2023~2024 学年度第一学期阶段联测高二英语试卷
考试时间 120 分钟 总分 150 分
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How will the man get to the park
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi.
2.Why does the woman make the call
A.To make an appointment.
B.To cancel an appointment.
C.To reschedule an appointment.
3.Where does the conversation take place
A. In a supermarket. B. In a restaurant. C. In a farm.
4.What does the man mean in the end
A. He had a great vacation. B. He visited the tower. C. He went to Paris.
5.What are the speakers talking about
A. A street. B. A park. C. A dog.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Where does Sam decide to go after he graduates
A. The UK. B. The US. C. Australia.
7.What is the determining factor in Sam’s choice
A. His sister. B. The football team. C. The architecture.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Where are the speakers
A. In an auto shop. B. In a flower shop. C. In a car rental company.
9.What problem is the woman facing
A.The delivery man ran out of fuel.
B.The vehicle won’t start.
C.The keys were lost.
10.What will the man do next
A. Check the wire connections. B. Meet a client in person. C. Give the woman a ride.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Who reserved the table
A. George. B. Joseph. C. Michael.
12.Which table will the man use
A. Table 2. B. Table 4. C. Table 10.
13.What will the man have
A. A barbecue chicken pizza. B. A mixed vegetable pizza. C. A beef pizza.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When was the Eiffel Tower built
A. In 1869. B. In 1889. C. In 1909.
15. Why was the Eiffel Tower built according to the man
A. To develop France’s tourism industry.
B.To show the Eiffel family’s wealth.
C. To present France’s industrial level.
16. What do we know about Gustave Eiffel’s apartment
A. It was rented out to wealthy people.
B. It was a tourist destination in the past.
C. It can be viewed through the window now.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What was the reason for Mary’s absence
A. She felt unwell. B. She attended a party. C. She went on a journey.
18.What is today’s English homework
A. A story. B. A journal. C. An advertisement.
19.How many words should Mary write
A. 100. B. 150. C. 200.
20.What will Mary do on 22 May
A. Hand in her homework. B. Celebrate her birthday. C. Draw a map.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节 阅读理解(共 15 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Elizabeth Sherrill is a long-time writer. For 70 years, her stories about faith, her experiences of traveling the world and dealing with depression (抑郁,沮丧) have been a beacon (灯塔) of light for many people. Check out some of her articles and let her words affect your heart.
A Letter on Depression
My struggle with depression hasn’t totally disappeared. It still surrounds me from time to time, blocking light and making it hard to smile. But the suffering no longer makes me frightened, because I keep telling myself to be positive.
An Angel Named Maria
“A baby was born here and no one knows what to do,” the doctor said into the telephone. He went on to explain that the mother had disappeared from the hospital after seeing the disabled baby. “She will not live long,” the doctor continued. “Bring us the baby,” answered Sister Marie Patrice at the other end of the line, who ran a day nursery.
Lessons from Abraham Lincoln
When I turned to leave, the picture over the door stopped me. It was a black-and-white photo: a tall, thin man with his hand on a table and with the saddest, most pain-filled face I’d ever seen.
The letters on the frame said “Abraham Lincoln”. He won every wrestling match and told funny stories that crowds would gather to enjoy. Over time, that picture made him more important to me than ever.
A Lesson while Moving
I stood looking out the kitchen window wondering how John and I could ever leave this house. We’d lived here for 50 years. Under the maple tree was the garden where we grew tomatoes that never ripened. There was the stump (树桩) of the cedar (雪松) we cut down to make room for our daughter’s wedding reception.
1. What doesn’t frighten Elizabeth
A. The thick morning fog. B. Suffering from depression.
C. Losing the ability to smile. D. The darkness in bad weather.
2. Which of the following tells a story of adopting a baby
A. A Letter on Depression. B. An Angel Named Maria.
C. Lessons from Abraham Lincoln. D. A Lesson while Moving.
3. What’s the text mainly about
A. John’s garden. B. Maria’s telephone. C. Elizabeth’s articles. D. Lincoln’s lessons.
B
About 24 years ago, a student asked to interview me for a class task. He posed an interesting question, “What is the most challenging part of teaching ” I still periodically (偶尔，间歇) think about this question.
My response was to try to make each class the best one in an imaginative way. This challenge still holds true these many years and hundreds of classes later.
I am not the best at planning, something that my wife will readily confirm, but the process of preparing is joyful. Whether I am teaching a course for the first time or taught it a dozen times before, I wonder about the ways that I can engage students in the co-learning process. But I find I am inefficient when I wonder how my teaching will affect future innovation. As I was preparing for recent classes, I faced two items.
First, I was struck by three words from Nancy Kanwisher, professor of Neuroscience at MIT. In an interview about face blindness, Kanwisher found an amazing result in people’s brain scans. Asked what this finding meant to her, she replied with a smile, “That’s the magic of science. It’s fun to be told that you’re completely wrong. Now you have to go back and think the new.” Thinking the new is a brilliant and simple way to summarize creativity.
The second comes from the wisdom of Jon Kabat-Zinn known for his work in meditation (冥想) and mindfulness-based stress reduction. He said, “Most of our thoughts are rather imprisoning even though thinking drives imagination and creativity. So we need to create a bigger stage for our thoughts and watch how they self-liberate.”
These concepts — thinking the new and allowing thoughts to self liberate — aren’t easy ones to master, but can inspire us all in improving our innovative spirits. Now it’s time for me to do my best in thinking the new toward my next class.
4. What troubles the author most in his teaching career
A. Using creativity in his class. B. Opposition from his wife.
C. Lacking the ability to plan. D. Preparation for interviews.
5. What did Kanwisher think of her finding
A. It surprised her greatly. B. It forced her to start from the beginning.
C. It developed her interest in science. D. It made her learn to rethink.
6. What does the underlined word “imprisoning” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Practical. B. Closed. C. Absurd. D. Novel.
7. What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph
A. He will be devoted to his teaching.
B. He finds it hard to accept other ideas.
C. He will focus on innovation in his classes.
D. He tries his best to free students’ minds.
C
After nearly 70 years of space exploration, Earth is now surrounded by space junk. Recently, an accident made the cleanup more difficult to start. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists plan on testing their “junk truck”, ClearSpace-1, in 2026. It’s a spacecraft with four arms that can catch debris (碎片) and bring it back to Earth. They have chosen to bring back VESPA, a 113-kilogram, two-meter-wide rocket part.
However, in August, it was hit by another piece of space junk, creating new pieces. The ESA is now revising its cleanup plan. “We must reduce the creation of new space debris and begin to actively reduce the impact of existing objects,” said the agency.
Most satellites (卫星) today are sent into Earth’s low orbit (离地表较近的轨道), which reaches up to around 2,000 kilometers above the Earth. There, spacecraft are most likely to crash with each other. There may be as many as 170 million pieces of space junk in orbit, according to the ESA. Big or small, any of the pieces can cause harm to a spacecraft. For example, if an object as large as 10 centimeters crashes with a satellite, the satellite will break apart.
