2021-2022学年北京市昌平区实验学校高二上学期期中考试英语试题
Ⅱ.完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Best Thing that ever Happened for Being Nice
A few weeks ago, my family and I were at a restaurant. We had just finished having lunch when I excused myself to go to the ____1____.
When I was in one of the stalls (隔间), the lady in the stall next to me was saying something. At first, I didn’t realize what she was saying, but ____2____, I heard her say, “No tissue! No tissue!” with an accent (口音). She seemed like she was really panicking (恐慌), so I asked her if she ran out of toilet paper. Thankfully, she ____3____ me and said, “Yes! Yes!”
I passed her some paper. When we got out of the toilet stall, she kept ____4____ me over and over. I said, “You're welcome, Ma'am,” and tried to leave. The lady stopped me ____5____ the toilet again, saying some things that I couldn't understand. I simply smiled at her and agreed quietly. She then ____6____ on buying my lunch. I tried to politely ____7____, but the lady seemed so happy and determined to____8____ me to lunch that I finally accepted.
Some people were staring at me and the lady as I walked back to my family and our table, but I didn't care. The lady was ____9____ like I had just saved her life, and I was feeling like a ______10______.
When I got back to our table, my parents were looking at me, puzzled. Their daughter had simply intended to go to the toilet for a minute or two, ______11______ she came back with her entire meal completely paid for. When they asked me to explain everything, I kept laughing for a while before I could get out a single word.
A few moments later, someone came up to us. It was the lady again. She thanked me again then______12______ that she had just moved to our ______13______ and that her English wasn't very good. She also said that she had been in that toilet stall for a long time, and despite her calling out to people. No one gave her toilet paper. She thanked me again.
The best thing that happened to me that day was not only getting a ______14______ meal, but more importantly, gaining a new understanding of what it means to be truly ______15______. The next time you have a chance to help a stranger, remember this story.
1. A. stage B. shop C. restaurant D. toilet
2. A. naturally B. eventually C. actually D. hurriedly
3. A. understood B. knew C. showed D. discovered
4. A. praising B. hugging C. kissing D. thanking
5. A. outside B. over C. along D. past
6. A. carried B. moved C. insisted D. worked
7. A. bargain B. refuse C. accept D. follow
8. A. treat B. take C. invite D. bring
9. A. trying B. laughing C. growing D. acting
10. A. stranger B. model C. hero D. leader
11. A. yet B. so C. or D. thus
12. A. shared B. explained C. reflected D. proved
13. A. village B. house C. country D. building
14. A. delicious B. free C. special D. large
15. A. powerful B. successful C. grateful D. wonderful
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和家人一起在餐厅吃饭，中间去洗手间时帮助了一位女士。该女士表示感谢的行为让作者明白了真正的感谢意味着什么。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们刚吃完午饭，我就告辞去了厕所。 A. stage舞台；B. shop商店；C. restaurant餐馆；D. toilet厕所。根据“When we got out of the toilet stall, she kept ____4____ me over and over.”可知，作者吃晚饭去厕所。故选D。
【2题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：起初，我没有意识到她在说什么，但最后，我听到她带着口音说，“没有卫生纸！没有卫生纸！”A. naturally自然地；B. eventually最终；C. actually实际上；D. hurriedly匆忙地。根据“At first, I didn’t realize what she was saying,”和转折词but可知，最终作者听懂了陌生女士的话。故选B。
【3题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，她明白了我的意思，说：“是的！是的！”A. understood理解；B. knew知道；C. showed展示；D. discovered发现。根据“and said,“Yes! Yes!””可知，陌生女士明白了作者的意思。故选A。
【4题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们从厕所里出来的时候，她一遍又一遍地感谢我。A. praising赞扬；B. hugging拥抱；C. kissing亲吻；D. thanking感谢。根据“I said, “You're welcome, Ma'am,” and tried to leave.”可知，这位女士一直在感谢作者。故选D。
【5题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：那位女士又在厕所外面拦住了我，说了一些我听不懂的话。A. outside在外面；B. over穿过；C. along沿着；D. past经过。根据“When we got out of the toilet stall, she kept ____4____ me over and over.”可知，这位女士又把作者拦在厕所外面。故选A。
【6题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后她坚持要请我吃午饭。A. carried携带；B. moved移动；C. insisted坚持；D. worked工作。根据“I tried to politely ____7____, but the lady seemed so happy and determined to____8____ me to lunch that I finally accepted.”可知，这位女士坚持要为作者的午餐付费。故选C。
【7题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我试图礼貌地拒绝，但那位女士看起来很高兴，并决定请我吃午饭，我终于接受了。A. bargain讨价还价；B. refuse拒绝；C. accept接受；D. follow跟随。根据“but the lady seemed so happy and determined to____8____ me to lunch that I finally accepted.”可知，作者试图礼貌地拒绝女士的好意。故选B。
【8题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我试图礼貌地拒绝，但那位女士看起来很高兴，并决定请我吃午饭，我终于接受了。A. treat款待；B. take带走；C. invite邀请；D. bring带来。treat sb. to sth.招待某人吃东西。根据“I finally accepted.”可知，这位女士坚持请作者吃午饭。故选A。
【9题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那位女士表现得好像我刚刚救了她的命，我觉得自己是个英雄。A. trying尝试；B. laughing笑；C. growing成长；D. acting表现。act like表现的像。根据“I had just saved her life,”可知，女士表现的像作者救了她的命一样。故选D。
【10题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那位女士表现得好像我刚刚救了她的命，我觉得自己是个英雄。 A. stranger陌生人；B. model模特；C. hero英雄；D. leader领导者。根据“The lady was ____9____ like I had just saved her life,”可知，因为女土表现出好像作者救了她的命,所以作者感觉像一个女英雄。故选C。
【11题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：他们的女儿只是想去上一两分钟厕所，但她回来时却把餐费全付了。A. yet然而；B. so因此；C. or或者；D. thus因此。根据“she came back with her entire meal completely paid for.”可知，前后句之间为转折关系。故选A。
【12题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她再次感谢我，然后解释说她刚搬到我们国家，她的英语不是很好。A. shared分享；B. explained解释；C. reflected反映；D. proved证明。根据“she had just moved to our ____13____ and that her English wasn't very good.”可知，女士向作者解释了原因。故选B。
【13题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她再次感谢我，然后解释说她刚搬到我们国家，她的英语不是很好。 A. village村庄；B. house房子；C. country国家；D. building建筑物。根据“and that her English wasn't very good.”可推断，这位女士刚刚搬到作者所在的国家。故选C。
【14题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天发生在我身上的最好的事情不仅仅是得到了一顿免费的饭，更重要的是，我重新理解了什么是真正的感恩。A. delicious美味的；B. free免费的；C. special特别的；D. large大的。根据“Their daughter had simply intended to go to the toilet for a minute or two, ____11____ she came back with her entire meal completely paid for.”可知，作者得到了一顿免费的午饭。故选B。
【15题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天发生在我身上的最好的事情不仅仅是得到了一顿免费的饭，更重要的是，我重新理解了什么是真正的感恩。A. powerful强有力的；B. successful成功的；C. grateful感激的；D. wonderful美妙的。这里指作者重新理解了感恩的含义。故选C。
Ⅲ.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
A
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Before Mr. Jenkins taught me,science ____16____ (be)a subject full of strange words to me.I had no idea____17____ hydrogen was.But Mr. Jenkins made everything interesting. He used to explain things which seemed difficult with lots of practical____18____ (example) and in simple language.
【答案】16. had been
17. what 18. examples
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在詹金斯先生教科学之后，这门学科变得有趣了。
【16题详解】
考查时态。句意：在詹金斯先生教我之前，科学对我来说是一门充满陌生词汇的学科。主句动作发生在从句动作taught之前，表示过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。故填had been。
【17题详解】
考查名词性从句。句意：我不知道氢是什么。本句为同位语从句，从句缺少表语，指物，所以用连接代词what引导。故填what。
【18题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：他过去常常用大量的实例和简单的语言来解释似乎很难的事情。形容词practical后接名词形式，根据lots of可知，用名词的复数形式。故填examples。
B
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Today Jason____19____ (live) in a small dormitory____20____ only second-hand furniture. There are certainly no signs that Jason is____21____ rich and successful man! There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees, ____22____ Jason enjoys taking care of.
【答案】19. lives
20. with 21. a
22. which
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了杰森的生活状况。
【19题详解】
考查时态。句意：现在杰森住在一个只有二手家具的小宿舍里。根据文章时态可知，用一般现在时。主语Jason为单数，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填lives。
【20题详解】
考查介词。句意：现在杰森住在一个只有二手家具的小宿舍里。名词前用介词with，表示“带有，具有”之意。故填with。
【21题详解】
考查冠词。句意：当然没有迹象表明杰森是一个富有和成功的人!名词man为可数名词，泛指，且前形容词rich发音以辅音音素开头。故填a。
【22题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：外面有一个小花园，有几棵果树，杰森很喜欢照顾它。句中先行词为fruit trees，在非限定性定语从句中作宾语，所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。
C
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Most people believe when they are living____23____ (comfortable)and eaming enough money they will have no worries. However, most people never feel they have earned enough.Jason Harley decided____24____ (drop) out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that____25____ (have) only a little money made him free.
【答案】fortably
24. to drop
25. having
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Jason Harley放弃赚足够的钱的生活方式，让自己变得更自由。
【23题详解】
考查副词。句意：大多数人认为，当他们生活舒适，赚足够的钱，他们就会没有烦恼。修饰动词，用副词形式。故填comfortably。
【24题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：Jason Harley决定放弃这种生活方式，他发现只有很少的钱让他自由。decide to do sth.决定做某事。故填to drop。
【25题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：Jason Harley决定放弃这种生活方式，他发现只有很少的钱让他自由。分析句子结构可知，宾语从句中，从句缺少主语，所以用动名词作主语。故填having。
IV.阅读理解(共两节，40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)
A
Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors. Located a short drive south of Whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.
Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.
Find yourself in the park’s fantastic landscape and discover its Olympic history.
Take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.
Gather around the outdoor open fire or in the warm Day Lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.
Summer at Whistler Olympic Park
Open daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is for the benefit of local, national and international Nordic athletes for summer and winter training. Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.
Tours
Olympic Biathlon Tour
Feel like an Olympian with this hands-on introduction to biathlon! On your walk to the shooting range, learn about the park’s sports and history. It also provides the best angle for taking photos of the Olympic monuments.
Take aim and shoot a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, stay focused and take aim to hit the targets!
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: Adult $55, Youth $45
E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
The comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electric motor to help you climb hills with ease.
Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the Top of the World lookout with views of Black Tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.
Test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at Olympic targets.
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: $95 per person
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26. If you want to learn ski jumping, you should probably go to _____.
A. Olympic Biathlon Tour B. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
C. Summer at Whistler Olympic Park D. E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
27. Which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry
A. Season pass holders. B. Children under age 8.
C. Locals from the community. D. Teenagers with parents.
28. What can you do during the E-bike tour
A. Ride a bike around the lake.
B. Gather around the open fire.
C. Visit the Olympic monuments.
D. Photograph monuments at the best angle.
29. What is the passage mainly about
A. A sports and leisure centre. B. Exciting sports adventures.
C. Year-round training programs. D. History of an Olympic Park.
【答案】26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章是一则广告，主要介绍了一个集运动和休闲为一体的中心——惠斯勒奥林匹克公园。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据Winter at Whistler Olympic Park部分的Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.(通过滑雪、雪鞋和冬季两项以及其他更多来了解Whistler冬季奥林匹克公园)可知，在Whistler冬季奥林匹克公园可以学习滑雪。B. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park符合以上说法，故选B项。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据Summer at Whistler Olympic Park部分的Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.可知2020/2021赛季通行证持有者和非机动车可以免费入园。A. Season pass holders.(赛季通行证持有者)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour部分的Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints可知，参观奥林匹克纪念碑，欣赏壮观的景色。C. Visit the Olympic monuments.(参观奥林匹克纪念碑)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【29题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段的Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors.(惠斯勒奥林匹克公园为2010年的温哥华奥运会和冬季残奥会举行过跳台滑雪、越野滑冰和冬季两项，现在对于竞争者、当地社区和游客来说依然是一个活跃的中心)以及下文的提到的Winter at Whistler Olympic Park(惠斯勒冬季奥林匹克公园)，Summer at Whistler Olympic Park(惠斯勒夏季奥林匹克公园)和Tours(游览)可知，本文主要介绍了一个集运动和休闲与一体的中心——惠斯勒奥林匹克公园。A. A sports and leisure centre.(一个运动和休闲中心)符合以上说法，故选A项。
B
It's the last year of high school, and young minds are turning their attention to the thought of leaving home. This seems a natural progression: parents have children; raise children; children graduate from high school and flee far from parents, returning on weekends to eat home-cooked meals. But what happens when a child loses home right before leaving
My family has lived in my home since I was two years old. Seventeen years later, as I got ready to leave for university, my parents decided that it was time to move. And naturally, I panicked.This was the place I used to run around with friends; where I got sunbumed, chasing ants with sidewalk chalk; where I would sit for hours staring out, making up songs about the passersby.If we were to move, the new house wouldn't be my home at all, just a strange, new place. After all, rd be moving out to go to university. But something still wasn't quite right.
