2023—2024学年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语
（考试时间：120分钟；试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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．which part of the house has been repaired
A．The walls. B．The roof. C．The doors.
2．What’s the relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Teacher and student. C．Librarian and student.
3．What time is it
A．9:10. B．9:00. C．8:50.
4．What problem docs the woman have
A．She can’t read messages. B．She can’t fall asleep at night. C．She is addicted to her phone.
5．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Their age. B．The man’s hairstyle. C．The woman’s colleagues.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．At a school B．At a shop. C．At home.
7．What will the boy do next
A．Check his bike. B．Buy a pen. C．Review his notes.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why was the man surprised by the meal
A．It was very hot. B．It tasted very good. C．It was very expensive.
9．How many times has the woman been to Italy
A．One. B．Two. C．Six.
10．What are the speakers going to do next
A．Book travel to Italy. B．Go to a bar for a drink. C．Go to an Italian restaurant.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Where are the speakers going now
A．To a hotel. B．To a park. C．To a museum.
12．What do we know about the speakers
A．They are locals. B．They are tourists. C．They are on a business trip.
13．How does the woman feel
A．Tired. B．Upset. C．Hungry.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Why was the new piece of furniture so cheap
A．It was very dirty. B．All the legs were weak. C．The back had a small problem.
15．What color is the old sofa
A．Green. B．White. C．Yellow.
16．What does the man say about the woman
A．She is not very neat.
B．She doesn’t like the color white.
C．She often finds things at discounted prices
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the purpose of the experiment
A．To control disease.
B．To kill male mosquitoes.
C．To learn more about a new mosquito.
18．What were the environmental groups worried about
A．Too many mosquitoes would die.
B．Mosquitoes might start to resist chemicals
C．New chemicals would harm the environment.
19．What is known about mosquitoes
A．Only females spread disease. B．The males need human blood. C．The females feed only on plants.
20．What could benefit most from it if the experiment is successful
A．The environment. B．The economy. C．Human health.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（15个小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four best scenic paths near London
Goring Gap and the Thames Path
Length: 5 miles
Start: Goring & Streatley station
End: Pangbourne
This path is far from boring for a rural walk. The footpath follows the curve of the river as it flows south, winding past wildflower grassland, and the Hartslock Nature Reserve, which is home to red kites and rare orchids.
Post-walk pub: The Swan serves these days. Order a table or keep warm by one of its open fires.
Box Hill
Length: 6.8 miles
Start and end: Westhumble station
Admire the glorious views and escape the crowds. But first you’ve got to climb 272 steps to the top of Box Hill. The endorphins are definitely pumping—maybe that’s how it got the nickname “Happy Valley”.
Post-walk pub: The spacious Tree on Box Hill has an enticing menu and huge beer garden.
The Kentish Coast
Length: 9.8 miles
Start: Ramsgate
End: Margate
Following the path, you’ll pass plenty of former smugglers’ (走私者) caves and there are beachside cafes dotted along the route at regular intervals.
Post-walk pub: Order a pint of beer at Xylo, a pub with wonderful views over Margate Sands.
Chess Valley in the Chilterns
Length: 9.9 miles
Start: Chorleywood station
End: Chesham station
It isn’t home to any chess masters, but it did used to produce n lot of watercress, fed by its sparkling chalk stream. This walk follows the river, whose bank is covered with the rolling grass and woods.
Post-walk pub: The George & Dragon is an old coaching inn with a log fire and real beer.
1. Which path is a circular route
A Goring Gap and the Thames Path. B. Box Hill.
C. The Kentish Coast. D. Chess Valley in the Chilterns.
2. What do Goring Gap and the Thames Path and Chess Valley in the Chilterns have in common
A. They serve beer all the time. B. They include different animals.
C. They provide river scenery. D. They are of the same length.
3. What can you experience in The Kentish Coast
A. Drink coffee at the seaside. B. Relax yourself in The Swan.
C. Learn from famous chess masters. D. Meet smugglers along the way.
B
An impressive invention made by a 17-year-old teenager, called Anna Du, is helping to clean up small pieces of plastic from the ocean.
While walking along her local beaches in Massachusetts, the young student began collecting waste plastic bags and bottles. But what she noticed was a large number of tiny pieces of plastic or microplastics that were impossible to pick up. At just 12 years old, Du set out to solve the problem. After testing a few prototypes(原型)in her backyard, she invented a remotely operated vehicle that uses the infrared camera(红外摄像机)to detect microplastics on the ocean floor. More recently, Du has also created a simulation(模拟)model that uses artificial intelligence to predict where microplastics are located.
Du’s robot invention has earned her awards at top science fairs in the US, and she’s now a nationally recognized advocate for microplastic awareness and pollution prevention. “When I first started doing science fairs, I had no idea that a young girl without lots of money and just a little advanced engineering knowledge could make a difference in the world. I’ve learned that I truly love working on a problem that’s so much larger than me,” Du said.
Du has also released a new book to help spread the word not only about the dangers of microplastics but also about the ways to relieve the problem. Titled Microplastics &Me, the book follows Du’s own story of how she went from worrying about the environment to designing award-winning solutions. Writing for kids her own age, the young girl alerts her readers to the threat of microplastic pollution and urges them to care about the environment. The book hopes to encourage young students to get into science, technology, engineering and math(STEM)subjects and to inspire a new generation of inventors and engineers. What’s more, Du has even raised more than $7,000 to distribute the book free to kids and libraries in high-need communities.
4. What inspired Du to make the invention
A. There was too much rubbish along the beaches. B. The plastics were too small to collect by hand.
C. The sea was polluted seriously. D. She was interested in AI.
5. What can we learn about Du from paragraph 3
A. She has a spirit of challenge. B. She is too poor to make a difference.
C. She doesn’t study hard in engineering. D. She wins international recognition.
6. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Innovation. B. Voice. C. Culture. D. Art.
7. Why does Du write the book Microplastics & Me
A. To inspire readers to share their stories.
B. To raise the awareness of microplastics pollution.
C. To encourage high schools to offer STEM subjects.
D. To collect money for kids in high-need communities.
C
Launched in 2004 by then-Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg Facebook became the biggest social media platform in the world just five years later. It was young people who helped Facebook initially shoot to success, but today’s youth think that “Facebook is for old people”, reported the Daily Star.
In 2015, a survey found that 71 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 used Facebook. But in 2022, that number dropped to 32 percent, reported NBC News. Alex Tani, a 25-year-old from the UK, said that when he started university in 2016, his tutors always set up student groups on Facebook to help everyone stay in touch and interact. But by the time his younger brother went to university three years later, this wasn’t the case.
Today’s younger generation prefers to use other social platforms, such as Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social networking service also owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta, and TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said NBC News. These two platforms are different from Facebook in that they are mainly image-based and video-based, not text-based. Visual culture is a rising trend and young people have grown tired of reading people’s remarks on Facebook, said Forbes.
Another reason for Facebook’s decline in popularity is AI. According to The Guardian, TikTok’s “most powerful tool” is its algorithm (算法) which predicts what content you want to see. It shares related content with you from people you may not follow based on what you’ve watched before. This saves people the effort of searching for what they like, and so becomes an “escape for them”, said North Carolina State University.
Going forward, Facebook plans to use AI in a similar way as TikTok to show short videos and give users a better platform to discuss video content, said Fortune Media. Only time will tell whether it can stay “young” or remain as a platform used only by “old people”.
8. Why does the author mention Alex’s experience
A. To compare differences between the brothers． B. To show Facebook is losing its advantage.
C. To illustrate how Facebook works. D. To emphasize the importance of Facebook.
9. What feature of social platforms attracts young people most
A. Protecting privacy. B. Being text-based.
C. Providing visual enjoyment. D. Being abundant in remarks.
10. Which word can best describe the future of Facebook according to the author
A. Misty. B. Predictable. C. Promising. D. Depressing.
11. What’s the best title of this passage
A. Facebook Struggles for the Favor of the Youth B. Facebook: The Biggest Social Media Platform
C. TikTok Becomes a Favorite Online Destination D. AI: A Powerful Tool in Social Media Platforms
D
A man with Parkinson’s（帕金森）disease has experienced a substantial improvement in his ability to walk after being fitted with a device that electrically stimulates his spinal cord（脊髓）. The findings, although based on one person, suggest this could be used to treat movement disorders.
Treatments for Parkinson’s disease include drugs that target parts of the brain which regulates movement, as well as deep-brain stimulation, which changes the electrical signals that cause symptoms. However, many people don’t respond to these treatments, particularly if their condition is advanced, says Courtine.
He and his colleagues wanted to find out whether directly stimulating the spinal cord in a person with severe Parkinson’s disease could help. The team designed the device that specifically targets neurons（神经元）in the spine that are activated when legs walk, which showed promise in non-human primates with Parkinson’s-like symptoms. To test it in a person, the researchers recruited a 62-year-old man called Marc, who has experienced Parkinson’s symptoms for around 30 years. These included pace freezing-sudden and temporary inability to move.
The researchers first had to map the neurons in Marc’s spine. This helped to guide the application of stimulators so they would only target his legs’ neurons. They then placed sensors on Marc’s legs and shoes to monitor the electrical activity of the neurons that activate the muscles in these limbs and his feet. When these sensors detected this electrical activity, they activated the stimulators.
After three months’ training using the stimulators, Marc more or less stopped experiencing pace freezing. Marc says that passing through narrow paths or turning had previously caused pace freezing, which led to him falling five or six times a day. Marc has now been using the stimulator for two years and says he hardly falls any more, allowing him to walk several kilometres at a time.
The stimulation is personalised to Marc. Nevertheless, the team thinks a similar technique could help many people. But there are at least five more years of development before the treatment will reach people outside a trial, says Courtine.
12. Why does Courtine’s team design the device
A. Conventional treatments help little. B. Patients suffer from deep-brain stimulation.
C. The device is much cheaper. D. The medicine has side-effects.
13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The procedure of the treatment. B. The effects of the research.
C. The function of stimulators. D. The prediction of researchers.
14. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Marc is dissatisfied with the treatment. B. Marc recovers after three-month’s training.
C. The device is specially adjusted for Marc. D. The device has been used widely.
15. What is the limitation of this research
A. Small sample. B. Low technology. C. High cost. D. Inconvenient operation.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whether you run a race or bounce a basketball, you do it because it’s fun. Some scientists claim that play is a natural instinct, just like sleep. ____16____
Sports come in many shapes and sizes. Both team and individual sports have advantages and disadvantages. In a team sport such as soccer, you’re part of a group, struggling to be a winning team. ____17____ In an individual sport such as tennis, you’re usually concerned only about your own performance. That can make these sports more challenging.
There’s little doubt about the value of sports. We learn how to negotiate plans, settle disagreements, and monitor our attitude. Since organized sports are a hands-on, minds-on learning process, they stimulate our imagination, curiosity, and creativity. ____18____ For example, we use language during play to solve problems, and we use math skills to recognize averages and odds of each sports play.
In a perfect world, everyone would have fun playing sports. ____19____ Sports can cause broken bones, scrapes and bruises. They can also hurt us psychologically. When young children play self-initiated games such as hide-and-seek, misunderstandings and hurt feelings are part of the learning process.
Playing sports doesn’t mean you have to play on a school team. Few people have what it takes to be a professional athlete. But your school basketball coach or gymnastics teacher has found a way to make play their work. In doing so, they’ve found a profession best suited to their abilities.
____20____ There’s no better place to play and learn about the world than on a sports field.
A. But that’s not always the case.
B. Regardless of your sport, play to have fun.
C. Sports may have begun as a form of survival.
D. The skills we learn can be applied to school and work.
E. This might explain why sports are likely to be as old as humanity.
F. There are rules to obey, skills to learn, and strategies to carry out.
G. You must learn to get along with your teammates and share responsibility.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. This saying perfectly shows the ____21____ of giving, and how it helps to ____22____ our own lives. One of the most frequent ways of giving is through voluntary work, where we help others without receiving any financial reward ____23____.
I once volunteered to ____24____ one-room flats where the less fortunate lived. When I first entered the flat, I was ____25____ at the living conditions. It was overcrowded with people and household items covered with dust. ____26____, I could not contain my judgement, and was instinctively ____27____ about the owners of the flat. However, as the cleaning proceeded, I talked to them. Learning about ____28____ that the family had met with, I was regretful for my initial ____29____ judgement of them.
Another time when I volunteered to teach life skills to students with cerebral palsy(脑瘫), I found they were very _____30_____ of the teachers. They often said “thank you” and smiled whenever I helped them even with a _____31_____ task. This experience has allowed me to be more mindful of the things that I take for granted, and to be more careful of not letting insignificant things _____32_____ me.
Voluntary work has provided me with the opportunity to gain more _____33_____ into the lives of the less fortunate and count the _____34_____ in my life. Instead of just being absorbed in your own _____35_____, extend a helping hand to others.
21. A. difference B. hardship C. significance D. popularity
22. A. enrich B. challenge C. accept D. balance
23. A. in need B. in return C. in relief D. in person
24. A. sell B. paint C. visit D. clean
25. A. overjoyed B. terrified C. shocked D. content
26. A. Slowly B. Admittedly C. Reportedly D. Interestingly
27. A. critical B. worried C. curious D. serious
28. A. volunteers B. chances C. misfortunes D. neighbors
29. A. unkind B. complete C. objective D. strange
30. A. fearful B. appreciative C. proud D. tired
31. A. formal B. boring C. complex D. small
32. A. attract B. push C. cure D. bother
33. A. possibilities B. insight C. admission D. rights
34. A. number B. memories C. blessings D. cost
35. A. needs B. judgement C. choices D. income
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 2016, Shennongjia made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was awarded this status because it meets two criteria ____36____(require) by the list. It contains a naturally-balanced environment that allows the many and various species ____37____(live)and prosper. It is also one of the rare locations in the world where scientists can observe the ecological and biological processes ____38____ occur as the plants and animals develop and evolve.