In terms of the cleanup, scientists have some other ideas. One popular plan is to send a spacecraft carrying harpoons (鱼叉) and magnets (磁铁). The craft would shoot the harpoon to stick into the debris before “throwing” it back to Earth. Magnets could move the debris, changing its direction. The debris would burn after entering Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) so there wouldn’t be much left when it reaches Earth. Scientists are also considering shooting lasers (激光) from spacecraft to heat up the debris’ surface, creating a small push that would alter the debris’ orbit. This change would allow the debris to be captured by Earth’s gravity (重力).
8. What is the main goal of the ClearSpace-1 spacecraft
A To bring VESPA back to Earth. B. To monitor space debris.
C To study the effects of space junk. D. To remove space debris from Earth’s orbit.
9. Why is the ESA changing its original cleanup plan
A. They discovered larger space debris. B. They faced technical challenges.
C. There was a problem with their original goal. D. There are too many spacecraft in Earth’s low orbit.
10. How many pieces of space junk may there be in Earth’s low orbit
A. 10 million. B. 113 million. C. 170 million. D. 2 billion.
11. What is one proposed method for cleaning up space debris
A. Capturing debris with magnets.
B. Shooting lasers to burn debris.
C. Pushing debris away from Earth with new spacecraft.
D. Sending a spacecraft with harpoons and magnets.
D
AI has advanced significantly over the years. However, its current models largely disregard human psychology, such as emotional intelligence.
“The main focus of our work was how we could bring the emotional part of intelligence to AI,” says Saptarshi Das, associate professor at Penn State. “Human behavior is easy to observe but difficult to measure and that makes it difficult to replicate (复制) in a robot and make it emotionally intelligent. There is no real way right now to do that.”
Eating habits serve as a prime example of this emotional intelligence. While hunger is the physiological drive to eat our choices of what to eat are influenced by our sense of taste. As Das explains, even when one is not hungry, the psychological desire can drive him or her to consume a sweet treat, rather than a piece of meat.
To grasp the intricacies (错综复杂的细节) of taste, Penn State researchers looked to the human tongue, which translates chemical data into electrical signals sent to the brain’s gustatory cortex (味觉皮层). In this brain region, complex neuronal networks shape our sense of taste. To imitate this, the team created an electronic “tongue”.
This technology can be adapted to recognize all primary taste characteristics, from sweet and salty to umami (鲜味). Looking ahead, the researchers see numerous applications, including AI-designed diets based on emotional preferences or tailored restaurant meal suggestions.
The team’s immediate goal is to expand the electronic tongue’s capacity. “We are trying to imitate the 10,000 or so taste receptors (味蕾) we have on our tongue that are each slightly different compared to the others, which enables us to distinguish between small differences in tastes,” says Das. “The example I think of is people who train their tongue and become a wine taster. Perhaps in the future, we can have an AI system that you can train to be an even better wine taster.”
Beyond taste, the team wants to broaden this concept to other senses, leading to a more comprehensive and emotionally intelligent AI system.
12. What can be learned from the first two paragraphs
A. It is necessary to make robots emotionally intelligent.
B. It is hard to make robots emotionally intelligent.
C. Emotional intelligence is complex and difficult to observe.
D. Few researchers pay attention to emotional intelligence of AI.
13. What might this electronic tongue be applied for in the future
A. Evaluating people’s diet plans. B. Designing a healthier diet plan for people.
C. Correcting people’s poor dietary preferences. D. Helping restaurants serve customers better.
14. What is the team’s plan according to the last two paragraphs
A. Improving people’s taste sensitivity with the electronic tongue.
B. Making the electronic tongue available for everyone.
C Bringing all the human senses into the AI system.
D. Attracting the attention of other researchers to AI’s innovation.
15. What is the text mainly about
A. The progress in bringing emotional intelligence into AI.
B. The advantage of the “electronic tongue”.
C. The future development trend of AI.
D. The big role of AI in developing emotional intelligence.
第二节 阅读七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Feeling stuck in a place of hopelessness makes life really tough. Fortunately, there are some things you can do when you’re feeling hopeless to make life a bit better.
Consider that your brain might be lying to you. Your brain might tell you that things are awful and horrible. It may tell you that there’s no chance that things are going to get better. ____16____ Your thoughts may be inaccurate or totally wrong. There is more hope than you imagine.
Argue the opposite. When you feel hopeless, you’ll likely think about why things aren’t getting better. Take a few minutes to argue the opposite. What’s the evidence that things might work out better than you expect ____17____ Thinking a bit about the potential positives can open you up to more possibilities.
____18____ There’s always something you can do to make things better or to help yourself feel better. Spend some time thinking about potential solutions to the problem. If you can’t solve the problem (like in the case of a loved one’s illness), consider how to change how you feel about the problem.
Act as if you were hopeful. Sometimes, you have to change your behavior first and the feelings might follow. ____19____
Talk to a trusted friend or family member. When you are having a hard time getting unstuck, reach out to a trusted friend or family member. Tell them what you’re experiencing. ____20____ Or, they may offer strategies that can help you feel better.
A. Engage in problem-solving.
B. But just because you think so doesn’t mean it’s true.
C. Or how might things actually get better
D. Learn to block out negative thoughts.
E. They may be able to help you see things from a different perspective.
F. You can consider what you could gain if you became more hopeful.
G. So if you act hopeful, you might start to eventually feel more hopeful.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I knew Janine when she was seven and became a patient of mine. Her father had told me proudly on the first day we met how he’d beaten cancer. ____21____ , soon it attacked him again. He died of that when Janine was 10. Her mother,already ____22____ from mental illness, was unable to ____23____ her daughter alone. Therefore, Janine was ____24____ to move from one foster (寄养的) home to another.
In a desperate attempt to deal with the ____25____ in her world, Janine developed severe anorexia (厌食症). After repeated fruitless treatments, she gave up hope and had no ____26____ to get better.
I knew I had to ____27____. I explained the situation to my husband, Saul, about this amazing young girl who didn’t ____28____ what happened to her and who needed our help. The week before, we had been strategizing about our ____29____ . Now I was asking him to be a foster dad and keep working. To my _____30_____ , Saul agreed without any hesitation.
_____31_____ , caring for someone with severe anorexia was far more _____32_____ than we thought. We were sworn at for calling Janine to the table to eat. Janine went through treatment programs three more times before beginning to _____33_____ little by little years later.
Through it all, we stayed by her side.We _____34_____ retirement to support Janine and watch her grow. Thankfully, our work has _____35_____ right now we’re working together in the kitchen, chopping (切碎) vegetables side by side.
21.
A. Unfortunately B. Uncertainly C. Unintentionally D. Unbelievably
22.
A. keeping B. escaping C. suffering D. disappearing
23.
A. tend B. cure C. injure D. inspire
24.
A. allowed B. persuaded C. encouraged D. forced
25.
A. violence B. chaos C. disease D. behavior
26.
A. resource B. chance C. evidence D. motivation
27.
A. wait B. act C. compromise D. accelerate
28.
A. admit B. expect C. comprehend D. deserve
29.
A. retirement B. appointment C. employment D. treatment
30.
A. annoyance B. amusement C. regret D. relief
31.
A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore
32.
A. challenging B. rewarding C. thrilling D. refreshing
33.
A. reduce B. reflect C. recover D. relax
34.
A. sought B. took C. postponed D. planned
35.
A. paid off B. run out of C. set off D. worked out
第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“My dream is to bring Chinese music to the world.____36____ it takes time for people to fully appreciate other cultures, I am confident that Chinese music will achieve wide____37____ (admire) all over the world.” Ye Yunchuan, a well-known music producer, makes no secret of his____38____ (ambitious).
In 2019, Ye ____39____ (official) launched the program Musical Map of China, trying to decode Chinese music from a variety of perspectives. As part of the program, one major branch of Ye’s work is recording lesser-known or____40____ (endanger) traditional Chinese music with world-class equipment and technology. Over the past three years, it is said that 1,056 pieces of music, played on more than 200 kinds of musical instruments, ____41____ (collect).
Yet, Ye is acutely aware that simply recording traditional music is not enough____42____ (keep) it alive. “The essence of traditional culture will not fade with time, but we need to____43____ (cover) that essence and make it something modern, or something ____44____ can connect the past with the future.”
“Now, the world is ‘flat’. Cultures of other countries can combine with _____45_____ (we) and generate new results. And music can fill the gaps between different nationalities, races and languages with emotions. We share emotions.” Ye added.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是李华，为推广全民阅读，上周你校举办了“阅读经典作品”系列活动，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动目的； 2. 活动内容； 3. 活动反响。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I spent 15 years trying to make it in the music industry. When I was a teenager, I did any odd job to afford time in a recording studio. I knocked at managers’ doors and sent out demo (录音样带) after demo, but I got nowhere. In 2010, aged 27, I was doing a job in a restaurant when I wrote a song called Dream Goes On. It was a song about never giving up. I just let out all of my frustrations at the keyboard.
Over the next five years, the music career never materialized but I persisted. Then, in 2019, I uploaded Dream Goes On to a music-sharing website. I just wanted someone to notice my music.
Later that year, I received an email out of the blue from Music World from South Korea, requesting a license for the song. They had chosen my song from the millions on the music-sharing website for a theme tune for one of their shows. I was amazed and negotiated a contract for $5,000 for the use of the song and signed up straight away. I was pretty excited, but didn’t think anything more would come of it, so I focused on my job in the restaurant.
This February, Music World organized a musical festival in Seoul and my song Dream Goes On was also chosen as the theme tune for the festival. I watched on YouTube as my song was being played to a huge crowd of people. It was amazing.
After three days of the festival, I was contacted by Music World and they asked if I’d like to go to Seoul to sing Dream Goes On in a concert. They flew me out there the next day. I was welcomed like a celebrity—everyone I met thought I was a big name in England. I had to break the news to them that I wasn’t a pop star.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
I had never performed the song live, and hadn’t been on stage for years.
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After the concert, I had photographers and journalists battling to interview me.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023~2024 学年度第一学期阶段联测高二英语试卷
考试时间 120 分钟 总分 150 分
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How will the man get to the park
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi.
2.Why does the woman make the call
A.To make an appointment.
B.To cancel an appointment.
C.To reschedule an appointment.
3.Where does the conversation take place
A. In a supermarket. B. In a restaurant. C. In a farm.
4.What does the man mean in the end
A. He had a great vacation. B. He visited the tower. C. He went to Paris.
5.What are the speakers talking about
A. A street. B. A park. C. A dog.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Where does Sam decide to go after he graduates
A. The UK. B. The US. C. Australia.
7.What is the determining factor in Sam’s choice
A. His sister. B. The football team. C. The architecture.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Where are the speakers
A. In an auto shop. B. In a flower shop. C. In a car rental company.
9.What problem is the woman facing
A.The delivery man ran out of fuel.
B.The vehicle won’t start.
C.The keys were lost.
10.What will the man do next
A. Check the wire connections. B. Meet a client in person. C. Give the woman a ride.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Who reserved the table
A. George. B. Joseph. C. Michael.
12.Which table will the man use
A. Table 2. B. Table 4. C. Table 10.
13.What will the man have
A. A barbecue chicken pizza. B. A mixed vegetable pizza. C. A beef pizza.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When was the Eiffel Tower built
A. In 1869. B. In 1889. C. In 1909.
15. Why was the Eiffel Tower built according to the man
A. To develop France’s tourism industry.
B.To show the Eiffel family’s wealth.
C. To present France’s industrial level.
16. What do we know about Gustave Eiffel’s apartment
A. It was rented out to wealthy people.
B. It was a tourist destination in the past.
C. It can be viewed through the window now.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What was the reason for Mary’s absence
A. She felt unwell. B. She attended a party. C. She went on a journey.
18.What is today’s English homework
A. A story. B. A journal. C. An advertisement.
19.How many words should Mary write
A. 100. B. 150. C. 200.
20.What will Mary do on 22 May
A. Hand in her homework. B. Celebrate her birthday. C. Draw a map.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节 阅读理解(共 15 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Elizabeth Sherrill is a long-time writer. For 70 years, her stories about faith, her experiences of traveling the world and dealing with depression (抑郁,沮丧) have been a beacon (灯塔) of light for many people. Check out some of her articles and let her words affect your heart.
A Letter on Depression
My struggle with depression hasn’t totally disappeared. It still surrounds me from time to time, blocking light and making it hard to smile. But the suffering no longer makes me frightened, because I keep telling myself to be positive.
An Angel Named Maria
“A baby was born here and no one knows what to do,” the doctor said into the telephone. He went on to explain that the mother had disappeared from the hospital after seeing the disabled baby. “She will not live long,” the doctor continued. “Bring us the baby,” answered Sister Marie Patrice at the other end of the line, who ran a day nursery.
Lessons from Abraham Lincoln
When I turned to leave, the picture over the door stopped me. It was a black-and-white photo: a tall, thin man with his hand on a table and with the saddest, most pain-filled face I’d ever seen.
The letters on the frame said “Abraham Lincoln”. He won every wrestling match and told funny stories that crowds would gather to enjoy. Over time, that picture made him more important to me than ever.
A Lesson while Moving
I stood looking out the kitchen window wondering how John and I could ever leave this house. We’d lived here for 50 years. Under the maple tree was the garden where we grew tomatoes that never ripened. There was the stump (树桩) of the cedar (雪松) we cut down to make room for our daughter’s wedding reception.
