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海南中学2024—2025学年高二上学期英语月考测试 满分：120分，考试时间：100分钟 第一部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A If you are looking to keep your kids busy—without spending any money—then you should consider signing them up for an in-store class near you. The classes are free and held at locations all across the country. Smaller local businesses likely offer some too, so be free to check local listings. Home Depot Home Depot’s Kids Workshops happen every Saturday. Past projects have included model race cars, mail organizers, picture frames, and planters. Classes are free and also include an orange apron and an achievement pin. These sometimes fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up as soon as you can. Lego Stores Each month, Lego Stores have free events for kids between the ages of 6 to 14 where they can come in and build a mini model, which they get to take home for free. There is a limit of four children per household per event. Lakeshore Learning Center The Lakeshore Learning Center offers free arts and crafts classes for children ages 3 and older. These classes happen on the first Saturday of every month, and a parent or guardian must be present to look after the children and help as needed. No reservations are required. Williams-Sonoma William-Sonoma offers a range of cooking classes that take place a few times a month, and while a lot of them are aimed at adults, they also have classes for kids between the ages of 8 to 13. Most of the classes are free, though some do have a fee. And those fees are donated to a nonprofit. 1. Which offers in-store classes every week? A. Home Depot. B. Lego Stores. C. Lakeshore Learning Center. D. Williams-Sonoma. 2. What is special about Williams-Sonoma? A. It is aimed at adults. B. It charges for some classes. C. It offers a range of art classes. D. It requires a parent to be present. 3. What is the purpose of this text? A. To promote some local businesses. B. To attract more projects. C. To compare different stores. D. To introduce some free classes. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个课程，可以让孩子忙起来，一些免费，有一些要收费。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Home Depot部分中“Home Depot’s Kids Workshops happen every Saturday. Past projects have included model race cars, mail organizers, picture frames, and planters. Classes are free and also include an orange apron and an achievement pin.( Home Depot的儿童工作坊每周六举行。过去的项目包括模型赛车，邮件组织者，相框和种植。课程是免费的，还包括一个橙色围裙和一个成绩别针)”可知，Home Depot每周都提供店内课程。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Most of the classes are free, though some do have a fee.(大部分课程都是免费的，但也有一些是收费的)”可知，Williams-Sonoma的特别之处在于有些课程是收费的。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“If you are looking to keep your kids busy—without spending any money—then you should consider signing them up for an in-store class near you. The classes are free and held at locations all across the country. Smaller local businesses likely offer some too, so be free to check local listings.(如果你想让你的孩子忙起来，而不花一分钱，那么你应该考虑为他们报名一个离你很近的实体学习班。这些课程是免费的，在全国各地都有。较小的当地企业可能也提供一些，所以可以免费查看当地的清单)”结合文章主要介绍了四个课程，可以让孩子忙起来，一些免费，有一些要收费。可推知，文章的目的是介绍一些免费课程。故选D。 B According to Gelb, although not everyone is born with the gifts and the capacities of Leonardo Da Vinci, it is possible for any person to use the fundamentals of Da Vinci’s approach to learning to guide us toward the realization of our inner Da Vinci. One typical fundamental is curiosity. Curiosity is “The desire to know is natural to good men.” — Leonardo Da Vinci The young Leonardo loved being in nature, showed an early gift for drawing and was fascinated by mathematics. Young Leonardo’s Curiosity regarding education and mathematics especially often raised constant unsureness and difficulties for the teachers who taught him and continuously proved them to be wrong. Most children have in them endless amounts of curiosity and sense of wonder. Unfortunately for multiple reasons these qualities are lost as children reach adulthood, not Leonardo though. Perhaps one of his greatest characteristics was his willingness to question accepted knowledge. Leonardo’s Curiosity never faded and fueled the lake of his genius for his entire life. Leonardo’s motives were not money, women or loyalty to any church or person. His pursuits were pure: the long search for beauty and above all: truth. Leonardo would wonder around asking questions he did not himself yet understand. He always carried a notebook with himself so that he could quickly write down hundreds of questions, ideas, thoughts, impressions and observations as they occurred. He was expectant and reliant only upon himself to answer his own questions. Being modest, he was not afraid to make mistakes and appear foolish. Leonardo accepted the feelings of unfamiliarity and foolishness. His questions led him to designing a snorkel (水下呼吸器) as well as diving equipment and even a submarine and also inventing flying machines and a parachute. His curiosity took him under the water and into the sky. 4. What does the underlined words “Da Vinci” refer to? A. Potential. B. Curiosity. C. Honesty. D. Motive. 5. What was most typical of the young Leonardo? A. Educating kids. B. Seeking for love. C. Appreciating nature. D. Questioning his teachers. 6. What can be learned about Leonardo’s sense of curiosity from the text? A. It fooled himself. B. It made him independent. C. It inspired his whole life. D. It disappeared in his adulthood. 7. Which saying can best reflect Leonardo Da Vinci? A. An idle youth, a needy age. B. First come, first served. C. Stay hungry, stay foolish. D. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了好奇心伴随列奥纳多·达·芬奇一生，并造就了达·芬奇的伟大。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据上文“although not everyone is born with the gifts and the capacities of Leonardo Da Vinci, it is possible for any person to use the fundamentals of Da Vinci’s approach to learning to guide us toward the realization of our inner Da Vinci.(虽然并不是每个人都具有列奥纳多·达·芬奇的天赋和能力，但任何人都可以利用达·芬奇学习方法的基本原理来引导我们实现内心的Da Vinci)”中“not everyone is born with the gifts and the capacities of Leonardo Da Vinci”和“use the fundamentals of Da Vinci’s approach to learning to guide us toward the realization of our inner Da Vinci”可知，尽管并不是每个人都有像列奥纳多·达·芬奇一样的天赋和能力，但使用他的方法也能让自己成为“Da Vinci”，即：方法恰当，也可激发潜能，成为达·芬奇一样的人，结合选项，划线词指代potential，指“潜力，潜能”。故选A项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Young Leonardo’s Curiosity regarding education and mathematics especially often raised constant unsureness and difficulties for the teachers who taught him and continuously proved them to be wrong.(小列奥纳多对教育和数学的好奇经常给教他的老师带来不确定和困难，并不断证明他们是错的)”和“Perhaps one of his greatest characteristics was his willingness to question accepted knowledge.(也许他最大的特点之一是他愿意质疑公认的知识)”可推知，年轻的达·芬奇最典型的特征是质疑他的老师。故选D项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Leonardo’s Curiosity never faded and fueled the lake of his genius for his entire life.(列奥纳多的好奇心从未减退，并一直助力他天才的一生)”可知，列奥纳多的好奇心从未减退，并一直激发着他的一生。故选C项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，并结合第三段“Leonardo would wonder around asking questions he did not himself yet understand.(列奥纳多会问一些他自己也不明白的问题)”和“Being modest, he was not afraid to make mistakes and appear foolish.(由于谦虚，他不怕犯错误，不怕显得愚蠢。)”可知，文章介绍了伴随列奥纳多·达·芬奇一生的优秀品质：好奇心。正是对于真理的渴求和无惧无知造就了达·芬奇的伟大，所以“Stay hungry, stay foolish.(求知若饥，虚心若愚 )”是达·芬奇一生的真实写照。故选C项。 C City parks have long been a place for urban residents to get a small amount of green. As cities increasingly feel the impacts of rising seas and temperatures, people are rethinking the roles of urban parks. All of the dark-gray asphalt (沥青) in cities collect heat. Dallas is one of the country’s fastest-warming cities thanks in part to its extensive impervious (不透水的) surfaces, but with a new $312 million bond package, the city is hoping to change that. Using satellite data, the city is able to see what neighborhoods most need the cooling effect of green spaces. Cities are increasingly flooding and city planners think parks can help with this issue too. A report published in February by The Nature Conservancy looked at the best ways to deal with flooding in Houston, a city with many neighborhoods built on floodplains and regularly flooded by rising waters. Offering affected homeowners buyouts and transforming homes into green spaces would save more money than installing infrastructure (基础设施) like pipes, they found. Brendan Shane, a climate program director, says parks can create opportunities for people to exercise and play, in addition to cooling neighborhoods and absorbing floodwater. “The stronger the bonds are from neighbor to neighbor, the better they are able to react to a shock,” he says. “Not a single solution by itself will avoid the climate crisis. We see parks as an important part of it, but there isn’t a silver bullet,” says Diane Regas, CEO of The Trust for Public Land. “Parks are an example of what we in the environmental community need to do to reach solutions that address climate change at the same time and make people’s lives better.” 8. What does the city Dallas want to deal with? A. The lack of green spaces. B. The way of collecting heat. C. The effect of rising seas. D. The bond between neighborhoods. 9. What can be inferred from the report by The Nature Conservancy? A. Cities in the world are frequently flooded. B. City parks may help prevent city flooding. C. Cities needn’t invest much money in infrastructure. D. City parks affect people’s choice of a neighborhood. 10. What does Brendan Shane say about parks? A. They can enable people to get over a shock. B. They can reduce air pollution effectively. C. They can perform positive social functions. D. They can help people to keep a cool head. 11. What does the underlined phrase “a sliver bullet” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. A fast and effective solution. B. A successful example. C. An immediate and clear cause. D. An impractical method. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了，随着城市出现的问题，人们正在重新思考城市公园的作用，让公园成为人们锻炼和玩耍、为社区降温和吸收洪水的地方。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。由第二段中的“All of the dark-gray asphalt (沥青) in cities collect heat. Dallas is one of the country’s fastest-warming cities thanks in part to its extensive impervious (不透水的) surfaces (城市里所有的深灰色沥青都会收集热量。达拉斯是美国变暖速度最快的城市之一，部分原因是其广阔的不透水地表)”和“Using satellite data, the city is able to see what neighborhoods most need the cooling effect of green spaces. (利用卫星数据，该市能够看到哪些社区最需要绿地的降温效果)”可知，达拉斯是美国变暖速度最快的城市之一，需要绿地来降温，可得出达拉斯市要应对缺乏绿地的问题。故选A项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。由第三段“Cities are increasingly flooding and city planners think parks can help with this issue too. A report published in February by The Nature Conservancy looked at the best ways to deal with flooding in Houston, a city with many neighborhoods built on floodplains and regularly flooded by rising waters. Offering affected homeowners buyouts and transforming homes into green spaces would save more money than installing infrastructure (基础设施) like pipes, they found. (城市越来越多地被洪水淹没，城市规划者认为公园也可以帮助解决这个问题。2月，自然保护协会发布了一份报告，探讨了应对休斯敦洪水的最佳方法，休斯敦市的许多社区都建在洪泛平原上，经常被上涨的洪水淹没。他们发现，与安装管道等基础设施相比，为受影响的房主提供买断，并将房屋改造成绿色空间，将节省更多资金)”可知，针对像休斯敦这样容易被洪水淹没的城市，应对洪水的最佳方法是建设更多的绿色空间，可得出城市公园可能有助于防止城市洪水。故选B项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。由第四段中的“Brendan Shane, a climate program director, says parks can create opportunities for people to exercise and play, in addition to cooling neighborhoods and absorbing floodwater. (气候项目主任布伦丹·沙恩说，公园可以为人们创造锻炼和玩耍的机会，此外还可以为社区降温和吸收洪水)”可知，布伦丹·沙恩认为城市公园于人与社会都有好处，城市公园可以发挥积极的社会功能。故选C项。 【11题详解】 词句猜测题。由第五段中的“Not a single solution by itself will avoid the climate crisis. We see parks as an important part of it, but there isn’t a silver bullet (没有一个单一的解决方案能够避免气候危机。我们认为公园是其中的一个重要部分，但没有什么a silver bullet)”和“Parks are an example of what we in the environmental community need to do to reach solutions that address climate change at the same time and make people’s lives better. (公园是我们环保界需要做的事情的一个例子，以达成解决方案，同时应对气候变化，改善人们的生活)”可知，应对气候危机没有单一的解决方案，建设城市公园只是应对气候危机的一环，总之没有快速有效的解决方案，a sliver bullet在此处意为“快速有效的解决方案（A fast and effective solution）”。故选A项。 D The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping — where you hand over notes and count out change in return — now happens only in the most minor of our retail (零售的) encounters, like buying a bar of chocolate or a bottle of milk, from a comer shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail store — Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance — you don’t go and stand at any kind of cash register. When you decide to pay, the staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa, which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. But earning money isn’t quick or easy for most of us. Isn’t it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye? Doesn’t a wallet — that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness — represent something that maters? But I’ll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet — the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets — is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smart phone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as a pebble (鹏卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into comers, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer. 12. What does the author intended to show with the example of buying chocolate and milk? A. Goods like chocolate and milk should be sold only in comer shops. B. Now people seldom use cash unless making small purchases. C. People won’t bother to buy daily groceries with cash. D. The new generation no longer needs wallet. 13. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays? A. Spending money is so fast and easy. B. Saving money is no longer necessary. C. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading. D. Earning money is getting more difficult. 14. What can we infer from the passage about the author? A. He is resistant to social changes. B. He is against technological progress. C. He feels unwilling to part with the traditional wallet. D. He feels insecure in the ever changing modern world. 15. Which of the following is the best tide for the passage? A. Wallet: A Thing of the Past B. Changes in Payment Trends C. Cash No Longer Useful D. Age of Wallet Coming to an End 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述随着社会发展，现金交易正在减少，钱包正在走向消亡。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第一段“The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping — where you hand over notes and count out change in return — now happens only in the most minor of our retail (零售的) encounters, like buying a bar of chocolate or a bottle of milk, from a comer shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted.(钱包正在走向消亡。作为日常生活的必需品，它将随着阅读纸质报纸的一代人而消亡。现在，这种购物方式只发生在我们最次要的零售遭遇中，比如从一家小商店买一块巧克力或一瓶牛奶，你只需要递上钞票，数出零钱就可以了。在你花钱的商店里，钱越来越抽象化。)”可知，作者举例巧克力或牛奶是在说明现代人很少用现金买东西，除非一些小的需要用零钱购买。故选B项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第二段由文章第二段“But across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. (但纵观整个社会，现金概念的抽象化让我感到不安。也许我只是过时了。)”和“Isn’t it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye? Doesn’t a wallet — that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness — represent something that maters?(在半眨眼之间就花掉了，这不是有点奇怪吗？一个钱包——一种久负盛名的周五晚上令人愉悦、充满希望的肥胖感——难道不是很重要吗？)”可知，钱很快并且容易就花出去这件事让作者感到奇怪和不舒服。故选A项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第二段“But across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. (但纵观整个社会，现金概念的抽象化让我感到不安。也许我只是过时了。)”和“Doesn’t a wallet — that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness — represent something that maters?(一个钱包——一种久负盛名的周五晚上令人愉悦、充满希望的肥胖感——难道不是很重要吗？)”可知，作者对没有现金的消费还是不适应，对使用钱包有一定的执念。故选C项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。由文章第一段“The wallet is heading for extinction. (钱包正在走向消亡。)”以及后文可知，文章主要在讲述由于时代的发展，现在很多交易都是非现金交易了，纸币的钞票即将消亡。D项“钱包时代即将结束”可以概括文章内容，故选D项。 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。 Everyone at some time feels that their life is going nowhere - and fast.____16____ Nothing can beat living an active, purposeful, successful life filled with happiness and achievement.So, don’t waste time.Do the following things to make your life better and more enjoyable. Treat yourself. It doesn’t matter if it’s a meal out, a visit to a theater, or a visit to a spa.Don’t make excuses about not having time or money.____17____ It’s not hard to organize some time in your day if you want to.Remember, no more excuses! You are worth it! Take up a hobby. When you lead a boring life, it is great to have something to think about that takes you into another world.Hobbies are brilliant for giving you something different to do that you enjoy.If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world.The whole point of a hobby is that it is something for you.____18____ Learn a skill. Learning a new skill is one of the most satisfying things you can do.____19____ A great way to learn a skill is to join a class.Not only will you learn, but you will make new friends.Whether it’s learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home. ____20____ Often we lose sight of the positive, beneficial things in our lives.Everyone has things to be grateful for and making a list helps to concentrate your mind on these positives.Sit down with a pad and pencil, preferably in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed.Allow yourself a few minutes to think about your life and identify the good things. A. Stay positive． B. Create a gratitude list． C. And it shouldn’t cost you too much． D. Treats can be free, and you can always make time． E. It is time to do something to increase the quality of your life． F. It doesn’t matter what it is if you enjoy it and can be absorbed by it． G. You will feel a sense of achievement that will boost your self-image． 【答案】16. E 17. D 18. F 19. G 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几种让你的生活更美好、更愉快的方法。 【16题详解】 根据前文“Everyone at some time feels that their life is going nowhere - and fast.(每个人都会在某个时候觉得自己的生活毫无进展——而且很快)”以及后文“Nothing can beat living an active, purposeful, successful life filled with happiness and achievement.(没有什么能比过一种积极的、有目标的、充满快乐和成就的成功的生活更好的了)”可知，空处应是一个过渡句，将文章主题转向积极的生活。所以E项“It is time to do something to increase the quality of your life.(是时候做点什么来提高你的生活质量了)”符合题意。故选E项。 【17题详解】 根据本段小标题“Treat yourself.(对待自己)”可知，本段主题是要对自己好一点，再根据前文“Don’t make excuses about not having time or money.(不要拿没时间和没钱做借口)”可知，D项“Treats can be free, and you can always make time.(对自己好可以是免费的，而且你总能挤出时间)”是对前一句的进一步解释，其中Treats为同词复现。故选D项。 【18题详解】 分析设空可知，空处位于段尾，应该是对本段的总结，根据本段小标题“Take up a hobby.(培养一种爱好)”可知，本段主要说培养一种爱好，能提高你的生活质量，所以F项“It doesn’t matter what it is if you enjoy it and can be absorbed by it.(它是什么并不重要，只要你喜欢它并能被它所吸引)”是对爱好的总结，符合文意。故选F项。 【19题详解】 分析设空可知，空处位于段首句之后，应是对段首句的进一步补充说明，根据前句“Learning a new skill is one of the most satisfying things you can do.(学习一项新技能是你能做的最令人满意的事情之一)”可知，G项“You will feel a sense of achievement that will boost your self-image(你会有一种提升自我形象的成就感)”是对前句的补充说明，符合文意。故选G项。 【20题详解】 分析设空可知，空处应是本段小标题，是对本段的高度概括，根据后文“Often we lose sight of the positive, beneficial things in our lives.Everyone has things to be grateful for and making a list helps to concentrate your mind on these positives.Sit down with a pad and pencil, preferably in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed.Allow yourself a few minutes to think about your life and identify the good things.(我们经常忽视生活中积极、有益的事情。每个人都有值得感激的事情，列一个清单可以帮助你把注意力集中在这些积极的事情上。拿着便签纸和铅笔坐下来，最好是在一个不会被打扰的安静地方。给自己几分钟时间思考你的生活，找出美好的事物)”可知，本段主要是说找出生活中值得感激的事情。所以B项“Create a gratitude list.(列一个感谢清单)”符合文意。故选B项。 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分55分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What motivates you to work or study harder? Is it the thought of ____21____ and all the amazing things that you can achieve, or is it the fear of failure and ____22____ all the things that can go wrong for you? Teachers have often used one of these ideas to ____23____ students to work harder and ____24____ more. But is one better than the other? A recent study looked at the ____25____ of fear-based strategies on British secondary school students. As is so often the case, it’s ____26____. They found that if a test is seen as important, and students are ____27____ that they can succeed, then the fear of failure can be used successfully by teachers to ____28____ these learners. However, if students are not ____29____, then fear-based approaches could trigger feelings of ____30____, which can in turn lead them to do worse on the ____31____ than they would have done otherwise. The study also found that if students are ____32____ and don’t care about the test in the first place, then, ____33____, the fear of failure is not likely to motivate them. The study shows that fear-based motivation is complicated. It can ____34____ confident people to do better, but it can also increase our ____35____ and turn them into barriers. 21. A. award B. honor C. praise D. success 22. A. advance in B. answer to C. worry about D. agreement with 23. A. inspire B. attack C. threaten D. entitle 24. A. confirm B. achieve C. claim D. donate 25. A. effect B. guidance C. principle D. program 26. A. valuable B. vital C. complex D. successful 27. A. tolerant B. optimistic C. suspicious D. sensitive 28. A. educate B. support C. convince D. motivate 29. A. confident B. modest C. reliable D. intelligent 30. A. shame B. relief C. recreation D. anxiety 31. A. course B. test C. experience D. experiment 32. A. involved B. disappointed C. disengaged D. committed 33. A. naturally B. randomly C. temporarily D. constantly 34. A. assign B. drive C. instruct D. permit 35. A. dilemmas B. conflicts C. doubts D. thoughts 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一项研究：以恐惧失败为基础的激励方式对学生的作用是复杂的，效果因人而异。 【21题详解】 ‌考查名词‌。句意：是想到‌成功‌以及你能实现的所有了不起的事，还是害怕失败、担心所有可能出问题的事？A. award奖项；B. honor荣誉；C. praise赞扬；D. success成功。根据后文“all the amazing things that you can achieve”可知，这里对应能实现的正向结果，即成功。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语‌。句意：是想到成功以及你能实现的所有了不起的事，还是害怕失败、‌担心‌所有可能出问题的事？A. advance in推进；B. answer to回应；C. worry about担忧；D. agreement with同意。根据下文“all the things that can go wrong for you”可知，这里对应对坏事的担忧。 【23题详解】 考查动词‌。句意：老师们常常用这类想法来‌激励‌学生更努力学习、‌实现‌更多目标。A. inspire激励；B. attack攻击；C. threaten威胁；D. entitle赋予权利。根据下文“students to work harder”可知，老师的目的是调动学生的学习动力，空格处用“激励”。 【24题详解】 考查动词‌。句意：老师们常常用这类想法来激励学生更努力学习、‌实现‌更多目标。A. confirm确认；B. achieve实现；C. claim宣称；D. donate捐赠。根据前文“work harder”的正向目标，这里对应达成更多成果，空格处用“实现”。 【25题详解】 考查名词‌。句意：近期一项研究关注了基于恐惧的策略对英国中学生产生的‌影响‌。A. effect影响；B. guidance指导；C. principle原则；D. program项目。根据下文“fear-based strategies on British secondary school students”可知，研究的核心是这类教学策略对学生产生的作用效果。 【26题详解】 考查形容词‌。句意：正如常常发生的那样，这件事是‌复杂的‌。A. valuable有价值的；B. vital至关重要的；C. complex复杂的；D. successful成功的。后文提到不同条件下策略效果完全不同，说明情况并非单一简单，因此空格处是“复杂的”，最后一段“fear-based motivation is complicated”也是提示。 【27题详解】 ‌考查形容词。句意：他们发现，如果考试被视为重要，且学生乐观地认为自己能够成功，那么教师就可以成功地利用对失败的恐惧来激励这些学习者。A. tolerant容忍的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. suspicious怀疑的；D. sensitive敏感的。根据下文“they can succeed”可知，学生觉得自己会成功，态度自然是乐观的。 【28题详解】 考查动词‌。句意：他们发现，如果考试被视为重要，且学生乐观地认为自己能够成功，那么教师就可以成功地利用对失败的恐惧来激励这些学习者。A. educate教育；B. support支持；C. convince使信服；D. motivate激励。根据上文“they can succeed”和“used successfully”可知，这里指向调动学生的学习积极性，空格处用motivate。 【29题详解】 ‌考查形容词‌。句意：然而，如果学生缺乏自信，那么基于恐惧的方法可能会引发焦虑情绪，进而导致他们在考试中的表现不如预期。A. confident自信的；B. modest谦逊的；C. reliable可靠的；D. intelligent聪明的。空前However表转折，前文提到学生确信自己能成功的正向前提，这里对应反向的不自信状态，空格处表示“自信的”。 【30题详解】 考查名词‌。句意：然而，如果学生缺乏自信，那么基于恐惧的方法可能会引发焦虑情绪，进而导致他们在考试中的表现不如预期。A. shame羞愧；B. relief释然；C. recreation娱乐；D. anxiety焦虑。根据下文“in turn lead them to do worse”可知，不自信的学生容易产生紧张焦虑的状态，进而影响考试中的表现。 【31题详解】 考查名词‌。句意：然而，如果学生缺乏自信，那么基于恐惧的方法可能会引发焦虑情绪，进而导致他们在考试中的表现不如预期。A. course课程；B. test测试；C. experience经历；D. experiment实验。前文多次提到“a test is seen as important”，这里对应同一语境下的测试场景。 【32题详解】 考查形容词‌。句意：研究还发现，如果学生原本就缺乏参与感，对考试毫无兴趣，那么自然也不太可能被对失败的恐惧所激励。A. involved投入的；B. disappointed失望的；C. disengaged游离的、不投入的；D. committed专注的。根据下文“don’t care about the test”的状态，这里对应对测试毫无参与感的情况，空格处表示“游离的、不投入的”。 【33题详解】 考查副词‌。句意：研究还发现，如果学生原本就缺乏参与感，对考试毫无兴趣，那么自然也不太可能被对失败的恐惧所激励。A. naturally自然而然地；B. randomly随机地；C. temporarily暂时地；D. constantly持续地。根据上文“don’t care about the test”和下文“the fear of failure is not likely to motivate them”可知，学生本身不在意测试，恐惧无法起作用是顺理成章的结果，因此空格处是“自然而然地”。 【34题详解】 ‌考查动词‌。句意：它既能激励自信的人表现得更好，也可能加剧我们的怀疑，并将其转化为阻碍。A. assign分配；B. drive驱动；C. instruct指导；D. permit允许。根据下文“confident people to do better”可知，这里体现恐惧的正向作用，即驱动自信的人取得更好的成果，空格处意为“驱动”。 【35题详解】 考查名词‌。句意：它既能激励自信的人表现得更好，也可能加剧我们的怀疑，并将其转化为阻碍。A. dilemmas困境；B. conflicts冲突；C. doubts怀疑；D. thoughts想法。根据前文“fear-based”，“confident people to do better”和“but it can also increase our”可知，这种策略既能激励自信的人表现得更好，也会加大我们的怀疑。 第二节 单句填空（共25个小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 36. The discovery of new evidence led to the thief ________(catch). 【答案】being caught 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：新证据的发现导致小偷被抓。lead to中的to是介词，故空处应用动名词的复合结构作其宾语，且逻辑主语the thief与catch之间为被动关系，应动名词的被动式，故答案为being caught。 37. Tony was very unhappy for ________ (not invite) to the party. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】not being invited 【解析】 【详解】句意：托尼因为没有被邀请参加派对而非常不高兴。空前介词for后需接动名词作宾语，主语Tony与动词invite“邀请”为被动关系，且句意表否定，需用动名词的否定被动形式not being invited。 38. ________ (jog) is perhaps an effective way of keeping you slim. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Jogging 【解析】 【详解】句意：慢跑或许是一种保持身材的有效方式。本空在句中充当主语，需要使用动名词形式，动词jog对应的动名词为jogging，句首单词首字母需大写。 39. There is no ________ (know) the future. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】knowing 【解析】 【详解】句意：无法预知未来。There is no doing sth.是固定句型，表示“不可能做……；无法做……”，因此空格处用动名词knowing作主语。 40. We intended to visit the theme park but ended up ________ (call) on Professor Zhang. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】calling 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们本打算去主题公园，但最后却拜访了张教授。end up doing sth.是固定短语，意为“最后做某事”，因此空格处用动名词作宾语。 41. There is no use ________ (cry) over spilt milk. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】crying 【解析】 【详解】句意：覆水难收。There is no use doing sth.是固定句型，表示“做某事是没有用的”，动名词作主语。 42. It suddenly occurred to me ________ I shouldn’t live aimlessly any more. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】that 【解析】 【详解】句意：我突然意识到我不该再漫无目的地生活。分析句子可知，此处为固定句型：It occurs/occurred to sb. that…，意为“某人突然想到……”，It是形式主语，真正主语是后面的that从句；that只起引导作用，无词义，不能省略。 43. ________ he dislikes English is quite clear. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】That 【解析】 【详解】句意：他不喜欢英语这一点相当明显。空格处引导主语从句，从句中成分齐全，且句子意思完整，因此用that引导主语从句，位于句首，首字母大写。 44. When and where the patient will be taken ________ (be) unknown. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】is 【解析】 【详解】句意：病人将在何时、被送往何处尚不清楚。句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，When and where the patient will be taken是主语从句，为单数概念，因此空格处用is。 45. Chemical weapons are b________ internationally. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】banned##anned 【解析】 【详解】句意：化学武器在国际上被禁止。由Chemical weapons可知 ，空格处表示“禁止”，由首字母提示b可知，是ban，武器是被禁止，空格处用过去分词banned。 46. His expressions v________ from poker-faced to worried. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】varied##aried 【解析】 【详解】句意：他的表情从面无表情变为忧虑。根据首字母提示v可知，此处考查动词vary，固定搭配vary from...to...表示“从……到……不等/变化”。句子描述过去的状态，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式varied。 47. He is in deep sorrow, so it isn’t an a________ time to mention this subject. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】appropriate##ppropriate 【解析】 【详解】句意：他正深感悲痛，因此现在谈论这个话题并不合适。由He is in deep sorrow可知，空格处表示“合适的”，由首字母提示a可知，是appropriate。 48. Most stars are not v________ to the naked eye. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】visible##isible 【解析】 【详解】句意：大多数恒星肉眼无法看见。由Most stars可知，空格处表示“可见的”，由首字母提示v可知，是visible。 49. ________ that he sincerely apologized, the woman accepted his apology. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】Now 【解析】 【详解】句意：既然他诚恳地道了歉，这位女士接受了他的道歉。本句考查连词引导原因状语从句，now that为固定连词短语，表示“既然、由于”，用于原因的状语从句，符合本句语境，句首单词首字母大写。 50. Water e________ as it freezes. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】 expands##xpands 【解析】 【详解】句意：水结冰时会膨胀。根据句意和首字母提示可知，应填入动词expand作谓语，意为“膨胀”；主语Water为不可数名词，且此处陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式。 51. I had no a________ but to report him to the police. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】alternative##lternative 【解析】 【详解】句意：我别无选择，只能向警方举报他。分析句意再根据首字母提示a可知，用名词alternative，固定搭配have no alternative but to do sth.表示“别无选择只能做某事”。 52. Police ________ (呼吁) to the public for information about the case. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】are appealing##appealed 【解析】 【详解】句意：警方正呼吁/呼吁公众提供有关此案的信息。“呼吁”是appeal，句子时态用现在进行时或一般过去时都可以，主语Police此处是复数概念，be动词用are。 53. After graduation, he stayed at home playing computer games and ________ (依靠) his parents. (根据汉语提示完成句子) 【答案】relied on 【解析】 【详解】句意：毕业后，他待在家里玩电脑游戏，依靠父母生活。根据汉语提示可知，此处表示“依靠……生活”为动词短语rely on，and连接并列谓语，时态与stayed保持一致为一般过去时，rely过去式为relied。 54. Sally was ________ (收养) when she was four. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】adopted 【解析】 【详解】句意：萨莉四岁时被收养。根据汉语提示“收养”可知，此处考查动词adopt，本句为被动语态be done结构，空处需用过去分词形式。 55. I hope the arrangements will meet with your ________ (批准). (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】 approval 【解析】 【详解】句意：我希望这些安排能得到你的批准。空处位于形容词性物主代词your之后，应用名词作介词with的宾语。“批准”对应的英语单词是approval，为不可数名词。 56. In their discussion, I was in ________ (支持) of Mr. Li’s opinion. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】 support 【解析】 【详解】句意：在他们的讨论中，我支持李先生的观点。根据汉语提示“支持”以及空前后的介词“in”和“of”可知，此处考查固定短语in support of，意为“支持……”，其中support作名词。 57. She needs things to keep herself o________ so that she won’t have time to miss her latehusband. (根据首字母单词拼写) 【答案】occupied##ccupied 【解析】 【详解】句意：她需要做些事让自己忙碌起来，这样她就没有时间思念已故的丈夫。根据首字母o及语境可知，本空用形容词occupied，作宾语补足语。 58. My lifelong ________ (追求) is to keep all the people away from hunger. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】 pursuit 【解析】 【详解】句意：我毕生的追求是让所有人远离饥饿。根据汉语提示“追求”可知，此处应填名词pursuit作主语，不可数名词。 59. We were impressed with the ________ (深度) of her knowledge. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】depth 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们对她知识的深度印象深刻。“深度”是depth，是不可数名词。 60. You’ll need to convince them ________ your enthusiasm for the job. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】of 【解析】 【详解】句意：你需要让他们相信你对这份工作的热情。convince sb. of sth.意为“让某人相信某事”，因此空格处是介词of。 第三节 课文语法填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 课文语法填空 As a witness to farmers’ poor harvests and even ____61____ severe shortage of food, Yuan Longping was determined to devote his life ____62____ tackling this crisis. After graduation, he realized that ____63____ farmers needed most was to boost yields in the fields. Yuan was ____64____ (convince) that the answer lay in the creation of hybrid rice, one characteristic of ____65____ is that it usually achieves ____66____ (high) output than conventional crops. However, it was no easy job. The first difficulty he needed ____67____ (overcome) was scientists’ general assumption ____68____ this could not be done. ____69____ intense effort, Yuan managed to generate this incredible crop. It ____70____ (estimate) that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is ____71____ (comprise) of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. His innovation ____72____ (enable) Chinese farmers to considerably expand ____73____ (they) output and helped feed the world. Unwilling to retire early to a life of leisure and ____74____ (concern) about celebrity or fortune, Yuan continues to turn one vision after another into ____75____ (reality). 【答案】61. a 62. to 63. what 64. convinced 65. which 66. higher 67. to overcome 68. that 69. Through 70. is estimated 71. comprised 72. has enabled 73. their 74. unconcerned 75. realities 【解析】 【导语】本文记叙了袁隆平立志攻关、成功培育杂交水稻并造福世界的生平事迹。 【61题详解】 考查冠词。句意：作为农民歉收甚至严重粮食短缺的见证者，袁隆平决心将毕生奉献给解决这场危机。a shortage of为固定搭配，意为“缺少”，且severe以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。 【62题详解】 考查介词。句意同上。devote one’s life to (doing) sth.为固定搭配，意为“将毕生奉献给（做）某事”，其中to是介词。 【63题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：毕业后，他意识到农民最需要的就是提高田间产量。“______ farmers needed most”为主语从句，从句中needed缺少宾语，指“事物”，故用连接代词what引导。 【64题详解】 考查形容词。句意：袁隆平坚信，出路在于培育杂交水稻，其一大特点是通常比常规作物产量更高。本空在句中作表语，说明主语Yuan的状态，应用形容词convinced“确信的、深信的”。 【65题详解】 考查定语从句。句意同上。逗号后为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词hybrid rice；关系词在从句中作of的宾语，指物，用关系代词which引导。 【66题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意同上。根据空后的than conventional crops可知，此处表示杂交水稻与传统作物产量的比较，应用形容词high的比较级higher。 【67题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他需要克服的第一个困难是科学家们普遍认为这不可能做到。need to do sth.“需要做某事”，本空用不定式to overcome。 【68题详解】 考查同位语从句。句意同上。本空引导同位语从句，解释说明抽象名词assumption的具体内容。从句意义完整、不缺成分，用that引导。 【69题详解】 考查介词。句意：通过巨大的努力，袁隆平成功培育出了这种令人难以置信的作物。本空后接名词短语intense effort，表示“借助、通过某种手段”结合课文可知，用介词Through。 【70题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：据估计，中国国内约60%的稻米消费由袁隆平杂交品种所产的作物构成。It is estimated that...为固定句型，It作形式主语，that从句为真正主语，与estimate为被动关系，此处陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时的被动语态is estimated。 【71题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意同上。主语about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China与comprise为被动关系，本空用过去分词，be comprised of为固定短语，意为“由……组成、由……构成”。 【72题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：他的创新让中国农民大幅提高了产量，并助力养活了世界。此处为谓语动词，根据句意，此处强调创新带来的影响延续至今，使用现在完成时，主语为His innovation，谓语用has enabled。 【73题详解】 考查代词。句意同上。本空修饰名词output，作定语，指代前文的Chinese farmers，应用形容词性物主代词their。 【74题详解】 考查形容词。句意：袁隆平不愿早早退休安享清闲，不在意名利，持续把一个个愿景变为现实。本空表示“不在意”，用形容词unconcerned，与前面Unwilling并列作状语。 【75题详解】 考查名词复数。句意同上。reality为可数名词；根据one vision after another可知，“现实”也应不止一个，故用复数形式realities。 第三部分 写作（共一节，满分15分） 76. 在英语课堂上，你们以“Chemical Vs Organic Farming”为题展开了讨论。请你写一篇文章表明自己的观点。 要求如下：1、表明你所倾向的耕作方式； 2、用2-3个论据支撑你的观点。 注意事项：1、词数100左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Chemical Vs Organic Farming ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Chemical Vs Organic Farming When talking about chemical farming and organic farming, I firmly believe that organic farming is a better choice. First, organic farming uses no harmful chemicals, which can protect our soil and water from pollution. It keeps the ecological environment balanced and healthy. Second, organic food is safer and more nutritious, so it is good for people’s physical health. We all know that green and natural food can help us stay away from many diseases. Besides, organic farming is sustainable, which means it can benefit future generations. In short, organic farming is more eco-friendly and valuable. We should encourage the development of organic farming. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生表明自己所倾向的耕作方式，并用2-3个论据支撑自己的观点。 【详解】1.词汇积累 选择：choice → selection 保护：protect → preserve 可持续的：sustainable → long‑lasting 鼓励：encourage → inspire 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Second, organic food is safer and more nutritious, so it is good for people’s physical health. 拓展句：Second, organic food is safer and more nutritious, and that is why it is good for people’s physical health. 【点睛】【高分句型1】When talking about chemical farming and organic farming, I firmly believe that organic farming is a better choice. (运用了When引导的时间状语从句的省略、that引导的宾语从句) 【高分句型2】First, organic farming uses no harmful chemicals, which can protect our soil and water from pollution. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 海南中学2024—2025学年高二上学期英语月考测试 满分：120分，考试时间：100分钟 第一部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A If you are looking to keep your kids busy—without spending any money—then you should consider signing them up for an in-store class near you. The classes are free and held at locations all across the country. Smaller local businesses likely offer some too, so be free to check local listings. Home Depot Home Depot’s Kids Workshops happen every Saturday. Past projects have included model race cars, mail organizers, picture frames, and planters. Classes are free and also include an orange apron and an achievement pin. These sometimes fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up as soon as you can. Lego Stores Each month, Lego Stores have free events for kids between the ages of 6 to 14 where they can come in and build a mini model, which they get to take home for free. There is a limit of four children per household per event. Lakeshore Learning Center The Lakeshore Learning Center offers free arts and crafts classes for children ages 3 and older. These classes happen on the first Saturday of every month, and a parent or guardian must be present to look after the children and help as needed. No reservations are required. Williams-Sonoma William-Sonoma offers a range of cooking classes that take place a few times a month, and while a lot of them are aimed at adults, they also have classes for kids between the ages of 8 to 13. Most of the classes are free, though some do have a fee. And those fees are donated to a nonprofit. 1. Which offers in-store classes every week? A. Home Depot. B. Lego Stores. C. Lakeshore Learning Center. D. Williams-Sonoma. 2. What is special about Williams-Sonoma? A. It is aimed at adults. B. It charges for some classes. C. It offers a range of art classes. D. It requires a parent to be present. 3. What is the purpose of this text? A. To promote some local businesses. B. To attract more projects. C. To compare different stores. D. To introduce some free classes. B According to Gelb, although not everyone is born with the gifts and the capacities of Leonardo Da Vinci, it is possible for any person to use the fundamentals of Da Vinci’s approach to learning to guide us toward the realization of our inner Da Vinci. One typical fundamental is curiosity. Curiosity is “The desire to know is natural to good men.” — Leonardo Da Vinci The young Leonardo loved being in nature, showed an early gift for drawing and was fascinated by mathematics. Young Leonardo’s Curiosity regarding education and mathematics especially often raised constant unsureness and difficulties for the teachers who taught him and continuously proved them to be wrong. Most children have in them endless amounts of curiosity and sense of wonder. Unfortunately for multiple reasons these qualities are lost as children reach adulthood, not Leonardo though. Perhaps one of his greatest characteristics was his willingness to question accepted knowledge. Leonardo’s Curiosity never faded and fueled the lake of his genius for his entire life. Leonardo’s motives were not money, women or loyalty to any church or person. His pursuits were pure: the long search for beauty and above all: truth. Leonardo would wonder around asking questions he did not himself yet understand. He always carried a notebook with himself so that he could quickly write down hundreds of questions, ideas, thoughts, impressions and observations as they occurred. He was expectant and reliant only upon himself to answer his own questions. Being modest, he was not afraid to make mistakes and appear foolish. Leonardo accepted the feelings of unfamiliarity and foolishness. His questions led him to designing a snorkel (水下呼吸器) as well as diving equipment and even a submarine and also inventing flying machines and a parachute. His curiosity took him under the water and into the sky. 4. What does the underlined words “Da Vinci” refer to? A. Potential. B. Curiosity. C. Honesty. D. Motive. 5. What was most typical of the young Leonardo? A. Educating kids. B. Seeking for love. C. Appreciating nature. D. Questioning his teachers. 6. What can be learned about Leonardo’s sense of curiosity from the text? A. It fooled himself. B. It made him independent. C. It inspired his whole life. D. It disappeared in his adulthood. 7. Which saying can best reflect Leonardo Da Vinci? A. An idle youth, a needy age. B. First come, first served. C. Stay hungry, stay foolish. D. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. C City parks have long been a place for urban residents to get a small amount of green. As cities increasingly feel the impacts of rising seas and temperatures, people are rethinking the roles of urban parks. All of the dark-gray asphalt (沥青) in cities collect heat. Dallas is one of the country’s fastest-warming cities thanks in part to its extensive impervious (不透水的) surfaces, but with a new $312 million bond package, the city is hoping to change that. Using satellite data, the city is able to see what neighborhoods most need the cooling effect of green spaces. Cities are increasingly flooding and city planners think parks can help with this issue too. A report published in February by The Nature Conservancy looked at the best ways to deal with flooding in Houston, a city with many neighborhoods built on floodplains and regularly flooded by rising waters. Offering affected homeowners buyouts and transforming homes into green spaces would save more money than installing infrastructure (基础设施) like pipes, they found. Brendan Shane, a climate program director, says parks can create opportunities for people to exercise and play, in addition to cooling neighborhoods and absorbing floodwater. “The stronger the bonds are from neighbor to neighbor, the better they are able to react to a shock,” he says. “Not a single solution by itself will avoid the climate crisis. We see parks as an important part of it, but there isn’t a silver bullet,” says Diane Regas, CEO of The Trust for Public Land. “Parks are an example of what we in the environmental community need to do to reach solutions that address climate change at the same time and make people’s lives better.” 8. What does the city Dallas want to deal with? A. The lack of green spaces. B. The way of collecting heat. C. The effect of rising seas. D. The bond between neighborhoods. 9. What can be inferred from the report by The Nature Conservancy? A. Cities in the world are frequently flooded. B. City parks may help prevent city flooding. C. Cities needn’t invest much money in infrastructure. D. City parks affect people’s choice of a neighborhood. 10. What does Brendan Shane say about parks? A. They can enable people to get over a shock. B. They can reduce air pollution effectively. C. They can perform positive social functions. D. They can help people to keep a cool head. 11. What does the underlined phrase “a sliver bullet” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. A fast and effective solution. B. A successful example. C. An immediate and clear cause. D. An impractical method. D The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping — where you hand over notes and count out change in return — now happens only in the most minor of our retail (零售的) encounters, like buying a bar of chocolate or a bottle of milk, from a comer shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail store — Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance — you don’t go and stand at any kind of cash register. When you decide to pay, the staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa, which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. But earning money isn’t quick or easy for most of us. Isn’t it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye? Doesn’t a wallet — that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness — represent something that maters? But I’ll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet — the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets — is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smart phone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as a pebble (鹏卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into comers, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer. 12. What does the author intended to show with the example of buying chocolate and milk? A. Goods like chocolate and milk should be sold only in comer shops. B. Now people seldom use cash unless making small purchases. C. People won’t bother to buy daily groceries with cash. D. The new generation no longer needs wallet. 13. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays? A. Spending money is so fast and easy. B. Saving money is no longer necessary. C. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading. D. Earning money is getting more difficult. 14. What can we infer from the passage about the author? A. He is resistant to social changes. B. He is against technological progress. C. He feels unwilling to part with the traditional wallet. D. He feels insecure in the ever changing modern world. 15. Which of the following is the best tide for the passage? A. Wallet: A Thing of the Past B. Changes in Payment Trends C. Cash No Longer Useful D. Age of Wallet Coming to an End 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。 Everyone at some time feels that their life is going nowhere - and fast.____16____ Nothing can beat living an active, purposeful, successful life filled with happiness and achievement.So, don’t waste time.Do the following things to make your life better and more enjoyable. Treat yourself. It doesn’t matter if it’s a meal out, a visit to a theater, or a visit to a spa.Don’t make excuses about not having time or money.____17____ It’s not hard to organize some time in your day if you want to.Remember, no more excuses! You are worth it! Take up a hobby. When you lead a boring life, it is great to have something to think about that takes you into another world.Hobbies are brilliant for giving you something different to do that you enjoy.If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world.The whole point of a hobby is that it is something for you.____18____ Learn a skill. Learning a new skill is one of the most satisfying things you can do.____19____ A great way to learn a skill is to join a class.Not only will you learn, but you will make new friends.Whether it’s learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home. ____20____ Often we lose sight of the positive, beneficial things in our lives.Everyone has things to be grateful for and making a list helps to concentrate your mind on these positives.Sit down with a pad and pencil, preferably in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed.Allow yourself a few minutes to think about your life and identify the good things. A. Stay positive． B. Create a gratitude list． C. And it shouldn’t cost you too much． D. Treats can be free, and you can always make time． E. It is time to do something to increase the quality of your life． F. It doesn’t matter what it is if you enjoy it and can be absorbed by it． G. You will feel a sense of achievement that will boost your self-image． 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分55分） 第一节（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What motivates you to work or study harder? Is it the thought of ____21____ and all the amazing things that you can achieve, or is it the fear of failure and ____22____ all the things that can go wrong for you? Teachers have often used one of these ideas to ____23____ students to work harder and ____24____ more. But is one better than the other? A recent study looked at the ____25____ of fear-based strategies on British secondary school students. As is so often the case, it’s ____26____. They found that if a test is seen as important, and students are ____27____ that they can succeed, then the fear of failure can be used successfully by teachers to ____28____ these learners. However, if students are not ____29____, then fear-based approaches could trigger feelings of ____30____, which can in turn lead them to do worse on the ____31____ than they would have done otherwise. The study also found that if students are ____32____ and don’t care about the test in the first place, then, ____33____, the fear of failure is not likely to motivate them. The study shows that fear-based motivation is complicated. It can ____34____ confident people to do better, but it can also increase our ____35____ and turn them into barriers. 21. A. award B. honor C. praise D. success 22. A. advance in B. answer to C. worry about D. agreement with 23. A. inspire B. attack C. threaten D. entitle 24. A. confirm B. achieve C. claim D. donate 25. A. effect B. guidance C. principle D. program 26. A. valuable B. vital C. complex D. successful 27. A. tolerant B. optimistic C. suspicious D. sensitive 28. A. educate B. support C. convince D. motivate 29. A. confident B. modest C. reliable D. intelligent 30. A. shame B. relief C. recreation D. anxiety 31. A. course B. test C. experience D. experiment 32. A. involved B. disappointed C. disengaged D. committed 33. A. naturally B. randomly C. temporarily D. constantly 34. A. assign B. drive C. instruct D. permit 35. A. dilemmas B. conflicts C. doubts D. thoughts 第二节 单句填空（共25个小题；每小题1分，满分25分） 36. The discovery of new evidence led to the thief ________(catch). 37. Tony was very unhappy for ________ (not invite) to the party. (所给词的适当形式填空) 38. ________ (jog) is perhaps an effective way of keeping you slim. (所给词的适当形式填空) 39. There is no ________ (know) the future. (所给词的适当形式填空) 40. We intended to visit the theme park but ended up ________ (call) on Professor Zhang. (所给词的适当形式填空) 41. There is no use ________ (cry) over spilt milk. (所给词的适当形式填空) 42. It suddenly occurred to me ________ I shouldn’t live aimlessly any more. (用适当的词填空) 43. ________ he dislikes English is quite clear. (用适当的词填空) 44. When and where the patient will be taken ________ (be) unknown. (所给词的适当形式填空) 45. Chemical weapons are b________ internationally. (根据首字母单词拼写) 46. His expressions v________ from poker-faced to worried. (根据首字母单词拼写) 47. He is in deep sorrow, so it isn’t an a________ time to mention this subject. (根据首字母单词拼写) 48. Most stars are not v________ to the naked eye. (根据首字母单词拼写) 49. ________ that he sincerely apologized, the woman accepted his apology. (用适当的词填空) 50. Water e________ as it freezes. (根据首字母单词拼写) 51. I had no a________ but to report him to the police. (根据首字母单词拼写) 52. Police ________ (呼吁) to the public for information about the case. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 53. After graduation, he stayed at home playing computer games and ________ (依靠) his parents. (根据汉语提示完成句子) 54. Sally was ________ (收养) when she was four. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 55. I hope the arrangements will meet with your ________ (批准). (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 56. In their discussion, I was in ________ (支持) of Mr. Li’s opinion. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 57. She needs things to keep herself o________ so that she won’t have time to miss her latehusband. (根据首字母单词拼写) 58. My lifelong ________ (追求) is to keep all the people away from hunger. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 59. We were impressed with the ________ (深度) of her knowledge. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 60. You’ll need to convince them ________ your enthusiasm for the job. (用适当的词填空) 第三节 课文语法填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 课文语法填空 As a witness to farmers’ poor harvests and even ____61____ severe shortage of food, Yuan Longping was determined to devote his life ____62____ tackling this crisis. After graduation, he realized that ____63____ farmers needed most was to boost yields in the fields. Yuan was ____64____ (convince) that the answer lay in the creation of hybrid rice, one characteristic of ____65____ is that it usually achieves ____66____ (high) output than conventional crops. However, it was no easy job. The first difficulty he needed ____67____ (overcome) was scientists’ general assumption ____68____ this could not be done. ____69____ intense effort, Yuan managed to generate this incredible crop. It ____70____ (estimate) that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is ____71____ (comprise) of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. His innovation ____72____ (enable) Chinese farmers to considerably expand ____73____ (they) output and helped feed the world. Unwilling to retire early to a life of leisure and ____74____ (concern) about celebrity or fortune, Yuan continues to turn one vision after another into ____75____ (reality). 第三部分 写作（共一节，满分15分） 76. 在英语课堂上，你们以“Chemical Vs Organic Farming”为题展开了讨论。请你写一篇文章表明自己的观点。 要求如下：1、表明你所倾向的耕作方式； 2、用2-3个论据支撑你的观点。 注意事项：1、词数100左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Chemical Vs Organic Farming ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $