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西安市第八十九中学高二年级诊断性检测五（英语） 一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） A Michigan youth summer camps focus on different ideas and experiences, but all include plenty of time spent outdoors in Michigan’s beautiful countryside. These camps are fun but educational. Summer Discovery This summer camp is at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and offers up both academic (学术的) and social activities to help with that transition (过渡) from high school to college. The classes are small during these two-week and five-week sessions (课程). It’s open to students from 14 to 18 years old. Prices are from $4,800 to around $8,800. This camp made the top 50 list for best pre college camps. The Road Less Traveled This camp offers wilderness adventure, and community service with activities like backpacking, environmental studies, and wilderness medicine. The sessions last from 10 to 25 days and the camp is open to ages 12 through 19. Costs are from $2,250 to over $6,000. Cedar Lodge This family-run camp focuses on creating a place where kids can be themselves, meet new friends, and learn new skills. This camp offers general outdoor activities and also has a wonderful horseback riding program. This camp is good at helping kids learn riding and other skills. The camp is open to kids from eight to 16 years old. Camp prices are from $200 to $700 per week. Michigan Tech Youth Programs Over 70 courses help pre-teens and teens learn about different fields through hands-on, classroom, and in-the-field experiences. The classes are offered weekly, and if students want to attend several weeks, they can also have a “stay-over.” It costs $950 per week for students who stay there and $525 for students who don’t. Courses include writing, photography, robotics, engineering, outdoor adventures, and many more. 1. How much may a teenage boy spend if he wants to attend a pre-college camp? A. $4,800. B. $2,250. C. $950. D. $700. 2. Which of the following camps teaches campers horseback riding? A. Michigan Tech Youth Programs. B. The Road Less Traveled. C. Summer Discovery. D. Cedar Lodge. 3. What do we know about Michigan Tech Youth Programs? A. They have a fixed price. B. They offer monthly classes. C. They provide many kinds of family activities. D. They help to get experiences in different fields. B Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her senior high school life was unhappy and that she was tired of struggling with homework all the time. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes, eggs and coffee beans in them. After 20 minutes, he took them out, putting the potatoes and eggs in a bowl and the coffee in a cup. Turning to his daughter, he said, “Look closer, and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. Its good smell brought a smile to her face. “Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans were in the same adversity (逆境) — the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The strong and hard potato became soft and weak in boiling water. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. “Which one do you want to be like,” he asked. “When adversity knocks on your door, how will you respond?” In life, challenges happen to us all, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us. 4. Why did the girl complain to her father? A. Because of her tiring job. B. Because of her hard school life. C. Because of her father’s busy work. D. Because of the food her father cooked. 5. What can we infer from this story? A. The girl liked the coffee best. B. The father was good at cooking. C. Different people have different reactions to adversity. D. The girl didn’t like the potatoes and eggs. 6. What does the underlined word “fragile” mean in the 5th paragraph? A. thick B. hard C. strong D. easily-broken 7. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Challenges and responses. B. Adversities and a chef. C. A chef and coffee beans. D. Father and daughter. C Little kids can pick up a new language pretty easily. It’s supposed to be far harder for older children. But that conclusion (结论) might not be correct. The window on when people can learn a language well appears to last until around age 17 or 18. Earlier research had suggested we’re best at learning grammar in early childhood. Then we hit a dead end around age 5. But that’s not so, said Joshua Hartshorne and his colleagues. Hartshorne surveyed tens of thousands of people online. He began by asking volunteers to take an online English grammar test. He used their answers to guess their native languages. After completing the test, volunteers answered questions about where they had lived? the languages they had spoken from birth and the age at which they first started learning English. It also asked how long they’d lived in an English-speaking country. Hartshorne’s group analyzed (分析) responses from 669, 498 native and non-native speakers of English. If people moved to a new country and began speaking English by age 10 to 12, they finally spoke it as well as those who had learned both English and another language from birth, the researchers found. The results further showed that around age 17, people’s ability to learn grammar took a nosedive and that those who started learning English after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of English proficiency (熟练) as people who started younger. Why? The researchers think it’s because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at 17. However, they found language learning did not end at 17 and people’s English skills kept improving slightly until around age 30. This was true among both native speakers and those who learned English as a second language, the new study found. 8. How did Hartshorne do the survey? A. He paid his friends to do it. B. He surveyed thousands of students. C. He interviewed passers-by. D. He carried out the survey online. 9. Which of the following best explains “took a nosedive” underlined in paragraph 5? A. Fell. B. Changed. C. Counted. D. Rose. 10. What do the researchers say about language learning? A. It requires few skills. B. It keeps people smarter. C. It ends at the age of 17. D. It needs more practice. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. A learning guide. B. A study on language learning. C. An English speaker. D. A survey on grammar rules. D The China Manned Space Agency announced on October 30, 2025 that it will launch the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship at 23:44 on October 31 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This mission marks another significant step in China’s space exploration. The three-member crew comprises (由……组成) commander (指令长) Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang. Zhang Lu is an experienced astronaut who previously served on the Shenzhou-15 mission (任务，使命). Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, selected from China’s third batch (批次;一批) of astronauts, will be making their first spaceflight. Notably, Wu Fei will become the youngest Chinese astronaut to ever embark (开始) on a space mission. He is a flight engineer born in the 1990s and previously worked as an engineer at a space technology institute. After entering orbit (轨道), Shenzhou-21 is expected to dock (对接) with the Tiangong Space Station in approximately three and a half hours. The crew will remain aboard for six months. Their tasks include conducting spacewalks, transferring cargo, and installing space debris protection equipment. A key experiment will study four mice to understand the effects of weightlessness. The crew will also conduct 27 scientific experiments to collect valuable data. This mission is historically significant. It demonstrates China’s continuous progress in space technology. Furthermore, a crew spanning three generations symbolizes the passing of the torch in space exploration to a younger generation. We all look forward to their successful journey and valuable discoveries. 12. Which detail about Wu Fei is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. He is a post-90s flight engineer. B. He has worked in a space technology institute before. C. He will be the youngest Chinese astronaut on a space mission. D. He has participated in the Shenzhou-15 mission. 13. What can we infer from the passage? A. The Shenzhou-21 crew will stay in space for half a year. B. Docking with the Tiangong Space Station will take less than 3 hours. C. The 27 scientific experiments mainly focus on mouse behavior. D. Zhang Hongzhang is more experienced than Zhang Lu in spaceflights. 14. What is the historical significance (意义) of the Shenzhou-21 mission? A. It is the first mission to carry mice for space experiments. B. It symbolizes the inheritance (传承) of space exploration spirit across generations. C. It sets a record for the longest stay in space. D. It is the first mission conducted by China’s third batch of astronauts. 15. Where is the text probably from? A. A textbook B. A newspaper. C. The Internet. D. A science fiction 二、七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） Why experiencing a new culture is good for you Dealing with culture shock In general terms, culture shock is a response to your new surroundings when abroad that can leave you confused, anxious and feeling lonely. 16 Culture shock can be seen as a problem but also as an opportunity. It’s only by learning to accept your new surroundings and culture that you can hope to understand and appreciate it. Learning to adapt People often say that travel is a great way to develop new skills, since you’re constantly being put in new and unpredictable situations. 17 It is after all, just another form of problem-solving. Certainly, being able to think on your feet is a quality that many employers desire in employees. Language skills Perhaps the most obvious lesson learned with travel is the importance of language. Even just learning the basics of the local language can make getting about and making new friends easier. Trying to overcome language barriers also teaches you about the importance of non-verbal communication. Since you can’t rely on what is being said, you learn to understand people’s tones and body language. 18 Classes and courses Besides the incidental (附带的) skills you develop along the way while travelling, many travellers use the occasion to actively learn a new skill through classes. 19 All of these new skills learned can then be brought home with you to promote your lifestyle. Meeting new people Meeting people and making friends while overseas is both a necessity and one of the most enjoyable aspects of the experience. 20 A. You can come up with more creative solutions. B. This could mean taking language or cooking classes. C. Do a little research to avoid making any signs of disrespect. D. Travelling to new cultures is a great way to expand your social circle. E. Even just learning to deal with unpredictable things is a skill in itself. F. It includes how upsettingly different the simplest things can be in a new culture. G. This makes you a better communicator even when you’re speaking your native tongue. 三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） Before I was born, my mom had worked as a nurse. However, she resigned (辞职) shortly after my birth to 21 me. After I turned 12, she 22 to work. She left at 5:45 am, which left me 23 for waking myself up, preparing breakfast and walking to take the 7:30 am bus. I 24 being left home alone in the mornings. On days when she didn’t go to the 25 , she drove me both ways. Those were the 26 days. One day, as we walked down the sidewalk, I saw an elderly man 27 us. He broke into a wide smile, but I didn’t 28 him. “Leigh! Leigh!” he called my mother’s name. I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my role. “I hope you know how 29 you are!” he said after some small talk with Mom. I looked at him 30 since I had no idea what he was talking about. “You have the most wonderful, 31 and lovely mother,” he said. “When I was in hospital last month, she took good care of me. Actually, young lady, I shall never 32 her.” Right then, I 33 what it meant for my mom to be a 34 . She was caring for, serving and loving total 35 , often during the darkest times in their lives. She cared for them and me, too. 21. A. send for B. wait for C. care for D. seek for 22. A. refused B. returned C. planned D. agreed 23. A. ready B. anxious C. eager D. responsible 24. A. hated B. regretted C. enjoyed D. practiced 25. A. hospital B. school C. company D. bank 26. A. busiest B. longest C. happiest D. loneliest 27. A. judging B. approaching C. comforting D. dragging 28. A. reject B. spot C. admire D. recognize 29. A. lucky B. cute C. pretty D. sweet 30. A. calmly B. excitedly C. confusedly D. disappointedly 31. A. intelligent B. caring C. attractive D. outgoing 32. A. forgive B. leave C. cheat D. forget 33. A. doubted B. understood C. ignored D. wondered 34. A. doctor B. lady C. nurse D. helper 35. A. strangers B. friends C. colleagues D. adults 四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） When it seemed that social networks could no longer surprise us, China gave birth to a new application, TikTok. It is a social network in 36 you can create and share fun music videos with your friends and followers. TikTok 37 (release) in September 2016 by ByteDance. With people of all ages 38 (love) it in 2019, the short-form video app is becoming 39 (rapid) popular around the country. In order to use the application, we will need to create 40 user account, a process that will only take a few 41 (second). On TikTok, the key is the music videos. When creating your music videos, you will be able to choose from hundreds of songs. 42 addition to being able to choose the most popular songs of the moment, users have a simple video editor to make 43 (they) videos more surprising. TikTok aims to provide video editing service for mobile users, so all operation on this app is easy 44 (master). Creating videos with TikTok 45 (be) fun. Besides, we can “like” any other users’ videos, leave comments, share them with friends and so on. 四、书信写作（15分） 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack来信说，由于经常玩手机游戏，他和父母发生了争吵。你写信劝说他正确解决这个问题。内容包括： 1．对他的心情表示理解； 2．指出他的错误（至少两点）； 3．劝说他向父母道歉，并改掉这个坏习惯。 注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式作答。 Dear Jack, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $