扬州市第一中学2024-2025学年度第二学期高一英语期中考试试卷
（满分：150分 考试时间： 120分钟）
2025.4
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the speakers going to buy
A．Some flowers. B．A scarf. C．A handbag.
2．What can we know about the man
A．He is thankful. B．He feels helpless. C．He is in love.
3．Where does the woman want to go
A．The fire station. B．The train station. C．The park.
4．When can the man meet the woman
A．At 9:00 am. B．At 9:15 am. C．At 10:00 am.
5．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Boss and employee. B．Waitress and customer. C．Husband and wife.
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。每对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6 Where will the woman go first
A．The airport. B．The police station. C．The bank.
7．What does the man offer to do
A．Lend some money. B．Inform the company. C．Go with the woman.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．Where does the conversation take place
A．At a restaurant. B．At a hotel. C．At a bank.
9．What kind of hotel does the man prefer
A．A cheap one. B．A modern one. C．A comfortable one.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What are the two speakers mainly talking about
A．A busy schedule. B．A healthy lifestyle. C．A big breakfast.
11．How does the man usually have breakfast
A．At ease. B．With care. C．In a rush.
12．What does the woman think of getting up early
A．Upsetting. B．Easy. C．Hard.
13．What will the man probably do next
A．Work harder. B．Rise earlier. C．Read more.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．Who is the man going on holiday with
A．His parents. B．His brother. C．His friends.
15．Where is the man staying for the holiday
A．In the mountains. B．In a large city. C．On the coast.
16．What does the man plan to do during the holiday
A．Go shopping. B．Visit a town. C．Do water activities.
17．When will the man set off
A．On June 20th B．On July 28th. C．On August 5th.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18．Which language does the speaker probably speak well
A．English B．Arabic. C．Japanese.
19．Who is a new employee
A．Helen. B．Paul. C．Lucy.
20．What do we know about Lucy
A．She was a lawyer before. B．She comes from London. C．She is a senior employee.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（15小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Watching movies is great for improving your English. And if you choose films that you enjoy watching, you’ll learn English without even realising it! Here are four movies that are perfect for English learners.
Charlotte’s Web (2006)
Story: The power of friendship between a pig(Wilbur)and a spider(Charlotte).
The live-action film, a fine adaptation of E. B. White’s book, will entertain the young audience with cute talking animals and easy-to-follow language. Adults will also be charmed by heartwarming good time and learn to look at the world with curiosity and joy.
Toy Story(1995)
Story: A cartoon film about toys that come to life when children and adults aren’t around.
The storylines are clear and the characters use simple but useful language. Though it’s mainly for kids, Toy Story doesn’t feel childish. The story and jokes also attracted adults, so parents would be more likely to take their children to see the film.
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Story: Things go wrong when a group of kids get a free tour of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
This film is also great for English learners as it is generally easy to follow. And you’ll hear some extracts(选段) from English literature because Willy often quotes well-known writers such as Oscar Wilde and Shakespeare.
The Sound of Music(1965)
Story: A young woman (Maria) becomes the nanny for seven children in a house in the Austrian Alps.
The Sound of Music is a musical and listening to music is one of the best ways to improve your English. Many of the film’s songs have become classics because they’re so catchy.
1. Which movie attracts cartoon lovers most
A. Charlotte’s Web(2006). B. Toy Story(1995).
C. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory(1971). D. The Sound of Music(1965).
2. What do Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and The Sound of Music have in common
A. They are preferred by housewives. B. They are musicals.
C. They are based on classic works. D. They have children characters.
3. Where is this text probably taken from
A. A music blog. B. A language magazine.
C. A movie poster. D. A toy advertisement.
B
There’s comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool.
In the open air, the noises all demanded your attention: the lifeguard’s whistle, the slapping of feet across the ground, the voices asking for different things. It reminded me of the school cafeteria, packed with kids: too loud to read a book in. But beneath the surface, things were quiet. The sounds that used to annoy me lost all their power. Instead, they mixed with the splashing of the water and the gentle blub-blub of air bubbles escaping my nose. All the noises worked together to create a symphony. Harmony.
Perhaps the best thing about the bottom of a swimming pool, though, was that at the bottom of a swimming pool, I was alone. I didn’t have to worry about anyone splashing or kicking or making fun of me. They were all far, far away up on the surface. It was only me. Just me.
I used to wish I could live underwater. Mermaids (美人鱼) didn’t have to go to school. Mermaids didn’t call other mermaids nerds (怪胎).
But once, when I came up for air, I spotted a girl my age at the other side of the pool. We locked eyes before I went back under, just for a second. I didn’t think anything of it — girls like her usually didn’t want to be seen around me — until I felt a soft tug on my ankle, and I spied her next to me. She actually wanted to talk to me. She wanted to be friends.
So we talked. And I found out that she liked Pokémon and Warrior Cats just like I did. And we competed to see who could make the biggest splash, and when it got dark and the lights came on, we explored the depths of the pool together.
I didn’t spend so much time at the bottom of a swimming pool after that How could I when there was so much waiting for me on the surface
4. What does the author think of the school cafeteria
A. Crowded and noisy. B. Quiet and empty.
C. Harmonious and lively. D. Comfortable and satisfying.
5. The author mentions mermaids in paragraph 4 to ______.
A. show his fondness of his schoolmates
B. highlight his love of reading literature
C. stress his desire for peace and being alone
D. share his imagination of the underwater world
6. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “spotted” in Paragraph 5
A. taught. B. stopped. C. discovered. D. trained.
7. What was the author’s attitude toward the girl at first
A. Curious. B. Grateful. C. Impatient. D. Uninterested.
C
Egypt is home to more than 100 pyramids, including the 4,500-year-old iconic (圣像的) Giza Pyramid, which is the last-standing ancient wonder of the world.
Giza is actually made up of three pyramids, Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Now, scientists are using High Energy Physics (HEP) to scan the Khufu structure at Giza. The new technology uses cosmic ray muons (宇宙射线介子) to scan deeper into the pyramid than has ever been seen before, and then map its internal structure.
What we see now is only the core structure of the Great Pyramid. Although the pyramid has been studied closely for centuries, there are two mysterious blanks that have kept archacologists (考古学家) puzzled.
One void (空间) is around 98 feet long and 20 feet high and could be one large space or several rooms, according to previous scans of the pyramid, while the other is much smaller, just beyond the north face of the pyramid. Archaeologists are not sure what either void functioned as; the most exciting possibility is that the larger space is the hidden burial chamber of Khufu, who was in power from around 2,551 BC to 2,528 BC.
The voids were discovered in 2017 when a project named Scan Pyramids ran a series of scans that analyzed the cosmic particles that fall to Earth (muons) to detect spaces within the structure. Muons are negatively charged elementary particles that form when cosmic rays collide (碰撞) with the Earth’s atmosphere. They are useful because they behave differently when interacting with stone, or water, versus air.
“We plan to field a telescope system that has upwards of 100 times the sensitivity of the equipment that has recently been used at the Great Pyramid,” a team of scientists wrote in a preprint paper—yet to be reviewed by other scientists.
“Since the detectors that are proposed are very large, they cannot be placed inside the pyramid, therefore our approach is to put them outside and move them along the base. In this way, we can collect muons from all angles in order to build up the required data set,” the team wrote in the paper.
8. What is the function of paragraph 1
A. To describe an ancient wonder. B. To present the new technology.
C. To highlight the Giza Pyramid. D. To introduce background information.
9. What do we know about the new technology
A. It moves above the base and builds up data.
B. It scans the side of the pyramid and collects muons.
C. It detects the outside of the pyramid and collects data.
D. It looks into the pyramid and records the structure inside.
10. What does the underline word “they” refer to in paragraph 5
A. Comic rays. B. Muons. C. Scans. D. Elementary particles.
11. What is this passage mainly about
A. Putting the detectors outside to collect data.
B. Discovering the voids using new technology.
C. Holding a telescope system to study the pyramid.
D. Uncovering the internal secret of pyramid using HEP.
D
Life is busy. We’re always expected to be productive and engaged, whether that’s with parenting, housework, or work. While taking time for small rewards can feel like a luxury (奢侈), the truth is that it is necessary for improving our mental health. A key psychological idea behind this is the Premack Principle, which explains why treating ourselves is more than a tendency; it’s a way to improve our daily lives.
In the 1960s, American psychologist David Premack developed a theory now known as Premack Principle. He explained that doing something you’re more likely to do can be a reward for doing something you don’t actually want to do. For instance, if you finish a task you’re not interested in, like cleaning the bathroom, you can treat yourself to something you like, such as watching an episode of your favorite TV show. This approach takes advantage of our natural need for fun to help us get through tasks we might not enjoy.
Recent studies keep showing that giving yourself rewards can help improve your work and happiness. For example, Woolley and Fishbach discovered that getting rewards right away can make you more motivated because it links the reward directly with the task. What’s interesting is that it’s not about how big the reward is but how quickly you get it that matters. Another study by Landry and others found it’s not the reward itself but rather how the reward makes people feel that helps them do their best. This makes sense because rewards boost our dopamine (多巴胺) levels, which plays a key role in how our brains feel pleasure.
The idea of giving ourselves “little treats” is not just about enjoying something; it’s proof of how positive reinforcement can change our behavior and make us feel better mentally. By carefully using the Premack Principle and rewarding ourselves, we can find more motivation (动机) to face challenges and lead a happier life. It’s okay torecognize and celebrate our efforts, big or small.
So, go ahead, give yourself that little treat. You’ve earned it.
12. What is the Premack Principle
A. A tool to work out a long-term plan.
B. Away to complete tasks effectively.
C. A means to make boring tasks enjoyable.
D. A theory to explain how rewards improve happiness.
13. According to Woolley and Fishbach, what helps to improve motivation
A. The type of tasks. B. The immediate reward.
C. The size of the reward. D. The level of dopamine.
14. What might be a “positive reinforcement” according to paragraph 4
A. A cleanup. B. Physical training.
C. Graduation ceremony. D. A favourite snack.
15. What is the most suitable title for the text
A. The Importance of Productivity B. Motivation and Mental Health
C. The Premack Principle for Life D. Dopamine and the Brain’s Pleasure
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Avoid an Internet Addiction(上瘾)
While it may seem like everyone surfs the web these days, there is fine line between casually checking your social media pages and having a full blown Internet addiction. If you fear that you may lose interest in other aspects of your life because you prefer to be on the Internet, you may be on your way to an Internet addiction.____16____
Admit you are at risk of an addiction.
More and more people in the world are becoming addicted to the Internet. You are not the only one with this problem and it is becoming more and more common and more and more well- known.___17___
Set aside limited time for computer use.
Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. If you have a laptop, make sure to put it somewhere that you can remember but not somewhere that you see every day. Try keeping the lid closed when you are not using it.____18____If you have a desktop PC, try not to go near it or put something over it like a sheet.
Call people instead of sending instant messages or texts.
If you are free on weekends, call friends and ask them to go outside. This will distract you from the computer.____19____
Use an alarm clock or timer.
Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock or timer and make sure that you get off the computer when the time is up. Alternatively create a shutdown timer shortcut on your desktop.____20____
A. Make a small list of what you want to do within that time.
B. Do not be embarrassed; find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.
C. Luckily, there are ways to avoid living your life in front of the computer.
D. This can be programmed to shut down your computer after the set time.
E. This will stop you from using the Internet so often or going on to another page.
F. When the computer is not looking at you, you are less likely to use it.
G. If you have a problem on weekdays, phone your friends or ask for help in person.
第三部分 语言运用（共四节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My son, Dino, was born with only two pounds and spent his first month in ICU. On my daily visits, I played a Mozart tape ___21___ beside him. During childhood, Dino ___22___ small for his age and was slow to reach ___23___ milestones, including walking and talking.
When he was five, I noticed something ___24___. Once I took him to see a dinosaur exhibit. There was a(n) ___25___ in the museum’s entrance hall. Dino was completely ___26___ to the music, so he forgot all about the dinosaurs. At the end of the concert, he ran up to the stage and asked each musician about their ___27___ .
It was not long before I signed him up for music ___28___. Within weeks, Dino started on advanced classical pieces. Sometimes, his dad, an amateur pianist, would give him a mini lesson. Dino looked up to his dad; they both had something gentle, quiet yet ___29___ .
However, when Dino was 14, his dad ___30___, unexpectedly. For months, the instruments that had once ___31___ life into my son went untouched, collecting ___32___ in his bedroom. Then, about five months after my husband’s death, I heard some music ___33___ out of Dino’s room. Life slowly returned to his broken soul.
My son was born with a(n) ___34___ gift that changed his life, bringing him so many new experiences, opportunities and friends. Music helped him overcome language difficulties and connect with others. And, after we lost his dad, it gave him a path out of the ___35___.
21. A. softly B. loudly C. politely D. roughly
22. A. grew B. turned C. remained D. proved
23. A. mental B. emotional C. educational D. physical
24. A. common B. abnormal C. extraordinary D. typical
25. A. concert B. lecture C. exhibition D. party
26. A. addicted B. suited C. devoted D. attracted
27. A. costume B. instrument C. emotion D. profession
28. A. competitions B. festivals C. lessons D. gatherings
29. A. proud B. strong C. generous D. capable
30. A. passed away B. ran away C. stood out D. passed out
31. A. awaken B. breathed C. removed D. buried
32. A. music B. water C. light D. dust
33. A. floating B. breaking C. running D. stepping
34. A. amusing B. amazing C. average D. strange
35. A. shyness B. guilt C. darkness D. shame
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Zheng Xiaohui, a Chinese student in Milan, Italy, has performed a lot of erhu performances on the street, spreading ___36___ (tradition) Chinese culture to the world. She comes from Shandong Province and arrived in Italy in 2021. She has been playing erhu since she was 9, ___37___ (win) prizes in many national music competitions.
Since April 2023, she has been performing on the street during her free time, and now she does three or four shows a month. She ___38___ (plan) no street performances at first, ___39___ her idea changed in the previous year after watching a video of a violinist performing on the street. ___40___ (dress) in hanfu and wearing careful makeup, she was nervous during her first street performance, but ___41___ warm response from the audience immediately cheered her up. Some audience even attempted to play the erhu ___42___ (they) .
After performing a few times, she began recording and posting videos of her street performances on the Internet, ___43___ soon become popular online. All these efforts have been made ___44___ (show) the charm of Chinese erhu to the world.
Talking about the future, she looks forward ____45____ it, and said that whatever she does and wherever she lives, she will bring her erhu with her.
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
46. He loves the students and is devoted ______ his work. (用适当的词填空)
47. Stories have spread about his__________ (generous) and the huge amounts of money he donated to the charity. (所给词的适当形式填空)
48. The book turns out to be one that ______ (appeal) to the world for more than 350 years. (所给词的适当形式填空)
49. The encouragement from a teacher is really of great ______ (significant) to his/ her student, especially when the student has trouble with study.（所给词的适当形式填空）
50. You ________ not be too careful when crossing the road. (用适当的词填空)
51. It was a ________ (relieve) that he won the medal at last after a series of failures. (所给词的适当形式填空)
52. An increasing number of rare species are in danger of ______ (extinct) due to climate change.（所给词的适当形式填空）
53. The official kept us ______ (inform) that our football association needed some volunteers to meet the visiting foreign viewers.(所给词的适当形式填空)
54. The ______ (injure) in the tsunami have been taken good care of by some medical teams so far.（所给词的适当形式填空）
55. I was about to leave ______ the terrible earthquake happened.（用适当的词填空）
第四节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据所给提示在空格里填上合适的单词，使整个句子句意完整，语法正确（每空一词）
56. 不负韶华，未来可期。
Make the best of each day, and a promising future is lying ________ ________ ________ you.
57. 观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声，我意识到我表演成功了。
I realized it was a successful performance with a thunderous applause ________ _______ from the audience.
58. 虽然遇到了风暴，船上所有的人都安然无恙。
Despite the storm, everyone on board was ________ ________ ________.
59. 他的话已经引起了一些让人不安的误会。
What he said has __________________ some disturbing misunderstandings.
60. 出于好奇，有些青少年尝试抽电子烟，转而电子烟又伤害他们的身心健康。
Out of curiosity, some teenagers try smoking e-cigarettes, which ________ _________damage their physical and mental health.
61. 因为他那时对我那般友善关心，我崩溃哭了起来。
Because he was being so kind and concerned, I ______ ______ and cried.
62. 昨天我想到我可以利用好这次机会。
It ______ ______ me that I could take advantage of this opportunity yesterday.
63. 这家旅馆根本不便宜。
The hotel was ______ ______ cheap.
64. 我受够了跟在你后面收拾。
I’m fed up with ____________ after you!
65. 讲故事的传统代代相传。
The tradition of storytelling is ______ ______ from generation to generation.
第四部分 应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，上周你校举办了首届校园美食节。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，介绍此次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动的目的；
2. 活动的内容；
3. 学生的反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The First Ever Food Festival
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（满分：150分 考试时间： 120分钟）
2025.4
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the speakers going to buy
A．Some flowers. B．A scarf. C．A handbag.
2．What can we know about the man
A．He is thankful. B．He feels helpless. C．He is in love.
3．Where does the woman want to go
A．The fire station. B．The train station. C．The park.
4．When can the man meet the woman
A．At 9:00 am. B．At 9:15 am. C．At 10:00 am.
5．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Boss and employee. B．Waitress and customer. C．Husband and wife.
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。每对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6 Where will the woman go first
A．The airport. B．The police station. C．The bank.
7．What does the man offer to do
A．Lend some money. B．Inform the company. C．Go with the woman.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．Where does the conversation take place
A．At a restaurant. B．At a hotel. C．At a bank.
9．What kind of hotel does the man prefer
A．A cheap one. B．A modern one. C．A comfortable one.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What are the two speakers mainly talking about
A．A busy schedule. B．A healthy lifestyle. C．A big breakfast.
11．How does the man usually have breakfast
A．At ease. B．With care. C．In a rush.
12．What does the woman think of getting up early
A．Upsetting. B．Easy. C．Hard.
13．What will the man probably do next
A．Work harder. B．Rise earlier. C．Read more.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．Who is the man going on holiday with
A．His parents. B．His brother. C．His friends.
15．Where is the man staying for the holiday
A．In the mountains. B．In a large city. C．On the coast.
16．What does the man plan to do during the holiday
A．Go shopping. B．Visit a town. C．Do water activities.
17．When will the man set off
A．On June 20th B．On July 28th. C．On August 5th.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18．Which language does the speaker probably speak well
A．English B．Arabic. C．Japanese.
19．Who is a new employee
A．Helen. B．Paul. C．Lucy.
20．What do we know about Lucy
A．She was a lawyer before. B．She comes from London. C．She is a senior employee.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（15小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Watching movies is great for improving your English. And if you choose films that you enjoy watching, you’ll learn English without even realising it! Here are four movies that are perfect for English learners.
Charlotte’s Web (2006)
Story: The power of friendship between a pig(Wilbur)and a spider(Charlotte).
The live-action film, a fine adaptation of E. B. White’s book, will entertain the young audience with cute talking animals and easy-to-follow language. Adults will also be charmed by heartwarming good time and learn to look at the world with curiosity and joy.
Toy Story(1995)
Story: A cartoon film about toys that come to life when children and adults aren’t around.
The storylines are clear and the characters use simple but useful language. Though it’s mainly for kids, Toy Story doesn’t feel childish. The story and jokes also attracted adults, so parents would be more likely to take their children to see the film.
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Story: Things go wrong when a group of kids get a free tour of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
This film is also great for English learners as it is generally easy to follow. And you’ll hear some extracts(选段) from English literature because Willy often quotes well-known writers such as Oscar Wilde and Shakespeare.
The Sound of Music(1965)
Story: A young woman (Maria) becomes the nanny for seven children in a house in the Austrian Alps.
The Sound of Music is a musical and listening to music is one of the best ways to improve your English. Many of the film’s songs have become classics because they’re so catchy.
1. Which movie attracts cartoon lovers most
A. Charlotte’s Web(2006). B. Toy Story(1995).
C. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory(1971). D. The Sound of Music(1965).
2. What do Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and The Sound of Music have in common
A. They are preferred by housewives. B. They are musicals.
C. They are based on classic works. D. They have children characters.
3. Where is this text probably taken from
A. A music blog. B. A language magazine.
C. A movie poster. D. A toy advertisement.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B
B
There’s comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool.
In the open air, the noises all demanded your attention: the lifeguard’s whistle, the slapping of feet across the ground, the voices asking for different things. It reminded me of the school cafeteria, packed with kids: too loud to read a book in. But beneath the surface, things were quiet. The sounds that used to annoy me lost all their power. Instead, they mixed with the splashing of the water and the gentle blub-blub of air bubbles escaping my nose. All the noises worked together to create a symphony. Harmony.
Perhaps the best thing about the bottom of a swimming pool, though, was that at the bottom of a swimming pool, I was alone. I didn’t have to worry about anyone splashing or kicking or making fun of me. They were all far, far away up on the surface. It was only me. Just me.
I used to wish I could live underwater. Mermaids (美人鱼) didn’t have to go to school. Mermaids didn’t call other mermaids nerds (怪胎).
But once, when I came up for air, I spotted a girl my age at the other side of the pool. We locked eyes before I went back under, just for a second. I didn’t think anything of it — girls like her usually didn’t want to be seen around me — until I felt a soft tug on my ankle, and I spied her next to me. She actually wanted to talk to me. She wanted to be friends.
So we talked. And I found out that she liked Pokémon and Warrior Cats just like I did. And we competed to see who could make the biggest splash, and when it got dark and the lights came on, we explored the depths of the pool together.
I didn’t spend so much time at the bottom of a swimming pool after that How could I when there was so much waiting for me on the surface
4. What does the author think of the school cafeteria
A. Crowded and noisy. B. Quiet and empty.
C. Harmonious and lively. D. Comfortable and satisfying.
5. The author mentions mermaids in paragraph 4 to ______.
A. show his fondness of his schoolmates
B. highlight his love of reading literature
C. stress his desire for peace and being alone
D. share his imagination of the underwater world
6. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “spotted” in Paragraph 5
A. taught. B. stopped. C. discovered. D. trained.
7. What was the author’s attitude toward the girl at first
A. Curious. B. Grateful. C. Impatient. D. Uninterested.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. C 7. D
C
Egypt is home to more than 100 pyramids, including the 4,500-year-old iconic (圣像的) Giza Pyramid, which is the last-standing ancient wonder of the world.
Giza is actually made up of three pyramids, Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Now, scientists are using High Energy Physics (HEP) to scan the Khufu structure at Giza. The new technology uses cosmic ray muons (宇宙射线介子) to scan deeper into the pyramid than has ever been seen before, and then map its internal structure.
What we see now is only the core structure of the Great Pyramid. Although the pyramid has been studied closely for centuries, there are two mysterious blanks that have kept archacologists (考古学家) puzzled.
One void (空间) is around 98 feet long and 20 feet high and could be one large space or several rooms, according to previous scans of the pyramid, while the other is much smaller, just beyond the north face of the pyramid. Archaeologists are not sure what either void functioned as; the most exciting possibility is that the larger space is the hidden burial chamber of Khufu, who was in power from around 2,551 BC to 2,528 BC.
The voids were discovered in 2017 when a project named Scan Pyramids ran a series of scans that analyzed the cosmic particles that fall to Earth (muons) to detect spaces within the structure. Muons are negatively charged elementary particles that form when cosmic rays collide (碰撞) with the Earth’s atmosphere. They are useful because they behave differently when interacting with stone, or water, versus air.
“We plan to field a telescope system that has upwards of 100 times the sensitivity of the equipment that has recently been used at the Great Pyramid,” a team of scientists wrote in a preprint paper—yet to be reviewed by other scientists.
“Since the detectors that are proposed are very large, they cannot be placed inside the pyramid, therefore our approach is to put them outside and move them along the base. In this way, we can collect muons from all angles in order to build up the required data set,” the team wrote in the paper.
8. What is the function of paragraph 1
A. To describe an ancient wonder. B. To present the new technology.
C. To highlight the Giza Pyramid. D. To introduce background information.
9. What do we know about the new technology
A. It moves above the base and builds up data.
B. It scans the side of the pyramid and collects muons.
C. It detects the outside of the pyramid and collects data.
D. It looks into the pyramid and records the structure inside.
10. What does the underline word “they” refer to in paragraph 5
A. Comic rays. B. Muons. C. Scans. D. Elementary particles.
11. What is this passage mainly about
A. Putting the detectors outside to collect data.
B. Discovering the voids using new technology.
C. Holding a telescope system to study the pyramid.
D. Uncovering the internal secret of pyramid using HEP.
【答案】8. D 9. D 10. B 11. D
D
Life is busy. We’re always expected to be productive and engaged, whether that’s with parenting, housework, or work. While taking time for small rewards can feel like a luxury (奢侈), the truth is that it is necessary for improving our mental health. A key psychological idea behind this is the Premack Principle, which explains why treating ourselves is more than a tendency; it’s a way to improve our daily lives.
In the 1960s, American psychologist David Premack developed a theory now known as Premack Principle. He explained that doing something you’re more likely to do can be a reward for doing something you don’t actually want to do. For instance, if you finish a task you’re not interested in, like cleaning the bathroom, you can treat yourself to something you like, such as watching an episode of your favorite TV show. This approach takes advantage of our natural need for fun to help us get through tasks we might not enjoy.
Recent studies keep showing that giving yourself rewards can help improve your work and happiness. For example, Woolley and Fishbach discovered that getting rewards right away can make you more motivated because it links the reward directly with the task. What’s interesting is that it’s not about how big the reward is but how quickly you get it that matters. Another study by Landry and others found it’s not the reward itself but rather how the reward makes people feel that helps them do their best. This makes sense because rewards boost our dopamine (多巴胺) levels, which plays a key role in how our brains feel pleasure.
The idea of giving ourselves “little treats” is not just about enjoying something; it’s proof of how positive reinforcement can change our behavior and make us feel better mentally. By carefully using the Premack Principle and rewarding ourselves, we can find more motivation (动机) to face challenges and lead a happier life. It’s okay torecognize and celebrate our efforts, big or small.
So, go ahead, give yourself that little treat. You’ve earned it.
12. What is the Premack Principle
A. A tool to work out a long-term plan.
B. Away to complete tasks effectively.
C. A means to make boring tasks enjoyable.
D. A theory to explain how rewards improve happiness.
13. According to Woolley and Fishbach, what helps to improve motivation
A. The type of tasks. B. The immediate reward.
C. The size of the reward. D. The level of dopamine.
14. What might be a “positive reinforcement” according to paragraph 4
A. A cleanup. B. Physical training.
C. Graduation ceremony. D. A favourite snack.
15. What is the most suitable title for the text
A. The Importance of Productivity B. Motivation and Mental Health
C. The Premack Principle for Life D. Dopamine and the Brain’s Pleasure
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Avoid an Internet Addiction(上瘾)
While it may seem like everyone surfs the web these days, there is fine line between casually checking your social media pages and having a full blown Internet addiction. If you fear that you may lose interest in other aspects of your life because you prefer to be on the Internet, you may be on your way to an Internet addiction.____16____
Admit you are at risk of an addiction.
More and more people in the world are becoming addicted to the Internet. You are not the only one with this problem and it is becoming more and more common and more and more well- known.___17___
Set aside limited time for computer use.
Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. If you have a laptop, make sure to put it somewhere that you can remember but not somewhere that you see every day. Try keeping the lid closed when you are not using it.____18____If you have a desktop PC, try not to go near it or put something over it like a sheet.
Call people instead of sending instant messages or texts.
If you are free on weekends, call friends and ask them to go outside. This will distract you from the computer.____19____
Use an alarm clock or timer.
Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock or timer and make sure that you get off the computer when the time is up. Alternatively create a shutdown timer shortcut on your desktop.____20____
A. Make a small list of what you want to do within that time.
B. Do not be embarrassed; find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.
C. Luckily, there are ways to avoid living your life in front of the computer.
D. This can be programmed to shut down your computer after the set time.
E. This will stop you from using the Internet so often or going on to another page.
F. When the computer is not looking at you, you are less likely to use it.
G. If you have a problem on weekdays, phone your friends or ask for help in person.
【答案】16. C 17. B 18. F 19. G 20. D
第三部分 语言运用（共四节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My son, Dino, was born with only two pounds and spent his first month in ICU. On my daily visits, I played a Mozart tape ___21___ beside him. During childhood, Dino ___22___ small for his age and was slow to reach ___23___ milestones, including walking and talking.
When he was five, I noticed something ___24___. Once I took him to see a dinosaur exhibit. There was a(n) ___25___ in the museum’s entrance hall. Dino was completely ___26___ to the music, so he forgot all about the dinosaurs. At the end of the concert, he ran up to the stage and asked each musician about their ___27___ .
It was not long before I signed him up for music ___28___. Within weeks, Dino started on advanced classical pieces. Sometimes, his dad, an amateur pianist, would give him a mini lesson. Dino looked up to his dad; they both had something gentle, quiet yet ___29___ .
However, when Dino was 14, his dad ___30___, unexpectedly. For months, the instruments that had once ___31___ life into my son went untouched, collecting ___32___ in his bedroom. Then, about five months after my husband’s death, I heard some music ___33___ out of Dino’s room. Life slowly returned to his broken soul.
My son was born with a(n) ___34___ gift that changed his life, bringing him so many new experiences, opportunities and friends. Music helped him overcome language difficulties and connect with others. And, after we lost his dad, it gave him a path out of the ___35___.
21. A. softly B. loudly C. politely D. roughly
22. A. grew B. turned C. remained D. proved
23. A. mental B. emotional C. educational D. physical
24. A. common B. abnormal C. extraordinary D. typical
25. A. concert B. lecture C. exhibition D. party
26. A. addicted B. suited C. devoted D. attracted
27. A. costume B. instrument C. emotion D. profession
28. A. competitions B. festivals C. lessons D. gatherings
29. A. proud B. strong C. generous D. capable
30. A. passed away B. ran away C. stood out D. passed out
31. A. awaken B. breathed C. removed D. buried
32. A. music B. water C. light D. dust
33. A. floating B. breaking C. running D. stepping
34. A. amusing B. amazing C. average D. strange
35. A. shyness B. guilt C. darkness D. shame
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Zheng Xiaohui, a Chinese student in Milan, Italy, has performed a lot of erhu performances on the street, spreading ___36___ (tradition) Chinese culture to the world. She comes from Shandong Province and arrived in Italy in 2021. She has been playing erhu since she was 9, ___37___ (win) prizes in many national music competitions.
Since April 2023, she has been performing on the street during her free time, and now she does three or four shows a month. She ___38___ (plan) no street performances at first, ___39___ her idea changed in the previous year after watching a video of a violinist performing on the street. ___40___ (dress) in hanfu and wearing careful makeup, she was nervous during her first street performance, but ___41___ warm response from the audience immediately cheered her up. Some audience even attempted to play the erhu ___42___ (they) .
After performing a few times, she began recording and posting videos of her street performances on the Internet, ___43___ soon become popular online. All these efforts have been made ___44___ (show) the charm of Chinese erhu to the world.
Talking about the future, she looks forward ____45____ it, and said that whatever she does and wherever she lives, she will bring her erhu with her.
【答案】36. traditional
37. winning
38. planned##had planned
39. but##yet
40. Dressed
41. the 42. themselves
43. which 44. to show
45. to
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
46. He loves the students and is devoted ______ his work. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】to
47. Stories have spread about his__________ (generous) and the huge amounts of money he donated to the charity. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】generosity
48. The book turns out to be one that ______ (appeal) to the world for more than 350 years. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】has appealed
49. The encouragement from a teacher is really of great ______ (significant) to his/ her student, especially when the student has trouble with study.（所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】significance
50. You ________ not be too careful when crossing the road. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】can
51. It was a ________ (relieve) that he won the medal at last after a series of failures. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】relief
52. An increasing number of rare species are in danger of ______ (extinct) due to climate change.（所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】extinction
53. The official kept us ______ (inform) that our football association needed some volunteers to meet the visiting foreign viewers.(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】informed
54. The ______ (injure) in the tsunami have been taken good care of by some medical teams so far.（所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】injured
55. I was about to leave ______ the terrible earthquake happened.（用适当的词填空）
【答案】when
第四节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据所给提示在空格里填上合适的单词，使整个句子句意完整，语法正确（每空一词）
56. 不负韶华，未来可期。
Make the best of each day, and a promising future is lying ________ ________ ________ you.
【答案】 ①. in ②. store ③. for
57. 观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声，我意识到我表演成功了。
I realized it was a successful performance with a thunderous applause ________ _______ from the audience.
【答案】 ①. breaking ②. out
58. 虽然遇到了风暴，船上所有的人都安然无恙。
Despite the storm, everyone on board was ________ ________ ________.
【答案】 ①. safe ②. and ③. sound
59. 他的话已经引起了一些让人不安的误会。
What he said has __________________ some disturbing misunderstandings.
【答案】 ①. given ②. rise ③. to
60. 出于好奇，有些青少年尝试抽电子烟，转而电子烟又伤害他们的身心健康。
Out of curiosity, some teenagers try smoking e-cigarettes, which ________ _________damage their physical and mental health.
【答案】 ①. in ②. turn
61. 因为他那时对我那般友善关心，我崩溃哭了起来。
Because he was being so kind and concerned, I ______ ______ and cried.
【答案】 ①. broke ②. down
62. 昨天我想到我可以利用好这次机会。
It ______ ______ me that I could take advantage of this opportunity yesterday.
【答案】 ①. occurred ②. to
63. 这家旅馆根本不便宜。
The hotel was ______ ______ cheap.
【答案】 ①. anything ②. but
64. 我受够了跟在你后面收拾。
I’m fed up with ____________ after you!
【答案】 ①. clearing ②. up
65. 讲故事的传统代代相传。
The tradition of storytelling is ______ ______ from generation to generation.
【答案】 ①. passed ②. down
第四部分 应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，上周你校举办了首届校园美食节。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，介绍此次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动的目的；
2. 活动的内容；
3. 学生的反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The First Ever Food Festival
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【答案】
The First Ever Food Festival
Aimed at providing an opportunity for students to enjoy diverse food and learn about its culture, our school held the first ever Food Festival last week.
During the festival, every class set up food stands with various food for students to try. Cooking classes were arranged in which students learned how to cook and explored the culture of traditional cuisines. The highlight was the cooking show where students displayed their cooking talents.
All the students thought highly of the festival, saying it not only satisfied their taste buds but also deepened their understanding of food culture.