And then it hit me: this is what the move was really about. I wasn't concemned with losing my childhood bedroom. What was bothering me was that I'd soon be completely responsible for myself
When I do go to university, Pll go without a safe place to come home to. Of course Iill have my family's love and support, but 'll never be able to go home again.
As graduating high-school students,we're all in love with the idea of going away and having wild adventures if we always have someplace to retum to. Leaving the family home behind is really just growing up without a safety net. The move from one place in life to another is an important change.Because it's true, you can never go home. Not really, however. Once you've had an adventure or two, you will still have a nice place to come back to for a nice visit
30. How long has the writer's family lived in their present home
A. 19 years. B. 17 years.
C. 15 years. D. 2 years
31. What was the real reason for the writer's unwillingness to move
A. He treasured good memories of his childhood.
B. He was afraid of taking responsibility as an adult.
C. He was worried about losing his childhood bedroom.
D. He liked to sit and enjoy the views outside the house.
32. According to the last paragraph, how does the writer feel about returning home
A. Thankful. B. Impatient.
C. Overjoyed. D. Nervous.
33. What is the best title for this passage
A. Childhood Memories
B. Graduation Panic
C. Leaving Home
D. Growing Up
【答案】30. B 31. B 32. A 33. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在成年之际发现对于离开家的恐慌，最终克服，知道家人会一直支持自己。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“My family has lived in my home since I was two years old. Seventeen years later, as I got ready to leave for university, my parents decided that it was time to move. (从我两岁起，我的家人就生活在我家中。17年后，当我准备离开家去上大学时，我的父母决定是时候搬家了。)”可知，作者的家人在他们的家里住了17年了。故选B。
31题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“I wasn't concerned with losing my childhood bedroom. What was bothering me was that I'd soon be completely responsible for myself.( 我不担心失去童年的卧室。让我困扰的是，我很快就要对自己完全负责了。)”可知，作家不愿搬家的真正原因是害怕作为成年人承担责任。故选B。
【32题详解】
推理判断题，根据最后一段“Not really, however. Once you've had an adventure or two, you will still have a nice place to come back to for a nice visit. (但是，并不是真的。一旦你经历了一两次冒险，你仍然会有一个不错的地方回来参观。)”可推断，作者对于回家的感觉是感恩的。故选A。
【33题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“My family has lived in my home since I was two years old．Seventeen years later，as I got ready to leave for university，my parents decided that it was time to move. (从我两岁起，我的家人就生活在我家中。17年后，当我准备离开家去上大学时，我的父母决定是时候搬家了。)”及全文可知，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在成年之际发现对于离开家的恐慌，最终克服，知道家人会一直支持自己。所以“Leaving Home(离开家)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选C。
C
A recent experiment proves that bees can save time and energy when they fly around to different flowers.
Dr Nigel Raine, from the Royal Holloway University of London, has always been interested in finding out why animal behave like they do. He is also interested in bees. It was not a surprise when he and some other scientists from Queen Mary University of London discovered that bees can quickly solve a problem that takes computers many days.
Flowers make pollen (花粉), and when bees visit them, they carry the pollen to other flowers. The plants need the pollen to make seeds that will grow. Dr Raine notes that we get a lot of our food from plants, so it is important to know how the bees move around and take the pollen between flowers. The scientists wanted to examine the journey that the bees take and how they save energy when they do this. They completed the experiment on the roof of Queen Mary University, using artificial flowers and a large amount of nectar, a sweet liquid produced by flowers. They taught one bee to visit all the flowers in one place at the same time. When the bee got to know the location of the flowers well, they saw how it flew around and returned home with the nectar. After this, they changed the locations of the flowers. The scientists thought the bee would follow the route it knew already. This would mean that it followed a longer route than it needed to, and so it would use more energy. They watched the bee carefully as it travelled between the flowers in their new location, and they made notes. But in the experiment, the bee changed its route and flew a shorter distance.
The problem that the bee solved is similar to a maths puzzle called the ‘travelling salesman problem’. A salesman who goes to different places to sell things wants to travel the shortest distance. But he has to calculate the length of many possible routes to know which one is the shortest. A computer can calculate this but the experiment shows bees can do the same calculation quickly with a tiny brain. Scientists are very interested in how they do this. It would help us to understand how pollen is moved around. In addition, if they find this out, it could help us to improve communication networks. This might help humans to reduce traffic jams when there is an accident, for example.
34. The underlined word “nectar” in the third paragraph means_________.
A. powder B. honey
C. vitamin D. water
35. The researcher’s experiment found _________.
A. bees could manage to avoid accidents
B. bees showed signs of being very intelligent
C. bees could take the same route they knew before
D. bees were faster at calculating distance than computers
36. According to the last paragraph, the next step of the study is to discover how _______.
A. pollen is moved around
B. traffic jams can be reduced
C. bees can calculate so quickly
D. communication networks are improved
37. Where does this passage probably come from
A. A novel. B. A website.
C. A science magazine. D. An advertisement.
【答案】34. B 35. D 36. C 37. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇科普类阅读。这篇文章主要讲了最近的一项实验证明，当蜜蜂飞到不同的花时，它们可以节省时间和精力。
【34题详解】
词义猜测题。根据下文a sweet liquid produced by flowers.（一种由花产生的甜液体）对“nectar”的解释，可知“nectar”的意思是蜂蜜。A. powder粉末；B. honey蜂蜜；C. vitamin维生素；D. water水，故选B。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在第二段It was not a surprise when he and some other scientists from Queen Mary University of London discovered that bees can quickly solve a problem that takes computers many days.（当他和伦敦玛丽皇后大学的其他一些科学家发现蜜蜂可以快速地解决一个需要电脑很多天才能解决的问题时，这并不令人惊讶。）由此推断出研究人员的实验发现，蜜蜂比电脑计算距离更快，故选D。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段A computer can calculate this but the experiment shows bees can do the same calculation quickly with a tiny brain. Scientists are very interested in how they do this.（计算机可以计算出这个，但是实验表明蜜蜂可以用一个小小的大脑快速地做同样的计算。科学家们对他们如何做到这一点非常感兴趣。）由此推断出根据最后一段，研究的下一步是发现蜜蜂是如何快速计算的，故选C。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。第一段A recent experiment proves that bees can save time and energy when they fly around to different flowers.是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了最近的一项实验证明，当蜜蜂飞到不同的花时，它们可以节省时间和精力。由此推断出这篇文章最可能出自一本科学杂志，故选C。
D
A new study has found that social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults.The study is a project of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine. They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than those who use social media less.
