泉州实验中学2025届高二年段英语12月月考
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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。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Andy do this weekend
A. Enjoy some music. B. Visit a friend. C. Stay at home.
2. What did the man do recently
A. He worked hard. B. He went on vacation. C. He visited his relative.
3. How is the man feeling
A. He is sick. B. He is tired. C. He is relaxed.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a car. B. At a bus stop. C. At a parking lot.
5. What is wrong with Sarah
A. Her bike was broken. B. She was badly hurt. C. She was fairly frightened.
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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing
A. Hosting a program. B. Conducting a survey. C. Doing some shopping.
7. Who is the woman shopping with
A. Her friend. B. Her schoolmate. C. Her husband.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What happened to the man
A. He has missed his flight. B. His flight is held up. C. His flight has been canceled.
9. What is the weather like in Malaysia
A. Changeable. B. Settled. C. Extreme.
10. What will the woman do next
A. Board the plane. B. Make a travel plan. C. Check the weather report.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers talking about
A. Ways of keeping fit. B. Benefits of exercise. C. Tips for losing weight.
12. What does the scientific journal say about keeping fit
A. Regular mild physical activity works better.
B. Working out at the gym is the most rewarding.
C. Avoid eating after doing intensive exercise.
13. What does Rashmi do to stay fit
A. He works out at the gym. B. He runs in the park. C. He goes cycling.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What do we know about Jack
A. He is a sports lover. B. He is a man of action. C. He is a skilled organizer.
15. Which aspect of the company appeals to Jack
A. The competitive pay. B. The positive impact on society. C. The pleasant work environment.
16. What position did Jack apply for after finishing university
A. A coach. B. An editor. C. A journalist.
17. How does Jack describe himself
A. Qualified. B. Honest. C. Experienced.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What made the speaker upset with Giles
A. The way he communicates. B. The way he dresses. C. The way he works.
19. What did the speaker’s father suggest he do
A. Try to change Giles. B. Accept differences. C. Pay attention to details.
20. What is the speaker’s attitude towards Giles now
A. Appreciative. B. Impatient. C. Critical.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
SEA Summer High School Programs 2022
Science at SEA
Science at SEA is a four-week program for rising high school juniors and seniors, as well as recent high school graduates, which focuses on the coastal and offshore marine environment around Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The program includes a shore component on the SEA campus in Woods Hole and a sea component aboard the Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Corwith Cramer.
July 21 — August 13 Expense: $4,000
SEA Quest
SEA Quest is a two-week program that welcomes high school students and recent graduates. Participants will gain hands-on experience conducting field research, sailing at all ship, and understanding of the complexities of creating and managing marine reserves. They return home with a broader sense of the ocean's importance to our planet and the need to preserve this precious resource for future generations. Life here is fast-paced. No prior sailing experience is necessary. Strong desire to learn is required!
July 11 — July 22 Expense: $3,200
SEA Cape
This three-week summer program at SEA offers current high school students the opportunity to study the marine environment from a variety of perspectives: scientific, historical, and literary. Participants live and study at our campus in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
June 27 — July 14 Expense: $3,800
SEA Expedition
This two-week summer program for high school students, including graduating seniors, is centered on learning by doing. SEA Expedition is a multidisciplinary experience that welcomes students to participate in every aspect of a challenging offshore sailing and oceanographic expedition, and occurs entirely aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer. Life at sea is fast-paced and tough.
July 5 — July 17 Expense: $3,500
1. Which program lasts the longest
A. Science at SEA. B. SEA Quest. C. SEA Cape. D. SEA Expedition.
2. What is necessary for participants in SEA Quest
A. Previous experience in sailing. B. Great eagerness to study the sea.
C. Ability to conduct scientific experiments. D. Knowledge of sea resources preservation.
3. What is special about SEA Expedition
A. It offers opportunities of sailing. B. It entirely takes place on a ship.
C. It features many relaxing activities. D. It allows graduates to participate in.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个2022年SEA夏季高中项目。
1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Science at SEA部分中“July 21—August 13(7月21日至8月13日)”；SEA Quest部分中“July 11—July 22(7月11日至7月22日)”；SEA Cape部分中“June 27 —July 14(6月27日至7月14日)”以及SEA Expedition部分中“July 5—July 17(7月5日至7月17日)”可知，Science at SEA持续时间最长。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据SEA Quest部分中“Strong desire to learn is required!(需要有强烈学习欲望)”可知，参加SEA任务需要非常渴望研究海洋。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“SEA Expedition is a multidisciplinary experience that welcomes students to participate in every aspect of a challenging offshore sailing and oceanographic expedition, and occurs entirely aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer. Life at sea is fast-paced and tough.(SEA探险是一个多学科的体验，欢迎学生参与一个具有挑战性的近海航行和海洋探险的每一个方面，并完全发生在SSV Corwith Cramer上。海上的生活节奏快而艰苦)”可知，SEA Expedition的特别之处是它完全发生在船上的。故选B。
B
When my friend suggested going to the thrift shop, instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”. It was the same when my cousin commented on my new furniture and Japanese fine-bone-china bowls and asked where I got them. They were from the local thrift shop but instead I said “from the antique shop”.
Many people in my Greek-Cypriot community would despise me if I said I shopped at the thrift shop. They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure. Immigrants sacrificed their families and homes for a better life. Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your children and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream. But has this dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet
Our love for purchasing the latest trendy clothes or furniture, then donating them when we are tired of them has become normal. I was once like this. But after watching the documentary The True Cost I learned donated clothes that don’t get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地). In addition, your new dress requires electricity and materials to make. But if you buy a second-hand dress, that’s one less dress in a landfill and one less new dress to be made.
A friend introduced me to the thrift shop only a few years ago. My first item was a dress she gifted me. It was lovely and I loved it. Nobody could tell it was second-hand. This opened me up to purchasing more second-hand high quality branded clothes. Once I dropped in on a friend and was impressed by how she decorated her apartment. “It’s all second-hand.” she said. I couldn’t believe it. The truth is a lot of things sold at the thrift shop are in new or almost new condition. That’s when I made the decision to only buy second—hand things.
Selling second-hand things isn’t anything new but what the planet needs is more buyers. There is so much excess production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and let’s get shopping.
4. What does the underlined word “despise” mean in paragraph 2
A. Think highly of. B. Look down upon.
C. Get away from. D. Keep up with.
5. Which following statement is true about people in Greek-Cypriot community
A. They want to pursue a high standard of material life.
B. They all prefer wearing the latest fancy clothing.
C. They think highly of children’s education.
D. They get along well with their neighbors.
6. What changed the author’s mind to go to the thrift shop
A. The great variety of the goods in the thrift shop.
B. The low cost of the goods in the thrift shop.
C. The persuasion of the author’s friends.
D. The wasted resources of new products and good quality of the thrift shop.
7. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text
A. To introduce a new trend of buying at the thrift shop.
B. To persuade more people to buy at the thrift shop.
C. To encourage more people to pursue the latest fashion.
D. To raise people’s awareness of reasonable shopping.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己的经历来说明新产品会浪费资源，而旧货店的商品质量很好而且有助于节约资源保护环境，并希望说服更多的人去旧货店购物。
【4题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段第二句“They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure.”(他们可能会同情我，认为我很可怜，是个失败者。)可知，此处是指如果“我”说“我”在二手货商店买东西，很多人会瞧不起“我”。所以despise意为“瞧不起”。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段第四句“Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your children and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream.”(买房子，有足够的钱住得舒适，教育你的孩子，看到他们也住得舒适，是移民梦想的一个重要部分。)可知，塞浦路斯希腊族社区的人们想追求高标准的物质生活。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“But after watching the documentary The True Cost I learned donated clothes that don’t get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地).”(但是在看了纪录片《真正的代价》之后，我了解到捐赠的衣服没有卖出去就被送到了发展中国家，其中很多最终被扔进了垃圾填埋场。)和第四段最后两句“The truth is a lot of things sold at the thrift shop are in new or almost new condition. That’s when I made the decision to only buy second—hand things.”(事实是，在旧货店出售的很多东西都是新的或几乎是新的。就在那时，我决定只买二手物品。)可知，新产品浪费资源，旧货店质量好改变了作者对去旧货店的想法。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Selling second-hand things isn’t anything new but what the planet needs is more buyers. There is so much excess production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and let’s get shopping.”(出售二手物品并不是什么新鲜事，但这个星球需要的是更多的买家。世界上有太多的过剩生产。所以别再感到羞愧了，我们去旧货店购物吧。)可知，作者写这篇文章的主要目的是说服更多的人去旧货店购物。故选B。
C
Young people’s career expectations have become more concentrated in fewer occupations over the past two decades though social media and technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are developing rapidly, according to a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Traditional occupations from the 19th and 20th centuries, such as lawyers and police officers, continue to trap the imaginations of young people around the world as they did nearly 20 years ago.
The report, based on a latest survey of the 15-year-olds in 41 countries, said the career expectations of youngsters may be “antiquated and unrealistic”. Nearly half of young people around the world wish to work in just 10 of the most common professions. The surveys show that too many teenagers are ignoring, or don’t know, new types of jobs that are coming up, particularly as a result of digitalization (数字化). It is a concern that more young people than before appear to be picking their dream job from a small list of the most popular, traditional occupations, like teachers, lawyers or business managers.
The report found that among boys and girls who perform similarly in science, boys are more likely to expect to work in science and engineering. The top 10 occupations preferred by boys have changed very little since 2000 but girls are now more likely to want to be architects, police officers, and designers rather than hairdressers or writers.
The report also found a broader range of career expectations in countries with strong and firm occupational training for teenagers. For example, in Germany teenagers show a much wider range of career interests that better reflect patterns of labour market demands. More than a third of students in the UK report a lack of career advice at schools and colleges. Young people’s wishes are set as young as age seven, and do not change enough over time to meet demands.
8. What are the career expectations among young people like according to the report
A. Outdated. B. Uncertain. C. Purposeful. D. Demanding.
9. How does the author feel about the young’s job interest
A. Puzzled. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Worried.
10. What measure can widen career interests of the youth
A. Strengthening the vocational training for teenagers.
B. Offering more new types of occupations with high pay.
C. Advertising new types of occupations on social media.
D. Enriching the occupation imaginations of young people.
11. What is the passage mainly talking about
A. New occupations for young people. B. Young people’s career expectations.
C. The occupational training for the young. D. The difficult demands in labour market.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项针对年轻人的职业期望的报告显示年轻人的职业期望存在越来越窄的问题，同时呈现了该期望在性别、国别上的差异，并建议通过加强职业培训拓宽年轻人的职业兴趣。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The report, based on a latest survey of the 15-year-olds in 41 countries, said the career expectations of youngsters may be “antiquated and unrealistic”. (这份基于对41个国家15岁青少年的最新调查的报告称，年轻人的职业期望可能“过时且不现实”)”可知，年轻人的职业期望已经过时了。故选A项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“It is a concern that more young people than before appear to be picking their dream job from a small list of the most popular, traditional occupations, like teachers, lawyers or business managers. (令人担忧的是，越来越多的年轻人似乎从教师、律师或商业经理等少数最受欢迎的传统职业中挑选自己的理想职业)”可知，年轻人只对少数最受欢迎的传统职业感兴趣，这让作者感到担心。故选D项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The report also found a broader range of career expectations in countries with strong and firm occupational training for teenagers. For example, in Germany teenagers show a much wider range of career interests that better reflect patterns of labour market demands. (该报告还发现，在对青少年进行强有力的职业培训的国家，青少年的职业期望范围更广。例如，在德国，青少年表现出更广泛的职业兴趣，这更好地反映了劳动力市场需求的模式)”可知，在像德国这样对青少年进行职业培训的国家，年轻人的职业期望范围更广。由此可知，加强对青少年的职业培训可以拓宽青少年的职业兴趣。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中“Young people’s career expectations have become more concentrated in fewer occupations over the past two decades though social media and technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are developing rapidly, according to a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (经济合作与发展组织OECD的一份报告显示，尽管社交媒体和人工智能等技术发展迅速，但在过去20年里，年轻人的职业期望越来越集中在更少的职业上)”可知，文章主要介绍了一项针对年轻人的职业期望的报告，该报告主要显示出年轻人的职业期望存在越来越窄的问题，也呈现了该期望在性别、国别上的差异，并建议通过加强职业培训拓宽年轻人的职业兴趣。因此，文章的主要内容是年轻人的职业期望。故选B项。
D
Compared to metal, ceramics (陶瓷) can better resist high temperatures and certain severe environments, but they are fragile. This potentially causes problems for innovators trying to create lightweight versions of these materials, explaining why ceramic materials are not typically used as structural components.
Facing the challenging task of developing lightweight, high-strength ceramic materials, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ling Li has turned to the knobby sea star from the tropical Indo-Pacific for design inspiration.
Sea star skeletons (骨骼) are made of an easily broken material. However, the body of the sea star demonstrates high strength and flexibility. Uncovering the principles of this structure may help solve the challenges of making stronger ceramics.
What the team found was unexpected. The skeleton of the knobby star consists of many millimeter-sized skeletal elements. Li and his team discovered that each is constructed of a microlattice (微晶) structure so uniform that it can be described mathematically. Even more interesting, the team found the uniform structure of the microlattice is essentially a single crystal structure at atomic level.
Based on the finding, Li and his collaborators used 3D printing to model and generate large-scale versions of these complex lattice structures, a useful approach in understanding the complexity of these unique geometries. While the 3D-printed models created by Li's team were indeed visually inspiring, the technology needed to bring new, stronger ceramic micro-architectures to market still lay in the future. Currently, 3D printers produce structures at the micrometer level, but printing ceramics still requires firing the final product, which possibly introduces many uncontrolled tiny holes and cracks. These make the structures extremely fragile.
Li hopes that continued advances in the field of 3D printing and further understanding of the formation mechanisms of biological structures like sea star skeletons eventually offer a solution.
12. What does Li's team mainly focus on to improve ceramics
A. Their strength. B. Their flexibility.
C. Their heat-resistance. D. Their main component.
13. In which aspect do the researchers explore sea star skeletons
A. Function. B. Material. C. Structure. D. Size.
14. What is a barrier to the practical application of the finding
A. The inability to print tiny structures.
B. The failure to produce a larger sea star model.
C. Inadequate technology in heating products.
D. Misunderstanding in the nature of ceramics.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Secret in Fragile Skeletons
B. 3D Printing for Sea Star Models
C. Ceramics as Perfect Structural Components
D. A Star in the World of Ceramic Engineering
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，陶瓷比金属能更好地承受高温和腐蚀性环境，但其易碎性往往使其容易断裂，弗吉尼亚理工大学教授通过研究海星骨骼，为制作更坚固的轻质陶瓷指明了方向。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“but they are fragile(但是它们易碎)”及第三段最后一句“Uncovering the principles of this structure may help solve the challenges of making stronger ceramics.(揭示这种结构的原理可能有助于解决制造更强陶瓷的挑战。)”可知，陶瓷易碎，Li的团队主要专注于坚固性来改进陶瓷。故选A项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段内容“Sea star skeletons (骨骼) are made of an easily broken material. However, the body of the sea star demonstrates high strength and flexibility. Uncovering the principles of this structure may help solve the challenges of making stronger ceramics.(海星的骨骼是由一种容易破碎的物质构成的。然而，海星的身体显示出高强度和灵活性。揭示这种结构的原理可能有助于解决制造更强陶瓷的挑战。)”可知，研究人员探索的是海星骨骼的结构。故选C项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Currently, 3D printers produce structures at the micrometer level, but printing ceramics still requires firing the final product, which possibly introduces many uncontrolled tiny holes and cracks.(目前，3D打印机在微米级生产结构，但印刷陶瓷仍然需要烧制最终产品，这可能引入许多无法控制的微孔和裂缝。)”可知，烧制产品技术不足是这一发现应用到实际中的障碍。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第三段最后一句“Uncovering the principles of this structure may help solve the challenges of making stronger ceramics.(揭示这种结构的原理可能有助于解决制造更强陶瓷的挑战。)”可知，文章主要讲述弗吉尼亚理工大学教授通过研究海星骨骼，为制作更坚固的轻质陶瓷指明了方向。故D项“陶瓷工程界之星”适合作为文章标题。故选D项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Addiction and recovery are the two sides of the same coin. In many cases, addiction starts off at a relatively low level — misuse. ___16___ From this, a stage of addiction known as dependency may come about. However, addiction and recovery go together at each of these stages. In other words, it is never too late on the road down an addictive route to seek help. ___17___ Addicted people can be anything from a substance (物质) user to someone who has become fully dependent on an activity to be able to function normally. Consequently, addiction and recovery programmes tend to be tailored to individual needs and circumstances, often based on theoretical models of behaviour. Some addicted people find that a recovery programme they have tried is not for them. This does not mean they cannot recover, however. ___18___
One of the most dramatic recovery pathways available to substance users is called “cold turkey” (突然戒毒方法). ___19___ Although this sometimes works for smokers and alcoholics, it is not suited to everyone. It is worth remembering that recovery pathways are not just for people who have become addicted to substances like drugs and alcohol. Other common behavioural problems can also cause great disruption (扰乱).
Nearly all forms of addiction have a negative impact on the loved ones of addicted people. ___20___ It is particularly hard on families when only very slow progress is made.
A. Addiction is not a single state of being.
B. If left unchecked, it may then progress to abuse.
C. What recovery pathways are there for behavioural issues
D. There are many others they might try if they do not succeed the first time.
E. This will take a lifelong commitment, but the results often speak for themselves.
F. This means that they completely stop their usage and avoid such behaviour in the future.
G. Supporting someone who is overcoming an addiction often requires a long-term commitment.
【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. F 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了成瘾的机制与康复的方法。
【16题详解】
根据上文“In many cases, addiction starts off at a relatively low level — misuse.(在许多情况下，成瘾开始于一个相对较低的水平——滥用)”及下文“From this, a stage of addiction known as dependency may come about.(由此，一个被称为依赖的成瘾阶段可能会出现)”可知，此处在介绍了成瘾的原因及发展。由此可知，A. Addiction is not a single state of being.(上瘾并不是一种单一的存在状态)能够承上启下，指出了成瘾是一个发展、演变的过程，符合语境。故选A。
【17题详解】
根据下文“Addicted people can be anything from a substance (物质) user to someone who has become fully dependent on an activity to be able to function normally. Consequently, addiction and recovery programmes tend to be tailored to individual needs and circumstances, often based on theoretical models of behaviour.(上瘾的人可以是任何物质的使用者，也可以是完全依赖某种活动才能正常工作的人。因此，成瘾和康复方案往往是根据个人需要和情况量身定制的，往往以行为的理论模型为基础)”可知，此处探讨的是摆脱成瘾的途径问题。由此可知，C. What recovery pathways are there for behavioural issues (行为问题有哪些康复途径)能够引起下文，符合语境。故选C。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Some addicted people find that a recovery programme they have tried is not for them. This does not mean they cannot recover, however.(一些成瘾的人发现，他们尝试过的康复计划并不适合他们。然而，这并不意味着他们无法恢复)”及下文“One of the most dramatic recovery pathways available to substance users is called “cold turkey” (突然戒毒方法).(对物质使用者来说，最有效的恢复方法之一叫做“突然戒毒方法”)”可知，有些尝试不一定适合他们，但是还是有其他方法可以使用。由此可知，D. There are many others they might try if they do not succeed the first time. (如果他们第一次没有成功，他们可能会尝试许多其他的方法)能够承上启下，符合语境。故选D。
【19题详解】
根据上文“One of the most dramatic recovery pathways available to substance users is called “cold turkey” (突然戒毒方法).(对物质使用者来说，最有效的恢复方法之一叫做“突然戒毒方法”)”及常识可知，突然戒毒就是要立即停止不良行为。由此可知，F. This means that they completely stop their usage and avoid such behaviour in the future.(这意味着他们完全停止使用，并在未来避免这样的行为)能够承接上文，进一步是对“突然戒毒方法”进行解释。故选F。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Nearly all forms of addiction have a negative impact on the loved ones of addicted people.(几乎所有形式的成瘾都会对成瘾者的亲人产生负面影响)”及下文“It is particularly hard on families when only very slow progress is made.(当进展非常缓慢时，对家庭来说尤其困难)”可知，成瘾会对家庭产生影响，尤其是进展非常缓慢时，这说明克服成瘾会是一个长期的过程。由此可知，G.Supporting someone who is overcoming an addiction often requires a long-term commitment.(支持一个正在克服成瘾的人通常需要一个长期的承诺)能够承上启下，符合语境。故选G。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Mike Mushaw joined the national bone marrow (骨髓) registry three years ago, he never really gave it a second thought.
About six months after the sign-up, Mushaw did get a call that his bone marrow ___21___ a patient in Virginia. Mushaw didn’t know it at the time his donation would go to a five-month-old girl named Eleanor. Neither did he know whether his donation would ___22___. Eleanor, sick with a rare immuno deficiency disease, had seldom left her house ___23___ to travel to the hospital or the doctor. Her immune system was far too weak to risk even the most ___24___ human contact. Her mother, Jessica, told NBC, “The ___25___ were to either get a transplant or face death.” Still, there was no ___26___ of success.
Instead, after a few weeks, the doctors came back with ___27___ news: Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just improved — Mushaw’s bone marrow had ___28___ her. Mushaw says: it was more of a ___29___ and happy feeling than anything.
About six months after the procedure, Eleanor’s parents sent him an e-mail to thank him for saving her life. “When I was told it was a little girl, I ____30____,” Mushaw says.
But their surprising ____31____ was only beginning. Mushaw and Eleanor FaceTime ____32____ to check on her progress. In August, about a year after Eleanor’s ____33____ transplant, Mushaw invited her family to one of his games. Tiny shouts of “Mike! Mike!” could be heard as the little girl cheered on her very own hero: a six-foot-two, 225-pound football player with a very ____34____ heart.
In January, Mushaw ____35____ with Eleanor to celebrate her birthday. Two complete strangers now have become such a big part of each other’s lives.”
21. A. fitted B. equaled C. matched D. resembled
22. A. count B. impact C. perform D. work
23. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
24. A. general B. casual C. ignorant D. familiar
25. A. conditions B. options C. consequences D. strategies
26. A. guarantee B. hope C. insurance D. possibility
27. A. relaxing B. terrifying C. amazing D. satisfying
28. A. failed B. cured C. bettered D. lifted
29. A. relief B. grief C. celebration D. expectation
30. A. picked up B. broke up C. cheered up D. choked up
31. A. improvement B. affection C. connection D. attachment
32. A. commonly B. occasionally C. regularly D. scarcely
33. A. problem-solving B. life-changing C. heart-warming D. body-building
34. A. considerate B. generous C. dedicated D. passionate
35. A. reunited B. returned C. recalled D. reacted
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了主人公Mushaw将自己的骨髓捐赠给了素不相识的女孩Eleanor，挽救了女孩的生命，两个陌生人因此成为彼此生活中的一个重要部分。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在签约六个月后，Mushaw确实接到了一个电话，说他的骨髓与弗吉尼亚州的一个病人相符。A. fitted适合，合身；B. equaled等于，比得上；C. matched和……相配，相一致；D. resembled类似，像。根据上文“Mike Mushaw joined the national bone marrow registry”可知，Mushaw在国家骨髓登记处报名了，决定捐献骨髓给需要的人。由此可推断出，这里提到的病人应该是与Mushaw的骨髓相匹配，才可以接受捐献，matched意为“和……相配”，符合语境，fitted意为“适合，合身”，指形状或尺寸适合，不符合语境。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他也不知道自己的捐赠能否有用。Eleanor得了一种罕见的免疫缺陷疾病，除了去医院或看医生外，她很少出门。A. count数数，计算总数；B. impact对……有影响；C. perform表演；D. work起作用。根据下文“Eleanor, sick with a rare immuno deficiency disease”可知，接受Mushaw捐赠的女孩患有重病，由此可推断出，Mushaw不知道自己的捐赠是否会对治疗女孩的病起作用，work意为“起作用”，符合语境。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查固定短语词义辨析。句意：他也不知道自己的捐赠能否有用。Eleanor得了一种罕见的免疫缺陷疾病，除了去医院或看医生外，她很少出门。A. other than除了……以外；B. rather than而不是；C. more than多于……；D. less than少于……。根据上文可知，Eleanor得了一种罕见的免疫缺陷疾病，由此可推断出，她“除了”去医院或看医生以外，很少出门。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的免疫系统太弱了，甚至连与最不经意的人类接触都会有风险。A. general普遍的；B. casual随便的，不经意的；C. ignorant无知的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据上文“Her immune system was far too weak”可知，女孩的免疫系统很弱，根据医学常识可知，她连不经意的与人接触都会有风险，casual意为“随便的，不经意的”，符合语境。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的母亲Jessica告诉NBC，“选择要么接受移植要么面对死亡。”尽管如此，仍然没有成功的保证。A. conditions状况；B. options选择；C. consequences结果；D. strategies策略。根据句中“either get a transplant or face death”可知，女孩要么“接受骨髓移植”，要么“面对死亡”，这是女孩面临的两种选择。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的母亲Jessica告诉NBC，“选择要么接受移植要么面对死亡。”尽管如此，仍然没有成功的保证。A. guarantee保证；B. hope希望；C. insurance保险；D. possibility可能性。根据上文可知女孩的病很严重，由此可推断出，即使为她进行了骨髓移植，也不一定能救她，换句话说，没有成功的保证。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，几周后，医生们带来了惊人的消息：Eleanor的病情改善了，Mushaw的骨髓治愈了她。A. relaxing令人放松的；B. terrifying令人害怕的；C. amazing令人惊喜的；D. satisfying令人满意的。根据上文可知，即使进行骨髓移植，也不能保证女孩的病一定能治好。根据后文“Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just improved”可知，女孩的病情改善了。由此可推断出，这是个令人惊喜的消息。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，几周后，医生们带来了惊人的消息：Eleanor的病情改善了，Mushaw的骨髓治愈了她。A. failed失败；B. cured治愈；C. bettered超过，胜过；D. lifted举起。根据上文“Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just improved”可知，Eleanor的病情不仅仅改善了，由此可推断出，是Mushaw的骨髓“治愈”了她。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mushaw说：这是一种比什么都宽慰和高兴的感觉。A. relief宽慰，轻松；B. grief悲伤，悲痛；C. celebration庆祝；D. expectation期待，预料。根据上文可知，Mushaw的骨髓治愈了女孩，由此可推断出，能够帮助女孩对Mushaw来说是一种“宽慰”和快乐。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“当我被告知我救的是个小女孩时，我哽咽了，” Mushaw说。A. picked up捡起；B. broke up破裂；C. cheered up（使）振作起来；D. choked up哽咽。根据第二段中“Neither did he know whether his donation would…”可知，起初Mushaw并不知道自己的骨髓会捐赠给谁，有此可推断出，当他得知自己救了一个小孩子的生命时，他应该是很激动的，哽咽的一时说不出话来。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但他们令人惊讶的联系才刚刚开始。A. improvement改善，改进；B. affection喜爱，影响；C. connection联系；D. attachment依恋，附件。根据下文“Mushaw and Eleanor FaceTime _____ to check on her progress.”可知，Mushaw 经常通过视频来关注Eleanor的康复情况，后文Mushaw还邀请Eleanor去看他的比赛，两个人之后的联系更紧密了。由此可推断出，空格处应表示两个人的“联系”才刚刚开始。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Mushaw定期通过视频关心Eleanor的康复情况。A. commonly普通地；B. occasionally偶然地；C. regularly定期地，有规律地；D. scarcely几乎不，几乎没有。根据后文可知，Mushaw和Eleanor的关系更亲密了，由此可推断出，Mushaw很关心Eleanor的病情，所以应该是定期和她视频，关心她的康复情况。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：今年8月，在Eleanor接受了改变人生的移植手术的一年后，Mushaw邀请她的家人来看他的一场比赛。A. problem-solving解决问题的；B. life-changing改变人生的；C. heart-warming感人的；D. body-building健身的。根据文章内容可知，Eleanor之前病的很重，连家门都不敢出，但现在病好了，可以自由外出了。由此可推断出，移植手术改变了她的生活，她接受的是“改变人生的”移植手术。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个6英尺2英寸，225磅重的足球运动员，有一颗非常慷慨的心。A. considerate体贴的；B. generous慷慨的；C. dedicated专注的；D. passionate热情的。根据文章内容可知，Mushaw无私的把自己的骨髓捐赠给一个素不相识的人，由此可推断出，他有着一颗“慷慨的”心。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：今年1月，Mushaw与Eleanor再次相聚庆祝她的生日。A. reunited重逢，再次相聚；B. returned返回；C. recalled回想起；D. reacted回应，作出反应。根据句中“to celebrate her birthday”可知，两个人应该是再次相聚，为了庆祝Eleanor的生日。故选A项。
第二节(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。
The size of fish in the oceans is shrinking. A new report from Canada states fish may shrink by as much as a quarter in the coming decades, ___36___ mainly results from global warming. The research team concluded tests on the impact of rising ocean temperatures on the size and number of over 600species of fish. They concluded that most fish are likely to shrink by 14-24 percent by the year 2050.The biggest changes ___37___ (see) clearly in tropical regions. There is ___38___ (little) oxygen in warmer water so fish cannot grow normally and many will migrate to cooler waters. Lead researcher Professor William said, “we were surprised to see such a large decrease in fish size. Marine fish are ___39___ (universal) known to respond to climate change by changing distribution(分布) and seasonality. But ___40___ unexpectedly big effect that climate change could have ___41___ body size suggests that we may be missing a big piece of the puzzle of understanding climate change effects in the ocean.” He added that overfishing and pollution will ___42___ (worse) the problem. “Our work shows a very ___43___ (worry) future for the oceans, ___44___ it is very import ant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop better fish management policies ____45____ (adapt) to these changes,” he said.
【答案】36. which
37. will be seen
38. less 39. universally
40. the 41. on
42. worsen 43. worrying
44. so 45. to adapt
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。加拿大的一份最新报告指出，全球变暖会缩减鱼类的体积。
【36题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：来自加拿大的一份新报告指出，在未来几十年里，鱼类可能会减少多达四分之一，这主要是由于全球变暖。非限制性定语从句修饰上文句子，从句缺少主语，指事情，故填which。
【37题详解】
考查动时态语态。句意：最大的变化将明显出现在热带地区。根据上文by the year 2050和此处表示将来的事情可知，时态是一般将来时；且主语The biggest changes与see之间是被动关系， 可知此处要用一般将来时的被动语态。故填will be seen。
【38题详解】
考查形容词的比较级。句意：温暖水域的氧气较少，因此鱼类无法正常生长，许多鱼类会迁移到较冷的水域。根据in warmer water可知，此处要用形容词的比较级，作定语，修饰oxygen。故填less。
【39题详解】
考查副词。句意：众所周知，海洋鱼类通过改变分布和季节性来应对气候变化。修饰动词短语known to应用副词universally，故填universally。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意：但是，气候变化可能对体型产生的意想不到的巨大影响表明，我们可能在理解气候变化对海洋的影响这一难题上缺失了一大块。此处名词effect为特指“气候变化可能对体型产生的意想不到的巨大影响”，应用定冠词the。故填the。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：但是，气候变化可能对体型产生的意想不到的巨大影响表明，我们可能在理解气候变化对海洋的影响这一难题上缺失了一大块。短语have effect on表示“对……产生影响”。故填on。
【42题详解】
考查动词。句意：他补充说，过度捕捞和污染将使问题恶化。分析句子可知，从句中缺少谓语动词，根据will可知，此处要用动词原形，worse动词形式是worsen。故填worsen。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他说：“我们的研究表明，海洋的未来非常令人担忧，因此减少温室气体排放和制定更好的鱼类管理政策以适应这些变化非常重要。”根据名词future可知，此处要用-ing结尾形式的形容词worrying，作定语。故填worrying。
【44题详解】
考查连词。句意：他说：“我们的研究表明，海洋的未来非常令人担忧，因此减少温室气体排放和制定更好的鱼类管理政策以适应这些变化非常重要。”根据“it is very important to reduce greenhousegas emissions and develop better fish management policies”可知， 此处表示因果关系，要用连词so。故填so。
【45题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：他说：“我们研究表明，海洋的未来非常令人担忧，因此减少温室气体排放和制定更好的鱼类管理政策以适应这些变化非常重要。”此处要用动词不定式，作目的状语。故填to adapt。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Jim对保护大熊猫很关心，请你给他写一封邮件，介绍相关信息，内容包括：
1.保护措施；2.取得成就。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
How is everything going
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jim，
How is everything going Glad that you are so concerned about pandas, let me share related information with you.
As you know, pandas had long been an endangered animal and were once close to being extinct. In order to protect them, dozens of conservation areas are set up so that their habitats won’t be destroyed. Apart from that, not only are laws passed to ban hunting pandas illegally but great efforts are made to rescue pandas in danger Hundreds of pandas have been saved ever since.
Thanks to constant efforts, the number of pandas has become so big that pandas have been classified from endangered to vulnerable.
Yours，
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国笔友 Jim写一封邮件，介绍保护大熊猫的相关信息。其内容包括：保护措施和.取得的成就。
【详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：glad→delighted
为了：in order to→with the purpose of
毁坏：destroy →damage
由于：thanks to→owing to
2.句式拓展
句型转换
原句：Thanks to constant efforts, the number of pandas has become so big that pandas have been classified from endangered to vulnerable.
拓展句： Thanks to constant efforts, so big has the number of pandas become that pandas have been classified from endangered to vulnerable. （部分倒装）
【点睛】【高分句型1】 In order to protect them, dozens of conservation areas are set up so that their habitats won’t be destroyed.（运用so that引导的目的状语从句）
【高分句型2】As you know, pandas had long been an endangered animal and were once close to being extinct. （运用as引导的非限制性定语从句）
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 was in my room, unwilling to head to the community theatre with “my brother” Henry. He was just adopted by my parents recently. I was not in the mood for being onstage with him.
“Kristie, come here,” my mom called. Following her voice, I found her outside the bathroom, holding a wet book. She gave the book a shake. “Henry’s book was in the bathtub. Did you put it there ” She glared at me—something she never did before Henry came to our home. I didn’t wet his book on purpose. Tears of hurt clouded my eyes. Worse still, she promised to buy him a new copy. My heart ached. Henry was stealing my mother’s love. He was ruining my life.
Meanwhile, Henry was just nearby, absorbed in working on a complicated rope knot (绳结) as usual. Why did a boy like him do the girly work Far from manly!
Soon, it was time to have to set off for the community theatre. As Henry walked ahead of us to the car, my mom took me aside and said in a low voice, “It’s the first time for Henry to be onstage. Be kind to him, Honey.” I nodded but sighed. Being kind didn’t use to be hard. But after Henry moved in, everything felt different. The theatre used to be a special place for my parents and me. With Henry involved, it didn’t seem so special any more.
Finally, it was our stage time. My heart beat wildly. I forgot my annoyance at Henry for a while. As we kids lined up, ready to act out our short play, I realized how loosely I had tied the drawstring (束带) on my skirt. Sure enough, my skirt began to drop. Laughter from the audience could be heard, and even though I was wearing shorts under my skirt, I could feel my face burst into flames. However, my hands were full. If only someone could help me out!
注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Right then, Henry sensed my embarrassment.
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After the performance, I found Henry and tapped him on the arm gratefully.
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【答案】One possible version:
Right then, Henry sensed my embarrassment. He immediately came to my aid. He pulled up my skirt and skillfully tied the drawstring with a beautiful knot. Seeing what Henry did for me, something deep in my mind began to change. It seemed as if my cold heart began to melt slowly and my annoyance at him gradually gave way to guilt. I regretted having treated him as a stranger. While my mind was wandering, our performance time came. It turned out a great success, thunderous applause filling the whole theatre.
After the performance, I found Henry and tapped him on the arm gratefully. “Thanks,” I said with a grateful smile on my face. I had to admit that but for his timely help, I would have been extremely embarrassed. Without his knotting skill, the performance would have been quite different. “KNOT a problem. You are my sister,” he grinned innocently, saying humorously. Surrounded by the cheerful atmosphere, I felt a flood of warmth of a big family. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索，主要讲述了作者因为家里新收养的孩子，觉着母亲不再关注自己，觉得新收养的孩子偷了母亲对自己的爱而内心备受伤害。却在一次戏剧演出中，自己的裙子束带松了，这个男孩帮助了作者，避免了在舞台上裙子掉落的尴尬。通过这件事，作者也才意识到家里有了这个新成员也是一件不错的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写
①由第一段首句内容“在那时，亨利察觉出了我的尴尬。”可知，第一段可描写亨利如何帮助作者避免尴尬和作者的内心感受。
②由第二段首句内容“演出结束后，我找到了亨利，并感激地拍了拍他的手臂。”可知，第二段可描写作者对亨利的感谢和感悟。
2.续写线索：裙子束带松了，察觉尴尬——帮助系紧，避免尴尬——内心被温暖——演出后表示感谢——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①帮助：come to one’s aid/give sb. a hand
②改变：change/alter
③将……视为：treat…as/regard....as
情绪类
①后悔：regret/feel sorry for
②感激的：grateful/appreciative
【点睛】【高分句型1】It seemed as if my cold heart began to melt slowly and my annoyance at him gradually gave way to guilt.(运用了as if引导的表语从句)
【高分句型2】Without his knotting skill, the performance would have been quite different.(运用了虚拟语气)泉州实验中学2025届高二年段英语12月月考
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将个人的姓名、准考证号等填涂(写)在答题卡规定位置。
2. 所有答案必须填涂(写)在答题卡相应的位置，否则无效。
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。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Andy do this weekend
A. Enjoy some music. B. Visit a friend. C. Stay at home.
2. What did the man do recently
A. He worked hard. B. He went on vacation. C. He visited his relative.
3. How is the man feeling
A. He is sick. B. He is tired. C. He is relaxed.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a car. B. At a bus stop. C. At a parking lot.
5. What is wrong with Sarah
A. Her bike was broken. B. She was badly hurt. C. She was fairly frightened.
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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man doing
A. Hosting a program. B. Conducting a survey. C. Doing some shopping.
7. Who is the woman shopping with
A. Her friend. B. Her schoolmate. C. Her husband.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What happened to the man
A. He has missed his flight. B. His flight is held up. C. His flight has been canceled.
9. What is the weather like in Malaysia
A. Changeable. B. Settled. C. Extreme.
10. What will the woman do next
A. Board the plane. B. Make a travel plan. C. Check the weather report.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers talking about
A. Ways of keeping fit. B. Benefits of exercise. C. Tips for losing weight.
12. What does the scientific journal say about keeping fit
A. Regular mild physical activity works better.
B. Working out at the gym is the most rewarding.
C. Avoid eating after doing intensive exercise.
13. What does Rashmi do to stay fit
A. He works out at the gym. B. He runs in the park. C. He goes cycling.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What do we know about Jack
A. He is a sports lover. B. He is a man of action. C. He is a skilled organizer.
15. Which aspect of the company appeals to Jack
A The competitive pay. B. The positive impact on society. C. The pleasant work environment.
16. What position did Jack apply for after finishing university
A. A coach. B. An editor. C. A journalist.
17. How does Jack describe himself
A. Qualified. B. Honest. C. Experienced.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What made the speaker upset with Giles
A. The way he communicates. B. The way he dresses. C. The way he works.
19. What did the speaker’s father suggest he do
A. Try to change Giles. B. Accept differences. C. Pay attention to details.
20. What is the speaker’s attitude towards Giles now
A. Appreciative. B. Impatient. C. Critical.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
SEA Summer High School Programs 2022
Science at SEA
Science at SEA is a four-week program for rising high school juniors and seniors, as well as recent high school graduates, which focuses on the coastal and offshore marine environment around Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The program includes a shore component on the SEA campus in Woods Hole and a sea component aboard the Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Corwith Cramer.
July 21 — August 13 Expense: $4,000
SEA Quest
SEA Quest is a two-week program that welcomes high school students and recent graduates. Participants will gain hands-on experience conducting field research, sailing at all ship, and understanding of the complexities of creating and managing marine reserves. They return home with a broader sense of the ocean's importance to our planet and the need to preserve this precious resource for future generations. Life here is fast-paced. No prior sailing experience is necessary. Strong desire to learn is required!
July 11 — July 22 Expense: $3,200
SEA Cape
This three-week summer program at SEA offers current high school students the opportunity to study the marine environment from a variety of perspectives: scientific, historical, and literary. Participants live and study at our campus in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
June 27 — July 14 Expense: $3,800
SEA Expedition
This two-week summer program for high school students, including graduating seniors, is centered on learning by doing. SEA Expedition is a multidisciplinary experience that welcomes students to participate in every aspect of a challenging offshore sailing and oceanographic expedition, and occurs entirely aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer. Life at sea is fast-paced and tough.
July 5 — July 17 Expense: $3,500
1. Which program lasts the longest
A. Science at SEA. B. SEA Quest. C. SEA Cape. D. SEA Expedition.
2. What is necessary for participants in SEA Quest
A. Previous experience in sailing. B. Great eagerness to study the sea.
C. Ability to conduct scientific experiments. D. Knowledge of sea resources preservation.
3. What is special about SEA Expedition
A. It offers opportunities of sailing. B. It entirely takes place on a ship.
C. It features many relaxing activities. D. It allows graduates to participate in.
B
When my friend suggested going to the thrift shop, instantly I thought “I hope no one I know sees me”. It was the same when my cousin commented on my new furniture and Japanese fine-bone-china bowls and asked where I got them. They were from the local thrift shop but instead I said “from the antique shop”.
Many people in my Greek-Cypriot community would despise me if I said I shopped at the thrift shop. They may pity me, consider me poor, a failure. Immigrants sacrificed their families and homes for a better life. Buying a house and having enough money to live comfortably, to educate your children and see them also live comfortably, are a big part of the immigrant dream. But has this dream made us materialistic at the cost of our own planet
Our love for purchasing the latest trendy clothes or furniture, then donating them when we are tired of them has become normal. I was once like this. But after watching the documentary The True Cost I learned donated clothes that don’t get sold are sent to developing nations, many of them ending up in landfills (垃圾填埋地). In addition, your new dress requires electricity and materials to make. But if you buy a second-hand dress, that’s one less dress in a landfill and one less new dress to be made.
A friend introduced me to the thrift shop only a few years ago. My first item was a dress she gifted me. It was lovely and I loved it. Nobody could tell it was second-hand. This opened me up to purchasing more second-hand high quality branded clothes. Once I dropped in on a friend and was impressed by how she decorated her apartment. “It’s all second-hand.” she said. I couldn’t believe it. The truth is a lot of things sold at the thrift shop are in new or almost new condition. That’s when I made the decision to only buy second—hand things.
Selling second-hand things isn’t anything new but what the planet needs is more buyers. There is so much excess production in the world. So stop feeling ashamed, and let’s get shopping.
4. What does the underlined word “despise” mean in paragraph 2
A. Think highly of. B. Look down upon.
C. Get away from. D. Keep up with.
5. Which following statement is true about people in Greek-Cypriot community
A. They want to pursue a high standard of material life.
B. They all prefer wearing the latest fancy clothing.
C. They think highly of children’s education.
D. They get along well with their neighbors.
6. What changed the author’s mind to go to the thrift shop
A. The great variety of the goods in the thrift shop.
B. The low cost of the goods in the thrift shop.
C. The persuasion of the author’s friends.
D. The wasted resources of new products and good quality of the thrift shop.
7. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text
A. To introduce a new trend of buying at the thrift shop.
B. To persuade more people to buy at the thrift shop.
C. To encourage more people to pursue the latest fashion.
D. To raise people’s awareness of reasonable shopping.
C
Young people’s career expectations have become more concentrated in fewer occupations over the past two decades though social media and technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are developing rapidly, according to a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Traditional occupations from the 19th and 20th centuries, such as lawyers and police officers, continue to trap the imaginations of young people around the world as they did nearly 20 years ago.
The report, based on a latest survey of the 15-year-olds in 41 countries, said the career expectations of youngsters may be “antiquated and unrealistic”. Nearly half of young people around the world wish to work in just 10 of the most common professions. The surveys show that too many teenagers are ignoring, or don’t know, new types of jobs that are coming up, particularly as a result of digitalization (数字化). It is a concern that more young people than before appear to be picking their dream job from a small list of the most popular, traditional occupations, like teachers, lawyers or business managers.
The report found that among boys and girls who perform similarly in science, boys are more likely to expect to work in science and engineering. The top 10 occupations preferred by boys have changed very little since 2000 but girls are now more likely to want to be architects, police officers, and designers rather than hairdressers or writers.
The report also found a broader range of career expectations in countries with strong and firm occupational training for teenagers. For example, in Germany teenagers show a much wider range of career interests that better reflect patterns of labour market demands. More than a third of students in the UK report a lack of career advice at schools and colleges. Young people’s wishes are set as young as age seven, and do not change enough over time to meet demands.
8. What are the career expectations among young people like according to the report
A. Outdated. B. Uncertain. C. Purposeful. D. Demanding.
9. How does the author feel about the young’s job interest
A. Puzzled. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Worried.
10. What measure can widen career interests of the youth
A. Strengthening the vocational training for teenagers.
B. Offering more new types of occupations with high pay.
C. Advertising new types of occupations on social media.
D. Enriching the occupation imaginations of young people.
11. What is the passage mainly talking about
A. New occupations for young people. B. Young people’s career expectations.
C. The occupational training for the young. D. The difficult demands in labour market.
D
Compared to metal, ceramics (陶瓷) can better resist high temperatures and certain severe environments, but they are fragile. This potentially causes problems for innovators trying to create lightweight versions of these materials, explaining why ceramic materials are not typically used as structural components.
Facing the challenging task of developing lightweight, high-strength ceramic materials, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ling Li has turned to the knobby sea star from the tropical Indo-Pacific for design inspiration.
Sea star skeletons (骨骼) are made of an easily broken material. However, the body of the sea star demonstrates high strength and flexibility. Uncovering the principles of this structure may help solve the challenges of making stronger ceramics.
What the team found was unexpected. The skeleton of the knobby star consists of many millimeter-sized skeletal elements. Li and his team discovered that each is constructed of a microlattice (微晶) structure so uniform that it can be described mathematically. Even more interesting, the team found the uniform structure of the microlattice is essentially a single crystal structure at atomic level.
Based on the finding, Li and his collaborators used 3D printing to model and generate large-scale versions of these complex lattice structures, a useful approach in understanding the complexity of these unique geometries. While the 3D-printed models created by Li's team were indeed visually inspiring, the technology needed to bring new, stronger ceramic micro-architectures to market still lay in the future. Currently, 3D printers produce structures at the micrometer level, but printing ceramics still requires firing the final product, which possibly introduces many uncontrolled tiny holes and cracks. These make the structures extremely fragile.
Li hopes that continued advances in the field of 3D printing and further understanding of the formation mechanisms of biological structures like sea star skeletons eventually offer a solution.
12. What does Li's team mainly focus on to improve ceramics
A. Their strength. B. Their flexibility.
C. Their heat-resistance. D. Their main component.
13. In which aspect do the researchers explore sea star skeletons
A. Function. B. Material. C. Structure. D. Size.
14. What is a barrier to the practical application of the finding
A. The inability to print tiny structures.
B. The failure to produce a larger sea star model.
C. Inadequate technology in heating products.
D. Misunderstanding in the nature of ceramics.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Secret in Fragile Skeletons
B. 3D Printing for Sea Star Models
C. Ceramics as Perfect Structural Components
D. A Star in the World of Ceramic Engineering
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Addiction and recovery are the two sides of the same coin. In many cases, addiction starts off at a relatively low level — misuse. ___16___ From this, a stage of addiction known as dependency may come about. However, addiction and recovery go together at each of these stages. In other words, it is never too late on the road down an addictive route to seek help. ___17___ Addicted people can be anything from a substance (物质) user to someone who has become fully dependent on an activity to be able to function normally. Consequently, addiction and recovery programmes tend to be tailored to individual needs and circumstances, often based on theoretical models of behaviour. Some addicted people find that a recovery programme they have tried is not for them. This does not mean they cannot recover, however. ___18___
One of the most dramatic recovery pathways available to substance users is called “cold turkey” (突然戒毒方法). ___19___ Although this sometimes works for smokers and alcoholics, it is not suited to everyone. It is worth remembering that recovery pathways are not just for people who have become addicted to substances like drugs and alcohol. Other common behavioural problems can also cause great disruption (扰乱).
Nearly all forms of addiction have a negative impact on the loved ones of addicted people. ___20___ It is particularly hard on families when only very slow progress is made.
A. Addiction is not a single state of being.
B. If left unchecked, it may then progress to abuse.
C. What recovery pathways are there for behavioural issues
D. There are many others they might try if they do not succeed the first time.
E. This will take a lifelong commitment, but the results often speak for themselves.
F. This means that they completely stop their usage and avoid such behaviour in the future.
G. Supporting someone who is overcoming an addiction often requires a long-term commitment.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Mike Mushaw joined the national bone marrow (骨髓) registry three years ago, he never really gave it a second thought.
About six months after the sign-up, Mushaw did get a call that his bone marrow ___21___ a patient in Virginia. Mushaw didn’t know it at the time his donation would go to a five-month-old girl named Eleanor. Neither did he know whether his donation would ___22___. Eleanor, sick with a rare immuno deficiency disease, had seldom left her house ___23___ to travel to the hospital or the doctor. Her immune system was far too weak to risk even the most ___24___ human contact. Her mother, Jessica, told NBC, “The ___25___ were to either get a transplant or face death.” Still, there was no ___26___ of success.
Instead, after a few weeks, the doctors came back with ___27___ news: Eleanor’s condition hadn’t just improved — Mushaw’s bone marrow had ___28___ her. Mushaw says: it was more of a ___29___ and happy feeling than anything.
About six months after the procedure, Eleanor’s parents sent him an e-mail to thank him for saving her life. “When I was told it was a little girl, I ____30____,” Mushaw says.
But their surprising ____31____ was only beginning. Mushaw and Eleanor FaceTime ____32____ to check on her progress. In August, about a year after Eleanor’s ____33____ transplant, Mushaw invited her family to one of his games. Tiny shouts of “Mike! Mike!” could be heard as the little girl cheered on her very own hero: a six-foot-two, 225-pound football player with a very ____34____ heart.
In January, Mushaw ____35____ with Eleanor to celebrate her birthday. Two complete strangers now have become such a big part of each other’s lives.”
21. A. fitted B. equaled C. matched D. resembled
22. A. count B. impact C. perform D. work
23. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
24. A. general B. casual C. ignorant D. familiar
25. A. conditions B. options C. consequences D. strategies
26. A. guarantee B. hope C. insurance D. possibility
27. A. relaxing B. terrifying C. amazing D. satisfying
28. A. failed B. cured C. bettered D. lifted
29 A. relief B. grief C. celebration D. expectation
30. A. picked up B. broke up C. cheered up D. choked up
31. A. improvement B. affection C. connection D. attachment
32. A. commonly B. occasionally C. regularly D. scarcely
33 A. problem-solving B. life-changing C. heart-warming D. body-building
34 A. considerate B. generous C. dedicated D. passionate
35. A. reunited B. returned C. recalled D. reacted
第二节(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。
The size of fish in the oceans is shrinking. A new report from Canada states fish may shrink by as much as a quarter in the coming decades, ___36___ mainly results from global warming. The research team concluded tests on the impact of rising ocean temperatures on the size and number of over 600species of fish. They concluded that most fish are likely to shrink by 14-24 percent by the year 2050.The biggest changes ___37___ (see) clearly in tropical regions. There is ___38___ (little) oxygen in warmer water so fish cannot grow normally and many will migrate to cooler waters. Lead researcher Professor William said, “we were surprised to see such a large decrease in fish size. Marine fish are ___39___ (universal) known to respond to climate change by changing distribution(分布) and seasonality. But ___40___ unexpectedly big effect that climate change could have ___41___ body size suggests that we may be missing a big piece of the puzzle of understanding climate change effects in the ocean.” He added that overfishing and pollution will ___42___ (worse) the problem. “Our work shows a very ___43___ (worry) future for the oceans, ___44___ it is very import ant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop better fish management policies ____45____ (adapt) to these changes,” he said.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Jim对保护大熊猫很关心，请你给他写一封邮件，介绍相关信息，内容包括：
1.保护措施；2.取得的成就。
注意：1.词数80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数
Dear Jim,
How is everything going
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Yours,
Li Hua
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 was in my room, unwilling to head to the community theatre with “my brother” Henry. He was just adopted by my parents recently. I was not in the mood for being onstage with him.
“Kristie, come here,” my mom called. Following her voice, I found her outside the bathroom, holding a wet book. She gave the book a shake. “Henry’s book was in the bathtub. Did you put it there ” She glared at me—something she never did before Henry came to our home. I didn’t wet his book on purpose. Tears of hurt clouded my eyes. Worse still, she promised to buy him a new copy. My heart ached. Henry was stealing my mother’s love. He was ruining my life.
Meanwhile, Henry was just nearby, absorbed in working on a complicated rope knot (绳结) as usual. Why did a boy like him do the girly work Far from manly!
Soon, it was time to have to set off for the community theatre. As Henry walked ahead of us to the car, my mom took me aside and said in a low voice, “It’s the first time for Henry to be onstage. Be kind to him, Honey.” I nodded but sighed. Being kind didn’t use to be hard. But after Henry moved in, everything felt different. The theatre used to be a special place for my parents and me. With Henry involved, it didn’t seem so special any more.
Finally, it was our stage time. My heart beat wildly. I forgot my annoyance at Henry for a while. As we kids lined up, ready to act out our short play, I realized how loosely I had tied the drawstring (束带) on my skirt. Sure enough, my skirt began to drop. Laughter from the audience could be heard, and even though I was wearing shorts under my skirt, I could feel my face burst into flames. However, my hands were full. If only someone could help me out!
注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Right then, Henry sensed my embarrassment.
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After the performance, I found Henry and tapped him on the arm gratefully.
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