1. What doesn’t frighten Elizabeth
A. The thick morning fog. B. Suffering from depression.
C. Losing the ability to smile. D. The darkness in bad weather.
2. Which of the following tells a story of adopting a baby
A. A Letter on Depression. B. An Angel Named Maria.
C. Lessons from Abraham Lincoln. D. A Lesson while Moving.
3. What’s the text mainly about
A. John’s garden. B. Maria’s telephone. C. Elizabeth’s articles. D. Lincoln’s lessons.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章是一位环游世界战胜抑郁的作家Elizabeth Sherrill写的一些文章。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“For 70 years, her stories about faith, her experiences of traveling the world and dealing with depression (抑郁,沮丧) have been a beacon (灯塔) of light for many people.( 70年来，她关于信仰的故事，她周游世界的经历，以及她与抑郁症的斗争，对许多人来说都是一盏明灯。)”以及第二段的“My struggle with depression hasn’t totally disappeared. It still surrounds me from time to time, blocking light and making it hard to smile. But the suffering no longer makes me frightened, because I keep telling myself to be positive.(我与抑郁症的斗争并没有完全消失。它仍然时不时地围绕着我，挡住了光线，让我很难笑。但痛苦不再让我害怕，因为我一直告诉自己要积极。)”可知，患有抑郁症没有让伊丽莎白害怕。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的““A baby was born here and no one knows what to do,” the doctor said into the telephone. He went on to explain that the mother had disappeared from the hospital after seeing the disabled baby. “She will not live long,”the doctor continued. “Bring us the baby,” answered Sister Marie Patrice at the other end of the line, who ran a day nursery.( “一个婴儿在这里出生了，没人知道该怎么办，”医生对着电话说。他接着解释说，这位母亲在看到残疾婴儿后就从医院消失了。“她活不了多久了，”医生接着说。“把孩子带来，”电话那头的玛丽·帕特里斯修女回答说，她经营着一家日间托儿所。)”可知，An Angel Named Maria讲述了收养一个婴儿的故事。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“Elizabeth Sherrill is a long-time writer. …Check out some of her articles and let her words affect your heart.( 伊丽莎白·谢里尔是一位资深作家。……看看她的一些文章，让她的话影响你的心。)”可知，本文主要介绍了伊丽莎白·谢里尔的一些文章。故选C。
B
About 24 years ago, a student asked to interview me for a class task. He posed an interesting question, “What is the most challenging part of teaching ” I still periodically (偶尔，间歇) think about this question.
My response was to try to make each class the best one in an imaginative way. This challenge still holds true these many years and hundreds of classes later.
I am not the best at planning, something that my wife will readily confirm, but the process of preparing is joyful. Whether I am teaching a course for the first time or taught it a dozen times before, I wonder about the ways that I can engage students in the co-learning process. But I find I am inefficient when I wonder how my teaching will affect future innovation. As I was preparing for recent classes, I faced two items.
First, I was struck by three words from Nancy Kanwisher, professor of Neuroscience at MIT. In an interview about face blindness, Kanwisher found an amazing result in people’s brain scans. Asked what this finding meant to her, she replied with a smile, “That’s the magic of science. It’s fun to be told that you’re completely wrong. Now you have to go back and think the new.” Thinking the new is a brilliant and simple way to summarize creativity.
The second comes from the wisdom of Jon Kabat-Zinn known for his work in meditation (冥想) and mindfulness-based stress reduction. He said, “Most of our thoughts are rather imprisoning even though thinking drives imagination and creativity. So we need to create a bigger stage for our thoughts and watch how they self-liberate.”
These concepts — thinking the new and allowing thoughts to self liberate — aren’t easy ones to master, but can inspire us all in improving our innovative spirits. Now it’s time for me to do my best in thinking the new toward my next class.
4. What troubles the author most in his teaching career
A. Using creativity in his class. B. Opposition from his wife.
C. Lacking the ability to plan. D. Preparation for interviews.
5. What did Kanwisher think of her finding
A. It surprised her greatly. B. It forced her to start from the beginning.
C. It developed her interest in science. D. It made her learn to rethink.
6. What does the underlined word “imprisoning” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Practical. B. Closed. C. Absurd. D. Novel.
7. What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph
A. He will be devoted to his teaching.
B. He finds it hard to accept other ideas.
C. He will focus on innovation in his classes.
D. He tries his best to free students’ minds.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述作者作为老师注重在课堂上的创新，思考新事物、让思想自我解放能够激励我们提高创新精神。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“He posed an interesting question, ‘What is the most challenging part of teaching ’(他提出了一个有趣的问题：‘教学中最具挑战性的部分是什么？’)”和第二段中“My response was to try to make each class the best one in an imaginative way.(我的回答是试着用富有想象力的方式让每节课都成为最好的)”可知，作者在教学生涯中最受困扰的是如何在课堂上创新，故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中Kanwisher说的话“Now you have to go back and think the new.(现在你必须回过头来思考新的东西)”可知，Kanwisher认为她的发现使她学会了重新思考，故选D。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“So we need to create a bigger stage for our thoughts and watch how they self-liberate.(所以我们需要为我们的思想创造一个更大的舞台，观察它们是如何自我解放的)”可知，划线词所在句与下文是因果关系，由此推知，要为思想创造一个更大的舞台是因为我们的大多数思想都是封闭、禁锢的，imprisoning意为“禁锢的”，故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“These concepts — thinking the new and allowing thoughts to self liberate — aren’t easy ones to master, but can inspire us all in improving our innovative spirits. Now it’s time for me to do my best in thinking the new toward my next class.(这些概念——思考新事物，让思想自我解放——并不容易掌握，但可以激励我们所有人提高创新精神。现在是时候让我尽我最大的努力去思考下一节课的新内容了)”可推知，作者认为思考新事物、让思想自我解放能激励提高创新精神，所以作者在思考下一节新课的内容时会尽力解放学生的思想，故选D。
C
After nearly 70 years of space exploration, Earth is now surrounded by space junk. Recently, an accident made the cleanup more difficult to start. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists plan on testing their “junk truck”, ClearSpace-1, in 2026. It’s a spacecraft with four arms that can catch debris (碎片) and bring it back to Earth. They have chosen to bring back VESPA, a 113-kilogram, two-meter-wide rocket part.
However, in August, it was hit by another piece of space junk, creating new pieces. The ESA is now revising its cleanup plan. “We must reduce the creation of new space debris and begin to actively reduce the impact of existing objects,” said the agency.
Most satellites (卫星) today are sent into Earth’s low orbit (离地表较近的轨道), which reaches up to around 2,000 kilometers above the Earth. There, spacecraft are most likely to crash with each other. There may be as many as 170 million pieces of space junk in orbit, according to the ESA. Big or small, any of the pieces can cause harm to a spacecraft. For example, if an object as large as 10 centimeters crashes with a satellite, the satellite will break apart.
In terms of the cleanup, scientists have some other ideas. One popular plan is to send a spacecraft carrying harpoons (鱼叉) and magnets (磁铁). The craft would shoot the harpoon to stick into the debris before “throwing” it back to Earth. Magnets could move the debris, changing its direction. The debris would burn after entering Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) so there wouldn’t be much left when it reaches Earth. Scientists are also considering shooting lasers (激光) from spacecraft to heat up the debris’ surface, creating a small push that would alter the debris’ orbit. This change would allow the debris to be captured by Earth’s gravity (重力).
