雅礼教育集团2023年下学期期末考试试卷
高二英语
时量：120分钟分值：150分
选择题部分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 the man do next
A. Collect some information.
B. Discuss with some students.
C. Get the women’s opinion.
2. Why is the woman in a hurry
A. To answer a call. B. To search for a store. C. To look for a washroom.
3. What happened to Larry last night
A. He fell into water.
B. He couldn’t find his hotel.
C. He was caught in the rain.
4. Where will the woman go tomorrow night
A. To the man’s house. B. To a cinema. C. To a restaurant.
5. What does the woman think of the man
A. Bad-tempered. B. Warm-hearted. C. Absent-minded.
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 worried about
A. His friend’s visit. B. Loss of his friend. C. His poor cooking.
7.What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Download an app. B. Cook unique cuisines. C. Go out with his friend.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9三个小题。
8.What does the woman show the man
A. Her visa. B. Her passport. C. Her ID card.
9.What will the woman do with her luggage
A. Check it in. B. Make it lighter. C. Take it with her.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Why does the woman find the study hard
A. The poems focus on some difficult topics.
B. She has to compare poems across languages.
C. She lacks knowledge about different cultures.
11. What day is it today
A. Sunday. B. Saturday. C. Monday.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where will the speakers park their motorhome
A. At their home. B. In the woods. C. On a beach.
14. What did the woman do in the morning
A. She stored water in the vehicle.
B. She took a picture of the vehicle.
C. She filled the vehicle up with gas.
15. What season is it now in Scotland
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.
16. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Take a shower.
B. Turn the heat on.
C. Check the amount of gas.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. When will the event be held
A. From January 12 to February 10.
B. From January 10 to February 12.
C. From January 12 to February 12.
18. How much should a couple with a child of 8 pay for their entrance
A. $20. B. $10. C. $30.
19. Which event is new this year
A. A flower show.
B. A fancy dress competition.
C. A winter sport.
20. Where will the food shops be
A. Next to the entrance.
B. In the center of the site.
C. Beside the amusement rides.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Advance Africa Volunteers in Kenya offers opportunities to international volunteers in schools, hospitals and community medical clinics.
Kenya Volunteer Program Schedule
You can volunteer for any duration and stay as long as you wish. You can arrive at any time during the month and the volunteer work starts the following day. You will typically work between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. You will spend your spare time shopping, eating out, seeing movies, chatting with other volunteers or swimming.
Kenya Volunteer Program is open to:
We invite individuals, couples, families, students, researchers, and groups (churches, colleges, and student associations).
Volunteering in Kenya Costs
Cost for 2 weeks or less $500.00
Cost for 1 month $700.00
Cost for 6 weeks $900.00
Cost for 2 months $1,100.00
$200 more for every extra two weeks.
No refunds (退款) will be paid to any volunteer who has arrived in the country and started on their program due to program change, early departures etc.
Our Volunteer in Kenya Program Offers
We have volunteers all year round. This gives you plenty of company to enjoy exciting travel adventures. Some of our volunteer travel projects do not require specific skills. Everyone can participate regardless of age or gender. Other projects require particular skills, education or interest.
The volunteer in Kenya program fee covers communication, airport pick-up, local support, in-country orientation, training, accommodation and two meals per day (three meals over the weekends if you are at the provided accommodation).
The volunteer in Kenya costs you need to meet are: your flight to and from the country, visa fees, work permits, travel insurance, in-country transport and return trip to the airport.
Typical Living Arrangements: Advance Africa Volunteers’ house and home-stays.
1. What can we know about Kenya Volunteer Program
A. It has flexible schedule. B. It is targeted at the youth.
C. It offers hotel accommodation. D. It needs previous experience.
2. What are the fees for 10-week volunteering
A. $800.00. B. $1,000.00.
C. $1,100.00. D. $1,300.00.
3. What does Kenya Volunteer Program offer
A. Travel insurance. B. Free transport.
C. Airport pick-up service. D. Financial support.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了在肯尼亚的志愿者项目，包括费用、安排以及住宿等。
【详解】1. 细节理解题。根据Kenya Volunteer Pro-gram Schedule部分中“You can volunteer for any duration and stay as long as you wish. You can arrive at any time during the month and the volunteer work starts the following day. ”（你可以做任何志愿者，想待多久就待多久。你可以在这个月的任何时间到达，志愿者工作第二天就开始了。）可知，志愿者项目的时间安排非常灵活。故选A。
2. 细节理解题。根据Volunteering in Kenya Costs部分中“Cost for 2 months$1, 100. 00”（2个月费用 $1100.00）以及“200 more for every extra two weeks.”（每多两周就多200。）可知，每多两周费用将增加200美元，因此$1, 100. 00+$200. 00=$1300. 00。故选D。
3. 细节理解题。根据Our Volunteer in Kenya Program Offers部分中“The volunteer in Kenya program fee covers communication, airport pick-up” （肯尼亚志愿者项目费用包含通讯、接机）可知，这个志愿者项目提供接机服务。故选C。
B
17-year-old Tibetan girl Cigla is a freshman at Nagqu No. 2 Senior High School in Lhasa, which sit 3,650 meters above sea level. She now plays point guard for the school’s 12-member female basketball team.
“Practice makes perfect. You get used to the altitude when you love the sport and train hard enough,” said the potential basketball star, who has been crazy about the sport since taking it up three years ago.
With outstanding speed and accurate passes, she never fails to shine on the basketball court, even when she competes against the boys. Though she is a freshman in high school, Cigla already has a clear picture of her future--entering a sports college to study basketball. In the eyes of Cila, who comes from a poor herder’s (牧民的) family in northern Tibet, studying in Lhasa, the most developed city in this area, has made it much easier for her to realize her basketball dream.
With an average altitude of over 4,500 meters. Nagqu is among the most uninhabitable places in Tibet. Low-oxygen environments and extreme weather have long influenced the health of Nagqu students, hampering the development of primary education in the area.
Like Cigla, many students at the school are from poor farmers’ and herders’ families. Dawa Droma, a senior student also on the school’s female basketball team, recalled, “I had never touched a basketball before that game but joined the class team anyway. When I scored and heard my classmates cheer for me, I couldn’t feel more proud. That’s how I fell in love with basketball and why I never looked back.” Reflecting on the influence of basketball on her life, Dawa Droma said the sport had helped her get fit and build up confidence over the years. “Meeting players from different schools has certainly made me a more outgoing person,” she said.
4. What do we know about Cigla from the text
A. She loves playing basketball but dislikes training hard.
B. She is in Grade One at a senior high school at a high altitude.
C. She’s been crazy about playing basketball since she was 12 years old.
D. She’s got used to the altitude because she has lived there for years.
5. In Cigla’s opinion, what can help her realize her basketball dream
A. Her school’s location. B. Her clear plans.
C. Her family background. D. Her entering a sports college.
6. What does the underlined word “hampering” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. promoting. B. maintaining. C. interpreting. D. preventing.
7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Dawa Droma barely feels proud when scoring.
B. Dawa Droma has been affected by basketball greatly.
C. Playing basketball improves Dawa Droma’s sense of touch.
D. Players from different schools have become Dawa Droma’s friends
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了在西藏纳木错海拔3650米的高中校园里，来自牧民家庭的两名女生Cigla和Dawa Droma通过打篮球实现了自身的成长与梦想，并缓解了当地教育发展不平衡的状况。同时，文章也阐述了高海拔等恶劣环境对当地居民的健康和教育发展带来的影响。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“17-year-old Tibetan girl Cigla is a freshman at Nagqu No. 2 Senior High School in Lhasa, which sit 3,650 meters above sea level. (17岁的藏族女孩Cigla是拉萨那曲第二高级中学的一名新生，该校位于海拔3650米的地方。)”可知，Cigla是高海拔地区高中一年级的一名学生。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“In the eyes of Cila, who comes from a poor herder’s(牧民的) family in northern Tibet, studying in Lhasa, the most developed city in this area, has made it much easier for her to realize her basketball dream.( Cigla来自西藏北部一个贫穷的牧民家庭。在她看来，在西藏最发达的城市拉萨学习，让她更容易实现自己的篮球梦。)”可知，Cigla认为在西藏最发达的城市拉萨学习，让她更容易实现自己的篮球梦即学校的位置能够帮助她实现自己的篮球梦。故选A。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词前面的内容“Nagqu is among the most uninhabitable places in Tibet. Low-oxygen environments and extreme weather have long influenced the health of Nagqu students(那曲是西藏最不宜居住的地方之一。低氧环境和极端天气长期影响那曲学生的健康)”以及后文的“the development of primary education in the area(该地区初等教育的发展)”可知，那曲低氧环境和极端天气长期影响那曲学生的健康并且阻碍了当地的教育事业的发展。故划线词与D选项“preventing.(阻碍)”为同义词。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Reflecting on the influence of basketball on her life, Dawa Droma said the sport had helped her get fit and build up confidence over the years. “Meeting players from different schools has certainly made me a more outgoing person,” she said.( 回想起篮球对她生活的影响，Dawa Droma说，多年来，这项运动帮助她保持健康，建立自信。她说：“与来自不同学校的球员见面让我成为了一个更外向的人。)”可知，篮球运动让Dawa Droma变得更健康更自信，同时也变得更外向，因此Dawa Droma深受篮球运动的影响。故选B。
C
Recently turning 25, Amazon is undergoing great changes. One thing is sure: Amazon has big plans for you, your money and your data.
The main site and shopping experience are unlikely to change much over the next few years unless the company is forced to by the EU or US authorities. Instead, Amazon is looking to get into the physical world. However, there are still some things that people prefer to test in person rather than buy blind online. Aside from the main site, the future of retail (零售) for Amazon looks to be using abandoned department stores. According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will make some stores into fulfilment centres (仓储中心) while turning others into Amazon Department Store.
Food delivery is also an area that Amazon is interested in, and it currently owns roughly 16 per cent of the food delivery company Deliveroo. Many of its stores will soon begin using fingerprint scans to pay for goods. If anyone can compete with supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, it’s Amazon.
The largest area of investment for Amazon is in the field of health, because it’s one of a few industries that offer it the large amounts of money needed when it comes to growth. Soon to offer services from telemedicine to insurance widely, Amazon has already offered some medicines. What’s more, from cameras outside your home to keyless entry, Amazon wants to deliver its packages more securely and directly.
These services mean Amazon will be in charge of more of your home than ever before. Amazon is thinking globally, too, planning to send several satellites into space to supply fast and affordable broadband services to tens of millions of people who do not have reliable Internet.
The next few years are important for Amazon’s continued success. The company needs your money and data to make that happen. While it was a huge force during the pandemic, Amazon’s next moves see them in new fields where success is important but not guaranteed. Time will tell whether you, and others, trust Amazon with their health and even more access to their homes.
8. What does Amazon intend to do, based on paragraph 2
A. It will make big changes to its main site later. B. It will focus on making use of physical stores.
C. It will be controlled by the EU to a great extent. D. It will continue to focus on the virtual world.
9. Why is Amazon interested in the health industry
A. Few enterprises have developed in this field.
B. The company has related industries which can offer help.
C. It offers the economic benefits required for enterprise expansion.
D. Offering medication has a bright future and can bring in big money.
10. How will Amazon achieve its global vision
A. It will set up reliable Internet for online shopping.
B. It will offer broadband for free to people in remote areas.
C. It will support the aerospace industry by launching satellites.
D. It will provide various services including door to door delivery.
11. What is the author’s intention in the last paragraph
A. To make a brief summary of Amazon’s plan.
B. To say Amazon needs people’s trust to succeed.
C. To state the social background that Amazon faces.
D. To describe the important role Amazon plays in daily life.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍亚马逊未来的发展方向以及涉及到的领域。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Instead, Amazon is looking to get into the physical world. However, there are still some things that people prefer to test in person rather than buy blind online. Aside from the main site, the future of retail (零售) for Amazon looks to be using abandoned department stores. According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will make some stores into fulfilment centres (仓储中心) while turning others into Amazon Department Store.(相反，亚马逊正在寻求进入实体世界。然而，仍有一些东西，人们更喜欢亲自测试，而不是在网上盲目购买。除了主站，亚马逊未来的零售业务似乎是利用废弃的百货商店。据《华尔街日报》报道，亚马逊将把一些商店变成配送中心，而把其他商店变成亚马逊百货商店)”可知，亚马逊打算将专注于利用实体店。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“The largest area of investment for Amazon is in the field of health, because it’s one of a few industries that offer it the large amounts of money needed when it comes to growth.(亚马逊最大的投资领域是健康领域，因为它是为数不多的几个能够为其提供大量增长所需资金的行业之一)”可知，亚马逊对健康产业感兴趣是因为提供企业扩张所需的经济效益。故选C。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Amazon is thinking globally, too, planning to send several satellites into space to supply fast and affordable broadband services to tens of millions of people who do not have reliable Internet. (亚马逊也在放眼全球，计划向太空发射几颗卫星，为数千万没有可靠互联网的人提供快速、负担得起的宽带服务)”可知，亚马逊将为网上购物建立可靠的网络，来实现其全球愿景。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The next few years are important for Amazon’s continued success. The company needs your money and data to make that happen. While it was a huge force during the pandemic, Amazon’s next moves see them in new fields where success is important but not guaranteed. Time will tell whether you, and others, trust Amazon with their health and even more access to their homes.(未来几年对亚马逊的持续成功至关重要。公司需要你的钱和数据来实现这一目标。虽然它在疫情期间是一股巨大的力量，但亚马逊的下一步行动将使他们进入新的领域，这些领域的成功很重要，但不能保证成功。时间会告诉我们，你和其他人是否信任亚马逊，将他们的健康交给亚马逊，甚至让亚马逊为他们提供更多的家居服务)”可推知，作者在最后一段的意图是说明亚马逊需要人们的信任才能成功。故选B。
D
The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors, according to research published in Psychological Science.
