the rain, but IT is worth IT to see. A view like that isn't IT. Yeah, it's amazing. The sun has finally come out. IT lights up the entire valley in all sorts of shades of Green. That waterfall is the most unique one that i've ever seen until now. Beautiful isn't IT. The water is surrounded by a rainbow. There is not blue water in sight. just red, yellow and orange. IT looks like the colors are dancing as the water pours down. Shall we sit down here? I've backed us an amazing lunch. We can have a bite to eat and enjoy the beautiful view. Great idea. wow. Egg sandwiches on Brown bread. I love those. I know you do. I've been working with you wrong enough to know what your favorite sandwiches are. After all, we have launched together every weekday . right before we eat. Let's take a picture. Come on. Stand close to me with the waterfall in the background. smile. Here we go. Can we eat now? I'm starving. We need our strength to walk back to the town yet. Oh, yes, I forgot about that. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第23个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Good morning, all of my fellow barlow high school students. Is Jenny back again with the daily announcements today? We have an emergency fire preparation drill starting in just two hours. The bell will ring at nine fifty five AM, which means you'll have five minutes to get out the classrooms, library or cafeteria and into the parking lot in front of the school. The top two classes that organized the most quickly and easily will be awarded our safety prize at two P. M. Before the end of the school day, headmaster Jones will announce the winners of the recent charity competition. Over one hundred students, including myself, have participated in gathering donations and funding from people and businesses in the community to help our school. We've all seen this school suffer from a lack of funding during the recent economic crash, but seeks to an admirable group of student body members will start to turn that problem around. The top ten students to bring in funding for the school will each receive a Price for their contribution. But this award will be kept a surprise until two P. M. For now. That's all for me. The next speaker is your headmaster with important information on this week's storm and our home coming football game, go eagles. Good morning, all of my fellow barlow high school students. It's Jenny back again with the daily announcements today. We have an emergency fire preparation drill starting in just two hours. The bell will ring at nine fifty five AM, which means you'll have five minutes to get out the classrooms, library or cafeteria and into the parking lot in front of the school. The top two classes that organize the most quickly and easily will be awarded our safety prize at two P. M. Before the end of the school day, headmaster Jones will announce the winners of the recent charity competition. Over one hundred students, including myself, have participated in gathering donations and funding from people and businesses in the community to help our school. We've all seen this school suffer from a lack of funding during the recent economic crash, but thanks to an admirable group of student body members, will start to turn that problem around. The top ten students to bring in funding for the school will each receive a prize for their contribution, but this award will be kept a surprise until two P. M. For now, that's all for me. The next speaker is your headmaster with important information on this week's storm and our homecoming football game, go eagles.