2024年北京第二次普通高中英语学业水平合格性考试模拟卷02
考生须知
1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。
2.本试卷共22页，四道大题(共100分)。
3.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。选择题必须用2B铅笔作答;非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。
4.考试结束后，考生应将试卷和答题卡按要求放在桌面上，待监考员收回。
一、听力理解(共25小题;每小题1分，共25分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1分，共20分)
听下面十段对话或独白，从每题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1题。
1．What will the woman do tomorrow
A．Give money to the charity. B．Go on a charity walk. C．Visit the flood victims.
【答案】B
【原文】W: Marco and I want to do something to help the flood victims.
M: What are you going to do
W: We’re going to do a charity walk tomorrow.
听第2段材料，回答第2题。
2．Why is John late for school
A．He was stuck in traffic. B．He hurt his head. C．He did a good deed.
【答案】C
【原文】W: John why are you late for school
M: Just now I saw a traffic accident on the road. The cyclist hurt his head very badly. I immediately called the police and hospital.
听第3 段材料，回答第3题。
3．How many people were safe and sound in the accident
A．103. B．127. C．134.
【答案】A
【原文】M: Have you heard the news that a ferry with 124 passengers and 10 crew members on
board caught fire on Monday
W: Yes. It is said that 127 people were rescued. 24 of them were injured.
M: That’s terrible.
听第4段材料，回答第4题。
4．What does the man advise the woman to do
A．Put on safety equipment. B．Ride her bike more slowly. C．Drive to another park.
【答案】A
【原文】M: To ensure your safety, please wear protective equipment when riding bicycles in this park.
W: You’re right. I’ll put on something to protect my head and knees.
听第5段材料，回答第5题至第6题。
5．How tall is the Eiffel Tower
A．About 230 meters.
B．About 320 meters.
C．About 430 meters.
6．What is the man’s attitude towards Gustave Eiffel
A．Confusing.
B．Forgiving.
C．Admiring.
【答案】5．B 6．C
【原文】M: Have you seen the tower in front of us
W: That’s the famous Eiffel Tower. It was built in 1889 for the World’s Fair.
M: How tall is it
W: It stands about 320 meters high and held the record as the world’s tallest structure until 1930.
M: I have heard its name is connected with someone. Is that right
W: Yes. The tower was named after its designer Gustave Eiffel.
M: He must have been a very talented architectural designer.
听第6段材料，回答第7题至第8题。
7．Why is the woman stressed
A．She’s busy with this week’s exam.
B．She has a lot of schoolwork to do.
C．The professors don’t like her.
8．What will the man do
A．Do exercise with the woman.
B．Teach the woman to read fast.
C．Help with the woman’s schoolwork.
【答案】7．B 8．A
【原文】W: I’m really stressed.
M: It’s only the beginning of school term. How can you already be feeling pressure
W: I have a lot of difficult classes this term. The professors are not going easy on us. I have nearly 100 pages to read this week, and I have a huge paper to hand in on Monday. I can’t think clearly. I also can’t sleep at night.
M: I can’t help you with your schoolwork, but I can share with you some ways to reduce stress. Get into some exercise clothes. We’re going for a run.
听第7段材料，回答第9题至第11题。
9．How can parents prevent children from falling down the stairs
A．By using mats.
B．By fitting safety gates.
C．By accompanying them.
10．Which place is the most dangerous according to the woman
A．The kitchen.
B．The bathroom.
C．The living room.
11．What probably is the man
A．A writer. B．A TV host. C．A radio host.
【答案】9．B 10．A 11．C
【原文】M: Here with us is Marsha Ward, author of Save Your Child, which has been sold over 10 thousand copies in Britain. Welcome, Marsha. Is there a lot to child safety in the home
W: Definitely. Did you know that more than a million children in Britain every year require hospital treatment for accidents that happen in the home
M: Really I had no idea that the number was that high.
W: Yes. And almost all of those accidents could have been prevented. Parents can prevent children from falling down the stairs by fitting safety gates. They can use mats to prevent children slipping on floors, especially in the bathroom. However, children should never be left alone in the bath.
M: Is the bathroom the most dangerous room in the house
W: No, the most dangerous room by far is the kitchen.
M: OK. Now is a good time to answer some of our listeners’ questions. Hello, Line 1…
听第8段材料，回答第12题至第14题。
12．What does the man advise Mrs. White to do
A．Go on a diet. B．Do more exercise. C．Get enough sleep.
13．Which can be included in Mrs. White’s breakfast
A．Eggs. B．Sausages. C．Porridge.
14．What is the man
A．A teacher. B．A physician. C．A chef.
【答案】12．A 13．C 14．B
【原文】M: Mrs. White, I’m afraid we have to put you on a strict diet. From now on, you’re going to have to stay away from salty food.
W: Does that mean I can’t have any more fast food
M: Right. You can’t have any fried food or steaks.
W: What about breakfast food like eggs and sausages
M: Those are all bad for you. But you can have porridge, bread and orange juice.
W: Well, what about lunch and dinner
M: Have a salad for lunch. As for dinner, you can have all the vegetables you want. Fish and chicken are also okay.
W: What about dessert Can I still have ice cream
M: Yes, but not too much.
听第9段材料，回答第15题至第17题。
15．What is the matter with Mr. Smith
A．He is unqualified for his job. B．His leg is broken. C．He got a sore throat.
16．What does Mr. Smith teach
A．Chinese. B．English. C．Physics.
17．Why doesn’t Mr. Smith want to take a rest
A．He has to help his students prepare for the exam.
B．He has trouble sleeping.
C．He wants to visit a friend.
【答案】15．C 16．B 17．A
【原文】W: Say “Ah” and let me have a look at your throat... Well, Mr. Smith... I strongly advise you to take a good rest and you’d better not talk..
M: Oh, no. Doctor... I can’t... my job...
W: What do you do, Mr. Smith
M: I teach English, Doctor. I’m afraid I can’t have any rest recently. My students are... they are about to take the university entrance exam in July. There isn’t enough time left. All the other teachers all work very hard to help students prepare for the exam.
W: I know exactly how you feel! But Mr. Smith, you must stop teaching for at least one week, or the problem could get worse.
听第10段材料，回答第18题至第20题。
18．According to the article, what’s wrong with smoothies
A．They contain too many calories.
B．The man doesn’t make his properly.
C．They take too long to drink.
19．What did the man put in his smoothie
A．Vegetables. B．Sugar. C．Milk.
20．What does the man imply in the end
A．He’ll read the article.
B．He’ll stop drinking smoothies.
C．He’s still going to make smoothies.
【答案】18．A 19．C 20．C
【原文】W: Do you know what a smoothie is
M: Sure. A smoothie is fruit juice mixed with milk or ice cream.
W: I just read an article about smoothies. They may not be so good for us after all.
M: Why
W: Well, you’re likely consuming more calories and sugar than by eating whole fruits or vegetables.
M: This is pretty healthy. I used yogurt, a banana, three strawberries, and some milk.
W: According to the article, drinking a whole smoothie in a few minutes is much worse for you than eating the same ingredients in fifteen minutes.
M: Why
W: The substance in the fruit and vegetables slows down the time your body processes the sugar. But when you drink a smoothie, you’ll just feel hungrier later. You should read the article.
M: Thanks, but I’ll be sticking with my morning smoothie.
第二节(共5小题;每小题1分，共5分)
听下面一段对话，根据题目要求在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下第21题至第25题的关键信息。此段对话你将听两遍。
Hunger Problem in the UK
Background · Many parents are unable to work because of the novel coronavirus; · Many poor children who used to 21 free school meals now do not get them, because they have to study at home.
A famous person · Marcus Rashford, a famous footballer, is 22 to solve this problem.
Reasons for caring · He did not always have 23 food when he was growing up. · Even though his mother worked very hard at three different jobs, she did not get enough money to 24 .
Actions · He managed to escape his hunger and his poor childhood because of his football skill. · He wants to force the government to create laws that make sure that no children 25 as he and his family did.
【答案】21．rely on 22．leading the fight 23．enough 24．feed her children 25．struggle
【原文】M: Many children in the UK live in families that are quite poor. They cannot afford to buy enough food. This has become worse during last year, with many parents unable to work because of the novel coronavirus. Also, many poor children who used to rely on free school meals now do not get them, because they have to study at home.
Marcus Rashford, a famous footballer who plays for Manchester United and England, is leading the fight to solve this problem. He cares a lot about the issue because he did not always have enough food when he was growing up. Even though his mother worked very hard at three different jobs, she did not get enough money to feed her children. Marcus managed to escape his hunger and his poor childhood because of his football skill. He now has a lot of money and takes good care of his family. But he remembers what it was like and wants to force the government to create laws that make sure that no children struggle as he and his family did.
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’ll always remember a lesson that I learned as a boy growing up in New York City. One day, when I was perhaps six years old, I was walking with my father on a 26 street. All of a sudden, the flow of pedestrian traffic came to a stop as people tried to 27 a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object 28 to be a human being, a man lying unconscious against a building. As we walked by, my father—the model of a loving, 29 gentleman—pointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off. Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly. My father 30 me not to go near, saying “you never know how he’ll react.”
Yet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon. I had spent the previous 12 months traveling in 31 Asian cities, but even by those standards this was a scene of misery (穷困). 32 desperate poverty and strong winds blowing dust 33 , the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge
crowds. 34 a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and 35 to the ground. I then witnessed an astonishing scene. Half a dozen 36 ran from their stands to help, leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions. One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one 37 him carefully about the pain; the fourth one 38 water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help. Within minutes a doctor arrived and two other locals joined in to assist. The 39 could have passed for a final exam at a nursing school.
I couldn’t help wondering, why people act 40 at the similar situation here
26．A．silent B．crowded C．new D．remote
27．A．avoid B．identify C．observe D．approach
28．A．broke out B．stood up C．turned out D．grew up
29．A．strong B．caring C．honest D．indifferent
30．A．forced B．persuaded C．warned D．allowed
31．A．poor B．wealthy C．fashionable D．dangerous
32．A．Instead of B．In spite of C．In case of D．In addition to
33．A．everywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．anywhere
34．A．Gradually B．Absolutely C．Immediately D．Suddenly
35．A．fell B．jumped C．rolled D．marched
36．A．beggars B．judges C．sellers D．customers
37．A．doubted B．named C．explained D．questioned
38．A．drank B．saved C．removed D．fetched
39．A．doctor B．onlookers C．performance D．discovery
40．A．confidently B．differently C．independently D．cautiously
【答案】
26．B 27．A 28．C 29．B 30．C 31．A 32．D 33．A 34．D 35．A 36．C 37．D 38．D 39．C 40．B
【解析】
26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大概六岁的时候，有一天，我和父亲走在一条拥挤的街上。A. silent 安静的；B. crowded 拥挤的；C. new 新的；D. remote 遥远的。根据下文“the flow of pedestrian traffic”可知，路上车水马龙，人来人往，这是一条拥挤的大街，故选B项。
27．考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，人流停了下来，人们试图避开人行道上的一个大型物体。A. avoid 避开；B. identify 确认；C. observe 观察；D. approach 接近。根据下文“a man lying unconscious against a building”以及“ My father _____ me not to go near,”可知，此处表示人们都在避开他，故选A项。
28．考查动词短语辨析。句意：令我大吃一惊的是，那个物体竟然是一个人，一个不省人事
地靠着一栋建筑物躺着的人。A. broke out 爆发；B. stood up 站起来；C. turned out 原来是；D. grew up 长大。根据上文“To my astonishment”可知，作者一开始没有看清路边躺着的是什么，走进一看才大吃一惊，原来是个人，故选C项。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我们走过时，我的父亲——一个充满爱心和关怀的绅士典范——指着纸袋里的一个瓶子告诉我，人行道上那个可怜的人只需要睡一觉就好了。A. strong 健壮的；B. caring 关爱的；C. honest 诚实的；D. indifferent 不同的。根据上文“loving”可知，作者的父亲是有一个充满爱心的人，故选B项。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父亲警告我不要靠近他，说：“你永远不知道他会有什么反应。”A. forced 强迫；B. persuaded 说服；C. warned 警告；D. allowed 允许。根据下文“you never know how he’ll react.”可知，父亲警告作者不知道会发生什么事，所以不要走近，故选C项。
31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在此之前的12个月里，我在亚洲的一些贫穷城市旅行，但即使按照这些标准，这也是一幅穷困的景象。A. poor 贫穷的；B. wealthy 富有的；C. fashionable 时尚的；D. dangerous 危险的。根据下文“but even by those standards this was a scene of misery”可知，这些地方到处是一副穷困的景象，故选A项。
32．考查介词短语辨析。句意：除了极度的贫穷和大风吹来的尘土，当地人还不得不生活在极端炎热的气候和荒谬的人群中。A. Instead of 而不是；B. In spite of 尽管；C. In case of 以防万一；D. In addition to 除了。根据下文“the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge crowds.”可知，当地人民生活贫困，不仅要和天气做斗争，还要在贫穷及人群中挣扎，故选D项。
33．考查副词词义辨析。句意：除了极度的贫穷和大风吹的尘土到处都是，当地人还不得不生活在极端炎热的气候和荒谬的人群中。A. everywhere 四处；B. nowhere 不知何处；C. somewhere 有些地方；D. anywhere 任何地方。根据上文“strong winds”可知，天上刮大风，肯定是把灰尘刮得到处都是，故选A项。
34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：突然，一个扛着一大包花生的人痛苦地叫了一声，倒在了地上。A. Gradually 逐渐地；B. Absolutely 绝对地；C. Immediately 立即地；D. Suddenly 突然地。根据上文“but even by those standards this was a scene of misery”以及语境可知，作者正在观察当地贫穷的状况，突然一个当地居民倒在地上，故选D项。
35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，一个扛着一大包花生的人痛苦地叫了一声，倒在了地上。A. fell 倒下；B. jumped 跳起；C. rolled 打滚；D. marched 前进。根据下文“Half a dozen sellers ran from their stands to help”可知，这位居民倒地上了，所以周围的人们才会跑来帮忙，故选A项。
36．考查名词词义辨析。句意：五六个小贩从他们的摊位上跑来帮忙，把他们的全部家当都丢在那里，无人看管。A. beggars 乞丐；B. judges 评委；C. sellers 卖家；D. customers 顾
客。根据下文“leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions”可知，这些人把他们全部的财产扔下了，说明这是摊贩，顾客等人是不会随身携带全部财产出门的，故选C项。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第三个人仔细地询问他哪里疼。A. doubted 怀疑；B. named 命名；C. explained 解释；D. questioned 询问。根据下文“him carefully about the pain”可知，此处表示第三个人询问他哪里疼，故选D项。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第四个人去拿了一些水。A. drank 喝；B. saved 救；C. removed 移除；D. fetched 获取。根据下文“water”可知，好心人会去帮忙打水给病人喝，故选D项。
39．考查名词词义辨析。句意：人们的表现完全可以通过医护学校的期末考试。A. doctor 医生；B. onlookers 旁观者；C. performance 表现；D. discovery 发现。根据上文“One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one ______ him carefully about the pain; the fourth one______ water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help.”可知，人们分工明确，不慌不忙，为了救助病人合作上演了一次急救场面，这是人们的表现，故选C项。
40．考查副词词义辨析。句意：为什么相同的场景下，这里的人们却表现不同呢？A. confidently 自信地；B. differently 不同地；C. independently独立地；D. cautiously谨慎地。根据第二段第一行“Yet many years later I had a very different experience”可知，若干年后作者经历了完全不同的事情，这里是和第二段进行首尾呼应，在相同的场景下，人们的表现却是不同的，故选B项。
三、阅读理解(共两节，40分)
第一节(共16小题;每小题2分，共32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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Explore your world—Mirthy
Online events to help you discover, learn and connect
Who is Mirthy
Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting. It’s all about fulfilment and wellbeing.
There are some online events each month to try, from craft workshops (手工工坊) to fitness sessions. For example, according to our event calendar, this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. So whether you have a desire to get fitter or to pick up a new skill—signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.
How does it work
Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. Then you can take a look through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.
Once you register for an event, you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event. If your plans change and you can’t make it, you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that is convenient for you!
Best of all, it’s completely FREE to join!
Join Mirthy for free today, and you can enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If you’re up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, normally for 2.99 each, or you can upgrade to the Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only 4.99 per month.
If you choose to go for the Premium membership, there’s no contract. You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.
41．Mirthy is intended to_________.
A．improve people’s fitness B．organize sociable events
C．provide craft workshops D．create an online community
42．What can people do at Mirthy this week
A．Make art crafts. B．Talk about fitness experience.
C．Learn songs. D．Study wild plants and animals.
43．Which of the following is true about Mirthy
A．People can sign up for the events online.
B．The events can be watched again at any time.
C．People can upgrade their membership for free.
D．No more than 4 events are offered each month.
44．What’s the main purpose of this passage
A．To share a lifestyle.
B．To recommend a website.
C．To introduce online events.
D．To explain a registration process.
【答案】41．D 42．C 43．A 44．B
【解析】
41．细节理解题。根据Who is Mirthy 中“Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting.(Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到超过45,000人的喜爱和信任。它旨在创造一个包容性的社区，人们可以通过各种活跃、
社交和令人振奋的活动来学习、分享和与他人联系。)”可知，Mirthy的目的是创建一个在线社区。故选D。
42．细节理解题。根据Who is Mirthy 标题下第二段“For example，according to our event calendar，this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. (例如，根据我们的活动日历，本周你可以参加园艺课和歌唱课。)”可知，本周人们可以在Mirthy学习歌曲。故选C。
43．细节理解题。根据How does it work 标题下第一段“Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. （通过Mirthy.com的在线注册表注册。）”可知，人们可以在线报名参加Mirthy的活动。故选A。
44．目的意图题。根据标题Explore your world — Mirthy （探索你的世界——Mirthy）和第一段“Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45，000 people. （Mirthy是最受欢迎的在线活动网站之一，已经受到45000多人的喜爱和信任。）”可知，这篇文章的目的是推荐一个网站。故选B。
B
Best friends Tommy, 17, and Daniel, 15, decided to sign up for their school’s robotics team in their freshman year, and began their journey towards changing lives for the better.
They began their work with 3D printers to create parts for their robots, but they wanted their impact to be greater. “It started off with a team idea,” Tommy said. “We were trying to figure out how we could make a difference to society as a first-year robotics team. We later thought of the idea of using 3D printers to make prostheses (假肢), like hands.”
The team worked with IMAHelps, a nonprofit organization, and received help from the Science Robotics Initiative. Shortly after, they began working with their first person in need of a prosthesis.
“We started off with making an artificial (人造的) arm for Samantha, a 12-year-old little girl in Ecuador who lost her arm in a bus accident,” Tommy explains. “We got her measurements and then made the prosthesis. IMAHelps brought it to Samantha and it fit her perfectly and worked well.”
“Samantha had a dream to write, and we wanted to help with that,” adds Daniel.
It didn’t take long for other kids to see Samantha’s prosthesis. A young man named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to have an artificial foot. Later, the team offered to make him one for free. “He started tearing up. It brought so much joy to his eyes.” Tommy says.
This July, the team traveled to Ecuador to deliver four more prostheses to those in need. “We were so happy to help,” Tommy shares.
The team also plans on continuing to give away their 3D creations. “You can do whatever you want to do when it comes to helping people and changing the world,” Tommy says. “There are no age limits.”
“By offering a little bit,” adds Daniel. “We can change a lot.”
45．To make the robotics team’s impact greater, Tommy and Daniel decided to________.
A．create robot parts B．start a robotics course
C．make prostheses D．invent a 3D printer
46．What did the robotics team do for Samantha
A．They set up IMAHelps for her. B．They made her an artificial arm.
C．They offered her medical treatment. D．They gave her instructions on writing.
47．How does Tommy feel about what they are doing
A．Curious. B．Relaxed. C．Regretful. D．Pleased.
48．Which of the following words can best describe Tommy and Daniel
A．Caring. B．Calm. C．Honest. D．Brave.
【答案】45．C 46．B 47．D 48．A
【解析】
45．细节理解题。根据第二段“They began their work with 3D printers to create parts for their robots, but they wanted their impact to be greater. (他们开始使用3D打印机为他们的机器人制造零件，但他们希望3D打印机的影响更大)”可知，为了让机器人团队的影响力更大，汤米和丹尼尔决定制作假肢。故选C。
46．细节理解题。根据第四段“We started off with making an artificial (人造的) arm for Samantha, a 12-year-old little girl in Ecuador who lost her arm in a bus accident(我们首先为12岁的厄瓜多尔小女孩萨曼莎做了一个假肢，她在一次公共汽车事故中失去了手臂)”可知，机器人团队给萨曼莎做了一只假肢。故选B。
47．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段““We were so happy to help,” Tommy shares.(“我们很高兴能帮忙，”汤米分享道)”可知，汤米对他们的所作所为感到高兴。故选D。
48．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段““You can do whatever you want to do when it comes to helping people and changing the world,” Tommy says. “There are no age limits.”(“当涉及到帮助别人和改变世界时，你可以做任何你想做的事情，”汤米说。“没有年龄限制。”)”以及最后一段““By offering a little bit,” adds Daniel. “We can change a lot.”(“通过提供一点点，”丹尼尔补充道。“我们可以改变很多。”)”可推知，汤米和丹尼尔关心他人，有爱心。故选A。
C
An AI model can be used to detect stress in office workers based on how they use their mouse and keyboard. A new study suggests that a machine-learning model using these two elements was more accurate at detecting stress in people than a model that tracked their heart-rate data.
“We saw that the models that just used the mouse and keyboard data performed better than the models that had the heart-rate data in it,” says Mart Naegelin. a Ph. D．student at the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology, and one of the study’s authors.
Naegelin and her fellow researchers used machine-learning models to analyze data on keyboard-typing activity, mouse movements and heart-rate data. They also studied the data of a combination of two or all three of these elements to determine which performed best in terms of measuring stress. They found that the model trained on mouse and keyboard data performed better than the model that used mouse, keyboard and heart rates. Of the single-modality (形态) models, the heart-rate data performed the worst. “The test was conducted in an environment that simulated an office environment, so the results still need to be confirmed in real-life scenarios (情况),” Naegelin says.
In the experiment, participants were divided into three groups. A control group carried out assigned tasks, such as planning meetings and collecting data, with no additional work. A second group at times answered questions from managers in person in a mock interview scenario while completing other assigned tasks. And members of a third group were, at certain points, interrupted with additional questions sent through an online chat on top of tasks assigned to other groups. At regular intervals during the experiment, participants were asked to rate their stress levels through a computer questionnaire.
Researchers learned that workers made longer, less accurate movements with their mouse, as well as more typing errors, when they were stressed. Shorter, more direct movements with the mouse were tied to lower stress levels. The study didn’t focus on why increased levels of stress are thought to affect muscle activity.
The researchers say they believe a stress-detection system that logs keyboard and mouse movements might be beneficial as a self-help tool for employees alongside other initiatives to improve workplace mental health. But employee participation would need to be optional and based on informed consent (同意), and companies would need to commit to protecting user privacy.
It remains to be seen how this technology will evolve and be adopted in practice, but the potential for AI to contribute positively to employee well-being is an appealing avenue for future exploration.
49．What do we know from Naegelin’s study
A．Heart-rate data has little connection with stress.
B．Mouse and keyboard data proves effective in stress detection.
C．Mouse data performs worst in measuring stress among all models.
D．Using more elements in a model increases accuracy in stress detection.
50．What is Paragragh 5 mainly about
A．The research process. B．The research findings.
C．The research purpose. D．The research background.
51．What can we learn from the passage
A．AI models based on mouse and keyboard data have been widely applied.
B．Naegelin’s study explains why muscle activity can affect stress levels.
C．Employers need to respect employees’ privacy while detecting stress.
D．A stress-detection system improves physical health at the workplace.
52．What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage
A．To introduce a new model to detect stress.
B．To compare different models in stress detection.
C．To show the disadvantages of being overstressed.
D．To state the importance of a stress-detection system.
【答案】49．B 50．B 51．C 52．A
【解析】
49．细节理解题。由第一段“An AI model can be used to detect stress in office workers based on how they use their mouse and keyboard. A new study suggests that a machine-learning model using these two elements was more accurate at detecting stress in people than a model that tracked their heart-rate data. (人工智能模型可以根据上班族使用鼠标和键盘的方式来检测他们的压力。一项新的研究表明，使用这两个元素的机器学习模型在检测人们的压力方面比跟踪他们心率数据的模型更准确)”和第二段中“We saw that the models that just used the mouse and keyboard data performed better than the models that had the heart-rate data in it (我们发现，只使用鼠标和键盘数据的模型比包含心率数据的模型表现更好)”可知，鼠标和键盘数据在压力检测中被证明是有效的。故选B项。
50．主旨大意题。由第五段中“Researchers learned that workers made longer, less accurate movements with their mouse, as well as more typing errors, when they were stressed. Shorter, more direct movements with the mouse were tied to lower stress levels. (研究人员了解到，当员工受到压力时，他们用鼠标做的动作更长、更不准确，打字错误也更多。用鼠标做更短、更直接的运动与更低的压力水平有关)”可知，第五段主要讲这项研究最后得出的结果。故选B项。
51．细节理解题。由第五段得出的研究结果和倒数第二段“The researchers say they believe a stress-detection system that logs keyboard and mouse movements might be beneficial as a self-help tool for employees alongside other initiatives to improve workplace mental health. But employee participation would need to be optional and based on informed consent (同意), and companies would need to commit to protecting user privacy. (研究人员表示，他们相信，一个记录键盘和鼠标运动的压力检测系统，作为员工的自助工具，以及其他改善工作场所心理健康的举措，可能是有益的。但员工的参与是非强制的，并基于知情同意，公司需要承诺保护用户隐私)”可知，基于鼠标和键盘数据的AI模型能帮雇主发现员工的压力，但不能强制员工
参与，需要尊重员工的隐私。故选C项。
52．推理判断题。由第一段“An AI model can be used to detect stress in office workers based on how they use their mouse and keyboard. A new study suggests that a machine-learning model using these two elements was more accurate at detecting stress in people than a model that tracked their heart-rate data. (人工智能模型可以根据上班族使用鼠标和键盘的方式来检测他们的压力。一项新的研究表明，使用这两个元素的机器学习模型在检测人们的压力方面比跟踪他们心率数据的模型更准确)”和第二段中“We saw that the models that just used the mouse and keyboard data performed better than the models that had the heart-rate data in it (我们发现，只使用鼠标和键盘数据的模型比包含心率数据的模型表现更好)”可知，文章介绍了一项新研究表明，人工智能模型根据上班族使用鼠标和键盘的方式可以检测人们的压力，其结果比跟踪他们心率数据的得出的结果更准确，本文目的在于介绍一种新的压力检测模型。故选A项。
D
We’ve heard for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But, it actually might be even more important than previously thought, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which examined the effects of skipping meals and meal frequency as related to mortality (死亡率) and heart health.
The study, which was published in August of last year, sought to find out if eating behaviors like meal frequency, meal skipping, and time between meals were associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.
The study consisted of 24,011 adults 40 years or older who participated from 1999 to 2014. Researchers looked at various eating behaviors of participants who self-reported their eating habits every 24 hours. Causes of death were tracked via death records through December 31, 2015.
After examining participants throughout the years, researchers found that certain eating behaviors were in fact linked to higher rates of premature death. Eating only one meal per day was associated with an increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality while skipping breakfast was linked to an increased risk of CVD mortality, and skipping lunch or dinner was linked to an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Lastly, the study found that having meals too closely together (less than four and half hours apart) was also linked to all-cause premature death.
So, what does this mean for the average person “At the end of the day what matters is that an individual can meet their nutritional needs for optimal (最佳) health,” explains Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet, “and breakfast typically is a good vehicle for nutrients associated with a decrease in cardiovascular risk, such as fiber and vitamins”. “If by eliminating meals they are missing out on important nutrients their body needs, then long term that can be harmful to their health,” leads to a “higher risk for certain cancers and heart disease,” she says.
While this study was large and comprehensive in many ways, there are also many limitations. It was mostly based on a 24-hour, self-reported dietary recall, “which may not always be the best method for dietary assessment,” explains Gans. “The participants may not accurately recall what
they ate or honestly report it leading to the potential of misinformation.” Researchers noted that it was impossible to consider the role of sleep in the relationship between food and mortality, as well as a host of other unmeasured factors.
The bottom line is that while these findings about the relationships between meal skipping and mortality are important, there are a lot more factors that go into premature death.
53．What are mainly discussed in Paragraphs 3 and 4
A．Research process and findings B．The cause and findings
C．Research subjects and purpose D．The topic and significance
54．What does the underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean
A．Reducing. B．Overeating. C．Skipping. D．Consuming.
55．What can we infer from the study
A．Its limitations are fully taken into account in the study.
B．Consuming adequate nutrients is the key to maintain overall health.
C．The risk of all-cause premature death is unrelated to skipping dinner.
D．Researchers learned about eating behaviors by observing the participants.
56．What is the author’s attitude towards skipping breakfast
A．Favorable. B．Unconcerned. C．Skeptical. D．Disapproving.
【答案】53．A 54．C 55．B 56．D
【解析】
53．推理判断题。根据第三段内容“The study consisted of 24,011 adults 40 years or older who participated from 1999 to 2014. Researchers looked at various eating behaviors of participants who self-reported their eating habits every 24 hours. Causes of death were tracked via death records through December 31, 2015.( 这项研究包括24011名40岁以上的成年人，他们在1999年至2014年期间参与了这项研究。研究人员观察了参与者的各种饮食行为，这些参与者每24小时自我报告一次他们的饮食习惯。通过截至2015年12月31日的死亡记录追踪死亡原因)”可知，本段讲述研究过程，和第四段内容“After examining participants throughout the years, researchers found that certain eating behaviors were in fact linked to higher rates of premature death. Eating only one meal per day was associated with an increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality while skipping breakfast was linked to an increased risk of CVD mortality, and skipping lunch or dinner was linked to an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Lastly, the study found that having meals too closely together (less than four and half hours apart) was also linked to all-cause premature death.(在对参与者进行了多年的研究后，研究人员发现，某些饮食行为实际上与更高的过早死亡率有关。每天只吃一顿饭与全因和心血管疾病死亡风险增加有关，而不吃早餐与心血管疾病死亡风险增加有关，不吃午餐或晚餐与全因死亡风险增加有关。最后，研究发现，进餐时间过近(间隔不到四个半小时)也与全因过早死亡有关)”可知，本段讲述研究发现，
因此可知，三、四两段讲述研究过程和发现。故选A。
54．词义猜测题。根据前文“breakfast typically is a good vehicle for nutrients associated with a decrease in cardiovascular risk, such as fiber and vitamins(早餐通常是降低心血管疾病风险的营养物质的良好载体，比如纤维和维生素)”和下文“they are missing out on important nutrients their body needs, then long term that can be harmful to their health,” leads to a “higher risk for certain cancers and heart disease(他们失去了身体所需的重要营养物质，长此以往会对健康有害，“导致”患某些癌症和心脏病的风险更高)”可推断，早餐提供纤维和维生素，降低患心血管疾病的风险，下文说到错过了身体所需的重要物质，会导致患癌症和心脏病的奉献增高，因此推断划线部分表示：如果不吃早餐，划线词与C项“不做（应做的事等）”意思相近。故选C。
55．推理判断题。根据第五段的““At the end of the day what matters is that an individual can meet their nutritional needs for optimal (最佳) health,” explains Keri Gans(“在一天结束的时候，重要的是一个人能够满足他们对最佳健康的营养需求，”Keri Gans解释说)”可推断，摄入足够的营养是保持整体健康的关键。故选B。
56．推理判断题。根据第一段的“We’ve heard for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But, it actually might be even more important than previously thought, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which examined the effects of skipping meals and meal frequency as related to mortality (死亡率) and heart health.( 多年来，我们一直听说早餐是一天中最重要的一餐。但是，根据发表在《营养与饮食学会杂志》上的一项研究，它实际上可能比我们之前想象的更重要，该研究调查了不吃饭和吃饭频率与死亡率和心脏健康的关系)”可知，作者认为早餐比我们想象中更重要，因此推断作者对于不吃早餐是反对的，故选D。
第二节(共4小题;每小题2分，共8分)
阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，完成对该问题的回答。
Studying abroad has become an extremely popular study option amongst university students. While studying abroad is extremely expensive, it exposes students to a wide range of people, cultures and experiences that will reward them later on in their careers. In my opinion, students are far better off studying abroad even though it might be a bit costly.
One of the greatest advantages of studying in a foreign country is that it exposes students to essential life experiences that will develop them professionally, impossible if they have studied only in their own country. Being in another country forces people to pop and come out of their bubble of comfort, opening them to a wide range of opportunities, which can help them advance in their careers. When I went to study in the UK as an eighteen-year-old, I had to push myself out of
my comfort zone and become self-reliant, making me much more mentally and emotionally mature. These ultra-challenging experiences are what develops a person.
A negative aspect of studying overseas is that it is extremely expensive. It is not just high university fees that drive up the expenses; it includes stationery and study material expenses, travelling costs, rent, money spent on food, and other different expenses. I had to take an. education loan of 30000 pounds to fund my tuition fees. Moreover, during my stay in the UK. I had to take up a job as a part-time waiter to earn enough to pay my monthly rent and meet a part of my monthly expenses.
An increasing number of students are opting to study overseas. Although studying abroad can make a hole in your pocket, it will test and challenge you mentally and emotionally, helping your overall personal and professional development. In my opinion, long-term professional and personal gains from overseas studies justify every penny spent on it.
57．What’s the author’s opinion towards studying abroad
58．What drives up the expenses of studying abroad
59．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then change it and explain why. Studying abroad can make a hole in your pocket and challenge you, so overseas studies are not worth it.
60．Apart from what have been mentioned towards studying abroad, what else do you think of it (In about 40 words )
【答案】57．The author believes that the exposure to diverse cultures and experiences will reward them later on in their careers. 58．High university fees, stationery and study material expenses, travel costs, rent, food expenses, and other different expenses. 59．The false part of the statement is "overseas studies are not worth it." The statement is incorrect because the author believes that despite the financial challenges, the long-term benefits of studying abroad justify the expenses. 60．Studying abroad also offers opportunities for language acquisition, networking with international peers, and gaining a broader perspective on global issues, which can enhance one's adaptability and intercultural communication skills.
【解析】57．细节理解题。根据第一段中“While studying abroad is extremely expensive, it exposes students to a wide range of people, cultures and experiences that will reward them later on in their careers.”（虽然出国留学费用极高，但它能让学生接触到各种各样的人、文化和经验，这将使他们在以后的职业生涯中受益匪浅。）可知作者认为出国留学能让学生接触到各种各样的人、文化和经验，这将使他们在以后的职业生涯中受益匪浅。故答案为The author believes that the exposure to diverse cultures and experiences will reward them later on in their
careers.
58．细节理解题。根据第三段中“It is not just high university fees that drive up the expenses; it includes stationery and study material expenses, travelling costs, rent, money spent on food, and other different expenses.”（导致开支增加的不仅仅是高昂的大学学费，还包括文具和学习材料开支、交通费、房租、伙食费以及其他各种开支。）可知是高昂的大学学费、文具和学习材料开支、交通费、房租、伙食费以及其他各种开支导致了留学费用的增加。故答案为High university fees, stationery and study material expenses, travel costs, rent, food expenses, and other different expenses.
59．推理判断题。根据第一段中“While studying abroad is extremely expensive, it exposes students to a wide range of people, cultures and experiences that will reward them later on in their careers.”（虽然出国留学费用极高，但它能让学生接触到各种各样的人、文化和经验，这将使他们在以后的职业生涯中受益匪浅。）可推知尽管存在经济挑战，但出国留学的长远利益证明这些费用是值得的。题目中“overseas studies are not worth it.”与作者观点相反，因此错误部分为“overseas studies are not worth it.”。故答案为The false part of the statement is "overseas studies are not worth it." The statement is incorrect because the author believes that despite the financial challenge, the long-term benefits of studying abroad justify the expenses.
60．推理判断题。通读文章并结合主旨可知，文章主要强调了尽管留学费用昂贵，但对个人发展至关重要。留学能够拓展学生的视野，丰富其人生经历，提高个人和职业素养，虽然留学会花费很多钱，但长远来看，这些支出都是值得的。因此，就个人看来，出国留学也提供了学习语言、与国际同龄人建立联系以及从更广阔的视角看待全球问题的机会，这可以提高个人的适应能力和跨文化交流技能。故答案为Studying abroad also offers opportunities for language acquisition, networking with international peers, and gaining a broader perspective on global issues, which can enhance one's adaptability and intercultural communication skills.
四、书面表达(共1小题，20分)
假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你校将于下周举办校园书市活动，你打算邀请英国交换生Jim参加，请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动安排。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：书市book fair
Dear Jim,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】1.
Dear Jim,
How’s everything going I’m writing to invite you to take part in the book fair on our campus.
The activity provides us students with a good platform to make better use of our books. More importantly, we can make friends with like-minded people who share a passion for books and reading. The book fair will be held at the Students’ Activity Center at 3:00 pm next Friday, when students can sell unwanted books, or buy books they need at a relatively lower price. We can pay in cash or by scanning QR codes. It is also welcomed to sell some of your books.
As a regular visitor, I find this activity appealing and rewarding. Would you like to come Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】2
Dear Jim,
Hope this email finds you well. I am writing to invite you to the exciting annual campus bookfair.
The activity, a long-standing tradition at our school, aims to give us a great chance to discover something new and exciting to read and improve our love of reading. It will take place from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm next Friday in the school’s auditorium. We can browse through a wide range of new and second-hand books on display, including fiction, non-fiction, classics and so on. There will also be interactive games related to books and literature, such as quizzes, puzzles, and storytelling.
If you are interested, just let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Yours,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国交换生Jim写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加学校将于下周举办的校园书市活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
邀请某人：invite sb→extend an invitation to sb
机会：chance→opportunity
举行：take place→be held
感兴趣：be interested in→show an interest in
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：We can browse through a wide range of new and second-hand books on display, including fiction, non-fiction, classics and so on.
拓展句：We can browse through a wide range of new and second-hand books on display, which include fiction, non-fiction, classics and so on.
【点睛】【高分句型1】There will also be interactive games related to books and literature, such as quizzes, puzzles, and storytelling.（运用了过去分词短语 related to books and literature作后置定语）
【高分句型2】If you are interested, just let me know.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句）2024年北京第二次普通高中英语学业水平合格性考试模拟卷02
考生须知
1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。
2.本试卷共22页，四道大题(共100分)。
3.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。选择题必须用2B铅笔作答;非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。
4.考试结束后，考生应将试卷和答题卡按要求放在桌面上，待监考员收回。
一、听力理解(共25小题;每小题1分，共25分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1分，共20分)
听下面十段对话或独白，从每题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1题。
1．What will the woman do tomorrow
A．Give money to the charity. B．Go on a charity walk. C．Visit the flood victims.
听第2段材料，回答第2题。
2．Why is John late for school
A．He was stuck in traffic. B．He hurt his head. C．He did a good deed.
听第3 段材料，回答第3题。
3．How many people were safe and sound in the accident
A．103. B．127. C．134.
听第4段材料，回答第4题。
4．What does the man advise the woman to do
A．Put on safety equipment. B．Ride her bike more slowly. C．Drive to another park.
听第5段材料，回答第5题至第6题。
5．How tall is the Eiffel Tower
A．About 230 meters.
B．About 320 meters.
C．About 430 meters.
6．What is the man’s attitude towards Gustave Eiffel
A．Confusing.
B．Forgiving.
C．Admiring.
听第6段材料，回答第7题至第8题。
7．Why is the woman stressed
A．She’s busy with this week’s exam.
B．She has a lot of schoolwork to do.
C．The professors don’t like her.
8．What will the man do
A．Do exercise with the woman.
B．Teach the woman to read fast.
C．Help with the woman’s schoolwork.
听第7段材料，回答第9题至第11题。
9．How can parents prevent children from falling down the stairs
A．By using mats.
B．By fitting safety gates.
C．By accompanying them.
10．Which place is the most dangerous according to the woman
A．The kitchen.
B．The bathroom.
C．The living room.
11．What probably is the man
A．A writer. B．A TV host. C．A radio host.
听第8段材料，回答第12题至第14题。
12．What does the man advise Mrs. White to do
A．Go on a diet. B．Do more exercise. C．Get enough sleep.
13．Which can be included in Mrs. White’s breakfast
A．Eggs. B．Sausages. C．Porridge.
14．What is the man
A．A teacher. B．A physician. C．A chef.
听第9段材料，回答第15题至第17题。
15．What is the matter with Mr. Smith
A．He is unqualified for his job. B．His leg is broken. C．He got a sore throat.
16．What does Mr. Smith teach
A．Chinese. B．English. C．Physics.
17．Why doesn’t Mr. Smith want to take a rest
A．He has to help his students prepare for the exam.
B．He has trouble sleeping.
C．He wants to visit a friend.
听第10段材料，回答第18题至第20题。
18．According to the article, what’s wrong with smoothies
A．They contain too many calories.
B．The man doesn’t make his properly.
C．They take too long to drink.
19．What did the man put in his smoothie
A．Vegetables. B．Sugar. C．Milk.
20．What does the man imply in the end
A．He’ll read the article.
B．He’ll stop drinking smoothies.
C．He’s still going to make smoothies.
第二节(共5小题;每小题1分，共5分)
听下面一段对话，根据题目要求在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下第21题至第25题的关键信息。此段对话你将听两遍。
Hunger Problem in the UK
Background · Many parents are unable to work because of the novel coronavirus; · Many poor children who used to 21 free school meals now do not get them, because they have to study at home.
A famous person · Marcus Rashford, a famous footballer, is 22 to solve this problem.
Reasons for caring · He did not always have 23 food when he was growing up. · Even though his mother worked very hard at three different jobs, she did not get enough money to 24 .
Actions · He managed to escape his hunger and his poor childhood because of his football skill. · He wants to force the government to create laws that make sure that no children 25 as he and his family did.
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’ll always remember a lesson that I learned as a boy growing up in New York City. One day, when I was perhaps six years old, I was walking with my father on a 26 street. All of a sudden, the flow of pedestrian traffic came to a stop as people tried to 27 a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object 28 to be a human being, a man lying unconscious against a building. As we walked by, my father—the model of a loving, 29 gentleman—pointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off. Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly. My father 30 me not to go near, saying “you never know how he’ll react.”
Yet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon. I had spent the previous 12 months traveling in 31 Asian cities, but even by those standards this was a scene of misery (穷困). 32 desperate poverty and strong winds blowing dust 33 , the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge crowds. 34 a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and 35 to the ground. I then witnessed an astonishing scene. Half a dozen 36 ran from their stands to help, leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions. One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one 37 him carefully about the pain; the fourth one 38 water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help. Within minutes a doctor arrived and two other locals joined in to assist. The 39 could have passed for a final exam at a nursing school.
I couldn’t help wondering, why people act 40 at the similar situation here
26．A．silent B．crowded C．new D．remote
27．A．avoid B．identify C．observe D．approach
28．A．broke out B．stood up C．turned out D．grew up
29．A．strong B．caring C．honest D．indifferent
30．A．forced B．persuaded C．warned D．allowed
31．A．poor B．wealthy C．fashionable D．dangerous
32．A．Instead of B．In spite of C．In case of D．In addition to
33．A．everywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．anywhere
34．A．Gradually B．Absolutely C．Immediately D．Suddenly
35．A．fell B．jumped C．rolled D．marched
36．A．beggars B．judges C．sellers D．customers
37．A．doubted B．named C．explained D．questioned
38．A．drank B．saved C．removed D．fetched
39．A．doctor B．onlookers C．performance D．discovery
40．A．confidently B．differently C．independently D．cautiously
三、阅读理解(共两节，40分)
第一节(共16小题;每小题2分，共32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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Explore your world—Mirthy
Online events to help you discover, learn and connect
Who is Mirthy
Mirthy is one of the most popular websites for online events and already loved and trusted by more than 45,000 people. It was designed to create an inclusive community where people can learn, share, and connect with others through a variety of events that are active, sociable, and uplifting. It’s all about fulfilment and wellbeing.
There are some online events each month to try, from craft workshops (手工工坊) to fitness sessions. For example, according to our event calendar, this week you can attend gardening classes and singing lessons. So whether you have a desire to get fitter or to pick up a new skill—signing up for classes and events with Mirthy could be just what you have been looking for.
How does it work
Sign up via the online registration form at Mirthy.com. Then you can take a look through the calendar of upcoming events and see what takes your fancy.
Once you register for an event, you will then receive a link on email ready for you to join the live event. If your plans change and you can’t make it, you will receive a link for a 7-day replay that you can watch at a time that is convenient for you!
Best of all, it’s completely FREE to join!
Join Mirthy for free today, and you can enjoy any 4 events every month, for free! If you’re up for more, then you can either select and book additional events on a pay-as-you-go basis, normally for 2.99 each, or you can upgrade to the Premium membership giving you full free access to all events for only 4.99 per month.
If you choose to go for the Premium membership, there’s no contract. You simply upgrade your membership and you can cancel anytime.
41．Mirthy is intended to_________.
A．improve people’s fitness B．organize sociable events
C．provide craft workshops D．create an online community
42．What can people do at Mirthy this week
A．Make art crafts. B．Talk about fitness experience.
C．Learn songs. D．Study wild plants and animals.
43．Which of the following is true about Mirthy
A．People can sign up for the events online.
B．The events can be watched again at any time.
C．People can upgrade their membership for free.
D．No more than 4 events are offered each month.
44．What’s the main purpose of this passage
A．To share a lifestyle.
B．To recommend a website.
C．To introduce online events.
D．To explain a registration process.
B
Best friends Tommy, 17, and Daniel, 15, decided to sign up for their school’s robotics team in their freshman year, and began their journey towards changing lives for the better.
They began their work with 3D printers to create parts for their robots, but they wanted their impact to be greater. “It started off with a team idea,” Tommy said. “We were trying to figure out how we could make a difference to society as a first-year robotics team. We later thought of the idea of using 3D printers to make prostheses (假肢), like hands.”
The team worked with IMAHelps, a nonprofit organization, and received help from the Science Robotics Initiative. Shortly after, they began working with their first person in need of a prosthesis.
“We started off with making an artificial (人造的) arm for Samantha, a 12-year-old little girl in Ecuador who lost her arm in a bus accident,” Tommy explains. “We got her measurements and then made the prosthesis. IMAHelps brought it to Samantha and it fit her perfectly and worked well.”
“Samantha had a dream to write, and we wanted to help with that,” adds Daniel.
It didn’t take long for other kids to see Samantha’s prosthesis. A young man named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to have an artificial foot. Later, the team offered to make him one for free. “He started tearing up. It brought so much joy to his eyes.” Tommy says.
This July, the team traveled to Ecuador to deliver four more prostheses to those in need. “We were so happy to help,” Tommy shares.
The team also plans on continuing to give away their 3D creations. “You can do whatever you want to do when it comes to helping people and changing the world,” Tommy says. “There are no age limits.”
“By offering a little bit,” adds Daniel. “We can change a lot.”
45．To make the robotics team’s impact greater, Tommy and Daniel decided to________.
A．create robot parts B．start a robotics course
C．make prostheses D．invent a 3D printer
46．What did the robotics team do for Samantha
A．They set up IMAHelps for her. B．They made her an artificial arm.
C．They offered her medical treatment. D．They gave her instructions on writing.
47．How does Tommy feel about what they are doing
A．Curious. B．Relaxed. C．Regretful. D．Pleased.
48．Which of the following words can best describe Tommy and Daniel
A．Caring. B．Calm. C．Honest. D．Brave.
C
An AI model can be used to detect stress in office workers based on how they use their mouse and keyboard. A new study suggests that a machine-learning model using these two elements was more accurate at detecting stress in people than a model that tracked their heart-rate data.
“We saw that the models that just used the mouse and keyboard data performed better than the models that had the heart-rate data in it,” says Mart Naegelin. a Ph. D．student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and one of the study’s authors.
Naegelin and her fellow researchers used machine-learning models to analyze data on keyboard-typing activity, mouse movements and heart-rate data. They also studied the data of a combination of two or all three of these elements to determine which performed best in terms of measuring stress. They found that the model trained on mouse and keyboard data performed better than the model that used mouse, keyboard and heart rates. Of the single-modality (形态) models, the heart-rate data performed the worst. “The test was conducted in an environment that simulated an office environment, so the results still need to be confirmed in real-life scenarios (情况),” Naegelin says.
In the experiment, participants were divided into three groups. A control group carried out assigned tasks, such as planning meetings and collecting data, with no additional work. A second group at times answered questions from managers in person in a mock interview scenario while completing other assigned tasks. And members of a third group were, at certain points, interrupted with additional questions sent through an online chat on top of tasks assigned to other groups. At regular intervals during the experiment, participants were asked to rate their stress levels through a computer questionnaire.
Researchers learned that workers made longer, less accurate movements with their mouse, as well as more typing errors, when they were stressed. Shorter, more direct movements with the mouse were tied to lower stress levels. The study didn’t focus on why increased levels of stress are thought to affect muscle activity.
The researchers say they believe a stress-detection system that logs keyboard and mouse movements might be beneficial as a self-help tool for employees alongside other initiatives to improve workplace mental health. But employee participation would need to be optional and based on informed consent (同意), and companies would need to commit to protecting user privacy.
It remains to be seen how this technology will evolve and be adopted in practice, but the potential for AI to contribute positively to employee well-being is an appealing avenue for future exploration.
49．What do we know from Naegelin’s study
A．Heart-rate data has little connection with stress.
B．Mouse and keyboard data proves effective in stress detection.
C．Mouse data performs worst in measuring stress among all models.
D．Using more elements in a model increases accuracy in stress detection.
50．What is Paragragh 5 mainly about
A．The research process. B．The research findings.
C．The research purpose. D．The research background.
51．What can we learn from the passage
A．AI models based on mouse and keyboard data have been widely applied.
B．Naegelin’s study explains why muscle activity can affect stress levels.
C．Employers need to respect employees’ privacy while detecting stress.
D．A stress-detection system improves physical health at the workplace.
52．What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage
A．To introduce a new model to detect stress.
B．To compare different models in stress detection.
C．To show the disadvantages of being overstressed.
D．To state the importance of a stress-detection system.
D
We’ve heard for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But, it actually might be even more important than previously thought, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which examined the effects of skipping meals and meal frequency as related to mortality (死亡率) and heart health.
The study, which was published in August of last year, sought to find out if eating behaviors like meal frequency, meal skipping, and time between meals were associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.
The study consisted of 24,011 adults 40 years or older who participated from 1999 to 2014. Researchers looked at various eating behaviors of participants who self-reported their eating habits
every 24 hours. Causes of death were tracked via death records through December 31, 2015.
After examining participants throughout the years, researchers found that certain eating behaviors were in fact linked to higher rates of premature death. Eating only one meal per day was associated with an increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality while skipping breakfast was linked to an increased risk of CVD mortality, and skipping lunch or dinner was linked to an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Lastly, the study found that having meals too closely together (less than four and half hours apart) was also linked to all-cause premature death.
So, what does this mean for the average person “At the end of the day what matters is that an individual can meet their nutritional needs for optimal (最佳) health,” explains Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet, “and breakfast typically is a good vehicle for nutrients associated with a decrease in cardiovascular risk, such as fiber and vitamins”. “If by eliminating meals they are missing out on important nutrients their body needs, then long term that can be harmful to their health,” leads to a “higher risk for certain cancers and heart disease,” she says.
While this study was large and comprehensive in many ways, there are also many limitations. It was mostly based on a 24-hour, self-reported dietary recall, “which may not always be the best method for dietary assessment,” explains Gans. “The participants may not accurately recall what they ate or honestly report it leading to the potential of misinformation.” Researchers noted that it was impossible to consider the role of sleep in the relationship between food and mortality, as well as a host of other unmeasured factors.
The bottom line is that while these findings about the relationships between meal skipping and mortality are important, there are a lot more factors that go into premature death.
53．What are mainly discussed in Paragraphs 3 and 4
A．Research process and findings B．The cause and findings
C．Research subjects and purpose D．The topic and significance
54．What does the underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean
A．Reducing. B．Overeating. C．Skipping. D．Consuming.
55．What can we infer from the study
A．Its limitations are fully taken into account in the study.
B．Consuming adequate nutrients is the key to maintain overall health.
C．The risk of all-cause premature death is unrelated to skipping dinner.
D．Researchers learned about eating behaviors by observing the participants.
56．What is the author’s attitude towards skipping breakfast
A．Favorable. B．Unconcerned. C．Skeptical. D．Disapproving.
第二节(共4小题;每小题2分，共8分)
阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，完成对该问题的回答。
Studying abroad has become an extremely popular study option amongst university students. While studying abroad is extremely expensive, it exposes students to a wide range of people, cultures and experiences that will reward them later on in their careers. In my opinion, students are far better off studying abroad even though it might be a bit costly.
One of the greatest advantages of studying in a foreign country is that it exposes students to essential life experiences that will develop them professionally, impossible if they have studied only in their own country. Being in another country forces people to pop and come out of their bubble of comfort, opening them to a wide range of opportunities, which can help them advance in their careers. When I went to study in the UK as an eighteen-year-old, I had to push myself out of my comfort zone and become self-reliant, making me much more mentally and emotionally mature. These ultra-challenging experiences are what develops a person.
A negative aspect of studying overseas is that it is extremely expensive. It is not just high university fees that drive up the expenses; it includes stationery and study material expenses, travelling costs, rent, money spent on food, and other different expenses. I had to take an. education loan of 30000 pounds to fund my tuition fees. Moreover, during my stay in the UK. I had to take up a job as a part-time waiter to earn enough to pay my monthly rent and meet a part of my monthly expenses.
An increasing number of students are opting to study overseas. Although studying abroad can make a hole in your pocket, it will test and challenge you mentally and emotionally, helping your overall personal and professional development. In my opinion, long-term professional and personal gains from overseas studies justify every penny spent on it.
57．What’s the author’s opinion towards studying abroad
58．What drives up the expenses of studying abroad
59．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then change it and explain why. Studying abroad can make a hole in your pocket and challenge you, so overseas studies are not worth it.
60．Apart from what have been mentioned towards studying abroad, what else do you think of it (In about 40 words )
四、书面表达(共1小题，20分)
假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你校将于下周举办校园书市活动，你打算邀请英国交换生Jim参加，请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动安排。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：书市book fair
Dear Jim,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
