莆田第二十五中学2023-2024学年上学期期末试卷
高二英语
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30 分）
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上, 录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18 C.￡9.15.
答案是C。
1.What will the man do this weekend
A. Go on a trip. B. Get promoted. C. Attend a party.
2.What's the man's attitude towards the woman's suggestion
A. Satisfied. B. Uninterested. C. Disappointed.
3.When will the speakers probably get to Xi'an
A. In an hour. B. In two hours. C. In three hours.
4.Where will the woman go first
A. To the cinema. B. To the supermarket. C. To the kindergarten.
5.Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At the doctor's. B. At a drug store. C. At the man's home.
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 秒钟的作答时每段对话或独白读两遍
听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。
6.What do fast food companies have in common according to the woman
A. Having many chains. B. Having world fame. C. Having red logos.
7.What does the woman decide to do in the future
A. Work in a fast food company.
B. Open her own restaurant.
C. Do researches on colors.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8.What's the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates
9.Which of the following languages can the face mask translate to
A. Italian. B. German. C. Spanish.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10.Why does the woman call
A. To give a job offer. B. To ask about a position. C. To make a job interview.
11.What makes the man unable to go to work on time
A. His sudden illness.
B. His travel in California.
C. His promise to care for his mother.
12.How many days will it be before the man goes to work
A. Nine days. B. Seven days. C. Two days.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13.Why did the woman take the book
A. She wanted to read it.
B. Her teacher required that.
C. She chose it for her brother.
14.What is the woman interested in
A. Writing. B. Teaching. C. Drawing.
15.Which period in history does the man like best
A. The First World War. B. Ancient Greece. C. The Roman Empire.
16.What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their favorite history books.
B. Important periods in history.
C. Their interest in history.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17.Where does the speaker probably come from
A. America. B. Turkey. C. Italy.
18.Which food may appear in American breakfast
A. Fish and sandwiches. B. Vegetable salad. C. Bacon and eggs.
19.Whose breakfast has the richest diversity
A. Italian breakfast. B. Turkish breakfast. C. Korean breakfast.
20.What can we learn from the speech
A. Koreans pay much attention to their meals.
B. Brazilians attach much importance to lunch.
C. Americans have few choices about breakfast.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40 分）
第一节 （共 11小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分 27.5 分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Don’t ever tell Angela Alvarez it’s too late for dreams to come true. The old woman just brought home a Latin Grammy for best new artist, becoming the musical award show’s eldest winner ever.
The Cuban American musician’s crowning moment came after decades of writing songs but performing them only for friends and family. Until she was 90 years old, she went to the Avalon and gave her first concert.
“I loved music very much,” Alvarez says. “When I was a child, I had two aunts that played the piano and taught me how to sing. Whenever there was a family gathering, I was the artist; they made dresses for me and I always liked to perform.” Music was always there for her, as it helped her cope with the ups and downs of life: from love and motherhood, to her relentless efforts to reunite her family and the eventual loss of her beloved husband and, years later, of her only daughter, both to cancer.
Listening to many of these songs while growing up was especially influential on her grandson Carlos Jose Alvarez, a professional composer and producer based in Los Angeles who owes his love of music largely to his Nana, as her grandchildren called her. As Angela was getting on in years without ever recording any of her work, he had an inspiration that made him fly quickly to Louisiana to document each and every one of her songs, for “the legacy of our family”.
“I hope this entire project inspires young people to sit down and talk to their elders. Ask them questions. Ask them about the dreams they had once upon a time. They will be surprised at what they will find,” Carlos concludes. “If we don’t ask them, they won’t tell us, and their wisdom and dreams will leave with them.”
“There are people who give up, but I did not give up, and I always fought,” Angela said during her wining speech. “I promise you that it’s never too late.”
1. What can we learn about Angela’s experiences
A. Angela’s songs are all about family love. B. Music provides strong support for her life.
C Angela becomes the most successful musician. D. Angela is always dreaming of giving a concert.
2. Which of the following words can best describe Angela
A. Inspiring and determined. B. Generous and adorable.
C. Efficient and ambitious. D. Adventurous and creative.
3. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article
A. To show the ups and downs of Angel’s life.
B. To encourage the elder to pursue their dreams.
C. To provide a history of the Latin Grammy Awards.
D. To highlight Angela’s achievements as an elder musician.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是老妇人Angela Alvarez刚刚捧回了拉丁格莱美最佳新人奖，成为该音乐颁奖典礼有史以来年龄最大的获奖者。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Music was always there for her, as it helped her cope with the ups and downs of life: from love and motherhood, to her relentless efforts to reunite her family and the eventual loss of her beloved husband and, years later, of her only daughter, both to cancer. (音乐一直陪伴着她，帮助她度过人生的起起伏伏：从爱和为人母，到她为家庭团聚所做的不懈努力，以及最终失去挚爱的丈夫和多年后因癌症去世的唯一女儿。)”可知，我们能从安吉拉的经历中了解到音乐为她的生活提供了强有力的支持。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Listening to many of these songs while growing up was especially influential on her grandson Carlos Jose Alvarez, a professional composer and producer based in Los Angeles who owes his love of music largely to his Nana, as her grandchildren called her. (她的孙子Carlos Jose Alvarez在成长过程中听了很多这样的歌曲，对他的影响尤其大。卡洛斯是洛杉矶的一名专业作曲家和制作人，他对音乐的热爱很大程度上归功于他的祖母，她的孙子们这样称呼她。)”可知，Angela是能启发人的；根据最后一段“There are people who give up, but I did not give up, and I always fought (有人放弃了，但我没有放弃，我一直在奋斗)”可知，Angela是有决心的，因此用inspiring和determined来描述她，故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The old woman just brought home a Latin Grammy for best new artist, becoming the musical award show’s eldest winner ever. (这位老妇人刚刚捧回了拉丁格莱美最佳新人奖，成为该音乐颁奖典礼有史以来年龄最大的获奖者。)”可知，本文主要讲的是老妇人Angela Alvarez刚刚捧回了拉丁格莱美最佳新人奖，成为该音乐颁奖典礼有史以来年龄最大的获奖者，因此本文目的是为了突出安吉拉作为年长音乐家的成就，故选D。
B
“I never know what to say around other people. Whenever I am in a group of people, I feel like everyone knows what to say and I have no idea. When I do try to join in or answer a question, I get anxious. My heart starts thumping. This happens at parties or meetings with parent groups, but I feel judged—as if I were being interviewed for a job. I don’t enjoy these experiences, so I routinely avoid them. People think I am a loner. Maybe I am ”
Individuals experiencing this type of social discomfort are often polite and considerate. They do not interrupt others and they say please and thank you when it is appropriate to do so. They often avoid eye contact, because it makes them feel judged. They feel like others can see how uncomfortable they are. Individuals experiencing these symptoms are often very intelligent, but their anxiety prevents them from being able to demonstrate this in front of others.
Fitting into most groups of people requires conformity (从众). You need to be interested in the topics that others in the group are interested in and think and talk about them the way they do. Becoming an essential part of these groups requires that you sacrifice some of your individuality in order to adapt your perspectives, values, and styles to fit in.
Some individuals are chameleon-like in that they naturally pick up the patterns of relating to different groups and change themselves accordingly. They accommodate themselves to the group. They leave their individuality behind. For some people, this is automatic and they don’t even register that they are changing themselves to fit into groups. However, if you are one of those people who feels disconnected in most social group settings, it may be because your personality refuses conformity. You have difficulty liking what other people like and you stop changing the way you think in order to feel part of a group. Perhaps it’s better for you to stay true to yourself. Maybe you are better off
4. What is the function of paragraph 1
A. To introduce hard experience of social anxiety.
B To explain why some people avoid eye contact.
C. To compare different types of social groups.
D. To recommend ways to go for job interviews.
5. What would people do when experiencing social discomfort
A. They are mindful of proper social manners.
B. They are eager to stop others judging them.
C. They tend to observe what others are doing.
D. They try to demonstrate their intelligence.
6. How can we possibly fit into most groups
A. By improving the communication skills.
B. By sharing interest and adapting to others.
C. By showing respect and kindness to others.
D. By practicing active listening and speaking
7. What would the author agree with according to the last paragraph
A. We should abandon our personality to fit in.
B. Not changing ourselves is also a good choice.
C. Refusing help will turn you away from friends.
D. Following suit is a requirement in the society.
【答案】4. A 5. A 6. B 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。作者认为，拒绝改变自己去融入团队，也是一种展示自己是团队一员的方式，或许这对于不太擅于社交的人来说，是一种更好的方式。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段讲到“When I do try to join in or answer a question, I get anxious. My heart starts thumping. This happens at parties or meetings with parent groups, but I feel judged-as if I were being interviewed for a job. I don’t enjoy these experiences, so I routinely avoid them. (当我试图加入或回答一个问题时，我会感到焦虑。我的心开始砰砰直跳。这种情况发生在聚会或与家长团体的会议上，但我感觉受到了评判—就好像我在面试工作一样。我不喜欢这些经历，所以我习惯性地避免它们。人们认为我不合群)”可知，第一段的作用是介绍社交焦虑的痛苦经历。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。文章第二段讲到“Individuals experiencing this type of social discomfort are often polite and considerate. They do not interrupt others and they say please and thank you when it is appropriate to do so. (经历这种社交不适人通常是有礼貌和体贴的。他们不会打断别人，在适当的时候会说请和谢谢)”可知，当人们经历社交不适时会注意适当的社交礼仪。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。文章第三段讲到“Fitting into most groups of people requires conformity(从众). You need to be interested in the topics that others in the group are interested in and think and talk about them the way they do. (融入大多数人群需要一致性。你需要对小组中其他人感兴趣的话题感兴趣，并以他们的方式思考和谈论这些话题)”可知，我们可以通过分享兴趣和适应他人来融入大多数群体。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。文章最后一段讲到“You have difficulty liking what other people like and you stop changing the way you think in order to feel part of a group. Perhaps it’s better for you to stay true to yourself. Maybe you are better off (你很难喜欢上其他人喜欢的东西，你不再改变自己的思维方式来感觉自己是一个群体的一部分。也许对你来说，忠于自己更好。也许你过得更好？)”可知，根据最后一段，作者会同意不改变自己也是一个不错的选择。故选B。
C
Despite heavy illegal hunting of rhinos, South Africa’s Kruger National Park is still a natural paradise. One of the largest remaining lion populations in Africa lives there. Yet there is something the local animals fear even more than the big cats.
Liana Zanette of Western University in Ontario and her colleagues were able to show that animals react most strongly to human voices and flee in response. For their experiment, the team placed camera traps and loudspeakers at water holes in the national park, which allowed the researchers to influence and record the behavior of a total of 19 mammal species. They played the animals sounds of normal conversations of humans in four South African languages, dogs barking, gunshots and lion sounds.
The study group found that animals were twice as likely to flee and yacated an area faster when they heard human voices than when they heard lions or gunshots. This was true for 95 percent of the animal species observed, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthogs, impalas and rhinos. Only elephants were significantly more likely to run from lions than from humans.
The same was true of the time that animals spent at water holes: they usually stayed longer when lion sounds were played to them than when human voices were heard. Wild dogs, leopards and buffalo were the only animals who stayed at water holes longer when they heard humans, and the difference was not statistically significant for these species. “There is a notion that animals get used to humans when they are not being hunted. But we’ve shown that’s not the case,” Clinchy says. “Fear of humans is deeply rooted and common, so we need to seriously address it for conservation reasons.”
The team is now investigating whether its customized sound systems can be used to help endangered species, such as the southern white rhino, away from known poaching(偷猎) areas in South Africa. Initial tests of keeping rhinos away from such areas through the use of human voices have been successful.
8. What can we know about South Africa’s Kruger National Park
A. Rhinos are effectively protected in the park.
B. Lions are the biggest threat for local animals.
C. Human voices cause fear in the local wildlife.
D. It is a natural paradise without illegal hunting.
9. What does the underlined word “vacated” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Occupied. B. Left. C. Encountered. D. Filled.
10. What did researchers find about animals’ reaction to different sounds
A. Elephants are more afraid of humans than lions.
B. Giraffes react most strongly to lions or gunshots.
C. Rhinos were more likely to run from lions than gunshots
D. Wild dogs stayed at water holes longer when hearing humans
11. What is the best title for the text
A. Human Voices: a surprising deep-rooted fear in wildlife
B. Lions: the primary source of threat for the local animals
C. Lion Sounds: the potential use for wildlife protection
D. Humans: the impact on decreasing rhino population
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍一项研究，说明人类的声音对野生动物来说是根深蒂固的恐惧。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Liana Zanette of Western University in Ontario and her colleagues were able to show that animals react most strongly to human voices and flee in response. (安大略省西部大学的Liana Zanette和她的同事能够证明动物对人类的声音反应最强烈，并作为回应逃跑。)”可知，研究表明，人类的声音引起当地野生动物的恐惧。故选C项。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词前文“The study group found that animals were twice as likely to flee (研究小组发现，动物逃跑的可能性是两倍)”及后文“when they heard human voices than when they heard lions or gunshots (当它们听到人声时比当它们听到狮子或枪声时)”可知，动物听到人类的声音时会迅速逃走，从而推知划线词句“and yacated an area (并且yacated一个区域)”其中划线词汇意思是“离开，逃离”。故选B项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“Wild dogs, leopards and buffalo were the only animals who stayed at water holes longer when they heard humans, and the difference was not statistically significant for these species. (野狗、豹子和水牛是仅有的在听到人类声音时在水坑里呆得更久的动物，这些物种之间的差异在统计上并不显著。)”可知，关于动物对不同声音的反应，研究人员发现野狗在听到人类声音时在水坑里呆的时间更长。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第二段中“Liana Zanette of Western University in Ontario and her colleagues were able to show that animals react most strongly to human voices and flee in response. (安大略省西部大学的Liana Zanette和她的同事能够证明动物对人类的声音反应最强烈，并作为回应逃跑。)”以及倒数第二段中“Fear of humans is deeply rooted and common, so we need to seriously address it for conservation reasons. (对人类的恐惧根深蒂固，很普遍，所以出于保护的原因，我们需要认真解决这个问题。)”可知，本文介绍一项研究，说明人类的声音对野生动物来说是根深蒂固的恐惧。A“人类的声音：在野生动物中是令人惊讶的根深蒂固的恐惧”项符合主题，故选A项。
第二节（共5小题：每小题25分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，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。
People usually consider voluntary work as a completely selfless act, but voluntary work has its place in everyone’s lives, and my personal experiences have confirmed my belief in this.
___12___ I once cleaned up flats where the poor lived in. The space was overcrowded and the items were covered in dust. I couldn’t contain my judgement and was critical about them. However, after talking to the residents and hearing about their misfortunes, I regretted my hasty judgment. This allowed me to know more about the less fortunate who don’t share my lifestyles. ___13___ Life is more complex than expected and I should sympathize with the disadvantaged.
Volunteer work has reminded me to cherish and appreciate little things in life. When I volunteered to teach life skills to students with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), I found that they were very grateful to the teachers and assistants by saying “thank you” and smiling. ___14___ Consequently, this has made me more mindful of my priorities in life, and more deliberate in not letting insignificant things bother me. Doing voluntary work has taught me to be happier and more grateful.
Doing voluntary work has given my life more meaning. ___15___ However, excessively pursuing them can often lead to increased discontent and can’t give meaning to one’s life. After doing voluntary work and learning the stories of others, I have a stronger sense of purpose in my life. Instead of just being absorbed in my own wants and needs, I make up my mind to try my best to help those in need. ___16___
A. I felt that they had taught me a lesson on gratitude.
B. It is easy to be obsessed with material wants in society.
C. I am now able to go through life with more love and compassion.
D. Volunteer work has provided me with opportunities to make friends.
E. With the determination, the decisions I make are now more meaningful.
F. Moreover, I realized they are often unreasonably judged by other people.
G. Voluntary work has helped me better understand the lives of the less fortunate.
【答案】12. G 13. F 14. A 15. B 16. E
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲的是志愿者工作的意义。
【12题详解】
空格处是本段主题句，由空后的“However, after talking to the residents and hearing about their misfortunes, I regretted my hasty judgment. This allowed me to know more about the less fortunate who don’t share my lifestyles.(然而，在与居民交谈并听到他们的不幸之后，我后悔自己的草率判断。这让我更多地了解了那些和我生活方式不同的不幸的人。)”可知，本段主要讲的是志愿工作让作者了解到了那些不幸的人的生活，G选项“Voluntary work has helped me better understand the lives of the less fortunate.(志愿工作帮助我更好地了解那些不幸的人的生活。)”概括了本段主要内容，可作为主题句，故选G。
【13题详解】
空前“This allowed me to know more about the less fortunate who don’t share my lifestyles.(这让我更多地了解了那些和我生活方式不同的不幸的人。)”说明了这让作者了解到了什么，空格处也应该继续讲这对于作者影响，F选项“Moreover, I realized they are often unreasonably judged by other people.(此外，我意识到他们经常被别人不合理地评判。)”中的they指代前面的那些不幸的人，说明志愿工作让作者也意识到那些人经常被别人不合理地评判，承接上文，符合语境，故选F。
【14题详解】
空前“Volunteer work has reminded me to cherish and appreciate little things in life. When l volunteered to teach life skills to students with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), I found that they were very grateful to the teachers and assistants by saying “thank you” and smiling.(志愿者工作提醒我要珍惜和感激生活中的小事情。当我自愿为脑瘫学生教授生活技能时，我发现他们对老师和助手都非常感激，总是微笑着说“谢谢”。)”说明了志愿工作提醒作者要感激，空格处也应该是和感激相关的内容，A选项“I felt that they had taught me a lesson on gratitude.(我觉得他们给我上了一堂感恩的课。)”说明了作者学习到了感恩，承接上文，符合语境，故选A。
【15题详解】
空后“However, excessively pursuing them can often lead to increased discontent and can’t give meaning to one’s life.(然而，过度追求这些目标往往会导致不满情绪的增加，也无法赋予一个人的生活意义。)”说明了过度追求一些目标所带来的坏处，空格处应该提到是对什么的追求，B选项“It is easy to be obsessed with material wants in society.(在社会上很容易被物质欲望所困扰。)”说明了对物质的追求，引起下文，符合语境，故选B。
【16题详解】
空前“After doing voluntary work and learning the stories of others, I have a stronger sense of purpose in my life. Instead of just being absorbed in my own wants and needs, I make up my mind to try my best to help those in need.(通过做志愿者和学习别人的故事，我对自己的生活有了更强的使命感。我决心尽我所能去帮助那些需要帮助的人，而不是只专注于自己的需要。)”说明了志愿工作使作者更多地去帮助别人，结合本段主题句是“Doing voluntary work has given my life more meaning.(做志愿工作使我的生活更有意义。)”可知，E选项“With the determination, the decisions I make are now more meaningful.(有了这个决心，我现在做的决定更有意义了。)”符合题意，determination呼应上文make up my mind，且选项内容呼吁主题句，故选E。
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）
读下面短文，从短文后各题给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项。
My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. Because of this ___17___, my brother took a wrong turn.
___18___, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to ___19___ to cross. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the ___20___ waste of $4.
As we ___21___ forward, my brother noticed an old car ___22___ to the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother stopped and asked the guy if he needed any ___23___. And he did. He had a flat tire.
My brother helped him change the flat. We started getting to know the young man who was from a dangerous neighborhood nearby. He said that this has been a ___24___ week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been ___25___ if we hadn’t come along. After we had finished the job, he ____26____ us again and pulled out $20 to try to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never ____27____ to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to ____28____.”
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this ____29____. He was able to turn his ____30____ over the mistake into positive energy. He was able to see a chance to help even in an otherwise negative situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart. That was the ____31____ we were meant to cross.
17. A. journey B. experience C. distraction D. relationship
18. A. Apparently B. Ultimately C. Potentially D. Unfortunately
19. A. try B. pay C. drop D. wait
20. A. enormous B. shocking C. obvious D. needless
21. A. drove B. looked C. talked D. walked
22. A. moved on B. pulled over C. pushed back D. turned up
23. A. advice B. money C. assistance D. accommodation
24. A. bad B. busy C. full D. short
25. A. stuck B. frozen C. suspected D. interrupted
26. A. told B. joined C. thanked D. reminded
27. A. used B. linked C. allowed D. supposed
28. A. learn B. serve C. work D. visit
29. A. day B. inquiry C. process D. finding
30. A. surprise B. curiosity C. excitement D. annoyance
31. A. area B. road C. bridge D. frontier
【答案】17. C 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和哥哥一起开车回家时，哥哥因拐错了方向来到了一座桥上，在那里帮助一位年轻人的故事。
【17题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为分心，我哥哥拐错了弯。A. journey旅行；B. experience经历；C. distraction分心；D. relationship关系。根据后文“my brother took a wrong turn”可知，作者的哥哥因为分心，拐错了弯。故选C项。
【18题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，我们拐错了弯，走到了一座桥上，无法回头。A. Apparently显然地；B. Ultimately最终；C. Potentially潜在地；D. Unfortunately不幸地。根据后文“the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way of turning back”可知，不幸的是，哥俩拐错了弯，无法回头。故选D项。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我哥哥必须付钱才能通过。A. try尝试；B. pay支付；C. drop掉落；D. wait等待。根据后文“He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the ___4___ waste of $4.”可知，哥哥付款才能通过。故选B项。
【20题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他显然对这个错误和不必要的浪费4美元感到沮丧。A. enormous巨大的；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. obvious显然的；D. needless不必要的。根据前文“___2___, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to ___3___ to cross.”可知，哥哥因拐错弯，支付了不必要的4美元。故选D项。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们向前行驶时，我哥哥注意到一辆旧车停在路边。A. drove开车，驾驶；B. looked看；C. talked交谈；D. walked走。根据第一段中“My brother and I were driving home together and started talking.”可知，他们开车继续向前行驶。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：同上。A. moved on继续；B. pulled over靠边停车；C. pushed back被推回；D. turned up出现。根据前文“my brother noticed an old car”和后文“to the side of the road”可知，哥哥注意到一辆车停在路边。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我正忙着弄清楚下一步该走哪条路，但我哥哥停下来问那个人是否需要帮助。A. advice建议；B. money钱；C. assistance帮助；D. accommodation住宿。根据前文“my brother noticed an old car ___6___ to the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone.”可知，哥哥注意到一辆车停在路边，他停下来问人是否需要帮助。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说这一周他过得很糟糕。A. bad坏的，糟糕的；B. busy忙碌的；C. full满的；D. short短的。根据后文“Earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work.”可知，这个年轻人路上老出事儿，所以说这一周过得很糟糕。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他称我们为“一股新鲜空气”，并不断感谢我们，因为如果我们不来，他真的会被困住。A. stuck困住；B. frozen冻住；C. suspected怀疑；D. interrupted打断。根据语境和前文“My brother helped him change the flat.”可知，如果我和哥哥没有帮助他换掉瘪了的轮胎，他会被困住。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我们完成后，他再次感谢我们，并试图给我们20美元。A. told告诉；B. joined加入；C. thanked感谢；D. reminded提醒。根据语境和前文“After we had finished the job”可知，他们帮助了这个年轻人，年轻人很感谢。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们甚至都不应该上那座桥。A. used使用；B. linked连接；C. allowed允许；D. supposed设想，认为。根据语境和后文“We took a wrong turn.”可知，哥俩走错了路，本不应该在桥上。be supposed to“应该”是固定搭配，故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：感谢你把我们的错误变成了为你服务的机会。A. learn学习；B. serve服务；C. work工作；D. visit拜访。根据语境和前文“Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity”可知，哥俩因为拐错弯，帮助（服务）了年轻人。故选B项。
29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我最喜欢的是看到我哥哥经历这个过程。A. day日；B. inquiry调查；C. process过程；D. finding发现。根据语境和前文“What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this”和后文“He was able to turn his ___14___ over the mistake into positive energy.”可知，哥哥经历了这个过程，把不好的事情转化成正能量。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他能把对错误的烦恼转化为积极的能量。A. surprise惊喜；B. curiosity好奇心；C. excitement兴奋；D. annoyance烦恼。根据前文“Because of this ___1___, my brother took a wrong turn.”等可知，和后文“into positive energy”可知，哥哥走错了路，又花了不必要的钱，所以产生烦恼，好在他把烦恼转化成了正能量。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那就是我们要走过的桥。A. area区域；B. road道路；C. bridge桥；D. frontier边界。根据第二段中“the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to ___3___ to cross.”和全文内容可知，此处把哥俩拐错弯要通过的桥比作人生中要走过的“桥”。故选C项。
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。
Whenever you have to write a paper, a letter, or any other document for work or school, you probably head toward the computer. Now, most people reach for ___32___ (keyboard) faster than they pick up pens. In a Scottish primary school, however, Mr. Norman Lewis is taking a different approach. He feels that neat handwriting ___33___ (be) still an important skill, so he has his students write not only by hand but also ___34___ old fashioned fountain pens.
Fountain pens ___35___ (use) in schools long ago and have been regaining popularity lately because they are refillable. Today, a writer ___36___ (simple) throws an empty pen away and gets ___37___ new one.
So far, Mr. Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment. He reports that his students are taking more care with their work, and their self-confidence has improved as well. He is happy with the ___38___ (improve) he sees in his students’ writing ___39___ in his own writing. He knows that computers are here ___40___ (stay) and that they will not disappear. However, he believes that the practice with fountain pens helps students to focus, to write faster, and they can feel proud of ____41____ (they).
【答案】32. keyboards
33. is 34. with
35. were used
36. simply 37. a
38. improvement
39. and 40. to stay
41. themselves
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在苏格兰的一所小学里，诺曼·刘易斯让学生使用老式钢笔写字取得良好效果的故事。
【32题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：现在，大多数人拿起键盘的速度比拿起笔的速度还快。根据空格前的介词for可知，空格处应填名词作宾语，keyboard为可数名词，前面没有冠词应用名词的复数形式。故填keyboards。
【33题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：他觉得整洁的书写仍然是一项重要的技能，所以他不仅让学生手写，还让他们用老式的钢笔写字。空格处作谓语，本句陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，且主语handwriting为不可数名词，应用动词的第三人称单数形式。故填is。
【34题详解】
考查介词。句意：他觉得整洁的书写仍然是一项重要的技能，所以他不仅让学生手写，还让他们用老式的钢笔写字。根据空格后的名词old fashioned fountain pens可知，空格处应填介词，表示“使用”应用介词with。故填with。
【35题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：钢笔很久以前就在学校里使用了，最近又重新流行起来，因为它们可以重新填充。空格处作谓语，根据时间状语long ago可知，应用一般过去时，主语Fountain pens和动词use之间是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were used。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：今天，一个作家只是把一支空笔扔掉，再买一支新的。空格处作状语，修饰动词throws，应用副词形式。故填simply。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：今天，一个作家只是把一支空笔扔掉，再买一支新的。空格后的代词one指代可数名词pen，此处表示泛指，且new是以辅音音标开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：他很高兴看到他的学生和他自己的书写都有了改善。根据空格前的冠词the可知，空格处应填名词作介词with的宾语，表示“改善”是improvement，为不可数名词。故填improvement。
【39题详解】
考查连词。句意：他很高兴看到他的学生和他自己的书写都有了改善。空格前短语in his students’ writing和空格后的短语in his own writing为并列关系，应用and表示这种关系。故填and。
40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：他知道电脑会一直存在，不会消失。根据空前的动词are可知，空格处应填不定式作表语，be to do为固定搭配，表示“必定会”，是对未来的一种推测。故填to stay。
【41题详解】
考查代词。句意：然而，他认为，用钢笔练习可以帮助学生集中注意力，写得更快，他们可以为自己感到自豪。根据空格前的介词of可知，空格处应填代词作宾语，根据句意“他们自己”应用themselves。故填themselves。
第三节 根据课文内容完成句子（共 10小题；每题 1分，满分 10分）
42. I ____________ the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.
风噼里啪啦地拍打着我的帐篷的布，我在这声响中醒来。
【答案】wake up to
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和动词时态。根据汉语“在……中醒来”，可知，用短语wake up to，表示现在的事情用一般现在时，故填wake up to。
43. Whichever you like, there is an incredible theme park that will __________you!
无论你喜欢哪一个，无论你喜欢什么，总会有一个奇妙无比的主题公园让你流连忘返！
【答案】appeal to
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。分析句子，设空处使用动词短语作谓语，与空前的will构成一般将来时。表示“吸引，流连忘返”用appeal to。故填appeal to。
44. While it is easy_________ when students are interested, bored, or distracted, it is sometimes much harder to distinguish when students are troubled.
尽管学生们何时（对讲课）感兴趣、何时感到无聊或精力不集中是容易察觉的，但要发现学生何时有困扰有时会难得多。
【答案】to perceive
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。表示“察觉”应用动词perceive，此处为be easy to do sth.。故填to perceive。
45. In other countries, ___________, eye contact is not always approved of.
相反，在另一些国家，眼神交流并不总是被认可。
【答案】by contrast
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。短语by contrast表示“与……相反，相比之下”。故填by contrast。
46. However, if a student does not bother to brush her hair and her eyes are red from weeping, then I can infer that there are deeper issues___________.
但是，要是学生都懒得梳头，并且两眼因哭泣而发红，那么我能够推断她遇到了更严重的问题。
【答案】at work
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。结合语境表示“起作用，有影响”可知短语为at work，故填at work。
47. ___________,Yuan was still very much a farmer at heart.
实际上，袁隆平在内心深处仍然是一位农民。
【答案】Deep down
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。根据句意“实际上”可知短语为deep down，首字母大写。故填Deep down。
48. Yuan Longping realized that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to _____________in the field they had.
袁隆平意识到，解决问题的办法不是扩大农田面积，而是农民们需要提高他们已有土地上农作物的产量。
【答案】boost yields
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。结合句意“提高产量”短语为boost yields，此处为need to do sth.。故填boost yields。
49. Today, _____________about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China's farmers to around 200 million tons of rice per year.
现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物，这些品种（形成的作物）让中国农民每年能够生产出大约两亿吨稻米。
【答案】it is estimated that
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型。结合句意“据估计……”可知固定句型为it is estimated that…，故填it is estimated that。
50. _____________Yuan's hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case.
考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有，人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。然而，事实远非如此。
【答案】Given that
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型。结合句意表示“考虑到”句型为given that，首字母大写。故填Given that。
51. Perhaps no other scientist ______________________ China's aerospace science than Qian Xuesen.
也许再没有哪一位科学家比钱学森对中国航天科学的影响更大了。
【答案】has had a greater impact on
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和时态。表示“对……有更大影响”应用have a greater impact on，此处使用现在完成时，表示从过去开始持续到现在，主语为 no other scientist，助动词用has。故填has had a greater impact on。
第四部分 书面表达（共两节, 满分 40分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
52. 假设你是晨光中学的李津。我市为外国友人提供生活信息的某英文网站新增了《最美中华》栏目，请你给该栏目投稿，介绍一个国内你喜欢或去过的地方。内容包括：
（1）该地方的基本情况（如名称、地理位置等）；
（2）该地方的特色（如文化、景点等）；
（3）你对该地方的印象和感受。
注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
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【答案】One possible version:
A Beautiful Place in China
March 19, 2021
By Li Jin
Sichuan Province is located in southwestern part of China. It enjoys many world-famous places of interest, such as Jiuzhaigou and Dujiangyan lrrigation project.
Jiuzhaigou National Park is a nature reserve in the north of Sichuan Province. What is the most impressive is its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes. What's more, walking in the nature reserve, you have a chance to see rare animals like giant pandas, golden monkeys. There are also many species of rare plants protected here. Another famous scenic spot is Dujangyan lrrigation Project. It dates from over 2, 000 years ago. However, it is still playing an important part in irrigation today.
I'm sure that the visitors will be amazed by the beautiful scenery in Jiazhaigou as well as the construction Dujiangyan lrigation Project.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以晨光中学的李津的身份，为《最美中华》栏目投稿，介绍一个国内你喜欢或去过的地方。
【详解】1.词汇积累
此外：What's more→Moreover
机会：chance→opportunity
重要的：important→significant
确信：sure→certain
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Sichuan Province is located in southwestern part of China. It enjoys many world-famous places of interest, such as Jiuzhaigou and Dujiangyan lrrigation project.
拓展句：Sichuan Province is located in southwestern part of China, which enjoys many world-famous places of interest, such as Jiuzhaigou and Dujiangyan lrrigation project.
【点睛】[高分句型1] What is the most impressive is its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes.（运用了What引导的主语从句）
[高分句型2] I'm sure that the visitors will be amazed by the beautiful scenery in Jiazhaigou as well as the construction Dujiangyan lrigation Project.（运用了that引导的宾语从句）
第二节 读后续写（满分 25分）
53. 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。
An awkward experience
I was walking along the road to school one day and I met my friend Raine. He suggested that we skip school and go to the movies. I refused because my dad was very strict and I knew he would be mad. Raine offered various reasons but I still refused. Finally, he said there was a Will Smith movie at the local cinema and that I couldn’t afford to miss it. Finally curiosity got the better of me and I agreed to go.
So we set off to the movies together, bought our tickets, popcorn and drinks and settled down comfortably. The movie was due to start in fifteen minutes and the lights were still on. We watched people coming in groups, families and there were couples too. Some of them looked like school students cutting classes like us. As I turned around, I suddenly caught sight of my uncle Andy and aunt Jane walking in. I sank into my seat quickly to avoid being spotted. I signaled to Raine that there was someone I didn’t want to see. But Raine made it more obvious by turning around and asking “Who And where ” loudly, which made me sit even lower in my seat.
To make things worse, they came and sat just in the row behind us. I couldn’t help but overhear(偷听) their conversation. They were discussing how much I would have loved to come to this movie, knowing my admiration for Will Smith. They were even commenting about the students cutting classes. They spoke in a low voice, but their words were loud enough for me to catch. They discussed the bad influence of cutting classes and the importance of studying hard at school. My heart sank with these words. It was as if they were unknowingly lecturing me, reminding me why I shouldn’t have given in to Raine’s suggestion.
注意：
1. 续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
Soon the lights were turned off and the movie began.
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Paragraph 2:
To my surprise, my uncle and aunt were standing at the exit smiling.
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【答案】范文
Soon the lights were turned of and the movie began. However, I didn’t enjoy the movie at all for fear of being spotted. I sank my body further into my seat, praying that they wouldn’t notice me. Every now and then I would steal glances at them. Every time they chatted in a whisper, my heart was pounding violently. Thankfully, after what seemed years, the movie came to an end and the lights came on. I waited anxiously until my aunt and uncle left the cinema. I let out a sigh of relief, dashed for the door and tried to make a quick exit with Raine.
To my surprise, my uncle and aunt were standing at the exit smiling. When they called out my name, I was so embarrassed that I lowered my head with a burning face, unsure of what to do. They walked up to me and my aunt asked why I was absent from school patiently. Palms sweating, I stammered out an excuse but they seemed unconvinced. Patting my shoulder gently, my uncle promised, “We won’t tell your father but hope that you won’t skip school again.” I nodded my head in great shame. From then on, this awkward experience kept reminding me of the importance of honesty and responsibility in my life. /This experience has taught me that sometimes we need to make a tough decision to do what is right.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者与同学Raine一起逃学去看电影，结果没想到偶遇了叔叔和婶婶，最后作者被他们发现，也认识到了自己的错误，感到尴尬而羞愧。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“不一会儿，灯光熄灭了，电影开始了”可知，第一段可描写电影开始后至电影结束散场的情况，重点描述“我”看电影时前熬、紧张的动作和心理活动。
②由第二段首句内容“令我吃惊的是，我的叔叔和婶婶正站在出口微笑”可知，第二段可描写看到叔叔婶婶等“我”后的尴尬而复杂的心情，以及叔叔他们对“我”说的具有教育意义的话，以及“我”的反思等。
2.续写线索：电影开始——心情害怕——电影接受——想要快速离开——被叔叔和婶婶发现——作者尴尬——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
承诺：promise /make a commitment
结束：come to an end /finish
看到：spot/catch sight of
情绪类
焦急：anxiously/ restlessly
尴尬：embarrassed /awkward
【点睛】[高分句型1] They walked up to me and my aunt asked why I was absent from school patiently. (运用了why引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] When they called out my name, I was so embarrassed that I lowered my head with a burning face, unsure of what to do. (运用了when引导时间状语从句以及so...that引导结果状语从句)莆田第二十五中学2023-2024学年上学期期末试卷
高二英语
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30 分）
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上, 录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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, 并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18 C.￡9.15.
答案是C。
1.What will the man do this weekend
A. Go on a trip. B. Get promoted. C. Attend a party.
2.What's the man's attitude towards the woman's suggestion
A. Satisfied. B. Uninterested. C. Disappointed.
3.When will the speakers probably get to Xi'an
A. In an hour. B. In two hours. C. In three hours.
4.Where will the woman go first
A. To the cinema. B. To the supermarket. C. To the kindergarten.
5.Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At the doctor's. B. At a drug store. C. At the man's home.
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 秒钟的作答时每段对话或独白读两遍
听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。
6.What do fast food companies have in common according to the woman
A. Having many chains. B. Having world fame. C. Having red logos.
7.What does the woman decide to do in the future
A. Work in a fast food company.
B. Open her own restaurant.
C. Do researches on colors.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8.What's the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates
9.Which of the following languages can the face mask translate to
A. Italian. B. German. C. Spanish.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10.Why does the woman call
A. To give a job offer. B. To ask about a position. C. To make a job interview.
11.What makes the man unable to go to work on time
A. His sudden illness.
B. His travel in California.
C. His promise to care for his mother.
12.How many days will it be before the man goes to work
A. Nine days. B. Seven days. C. Two days.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13.Why did the woman take the book
A. She wanted to read it.
B. Her teacher required that.
C. She chose it for her brother.
14.What is the woman interested in
A. Writing. B. Teaching. C. Drawing.
15.Which period in history does the man like best
A. The First World War. B. Ancient Greece. C. The Roman Empire.
16.What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their favorite history books.
B. Important periods in history.
C. Their interest in history.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17.Where does the speaker probably come from
A. America. B. Turkey. C. Italy.
18.Which food may appear in American breakfast
A. Fish and sandwiches. B. Vegetable salad. C. Bacon and eggs.
19.Whose breakfast has the richest diversity
A. Italian breakfast. B. Turkish breakfast. C. Korean breakfast.
20.What can we learn from the speech
A. Koreans pay much attention to their meals.
B. Brazilians attach much importance to lunch.
C. Americans have few choices about breakfast.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40 分）
第一节 （共 11小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分 27.5 分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Don’t ever tell Angela Alvarez it’s too late for dreams to come true. The old woman just brought home a Latin Grammy for best new artist, becoming the musical award show’s eldest winner ever.
The Cuban American musician’s crowning moment came after decades of writing songs but performing them only for friends and family. Until she was 90 years old, she went to the Avalon and gave her first concert.
“I loved music very much,” Alvarez says. “When I was a child, I had two aunts that played the piano and taught me how to sing. Whenever there was a family gathering, I was the artist; they made dresses for me and I always liked to perform.” Music was always there for her, as it helped her cope with the ups and downs of life: from love and motherhood, to her relentless efforts to reunite her family and the eventual loss of her beloved husband and, years later, of her only daughter, both to cancer.
Listening to many of these songs while growing up was especially influential on her grandson Carlos Jose Alvarez, a professional composer and producer based in Los Angeles who owes his love of music largely to his Nana, as her grandchildren called her. As Angela was getting on in years without ever recording any of her work, he had an inspiration that made him fly quickly to Louisiana to document each and every one of her songs, for “the legacy of our family”.
“I hope this entire project inspires young people to sit down and talk to their elders. Ask them questions. Ask them about the dreams they had once upon a time. They will be surprised at what they will find,” Carlos concludes. “If we don’t ask them, they won’t tell us, and their wisdom and dreams will leave with them.”
“There are people who give up, but I did not give up, and I always fought,” Angela said during her wining speech. “I promise you that it’s never too late.”
1. What can we learn about Angela’s experiences
A. Angela’s songs are all about family love. B. Music provides strong support for her life.
C. Angela becomes the most successful musician. D. Angela is always dreaming of giving a concert.
2. Which of the following words can best describe Angela
A. Inspiring and determined. B. Generous and adorable.
C. Efficient and ambitious. D. Adventurous and creative.
3. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article
A. To show the ups and downs of Angel’s life.
B. To encourage the elder to pursue their dreams.
C. To provide a history of the Latin Grammy Awards.
D. To highlight Angela’s achievements as an elder musician.
B
“I never know what to say around other people. Whenever I am in a group of people, I feel like everyone knows what to say and I have no idea. When I do try to join in or answer a question, I get anxious. My heart starts thumping. This happens at parties or meetings with parent groups, but I feel judged—as if I were being interviewed for a job. I don’t enjoy these experiences, so I routinely avoid them. People think I am a loner. Maybe I am ”
Individuals experiencing this type of social discomfort are often polite and considerate. They do not interrupt others and they say please and thank you when it is appropriate to do so. They often avoid eye contact, because it makes them feel judged. They feel like others can see how uncomfortable they are. Individuals experiencing these symptoms are often very intelligent, but their anxiety prevents them from being able to demonstrate this in front of others.
Fitting into most groups of people requires conformity (从众). You need to be interested in the topics that others in the group are interested in and think and talk about them the way they do. Becoming an essential part of these groups requires that you sacrifice some of your individuality in order to adapt your perspectives, values, and styles to fit in.
Some individuals are chameleon-like in that they naturally pick up the patterns of relating to different groups and change themselves accordingly. They accommodate themselves to the group. They leave their individuality behind. For some people, this is automatic and they don’t even register that they are changing themselves to fit into groups. However, if you are one of those people who feels disconnected in most social group settings, it may be because your personality refuses conformity. You have difficulty liking what other people like and you stop changing the way you think in order to feel part of a group. Perhaps it’s better for you to stay true to yourself. Maybe you are better off
4. What is the function of paragraph 1
A. To introduce hard experience of social anxiety.
B. To explain why some people avoid eye contact.
C. To compare different types of social groups.
D. To recommend ways to go for job interviews.
5. What would people do when experiencing social discomfort
A. They are mindful of proper social manners.
B. They are eager to stop others judging them.
C. They tend to observe what others are doing.
D. They try to demonstrate their intelligence.
6. How can we possibly fit into most groups
A. By improving the communication skills.
B. By sharing interest and adapting to others.
C. By showing respect and kindness to others.
D. By practicing active listening and speaking
7. What would the author agree with according to the last paragraph
A. We should abandon our personality to fit in.
B. Not changing ourselves is also a good choice.
C. Refusing help will turn you away from friends.
D. Following suit is a requirement in the society.
C
Despite heavy illegal hunting of rhinos, South Africa’s Kruger National Park is still a natural paradise. One of the largest remaining lion populations in Africa lives there. Yet there is something the local animals fear even more than the big cats.
Liana Zanette of Western University in Ontario and her colleagues were able to show that animals react most strongly to human voices and flee in response. For their experiment, the team placed camera traps and loudspeakers at water holes in the national park, which allowed the researchers to influence and record the behavior of a total of 19 mammal species. They played the animals sounds of normal conversations of humans in four South African languages, dogs barking, gunshots and lion sounds.
The study group found that animals were twice as likely to flee and yacated an area faster when they heard human voices than when they heard lions or gunshots. This was true for 95 percent of the animal species observed, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthogs, impalas and rhinos. Only elephants were significantly more likely to run from lions than from humans.
The same was true of the time that animals spent at water holes: they usually stayed longer when lion sounds were played to them than when human voices were heard. Wild dogs, leopards and buffalo were the only animals who stayed at water holes longer when they heard humans, and the difference was not statistically significant for these species. “There is a notion that animals get used to humans when they are not being hunted. But we’ve shown that’s not the case,” Clinchy says. “Fear of humans is deeply rooted and common, so we need to seriously address it for conservation reasons.”
The team is now investigating whether its customized sound systems can be used to help endangered species, such as the southern white rhino, away from known poaching(偷猎) areas in South Africa. Initial tests of keeping rhinos away from such areas through the use of human voices have been successful.
8. What can we know about South Africa’s Kruger National Park
A. Rhinos are effectively protected in the park.
B Lions are the biggest threat for local animals.
C. Human voices cause fear in the local wildlife.
D It is a natural paradise without illegal hunting.
9. What does the underlined word “vacated” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Occupied. B. Left. C. Encountered. D. Filled.
10. What did researchers find about animals’ reaction to different sounds
A. Elephants are more afraid of humans than lions.
B Giraffes react most strongly to lions or gunshots.
C. Rhinos were more likely to run from lions than gunshots
D. Wild dogs stayed at water holes longer when hearing humans
11. What is the best title for the text
A. Human Voices: a surprising deep-rooted fear in wildlife
B. Lions: the primary source of threat for the local animals
C. Lion Sounds: the potential use for wildlife protection
D. Humans: the impact on decreasing rhino population
第二节（共5小题：每小题25分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，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。
People usually consider voluntary work as a completely selfless act, but voluntary work has its place in everyone’s lives, and my personal experiences have confirmed my belief in this.
___12___ I once cleaned up flats where the poor lived in. The space was overcrowded and the items were covered in dust. I couldn’t contain my judgement and was critical about them. However, after talking to the residents and hearing about their misfortunes, I regretted my hasty judgment. This allowed me to know more about the less fortunate who don’t share my lifestyles. ___13___ Life is more complex than expected and I should sympathize with the disadvantaged.
Volunteer work has reminded me to cherish and appreciate little things in life. When I volunteered to teach life skills to students with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), I found that they were very grateful to the teachers and assistants by saying “thank you” and smiling. ___14___ Consequently, this has made me more mindful of my priorities in life, and more deliberate in not letting insignificant things bother me. Doing voluntary work has taught me to be happier and more grateful.
Doing voluntary work has given my life more meaning. ___15___ However, excessively pursuing them can often lead to increased discontent and can’t give meaning to one’s life. After doing voluntary work and learning the stories of others, I have a stronger sense of purpose in my life. Instead of just being absorbed in my own wants and needs, I make up my mind to try my best to help those in need. ___16___
A. I felt that they had taught me a lesson on gratitude.
B. It is easy to be obsessed with material wants in society.
C. I am now able to go through life with more love and compassion.
D. Volunteer work has provided me with opportunities to make friends.
E. With the determination, the decisions I make are now more meaningful.
F. Moreover, I realized they are often unreasonably judged by other people.
G. Voluntary work has helped me better understand the lives of the less fortunate.
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）
读下面短文，从短文后各题给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项。
My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. Because of this ___17___, my brother took a wrong turn.
___18___, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to ___19___ to cross. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the ___20___ waste of $4.
As we ___21___ forward, my brother noticed an old car ___22___ to the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother stopped and asked the guy if he needed any ___23___. And he did. He had a flat tire.
My brother helped him change the flat. We started getting to know the young man who was from a dangerous neighborhood nearby. He said that this has been a ___24___ week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been ___25___ if we hadn’t come along. After we had finished the job, he ____26____ us again and pulled out $20 to try to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never ____27____ to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to ____28____.”
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this ____29____. He was able to turn his ____30____ over the mistake into positive energy. He was able to see a chance to help even in an otherwise negative situation, which can only come from a calm mind and an open heart. That was the ____31____ we were meant to cross.
17. A. journey B. experience C. distraction D. relationship
18. A. Apparently B. Ultimately C. Potentially D. Unfortunately
19. A. try B. pay C. drop D. wait
20. A. enormous B. shocking C. obvious D. needless
21. A. drove B. looked C. talked D. walked
22. A. moved on B. pulled over C. pushed back D. turned up
23. A. advice B. money C. assistance D. accommodation
24. A. bad B. busy C. full D. short
25. A. stuck B. frozen C. suspected D. interrupted
26. A. told B. joined C. thanked D. reminded
27. A. used B. linked C. allowed D. supposed
28. A. learn B. serve C. work D. visit
29. A. day B. inquiry C. process D. finding
30. A. surprise B. curiosity C. excitement D. annoyance
31 A. area B. road C. bridge D. frontier
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。
Whenever you have to write a paper, a letter, or any other document for work or school, you probably head toward the computer. Now, most people reach for ___32___ (keyboard) faster than they pick up pens. In a Scottish primary school, however, Mr. Norman Lewis is taking a different approach. He feels that neat handwriting ___33___ (be) still an important skill, so he has his students write not only by hand but also ___34___ old fashioned fountain pens.
Fountain pens ___35___ (use) in schools long ago and have been regaining popularity lately because they are refillable. Today, a writer ___36___ (simple) throws an empty pen away and gets ___37___ new one.
So far, Mr. Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment. He reports that his students are taking more care with their work, and their self-confidence has improved as well. He is happy with the ___38___ (improve) he sees in his students’ writing ___39___ in his own writing. He knows that computers are here ___40___ (stay) and that they will not disappear. However, he believes that the practice with fountain pens helps students to focus, to write faster, and they can feel proud of ____41____ (they).
第三节 根据课文内容完成句子（共 10小题；每题 1分，满分 10分）
42. I ____________ the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent.
风噼里啪啦地拍打着我的帐篷的布，我在这声响中醒来。
43. Whichever you like, there is an incredible theme park that will __________you!
无论你喜欢哪一个，无论你喜欢什么，总会有一个奇妙无比的主题公园让你流连忘返！
44. While it is easy_________ when students are interested, bored, or distracted, it is sometimes much harder to distinguish when students are troubled.
尽管学生们何时（对讲课）感兴趣、何时感到无聊或精力不集中是容易察觉的，但要发现学生何时有困扰有时会难得多。
45. In other countries, ___________, eye contact is not always approved of.
相反，在另一些国家，眼神交流并不总是被认可。
46. However, if a student does not bother to brush her hair and her eyes are red from weeping, then I can infer that there are deeper issues___________.
但是，要是学生都懒得梳头，并且两眼因哭泣而发红，那么我能够推断她遇到了更严重的问题。
47. ___________,Yuan was still very much a farmer at heart.
实际上，袁隆平在内心深处仍然是一位农民。
48. Yuan Longping realized that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to _____________in the field they had.
袁隆平意识到，解决问题的办法不是扩大农田面积，而是农民们需要提高他们已有土地上农作物的产量。
49. Today, _____________about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China's farmers to around 200 million tons of rice per year.
现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物，这些品种（形成的作物）让中国农民每年能够生产出大约两亿吨稻米。
50. _____________Yuan's hybrids made him quite wealthy one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case.
考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有，人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。然而，事实远非如此。
51. Perhaps no other scientist ______________________ China's aerospace science than Qian Xuesen.
也许再没有哪一位科学家比钱学森对中国航天科学的影响更大了。
第四部分 书面表达（共两节, 满分 40分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
52. 假设你是晨光中学的李津。我市为外国友人提供生活信息的某英文网站新增了《最美中华》栏目，请你给该栏目投稿，介绍一个国内你喜欢或去过的地方。内容包括：
（1）该地方的基本情况（如名称、地理位置等）；
（2）该地方的特色（如文化、景点等）；
（3）你对该地方的印象和感受。
注意：
（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
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第二节 读后续写（满分 25分）
53. 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。
An awkward experience
I was walking along the road to school one day and I met my friend Raine. He suggested that we skip school and go to the movies. I refused because my dad was very strict and I knew he would be mad. Raine offered various reasons but I still refused. Finally, he said there was a Will Smith movie at the local cinema and that I couldn’t afford to miss it. Finally curiosity got the better of me and I agreed to go.
So we set off to the movies together, bought our tickets, popcorn and drinks and settled down comfortably. The movie was due to start in fifteen minutes and the lights were still on. We watched people coming in groups, families and there were couples too. Some of them looked like school students cutting classes like us. As I turned around, I suddenly caught sight of my uncle Andy and aunt Jane walking in. I sank into my seat quickly to avoid being spotted. I signaled to Raine that there was someone I didn’t want to see. But Raine made it more obvious by turning around and asking “Who And where ” loudly, which made me sit even lower in my seat.
To make things worse, they came and sat just in the row behind us. I couldn’t help but overhear(偷听) their conversation. They were discussing how much I would have loved to come to this movie, knowing my admiration for Will Smith. They were even commenting about the students cutting classes. They spoke in a low voice, but their words were loud enough for me to catch. They discussed the bad influence of cutting classes and the importance of studying hard at school. My heart sank with these words. It was as if they were unknowingly lecturing me, reminding me why I shouldn’t have given in to Raine’s suggestion.
注意：
1. 续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Soon the lights were turned off and the movie began.
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To my surprise, my uncle and aunt were standing at the exit smiling.
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