2023-2024学年福建省厦门市高二下学期6月月考英语试题（word版含答案，无听力音频及听力原文）

2023-2024学年福建省厦门市高二下学期6月月考英语试题
(试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。
1. Where are the speakers
A. At a cafe. B. At an airport. C. At a hotel.
2. How does the man’s girlfriend feel now
A. Anxious. B. Annoyed. C. Confused.
3. What’s wrong with the printer
A. It runs out of ink. B. It’s offline. C. It has a paper jam.
4. What is the man doing
A. Offering advice. B. Giving comfort. C. Asking for help.
5. What do we know about Lisa
A. She is a climbing enthusiast.
B. She just had an adventure race.
C. She may refuse the invitation.
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. What’s the deadline for this project
A. This Friday. B. Next Wednesday. C. This Wednesday.
7. Who is in charge of the team
A. Peter. B. David. C. Lucy.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man do
A. A trainer. B. An athlete. C. A programmer.
9. Why does the woman come here
A. To lose weight. B. To ease tension. C. To increase strength.
听第8段材料， 回答第10至13题。
10. What appeals to the woman most in the movie
A. The plot. B. The cultural elements.
C. The special effects.
11. What does the man think of the movie
A. Tolerable. B. Creative. C. Disappointing.
12. What do people find hard to accept in the movie
A. The highlight of the western culture.
B. The misunderstanding of Egyptian culture.
C. The combination of different cultures.
13. What do we know about the movie
A. It’s an action movie. B. It is the second episode.
C. It makes a big profit.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Lawyer and client. B. Consultant and Customer.
C. Professor and student.
15. What are the speakers talking about
A. Overseas study. B. Major selection. C. Academic performance.
16. What is the child’s intended field of study
A. Technology. B. Education. C. Language.
17. What makes Germany an ideal option for international students
A Full scholarship. B. Affordable expense. C. Low requirements.
听第10段材料， 回答第18至20题。
18. What is affecting Melbourne
A. Lack of medical supplies. B. A highway closure.
C. A violent storm.
19. What is the exhibition about
A. Latest inventions. B. Local creative works.
C. Unique musical instruments.
20. What is the purpose of the talk
A. To inform. B. To entertain. C. To advertise.
第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
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The course provides skill development for graduates as they prepare for their next career step. Participants will build skills to promote leadership, run a team, manage projects, apply teaching skills beyond the classroom, develop strategic communication skills and prepare successful job application materials.
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This course provides tips and strategies for launching a successful music career as an artist. It covers developing your identity, leading a band, planning and recording your first independent record, building a brand, developing business partnerships, and understanding the business side of music production.
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In this course, you will focus on the pathways to Internet security career success. You will determine your own incoming skills, talent, and deep interests to apply toward a meaningful exploration of 32 Digital Pathways of Cybersecurity. You will complete a self-assessment to determine the essential next steps.
·6 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced
1. What is an advantage of EliteOnline
A. It provides downloadable videos. B. It offers the longest learning hours.
C. It focuses on trainings of design thinking. D. It requires no specific academic background.
2. What do AUX and BerkUX have in common
A. They allow a flexible learning pace. B. They aim at specific professions.
C. They develop management skills. D. They assess career potentials.
3. Which profession are participants in UXOnline most likely to pursue
A. Network engineering. B. Online teaching.
C. Career consulting. D. Digital marketing.
B
Last summer at a bookstore, my son Henry was fascinated by the cover of the first novel from Peter Brown’s middle-grade trilogy (三部曲). He then finished it in just two days. “Dad, why did The Wild Robot have to be so sad ” He tearfully asked me.
The story is set on a remote island, where a robot named Roz learns to survive and communicate with the island’s creatures, and becomes part of the community. For my son, it was the first book he discovered on his own; the first to impact him with the mix of tragedy (悲剧) and joy.
When I finished the book, I knew why Henry loved it. In our book club discussion, he described how Brown’s pictures and words had made the story feel real. When talking about its final scenes, where Roz leaves to find repairs for her injured body, Henry cried again. His previous reading experiences had cheerful, “happily-ever-after” endings, but this book introduced him to the beauty of complex emotions. I tried to explain how sadness can enhance the meaning of happy moments, but failed to fully convince him.
Once our discussion ended, Henry requested to buy The Wild Robot Escapes and instantly fell in love with it. He read the first two books repeatedly, so you can imagine his excitement when we finally got a copy of The Wild Robot Protects.
We both agree it is worth the wait. Roz leaves the island again to stop an underwater threat: “the poison tide.” Brown expertly balances between breathtaking adventure and unsettling ideas- not just happiness and sadness, but also, given the climate-change undercurrents, hope and despair.
And, here’s something special about Roz: her physical clumsiness and confusion about life, conveyed through her expressive eyes and downturned mouth. Her story reflects the challenges of surviving in a strange place, much like a child’s journey. Readers love Roz. They learn from her. Even better, they learn alongside her. Roz gave Henry the power to push through the first book’s sad parts, getting him ready to appreciate that, sometimes, sadness isn’t a bad thing to feel.
4. What drove the author to read The Wild Robot
A. Its tragic ending. B. Henry’s tearful recommendation.
C. Its attractive cover. D. Henry’s emotional response to it.
5. What is one theme of The Wild Robol Protects
A. Family and community. B. Concerns of global issues.
C. Exploration of the ocean. D. Man-robot relationship.
6. What makes Roz in the trilogy special
A. Her childlike expressions. B. Her robotic power.
C. Her struggling experiences. D. Her adventurous spirit.
7. Which message does this text seem to communicate
A. Misfortune inspires great literary works. B. Robot stories work like magic on children.
C. Book discussions help kids survive tragedies. D. Reading literature facilitates personal growth.
C
Commercial aviation (航空) alone contributes around three percent of total global carbon emissions (排放). But the industry is actively looking for green solutions in the form of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In a study released this week, a team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) details a method of transforming food waste into SAF that can be used in existing engines. Making SAF is a more complicated process—it’s got to be very similar to the petrol-based aviation fuel we use today in commercial flights.
The researchers use volatile fatty acids (挥发性脂肪酸)(VFAs) from smelly food waste and transform it into simple paraffin molecules (石蜡分子) that can be used in fuel and really aren’t all that chemically different from traditional emissions-heavy fuels. There are other renewable biofuels that have been made from biomass (生物质), specifically oil and fat from vegetables and animals, but using the ever-mounting pile of food waste to fuel flights broadens those possibilities.
Derek Vardon, a senior research engineer at NREL, says major companies are eager to get involved in SAF because some sustainable solutions, such as battery-operated commercial flights, just aren’t possible yet with current battery technology. A battery-powered plane would be too heavy to fly long distances—“So using SAF that works in the same way as the fuel we have is a simpler way to trade out traditional emissions-heavy fuels.” Vardon also says that “because the wet waste would normally go to a landfill and break down to release greenhouse gases, the process of making and using SAF could actually have a negative carbon footprint when it is dramatically used.”
A major question as the researchers move forward with this type of research is if it is possible to run an airplane engine on fully renewable biofuel. Rolls-Royce recently did a test on one of their engines with 100 percent SAF and it worked. “This fuel is not crazy and we can solve these problems,” Vardon says.
8. Which of the following is TRUE about SAF
A. It can be used to reduce carbon emissions globally.
B. It’s less functional than the petrol-based aviation fuel.
C. It’s composed of VFAs and simple paraffin molecules.
D. It is virtually impossible to be made from biomass like oil and fat.
9. What is the focus of Vardon’s words in paragraph 3
A. The benefits of food rubbish-generated SAF. B. The environmental impacts of the wet waste.
C. The simple process of making and using SAF. D. The future of battery-operated commercial flights.
10. What is the author’s purpose of referring to Rolls-Royce’s test in the last paragraph
A. To promote its production. B. To confirm the potential of SAF.
C. To show off its powerful airplane engines. D. To express doubt about the research.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Natural emergence of renewable biofuels B. Green alternative to emissions-heavy fuels
C. Unavoidable decline of commercial aviation D. Gradual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
D
The curb cut (路缘坡) is a convenience that most of us rarely, if ever, notice. Yet, without it, daily life might be a lot harder —in more ways than one. Pushing a baby stroller onto the curb, skateboarding onto a sidewalk or taking a full grocery cart from the sidewalk to your car — all these tasks are easier because of the curb cut.
But it was created with a different purpose in mind.
It’s hard to imagine today, but back in the 1970s, most sidewalks in the United States ended with a sharp drop-off. That was a big deal for people in wheelchairs because there were no ramps to help them move along city blocks without assistance. According to one disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Mount Everest”. So, activists from Berkeley, California, who also needed wheelchairs, organized a campaign to create tiny ramps at intersections to help people dependent on wheels move up and down curbs independently.
I think about the “cur b cut effect” a lot when working on issues around health equity (公平). The first time I even heard about the curb cut was in a 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review piece by Policy Link CEO Angela Blackwell. Blackwell rightly noted that many people see equity as “a zero-sum game (零和游戏)” and that it is commonly believed that there is a “prejudiced societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another.” What the curb cut effect shows though, Blackwell said, is that “when society creates the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully, everyone wins.”
There are multiple examples of this principle at work. For example, investing in policies that create more living-wage jobs or increase the availability of affordable housing certainly benefits people in communities that have limited options. But, the action also empowers those people with opportunities for better health and the means to become contributing members of society — and that benefits everyone. Even the football huddle (密商) was initially created to help deaf football players at Gallaudet College keep their game plans secret from opponents who could have read their sign language. Today, it’s used by every team to prevent the opponent from learning about game-winning strategies.
So, next time you cross the street, or roll your suitcase through a crosswalk or ride your bike directly onto a sidewalk—think about how much the curb cut, that change in design that broke down walls of exclusion for one group of people at a disadvantage, has helped not just that group, but all of us.
12. What does the underlined quote from the disability rights leader imply concerning a six-inch curb
A. It is an unforgettable symbol. B. It is an important sign.
C. It is an impassable barrier. D. It is an impressive landmark.
13. According to Angela Blackwell, what do many people believe
A. It’s not worthwhile to promote health equity.
B. It’s impossible to have everyone treated equally.
C. It’s necessary to go all out to help the disabled.
D It’s fair to give the disadvantaged more help than others.
14 Which of the following examples best illustrates the “curb cut effect” principle
A. A butterfly flapping its wings in one country leads to a Tornado in another country.
B. The four great inventions of ancient China spread to the west.
C. Your reaching out to the disadvantaged contributes to more people doing it.
D. Reading machines for blind people helped build the navigation system in the car.
15 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage
A. Caring for disadvantaged groups may finally benefit all.
B. Action empowers those with opportunities for better solutions.
C. Society should create circumstances that get everyone involved.
D. Everyday items are originally invented for people in need of help.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2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。
Physicist and Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman developed a clever learning method known as the Feynman Technique. It involves explaining what you're learning to others. By teaching what you’ve learned from memory, you engage in active recall. ____16____ It also ensures that you understand the topic, because you can only explain an idea if you truly understand it. The technique consists of four repeatable steps.
To begin choose a concept or topic you wish to fully understand. ___17___ The more interested you are, the faster you’ll grasp it. Moreover, a personally interesting topic will keep you motivated and engaged.
___18___ Write notes and explain it in a way that makes sense to a five-year-old. If you’d rather avoid actually teaching someone, you can just teach it to an imaginary audience. But it works much better if you use a real person. They’ll be able to let you know when something isn’t clear.
While teaching you may discover gaps in your understanding. ____19____ Review your notes, reread books, or seek external help to ensure you have a complete understanding of the context before moving forward.
Now that you fully grasp the concept, test your understanding by trying to teach it to another person. This will help you identify any remaining areas of uncertainty you need to revisit.
The Feynman Technique is a great way for kids and grown-ups to learn. ____20____ You need to actively think about the problem instead of passively reading or listening to someone else. However, with great efforts in mastering this method, you’ll see your learning results improve quicker than ever before.
A. It is mentally demanding.
B. This helps the information stick in your mind better.
C. Teach it to a five-year-old, who would give you direct feedback.
D. Your curiosity about it will determine the pace of your learning.
E. Once you have chosen a topic, you can teach it to someone else.
F. Active engagement plays a key role in promoting deeper learning.
G. When this happens, refer back to the original material for the missing pieces.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共1小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I found a brown bag outside after our move. “Grass Seed.” it said in big letters. My husband and I ____21____ the seeds all over the dirty yard in front of our new house. “I have no idea if they will ____22____,” I told him, “but it’s worth a shot.” Just like our ____23____ to move to the rural Arizona.
Near our new house sat a charming cottage, which was ____24____ to tourists. I got a job offer to ____25____ the cottage. I’d worked in hotels for years, so when offered the ____26____, I jumped at it. Still, it was a big change. I ____27____ that it would be a right move.
While we waited for our grass to grow — or not — we ____28____ settled into our new house through our efforts. We made it a cozy home, despite the ____29____ in the front yard, which was still bare now. Meanwhile, many of the cottage guests became ______30______, and I got to know them well. I felt ______31______ to make their stays memorable. Perhaps I was better at that than ______32______.
But after a monsoon (季风) swept through, I woke up to a beautiful morning and looked out the window. There was no grass growing in the sunlight. ______33______, our yard was covered in a rainbow of zinnias (百日菊)! The front yard turned out even better than I could have ______34______, just like our new life. And it remains a powerful ______35______ of the beauty that awaits us in our new chapter.
21. A. sought B. collected C. spread D. removed
22. A. remain B. root C. dry D. last
23. A. decision B. intention C. need D. agreement
24. A. introduced B. given C. sold D. rented
25. A. green B. look after C. fill up D. advertise
26. A. chance B. help C. service D. accommodation
27. A. pretended B. decided C. prayed D. understood
28. A. naturally B. gradually C. hardly D. temporarily
29. A. danger B. potential C. uncertainty D. untidiness
30. A. locals B. employers C. gardeners D. regulars
31. A. grateful B. proud C. curious D. stressed
32. A. growing grass B. yard cleaning C. keeping house D. house renting
33. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. Instead
34. A. imagined B. designed C. remembered D. appreciated
35. A. test B. memory C. reminder D. choice
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many quick service restaurant owners are looking ahead to a future where automation will play an important role. They believe it will be the key to greatly ____36____(increase) their thin profits and allow their workers to shine in the tasks no machine can do.
Many people are afraid of being replaced by a robot. But the____37____(smart) and most creative robotic companies are creating intelligent machines that work alongside workers to make efficiency and profits increase ____38____(dramatic). Take Flippy, the arm-like robotic kitchen assistant____39____ an example. It turns burgers over, cooking them to ____40____(perfect), and lets its co-workers know the orders are ready. Not competing for people’s jobs, such robots____41____(design) to be cooperative ones, the cost-effective machines created to work with humans, not against them.
Quick service restaurants with tools like Flippy are the kind of places ____42____ you keep coming back--you know the staff will always have time to give you____43____ answer to your detailed question and you will have your order on time, perfectly cooked.
Automation in restaurants will become even more crucial in the future. Owners then ____44____(need) workers to enforce updated safety regulations and interact with dissatisfied guests. With Flippy having their back in the kitchen, they won’t have to worry about _____45_____(burn) burgers.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是李华，你的外教Brian正在学习中国古诗，在赏析以下诗歌时Brian遇到困难，向你发邮件求助。请你给Brian写一封回信，内容包括：
1.诗歌的韵律、形式、修辞手法等；2.诗歌的寓意。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
《静夜思》
唐李白
床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。
Dear Brian,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Eva spent the first week of high school trying to keep her head above water. One of the major headaches for her was finding her way in the huge school building. It was a six-story building. On each floor, hallways stretched in four directions, leading to classrooms, laboratories, and teachers’ offices. Somewhere in the building, there was also a library, a cafeteria, and a gym.
Having a poor sense of direction, Eva found it impossible to get around in such a huge building. All the different hallways and rooms were too much to think about, let alone commit to memory. She decided that she would memorize where her classes were and then pretend that the rest of the place didn’t exist.
In her first PE class, Eva was shocked when Coach Pitt announced that everyone had to run one mile around the track outside. She searched the faces of her classmates for signs of panic. There was nothing she feared more than having to run a whole mile. To Eva, “a mile” was used to describe long distances. It was ten miles from her home to her grandfather’s, and that always seemed like a long way, even in a car!
When Coach Pitt blew his whistle (哨子), Eva figured she would be left in the dust. However, while some of her classmates edged ahead, others actually fell behind. ” It’s just the beginning, “she thought.” I’ll come in last for sure. “
Soon Eva began to breathe hard, with her heart pounding and legs shaking. Feeling desperate, Eva started using a mind trick on herself. She stopped thinking about the word” mile. “Instead, she focused on reaching the shadow cast on the track by an oak tree up ahead. Then she concentrated on jogging to the spot where the track curved (拐弯). After that, she tried to see if she could complete her first lap. One lap turned into two, then three, then four.
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:
When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2023-2024学年福建省厦门市高二下学期6月月考英语试题
答案版
(试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。
1. Where are the speakers
A At a cafe. B. At an airport. C. At a hotel.
2. How does the man’s girlfriend feel now
A. Anxious. B. Annoyed. C. Confused.
3. What’s wrong with the printer
A. It runs out of ink. B. It’s offline. C. It has a paper jam.
4. What is the man doing
A. Offering advice. B. Giving comfort. C. Asking for help.
5. What do we know about Lisa
A. She is a climbing enthusiast.
B. She just had an adventure race.
C. She may refuse the invitation.
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. What’s the deadline for this project
A. This Friday. B. Next Wednesday. C. This Wednesday.
7. Who is in charge of the team
A. Peter. B. David. C. Lucy.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man do
A. A trainer. B. An athlete. C. A programmer.
9. Why does the woman come here
A. To lose weight. B. To ease tension. C. To increase strength.
听第8段材料， 回答第10至13题。
10. What appeals to the woman most in the movie
A. The plot. B. The cultural elements.
C. The special effects.
11. What does the man think of the movie
A. Tolerable. B. Creative. C. Disappointing.
12. What do people find hard to accept in the movie
A. The highlight of the western culture.
B. The misunderstanding of Egyptian culture.
C. The combination of different cultures.
13. What do we know about the movie
A. It’s an action movie. B. It is the second episode.
C. It makes a big profit.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Lawyer and client. B. Consultant and Customer.
C. Professor and student.
15. What are the speakers talking about
A. Overseas study. B. Major selection. C. Academic performance.
16. What is the child’s intended field of study
A. Technology. B. Education. C. Language.
17. What makes Germany an ideal option for international students
A. Full scholarship. B. Affordable expense. C. Low requirements.
听第10段材料， 回答第18至20题。
18. What is affecting Melbourne
A. Lack of medical supplies. B. A highway closure.
C. A violent storm.
19. What is the exhibition about
A. Latest inventions. B. Local creative works.
C. Unique musical instruments.
20. What is the purpose of the talk
A. To inform. B. To entertain. C. To advertise.
第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Are you ready to unlock your full career potential Explore the details of each course below to find your right fit.
EliteOnline
Whether you’re exploring what to do next or you’ve already identified a role, this course is structured to help you take practical steps toward your career. It uses a design thinking approach to help people of any age and academic background. It consists of 5 career-oriented concepts, explained through videos, personal reflections, and exercises.
7 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced
AUX
The course provides skill development for graduates as they prepare for their next career step. Participants will build skills to promote leadership, run a team, manage projects, apply teaching skills beyond the classroom, develop strategic communication skills and prepare successful job application materials.
·7 weeks:2-5 hours per week; instructor-led on a course schedule
BerkUX
This course provides tips and strategies for launching a successful music career as an artist. It covers developing your identity, leading a band, planning and recording your first independent record, building a brand, developing business partnerships, and understanding the business side of music production.
·4 weeks: 2-5 hours per week; self-paced
UXOnline
In this course, you will focus on the pathways to Internet security career success. You will determine your own incoming skills, talent, and deep interests to apply toward a meaningful exploration of 32 Digital Pathways of Cybersecurity. You will complete a self-assessment to determine the essential next steps.
·6 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced
1. What is an advantage of EliteOnline
A. It provides downloadable videos. B. It offers the longest learning hours.
C. It focuses on trainings of design thinking. D. It requires no specific academic background.
2. What do AUX and BerkUX have in common
A They allow a flexible learning pace. B. They aim at specific professions.
C. They develop management skills. D. They assess career potentials.
3. Which profession are participants in UXOnline most likely to pursue
A. Network engineering. B. Online teaching.
C. Career consulting. D. Digital marketing.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
B
Last summer at a bookstore, my son Henry was fascinated by the cover of the first novel from Peter Brown’s middle-grade trilogy (三部曲). He then finished it in just two days. “Dad, why did The Wild Robot have to be so sad ” He tearfully asked me.
The story is set on a remote island, where a robot named Roz learns to survive and communicate with the island’s creatures, and becomes part of the community. For my son, it was the first book he discovered on his own; the first to impact him with the mix of tragedy (悲剧) and joy.
When I finished the book, I knew why Henry loved it. In our book club discussion, he described how Brown’s pictures and words had made the story feel real. When talking about its final scenes, where Roz leaves to find repairs for her injured body, Henry cried again. His previous reading experiences had cheerful, “happily-ever-after” endings, but this book introduced him to the beauty of complex emotions. I tried to explain how sadness can enhance the meaning of happy moments, but failed to fully convince him.
Once our discussion ended, Henry requested to buy The Wild Robot Escapes and instantly fell in love with it. He read the first two books repeatedly, so you can imagine his excitement when we finally got a copy of The Wild Robot Protects.
We both agree it is worth the wait. Roz leaves the island again to stop an underwater threat: “the poison tide.” Brown expertly balances between breathtaking adventure and unsettling ideas- not just happiness and sadness, but also, given the climate-change undercurrents, hope and despair.
And, here’s something special about Roz: her physical clumsiness and confusion about life, conveyed through her expressive eyes and downturned mouth. Her story reflects the challenges of surviving in a strange place, much like a child’s journey. Readers love Roz. They learn from her. Even better, they learn alongside her. Roz gave Henry the power to push through the first book’s sad parts, getting him ready to appreciate that, sometimes, sadness isn’t a bad thing to feel.
4. What drove the author to read The Wild Robot
A. Its tragic ending. B. Henry’s tearful recommendation.
C. Its attractive cover. D. Henry’s emotional response to it.
5. What is one theme of The Wild Robol Protects
A. Family and community. B. Concerns of global issues.
C. Exploration of the ocean. D. Man-robot relationship.
6. What makes Roz in the trilogy special
A. Her childlike expressions. B. Her robotic power.
C Her struggling experiences. D. Her adventurous spirit.
7. Which message does this text seem to communicate
A Misfortune inspires great literary works. B. Robot stories work like magic on children.
C. Book discussions help kids survive tragedies. D. Reading literature facilitates personal growth.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. D
C
Commercial aviation (航空) alone contributes around three percent of total global carbon emissions (排放). But the industry is actively looking for green solutions in the form of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In a study released this week, a team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) details a method of transforming food waste into SAF that can be used in existing engines. Making SAF is a more complicated process—it’s got to be very similar to the petrol-based aviation fuel we use today in commercial flights.
The researchers use volatile fatty acids (挥发性脂肪酸)(VFAs) from smelly food waste and transform it into simple paraffin molecules (石蜡分子) that can be used in fuel and really aren’t all that chemically different from traditional emissions-heavy fuels. There are other renewable biofuels that have been made from biomass (生物质), specifically oil and fat from vegetables and animals, but using the ever-mounting pile of food waste to fuel flights broadens those possibilities.
Derek Vardon, a senior research engineer at NREL, says major companies are eager to get involved in SAF because some sustainable solutions, such as battery-operated commercial flights, just aren’t possible yet with current battery technology. A battery-powered plane would be too heavy to fly long distances—“So using SAF that works in the same way as the fuel we have is a simpler way to trade out traditional emissions-heavy fuels.” Vardon also says that “because the wet waste would normally go to a landfill and break down to release greenhouse gases, the process of making and using SAF could actually have a negative carbon footprint when it is dramatically used.”
A major question as the researchers move forward with this type of research is if it is possible to run an airplane engine on fully renewable biofuel. Rolls-Royce recently did a test on one of their engines with 100 percent SAF and it worked. “This fuel is not crazy and we can solve these problems,” Vardon says.
8. Which of the following is TRUE about SAF
A. It can be used to reduce carbon emissions globally.
B. It’s less functional than the petrol-based aviation fuel.
C. It’s composed of VFAs and simple paraffin molecules.
D. It is virtually impossible to be made from biomass like oil and fat.
9. What is the focus of Vardon’s words in paragraph 3
A. The benefits of food rubbish-generated SAF. B. The environmental impacts of the wet waste.
C. The simple process of making and using SAF. D. The future of battery-operated commercial flights.
10. What is the author’s purpose of referring to Rolls-Royce’s test in the last paragraph
A. To promote its production. B. To confirm the potential of SAF.
C. To show off its powerful airplane engines. D. To express doubt about the research.
11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Natural emergence of renewable biofuels B. Green alternative to emissions-heavy fuels
C. Unavoidable decline of commercial aviation D. Gradual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. B 11. B
D
The curb cut (路缘坡) is a convenience that most of us rarely, if ever, notice. Yet, without it, daily life might be a lot harder —in more ways than one. Pushing a baby stroller onto the curb, skateboarding onto a sidewalk or taking a full grocery cart from the sidewalk to your car — all these tasks are easier because of the curb cut.
But it was created with a different purpose in mind.
It’s hard to imagine today, but back in the 1970s, most sidewalks in the United States ended with a sharp drop-off. That was a big deal for people in wheelchairs because there were no ramps to help them move along city blocks without assistance. According to one disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Mount Everest”. So, activists from Berkeley, California, who also needed wheelchairs, organized a campaign to create tiny ramps at intersections to help people dependent on wheels move up and down curbs independently.
I think about the “cur b cut effect” a lot when working on issues around health equity (公平). The first time I even heard about the curb cut was in a 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review piece by Policy Link CEO Angela Blackwell. Blackwell rightly noted that many people see equity as “a zero-sum game (零和游戏)” and that it is commonly believed that there is a “prejudiced societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another.” What the curb cut effect shows though, Blackwell said, is that “when society creates the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully, everyone wins.”
There are multiple examples of this principle at work. For example, investing in policies that create more living-wage jobs or increase the availability of affordable housing certainly benefits people in communities that have limited options. But, the action also empowers those people with opportunities for better health and the means to become contributing members of society — and that benefits everyone. Even the football huddle (密商) was initially created to help deaf football players at Gallaudet College keep their game plans secret from opponents who could have read their sign language. Today, it’s used by every team to prevent the opponent from learning about game-winning strategies.
So, next time you cross the street, or roll your suitcase through a crosswalk or ride your bike directly onto a sidewalk—think about how much the curb cut, that change in design that broke down walls of exclusion for one group of people at a disadvantage, has helped not just that group, but all of us.
12. What does the underlined quote from the disability rights leader imply concerning a six-inch curb
A. It is an unforgettable symbol. B. It is an important sign.
C. It is an impassable barrier. D. It is an impressive landmark.
13. According to Angela Blackwell, what do many people believe
A. It’s not worthwhile to promote health equity.
B. It’s impossible to have everyone treated equally.
C. It’s necessary to go all out to help the disabled.
D. It’s fair to give the disadvantaged more help than others.
14. Which of the following examples best illustrates the “curb cut effect” principle
A. A butterfly flapping its wings in one country leads to a Tornado in another country.
B. The four great inventions of ancient China spread to the west.
C. Your reaching out to the disadvantaged contributes to more people doing it.
D. Reading machines for blind people helped build the navigation system in the car.
15. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage
A. Caring for disadvantaged groups may finally benefit all.
B. Action empowers those with opportunities for better solutions.
C. Society should create circumstances that get everyone involved.
D. Everyday items are originally invented for people in need of help.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
第二节(共5小题；每小题2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。
Physicist and Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman developed a clever learning method known as the Feynman Technique. It involves explaining what you're learning to others. By teaching what you’ve learned from memory, you engage in active recall. ____16____ It also ensures that you understand the topic, because you can only explain an idea if you truly understand it. The technique consists of four repeatable steps.
To begin, choose a concept or topic you wish to fully understand. ___17___ The more interested you are, the faster you’ll grasp it. Moreover, a personally interesting topic will keep you motivated and engaged.
___18___ Write notes and explain it in a way that makes sense to a five-year-old. If you’d rather avoid actually teaching someone, you can just teach it to an imaginary audience. But it works much better if you use a real person. They’ll be able to let you know when something isn’t clear.
While teaching you may discover gaps in your understanding. ____19____ Review your notes, reread books, or seek external help to ensure you have a complete understanding of the context before moving forward.
Now that you fully grasp the concept, test your understanding by trying to teach it to another person. This will help you identify any remaining areas of uncertainty you need to revisit.
The Feynman Technique is a great way for kids and grown-ups to learn. ____20____ You need to actively think about the problem instead of passively reading or listening to someone else. However, with great efforts in mastering this method, you’ll see your learning results improve quicker than ever before.
A. It is mentally demanding.
B. This helps the information stick in your mind better.
C. Teach it to a five-year-old, who would give you direct feedback.
D. Your curiosity about it will determine the pace of your learning.
E. Once you have chosen a topic, you can teach it to someone else.
F. Active engagement plays a key role in promoting deeper learning.
G. When this happens, refer back to the original material for the missing pieces.
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. E 19. G 20. A
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共1小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I found a brown bag outside after our move. “Grass Seed.” it said in big letters. My husband and I ____21____ the seeds all over the dirty yard in front of our new house. “I have no idea if they will ____22____,” I told him, “but it’s worth a shot.” Just like our ____23____ to move to the rural Arizona.
Near our new house sat a charming cottage, which was ____24____ to tourists. I got a job offer to ____25____ the cottage. I’d worked in hotels for years, so when offered the ____26____, I jumped at it. Still, it was a big change. I ____27____ that it would be a right move.
While we waited for our grass to grow — or not — we ____28____ settled into our new house through our efforts. We made it a cozy home, despite the ____29____ in the front yard, which was still bare now. Meanwhile, many of the cottage guests became ______30______, and I got to know them well. I felt ______31______ to make their stays memorable. Perhaps I was better at that than ______32______.
But after a monsoon (季风) swept through, I woke up to a beautiful morning and looked out the window. There was no grass growing in the sunlight. ______33______, our yard was covered in a rainbow of zinnias (百日菊)! The front yard turned out even better than I could have ______34______, just like our new life. And it remains a powerful ______35______ of the beauty that awaits us in our new chapter.
21. A. sought B. collected C. spread D. removed
22. A. remain B. root C. dry D. last
23. A. decision B. intention C. need D. agreement
24. A. introduced B. given C. sold D. rented
25. A. green B. look after C. fill up D. advertise
26. A. chance B. help C. service D. accommodation
27. A. pretended B. decided C. prayed D. understood
28. A. naturally B. gradually C. hardly D. temporarily
29. A. danger B. potential C. uncertainty D. untidiness
30. A. locals B. employers C. gardeners D. regulars
31. A. grateful B. proud C. curious D. stressed
32. A. growing grass B. yard cleaning C. keeping house D. house renting
33. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. Instead
34. A. imagined B. designed C. remembered D. appreciated
35. A. test B. memory C. reminder D. choice
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. C
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many quick service restaurant owners are looking ahead to a future where automation will play an important role. They believe it will be the key to greatly ____36____(increase) their thin profits and allow their workers to shine in the tasks no machine can do.
Many people are afraid of being replaced by a robot. But the____37____(smart) and most creative robotic companies are creating intelligent machines that work alongside workers to make efficiency and profits increase ____38____(dramatic). Take Flippy, the arm-like robotic kitchen assistant____39____ an example. It turns burgers over, cooking them to ____40____(perfect), and lets its co-workers know the orders are ready. Not competing for people’s jobs, such robots____41____(design) to be cooperative ones, the cost-effective machines created to work with humans, not against them.
Quick service restaurants with tools like Flippy are the kind of places ____42____ you keep coming back--you know the staff will always have time to give you____43____ answer to your detailed question and you will have your order on time, perfectly cooked.
Automation in restaurants will become even more crucial in the future. Owners then ____44____(need) workers to enforce updated safety regulations and interact with dissatisfied guests. With Flippy having their back in the kitchen, they won’t have to worry about _____45_____(burn) burgers.
【答案】36. increasing
37. smartest
38. dramatically
39. as 40. perfection
41. are designed
42. where 43. an
44. will need
45. burnt##burned
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是李华，你的外教Brian正在学习中国古诗，在赏析以下诗歌时Brian遇到困难，向你发邮件求助。请你给Brian写一封回信，内容包括：
1.诗歌的韵律、形式、修辞手法等；2.诗歌的寓意。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
《静夜思》
唐李白
床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。
Dear Brian,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Brian,
I’m glad to help you with the appreciation of the Chinese poem “On A Quiet Night” by Li Bai. This poem follows a simple yet elegant structure with four lines, each containing five characters. The rhyme scheme is AABA, which creates a musical quality. Li Bai uses vivid imagery and metaphor, such as comparing moonlight to frost on the ground. The poem expresses the poet’s homesickness. The bright moonlight reminds him of frost, and as he gazes at the moon, he is filled with longing for his hometown. This reflects the universal theme of yearning for one’s roots.
I hope this helps you understand the poem better.
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。
Eva spent the first week of high school trying to keep her head above water. One of the major headaches for her was finding her way in the huge school building. It was a six-story building. On each floor, hallways stretched in four directions, leading to classrooms, laboratories, and teachers’ offices. Somewhere in the building, there was also a library, a cafeteria, and a gym.
Having a poor sense of direction, Eva found it impossible to get around in such a huge building. All the different hallways and rooms were too much to think about, let alone commit to memory. She decided that she would memorize where her classes were and then pretend that the rest of the place didn’t exist.
In her first PE class, Eva was shocked when Coach Pitt announced that everyone had to run one mile around the track outside. She searched the faces of her classmates for signs of panic. There was nothing she feared more than having to run a whole mile. To Eva, “a mile” was used to describe long distances. It was ten miles from her home to her grandfather’s, and that always seemed like a long way, even in a car!
When Coach Pitt blew his whistle (哨子), Eva figured she would be left in the dust. However, while some of her classmates edged ahead, others actually fell behind. ” It’s just the beginning, “she thought.” I’ll come in last for sure. “
Soon Eva began to breathe hard, with her heart pounding and legs shaking. Feeling desperate, Eva started using a mind trick on herself. She stopped thinking about the word” mile. “Instead, she focused on reaching the shadow cast on the track by an oak tree up ahead. Then she concentrated on jogging to the spot where the track curved (拐弯). After that, she tried to see if she could complete her first lap. One lap turned into two, then three, then four.
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:
When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised.
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Paragraph 2:
Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building.
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【答案】 When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised. In the vast expanse of her school, a girl with poor directional skills struggled to navigate and often got lost. One day, during gym class, she observed a unique way to find her way - following the shadows of trees. As the sun cast its rays, the girl noticed how the shadows created patterns on the ground, guiding her path. She took a leap of faith and followed the shadows, surprising herself with each turn and stretch. Her efforts were noticed by the teacher, who praised her innovative thinking.
Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building. She used the shadows to navigate the school hallways, find her classes, and even locate the school's various facilities. This newfound skill not only helped the girl navigate her school but also instilled in her a sense of confidence and adventure. She learned excitedly that with a little creativity and observation, any challenge could be overcome. And with each step she took, she left behind a legacy of inspiration for those who followed in her footsteps, knowing that even without a clear sense of direction, there's always a way to find one's way.