高二上学期期末测试 英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（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 Sonya do
A. Do some research. B.Look up the dates. C. Decide on explorers.
2.What is the woman trying to do
A.Arrange a meeting. B.Make an apology. C. Cancel a meeting.
3.What is the man
A.A banker. B.A teacher. C.A shopkeeper.
4.Where does the conversation take place
A.In a furniture store. B.In a restaurant. C.In a train station.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about
7 A.The man's daughter. B.A birthday party. C. Something to drink.
第二节（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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段劝话，回答以下小题。
6.What is the relationship between the speakers
A.House owner and renter.
B.Gym worker and customer.
C.Hotel worker and guest.
7.What will the woman dg
A.Clean the room.
B.Pack her suitcase.
C.Have something to eat.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8.What did the speakers do just now
AThey met a writer.
B.They saw a doctor.
C.They climbed a mountain.
9.What does the man think of the stories
A.Boring. B.Interesting. C.Difficult.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10.What does the yoman want to do"
A. Work out a pian. B.Look for an apartment. C.Ask the man for help.
11.What will the man do
A.Move on to his mew job.
B.Give new employees training.
C.Work on an important project
12. What does the man suggestthe woman do
A.Wait for him for two weeks.
B.Put off te deadline.
C. Turn to Mr.Cortez.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13.What do the speakers agree with about a GPS
A.It is not entirely reliable.
B.It is very convenient.
C.It is quite useless.
14.Why are some people better at finding their way
A.They are more focused.
B.They were born with the skill.
C. They go to the place more frequently.
15.What helped the man find his friend's place
A.A street. B.A building. C. A tree
16.What will the woman do next
A. Take a look around.
B. Share her experience.
C.Visit her friend.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17.What'is the speakey
A.A tour guide B.A hotel clerk. C. A bus driver.
18. Where are the speaker and the listeners
A.In a hotel. B. On a bus. C. On a bridge.
19. What do we know about Ibiza
A.It is a coastal city.
B.The death rate there is high.
C. It is famous for its restaurants.
20. What does the spesker remind the listeners to do in the end
A. Drink Spme water.
B. Take care of their belongings.
C.Contact Manuel-in advance.
第二部分 阅读理解（满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Here come four most popular clubs in our school! Join us, and we will help you to find your own shining points, lead you to find beauty and to create beauty, and make your campus life as fulfilling and happy as a dream.
Basketball Club
Students will be able to develop their basketball skills further and have the opportunity to compete in basketball games with members from other international schools in Beijing. The club will be available to 10-16 members from Grades 5 to 8, and will practice twice weekly.
Public Speaking Club
The Public Speaking Club will be centered around the personal development of students along with developing public speaking skills. The club will be interested in focusing on all skills in delivering better speeches and improving communication skills. The club will be available to 10-12 members from Grades 7 to 12, and will meet once weekly (Wednesday).
Yoga Club
Yoga not only improves balance, flexibility, and joint stability, but also serves as a peaceful escape from the stress of daily life. Our students will have the chance to physically exercise while reducing some stress from their life. The club will be available to 10-16 members from Grades 7 to 12, and will meet once weekly (Tuesday).
Media Club
The Media Club teaches students the basics of journalism. The club engages in a wide range of activities like interviewing teachers and students, writing about big events on campus, and operating the weekly school radio broadcasts. The club will be available to 8-12 members from Grades 6 to 12 and will meet once weekly (Monday).
1. Which club will attract students who want to get both mental and physical benefits
A. Basketball Club. B. Public Speaking Club. C. Yoga Club. D. Media Club.
2. What will club members do at the Media Club
A. Set up a school radio. B. Write imaginary stories.
C. Learn public speaking skills. D. Interview teachers and students.
3. Where can the text be found
A. In a school introduction. B. In a research paper.
C. In a history textbook. D. In a guidebook.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了学校的四个社团以及各自的特色。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Yoga Club部分“Yoga not only improves balance, flexibility, and joint stability, but also serves as a peaceful escape from the stress of daily life.(瑜伽不仅能提高平衡性、柔韧性和关节稳定性，还能让你平静地逃离日常生活的压力)”可知，瑜伽俱乐部会吸引那些既想获得精神上的好处又想获得身体上的好处的学生。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段Media Club部分“The club engages in a wide range of activities like interviewing teachers and students, writing about big events on campus, and operating the weekly school radio broadcasts.(俱乐部的活动范围很广，比如采访老师和学生，报道校园里的重大事件，以及运营每周的学校广播)”可知，俱乐部成员将在媒体俱乐部采访老师和学生。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Here come four most popular clubs in our school! Join us, and we will help you to find your own shining points, lead you to find beauty and to create beauty, and make your campus life as fulfilling and happy as a dream.(我们学校最受欢迎的四个社团来了！加入我们，我们将帮助你找到自己的闪光点，带领你发现美，创造美，让你的校园生活如梦一般充实和快乐)”结合文章主要介绍了学校的四个社团以及各自的特色。可推知，文章选自学校介绍。故选A。
B
A Florida teen is gaining national attention with her graduation speech and a basket of strawberries. “Care for some strawberries ” Brenda said at her graduation from Mulberry High School. After jokingly acknowledging there might not be enough, she went on, “These are no ordinary strawberries.” She held up a series of strawberries, revealing what each represents: sweat, dirt, aches, and pains.
Brenda described herself as the daughter of two tireless farmers who immigrated from Mexico and spent most of their days working in fields of strawberries, blueberries, and cucumbers. “My motivation has been rooted in my immigrant culture.” Because of this, she chose to focus on that in her address. “Many students used to be ashamed of their upbringing but today, we’re proud of what makes us.”
She explained how she grew up under poor conditions. “I’m motivated by my parents’ hands that lose feeling from laborious work. Despite the hot sun and body pains, they back me up heart and soul in my education, which weighs more strongly with me than anything else. I must work hard and succeed.” Brenda’s heading to Stanford University this fall. She also credited some of her outstanding achievements to her teacher Higgins, who helps immigrant students and the poor.
Her speech has been viewed by thousands online. “Hearing it touched other people’s hearts who said they understood my message, I’m struck the same,” Brenda said later. The principal of Mulberry High School, Michael Young, was one member of the audience getting emotional. “The speech was very powerful—her fruit did help paint a good picture of things she wanted to convey,” Young said.
As for her message to young people struggling, Brenda said, “Past circumstances aren’t in charge of your future. If you’re from a poor family, use every resource and try to better yourself. You’re the author of your story.”
