2024-2025学年北京市朝阳区高二上学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

北京市朝阳区2024~2025 学年度第一学期期末质量检测
高二英语试卷
(考试时间100分钟 满分100分)
本试卷共10 页。考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答， 在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分 知识运用 (共三节， 30分)
第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For anyone who has taken the path to High Rock Lookout (瞭望台) in Washington, they’ll know it’s hard. However, the 79-year-old woman Bannister was ___1___ of getting to the lookout because she had gone up many times before.
As Bannister ___2___, she made it to the top. When she began heading back down, she caught her foot in a hole and ___3___ forward hard. By the time she turned herself right side up, she found her foot was pointing the wrong way.
In pain she cried out for help. Before long two young hikers Jack and Allen came to her side and called 911. A search and rescue team said they’d be there in 5 hours, which ___4___ everybody. Bannister asked the young men if they had any painkillers, and they ___5___ they did not. Realising the woman had nothing to help herself for 5 upcoming hours of great pain, Jack took action. Lifting her ___6___ onto his back, he began the slow, careful journey downhill. Jack hiked three-quarters of the journey, while Allen took care of the remaining distance.
Once they ___7___, Allen sped Bannister off to the hospital. The doctors told her she had broken several bones and that it might have been a lot worse without the ___8___ help. She then began a long road to recovery that saw people come and visit her, including Jack and Allen, who won an achievement medal for their ___9___.
“I was filled with _____10_____ that they just came out of the woods to help me and they were totally unselfish and kind,” Bannister said, adding that the friendship she gained in Jack and Allen was worth more than the pain and discomfort.
1. A. confident B. careful C. uncertain D. afraid
2. A. demanded B. complained C. predicted D. pretended
3. A. jumped B. fell C. looked D. pushed
4. A. discouraged B. enlightened C. relieved D. interrupted
5. A. announced B. proposed C. replied D. reflected
6. A. regularly B. gently C. accidentally D. casually
7. A. set out B. turned around C. got down D. went on
8. A. potential B. professional C. frequent D. immediate
9. A. cooperation B. discipline C. insights D. efforts
10. A. passion B. appreciation C. satisfaction D. admiration
第二节 选词填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词或词组，并使用其正确形式填空。
dominate motivate figure out decrease encounter regardless of rely on apart from strive to locate
11. Teaching is all about how to ________ people to learn.
12. It took me a long time to ________ what he really meant.
13. Technology should serve us rather than ________ our lives.
14. James decided to pursue his dream ________ what others said.
15. ________ their flat in the city, they also have a house in the countryside.
16. After the heavy storm, rescue planes tried to ________ the missing sailors.
17. Zhang Guimei’s message to young girls is to ________ be their best selves.
18. Mike ________ many doubts from his classmates when he proposed a new plan.
19. The number of the patients infected by flu ________ significantly in the past few weeks.
20. The small town ________ tourism annually for its economic development during the tourist season.
第三节 语法填空 (共10小题； 每小题1分， 共10分)
阅读下面句子， 根据句子内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
21. The train ________ (leave) before I got to the station.(所给词的适当形式填空)
22. Doctors say we should have our eyes ________ (test) every year. (所给词的适当形式填空)
23. I have a good collection of books, from ________ I benefit a lot. (用适当的词填空)
24. You must be ________ (absolute) silent or the birds won’t appear. (所给词的适当形式填空)
25. ________ (cover) with thick snow, the mountains look like a silver world. (所给词的适当形式填空)
26. At 6 o’ clock tomorrow afternoon, we ________ (practise) basketball skills. (所给词的适当形式填空)
27. They ________ (work) on their program all year and are hoping to finish it soon. (所给词的适当形式填空)
28. ________ (run) in the morning is a good habit that helps improve my physical health. (所给词的适当形式填空)
29. The speech about career planning ________ (give) in the school lecture hall last Friday. (所给词的适当形式填空)
30. The building, ________ the important conference is being held, is in the center of the city. (用适当的词填空)
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节， 38分)
第一节 (共14小题； 每小题2分， 共28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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Calling all future scientists and engineers! EUREKA! is hosting our annual science fair! Here’s your chance to apply your love of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) by creating and conducting your own scientific investigation (调查研究).
Participation is free and open to all high school students! Students can either enter as an individual or as a team of no more than 3 members. Judging will be based on grade, so there will be separate prizes for different graders. If a team is composed of students from different grades, the project will be judged in the grade category of the oldest participant’s grade.
Project Submission
All of the following must be completed by Sunday, March 9, 2025:
·Complete the registration form (one per team).
Create an electronic display poster summarising their project and email it to the science fair committee
Create a video presentation (less than 5 minutes) explaining their project to the judges, and email it to the science fair committee.
