精品解析：安徽临泉田家炳实验中学（临泉县教师进修学校）2025-2026学年高二下学期期末英语试题

高二英语期末试卷 (120分钟　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.Where might the woman be tonight? A.At a cinema. B.In a hospital. C.At home. 2.Which is the woman’s favourite Christmas gift? A.A toy car. B.A piano. C.Some little dolls. 3.What does the man mean? A.He will get his ticket soon. B.It’s difficult to buy a ticket. C.There aren’t many tickets left. 4.What does the woman want to do? A.Make an appointment. B.Have her computer fixed. C.Turn to Andrew for advice. 5.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Doctor and patient. B.Father and daughter. C.Boss and employee. 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,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。 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。 6.How is the traffic now? A.It’s heavy. B.It’s light. C.It’s stopped. 7.What do the speakers agree to do at last? A.Carry the suitcases while walking. B.Go to the train station by taxi. C.Look for the nearest bus station. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8.What is the woman? A.A competitor. B.A judge. C.A teacher. 9.What does the woman think of the man? A.He’s talented. B.He’s helpful. C.He’s confident. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。 10.Where is Mr Miller? A.In the fitting room. B.In the parking lot. C.In the dinning hall. 11.What is the restaurant famous for? A.Its fresh seafood. B.Its excellent steaks. C.Its beautiful views. 12.What does the woman decide to do next? A.Make an order. B.Call her husband. C.Go to the restroom. 听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。 13.How far will the man run? A.5 km. B.6 km. C.7 km. 14.What’s the woman’s attitude to the man’s decision to run? A.Supportive. B.Curious. C.Concerned. 15.What does the man say about running in the park? A.It’s a piece of cake. B.It’s a hard nut to crack. C.It’s a waste of time. 16.What are the speakers probably discussing at last? A.A park project. B.A spirit of competition. C.A fitness plan. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。 17.Who are the listeners? A.The performers. B.The members. C.The reporters. 18.Where does Dr Eric work now? A.In Centerville. B.In Seattle University. C.In the Paris Conservatoire. 19.What is the deadline for submitting the application? A.June 15th. B.June 20th. C.August 15th. 20.What is Dr Eric highly skilled at? A.Public speaking. B.Teaching approaches. C.Keyboard instruction. 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 Living-learning Communities at the University of Tampa The living-learning communities are designated residential environments intentionally focusing on promoting students’ learning and strengthening their connection with the campus communities. Our living-learning communities provide unique opportunities for residential students to engage with dedicated faculty and staff early on in their academic careers. First-Year Wellness The First-Year Wellness community will promote activities that enable first-year students to commit to their own health and wellness. The community members will participate in a wellness-themed first-year experience course. Through participation in academic activities and residential courses, students will learn about health practices to personally develop their own physical, emotional and social wellness. First-Year Wellness is housed in the hall of residence, Smiley. Honors Program Created for students enrolling in the Honors Program, this community is designed to provide an academically stimulating environment. Students here have access to special events and programs that can enhance their academics and community spirit. Past events include coffee conversations with famous authors, book talks with award-winning scientists, sand volleyball games and much more. Applicants must be members of the Honors Program and maintain that membership to live in McKay Hall. Living Well The Living Well community is an opportunity for students who prefer to live in an environment which is alcohol-free. While alcohol is prohibited for those under 21 in all communities, this community is committed to looking after students’ health and wellness by banning alcohol. Living Well is housed in Smiley. New students can choose to live in these communities by handing in the housing application. For more information on living-learning communities, please contact the Office of Residence Life at reslife@ut.edu or (813)253-6239. 1. What is a requirement for residence in the Honors Program community? A. Being a first-year student. B. Joining the Honors Program. C. Taking a wellness-themed course. D. Taking part in sand volleyball games. 2. What do First-Year Wellness and Living Well have in common? A. They are in the same dormitory. B. They offer housing for all students. C. They offer chances to meet celebrities. D. They are both alcohol-free communities. 3. What should new students do to live in the living-learning communities? A. Call the community staff. B. Participate in special programs. C. Email the Office of Residence Life. D. Submit the residence application. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍了坦帕大学三类生活学习社区的特色及入住申请要求。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。 根据Honors Program部分中“Applicants must be members of the Honors Program and maintain that membership to live in McKay Hall.(申请人必须是Honors Program的成员，并维持该会员资格才能在麦凯楼居住。)”可知，入住荣誉项目社区的必要条件是加入荣誉项目。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。 根据First-Year Wellness部分中“First-Year Wellness is housed in the hall of residence, Smiley.(一年级健康社区设在斯迈利宿舍楼。)”以及Living Well部分中“Living Well is housed in Smiley.(乐活社区设在斯迈利宿舍楼。)”可知，这两个社区位于同一栋宿舍楼内。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。 根据最后一段中“New students can choose to live in these communities by handing in the housing application.(新生可以通过提交住宿申请表来选择入住这些社区。)”可知，新生想要入住生活学习社区，需要提交住宿申请。 B At the age of eight, Federico Pardo’s first animal of fascination were snakes. His mother was a microbiologist working in a laboratory that produced antivenom (抗蛇毒素) for snake bites, and she’d occasionally bring Pardo along for a visit. Seeing the snakes kept at the lab, he was enthralled. “I think my love for nature comes from that interaction with snakes and through my mom,” he recalled. During a gap year after high school, he took photography classes in Montreal. He studied biology at university and completed his thesis in the Orinoco region, focusing on bird-fruit interactions and evolution. There, he had his first face-to-face encounter with some howler monkeys. Luckily, he had his camera with him. “Those photos I took that day are really cool,” he said. Pardo sees primates (灵长类) as a vital hinge in the effort to promote healthy forests. They require large territories with high connectivity and plentiful food sources, so protecting monkeys means protecting their forests. Unfortunately, deforestation of Colombia’s forests is on the rise. Pardo calls it the most important danger to monkeys in Colombia. “The Amazon regulates the climate, the water cycle and many things, so I think maybe monkeys can be an important tool to help restore the Amazon and other forest systems,” Pardo said. Pardo’s current society-funded project, Salvando Primates, invites audiences to step into a multimedia jungle in the city to tell the story of Colombia’s most endangered primates. Salvando Primates commits to planting a tree in one of the four critically endangered monkeys’ ecosystems for every individual who enters it. Now the team is thinking through Colombia’s first-ever monkey tourism route. Pardo envisions tourists traveling around the country to see these endangered monkeys. The coming years may see a new branch in Pardo’s career. He hopes one day he’ll be able to dedicate a significant portion of his time to bringing up the next generation of storytellers through workshops. “We need an army of storytellers working on conservation around the world. What if they are able to tell the story for their community?” he imagined. 