4. Why did Brenda bring strawberries to her graduation
A. To share her home-grown fruit. B. To show hardship her parents faced.
C. To better illustrate her speech’s topic. D. To explain the importance of motivators.
5. What affected Brenda most in terms of her academic success
A. Help from her teacher. B. Her life experience.
C. Her native culture. D. Support from her parents.
6. How did Brenda feel about the viewers’ response online
A. Proud. B. Sympathetic. C. Awkward. D. Moved.
7. What did Brenda convey to the young
A. Life is what you make it. B. Every cloud has a silver lining.
C. Everyone deserves a good life story. D. Resources in hand decide your future.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述的是佛罗里达州一名少年Brenda的毕业演讲和一篮草莓引起了全国的关注。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“She held up a series of strawberries, revealing what each represents: sweat, dirt, aches, and pains. (她拿起一串草莓，展示每个草莓代表的东西:汗水、污垢、疼痛和痛苦。)”可知，布伦达带草莓来参加毕业典礼是为了更好地说明她演讲的主题。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Despite the hot sun and body pains, they back me up heart and soul in my education, which weighs more strongly with me than anything else. (尽管烈日和身体的疼痛，他们支持我的心和灵魂在我的教育，这对我来说比什么都重要。)”可知，对布伦达的学业成就影响最大的是她的父母的支持。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Her speech has been viewed by thousands online. “Hearing it touched other people’s hearts who said they understood my message, I’m struck the same,” Brenda said later. (她的演讲在网上被观看了数千次。布伦达后来说:“听到这句话，那些说他们理解我的意思的人也被感动了，我也被打动了。”)”可知，布伦达对网上的反应的感觉是感动的。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“As for her message to young people struggling, Brenda said, ‘Past circumstances aren’t in charge of your future. If you’re from a poor family, use every resource and try to better yourself. You’re the author of your story.’ (至于她对正在挣扎的年轻人的忠告，布伦达说：“过去的情况不能决定你的未来。如果你来自一个贫穷的家庭，利用一切资源，努力让自己变得更好。你是自己故事的作者。”)”可知，作者想要对年轻人传递的是：生活是自己创造的。故选A。
C
Are you patient Do you have attention to detail, free time and access to a computer Well, then a scientist might welcome your help. Researchers in the UK say it’s becoming important to count on common people to help them with their projects. They need people to examine data and submit their observations online.
British teenagers Sasha and Matthew are taking part in a study of penguins (企鹅) from the comfort of their homes. The pair look at pictures and tag (加标签于) photos identifying adults, chicks and eggs. Every click of their mouse is helping to build up a detailed picture of penguin colonies (群). They, and thousands of others, are helping scientists to understand why some colonies are growing and others are decreasing. Within the first four hours of Penguin Watch going live, “citizen scientists” marked more images than the research team did in five years.
Dr. Tom Hart, Penguin Watch Coordinator at Oxford University, says, “When you go beyond what a scientist can analyse to what a mass audience can do, then it increases beyond what any other project could do.”
The British Science Association says families are helping out with careful research. It made a difference to the Planet Hunters Project, which ran for five years. Volunteers looked at dots which showed how the brightness of a star changed at different points in its solar system.
According to Dr. Robert Simpson from Oxford University, who took part in the project, the volunteers discovered planets and these are now in published papers. He says with pride, “We can go and look at these planets with other telescopes and we know they exist because of those helpers.”
But how do scientists guard their research against accidental or deliberate mistakes in observation Dr. Simpson isn’t worried. “We get lots of people looking at the same things, ”he says. The researcher warns that people who are mistakenly clicking on the site are very obvious and can be identified very quickly. So, there’s no fooling the scientists.
And to make sure things go well, the Penguin Watch paper will go through a peer review before being published. After that, every “citizen scientist” will be credited.
8. According to the passage, who will be suitable to help the scientists
A. An engineer who works in a company.
B. A university student who likes science.
C. A businessman who invests in a new project.
D. A careful teenager who uses the computer smoothly.
9. What is a volunteer required to do
A. Publish his observation data by himself.
B. Observe pictures and record his observation.
C. Discuss his observation with other volunteers.
D. Take his report to the scientist and correct mistakes.
10. How could scientists avoid mistakes in observation
A. By working with volunteers. B. By using their own data.
C. By identifying pictures and photos. D. By going through a peer review.
11. What’s Dr. Simpson’s attitude towards the volunteers’ observation
A. Objective B. Supportive. C. Negative. D. Doubtful.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英国科学家依靠普通人来帮助他们完成科学项目的做法，及其成果。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Are you patient Do you have attention to detail, free time and access to a computer Well, then a scientist might welcome your help. (你有耐心吗 你是否关注细节，是否有空闲时间和是否能使用电脑 那科学家可能会欢迎你的帮助)”可推知，一个能熟练使用电脑的细心少年适合帮助这些科学家。故选D项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The pair look at pictures and tag (加标签于) photos identifying adults, chicks and eggs. (它们会观察图片和标记图片，以识别成年、小鸡和蛋)”可知，志愿者需要观察图片并记录观察结果。故选B项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“But how do scientists guard their research against accidental or deliberate mistakes in observation (但是科学家如何防止他们的研究在观察中出现意外或故意的错误呢 )”最后一段中“And to make sure things go well, the Penguin Watch paper will go through a peer review before being published. (为了确保一切顺利，《企鹅观察》的论文在发表前将经过同行评审)”可知，科学家通过同行评审来避免观察中的错误。故选D项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段中Dr. Simpson所说“We can go and look at these planets with other telescopes and we know they exist because of those helpers. (我们可以用其他望远镜去观察这些行星，因为有了这些帮手，我们才知道它们的存在)”可以推知，Simpson博士对志愿者的观察持支持态度。故选B项。
D
Five years ago, French navy officer Jér me Chardon was listening to a radio program about the journey of the bar-tailed godwit, a bird that migrates 14,000 kilometers between New Zealand and Alaska. Chardon understood how treacherous the journey would be, as heavy storms frequently hit Pacific island communities. Yet, somehow, bar-tailed godwits routinely pass through the area uninjured. Chardon wondered whether learning how birds traveled could help coastal communities avoid natural disasters.
This past January, a team from France’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) began experiments designed to test Chardon’s idea. Researchers with a project led by Frédéric Jiguet from NMNH equipped 56 birds of five species with cutting edge animal tracking technology. The team members were ferried to remote islands in French Polynesia, where they attached tags (标签) using tracking technology. These tags sent the birds’ locations to the International Space Station, which bounced the data back to scientists on Earth who could then follow the birds—waiting to see how the birds responded to natural disasters.
The project is focusing on birds’ ability to hear infrasound, the low-frequency sound humans cannot hear but that the researchers believe is the most likely signal birds would use to sense storms and tsunamis (海啸). In a 2014 study, scientists tracking a kind of golden-winged birds in the central and southeastern America found that the birds flew up to 1,500 kilometers to escape from an outbreak of tornadoes (龙卷风) that killed 35 people. The birds fled at least 24 hours before any extreme weather hit, leaving the scientists to believe that they had heard the storm system from more than 400 kilometers away.