Safety Rules
It is important to wear proper protective gear (装备) when necessary in addition to disposing of (处理) waste properly when conducting a scientific investigation. We strongly recommend that guardians look up and study Safety Data Sheets for any chemicals that their students use and accept responsibility for not allowing their students to experiment with dangerous chemicals. Projects that include the dangerous components go against our safety rules, and will not be displayed or judged.
Please contact EUREKA! directly to discuss if you are unsure about your project.
31. To enter the science fair, participants need to ________.
A. form a 3-member team B. apply for STEM courses
C. be high school students D. come from the same grade
32. What are participants required to do by the submission date
A. Submit their display poster. B. Fill in the registration form individually.
C. Video the investigation process. D. Present their project to judges in person.
33. What will cause the project display to be cancelled
A. Getting rid of project waste improperly.
B. Involving harmful chemicals in the project.
C. Performing experiments without a guardian.
D. Conducting investigations without protection.
B
When I got my first research project to work, I was so excited. Seeing research in action was enjoyable. My excitement, though, was soon cut short when my professor asked me to write a research paper on the project. My body tensed. Writing was the last thing I wanted to do; it’s one reason why I pursued science in the first place.
I had hated writing since I was a little boy. But I couldn’t avoid it: writing classes were required in high school. For hours, I stared at blank pages, trying to turn my disorganised thoughts into fluent sentences. My teachers would return my papers littered with red, showing my paragraphs were out of order. I was frustrated to no end. How could I know what was good if there was no objectively right answer Maybe I wasn’t cut out for writing.
I studied engineering in college. A few years later, I joined a research lab. The professor assigned me an initial project to improve the efficiency of an inductor (电路感应器). I spent weeks setting up a test for a new design. When I got the results, though, the numbers weren’t good. I kept trying new designs, using the results to brainstorm ideas with a team of researchers. Finally, after dozens of designs, we had one that could work. I was overjoyed — until my professor told me to write that research paper.
In panic, I asked a graduate student in my lab for help. I carefully wrote an outline. But when I asked him for feedback, I soon found the paper full of red marks. Before I could quit in defeat, though, the graduate student explained red didn’t mean I was a bad writer. Writing isn’t a one-and-done thing. It requires revising your work, often several times. Suddenly it occurred to me, “Hadn’t I done the same thing when I was designing my research project ” I kept improving my outline, eventually turning it into sentences and paragraphs, guided by feedback from others. Finally, I made it, and surprisingly, I was having fun.
From then on, writing became one of my favourite parts of research, and it still is today. It’s a future I never could have imagined during my early struggles with writing classes. But I came around.
34 How did the author feel when asked to write a research paper
A. Regretful. B. Ashamed. C. Disappointed. D. Unwilling.
35. The author’s teacher returned his papers littered with red because ________.
A. he handed in blank pages
B. his sentences were smooth
C. his writing lacked organisation
D. he combined science in his writing
36. Which word would best describe the author’s final research design
A Hard-earned. B. Confusing. C. Well-known. D. Worrying.
37. What can we learn from this passage
A. A good beginning is half done.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A bad workman always blames his tools.
D. Trial and error opens the door to progress.
C
We are constantly taught that acting early rather than procrastinating is the key to success, because “he who hesitates is lost.” When we have a meaningful task, we’re advised to get it done well ahead of schedule. When we have an original idea to invent a product or start a company, we’re encouraged to be the first mover. Recently, an unusually creative doctoral student named Jihae Shin approached me with an opposite idea: procrastination might be favorable to originality. I challenged her to test it.
Shin asked college students to write proposals for a business on a university campus to fill a lot where there used to be a convenience store. When they started the task immediately, they tended to propose conventional ideas — like another convenience store. When Shin randomly assigned some of the participants to procrastinate, putting off the task to play games, they produced more novel business ideas, like a lecture center and a storage facility. Independent raters evaluated the final proposals, without knowing who procrastinated and who started immediately. The proposals from the procrastinators were 28 percent more creative.
Although we were excited by these results, we were concerned that procrastination wasn’t the real cause of creativity. Perhaps it was playing games that provided mental stimulation, or that simply gave them a break away from the task to think. But the experiment showed that neither playing games nor taking a break enhanced creativity. When people played games first, before learning about the task, they didn’t submit more novel proposals. To do that, they needed to actually be procrastinating while playing games, keeping the business proposal task in the back of their minds. And when they started the task immediately and then took a break before returning to it, they had already made too much progress to start over afresh.
In a classic study, marketing researchers Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis compared the success of companies that were either pioneers or settlers. The pioneers were first movers. The settlers were slower to launch. When Golder and Tellis analysed hundreds of brands in three dozen different product categories, they found a surprising difference in failure rates: 47 percent for pioneers, compared with just 8 percent for settlers. Even when the pioneers did survive, they only captured an average of 10 percent of the market, compared with 28 percent for settlers.