4. What initially stimulated Pardo’s interest in nature? A. Visiting his mother’s laboratory. B. Interacting with birds at university. C. Taking photography classes in Montreal. D. Seeing howler monkeys in the Orinoco region. 5. What is the biggest threat to monkeys in Colombia in Pardo’s view? A. Food shortage. B. Climate change. C. The arrival of increasing tourists. D. The growing destruction of forests. 6. What will Salvando Primates do for a visitor to the multimedia jungle? A. Plant a tree. B. Offer a free tour. C. Present a camera. D. Give a photography class. 7. What’s the new project Pardo hopes to launch in the future? A. Funding conservation projects. B. Establishing a primate reserve. C. Running a photography workshop. D. Training conservation storytellers. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. A 7. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了环保主义者帕尔多借助影像与项目推动灵长类动物保护的历程。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第一段中“Seeing the snakes kept at the lab, he was enthralled. “I think my love for nature comes from that interaction with snakes and through my mom,” he recalled.(看到实验室里养的蛇，他被迷住了。“我想我对自然的热爱源于那次与蛇的互动，也是通过我妈妈，”他回忆道)”可知，帕尔多最初对自然的兴趣源于参观他母亲的实验室。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第三段中“Unfortunately, deforestation of Colombia’s forests is on the rise. Pardo calls it the most important danger to monkeys in Colombia.(不幸的是，哥伦比亚森林的砍伐正在加剧。帕尔多称这是哥伦比亚猴子面临的最重要的危险)”可知，他认为森林日益遭到破坏是猴子面临的最大威胁。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第四段中“Salvando Primates commits to planting a tree in one of the four critically endangered monkeys’ ecosystems for every individual who enters it.(“拯救灵长类动物”项目承诺，每有一位参观者进入多媒体丛林，他们就会在四种极度濒危猴类的一个生态系统中种下一棵树)”可知，该项目会为每位参观者种一棵树。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。 根据最后一段中“He hopes one day he’ll be able to dedicate a significant portion of his time to bringing up the next generation of storytellers through workshops.(他希望有一天能把大部分时间投入到通过研讨会培养下一代讲故事的人上)”可知，他未来希望开展的项目是培训致力于环保事业的讲故事的人。 C Completed just in time for the start of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park in the centre of London, the Crystal Palace was a powerful symbol of Victorian Britain’s industrial might. It was over 560 metres long and had a giant glass roof supported by 3,300 cast iron columns. Later, it was dismantled and rebuilt in south London in 1854, where it remained until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. Actually, with the successful design for the Crystal Palace only approved in July 1850, historians have puzzled over the speed of its construction. That has now been answered by a new study. The researchers discovered the use of Whitworth screw threads (螺纹) at the Crystal Palace site in Sydenham, south London, both in the remains of the building and the nearby south water tower, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built to power the fountains in front of the Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace had 30,000 nuts (螺帽) and bolts (螺栓), and the researchers believe the standard thread of these is what allowed the building to be constructed to a remarkably tight schedule. Professor Gardner of Anglia Ruskin University carried out the research as part of a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship to investigate connections between engineering and literary cultures. “The Great Exhibition of 1851 was of great significance because it showcased the best of engineering excellence. It was visited by around six million people and attracted some of the most famous people of the day, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin,” Gardner said. Prior to Joseph Whitworth’s invention, no two nuts and bolts were alike. They were not made to a standard measurement, which made construction time-consuming, as lost or broken nuts and bolts were difficult to replace. Standardization in engineering is essential and commonplace now, but its role in the construction of the Crystal Palace was a major development. “Joseph Whitworth was awarded a Council Medal for his displays at the exhibition inside the Crystal Palace, but his important role in the construction of the building itself hasn’t been recognized until now,” Gardner said. 8. What was the significance of Whitworth screw threads for the Crystal Palace? A. They made it look more beautiful. B. They made it more resistant to fire. C. They reduced the number of its columns. D. They allowed it to be constructed rapidly. 9. Why was the Great Exhibition of 1851 important? A. It attracted billions of visitors worldwide. B. It featured groundbreaking literary works. C. It showed great engineering achievement. D. It marked the completion of the Crystal Palace. 10. What can be learned about Joseph Whitworth from the text? A. He was the main initiator of the Crystal Palace. B. He was responsible for the design of the water tower. C. His displays at the Great Exhibition were ignored originally. D. His contribution to architecture was underestimated at his time. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. The Victorian era:a period of industrial revival B. The Crystal Palace:a Victorian engineering wonder C. The historical significance of Victorian architecture D. The role of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in British history 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】主要介绍水晶宫建造神速的关键在于惠特沃思标准螺纹，并阐述其历史工程价值。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The Crystal Palace had 30,000 nuts (螺帽) and bolts (螺栓), and the researchers believe the standard thread of these is what allowed the building to be constructed to a remarkably tight schedule.(水晶宫使用了三万个螺帽与螺栓，研究人员认为这套标准螺纹让建筑能在极短工期内完工。)”可知，惠特沃思螺纹使水晶宫得以快速建成。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The Great Exhibition of 1851 was of great significance because it showcased the best of engineering excellence.(1851年万国博览会意义重大，因为它展示了顶尖的工程成就。)”可知，这场博览会的重要之处在于展现卓越工程成果。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Joseph Whitworth was awarded a Council Medal for his displays at the exhibition inside the Crystal Palace, but his important role in the construction of the building itself hasn’t been recognized until now.(约瑟夫·惠特沃思凭借展品获奖，但他对水晶宫建造的关键作用直到如今才被人们知晓。)”可推断，他对建筑的贡献在当时被低估了。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。全文围绕水晶宫展开，介绍它的规模、重建焚毁经历，重点解释其快速完工背后划时代的标准化工程技术，突出它是维多利亚时代的工程奇迹。B项“水晶宫：一座维多利亚时代的工程奇迹”为最佳标题。 