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2026学年第一学期高二第一次阶段练习 （英语） 本试卷全卷共11页。满分140分。考试时间120分钟。 I. Listening Comprehension Section A (10’） Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. D. Lawyer and client. 2. A. Go to meet the recruiters and hand in his resume. B. Help the company play online games. C. Help the company to recruit graduate students. D. Contact his will-be boss of the company. 3. A. A doctor. B. A patient. C. A pharmacist. D. An actress. 4. A. By car. B. By underground. C. On foot. D. By bus. 5. A. In a supermarket. B. In a bank. C. In a travel agency. D. In a Book store. 6. A. He is a shy person in others’ eyes. B. He is always a brave man facing different situations. C. He is afraid to take part in the English speech contest. D. He is not sure whether he should participate in the English speech contest. 7. A. She is very happy working in the new company. B. She has no interest in her new job at all. C. She isn’t good at communicating with her boss. D. She feels uncomfortable when her boss talks to her. 8. A. Tell David to attend the meeting right now. B. Talk with David about what he will face if he is absent again. C. Help him realize the importance of the meetings. D. Dismiss David immediately. 9. A. The woman has no idea of the advertisements. B. The woman can’t give any comments on the advertisements. C. The woman doesn’t think the advertisements are good. D. The woman likes the advertisements. 10. A. From the back door. B. From the kitchen window. C. From the front door. D. From the sitting room window. Section B (15’） Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Many factors need to be considered. B. The college website is very attractive. C. The food in the college cafeteria tastes good. D. Friends are in the same college. 12. A. No one cares about what happens in the college. B. Making a speech in the college will do you good. C. The information on the website is very useful. D. Finding the right college takes time and thought. 13. A. The way students study in the college. B. The way students choose a college C. The way students talk with professors. D. The way students work in the community. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. It means that I was unlucky to be born in a poor family. B. It means that my family was not a rich one when I was born. C. It means that my mum didn’t use a silver spoon to feed me. D. It means that we didn’t have a silver spoon in the house. 15. A. He obtained his graduate degrees from Harvard. B. He did a college-prep course after he left high school. C. He took a full-time job at high school. D. He regretted having worked in the parking lot. 16. A. The speaker got good salary by working hard. B. The harder the job is, the more interesting it is. C. The speaker’s parents often complained about their life. D. The cleaning job in the parking lot was worthwhile for the speaker. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An accountant. D. A businesswoman. 18. A. Education background B. Commuting distance. C. Salary. D. Feelings towards the job 19. A. In Birmingham. B. In Manchester. C. In York. D. In Liverpool. 20. A. In two weeks’ time. B. Not mentioned. C. Right now. D. Immediately after a two weeks’ notice. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10’） Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. When Felisha Ruehmer’s friends kept following her in Facebook posts about a man who gives haircuts to the homeless, she took it as a sign. Ruehmer, ____1____ went to school for cosmetology, said she decided to make a Facebook post in 2016 to see whether others would help ____2____ she decided to give haircuts to the homeless herself. “When I woke up and checked the post, many people ____3____ (volunteer) to help and given ideas about how I could make it come together,” Ruehmer said. “So I think I’ll do this.” Ruehmer decided to host her first event to give out free haircuts in Aiken, S.C. in February 2016. She also had several volunteers and hairstylists ____4____ (take) part. After she and her team got prepared, she went to local shelters to spread her event and eventually 106 people came. “It makes me feel like I am respectable again as ____5____ average person,” said one man whose hair was cut by Ruehmer. Since then, Ruehmer ____6____ (give) 1,300 haircuts to the homeless as part of her job, and she also provides the homeless with showers, food and clothes. “If you think about ____7____ good you feel when you get your hair done, they are thinking about eating. So the hairstyle is one of ____8____ (important) things in a homeless person’s mind,” Ruehmer said. “But a good haircut ____9____ give them the confidence in standing up and instead of feeling like they are losers.” Ruehmer has travelled to 17 states in an RV since she began her mission. Last month, she opened a headquarters for the organization. The 37-year-old said she wants to continue to give back and to travel to different communities to help. In terms of Ruehmer, ____10____ it needs so little effort to be good to people, what they do are planting seeds of giving back, which will finally do good to the whole society. 【答案】1. who 2. if 3. had volunteered 4. take 5. an 6. has given 7. how 8. the least important 9. can 10. while##although##though 【解析】 【导语】这篇文章主要介绍了美容师Felisha Ruehmer为无家可归者免费理发的公益事迹，她发起志愿活动，不仅提供理发服务，还配套提供淋浴、食物与衣物，在多地开展活动并建立机构总部，用微小善举播撒回馈社会的种子。 【1题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：曾就读美容专业的鲁默说，她在2016年决定发一条脸书帖子，看看如果她决定为流浪者理发，是否会有其他人伸出援手。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词Ruehmer指人，关系代词在非限制性定语从句中作主语，用关系代词who引导定语从句。 【2题详解】 考查连词。句意同上。空处引导条件状语从句，表达“她想看看如果自己打算为流浪者理发，是否会有人伸出援手”。if意为“如果”。 【3题详解】 考查时态。句意：“当我醒来查看帖子的时候，很多人已经自愿提供帮助，并给出了帮助我组织活动的想法，”鲁默说。woke up为一般过去时，volunteer发生在醒来查看帖子之前，是“过去的过去”，使用过去完成时had volunteered。 【4题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：她还有几名志愿者和发型师参与其中。固定结构have sb. do sth.，表示“让某人做某事”，用不带to的不定式take作宾语补足语。 【5题详解】 考查冠词。句意：“这让我重新觉得自己像一个普通人，有尊严。”一位由鲁默理发的男士说道。average以元音音素开头，此处泛指一个普通人，使用不定冠词an。 【6题详解】 考查时态。句意：从那以后，作为自己工作的一部分，鲁默已经为流浪者提供了1300次理发服务，她还为流浪者提供淋浴、食物和衣物。Since then是现在完成时标志，主语Ruehmer是第三人称单数，现在完成时用has given。 【7题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：鲁默说：“当你理完发，想想你感觉有多好，而他们此刻所想的却是温饱。所以发型只是流浪者心中最不重要的事情之一。”该词修饰形容词good，引导宾语从句，用how表达“多么”。 【8题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意同上。固定结构one of + the +形容词最高级 +名词复数，表示“最……之一”，根据句意可知，此处表示“发型只是流浪者心中最不重要的事情之一”，important的最高级the least important表示“最不重要的”。 【9题详解】 考查情态动词。句意：“但是，一个好的发型能够给予他们站起来的自信，而不是让他们觉得自己是失败者。”此处表达“能够，可以”，使用情态动词can。 【10题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：对鲁默而言，尽管善待他人只需要付出一点点努力，但他们所做的事就是在播撒回馈的种子，而这些种子最终将造福整个社会。前后句子构成让步转折关系，强调“这件事门槛很低，但是价值巨大”。连词while/although/though表示“尽管，虽然”。 Section B (10’） Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. A. gathered B. promotion C. earn D. experimental E. somehow F. campaign G. willingly H. request I. shelter J. compose K. plastic 11. He joined the firm as an office boy, but he gained rapid ________, and ended up as a director. 12. She ________ volunteered her time to help the elderly in her community. 13. He has been struggling to find a job and ________ a living for his family. 14. We were caught in a storm, without anywhere to ________. 15. The poet took inspiration from real-life events to ________ a beautiful poem. 16. The teacher led a ________ to encourage reading among students. 17. Despite facing numerous challenges, they ________ managed to complete the project on time. 18. The equipment is still at the ________ stage, suggesting that it is not yet fully developed or ready for widespread use. 19. At the ________ of the client, we organized a special training session on sales skills. 20. The ocean is polluted with a significant amount of ________ waste. 【答案】11. B 12. G 13. C 14. I 15. J 16. F 17. E 18. D 19. H 20. K 【解析】 【11题详解】 考查名词。句意：他作为办公室勤杂工加入这家公司，但很快得到晋升，最后成为董事。形容词rapid后需要接名词，根据句意可知，他职位快速提升，promotion表示“晋升，升职”。 【12题详解】 考查副词。句意：她自愿抽出时间帮助社区里的老年人。修饰动词volunteered需要副词，根据句意可知，她心甘情愿地提供志愿服务，willingly表示“心甘情愿地”。 【13题详解】 考查动词。句意：他一直在努力找工作，为家人谋生。不定式符号to后面需要接动词原形，固定搭配earn a living表示“谋生”，earn表示“挣得，赚取”。 【14题详解】 考查动词。句意：我们遇上暴风雨，没有地方可以躲避。不定式to后面需要接动词原形，根据句意可知，需要地方躲避风雨，shelter表示“躲避，避难”。 【15题详解】 考查动词。句意：这位诗人从真实生活事件中获取灵感，创作一首优美的诗歌。不定式符号to后面需要接动词原形，根据句意可知，诗人创作诗歌，compose表示“创作（文学作品）”。 【16题详解】 考查名词。句意：老师发起一项活动，鼓励学生阅读。不定冠词a后接单数名词，根据句意可知，老师发起一项倡议活动，campaign表示“活动，运动”。 【17题详解】 考查副词。句意：尽管面临许多挑战，他们还是设法按时完成了项目。修饰动词managed需要副词，根据句意可知，不知怎么地、想方设法完成任务，somehow表示“以某种方式，不知怎么地”。 【18题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这套设备还处在试验阶段，意味着它尚未完全开发完成，不能广泛投入使用。修饰名词stage需要形容词，根据句意可知，设备尚未完全开发完成，说明还在试验阶段，experimental表示“实验性的，试验的”。 【19题详解】 考查名词。句意：应客户的要求，我们组织了一场关于销售技巧的专项培训。根据句意可知，组织培训是为了响应客户的要求，固定搭配at the request of表示“应……的要求”，request表示“要求，请求”。 【20题详解】 考查形容词。句意：海洋被大量塑料垃圾污染。修饰名词waste需要形容词，根据句意可知，污染海洋的是塑料废弃物，plastic表示“塑料的”。 Section C (10`) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. committed B. equally C. motivation D. replace E. disappearance F. available G. buried H. virtual I. pace J. lack K. significantly Technology: The End of Classrooms? We know it’s good to learn another language. It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and it’s fun too. But to improve our linguistic skills, many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our heads ____21____ in textbooks. It’s no wonder then that technology appears to be providing a better and more accessible way of learning. There is certainly a huge demand for language learning, and having a smartphone means you can have a(an) ____22____ teacher with you wherever you go. Many app developers are keen to cash in on the demand, and there are numerous learning apps ____23____ — including the free BBC Learning English app! Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities. And others offer “invented” language courses in Esperanto, Elvish and Star Trek’s Klingon — lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom. Whatever you want to learn, apps allow you to go at your own ____24____ and fit learning around other commitments. But they’re not perfect — you might not get your head round the grammar and will ____25____ the peer support you could get in a classroom environment. So, does technology result in the ____26____ of traditional classrooms and teachers? Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University, thinks not. He told the BBC that apps should be used alongside classroom methods, not to ____27____ traditional teaching. And he adds: “The apps are very controversial ... they’re not designed for degrees, but they could be additional resources.” Technology is going to contribute ____28____ in and outside the classroom. But attending a real lesson, facing a real teacher, probably forces you to be more ____29____. When using an app, ____30____ can be a problem. But if you have a genuine and practical reason to learn another language, you will no doubt stick with it. 【答案】21. G 22. H 23. F 24. I 25. J 26. E 27. D 28. K 29. A 30. C 【解析】 【导语】文章主要探讨科技是否会终结传统教室，介绍语言学习应用程序的优势与不足，指出应用程序只能作为课堂教学的补充，无法取代传统课堂与教师。 【21题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：但为了提升我们的语言能力，许多人不得不忍受数小时的校内课程或夜校学习，埋头于课本之中。此处为with复合结构，空格需要过去分词，与our heads构成被动关系。根据前文“many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes”及后文“in textbooks”可知，许多人不得不忍受长期的学习，埋头于课本之中。buried表示“埋头于”。 【22题详解】 考查形容词。句意：语言学习的需求确实巨大，拥有智能手机意味着无论去哪里，你身边都可以有一位虚拟老师。空格修饰名词teacher，需要形容词。根据前文“having a smartphone”可知，拥有智能手机就意味着拥有了一位虚拟老师，可以随时学习。virtual表示“虚拟的”。 【23题详解】 考查形容词。句意：许多应用程序开发者急于从这种需求中获利，市面上有大量可供使用的学习应用，包括免费的BBC英语学习应用。空处作后置定语修饰名词apps，需要形容词。根据后文 “including the free BBC Learning English app”可知，这些都是可供使用的学习应用。available表示“可获得的、可用的”。 【24题详解】 考查名词。句意：无论你想学什么，应用程序都允许你按照自己的节奏学习，把学习安排在其他事务之余。形容词own后接名词，根据后文“fit learning around other commitments”可知，应用程序灵活安排学习时间，允许你按照自己的节奏学习。pace表示“节奏、速度”。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：但它们并非完美——你可能无法理解语法知识，并且会缺少在课堂环境中可以获得的同伴支持。情态动词will后接动词原形。根据后文“the peer support you could get in a classroom environment”可知，利用应用程序学习存在弊端，会缺少在课堂环境中可以获得的同伴支持。lack表示“缺少”。 【26题详解】 考查名词。句意：那么，科技会造成传统教室和教师的消失吗？定冠词the后面需要名词。根据后文“of traditional classrooms and teachers”可知，此处提出“科技是否会造成传统教室和教师的消失”的问题，disappearance表示“消失”。 【27题详解】 考查动词。句意：他告诉BBC，应用程序应当和课堂教学方式一起使用，而不是取代传统教学。不定式to后面接动词原形。根据前文“apps should be used alongside classroom methods”及后文“traditional teaching”可知，应用程序应当和课堂教学方式一起使用，而不是取而代之。replace表示“取代、替代”。 【28题详解】 考查副词。句意：科技将在课堂内外发挥重大作用。修饰动词contribute，需要副词。根据前文“Technology is going to contribute”及后文“in and outside the classroom”可知，科技在课堂内外都能发挥重大作用。significantly表示“显著地、重大地”。 【29题详解】 考查形容词。句意：但是参加真实课程，面对真实的老师，或许会迫使你更加投入。be more后接形容词作表语。根据前文 “attending a real lesson, facing a real teacher”可知，参加真实课程，面对真实的老师，能让你更加投入。committed表示“投入的、专注的”。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：当使用应用程序学习时，学习动力会成为一个问题。句子缺少主语，需要名词。根据前文“When using an app”及后文“can be a problem”可知，当使用应用程序学习时，学习动力可能不足。motivation表示“动力，积极性”。 Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A (15’） Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. A fine arts major, Jimmy had already become a successful artist by the early 1990s. _____31_____, his life also had its ups and downs. In 1995, two years after quitting his job at an advertising agency, Jimmy was diagnosed with life-threatening leukaemia (白血病). Because of this severe blow, all of the things that had looked unimportant before became _____32_____ and all of the things that had been important to him in the past became less so. He suddenly realised that _____33_____ was not only a means of making a living, but also a channel through which he could demonstrate how he thought about life. Certainly, such a(n) _____34_____ added intensity to his work and permanently influenced his career. Actually, the artist’s picture books seem to be intended more for adult readers than for children. Unlike comic books, his works do not _____35_____ words to tell stories. Instead, images with bright colours and simple lines play the primary role in _____36_____ his feelings and thoughts. “You can understand what I am trying to say in my books without reading the text that comes with the images,” says the artist, who always feels embarrassed when he is _____37_____ as a comic-book author. Nonetheless, the text, though usually quite short, has its _____38_____. As a story develops in a series of interconnected images, the short sentences placed alongside them can easily intensify the readers’ _____39_____, which involve no sudden awakening but pure emotions of joy and sadness caused by trivial matters. These matters are typically _____40_____ in our busy modern society, but magnified creatively through Jimmy’s drawing pen. Had it not been for the close contact with _____41_____ in his early thirties that gave him new insights into life and art, Jimmy might not have enjoyed such a great deal of success. Today, he has published over twenty best-selling picture books, many of which are also _____42_____ in German, Japanese, Italian and Greek. His success owed much to his simple _____43_____ for drawing and to the feelings his works inspire. “I’m a child living in the body of a middle-aged man,” he says. For an artist like Jimmy, who always keeps a low profile, beauty lies in _____44_____ and in the sweet innocence of childhood. Undoubtedly, this is the _____45_____ behind the lasting charm of Jimmy’s picture books. 31. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Likewise D. However 32. A. significant B. believable C. moderate D. convenient 33. A. reading B. acting C. drawing D. advertising 34. A. intention B. channel C. life D. realization 35. A. rely on B. pick up C. insist on D. take up 36. A. explaining B. burying C. expressing D. resolving 37. A. singled out B. referred to C. protested against D. focused on 38. A. cause B. origin C. advantage D. function 39. A. thoughts B. feelings C. lives D. efforts 40. A. ignored B. reminded C. interviewed D. shown 41. A. society B. inspiration C. wonder D. death 42. A. understandable B. available C. preferable D. acceptable 43. A. consideration B. guilt C. motivation D. talent 44. A. strength B. celebration C. simplicity D. profit 45. A. subject B. message C. design D. outline 【答案】31. D 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. A 41. D 42. B 43. C 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述艺术家Jimmy患白血病后重悟艺术本质，创作重图像轻文字的成人绘本，凭简约风格与赤子心收获多国声誉。 【31题详解】 考查副词。句意：然而，他的生活也有起有落。A. Moreover而且；B. Therefore因此；C. Likewise同样地；D. However然而。上文“Jimmy had already become a successful artist by the early 1990s”提到Jimmy是一名成功的艺术家，和下文“his life also had its ups and downs”是转折关系。 【32题详解】 考查形容词。句意：由于这次沉重的打击，过去看似微不足道的事物变得重要起来，而过去对他而言重要的事物则变得不再那么重要。A. significant重要的；B. believable可信的；C. moderate适度的；D. convenient方便的。根据下文“and all of the things that had been important to him in the past became less so”可知，由于Jimmy的生活受到重大打击，以前对他来说不重要的东西变得重要了。 【33题详解】 考查名词。句意：他突然意识到，绘画不仅是一种谋生的方式，更是一条可以表达自己对生活看法的途径。A. reading阅读；B. acting表演；C. drawing绘画；D. advertising广告。根据第二段第一句话中的“the artist’s picture books”可知，本文主要讲了Jimmy的图画书创作相关内容，因此选drawing。 【34题详解】 考查名词。句意：当然，这样的领悟为他的工作增添了强度，并永久地影响了他的职业生涯。A. intention意图；B. channel渠道，方法；C. life生活；D. realization认识，领悟。根据上文“He suddenly realised that...”可知，这样的认知为他的作品增加了厚重感。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：与漫画不同，他的作品并不依赖文字来讲述故事。A. rely on依靠；B. pick up捡起；C. insist on坚持；D. take up占用。根据空后“words to tell stories”和“Instead, images with bright colours and simple lines play the primary role”可知，他的作品不依靠文字来讲故事。 【36题详解】 考查动词。句意：相反，色彩鲜艳、线条简单的图画在表达他的情感和思想方面起着主要作用。A. explaining解释；B. burying埋葬；C. expressing表达；D. resolving解决。根据“images with bright colours and simple lines”和“his feelings and thoughts”可知，色彩鲜艳、线条简单的图画起到表达情感和思想的作用。 【37题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：“你无需阅读图片附带的文字，也能理解我在书中想表达的意思，”这位艺术家表示，每当被称作漫画作者时，他总是感到尴尬。A. singled out单独挑出；B. referred to提到；C. protested against抗议；D. focused on专注于。根据空后“as a comic-book author”可知指“别人称他为漫画家时，他总是很尴尬”，be referred to as意为“被称为”。 【38题详解】 考查名词。句意：尽管如此，这些配文虽然通常相当简短，却是有其作用的。A. cause原因；B. origin起源；C. advantage优点；D. function功能，作用。根据下文“As a story develops in a series of interconnected images, the short sentences placed alongside them can easily intensify the readers’ ____”可知，文字虽短，却有其作用。 【39题详解】 考查名词。句意：随着故事通过一系列相互关联的画面展开，旁边插入的简短句子能够轻易加深读者的情感体验，这种感受并非突如其来的觉醒，而是由琐碎小事引发的纯粹喜悦与悲伤。A. thoughts思想；B. feelings感受；C. lives生活；D. efforts努力。下文“which involve no sudden awakening but pure emotions of joy and sadness caused by trivial matters”提到“觉醒、喜悦和悲伤”，这些都是“感受”。 【40题详解】 考查动词。句意：这些事情在我们繁忙的现代社会中通常会被忽视，但通过Jimmy的画笔却以富有创意的方式被放大呈现。A. ignored忽视；B. reminded提醒；C. interviewed采访；D. shown展示。下文“but magnified creatively through Jimmy’s drawing pen”提到这些事情通过Jimmy的画笔被放大呈现，上下文为转折关系，故此处指“它们通常会被忽视”。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：如果不是在三十多岁时与死亡的密切接触，让他对生活和艺术有了新的领悟，吉米可能不会取得如此巨大的成功。A. society社会；B. inspiration灵感；C. wonder奇迹；D. death死亡。根据上文第一段中“Jimmy was diagnosed with life-threatening leukaemia (白血病)”可知，他被诊断出致命的白血病，和死亡的近距离接触让他对人生和艺术有了新的领悟。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：如今，他已经出版了二十多本畅销图画书，其中许多作品还可以买到德语、日语、意大利语和希腊语版本。A. understandable可以理解的；B. available可购得的；C. preferable更可取的；D. acceptable可接受的。根据上文“he has published over twenty best-selling picture books”和下文“in German, Japanese, Italian and Greek”可知，他出版了二十多本畅销图画书，其中许多作品可以买到德语、日语、意大利语和希腊语版本。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：他的成功很大程度上归功于他绘画时的简单动机，以及他的作品所引发的情感。A. consideration考虑；B. guilt内疚；C. motivation动机；D. talent天赋。根据下文“I’m a child living in the body of a middle-aged man”可知，他说自己是住在中年男人身体里的孩子，对应他创作的初心动机。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意：对于像Jimmy这样总是低调行事的艺术家来说，美在于简单，也在于童年那纯真甜美的天真。A. strength力量；B. celebration庆祝；C. simplicity简单；D. profit利润。上文第5空格后“images with bright colours and simple lines”和第7空格后“the text, though usually quite short”以及本空前“who always keeps a low profile”提到他的作品线条简单、文字简短，他本人也很低调，对应美存在于简单和童年的纯真里。 【45题详解】 考查名词。句意：毫无疑问，这正是Jimmy图画书长久魅力背后所要传达的信息。A. subject主题；B. message信息；C. design设计；D. outline概述。根据上文“beauty lies in ________ and in the sweet innocence of childhood.”可知，此处指“这正是Jimmy图画书持久魅力背后所要传达的信息”。 Section B (22’) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?” Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads — the commander, and tails — the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos, no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I throw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of tho your as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet! 46. What did the author’s classmates think about his report? A. Ridiculous. B. Controversial. C. Boring. D. Puzzling. 47. Why was the author confused about the task? A. He was new at the school. B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin. C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction. D. He was unfamiliar with American history. 48. The underlined word “burning” in the 3rd paragraph probably means________. A. annoyed B. eager C. ready D. ashamed 49. In the end, the author turned things around ________. A. by redoing his task B. under the guidance of his headmaster C. with the help of his grandfather D. through his own efforts 【答案】46. A 47. D 48. B 49. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述作者刚到新学校，因不熟悉美国历史，弄错人物完成报告闹出笑话，而后努力学习最终跳级。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.(自豪地读着我的文字，我环顾房间，却发现同学们脸上挂着灿烂的笑容，眼里含着泪水。我感到困惑，看向面无表情的老师)”可知，同学们觉得作者的报告很荒唐可笑。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before.(因为我对历史的认知来自祖国的一位老教师，我以前从未听过那个名字)”以及“As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different!(当我搜索这个人的名字时，很明显有两个同名但长相完全不同的人)”可知，作者对这项任务感到困惑的原因是他不熟悉美国历史。 【48题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段中的“to find out what I had done wrong.(想找出我哪里做错了)”以及前文作者一头雾水的状态可知，作者坐下后内心非常“急切、渴望”知道自己错在了哪里。故猜测burning意为“迫切的，渴望的”，与eager同义。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Consequently, I throw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.(因此，在本学年剩下的时间里，我全身心投入学习)”可知，作者依靠自身努力扭转局面。 B Study Smarter in College In college, I encountered a rule of thumb: For every credit hour, you should be studying two to three hours outside of class per week. Studying for long hours will often be necessary when you have an exam. But you don’t need to pull all-nighters to be a top student. Plus psychologists say a healthy amount of sleep will actually help you retain the material! If you ask a teacher or professor how much their best students should study, very few will expect their students to be studying for long hours every day. Spending an hour of self-studying will be enough to put you ahead of a lot of your peers. “Studying all day” might mean going to class, reading 10 pages before lunch, doing a physics problem in between classes, and reviewing material at the end of the day. The hardest part can often be thinking of small things to do in order to fill your time during the day. You need to act smartly. Best students are the ones who find time to complete portions of the assignments well before it’s due. A to-do-list item like “Write essay” is the kind of thing that will take long hours of work, but it can be broken into steps, like: write an outline, free write, revise your intro paragraph. Let’s talk about some of the study tips that I followed to clear even the toughest of the toughest examinations: 1. Prepare summary notes. Topper students are not ahead of intelligence or mental skill. But they are ahead of time. They manage time so well that they won’t need to feel guilty after exams that they could have done better. Summary notes mainly incorporate all important definitions, points or flowcharts which are more likely to come in exams. 2. This might look opposite of what you have heard till now. But studying for more hours is less productive and effective than studying for less time along with adequate breaks in between. Follow Pomodoro Technique. 3. Distractions. They make you less productive and lazy. Keep a check on your distractions. Seriously, we don’t consider some of the minute things which actually are more time consuming. For example: Facebook will keep you sticking to its website and keep showing you funny videos, profile pictures, but remember one thing: Any of these things won’t make you a topper. 4. Writing. Writing things down will help you remember them for a longer period. Write everything that can come in examinations. Attention: Your mind will try to tell you that there’s no need to write everything. But, you have to. 50. Which of the following is NOT a method recommended by the writer to make you a top student? A. Making good use of time and accomplishing assignments ahead of the deadline. B. Acting smartly, writing freely but not everything. C. Summarizing important definitions, points or flowcharts on notes and reviewing them outside of class. D. Trying to avoid distractions as much as possible. 51. According to the passage, what can we infer about Pomodoro Technique? A. It may be opposite to our common sense and advises us to study longer. B. It may be a learning technique invented by a scientist called Pomodoro. C. It’s an effective learning method to encourage students to study longer hours. D. It’s a technique to divide long hours into short sessions with breaks in between. 52. Where may you find this passage? A. A leaflet about tips on college life prepared by the Students’ Union. B. A fashion magazine for college students. C. A section about time management in a newspaper. D. Assignments requirement from a professor in college. 【答案】50. B 51. D 52. A 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍了大学高效学习的方法，告诉读者不必长时间熬夜学习，分享了多项学习技巧帮助学生更聪明地学习，成为优秀学生。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文第4点“Write everything that can come in examinations.(把所有可能考到的内容都写下来)”可知，作者建议写下所有考点，而选项B表述（聪明地行动，自由地写作，但并非事无巨细）为不用写下所有内容，这不是作者推荐的方法。 【51题详解】 推理判断题。根据原文第2点“But studying for more hours is less productive and effective than studying for less time along with adequate breaks in between. Follow Pomodoro Technique.(但是长时间学习的效率和效果不如短时间学习并且中间充分休息。试试番茄工作法)”可知，番茄工作法是将长时间学习拆分为多个短时学习时段，中间安排休息的学习方法。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据原文第四段“Let’s talk about some of the study tips that I followed to clear even the toughest of the toughest examinations(让我们聊聊我用来攻克最难考试的一些学习技巧)”及全文内容可知，文章给大学生提供大学学习与时间管理的建议。因此这篇文章最有可能出现在学生会制作的大学生活小贴士宣传单上。 The first thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face. Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill, By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s. Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face. Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain colors such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different colors. There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being. people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they will find a cure. 53. The first paragraph is mainly about ____________. A. the way to improve one’s face-recognition skills B. the fact that some people have face-recognition problems C. the simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces D. the importance of face recognition in human communication 54. When do people have the keen skills of face-recognition? A. At birth. B. In adolescence. C. Half a year old. D. Nine months old. 55. The bold word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph is closes in meaning to _______________. A. confused B. surprised C. excited D. depressed 56. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness? A. People need to take it seriously. B. It affects a great number of people. C. It can be cured in the near future. D. Certain techniques can make up for it. 【答案】53. B 54. C 55. B 56. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了面部识别方面的有关知识以及有些人存在面部识别的问题。 【53题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.”（有些人很难记住和辨认面孔，而另一些人几乎永远不会忘记面孔。）可知，第一段主要想说明，事实上，有些人有面部识别问题。故选B项。 【54题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Babies are highly skilled at face recognition at six months.”（六个月大的婴儿面部识别能力很强。）可知人们在半周岁时具备敏锐的面部识别技能。故选C项。 【55题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段中“People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror.”（严重的脸盲症患者甚至不能认出自己的脸。事实上，有这种情况的人有时候在照镜子的时候会感到惊恐）可知，一些脸盲症患者不认识自己的脸，照镜子都会害怕，再根据“They don’t recognize their own face,”（他们不认识自己的脸）可知，他们因为不认识自己的脸，所以看到一张陌生的面孔时会感到惊恐，startled应和frightened“受惊的”接近，选项中surprised与之词义最为接近。故选B项。 【56题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being. people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they will find a cure.”（ 脸盲症没有治疗方法。所以目前来说。脸盲症患者需要找到简单的技术来弥补他们的问题。他们可以尝试通过发型、声音或眼镜来识别人。）可知，某些技术可以弥补脸盲症患者的问题。故选D项。 