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绝密★启用前
福州市福外高级中学2024-2025上学年高二年级期中考试
英语学科试卷
注：试卷分为选择题与非选择题两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟
一、选择题
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每题1.5分，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. Why did the woman have to walk
A. Her car was broken. B. Her car was borrowed. C. Her car was stolen.
2. How much could the woman save according to the man
A. 15 bucks. B. 20 bucks. C. 30 bucks.
3. What did the boy do this morning
A. He had a history lesson. B. He had a chemistry lesson. C. He attended a meeting.
4. What should kids do in the man’s opinion
A. Eat more potatoes. B. Do more exercises. C. Watch more TV.
5 When will the woman arrive there
A. At 1:45 pm. B. At 2:00 pm. C. At 2:15 pm.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟时间阅读这两个小题。
6. What is the man going to do in the summer vacation
A. Stay at home. B. Do a part-time job. C. Prepare for a test.
7. What did the woman do last summer
A. She worked in a shop. B. She worked in a bar. C. She studied at home.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。
8. How does the woman feel about jazz
A. It is popular. B. It is exciting. C. It is relaxing.
9. What do we know about the woman
A. She will buy some CDs.
B. She hasn’t listened to operas.
C. She likes classical music best.
10 How many composers are mentioned
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
11. What course does the man most probably teach
A. Chemistry. B. Modern American novel. C. Calculus.
12. What does the woman think of the music course
A. Difficult. B. Easy. C. Just so-so.
13. What does the man seem to be most concerned about
A. Whether the girl can deal with six courses.
B. Whether his seminar is welcomed.
C. Whether the girl can visit him.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
14. What is the man going to do
A. Have a job interview. B. Go shopping. C. Attend a party.
15. What looks terrible on the man according to the woman
A. The jacket. B. The pants. C. The tie.
16. What color tie is the man going to wear
A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.
17. What makes the man look smarter
A. The briefcase. B. The black shoes. C. The suit.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
18. When is it good for stomach to eat sweets
A. At the beginning of a meal.
B. In the middle of a meal.
C. At the end of a meal.
19. Which is a good eating habit
A. Eating ice-cream before a meal.
B Eating at the same time each day.
C. Eating when we are angry.
20. How could judges in England know a man was telling lies
A. He could not swallow dry bread.
B. He ate too much bread.
C. He refused to eat bread.
第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
The mysterious science of reading gestures is explained using practical explanations and clear images. Gestures are products of both genetic (遗传的) and environmental influences. Understanding our gestures is not as difficult as some people would have you believe. All human beings use them and so actually have a “built-in” ability to recognise and read it.
Fingers crossed
Generally this means “wishing for good luck or fortune”.
Another explanation could be seen as “here’s hoping”. The gesture probably has Christian origins where the gesture was believed to get away from evil. As such, people believe that crossing the fingers when telling a lie somehow gets away from the evil of the lie. Some historians believe that crossing your fingers is a hidden or secret way of making the Christian sign of the cross a perfect way of defeating evils. As a gesture it has both good and bad meanings. Luck or lies.
Waving the first finger
Mothers and teachers are common users with this hand gesture. In general, it is used to warn a single person. It is a change of the “you” gesture. If translated into language it would say “Stop whatever you are doing and pay attention to me. I am your superior and I am warning you!” Classed as a “silent” parent to child gesture, it is not completely allowed in an formal occasion where it will be explained as rude. Some psychologists believe that it has a meaning of the whip.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph
A. Reading gestures is secret. B. Gestures are formed in daily life.
C. Some people make reading gestures difficult on purpose. D. It is hard to explain gestures by images.
2. If a Christian crosses his fingers, he wants to .
A. show he isn’t lucky B. wish to succeed
C. gets away from the evil of the lie D. cross the street
3. If your mum waves her first finger, she wants to .
A. wish for good luck B. stop you
C. praise you D. help you
B
Marie Curie, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health.
Marie’s mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten. When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldn’t go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college.
In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class.
After graduation she was engaged in scientific research in Paris University.
There she met Pierre Curie whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”, which a certain scientist had declared that uranium gave off. The Curie spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation.Finally they succeeded in 1902.
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history.
4. When Marie was young,her family became poorer because________.
A. the family had five children B. Marie’s mother gave up her job
C. Marie’s father had a small salary D. the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians
5. Marie couldn’t continue the advanced education because_______.
A. she wanted to help her father to support the family
B. her father couldn’t afford to send her to college
C. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then
D. her grades were very poor
6. What proves Marie was the best student in her class is that________.
A. her grades were the highest in her class
B. she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University
C. she did research work after her graduation
D. she won the Nobel Prize finally
7. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Madame Curie’s Interest in Science B. Madame Curie and Radiation
C. Marie Curie’s Childhood D. A Brief Introduction of Madame Curie’s Life
C
Work starts early on White Gate Farm in East Lyme, Connecticut. By 7 a. m., farm manager Dan Wood was at the East Lyme Post Office dropping off a box of fresh produce that later in the day would be delivered by mail to Chelsea Gubbins, who lives across town.
White Gate Farm is a member of Farmers Post, a pilot programme that enables smallholder farms across eastern Connecticut to ship fresh produce and other farm products to local households through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Farmers Post takes advantage of a USPS programme called Connect Local that allows small businesses to offer same-day and next-day delivery at a fixed low cost.
Food remains in the fields because either market prices are too low or the cost of the workforce is too high, or because the size and shape of the produce make it unattractive to stores. Each year, around 10 million tons of crops never get harvested, causing about 16% of total US food loss and waste.
“Food that is wasted has a much larger influence than just the loss of the food itself,” says Julia Kurnik, senior director of Innovation Start-ups at WWF. “Everything that went into growing it goes out the window as well—the water, the land, and the energy. And as the food breaks down, it produces greenhouse gases. The bad effects amplify greatly.”
Besides reducing food waste, selling farm products directly to local customers cuts down on the cross-country shipping of food grown in California or elsewhere. This reduces the so-called food miles that researchers believe cause about 6% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Fruits and vegetables, which are often transported out of season and require refrigeration, produce lots of greenhouse gases between farms and people’s plates.
Wood understands that Farmers Post can help to end that waste. “Farming is kind of like cooking for a big group.” he says. “This is helping us get right on the money, using almost 100% of what we grow and harvest.”
8. Why was Farmers Post started
A. To provide professional modern farming methods.
B. To create more delivery jobs for local people
C. To pick up and carry customers to different farms.
D. To make the delivery of produce easier and cheaper.
9. What may cause some US crops to remain unharvested according to the text
A. The limited need for farm products. B. The shortage of workers and harvesting tool.
C. Their low value and poor quality. D. Bad weather and road conditions.
10. What does the underlined word “amplify” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Increase. B. Slow. C. Switch. D. Weaken.
11. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Food Safety Movement Has Met Some Challenges
B. A Farm-to-Table Programme Helps Reduce Food Waste
C. Farmers Post Explores Ways to Make High-Quality Products
D. Small Farms Play a Leading Role in Serving Communities
D
On September 9, 2024, Apple released its latest iPhone 16 series at an event called “It’s Glowtime”. At the event, Tim Cook, the company’s CEO, played up the promise of the phones’ AI features in a pre-recorded video.
Indeed, the demonstration seemed impressive. When Cook pointed the camera at a restaurant, the AI assistant Siri could tell him what was on the menu. It also could answer his questions fairly well and learn about the users from their interactions with their devices. For instance, Siri could know if a user’s mother was calling and acted appropriately.
Apple is one of many firms that want to take AI beyond huge data centres, known as the cloud, and run it on smaller devices, known as the edge. Samsung, Apple’s major competitor, launched its Galaxy S24 with some AI features earlier this year. So did Microsoft, which has launched Windows PCs designed for AI. But their efforts have shown that it is not easy to shift cloud-based AI models to the edge devices.
At present, cloud-based AI models are mostly trained on graphics processing units (GPUs) that consume so much energy that it can take a nuclear-power plant to fuel them. They also need huge amounts of memory and data. All these can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Even once they are trained, running these AI models is costly. According to one estimate, it costs OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, 36 cents every time someone asks its AI model a question.
Companies are experimenting with various solutions to these problems. Apple will offer on-device AI to deal with the easiest tasks, but send trickier problems to the firm’s private cloud. The service will direct the most difficult requests to third-party models such as ChatGPT. But even such smaller on-device AI models require a lot of computing power to run, which puts huge stress on the edge devices’ batteries.
“Making the technology work could not only start a supercycle in device sales, but also create new opportunities for apps and digital advertising,” says Neil Shah of Counterpoint, a research firm. “But for the moment, edge devices are barely ready for basic functions, let alone Glowtime.”
12. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. The Glowtime event. B. iPhone 16’s AI features.
C. Tim Cook’s performance. D. The future of AI phones.
13. Why are Samsung and Microsoft mentioned in the text
A. To tell readers how bad competition can be.
B. To warn Apple of the potential consequences.
C. To compare their newly released edge devices.
D. To show how hard it is to apply AI to edge devices.
14. What is the problem with cloud-based AI models
A. OpenAI charges too much money.
B. All of them have to be trained on GPUs.
C. It is too expensive to train and run them.
D. They can only deal with the easiest tasks.
15. What does Neil Shah most probably imply
A. iPhone 16 is bound to disappoint its users.
B AI phones’ success will depend on new apps.
C. Sales of AI phones will increase greatly soon.
D. Tim Cook was not honest with the AI features.
第三部分 七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）
Making good eye contact is a surprisingly difficult yet important part of good communication skills. If you want to improve your ability to look people in the eye, you can practice making eye contact on your own to give the right impression in conversations. ___16___
Try to relax as much as possible. The more you think about what you’re doing, the more awkward you’ll feel. Your nervousness can then be misinterpreted as dishonesty. ___17___ If you’re going into an important meeting or interview, do some breathing exercises. A few big, full, deep breaths can do a lot to calm you down.
___18___ It’s actually physically somewhat difficult to keep your eyes locked on both of another person’s eyes. It’s more common to focus on one, or on a spot on the face, rather than trying to look at both eyes at once. If it helps, try moving back and forth between the two eyes.
Break your gaze (凝视) to make other gestures while listening. ___19___ This looks natural as well as providing you with a needed break if necessary.
Try to keep your eyes focused while you talk as well as listen. It’s one thing to look while you’re listening. ___20___ Don’t be afraid if you have to break your gaze occasionally, but try to keep your face and eyes forward and up as you’re talking.
A. Focus on one eye.
B. Practice other good listening skills.
C. So staying relaxed is of particular importance.
D. Try to keep your eyes open as much as possible.
E. Doing so can make you a better listener and a more effective speaker.
F. It’s good to break eye contact when you’re laughing, or to nod and smile.
G. But it’s more difficult to keep eye contact while you’re also trying to say something.
第四部分 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
Sarkar is a nanotechnologist (纳米技术专家) and assistant professor at MIT. She is conducting her research on brain diseases that ____21____ the minds of millions of people worldwide.
Born in Kolkata, India, Sarkar credits both of her parents as early ____22____. Her courage as a researcher comes from her ____23____, who as a young woman went against social norms (常态) in her village by ____24____ to fund her own education. Meanwhile, Sarkar’s father ____25____ her interest in engineering. Sarkar recalls her father finding time for his ____26____, fashioning devices to make home life more ___27___, including an electricity-free washing machine. “That got me very ____28____ in science and technology.” Sarkar says.
After ____29____ a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, Sarkar _____30_____ California to study nanoclectronics. There, she tested new ways to _____31_____ nanodevices that could reduce the amount of _____32_____ consumed by computers and other everyday electronics. _____33_____, she made a breakthrough by developing a standout nanodevice.
Along the way, Sarkar became fascinated with the _____34_____, which she calls “the lowest energy computer”. She hopes to put nanodevices between human neurons (神经细胞) to improve the computing speed of the processor in our brains. “Our brains are _____35_____, but we could be better than what we are.” she says.
21. A. enrich B. read C. affect D. poison
22. A. birds B. researchers C. failures D. inspirations
23. A. aunt B. mother C. sister D. grandmother
24. A. working B. pretending C. refusing D. waiting
25. A. protected B. switched C. stimulated D. supported
26. A. job B. holiday C. discomfort D. passion
27. A. complex B. convenient C. peaceful D. meaningful
28. A. interested B. honest C. lucky D. disappointed
29. A. starting B. carning C. needing D. introducing
30. A. adapted to B. related to C. headed to D. belonged to
31. A. create B. fix C. operate D. sell
32. A. water B. money C. power D. time
33. A. Unfortunately B. Immediately C. Obviously D. Eventually
34. A. computer B. brain C. exercise D. fashion
35. A. empty B. busy C. relaxed D. remarkable
第五部分 词汇运用（每题1.5分，共15分）
36. It is not length of life, but _________(deep) of life. (所给词的适当形式填空)
37. ________ (give) that Yuan’s hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. (所给词的适当形式填空)
38. The collection_________(comprise) of 327 paintings so far. (所给词的适当形式填空)
39. It makes no difference______you support my plan or not. (用适当的词填空)
40. There is a growing _________(tend) among employers to hire casual staff. (所给词的适当形式填空)
41. The news was shocking, and there was a ________ (frighten) look on her face. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42. Snow suspected that the water pump ________(blame). (所给词的适当形式填空)
43. No tool is _________ (powerful) for understanding the natural world than the scientific method. (所给词的适当形式填空)
44. When ________ （wait）for the opportunity to get promoted, Henry did his best to perform his duty. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. He not only exercises outdoors but also_________(read) books indoors every weekend. (所给词的适当形式填空)
第六部分 语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yuan Longping, ____46____ (know) as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. However, he considered himself a farmer because he ____47____ (continual) worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to ____48____ he devoted his life.
When he was young, ____49____ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious ____50____ (short) of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he ____51____ (choose) to study agriculture at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
After ____52____ (graduate) from college in 1953, he worked as a researcher. ____53____ intense effort, he successfully developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers ____54____ (expand) their output greatly. As a man of the soil, he cared little for celebrity or money. Instead, _____55_____ (make) large donations to support agricultural research was what he often did.
第七部分 应用文写作（25分）
56. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以“The Person I Admire”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1. 人物简介；
2. 钦佩和欣赏的原因。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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绝密★启用前
答案
注：试卷分为选择题与非选择题两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟
一、选择题
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每题1.5分，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. Why did the woman have to walk
A. Her car was broken. B. Her car was borrowed. C. Her car was stolen.
2. How much could the woman save according to the man
A. 15 bucks. B. 20 bucks. C. 30 bucks.
3. What did the boy do this morning
A. He had a history lesson. B. He had a chemistry lesson. C. He attended a meeting.
4. What should kids do in the man’s opinion
A. Eat more potatoes. B. Do more exercises. C. Watch more TV.
5. When will the woman arrive there
A. At 1:45 pm. B. At 2:00 pm. C. At 2:15 pm.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟时间阅读这两个小题。
6. What is the man going to do in the summer vacation
A. Stay at home. B. Do a part-time job. C. Prepare for a test.
7. What did the woman do last summer
A She worked in a shop. B. She worked in a bar. C. She studied at home.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。
8. How does the woman feel about jazz
A. It is popular. B. It is exciting. C. It is relaxing.
9. What do we know about the woman
A. She will buy some CDs.
B. She hasn’t listened to operas.
C. She likes classical music best.
10. How many composers are mentioned
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
11. What course does the man most probably teach
A. Chemistry. B. Modern American novel. C. Calculus.
12. What does the woman think of the music course
A. Difficult. B. Easy. C. Just so-so.
13. What does the man seem to be most concerned about
A. Whether the girl can deal with six courses.
B. Whether his seminar is welcomed.
C. Whether the girl can visit him.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
14. What is the man going to do
A. Have a job interview. B. Go shopping. C. Attend a party.
15. What looks terrible on the man according to the woman
A. The jacket. B. The pants. C. The tie.
16 What color tie is the man going to wear
A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.
17. What makes the man look smarter
A. The briefcase. B. The black shoes. C. The suit.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
18. When is it good for stomach to eat sweets
A. At the beginning of a meal.
B. In the middle of a meal.
C. At the end of a meal.
19. Which is a good eating habit
A. Eating ice-cream before a meal.
B. Eating at the same time each day.
C. Eating when we are angry.
20. How could judges in England know a man was telling lies
A. He could not swallow dry bread.
B. He ate too much bread.
C. He refused to eat bread.
听力答案 略
第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
The mysterious science of reading gestures is explained using practical explanations and clear images. Gestures are products of both genetic (遗传的) and environmental influences. Understanding our gestures is not as difficult as some people would have you believe. All human beings use them and so actually have a “built-in” ability to recognise and read it.
Fingers crossed
Generally this means “wishing for good luck or fortune”.
Another explanation could be seen as “here’s hoping”. The gesture probably has Christian origins where the gesture was believed to get away from evil. As such, people believe that crossing the fingers when telling a lie somehow gets away from the evil of the lie. Some historians believe that crossing your fingers is a hidden or secret way of making the Christian sign of the cross a perfect way of defeating evils. As a gesture it has both good and bad meanings. Luck or lies.
Waving the first finger
Mothers and teachers are common users with this hand gesture. In general, it is used to warn a single person. It is a change of the “you” gesture. If translated into language it would say “Stop whatever you are doing and pay attention to me. I am your superior and I am warning you!” Classed as a “silent” parent to child gesture, it is not completely allowed in an formal occasion where it will be explained as rude. Some psychologists believe that it has a meaning of the whip.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph
A. Reading gestures is secret. B. Gestures are formed in daily life.
C. Some people make reading gestures difficult on purpose. D. It is hard to explain gestures by images.
2. If a Christian crosses his fingers, he wants to .
A. show he isn’t lucky B. wish to succeed
C. gets away from the evil of the lie D. cross the street
3. If your mum waves her first finger, she wants to .
A. wish for good luck B. stop you
C. praise you D. help you
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B
【解析】
B
Marie Curie, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health.
Marie’s mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten. When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldn’t go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college.
In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class.
After graduation she was engaged in scientific research in Paris University.
There she met Pierre Curie, whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”, which a certain scientist had declared that uranium gave off. The Curie spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation.Finally they succeeded in 1902.
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history.
4. When Marie was young,her family became poorer because________.
A. the family had five children B. Marie’s mother gave up her job
C. Marie’s father had a small salary D. the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians
5. Marie couldn’t continue the advanced education because_______.
A. she wanted to help her father to support the family
B. her father couldn’t afford to send her to college
C. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then
D. her grades were very poor
6. What proves Marie was the best student in her class is that________.
A. her grades were the highest in her class
B. she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University
C. she did research work after her graduation
D. she won the Nobel Prize finally
7. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Madame Curie’s Interest in Science B. Madame Curie and Radiation
C. Marie Curie’s Childhood D. A Brief Introduction of Madame Curie’s Life
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D
C
Work starts early on White Gate Farm in East Lyme, Connecticut. By 7 a. m., farm manager Dan Wood was at the East Lyme Post Office dropping off a box of fresh produce that later in the day would be delivered by mail to Chelsea Gubbins, who lives across town.
White Gate Farm is a member of Farmers Post, a pilot programme that enables smallholder farms across eastern Connecticut to ship fresh produce and other farm products to local households through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Farmers Post takes advantage of a USPS programme called Connect Local that allows small businesses to offer same-day and next-day delivery at a fixed low cost.
Food remains in the fields because either market prices are too low or the cost of the workforce is too high, or because the size and shape of the produce make it unattractive to stores. Each year, around 10 million tons of crops never get harvested, causing about 16% of total US food loss and waste.
“Food that is wasted has a much larger influence than just the loss of the food itself,” says Julia Kurnik, senior director of Innovation Start-ups at WWF. “Everything that went into growing it goes out the window as well—the water, the land, and the energy. And as the food breaks down, it produces greenhouse gases. The bad effects amplify greatly.”
Besides reducing food waste, selling farm products directly to local customers cuts down on the cross-country shipping of food grown in California or elsewhere. This reduces the so-called food miles that researchers believe cause about 6% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Fruits and vegetables, which are often transported out of season and require refrigeration, produce lots of greenhouse gases between farms and people’s plates.
Wood understands that Farmers Post can help to end that waste. “Farming is kind of like cooking for a big group.” he says. “This is helping us get right on the money, using almost 100% of what we grow and harvest.”
8. Why was Farmers Post started
A. To provide professional modern farming methods.
B. To create more delivery jobs for local people
C. To pick up and carry customers to different farms.
D. To make the delivery of produce easier and cheaper.
9. What may cause some US crops to remain unharvested according to the text
A. The limited need for farm products. B. The shortage of workers and harvesting tool.
C. Their low value and poor quality. D. Bad weather and road conditions.
10. What does the underlined word “amplify” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Increase. B. Slow. C. Switch. D. Weaken.
11. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Food Safety Movement Has Met Some Challenges
B. A Farm-to-Table Programme Helps Reduce Food Waste
C. Farmers Post Explores Ways to Make High-Quality Products
D. Small Farms Play a Leading Role in Serving Communities
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
D
On September 9, 2024, Apple released its latest iPhone 16 series at an event called “It’s Glowtime”. At the event, Tim Cook, the company’s CEO, played up the promise of the phones’ AI features in a pre-recorded video.
Indeed, the demonstration seemed impressive. When Cook pointed the camera at a restaurant, the AI assistant Siri could tell him what was on the menu. It also could answer his questions fairly well and learn about the users from their interactions with their devices. For instance, Siri could know if a user’s mother was calling and acted appropriately.
Apple is one of many firms that want to take AI beyond huge data centres, known as the cloud, and run it on smaller devices, known as the edge. Samsung, Apple’s major competitor, launched its Galaxy S24 with some AI features earlier this year. So did Microsoft, which has launched Windows PCs designed for AI. But their efforts have shown that it is not easy to shift cloud-based AI models to the edge devices.
At present, cloud-based AI models are mostly trained on graphics processing units (GPUs) that consume so much energy that it can take a nuclear-power plant to fuel them. They also need huge amounts of memory and data. All these can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Even once they are trained, running these AI models is costly. According to one estimate, it costs OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, 36 cents every time someone asks its AI model a question.
Companies are experimenting with various solutions to these problems. Apple will offer on-device AI to deal with the easiest tasks, but send trickier problems to the firm’s private cloud. The service will direct the most difficult requests to third-party models such as ChatGPT. But even such smaller on-device AI models require a lot of computing power to run, which puts huge stress on the edge devices’ batteries.
“Making the technology work could not only start a supercycle in device sales, but also create new opportunities for apps and digital advertising,” says Neil Shah of Counterpoint, a research firm. “But for the moment, edge devices are barely ready for basic functions, let alone Glowtime.”
12. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. The Glowtime event. B. iPhone 16’s AI features.
C. Tim Cook’s performance. D. The future of AI phones.
13. Why are Samsung and Microsoft mentioned in the text
A. To tell readers how bad competition can be.
B. To warn Apple of the potential consequences.
C. To compare their newly released edge devices.
D. To show how hard it is to apply AI to edge devices.
14. What is the problem with cloud-based AI models
A. OpenAI charges too much money.
B. All of them have to be trained on GPUs.
C. It is too expensive to train and run them.
D. They can only deal with the easiest tasks.
15. What does Neil Shah most probably imply
A. iPhone 16 is bound to disappoint its users.
B. AI phones’ success will depend on new apps.
C. Sales of AI phones will increase greatly soon.
D. Tim Cook was not honest with the AI features.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
第三部分 七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）
Making good eye contact is a surprisingly difficult yet important part of good communication skills. If you want to improve your ability to look people in the eye, you can practice making eye contact on your own to give the right impression in conversations. ___16___
Try to relax as much as possible. The more you think about what you’re doing, the more awkward you’ll feel. Your nervousness can then be misinterpreted as dishonesty. ___17___ If you’re going into an important meeting or interview, do some breathing exercises. A few big, full, deep breaths can do a lot to calm you down.