D The ocean feels boundless. If you are to start swimming from the shore, it’s easy to believe — fitness and oxygen aside — you could continue forever. That’s a far different experience compared with overland travel, where mountains, rivers, and highways jammed with traffic prevent easy passage. It’s equally easy to believe that fish and other highly mobile sea creatures experience the ocean in such a fashion. These animals, which are well adapted to the ocean and can navigate across the ocean, can easily bypass (绕过) any barrier around which they can theoretically swim. That assumption, though, is wrong. It’s common for many oceanic species to stick to specific habitats and seldom swim beyond them. That is especially true for many immature animals, which are small and easy to fall victim to predators (捕食者). This, however, can cause unexpectedly big problems for oceanic species, especially when infrastructure (基础设施) gets in the way. Take, for example, the green sawfish living near the mouth of the Ashburton River in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Engineers working in a local oil and gas processing plant built a new loading facility consisting of a large piling jetty and solid rock wall, which stretched 500 meters offshore. Later, scientists realized that the green sawfish were unable, or unwilling, to pass around the barrier. But that could prevent the animals from reaching valuable feeding grounds and other habitats. This discovery leads to a surprising new idea: Sea animals, just like land species, need a helping hand to enable them to get around human infrastructure. In the case of the green sawfish, engineers could have created underpasses in the jetty through which the fish could swim. As the climate continues to change, many sea species are moving farther north and they need suitable habitats to move through. Whether creating passages in artificial structures or plotting routes away from warming oceans, thoughtfully designing our infrastructure could go a long way toward protecting animals as we continue to engineer the ocean. 12. What is the misunderstanding mentioned in paragraph 1? A. Humans are skilled at sea navigation. B. Land travel is not very easy for humans. C. Sea creatures adapt to the ocean very slowly. D. Marine animals have no difficulty with sea travel. 13. What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. The impact of man-made structures. B. The risk of being hunted by predators. C. The tendency to stay in familiar habitats. D. The behavior of swimming beyond homes. 14. Why are the green sawfish mentioned in the text? A. To explain a concept. B. To illustrate a point of view. C. To add some background information. D. To introduce a new topic for discussion. 15. What does the author suggest humans do when engineering the ocean? A. Maximize economic benefits. B. Create underpasses for surfers. C. Prioritize human infrastructure. D. Meet the needs of oceanic species. 【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】文章指出人们错误地认为海洋生物可以自由穿越海洋，但实际上许多海洋物种会固守特定栖息地，人类基础设施可能阻碍它们，并建议在设计海洋工程时考虑动物的需求。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“It’s equally easy to believe that fish and other highly mobile sea creatures experience the ocean in such a fashion. These animals, which are well adapted to the ocean and can navigate across the ocean, can easily bypass (绕过) any barrier around which they can theoretically swim. That assumption, though, is wrong. (人们同样容易认为鱼类和其他高度游动的海洋生物是这样体验海洋的。这些动物适应了海洋环境，能够穿越海洋，因此理论上可以轻松绕过任何障碍物。然而，这种假设是错误的。)”可知，人们错误地认为海洋动物在海洋旅行中没有困难。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段“It’s common for many oceanic species to stick to specific habitats and seldom swim beyond them. That is especially true for many immature animals, which are small and easy to fall victim to predators (捕食者). This, however, can cause unexpectedly big problems for oceanic species, especially when infrastructure (基础设施) gets in the way. (许多海洋物种通常会待在特定的栖息地中，很少游至其范围之外。这一点尤其适用于许多幼年动物，它们体型较小，容易成为捕食者的猎物。然而，这种情况可能给海洋物种带来意想不到的大问题，尤其是当基础设施挡路时。)”可知，画线词指代上文提到的“许多海洋物种待在特定栖息地，很少游远”这一行为，即“待在熟悉栖息地的倾向”。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Take, for example, the green sawfish living near the mouth of the Ashburton River in the Pilbara region of Western Australia… Later, scientists realized that the green sawfish were unable, or unwilling, to pass around the barrier. But that could prevent the animals from reaching valuable feeding grounds and other habitats. (以生活在西澳大利亚皮尔巴拉地区阿什伯顿河口的绿锯鳐为例……后来，科学家们意识到绿锯鳐无法或不愿意绕过障碍物。但这可能会阻止这些动物到达宝贵的觅食地和其他栖息地。)”可知，作者用绿锯鳐的例子来支持上文提出的观点：海洋动物也会被人类基础设施阻碍，这是一个例证，用以说明观点。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Whether creating passages in artificial structures or plotting routes away from warming oceans, thoughtfully designing our infrastructure could go a long way toward protecting animals as we continue to engineer the ocean. (无论是在人工结构中建造通道，还是规划远离变暖海洋的路线，精心设计我们的基础设施，都能在我们持续改造海洋的同时，为保护动物发挥重要作用。)”可知，作者建议，人类在改造海洋时应满足海洋物种的需求。 第二节　(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 On every smartphone, there is a tracker with location data ready to be shared. ____16____. And this technology is marketed as convenient, not frightening. What is an acceptable level of online surveillance (监视)? I guessed we all agreed the ideal was none. ____17____. A quick inquiry on my friends has found those who are, like me, in their 40s and older have relatively little interest in doing so. But my younger friends all seem to be tracking one another at will. They don’t find the idea of monitoring or being monitored in this way upsetting. They say it makes them feel safer. ____18____. It is just because they are realistic about the privacy that is available. They know if you own a smartphone and don’t want to disable useful things like maps, then your location is already being watched. If app creators, smartphone makers and advertisement companies are already tracking your location, then why not share the information with people you know? If you want to start tracking the people you know, then there are some rules involved. It’s fine to use tracking to confirm a friend has got home safely at night, for example, but don’t use it to surprise them on the street. And think carefully about whom you share data with. ____19____. Location tracking as a safety measure is appealing. ____20____. Once you grow comfortable sharing your location with your family and friends, perhaps one day you’ll be happy to share it even with your employer. A. But the truth is how popular it is depends on your age B. They are generally family and close friends, not new friends C. But location sharing has been around for more than a decade D. After all, no one will find it comfortable to be watched all the time E. It is particularly useful for taking care of elderly parents and children F. This is not because they are blind to the importance of online privacy G. Location tracking is so precise that it can locate one person in a crowd 【答案】16. G 17. A 18. F 19. B 20. E 【解析】 【导语】本文围绕智能手机上的位置追踪功能展开讨论，涉及人们对在线监控可接受程度的看法、不同年龄段对位置共享的态度、位置共享被接受的原因、使用位置追踪的规则以及其作为安全措施的作用等内容。 【16题详解】 前文“On every smartphone, there is a tracker with location data ready to be shared.(每部智能手机上都有一个追踪器，位置数据随时可以共享)”强调智能手机具备位置追踪功能。G选项“Location tracking is so precise that it can locate one person in a crowd(位置追踪非常精确，它可以在人群中定位到某一个人)”进一步阐述了位置追踪功能的精确性特点，与前文紧密相连。 【17题详解】 根据前文“What is an acceptable level of online surveillance (监视)? I guessed we all agreed the ideal was none.(可接受的在线监控程度是多少呢？我猜我们都认同理想状态是零监控)”以及后文“A quick inquiry on my friends has found those who are, like me, in their 40s and older have relatively little interest in doing so. But my younger friends all seem to be tracking one another at will.(对我的朋友们进行的一个快速调查发现，像我这样40多岁及以上的人对此相对不太感兴趣。但我年轻一些的朋友似乎都随意地相互追踪位置)”表明不同年龄段对位置追踪的态度不同。A选项“But the truth is how popular it is depends on your age(但事实是它的受欢迎程度取决于你的年龄)”起到承上启下的作用。 【18题详解】 后文“It is just because they are realistic about the privacy that is available. They know if you own a smartphone and don’t want to disable useful things like maps, then your location is already being watched.(这只是因为他们对现有的隐私状况很现实。他们知道如果你拥有一部智能手机，又不想禁用像地图这样有用的功能，那么你的位置已经在被监视了)”解释了年轻朋友接受位置共享的原因。F选项“This is not because they are blind to the importance of online privacy(这并不是因为他们对在线隐私的重要性视而不见)”中的“This”指代年轻朋友接受位置共享这一现象，“not because...blind to the importance of online privacy”与后文“just because they are realistic about the privacy”形成对应，说明年轻朋友接受位置共享并非不重视隐私，而是基于对现实隐私状况的认识。 【19题详解】 前文“And think carefully about whom you share data with.(并且要仔细考虑你与谁分享数据)”指出分享数据的对象很重要，B选项“They are generally family and close friends, not new friends (他们通常是家人和亲密的朋友，而不是新朋友)”对与谁分享数据给出具体建议。 【20题详解】 根据前文“Location tracking as a safety measure is appealing.(位置追踪作为一种安全措施很有吸引力)”强调位置追踪作为安全措施的吸引力，后文“Once you grow comfortable sharing your location with your family and friends, perhaps one day you’ll be happy to share it even with your employer.(一旦你习惯了与家人和朋友分享你的位置，也许有一天你甚至会乐意与你的雇主分享)”进一步阐述位置追踪在不同人际关系中的应用。E选项“It is particularly useful for taking care of elderly parents and children(它对于照顾年迈的父母和孩子特别有用)”具体说明了位置追踪在照顾特定人群方面作为安全措施的实用性，与前后文关于位置追踪作为安全措施的内容相呼应。 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四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Secrets drive people apart; secrets bond people. Keeping a secret can be a burden, while sharing secrets can be a ____21____. For children, learning to keep secrets is a(n) ____22____ milestone. In one study, researchers asked kids who were three, four, and five to play hide-and-seek and to keep a secret about a surprise. ____23____ to do the two tasks are connected strongly with each other, and with the kids’ social cognition. At three, kids were fairly ____24____ at these tasks. By the age of five, most children could keep a secret, their cognitive development ____25____ the demands of these two tasks. For adults, this is ____26____ behavior. “ ____27____ all adults of normal intellectual and psychological functioning can keep personal secrets,” writes Anita E. Kelly, author of The Psychology of Secrets. Yet multiple studies show the personal health ____28____ of sharing some of your private hopes and fears with trusted friends and the corresponding ____29____ of keeping all secrets entirely to yourself. Truly _____30_____ relationships depend on really seeing another person, which means you _____31_____ his/her deep reaches that not everyone has access to. However, we should never _____32_____ others’ lives too much. Being an adult requires _____33_____ healthy boundaries, but sharing these soft parts of us allows others to love us, just as _____34_____ others’ secrets allows us to love them. The sweet spot is to _____35_____ a little more secrets than we feel comfortable with, but never to reveal all of them. 21. A. routine B. potential C. relief D. test 22. A. professional B. developmental C. operational D. educational 23. A. Abilities B. Qualifications C. Orders D. Necessities 24. A. selfless B. tireless C. fearless D. hopeless 25. A. matching B. contradicting C. showing D. dismissing 26. A. puzzling B. charming C. expected D. ignored 27. A. Surprisingly B. Virtually C. Barely D. Originally 28. A. regulations B. needs C. benefits D. reasons 29. A. reward B. harm C. panic D. link 30. A. dynamic B. intense C. distant D. close 31. A. miss B. know C. judge D. display 32. A. depend on B. take over C. hold back D. inquire about 33. A. maintaining B. challenging C. extending D. breaking 34. A. translating B. revealing C. defining D. accepting 35. A. discover B. bury C. share D. guard 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】文章从儿童与成人角度探讨保守和分享秘密，提出亲密关系需适度分享秘密。 【21题详解】 考查名词。句意：保守秘密会成为负担，而分享秘密则会是一种解脱。A. routine常规；B. potential潜力；C. relief宽慰，解脱；D. test考验。根据前文“Keeping a secret can be a burden”可知，负担与解脱构成对比。 【22题详解】 考查形容词。句意：对孩子来说，学会保守秘密是成长过程中的一个重要里程碑。A. professional专业的；B. developmental成长的，发展的；C. operational操作的；D. educational教育的。根据后文“In one study, researchers asked kids who were three, four, and five to play hide-and-seek”可知，围绕3到5岁儿童认知成长展开，属于成长发展阶段的标志。 【23题详解】 考查名词。句意：完成这两项任务的能力彼此高度相关，也和儿童的社会认知能力密切相关。A. Abilities能力；B. Qualifications资质；C. Orders命令；D. Necessities必需品。根据后文“do the two tasks”可知，此处指孩子捉迷藏、保守惊喜秘密的做事能力。 【24题详解】 考查形容词。句意：三岁的孩子做这些事完全不行。A. selfless无私的；B. tireless不知疲倦的；C. fearless无畏的；D. hopeless无望的，不行的。根据后文“By the age of five, most children could keep a secret”可知，五岁大多能守住秘密，形成年龄对比，三岁孩子完全做不好。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：到五岁时大多数孩子能保守秘密，他们的认知发展水平可以匹配这两项任务的要求。A. matching匹配；B. contradicting与……矛盾；C. showing展示；D. dismissing不予考虑。根据前文“By the age of five, most children could keep a secret”可知，认知能力发展到位，足以应对保守秘密这类事。 【26题详解】 考查形容词。句意：对成年人而言，保守秘密是一种意料之中的行为。A. puzzling令人困惑的；B. charming迷人的；C. expected意料之中的；D. ignored被忽视的。根据后文“all adults of normal intellectual and psychological functioning can keep personal secrets”可知，提到几乎所有心智正常的成年人都能守住私人秘密，说明这是成年人普遍、正常的行为。 【27题详解】 考查副词。句意：《秘密心理学》作者安妮塔·E·凯利写道：“几乎所有心智、心理功能正常的成年人都能守住私人秘密。”A. Surprisingly令人惊讶地；B. Virtually几乎，差不多；C. Barely几乎不；D. Originally起初。根据后文“all adults of normal intellectual and psychological functioning can keep personal secrets”可知，“virtually”用来表述绝大多数成年人具备保守秘密的能力。 【28题详解】 考查名词。句意：但多项研究表明，向信任的朋友倾诉内心的一些希望与恐惧，对个人健康有诸多益处，而把所有秘密全部闷在心里则会带来相应危害。A. regulations规则；B. needs需求；C. benefits益处；D. reasons理由。根据后文“sharing some of your private hopes and fears with trusted friends”可知，此处说分享秘密的健康好处。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：但多项研究表明，向信任的朋友倾诉内心的一些希望与恐惧，对个人健康有诸多益处，而把所有秘密全部闷在心里则会带来相应危害。A. reward回报；B. harm伤害，坏处；C. panic恐慌；D. link联系。根据前文“Yet multiple studies show the personal health ____of sharing some of your private hopes and fears with trusted friends”可知，分享有益，独自保守全部秘密有害，二者形成正反对比。 【30题详解】 考查形容词。句意：真正亲密的关系建立在真正了解对方的基础上,这意味着你知晓他/她并非每个人都能知道的内心深处。A. dynamic有活力的；B. intense紧张激烈的；C. distant疏远的；D. close亲密的。根据后文“which means you _____ his/her deep reaches that not everyone has access to”可知，提及了解他人不为人知的内心深处，对应亲密关系。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：真正亲密的关系建立在真正了解对方的基础上，这意味着你知晓他/她并非每个人都能知道的内心深处。A. miss想念，错过；B. know了解，知晓；C. judge评判；D. display展示。根据后文“his/her deep reaches that not everyone has access to”可知，亲密关系里会了解对方深藏心底的心事。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：但我们绝不应该过度打探别人的生活。A. depend on依靠；B. take over接管；C. hold back退缩；D. inquire about打探，询问。根据前文“However”以及后文“others’ lives too much”可知，此处指不要过度追问、窥探他人隐私秘密。 【33题详解】 考查动词。句意：身为成年人，需要维持健康的边界，但是分享我们自己这些柔软的部分能让别人爱我们，同理接纳他人的秘密也能让我们去爱他们。A. maintaining维持，保持；B. challenging挑战；C. extending延伸；D. breaking打破。根据前文“Being an adult”以及后文“healthy boundaries”可知，健康的人际关系需要守住、维持合理边界。 【34题详解】 考查动词。句意：身为成年人，需要维持健康的人际边界，但是分享我们自己这些柔软的部分能让别人爱我们，同理接纳他人的秘密也能让我们去爱他们。A. translating翻译；B. revealing透露；C. defining定义；D. accepting接纳。根据常识可知，接纳对方的秘密，才能拉近彼此距离、产生爱意。 【35题详解】 考查动词。句意：最佳平衡点是适度多分享一些秘密，超出自己舒适的范围，但绝不全盘托出。A. discover发现；B. bury埋藏；C. share分享；D. guard守护。根据前文“sharing secrets”可知，全文核心围绕分享秘密展开，此处指适度分享秘密。 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。 Three important archaeological discoveries of ruins ____36____ (announce) on Friday. A meeting has been held by the National Cultural Heritage Administration ____37____ (discuss) the findings — the latest progress achieved in the Chinese Archaeology project. A settlement site discovered in Zhejiang is from the early to middle period of the Neolithic Age, dating back to ____38____ (approximate) 9,300 to 8,000 years ago. This site contains important remains such as terraced terrain, moats and rice fields, offering a glimpse (一瞥) into ____39____ the early rice farming society along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was like. The site discovered in Jiangsu, dating back to about 7,200 to 6,900 years ago, is the ____40____ (early) known Neolithic site in the eastern part of the area between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. Over 2,800 artifacts ____41____ (make) of pottery, bones, stones, wood, jade and shells have been discovered at this site, bearing distinct regional characteristics ____42____ filling a gap in the Neolithic archaeology of this area. The third discovery is the largest Erlitou culture settlement ruins that have been found in southern Henan, and also the highest in terms ____43____ Erlitou social rankings discovered in this region. The site ____44____ (feature) large-scale remains of rammed earth foundations and sacrificial pits, and artifacts such as pottery, jade and turquoise have been unearthed, ____45____ (represent) a significant archaeological breakthrough in the study of the Xia culture. 【答案】36. were announced 37. to discuss 38. approximately 39. what 40. earliest 41. made 42. and 43. of 44. features 45. representing 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了周五公布的三项重要考古遗址发现，分别阐述浙江、江苏及豫南遗址的年代、出土遗存及考古研究价值。 【36题详解】 考查动词时态语态。句意：三项重要的遗址考古发现于周五被公布。主语discoveries与动词announce之间为被动关系，且事件发生在过去，应用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为复数，谓语用were announced。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：国家文物局召开会议，旨在探讨这些考古发现——中国考古项目取得的最新进展。此处用动词不定式作目的状语，说明召开会议的目的。 【38题详解】 考查副词。句意：一处在浙江发现的聚落遗址属于新石器时代早中期，距今约9300至8000年。空处修饰时间状语，需用副词作状语，approximate的副词形式为approximately，意为“大约”。 【39题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：该遗址包含台地、壕沟、稻田等重要遗迹，让人们得以了解长江下游早期稻作社会的样貌。空处引导宾语从句，从句缺少宾语，且指代事物，用连接代词what。 【40题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：这处距今约7200至6900年的江苏遗址，是江淮东部已知最早的新石器时代遗址。空前有定冠词the，结合语境可知此处表示最高级含义，应用early的最高级形式earliest。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：该遗址已出土2800余件陶、骨、石、木、玉、贝壳质地的文物。固定搭配be made of意为“由……制成”，此处用过去分词作后置定语，修饰名词artifacts。 【42题详解】 考查连词。句意：这些文物带有鲜明的地域特色，并且填补了该地区新石器时代考古领域的空白。前后两个谓语成分语义并列、顺承，应用并列连词and连接。 【43题详解】 考查介词。句意：第三项发现是豫南地区发现的规模最大的二里头文化聚落遗址，也是该区域已发现的社会等级最高的二里头遗址。固定搭配in terms of意为“就……而言；在……方面”。 【44题详解】 考查时态。句意：该遗址拥有大规模夯土基址和祭祀坑遗迹，且出土了陶器、玉器、绿松石等文物，代表着夏文化研究领域的一项重大考古突破。本句为客观事实介绍，用一般现在时，主语the site为单数名词，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：句意：该遗址拥有大规模夯土基址和祭祀坑遗迹，且出土了陶器、玉器、绿松石等文物，代表着夏文化研究领域的一项重大考古突破。and并列的两个句子都有谓语动词，故空处用非谓语动词，represent和前文整句话描述的事件为主动关系，用现在分词作结果状语。 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，你在伦敦旅游时得到了好友Peter的帮助。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括: 1. 感谢他的帮助； 2. 邀请他来中国旅游。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear Peter, I’m back in China safe and sound. I appreciate your help during my stay in London, which made my trip smooth and enjoyable. When I arrived there, I felt at a loss. Thankfully, you made a detailed travel plan for me. More importantly, you are a good travel companion, who led me to famous scenic spots and took wonderful pictures of me. Without you, I wouldn’t have fully enjoyed the breathtaking scenery or experienced the engaging local culture. In return for your kindness, I would like to show you around my city. I’m looking forward to your coming to China. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】要求考生以李华的身份给好友Peter写邮件，目的是感谢他在自己伦敦旅游时给予的帮助，并邀请他来中国旅游。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 感激：appreciate→be grateful for 帮助：help→assistance 详细的：detailed→specific 回报：in return for→in reward for 2. 句式拓展 同义句 原句：I appreciate your help during my stay in London, which made my trip smooth and enjoyable. 拓展句：I appreciate your help during my stay in London because it is your help that made my trip smooth and enjoyable. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I appreciate your help during my stay in London, which made my trip smooth and enjoyable. (运用which引导非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】Without you, I wouldn’t have fully enjoyed the breathtaking scenery or experienced the engaging local culture. (运用了虚拟语气含蓄条件句) 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。 One spring, I helped my parents do some work in the yard at the beginning of the year. Dad was getting a flower bed ready for Mom to plant flowers in, I was picking up litter next to the fence and Mom was removing old leaves that had been in the yard since last autumn. I found a bird’s nest in the big tree behind our house. After a while, two birds flew back to the nest and I heard their calls from the nest. Dad said they were Robins (知更鸟). I was about to climb the tree to get a good look inside the nest when Dad saw and stopped me. Dad said Robins did not want to be bothered. I nodded. We went for quite a while and then decided to sit at the picnic table with a glass of cool water. As we sat there, I watched the Robin nest in the tree, wondering what was in it. Were there eggs? Were there baby birds? A moment later, we continued to work. When we finished up our work outside, we went in to fix some food and ate supper, then got cleaned up, watched some TV and went to bed. Morning came quickly with the sun shining in through the windows. While we ate breakfast, we talked about what we needed to do for the day. Since it was the weekend, we wanted to do some more work in the yard to finish the jobs we had started the day before. We met outside in the front yard this time to do some touch-up work to the front of the house. Dad got out a big tank of white paint to take care of some chips (缺口) along the lower edge of the house next to the basement windows. It was another nice sunny day. As Dad did the painting work, Mom and I picked rocks out of the grass. 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。 And I saw a thing in the grass under the big tree — a bird nest. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ With Dad’s help, I climbed up the tree carefully with the meet. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 And I saw a thing in the grass under the big tree — a bird nest. I quickly ran over to it and saw that it was the same nest I had seen in the tree the day before. It must have fallen out of the tree somehow. I looked around and saw the two Robins flying around, chirping loudly. They seemed distressed. I called out to my dad and mom, and they came over to see what was going on. Dad examined the nest and said it looked like it was still in good shape. He suggested that we try to put it back in the tree. With Dad’s help, I climbed up the tree carefully with the nest. I found a sturdy branch close to where the nest had originally been and gently placed it there. The Robins watched from a distance, still chirping but not as loudly as before. Once the nest was secure, I climbed back down and we all stepped back to see what would happen. After a few minutes, the Robins cautiously approached the nest. They inspected it and then settled back in, seemingly satisfied. I felt a sense of accomplishment and relief. We continued our yard work, but I kept an eye on the Robins throughout the day. It felt good to know that we had helped them and that they could continue to care for their nest and any eggs or baby birds inside. 【解析】 【导语】本文以作者一家的院子工作和对知更鸟巢的观察为线索展开，讲述了春天到来时，作者与父母一起在院子里忙碌，准备花床、清理垃圾和旧叶。在这个过程中，作者偶然发现了知更鸟的巢，并对其产生了浓厚兴趣，想要深入探究巢内的秘密。然而，在父亲的提醒下，作者明白了要尊重自然、不打扰鸟类生活。随后，他们完成了院子里的工作，回到家中休息。第二天，作者一家又投入到新的院子修饰工作中，同时作者依然对知更鸟巢保持关注。 【详解】1. 段落续写 ①由第一段首句内容“我在大树下的草地上看到了一个东西——一个鸟巢。”可知，第一段可描写作者在大树下的草地上发现了一个鸟巢，是昨天作者看到的知更鸟的鸟巢，检查发现鸟巢是完整的，决定把它放回树上。 ②由第二段首句内容“在爸爸的帮助下，我小心翼翼地带着鸟巢爬上了树。”可知，第二段可描写作者放回鸟巢的过程以及感悟。 2. 续写线索：发现鸟巢——检查完整——决定放回——成功放回——感悟。 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①检查：examine/check ②注意：keep an eye on/pay attention to ③帮助：help/assist 情绪类 ①忧虑的：distressed/upset ②满意的：satisfied/content 【点睛】[高分句型1]I quickly ran over to it and saw that it was the same nest I had seen in the tree the day before.(that引导的宾语从句，以及省略关系词的定语从句) [高分句型2]It felt good to know that we had helped them and that they could continue to care for their nest and any eggs or baby birds inside.(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 $ 高二英语期末试卷 (120分钟　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.Where might the woman be tonight? A.At a cinema. B.In a hospital. C.At home. 2.Which is the woman’s favourite Christmas gift? A.A toy car. B.A piano. C.Some little dolls. 3.What does the man mean? A.He will get his ticket soon. B.It’s difficult to buy a ticket. C.There aren’t many tickets left. 4.What does the woman want to do? A.Make an appointment. B.Have her computer fixed. C.Turn to Andrew for advice. 5.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Doctor and patient. B.Father and daughter. C.Boss and employee. 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,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。 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。 6.How is the traffic now? A.It’s heavy. B.It’s light. C.It’s stopped. 7.What do the speakers agree to do at last? A.Carry the suitcases while walking. B.Go to the train station by taxi. C.Look for the nearest bus station. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8.What is the woman? A.A competitor. B.A judge. C.A teacher. 9.What does the woman think of the man? A.He’s talented. B.He’s helpful. C.He’s confident. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。 10.Where is Mr Miller? A.In the fitting room. B.In the parking lot. C.In the dinning hall. 11.What is the restaurant famous for? A.Its fresh seafood. B.Its excellent steaks. C.Its beautiful views. 12.What does the woman decide to do next? A.Make an order. B.Call her husband. C.Go to the restroom. 听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。 13.How far will the man run? A.5 km. B.6 km. C.7 km. 14.What’s the woman’s attitude to the man’s decision to run? A.Supportive. B.Curious. C.Concerned. 15.What does the man say about running in the park? A.It’s a piece of cake. B.It’s a hard nut to crack. C.It’s a waste of time. 16.What are the speakers probably discussing at last? A.A park project. B.A spirit of competition. C.A fitness plan. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。 17.Who are the listeners? A.The performers. B.The members. C.The reporters. 18.Where does Dr Eric work now? A.In Centerville. B.In Seattle University. C.In the Paris Conservatoire. 19.What is the deadline for submitting the application? A.June 15th. B.June 20th. C.August 15th. 20.What is Dr Eric highly skilled at? A.Public speaking. B.Teaching approaches. C.Keyboard instruction. 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 Living-learning Communities at the University of Tampa The living-learning communities are designated residential environments intentionally focusing on promoting students’ learning and strengthening their connection with the campus communities. Our living-learning communities provide unique opportunities for residential students to engage with dedicated faculty and staff early on in their academic careers. First-Year Wellness The First-Year Wellness community will promote activities that enable first-year students to commit to their own health and wellness. The community members will participate in a wellness-themed first-year experience course. Through participation in academic activities and residential courses, students will learn about health practices to personally develop their own physical, emotional and social wellness. First-Year Wellness is housed in the hall of residence, Smiley. Honors Program Created for students enrolling in the Honors Program, this community is designed to provide an academically stimulating environment. Students here have access to special events and programs that can enhance their academics and community spirit. Past events include coffee conversations with famous authors, book talks with award-winning scientists, sand volleyball games and much more. Applicants must be members of the Honors Program and maintain that membership to live in McKay Hall. Living Well The Living Well community is an opportunity for students who prefer to live in an environment which is alcohol-free. While alcohol is prohibited for those under 21 in all communities, this community is committed to looking after students’ health and wellness by banning alcohol. Living Well is housed in Smiley. New students can choose to live in these communities by handing in the housing application. For more information on living-learning communities, please contact the Office of Residence Life at reslife@ut.edu or (813)253-6239. 1. What is a requirement for residence in the Honors Program community? A. Being a first-year student. B. Joining the Honors Program. C. Taking a wellness-themed course. D. Taking part in sand volleyball games. 2. What do First-Year Wellness and Living Well have in common? A. They are in the same dormitory. B. They offer housing for all students. C. They offer chances to meet celebrities. D. They are both alcohol-free communities. 3. What should new students do to live in the living-learning communities? A. Call the community staff. B. Participate in special programs. C. Email the Office of Residence Life. D. Submit the residence application. B At the age of eight, Federico Pardo’s first animal of fascination were snakes. His mother was a microbiologist working in a laboratory that produced antivenom (抗蛇毒素) for snake bites, and she’d occasionally bring Pardo along for a visit. Seeing the snakes kept at the lab, he was enthralled. “I think my love for nature comes from that interaction with snakes and through my mom,” he recalled. During a gap year after high school, he took photography classes in Montreal. He studied biology at university and completed his thesis in the Orinoco region, focusing on bird-fruit interactions and evolution. There, he had his first face-to-face encounter with some howler monkeys. Luckily, he had his camera with him. “Those photos I took that day are really cool,” he said. Pardo sees primates (灵长类) as a vital hinge in the effort to promote healthy forests. They require large territories with high connectivity and plentiful food sources, so protecting monkeys means protecting their forests. Unfortunately, deforestation of Colombia’s forests is on the rise. Pardo calls it the most important danger to monkeys in Colombia. “The Amazon regulates the climate, the water cycle and many things, so I think maybe monkeys can be an important tool to help restore the Amazon and other forest systems,” Pardo said. Pardo’s current society-funded project, Salvando Primates, invites audiences to step into a multimedia jungle in the city to tell the story of Colombia’s most endangered primates. Salvando Primates commits to planting a tree in one of the four critically endangered monkeys’ ecosystems for every individual who enters it. Now the team is thinking through Colombia’s first-ever monkey tourism route. Pardo envisions tourists traveling around the country to see these endangered monkeys. The coming years may see a new branch in Pardo’s career. He hopes one day he’ll be able to dedicate a significant portion of his time to bringing up the next generation of storytellers through workshops. “We need an army of storytellers working on conservation around the world. What if they are able to tell the story for their community?” he imagined. 4. What initially stimulated Pardo’s interest in nature? A. Visiting his mother’s laboratory. B. Interacting with birds at university. C. Taking photography classes in Montreal. D. Seeing howler monkeys in the Orinoco region. 5. What is the biggest threat to monkeys in Colombia in Pardo’s view? A. Food shortage. B. Climate change. C. The arrival of increasing tourists. D. The growing destruction of forests. 6. What will Salvando Primates do for a visitor to the multimedia jungle? A. Plant a tree. B. Offer a free tour. C. Present a camera. D. Give a photography class. 7. What’s the new project Pardo hopes to launch in the future? A. Funding conservation projects. B. Establishing a primate reserve. C. Running a photography workshop. D. Training conservation storytellers. C Completed just in time for the start of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park in the centre of London, the Crystal Palace was a powerful symbol of Victorian Britain’s industrial might. It was over 560 metres long and had a giant glass roof supported by 3,300 cast iron columns. Later, it was dismantled and rebuilt in south London in 1854, where it remained until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. Actually, with the successful design for the Crystal Palace only approved in July 1850, historians have puzzled over the speed of its construction. That has now been answered by a new study. The researchers discovered the use of Whitworth screw threads (螺纹) at the Crystal Palace site in Sydenham, south London, both in the remains of the building and the nearby south water tower, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built to power the fountains in front of the Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace had 30,000 nuts (螺帽) and bolts (螺栓), and the researchers believe the standard thread of these is what allowed the building to be constructed to a remarkably tight schedule. Professor Gardner of Anglia Ruskin University carried out the research as part of a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship to investigate connections between engineering and literary cultures. “The Great Exhibition of 1851 was of great significance because it showcased the best of engineering excellence. It was visited by around six million people and attracted some of the most famous people of the day, including Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin,” Gardner said. Prior to Joseph Whitworth’s invention, no two nuts and bolts were alike. They were not made to a standard measurement, which made construction time-consuming, as lost or broken nuts and bolts were difficult to replace. Standardization in engineering is essential and commonplace now, but its role in the construction of the Crystal Palace was a major development. “Joseph Whitworth was awarded a Council Medal for his displays at the exhibition inside the Crystal Palace, but his important role in the construction of the building itself hasn’t been recognized until now,” Gardner said. 8. What was the significance of Whitworth screw threads for the Crystal Palace? A. They made it look more beautiful. B. They made it more resistant to fire. C. They reduced the number of its columns. D. They allowed it to be constructed rapidly. 9. Why was the Great Exhibition of 1851 important? A. It attracted billions of visitors worldwide. B. It featured groundbreaking literary works. C. It showed great engineering achievement. D. It marked the completion of the Crystal Palace. 10. What can be learned about Joseph Whitworth from the text? A. He was the main initiator of the Crystal Palace. B. He was responsible for the design of the water tower. C. His displays at the Great Exhibition were ignored originally. D. His contribution to architecture was underestimated at his time. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. The Victorian era:a period of industrial revival B. The Crystal Palace:a Victorian engineering wonder C. The historical significance of Victorian architecture D. The role of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in British history D The ocean feels boundless. If you are to start swimming from the shore, it’s easy to believe — fitness and oxygen aside — you could continue forever. That’s a far different experience compared with overland travel, where mountains, rivers, and highways jammed with traffic prevent easy passage. It’s equally easy to believe that fish and other highly mobile sea creatures experience the ocean in such a fashion. These animals, which are well adapted to the ocean and can navigate across the ocean, can easily bypass (绕过) any barrier around which they can theoretically swim. That assumption, though, is wrong. It’s common for many oceanic species to stick to specific habitats and seldom swim beyond them. That is especially true for many immature animals, which are small and easy to fall victim to predators (捕食者). This, however, can cause unexpectedly big problems for oceanic species, especially when infrastructure (基础设施) gets in the way. Take, for example, the green sawfish living near the mouth of the Ashburton River in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Engineers working in a local oil and gas processing plant built a new loading facility consisting of a large piling jetty and solid rock wall, which stretched 500 meters offshore. Later, scientists realized that the green sawfish were unable, or unwilling, to pass around the barrier. But that could prevent the animals from reaching valuable feeding grounds and other habitats. This discovery leads to a surprising new idea: Sea animals, just like land species, need a helping hand to enable them to get around human infrastructure. In the case of the green sawfish, engineers could have created underpasses in the jetty through which the fish could swim. As the climate continues to change, many sea species are moving farther north and they need suitable habitats to move through. Whether creating passages in artificial structures or plotting routes away from warming oceans, thoughtfully designing our infrastructure could go a long way toward protecting animals as we continue to engineer the ocean. 12. What is the misunderstanding mentioned in paragraph 1? A. Humans are skilled at sea navigation. B. Land travel is not very easy for humans. C. Sea creatures adapt to the ocean very slowly. D. Marine animals have no difficulty with sea travel. 13. What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. The impact of man-made structures. B. The risk of being hunted by predators. C. The tendency to stay in familiar habitats. D. The behavior of swimming beyond homes. 14. Why are the green sawfish mentioned in the text? A. To explain a concept. B. To illustrate a point of view. C. To add some background information. D. To introduce a new topic for discussion. 15. What does the author suggest humans do when engineering the ocean? A. Maximize economic benefits. B. Create underpasses for surfers. C. Prioritize human infrastructure. D. Meet the needs of oceanic species. 第二节　(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 On every smartphone, there is a tracker with location data ready to be shared. ____16____. And this technology is marketed as convenient, not frightening. What is an acceptable level of online surveillance (监视)? I guessed we all agreed the ideal was none. ____17____. A quick inquiry on my friends has found those who are, like me, in their 40s and older have relatively little interest in doing so. But my younger friends all seem to be tracking one another at will. They don’t find the idea of monitoring or being monitored in this way upsetting. They say it makes them feel safer. ____18____. It is just because they are realistic about the privacy that is available. They know if you own a smartphone and don’t want to disable useful things like maps, then your location is already being watched. If app creators, smartphone makers and advertisement companies are already tracking your location, then why not share the information with people you know? If you want to start tracking the people you know, then there are some rules involved. It’s fine to use tracking to confirm a friend has got home safely at night, for example, but don’t use it to surprise them on the street. And think carefully about whom you share data with. ____19____. Location tracking as a safety measure is appealing. ____20____. Once you grow comfortable sharing your location with your family and friends, perhaps one day you’ll be happy to share it even with your employer. A. But the truth is how popular it is depends on your age B. They are generally family and close friends, not new friends C. But location sharing has been around for more than a decade D. After all, no one will find it comfortable to be watched all the time E. It is particularly useful for taking care of elderly parents and children F. This is not because they are blind to the importance of online privacy G. Location tracking is so precise that it can locate one person in a crowd 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四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Secrets drive people apart; secrets bond people. Keeping a secret can be a burden, while sharing secrets can be a ____21____. For children, learning to keep secrets is a(n) ____22____ milestone. In one study, researchers asked kids who were three, four, and five to play hide-and-seek and to keep a secret about a surprise. ____23____ to do the two tasks are connected strongly with each other, and with the kids’ social cognition. At three, kids were fairly ____24____ at these tasks. By the age of five, most children could keep a secret, their cognitive development ____25____ the demands of these two tasks. For adults, this is ____26____ behavior. “ ____27____ all adults of normal intellectual and psychological functioning can keep personal secrets,” writes Anita E. Kelly, author of The Psychology of Secrets. Yet multiple studies show the personal health ____28____ of sharing some of your private hopes and fears with trusted friends and the corresponding ____29____ of keeping all secrets entirely to yourself. Truly _____30_____ relationships depend on really seeing another person, which means you _____31_____ his/her deep reaches that not everyone has access to. However, we should never _____32_____ others’ lives too much. Being an adult requires _____33_____ healthy boundaries, but sharing these soft parts of us allows others to love us, just as _____34_____ others’ secrets allows us to love them. The sweet spot is to _____35_____ a little more secrets than we feel comfortable with, but never to reveal all of them. 21. A. routine B. potential C. relief D. test 22. A. professional B. developmental C. operational D. educational 23. A. Abilities B. Qualifications C. Orders D. Necessities 24. A. selfless B. tireless C. fearless D. hopeless 25. A. matching B. contradicting C. showing D. dismissing 26. A. puzzling B. charming C. expected D. ignored 27. A. Surprisingly B. Virtually C. Barely D. Originally 28. A. regulations B. needs C. benefits D. reasons 29. A. reward B. harm C. panic D. link 30. A. dynamic B. intense C. distant D. close 31. A. miss B. know C. judge D. display 32. A. depend on B. take over C. hold back D. inquire about 33. A. maintaining B. challenging C. extending D. breaking 34. A. translating B. revealing C. defining D. accepting 35. A. discover B. bury C. share D. guard 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。 Three important archaeological discoveries of ruins ____36____ (announce) on Friday. A meeting has been held by the National Cultural Heritage Administration ____37____ (discuss) the findings — the latest progress achieved in the Chinese Archaeology project. A settlement site discovered in Zhejiang is from the early to middle period of the Neolithic Age, dating back to ____38____ (approximate) 9,300 to 8,000 years ago. This site contains important remains such as terraced terrain, moats and rice fields, offering a glimpse (一瞥) into ____39____ the early rice farming society along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River was like. The site discovered in Jiangsu, dating back to about 7,200 to 6,900 years ago, is the ____40____ (early) known Neolithic site in the eastern part of the area between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. Over 2,800 artifacts ____41____ (make) of pottery, bones, stones, wood, jade and shells have been discovered at this site, bearing distinct regional characteristics ____42____ filling a gap in the Neolithic archaeology of this area. The third discovery is the largest Erlitou culture settlement ruins that have been found in southern Henan, and also the highest in terms ____43____ Erlitou social rankings discovered in this region. The site ____44____ (feature) large-scale remains of rammed earth foundations and sacrificial pits, and artifacts such as pottery, jade and turquoise have been unearthed, ____45____ (represent) a significant archaeological breakthrough in the study of the Xia culture. 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，你在伦敦旅游时得到了好友Peter的帮助。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括: 1. 感谢他的帮助； 2. 邀请他来中国旅游。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, 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。 One spring, I helped my parents do some work in the yard at the beginning of the year. Dad was getting a flower bed ready for Mom to plant flowers in, I was picking up litter next to the fence and Mom was removing old leaves that had been in the yard since last autumn. I found a bird’s nest in the big tree behind our house. After a while, two birds flew back to the nest and I heard their calls from the nest. Dad said they were Robins (知更鸟). I was about to climb the tree to get a good look inside the nest when Dad saw and stopped me. Dad said Robins did not want to be bothered. I nodded. We went for quite a while and then decided to sit at the picnic table with a glass of cool water. As we sat there, I watched the Robin nest in the tree, wondering what was in it. Were there eggs? Were there baby birds? A moment later, we continued to work. When we finished up our work outside, we went in to fix some food and ate supper, then got cleaned up, watched some TV and went to bed. Morning came quickly with the sun shining in through the windows. While we ate breakfast, we talked about what we needed to do for the day. Since it was the weekend, we wanted to do some more work in the yard to finish the jobs we had started the day before. We met outside in the front yard this time to do some touch-up work to the front of the house. Dad got out a big tank of white paint to take care of some chips (缺口) along the lower edge of the house next to the basement windows. It was another nice sunny day. As Dad did the painting work, Mom and I picked rocks out of the grass. 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。 And I saw a thing in the grass under the big tree — a bird nest. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ With Dad’s help, I climbed up the tree carefully with the meet. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $