高一英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 does the man advise the woman to do
A. Buy a computer. B. Apply for a job. C. Start a business
2. Where did the man use his phone last time
A. In the hospital. B. In the bedroom. C. In the kitchen
3. What color is the house now
A. White. B. Pink. C. Yellow.
4. Who does Jason think is the best player in his team
A. Andrew. B. Thomas. C. Matthew.
5. What does the woman want to do
A. Go shopping. B. Visit a museum C. Play football.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Who is Danny
A. The man’s cat. B. The woman’s cat. C. The woman’s son.
7. What is the man’s attitude toward keeping pets
A. Favourable. B. Uncertain. C. Opposed.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the woman think of music festivals
A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Exciting.
9. What problem does the man mention about music festivals
A. Bad weather. B. Small screens. C. Dirty toilets.
10. How many music festivals has the man attended in all
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman find her college life
A. It’s challenging B. It’s satisfying. C. It’s relaxing.
12. What is difficult for the woman
A. Managing time. B. Making friends. C. Understanding lectures.
13. What does the man suggest the woman do in the end
A. Never say “no”. B. Finish large tasks first. C. Avoid scheduling too many things.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the evidence of climate change according to the man
A. Destroyed forest. B. Rising seas. C. Less food.
15. What was discussed in the TV program last night
A. Air pollution. B. Sound pollution C. Plastic pollution.
16. Why does the man use a different water bottle now
A. To save water. B. To useless plastic. C. To follow suit.
17. What does the woman plan to do in the end
A. Raise more animals. B. Use cloth bags. C. Eat less meat.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is an important cause of stress among young people
A. Lack of hobbies. B. School pressure. C. Career choices.
19. How can young people manage stress through open communication
A. By expressing their true feelings
B. By thinking about things in a different way.
C. By forming closer relationships with friends
20. Which activity can help people feel calm according to the speaker
A. Reading. B. Outdoor sports. C. Deep-breathing exercises.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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●Energizing Activity ●Historic Gardens
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SCHEDULING A GROUP PROGRAM
STEP1：LEND A HAND | FIND A VOLUNTEER PROJECT
Select a project(s) from our List of Available Projects.
Submit a Group Project Request Form and let us know the project(s) you would like to join.
STEP2：WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION
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STEP3：PREPARE YOUR TEAM
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MORE INFORMATION
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Thank you for your service and support! It takes many hands to care for and protect our parks. We look forward to working with you and your team!
1. What is a feature of the Group Volunteer Projects
A. Offering no tools. B. Focusing on individuals.
C. Requiring no experience. D. Including a sightseeing tour.
2. What are you expected to do when scheduling a group program
A. Create a project of your own. B. Make your team fully prepared.
C. Get the confirmation instantly. D. Buy necessary tools and uniforms.
3. What is the aim of the Group Volunteer Projects
A. To preserve local parks. B. To design new natural parks.
C To help local people in need. D. To conduct scientific research.
B
Here comes a time for every family when the tables turn and the parent has to answer to the child. Mine came recently when my wife and I visited our son in Los Angeles.
“Dad, don’t leave the water running when you brush your teeth,” Nathaniel admonished on our first night. All right, I figured, this is California, where drought (干旱) is a concern. But then more followed. Not to leave my awkward walking shoes sitting out, and did I even need such ugly footwear Don’t wear a neck warmer when walking the dogs in the morning — it will warm up when we get to the park. And do you have to take a shower before we drive to Topanga
At the beginning, I wondered how I raised such a bossy child. But I recalled my own words when he was young: “Someday, you’ll have your own home and can live however you want. Until then, do as we say.” Now, it was payback time.
I remembered being angry at my own father’s commands growing up, how he always tidied my desk or came into my room at dusk to close the windows. And so I smilingly followed Nathaniel’s nagging (唠叨).
On our last afternoon, we were walking along ElMatador Beach and hit an extended patch of rocks — clearly the end of the line, I thought. Nathaniel wouldn’t hear of it and encouraged me to walk across one largest one to the next, patiently telling me where to place my arthritic (关节炎的) feet and hands as ocean waves came close. I was terrified, but after a couple hundred yards we eventually reached a fresh sandy beach.
“You did it! I’m really proud,” he said, smiling, as if I’d just learned to ride a bike. It was then that I knew for sure that the son also rises to fatherhood.