Kimin Eom, a psychological scientist of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was inspired to investigate the links between culture, environmental concern, and environmental action after noticing that both public discussion and academic research on environmental behavior typically focus on people from Western countries. It is worth noticing because Western countries tend to have cultural values that prioritize individuals’ own attitudes and beliefs and encourage expression of them.
“The theory seemed to be that once individuals are led to believe in the urgency of environmental issues and have stronger concerns about sustainability (持续性), they will change and act to address the issues,” explains Eom. But this relationship might not hold for individuals living in more collectivistic (集体主义的) societies, which place more emphasis on social harmony and uniformity than on self-expression, Eom and his team assumed.
To examine what drives environmental action in individualistic and collectivistic cultures, the researchers conducted a study with participants from the United States (an individualistic culture) and Japan (a collectivistic culture). They found environmental concern was closely connected with environmental behavior—in this case, choosing environmentally friendly products—but only among American participants. On the other hand, believing that a large percentage of people engage in environmentally friendly behaviors was associated with making eco-friendly choices among Japanese participants, but not American participants.
The findings suggest that personal concerns are more likely to motivate people to take environmental action if they live in individualistic countries, while social norms (准则) are more likely to drive people to engage in environmentally friendly behavior if they live in collectivistic countries.
“Getting citizens actively engaged is critical to addressing urgent social challenges, such as climate change,” says Eom. “Our research suggests that scientists, policymakers, and activists need to understand how culture shapes the psychological factors of action to develop policies, campaigns, and interventions (干预) that address important social issues.”
12. What does Eom find about previous research on environmental behavior
A. Its study participants are too limited.
B Its results need a while to be achieved.
C. It prioritizes individuals’ attitudes and beliefs.
D. It draws much evidence from public discussion.
13. Under which condition will a Japanese man most likely take environmental action
A. If he sees many others do so.
B. If he is affected by collectivistic values.
C. If he moves to an individualistic country.
D If he worries about the environment personally.
14. What does Eom say about their research in the last paragraph
A. It fails to take participants’ psychological factors into account.
B. It encourages scientists and policymakers to make joint efforts.
C. It has a further study direction towards urgent social challenges.
D. It provides insights into promoting public engagement in social issues.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. Social Norms Play a Part in Addressing Pollution
B. Environmental Issues Originate from National Cultures
C. Motivating Eco-Friendly Behaviors Depends on Cultural Values
D. More Environmental Concerns Usually Mean More Green Action
【答案】12. A 13. A 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。一项研究表示，一个国家的特定文化价值观可能决定人们对环境问题的关注是否会促使个人做出环保行为。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Kimin Eom, a psychological scientist of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was inspired to investigate the links between culture, environmental concern, and environmental action after noticing that both public discussion and academic research on environmental behavior typically focus on people from Western countries.(加州大学圣芭芭拉分校的心理科学家Kimin Eom注意到，关于环境行为的公众讨论和学术研究通常都集中在西方国家的人身上，因此受到启发，开始调查文化、环境关注和环境行动之间的联系。)”可知，Kimin Eom注意到之前关于环境行为的公众讨论和学术研究通常都集中在西方国家的人身上，由此可推测出，这些研究的对象具有局限性。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“On the other hand, believing that a large percentage of people engage in environmentally friendly behaviors was associated with making eco-friendly choices among Japanese participants, but not American participants.(另一方面，在日本参与者中，相信很大一部分人进行环保行为与做出环保选择有关，但在美国参与者中则不然。)”可知，在日本参与者当中，当他们相信有很大一部分人做出了环保行为，他们也会做出环保选择。由此可推测出，当一个日本人看到许多其他人采取环保行动，那么他也会这么做。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Our research suggests that scientists, policymakers, and activists need to understand how culture shapes the psychological factors of action to develop policies, campaigns, and interventions(干预) that address important social issues.(我们的研究表明，科学家、政策制定者和活动家需要了解文化如何塑造行动的心理因素，以制定解决重要社会问题的政策、运动和干预措施。)”可推测出，该研究为促进公众参与解决社会问题提供了见解。故选D。
【15题详解】
标题归纳题。通读全文可知，第一段“The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors, according to research published in Psychological Science.(根据发表在《心理科学》上的研究，一个国家的特定文化价值观可能决定对环境问题的关注是否真的会导致个人进行环保行为。)”引出主题，即一个国家的特定文化价值观可能决定人们对环境问题的关注是否真的会促使个人做出环保行动，所以C项“激励生态友好行为取决于文化价值观”最适合作本文标题。故选C。
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 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。
Active listening is a communication skill that involves going beyond simply hearing the words that another person speaks but also seeking to understand the meaning and intention behind them. The word “active” implies that you are taking some type of action when listening to others.
____16____
Be fully present
Active listening requires being fully present in the conversation. It enables you to concentrate on what is being said. Being present involves listening with all your senses and giving your full attention to the speaker. To use this active listening technique effectively, put away your cell phone, ignore distractions, and shut down your internal dialogue. ____17____ And let everything else slip away.
Pay attention to non-verbal cues (非言语暗示)
As much as 65% of a person’s communication is unspoken, ____18____. This involves not folding your arms, smiling while listening, leaning in, and nodding at key points. It can also be helpful to pay attention to your facial expressions when active listening so that you don’t convey any type of negative response.
Keep good eye contact
When engaged in active listening, making eye contact is especially important. This tells the other person that you are present and listening to what he or she says. ____19____ At the same time, you don’t want to use so much eye contact that the conversation feels strange. To keep this from happening, follow the 50/70 rule. This involves maintaining eye contact for 50% to 70% of the time spent listening, holding the contact for four to five seconds before briefly looking away.
Be patient
Patience is an important active listening technique because it allows the other person to speak without interruption. Being patient involves not trying to fill periods of silence with your own thoughts or stories. This also requires listening to understand, not to respond. ____20____ Also, don’t change the subject too abruptly as this conveys boredom and impatience.
A. Don’t prepare a reply while listening.
B. It also shows that you aren’t distracted.
C. This isn’t helpful during active listening.
D. So use open, non-threatening body language.
E. Don’t focus too much on insignificant details.
F. Place your focus on your conversation partner.
G. This involves using certain strategies or techniques.
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. D 19. B 20. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了什么是积极倾听，以及做到积极倾听的方法。
【16题详解】
上文“The word “active” implies that you are taking some type of action when listening to others.(“积极”这个词意味着你在倾听别人的时候正在采取某种行动)”提到了积极倾听，选项G中this是关键词，与上文构成顺承关系，所以G选项“这涉及到使用某些策略或技巧。”能承接上文，且能总领下文小标题中提到的技巧。故选G项。
【17题详解】
上文“To use this active listening technique effectively, put away your cell phone, ignore distractions, and shut down your internal dialogue.(为了有效地使用这种积极倾听技巧，把你的手机收起来，忽略干扰，关闭你内心的对话)”提到了如何避免分散注意力，选项F中focus是关键词，与上文构成顺承关系，所以F选项“把你的注意力放在你的谈话对象身上。”符合语境。故选F项。
【18题详解】
上文“As much as 65% of a person’s communication is unspoken.(一个人多达65%的交流是无声的)”提到了无声的交流，选项D中body language是关键词，与上文的unspoken呼应，所以D选项“所以使用开放的，没有威胁的肢体语言。”承接上文，符合语境。故选D项。
【19题详解】
上文“When engaged in active listening, making eye contact is especially important. This tells the other person that you are present and listening to what he or she says.(在积极倾听时，眼神交流尤为重要。这告诉对方你在听他或她说什么)”提到了眼神交流的作用，B选项“这也表明你没有分心。”进一步说明了眼神交流的作用，和上文构成递进关系。故选B项。
【20题详解】
上文“This also requires listening to understand, not to respond.(这也需要倾听去理解，而不是回应)”提到了倾听时不要回应，A选项“不要在听的时候准备回答。”承接上文，与本段小标题呼应。故选A项。
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
I’ll always remember a lesson that I learned as a boy growing up in New York City. One day, when I was perhaps six years old, I was walking with my father on a ____21____ street. All of a sudden, the flow of pedestrian traffic came to a stop as people tried to ____22____ a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object ____23____ to be a human being, a man lying unconscious against a building. As we walked by, my father—the model of a loving, ____24____ gentleman—pointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off. Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly. My father ____25____ me not to go near, saying “you never know how he’ll react.”
Yet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon. I had spent the previous 12 months traveling in ____26____ Asian cities, but even by those standards this was a scene of misery (穷困). ____27____ desperate poverty and strong winds blowing dust ____28____, the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge crowds. ____29____ a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and ____30____ to the ground. I then witnessed an astonishing scene. Half a dozen ____31____ ran from their stands to help, leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions. One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one ____32____ him carefully about the pain; the fourth one ____33____ water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help. Within minutes a doctor arrived and two other locals joined in to assist. The ____34____ could have passed for a final exam at a nursing school.
I couldn’t help wondering, why people act ____35____ at the similar situation here
21.
A. silent B. crowded C. new D. remote
22.
A. avoid B. identify C. observe D. approach
23.
A. broke out B. stood up C. turned out D. grew up
24.
A. strong B. caring C. honest D. indifferent
25.
A. forced B. persuaded C. warned D. allowed
26.
A. poor B. wealthy C. fashionable D. dangerous
27.
A. Instead of B. In spite of C. In case of D. In addition to
28.
A. everywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. anywhere
29.
A. Gradually B. Absolutely C. Immediately D. Suddenly
30.
A. fell B. jumped C. rolled D. marched
31.
A. beggars B. judges C. sellers D. customers
32.
A. doubted B. named C. explained D. questioned
33.
A. drank B. saved C. removed D. fetched
34.
A. doctor B. onlookers C. performance D. discovery
35
A. confidently B. differently C. independently D. cautiously
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者小时候跟随父亲上街，看到路边有一名醉酒的路人，然而没有施以援手；若干年后作者在亚洲旅行，却发现人们互帮互助，由此引发了作者对人生的思考。
21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大概六岁的时候，有一天，我和父亲走在一条拥挤的街上。A. silent 安静的；B. crowded 拥挤的；C. new 新的；D. remote 遥远的。根据下文“the flow of pedestrian traffic”可知，路上车水马龙，人来人往，这是一条拥挤的大街，故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，人流停了下来，人们试图避开人行道上的一个大型物体。A. avoid 避开；B. identify 确认；C. observe 观察；D. approach 接近。根据下文“a man lying unconscious against a building”以及“ My father ___5__ me not to go near,”可知，此处表示人们都在避开他，故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：令我大吃一惊的是，那个物体竟然是一个人，一个不省人事地靠着一栋建筑物躺着的人。A. broke out 爆发；B. stood up 站起来；C. turned out 原来是；D. grew up 长大。根据上文“To my astonishment”可知，作者一开始没有看清路边躺着的是什么，走进一看才大吃一惊，原来是个人，故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我们走过时，我的父亲——一个充满爱心和关怀的绅士典范——指着纸袋里的一个瓶子告诉我，人行道上那个可怜的人只需要睡一觉就好了。A. strong 健壮的；B. caring 关爱的；C. honest 诚实的；D. indifferent 不同的。根据上文“loving”可知，作者的父亲是有一个充满爱心的人，故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父亲警告我不要靠近他，说：“你永远不知道他会有什么反应。”A. forced 强迫；B. persuaded 说服；C. warned 警告；D. allowed 允许。根据下文“you never know how he’ll react.”可知，父亲警告作者不知道会发生什么事，所以不要走近，故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在此之前的12个月里，我在亚洲的一些贫穷城市旅行，但即使按照这些标准，这也是一幅穷困的景象。A. poor 贫穷的；B. wealthy 富有的；C. fashionable 时尚的；D. dangerous 危险的。根据下文“but even by those standards this was a scene of misery”可知，这些地方到处是一副穷困的景象，故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：除了极度的贫穷和大风吹来的尘土，当地人还不得不生活在极端炎热的气候和荒谬的人群中。A. Instead of 而不是；B. In spite of 尽管；C. In case of 以防万一；D. In addition to 除了。根据下文“the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge crowds.”可知，当地人民生活贫困，不仅要和天气做斗争，还要在贫穷及人群中挣扎，故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：除了极度的贫穷和大风吹的尘土到处都是，当地人还不得不生活在极端炎热的气候和荒谬的人群中。A. everywhere 四处；B. nowhere 不知何处；C. somewhere 有些地方；D. anywhere 任何地方。根据上文“strong winds”可知，天上刮大风，肯定是把灰尘刮得到处都是，故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，一个扛着一大包花生的人痛苦地叫了一声，倒在了地上。A. Gradually 逐渐地；B. Absolutely 绝对地；C. Immediately 立即地；D. Suddenly 突然地。根据上文“but even by those standards this was a scene of misery”以及语境可知，作者正在观察当地贫穷的状况，突然一个当地居民倒在地上，故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，一个扛着一大包花生的人痛苦地叫了一声，倒在了地上。A. fell 倒下；B. jumped 跳起；C. rolled 打滚；D. marched 前进。根据下文“Half a dozen sellers ran from their stands to help”可知，这位居民倒地上了，所以周围的人们才会跑来帮忙，故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：五六个小贩从他们的摊位上跑来帮忙，把他们的全部家当都丢在那里，无人看管。A. beggars 乞丐；B. judges 评委；C. sellers 卖家；D. customers 顾客。根据下文“leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions”可知，这些人把他们全部的财产扔下了，说明这是摊贩，顾客等人是不会随身携带全部财产出门的，故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第三个人仔细地询问他哪里疼。A. doubted 怀疑；B. named 命名；C. explained 解释；D. questioned 询问。根据下文“him carefully about the pain”可知，此处表示第三个人询问他哪里疼，故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第四个人去拿了一些水。A. drank 喝；B. saved 救；C. removed 移除；D. fetched 获取。根据下文“water”可知，好心人会去帮忙打水给病人喝，故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：人们的表现完全可以通过医护学校的期末考试。A. doctor 医生；B. onlookers 旁观者；C. performance 表现；D. discovery 发现。根据上文“One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one ___12___ him carefully about the pain; the fourth one___13___ water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help.”可知，人们分工明确，不慌不忙，为了救助病人合作上演了一次急救场面，这是人们的表现，故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：为什么相同的场景下，这里的人们却表现不同呢？A. confidently 自信地；B. differently 不同地；C. independently独立地；D. cautiously谨慎地。根据第二段第一行“Yet many years later I had a very different experience”可知，若干年后作者经历了完全不同的事情，这里是和第二段进行首尾呼应，在相同的场景下，人们的表现却是不同的，故选B项。
第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。
Known for its beautiful scenery, Mount Wuyi is the only place in the country ___36___ is home to Wuyi rock tea.
With tea farming dating back over 1,000 years, the mountain’s tea industry has a rich history. The area ___37___ (provide) tea for people at home and abroad since the first century CE, and in the ___38___ (eighteen) century, Wuyi rock tea was the most popular tea in Europe. However, its ___39___ (popular) was gained at the cost of the local environment. Illegal land reclamation (开垦) of tea mountains and the destruction (破坏) of plant resources have occurred frequently, ___40___ (damage) the environment in the area around Mount Wuyi.
The need to strike a balance between farmers’ livelihoods and the local environment has appeared as ___41___ unique challenge for the Wuyishan National Park, which covers 1,280 square kilometers as it straddles (横跨) the eastern provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi. ___42___ (found) in 2021, it was among the first batch of China’s national parks.
The park has a tea farming area of 34.54 square kilometers, accounting ___43___ 2.7 percent of its total expanse. The ___44___ (authority) have cooperated with tea experts to develop measures for the protection and improvement of the Mount Wuyi tea industry and biodiversity, ensuring the sector’s sustainability for generations ____45____ (come).
【答案】36. that
37. has been providing##has provided
38. eighteenth
39. popularity
40. damaging
41. a 42. Founded
43. for 44. authorities
45. to come
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。武夷山是武夷岩茶在中国的唯一产地，但当地的环境却受到了破坏，为了在农民生计和当地环境之间取得平衡，武夷山国家公园旨在发展可持续的茶叶产业。
【36题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：武夷山以其美丽的风景而闻名，是全国唯一一个武夷岩茶的故乡。所填词在此处引导的是一个限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，又因为其先行词 place 被the only修饰，应用关系代词that。故填that。
【37题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：自公元一世纪以来，该地区为国内外的人们提供茶叶，在18世纪，武夷岩茶是欧洲最受欢迎的茶。分析句子可知，空格处是句子的谓语部分，根据时间状语since the first century CE可知，该空用现在完成进行时或现在完成时。故填has been providing/has provided。
【38题详解】
考查序数词。句意同上题。根据空前的定冠词the可知，该空用所给基数词的序数词，in the eighteenth century表示“在18世纪”。故填eighteenth。
【39题详解】
考查名词。句意：但是，它的流行是以当地的环境为代价换来的。分析句子可知，空格处为是句子的主语，用所给形容词popular的名词形式popularity，不可数，故填popularity。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：非法开垦茶山填海造地和对植物资源的破坏经常发生，毁坏了武夷山一带的环境。分析句子可知，空格处为句子的结果状语，应使用现在分词表示自然而然的结果，故填damaging。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意：对占地1280平方公里的武夷山国家公园来说，在农民生计和当地环境之间取得平衡是一个独特的挑战。分析句子可知，challenge 是单数可数名词，表示泛指空格处缺少冠词，且unique是以辅音音素开头的单词，故该空用不定冠词a。故填a。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：它成立于2021年，是中国首批国家公园之一。分析该句成分可知，此处是句子的状语部分，所填词与该句的主语it存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故该空用所给动词的过去分词founded，位于句首首字母大写。故填Founded。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：茶园面积34.54平方公里，占总面积的2.7%。分析句子可知，空格处缺少介词，构成固定短语account for意为“占比……”，故填for。
【44题详解】
考查可数名词复数。句意：当局与茶叶专家合作，制定保护和改善武夷山茶叶产业和生物多样性的措施，确保该部门世世代代的可持续性。分析句子可知，空格处为句子主语，authority是一个可数名词，又根据后面的助动词have可知，该空用所给名词的复数形式authorities。故填authorities。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上题。分析句子可知，空格处为后置定语修饰名词generations，表示将来，用动词不定式，故填to come。
第三节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入适当的单词（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
46. Fears grew ________ the number of death could reach 5, according to figures released by emergency services. （用适当的词填空）
【答案】that
【解析】
【详解】考查同位语从句。句意：根据紧急服务部门发布的数据，人们越来越担心死亡人数可能会达到5人。分析可知， the number of death could reach 5在句中为同位语从句，解释名词fear，空处后面的句子结构完整，成分齐全，所以空处用从属连词that连接，不能省略。故填that。
47. As media channels ________(grow) in number and type, so have advertisements. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】have grown
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：随着媒体渠道在数量和类型上的增长，广告也在增长。结合句子结构可知，空处动词在句子中作谓语；由后半句中的助动词have可知，空处谓语动词需用现在完成时态：has/have done，空前主语是复数，所以此处助动词需用have。故填have grown。
48. During the early Games, only Greek men ________(allow) to participate. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】were allowed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：在早期的奥运会中，只有希腊男子被允许参加。结合句子结构可知，空处动词在句中作谓语；由空前时间状语“During the early Games”可知，空处谓语动词需用一般过去时；又因空前主语是动作的承受者，所以空处谓语动词需用一般过去时的被动语态：was/were done；空前主语是复数men，所以空处be动词需用were。故填were allowed。
49. Idioms make language more colourful and ________（express）. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】expressive
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：习语使语言更丰富多彩，更具表现力。分析句式结构可知，此处用提示词的形容词形式expressive表示“富有表现力的”与and前的形容词colourful并列作宾补。故答案为expressive。
50. Genome editing, ________(serve) as a new weapon in the fight against diseases, will lead to fundamental change in our approach to health care.(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】serving
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：基因组编辑作为对抗疾病的新武器，将引起医疗保健方法发生根本改变。分析可知，_____（serve）as a new weapon in the fight against diseases在句中为定语，修饰名词Genome editing，serve与名词为主谓关系，所以此处要用现在分词。故填serving。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
51. 校英语社将邀请湖南大学的Denver教授于下周一下午四点在学校报告厅举行关于保护视力的讲座。假如你是英语社社长，请你用英语写一则通知。
内容要点：
1.讲座地点与时间；
2.讲座专家与主题；
3.注意事项。
注意：
1.词数为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
Notice
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The English Society
【答案】 Notice
In order to raise students’s awareness of protecting eyesight, the school English society will invite Professor Denver from Hunan University to give a lecture on protecting eyesight. The lecture will take place in the school lecture hall at 4 p.m. next Monday. All the students who are interested in it are welcome to attend it. In the lecture, Professor Denver will introduce some ways to protect eyesight. Don’t forget to prepare some questions in advance so that you can interact with the professor.
Please make full preparations for it ahead of time and come on time.
The English Society
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一则通知，通知学生英语社将邀请湖南大学的Denver教授于下周一下午四点在学校报告厅举行关于保护视力的讲座。
【详解】1.词汇积累
发表演讲：give a lecture→deliver a speech
发生，举行：take place→happen
参加：attend→take part in
提前：in advance→ahead of time/ahead of schedule
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In the lecture, Professor Denver will introduce some ways to protect eyesight.
拓展句：In the lecture, Professor Denver will introduce some ways to protect eyesight, which are very useful.
【点睛】【高分句型1】All the students who are interested in it are welcome to attend it. (运用了who引导的限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】Don’t forget to prepare some questions in advance so that you can interact with the professor.(运用了so that引导的状语从句)
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
52. 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。续写的词数应为150左右。
At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.
“Thief!”
I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.
Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago, I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”
On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my uncle gone out I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”
I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much ”
“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.
“Then, I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.
I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’s photo.
Paragraph 1:
A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.
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Paragraph 2:
After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students. Fascinated by the gentle sound of one participant, I was wholeheartedly impressed by his wonderful performance and solid strength. As I flicked my eyes up to glance at the performer, I was so astonished to see a thin face, so familiar, yet now lit up with joy and confidence. The “thief”! For an instant, I was amazed that the kindness I offered to cover the boy’s misconduct would made such a big difference!
Paragraph 2:
After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box. He asked with a tremble in his voice, with his thin face reddening with excitement, “Sir, do you recognize me The nephew! It’s your kindness that enlightenes my life, so does your violin. Today, I can give back this violin to you without regret...” Tears welled up in my eyes. Never had I anticipated that a tiny white lie would inject such great power into others and change their life.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，作者结束表演返回家中，却发现一个大约12岁的头发凌乱、脸庞消瘦的小男孩想要偷走自己心爱的小提琴，他充满恐惧的眼神使得作者不忍责罚他，而是假借一个善意的谎言将小提琴送给了他。但事实上，男孩已经知道作者对他说了一个善意的谎言。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几年后，我被邀请在一个高中生音乐比赛中担任评委。”，再结合第二段的开头可知，当年的男孩也来参加了比赛，故第一段的内容应该是描写作者认出这个男孩的情景以及男孩在比赛中的表现。
②由第二段首句内容“比赛结束后，“Michael”拿着一个小提琴盒跑了过来。”可知，第二段应该是描写男孩感谢作者当年的善举以及作者自身的感悟。
2.续写线索：担任评委——被音乐吸引——认出男孩——彼此相认——男孩表示感谢——作者的感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.看：glance at / have a look at
②.对……印象深刻：be impressed by / have a deep impression on
③.预料：anticipate / expect / foresee
情绪类
①.惊讶：astonished / surprised / amazed
②喜悦：joy / pleasure / delight
【点睛】[高分句型1]. As I flicked my eyes up to glance at the performer, I was so astonished to see a thin face, so familiar, yet now lit up with joy and confidence. （由从属连词as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. Never had I anticipated that a tiny white lie would inject such great power into others and change their life. （由连接词that引导的宾语从句作anticipated的宾语，且运用了部分倒装）雅礼教育集团2023年下学期期末考试试卷
高二英语
时量：120分钟分值：150分
选择题部分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 the man do next
A. Collect some information.
B. Discuss with some students.
C. Get the women’s opinion.
2. Why is the woman in a hurry
A. To answer a call. B. To search for a store. C. To look for a washroom.
3. What happened to Larry last night
A. He fell into water.
B. He couldn’t find his hotel.
C. He was caught in the rain.
4. Where will the woman go tomorrow night
A. To the man’s house. B. To a cinema. C. To a restaurant.
5. What does the woman think of the man
A. Bad-tempered. B. Warm-hearted. C. Absent-minded.
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 worried about
A. His friend’s visit. B. Loss of his friend. C. His poor cooking.
7.What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Download an app. B. Cook unique cuisines. C. Go out with his friend.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9三个小题。
8.What does the woman show the man
A. Her visa. B. Her passport. C. Her ID card.
9.What will the woman do with her luggage
A Check it in. B. Make it lighter. C. Take it with her.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Why does the woman find the study hard
A. The poems focus on some difficult topics.
B. She has to compare poems across languages.
C. She lacks knowledge about different cultures.
11. What day is it today
A Sunday. B. Saturday. C. Monday.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where will the speakers park their motorhome
A. At their home. B. In the woods. C. On a beach.
14. What did the woman do in the morning
A. She stored water in the vehicle.
B. She took a picture of the vehicle.
C. She filled the vehicle up with gas.
15. What season is it now in Scotland
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.
16. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Take a shower.
B. Turn the heat on.
C. Check the amount of gas.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. When will the event be held
A. From January 12 to February 10.
B. From January 10 to February 12.
C. From January 12 to February 12.
18. How much should a couple with a child of 8 pay for their entrance
A. $20. B. $10. C. $30.
19. Which event is new this year
A. A flower show.
B. A fancy dress competition.
C. A winter sport.
20. Where will the food shops be
A. Next to the entrance.
B. In the center of the site.
C. Beside the amusement rides.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Advance Africa Volunteers in Kenya offers opportunities to international volunteers in schools, hospitals and community medical clinics.
Kenya Volunteer Program Schedule
You can volunteer for any duration and stay as long as you wish. You can arrive at any time during the month and the volunteer work starts the following day. You will typically work between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. You will spend your spare time shopping, eating out, seeing movies, chatting with other volunteers or swimming.
Kenya Volunteer Program is open to:
We invite individuals, couples, families, students, researchers, and groups (churches, colleges, and student associations).
Volunteering in Kenya Costs
Cost for 2 weeks or less $500.00
Cost for 1 month $700.00
Cost for 6 weeks $900.00
Cost for 2 months $1,100.00
$200 more for every extra two weeks.
No refunds (退款) will be paid to any volunteer who has arrived in the country and started on their program due to program change, early departures etc.
Our Volunteer in Kenya Program Offers
We have volunteers all year round. This gives you plenty of company to enjoy exciting travel adventures. Some of our volunteer travel projects do not require specific skills. Everyone can participate regardless of age or gender. Other projects require particular skills, education or interest.