The team plans on tagging hundreds more birds across the Pacific to prepare for a potential tsunami. “I think if there’s one wave that spreads across islands, we can get data from different species at different locations,” says Jiguet. “That will say it s worth continuing to tag and to develop local systems to better analyze this. There are chances that we will develop a bird-based tsunami early warning system.”
12. Which of the following best explains the word “treacherous” underlined in paragraph 1
A. Strange. B. Boring.
C. Frequent. D. Dangerous.
13. What is the function of the tags
A. Tracking natural disasters. B. Distinguishing bird species.
C. Guiding researchers to islands. D. Reporting the birds’ locations.
14. Why is the 2014 study mentioned in paragraph 3
A. To prove an assumption. B. To clarify a concept.
C. To present a new topic. D. To make comparisons.
15. What might be the best title for the text
A. How Can Birds Avoid Natural Disasters
B. Can Birds Warn Us of Natural Disasters
C. How Does a Warning System Function
D. Can Birds Play a Role in Human Research
【答案】12. D 13. D 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。鸟类能提前感应到即将来临自然灾害吗？针对此问题，法国国家自然历史博物馆的一个团队正在开展一项研究，这个研究有望利用鸟类开发自然灾害预警系统。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。 根据画线词后“... as heavy storms frequently hit Pacific island communities. Yet, somehow, bar-tailed godwits routinely pass through the area uninjured.”（因为强风暴经常袭击太平洋岛屿社区。然而，不知何故，斑尾塍鹬经常毫发无损地穿过这片区域）可知，画线词的意思与Dangerous的意思最为接近，即：这段旅程很危险，故选D项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“These tags sent the birds’ locations to the International Space Station, which bounced the data back to scientists on Earth who could then follow the birds—waiting to see how the birds responded to natural disasters.”（这些标签将这些鸟的位置发送给国际空间站，国际空间站将数据反馈给地球上的科学家，然后他们可以跟踪这些鸟，观察它们对自然灾害的反应。）可知，研究人员使用的标签有追踪系统，该标签会报告被追踪的鸟的位置。故选D项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“...the researchers believe is the most likely signal birds would use to sense storms and tsunamis (海啸).”（研究人员认为这是鸟类用来感知风暴和海啸的最有可能的信号）及“...leaving the scientists to believe that they had heard the storm system from more than 400 kilometers away.”（这让科学家们相信他们听到了400多公里外的风暴系统。）可推断，文中提到2014年的一个研究是为了证明研究人员的猜想——鸟类很可能会利用次声提前感知风暴和海啸，从而它们可以躲避这些自然灾害。故选A项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是文章第一段“Chardon wondered whether learning how birds traveled could help coastal communities avoid natural disasters.”（Chardon想知道了解鸟类如何迁徙是否可以帮助沿海社区避免自然灾害。）可知，本文主要在探究鸟类是否能在自然灾害来临之前给予我们一些警示。故选B项。
【点睛】细节理解题做题关键就在于抓住关键词，再带着问题及关键词仔细地阅读有关内容，认真地思考答案。比如本篇第2题关键词为“the tags”，带着关键词，我们可以判断信息应该在第2段，定位到信息在“These tags sent the birds’ locations to the International Space Station, which bounced the data back to scientists on Earth who could then follow the birds—waiting to see how the birds responded to natural disasters.”（这些标签将这些鸟的位置发送给国际空间站，国际空间站将数据反馈给地球上的科学家，然后他们可以跟踪这些鸟，观察它们对自然灾害的反应。），故此题选择D项。
七选五（满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
There are several kinds of workouts (锻炼) that are available to you but it doesn’t mean that every workout is important. Depending on how you are living your life, certain workouts can prove to be more beneficial to you than others. ____16____.
Always warm up and cool down.
Exercising safely means always spending a few minutes warming up at the start, and a few minutes warming down as you bring your exercise session to an end. Warm-ups and warm-downs might not be sexy. ____17____, thus enabling you to exercise more.
Eat a snack immediately after your workout.
____18____. And you should eat them within 15 minutes of wrapping up your exercise routine. This can help optimize the healing of the tiny muscle injuries that normally occur while you exercise. Protein is also satiating (饱腹感的), which means you’ll be able to resist the temptation to eat junk food later on!
____19____
If all the exercise you’ve done for the last few years is to walk around your home and office, then you might not want to think about running a marathon in the next few days! However, if you set yourself a target of running a marathon in six months, you could gradually build up your fitness so you'd be ready to run and you’d be ready to cross the finishing line.
Stay hydrated (保持水分).
There are many benefits of drinking plenty of fluids, but the key benefits when it comes to your fitness are: keeping your body at peak performance, delivering nutrients to your body and regulating your body temperature. Some people don’t like drinking lots of plain water. ____20____.
A. But they'll reduce your chance of injury
B. Gradually increase your amount of exercise
C. It’s good practice to eat protein-heavy snacks
D. Seize the moment to act on your exercise goals
E. Exercise helps to improve your mood and reduce stress
F. Then as an alternative, consider drinking fresh fruit juices
G. Here are some general tips for working out and exercising
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍一些对身体有益的锻炼方法。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Depending on how you are living your life, certain workouts can prove to be more beneficial to you than others.( 根据你的生活方式，某些锻炼会比其他锻炼对你更有益。)”和下文的小标题可知，空处承上启下，要介绍一些对身体有益的锻炼方法。G项：Here are some general tips for working out and exercising(这里有一些关于锻炼和运动的一般建议)符合语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Warm-ups and warm-downs might not be sexy.(热身和整理活动可能不性感)”和下文“thus enabling you to exercise more.(从而使你能够锻炼更多。)”可知，空处和上文形成转折关系，解释说明热身和整理活动的好处。A项：But they'll reduce your chance of injury(但是它们会减少你受伤的机会)符合语境。故选A。
【18题详解】
根据下文“Protein is also satiating (饱腹感的), which means you’ll be able to resist the temptation to eat junk food later on!(蛋白质也会让你有饱腹感，这意味着你以后可以抵制住吃垃圾食品的诱惑！)”可知，本段主要说明吃蛋白质含量高的零食的好处，C项中的“protein-heavy snacks”和下文的“protein”对应。C项：It’s good practice to eat protein-heavy snacks(吃蛋白质含量高的零食是一个好习惯)符合语境。故选C。
【19题详解】
空处为段落小标题。根据下文“If all the exercise you’ve done for the last few years is to walk around your home and office, then you might not want to think about running a marathon in the next few days! (如果你在过去几年里做的所有运动都是在家里和办公室里走来走去，那么在接下来的几天里，你可能不想去想跑马拉松！)”可知，本段主要讲述运动量需要逐渐增加。B项：Gradually increase your amount of exercise(逐渐增加你的运动量)符合语境。故选B。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Some people don’t like drinking lots of plain water. (有些人不喜欢喝大量的白水。)”可知，空处提到了可以替代白水的补水方法。F项：Then as an alternative, consider drinking fresh fruit juices(然后作为一种替代方法，可以考虑喝新鲜的果汁)符合语境。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用（满分45分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个总项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alice Ward lived in Los Angeles. In 2013, she was left ___21___ —she lost her job and her dad was found to have cancer.