The researchers say doctors should ask young adults about their use of social media when treating sleep issues."This is one of the first pieces of evidence that social media use really can affect your sleep,"said Jessica C.Levenson. She is a postdoctoral researcher in the university's Department of Psychiatry. She was the lead author of a report on the study. The researchers set out to examine the connection between social media use and sleep among young adults.
The researchers wanted to find out how often young people used social media sites like Facebook,Twitter and etc.. For the study,they gave questionnaires to nearly 1,800 adults, aged19 to 32. On average, members of the study group used social media sites one hour a day. They also visited various social media accounts 30 times per week. Thirty percent of the study's participants reported having serious problems with sleeping. Those people who used social media a lot were three times more likely to have a sleep disorder. And those who spent the most time on social media were two times as likely to suffer from sleep disturbances.
Frequent checking is big part of the problem. Levenson said the number of times a person visits social media is a better predictor of sleep problems than overall time spent on social media. If this is true, she adds, then practices that stop such behaviors may be most effective.
Researchers say social media can influence sleep patters in a number of ways. People can lose sleep by staying up too late looking at social media. Sensitive issues argued about on social media can cause "emotional, cognitive or physiological"excitement. Using an electronic device can disturb a body's natural sleep rhythms because of the light coming from cell phones or computer screens. The researchers note that in some cases, young adults who have a hard time sleeping may use social media to help them fall asleep
"It also may be that both of these hypotheses (假定) are true," says Brian A. Primack. He is director of the Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health. He is also the study's senior author. Primack says,"Difficult sleeping may lead to increased use of social media,which may in turn lead to more problems sleeping. This cycle may be particularly problematic with social media. Many forms of social media involve interactive screen time that is stimulating (刺激) and rewarding and, for those reasons, can keep you awake."
38. From the results of the questionnaire, who are more likely to have a sleep problem
A. The participants aged from 19 to 32.
B. The participants visiting social media frequently
C. The participants using social media sites one hour a day
D. The participants spending the most time on social media
39. The main purpose of the passage is to________.
A. compare and evaluate
B. examine and reason
C. inform and explain
D. argue and conclude
40. What is the best title for the passage
A. Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults Awake
B. Difficult Sleeping Is Affecting Sleeping Patterns
C. Electric Devices Are Influencing Sleep Rhythms
D. Young Adults Are Suffering from Sleep Disorders
【答案】38. B 39. C 40. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了经常使用社交媒体的年轻人更有可能患有睡眠障碍。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than those who use social media less.(他们发现，经常使用社交媒体的年轻人比较少使用社交媒体的年轻人更容易患睡眠障碍)”和第三段“Thirty percent of the study's participants reported having serious problems with sleeping. Those people who used social media a lot were three times more likely to have a sleep disorder. And those who spent the most time on social media were two times as likely to suffer from sleep disturbances.( 30%的研究参与者报告有严重的睡眠问题。经常使用社交媒体的人患睡眠障碍的可能性是其他人的三倍。那些花最多时间在社交媒体上的人患睡眠障碍的可能性是其他人的两倍。)”可知，经常访问社交媒体的参与者更有可能有睡眠问题。故选B。
【39题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍了经常使用社交媒体年轻人更有可能患有睡眠障碍。文章先介绍了这一发现，然后对此做了专家访问和问卷调查，来说明这个发现的证据，因此推断本文的主要目的是告知和解释。故选C。
【40题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A new study has found that social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults.( 一项新的研究发现，社交媒体可能会影响年轻人的睡眠。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了经常使用社交媒体的年轻人更有可能患有睡眠障碍。所以“Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults Awake(社交媒体让年轻人无法入睡)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选A。
第二节(共5小题;每小题 2分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Getting Lost in a Good Book Can Help Keep You Healthy
I’m a novelist and it’s obviously in my interest to encourage people to read. But there’s increasing evidence that reading isn’t just for pleasure, or merely a way of improving literacy skills and factual knowledge. ___41___
Firstly, reading helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly. ____42____ It is essential to learn this skill as a small child. The more they do it, the better they get at it.
Also, reading can help people learn to empathize(产生共鸣). A recent study at the University of Michigan found that there had been a 48% decrease in empathy among college students. ____43____ In a computer game, you might have rescued a princess, but you don’t care about her, you just want to win. But a princess in a book has a past, present and future, she has connections and motivations. We can relate to her. We see the world through her eyes.
As a matter of fact, reading is far from a passive activity. Reading exercises the whole brain. When we read and imagine the landscapes, sounds, smells and tastes described on the page, the various areas of the brain that are used to process these experiences in real life are activated, creating new neural pathways. ___44___ This doesn’t happen when we’re watching TV or playing a computer game.
Getting sucked into a good novel appears to be beneficial to our mental health too. ____45____ Reading not only avoids feelings of loneliness, it helps us to wind down, de-stress and forget our own problems for a while.
A. Stories have a structure that encourages their brains to think in sequence, to link cause, effect and significance.
B. In other words, our brains model real experiences, just as if we were living them ourselves.
C. When we read a good book, we’re trying to find out its main idea.
D. It might actually be good for our mental and physical health too.
E. But those who did not enjoy these activities had lots of loss.
F. As the old saying goes, “ You’re never alone with a book.”
G. Encouraging reading could overcome this.
【答案】41. D 42. A 43. G 44. B 45. F
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。越来越多的证据表明，阅读不仅仅是为了娱乐，或者仅仅是提高读写能力和事实知识的一种方式，阅读还对身心健康也有好处。文章主要说明了阅读对人产生的一些积极作用。
【41题详解】
根据上文“But there’s increasing evidence that reading isn’t just for pleasure, or merely a way of improving literacy skills and factual knowledge.(但越来越多的证据表明，阅读不仅仅是为了娱乐，或者仅仅是提高读写能力和事实知识的一种方式)”结合后文主要说明了阅读对人身心所产生的好处，且上文中reading可对应到D选项中it。故D选项“事实上，它可能对我们的身心健康也有好处”符合语境，故选D。
【42题详解】
根据上文“Firstly, reading helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly. (首先，阅读有助于延长孩子的注意力，提高他们清晰思考的能力)”以及后文“It is essential to learn this skill as a small child. The more they do it, the better they get at it.(从小学习这项技能是很重要的。他们做得越多，做得就越好)”可知，本句为过渡句，承接上文具体说明阅读是如何提高思考能力的，且上文中improves their ability to think clearly可对应到A选项中encourages their brains to think。故A选项“故事有一个结构，鼓励他们的大脑按顺序思考，把原因、结果和意义联系起来”符合语境，故选A。
【43题详解】
根据上文“A recent study at the University of Michigan found that there had been a 48% decrease in empathy among college students.(密歇根大学最近的一项研究发现，大学生的同情心下降了48%)”以及后文“In a computer game, you might have rescued a princess, but you don’t care about her, you just want to win. But a princess in a book has a past, present and future, she has connections and motivations. We can relate to her. We see the world through her eyes.(在电脑游戏中，你可能救了一个公主，但你并不关心她，你只想赢。但是书中的公主有过去、现在和未来，她有联系和动机。我们可以理解她。我们通过她的眼睛看世界)”可知，上文提出了大学生同情心下降的问题，后文则指出书籍可以帮助人们理解书中的人物，可推知阅读可以解决上文提到的大学生同情心下降的问题。上文中“there had been a 48% decrease in empathy among college students”可对应到G选项中this。故G选项“鼓励阅读可以克服这个问题”符合语境，故选G。
【44题详解】
根据上文“As a matter of fact, reading is far from a passive activity. Reading exercises the whole brain. When we read and imagine the landscapes, sounds, smells and tastes described on the page, the various areas of the brain that are used to process these experiences in real life are activated, creating new neural pathways.(事实上，阅读绝不是一种被动的活动。阅读锻炼整个大脑。当我们阅读和想象页面上描述的风景、声音、气味和味道时，大脑中处理这些体验的不同区域被激活，创造出新的神经通路)”可知，本句承接上文，进一步解释说明阅读对大脑的影响。故B选项“换句话说，我们的大脑会模拟真实的经历，就好像我们自己生活在其中一样”符合语境，故选B。
【45题详解】
根据后文“Reading not only avoids feelings of loneliness, it helps us to wind down, de-stress and forget our own problems for a while.(阅读不仅能避免孤独感，还能帮助我们放松心情，缓解压力，暂时忘记自己的烦恼)”可知，后文提到了阅读能避免孤独感，即和书籍在一起你不会感觉孤单。后文中feelings of loneliness可对应到F选项中alone。故F选项“正如老话所说，‘和书在一起你永远不会孤独’”符合语境，故选F。
第Ⅱ卷
1.选词填空，注意个别词需要用其正确形式。(共 18 分)
选词填空
grateful, give away, effective, on behalf of,complain, devote, committed, furniture, highlight
46. Tu Youyou ________her life to medicine research, which inspires a lot of people.
47. Jason was tired of being regarded as living a successful life, so he made the choice to ________all his money to charity.
48. He lives in a small room with second-hand ________.
49. Many scientists are totally ________to their studies and they always remain determined and focused.
50. I am writing ________the school's student Union.
51. He used to help us when we were in trouble. We were extremely ________to him for helping us.
52. In his speech, he ________the importance of environment protection.
53. They often ________about the noise upstairs.
54. The government has taken ________measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
【答案】46. devotes
47. give away
48. furniture
mitted
50. on behalf of
51. grateful
52. highlighted
plain##complained
54. effective
【解析】
【46题详解】
考查动词，时态和主谓一致。句意：屠呦呦一生致力于医学研究，激励了很多人。由her life to medicine research可知，屠呦呦一生致力于医学研究，“致力于”是固定短语devote one's life to，由inspires可知，时态是一般现在时，主语Tu Youyou是第三人称单数，因此空格处用第三人称单数devotes，故填devotes。
【47题详解】
考查动词短语。句意：杰森厌倦了被认为过着成功的生活，所以他决定把所有的钱都捐给慈善机构。由all his money to charity可知，他决定把所有的钱都捐给慈善机构，空格处是“捐赠”，是固定短语give away，make the choice to to sth.是固定短语，意为“决定做某事”，因此空格处用动词原形，故填give away。
【48题详解】
考查名词。句意：他住在一间有二手家具的小房间里。由a small room可知，他住在一间有二手家具的小房间里，空格处是“家具”，是furniture，是不可数名词，故填furniture。
【49题详解】
考查形容词。句意：许多科学家完全致力于他们的研究，他们总是保持坚定和专注。are后用形容词作表语，由remain determined and focused可知，句子表示“许多科学家完全致力于他们的研究”，空格处意为“致力于”，是committed，be committed to意为“致力于”，故填committed。
【50题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：我代表学校的学生会写信。由the school's student Union可知，句子表示“我代表学校的学生会写信”，空格处意为“代表”，是on behalf of，故填on behalf of。
【51题详解】
考查形容词。句意：我们有困难时，他过去常常帮助我们。我们非常感谢他帮助我们。were后用形容词作表语，由“He used to help us when we were in trouble”可知，句子表示“他过去常常帮助我们。我们非常感谢他帮助我们”，因此空格处意为“感激的”，是grateful。故填grateful。
【52题详解】
考查动词和时态。句意：他在讲话中强调了环境保护的重要性。由the importance of environment protection可知，“他是强调环境保护的重要性”，因此空格处是“强调”，是highlight，句子描述过去的事情，时态是一般过去时，空格处用过去式highlighted，故填highlighted。
【53题详解】
考查动词，时态和主谓一致。句意：他们（过去）经常抱怨楼上的噪音。由the noise upstairs可知，句子表示“他们经常抱怨楼上的噪音”，空格处是“抱怨”，是complain。句中明显的时态，用一般现在时和一般过去时皆可。故填complain/complained。
【54题详解】
考查形容词。句意：政府采取了有效措施防止新冠肺炎的传播。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词measures，修饰“措施”一般用“有效的”，即effective；take effective measures to do sth.是固定短语，意为“采取有效措施做某事”，故填effective。
IL.读后回答问题(共5小题;1-4 题每小题 2 分，5 小题 4 分，共 12分)
阅读下面短文，用自己的语言回答问题。
In 2004, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Fifteen years later in 2019, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man suddenly fall to the ground in the glaring heat. It was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
55. Why did the author decide to hitch a ride
56. What did Gordon do for the author
57. Why did the author help the old man
58. What message does the author want to convey
59. What will you do if you see an elderly man suddenly fall to the ground And why (Use at least 25 words.)
【答案】55. Because the only one train a day back to her home in Sydney had already left./ Because the train back to her home had left.
