2023～2024学年高二年级5月联合测评
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What will the steak be dealt with
A. Replaced. B. Reheated. C. Flavoured.
2. What does the athlete owe his success to
A. Racing at sea level. B. Training at high altitudes . C. Living in a mountainous area.
3. When will the man leave
A. At 7: 30. B. At 8: 00. C. At 8: 30.
4. Why does John look upset
A. He failed to get a new job. B. His pay claim was rejected. C. He broke his arm accidentally.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. Exercising. B. Finding a job. C. Choosing a trainer.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman make the phone call
A. To ask for a discount. B. To return a refrigerator. C. To inquire about the directions.
7. Where should the woman get off the train
A. At Broadway. B. At Brich Street. C. At Flora Square.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the woman
A. A receptionist. B. An operator. C. A waitress.
9. What does the woman ask the man for
A. His address. B. His ID card. C. His signature.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What might hold the woman back from meeting her neighbors
A. The language barrier. B. Cultural differences. C. A tight schedule.
11. What does the man offer to do for the woman
A. Help her improve her English.
B. Introduce her to his neighbors.
C. Show her around the neighborhood.
12. What’s the woman’s plan for Thursday
A. Keeping an appointment. B. Looking for a flat. C. Attending a party.
13. What will the woman prepare for the gathering
A. Some drinks. B. Some dessert. C. Some flowers.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What impresses the man in Montolieu
A. Its scenery. B. Its population. C. Its bookshops.
15. What may be displayed in the museum
A. Oil paintings. B. Second-hand books. C. Machines for printing.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Guide and tourist. C. Husband and wife.
17. What does the woman think of the visit to the museum
A. Informative. B. Entertaining. C. Challenging.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How did the speaker find Beijing on his arrival
A Smelly. B. Lively. C. Primitive.
19. When did the speaker reach Jinan
A. Aug. 28, 2016. B. Aug. 29, 2016. C. Aug. 30, 2016.
20. What has the speaker’s experience in China rewarded him with
A. Breakthroughs in his research.
B. Lifelong fellowship with young learners.
C. Strong attachment to the country.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Bill Gates isn’t doing much light reading this summer. For his annual list of reading recommendations for the season, he’s picked four books that you can really sink into on vacation.
Upheaval, Jared Diamond
Diamond examines how people react to the different crises in their lives. Specifically, he looks at how six countries responded to big challenges, and learned how to adapt in the face of adversity. Gates writes. “I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started.”
Nine Pints, Rose George
Gates glowingly recommends this deep dive into what you ever wanted to know about the stuff in your veins (静脉). He thinks everyone should know more about this topic. “There is nothing that more people have in common than blood,” he writes.
A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
It’s 1922 and Alexander Rostov has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest in a Moscow hotel. Even though this book is sure to please anyone who is interested in learning more about Russia, Towles goes beyond just politics in his best-seller. “The book is technically fiction,” Gates writes.
Presidents of War, Michael Beschloss
Beschloss studies how presidents dealt with nine different US conflicts from the War of 1812 to the Vietnam War, and makes critical connections about their decisions and power as leaders. “It is hard to read about today’s conflicts without thinking about how they might connect to the past,” Gates writes.
1. Which book would most appeal to those interested in serious politics
A. Upheaval. B. Nine Pints.
C. Presidents of War. D. A Gentleman in Moscow.
2. What is Nine Pints mainly about
A. Tricks of diving. B. Illustrations of blood cells.
C. A thorough study of blood. D. A glimpse of blood function.
3. What is Bill Gates’ reflection after his reading the fourth book
A. It’s impossible to solve all the problems. B. It’s critical to make far-sighted decisions.
C. It’s difficult to understand today’s conflicts. D. It’s necessary to connect the present to the past.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了比尔·盖茨推荐阅读的四本好书。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Presidents of War, Michael Beschloss部分中“Beschloss studies how presidents dealt with nine different US conflicts from the War of 1812 to the Vietnam War, and makes critical connections about their decisions and power as leaders.(贝施洛斯研究了美国总统如何处理从1812年战争到越南战争的九场不同的美国冲突，并将他们的决定和作为领导人的权力联系起来。)”可知，作者在本书中主要研究的是历任美国总统是如何处理美国历史上九次不同的冲突，以及对他们作为领导者的决策和权力进行批判性的关联，内容涉及严肃的政治议题，所以《战争年代的总统》这本书最能吸引那些对严肃的政治感兴趣的人。故选C项。
【2题详解】
主旨大意题。根据Nine Pints, Rose George部分中“Gates glowingly recommends this deep dive into what you ever wanted to know about the stuff in your veins (静脉).(盖茨热情地推荐这本深入探讨你想知道的关于你血管里的东西的书。)”可知，《九品脱》的主要内容是对血液深入的研究。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Presidents of War, Michael Beschloss部分中“‘It is hard to read about today’s conflicts without thinking about how they might connect to the past,’ Gates writes.(盖茨写道：“读到今天的冲突时，很难不去思考它们与过去的联系。”)”可知，比尔·盖茨读完第四本书后的感想是把现在和过去联系起来很有必要。故选D项。
B
Abraham Lincoln was a typical self-made man. He obtained his license to practice law without ever having stepped foot inside a college or academy building. Books became his academy. Everywhere he went, Lincoln carried a book with him. He thumbed through page after page while his horse rested at the end of a long row of planting. Whenever he could escape work, he would lie with his head against a tree and read.
Though the young Lincoln never left America, he traveled with Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage to Spain and Portugal; accompanied Robert Burns to Edinburgh; and followed the English kings into battle with Shakespeare. As he explored the wonders of literature and the history of the country, the young Lincoln developed ambitions far beyond the expectations of his family and neighbors. It was through literature that he was able to
go beyond his surroundings and reach his destination.
The volumes to feed Lincoln’s intellectual hunger did not come cheaply. The story is often recounted of the time he borrowed Parson Weems’s The Life of George Washington from Josiah Crawford, a well-to-do farmer. Thrilled by this account of the first president’s life, he took the book to his loft at night, where he read as long as he could stay awake, placing the book on a makeshift shelf between the cabin logs so he could fetch it at daybreak. During a severe rainstorm one night, the book was badly soiled. Lincoln went to Crawford’s house, explained what had happened, and offered to work off the value of the book. Crawford calculated the value of two full days’ work pulling corn, which Lincoln considered an unfair repayment. Nevertheless, he straightway set to work and kept on until all work was done. Then, having paid his debt, Lincoln wrote poems and songs teasing Josiah’s large nose. Thus Crawford, in return for loaning Lincoln a book and then overly punishing him, won a permanent place in American history.
4. What can we learn about Lincoln from the first paragraph
A He wasn’t academically competent. B. He read on horseback to escape work.