Sometimes, she spent time looking for and taking pictures of little insects, and her painful emotions were ___22___ this way. If she found a beetle or a bee, she would ___23___ its picture on Facebook. Lila Higgins, an entomologist (昆虫学家) at the local natural museum ___24___ those pictures and expressed interest in the ___25___. Then Lila managed to contact Alice and asked if she would want a ___26___ of the museum’s insectary (养虫室). Alice ___27___ immediately.
When Alice arrived at the museum, Lila ___28___ her and handed her a lab coat. Lila guided her through the different exhibits and Alice found herself completely amazed at them. The thoughtful entomologist felt Alice’s ___29___ and suggested Alice volunteer there. “She knew I could be happy there,” Alice recalled. “____30____ I felt I was a failure and always depressed.” Despite her doubts, Alice decided to ____31____.
“The job helped me truly ____32____ science and nature,” Alice said. Later, Alice ____33____ the opportunity to work in the natural science media. She is now a well-known creator and ____34____ of a podcast (播客). Alice invited Lila to be her first guest on the show.
Alice said, “Lila has made a(n) ____35____ influence that has changed my life. It is because of her that I am able to pursue a path that brings great fulfillment.”
21.
A. confused B. peaceful C. dangerous D. desperate
22.
A. shared B. strengthened C. expressed D. relieved
23.
A. post B. download C. delete D. copy
24.
A took B. noticed C. ignored D. hung
25.
A. pet B. actor C. magazine D. photographer
26.
A. tour B. design C. painting D. job
27.
A. refused B. agreed C. escaped D. changed
28.
A. blamed B. questioned C. greeted D. shocked
29.
A. hesitation B. enthusiasm C. confidence D. guilt
30.
A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
31.
A. sign up B. show off C. move around D. stay up
32.
A. adjust to B. go against C. connect with D. look for
33.
A. afforded B. presented C. seized D. passed
34.
A host B. fan C. assistant D. supporter
35.
A. weak B. indirect C. destructive D. positive
【答案】21. D 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Alice Ward经历了失业和父亲患癌后，给小昆虫拍照并上传到Facebook上。当地自然博物馆的昆虫学家Lila Higgins注意到她的照片并建议她去当志愿者。最终，在Lila Higgins的帮助和建议下，Alice成为一名知名的创作者和播客主持人的故事。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：2013年，她陷入了绝望——她失去了工作，她的父亲被发现患有癌症。A. confused困惑的；B. peaceful和平的；C. dangerous危险的；D. desperate绝望的。根据后文“she lost her job and her dad was found to have cancer”可知，Alice失去了工作，她的父亲被发现患有癌症，所以她感到绝望。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时，她会花时间寻找小昆虫并给它们拍照，痛苦的情绪就这样得到了缓解。A. shared分享；B. strengthened加强；C. expressed表达；D. relieved缓解。根据前文“she spent time looking for and taking pictures of little insects, and her painful emotions were”可知，Alice寻找小昆虫并给它们拍照，缓解了痛苦的情绪。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果她发现一只甲虫或一只蜜蜂，她就会把它的照片上传到Facebook上。A. post发布；B. download下载；C. delete删除；D. copy复制。根据后文“its picture on Facebook”可知，Alice把照片发布到Facebook上。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当地自然博物馆的昆虫学家Lila Higgins注意到了这些照片，并对这位摄影师表示了兴趣。A. took带走；B. noticed注意；C. ignored忽视；D. hung挂。根据后文“those pictures and expressed interest in the ___5___”可知，昆虫学家Lila Higgins注意到了这些照片。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. pet宠物；B. actor演员；C. magazine杂志；D. photographer摄影师。根据前文“Lila Higgins, an entomologist(昆虫学家)at the local natural museum ___4___ those pictures”可知，昆虫学家Lila Higgins注意到了这些照片，并对这位摄影师表示了兴趣。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后Lila设法联系上Alice，问她是否想去参观博物馆的昆虫馆。A. tour旅游，参观；B. design设计；C. painting画；D. job工作。根据后文“of the museum’s insectary(养虫室)”以及“When Alice arrived at the museum, Lila ___8___ her and handed her a lab coat.”可知，Lila问Alice是否想去参观博物馆的昆虫馆。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Alice立刻同意了。A. refused拒绝；B. agreed同意；C. escaped逃跑；D. changed改变。根据语境和后文“When Alice arrived at the museum, Lila ___8___ her and handed her a lab coat.”可知，Lila问Alice是否想去参观博物馆的昆虫馆，她同意了。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Alice到达博物馆时，Lila迎接她，递给她一件实验服。A. blamed责备；B. questioned质疑；C. greeted迎接；D. shocked震惊。根据前文“When Alice arrived at the museum”可知，当Alice到达博物馆时，Lila迎接她。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：体贴的昆虫学家感受到了Alice的热情，建议她去那里做志愿者。A. hesitation犹豫；B. enthusiasm热情；C. confidence自信；D. guilt内疚。根据后文“She knew I could be happy there”可知，Lila感受到了Alice对昆虫的热情。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我觉得我是一个失败者，总是很沮丧。A. Otherwise否则；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides此外；D. However然而。根据前文“She knew I could be happy there”和后文“I felt I was a failure and always depressed”可知，前后是转折关系。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：尽管心存疑虑，Alice还是决定报名参加。A. sign up注册；B. show off炫耀；C. move around频繁换工作；D. stay up熬夜。根据后文“Later, Alice ___13___ the opportunity to work in the natural science media.”可知，Alice决定报名参加了志愿者活动。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：“这份工作帮助我真正地与科学和自然联系起来，”Alice说。A. adjust to调整；B. go against违背；C. connect with与……联系；D. look for寻找。根据语境和后文“science and nature”可知，这份工作帮助Alice真正地与科学和自然联系起来。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，Alice抓住了在自然科学媒体工作的机会。A. afforded支付得起；B. presented显示；C. seized抓住；D. passed通过。根据后文“the opportunity to work in the natural science media”可知，Alice抓住了机会。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她现在是一位知名的创作者和播客主持人。A. host节目主持人；B. fan迷；C. assistant助理；D. supporter拥护者。根据后文“of a podcast(播客). Alice invited Lila to be her first guest on the show.”可知，她现在是一位播客主持人。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Alice说：“Lila对我产生了积极的影响，改变了我的生活。”A. weak虚弱的；B. indirect间接的；C. destructive破坏性的；D. positive积极的。根据语境和后文“It is because of her that I am able to pursue a path that brings great fulfillment.”可知，Lila对Alice产生了积极的影响。故选D项。
单词拼写（满分15分）
36. Her husband is so stubborn that he never a__________________ his mistakes.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】acknowledges##cknowledges
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：她丈夫很固执，从不承认自己的错误。结合句意及首字母提示可知，acknowledge“承认”，动词，此处是描述一个事实，应用一般现在时，主语he表示单数意义，谓语动词用单数，故填acknowledges。
37. Once we have all________(相关的) information, we can make a decision.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】relevant
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：一旦我们掌握了所有相关信息，我们就可以做出决定。根据句意及汉语提示可知，此处使用形容词relevant，修饰名词information，作定语。故填relevant。
38. ________(伸展)yourself and you will feel comfortable. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】Stretch
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：伸展一下自己，你就会感到舒服。“伸展”译为stretch，本句为“祈使句+and+一般将来时简单句”结构，句首为动词原形，首字母大写。故填Stretch。
39. She tried her best to overcome her language b___________ in a foreign country. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】barrier##arrier
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：在异国他乡，她尽了最大努力克服语言障碍。空处作overcome的宾语，用名词，结合句意可知，此处表示“障碍”，用barrier。故填barrier。
40. The engines shut off ___________________ (自动地) in an emergency.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】automatically
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：发动机在紧急情况下自动关闭。根据汉语提示可知，automatically“自动地”，副词，修饰动词短语“shut off”，故填automatically。
41. It’s a movie that will a________to the young. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】appeal##ppeal
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：这是一部会吸引年轻人的电影。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处使用动词appeal；分析句子可知，that引导定语从句，空处为定语从句谓语动词，will后面用动词原形，appeal to意思为“吸引”。故填appeal。
42. I’ve come to the ________ (结论) that he’s not the right person for the job. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
【答案】conclusion
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：我得出结论：他不是这项工作的合适人选。固定短语come to the conclusion表示“得出结论”，冠词后用名词，故填conclusion。
43. Does Lucy have a _________________(偏爱) for a particular color （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】preference
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：Lucy对某种颜色有偏爱吗？结合空前的“a”可知，空处应填名词单数作宾语，根据汉语提示可知，preference“偏爱”，名词，符合题意。故填preference。
44. We succeeded in p________________Jack to give up his plan. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】persuading##ersuading
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：我们成功地说服杰克放弃了他的计划。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处使用动词persuade“说服”，succeed in doing sth.“成功做某事”，in后面用动名词作宾语。故填persuading。
45. People can make__________________(推断) according to previous knowledge. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】inferences
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：人们可以根据先前的知识进行推断。空处应填名词作宾语，结合汉语提示可知，inference“推断”，可数名词，此处应用复数形式表示泛指，故填inferences。
课文语法填空（满分15分）
A
语法填空
Tu Youyou analysed the medical texts again and ____46____chance, she found one sentence ____47____ (suggest) a different way to treat the wormwood. She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood ____48____ (apparent) destroyed its medical ____49____ (property).
【答案】46. by 47. suggesting
48. apparently
49. properties
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了屠呦呦经过研究发现了艾草的另外一种处理办法。
【46题详解】
考查介词短语。句意：屠呦呦再次对医学文献进行分析，通过机缘巧合之下，她发现有一句话表明可以用另一种方式来处理艾草。by chance“碰巧，偶然”。故填by。
【47题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：屠呦呦再次对医学文献进行分析，通过机缘巧合之下，她发现有一句话表明可以用另一种方式来处理艾草。分析句子结构可知，空处为非谓语动词作宾语补足语。该动词和宾语one sentence之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作宾补。故填suggesting。
【48题详解】
考查副词。句意：她得出结论，将苦艾煮沸显然会破坏其药用特性。空处需要副词修饰动词destroyed。故填apparently。
【49题详解】
考查可数名词的复数。句意：她得出结论，将苦艾煮沸显然会破坏其药用特性。property意为“性质，特性”，为可数名词，通常用作复数形式。故填properties。
B
语法填空
In Japan,someone ____50____witnesses another person employing the gesture might think ____51____means money. In France, a person encountering ____52____identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero.
【答案】50. who##that
51. it 52. an
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，讲述了在日本和法国的手势区别。
【50题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在日本，看到别人做这个手势的人可能会认为这是钱的意思。分析句子可知，someone为先行词，作定语从句的主语，表示人，且someone为不定代词，可以用who/that引导定语从句。故填who/that。
【51题详解】
考查代词。句意同上。根据句意可知，空处指代“手势”，用it指代，作think后宾语从句的主语。故填it。
【52题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在法国，遇到相同手势的人可能会把它理解为零。根据句意可知，此处为泛指，用不定冠词，identical以元音音素发音开头，不定冠词用an。故填an。
C
语法填空
Sarek’s mountains used to ____53____ (cover) by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, ____54____ (leave) behind about 100 glaciers. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park to keep the land in its____55____ (nature) state.
【答案】53. be covered
54. leaving
55. natural
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了沙瑞克国家公园。
【53题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：沙瑞克的山脉曾经被巨大的冰层覆盖。used to do sth“过去常常做某事”，结合“by vast sheets of ice”可知，此处指“被巨大的冰层覆盖”，应用被动语态，故填be covered。
【54题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：大约9000年前，冰层融化，留下大约100个冰川。动词leave的逻辑主语是前面的句子，两者之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词，作结果状语，故填leaving。
【55题详解】
考查形容词。句意：1909年，沙瑞克被设立为国家公园，以保持这片土地的自然状态。空处修饰名词“state”，应用形容词作定语，natural“自然的”，形容词，故填natural。
第四部分 写作（满分25分）
56. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle, where my parents started their new business — a small grocery store downstairs my house. As a girl of shy and reserved nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the city life.
One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to showcase their unique talents in front of the public in the city hall on National Day. A buzz of excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate. However, my self-doubt held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.”
Days turned into weeks, and the talent show drew closer. I couldn’t shake the upsetting feeling until one day Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me while I was helping in the grocery store after class. “How about singing together in the talent show ” She grinned (笑), “I heard you singing a tune, along the way back home. I can’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Emma, with personality and popularity, acknowledged my little talent. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.
“You two The talent show for the food bank ” My mum bent towards us and her face lit up. “A big occasion.” Then a light bulb seemed to go in her head. “Why not practise right now upstairs I bet you’ll be a perfect match.” Winking at us, she seemed to know we were thinking alike.
Emma and I embarked on rehearsing (排练) almost every single day after school. We brainstormed, exchanged ideas and rehearsed the scene. As the days rolled by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the performance, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was not in any shape to perform.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was completely shocked by the news.
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Finally came the big moment.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
I was completely knocked out by the news. Gloomy and desperate, I sat silently in the room for what seemed like ages, unsure of what to do next. Then I started to pace up and down like a caged animal, debating with myself whether or not to go on stage alone. “How can this be possible ” I thought to myself. Fear and anxiety coursed through my veins, and it seemed that all our hard work was in vain. But then the thought of the support and encouragement from Emma and my mom came flooding back to me. It was at the moment that I realized that I couldn’t let self-doubt hold me back. Filled with determination, I resolved to proceed with the performance by myself.
Paragraph 2:
Finally came the big moment. As I stepped onto the stage, I could feel my heart thumping wildly in my chest. Glancing around the hall, I took a deep breath and began to sing. Surprisingly, all my worries suddenly disappeared and a wave of confidence washed over me. I was completely immersed in the joy of performing and the audience was spellbound by the passion in my voice. When I finished my song, the whole hall burst into applause. Tears of joy welled up in my eyes as Emma presented a big bunch of flowers to me, and my mum stood near, winking at us. From that day forward, I learned that by overcoming fears and self-doubts, we can make a difference.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了不自信的作者在中学时期参加才艺表演的故事，原本与同学合作，但同学突然生病无法表演，作者只好独自登台，最终获得了成功。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“这消息使我完全震惊了。”以及第二段首句内容“重要的时刻终于到来了。”可知，第一段可描写作者得知Emma身体不适不能表演，心里忐忑不安，几番思索，决定独自登台。
②由第二段首句内容“重要的时刻终于到来了。”可知，第二段可描写作者鼓起勇气终于战胜了恐惧，歌唱的很好，取得了成功和作者的感悟。
2.续写线索：作者对消息感到惊讶——作者犹豫不决——最终鼓起勇气独自参加了才艺表演——表演取得了成功——作者也克服了恐惧和自我怀疑
3.词汇激活
行为类
①开始：start/commence
②阻碍：hold back/discourage
③决定：resolve//be determined to
情绪类
①忧郁的：gloomy/depressed
②开心：joy/delight
【点睛】【高分句型1】It was at the moment that I realized that I couldn’t let self-doubt hold me back. (运用了强调句型和that引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】When I finished my song, the whole hall burst into applause. (运用了when引导的时间状语从句)
听力答案1-5 AACBB 6-10 CCABC 11-15 BCAAC 16-20 BABAB高二上学期期末测试 英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（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 Sonya do
A. Do some research. B.Look up the dates. C. Decide on explorers.
2.What is the woman trying to do
A.Arrange a meeting. B.Make an apology. C. Cancel a meeting.
3.What is the man
A.A banker. B.A teacher. C.A shopkeeper.
4.Where does the conversation take place
A.In a furniture store. B.In a restaurant. C.In a train station.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about
7 AThe man's daughter. B.A birthday party. C. Something to drink.
第二节（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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段劝话，回答以下小题。
6.What is the relationship between the speakers
A.House owner and renter.
B.Gym worker and customer.
CHotel worker and guest.
7.What will the woman dg
A.Clean the room.
B.Pack her suitcase.
C.Have something to eat.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8.What did the speakers do just now
A.They met a writer.
B.They saw a doctor.
C.They climbed a mountain.
9.What does the man think of the stories
A.Boring. B.Interesting. C.Difficult.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10.What does the yoman want to do"
A. Work out a pian. B.Look for an apartment. C.Ask the man for help.
11.What will the man do
A.Move on to his mew job.
B.Give new employees training.
C.Work on an important project
12. What does the man suggestthe woman do
A.Wait for him for two weeks.
B.Put off te deadline.
C. Turn to Mr.Cortez.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13.What do the speakers agree with about a GPS
A.It is not entirely reliable.
B.It is very convenient.
C.It is quite useless.
14.Why are some people better at finding their way
A.They are more focused.
B.They were born with the skill.
C. They go to the place more frequently.
15.What helped the man find his friend's place
A.A street. B.A building. C. A tree
16.What will the woman do next
A. Take a look around.
B. Share her experience.
C.Visit her friend.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17.What'is the speakey
A.A tour guide B.A hotel clerk. C. A bus driver.
18. Where are the speaker and the listeners
A.In a hotel. B. On a bus. C. On a bridge.
19. What do we know about Ibiza
A.It is a coastal city.
B.The death rate there is high.
C. It is famous for its restaurants.
20. What does the spesker remind the listeners to do in the end
A. Drink Spme water.
B. Take care of their belongings.
C.Contact Manuel-in advance.
第二部分 阅读理解（满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Here come four most popular clubs in our school! Join us, and we will help you to find your own shining points, lead you to find beauty and to create beauty, and make your campus life as fulfilling and happy as a dream.
Basketball Club
Students will be able to develop their basketball skills further and have the opportunity to compete in basketball games with members from other international schools in Beijing. The club will be available to 10-16 members from Grades 5 to 8, and will practice twice weekly.
Public Speaking Club
The Public Speaking Club will be centered around the personal development of students along with developing public speaking skills. The club will be interested in focusing on all skills in delivering better speeches and improving communication skills. The club will be available to 10-12 members from Grades 7 to 12, and will meet once weekly (Wednesday).
Yoga Club
Yoga not only improves balance, flexibility, and joint stability, but also serves as a peaceful escape from the stress of daily life. Our students will have the chance to physically exercise while reducing some stress from their life. The club will be available to 10-16 members from Grades 7 to 12, and will meet once weekly (Tuesday).
Media Club
The Media Club teaches students the basics of journalism. The club engages in a wide range of activities like interviewing teachers and students, writing about big events on campus, and operating the weekly school radio broadcasts. The club will be available to 8-12 members from Grades 6 to 12 and will meet once weekly (Monday).
1. Which club will attract students who want to get both mental and physical benefits
A. Basketball Club. B. Public Speaking Club. C. Yoga Club. D. Media Club.
2. What will club members do at the Media Club
A. Set up a school radio. B. Write imaginary stories.
C. Learn public speaking skills. D. Interview teachers and students.
3. Where can the text be found
A. In a school introduction. B. In a research paper.
C In a history textbook. D. In a guidebook.
B
A Florida teen is gaining national attention with her graduation speech and a basket of strawberries. “Care for some strawberries ” Brenda said at her graduation from Mulberry High School. After jokingly acknowledging there might not be enough, she went on, “These are no ordinary strawberries.” She held up a series of strawberries, revealing what each represents: sweat, dirt, aches, and pains.
Brenda described herself as the daughter of two tireless farmers who immigrated from Mexico and spent most of their days working in fields of strawberries, blueberries, and cucumbers. “My motivation has been rooted in my immigrant culture.” Because of this, she chose to focus on that in her address. “Many students used to be ashamed of their upbringing but today, we’re proud of what makes us.”
She explained how she grew up under poor conditions. “I’m motivated by my parents’ hands that lose feeling from laborious work. Despite the hot sun and body pains, they back me up heart and soul in my education, which weighs more strongly with me than anything else. I must work hard and succeed.” Brenda’s heading to Stanford University this fall. She also credited some of her outstanding achievements to her teacher Higgins, who helps immigrant students and the poor.
Her speech has been viewed by thousands online. “Hearing it touched other people’s hearts who said they understood my message, I’m struck the same,” Brenda said later. The principal of Mulberry High School, Michael Young, was one member of the audience getting emotional. “The speech was very powerful—her fruit did help paint a good picture of things she wanted to convey,” Young said.
As for her message to young people struggling, Brenda said, “Past circumstances aren’t in charge of your future. If you’re from a poor family, use every resource and try to better yourself. You’re the author of your story.”
4. Why did Brenda bring strawberries to her graduation
A. To share her home-grown fruit. B. To show hardship her parents faced.
C. To better illustrate her speech’s topic. D. To explain the importance of motivators.
5. What affected Brenda most in terms of her academic success
A. Help from her teacher. B. Her life experience.
C. Her native culture. D. Support from her parents.
6. How did Brenda feel about the viewers’ response online
A. Proud. B. Sympathetic. C. Awkward. D. Moved.
7. What did Brenda convey to the young
A. Life is what you make it. B. Every cloud has a silver lining.
C Everyone deserves a good life story. D. Resources in hand decide your future.
C
Are you patient Do you have attention to detail, free time and access to a computer Well, then a scientist might welcome your help. Researchers in the UK say it’s becoming important to count on common people to help them with their projects. They need people to examine data and submit their observations online.
British teenagers Sasha and Matthew are taking part in a study of penguins (企鹅) from the comfort of their homes. The pair look at pictures and tag (加标签于) photos identifying adults, chicks and eggs. Every click of their mouse is helping to build up a detailed picture of penguin colonies (群). They, and thousands of others, are helping scientists to understand why some colonies are growing and others are decreasing. Within the first four hours of Penguin Watch going live, “citizen scientists” marked more images than the research team did in five years.
Dr. Tom Hart, Penguin Watch Coordinator at Oxford University, says, “When you go beyond what a scientist can analyse to what a mass audience can do, then it increases beyond what any other project could do.”
The British Science Association says families are helping out with careful research. It made a difference to the Planet Hunters Project, which ran for five years. Volunteers looked at dots which showed how the brightness of a star changed at different points in its solar system.
According to Dr. Robert Simpson from Oxford University, who took part in the project, the volunteers discovered planets and these are now in published papers. He says with pride, “We can go and look at these planets with other telescopes and we know they exist because of those helpers.”
But how do scientists guard their research against accidental or deliberate mistakes in observation Dr. Simpson isn’t worried. “We get lots of people looking at the same things, ”he says. The researcher warns that people who are mistakenly clicking on the site are very obvious and can be identified very quickly. So, there’s no fooling the scientists.
And to make sure things go well, the Penguin Watch paper will go through a peer review before being published. After that, every “citizen scientist” will be credited.
8. According to the passage, who will be suitable to help the scientists
A. An engineer who works in a company.
B. A university student who likes science.
C. A businessman who invests in a new project.
D. A careful teenager who uses the computer smoothly.
9. What is a volunteer required to do
A. Publish his observation data by himself.
B. Observe pictures and record his observation.
C. Discuss his observation with other volunteers.
D. Take his report to the scientist and correct mistakes.
10. How could scientists avoid mistakes in observation
A. By working with volunteers. B. By using their own data.
C. By identifying pictures and photos. D. By going through a peer review.
11. What’s Dr. Simpson’s attitude towards the volunteers’ observation
A. Objective B. Supportive. C. Negative. D. Doubtful.
D
Five years ago, French navy officer Jér me Chardon was listening to a radio program about the journey of the bar-tailed godwit, a bird that migrates 14,000 kilometers between New Zealand and Alaska. Chardon understood how treacherous the journey would be, as heavy storms frequently hit Pacific island communities. Yet, somehow, bar-tailed godwits routinely pass through the area uninjured. Chardon wondered whether learning how birds traveled could help coastal communities avoid natural disasters.
This past January, a team from France’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) began experiments designed to test Chardon’s idea. Researchers with a project led by Frédéric Jiguet from NMNH equipped 56 birds of five species with cutting edge animal tracking technology. The team members were ferried to remote islands in French Polynesia, where they attached tags (标签) using tracking technology. These tags sent the birds’ locations to the International Space Station, which bounced the data back to scientists on Earth who could then follow the birds—waiting to see how the birds responded to natural disasters.
The project is focusing on birds’ ability to hear infrasound, the low-frequency sound humans cannot hear but that the researchers believe is the most likely signal birds would use to sense storms and tsunamis (海啸). In a 2014 study, scientists tracking a kind of golden-winged birds in the central and southeastern America found that the birds flew up to 1,500 kilometers to escape from an outbreak of tornadoes (龙卷风) that killed 35 people. The birds fled at least 24 hours before any extreme weather hit, leaving the scientists to believe that they had heard the storm system from more than 400 kilometers away.
The team plans on tagging hundreds more birds across the Pacific to prepare for a potential tsunami. “I think if there’s one wave that spreads across islands, we can get data from different species at different locations,” says Jiguet. “That will say it s worth continuing to tag and to develop local systems to better analyze this. There are chances that we will develop a bird-based tsunami early warning system.”
12. Which of the following best explains the word “treacherous” underlined in paragraph 1
A. Strange. B. Boring.
C. Frequent. D. Dangerous.
13. What is the function of the tags
A. Tracking natural disasters. B. Distinguishing bird species.
C. Guiding researchers to islands. D. Reporting the birds’ locations.
14. Why is the 2014 study mentioned in paragraph 3
A. To prove an assumption. B. To clarify a concept.
C. To present a new topic. D. To make comparisons.
15. What might be the best title for the text
A. How Can Birds Avoid Natural Disasters
B. Can Birds Warn Us of Natural Disasters
C. How Does a Warning System Function
D. Can Birds Play a Role in Human Research
七选五（满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
There are several kinds of workouts (锻炼) that are available to you, but it doesn’t mean that every workout is important. Depending on how you are living your life, certain workouts can prove to be more beneficial to you than others. ____16____.
Always warm up and cool down.
Exercising safely means always spending a few minutes warming up at the start, and a few minutes warming down as you bring your exercise session to an end. Warm-ups and warm-downs might not be sexy. ____17____, thus enabling you to exercise more.
Eat a snack immediately after your workout.
____18____. And you should eat them within 15 minutes of wrapping up your exercise routine. This can help optimize the healing of the tiny muscle injuries that normally occur while you exercise. Protein is also satiating (饱腹感的), which means you’ll be able to resist the temptation to eat junk food later on!
____19____
If all the exercise you’ve done for the last few years is to walk around your home and office, then you might not want to think about running a marathon in the next few days! However, if you set yourself a target of running a marathon in six months, you could gradually build up your fitness so you'd be ready to run and you’d be ready to cross the finishing line.
Stay hydrated (保持水分).
There are many benefits of drinking plenty of fluids, but the key benefits when it comes to your fitness are: keeping your body at peak performance, delivering nutrients to your body and regulating your body temperature. Some people don’t like drinking lots of plain water. ____20____.
A. But they'll reduce your chance of injury
B. Gradually increase your amount of exercise
C. It’s good practice to eat protein-heavy snacks
D. Seize the moment to act on your exercise goals
E. Exercise helps to improve your mood and reduce stress
F. Then as an alternative, consider drinking fresh fruit juices
G. Here are some general tips for working out and exercising
第三部分 语言运用（满分45分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个总项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alice Ward lived in Los Angeles. In 2013, she was left ___21___ —she lost her job and her dad was found to have cancer.
Sometimes, she spent time looking for and taking pictures of little insects, and her painful emotions were ___22___ this way. If she found a beetle or a bee, she would ___23___ its picture on Facebook. Lila Higgins, an entomologist (昆虫学家) at the local natural museum ___24___ those pictures and expressed interest in the ___25___. Then Lila managed to contact Alice and asked if she would want a ___26___ of the museum’s insectary (养虫室). Alice ___27___ immediately.
When Alice arrived at the museum, Lila ___28___ her and handed her a lab coat. Lila guided her through the different exhibits and Alice found herself completely amazed at them. The thoughtful entomologist felt Alice’s ___29___ and suggested Alice volunteer there. “She knew I could be happy there,” Alice recalled. “____30____ I felt I was a failure and always depressed.” Despite her doubts, Alice decided to ____31____.
“The job helped me truly ____32____ science and nature,” Alice said. Later, Alice ____33____ the opportunity to work in the natural science media. She is now a well-known creator and ____34____ of a podcast (播客). Alice invited Lila to be her first guest on the show.
Alice said, “Lila has made a(n) ____35____ influence that has changed my life. It is because of her that I am able to pursue a path that brings great fulfillment.”
21.
A. confused B. peaceful C. dangerous D. desperate
22.
A. shared B. strengthened C. expressed D. relieved
23.
A. post B. download C. delete D. copy
24.
A. took B. noticed C. ignored D. hung
25.
A. pet B. actor C. magazine D. photographer
26.
A. tour B. design C. painting D. job
27.
A. refused B. agreed C. escaped D. changed
28.
A. blamed B. questioned C. greeted D. shocked
29.
A hesitation B. enthusiasm C. confidence D. guilt
30.
A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
31.
A. sign up B. show off C. move around D. stay up
32.
A. adjust to B. go against C. connect with D. look for
33.
A. afforded B. presented C. seized D. passed
34.
A. host B. fan C. assistant D. supporter
35.
A. weak B. indirect C. destructive D. positive
单词拼写（满分15分）
36. Her husband is so stubborn that he never a__________________ his mistakes.（根据首字母单词拼写）
37. Once we have all________(相关的) information, we can make a decision.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
38. ________(伸展)yourself and you will feel comfortable. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
39. She tried her best to overcome her language b___________ in a foreign country. （根据首字母单词拼写）
40. The engines shut off ___________________ (自动地) in an emergency.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）
41. It’s a movie that will a________to the young. （根据首字母单词拼写）
42. I’ve come to the ________ (结论) that he’s not the right person for the job. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
43. Does Lucy have a _________________(偏爱) for a particular color （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
44. We succeeded in p________________Jack to give up his plan. （根据首字母单词拼写）
45. People can make__________________(推断) according to previous knowledge. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
课文语法填空（满分15分）
A
语法填空
Tu Youyou analysed the medical texts again and ____46____chance, she found one sentence ____47____ (suggest) a different way to treat the wormwood. She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood ____48____ (apparent) destroyed its medical ____49____ (property).
B
语法填空
In Japan,someone ____50____witnesses another person employing the gesture might think ____51____means money. In France, a person encountering ____52____identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero.
C
语法填空
Sarek’s mountains used to ____53____ (cover) by vast sheets of ice. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, ____54____ (leave) behind about 100 glaciers. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park to keep the land in its____55____ (nature) state.
第四部分 写作（满分25分）
56. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
When I was in middle school, my family moved to Seattle, where my parents started their new business — a small grocery store downstairs my house. As a girl of shy and reserved nature, I had to take a fresh start to fit into the city life.
One sunny day, my school announced an exciting event, a talent show for the local food bank. Students were encouraged to showcase their unique talents in front of the public in the city hall on National Day. A buzz of excitement filled the school as everyone began preparing for the big day. Deep down, I felt a spark of curiosity and a desire to participate. However, my self-doubt held me back, “I don’t have any special skills to share.”
Days turned into weeks, and the talent show drew closer. I couldn’t shake the upsetting feeling until one day Emma, one of the most popular girls in my class, came to me while I was helping in the grocery store after class. “How about singing together in the talent show ” She grinned (笑), “I heard you singing a tune, along the way back home. I can’t help following you here.” Gosh, I couldn’t believe my ears. Emma, with personality and popularity, acknowledged my little talent. Since Emma had the world’s prettiest voice, I felt like being favoured by fortune.
“You two The talent show for the food bank ” My mum bent towards us and her face lit up. “A big occasion.” Then a light bulb seemed to go in her head. “Why not practise right now upstairs I bet you’ll be a perfect match.” Winking at us, she seemed to know we were thinking alike.
Emma and I embarked on rehearsing (排练) almost every single day after school. We brainstormed, exchanged ideas and rehearsed the scene. As the days rolled by, I was feeling pretty good about our act. But the day before the performance, Emma called that she had an acute stomachache and was not in any shape to perform.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I was completely shocked by the news.
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Finally came the big moment.
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听力答案1-5 AACBB 6-10 CCABC 11-15 BCAAC 16-20 BABAB