Settlers are often branded as copycats, but this fixed impression of them misses the mark. Instead of following the existing demand, they wait for the right time until they’re ready to introduce something new. It’s true that the early bird gets the worm, but we can’t forget that the early worm gets caught.
38. According to the passage, Shin’s theory suggests that ________.
A. being the first mover makes success more likely
B. balancing working and having a break is important
C. delaying a task can offer us time to think before acting
D. people are less creative due to mental stimulation of games
39. What can we learn from the classic study
A. Pioneers set a perfect standard for settlers.
B. Pioneers always win competitive advantages.
C. Settlers’ success is the result of strategic timing.
D. Settlers turned out to be incapable of innovating.
40. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To emphasise the importance of acting early in success.
B To demonstrate procrastination can be a resource for creativity.
C. To prove the effectiveness of our traditional belief in procrastinating.
D. To compare the procrastinators’ creativity between recent and classic studies.
D
Let’s start with the end. If you know anything about the state of artificial intelligence, it’s that many of the people advancing the technology are seriously worried about the technology they’ re advancing. Two statements stand out. The first followed the release of the company Open AI’s ChatGPT-4, calling for a six-month pause on any AI system going beyond GPT’s capabilities. The signatories (签署者) asked: “Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, and replace us ” The second statement, issued in May, 2023, signed by nearly all the major AI company CEOs and most of the top AI research scientists, was just 22 words long: “Mitigating (减轻) the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks like pandemics and nuclear war.”
So, who’s excited for AI I am Maybe AI tools are helping the speechless speak and reducing energy consumption largely. There are brilliant people who say this is kid stuff. Soon everyone will have a customized knowledge assistant. The removal of loneliness is coming. Other equally brilliant people go straight to the other direction. Their imagination covers everything from an AI-manufactured extinction-level virus to societal destruction as jobs disappear and inequality becomes permanent.
OpenAI’s product launch made jaws drop. The tech is moving fast, but its impact will arrive in waves. We’ve already seen slight decrease in ChatGPT usage. That hardly means chatbots are doomed (注定失败的) or AI is a craze. Only that it’s early. It will take time to understand how people adapt to these new tools. That time should not be wasted. The processors will keep processing — and we need to get ready. Because however far-fetched the idea of an artificial general intelligence — meaning an autonomous system that one day goes beyond human abilities — it’s not impossible. We can also look out for the many ways AI tools can help us fix the hard problems humanity simply hasn’t been able to solve.
That’s the goal here, in this space, to examine AI in a slightly less anxiety-stricken way. The story so far has been told by geniuses with mixed motives and terrible emotional intelligence. It’s really no surprise that they’re also lousy storytéllers. Who starts with extinction
Let’s begin again, this time with creation. All of the software we’ve ever used was engineered to work backward from an outcome. Its creators wanted to help you find a webpage or play a game. Perhaps you’ve noticed that the major AI chatbots arrived with almost no user documentation or instructions. That’s what makes this moment unique. We humans have created a tool for potentially infinite tasks. Its imperfections are ours to solve — and its powers still ours to shape.
41. What can we learn from the two statements
A. The potential of AI is cause for concern. B. AI advancement deserves a global priority.
C. The risk AI brings is impossible to control. D. AI is a common interest of whoever develops it.
42. As for AI, which would the author agree with
A It is unlikely to go beyond human abilities. B. It may be applied to handle climate change.
C. It is misused by geniuses with bad motives. D. It will gradually move towards imperfection.
43. What does the underlined word “lousy” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Awful. B. Gifted. C. Unexpected. D. Experienced.
44. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. AI Is Humans’ Doomed Enemy B. AI Is on the Road to Destruction
C. Are We Aware of the Risks from AI D. Do We Hate AI for All the Right Reasons
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分， 共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every night, no matter how tired I am, I carve out at least 5 to 10 minutes for a quick lesson on my language learning app. I might not be fluent yet. ___45___
Learning a new language can be incredibly helpful for cognitive health, particularly as we age. This is because language learning engages a wide range of complex cognitive abilities. They include memory, attention, and problem-solving, which can help to create and strengthen connections in the brain. The benefits go beyond protecting the brain against the effects of aging. ___46___ We are all citizens of the world, and it’s important for us to stay connected with other cultures and people from different backgrounds.
Of course, knowing the benefits doesn’t necessarily make the process easy. Time and devotion are two common challenges when it comes to learning a new language. But a big part of the reason why it’s so tough comes down to our self-consciousness. ___47___ Being scared to practise or embarrassed about making mistakes certainly doesn’t make it any easier!
___48___ Consistency is the key! Even just 5 to 10 minutes a day can help. Being exposed to and using the target language on a daily basis, even in small amounts, can significantly boost fluency. Besides, don’t just limit your daily learning to your lessons. ___49___ This can be done through media, such as movies and music, which helps to build listening skills and exposes the learner to the language being used in its natural context.
Language learning is a gradual process. Embracing mistakes as part of the learning journey and staying motivated through setting achievable goals can make the experience both effective and enjoyable.
A. This allows people to learn languages naturally and efficiently.
B. But that’s exactly why learning a new language can be so beneficial.
C. Experts also note that language learning can help promote social connections.
D. It’s important to completely involve yourself in the language you want to acquire.
E. However, according to the experts, my daily lessons have far-reaching significance.
F. Feeling anxious can stand in the way of our progress when learning a new language.
G. Fortunately, there are plenty of effective ways to achieve your language-learning goals.
第三部分 书面表达 (共两节，32分)
第一节 (共4小题；第50、51题各2分，第52题3分，第53题5分，共12分)
阅读下面短文， 根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
In my grandparents’ time, the question of whether to repair or replace an item was unimportant. Repair was usually the only option. So, when faced with a broken hoe (锄头), I decided to make the repair, just like grandpa would have done.
I dug through my toolbox for the needed parts, searching for just the right tools in my collection. Working with objects that have a history is satisfying, and I love thinking about the hands that used them to keep home going smoothly.
Finally, I chose my favourite hammer (锤子), passed down from my dad, who received it from his dad. Grandpa’s hammer has a worn handle, spotted with colorful paint from a lifetime of projects. With just the right instrument in hand, I was ready to begin. Along with his hammer, grandpa passed down the importance of having the right tools for a job.
Over the years, I’ve enjoyed hearing the backstories of others’ treasured objects as well. As I recorded the spoken history of one friend, she traced the story of grandma’s rolling pin through her family tree. The rolling pin started as a wedding gift many generations ago. Lovingly passed down, along with a tradition of pie making and biscuit rolling, it touches the heartstrings of all in the family. It isn’t just a piece of hardwood: it is the memories of joyful times celebrated and heartbreaks shared. It also witnesses future hopes as little hands are coached on how to roll out pastry evenly and as new grandchildren are bounced on knees over a piece of after-dinner pie.
As I finished the hoe repair and put the hammer back, I said hearty thanks to grandpa and all those who took time to show me how to use tools and shared stories. I’m determined to pass both along to the next generation.
50. What did the author decide to do with the broken hoe
___________________________________________________________
51. What did grandpa pass down to the author
___________________________________________________________
52. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The rolling pin in the friend’s family used to be a wedding gift and is passed down with a tradition of collecting useful tools.
___________________________________________________________
53. Besides hand tools like hammers and rolling pins, what object witnesses your joyful or heartbreaking times as you grow up Why (In about 40 words)
___________________________________________________________
第二节 (20分)
54. 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你在做和青少年热点话题相关的英文播客（线上节目），打算邀请外国好友Jim来做访谈嘉宾。请给他写一封英文邮件，内容包括：
1. 你们将要探讨的话题及具体内容；
2. 邀请他参加的原因。
注意：
1. 词数100 左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总词数。
提示词：做播客 make a podcast
Dear Jim,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
北京市朝阳区2024~2025 学年度第一学期期末质量检测
高二英语试卷 答案版
(考试时间100分钟 满分100分)
本试卷共10 页。考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答， 在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分 知识运用 (共三节， 30分)
第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For anyone who has taken the path to High Rock Lookout (瞭望台) in Washington, they’ll know it’s hard. However, the 79-year-old woman Bannister was ___1___ of getting to the lookout because she had gone up many times before.
As Bannister ___2___ she made it to the top. When she began heading back down, she caught her foot in a hole and ___3___ forward hard. By the time she turned herself right side up, she found her foot was pointing the wrong way.
In pain she cried out for help. Before long two young hikers Jack and Allen came to her side and called 911. A search and rescue team said they’d be there in 5 hours, which ___4___ everybody. Bannister asked the young men if they had any painkillers, and they ___5___ they did not. Realising the woman had nothing to help herself for 5 upcoming hours of great pain, Jack took action. Lifting her ___6___ onto his back, he began the slow, careful journey downhill. Jack hiked three-quarters of the journey, while Allen took care of the remaining distance.
Once they ___7___, Allen sped Bannister off to the hospital. The doctors told her she had broken several bones and that it might have been a lot worse without the ___8___ help. She then began a long road to recovery that saw people come and visit her, including Jack and Allen, who won an achievement medal for their ___9___.
“I was filled with _____10_____ that they just came out of the woods to help me and they were totally unselfish and kind,” Bannister said, adding that the friendship she gained in Jack and Allen was worth more than the pain and discomfort.
1. A. confident B. careful C. uncertain D. afraid
2. A. demanded B. complained C. predicted D. pretended
3. A. jumped B. fell C. looked D. pushed
4. A. discouraged B. enlightened C. relieved D. interrupted
5. A. announced B. proposed C. replied D. reflected
6. A. regularly B. gently C. accidentally D. casually
7. A. set out B. turned around C. got down D. went on
8. A. potential B. professional C. frequent D. immediate
9. A. cooperation B. discipline C. insights D. efforts
10. A. passion B. appreciation C. satisfaction D. admiration
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B
第二节 选词填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词或词组，并使用其正确形式填空。
dominate motivate figure out decrease encounter regardless of rely on apart from strive to locate
11. Teaching is all about how to ________ people to learn.
12. It took me a long time to ________ what he really meant.
13. Technology should serve us rather than ________ our lives.
14. James decided to pursue his dream ________ what others said.
15. ________ their flat in the city, they also have a house in the countryside.
16. After the heavy storm, rescue planes tried to ________ the missing sailors.
17. Zhang Guimei’s message to young girls is to ________ be their best selves.
18. Mike ________ many doubts from his classmates when he proposed a new plan.
19. The number of the patients infected by flu ________ significantly in the past few weeks.
20. The small town ________ tourism annually for its economic development during the tourist season.
【答案】11. motivate
12. figure out
13. dominate
14. regardless of
15. Apart from
16. locate 17. strive to
18. encountered
19. has decreased
20. relies on
第三节 语法填空 (共10小题； 每小题1分， 共10分)
阅读下面句子， 根据句子内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
21. The train ________ (leave) before I got to the station.(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】had left
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：在我到达车站之前，火车已经开走了。根据后文before I got to the station可知表示过去的过去，用过去完成时。故填had left。
22. Doctors say we should have our eyes ________ (test) every year. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】tested
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：医生说我们应该每年检查一次眼睛。根据句意及空前“have our eyes”可知，句子使用固定结构“have + sth. + 过去分词”，表示“让某物被……”，故空处应用过去分词形式。故填tested。
23. I have a good collection of books, from ________ I benefit a lot. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】which
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我有很好的藏书，从中我获益良多。句中先行词为books，关系词在非限定性定语从句中作介词from的宾语，所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。
24. You must be ________ (absolute) silent or the birds won’t appear. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】absolutely
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：你必须绝对安静，否则鸟儿不会出现。空处修饰形容词silent，用副词作状语。故填absolutely。
25. ________ (cover) with thick snow, the mountains look like a silver world. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Covered
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：山上覆盖着厚厚的积雪，看起来像一个银色的世界。look为谓语动词，空处作状语，逻辑主语the mountains与cover构成被动关系，用过去分词，放在句首，首字母大写。故填Covered。
26. At 6 o’ clock tomorrow afternoon, we ________ (practise) basketball skills. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】will be practising
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：明天下午6点，我们将练习篮球技巧。空处作谓语，根据At 6 o’ clock tomorrow afternoon可知，表示将来具体时间点正在发生的事情，用将来进行时will be doing。故填will be practising。
27. They ________ (work) on their program all year and are hoping to finish it soon. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】have been working
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：他们一整年都在研究这个项目，希望很快就能完成。空处作谓语，根据all year及are hoping to finish it soon.可知，他们一直在研究这个项目，到现在还没有结束，强调过程持续性，用现在完成进行时，主语They为复数人称代词，助动词用have。故填have been working。
28. ________ (run) in the morning is a good habit that helps improve my physical health. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Running
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：早上跑步是一个好习惯，有助于改善我的身体健康。空处作主语，run为动词，用其动名词形式，放在句首，首字母大写。故填Running。
29. The speech about career planning ________ (give) in the school lecture hall last Friday. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】was given
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：上周五在学校报告厅举行了关于职业规划的演讲。根据last Friday可知，句子描述过去的事情，且主语speech与give构成被动关系，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为单数，be动词用was。故填was given。
30. The building, ________ the important conference is being held, is in the center of the city. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】where
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。句意：正在举行重要会议的那座大楼位于市中心。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为The building，在从句中作地点状语，所以用关系副词where引导。故填where。
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节， 38分)
第一节 (共14小题； 每小题2分， 共28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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Calling all future scientists and engineers! EUREKA! is hosting our annual science fair! Here’s your chance to apply your love of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) by creating and conducting your own scientific investigation (调查研究).
Participation is free and open to all high school students! Students can either enter as an individual or as a team of no more than 3 members. Judging will be based on grade, so there will be separate prizes for different graders. If a team is composed of students from different grades, the project will be judged in the grade category of the oldest participant’s grade.
Project Submission
All of the following must be completed by Sunday, March 9, 2025:
·Complete the registration form (one per team).
Create an electronic display poster summarising their project and email it to the science fair committee.
