建平县实验中学2023～2024学年度上学期高二期末考试
英语
考生注意：
1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4．本卷命题范围：人教版必修第三册Unit 4～选择性必修第二册Unit 2。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’s wrong with the woman
A．She is sick．
B．She can’t find her medicine．
C．She sleeps too much．
2．Why did the woman come to the park
A．To meet the man． B．To play with her dog． C．To get some exercise．
3．What will the speakers do next
A．Leave the theater． B．Find suitable seats． C．Have their eyes checked．
4．What are the speakers talking about
A．A way to type fast．
B．Some well-known websites．
C．The advantage of the Internet．
5．Which sport does the man prefer
A．Soccer． B．Basketball． C．Tennis．
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What does the man want to do
A．Stay at home． B．Go on a trip． C．Read books in the library．
7．What is the relationship between the speakers
A．Husband and wife． B．Employer and employee． C．Guide and tourist．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What does the man suggest doing
A．Going out for dinner． B．Cleaning the backyard． C．Going to the soccer field．
9．What does Liz think of the man
A．Strict． B．Wonderful． C．Disappointing．
10．Where does the conversation take place
A．At home． B．At a school． C．In an office．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What did the man have for lunch today
A．Japanese food． B．Indian food． C．Mexican food．
12．What time will the woman make a reservation for
A．6:10． B．7:00． C．7:30．
13．What does the man ask the woman to bring for him
A．His wallet． B．His pants． C．His coat．
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What does the woman do
A．She is a writer． B．She is a teacher． C．She is a reporter．
15．How old was the man’s oldest daughter when she began to read books without pictures
A．Two years old． B．Four years old． C．Six years old．
16．Who is the man’s second daughter
A．Helen． B．Jenny． C．Ann．
17．What does the woman say about the man’s youngest daughter
A．She was wise． B．She was noisy． C．She was lucky．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What is the woman doing
A．Hosting a program． B．Chairing a meeting． C．Making an announcement．
19．What can people try for free today
A．Meat． B．Bread． C．Cakes．
20．What day is it today
A．Thursday． B．Friday． C．Saturday．
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Unmissable Cultural Attractions in Cambridge
Set on the east bank of the River Cam, Cambridge is surely one of England’s most traditional and famous cities, where there is a world-famous university and great writers, thinkers and scholars. It comes as no surprise that this age-old centre of learning is home to a variety of splendid museums.
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam, a museum at the University of Cambridge, houses about half a million artworks worldwide. Highlights include masterpieces by Titian and Canaletto, Anglo-Saxon jewelry (珠宝), and a wide range of priceless china, to name just a few. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Polar Museum
This small museum is based in the university’s Scott Polar Research Institute, set up by a surviving member of Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition (探险) to Antarctica. It’s packed with all manner of objects relating to polar exploration; sleeping bags, Inuit artworks and expedition diaries. The museum is open from Wednesdays to Saturdays; check the latest times before visiting.
Museum of Zoology
Celebrate the diversity of animal life at this university museum, which has some of the best natural history collections in the world. It’s home to a variety of impressive exhibits, from an almost-70-foot fin whale to an African elephant. The specimens (标本) on display cover the whole animal kingdom. It is open from Tuesdays to Sundays.
Centre for Computing History
With a focus on the social and cultural impact of technology, this museum explores the incredible advances made in computing over the past few decades, as well as during the earlier days of the Information Age. It’s a great day out with children, with mobile phones, calculators, game players and old-fashioned computers all on show. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
1 What will you enjoy in Fitzwilliam Museum
A. Valuable artworks. B. Expedition diaries.
C. Animal specimens. D. Old-fashioned computers.
2. When can you visit Polar Museum
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Friday. D. On Sunday.
3. Which museum should you go to if you are interested in mobile phones
A. Polar Museum. B. Museum of Zoology.
C Fitzwilliam Museum. D. Centre for Computing History.
B
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars. She wanted to see more people using bicycles to get around. Over a number of years, the city government set limits on cars and increased the amount of bike paths from 200 kilometers to over 1,000 kilometers.
This year, Parisians are not complaining about too much automobile traffic. Instead, they say there are too many bikes. “Now, it’s really like a bike traffic jam(阻塞),” Thibault Quere, a spokesperson for France’s Federation of Bicycle Users, said. ”It’s kind of a good difficulty to have, especially when we think about what Paris used to be.”
Some famous roads along the River Seine are completely closed to cars. Now you see people riding bikes, running and walking with their families along the river. In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe, after opening in 2019. In one week in early September, it reached a record high of 124,000 riders.
The city will host the Summer Olympics in 2024 and plans to add more bike paths by then. Paris wants to reduce its pollution by half during the games, even as visitors from around the world will be in the city for the event. Organizers say all of the competition sites will be reachable by bike through a 60-kilometer network of bike paths.
The change to Paris, however, has not been easy. With more people using bikes, more people are making mistakes. Some of them are new to cycling and disobey traffic rules. But the environment may be improving. Cycling is good exercise and helps reduce pollution, which is still a problem for the large city. The French government blames atmospheric pollution for 48,000 early deaths in the country each year.
Hidalgo was re-elected in 2020 and plans to keep making what she calls a “Paris that breathes”. Her newest five-year bike plan includes over $250 million for more bike paths and bike parking. The new budget is an increase of over $100 million from her first five-year plan.
4. What can be learned from the second paragraph
A. Hidalgo’s effort has paid off. B. Parisians prefer to travel by car.
C. Parisians find it difficult to ride bikes. D. Quere disagrees with Hidalgo.
5. Why does the author mention the data in paragraph 3
A. To compare the famous roads in France.
B. To praise people enjoying riding bicycles.
C. To stress the importance of France in Europe.
D. To show how busy a cycle path is in Paris.
6. What do the organizers probably wish visitors to do during the Summer Olympics in 2024
A. Tour local bike shops. B. Ride to competition sites.
C. Promote the sights in France. D. Support the athletes around the world.
7. Which word can best describe Anne Hidalgo
A. Friendly. B. Helpful. C. Determined. D. Honest.
C
A fully automated process including a brand-new artificial intelligence(Al)tool, has successfully detected, identified(确认)and categorized its first supernova(超新星). Developed by an international organization led by Northwestern University, the new system automates the entire search for new supernovae across the night sky—effectively removing humans from the process. Not only does this rapidly speed up the process of analyzing and categorizing new supernova candidates(候选), but it also bypasses human errors.
The team reported to the astronomical community the launch and success of the new tool．called the Bright Transient Survey Bot(BTSbot), this week. In the past six years, humans have spent an estimated total of 2,200 hours checking and categorizing supernova candidates. With the new tool now officially online, researchers can redirect this precious time toward other responsibilities in order to speed up the discovery.
To detect and analyze supernovae, humans currently work hand in hand with robotic systems. First, robotic telescopes repeatedly image the same sections of the night sky, searching for new sources that were not present in previous images. Then, when these telescopes detect something new, humans take over. The researchers developed the BTSbot to cut out these human middlemen.
To test the BTSbot, the researchers looked to a newly discovered supernova candidate called SN2023tyk. The ZTF, a robotic observatory that images the night sky in a search for supernovae, first detected the source on Oct. 3. Examining ZTF’s data in real time, BTSbot found SN2023tyk on Oct.5. After determining that the candidate was a Type la supernova, the automated system publicly shared the discovery with the astronomical community on Oet.7.
In the first days of running BTSbot, Northwestern’s Nabeel Rehemtulla, who co-led the technology development, felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. “The beauty of it is that, once everything is turned on and working properly, we don’t actually do anything. We go to sleep at night, and, in the morning, we see that BTSbot and these other AIs firmly do their jobs,” he said.
8. What does the underlined word “bypasses” in the first paragraph mean
A. Causes. B. Avoids. C. Reduces. D. Contains.
9. What can we say about the research on supernovae in the past six years
A. It is simple. B. It is automatic.
C. It is meaningless. D. It is time-consuming.
10. What is the final step for the BTSbot to complete the test
A. Detecting the supernova. B. Sharing the supernova.
C. Identifying the supernova. D. Categorizing the supernova.
11. What can we infer from Rehemtulla’s words
A. He hasn’t had a good sleep for a long time.
B. Running BTSbot requires a lot of manpower.
C. Researchers benefit greatly from the BTSbot.
D. He has no confidence in the success of the test.
D
Indoor food growing operations are seeing both successes and failures in the United States. Some companies in the food industry are investing (投资) even as competitors fail.
California-based Plenty Unlimited this summer began working on $300 million indoor plants, while Kroger announced that it would be increasing its availability of vertically (垂直地) farmed produce. Meanwhile, two indoor farming companies that got strong backing—New Jersey’s AeroFarms and Kentucky’s AppHarvest—filed for financial failure and reorganization. And a five-year-old company in Detroit, Planted Detroit, shut its doors this summer.
The industry changes do not worry Jacob Portillo, a grower with Eden Green Technology, an indoor farming company. “The fact that other people are failing and other people are succeeding is going to happen in any industry you go to,” he said.
Indoor farming refers to growing crops indoors, which experts sometimes call “controlled environment agriculture”. There are different methods. One method called vertical farming involves putting produce from floor to ceiling, often under artificial lights and with the plants growing in nutrient-enriched water. Other growers are trying very large greenhouses, indoor beds of soil in big buildings and using special robots for parts of the farming process.
Supporters say growing indoors uses less water and land and permits food to be grown closer to consumers, saving on transport. Indoor growing is also a way to protect crops from increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change.
But critics question the sustainability (可持续性) of operations that can require a lot of energy for artificial lights. And they say paying for that light can make profitability impossible. Curt Covington of AgAmerica Lending, a private investment company centered on agriculture, is not convinced that indoor farming operations can work—except in special cases. Given the high cost of indoor operations, Covington said, “It’s just hard to be very profitable.”
12. What is Jacob Portillo’s attitude to the indoor food growing industry
A. Positive. B. Worried. C. Unclear. D. Doubtful.
13. What can we learn about indoor farming
A. It takes a lot of manpower to take care of plants.
B. It means growing plants in water instead of soil.
C It protects crops from increasingly extreme weather.
D. It is different from controlled environment agriculture.
14. Why did Curt Covington question indoor farming operations
A. They produce little food. B. They carry great cost.
C. They need sunlight. D. They lack investors.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. What Types of Food Can Be Grown Indoors
B. How Can You Grow Food Indoors Without Soil
C. Indoor Farming Companies Take Agriculture Indoors
D. Indoor Food Growing Operations Face an Uncertain Future
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Overcome Your Fears
Here are five practical strategies that will help you overcome your fears and face a brighter future.
Identify your fears
Take a moment to explore inward and identify the specific sources of your fears. Recognize what it is that is holding you back. Ask yourself, “What are you genuinely afraid of ” Spend a few quiet moments observing your thoughts and emotions. ___16___.
Understand the root cause
Spend some time exploring the nature of your fears. Begin reflective thinking by asking yourself, “Why am I experiencing fear ” and “What is causing me to feel anxious ” ___17___, you will gain an understanding of the factors behind your fears. When you deeply understand the sources of your fears, you are in a better position to overcome them.
Practice acceptance
The journey of overcoming fear requires acceptance. ___18___. Instead, it is a catalyst (催化剂) that guides you on the path of personal development. By recognizing that fear is a universal human emotion that everyone faces at certain times, you can employ its energy for positive purposes.
___19___
To overcome your fears effectively, you need to set clear and achievable goals. That’s because you can use a sense of purpose to drive you forward on your journey. In addition, breaking down your broader goals into smaller ones is important.
Take action
___20___. Start small by dealing with the least frightening aspect of your fear and gradually work your way up to more challenging steps. As you go through this journey of action, unexpected opportunities for personal growth will arise. Ultimately, you’ll strengthen your self-confidence as you reconsider your beliefs about life and yourself.
A. Establish clear goals
B. If you take action at once
C. Achieve goals step by step
D. When you answer these questions
E. Then write down in detail what comes up for you
F. Accepting fear is not a barrier to self-improvement
G. At this point on your journey to overcome fear, it’s time to take action
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Heman Bekele was not a typical high school student. ____21____ spending his free time playing video games, this 14-year-old was conducting experiments. His goal was to create a ____22____ that could treat skin cancer, and make it affordable for everyone who ____23____ it.
Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa, Heman ____24____ saw people getting sunburned by the hot sun working outside. He didn’t ____25____ much of it when he was really little, but as he ____26____ , he realized how serious skin cancer really was.
Skin cancer does have cures and it is ____27____ in most cases. However, the average ____28____ of skin cancer treatment is almost $40,000. When hearing the shocking ____29____, Heman planned to create a more ____30____ and accessible solution. He started doing experiments and working on different things, which turned into his bar of soap as a project.
His ____31____won him the prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge, a competition that ____32____ kids to think of unique ways to solve everyday problems. Heman was so surprised and ____33____ when he first heard the news of his award. “It’s ____34____ to see that my ideas can be ____35____ and seen by the science community,” he said.
21.
A. Due to B. As for C. Rather than D. Regardless of
22.
A. website B. product C. hospital D. school
23.
A. invests B. promotes C. approves D. needs
24.
A. constantly B. rarely C. objectively D. fortunately
25.
A. lose B. think C. use D. report
26.
A. walked in B. turned up C. grew up D. gave in
27.
A. preventable B. complex C. deadly D. treatable
28.
A. price B. speed C. wage D. life
29.
A. news B. figure C. secret D. sound
30.
A. legal B. peaceful C. affordable D. possible
31
A. speech B. honesty C. plan D. work
32.
A. reminds B. encourages C. warns D. orders
33.
A. overjoyed B. embarrassed C. frightened D. annoyed
34.
A. puzzling B. disappointing C. inspiring D. tiring
35.
A. protected B. permitted C. guided D. recognized
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。
Emojis are widely used in our daily lives and have become ___36___ important way of communication. The first emojis were created in 1999 by Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita, ___37___ worked on a mobile Internet platform ___38___ (call) i-mode. Kurita attempted to develop a simple way for people ___39___ (express) emotions in short text messages.
As emojis gained ___40___ (popular), they faced a significant technical hurdle (障碍) : early emojis could not ___41___ (send) across different mobile platforms, since there was no standardized encoding (编码). This issue was resolved in 2010 by the Unicode Consortium, an organization responsible ___42___ maintaining a standardized encoding of text and symbols across platforms. This allowed for cross-platform communication and continued expansion in emoji usage worldwide.
Given ___43___ (they) origins in Japan, many early emoji characters were reflective of Japanese culture. As they’ve spread ___44___ (global), new characters have been added to account for cultural differences and provide a more universal means of communication. Users must also consider cultural sensitivities when ____45____ (communicate) via emojis, as certain symbols can have hugely different meanings across different cultures.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，某国际学校学生会主席。你校学生会正在向全体学生征集以“中国科学家精神”(The Spirit of Chinese Scientists)为主题的短视频。请你用英文拟一则征稿启事，
内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.投稿方式及截止时间
Contributions Wanted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student Union
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。
As a Texan, I’m not experienced in driving in snowy, icy road conditions. So, that snowy February morning I was unwilling to travel twenty-five miles to work, hoping to receive a text message from my school telling me that school would be closed for the day.
However, the text message never came. So I warmed up my car, melting (融化) the fresh layer of ice on the window, and then left for campus, slowly driving my car along city streets. To my relief, the road workers had treated streets with sand and salt, making them less dangerous. Nevertheless, I still drove carefully, keeping a safe distance between my car and the cars in front of me. Despite all my carefulness, I was still afraid of hitting another car because of the bad road conditions.
My heart raced and I told myself, “Relax. You will be fine.”But in a flash, the clouds disappeared and blinding snow came. My heart beat even faster. Within minutes, the blowing snow mixed together with the existing snow. Visibility was instantly reduced to near zero. Directional signs quickly were out of sight. The road itself disappeared, as did all the cars around me. I had no sense of direction, and no idea what I should do.
Suddenly, I hit a large piece of ice and my car began sliding. I was scared out of my mind. There were too many vehicles running slowly on the street. A sense of complete helplessness and fear enveloped me. I held the steering wheel (方向盘) harder, staring at my sweaty, trembling (颤抖的) hands, unsure what to do because I didn’t have the skills or experience to control myself out of the slide, let alone avoid crashing into other cars.
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Just then, a truck appeared out of nowhere．
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I thanked the driver again, watching him disappearing in his damaged truck
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1～5 ACBCB 6～10 BACBA 11～15 BCACB 16～20 ACCAA建平县实验中学2023～2024学年度上学期高二期末考试
英语
考生注意：
1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4．本卷命题范围：人教版必修第三册Unit 4～选择性必修第二册Unit 2。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’s wrong with the woman
A．She is sick．
B．She can’t find her medicine．
C．She sleeps too much．
2．Why did the woman come to the park
A．To meet the man． B．To play with her dog． C．To get some exercise．
3．What will the speakers do next
A．Leave the theater． B．Find suitable seats． C．Have their eyes checked．
4．What are the speakers talking about
A．A way to type fast．
B．Some well-known websites．
C．The advantage of the Internet．
5．Which sport does the man prefer
A．Soccer． B．Basketball． C．Tennis．
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What does the man want to do
A．Stay at home． B．Go on a trip． C．Read books in the library．
7．What is the relationship between the speakers
A．Husband and wife． B．Employer and employee． C．Guide and tourist．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What does the man suggest doing
A．Going out for dinner． B．Cleaning the backyard． C．Going to the soccer field．
9．What does Liz think of the man
A．Strict． B．Wonderful． C．Disappointing．
10．Where does the conversation take place
A．At home． B．At a school． C．In an office．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What did the man have for lunch today
A．Japanese food． B．Indian food． C．Mexican food．
12．What time will the woman make a reservation for
A．6:10． B．7:00． C．7:30．
13．What does the man ask the woman to bring for him
A．His wallet． B．His pants． C．His coat．
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What does the woman do
A．She is a writer． B．She is a teacher． C．She is a reporter．
15．How old was the man’s oldest daughter when she began to read books without pictures
A．Two years old． B．Four years old． C．Six years old．
16．Who is the man’s second daughter
A．Helen． B．Jenny． C．Ann．
17．What does the woman say about the man’s youngest daughter
A．She was wise． B．She was noisy． C．She was lucky．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What is the woman doing
A．Hosting a program． B．Chairing a meeting． C．Making an announcement．
19．What can people try for free today
A．Meat． B．Bread． C．Cakes．
20．What day is it today
A．Thursday． B．Friday． C．Saturday．
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Unmissable Cultural Attractions in Cambridge
Set on the east bank of the River Cam, Cambridge is surely one of England’s most traditional and famous cities, where there is a world-famous university and great writers, thinkers and scholars. It comes as no surprise that this age-old centre of learning is home to a variety of splendid museums.
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam, a museum at the University of Cambridge, houses about half a million artworks worldwide. Highlights include masterpieces by Titian and Canaletto, Anglo-Saxon jewelry (珠宝), and a wide range of priceless china, to name just a few. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Polar Museum
This small museum is based in the university’s Scott Polar Research Institute, set up by a surviving member of Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition (探险) to Antarctica. It’s packed with all manner of objects relating to polar exploration; sleeping bags, Inuit artworks and expedition diaries. The museum is open from Wednesdays to Saturdays; check the latest times before visiting.
Museum of Zoology
Celebrate the diversity of animal life at this university museum, which has some of the best natural history collections in the world. It’s home to a variety of impressive exhibits, from an almost-70-foot fin whale to an African elephant. The specimens (标本) on display cover the whole animal kingdom. It is open from Tuesdays to Sundays.
Centre for Computing History
With a focus on the social and cultural impact of technology, this museum explores the incredible advances made in computing over the past few decades, as well as during the earlier days of the Information Age. It’s a great day out with children, with mobile phones, calculators, game players and old-fashioned computers all on show. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
1. What will you enjoy in Fitzwilliam Museum
A. Valuable artworks. B. Expedition diaries.
C. Animal specimens. D. Old-fashioned computers.
2. When can you visit Polar Museum
A On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Friday. D. On Sunday.
3. Which museum should you go to if you are interested in mobile phones
A. Polar Museum. B. Museum of Zoology.
C. Fitzwilliam Museum. D. Centre for Computing History.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，文章介绍了英国剑桥的一些文化景点的信息，包括它们的特色、开放日期等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fitzwilliam Museum部分“The Fitzwilliam, a museum at the University of Cambridge, houses about half a million artworks worldwide. (剑桥大学菲茨威廉博物馆收藏了全球约50万件艺术品)”可知，你可以在Fitzwilliam Museum欣赏有价值的艺术品，故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Polar Museum部分“The museum is open from Wednesdays to Saturdays; check the latest times before visiting.(博物馆的开放时间为周三至周六；参观前请查看最晚开放时间)”可知，你可以在周五参观Polar Museum，故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Centre for Computing History部分“It’s a great day out with children, with mobile phones, calculators, game players and old-fashioned computers all on show. (这是和孩子们一起度过的美好一天，手机、计算器、游戏机和老式电脑都在展出)”可知，如果你对手机感兴趣的话，可以去Centre for Computing History，故选D项。
B
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars. She wanted to see more people using bicycles to get around. Over a number of years, the city government set limits on cars and increased the amount of bike paths from 200 kilometers to over 1,000 kilometers.
This year, Parisians are not complaining about too much automobile traffic. Instead, they say there are too many bikes. “Now, it’s really like a bike traffic jam(阻塞),” Thibault Quere, a spokesperson for France’s Federation of Bicycle Users, said. ”It’s kind of a good difficulty to have, especially when we think about what Paris used to be.”
Some famous roads along the River Seine are completely closed to cars. Now you see people riding bikes, running and walking with their families along the river. In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe, after opening in 2019. In one week in early September, it reached a record high of 124,000 riders.
The city will host the Summer Olympics in 2024 and plans to add more bike paths by then. Paris wants to reduce its pollution by half during the games, even as visitors from around the world will be in the city for the event. Organizers say all of the competition sites will be reachable by bike through a 60-kilometer network of bike paths.
The change to Paris, however, has not been easy. With more people using bikes, more people are making mistakes. Some of them are new to cycling and disobey traffic rules. But the environment may be improving. Cycling is good exercise and helps reduce pollution, which is still a problem for the large city. The French government blames atmospheric pollution for 48,000 early deaths in the country each year.
Hidalgo was re-elected in 2020 and plans to keep making what she calls a “Paris that breathes”. Her newest five-year bike plan includes over $250 million for more bike paths and bike parking. The new budget is an increase of over $100 million from her first five-year plan.
4. What can be learned from the second paragraph
A. Hidalgo’s effort has paid off. B. Parisians prefer to travel by car.
C. Parisians find it difficult to ride bikes. D. Quere disagrees with Hidalgo.
5. Why does the author mention the data in paragraph 3
A. To compare the famous roads in France.
B. To praise people enjoying riding bicycles.
C. To stress the importance of France in Europe.
D. To show how busy a cycle path is in Paris.
6. What do the organizers probably wish visitors to do during the Summer Olympics in 2024
A. Tour local bike shops. B. Ride to competition sites.
C. Promote the sights in France. D. Support the athletes around the world.
7. Which word can best describe Anne Hidalgo
A. Friendly. B. Helpful. C. Determined. D. Honest.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道，主要讲述了巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈长期致力于减少城市对汽车的依赖，推动人们更多地使用自行车出行，并介绍了巴黎在增加自行车道、减少汽车交通并改善环境方面所取得的成就和努力。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars.(巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈长期以来一直致力于让巴黎减少对汽车的依赖)”及第二段的“This year, Parisians are not complaining about too much automobile traffic.(今年，巴黎人不再抱怨交通拥堵。)”可知，市长的努力得到了回报。故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的“In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe, after opening in 2019.In one week in early September, it reached a record high of 124,000 riders.(在巴黎的另一个地方，塞瓦斯托波尔大道上的一条自行车道于2019年开放，是欧洲最繁忙的自行车道之一。在9月初的一周内，它的用户达到了创纪录的12.4万人。)”可知，作者在第三段提及的数据是为了展示塞瓦斯托波尔大道上自行车道的繁忙程度。故选D。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段的“Paris wants to reduce its pollution by half during the games, even as visitors from around the world will be in the city for the event.Organizers say all of the competition sites will be reachable by bike through a 60-kilometer network of bike paths.(巴黎希望在奥运会期间将污染减少一半，尽管届时将有来自世界各地的游客前来观看奥运会。组织者说，所有的比赛地点都可以通过60公里长的自行车道网络骑自行车到达。)”可知，组织者可能期望游客在2024夏季奥运会期间骑车前往比赛场地。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars.(巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈长期以来一直致力于让巴黎减少对汽车的依赖)”及第二段的“This year, Parisians are not complaining about too much automobile traffic.(今年，巴黎人不再抱怨交通拥堵。)”及最后一段的“Hidalgo was re-elected in 2020 and plans to keep making what she calls a “Paris that breathes”. Her newest five-year bike plan includes over $250 million for more bike paths and bike parking.(伊达尔戈在2020年再次当选，并计划继续打造她所说的“会呼吸的巴黎”。她最新的五年自行车计划包括超过2.5亿美元用于增加自行车道和自行车停车场。)”可知，Anne Hidalgo是一个有决心的人。故选C。
C
A fully automated process, including a brand-new artificial intelligence(Al)tool, has successfully detected, identified(确认)and categorized its first supernova(超新星). Developed by an international organization led by Northwestern University, the new system automates the entire search for new supernovae across the night sky—effectively removing humans from the process. Not only does this rapidly speed up the process of analyzing and categorizing new supernova candidates(候选), but it also bypasses human errors.
The team reported to the astronomical community the launch and success of the new tool．called the Bright Transient Survey Bot(BTSbot), this week. In the past six years, humans have spent an estimated total of 2,200 hours checking and categorizing supernova candidates. With the new tool now officially online, researchers can redirect this precious time toward other responsibilities in order to speed up the discovery.
To detect and analyze supernovae, humans currently work hand in hand with robotic systems. First, robotic telescopes repeatedly image the same sections of the night sky, searching for new sources that were not present in previous images. Then, when these telescopes detect something new, humans take over. The researchers developed the BTSbot to cut out these human middlemen.
To test the BTSbot, the researchers looked to a newly discovered supernova candidate called SN2023tyk. The ZTF, a robotic observatory that images the night sky in a search for supernovae, first detected the source on Oct. 3. Examining ZTF’s data in real time, BTSbot found SN2023tyk on Oct.5. After determining that the candidate was a Type la supernova, the automated system publicly shared the discovery with the astronomical community on Oet.7.
In the first days of running BTSbot, Northwestern’s Nabeel Rehemtulla, who co-led the technology development, felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. “The beauty of it is that, once everything is turned on and working properly, we don’t actually do anything. We go to sleep at night, and, in the morning, we see that BTSbot and these other AIs firmly do their jobs,” he said.
8. What does the underlined word “bypasses” in the first paragraph mean
A. Causes. B. Avoids. C. Reduces. D. Contains.
9. What can we say about the research on supernovae in the past six years
A. It is simple. B. It is automatic.
C. It is meaningless. D. It is time-consuming.
10. What is the final step for the BTSbot to complete the test
A. Detecting the supernova. B. Sharing the supernova.
C. Identifying the supernova. D. Categorizing the supernova.
11. What can we infer from Rehemtulla’s words
A. He hasn’t had a good sleep for a long time.
B. Running BTSbot requires a lot of manpower.
C. Researchers benefit greatly from the BTSbot.
D. He has no confidence in the success of the test.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了一个完全自动化的人工智能工具，它成功检测、确认并分类了第一个超新星。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第一段划线词上文“Not only does this rapidly speed up the process of analyzing and categorizing new supernova candidates(这不仅显著加快了对新超新星候选体的分析和分类速度)”以及划线词下文“human errors(人类错误)”可推理出划线词的含义为“避免”，与B项“Avoids(避免)”含义一致，故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“In the past six years, humans have spent an estimated total of 2,200 hours checking and categorizing supernova candidates.( 在过去六年中，人类大约花费了总计2200小时来检查和分类超新星候选体)”可知，过去六年对超新星的研究非常耗时，故选D项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“After determining that the candidate was a Type Ia supernova, the automated system publicly shared the discovery with the astronomical community on Oct. 7.(在确定该候选体为Ia型超新星之后，自动化系统在10月7日将这一发现公开分享给了天文学界)”可知，BTSbot完成测试的最后一步是分享超新星的发现，故选B项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The beauty of it is that, once everything is turned on and working properly, we don’t actually do anything. We go to sleep at night, and, in the morning, we see that BTSbot and these other AIs firmly do their jobs(最令人欣喜的是，一旦所有设备开启并正常运行，我们实际上就无需再做任何事情了。我们晚上安然入睡，第二天早上醒来就能看到BTSbot和其他人工智能坚定地完成了它们的工作)”可推理出，研究人员得益于BTSbot，故选C项。
D
Indoor food growing operations are seeing both successes and failures in the United States. Some companies in the food industry are investing (投资) even as competitors fail.
California-based Plenty Unlimited this summer began working on $300 million indoor plants, while Kroger announced that it would be increasing its availability of vertically (垂直地) farmed produce. Meanwhile, two indoor farming companies that got strong backing—New Jersey’s AeroFarms and Kentucky’s AppHarvest—filed for financial failure and reorganization. And a five-year-old company in Detroit, Planted Detroit, shut its doors this summer.
The industry changes do not worry Jacob Portillo, a grower with Eden Green Technology, an indoor farming company. “The fact that other people are failing and other people are succeeding is going to happen in any industry you go to,” he said.
Indoor farming refers to growing crops indoors, which experts sometimes call “controlled environment agriculture”. There are different methods. One method called vertical farming involves putting produce from floor to ceiling, often under artificial lights and with the plants growing in nutrient-enriched water. Other growers are trying very large greenhouses, indoor beds of soil in big buildings and using special robots for parts of the farming process.
Supporters say growing indoors uses less water and land and permits food to be grown closer to consumers, saving on transport. Indoor growing is also a way to protect crops from increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change.
But critics question the sustainability (可持续性) of operations that can require a lot of energy for artificial lights. And they say paying for that light can make profitability impossible. Curt Covington of AgAmerica Lending, a private investment company centered on agriculture, is not convinced that indoor farming operations can work—except in special cases. Given the high cost of indoor operations, Covington said, “It’s just hard to be very profitable.”
12. What is Jacob Portillo’s attitude to the indoor food growing industry
A. Positive. B. Worried. C. Unclear. D. Doubtful.
13. What can we learn about indoor farming
A. It takes a lot of manpower to take care of plants.
B. It means growing plants in water instead of soil.
C. It protects crops from increasingly extreme weather.
D. It is different from controlled environment agriculture.
14. Why did Curt Covington question indoor farming operations
A. They produce little food. B. They carry great cost.
C. They need sunlight. D. They lack investors.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. What Types of Food Can Be Grown Indoors
B. How Can You Grow Food Indoors Without Soil
C Indoor Farming Companies Take Agriculture Indoors
D. Indoor Food Growing Operations Face an Uncertain Future
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。在美国，室内食品种植有成功也有失败。食品行业的一些公司在竞争对手失败的情况下仍在投资。文章主要说明了室内食品种植的现状以及人们对室内种植的看法，和室内种植不确定的前景。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“The industry changes do not worry Jacob Portillo, a grower with Eden Green Technology, an indoor farming company. “The fact that other people are failing and other people are succeeding is going to happen in any industry you go to,” he said. ( Jacob Portillo是伊甸园绿色科技公司的一名种植者，该公司是一家室内农业公司。他说：“别人失败，别人成功的情况在任何行业都会发生。”)”可推断，Jacob Portillo对室内食物种植业持“肯定”的态度。故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“Indoor growing is also a way to protect crops from increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change. (室内种植也是一种保护作物免受气候变化引起的日益极端天气影响的方法)”可知，室内农业保护作物免受日益极端的天气影响。故选C。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Given the high cost of indoor operations, Covington said, “It’s just hard to be very profitable.” (考虑到室内运营的高成本，Covington说，“很难盈利。”)”可知，Covington质疑室内农业的运营是因为其成本太高。故选B。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Indoor food growing operations are seeing both successes and failures in the United States. Some companies in the food industry are investing (投资) even as competitors fail. (在美国，室内食品种植有成功也有失败。食品行业的一些公司在竞争对手失败的情况下仍在投资)”结合文章主要说明了室内食品种植的现状以及人们对室内种植的看法，和室内种植不确定的前景。故D选项“室内食品种植面临不确定的未来”最符合文章标题。故选D。
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Overcome Your Fears
Here are five practical strategies that will help you overcome your fears and face a brighter future.
Identify your fears
Take a moment to explore inward and identify the specific sources of your fears. Recognize what it is that is holding you back. Ask yourself, “What are you genuinely afraid of ” Spend a few quiet moments observing your thoughts and emotions. ___16___.
Understand the root cause
Spend some time exploring the nature of your fears. Begin reflective thinking by asking yourself, “Why am I experiencing fear ” and “What is causing me to feel anxious ” ___17___, you will gain an understanding of the factors behind your fears. When you deeply understand the sources of your fears, you are in a better position to overcome them.
Practice acceptance
The journey of overcoming fear requires acceptance. ___18___. Instead, it is a catalyst (催化剂) that guides you on the path of personal development. By recognizing that fear is a universal human emotion that everyone faces at certain times, you can employ its energy for positive purposes.
___19___
To overcome your fears effectively, you need to set clear and achievable goals. That’s because you can use a sense of purpose to drive you forward on your journey. In addition, breaking down your broader goals into smaller ones is important.
Take action
___20___. Start small by dealing with the least frightening aspect of your fear and gradually work your way up to more challenging steps. As you go through this journey of action, unexpected opportunities for personal growth will arise. Ultimately, you’ll strengthen your self-confidence as you reconsider your beliefs about life and yourself.
A. Establish clear goals
B If you take action at once
C. Achieve goals step by step
D. When you answer these questions
E. Then write down in detail what comes up for you
F. Accepting fear is not a barrier to self-improvement
G. At this point on your journey to overcome fear, it’s time to take action
【答案】16. E 17. D 18. F 19. A 20. G
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了如何克服恐惧。
【16题详解】
根据本段的小标题Identify your fears（认清你的恐惧）及空前“Spend a few quiet moments observing your thoughts and emotions.”（花一些安静的时间观察你的想法和情绪。）可知，选项与上文为并列关系，说明认清你的恐惧的具体做法。故E选项“然后详细地写下你能想到的事情”切题。故选E项。
【17题详解】
根据空前“Begin reflective thinking by asking yourself, “Why am I experiencing fear ” and “What is causing me to feel anxious ””（开始反思性思考，问问自己:“我为什么会感到恐惧？”以及“是什么让我感到焦虑？”）及空后“you will gain an understanding of the factors behind your fears,”（你会了解恐惧背后的因素）可知，当你回答这些问题时，才能了解恐惧背后的因素。故D项“当你回答这些问题时”符合句意。故选D项。
【18题详解】
根据本段的小标题Practice acceptance（实践接受）空前“The journey of overcoming fear requires acceptance”（克服恐惧的旅程需要接受）及空后“Instead, it is a catalyst (催化剂) that guides you on the path of personal development.”（相反，它是引导你走上个人发展道路的催化剂）可知，空格处应该定义接受恐惧不是……。与下文构成转折关系。故F 项“接受恐惧并不是自我提升的障碍”切题。故选F项。
【19题详解】
根据下文“To overcome your fears effectively, you need to set clear and achievable goals.”（为了有效地克服恐惧，你需要设定明确且可实现的目标。）可知，A项“设定明确的目标”适合作本段的小标题。故选A项。
【20题详解】
根据本段的小标题Take action（采取行动）及空后“Start small by dealing with the least frightening aspect of your fear and gradually work your way up to more challenging steps”（从小处着手，处理你恐惧中最不可怕的方面，然后逐步采取更具挑战性的步骤）可知，选项要说明是时候采取行动了。故 G项“在你克服恐惧的旅程中，是时候采取行动了”切题。故选G项。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Heman Bekele was not a typical high school student. ____21____ spending his free time playing video games, this 14-year-old was conducting experiments. His goal was to create a ____22____ that could treat skin cancer, and make it affordable for everyone who ____23____ it.
Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa, Heman ____24____ saw people getting sunburned by the hot sun working outside. He didn’t ____25____ much of it when he was really little, but as he ____26____ , he realized how serious skin cancer really was.
Skin cancer does have cures and it is ____27____ in most cases. However, the average ____28____ of skin cancer treatment is almost $40,000. When hearing the shocking ____29____, Heman planned to create a more ____30____ and accessible solution. He started doing experiments and working on different things, which turned into his bar of soap as a project.
His ____31____won him the prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge, a competition that ____32____ kids to think of unique ways to solve everyday problems. Heman was so surprised and ____33____ when he first heard the news of his award. “It’s ____34____ to see that my ideas can be ____35____ and seen by the science community,” he said.
21.
A. Due to B. As for C. Rather than D. Regardless of
22.
A. website B. product C. hospital D. school
23.
A. invests B. promotes C. approves D. needs
24.
A. constantly B. rarely C. objectively D. fortunately
25.
A. lose B. think C. use D. report
26.
A. walked in B. turned up C. grew up D. gave in
27.
A. preventable B. complex C. deadly D. treatable
28.
A. price B. speed C. wage D. life
29.
A. news B. figure C. secret D. sound
30.
A. legal B. peaceful C. affordable D. possible
31.
A. speech B. honesty C. plan D. work
32.
A. reminds B. encourages C. warns D. orders
33.
A. overjoyed B. embarrassed C. frightened D. annoyed
34.
A. puzzling B. disappointing C. inspiring D. tiring
35.
A. protected B. permitted C. guided D. recognized
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述14岁的高中生Heman Bekele研发出更加实惠的治疗皮肤癌的产品，赢得了3M青年科学家挑战赛的故事。
【21题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：这个14岁的孩子没有把空闲时间花在玩电子游戏上，而是在做实验。A. Due to由于；B. As for至于；C. Rather than而不是；D. Regardless of不管。根据上一句“Heman Bekele was not a typical high school student.”以及下文“spending his free time playing video games, this 14-year-old was conducting experiments”可知，Heman Bekele不像其他的高中生一样玩电子游戏，而是花时间做实验，故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的目标是创造一种可以治疗皮肤癌的产品，并使每个需要它的人都能负担得起。A. website网站；B. product产品；C. hospital医院；D. school学校。根据空后“that could treat skin cancer”可知，他的目标是创造一种可以治疗皮肤癌的产品，故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的目标是创造一种可以治疗皮肤癌的产品，并使每个需要它的人都能负担得起。A. invests投资；B. promotes促进，推动；C. approves赞成；D. needs需要。根据前文“make it affordable for everyone”可知，此处指使每个需要购买产品的人支付得起，故选D。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Heman在非洲的埃塞俄比亚长大，经常看到人们在外面工作时被烈日晒伤。A. constantly不断地，经常；B. rarely很少；C. objectively客观地；D. fortunately幸运地。结合上文“His goal was to create a 2 that could treat skin cancer”、“Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa”和下文“saw people getting sunburned by the hot sun working outside”提到Heman想要研制出便宜的治疗皮肤癌的产品，以及炎热的非洲可知，他应是经常看到人们被烈日晒伤，故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他很小的时候，他并没有太在意，但随着他长大，他意识到皮肤癌有多严重。A. lose丢失；B. think思考，认为；C. use使用；D. report报道。根据下文的转折词“But”以及“he realized how serious skin cancer really was”可知，他后来才意识到皮肤癌很严重，故此处指他小时候认为这没什么大不了的，not think much of sth.“对某事不以为然”，故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当他很小的时候，他并没有太在意，但随着他长大，他意识到皮肤癌有多严重。A. walked in走进；B. turned up出现；C. grew up长大；D. gave in让步。此处和上文“when he was really little”形成对比，指他长大后才意识到皮肤癌很严重，故选C。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：皮肤癌是可以治愈的，而且在大多数情况下是可以治疗的。A. preventable可预防的；B. complex复杂的；C. deadly致命的；D. treatable能治疗的，可治愈的。根据上文“Skin cancer does have cures”可知，皮肤癌在大多数情况下时可以治疗的，故选D。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，皮肤癌治疗的平均价格几乎是4万美元。A. price价格；B. speed速度；C. wage工资；D. life生活。根据后文“$ 40,000”可知，此处指治疗的价格是4万美元，故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当听到令人震惊的消息时，Heman计划创造一个更负担得起、更容易获得的解决方案。A. news新闻；B. figure数字；C. secret秘密；D. sound声音。此处是指上文的“$ 40,000”这个数字，故选B。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当听到令人震惊的消息时，Heman计划创造一个更负担得起、更容易获得的解决方案。A. legal合法的；B. peaceful和平的；C. affordable支付得起的；D. possible可能的。根据第一段中“and make it affordable for everyone who __3__ it”可知，Heman计划创造一个更实惠的解决方案，让大家的买得起。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的工作为他赢得了今年3M青年科学家挑战赛的奖项，这项比赛鼓励孩子们想出独特的方法来解决日常问题。A. speech演讲；B. honesty诚实；C. plan计划；D. work工作。根据上一段中“He started doing experiments and working on different things, which turned into his bar of soap as a project.”可知，他开始做实验，研究不同的东西，此处指他所做的工作为他赢得了奖项，故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的工作为他赢得了今年3M青年科学家挑战赛的奖项，这项比赛鼓励孩子们想出独特的方法来解决日常问题。A. reminds提醒；B. encourages鼓励；C. warns警告；D. orders命令。主语that指代“a competition”，比赛应是鼓励人们想办法解决问题，故选B。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当Heman第一次听到获奖的消息时，他感到非常惊讶和高兴。A. overjoyed喜出望外的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. frightened害怕的；D. annoyed恼怒的。根据后文“when he first heard the news of his award”可知，得知获奖应是感到高兴，故选A。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“看到我的想法被科学界认可和看到，这令人鼓舞，”他说。A. puzzling令人困惑的；B. disappointing令人失望的；C. inspiring鼓舞人心的；D. tiring累人的。根据下文“to see that my ideas can be __15__ and seen by the science community”可知，自己的想法被科学家认可，这是鼓舞人心的事情，故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“看到我的想法被科学界认可和看到，这令人鼓舞，”他说。A. protected保护；B. permitted允许；C. guided指导；D. recognized认可，承认。上文“His 11 won him the prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge”提到Heman获奖，故此处指想法被认可，故选D。
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。
Emojis are widely used in our daily lives and have become ___36___ important way of communication. The first emojis were created in 1999 by Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita, ___37___ worked on a mobile Internet platform ___38___ (call) i-mode. Kurita attempted to develop a simple way for people ___39___ (express) emotions in short text messages.
As emojis gained ___40___ (popular), they faced a significant technical hurdle (障碍) : early emojis could not ___41___ (send) across different mobile platforms, since there was no standardized encoding (编码). This issue was resolved in 2010 by the Unicode Consortium, an organization responsible ___42___ maintaining a standardized encoding of text and symbols across platforms. This allowed for cross-platform communication and continued expansion in emoji usage worldwide.
Given ___43___ (they) origins in Japan, many early emoji characters were reflective of Japanese culture. As they’ve spread ___44___ (global), new characters have been added to account for cultural differences and provide a more universal means of communication. Users must also consider cultural sensitivities when ____45____ (communicate) via emojis, as certain symbols can have hugely different meanings across different cultures.
【答案】36. an 37. who
38. called 39. to express
40. popularity
41. be sent
42. for 43. their
44. globally
municating
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了表情符号的起源以及传播过程。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：表情符号在我们的日常生活中被广泛使用，已经成为一种重要的交流方式。可数名词way此处为泛指，用不定冠词修饰，且important是发音以元音音素开头的单词。故填an。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：1999年，日本设计师Shigetaka Kurita在一个名为i-mode的移动互联网平台上创作了第一批表情符号。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Shigetaka Kurita，在从句作主语，指人，故填who。
【38题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：1999年，日本设计师Shigetaka Kurita在一个名为i-mode的移动互联网平台上创作了第一批表情符号。分析句子结构可知call与逻辑主语platform构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填called。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：Kurita试图开发一种简单让人们在短信中表达情感的方法。在way后用动词不定式作后置定语，意为“做某事的方法”。故填to express。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：随着表情符号的流行，它们面临着一个重大的技术障碍：早期的表情符号无法在不同的移动平台上发送，因为没有标准化的编码。作gain的宾语，应用名词popularity，不可数。故填popularity。
【41题详解】
考查语态。句意：随着表情符号的流行，它们面临着一个重大的技术障碍：早期的表情符号无法在不同的移动平台上发送，因为没有标准化的编码。主语与谓语构成被动关系，且could not后跟动词原形。故填be sent。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意：这个问题在2010年由Unicode联盟解决，该联盟负责维护跨平台文本和符号的标准化编码。短语be responsible for表示“负责”。故填for。
【43题详解】
考查代词。句意：由于它们起源于日本，许多早期的表情符号都反映了日本文化。修饰名词origins应用形容词性物主代词their。故填their。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：随着它们在全球范围内的传播，新的汉字被添加进来，以解释文化差异，并提供一种更通用的交流方式。修饰动词spread应用副词globally，故填globally。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：用户在使用表情符号交流时还必须考虑文化敏感性，因为某些符号在不同的文化中可能有截然不同的含义。此处为状语从句的省略，且communicate与users构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填communicating。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，某国际学校学生会主席。你校学生会正在向全体学生征集以“中国科学家精神”(The Spirit of Chinese Scientists)为主题的短视频。请你用英文拟一则征稿启事，
内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.投稿方式及截止时间
Contributions Wanted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Student Union
【答案】Contributions Wanted
Hello, everyone! I am Li Hua, president of the Student Union of our school. Our school is collecting some short videos on the theme of “The Spirit of Chinese Scientists”. Here is some useful information about this activity.
The purpose of this activity is to spread the spirit of perseverance to people. In addition, the most important thing is that the submitted work should include a scientist. Finally, if you want to submit a short video, please send it to our school website, and note that the deadline is October 1st.
I hope you can actively participate in our school activities.
The Student Union
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假定你是李华，某国际学校学生会主席。你校学生会正在向全体学生征集以“中国科学家精神”(The Spirit of Chinese Scientists)为主题的短视频。请你用英文拟一则征稿启事，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.作品要求；3.投稿方式及截止时间。
【详解】1.词汇积累
目的：purpose→aim
此外：besides → what’s more→/in addition
最后：finally→in the end→at last
参加：participate in→take part in
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Our school is collecting some short videos on the theme of “The Spirit of Chinese Scientists”.
拓展句：Our school is collecting some short videos which should be on the theme of “The Spirit of Chinese Scientists”
【点睛】【高分句型1】The purpose of this activity is to spread the spirit of perseverance to people.（运用了动词不定式作表语）
【高分句型2】In addition, the most important thing is that the submitted work should include a scientist.（运用了that引导的表语从句）
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。
As a Texan, I’m not experienced in driving in snowy, icy road conditions. So, that snowy February morning I was unwilling to travel twenty-five miles to work, hoping to receive a text message from my school telling me that school would be closed for the day.
However, the text message never came. So I warmed up my car, melting (融化) the fresh layer of ice on the window, and then left for campus, slowly driving my car along city streets. To my relief, the road workers had treated streets with sand and salt, making them less dangerous. Nevertheless, I still drove carefully, keeping a safe distance between my car and the cars in front of me. Despite all my carefulness, I was still afraid of hitting another car because of the bad road conditions.
My heart raced and I told myself, “Relax. You will be fine.”But in a flash, the clouds disappeared and blinding snow came. My heart beat even faster. Within minutes, the blowing snow mixed together with the existing snow. Visibility was instantly reduced to near zero. Directional signs quickly were out of sight. The road itself disappeared, as did all the cars around me. I had no sense of direction, and no idea what I should do.
Suddenly, I hit a large piece of ice and my car began sliding. I was scared out of my mind. There were too many vehicles running slowly on the street. A sense of complete helplessness and fear enveloped me. I held the steering wheel (方向盘) harder, staring at my sweaty, trembling (颤抖的) hands, unsure what to do because I didn’t have the skills or experience to control myself out of the slide, let alone avoid crashing into other cars.
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Just then, a truck appeared out of nowhere．
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I thanked the driver again, watching him disappearing in his damaged truck
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【答案】范文
Just then, a truck appeared out of nowhere. It blocked my way and stopped my car from sliding. My car crashed into the truck and stopped. What a relief it was for me after the panic! But the truck was slightly damaged. I got out of the car and expressed my heartfelt thanks to the driver. The driver replied in a comfortable way, “Nothing will be better than you are all right.” I offered to have his truck repaired, but the driver insisted on leaving.
I thanked the driver again, watching him disappearing in his damaged truck. In an instant, tears welled up in my eyes and I was touched beyond words. I was extremely grateful to the driver for extending a helping hand without considering his own safety. It was his generous help that warmed and melted my heart. At that moment I told myself that when I encountered people in difficulty in the future, I would spare no effort to pass on my love and help to them, just like the driver did to me.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者开车去学校的路上突然遇到了大雪，车开始滑行，作者无法控制自己的车。这时一辆卡车突然出现，挡住了作者的车，阻止了车滑动，避免了事故。作者下车向卡车司机表达了感激，对司机的行为感到感动和温暖。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“就在这时，不知从哪儿冒出来一辆卡车”可知，第一段可描写开车挡住作者的车，阻止了车滑动，避免了事故。
②由第二段首句内容“我再次感谢司机，看着他开着那辆损坏的卡车消失了”可知，第二段可描写作者看着司机离去内心的感悟。
2.续写线索：卡车出现——挡住汽车——下车感谢——司机安慰——司机离去——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①损坏：damage/destroy
②下车：get out of/get off
③表达：express/extend
情绪类
①由衷的：heartfelt/sincere
②感谢：grateful/thankful
【点睛】[高分句型1] I was extremely grateful to the driver for extending a helping hand without considering his own safety. (运用了动名词作宾语)
[高分句型2] At that moment I told myself that when I encountered people in difficulty in the future, I would spare no effort to pass on my love and help to them, just like the driver did to me. (运用了when引导时间状语从句)
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