4. What does the underlined word “admonished” in paragraph 2mean
A. Warned gently but firmly. B. Explained loudly but lovingly.
C. Announced officially and clearly. D. Inspired deeply and indirectly.
5. Why did the author refer to his father
A. For memory. B. For reference. C. For encouragement. D. For comparison.
6. What was the writer’s attitude towards his son at last
A. Annoyed. B. Regretful. C. Appreciative. D. Disapproving.
7. What might be the best tile of the passage
A. The Role Switch: Parent to Pupil
B. The Bossy Son: Nathaniel’s Takeover
C. The Beach Challenge: Crossing the Rocks
D. The Power of Words: Nagging to Change
C
There are millions — possibly billions — of ponds (池塘).Yet for a century or so, they are poorly understood and scientists have paid them very little attention. This neglect (忽视) might not have mattered if it were not for increasing evidence that ponds are extremely important habitats for wildlife.
Ponds are being shown more bio-diverse than rivers or lakes. Interestingly, this seems to be partly due to the small size of ponds, which allows them to have a wide range of conditions. The community in a pond with clear water will be very different to that in a nearby seasonal pond made cloudy by farm animals. Ponds show far greater variation than rivers and streams, as flowing water tends to equalize water chemistry.
So why have we ignored such a vital part of the natural world A key reason appears to be the bias (偏见) we humans have where we assume that if something is small, it can’t be all that important. Rather than study ponds, scientists in the past typically headed for the largest lake or river they could find.
Most of us also devalue ponds because we assume they are artificial habitats: we look at the human-made examples around us and don’t realize that these waters have a deeply ancient origin. In our new book Ponds, Pools and Puddles, we show that ponds have clearly existed on Earth as long as there has been land and water and the geological record shows they have been a constant presence.
Now, views are taking on new shapes. Last year, the Ramsar Convention, an international agreement, introduced a proposal on small wetlands, including ponds, giving crucial recognition to them. And the European Union-funded PONDER FUL project is gathering data on Europe’s ponds.
In a world where freshwater faces big challenges, creating and protecting ponds provides a ray of hope: a piece of natural ecological (生态的) engineering we can easily achieve to help support one of the most threatened bits of the environment.
8. What may contribute to the biodiversity of ponds
A. The nearby animals. B. The constant temperature water.
C. Their diverse conditions. D. Their regularly changing conditions.
9. What caused ponds to be neglected
A. People’s love for nature. B. Insufficient ponds for research.
C. People’s mistaken belief of ponds. D. Lacking scientific research methods.
10. Why is “PONDERFUL project” mentioned
A. To promote the Ramsar Convention.
B. To prepare for the research on ponds
C. To highlight the importance of small wetlands.
D. To show the changing attitudes towards ponds.
11. What can we conclude from the last paragraph
A. Penny wise, pound foolish. B. A small key opens a big door.
C. Small streams make great rivers D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
D
We all know how it feels to get lost in a great book. Sometimes the characters and emotions can seem as real as those of our everyday lives, But what’s happening in our brains as we dive into those pages
A team led by Leila Wehbe and Tom Mitchell of Carnegie Mellon University’s machine learning department has provided answers to the question.
The researchers gathered a group of 8 volunteers, and recorded their brain activity in an fMRI scanner(扫描仪) as they read Chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for 45 minutes. Then, they put the volunteers’ fMRI data into a computer program they’d written. They’d designed the program to look for patterns of brain activity that appeared when the volunteers read certain words, particular characters’ names and other features of the story—a total of 195 different “story features”.
When the researchers used all the 195 story features, the program was able to guess which passage was being read with an accuracy of 74 percent. Finally, the researchers repeated the test at every brain region, which allowed them to figure out which brain regions are processing which types of information.
They find that our brains run individual words through the first round of processing in the visual cortex—the brain area that processes all visual input—and through higher-level processing areas like the left inferior frontal gyrus (左侧额下回). When the volunteers read descriptions of physical movement in the story, the descriptions adjusted the activity into the regions involved in sensing real-world movement. A variety of characters, meanwhile, were correlated with the activity patterns in the right posterior superior region (脑右后上区域). This all confirm the existence of what researchers call the “protagonist’s perspective(主人公视角)interpreter network(PPIN)”, a network of brain regions that enable us to “become” the protagonist of the story we’re reading.
“We maybe not only toward a more accurate rate neural(神经的)model of language processing, but also toward a clearer understanding of how and why it can go wrong,” We h be said. Someday it may help us design individually tailored neurological treatments for reading disorders. And many people may in the future find it easier to get lost in the pages of a good book.
12. How was the study carried out
A. By using an fMRI scanner.
B. By reading the book and telling feelings.
C. By tracking the brain’s response to a story.
D. By processing the book with a program.
13. Why did the researchers repeat the test at every brain region
A. To test its effect. B. To improve the program prediction.
C. To confirm “story features”. D. To identify brain’s processing regions.
14. What can we know about the findings of the study in paragraph 5
A. Readers can experience the story through PPIN.
B. Higher-level processing areas are for storing words.
C. Physical movements are processed in the inferior frontal gyrus.
D. Characters are associated with the left posterior superior region.
15. What is a possible application of the study
A. Promoting good reading standards. B. Improving humans intelligence.
C. Curing people’s reading disorders. D. Mastering learning skills easier.
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。
Unaided, we can’t do anything without our feet. So why, when our quality of life is directly related to being active, do many of us ignore these two vital parts of our body
____16____In 2021, a study over arise in foot tissues and how poor foot health affects everything from physical activity to the overall health of able-bodied people was conducted. “Foot problems can reduce quality of life, lead to loss of balance, make it difficult to put on shoes and increase the risk of falling,” the authors wrote in the journal Scientific Reports. Meanwhile, a 2017 study, also in Spain, of able-bodied university students confirmed this too.____17____It increased their risk of being socially cutoff.
If foot pain limits your activity a and lasts more than a week, says Paul Langer, a sports-medicine podiatrist (足疗医生), it’s time to see a doctor for foot treatment. ____18____They’re like the base of the Tower of Pisa. When they’re off, the tower leans (倾斜).
Therefore, keeping our foot happy is rather critical.____19____Experts say every move we make creates a chain reaction in our muscles, and joints.
The foot is the driver of all movement.____20____If afoot doesn’t work normally, it can drive everything up the chain to be of disfunction, too. The key to a healthy foot is strength and mobility through the hips (臀部). Therefore our feet need help from their friends above to keep them working properly.
A. Spanish scientists expressed concern.
B. All of this can affect activities of daily living.
C. In fact, seeking help from experts is the best way.
D. Poor foot health prevented them from being physically active.
E. Taking care of your feet sometimes begins elsewhere in your body.
F. When the foot hits the ground, everything else in the body changes.
G. If the feet aren’t performing properly, they throw everything else off.
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was one of my favourite parts of the day, when I walked my husky, Max, around our neighbourhood.
Though wolf-like in ____21____, he was a teddy bear at heart. My partner, David, and I had got him when he was 12 weeks old, and he ____22____ into our home perfectly. Now, he is 18 months old.
As soon as we’d ____23____ our walk, we headed back towards home. We were around 200m away, when ____24____ I felt at thud (重击) on my back and everything went black. When I ____25____, I was in the hospital, covered in ____26____. David was by my bedside.
Later David explained a woman had been driving down the quiet road where Max and I were walking when her vehicle lost control, ____27____ the sidewalk and hit me, throwing me head-first into a rock wall, causing serious damage to my head.
The wall was ____28____ by trees and bushes, meaning my ____29____ body was hidden from sight from anyone walking past. Fortunately, Max had escaped, _____30_____. Realizing I needed help, our clever dog ran home to _____31_____ the alarm. With Max’s help, my husband arrived at the _____32_____.
He found me hidden behind a tree, unconscious (无意识的) and bleeding. I was rushed to the hospital, where I went through an 11-hour _____33_____ operation because every bone in my face was broken.
“You wouldn’t have _____34_____ it if it weren’t for Max” David told me, _____35_____.
21. A. voice B. behavior C. appearance D. smell
22. A. settled B. broke C. hid D. wandered
23. A. planned B. cancelled C. delayed D. finished
24. A. calmly B. silently C. suddenly D. eventually
25. A. came to power B. came to life C. came over D. came up
26. A. costumes B. sheets C. towels D. wires
27. A. avoided B. approached C. mounted D. left
28. A. covered B. surrounded C. protected D. affected
29 A. homeless B. disabled C. lifeless D. burned
30. A. tired B. unharmed C. bored D. weakened
31. A. fix B. raise C. set D. test
32. A. scene B. hospital C. stop D. beginning
33. A. supportive B. creative C. preventive D. reconstructive
34. A. charged B. made C. got D. deserved
35. A. wide-mouthed B. calm-minded C. gray-haired D. teary-eyed
第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10)
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。
Recently, an intelligent greenhouse has been built inside the China-France Agricultural Science and Technology Park in Sichuan Province.
The intelligent greenhouse ____36____ (feature) the application of advanced technologies is the first semi-enclosed (半包围) greenhouse that operates efficiently in all weather conditions in southwest China. ____37____ a model project of agricultural technology cooperation between China and France, the park fully shows agricultural technologies and the ____38____ (wise) of the two countries.
Over 40, 000 cherry tomato plants of more than 10 superb varieties are grown in the greenhouse. Unlike traditional farming, these cherry tomatoes are ____39____ (digital) managed and controlled throughout their lifecycle (生命周期). The production and efficiency are very impressive.
____40____ (equip) with various advanced devices, the greenhouse ensures the intelligent and accurate adjustments of indoor temperature, ____41____ creates the best environment for cherry tomatoes ____42____ (grow) in a “comfortable zone” all year round.
With ____43____ yearly production of more than 250 tons of cherry tomatoes, the greenhouse provides jobs for over 30 nearby villagers every year, with a handsome income reaching 50, 000yuan each.
Through technical cooperation(合作) with agricultural companies from France and the Netherlands, an intelligent control system ____44____ (fix) in the greenhouse. Also, another system was developed to collect and use carbon dioxide. This has helped increase the production and quality of cherry tomatoes while ____45____ (achieve) environmental goals.
第三节 单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
46. Eighty million years ago d_________ (恐龙) ruled the earth.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)
47. They then tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the liquid o_________(获得) from this to treat malaria. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
48. So a wise farmer never p_________(延期) gathering his crops when the sun is shining. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
49. The government is c_________ (全心全意投入) to improving education. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
50. Astronauts’ bones and m_________(肌肉) can get very weak in space due to the lack of gravity. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
51. 假如你是李华，学校论坛英文版想邀请你写一篇介绍“短视频”(short video)利弊的文章。内容要点如下：
1.使用的益处和弊端；
2.你的观点。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节(满分25分)
52. 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。
I was busily preparing for our Saturday night barbecue(烧烤), a weekly tradition that brought our family together. Suddenly, our daughter Rikki stormed in through the front door, her face clouded with anger. Without a word, she marched straight to her room, leaving me with a sense of anxiety.
I looked out of the window and saw her classmate Lexi walking away sadly. My mother’s intuition(直觉) told me that this situation might need some gentle guidance. So I called Rikki out to the kitchen, hoping to start a conversation about what had happened.
Rikki stood before me with a stubborn look on her face, the kind that kids get when they know they’ve done something wrong but are too proud to admit it. “I noticed that Lexi came over, but she didn’t stay long,” I said gently. “She’s your age and goes to the same school as you. Why doesn’t she stay longer ”
Rikki said, “I don’t like her, I wish she would stop coming over here all the time. She dresses terrible, and sometimes she doesn’t smell good.”
I sighed and said, “That’s not her fault, Rikki. Maybe she doesn’t have anyone to help her with things like that. Some kids don’t have the extra things that you and your friends have. But that doesn’t make the many less worthy than you. Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect.”
Rikki nodded but her expression didn’t change. Her father had been watching from the backyard where he was grilling(烧烤). He didn’t like the way Rikki had treated Lexi, so he decided to take action, He came over to me and said “Let’s go and see Lexi.” Then he called Rikki over and asked her to get in the car. Together we drove straight to Lexis house.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At Lexi’s house, Rikki was shocked to see how different her life was.
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Rikki invited Lexi to come over and have dinner with us.
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注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 does the man advise the woman to do
A. Buy a computer. B. Apply for a job. C. Start a business
2. Where did the man use his phone last time
A. In the hospital. B. In the bedroom. C. In the kitchen
3. What color is the house now
A. White. B. Pink. C. Yellow.
4. Who does Jason think is the best player in his team
A. Andrew. B. Thomas. C. Matthew.
5. What does the woman want to do
A. Go shopping. B. Visit a museum C. Play football.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Who is Danny
A. The man’s cat. B. The woman’s cat. C. The woman’s son.
7. What is the man’s attitude toward keeping pets
A. Favourable. B. Uncertain. C. Opposed.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the woman think of music festivals
A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Exciting.
9. What problem does the man mention about music festivals
A. Bad weather. B. Small screens. C. Dirty toilets.
10. How many music festivals has the man attended in all
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman find her college life
A. It’s challenging B. It’s satisfying. C. It’s relaxing.
12. What is difficult for the woman
A. Managing time. B. Making friends. C. Understanding lectures.
13. What does the man suggest the woman do in the end
A. Never say “no”. B. Finish large tasks first. C. Avoid scheduling too many things.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the evidence of climate change according to the man
A. Destroyed forest. B. Rising seas. C. Less food.
15. What was discussed in the TV program last night
A. Air pollution. B. Sound pollution C. Plastic pollution.
16. Why does the man use a different water bottle now
A. To save water. B. To useless plastic. C. To follow suit.
17. What does the woman plan to do in the end
A. Raise more animals. B. Use cloth bags. C. Eat less meat.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is an important cause of stress among young people
A. Lack of hobbies. B. School pressure. C. Career choices.
19. How can young people manage stress through open communication
A. By expressing their true feelings
B. By thinking about things in a different way.
C. By forming closer relationships with friends
20. Which activity can help people feel calm according to the speaker
A. Reading. B. Outdoor sports. C. Deep-breathing exercises.
听力答案：1-10 BABAA BACAC 11-20 BACBC BCBAC
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
GROUP VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
Schedule a project for your school, work team, non-profit, club, youth group, faith group, etc.
Gather your group members and work together on a fun service project that makes a difference in your parks and community! Our volunteer programs are great team experiences for community organizations, youth groups and schools. Take a break from your routine, get outside get your hands dirty, and enjoy your spectacular national parks next door.
No experience necessary. We provide all of the tools, training, and leadership.
3-Hour Volunteer Projects Include: Types of Volunteer Projects:
●Teambuilding ●Habitat Restoration
●Energizing Activity ●Historic Gardens
●Hands-On Learning ●Historic Landscapes
●Native Plant Nurseries
SCHEDULING A GROUP PROGRAM
STEP1：LEND A HAND | FIND A VOLUNTEER PROJECT
Select a project(s) from our List of Available Projects.
Submit a Group Project Request Form and let us know the project(s) you would like to join.
STEP2：WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION
If you selected an available project(s), we will respond to you soon with next steps. Please note, spring is our busiest season — all requests may take longer than usual.
STEP3：PREPARE YOUR TEAM
Once you receive a confirmation, share the details with your team. Make sure your team is prepared to be outside, to get dirty, and to have a great day in the parks. There, you’ll be working alongside experienced park staff.
MORE INFORMATION
QUESTIONS Contact us at volunteer@parksconservancy.org or 415-561-3044.
Thank you for your service and support! It takes many hands to care for and protect our parks. We look forward to working with you and your team!
1. What is a feature of the Group Volunteer Projects
A. Offering no tools. B. Focusing on individuals.
C. Requiring no experience. D. Including a sightseeing tour.
2. What are you expected to do when scheduling a group program
A. Create a project of your own. B. Make your team fully prepared.
C. Get the confirmation instantly. D. Buy necessary tools and uniforms.
3. What is the aim of the Group Volunteer Projects
A. To preserve local parks. B. To design new natural parks.
C To help local people in need. D. To conduct scientific research.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
B
Here comes a time for every family when the tables turn and the parent has to answer to the child. Mine came recently when my wife and I visited our son in Los Angeles.
“Dad, don’t leave the water running when you brush your teeth,” Nathaniel admonished on our first night. All right, I figured, this is California, where drought (干旱) is a concern. But then more followed. Not to leave my awkward walking shoes sitting out, and did I even need such ugly footwear Don’t wear a neck warmer when walking the dogs in the morning — it will warm up when we get to the park. And do you have to take a shower before we drive to Topanga
At the beginning, I wondered how I raised such a bossy child. But I recalled my own words when he was young: “Someday, you’ll have your own home and can live however you want. Until then, do as we say.” Now, it was payback time.
I remembered being angry at my own father’s commands growing up, how he always tidied my desk or came into my room at dusk to close the windows. And so I smilingly followed Nathaniel’s nagging (唠叨).
On our last afternoon, we were walking along ElMatador Beach and hit an extended patch of rocks — clearly the end of the line, I thought. Nathaniel wouldn’t hear of it and encouraged me to walk across one largest one to the next, patiently telling me where to place my arthritic (关节炎的) feet and hands as ocean waves came close. I was terrified, but after a couple hundred yards we eventually reached a fresh sandy beach.
“You did it! I’m really proud,” he said, smiling, as if I’d just learned to ride a bike. It was then that I knew for sure that the son also rises to fatherhood.
4. What does the underlined word “admonished” in paragraph 2mean
A. Warned gently but firmly. B. Explained loudly but lovingly.
C. Announced officially and clearly. D. Inspired deeply and indirectly.
5. Why did the author refer to his father
A. For memory. B. For reference. C. For encouragement. D. For comparison.
6. What was the writer’s attitude towards his son at last
A. Annoyed. B. Regretful. C. Appreciative. D. Disapproving.
7. What might be the best tile of the passage
A. The Role Switch: Parent to Pupil
B. The Bossy Son: Nathaniel’s Takeover
C. The Beach Challenge: Crossing the Rocks
D. The Power of Words: Nagging to Change
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A
C
There are millions — possibly billions — of ponds (池塘).Yet for a century or so, they are poorly understood and scientists have paid them very little attention. This neglect (忽视) might not have mattered if it were not for increasing evidence that ponds are extremely important habitats for wildlife.
Ponds are being shown more bio-diverse than rivers or lakes. Interestingly, this seems to be partly due to the small size of ponds, which allows them to have a wide range of conditions. The community in a pond with clear water will be very different to that in a nearby seasonal pond made cloudy by farm animals. Ponds show far greater variation than rivers and streams, as flowing water tends to equalize water chemistry.
So why have we ignored such a vital part of the natural world A key reason appears to be the bias (偏见) we humans have where we assume that if something is small, it can’t be all that important. Rather than study ponds, scientists in the past typically headed for the largest lake or river they could find.
Most of us also devalue ponds because we assume they are artificial habitats: we look at the human-made examples around us and don’t realize that these waters have a deeply ancient origin. In our new book Ponds, Pools and Puddles, we show that ponds have clearly existed on Earth as long as there has been land and water and the geological record shows they have been a constant presence.
Now, views are taking on new shapes. Last year, the Ramsar Convention, an international agreement, introduced a proposal on small wetlands, including ponds, giving crucial recognition to them. And the European Union-funded PONDER FUL project is gathering data on Europe’s ponds.
In a world where freshwater faces big challenges, creating and protecting ponds provides a ray of hope: a piece of natural ecological (生态的) engineering we can easily achieve to help support one of the most threatened bits of the environment.
8. What may contribute to the biodiversity of ponds
A. The nearby animals. B. The constant temperature water.
C. Their diverse conditions. D. Their regularly changing conditions.
9. What caused ponds to be neglected
A. People’s love for nature. B. Insufficient ponds for research.
C. People’s mistaken belief of ponds. D. Lacking scientific research methods.
10. Why is “PONDERFUL project” mentioned
A. To promote the Ramsar Convention.
B. To prepare for the research on ponds
C. To highlight the importance of small wetlands.
D. To show the changing attitudes towards ponds.
11. What can we conclude from the last paragraph
A. Penny wise, pound foolish. B. A small key opens a big door.
C. Small streams make great rivers D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. B
D
We all know how it feels to get lost in a great book. Sometimes the characters and emotions can seem as real as those of our everyday lives, But what’s happening in our brains as we dive into those pages
A team led by Leila Wehbe and Tom Mitchell of Carnegie Mellon University’s machine learning department has provided answers to the question.
The researchers gathered a group of 8 volunteers, and recorded their brain activity in an fMRI scanner(扫描仪) as they read Chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for 45 minutes. Then, they put the volunteers’ fMRI data into a computer program they’d written. They’d designed the program to look for patterns of brain activity that appeared when the volunteers read certain words, particular characters’ names and other features of the story—a total of 195 different “story features”.
When the researchers used all the 195 story features, the program was able to guess which passage was being read with an accuracy of 74 percent. Finally, the researchers repeated the test at every brain region, which allowed them to figure out which brain regions are processing which types of information.
They find that our brains run individual words through the first round of processing in the visual cortex—the brain area that processes all visual input—and through higher-level processing areas like the left inferior frontal gyrus (左侧额下回). When the volunteers read descriptions of physical movement in the story, the descriptions adjusted the activity into the regions involved in sensing real-world movement. A variety of characters, meanwhile, were correlated with the activity patterns in the right posterior superior region (脑右后上区域). This all confirm the existence of what researchers call the “protagonist’s perspective(主人公视角)interpreter network(PPIN)”, a network of brain regions that enable us to “become” the protagonist of the story we’re reading.
“We maybe not only toward a more accurate rate neural(神经的)model of language processing, but also toward a clearer understanding of how and why it can go wrong,” We h be said. Someday it may help us design individually tailored neurological treatments for reading disorders. And many people may in the future find it easier to get lost in the pages of a good book.
12. How was the study carried out
A. By using an fMRI scanner.
B. By reading the book and telling feelings.
C. By tracking the brain’s response to a story.
D. By processing the book with a program.
13. Why did the researchers repeat the test at every brain region
A. To test its effect. B. To improve the program prediction.
C. To confirm “story features”. D. To identify brain’s processing regions.
14. What can we know about the findings of the study in paragraph 5
A. Readers can experience the story through PPIN.
B. Higher-level processing areas are for storing words.
C. Physical movements are processed in the inferior frontal gyrus.
D. Characters are associated with the left posterior superior region.
15. What is a possible application of the study
A. Promoting good reading standards. B. Improving humans intelligence.
C. Curing people’s reading disorders. D. Mastering learning skills easier.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 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。
Unaided, we can’t do anything without our feet. So why, when our quality of life is directly related to being active, do many of us ignore these two vital parts of our body
____16____In 2021, a study over arise in foot tissues and how poor foot health affects everything from physical activity to the overall health of able-bodied people was conducted. “Foot problems can reduce quality of life, lead to loss of balance, make it difficult to put on shoes and increase the risk of falling,” the authors wrote in the journal Scientific Reports. Meanwhile, a 2017 study, also in Spain, of able-bodied university students confirmed this too.____17____It increased their risk of being socially cutoff.
If foot pain limits your activity a and lasts more than a week, says Paul Langer, a sports-medicine podiatrist (足疗医生), it’s time to see a doctor for foot treatment. ____18____They’re like the base of the Tower of Pisa. When they’re off, the tower leans (倾斜).
Therefore, keeping our foot happy is rather critical.____19____Experts say every move we make creates a chain reaction in our muscles, and joints.
The foot is the driver of all movement.____20____If afoot doesn’t work normally, it can drive everything up the chain to be of disfunction, too. The key to a healthy foot is strength and mobility through the hips (臀部). Therefore our feet need help from their friends above to keep them working properly.
A. Spanish scientists expressed concern.
B. All of this can affect activities of daily living.
C. In fact, seeking help from experts is the best way.
D. Poor foot health prevented them from being physically active.
E. Taking care of your feet sometimes begins elsewhere in your body.
F. When the foot hits the ground, everything else in the body changes.
G. If the feet aren’t performing properly, they throw everything else off.
【答案】16. A 17. D 18. G 19. E 20. F
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was one of my favourite parts of the day, when I walked my husky, Max, around our neighbourhood.
Though wolf-like in ____21____, he was a teddy bear at heart. My partner, David, and I had got him when he was 12 weeks old, and he ____22____ into our home perfectly. Now, he is 18 months old.
As soon as we’d ____23____ our walk, we headed back towards home. We were around 200m away, when ____24____ I felt at thud (重击) on my back and everything went black. When I ____25____, I was in the hospital, covered in ____26____. David was by my bedside.
Later David explained a woman had been driving down the quiet road where Max and I were walking when her vehicle lost control, ____27____ the sidewalk and hit me, throwing me head-first into a rock wall, causing serious damage to my head.
The wall was ____28____ by trees and bushes, meaning my ____29____ body was hidden from sight from anyone walking past. Fortunately, Max had escaped, _____30_____. Realizing I needed help, our clever dog ran home to _____31_____ the alarm. With Max’s help, my husband arrived at the _____32_____.
He found me hidden behind a tree, unconscious (无意识的) and bleeding. I was rushed to the hospital, where I went through an 11-hour _____33_____ operation because every bone in my face was broken.
“You wouldn’t have _____34_____ it if it weren’t for Max” David told me, _____35_____.
21. A. voice B. behavior C. appearance D. smell
22. A. settled B. broke C. hid D. wandered
23. A. planned B. cancelled C. delayed D. finished
24. A. calmly B. silently C. suddenly D. eventually
25. A. came to power B. came to life C. came over D. came up
26. A. costumes B. sheets C. towels D. wires
27. A. avoided B. approached C. mounted D. left
28. A. covered B. surrounded C. protected D. affected
29 A. homeless B. disabled C. lifeless D. burned
30. A. tired B. unharmed C. bored D. weakened
31. A. fix B. raise C. set D. test
32. A. scene B. hospital C. stop D. beginning
33. A. supportive B. creative C. preventive D. reconstructive
34. A. charged B. made C. got D. deserved
35. A. wide-mouthed B. calm-minded C. gray-haired D. teary-eyed
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. D
第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10)
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。
Recently, an intelligent greenhouse has been built inside the China-France Agricultural Science and Technology Park in Sichuan Province.
The intelligent greenhouse ____36____ (feature) the application of advanced technologies is the first semi-enclosed (半包围) greenhouse that operates efficiently in all weather conditions in southwest China. ____37____ a model project of agricultural technology cooperation between China and France, the park fully shows agricultural technologies and the ____38____ (wise) of the two countries.
Over 40, 000 cherry tomato plants of more than 10 superb varieties are grown in the greenhouse. Unlike traditional farming, these cherry tomatoes are ____39____ (digital) managed and controlled throughout their lifecycle (生命周期). The production and efficiency are very impressive.