56. He made her sandwiches and helped her find a lift home./He gave her lunch and helped her find a lift.
57. Because she thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour she’d been given decades earlier./Because she wanted to repay for the favour(kindness) she got before.
58. Kindness can be passed and rewarded./A good turn deserves another./Good deeds will pay off.
59. I'll run over and have a talk with him. If it’s serious, I’ll send him to the hospital by taxi. If it’s not, I’ll help him call his children or send him home. I think helping with each other warms the world.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个名叫Gordon的人曾经帮助了作者，而15年后，作者在开车去附近的一个小镇时，看到一位老人在酷热中突然倒在了地上，帮助了老人，发现他正是多年前帮助了自己的Gordon。
【55题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车). (不幸的是，每天唯一一趟回悉尼家的火车已经开走了。所以我想搭个便车)”可知，作者之所以想搭便车，是因为错过了最后一趟火车/因为回家的唯一一班火车已经开走了。故答Because she missed the only train back home. / Because the only train back home had left.
【56题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home. (我们到他家时，他给我们俩做了三明治。午饭后，他找人把我送回了家)”可知，Gordon不但给作者做了午饭，还找人开车送作者回家。故答He made her sandwiches and helped her find a lift home./He gave her lunch and helped her find a lift.
【57题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“It was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier.(这是我报答别人几十年前给我恩惠的一次机会)”由此可知，作者之所以帮助老人，是因为她认为这是一个报答别人几十年前帮助了自己的机会。故答Because she thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour she’d been given decades earlier./Because she wanted to repay for the favour(kindness) she got before.
【58题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.(我记不起在哪儿见过他。然后他告诉我，他就是多年以前给了我午饭吃、还帮我搭车的那个人。他就是戈登)”结合文章讲述了一个名叫Gordon的人曾经帮助了作者，而15年后，作者在开车去附近的一个小镇时，看到一位老人在酷热中突然倒在了地上，帮助了老人，发现他正是多年前帮助了自己的Gordon。可推知，作者想要传达的是“善有善报”或做“好事总会有回报”的信息。故答Kindness can be passed and rewarded./A good turn deserves another./Good deeds will pay off.
【59题详解】
此为开放性题目，言之有理即可，题干为：如果你看到一个老人突然倒在地上，你会怎么办？为什么？可回答：我会跑过去和他谈谈。如果病情严重，我将乘出租车送他去医院。如果不行，我就帮他打电话给他的孩子或者送他回家。我认为互相帮助可以温暖世界。故答I'll run over and have a talk with him. If it’s serious, I’ll send him to the hospital by taxi. If it’s not, I’ll help him call his children or send him home. I think helping with each other warms the world.
IIL.书面表达 (满分 20 分)
60. 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你英国笔友 Jack 在给你的邮件中提到他在搜集一些关于成功人士的相关资料，并请你给他介绍一个你最喜欢的成功人士，内容包括：
1.该人物是谁；
2.该人物成功的重要原因和主要贡献；
3.该人物对你的影响。注意：1.词数不少于80；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jack,
How is it going In your email, you mentioned you are collecting information about successful people. The successful person in my mind is Zhang Dingyu, who has influenced me a lot.
Zhang Dingyu became the president of Jinyintan Hospital in 2016 and worked hard for the development of the hospital. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with ALS two years later. However, he was totally committed to his work. Especially during the outbreak of the pandemic of COVID-19, he was dedicated to helping the patients to get timely treatment and paid little attention to his own health.
He was a fighter and he was named the People’s Hero for his outstanding contribution in the prevention and control of the pandemic.
In my opinion, he is a successful person, because from him I can see the true meaning of success, which is to make commitment to what you do and help to make the world a better place to live in. I would like to learn his dedication to work and his positive attitude to life from him.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国笔友 Jack写一封电子邮件，给他介绍一个你最喜欢的成功人士。
【详解】1.词汇积累
影响：affect→ influence
贡献：devotion →contribution/dedication
承诺：promise →commitment
想要做某事：would like to do sth.→ feel like doing sth.
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with ALS two years later. However, he was totally committed to his work.
拓展句：Although he was unfortunately diagnosed with ALS two years later, he was totally committed to his work.
【点睛】[高分句型1] The successful person in my mind is Zhang Dingyu, who has influenced me a lot. (运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] In my opinion, he is a successful person, because from him I can see the true meaning of success, which is to make commitment to what you do and help to make the world a better place to live in. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句，what引导的宾语从句)昌平区实验学校2021-2022学年第一学期
高二年级期中考试英语试卷（笔试）
Ⅱ.完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Best Thing that ever Happened for Being Nice
A few weeks ago, my family and I were at a restaurant. We had just finished having lunch when I excused myself to go to the ____1____.
When I was in one of the stalls (隔间), the lady in the stall next to me was saying something. At first, I didn’t realize what she was saying, but ____2____, I heard her say, “No tissue! No tissue!” with an accent (口音). She seemed like she was really panicking (恐慌), so I asked her if she ran out of toilet paper. Thankfully, she ____3____ me and said, “Yes! Yes!”
I passed her some paper. When we got out of the toilet stall she kept ____4____ me over and over. I said, “You're welcome, Ma'am,” and tried to leave. The lady stopped me ____5____ the toilet again, saying some things that I couldn't understand. I simply smiled at her and agreed quietly. She then ____6____ on buying my lunch. I tried to politely ____7____, but the lady seemed so happy and determined to____8____ me to lunch that I finally accepted.
Some people were staring at me and the lady as I walked back to my family and our table, but I didn't care. The lady was ____9____ like I had just saved her life, and I was feeling like a ______10______.
When I got back to our table, my parents were looking at me, puzzled. Their daughter had simply intended to go to the toilet for a minute or two, ______11______ she came back with her entire meal completely paid for. When they asked me to explain everything, I kept laughing for a while before I could get out a single word.
A few moments later, someone came up to us. It was the lady again. She thanked me again then______12______ that she had just moved to our ______13______ and that her English wasn't very good. She also said that she had been in that toilet stall for a long time, and despite her calling out to people. No one gave her toilet paper. She thanked me again.
The best thing that happened to me that day was not only getting a ______14______ meal, but more importantly, gaining a new understanding of what it means to be truly ______15______. The next time you have a chance to help a stranger, remember this story.
