莆田第二十五中学2023-2024学年下学期期中试卷
高二英语
考试时间：120分钟，试卷满分：150分
第一节
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. How does Jenny sound
A. Happy. B. Worried. C. Curious.
2. What time is it now
A.9:15 a. m. B.9:00 a. m. C.8:45 a. m.
3. What does the man plan to do next
A. Watch a kind of insect.
B. Take off his coat.
C. Do some gardening.
4. Where are probably the speakers
A. On a bus. B. In a hotel. C. At the airport.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. A painter. B. A picture. C. A market.
第二节
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. Why does the man talk to the woman
A. To extend his stay.
B. To check out of the hotel.
C. To delay a meeting.
7. What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至 10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a cafe. B. At Jane’s house. C. In a Thai restaurant.
9. What does the man want to drink
A. Tea. B. Milk. C. Coffee.
10. What will the man do next
A. Collect his sister.
B. Go back home.
C. Read a message.
听第8段材料， 回答第11至 13题。
11. What was Cathy doing before the conversation
A. Watering plants.
B. Picking flowers.
C. Doing exercise.
12. What does Cathy think of gardening
A. It’s boring. B. It’s tough. C. It’s easy.
13. What is Joseph going to do tomorrow evening
A. Dine out. B. Go shopping. C. Fly to Italy.
听第9段材料, 回答第14 至 17题。
14. What is the woman watching
A. A contest. B. A concert. C. A romantic movie.
15. How does the woman feel about the violinist
A. He’s optimistic. B. He’s hard-working. C. He’s gifted.
16. What is the woman
A. A student. B. A salesperson. C. A cook.
17. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Do more practice. B. Change her job. C. Find out her talent.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至 20题。
18 What percentage of people who booked rural homestays(民宿) were born in the 1980s
A. About 30%. B. Nearly 50%. C. Over 60%.
19. What do we know about rural homestays in the accommodation market in China
A. Their proportion is more than that in Europe and the US.
B. They’re the fastest-growing part of the bed-and-breakfast market.
C. Their growth potential is still far lower than hotels’.
20. Who is Zhou Cheng
A. A traveler. B. A businessman. C. A reporter.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分 40 分)
第一节 (共 11小题;每小题 2.5 分, 满分 27.5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和 D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favourite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always travelled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3: 00 p. m. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug. I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather－beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
1. The author expected the train trip to be________.
A. adventurous B. pleasant C. exciting D. dull
2. The word “________” can best take the place of the underlined word “relish” in the second paragraph.
A. Choose B. enjoy C. prepare for D. carry on
3. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip
A. The friendly country people. B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets. D. The simple lunch served on the train.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文 。文章主要讲述了作者第一次乘坐火车去马来西亚时，在火车上看到马来西亚的乡下人站在铁道旁面带微笑向火车中的乘客招手，作者顿感这次旅途很有趣。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段的“I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread.”（我并不是特别喜欢长途火车旅行，我带了一打杂志来反复阅读。）可知，作者不喜欢长途火车旅行，由此可推知，作者预想这次旅行是无聊的。故选D项。
【2题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线部分的后半句“had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread”（我带了一打杂志来反复阅读）可知，作者预感这次旅行是无聊的，说明作者并不是很享受长途旅行，推断出划线单词“relish”意为“享受”，和B项enjoy(享受，喜欢)意思一致。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.”（通常整个家庭都站在他们的家门口，挥手微笑，好像火车上的人是他们最喜欢的亲戚。这是马来西亚淳朴的村民。我被感动了。）可推知，作者在火车旅行中最难忘的是马来西亚的友好的乡下人。故选A项。
B
A new study has found the amount of antibiotics (抗生素) given to farm animals is expected to increase by two-thirds over the next 15 years. Researchers are linking the growing dependence on the drugs to the increasing need for meat, milk and eggs. However, the drugs could quicken the development of antibiotic-resistant infections (感染). Such infections are already a major public health concern in the United States.
The World Health Organization notes that when people stop living in poverty (贫困), the first thing they want to do is eat better, rather than earn more money. For most people, that means their diet should contain more meat. With the rapid development of Asia, people there are eating nearly four times as much meat, milk and other milk products as they did 50 years ago.
To meet the need, farmers have put many animals into smaller spaces. As the animals are crowded together, the easiest way to deal with some of the problems of crowding is to give them antibiotics. It’s clear that antibiotics help animals stay healthy in a crowded environment and grow faster. But bacteria can develop resistance to the drugs gradually.
Nowadays, doctors find antibiotics that once worked against the infections no longer work. The bacteria have learned ways to fight against the drugs. The heavy use of antibiotics in animals is responsible for the growth of antibiotic resistance worldwide. In the United States, at least two million people get drug-resistant infections each year and at least 23,000 die from an infection.
Europe has banned the use of antibiotics to increase animal growth. And the United States is hoping to persuade farmers to stop using antibiotics for that purpose.
4. What accounts for the increasing amount of antibiotics given to farm animals
A. The desire for new drugs. B. The less effective antibiotics.
C. The outdated farm technology. D. The need for more various foods.
5. What do most people want to do first when they get rid of poverty according to WHO
A. Make a lot of money. B. Focus more on health.
C. Have more meat in their diet. D. Live in a better environment.
6. What can be inferred from the passage
A. Antibiotics do harm to animals.
B. Antibiotics make animals more nutritious.
C. Antibiotics are used heavily in Europe.
D. Antibiotic-resistant infections spread to people.
7. What’s the passage mainly about
A. A new way of raising farm animals.
B. The advantages of using antibiotics.
C. The reason for banning the use of antibiotics.
D. The negative effects of the heavy use of antibiotics in farm animals.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在农场动物中大量使用抗生素的负面影响。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Researchers are linking the growing dependence on the drugs to the increasing need for meat, milk and eggs. (研究人员将对药物的日益依赖与对肉、奶和蛋的日益增长的需求联系起来。)”可知，导致农场动物使用的抗生素越来越多的原因是对更多种类的食物的需求。故选D项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“The World Health Organization notes that when people stop living in poverty(贫困), the first thing they want to do is eat better, rather than earn more money. For most people, that means their diet should contain more meat. (世界卫生组织指出，当人们不再生活在贫困中时，他们想做的第一件事就是吃得更好，而不是赚更多的钱。对大多数人来说，这意味着他们的饮食应该包含更多的肉。)”可知，大多数人在摆脱贫困时首先想在饮食中多吃肉。故选C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Nowadays, doctors find antibiotics that once worked against the infections no longer work. The bacteria have learned ways to fight against the drugs. The heavy use of antibiotics in animals is responsible for the growth of antibiotic resistance worldwide. In the United States, at least two million people get drug-resistant infections each year and at least 23,000 die from an infection.(如今，医生们发现曾经对感染有效的抗生素不再有效。细菌已经学会了对抗药物的方法。在动物身上大量使用抗生素是全球抗生素耐药性增长的原因。在美国，每年至少有200万人感染耐药性感染，至少有2.3万人死于感染。)”可知，耐抗生素感染传播给人类。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“However, the drugs could quicken the development of antibiotic-resistant infections(感染). Such infections are already a major public health concern in the United States. (然而，这些药物可能会加速抗生素耐药性感染的发展。在美国，这种感染已经成为一个主要的公共卫生问题。)”等内容可知，本文主要讲述了在农场动物中大量使用抗生素的负面影响。故选D项。
C
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was invented by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. It is a self-report questionnaire indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. The MBTI personality inventory (量表) sorts people into 16 type categories, each of which is represented by four-letter codes such as INFP and ESTJ. Every year, about 1.5 million people have enjoyed discovering their personality type by completing the MBTI. Many companies, as well as hundreds of universities, use it in hiring and training.
Nevertheless, the MBTI has received a noticeable criticism from the academic community. Some research suggests the MBTI is unreliable because the same person can get different results when retaking the test. Other studies have questioned the validity of the MBTI, which is the ability of the test to accurately link the “types” to outcomes in the real world -for example, how well people classified as a certain type will perform in a given job.
Merve Emre, a professor a Oxford University, points out that it would be more scientifically advisable to score the MBTI scales continuously to show people the degree to which they resemble the types. Even when the MBTI’s results don’t quite match your intuition (直觉) about yourself or are just wrong, they can still provide self-insight and insight into differences and similarities between people.
Scoring and interpreting the MBTI the way other personality inventories are scored and interpreted might be less fun than finding. All of the folklore (民间看法) about INFPs, ESTJs, etc. would have to be dismissed. But, in the end the MBTI is sufficiently reliable and valid enough to be useful in a number of real-world contexts.
8. What do we know about the MBTI from the first paragraph
A. It is a personality-testing tool. B. It is divided into 16 categories.
C. It is a study of personal preference. D. It is a questionnaire on four-letter codes.
9. Why does the MBTI invite criticism
A. It performs badly in job interviews B. Its reliability has been questioned.
C. It requires people to retake the test D. Its advantages are not fully shown.
10. What does Merve Emre think of the MBTI
A. It is beyond criticism. B. It is a more scientific test.
C. It is less fun than other tests. D. It is useful for self-exploration.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. How Can We Use the MBTI B. Why do We Criticise the MBTI
C. Is the MBTI Totally Meaningless D. Is Scoring the MBTI Really Necessary
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了目前火爆全球的MBTI性格测试工具，分析了其利弊，作者最终对此持赞同生态度。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“It is a self-report questionnaire indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. (这是一份自我报告问卷，显示了人们在如何感知世界和做出决定方面的不同心理偏好)”以及“Every year, about 1.5 million people have enjoyed discovering their personality type by completing the MBTI. (每年，大约1500万人通过完成MBTI测试发现了自己的性格类型)”可知，MBTI是一个性格测试工具。故选A项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Some research suggests the MBTI is unreliable because the same person can get different results when retaking the test. Other studies have questioned the validity of the MBTI. (一些研究表明MBTI是不可靠的，因为同一个人在重新参加测试时可能得到不同的结果。其他研究对MBTI的有效性提出了质疑)”可知，MBTI的可靠性遭到了很多机构的质疑，所以它受到了很多的批判。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Even when the MBTI’s results don’t quite match your intuition (直觉) about yourself or are just wrong, they can still provide self-insight and insight into differences and similarities between people. (即使MBTI的结果与你对自己的直觉不太匹配，或者是错误的，它们仍然可以提供自我洞察力，以及对人与人之间的差异和相似之处的洞察力)”可知，Merve Emre认为MBTI仍然可以作为自我探索的有用的工具。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。纵观全文，第一段介绍了MBTI；第二段介绍了其由于不太可靠的结果而遭受了很多学术机构的质疑和批评；第三段引用了牛津大学教授的观点，认为其还是可以作为自我探索的有用的工具；以及最后一段，讲述了MBTI还是有一定的作用的。由此可知，全篇文章在讨论MBTI是否有作用。C项“Is the MBTI Totally Meaningless (MBTI完全没有意义吗？)”适合作本文最佳标题。故选C项。
第二节 (共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分, 满分 12.5 分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most smartphones allow you to run location sharing software that uses the phone's GPS capability to let friends and family know your exact location. There are lots of great uses for this technology. ____12____ So make sure you're permitted to use an app or service, and pay attention to how you are using it. Here're some important points you may find helpful.
Choose what's best for you. Some location sharing services are games that let you give a shout out when you've turned up at a particular spot. ____13____ Still others continue to share your location until you change the setting. Be sure you know exactly how your service shares your location.
Know who your friends are. ____14____ This means people can search to see if you're online and add you as a friend. It's important to remember that sharing your location with people you've never met in real life is risky, so you should carefully manage friend requests and share your location only with people you know and trust.
____15____ Some services automatically stop sending your location after a period of time, but others will send it forever — until you stop it. Review your contact list periodically and delete anyone to whom you no longer feel comfortable revealing your location.
Update parents. Location based services are a great way for teens to let parents know where they are without having to call or text. ____16____ If you're heading home late at night, you can also use a service like Glympse to share your location as you drive, so they'll know if you have car trouble or get stuck in traffic.
A. Check back often.
B. Keep sending your location.
C. However, these services are not for all children.
D. With its help, you can easily share your location with them.
E. Check ins ease worries so they don't have to follow your every move.
F. Others show where you are all the time or for a period of time you set.
G. Some location services operate like Facebook, where you invite and accept friends.
【答案】12. C 13. F 14. G 15. A 16. E
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何正确和安全地使用手机的定位功能。
【12题详解】
空前一句“There are lots of great uses for this technology.”提到手机定位装置很有用，空后一句“So make sure you're permitted to use an app or service, and pay attention to how you are using it.”提到，你要确保你被允许使用某个软件或服务，并注意如何使用。空前后为转折关系，C项“然而，这些服务并不是适用于所有孩子”符合语境，故选C项。
【13题详解】
根据空前一句“Some location sharing services are games that let you give a shout out when you've turned up at a particular spot. (有些位置共享服务是当你出现在某个特定地点时，你可以大声喊出来的游戏。)”及空后一句“Still others continue to share your location until you change the setting.(还有一些继续分享你的位置，直到你改变设置。)”可知，此处是列举一些定位服务，F项“其他的则显示出你在所有时间或一段时间内所处的位置。”符合语境，F项中的Others与上文Some及下文Still others呼应。故选F项。
【14题详解】
根据空后一句“This means people can search to see if you're online and add you as a friend.(这意味着人们可以通过搜索查看你是否在线，并添加你为好友。)”可知，有些定位装置像社交软件一样，可以加好友，G 项“有些定位服务的操作像Facebook一样，你可以邀请并接受朋友。”符合语境。G项中的friends呼应上下文。故选G项。
【15题详解】
空处是段落主题句，根据本段中“Some services automatically stop sending your location after a period of time, but others will send it forever—until you stop it. Review your contact list periodically …(有些服务会在一段时间后自动停止发送你位置，但有些服务会一直发送——直到你停止。定期查看你的联系列表……)”可知，本段主要讲了一些定位装置会自动停止，而另一些总是不停地发送你的位置，因此你需要经常查看，A项“经常返回查看”可以作为本段主旨句。故选A项。
【16题详解】
根据空前一句“Location based services are a great way for teens to let parents know where they are without having to call or text.(基于位置的服务是一个对青少年很好的方式，让父母知道他们在哪里，而不用打电话或发短信。)”可知，本段主要讲定位装置可以使父母放心，E项“查看位置可以缓解担忧，这样他们不必跟踪你的每一个动作。”符合语境。E项中的“ease worries”与本段内容呼应，故选E项。
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分 40分)
第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1分, 满分 15分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
During the winter of 1986 I was working at a construction site near Oakland, California. It is not ____17____ for construction workers’ hands to become very painful. My hands were no ____18____ that year. They were bleeding at the joints of the fingers and thumbs.
____19____ work because of hurting hands is simply not a good choice in the construction industry. You grit your teeth (咬紧牙关), keep working, and finish the job. One morning I left for work at 5 a.m. and arrived at a ____20____. As I got out of my truck, I saw a newspaper delivery car and the driver struggling with newspapers. I took a second look, ____21____ that the man had no forearms. I was ____22____ to see him doing a job that would require a(n) physically gifted person. Still, he was somewhat having ____23____ with the larger bundles (捆) because his arms weren’t long enough.
On my way to pay for the gas, I stopped and asked him if I could ____24____ him. He politely ____25____ my offer. A few minutes later while I was refueling, he said, “Hey buddy, would you mind tying (系) my shoes for me ” As I was tying his shoes, he went on to ______26______ that tying his shoes was the only thing he couldn’t do for ______27______.
I stopped and looked back at him as he was getting into his car. I looked down at my ______28______. Suddenly it hit me: I had been complaining about my hurting hands for weeks. That experience made a difference to my hurting hands. Every ______29______ when my hands start cracking and bleeding, I think back to that ______30______ in 1986. And just like magic, my hands don’t ______31______.
17. A. easy B. fair C. unusual D. certain
18. A. exception B. problem C. wonder D. sense
19. A. Beginning B. Stopping C. Getting D. Finishing
20. A. factory B. company C. gas station D. police station
21. A. suggesting B. ignoring C. thinking D. noticing
22. A. nervous B. afraid C. happy D. amazed
23. A. difficulty B. fun C. words D. relations
24. A. disturb B. approach C. help D. teach
25. A. examined B. accepted C. considered D. declined
26. A. explain B. complain C. expect D. expose
27. A. others B. himself C. work D. me
28. A. legs B. arms C. shoes D. hands
29. A. week B. night C. month D. winter
30. A. encounter B. incident C. trip D. party
31. A. bleed B. change C. hurt D. talk
【答案】17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. D 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. A 31. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在一建筑工地干活，到了冬天，手经常被冻得裂开口子流血，对此他常常抱怨，而在他看到没有小臂的送报工人后，他再也没有抱怨过。
【17题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：建筑工人的手疼痛是很正常的。A. easy容易的；B. fair公平的；C. unusual不寻常的；D. certain确定的。根据上文中的“During the winter of 1986 I was working at a construction site near Oakland, California.”可知，作者在建筑工地上工作，结合常识和后下文中的“for construction workers’ hands to become very painful”可知，建筑工人的手疼痛不是“不寻常”的，也就是说建筑工人的手疼痛很正常的。故选C项。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那年我的手也不例外。A. exception例外；B. problem问题；C. wonder好奇；D. sense感觉。根据上文中的“It is not ____1____ for construction workers’ hands to become very painful.”可知，建筑工人的手疼痛是很正常的事情，结合下文中的“They were bleeding at the joints of the fingers and thumbs.”可知，作者的手指和拇指关节流血，由此可知，作者的手也不“例外”，也在流血。故选A项。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在建筑行业，因为手受伤而停止工作根本不是一个好的选择。A. Beginning开始；B. Stopping停止；C. Getting得到；D. Finishing结束。根据下文中的“You grit your teeth, keep working, and finish the job.”可知，只要你咬紧牙关，继续工作，就能完成任务，由此可知，此处指手受伤而“停止”工作根本不是一个好的选择。故选B项。
【20题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天早上，我5点出门上班，来到一家加油站。A. factory工厂；B. company公司；C. gas station加油站；D. police station警局。根据下文中的“On my way to pay for the gas”可知，在去加油站的路上，由此可知，此处指的是到了“加油站”符合语境。故选C项。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我又看了一眼，注意到这个人没有小臂。A. suggesting建议；B. ignoring忽视；C. thinking思考；D. noticing注意到。根据下文中的“that the man had no forearms”可知，这个人没有小臂，结合上文中的“I took a second look,”可知，作者又看了一眼，所以此处指“注意到”这个人没有小臂，符合语境。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看到他做一份需要有身体天赋的人才能做的工作，我很惊讶。A. nervous紧张的；B. afraid害怕的；C. happy快乐的；D. amazed惊讶的。根据上文中的“I took a second look, ____5____ that the man had no forearms.”可知，作者注意到这个人没有小臂，结合下文中的“to see him doing a job that would require a(n) physically gifted person”可知，一个没有小臂的人还在送报纸，由此可知，作者应该是感到“惊讶”。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，他拿那些较大的包裹仍旧有些困难，因为他的手臂不够长。A. difficulty困难；B. fun乐趣；C. words话语；D. relations关系。根据下文中的“with the larger bundles because his arms weren’t long enough.”可知，因为他的手臂不够长，拿那些较大的包裹应该是有“困难”符合语境。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我去付油钱的路上，我停下来问他是否需要我的帮助。A. disturb打扰；B. approach靠近；C. help帮助；D. teach教学。根据上文中的“Still, he was somewhat having ____7____ with the larger bundles (捆) because his arms weren’t long enough.”可知，作者看到那个人拿那些大捆的包裹有些困难，结合“I stopped and asked him if I could”可知，此处指的是作者想要提供帮助，所以应为“帮助”符合语境。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他礼貌地拒绝了我的提议。A. examined检查；B. accepted接受；C. considered考虑；D. declined婉言拒绝。根据上文中的“On my way to pay for the gas, I stopped and asked him if I could ____8____ him.”可知，作者停下来向他提供帮助，结合politely可知，此处对方“婉言拒绝”了作者提供的帮助，符合语境。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我给他系鞋带时，他继续解释说，系鞋带是他唯一不能自己做的事。A. explain解释；B. complain抱怨；C. expect期望；D. expose暴露，接触。根据上文中的“that tying his shoes was the only thing he couldn’t do”可知，系鞋带是他不唯一不能做的事情，结合上文中的“As I was tying his shoes, he went on to”可知，此处指的是运货司机向作者“解释”自己不能系鞋带。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查代词和名词词义辨析。句意：当我给他系鞋带时，他继续解释说系鞋带是他唯一不能自己做的事情。A. others其他人；B. himself他自己；C. work工作；D. me我。根据上文中的“As I was tying his shoes, he went on to _____10_____ that tying his shoes was the only thing he couldn’t do”可知，运货司机向作者解释系鞋带是他唯一“他自己”不能做的事情。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我低头看了看自己的手。A. legs腿；B. arms胳膊；C. shoes鞋子；D. hands手。根据下文中的“Suddenly it hit me: I had been complaining about my hurting hands for weeks.”可知，作者几个星期以来一直在抱怨手疼，由此可知，此处指的是作者在看着自己的“手”在沉思。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每年冬天，当我的手开始开裂流血时，我就会回想起1986年的那次邂逅。A. week周；B. night夜晚；C. month月；D. winter冬天。根据上文中的“During the winter of 1986”可知，此处指的是手在“冬天”开裂流血。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每年冬天，当我的手开始开裂流血时，我就会回想起1986年的那次邂逅。A. encounter邂逅；B. incident事件；C. trip旅程；D. party派对。根据语境以及上文中的“During the winter of 1986 I was working at a construction site near Oakland, California.”可知，此处指作者回想起在1986年和那个没有小臂的人的“邂逅”符合语境。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就像魔法一样，我的手不疼了。A. bleed流血；B. change改变；C. hurt疼痛；D. talk谈论。根据上文中的“And just like magic”可知，作者觉得这次经历就像魔法一样，结合上文中的“I had been complaining about my hurting hands for weeks.”可知，作者之前总是抱怨手疼，所以，此处指的是作者感觉手不“疼痛”了，符合语境。故选C项。
第二节 语法填空(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。
Hanfu, or Han-style clothing, one of the ____32____ (old) types of clothing in the world, is becoming popular again. Walking in downtown areas or scenic spots in the Chinese mainland, one can’t miss the sight of girls and boys elegantly ____33____ (dress) in Han-style clothing posing for photographs with either ____34____ oil paper umbrella or a circular silk fan in hand.
Actually, the clothing style of Chinese Hanfu kept changing over the centuries due to the ____35____ (change) in people’s taste, requirements and the availability of new clothing materials. However, the development of Han-style clothing came to a sudden stop, when the Manchus, after establishing the Qing Dynasty, ____36____ (essential) banned people from wearing Hanfu.
For a long time, Hanfu was worn only by some brides and grooms during weddings and a few other special occasions. Attracted by the elegance and beauty of Hanfu, a few brave youngsters began to wear Han-style clothes a decade ago ____37____ (take) photos in ancient towns. They immediately drew the attention of the public and the media, ____38____ in turn prompted (促使) others to try on Hanfu.
Thanks to the country’s emphasis ____39____ cultural confidence, Han-style clothing has been developing into a trend. Some cities ____40____ (hold) Hanfu festivals or Hanfu fashion shows so far. The _____41_____ (grow) popularity of Hanfu has also fueled public interest in other traditional cultural elements, Chinese painting, calligraphy, kung fu and so on.
【答案】32. oldest
33. dressed
34. an 35. changes
36. essentially
37. to take
38. which 39. on##upon
40. have held
41. growing
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了目前流行的汉服，实际上汉服一直在变化发展，直到清朝建立后才停止了变化，随着一些勇敢的人尝试穿着汉服拍照，汉服重新获得了关注和喜爱，变成一种流行趋势。
【32题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意：汉服，又叫汉式服饰，是世界上最古老的服装之一，如今又开始流行起来。根据“one of the”和“types of clothing”可推知，此处用固定结构“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”，意为“最……之一”，空处应用old的最高级形式。故填oldest。
【33题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：走在中国大陆的闹市区或景点，你不会错过那些优雅地穿着汉服的女孩和男孩，他们手里拿着一把油纸伞或一把丝绸的团扇，摆着姿势拍照。分析句子可知，空处作girls and boys的后置定语，是非谓语动词，dress和girls and boys逻辑上是被动关系，且此处侧重状态，应用dress的过去分词形式。故填dressed。
【34题详解】
考查冠词。句意：走在中国大陆的闹市区或景点，你不会错过那些优雅地穿着汉服的女孩和男孩，他们手里拿着一把油纸伞或一把丝绸的团扇，摆着姿势拍照。分析句子可知，空处表示泛指，意为“一个，一把”，应用不定冠词，且oil的发音以元音音素开头，应用an。故填an。
【35题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：实际上，几个世纪以来，由于人们的品味、要求的变化，以及新服装材料的出现，中国汉服的服装风格不断变化。根据空后“in people’s taste, requirements”可推知，变化应不止一个，可数名词change应用复数形式。故填changes。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：然而，满族人在建立清朝后，基本上禁止人们穿汉服，汉服的发展突然停止了。分析句子可知，空处修饰动词banned，应用副词essentially，意为“基本上，大致上”。故填essentially。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：十年前，一些勇敢的年轻人被汉服的优雅和美丽所吸引，开始穿汉服到古镇拍照。分析句子可知，句子主干成分完整，空处作目的状语，应用take的不定式形式。故填to take。
38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：他们立即引起了公众和媒体的注意，这反过来又促使其他人尝试汉服。分析句子可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，对前面的句子进行补充说明，从句中缺少主语，应用关系代词which作引导词。故填which。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：由于国家对文化自信的重视，汉式服装已经发展成为一种趋势。名词emphasis“强调，重视”后常跟介词on或upon，引出重视的对象。故填on/upon。
40题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：到目前为止，一些城市已经举办了汉服节或汉服时装秀。分析句子可知，空处作句子的谓语，时间状语为so far，句子应用现在完成时，且主语Some cities为复数，助动词用have。故填have held。
【41题详解】
考查形容词。句意：汉服的日益流行也激发了公众对中国绘画、书法、功夫等其他传统文化元素的兴趣。分析句子可知，空处作修饰popularity的定语，形容词growing符合题意，意为“增长的，增加的”。故填growing。
第三节 根据课文内容完成句子(共 10小题;每题 1分，满分 10分)
42. 这只是该展览供您参观的一小部分。
This is just ________________ what is in store for you in this exhibition.
【答案】a small taste of
【解析】
【详解】考查短语。句意：这只是该展览供您参观的一小部分。a taste of……的味道。根据句意，故填a small taste of。
43. 同样十分重要的（看点）是一组近百件商代（公元前1600年一公元前1046年）青铜器藏品。
Also ________________ is a collection of nearly 100 bronze objects from the Shang Dynasty (l1600 BCE-1046 BCE).
【答案】of primary note
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词和名词。由所给句意可知，空格处应表达“十分重要的（看点）”。表达“有”用介词of；“值得注意之处”用名词note，作of的宾语；表达“主要的，重要的”用形容词primary，作定语，修饰note。故填of primary note。
44. 尽管早在达·芬奇时代，一些画家就使用油彩绘画画，但伦勃朗使得这种技艺达到顶峰，他拥有“光影大师”的雅称。
While painters as e early as Da Vinci had used oil, this technique reached its height with Rembrandt (1606-1669), who ________________a master of shadow and light.
【答案】gained a reputation as
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。表示“拥有……的雅称，获得了……的声誉”可用动词短语gain a reputation as，as意为“作为”，和后文名词构成介词短语，根据前文reached可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填gained a reputation as。
45. 我有什么理由坐在那儿什么都不做呢 我们都属于人类大家庭，我们都有责任关心彼此的幸福。
How could I _______________ and doing nothing We are all humans and we all have a responsibility to look after one another’s welfare.
【答案】justify sitting there
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。结合句意表示“有理由做某事”可知短语为justify doing sth.，且could后跟动词原形；表示“坐在那儿”应用sit there。故填justify sitting there。
46. 对于挽救窒息者而言，每一分钟都非常要紧
With choking victims, _____________________.
【答案】every minute counts
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和主谓一致。根据汉语可知，句子在描述一般性的事实，时态应用一般现在时。空处表示“每一分钟都非常要紧”，主语“每一分钟”用名词短语every minute，是单数，谓语“都非常要紧”可用动词count的第三人称单数形式counts。故可填every minute counts。
47. 为了解决这个问题，美国医生亨利·海姆利希于1974年发明了“海姆利希急救法”，挽救了世界上成千上万个生命。
To solve this problem, in 1974, an American doctor, Henry Heimlich, created the Heimlich manoeuvre, ________________ around the world.
【答案】saving thousands of lives
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词和固定搭配。表示“挽救”应用save，此处需填非谓语动词作状语，save和前面的句子为逻辑主谓关系，应用现在分词作结果状语；表示“成千上万个生命”应用thousands of lives。故填saving thousands of lives。
48. 根据皮肤损伤的深度，烧伤或烫伤可分为三种类型。
Burns ________________ three types, depending on the depth of skin damage.
【答案】are divided into
【解析】
【详解】考查短语和时态。短语“被分成……”翻译为be divided into。陈述客观事实，用一般现在时。主语是Burns，谓语动词用are。故填are divided into 。
49. 李黛予和表妹来到多伦多这个加拿大最大、最富有的城市后，离出发到下一站蒙特利尔之前只有几个小时的时间，她们就在多伦多逛了逛。
After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and wealthiest city in Canada, they only had a few hours to kill before they had to ________________ the next leg of their trip to Montreal, so they went on a tour of the city.
【答案】proceed to
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。表示“前往”可用动词短语proceed to，proceed为不及物动词，动词原形和had to构成复合谓语，介词to表示“到达”。故填proceed to。
50. 她们站在远处眺望，看到的湖南边从尼亚加拉大瀑布上升腾而起的水雾，感到非常震撼。
Standing in the distance, they________________see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.
【答案】were astonished to
【解析】
【详解】考查不定式和时态。表示“对做……感到震撼”应用be astonished to do，此处陈述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时，主语为they，be动词用were。故填were astonished to。
51. 他们过了一夜，然后乘坐长途汽车，向北穿越加拿大的落基山脉，来到贾斯珀。
They spent the night, and then took a coach ________________ through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper.
【答案】bound north
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。根据句意可知，空处表示“驶往……的”，“前往（某地）”为形容词bound，作后置定语修饰coach，“北”为名词north，故填bound north。
第四部分 书面表达(共两节, 满分 40分)
52. 假定你是李华，你校学生会计划举办一场名为“多彩世界”的展览，向同学们展示不同国家的文化。请你写一则通知发布在校英文网站上，内容包括：
1.展览的时间和地点；
2.展览的具体内容；
3.期待参与观展。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
Notice
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
Notice
An exhibition called “Colourful World” will take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm this Saturday in our school auditorium. It is aimed to showcase the vibrant cultures of different countries.
The exhibition will feature a rich array of displays, performances, and interactive activities that embody the unique traditions, customs, art, music, and cuisine of various countries. It will be an immersive experience that allows everyone to appreciate and learn about the diversity of our global community.
We eagerly hope for your participation in this awe-inspiring event. Let’s come together and celebrate the beauty of our global community!
The Student Union
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。要求考生就你校即将举办的名为“多彩世界”的展览写一则通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
展示：showcase→display
各种各样的：various→a variety of
欣赏：appreciate→enjoy
聚集：come together→gather
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：An exhibition called “Colourful World” will take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm this Saturday in our school auditorium.
拓展句：An exhibition which is called “Colourful World” will take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm this Saturday in our school auditorium.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The exhibition will feature a rich array of displays, performances, and interactive activities that embody the unique traditions, customs, art, music, and cuisine of various countries.(运用了that引导的定语从句)
【高分句型2】It will be an immersive experience that allows everyone to appreciate and learn about the diversity of our global community.(运用了that引导的定语从句)
第二节 读后续写(满分 25分)
53. 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。
Dad and Madison were walking through the party store, gathering decorations for Madison’s upcoming birthday party.
“But I don’t want to invite Lucy Gilbert! I don’t like her!”
“Madison, you are being unreasonable. If every girl in your class is invited to a party but you, you’ll feel left out. It would be a big mistake not toinvite Lucy to the party. ”“She never even talks to me! ”
Dad sighed and moved down the aisle ( 走廊). “Lucy is a new girl in class. She just moved here a little over a month ago. Think about how that must feel. She doesn’t know one single person in the school. She left all of her old friends behind and now she has to try to make new friends. Your party will be a great chance for her to get to know everyone. ”
“No, it won’t. She will probably sit in the corner and not talk to anyone. Every day at lunch she sits all by herself. She wants to eat alone!" Madison shrugged and rolled her eyes (翻白眼).
“Madison, I’m done discussing this. You will invite every girl in your class, including Lucy Gilbert!"
On Saturday morning, the family blew up balloons and decorated the house cheerfully. Madison was dressed beautifully for the day, wearing her new blue dress. It was not typical of her to dress herself like this. She usually wore sports clothes because she loved to be outside riding her horse Star with a lead rope (缰绳).
Madison greeted her friends at the doorstep, picturing (想象)various presents her friends would bring her. In the meanwhile, she was wondering whether Lucy would ruin the party if she came. Anyhow, all the girls she invited came finally, including Lucy. The girls had a fantastic time by singing and dancing while Lucy sat in the corner silently alone. Later, all the girls gathered around the table as Madison opened her presents. Opening them one by one, Madison thanked her friends, with a bright smile on her face.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
Lucy’s present was the very last to be opened.
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Paragraph 2:
Deeply moved by what she said, Madison held the lead rope tightly in her hands.
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【答案】高分范文
Lucy’s present was the very last to be opened. Worrying that it would ruin the party, Madison grabbed the present reluctantly. As soon as she opened the box, her eyes widened in surprise——inside was a delicately hand-made lead rope! Amazed at its beauty, Madison pulled it out of the box. “It’s a lead rope for your horse Star. I made it by myself!”Lucy added, “I heard you talking about your horse at school. That’s when I got the idea of making you a lead rope. ”
Deeply moved by what she said, Madison held the lead rope tightly in her hands. It was the most beautiful birthday present she ever received. She suddenly felt so guilty because she had been so mean to Lucy. Feeling a mixture of regret and gratitude, she blinked back her tears and said, “Thanks so much for this lead rope. I love it! Would you like to join us and be our friends ” Lucy nodded cheerfully——Madison put her arm around Luey’s shoulders, both smiling. With applause and laughter echoing through the house, Lucy joined the other girls to enjoy the party.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了麦迪逊要过生日会，她的爸爸让她邀请班上的所有女同学，可麦迪逊不想邀请新来的女孩子露西，但后来被露西的礼物感动的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“露西的礼物是最后一个被打开的。”可知，第一段可描写麦迪逊被露西的礼物惊叹到了。
②由第二段首句内容“麦迪逊被她的话深深打动了，她紧紧地握着那根缰绳。”可知，第二段可描写麦迪逊被露西感动并结为朋友。
2.续写线索：不情愿——震惊——打动——悔恨感激——结为朋友——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①打开： open/unfold/unpack
②加入：join /take part in/ attend /participate
情绪类
①惊叹不已：be amazed at /lost in wonder/to exclaim in astonishment
②感谢：thanks/show one’s appreciation/show one’s gratitude/be grateful
【点睛】[高分句型1]. Worrying that it would ruin the party, Madison grabbed the present reluctantly. （运用了现在分词作状语）
[高分句型2]. That’s when I got the idea of making you a lead rope.（运用when引到的表语从句）
[高分句型3]. With applause and laughter echoing through the house, Lucy joined the other girls to enjoy the party.（运用with的复合结构）莆田第二十五中学2023-2024学年下学期期中试卷
高二英语
考试时间：120分钟，试卷满分：150分
第一节
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. How does Jenny sound
A Happy. B. Worried. C. Curious.
2. What time is it now
A.9:15 a. m. B.9:00 a. m. C.8:45 a. m.
3. What does the man plan to do next
A. Watch a kind of insect.
B. Take off his coat.
C. Do some gardening.
4. Where are probably the speakers
A. On a bus. B. In a hotel. C. At the airport.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. A painter. B. A picture. C. A market.
第二节
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. Why does the man talk to the woman
A. To extend his stay.
B. To check out of the hotel.
C. To delay a meeting.
7. What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至 10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a cafe. B. At Jane’s house. C. In a Thai restaurant.
9. What does the man want to drink
A. Tea. B. Milk. C. Coffee.
10. What will the man do next
A. Collect his sister.
B. Go back home.
C. Read a message.
听第8段材料， 回答第11至 13题。
11. What was Cathy doing before the conversation
A. Watering plants.
B. Picking flowers.
C. Doing exercise.
12. What does Cathy think of gardening
A. It’s boring. B. It’s tough. C. It’s easy.
13. What is Joseph going to do tomorrow evening
A. Dine out. B. Go shopping. C. Fly to Italy.
听第9段材料, 回答第14 至 17题。
14. What is the woman watching
A. A contest. B. A concert. C. A romantic movie.
15. How does the woman feel about the violinist
A. He’s optimistic. B. He’s hard-working. C. He’s gifted.
16. What is the woman
A. A student. B. A salesperson. C. A cook.
17. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Do more practice. B. Change her job. C. Find out her talent.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至 20题。
18. What percentage of people who booked rural homestays(民宿) were born in the 1980s
A. About 30%. B. Nearly 50%. C. Over 60%.
19. What do we know about rural homestays in the accommodation market in China
A. Their proportion is more than that in Europe and the US.
B. They’re the fastest-growing part of the bed-and-breakfast market.
C. Their growth potential is still far lower than hotels’.
20. Who is Zhou Cheng
A. A traveler. B. A businessman. C. A reporter.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分 40 分)
第一节 (共 11小题;每小题 2.5 分, 满分 27.5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和 D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favourite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always travelled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3: 00 p. m. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug. I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather－beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
1. The author expected the train trip to be________.
A. adventurous B. pleasant C. exciting D. dull
2. The word “________” can best take the place of the underlined word “relish” in the second paragraph.
A. Choose B. enjoy C. prepare for D. carry on
3. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip
A. The friendly country people. B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets. D. The simple lunch served on the train.
B
A new study has found the amount of antibiotics (抗生素) given to farm animals is expected to increase by two-thirds over the next 15 years. Researchers are linking the growing dependence on the drugs to the increasing need for meat, milk and eggs. However, the drugs could quicken the development of antibiotic-resistant infections (感染). Such infections are already a major public health concern in the United States.
The World Health Organization notes that when people stop living in poverty (贫困), the first thing they want to do is eat better, rather than earn more money. For most people, that means their diet should contain more meat. With the rapid development of Asia, people there are eating nearly four times as much meat, milk and other milk products as they did 50 years ago.
To meet the need, farmers have put many animals into smaller spaces. As the animals are crowded together, the easiest way to deal with some of the problems of crowding is to give them antibiotics. It’s clear that antibiotics help animals stay healthy in a crowded environment and grow faster. But bacteria can develop resistance to the drugs gradually.
Nowadays, doctors find antibiotics that once worked against the infections no longer work. The bacteria have learned ways to fight against the drugs. The heavy use of antibiotics in animals is responsible for the growth of antibiotic resistance worldwide. In the United States, at least two million people get drug-resistant infections each year and at least 23,000 die from an infection.
Europe has banned the use of antibiotics to increase animal growth. And the United States is hoping to persuade farmers to stop using antibiotics for that purpose.
4. What accounts for the increasing amount of antibiotics given to farm animals
A. The desire for new drugs. B. The less effective antibiotics.
C. The outdated farm technology. D. The need for more various foods.
5. What do most people want to do first when they get rid of poverty according to WHO
A. Make a lot of money. B. Focus more on health.
C. Have more meat in their diet. D. Live in a better environment.
6. What can be inferred from the passage
A. Antibiotics do harm to animals.
B. Antibiotics make animals more nutritious.
C. Antibiotics are used heavily in Europe.
D. Antibiotic-resistant infections spread to people.
7. What’s the passage mainly about
A. A new way of raising farm animals.
B. The advantages of using antibiotics.
C. The reason for banning the use of antibiotics.
D. The negative effects of the heavy use of antibiotics in farm animals.
C
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was invented by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. It is a self-report questionnaire indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. The MBTI personality inventory (量表) sorts people into 16 type categories, each of which is represented by four-letter codes such as INFP and ESTJ. Every year, about 1.5 million people have enjoyed discovering their personality type by completing the MBTI. Many companies, as well as hundreds of universities, use it in hiring and training.
Nevertheless the MBTI has received a noticeable criticism from the academic community. Some research suggests the MBTI is unreliable because the same person can get different results when retaking the test. Other studies have questioned the validity of the MBTI, which is the ability of the test to accurately link the “types” to outcomes in the real world -for example, how well people classified as a certain type will perform in a given job.
Merve Emre, a professor a Oxford University, points out that it would be more scientifically advisable to score the MBTI scales continuously to show people the degree to which they resemble the types. Even when the MBTI’s results don’t quite match your intuition (直觉) about yourself or are just wrong, they can still provide self-insight and insight into differences and similarities between people.
Scoring and interpreting the MBTI the way other personality inventories are scored and interpreted might be less fun than finding. All of the folklore (民间看法) about INFPs, ESTJs, etc. would have to be dismissed. But, in the end the MBTI is sufficiently reliable and valid enough to be useful in a number of real-world contexts.
8. What do we know about the MBTI from the first paragraph
A. It is a personality-testing tool. B. It is divided into 16 categories.
C. It is a study of personal preference. D. It is a questionnaire on four-letter codes.
9. Why does the MBTI invite criticism
A. It performs badly in job interviews B. Its reliability has been questioned.
C. It requires people to retake the test D. Its advantages are not fully shown.
10. What does Merve Emre think of the MBTI
A. It is beyond criticism. B. It is a more scientific test.
C. It is less fun than other tests. D. It is useful for self-exploration.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. How Can We Use the MBTI B. Why do We Criticise the MBTI
C. Is the MBTI Totally Meaningless D. Is Scoring the MBTI Really Necessary
第二节 (共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分, 满分 12.5 分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most smartphones allow you to run location sharing software that uses the phone's GPS capability to let friends and family know your exact location. There are lots of great uses for this technology. ____12____ So make sure you're permitted to use an app or service, and pay attention to how you are using it. Here're some important points you may find helpful.
Choose what's best for you. Some location sharing services are games that let you give a shout out when you've turned up at a particular spot. ____13____ Still others continue to share your location until you change the setting. Be sure you know exactly how your service shares your location.
Know who your friends are. ____14____ This means people can search to see if you're online and add you as a friend. It's important to remember that sharing your location with people you've never met in real life is risky, so you should carefully manage friend requests and share your location only with people you know and trust.
____15____ Some services automatically stop sending your location after a period of time, but others will send it forever — until you stop it. Review your contact list periodically and delete anyone to whom you no longer feel comfortable revealing your location.
Update parents. Location based services are a great way for teens to let parents know where they are without having to call or text. ____16____ If you're heading home late at night, you can also use a service like Glympse to share your location as you drive, so they'll know if you have car trouble or get stuck in traffic.
A. Check back often.
B. Keep sending your location.
C. However, these services are not for all children.
D. With its help, you can easily share your location with them.
E. Check ins ease worries so they don't have to follow your every move.
F. Others show where you are all the time or for a period of time you set.
G. Some location services operate like Facebook, where you invite and accept friends.
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分 40分)
第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1分, 满分 15分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
During the winter of 1986 I was working at a construction site near Oakland, California. It is not ____17____ for construction workers’ hands to become very painful. My hands were no ____18____ that year. They were bleeding at the joints of the fingers and thumbs.
____19____ work because of hurting hands is simply not a good choice in the construction industry. You grit your teeth (咬紧牙关), keep working, and finish the job. One morning I left for work at 5 a.m. and arrived at a ____20____. As I got out of my truck, I saw a newspaper delivery car and the driver struggling with newspapers. I took a second look, ____21____ that the man had no forearms. I was ____22____ to see him doing a job that would require a(n) physically gifted person. Still, he was somewhat having ____23____ with the larger bundles (捆) because his arms weren’t long enough.
On my way to pay for the gas, I stopped and asked him if I could ____24____ him. He politely ____25____ my offer. A few minutes later while I was refueling, he said, “Hey buddy, would you mind tying (系) my shoes for me ” As I was tying his shoes, he went on to ______26______ that tying his shoes was the only thing he couldn’t do for ______27______.
I stopped and looked back at him as he was getting into his car. I looked down at my ______28______. Suddenly it hit me: I had been complaining about my hurting hands for weeks. That experience made a difference to my hurting hands. Every ______29______ when my hands start cracking and bleeding, I think back to that ______30______ in 1986. And just like magic, my hands don’t ______31______.
17. A. easy B. fair C. unusual D. certain
18. A. exception B. problem C. wonder D. sense
19. A. Beginning B. Stopping C. Getting D. Finishing
20. A. factory B. company C. gas station D. police station
21. A. suggesting B. ignoring C. thinking D. noticing
22. A. nervous B. afraid C. happy D. amazed
23. A. difficulty B. fun C. words D. relations
24. A. disturb B. approach C. help D. teach
25. A. examined B. accepted C. considered D. declined
26. A. explain B. complain C. expect D. expose
27. A. others B. himself C. work D. me
28. A. legs B. arms C. shoes D. hands
29. A. week B. night C. month D. winter
30. A. encounter B. incident C. trip D. party
31. A. bleed B. change C. hurt D. talk
第二节 语法填空(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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hanfu, or Han-style clothing, one of the ____32____ (old) types of clothing in the world, is becoming popular again. Walking in downtown areas or scenic spots in the Chinese mainland, one can’t miss the sight of girls and boys elegantly ____33____ (dress) in Han-style clothing posing for photographs with either ____34____ oil paper umbrella or a circular silk fan in hand.
Actually, the clothing style of Chinese Hanfu kept changing over the centuries due to the ____35____ (change) in people’s taste, requirements and the availability of new clothing materials. However, the development of Han-style clothing came to a sudden stop, when the Manchus, after establishing the Qing Dynasty, ____36____ (essential) banned people from wearing Hanfu.
For a long time, Hanfu was worn only by some brides and grooms during weddings and a few other special occasions. Attracted by the elegance and beauty of Hanfu, a few brave youngsters began to wear Han-style clothes a decade ago ____37____ (take) photos in ancient towns. They immediately drew the attention of the public and the media, ____38____ in turn prompted (促使) others to try on Hanfu.
Thanks to the country’s emphasis ____39____ cultural confidence, Han-style clothing has been developing into a trend. Some cities ____40____ (hold) Hanfu festivals or Hanfu fashion shows so far. The _____41_____ (grow) popularity of Hanfu has also fueled public interest in other traditional cultural elements, Chinese painting, calligraphy, kung fu and so on.
第三节 根据课文内容完成句子(共 10小题;每题 1分，满分 10分)
42. 这只是该展览供您参观的一小部分。
This is just ________________ what is in store for you in this exhibition.
43. 同样十分重要的（看点）是一组近百件商代（公元前1600年一公元前1046年）青铜器藏品。
Also ________________ is a collection of nearly 100 bronze objects from the Shang Dynasty (l1600 BCE-1046 BCE).
44. 尽管早在达·芬奇时代，一些画家就使用油彩绘画画，但伦勃朗使得这种技艺达到顶峰，他拥有“光影大师”的雅称。
While painters as e early as Da Vinci had used oil, this technique reached its height with Rembrandt (1606-1669), who ________________a master of shadow and light.
45. 我有什么理由坐在那儿什么都不做呢 我们都属于人类大家庭，我们都有责任关心彼此的幸福。
How could I _______________ and doing nothing We are all humans and we all have a responsibility to look after one another’s welfare.
46. 对于挽救窒息者而言，每一分钟都非常要紧。
With choking victims, _____________________.
47. 为了解决这个问题，美国医生亨利·海姆利希于1974年发明了“海姆利希急救法”，挽救了世界上成千上万个生命。
To solve this problem, in 1974, an American doctor, Henry Heimlich, created the Heimlich manoeuvre, ________________ around the world.
48. 根据皮肤损伤深度，烧伤或烫伤可分为三种类型。
Burns ________________ three types, depending on the depth of skin damage.
49. 李黛予和表妹来到多伦多这个加拿大最大、最富有的城市后，离出发到下一站蒙特利尔之前只有几个小时的时间，她们就在多伦多逛了逛。
After Li Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and wealthiest city in Canada, they only had a few hours to kill before they had to ________________ the next leg of their trip to Montreal, so they went on a tour of the city.
50. 她们站在远处眺望，看到的湖南边从尼亚加拉大瀑布上升腾而起的水雾，感到非常震撼。
Standing in the distance, they________________see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.
51. 他们过了一夜，然后乘坐长途汽车，向北穿越加拿大的落基山脉，来到贾斯珀。
They spent the night, and then took a coach ________________ through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper.
第四部分 书面表达(共两节, 满分 40分)
52. 假定你是李华，你校学生会计划举办一场名为“多彩世界”的展览，向同学们展示不同国家的文化。请你写一则通知发布在校英文网站上，内容包括：
1.展览的时间和地点；
2.展览的具体内容；
3.期待参与观展。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
Notice
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第二节 读后续写(满分 25分)
53. 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。
Dad and Madison were walking through the party store, gathering decorations for Madison’s upcoming birthday party.
“But I don’t want to invite Lucy Gilbert! I don’t like her!”
“Madison, you are being unreasonable. If every girl in your class is invited to a party but you, you’ll feel left out. It would be a big mistake not toinvite Lucy to the party. ”“She never even talks to me! ”
Dad sighed and moved down the aisle ( 走廊). “Lucy is a new girl in class. She just moved here a little over a month ago. Think about how that must feel. She doesn’t know one single person in the school. She left all of her old friends behind and now she has to try to make new friends. Your party will be a great chance for her to get to know everyone. ”
“No, it won’t. She will probably sit in the corner and not talk to anyone. Every day at lunch she sits all by herself. She wants to eat alone!" Madison shrugged and rolled her eyes (翻白眼).
“Madison, I’m done discussing this. You will invite every girl in your class, including Lucy Gilbert!"
On Saturday morning, the family blew up balloons and decorated the house cheerfully. Madison was dressed beautifully for the day, wearing her new blue dress. It was not typical of her to dress herself like this. She usually wore sports clothes because she loved to be outside riding her horse Star with a lead rope (缰绳).
Madison greeted her friends at the doorstep, picturing (想象)various presents her friends would bring her. In the meanwhile, she was wondering whether Lucy would ruin the party if she came. Anyhow, all the girls she invited came finally, including Lucy. The girls had a fantastic time by singing and dancing while Lucy sat in the corner silently alone. Later, all the girls gathered around the table as Madison opened her presents. Opening them one by one, Madison thanked her friends, with a bright smile on her face.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
Lucy’s present was the very last to be opened.
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Paragraph 2:
Deeply moved by what she said, Madison held the lead rope tightly in her hands.
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