Create a video presentation (less than 5 minutes) explaining their project to the judges, and email it to the science fair committee.
Safety Rules
It is important to wear proper protective gear (装备) when necessary in addition to disposing of (处理) waste properly when conducting a scientific investigation. We strongly recommend that guardians look up and study Safety Data Sheets for any chemicals that their students use and accept responsibility for not allowing their students to experiment with dangerous chemicals. Projects that include the dangerous components go against our safety rules, and will not be displayed or judged.
Please contact EUREKA! directly to discuss if you are unsure about your project.
31. To enter the science fair, participants need to ________.
A. form a 3-member team B. apply for STEM courses
C. be high school students D. come from the same grade
32. What are participants required to do by the submission date
A. Submit their display poster. B. Fill in the registration form individually.
C. Video the investigation process. D. Present their project to judges in person.
33. What will cause the project display to be cancelled
A. Getting rid of project waste improperly.
B. Involving harmful chemicals in the project.
C. Performing experiments without a guardian.
D. Conducting investigations without protection.
【答案】31. C 32. A 33. B
B
When I got my first research project to work, I was so excited. Seeing research in action was enjoyable. My excitement, though, was soon cut short when my professor asked me to write a research paper on the project. My body tensed. Writing was the last thing I wanted to do; it’s one reason why I pursued science in the first place.
I had hated writing since I was a little boy. But I couldn’t avoid it: writing classes were required in high school. For hours, I stared at blank pages, trying to turn my disorganised thoughts into fluent sentences. My teachers would return my papers littered with red, showing my paragraphs were out of order. I was frustrated to no end. How could I know what was good if there was no objectively right answer Maybe I wasn’t cut out for writing.
I studied engineering in college. A few years later, I joined a research lab. The professor assigned me an initial project to improve the efficiency of an inductor (电路感应器). I spent weeks setting up a test for a new design. When I got the results, though, the numbers weren’t good. I kept trying new designs, using the results to brainstorm ideas with a team of researchers. Finally, after dozens of designs, we had one that could work. I was overjoyed — until my professor told me to write that research paper.
In panic, I asked a graduate student in my lab for help. I carefully wrote an outline. But when I asked him for feedback, I soon found the paper full of red marks. Before I could quit in defeat, though, the graduate student explained red didn’t mean I was a bad writer. Writing isn’t a one-and-done thing. It requires revising your work, often several times. Suddenly it occurred to me, “Hadn’t I done the same thing when I was designing my research project ” I kept improving my outline, eventually turning it into sentences and paragraphs, guided by feedback from others. Finally, I made it, and surprisingly, I was having fun.
From then on, writing became one of my favourite parts of research, and it still is today. It’s a future I never could have imagined during my early struggles with writing classes. But I came around.
34. How did the author feel when asked to write a research paper
A. Regretful. B. Ashamed. C. Disappointed. D. Unwilling.
35. The author’s teacher returned his papers littered with red because ________.
A. he handed in blank pages
B. his sentences were smooth
C. his writing lacked organisation
D. he combined science in his writing
36. Which word would best describe the author’s final research design
A. Hard-earned. B. Confusing. C. Well-known. D. Worrying.
37. What can we learn from this passage
A. A good beginning is half done.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A bad workman always blames his tools.
D. Trial and error opens the door to progress.
【答案】34. D 35. C 36. A 37. D
C
We are constantly taught that acting early rather than procrastinating is the key to success, because “he who hesitates is lost.” When we have a meaningful task, we’re advised to get it done well ahead of schedule. When we have an original idea to invent a product or start a company, we’re encouraged to be the first mover. Recently, an unusually creative doctoral student named Jihae Shin approached me with an opposite idea: procrastination might be favorable to originality. I challenged her to test it.
Shin asked college students to write proposals for a business on a university campus to fill a lot where there used to be a convenience store. When they started the task immediately, they tended to propose conventional ideas — like another convenience store. When Shin randomly assigned some of the participants to procrastinate, putting off the task to play games, they produced more novel business ideas, like a lecture center and a storage facility. Independent raters evaluated the final proposals, without knowing who procrastinated and who started immediately. The proposals from the procrastinators were 28 percent more creative.
Although we were excited by these results, we were concerned that procrastination wasn’t the real cause of creativity. Perhaps it was playing games that provided mental stimulation, or that simply gave them a break away from the task to think. But the experiment showed that neither playing games nor taking a break enhanced creativity. When people played games first, before learning about the task, they didn’t submit more novel proposals. To do that, they needed to actually be procrastinating while playing games, keeping the business proposal task in the back of their minds. And when they started the task immediately and then took a break before returning to it, they had already made too much progress to start over afresh.
In a classic study, marketing researchers Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis compared the success of companies that were either pioneers or settlers. The pioneers were first movers. The settlers were slower to launch. When Golder and Tellis analysed hundreds of brands in three dozen different product categories, they found a surprising difference in failure rates: 47 percent for pioneers, compared with just 8 percent for settlers. Even when the pioneers did survive, they only captured an average of 10 percent of the market, compared with 28 percent for settlers.
Settlers are often branded as copycats, but this fixed impression of them misses the mark. Instead of following the existing demand, they wait for the right time until they’re ready to introduce something new. It’s true that the early bird gets the worm, but we can’t forget that the early worm gets caught.
38. According to the passage, Shin’s theory suggests that ________.
A. being the first mover makes success more likely
B. balancing working and having a break is important
C. delaying a task can offer us time to think before acting
D. people are less creative due to mental stimulation of games
39. What can we learn from the classic study
A. Pioneers set a perfect standard for settlers.
B. Pioneers always win competitive advantages.
C. Settlers’ success is the result of strategic timing.
D. Settlers turned out to be incapable of innovating.
40. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To emphasise the importance of acting early in success.
B. To demonstrate procrastination can be a resource for creativity.
C. To prove the effectiveness of our traditional belief in procrastinating.
D. To compare the procrastinators’ creativity between recent and classic studies.
【答案】38. C 39. C 40. B
D
Let’s start with the end. If you know anything about the state of artificial intelligence, it’s that many of the people advancing the technology are seriously worried about the technology they’ re advancing. Two statements stand out. The first followed the release of the company Open AI’s ChatGPT-4, calling for a six-month pause on any AI system going beyond GPT’s capabilities. The signatories (签署者) asked: “Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, and replace us ” The second statement, issued in May, 2023, signed by nearly all the major AI company CEOs and most of the top AI research scientists, was just 22 words long: “Mitigating (减轻) the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks like pandemics and nuclear war.”
So, who’s excited for AI I am Maybe AI tools are helping the speechless speak and reducing energy consumption largely. There are brilliant people who say this is kid stuff. Soon everyone will have a customized knowledge assistant. The removal of loneliness is coming. Other equally brilliant people go straight to the other direction. Their imagination covers everything from an AI-manufactured extinction-level virus to societal destruction as jobs disappear and inequality becomes permanent.
OpenAI’s product launch made jaws drop. The tech is moving fast, but its impact will arrive in waves. We’ve already seen slight decrease in ChatGPT usage. That hardly means chatbots are doomed (注定失败的) or AI is a craze. Only that it’s early. It will take time to understand how people adapt to these new tools. That time should not be wasted. The processors will keep processing — and we need to get ready. Because however far-fetched the idea of an artificial general intelligence — meaning an autonomous system that one day goes beyond human abilities — it’s not impossible. We can also look out for the many ways AI tools can help us fix the hard problems humanity simply hasn’t been able to solve.
That’s the goal here, in this space, to examine AI in a slightly less anxiety-stricken way. The story so far has been told by geniuses with mixed motives and terrible emotional intelligence. It’s really no surprise that they’re also lousy storytéllers. Who starts with extinction
Let’s begin again, this time with creation. All of the software we’ve ever used was engineered to work backward from an outcome. Its creators wanted to help you find a webpage or play a game. Perhaps you’ve noticed that the major AI chatbots arrived with almost no user documentation or instructions. That’s what makes this moment unique. We humans have created a tool for potentially infinite tasks. Its imperfections are ours to solve — and its powers still ours to shape.
41. What can we learn from the two statements
A. The potential of AI is cause for concern. B. AI advancement deserves a global priority.
C. The risk AI brings is impossible to control. D. AI is a common interest of whoever develops it.
42. As for AI, which would the author agree with
A. It is unlikely to go beyond human abilities. B. It may be applied to handle climate change.
C. It is misused by geniuses with bad motives. D. It will gradually move towards imperfection.
43. What does the underlined word “lousy” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Awful. B. Gifted. C. Unexpected. D. Experienced.
44. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. AI Is Humans’ Doomed Enemy B. AI Is on the Road to Destruction
C. Are We Aware of the Risks from AI D. Do We Hate AI for All the Right Reasons
【答案】41. A 42. B 43. A 44. D
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分， 共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every night, no matter how tired I am, I carve out at least 5 to 10 minutes for a quick lesson on my language learning app. I might not be fluent yet. ___45___
Learning a new language can be incredibly helpful for cognitive health, particularly as we age. This is because language learning engages a wide range of complex cognitive abilities. They include memory, attention, and problem-solving, which can help to create and strengthen connections in the brain. The benefits go beyond protecting the brain against the effects of aging. ___46___ We are all citizens of the world, and it’s important for us to stay connected with other cultures and people from different backgrounds.
Of course, knowing the benefits doesn’t necessarily make the process easy. Time and devotion are two common challenges when it comes to learning a new language. But a big part of the reason why it’s so tough comes down to our self-consciousness. ___47___ Being scared to practise or embarrassed about making mistakes certainly doesn’t make it any easier!
___48___ Consistency is the key! Even just 5 to 10 minutes a day can help. Being exposed to and using the target language on a daily basis, even in small amounts, can significantly boost fluency. Besides, don’t just limit your daily learning to your lessons. ___49___ This can be done through media, such as movies and music, which helps to build listening skills and exposes the learner to the language being used in its natural context.
Language learning is a gradual process. Embracing mistakes as part of the learning journey and staying motivated through setting achievable goals can make the experience both effective and enjoyable.
A. This allows people to learn languages naturally and efficiently.
B. But that’s exactly why learning a new language can be so beneficial.
C. Experts also note that language learning can help promote social connections.
D. It’s important to completely involve yourself in the language you want to acquire.
E. However, according to the experts, my daily lessons have far-reaching significance.
F. Feeling anxious can stand in the way of our progress when learning a new language.
G. Fortunately, there are plenty of effective ways to achieve your language-learning goals.
【答案】45. E 46. C 47. F 48. G 49. D
第三部分 书面表达 (共两节，32分)
第一节 (共4小题；第50、51题各2分，第52题3分，第53题5分，共12分)
阅读下面短文， 根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
In my grandparents’ time, the question of whether to repair or replace an item was unimportant. Repair was usually the only option. So, when faced with a broken hoe (锄头), I decided to make the repair, just like grandpa would have done.
I dug through my toolbox for the needed parts, searching for just the right tools in my collection. Working with objects that have a history is satisfying, and I love thinking about the hands that used them to keep home going smoothly.
Finally, I chose my favourite hammer (锤子), passed down from my dad, who received it from his dad. Grandpa’s hammer has a worn handle, spotted with colorful paint from a lifetime of projects. With just the right instrument in hand, I was ready to begin. Along with his hammer, grandpa passed down the importance of having the right tools for a job.
Over the years, I’ve enjoyed hearing the backstories of others’ treasured objects as well. As I recorded the spoken history of one friend, she traced the story of grandma’s rolling pin through her family tree. The rolling pin started as a wedding gift many generations ago. Lovingly passed down, along with a tradition of pie making and biscuit rolling, it touches the heartstrings of all in the family. It isn’t just a piece of hardwood: it is the memories of joyful times celebrated and heartbreaks shared. It also witnesses future hopes as little hands are coached on how to roll out pastry evenly and as new grandchildren are bounced on knees over a piece of after-dinner pie.
As I finished the hoe repair and put the hammer back, I said hearty thanks to grandpa and all those who took time to show me how to use tools and shared stories. I’m determined to pass both along to the next generation.
50. What did the author decide to do with the broken hoe
___________________________________________________________
51. What did grandpa pass down to the author
___________________________________________________________
52. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The rolling pin in the friend’s family used to be a wedding gift and is passed down with a tradition of collecting useful tools.
___________________________________________________________
53. Besides hand tools like hammers and rolling pins, what object witnesses your joyful or heartbreaking times as you grow up Why (In about 40 words)
___________________________________________________________
【答案】50. The author decided to make the repair.
51. Along with his hammer, grandpa passed down the importance of having the right tools for a job.
52. The rolling pin in the friend’ s family used to be a wedding gift and is passed down with a tradition of collecting useful tools.
The rolling pin in the friend’s family used to be a wedding gift and is passed down with a tradition of pie making and biscuit rolling.
53. My camera. It was a gift for my tenth birthday from my parents. Since then, it has been a faithful companion through every joyful moment as I grow up. From family vacations to backyard adventures, it captured smiles of my loved ones, the breathtaking sunsets, and my first bike ride, preserving a visual diary of my happiest memories.
第二节 (20分)
54. 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你在做和青少年热点话题相关的英文播客（线上节目），打算邀请外国好友Jim来做访谈嘉宾。请给他写一封英文邮件，内容包括：
1. 你们将要探讨的话题及具体内容；
2. 邀请他参加的原因。
注意：
1. 词数100 左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总词数。
提示词：做播客 make a podcast
Dear Jim,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jim,
How is everything going recently I’m currently working on an English podcast centered around topics affecting teenagers today. I’d like to invite you to join an upcoming episode.
In this episode, we plan to explore the various pressures teenagers face, such as academic stress, social media influences, and the importance of mental health awareness. We’ll talk about how these factors impact daily life and what can be done to manage them.
I immediately thought of you for this discussion because of your current project on youth mental health and your deep concern for the issue. Your experiences would provide valuable insights and practical advice to our listeners.
Are you interested When are you available Looking forward to possibly working together!
Yours,
Li Hua