___18___ It’s actually physically somewhat difficult to keep your eyes locked on both of another person’s eyes. It’s more common to focus on one, or on a spot on the face, rather than trying to look at both eyes at once. If it helps, try moving back and forth between the two eyes.
Break your gaze (凝视) to make other gestures while listening. ___19___ This looks natural as well as providing you with a needed break if necessary.
Try to keep your eyes focused while you talk as well as listen. It’s one thing to look while you’re listening. ___20___ Don’t be afraid if you have to break your gaze occasionally, but try to keep your face and eyes forward and up as you’re talking.
A. Focus on one eye.
B. Practice other good listening skills.
C. So staying relaxed is of particular importance.
D. Try to keep your eyes open as much as possible.
E. Doing so can make you a better listener and a more effective speaker.
F. It’s good to break eye contact when you’re laughing, or to nod and smile.
G. But it’s more difficult to keep eye contact while you’re also trying to say something.
【答案】16. E 17. C 18. A 19. F 20. G
第四部分 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
Sarkar is a nanotechnologist (纳米技术专家) and assistant professor at MIT She is conducting her research on brain diseases that ____21____ the minds of millions of people worldwide.
Born in Kolkata, India, Sarkar credits both of her parents as early ____22____. Her courage as a researcher comes from her ____23____, who as a young woman went against social norms (常态) in her village by ____24____ to fund her own education. Meanwhile, Sarkar’s father ____25____ her interest in engineering. Sarkar recalls her father finding time for his ____26____, fashioning devices to make home life more ___27___, including an electricity-free washing machine. “That got me very ____28____ in science and technology.” Sarkar says.
After ____29____ a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, Sarkar _____30_____ California to study nanoclectronics. There, she tested new ways to _____31_____ nanodevices that could reduce the amount of _____32_____ consumed by computers and other everyday electronics. _____33_____, she made a breakthrough by developing a standout nanodevice.
Along the way, Sarkar became fascinated with the _____34_____, which she calls “the lowest energy computer”. She hopes to put nanodevices between human neurons (神经细胞) to improve the computing speed of the processor in our brains. “Our brains are _____35_____, but we could be better than what we are.” she says.
21. A. enrich B. read C. affect D. poison
22. A. birds B. researchers C. failures D. inspirations
23. A. aunt B. mother C. sister D. grandmother
24. A. working B. pretending C. refusing D. waiting
25. A. protected B. switched C. stimulated D. supported
26. A. job B. holiday C. discomfort D. passion
27. A. complex B. convenient C. peaceful D. meaningful
28. A. interested B. honest C. lucky D. disappointed
29. A. starting B. carning C. needing D. introducing
30. A. adapted to B. related to C. headed to D. belonged to
31. A. create B. fix C. operate D. sell
32. A. water B. money C. power D. time
33 A. Unfortunately B. Immediately C. Obviously D. Eventually
34. A. computer B. brain C. exercise D. fashion
35. A. empty B. busy C. relaxed D. remarkable
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. D
第五部分 词汇运用（每题1.5分，共15分）
36. It is not length of life, but _________(deep) of life. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】depth
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：重要的不是生命的长短，而是生命的深度。根据空后of life可知，此处应用名词depth“深度”，作表语。故填depth。
37. ________ (give) that Yuan’s hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Given
【解析】
【详解】考查原因状语从句。句意：鉴于袁隆平的杂交水稻让他相当富有，人们可能会认为他本可以退休过上悠闲的生活。given that...是固定结构，表示 “鉴于；考虑到” ，引导条件状语从句，句首单词首字母大写。故填Given。
38. The collection_________(comprise) of 327 paintings so far. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】has comprised
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：到目前为止，这个收藏集包括了327幅画。根据时间状语“so far”可知，句子应用现在完成时，主语collection是单数名词，助动词应用has，comprise的过去分词是comprised。故填has comprised。
39. It makes no difference______you support my plan or not. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whether
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：你对我的计划支持与否没有影响。It是形式主语，空处引导一个主语从句，作真正的主语，表示“是否”，且后有or not，所以使用whether引导，whether...or not是固定搭配，意为“是否”。故填whether。
40. There is a growing _________(tend) among employers to hire casual staff. (所给词适当形式填空)
【答案】tendency
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：雇主中雇用临时工的趋势正在增长。该空需要一个名词作主语，所给词tend为动词，其名词tendency意为“倾向，趋势”，符合题意。故填tendency。
41. The news was shocking, and there was a ________ (frighten) look on her face. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】frightened
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：这消息令人震惊，她脸上露出惊恐的表情。名词look前用形容词修饰，作定语。一般情况下用-ing形式形容词修饰物或事，但如果名词是voice, look, expression等名词时，用-ed形式形容词修饰，这是因为过去分词形式的形容词可以更好地表达这些名词所代表的主体本身的心理状态或感受。故填frightened。
42. Snow suspected that the water pump ________(blame). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】was to blame
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和时态。句意：Snow怀疑水泵是罪魁祸首。动词短语be to blame表示“应负责任”，结合上文suspected的时态，应用一般过去时，the water pump为单数，be动词使用was。故填was to blame。
43. No tool is _________ (powerful) for understanding the natural world than the scientific method. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】more powerful
【解析】
【详解】考查比较级。句意：没有比科学方法更强大的工具可以理解自然世界。结合后文的than可知空格处填入比较级形式作表语，否定词No与比较级连用，表示最高级意味。故填more powerful。
44. When ________ （wait）for the opportunity to get promoted, Henry did his best to perform his duty. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】waiting
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句的省略。句意：在等待晋升的机会时，亨利尽力履行他的职责。在when引导的时间状语从句中，当从句主语he主句主语一致且含有be的某种形式时，可省略从句的主语和be，本句的完整形式为：When he was waiting for the opportunity to get promoted，相当于省略了he was。故填waiting。
45. He not only exercises outdoors but also_________(read) books indoors every weekend. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】reads
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：每个周末他不仅在户外锻炼，而且还在室内看书。空处和exercises为并列谓语，使用一般现在时第三人称单数形式。故填reads。
第六部分 语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yuan Longping, ____46____ (know) as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. However, he considered himself a farmer because he ____47____ (continual) worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to ____48____ he devoted his life.
When he was young, ____49____ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious ____50____ (short) of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he ____51____ (choose) to study agriculture at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
After ____52____ (graduate) from college in 1953, he worked as a researcher. ____53____ intense effort, he successfully developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers ____54____ (expand) their output greatly. As a man of the soil, he cared little for celebrity or money. Instead, _____55_____ (make) large donations to support agricultural research was what he often did.
【答案】46. known
47. continually
48. whom 49. what
50. shortage
51. chose 52. graduation##graduating
53. Through##With
54. to expand
55. making
第七部分 应用文写作（25分）
56. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以“The Person I Admire”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1. 人物简介；
2. 钦佩和欣赏的原因。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】The person I admire is Tu Youyou, the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded a Nobel Prize for her work. She is an intelligent woman with friendly smiles. The reasons why I admire her are as follows:
First of all, Tu Youyou is not only hard-working but also brave. What impresses me most is that she researched hundreds of traditional recipes and volunteered to be the first human subject to find a cure for malaria. In addition, I am moved by her spirit that she never gave up despite limited resources and bad air quality. Last but not least, even though Tu Youyou is internationally renowned, she is not interested in fame and prefers to continue her research attentively.
All in all, Tu Youyou is so remarkable that she is selected as one of the most influential figures of science of 20th century. It is her sincerity and bravery that inspire me to go ahead, and she deserves my admiration.
福州市福外高级中学2024-2025上学年高二年级期中考试
英语学科试卷
注：试卷分为选择题与非选择题两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟
一、选择题
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每题1.5分，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. Why did the woman have to walk
A. Her car was broken. B. Her car was borrowed. C. Her car was stolen.
2. How much could the woman save according to the man
A. 15 bucks. B. 20 bucks. C. 30 bucks.
3. What did the boy do this morning
A. He had a history lesson. B. He had a chemistry lesson. C. He attended a meeting.
4. What should kids do in the man’s opinion
A. Eat more potatoes. B. Do more exercises. C. Watch more TV.
5 When will the woman arrive there
A. At 1:45 pm. B. At 2:00 pm. C. At 2:15 pm.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟时间阅读这两个小题。
6. What is the man going to do in the summer vacation
A. Stay at home. B. Do a part-time job. C. Prepare for a test.
7. What did the woman do last summer
A. She worked in a shop. B. She worked in a bar. C. She studied at home.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。
8. How does the woman feel about jazz
A. It is popular. B. It is exciting. C. It is relaxing.
9. What do we know about the woman
A. She will buy some CDs.
B. She hasn’t listened to operas.
C. She likes classical music best.
10 How many composers are mentioned
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
11. What course does the man most probably teach
A. Chemistry. B. Modern American novel. C. Calculus.
12. What does the woman think of the music course
A. Difficult. B. Easy. C. Just so-so.
13. What does the man seem to be most concerned about
A. Whether the girl can deal with six courses.
B. Whether his seminar is welcomed.
C. Whether the girl can visit him.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
14. What is the man going to do
A. Have a job interview. B. Go shopping. C. Attend a party.
15. What looks terrible on the man according to the woman
A. The jacket. B. The pants. C. The tie.
16. What color tie is the man going to wear
A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.
17. What makes the man look smarter
A. The briefcase. B. The black shoes. C. The suit.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
18. When is it good for stomach to eat sweets
A. At the beginning of a meal.
B. In the middle of a meal.
C. At the end of a meal.
19. Which is a good eating habit
A. Eating ice-cream before a meal.
B Eating at the same time each day.
C. Eating when we are angry.
20. How could judges in England know a man was telling lies
A. He could not swallow dry bread.
B. He ate too much bread.
C. He refused to eat bread.
第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
The mysterious science of reading gestures is explained using practical explanations and clear images. Gestures are products of both genetic (遗传的) and environmental influences. Understanding our gestures is not as difficult as some people would have you believe. All human beings use them and so actually have a “built-in” ability to recognise and read it.
Fingers crossed
Generally this means “wishing for good luck or fortune”.
Another explanation could be seen as “here’s hoping”. The gesture probably has Christian origins where the gesture was believed to get away from evil. As such, people believe that crossing the fingers when telling a lie somehow gets away from the evil of the lie. Some historians believe that crossing your fingers is a hidden or secret way of making the Christian sign of the cross a perfect way of defeating evils. As a gesture it has both good and bad meanings. Luck or lies.
Waving the first finger
Mothers and teachers are common users with this hand gesture. In general, it is used to warn a single person. It is a change of the “you” gesture. If translated into language it would say “Stop whatever you are doing and pay attention to me. I am your superior and I am warning you!” Classed as a “silent” parent to child gesture, it is not completely allowed in an formal occasion where it will be explained as rude. Some psychologists believe that it has a meaning of the whip.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph
A. Reading gestures is secret. B. Gestures are formed in daily life.
C. Some people make reading gestures difficult on purpose. D. It is hard to explain gestures by images.
2. If a Christian crosses his fingers, he wants to .
A. show he isn’t lucky B. wish to succeed
C. gets away from the evil of the lie D. cross the street
3. If your mum waves her first finger, she wants to .
A. wish for good luck B. stop you
C. praise you D. help you
B
Marie Curie, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health.
Marie’s mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten. When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldn’t go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college.
In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class.
After graduation she was engaged in scientific research in Paris University.
There she met Pierre Curie whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”, which a certain scientist had declared that uranium gave off. The Curie spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation.Finally they succeeded in 1902.
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history.
4. When Marie was young,her family became poorer because________.
A. the family had five children B. Marie’s mother gave up her job
C. Marie’s father had a small salary D. the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians
5. Marie couldn’t continue the advanced education because_______.
A. she wanted to help her father to support the family
B. her father couldn’t afford to send her to college
C. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then
D. her grades were very poor
6. What proves Marie was the best student in her class is that________.
A. her grades were the highest in her class
B. she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University
C. she did research work after her graduation
D. she won the Nobel Prize finally
7. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Madame Curie’s Interest in Science B. Madame Curie and Radiation
C. Marie Curie’s Childhood D. A Brief Introduction of Madame Curie’s Life
C
Work starts early on White Gate Farm in East Lyme, Connecticut. By 7 a. m., farm manager Dan Wood was at the East Lyme Post Office dropping off a box of fresh produce that later in the day would be delivered by mail to Chelsea Gubbins, who lives across town.
White Gate Farm is a member of Farmers Post, a pilot programme that enables smallholder farms across eastern Connecticut to ship fresh produce and other farm products to local households through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Farmers Post takes advantage of a USPS programme called Connect Local that allows small businesses to offer same-day and next-day delivery at a fixed low cost.
Food remains in the fields because either market prices are too low or the cost of the workforce is too high, or because the size and shape of the produce make it unattractive to stores. Each year, around 10 million tons of crops never get harvested, causing about 16% of total US food loss and waste.
“Food that is wasted has a much larger influence than just the loss of the food itself,” says Julia Kurnik, senior director of Innovation Start-ups at WWF. “Everything that went into growing it goes out the window as well—the water, the land, and the energy. And as the food breaks down, it produces greenhouse gases. The bad effects amplify greatly.”
Besides reducing food waste, selling farm products directly to local customers cuts down on the cross-country shipping of food grown in California or elsewhere. This reduces the so-called food miles that researchers believe cause about 6% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Fruits and vegetables, which are often transported out of season and require refrigeration, produce lots of greenhouse gases between farms and people’s plates.
Wood understands that Farmers Post can help to end that waste. “Farming is kind of like cooking for a big group.” he says. “This is helping us get right on the money, using almost 100% of what we grow and harvest.”
8. Why was Farmers Post started
A. To provide professional modern farming methods.
B. To create more delivery jobs for local people
C. To pick up and carry customers to different farms.
D. To make the delivery of produce easier and cheaper.
9. What may cause some US crops to remain unharvested according to the text
A. The limited need for farm products. B. The shortage of workers and harvesting tool.
C. Their low value and poor quality. D. Bad weather and road conditions.
10. What does the underlined word “amplify” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Increase. B. Slow. C. Switch. D. Weaken.
11. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Food Safety Movement Has Met Some Challenges
B. A Farm-to-Table Programme Helps Reduce Food Waste
C. Farmers Post Explores Ways to Make High-Quality Products
D. Small Farms Play a Leading Role in Serving Communities
D
On September 9, 2024, Apple released its latest iPhone 16 series at an event called “It’s Glowtime”. At the event, Tim Cook, the company’s CEO, played up the promise of the phones’ AI features in a pre-recorded video.
Indeed, the demonstration seemed impressive. When Cook pointed the camera at a restaurant, the AI assistant Siri could tell him what was on the menu. It also could answer his questions fairly well and learn about the users from their interactions with their devices. For instance, Siri could know if a user’s mother was calling and acted appropriately.
Apple is one of many firms that want to take AI beyond huge data centres, known as the cloud, and run it on smaller devices, known as the edge. Samsung, Apple’s major competitor, launched its Galaxy S24 with some AI features earlier this year. So did Microsoft, which has launched Windows PCs designed for AI. But their efforts have shown that it is not easy to shift cloud-based AI models to the edge devices.
At present, cloud-based AI models are mostly trained on graphics processing units (GPUs) that consume so much energy that it can take a nuclear-power plant to fuel them. They also need huge amounts of memory and data. All these can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Even once they are trained, running these AI models is costly. According to one estimate, it costs OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, 36 cents every time someone asks its AI model a question.
Companies are experimenting with various solutions to these problems. Apple will offer on-device AI to deal with the easiest tasks, but send trickier problems to the firm’s private cloud. The service will direct the most difficult requests to third-party models such as ChatGPT. But even such smaller on-device AI models require a lot of computing power to run, which puts huge stress on the edge devices’ batteries.
“Making the technology work could not only start a supercycle in device sales, but also create new opportunities for apps and digital advertising,” says Neil Shah of Counterpoint, a research firm. “But for the moment, edge devices are barely ready for basic functions, let alone Glowtime.”
12. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. The Glowtime event. B. iPhone 16’s AI features.
C. Tim Cook’s performance. D. The future of AI phones.
13. Why are Samsung and Microsoft mentioned in the text
A. To tell readers how bad competition can be.
B. To warn Apple of the potential consequences.
C. To compare their newly released edge devices.
D. To show how hard it is to apply AI to edge devices.
14. What is the problem with cloud-based AI models
A. OpenAI charges too much money.
B. All of them have to be trained on GPUs.
C. It is too expensive to train and run them.
D. They can only deal with the easiest tasks.
15. What does Neil Shah most probably imply
A. iPhone 16 is bound to disappoint its users.
B AI phones’ success will depend on new apps.
C. Sales of AI phones will increase greatly soon.
D. Tim Cook was not honest with the AI features.
第三部分 七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）
Making good eye contact is a surprisingly difficult yet important part of good communication skills. If you want to improve your ability to look people in the eye, you can practice making eye contact on your own to give the right impression in conversations. ___16___
Try to relax as much as possible. The more you think about what you’re doing, the more awkward you’ll feel. Your nervousness can then be misinterpreted as dishonesty. ___17___ If you’re going into an important meeting or interview, do some breathing exercises. A few big, full, deep breaths can do a lot to calm you down.
___18___ It’s actually physically somewhat difficult to keep your eyes locked on both of another person’s eyes. It’s more common to focus on one, or on a spot on the face, rather than trying to look at both eyes at once. If it helps, try moving back and forth between the two eyes.
Break your gaze (凝视) to make other gestures while listening. ___19___ This looks natural as well as providing you with a needed break if necessary.
Try to keep your eyes focused while you talk as well as listen. It’s one thing to look while you’re listening. ___20___ Don’t be afraid if you have to break your gaze occasionally, but try to keep your face and eyes forward and up as you’re talking.
A. Focus on one eye.
B. Practice other good listening skills.
C. So staying relaxed is of particular importance.
D. Try to keep your eyes open as much as possible.
E. Doing so can make you a better listener and a more effective speaker.
F. It’s good to break eye contact when you’re laughing, or to nod and smile.
G. But it’s more difficult to keep eye contact while you’re also trying to say something.
第四部分 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
Sarkar is a nanotechnologist (纳米技术专家) and assistant professor at MIT. She is conducting her research on brain diseases that ____21____ the minds of millions of people worldwide.
Born in Kolkata, India, Sarkar credits both of her parents as early ____22____. Her courage as a researcher comes from her ____23____, who as a young woman went against social norms (常态) in her village by ____24____ to fund her own education. Meanwhile, Sarkar’s father ____25____ her interest in engineering. Sarkar recalls her father finding time for his ____26____, fashioning devices to make home life more ___27___, including an electricity-free washing machine. “That got me very ____28____ in science and technology.” Sarkar says.
After ____29____ a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, Sarkar _____30_____ California to study nanoclectronics. There, she tested new ways to _____31_____ nanodevices that could reduce the amount of _____32_____ consumed by computers and other everyday electronics. _____33_____, she made a breakthrough by developing a standout nanodevice.
Along the way, Sarkar became fascinated with the _____34_____, which she calls “the lowest energy computer”. She hopes to put nanodevices between human neurons (神经细胞) to improve the computing speed of the processor in our brains. “Our brains are _____35_____, but we could be better than what we are.” she says.
21. A. enrich B. read C. affect D. poison
22. A. birds B. researchers C. failures D. inspirations
23. A. aunt B. mother C. sister D. grandmother
24. A. working B. pretending C. refusing D. waiting
25. A. protected B. switched C. stimulated D. supported
26. A. job B. holiday C. discomfort D. passion
27. A. complex B. convenient C. peaceful D. meaningful
28. A. interested B. honest C. lucky D. disappointed
29. A. starting B. carning C. needing D. introducing
30. A. adapted to B. related to C. headed to D. belonged to
31. A. create B. fix C. operate D. sell
32. A. water B. money C. power D. time
33. A. Unfortunately B. Immediately C. Obviously D. Eventually
34. A. computer B. brain C. exercise D. fashion
35. A. empty B. busy C. relaxed D. remarkable
第五部分 词汇运用（每题1.5分，共15分）
36. It is not length of life, but _________(deep) of life. (所给词的适当形式填空)
37. ________ (give) that Yuan’s hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. (所给词的适当形式填空)
38. The collection_________(comprise) of 327 paintings so far. (所给词的适当形式填空)
39. It makes no difference______you support my plan or not. (用适当的词填空)
40. There is a growing _________(tend) among employers to hire casual staff. (所给词的适当形式填空)
41. The news was shocking, and there was a ________ (frighten) look on her face. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42. Snow suspected that the water pump ________(blame). (所给词的适当形式填空)
43. No tool is _________ (powerful) for understanding the natural world than the scientific method. (所给词的适当形式填空)
44. When ________ （wait）for the opportunity to get promoted, Henry did his best to perform his duty. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. He not only exercises outdoors but also_________(read) books indoors every weekend. (所给词的适当形式填空)
第六部分 语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yuan Longping, ____46____ (know) as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. However, he considered himself a farmer because he ____47____ (continual) worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to ____48____ he devoted his life.
When he was young, ____49____ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious ____50____ (short) of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he ____51____ (choose) to study agriculture at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
After ____52____ (graduate) from college in 1953, he worked as a researcher. ____53____ intense effort, he successfully developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers ____54____ (expand) their output greatly. As a man of the soil, he cared little for celebrity or money. Instead, _____55_____ (make) large donations to support agricultural research was what he often did.
第七部分 应用文写作（25分）
56. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以“The Person I Admire”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1. 人物简介；
2. 钦佩和欣赏的原因。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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绝密★启用前
答案
注：试卷分为选择题与非选择题两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟
一、选择题
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每题1.5分，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. Why did the woman have to walk
A. Her car was broken. B. Her car was borrowed. C. Her car was stolen.
2. How much could the woman save according to the man
A. 15 bucks. B. 20 bucks. C. 30 bucks.
3. What did the boy do this morning
A. He had a history lesson. B. He had a chemistry lesson. C. He attended a meeting.
4. What should kids do in the man’s opinion
A. Eat more potatoes. B. Do more exercises. C. Watch more TV.
5. When will the woman arrive there
A. At 1:45 pm. B. At 2:00 pm. C. At 2:15 pm.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟时间阅读这两个小题。
6. What is the man going to do in the summer vacation
A. Stay at home. B. Do a part-time job. C. Prepare for a test.
7. What did the woman do last summer
A She worked in a shop. B. She worked in a bar. C. She studied at home.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。
8. How does the woman feel about jazz
A. It is popular. B. It is exciting. C. It is relaxing.
9. What do we know about the woman
A. She will buy some CDs.
B. She hasn’t listened to operas.
C. She likes classical music best.
10. How many composers are mentioned
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
11. What course does the man most probably teach
A. Chemistry. B. Modern American novel. C. Calculus.
12. What does the woman think of the music course
A. Difficult. B. Easy. C. Just so-so.
13. What does the man seem to be most concerned about
A. Whether the girl can deal with six courses.
B. Whether his seminar is welcomed.
C. Whether the girl can visit him.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
14. What is the man going to do
A. Have a job interview. B. Go shopping. C. Attend a party.
15. What looks terrible on the man according to the woman
A. The jacket. B. The pants. C. The tie.
16 What color tie is the man going to wear
A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.
17. What makes the man look smarter
A. The briefcase. B. The black shoes. C. The suit.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。现在你有15秒钟时间阅读这三个小题。
18. When is it good for stomach to eat sweets
A. At the beginning of a meal.
B. In the middle of a meal.
C. At the end of a meal.
19. Which is a good eating habit
A. Eating ice-cream before a meal.
B. Eating at the same time each day.
C. Eating when we are angry.
20. How could judges in England know a man was telling lies
A. He could not swallow dry bread.
B. He ate too much bread.
C. He refused to eat bread.
听力答案 略
第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
The mysterious science of reading gestures is explained using practical explanations and clear images. Gestures are products of both genetic (遗传的) and environmental influences. Understanding our gestures is not as difficult as some people would have you believe. All human beings use them and so actually have a “built-in” ability to recognise and read it.
Fingers crossed
Generally this means “wishing for good luck or fortune”.
Another explanation could be seen as “here’s hoping”. The gesture probably has Christian origins where the gesture was believed to get away from evil. As such, people believe that crossing the fingers when telling a lie somehow gets away from the evil of the lie. Some historians believe that crossing your fingers is a hidden or secret way of making the Christian sign of the cross a perfect way of defeating evils. As a gesture it has both good and bad meanings. Luck or lies.
Waving the first finger
Mothers and teachers are common users with this hand gesture. In general, it is used to warn a single person. It is a change of the “you” gesture. If translated into language it would say “Stop whatever you are doing and pay attention to me. I am your superior and I am warning you!” Classed as a “silent” parent to child gesture, it is not completely allowed in an formal occasion where it will be explained as rude. Some psychologists believe that it has a meaning of the whip.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph
A. Reading gestures is secret. B. Gestures are formed in daily life.
C. Some people make reading gestures difficult on purpose. D. It is hard to explain gestures by images.
2. If a Christian crosses his fingers, he wants to .
A. show he isn’t lucky B. wish to succeed
C. gets away from the evil of the lie D. cross the street
3. If your mum waves her first finger, she wants to .
A. wish for good luck B. stop you
C. praise you D. help you
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B
【解析】
B
Marie Curie, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health.
Marie’s mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten. When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldn’t go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college.
In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class.
After graduation she was engaged in scientific research in Paris University.
There she met Pierre Curie, whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”, which a certain scientist had declared that uranium gave off. The Curie spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation.Finally they succeeded in 1902.
Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history.
4. When Marie was young,her family became poorer because________.
A. the family had five children B. Marie’s mother gave up her job
C. Marie’s father had a small salary D. the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians
5. Marie couldn’t continue the advanced education because_______.
A. she wanted to help her father to support the family
B. her father couldn’t afford to send her to college
C. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then
D. her grades were very poor
6. What proves Marie was the best student in her class is that________.
A. her grades were the highest in her class
B. she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University
C. she did research work after her graduation
D. she won the Nobel Prize finally
7. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Madame Curie’s Interest in Science B. Madame Curie and Radiation
C. Marie Curie’s Childhood D. A Brief Introduction of Madame Curie’s Life
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D
C
Work starts early on White Gate Farm in East Lyme, Connecticut. By 7 a. m., farm manager Dan Wood was at the East Lyme Post Office dropping off a box of fresh produce that later in the day would be delivered by mail to Chelsea Gubbins, who lives across town.
White Gate Farm is a member of Farmers Post, a pilot programme that enables smallholder farms across eastern Connecticut to ship fresh produce and other farm products to local households through the United States Postal Service (USPS). Farmers Post takes advantage of a USPS programme called Connect Local that allows small businesses to offer same-day and next-day delivery at a fixed low cost.
Food remains in the fields because either market prices are too low or the cost of the workforce is too high, or because the size and shape of the produce make it unattractive to stores. Each year, around 10 million tons of crops never get harvested, causing about 16% of total US food loss and waste.
“Food that is wasted has a much larger influence than just the loss of the food itself,” says Julia Kurnik, senior director of Innovation Start-ups at WWF. “Everything that went into growing it goes out the window as well—the water, the land, and the energy. And as the food breaks down, it produces greenhouse gases. The bad effects amplify greatly.”
Besides reducing food waste, selling farm products directly to local customers cuts down on the cross-country shipping of food grown in California or elsewhere. This reduces the so-called food miles that researchers believe cause about 6% of the world’s greenhouse gases. Fruits and vegetables, which are often transported out of season and require refrigeration, produce lots of greenhouse gases between farms and people’s plates.
Wood understands that Farmers Post can help to end that waste. “Farming is kind of like cooking for a big group.” he says. “This is helping us get right on the money, using almost 100% of what we grow and harvest.”
8. Why was Farmers Post started
A. To provide professional modern farming methods.
B. To create more delivery jobs for local people
C. To pick up and carry customers to different farms.
D. To make the delivery of produce easier and cheaper.
9. What may cause some US crops to remain unharvested according to the text
A. The limited need for farm products. B. The shortage of workers and harvesting tool.
C. Their low value and poor quality. D. Bad weather and road conditions.
10. What does the underlined word “amplify” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Increase. B. Slow. C. Switch. D. Weaken.
11. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Food Safety Movement Has Met Some Challenges
B. A Farm-to-Table Programme Helps Reduce Food Waste
C. Farmers Post Explores Ways to Make High-Quality Products
D. Small Farms Play a Leading Role in Serving Communities
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
D
On September 9, 2024, Apple released its latest iPhone 16 series at an event called “It’s Glowtime”. At the event, Tim Cook, the company’s CEO, played up the promise of the phones’ AI features in a pre-recorded video.
Indeed, the demonstration seemed impressive. When Cook pointed the camera at a restaurant, the AI assistant Siri could tell him what was on the menu. It also could answer his questions fairly well and learn about the users from their interactions with their devices. For instance, Siri could know if a user’s mother was calling and acted appropriately.
Apple is one of many firms that want to take AI beyond huge data centres, known as the cloud, and run it on smaller devices, known as the edge. Samsung, Apple’s major competitor, launched its Galaxy S24 with some AI features earlier this year. So did Microsoft, which has launched Windows PCs designed for AI. But their efforts have shown that it is not easy to shift cloud-based AI models to the edge devices.
At present, cloud-based AI models are mostly trained on graphics processing units (GPUs) that consume so much energy that it can take a nuclear-power plant to fuel them. They also need huge amounts of memory and data. All these can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Even once they are trained, running these AI models is costly. According to one estimate, it costs OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, 36 cents every time someone asks its AI model a question.
Companies are experimenting with various solutions to these problems. Apple will offer on-device AI to deal with the easiest tasks, but send trickier problems to the firm’s private cloud. The service will direct the most difficult requests to third-party models such as ChatGPT. But even such smaller on-device AI models require a lot of computing power to run, which puts huge stress on the edge devices’ batteries.
“Making the technology work could not only start a supercycle in device sales, but also create new opportunities for apps and digital advertising,” says Neil Shah of Counterpoint, a research firm. “But for the moment, edge devices are barely ready for basic functions, let alone Glowtime.”
12. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. The Glowtime event. B. iPhone 16’s AI features.
C. Tim Cook’s performance. D. The future of AI phones.
13. Why are Samsung and Microsoft mentioned in the text
A. To tell readers how bad competition can be.
B. To warn Apple of the potential consequences.
C. To compare their newly released edge devices.
D. To show how hard it is to apply AI to edge devices.
14. What is the problem with cloud-based AI models
A. OpenAI charges too much money.
B. All of them have to be trained on GPUs.
C. It is too expensive to train and run them.
D. They can only deal with the easiest tasks.
15. What does Neil Shah most probably imply
A. iPhone 16 is bound to disappoint its users.
B. AI phones’ success will depend on new apps.
C. Sales of AI phones will increase greatly soon.
D. Tim Cook was not honest with the AI features.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
第三部分 七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）
Making good eye contact is a surprisingly difficult yet important part of good communication skills. If you want to improve your ability to look people in the eye, you can practice making eye contact on your own to give the right impression in conversations. ___16___
Try to relax as much as possible. The more you think about what you’re doing, the more awkward you’ll feel. Your nervousness can then be misinterpreted as dishonesty. ___17___ If you’re going into an important meeting or interview, do some breathing exercises. A few big, full, deep breaths can do a lot to calm you down.
___18___ It’s actually physically somewhat difficult to keep your eyes locked on both of another person’s eyes. It’s more common to focus on one, or on a spot on the face, rather than trying to look at both eyes at once. If it helps, try moving back and forth between the two eyes.
Break your gaze (凝视) to make other gestures while listening. ___19___ This looks natural as well as providing you with a needed break if necessary.
Try to keep your eyes focused while you talk as well as listen. It’s one thing to look while you’re listening. ___20___ Don’t be afraid if you have to break your gaze occasionally, but try to keep your face and eyes forward and up as you’re talking.
A. Focus on one eye.
B. Practice other good listening skills.
C. So staying relaxed is of particular importance.
D. Try to keep your eyes open as much as possible.
E. Doing so can make you a better listener and a more effective speaker.
F. It’s good to break eye contact when you’re laughing, or to nod and smile.
G. But it’s more difficult to keep eye contact while you’re also trying to say something.
【答案】16. E 17. C 18. A 19. F 20. G
第四部分 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
Sarkar is a nanotechnologist (纳米技术专家) and assistant professor at MIT She is conducting her research on brain diseases that ____21____ the minds of millions of people worldwide.
Born in Kolkata, India, Sarkar credits both of her parents as early ____22____. Her courage as a researcher comes from her ____23____, who as a young woman went against social norms (常态) in her village by ____24____ to fund her own education. Meanwhile, Sarkar’s father ____25____ her interest in engineering. Sarkar recalls her father finding time for his ____26____, fashioning devices to make home life more ___27___, including an electricity-free washing machine. “That got me very ____28____ in science and technology.” Sarkar says.
After ____29____ a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, Sarkar _____30_____ California to study nanoclectronics. There, she tested new ways to _____31_____ nanodevices that could reduce the amount of _____32_____ consumed by computers and other everyday electronics. _____33_____, she made a breakthrough by developing a standout nanodevice.
Along the way, Sarkar became fascinated with the _____34_____, which she calls “the lowest energy computer”. She hopes to put nanodevices between human neurons (神经细胞) to improve the computing speed of the processor in our brains. “Our brains are _____35_____, but we could be better than what we are.” she says.
21. A. enrich B. read C. affect D. poison
22. A. birds B. researchers C. failures D. inspirations
23. A. aunt B. mother C. sister D. grandmother
24. A. working B. pretending C. refusing D. waiting
25. A. protected B. switched C. stimulated D. supported
26. A. job B. holiday C. discomfort D. passion
27. A. complex B. convenient C. peaceful D. meaningful
28. A. interested B. honest C. lucky D. disappointed
29. A. starting B. carning C. needing D. introducing
30. A. adapted to B. related to C. headed to D. belonged to
31. A. create B. fix C. operate D. sell
32. A. water B. money C. power D. time
33 A. Unfortunately B. Immediately C. Obviously D. Eventually
34. A. computer B. brain C. exercise D. fashion
35. A. empty B. busy C. relaxed D. remarkable
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. D
第五部分 词汇运用（每题1.5分，共15分）
36. It is not length of life, but _________(deep) of life. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】depth
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：重要的不是生命的长短，而是生命的深度。根据空后of life可知，此处应用名词depth“深度”，作表语。故填depth。
37. ________ (give) that Yuan’s hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Given
【解析】
【详解】考查原因状语从句。句意：鉴于袁隆平的杂交水稻让他相当富有，人们可能会认为他本可以退休过上悠闲的生活。given that...是固定结构，表示 “鉴于；考虑到” ，引导条件状语从句，句首单词首字母大写。故填Given。
38. The collection_________(comprise) of 327 paintings so far. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】has comprised
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：到目前为止，这个收藏集包括了327幅画。根据时间状语“so far”可知，句子应用现在完成时，主语collection是单数名词，助动词应用has，comprise的过去分词是comprised。故填has comprised。
39. It makes no difference______you support my plan or not. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whether
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：你对我的计划支持与否没有影响。It是形式主语，空处引导一个主语从句，作真正的主语，表示“是否”，且后有or not，所以使用whether引导，whether...or not是固定搭配，意为“是否”。故填whether。
40. There is a growing _________(tend) among employers to hire casual staff. (所给词适当形式填空)
【答案】tendency
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：雇主中雇用临时工的趋势正在增长。该空需要一个名词作主语，所给词tend为动词，其名词tendency意为“倾向，趋势”，符合题意。故填tendency。
41. The news was shocking, and there was a ________ (frighten) look on her face. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】frightened
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：这消息令人震惊，她脸上露出惊恐的表情。名词look前用形容词修饰，作定语。一般情况下用-ing形式形容词修饰物或事，但如果名词是voice, look, expression等名词时，用-ed形式形容词修饰，这是因为过去分词形式的形容词可以更好地表达这些名词所代表的主体本身的心理状态或感受。故填frightened。
42. Snow suspected that the water pump ________(blame). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】was to blame
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和时态。句意：Snow怀疑水泵是罪魁祸首。动词短语be to blame表示“应负责任”，结合上文suspected的时态，应用一般过去时，the water pump为单数，be动词使用was。故填was to blame。
43. No tool is _________ (powerful) for understanding the natural world than the scientific method. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】more powerful
【解析】
【详解】考查比较级。句意：没有比科学方法更强大的工具可以理解自然世界。结合后文的than可知空格处填入比较级形式作表语，否定词No与比较级连用，表示最高级意味。故填more powerful。
44. When ________ （wait）for the opportunity to get promoted, Henry did his best to perform his duty. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】waiting
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句的省略。句意：在等待晋升的机会时，亨利尽力履行他的职责。在when引导的时间状语从句中，当从句主语he主句主语一致且含有be的某种形式时，可省略从句的主语和be，本句的完整形式为：When he was waiting for the opportunity to get promoted，相当于省略了he was。故填waiting。
45. He not only exercises outdoors but also_________(read) books indoors every weekend. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】reads
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：每个周末他不仅在户外锻炼，而且还在室内看书。空处和exercises为并列谓语，使用一般现在时第三人称单数形式。故填reads。
第六部分 语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yuan Longping, ____46____ (know) as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. However, he considered himself a farmer because he ____47____ (continual) worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to ____48____ he devoted his life.
When he was young, ____49____ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious ____50____ (short) of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he ____51____ (choose) to study agriculture at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
After ____52____ (graduate) from college in 1953, he worked as a researcher. ____53____ intense effort, he successfully developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers ____54____ (expand) their output greatly. As a man of the soil, he cared little for celebrity or money. Instead, _____55_____ (make) large donations to support agricultural research was what he often did.
【答案】46. known
47. continually
48. whom 49. what
50. shortage
51. chose 52. graduation##graduating
53. Through##With
54. to expand
55. making
第七部分 应用文写作（25分）
56. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以“The Person I Admire”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1. 人物简介；
2. 钦佩和欣赏的原因。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】The person I admire is Tu Youyou, the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded a Nobel Prize for her work. She is an intelligent woman with friendly smiles. The reasons why I admire her are as follows:
First of all, Tu Youyou is not only hard-working but also brave. What impresses me most is that she researched hundreds of traditional recipes and volunteered to be the first human subject to find a cure for malaria. In addition, I am moved by her spirit that she never gave up despite limited resources and bad air quality. Last but not least, even though Tu Youyou is internationally renowned, she is not interested in fame and prefers to continue her research attentively.
All in all, Tu Youyou is so remarkable that she is selected as one of the most influential figures of science of 20th century. It is her sincerity and bravery that inspire me to go ahead, and she deserves my admiration.
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