The volunteer in Kenya program fee covers communication, airport pick-up, local support, in-country orientation, training, accommodation and two meals per day (three meals over the weekends if you are at the provided accommodation).
The volunteer in Kenya costs you need to meet are: your flight to and from the country, visa fees, work permits, travel insurance, in-country transport and return trip to the airport.
Typical Living Arrangements: Advance Africa Volunteers’ house and home-stays.
1. What can we know about Kenya Volunteer Program
A. It has flexible schedule. B. It is targeted at the youth.
C. It offers hotel accommodation. D. It needs previous experience.
2. What are the fees for 10-week volunteering
A. $800.00. B. $1,000.00.
C. $1,100.00. D. $1,300.00.
3. What does Kenya Volunteer Program offer
A. Travel insurance. B. Free transport.
C. Airport pick-up service. D. Financial support.
B
17-year-old Tibetan girl Cigla is a freshman at Nagqu No. 2 Senior High School in Lhasa which sit 3,650 meters above sea level. She now plays point guard for the school’s 12-member female basketball team.
“Practice makes perfect. You get used to the altitude when you love the sport and train hard enough,” said the potential basketball star, who has been crazy about the sport since taking it up three years ago.
With outstanding speed and accurate passes, she never fails to shine on the basketball court, even when she competes against the boys. Though she is a freshman in high school, Cigla already has a clear picture of her future--entering a sports college to study basketball. In the eyes of Cila, who comes from a poor herder’s (牧民的) family in northern Tibet, studying in Lhasa, the most developed city in this area, has made it much easier for her to realize her basketball dream.
With an average altitude of over 4,500 meters. Nagqu is among the most uninhabitable places in Tibet. Low-oxygen environments and extreme weather have long influenced the health of Nagqu students, hampering the development of primary education in the area.
Like Cigla, many students at the school are from poor farmers’ and herders’ families. Dawa Droma, a senior student also on the school’s female basketball team, recalled, “I had never touched a basketball before that game but joined the class team anyway. When I scored and heard my classmates cheer for me, I couldn’t feel more proud. That’s how I fell in love with basketball and why I never looked back.” Reflecting on the influence of basketball on her life, Dawa Droma said the sport had helped her get fit and build up confidence over the years. “Meeting players from different schools has certainly made me a more outgoing person,” she said.
4. What do we know about Cigla from the text
A. She loves playing basketball but dislikes training hard.
B. She is in Grade One at a senior high school at a high altitude.
C. She’s been crazy about playing basketball since she was 12 years old.
D. She’s got used to the altitude because she has lived there for years.
5. In Cigla’s opinion, what can help her realize her basketball dream
A. Her school’s location. B. Her clear plans.
C. Her family background. D. Her entering a sports college.
6. What does the underlined word “hampering” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. promoting. B. maintaining. C. interpreting. D. preventing.
7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Dawa Droma barely feels proud when scoring.
B. Dawa Droma has been affected by basketball greatly.
C. Playing basketball improves Dawa Droma’s sense of touch.
D. Players from different schools have become Dawa Droma’s friends
C
Recently turning 25, Amazon is undergoing great changes. One thing is sure: Amazon has big plans for you, your money and your data.
The main site and shopping experience are unlikely to change much over the next few years unless the company is forced to by the EU or US authorities. Instead, Amazon is looking to get into the physical world. However, there are still some things that people prefer to test in person rather than buy blind online. Aside from the main site, the future of retail (零售) for Amazon looks to be using abandoned department stores. According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will make some stores into fulfilment centres (仓储中心) while turning others into Amazon Department Store.
Food delivery is also an area that Amazon is interested in, and it currently owns roughly 16 per cent of the food delivery company Deliveroo. Many of its stores will soon begin using fingerprint scans to pay for goods. If anyone can compete with supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, it’s Amazon.
The largest area of investment for Amazon is in the field of health, because it’s one of a few industries that offer it the large amounts of money needed when it comes to growth. Soon to offer services from telemedicine to insurance widely, Amazon has already offered some medicines. What’s more, from cameras outside your home to keyless entry, Amazon wants to deliver its packages more securely and directly.
These services mean Amazon will be in charge of more of your home than ever before. Amazon is thinking globally, too, planning to send several satellites into space to supply fast and affordable broadband services to tens of millions of people who do not have reliable Internet.
The next few years are important for Amazon’s continued success. The company needs your money and data to make that happen. While it was a huge force during the pandemic, Amazon’s next moves see them in new fields where success is important but not guaranteed. Time will tell whether you, and others, trust Amazon with their health and even more access to their homes.
8. What does Amazon intend to do, based on paragraph 2
A. It will make big changes to its main site later. B. It will focus on making use of physical stores.
C. It will be controlled by the EU to a great extent. D. It will continue to focus on the virtual world.
9. Why is Amazon interested in the health industry
A Few enterprises have developed in this field.
B. The company has related industries which can offer help.
C. It offers the economic benefits required for enterprise expansion.
D. Offering medication has a bright future and can bring in big money.
10. How will Amazon achieve its global vision
A. It will set up reliable Internet for online shopping.
B. It will offer broadband for free to people in remote areas.
C. It will support the aerospace industry by launching satellites.
D. It will provide various services including door to door delivery.
11. What is the author’s intention in the last paragraph
A. To make a brief summary of Amazon’s plan.
B. To say Amazon needs people’s trust to succeed.
C. To state the social background that Amazon faces.
D. To describe the important role Amazon plays in daily life.
D
The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors according to research published in Psychological Science.
Kimin Eom, a psychological scientist of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was inspired to investigate the links between culture, environmental concern, and environmental action after noticing that both public discussion and academic research on environmental behavior typically focus on people from Western countries. It is worth noticing because Western countries tend to have cultural values that prioritize individuals’ own attitudes and beliefs and encourage expression of them.
“The theory seemed to be that once individuals are led to believe in the urgency of environmental issues and have stronger concerns about sustainability (持续性), they will change and act to address the issues,” explains Eom. But this relationship might not hold for individuals living in more collectivistic (集体主义的) societies, which place more emphasis on social harmony and uniformity than on self-expression, Eom and his team assumed.
To examine what drives environmental action in individualistic and collectivistic cultures, the researchers conducted a study with participants from the United States (an individualistic culture) and Japan (a collectivistic culture). They found environmental concern was closely connected with environmental behavior—in this case, choosing environmentally friendly products—but only among American participants. On the other hand, believing that a large percentage of people engage in environmentally friendly behaviors was associated with making eco-friendly choices among Japanese participants, but not American participants.
The findings suggest that personal concerns are more likely to motivate people to take environmental action if they live in individualistic countries, while social norms (准则) are more likely to drive people to engage in environmentally friendly behavior if they live in collectivistic countries.
“Getting citizens actively engaged is critical to addressing urgent social challenges, such as climate change,” says Eom. “Our research suggests that scientists, policymakers, and activists need to understand how culture shapes the psychological factors of action to develop policies, campaigns, and interventions (干预) that address important social issues.”
12. What does Eom find about previous research on environmental behavior
A. Its study participants are too limited.
B. Its results need a while to be achieved.
C. It prioritizes individuals’ attitudes and beliefs.
D. It draws much evidence from public discussion.
13. Under which condition will a Japanese man most likely take environmental action
A. If he sees many others do so.
B. If he is affected by collectivistic values.
C. If he moves to an individualistic country.
D. If he worries about the environment personally.
14. What does Eom say about their research in the last paragraph
A. It fails to take participants’ psychological factors into account.
B. It encourages scientists and policymakers to make joint efforts.
C. It has a further study direction towards urgent social challenges.
D. It provides insights into promoting public engagement in social issues.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. Social Norms Play a Part in Addressing Pollution
B. Environmental Issues Originate from National Cultures
C. Motivating Eco-Friendly Behaviors Depends on Cultural Values
D. More Environmental Concerns Usually Mean More Green Action
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 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。
Active listening is a communication skill that involves going beyond simply hearing the words that another person speaks but also seeking to understand the meaning and intention behind them. The word “active” implies that you are taking some type of action when listening to others.
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Be fully present
Active listening requires being fully present in the conversation. It enables you to concentrate on what is being said. Being present involves listening with all your senses and giving your full attention to the speaker. To use this active listening technique effectively, put away your cell phone, ignore distractions, and shut down your internal dialogue. ____17____ And let everything else slip away.
Pay attention to non-verbal cues (非言语暗示)
As much as 65% of a person’s communication is unspoken, ____18____. This involves not folding your arms, smiling while listening, leaning in, and nodding at key points. It can also be helpful to pay attention to your facial expressions when active listening so that you don’t convey any type of negative response.
Keep good eye contact
When engaged in active listening, making eye contact is especially important. This tells the other person that you are present and listening to what he or she says. ____19____ At the same time, you don’t want to use so much eye contact that the conversation feels strange. To keep this from happening, follow the 50/70 rule. This involves maintaining eye contact for 50% to 70% of the time spent listening, holding the contact for four to five seconds before briefly looking away.
Be patient
Patience is an important active listening technique because it allows the other person to speak without interruption. Being patient involves not trying to fill periods of silence with your own thoughts or stories. This also requires listening to understand, not to respond. ____20____ Also, don’t change the subject too abruptly as this conveys boredom and impatience.
A. Don’t prepare a reply while listening.
B. It also shows that you aren’t distracted.
C. This isn’t helpful during active listening.
D. So use open, non-threatening body language.
E. Don’t focus too much on insignificant details.
F. Place your focus on your conversation partner.
G. This involves using certain strategies or techniques.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
I’ll always remember a lesson that I learned as a boy growing up in New York City. One day, when I was perhaps six years old, I was walking with my father on a ____21____ street. All of a sudden, the flow of pedestrian traffic came to a stop as people tried to ____22____ a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object ____23____ to be a human being, a man lying unconscious against a building. As we walked by, my father—the model of a loving, ____24____ gentleman—pointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off. Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly. My father ____25____ me not to go near, saying “you never know how he’ll react.”
Yet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon. I had spent the previous 12 months traveling in ____26____ Asian cities, but even by those standards this was a scene of misery (穷困). ____27____ desperate poverty and strong winds blowing dust ____28____, the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge crowds. ____29____ a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and ____30____ to the ground. I then witnessed an astonishing scene. Half a dozen ____31____ ran from their stands to help, leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions. One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one ____32____ him carefully about the pain; the fourth one ____33____ water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help. Within minutes a doctor arrived and two other locals joined in to assist. The ____34____ could have passed for a final exam at a nursing school.
I couldn’t help wondering, why people act ____35____ at the similar situation here
21.
A. silent B. crowded C. new D. remote
22.
A. avoid B. identify C. observe D. approach
23.
A. broke out B. stood up C. turned out D. grew up
24.
A. strong B. caring C. honest D. indifferent
25.
A. forced B. persuaded C. warned D. allowed
26.
A. poor B. wealthy C. fashionable D. dangerous
27.
A. Instead of B. In spite of C. In case of D. In addition to
28.
A. everywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. anywhere
29.
A. Gradually B. Absolutely C. Immediately D. Suddenly
30.
A. fell B. jumped C. rolled D. marched
31.
A. beggars B. judges C. sellers D. customers
32.
A. doubted B. named C. explained D. questioned
33.
A. drank B. saved C. removed D. fetched
34.
A. doctor B. onlookers C. performance D. discovery
35.
A. confidently B. differently C. independently D. cautiously
第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。
Known for its beautiful scenery, Mount Wuyi is the only place in the country ___36___ is home to Wuyi rock tea.
With tea farming dating back over 1,000 years, the mountain’s tea industry has a rich history. The area ___37___ (provide) tea for people at home and abroad since the first century CE, and in the ___38___ (eighteen) century, Wuyi rock tea was the most popular tea in Europe. However, its ___39___ (popular) was gained at the cost of the local environment. Illegal land reclamation (开垦) of tea mountains and the destruction (破坏) of plant resources have occurred frequently, ___40___ (damage) the environment in the area around Mount Wuyi.
The need to strike a balance between farmers’ livelihoods and the local environment has appeared as ___41___ unique challenge for the Wuyishan National Park, which covers 1,280 square kilometers as it straddles (横跨) the eastern provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi. ___42___ (found) in 2021, it was among the first batch of China’s national parks.
The park has a tea farming area of 34.54 square kilometers, accounting ___43___ 2.7 percent of its total expanse. The ___44___ (authority) have cooperated with tea experts to develop measures for the protection and improvement of the Mount Wuyi tea industry and biodiversity, ensuring the sector’s sustainability for generations ____45____ (come).
第三节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入适当的单词（1个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
46. Fears grew ________ the number of death could reach 5, according to figures released by emergency services. （用适当的词填空）
47. As media channels ________(grow) in number and type, so have advertisements. (所给词的适当形式填空)
48. During the early Games, only Greek men ________(allow) to participate. (所给词的适当形式填空)
49. Idioms make language more colourful and ________（express）. (所给词的适当形式填空)
50. Genome editing, ________(serve) as a new weapon in the fight against diseases, will lead to fundamental change in our approach to health care.(所给词的适当形式填空)
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
51. 校英语社将邀请湖南大学的Denver教授于下周一下午四点在学校报告厅举行关于保护视力的讲座。假如你是英语社社长，请你用英语写一则通知。
内容要点：
1.讲座地点与时间；
2.讲座专家与主题；
3.注意事项。
注意：
1.词数为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
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第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
52. 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。续写的词数应为150左右。
At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.
“Thief!”
I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.
Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago, I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”
On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my uncle gone out I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”
I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much ”
“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.
“Then, I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.
I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’s photo.
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A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.
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Paragraph 2:
After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box.
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