C. He failed to obtain a valid law license. D. He is an excellent autonomous learner.
5. How did Lincoln succeed in achieving his ambition
A. By reading extensively. B. With his family’s support.
C. Through self-employment. D. By traveling around the world.
6. What happened to the book he borrowed from Crawford
A. Stolen by a farmer. B. Burned by a candle fire.
C. Damaged in a rainstorm. D. Lost and never recovered.
7. Which of the following best describes Lincoln according to the last paragraph
A. Tough and helpful. B. Diligent and generous.
C. Intelligent and humble. D. Determined and sharp-tongued.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了亚伯拉罕·林肯热爱读书，书籍带领他实现了自己的抱负，但他也为读书付出了代价。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Abraham Lincoln was a typical self-made man. He obtained his license to practice law without ever having stepped foot inside a college or academy building. Books became his academy. Everywhere he went, Lincoln carried a book with him”（亚伯拉罕 · 林肯是个典型的白手起家的人。他从未踏进过大学或学院的建筑物，就获得了从事法律工作的执照。无论他走到哪里，林肯都会带着一本书）可知，林肯是一个优秀的自学者。故选D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“As he explored the wonders of literature and the history of the country, the young Lincoln developed ambitions far beyond the expectations of his family and neighbors. It was through literature that he was able to go beyond his surroundings and reach his destination.”（在探索文学奇迹和国家历史的过程中，年轻的林肯发展出了远远超出家人和邻居期望的雄心壮志。正是通过文学，他才能够超越他周围的环境，到达他的目的地。）可推知林肯通过广泛阅读实现了他的抱负。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“During a severe rainstorm one night, the book was badly soiled.”（在一个严重的暴风雨之夜，这本书被严重弄脏了。）可推知他从克劳福德那里借来的书在一场暴风雨中被损坏了。故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “where he read as long as he could stay awake, placing the book on a makeshift shelf between the cabin logs so he could fetch it at daybreak.”（在那里，只要他能保持清醒，他就会看书，把书放在木屋圆木之间的临时书架上，这样他就可以在天亮的时候拿书了）以及“Nevertheless, he straightway set to work and kept on until all work was done.”（尽管如此，他还是立即开始工作，直到所有的工作都完成了。）可知，亚伯拉罕·林肯是个很有决心的人;再根据该段中的 “Lincoln wrote poems and songs teasing Josiah’s large nose”（林肯写了诗和歌曲嘲笑乔赛亚的大鼻子）可知，亚伯拉罕·林肯在内心愤愤不平时也会言语犀利。故选D。
C
Handwritten notes in class might seem outdated as digital technology involves nearly every aspect of learning. But a steady stream of research suggests that compared with typing, taking notes with pen and paper is still a better way to learn. And scientists are zeroing in on why.
In a recently published study, scientists found that those writing by hand had higher levels of electrical activity across many interconnected brain regions. They added 256 sensors into a hairnet, which helped monitor 36 students’ brains as they wrote or typed words displayed on a screen. When students wrote by hand, the sensors picked up widespread brain connectivity including visual regions, regions that receive and process sensory information, and the motor cortex (运动皮层) . Typing, however, resulted in minimal activity in these brain regions.
Across many contexts, studies have shown that students appear to learn better when they’re asked to produce letters or other visual items using their fingers and hands. The educational neuroscientist Sophia Vinci-Booher says the recent study highlights the clear tie between motor action and conceptual recognition: “As you’re drawing a letter or writing a word, you’re taking this perceptual (感知的) understanding of something and using your motor system to create it. That creation is then fed back into the visual system, where it’s processed again—strengthening the connection between an action and the images or words associated with it.”
The new findings don’t mean technology is always a disadvantage in the classroom. Laptops, smartphones, and other such devices can be more efficient for writing essays and can offer fairer access to educational resources. But people now increasingly tend to “offload” mental tasks to digital devices, such as by taking a photograph instead of committing information to memory, says Yadurshana Sivashankar at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. “If we’re not actively using these areas, then they are going to worsen over time, whether it’s memory or motor skills.”
8. What is the function of the sensors in the recent study according to Paragraph 2
A. To record brain activity. B. To activate brain waves.
C. To connect visual regions. D. To process sensory information.
9. What is the finding of the recent study according to Sophia Vinci-Booher
A. One’s motor system boosts his creativity. B. One’s writing action enhances his perception.
C. Learning performance relies on visual memory. D. Concrete images contributes to comprehension.
10. What does the underlined word “offload” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Owe. B. Link. C. Shift. D. Bring.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Note-taking: the key to a good grade B. Digital learning: beneficial or harmful
C. Typing vs handwriting: efficiency counts D. Handwritten notes: conventional but effective
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要阐述了手写笔记相比打字在学习上的优势，基于科学研究显示手写能激发更多脑部活动，增强概念认知与动作间的联系，进而促进学习效果。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“They added 256 sensors into a hairnet, which helped monitor 36 students’ brains as they wrote or typed words displayed on a screen.(他们将256个传感器嵌入到发网中，这有助于监测36名学生在屏幕上书写或键入单词时的大脑活动)”和“the sensors picked up widespread brain connectivity(传感器捕捉到了广泛的脑部连接活动)”可知，传感器的作用是监测记录学生的脑区活动。故选A。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中Sophia Vinci-Booher所说的话“As you’re drawing a letter or writing a word, you’re taking this perceptual (感知的) understanding of something and using your motor system to create it. That creation is then fed back into the visual system, where it’s processed again—strengthening the connection between an action and the images or words associated with it.(当你绘制字母或书写单词时，你是在利用这种对事物的感知理解，并通过运动系统来创造它。这一创造过程随后被反馈回视觉系统，在那里它会被再次处理，从而加强了动作与与其相关的图像或词语之间的联系)”可知，书写动作增强了个人的感知理解，并加强了动作与相关图像或词语之间的联系。故选B。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段中画线词所在句“such as by taking a photograph instead of committing information to memory(比如通过拍照而不是将信息牢记在心这样的方式) ” 可知，人们越来越倾向于把脑力任务移交给数字设备来完成，比如用拍照代替记忆。故画线词offload意为转移，与shift 意思相近。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Handwritten notes in class might seem outdated as digital technology involves nearly every aspect of learning. But a steady stream of research suggests that compared with typing, taking notes with pen and paper is still a better way to learn. (在课堂上手写笔记可能看起来已经过时了，因为数字技术几乎涉及学习的方方面面。但持续的研究表明，与打字相比，用笔和纸做笔记仍然是一个更好的学习方式)”及全文内容可知，尽管数字技术在教育中被广泛应用，但最新的研究揭示了手写笔记的优势所在，看似过时的手写笔记仍然是传统却更为有效的学习方式。故选D。
D
Animal-like robots, such as quadrupedal (四足的) robot dogs, continue to be popular. However, Italian roboticist Barbara Mazzolai argues that the robotics field has proved less keen to investigate another category of living things—plants. She owes this to a misconception that plants are capable of neither motion nor perception. “It’s not true at all,” she says.
Mazzolai and her team at the Bioinspired Soft Robotics Laboratory recently introduced “FiloBot”, a robot based on climbing plants, which is capable of growing, attaching to supports, and journeying through environments in response to external stimuli (刺激) .
To survive in forests, a climbing plant must grow out of the soil and travel along the ground searching a support to attach to. This requires a structure capable of bearing its own weight. Once a support is located, though, the plant must switch strategy-securing itself around the object and then growing towards light as quickly as possible to outcompete other plants. To choose the best growing angle, it uses information from light and gravity receptors distributed along each shoot.
FiloBot imitates these behaviours using sensors on its main shoot, which is also equipped with a spool (卷轴) of plastic and a heating element. By melting and forcing out the plastic, it can 3D-print itself. Depending on brightness and direction, it changes the heat the plastic is exposed to—lower temperatures result in a more breakable body that increases in size more rapidly, while higher temperatures make a stronger body that grow more slowly.
The researchers found that these functionalities enable FiloBot to move through complex environments flexibly, making it suitable for potential applications including environmental monitoring in hard-to-reach locations or unstable disaster sites.
FiloBot is not the only plant-like robot the team is developing. Mazzolai hopes that our robots will motivate other roboticists to take clues from plants. The plant kingdom is another world she says, with a completely different approach to the animal one. “We can develop completely new technologies and artificial solutions, because it is so different.”
12. Why are roboticists less interested in plant-like robots according to Barbara Mazzolai
A They are misled by some new concepts.
B. They underestimate the competence of plants.
C. They see little economic value in plant-like robots.
D. They misunderstand the motion of plant-like robots.
13. What is the purpose of Paragraph 3
A. To explain a model. B. To give an example.
C. To develop a formula. D. To introduce a rule.
14. How does FiloBot control its growth speed according to Paragraph 4
A. By setting the direction. B. By producing the plastic.
C. By adjusting the brightness. D. By varying the temperature.
15. What is Mazzolai’s expectation of their plant-like robots
A. They will encourage research on plants. B. They will outperform animal-like robots.
C. They will provide universal artificial solutions. D. They will inspire innovative robotic technologies.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了意大利机器人专家Barbara Mazzolai及其团队新近开发的一款模仿攀缘植物的机器人FiloBot，展现了植物启发型机器人的巨大潜力。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“She owes this to a misconception that plants are capable of neither motion nor perception.( 她把这归因于一种误解，即植物既不能运动也不能感知。)” 可知，大多数机器人专家对植物型机器人不感兴趣的原因是他们认为植物既不能动也不能感知，但Mazzolai认为这其实这是一个误解。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段内容“To survive in forests, a climbing plant must grow out of the soil and travel along the ground searching a support to attach to. This requires a structure capable of bearing its own weight. Once a support is located, though, the plant must switch strategy-securing itself around the object and then growing towards light as quickly as possible to outcompete other plants. To choose the best growing angle, it uses information from light and gravity receptors distributed along each shoot.(为了在森林中生存，攀缘植物必须从土壤中生长出来，沿着地面移动，寻找可以依附的支撑物。这需要一个能够承受自身重量的结构。然而，一旦找到了支撑物，植物就必须改变策略——把自己固定在物体周围，然后尽快向光方向生长，以胜过其他植物。为了选择最佳的生长角度，它利用分布在每根芽上的光和重力接收器的信息。)”可知，本段主要介绍了攀缘植物在森林里的生存策略及行为，结合第四段第一句“FiloBot imitates these behaviours using sensors on its main shoot, which is also equipped with a spool (卷轴) of plastic and a heating element.( FiloBot通过其主拍摄上的传感器模仿这些行为，该传感器还配备了塑料线轴和加热元件。)”可知，第三段的写作目的是解释FiloBot机器人的设计原型。故选A。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Depending on brightness and direction, it changes the heat the plastic is exposed to—lower temperatures result in a more breakable body that increases in size more rapidly, while higher temperatures make a stronger body that grow more slowly.( 根据亮度和方向的不同，它会改变塑料暴露的热量——较低的温度会导致更容易破碎的物体，尺寸增长得更快，而较高的温度会使物体更坚固，但增长得更慢。)” 可知，FiloBot机器人通过调节温度来控制自己的生长速度。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Mazzolai hopes that our robots will motivate other roboticists to take clues from plants.( Mazzolai希望我们的机器人能激励其他机器人专家从植物中获取线索。)” 和 “We can develop completely new technologies and artificial solutions, because it is so different.( 我们可以开发全新的技术和人工解决方案，因为它是如此不同。)”可知，Mazzolai期望他们研究的植物型机器人能激发更多机器人研究者从植物中获得灵感，推动机器人技术的创新。故选D。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you feel like you’re always dealing with problems when it comes to work, relationships, health, or finances Are you tired of feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and like your problems never seem to go away ___16___ With the world developing faster than ever, finding the right mix of habits can keep you on your toes and ahead of your game.
Manage Your Time Wisely
Make the most of your 24 hours without feeling like you’re in a never-ending race against the clock. In order to take control of your time and use it wisely, you need to start prioritizing your tasks. Determine what needs your immediate attention and what can wait. ___17___ Minimize distractions like social media, unnecessary meetings, and pointless busy work.
Develop a Solution-focused Mindset
___18___ But don’t let it take center stage. Focus on taking action and being constructive. For example, if you have a conflict with a friend, instead of stewing in hurt feelings, reflect on how you can communicate better.
Practice Assertiveness (果断)
Being assertive means having the courage to speak your truth, share your opinions, and defend your needs while equally valuing the perspectives and needs of others. ___19___ It’s essential for resolving misunderstandings and building strong, transparent relationships. Don’t be afraid to say “no” when something isn’t in line with your priorities or values.
Adopt a Comprehensive Approach to Wellness
Look at your well-being from a 360 perspective: mind, body, and spirit. ___20___ Each one plays a vital role in your overall health. Nourish your body with foods that energize you. Exercise regularly in a way that you enjoy. Make sure you’re getting enough sleep to recharge.
A. Acknowledge the problem.
B. Lengthen your working hours.
C. Life throws challenges as well as opportunities to you.
D. It’s recognized that these elements are interconnected.
E. This habit encourages open and honest communication.
F. Identify activities that consume time but deliver low value.
G. Most people underestimate how much power they have to fix problems.
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. A 19. E 20. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何应对生活挑战和改善个人生活的有效建议。
【16题详解】
本空位于段中，前文使用了两个一般疑问句“Do you feel like you’re always dealing with problems when it comes to work, relationships, health, or finances Are you tired of feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and like your problems never seem to go away (当涉及到工作、人际关系、健康或财务时，你是否觉得自己总是在处理问题 你是否厌倦了压力、不知所措，以及你的问题似乎永远不会消失 )”将读者迅速代入到生活中所面临的挑战或困境，后文用一句话“With the world developing faster than ever, finding the right mix of habits can keep you on your toes and ahead of your game.( 随着世界的发展速度比以往任何时候都要快，找到正确的习惯组合可以让你保持警觉并在比赛中领先。)”直接引出下文。因此，G项“大多数人低估了自己解决问题的能力”承上启下，符合语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
本空位于段中，前文“Make the most of your 24 hours without feeling like you’re in a never-ending race against the clock. In order to take control of your time and use it wisely, you need to start prioritizing your tasks. Determine what needs your immediate attention and what can wait.(充分利用你的24小时，不要觉得你在和时间赛跑。为了控制你的时间并明智地利用它，你需要开始对你的任务进行优先排序。确定哪些需要立即关注，哪些可以稍后再做。)”讲述了要高效利用时间，要为任务设定优先级，区分紧急与可等待的事项，后文“Minimize distractions like social media, unnecessary meetings, and pointless busy work.(尽量减少社交媒体、不必要的会议和毫无意义的繁忙工作等干扰。)”继续用具体事例讲述要尽量减少一些不必要的干扰因素。因此，F项“要识别那些消耗时间但价值不高的活动”衔接前后文，符合语境。故选F。
【18题详解】
本空位于段首，本段的小标题为“Develop a Solution-focused Mindset(培养以解决方案为导向的思维方式)”后文开头用“but”引出具体观点，其中明确 “don’t let it take center stage(不要让它成为焦点)” 中的“it”是解答本题的关键，根据后文可知，不要让它占据主导地位，要专注于采取行动和保持建设性。因此A项“承认问题”符合语境。故选A。
【19题详解】
本空位于段中，前文“Being assertive means having the courage to speak your truth, share your opinions, and defend your needs while equally valuing the perspectives and needs of others.(自信意味着有勇气说出自己的真相，分享自己的观点，捍卫自己的需求，同时同样重视他人的观点和需求。)”阐述了关于“assertive”的定义，根据后文“It’s essential for resolving misunderstandings and building strong, transparent relationships. Don’t be afraid to say “no” when something isn’t in line with your priorities or values.(这对于解决误解和建立牢固、透明的关系至关重要。当事情不符合你的优先级或价值观时，不要害怕说“不”。)”提到这种行为对消除误解、建立强大且透明的关系至关重要可知，E项“这种习惯鼓励开放且诚实的交流”符合语境。后文中的“it”指代的是E项中的“this habit”。故选E。
【20题详解】
本空位于段中，根据小标题“Adopt a Comprehensive Approach to Wellness(采用全面的健康方法)”可知，本段讲述的是采取全面的健康方法，首句“Look at your well-being from a 360 perspective: mind, body, and spirit(从360度的角度来看你的幸福:思想、身体和精神)”提到要从心理、身体和精神全方位看待健康，后文“Each one plays a vital role in your overall health. Nourish your body with foods that energize you.( 每一种都对你的整体健康起着至关重要的作用。用能让你充满活力的食物来滋养你的身体。)”从每一方面进行阐述。因此，D项“认识到这些要素是相互联系的”衔接前后文，符合语境。故选D。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
During my teens, I was the champion of the sports day every single year, and my mother won the moms’ trophy (奖杯) every single year. Why Because she was always chasing me to ___21___ me for various “crimes” I had committed, and I was running ___22___ not to get my ass kicked.
We had a very Tom and Jerry relationship. She was the strict disciplinarian; I was the ___23___ boy in the whole neighborhood. She would send me out to buy ___24___ , and I wouldn’t come right home because I’d be using the ___25___ from milk to play video games at the supermarket. Lost in the games, time would ___26___ away until a sudden jolt (震惊) of reality arrived in the form of my mother’s belt-wielding (挥舞) presence. Thus began our ___27___ race.
When I was little, she always caught me, but as I got older and faster, and when speed ___28___ her she’d use her wits. If I was about to get ___29___ , she would turn to the ____30____ weapon, the two magical words “Stop! Thief!”. In my birthplace, nobody gets ____31____ in other people’s business-unless it’s public safety incident, and then everybody ____32____ . So with her yelling “thief”, even strangers would instantly join the ____33____ , mistaking me for a genuine thief.
Reflecting on those exciting days two decades later, I’ve come to understand that amid the ____34____ of our wild chases, amid laughter and shouts, my mother and I were deeply ____35____ by our unique, unforgettable game.
21. A. discipline B. defend C. abuse D. battle
22. A. occasionally B. slowly C. constantly D. awkwardly
23. A. smartest B. cutest C. naughtiest D. youngest
24. A. games B. groceries C. belts D. books
25. A. change B. protein C. bonus D. benefit
26. A. fade B. slip C. turn D. back
27. A. magical B. annual C. unusual D. typical
28. A. dominated B. disturbed C. failed D. seized
29. A. out of place B. out of breath C. out of sight D. out of balance
30. A. ultimate B. casual C. military D. offensive
31. A. motivated B. stuck C. buried D. involved
32. A. holds on B. stands by C. turns back D. steps in
33. A. purchase B. pursuit C. crime D. commitment
34. A. chaos B. ruins C. emergencies D. comedies
35. A. touched B. bound C. hurt D. enhanced
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候与母亲之间的“追逐战”，以及长大后对这段经历的感悟。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因为她总是追着我，为我犯下的各种“罪行”惩罚我，而我则一直在跑，以免挨打。A. discipline惩罚；B. defend防御；C. abuse虐待；D. battle战斗。根据下文“for various “crimes” I had committed(为我犯下的各种“罪行”惩罚我)”可知，母亲总是追着作者，为他犯下的各种“罪行”惩罚他。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. occasionally偶尔；B. slowly慢慢地；C. constantly不断地；D. awkwardly尴尬地。根据上文“Because she was always chasing me(因为她总是追我)”以及下文“not to get my ass kicked(不让我的屁股被踢)”可知，作者的母亲总是追他，可推理出为了避免挨打，作者总是奔跑。故选C。
23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她是严厉的纪律执行者；我是整个街区最淘气的男孩。A. smartest最聪明的；B. cutest最可爱的；C. naughtiest最淘气的；D. youngest最年轻的。根据上文“Because she was always chasing me(因为她总是追我)”可知，作者的母亲总是追他，可推理出作者是个淘气的男孩。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她会派我出去买杂货，而我不会马上回家，因为我会用买牛奶的零钱在超市玩电子游戏。A. games游戏；B. groceries杂货；C. belts腰带；D. books书籍。根据下文“at the supermarket(在超市)”可知，此处说的是在超市买东西，可推理出母亲会派作者出去买杂货。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. change零钱；B. protein蛋白质；C. bonus奖金；D. benefit利益。根据下文“from milk to play video games at the supermarket(从牛奶中的……在超市玩电子游戏)”可知，作者会在超市玩电子游戏，可推理出作者使用买牛奶的零钱玩游戏。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：沉浸在游戏中，时间会不知不觉地流逝，直到母亲挥舞着皮带出现，我才会突然如梦初醒。A. fade褪色；B. slip溜走；C. turn转动；D. back支持。根据上文“Lost in the games(沉浸在游戏中)”可知，作者沉浸在游戏中，可推理出此处表示的是时间不知不觉地流逝。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：于是我们之间典型的比赛开始了。A. magical神奇的；B. annual年度的；C. unusual不寻常的；D. typical典型的。根据上文“until a sudden jolt (震惊) of reality arrived in the form of my mother’s belt-wielding (挥舞) presence(直到母亲挥舞着皮带出现，我才会突然如梦初醒)”可知，作者沉浸在游戏中，母亲挥舞着皮带出现，可推理出此处表达的是母亲挥舞着皮带追着作者跑，这是作者小时候典型的情况，分析选项，D项“typical典型的”表达的含义符合语境。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我小的时候，她总是能抓住我，但随着我长大，跑得越来越快，当她的速度比不上我的时候，她就会运用她的智慧。A. dominated支配；B. disturbed打扰；C. failed未能；D. seized抓住。根据下文“she’d use her wits(她就会运用她的智慧)”可知，母亲在追赶作者的时候运用智慧，可推理出此处说的是母亲的速度比不上作者。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：如果我快要消失在她的视线之外，她就会使出最后的武器，那两个神奇的词“站住！小偷！”。A. out of place不合适的；B. out of breath上气不接下气的；C. out of sight看不见的；D. out of balance失去平衡的。根据下文“she would turn to the …weapon, the two magical words “Stop! Thief!”(她就会使出……的武器，那两个神奇的词“站住！小偷！”)”可知，母亲使用“站住！小偷！”这个办法，说明作者快要消失在她的视线之外。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. ultimate最后的；B. casual随意的；C. military军事的；D. offensive攻击性的。根据下文“the two magical words “Stop! Thief!””可知，此处说的是母亲使用抓小偷的办法，可推理出这是母亲最后的武器。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我的家乡，没有人会卷入别人的事情——除非是公共安全事件，然后每个人都会介入。A. motivated激励；B. stuck困住；C. buried埋葬；D. involved卷入。根据下文“unless it’s public safety incident(除非是公共安全事件)”可知，在作者的家乡，除非是公共安全事件，没有人会卷入别人的事情，get involved in为固定短语，含义为“卷入……”，符合句意。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. holds on坚持；B. stands by支持；C. turns back掉头；D. steps in介入。根据上文“unless it’s public safety incident(除非是公共安全事件)”可知，此处说的是在作者的家乡，有公共安全事件的时候，每个人都会介入。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以当她大喊“小偷”时，即使是陌生人也会立即加入追捕我的行列，误以为我是一个真正的小偷。A. purchase购买；B. pursuit追捕；C. crime犯罪；D. commitment承诺。根据下文“mistaking me for a genuine thief(误以为我是一个真正的小偷)”可知，此处说的是别人误以为我是个小偷，可推理出此处说的是陌生人会加入追捕作者的行列。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：二十年后回想起那些令人兴奋的日子，我开始明白，在我们疯狂的追逐中，在欢笑和呼喊中，我和母亲被我们独特的、难忘的游戏深深地束缚着。A. chaos混乱；B. ruins废墟；C. emergencies紧急情况；D. comedies喜剧。根据下文“our wild chases(我们疯狂的追逐)”可知，此处说的是母亲和作者之间的疯狂追逐，可推理出此处说的是母亲追逐作者时的混乱场面。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. touched感动；B. bound联合在一起；C. hurt伤害；D. enhanced增强。根据上文“by our unique, unforgettable game(被我们独特的、难忘的游戏)”可知，此处说的是作者和母亲之间的独特的、难忘的游戏，两个人都参与其中，分析选项，B项“bound联合在一起”表达的含义符合语境。故选B。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cinemas may be dying. But the high end is thriving.
The box office has a bad case. Worldwide takings last year were a quarter below their peak. Americans, who went to the cinema more than five times each in 2000, last year went ___36___ (few) than three times. As streaming services keep audiences ___37___ (glue) to the small screen, theatre chains including Cineworld, the world’s second-largest, have gone bankrupt. ___38___ the biggest of the big screens are thriving.
IMAX, ___39___ screens are as large as 38 metres wide with denture-rattling (震感十足的) sound systems, had worldwide box-office takings of $1.1 bn last year and its biggest-ever haul in America. The luxury-cinema trend is not limited to America. IMAX’s share of the international box office ___40___ (rise) from 1.7% in 2019 to 2.1% last year. CGV, ___41___ South Korean chain with branches across Asia, has rebranded its multiplexes (多厅影院) as “cultureplexes”, offering music, gaming and ___42___ (dine) alongside films.
Theatre operators must hope audiences are ___43___ (hunger) for these add-ons, especially when this year’s movie menu is limited. Ever since strikes last year in Hollywood, they ___44___ (delay) titles, including Mission: Impossible and Avatar sequels, to 2025.
Successful cinemas will treat a trip ____45____ the movies as the rare luxury.
【答案】36. fewer
37. glued 38. But##Yet
39. whose 40. rose
41. a 42. dining
43. hungry 44. have delayed
45. to
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了电影院走向末路的背景下，高端影院却欣欣向荣的现象。
【36题详解】
考查比较级。句意：2000年，美国人每人去电影院5次以上，而去年去电影院的次数却不到3次。根据句意和than可知，此处是把去年美国人进影院的次数与2000年的次数进行比较，空处应用形容词的比较级。故填fewer。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：随着流媒体服务让观众目不转睛地盯着小屏幕，包括全球第二大影院Cineworld在内的连锁影院纷纷破产。该句的谓语动词是keep，且无连词，空处应用非谓语动词，动词glue与其逻辑主语audiences之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作宾补。故填glued。
【38题详解】
考查转折连词。句意：但最大的巨幕正在蓬勃发展。空处前后是转折的关系，应用表示转折的连词but或yet。句首单词首字母大写，故填But/Yet。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：IMAX的屏幕宽达38米，配有义齿发出嘎嘎声的音响系统，去年全球票房收入达11亿美元，是其在美国有史以来的最高票房。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为IMAX，指物，与空处后面的名词screens是所属关系，应用whose引导定语从句，在从句中作定语。故填whose。
【40题详解】
考查时态。句意：IMAX在国际票房中的份额从2019年的1.7%上升到去年的2.1%。根据时间状语last year可知，此处描述过去发生的动作，应用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填rose。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意：一家在亚洲设有分支机构的韩国连锁店CGV，将其多厅影院重新命名为“文化影院”，在放映电影的同时提供音乐、游戏和餐饮服务。此处chain为可数名词单数，应用不定冠词表泛指，所连接的单词South发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：一家在亚洲设有分支机构的韩国连锁店CGV，将其多厅影院重新命名为“文化影院”，在放映电影的同时提供音乐、游戏和餐饮服务。由空处前offering music, gaming and可知，and前后是并列的现在分词。故填dining。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：影院运营商一定希望观众渴望这些附加功能，尤其是在今年的电影菜单有限的情况下。be hungry for…“渴望得到……”为固定搭配。故填hungry。
【44题详解】
考查现在完成时。句意：自去年好莱坞罢工以来，他们将《碟中谍》和《阿凡达》续集等影片推迟到了2025年。根据时间状语Ever since strikes last year in Hollywood可知，空处应用现在完成时，表示过去的动作对现在的影响。主谓一致，故填have delayed。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：成功的电影院会把去看电影视为一种罕见的奢侈。a trip to…“……的之旅”为固定搭配。故填to。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是红星中学高二学生李华，最近几次英语考试，作文成绩不理想，为此感到十分苦恼。请你给外教William写一封邮件，向他寻求帮助，内容包括：
1. 阐明写信事由；
2. 征求建议；
3. 表示感谢。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear William,
I’m Li Hua, one of your students from Senior Two.
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear William,
I’m Li Hua, one of your students from Senior Two. I’m writing to seek your guidance on some challenges I have been facing in my English writing.
My problems are as follows. Firstly, what confuses me most is the proper use of tenses. I often mix up tenses, leading to low scores on my writings. What’s more, I struggle to find appropriate words to express myself accurately. Despite my massive efforts to expand my vocabulary, words still fail me when I need to write. In addition, I find it difficult to make my writing well-structured and coherent, which frustrates me a lot.
I’d appreciate it if you could give me some practical suggestions on my problems.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于求助信。要求你给外教William写一封邮件，向他寻求帮助，因为你最近几次英语考试，作文成绩不理想，为此感到十分苦恼。
【详解】1.词汇积累
寻找：seek→look for/search/hunt for
导致：lead to→contribute to/result in/cause
此外：in addition→what’s more/besides/furthermore
困难的：difficult→hard
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I often mix up tenses, leading to low scores on my writings.
拓展句：I often mix up tenses, which leads to low scores on my writings.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Firstly, what confuses me most is the proper use of tenses. (运用了what引导的主语从句。)
【高分句型2】In addition, I find it difficult to make my writing well-structured and coherent, which frustrates me a lot. (运用了it 作形式宾语，to do作真正的宾语，以及which引导的非限制性定语从句。)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I love to watch my father paint and I love to hear him talk while he paints. The words always come out soft. As a mason (泥瓦匠) , he doesn’t have a studio, and I’ve always felt a little sorry for him, having to paint in our backyard, which is not exactly picturesque. Dad doesn’t seem to see the backyard when he’s painting, though. It’s not just the canvas he sees either. It’s something much bigger. He gets this look in his eye like he’s gone beyond the yard, the neighborhood, the world.
“A painting is more than the sum of its parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you’ve got magic.
I understood what he was saying, but I never felt what he was saying until one day when I was up in the sycamore tree (梧桐树) . I’d never seen a view like that! I got the feeling that I was flying above the earth. The view from the sycamore was more than rooftops and clouds and wind and colors combined. It was magic. It wasn’t long before I found the spot that became my spot. I could sit there for hours, just looking out at the world. Sunsets were amazing. Some days they’d be purple and pink, some days they’d be a blazing orange, setting fire to clouds across the horizon.
Then came the day. When I was sitting in the branches of my tree, I found two trucks parked right beneath me. Four men came out of the trucks, and started unloading tools, gloves, ropes and saws (锯子) .
Pretty soon they spotted me. One of the men called, “Hey! You’d better come down from there. We gotta take this thing down.”
I managed to choke out, “The tree ”
“Yeah, now come on down.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: My heart was crazy with panic.
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Paragraph 2: When I was locked up in my room mourning for the loss of the tree, my father came in with a painting.
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【答案】
My heart was crazy with panic. “You can’t cut it down!” I cried. One of the men shook his head and said, “Come down or I will call the police.” What happened after that was a bit of a blur. I remembered the neighbors gathering, and the police coming. Then my father came racing up and climbed to where I was. I started crying and tried to get him to look out over the rooftops, but he wouldn’t. He said that no view was worth his little girl’s safety. He got me down and took me home.
When I was locked up in my room mourning for the loss of the tree, my father came in with a painting. He sat down, showing me the painting, and there was my tree. And in the tree was a tiny girl looking into the distance. I saw more than the tree and what being up in its branches meant to me. I saw the day when my view of things around me started changing. “I want you to remember how you felt when you were up there.” Father handed me the painting. “Thank you, Daddy,” I choked out.
【解析】
【导语】本文以“砍树”为线索展开，讲述了作者的父亲喜欢在后院画画，有一天作者爬上了梧桐树，看到美丽的景色，明白了父亲之前说的关于作画的含义，从此以后，作者喜欢在树上欣赏风景，但现在有人要砍树。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我的心因恐慌而狂乱不已。”可知，第一段可描写作者阻止砍树，但父亲接作者回家。
②由第二段首句内容“当我被锁在房间里为失去这棵树而哀悼时，我父亲带着一幅画进来了。”可知，第二段可描写作者为树伤心，父亲将梧桐树和作者画到画中，宽慰作者。
2. 续写线索：阻止砍树——父亲接作者回家——作者伤心——父亲送画
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①聚集：gather/assemble
②快速移动：race/hurry
③交给：hand/pass
情绪类
①哭：cry/weep
②哽咽：choke/sob
【点睛】【高分句型1】What happened after that was a bit of a blur. (运用了what引导的主语从句)
【高分句型2】And in the tree was a tiny girl looking into the distance. (运用了地点状语in the tree置于句首引起的完全倒装和现在分词作后置定语)
听力1-5 BBABA 6-10 CAACA 11-15 BABCC 16-20 AABBC2023～2024学年高二年级5月联合测评
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What will the steak be dealt with
A. Replaced. B. Reheated. C. Flavoured.
2. What does the athlete owe his success to
A. Racing at sea level. B. Training at high altitudes . C. Living in a mountainous area.
3. When will the man leave
A. At 7: 30. B. At 8: 00. C. At 8: 30.
4 Why does John look upset
A. He failed to get a new job. B. His pay claim was rejected. C. He broke his arm accidentally.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. Exercising. B. Finding a job. C. Choosing a trainer.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman make the phone call
A. To ask for a discount. B. To return a refrigerator. C. To inquire about the directions.
7. Where should the woman get off the train
A. At Broadway. B. At Brich Street. C. At Flora Square.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the woman
A. A receptionist. B. An operator. C. A waitress.
9. What does the woman ask the man for
A. His address. B. His ID card. C. His signature.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What might hold the woman back from meeting her neighbors
A. The language barrier. B. Cultural differences. C. A tight schedule.
11 What does the man offer to do for the woman
A. Help her improve her English.
B. Introduce her to his neighbors.
C. Show her around the neighborhood.
12. What’s the woman’s plan for Thursday
A. Keeping an appointment. B. Looking for a flat. C. Attending a party.
13. What will the woman prepare for the gathering
A. Some drinks. B. Some dessert. C. Some flowers.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What impresses the man in Montolieu
A. Its scenery. B. Its population. C. Its bookshops.
15. What may be displayed in the museum
A. Oil paintings. B. Second-hand books. C. Machines for printing.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Guide and tourist. C. Husband and wife.
17. What does the woman think of the visit to the museum
A. Informative. B. Entertaining. C. Challenging.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How did the speaker find Beijing on his arrival
A. Smelly. B. Lively. C. Primitive.
19. When did the speaker reach Jinan
A. Aug. 28, 2016. B. Aug. 29, 2016. C. Aug. 30, 2016.
20. What has the speaker’s experience in China rewarded him with
A. Breakthroughs in his research.
B. Lifelong fellowship with young learners.
C. Strong attachment to the country.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Bill Gates isn’t doing much light reading this summer. For his annual list of reading recommendations for the season, he’s picked four books that you can really sink into on vacation.
Upheaval, Jared Diamond
Diamond examines how people react to the different crises in their lives. Specifically, he looks at how six countries responded to big challenges, and learned how to adapt in the face of adversity. Gates writes. “I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started.”
Nine Pints Rose George
Gates glowingly recommends this deep dive into what you ever wanted to know about the stuff in your veins (静脉). He thinks everyone should know more about this topic. “There is nothing that more people have in common than blood,” he writes.
A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
It’s 1922 and Alexander Rostov has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest in a Moscow hotel. Even though this book is sure to please anyone who is interested in learning more about Russia, Towles goes beyond just politics in his best-seller. “The book is technically fiction,” Gates writes.
Presidents of War, Michael Beschloss
Beschloss studies how presidents dealt with nine different US conflicts from the War of 1812 to the Vietnam War, and makes critical connections about their decisions and power as leaders. “It is hard to read about today’s conflicts without thinking about how they might connect to the past,” Gates writes.
1. Which book would most appeal to those interested in serious politics
A. Upheaval. B. Nine Pints.
C. Presidents of War. D. A Gentleman in Moscow.
2. What is Nine Pints mainly about
A. Tricks of diving. B. Illustrations of blood cells.
C. A thorough study of blood. D. A glimpse of blood function.
3. What is Bill Gates’ reflection after his reading the fourth book
A. It’s impossible to solve all the problems. B. It’s critical to make far-sighted decisions.
C. It’s difficult to understand today’s conflicts. D. It’s necessary to connect the present to the past.
B
Abraham Lincoln was a typical self-made man. He obtained his license to practice law without ever having stepped foot inside a college or academy building. Books became his academy. Everywhere he went, Lincoln carried a book with him. He thumbed through page after page while his horse rested at the end of a long row of planting. Whenever he could escape work, he would lie with his head against a tree and read.
Though the young Lincoln never left America, he traveled with Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage to Spain and Portugal; accompanied Robert Burns to Edinburgh; and followed the English kings into battle with Shakespeare. As he explored the wonders of literature and the history of the country, the young Lincoln developed ambitions far beyond the expectations of his family and neighbors. It was through literature that he was able to
go beyond his surroundings and reach his destination.
The volumes to feed Lincoln’s intellectual hunger did not come cheaply. The story is often recounted of the time he borrowed Parson Weems’s The Life of George Washington from Josiah Crawford, a well-to-do farmer. Thrilled by this account of the first president’s life, he took the book to his loft at night, where he read as long as he could stay awake, placing the book on a makeshift shelf between the cabin logs so he could fetch it at daybreak. During a severe rainstorm one night, the book was badly soiled. Lincoln went to Crawford’s house, explained what had happened, and offered to work off the value of the book. Crawford calculated the value of two full days’ work pulling corn, which Lincoln considered an unfair repayment. Nevertheless, he straightway set to work and kept on until all work was done. Then, having paid his debt, Lincoln wrote poems and songs teasing Josiah’s large nose. Thus Crawford, in return for loaning Lincoln a book and then overly punishing him, won a permanent place in American history.
4. What can we learn about Lincoln from the first paragraph
A. He wasn’t academically competent. B. He read on horseback to escape work.
C. He failed to obtain a valid law license. D. He is an excellent autonomous learner.
5. How did Lincoln succeed in achieving his ambition
A. By reading extensively. B. With his family’s support.
C. Through self-employment. D. By traveling around the world.
6. What happened to the book he borrowed from Crawford
A. Stolen by a farmer. B. Burned by a candle fire.
C. Damaged in a rainstorm. D. Lost and never recovered.
7. Which of the following best describes Lincoln according to the last paragraph
A. Tough and helpful. B. Diligent and generous.
C. Intelligent and humble. D. Determined and sharp-tongued.
C
Handwritten notes in class might seem outdated as digital technology involves nearly every aspect of learning. But a steady stream of research suggests that compared with typing, taking notes with pen and paper is still a better way to learn. And scientists are zeroing in on why.
In a recently published study, scientists found that those writing by hand had higher levels of electrical activity across many interconnected brain regions. They added 256 sensors into a hairnet, which helped monitor 36 students’ brains as they wrote or typed words displayed on a screen. When students wrote by hand, the sensors picked up widespread brain connectivity including visual regions, regions that receive and process sensory information, and the motor cortex (运动皮层) . Typing, however, resulted in minimal activity in these brain regions.
Across many contexts, studies have shown that students appear to learn better when they’re asked to produce letters or other visual items using their fingers and hands. The educational neuroscientist Sophia Vinci-Booher says the recent study highlights the clear tie between motor action and conceptual recognition: “As you’re drawing a letter or writing a word, you’re taking this perceptual (感知的) understanding of something and using your motor system to create it. That creation is then fed back into the visual system, where it’s processed again—strengthening the connection between an action and the images or words associated with it.”
The new findings don’t mean technology is always a disadvantage in the classroom. Laptops, smartphones, and other such devices can be more efficient for writing essays and can offer fairer access to educational resources. But people now increasingly tend to “offload” mental tasks to digital devices, such as by taking a photograph instead of committing information to memory, says Yadurshana Sivashankar at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. “If we’re not actively using these areas, then they are going to worsen over time, whether it’s memory or motor skills.”
8 What is the function of the sensors in the recent study according to Paragraph 2
A. To record brain activity. B. To activate brain waves.
C. To connect visual regions. D. To process sensory information.
9. What is the finding of the recent study according to Sophia Vinci-Booher
A. One’s motor system boosts his creativity. B. One’s writing action enhances his perception.
C. Learning performance relies on visual memory. D. Concrete images contributes to comprehension.
10. What does the underlined word “offload” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Owe. B. Link. C. Shift. D. Bring.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Note-taking: the key to a good grade B. Digital learning: beneficial or harmful
C. Typing vs handwriting: efficiency counts D. Handwritten notes: conventional but effective
D
Animal-like robots, such as quadrupedal (四足的) robot dogs, continue to be popular. However, Italian roboticist Barbara Mazzolai argues that the robotics field has proved less keen to investigate another category of living things—plants. She owes this to a misconception that plants are capable of neither motion nor perception. “It’s not true at all,” she says.
Mazzolai and her team at the Bioinspired Soft Robotics Laboratory recently introduced “FiloBot”, a robot based on climbing plants, which is capable of growing, attaching to supports, and journeying through environments in response to external stimuli (刺激) .
To survive in forests, a climbing plant must grow out of the soil and travel along the ground searching a support to attach to. This requires a structure capable of bearing its own weight. Once a support is located, though, the plant must switch strategy-securing itself around the object and then growing towards light as quickly as possible to outcompete other plants. To choose the best growing angle, it uses information from light and gravity receptors distributed along each shoot.
FiloBot imitates these behaviours using sensors on its main shoot, which is also equipped with a spool (卷轴) of plastic and a heating element. By melting and forcing out the plastic, it can 3D-print itself. Depending on brightness and direction, it changes the heat the plastic is exposed to—lower temperatures result in a more breakable body that increases in size more rapidly, while higher temperatures make a stronger body that grow more slowly.
The researchers found that these functionalities enable FiloBot to move through complex environments flexibly, making it suitable for potential applications including environmental monitoring in hard-to-reach locations or unstable disaster sites.
FiloBot is not the only plant-like robot the team is developing. Mazzolai hopes that our robots will motivate other roboticists to take clues from plants. The plant kingdom is another world, she says, with a completely different approach to the animal one. “We can develop completely new technologies and artificial solutions, because it is so different.”
12. Why are roboticists less interested in plant-like robots according to Barbara Mazzolai
A. They are misled by some new concepts.
B. They underestimate the competence of plants.
C. They see little economic value in plant-like robots.
D. They misunderstand the motion of plant-like robots.
13. What is the purpose of Paragraph 3
A. To explain a model. B. To give an example.
C. To develop a formula. D. To introduce a rule.
14 How does FiloBot control its growth speed according to Paragraph 4
A. By setting the direction. B. By producing the plastic.
C. By adjusting the brightness. D. By varying the temperature.
15. What is Mazzolai’s expectation of their plant-like robots
A. They will encourage research on plants. B. They will outperform animal-like robots.
C. They will provide universal artificial solutions. D. They will inspire innovative robotic technologies.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you feel like you’re always dealing with problems when it comes to work, relationships, health, or finances Are you tired of feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and like your problems never seem to go away ___16___ With the world developing faster than ever, finding the right mix of habits can keep you on your toes and ahead of your game.
Manage Your Time Wisely
Make the most of your 24 hours without feeling like you’re in a never-ending race against the clock. In order to take control of your time and use it wisely, you need to start prioritizing your tasks. Determine what needs your immediate attention and what can wait. ___17___ Minimize distractions like social media, unnecessary meetings, and pointless busy work.
Develop a Solution-focused Mindset
___18___ But don’t let it take center stage. Focus on taking action and being constructive. For example, if you have a conflict with a friend, instead of stewing in hurt feelings, reflect on how you can communicate better.
Practice Assertiveness (果断)
Being assertive means having the courage to speak your truth, share your opinions, and defend your needs while equally valuing the perspectives and needs of others. ___19___ It’s essential for resolving misunderstandings and building strong, transparent relationships. Don’t be afraid to say “no” when something isn’t in line with your priorities or values.
Adopt a Comprehensive Approach to Wellness
Look at your well-being from a 360 perspective: mind, body, and spirit. ___20___ Each one plays a vital role in your overall health. Nourish your body with foods that energize you. Exercise regularly in a way that you enjoy. Make sure you’re getting enough sleep to recharge.
A. Acknowledge the problem.
B. Lengthen your working hours.
C. Life throws challenges as well as opportunities to you.
D. It’s recognized that these elements are interconnected.
E. This habit encourages open and honest communication.
F. Identify activities that consume time but deliver low value.
G. Most people underestimate how much power they have to fix problems.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
During my teens, I was the champion of the sports day every single year, and my mother won the moms’ trophy (奖杯) every single year. Why Because she was always chasing me to ___21___ me for various “crimes” I had committed, and I was running ___22___ not to get my ass kicked.
We had a very Tom and Jerry relationship. She was the strict disciplinarian; I was the ___23___ boy in the whole neighborhood. She would send me out to buy ___24___ , and I wouldn’t come right home because I’d be using the ___25___ from milk to play video games at the supermarket. Lost in the games, time would ___26___ away until a sudden jolt (震惊) of reality arrived in the form of my mother’s belt-wielding (挥舞) presence. Thus began our ___27___ race.
When I was little, she always caught me, but as I got older and faster, and when speed ___28___ her she’d use her wits. If I was about to get ___29___ , she would turn to the ____30____ weapon, the two magical words “Stop! Thief!”. In my birthplace, nobody gets ____31____ in other people’s business-unless it’s public safety incident, and then everybody ____32____ . So with her yelling “thief”, even strangers would instantly join the ____33____ , mistaking me for a genuine thief.
Reflecting on those exciting days two decades later, I’ve come to understand that amid the ____34____ of our wild chases, amid laughter and shouts, my mother and I were deeply ____35____ by our unique, unforgettable game.
21. A. discipline B. defend C. abuse D. battle
22. A. occasionally B. slowly C. constantly D. awkwardly
23. A. smartest B. cutest C. naughtiest D. youngest
24. A. games B. groceries C. belts D. books
25. A. change B. protein C. bonus D. benefit
26. A. fade B. slip C. turn D. back
27. A. magical B. annual C. unusual D. typical
28. A. dominated B. disturbed C. failed D. seized
29. A. out of place B. out of breath C. out of sight D. out of balance
30. A. ultimate B. casual C. military D. offensive
31. A. motivated B. stuck C. buried D. involved
32. A. holds on B. stands by C. turns back D. steps in
33. A. purchase B. pursuit C. crime D. commitment
34. A. chaos B. ruins C. emergencies D. comedies
35. A. touched B. bound C. hurt D. enhanced
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Cinemas may be dying. But the high end is thriving.
The box office has a bad case. Worldwide takings last year were a quarter below their peak. Americans, who went to the cinema more than five times each in 2000, last year went ___36___ (few) than three times. As streaming services keep audiences ___37___ (glue) to the small screen, theatre chains including Cineworld, the world’s second-largest, have gone bankrupt. ___38___ the biggest of the big screens are thriving.
IMAX, ___39___ screens are as large as 38 metres wide with denture-rattling (震感十足的) sound systems, had worldwide box-office takings of $1.1 bn last year and its biggest-ever haul in America. The luxury-cinema trend is not limited to America. IMAX’s share of the international box office ___40___ (rise) from 1.7% in 2019 to 2.1% last year. CGV, ___41___ South Korean chain with branches across Asia, has rebranded its multiplexes (多厅影院) as “cultureplexes”, offering music, gaming and ___42___ (dine) alongside films.
Theatre operators must hope audiences are ___43___ (hunger) for these add-ons, especially when this year’s movie menu is limited. Ever since strikes last year in Hollywood, they ___44___ (delay) titles, including Mission: Impossible and Avatar sequels, to 2025.
Successful cinemas will treat a trip ____45____ the movies as the rare luxury.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是红星中学高二学生李华，最近几次英语考试，作文成绩不理想，为此感到十分苦恼。请你给外教William写一封邮件，向他寻求帮助，内容包括：
1. 阐明写信事由；
2. 征求建议；
3. 表示感谢。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear William,
I’m Li Hua, one of your students from Senior Two.
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I love to watch my father paint and I love to hear him talk while he paints. The words always come out soft. As a mason (泥瓦匠) , he doesn’t have a studio, and I’ve always felt a little sorry for him, having to paint in our backyard, which is not exactly picturesque. Dad doesn’t seem to see the backyard when he’s painting, though. It’s not just the canvas he sees either. It’s something much bigger. He gets this look in his eye like he’s gone beyond the yard, the neighborhood, the world.
“A painting is more than the sum of its parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you’ve got magic.
I understood what he was saying, but I never felt what he was saying until one day when I was up in the sycamore tree (梧桐树) . I’d never seen a view like that! I got the feeling that I was flying above the earth. The view from the sycamore was more than rooftops and clouds and wind and colors combined. It was magic. It wasn’t long before I found the spot that became my spot. I could sit there for hours, just looking out at the world. Sunsets were amazing. Some days they’d be purple and pink, some days they’d be a blazing orange, setting fire to clouds across the horizon.
Then came the day. When I was sitting in the branches of my tree, I found two trucks parked right beneath me. Four men came out of the trucks, and started unloading tools, gloves, ropes and saws (锯子) .
Pretty soon they spotted me. One of the men called, “Hey! You’d better come down from there. We gotta take this thing down.”
I managed to choke out, “The tree ”
“Yeah, now come on down.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: My heart was crazy with panic.
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Paragraph 2: When I was locked up in my room mourning for the loss of the tree, my father came in with a painting.
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