8. What is the main goal of the ClearSpace-1 spacecraft
A. To bring VESPA back to Earth. B. To monitor space debris.
C. To study the effects of space junk. D. To remove space debris from Earth’s orbit.
9. Why is the ESA changing its original cleanup plan
A. They discovered larger space debris. B. They faced technical challenges.
C. There was a problem with their original goal. D. There are too many spacecraft in Earth’s low orbit.
10. How many pieces of space junk may there be in Earth’s low orbit
A. 10 million. B. 113 million. C. 170 million. D. 2 billion.
11. What is one proposed method for cleaning up space debris
A. Capturing debris with magnets.
B. Shooting lasers to burn debris.
C. Pushing debris away from Earth with new spacecraft.
D. Sending a spacecraft with harpoons and magnets.
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。经过近70年的太空探索，地球现在被太空垃圾包围。文章主要介绍了欧洲航天局为了带回太空碎片VESPA准备发射ClearSpace-1，结果这一目标出现了问题，不得不采取其他方法。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“According to the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists plan on testing their “junk truck”, ClearSpace-1, in 2026. It’s a spacecraft with four arms that can catch debris (碎片) and bring it back to Earth. They have chosen to bring back VESPA, a 113-kilogram, two-meter-wide rocket part.(根据欧洲航天局（ESA）的说法，科学家们计划在2026年测试他们的“垃圾卡车”——ClearSpace-1。它是一种有四个臂的航天器，可以抓住碎片并将其带回地球。他们选择带回VESPA，这是一个113公斤，2米宽的火箭部件)”可知，ClearSpace-1航天器的主要目标是把VESPA带回地球。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“However, in August, it was hit by another piece of space junk, creating new pieces. The ESA is now revising its cleanup plan. “We must reduce the creation of new space debris and begin to actively reduce the impact of existing objects,” said the agency.(然而，今年8月，它被另一块太空垃圾撞击，形成了新的碎片。欧空局目前正在修改其清理计划。该机构表示：“我们必须减少新的太空碎片的产生，并开始积极减少现有物体的影响。”)”可知，欧空局要改变原来的清理计划是因为最初的目标出现了问题。故选C。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“There may be as many as 170 million pieces of space junk in orbit, according to the ESA.(据欧洲航天局称，轨道上可能有多达1.7亿件太空垃圾)”可知，在地球的低轨道上可能有1.7亿件太空垃圾。故选C。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“In terms of the cleanup, scientists have some other ideas. One popular plan is to send a spacecraft carrying harpoons (鱼叉) and magnets (磁铁).(在清理方面，科学家们有一些其他的想法。一个流行的计划是发射一艘携带鱼叉和磁铁的宇宙飞船)”可知，清理太空碎片的一个建议方法是发射带有鱼叉和磁铁的宇宙飞船。故选D。
D
AI has advanced significantly over the years. However, its current models largely disregard human psychology, such as emotional intelligence.
“The main focus of our work was how we could bring the emotional part of intelligence to AI,” says Saptarshi Das, associate professor at Penn State. “Human behavior is easy to observe but difficult to measure and that makes it difficult to replicate (复制) in a robot and make it emotionally intelligent. There is no real way right now to do that.”
Eating habits serve as a prime example of this emotional intelligence. While hunger is the physiological drive to eat, our choices of what to eat are influenced by our sense of taste. As Das explains, even when one is not hungry, the psychological desire can drive him or her to consume a sweet treat, rather than a piece of meat.
To grasp the intricacies (错综复杂的细节) of taste, Penn State researchers looked to the human tongue, which translates chemical data into electrical signals sent to the brain’s gustatory cortex (味觉皮层). In this brain region, complex neuronal networks shape our sense of taste. To imitate this, the team created an electronic “tongue”.
This technology can be adapted to recognize all primary taste characteristics, from sweet and salty to umami (鲜味). Looking ahead, the researchers see numerous applications, including AI-designed diets based on emotional preferences or tailored restaurant meal suggestions.
The team’s immediate goal is to expand the electronic tongue’s capacity. “We are trying to imitate the 10,000 or so taste receptors (味蕾) we have on our tongue that are each slightly different compared to the others, which enables us to distinguish between small differences in tastes,” says Das. “The example I think of is people who train their tongue and become a wine taster. Perhaps in the future, we can have an AI system that you can train to be an even better wine taster.”
Beyond taste, the team wants to broaden this concept to other senses, leading to a more comprehensive and emotionally intelligent AI system.
12. What can be learned from the first two paragraphs
A. It is necessary to make robots emotionally intelligent.
B. It is hard to make robots emotionally intelligent.
C. Emotional intelligence is complex and difficult to observe.
D. Few researchers pay attention to emotional intelligence of AI.
13. What might this electronic tongue be applied for in the future
A. Evaluating people’s diet plans. B. Designing a healthier diet plan for people.
C. Correcting people’s poor dietary preferences. D. Helping restaurants serve customers better.
14. What is the team’s plan according to the last two paragraphs
A. Improving people’s taste sensitivity with the electronic tongue.
B. Making the electronic tongue available for everyone.
C. Bringing all the human senses into the AI system.
D. Attracting the attention of other researchers to AI’s innovation.
15. What is the text mainly about
A The progress in bringing emotional intelligence into AI.
B. The advantage of the “electronic tongue”.
C. The future development trend of AI.
D. The big role of AI in developing emotional intelligence.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了为了让人工智能更好地具备情商，研究人员创造了一种电子“舌头”。这项技术可以用来识别所有主要的味道特征，从甜、咸到鲜味。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Human behavior is easy to observe but difficult to measure and that makes it difficult to replicate (复制) in a robot and make it emotionally intelligent. There is no real way right now to do that.(人类的行为很容易观察，但很难测量，因此很难在机器人身上复制人类的行为，也很难让机器人具备情商。目前还没有真正的办法做到这一点)”可知，很难使机器人具有情感智能。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Looking ahead, the researchers see numerous applications, including AI-designed diets based on emotional preferences or tailored restaurant meal suggestions.(展望未来，研究人员看到了许多应用，包括基于情感偏好的人工智能设计饮食或量身定制的餐厅用餐建议)”可知，这种电子舌头将来会帮助餐馆更好地为顾客服务。故选D。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The team’s immediate goal is to expand the electronic tongue’s capacity.(该团队的近期目标是扩大电子舌头的容量)”最后一段“Beyond taste, the team wants to broaden this concept to other senses, leading to a more comprehensive and emotionally intelligent AI system. (除了味觉之外，该团队还希望将这一概念扩展到其他感官，从而开发出更全面、情商更高的人工智能系统)”可知，团队的计划是将人类的所有感官带入人工智能系统。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“AI has advanced significantly over the years. However, its current models largely disregard human psychology, such as emotional intelligence (人工智能多年来取得了显著进步。然而，它目前的模型在很大程度上忽视了人类的心理，比如情商)”以及第四段“To grasp the intricacies (错综复杂的细节) of taste, Penn State researchers looked to the human tongue, which translates chemical data into electrical signals sent to the brain’s gustatory cortex (味觉皮层). In this brain region, complex neuronal networks shape our sense of taste. To imitate this, the team created an electronic “tongue”. (为了掌握错综复杂的味觉，宾夕法尼亚州立大学的研究人员将目光投向了人类的舌头，它将化学数据转化为电信号，发送到大脑的味觉皮层。在这个大脑区域，复杂的神经网络塑造了我们的味觉。为了模仿这一点，研究小组创造了一种电子“舌头”)”结合文章主要说明了为了让人工智能更好地具备情商，研究人员创造了一种电子“舌头”。这项技术可以用来识别所有主要的味道特征，从甜、咸到鲜味。可知，这篇文章的主要内容是将情商引入人工智能的进展。故选A。
第二节 阅读七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Feeling stuck in a place of hopelessness makes life really tough. Fortunately, there are some things you can do when you’re feeling hopeless to make life a bit better.
Consider that your brain might be lying to you. Your brain might tell you that things are awful and horrible. It may tell you that there’s no chance that things are going to get better. ____16____ Your thoughts may be inaccurate or totally wrong. There is more hope than you imagine.
Argue the opposite. When you feel hopeless, you’ll likely think about why things aren’t getting better. Take a few minutes to argue the opposite. What’s the evidence that things might work out better than you expect ____17____ Thinking a bit about the potential positives can open you up to more possibilities.
____18____ There’s always something you can do to make things better or to help yourself feel better. Spend some time thinking about potential solutions to the problem. If you can’t solve the problem (like in the case of a loved one’s illness), consider how to change how you feel about the problem.
Act as if you were hopeful. Sometimes, you have to change your behavior first and the feelings might follow. ____19____
Talk to a trusted friend or family member. When you are having a hard time getting unstuck, reach out to a trusted friend or family member. Tell them what you’re experiencing. ____20____ Or, they may offer strategies that can help you feel better.
A. Engage in problem-solving.
B. But just because you think so doesn’t mean it’s true.
C. Or how might things actually get better
D. Learn to block out negative thoughts.
E. They may be able to help you see things from a different perspective.
F. You can consider what you could gain if you became more hopeful.
G. So if you act hopeful, you might start to eventually feel more hopeful.
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 19. G 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了在感觉绝望的时候可以做些什么来让生活变得更好。
【16题详解】
上文“Consider that your brain might be lying to you. Your brain might tell you that things are awful and horrible. It may tell you that there’s no chance that things are going to get better.(考虑一下你的大脑可能在对你撒谎。你的大脑可能会告诉你事情很糟糕。它可能会告诉你，情况不会好转)”指出大脑会告诉你事情很糟糕。后文“Your thoughts may be inaccurate or totally wrong. There is more hope than you imagine.(你的想法可能是不准确的或完全错误的。希望比你想象的要多)”提到你的想法可能是不准确的或完全错误的；由此可知，你的想法并不一定就是真实的。故B选项“但是你这么想并不意味着那就是真的”符合语境，故选B。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Argue the opposite. When you feel hopeless, you’ll likely think about why things aren’t getting better. Take a few minutes to argue the opposite. What’s the evidence that things might work out better than you expect (相反的观点。当你感到绝望时，你可能会想为什么事情没有好转。花几分钟时间来反驳。有什么证据表明事情可能比你预期的要好？)”可知，上文建议反驳，找出事情比预期得要好的证据；本句与上文并列，都是针对如何反驳进行设问。故C选项“或者事情如何才能变得更好？”符合语境，故选C。
【18题详解】
空出为本段主旨句。根据本段内容“There’s always something you can do to make things better or to help yourself feel better. Spend some time thinking about potential solutions to the problem. If you can’t solve the problem (like in the case of a loved one’s illness), consider how to change how you feel about the problem.(总有一些事情你可以做，让事情变得更好，或者让自己感觉更好。花点时间想想这个问题的可能解决方案。如果你不能解决这个问题（比如你所爱的人生病了），考虑一下如何改变你对这个问题的看法)”可知，本段的主旨是强调要解决问题。故A选项“参与解决问题”符合语境，故选A。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Act as if you were hopeful. Sometimes, you have to change your behavior first and the feelings might follow.(表现得好像你是充满希望的。有时候，你必须先改变你的行为，然后感觉就会随之而来)”可知，上文提到了表现得自己有希望可能真的会出现转机。空处位于段末应承接上文，故G选项“因此，如果你表现得充满希望，你可能最终会开始感到更有希望”符合语境，故选G。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Talk to a trusted friend or family member. When you are having a hard time getting unstuck, reach out to a trusted friend or family member. Tell them what you’re experiencing.(和你信任的朋友或家人谈谈。当你很难摆脱困境时，向一个值得信赖的朋友或家人求助。告诉他们你的经历)”和下文“Or, they may offer strategies that can help you feel better.(或者，他们可能会提供一些策略来帮助你感觉更好)”中的or推知，空处内容和下文并列，也是关于朋友和家人能给你的帮助。故E选项“他们也许能帮助你从不同的角度看问题”符合语境，故选E。
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I knew Janine when she was seven and became a patient of mine. Her father had told me proudly on the first day we met how he’d beaten cancer. ____21____ , soon it attacked him again. He died of that when Janine was 10. Her mother,already ____22____ from mental illness, was unable to ____23____ her daughter alone. Therefore, Janine was ____24____ to move from one foster (寄养的) home to another.
In a desperate attempt to deal with the ____25____ in her world, Janine developed severe anorexia (厌食症). After repeated fruitless treatments, she gave up hope and had no ____26____ to get better.
I knew I had to ____27____. I explained the situation to my husband, Saul, about this amazing young girl who didn’t ____28____ what happened to her and who needed our help. The week before, we had been strategizing about our ____29____ . Now I was asking him to be a foster dad and keep working. To my _____30_____ , Saul agreed without any hesitation.
_____31_____ , caring for someone with severe anorexia was far more _____32_____ than we thought. We were sworn at for calling Janine to the table to eat. Janine went through treatment programs three more times before beginning to _____33_____ little by little years later.
Through it all, we stayed by her side.We _____34_____ retirement to support Janine and watch her grow. Thankfully, our work has _____35_____ right now we’re working together in the kitchen, chopping (切碎) vegetables side by side.
21.
A. Unfortunately B. Uncertainly C. Unintentionally D. Unbelievably
22.
A. keeping B. escaping C. suffering D. disappearing
23.
A. tend B. cure C. injure D. inspire
24.
A. allowed B. persuaded C. encouraged D. forced
25.
A. violence B. chaos C. disease D. behavior
26.
A. resource B. chance C. evidence D. motivation
27.
A. wait B. act C. compromise D. accelerate
28.
A. admit B. expect C. comprehend D. deserve
29.
A. retirement B. appointment C. employment D. treatment
30.
A. annoyance B. amusement C. regret D. relief
31.
A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore
32.
A. challenging B. rewarding C. thrilling D. refreshing
33.
A. reduce B. reflect C. recover D. relax
34.
A. sought B. took C. postponed D. planned
35.
A. paid off B. run out of C. set off D. worked out
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫领养了作者的一个小患者，并帮助这个小患者恢复健康的感人故事。
【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，不久它又袭击了他。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Uncertainly不明确地；C. Unintentionally非故意地；D. Unbelievably令人难以置信地。根据下文“soon it attacked him again.”可知，Janine的父亲再次患上了癌症，由此可知，这是不幸地。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的母亲已经患有精神疾病，无法独自照顾女儿。A. keeping继续、保持；B. escaping逃避；C. suffering遭受、患病；D. disappearing消失。根据空后的“mental illness”可知，空处考查短语：suffer from，意为“患上……病”，符合句意。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的母亲已经患有精神疾病，无法独自照顾女儿。A. tend照顾、倾向于；B. cure治愈；C. injure受伤；D. inspire激励。根据上文“Her mother, already ____2____ from mental illness”可知，Janine的母亲患有精神病，由此可知，她是没办法独自照顾自己的女儿。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，Janine被迫从一个寄养家庭搬到另一个寄养家庭。A. allowed允许；B. persuaded劝服；C. encouraged鼓励；D. forced强迫。根据上文“ Her mother,already ____2____ from mental illness, was unable to ____3____her daughter alone.”可知，Janine的父亲去世，母亲患有精神病没办法照顾她。由此可知，Janine被迫被送去寄养。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：孤注一掷，试图解决她世界里的混乱，Janine绝望地患上了严重的厌食症。A. violence暴力；B. chaos混乱；C. disease疾病；D. behavior行为。根据上文内容可知，Janine的父亲去世、母亲患病，而Janine则不得不被送去寄养，由此可知，Janine的生活一片混乱。故选B。
26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过多次无果的治疗，她放弃了希望，也没有动力好转。A. resource资源；B. chance机会；C. evidence证据；D. motivation动机。根据上文的“she gave up hope”可知，Janine放弃了失望，由此可知，她失去了变好的动力。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道我必须采取行动。A. wait等待；B. act表现、行动；C. compromise妥协；D. accelerate加速。根据下文“Now I was asking him to be a foster dad and keep working. ”可知，看到Janine的情况，作者决定领养她，由此可知，作者决定采取行动。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我向我的丈夫Saul解释了情况，关于这个了不起的小女孩，她不应该发生这样的事，她需要我们的帮助。A. admit承认；B. expect期待；C. comprehend理解；D. deserve值得，应该得到。根据下文“who needed our help”以及空后的宾语“what happened to her”可推测，空处指的是作者对于Janine的遭遇感到同情，作者觉得Janine不应该遭遇这一切，所以她需要帮助。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一周前，我们一直在为退休做计划。A. retirement退休；B. appointment约会、任命；C. employment雇佣；D. treatment治疗、对待。根据下文的“Now I was asking him to be a foster dad and keep working.”以及“We____14____ retirement to support Janine and watch her grow.”可知，作者和丈夫本来是准备退休。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我宽慰的是，Saul毫不犹豫地同意了。A. annoyance烦恼；B. amusement乐趣；C. regret遗憾；D. relief缓解、宽慰。根据空后的“Saul agreed without any hesitation.”可知，作者的丈夫毫不犹豫地同意了，由此可知，作者感到很宽慰。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：A. However然而；B. Instead反而；C. Moreover此外；D. Therefore因此。根据下文“caring for someone with severe anorexia was far more ____12____ than we thought. We were sworn at for calling Janine to the table to eat.”可知，照顾Janine并不轻松，与上文存在转折关系。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，照顾一个患有严重厌食症的人比我们想象的要困难得多。A. challenging具有挑战的、困难的；B. rewarding值得的；C. thrilling令人兴奋的；D. refreshing提神的。根据下文“We were sworn at for calling Janine to the table to eat.”以及“Janine went through treatment programs three more times before beginning to ____13____ little by little years later.”可知，照顾Janine的任务非常困难。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Janine又接受了三次治疗，几年后才开始慢慢康复。A. reduce减少；B. reflect反应、反省；C. recover恢复；D. relax放松。根据上文的“Janine went through treatment programs three more times”以及下文“right now we’re working together in the kitchen, chopping (切碎) vegetables side by side.”可知，Janine又接受了三次治疗才开始恢复健康。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们推迟退休是为了抚养Janine，看着她长大。A. sought寻求；B. took取得；C. postponed延期；D. planned计划。根据上文“Now I was asking him to be a foster dad and keep working. To my ____10____ , Saul agreed without any hesitation.”可知，作者和丈夫本打算退休，但是为了照顾Janine，他们选择继续工作。由此可推测，空处指的是推迟退休。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：谢天谢地，我们的努力得到了回报——现在我们在厨房里一起工作，肩并肩地切菜。A. paid off有所回报；B. run out of耗尽；C. set off出发、引起；D. worked out计算出、锻炼。根据空前的“thankfully”以及下文的“right now we’re working together in the kitchen, chopping (切碎) vegetables side by side.”可知，作者和丈夫的努力最终得到了回报，因为Janine已经康复了。故选A。
第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“My dream is to bring Chinese music to the world.____36____ it takes time for people to fully appreciate other cultures, I am confident that Chinese music will achieve wide____37____ (admire) all over the world.” Ye Yunchuan, a well-known music producer, makes no secret of his____38____ (ambitious).
In 2019, Ye ____39____ (official) launched the program Musical Map of China, trying to decode Chinese music from a variety of perspectives. As part of the program, one major branch of Ye’s work is recording lesser-known or____40____ (endanger) traditional Chinese music with world-class equipment and technology. Over the past three years, it is said that 1,056 pieces of music, played on more than 200 kinds of musical instruments, ____41____ (collect).
Yet, Ye is acutely aware that simply recording traditional music is not enough____42____ (keep) it alive. “The essence of traditional culture will not fade with time, but we need to____43____ (cover) that essence and make it something modern, or something ____44____ can connect the past with the future.”
“Now, the world is ‘flat’. Cultures of other countries can combine with _____45_____ (we) and generate new results. And music can fill the gaps between different nationalities, races and languages with emotions. We share emotions.” Ye added.