Section C (8’) Directions: read the following passage and choose the most suitable statement from A-F for each blank There are no extra statements, which you do not need. Ten years ago, after two years as a postdoc (博士后), I found myself wondering whether I should take a different road. Up to that point, I had stuck to a pretty traditional path investigating cancer genetics, but I was losing interest in the research. At the same time, federal funding had flattened, which added to my dissatisfaction. _____57_____Then came the hard part: identifying a new career that would nurture my passion for science and allow me to make an impact with my work. As I was considering my options, I found inspiration in my first graduate school research tutor, whose work reminded me that scientists’ efforts away from the bench can be incredibly powerful. But I still didn’t know exactly what I should do. _____58_____ A colleague mentioned that a professor at a nearby 2-year college was training students to produce monoclonal antibodies (单株抗体) for labs on campus. I was impressed that the professor had taken on this type of ambitious project with relatively inexperienced students. Curious to find out more, I set up a meeting with John and was struck by his sincerity and the way he prioritised student training above grants, publications, and personal ambition. I could also see his passion for teaching, which reminded me of the dream to become a high school biology teacher. _____59_____ I found a faculty position and joined John at the same quiet junior college. Now, I effectively hold two positions: classroom instructor and research co-adviser of 15 inexperienced but eager undergraduates. Both roles give me a chance to help students transform themselves, which is enormously rewarding. _____60_____ It’s discouraging when others see both my students and me as less worthy because we are not at universities. We sometimes struggle to get access to federal funding, scientific conferences, and other resources and opportunities. My pay is below the standard at 4-year research institutions, even though my teaching workload is greater. But my occasional frustration is relieved by the thought of the students, who I have helped train. Looking back at these 10 years, I realise how much my work on this campus has helped me grow, both as an academic and a tutor. I’m grateful that I stepped away from a traditional career path and found a way to serve both the student and research communities in my own way, modest though it may be. A. However, my work has its challenges. B. Then a second bit of inspiration came my way. C. Distressed as I was, I resolved to pursue my interest in research. D. Besides the spiritual reward, there are other less apparent benefits. E. So I decided to leave the academic path to find a better match. F. Here, at last, was a way to combine my interest in science with my passion for teaching. 【答案】57. E 58. B 59. F 60. A 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了作者在博士后期间因失去研究兴趣和经费压力而离开传统科研道路，最终在两年制学院找到结合科研与教学热情的职业，并分享了其中的收获与挑战。 【57题详解】 上文“Up to that point, I had stuck to a pretty traditional path investigating cancer genetics, but I was losing interest in the research. At the same time, federal funding had flattened, which added to my dissatisfaction.(在那之前，我一直坚持一条相当传统的道路，研究癌症遗传学，但我对这项研究失去了兴趣。与此同时，联邦经费停滞不前，这加剧了我的不满)”描述了作者失去研究兴趣以及经费停滞带来的双重困扰，E选项“So I decided to leave the academic path to find a better match.(所以我决定离开学术道路，寻找更适合自己的方向)”与上文构成因果关系，基于上述困扰，作者决定离开传统学术道路。 【58题详解】 上文“As I was considering my options, I found inspiration in my first graduate school research tutor, whose work reminded me that scientists’ efforts away from the bench can be incredibly powerful. But I still didn’t know exactly what I should do.(当我考虑各种选择时，我从我的第一位研究生导师那里获得了灵感，他的工作提醒我，科学家在实验室之外的付出可以产生不可思议的力量。但我仍然不太清楚自己到底应该做什么)”指出作者从导师那里获得灵感但仍不清楚具体方向，B选项“Then a second bit of inspiration came my way.(然后，第二份灵感降临到我身上)”承接上文，引出下文另一份灵感的来源；下文“A colleague mentioned that a professor at a nearby 2-year college was training students to produce monoclonal antibodies (单株抗体) for labs on campus.(一位同事提到，附近一所两年制学院的一位教授正在培训学生为校园实验室生产单株抗体)”具体说明了第二份灵感——得知一位教授在两年制学院开展科研项目，与B选项中的“a second bit of inspiration”直接呼应，上下文语意连贯。 【59题详解】 上一段中“I could also see his passion for teaching, which reminded me of the dream to become a high school biology teacher.(我也看到了他对教学的热情，这让我想起了成为高中生物老师的梦想)”提到作者想起自己曾经想当生物老师的梦想，F选项“Here, at last, was a way to combine my interest in science with my passion for teaching.(终于，有了一种将我对科学的兴趣与我对教学的热情结合起来的方式)”承接上文，总结说明作者找到了将科研与教学相结合的职业道路；下文“I found a faculty position and joined John at the same quiet junior college.(我找到了一个教职，加入了约翰所在的那所安静的初级学院)”具体说明了作者采取的行动，与F选项中的“a way to combine”直接呼应，上下文语意连贯。 【60题详解】 设空处为段落主题句。下文“It’s discouraging when others see both my students and me as less worthy because we are not at universities. We sometimes struggle to get access to federal funding, scientific conferences, and other resources and opportunities. My pay is below the standard at 4-year research institutions, even though my teaching workload is greater.(当别人因为我和我的学生不在大学里而认为我们不够有价值时，这令人沮丧。我们有时难以获得联邦经费、科学会议及其他资源和机会。尽管我的教学工作量更大，我的工资却低于四年制研究机构的标准)”描述了作者在工作中面临的认可度、资源和待遇方面的困难。A选项“However, my work has its challenges.(然而，我的工作也有其挑战)”准确概括了本段主旨，与下文中的“discouraging”、“struggle”和“below the standard”直接呼应，符合段落主题句的功能。 IV. Translation (15) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 61. 我们应该以事实为基础发表观点，而不是盲目地赞成或反对。（base v.）(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 We should express our views based on facts, rather than blindly approve or oppose them. 【解析】 【详解】“应该做某事”表达为should do sth.，“发表我们的观点”表达为express our views；“以……为基础”的动词固定搭配为base sth. on sth.，此处views和base是被动关系，作定语修饰views，故用过去分词based；“而不是”表达为rather than，连接并列的谓语动词，形式和前面的express保持一致，用动词原形；“盲目地”表达为blindly，为副词，修饰其后的动词approve“赞成”和oppose“反对”。 62. 我参加了一个志愿者项目，下个月的这个时候我将在山区支教。（volunteer）(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 I have joined a volunteer program, and I will be teaching in mountainous areas as a volunteer teacher at this time next month. 【解析】 【详解】“参加一个志愿者项目”表达为join a volunteer program，动作已完成且对现在产生影响，使用现在完成时，主语是I，助动词用have，“下个月的这个时候”表达为at this time next month，是将来进行时的标志性时间状语，对应时态结构为will be doing，因此“在山区支教”表达为will be teaching in mountainous areas as a volunteer teacher。 63. 教授们力促这位前途无量的学者留在美国，而他却坚持要回到祖国。（urge）(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Professors urged that the promising scholar stay in the US, but he insisted on returning to his motherland. 【解析】 【详解】主语“教授们”表达为professors，谓语“力促”用urge，陈述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，“这位前途无量的学者留在美国”处理为宾语从句，且urge表“敦促、力劝”含义后接宾语从句时，从句谓语需用(should)+动词原形的虚拟结构，should可省略，从句主语“这位前途无量的学者”表达为the promising scholar，“留在美国”用stay in the US。“而他却坚持要回到祖国”为but连接的并列句，主语是he，“坚持做某事”表达为insist on doing sth.，陈述过去发生的事情，谓语insist用过去式，“回到祖国”表达为return to his motherland。 64. 正是因为玛丽的父亲经常给她朗读诗歌中的经典作品，她渐渐对诗歌产生了强烈的热爱。（It... , taste）（汉译英） _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 It was because Mary’s father often read her classic works of poetry that she gradually developed a strong taste for poetry. 【解析】 【详解】本句陈述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时；“因为玛丽的父亲经常给她朗读诗歌中的经典作品”处理为because引导的原因状语从句，从句主语是Mary’s father，谓语“朗读”用read的过去式，“给她朗读诗歌中的经典作品”可表达为read her classic works of poetry；主句主语是she，谓语“逐渐产生”用gradually developed，宾语“对诗歌强烈的热爱”用a strong taste for poetry；“正是……”对应强调句“It + be动词 + 被强调部分 + that + 其他成分”，被强调部分为原因状语从句。 V. Guided Writing (25’） 65. Directions: Write an English composition in about 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 如今，“志愿者服务”已经成为高中生的必修课。假定你是李华，请你写一封邮件给你的班主任王老师，结合你自己在志愿者服务过程中的一次经历，谈谈你的收获。你的文章必须包括： 1) 你的一次志愿者服务的经历； 2) 你在志愿者服务过程中的收获。 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Mr. Wang, I’m writing to share my experience as a volunteer and what I gained from it. Last month, I volunteered at a community library. My job was to help children find books and organize the shelves. At first, I felt a bit nervous, but the children’s bright smiles soon put me at ease. When a little girl thanked me for finding her favorite storybook, I felt a strong sense of satisfaction. From this experience, I learned that helping others brings true happiness. I also developed my communication skills and patience. I believe volunteer service is a valuable lesson that textbooks cannot teach. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】题目要求考生给班主任王老师写邮件，结合一次志愿者服务经历谈谈自己的收获。 【详解】1.词汇积累 获得：gain → obtain 帮助：help → assist 满足感：satisfaction → contentment/fulfillment 宝贵的：valuable → precious 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：My job was to help children find books and organize the shelves. 拓展句：My job was to help children find books and organize the shelves, which gave me a strong sense of responsibility. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I’m writing to share my experience as a volunteer and what I gained from it. (运用了what引导的宾语从句) [高分句型2] I believe volunteer service is a valuable lesson that textbooks cannot teach. (运用了省略连词的宾语从句和that引导的定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026学年第一学期高二第一次阶段练习 （英语） 本试卷全卷共11页。满分140分。考试时间120分钟。 I. Listening Comprehension Section A (10’） Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. D. Lawyer and client. 2. A. Go to meet the recruiters and hand in his resume. B. Help the company play online games. C. Help the company to recruit graduate students. D. Contact his will-be boss of the company. 3. A. A doctor. B. A patient. C. A pharmacist. D. An actress. 4. A. By car. B. By underground. C. On foot. D. By bus. 5. A. In a supermarket. B. In a bank. C. In a travel agency. D. In a Book store. 6. A. He is a shy person in others’ eyes. B. He is always a brave man facing different situations. C. He is afraid to take part in the English speech contest. D. He is not sure whether he should participate in the English speech contest. 7. A. She is very happy working in the new company. B. She has no interest in her new job at all. C. She isn’t good at communicating with her boss. D. She feels uncomfortable when her boss talks to her. 8. A. Tell David to attend the meeting right now. B. Talk with David about what he will face if he is absent again. C. Help him realize the importance of the meetings. D. Dismiss David immediately. 9. A. The woman has no idea of the advertisements. B. The woman can’t give any comments on the advertisements. C. The woman doesn’t think the advertisements are good. D. The woman likes the advertisements. 10. A. From the back door. B. From the kitchen window. C. From the front door. D. From the sitting room window. Section B (15’） Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Many factors need to be considered. B. The college website is very attractive. C. The food in the college cafeteria tastes good. D. Friends are in the same college. 12. A. No one cares about what happens in the college. B. Making a speech in the college will do you good. C. The information on the website is very useful. D. Finding the right college takes time and thought. 13. A. The way students study in the college. B. The way students choose a college C. The way students talk with professors. D. The way students work in the community. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. It means that I was unlucky to be born in a poor family. B. It means that my family was not a rich one when I was born. C. It means that my mum didn’t use a silver spoon to feed me. D. It means that we didn’t have a silver spoon in the house. 15. A. He obtained his graduate degrees from Harvard. B. He did a college-prep course after he left high school. C. He took a full-time job at high school. D. He regretted having worked in the parking lot. 16. A. The speaker got good salary by working hard. B. The harder the job is, the more interesting it is. C. The speaker’s parents often complained about their life. D. The cleaning job in the parking lot was worthwhile for the speaker. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An accountant. D. A businesswoman. 18. A. Education background B. Commuting distance. C. Salary. D. Feelings towards the job 19. A. In Birmingham. B. In Manchester. C. In York. D. In Liverpool. 20. A. In two weeks’ time. B. Not mentioned. C. Right now. D. Immediately after a two weeks’ notice. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10’） Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. When Felisha Ruehmer’s friends kept following her in Facebook posts about a man who gives haircuts to the homeless, she took it as a sign. Ruehmer, ____1____ went to school for cosmetology, said she decided to make a Facebook post in 2016 to see whether others would help ____2____ she decided to give haircuts to the homeless herself. “When I woke up and checked the post, many people ____3____ (volunteer) to help and given ideas about how I could make it come together,” Ruehmer said. “So I think I’ll do this.” Ruehmer decided to host her first event to give out free haircuts in Aiken, S.C. in February 2016. She also had several volunteers and hairstylists ____4____ (take) part. After she and her team got prepared, she went to local shelters to spread her event and eventually 106 people came. “It makes me feel like I am respectable again as ____5____ average person,” said one man whose hair was cut by Ruehmer. Since then, Ruehmer ____6____ (give) 1,300 haircuts to the homeless as part of her job, and she also provides the homeless with showers, food and clothes. “If you think about ____7____ good you feel when you get your hair done, they are thinking about eating. So the hairstyle is one of ____8____ (important) things in a homeless person’s mind,” Ruehmer said. “But a good haircut ____9____ give them the confidence in standing up and instead of feeling like they are losers.” Ruehmer has travelled to 17 states in an RV since she began her mission. Last month, she opened a headquarters for the organization. The 37-year-old said she wants to continue to give back and to travel to different communities to help. In terms of Ruehmer, ____10____ it needs so little effort to be good to people, what they do are planting seeds of giving back, which will finally do good to the whole society. Section B (10’） Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. A. gathered B. promotion C. earn D. experimental E. somehow F. campaign G. willingly H. request I. shelter J. compose K. plastic 11. He joined the firm as an office boy, but he gained rapid ________, and ended up as a director. 12. She ________ volunteered her time to help the elderly in her community. 13. He has been struggling to find a job and ________ a living for his family. 14. We were caught in a storm, without anywhere to ________. 15. The poet took inspiration from real-life events to ________ a beautiful poem. 16. The teacher led a ________ to encourage reading among students. 17. Despite facing numerous challenges, they ________ managed to complete the project on time. 18. The equipment is still at the ________ stage, suggesting that it is not yet fully developed or ready for widespread use. 19. At the ________ of the client, we organized a special training session on sales skills. 20. The ocean is polluted with a significant amount of ________ waste. Section C (10`) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. committed B. equally C. motivation D. replace E. disappearance F. available G. buried H. virtual I. pace J. lack K. significantly Technology: The End of Classrooms? We know it’s good to learn another language. It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and it’s fun too. But to improve our linguistic skills, many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our heads ____21____ in textbooks. It’s no wonder then that technology appears to be providing a better and more accessible way of learning. There is certainly a huge demand for language learning, and having a smartphone means you can have a(an) ____22____ teacher with you wherever you go. Many app developers are keen to cash in on the demand, and there are numerous learning apps ____23____ — including the free BBC Learning English app! Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities. And others offer “invented” language courses in Esperanto, Elvish and Star Trek’s Klingon — lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom. Whatever you want to learn, apps allow you to go at your own ____24____ and fit learning around other commitments. But they’re not perfect — you might not get your head round the grammar and will ____25____ the peer support you could get in a classroom environment. So, does technology result in the ____26____ of traditional classrooms and teachers? Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University, thinks not. He told the BBC that apps should be used alongside classroom methods, not to ____27____ traditional teaching. And he adds: “The apps are very controversial ... they’re not designed for degrees, but they could be additional resources.” Technology is going to contribute ____28____ in and outside the classroom. But attending a real lesson, facing a real teacher, probably forces you to be more ____29____. When using an app, ____30____ can be a problem. But if you have a genuine and practical reason to learn another language, you will no doubt stick with it. Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension Section A (15’） Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. A fine arts major, Jimmy had already become a successful artist by the early 1990s. _____31_____, his life also had its ups and downs. In 1995, two years after quitting his job at an advertising agency, Jimmy was diagnosed with life-threatening leukaemia (白血病). Because of this severe blow, all of the things that had looked unimportant before became _____32_____ and all of the things that had been important to him in the past became less so. He suddenly realised that _____33_____ was not only a means of making a living, but also a channel through which he could demonstrate how he thought about life. Certainly, such a(n) _____34_____ added intensity to his work and permanently influenced his career. Actually, the artist’s picture books seem to be intended more for adult readers than for children. Unlike comic books, his works do not _____35_____ words to tell stories. Instead, images with bright colours and simple lines play the primary role in _____36_____ his feelings and thoughts. “You can understand what I am trying to say in my books without reading the text that comes with the images,” says the artist, who always feels embarrassed when he is _____37_____ as a comic-book author. Nonetheless, the text, though usually quite short, has its _____38_____. As a story develops in a series of interconnected images, the short sentences placed alongside them can easily intensify the readers’ _____39_____, which involve no sudden awakening but pure emotions of joy and sadness caused by trivial matters. These matters are typically _____40_____ in our busy modern society, but magnified creatively through Jimmy’s drawing pen. Had it not been for the close contact with _____41_____ in his early thirties that gave him new insights into life and art, Jimmy might not have enjoyed such a great deal of success. Today, he has published over twenty best-selling picture books, many of which are also _____42_____ in German, Japanese, Italian and Greek. His success owed much to his simple _____43_____ for drawing and to the feelings his works inspire. “I’m a child living in the body of a middle-aged man,” he says. For an artist like Jimmy, who always keeps a low profile, beauty lies in _____44_____ and in the sweet innocence of childhood. Undoubtedly, this is the _____45_____ behind the lasting charm of Jimmy’s picture books. 31. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Likewise D. However 32. A. significant B. believable C. moderate D. convenient 33. A. reading B. acting C. drawing D. advertising 34. A. intention B. channel C. life D. realization 35. A. rely on B. pick up C. insist on D. take up 36. A. explaining B. burying C. expressing D. resolving 37. A. singled out B. referred to C. protested against D. focused on 38. A. cause B. origin C. advantage D. function 39. A. thoughts B. feelings C. lives D. efforts 40. A. ignored B. reminded C. interviewed D. shown 41. A. society B. inspiration C. wonder D. death 42. A. understandable B. available C. preferable D. acceptable 43. A. consideration B. guilt C. motivation D. talent 44. A. strength B. celebration C. simplicity D. profit 45. A. subject B. message C. design D. outline Section B (22’) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?” Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads — the commander, and tails — the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos, no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I throw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of tho your as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet! 46. What did the author’s classmates think about his report? A. Ridiculous. B. Controversial. C. Boring. D. Puzzling. 47. Why was the author confused about the task? A. He was new at the school. B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin. C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction. D. He was unfamiliar with American history. 48. The underlined word “burning” in the 3rd paragraph probably means________. A. annoyed B. eager C. ready D. ashamed 49. In the end, the author turned things around ________. A. by redoing his task B. under the guidance of his headmaster C. with the help of his grandfather D. through his own efforts B Study Smarter in College In college, I encountered a rule of thumb: For every credit hour, you should be studying two to three hours outside of class per week. Studying for long hours will often be necessary when you have an exam. But you don’t need to pull all-nighters to be a top student. Plus psychologists say a healthy amount of sleep will actually help you retain the material! If you ask a teacher or professor how much their best students should study, very few will expect their students to be studying for long hours every day. Spending an hour of self-studying will be enough to put you ahead of a lot of your peers. “Studying all day” might mean going to class, reading 10 pages before lunch, doing a physics problem in between classes, and reviewing material at the end of the day. The hardest part can often be thinking of small things to do in order to fill your time during the day. You need to act smartly. Best students are the ones who find time to complete portions of the assignments well before it’s due. A to-do-list item like “Write essay” is the kind of thing that will take long hours of work, but it can be broken into steps, like: write an outline, free write, revise your intro paragraph. Let’s talk about some of the study tips that I followed to clear even the toughest of the toughest examinations: 1. Prepare summary notes. Topper students are not ahead of intelligence or mental skill. But they are ahead of time. They manage time so well that they won’t need to feel guilty after exams that they could have done better. Summary notes mainly incorporate all important definitions, points or flowcharts which are more likely to come in exams. 2. This might look opposite of what you have heard till now. But studying for more hours is less productive and effective than studying for less time along with adequate breaks in between. Follow Pomodoro Technique. 3. Distractions. They make you less productive and lazy. Keep a check on your distractions. Seriously, we don’t consider some of the minute things which actually are more time consuming. For example: Facebook will keep you sticking to its website and keep showing you funny videos, profile pictures, but remember one thing: Any of these things won’t make you a topper. 4. Writing. Writing things down will help you remember them for a longer period. Write everything that can come in examinations. Attention: Your mind will try to tell you that there’s no need to write everything. But, you have to. 50. Which of the following is NOT a method recommended by the writer to make you a top student? A. Making good use of time and accomplishing assignments ahead of the deadline. B. Acting smartly, writing freely but not everything. C. Summarizing important definitions, points or flowcharts on notes and reviewing them outside of class. D. Trying to avoid distractions as much as possible. 51. According to the passage, what can we infer about Pomodoro Technique? A. It may be opposite to our common sense and advises us to study longer. B. It may be a learning technique invented by a scientist called Pomodoro. C. It’s an effective learning method to encourage students to study longer hours. D. It’s a technique to divide long hours into short sessions with breaks in between. 52. Where may you find this passage? A. A leaflet about tips on college life prepared by the Students’ Union. B. A fashion magazine for college students. C. A section about time management in a newspaper. D. Assignments requirement from a professor in college. The first thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face. Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill, By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s. Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face. Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain colors such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different colors. There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being. people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they will find a cure. 53. The first paragraph is mainly about ____________. A. the way to improve one’s face-recognition skills B. the fact that some people have face-recognition problems C. the simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces D. the importance of face recognition in human communication 54. When do people have the keen skills of face-recognition? A. At birth. B. In adolescence. C. Half a year old. D. Nine months old. 55. The bold word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph is closes in meaning to _______________. A. confused B. surprised C. excited D. depressed 56. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness? A. People need to take it seriously. B. It affects a great number of people. C. It can be cured in the near future. D. Certain techniques can make up for it. Section C (8’) Directions: read the following passage and choose the most suitable statement from A-F for each blank There are no extra statements, which you do not need. Ten years ago, after two years as a postdoc (博士后), I found myself wondering whether I should take a different road. Up to that point, I had stuck to a pretty traditional path investigating cancer genetics, but I was losing interest in the research. At the same time, federal funding had flattened, which added to my dissatisfaction. _____57_____Then came the hard part: identifying a new career that would nurture my passion for science and allow me to make an impact with my work. As I was considering my options, I found inspiration in my first graduate school research tutor, whose work reminded me that scientists’ efforts away from the bench can be incredibly powerful. But I still didn’t know exactly what I should do. _____58_____ A colleague mentioned that a professor at a nearby 2-year college was training students to produce monoclonal antibodies (单株抗体) for labs on campus. I was impressed that the professor had taken on this type of ambitious project with relatively inexperienced students. Curious to find out more, I set up a meeting with John and was struck by his sincerity and the way he prioritised student training above grants, publications, and personal ambition. I could also see his passion for teaching, which reminded me of the dream to become a high school biology teacher. _____59_____ I found a faculty position and joined John at the same quiet junior college. Now, I effectively hold two positions: classroom instructor and research co-adviser of 15 inexperienced but eager undergraduates. Both roles give me a chance to help students transform themselves, which is enormously rewarding. _____60_____ It’s discouraging when others see both my students and me as less worthy because we are not at universities. We sometimes struggle to get access to federal funding, scientific conferences, and other resources and opportunities. My pay is below the standard at 4-year research institutions, even though my teaching workload is greater. But my occasional frustration is relieved by the thought of the students, who I have helped train. Looking back at these 10 years, I realise how much my work on this campus has helped me grow, both as an academic and a tutor. I’m grateful that I stepped away from a traditional career path and found a way to serve both the student and research communities in my own way, modest though it may be. A. However, my work has its challenges. B. Then a second bit of inspiration came my way. C. Distressed as I was, I resolved to pursue my interest in research. D. Besides the spiritual reward, there are other less apparent benefits. E. So I decided to leave the academic path to find a better match. F. Here, at last, was a way to combine my interest in science with my passion for teaching. IV. Translation (15) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 61. 我们应该以事实为基础发表观点，而不是盲目地赞成或反对。（base v.）(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 62. 我参加了一个志愿者项目，下个月的这个时候我将在山区支教。（volunteer）(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 63. 教授们力促这位前途无量的学者留在美国，而他却坚持要回到祖国。（urge）(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 64. 正是因为玛丽的父亲经常给她朗读诗歌中的经典作品，她渐渐对诗歌产生了强烈的热爱。（It... , taste）（汉译英） _____________________________________________________________________ V. Guided Writing (25’） 65. Directions: Write an English composition in about 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 如今，“志愿者服务”已经成为高中生的必修课。假定你是李华，请你写一封邮件给你的班主任王老师，结合你自己在志愿者服务过程中的一次经历，谈谈你的收获。你的文章必须包括： 1) 你的一次志愿者服务的经历； 2) 你在志愿者服务过程中的收获。 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $