2024-2025学年福建省宁德市福鼎市第一中学高二上学期10月月考英语试题（含答案，无听力听力无听力原文）

2024-2025学年福建省宁德市福鼎市第一中学高二上学期10月月考
英语试题
(时间:120分钟;满分:150分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When can the headmaster see the man
A. At 9:30. B. At 11:45. C. At 12:40.
2 Where does the conversation take place
A. In a bank. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.
3. What will the man do next
A. Leave right away. B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch a train.
4. How much is a pound of tomatoes now
A. Eighty cents. B. Thirty cents. C. One hundred and ten cents.
5. What do we know about the man
A. It always takes the man twenty-five minutes to drive home.
B. It sometimes takes the man fifty minutes.
C. His home is far away from his office.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟: 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a food store. B. At a wedding party. C. At a birthday party.
7 Who is Mary
A. Janet’s friend at college.
B. Peter’s friend at college.
C. Janet’s friend at high school.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8至10题。
8. In which way did Linda learn about the apartment
A. From the ad. B. By telephone. C. Through an agency.
9. What requires extra charge besides the rent
A Gas and water. B. Electricity. C. Parking space.
10. What is Linda going to do tomorrow morning
A. Have a look at the apartment.
B. Move into the apartment.
C. Pay the rent of the apartment.
听下面一段对话, 回答第11至13题。
11. Where can you possibly hear the talk
A. In a laundry. B. In a shop. C. In the street.
12. What are the big machines over there
A. Washing machines.
B. Dryers.
C. Vending machines(自动售货机).
13. Where can the man buy soap
A. In the shop nearby.
B. From the vending machines.
C. In the laundry.
听下面一段对话, 回答第14至17题。
14. Which film of the following DIDN’T the woman see
A. Raising Arizona. B. Wild at heart. C. Neither.
15. How does the woman like the black humor film
A. Very much. B. Not a bit. C. So-So.
16. What kind of actor does the man think Nicolas Cage should be
A. A tragic actor. B. A classical actor. C. A comic actor.
17. What films make Nicolas Cage more popular
A. Action movies. B. Comic movies. C. Tragic movies.
听下面一段独白, 回答第18至20题。
18. When was the building built
A. In 1718. B. In 1782. C. In 1930.
19. What was the building used as at the time of the fire
A. A hotel. B. An old people’s home. C. A history museum.
20. Who is Andrew Bond
A. A newspaper reporter.
B. The owner of the building.
C. The head of the fire department.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Best Apps for Kids
LetterSchool
LetterSchool is a fun and easy app for kids to learn the alphabets with tracing, puzzles, videos, and songs. LetterSchool does a great job of teaching letter writing with a three-step process: learn the starting points for each stroke (笔画), trace the letter, and then write the letter independently. It is a beautifully designed handwriting app that will teach your children how to write letters and numbers in a fun way.
Price: Monthly Membership: $9.99; Annual: $49.99
Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs is one of the best learning apps for kids that helps children learn to read. The app makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great interactive reading games, guided reading lessons, fun activities and over 2,000 digital story books. The app is ideal for children who are preparing for school or struggling with their reading.
Price: Your have 3 pricing options. Yearly Family Plan (2-4 accounts): $89.00; Yearly: $59.00; Monthly: $9.95
Applaydu
Applaydu is a fun app that brings Kinder Joy toys to life through Augmented Reality (增强现实) in a world of discovery and imagination. The app has mini-games that help children build skills such as organization, memory and rhythm skills, and teaches them information about subjects such as mathematics, geography and music.
Price: Free

ABCmouse is one of the best apps for kids that focuses on the four main curriculum subjects of Reading, Math, World Around Us as well as Art & Colors, establishing a foundation of knowledge for young children that they can build upon with confidence and success. is available both as an app and a website.
Price: $9.95/ month; $79.99/ year
1. What is the feature of LetterSchool
A. It is an easy-to-use app for teachers. B. It is a children’s favorite free app.
C. It is designed with detailed writing process. D. It focuses on interactive writing.
2. How much should a family pay for two Reading Eggs accounts every year
A $19.90 B. $59.00. C. $89.00. D. $118.00.
3. What do Applaydu and have in common
A. They are both apps and websites. B. They help establish mathematical basis.
C. They provide kids with mini-games. D. They offer music courses to children.
B
“The value of people cannot be defined,” this is the philosophy by which Majda Gibran, better known in Egypt as “Mama Maggie”, lives. She devoted over three decades of her life to serving the less fortunate. Her work empowered over 33,000 children in Cairo to achieve their potential and successfully leave Cairo’s slums (贫民窟).
Her story begins with what was meant to be a quick visit to the slums in Cairo. She knew right away she would devote the rest of her life to helping those in need, especially children. The scenes of poverty in the slums forever changed her life. Mama Maggie soon abandoned the comforts of her previous life and quit her job as an American University professor to lend a helping hand to those who needed her most.
She began sharing meals, gifts and basic necessities to less fortunate families in the slums. Her warmth and sincerity gave residents a sense of hope and dignity. In 1985, Mama Maggie founded the Stephen’s Children Foundation, with the mission to empower children and young people to lead their own development and lift them out of poverty. The foundation provides education and training to thousands of children living in poverty. Over the last few years, the foundation has extended its social and educational initiatives to thousands of families and children in other poor neighborhoods.
To date, Mama Maggie has established 92 educational centres nationwide to teach over 18,000 children and carried out healthcare campaigns that provides treatment to over 40,000 patients annually. She conducts visits to more than 13,000 children to provide training services. Her foundation’s three training centres for mothers and children empower families to earn their own income. Her foundation has benefited over 33,000 children, with the help of about 2,000 volunteers, and it is still growing today.
Mama Maggie, a Nobel Prize nominee (被提名人), never sought fame or reward for her work. She desires to be remembered as a hope maker who made a difference in the lives of every person that crossed her path.
4. What inspired Mama Maggie’s devotion to the less fortunate
A. Her visit to the slums. B. The quitting of her previous work.
C. The saying of a philosopher. D. The potential of the less fortunate.
5. The foundation was mainly intended to .
A. offer the poor basic necessities B. improve the local healthcare
C. promote the local education D. bring the poor hopeful prospects
6. Why are the figures listed in paragraph 4
A. To imply the celebrity of Mama Maggie.
B. To demonstrate the rise of the foundation.
C. To stress the contribution of Mama Maggie.
D. To illustrate the popularity of the foundation.
7. Which words can best describe Mama Maggie
A. Considerate and optimistic. B. Caring and devoted.
C. Responsible and humorous. D. Tolerant and helpful.
C
In May 2012, Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary and the McCann Advertising Agency gathered a group of language experts to name a phenomenon common in the age of the smartphone. They called the phenomenon “phubbing”, and defined(定义)it as “the act of snubbing(无视)someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention.” It’s not the usual way words begin to exist.
A month later, the first example of phubbing in a major newspaper appeared in a letter to the editor of The Age, published in Melbourne. Since then, the word has appeared in various media the world over. Phubbing has yet to be fully adopted in the U. S. , but we have collected some evidence of it in use.
On 29 September 2015, James A. Roberts wrote in the Huffinington Post, “In the present case, phubbing is a combination of the words phone and snubbing. To be phubbed is to be snubbed by someone using their cell phone while in your company. The “phubb” could be an interruption of your conversation with someone when he or she uses their cell phone or is distracted by it (steal glances when they think you’re not looking) instead of paying attention to you. Maybe worse, you’ve been phubbed if someone used their cell phone instead of communicating with you while staying close to you. Oh, the shame. ”
The meaning and various forms of the word have yet to settle out. Is it phubbing if you’re staring at your tablet instead of your phone Is the singular noun (and the base form of the verb) spelled phubb, as in the example above, or phub, as in some other sources These are the sorts of questions we’ll need answers to before we’re ready to consider phubbing and its relations for entry. In the meanwhile, you can of course use phubbing if you feel the need. It seems we all do these days.
8. What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about phubbing
A Its usage. B. Its birth. C. Its influence. D. Its definition.
9. What may phubbing probably lead to according to James A. Roberts
A. Obvious embarrassment in life.
B. Heavy reliance on cellphones.
C. Complete ignorance by your friends.
D. Permanent breakup of retalionship.
10. What can we learn from the last paragraph about the word phubb
A. It arouses heated arguments. B. It proves to be settled.
C. It’s not included in a dictionary. D. It’s not difficult to understand.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Where Phubbing Leads Us B. Why Phubbing Ruins Our Life
C. What Makes Phubbing Commonly Seen D. How Phone Snubbing Becomes Phubbing
D
From the engine in your car to the CPU in your laptop, mechanical systems tend to heat up when they’re working harder. Now new research has revealed that the same can be said of the brain -and it runs hotter than was previously thought.
This isn’t a sign of malfunctioning though, researchers think, and may actually be evidence that the brain is operating healthily. Unusual heat signatures could potentially be used in the future to look for signs of brain damage or disorder.
“To me, the most surprising finding from our study is that the healthy human brain can reach temperatures that would be diagnosed as fever anywhere else in the body,” says biologist John O’Neill from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK. “Such high temperatures have been measured in people with brain injuries in the past, but had been assumed to result from the injury.”
Previously, those measurements taken from people with brain injuries had been the primary insight scientists had into brain temperatures which isn’t the same as capturing the state of the brain during everyday life.
Here, the team used a technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)-measuring chemical patterns through magnetic fields to measure brain temperature in 40healthy volunteers, aged from 20 to 40 years old. What’s more, they combined this information with data on circadian rhythms (生理节奏) and time of day.
The average brain temperature was38. 5℃ (101.3F) the researchers found, more than2degrees higher than under the tongue. The highest brain temperature recorded was40. 9℃(105. 6℃). Daily variations averaged around1℃(1.8F), with the outer parts of the brain generally cooler.
“We found that brain temperature drops at night before you go to sleep and rises during the day, “says O’Neill. “There is good reason to believe this daily variation is associated with long-term brain health—something we hope to investigate next.”
12. What does the underlined word “malfunctioning” in paragraph 2 mean？
A. Having different functions. B. Failing to work correctly.
C. Heating up while working. D. Operating in high temperatures.
13. What surprises John O’Neill most in the study according to paragraph 3？
A. Brain injuries usually lead to high temperatures.
B. High temperatures are the signs of brain damage.
C. Healthy human brains can be infected with a fever.
D. Human brains have higher temperatures than bodies.
14. What is paragraph 5 mainly about？
A. What result the research led to.
B. How the research was conducted.
C. How the research differed from the previous ones.
D. What influence the research had on the volunteers.
15. What may the researchers work on next according to the last paragraph？
A. The drop of brain temperature at night.
B. The rise of brain temperature at dawn.
C. The relationship between temperature changes and brain health.
D. The different causes of the daily variation in brain temperatures.
第二节(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。其中有两项为多余选项。
The man who could see the future
The ability to predict the future is a rare talent. American author Isaac Asimov (1920—1992), one of the great science fiction writers of his age, had such a talent. ___16___ Now that we’re here, let’s see what he got right.
___17___ Asimov thought computers would cause a revolution comparable to the induatrial revolution of the 19th century. Specifically, he said that “mobile computerized objects” would be an important part of everyday life. Here, he clearly predicted our world of smartphones, tables and other devices. He also had a great deal to say about space exploration. ___18___
How did Asimov develop his special sense of future developments ___19___ He read the newspapers and magazines sold in his parents’ candy store. His scientific interest gained sharper focus at Columbia University in New York. Asimov went to study chemistry, but became bored with pure laboratory science. Instead, he thought hard about the social implications(作用) of science. He wanted to communicate his ideas to the public.
___20___ Asimov had his finger on the pulse(脉搏)of both scientific and social change. He had a clear vision of what was coming around the corner for humanity in his works like the Galactic Empire series(《银河帝国系列》). “His predictions are absolutely fascinating,” Calum Chase, an English writer, told BBC News. “He was a genius.”
A. As a smart boy, Asimov taught himself to read at the age of five.
B. Space exploration really can make our life more convenient and comfortable.
C. Back in 1983, he was asked to predict what the world would look like in 2019.
D. On the role that computing would play in the future, he was amazingly accurate.
E. Asimov has developed a great interest in computer programming since childhood.
F. As an author, his books would feature the theme of social change caused by technology.
G. The International Space Station proves his prediction that we would not simply visit space but seek to stay there.
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。
Every year, many dolphins worldwide are captured and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially children. These dolphins are fed fish instead of having to ____21____ them. As a result, they start spending most of their time near the pool rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer ____22____ long distances. It affects their ____23____ greatly, and has proved to have ____24____ consequences.
Thus comes the question, "Should captive(被俘的) dolphins be ____25____ " Jeff Foster, a 50-year-old expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical ____26____. Every day, he used to train the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like ____27____ dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.
____28____ Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4-5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was ____29____ what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would _____30_____ in the wild.
This program was a big success, but there have been others that failed. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but _____31_____ a year later because of all the sufferings he _____32_____. The sudden environment change did not _____33_____ him well.
If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put in the _____34_____ to ensure it doesn't happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to _____35_____ kids with sea animals without having to capture dolphins.
21. A. pick up B. hunt for C. look after D. throw away
22. A. see B. dive C. jump D. hear
23. A. hobby B. shelter C. lifestyle D. popularity
24. A. terrible B. potential C. limited D. indirect
25. A. disturbed B. released C. protected D. prohibited
26. A. exercise B. pain C. appearance D. condition
27. A. wild B. clever C. helpless D. endangered
28. A. If B. Unless C. Although D. Because
29. A. hardly B. exactly C. possibly D. incredibly
30. A. restore B. search C. survive D. conserve
31. A. died B. escaped C. returned D. recovered
32. A. led to B. brought up C. got over D. went through
33. A. suit B. train C. defend D. prepare
34. A. food B. time C. faith D. effort
35. A. encourage B. treat C. entertain D. persuade
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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
When foreigners come to China, they may be surprised at Chinese’s special fondness and ____36____ (prefer) for seals (印章). To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots, ____37____ combines the essence of both calligraphy (书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study to appreciate and to collect.
Seals are believed ____38____ (come) out as early as 8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares and had private belongings. They tried to make marks on ____39____ (they) own possessions to prevent them from ____40____ (steal). When the first dynasty ____41____ (found), the king began to use seals to power and to show royal credits (赏识). Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”, ____42____ (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi” ____43____ (make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi”.
Then the local governments also needed seals for the same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in ____44____ (vary) of lucky characters and vivid animal patterns. _____45_____ (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being.
第四部分写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部即将进行一场名为“Hua Mulan—a hero in my heart”的英文演讲比赛。请你根据以下提示，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括:
1、简述花木兰替父从军的故事；
2、简述你喜欢这一人物的理由及她对你的影响。
注意:
1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，使行文流畅。
参考词汇: disguise herself as a man女扮男装；character人物
Hua Mulan—a hero in my heart
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第二节读后续写(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。续写的词数应为150左右。
This story occurred during our trip to the US in 2013. My husband and I decided on visiting Cape Cod, a beautiful sea resort, which is about three hour drive from the city of Boston. Our daughter who then lived in Salem close to Boston dropped us off at Salem at one of the pick-up points of the tour bus in Boston. We decided to return home on our own in the evening as we thought that we could catch a local train to Salem from Boston. Our daughter insisted that she should pick us in the evening, but we were confident of our ability to retrace our way and we didn’t want to trouble her.
We had a great time in Cape Cod and returned to Boston at six in the evening. We thought that Boston commuter rail station(通勤火车站) was close to the last but one stage before the drop off point, so we got off the bus at the stage. My husband has a very good memory and a keen sense of direction. I just blindly followed him, without knowing where we were heading to. But after a while, we found ourselves going round in a maze(迷宫), with the station nowhere in sight! Being a Sunday, the roads were empty. At first, we didn’t count on the stranger to save us from that situation. Finally, having no other option, we approached a young boy dressed in strange clothes. We didn’t think he was good enough to show us the way, but we just had a try.
We approached him and explained the situation. To our surprise, he personally took us to the station on hearing our problem. On the way to the station, we talked a lot. We knew he was at the same age as our daughter. He just got off work from a bar, where he worked as a singer. We asked why he chose this job, and he said that this was his part-time job since he needed to earn extra money for his sister's study. Both my husband and I became silent.
Para. 1
After reaching there, we found the tickets needed to be bought by credit card which we didn’t have.
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Para. 2
After we arrived home we told our daughter about the story of that kind boy.
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答案版
(时间:120分钟;满分:150分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When can the headmaster see the man
A. At 9:30. B. At 11:45. C. At 12:40.
2. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a bank. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.
3. What will the man do next
A. Leave right away. B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch a train.
4. How much is a pound of tomatoes now
A. Eighty cents. B. Thirty cents. C. One hundred and ten cents.
5. What do we know about the man
A. It always takes the man twenty-five minutes to drive home.
B. It sometimes takes the man fifty minutes.
C. His home is far away from his office.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟: 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place
A. At a food store. B. At a wedding party. C. At a birthday party.
7. Who is Mary
A. Janet’s friend at college.
B. Peter’s friend at college.
C. Janet’s friend at high school.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8至10题。
8. In which way did Linda learn about the apartment
A. From the ad. B. By telephone. C. Through an agency.
9. What requires extra charge besides the rent
A. Gas and water. B. Electricity. C. Parking space.
10. What is Linda going to do tomorrow morning
A. Have a look at the apartment.
B. Move into the apartment.
C. Pay the rent of the apartment.
听下面一段对话, 回答第11至13题。
11. Where can you possibly hear the talk
A. In a laundry. B. In a shop. C. In the street.
12. What are the big machines over there
A. Washing machines.
B. Dryers.
C. Vending machines(自动售货机).
13. Where can the man buy soap
A. In the shop nearby.
B. From the vending machines.
C. In the laundry.
听下面一段对话, 回答第14至17题。
14. Which film of the following DIDN’T the woman see
A. Raising Arizona. B. Wild at heart. C. Neither.
15. How does the woman like the black humor film
A. Very much. B. Not a bit. C. So-So.
16. What kind of actor does the man think Nicolas Cage should be
A. A tragic actor. B. A classical actor. C. A comic actor.
17. What films make Nicolas Cage more popular
A. Action movies. B. Comic movies. C. Tragic movies.
听下面一段独白, 回答第18至20题。
18. When was the building built
A. In 1718. B. In 1782. C. In 1930.
19. What was the building used as at the time of the fire
A. A hotel. B. An old people’s home. C. A history museum.
20. Who is Andrew Bond
A. A newspaper reporter.
B. The owner of the building.
C. The head of the fire department.
听力答案：1-5 CAACB 6-10 BAABA 11-15 ABBAB 16-20 CAABC
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Best Apps for Kids
LetterSchool
LetterSchool is a fun and easy app for kids to learn the alphabets with tracing, puzzles, videos, and songs. LetterSchool does a great job of teaching letter writing with a three-step process: learn the starting points for each stroke (笔画), trace the letter, and then write the letter independently. It is a beautifully designed handwriting app that will teach your children how to write letters and numbers in a fun way.
Price: Monthly Membership: $9.99; Annual: $49.99
Reading Eggs
Reading Eggs is one of the best learning apps for kids that helps children learn to read. The app makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great interactive reading games, guided reading lessons, fun activities and over 2,000 digital story books. The app is ideal for children who are preparing for school or struggling with their reading.
Price: Your have 3 pricing options. Yearly Family Plan (2-4 accounts): $89.00; Yearly: $59.00; Monthly: $9.95
Applaydu
Applaydu is a fun app that brings Kinder Joy toys to life through Augmented Reality (增强现实) in a world of discovery and imagination. The app has mini-games that help children build skills such as organization, memory and rhythm skills, and teaches them information about subjects such as mathematics, geography and music.
Price: Free

ABCmouse is one of the best apps for kids that focuses on the four main curriculum subjects of Reading, Math, World Around Us as well as Art & Colors, establishing a foundation of knowledge for young children that they can build upon with confidence and success. is available both as an app and a website.
Price: $9.95/ month; $79.99/ year
1. What is the feature of LetterSchool
A. It is an easy-to-use app for teachers. B. It is a children’s favorite free app.
C. It is designed with detailed writing process. D. It focuses on interactive writing.
2. How much should a family pay for two Reading Eggs accounts every year
A. $19.90 B. $59.00. C. $89.00. D. $118.00.
3. What do Applaydu and have in common
A. They are both apps and websites. B. They help establish mathematical basis.
C. They provide kids with mini-games. D. They offer music courses to children.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B
B
“The value of people cannot be defined,” this is the philosophy by which Majda Gibran, better known in Egypt as “Mama Maggie”, lives. She devoted over three decades of her life to serving the less fortunate. Her work empowered over 33,000 children in Cairo to achieve their potential and successfully leave Cairo’s slums (贫民窟).
Her story begins with what was meant to be a quick visit to the slums in Cairo. She knew right away she would devote the rest of her life to helping those in need, especially children. The scenes of poverty in the slums forever changed her life. Mama Maggie soon abandoned the comforts of her previous life and quit her job as an American University professor to lend a helping hand to those who needed her most.
She began sharing meals, gifts and basic necessities to less fortunate families in the slums. Her warmth and sincerity gave residents a sense of hope and dignity. In 1985, Mama Maggie founded the Stephen’s Children Foundation, with the mission to empower children and young people to lead their own development and lift them out of poverty. The foundation provides education and training to thousands of children living in poverty. Over the last few years, the foundation has extended its social and educational initiatives to thousands of families and children in other poor neighborhoods.
To date Mama Maggie has established 92 educational centres nationwide to teach over 18,000 children and carried out healthcare campaigns that provides treatment to over 40,000 patients annually. She conducts visits to more than 13,000 children to provide training services. Her foundation’s three training centres for mothers and children empower families to earn their own income. Her foundation has benefited over 33,000 children, with the help of about 2,000 volunteers, and it is still growing today.
Mama Maggie, a Nobel Prize nominee (被提名人), never sought fame or reward for her work. She desires to be remembered as a hope maker who made a difference in the lives of every person that crossed her path.
4 What inspired Mama Maggie’s devotion to the less fortunate
A. Her visit to the slums. B. The quitting of her previous work.
C. The saying of a philosopher. D. The potential of the less fortunate.
5. The foundation was mainly intended to .
A. offer the poor basic necessities B. improve the local healthcare
C. promote the local education D. bring the poor hopeful prospects
6. Why are the figures listed in paragraph 4
A. To imply the celebrity of Mama Maggie.
B. To demonstrate the rise of the foundation.
C. To stress the contribution of Mama Maggie.
D. To illustrate the popularity of the foundation.
7. Which words can best describe Mama Maggie
A. Considerate and optimistic. B. Caring and devoted.
C. Responsible and humorous. D. Tolerant and helpful.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B
C
In May 2012, Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary and the McCann Advertising Agency gathered a group of language experts to name a phenomenon common in the age of the smartphone. They called the phenomenon “phubbing”, and defined(定义)it as “the act of snubbing(无视)someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention.” It’s not the usual way words begin to exist.
A month later, the first example of phubbing in a major newspaper appeared in a letter to the editor of The Age, published in Melbourne. Since then, the word has appeared in various media the world over. Phubbing has yet to be fully adopted in the U. S. , but we have collected some evidence of it in use.
On 29 September 2015, James A. Roberts wrote in the Huffinington Post, “In the present case, phubbing is a combination of the words phone and snubbing. To be phubbed is to be snubbed by someone using their cell phone while in your company. The “phubb” could be an interruption of your conversation with someone when he or she uses their cell phone or is distracted by it (steal glances when they think you’re not looking) instead of paying attention to you. Maybe worse, you’ve been phubbed if someone used their cell phone instead of communicating with you while staying close to you. Oh, the shame. ”
The meaning and various forms of the word have yet to settle out. Is it phubbing if you’re staring at your tablet instead of your phone Is the singular noun (and the base form of the verb) spelled phubb, as in the example above, or phub, as in some other sources These are the sorts of questions we’ll need answers to before we’re ready to consider phubbing and its relations for entry. In the meanwhile, you can of course use phubbing if you feel the need. It seems we all do these days.
8. What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about phubbing
A. Its usage. B. Its birth. C. Its influence. D. Its definition.
9. What may phubbing probably lead to according to James A. Roberts
A. Obvious embarrassment in life.
B. Heavy reliance on cellphones.
C. Complete ignorance by your friends.
D. Permanent breakup of retalionship.
10. What can we learn from the last paragraph about the word phubb
A. It arouses heated arguments. B. It proves to be settled.
C. It’s not included in a dictionary. D. It’s not difficult to understand.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Where Phubbing Leads Us B. Why Phubbing Ruins Our Life
C. What Makes Phubbing Commonly Seen D. How Phone Snubbing Becomes Phubbing
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D
D
From the engine in your car to the CPU in your laptop, mechanical systems tend to heat up when they’re working harder. Now new research has revealed that the same can be said of the brain -and it runs hotter than was previously thought.
This isn’t a sign of malfunctioning though, researchers think, and may actually be evidence that the brain is operating healthily. Unusual heat signatures could potentially be used in the future to look for signs of brain damage or disorder.
“To me, the most surprising finding from our study is that the healthy human brain can reach temperatures that would be diagnosed as fever anywhere else in the body,” says biologist John O’Neill from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK. “Such high temperatures have been measured in people with brain injuries in the past, but had been assumed to result from the injury.”
Previously, those measurements taken from people with brain injuries had been the primary insight scientists had into brain temperatures which isn’t the same as capturing the state of the brain during everyday life.
Here, the team used a technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)-measuring chemical patterns through magnetic fields to measure brain temperature in 40healthy volunteers, aged from 20 to 40 years old. What’s more, they combined this information with data on circadian rhythms (生理节奏) and time of day.
The average brain temperature was38. 5℃ (101.3F) the researchers found more than2degrees higher than under the tongue. The highest brain temperature recorded was40. 9℃(105. 6℃). Daily variations averaged around1℃(1.8F), with the outer parts of the brain generally cooler.
“We found that brain temperature drops at night before you go to sleep and rises during the day, “says O’Neill. “There is good reason to believe this daily variation is associated with long-term brain health—something we hope to investigate next.”
12. What does the underlined word “malfunctioning” in paragraph 2 mean？
A. Having different functions. B. Failing to work correctly.
C. Heating up while working. D. Operating in high temperatures.
13. What surprises John O’Neill most in the study according to paragraph 3？
A. Brain injuries usually lead to high temperatures.
B. High temperatures are the signs of brain damage.
C. Healthy human brains can be infected with a fever.
D. Human brains have higher temperatures than bodies.
14. What is paragraph 5 mainly about？
A. What result the research led to.
B. How the research was conducted.
C. How the research differed from the previous ones.
D. What influence the research had on the volunteers.
15. What may the researchers work on next according to the last paragraph？
A. The drop of brain temperature at night.
B. The rise of brain temperature at dawn.
C. The relationship between temperature changes and brain health.
D. The different causes of the daily variation in brain temperatures.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C
第二节(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。其中有两项为多余选项。
The man who could see the future
The ability to predict the future is a rare talent. American author Isaac Asimov (1920—1992), one of the great science fiction writers of his age, had such a talent. ___16___ Now that we’re here, let’s see what he got right.
___17___ Asimov thought computers would cause a revolution comparable to the induatrial revolution of the 19th century. Specifically, he said that “mobile computerized objects” would be an important part of everyday life. Here, he clearly predicted our world of smartphones, tables and other devices. He also had a great deal to say about space exploration. ___18___
How did Asimov develop his special sense of future developments ___19___ He read the newspapers and magazines sold in his parents’ candy store. His scientific interest gained sharper focus at Columbia University in New York. Asimov went to study chemistry, but became bored with pure laboratory science. Instead, he thought hard about the social implications(作用) of science. He wanted to communicate his ideas to the public.
___20___ Asimov had his finger on the pulse(脉搏)of both scientific and social change. He had a clear vision of what was coming around the corner for humanity in his works like the Galactic Empire series(《银河帝国系列》). “His predictions are absolutely fascinating,” Calum Chase, an English writer, told BBC News. “He was a genius.”
A. As a smart boy, Asimov taught himself to read at the age of five.
B. Space exploration really can make our life more convenient and comfortable.
C. Back in 1983, he was asked to predict what the world would look like in 2019.
D. On the role that computing would play in the future, he was amazingly accurate.
E. Asimov has developed a great interest in computer programming since childhood.
F. As an author, his books would feature the theme of social change caused by technology.
G. The International Space Station proves his prediction that we would not simply visit space but seek to stay there.
【答案】16. C 17. D 18. G 19. A 20. F
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。
Every year, many dolphins worldwide are captured and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially children. These dolphins are fed fish instead of having to ____21____ them. As a result, they start spending most of their time near the pool rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer ____22____ long distances. It affects their ____23____ greatly, and has proved to have ____24____ consequences.
Thus comes the question, "Should captive(被俘的) dolphins be ____25____ " Jeff Foster, a 50-year-old expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical ____26____. Every day, he used to train the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like ____27____ dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.
____28____ Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4-5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was ____29____ what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would _____30_____ in the wild.
This program was a big success, but there have been others that failed. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but _____31_____ a year later because of all the sufferings he _____32_____. The sudden environment change did not _____33_____ him well.
If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put in the _____34_____ to ensure it doesn't happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to _____35_____ kids with sea animals without having to capture dolphins.
21. A. pick up B. hunt for C. look after D. throw away
22. A. see B. dive C. jump D. hear
23. A. hobby B. shelter C. lifestyle D. popularity
24. A. terrible B. potential C. limited D. indirect
25. A. disturbed B. released C. protected D. prohibited
26. A. exercise B. pain C. appearance D. condition
27. A. wild B. clever C. helpless D. endangered
28. A. If B. Unless C. Although D. Because
29. A. hardly B. exactly C. possibly D. incredibly
30. A. restore B. search C. survive D. conserve
31. A. died B. escaped C. returned D. recovered
32. A. led to B. brought up C. got over D. went through
33 A. suit B. train C. defend D. prepare
34. A. food B. time C. faith D. effort
35. A. encourage B. treat C. entertain D. persuade
【答案】21. B 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. D 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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
When foreigners come to China, they may be surprised at Chinese’s special fondness and ____36____ (prefer) for seals (印章). To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots, ____37____ combines the essence of both calligraphy (书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study to appreciate and to collect.
Seals are believed ____38____ (come) out as early as 8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares and had private belongings. They tried to make marks on ____39____ (they) own possessions to prevent them from ____40____ (steal). When the first dynasty ____41____ (found), the king began to use seals to power and to show royal credits (赏识). Only the king’s special seal was then called “Xi”, ____42____ (represent) the highest authority. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi” ____43____ (make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi”.
Then the local governments also needed seals for the same function. Meanwhile, private seals were carved in ____44____ (vary) of lucky characters and vivid animal patterns. _____45_____ (gradual), the sphragistics (印章学) came into being.
【答案】36. preference
37. which 38. to come
39. their 40. being stolen
41. was founded
42. representing
43. made 44. varieties
45. Gradually
第四部分写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部即将进行一场名为“Hua Mulan—a hero in my heart”的英文演讲比赛。请你根据以下提示，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括:
1、简述花木兰替父从军的故事；
2、简述你喜欢这一人物的理由及她对你的影响。
注意:
1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，使行文流畅。
参考词汇: disguise herself as a man女扮男装；character人物
Hua Mulan—a hero in my heart
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【答案】范文
Hua Mulan—a hero in my heart
I’m delighted to share the hero in my heart — Mulan with you, who is my favourite cartoon movie character.
Living in ancient times Mulan was a young girl. She disguised herself as a man to trick the officers so that she could join the army as a way to help her family. Finally the young girl made it!
I really love this character because she is brave and determined when fighting against the enemies. Mulan sets a good example and also has great effects on me in all aspects. Whenever I meet with difficulties, I will think of her and be hugely inspired.
第二节读后续写(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。续写的词数应为150左右。
This story occurred during our trip to the US in 2013. My husband and I decided on visiting Cape Cod, a beautiful sea resort, which is about three hour drive from the city of Boston. Our daughter who then lived in Salem close to Boston dropped us off at Salem at one of the pick-up points of the tour bus in Boston. We decided to return home on our own in the evening as we thought that we could catch a local train to Salem from Boston. Our daughter insisted that she should pick us in the evening, but we were confident of our ability to retrace our way and we didn’t want to trouble her.
We had a great time in Cape Cod and returned to Boston at six in the evening. We thought that Boston commuter rail station(通勤火车站) was close to the last but one stage before the drop off point, so we got off the bus at the stage. My husband has a very good memory and a keen sense of direction. I just blindly followed him, without knowing where we were heading to. But after a while, we found ourselves going round in a maze(迷宫), with the station nowhere in sight! Being a Sunday, the roads were empty. At first, we didn’t count on the stranger to save us from that situation. Finally, having no other option, we approached a young boy dressed in strange clothes. We didn’t think he was good enough to show us the way, but we just had a try.
We approached him and explained the situation. To our surprise, he personally took us to the station on hearing our problem. On the way to the station, we talked a lot. We knew he was at the same age as our daughter. He just got off work from a bar, where he worked as a singer. We asked why he chose this job, and he said that this was his part-time job since he needed to earn extra money for his sister's study. Both my husband and I became silent.
Para. 1
After reaching there, we found the tickets needed to be bought by credit card which we didn’t have.
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Para. 2
After we arrived home we told our daughter about the story of that kind boy.
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【答案】One possible version:
After reaching there, we found the tickets needed to be bought by credit card which we didn’t have. As the last train was going to leave, we were at a loss about what to do when the “fancy-face” boy took his card to buy two tickets for us without hesitation. We wanted to give him the money; however, he just refused our offer. We could do nothing but express how we were grateful for what he had done for us. Finally, he just waved goodbye to us before we asked his name.
After we arrived home, we told our daughter about the story of that kind boy. To be honest, we didn’t even believe that a young boy looking not very nice was one who gave us a hand. “Don’t judge a book by his cover.” This is a big lesson for us to learn. The boy has the courage to shoulder the responsibility at such a young age and he is just so kind-hearted. And this memory will store up in our hearts forever and remind us of being ready to help others, too.