1. A. stage B. shop C. restaurant D. toilet
2. A. naturally B. eventually C. actually D. hurriedly
3. A. understood B. knew C. showed D. discovered
4. A. praising B. hugging C. kissing D. thanking
5. A. outside B. over C. along D. past
6. A. carried B. moved C. insisted D. worked
7. A. bargain B. refuse C. accept D. follow
8. A. treat B. take C. invite D. bring
9. A. trying B. laughing C. growing D. acting
10. A. stranger B. model C. hero D. leader
11. A. yet B. so C. or D. thus
12. A. shared B. explained C. reflected D. proved
13. A. village B. house C. country D. building
14. A. delicious B. free C. special D. large
15. A. powerful B. successful C. grateful D. wonderful
Ⅲ.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
A
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Before Mr. Jenkins taught me,science ____16____ (be)a subject full of strange words to me.I had no idea____17____ hydrogen was.But Mr. Jenkins made everything interesting. He used to explain things which seemed difficult with lots of practical____18____ (example) and in simple language.
B
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Today Jason____19____ (live) in a small dormitory____20____ only second-hand furniture. There are certainly no signs that Jason is____21____ rich and successful man! There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees, ____22____ Jason enjoys taking care of.
C
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Most people believe when they are living____23____ (comfortable)and eaming enough money, they will have no worries. However, most people never feel they have earned enough.Jason Harley decided____24____ (drop) out of this kind of lifestyle, and he discovered that____25____ (have) only a little money made him free.
IV.阅读理解(共两节，40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)
A
Whistler Olympic Park, having hosted ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon (冬季两项) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre for competitors, the local community and visitors. Located a short drive south of Whistler, the park offers activities and programs all year-round.
Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
Discover Whistler Olympic Park through cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, biathlon and more.
Find yourself in the park’s fantastic landscape and discover its Olympic history.
Take a lesson such as ski jumping in the youth program.
Gather around the outdoor open fire or in the warm Day Lodge restaurant after a day out in the snow.
Summer at Whistler Olympic Park
Open daily for tours, self-guided activities and sightseeing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is for the benefit of local, national and international Nordic athletes for summer and winter training. Free park entry for 2020/2021 season pass holders and non-motorized vehicles.
Tours
Olympic Biathlon Tour
Feel like an Olympian with this hands-on introduction to biathlon! On your walk to the shooting range, learn about the park’s sports and history. It also provides the best angle for taking photos of the Olympic monuments.
Take aim and shoot a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get your heart rate up, stay focused and take aim to hit the targets!
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: Adult $55, Youth $45
E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
The comfortable electric assist mountain bikes have wide wheels for a smooth ride, and an electric motor to help you climb hills with ease.
Visit the Olympic monuments and enjoy breathtaking viewpoints, such as the Top of the World lookout with views of Black Tusk and surrounding mountain ranges.
Test your skills at the biathlon range, shooting at Olympic targets.
Tour Dates: Daily from June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accompanying adult)
Pricing: $95 per person
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26. If you want to learn ski jumping, you should probably go to _____.
A. Olympic Biathlon Tour B. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
C. Summer at Whistler Olympic Park D. E-Bike & Biathlon Adventure Tour
27. Which group of visitors can enjoy free park entry
A. Season pass holders. B. Children under age 8.
C. Locals from the community. D. Teenagers with parents.
28. What can you do during the E-bike tour
A. Ride a bike around the lake.
B. Gather around the open fire.
C. Visit the Olympic monuments.
D. Photograph monuments at the best angle.
29. What is the passage mainly about
A. A sports and leisure centre. B. Exciting sports adventures.
C. Year-round training programs. D. History of an Olympic Park.
B
It's the last year of high school, and young minds are turning their attention to the thought of leaving home. This seems a natural progression: parents have children; raise children; children graduate from high school and flee far from parents, returning on weekends to eat home-cooked meals. But what happens when a child loses home right before leaving
My family has lived in my home since I was two years old. Seventeen years later, as I got ready to leave for university, my parents decided that it was time to move. And naturally, I panicked.This was the place I used to run around with friends; where I got sunbumed, chasing ants with sidewalk chalk; where I would sit for hours staring out, making up songs about the passersby.If we were to move, the new house wouldn't be my home at all, just a strange, new place. After all, rd be moving out to go to university. But something still wasn't quite right.
And then it hit me: this is what the move was really about. I wasn't concemned with losing my childhood bedroom. What was bothering me was that I'd soon be completely responsible for myself
When I do go to university, Pll go without a safe place to come home to. Of course Iill have my family's love and support, but 'll never be able to go home again.
As graduating high-school students,we're all in love with the idea of going away and having wild adventures if we always have someplace to retum to. Leaving the family home behind is really just growing up without a safety net. The move from one place in life to another is an important change.Because it's true, you can never go home. Not really, however. Once you've had an adventure or two, you will still have a nice place to come back to for a nice visit
30. How long has the writer's family lived in their present home
A. 19 years. B. 17 years.
C. 15 years. D. 2 years
31. What was the real reason for the writer's unwillingness to move
A. He treasured good memories of his childhood.
B. He was afraid of taking responsibility as an adult.
C. He was worried about losing his childhood bedroom.
D. He liked to sit and enjoy the views outside the house.
32. According to the last paragraph, how does the writer feel about returning home
A. Thankful. B. Impatient.
C. Overjoyed. D. Nervous.
33. What is the best title for this passage
A. Childhood Memories
B. Graduation Panic
C. Leaving Home
D. Growing Up
C
A recent experiment proves that bees can save time and energy when they fly around to different flowers
Dr Nigel Raine, from the Royal Holloway University of London, has always been interested in finding out why animal behave like they do. He is also interested in bees. It was not a surprise when he and some other scientists from Queen Mary University of London discovered that bees can quickly solve a problem that takes computers many days.
Flowers make pollen (花粉), and when bees visit them, they carry the pollen to other flowers. The plants need the pollen to make seeds that will grow. Dr Raine notes that we get a lot of our food from plants, so it is important to know how the bees move around and take the pollen between flowers. The scientists wanted to examine the journey that the bees take and how they save energy when they do this. They completed the experiment on the roof of Queen Mary University, using artificial flowers and a large amount of nectar, a sweet liquid produced by flowers. They taught one bee to visit all the flowers in one place at the same time. When the bee got to know the location of the flowers well, they saw how it flew around and returned home with the nectar. After this, they changed the locations of the flowers. The scientists thought the bee would follow the route it knew already. This would mean that it followed a longer route than it needed to, and so it would use more energy. They watched the bee carefully as it travelled between the flowers in their new location, and they made notes. But in the experiment, the bee changed its route and flew a shorter distance.