【答案】36. Although##Though##While
37. admiration
38. ambition
39. officially
40. endangered
41. have been collected
42. to keep
43 uncover
44. that 45. ours
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了著名音乐制作人叶云川希望中国音乐将在全世界获得广泛的赞赏，并为此付出了许多努力。
【36题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：虽然人们完全欣赏其他文化需要时间，但我相信中国音乐将在全世界获得广泛的赞赏。引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然”应用although或though或whlie，首字母大写。故填Although/Though/While。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意：虽然人们完全欣赏其他文化需要时间，但我相信中国音乐将在全世界获得广泛的赞赏。作achieve的宾语，应用名词admiration，不可数名词。故填admiration。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：著名音乐制作人叶云川毫不掩饰自己的雄心壮志。作介词of的宾语，应用名词ambition，此处作“抱负”为不可数名词。故填ambition。
【39题详解】
考查副词。句意：2019年，叶正式推出《中国音乐地图》节目，尝试从多种角度解读中国音乐。修饰动词launch应用副词officially，故填officially。
【40题详解】
考查形容词。句意：作为该计划的一部分，叶的工作的一个主要分支是用世界一流的设备和技术录制不太知名或濒危的中国传统音乐。修饰名词music应用形容词endangered，表示“濒临灭绝的”。故填endangered。
【41题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：在过去的三年里，据说已经收集了1056首乐曲，用200多种乐器演奏。空处为从句谓语动词；根据上文Over the past three years可知为现在完成时，且主语与谓语构成被动关系，主语为1,056 pieces of music，助动词用have。故填have been collected。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，叶敏锐地意识到，仅仅录制传统音乐是不足以让它保持活力的。短语be enough to do sth.表示“足以做某事”，不定式作结果状语。故填to keep。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：“传统文化的精髓不会随着时间的推移而褪色，但我们需要发现这些精髓，使其具有现代感，或者能够连接过去与未来的东西。”短语need to do sth.，表示“需要做某事”，不定式作宾语。结合句意动词uncover“揭示，发现”符合句意。故填uncover。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：“传统文化的精髓不会随着时间的推移而褪色，但我们需要发现这些精髓，使其具有现代感，或者能够连接过去与未来的东西。”定语从句修饰something，在从句作主语，为不定代词，只能用关系代词that引导。故填that。
【45题详解】
考查代词。句意：其他国家的文化可以与我们的文化相结合，产生新的成果。作介词的宾语，应用名词性物主代词ours，表示“我们的文化”。故填ours。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是李华，为推广全民阅读，上周你校举办了“阅读经典作品”系列活动，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动目的； 2. 活动内容； 3. 活动反响。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
An activity named Reading Classic Works was held in our school last week with the aim of inspiring students’ interest in reading.
More than 1,000 students took part in the activity. We read classic works, which covered a wide variety of subjects and content, ranging from traditional Chinese tales to western classics. During the activity, we exchanged ideas about the books that we had read and shared the feelings while reading.
Not only did it serve as a stage for us to exchange ideas, but also it promoted universal reading on campus.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为英文报写一篇报道，报道上周学校举办的“阅读经典作品”系列活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
目的：aim→purpose
参加：take part in→participate in
各种各样的：a variety of→varieties of
促进：promote→stimulate
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：An activity named Reading Classic Works was held in our school last week with the aim of inspiring students’ interest in reading.
拓展句：An activity which was named Reading Classic Works was held in our school last week with the aim of students’ interest in reading.
【点睛】【高分句型1】We read classic works, which covered a wide variety of subjects and content, ranging from traditional Chinese tales to western classics.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Not only did it serve as a stage for us to exchange ideas, but also it promoted universal reading on campus.（运用了not only置于句首的部分倒装结构）
第二节(满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I spent 15 years trying to make it in the music industry. When I was a teenager, I did any odd job to afford time in a recording studio. I knocked at managers’ doors and sent out demo (录音样带) after demo, but I got nowhere. In 2010, aged 27, I was doing a job in a restaurant when I wrote a song called Dream Goes On. It was a song about never giving up. I just let out all of my frustrations at the keyboard.
Over the next five years, the music career never materialized but I persisted. Then, in 2019, I uploaded Dream Goes On to a music-sharing website. I just wanted someone to notice my music.
Later that year, I received an email out of the blue from Music World from South Korea, requesting a license for the song. They had chosen my song from the millions on the music-sharing website for a theme tune for one of their shows. I was amazed and negotiated a contract for $5,000 for the use of the song and signed up straight away. I was pretty excited, but didn’t think anything more would come of it, so I focused on my job in the restaurant.
This February, Music World organized a musical festival in Seoul and my song Dream Goes On was also chosen as the theme tune for the festival. I watched on YouTube as my song was being played to a huge crowd of people. It was amazing.
After three days of the festival, I was contacted by Music World and they asked if I’d like to go to Seoul to sing Dream Goes On in a concert. They flew me out there the next day. I was welcomed like a celebrity—everyone I met thought I was a big name in England. I had to break the news to them that I wasn’t a pop star.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
I had never performed the song live, and hadn’t been on stage for years.
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After the concert, I had photographers and journalists battling to interview me.
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【答案】I had never performed the song live, and hadn’t been on stage for years. Seized by a strong sense of tension, I stood on the stage, seeing the huge cheers and a sea of lights below the stage. I was lost at the moment, holding the microphone tightly. I tried my best to collect myself and began to sing my own song which I had practiced hundreds of times. Looking back the years I had experienced as I sang on the stage, I realized that it is the opportunity that I had been waiting for the whole life. I kept myself full of enthusiasm as I was singing on the stage, showing the best to the audience.
After the concert, I had photographers and journalists battling to interview me. With them around me, a long queue of fans were waiting to have their photograph taken with me. I was like a superstar and that night was like a real dream for me. I had knocked on doors for years, yet my moment came when the opportunity called me. Life can surprise you. It has reinspired my passion for music. This has made all the odd jobs and weekends spent in recording studios all worthwhile.
【解析】
【导语】本文以作者自创的歌Dream Goes On为线索，讲述了作者成为一名音乐家的经历。作者之前的音乐追梦之旅并不顺畅，当时在餐馆工作的作者写了一首歌，五年后发布在网上，意外走红，回顾一路走来，虽然吃了很多苦头，但是这一回报的时刻让作者觉得之前的苦头都是值得的。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我从来没有现场演奏过这首歌，我也已经很多年没有登上舞台了。”可知，本段可以写作者在舞台上感到很紧张，努力让自己平静下来后，作者开始演唱自己的歌。演唱时，作者不禁回忆起了这些年来的辛苦，顿时觉得此时就是自己等待多年的机会。
②由第二段首句内容“演唱会过后，记者和摄影师相拥采访我。”可知，本段可以写演唱会结束后，被粉丝、记者围绕感觉让作者觉得自己就像是做梦一样以及作者的感悟，觉得这么多年的努力终究是值得的。
2.续写线索：在舞台上无比紧张——努力平静下来，开始表演——边唱歌便回忆起多年来的辛苦——觉得此刻就是自己等待多年的机会——演唱会结束后，作者被相拥采访——作者觉得就像做梦一样——作者的感悟。
3.词类激活：
行为类：
①握住：hold/take hold of
②经历：experience/go through
③某人意识到：sb. realize that.../sb. be aware that...
情绪类：
①紧张：tension/nervousness
②冷静：collect oneself/calm…down
【点睛】【高分句型1】Seized by a strong sense of tension, I stood on the stage, seeing the huge cheers and a sea of lights below the stage.(运用了过去分词短语和现在分词短语作状语)
【高分句型2】I tried my best to collect myself and began to sing my own song which I had practiced hundreds of times.(运用了which引导的限制性定语从句)
