甘肃省多校2024-2025学年高二下学期期中联考考试英语试题（含听力）
一、听力选择题
1．What will John do tonight
A．Go swimming. B．Prepare for a performance. C．Visit Mike.
2．Where are the speakers probably
A．On the subway. B．At the company. C．At the theatre.
3．When will the electricity be off tonight
A．At 10:00 p. m.. B．At 9:00 p. m.. C．At 6:00 p. m..
4．How does the woman sound
A．Angry. B．Worried. C．Confident.
5．How does the man go to work this month
A．By car. B．On foot. C．By bus.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．A magazine. B．A fire. C．A restaurant.
7．Why is The Sunflower closed now
A．The workers need a rest. B．It is under repair. C．It is lacking in water.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．What is the man’s favourite subject
A．Art. B．Maths. C．Physics.
9．What does the woman suggest the man do
A．Switch off the TV. B．Change the project. C．Work in the living room.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What will the man do on the afternoon of May 7th
A．See a play. B．Watch a game. C．Go to a concert.
11．How much should the man pay
A．$48. B．$20. C．$24.
12．What may the man do next
A．Go to the club. B．Make a telephone call. C．Visit actors of Cinderella.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．Why will the woman move to Boswell
A．It is a more beautiful town.
B．Her husband has a new job there.
C．Her children work there.
14．What advantage does Boswell have
A．More green area. B．Better education. C．Better facilities.
15．What do we learn about Boswell
A．Its pollution is heavy. B．Its food is of high quality. C．Its weather is terrible.
16．What does the woman plan to work as in Boswell
A．A teacher. B．A secretary. C．A worker.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．Which of the following can prevent annoying phone calls
A．True Call. B．Safeway. C．Red & Yellow Care.
18．What happened to Robert Smith’s mother
A．She failed to use smart phones.
B．Her phone was stolen.
C．She was cheated by others.
19．What can we know about Red & Yellow Care
A．It is a supermarket chain. B．It is a health care service. C．Its staff is the elderly.
20．Who may benefit most from Safeway
A．Salesmen. B．Elderly customers. C．Students.
二、阅读理解
Top Cookbooks of 2024The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt
The Wok’s appeal is not innovation; you can find many dishes like Kung Pao Shrimp and Cumin Lamb on many Chinese restaurant menus. But you don’t have to leave your home. As far as I’m concerned, it’s worth the sticker price to learn the techniques.Turkey and the Wolf: Flavour Trippin’ in New Orleans by Mason Hereford
Chef Mason Hereford has put to paper some of the magic that draws locals and tourists alike to his popular New Orleans sandwich shop, Turkey and the Wolf. The cookbook is full of recipes accessible to home cooks. The meatloaf is my favourite. Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico by Rick Martinez
With seven sections focused on different regions across the country, Rick Martinez guides you through some of the essential recipes for each. The recipes are lovely, but what I love most are the stories alongside each of them. Food is deeply personal and with Mi Cocina, Martinez is sharing his life in food and inviting you to come along. I Am from Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef by Vishwesh Bhatt
Western India and the Southern US share more culinary (烹饪的) similarities than you’d think, from rice varieties to fresh tomatoes. Here, these ingredients explode in a delicious combination of seasonings and essential cooking techniques.
21．Whose book provides guidance on Chinese cooking
A．Vishwesh Bhatt’s. B．Rick Martinez’s.
C．J. Kenji López-Alt’s. D．Mason Hereford’s.
22．Which book is titled after its author’s sandwich shop
A．Turkey and the Wolf. B．The Wok. C．I Am from Here. D．Mi Cocina.
23．What is the similarity between Mi Cocina and I Am from Here
A．They feature Indian and American food.
B．They share some stories.
C．They emphasize the importance of fresh ingredients.
D．They stress food’s role in connecting cultures.
In 2016, when I was on the graduate scheme (计划) at Deutsche Bank, Marie Inafidon, chief executive of Stemettes, who encourages girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), was also working there. I didn’t meet her at the time, but I did read an article about her and her career.
Learning at 21 years old about the career of a young black woman’s succeeding in a traditionally white male-dominated industry was one of the most influential things that ever happened to me. It gave me confidence that it was possible to do well in the office and work on personal external project at the same time.
Role models can play a central role in shaping a young professional’s career. They are especially important if you belong to an under-represented group for whom a lack of representation in the workplace can lead to feeling isolated and lacking in confidence. They can help those just starting out, whether or not they are a graduate as I was, to believe in their own abilities.
There’s a growing need to have accessible role models. Given the tendency to exaggerate (夸大) success stories, hearing from women who talk honestly about the challenges they have faced, either when starting a business or forming a new career path, is much more effective. A study revealed that 70 per cent of girls say they think differently about their futures after hearing from women role models.
I’m frequently asked about what businesses could be doing to increase racial diversity in the workplace. A good starting point is to actively promote and support the voices of the people in the organisation that are leading positive change and inspiring others. This makes a real difference. Unlike the tokenism (装样子) I still come across, which results in individuals being made the lone representative for a group without real support from the organisation.
Things came full circle for me when I interviewed Ms. Inafidon for my book in 2019. I was able to tell her of the incredible impact her passion and confidence had had on me as a graduate trainee and how grateful I would always be for that.
24．What do we learn about Marie Inafidon？
A．She became successful at 21.
B．She was a trainee at Deutsche Bank.
C．She encouraged girls to take up STEM-related work.
D．She helped the author with her external project personally.
25．Who can benefit most from role models in the work place according to the third paragraph？
A．Experienced professionals. B．A graduate eager to succeed.
C．People without special abilities. D．The young from an under-represented group.
26．What is effective in changing girls’ mindset？
A．Taking on challenging projects.
B．Reading more made-up success stories.
C．Starting their own business as early as possible.
D．Listening to women role models share their experiences.
27．What should businesses do to increase racial diversity in the workplace according to the author
A．Encourage positive opinions.
B．Make more colored people authorities.
C．Include more people of different races.
D．Understand the true meaning of tokenism.
Extremely authentic-looking prosthetic (假体的) eyes can now be 3D-printed in a fraction of the time it would normally take to produce the eyes by hand, scientists demonstrate in a new study.
The new technology can create a prosthetic eye in just 90 minutes, compared with the eight hours it would normally take a skilled technician, or ocularist, to produce one by hand. The 3D-printed eyes require five times less labour to make than traditional methods, the scientists behind the technology wrote in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications.
The 3D-printed eyes also look more natural than traditional prostheses; this could help improve a patient’s self-confidence in using the devices. “Patients are very conscious about wearing a prosthesis, and they don’t want others to notice,”Johann Reinhard, lead study author and a researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research in Germany, told us. “With these more realistic eyes, it might help them to participate more in society,” he said.
The new printing approach involves taking a specialized image of a patient’s empty eye socket (眼窝) and of their healthy eye. These images are then processed and used to draft blueprints that can be sent to be 3D-printed in the lab. These 3D-printed eyes closely replicate the colour, size and structure of the patient’s healthy eye and are particularly good at capturing the coloured part of the eye, known as the iris, and the white part of the eye, called the sclera. Once finished, the eyes take 15 to 30 minutes to be installed by an ocularist, Reinhard said.
“About 80% of adults in need of prosthetic eyes could theoretically have one made this way, either due to a birth defect that causes an eye to be small or missing or because they’ve lost an eye,” the team said. “However, this wouldn’t be possible for all patients, such as those who have a very complex eye socket, as the software wouldn’t be able to find a matching shape for the prosthetic eye,” Reinhard said.
“More data are needed to see if this technique could also be used to make prosthetic eyes for children, which would require more regulation,” Reinhard said.
28．Which of the following can best describe the 3D-printed eyes
A．Time-consuming. B．Eco-friendly. C．Realistic-looking. D．Fit-of-all.
29．How does the author develop his idea in Paragraph 2
A．By giving examples. B．By justifying an idea.
C．By making a comparison. D．By providing evidence.
30．What can we know about a 3D-printed eye
A．Every adult in need of a prosthetic eye can’t possibly have one.
B．The patients prefer to show off their prosthetic eyes.
C．The installment of one is 5 times faster than a traditional prosthetic eye.
D．It normally takes a skilled technician, or ocularist, to produce one.
31．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．3D Printing—a Promising Technology
B．3D-printed Eyes—a Better Alternative
C．Prosthetic Eyes—the Hope for all Blind People
D．3D-printed Eyes—a Source of Confidence
One bird may not make a summer but seeing or hearing birds does improve mental wellbeing, a ground-breaking study in the journal Scientific Reports has found.
Researchers tracked 1,292 participants’ everyday encounters with birds last year via a smartphone app called Urban Mind. Over the course of two weeks, the participants, from the UK, Europe, the US, China and Australia, were asked every two hours to document how they were feeling, including whether they were happy or stressed.
The researchers found that participants’ average mental wellbeing scores increased when they saw or heard birds, including among those who said they had been diagnosed (诊断) with depression.
Andrea Mechelli, professor of early intervention (干涉) in mental health at King’s College London, said that the positive effect of bird encounters on people with depression was significant because many “interventions that help so-called ‘healthy people’ don’t work for individuals with mental health issues”. Mechelli said, “We know exercise makes everyone feel better. But it’s so challenging to motivate someone with depression to exercise, while contact with bird life is something that, perhaps, is feasible.”
Adrian Thomas, the author of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ Guide to Birdsong, said the report’s findings came as no surprise as most people described their reaction to birdsong as joy. He added, “Birdsong would have once been the natural soundtrack to all human lives, and I do think that it is rooted somewhere deep within us. It is related with spring and good times coming, which is just one of the reasons why we need to appreciate the role of birds in our life and ensure that nature.”
32．What were the participants asked to do
A．Keep record of moods. B．Keep track of birds.
C．Analyze feeling changes. D．Report health issues.
33．What does the underline word “feasible” mean in Paragraph 4
A．Inspiring. B．Practicable. C．Ineffective. D．Measurable.
34．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A．A reasonable doubt to the research question. B．Potential application of the research results.
C．A further explanation of the research findings. D．Detailed descriptions of the research process.
35．Which of the following may the research contribute to
A．Stress relief methods. B．Bird watching activity.
C．Mental health treatment. D．Bird protection campaign.
Sports is getting its increasing popularity among teens. Many teens in high school want to try sports because they think it will make them popular. 36 Here are some of them.
With electronic products becoming more popular, it has become much easier for teens to be by themselves. Kids used to hang out around the town; now they just sit at home. 37 In this case, they’ll learn how to interact and work as a team— something they’ll find useful later in life.
38 Playing a team sport will help your teens get some exercise to lose weight or get into shape. What’s more, these days, it is becoming harder to show your teens that you love and support them. A great way to do this is by showing up while they are playing games. You can also help them practise, and help with the team fund-raising. These are also great ways to spend time with your kids and talk to them.
You may think your teens aren’t good enough to make their school team. 39 There are plenty of other places besides the school to play team sports. You can also check other “for-fun clubs”. You could look into sports that you may not have thought of. If you do a little research, you are sure to find something your teens will enjoy.
Sports are a great way for your teens to get out of the house, get moving, make friends, and even get a scholarship to college. 40
A．Take it easy.
B．Sports help address teens’ overweight.
C．In my view, it is a waste of time and energy.
D．So why not talk to them about getting into sports today
E．However, there are other benefits your teens don’t realize.
F．How can we develop a hobby of doing sports from now on
G．Yet getting into a sport gives them a chance to go out and socialize.
三、完形填空
In 2018, Julie Silverman developed a bad cough. She went to see many doctors, but no one could diagnose (诊断) the 41 of the cough, or figure out a way to 42 it.
Over the next few years, the 43 got worse and worse. When Silverman went to a 44 for weekly appointments for allergy (过敏) shots, she met a nurse practitioner (从业人员) named Alison. She kept tabs on (密切关注) Silverman. When Silverman came in one day, Alison noticed that her condition had 45 .
Alison 46 one of the physicians in the clinic and insisted that he do a thorough examination to Silverman’s trachea (气管). It turned out that Silverman had a condition called idiopathic subglottic stenosis. It is a very 47 condition which only happens to about one in 400,000 people. It was very serious and 48 if not treated, because Silverman’s airway completely closed.
The diagnosis gave Silverman the 49 she needed to find a specialist who could properly treat her. Now she spends her time 50 at her local hospital, riding her bike, hiking, skiing and spending time with family and friends. She often 51 Alison while doing the things that bring her 52 .
“Had Alison not picked up on the fact that she was sure something else was 53 , and gotten this physician to look in my throat (喉咙), I don’t know what would have happened,” she said. “It was her persistence and taking me seriously that 54 my life. She was my unsung 55 .”
41．A．account B．source C．degree D．direction
42．A．ignore B．regard C．treat D．feel
43．A．stomachache B．cough C．sleep D．cold
44．A．clinic B．company C．church D．charity
45．A．improved B．worsened C．changed D．disappeared
46．A．approached B．ordered C．doubted D．mentioned
47．A．ordinary B．scary C．rare D．slow
48．A．curable B．violent C．grand D．deadly
49．A．information B．courage C．finance D．licence
50．A．travelling B．volunteering C．staying D．wandering
51．A．takes on B．runs into C．meets with D．thinks of
52．A．peace B．annoyance C．defeat D．joy
53．A．messy B．unpredictable C．wrong D．absent
54．A．saved B．affected C．shared D．ruled
55．A．partner B．goal C．hero D．dream
四、语法填空
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。
How can you better understand body language to feel more confident and be more effective in a range of situations If you are struggling to understand how to interpret body language of colleagues in different cultural contexts and how to respond, you may find yourself 56 (search) for a checklist of dos and don’ ts. But this isn’t necessarily the 57 (great) approach. Besides, you can start your interpretation 58 analysing groups, rather than looking at each gesture in isolation.
For example, imagine that you are presenting an idea for a new process in a meeting, and your boss is smiling. Many experts would advise you that smiling is 59 (cultural) universal, so you might assume that your boss must be happy with your presentation. However, making this 60 (assume) without deeper investigation could prove problematic. If you take 61 second look at your boss, you might notice that she is also laughing slightly, looking down and moving her pen. This could mean a range of different things. How can you understand your boss’s reaction correctly The answer is to check that your analysis of their body language matches with 62 the person says and how they say it.
To understand the cultural influences 63 have led to her behaviour, it is first important to understand what cultural identity is. Many people use the terms “culture” and “nationality” interchangeably. However, generalising 64 (base) only on nationality can be risky. To help avoid this, the British Council 65 (develop) a description of culture in the last few years.
五、书信写作
66．本周英语课上讨论的主题是“克隆技术的利弊”。请你根据以下信息写一篇短文，与同学们分享：
1. 克隆技术是科学发展的一种成果；
2. 是否应该鼓励克隆，人们意见不一；
3. 应该谨慎利用，扬利避害。
注意：
1. 词数：120左右；
2. 可适当增加细节。
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六、书面表达
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Biar Kon grew up in a shelter in Kenya, after his parents were forced to migrate from neighbouring Sudan. When he was 17, he moved to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to attend school.
Once he arrived, he needed to get some documents from the Sudanese embassy (大使馆) . But when he went to look for the embassy, he couldn’t find it. He asked a few people for directions, and no one knew where it was. Then an older woman tapped him on the back.
The lady said to him, “Hey, my son. ” “That was the first word, ” Kon recalled. “She said, ‘Hey, my son, how are you doing ‘” The woman told Kon that she had seen him asking questions of multiple people as they passed, and she wondered if he needed money for food, or a place to stay. Then Kon realized that the woman thought he was homeless.
“Because in Kenya, it’s very common,” Kon said. “Kids at 17, kids at 15, kids at 12—kids of any age can be on the street looking for survival. ”
They cleared up the confusion, and the woman was able to give Kon directions to the embassy. Then she told him about the deeper reason she had asked if he needed help: because of her experience as a mother.
“I wouldn’t want my child to be on the street,” the woman told him. “And anytime I see a child on the street, I feel like I have an obligation (义务) to help.”
The woman’s generosity left a deep impression on Kon. And it inspired him to pay it forward, five years later, when he moved to Boston, Massachusetts.
When he arrived there, Kon expected that everyone he saw would be well-off and successful. So he was shocked at the number of homeless people he encountered on the street.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One day, outside a coffee shop, he observed an interaction between a young woman and a homeless man,
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After learning the young man’s story, Kon knew it was time to pass on what that kind lady had done to him.
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答案 B C C C A C B A C A
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答案 A B B B A A A C B B
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答案 C A B C D D A C C A
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答案 B A B C C E G B A D
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答案 B C B A B A C D A B
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答案 D D C A C
1．B
【原文】W: John, I’m going swimming in the gym tonight. Would you like to join me
M: I’d like to, but Mike will come to my home. We plan to practise for our performance.
2．C
【原文】W: Hello, I didn’t expect to see you at the theatre. You look different in a suit.
M: Well, I couldn’t really wear my work uniform for the Kunqu Opera, could I
W: Not really. Anyway, I must go. I have to catch the last subway home.
3．C
【原文】M: I heard there would be a power cut tonight.
W: Don’t worry. I’ve already bought some candles.
M: So when will it begin
W: It’ll begin at 6:00 p. m. and will last for three hours.
4．C
【原文】M: Hi, Rose. How is everything
W: Well, I’ve lost my job and I’m looking for another one.
M: Well, that’s annoying.
W: Actually, I’m not worried. You see, I have proper skills and can get one pretty soon.
5．A
【原文】W: If I were you, I’d just walk to work. It will take you about 15 minutes.
M: I agree. But this month my wife is away on business, so I have to drive my kids to school before I go to work, and I’m pressed for time, you know.
6．C 7．B
【原文】W: I wonder why The Sunflower went out of business. It got a great review in Dining Magazine and every time I ate there, there was a big crowd.
M: It’s not closed forever. There was a fire in the kitchen last month, but they plan to reopen as soon as the damage is repaired.
W: I’m glad to hear that. It was one of the best spots in town. It was so clean; the workers were so friendly, and the food was great!
8．A 9．C
【原文】M: Mum, this is my friend David. I told you about him, remember
W: Ah, you two are in the same class at school, aren’t you
M: Yes, we’re going to work on an art project together.
W: Oh, art was my favourite subject at school.
M: It’s mine too.
W: I know that since you were little. You really get the talent.
M: How I want maths and physics talent! Then I will get them passed. Anyway, we’ll work in the dining room, so we won’t disturb you.
W: Why don’t you work in the living room
M: The light in the dining room will be better for art. And Mum, would you mind turning off the TV
W: Of course not. No problem.
10．A 11．A 12．B
【原文】W: Westbury Theatre. Can I help you
M: Yes. I’d like to book some tickets for the play for children, Cinderella.
W: When would you like to go
M: The afternoon of the seventh of May. How much are they
W: $12 each. Children under sixteen pay only $8 if they’re with an adult.
M: All right. I’d like tickets for two adults and three children please. And the show starts at 3:15, doesn’t it
W: That’s right, but you need to arrive at 2:30 to get your tickets.
M: OK, thanks. Can you tell me about your Children’s Club on Saturday mornings
W: Call 7722801 and they’ll give you the information you need.
M: Great. I will get in touch with them at once. Thanks.
13．B 14．B 15．A 16．A
【原文】M: Hello, Lily. Is it true you are going to leave us for Boswell
W: Yes, you know, Tom has got a new job there.
M: You’re going to miss Highland Park, aren’t you
W: Oh, definitely. But it’s a much greater opportunity for Tom. His salary will be higher and he’ll have a much better position. He’ll manage the whole sales department. Also, there are better schools for the children. The town itself isn’t half as nice as Highland Park, of course.
M: Yes, there are so many factories. There’s probably a lot of air pollution, isn’t there
W: Yeah, and not much green area. But that’s life, I guess.
M: Are you going to stop working
W: I believe I’ll have to at first, but I intend to go back as soon as we settle down. I may get a teaching job. There’s a new high school there and they’re looking for teachers.
17．A 18．C 19．B 20．B
【原文】 It’s good to see people live longer lives. But how we can help people who live longer live better has been a big challenge. Now, a number of businesses are offering services specifically designed for the elderly. One of them is True Call. True Call is a UK telephone communication service that can block unwanted telephone calls. Businessman Robert Smith has set the system in his mother’s home, since a group of people had stolen her life savings through phone calls a few months earlier.
Another one called Red & Yellow Care is a health care service. According to the director Mike Hart, their staff is trained to be able to explain their service in a simple and clear way, and unafraid of repeating the information. All the training is to provide safer and friendlier service for the elderly.
Then there is Safeway, a supermarket chain. One of the staff, Martin Bateman says that he and his co-workers now ask older customers more frequently if they need help at the checkouts. These customers may not know what to do with the self-checkout machines. All in all, the elderly are gaining increasing attention from the society. They’ll be living longer and better.
21．C 22．A 23．B
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本烹饪书籍。
21．细节理解题。根据介绍The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt的句子“The Wok’s appeal is not innovation; you can find many dishes like Kung Pao Shrimp and Cumin Lamb on many Chinese restaurant menus.(The Wok的吸引力不在于创新；你可以在很多中餐馆的菜单上找到很多像宫保虾仁和孜然羊肉这样的菜)”可知，J. Kenji López-Alt的书提供了中国烹饪指南。故选C项。
22．细节理解题。根据介绍Turkey and the Wolf: Flavour Trippin’ in New Orleans by Mason Hereford的句子“Chef Mason Hereford has put to paper some of the magic that draws locals and tourists alike to his popular New Orleans sandwich shop, Turkey and the Wolf.(厨师梅森·赫里福德将吸引当地人和游客来到他在新奥尔良颇受欢迎的三明治店Turkey and the Wolf的一些神奇之处写了下来。)”可知，Turkey and the Wolf是以作者的三明治店命名的。故选A项。
23．细节理解题。根据介绍Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico by Rick Martinez的句子“The recipes are lovely, but what I love most are the stories alongside each of them.(食谱很可爱，但我最喜欢的是每道菜旁边的故事)”和最后一段标题“I Am from Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef by Vishwesh Bhatt(《我来自这里：一位南方厨师的故事和食谱》，作者:Vishwesh Bhatt)”可知，Mi Cocina和I Am from Here两本书里都分享了一些故事。故选B项。
24．C 25．D 26．D 27．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过亲身经历阐明了榜样的力量。榜样可以在塑造年轻专业人士的职业生涯中发挥核心作用。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Marie Inafidon, chief executive of Stemettes, who encourages girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), was also working there. (鼓励女孩从事科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）职业的Stemettes首席执行官Marie Inafidon也在那里工作。)”可知，Marie Inafidon鼓励女孩从事STEM相关工作。故选C。
25．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Role models can play a central role in shaping a young professional's career. They are especially important if you belong to an under-represented group for whom a lack of representation in the workplace can lead to feeling isolated and lacking in confidence. They can help those just starting out, whether or not they are a graduate as I was, to believe in their own abilities. (榜样可以在塑造年轻专业人士的职业生涯中发挥核心作用。如果你属于一个代表性不足的群体，在工作场所缺乏代表性会导致你感到孤立和缺乏信心，那么它们尤其重要。他们可以帮助那些刚起步的人，无论他们是否像我一样毕业，相信自己的能力。)”可知，来自代表性不足群体的年轻人能从工作场所的榜样中受益最大。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Given the tendency to exaggerate (夸大) success stories, hearing from women who talk honestly about the challenges they have faced, either when starting a business or forming a new career path, is much more effective. A study revealed that 70 per cent of girls say they think differently about their futures after hearing from women role models. (考虑到夸大成功故事的倾向，听取那些诚实地谈论自己在创业或形成新的职业道路时所面临挑战的女性的意见要有效得多。一项研究显示，70%的女孩表示，在听取了女性榜样的意见后，她们对自己的未来有了不同的看法。)”可知，倾听女性榜样，分享她们的经历能有效地改变女孩的心态。故选D。
27．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“I’m frequently asked about what businesses could be doing to increase racial diversity in the workplace. A good starting point is to actively promote and support the voices of the people in the organisation that are leading positive change and inspiring others. (我经常被问到企业可以做些什么来增加工作场所的种族多样性。一个好的起点是积极促进和支持组织中领导积极变革和激励他人的人们的声音。)”可知，企业应该鼓励积极的意见来增加工作场所的种族多样性。故选A。
28．C 29．C 30．A 31．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了通过 3D打印技术制作假眼比传统手工制作更节省成本而且自然逼真，对于有需要的人来说是更好的选择。
28．细节理解题。根据第三段“The 3D-printed eyes also look more natural than traditional prostheses; this could help improve a patient’s self-confidence in using the devices.(3D 打印的眼睛看起来也比传统的义眼更自然；这可以帮助提高患者使用这些设备的自信心。)”可知，3D打印的眼睛看起来更逼真。故选C。
29．推理判断题。根据第二段“The new technology can create a prosthetic eye in just 90 minutes, compared with the eight hours it would normally take a skilled technician, or ocularist, to produce one by hand. The 3D-printed eyes require five times less labour to make than traditional methods, the scientists behind the technology wrote in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications.(这项新技术只需 90 分钟就能制造出一个义眼，而一个熟练的技术人员或眼科医生通常需要8个小时才能手工制作出一个义眼。开发这项技术的科学家在《自然 通讯》杂志上发表的一篇新论文中写道，3D打印的义眼制作所需的劳动力比传统方法少五倍。)”可知，作者通过将3D打印义眼和传统手工制作义眼在制作时间和劳动力方面进行比较来展开观点。故选C。
30．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“‘About 80% of adults in need of prosthetic eyes could theoretically have one made this way, either due to a birth defect that causes an eye to be small or missing or because they’ve lost an eye,’the team said. ‘However, this wouldn’t be possible for all patients, such as those who have a very complex eye socket, as the software wouldn’t be able to find a matching shape for the prosthetic eye,’ Reinhard said.(该团队表示：‘理论上，约80%需要义眼的成年人可以通过这种方式制作义眼，原因可能是导致眼睛变小或缺失的先天性缺陷，或者是因为他们失去了一只眼睛。’莱因哈德说：‘然而，这对所有患者来说是不可能的，比如那些眼窝非常复杂的患者，因为软件无法为义眼找到匹配的形状。’)”可知，不是每个需要义眼的成年人都能拥有3D打印的义眼。故选A。
31．主旨大意题。通读全文特别是第一段“Extremely authentic-looking prosthetic (假体的) eyes can now be 3D-printed in a fraction of the time it would normally take to produce the eyes by hand, scientists demonstrate in a new study.(科学家在一项新的研究中证明，现在可以在手工制作眼睛通常所需时间的一小部分时间内3D打印出非常逼真的假眼。)”可知，文章主要介绍了3D打印义眼比传统义眼在制作时间、外观等方面更有优势，是更好的选择。所以B项3D-printed Eyes—a Better Alternative(3D打印眼睛——更好的选择)符合语境。故选B。
32．A 33．B 34．C 35．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了发表在《科学报告》杂志上的一项突破性研究发现，看到鸟或听到鸟的声音确实能改善心理健康。文章解释了研究的经过以及发现。
32．细节理解题。根据第二段“Over the course of two weeks, the participants, from the UK, Europe, the US, China and Australia, were asked every two hours to document how they were feeling, including whether they were happy or stressed.(在两周的时间里，来自英国、欧洲、美国、中国和澳大利亚的参与者被要求每两小时记录一次他们的感受，包括他们是否开心或有压力。)”可知，参与者被要求记录他们的情绪。故选A。
33．词句猜测题。根据第四段“We know exercise makes everyone feel better. But it’s so challenging to motivate someone with depression to exercise, while contact with bird life is something that, perhaps, is feasible.(我们知道锻炼能让每个人感觉更好。但要激励抑郁症患者去锻炼是非常具有挑战性的，而与鸟类接触这件事，也许是feasible。)”可知，让抑郁症患者锻炼很难，但与鸟类接触是可行的，所以feasible意思是“可行的”。故选B。
34．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Adrian Thomas, the author of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ Guide to Birdsong, said the report’s findings came as no surprise as most people described their reaction to birdsong as joy. He added, ‘Birdsong would have once been the natural soundtrack to all human lives, and I do think that it is rooted somewhere deep within us. It is related with spring and good times coming, which is just one of the reasons why we need to appreciate the role of birds in our life and ensure that nature.’(英国皇家鸟类保护协会《鸟鸣指南》的作者阿德里安 托马斯表示，这份报告的发现并不令人惊讶，因为大多数人都把他们对鸟鸣的反应描述为愉悦。他补充说：‘鸟鸣曾经是所有人生活的自然背景音乐，我确实认为它深深植根于我们内心的某个地方。它与春天和美好时光的到来有关，这只是我们需要欣赏鸟类在我们生活中的作用并保护自然的原因之一。’)”可知，最后一段是对研究结果（看到或听到鸟类能改善心理健康）的进一步解释，说明鸟鸣对人类的意义。故选C。
35．推理判断题。根据第三段“The researchers found that participants’ average mental wellbeing scores increased when they saw or heard birds, including among those who said they had been diagnosed (诊断) with depression.(研究人员发现，当参与者看到或听到鸟类时，他们的平均心理健康得分会提高，包括那些被诊断患有抑郁症的人。)”以及第四段中对鸟类接触对抑郁症患者作用的描述可知，这项研究可能有助于心理健康治疗。故选C。
36．E 37．G 38．B 39．A 40．D
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了高中的青少年参加体育运动的好处。
36．根据上文“Many teens in high school want to try out for sports because they think it will make them popular. (许多高中的青少年都想尝试运动，因为他们认为这会让他们受欢迎)”可知，高中的青少年认为运动会让他们受欢迎。选项与上文为转折关系，说明还有青少年没有意识到的其他好处。故F项“However, there are other benefits your teens don’t realize.(然而，还有其他好处是你的青少年没有意识到的)”切题，且承接下文。下文them指代选项中的benefits。故选E。
37．根据上文“With electronic products becoming more popular, it has become much easier for teens to be by themselves. Kids used to hang out around the town; now they just sit at home. (随着电子产品越来越受欢迎，青少年独处变得更加容易。孩子们过去常在城里闲逛；现在他们只是坐在家里)”可知，选项承接上文说明参加体育运动和社交的关系。故G项“Yet getting into a sport gives them a chance to go out and socialize.(然而，参加体育运动给了他们一个出去社交的机会)”切题。故选G。
38．空处为本段主旨句。根据下文“Playing a team sport will help your teens get some exercise to lose weight or get into shape. (参加团队运动有助于青少年进行一些锻炼，以减肥或保持身材)”可知，参加团队运动有助于青少年减肥或保持身材，即解决青少年超重问题。B项“Sports help address teens’ overweight.(运动有助于解决青少年超重问题)”概括段落主旨，下文针对“运动有助于解决青少年超重问题”这个话题进行了具体介绍。故选B。
39．根据上文“You may think your teens aren’t good enough to make their school team. ”(你可能认为你的孩子不够好，不能成为他们的校队)”可知，许多家长担心孩子不够优秀，不能加入校队，A项“Take it easy.”意为“别担心。”该项能够承接上文，针对家长的焦虑，作者劝慰家长“别担心”，且能引起下文，下文介绍了解决办法，除了学校，还有很多其他地方可以进行团体运动，可以参加其他俱乐部。故选A。
40．根据上文“Sports are a great way for your teens to get out of the house, get moving, make friends, and even get a scholarship to college. (运动是青少年走出家门、行动起来、交朋友，甚至获得大学奖学金的好方法)”可知，上文介绍了运动的好处，D项“So why not talk to them about getting into sports today ”意为“那么为什么今天不和他们谈谈关于参加体育运动的事呢？”承接上文，既然运动有这么多好处，那就应该鼓励孩子参加体育运动。故选D。
41．B 42．C 43．B 44．A 45．B 46．A 47．C 48．D 49．A 50．B 51．D 52．D 53．C 54．A 55．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Julie Silverman持续咳嗽多年未能确诊，直到执业护士Alison坚持要求医生进行彻底检查，她才被确定患有一种罕见病，并得到正确治疗，Silverman感激Alison的坚持救了她的命，称她为“无名英雄”。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她去看了很多医生，但没有人能诊断出咳嗽的原因，也没有人能找到治疗方法。A. account账户；B. source（问题的）原因；C. degree程度；D. direction方向。根据下文“Over the next few years, the ___3___ got worse and worse.”可知，Silverman的情况变糟糕了，因此是没有医生能诊断出咳嗽的原因。故选B。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她去看了很多医生，但没有人能诊断出咳嗽的原因，也没有人能找到治疗方法。A. ignore忽视；B. regard看待；C. treat治疗；D. feel感觉。根据上文“She went to see many doctors”和“or figure out a way to”可知，虽然Silverman看了很多医生，但没有人能找到治疗方法。故选C。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几年里，咳嗽变得越来越严重。A. stomachache胃痛；B. cough咳嗽；C. sleep睡眠；D. cold感冒。根据上文“In 2018, Julie Silverman developed a bad cough.”可知，Silverman的咳嗽变得越来越严重。故选B。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当Silverman每周去诊所预约过敏疫苗时，她遇到了一位名叫Alison的执业护士。A. clinic诊所；B. company公司；C. church教堂；D. charity慈善机构。根据下文“Alison ___6___ one of the physicians in the clinic”可推知，Silverman每周是去诊所预约过敏疫苗。故选A。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天Silverman进来时，Alison注意到她的病情恶化了。A. improved改善；B. worsened恶化；C. changed改变；D. disappeared消失。根据下文“Alison ___6___ one of the physicians in the clinic and insisted that he do a thorough examination to Silverman’s trachea (气管).”可知，Alison让诊所里的一位医生给Silverman的气管做一次彻底的检查，因此是注意到Silverman的病情恶化了。故选B。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Alison找到诊所里的一位医生，坚持要他给Silverman的气管做一次彻底的检查。A. approached找……商谈；B. ordered命令；C. doubted怀疑；D. mentioned提及。根据上文“she met a nurse practitioner (从业人员) named Alison”可知，Alison是一名执业护士，再结合下文“one of the physicians in the clinic and insisted that he do a thorough examination to Silverman’s trachea (气管)”可推知，她是找诊所里的一位医生商谈，让他给Silverman的气管做一次彻底的检查。故选A。
47．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一种非常罕见的疾病，大约每40万人中才会发生一次。A. ordinary普通的；B. scary可怕的；C. rare罕见的；D. slow缓慢的。根据下文“which only happens to about one in 400,000 people”可知，这种病在大约每40万人中才会发生一次，因此是非常罕见的疾病。故选C。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果不及时治疗，情况会非常严重，甚至会致命，因为Silverman的气道完全闭合了。A. curable可治愈的；B. violent暴力的；C. grand宏伟的；D. deadly致命的。根据下文“if not treated, because Silverman’s airway completely closed”可知，Silverman的气道完全闭合了，因此如果不及时治疗，情况甚至会致命。故选D。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这一诊断结果给了Silverman所需的信息，让她找到了一位能够对她进行正确治疗的专家。A. information信息；B. courage勇气；C. finance金融；D. licence执照。根据上文“It turned out that Silverman had a condition called idiopathic subglottic stenosis.”可知，Silverman患有特发性声门下狭窄症，她咳嗽的原因确定了，因此诊断结果是给了Silverman找专家治疗所需的信息。故选A。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，她在当地医院做志愿者、骑自行车、徒步旅行、滑雪，与家人和朋友共度时光。A. travelling旅行；B. volunteering自愿无偿服务；C. staying停留；D. wandering徘徊。根据下文“riding her bike, hiking, skiing and spending time with family and friends”可知，此处在描述Silverman平静快乐的日常生活，再结合下文“at her local hospital”可推知，她是在当地医院做志愿者。故选B。
51．考查动词短语辨析。句意：她在做能给她带来快乐的事情时经常想起Alison。A. takes on承担；B. runs into偶然遇见；C. meets with会见；D. thinks of想起。根据下一段Silverman所说的感激Alison的话可知，她经常想起Alison。故选D。
52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她在做能给她带来快乐的事情时经常想起Alison。A. peace和平；B. annoyance烦恼；C. defeat失败；D. joy欢乐。根据上文“Now she spends her time ___10___ at her local hospital, riding her bike, hiking, skiing and spending time with family and friends.”可推知，这些休闲放松的事情给Silverman带来快乐。故选D。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果Alison没有察觉到她确定有其他地方出了问题，并让这位医生检查我的喉咙，我不知道会发生什么。A. messy凌乱的；B. unpredictable不可预测的；C. wrong错误的；D. absent缺席的。根据上文“Alison ___6___ one of the physicians in the clinic and insisted that he do a thorough examination to Silverman’s trachea (气管).”可知，Alison是确定Silverman某个地方出了问题，并让这位医生检查Silverman的喉咙。故选C。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：是她的坚持和认真对待救了我的命。A. saved拯救；B. affected影响；C. shared分享；D. ruled统治。根据上文“The diagnosis gave Silverman the ___9___ she needed to find a specialist who could properly treat her.”可知，这一诊断结果让Silverman得以找到一位能够对她进行正确治疗的专家，因此此处指Alison的坚持和认真对待救了Silverman的命。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她是我的无名英雄。A. partner伙伴；B. goal目标；C. hero英雄；D. dream梦想。根据上文叙述的Alison坚持观察，及时发现Alison的病情变糟糕，并请医生进行彻底检查，这才帮助Silverman确诊了咳嗽的原因，得到治疗可知，对于Silverman而言，Alison是她的无名英雄。故选C。
56．searching 57．greatest 58．by 59．culturally 60．assumption 61．a 62．what 63．that/which 64．based 65．has developed
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何在不同的文化背景下解释他人的肢体语言以及如何做好回应，使自己感到更自信和更有效。
56．考查非谓语动词。句意：如果你正在努力理解如何理解不同文化背景下同事的肢体语言，以及如何应对，你可能会发现自己正在寻找一份“注意事项”清单。短语“find +宾语+宾补”结构，search与宾语yourself之间为主动关系，所以此处使用现在分词形式作宾补。故填searching。
57．考查形容词最高级。句意：但这并不一定是最好的方法。定冠词the后面用最高级形式greatest。故填greatest。
58．考查介词。句意：此外，你可以通过分析群体来开始你的解读，而不是孤立地看待每个手势。结合句意，此处用by表示“通过某种方式”。故填by。
59．考查副词。句意：许多专家会告诉你，微笑在文化中是普遍存在的，所以你可能会认为你的老板一定对你的演讲很满意。修饰形容词 universal可知用副词形式 culturally“在文化上”。故填culturally。
60．考查名词。句意：然而，在没有更深入调查的情况下做出这一假设可能会有问题。作动词的宾语，应用名词assumption。故填assumption。
61．考查冠词。句意：如果你再看一眼你的老板，你可能会注意到她也在微微笑着，低头并移动着她的笔。此处为固定短语take a second look at意为“再看一看”。故填a。
62．考查宾语从句。句意：答案是检查你对他们肢体语言的分析是否与他们所说的以及他们说话的方式相匹配。此处为连接词引导宾语从句，从句缺少宾语，指的是事情，应用what。故填what。
63．考查定语从句。句意：要理解导致她的行为的文化影响，首先要理解什么是文化认同。定语从句修饰先行词influences，在从句作主语，指物。故填that/which。
64．考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，仅仅根据国籍进行概括是有风险的。短语be based on表示“根据”，此处为过去分词作定语。故填based。
65．考查动词时态。句意：为了避免这种情况，英国文化协会在过去几年里发展了一种文化描述。此处为谓语动词，根据后文in the last few years可知为现在完成时，主语the British Council 为第三人称单数，助动词用has。故填has developed。
66．As we all know, the cloning technology is the achievement in science. However, whether cloning technology should be developed or not is debatable.
Different people hold different opinions. Some people argued that cloning should be encouraged because it can speed up the development of science and bring us into a new age of progress. Besides, cloning is beneficial in that it helps cure many diseases and save lives. However, other people held that cloning technology has too many problems at present, and that the misuse of it may lead to unimaginable consequences. Further more, the cloning of humans could lead to many problems, such as rapid population increase.
In my opinion, since cloning is such a new technology, we must be careful to make appropriate use of it. In this case it could bring us a lot of benefits; otherwise, we may end up suffering because of it.
67．One possible version:
One day, outside a coffee shop, he observed an interaction between a young woman and a homeless man. The homeless man asked the young lady if she could spare change. And she said, “Why don’t you go to look for a job ” Kon reflected back to that moment five years earlier, when the woman in Nairobi had mistaken him for a homeless person. Kon was still touched by her kindness. So he went up to the man, to see what he could do. He told Kon why he was on the street—because he made a mistake when he was in high school, and he couldn’t get a job now.
After learning the young man’s story, Kon knew it was time to pass on what that kind lady had done to him. Kon bought the man some breakfast, and gave him a little bit of money. The young man was moved to tears and thanked him again and again. Today, it’s an encounter he reflects on often. For him, it was a reminder that you never know what people are going through unless you make a point to talk to them—the way the woman in Nairobi made an effort to talk to him. Kon hopes in the future he could start a non-profit to provide housing and social support for people living on the street—an idea partly inspired by his unsung hero.