The problem that the bee solved is similar to a maths puzzle called the ‘travelling salesman problem’. A salesman who goes to different places to sell things wants to travel the shortest distance. But he has to calculate the length of many possible routes to know which one is the shortest. A computer can calculate this but the experiment shows bees can do the same calculation quickly with a tiny brain. Scientists are very interested in how they do this. It would help us to understand how pollen is moved around. In addition, if they find this out, it could help us to improve communication networks. This might help humans to reduce traffic jams when there is an accident, for example.
34. The underlined word “nectar” in the third paragraph means_________.
A. powder B. honey
C. vitamin D. water
35. The researcher’s experiment found _________.
A. bees could manage to avoid accidents
B. bees showed signs of being very intelligent
C. bees could take the same route they knew before
D. bees were faster at calculating distance than computers
36. According to the last paragraph, the next step of the study is to discover how _______.
A. pollen is moved around
B. traffic jams can be reduced
C. bees can calculate so quickly
D. communication networks are improved
37 Where does this passage probably come from
A. A novel. B. A website.
C. A science magazine. D. An advertisement.
D
A new study has found that social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults.The study is a project of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine. They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than those who use social media less.
The researchers say doctors should ask young adults about their use of social media when treating sleep issues."This is one of the first pieces of evidence that social media use really can affect your sleep,"said Jessica C.Levenson. She is a postdoctoral researcher in the university's Department of Psychiatry. She was the lead author of a report on the study. The researchers set out to examine the connection between social media use and sleep among young adults.
The researchers wanted to find out how often young people used social media sites like Facebook,Twitter and etc.. For the study,they gave questionnaires to nearly 1,800 adults, aged19 to 32. On average, members of the study group used social media sites one hour a day. They also visited various social media accounts 30 times per week. Thirty percent of the study's participants reported having serious problems with sleeping. Those people who used social media a lot were three times more likely to have a sleep disorder. And those who spent the most time on social media were two times as likely to suffer from sleep disturbances.
Frequent checking is big part of the problem. Levenson said the number of times a person visits social media is a better predictor of sleep problems than overall time spent on social media. If this is true, she adds, then practices that stop such behaviors may be most effective.
Researchers say social media can influence sleep patters in a number of ways. People can lose sleep by staying up too late looking at social media. Sensitive issues argued about on social media can cause "emotional, cognitive or physiological"excitement. Using an electronic device can disturb a body's natural sleep rhythms because of the light coming from cell phones or computer screens. The researchers note that in some cases, young adults who have a hard time sleeping may use social media to help them fall asleep
"It also may be that both of these hypotheses (假定) are true," says Brian A. Primack. He is director of the Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health. He is also the study's senior author. Primack says,"Difficult sleeping may lead to increased use of social media,which may in turn lead to more problems sleeping. This cycle may be particularly problematic with social media. Many forms of social media involve interactive screen time that is stimulating (刺激) and rewarding and, for those reasons, can keep you awake."
38. From the results of the questionnaire who are more likely to have a sleep problem
A. The participants aged from 19 to 32.
B. The participants visiting social media frequently
C. The participants using social media sites one hour a day
D. The participants spending the most time on social media
39. The main purpose of the passage is to________.
A. compare and evaluate
B. examine and reason
C. inform and explain
D. argue and conclude
40. What is the best title for the passage
A. Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults Awake
B. Difficult Sleeping Is Affecting Sleeping Patterns
C. Electric Devices Are Influencing Sleep Rhythms
D. Young Adults Are Suffering from Sleep Disorders
第二节(共5小题;每小题 2分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Getting Lost in a Good Book Can Help Keep You Healthy
I’m a novelist and it’s obviously in my interest to encourage people to read. But there’s increasing evidence that reading isn’t just for pleasure, or merely a way of improving literacy skills and factual knowledge. ___41___
Firstly, reading helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly. ____42____ It is essential to learn this skill as a small child. The more they do it, the better they get at it.
Also, reading can help people learn to empathize(产生共鸣). A recent study at the University of Michigan found that there had been a 48% decrease in empathy among college students. ____43____ In a computer game, you might have rescued a princess, but you don’t care about her, you just want to win. But a princess in a book has a past, present and future, she has connections and motivations. We can relate to her. We see the world through her eyes.
As a matter of fact, reading is far from a passive activity. Reading exercises the whole brain. When we read and imagine the landscapes, sounds, smells and tastes described on the page, the various areas of the brain that are used to process these experiences in real life are activated, creating new neural pathways. ___44___ This doesn’t happen when we’re watching TV or playing a computer game.
Getting sucked into a good novel appears to be beneficial to our mental health too. ____45____ Reading not only avoids feelings of loneliness, it helps us to wind down, de-stress and forget our own problems for a while.
A. Stories have a structure that encourages their brains to think in sequence, to link cause, effect and significance.
B. In other words, our brains model real experiences, just as if we were living them ourselves.
C. When we read a good book, we’re trying to find out its main idea.
D. It might actually be good for our mental and physical health too.
E. But those who did not enjoy these activities had lots of loss.
F. As the old saying goes, “ You’re never alone with a book.”
G. Encouraging reading could overcome this.
第Ⅱ卷
1.选词填空，注意个别词需要用其正确形式。(共 18 分)
选词填空
grateful, give away, effective, on behalf of,complain, devote, committed, furniture, highlight
46. Tu Youyou ________her life to medicine research, which inspires a lot of people.
47. Jason was tired of being regarded as living a successful life, so he made the choice to ________all his money to charity.
48. He lives in a small room with second-hand ________.
49. Many scientists are totally ________to their studies and they always remain determined and focused.
50. I am writing ________the school's student Union.
51. He used to help us when we were in trouble. We were extremely ________to him for helping us.
52. In his speech, he ________the importance of environment protection.
53. They often ________about the noise upstairs.
54 The government has taken ________measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
IL.读后回答问题(共5小题;1-4 题每小题 2 分，5 小题 4 分，共 12分)
阅读下面短文，用自己的语言回答问题。
In 2004, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Fifteen years later, in 2019, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man suddenly fall to the ground in the glaring heat. It was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
55. Why did the author decide to hitch a ride
56. What did Gordon do for the author
57. Why did the author help the old man
58. What message does the author want to convey
59. What will you do if you see an elderly man suddenly fall to the ground And why (Use at least 25 words.)
IIL.书面表达 (满分 20 分)
60. 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你的英国笔友 Jack 在给你的邮件中提到他在搜集一些关于成功人士的相关资料，并请你给他介绍一个你最喜欢的成功人士，内容包括：
1.该人物是谁；
2.该人物成功的重要原因和主要贡献；
3.该人物对你的影响。注意：1.词数不少于80；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