____40____ (equip) with various advanced devices, the greenhouse ensures the intelligent and accurate adjustments of indoor temperature, ____41____ creates the best environment for cherry tomatoes ____42____ (grow) in a “comfortable zone” all year round.
With ____43____ yearly production of more than 250 tons of cherry tomatoes, the greenhouse provides jobs for over 30 nearby villagers every year, with a handsome income reaching 50, 000yuan each.
Through technical cooperation(合作) with agricultural companies from France and the Netherlands, an intelligent control system ____44____ (fix) in the greenhouse. Also, another system was developed to collect and use carbon dioxide. This has helped increase the production and quality of cherry tomatoes while ____45____ (achieve) environmental goals.
【答案】36. featuring
37. As 38. wisdom
39. digitally
40. Equipped
41. which 42. to grow
43. a 44. was fixed
45. achieving
第三节 单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
46. Eighty million years ago d_________ (恐龙) ruled the earth.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】 dinosaurs##inosaurs
47. They then tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the liquid o_________(获得) from this to treat malaria. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】obtained##btained
48. So a wise farmer never p_________(延期) gathering his crops when the sun is shining. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】postpones##ostpones
49. The government is c_________ (全心全意投入) to improving education. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】committed##ommitted
50. Astronauts’ bones and m_________(肌肉) can get very weak in space due to the lack of gravity. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】 muscles##uscles
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
51. 假如你是李华，学校论坛英文版想邀请你写一篇介绍“短视频”(short video)利弊的文章。内容要点如下：
1.使用的益处和弊端；
2.你的观点。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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【答案】As its name suggests, most short videos are less than 5 minutes. Some shorter ones only last for a few seconds. They are easy and fun to make. They’re like a stage where everyone can have a voice.
On one hand, short videos are a good way to spread news or knowledge. Though short videos, people can share interesting things, gain knowledge and support, or just relax. On the other hand, every coin has two sides. Watching short videos may be a waste of time because it takes up too much people’s time. What’s more, we might get incorrect information from these videos.
I think we can consider short videos as a way to relax in our free time. At the same time, we should develop the ability to tell truth from lies.
第二节(满分25分)
52. 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。
I was busily preparing for our Saturday night barbecue(烧烤), a weekly tradition that brought our family together. Suddenly, our daughter Rikki stormed in through the front door, her face clouded with anger. Without a word, she marched straight to her room, leaving me with a sense of anxiety.
I looked out of the window and saw her classmate Lexi walking away sadly. My mother’s intuition(直觉) told me that this situation might need some gentle guidance. So I called Rikki out to the kitchen, hoping to start a conversation about what had happened.
Rikki stood before me with a stubborn look on her face, the kind that kids get when they know they’ve done something wrong but are too proud to admit it. “I noticed that Lexi came over, but she didn’t stay long,” I said gently. “She’s your age and goes to the same school as you. Why doesn’t she stay longer ”
Rikki said, “I don’t like her, I wish she would stop coming over here all the time. She dresses terrible, and sometimes she doesn’t smell good.”
I sighed and said, “That’s not her fault, Rikki. Maybe she doesn’t have anyone to help her with things like that. Some kids don’t have the extra things that you and your friends have. But that doesn’t make the many less worthy than you. Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect.”
Rikki nodded but her expression didn’t change. Her father had been watching from the backyard where he was grilling(烧烤). He didn’t like the way Rikki had treated Lexi, so he decided to take action, He came over to me and said “Let’s go and see Lexi.” Then he called Rikki over and asked her to get in the car. Together we drove straight to Lexis house.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At Lexi’s house, Rikki was shocked to see how different her life was.
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Rikki invited Lexi to come over and have dinner with us.
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【答案】At Lexi's house, Rikki was shocked to see how different her life was. Entering the yard, a shabby house which stood lonely came into view and seemed to be in need of repair. Lexi's mother welcomed us warmly, though her eyes revealed the hardship they were enduring. Inside the house, the decrepit furniture as well as the crumbling walls spoke about their financial struggles in silence. Rikki's eyes widened as she witnessed the evident contrast between her own home and Lexi's, making her realized how awful she was.
Rikki invited Lexi to come over and have dinner with us. At first, Lexi hesitated, but Rikki's understanding and genuine smile convinced her. During the barbecue, Rikki introduced Lexi to everyone, ensuring she felt included. That night, as they all sat under the stars, their eyes sparkled with cheerful light, though which I could see the evident transformation in Rikki: The stubbornness had been replaced by a warm, inclusive behavior. This weekly night barbecue tradition not only brought our family together but also let Rikki learn a valuable lesson about empathy and kindness, which made the evening memorable.