For the first criterion, Shennongjia is ____39____(apparent) one of the most “complete” natural areas in the world. The region rises from about 400 metres to over 3,000metres above sea level, ____40____(result)in a great variation in climatic conditions and a wide variety of species. Some of the plants and animals ____41____(regard)as living fossils.
What’s more, according to official statistics, over 3,000 plant species have been recorded, which represents more than ten percent of China’s total floral ____42____(rich). Shennongjia also supports more than 600 vertebrate species and around 4,300 insect species.
Therefore, it is ____43____ challenge to look after so many species. Thanks to people’s efforts, the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey’s population ____44____(double)since the 1980s. The most-impressive aspect is the local people, who take things from nature ____45____ causing damage. All of this highlights how understanding, awareness and hard work have contributed towards protecting the unique natural world.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 请以“Self-improvement is the mother of achievement.”为题写一篇短文，内容包括：
1．谈谈你对这句话的理解；2．结合个人经历进行阐述。
注意：1．词数80左右；2．请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Maria was my best friend. When we first met, I knew we were meant to be friends forever. But then something happened.
One day, I said to her excitedly, “There’s a two-day art camp this summer,” holding up the bright-red paper I had grabbed as we entered the library.
Maria took the paper and glanced at it. She stopped when her eyes caught the date. “It’s during the last week of July,” she said. “That’s the same time when I would be out of town with my family.”
Maria handed the paper back to me as she stood up to look at the shelf of new books.
I sighed and dropped my head down.
“Alice, you’re the artist.” She smiled. “But I’m terrible at drawing.”
“You may not think you can draw, but you can learn,” I said in my most encouraging voice. I really didn’t want to go alone.
Going out of the library, I was still in low spirits.
After school, I showed the paper to my mother. She asked me whether I would attend the art camp. I told my mother probably not because my friend would not go.
Mom patted my back and she knew I had a hard time jumping into something with no familiar faces around. “Maybe next year,” she comforted me.
“Maybe.” I sighed. “I’m going outside to draw our pine tree. I’ll be out front.”
I opened the door and looked at the bright sunshine as I sat on the front doorstep. I thought about the art camp and wished I felt a little braver. Maria could make friends with a whole busload of kids in 10 minutes, but my stomach twirls like a roller coaster when I don’t know anyone around me. By the time I started painting, I had convinced myself it was OK to skip the camp.
I used my pencil and drew the pine’s strong and straight trunk, and added the graceful branches, making sure the upper ones lifted gently toward the sun.
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 jumped when Maria said, “You paint quite well.”
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The big day of the art camp finally arrived.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023—2024学年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语
（考试时间：120分钟；试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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．which part of the house has been repaired
A．The walls. B．The roof. C．The doors.
2．What’s the relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Teacher and student. C．Librarian and student.
3．What time is it
A．9:10. B．9:00. C．8:50.
4．What problem docs the woman have
A．She can’t read messages. B．She can’t fall asleep at night. C．She is addicted to her phone.
5．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Their age. B．The man’s hairstyle. C．The woman’s colleagues.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．At a school. B．At a shop. C．At home.
7．What will the boy do next
A．Check his bike. B．Buy a pen. C．Review his notes.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why was the man surprised by the meal
A．It was very hot. B．It tasted very good. C．It was very expensive.
9．How many times has the woman been to Italy
A．One. B．Two. C．Six.
10．What are the speakers going to do next
A．Book travel to Italy. B．Go to a bar for a drink. C．Go to an Italian restaurant.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Where are the speakers going now
A．To a hotel. B．To a park. C．To a museum.
12．What do we know about the speakers
A．They are locals. B．They are tourists. C．They are on a business trip.
13．How does the woman feel
A．Tired. B．Upset. C．Hungry.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Why was the new piece of furniture so cheap
A．It was very dirty. B．All the legs were weak. C．The back had a small problem.
15．What color is the old sofa
A．Green. B．White. C．Yellow.
16．What does the man say about the woman
A．She is not very neat.
B．She doesn’t like the color white.
C．She often finds things at discounted prices.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the purpose of the experiment
A．To control disease.
B．To kill male mosquitoes.
C．To learn more about a new mosquito.
18．What were the environmental groups worried about
A．Too many mosquitoes would die.
B．Mosquitoes might start to resist chemicals.
C．New chemicals would harm the environment.
19．What is known about mosquitoes
A．Only females spread disease. B．The males need human blood. C．The females feed only on plants.
20．What could benefit most from it if the experiment is successful
A．The environment. B．The economy. C．Human health.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（15个小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four best scenic paths near London
Goring Gap and the Thames Path
Length: 5 miles
Start: Goring & Streatley station
End: Pangbourne
This path is far from boring for a rural walk. The footpath follows the curve of the river as it flows south, winding past wildflower grassland, and the Hartslock Nature Reserve, which is home to red kites and rare orchids.
Post-walk pub: The Swan serves these days. Order a table or keep warm by one of its open fires.
Box Hill
Length: 6.8 miles
Start and end: Westhumble station
Admire the glorious views and escape the crowds. But first you’ve got to climb 272 steps to the top of Box Hill. The endorphins are definitely pumping—maybe that’s how it got the nickname “Happy Valley”.
Post-walk pub: The spacious Tree on Box Hill has an enticing menu and huge beer garden.
The Kentish Coast
Length: 9.8 miles
Start: Ramsgate
End: Margate
Following the path, you’ll pass plenty of former smugglers’ (走私者) caves and there are beachside cafes dotted along the route at regular intervals.
Post-walk pub: Order a pint of beer at Xylo, a pub with wonderful views over Margate Sands.
Chess Valley in the Chilterns
Length: 9.9 miles
Start: Chorleywood station
End: Chesham station
It isn’t home to any chess masters, but it did used to produce n lot of watercress, fed by its sparkling chalk stream. This walk follows the river, whose bank is covered with the rolling grass and woods.
Post-walk pub: The George & Dragon is an old coaching inn with a log fire and real beer.
1. Which path is a circular route
A. Goring Gap and the Thames Path. B. Box Hill.
C. The Kentish Coast. D. Chess Valley in the Chilterns.
2 What do Goring Gap and the Thames Path and Chess Valley in the Chilterns have in common
A. They serve beer all the time. B. They include different animals.
C They provide river scenery. D. They are of the same length.
3. What can you experience in The Kentish Coast
A. Drink coffee at the seaside. B. Relax yourself in The Swan.
C. Learn from famous chess masters. D. Meet smugglers along the way.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了伦敦附近四条风景优美的小路。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由文章Box Hill部分中“Start and end: Westhumble station (起点和终点：Westhumble站)”可知，Box Hill是环形路线。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。由文章Goring Gap and the Thames Path部分中“The footpath follows the curve of the river as it flows south, winding past wildflower grassland, and the Hartslock Nature Reserve, which is home to red kites and rare orchids. (这条小路沿着蜿蜒的河流向南流动，蜿蜒经过野花草原和哈特洛克自然保护区，那里是红风筝和稀有兰花的故乡)”和 Chess Valley in the Chilterns部分中“This walk follows the river, whose bank is covered with the rolling grass and woods. (这条小路沿河而行，河岸长满了起伏的草和树林)”可知，二者都提供了河流景观。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由文章The Kentish Coast部分中“Following the path, you’ll pass plenty of former smugglers’ (走私者) caves and there are beachside cafes dotted along the route at regular intervals. (沿着这条路走下去，你会经过很多以前的走私者洞穴，沿途每隔一段时间就会有一些海滨咖啡馆)”可知，在这条路线上，人们可以在海边喝咖啡。故选A。
B
An impressive invention made by a 17-year-old teenager, called Anna Du, is helping to clean up small pieces of plastic from the ocean.
While walking along her local beaches in Massachusetts, the young student began collecting waste plastic bags and bottles. But what she noticed was a large number of tiny pieces of plastic or microplastics that were impossible to pick up. At just 12 years old, Du set out to solve the problem. After testing a few prototypes(原型)in her backyard, she invented a remotely operated vehicle that uses the infrared camera(红外摄像机)to detect microplastics on the ocean floor. More recently, Du has also created a simulation(模拟)model that uses artificial intelligence to predict where microplastics are located.
Du’s robot invention has earned her awards at top science fairs in the US, and she’s now a nationally recognized advocate for microplastic awareness and pollution prevention. “When I first started doing science fairs, I had no idea that a young girl without lots of money and just a little advanced engineering knowledge could make a difference in the world. I’ve learned that I truly love working on a problem that’s so much larger than me,” Du said.
Du has also released a new book to help spread the word not only about the dangers of microplastics but also about the ways to relieve the problem. Titled Microplastics &Me, the book follows Du’s own story of how she went from worrying about the environment to designing award-winning solutions. Writing for kids her own age, the young girl alerts her readers to the threat of microplastic pollution and urges them to care about the environment. The book hopes to encourage young students to get into science, technology, engineering and math(STEM)subjects and to inspire a new generation of inventors and engineers. What’s more, Du has even raised more than $7,000 to distribute the book free to kids and libraries in high-need communities.
4. What inspired Du to make the invention
A. There was too much rubbish along the beaches. B. The plastics were too small to collect by hand.
C. The sea was polluted seriously. D. She was interested in AI.
5. What can we learn about Du from paragraph 3
A. She has a spirit of challenge. B. She is too poor to make a difference.
C. She doesn’t study hard in engineering. D. She wins international recognition.
6. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A. Innovation. B. Voice. C. Culture. D. Art.
7. Why does Du write the book Microplastics & Me
A. To inspire readers to share their stories.
B. To raise the awareness of microplastics pollution.
C. To encourage high schools to offer STEM subjects.
D. To collect money for kids in high-need communities.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，介绍了女孩发明了能帮助清理海洋中小塑料碎片的机器人，并写书提高人们对微塑料污染的认识，激励新一代的发明家和工程师。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“While walking along her local beaches in Massachusetts, the young student began collecting waste plastic bags and bottles. But what she noticed was a large number of tiny pieces of plastic or microplastics that were impossible to pick up. At just 12 years old, Du set out to solve the problem. After testing a few prototypes(原型)in her backyard, she invented a remotely operated vehicle that uses the infrared camera(红外摄像机)to detect microplastics on the ocean floor.(在马萨诸塞州当地的海滩上散步时，这位年轻的学生开始收集废弃塑料袋和塑料瓶。但她注意到的是，大量的塑料或微塑料碎片无法捡起来。年仅12岁的杜开始着手解决这个问题。在后院测试了几个原型后，她发明了一种远程操作的车辆，使用红外摄像机探测海底的微塑料)”可知，Du在海滩散步时，发现有些塑料太小，无法捡起来，这启发了她进行发明创造。故选B项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段““When I first started doing science fairs, I had no idea that a young girl without lots of money and just a little advanced engineering knowledge could make a difference in the world. I’ve learned that I truly love working on a problem that’s so much larger than me,” Du said.(杜说：“当我第一次开始参加科学博览会时，我不知道一个没有很多钱，只有一点高级工程知识的年轻女孩可以改变世界。我认识到，我真的很喜欢研究一个比我大得多的问题。”)”可推知，Du是一个有挑战精神的人。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“An impressive invention made by a 17-year-old teenager, called Anna Du, is helping to clean up small pieces of plastic from the ocean.(17岁的安娜·杜(Anna Du)发明了一项令人印象深刻的发明，帮助清理海洋中的小塑料碎片)”及全文内容可知，本文介绍了女孩安娜·杜一项帮助清理海洋中小塑料碎片的发明，因此，可以在报纸中“创新”一部分找到该文章。故选A项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Du has also released a new book to help spread the word not only about the dangers of microplastics but also about the ways to relieve the problem.(杜还出版了一本新书，不仅宣传微塑料的危害，还宣传缓解这一问题的方法)”及“Writing for kids her own age, the young girl alerts her readers to the threat of microplastic pollution and urges them to care about the environment. The book hopes to encourage young students to get into science, technology, engineering and math(STEM)subjects and to inspire a new generation of inventors and engineers.(这个小女孩写给同龄的孩子们，她提醒读者注意微塑料污染的威胁，并敦促他们关心环境。这本书希望鼓励年轻学生进入科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科，并激励新一代的发明家和工程师)”可知，Du写书是为了提高人们对微塑料污染的认识。故选B项。
C
Launched in 2004 by then-Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook became the biggest social media platform in the world just five years later. It was young people who helped Facebook initially shoot to success, but today’s youth think that “Facebook is for old people”, reported the Daily Star.
In 2015, a survey found that 71 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 used Facebook. But in 2022, that number dropped to 32 percent, reported NBC News. Alex Tani, a 25-year-old from the UK, said that when he started university in 2016, his tutors always set up student groups on Facebook to help everyone stay in touch and interact. But by the time his younger brother went to university three years later, this wasn’t the case.
Today’s younger generation prefers to use other social platforms, such as Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social networking service also owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta, and TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said NBC News. These two platforms are different from Facebook in that they are mainly image-based and video-based, not text-based. Visual culture is a rising trend and young people have grown tired of reading people’s remarks on Facebook, said Forbes.
Another reason for Facebook’s decline in popularity is AI. According to The Guardian, TikTok’s “most powerful tool” is its algorithm (算法) which predicts what content you want to see. It shares related content with you from people you may not follow based on what you’ve watched before. This saves people the effort of searching for what they like, and so becomes an “escape for them”, said North Carolina State University.
Going forward, Facebook plans to use AI in a similar way as TikTok to show short videos and give users a better platform to discuss video content, said Fortune Media. Only time will tell whether it can stay “young” or remain as a platform used only by “old people”.
8. Why does the author mention Alex’s experience
A. To compare differences between the brothers． B. To show Facebook is losing its advantage.
C. To illustrate how Facebook works. D. To emphasize the importance of Facebook.
9. What feature of social platforms attracts young people most
A. Protecting privacy. B. Being text-based.
C. Providing visual enjoyment. D. Being abundant in remarks.
10. Which word can best describe the future of Facebook according to the author
A. Misty. B. Predictable. C. Promising. D. Depressing.
11. What’s the best title of this passage
A. Facebook Struggles for the Favor of the Youth B. Facebook: The Biggest Social Media Platform
C. TikTok Becomes a Favorite Online Destination D. AI: A Powerful Tool in Social Media Platforms
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了Facebook从2004年由哈佛大学生马克·扎克伯格创立，迅速成为全球最大的社交媒体平台的发展历程以及如今面临的不受年轻人欢迎的困境。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。文章第二段段首“In 2015, a survey found that 71 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 used Facebook. But in 2022, that number dropped to 32 percent, reported NBC News. (2015年，一项调查发现，13岁至17岁的青少年中有71%使用Facebook。但据NBC新闻报道，到2022年，这一数字降至32%。)”指出，调查发现13岁至17岁的青少年中使用Facebook人数比例从2015年的71%下降到2022年的32%；下文“Alex Tani, a 25-year-old from the UK, said that when he started university in 2016, his tutors always set up student groups on Facebook to help everyone stay in touch and interact. But by the time his younger brother went to university three years later, this wasn’t the case.(25岁的英国人Alex Tani说，当他2016年开始上大学时，他的导师总是在Facebook上建立学生群，帮助每个人保持联系和互动。但三年后，当他的弟弟上大学时，情况并非如此。)”中，作者运用Alex Tani的经历举例来表明Facebook正在失去其优势。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Today’s younger generation prefers to use other social platforms, such as Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social networking service also owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta, and TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said NBC News. These two platforms are different from Facebook in that they are mainly image-based and video-based, not text-based. Visual culture is a rising trend and young people have grown tired of reading people’s remarks on Facebook, said Forbes.(据NBC新闻报道，如今的年轻一代更喜欢使用其他社交平台，比如Facebook母公司Meta旗下的照片和视频分享社交网络服务Instagram，以及中国字节跳动公司旗下的抖音。这两个平台与Facebook的不同之处在于，它们主要基于图像和视频，而不是基于文本。《福布斯》称，视觉文化正呈上升趋势，年轻人已经厌倦了阅读人们在Facebook上的评论。)”可知，年轻人已经厌倦了基于文本的评论，提供视觉享受的社交平台最吸引年轻人。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Going forward, Facebook plans to use AI in a similar way as TikTok to show short videos and give users a better platform to discuss video content, said Fortune Media. Only time will tell whether it can stay “young” or remain as a platform used only by “old people”.(财富传媒表示，未来，Facebook计划以与TikTok类似的方式使用人工智能来展示短视频，并为用户提供一个更好的讨论视频内容的平台。只有时间才能证明它是能保持“年轻”，还是只能作为“老年人”使用的平台。)”可知，Facebook也计划使用人工智能来展示短视频，提供讨论视频内容的平台；对于Facebook是能保持“年轻”还是作为“老年人”使用的平台还需要时间来证明。由此可知，作者认为Facebook的未来是未知的，模糊的。故选A。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其根据最后一段“Going forward, Facebook plans to use AI in a similar way as TikTok to show short videos and give users a better platform to discuss video content, said Fortune Media. Only time will tell whether it can stay “young” or remain as a platform used only by “old people”.(财富传媒表示，未来，Facebook计划以与TikTok类似的方式使用人工智能来展示短视频，并为用户提供一个更好的讨论视频内容的平台。只有时间才能证明它是能保持‘年轻’，还是只能作为‘老年人’使用的平台。)”可知，本文主要讲述了Facebook在年轻人中间的使用率明显下降，Facebook正努力采取措施解决该问题；A选项“Facebook Struggles for the Favor of the Youth(Facebook努力争取年轻人的青睐)”能够概括文章主旨，是最佳标题。故选A。
D
A man with Parkinson’s（帕金森）disease has experienced a substantial improvement in his ability to walk after being fitted with a device that electrically stimulates his spinal cord（脊髓）. The findings, although based on one person, suggest this could be used to treat movement disorders.
Treatments for Parkinson’s disease include drugs that target parts of the brain which regulates movement, as well as deep-brain stimulation, which changes the electrical signals that cause symptoms. However, many people don’t respond to these treatments, particularly if their condition is advanced, says Courtine.
He and his colleagues wanted to find out whether directly stimulating the spinal cord in a person with severe Parkinson’s disease could help. The team designed the device that specifically targets neurons（神经元）in the spine that are activated when legs walk, which showed promise in non-human primates with Parkinson’s-like symptoms. To test it in a person, the researchers recruited a 62-year-old man called Marc, who has experienced Parkinson’s symptoms for around 30 years. These included pace freezing-sudden and temporary inability to move.
The researchers first had to map the neurons in Marc’s spine. This helped to guide the application of stimulators so they would only target his legs’ neurons. They then placed sensors on Marc’s legs and shoes to monitor the electrical activity of the neurons that activate the muscles in these limbs and his feet. When these sensors detected this electrical activity, they activated the stimulators.
After three months’ training using the stimulators, Marc more or less stopped experiencing pace freezing. Marc says that passing through narrow paths or turning had previously caused pace freezing, which led to him falling five or six times a day. Marc has now been using the stimulator for two years and says he hardly falls any more, allowing him to walk several kilometres at a time.
The stimulation is personalised to Marc. Nevertheless, the team thinks a similar technique could help many people. But there are at least five more years of development before the treatment will reach people outside a trial, says Courtine.
12. Why does Courtine’s team design the device
A. Conventional treatments help little. B. Patients suffer from deep-brain stimulation.
C. The device is much cheaper. D. The medicine has side-effects.
13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The procedure of the treatment. B. The effects of the research.
C. The function of stimulators. D. The prediction of researchers.
14. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Marc is dissatisfied with the treatment. B. Marc recovers after three-month’s training.
C. The device is specially adjusted for Marc. D. The device has been used widely.
15. What is the limitation of this research
A. Small sample. B. Low technology. C. High cost. D. Inconvenient operation.
【答案】12. A 13. A 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一位帕金森病患者在接受了一种刺激脊髓的装置治疗后，其行走能力得到了显著改善。虽然这项研究基于一个患者，但研究人员认为这种方法可以帮助许多人。不过，这项治疗还需要至少五年的时间才能推广到试验之外的人群。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“However, many people don’t respond to these treatments, particularly if their condition is advanced, says Courtine.(然而，许多人对这些治疗没有反应，特别是当他们的病情进展时，库尔蒂纳说。)”可知，Courtine 的团队设计这个装置是因为传统的治疗方法对许多人特别是病情严重的人帮助不大。故选A。
【13题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“The researchers first had to map the neurons in Marc’s spine. This helped to guide the application of stimulators so they would only target his legs’ neurons. They then placed sensors on Marc’s legs and shoes to monitor the electrical activity of the neurons that activate the muscles in these limbs and his feet. When these sensors detected this electrical activity, they activated the stimulators. (研究人员首先必须绘制出马克脊柱中的神经元。这有助于指导刺激器的应用，使它们只针对他腿上的神经元。然后，他们在马克的腿和鞋子上安装了传感器，以监测激活四肢和脚上肌肉的神经元的电活动。当这些传感器检测到这种电活动时，它们就会激活刺激器。)”可知，本段主要介绍了这种装置的治疗过程。故选A。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“After three months’ training using the stimulators, Marc more or less stopped experiencing pace freezing. (在使用刺激器训练三个月后，马克或多或少地停止了速度冻结。)”和最后一段“The stimulation is personalised to Marc. (这种刺激是为马克量身定做的。)”可知，这个装置是为马克特别调整的。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“A man with Parkinson’s（帕金森）disease has experienced a substantial improvement in his ability to walk after being fitted with a device that electrically stimulates his spinal cord（脊髓）. The findings, although based on one person, suggest this could be used to treat movement disorders. (一名患有帕金森氏症的男子在安装了一种电刺激脊髓的装置后，他的行走能力有了实质性的改善。虽然研究结果是基于一个人的，但这表明它可以用于治疗运动障碍。)”可知，这项研究基于一个人，样本量小，这是该研究的局限性。故选A。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whether you run a race or bounce a basketball, you do it because it’s fun. Some scientists claim that play is a natural instinct, just like sleep. ____16____
Sports come in many shapes and sizes. Both team and individual sports have advantages and disadvantages. In a team sport such as soccer, you’re part of a group, struggling to be a winning team. ____17____ In an individual sport such as tennis, you’re usually concerned only about your own performance. That can make these sports more challenging.
There’s little doubt about the value of sports. We learn how to negotiate plans, settle disagreements, and monitor our attitude. Since organized sports are a hands-on, minds-on learning process, they stimulate our imagination, curiosity, and creativity. ____18____ For example, we use language during play to solve problems, and we use math skills to recognize averages and odds of each sports play.
In a perfect world, everyone would have fun playing sports. ____19____ Sports can cause broken bones, scrapes and bruises. They can also hurt us psychologically. When young children play self-initiated games such as hide-and-seek, misunderstandings and hurt feelings are part of the learning process.
Playing sports doesn’t mean you have to play on a school team. Few people have what it takes to be a professional athlete. But your school basketball coach or gymnastics teacher has found a way to make play their work. In doing so, they’ve found a profession best suited to their abilities.
____20____ There’s no better place to play and learn about the world than on a sports field.
A. But that’s not always the case.
B. Regardless of your sport, play to have fun.
C Sports may have begun as a form of survival.
D. The skills we learn can be applied to school and work.
E. This might explain why sports are likely to be as old as humanity.
F. There are rules to obey, skills to learn, and strategies to carry out.
G. You must learn to get along with your teammates and share responsibility.
【答案】16. E 17. G 18. D 19. A 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了运动的起源、运动的好处以及运动的风险。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Some scientists claim that play is a natural instinct, just like sleep. (一些科学家声称，玩耍是一种本能，就像睡觉一样。)”可知，体育运动和睡觉在人类起初就存在，选择项E“This might explain why sports are likely to be as old as humanity. (这也许可以解释为什么体育运动可能和人类一样古老。)”承接自然，且 E 项中sports与上文play相呼应，故选 E。
【17题详解】
根据上文“In a team sport such as soccer, you’re part of a group, struggling to be a winning team. (在足球等团队运动中，你是一个团队的一部分，努力成为一个获胜的团队。)”可知，在团队运动中，必须学会与队友相处，分享责任，才有可能让团队获胜。选择项G“You must learn to get along with your teammates and share responsibility. (你必须学会与队友相处并分担责任。)”承接自然，且 G 项中teammates与上文group相呼应，故选 G。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Since organized sports are a hands-on, minds-on learning process, they stimulate our imagination, curiosity, and creativity. (由于有组织的体育运动是一个动手、动脑的学习过程，它们激发了我们的想象力、好奇心和创造力。)”可知，运动和学习工作是密切相关的，选择项D“The skills we learn can be applied to school and work. (我们学到的技能可以应用到学校和工作中。)”承接自然，且 D 项中skills与上文 imagination, curiosity, and creativity 相呼应，故选 D。
【19题详解】
根据上文“In a perfect world, everyone would have fun playing sports. (在一个完美的世界里，每个人都会在运动中获得乐趣。)”和下文“Sports can cause broken bones, scrapes and bruises. They can also hurt us psychologically.(运动可以导致骨折，擦伤和擦伤。它们也会在心理上伤害我们。)”可知，运动可以获得乐趣，但有时也带来伤害，选择项A“But that’s not always the case. (但情况并非总是如此。)”构成转折关系，且 A 项中that指代上文内容，故选 A。
【20题详解】
根据下文“There’s no better place to play and learn about the world than on a sports field. (没有比运动场更好的地方来玩耍和了解世界了。)”可知，在运动场不管做什么运动，开心就好，选择项B“Regardless of your sport, play to have fun. (不管你从事什么运动，玩得开心就好。)”承接自然，且 B 项中play与下文play相呼应，故选 B。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. This saying perfectly shows the ____21____ of giving, and how it helps to ____22____ our own lives. One of the most frequent ways of giving is through voluntary work, where we help others without receiving any financial reward ____23____.
I once volunteered to ____24____ one-room flats where the less fortunate lived. When I first entered the flat, I was ____25____ at the living conditions. It was overcrowded with people and household items covered with dust. ____26____, I could not contain my judgement, and was instinctively ____27____ about the owners of the flat. However, as the cleaning proceeded, I talked to them. Learning about ____28____ that the family had met with, I was regretful for my initial ____29____ judgement of them.
Another time when I volunteered to teach life skills to students with cerebral palsy(脑瘫), I found they were very _____30_____ of the teachers. They often said “thank you” and smiled whenever I helped them even with a _____31_____ task. This experience has allowed me to be more mindful of the things that I take for granted, and to be more careful of not letting insignificant things _____32_____ me.
Voluntary work has provided me with the opportunity to gain more _____33_____ into the lives of the less fortunate and count the _____34_____ in my life. Instead of just being absorbed in your own _____35_____, extend a helping hand to others.
21. A. difference B. hardship C. significance D. popularity
22. A. enrich B. challenge C. accept D. balance
23. A. in need B. in return C. in relief D. in person
24. A. sell B. paint C. visit D. clean
25. A. overjoyed B. terrified C. shocked D. content
26. A. Slowly B. Admittedly C. Reportedly D. Interestingly
27. A. critical B. worried C. curious D. serious
28. A. volunteers B. chances C. misfortunes D. neighbors
29. A. unkind B. complete C. objective D. strange
30. A. fearful B. appreciative C. proud D. tired
31. A. formal B. boring C. complex D. small
32. A. attract B. push C. cure D. bother
33. A. possibilities B. insight C. admission D. rights
34. A. number B. memories C. blessings D. cost
35. A. needs B. judgement C. choices D. income
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了作者通过志愿者工作体验到给予的价值和对个人生活的积极影响。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这句话完美地说明了给予的重要性，以及它如何帮助我们丰富自己的生活。A. difference不同，区别；B. hardship困难；C. significance意义；D. popularity流行。根据前文“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”可知，这句话说明了给予的意义。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这句话完美地说明了给予的重要性，以及它如何帮助我们丰富自己的生活。A. enrich使丰富；B. challenge挑战；C. accept接受；D. balance使平衡。根据上文“but we make a life by what we give”可知，给予创造了我们的生活，因此，它能丰富我们的生活。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：最常见的给予方式之一是通过志愿工作，我们帮助别人而不获得任何经济回报。A. in need有需要；B. in return作为回报；C. in relief如释重负；D. in person亲自。根据“through voluntary work”可知，志愿者工作是没有金钱回报的。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我曾经自愿去打扫那些不幸的人住的单间公寓。A. sell卖；B. paint画画；C. visit拜访；D. clean打扫。根据“I once volunteered to”可知，作者去公寓里进行志愿打扫活动。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次进入公寓时，我对这里的生活条件感到震惊。A. overjoyed欣喜若狂的；B. terrified害怕的；C. shocked震惊的；D. content满足的。根据后文“It was overcrowded with people and household items covered with dust.”可知，屋子的环境很不好，所以作者十分震惊。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：诚然，我无法控制自己的判断，本能地对公寓的主人提出了批判。A. Slowly慢慢地；B. Admittedly无可否认地；C. Reportedly据报道；D. Interestingly有趣地是。根据“I could not contain my judgement”可知，由于屋子很乱，作者无法控制自己的判断，这是无可否认地。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：诚然，我无法控制自己的判断，本能地对公寓的主人提出了批评。A. critical关键的，批判的；B. worried担心的；C. curious好奇的；D. serious严肃的。根据“about the owners of the flat”及前文“I could not contain my judgement”可知，作者本能地开始对房屋主人进行批判。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：得知这家人遭遇的不幸后，我后悔当初对他们不友善的评价。A. volunteers志愿者；B. chances机会；C. misfortunes不幸；D. neighbors邻居。根据“that the family had met with, I was regretful for”可知，作者听到屋主一家人的不幸遭遇后，为刚开始的评价感到后悔。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：得知这家人遭遇的不幸后，我后悔当初对他们不友善的评价。A. unkind不友好的；B. complete完全的；C. objective客观的；D. strange奇怪的，陌生的。根据“I was regretful for my initial”可知，作者对原本不友好的评价感到后悔。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：还有一次，当我自愿教脑瘫学生生活技能时，我发现他们非常感激老师。A. fearful害怕的；B. appreciative感激的；C. proud自豪的；D. tired劳累的。根据后文“They often said “thank you””可知，作者发现脑瘫学生们非常感激老师。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每当我帮助他们，即使是一个小任务，他们经常说“谢谢”并微笑。A. formal正式的；B. boring无趣的；C. complex复杂的；D. small小的。根据“with a ____11____ task”可知，即使是很小的任务，学生们也会表示感谢。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这段经历让我更加注意那些我认为理所当然的事情，更加小心不让无关紧要的事情打扰我。A. attract吸引；B. push推；C. cure治愈；D. bother打扰。根据“to be more careful of not letting insignificant things”可知，作者小心不让无关要紧的事情打扰。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：志愿工作为我提供了一个机会，让我更深入地了解那些不幸的人的生活，并数着我生命中的回忆。A. possibilities可能性；B. insight了解，洞悉；C. admission承认，进入许可；D. rights权力。根据“to gain more ____13____ into the lives of the less fortunate”可知，作者通过志愿者活动更加了解那些不幸之人的生活。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：志愿工作为我提供了一个机会，让我更深入地了解那些不幸的人的生活，并数着我生命中的回忆。A. number数字；B. memories回忆；C. blessings祝福；D. cost花费。根据“Voluntary work has provided me with the opportunity”可知，作者做过的志愿者活动给了作者很多回忆。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：与其只专注于自己的需求，不如向他人伸出援助之手。A. needs需要；B. judgement评价；C. choices选择；D. income收入。根据“extend a helping hand to others”可知，我们应该关注别人的需要去帮助他人，而不是只关注自己的需要。故选A项。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In 2016, Shennongjia made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was awarded this status because it meets two criteria ____36____(require) by the list. It contains a naturally-balanced environment that allows the many and various species ____37____(live)and prosper. It is also one of the rare locations in the world where scientists can observe the ecological and biological processes ____38____ occur as the plants and animals develop and evolve.
For the first criterion Shennongjia is ____39____(apparent) one of the most “complete” natural areas in the world. The region rises from about 400 metres to over 3,000metres above sea level, ____40____(result)in a great variation in climatic conditions and a wide variety of species. Some of the plants and animals ____41____(regard)as living fossils.
What’s more, according to official statistics, over 3,000 plant species have been recorded, which represents more than ten percent of China’s total floral ____42____(rich). Shennongjia also supports more than 600 vertebrate species and around 4,300 insect species.
Therefore, it is ____43____ challenge to look after so many species. Thanks to people’s efforts, the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey’s population ____44____(double)since the 1980s. The most-impressive aspect is the local people, who take things from nature ____45____ causing damage. All of this highlights how understanding, awareness and hard work have contributed towards protecting the unique natural world.
【答案】36. required
37. to live
38. which##that
39. apparently
40. resulting
41. are regarded
42. richness 43. a
44. has doubled
45. without
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，文章讲述了2016年神农架入选联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录，并且介绍了原因。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：它被授予这一地位是因为它满足了清单所要求的两个标准。分析句子可知，空处缺少非谓语动词修饰前面的名词criteria作后置定语，与require构成被动关系，用过去分词。故填required。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：它包含了一个自然平衡的环境，允许许多不同的物种生存和繁荣。allow sb. to do sth.意思为：允许某人做某事，空处用不定式作宾补。故填to live。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：它也是世界上为数不多的科学家可以观察动植物发展和进化过程的生态和生物过程的地点之一。分析句子可知，先行词为processes，作从句occur的主语，表示事物，用关系代词which/that引导。故填which/that。
【39题详解】
考查副词。句意：就第一个标准而言，神农架显然是世界上最“完整”的自然区域之一。空处缺少副词作状语修饰谓语，apparently“显然”，符合题意。故填apparently。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：该地区海拔约400米至3000多米，气候条件变化很大，物种种类繁多。分析句子可知，空处用非谓语动词作结果状语，表示自然而然结果，用现在分词。故填resulting。
【41题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：有些动植物被认为是活化石。主语为Some of the plants and animals，与regard构成被动关系，且结合句意可知，描述客观事实，用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为复数形式。故填are regarded。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意：更重要的是，根据官方统计，超过3000种植物已被记录，这代表了中国总花卉丰富度的10%以上。分析句子可知，空处作动词represent的宾语用名词，rich对应的名词为richness。故填richness。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：因此，照顾这么多的物种是一个挑战。challenge意思为：挑战，此处表示“一个挑战”为泛指，且challenge以辅音音素开始发音，不定冠词用a。故填a。
【44题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：由于人们的努力，自20世纪80年代以来，金丝猴的数量翻了一番。根据since the 1980s可知，句子为现在完成时，主语population为单数。故填has doubled。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：最令人印象深刻的是当地人，他们从自然中获取东西而不造成破坏。根据句意可知，当地人从自然获取东西但是不会造成破坏，causing为非谓语动词，空处缺少介词，空后为动名词作宾语，without意思为：没有，符合题意。故填without。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 请以“Self-improvement is the mother of achievement.”为题写一篇短文，内容包括：
1．谈谈你对这句话的理解；2．结合个人经历进行阐述。
注意：1．词数80左右；2．请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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【答案】
Self-improvement is the mother of achievement
In my opinion, this sentence means that self-improvement stands as the ever-present mother, nurturing the seedlings of achievement. It is not merely a process but a lifelong journey, one that involves constant refinement, learning, and growth. In the past years, I prepared well before class, adjusted the learning state and kept a good attitude. During the class, I listened carefully, paid high attention and concentration, finished the homework consciously, consolidated knowledge and gave full play to self-control ability. Due to my efforts, I made great progress in the final exam.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生按照要求以“自我提高是成就之母”为题写一篇短文。
【详解】1.词汇积累
就我而言，以依我看：in my opinion→ as far as I am concerned
成就：achievement→ accomplishment
仅仅：merely→ just
不断的：constant→ continuous
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：Due to my efforts, I made great progress in the final exam.
拓展句：It is due to my efforts that I made great progress in the final exam.
【点睛】【高分句型1】In my opinion, this sentence means that self-improvement stands as the ever-present mother, nurturing the seedlings of achievement.（运用了that引导的宾从句）
【高分句型2】It is not merely a process but a lifelong journey, one that involves constant refinement, learning, and growth.（运用了that引导的定语从句）
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Maria was my best friend. When we first met, I knew we were meant to be friends forever. But then something happened.
One day, I said to her excitedly, “There’s a two-day art camp this summer,” holding up the bright-red paper I had grabbed as we entered the library.
Maria took the paper and glanced at it. She stopped when her eyes caught the date. “It’s during the last week of July,” she said. “That’s the same time when I would be out of town with my family.”
Maria handed the paper back to me as she stood up to look at the shelf of new books.
I sighed and dropped my head down.
“Alice, you’re the artist.” She smiled. “But I’m terrible at drawing.”
“You may not think you can draw, but you can learn,” I said in my most encouraging voice. I really didn’t want to go alone.
Going out of the library, I was still in low spirits.
After school, I showed the paper to my mother. She asked me whether I would attend the art camp. I told my mother probably not because my friend would not go.
Mom patted my back and she knew I had a hard time jumping into something with no familiar faces around. “Maybe next year,” she comforted me.
“Maybe.” I sighed. “I’m going outside to draw our pine tree. I’ll be out front.”
I opened the door and looked at the bright sunshine as I sat on the front doorstep. I thought about the art camp and wished I felt a little braver. Maria could make friends with a whole busload of kids in 10 minutes, but my stomach twirls like a roller coaster when I don’t know anyone around me. By the time I started painting, I had convinced myself it was OK to skip the camp.
I used my pencil and drew the pine’s strong and straight trunk, and added the graceful branches, making sure the upper ones lifted gently toward the sun.
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 jumped when Maria said, “You paint quite well.”
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The big day of the art camp finally arrived.
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【答案】I jumped when Maria said, “You paint quite well.” I was shocked because I was absorbed in painting. Then, at this moment, Maria was in front of me, and I couldn’t help wondering, “Maria, is it really you ” Maria nodded, grinning at me and said, “Alice, teach me to draw, will you I can be a good learner. Let’s go to that two-day art camp together this summer.” Hearing what she said, I was moved to tears, and I knew that Maria would give up time with her family for me.
The big day of the art camp finally arrived. I was so excited to make my way to the camp because I knew with Maria’s company and encouragement, I wouldn’t be lonely or afraid. I attempted to get to know new friends, sharing topics and interests. Maria also presented her best art work that was finished with my assistance. There people loving art learned from each other and helped each. My drawing level was also greatly improved. Maria’s friendship was a cool and refreshing breeze that helped me overcome shyness on this hot summer day.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和Maria是最好的朋友，作者想要去参加为期两天的美术夏令营，但是由于Maria要和家人外出，所以不能和作者一起。作者在没有Maria陪伴时不敢独立去夏令营，就在作者试图劝说自己放弃时，Maria突然出现，告诉她会和作者一起，并要求作者教她画画。作者最终和Maria一起去了夏令营，克服了害羞。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当玛丽亚说:“你画得很好”时，我跳了起来。”可知，第一段可描写Maria来找作者，让作者教她画画，并同意和作者一起去夏令营。
②由第二段首句内容“艺术营的大日子终于来了。”可知，第二段可描写作者和Maria一起去参加夏令营的经历。
2.续写线索：Maria出现——同意前去——请作者教她画画——作者感动——去夏令营——克服害羞
3.词汇激活
行为类
①完成：finish/complete
②提升：improve/promote
情绪类
①感动：move/touch
②激动的：excited/thrilled
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Hearing what she said, I was moved to tears, and I knew that Maria would give up time with her family for me.（由现在分词作状语和what、that引导宾语从句）
[高分句型2]. Maria also presented her best art work that was finished with my assistance. （由关系代词that引导限制性定语从句）
